yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Oh, right, sorry. I came from the Moto world so I'm still getting used to this, as well. No, can NOT fastboot flash it. You have to ODIN flash it or dd it (which you need to be rooted to do). Fastboot on the S4 doesn't allow any flashing. Foolish phone.

EDIT: That didn't seem all that clear reading it back. ODIN flashing no need for root. DD'ing it you do need root. And in theory you can use heimdall like we're used to using fastboot.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jasunto:
I guess that means that flashing from rom manager using root wont work also, ok ill grab odin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChaoticUnreality:
heimdall works it is how I got TWRP on my phone.
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Yup. But if I'm not mistaken it requires its own drivers which makes it not necessarily as easy to use as fastboot.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jasunto:
No time for that. Been using custom recovery boot for now until I have time to research the proper way to flash recovery on 9505G
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Root with this, then use Goo Manager to install recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jasunto:
I'm already rooted, just wanted a permanent 6.0.3.6 cmw touch recovery on board. I kind of like the boot idea of if. I look more into a permanent flash technique
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
CWM can't be installed with Goo. You'll have to ODIN flash, heimdall flash, or dd push it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gianptune:
I installed it by using fastboot to run CWM. Then "adb push recovery.img /tmp", "adb shell" and "dd if=/tmp/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery". Well, assuming everythnig works right, those 3 are enough to do it. In reality, I backed up the stock recovery first so I could flash it back if I needed to. Make sure that if you've accepted any OTA updates, you disable the factory install-recovery.sh script, or it will replace the custom recovery with the stock one when you reboot into the rom.
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Neat. I could almost fully automate that in a script. Might have to try that.
[Galaxy S 4 General] KrossX:
Hello, I recently rooted my stock i9505G device via Odin + SuperSU. I wish I had come across this non-Odin method earlier.

I am now having some issues, documented here, and want to somehow get back to square-1 with my device so I can attempt the root the way it is described in this thread without the invasive Odin.

My Goal: To have a stock i9505G device (the way it was when I bought it from Google store) w/ root access (don't need custom ROMs/etc).

Any ideas on how I get there?

Also, final noob question: Once I have the stock i9505G rooted with the stock ROM, will I still be able to get OTA updates (which is the entire appeal of the Google Edition device to begin with)?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2442445

Ask and thou shall receive. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] KrossX:
Thank you!

Issue I'm running into now is, my phone is still unable to be accessed by a computer via USB. I have literally tried everything, from different drivers to trying on a Mac to access it as a drive. Something is clearly amiss. Just don't know what.

To be honest, it is working fine otherwise. If I can just somehow get my Bluetooth to start working I'll be fine.

Last question: Will I still receive OTA updates to the Android OS? FYI, this is the process I had followed to root: http://android.sc/how-to-root-galax...on-i9505g-on-android-4-3-jelly-bean-firmware/
[Galaxy S 4 General] jasunto:
Yeah once I did all the driver tweaks for adb it broke the ability to usb drop files. Now I'm seeing the issue on AT&T where on LTE mms works, get on Wifi and it's broken and pics won't send or receive until off wifi
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
Let's not derail the root thread further. I already feel bad enough for posting my script in it. We can discuss this in the ODIN TAR thread if you'd like.
[Galaxy S 4 General] carrot34:
dealing with KitKat 4.4 OTA update

Hi, All -- I rooted my GPe GS4 using this method. Does anyone know what will happen with the OTA? Will I get it and be able to install it? Will I lose root in the process? And, if so, should I follow these instructions again to re-root?

Thanks!

Alan
[Galaxy S 4 General] SamuriHL:
You'll lose root when taking the OTA, yes. You'll also want to get SuperSU 1.8 which just dropped as it has fixes for KitKat. And then just follow the directions to reroot after the OTA. If you've made changes to the system partition, the OTA may fail the assertion checks. A lot of people confuse this with "root made the OTA fail." No, it didn't. Changes made by USING root are what cause the OTA's to fail. So be sure you have stock partitions (recovery, system, etc) before attempting to install the update. But being rooted will not cause problems.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bisache:
I recently purchased a nook hd+, went through leapinlar's tutorial on how to boot into cwm, root, and modify my stock nook with a custum rom(carbon) on a 1gb sd card. I just purchased a 32db sd card and I want to know the process or is there a process to put twrp recovery on my nook and be able to boot into it without having to put the 1gb sd card in every time I want to get into recovery. I've searched some but get more confused the more I look and I don't feel like bricking my nook. Can I also boot into recovery with carbon rom? I've tried by going through the power menu, reboot and by turning off the nook and hitting power and the "n" key and neither will get me into recovery. From what I've read I think I have to put the "ovation-sdcard-twrp-files.zip" file on the 32gb sd card but not sure on the procedure. So if any one can give me a dumb down version of what I have to do to be able to keep my 32gb sd card in the nook at all times and still get into recovery like any other nexus or android phone would do, I would greatly appreciate it.

P.S. I have formatted the 32gb sd card with sdformatter but was unsure if I was supposed to use partition software or the zip file for sd cards larger than 4gb.

Thanks again.......
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bisache:
Never mind, I figured out that I never added the 6028 internal cwm zip and that was my problem, now I can boot into recovery.
[HTC One S] khan.orak:
*This is not my work - All thanks to [MENTION=2368624]v-b-n[/MENTION]*

​

I was searching for Fonts especially HTC Hand Font, but there's little or nothing about fonts in HTC One S forums. So found a ttf file but couldn't install it. I had already made a thread in Q&A to solve the problem but that didn't succed.

Tried installing any font with:

ROM Toolbox

Font Installer

but after reboot, the fonts would be stock.

So after some searching, I found some very good fonts by [MENTION=2368624]v-b-n[/MENTION] ; The fonts were originally posted in GS4 and HTC One Forums so thought of sharing with you guys.

I Flashed the fonts via TWRP and after reboot, I was hoping for a bootloop as the fonts had been optimized for GS4 and HTC One. But the system fonts miraculously change!!

Links to:

Original HTC One Fonts thread: Here

Fonts: Here
[HTC One S] RohitRath:
Fonts

Thanks for this. will try out. I am currently using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kapp.ifont&hl=en. It works pretty well.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adizzzle:
I have a GT-P5113 an was wondering if I will be able to flash a GT-P5110 ROM onto my Tab.

Sorry for the noobish question, never had a rooted tablet before and I dont wanna screw it up. :P
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loftwyr:
Yes, you can. The only real difference between the two is the IR port on the P5113. Of course, backup your rom and data first, just in case.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbacchus:
I recently bought a used S4, everything looked fine until I tried to reset in preparation for entering my account info. The language has changed to Chinese. I found a thread on here about how to fix this, but I cannot get my phone into download mode. Holding vol -, home and pwr it boots up as normal. Vol +, home and pwr put it into the "Factory utils" menu. I've included a pic of the "System info" screen under factory utils in the hope someone can tell me what is currently loaded on this phone and how to fix it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
If i m not wrong its a clone / copy of samsung s4 not the original

Btw how much did u pay for this ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbacchus:
I paid the going rate for S4s, so if this is a clone I really got ripped
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
As per me yes its clone only if possble upload some pictures so some one else also confirm the same
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbacchus:
attached are some more pics
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
its clone 4 sure

Edit Uploaded picture is a original one
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
It's a clone, if you go to some sites like lightake or Ahappydeal you will find clone phones, S4 i9500, with these stats:

Highlights:

Type: Touch screen phone

Color: Gray

OS: Android 4.2

CPU: MTK6589 Cortex-A7 Quad Core 1.2GHz

ROM: 8GB

RAM: 1GB

IPS capacitive touch (Multi-point) screen

Network frequency: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA 850/2100MHz

Dual SIM, Dual standby

Dual cameras (the back one with flash light and auto focus)

Wireless internet

Gravity sensing system

FM/MP3/MP4/Bluetooth/GPS function supported

Notice the Android version? In the pic you posted, your android version was 4.0.4, ICS. The S4 was released with 4.2.2 firmware.

Yours is an older clone. You were ripped off.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotheabilly:
Sorry dude, but you just get ripped off. Even the camera position in back cover isn't look right

1700Mhz A15 and 1500Mhz A7 running together with 640Mhz PowerVR SGX.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbacchus:
this really sucks, worse of all i can't even use the stupid thing as the language is stuck in chinese :mad:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichelN:
It's a clone, your pictures already shows that (smaller screen, camera not in the right position, CPU: MTK6589 Cortex-A7 Quad Core 1.2GHz)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] darkdragoon:
Hi there, I've been browsing the site and found a few new WS2003SE ROM. But Im still very confused of which one is best suit for my region.

Can someone please shine a little on me?

My XDAII are currently on 1.66.06CHT

Extended ROM 1.66.174

ThanX in a million.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Membrillo007:
Hi all, look here is my problem, i install xNXT Rom on my LWW

but I decided to delete some apps because i haven't free space in system / app, then i open the Walkman player, but now I cant edit the music info, what I need to make it work?

Pls help me :D

Note: sorry bad english, i use google translator :P
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] bejunk:
the app for edit musicinfo is 'SemcMetadataCleanup' you should make sure its in system/app else no musicinfodownload for u :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Telemuddi:
Delete Video folder in /system/media and unused tts languages in /system/tts/lang_pico
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] virtuaLTrancer:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2364875

It looks like there is a full dump of stock Google Edition ROM out there. Apparently is not flashable onto other devices due to different partitions and other stuff I don't really understand right now. I was wondering when are we going to get an exact replica ODIN flashable rom (stock recovery, system, kernel) for those who want to use only stock firmware on our devices, and what are the chances assuming that is possible, to get OTA updates directly from Google once they're available
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] epsix:
This is a newer version og GE on ship phones right? The one in development older?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] virtuaLTrancer:
This is the full stock firmware dump pulled out from the GE shipped phones, not the leaked one which was I belive only a system dump... anyways this one has stock boot, kernel, system, pit files... you name it. We just need an awesome Dev to make it ODIN flashable, in order to use it on the T-Mobile S4. I have been using Jamal's ROM lately which is based on the 4.2.2 leaked dump and is made for the international version I9509G, and works like a charm on my phone... though is tweaked, kernel is ausdim, and other tweaks, and obvioulsy you cannot get Google OTA updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Techno Trousers:
This is exactly what I want to know as well. If I'm doing this, I want to go all the way and not have to futz with it again in the future. No disrespect to those who like to constantly tweak and flash their phones; I'd much rather just hit it and quit it, then enjoy the automatically updating AOSP goodness. :good::good: :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i made a ROM specifically for our T-Mobile devices. ausdim's Kernel is built from Google sources with extra Samsung stuff thrown in so it's actually better...

anyway, someone will figure out how to make it Odin flashable soon enough i'm sure ;)

thanks for the link!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] virtuaLTrancer:
I see that you extracted the the GE stock kernel from the dump and seems like is working fine... for you at least. Are you going to replace ausdim's kernel in your ROM with stock?

[KERNEL] Stock Google Play Edition 4.2.2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2367813

[ROM] VirginROM v1.4 || a Google Play Edition ROM [I9505GUEUAMFD 4.2.2]

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2343513
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] zgjbeta:
I second the idea behind Odin flashable fully stock gpe version. No disrespect to the developers they do amazing things and it will take one to do this anyways. I just don't want to deal with the hassle of updates I prefer ota, this would be my first phone that I haven't rooted and so I'm patiently waiting for a genius to get cracking at this :crossing fingers:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbdan:
I 3rd it! Look forward
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
no, probably not. but this will likely push me to create my own Kernel now :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] virtuaLTrancer:
Ok i flashed you ROM and the stock GE kernel (zipped by yourself :highfive:) on my M919, very impressive and stable everything is working just fine... except one little thing the Wi-Fi thete, i tried rebooting , i even installed FoxFi and still nothing. I thought is not working because of the kernel so i wiped dalvik and cache, then reflashed ausdim V7... and again :( not working. Flashed back to GE kernel and still no go. Is it a ROM bug or just me, and how can i fix it, thetering is essential to me. Thanks, i appreciate your work and i'm sorry but this is the only place i can post, the xda system won't let me post in development for some reason.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] razvu:
Just installed this version tonight. I don't know the change log, as it is not posted yet, however I can confirm that the wifi issue has been resolved :thumbup:

No more need to calibrate it after each reboot!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Deadman001:
Custom rom?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kadin:
My sister dropped and cracked her screen and touch only works in one small section of it. I'm gonna help her replace it but I'm trying to find an actual OEM part, nothing 3rd party...

This says it is but I'm hoping better eyes than mine or experience can help confirm. The price seems good but again, I haven't had to look into this until just now.

If anyone knows of a better place to go, I'm open to any suggestions.

Thanks!

Link (eBay)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Treshy:
i dont think that there are even 3rd party versions for a tablet like this... try it out, if it works you saved some money if it doesnt work.... bad luck i suppose...

anyways i see no prob why it shouldn't work even the green screen for my ipod worked ;) good luck

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9070P
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graydiggy:
There are fake '3rd party' parts for the Nexus 7. Be careful. A good place to go is etradesupply. Google it. Make sure you keep the bezel of the unit and grab the full glass and screen/digitizer assembly. Also pick up some of the thin double sided tape that they have to mount the assembly to the bezel.
[General Accessories] vectron:
This is a review of Smiley Luminescence usb cable: http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Smi...I9300-S4-I9500-N7100-HTC-Sony-White-MCH-636B/ and Mini-digital Strap usb cable: http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/3-i...r-Samsung-Sony-HTC-Etc.-Orange-Strap-CR-267A/

Since I'm on a roll with reviews from my recent tvc-mall order, here is another unique one you all might appreciate and enjoy! A typical usb to micro-usb cable is a boring piece of wire, nothing to get excited about. It took me awhile to search and to find something unique and fun to share with everybody. And for about $1 plus change - it's also a great value from tvc-mall.

First one is a Smiley cable. Just one look at it and you realize where the name came from. Both usb and micro-usb connectors have a light-up embedded smiley faces on one side and a round dot on another side. It looks super cool and highly visible in the dark. So once you have usb side connected to wall or car charger, both ends light-up and you will not have any problem finding your phone's micro-usb port to connect the other side of the cable in the dark. Cable itself is a flat noodle design. Feels and looks very durable, and comes in a variety of close to a dozen of different colors. One thing I do have to mention, I checked it with Galaxy Charging current app, and found that you will not be able to get full 2A charging speed. Perhaps there is some loss with current being used to light up smiley faces or wires being thinner, but honestly for $1.19 this is going to be the coolest charging/data cable in your collection.

Here is how it looks.

The other cable is a very short (a total of 4" end-to-end) multi-functional charging/data transfer cable which is equally unique. When you are traveling or on the go, dragging a spool of long cable often is not preferable. Finding the shortest cable is also a challenge because short cables are not as durable and often will not allow full speed charging. This one hits a mark in every aspect. It has a flat noodle design, dust caps on both of the usb and micro-usb connectors, and I confirmed it can charge your Note 2 at full 2A current!!! As a bonus, it has a unique built-in micro-sd card reader. The full usb connector has pins on both sides with one side supposedly being able to read data from micro-sd. OK, I tried it and even demonstrated in my pictures. I was NOT able to read micro-sd card, that didn't work for me. But who cares! For $1.32 you are getting one of the shortest and coolest looking charging and data cables which can take a full advantage of 2A charging. It even comes in 3 different color combinations. Definitely happy with this one as well, been using it with my extended battery for a few days now - very convenient to eliminate mess of long usb cables.

The pictures are below.
[General Accessories] Optimistic Pessimist:
Too bad that the card reader aspect didn't work for you, perhaps the ones others have received may work. I guess you could use it as a way of storing/transporting additional micro-sd cards with you.
[General Accessories] billymaloney3:
how long does it take to ship from this website?
[General Accessories] vectron:
Guess what? I ordered and just received 2 more of these mini-strap cables and actually one reads micro-sd without a problem! So let's see, 1 out of 3 works :) Listen, for $1.32 it works just as a cable and considering you can put it on your keychain (that lanyard cap part latches on with two little hooks securely). So, I would recommend for anybody if you want to try your luck with it's built-in micro-sd card reader to order 3 of those lol!!!! At least that was my luck...
[General Accessories] vectron:
I have ordered from them in the past both using standard cheapest method and once with DHL upgrade. DHL upgrade is a bit pricey but will take you 3 days to get from China to US (I'm not kidding). Regular cheapest shipping is the usual 2 weeks you get with any ebay purchase. Because of my order history and my online write ups about their products - I get complimentary DHL upgrades ;) One thing for sure, any time I get something which doesn't work they always credit back the price to my account.

Btw, I got a few tiny speakers from them, one bt and another one just with external aux connection, both have micro-sd card slot to turn it into little mp3 player - just mind blowing sound. Expect reviews soon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kitwolf:
Long time reader, first time poster.

Have a Galaxy S4 that won't boot past bootloader screen. Booting into recovery I can install a ROM, will boot to ROM on first boot after that it will stay at bootloader screen. Going to do an ODIN restore, do I need a PIT file? Or just the image? I have read many issues in which people need a PIT file when they have issues mounting and formatting the /data partition, which is the issue I'm seeing now on my device.

Help me clear up this confusion? Not new to flashing but new to soft bricking a phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vhd99:
pit file already shared on forum,i was in same station after reflash stock rom with pit file,device back to life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PunchY^2:
I had a very similar problem with being unable to mount /data... and betting stuck at boot loader screen.

Try going to recovery mode and fixing permissions. Ie: TWRP -> advanced -> fix permissions.

Ultimately, this fixed it for me. Hope this helps

Flash-oholic on my SCH-I545
[LG Optimus G Pro] kostrzu:
Hi

I have F240K in Poland Europe. Just bought. Phone is from Olleh operator.

I try to flash with stock rom downladed from LG but nothing changed.

I need to find out way to:

1. Get rid of operator stuff - maybe there is generic ROM that can be used?

2. MOST IMPORTANT- change RADIO since in operator settings I have only to options: GMS and WCDMA and AUTOMATIC. IN Poland operators are using: 3gnetworks and 2 g networks. and phone shoud work but is always showing "G" next to network bar.

Anybody can help?

Greetings.
[LG Optimus G Pro] cacingbesar:
to get rid of those bloatware, you can always use Titanium Backup to freeze them, but you have to root your phone first.

I think the E980 root is safe to use, but I dont know.....I havent root my E988 yet....

after you root it, you can remove/uninstal the bloatware, but I dont think it is a good step, because some people cant update their phone after the removed the bloatware.

but again, I dont really know about this, coz my E988 is unlocked

about the ROM, I cant help you, sorry....
[LG Optimus G Pro] deadnc34:
I guess I found my fellow Indonesian here. Greetings mate
[LG Optimus G Pro] kostrzu:
Thank You.

Any body can help with ROM wersion for internetional USE.????
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suhag:
I have samsung galaxy S-II I9100..my firmware is stock 4.1.2 as PDA : I9100XWLST

PHONE: I9100DDLS9

CSC : I9100ODDLSE ...........i need the latest and stable CF-root kernel for it.

plz guys help me to find it.

Thank you
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Yawn

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37108524

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maybe your an iphone expert

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[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dorolan05:
hi guys i would like to root my phone but my lgp500 cant detect my computer i did a lot of search.but nothings work..

cant you help me?

btw..my phone was charging only and no popups so what should i do..?

thanks