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[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
thanks for fast reply.

Ok so I have Two different versions of Android SDK (32 bit and 64 bit) which one do I use?

"copy platform tools to a directory on C drive (exp C:\TOOLS\)"

What are platform tools?

"copy the two files above to the same folder along with cwm recovery"

What two files? do you mean the zImage_dtb and ramfs.img.gz? Do they go into the C:\TOOLS\ folder?

"navigate to the folder with adb, fastboot, and the above files in it"

What do you mean by navigate? Do you simply mean open the folder or do I use a program to do this?

"Detect if fastboot driver is installed with "fastboot devices" if result, then continue, if no result, then check if correct driver and check connection"

What's fastboot devices? What does result and no result mean? What does Check driver and check connection mean? how dod I do that?

I'm confused by all the lingo, what applications I should be using and when exactly do I start using command lines etc

Thanks for help so far been great but I need step by step instructions eg

open folder, copy and paste file1 and file 2 to this folder

open application X

click import file 1 and file 2

type XXXXXX\root\cdrive into command

press enter

see?

I do not know what some of the words mean and how to do some of the stuff the tutorial says. It's jargon and I have all these files, in all these folders with no idea how to do this from start to finish.

Appreciate the help so far but you are dealing with a novice. I know the work won't take long but I need all the relevant info, in one list, with consistent language to ensure I do everything as it should be done.

Bless you sir and...

Good luck
[Shield Q&A] johnsongrantr:
If your confused by my instructions you need to wait for a "one click" installer, sorry.
[Shield Q&A] SixSixSevenSeven:
Step by step instructions like that would take quite a long time to write. Its basically assumed that navigate is a straight forward instruction, namely, open My Computer, click C:\, click something else, etc etc. 32 bit vs 64 bit, again, you should know what your computer is running and use the correct one respectively.

The reason they dont issue novice instructions is for 1 reason only. People who such as yourself claim to not understand the "jargon" are also those who are more likely to make a mistake when rooting. This can lead to a completely bricked device, ie one that will no longer turn on and load up android, totally dead device. As far as the manufacturer is concerned, a bricked device unless bricked by one of their own updates on a non rooted shield installed correctly, is not covered by warranty. This leads said novice to accuse the tutorial writer of having something wrong in the tutorial when in reality they have clicked the wrong thing etc.

Either way, end result: dead device.

Rooting is not aimed at the novice. It is aimed at the advanced user.
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
Thank you

I understand that and appreciate the explanation. I can work my laptop and I know that my laptop is 32bit or 64bit but it did not say at any point that it was referring to my computer. It just said download the 32 or 64 bit version. Well I have to make sure what they are talking about before I go and try to root my device as I like clarification on everything I do so that I get it right (and don't brick it). At the moment the explanations are all over the place, some info here, another bit there and was hoping somebody could link it all for me and make sense of the order in which I would do things. I have installed graphic cards in my laptop, put custom firmware on to ipods, psp's, computer etc but this is my first foray into android territory and would like to get it right. I am trying to follow a video tutorial but my computer's reaction to driver updates for the ADB/Fastboot drivers is telling me my drivers are up to date and I'm not getting the error message his is. This means I'm not sure where to go as the situation is diffferent :os He is trying to get motochopper working for shield so it will root the device and hoped it would do the same for me.

Hopefully some clarification will come sooner rather than later but won't venture fourth until I'm absolutely sure of what needs to be done.

Again, thanks for the help it is appreciated.:laugh:
[Shield Q&A] johnsongrantr:
Sorry for being so abrupt, it wasn't my intension, you are trying to learn. I will not give a step by step which I feel would be the best, yet potentially more dangerous option for you though.

The parts written in the "code" blocks are what you copy and paste into the command line. When I say navigate I mean by changing directory via command line. You can copy files with a graphical file manager as it's quicker but navigate could also mean graphically.

Google search how to tell if you are running 32 or 64 bit windows, there are better guides and videos than I would be able to describe in a few lines. I was assuming you had already unlocked your bootloader as it is required before root, I covered it as point of reference only.

Platform tools is a folder in the SDK, if you install the SDK you will see that folder where you install it.

Fastboot is the utility also in the SDK that you run from command line that's in the code blocks I posted. If you run the command it will either give a result saying a device is detected or it won't show anything (no result) and you have an issue. If you have a driver issue then that's a whole other problem with a specific forum topic for, but I also assumed you unlocked your bootloader which would require you have fastboot and driver issue resolved.

Main cause of my snappiness is it says the requirement (first line of what you quoted) is unlocked bootloader and you are asking questions about rooting (step two after unlocking bootloader) didn't realize you were stuck in step 0, trying to figure out where to start.
[Shield Q&A] SixSixSevenSeven:
Download 64 bit software for 64 bit windows and 32 bit on 32 bit windows. Only notable exceptions are where a guide explicitly says to get 32 bit for some particular reason (in my case the only time I have come across this is MSI afterburners screen recording facilities only functioning on a 32 bit program for some reason, no 64 bit version) or if you are running 32 bit windows and physically cannot run 64 bit software even though a guide says "use 64 bit java etc etc".

rather interested in installing a graphics card in a laptop seeming as laptops use graphics cards that are soldered down to the motherboard not on a seperate removable card in all with very few (but existant) exceptions.... I think asus, dell and someone else did offer them at one point, its actually what the MXM connector was invented for (but its used for a few other things now instead).

Anyway. Its always good to have clarification. I think the post above me gives a few starting points and as always: google is your friend (so are bing and yahoo, but they are those friends where once you leave your job or school or whatever you probably wont ever see again).
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
boot achieved

I boot loaded the Shield through dab and boot loader.

Shield restarted once I chose to unlock the shield. I lost all my stuff (as expected) and it restarted. The drivers then reinstalled on my laptop.

I restarted my laptop and the shield again and tried to reinstall the drivers that were made for the ADB but sadly I get this message now...

"Windows has determined that your driver software is up to date MTP USB DEVICE"

So I restarted everything and the device is now showing up in the Andriod Device driver list.

I am using minimal adb and Fastboot application. It opens the command menu

I type in

adb reboot bootloader and I get the reply "error:device not found"

any ideas?

Sigh!

:eek:
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
hehe you're going to hit me in a minute...

message deleted as I was being a moron....
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
ok I should be entirely clear as you guys are trying to help

ok I should be entirely clear as you guys are trying to help me so it's best i let you know what I have done up until this point.

Ok so I boot loader my shield.

I downloaded minimal ADB and Fastboot. I also downloaded the drivers you recommended in the forum.

I installed the drivers:

My shield showed up in the computer Manage list as a Portable device.

I chose to install the new drivers, it asked if I still wanted to go ahead as the drivers could not be verified and I said yes.

The drivers installed and the Shield changed from being in the portable list to showing up as an Android device.

Success I believe.

I then opened ADB BOOTLOADER and booted my Shield Manually.

I then typed in the relevant prompts in the command and a list of options showed up on the shield.

It showed my device number in the command prompt which was the one on my shield screen.

I then command the unlock function and the shield offered me the option to lock or unlock.

I chose Unlock and it then rebooted.

When it restarted, my computer reinstalled the device drivers and my shield had reset to factory settings (as it should).

I then looked in the Computer Manage list and my Shield had reverted back to being in the Portable Devices list.

I restarted both again and the Shield then showed up under Android Devices like it did when I installed the custom drivers the first time.

But the name of the device is Nvidia Shield - not Nvidia Shield ADB like in the tutorial video... not sure it that helps.

I enabled USB Debugging,

put the Superuser.apk and Su bin file into the minimal AADB and Bootloader folder.

I then put the Thor-insecure-boot.img in the Minimal ADB and Bootloader folder too.

I started up the command prompt from the minimal ADB and Bootloader.

I then saw this

C:\Program files <X86>\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>

I then typed in adb reboot boot loader and pressed enter

I got

error: device not found

So I decided to take the above advice and opened a command prompt

I typed in cd C:\tools\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729\sdk\platform-tools

and pressed enter:

It repeated what I typed and I then put in adb devices.

It then came back with:

List of Devices attached

but nothing was listed....

doh!
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
Progress!

Ok so I uninstalled my drivers to start again, plugged in the shield and it reinstalled my drivers and now under Android Devices it shows NVIDIA SHIELD ADB

Result!

Now I opened the dab cmd prompt

typed in

adb reboot fastboot

and it booted my shield! jolly good

But then I typed in

fastboot boot thor-insecure-boot.img

I then had

<waiting for device>

show up in the command window.

This is where it stayed.

On the screen of my shield I have options:

continue

restart bootloader

recovery mode

poweroff

Do I have to choose one of these in order for it to begin the thor img command?
[Shield Q&A] SixSixSevenSeven:
C:\tools\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729\sdk\platform-tools Just incase you didnt get it earlier. That would be the path required for the variable change above. Just whack a ; on the end of the existing variable and throw that new path on the end and done.

But yes, adb devices not listing shield is not a good thing. Try reinstalling the ADB driver for the shield manually (you cant do it via device manager etc).
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
cool

I'm past that and now <waiting for device> problem to rectify. Am looking online now but there isn't much on there so far...

looking under device manager it shows up under Android Device as Nvidia Shield ADB but it also shows up under portable devices as SHIELD.

Whilst in boot mode the device only shows up in portable devices with a exclamation mark next to the device.

*UPDATE*

I uninstalled the portable device driver because I think it may have been causing confusion.

I then typed adb devices into CMD and a list of devices showed the serial number of the nvidia Shield.

I then typed in adb reboot bootloader in and it booted.

I then tried adb devices again and nothing showed up.

When I go into bootloader The Android Device: Nvidia Shield ADB driver disappears in manager once I go into bootloader mode. Is this normal?

Hmmmmmmm

definetly something to do with the drivers.

I'm on windows 7 64bit by the way.

Going back into device manager I noticed that there is another device under Other devices, upon looking at it it is Fastboot and has an exclamation mark in a yellow triangle next to it (Minimal dab and fast boot is open though).

Such a bummer as I'm so close yet so far
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
picture

ok so here is a pic of my devices list fastboot is there
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
before boot

This is the devices it can see before I put the shield in boot mode
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
devices seen after shielf in boot mode

the are the devices seen after I put the Shield in boot mode. It can't see any devices
[Shield Q&A] gogul1:
waiting for devices

This is the screen on the shield in boot mode. The CMD screen says "Waiting for Devices"
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Iandb:
Hello all

I have successfully rooted my S3 lte and want to install cyanogen on it as this was on my last phone, smashed screen.

Have read what seems like a whole ton of threads and various links here there and every where and am now so completely confused.

is there an older mod that is not very risky to install?

have rooted per This post / thread and the phone is still running. So far so good.

I just need a link to instructions to install the cynogen files to stop my brain hurting.

many thanks

Ian
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] converse5:
I assume you have International version of GSIII i.e I9300

You can see the guide here for CM

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_i9300

If you have any other variant you can search for it here

http://www.cyanogenmod.org/devices
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] JJEgan:
This is not I9300 forum OP flash nothing for I9300 you have a different phone that's why the forum says I9305 .

Firmware is in

Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Android Development

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1822
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Iandb:
Thanks all for the replies. Out at the moment so will have a better read at desk tomorrow.

To confirm I have the GT-I9305

UK phone originally in Orange but now unlocked and on Tesco Mobile

Only rooted so far and all working.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] tomj333:
CM is only running nightly builds, ParanoidAndroid is a little more stable IMO at the moment. ParanoidAndroid 3.97

1. Download this PA 3.97 ROM

2. Download GAPPS too GAPPS 4.3

3. Check your version of CWM recovery, You'll be able to check by booting into recovery ( Turn Power off then Hold power + menu + Vol Up until phone boots then leave go of power button)

Check your version in the top left. 6.0.3.3 is the latest i think.

If your version is lower then download this Zip File and copy it to your SDcard, boot back into recovery like you did to check your version, hit install in CWM and navigate to the zip you just copied, viola you'll have updated your version of CWM recovery.

4.Once back on your phone, copy the first two files you downloaded onto your SDCard.

5.Restart your phone back into recovery mode, do a factory reset and wipe the Cache/Dalvik, i cant remember where these options are located as i use TWRP recovery. But they are there so you'll find em.

6.As before located the files and install the ROM file first then the GAPPS file.

7.Restart phone, you should be sorted and everything should work just fine.

Finally, if you want to use a different Kernal i reccoemmend Yank555 but you must sign up to his forum in order to access it, Yank555 Forum

Hope that helps. Sorry if i came across too simplified
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Iandb:
Simple is good for a novice like me at the moment, cheers :good:
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Iandb:
Time for another dumbass question. When I do this I get the warning screen with the yellow triangle and the Volume Up / Down choice.

If I choose cancel the phone re-bots and all works fine.

If I choose continue then I get the Android logo? saying downloading.. Do not turn off target

Top left screen is five lines reading in order

Odin Mode

Product name: GT-I9305

Custom Binary D/load: Yes (1 counts)

Current Binary: Custom

System Status: Custom

not sure what it's downloading (not connected to PC) and If I pull battery out and re-start normally then all is ok.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] JJEgan:
Top left screen is five lines reading in order

Odin Mode

Product name: GT-I9305

Custom Binary D/load: Yes (1 counts)

Current Binary: Custom

System Status: Custom

Correct Download Mode for an Odin flash connect phone via USB and press start in Odin
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] tomj333:
Your holding vol down, thats download mode you need to hold volume up ONLY
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Iandb:
What am I correcting? Is it the file for the PDA line? CF-Auto-Root-m3-m3zh-gti9305.tar.md5

I've re-done this but I still do not get re-boot options. It goes back to the "Downloading don't turn off screen. The only difference now is the Binary d/load count now read 3.

If I go into *#7284# and select the settings at bottom, which one does it need to be on? I changed to the bottom setting to root and then changed back to the 2nd option once finished.

Trying to post a screen shot of odin but not allowed as new user.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Iandb:
licence momana

:good:

got a new screen now with a list of options:

Android system recovery (3e)

reboot system

apply update from ADB

apply update from ext storage

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

apply update from cache
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] JJEgan:
Why not read the basic faqs and guides or are you trying to brick your phone ???

You have stock recovery you require CWM recovery to flash custom roms .

READ THE BASICS

jje
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] tomj333:
Right so its rooted without touching the stock recovery, ok.

To flash a new recovery you must connect your phone to odin how you did before and apply a recovery, search on here for "installing a recovery" or google "install recovery on galaxy s3 using odin" it doesnt matter on the model for the process of instructions just make sure you USE THE ZIP i linked you too in my first post. the CWM version 6.0.3.3 zip.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Iandb:
All done now thanks. Could have saved a lot of this if I'd managed to read your first post correctly about the UP volume key and not down.

Just need to experiment with the various themes now.

Thanks

Ian
[Java for Android App Development] DeadDingo:
I am building an android application to do various queries on my MySQL database. Once a successful login has returned on the main activity, I create a new Intent that holds search and query options. Here's the issue I am having. I keep getting a null pointer exception on stmt = con.createStatement(); Below is my logcat:

08-20 16:12:07.359 654-810/com.android.exchange D/ExchangeService: !!! deviceId unknown; stopping self and retrying
08-20 16:12:08.469 36-653/? E/SurfaceFlinger: ro.sf.lcd_density must be defined as a build property
08-20 16:12:11.559 1926-1949/com.example.testapplication W/System.err: java.lang.NullPointerException
08-20 16:12:11.559 1926-1949/com.example.testapplication W/System.err: at com.example.testapplication.Networking.Search(Networking.java:44)
08-20 16:12:11.559 1926-1949/com.example.testapplication W/System.err: at com.example.testapplication.ControlActivity$1.run(ControlActivity.java:53)
08-20 16:12:11.559 1926-1949/com.example.testapplication W/System.err: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:856)
08-20 16:12:12.369 654-654/com.android.exchange D/ExchangeService: !!! EAS ExchangeService, onStartCommand, startingUp = false, running = false
08-20 16:12:12.369 278-498/system_process W/ActivityManager: Unable to start service Intent { act=com.android.email.ACCOUNT_INTENT } U=0: not found
08-20 16:12:12.369 654-815/com.android.exchange D/ExchangeService: !!! Email application not found; stopping self
08-20 16:12:12.379 278-278/system_process W/ActivityManager: Unable to start service Intent { act=com.android.email.ACCOUNT_INTENT } U=0: not found

I'm curious whether it is better practice to close the connection and reopen it in the new intent? Or pass the connection between intents somehow?

Any input would be greatly appreciated! :D
[Java for Android App Development] DeadDingo:
nevermind

i have figured it out. :p
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] copekyle:
I'm hoping this is possible. With my EVO 4G I was able to map the phones storage as networked drive so I could access it from my computer any time. Is there something I can do with the ONE to get this to happen? I'm worried about having a broken screen and charging port at the same time and not being able to access my data. You might think that's a long shot but it's already happened once and I'm looking for a way to still have access to all my data without a usb cable.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] RomsWell:
Wifi explorer or something of the like. Check the playstore.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jblaze10:
I use airdroid from playstore it is wireless but not sure if it is what ur looking for
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avik6123:
Hey guys check this out new youtube with better video notification, better contexual menus and many more

For details:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...cations-better-contextual-menus-apk-download/

For download:

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111255698

Don't Forget to press thanx button guys
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avik6123:
Here is the screenshot
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Garridon:
This is an amazing update.

Used it in my nexus 7 and gnexus, both ran great. Still waiting on being able to reply to people's comments...

Sent from my Tracphone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Google follows Honami philosophy ;) nice one, tnx mate.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avik6123:
Instead of saying plz press thanx button mate:D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Yeah...becouse this thread will grow and it'll be impossible to follow all that :P

I forgot...but tnx is tnx..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gallardo994:
It follows Google Now interface philosophy rather than Honami, which hasn't even come out yet.

Powered by GSR with Android 4.1.2 on the board.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Really? You are kidding...

Honami isn't out yet?

You know very well what I'm talking about and which Honami apps I just mentioned...

And I would rather said it's Honami UI that new apps follow then whole UI is designed to follow one app...

Google have plans for Honami almost one year ago and their future devices should look like XZU interface.

But it's soooo irrelevant...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xxxware:
It's now in the google play store for download
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zaidx:
Cool update

Thanks man
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Pandemic:
[MENTION=4508535]avik6123[/MENTION]

You found it here also

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44802952

and googled it, it was 1st posted by [MENTION=4925265]Toon10[/MENTION] 11 hours ago and this thread is posted 5 hours ago, but nevermind :p youtube did a nice update :D

:::[ Pandemic ..:: JB MoonBreakers® 4 Ever !!:..

Sent From The Moon With My Xperia P !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avik6123:
welcome dude
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] monivan:
The problem is when i play any video through wifi or in HD mode, the video get stuck or stop loading in about a couple of minutes after i click play button. I tried to switch to 3G or play in HQ mode, the problem solved. However, i like the HD mode better. And I have a 15Mbps connection through wifi! Anybody experiencing the same problem?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avik6123:
No dude i don't have any such issues.try clear data of youtube.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] monivan:
I tried! No matter what i did, youtube app still stuck during play. My tablet Z also. Did u use HQ mode or HD mode?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avik6123:
I use hd mode bt i don't have any prob