yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] smd11873:
Tab is an acer iconia a500 8gb version running CWM, and HC bootloader. Last ROM on honeycomb was flexreaper but I forget version. I hadn't used tab in a while.

I wanted to let you know how I resolved it. I spent 2 days trying to upgrade to ICS bootloader and touch recovery. I almost gave up with a partial brick of a tab. I was no longer able to boot a ROM but could get to APX mode (sort of APX mode) where screen was black and power LED was on by using manual process. Hold in power and Reset for 3 seconds then release power while holding reset for another second. Tab would be recognized as APX mode device by the computer and flash tools but I couldn't get any of the tools to do the flashing. Blackthunder and nvflash failed with various errors. I found out after hours of trying this was not really APX mode. See below.

1. To fix USB driver issue. I had to install the Naked USB driver and Google USB driver from SDK package. All links found here on XDA. Only at this point did the tab show as a valid working APX device in devices and printers. Drivers still showed as unknown but worked. In Device manager was showing under USB host controller as acer usb recovery device or something like that.At this point I had all drivers installed. Acer driver, Google USB, and naked driver. I installed in that order until device was working on win 7 x64.

2. APX mode is described in some places as blank screen with power LED on but this is like stage one of apx mode. You still need the tool (nvflash or blackthunder) to get you to the point where the screen says APX mode in white font in the left upper corner and you are truely in APX mode. Use the auto process in the tool until you get there. My tab also had the word acer in large green font in the middle of the LCD when in true APX mode. I was never able to get to full APX mode using manual APX process on tab. This seems to place the tab in an APX ready state. Then you can use nvflash, a500manager, or blackthunder auto tools to get to full apx mode. Tab does a quick reboot or something and vibrates when going from APX ready to full APX mode with the screen going from blank to where it says apx mode in small white letters and acer in green large font (middle of screen). After I was in APX mode The only thing that worked was BABSECTOR or BADSECTOR tool to flash it. I ran the a501a.bat and then the a501b.bat inside the extracted folder to get ICS V8 bootloader and touch recovery installed. Once I used the BADSECTOR tool the process was quick and flashed in a matter of a few minutes. In 2 minutes I had completed what was going on for almost 2 days. Wow! I almost gave up. You can edit the script or just insert your SBK at the prompt.

I found the BAD or BABSECTOR process listed in a short post comment on another forum using google searches. There wasn't a lot of detail. Just the order of file use and that it it worked for someone who was having similar issues. You obviously need your SBK.

Hope this helps someone. Good luck!

Auto signature below is wrong. I had changed to flexreaper ROM.
[Acer Iconia A500] nvrevrgvup:
Hi,

Thanks for your informative post - I had no idea there were different "apx modes".

Can you link where you downloaded your drivers in step 1 and the tools in step 2? If your method actually worked, some links would really be helpful.

Thanks!

Rich
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtien:
I have been using and able to customized wanam xpose without any issue for weeks but all of sudden starting from yesterday, when I reboot using wanma xposed reboot menu then it would crash touchwiz and other apps such as google play, weather widget, etc. and it would not reboot and freeze all interative functions. And the only I can reboot from this point is long press power button. Reboot from touchwiz causes no problem at all. I reinstall wanam and the framework couple of times but still no success.

Appreciate in advance for any help. Thanks!

device: att mj5, rooted with kingo
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpikeyPsyche:
I ran into the same exact problem when installed the Wanam Framework after rooting on MI9. Flashing the /data partition fixed it, but, of course, I lost the contents of /data
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtien:
Would a factory reset clear the /data or do I need to use recovery like safestrap to flash /data partition?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpikeyPsyche:
I used my external SD card to flash the Wanam disable .zip in the Wanam thread from the recovery menu and that did the trick
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtien:
:confused: I am at lost here...scratching my head

I don't know what you mean by using ext SD card to flash. And what recovery are you using and what is the name of .zip file you disabled. Sorry for these questions as I'm not familiar with your method.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afzaal:
I lost weather widget in s3 after customizing with wanam
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] job.bousix:
Hi everyone !

I want to share with you today the fix for that crazy bug , it's so simple it just need a file replacing process !

0- be sure to make a nandroid buckup

1- download the libsensorservice.zip file attached below , extract it and place libsensorservice.so on your sdcard

2- copy it to /system and set permission to rw-r--r-- [using root explorer or a similar app] .

3- now copy it to /system/lib replace when asked .

4- reboot ;)

OR

just flash cwm-flashable-fix-compass-cm10.zip via cwm !

WAITING for feedbacks :)

click thanks if it works for you as well :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] giannism13:
I have a question. You say, to copy the ilibsensrservice.so to system and then to system/lib. Why to not copying it directly to system/lib and skipping step 2?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] job.bousix:
it is better to change permissions before replacing the file :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] arjunandrade.ciph:
WORKING!!!

Thank you for this! The compass bug is now fix in Google Maps. Thank you!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] giannism13:
Hey, can you make a twrp flashable zip, because I'm getting status 0 error?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] job.bousix:
sorry but i'm not very expert in how making a ( compatible ) flashable zip , I just used the "easy way" to make that one :p , if it's not working then replace it following the steps in 1st post , don't worry , it is very easy , and nothing is going to happen just make sure you have a backup of your rom :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] her3814:
is there a fix for non-CM rom's? like stock one? cheers!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] giannism13:
Stock Rom doesn't have problems with the compass on Google maps. Flashing this thing won't do anything on your Rom. It is aimed to fix the above problem, only on cm10 based roms so it's useless for your stock Rom :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rahatman:
When flashing new rom, TWRP Giving me "updating partition details" fail message

I updated to TWRP 2.6.3.0 today for toro, and wiped my system, data, and cache. Upon attempting to install CM11's toro nightly from 12/16 I got a "Failed" message.

"Error Flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20131216-NIGHT"

"Updating Partition Details..."

"Failed"

I am unable to install this ROM, and also unable to restore my backup, as I get the same error. Can anyone advise?

=

Edit - fixed by updating to 2.6.3.2.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmadalraii:
hi everybody i need pit file for samsung galaxy s3 int 16gb please //

i need it bcz my s3 is soft bricked and while trying to revive it via odin flashing pda frimware it says there is no pit ..

so i tried and searched for pit files and all made stop stuck at odin saying pit mapping ..

so please if anybody have the s3 can extract the pit file for me ..

thank you all ..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chevli:
I had this issue before and it turned out my SGS3 got bricked - i could only access the bootloader. I had it repaired under warrantee. You should be able to find PIT files in other places however it is very risky and could potentially hard brick your phone. Have a look at this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30087735#post30087735
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] photobychadj:
Hello i was wondering will Kingo root Unlock my booatloader on my Verizon Samsung s3 ?????
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeftyGR:
I just want to verify is this for the s3 or the note 3 that you're asking? In either case kingo does not unlock bootloaders

♢NoteIII♢
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] photobychadj:
Look

Will Casual Root One Click Unlock My Bootloader ?

Aslo for the S3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeftyGR:
If you are referring to this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2332825

Then yes.

♢NoteIII♢
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] photobychadj:
Which 1 ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reilly1812:
there is no bootloader unlock for the VZW Note 3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeftyGR:
I'm confused. You asked me about casual one click for the Galaxy S 3. And by the way, this is definitely the wrong forum for your question ( this is the Q&A forum for the note 3) . The link I provided is casual one click root for the Galaxy S 3. Which will root your phone and unlock its bootloader.

♢NoteIII♢
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sotoskprs:
Hello!

I have an Xperia P for about 14 months now.

2 days before my Xperia P crashed and didn't respond on touch or other buttons.

I made a "SOFT RESET" holding Power btn + Volume up but didn't started again.

I tried to start my phone by pressing the power button. The screen was ON and the "SONY" logo appeared, but it never went further and it couldn't even shutdown via Poewr button. I disassebled the phone and disconnect-reconnect the battery.

It wasn't charging when charger plugged in, but it managed to connect either in "flashmode" or in "fastboot mode" to my pc. I tried to flash a new kernel and this is the Flashtool log:

After that the phone isn't able to connect in no way to the PC (neither Fastboot or Flash mode works) and when i connect the charger, the led turns red for a few minutes and then turns off.

Any help?

Thank you in advance and sorry for such a big post! :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
What about hard-reset/power-off, doesn't work wither?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sotoskprs:
Nope :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Redcalibur:
Try leaving the phone on the outlet for a few hours whether it has a led lighting or not (worth a shot) and after that, try connecting into the flash mode. If you've managed to connect to the flash mode, flash this. http://forum.xda-

developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344987 it is the stock jelly bean on the .100 patch.

Edit:

It might be 3 vibrates though.

Try this too.

Edit 2: Oh and since you've managed to pull out the battery the first time, try doing it again but leave it after disconnecting it for a few minutes.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
What you mean [MENTION=5081882]Redcalibur[/MENTION]??

Lol you cant pull out the battery of XP !!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sotoskprs:
Indeed is 3 vibrates not 4... This is called "HARD RESET i think but isn't working too...

I tried this already. I left the battery disconnected for about an hour.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
Realy?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Redcalibur:
Thanks for pointing that one out.

Mind trying a few things with that hard reset? Like do it while the phone is connected to the pc etc.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sotoskprs:
I tried to "herd reset" the device in several different situations.

- Connected to pc

- Connected to charger (witch i think is the same)

- After disconnecting-connecting the battery

- After leaving the battery disconnected from device for hours (for the capacitors being completely discharged)

any other idea? I am desperate...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Deleted member 4594770:
Of course you can, just unscrew 4 bolts and disconnect battery connector :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prk_123:
Hello team Venom its really great to use your new rom, i have installed it yesterday. just need a little help, in the viper tweak menu i only see 3 tabs i.e. about, advanced and CPU. so how can i get all other tabs like system UI and all so i can customize my phone further .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepstakes:
Facing the same problem

Im facing the same problem too, i know im missing something..... :) thanks for helping.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingdom369:
i dont thnk there is.... i dont have it either.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Sorapak:
Hello everyone :)

As stated on the title I have a dead xperia ray that when you connected to the pc the it gets identified as "QHSUSB_DLOAD"

before being totally dead it kept restarting from the logo sony to xperia logo and again and again on a loop.

Then next day,dead and that appears (phone wasn't in my possesion in between,but the guy that had it says he didnt do anything at all,didnt try anything,it was dead when it was given)

I tried the official pc updater nothing,tried flashing it with flashtools nothing again.

Any suggestion is welcome. :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kingozzo:
Is the bootloader unlocked?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Don Luciano:
If the bootloader is unlocked, try to connect in fastboot mode and flash a kernel. If it not working, try to connect via tespoint mod (device will be identified as QHSUSB_DLOAD) and rewrite the S1boot with S1Tool. If it not works, contact someone who has the SeTool Box, you will pay some bucks to get alive your Xperia Ray (rewriting your S1boot too). If nothing works, consider your Xperia Ray is really dead. Cheers.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kks111:
hi

hi bro .... i can help you in getting your device back ... contact me on gtalk : muskanjainxx@gmail.com
[Google Chromecast] gueszman:
I been testing videos in MKV through chromecast and is totally awesome. Excellent quality video, really fast.. Working great. But i cant see subtitles. Even if they come with the video or apart. Is there any way?

I forgot. Mkv using Avia player.

Enviado desde mi XT1058 mediante Tapatalk
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
May change (it seems they've actively adding/changing things) but as of a day or two ago, Avia's FAQ says this is not supported. There is a note about DLNA, if the subtitle file is already on the receiving device, and I have no clue if/how that would work for Chromecast, especially since Chromecast is not (yet) a DLNA receiver.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Subtitles are usually rendered on the Player side either from within the stream or via external file like a .srt.

I don't think CCast can ever fully support external .srt since it has no real filesystem of it's own to load the file from.

But the player app could be coded to show subs that are encoded into an MKV or other container that supports embedded SubTitles.

It might be possible that some sources could encode external SRTs into a stream going to a CCast which would probably be what aVia is doing.

Not sure if Plex does this at all since all of my content that requires Subs has been hardcoded into the video by me when encoded for storage on my server.

Plex does however seem to support putting subs into it's transcoded files if the Transcode profile definition is being read correctly by me...

Not sure if that feature is supported on their current CCast player app they are using.
[Google Chromecast] T3CHW0LF:
I use handbrake to encode all my videos and set the subtitle option to burned in so I can watch subed anime on my chromecast.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Yup, this seems to be what HBO GO does, unless they have a really precise way of switching Chromecast from one stream to another (possible, that's what streaming media servers do).

I really appreciate the caption support there - makes the late-night viewing much easier, plus my hearing is poor these days.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
It's really the best way to do it...The Text from a subtitle adds little to nothing to the Bitrate of a transferring stream, and Why store two versions when you can send one and let the client side decide to use it or not.

The only reason to use a SRT file is if the Video Container doesn't support an embedded Sub stream that can be shut off or if you need a Subtitle for a language not embedded in the Video container. No way to put every language into one Video file.

At least not yet! LOL
[Google Chromecast] Postal Psycho:
I tried handbrake and found it is unable to hard code external srt to my mp4. Am I doing something wrong?
[Google Chromecast] joshmmo:
I have tried the divx web plugin for chrome to play mkv but I dont get sound on some videos. I have not tried subtitles. It was also stuck in an install loop. It would ask to update, restart, then ask to update again. Really annoying
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
I don't think Handbrake supports hardcoding subs.

It does support adding subtitle tracks but I don't see an option to hardcode subs at all...

I admit though that I don't use Handbrake unless my main converter has an issue with a file...

I use Xilisoft since it supports hardcoding subs and I don't need to have multiple subtitle and audio tracks for my library.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Subtitles might help
[Google Chromecast] yvmexcl:
I understand that the MKV can not see the subtitles .. but within the mp4 subtitles should be visible, Chromcast handles subtitles, do not believe me? look at this Youtube video Coca-Cola Social Media Guard

Put the subtitle to ON, do not you like the look? Click Options and choose the size you want, the color you want and the background color you want.

For example from the BubbleUPnP program should bring the option to turn ON the subtitles in the MP4, etc.
[Google Chromecast] mike02466:
I was under the impression that chromecast doesn't support mkv? I only ask cause my home pc is down, so no plex or bubbleupnp (transcoding) for me. Through Avia app I can only play mp4. Avi, mkv etc. must be converted to mp4. Has something changed or is this still the norm. Sorry for derailing the thread.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Still the case. The CC end doesn't support MKV so it's up to the player/ source end to unwrap it, determine what to send and transcode if necessary.

Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
[Google Chromecast] bubbleguuum:
Chromecast supports MKV natively very well as long as it contains supported codecs.
[Google Chromecast] mike02466:
Thanks for the replies guys. Not gonna have a PC for a while, and I hate being so limited. I'll look for proper codecs til I come into cash for a new pc. :)

Edit: tried 2 mkv files, codec h264, bitrate was around 3700 and still a no go. Oh well
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Lots of confusion about MKV regarding CCast.

I was under the impression that MKV will STREAM on CCast, it won't direct play but it can be streamed to it easily using MPEG-DASH. Because Streaming a file this way pretty much strips the container entirely and just sends Video and Audio tracks in whatever codec was used inside the container. The CCast has no idea it's actually playing an MKV file so if the Codecs are compatible it will have no problem.

There is no device I know of that supports MKV natively though Hardware decoder. All devices that support it have software decoding and other MKV feature support built into the player itself or require Transcoding.

I know Plex is currently transmuxing and streaming MKV to CCast which is why they now work there.

But I'm betting your Bubble player on the CCast side is much better than theirs is as far as handling containers.

So maybe you can direct play codec compatible files where others need to send via DASH.

In the end the best way to handle MKV would be to have the Player handle most of the features so the only time external help is needed is to flip incompatible codecs.

And by features I mean the following:

Client side Subtitle rendering and selection (difficult on CCast with SRT but easier with Internal Subtitle tracks of MKV)

Audio Track selection

Chapter support

At least until Google adds this capability into the next Gen CCast OS.
[Google Chromecast] cindytamiola:
one way is to convert your mkv software subtitles to mkv hardware subtitles
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
I believe the MKVToolsNix package has a tool called MKVMERGE that will insert SRT files into an MKV as a subtitle track.

Just be sure to test the external subtitle to be sure it's good before you do or you could make a mess.

This is one of those must have packages for anyone who like to play in the MKV universe.
[Google Chromecast] lionsson:
This.
[Google Chromecast] browney:
Videostream extension for chrome supports subtitles.
[Google Chromecast] betterpluse:
You can use Avdshare*Video*Converter to Add subtitles, like SRT, ASS, SUB, SSA, IDX to MKV for playing on various MKV devices.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] StiffPeter:
With all the posts about rooting, and knox, and counts..

Is it worth updating my phone to 4.3? I'm happy with its current performance...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ramkumar19890:
4.3 touchwiz has been upgraded and rom is better than 4.1.2! If you never want to root your phone , you could try the new update!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mitboss:
Upgrade

If you are pleased with the current image stick with it. But if you want to have additional features that you can only get with an upgrade ten theres your answer answer. It will require some reading. ie... work I upgraded my T999 form CM 10.0 to CM 11.0 and after all the work i have a new phone with the latest greatest.;)

Good Luck.....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] patcal:
I upgraded my T999L to Docs 4.3 rom, I was stock 4.1.2 rooted. Everything seems to works well. Good battery life & no FCs. If you can live without the warranty, go for it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] StiffPeter:
Did you root the 4.3 or no?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] patcal:
Rooted with CWM recovery.

edit : I mean I am rooted & have CWM recovery installed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tomprc:
I just upgraded to 4.3 rooted. Here are what I found I lost so far:

1. Wifi Tether using the third party WifiTether app.

2. Voodoo Root Keeper

3. ISIS wallet.

4. Ability to go back to 4.1.2.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GodLik3:
You should root it! It's awesome!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bstylz911:
I was using sxr 4.3 and I reverted back to 4.1.2. Still buggy for me and 4.1.2 has a quicker response.

The difference from 4.1.2. To 4.3 isn't a big difference.

So I would say stay on 4.1.2 until further notice :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tomprc:
Are you able to simply Odin 4.1.2? I thought it could brick ur phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] StiffPeter:
Thanks this has been super helpful. I think I am going to steer clear of updating and knox for now. I'll either remain rooted at 4.1.2 or drop a 4.3 ROM on it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
There are several really good 4.3 roms you can use with the 4.1.2 baseband and boot loader. I'm using anthem v2 right now which is based on aokp, great rom with a ton of options built in. Unless you need wifi calling I don't see a need to use TW based roms.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] StiffPeter:
I do actually need wifi calling, but this thread might well be moot at this point. I just had a slip and fall, didn't hurt myself, but I'm afraid my S3 broke my fall. Literally, its smashed.

So, the new question is, S3 LTE, S4, or Nexus 5.