yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] helstonrampersad:
General rules make a read everything make a back up wipe data wipe cache wipe dalvik cache flash ROM and then gapps these are just basic instructions read everything again in the post just to be safe
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teemuzz:
Won't work. The recovery stops the installation, installation aborted (bad)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] helstonrampersad:
When that happens to me its usually of a bad download or a file that isn't compatible try downloading the files again it might work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] railinandnailin:
Same Problem

Just got my tmo GS2. I have 4.1.2 and twrp recovery 2.4.4.0. EVERY SINGLE ROM i try to flash it just fails says cannot open zip (bad) Very irritating. Any fixes? Try clockwork? Flash older update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cwbeasley:
You're on the wrong recovery. Change to CWM 6.0.3.7 NON TOUCH and it work.

Before you ask anything, only use that recovery listed above.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JNMM:
Find a more updated version of twrp or just find cwm and flash the latest through ROM manager
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] railinandnailin:
i tried

Okay so does it need to be 6.0.3.7 because i got cwm and put the latest update via rom manager. Also whats the best steps to installing a rom.
[HTC One V] nostalgickitty:
Hello, I recently flashed sphongle on my HTC ONE V, and it was working fine. I later installed gapps, which was also working fine (downloaded a few app and recovered my contact etc... using Titanium) for a while until I rebooted the phone. After this I could not get past the loading screen for sphongle. I do not know if Gapps was the issue, but I used version 20130301.

I then went to the my CWM recovery menu and did a factory reset, cleared the cache and tried restoring to the backup I made before I flashed the ROM. After doing this I could not get past the HTC menu. After doing all of this I now cannot access the bootmenu, it instead goes straight to the recovery menu when I hold down the power and volume down button as one would do to access the bootmenu. Because I can't access the bootmenu, I can't use an RUU.

If anyone has any suggestions or ideas I would be very happy.:fingers-crossed:

I'll try to answer any questions people have.
[HTC One V] Curtis1973:
CWM is more trouble than its worth. it doesnt have a boot to bootloader option like twrp? you are in a fix without the ability to access hboot
[HTC One V] nostalgickitty:
No it doesn't have the option sadly.

Yep that's pretty much jist of it.
[HTC One V] gulsher:
whick kernel are you using ?
[HTC One V] nostalgickitty:
I'm using HELLBOY-2013-06-29-4.2
[HTC One V] nostalgickitty:
Managed to figure it out myself.:victory:
[HTC One V] Curtis1973:
im curious what you did to get back in to hboot. it may be something users may need to learn how to do if they ever encounter this issue.
[HTC One V] nostalgickitty:
24339642 120

Honestly It's pretty embarrassing, and shows my inexperience at this, but the whole time I tried booting to hboot, my phone was plugged into my computer. Once I unplugged it I could boot into hboot no problem. I guess this would be helpful for new users to know.
[Networking] Mrkossu:
Hey!

Is it possible to change or unlock the UMTS 900MHz frequency in Samsung Rugby Smart?

Frequencies and Data Type

GSM: Quadband:850/900/1800/1900MHz

UMTS: Triband: 850/1900/2100MHz HSPA+ 14.4 MBps

I live in Finland and needed frequency is 900MHz / 2100MHz in UMTS

GSM should work fine?

So it should be fine for calling, but internet is a bit slow maybe?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightrapt0r:
I want to move back to Android after a stint with Windows Phone 8. Where can I get the cheapest price for the Verizon Note 3 off-contract? The Verizon online store has it for $700.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericdabbs:
Try craigslist. You are not going to find the Note 3 off contract for less than $550-600.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtGoldy:
Way too early to get it cheaper. It's a highly anticipated device so everyone is gonna get asking price for it. Like ericdabbs said, try craigslist after its already been released. There will be people who bought it then found it too big for them.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
I paid $745 via Verizon website
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xManMythLegend:
Won't buying on Craigslist risk your phone being banned after someone defaults on payments?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtGoldy:
No, because that phone will be assigned to your account not theirs.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightrapt0r:
I figured full price at the start but thought to ask you guys because someone might find a deal/special.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xManMythLegend:
Perhaps Verizon and Sprint still ESN block and attach to account.

GSM phones block across the board and are only attached to the original account.

I thought with LTE they would do the same. Glad they don't. It's very scummy.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
It's all junk on cl to mean anymore. Buying a $600+ phone on there scares me anymore. I will pay full retail and know it had been in my hands it's whole life
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublimaze:
You will have to pay ~$700 unless you find someone dumping their used one. But that won't happen for at least a couple of weeks after launch.

I have bought & sold many phones on craigslist. You just have to be careful who you're dealing with, and you have to know what you're buying. And make sure you verify the ESN status before handing over money.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
I have bought and sold tons in years past. Until this year. Too many shady people with shady phones and mix matched boxes for phones and stuff. I looked at half a dozen s3 for a backup phone then I threw the towel in. They were all junk. Won't risk that anymore. I always esn check and usually activate them on the stop. Never any issues with that just the stuff on there anymore is no good
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublimaze:
Yep, I've met sellers with oddball stuff that didn't match their ad, or they just seemed shady, and I didn't waste time bailing out. Trust your gut. If something doesn't seem right, there is usually a good reason why it feels that way.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nvrenough:
This........ ^^
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
Yeah I've bought those even when my gut says no and still make money and don't know how haha but I'm done for awhile at least
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lufc:
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &

Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting

Thanks ✟

Moving to Q&A
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaptorMD:
I would say eBay from someone who bought one and decided it was "too big" and was too late in returning it, also check swappa.com
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrostyOrDie:
Craigslist always has people who buy the phone at upgrade price and immediately sell for a couple hundred off full retail. They make some easy cash and you save some. Just make sure you meet the seller at a Verizon store to verify not stolen. On a side note if you live in a marginal coverage area you can open a new account and get phone for discount price. Wait 15 days and complain about signal. They let you walk from contract with no charge. Then you just pop your sim in and bingo bango bongo. Im on my parents family plan with unlimited so this worked for me last year.

beamed from transporter room 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slow88lx:
Check Swappa. I'm not sure I'll be keeping my glitch-ordered white 32gb Note 3. I already bought my GS4 at full retail.

Will have to see what my first impressions are...
[Android Software Development] sandix:
aTunes for Windows 7/8: Android Music Sync done easy!

Some of you may know my work with ADBGUI, and you know I make the best software I can. So I am pleased to announce aTunes! The Android MP3 sync tool for everyone!

Right now it is limited, but I plan to make this as feature filled as ADBGUI is complete with album covers, video playback and more!

Current features include:

> Play your music from the Library

> Sync to a folder on the phone

> Take a log of errors and songs synced.

Requirements:

>.NET 4.5

> Windows 7 or 8

How to use:

1. Download and install from here.

2. Open and run as Administrator

3. Go to settings and click "Grab DeviceID" (This is to prevent aTunes from trying to send the same file to more than 1 device at a time.)

4. Select your media library. (Note: aTunes will not look in subfolders and only recognizes *.mp3)

4. Type in your folder on the phone you would like to sync to WITHOUT A TRAILING SLASH!!!!!!

***EX: /mnt/sdcard/aTunesSync <-Please take a look in you basic file manager for the exact path!

**** Make sure you hit save!

5. Click file, then refresh(Depending on the size of your library this might take some time to ocmplete.

6. Click File, then sync!

7. Wait for the awesomeness to come up on the phone!

Known Issues:

> If you sync more than once per application launch, the program will overwrite the entire library on the device, I am working on a fix for this.

> After a large sync, the program will freeze up for about 10-20 seconds, also working on a fix.

> Sometimes, the music play back timer messes up, still looking into it.

Current Version: 1.0.3-A

Special Thanks to:

Beatsleigher

Supporters

Any questions feel free to PM, Post, Contact via my website contact form, or how ever you want!
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whatcangowrong:
Hi

I followed e.mote's great guide on [NOOK HD/HD+] Installing CyanogenMod 10.1 for Dummies.

Everything worked great and I did a backup. The files below:

boot.img

cache.ext4.tar

cache.ext4.tar.a

data.ext4.tar

data.ext4.tar.a

nandroid.md5

recovery.img

system.ext4.tar

system.ext4.tar.a

How do I restore to the stock version with the backup?

Thanks
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
Just boot CWM and go to backup and restore and choose restore.

Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sflesch:
Leaplinlar, I accidentally installed the wrong ROM. I wanted to install to SD, but installed to the Nook itself. I didn't make a backup of the stock ROM, since I didn't plan to alter it. A factory restore brings me back to the CyanogenMod setup (which I don't recall ever seeing before). I assume I can use your stock cwm boot image, but I actually need to find out where to get the stock rom to begin with. Any thoughts?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
I have it in my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. See item 6 and get a Plain stock ROM.

Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jattdejawani:
Hi guys got my xperia z1 and was so excited as most people are, but when I tried the camera it was very grainy in slightly lower light front and the back is worse, do you think this is a problem with the handset screen or cameras ? or just a software issue, any help is appreciated as brought from cpw and they have a 14 day guarantee thanks in advance, just relised cant post links to pics so any chance I can pm the links to someone to show thanks
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geoffxx:
in low light it will look grainy but once you snap a picture it should clean it up as there's a lot of stuff goes on when you hit the button
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B1nny:
I would like to second this, the preview the phone shows you does NOT represent the final picture properly at all. Please try it and you'll see the preview has a lot more noise than the final product.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sean473:
Yup I get similar issues in low light... Its much better after the picture is taken but the low light pics are currently unacceptable.. Sony really needs to fix the software asap.. Superior auto on low light = complete fail... Its ok when everything is well lit...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jattdejawani:
thanks for the reply guys, guess we will have to wait for a software update that sorts this out hopefully, not good when you shell out top dollar for a phone that hasn't got its best asset right
[General Topics] afxal:
My friends xda II was lost

we have been thinking that if some one robbed our phone again we could do some thing very interesting

We decided to change the pcture which is coming as O2 when we hard reset it but we couldnt could you help us with this
[General Topics] xda2jojo:
i didnt get it...but maybe you are reffering the splash image...you want to change it to your picture...
[General Topics] Bonzo:
Changing the boot image AKA splash image is easy.

Full description on http://buzzdev.net

But, you should know that this will change back if you flash the ROM..

Or it can be changed by using the buzzdev description..
[General Topics] afxal:
I mean when i hard reset it .....first theer will be O2 image right

i just want to edit that image
[General Topics] vijay555:
I think it retains the image after hard reset. Anyone?

You might want to look into IIWPO as well

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=2526&highlight=iiwpo

V
[General Topics] Bonzo:
Technically:

No, the image does not change by hard reset.

Reality:

Most (or all?) external roms have splash images as part of the install.

Therefore, the image will change back after a hard reset and the folowing ext rom install.

Solution:

Modify the ext rom so that it installs YOUR picture instead of the ROM producer one..
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] LegendM:
Hello everyone,I was boring so I decided to get some wallpapers

I just created a tool and I downloaded almost 700++ wallpapers from "www.samsung-wallpapers.com"

This is part one

Sample

Download
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] gn_hanna:
waiting for more
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] exjc1986:
Hi what is the resolution of these wallpapers ? Are they all 720x1280, or are there scrollable wallpapers as well ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Kimbo82:
Neat work, they are really nice.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] nhado:
Thankyou

Thank so much :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iPoo:
Hi, I just got an i9300 used at a great price, but after some reading I'm overwhelmed at the amount of guides for it and information. Right now it's on the official stock ROM (latest firmware). I want to restore it to factory settings (it still has some of the previous owner's customizations), and root it so I can remove the useless apps like ChatON.

If I'm using Kies and Odin, would I need to back up the EFS data? Also, if I root, I would have to flash again via Odin? Is there any possibility of devices becoming bricked due to using Odin?

I just want to use the stock ROM with root.

I'm upgrading from an Xperia U, but this phone seems a lot more complicated. With the U I could use flashtool without a care.

I appreciate any help I can get.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
(1) ALWAYS backup EFS, doesn't matter what rom or tool you use to root

(2) There is always a chance of bricking a phone, nothing is 100%

(3) Read this and this

(4) After rading, you should be able to answer your questions by yourself, if not dont root or flash.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iPoo:
Thank you, I understand it a lot better now. I've been reading repetitively. I used kTool to back up the EFS which saved it in two formats (IMG and TAR), I suppose this is good enough or should I use the other tools? I went with kTool because it seemed to be the easiest.

I've rooted and removed bloatware, and I understand when Samsung releases new updates, I would need to flash via Odin and re-root, right?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
General > Sticky roll-up thread (The second link Chrismast gave you) > Understanding the basics before rooting. Your answer is there.
[Verizon Droid Charge] hyelton:
Ughh Why did Verizon choose for this to happen? Using this as my Network TV Remote and I reset it to remove the junk the past people had on it, and BAM stuck at NO SIM card, that is STUPID!, I know how to get past it by dialing *#testmode BUT Notification bar does not work & each time I have to power off the phone and back on I have to do the stupid *#testmode in the dialer again. How can I avoid this? I dont have a Near by Verizon Sim to use from anyone at the moment.
[Verizon Droid Charge] jheide44:
Use tweaked lite 1.0.... sim requirement removed from rom.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kornixxxx:
Hello i tried to install modded software to my defy ( JellyBean 4.1.2 ) all went smooth but i got some errors after install ( some window with error like " ... com.google.process.gapps ... " which i coudnt close, It opened one after another ) so I decided to wipe all down and try to reinstall. I made propably some bad choise when in recovery mode and It bricked my defy. At first i managed to open boot with power button and vol +, then opened rds lite and made all moves like in this tutorial : ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1618718 )

But phone will not reboot after procedure. RDSlite show "PASS" but all I see is dead phone and white led. It shows nothing when plugged into charger and it is discovered by RDSlite when connected to PC, but nothing more. Any tips how to run this phone ? and sorry for my english.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kornixxxx:
anyone guys ?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotdog125:
I think your battery is dead. Charge it using a universal charger or using mcgyver method (search for it).
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauroaraujo:
Solution!

First of all, you must to charge the battery with the universl charger...

After, you must to pass a flash with a chinese ROM (See my topic at GSMFans (For download the files only :good: (Search at google by:[ TUTORIAL ] Recuperando Defy morto com LED branco (and click at the GSMFans link...)))...)...

After this, enter at stock recovery (wait the blues LED and press Vol-...) and do a Factory reset...

Reboot...

Your cell will come back to live ;)

;) ;) ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asafb2k:
Yesterday I decided to root my phone (GS4 I9500).. i did it and installed the SuperSu app...

after that i installed the latest version of "freedom"..today i found that the freedom app spoiled the google play and then i couldn't access it.

then i thought that if i will lose the root i will also lose that problem- so i tapet on "Full root" in the SuperSu app.. but the problem didnt solved.

then i tried to erase everything on my phone by doing "factory reset" through the settings app... now im stuck and can't activate my phone (i guess

that freedom still preventing me from access the google play)

now im stuck with screen that says: "Couldn't sign in__ Cant establish a reliable connection to the server"

please helpppp :( :rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mha93:
Once you factory reset, all your apps would be gone. Including the freedom app. The problem you're experiencing is a temporary occurance. Try again in a few more hours. It worked for me when that happens.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ali Akasir:
Hi guys,

I have a tablet and I want to set the portrait mode as the default orientation mode instead of landscape mode. Can anyone tell me how?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michael3214:
Which tablet do you have? My Acer a500 has a switch that can lock the screen orientation to the desired position. There are also a few apps in the play store that can lock it in as well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SloAngel:
Are you using custom launcher. I use nova launcher and you can force portrait by going into nova settings>look and feel>screen orientation>force portrait. I think most of the launchers have this feature.
[Windows Mobile] vagrik:
Before:

XIP.BIN Target Size: 00435B00 AdjSize: 0043FFFF

ULRD in Payload Start:00000400 Size:0001F3FF End:0001F7FF

XIP in Payload Start:0001F800 Size:0046DFFF End:0048D7FF

IMG in Payload Start:0048D800 Size:04D267FF End:051B3FFF

FAT in Payload Start:00000000 Size:00000000 End:00000000

After:

XIP.BIN Target Size: 00435B00 AdjSize: 0046DFFF

ULRD in Payload Start:00000400 Size:0001F3FF End:0001F7FF

XIP in Payload Start:0001F800 Size:0046DFFF End:0048D7FF

IMG in Payload Start:0048D800 Size:04D267FF End:051B3FFF

FAT in Payload Start:00000000 Size:00000000 End:00000000

XIP PagePool Sign not Found!

XIP PagePool from: 16 Mb, to: 20 Mb

Payload resized and XIP Inserted into: OS-new.nb.payload

ERROR! (errorlevel: -1073741819)

ERROR executing: kitchen_build_rom.bat

ERROR!!!

Wait some seconds...

No ''SVN'' folders present...

Restored Original config.txt...

Temp config.txt Deleted!!!

...?
[Verizon Droid Charge] hyelton:
SO can I use the Sim card slot for an GSM Carrier? with maybe a Mod? Not sure if I can since its I think one of the first LTE phones that Verizon got. YES I know Verizon is CDMA but phones like the S3, and S4 I pop my AT&T sim in and it works 100%,
[Verizon Droid Charge] tmanschuette:
It won't work on the Charge. There have been no successful carrier changes for the Charge.

http://signatures.mobile-overload.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sig-cm-5.png
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsuffyan:
I installed CWM through ODIN on my I9000 and booted into recovery mode through CWM and tried to flash two different ROMs but each time it hangs with the Semaphore flag and logo on the screen, after which it never boots and returns to the same screen. I can get it into download mode and I have reflashed a stock ROM and its back to normal.

Any guesses on how I can get around this? Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
some ICS/Jelly Bean ROMS need to be flashed twice or thrice..no harm in doing so . read this

Check this out!You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.

You Must watch this documentary concerning your privacy Terms & Conditions we had agreed to, by using a PC or Smartphone

How to say Thank you? If you find any post helpful on XDA, please click on the Thanks button

If you are using XDA App or Tapatalk, long press on the post and select :good: Thanks Its easier to give "Feedback" in this manner than make an additional post.​
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsuffyan:
I've tried again, following the exact instructions. Install CWM, wipe the 3 data sources and install rom from sdcard. Within 2-3 seconds the phone reboots and arrives at the Semaphore screen. I've tried 3 times now and each time I have to reinstall a stock rom to get the phone alive again.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
This depends on ROM you are flashing, you do not seem to tell us, what ROM you are flashing, you need to repeat the flashing in SD card , TWICE, and some may work only if ( after flashing) you go back into CWM recovery and flash again ..

Anyway this will help you solve problems

Check this out!You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.

You Must watch this documentary concerning your privacy Terms & Conditions we had agreed to, by using a PC or Smartphone

How to say Thank you? If you find any post helpful on XDA, please click on the Thanks button

If you are using XDA App or Tapatalk, long press on the post and select :good: Thanks Its easier to give "Feedback" in this manner than make an additional post.​
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsuffyan:
Sorry the rom is - pa_galaxysmtd-3.99-RC2-20130921

Unfortunately I cannot flash twice because I can't get into CWM once we hit the Semaphore screen. I can pull the battery and do volume down/home/power but it only takes me to downloading option, not recovery. So I'm unsure how I can flash twice without going to stock rom in between?