yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Wheelzz:
A few more questions (nothing serius):

Does CWM Touch cost? I got a weird popup when I tried to install via ROM manager, I just installed normal CWM.

Is it possible to update my CM build - say from my current Stable version to a nightly or RC - without starting fresh? Or, do I just have to settle for backing up my important info and app data, and than setup the rest? Than again, I guess I can just as easily import from my Google backups of my device. Although, I'm not sure if that saves my contacts. I didn't do the import this time, as I had a bunch of apps and junk I didn't want (yeah, I think I'm rambling now).

What ROM(s) do you run?

For future reference (in case I ever root a friends sammy) Do you use that ODIN v3.07 for everything (ie, even CF Auto Root)? Reason I ask is because, Auto Root comes with a vesion of ODIN (I think ODIN 3 1.85, not 100% sure of the naming format, on my lunch break) that says CF Auto Root and has the check boxes greyed out (I assume to avoid the CF Auto Root being messed up). I assume it is fine to flash auto root with normal ODIN? I flashed the stock kernal and such with the Auto Root version of and didn't seem to have issues.

Again, THANKS for putting up with me! :good::good:;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Wheelzz:
I probably won't bother installing CWM touch, I don't see myself flashing much. I assume the only difference is the obvious one, in which it allows you to navigate the options via touch rather than the clicking of UP/DOWN? As for Terminal Emulator, CM has it by default.

The only reason I opted not to restore my settings from the cloud is that things were being restored that I didn't need (nor want), such as the relatively useless Rogers apps. IIRC, you don't have the option to simply restore select thing, say, your contacts. I could be wrong. Is Titanium Backup, is it better than using Google's service? Does it allow for select restoration? What are the major differences/advantages besides being free from cloud storage?

As for Touchwiz, I am a fan of lots of its features - quick actions bar, easy folder creation, etc - but some of the additions to things such as the camera and other parts of the UI feel too cluttered for my liking.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BCSC:
You are correct about CWM. The only difference is touch vs volume buttons. It's just a minor convenience if you use it frequently.

With Titanium you can restore whatever you want. There are batch backups that will restore everything you have saved or you can cherry pick restore. The difference between Google's method and Titaniums method can best be described this way: Say you spend 3 months playing Angry Birds and beat 90% of the levels. Google only backs up the fact that you had the app. You will lose your levels and data. With Titanium it saves the App, and associated data, so no levels are lost. Angry Birds is just an example, this is how all apps are treated. So if you wipe your phone You have all Apps exactly as they were before wipe. With Google you only get the app from scratch. Here are some screen shots. First shows options to backup or restore all or select apps. second screenshot shows selection screen for which you want to backup (Similar screen applies for restore). Third is a Search option if you want to do just 1 app restore.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
I know this has been covered but I can't seem to find it again, how do I go about removing the red Development text on my splash screen? I'm S-Off, running Venom 2.2. I appreciate any help finding the thread again.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
Thank you, sir.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joeyxc:
hello all ive been working on my rom but i cant get it working in recovery it says the binary couldnt be read correctly, attached is my working folder zip from kitchen please help look into it i cant figure it out
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rahulrulez:
Rename update-binary.orig to update-binary. That might be the issue mate!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ww2916269:
Could you help me to check this problem? Thank you very much!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2390510
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaKTaiL:
Hi, I know this has nothing to do with what the OP asked on the thread, but it's related to Updater-Script so here goes:

I've notice a lot of people have been using delete_recursive instead of format command to wipe system.

Why is that? Is it safer to use delete_recursive? Because I'm using Android Kitchen and it creates an Updater-Script with format command.

It's the first time I'm using Android Kitchen though so I'm afraid of testing the zip I made before I'm sure it's safe to use format. Can somebody help me?

PS.: I didn't want to create another thread to ask this so I apologize in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agat63:
It all started with mmc bug that has been presented by ICS source for GS2.

format() command was triggering hard brick.

You can find very good and full explanation of the bug in GS2 section of the forum but here is very short and simple explanation of the bug.

The MMC_CAP_ERASE command (part of format) was writing bunch of zeros in MMC killing the phone.

After kernel source was released we were able to disable that command and it became safer but some devs still use delete_recursive instead of format.

Both command do same and have pretty much same affect but delete_recursive might be few milliseconds slower than format()

Format command is formatting the partition where delete_recursive is deleting everything from partition (folders, subfolders, files etc) and then goes over the partition again to make sure nothing left behind (thus "recursive").

For new install format() command is cleaner, I think.

But if dev has modified his script at some point it will just keep using it till new modification is required. So there may be no need for delete_recursive any more but since it's in script and script is working no one is really looking into it.

Hope this make sense.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaKTaiL:
Thanks for reserving your time to answer me. Really appreciate it. :)

I came from a Galaxy S2 before the S4 and I'm aware of the MMC_CAP_ERASE problems.

I just didn't know it was caused by the format command. Thanks for explaining it to me.

I'll keep using delete_recursive from now on.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joeyxc:
Here's my log...

Installing '/sdcard/GEM4.3_By:Joeyxc.zip'...

Checking for MD5 file...

I:Cannot find file /sdcard/GEM4.3_By:Joeyxc.zip.md5

Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.

line 4 col 17: syntax error, unexpected STRING, expecting $end

line 5 col 19: syntax error, unexpected STRING, expecting ',' or ')'

2 parse errors

E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/GEM4.3_By:Joeyxc.zip'

Error flashing zip '/sdcard/GEM4.3_By:Joeyxc.zip'

Updating partition details...

Please help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Surge1223:
The issue is the format the text is in. Also in addition to renaming update-binary.orig to update-binary, rename update-script to updater-script. Open the updater-script.orig with a text editor and look at the format and compare it to the text you have in 'update-script'. Change the format of the text in 'update-script' to match the format of 'updater-script.orig'. You should be able to notice right away that you will need to add parenthesis', semi-colons, and apostrophes as you are missing all of them. If you need more help let me know, I can look over/help you edit it.

Edit: Come to think about it, you just needed to convert update script to updater-script using kitchen.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hawkerpaul:
Can I ask an updater-script related problem here please.

I write a few CWM utils (see my thread)

Some of these scripts perform a factory reset (wipe /data essentially)

On the GS2, this used to work great, but on the GS4, doing this also wipes the entire internal SD card!

I think this happening because there is a link to sd card in /data/media/0 perhaps.

My question is, how can I perform such a wipe of /data in the updater-script and keep internal SD Card in tact?

I've tried delete_recursive and format

But always, the script ends up wiping the entire SD card along with /data

example of commands I've been using in the updater-script are:

format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p29", "0");

mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p29", "/data");

delete_recursive("/data");

I've also tried unmounting /sdcard before attempting one of the above commands:

unmount("/sdcard");

run_program("/sbin/umount", "/sdcard");

(also tried both of these with /data/media/0)

both actually unmounted /sdcard (as I could no longer access it in recovery) but both the format and the delete_recursive command still managed to wipe the entire internal SD card.

If unmounted, I am then unable to get recovery to see the sdcard until the device is rebooted.

I've tried to remount the sdcard to get it back online for the current recovery session in the updater-script using:

mount("vfat", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p1", "/sdcard");

but this doesn't seem to work.

Any pointers or advice would be greatly appreciated as this has been driving me nuts! :silly:

:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Surge1223:
FWIW, I had issues with data too, I was unable to restore shealth2 since it is preinstalled in /data/app and I would soft-brick everytime I tried flashing it until I finally used the script below with success.

unmount("/system");

mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p29", "/data");

mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p16", "/system");

package_extract_dir("system", "/system");

set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0644, "/system");

run_program("adb", "install", "-r", "added_files/system/app/HealthContentProvider.apk");

run_program("adb", "install", "-r", "added_files/system/app/SensorService.apk");

package_extract_dir("data", "/data");

set_perm_recursive(1000, 1000, 0771, 0644, "/data/app");

run_program("adb", "install", "-r", "added_files/data/app/SHealth2.apk");

unmount("/system");

unmount("/data");
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garwynn:
Data wiping on S4:

Recent CWM versions have seemed to handle this without issue.

I'm still using my alpha CWM and it handles this case without a problem.

Are you using current recovery repos from CM as well as device repos?

Removed 3 posts as they are not development related.

Please - If you're just downloading/flashing a ROM, not developing or creating it - try that ROM's specific thread.

If one isn't there consider asking in the Q&A for that specific device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcus:
hey guys i know it's been some time no one has replied to this thread, i hope someone can help though... Here is my issue, i am building my own rom from stock SGH-M919V (Galaxy S4..carrier Video Tron) rom using latest android kitchen, i have removed lots of bloatware, removed knox, deodexed the apps..etc.etc. I am ready to build the rom so i do that, then comes the time to flash the new rom created by android-kitchen i am using Philz Touch recovery latest, this is the error i get in recovery:

Installing update...
format() expects 5 args, got 4
E:Error in /storage/sdcard1/stock.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

some times i get...format() expects 3 args, got 4...if i try a different setting in recovery.

I know a lot of ppl had this issue before, i just cant find the solution for my phone, model, rom specifically.

Android Kitchen says it needs to convert the update-script to updater-script...so i do what it suggest...ive learn this was the issue i am having...can someone point to the right direction to fix this and to successfully flash my rom?

BTW this is the very first rom i try to bake so i am farely new to this. I would also like to remove the format() command and use delete_recursive() ..how do i implement it ? do i just rename the command ?.

THANKS ! :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luigi997:
I am making a rom in cwm but I always get the error status of 0 , help me fill in the updater script correctly?

This is the updater script made from cygwin:

show_progress(0.1, 0);
format("MTD", "system");
mount("MTD", "system", "/system");
format("MTD", "userdata");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
symlink("dumpstate", "/system/bin/dumpcrash");
symlink("debuggerd", "/system/bin/csview");
symlink("mksh", "/system/bin/sh");
symlink("toolbox", "/system/bin/touchinput");
symlink("toolbox", "/system/bin/playback");
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0644, "/system");
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0777, 0777, "/system/etc/init.d");
set_perm_recursive(0, 2000, 0755, 0755, "/system/bin");
set_perm(0, 3003, 06755, "/system/bin/ip");
set_perm(0, 3003, 02750, "/system/bin/netcfg");
set_perm(0, 3004, 02755, "/system/bin/ping");
set_perm(0, 2000, 06750, "/system/bin/run-as");
set_perm_recursive(1002, 1002, 0755, 0440, "/system/etc/bluetooth");
set_perm(0, 0, 0755, "/system/etc/bluetooth");
set_perm(1000, 1000, 0640, "/system/etc/bluetooth/auto_pairing.conf");
set_perm(3002, 3002, 0444, "/system/etc/bluetooth/blacklist.conf");
set_perm(1002, 1002, 0440, "/system/etc/dbus.conf");
set_perm(1014, 2000, 0550, "/system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks");
set_perm(0, 2000, 0550, "/system/etc/init.goldfish.sh");
set_perm(0, 0, 0544, "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh");
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0555, "/system/etc/ppp");
set_perm_recursive(0, 2000, 0755, 0644, "/system/vendor");
set_perm_recursive(0, 2000, 0755, 0644, "/system/vendor/etc");
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0644, "/system/vendor/firmware");
set_perm(0, 2000, 0755, "/system/vendor/firmware");
set_perm(0, 2000, 0755, "/system/vendor/lib");
set_perm_recursive(0, 2000, 0755, 0755, "/system/xbin");
set_perm(0, 1000, 0755, "/system/xbin/busybox");
run_program("/system/xbin/busybox", "--install", "-s", "/system/xbin");
set_perm(0, 0, 06755, "/system/xbin/su");
symlink("/system/xbin/su", "/system/bin/su");
show_progress(0.1, 10);
show_progress(0.2, 0);
assert(package_extract_file("boot.img", "/tmp/boot.img"),
write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img", "boot"),
delete("/tmp/boot.img"));
show_progress(0.2, 10);
unmount("/system");

The rom is for s3 mini
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] tantan1208:
I recently upgraded my Bluetooth GPS Receiver from a rikaline 6030 to an Aktronix with 16 satellites but i can't make it work with my XDAII and Tomtom 3.07.

I can pair it. But when i start the Tomtom GPS Tracker, it can't seem to connect to the Aktronix GPS Receiver.

Any Help will be greatly appreciated
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] cruisin-thru:
Which port are you using for the gps? Did you accept serial profile when gps was being bonded. Try choosing tomtom wireless gps and bt gps in the bottom box.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] tantan1208:
I tried to use com 1 port, but xda issued an error saying that com 1 doesn't exist. I then tried 4, 5, 7, 9 to no avail. I tried selecting tomtom wireless gps and bt gps but it still failed to work although that's the setting i used for the rikaline 6030.

The aktronix uses nmea chipset and the manual tells me to use it as an spp slave but xda doesn't have that option. I also tried installing pocket Bluetooth tools but when i tried to pair the aktronix GPS, there's no port number in the serial option. It just has a blank field...

Hopefully you guys can help me sort this out
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Speedmaster:
Try the following under the GPS section (2nd page where the world map is).

Top dropdown = NMEA 0183 v2 Bluetooth

Bottom dropdown = Blue tooth Serial Port COM6

Make sure the box is "ticked"

Also, switch on Bluetooth, go into bluetooth setting,select service, highlight serial port and make sure there is a tick in the Enable service box.

HTH

Kevin
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] tantan1208:
I've selected NMEA 0183 v2 Bluetooth and Com 6. But when i went to bluetooth settings, i can't see service on it. All i can see are:

================================

Bluetooth Beam Authentication

Authentication Required

Bluetooth ActiveSync Setup

Press start button...

Bluetooth Serial Port Setup:

Inbound COM port: COM4

Outbound COM port: COM5

================================

Is this the service that you're talking about? If not, where can i find this service thing that i need to highlight.

ROM Version 1.72.00WWE

Radio Version 1.17.00

ExtRom version 1.72.187
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] cruisin-thru:
Looking at those setting you should be choosing com 5 for your gps. It should also work by choosing tomtom wireless in the top box and bt gps in the lower box in tomtom gps settings. Try removing the gps from your bonded items, reset the xda then rebond, it should offer to act as serial port profile, answer yes to this.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] juanlu:
This is the same problem for me, but with a Royaltek RBT-1000, XDA II and Pocket Bluetooth Tools installed...

Any solution?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] EastExpert:
Well, I have a similar condition.

O2 XDA II, AA Navigator and Fortuna Clip-On Bluetooth GPS.

It has worked before with TomTom, it STILL works with Microsoft Pocket Streets - you start it and it shows the GPS data.

AA Navigator automatically detects the device, setting the data to COM5 (which seems right to me - Outbound port which means the XDAII initiates the link) and speed to 4800. This is the same setting which is used by (working) Microsoft Pocket Streets, so I'm pretty much confident that the port would be COM5.

Yet when I confirm this, it still says <unplugged/setup wrong>... and the blue LED on Clip-on does not pulsate just like it does when there is the reception with other working software...

Wrote e-mail to AA support (I'm no fool to ring £1 / minute support line...) and waiting the answer... not going to resort back to TomTom...
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] slick_rick:
For science....
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] dems86:
Downloading now, Yay
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] mjwhirly:
Carbon for flo this fast :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] JustusIV:
The cyanogenmod rom is having an issue with titanium(hit or miss)

Anyone know if this rom has the same issue?

I just tried the cyanogenmod one and couldnt restore my "user" data.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] slick_rick:
Same thing, it's a tibu issue. Just change backups folder to the one using legacy vs emulated mount.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] casonswag:
My fav rom!

Sent From My Nexus 7.2 aka N7 2013 aka Razor aka Flo

---------- Post added at 09:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:49 PM ----------

What issue are yall talking about cause ive been having problems with data sometimes i would lose data to my apps after a reboot?

Sent From My Nexus 7.2 aka N7 2013 aka Razor aka Flo
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] JustusIV:
Worked... Thank you
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] matthew0776:
Yes....!! Thanks for the ROM. One of my favs from gnex.

Sent from a Candy Painted N7 (2013)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] rxmxsh:
Nice! Awesome news.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] Nexus11:
No Gapps Needed ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] winner00:
Yea they are needed. Use whatever 4.3 gapps you would like for now.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] drdrewdown:
ok i swear i'm not retarded. I can't find the flo folder on goo/devs/carbon

is it just me?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] aj8600:
its not there. follow the link at the top of the op to the google drive download link
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] drdrewdown:
uggh, thanks dude. maybe i am retarded, but i appreciate your response
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] winner00:
Nightlies haven't started yet. They will most likely start in the next few days.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] drdrewdown:
good seein you winner00 i've used your creations on multiple devices for several years. :cheers:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] dems86:
Can anyone mirror this? Download keeps dropping on me part way through, and it's super slow right now for some reason.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] drdrewdown:
went super duper fast for me, it's google drive should be super fast. i'll upload it to dropbox if you insist
[Nexus 7 (2013) Original Android Development] dems86:
Oh snap,I was connected to my neighbors WiFi for some reason, it's flying now, haha. Thanks for the offer though!!
[8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsukiyohikage:
My mother's kindle keeps freezing on her for awhile now and now it seems to do it more and more. She said it froze up on her 3 times today when she was trying to read a book, and looking at fb another time.Her system version is 8.4.3_user_4308820. Anyone know any way to fix this? She doesn't have a warranty for it. Says silk has locked up.
[8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Is the device running a custom or stock ROM? Is it rooted?
[8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsukiyohikage:
Stock. Not rooted.
[8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Uh I may be completely off but my kindle seems to get slow and freeze up pretty bad when the sdcard is low on space, start to notice it when I get under a GB, I'd check that while your at it, keep looking for what other people say though.
[8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsukiyohikage:
I just check her storage and she has 11gigs still free. So I don't think low sdcard is the problem this time. I was hoping it would be something that simple. could rooting and a custom Rom be the best fix? are you able to still get books from Amazon and able to access your books you already have? all she wants to do is be able to browse the web, read books,maybe a game or two.
[8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cronoss:
Since Silk is crashing or locking up, I would just install another browser and use that.

Dolphin, Firefox and Chrome are good alternatives.

If that doesn't work, I would just install a stock rom and wipe the kindle.
[8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsukiyohikage:
Alright will try that. Thanks.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodiaque:
hello everyone,

I'm having a weird issue with my stock telus htc one. I think the issue started with the last update.

I don't have a data plan, it's pay per use. Since I always have wifi anyway, I don't care. But my plan does include unlimited mms. Now, usually, when I send or receive mms, the data turn on by itself just for that and then turn off. I can replicate this behavior on my htc one x +. the samething was happening with my htc one but now, it stopped. If my data is turned off, no mms can be received or sent.

Anyone know how to fix it?

It's not a apn issue, since turning on data manually work.

I don't want an app that /enable the data for x seconds" since 1 seconds of real data (not mms) cost 5$.

No, I won't let my mobile data on, unless you want to pay my bill.

Thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tw1tchy:
MMS is sent through data network. This is 100% normal.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodiaque:
Yes I know that, did you even read everything?

I have a one x plus, mobile data off, I send or receive a mms, it turn on and off by itself to receive/send the mms.

My HTC one used to do that, but not anymore. Now, I must manually turn it on and off. The difference is when its automatic, its only mms that get pass through the 4g, when doing it manually, I get charged for the data coming in and out, at 5$/mb round up. See the problem?

I never said that mms shouldn't be using data, that's not the problem.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] godgib:
My company is buying a few of these and I need to remote support them. I've tried Team Viewer with the Sammy pugin.. No luck . Team viewer quick support works just no remote desktop. Any Ideas. Thanks
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] michaelg1030:
splash top?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] godgib:
I'm looking for a App that will let me control my tablet from my desktop.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Shadyrecords45:
Delete