yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto X Q&A] PityOnU:
I've been lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking the same thing. Gave up on sleeping, so now I'll have another run at this.

Figure I'll flash back to 4.2.2 and follow the steps to upgrade to 4.4 and then root. Hopefully I will have better luck.
[Moto X Q&A] mjphillips1981:
You need to make sure you are in r/w mode. Reboot to recovery first.
[Moto X Q&A] PityOnU:
This was the issue. This is my first experience with a firmware lock on a file system. Now I know!

Thanks for the help all!
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
This is for anyone who does not want to accidentally HARD-BRICK their Nexus S.

I have read a post somewhere in this device's section that some chinese people who owned this device did something similar which also resulted to a non-repairable hard-brick.

Do not remove the battery if you still see the google logo before the boot-animation.

Description of the hard-brick I experienced:

The capacitive touch buttons do not light up and there is no vibration when the power button is pressed.

The device cannot be detected by any PC.

The device is now literally just a brick.

Updates(12/13/2013 - 01/11/2014):

I sent my device to several phone technicians with proper equipment but nobody was able to tell me why this happened, and what exactly happened.

Each of those techs examined the device for several hours and their conclusion: none.

JTAG (did twice) will not work in this kind of hard-brick.

I went to two official samsung service centers and they both suggested for me to have the motherboard replaced at the cost of ~$270. They cannot explain what happened either.

If I am to obtain a motherboard replacement from an unofficial service the cost would still be 2x the price of a used nexus s.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Sorry about your phone :( , but I'm not trying your how to guide... ;) What are you moving to?
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
It'll take me half a month to decide. I chose the nexus s because of voodoo sound. I don't really know what to choose next. :/
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I want an Oppo find 5.. or an N5.. or a Moto X.. or a Htc one... or a... you're going to need that month.. :)
[Nexus S General] sirtivi:
It can be fix, but only to a shop service store.. with their stuff. They take the battery out.. are wiring your phone.. and install the new rom.. does'nt matter witch one. Then you can install what you want..
[Nexus S General] pask23:
too me, but yesterday

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You are sure??and you have idea what it costs to fix it?
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
No it can't be repaired. I had my unit checked thru a phone repair shop and they got all the tools needed for JTAG, JIG, re-flash, etc.etc...

For 5 hours they tried everything and I waited. Their conclusion: something's broken on the circuit board. Might be the integrated chip, the processor, etc..

Their advice for me is to hand it over to samsung for a circuit board replacement, but that will cost as much as a 2nd-hand Nexus S.

But still, there's no harm, in trying. Tell me if you had yours fixed :good:
[Nexus S General] sirtivi:
You can try go and ask about the cost.. ussualy it shoed do around 20-50 Euro depending the contry.
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
Samsung service center told me it would cost as much as €200 lol. That's about as much as a Nexus 4. I'll go with the Nexus 4.
[Nexus S General] sirtivi:
Try a private service.. not a official service.
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
After a little less than a month of finding phone repair shops (even official samsung service center) noone was able to explain to me what happened to my phone; not even samsung. Because of this, samsung just concluded that replacing the motherboard of the device for about €200 will fix it without being 100% sure.

This is therefore a warning to all Nexus S users: Do not remove the battery when the phone is still booting, specifically on google logo. :good:
[Nexus S General] QQ936676016:
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Nexus S General] Faizi Ch:
my nexus s isn't bricked but capacitive touch buttons are not working (also not lighting up) i have tired many custom roms... any suggestion?

there is also no vibration in phone, may be it is a hardware problem...
[Nexus S General] rho57:
This is what happened to my phone just minutes ago. I was watching Frozen using MX Player (S/W decoder) and the screen froze. I removed the battery and when I attempted to turn my phone on, It just wouldnt.
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
Try a JTAG service. Most phone repair shops have them. The last resort would be the unbrickable resurrector, which i have yet to try. I don't have the tools needed yet (and a linux system).
[Nexus S General] rho57:
Thanks. I hope there'll be repair shops that could do that. I was tempted to buy a new phone, but I'll try as you suggested. BTW, in my case if I let the battery in for quite some time the phone heats up. Did this happen to yours too?
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
Yes it does.
[Nexus S General] starslab:
I dislike "me too!" posts, but one is appropriate here.

This just happened to me, exactly as described by OP.

Time to find a damaged Nexus S for real cheap and salvage the board, or get a new phone. Certainly not looking for another Samsung device, this issue is ridiculous. Fortunately Samsung has nothing to do with the Nexus 5.

I'm going to call for this thread to be stickied. Had I been aware of this vulnerability, I never would have been hacking on the phone with the cover off.

Edit: The thread title should be changed, to add something to the effect off "- Battery removal during Google Logo == BRICK"
[Nexus S General] Kytro:
Strange.

I removed the battery while it was booting (Google Logo) about 20 times today already.
[Nexus S General] starslab:
Hrm. Was your handset attached to USB at the time? Mine was.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blazing Hornet:
What is the fundamental difference between stock, preinstalled Google Apps that you would find on your newly bought phone versus the google apps package that you flash over to the phone when installing a custom rom like CM?

I realize that the GAPPS are installed into a system directory as opposed to where all other apps are installed. I don't understand why all GAPPS that come on a new phone are updateable even though they are in the system directory as you can "Uninstall Updates" while with GAPPS that are flashed over with a custom rom are not. Are the GAPPS that you flash after a custom ROM updateable via the Play Store?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdi_rds:
Me, also have the same question. Hoping they were updateable via play store :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr3adl0ckd:
Downloadable gapps you can choose which versions i.e standard all Google Apps and core would be basic stuff like playstore and file size would be a lot smaller... As for updating I've never ran into any issues
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
I've never run into update problems with GAPPs. They are built off of Google's source, so they should be just like any pre-installed app. However, they don't come pre-installed on aftermarket ROMs because of licensing issues. Also, many devs, for example the Slim team, modify their GAPPs so they will respond to the "Dark Slim" or similar toggles. Stock GAPPs won't respond to theming. Oh, many of the aftermarket ROMs are de-odexed and as such, so are the GAPPs packages that go with them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blazing Hornet:
I believe I understand it now. Correct me if I am wrong. GAPPS include the Play Store and other apps for example Gmail and Maps etc. depending on if it is a standard or core package. All of these will update with newer versions as they are released in the Play Store. Things like the Dialer and Calendar are apps that come with the ROM and are not update able unless the ROM itself is updated.

Why is it then that people download standard packages and not just a core package with the Play Store so that they can immediately download the newest Google Apps?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polobunny:
I think you're a bit confused. Most gapps packages are already somewhat "core" packages and have very few elements extra. If you check Cyanogenmod gapps you'll see them sometimes remove the apps that are available via the Play Store in their changelog.

As for updating, they can update just fine. What you're confusing though probably is on a rom upgrade. When you download a stock OTA update, they contain the updated gapps at least for the core functionality that would "break" the phone if they weren't updated. The others update via Play Store.

On a custom rom update from let's say Android 4.3 to Android 4.4, rom maintainers do not package the gapps with the rom itself for various reasons, one of them being not wanting to get picked on by Google like Cyanogenmod was in the past. They used to have them packaged, but Google didn't want that and the community came to an agreement to provide them separately.

Hope this helps
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blazing Hornet:
Thanks for the explanation :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] acceleratorz:
So I just got my Nexus 7 fhd couple days ago. I've noticed that it has very weak wifi reception. When I in the same room as router I have full signal, behind one door half signal, and behind a second 0 signal, on my laptop and iphone i get about 70% signal behind a 2nd door (it's probably only 15 feet away from the router). I'm running on Wireless N 300mbit 5GHz if it matters. I read similar thread for old N7 but didn't find any solution, wonder if anyone else have the same problem? Android 4.4.2. Thank you
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Pjstaab:
Is there interference with other routers on the same channel?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sunlight10f:
Also noticed a teensy bit weaker wifi reception compared to 2012 nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] acceleratorz:
no, i've tried already change channels ghz and from n to g, same thing....
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] acceleratorz:
and thisgdoc

It's not a little bit, i'm 10 feet away from a router and have only half bars while all my other devices show full signal

Also i tried different ROMs
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] pgzerwer:
I have the opposite experience in that I get better reception with my N7 than any of my other devices. When I have had issues with Wi-Fi reception with other devices in the past, the only thing I found that would fix it was to reboot and reset the router. And oddly enough, once or twice the only thing that worked was to change the password. Hope you find a solution because this thing rips when you have a good signal.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] seatoes:
I recently downgraded (with the xda dev edition) my TMobile wallaby, unlocked it, and am using it with att. I'm VERY happy and appreciate all the information provided here on the subject.

I brought the OS up to 4.01.16 and the radio is still at 6.24.00...

It's a bit slow, though and locks up a lot (no other added software). I know the rec. rom is 4.01.12, but noticed there is only a GER version. Is there an ENG one around? and is the 6.24.00 stack ok or should I roll the dice and change to a known "better" one?

All I'm looking to do with this critter is make/receive calls and sync my contacts and calendar with outlook... the rest is unnecessary.

Suggestions?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] LumpiStefan:
4.01.12 is english.....

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] seatoes:
thank you...

thanks again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProtheusIRC:
So I'll go ahead and add the TL;DR version first.

I cannot send SMS on ANY AOSP ROM.

Running latest CWM Touch.

Full Wipe

Clean Install.

Now the longer version.

I can receive msgs just fine.

This only happens with AOSP or CM Roms. Stock works fine.

When trying to send a msg, it will say Sending, fail and say Message not sent. Touch to retry.

A list of things I've tried:

Clearing Cache and/or Data from messaging app.

Deleting Telephony.db and mmssms.db.

Fixing permissions.

Using a different messaging app like Go SMS.

Violently gesturing toward the phone.

Praying.

Crossing fingers.

Pulling my hair out.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I really don't want to be stuck on stock.

Also tried messing with the SMSC. No go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProtheusIRC:
Logcat included. Sorry about the zip format. Xda has a limit on .txt file size.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nelmaster_vc:
My friend have a same problems whit his verizon S3 too

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You have try whit diferent modem ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1850506

try flash another modem and comment

See you

I have try the MIUI version and all work perfect !!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProtheusIRC:
I'm on MF1, why would I flash another modem? Wouldn't that be sort of a downgrade?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wh1t3Rose:
Changing modems will NOT fix your issue. Do not waste your time. First have you tried a clean flash? This includes wiping Data. If not, do so. Then report back. If you have done this then try updating your build (include a complete wipe). FYI having the latest modem isn't always the best. You have you go based on coverage area, and dBm #s. Some people get better coverage with older modems. Again depends on your area. Test using dBm #s NOT bars.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
Which version of gapps did you flash?

Also, I assume you did this, but under Mobile Networks>Preferred Network, it should be LTE or LTE/CDMA/EvDO (depending on the rom). I've had that flip to GSM on me when I flashed a rom and it wonked up my sms sending/receipt.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProtheusIRC:
I always clean flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProtheusIRC:
I use my VZW S3 on a GSM network. And I have flashed the recommended gapps and no gapps. None make a difference.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
Ahh, that's because most roms for the d2vzw aren't working when people try to use the phone on GSM. There are mixed results with people being able to send, but not receive... receive, but not sent and neither send or receive. I've seen mixed results (at best) and it's due to the RILs for the device repos. If the CM repo manager for the d2vzw can work on getting GSM to work better with the device, you'll see better results, but it's a Verizon CDMA phone, so don't expect much traction.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProtheusIRC:
Yes but the Touchwiz Roms work fine. Even the cm roms work. I get data and MMS and can receive msgs I just can't send. I can't see that being a RIL problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProtheusIRC:
At one point the new Kit Kat ROM was working fully but along the way something changed...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gras123:
Solution that worked for me: Set APN-type correctly

Hi

I would like to add the solution that worked for me. I was browsing many forums for ages, before I got on the right track. Maybe it will work for you also.

My provider, has two sets of APN details, one for internet and one for mms. The tricky part for me, was setting the APN-type correctly.

For the internet APN the type should be set to:

default,supl

For the mms APN, the type should be set to:

mms

Furthermore, I deleted all other APN's that those two.

Here are the complete details (for the Danish provider "Bibob"):

internet

name: Bibob internet DK
APN: internet.bibob.dk
Proxy: Not set
Port: 8080
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: Not set
Mms-proxy: Not set
Mms-port: Not set
MCC: 238
MNC: 02
Authentication Type: Not set
APN-type: default,supl
APN-protocol: IPv4
Carrier: Not set
MVNO-type: None
MVNO-value: Not set

mms:

name: Bibob MMS DK
APN: mms.bibob.dk
Proxy: Not set
Port: 8080
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: set to my provider's details
Mms-proxy: 212.88.64.8
Mms-port: 8080
MCC: 238
MNC: 02
Authentication Type: CHAP
APN-type: mms
APN-protocol: IPv4
Carrier: Not set
MVNO-type: None
MVNO-value: Not set
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shase:
I could kiss you!! Since I installed custom ROM on my phone MMS have not been working, but now it does. How did you found these APN-settings? As far as I can see they are not the standard Bibob APN-settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gras123:
Happy to be of help.

I found the default,supl / mms setting on some danish forum thread with that one post. The rest was from the "official" overview of danish providers, I think. But since you ask, I'm suddenly not sure. Anyway, the main thing is that it works, and the solution can be found again :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mando1:
Im not able to send mms messages onAOSP rom but i can with sense rom using the same APN.

Htc one m7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
First of all wrong forum, your in the VZW S3 forums not the M7 forums

From my CM11 S3
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbedard:
I searched and no methods woek what's the best way ??
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayraycarter4:
Edit this folder snd_soc_msm_taiko. To get there go to device>system>etc>snd_soc_msm_taiko edit this line. ...remember you need a root browser to do this I use es file manager and you need change your permissions to rw
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therethere:
not working on my CM11 :(

i tried that mod to boost volume, but i think it's only for stock roms.

really want my volume boosted on cm11
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayraycarter4:
I'm sorry I realized it didn't work either you have to edited the mixer_paths.xml under device>etc folder do the exact same thing scroll down till you see speaker (it's kinda tough to find but you'll see it) and edited the volumes
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therethere:
so i just need to edit the mixer_paths ? and not the snd_soc_msm_taiko ?

i used this mod

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2482750&page=15

on my stock rom and it worked very well!

do you know why it dont work on CM11?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayraycarter4:
Because it's a whole different rom, and yes that's all you need to edit trust me you'll notice a difference
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therethere:
and the audio quality ? it's fine?

what's the volume value you are using right now?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayraycarter4:
About 75
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therethere:
hmmm tried 75 and 90, still no difference. :(

just edited the mixer_paths and not the snd_soc_msm_taiko as you said.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayraycarter4:
Screen shots?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therethere:
here
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayraycarter4:
You have to change the speaker volume also
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therethere:
reboot everytime i do a change, right?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayraycarter4:
Yes
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therethere:
still not working :(

Im testing with google music and via headphones.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayraycarter4:
What rom are you using
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therethere:
i added some information on my previous post. (google music and via headphones)

the rom is one of the latest CM11 oficial nightlys. My model is the D802 international version 16gb
[Google Chromecast] Mazz1916:
I've had the Chromecast about three weeks and this is the second time I've had to post here in large part due to the fact that Chromecast doesn't have a customer support forum. Very frustrating being unable to find out if at least others are having the same problems as you.

After purchasing Avia I have yet to be able to stream any decent length of Video, it plays for a short time and then drops out. My chromecast is casting both Netflix and Youtube without any problems. Anyone out there having the same issues
[Google Chromecast] dragonflyr:
I'm having the same issue .. using a plex media server and avia to cast the video .. it'll play for 5-10 minutes and then just stop. the same plex video plays IN avia (on the phone) just fine .. but when it is cast to the chromecast, it'll cut out after a few minutes. netflix and youtube are fine..just like you.
[Google Chromecast] Fire Ball:
Casting videos via Avia from both my phone and my Plex media server work just fine for me. Not sure why you're having issues. Are you playing videos from a DLNA server or ones straight from your phone?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
What devices are you guys casting from, and what OS version are they?
[Google Chromecast] Riff76:
Can you share your setup like phone, os version, router n, TV is dnla compliant, etc?
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
There might be some issue for those on JB 4.1.2 trying to stream with aVia ...

So check your android version and if your having problems and have JB 4.1.2 then write to aVia cause the faster people inform them, the faster they will be at fixing the issue.
[Google Chromecast] hehfahq:
Avia doesn't like to stream 1080P to the Chromecast. But 720P works great. I can live with that. I am using a Samsung S3 on 4.1.2 with no problems.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Casting local media?

What microSD card do you have?

I can cast local on 4.1.1 but on 4.1.2 Chromecast never receives the video (or photo) data.

Only other difference between the two phones (other than mine is pebble blue - I think I mistakenly said black earlier and the one that works is white) is that the one that works has a 32GB PNY microSDHC card while mine has a 64GB SanDisk microSDXC card. Shouldn't make a difference, but experience has taught me not to exclude tertiary variables..

I contacted Avia support and they're investigating. They did mention they're getting a number of reports from GS3 users.
[Google Chromecast] Fire Ball:
I have a Nexus 5 running 4.4.2 KitKat. It also worked fine on my Nexus 4 running 4.4. I have a GS3 running 4.3 if anyone wants me to try testing that too. My router is a Pace 4111N. Maybe some people are having problems with 5 GHz routers?
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
If the SD card was a factor I would think you would see the reverse...

Isn't an XC faster than an HC?

Maybe I got it backwards LOL
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
It's supposed to be, however some phones have trouble with larger/faster cards.

It's totally counter intuitive but I've had more than a few first-hand reports. My phone has been fine with this particular card, but my wife's phone didn't like another 64GB SanDisk card - eventually it would reject mounting the card and required fsck-ing.

So I'm not going to exclude any variables. :)
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
LOL Most issues I have seen is with people buying SanDisk Knockoffs from China that don't work!

Damn Ebay Specials! LOL
[Google Chromecast] neof1z:
Is it possible to stream movies with subtitles (srt) to Chromecast?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
It's in Avia's FAQ. http://www.aviatheapp.com/support

Local playback okay, casting not.

Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Is that true for Subs that are incorporated in the file as well?

I know that usually means mkv file which would require Transcoding but just curious if it even attempts provided the stream in the MKV is MP4
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
They have definitely improved subtitle support in the latest update. It used to require conversion to .srb but now...

Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Does it go to the Chromecast though?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
No, not yet at least.

Devs seem very responsive - I got a direct reply to my support request within a few hours.

So I have hope... plus HBO GO supports captioning so there must be a way to do it.
[Google Chromecast] ruckstande:
I have a couple hundred files that play on my phone with Avia but when I attempt to watch on Chromecast severe clipping occurs it doesn't play at all. Very frustrating. I'm using Tversity Pro on my pc.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
What bitrate are they? Avia's FAQ (which seems to be getting updated frequently) says Chromecast has trouble with bitrates higher than 10 Mbps.