yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] aybarssurucu:
Guys according to this Board ID and Screen ID table;

My SPV M2000 BlueAngel has 0x5 Board Id and can work with Sony LCD unit. But I had a Sony LCD unit brand new one from my previous i-mate pda2k; and device starts with a black screen. I can see energy is coming to screen but it never turns on.

Is there anyway to solve this problem?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
Hello, a few days ago I dropped my Samsung Galaxy S II in a small bucket of water. I immediately took it out, pulled battery out. Waited for it to dry up (used hair dryer) pulled battery in and ... well it worked ... sort of. Everything worked apart from WiFi and USB connection (i.e. PC does not recognize mobile) which is not that important, most important was that I could phone.

I did make phone calls and I did receive phone calls. Then I changed the simcard with another one (I was abroad when the accident happened so abroad I use one simcard and at home I use another one) ... and I got no service. I put back the previous simcard and still no service (note: both simcards work in other mobiles).

Then I realized that pressing *#06# I get just a message box with 'IMEI' written but no IMEI number (not even a default one, none). From the mobile settings (Settings > About phone > Status) I can notice that IMEI is unknown and IMEI SV is unknown, Baseband version is unknown as well.

I tried factory restart (a few times now)

I searched on the internet. Installed Framaroot to root mobile (as mobile was never rooted), installed Root Explorer and Terminal and followed a tutorial that basically asked to make a copy of EFS folder, delete original EFS folder, reboot, copy .nv_data.bak in the root EFS folder (from the copy), rename this to nv_data.bin, copy imei folder, etc.

This did not work.

I also tried to BusyBox and GSII_Repair but GSII_Repair does not manage to repair either (i think because at this stage by EFS folder is already doomed).

What I noticed is that in my "imei" folder in the "efs" folder I only have three files and none of the files have an imei number.

So my question is: does anyone know where the imei number is stored?

or if there is an app that simulates an imei number?

Mobile looks ok (I can literary do anything apart from phoning and browsing internet).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
Check the link below :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
I did follow that link but did not solve anything for me. Step 6 says to make another copy of the ".nv_data" file but I have no such file, the file I have is ".nv_data.bak" ... is this normal? I am afraid by copy of EFS is also corrupted as I did it after the problem appeared and after I had factory reset the mobile the first time.

Edit:

Also the default EFS folder I get generated after the reboot does not have all files I have in the backed up EFS file (for example I do not get nv_data.bin.md5)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
Can I copy the efs folder from one mobile to another (for example from a Samsung Galaxy ACE to the Samsung Galaxy SII)??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f-r:
The .bak file is a backup of your previous file :)

Rename it to remove the ".bak" part and hope for the best.

BTW - water damage is very serious matter. I suggest to remove the battery, SD card, SIM and put the phone in a jar of rice (completely covered by rice) for 48h at least. Rice will absorb all moisture from the device.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
Thanks for that info ... will try that hoping no permanent damage has been already done.

Just another quick question: I am afraid that my copy of EFS folder is also corrupt (as this was done after the accident and after I had factory reset). Is there a way how I can set this up in memory AFTER the mobile is on? or can I copy the EFS folder from another samsung mobile (I bought a Samsung Galaxy ACE as a replacement and was wondering if I could copy the EFS folder of this onto my Samsung Galaxy S2)?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f-r:
Factory reset does nothing to IEMI files - it deletes all the app settings and app data.

Focus on restoring your original efs. I'm not sure that SGS2 and Ace are compatible for efs "transplant". It's worth a shot (after backup).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
I can check if someone at work has a Samsung Galaxy S II like mine and is happy to give me a copy of his EFS folder. That should definitely solve the problem if my problem is with a corrupt EFS folder right?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
No it won't work. Take it to a local mobile shop and give them a small fee and they will fix it. Also water damaged is not good as stated above.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
Thanks for your answer, just out of curiosity ... why wouldn't it work?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Because the IMEI is a unique hardware identifier I.E one IMEI for every mobile device on the planet, his EFS folder contains details pertaining to the IMEI attached to his phone. Even if you could do it, you'd end up getting both IMEI's blacklisted rendering both phones useless (good luck getting them unblacklisted).

Pay the small fee as advised to have someone fix it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
This is not about paying a small fee, I actually already bought a new mobile. I just would like to try and fix it for the fun of it!

I understand what you mean ... but ... if I do the copy of the efs folder, remove simcard, turn it on, enter *#60# then I should see the same IMEI number as the one of the other mobile without blocking the IMEI number (as there is no simcard). Then all I would have to do is see how to replace that IMEI number with my IMEI number by using the steps suggested in the second post.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
It won't work because the IMEI is baked into the hardware. You're thinking about it in a simplistic way, and it doesn't work like that.

You're venturing into rather dubious territory discussing changing IMEI's, which is forbidden here (because it's illegal, even in the manner you're suggesting), I suggest you steer away from that, lest mods close your thread.

Your phone can be fixed (the IMEI/EFS can be re-written to the device), but it requires specialist hardware to do it, which you can either pay for & stumble around to try and learn how to use it without permanently borking your phone, or you can pay someone who already has the equipment & knows what they're doing 20 quid to do it in 10 minutes.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
Do not want to be doing anything illegal. I will follow your suggestion. I bought the mobile as part of a contact from Vodafone (no longer under warranty) should I take it to them?

Note: USB does not work. I can charge it but PC does not recognize it. Would an IMEI/EFS re-write still be possible? or I am better off finding a motherboard over ebay?

Yes, you must be right. I though IMEI was stored in a file not burned on a chip, can't understand how the hacks i found on the net work if IMEI is stored on a chip.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
No. They'll send it to a Samsung service centre (like Vodafone do here) & they'll charge you an arm & a leg to fix it. Ring around local mobile repair shops.

In that case it might need a USB port replacement, which is cheaper than the IMEI fix (you could do this first yourself, then pay to have the IMEI/EFS fixed) if you do it yourself. There's been a bunch of threads on here over the past 12 mths, search for/read those before you do it, you need to order the right part & there are 4 revisions.

A motherboard replacement with a board sourced from a 'donor' phone/phone with a broken screen which is otherwise OK for example is doable & relatively cheap compared to having a service centre put a new motherboard in (your IMEI will change if you put a 2nd hand board in which is OK/not illegal or anything)

The EFS stuff relies on the the stuff in the chip not being scrambled/corrupted (which invariably happens in these situations).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
Thank you very much for your answer. I will take my chances and open it to see if I can fix the USB. After that I hope to find a repair shop that can re-put my IMEI back on the mobile.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sim085:
Hello all, GREAT NEWS! I opened my Samsung Galaxy S2, was going to remove the main board when I noticed that a connector with label JB55 looked like had some corrosion (not sure if that is what its called), just brushed it a little, re-connected, a pop, I had my IMEI back :D

However I noticed that reception is low, just get one bard where usually had three. Does anyone know what module determines reception?

Still not working is USB connection with PC (I will replace that USB port) and WIFI and Bluetooth! ... but hey I can phone :)
[Sony Smartwatch] marcgear:
So had my watch 3 days and it's dead won't turn on just starts with Sony logo then turns off sometimes it just lights the back light for few seconds then shuts off called Sony looks like I'm sending it back. I tried the usual pc companion and global update no joy. So looks like it's going back 5 to 7 days return.

Anybody else got any issues with there's.
[Sony Smartwatch] Ahyricks:
Seems like I also have the same problem but mine only powers on on charging and only display the sync part and then switches off again
[Sony Smartwatch] aka_sirok:
The same happened to me, clean the pins of the charger and the watch then reset (15s aprox. press of power button) and it should work properly again.

hope it worked

bests
[Sony Smartwatch] mynote:
Very good. I wanted to order it today but when i read this Feedbacks ill wait until another better Version of the smartwach has been released -_- :(
[Sony Smartwatch] golfinggino:
Mine is about 5 days old just stopped working this morning won't even power on anymore

Edit it seems the battery was just dead when I got home and plugged it in it turned on and starting charging, I charged it overnight and was sure it was fully charged - at least it is working now !
[Sony Smartwatch] S4M33R:
Exact same problem!

Hi, I just got my smartwatch 2 about 3 days ago and today I wake up to find it dead, the battery was fully charged when I went to bed and in the morning the thing just wouldn't turn on, sometimes the screen lights up slightly but is still blank, just like you said. Holding the power button down to reset it just brings up the sony logo and that soon disappears so I'm left with an expensive dead toy which the PC wont even recognise. Not happy :/
[Sony Smartwatch] Adso3000:
That sucks. I bought one that was just DOA and wouldn't recognize either. Then got a second one which is working now for 5 days so far. Not really impressed with Sony's quality control at the moment. :rolleyes:
[Sony Smartwatch] S4M33R:
Problem sorted, for now...

Just an update:

After plugging in to a mains charger and leaving it for 5mins (blank screen and no sign of any life in the thing) I installed Sony's update utility and thought I'd give it one more go. I plugged in the watch (at first it tried to install driver and failed), then after opening the update programme and finding the smartwatch 2 option and re-plugging in the watch & tapping the power button quickly once, boom the computer detected the watch (it said the battery level was now 76% so that rules out a dead battery as I only charged for a few mins). From then onwards the update programme installed the relevant drivers and allowed me to reinstall the firmware. Finally managed to get some life into the watch, but, and there's a but...ever since I managed to reinstall the firmware the smartwatch kept crashing or freezing at a certain time and not responding to any inputs, no matter how many times I reset the watch, but I eventually fixed it!

I've had to uninstall all the smart extra apps and reset the watch a few more time and connect to my phone with a fresh setup and now finally things seem to be working again, but it's been a whole lot of hassle and not what I was expecting at all, let's just hope it lasts...
[Sony Smartwatch] kish3n:
this worked for me!!!
[Sony Smartwatch] S4M33R:
Good to hear! Personally I think its some of the apps that corrupt the firmware on the watch and as it tries to reconnect to the phone to relink the apps you've installed it just ends up in a loop...just hope Sony releases some kind of updated more stable firmware soon!
[Sony Smartwatch] zargham khan:
wont connect to pc

hi my watch is working fine but i want to update the software.when i connect the usb and immediatly press power button nothing happens on watch and pc shows usb device not recognised,and when i remove the usb cable and press power button so it turns on... is it the driver issue or watch firmware?

i am using windows 8 64bit
[Sony Smartwatch] dirtymindedx:
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/ update-service/

This will help you unbrick your smartwatch 2. I crashed mine 2 hrs after setup. Lol enjoy.
[Sony Smartwatch] ruggs1234:
Just had this happen to my 2 day old Smartwatch 2.

I switched it on after charging to see 2 of my apps not showing on the watch, Smart Camera and Call Handler, both bang up to date and still showing in the Smart Connect app on my Samsung S3. All other apps seemed fine at this point. So I switched the watch off and back on again to be greeted by a garbled display on the watch..switched it back off and on again and this time it only booted as far as the Sony logo.

Thanks to the help on this thread I downloaded the Sony update tool which allowed me to reinstall the firmware and i'm now back up and running.

I do have a theory as to what might have caused the problem. I used a mobile phone mains charger to charge the watch for the first time just before the problems. I am going to stick to using the supplied usb lead and connecting it to my laptop from now on. I dont know if this will help stop the firmware from corrupting but i'm not taking any chances....
[Sony Smartwatch] dirtymindedx:
Enjoy, Glad it worked out.
[Sony Smartwatch] EndOfLevelBoss:
After 2 weeks I have this same issue. The update tool won't recognise the watch though so I think I have to return it.
[Sony Smartwatch] Adso3000:
Sorry if this is too obvious and you've already done it many time. Did you do the whole "turn off watch", run program, plug the USB end in your computer and then plug in the microUSB end into your watch and in less than a second after plugging the microUSB into the watch, press and hold the powerbutton on the watch?

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/ update-service/
[Sony Smartwatch] EndOfLevelBoss:
Honestly I tried it over and over. I tried pressing, holding, everything with the update tool running immediately after plugging in the USB cable. After an hour of messing about I gave up and arranged to return it. I know it worked for others but it definitely didn't work for me.

I would have accepted a replacement but it wasn't an option so I'm getting the money back and I decided to go for a Pebble instead. I really liked the Smartwatch 2 but I did realise when using it that the colour screen and touchscreen were less important to me than the core experience (watch + personalisation + notifications). Fingers crossed I'll get all that with the pebble and not need to charge it quite so often.

Thanks for trying to help!
[Sony Smartwatch] Afsar.Imam@Gmail.com:
I had it running for a few weeks but eventually I started seeing some weirdness. Firstly it became less responsive and then it will reboot on its own. Yesterday it failed completely where it will hardly remain turned on for a while. So yesterday I connected it to sony update software and update was presented. I flashed that update, after that it won't reboot, no response at all, as if bricked. After 20-30 minutes it started responding but this time it was even worse. Literally unusable. Backlight won't turn on, it won't register touch on right hand side of screen except on left hand side icon row. Can't swipe either.

Infact this is pretty much useless now.

Never expected such a poor quality device from such a reputed company. A piece of ****.

Not sure if warranty will be honoured on this as I don't even have receipt on purchase from ebay. However I have full box and all accessories. If this is not sorted this will be last piece of electronics I will buy from sony.
[Sony Smartwatch] marcgear:
I'm still waiting for mine to come back from repair been over a month now.
[Sony Smartwatch] julz:
Dawn my watch started stuffing up today. Would keep buzzing and resetting showing the Sony logo. Plugged it in to charge and it seems to be stuck on 0% battery and gets pretty warm when charging. I need to try out the tips suggested to see if it fixes it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Faryaab:
Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) Test Firmware Collection

All leaked test firmwares are brought to you byMod Edit link removed​

Model: GT-I9505

Country: Open Europe

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 276328

Build date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 23:30:51 +0000

Product Code: OXA

PDA: I9505XXUFNA1

CSC: I9505OXAFNA1

MODEM: I9505XXUFNA1

Download: Mod Edit on links.

Instructions For Flashing Firmware:

- Extract (unzip) the firmware file

- Download Odin3 v3.09 (From Mod Edit on links. or here)

- Extract Odin .ZIP file

- Open Odin3 v3.09

- Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)

- Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

- Add - Add I9505XXUFNA1_I9505OXAFNA1_I9505XXUFNA1_HOME.tar.md5 to AP

- Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

- Click start button, sit back and wait a few minutes.

- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)

- Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)

- Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)

- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

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[Galaxy S 4 General] Faryaab:
Previous Leaked Firmwares

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Model: GT-I9505

Country: Open Asia

Version: Android 4.3

Changelist: 1840064

Build date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 23:29:05 +0000

Product Code: OLB

PDA: I9505XXUEMJ3

CSC: I9505OLBEMJ2

MODEM: I9505XXUEMJ3

Download: I9505XXUEMJ3_I9505OLBEMJ2_I9505XXUEMJ3_OXA.zip

Model: GT-I9505

Country: Open Europe

Version: Android 4.3

Changelist: 1715731

Build date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:48:24 +0000

Product Code: OXA

PDA: I9505XXUEMI8

CSC: I9505OXAEMI8

MODEM: I9505XXUEMI8

Download: I9505XXUEMI8_I9505OXAEMI8_I9505XXUEMI8_OXA.zip
[Galaxy S 4 General] Infinity123:
Does this have the new KNOX enabled bootloader? If it does. Is it possible to flash it with out new bootloader?

BL_I9505XXUEMI8_1715731_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_ CERT.tar to BL - BL means bootloader I guess...??
[Galaxy S 4 General] victorgordis:
Woooowwwwww : D : D
[Galaxy S 4 General] arovik:
Any reason those of us with know status 0x1 should not flash this?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Toss3:
Waiting for CWM before testing it out. :) Really happy with GE for the time being, but if this brings major performance improvements I just might switch back (until 4.4 that is).
[Galaxy S 4 General] dimkit:
I will wait for a recovery version in order to avoid the new boatloader

Στάλθηκε από το GT-I9505 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] overkillZ:
can you go back to 4.2 after you flashed this? or is the bl locked so you cant even go to MH8?
[Galaxy S 4 General] dimkit:
If you install it through recovery(when a recovery version is released) you will be able to do whatever you want.as long as you have not already install a locked boatloader.

Στάλθηκε από το GT-I9505 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] overkillZ:
yeah, but i meant if you flashed it with odin
[Galaxy S 4 General] jeboo:
I'll take a look at the bootloaders when it finishes in 3 hours..
[Galaxy S 4 General] iB4STiD:
have to love hotfile :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] overkillZ:
mins downloaded, making a MEGA mirror
[Galaxy S 4 General] iB4STiD:
thank u sir
[Galaxy S 4 General] boterkaaseneieren:
If someone already running this. Please post system dump and kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 General] GalaxyS49505:
Download with pCloud speed is much better (around 700kb) :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 General] brar.arsh:
I really love this developer.. :victory::angel::victory::good::good::good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] overkillZ:
nobody dares :P ill make a system dump from system.ext4
[Galaxy S 4 General] iB4STiD:
:o

:p

thank u kind sir
[Galaxy S 4 General] DjeMBeY:
15 minutes with Premium :p

I'll post BL in here in few minutes.

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CWM flashable ROM based on this leak should be Online in the morning.
[HTC Sensation XL] faraznazeed:
I bought my sxl from saudiarabia.so I have my dictionary in arabic-english. Any one please suggest a way to change the dictionary to english-english.

Any sugessions will be highly appreciated.
[HTC Sensation XL] francocrack:
Are you talking about dictionnary for SMS(for example) or phone language? For sms i can't help you, but if you want to change the language of the phone search on play store a app named "morelocale 2". If a language is not available on your phone menu, this app can add languages to your phone.

Regards.
[HTC Sensation XL] marco1962:
Hi, best dictionary which is in market for Android is BlueDict, several translate also English to English.

Go this link http://www.dl.farsroid.com/app/BlueDict-5.8.6(FarsRoid.Com).apk

Install .APK and run bluedict, it will ask you to download data file. after download copy your data to SD/Bluedict/dicts.

Yours,

:o:o:o
[Micromax A110] SuperDroid-BOND:
Hello & Hi to all of brothers.

I am back to my themes section and these time something very different then earlier ones.

Today Here by I am presenting my First ICON Pack. This Icon Pack Consist of 600 Icon of Apps that are majorly used.

In This Icon pack 3 Wallpapers are integrated.

NEON CON - For Apex | Nova | And other Launchers supporting Icon Packs.

So guys please share your Reviews in this thread because your reviews are important.

And after a month or two you will get my Icon Packs on Play Store as well.

One More thing:-

To give respect to our Dev brothers working hard on 4.2, I have created a new boot logo for our device attached in this post.

If you guys thing think to that everyone worked hard then flash the boot logo and see.

Just make sure to have a backup of your previous logo.
[Micromax A110] icoolguy1995:
Woooooooooooo

Truly awesome...
[Micromax A110] vaibhavnriitm:
Boot logo is really awsome & genuine..even i must say if MMX will ever decide to release update for A110 then it has to be there..so that everyone could know that who are the real guys who worked hard to make it possible..

Thank u [MENTION=4987653]BOND1987[/MENTION] for your precious efforts..
[Micromax A110] hanifvahora:
Now everything done main dev. Like u get time for additional work like this good job Mr. Bond
[Micromax A110] ssn12:
Wow¡!!!!!!!!!!!

Really awesome. I didn't try the boot logo but the icon.. I JUST LOVE THEM!!!

Hats off [MENTION=4987653]BOND1987[/MENTION]
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
Awsome icons bro...keep it up. can you give me the Wallpaper used...thanks..

::good:
[Micromax A110] hardik190:
Congratulations

congo..keep making new attractive colourful icons
[Micromax A110] ajoemanuel:
You should have included your name also in the Boot logo for 4.2.
[Micromax A110] Sam Solomon:
Just saw this.... Brilliant work on the Theme.... But i wont use that boot logo in my ROM... Where is your name bro??? :mad:
[Micromax A110] shekhar1986:
always love your work bro , and congrat's for new JOB
[Micromax A110] GuestK00380:
Yes So True Ur Name Should Also Be There U Also Worked Hard
[Micromax A110] ekhasti:
11 friends going on hill for party...

after reach on peak one friend count..

he found there is only 10 friends...

where is that missing ONE... :laugh: :p