yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
OK, so having checked via CWM ADB I can now see that the flash definitely worked correctly. So my best guess is that there's something in init.rc stopping the system from fully booting, plus presumably the black screen issue too. I don't know of any way to get any console output at boot time however, so I've found it difficult to fix this stuff previously. Is it possibly for init.rc to write out to a file? The clue is probably in that the device reboots to recovery, rather that simply bootlooping...

Any ideas? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] zeyadhan:
i flash the rom but it cant boot i think that the problem in kernel thank you Grarak for your hard working i hope we can get it boot soon
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
Someone know how to un and repack boot.img?

use zImage from stock kernel and replace it with cm one
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
So stock kernel with cm initramfs? I'll do it now, will let you know.

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OK, assuming I repacked the boot.img correctly, that just results in a boot-loop. Samsung Galaxy Mega logo shows, then screen goes black for approx 2 seconds before reboot.

The mkbootimg command I used:

mkbootimg --kernel boot.img-zImage --ramdisk boot.img-ramdisk.gz --cmdline "androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 zcache" --base 80200000 --pagesize 2048 -o stockkernelcmramdiskboot.img

Does that look right? I wasn't sure about the --ramdiskaddr or --board options.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
Try with dsixda kitchen
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
Wow, cool tool! No difference in the outcome though, screen goes black for a few seconds and then the phone reboots.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
So.... We've got to basically the same point I got to, using basically the same technique. What's next? I've done a fair amount of googleing I can't find anything on debuging initrc issues.

Does anyone know of any methods to see where/what in the boot-scripts is failing so that we can fix?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
hi,

It's very quiet here. Is this a bad sign? Just wondering.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
Yep. It is... Basically I failed, then grarak failed, and what we need now is someone with the knowledge/experience to sus out why it won't boot. I've ran out of ideas.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
Sorry that I am not updating this anymore, I am very busy with the S4 right now.

[MENTION=4955229]stiggy2012[/MENTION]

try to build a kernel from Samsung Open Source and try to boot a custom kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
ouch, ok :(
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Techngro:
Bounty?

My thinking is that all we need is one good ROM for this phone. Maybe we could get a bounty started for the first dev with a stable port of any of the popular ROMs. That might get some interest. I don't know if bounties are still allowed, but i'd be willing to put in at least $20. If a MOD could let me know, i'll start a thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mse_uk:
Hi m8, I'd happily contribute to a bounty too. I've tried and failed myself so it's going to need somebody who has done it before. I'll match your $20.

Sent from some dark corner of my imagination from my Mega (or) Note.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] n1tro:
Whats with talk about needing a custom rom? The stock one is perfectly fine. Dont like the TW interface, use a different launcher. Feel that the stock rom lags, use a debloated stock rom. Be glad everything works unlike on the custom roms. I love custom roms on my note 2 but I would always be flashing because everything was a work in progress. Sides, I mainly use them mostly because I can turn down the dpi down to 240. But now that the mega is already at 240, I can learn to use the phone again instead of using a custom rom and sacrificing this or that feature. By the time the features come in, its already time to be upgrading your phone which you never got to fully use because you were waiting for the next big release of <insert custom rom name>.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
This is XDA here we are modding and hacking phones, if you don't want cm then ignore this thread and be happy with touchwiz
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] n1tro:
Chill out. I hate TW like any normal person. The point is there is no support for custom cm or aosp roms for the mega at this point because of it's popularity among developers. Learn to live with this fact and enjoy the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Warnahly:
have faith, CM will reach the mega, well maybe not official but we want anything even unofficial

all devs started from the bottom and then flew high

well thats what this thread is for

devs are learning step by step to make this work

Cheers

oh and i'm intrested in the 20$ bounty
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kipue:
TouchWiz launcher is strangely acceptable on such a big screen (on the S3, the dock takes so much room it's stupid)

Imagine CM, or even PA on the Mega!

Good luck :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Warnahly:
same here, TW is nice but its laggy sometimes and takes alot of space

wow i really imagine a 200 CM ROM on the mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shazzl:
I will wait for it... and a custom kernal....the most important think

Sent from my GT-I9205
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Techngro:
Ok. it's good that we have some interest in this. Now, I want to do it right, so before I go and make a bounty thread, we should probably decide on what it is we actually want and what the criterion for winning the bounty will be.

I'd be satisfied with a stable version of any of the major ROMs (e.g. CM 10.2, Paranoid, Jedi, Carbon). But it might be better for us to choose a specific ROM and just make a bounty for that. Do we want a AOSP (i.e. built from ground up for this device)? I would much rather have Samsung's features (S-view, Multiview, etc.) than lose them just for a ROM. Also, when would we consider the bounty won (i.e. how stable does the ROM have to be)?

I don't know if i'm making sense, so please guys, chime in on what you think this bounty should be about. I'd appreciate all suggestions.

p.s. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hijack this thread, but I figured it was the best place to find people who might be interested in this. I will make a new thread as soon as I find out what people want.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mse_uk:
I would be happy with a working cm10. 2 branch...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
Hi,

Vanilla Rootbox would be my choice
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shazzl:
Cm10.2 4.3.0
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Warnahly:
CM10.2 will be amazing
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] spydertony:
CM10.2 is just perfect..
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Techngro:
Bounty thread created

Ok guys, I've created the bounty thread in the general section. I added [MENTION=4746062]mse_uk[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4691826]Warnahly[/MENTION]'s pledges, but if both of you could go and add a comment to get it started, that would be great. And the rest of you that showed interest, if you could also go and make your pledges and comment. Looks like we have a good start.

This will be my last post about this in this thread (I feel bad for hijacking it). All future posts about this should be made in the bounty thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] zeyadhan:
Great News :good::good::good::good::good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
Grab zImage from boot.img and name it kernel

move kernel to /home/phil/android/cyanogenmod/out/target/product/meliusltexx/kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] philicibine:
this is the output when building the kernel source

CHK include/linux/version.h
CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h
make[1]: `include/generated/mach-types.h' is up to date.
CC arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s
In file included from include/linux/scatterlist.h:10:0,
from include/linux/dma-mapping.h:9,
from arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c:15:
/home/phil/android/kernel/samsung/msm8930-common/arch/arm/include/asm/io.h:30:26: fatal error: mach/msm_rtb.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make[1]: *** [arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1
make: *** [prepare0] Error 2

edit: Tried commenting out the call to include msm_rtb.h in io.h but it seems to produce more errors.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shazzl:
Of topick...

I try built a kernal from source for i9205 and i did it.....i get the zimage.... and modules...

The ramdisk...where can i get it

Plz help newbe...

Thank in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
What toolchain did you used ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kipue:
Adding to this, I'm just repeating what I read in another thread. It seems that using toolchain 4.6 does fix the kernel building from source?

(I don't understand what I'm saying :))
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
I think so there is a fix for 4.7 toolchain
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shazzl:
I'm using 4.6 toolchain i gogele it....it on my computer...right now im working...after i got back i gave u the link....

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Oh forget to mantion i built from samsung source...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shazzl:
View attachment 2301863

But no feature yet just simple..

Battery live so far so good...

I cant release it due tu gpl licence. .

My internet conection are slow...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
wow! hopefully this will come!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
Just bought a

I9205

Would love to see cm on it.....

2$HAYNE
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
Compiled a cm-10.2 rom so 4.3

http://d-h.st/7ft
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
Cool! I'll flash this shortly and let you know how I get on.

Thanks,
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
YES!!!!!

Tahnks a million. Will try ASAP!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
This sounds awesome and let us know how it works..as I have the i527m and it might not work on my version of mega..but will wait to see how this goes. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
Sweet I knew it wouldn't take long.. Gooooooood.

2SHAYNE
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
FYI: i get installation aborted in recovery (GT-I9205) without a code.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
No error code?

Please redownload
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
Downloading again. I don't think there's something wrong with the zip though. I can open it on pc. Let's try again...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
What recovery are you using... Try twrp if your not already

2SHAYNE
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
The first issue is the assert getprop line is wrong, so I deleted that and flashed... doesn't boot. Just sits at the Galaxy Mega logo for a while, then the phone turns off completely!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
Do you have adb access?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
Not from within the rom obviously, the phone turns off whenever I attempt to boot into it! But I do have it from CWM recovery?

Thanks,
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
Tried to install twrp but it crashes when i try to make a backup so back to cwm. It seems that im not alone though. Getting late here so in will check postings tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
No

do you use i9200 or i9205?

flash this kernel

http://d-h.st/2OZ
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
So is the build working? How's things going

2SHAYNE
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Bought this beauty yesterday. Currently backing up my stock rom. Will flash and let you guys know if it boots.

Update

No luck with the new kernel either. Stuck at boot logo. Not able to take logcat. I have a I9200.

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twrp backup to external sdcard fails but works if you backup to phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
TWRP will backup the rom to the external SD card for me..just sometimes you have to restart it and it seems to work then, but it doesn't seem to backup all the way through when i select compression as it quits a little half way through, but without compression selected it seems to work for me on the i527m mega, and also waiting to see how this new CM rom works out. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
No luck for me on the I9200. Just restarts itself. Is there a cwm touch recovery anywhere for the mega?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] trurl3:
TWRP made for me backup to ext. SD without hassle. Not used compression, though.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
Hi,

I redownloaded as requested but still get installation aborted.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
It's probably because of the assert lines, not that the rom works anyway.

Grarak, I'll try the second kernel you linked to after work this evening to make sure it doesn't work any better.

Thanks,
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Droidphilev:
[MENTION=406647]stiggy[/MENTION]: what phone are you using? The rom is meant for GT-I9205 right?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
It is, and that's the phone I'm using. :good:

Cheers,
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] AustrianAtheist:
Hi guys, I really wood like to have CM10 on my Mega

If I can help you somehow just tell me! Would really like to help out.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
Everything is open source

So everyone can help
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] philicibine:
Just a thought....

Has anyone tried compiling an aosp rom?? Might be a better place to start as it wont have all of the extra stuff that cm has.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
Go for it

2SHAYNE
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ps000000:
CWM on my 9205 say

(Status 7)

Installation aborted

( I can not find any TWRP for i9205 yet)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
Nah, we can adapt a CM branch that's close to our own, such as S4 mini, relatively easily. Where as with AOSP, you basically have to start from scratch.

Grarak: Tried the second kernel you linked to - no change.

Thanks,
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] AustrianAtheist:
I'm not a developer and no genious.. also have literally no sparetime.. -_-

Is there anything other i can do? testing or something like that? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] fr33kiLL:
yeah Snapdragon S4 and S4 plus.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Solitario88:
any news dear??
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] fr33kiLL:
Installation aborted at s4 mini and 10.1 for mega.....

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9205 mit Tapatalk 4
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Whosat:
I own and actively use both the S4 Mini (LTE variant - GT-I9195, "serranoltexx") as well as the Mega 6.3 (LTE variant - GT-I9205, "meliusltexx").

I am currently using CM 10.2 on the S4 Mini and frequently update them with the latest nightlies. Will be glad to help in any way I can - just let me know :)

Only issue is that I usually only have physical access to computers on weekends due to the nature of my work, but when I do, I have access to a Win7, OS X and Ubuntu system for any sort of development purpose.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] philicibine:
Good to know.. but I think all the current issues are with the kernel.

We need a kernel dev. :-/
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
new build new luck

https://mega.co.nz/#!wUVAyAjR!E4s5NAThJ-6YssIt66agYwEFmRhO-sf9t6rgRpZlkbw
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
Is it up and running =)

2SHAYNE

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Downloading gonna give it a shot
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] alda.v:
Not Work ( STATUS 7 ) Installation aborted ( CWM & TWRP )

EDIT: How To Fix Status 7 Error with CWM Recovery on Rooted Android! ( I do not speak English )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW1znjDLe-k
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
Didnt work with twrp

2SHAYNE
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Flashing successful message in twrp, but just boots back to twrp recovery.

I9200
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Solitario88:
So the the cyano rom for our device is ready???the garak zip file is cyano for mega?? it's possible only 193mb?

Inviato dal mio GT-I9205 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] herna:
Grarak, send me PM, wanna contact you via Hangouts, will help to make a working AOSP/CM based ROM here. I couldn't do before because ymPC was broken, and now I am able to do :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] reeco:
Things looking up finally :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Solitario88:
My friend i m confused. ....!!!!! what's happened???

Inviato dal mio GT-I9205 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
U referring to me? If its about my like to your post, blame the ****ty xda app.

If not, whats ur confusion?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Grarak:
Ramdisk needs some rework

Can anyone try to flash stock kernel and cm?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] stiggy2012:
Sure, I'll have a go this evening.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Same issue as with CM boot image for me on I9200. Flashes successfully, reboots to boot screen, reboots back to twrp recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Solitario88:
Excuse me dear is a general answer. I don t understand if the new build is the cyano 10.1 for our device!!

Inviato dal mio GT-I9205 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] herna:
Can you try to run it using CWM and not TWRP please?

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I know I know :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Yes it is, but not booting up atm.

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Want me to try with stock boot image or cm boot image?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] herna:
I want you try to flash ROM using CWM, not using TWRP.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Same as twrp recovery. Flashes, reboots to show boot splash screen reboots back to CWM recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] trurl3:
Did you try to clean up after flashing ROM? Go to recovery and do wiping of caches , subsequently try to make factory reset. Sometimes it help...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Will try and let u know if it makes a difference.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bebo911:
Hello,

i am using S2 i9100G,JB 4.1.2

i want to install CyanogenMod 10.1 and i have few questions

1)should i root the phone first

2)when i was looking for a link with instructions i found this (Update Galaxy S2 I9100G to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean via CyanogenMod 10.1 M3 ROM) so what i want to know does installing CyanogenMod will upgrade it to 4.2.2 ???

3)also all the links i have looked for showing the instructions for JB4.2 so can you provide links for 4.1.2 on how to root and how to install CyanogenMod
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
1. Yes, to install a custom rom like cyanogenmod, you need to be rooted and have a custom recovery like CWM.

2. Cyanogenmod (CM) have many ROMs, based on all android versions.

CM7 - GB

CM9 - ICS

CM10 - JB 4.1.2

CM10.1 - JB 4.2.2

CM10.2 - JB 4.3

To upgrade to 4.2.2, flash CM10.1!

3. Instructions on flashing CM and rooting your phone can be got by a simple search of the I9100G forum. Please do so, and ask any questions you may have. Good luck! :)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine."

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bebo911:
Thanks for ur answer but one more question,what do you recommend should i install CM10.1 - JB 4.2.2 or CM10.2 - JB 4.3 for my i9100G

i heared that CM10.1 has some problems with googleapps

does the same issue exist with CM10.2 - JB 4.3
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Am sorry, but I'm not allowed to give you ROM recommendations. I suggest you either:

- Try each ROM and see which suits you best

- Check out what other members say about both ROMs in their respective discussion threads

:good:
[General Questions and Answers] darandster2:
Excuse my lack of the search feature. I'm looking for a to do list App that has sticky notifications that don't move from your status bar until you complete / check. It. Since Astrid is being shut down, I need a new one. I've tried 10+ on the android market and can't find one. I'd appreciate the help, thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] darandster2:
Bump
[General Questions and Answers] darandster2:
Anything?
[General Questions and Answers] darandster2:
I still haven't found anything near as good as astro yet
[General Questions and Answers] darandster2:
Maybe wunderlist...
[General Questions and Answers] hunterk11:
Anydo app

Please quote me in replies.

Sent from Dell Venue 8 with Tapatalk
[Nexus 4 Accessories] reicute789:
what is the lightest case for our n4? i have a nillkin frosted case but it added a significant weight to it. so significant that i strained my pinky that supports the phone when i hold it with one hand. i would go naked but i place my phone on the table often so i want to protect it atleast from scratches at the back glass. thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] rebj2007:
I can say Poetic Borderline.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] zephiK:
Rearth Slim or Hybrid.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dhruvmalik:
Definitely Rearth Slim...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] TJ_Ahluwalia:
Get a dbrand skin protects the back from all kinds of scratches.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] frigidazzi:
This works great. However, in my case it eventually started to peel just enough to about me. So I put my bunker back on also so there's no way to peel at the edges.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] artisticcheese:
Hi,

I have Siemens SX-56 ROM 3.04.00, radio A.20, Protocol 324e4. I'm AT&T wireless customer which was bought by Cingular. What is latest radio version I can load on a phone?

G
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Kreep:
Curious as well

Cingular did something to the AT&T network in the Greater Salt Lake area, and now my network is stuck on 310410 (a cingular network I read)... but my phone can't take/place calls 80% of the time now, and I haven't been able to send a single SMS since then... this started about Jun-15-2005... any ideas?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Kreep:
I think I'm good now...

Cooked a Rom in LumpiStefans Romkitchen, WM2003 Final, ROM A.30.09 ENG (Update Siemens had available online once upon a time). This got rid of the 310410 Network ID (well, at least the name is now Cingular, same network)... didn't seem to fix my connectivity issues.

So, after reading what I could on the updateing the Radio ROM, I installed RSU_V6.25.02. This seems to have done the trick, calls, in and out and SMS are all working as expected again... I'll try and post another update later tomorrow after I have had the device up for a bit.

artisticcheese, I suggest you try this combo out, see if that helps your situation... Use the WIKI to find the radio roms... and go to http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/ and cook up a similar OS ROM.

Good luck. Ive been fortunate, that all of my tinkering has been painless... although that is the only radio upgrade I tried, I had been playing around with various OS roms prior to this trying to aliviate my issues with out issue, but without improving my situation... 8)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Kreep:
PS. Previously I was at Radio V 6.12 (not listed anywhere)... forget what the original ROM was...
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Kreep:
Fixed.

For sure. Any luck yourself?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] creeve4:
In the Google Now settings, I have disabled all card types except Weather.

This was working well for me until about 8pm tonight when the weather card disappeared and I can't get it back!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] muffinman91:
How come on all 4.2.2 roms subway surfers and along with other games will not work on the 4.2.2 roms?:crying:
[Sprint LG Optimus G] EFEXR:
Subway surfers works fine for me, and I'm on 4.2.2
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] csrow:
I had my Nexus 7 for about 10 days and in the past few days, I've noticed slight movement of the back cover (only on one edge with the usb port).

It has became worse yesterday and today when you press front glass and the back cover together, you can feel some movement as well as hear clicking sounds. The other three edges were fine.

So, I went and exchanged for a new unit. My old unit was built in June and the new unit is built in July. Also the old unit had some random reboots (mostly when the unit was asleep). So we shall see if this new unit is any better in staying together and see if the random rebooting is still there.

Just reporting a potential problem for others.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] pepemosca:
I have a 2013.06 unit and I don't see the same problems as you recall.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Evo_Pimpin:
How do you figure out the build date?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] csrow:
I just saw the date on the box label. There might be a hidden menu somewhere.

My first unit was fine for about a week then I started noticing the separation.