yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Man, you got some really slow upload speed there :p I feel like you've been uploading it all that :laugh:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
It is done! I shared it with [MENTION=3824901]techpal[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4340984]krabappel2548[/MENTION]

Although I fell asleep at 1 am,so I don't know when it completed!

Also,someone who can make a mirror, please PM me your email id.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Easy peasy. I'm PMing you right now.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sabre31:
Received 4.3 on US unlocked XZU C6806 today.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
PCC or OTA?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sabre31:
PCC
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
I waited for you to share the ftf till 1:30am after that fell asleep:)

Thanks again for sharing it:good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] EG8196:
Updating to 4.3 now

Canadian unlocked C6806
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] corrado85:
AMAZING update!

finally they fixed the issue with called id picture of calls showing up pixelated. now its nice and clear!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nazzier5463:
Finish updated to 4.3 Jellybean for C6802

Country : MALAYSIA
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Same as mine

Finally the dinosaur is on my cam FTW Lol! Reasons to root is decreasing each day :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ngquoctri2k:
Vietnam: updated.

But after updated to 4.3, there is a bug found: When click to "Settings" tag of "Sound enhancements", it appear a notice that "Unfortunately, Sound enhancements has stopped". I had not this error as previous firmware

Anybody get that bug?!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Try to do a factory reset. Mine doesn't have that problem. Yeah i've read others having the same problem but not mine.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gunawan-1:
Yes. By doing factory reset fix audio setting problem. IMO, this new update very good. The lcd color is better. And battery performance is getting even better. And the camera is better too. Now I can take photo under water by using hardware button. Sound quality is slower a bit than before. The screeb sensitivity is better. Do you all agree? Thanks

Gunawan - Xperia Z Ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
Ya screen looks more whiter to me. Cant comment on battery as I have just updated.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fjevel:
I updated mine yesterday. Today I have had two crashes when using Chrome. Chrome turns white, then I get the popup saying Chrome has stopped, do you want to etc. When this happens, the only solution is a reboot.

Anyone else seen this? If I'm alone, I'll try a factory reset. Just wanted to check here before spending two hours getting back to where I am here.

-KJ
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] corrado85:
agreed. plus now the called id pictures now show crisp and clear :highfive:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chacho_2me:
guys.i really cant wait for the update to come to the philippines...can i just flash any generic zu ftf? until now no update for the us here..only just now , i just got the album update :'(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iBuzman:
Camera functionality a major upgrade :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ChillyChan:
Have you tried with PC Companion? Yes, you can flash the generic ftfs. I flashed Generic Chile for 4.2.2 and now Generic Middle East for 4.3. No FCs.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gunawan-1:
Is this XZU camera menu?

Gunawan - Xperia Z Ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] abuihsan:
yes.. after .290 (4.3) update :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chacho_2me:
i already love xzu..but all this news about updates...is getting me excited and love the xzu more and more..cant wait for the update to come to my place

thanks dude.will try this then later..cheers. :D

why you choose generic chile and then generic middle east? any difference?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gunawan-1:
O. I see. My camera doesn't this menu.

Gunawan - Xperia Z Ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ChillyChan:
No reason. Just what's available at the time lol
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] abuihsan:
I see but mine (c6833 with SG. 290) has +APPS over the available add on, if we tap on those +App will bring to Sony select to choose available add on.

I guess yours is C6802? But I don't understand why those menu not available for you.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iBuzman:
Click on the +apps icon in the top right corner and install them (all free apps in my pic)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chacho_2me:
tried with pc companion...and still no update :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gunawan-1:
Yes. Mine is C6802. Em...:-S I think may be I will update again with PC Companion.

Gunawan - Xperia Z Ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chacho_2me:
HELP HELP... what to do? its all because i cant wait for the update...wahahhaa..i flashed a generic 290ftf... and forgotten to backup TA. now if i remember correctly..i must not downgrade to 4.2.2 because i will loose IMEI right? so now how can i backup TA since the only way to access root in 290fw is to unlock bootloader...tsk tsk tsk...this is the problem for being a flashing noob junkie :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
Relax dude. If your bootloader is locked, you're fine - your TA is still there. To backup the TA, flash a .532 version from flashtool. You will loose your IMEI at this point. Root the .532 rom, and run the backup TA script. Once you've got your TA backed up, you can re-flash the .590 FTF to get your IMEI back.

Thanks,
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chacho_2me:
Flash 590 fw or 290 fw? :D

Stupid of me.I think you meant 290...thanks dude..I thought I was at a lost already
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cornbread0715:
Xperia Z Ultra 4.3

I have it here in Hawaii.

Model number C6802

android version 4.3

build number 14.2.A0.290
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] micxploed:
I had to update with the Sony tool. I couldn't wait for ota.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
If you don't understand what ssh or vnc is, please don't attempt this.

I am able to run Kali Linux armhf on the 13.3.1 by following this guide. It can run other distros too.

I can confirm it is working 100% and runs

very

smooth. Here is a link to the Linux Deploy app. You need a vnc app or a ssh app to interface with it. I recommend Real VNC Viewer. Instead of connecting to your private ip, just connect using your loopback 127.0.0.1 It is faster.

I hope this could be of some use towards cracking the bootloader. Comments, questions, discussion wanted.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Spec-Chum:
Nice idea but what can you really do on Kali that you can't do via adb shell?

PS putty ftw!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
Install linux native applications, light server, supports many linux distros like gentoo arch debian ubuntu fedora. Aircrack-ng, reaver, sslstrip, metasploit. The fun stuff.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Spec-Chum:
Nice, I'm sold :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Mr_Ada:
Repurpose a device

I would really like to get a different OS on my device or even do a GRUB bootloader kind of thing which will allow Android or another OS. I want to repurpose a tablet for my car project and I don't want to use Android.

I have done the VNC thing in the past with Ubuntu and it was horribly slow. Anything emulating on top of an OS will be less than optimal. I have used VMPlayer and VirtualBox before on a regular desktop and they seem ok. But still I'd like another OS that will be fast on boot up and ready to go in the shortest amount of time.

chris
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GreatEmerald:
This is very interesting. Has anyone managed to get Mer working through Linux Deploy? Having Plasma Active running like that would be pretty awesome. Other DEs aren't really optimised for touch the way Plasma Active is.

EDIT: Actually, it might be possible to get Plasma Active running via Gentoo, as they have an overlay for it. Still experimental, but then what isn't experimental at this point :D
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
You use a vnc app on loobback address(127.0.0.1) to connect. It is the fastest emulation I ever had running on any device. This is perfect for me if i can get a keyboard working. If you lower the resolution of the linux guest with a ui like lxde it is very easy to use it as a touch interface.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
Try it out on the loopback address 127.0.0.1 It is blazing fast with ui like lxde or xfce. Fastest I ever seen on a tablet/android.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GreatEmerald:
Yea, thanks. I'll read a bit more on Linux Deploy to see how it works. And I'm very familiar with Gentoo (have three Gentoo devices here), so setting it up shouldn't be a problem. I also asked on their IRC, and they said Plasma Active should theoretically compile on Gentoo ARM, but nobody ever tested it. Sounds like a good opportunity to do just that!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GreatEmerald:
Got to run Gentoo, although it required a bit of effort. Since I want Plasma Active, I didn't choose any GUI (I need to set it up manually). However, the problem is that SSH wouldn't run, either, citing that OpenRC wasn't started itself, and that I had to execute touch /run/openrc/softlevel in order to get it to start. Which is nice and all, but it's a circular dependency: to create the file, I need to log in through ssh, and to log in through ssh I need to create the file. So I ended up doing this:

Create a bash script file with that line

Upload it to the device (I put it in the downloads directory)

Do a "chmod 777 /datamedia/media/0/Download/<myscriptfilename>.sh"

In Linux Deploy:

Enable Custom mount (leave the path default)

Enable Custom startup

Set Script file to "/mnt/0/Download/<myscriptfilename>.sh"

That allowed me to create that file and start sshd correctly. So now I can log in via ssh, yay!

It makes me wonder, though – is there a support forum for Linux Deploy in English? Their main forum seems to be Russian...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
Great job! It looks like the original dev was russian and their github is in russian but use google translate. Hope this helps.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] EatingPie:
Android Terminal Emulator

I actually took concepts from Linux Deploy and Complete(??) Linux Installer, and built a set of scripts to do all the chroot work without needing an Android app. Since I primarily use the terminal, running everything from the shell is much easier than using an app.

Using something like Android Terminal Emulator, you do not need ssh on the android side at all. You simply su to root and run a chroot command:

chroot <linux-mnt-pt> /bin/bash -i

or

chroot <linux-mnt-pt> /bin/su <user>

or

chroot <linux-mnt-pt> /bin/login <user>

The last option requires typing a password, but since it's a login, it sets up your environment correctly. The other two inherit your Android PATH (among other things), so you have to set PATH by hand or use an rc file which sets it from scratch.

Personally, I find even LXDE much too slow for regular use over vnc. Most of my interest revolves around emacs and gcc, which both work great in Android Terminal Emulator.

-Pie
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GreatEmerald:
Ah, thanks for pointing that out. His issue list is in English, and that's exactly what I need!

I talked to people over at #systemd to see if it would be possible to have systemd launching things in a chroot, and unfortunately it seems to be impossible for the Kindle Fire HDX 7, because its kernel is not compiled with PID namespaces that systemd requires to function, and we don't have any means to compile custom kernels as far as I know. It's too bad, but I guess I can cope with OpenRC for now.

Interesting, although I do prefer an app (it's really quite convenient). Also, as far as ssh goes, I do prefer having that running over typing things into the terminal using the touchscreen.

Overall the experience of running Gentoo on ARM is interesting. The Snapdragon 800 is really quite a beast, but rather peculiar. There are often delays before my input starts to be processed, but once it does, it runs very fast, until it goes idle again. And the speed at which it compiles things is amazing. It's also nice that I can use all of those nice optimisations (I'm using -march=native and -mfpu=neon-vfpv4, with the neon USE flag enabled; I'd like to set -mcpu to something specific, but it doesn't seem to have Snapdragon as an option).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] zhable:
Ubuntu os

Maybe sometime we would be able to get Ubuntu os on our tabs.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GreatEmerald:
You already can, although it's limited to the desktop version (which isn't any good when it comes to touchscreens). Not sure if Ubuntu Touch will be available at some point. But eventually Ubuntu will ship Unity 8, which will be more touch-friendly.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
This is all great news!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Spec-Chum:
I don't think -march=native is doing anything there buddy.

GCC doesn't officially "support" Krait (yet), nearest I can see would be Cortex-A9 which uses the same scheduling model (albeit with 3 less pipeline stages) as a Krait. Interestingly, LLVM/Clang has just patched in a krait -mcpu target, if you can use that. To be honest you'll not be gaining too much as, IIRC, the main difference between a Krait and an A9, in compiler specific terms, is vfp4, but you're setting that with the -mfpu option anyway.

My point after spouting that gibberish is to not sweat it, lose -march, change -mcpu to cortex-a9 and you're golden. At least until a krait mcpu target for GCC...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GreatEmerald:
Nope, -march=native sets -march to armv7-a, which is close enough. The point in using it is that as soon as GCC gets better optimisations, -march=native will use the more optimised choice, without manual intervention.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Krishna parmar:
too slow download

very slow retrieving of files from server i have a 2 mb/s line

any idea how should i retrive it offline

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suit urself and paste any one link in mirror url in linux depoly settings for kali and other deployments

http://http.kali.org/README.mirrorlist

remove the readme when adding the url ... press thanks nd make me feel aprreciated :D
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickballs:
On the corners i can see the paint peeling off. Is their something I can do to fix this issue? I wanna try plastic dip. But did it on my friends s4 and it peels off easy
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridder215215:
A black marker will do just fine I reckon.
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
As usual for AnandTech reviews, there's a bunch of really useful (and OBJECTIVE) info to be found here. The sections on the display and battery life were particularly interesting in light of some of the horror stories I've seen in these forums, and the camera section shows that most of the problems can be fixed with software. Overall a really good and helpful read.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7517/google-nexus-5-review
[Nexus 5 General] jntdroid:
And just FYI, reports are all over the place this morning that 4.4.1 is releasing in the next few days with lots of camera tweaks for speed, autofocus, and contrast.
[Nexus 5 General] italia0101:
Screen is Interesting Indeed... . He mentions " best calibrated display iv seen so far in any Android handset"
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
Yep, I'm legitimately excited :)
[Nexus 5 General] shotta35:
Been waiting for this, thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
It's just like I've been saying...people are getting used to AMOLED displays to the point where they don't really even know what colors are supposed to look like anymore.
[Nexus 5 General] Dirk:
True that! I was updating my SGS2 the other day and the colours made me feel ill. Consider me a convert!
[Nexus 5 General] jntdroid:
LCD is just so much easier on my eyes. AMOLED can look beautiful, but every time I switch back to LCD it feels relieving to my eyes... and obviously outdoors AMOLED is nothing compared to LCD.
[Nexus 5 General] NovaSlim:
He did also mention that the black level(too bright) and contrast ratio(low as a result of bright blacks) are disappointing, hence why you hear plenty of people complaining the screen looks "washed out".
[Nexus 5 General] Sukkunida:
also prefer LCD :)
[Nexus 5 General] Bearcatcow:
That's true. I have an anti-glare screen protector which washes it out even more ha ha. Easy on the eyes in the dark though!

It was interesting that Anandtech's battery tests show quite good battery life, better than most of the other flagships. That lends a lot of hope for all of the people who have experienced mixed or poor battery life.

The camera tests confirmed what I had been observing, that the Nexus 5 actually packs truly excellent camera sensor and lens. The pictures, when the software works right, is really color accurate, really good sharpness across and really good signal & chroma response. But sometimes it takes me many tries to get that picture I want... With the announcement of the software update coming, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it'll complete the package!

Very interesting too the ART testing, which helps explain why the Moto X runs so well.
[Nexus 5 General] matteventu:
Very good review, thanks ^^
[Nexus 5 General] BoneXDA:
Oddly impressive benchmarks and battery stats compared to what ppl. get here on stock, as if AT had a more refined Nexus 5 or a custom ROM.
[Nexus 5 General] Theory:
The one battery life test AT didn't run is that for standby. From my own experience so far, that's the area where the N5 seems worse than the GNex.
[Nexus 5 General] BoneXDA:
That makes sense... but other reviews had their rundowns too incl. PhoneArena and GSM Arena via heavy browsing and got MUCH worse results, user tests here too... Same goes with benchmarks. AT is trustworthy, but they seem to have a much better Nexus 5 than everyone else except for slower charging (little over 2,5hrs) to everyone else (under 2hrs). They ARE the tech site to trust but they seem off the rails this time...
[Nexus 5 General] Remoteconcern:
I don't think there will be that much variation in different handsets. I think it's more likely Anandtech have a better standardised suite of tests than other sites.
[Nexus 5 General] jlmcr87:
I think blacks are bright only if you have full brightness, and contrast ratio is better if you put the brightness to 30-40 %, the screen is very good.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
That had popped into my head too as places such as GSM showed it only getting a max 6hours of wifi browsing vs the 9 or so from Anand.

But then Anand does legitimate PC style testing. Their comparisons use normalized brightness across all phones and you can be sure they receive no incentives from Google as it is much more of an iOS site these days both of which are reasons for the month long wait of the review.

Essentially most places have reviewed the phone "out of the box" with Auto brightness on or or maxed in their testing.
[Nexus 5 General] QWIKSTRIKE:
How true, but there are 3 other sites that I came across that gave the screen the mosy accurate screen for Android. Phone Arena, and the other two were post of links to those reviews, but I don't remember the sites names. Most reviews of the phone were given with the phones brightness turned up to the highest settings. I keep my brightness to about 25% and the phone looks great. AnandTech always has unbiased reviews for Tech. The Battery instandby is very good unless you have RF cycling.
[Nexus 5 General] meangreenie:
9 hours? someone should get them to dump the system and boot image from that phone.
[Nexus 5 General] Anubis007:
i think part of the problem is that PA and GSMA set the screen brightness to a specific percentage when running their tests. Nexus 5 on 50% brightness achieves 298 nits compared to HTC with 205 and the G2 with 197. that's about a 1/3 brighter than any of the other phones. Anandtech however specifically mentions that they run their tests with the phone on 200 nits. i honestly can't confirm this because both GSMA and PA tests don't provide the specific conditions of the phone running the test, but it makes perfect sense that a bright 1080p display would result in a rapid battery drain.
[Nexus 5 General] Super Chimp:
I am glad to hear I am not the only that finds AMOLED display's offensive to the eye with their horrible dayglo colours.
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
I actually don't hate AMOLED displays. I just think they're unnatural looking now that I'm used to LCD again.
[Nexus 5 General] Super Chimp:
I used to hate how fake the colours looked on my Galaxy S & though the GS3 was better it was still something that bugged me in comparison to LCD screens which to me still have the edge in accurate colour reproduction.
[Nexus 5 General] muyoso:
Anandtech just put up another article doing sound quality testing on smartphones, and the Nexus 5 does not come out too well.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
4.4.1 is said to at least somewhat address this issue. In their phone review it was mentioned that different applications seem to have different volume levels in 4.4 as some were reporting on these forums as well.
[Nexus 5 General] muyoso:
No, 4.4.1 doesn't address it at all according to the article. Essentially the Nexus 5 cannot be driven at full volume or it will start clipping in the left channel. They are either going to have to ignore the issue or update the phone to lower the maximum headphone level. Apparently the audio amplifier at use in the Snapdragon 800 is just not that good.
[Nexus 5 General] NovaSlim:
or just run the phone at 200 nits brightness all the time like they do.
[Nexus 5 General] dazz87:
Just like LCD vs Plasma. Where LCD give u that vivid cartoon look and plasma. give u that natural look. Too bad plasma is on it way out of the TV industry
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
Vivid cartoon look? I've never seen an LCD TV that I would describe that way.
[Nexus 5 General] jlevy73:
I'm not sure S800 is completely to blame because I have the Z1 which uses the same chip and the volume not only is much higher but the quality is much better as well. So there must be other factors involved such as post-processing and the inclusion of a better software suite on the Z1
[Nexus 5 General] muyoso:
I don't know, but both the LG G2 and the Nexis 5 that they tested show the same issue of clipping at highest volumes. The LG G2 far less so because the loudness is limited intentionally to mask the issue. I do hope that this is something Google can address with an update, and not just by limiting the loudness through the headphone port.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
Though their testing has certainly exposed an issue there I don't think it's something that will effect most people. Listening through headphones at that level is dangerous and so would only effect people trying to power external speakers through their smartphone.

If you look at complaints from users it's mostly about lack of speaker volume.
[Nexus 5 General] jlevy73:
That is my biggest complaint about the device currently is it's lack of volume through the external speaker.
[Nexus 5 General] Sukkunida:
They boosted the speaker with 4.4.1 mine is great now :)
[Nexus 5 General] jlevy73:
The problem that still exists for me is that some apps the volume is boosted for, for other's it's not. I'm not sure google is to blame as it could just be poorly coded apps.
[Nexus 5 General] jlmcr87:
Power external speakers with a phone? people is crazy! You need an amplifier, and the phone is only a player...............
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] apeas2:
So I successfully rooted MK4 (thanks developers) and all I want now is native hotspot to work or Wifi Tether to work. I want to stay stock rooted. Has anyone been able to accomplish this? Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleshepic:
Multiple have, and wrong section
[Micromax A110] Prince Radhain:
Hi, dear bond bro i am using your hybrid rainbow rom which is fantastic and best 4.2 rom till now for me but i am facing a problem with otg ,its not working when i attach it, please provide any solution for it!!