yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] rocwell:
Hello, I have a problem that i hope someone can help me with as it is driving me insane!

I recently installed a new car stereo which built specifically for the bmw e46 3 series. What attracted me was that it has great feature including the android4.0 operating system through which the satnav works and of course any apps. About 2 weeks ago, the android side has been perpetually stuck in a bootloop. Essentially, when i switch the unit on, the android side gets as far as the 'android' splash screen and then just hangs there.

I have read up on boot loops and realise that i have to get the android side of the unit into recovery however here lies the problem. It seems that you usually have to push a number of button combinations on your hardware device to achieve this usually including the power button and the + or - volume button. However on this device, the volume and power are combined and the volume is a rotary dial you turn right or left to go up or down instead of buttons to push.

Is there any way anyone can tell me that might get me into recovery mode?? or alternatively a way i can re-install android 4.0? on the front of the unit there are 2 SD card slots one for media and the other i believe is connected to the android side as that is where the maps are stored. Would it be possible to re-install android using the sd card or perhaps gain access to recovery mode through it?
[General Questions and Answers] rocwell:
Any ideas anybody?
[General Questions and Answers] jbarallo:
Same problem

Hey buddy i got the same. Issue. Was there a solution?
[G2 Accessories] *Omnipresent*:
http://www.otterbox.com/LG-G2-Defen...l?dwvar_lgx2-g2_color=20&start=2&cgid=lgx4-g2
[G2 Accessories] aknbad23:
Looks like it offers great protection but a little on the bulky side for me.
[G2 Accessories] hd-renegade:
Thank you, I have been waiting for this to come out. Price is a little high, but I still ordered one. I will post back once I get it just to let others know that if it fits the VZW G2 or not.
[G2 Accessories] hd-renegade:
Shocked a little bit that more people have not been waiting/looking for this to come out. It does cost a little bit more, but I just really feel it is worth the protection of my phone.
[G2 Accessories] ferralis:
definitely getting one! it's about damn time!
[G2 Accessories] hd-renegade:
Per the Otter Box web site under Tech Specs "NOT compatible with the LG G2 (Verizon)"

I still have mine on order, so I will see if it will work on the VZW G2 and post back if it fits.
[G2 Accessories] WhiteZero:
Turns your smartphone into a phablet size device!
[G2 Accessories] *Omnipresent*:
My otterbox defender case for my T-Mobile G2 has arrived. Fully assembled and ready for anything, except a dip in the pool lol. Ill post pics when i get home from work, if anyone is interested.
[G2 Accessories] hd-renegade:
My Otter Box Defender came yesterday. It does not work for the Verizon G2. The problem is with the Screen Protection on the Case. There is space in between the G2 screen and the Screen protector of the Case.

Someone else did tell me to remove the screen protector from the Defender Series Case, I did that and I am using my own screen protector and the case will work.
[G2 Accessories] shook187:
I guess Otterbox now makes a "Verizon" specified one.

http://instagram.com/p/f5gUdWOHCH/
[G2 Accessories] hd-renegade:
Not as far as I know of.
[G2 Accessories] bachera:
yes please post pics

like in commuter thread plus the ones I posted

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 Accessories] hd-renegade:
Per the Otter Box Web Site:

Compatability:

LG G2 – all carriers globally except for Verizon

NOT COMPATIBLE with Verizon LG G2

With no listing for a VZW model
[G2 Accessories] bachera:
I think they are made for international variant which a fellow xdaer stated is bigger

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 Accessories] *Omnipresent*:
I have the T-Mobile G2 D801.
[G2 Accessories] robmc826:
Can someone take a picture of the phone with the case.

Thanks
[G2 Accessories] hd-renegade:
It is interesting to see you have the same problem I am. I would have thought the problem would have been that mine is a VZW model, but I think T mobile was supposed to be different.
[G2 Accessories] ToxikTeck:
:good::good:

APPC THAT!! also anyone who has att must got check out this!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2499895
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] ankur850:
ClockWorkMod Recovery 6.0.3.7​

#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

Working - Everything

Download from DevDB​

Warning : Only works on cyanogenmod mod based roms, IT WON'T WORK ON STOCK BASED ROM'S, i have just warned you !​

​

Installation :

put zip in sd card.

reboot into cwm

install zip > cwm-6.0.0.7

Sources :

Device Source

Recovery Source

Kernel Source

Credits :

Koush

Cyanogenmod

androidarmv6 Team

XDA:DevDB Information

ClockWorkMod Recovery 6.0.3.7, a Tool/Utility for the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

Contributors

ankur850

Version Information

Status: Stable

Stable Release Date: 2013-10-15

Created 2013-10-15

Last Updated 2013-10-16
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] ankur850:
Reserved
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] JoaoPaulo:
First!

Testing it Now ! :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] baran0119:
Recovery works(of course :)). Really very quickly it gets backup. Even so, I will use the PX
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] tomsons26:
Touch based version?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] iron86:
Good job!

Thanks!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] GalaxyAce User:
:good:

AWESOME WORK BRO.

REQUEST:-

If possible, kindly port latest TWRP recovery for our ACE.

Thanks for this recovery.

GOD BLESS & TC.

CHEERS.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] baran0119:
Yesterday I flashed TWRP from the forum and bricked my device :) (not for recovery, but I wanted to return to CWM via odin ;p - not hard brick)

Sent from my GT-S5830 / Wysłane z mojego GT-S5830
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] aleeexxhh:
Where is the download link? :laugh:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] marri:
On the top of page there is a black bar and there is a dowload tab. I didn't know that too :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] rapkiller91:
Not working for me. I flashed your recovery and rebooted my phone in recovery mode and appears a completely blue screen. Then if I press Home button the blue screen disappears and the phone reboots in normal mode.

Now that I can't boot in recovery mod I can't flash anything and I should flash my phone with Odin but I haven't windows.

Who can help me?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] ankur850:
are you sure you flash recovery in galaxy ace ? Allow it some seconds to boot, after blue screen it blink black screen two or three times. Recovery working fine.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] ankur850:
Your Request accepted, successfully ported TWRP 2.6.

Will post it. :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] Rhievaldo:
Same for me,,, only BLUE SCREEN,, whats wrong ?? its blink black screen before blue screen...

any solutions ????

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install cwm manager.apk,, and flash your recovery ..... work for me.. :good:

press thanks if i help you
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] baran0119:
Oh, one question:

Can I flash it from stock recovery? Or I must use cwm v4/v5 (px also works :))
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] GalaxyAce User:
:good:

THAT'S AWESOME NEWS.

THANKS FOR ACCEPTING MY REQUEST.

THANKS ONCE AGAIN.

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BRO You & your team is awesome.

Thanks for your amazing work for our ACE.

CHEERS.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] rapkiller91:
I flashed recovery in Galaxy Ace s5830. I followed your suggestion and waited for about one minute with the blue screen but nothing happened!

I've never had this kind of problem with my phone. I hope I can solve it without Odin.

What if I use CWM Manager to solve this?

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where can I find cwm manager apk?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] baran0119:
from cwm recovery .zip (/system/app)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] rapkiller91:
Do I need to reflash with odin and then use cwm manager or I can use cwm manager with my non-working cwm recovery?

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OK!I flashed witch CWM Manager and..........IT WORKS! thank you Rhievaldo! I feared to brick my phone and it didn't happen! wooooo!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Original Android Development] tomaasz:
does work format sd-ext to ext4 ?

thanks for your work!

tomaasz
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Trytohaxme:
Hey guys,

This may be a silly question, but I can't seem to find a solution.

I just flashed PAC-ROM 4.3 using CWM, and everything seems to be working great.

Than I realized I didn't have a mobile network signal, so I tried placing a call and it said "No mobile network detected".

How can I enable mobile network, cause it's not even in the settings no more?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Slevin73:
I have the exact same problem, anyone with any kind of possible solution? Here's what I tried already:

1. Removed both battery/SIM for a minute or more then rebooted. (Also made sure that 2G was off)

2. Called a Koodo tech guy who updated the SIM.

3. Went in store to try and put my SIM in a different phone, SIM worked fine.

4. Lady tried installing a different SIM card (her own), still same problem. Tried a brand new one, still not working.

5. Backed up my pictures and factory reset the phone. Same problem.

6. Took SIM out, and the phone does recognize there is not a SIM card and now the phone gives me the NO SIM CARD message at unlock screen.

7. Updated to 4.3 - Nothing changes.

8. Browsed the internet for hours then cried myself to sleep, hoping someone would help me out eventually.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GingerSandwich:
I had the same problem with revolt ROM. I flashed baseband and wiped all data but nothing changed...

I flash a factory image and it worked

Sorry for my bad english :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeorgeNav:
Why is it we get the last of all the ports..
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hands0m3:
I think it's because the devs have the att and Verizon variants atleast we get it they could say f**k us
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] compumasta:
Realistically, probably because T-Mobile will probably have the smallest buy base. But, in the end it shouldn't be too much of a hindrance given how close the T-Mo variant is to both the AT&T version, and the international version. The roms will come no doubt. Just be patient.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ascertion:
At least your variant is released. Sprint is getting theirs Nov 8th.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tdeljr:
I have faith, there are a lot of great devs using tmobile and I'm sure some will be here sooner or later.

Also we have a couple great devs providing some great rooms already.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TerMAESTRO:
Patience young grasshopper
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGWORM:
Patience. /thread?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjc112:
He is looking for testers....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2484880
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeorgeNav:
Can't test what's not released :/
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vysin:
And you he won't release it until people actually test it.

If no one is willing to test it, there's no reason to continue development

Lack of interest = Lack of support
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeorgeNav:
Wait. I've been waiting him the release the test ROM for it to pop up on the T-Mobile development area. Where is it?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dw9906:
I don't quite understand why T-Mobile hasn't been posted. The device tree is ready, but not posted. Really bums me out. If he'd post it, I'd build it myself.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logix:
Same man
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
Thank god I have Jump.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xb0n3z:
It's because everyone else is locked in 2 year contracts. It will take time before everyone realizes how much better it is to go with T-Mobile.. I just jumped ship from sprint a month before my contract ends.. SO WORTH IT!

I like how when/if I pay off my phone in 2 years, my bill will actually drop whatever my phone payments were.. With other 2 year contracts, you keep paying the same price even if you don't upgrade your phone.. Ohhh I could go on and rant about the other carriers, but yes more and more hopefully will go to T-Mobile and start making some roms here.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hansip87:
Hey Guys, i am a RAZR MAXX owner here and really tempted with LG G2 because of the price here and its technology (mainly the GRAM) and its battery life. However i am put off by the software side though, as it is a bit too cartoonish for me and i really hate those overblown statusbar buttons and some LG history of late ROM update. So.. should i forget about that and take the plunge? I actually am a Sony fan, but their UI is too elegant for me that i will waste my money on my paid icon themes :p besides the power consumption of the Sony's (esp the screen) is rather high for now so i thought that maybe the LG G2 is the bang of the buck for me.

So to sum it off, here are my concerns:

+ Battery Life

+ Top class chipset

- LG UI (but that's the main point, so i can replace it with my Nova and Icon pack without feeling hesitant rather than with the Sony's UI :p)

- almost non existent future update from LG (please CMIIW)

Any input will be appreciated :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm007:
I came from sony,i used x10,xs,xz and xz1 and i am happy that i left sony and i did not regret.

This is my first lg phone and i love it,i don't know how the updates will be but sony is not that fast.

Xperia Z took 6 months to get 4.2.2 from 4.1.2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
Yeah Motorola is know for their fast updates.... NOT
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KrisisTP:
I took the plunge, coming from an HTC Thunderbolt. LG has already started better than many other manufacturers by releasing a phone with top specs, a current version of the OS (barely behind what is on the Nexus line, not several versions behind like some other new phones when released), and posted the source less than a month after the release. This phone is also easily rootable, the dev's are hard at work on their different projects such as modifications to stock, CM in alpha, etc. Few manufacturers have a great track record when it comes to timely updates or support after the first year, but LG is in the game already with a good start and the dev community should be able to keep this phone updated well past the time when this phone is "older" in the tech world.

I'd say check out the phone, read the reviews, see the support we have already, and base your decision off of that. This is a phone that should easily last me for 2 years or more until I decide to get another one.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiguy99:
G2 is the superior phone & fulfills all your needs. Change the launcher if you don't like the stock one and you're good to go!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v2.2v:
Not sure if you are a rooter or not and I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but I'm kind of worried about development for the G2. So if you do like tinkering, just keep the slow start in mind. I love and appreciate the work the devs put into these devices. I do donate, btw. Just wasn't expecting the slow start with available roms. I thought this device's forum was going to explode
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simorangkir_dcs:
As I noticed that you're Indonesian I suggest you to look for a promotion or discount price for g2. I just bought my G2 three days ago at LG G2 Promotion, Central Park, Jakarta.

One of the best deal I've made. Got IDR 1 million cashback (from the original price IDR 6.8mil) and a bluetooth device. As for the phone itself, coming from Nexus 4, I find G2 noticeably faster and smoother out of the box than my N4. I am proud owner of N4 but compared to G2 (stock vs stock), it's way a different world. Only with custom rom and kernel (PA rom and hellscore kernel) my N4 get near the smoothness of G2. Maybe the only thing I miss is that the development here is not as much as Nexus generation devices.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curly9:
If it's like the optimus g pro. Dev took off after I sold it so I'm holding unless someone offers a note 3

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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droid_<3er:
Lol i know the g pro just sat there for like, 6 months and then all of a sudden sssshblamm

To OP: you don't have to worry about dev for LG. Just sit, relax and this phone will get the ROMs it deserves. If you think LG is bad, think again (I'm looking at YOU, Motorola).
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcharng:
There are so many launchers and icon packs that will replace Lg ui. G2 will also receive 4.4 updates so that will ties your up for a while.

Devs for g2 are doing great works. Root, recoveries, are avaliable. If you are not in to flashing rom you can stop with rooting your phone, and be happy with the things you can do.

Personally I came from nexus device. I flash roms every other weeks to try to get best battery life and smoothness for my phone. With G2 hardwares and battery, I am enjoying stock, forget about flashing and just uses the phone.

-LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] compumasta:
First, this is NOT an attack on you personally so please dont take it that way. But what the hell phones did you guys come from that make the dev and forum for this phone slow?! This forum is about to eclipse the size of my last phone that is 2 years old! And that LG phone didn't have anything for several months. This phone already has bootloader bypass and root and a few roms going with more on the way. Maybe it's not as fast as Samsung devices that have millions upon millions of sales in a couple of days, but compared to many phones this is quite quick. Chill, it's coming. My last phone was slow for dev due to small sale base and only one carrier, but we still had official CM and MANY others. There will most certainly be no shortage of development here.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v2.2v:
Lol no worries. And yea i did come from note 2 (Verizon and then Tmobile) which was packed full of roms. So maybe I'm just itching to flash.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hansip87:
Well you were a lucky man to be able to purchase all the flagships :) but i do like teir openness and cool design, its just the battery life that left sour taste in the end, but might be solved in the next iteration :)

Hah! Yes they are really slow, even when considering their position as Google company.. But again, the battery on the maxx is still phenomenal to this day. Thats why i am eyeing the G2 as a suitable replacement

Ya bro, yesterday i almost do that too, but im still in doubt so i missed it now.. But if what people say are true, it shoul come alot cheaper in the next 2 months ;)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hansip87:
I am a rooter, and amateur modder, so yeah it is very important for me to have a rooted phone :)

Yeah what im saying is that because it is hideous from the start, than it is more justified to use my paid icon theme on nova :D if i'm on sony i won't do that lol

Yeah i hope so mate, I'm not into custom ROM until there's no official update. So i like newly updated stock ROM. Hence the issue with LG history of updating phone.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jerry1130:
Does anyone have problems locking to the GPS? GPS Test tells me I have 25 satellites in view but only 3 to 5 are in use. I can never get a good lock in Google Maps. Navigation is pretty much useless. I am testing with a clear view of the sky.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tay777:
I had the same problem, but mine was caused by a custom ROM and some xposed mods that didn't play well together. I had to do a factory reset and walk around for a couple minutes for the first lock. Then after that it got a fixed locked every time, really fast.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jspradling7:
I do. You're the only person I've seen comment on it other than myself. I was getting pretty convinced that it was just my phone that was weak on GPS. I have to be outside to get a lock most of the time. If it's cloudy I'll only get 8 or 9 out of 17 or so.

I rarely get a lock while in my house, it's hit or miss while in a car, and not at all when in my office. I tried faster fix but that didn't help any. The on'y other phone I've owned that was this weak on GPS was my Galaxy Nexus.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benhando:
I have also been having this issue. The only thing that seems to help is by enabling the Google location services, for some reason that helps the gps . However it has a negative impact on the battery. At first I though it was the custom rom but I did a full unroot and reset, and the problem persists.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josuetenista:
I'm having the same issue on my d803 at the begging I thought it was a faulty device the one I got because I tried a factory reset and it didn't help. I tested with a Nexus 7 and a Galaxy s4 next to it and they got a lock immediately. After exchanging the phone I still have the same issue. I don't know if it is just software or also hardware related. Hopefully LG will release an update for the issue.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afmracer6:
I'm a plumber. I use my GPS every day. My gps seems weak also. It takes a while to lock on and then its gets confused while I'm using it. I hope we can find a fix.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zabihjan:
I use GPS regularly. With most phones I have trouble in central London but today for first time I used my g2 and it was perfect and locked quickly
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 19Interpol:
Had the same issue on the Verizon variant. No matter what I tried to do while on a custom rom I couldn't get a lock in Maps or GPS Test. So I had to restore back to stock. Deleting all my internal storage in the process. Finally was able to get GPS working on this thing. I was about to exchange the device before I did this.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fsiddique:
There have been other threads about this in the Q&A section. It seems limited to the Verizon version, but I pretty much experience the same issues as everyone here. Compass is sometimes off by 30 degrees and GPS lock takes a while. I do occasionally get placed on neighboring streets when in a downtown city area as well due to the lock accuracy.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3drow:
Ya I'm having big issues too, my phone will say it has my location but have like no satellites, and gps info doesn't say it until i have lik 8+ sattellites and even then sometimes google maps doesn't show a complete lock, though I have gotton that a few times. Half the time though it just takes foerever , and i'm on verizon
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoNsTeReNeRgY22:
Im having problems here as well. I will eventually get a lock, but will get a notification saying GPS signal lost in the middle of navigating with Google Maps. Was trying to figure out if its a Verizon phone issue or I just have a bad GPS antenna...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silvaire:
Same issue here. GPS checker app doesn't help much. Running Malladus. Might factory reset later on. Everytime I check GPS at work I'm several blocks in another direction from my location.