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[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lorotel:
Hello,

Me and my wife both own S6500 NFC with cm 10.1 (07/07 and 07/13) (thanks to TheWhisp fot the incredible job).

I have installed the two different NFC patches but experienced the following problem with the NFC app of my carrier (Postemobile NFC):

Postemobile NFC app doesn't work (doesn't recognize the device) with CM 10.1 while was working with stock ROM.

I think the reason is that with stock ROM the device was certified for electronic payment from Postemobile, with CM not to.

I know TheWisp own and work on the 6500D non NFC version of the device, but the question is if this is an issue that in theory can be fixed, or for

Postemobile, Visa, Mastercard... Mini2 with CM rom will never be used?

Thank You
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] TheWhisp:
there should be a file called nfcee_access.xml in /system/etc/ of stock ROM. Take it and push it in CM10.1
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lorotel:
I checked the system.img.ext4 of the last original ROM with ext4 unpacker, but cannot find the file (only NFC.apk and NFC.odex in /app). Maybe have I to reistall the original ROM together with Postemobile NFC app?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
Hi guys.

The title pretty much says it all.

I currently have the XXDME4 modem installed (went to this from XXDLJ2 and... I have no idea what modem I was using prior to that) and am using Slim Bean ROM. But, I want to give a TouchWiz ROM a try, to test something sound related (5 minutes), then be done with it and return to AOSP based ROMs and such. With all this modem/EFS talk... I am very confused. Don't know what modem/ROM base I am safe to go to now...

So. What TouchWiz ROM should I install and be free of any EFS ****ed up things? :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
If u r happy with this modem, install a rom like assasin which gives you option whether to keep the old modem and kernal or to change it. If you dont change the modem, efs wont be messed up I fee
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabukannappan:
Take a backup of the EFS by using the tool here. Then it'll be easy for you to restore.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1922473
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I know that, but... I wanna do it the easy way, without having to backup & all...

Anyway, guess I'm gonna have to do that.

One q. Now, as I am on XXDME4, if I ever switch to another modem which changes EFS... if I revert back to XXDME4, will it be okay?

(still got a lot to read on this thing, that's why I'm asking for now)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabukannappan:
Ya. If you lose your EFS anytime at all, Revert back to XXDME4 and restore this image.

There is no other easy ways than this. This would just take seconds and you're already rooted.

As mentioned by people before, you're fine as long as the ROMs you're flashing doesn't mess up with modem.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
That's what I initially wanted to find out : what ROMs out there don't do that... :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
That's easy, download any rom, enter the archive with some Zip tool and replace the modem part with your current one. Or if you feel up to it, edit installation script to not flash modem. You can do the same with kernel so it is not flashed at all. That way you can use any rom without fear :)

Most roms are in fact compatible with wide variety of kernels / modems (even if some are included in installation - they are tested by developer to be fully compatible) so you should have no problems. For your information you can currently use all roms that are from ME6, MF2 and MG1 family - as Adam's kernel author mentioned, the compatibility problem lies in changed kernel ramdisk and he uses old one so you can flash his kernel over any TW rom without fear of breaking EFS.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
Yeah...

Ok. So, as I now am on XXDME4, what other modems am I safe to go to? DME1, DMF2, DMG1...? Anything, EXCEPT for DME6?!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Anything before dme6. Dmf2 and dmg1 are after so not safe if you don't want the efs headaches.

-- Sent from the mighty Note 2 --
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
F***. Now I don't know what's after and what's before. Can you please tell me what's before...? :eek:

It's hard because even in the modem thread, there is not a list with all modems in chronological order... :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Samsung version naming is alphabetical followed by a hexadecimal suffix. Bmf1 is older than dmb2 which is older than dmb5 which is older than dmc3.

-- Sent from the mighty Note 2 --
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I... I'm not good with hexa stuff... At all... :(

Can you please list me the modems/bases older than DME4 that are safe?

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
It's easy: rom names are created from years and months and inmonth revisions

so LL7 is revision 7 of December 2012 rom

A-January

B-February

C-March

D-April

E-May

F-June

G-July

and so on...

also

A-2001

B-2002

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.

.

.

.

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L-2012

M-2013

So anything before ME1 is really safe. Best would be to flash stock for example XXDMC2 and on that flash any new custom rom with modem and kernel flashing disabled.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
Oh... I think I understand...

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I'll try finding a custom ROM DMC.

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
But hang on a second. What if I flash a new modem? I do not intend to stick to TW - I just wanna test something sound related cause NO ONE ELSE WOULD then go back to Slim/CM etc.

If I use the very latest modem (whichever that may be) and use them on CM... Would there be a problem?

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
Not from CM side :) CM mostly does not care what version of modem you have, and it's not the modem that is creating all those problems, but newer kernels (ME6 and newer). So don't touch the modem at all or flash it if you want. But don't flash newer kernel ME6, MF1 or MG1. Flash Perseus 36.3 kernel, do it immediately after flashing rom, without restarting recovery, because once you run new kernel even one time you have a problem.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
So... I can flash a ME6 ROM but not boot it, and flash this older modem again + Perseus THEN reboot and I'll be safe?

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
Yes.

---------- Post added at 10:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:50 PM ----------

Or you can tell me what and how to test and maybe I will be able to help :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
This.

Thanks in advance! :D
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
That's nothing new really. The author of Perseus kernel rewrote most of the code concerning sound on GN 2. Try his kernel (sadly only working on TW roms). He has so many tweaks in his kernel, it's not even funny. One I use the most concerns forcing fast charging by disabling "safety" protocols for current quality. Where I live there is so much "noise" in the outlet that all I can reach is 800mA while @ work it charges over 1700mA. Sad reality for now (and probably forever for this device) is that TW roms are faster, smoother and nicer than anything CM created for GN 2. My last device was HTC One X and CM was way faster on it than stock, here it is the other way. I really miss CM themes....
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I... what?!

Okay. Hang on. So, you're telling me that this thing isn't my speaker... but actual software? So it's probably gonna be alright on TouchWiz, eh?

Some videos' audio sound awful, too. For example car crash compilations on YouTube (gotta love Russia)... some humming sounds make the speaker go crackling a bit on the phone... etc... :eek:

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Speaking of fast charging... or slow charging... basically altering how the currents can flow to the device... This feature is implemented in N.E.A.K and Devil (which is Perseus-based, by the way) kernels. Although... it doesn't do anything! At least not for USB charging (which I tested). :(

Does it work on TouchWiz ROMs... with Perseus...?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
If you think about it, if after making a call the sound magically clears up while keeping up volume then it has to be a software problem. In this case I would put my money on some sound enhancement that turns itself off during call and stays that way afrerwards.

Fast charging - you misanderstood me, I was talking about wall charger that was not supplying the current it should when @ home. USB charging would not be affected in this case, the current in PC is much cleaner since power supply must be much better to stably supply power to the computer then simple wall charger. Funny thing is my USB 3 port was faster @ charging than my wall charger. Go figure.....

About this future not doing anything on N.E.A.K - usb 2 port only supply 500mA so try setting the relevant options to 250mA and observe Galaxy Charging Current readings - you may be surprised :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
Yeah. But even after that, SOME sounds still creak...

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
If I were to set the charging current to 1000mA on my previous N7000... It would charge at 1A from USB...

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
USB 3 (by specification 1000mA) but USB 2 only 500mA, at least that is the specification of the port, there were special ports that would charge connected devices even with PC turned off....

About sound, the speaker in our handset is not the best there is, maybe it's creaking because sound is too loud and bass heavy. I would suggest Perseus again, in stweaks in Audio tab you have speaker equalizer and a bunch of other options for configuring it. Remember to enable in Audio/Other settings section, FLL Tuning, DAC oversampling and DAC direct (important - it bypasses all useless system crap and lets you configure all sound in stweaks). Please look @ Note 2 Wiki here and specifically this review linked there http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_ii-review-824.php on page 8, audio quality.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I owned the Note 1 and increased USB charging currents to 1000mA. My laptop's USB2.0 ports could charge it at 1 amp. The USB2.0 ports on the front of my work computer could charge it at 1 amp.

The same setup... doesn't appear to work on the Note 2 :/ at least not with N.E.A.K and Devil kernels...

If the Perseus kernel is that good... I'll switch over. :crying:

The speaker on the Note 2 is definetly an improvement over the Note 1. It's so much better. But maybe this... cr@ppy speaker issue is because of CM10.1 and... as you said it... I might have to switch to Perseus.

I know AndreiLux. I mean I've seen his kernels for the S3 back when I had the Note 1 and I was like "oh man, why doesn't he have a Note 1 :( "...

Now. Speaking of TW ROMs... Well, f***. All the sudden, turns out I have to switch over to one and stick with it. What do you reccomend? Before I go on and check all the 1951958 threads for various TW ROMs... God, there are so many :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
Personally I use Phoenix rom with Perseus kernel. For you it would be very good as it offers na option to flash Perseus kernel during install :)

I don't like Android Revolution because while it is smooth and stable it does not offer all those sweet options and optimisations (as well as transparent interface that I love) and Omega was not as fast as Phoenix for me (why, I do not know but it did).

Phoenix also offers to configure for 240ppi on install (you only need to set few options in Xposed after installation - all fully explained) and lets you not install any crap if you like a more slim version. Lots of different launchers, lockscreens (I love Xperia one) and more, all working together. It even, as the only rom that I know, let's you Odex rom @ the end of installation - it does lend to a very smooth experience :)

About charging 1A from USB 2.0 - it should burn the port so either you had an unusual motherboard :) or the monitoring programs were lying to you - from the programs, the only value of use is the average one, because max is only a theoretical value dependant (observe it change based on what you enter in stweaks utility) on your settings and "now" is usually equal to average :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
That ROM has an unsafe modem?

No. Back when I had the Note 1 (again)... charging through USB at 1A was as fast as charging through wall charger at 1A (which wasn't even set to 1A by default... fu @ Samsung).

So, it did charge at 1A, believe it or not. And I don't think it burns the USBs, because I've been doing this for over three months now...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
Yes, has an "unsafe modem", but as I pointed before, the kernel is a problem and not a modem. If you flash one of the new kernels on the old rom you will fu.. your EFS just fine :(

Congrats on great USB port, will try that on my own older PC just in case it burns the port....
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
Ouch... Initially, when I first read the topic that was warning on ME6 and such, I thought it's about modem and I was like "what the f***, a MODEM issue?!".

Now I finally 100% understand it. It's the kernel. Same old story like on the N7000... just a different issue. Kernels suck.

Viva la Perseus.

So, flash ROM, flash Perseus, be done with it.

Then I can always revert to an older modem without issues, right? Although that won't be necessary - newer is better than older... or should be, haha.

But why the sad face? Typo, me hopes.

Not sure if sarcastic or...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
Not sarcastic, because I've read so many topics about burned out usb ports.... haven't had the "balls" to try that myself. Now I conected it to my old trusty HP docking station and lo and behold, IT IS happily charging @ 1A. Huh, you learn every day :)

Oh, sad face is about potentially fu..... your EFS :)

Yes, modem is irrelevant mostly, interchangable, it's just good practice to pair it with correct kernel / base. Will it have any detrimental effect? - I don't think so, what is more, some modems are reported to have lower power consumption or better internet speed in different regions - you know how it is (maybe placebo effect or network congestions but who knows) so some users flash them to find the fastest / most stable / whatever.

Never cared for all that "tuning" and never fortunately had any problems with modems so I just flash them as they come with newer roms :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
So. Hang on a second. You're on Phoneix + Perseus, altered USB charging currents in STweaks and it's charging at 1A?

Only by kernel. Which will not be my case, as I will flash Perseus right away - it's the best kernel out there for TW. Besides, anything is better than stock, lol.

Oh, I know the whole talk about modems. I never could properly test them out as my phone usage varies every day, so I wouldn't know if the power consumption is increased due to X or Y factor...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
No, I charge @ 2A from wall charger and now @ 1A from USB port :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
2A from wall charger, of course.

I don't really understand what is in that last photo.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenRoark:
You serious, mate? I'm not trying to be argumentative, but CM and AOKP are both wayyyy faster and smoother than even the most stripped-down TW based ROM. I'm talking about the actual user experience here, not Quadrant scores or anything. Scrolling etc.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I thought at that, too. Never, ever, TW ROMs have been faster than CM, even clean and without apps installed...

But there may be some truth to his words : Perseus kernel. For all I know so far, that kernel makes this phone ten times better.

I am still unsure wether I will switch to TW for good. Will give Phoenix ROM a try, but I am not ready to give up on CM goodness for TW crapness... :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
[MENTION=2473722]mat9v[/MENTION]

In the Phoenix ROM thread it says... you need to have stock recovery to install the ROM. What the hell? Can't I use CWM?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
No, the best recovery to install Phoenix is Philz's - really to correctly flash modems and kernels it is

neccesary

, if you use something else you may have problems. You must have understood wrong, because you can't install this rom using stock recovery.

[MENTION=3614537]BenRoark[/MENTION]: I'm not argumentative too, I've been using CM10 on HTC Sensation, Motorola Razr and even ancient LG GT540, on all of them CM is far superrior to stock roms, here the difference is, for me, negligible and since I really like some of the things Samsung included, performance is better and most importantly, battery is better on stock, this it the first device that I will leave @ stock (modified, but not too far) rom. I can't really compare Trebuchet to TW interface, personally I use Nova Launcher (on both Stock and CM) so that may be why I don't feel there are any problems with smoothness of stock rom.

The other thing is Perseus kernel (and his clones), 4 important changes he made:

- Sound is so much better thanks to direct audio control

- Display is almost perfect thanks to dedicated color profile (read details in his OT), and whites that are really white, not yellow, green or blue

- ABB interface that for me lowers energy consumption (not a lot since display still gobbles up up to 70% of power - reading book [MENTION=1412615]100%[/MENTION] brightness) and allows for more robust overclocking - like having both CPU and GPU overclocked while staying off thermal tripping point

- Charging is so much faster now :)

None of CM kernels (that I know) have all of that implemented so the choice is easy for me :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenRoark:
Yeah, it's a devil's choice for me, mate. I love the speed of AOSP, and the beauty of the UI, but there is so much to miss out on too. Andreilux (sp?) is a brilliant dev.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
No. That's what it says in the OP...

There is one kernel (Devil kernel) that is based on AndreiLux's sources... Sound still sucks, display is not perfect, charging control doesn't work. HA.

:crying: :crying: :crying:

If Phoenix ROM is customizable & nice enough... I'll stick with it. I guess. :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
In the #2 post, in Q&A he explains that for most important futures to work Philz recovery is required. In some cases you may not even be able to install rom without it.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
So... You're telling me the recovery that I have now (CWM) lacks the ability to wipe and install a new ROM?

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
Wiping partitions is no brainer in any recovery, installation on the other hand....

Contrary to most (if not all) CM roms, those "big boys" (in size and options) use so called Aroma Installer - similar in fact to most Linux installers. If you don't know that, it provides an ability to choose options and perform complicated task inside the running script, even skin the whole running thing :). Phoenix installer depends on some commands that CWM simply does not provide such as use of busybox (used to

odex

rom), resolution of device id's (to verify if it's safe to flash the rom) and many others. I have read a lot of complaints from people using TWRP or CWM to flash and ending with bootloops or malfunctioning installations. Tamirda (dev) first question is almost always: "what recovery were you using to flash..." ... "Flash again using Philz..." it's like some mantra in his thread :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I know AROMA. I flashed an Aroma enabled zip for SlimRom (Addons) and it worked. Oh well... I guess you're right.

But on Samsung, recovery comes bundled with the kernel. Or Phil managed to make the recovery a standalone flashable?! Link to flashable zip please, I don't wanna end up failing something. Hope I learn all the quirks of this device soon enough...

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
Look here, the place to go, for roms/kernels/recoveries and so on :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I always forget to check that. :eek:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
[MENTION=2473722]mat9v[/MENTION]

The kernel is the one that modifies the EFS or is that the modem? Or both...?

If I flash ME6 modem, that is what changes the EFS so it doesn't work with older modems? Or the ME6 kernel...?

Sent from hyperspace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
ME6 is the kernel and it does change the game, modem is ME4 and is safe.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
So... the only thing that does changes to the EFS is the kernel? The modem doesn't change anything on that side...?

I understood that the modem changes stuff. And the kernel changes other stuff. Haha.

It's fine, I guess, even if I don't back my EFS up, since I won't be using whatever kernel is provided in any ROMs unless it's Perseus, so...

I'll still make a backup of it, just in case this Samsung goes haywire all the sudden and... oh well.

Thanks for your input. I'm gonna flash Phoenix tomorrow (in junction with Perseus) and go from there.

Tell me, what is the LATEST modem? ME4?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mat9v:
MG1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdadevnube:
Is there anyway to bypass mDNIe on the Galaxy S4?

On the Galaxy Note II with Perseus kernel, one can use STweaks to "Enable master sequence", which will ignore Samsung's profiles and instead use a color scheme that closely calibrates the display to the sRBG color space.

My understanding is that a Note II display was measured with a colorimeter and values were obtained which allowed accurate color representation when the values were input into a mDNIe matrix.

In any case, is there any way to obtain accurate color on the GS4?

I noticed that Liquid Smooth ROM has advanced settings to set the color scheme (which didn't seem to do anything) and color temperature (didn't seem to do anything.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kyooshi:
Ive seen settings for mDNIe inside the KTweaker app that comes with the KTSGS4 Kernel. Not sure if its exactly what your looking for, but its the closest thing i could find. Might want to take a look at that kernel if you haven't already.