yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DiViNEX:
Its weird because when I first got this phone I initially flashed slimbean 4.2.2. It was perfect and I mean perfect, not a hiccup, stutter, or issue. Everything worked as it should. I was surprised at the difference compared to my old blaze. Now it can be laggy problematic and extremely frustrating at times lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tapuout27:
Noobie needs help here

Galaxy s2 sgh t989 rooted followed all steps.

I ran hc-ktool to backup efs.img and efs.tar.gz. When i ran the backup check i got this:

Checking current EFS backup....

/sdcard/efs.img found

______________

mount returned:255

(unable to mount image - image corrupted?)

/!\ nv_data.bin NOT FOUND in backup!!!

/sdcard/efs.tar.gz found

________________

/!\ nv_data.bin NOT FOUND in backup!!!

Does anyone know what the hell this is about? I have not flashed any ROM for fear of turning my s2 into a paper weight. I downloaded root browser from play store to try and look deeper. That is when i noticed my efs folder was empty. I have been scouring my files but feel like a blind man looking for a needle in a haystack.

Surely there must be something i can do! Also, i still have a good imei and broadband version...everything seems okay. I am reluctant to do anything for fear of bricking. I no longer have lockscreen or power off menu either.

Can i reset the phone to factory default and restore my efs? If so, do i have to unroot my phone? Or am i stuck like this forever and ever? Any help and i will give you my firstborn

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tapuout27:
Anyone? There must be someone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tapuout27:
Bump
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tapuout27:
B
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Not sure what hc-ktool is...never heard of it.

Can you make a nandroid backup in recovery??

Also....just to be sure, get Odin....put phone in download mode and see if Odin sees it. If so....you could Odin stock rom onto phone, then root again....then flash custom roms.

Now....anything we do to our phones comes with risks....up to bricking phone and it being a paper weight.

That being said....read up on each step I mentioned, so you understand exactly what you're doing. This will lessen the brick risk greatly.

Completely destroying this phone is hard to do...but possible. And usually it happens because the person didn't read enough AND understand what they were doing and messed something up, or didn't follow instructions fully.

That's why I never post links. Guys gotta do the research themselves in my eyes....otherwise they will just blindly follow someones "help".....and guess what....sometimes the guy "helping" is plain wrong....and boom. You're phone is messed up.

So, read up....understand each step....then go to it. Sounds like you gotta do something if you're phone is already messed up.

Good luck! ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tapuout27:
Im def gonna educate myself on the info you gave me. Thanks.

Here is something that i did. Downloaded terminal emu. Read up on some linux commands. Navigated to /efs. Entered "ls". Right there in the folder were:

Imei

Wifi

Bluetooth

Movinand_checksum_done

Movinand_checksum_pass

Upggadr

So my efs isnt empty. Could it be corrupted still?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Forget about the current state of your efs. Odin back to stock. Flash recovery. Root. Flash anything you want after.

Follow each steps instructions to the letter. Don't vary anything. It seems you are tinkering with your phone unnecessarily and aren't sure what you're doing when you do. Eventually that will earn you a brick. Trust me. LOL

Also....I read thru your posts....people have tried to help you with stuff and yet you have given zero thanks. (The thanks button I mean) personally I don't care....but a lot of people appreciate the thanks button being hit when they try to help. And if you don't....people may just read your posts and move on without offering any help or advice.

Just so you know! ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tapuout27:
Just spotted the thanks button lol. Will follow your instruction thank u
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Good luck! Doing all this from beginning to end will teach you a lot....and show you how to quickly recover from problems. Tho a nandroid backup is the quickest way. ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tapuout27:
so first I tried to do a nandroid backup from recovery...problem is that I cant get into recovery from ROM Manager. I'm guessing that I did what you implied...nosed around without knowing what it is that I was doing and bunked something up. I tried getting into recovery both through ROM Manager and by powering down and holding volume up/down and holding power button. any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
If you start from scratch, you wont need recovery yet. You need stock image on pc and Odin, the recovery Tar. Basically you gotta find the guide for flashing stock and for rooting. Then you'll be set.

Sent from my cellular telephone
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] rjtd:
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/10/06/477999.aspx
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saladboy:
Hi, I am using a Samsung Galaxy tab 2 10.1 model number GT-P5113TSYXAR. I updated the software from a system notification (Samsung just sent in the new 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS update) and after the update my device will no longer start. This isn't a battery issue, what I mean is that my device keeps playing the startup animation over and over again, without actually starting. I can't use it to copy my data as it is right now so I need a way to move my data or start my tablet without factory reset. The data is in the internal memory, and the file name starts with a period, so some file managers may not be able to view it directly. How can i get my files back?
[HTC Droid DNA] mf90027:
I've rooted T-mobile phones before, but I'm having some problems with the HTC DNA on verizon. Someone informed me that Verizon released a recent OTA update? Is it still possible to root this phone?
[HTC Droid DNA] _phoey:
Use the moonshine s-off method. It will root, unlock bootloader, and s-off, but make sure you are on firmware version 2.06.xx before doing so. The ota that blocked rooting was bypassed by Moonshine.

Sent from my CarbonROM 4.3'd HTC DNA
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qu4k3r0:
My internet disconnects randomly. I don't know why but the phone is most of the time using EDGE connection, but sometimes it freezes and internet doesn't work in the device. I recieve push up notifications after some minutes.

I've looked for information in many forums but no info found about this. GTi9003 appears to suffer the same problem.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markan1:
Hey...I would say this some kind of random signal lose. Have you tried flashing different modem? If not, find some for your country from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1870460&highlight=i9001

If link for modem you need is not working just tell me, I will find it for you. :)

Best regards
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qu4k3r0:
Many questions after reading you...

1st: are those modems for i9001 or for i9000?

2nd: I must choose an XX one cos im spanish, but which one? what are the differences? I have CM10 installed in my device.

3rd: which are the steps in order to change modem?

My baseband is XXKPG

Kernel: 3.0.74-cyanogenmod-g8b3fc54 tiziano@tiziano-ubuntu #195
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markan1:
1st: This modems are compatible for i9001 and i9000.

2nd: I think that XXJW4 will be the best one, so I upload it for you here: http://www.2shared.com/file/ko0M2y2m/XXJW4_ICSCMI9000.html Differences between modems are some will work better, some will even not work.

3rd: Changing modem is simple, just put it on your phone memory, and flash it through CWM.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qu4k3r0:
Hey I've just tried to install the file you said and I get an error:

assert failed: run_program ("/tmp/updater.sh") == 0

E: Error in /emmc/XXJW4_ICS.CM.I9000.zip

(Status 7)

Maybe it is because that modem is for ICS? I use a later version of android 4.1.2
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markan1:
Hm..Which kernel do you use ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qu4k3r0:
Kernel: 3.0.74-cyanogenmod-g8b3fc54 tiziano@tiziano-ubuntu #195
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markan1:
Okay. Try to flash this one: http://www.mediafire.com/download/wutw19vlji4j1lo/update.i9000ugjk4.modem.zip

If this doesn't work I will try to figure out other solution for your problem.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qu4k3r0:
Another error:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qu4k3r0:
no more help? :(
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zyppon:
Hi, my query is that I can do with my x10 because it costs much catching signal. I was told that may be the flex, and others told me it would be the antenna. Someone could help me to fix this problem?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ap1618:
Hi,

So on my nexus 4, I activated a SIM card on AT&T's new go phone plan which gives unlimited talk, text and data for $35.

Talk and texts are working fine, but data is not.

I have set up the APN correctly, and the data icon (H or H+) appears indicating that I am connected. However, it does not transfer any data (web page not available error etc).

Does anyone know the workaround to this issue?

thanks much.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
just reading their new go phone plans.. for $60, you get 2gb data. so, at $35, i highly doubt that you are getting unlimited data. call att, let them figure out the issue. if you are getting a connection, but arent getting a data flow, its either your plan or an issue on their side http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=24397&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=36623
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nnorton44:
Yeah check your plan and make sure your have sufficient data.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
Umm... The $35/month plan is not for smart phones, the plan description for that plan specifically says smart phones get WiFi only for data.

$35.00/mo.

500 minutes of calling within the US, plus unlimited nationwide text/picture/ video messages and unlimited text from US to Mexico, Canada and over 100 countries. Calls over 500 minutes are charged at 10c/minute. Unlimited data/mobile web for feature phones only. Plan not available for Smartphones.

http://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/plans/voice/sku6610486.html
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjc123:
Doh! I guess I could see where someone didn't see the "Smartphone Plan" chart, could look at the wrong "Basic/quick messaging phone plans" chart and saw the word "unlimited" under "Data/Mobile" without hitting "View details", but unlimited everything for $35 a month? Come on, everybody would be on that plan.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
My point was for the OP that he will not get data, except for MMS, on a smartphone, there is nothing wrong... (S)he just didn't do their research and got the wrong plan and it is working as intended.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjc123:
I guess I was a bit harsh; I just find it mind boggling that someone with 442 posts would not know that. Maybe I just misinterpreted the post or it is their first smartphone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ap1618:
yes you did misinterpret... the questions is, per the OP, is there a workaround?

I am fully aware that they it's not for smartphones...

are they doing the IMEI block net, etc?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbarayah:
I'm not sure if this will work - but it's worth a try...

If you have a 'feature phone', insert your sim card into that device and call them to have them provision data to your sim. Once complete, remove the SIM from the feature phone and insert it into your Nexus 4.

I am using my Nexus 4 on medianet with ATT and haven't had any issues. Their account manager does not recognize my device - however, that being said, I do have a 'smartphone exception' on my account from years ago as well.

I have read accounts of some Nexus users being forced to a smartphone plan, but I have had no issues as of yet. HSPA isn't the best on AT&T, but I'm often on wifi and you can't beat $10 a month for data.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernandezhjr:
I believe they are using some kind of browser detection. The same way they can tell if one is tethering.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ap1618:
This is the kind of answer I was looking for... thank you!

Could you please elaborate how you got on the medianet plan in the first place? What is a "smart phone exception"?

You could PM me if you like... thanks!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
If this is the case, couldn't you use Maxthon or another browser that allows you to set the Browser (User) Agent ID that it reports? The real problem would then be that webpages that recognize that browser would format their pages for it, causing them not to be displayed optimally. This site might be helpful: http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/mobile_ids.html

Edit: apparently you can't do that in Maxthon anymore, at least not that I can find... Dolphin used to allow this but I don't have it installed anymore.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbarayah:
I have had media net data on my line for years - I want to say it was originally added back in 2006. When I upgraded my line at that time to a Blackberry, I had them keep me on the media net plan and they added a 'smart phone exception' to my contract at that time. Basically allowed me to have a Blackberry without paying the additional $10/month (at that time) for the 'Blackberry Data'.

I have no idea if its still possible to add such an exception - I highly doubt it.

To try and add media net to your account now, you'll have to insert your sim into a 'feature phone'. Once it is active on their online account manager, you can go in and add media net data under the data plan options (I believe now its $15 month for ATT users). Once you've added it, put the sim back into your Nexus 4 and hope for the best.

If its detected as a smartphone, they will send ATT subscribers a text message saying so and upgrade you to a smartphone data plan automatically. Not sure how they handle go phone users in such a situation.
[Android General] :
https://www.change.org/petitions/qu...ovide-compability-for-android-4-2-2-and-newer

Sign and share. ;) Show some support to fellow users.

Coming from frustrated HTC One S S3 users who won't receive 4.2.2 update due to Qualcomm dropping support.

http://androidandme.com/2013/07/new...-forced-htc-to-pull-one-s-android-4-2-update/

Petition link will be sent to all major Qualcomm contact e-mail addresses and smartphone portals because no-one likes negative publicity. And please don't tell that petitions don't work - petition to Broadcom by Galaxy Y users worked.

Thank you.
[Android General] Aca902:
Signed... :)
[Android General] :
Bumping.

Come on guys, show some support. ;)
[Android General] redjge:
petition signed.

hope everyone is signs up here for qualcomm support on snapdragon s3 powered devices
[Hardware Hacking General] KingGeorgeXIII:
I've been trying to set up a fast charger by splicing directly into the +5V rail of my pet project's power supply:

Just in case any ladies coming into my apartment didn't know I was a geek.

From my own research, shorting the two data pins of a USB connection together should enable AC (fast) charging mode. Inside that heat shrink, the two data wires are stripped, twisted together, and held securely. It seems that devices ARE interpreting the shorted pins correctly - my GS3 shows "Charging (AC)" in the native battery monitor, and my 1st gen Kindle Fire with Battery Monitor Widget installed shows "AC Plugged" - but the Kindle will only pull about 700mA from the setup (it pulls an indicated 1000mA from Amazon's 1.8A charger. Don't know why it's not 1800mA, but one problem at a time). The GS3 is not compatible with current monitoring apps, but a friend's Nexus also shows more current from the Amazon charger than from my kludge.

This is an old, "5V heavy" PSU, and it's rated for 25A on the 5V rail, so there's no shortage of available amperage. I'm out of ideas. Is there anything that I've missed on how to get devices to pull max charging current?

(When I check off the "Yes, this thread is a Question!" checkbox, the forum is telling me I'm breaking the rules by posting it here, but since the first sentence of the stickied rules thread is "In general this forum should be used for questions, answers, progress reports, and tools pertaining to development boards and non-device-specific hardware.", I'm just going to ignore it. My apologies if I've misinterpreted.
[One (M7) Accessories] dspcap:
Anyone try the Mime USA Ghost Glass for the HTC One on Verizon? I saw that there may be some firmware requirements with other carriers due to the sensitivity of the screen...
[One (M7) Accessories] saucyross:
what you're referring to is an earlier issue when the One first came out, the screen wasn't calibrated properly but a firmware update fixed that, it was long ago so you'll be absolutely fine now.
[One (M7) Accessories] Pete450:
Here is a thread about the Mime USA Ghost Glass: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2327186
[One (M7) Accessories] billd1954:
Purchased and installed!! Works fantastic! No comparison to vinyl screen protectors!!!
[One (M7) Accessories] dspcap:
I can't get the adhesive to spread on mine... no idea what I am doing wrong.
[One (M7) Accessories] crazynarutoman:
I want it but how hard is it to install?
[One (M7) Accessories] naturecannon:
Super easy!! Lick and stick!

Seriously though its simple. Read through the link posted a few posts above
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LXative:
So I am considering going to the Note 3. I will have to purchase outright and use my current SIM, since I don't have an upgrade for another year. I know from time to time threads like these pop up, but I couldn't find anything very recent. I have a couple of questions.

I've been browing Craigslist some today, and see d2vzw's going to for as much as $350 (or listed for, I should say). Mine is in perfect condition, the only signs of wear are from the case (UAG).

My questions:

1. Has anyone sold their S3 lately? What should I expect to get? Mine is a white 16GB. I will toss in 2 different cases and it comes with 2 batteries.

2. Should I go 100% stock, update the phone to latest OTA? Or should I leave it rooted and ready to go?

TIA, and sorry if I somehow missed a recent thread on this. :cowboy:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
Head over to swappa
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thesoldier:
I sold mine on swappa about a month ago. I only had the phone, screen protector, and charger. The phone had a real bad ding on the bottom left but was perfect besides that and I got $310 for it.

---------- Post added at 11:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 PM ----------

Oh, and mine was a blue 16gb. I said in the post which ROM I had installed and mentioned that I could put whatever ROM the buyer requested, or put it back to stock.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fliperpl:
Hey guys.

I have little problem with phone. After testing MIUI with dolby my SD card has been broken(?). Windows cant format it, i cant put files on it etc... But.. nevermind about card.. Something with phone is wrong.. After flash .62 Firmware and lupus v8 JB Kernel i cant do farctory reset and recorvery does not see files on SD card (cant mount Sdcard X3 and unable to mount storage) Dalvik cache/cache and system are wiped succesfully,rest of options are not working / failed all the time . SD card manually cant be mounted.. I tryed at 2 diffrent SD cards (16gb and 2gb) and the problem is still. The 2GB sd card is working on windows with adapter and the files are in. Whats happend?

edit : 16gb Card its not broked at all,but some times just doesnt work and restarting for no reason :F

I CANT EVEN FLASH FIRMWARE!

Is the storage broken? O.o
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Throbin Wood:
Nie można odnaleźć określonego pliku. = Can not find the file specified.

First check you have the battery cover on

There's a little switch that dismounts the sd card when you remove the battery cover (and i do mean little)

That thing had me scratching my head for a good half hour lol

Dosnt the lupus kernel have 2 recovery's?

one when pressing the volume down and the other when pressing the volume up?

Can you try the other one?

can you try mounting the usb whilst in recovery to your pc and transfering files that way and see if they can be seen

Can you try another kernel with fastboot?

iv managed to kill 4 sd cards in the space of the last 2 weeks. (not just with the xperia play tho)

The most recent one was bran new.... had to get a replacement today
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
If flashtool report "cannot find file" maybe path of ftf contain special characters (like čćçšśđð)

Put ftf in c:/ or d:/ and try again
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fliperpl:
I tryed do this with turbo kernel 3.1 and lupus v8 - both doesn not see SD cards and cant format. - before the ROM broken

When i putted tft somewhere else :

#edit : tryed unplug phone and plug again. TFT is flashing! Done,yey! Anyway how to check is phone fully working? I mean i want to try slimbean 5 and i dont want to have the kernel problems again :D sd card is working on stock rom

Tyed volume down and up - same thing,boots into multiboot's menu

Can you give photo with the switch please?|

flashed again lupus V8,SD card still is unmounted :F Anyway i always flashed rom's without the backcase,so this must be this switch? Even when i click it manually sd card cant be mounted

pluged phone to computer from recorvery. The SD card exist,but looks like there is no sdcard. Look :
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Throbin Wood:
are you able to boot into the rom now? and reach a homescreen?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fliperpl:
Right now no cuz i have lupus kernel ,but i can flash tft again and i will.

I did because nothing to do with lupus kernel. What should i do/try now?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Throbin Wood:
try to flash another kernel "boot.img" in fastboot (doom kernel for example)

make sure the kernel is correct to the ROM your are trying to flash "gingerbread, ics , jellybean"

im not 100% sure what your problem is? if your still having trouble can you explain in detail

The exact Rom / kernel you are trying to use and what happens when you turn the phone on

have you solved your issue with files not appearing on the sd card?

---------- Post added at 04:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:54 PM ----------

I am using this ROM: Gin2Jellybean

With this kernel: LuPuSv12-GB

Without any issues

Try that combination if your still having problems you can rule out software as a cause and the issue must lie with your hardware
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fliperpl:
I know how to do it. I have tested ALOT of roms for xplay. My problem is :

The SD card cant be mounted at Recorvery. I cant flash any roms,because recorvery does not see the files on SD CARD.

I am flashing Lupus V8 480p Jellybean and want to try the Slimbean 5 ROM.

The stock firmware is working good,but something is wrong with recorvery/kernel. I didnt have that problems 2 days ago.

look here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo4RK_yFESE&feature=youtu.be

2:41 is the problem with formatting.

"unable to mount SD CARD

unable to mount storage"
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Throbin Wood:
recovery took a long time to start up is that normal?

twrp is instant for me

im sorry im all out of ideas :(

im assuming you've tried formatting the sd card? (on pc and in recovery) & CHKDSK