yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Many reviews have the i9505 slightly beating the i9500 by a small margin in battery life. Camera and speed is slightly on i9500 better though the difference is marginal. If you want to be able to play with aosp roms then the i9505 is the only way to go. The i9500 will never come close in this regard because the snapdragon chipset is more open and developer friendly. It's used in several phones so there are many more developers who have familiarity with it and it's far less painful to develop for. Also the Google edition is built off the i9505.

So really do you want a slightly better camera and marginally fastet processor or a much more lively development scene?

It's entirely up to you at the end of the day.

-- Sent from the mighty Note 2 --
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daogiahieu:
the 9500 is more powerful, the camera and sound seem better :), but it isn't footling

the 9505 is supportted better, it has AOSP and the support of CM team :D and 9500 doesn't
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] desmond1303:
Well then, Seems like there is only one way to go.

GT-I9505 it is.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sxi200:
The 9505 had 4g while the 9500 doesn't. That's the main reason why I use the 9505......I love 4g and just can't go back.

Not sure if that matters to you though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] desmond1303:
Not at all as there is no LTE in Europe, or at least not in the part i live in
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electronical:
This is exactly what has been driving me crazy! I was looking for an exact answer to the i9500 v/s i9505 with respect to dev support. However, i have also seen several replies (in this very thread and elsewhere on XDA) that support is coming for i9500 which should balance the scale in terms of dev support for i9500, which should bring it on par with the dev support for i9505. Is that true?

I have also done some research with my limited knowledge of the android dev scene and correct me if i'm wrong but i have arrived at the conclusion that Samsung will never release the sources for Exynos Octa, but Qualcomm does release sources for its Snapdragon chipsets, which means that as of now and into the future, the i9505 is the best option to enjoy more custom ROMS with better stability due to better support from officially available binaries from Qualcomm. Am i correct in all my assumptions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Yup. Bang on the money. The i9500 will get aosp roms but they will never be as stable as the ones for the i9505.

Sent from my GT-N5110
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diaze:
after restoring my imei..my phone is stuck in factorymode

how can i exit factory mode?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Did you use search? I answered this in a thread in q&a only last night....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diaze:
well i fixed that by flashing a cm rom..but now i have correct imei but still no service..and the efs folder is empty
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Again

Stock rom not cm

Restore your backed up EFS folder .

Not working its a paid for service repair .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droid117:
Could you recommend any paid repair service centres that could repair the imei on my SGS3? I'm in the United Kingdom.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TacyMacD:
help me please phone stuck in factory mode

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 stuck in factory mode it has been rooted I did do Root Explorer and looked up EFS file and it says that it's empty what do I do now??

because I can't edit anything if it says that there's no file right I don't know what to do and I don't have a backup for it so what do I do please help me
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
If you dont have an imei number you need to flash a stock rom.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TacyMacD:
But I do have an IMEI so now what??:confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
Nothing, if your imei is intact and you can make calls you have no worries.

To remove the obtrusive factory overlay go to /etc/factoryapp/ and edit the factoryapp file with a text editor to the opposite of what it currently says.

Eg

If it says "enabled" then change it to "disabled".

If it says "1" change it to "0" or vice versa.

Save and exit. Reboot.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] GReaper-DEV:
I have Jelly Bean.. and i want to root and change ROM.. but at tutorials they say to downgrade to ICS.. can't i just root with JB?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] haizanlhkt:
Use this tool

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2366577
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] GReaper-DEV:
i want an answer..
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] entermetallica:
Can I flash a ROM/Kernel after just rooting? no bootloader unlocking?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] openmatrix:
Which tab2 varient aru u using?
[Android General] jitin02:
For all Android users. If u own a note, note2, s4, a nexus what ever phone

After seeing some f**king awesome artist on my What's app note2 group《thread for other groups which is solving problem is this one - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2336573 》.

Me and other group members decided to make a whatsapp group only for artist where we share our shots or drawing(now a days more camera shots) even if it is awesome or u r just learning or having fun or your 2 or 3 years old made it :) however is the drawing looking we all will share it in the group.

All you have to do is leave your number and name and country in the Google docs whose link is below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...xSGxWUzg3ZzQtcUhUaFdJSDd3WlE&usp=docslist_api

Let's start guys

PS. ADMIN OF GRP CHANGED

To those who dont like to share there number. Just pm to [MENTION=5371091]stefan234[/MENTION]

Or pm me

Accidentally farted from my GT-N7100
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] DrChair:
I finally figured out how the BigStorage ROM works.

At locations 7E32h & 211E32Eh (in the sd-card dump) the size of the Storage folder is defined. (atleast in the 1.11wwe I'm using. In other rom's the locations might differ a bit)

In the original rom those locations both contain 80 00 (notation is least significant byte first),

which means the size of the storage is 00800000h (= 8 MB)

The Storage is followed by the Ext_ROM of 01300000h (= 19 MB)

Finaly there's a piece of 00080000h (0.5 MB) which is unused.

So if you want to use all that space for your Storage-folder, the size of that folder would be 800000h+1300000h+80000h = 01B80000h

This means the value at locations 7E32h & 211E32Eh should be B8 01. (which is exactly the same value as you'll find in the Anansky-roms)

The only thing you have to do to get BigStorage, is to change those 2 values.

Because after you have flashed such a patched rom back, upon booting it for the first time, it notices that the Storage folder is wrong, so it starts to format it.

During this time the phone seems to hang at the splashscreen, but after 5 minutes or so, it continues and displays the screen alignment wizard.

So the easiest way to get big storage is:

1. dump current rom to SD-card

2. put the SD-card in a Cardreader

2a. optionally copy the rom to your pc, for backup purposes

3. use a DiskEditor straight on the SD-card to change 80 00 into B8 01 at locations 7E32h & 211E32Eh

4. put the SD-card back in your phone and flash it back.

5. hard-reset and wait a couple of minutes
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] shamus:
Thank you :D This solves the ntrw problem on writing image to card. What I can say more errors in ntrw during writing are made because of partial block at the end, if image is a multiply of 256kB blocks than there are no error message in this case flash image shoud have exactly 64MB :)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] MKS:
Good work DrChain!!!

But it's important to mention that the indicated locations to make the changes (7E32h & 211E32Eh) are not the same ones in all the versions of ROM.

Greetings :wink:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] palmVer:
So, the key point is how to locate where the 2 location should be modified to "b8 01". Could you please show me some hints?

I just have my O2 mini upgraded to 1.12.00WWE and would like to modify it to bigstorage, thanks a lot!!

:)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] DrChair:
You need to do a search for "00 00 80 00", unfortunalty you'll find it a lot.

The first place should be a couple of pages above "KERN.pdb" (= a couple lines beneath "Update_TAD_From_Kernel_Charging"

The second place should be a couple of lines above "PSMFSD.pdb"

Hope it helps
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Talents:
Success in Creating BigStorage ROM for Chinese 1.11 version

I used a simple method

- search for 02 00 00

80 00

20 20 00 00 and there are only two locations.

Thanks to the insights from Anansky, MKS, DrChair, ... and I managed to create the BigStorage ROM for Dopod 818 in Chinese.

I changed

80 00

to

b8 01

at locations 00007e4a and 01fc232e.

The above search method applies to other ROM versions as well. I have tried it successfully with English versions of O2 mini, i-mate JAM and T-mobile.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] NightmarE:
nice work guys ..... :D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] HBK:
I like the idea of hacking for BigStorage, but I don't like other stuff being forced on me at the same time (boot pic). So for me this is rather cool. Thanks!

What to hack next? ;)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] AX3L:
which DiskEditor you have used?

Tnks,

Ale
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] palmVer:
Here was what I did:

1/ Flash my O2 to 1.12 using the official released ROM

2/ Dump the OS to my SD card (256MB), ntrw to my PC

3/ Use HEX editor to locate the "80 00" at 7e32 and 211e32e and modified them to "b8 01", ntrw back to my SD (256MB)

4/ start PPC in bootloader mode with SD card inserted.... after a few seconds, screen showed "ROM size isn't enough"....

Any idea where went wrong?

Thanks.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] palmVer:
Re: Success in Creating BigStorage ROM for Chinese 1.11 vers

Just recognize it's a bit difference between DrChair's and Talents' quoted method:

DrChair: looking for 80 00 and change it to b8 01

Talent: looking for 08 00 and change it to b8 01

Clarification from 2 gentlemen please :)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Talents:
My apologies - it should have been changing 80 00 to b8 01.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] palmVer:
Finally, I got it. I tried the same image using different PC and card reader, it works!!

Thanks a lot.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Pamela:
Nice...

Is it possible to create a small ext_rom (~5MB) and the other space to storage? This would be nice to create our own ext_rom without loosing any space.

How to make your own ext_rom from DrChair (thaks!)

What do you think?

Pam
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Pamela:
Sorry!

i have found the right post.

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=127612#127612
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] jian:
Sorry, but can someone explain to me how I am supposed to search for these 2 locations?

I have Hex Editor, but I can't seem to locate them.

I have no idea on what I'm doing.

Thanks.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] jian:
Could the reason why I'm having difficulty with locating the 2 locations is because I am trying to locate them on the file which is stored on my PC as opposed to the file on the SD card?

I can't actually access the file on the SD as each time I do so, it keeps asking me if I want to format it.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] palmVer:
1/ use romupdate.exe to dump the ROM to the SD card

2/ place the SD in a external card reader, and use ntrw.exe to dump the ROM image in the SD to your PC (ie. execute the "ntrw read filename.nb1 x:" command in your PC, where filename.nb1 would be the ROM image file, and x is your SD card reader drive)

3/ use Hex Editor to open the filename.nb1 in your PC

4/ use the FIND function to locate "02 00 00 80 00 20 20 00 00" and change it to "02 00 00 b8 01 20 20 00 00"

5/ save the file as "filename_new.nb1" and execute "ntrw write filename_new.nb1 x:"

6/ put the SD card back to your PPC, start bootloader mode... wait... press Power button.... wait... 100% flashed with checksum error .... soft reset .... wait for several minute at splashscreen.... done!

:)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] jian:
Thanks!

This is actually what I'm doing but I am still unable to locate the two locations.

Can you reload the image? I can;t see it.

Thanks again
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] jian:
OK, think I've done it.

Was searching in the ASCII field!

Thanks for your help!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] palmVer:
using ftp at this forum seems not stable

here you go:

or

:)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] jian:
thanks, all sorted now!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nncuong:
Work done ok with my O2 mini. Thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] jykk:
Re: Success in Creating BigStorage ROM for Chinese 1.11 vers

I like this so much. Thanks for all and I did upload both Chinese and English big storage rom

1. This to no parameter incorrect problem when use ntrw to write to SD

2. Fast and easy way to upload new rom with big storage

3. do not need to wait long time after flashing new big storage rom
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] CEBEP:
it worked for me fine. this way looks to be the easiest one. suggest to stick a good FAQ how to upgrade to big storage with step-by-steb instructions and troubleshooting guide.

thanks to everyone for this grate work done.

oh, by the way. first I could not find the ext rom folder now. was trying to run loadvdisk.exe but nothing changed. can't see the ext rom folder at all.

have checked the storage volume which shows me 27mb free. I asume it means that ext_rom folder became one with storage one and now amounting to total 27mb.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] CEBEP:
does this one work for Magician? it's the best way I guess to patch the big storage rom.

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=22582&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=bigstorage&start=25
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] bono_80:
Great work guys!

It worked on my Italian S100 without problems.

The 1st boot up time after the upgrade is ab. 1-2 minutes.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] sunnycheng:
Hi, I am using O2 Mini, I just patched it to the new Jam Rom,

I then backup the rom image...and change the bytes to turn it in to big storage, but when I flash it back, it saids checksum error...

I reseted the machine but it seems like it works anyways..so that's good.

my question is...I am suppose to get 26.7 of storage right? When I check memory in settings, how come it saids 1.10mb of the memory is used?

Are all your's like that?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] NemesisDE:
Yes..its like that
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] bono_80:
editing the checksum should change and the checksum error is a must, good that is not a problem for the device, but why 1,07 Mb of the bigstorage is used?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] madgelo:
I did big storage thing to Rom 1.11 succesfully, then I upgrade it to rom 1.12 (normal upgrade). Something weird happen here, the storage was gone!! After I apply the big storage again, things back to normal. I have the 26 Megs back.

Is it normal or..???

thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] stpete111:
Thanks DrChair!

My question is... what about the whole step where you copy the first 416 bytes? Is the fact that you're already editing the current ROM the reason that this step is eliminated? (i.e., you're not using the image of your old ROM first, then creating the new ROM, as is the case in Anansky's procedure).

Thanks!

SP
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] pigot:
Works fine with french version

Using the iMate 1.12 french version available on the ftp (named: FRA_11202_125_11210_ship.exe), I've upgraded my Qtek.

I've started the device, but stopped the boot sequence before the ExtRom installation for beeing able to backing-up its programs.

After that, I've recorded a fresh Rom image on an SD-Card.

Using Hex Editor, I've found two times, the correct sequence (02 00 00 80 00 20 20 00 00) at address:

07e32h, and 0212332eh

and, replaced 80 00 by b8 01.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Talents:
Thanks to pigot. It seems that the two locations change with language versions, rather than the brand.

So far, we know that BigStorage can be created for 1.11 or 1.12 ROM by replacing 80 00 with b8 01 at locations:

English version (i-mate JAM, T-mobile compact, etc.)

7e32 and 211e32e

French version (qtek, etc.)

7e32 and 212332e

German version (T-mobile compact, etc.)

7e32 and 213232b

Chinese version (Dopod 818, O2 Asia, etc.)

7e4a and 1fc232e

Could anybody provide the locations of other language versions for the reference of those who need them?

Please note that some have reported success in creating the BigStorage by replacing the bytes at the first location only, leaving the second location unchanged.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] maldives:
I have done this succesfully, but i lost mms composer and photo contacts and some others.....

can some help me to get mms composer
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] dinoalbert:
I might be off-topic. But I just wish to upgrade first my XDA-Mini's ROM before doing the Big Storage Patch.

My ROM version now is 1.11.00 WWE but I have read from this thread that some are using 1.12.00.WWE already.

Can you please point me to where I can download that version so I can

upgrade mine? Is that applicable to XDA-mini Asian Version ?

Thank you very much..
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] dmmh:
look in my sig
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] dinoalbert:
Thanks to you guys...I have successfully patched Big Storage into my XDA-Mini. I was also able to install the Running Programs and PhonePad cabs. But I cant seem to find Autoconfig, though I can see the individual cab files for MMS settings of each Telcos. Anyone knows how to install Autoconfig? :D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] huan_pula:
question...

how do you dump the rom to the sd card?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Greatness83:
So I found my old NT I had since it first came out. I had it rooted and whatnot and something happened to it(I dont remember) and now I tried to install the stock firmware on the device to re-root and now it says Installing software, and then 10 seconds later it shows an exclamation point and it says to restart.

I dont remember exactly what happened, so I cant be much of help. I do think I had a post on here a year or so ago. Anyway is there anything else I can do to fix it? Or should I just throw it out
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] asawi:
You could try the repart.img

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1663836 (Download in step 1 and jump to step 2 if you already got the sfotware to burn sd)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] InUrKitchin:
If I were you I would just follow this guide to install full android:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43326042&postcount=123
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Greatness83:
thanks a lot.....i'll try both ways
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russellhearn69:
I have just recently got myself a galaxy s4 and up to now it has been great until i went to use the video recorder at night and found out that the flash doesn't come on and the recording is very dark so i don't suppose anyone knows how to get the flash working with the video or if there is an app that i could download for it to make it work.

Thanks in advance

Russell
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daogiahieu:
Do you turn the flash light on always ?, it in the option of the camera

in the picture, that option is the lightning symbolism on the left
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russellhearn69:
Thanks for that just gave it a go and the flash came on, i think that is really silly on samsung's part, you would of though that the camera would be able to detect low light conditions when using the video camera.

Thanks again
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YoshiFrance:
Hello,

I have problem with my GPS. The GPS sees only 3 satellites. I'm install Dmod V6 and PAC by Maclaw. And I have flash the fix by Benz (http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2161857&d=1375530188) but nothing changes. And the connection is very long :(

My Galaxy Spica (on CyanogenMod 6) can see ten satellite.

I live in France.

It is possible to increase the number of connection ?

Sorry for my bad english.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AssToast:
Not sure about Dmod but known problem in AOSP based roms
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mischasworld:
Hello

same problem here on my s3 mini using maclaws cm.

Ans news in this?

Gesetz michael
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efaustino84:
try out the GPRS and GPS patch on here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2248470

once you have downloaded it, open the zip file and delete the build.prop file

then from there load the patch via cwm or twrp to your phone

it might help with your GPS issues
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmvx564:
Dowload

You gps is slow ?

Can you open google play and dowload to GPS Faster :)
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamess:
Hey there!

I had the same issue recently when I moved to the UK!

Try finding a file named gps.conf in your /system/etc/ folder, open it with your favourite text editor (root required) and find a line with something like

"NTP_SERVER=uk.pool.ntp.org"

where UK might be US or Europe or something like that, and change it accordingly to wherever you live.Here's a link with valid values:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1200089

This solved my problem, I used to have 3 sats top, and now the phone sees at least like 14-16 every time.

Sent from my GT-I8190
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AssToast:
Tried it in any 4.2.2 roms?
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efaustino84:
good point, nope haven't tried it on 4.2.2 ROMs
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mischasworld:
Thanks for your replies!

I tried the gps.conf patch and used fasterGPS, still I get only 3 satellites. If I'm lucky i get 4, but that happens rarely.

If I put my p3110 next to my s3 mini i get 11 or more satellites.

I'm on a 4.2. rom so perhaps thats the issue :(

Greetz

Michael
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mischasworld:
I just tried stock rom with android 4.1.GPS is working there. So it seems to be an issue with 4.2/maclaws cm rom.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mischasworld:
Here's a screenshot of gps status running maclaws cm 10.1 rom

2 Satellites, no fix. But the position was found by the s3 2 seconds earlier, agter waiting about 30 seconds.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efaustino84:
from the posts I have seen so far there is no fix for the GPS issue on cm 10.1 ROM's

so if GPS is important to you then i would suggest going to one of the custom stock ROM's

or

just go back to your original stock ROM
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ErnieDroid:
I tried this method and it fixed my gps issue running DMod v6 Thank you
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mischasworld:
WIth Oliver's new Rom (250813) my gps troubles in 4.2.2 are fixed. ;)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] GoodDayToDie:
Reserved for OP...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] GoodDayToDie:
Updated. This will be the main place on XDA for releases of the NativeAccess libraries going forward. Additionally, please report problems or make feature requests here.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] hjc4869:
I think there should be some way to list all the volumes...

Perhaps windows runtime has provided an async win32 file API wrapper which has the same ability as win32 ones ,so I think undocumented file API and registry ,process and etc are more important.