yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] TH35KULL:
Ummm well... I fixed it, it seems the stock firmware I previously downloaded was damaged, for some reason it was booting 4.2.2 instead of 4.1.2... I am stunt, I really don't know why, but a friend came over with his SG2 and in just a couple of minutes I was able to be in 4.1.2...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lingowistico:
this doesn't explain anything, and it's spelled "stunned". what you needed to do to avoid random problems was to read the stickies. you wouldn't be "stunt" and you would know what to do in the first place. it's really not that much reading and the best part is: you'll actually know what you're doing. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bps119:
I thought he was trying to say he was "stumped"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] raptorddd:
you must do a wipe before flashinga alll data dalvik then doa fresh install of stock...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lingowistico:
oh yeah, that's seems believable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] TH35KULL:
I just got back to xda and I saw my mistake... I'm sorry for my bad english... I'm from Argentina so my native language is spanish...
[Google Chromecast] yangzai:
Note: You will still need a NON-POWERED OTG cable though, but there's no need to cut it.

Having only a non-powered OTG cable and eager to hack my Chromecast, I went looking for other cables/adaptors lying around my house in an attempt to find an alternative. Here's what I came up with.

Things you will need:

NON-POWERED OTG Cable

Male-to-Male USB Cable

USB HUB

Steps:

1. Connect the micro USB end of the OTG cable to the Chromecast and the other end to the male end of the USB hub.

2. Insert your Flashcast thumbdrive into one of the ports of the USB hub and the Male-to-Male USB cable into another port.

3. Insert the other end of the Male-to-Male USB cable to your preferred USB power source. (I used a portable charger for convenience sake.)

There are many other possible solutions depending on the cables/adaptors you manage to find. The point I'm trying to make is, instead of sourcing for a rare cable days or weeks of shipping time away from you, an immediate alternative might just around the corner waiting for your discovery.
[Google Chromecast] hearnia_2K:
Did something very similar myself too, has worked using 2 or 3 hubs. Worth noting a cheaper crappy hub is far more likely to work for this than a posh expensive one, as some have protections to prevent power going the wrong way through the hub, as I believe this is specified in some of the standards.
[Google Chromecast] sfetaz:
Literally right Before reading this thread I successfully rooted my Chromecast with this method, but to note my usb hub is powered by an ac adapter, i assumed this was a requirement.

Sent from New Nexus 7
[Google Chromecast] jercb123:
This will only work if your hub will backfeed. I had to use a external hard drive power y cable.
[Google Chromecast] yangzai:
Sadly, mine didn't come with an AC adaptor, had to improvise. Like what hearnia_2K said, most cheap hubs should work, and posh ones will likely come together with an AC adaptor anyway.
[Google Chromecast] blitz_7:
Worked great with a rockband USB hub.
[Google Chromecast] klbjr:
Just bought a Belkin powered USB hub from local Walmart on clearance for $4. Thought it was a bust till I took jercb123's advice and used a Y USB cord from one of my external HDD's.Used the other end of the Y cable plugged into one my phone wall chargers and took with first try. Thanks for this.
[Google Chromecast] laserbiz:
Did I screw up?

I went out and purchased a non-powered otg cable and before reading any posts( I know I should have read thru this thread a couple of times, but I didn't) I started connecting things to each other. the light on the chrome cast was white then it went red. I unplugged everything then connected the chromecast to my TV via HDMI. the screen said it was updating and got as far as 10% before I unplugged it. I waited a few minutes then plugged into my tv again and the screen said updating, 0% then 10%. I unplugged it again.

A couple of facts to consider:

1. I did not yet down load the new image and burn it to a usb drive.

2. the chrome cast, before the latest connection to the HDMI of the TV, was still

not updated.

Did I some how allow the update to happen? what should I do? do I give up on rooting this for now? Thanks for your answers and help!!!( I hope I made some sense!)
[Google Chromecast] tchebb:
Once the update has been downloaded, there is no easy way to root the device. The only way to get out of recovery mode is to let it update, unless you're willing to disassemble the device. If you are that desperate to root, you can attempt to force a USB boot by using the method described here. However, that method is quite invasive and possibly dangerous, and I can't be held responsible if using it breaks your Chromecast.
[Google Chromecast] Lpuboy87:
Hmm i followed the methods mentioned here but flashcast isnt getting loaded :confused: My chromecast is new and hasnt been turned on since I ordered it last month ( I've been away) so its still new in the box. I also have a USB 4 port belkin hub with its own power source. I have that plugged into the wall...cable to the hub....USB stick in 1 port with the flashcast bin loaded onto it....other port has usb cable to chromecast which is then hooked to TV. I hold button on cast and connect power..Red light comes on..(still holding button)....nothing happening...I got like 3 dots on my screen but nothing happens even after holding down for 30+ seconds. If i dont press the button on cast and connect power..then it just boots normally :confused: ideas?
[Google Chromecast] tchebb:
The Chromecast needs to be connected to the USB-B port of the hub using a regular OTG cable. See my post here for more information.
[Google Chromecast] Lpuboy87:
Then it dosnt turn on. I put the chromecast with a regular OTG cable connected to it connected to usb to mini B connector to Hub....flash drive in other of the 4 USB ports on hub...and port was powered with power cable that it came with.

This is the HUB I have
[Google Chromecast] yangzai:
In any case you can't have both the chromecast and the flashdrive on the ports - they cant communicate over the ports. One of them must be on the male end of the hub.
[Google Chromecast] maarawoe:
Any chance to get this working without a male-to-male usb cable? I have an unpovered otg cable and few powered and unpowered usb hubs.....

thx
[Google Chromecast] tchebb:
It may work with certain powered hubs. Use the OTG cable to connect the USB-B port of the hub to the Chromecast, plug your USB drive into one of the USB-A ports on the hub, and then connect the hub's power. If the Chromecast turns on, you should be able to hold the button to boot from the USB drive.
[Google Chromecast] maarawoe:
Hmm seems non of my hubs is able to backfeed the chromecast to turn it on so no other way than wayting for the Y otg cable... :(

Male to male usb cable seems to be more exotic part of any household than regular or Y otg :D
[Google Chromecast] BurnOmatic:
do what i did, i had a few spare male /female usb cables, i chopped 2 up and took the male ends and hooked them up together then taped them up XD it worked great !
[Google Chromecast] BurnOmatic:
can you show me a pic of your hub, it might be the one i have, i have this one
[Google Chromecast] maarawoe:
So I soldered a male to male usb cable but still no luck - d-link or belkin hubs I have are not able to pass the power to the otg...

Probably no other way than wait for the Y otg...
[Google Chromecast] BurnOmatic:
find a pic on google of your hub, cause if you look on mine the power plug is that little first one on the short side the mini usb , i hooked the unpowered otg cable to that and then to my Chromecast, then i put the usb drive on the big usb port on the bottom and the usb cable that would deliver power to the hub by connecting that one to the usb port on the top port of hub then to my pc. at first i was doing it the other way around and it wouldnt take, i would get those dots and a white screen then once i did it like that it worked.
[Google Chromecast] maarawoe:
I posted it here.... - seems the one i have is based on a powered model...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46879045&postcount=7
[Google Chromecast] BurnOmatic:
maarawoe plug in your chromecast to the cable usb and you usb drive to one of the other ports and a usb cable to the other one connect the cable to your pc for power then try it :D i bet you it will work.
[Google Chromecast] maarawoe:
Would try But I am not sure If I get it.... how exactly you mean it shoudl be connected?
[Google Chromecast] BurnOmatic:
ok your hub has a cable usb that comes out of it right, well connect your unpowered otg cable to that, put your thumbdrive on one of the big ports and connect a regular usb cable to the other big port on the hub "the one without a cable" and use that cable to connect to your usb on your pc or tv for power :D hopefully you get what i mean.
[Google Chromecast] maarawoe:
Ah I see... I tried this previously but seems the in ports are isolated from seeing each other this way and the chromecast can't see the thumbdrive....
[Google Chromecast] cadguycad:
if it helps, i used a cheap hub from the poundshop which worked great and a usb cable from a cheap portable harddrive. [/IMG]
[Google Chromecast] BurnOmatic:
yep thats exactly how i had mine, exept for the usb cable coming from hub to power, i had that connected to my pc usb for power and also what i would do is keep the rest of it connected , press the button and hold it then plug in the usb cable to my pc while still holding the button on the Chromecast and it took it , you will know when it takes it. :D
[Google Chromecast] Rooksx:
I'm also having the problem with the male end of my unpowered USB hub not being able to power the Chromecast. Guess my options are to buy a powered USB OTG cable or get a powered USB hub. Before I rush out and buy the latter (which I really have no other use for), could anyone please confirm that this will work, ie will the Chromecast turn on when connected to the male end of a powered USB hub?

Thanks
[Google Chromecast] Rooksx:
So I purchased a powered USB hub. Unfortunately the male end still won't power the Chromecast. Think I'm out of options here - have to purchase a Y OTG cable.
[Google Chromecast] jPeg1900:
This method worked perfectly for me. First time ever trying to splice USB cables.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30097656

Improvise!
[Google Chromecast] jPeg1900:
Tried posting more pics, but they didn't show up for some reason...
[Google Chromecast] jPeg1900:
And one more....
[Google Chromecast] travisjshepherd:
think you could post some kind of wiring diagram? like which reds and blacks get tied together? its kink of fuzzy in your pic.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Of the four lines in a USB (2.0 and below) connector, the Red and Black are +5V and Ground, respectively IF the manufacturer adheres to common practice.

The other two wires are data.

You would connect the +5V from the powered cable to the +5V on the unpowered cable and the Ground on the powered cable to the Ground on the unpowered cable. You're actually splicing them together, so make sure the wires are still connected on both ends of unpowered connector!

But you should always use a multimeter/ohmmeter to test which wires match what pins. Sometimes things are not wired as they seem, and that can lead to fry. :(
[Google Chromecast] travisjshepherd:
So just strip the casing on the otg cable to expose the wires, strip the wire casing to expose wires, and tie the cable you are using as power to the exposed wires? to keep from shorting out, could you cut the wires, twist them together and add some heat shrink?

---------- Post added at 07:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:51 PM ----------

Can I still stream content not "approved" by google if I don't root?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Yes, though I would solder them then shrink. The last thing you want is to lose power to the USB stick while something important is happening. You could brick your Chromecast.

That's why I spent the couple bucks to get a proper cable and I just leave that connected... because I like to tinker with it, and a twisted-only solution would last maybe the first time... :)

No. More specifically, you cannot run any non-Google-sanctioned/supplied apps unless you are rooted or sign up with them to be a developer.

IOW, without being developer or having root, your Chromecast car is just stock - no aftermarket mods, scoops, spoilers, etc allowed.
[Google Chromecast] travisjshepherd:
Not exactly what I was asking, I watch bootleg movies on chrome, can I still cast the browser to watch them?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Not exactly what you want to be saying in a public forum... ;)

Since tab-casting from Chrome is a Google-endorsed function (albeit in Beta), whatever you can play in a Chrome tab, you can cast to Chromecast, provided that you have enough CPU horsepower, network stability and network bandwidth for it. Higher resolutions require both more CPU power and more network bandwidth. You can also cast the entire desktop, but that takes even more resources.
[Google Chromecast] jPeg1900:
Oops...

---------- Post added at 10:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:04 PM ----------

Check out post #30. I put the link to the thread with all of the instructions you need ;)
[Google Chromecast] criticalera:
Rockband USB hub

I don't have a male to male usb, but I do have a rockband usb hub, otg cable, and usb stick.

any other way around doing this without a usb to usb?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Might be better/easier to get a USB Y-cable like those often included with bus-powered USB drives and adapt as necessary to plug the USB stick in. Or just buy a proper powered OTG cable. They're less than $10 shipped from eBay, even from US sellers.

Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
[Google Chromecast] texdroid:
I used the Guitar Hero Guitar hub and it worked like a charm
[Google Chromecast] ethanhunteg:
I was able to use this method - I had a cheap unpowered usb hub bought on ebay that i had used with the wii previously.

That, in conjunction with the flashcast usb drive and a Y cable from an external hard drive to supply power and I was up and running.

Thanks for the suggestion.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
I just came across this.

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...-d-quad-is-as-powerful-as-a-64-bit-pc-1066474

It boasts of Ascend D quad being 64bit. But i checked the specs of both Ascend D as well as the newer D2 and both are k3v2 quad core 1.5ghz. So either p6 is 64bit too or Ascend D isnt 64bit. :confused:

Edit: Here too: http://www.hisilicon.com/news/news/k3v2_20120226.html

So I wonder how this unique feature that only few newer mobiles recently got can help huawei mobiles do stuff that others cannot. :?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] stuartggray:
http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/02/27/hisilicon-unveils-quad-core-cortex-a9-k3v2-processor-hi3620/
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
http://m.androidauthority.com/qualcomm-retracts-64-bit-comment-281738/

Huawei should make use of the 64bit capabilities in Emotion 2.0 and show it off a bit.:mad:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] GalaxySIIII:
You need obviously 64 bit CPU
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
When Will Android Embrace the 64-Bit Chip?

http://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/10/ah-primetime-will-android-embrace-64-bit-chip.html
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] epatton:
Android Developer kit v22.0.1-685705 Windows XP

I'm a beginner at using ADT and have a problem where in strings.h I changed

<string name="title_activity_display_message">my message</string>

to

<string name="title_activity_display_message">Eddie's message</string>

The compiler gave the error

Apostrophe not preceded by \ in Eddie's message

So I changed it to

<string name="title_activity_display_message">Eddie\'s message</string>

But ADT gave me the same error. So I returned it to

<string name="title_activity_display_message">my message</string>

and STILL got the same error.

Finally, I deleted the line, but ADT gave the same error! I also noticed that the red circle with the "X" thats located by the error'd text was now on a blank line. It is as if ADT isn't registering that the file has changed and was saved.

Is there a special way I'm supposed to save strings.xml files so the tool's lint processor re-evaluates the file? (I used ctrl s, File Save).

Cheers2u
[IDEs, Libraries, & Programming Tools] epatton:
A colleague helped me solve the problem. We had to delete the "gen" folder, then Project->clean, then refresh. Now the error is gone and the comment "Eddie\'s" no longer has an error.

My colleague friend is a pro at ADT (linux version) and said it was very strange.

I installed ADT so its not very old. Perhaps I'll update. (I checked, I have the latest version)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ron31:
i am having this prob i have lost wifi on my gs i337m it was rooted i tried to install stock rom for telus it says it install but im still rooted imusing this file is this correctC:\Users\Ronald\Downloads\KERNEL-TLS-I337MVLUAMG1-1372666261.tar i have been trying for 4 hours nows helllp
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
That's not the complete firmware. Go to sammobile.com. You'll download a zip and extract the .tar.md5 file from it. You'll flash that in Odin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ron31:
loi

thanks for the help got it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
On don't know if this is an android problem or my rom or the stock alarm app.

I set my phone on silence before bed. I set my alarm. I go to bed. Then some times in wake up way later than I wanted because the alarm didn't go off. I check my phone and it shows in the notification bar that it's still going off and gives options to dismiss or snooze, but there's no sound. I also have a missed call right around the time it went off. Every other night when I don't get calls the alarm works fine.

Does anyone else have this problem? And if so is there a way around it?

I could use air plane mode, but then sometimes I get texts hours after I turn airplane mode off that were sent while I was sleeping.

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] king960:
Hello, I have such a problem, namely my Phone laggs :( Even when I am writting my nypon goes retard :S My smartphone is running stock JB... Could somebody advise me, what rom is the best? Is it worth to downgrade my firmware to ICS or GB? Indeed Xperia P isn't a hight end phone, but i suppose it should be way smoother...

Thanks in advance!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
Which stock JB version you have?

No one can advise you what is the best, it's subjective, you decide what is best.

ICS was ok but I like the JB interface and features more.

How exactly you phone goes retard?

I've tried a few ROMs and finaly went back to stock with a few moded apps like phone and dialer (much easier for mea to read white on black) a script to save power and Greenify to control missbehaved apps and I am happy with it.
[HTC EVO 3D] MeisterRoerich:
My phone lcd and digitizer seem to work with no problems, but the backlight for the lcd got some problems, It won´t turn on when i press the power button. Sometimes it turns on by pressing hard on the left side of the sreen and edge or it will stay on till the phone locks. Its very weird.

I will possibly upload a video if i find a camera.I already opened the phone a bit but the flex cables seemed ok. Does anone has an idea?

Ps: My left thumb hurts .:)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nshyam668:
Okay so i have been running CM10.1 VJ 4.2.2 ROM for a couple of days now and love it. I have using the stock Hboot so only 140MB of app space. I went onto the XDA page for the ROM and saw it was compatible with Data++ Hboot so I went to Alpharev.nl and downloaded the zip file so I could do it without using a pc. I renamed as "PB99IMG.zip" not .zip.zip or pb99img.zip, I named it properly!

I have s-off and root permissions so everything should be correct so far.

Once I boot into the Hboot screen, it does its usual check for all the img stuff but everytime it comes to the PB99IMG.zip one it says the usual thing "Could not be found/incorrect" or something along those lines. Anyway I have tried this multiple times and it still doesn't work and it is really annoying me now.

If anyone has any ideas that would be useful. I know I could use the pc and android flasher and I probably will end up doing it but it would be useful to know how to do it without in case I want to go back to stock hboot for another ROM or such.

Thanks for any suggestions. I have read the similar post on this but it is quite old now and thought I would start a new one and also no one posted a solution for the PB99IMG.zip way of doing it so don't have a go at me!!

Thanks again
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
Put the PB99IMG.zip on the root of ur sdcard (not in a folder)

Also do a nandroid backup before u change hboot then once u change hboot, full wipe, reboot recovery and restore backup, reboot.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nshyam668:
It was on my root and I did a nandroid backup. But i have just cleared my SD card and done it again and it worked surprisingly (2nd attempt). I then tried to load my backup and then realised what a noob I was as I was trying to load a backup which was only compatible with stock hboot (Doh!). So I am downloading the Data++ compatible CM10.1 ROM and i am itching to get it going after so long with very little space, I can breathe a little now!!

Thanks for the advice anyway!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nshyam668:
Stock hboot

One more query.

If i ever want to go back to stock hboot can i just use the PB99IMG.zip method but use the stock one off the Alpharev site or is it a long and twisted route back?

Thanks for any help
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
yh just use the PB99IMG method, i always did.

also if u ever want to use a different smaller rom then i created these hboots for the Desire, all different sizes.

Custom hboots for desire <--- Link
[General Topics] Roberto Blatt:
I would like to use Arial as the default font insteadof Tahoma, for it is easier to read in the PC and occupies less space. But even copying Arial.ttf in the i-mate Windws\Fonts in the PC won't help. If I Write in the i-mate and then synchronize, the fotn becomes Tahoma in the PC.

Thanks.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] afilippakhs:
Hi, and thnks everyone for the great job.

I have a X7500 with AP4 rom installed

Everything was working exept wifi, and thnks again it is fixed now.

I have a problem with facebook.

I have install:

Facebook V.everything

Skybook

XDA Facebook V.all

everytime i get "can't connect to facebook please check you;re connected to the internet"

The only "Version" that have worked is when i access facebook page, download the app and run it.

But it is not apiering in the programms or add/remove programmes.

I bielieve it is a permitions error, but i don't know how to grant them

P.S

Time/date is ok.

Tried with 3G/Wifi(wpa/wep/open system)/usb shared connection

thnks in advance
[One (M7) General] hokoonho:
Just want to let every developer know, I have a possible way to fix the purple tint.

This is my findings...

When you set your saturation and explosure to -1, the purple tint just gone. But saturation -1 seems too much for the photo. It is ideal to have -0.5 or somthing.

It is nice that if a developer know how to modify the Camera setting and make it default.
[One (M7) General] rn2011:
Hey,

Tried it on mine and it didn't had that much of a dent.
[One (M7) General] opher50:
It definitely has to do something with the saturation..

My resaults:

1. Saturation -2 others 0 - no purple tint but white tint on the sides.

2. Saturation -2 contrast +2 - no purple tint at all and even less white tint! Though i didn't try to snap a photo.

3. Saturation +2 - my screen is ****ing red!!
[One (M7) General] ArmedandDangerous:
Or set ISO to 100 and it goes away too.