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[Android Stick & Console RockChip based Computers] siler330:
i have a WIRELESS USB 2.0 WIFI LAN NETWORK CARD ADAPTER DONGLE ANTENNA FOR PC UK

how can i connect it with Tronsmart MK908II ?

i like to find many wifi signals..

please tell me the steps.. and where to find drivers or software to install ..
[HTC Amaze 4G] NWsoccerfan:
I've been trying to understand all the steps necessary to replace the OEM ROM in my HTC Amaze 4G phone, but I can only find a disjointed set of pieces about the various steps and not one overarching document that covers all the stages of custom ROM flashing. A lot of the docs are aimed at the "insiders" of the Android developer community and few to people like me who would just like to try something better than what that ICS update did to my phone.

Having dabbled at one time with Linux from version .98 to 2.6 and being software developer most of my working life, I figure this should be easy for me. Yet, I find the documentation frustrating. I only imagine what it must be for others with less computer experience than me.

Since Android is based on Linux, I don't understand the big fuss about rooting. In Linux having the rooting privilege simply meant having a root password. Why is Android so much more complicated than that? Also, loading a new Linux kernel used to be a fairly simple process if one used compiled modules. The installation script pretty much took care of it. Android totally obscures this process and the disjointed documentation doesn't seem to help much. A lot of it assumes certain knowledge by the reader as if he/she was also an "insider" in that circle.

On my part I would like to so the following steps documented:

1.) How to save user installed content and the factory ROM image before wiping it out so it could be eventually restored if needed.

2.) How to prepare the phone for installing a new ROM

3.) What new and stable ROM images will work with given phone and how to obtain them and in what form? Zip, rar, or what?

4.) In what SD Card directory or in USB-connected PC directory the new ROM should be.

5.) How the flashing process would look like? Expected phases and length?

6.) Do I need to lock the new ROM's root just as the factory ROM was? How would I do that?

7.) Any special issues when booting the new ROM for the first time?

8.) How would I restore the original factory ROM saved in step 1?

Some of you might think I ask too much from guys who do the dev work as a hobby but I always thought that if one does something, might as well do it right, regardless of pay.

Well, that's my 2 cents worth for the day.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Howdy. I'll try to answer some of the questions you asked.

I would also recommend talking with [MENTION=5115117]ravike14[/MENTION] who can easily guide you through the back up and routing and s-off process. It's not that difficult really. The most bizarre thing for me was sticking a piece of wire into a hole in the back of the phone to short out a process to achieve s-off.

With the right recovery image installed, it won't matter where you place the Rom.zip. which may be named just about anything. But it will always be a zip file.

The important one is the PH85img.zip must be placed in the root of your external sdcard. That file is loaded when you boot into the bootloader. And is for updating firmware.

Once you have root, and have made a nandroid backup, flashing is easy.

If you download viper, it is vipera1.7.2.1.zip. you can have it anywhere on you internal or external sdcard.

If you use 4ext recovery, you can select install and it will take you to a directory that you can browse to the place where the Rom, whatever name it is, is stored.

Click the Rom zip file and you will be guided thru the install process, if it has an aroma installer, or it will just install otherwise.

Then reboot and go thru the set up as if it was a brand new phone.

If you don't do the s-off thing, 4ext offers a smart flash option. If you aren't s-off you can't just flash a Rom if it contains a kernel. So smart flash will be required.

There are a few guides in the dev section and the general section on how most of this process works.

Again, talk with ravike and he'll be glad to help. Plus the more people we can keep here and happy, the longer we will be creating roms and fun stuff to play with.

Regards,

Chevy
[HTC Amaze 4G] NWsoccerfan:
Is there a good documentation for all ROM flash steps?

Thanks, Cowboy, for the helpful reply, though I don't see any HELP button to push that the end of your post refers to.

I think at this point I'd like to figure out on my own how to install a custom ROM, though I must say that your S-OFF reference is one of the things that confuses me because the HTC dev site itself spells out that it is not necessary to change S-On to S-Off. Go, figure ...

Also, I think I like what I've read about the Revolution ROM, so that's the one I'd like to install if that is working with T-Mo branded Amaze 4G phones, though mine is no longer locked to T-Mo.
[HTC Amaze 4G] NWsoccerfan:
I use the web for this and the only thing I see on the lower left side is a DONATE button. That's what you mean?

Can I still use my phone after it is rooted but before the new ROM is installed? How would the phone behavior change on a rooted phone?

You did not comment on why the htcdev site recommends against the S-Off as not being necessary for installing a custom ROM.

OK, I've got that. Does this Nandroid backup the entire image of the phone's content sector-by-sector, or as individual files? To the external SD card or to the PC connected by USB cable? BTW, why are all flashing procedures requiring loading of the HTC USB drivers when such drivers must be on the phone already? Otherwise we could not link the phone to PC in the first place.

Aroma? That doesn't smell too good to me. ;)

Oh, so this might answer my earlier question about how a rooted phone might behave. Essentially a user might not even know the difference, right? So, I could also do this process in two stages: First just root the factory ROM and use the phone that way till I am ready to actually flash the new ROM in the second stage, right?

I've got this.

Thanks. I like your attitude about this.
[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
When you get time stop by

XDA University.

I learned tons here its a great place to start and much better than trying to Google everything

http://xdaforums.com/general/xda-university
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
been busy

you're welcome! I wish everyone would try to learn this :)

and the university is also very helpfull as freakboy noted above,

I've been busy working at bringing the comunity the next greatest romz!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipguy:
Hi all

Is there any way to do a nandroid to an external source directly, bypassing the local storage totally,?

I'm not able to dump it locally as I'm almost out of internal storage.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
Hi,

Yes with an USB OTG cable... And a custom recovery compatible: TWRP or CWM.

:)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipguy:
Yes, waiting for that to arrive.

Is it possible to just use a standard mini USB cable that's used to charge the phone with TWRP and use my laptop as the external drive ?

Just a thought.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
Good question, I had never thought of that. I don't think..., but I never tried... It would be too easy :laugh:

:)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipguy:
Does our G2 super OTG with the stock ROM ?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
With stock kernel instead, yes.

:)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipguy:
Sorry, so stock G2 does support OTG?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
Re yes :D
[General Questions and Answers] arenaboy007:
So I have this hair line scratch at the back of my LG G2, And I was wondering if the tooth paste remedy will help remove it?

I also have this bowling ball polishing kit, do you think it could help?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] marin777:
Hi guys, I want to make a fresh start with my SK17i, with a custom rom, so there aren't any apps installed on my phone. I'd like to install just the apps I want, without the need for tetris demo, that huge pdf reader app and similar.

I tried searching for the custom roms here on forum, but I'm a newbie to this kind of things so I don't know what to search for exactly. If anyone can point me to the post that makes fresh installation of my phone without much/any apps, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] vl123:
Hello marin777,

As you said you wanted to make a fresh start by installing a custom rom and in order to do so, you have to do several things before installing any rom.

NOTE:

Backup all of your important data first and carefully follow every instructions.

1- Unlock the bootloader of your device.

Instructions to unlock the bootloader of your device can be found in link below:

(Official Way)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1527159

OR

(Using Fastboot)

First get your boot loader unlock key from here and save it.

http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/

then follow these instructions:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1971363

2- Root your device.

You can read all about rooting here:

http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone

There are several methods to root your device, an easy one is using Cydia Impactor (Tested on my SK17i)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2399464

3- Install a custom rom of your choice.

As this is your first time installing a custom rom, you should download a stable one from CyanogenMod's site.

Current stable version is 9.1.0 (ICS)

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=mango&type=stable

and

Google apps for ICS (CM 9.x.x):

http://goo.im/gapps

Then head over to the 1. Unlocked Bootloader and follow the instructions.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1879982

Your device should have a custom rom installed now.

Enjoy...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] marin777:
Thank you very much, I'll give it a go now and tell how it went afterwards!

EDIT:

Apparently I'm stucked on the first step, in my service info it says: "Bootloader unlock allowed: No"

Does this mean I cannot do any of the stuff mentioned above?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] vl123:
In that case try this method, it will root your device even if the bootlocker is locked.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842366

After rooting move to the 3'rd step in the above post and head over to the "2. Locked Bootloader" section.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] marin777:
Thank you again, I rooted it so far and downloaded all the files needed, now I'm going to start with the tutorial on the link you've given me! :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] marin777:
Well, I did everything according to the tutorials and got to the final stage where I need to flash my custom rom, but I get this problem:

Is this because I have "Locked Bootloader" and CyanogenMod isn't meant for it (if so, could you tell me some other rom that is made for locked bootloader?), or am I doing other things wrong?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
This is because you wiped /system, you'll get the getprop error then if it's defined in the installation script ;)

But you can forget about cyanogenmod on locked bootloader, it won't boot and you'll be stuck in a bootloop and you have to flash the stock rom to solve it then. So better don't try it :)

You can just check development section and search for gingerbread and ics roms for locked bootloader, as these are the only android versions you are able to use on locked bootloader :good:

Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.4
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] marin777:
Thank you for the elaboration on the matter, cheers! :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
For any further questions just ask, but please don't ask for the best rom then as it's not permitted here :P

Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.4
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] vl123:
Yes it is the locked bootloader which is causing trouble but you can still try a few roms which will work even on locked bootloader:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1748576

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1935239

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1578109
[Sony Xperia ZR] championswimmer:
I have compiled TWRP for ZR (not resize, compiled from source)

To flash manually use this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46809849#post46809849

Or to use an app to download TWRP and flash it to phone automatically, use this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2539686

**NOTE** this is only to be used with custom ROMs/Kernels. It will not work if you are on stock kernel.

The kernel needs to have support for "Extrac_elf_ramdisk" method. All CM/AOKP/PA/Omni etc type of ROMs have support for this method

For questions/requests, please use the threads posted above. Not on this thread. This is just to inform you people :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] sijav:
hey, thanks your great works :) , but why not create one for stock rom? many are using stock rom as their daily rom you know ...
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] klappa:
Why did Google made the black bars appear in lock mode but not while awake?
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] BadMonkey:
Is this what you're after? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527525
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxotnik:
Hi guys.

I have flash my phone to Cromium ROM. Everthing looks fine, but i have problem with a volume level during a conversation. Very quiet sound.

Help me please.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] joebongo:
I saw a thread on how to do it manually, but it linked to a site which isn't there anymore.

If someone has more than one, can they tell me what their currentmap.dat file looks like? It's in my documents/tomtom/ on the device itself (not on the SD card).

Thanks,

Joe
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] davebo:
Try TomTom site

I'm sure I followed the instructions on the TomTom Plus site. I installed the France map alongside the GB and it works fine. Can't look at my currentmap file, but I will and let you know.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] joebongo:
Thanks for the reply. I did a search but couldn't find the information you referred to on the site.

Joe
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] smokingdragon:
Hi

On my Medion PDA, I just downloaded new maps and put them in a separate folder next to the orginal Benelux. These then show up inTT when you want to switch maps.

Simon
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] FOZZER:
I purchased the maps of the USA for my tomtom 3 at a cost of £100 to use on my XDA

but the wizard wont run tomtom 3

Is there anyway to get tomtom 5 to use these maps or else that was a waste of £100 :shock:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeny2010:
Stock firmwares from various Telco in what form - Deodex and Odex?

The Deodex and Odex is frying out my poor 60+ years brain .. :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
Is here developer who can make to kill app by removing it from TaskSwitcher?

I think it is more useful than killing apps with back button.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fragmentos:
I think it's very hard work(even impossible!) without having source codes!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
And nobody have source codes?!?!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DodgeWooW:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46629255&postcount=26
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
This isn't solution and not what I'm asking for. Read carefully please.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pandemic:
You ask [MENTION=5174689]pepitoff[/MENTION]?

well then is this not the right topic to ask questions, read better the rulez then.

this thread should be in Q/A topic and not here !
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
577 views and nothing?!?! :confused:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moscow Desire:
And what do you expect? Ok, I will answer.... NO. Although you can modify an app for your own use, remember, you can't distribute or publish without permission of the original author.

Oh, thread moved to Q & A.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
What do you want to say? I just asked does anybody can make this. What distribution, what permission, what original autor? Everybody here modding apps and disribute it free. Did you read what I'm asking?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
It is not allowed to modify an application and then release it to public without the permission of the original creator. Simple.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
And all ROMs here on XDA are illegal?!?!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
No, otherwise the forum would not be as it is now.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popthosegaskets:
Android is open source. This means that anyone can copy, modify and redistribute the source code without having to pay royalties or fees. That's why we have AOSP(Android Open Source Project) in the first place.

App development is a different story, however. Unless the developer releases his app open source, it will always belong to him and there will be a copyright on it.

僕のLT18iから送られてきた
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
All we just making exersizes for our fingers. I just posted my idea how to killing apps by task switcher. Nothing else. And my post growed up in big problem. So let some moderator delete my request. Thanks to everybody who read and answer me. Have a good times with existing usefullness task switcher app.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
Deleted
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popthosegaskets:
The problem is not the idea, the app in question does not belong to you. You can continue with your idea provided you have permission from the creator, or you can ask the creator to add in the function.

Also, please don't make it look like we need that app to survive. You can always use long press back button to kill app or Greenify.

僕のLT18iから送られてきた
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitoff:
Tanks for "help". You are the best :thumbup:

If everybody helps like you here would be the paradise :D

And the owner of app in my request is Sony but every "developer" here modifiing it like they like.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michi491:
Hi g2 users

When I am reading an sms and I want to go back to the messages list I press the back key which is the only solution I found until now.

The problem is that most of the time it takes me to the launcher where it should go back to the list

Any solution ?
[Micromax A110] Santhosh M:
Hi guys,

Does anyone know how to have this feature in Micromax A110. I have installed a custom Samsung Galaxy ROM, but it doesn't have this feature. I dont need the ex-dialer app. Can anyone give any other procedure???
[Micromax A110] GuestK00380:
This Feature Will Be Ported Soon.
[Micromax A110] Santhosh M:
Hi ! Thanks for the reply and today i installed a custom ROM for my friend whose mobile is A110Q ! That ROM is working cool and it has that feature which is working awesomely! But that ROM cannot be installed on my mobile which is A110.Can u get a clue from that and help me in porting for my mobile. Eagerly waiting for your reply! Below is the link of that ROM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2487261

Please do reply !
[Micromax A110] poran123:
try frostmod it support swipe to call/sms

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2333424
[Micromax A110] GuestK00380:
Hey Bro [MENTION=4791147]poran123[/MENTION] Does FrostMod Really Has Swipe To Call & Msg Feature
[Micromax A110] poran123:
ya
[Micromax A110] poran123:
check this
[Micromax A110] GuestK00380:
Yes Buddy [MENTION=4791147]poran123[/MENTION] Thanks For Confirming It Buddy.
[Micromax A110] Santhosh M:
Dude thanks for the reply ! Which one do i need to download Frostmod Touchme or Frostmod HD ( C2 V1 ) ?
[Micromax A110] GuestK00380:
Buddy Download V3.
[Micromax A110] Santhosh M:
[MENTION=4791147]poran123[/MENTION] Dude assuming it is Frostmod touchme after looking at the ROM screenshots can u help me with the specific installation procedure if any as there is no procedure mentioned

[MENTION=5415199]Droid_Bravo[/MENTION] Dude have you tested this today ? ( Frostmd touchme ). If you have tried please tell me if there is any specific procedure ? ROM download is gonna finish!
[Micromax A110] Santhosh M:
Ya i am downloading only that ! But there is no procedure or description of the ROM mentioned..Just a single line is there ? Tell me the procedure buddy
[Micromax A110] Santhosh M:
Dude! waiting for your reply !
[Micromax A110] GuestK00380:
Installation Steps

Here Are The Steps To Install The ROM -:

1. Reboot To Recovery.

2. Flash ROM.

3. Wipe Data Factory Reset > Wipe Cache > Wipe Dalvik Cache > Fix Permissions.

4. Reboot N Enjoy.
[Micromax A110] Santhosh M:
Dude installed the ROM yesterday..But the ROM is very ugly with everything looking very larger so much so that even numbers typed in the dial pad do not appear on the screen. As for the Swipe to call feature, it also is very bad. That green thing that gets filled while we swipe does not come.

So expecting your research on MMX A110Q rom. Soon come out with a reply !
[Micromax A110] GuestK00380:
Buddy I M Trying My Best.
[Micromax A110] Santhosh M:
Sure dude ! Cheers
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imfromwales:
Is the stock launcher still not custimazable in the new 4.4 OTA? If it is, then how can I remove home screens?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteveRiley:
Home screen pages remove themselves when they have no more icons.

To create a new home screen page, press-hold then drag an icon on your first home screen to the right edge of the device. The launcher will create a new page and place the icon there. To create another page, press-hold then drag another icon to the right edge. Keep holding it there while it waits momentarily on the first new page you created, and then a second new page will appear.

To rearrange pages, press-hold the background. An overview appears, and you can drag pages left and right into whatever order you want.

To delete a page, press-hold and drag all icons to another page, either to the left or right edge of the device. After you've moved the last icon, the launcher deletes the page.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imfromwales:
They do not remove themselves with no icons. I have removed all icons from my last 2 screens but they still remain. Also when I long press the background I get only the option to change wallpaper.

Are you sure these features are on the N4, I thought these functions were only on the N5??
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteveRiley:
My Nexus 4 is running the PSX v2 ROM, based on AOSP KRT16S. It includes Launcher3.apk, which behaves as I previously described.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imfromwales:
Sorry, I should have said Stock rom also.

I just had a look at Launcher and its version 4.4-920375. It does not say if that is Launcher3 though, just Launcher.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteveRiley:
Indeed, I just realized that in your original post, you did mention stock. I'm checking the launcher on my Nexus 7 running the stock image, and it is not customizable in the way that the AOSP launcher is.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imfromwales:
Oh ok, shame. Thanks :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonluong:
hi,guys!

I want to buy a samsung galaxy note3 N9005,and i'm using Tmobile now.

But i don't know does it compatible to Tmobile 4g/HSPA+ newtork?

i saw in negri electronics,they said it doesn't work in tmobile's 4G.

So can you guys tell me about that? does note 3 N9005 work in Tmobile's 4G?

Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davitox87:
I thought I read somewhere that the processor is comparable with all current LTE bands and all you had to do was flash a T-Mobile modem.

Don't quote me on that though because I don't want to be responsible for a broken note 3. Try using search on xda or ask in the T-Mobile note 3 forum. I know the info is around here somewhere.