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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veeman:
Same thing was happening to me. A fix I found was to download Hideman VPN from the Play Store and use Canadian server with it. It's not the most elegant solution but it's working until I can come up with something else.

Just wondering, did this start happening after you flashed CM10.2?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BobbaLouie:
Remove your Google acct then re-add it, always fixes for me.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] jimbo482:
I'm hoping someone can help or even explain, im not sure if this a problem normal or just me!

Basically bought a kindle fire hd a week ago sold mine a few months back and wanted it back as the nexus 7 didnt do it for me...

So i bought it back last week turned auto-brightness off and started playing games reading books etc and noticed that if the screen im looking at is dark the brightness will turn down "dim" and if its a light screen it will get brighter..so i checked auto-brightness and it was still off so i locked the screen and unlocked it and boom problem solved...long story short i thought it was fault so returned it for a replacement 4 kindle fire hd's later and still the same thing...just to explain if i turn the tab off completly then on i always check auto-brightness and its always off..but the screen still dims and brightens depending on the image im viewing or the game im playing and a quick lock/unlock of the screens solves it completely then if i turn the tab off again and on it comes back...not including the 4 i have had in this last i also today checked two store "show models" and they are doing the same thing has anyone else noticed this or can anyone explain why this is happening? its the kindle fire hd 7" completly stock...
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] greenskeeper805:
Lux is awesome. In the Play App Store.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] jimbo482:
yeah ive tried a few auto-bright apps they all yeild the same result they work but that intial auto-brightness cant be turned off without screen lock/unlock even though its set to off... very strange
[Nokia Lumia 920] mateus_rachid:
Hi guys,

A friend of mine lost his phone's password and he needs to recover files there are in the phone.

Is it possible to dump to PC the default ROM that the Lumia 920 came with? It doesn't even have to be in a flasheable format like ffu or something like that, just a raw image of the NAND would be very nice. I don't want to flash it back in any way, just be able to have access to the image so I can recover the files.

In the earlier WP7 Nokia phones it was possible to access the NAND as a mass storage device by a feature present in some "unlocked" bootloaders (aka the Qualcomm bootloader). Isn't there some way to do that by a firmware flash on 920?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Mateus Rachid.
[Nokia Lumia 920] boril:
Hi,

It is not possible even if you do it it will be encrypted, so again you will need the password. If your friend used auto-backup feature of WP8 it will restore all files previously been on the phone.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Solarenemy68:
If this where possible then we would have custom ROMs for this phone as well. The reason for the lack of ROMs is due to the tight security the OS of this phone has. So what you ask is impossible.
[Nokia Lumia 920] mateus_rachid:
I thought the lack of custom ROM's was due some kind of hashing validation (file system/image integrity) made inside the phone while booting the ROM.

Just for curiosity, is the NAND encrypted anyway, even with no password applied? Is the update images encrypted too?

Thanks for the answers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DriftGT:
Hi

I am from Portugal so I have my phone in Portuguese, but when I use Google Now I was something in English but he only show me the card and dont speak. But if I put que phone in English he speaks

There's any way to put the phone in Portuguese but force him to use Google Now like when is in English US?
[General Questions and Answers] bp504:
Device: Motorola Atrid HD (mb886)

ROM: cm-10.2-20130803-NIGHTLY-mb886-skrilax. (worked great for about 5 days)

SU: UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip (regained root after flashing ROM)

Everything has been running fine, until today. I rebooted my phone and noticed that my wallpaper had changed and some other stuff seemed slightly different. Then I realized that I didn't have root anymore. When I run SuperSU it says, "There is no SU binary installed" I tried re-flashing SuperSU (twice) but it didn't change anything.

How can I regain root?

Also, adb no longer works. I originally used the motochopper to root my phone, but now all I get is "error: device not found"

Any suggestions would be appreciated! Would it be worth trying the SMB root process? That sounds like a pain but if someone who knows more than me says it might work, I'd do it.

Thanks,

-Bill
[General Questions and Answers] trulalueclav:
Same here. Updated from official nightlies cm 10.1 to 10.2 today and lost root. Dont know if the root is really lost or its because of 4.3
[General Questions and Answers] bp504:
Getting root back on Atrix HD mb886 after flashing cm 10.2

Look at this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44162646&highlight=flash+this#post44162646

The link that says "Flash This" is for the SuperSU download. Flash that and then you may need to turn on Developer Options by tapping several times on "build number" under about phone. Once you do that you will have Settings | Developer options. In there, make sure root access is set to Apps and ADB.

Hope this helps.

-Bill
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
[Q] Rooting with Casual showing "Disconnected" when phone is connected. How to fix?

Hello, first off I'd like to start out with I am a noob to rooting, flashing and modding my S3. I've looked into it a bit and have done a lot of searching through these forums. So basically, I know just enough to do some real damage to my phone. So I need some help before I mess some things up.

Like I mentioned I did a lot of plowing though this forum and unfortunately I wasn't able to find what I needed. (Or I couldn't understand what I was looking at) so if there is a thread that answers my question please point me to it. Also to my credit I wanted to post this question in This thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2332825 but since I have a low post count it wouldn't allow me to.

The reason I would like to root my phone is to remove a lot of the bloatware, in order to speed up my phone and save battery life. I would also like to dabble in flashing different mods eventually. So if there is something that I should do that you notice that I am neglecting please give me a heads up.

So with that out of the way, How do I use the CASUAL way to root my phone? I hook the phone up to the program and it just says Disconnected. I triple checked and made sure that my java was updated (and it was each time). I even installed the Galaxy samsung drivers, still to no avail.

I attached two screen shots, 1. My phones info 2. The shot of what I'm seeing when I plug my phone into my computer.

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I have a verizon Samsung Galaxy S3, stock, 4.1.2, VRBMF1

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I've double checked my cables, switched it out in fact with a brand new usb cable. Still to no avail. I've made sure that developer options is on and that usb debugging is on and that I'm in MTP usb mode.

Hopefully this is something small I'm missing. And/or if you see that I can be doing this easier please point me in the right direction.

Thank you for taking a look and any help you can provide.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Try your hand at Casual r634 from here. Casual r734 has been somewhat weird and a few of us have reported that it does not display "Connected" whereas the prior version will. You can check my post #268 and see that I successfully used r734 even though it stated "Disconnected." Options, options.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
Thanks so much, I'll look at your links.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
Success!

Your suggestion on using the other version was spot on! Thanks so much.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
My pleasure! Don't forget to perform a nandroid before flashing roms and also backup your IMEI!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
Whoa!

Like I mentioned in my OP I am a bit new to this, so can you explain what a "nandroid" is? and how I might back up my IME?

I may know this things, just not the terminology.

Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Nandroid Is a backup in recovery.

Backing up your imei is in the sticky roll up thread in the development section. Actually everything you'd need to know is in that thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
Thanks so much, I am doing as much research as I can right now. All of your suggestions are very helpful.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
Ok I rooted my devise, used TWRP to create a NANDROID backup in recovery. However I'm having a difficult time finding that thread you discussed about backing up my imei. I may be overlooking it completely.

Do you mind doing me a big favor and linking to it? I have searched, I just don't see it. Maybe I just don't know what I'm looking for. I appreciate your help.

Also I read/watched somewhere that I should do a backup of all of my google apps so that I can restore them on my new ROM, even the play store. Is there a tut on that somewhere as well?

Thanks so much for all of your help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kelter:
I believe that this is what you're looking for: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1852255&highlight=backup+imei (someone please confirm that this is the most up-to-date IMEI backup method).

FYI, the search function on this forum is pretty good, and will yield some decent results when looking for topics that you're interested in. I found the above using the search terms "backup IMEI," if you're looking for a little more reading on the topic.

As for your question regarding google apps, you could consider downloading Titanium Backup and doing your app backup/restore from there. A quick note: TiBu is a different animal from the nandroid backups you make in ClockWorkMod (CWM) or TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP). A nandroid backup will get you back to where you were before flashing a new ROM, installing a new app, etc by backing up your entire ROM and the current state of your apps/messages/etc. Titanium backup will backup your data, but does not back up the ROM itself.

Anyone else have a better suggestion? I'm looking to learn more myself!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KillerBytes:
Did you see if you have USB debugging enabled??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
Ok excellent, thanks so much.

With TB if I back up my apps in my current rom, does that mean I can restore them in my new rom?

Thank you again, I am startng to get the hang of it, you've been a great help. And your right about the search feature, I just think I'm overwhelmed with all the different processes and options. Once I get the lingo down I'll be more proficient with my searches.

Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
Yes I do.

I've currently rooted my phone, unlocked the bootloader, backed up my stock rom and looking to back up my emei and then flash a new kernel and new rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kelter:
The idea with TiBu is that you will be able to restore your apps from ROM to ROM. You need to be careful with any system data though, and if you're planning on doing any restores, you should use XML rather than snapshot (no guarantees that this will work, but it's a better chance of working as XML). Restoring apps shouldn't cause issues, restoring system info can cause issues, crashes, etc.
[General Questions and Answers] Moll_McGuffin:
Hi there, I'm having a major problem trying to fix this and I'm tearing my hair out!

I did a hard reset of my Alcatel One Touch 983, but I can't get past the setup wizard when I switch it on. I get as far as trying to log into my google account when I get the following message:

The application Setup Wizard (Process

com.jrdcom.JrdSetupWizard) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

There is no way I can skip the wizard, or get out of it - it just gives that message and when you press OK it goes right back to the start.

I've looked all over for a possible solution for this but no joy. I've tried to reinstall the firmware by using the one touch upgrade tool, but it says I already have the most recent version and won't do anything. I've downloaded a firmware, but there's no recovery menu function on the phone that I can use to install it.

I've also tried to get into recovery using cmd, but it says it cant detect the device. I've tried installing different drivers, but Windows says it already has drivers and also won't do anything.

Can any of you nice people help? It's driving me up the wall, and I'm about to throw the blasted phone through a window!:(
[General Questions and Answers] farmatzin:
u may send an sms to the phone linking to third party launcher. open it thru playstore(of course need to have data plan or wifi). install it & open the launcher. u could get past the setup wizard at least but gonna have to use only third party launcher only. Next time u turn off the phone, have to repeat the same
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] am2354:
Ok, so I am having a very difficult time Rooting my Galaxy S4 running on the latest firmware ME7. So, is there a way I can delete some of those useless apps that came with the phone without Rooting?

AM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
You can disable them in the application manager. It wont remove them but itll keep them from running.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] am2354:
I should have been clear about my objective, which is to remove them to clear up the internal memory. Rooting and Titanium would be the ideal way, but I can't root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
Without root, no. Why cant you root, no sd card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] am2354:
I can't root because there is to many steps to get into trouble with. First, I am told that my SD card needs to be formatted by exFAT, I have jumped through hoops of fire attempting this. I followed everyone's step by step instruction to do this, and to no avail. On windows 7 I right click on the SD card and it says format, so I click format and I should be given an option of FAT 32 or exFAT according to the instructions, and guess what, no options. I formatted my SD card more times that I am surprise it is still working. I am waiting for a one click root like I had on my iphone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
When you click format a dialog box pops up and the second drop down box, file system, is where its at. Is it not showing that for you?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] am2354:
No options at all, I hit format and it formats.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
How are you doing it? Nevermind re read your post and I see how you were doing it. Thats odd youre not getting the dialog box to pop up. Do you have another sd card to try or another pc you could try it on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] am2354:
I just have the one PC and one SD card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
After a quick google search It could be because of the read write speeds of the card.

http://superuser.com/questions/37384/can-we-format-sd-cards-with-the-exfat-format
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] am2354:
Hexitnow, because of you, you made a light bulb go on in my head. What was it, it was when the article I read that you sent me that tells me how the computer reacts with the SD card, and so that is when I removed the SD card and placed it in the usb adapter that came with it, and now with the phone no longer in the equation it worked like a charm. So, anyone having the same issue must remove the SD card from the phone in order for it to be formatted exFat. Thank you. Now, I will move on to Rooting. Thank you so much.

AM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
Yeah it shoulf always be removed from the phone. Glad u got it fixed tho.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] am2354:
You know from all the article and illustrations I have read and seen, I didn't see or read that the SD card should be removed to perform this operation, rather, it is very deceiving that they make you believe that you just plug your phone into the computer and you should be able to perform this operation. How hard would have it been for them to say don't forget to remove the card to perform this operation rather going bald. Again, thank you so much, you saved me from going to a psychiatrist.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
I think its kind an unspoken rule. It would be like trying to format a hard drive while being installed in a different pc. Best analogy I could come up with. I didnt think of that as being a problem because assumed you had taken it out already. Like I said glad you got it formatted. Now onto rooting, its a really easy process :thumbup:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] dilse:
I've got TT5 working with Fortuna ClipOn, but have the following problems during a journey when a route is planned:

1. After about 2-3 minutes, TT5 exits, sometimes more frequent (45 sec)

2. If I try and Zoom in/out of map, TT5 locks up for 5 secs, then exits.

I have tried the same SDCARD and TT5 on the iPAQ 3970, and it works perfectly, so it's definately a XDA IIi problem !!! :x
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grantusmantus:
im getting invalid package file errors when trying to download Instagram from the market. ive researched and done all the suggested fixes i.e. clearing play store data google services framework data, cleared bothe the cache and the dalvik cache and im still getting these errors. my wife and i are both having this problem right now, she is running rooted stock and so am i. does anyone have any ideas? ive even don a full wipe and re flashed my rom and nothing has worked.i really dont care that I cant have it but my wife is getting irritated wich means im getting really annoyed. any help would be greatly appreciated.

if there are no more techniques i can use would someone be kind enough to send me the apk? thanks again.

EDIT: all is well found an apk file.

Mods you can delete this post if you need or want to PROBLEM SOLVED.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] o00o:
I'd like to add a little to this. I have experienced this more recently while trying to update my apps. The more commonly known techniques did not work for me as well. Everything from clearing cache in the app and through recovery, to a lesser known trick using the browser and the play store website.

I did find that when all else failed, I toggled my wifi off and used my data to download/update my apps and did not have the invalid package issue. A technique so simple, I had to chuckle because I flashed and re-flashed multiple roms and restores. I was getting so annoyed at the failure of my app download/upgrades. So this makes me think it might have something to do with google servers and my wifi connection, which is strange since it recently randomly started to happen.

Just a little of my thoughts with this ever annoying issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] koudies:
For future reference, if u can't find the apk, there's an app called hideman. Its a VPN app. Just install that, connect to the server thats displaying, go to the market and install the app giving u the error. All those other solutions didn't work for me either but with the hideman app it worked beautifully.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] o00o:
I tried that briefly. I personally don't trust it. Switching on my T-Mobile data worked best for me. Thanks for adding another option though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mehuman2:
I have tried all suggestions except using 3g or 4g. My tablet is wifi only, it does not have cell service. I also tried hideman vpn and still get error. I am trying to get lotus map app. Contacted them they only knew to clear catch and data. Any help would be appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blfolson:
This started happening on all three phones in my house. So im inclined to believe its a problem with the play store itself
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Boyka123:
This solution will guide you to remove pattern lock on recovery using aroma file manager ( thanks to amarullz )

What you need.

- Rooted

- CWM

- Aroma file manager

get it here = http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25911428

Step 1 - Boot to recovery

Step 2 - Mount/system

Step 3 - Flash aroma file manager.

Step 4 - go to data/system/account.db and delete it!

Step 5 - reboot!

Helped? Thanks!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] -CALIBAN666-:
link 404 error.

here is another old solution.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1753207&highlight=pattern+lock
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] shyamSGY:
Lol..Deleting accounts.db will delete your google Account..not the pattern or password :p
[Windows 8 General] Ali_ultra99:
I am going to college in the next 2 month, to become and engineer , I want to get a lap top that can hold the five years of college , and needn't to say , it should be able to run some heavy programs easily , I have a budget of maximum 1500 $

It will be very good , if it is an ultra book , since I will have to move alot with it .

If it is in the wrong section , please move
[Windows 8 General] Vatsal:
Lenovo g500s or Hp g6

Whats ur requirements bt? Even I m a clg student. I use lenovo g500s and it meets up all my requirements
[Windows 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
No $1500 laptop will run "heavy programs easily" in five years. The standard of what constitutes a heavy program marches on in time with Moore's Law. In 5 years, computers will be about 8x as powerful as they are now.
[Windows 8 General] Ali_ultra99:
Thanks for your answer, I am.meeting a senior in 2 weeks, will ask him, what I will need .
[Windows 8 General] Ali_ultra99:
Delete
[Windows 8 General] JihadSquad:
I am an engineering student right now and I am going into my third year. My senior year of high school I got a thinkpad t510. While a bit on the heavy side, it blows through most things easily. I got the kind with a dedicated gpu, so I can run CAD applications fine, although they lag a bit when working with complex things. I also got the 9-cell battery, which still gives like 6 hours of uptime after three years. The Haswell models should easily exceed that.

Though looking back I would recommend the w series. They are the same form factor but contain much more powerful gpus (I have an NVIDIA NVS 3100m, which is slightly better than integrated. The w series come with full out quadro cards, which are awesome for engineering).

They can become quite expensive, but as long as you don't try to max out ssds and ram with an Intel extreme cpu and stuff you should be fine with $1500.

Edit: Looks like lenovo hasn't started using Haswell yet. The w530 at the default configuration has awesome specs though. If I was buying one all I would add to this would be windows 8 pro. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/w-series/w530/
[Windows 8 General] wnandroid:
People comment that Apple Mac Air is an almost perfect laptop. I guess that it should be within your budget. I do not run heavy programs on any of my laptops ( windows 7, windows 8), and I have not used any Apple laptop. What do you think?
[Windows 8 General] sonus:
If you get a Mac Book Air, expect crappy Windows drivers and poor battery life when/if you need to use Windows.

Get a MacBook Air, IF you plan on developing iOS apps or if you prefer OS X.

Get a Windows 8 machine otherwise. As to which ultrabook, I would go with either the Sony Vaio Pro or Sony Vaio Duo 13 if you plan on using OneNote as a digital notebook. Both machines have Haswell, and both are incredibly light and can be specced out i7/8G Ram/256-512GBSSD ... which is something you'll find important if you plan on carrying your computer to class all the time for the next 4 years.