yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xs11e:
I'm hoping to replace my smashed beyond repair VZW S4. I started looking on Ebay and Craig's list but I have a question.....

How can I be sure the phone is on MDK firmware and hasn't had any of the OTA updates? I want root and custom bootloader.

I know I can check a phone if it's local on CL but I hate to drive dozens of miles and find the phone has a locked bootloader. Of course on Ebay there's no way to tell that I know of?

Can I just ask the seller? Can I be sure they will give me the correct info?

I can ask for a screen shot but I doubt if many sellers will know how to do that?

Anyone have any thoughts on this? TIA!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
I would use Swappa if you want to be sure, most users on there are from XDA and Swappa has good buyer protection/return policy.

If you decide to use ebay they can download an app called "PhoneInfo" that's free and will tell what the bootloader is. You can't trust the normal "abouy phone" screen because anybody can flash a MDK modem that will change the baseband version, even if it's really on something newer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xs11e:
Thanks, that's exactly what I needed. Funny, I have PhoneInfo installed but forgot about it! Much appreciate the reminder!
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] hopster:
This seems bizarre - but when when my laptop (Acer Travelmate 290) internal wireless card is on, the Atom wifi wont connect to the ADSL wireless router (Netcomm NBSPlus4W ADSL2+). It sees it, try to connect but wont connect.

Switch the laptop wireless off and the atom connects Ok. Its not 100% the case but I have switched the laptop off & on enough times to prove itsmore than just coincidence.

I tried the latest Atom wireless ROM upgrade to ...R00045 but no change.

All the other computers are happy to work together including a desktop & wireless IPAQ PDA, but unfortumatley the Atom just doesn't want to play together!

Any of you gurus have any suggestions. The Atom help desk proclaimed they hadn't heard of this problem!

Thks, Chris
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] fordcan:
Max #of DHCP users or Defined MAC adresses might be helpful in router settings :?:
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] Deleted member 265814:
What happens if you connect the Laptop to the router by cable? is the Atom then able to connect?
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] Sooz:
check the settings in your wireless connection for the modem, you will probably find it is restricted to one connection at a time, if your laptop is on but you disconnect the wireless access can you then connect your atom if yes this is the problem.

Cheers
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] hopster:
Many thanks to you all for your replies.

The number of connections doesn't seem to be a problem as I tested with a desktop wth ethernet connection, two wireless connected devices (a desktop and a wirelss ipaq pda) plus the laptop via ethernet and the Atom connected ok.

The problem seems only related to the laptop internal wireless as I have now changed the laptop to use only an extemal wireless card and now the Atom always connects ok.

All other wireless devices are happy to connect while the laptop internal wireless is used.... BUT not the Atom.

Has been very frustrating and time wasting - just to identify the source of the problem. As to a fix... if you have any further thoughts or suggestions I'd look forward to hearing from you.

thanks Chris
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] hajime_android:
Hello, is it possible to use stylus such as those used by iPad users on the Tab Pro 8.4"?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] darkjedi:
If it's capacitive, then yes you can.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] Potbellypig:
I think he is asking if one of the newer active styluses for the ipad will work. Like the Adonit Script or Cregle Ink. I would like to know this as well. It seems hit or miss with their use on Android devices.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] hajime_android:
Anybody tried to use those capacitive stylus on the Tab Pro 8.4?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] scottharris4:
Capacitive styli are the standard styli. Just buy one, it will work.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] TwinXM:
I have tried the Wacom Bamboo Solo, it works just fine.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] thornev:
I tried using the pen from my Note 3 and it didn't work.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] ddavtian:
Stylus from Note is for Wacom screens, TabPro doesn't have it. As it was already mentioned, capacitive ones will work.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Theoriginalgiga:
Hey guys and gals, best buy has the Galaxy Gear watch for $150 +tax and free shipping or in store pickup for all colors EXCEPT black and Gray. I've been looking at the smartwatchs and figured why not?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung...eige/2420091.p?id=1219072713929&skuId=2420091

Oh and if you're like me and interested in picking up a second charger, Samsung actually has the cheapest price:

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EE-DV700BBESTA

Enjoy
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Pfeffernuss:
No shipping, only pick-up is possible...
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] genezilive:
i bad
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyperborean:
The more I read the more confused I get. I have had a thread going on Sammobile that got quite long but did not lead to a solution.

History.

This phone is a replacement phone from an insurance company. The original phone was Tmobile UK contract and locked that way. It was replaced by the insurance company as the first one had sudden death.

This replacement phone stopped charging or being recognised on the USB and went back to Samsung, they declared "liquid ingress" and refused to do anything. It then went "somewhere" for god knows what and was returned and I was asked to have a look at it.

Originally it had 4.04 on and was never updated from that, on return it had 4.3 on and doesn't work (emergency calls only).

I ripped it to bits and mended the USB problems then started looking into why the phone doesn't work. Kies reports that the phone is SFR, not TMU. As this phone was Tmobile and locked to them I can only assume that the insurance company bought some cheap and put the Tmobile software on which meant that when the firmware was updated it locked to SFR. (brain fading about now)

I rolled back the software with Tmobile software but (of course) this leads to a knackered IMEI. I have tried the latest SFR software expecting that even if it is locked to SFR I should get an unlock request box when I stick another SIM in, I don't get that option and even if I did I couldn't get an unlock code from SFR as it isn't one of their phones. I have tried using Kies to update using the serial from a couple of phones that are identical to this one, one Tmobile (EE) and one Orange (EE) expecting that something should work but all to no avail, no matter what SIM I stick in or what image I put on I get the same result every time. The IMEI is correct if I have a 4.3 image on and in the network list it finds all the mobile providers fine and it does say connected to network if I select any of them, the display on the notification bar shows it with signal.

I can root it and stick CWM on though currently it isn't that way. I can get SSH once that's done though it does seem somewhat flaky on SSH.

So, in a nutshell the phone doesn't bleeding work and I'm getting close to launching it out of the window. The only thing stopping me is that I know that someone here knows how to get it going. :)

So let me know what needs to posted in terms of numbers or screenshots and I'll stick them up here. :)

Thanks for not dying of boredom reading that epic.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Check modem csc and APN setttings .

Network IMEI EFS

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2393289

Downgrade and network problems .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyperborean:
Check what on the CSC and APN and how?

I tried the second link in your post, I now have no IMEI at all.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyperborean:
OK did it again. Updated using Kies "Firmware upgrade and initialisation" to put SFR 4.3 on.

Used Kies to load I9300XXELLA Tmobile 4.12 from SamMobile.

Used the modded modem in your second link.

Happily connected to Orange and working.

Thanks for the input.

I am sure I have done all that before and the first time I tried it this evening it lost my IMEI but the second time it all worked fine. End of an epic. Back to normal life now and this phone is never getting an update of any sort ever again, month of my life down the pan never to return and at 58 years old there aren't that many months left.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNewLegend:
Hi,

I got my new note 3 two months ago and recently I have noticed a small problem.

If I look really carefully I can see that the top of the screen is slightly brighter than the bottom, I can see it especially when the screen is white..

Does anyone have the same problem? what should I do?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
it s of course hardware problem so u just need to go to service for replacement.

:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Killberty:
Thats normal
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] among4239bulan:
well im the opposite,when on black background(pitch black),my note 3 screen shows some part darker than others.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xile6:
AMOLED screen.

My ps vita does the same thing on black screens. Still shows clear tho.

And all amoled screens I have had does this.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] among4239bulan:
but my note 2 and s4 didnt have those before. but yeah its no biggie. the screen is still great imo.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poninaine:
I had a problem with my i9505 which resulted in it being soft-bricked and so I decided to flash a stock rom for 4.3 Baltic and now I can't enable WIFI. I rooted my phone.

Kernel version: 3.4.0-2082040

Baseband: i9505XXUEMJ7
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Repulsa:
Hi there. You can no longer downgrade your phone into 4.2.2 mate . So either do a factory reset/wipe cache in recovery .or re flash the rom. Have a nice day.

Sent from Hell ?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sPaMFouR:
I am new to this rooting world....I rooted my nexus 4 a week back using Nexus root toolkit v1.8.

I then flashed cm11 onto my phone.

I have TWRP recovery on my phone.

I want a full backup of my apps+data+ROM. How's this possible?? Which of these backups allow this..... And how to do these backups.

Also can anyone explain what a kernel is??
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMillerNL:
Titanium backup can only backup part of your data. Simply because apps can't access everything.

If you want a full backup, you should make a nandroid backup. Which is simply the name for a backup you do through your recovery. (TWRP in your case)

And the explanation of a kernel is really easy to find. So you'll have to use Google for that (I can't really think of a good explanation atm)

Sent from my Nexus 4, want to know my current project? Check http://team-fun.eu
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sPaMFouR:
How to perform a full nandroid backup using TWRP recovery??

Also can I do the nandroid backup directly to my PC
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Just use the backup toggle in twrp. And no, you can't backup direct to your pc. But afterwards you can copy the backup to your pc. It's good practice to have at least one recent backup there just in case something happens where you'll need it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sPaMFouR:
Some More Question Regarding Backups :-

Backing Up Using The ROM Manager (By Clockwork Mod) also performs the Nandroid Backup ???

Also when I Restore My Nandroid Backup (Of ROM1) while i am using some other ROM(ROM 2) .....flash the device into the ROM 1 settings and all the systems settings+apps.???
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
First, don't use rom manager. You don't need it

A nandroid is like a copy of the entire os and all your apps and user settings. If your running rom2 and you restore rom1 all your settings of rom 2 will be forgotten and the ones you had in rom 1 when you backed it up will be restored.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opssemnik:
yeah rom manager perform nandroid backup
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arffrhn:
Although this is not really accurate, but this is as close as I can get to. Think of a phone like a car. The engine part which is essential to make your car runs is your kernel while the body, doors, sidemirrors and everything else are part of a rom. Kernel is in the deeper layer of the system.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] n_alvarez2007:
Hey guys I need help,

I recently flashed loserskater's SRx3 TW based ROM for my i747 which went fine but I decided to revert back to an AOSP rom for overall smoothness. For those unfamiliar with SRx3 ROM, it comes with an AROMA installer which had one of the options indicating that if I wanted WiFi I had to use a specific kernel. So, naturally, I did. Well now after reverting back to an AOSP ROM, I'm noticing that LTE isn't connecting and that my signal continuously drops. Every 10 or so minutes my mobile signal will drop completely, not allowing me to make calls or texts. Also, when the mobile network is available I'm seeing H+ in my statusbar when normally I've been seeing LTE since I live in a really strong LTE network. I've checked the Mobile Networks section of settings and cannot figure out which one needs to be selected to re-enable LTE. HELP!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] psm510:
I have the same problem. A little less frequent than you though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rodoo:
My question is that the i9500 motherboard is compatible with i9505 componets, for example, camera, AMOLED and Touch, IR Sensor, front camera, usb pcb, etc. My i9505 MB doens't power on and i need a replacement board, it doens't matter if i going to buy a i9500 board, but i don't know if itself would be compatible each other. Regards
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zoddex:
I am not a 100% sure, but I would say no. As the CPUs and Chipsets are different. There is a lot behind the motherboards and chipsets, most important to me, voltage management. Lack of power could make a component to perform slower, or the counter side make it burn.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] capzicco:
:lol:

Simply FTP to 'xda-developers.com', username 'xdaupload', password 'xda'

under prophet folder and salvajamin is the filefor the last italian rom...

ps use and enjoy

CapZicco
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] takeopen:
Thanks capzicco! Io ho la 2.13.9.21 ITA. Mi sai dire se è l'ultima?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Andre_Santarell:
Re: As request Here again on the ftp Italian rom for Imate J

ciao l'ho scaricata ma non riesco ainstallarla.. puoi dirmi come devo fare ? non c'è l'usuale file .exe!

io ho una xda neo (la versione tedesca) e ho già messo l'ultima rom (quella del dopod wwe senza problemi) ma essendo quella che hai postato in italiano avrei voluto mettere quella ma senza file .exe non sò come fare

ho letto che serviva un altro programma da scaricare, l'ho preso. mi si apre una finestra in dos

faccio tutti i vari passaggi per il cid e l'unlock ma poi quando arriva a caricare la rom vera e propria mi dà sempre errore dicendo che non riesce a copiare un file (active sync è attaccato benissimo)

sai aiutarmi per favore?

grazie mille
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] bigal82:
there isn´t any file yet !
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Andre_Santarell:
il file si chiama salvajamin.zip

ciao
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
Xperia T [LT30p] Generic IT firmware (.FTF)

Downloaded from Sony Update Service

Repackaged with Flashtool

Android version: 4.3

Build number: 9.2.A.0.295

Customization number: 1265-1589

DOWNLOAD

Mirror 1

Mirror 2
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] galloglass:
I'm a noob....what's the difference between let's say the Italian unbranded vs the CE or UK unbranded?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] isko95:
Mate, where did you get this firmware?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
If they are

unbranded

, there's a slight difference about which apps are preinstalled and could be uninstalled. That's all I guess...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
From Sony :good:

Some days ago via PM I told you that I had an unbranded xperia T, did you remember?

Well, today I received the update through Sony PC companion ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] isko95:
YeaH, i remember ? but i still dont have the update :( if i wont receive the update until this weekend, i think i will flash this... :D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quintas84:
please can anyone tell me wich is kernel version in about phone like this

3.4.0-perf-g1bd8e16

builderuser@buildhost#1

tue dec 3 03:38:50 2013
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
This is the kernel of ANY official 9.2.A.0.295
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quintas84:
this kernel its from leakead 4.3 rom this means that its the same kernel from final version and people with unlocked bootloader can install the leakead kernel with cwm and root their phones simple way
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
I don't think it is so easy and I am afraid that all you can get is a bootloop (if your bootloader is locked I mean) :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quintas84:
As I say people with unlocked bootloader.... Only because it's a custom kernel and I don't belive that boot on locked
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] isko95:
If i flash this firmware, which is unbranded, on my Vodafone IT branded Xperia T, i will receive updates for unbranded forever, right?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
You're right. But I will wait for DooMLord kernel anyway :D

I don't want to mess something up :p
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
Yes, right :D

Non hai resistito alla scimmia, eh? :p
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] superricky89:
Thank you very much!

This isn't the Bond Edition right mates? :highfive:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
Right, it isn't.

If you want that, take a look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2648320

there's one from Central Europe ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] superricky89:
I've just updated with PC companion and I'm planning to create my own FTF and share it!

Thank you so much btw! :laugh:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] isko95:
Mate, how can i make a CLEAN install from stock 4.1.2 (not rooted)? Can you make a step by step since it is my first time to flash on XT? Thanks.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
It's all explaind in the first post, it's step by step and it's clean ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] FcukBloat:
edit: sorry wrong thread!!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] froma72:
I updated from Update Service, so I think this is the same FTF.

I have problems such as 'charging bug' and many rebootings when moving, not when I stay home or in my office.

Need solution...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] istux:
I got no problem so far. ;)

Something went wrong with your SUS update.

Try to reset all your user data: impostazioni --> backup e ripristino --> ripristino dati di fabbrica

Remember that you will loose all your apps and your google account.

If you can't solve, try to flash a FTF with Flashtool.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] atfshz:
Flash Tools problem

though i downloaded and placed firmware file in firmwares folder but when i open falsh tools this file is not shown in selection kindly help me out
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] froma72:
I'm on that point now :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=71

I read about a new firmware, hope that fixes all.

Inviato dal mio LT30p utilizzando Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Torres77an:
Keep unzipping it until it shows I've had this problem before as well with these compressed files I use 7zip to unpack these compressed files I find that once I've opened it on my computer I than again have to go into it's downloaded aria and unpack it again

Sent from Shane's Xperia T LT30a
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] mozabhier:
Flash successfully on T Mobile branded phone running 4.1.2. Unticked DATA under wipe and still have all my apps and data. Hopefully will not have any FCs but if it happens will wipe data. Thanks for this thread.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DeFeAtkO:
everything works perfectly as always :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GuneetAtwal:
&#12304;PORT&#12305;&#12304;ROM&#12305;&#12304;Karbonn A12+&#12305;&#9733;&#9733;ColorOS&#9733;&#9733;&#12304;Beta_1&#12305;

#include /*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear
* war, or the current economic crisis caused by you following these
* directions. YOU are choosing to make these modificiations, and
* if you point your finger at me for messing up your device, I will
* laugh at you.
*/

XDA:DevDB Information

ColorOS for MT6572, a ROM for the Android General

Contributors

GuneetAtwal

ROM OS Version: 4.2.x Jelly Bean

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x

Version Information

Status: Beta

Current Beta Version: 1.0

Created 2014-02-19

Last Updated 2014-02-20
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GuneetAtwal:
reserved for changelog
[Miscellaneous Android Development] walker60:
Great Work again

Will download and post my review :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GeekyDroid:
Nice one man! :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] abhifx:
interesting.

this is dual sim supported right?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MyslfHimadri:
Grt work brobro :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GuneetAtwal:
well never tried but every MT6572 ROM i have ported is Dual Sim supported ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nightcrawler218:
gr8 job Guneet!

\m/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] abhifx:
holy sh*t! this is amazing. cant find a flaw. except that its a bit resource hungry. super thanks man. looking forward to any new ports by you.

whats the news about separate forum?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GuneetAtwal:
Well i can't say much about the forum then only thing we can do is hope :fingers-crossed:

Btw thanks for the appreciation the ROM is resource hungry but best in performance ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nightcrawler218:
Thanks for the rom, but it is not rooted.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] abhifx:
Easily rootable by srs root tool
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nightcrawler218:
I tried that too. I wanted to revert back to the previous backup which I made right before flashing the ROM. It shows MD5 error. I deleed & created nandroid.md5 ffile. Now i says "error while restoring /data". I am using CTR 2.2

Any idea how fix the "error while restoring /data"

Can't go back to the previous backup...

:(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GuneetAtwal:
MD5 error comes when you make more than 2 backups usually moreover you can root the ROM by CTR Recovery itself thats why i did'nt rooted it as rooting by CTR is better ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nightcrawler218:
yes... There are more than 2 backups. Got it bro.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nightcrawler218:
Hello,

Can you please tell me why can't I use Xposed frameworks & gravitybox in this ROM? what will happen if I do so?

How to rearrange all the apps & files in alphabetical order?

Thanking you in anticipation.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nightcrawler218:
When the screen goes off, all the background apps like music player etc. also stops, how to get the background apps running even if the screen is off? Any help shall be highly appreciated.

Thanks...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] GuneetAtwal:
Well bro this is a highly customised ROM as compared to stock thats why you can't use GB but you can use xposed installer

Fyi this ROM goes in deep sleep fater than any other ROM for saving battery so you have to find a app which provides wakelock to the app
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nightcrawler218:
The preinstalled "MyFacebook" app is just awesome. I can access the fb messages directly via my sms inbox. very handy & useful... Lots more to explore.

:)

Thanks Guneet for the excellent rom, perhaps the best ROM ever for our A12+ device.