yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vitokes:
dang! i figured as much since I've searched all over and not even a single trace of anything. thanks for your help!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdelJAlqadi:
So at one point, I accidentally deleted the OS off of my phone, but I still had TWRP installed. The only solution was to flash a rom through ADB, but TWRP didn't have ADB for whatever reason for me, so I flashed CWM which did have ADB. I was able to flash CWM after I pushed a rom through ADB and install Android 4.3 w/ root from nexus4root.com. It worked correctly, but I noticed that I only had 5.66gb of storage on my phone. I have the 16gb variant which would have about 12gb usable. So I followed a guide here in xda to get back my 16gb. I was told to wipe my phone step by step and flash a factory image. But ere are my errors not

- When I try to flash the factory image, it says 'missing boot.sig, system.sig, and something else.sig'

- I have no recovery on my phone

- When I try using fastboot commands, it says FAILED (command write failed (unknown error))

I am pretty stuck here. And I did redownload the root files.

EDIT: I was able to fix fastboot and flashed TWRP, but my devices is encrypted and requires a password
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
You should be able to clean your encrypted user storage by using "fastboot erase userdata", and you can do it for /data /system and /cache partition as well.

Or go into TWRP, if it ask for password, just press cancel. Then go to Wipe -> Advance -> Select "Format Data" and it will do a full wipe and cleaning out the encrypted partition.

As for using fastboot to restore to stock, shouldn't be any problem as long as you have the correct drivers and latest ADT package from Google.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illru:
I did something similar and had encryption on. My fix was "fastboot flash" the stock system, boot and recovery (4.3 for me). After getting back in my phone and verifying everything was there I re-flash CWM and re-rooted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mhobbs82:
Hello I am currently running the hyperdrive 9.1 rom that I love! The only thing is I would really like to have my Verizon Visual Voice Mail app. I came from the Jelly Beans 6 rom that had it and was wondering if there was an apk for the app separately or for all the Verizon apps? I still have an old Verizon apps zip file from when I had my S3 that I tried to install just for the heck of it and it doesn't work. Any info and help on this matter would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Sorry meant to post in the general section... tried to delete but couldn't figure it out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] notstevek:
Just download a stock rom and extract it from there. I know either cleanrom hellsrom or bonestock has a zip with all the removed stock apps.

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Here: https://db.tt/bqhvU1tk

Put into system/app/ using a file manger.

Reply when downloaded so I can delete it from my account.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mhobbs82:
Thanks I downloaded it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Wired4Fun:
It's in the ROM:

Settings/My Device/Hyperdrive Hub/Info/HyperdriveOTA/Bloatware Applications/Verizon
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] gregorylyons:
Hi,

Is it possible to change the today screen text colour? I have just changed my background to a dark image and can not see the text that is on the today screen (because the text is black on a black background). Is it possible to do this without messing about with the registry?

Thanks.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] twin power:
Yes it is, but u have to make changes in the registry using a reg. editor (resco registry?)

go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> SOFTWARE --> Microsoft --> and edit the binary value n° 4.

When the key isn't there, u have to create a new binary value, name=4

some colors:

00 00 00 00 = Black

FF 00 00 00 = Red

00 FF 00 00 = Green

FF FF 00 00 = Yellow

00 00 FF 00 = Blue

FF 00 FF 00 = Purple

00 FF FF 00 = Light green

FF FF FF 00 = White
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] vijay555:
Or use a theme editor or cetuner?

V
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] GBird:
Microsoft have a "Today Theme Generator" for the Pocket PC 2002 that allows you to create a theme that will allow you to change the font colours.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/downloads/themegenerator.mspx

This also works on Pocket PC 2003.

Not sure if that is of use to you, but there is no messing with the registry if you can use that.

Graham.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] duke911:
Try tweaks2k2 very good porgrams for hacking the registry

cheers
[Off-topic] iurnait:
So my friend and I were talking today and we thought it might be a good idea to create a sort of "XDA club" at our high school. We were thinking about using the club to teach people to root, flash roms and kernels, and maybe even teach people to use linux and build cyanogenmod or something like that. Has anyone done something similar or know of something similar at their schools? Any suggestions?
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Go for it

I've convinced most of my friends to root and taught them the basics
[Off-topic] mattoaida:
Dude go for it... Its worth a shot it but the problem at my school is that 80% of the people have iphones but still go for it
[Off-topic] 404-Not Found:
I once thought of that but only a few 10-20 people like technology

And about 50+ didn't even know what Android was soooo no.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sotsp:
I try to connect my phone via my aux port it has with some of my hi-fi or my car system me through the corresponding aux port but to no available. You need some special cable 3,5 mm to make the connection? Mean that all devices that try to connect the phone I'm mode "aux in".
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RVR:
check the AUX cord.........it may not be working
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] iceyhotguy:
yea probably cord issue, my grand has had no issues with aux
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sotsp:
thanks, now working fine, The problem is aux cable
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mhobbs82:
Hello I am currently running the hyperdrive 9.1 rom that I love! The only thing is I would really like to have my Verizon Visual Voice Mail app. I came from the Jelly Beans 6 rom that had it and was wondering if there was an apk for the app separately or for all the Verizon apps? I still have an old Verizon apps zip file from when I had my S3 that I tried to install just for the heck of it and it doesn't work. Any info and help on this matter would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
The hyperdrive ota app you can download the verizon bloat. I believe it installs all of so youll have to delete what you dont want. As for just the vvm file i dont know where to find it but ive seen it posted on the forums.

Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
[HD7 General] RonaldoRisso:
watch the video ;)

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if this was useful please click in THANKS button !!! :good:
[HD7 General] RonaldoRisso:
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[HD7 General] woutervanoorschot@outlook:
How does this work?

I thought solder flux was just to keep the surface clean while soldering. How does this 'repair' the solder on the pins?(assuming that's the problem)

I am going to try this very soon, the wifi on my hd7 broke 1,5years ago and I have never found a solution. I have sent it to HTC, but they just sent it back saying it wasn't broken.
[HD7 General] :
You're better of just buying a broken hd7 or look on eBay and replace that board. My hd7 had the same problem. I ended up upgrading to a Nokia 521. My aunt gave me her hd7 that had a cracked screen, but I never switched the boards out yet. :P
[HTC Droid DNA] young0ne:
I wanted to know what the amp fix is for? I seen people talk about it but I never truly understood what it meant. If you guys can help me understand what does the amp do and what effect of not having the amp have? I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
Our device has an audio amplifier, no amp means quiet(un-amplified) audio.
[HTC Droid DNA] young0ne:
So is that the reason when I put the volume on the music up it sounds distorted. cuz the amp is not working?
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
Yeah most likely. Probably some other things too.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s_u_n:
I have been wanting to ask this for quite some time.

On my Defy, I have been using CM since two years and mostly happy with it.

When I first power on my phone, I get to see a red Motorola M with a bee/ insect on the left and 7.1-11 on the right.

I have infact been on 4.1.x for a long time,

So flashing zips does not help update that first boot screen. Question is: How do I update that screen to reflect what I am running at the moment?

Now I am on 4.3
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nunii:
Installed twrp now os won't load only twrp loads ,I don't have a backup or anything in my download folder is there anyway I can get my os back or copy a file from my cpu to the phone now even if my cpu does not see the phone?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Semantics:
Try here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451696

Or here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffbrown1966@hotmail.com:
I know this is not the US Cellular area but I do not think we have one so here it goes. I have US Cellular s3 and have run custom roms for sometime I flashed one the other day and now my mobiel data does not work, everything else is fine text, wifi and phone just mobile data. I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix this, I have performed a factory reset and put the phone back to stock with the Samsung upgrade tool, flash counter 0 and status normal. Do I need to flash a new radio or modem and if so can I do it in download mode with the stock rom inplace or will I need to root and put a rom on.

Thank you for helping.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Agent:
It's your APN settings. Check with your carrier what they are, then go into settings, more networks, mobile network (or something like that) and click on APN. You will have the option to add an APN.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffbrown1966@hotmail.com:
So I just call and say I need my APN settings so I can put them in CM? Are they not posted some place I have another s3 can I get them from it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] amarie82:
I would do a Google search for them. That's how I always get them.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffbrown1966@hotmail.com:
Well I am on 10.1.3 and it is working is there someplace I can see what settings it is using, I go to APN and it is blank what file is it in do you know.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] amarie82:
If the other s3 is rooted from Uscc n works on uscc yes you can use the same settings. If you call Uscc they won't tell you BC its rooted. The techs don't even have that info.

You just input the mmsc and all the APN settings in and your data will work.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

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I sent you a link with the APN settings I tried to post on here but was having some issues.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Agent:
If you call your carrier, you will ensure you have the right settings. It doesn't take much longer than doing a google search for them.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
Sooo yeah.... anybody got some help for this one? I have searched google and the forums but can't clearly figure this out, but how do I get a Boot.img for this phone??? I have rebuilt the kernel 3 or 4 different ways and the output never yeilds one, however I apparently NEED one so I can peel away the ramdisk x( any ideas?

EDIT: Okay, so now that I can compile a working stock kernel for the Sidekick, where should I start now? I know we already have a working voodoo lagfix kernel, but I want to make CWM for the stock kernel, that sounds like a good spot. And adding in init.d sounds like another good start. Making my own may help me in understanding it all. I AM taking notes too :D
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
If I recall correctly, I used the split_bootimg.pl script, and accompanying instructions, found here:

http://www.android-dls.com/wiki/?title=HOWTO:_Unpack%2C_Edit%2C_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images

Start by unpacking and repacking a kernel that you already know is functional -- i.e. a copy of a kernel you have already successfully flashed. Once that repack can be flashed successfully, you can move on to making modifications to it, or packing a whole new initramfs and kernel.

I had to remove references to a few of Samsung's proprietary modules to get the kernel to build -- Samsung helpfully supplies the places for those sources to be put (IN TREE -- shame on you Samsung), but not the sources themselves. One such module was rfs, IIRC. I removed the Makefile references so I could finish a compile, then used copies of the compiled modules from an existing initrd. Where you run into compile failures, where the source code appears to be simply missing, this is probably the cause.

I found that I had to manually strip at least the modules that resulted when I built from sources, otherwise the finished image was far too large. Compare the sizes of your compiled kernel and module files to those of a known-working reference image. They should not be too far out of line.

I wish I had saved more notes from my own kernel builds. Regular Linux kernels are so easy, but earlier Android kernels are unnecessarily horrible to build. Still, if you run into any more issues, I'll try to help...

Oh, and please disable the keystroke logger! :)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
Wow thanks nxd! :) I don't know if you have seen my other posts, but I'm a newbie at this stuff. Never too late to learn though right?

Now, as for the issues in the build, when I first tried to compile I was getting errors of an undeclared SEGMENT_SIZE in binfmt_aout.c so I searched around and was informed that the aout method is outdated? So I removed it from the config as instructed, seeing as it wasn't needed.

I've gotten to a compile resulting in the zImage and about 8 modules created. Now, the zImage is incomplete at this point if I am correct? If it's flashed, it will simply bootloop. (Because there is more to be done? i.e the ramdisk gz that loads the rom at the bootloader?)

Also, I will check the link about the logger, so I can disable it.

I appreciate all your help :D I really want to get this stuff down-pat eventually.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
Correct, you need to put the modules onto an initramfs, and then assemble the zImage and initramfs into a boot.img. The URL I posted has instructions to both unpack and repack. I suggest that you obtain repack settings (command line, perhaps memory addressing) from an existing working image.

You can probably use the initramfs from an existing image as the basis for your new boot.img as well, replacing the modules from the old imitramfs with your new modules.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
I hate to ask this because I'm afraid of being a pain in the a**.... but I hope you won't mind working with me, I'm in for the long run. Anyway, am I supposed to have a initramfs after the compile somewhere within the source? Or is this something I acquire from an an outside source? I promise I have done like 30-40 searches before hand. I have a feeling am missing something obvious -_-

Again, thank you for your generous help :)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
The kernel compile will NOT produce an initramfs for you. It will produce the zImage (compressed kernel image) and modules.

The initramfs is an archive containing some files. During boot, when the kernel reaches the end of device initialization, it then creates an empty memory-backed filesystem, and extracts the initramfs contents into that new filesystem.

Ideally the initramfs would be generated by the Android build system, using the binaries produced by the kernel compile. But Samsung provides the bare minimum for GPL compliance, and so we don't get all the pieces we'd need for that. Presumably assembling those pieces is a big part of what windxixi has done, however.

When I worked up my boot.img, I used someone else's existing initramfs, dropped in my compiled modules and a few other minor changes, and then re-assembled it with my compiled zImage. If you're already working with windxixi's build kit and kernel sources, it might save you some time to use his initramfs as a basis for your own.

Really, once you've unpacked basically any SK4G boot.img, and extracted the files from the initramfs, I think you'll see the layout and that aspect the process will be clearer to you.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
I haven't found any boot.img from another kernel, however I have finally figured out how to unpack the zImage :DD I think I'm a bit closer now, however, now I need to figure out how to un-cpio the initramfs.cpio and/or use the intramfs folder I now have. (in the unpacked zImage)

Then the next step I suppose would be learning how to incorporate the modules that I have. hmm..
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
On the page I linked to in my first reply, under "Alternative Method", those instructions worked for me to split, unpack, repack, and assemble. Did they not work for you?

Regarding how to incorporate the modules, you would copy them into the extracted directory in the same locations in the initramfs as the existing module files. Generally something like /lib/modules. Look for files ending in '.ko'. They may be spread out a bit in your compiled kernel sources, but they should all be in one directory in your extracted initramfs directory.

As for an existing boot.img, it's a Froyo kernel, but there's this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1663622.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
I tried this method of repacking, but so far I have not been able to re-pack my zImage successfully. (I feel pretty close to getting this) Maybe I am putting the modules in the wrong place? Or perhaps I am skipping a step. I believe I need to assign more room for the modules. I am getting the error that initramfs_cpio is too large.

My initramfs has 2 directories in it- and I created a folder within called lib and placed the modules in there... that may be the wrong way, but I don't think it changes the need for more room in the kernel. Something to do with padding values maybe? /:

Also, the script I am using for this is from JunYoung- it is repack-zImage.sh a tool for de-compiling and recompiling a zImage. That's how I got to my initramfs directory in the new zImage I built with the source.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
I think your extracted initramfs should have more than two directories.

Would you paste a listing of the files and directories here? Do this:

cd [path_to_extracted_initramfs] && find *
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
This is what I have after I unpack the zImage:

cpio-t

decompression_code

initramfs

initramfs/root

initramfs/dev

initramfs.cpio

kernel.img

padding3

padding_piggy

part3

piggy

piggy.gz

piggy.gz+piggy_trailer

piggy_trailer

ramfs+part3

sizes

EDIT: I also tested unpacking another zImage that is working, in fact I tried it on the Bali SK4G that we use currently (I hope that was okay with you /: I probably should have asked) but it just keeps displaying code as if it won't finish unpacking. It makes sense because there is a lot more to unpack, I think it is because it is compressed.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
You don't need my permission to use my Bali-based Linux kernel image or patches.

Where can I get a copy of this other boot.img you're working with? It seems clear the hacks and workarounds I used with the Bali-era kernel don't translate directly across. I'd like to take a look and see what I can make of it.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
Well, I never really found a literal "boot.img" from what I read I have to compile a zImage and in the sidekick's style system boots this as a boot.img??? And I have only used the one from kernel source so far, seeing as I could not get the Bali zImage to split.

As for the initramfs.cpio that us within the zImage, I tried to un-cpio it and I get an error about removing '/ from name?

I could send you the zImage I got from source o.e

EDIT: I never found a copy of boot.img, I couldn't even get one from an outer-source.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
That's more of an advisory than an error. It's just telling you that it's stripping off the leading /, i.e. extracting to a relative path.

It sounds like you probably succeeded in extracting the initramfs.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
Well, then that sounds better! :D But what about this one:

cpio: dev/console: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted

1 block

I forgot there was a following error
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
You'll probably want to extract the files as root. Otherwise device nodes won't be created, like above, and permissions won't be kept on any of the files.

Be careful to be in a safe (i.e. empty) working directory when you do that. It will extract the files into your current working directory.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
Okay so now after I execute as root, it gives me this message:

cpio: /dev/console not created: newer or same age version exists

So the directories are empty after extracted?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
There's another argument you needed: --no-absolute-filenames

Unfortuantely it looks like cpio will have kept the absolute path and overwritten files on your real machine.

Extract into a directory using --no-absolute-filenames and see what files on your host system were overwritten. Those files should be recovered somehow before proceeding.

Sorry I didn't catch that.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
Oh god -_- wow I messed up then. well....the only file that was within the cpio was a file named console.... so I think I need to fix that?

I'm not mad or anything, it's a risk you take ya know? But I may need help.

EDIT: Okay so I reboot my laptop and it reboot fine, no issues. I don't think it actually overwrote any file (luckily because that cpio file didn't have anything in it...heh) So should I now try the command with the new argument?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] nxd:
I'll take a look at the boot image this evening. It would seem very odd to me if the only file on the initramfs was /dev/console.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
Maybe something went wrong during the kernel build process? That might be something.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
I figured another thing out, apparently in the defconfig for the Sidekick's original source (btw, I think this is the kd1 source I am working with???) there is a config for a path to the initramfs...now, I don't understand if it is supposed to point to a built initramfs.cpio or the folder within the tree containing the data for the initramfs' source files/ the data part that can be found within the usr folder.

Any ideas?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] graycow9:
Hurray!!!

I know this is my 3rd post in a row but I felt like this deserves it's own place on the thread, I have taken a working initramfs from within the zImage inside the stock KG2 Heimdall update package. I set the initramfs source to the correct directory and guess what, the zImage from source compile worked!! I flashed it successfully, and it works fine :D now I'm just making some minor tweaks as practice to get acquainted. (being careful I might add, I don't have UB Mod.)

You know, at first I was gonna try the same thing, but our Odin links are down now. :( I made do, but I'm not sure I could have done this otherwise. o.e

Also, I have searched around, I want to modify the kernel to give mew such an effect as Live dmesg/ Live logcat. So that rather than the bootanimation the kernel displays boot messages. From what I understand I need to make the kernel hang for a bit longer to pass the processes through.