yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
How would I know which country FILE I need to download to downgrade to 4.1.2. Original BASEBAND was N5100UBBMC7, BUILD NUMBER was JZO54K.N5100UBBMC8. Google and Bing zero result searching these numbers.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] jazzespresso:
don't get that why downgrade to 4.2.2, having move to SD feature alone is one reason I am excited about, of course my Note 8 is wifi, which 4.2.2 is not officially available yet. If you waiting for 4.3, good luck for that since we all know how sammy is way too slow releasing new firmware compare to others..
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
I just wanted the S-PEN to be accurate and increase battery usage. My GT-N5100 battery life lasted longer on 4.1.2. The last thing I want to do is brick my device flashing a different country code. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] RavenY2K3:
You won't brick just by using a different country's firmware, the only risk is if you flash the wrong models, flagging a 5100 firmware on a 5120 for example, "may" give you problems.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
Thanks for the response.

I did a little research and these countries have the same data posted on sammobile.com.

CHO Chile

COO Columbia

UPO Paraguay

Model: GT-N5100

Country: Chile

Version: Android 4.1.2

Changelist: 1048977

Build Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:28:51 + 0000

Product Code: CHO

PDA: N5100UBBMC8

CSC: N5100UUBBMC7

Modem: N5100UBBMC7

So I probably can pick any of these countries firmware to downgrade from Germany firmware 4.2.2
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] RavenY2K3:
Pretty much, what country is your Note from?

The only caution I would recommend you take is to back up your internal SD, I had to perform a reset after down grading, but I'm not sure if it was something to do with some of the root tweaks I had applied, that may have not wiped/loaded the modules correctly, causing the boot loops I had.

Either way I was forced to do it.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
Thanks for your response. I don't exactly know what country this device defaults to. I purchased it from Amazon.com for $475.79. I updated the OS when the Germany 4.2.2 firmware became available from http//www.sammobile.com
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] intelliriffer:
This may work as a last resort if OXA firmware has not yet overridden your csc (by DBT).

Reboot into recovery and once at the recovery screen: note the applying csc / multi CSC message. If you lucky it still should show your original firmware CSC code, find the corresponding country for that code and is should likely be your original firmware (do compare other parameters too though).
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
With all the help everyone's providing me, it should be cake walk in the park. I did your recommended procedure, boot into recovery, power button, vol up and home button. I think the country code got replaced with DBT.

#MANUAL MODE#

--Appling Multi-CSC...

Applied the CSC-Code: DBT

Successfully Applied Multi-CSC

I think the default country got overridden when I ODIN flashed the DBT 4.2.2.

I'll just have to wait till someone figure out how to align the S-PEN

again, thanks:):)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
downloaded 4.1.2 CHO, flashed via odin, soon as it went into Samsung Boot Loop, power button, vol up and home, wipe data/factory reset, phone rebooted, and deja vu, its in the same place when I first turned it on. No more S-PEN misalignment. :):)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] smoldah:
so.. worth it upgrade to 4.2.2 or stick with 4.1.2 since we have s-pen accuracy and battery drain?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] RavenY2K3:
My personal view, stick with 4.1.2 the battery drain is enough of a reason on its own to not upgrade.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
I second your recommendation, if op insist on upgrading to 4.2.2, my suggestion would be to write down all info, Build Number, Baseband Version and CSC code, download the 4.1.2 firmware based on csc code and tuck it away somewhere in case he/she not happy with the misaligned s-pen.

my previous post explain how I got back to 4.1.2.

maybe its a better idea to just wait if 4.3 should come out.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] specialex:
yeah stick with 4.1.2, on 4.2.2, spen accuracy & android/obb folder is write protected lil bit annoying
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Yusack:
im on 422... but not found a problem with spen.. it work normaly.. the best thing i can move almost all my games and apps on my external memory...
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] intelliriffer:
Just got my note 8 back from samsung after display and motherboard replacement and have just installed (4.2.2) officially released firmware for my region (INU). just for kicks for a few days to see if anything improved, otherwise back to 4.1.2.

I still see s-pen offset. it's a tiny offset and most people might not even notice that , but if you are into drawing stuff you'll notice that when the lines don't start from the point you want them to. basically that tiny circle you see when you bring spen close to screen, the pen tip seems to be aligned along on the outer edge instead of it's dead center.

One thing I have noticed in first 10-12 hours is that the standby battery consumption seems to have dropped significantly which is a good thing, Hope it stays like that.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] rendyka:
Hi, i've upgrade my gf note to 4.2.2 and she seems don't like it very much , sigh...

could i downgrade it to 4.1.2 without lost anything ? anything i mean everything, from app to app data (like sketch, memo, etc, truely everything) ?

thanks.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
go read my post. #14, you will loss all data.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] intelliriffer:
1: Before downgrading install helium and follow instructions and take a backup of your important apps/data on external sd card.

2: take another backup of your internal sd card's any important folders for your apps like autodesk etc.

2: Samsung kies sync can also backup/restore some of your settings/data files if you backup them before downgrading.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] Elpidio:
I actually did my downgrading back to 4.1.2 based on your recommendation, I was sweating when it went into Samsung bootloop but I remembered that I needed to go into recovery and wipe data/factory reset and it was all gravy from there. I have uncheck the software updates so it would not notify me of updates but it keeps telling me there's an update, i just ignore till i know for sure its 4.3.:)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] housered:
After downgrading, samsung update app pops up and asks for permission. If you choose OK, it will forever nag u to update again. If u reject it, it wont ask u again.

I want to thank OP for the instruction. Im back to 4.1.2 and the offset issue is gone.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] red_velvet:
I have received the notification for firmware update and for someone like me who's not really knowledgeable about tech stuff, i just went ahead and downloaded it. First thing i noticed though was that there's no more ripple effect. The default home screen which shows the location, date and time is gone, too. I have yet to observe the more serious concerns expressed here. And i thought it would enhance the battery life but i dont see any relevant difference.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] rendyka:
hi, finally, i've downgrade my gf note 8 to 4.1.2 and i use titanium to restore all apps + games data...she's pretty happy right now =)

hehehe, thx all =)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] speculatrix:
I bought a Note 8 for my wife, yet to be given to her, and it arrived on Friday. After an hour testing it, let it upgrade itself from 4.1.x to 4.2.x

I won't be able to tell if the battery life is any better or worse because I didn't test it.

I noticed the "peel plus" app disappeared, but I think I can install that from Google Play? It did seem somewhat more useful than the Samsung WatchOn app, as it is aware of FreeSat as well as FreeView.

Unfortunately I can't find a UK version of the old G-N-8-wifi-only firmware to revert it for downgrading. I don't need to preserve any data, as I would be factory resetting it anyway before giving it to my wife.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] LanEvo:
Whenever ever I am in Odin in Boot mode with the tablet, I am stuck at the "Leave CS..." message and I cannot flash the old 4.1.2 ROM, I have done all the steps and downloaded the right files... Although whenever I boot up Odin, the COM:# does not show up, it just says ID:COM and that's it. Can anyone help? Please tell me what is wrong, or what I did wrong?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] LanEvo:
So it seems like Odin is not recognizing the Samsung tablet for some reason, can someone help me plz?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] pnKK:
Can someone tell me if I can make this rollback from 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 from recovery? Just to flash 4.1.2 ROM over 4.2.2 and make an full wipe? It is safe, or I need to use ODIN? I've got the N5110.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] pnKK:
This downgrade method using ODIN worked well on my N5110. Thank you for helping us out.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] gqkevyn:
Exactly want I needed. I couldn't handle the 4.2.2 update with no support for the Smart Dock.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] yuppie71:
thank you!

Hi, thank you! After 4.2.2 update Asphalt 7 started to lag and freeze, there are no visible benefits in 4.2.2 only worse performance, what for such upgrade? I was in panic after downgrade because of stucking and rebooting with the logo, but your hint helped me, I justed wiped and rebooted and know it was unbricked!))))
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] a.hassanain:
GT-N5100

can anyone help me to upgrade my GT-n5100 from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2

thnx
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] eidriyan:
Hi everyone,

I'm planning to downgrade my n5100 I checked on sammobile and for my country i see there are 2 versions of 4.1.2 (N5100XXBMC9 release date March 2013 and N5100XXBMD1 release date April 2013) which of these is better to have?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] biketronicnz:
This is likely because you installed the 4.4.2 rom, which has the knox bootloader.

You can't go back to previous bootloaders.

sboot.bin is it failing to install an older bootloader.

You can remove sboot.bin from the rom and try installing it again and maybe you can install it. Custom roms shouldn't include sboot.bin.

This will return it to stock but you can't get rid of the 4.4.2 bootloader. Bootloaders have been known to cause issues with wifi, e.g. using this trick to run 4.4.2. with a 4.2 bootloader for example, but I don't know if it applied in your case.

To remove sboot.bin you have to extract the files from the rom, remove sboot.bin and then re-create the archive file. I don't remember the exact details. Maybe rename the file to .tar, details are on the forums here somewhere.
[Google Chromecast] nightfire37:
My Chromecast will be arriving in the mail the 28th and I cannot wait to play with the sucker. Now my question is this. Will I be able to run Fling on my Chromecast without rooting it or does it need to be rooted? Does this apply with AirCast as well?
[Google Chromecast] psychoace:
Nope, it will work fine without root. Just don't expect miracles with Fling. It can run mp4 videos fine but MKV's and AVI's are a mess. The transcoder used is complete crap and unless you are running a beast PC and don't want 1080p video you will be ok, otherwise those file types are unplayable as is. MP4 streaming works because it doesn't need to be transcoded. It's just being played natively on the Chromecast.
[Google Chromecast] flyfisher7:
So avi's are useless with the chromecast? I will be unable to stream from my PC using this chromecast, correct?
[Google Chromecast] psychoace:
Stream local unsupport content yes. Mp4 files will work fine. So will Mp3's. Just not AVI's. I think AVI's are causing the most problems actually. MKV's can get playback but it's so laggy and quality of picture is very low. AVI's just seem like they wont play. Still this device has been out for about a month now. You can't expect hacked features like this to be complete. If you buy a Chromecast now you are buying it for what it will do not what it can do.
[Google Chromecast] borijess:
Where do u get fling?

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 2! ;)
[Google Chromecast] psychoace:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2414637
[Google Chromecast] TRiPgod:
I'm able to play avi just fine.

mpg is also good.

mkv does have problems that they're still working through.

The latest update earlier today fixed the discovery issue I was having. Now I've finally been able to play with fling and chromecast. Very satisfied and excited with how it's coming along.
[Google Chromecast] jsdecker10:
I played an .mkv for the first time tonight and it played perfect..audio and video were great..I was surprised.
[Google Chromecast] nightfire37:
Thanks guys for the info

Sent from my Pantech Burst running CM10
[Google Chromecast] mhester50:
I got the program to work once. Now it won't see my chromecast. Tried rebooting both pc and chromecast, reinstalling, nothing. Any suggestions
[Google Chromecast] golden_35:
Try putting Fling in VLC directory on your PC.
[Google Chromecast] dallastx:
Run the older version first then the newer and it will show up.
[General Questions and Answers] mrdreamers:
im trying to add a device the zte merit z990g, i got to the part where it says, "Then, open up its ramdisk folder, and look for /system/etc/recovery.fstab or /etc/recovery.fstab or similar FSTAB file location. Open this file to find the mount points." but there is nothing like that of that sort just got these that are in the pic, hope you can help ty
[General Questions and Answers] Eve_brea:
The title says it all i think. I bought my grandmother an asus memopad at walmart. three days later, she somehow broke the screen. The tablet only shows white when powered up.

So, how do i go about wiping all her data off it so i can try to sell it on ebay as-is?

Of note, it was stock. Nothing done to root it or otherwise.

model ME172v
[General Questions and Answers] obscuresword:
Hopefully the device had WiFi turned on lol. If the device is already synced up to a Google account you can simple go to android device manager https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager find the device and hit erase. Hopefully the thing is already checked for it.

Also I'm not sure what memo pad you have but it says you can go back to factory settings by using a paper clip and pushing it into the pinhole. http://mypdfmanuals.com/user-manual,ASUS,EEE+PAD+MEMO+ME171,4254578.pdf

Also it says that some models have a micro HDMI port. If you have an HDTV you can simply hook it up via a micro HDMI to HDMI cable and you should be able to see what you're doing on your TV. This is the easiest method. Hope this helps.
[General Questions and Answers] Eve_brea:
Sorry, it's an ME172v, from walmart. They wouldn't take it back with the broken screen, sadly.

and i just looked at the manual that came with it : "Manual reset hole. If the system becomes unresponsive, push inside the manual reset hole using a straightened paper clip to force-restart your MeMO pad. IMPORTANT! forcing the system to restart may result in data loss. We strongly recommend that you back up your data regularly"

says MAY result in data loss, not that it wipes data. :/

and yeah, hadn't used google's thing yet. So no, no way to wipe it from there.

If worse comes to worse i suppose i could fry her google account and make her a new one.. then un-allow that device on facebook.
[General Questions and Answers] obscuresword:
So the device isn't hooked up to Google play at all, and it doesn't have a micro HDMI port either? Yeah Walmart and most other stores don't cover that for warranty. That's why I feel warranty is sometimes useless.
[General Questions and Answers] Eve_brea:
Well, it's hooked to google play. I got her some apps. I didn't do that "Allow my device to be wiped" thing, though. didn't think about it. Since it's completely useless for MY tablet.
[General Questions and Answers] Eve_brea:
i found this little thing... Asus MeMO Pad ClearData SOP from the asus support site. Problem is like recovery, it requires you to hit the buttons to go down to the options.. I can't SEE said options. Anyone else able to tell me how long to wait and when to click what, how many times?
[General Questions and Answers] obscuresword:
Lol I just about to tell you that you're going to have to go at this blind. http://wecanfixurmobile.blogspot.com/2013/06/asus-memo-pad-me172v-too-many-pattern.html. It seems that it is the very first option for clear data, so all you do is press the power button then after that you must wait for the device to reboot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razz1:
Ok so available for download is the fstrim binary. The script to run it is also listed. You can bake it in your rom or just run it with script manager. This simply trims your partitions if I researched this properly??? Nonetheless, it will speed up the rom. This does the exact same thing as the fstrim app available in the store but this is a manual method. It would be great to run this as a cron script to run this at different times.

The binary must be placed in /system/bin.

The .txt will need to be removed from the file name.

Download for the binary.

http://db.tt/epMLK18Q

The script...

fstrim -v /data

fstrim -v /cache

fstrim -v /system

Thats all I have today! ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zetsumeikuro:
I believe 4.3 has trim support enabled already?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razz1:
Yes I do believe so.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] qvnsq:
Why everyone posted the same init.d script with no improving.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imepv7:
I bought my second hand HTC DHD almost a month ago. I used AAHK to unlock it, S-off and Sim unlock. But its really bugging me that whatever ROM I use (AOKP, CM, ARHD, Blackout) it keeps on shutting down on itself at least once a day. I had to press the power button to turn it on and it just do a normal reboot from black screen then everything goes to normal again. First, I thought its just a ROM or Kernel issue. But when it happens on every ROM I flash, that tells me that there's something else. Can anyone suggest a solution to this problem. This is what my boot loader says:

HBOOT - 0.85.2425

MICROP-0438

RADIO - 26.17.14.11_M

Anything else you need to know?

Thanks a lot!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananagranola:
How old is your battery?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imepv7:
how would I know? most probably stock battery. I bought it second hand, but the battery runs well. I tried pressing the battery cover in all areas to see if its a connection problem, esp the one above the + sign. Nothing happened. The sudden death usually occurs during the day when Im not using my phone. Do you think its hardware?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananagranola:
Personally, my first guess would be an old battery, so my first move would be to try another battery.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HanZie82:
Or try it with the phone connected to the charger if you don't have acces to a new battery.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terra_Oroboroz:
I have a faulty speaker and some gaps on the side of the phone. If I bring it back to the shop where I bought it (phones4u), will they offer me a replacement or they will send it to repair? The phone is 4 months old. thanks :}
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ac3kill:
If you go threw carrier you will get refurbished phone send to HTC and you will get same phone back as long as it's repairable
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikeydoo2006:
They'll usually offer you a repair for starters generally.

Unless the hardware problem is classified as irreparable during the examination process, it would be a replacement.

So it's hard to tell really.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] den16:
got stuck on o2 splash screen. don't know what happend and what to do.

got any tips?????

thanks
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] s1nn0n:
Do a hard reset -> press the power button and the reset button at the same time
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] den16:
i've done it already and still hangs... :(
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] s1nn0n:
Reflash the rom with one from your original operator. If you're using an o2 xda please download a rom from www.my-xda.com and follow the on screen instructions.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] RAGOv:
well my friend i think somehow ur OS is lost and all u still have is the extended rom OS image,that's why u still see the splash screen...

i assume that ur device is a himalaya(though u did'nt mention any informations :wink: ),but if really is,then do the following:

1-log in to this forum as user:xda pass:xda

2-go to ftp server from the wiki page(up left ur screen)

3-go to himalaya folder and download any rom u would like 2 have(it can appear in several way,exe file or several files zipped in a .zip)

4-if it's and exe file and u have winrar,then extract the content in a folder,u will find 6 files(maybe less,rarely 1 file more-xda2nbftool.exe-),now forget about this file for the moment

u will need 2 file to fix ur phone:nk.nbf & HimauUpgradeUt.exe(i idvice u to dowload an O2 rom upgrade to prevent country id error wich can be fixed if necessary :) )

now that u have the tools,do the following:

1-press power button+navigation pad(the round one between the green and the red buttons)+reset button SIMULTANESLY,u will enter bootloader mode(blank screen with serial on the upper side of the screen,number like 1.06 on the buttom)

2-put the cradle in usb port DIRECTLY IN UR COMPUTER NOT THROUGH USB HUB

3-put ur phone in the cradle while it's in bootloader mode,u will see that the serial word in the upper screen have changed into USB

4-run HimaUpgradeUt.exe and follow the on screen instructions,u will see a status bar,wait untill it finishes,hard reset ur phone,and here we go :D

i forgot to mension that u should put those 2 files(HimaUpgradeUt.exe & nk.nbf),in a separate folder,close any open task on ur desktop/laptop,and PUT UR CHARGER IN THE CRADLE for the battery don't run out...

hope i helped :D

tell me what happened with u dude,and remember that ur in the best PDAs developping site in the world,so don't worry,hopefully,everything can be fixed.... :D

RAGO :lol:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] den16:
sorry, forgot to mention, yes its himalaya.

ok, i will try all your advices

thanks a lot :)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] den16:
rago,

thanks for the tips, it worked.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] RAGOv:
ur always welcome bro :D

good to know that u have ur device back :D
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] prd00:
RAGo, I did the same, and it said MODEL ID ERROR. How to fix that? Mine is now WM2005.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] RAGOv:
hi prd00...

replace the HimaUpgradeUt.exe in ur upgrade folder with the attached file,u will bypass country ID error...

good luck :D

RAGO :lol:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ordinary:
Hi all,

I think I need help from you guys. I have my xdaII dead with screen showing bootloader(it turns to USB when i plug into usb port). after I followed the instructions above...it shows model ID error. Please help....
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ordinary:
problem solved

sorry guys...i forgot to use the given attachment file...thanks a lot.

Special thanks to RAGOv. your tips is worked.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] arcquisumbing:
splash

good day.

i have similar problem. it occured after installing items from an extended rom (specifically ARABIZER). i tried installing other items in the same extrom, and it just worked fine.

what can be the solution? i was hoping i can install teh ARABIZER.

thank you.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] arcquisumbing:
splash

good day.

i have similar problem. i am using i-mate ph10b (himalaya). it occured after installing items from an extended rom (specifically ARABIZER). i tried installing other items in the same extrom, and it just worked fine.

what can be the solution? i was hoping i can install the ARABIZER.

thank you.