yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] rupeshnair:
y slim bean is not releasing any new roms xperia j
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smrshaikh77:
help!

Can anyone port twrp recovery for lg optimus l5 e612......??????
[Nook Touch General] flobbadob:
Hello, so im looking into rooting my nook simpletouch, i have found the nook manager thing, that looks simple enough to use, and i will use it to disable some b+n apps whilst also rooting.

ALL EDITED: okay so i found some information:

So i stll have questions, do you remove the image from the sd after you have used it, is it then available to use as storage?

Are both the regular nook and relaunch os running at the same time? does this mean that the battery life is shorter?

How can i get an app for pdf reading or something? do all the android apps work on the rooted nook?

How will i disable some b+n apps, is this via the nook manager?

Sorry that these are really quite nooby questions, i cant really find this information in a format which i fully understand (im really not so great at all this stuff).

Thanks for any help.
[Nook Touch General] hshsh:
1- yes. if you don't have backup on sd, format it with nook and use it.

2- you can use an app manager and kill unwanted processes.

3- all apps that support android 2.1 work on nook.

4- with total commander , root explorer or any similar file manager app. find app in system/app and add .dis to end of file name.
[Nook Touch General] Crispy3000:
Make sure you copy backup from Nookmanager to your PC first!

Easiest way to do this is to run nookmanager and connect usb to PC then copy the backup.tar.gz from the second drive.

Before you get rid of nookmanger from sd make sure you do the GAPPSattack bit at the bottom of the guide first.

After you have finished with nookmanager you will need to repartition/format. Easiest tool I have found for doing this is HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool which should be here I think.

If your sdcard is class 10 you might want to consider lower speed card for daily use or apply a patched kernel to address some problems.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Da9L:
Hey

A friend got his Transformer bricked.. And its pretty well bricked im afraid, it can only show me the splash screen with the "unrecoverable bootloader error 0x0000004"

Is there any hope at all to fix this ? Pluging the device into my PC gives me nothing .. I can however if i hold all buttons down (volume up, volume down, and the power button) sometimes get the pc to see it but it fails to install any drivers.. Sometimes its listed as an APX device or sometimes Unknwon device..

Help !

~D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
APX mode (which you get to by holding down the power button and volume up until it restarts and goes black screen) is useless to you if you do not have nvflash backup files (which I'm guessing you don't).

Do you get anything if you hold down power button and volume down for 10 seconds until the machine restarts and then keep holding them for another few seconds?

If you do not get to the bootloader menu with icons doing the above then there isn't really much you can do with it except replace the motherboard.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Da9L:
Allright i understand.. Just out of curiosity cant i just get a backup from someone else or is it unique to the device ?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
You cannot use other peoples backups on your machine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lev244:
Hello everyone. Some days before I flashed Hairybean 2.31 and it was ok. But when I tried to flash CM 10.1, my tablet showed me this(TWRP 2.5.0.0) and I was a bit dissapointed. Does anyboody can help me?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Da9L:
Hello lev244

Your best bet at getting help would be to start your own topic or take a look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1514088
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lev244:
Well, I tried this solutions before. Unfortunately, they are useless.
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
I don't expect amazing photos from a tiny sensor on a phone but I do expect progression and better image quality than ancient devices, considering that sony are the king of camera sensors.

But to my surprise the macros are ridiculously shocking on the xperia Z. Needs at least a foot of distance. Check the comparison below at equal distance.

What gives?

(left is Z, right is 4 year old viewty smart)
[Xperia Z General] Destroyedbeauty:
Turn off superior mode..
[Xperia Z General] gokturk_1976:
Yes,i'm with you.For short range photos(like macro) xperia z can't focus on item, and giving us blurry scenes.You need get back from that.
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
On/off makes no difference. Only having flash off and holding it still long enough to semi focus automatically will take a legible photo.

The software is just so messed up. During the photo sequence, you can see it focusing reasonably well then it instead gives up and vomits out a blurry mess.
[Xperia Z General] Destroyedbeauty:
If the camera software is messed up, then tell me how I and so many others can get awesome macro shots?
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
proof is in the pudding. Lets see some macro shots from around 1.5" (which the viewty does easy).
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
The more I mess about with this camera, the more it annoys me. My screenshot of the camera app gives me better results than the photo itself.

Left is screenshot of the macro pre focused and ready to shot. Right is the end result.
[Xperia Z General] dnlcks:
set to manual mode, EV to -2.00. and slowly adjust the EV value to your preference.
[Xperia Z General] akusokuzan:
You know EV is exposure, right?
[Xperia Z General] Destroyedbeauty:
Check my photos (last post)..

Macro
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
Yeah I hear you. After further experimenting, it seems to be an issue with the flash. In good lighting with flash off, decent macros are possible. With the flash on its totally hopeless. Its strange because almost all other devices produce better macros with the flash/light. I remember how my old 2mp w810 could take great macros with the flash. It definitely seems like a software issue to me.

There are also occasions when the lighting is poor and it is therefore impossible to get a decent macro result.

Left (flash off), Right (flash on)
[Xperia Z General] laceex:
Just play around with manual settings

Don't know why some people complain about camera of Xperia Z. It is a PHONE, first of all, not a Digital Camera.

And the other hand's, if you adjust settings properly in MANUAL MODE you can get these results:

(I shoot pictures on different zoom, iso and metering levels as you see here; i had to resize them to upload here but the macro is its stock camera's job):

I find it satisfying from a phone. If somone wants better than these, BUY A CAMERA

If you take a close look on the last one, you can see even the number graved inside of the usb port of the charger. I just saw now, never before :P
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
I am guessing that you are using digital zoom to get the last close up shot? I only want what my other devices can do. But the focussing is incredibly temperamental.
[Xperia Z General] laceex:
The last 3 pictures are yes, with digital zoom. The first had no zoom at all. I changed only settings.

I used like this:

- ISO 100 or 200 (depends of your light conditions) or 400 (this also good in twilight conditions I think) if you don't use flash at all

- metering mode SPOT (or Centre if you have less light)

- focus SINGLE or TOUCH FOCUS

- White Balance; it is according to your light enviroment (I use always Cloudy or Incandescent)

- No HDR, No Image Stabiliser, and hold it steady

The distance between the lens and the charger was about 8-10 cm (maybe less).

(But you really can do good macros if you use 1-2x digital zoom)

Try it and let us know how it is. Post examples.

And do not forget, LG had XENON-flash. We don't know what could we get from XPERIA Z with a Xenon instead of LED...
[Xperia Z General] ravdo:
Here's my results :laugh:

Left : Flash on

Right : Flash off
[Xperia Z General] laceex:
So now, are you satisfied with your XPERIA Z? ;)
[Xperia Z General] ravdo:
I'm satisfied from the moment I got it since March :victory:
[Xperia Z General] laceex:
I am glad if it is so. :) Enjoy it so!! :)
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
I don't use digital zoom as its pointless and Lg just uses a normal LED flash.

You guys seem to be taking your pictures from further away than the macros that I am attempting to capture.

This demonstrates it:

The LG (Left) can capture at less than half the distance of the xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] laceex:
I do not understand why are you trying to take macros. But if you feel so, use the LG instead of Sony. I made what I could with it, it is macro enough for me. If I need more than this, I use my WX80 Cyber-shot. But you could sell LG and get a camera. Or get a K800 Sony but XPERIA Play has very good macro too :) Or you sell the XPERIA Z and buy all the above mentioned devices.

I am sorry but I don't think you should suffer with it this much.

(I still think this is software isue of Z's camera, because clearly can see sometimes it catching when focusing even from 3cm, therefor hope Sony will solve this problem soon)
[Xperia Z General] Destroyedbeauty:
I think the lower close-up limit on the Xperia Z camera

is because of the Exmor RS technology and the whole sensor itself.

Remember, the Xperia Z is the first phone to utilize Exmor RS, the Z1 perhaps fixed the close-up limit?
[Xperia Z General] DoubleYouPee:
Jeez, it's not that hard to take a macro with Xperia Z, even with superior auto. I maybe had 1 unfocused shot since I got it.
[Xperia Z General] latiyf:
there is nothing wrong with xperiaz camera, all the result are there

if u want a camera not a smartphone get for ure self a pro camera

so simple
[Xperia Z General] roaringhere:
Yeah! Canon EOS 6D...
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
It would be great to see how the same sensor in the GS4 or LGs cope to confirm this. I am guessing more an issue with the motors that drive the autofocus or the software rather than the sensor.

This guy further demonstrates the issue:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-ZL-ZR/macro-mode-problem/td-p/324650

Where the S that uses a similar sensor can capture much nearer than the Z.

During its focusing sequence you can see the camera focus reasonably well, then it seems to give up. But the strange thing is that if you try long it enough you can sometimes take a pretty close macro.

And all those guys asking why I want this,well if other much older phones (including sonys own S, arc etc) can take superior close ups, I consider it an issue. Infact in some of distances needed for the Z to focus, I wouldnt even call it a macro.
[Xperia Z General] laceex:
I am really not sure if this is hardware issue. Try to take macro pictures with same light conditions as i did in my previous post but in superior mode. You will see, the result is really horrible. But when you start to adjust things in manual mode, you will see a very noticable difference. As I tried the z1 modd on my z before, I saw the pictures very extremly sharp and macro was excellent even from very close. The reason i returned to the stock, because the colours and the light filtering are better with the stock. Since I don't take macros every day, I preffer stock one.

So this is my experience. If you have chance try it. It worth. Just to see the difference.
[Xperia Z General] Destroyedbeauty:
Already tried the Honami ported cam on Monx ROM - it was just an mess in Force Closes..
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
It's not a superior auto issue. Since the focusing is identical regardless of the mode and this is simply a focusing issue, not an exposure, iso nor saturation.

To add further insult to injury, check out how the ultra lowend Huawei y300 compares(I dont need to tell you which is which:

Quite shocking really, I would go as far as saying that the z has one of the worst macro performance of any device. I have examined the s4 photo thread and they can get decent macros of insects ( which would need around the 2-4 cm range), the z will need quadrupole that distance.
[Xperia Z General] dnlcks:
sample shot taken.

h**p://imgur.com/EUlJwHa

any kind soul can help me repost the picture? many thks!
[Xperia Z General] Dsteppa:
http://i.imgur.com/EUlJwHa.jpg

np
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
That's a good shot you git there. How many attempts did it take you? Also what firmware are you running? And was flash on?

Just some new info. Macro with video mode is perfect, you can get Mmuch closer than with the stills. I guess this confirms a software issue. It simply doesn't try hard enough to focus with still macros and with flash, it'll always lose its focus.
[Xperia Z General] roaringhere:
Macro shot, 2 inches away, Superior Auto, flash off...
[Xperia Z General] dnlcks:
1 attempt. .67 fw in normal mode with flash and ev -1.7

I believe this is due to bug in the superior auto mode. Shouldn't require adjustment of ev for macro shot.
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
my Z works perfectly in macro
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
Still no love from my z regardless of the setting.

Guys, try the video mode and see how superior the macro is. Maybe I'll have to stick to 1mp macros through the video photo capture option :(
[Xperia Z General] andyukking:
Still no love from my z regardless of the setting.

Guys, try the video mode and see how superior the macro is. Maybe I'll have to stick to 1mp macros through the video photo capture option :(

Photos from right to left:

(1)nearest focused still possible,

(2)1mp capture through the video mode

(3)1mp capture through the video mode

(4) still photo at the same distance as video mode..
[Xperia Z General] ~iPod~nano~:
focusing in short distance in xperia z is not fast like in xperia s.

try to re-focus until the phone get the focus.

Minimum distance about 10-12cm...
[Xperia Z General] joejoe23:
I'm having trouble too to get a real close up shot of something with flash on in extreme low light.. Even with decent lighting its kinda hard for me.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] crazymister:
I made this yesterday.

Ev 1.5 and ISO 100
[General Questions and Answers] smallcsduck:
I build the ROM from source , but to automatically compile the kernel is always wrong.

/home/work/cm10.1/kernel/samsung/exynos5410/include/linux/kconfig.h:46:1: fatal error: drivers/gud//build_tag.h: No such file or directory

compilation terminated.

make[4]: *** [drivers/gud/MobiCoreDriver/logging.o] error 1

make[3]: *** [drivers/gud] error 2

make[2]: *** [drivers] error 2

make[1]: *** [sub-make] error 2

make: *** [TARGET_KERNEL_BINARIES] error 2

Who could help me ?
[General Questions and Answers] inkoz:
It looks like you don't follow the kernel building process. Have a look at Sony's guide for building android kernels.

developer.sonymobile.com/knowledge-base/open-source/open-devices/how-to-build-and-flash-a-linux-kernel/how-to-build-and-flash-a-linux-kernel-for-aosp-supported-devices
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] shrike:
I have a strange issue with my 32G WiFi FLO that I was hoping the knowledgeable members of XDA could help me diagnose.

Since I got it at launch, it's been sucking the battery dry. But not consistently. I have no idea what or why, but here's what I know so far:

All details are with auto sync OFF. WiFi OFF on sleep, location services ON (but cannot use WiFi)

Not unlocked or rooted (stock)

- From boot, and for the first 20-40 hours after that, battery usage on standby averages out to around 0.13% per hour.

- After that, and for no reason I can discern, battery usage jumps to an average of 0.84% per hour, and keeps draining like this usually until I reboot or need to charge

- Stock battery app shows no apps draining, BBS shows no apps draining stuff or excessive wakelocks and indicates the tablet is spending most of its time in deep sleep.

- Life with screen usage seems to be around 7+ hours either way, so this is as expected.

- Sent to ASUS to diagnose & repair, received with note that front camera unit replaced and OS reloaded.

- Issue is still occurring after "repair"

- apps running at the time are usually Android Keyboard, Android Services, Settings. Sometimes Play Store, Currents (even though I don't use it and have never launched it), Google Play Services as well. These are the only apps that run regardless of state of battery drain.

Can anyone think of any reason this is occurring, or where else I can go to check for more info? I'd prefer to stay stock/unrooted.

I'm looking to send it back for RMA *again*, but I'd rather tell them where to look than try and trust that they'll know where to look to fix it this time.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] shrike:
Guess no-one else has this issue or any ideas on where to look for this, since there are no replies
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirfida:
hello guys i have xtouch X1 with MT6589 SoC guys i have lost my IMEI while flashing a Rom i have tried many different methods but none has helped me and in baseband version it says unknown and whenever i try to type in IMEI via engineering menu it says can't send AT command and i have flashed back to my stock rom via SP Flash Tools but even that didn't help me i have tried terminal emulator method MTK Droid tools method but none has helped me even tried to replace the file of IMEI one but still same :( please help me

Thank You
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirfida:
guys i have tried with SN Station tool it gives me Error: METAAPP_readIMEIfromNVRAM_Ex3 fail.

Please help me

Edit : and can anyone tell me how to repair corrupted nvram perhaps that's the issue ?

Please help me
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leonhard:
Is there any way to get back to old sammy keyboard (4.0.4) in Neatrom 5.0.2?

The 3x4 stock keyboard works good for me with XT9!

I'v tried some advices from some posts including a LQ6 (4.0.4) ROM stock keyboard but i can't get it to work.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Look in themes and apps. I'm sure there is one in there or google it. You need a modded version of that apk. Stock ics won't work on jb as you have found out.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] testdebug:
hi, finally there is software to enable the audio out from ms stack to bluetooth headset. but i tried on xdaii wm5 still cannot. can anybody especially buzz fix this? Get the software from below link.

http://www.beyondthetech.com/blogs/kjam/
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] testdebug:
audio out to headset

BTAudio Utilities

These utilities will allow you to turn on/off the redirection of all system audio audio to your Bluetooth Headset.

This requires NO other hacks or modifications to your i730.

The attached ZIP file contains 3 files:

BTAudioOn.exe

BTAudioOff.exe

BTAudioToggle.exe

DONATIONS

If you find these programs useful and would like to send me money, you can donate via PayPal here.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Unzip and place these files on your i730.

- To redirect all sound to your BT headset, run BTAudioOn.exe

- To stop redirecting sound, run BTAudioOff.exe.

- To toggle the redirection on and off, run BTAudioToggle.exe.

- The effects are immediate and the program will not display anything unless there is an error.

NOTES:

BTAudioToggle.exe does not authoritatively know what the current state of audio redirection is, it simply turns the redirection on or off, alternating each time it is run. It uses a temp file, \BTAudio.tmp, to track whether it should next turn on or off. Thanks to johntchow for the icon.

The /v command-line argument will display a sucess message. Failure messages are always shown. Also, if you know how to set up a shortcut, you technically don't need both .exe's. You can run BTAudioOn.exe with the /off argument and it will do the same thing as BTAudioOff. But since each file is less than 4k, which I think is the block size for the RAM file system, it would not actually save any space so what's the point.

This was made possible mostly due to the information at http://blogs.msdn.com/cenet/archive.../12/451012.aspx

Note; Buzz or any expert out there.Please make this utility work with xdaii wm2005c. Please.....Buzz?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] wouterk:
:lol:

It works great on my K-Jam. Too bad it is only mono. But still better than nothing! :D

Wouter
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] testdebug:
ya. u r luckey fren. working on your k-jam, right?. but why it didnt work on xda11wm2005c with hs820? the mic got responses from the utility but the sound still havent transfer to the bluetooth headset. Ooooo....someone who know software, please help to make this utility work. Moat of the people without widcom installed already started to enjoy all audio transfer to their headset except xda11. Buzz, are u there?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] efjay:
this is the original thread from pdaphonehome.com http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54951
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] JesperRas:
When i try to turn the audio on it writtes "Failed to enable BT audio".

What have o done worng. I have put the files in Application Data. It is a Qtek 9100
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] wouterk:
Did you first turn on your bluetooth?

Sometimes this happens to me too but I now only use the BTaudioToggle tool. I made a shortcut on the todayscreen and it works great!

Wouter
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] techspy:
Will this transfer the mic too? I would like to use it for my voip program.

John

www.skynetworks.gotdns.com
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] wouterk:
I can still use my headset for phonecalls but I don't know if it will work with a computer and VOIP. Haven't tried that one yet!

Wouter
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Godlio:
Doesn't work on i-mate jam though

Hey, guys. Found out this great featured hack and still haven't been able to toggle ALL audio out of bluetooth headset on my i-mate jam. Doesn't work! I can only redirect audio from GSM source to headset and back, but can't redirect music from audio players.... seems to be the problem of JAM bt stack...

Who has the same problem please respond
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] gigino:
audio out to headset

Hey,

I've tryed the BTAudiotoggle.exe on my Xda Exec what happens is this:

It launches the voice command if I tap the screen the sound goes through the bluetooth headset but the it return back to the PDA.

Is the anyway that I can get the Audio going through the headset for as long that I need it then when I do not need it I can switch it manually back to the PDA.

Please can someone help me because I would like to try the Tom Tom Navigator 5 and see if I can get the sound through the bluetooth car kit which is a Parrot 3300.

Thank you.

Gigino
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] tgmweb:
Gigino - this is EXACTLY what I am trying to do also (i have the Exec and Parrot 3300). Did you manage to get it to work?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] cpascal:
hi guys

don't suppose anyone has tested this stack on the IMATE JASJAR ?

Cheers
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] GDawes:
ANy one tried this on an MDA compact UK, or MDA PRO UK

I sure hope T-mobile relase a new ROM with A2DP , streaming support now MS have officially improved their own stack.

http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=2762
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] StevePritchard:
I've managed to do it by using the information that can be found at http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=33756. If you set the registry value then the files work a treat (but are a bit redundant because you can switch the audio to/from headset using the button on it).

Cheers,

Steve.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] vijay555:
have you guys tried VJVolubilis? It should work in the same manner.

V
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] extrapurifier:
Hi Guys!

Uuupppsss ....

unfortunately the download of the ZIP file is still not working. could anyone of the honourable sirs share it with me?

Thanks in advance.