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[Windows 8 General] Azothyran:
Alright...I have a bit of a project going on here. I have a Lenovo S10-3t convertible touch tablet/netbook that I am creating a multiboot scenario for.

To help cover all the details, here are my disks and my partition setup.

640GB HDD as the primary drive

32GB SDCard as the secondary drive.

Primary HDD has these partitions:

MBR PARTITION SCHEME

Partition 1: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (492.33GB) NTFS, with Win 8 bootloader

Partition 2: Mac OS X Snow Leopard (79.28GB) HFS+ Journaled, with standalone mini-chameleon bootloader

Partition 3: Linux Mint 15 64-bit (23.28GB) EXT4 Journaled, with GRUB2 on this same partition

Partition 4 (in extended partition): Linux Swap (1.27GB) ...swap space

The SDCard has these partitions:

MBR PARTITION SCHEME

Partition 1: Dedicated to ReadyBoost (5GB) FAT32

Partition 2: Android x86 4.2.2 (24.84GB) EXT3, legacy GRUB SHOULD be in the MBR of this disk

I am using the Windows 8 graphical bootloader to manage everything, as it is a touch-screen tablet, and I like having the touch support for the bootloader. So I would PREFER to use it if possible.

I have currently added entries for OSX Snow Leopard and Linux Mint Olivia to the Windows 8 boot manager, and all three OSes chainload properly to their respective bootloaders and are happy with each other.

So...my question is this...is it possible to chainload the Legacy GRUB bootloader in the EXT3 partition on the SD Card that has Android on it with the Windows 8 Bootloader? And, if so, will you walk me through this process?

WHY am I doing this? There's a couple of reasons...as this is a touch screen tablet I would prefer the convenience of having an option to boot Android from the touch-enabled Windows 8 Boot Manager instead of having to fold the screen away from the keyboard, press FN+F11 and selecting the SD Card as the primary boot device every time I want to go into Android. I could have android on a fifth partition on my HDD, but one of the reasons for having Android on flash memory is BECAUSE I have a mechanical HDD, and I use Android if I'm actively moving the laptop around in a rough environment (say, walking or in a moving vehicle for example, and the HDD would be off since it isn't needed). I know I could use an SSD, but I prefer having a mechanical HDD in my laptop for my own reasons.

I am using a combination of VisualBCDEditor and EasyBCD, and I cannot get either to see or acknowledge the existence of the EXT3 partition on the SDCard (though they all see the EXT4 and HFS+ volumes on the primary HDD, and the FAT32 partition on the SDCard...)
[Windows 8 General] Azothyran:
EDIT: Nevermind, I screwed up on the boot arguments and figured out what the problem was (I used windows' notepad to copy the arguments as opposed to Notepad++, which actually respects linux's formatting). I'm able to successfully boot Android chainloading from the Windows 8 graphical bootloader, to NeoGrub, and allowing NeoGrub to boot directly into the kernel. I appreciate the help. :) I will leave my previous post for future searchers that need help in doing this as well.

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Yeah, I mention at the bottom of my post that I'm using a combination of EasyBCD and Visual BCD Editor. I followed your suggestion and added NeoGrub to the list, and opened the menu.lst config file for it.

I copied the majority of the contents of the menu.lst from the "grub" folder in Android x86's partition and pasted it into NeoGrub's menu.lst (editing the harddrive and partition to reflect what it should be, of course).

It sees the kernel and ramdisk images, begins to load them, and then goes into an infinite loop of spawning dots across my screen (I can tell from experience that this means it isn't loading properly and the kernel halted). It seems NeoGrub doesn't support the "special" arguments that need to be passed to the kernel (that passes properly with the legacy GRUB loader), so I guess I need to figure out how to chainload GRUB from NeoGrub now. Back to square one, essentially.

Here is the menu.lst for the existing legacy GRUB on Android's partition:

default=0
timeout=6
splashimage=/grub/android-x86.xpm.gz
root (hd0,1)

title Android-x86 4.2-test
kernel /android-4.2-test/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 video=-16 SRC=/android-4.2-test
initrd /android-4.2-test/initrd.img

title Android-x86 4.2-test (Debug mode)
kernel /android-4.2-test/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 video=-16 DEBUG=1 SRC=/android-4.2-test
initrd /android-4.2-test/initrd.img
[Windows 8 General] Azothyran:
I notice in the JellyBean entry you have

acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode

I'm curious on what this and the "VGA=778" does. My "VGA" is set to -16 for whatever purpose it fulfills.

I'm assuming the acpi_sleep option allows the kernel to use the S3 sleep state for the hardware, like the same state other OSes use when you shut the lid? Currently all my Android install does is shut the screen off if I close the lid...and I'm fairly certain that's hardware-based anyway.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] jokerface18:
My Galaxy Note 8.0, N5110 has the strangest problem. Whenever I plug in my headphones, then try to do anything that has sound (music, typing, etc.) it shuts down the tablet (not screen freeze or crash, just completely powers off). I have to long-hold power on button to reboot. I was given the tablet as a gift. I hadn't tried using headphones for the first couple weeks, but the first time I tried, it shut down.

Here's what I've tried so far:

-I've used different headphones (including MeElectronics, Bose, JVC), but it still shuts down

-I've done a soft and hard reset (complete data wipe and reinstall of stock software), no luck.

-I've rooted and tried out the GT-N5110]CivZ_RE-FLEXxx-Rev2.1/ Based on N5110-MF2 ROM (which rocks btw), but still the same problem.

-I've searched far and wide on XDA, Samsung forums, android dev forums and cannot seem to find anyone encountering the same problems.

Any ideas on what could be going wrong or how I can troubleshoot?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] _Dennis_:
I would call Samsung. Male sure to Odin to stock if you send it back.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] jokerface18:
Thanks Dennis. I'll try that as a last resort ... anyone have any other troubleshooting ideas?
[Droid Pro General] ObsidianOps:
Hi,

I recently got ahold of a european XT610 which I rooted and flashed to CM7 without problem. Unfortunately I missed the warnings which said not to run bootstrap after installing cyanogenmod... and now I have the infamous bootloop. It gets to the CM loading screen, but goes on indefinitely from there. I know the answer is to restore the motorola sbf, however I can't seem to get my phone to communicate at all via usb. I installed motorola drivers and RSD and all in windows, but the phone seems to ignore the USB completely. I'm normally a linux guy, so I when I tried to plug it in there and watch the output of dmesg, absolutely nothing came up. Holding R, M and power when I plug in the usb causes a black screen after a bit of the motorola logo, but still no USB. Tried a few different cables, and checked them with other devices to confirm they're working.

So any ideas on how to recover the phone?

Update:

I discovered the main step I was missing was that the bootloader can be accessed by holding down both volume buttons and the power with the device off. For some reason I still couldn't get windows to recognize the correct drivers, even after installing the motorola driver package, but good old linux saw it without a problem. Following these instructions I was able to do a quick SBF and now all is good in the world!
[Droid Pro General] hbf42:
same probleme for me?

Can you tell me more about it please : i've made the same mistake...

I nead a real lesson !:laugh:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrebo:
Are you backing up to your external sdcard? The internal gets remapped in cm roms so that may be the issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lovekeiiy:
I'm not familiar with RomToolbox, so I can not comment on it.

TB is only for apps. Use it once your have flashed your rom. Be aware though, it's not always good idea to restore apps when switching roms. Sometimes things have been moved and can make things can sideways. Also, if you are saving your TB backups to your SD card, you need to tell TB where the backups are. Once it sees them, then you can do the restore. I find I have to tell it to scan the whole device for it to find the directory on the SD card.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] elosogrande7076:
Hey everyone,

I bought my 8.0 this afternoon (was looking at tablets and saw a lot of good things mentioned here so i took the plunge) and its not turning on. When I turned it on for the very first time, it stayed on the Samsung screen for a long time (i would say 10+ minutes). I know from my other Samsung products that it usually doesnt take that long to boot up, even for the first time, so I hit the power button to restart it and its hasnt turned on since. Has anyone heard of anything like this before? By the time everything happened Best Buy was closed so I will take it back tomorrow for them to look at but I was hoping someone may know whats the issue and I wouldnt have to return it. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] FaeMinx:
Are you sure it has enough charge? Try plugging it in for a while.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] GMAN1722:
If you find that there is enough of a charge If I were you I would just have it replaced especially since you're starting off on such a bad note.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] elosogrande7076:
Thanks guys for responding.....ya i have been letting it charge since i first made this post and its still not turning on. Ill just have BB swap it out
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] _Dennis_:
First one I grabbed yesterday had LCD leakage ( like someone put a lot of pressure) in the upper left corner. Swapped it out no problems. Second one looks like its good lol.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] jventola:
Try Samsung support chat

If you are getting desperate, you might try Samsung support. They have a chat service and the helper may be able to get it going. If you hold down the power and volume up (or is it down) buttons for 15 seconds, you might get the reboot menu. But I would connect with Samsung's 24/7 chat help and see if maybe they can help.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] redpoint73:
Pun intended, or no? :)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] GMAN1722:
Nah, no pun intended. I was half asleep when I responded. When I looked back at what I said, I was somewhat embarrassed, lol. I remember you from the flyer forum, correct?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] redpoint73:
Yup. I was on the Flyer forum a decent amount.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] janjannsen99:
Ltd leakage seems to be almost normal you're never gonna get a perfect screen. My nexus 7 had it my note 8 has it a little but it's only noticeable on black screens...which I don't encounter much. So bleh
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] DjSwift:
£179.99 @ £9 month on the data 5 tariff.

I thought I might mention it since that is what I got a few months back.

Ive seen a lot of posts mention @£16 etc.

So you could buy xdaIIi and then pay up contract easily you would get it under £300!!

Ive read a lot on these forums, but only now registered :)

If you get this phone, ask for the data 5 tariff.

THEY might ask you if you own a business. In that case, go to another 02 shop and try there.

The one in oxford street, london does them as the one in Croydon in the whitgift centre :)

Hope this information help

I am so used to GSM mobile phones and been unlocking phones for quite a few years :)

The whole XDA scene is new to me and I will pick it up fast ;) (I hope)

DJ
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Karl K:
Cheers Swift! :D
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiftydurpirate:
So I've had my Note 2 for a year, I've had iPhones for the past 3-4 years and jail-broken no problem, but I keep hearing about bricking which on iPhone was basically impossible so I want to do this right. What is the safest way to root IOS so I can use a Six-Axis\PS3 controller blue-tooth wise? The on the go cable failed randomly and no longer works, and I can't even set custom profiles while millions of others are. Anyway, just trying to figure out the safest way to root my Note 2. Honestly, ever since I've gotten it iPhone has been a thing of the past until I got to this junction where everyone is like "if you mess up you are screwed" but I am by no means an amateur at flashing\modding. Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
There really is no danger in rooting aside from voiding warranty (unless you live in Europe where it is legal, read more here Thread about EU directive ), you do not change kernel or modem or mess with recovery. The easiest method I think is here Framaroot
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
Look at dr.ketan thread for a complete guide to ROOT ->http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1930418
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] modge521:
Thanks in advance for any help on this.

I have 3 nook colors. Two run CM10.1 just fine. The third one has two issues that plague it when CM10.1 is installed. First issue is that auto rotate doesn't work. I've set auto rotate in all three locations within settings (launcher, display, and accessibility) and have tried auto rotate apps but auto rotate just won't work. The tablet is stuck in landscape unless I use an app to force portrait mode (but then have to manually force landscape when I want it to change it back). Auto rotate will just not function properly. It works fine btw in CM7.2. The second issue is that the volume keys will not work. No problem with this on the other two NC's just this one. Similar to the auto rotate issue, volume keys work fine in CM7.2. If I'm stuck w/ CM7.2 that's not that big of a deal. but was just hoping someone out there could help me troubleshoot it. It seems odd that two of the three NC's work without issue. Could the cause of the problems potentially be a hardware version issue? The troubled tablet is the oldest one.

Well again thanks for any help in advance. If you don't have a fix and haven't encountered the same/similar issue, any thoughts as to what the underlying issue could be that is causing the auto rotate and volume key problems would be greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bryannh:
i used CASUAL to root my phone and it had and error midway through, and i rebooted and i am rooted. i just have no idea if my bootloader is unlocked or how to check that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
try booting into recovery and see if your device is on TWRP or stock ASR?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bryannh:
I still have stock recovery. should I assume it's not unlocked? and if so. how do I go about unlocking it if I'm already rooted?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
read the stickies and guides.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] denitos:
Hey guys, i got here a hd2 with HSPL 2.08, aMAGLDR V1.13 build: 1st feb. 2011 and CWM Recovery v3.0.0.5. The problem is - few hours ago i had some old android version, so i decided to upgrade. I downloaded a few rom's and none of them worked. The version of the old android was 2(point) something, gingerbread. I tryed to install : touchwiz, Slimroms_LeoV7.2, Sea_JB V.2B, NexusHD2-JellyBean-CM10.1_V2.3 and one more Jelly Bean. None of them worked! Every single one of them got stuck by the logo of the rom. What am i doing wrong? Please help me, guys!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shanman-2:
What model hd2 do you have?(us or EU)

What system partition size did you use??

What type of install, nand, dataonext or nativesd?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] denitos:
The EU model. (i'm not sure i understood your second question right) My memory stick is FAT32 partition, 8GB, idk wich class. And i'm trying to install the Nand version. I'm sorry for not writing those stuff earlyer.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] denitos:
Is there any guid for that? I'm not sure what i have to search for, because i don't really understand what i have to do. Can you help out? Sorry for my stupid questions, guys!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Marvlesz:
There you go: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044830
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] denitos:
Well, i did this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 (1. FLASH CLOCKWORK MOD TO YOUR DEVICE) and when i finished i had no CWM? I went to AD Recovery and it said no boot sources?? I did something wrong, didn't i? I used daf.exe from here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=893620 ..

Edit - I turned my phone on and i had - [30.DEC.10][DFT]LEO "Stock Desire" NAND Android ROM What the freak? But no CWM?

Edit 2 - yeah, i didn't knew there was a way to install android trough DFT.. Well, okay, but how do am i supposed to get my CWM back and install a Jelly Bean version on my phone?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Marvlesz:
That daf you used is not a CWM, that's a ROM that doesn't require clockworkmod. Just use the NAND Toolkit and flash CWM from there.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] denitos:
Thank you! I'm installing it now. I'm fallowing the guid of this video - Install NativeSD Rom's with 4ExtRecovery HTC HD2 4.2.2 Jellybean or ICS FIXED

Everything seems to be perfect by now, i'm istalling the ROM and we'll see what happens next (i'll edit this message if nobody writes after me).

Thanks for the help, guys!

Edit - Done! Everything seems to be ok, i just tested it out, it's a lottle laggy, but still - it works! Thank you, guys again!
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] martyotaku:
anyway to get stock sense keyboard on ge stock not rooted?

thanx
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rolo143:
Hi. I don't know what happen but I lost one of the default xperia themes of my xperia go. When you select themes, there's a sapphire theme, that doesn't appear anymore, and it was one of my favorites. Can someone please upload it? I think it's the "BlueTheme.apk" (correct me if I'm wrong) because the default xperia theme its the "BlackThemeBlueAccent.apk"

Please someone upload sapphire theme :o

Thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] abdak55:
Here's the one from my Xgo JB .100 firmware.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9x7Um9lxQIrZHBpVGZqekNwNms/edit?usp=docslist_api
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ankitsxperiago:
you already have it in you jb.zip(system/app/BlueTheme.apk) which u flashed(correct me ,if i'm wrong).you wouks have rooted jb by flashing a pre-rooted jb,Am i right?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojoe_24:
I primarily use my tablet for reading and video watching. While my Touchpad doesn't really have issues handling this, it is somewhat bulky and heavy. Would the HD+ be a good upgrade or should I wait for a new Nexus 7? A smaller, lighter tablet (Nexus7) would be nice as I have played around with a Playbook and enjoy the size, however, the larger screen is nice for reading comics.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushless:
Factor in build, display, ease of rooting, battery life, size and price, nothing IMO touches the HD+.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quarlow:
I had a TouchPad (kids still use it daily) and got a HD+ recently.

I use it for reading, videos, and web browsing. Similar enough size, bigger than the nexus 7. Personally, the 7" size is too small for me. The screen on the HD+ is great, it's a 16:9 screen vs a 4:3 screen, so it feels taller than the TouchPad, but not uncomfortably.

I miss being able to use the TouchStone, but that was evened out by much better battery life. I just grabbed it, it was at 85% with 6 days of idle.

With the microSD slot I saw no reason to spend the extra $30 for the 32GB version. The device feels nicer in hand than the TouchPad did, IMO. Although I still don't get thr reason for the hole in the corner.

I have kept mine stock except I use Nova launcher. With google play access I don't have much motivation to put custom ROMs on it. I'm a little worried the battery life will suffer. But, B&N did some crazy stuff with the white theming and the back button. Those just haven't bugged me enough yet to throw CM on it.

Great upgrade from the TouchPad at $149.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] verygreen:
B&N cheated, they have a terrible wifi driver shipping that drains battery like there's no tomorrow. So their workaround is to turn off wifi when the screen is off.

Enable the same in any ROM and you'll have great battery life too ;)
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geforcefly:
So far I've been very happy with my switch from a TouchPad to the Nook HD+.

My pros:

Slightly smaller = more portable, lower weight

WAY better screen with nearly double PPI = 256 vs. 132

Slightly faster dual-core CPU = 1.5GHz Dual Cortex A9 cores vs.1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 Scorpion cores

No weird WiFi issues

My niggles:

No wireless charging (not a big dealbreaker)

Stock software is based on archaic Android 4.0.4 - immediately replaced with CM10.1

Only 768MB of RAM is usable to CM10.1

GPU is best suited to a 720p display, but otherwise I'm not complaining

While the speaker quality is good, the TouchPad sounds far better

No camera
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thelightguy:
I just bought a 16GB HD+ today to replace my 32GB touchpad running CM9. I got tired of JB welding the cracks around the speakers and buttons.

It is definitely a worthwhile upgrade for the price, but there are some issues. Most notably, the stock rom doesn't play nice with 3rd party launchers, and the bluetooth stack is so broken it can't even connect to a keyboard. However, the visual style is well-executed, the stock fonts are far superior to Android's defaults, and it is expandable, which was a glaring oversight with the touchpad.

Also, no camera (not that the touchpad's was ever anything to write home about,) or even a light sensor for backlight dimming as far as I can tell. Speakers are worse, google voice crashes on launch, and it is about as configurable as an iPad out of the box.

With CM10, it is actually a decent piece of kit, albeit just as ugly as cm10 is on any other platform.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swinte:
I got mine as a replacement for my TouchPad and it's been great. As others have mentioned, the slight loss of screen size is more than offset by the significantly improved battery life, high-res screen, solid stability and awesome development by verygreen. For anyone still on the fence, just do it!
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blazeplacid:
I had a touchpad last year. I would say the nook rooted is a little faster and seems to work a lot smoother than the tp. Its a little slimmer and easier to carry.

Sound isn't as great but its still better than some tablets.