yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Xmoose:
Yeah...that guy is a pro he used those complicated terms....I'll make it clear...

So firstly all that you need to backup is your apps,contacts and all other user data....

Now root the phone and do as you like...

If something wrong happens or you want to remove the installed Rom and revert back to official(Sony's) Rom.....follow these steps

just don't panic..open pc companion>support zone>repair phone....

The pc companion will download the latest OFFICIAL FIRMWARE from Sony....

Do as you are prompted...you will have the phone just like when the phone was when taken out of the box it came in..

The above mentioned step is to be done only with a LOCKED bootloader(I guess you are not planning to unlock it:D:D).

About ftf...ftf means flashtool file.as the name tells it is used by androxyde( software for flashing Sony Xperia) flashtool..it is an alternative of the repair option via pc companion..the advantage of flashtool is that it can be used with unlocked bootloader too while pc companion can work only on a locked bootloader..

The link I gave you before explains how you create an ftf and use it....

I dint think you need to backup the system and bootanimation and other stuff...it will be restored by the repairoption....

Now any more doubts bro;);):cool::cool::D:D

Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.

it's worth something for me...

sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] john3voltas:
Yea, I'm sure he meant to help but the way he explained it sounded like a very complicated procedure.

So, root the phone and then backup TA, right? And then CWM, new ROM, etc, right?

You guessed right, I'm not into unlocking anything. I will root it because that's the only way to go and I will install a recovery (CWM) just to be safe and then I will try a new ROM but that's as far as I will go.

Can I use flashtool on a locked bootloader too? Or do I really need to use PC companion? Just asking ;)

Thanks, I'll look into that too.

Ufff, that's great because I was already getting scaried :)
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Xmoose:
Yeah I think you can't backup those without root

.if yes do it...anyway without those you can't update ota...

Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.

it's worth something for me...

sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] john3voltas:
Thanks.

BTW, with regards to

ROMs for locked Xperia Miro

, would you choose Gimlo or would you rather use another ROM?

Cheers
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] zzztidurvirus:
im sorry for complicating this thing. What I mean is, are you using a branded phone? Like different boot animation showing up, different than typical xperia animation? I only said to backup all those things just so you wont lose it when you use pc companion. Yea it looks hard to do, but you already know how to use pc companion, and probably found that blob_fs folder too, am I right?

If its a normal miro, im sure pc companion - repair will make it brand new again, complete with new firmware updates.

Sent from My Awesome Paradox ST21i
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] john3voltas:
1831 biokedl

No problem, as said before, I'm sure you were only trying to help. ;)

Well, actually all the other phones I had from this carrier all had personalized boot up animations, desktop themes and screen savers.

But not this one. This one has a lot of pesky apps for "their weather", "their stock exchange", "their etc, etc...

Not yet. I'll take a look at it tonight. It won't hurt to copy that folder anyway, right?

I'm not a big fan of PC companion but yeah it's simple to use.

Yea, it seems pretty normal except for all the little app bloat.

Cheers
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] zzztidurvirus:
Copy the blob_fs so you can make your own .ftf.

Sent from My Awesome Paradox ST21i
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Xmoose:
I don't know what to say buddy...I don't own a miro.....

But even on my device, I love the stock rim with Sony's homescreen and widgets....

Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.

it's worth something for me...

sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] zzztidurvirus:
Paradox on miro is also ok, just that its old, not updated, but im fine with it. Im not a flash-a-holic, im a gamer, and I dont like lags, especially on HD games. As long as I have vold.fstab, link2sd, and greenify, im fine with paradox for now. Heck, even with these 3 running on stock rom, youll immediately notice the difference.

Sent from My Awesome Paradox ST21i
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] john3voltas:
Just ran Backup-TA but apparently it does not work with my phone :(.

[ ------------------------------------------------------------ ]
[ Backup TA v9.6 for Sony Xperia ]
[ ------------------------------------------------------------ ]
[ 1. Backup ]
[ 2. Restore ]
[ 3. Restore dry-run ]
[ 4. Convert v4 backup ]
[ 5. Quit ]
[ ------------------------------------------------------------ ]
Please make your decision: [1,2,3,4,5]?1

=======================================
BACKUP
=======================================
When you continue Backup TA will perform a backup of the TA partition.
First it will look for the TA partition by its name. When it can not
be found this way it will ask you to perform an extensive search.
The extensive search will inspect many of the partitions on your device,
in the hope to find it and continue with the backup process.

Are you sure you want to continue? [Y,N]?Y

Waiting for device...OK

=======================================
FIND TA PARTITION
=======================================
Partition not found by name.

Do you want to perform an extensive search for the TA? [Y,N]?Y

=======================================
INSPECTING PARTITIONS
=======================================
--- mmcblk0p1 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p2 ---
Searching for Serial No...+
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p4 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p6 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p7 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p8 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p9 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p12 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p13 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

--- mmcblk0p14 ---
Searching for Serial No...-
Searching for Marlin Certificate...-

*** No compatible TA partition found on your device. ***

*** Backup cancelled. ***

Press any key to continue . . .

What exactly could this mean?

Does that mean that I can't backup my phone's TA partition and that in such sense I shouldn't risk to install another ROM if I need to put it back later on?

Or does that mean that my phone doesn't even have a TA partition and that I don't need to worry about it?

And a last question: since I am *not* going to touch the bootloader, should I worry about backing up TA? Is "backing up TA" only for guys that need to change the bootloader? Or should everybody do it anyways?

As always, sorry for the n00b questions and TIA. :)

Cheers
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] zzztidurvirus:
No. You said yourself youre not going to unlock it. Roms for locked will not touch that TA.

Sent from My Awesome Paradox ST21i
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] john3voltas:
Cool. Then I can skip the backup TA part.

I honestly would like to make a full backup of all the partitions in the phone to feel more safe but I guess it would be a waste of time.

Thanks mate.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] zzztidurvirus:
Just make sure you did backup your own firmware as .ftf for later use.

Sent from My Awesome Paradox ST21i
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] john3voltas:
All this "10 days before you're allowed to post in devel topics" and captcha on every single post or preview-post is probably necessary but *extremely* annoying.

I don't know how that's done. Can you point me to a guide on how to do that?

I am trying to install CWM.

Found a topic about Miro st23i that has a link on how to install CWM.

It links here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2003069.

But then it says it hasn't been tested on Miro.

What shall I do?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Xmoose:
This is My guide for creating .ftf from pc companion..pretty easyhttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2352081

And socondly just check the opinions and comments of miro users in that thread...

Might tell you if it works...

Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.

it's worth something for me...

sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theblack_jack:
hello to all.

I am bothered with a small problem on mms apps. the application of the custom rom in which I am, I renamed. bak with root explore. I installed an AOSP mms apk. it works very well. but the problem is that when someone sent me a text message, every time, ca me open a thread. the person sends me 10 sms, instead of going all in the same thread, following each other, ca puts me as if it was a different person each time ... So hard to be found. I had thought of the application, I installed chomp, or Handcent, like ... someone there a solution? thank you in advance.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theblack_jack:
anyone?:crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveO390:
I was hoping one of Task650's users can tell me if the gallery app in his current AOKP release is able to sync with Picassa?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tedkunich:
As in showing Picassa images in your gallery, no it does not. It can upload images to Picassa within gallery though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveO390:
That's exactly what I wanted to know, thanks.

Now when you say it can upload to Picassa, do you mean that when you tap the share button while looking at a picture in the gallery, Picassa comes up as an option?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dimatchka:
Why is tasks thread closed?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveO390:
No clue, but the reason I posted this here was to avoid him getting irritated at this question being posted there..... since a question like this doesn't belong in a development thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Eternalty:
He closed it because someone didn't search before posting.

Sent from my CLEAN Note II
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thioen:
Hello,

I tried this method, followed every step from the main thread and I can't get it to work. When I boot Linux it just freezes while booting or at times I get to initramfs and I don't know what to do (probably related to kernel). I tried Tubuntu and Lubuntu. What is the recommended Linux image for this? There are 3 files to download :

Ubuntu-3.1.10-9-rootbind.zip

modules-3.1.10-9

kernelblob-rootbind.img.

After installing Linux and extracting modules I have to use TWRP/CWR to install Ubuntu-3.1.10-9-rootbind.zip, right? I just want to be sure that I'm doing correct.

Thank you very much for this method and I hope I'll get through with this!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] crino:
Hi gyuys,

maybe this is not the right place where we can talk on this

but the resource of the forum arre great...so

there is a way to extract files from etem m500's rom

(memory or .nbf) so we can catch files from bluetooth and the other software?

i've already tried dumprom but it creates an empty file :(

TIA :wink:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] itsme:
the rom is not memory mapped, only the kernel part is loaded in ram.

if you disassemble the kernel, you'll notice a kerneliocontrol function 0x1012000, this is what you can use to read from the rom.

the kernel you can find at 0x80040000 in memory.

willem
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Typhus_:
Hello!

Today I've came across with:

Samsung Galaxy Star Duos GT-S5282

And I've started to wonder if it isn't possible to port it's ROM to our beloved Y DUOS.

While searching here on XDA, I've discovered this post -> Rooted galaxy star duos via firmware.

I've downloaded it and used dsixda's Android Kitchen to deodex all apk's

.

And so, HERE you go fellows.

I think that, in theory we would be able to port this, in fact, I would gladly try to do it if it wasn't for my lack of time. :(

I hereby request that this thread becomes updated by everyone interested on porting this or using the provided apk's to mod a custom ROM still based on Ginger Bread. This is a request for all of our most skilled members to work on!!

So how will it be? Can we count on each other to port (or mod a custom ROM with) this?

I would be very grateful if we could.

I've cast the first stone into the lake, now let's make some waves, shall we?

GO! :victory:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] -CALIBAN666-:
i think its a realy big rom for our duos,but why not.have u tried it?or have you only some things themed and thats all,and which kernel is inside?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Typhus_:
Tried it? No.

I simply took it, as is, from the thread I've mentioned on the OP and used Android kitchen to deodex all apk's.

-EDIT-

This is still a ROM for Star Duos, not Y Duos.

I simply thought that, since both phones are ldpi devices, we could try to make it work on our phone by porting it, or to make it look like it by modding our apk's.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] b16h22:
Star duos has a spreadtrum 8810 processor and mali 300 gpu.Its impossible to port
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Typhus_:
Well, at least we can use the apk's to mod our custom ROM's, right?

For example, Omkar$ requested HERE for someone to resize stuff for Galaxy Y.

Well, with these apk the resizing is already made, right? We can use this stuff to, at leats, mod, am I correct?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Kenjboy:
yes you can port png images i think...unless its same names and layout...

but why we need to coz there was already png images in our apk and we just only to edit it and design for theming...

edit:

can you share the stock launcher of it maybe we can use that...
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Typhus_:
The launcher is included for download.

It's SecLauncher2.apk.

Remember that this download is the result of my import of the rooted firmware (available for download on the thread I mentioned on the OP) on dsixda's Android Kitchen.

I've took the firmware and passed it on Android Kitchen simply to deodex all files.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] ChaTy:
Hey buddy can u just upload "SecLauncher2.apk"

i just wanted that file,..... n i dont have that much data in cell than i can dwl 400+mb....

n will it work if i directly intstall that apk in my sgy duos....or i need to move tht in system???/

just do 1 thing...upload SecLauncher2.apk ...n i will see it myself.........
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Typhus_:
I Don't know if the launcher will work by itself "alone". I think we will always need the frameworks.

Later on I will release a download for the launcher, settings, systemui, and all frameworks, so that you're able to try it.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Kenjboy:
yes thats right since you already download the firmware we need only the important apk and not the whole firmware lets see what we can do about it...
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] ChaTy:
Hmm okaay...fine....no problem :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] EduardoMarshall:
I thought I would leave a new ROM because Kenjboy and Raw 99 are good at development. :good:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Typhus_:
OK,

Download frameworks HERE.

Framework includes

:

android.policy.jar

framework.jar

framework2.jar

services.jar

twframework.jar

framework-res.apk

twframework-res.apk

Download apps HERE.

App includes

:

minimode-res.apk (dunno what's this but seemed important...)

SecLauncher2.apk

SecLiveWallpaperPicker.apk

SecSettings.apk

SecWallpaperChooser.apk

SystemUI.apk

If you need anything else separately, or if you think that I've missed some important stuff on this separate download, just reply.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] xHausx:
Thread moved to Q&A.

[WIP] (Work In Progress) and [DEV] (under development) threads are welcomed, but as this is marked as a question it is more appropriate for the Q&A section.

If you have a test ROM you can post and you are willing to keep the first post updated as things progress, please feel free to create a new thread for it in the development area.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] kaustubh.rockstar:
wait a sec... are u trying to port jb ?!

First have a look at the fact that cm7 is now stable because of alcatel lib files, they won't work for ics/jb. So, stop dreaming and contribute in getting stable cm9 first..

[MENTION=4620325]b16h22[/MENTION] agree with your statement.

---------- Post added at 08:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:43 AM ----------

yes, you've missed a fully working hw lib files for a full working jb... that we don't have !!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Typhus_:
Did you read all posts?

Besides, the way you're addressing this thread is quite aggressive. Please don't do that.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kmartburrito:
Just wanted others to know that this works really well, I tested it a few minutes ago.I believe the wireless ones need power, but the USB wired one doesn't, which is why I bought it a long time ago. I did not test my wireless controllers with my wireless usb dongle, but can if people are interested.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] negroplasty:
The wireless ones will never work any other way besides wirelessly... the cable only syncs it to the computer/xbox and then proceeds to transmit wirelessly as normal. Good to know the wired ones will work though :good: .
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] bolagnaise:
I just bought a S4 bike mount from EBay.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=161019492494

Made by this company.

https://slipgripcarmounts.3dcartstores.com/mobile/home.asp?#home

I couldn't find any reviews on xda for it so when it arrives I will do a full review. I ordered the S4 with otter box defender style. They also do many other types.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Magicantian:
Thanks, to go along with it you might like..

Thanks for the heads up on these mounts, planning on getting one soon, glad to see it has a swivel functionality. You might like the app mapmyride+ only 99cents. Also has syncing functions with some good peripherals.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] citrix80:
I want to flash the google factory 4.3 image, following step on this page. after I extract the zip. bootloader-maguro-primemd04, always says corrupt file or unsupported image. I tried many times.

then, I run adb command from, I get error device not found.

what should I do?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smacman:
I've got a 16GB Nexus 7 that barely ever leaves my desk drawer anymore. My unit is from the batch that becomes extremely laggy if less than 4GB are free, takes a long time to charge, and loses 50% a day in standby (even with Wifi Off and nothing syncing). I'm positive the unit is faulty somehow as if all Nexus 7s were like this, there is no way they would have reached this level of popularity.

So now for the question:

What should I do with this thing? Is there an alternative lightweight OS I can flash to it? Can I turn it into a Kindle Fire or something? As it stands now, it is an expensive paperweight.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Username invalid:
There are several things you can do to possibly increase the performance and battery. For starters, such as flashing a light weight power saving ROM and kernel then adjusting its frequency, voltage and governor. Afterwards try this - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1971852
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
When is the last time you did a full wipe?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smacman:
I've tried everything. Numerous wipes, numerous roms/kernels (slim, CM10, PA, etc.). In the end, the same lag and slowness always ruins the experience. I've pretty much given up on using this thing as my primary tablet. I'm now trying to decide if I should sell it, give it away, or use it for some other purpose. I've thought about flashing a bare bones version of CM10 with no apps and using it primarily as a Kindle Reader..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
Have you tried a different kernel + overclock it?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smacman:
Yes. Same eventual result..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .torrented:
Have you updated to andoid 4.3... If not, 4.3 enabled fstrim and will fix your slowness. I would update to 4.3 and do a completely full wipe (data/media/ too)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidkid311:
I would suggest the 4.3 update as well. If that doesn't work sell it ASAP while its still worth a few bucks :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lim Wee Huat:
I own a 16gb too. I do keep all my photos or whatever files all into Google drive/ dropbox and not in the device itself. I sync it across my 3 other devices.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Steveomatic123:
Hi,

I have an S4 running CM 10.1-20130728-Nightly. When I connect to BT and a call comes in and I switch to speaking with the phone, the person I am talking to can never hear me. I have to switch my BT off for my phone microphone to work.

On a side note my BT connection is not good at all, that is why I switch to the phone speaker when a call comes in. The person I am speaking to through BT can never hear me without tons of static. It also cuts off while playing music.

My main concern is my phone microphone being affected when trying to talk on the phone while listening to music through BT.

Is this CM or my S4?

Please help, I love CM and would hate to have to switch.

Thanks,

Steve
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiauser993:
hi guys,

Yesterday i noticed that my "back" button on my S2 wount work,so i tried to fixed it.

Other keys worked perfectly so i thought that can't be hardware problem, must be software,but it wasnt.

I tried the factory reset,but my phone stuck at the samsung logo,so i flashed it again with a new FW...that didn't help for the button,but my phone worked again.Then i wanted to change the menu (right button) to be the back button,but i can't find any working app to do make the change...

Any help,tips and such would help me...if any one had the same problem and fixed him without taking him to the samsung service,please share your expiriance,

thank you in advance...:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UltimateAnas:
Try changing your kernel?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Try button savier app.

Taking it to a repair centre might also do the trick.

BTW, it's in your other right.

Sent from...this is not even my S2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sa6969:
Hi all

i bought S4 SHV-E300K from koreia and iam using it in United arab Emirates

iam facing some problem as the 4G are not working here, i cant sms more than 80 latter, MMS not working :(

are those problem can be solved

please help :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkhorn:
What possessed you to think anyone in the Verizon, as in USA, forum would be able to help you? Maybe if you posted this question in the proper forum you might have better luck. Try here: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2164
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] WizeGuyDezignz:
As the title suggests, I plan on buying a S4 today. If I do, will it have the latest software that I can't root? How recent was the update the isn't rootable?

Thanks!