yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onedirection:
There is one more thing which make N7100XXUEMK4 or later worse - the KNOX Bootloader (or KNOX Warranty Bit in Odin Mode). If you're trying to root the device, the KNOX Warranty changes to 1, which means you will lose your warranty FOREVER. Even Samsung says the warranty bit can't be zero-ed. It changes to 1 when you are:

1. Trying to root,

2. Downgrading to previous version without KNOX Bootloader.

Hope this would help you. :D

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HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU :good:

Device that I'm using right now: Samsung GALAXY Note II International N7100

Firmware: Latest N7100XXUEMK4 with KNOX Bootloader *NO!!!, somebody please help me remove this idiot BL*

Recovery: CWMR Touch v6

Root: Hell yeah, of course! :cool:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rajaasim1980:
Well I was comparing official stock 4.3 TW ROM with previous stock 4.1.2 TW. This official update suppose to bring more improvement but I felt its opposite as its less stable than before

How is battery life of CM/AOSP ROM compare to TW?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obazda:
This is my battery life with cm 10.2- 20131216-nightly

(Note 2/N7100)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rajaasim1980:
I get 8 hour screen on time after heavy 3g/hspd data usage with display consume 70 percent battery and its on stock 4.1.2

And also how much RAM your system consume when no applications are running after killimg apps in task killer ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obazda:
It is not such easy as you may think... First i habe some other apps which restarts instantly,

and second - if you just compare the Roms by their battery life... Than i would commend for example the RevolutionHD TW based Rom which has a Vetter battery life (i've never used it, but they advertise with this). I thinkbthey made the Samsung release a bit Mord stable , too

I think that the ressources which our phones provide are enough, so we can choose a Rom with the features we want to use. In cm for example they have released a secure SMS encoding -> WhisperPush.

It is like everyone sais... It depends in your requirements...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveyRepairs:
When I update my phone because im rooted I always go into recovery mode and format internal sd card and update that way you dont get all left over files from previous version always best to do fresh update after you have backed up all you files
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AzureV:
High RAM usage is not a bad thing. The system preloads some of the apps that you may frequently use, and when they are loaded to the RAM, you can open them faster.

You can also disable some of the apps that come with your stock 4.3 by opening the app details from Apps list.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalanik:
I guess people just like to buy phones with 2Gb of RAM and have 1.5Gb FREE sitting there doing nothing - You won't convice them not to worry about RAM, they don't seem to realize RAM is there to be used.... :) :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rajaasim1980:
MORE free RAM make multitasking faster and smoother otherwise why did they upgraded RAM from 512 MB to 1/2/3 GB..if you are using 95 percent of your RAM then it can slow down your device and tahstwhy we have task killer and software which release RAM
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalanik:
On the contrary - if more RAM is used that means system is using it to speed things up :) Task killers are not doing anything, if they did - Google would include one in Android. I now use Cirskelo 4.3 and my RAM usage is higher than on 4.1.2 stock. But ROM is faster. Noticably. How would you explain that?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sora9009:
task killer are garbage..the apps you kill will automatically start itself back...and that will wasting your battery juice.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rajaasim1980:
Sorry you are not making any sense. These manufacture are not stupid to come up with 2/3 gb RAM if there is no use of it and what ROM is faster vary person to person. I have found 4.1.2 more stable and faster than all 4.3 ROMS I have tried so far
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalanik:
Well you believe manufacturers are NOT stupid - but you believe Google is stupid in designing Android? :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 09Harley:
4.3 firmware

I have found the new update to 4.3 outstanding, but...I did have to remove knox and get rid of some bloat. It performs outstanding and I am very pleased. Luckily being a member here, made it easy to research and use the methods supplied by all the pro's here.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveyRepairs:
When switching between roms always format internal sd card as I have learnt if you dont it doesnt matter if you do a fresh stock rom flash with odin it still leaves files behind hope this helps
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalanik:
I don't believe you have to format internal SD. If you erase CACHE, that should be enough. I didn't erase Internal SD and flashed 4.3 and everything works just fine. This is time-consuming and totaly unnecessary (to back up everything to a PC and then restore), and what's the point anyway if you're restoring? And if you don't restore, you'd loose all your data. games progress, etc. So I'd suggest first try without - if you have problems, you can always format it.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveyRepairs:
My phone is 16gb sometimes when I dont format the internal sd I end up with 6gb free but now I end up with 9gb free
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThePraetor:
4.3 with note 3 function is the best.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] rene_canlas:
Basically, these instructions will let you launch MS Voice Command or your Voice Command application of choice by double-clicking the red phone button on the XDA2.

I have not tried this with other HTC phones but it should work.

1. Make sure MS Voice Command or another Voice Dialler is installed.

2. Install AE Button Plus

http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php

We will use this program to remap the red phone button.

There is a free version, but I encourage you to support the author of this great application by buying the registered version for $10.99

Also, don't forget to read the instructions and warnings on the site.

3. Install Vijay555's VJOkButt

http://www.vijay555.com/index.php?Releases:VJOkButt

We will use this program to trigger a "Hang up". Again I encourage you to donate to the author of this excellent application via paypal.

4. Set the red button to "Remap to 2 buttons" and click 'Ok'

5. Go to Start | Settings | Buttons. You should see a 'red Btn' and a 'red*2' entry.

6. Edit the 'VJOKButt Phone' shortcut located in \Windows\start\programs\Vijay555\VJOkButt.

From

"Program Files\Vijay555\VJOkButt\VJOkBut.exe" -phone

Change it to

"Program Files\Vijay555\VJOkButt\VJOkBut.exe" -min -phone

This will tell VJOkButt to just hang up the current call, instead of closing the phone application"

7. Map the 'Red Btn' to the 'VJOkButt Phone' application. This allows you to hang up a call by clicking on the red button on the XDA2 or on the wired headset one time.

8. Map the 'Red*2' to the 'Voice Command' application. Again feel free to substitute your favorite Voice Dialler here. This allows you to launch the MS Voice Command application by clicking on the red button on the XDA2 or on the wired headset twice quickly.

7. To test, make a call and in the middle of the call press the XDA2 red button once. The Phone application should hang up. Pressing the XDA2 red button twice quickly will launch MS Voice Command. Connect the wired headset and repeat the test using the red button on the headset. You should get the same response.

8. To return the buttons to normal use, simply uninstall AE Button Plus and VJOkButt.

9. That's It!

With this setup I can use MS Voice Command to make calls, check the time and battery life, and control Windows Media playback while my phone is safely in my pocket or bag. :)

Enjoy!

Rene
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] yousirname1:
My phone started acting up where the screen would only turn on some of the time. The digitizer was working while the screen stayed black. I called up Verizon and had them send me a replacement (covered under warranty) only to find the replacement was on ME7. I was going to take the display off the new s4 and use it on my old one, but after watching a video I decided it was too messy. Then i realized I could just take the board from the old s4 and put it in the new one. I booted the new s4 with the old board in and it worked, however I discovered the problem with the old s4 wasn't the display, but something with the board itself. The new s4 had the same problem as the old s4 but with a different screen.

Is there anything I can do or am I stuck with ME7?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TemporalShadows:
Pretty sure you're stuck with ME7, unfortunately.

Also, keep in mind that the IMEI and S/N are tied to the board, so you would be sending back a phone with the same IMEI and S/N as the replacement instead of the defective phone. It might cause problems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkidu70:
Hi all,

since I use Temasek's UNOFFICIAL CM11 my device has various reboots and I do not know why. This occurs since the first V3 I used up to current V20. With my old CM10.1 I nearly hat the same configuration and apps and did not have such reboots.

Because I do not know the real source of the problem (CM11, Boeffla-Kernel, Xposed/Xprivacy, ???) maybe someone can help me finding out the root cause of my problems? Or whom I shall address it to!?

Attached you will find some logcat syslogs of some device reboots including backtraces ecc. (I just stripped some private data). If you need more or with different settings, let me know!

I am not very keen on analyzing those logs, so I'd appreciate your help.

Tnx in advance,

Enkidu
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DualJoe:
Did you start from scratch already? Factory reset + /system format + fsck on /data + Rom re-installation?

There are several 'Could not write' and 'Too many open files' errors. They look suspicious. If they don't go away after clean reinstallation you might be affected by a low level NAND/eMMC bug.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovo89:
Sure, here is how I analyse errors. I think it's called "divide and conquer". If the root cause of an issue in a complex system isn't obvious, try to exclude possible causes. Either start with a few modifications as possible (i.e. only CM11, their kernel, no flashed modifications, uninstall Xposed) or take one modification away at a time (e.g. keep CM11 and the kernel, but disable the Xposed modules one after another, then uninstall Xposed, etc.) Every modification you take away while the error keeps showing up can be excluded as possible cause. With this, you should be able to narrow down which modification makes the error show up. To be sure, try again without the modification for some time and then with only this modification. Once you are sure, check if you can narrow it down even further, e.g. by reverting to default settings.

Both logs show that there are "Too many open files", but that doesn't come out of nowhere. It's probably a symptom as well, but might help to find the root cause once you have narrowed it down to the modification (or to the ROM itself).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DualJoe:
I'm on the same setup (but Temasek kernel) with Xposed/XPrivacy and it runs stable. Maybe try another kernel.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkidu70:
Yes and no. I started from scratch with CM11. And I have these reboots since the beginning.

I frequently do nandroid backups and restores, so filesystems should be ok...

In my opinion this is part of the problem. For me it seems that something is opening too many files and after a while system is out of free filehandels and has to reboot... But I am not sure.

Tnx. I already wanted to do something similar. Today I installed a kind of permanent logcat via init.d writing all to my internal sd so that I can see if it reboots. (Soft reboots are so fast and I did may have missed some of them.)

I still hope someone just tells me "ah take a look at ... that's it!" :) So that I need not to track it down by degrading all my security settngs. :)

Tnx for your replies!

Enkidu
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DualJoe:
I doubt you can degrade yourself into such state - at least not with any high level stuff. Your problems are below DalvikVM. I would rather accuse the kernel or even lower the eMMC itself. That's why i recommended to take a backup and reinstall from scratch (with Temasek or stock kernel) to make sure the hardware is ok.

- Check dmesg output (cat /proc/kmesg).

- Filesystem integrity errors cannot be fixed by restoring backups since /data won't be formatted by this (due to internal sdcard). I still point to fsck from recovery.

- dd create an image in Android (busybox dd if=/dev/urandom of=/data/test.bin bs=1M count=1000; sync) and watch if errors occur. If they do try the same in recovery.

But my first pick is still kernel issue...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkidu70:
How can I do a fsck from recovery? I use CWM 6.0.4.4 but I can not connect with adb:

$ adb shell

error: insufficient permissions for device

What shall I look for??? There is lot of output...

Tnx, I will do so.

Anyway. When I do a full backup of my int. sd, format /data, restore a nandroid backup and restore my backup of int. sd, this would ensure that /data is ok?

Enkidu
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DualJoe:
I don't know current CWM versions but maybe try 'adb root' first.

Also make sure it's SELinux aware (CM11 compatible). Maybe this is even the culprit that its somehow mixed up or something due to older backups (in case your using incremental backups) and SELinux permissions are corrupt. I prefer TWRP these days because it uses standard tar format.

Regarding dmesg.. I don't know. Maybe pipe in a file and search for 'error' or something.

Doing a backup/format/restore should recreate the filesystem, yes. It doesn't help though if SELinux permissions of the backup are messed up. I have no clue how to check that though. If in doubt you can start from scratch and inject the data manually (after manually unpacking the backup). This might be not so easy on incremental updates though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkidu70:
(Un)fortunately this did not change anything. BUT now I switched to TWRP Recovery 2.6 and this seems to work perfect! adb shell works as expected. And it looks and seems to be much better than CWM! (I was on CWM since ages and didn't look for alternatives... :( :) )

I will include it in my "syslog" script that collects all logs. (I installed it to init.de and initiate a logcat to write it to my internal sd...)

Well, when I find time I will install it from scratch and restore my apps by using Titanium...

Tnx for you support.

Cheers,

Enkidu
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkidu70:
Well... Now I installed TWRP 2.6.3.1 (latest available) but I have more issues:

Where do I find fsck? Trying 'fsck' just results in file not found.

When I try to install e.g. pa_gapps my phone does not boot anymore. It just shows Temasek's logo forever... What can I do?

Tnx in advance,

Enkidu
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DualJoe:
1. Look in /sbin or use 'ls /sbin |grep fsck'. Should be 'fsck.ext4' 'e2fsck'.

Be sure to have /data unmounted and do '/sbin/e2fsck -fy /dev/block/mmcblk0p12'. Optionally you can do an 'echo $?' afterwards to get the exit code. You can look up corresponding codes here.

(Its a pain but it's even possible to do that in TWRPs built-in terminal.)

2. Use Banks Gapps (see Temasek 1st post). Mount /system, go to /system/addon.d and delete all scripts there (rm /system/addon.d/*.*). Then (re-)install/update Temaseks rom first (will delete old gapps) and Banks Gapps afterwards.

The addon.d scripts are called when you update/install roms. They would save/backup the old gapps if not deleted beforehand. (Only) this time we don't want that so we delete them.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkidu70:
*Pooohhh* pa_gapps were just nice because there is just ONE package with all in it! Now I have to download and install a bunch of files... :(

Also it seems that there are not all gapps included? (pa_gapps is arounf 270MB or so. BaNkS just around 100MB!?)

Ok, I will give this a try because TWRP is much better...

What a never ending story this time... :(

Tnx,

Enkidu
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DualJoe:
I have no clue if pa-gapps are still valid for cm11.

There should be a full package for banks as well.. The smaller ones are just optional if i remember correctly.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkidu70:
Yes, they are. See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

Currently I am back to TWRP but I have some problems... Let's see if I can fix'em...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkidu70:
Well... The more I try the worser it becomes... :(

TWRP installed, all filesystems checked (only problems on fat32 extSD, nothing really important), /data is formatted, other gapps, permissions fixed, ...

So it is better to do a full wipe... Damned, I hate that. ;)

Tnx for all your help. I learned a lot!

Cheers,

Enkidu
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lsusuperstar:
Hi all, my name is Mike and this my first post. I have recently rooted my S3 with Odin and CFA. I would like to choose a ROM and try out different themes, but don't really know where to start. Do you have to install a ROM to choose different themes? Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] UnknownTroll1:
Hey there!

Welcome to XDA my friend!! Alright first off themes and ROMs are two completely different things. Themes are just skins you can swap in and out on your phone without changing any software. ROMs replace phone software with newer versions. If you would like to get a theme I suggest downloading this app called Themer by MyColorScreen. For ROMs you will need a custom recovery like ClockworkMod or TWRP. I am currently using CWM (ClockworkMod). Using the CWM recovery you can "flash" roms (basically installing them). I am currently running 4.4 QuantumROM by PwnCakes. It is beautiful!! If you would like to theme go with the Themer app but if you wanna go further than just reply here!!

Themer App: [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycolorscreen.themer"/URL]
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Walknmemfs:
hi

If you want to start out with themes go to the Play Store and ckeck out Colbalt themes by dustinb. They come in many colors for cm 9 & 10. I also liked killer blue, has nice graphics. If you are going to flash roms use the CWM recovery. Not as pretty as TWP but TWP is not compatable with 4.4. Also i am currenty favor the PAC man rom. Nice, fast and stable. It is a 4.3 rom. I have tried a few 4.4 roms but a little unstable for a daily driver. Also.if you start with the PAC rom it is a hybrid and has several varieties built in and has tons of options to play with.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lsusuperstar:
Thank you both for the help. I will probably just start out with different themes until I understand ROMs a little more. :good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Abzfly:
Rooted Need to get CWM

Hi everyone,

Complete Noob here. Just rooted my I747-M AFTER getting 4.3 OTA using Mr. Robinson's root method! Don't know what to do after this step.

How do I get CWM? Can I flash it through Odin?

Also is it possible for me to get CM 11? I really don't like the Samsung OS.

Thank you so much in advance,

A Canadian User stuck with 4.3 OTA
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] UnknownTroll1:
Hey there, first off you are on 4.3 OTA. So if anything goes wrong you may not be able to revert back to stock, it comes down to your bootloaders. Also go on over and check out QuantumRom by PwnCakes. It is 4.4 and is just beautiful. To get CWM go to the play store and download the cwm recovery app.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Abzfly:
Thanks for the Response

Hey,

Thanks for replying. So I can't get the Recovery App because it does not support my phone (AT&T). So I ended up using terminal and the .img file to get CWM onto my phone. So is it possible to get CM 10.2 then?

Will a release come out later allowing me to revert to stock? In the meantime can you walk me through CM?

Thanks so much from this hopeless noob.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GuestK00261:
First off, welcome to XDA. Like everyone else has said, Quantum is the way to go. For good themes, Mianogen and Gem Flat are my favorite. There's a free version of Mianogen and a paid, and for Gem Flat, it's $1.88, but well worth it. If you wanna give it a shot, custom icon packs are also really nice. Mianogen comes with its own icons, but hands down, Nox by Kovdev is the best with 1000s of really nice icons.

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The app for CWM is called ROM Manager, for now, I don't know about the 4.3 update since I've been on Quantum for a few months. What would you like to know about CM? Its the easiest ROM to learn to use and is close to vanilla, while still being useful.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dntesinfrno:
This post makes absolutely no sense. First you mention themes for a custom rom, which the op and question at hand obviously have no experience with. Secondly blindly stating that TWRP doesn't work with 4.4 is beyond ridiculous seeing as I just flashed Beanstalk 4.4 today just fine with TWRP 2.6.1.1. It is wonderful that you are trying to help someone with a problem or question, but i makes me sick when people casually throw out advice without any regard to the issue at hand or the ramifications of their words.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GuestK00261:
I Somewhat agree, IIRC, TWRP became compatible with 4.4 about a week or so after 4.4's release, right? As choosing one or the other, I've never even tried TWRP, but I've never had any issues with CWM, so I'm happy. And as for the ROM, I think the simpler it is, the easier it is to get used to. Sometimes having hundreds of customizations can be a bit overwhelming.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dntesinfrno:
Personally i was using CWM recovery when it was the only option besides stock, and it always did a fine job at what it was intended to do. In the last year or so i started using TWRP solely for the purpose of its free touch based UI. Yes you can find CWM touch on the net for free, but they are asking for payment for it so i opted out. Both work great at what they do, and although one or the other may lag a bit from time to time keeping up with changes in the android world, as fast as things move these hiccups are to be expected.
[Omni Q&A] crack00r:
Hi, i use

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2354859

with 4.4.2, but the ROM didnt support App2SD... it seams its isnt supported by OMNI... so is this feature coming back ?!

greets
[Omni Q&A] Tweakecho:
I'm sure it will eventually, everyone (the super duper awesome devs) just needs time to get the base stable for all supported devices before they can start working magic on all the omni awesomeness....
[Omni Q&A] dc7os:
Since this morning App2SD works with my N7000. Perhaps you should use the latest nightly.
[Omni Q&A] husky69:
Which app do you use for App2SD?
[Omni Q&A] dc7os:
AppMgr III (App2SD) by Sam Lu