yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silentvisitor:
Custom ROM flashing Issues and Solutions

Issues and Solutions:

Aroma installer freezes while flashing ROM or at the end of flashing

Use PhilZ Recovery 5.15. PhilZ v6 is reported to be having issues with Aroma.

Stock Recovery comes back after flashing PhilZ (or any) Recovery in ODIN

Follow the above mentioned method as it is and your problem will be solved. Actually Samsung Stock firmware checks Custom Recovery on reboot and re-write it with Stock recovery. That's why the above mentioned process. It will remove the script (install-recovery.sh) that does it.

I am on MK4 or MKD bootloader. Now what?

If you have flashed Official OTA or MK4 Stock firmware then you are on MK4 or later bootloader which is NOT DOWNGRADABLE (you can't flash any prior dated bootloaders like MJ5). Doing so can permanently brick your device. Although you can flash any Custom ROM that you want and should not face any issues.

Based on your reported issues I will keep updating this thread.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] remosuperstar:
thank you very much for the great help
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gronyf:
I'm currently running a encryptet samsung tab 10.2 P-5100 and want to decrypt/format the tablet.

I'm running cyanogenmod cm-10.2-20131224-NIGHTLY-p5100

I have tried the following and failed to decrypt:

pressed the reset to factory button in CM.

in CWM (ver 6.0.1.2) Wipe data\Factory.

in TWRP (ver 2.6.3.0) Wipe data\Factory.

odin+ stock rom.

the tablet still want the encryptet password before it starts up.

any one have an idea what to try next.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-Andi:
On what ROM you encrypted the tab? Why don't you know your password?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gronyf:
I do know the password, but i can't decrypt the tablet. I want a tablet without encryption. the rom was CM 10.2 night but I don't know the version.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Riyan_Fransen:
Android 4.4 Xperia T petition​

We all want to see 4.4 on our loved Xperia T. And maybe this will help us get us so far! I hope to get a lot of support here! From Xperia T users, for Xperia T users!

Petition Here!​
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] space_eyes:
Although I appreciate the need for the latest, maybe this is best for a boatloads unlock. You can still put 4.4 on just not stock... Now a bootloader unlock would ve handy
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] SammiSaysHello:
Welp...it looks like tx and v users won't be able to participate...

I kid, I kid :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] am486:
I signed it and shared the link on a German Android Forum. I hope we will have success.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] randymess:
Can you at least wait until Sony say something? What's the big rush?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] ferdinez:
Exactly!!!! What's the BIg rush? There are chances that it will be updated to 4.4. This is because it's being looked into as shown on the device's page. You are rather going to piss the Sony devs up. Patience is a great virtue one must learn to exercise.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] randymess:
Yea! I don't understand why are so despered to receive 4.4 when we haven't even received 4.3.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] tianzhisun:
Nevermind, Give us 4.3 first!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] loolser:
signed, lets hope it comes true :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] yuskhayru:
Please dont do something stupid. Just keep calm and be patient.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] nghia3d:
Yes!I scare sony will troll all xperia T's User.....No 4.3 for sony T :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] randymess:
Plz, stop this madness. Let's wait at least until December 30. Oh my god!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Riyan_Fransen:
Look, it is not about the rush, it's about showing Sony that there are a lot of people that would love to see it happen. See it as a support for the devs hard work. And better now than after they say "No 4.4 for the Xperia T" cause once a case is closed, it stays closed.

See it as support guys.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] ferdinez:
i think its best no one signs that petition. Put yourself in Sony's shoes. They are preparing updates and pushing updates to lots of devices within a few months. We are all anxious and getting tired of waiting but a petition for 4.4 when its already being looked into is a bit childish and unnecessary. its jeopardizing things for us. Would have been better if it was a petition to AT&T for bootloader unlock.:mad:

Keep Calm and Wait for KitKat :p
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bigyinn:
Why would Sony want to release yet another Android update after 4.3 for the Xperia T? The phone is over a year old now and Sony are pushing their Z range, so they're not going to put any development work into anything but bug fixes really.

What would be the benefit to them as a business? Answer probably very little if any.

I've been hearing the same demands on here since the X10i was released! The fact of the matter its unlikely most handsets will see more than 2 releases of Android.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Mahthenewgamer1998:
Cause Sony Just Released One Update for this series (4.1)

I Think at least it Should Release 3 big Update For These Phones same as SP
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dantefff:
The benefit of releasing new versions of Android is getting users happy. Why people buy a nexus device? Mostly because that device is going to have guaranteed updates for at least 18 months.

If Sony (put here any other brand) would have a similar update policy many users will think on buying a Sony device, so Sony would sell more devices and have more profit.

Enviado desde mi LT30p mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] spromper:
Selling more doesn't mean more profit. Developing an update is very time consuming as we've seen and with that it will also cost Sony a lot of money. If it is even profitable to update the T to kitkat I doubt it would be noteworthy.

I would love to see 4.4 on the T because I have to go another year with this phone but I would understand Sony if they don't update our phones.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DooMLoRD:
signed :)
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] raolleel:
Hey,

since a few weeks, my battery-time is very poor,

so Looked in the battery-tab and realized, that I have 68% battery-usage by "Media".

After a little bit of research and searching that this bug is very common,

I formated my SD and tried to kill this bug, but the battery-drain was as before (68%).

So I also cleared the internal SD and reseted the phone ... but nothing happens :(.

Now the only Folder, which contains data is .thumbnails, but I cant delete it.

Can anyone help me ?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] _heisenberg:
If you just want to stop the batterydrain, goto Settings->managa apps-> download manager -> wipe data/clear cache

If you want to delete the folder:

adb shell
>su
>rmdir [insert directory with path here]

If this doesn't help, take a look here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47868557#post47868557
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] raolleel:
thank you ... i tried rm -Rf (like on linux ^^)

but i simply killed the process after clearing the cache now it is around 1-5%

:)
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] HUAWEIAscendP6:
Try Greenify, it helps. Hibernate [MEDIA]

HUAWEIAscendP6
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] benna:
only in donate version :(
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] HUAWEIAscendP6:
System apps can only be hibernated with the paid version of the app.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nivlac978:
I used to be able to open a bunch of apps and press the home button so that I can instantly open them again. But now they seem to get kicked out quite often. Is this what happens when you use art or something?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] tonyblack:
Can anyone tell me how i can force a GPRS/3G connection. At present i am using Thunderhawk II to browse the internet from my M5000 but this application does not automatically open an internet connection using GPRS/3G when i am not using WiFi. I have to open PIE first before the device will connect to the internet and then open Thunderhawk. This is a pain. Any advice? Can anyone create a little Today app to do this?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] tonyblack:
......and unlike PPC 2003, WM5 does not allow you to open a data connection by tapping on the 'G' or 'U' symbols at the top of the screen. Why not??????
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] simon_darley:
go into connections and locate the connection settings you are looking for, press and hold, tap connect.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] tonyblack:
Thanks for the reply but going through the following routine everytime i need to browse is hardly convenient:

Start

Settings

Connections

Connections

Orange World: Manage existing connections

Orange GPRS Internet

Connect

Is there no way of achieving this from the Today screen?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] simon_darley:
nope

connections, or use PIE as you have indicated.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] smb5823:
Try PhoneAlarm to force GPRS connection

I seem to recall that PhoneAlarm has a route to forcing GPRS to connect. Certainly works with my Universal. It's not always shown on the available skins, but if I use HGS6VGA CAR skin file GPRS connection is forced by clicking on one of the displayed icons. Not sure of the code this icon click invokes, but it does launch GPRS on my device.
[General Questions and Answers] dragonhart6505:
So ive been helping test out the new kernel being developed by rbheromax at androidforums.com/awe-all-things-root and I came across a very weird issue. It seems as though my msl code for my ZTE Awe has been changed? I did acquire it and it worked before but after flashing the kernel (the first working one which is great, you should totally check it out if you have this phone! 1.9ghz OC hype!) ive lost my msl code. Ive tried several apps to get my msl code and they all come back with the same code (getmymsl doesnt work...no ril.property in this phone) so how would I go about getting whatever its been changed to? Factory reset doesnt work either, been done did that. Also, no its not 000000, tried that too.

Help?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pouya_1991:
Hi every one

In advance I would like to say I am new [MENTION=4153330]Android.[/MENTION] my SP is rooted, bootloader unlocked and I flashed XPERIA PURENESS v1.0 by sandy7. My problem is that I can not install CM11 from TWRP and CWM :( when I select .zip file installations starts and after 15 seconds abort with message "(Status 7) Installation Aborted". Can any one help me please how to install custom roms?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipesh1502:
Make sure that rom is completely downloaded.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4529355:
CM11 is very special. You need to flash the kernel, the bootm.img that is inside the ROM's .zip. Flash it and then flash the ROM.

Again, if you are gonna flash another ROM first flash the correct kernel, let's say DooMLoRD's kernel for stock based like eXistenZ or the boot.img from CM10.2 ...after that you can flash the proper ROM

Just CM11 needs this.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pouya_1991:
I`m just flash boot.img inside the zip and NayakKernelv0 but nothing happen ,when I restart my phone just a gray screen appear

now I can`t access to recovery :(
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UltraWelfare:
Repair it with SEUS or PC Companion and re-do again what you've done
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schokonuss:
No. SUS and PC Companion only work with locked bootloader. But FlashTool supports unlocked bootloader. Try repairing with FlashTool.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pouya_1991:
I flash stock kernel by fastboot

but I confused why I can`t install CMod ?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4529355:
first install CM kernel, then try to install the ROM
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pouya_1991:
when install CM kernel,I con`t access to recovery to flash CM Roms

I need a CM kernel that include recoverys
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MetalRat:
- flash doomlord kernel

- copy cm11, gapps to phone

- flash cm11 from recovery (if status 7 error, just factory reset from recovery)

- flash gapps

- flash cm11 kernel

(sry of my english)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Luxx2112:
There is a bug in 3 latest CM11 legacy xperia builds, eversince 4.4.1 and yesterdays 4.4.2 systems.

Noticed on NEO V (haida) and ARC S (anzu)

When record button in video recording is pressed, app freezes and starts recording nothing and then crashes sometimes.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] deccan451:
it was due to latest merges ... mike explained clearly in his q&a thread:good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Luxx2112:
oh OK :)

I'm sorry for coming out as stupid :)

There is just too many posts and topics to read, it must of slipped my sight.

Did he say if there is any possibility of a fix or ar we stuck with the bug forever ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] deccan451:
He will fix this issue in upcoming build ... Maybe on new year ( my guess ) no ETA :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Luxx2112:
thank you very much and Merry Christmas :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] shubh_007:
Hey, can u provide the link to official Q&A thread of LX CM11.0. I am unable to find it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] deccan451:
here u go .... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2543426&page=123
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ~SonkuB~:
I want to use Bluetooth Headset NFC.

It can use NFC tag to on Bluetooth, pair, and open Music Player.

but when Android sleep mode, it can't use NFC tag.

How can I use NFC when sleep mode.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2026439

It was done on the nexus 4 not sure about the nexus 5 though
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ~SonkuB~:
Thank you. I'll try tomorrow.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xharos:
Cataclysm ROM has this feature in the settings
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fleabeard:
Try the Xposed Framework module NFC Lockscreen Off Enabler. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2478163
[LG Optimus G (International)] ilya39:
Hello everyone. Tell me please, can i flash nightly roms from official cyanogen mod site (for e973) on my e971? Or there may be any problems with it?:confused:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riyadhuae:
Hi,

I am facing a semi brick issue and I can solve this, 'simply' by pushing .zip file to sdcard, from recovery, via ADB Shell.

But How to do it Step by Step ??

If anyone has a Tuto or has time to explain it : BIG THANKS !
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makrilli:
Google's your friend
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffitiwriter:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1667929
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] longkas:
I have installed 4.4 rom latest, also using kernels suitable. My problem is that when I use VPN apps like OpenVPN connect, the connection speed gets very slow. I checked the logcat and find errors like:

exec() res=0, status=256 for /system/bin/iptables -t mangle -D st_mangle_POSTROUTING -p tcp -o tun0 --tcp-flags SYN,RST SYN -j TCPMSS --clamp-mss-to-pmtu

12-26 16:04:17.561: I/ip6tables(131): ip6tables: No chain/target/match by that name.

12-26 16:04:17.568: I/ip6tables(131): ip6tables terminated by exit(1)

I have searched this problem and found something useful (prevent spam):

android.googlesource.com/platform/system/netd/+/ca5b4e8%5E!/

it says:

So I did look for a 4.4 kernel with this config enabled, I have checked config source of all current 4.4 kernels including franko,Mpokang,ASKP,Fancy, etc, but sadly I did not find one. I guess the reason is it's not included is because the code change happened not a long time ago, and for the same time the Galaxy Nexus kernel stood unupdated.

If kernel developers see this thread, thanks for all of your hard work and I wish you can check if the config is the reason of my problem. It will be better if I can post this thread in the development section, but it seems it's forbidden.

--Archie
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kaijura:
You can try to get their attention by mentioning [MENTION=4772836]nameo[/MENTION]fdeveloper in here to get them to notice the thread, or send a PM to them directly. I think XDA will not allow you to post in developer sections until 10 or more posts.

Have you tried a 4.4 kernel with that patch to see if it works?

Getting VPNs to work flawlessly has always been tricky issue with the custom kernels, hopefully yours can be addressed soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] longkas:
Thanks for your reply, since many custom kernels are based on the CM kernel, I think the most efficient way is to let CM team know this bug and fix it. Unfortunately CM team dose not accept a bug report of a nightly build version. Now I have resolved this issue by patching a kernel and building myself. I have built a patched kernel based on CM 11.0 source code and the VPN issue is gone. People have this issue may use this kernel(source from CM, patched by me)

[kernel_tuna_4.4.2_CM_MSS_fixed_Archie_20131227] pan.baidu.com/s/1bnzP2GJ (to prevent link spam)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kaijura:
Good to know the build worked. You can submit your patch information to the Cyanogenmod JIRA: http://jira.cyanogenmod.org as a feature or improvement, but you want to get the attention of @dhacker29 since he currently maintains the Maguro kernel on Cyanogenmod. You can make a pull request on github or send him a PM here directly.

http://www.github.com/dhacker29
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JimboVV:
Has someone put this bug to jira.cyanogenmod.org ???

Ive the same bug with my htc phone...
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamugushi:
I'm in England atm and I cannot access any data via t mobile. I upgraded to 4g before I left the US. I'm guessing I don't have the proper bands flashed? Any advice?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] hurdlejade:
Hi, has anyone been able to install and use some of the secret video recorders? Basically what I want to achieve is to press an icon, and start a background recording - with camera preview off, and preferably screen off (or just turn on the black screen). maybe we have some talented developers here that could write such an app specially for our gear? $$ donation guaranteed! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] NZ_Nitro:
Creep shots eh, bit dodgy dude cant see any other reason for it
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] cvondra:
Best way to accomplish this is to use your Gear as a webcam and record the stream on your device.

Here is an old thread as a reference: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2540662&highlight=tinycam

But I concur your description on usage is disturbing.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] hurdlejade:
nothing wrong with my question, similar threads exists about voice recording.

i was looking for a way to record longer video clips, as some sort of dash cam when driving a warehouse trucks.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] NZ_Nitro:
Well I don't see why you would want secret recording in a truck this post is very very dodgy and should not be encouraged
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] hurdlejade:
display is what consume most of the power on our gear. turn it off and you gain extra hours of functionality.

if i want to take creepy shots, there are better devices out there.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Deadman:
Yes it works

I have to pro edition and it works. The thing is you should set the limit to 10 minutes and the resolution is 640x480 and you are good to go even with the screen off
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] R0CKSTAR3N3RGY:
Clearly the people that are in the Galaxy Gear forum don't understand what you can and can't post.

This request is perfectly logical and is indeed in position to be fulfilled.

Secret recorders exist for sale on many websites, secret recorders exist for phones, secret recorders will exist for the Galaxy Gear. Someone will eventually develop an app specifically for the Galaxy Gear.

Secret recorders are not illegal, nor are they discouraged. In fact there are many practical uses for secret recorders, both video and audio.

You might be able to push an existing app to the gear via ADB, but I'm not sure if it will work/work properly.

Please stop filling threads with unhelpful responses.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] hurdlejade:
thanks for clearing things up rockstar.

i just want to give an update - secret video recorder pro does work on our Gear, incl screen off. framerate seems to be lower than stock though.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Patosbuddy:
Clearing up??

If you didn't called it secret recording, but instead called it something else normal people wouldn't think of you as a person that wanted to go around filming things normal people don't do.

Yes. Call me all fashion, but I don't want people to look at my galaxy gear and think of me as a pervert because someone has been busted using a secret video app on it. Then people start looking at gear as a toy for perverts.

I know spy camera is not used for only kinky stuff, but don't tell me the world needs them.

Do you want people to look at your watch and think bad of you?

If not I think the best way is to not let the media talk about the secret filming.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] NZ_Nitro:
I agree with you 110% even now I dont use the camera that much as I prefer my phone, for someone to ask for a video recorder where "the screen is off" is really asking for a camera that lets them film people without them knowing, anyone gets busted for doing this then we all get a bad name, I am all for development of our watch but im not into seeing "creepy software" being developed for this.

Camera sound off? yeah a good idea as I dont like drawing attention to my watch, Secret recording? no thanks just too creepy
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] hurdlejade:
i'm sure google glass must be the ultimate pervert tool according to that way of thinking :)

turning off the sound is "as bad" as turning off the screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Patosbuddy:
LOL. :D

Yes. The next ting is a pervert busted filming with secret cam by another with secret cam.

In my country it's not allowed to use "baby cam" filming your own child sleeping.

I guess that will change soon.

For people that have seen the series "person of interest" that may one day be possible :D.

Where ever you go you are being watched.

I don't even like the "dash cam's" in the cars but that's maybe because of the way I drive. :p.

Overall it's not good that in the future we are so controlled that every step we take are being watched by gps and camera.

But I understand it's to late to stop it.

As you know in new cars your face are being filmed while you drive and the car are filming where you drive and how fast.

The cars can be stopped remotely and so on.

In my country they want to use that to monitor people's driving an give them automatically tickets.

The speed wil automatically be limited for not much over the speed limit.

And of course stop the cars that are used in a crime.

From 2014 every little company has to monitor every step the the employee are doing all of the working day so that the government can establish if the workers are not working for black money and not paying tax.

It's starting to get crazy.

We called it big brother and science fiction a few years ago.

But in the end crime will probably be harder to do with out getting stopped before it happens.

But again. In my opinion normal people don't go around filming in secret, I understand people that say you are being filmed anyway by other devices.

Maybe in the future the popular thing is go to a non cam allowed restaurant or beach :)

Before it was not allowed with cameras in public toilets, but now its ok as long as you have a sign.

I guess I'm to old to like it.

Younger generation are more used to it.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] daryldc1991:
Personally I am loving the idea of the secret recorder and it should be called secret recorder. I think it would come in handy when being stopped or questioned by the police. I have heard and read about many situations were officers actually violate the rights of people they have sworn to protect. Another good use would be during a crime. The perpetrator could be recorded without even knowing he is being recorded. This would go a long way to catch a criminal. The possibilities are endless. I don't think that just because someone says they want secret recording we should automatically jump to the conclusion its for perverted reasons.