yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RicardoSul:
Hi,

Anybody can attach the phone.apk and contacts.apk from android 4.3?

Thanks
[HTC One S] asco33:
So I wanted to root my One S and install CWM.

What I did was use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1604677 this tool, everything went fine. I used the TWRP recovery, it booted fine.

Tried to install CWM, found out my Hboot was too low (think it was 1.14.0.02).

Extracted the hboot.img from the CWM zip, installed it:

C:\Users\aSCO\Desktop\blabla\fastboot flash boot boot.img

sending 'boot' (5688 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.890s]

writing 'boot'...

OKAY [ 1.390s]

finished. total time: 2.280s

then fastboot reboot.

Now the ühone won't turn one, LED doesn't shine when connected to charger. From time to time it turns on, show the HTC screen (with text 'this is a developer version etc'), then turns back off.

Any hope there for me? What did I do wrong?

EDIT: I managed to get into fastboot, what's the best way to go on from here? The Hboot version number is still the same, is there another recommended boot.img that I could flash?

EDIT2: Managed to fix this, cannot find an option to delete the thread ...

CAN BE CLOSED.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbu10:
is it possible to move all cached pictures for gallery from Google plus / ballery which are synced to the sd card, it just i have 10 gig of photos and it a little much on my phone

s4 4.3

thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mozphoto:
I have been using the i747z ROMs for quite some time and after trying a bunch of other ROMs I always reverted back to theirs. So when their 3.0 version came out with Android 4.3 I installed it, using ClockWorkMod recovery. Right after it installed, CWM displayed a message about the boot loader and to fix it. So I went ahead and did that (Don't really remember what the message was) What I know is that I lost root. Also the phone could not connect to the mobile network, only on Wifi. So this morning, I factory reset the phone again, and attempted to root the phone with Odin with CF-Auto-Root-d2att-d2uc-samsungsghi747 (which I had used when I first rooted the phone). Now the phone doesn't boot past the 2nd samsung logo, it starts out with the Samsung logo with the blue circle around it, then the AT&T Rethink Possible and then the plain white Samsung logo. Also, the LED has a slow blue flicker.

I can get the phone into download mode and I have used Odin to attempt to load the stock firmware and the stock bootloader. But after restarting the phone I can't get past the same screen described above.

I am pretty sure this is not related to the i747z v3.0 ROM but rather something a miss with the order in which things need to start in Android. I have done some reading on that but I am not sure what I need to do to correct this soft brick situation. ( I have googled "soft brick" as well)

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xXFl4sh:
After flashing through odin did you format data?If not try it.

Go into recovery and wipe data.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mozphoto:
**SOLVED**

Thanks xXFl4sh, I had tried that.

Solved!

Alright where do I start? How about RTFM :) Some how I had missed the part about flashing a bootloader and a modem after the ROM. Not recalling having to do that before, I skipped right over it. Once the recovery CWM 6.0.3.1 was finally loaded, getting the flashing the ROM, the bootloader and the modem was easy as usual.

The key was having to use Odin to install a recovery in .tar or .tar.md5 format since I could not access a Recovery Mode on the GS3, as well as a rooted stock image (I used root66_ATT_I747UCDLK3.tar.md5 which is a rooted Android 4.1.1 for AT&T) For the recovery, I couldnt' find a .tar or .tar.md5 for ClockWorkMod (did find a utility to convert it, but didn't want to introduce another variable into the mix) so I used one from Team Win Recovery (v2.6.3.0) and with that I loaded the CWM recovery. Once all of that was in place, I proceed to factory reset, clear data, cache, system and then flash the new ROM, bootloader and modem.

In all of this I learned quite a bit about the whole process and how to narrow down possible resolutions. I still see the "Rom may flash stock recovery on boot" message after flashing either a ROM, bootloader or modem, but just backing out without answering Yes or No seems to work. Also (and this may be related, I don't see the option to restart in recovery from shutdown menu). Don't really know what that's all about for now, and honestly don't want to mess around (at least for a while)

I know the steps are general, but I hope this can help some else if they get their devices in a soft brick situation. As for the i747z v3 ROM with 4.3, I really like it, everything works (Wifi,Blutooth,tethering) and the battery seems good as well.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guttertrash:
I don't know much about voltage and stuff, but with the 5.3v charger, I assume it's okay to use a 5v to charge the Note 3, it just might be a bit slower, correct?

Now what about using the 5.3v charger on the iPad Air? I can't find any info on its charger, or online, of what voltage it uses. will the 5.3v be too much for it or anything?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyshanks:
It's perfectly fine to use 5v, that's standard. The voltage the wall adapter puts out is not what will determine your charge speed, its the amperage your device draws - which I believe is capped at 1800 mah for the note 3. It doesn't matter what the amperage is (it can be higher), but the note 3 will only draw 1800 mah max and lower if the source is lower. When it comes to the 5.3v charger, there's a bit of mixed information from what I've gathered. Plenty of people have used it with no problems considering .3v is a fairly small difference, but there will be some that tell you otherwise. I personally avoid 5.3v just because I have plenty of alternative chargers.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solarenemy68:
If the source is lower, it will increase the time it takes to charge. But 5.3 volts as an output will actually drop to 5 once it is loaded by your device. Just like 5 drops to about 4.7 when loaded by a device. The unloaded output of a charger is always higher than when it is connected.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
It's the device that determines the amount of charge drawn, the numbers on the charger are just the max-charge it can provide. (Think of it like a car. Your engine can go up to 200Kph, but the actual speed is determined by how much you tell it to give you.)

I charge my Note 3 with my 15V Asus TF700 charger. It still only charges at the max the Note 3 can draw.

Essentially a 15V charger can safely provide the 5V, but a 5V charger can never provide the charge for a device which requires 15V.

Besides, a USB2.0 cable can't go over 5Volt anyway, so your iPad is safe.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyshanks:
Now I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but I think you have a few facts astray here. If you can prove me wrong I'll be happy to learn since it has been awhile since I took circuits. First off your right about the device being a big factor in the rate of charge, in fact technically the charger is in the device, the wall adapter is just the source. The source will force a certain voltage, i.e. 5v or 15v, and can provide up to a certain current (amperes). The charger in the device then determines how much of this current to draw.

With all that being said, the reason you can use your asus transformer charger is because it only forces 5v unless the transformer is plugged in at which point it kicks it up to 15v. So your not actually plugging a 15v source into your n3, if it were possible you'd be on thin ice. Also, I'm pretty sure you'd be able to charge your asus via say the note 3 charger (really slow though), probably not while its turned on, but turn it off leave it plugged in for a few hours and you should see a change.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CalcProgrammer1:
A USB cable is just a wire, if you put 5.3V on it then your device receives 5.3V (minus voldage drop due to the resistance of the cable but that's negligible unless you're using a cheap thin cable). That said, 5.3V should be within tolerance for pretty much every USB charging device out there including the iPad (which I think uses a 5.3V charger itself).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guttertrash:
Cool, good to know I wont fry either device. Thanks for all the help
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MILJANN:
Galaxy Note 3 have digital charger. so, I don't think undervolting is the case

Sent from Note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apraetor:
It's not undervoltage. The resistance "R" of the USB cable is fixed (varies from cable to cable, but is constant for any single cable), so as the current load "I" increases the voltage "V" lost across the cable also increases, according to V = I*R.

Given a 5v source, loaded to 1800 mA, you would expect to see 4.7v at the phone's end of the USB cable. The resistance of the USB cable itself comes out to around 0.1666666 Ohms in that scenario, which is a perfectly reasonable value for the gauge wire used in those cords.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pizzaman79:
Or using a long cable. With my (S5) 5.3V charger, i can finally use those 3M/10ft cables, which is really convenient for me
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fusionstream:
In lieu of using higher voltage chargers to use with long cables, you can also use chargers that provide more current @ 5V or, of course, lower resistance cables.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pizzaman79:
I'm afraid not. The voltage will drop too far below 5.0V, the device will not accept the offered power, no matter how high the charging current. That's both based on physics and personal experience. Resistance in cables is an issue at 10 metres, even those with high gauge copper cores.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] celderic:
Edit: Delete.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fusionstream:
You are absolutely correct, however that isn't exactly what I was trying to share. I was trying to share a solution to situations where the charger cannot keep up and thus the voltage sags. I did not expect a 10metre situation. The longest I have is 5m. On my 5 metre cable, I don't notice any appreciable voltage drop from any of my chargers, so I generally consider it negligible. How much do you drop across 10 metres and at how many amps?

On a side note, I think the phone has some kind of safety when it comes to voltages. I just plugged in my 5.3V charger from my s5 into the s3 and it seemed to work fine. However, I also recently, and I only just realised this, plugged in a 7.2V supply to my S3 and though it did not charge, nothing bad seemed to happen. It was an off brand 5V USB Charger and when it died, it cranked up the voltage.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pizzaman79:
The voltage drop is dependant on gauge, copper quality and length. I never measured it at both ends but i estimate 0.3-0.5 volt based on what chargers do and don't charge what phones at 10ft. Note that i mixed up ft and metres lol, my cables are 3m. At that length voltage drop is an issue for me.

7v would perhaps be fine for a 10m cable ;) I wish we knew the tolerance range of what voltages (at the usb in) common smartphones accept.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noeljjj:
I think the reason the galaxy tab S tablets have a 5.3volt charger is to compensate a bigger voltage drop through the longer charging cable provided.

The voltage must be the correct voltage or near to it. I think from what others have said 5.3 is near enough to 5.0Volts.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mccm:
F 0.95
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] frankypasta:
I just join this forum and can i ask to unclok my mobile XDA Mini S

Thank you so much
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Karzi:
there not locked usually.

try it

GO!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] heliosfa:
And if it is, try searching the forums.......

There is a sticky thread on it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rancur3p1c:
Is it just me? It's like the aspect ratio is off.

Same with the pattern unlock it looks like it should be wider.

really offputting.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord Asriel:
Hi guys,

I have a questions:

Is it possible to load a stock Android or something like CM or Paranoid Android in a Blackberry Z10?

And how could it be possible?

P.S. Sorry for my bad english
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] dipmon:
Hello XDA people! I'm very noobe in Android devices. so...

I've decided to root my phone via this manual:

***

How to Install Insecure Kernel on Sony Xperia E Dual

Step 1: Download Android.zip then extract in on the desktop.

Step 2: Download XperiaEDual.elf the copy it into the Android.zip extracted folder.

Step 3: Turn off the phone and boot into Fastboot Mode by pressing “Volume Up” and “Power Button” at the same time. Release them when the screen is on.

Step 4: On Android.zip folder, open command prompt window but hold “SHIFT” + “RIGHT-CLICK” on empty space of the folder then click on “Open command window here”.

Step 5: Connect the phone to PC, then it will automatically install the driver (if it is the first time or the PC do not have the driver). Wait for the installation to finish.

Step 6: Now enter the following commands:

fastboot devices

Press enter key to activate.

fastboot flash boot XPERIAEDual.elf

Press enter key to activate.

fastboot reboot

Press enter key to activate.

Now it is done with the installtion of Insecure Kernel then we can start rooting the Xperia E Dual.

How to Root Sony Xperia E Dual

Step 1: Download DooMLoRD_v1-ROOT-insecure-busybox-su.zip then extract it on the desktop.

Step 2: Enable USB debugging option on your phone by going to “Setting” > “Applications” > “Development” > check on the box there to enable “USB Debugging”.

Step 3: Enable Unknown sources option on your phone by going to “Setting” > “Security” > check on the box there to enable “unknown sources”.

Step 4: Connect your phone to PC via USB cable.

Step 5: On the Doomlord extracted folder find a file with this name “runme.bat “ then double-click on it to run.

Step 6: Follow the instruction on the screen.

Now the phone should be rooted. If you encounter any problem, please read the whole article again or use comment section for question.

***

So.

After fastboot flash boot XPERIAEDual.elf and fastboot reboot device cant boot OS. Only Sony logo. When i try to connect to PC - it rebootes in loop and i cant install any drivers. So thereis no access to device and its invisible for my OS.

Logs

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c:\Users\kelt\Documents\AndroidRoot\Android\Android>fastboot flash boot XPERIAED

ual.elf

sending 'boot' (5352 KB)...

(bootloader) USB download speed was 17236kB/s

OKAY [ 0.337s]

writing 'boot'...

(bootloader) Flash of partition 'boot' requested

(bootloader) S1 partID 0x00000003, block 0x00002000-0x0000bfff

(bootloader) Erase operation complete, 0 bad blocks encountered

(bootloader) Flashing...

(bootloader) Flash operation complete

OKAY [ 0.484s]

finished. total time: 0.822s

c:\Users\kelt\Documents\AndroidRoot\Android\Android>fastboot reboot

rebooting...

finished. total time: 0.004s

---

So can i reflash my firmware or repair my phone?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] syedzeshan:
just flash stock firmware!
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] renusuke:
You are not supposed to quote a very long post, specialy the first one
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] NSDCars5:
Flashing stock would be too much. Just flashing a stock kernel would be enough.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Xmoose:
Wait a sec.. Isn't unlocked bootloader necessary for flashing an insecure kernel?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Nikhil_android:
What u did ? how u resolved issue? I have similar problem
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Deleted member 5439257:
Hope this guide helps: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-j-e/general/guide-recover-soft-bricks-xperia-2012-t2631456

Mats
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbu10:
is there any way with or without root to increase the bright ness of the screen

as using a lot outside and still not bright enough

do not care about bat life as using external bat pack

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chiefroastbeef:
this is an amazing app to easily adjust brightness by sliding your fingers on a designated area of the screen. I use it all the time.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.DisplayBrightness&hl=en
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbu10:
well i can increase the brightness to max but there must be a way of allowing it to increase by another 30% or so
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ixJay:
My phone has 9gb of internal space, its all being used but the table isn't adding up to 9gbs.. This doesn't make sense. My phone won't even read my external SD card. Its 32gb. I can't format my external SD card. I can't mount it. Idk how to fix the problem. Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] crawler9:
Some stuff such as nandroid backups don't show up in that list. Any chance that's taking up a lot of your space?

Try formatting your SD card in Windows if you have a USB adapter or micro to full size adapter and a port on your computer for a full SD. 32GB should be FAT32.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ixJay:
I have a USB adapter that connects to my phone. What do I do after connecting my phone to the computer? Cause every time I connect it. It doesn't bring up my external SD card.. And how do I set it to fat32?

Edit: also how can I delete the backups I have made? Been a while since I've messed with a rooted phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] crawler9:
When I said USB adapter, I was talking about a microSD to USB adapter. In case the phone is the bad link in the chain, it'd be a good idea to remove the card from the phone and attempt to manipulate it externally. If that is not an option for you, I'll let someone else with ideas chime in on that topic.

For Nandroids: Try something like Nandroid Manager * ROOT

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ixJay:
Crazy how the app is 2.93MB and I can't download it. I get an error saying "Insufficient storage available" mean while I have like 800+MB available. I don't get whats wrong with this phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] crawler9:
If you have a root explorer or adb you could try pushing it to system/app because your data partition appears full.

You could also try to Odin back to stock.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -mauli-:
Dear Forum,

I'm new here (however I've been following for some time) and I really hope you can help me with a problem I ran into today. I am using a Base Varia (which is an Alcatel 918d). I have link2sd installed and two partitions, both FAT32.

As with link2sd, normally one partition is mounted to /data/sdext2 (app files), and the other one is in /mnt/sdcard (everything else). This worked perfectly up to now. Today I realized strange behavior of the phone and after some research, I noticed that the app file partition was mounted in both directories:

/dev/block/vold/179:2 /data/sdext2 vfat rw,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0133,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:2 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0133,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro 0 0

So basically I've lost my sdcard partition for user files (Gallery, Music, osmand maps, ...). I CAN manually mount /dev/block/vold/179:1, which is the device that should be mounted in /mnt/sdcard. I do not know if it helps, but /data/link2sd-install-recovery.log shows the following (note 2nd line)

Tue Nov 19 18:56:14 CET 2013 mounting...
mount: Device or resource busy
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock12 /system yaffs2 ro,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock13 /custpack yaffs2 rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock15 /data yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock14 /cache yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /data/local/sqlite_stmt_journals tmpfs rw,relatime,size=4096k 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock8 /data/nvram/md/s yaffs2 ro,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:2 /data/sdext2 vfat rw,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0133,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro 0 0
Tue Nov 19 18:56:15 CET 2013 mount finished

If you have any idea on how to help me, that would be greatly appreciated. I really would not like to reinstall everything!

Thanks a lot in advance,

-mauli-
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -mauli-:
Just a quick update:

it turned out the SD card was broken, the /mnt/sdcard partition not readable anymore. Also partitioning with gparted was not possible.

So I replaced it with a working card and everything's back to normal.

Puh! ;)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] th3xeroeagle:
What's up Canadian fellas, the DT-900 wireless charger is at 29.99$ at WirelessWave and Tbooths across Canada. I called today in Montreal and they confirmed the availability and price. Will go pick one up later!

Saw the deal on redflagdeals :) (hi RFDers)

Your nearest WIRELESSWAVE: http://www.wirelesswave.ca/stores/

Your nearest TBOOTH: http://www.tboothwireless.ca/find-a-location/
[Nexus 5 Accessories] legacy88:
thanks a lot!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] xxgg:
Excellent,

I'll get one if I can find one ;)

Thank you.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] 123go!:
Thanks! I have been looking for this. All the posts about them link to US only sites!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] th3xeroeagle:
Got mine a few hours ago, charges with my dbrand and cruzerlite case on! and yep it was 29.99$ (tagged at 69.99, but I told the rep to check the price, and it scanned at 29.99)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] mr mystery:
Too bad all the stores in my area were sold out last Friday.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Criznittle:
Thanks! I was able to pick one in Winnipeg, lots left at St.Vital for those who live here.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Ionakr:
I live in italy :( they don't have an online store?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] zuberio:
Deal no more :'(

I just spoke to a really helpful guy at wireless wave and as of last night, they've been officially instructed by Nokia that they aren't allowed to sell them anymore. DAMN. Probably the same situation with t-booth.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] plasticdarlow:
Confirmed.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] th3xeroeagle:
dang do you know why? Hope there are no defect with it or unless they don't wanna sell it that cheap as it works with the N5 and new N7 lol
[Nexus 5 Accessories] zuberio:
Wish I knew why ... Maybe they want to make more money with the holiday season coming up? It all seems a little fishy to me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JaackTea:
Time For A Short Story :D ,

I Dropped My Phone In Bath For 1 Second If That, In Shock I Tried To Turn It Back On and Didn't Work So I Put It In Rice For A Week(ish) Still Didn't Work. Sent It Of To Enviro Phone For Price Poor Deal and Asked For It Back. It Returned And i tried it on it Worked !!! . But Then Had To Update And I Was Confident It Worked So It Turned Off And Then ... When I Tried To Turn It Back On It Was Doing Fine for A Couple Of Seconds That It Zig-Zags Of The Screen And Turns Black. Help !!!!

Any FeedBack Would Be Great From You Guys.

JaackTea
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Squilchi:
Sounds like you wasted money sending it in because it was already broken. Seems broken sorry for your loss mate
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JaackTea:
Okay Thank You , Didn't Cost Me Anything To Send It In Which I Guess Was A Bonus.