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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4rsenal:
Cruzerlite skins:

I am thinking about purchasing a cruzerlite skin for my G2. So a few questions for anybody that has one.

How hard are they to put on perfectly, i'm going to need it perfect (one of those types of people haha)

Are they thin? Do they add any bulk?

Assuming I can't take it off ever again without it being ruined, right?

Do cases still fit on the phone?

Looking at the Antibacterial skin﻿
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
Ask in g2 forum, this is nexus country. We don't take kindly to your kind around here.... mmmmmhmmm. :cowboy:
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
You can't push init.shooteru.rc to system and expect it to stick after a reboot. It's actually packed in boot.img which also includes the kernel (zImage) and it's rewritten on every reboot. Only way to change those parameters is to unpack boot.img with android kitchen, change values inside, repack and flash via fastboot. I actually did that on cool ics rom but after a while phone became slow and started rebooting (apps were not being killed at all lol). Kernel manages memory maping and really sucks about it. I'm using cm11 currently (just about to flash LS3.0) and on average I have 300-350mb free ram but browser always redraws pages. It's because if you're not using your phone for a longer period of time (more then a few minutes) everything gets pushed back to lower app class so syncs, launcher, notification bar and other apps we can't really control get available space so your phone doesn't slow down too much. Get a phone with 1.5/2gb of ram at least and you won't suffer that issue.

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[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
So does changing the values, pushing the file, then doing a "hot reboot" or rebooting the systemui change anything?

The phone performed quite well yesterday, until the battery went flat, rebooted and lost the changes.

I'm more than happy to unpack, change, repack and flash.
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
No. Only unpacking/repacking and flashing boot.img with that file change inside.

You could also use an app from google play store to change oom values and tick the "stick after reboot" option so it will apply those on bootup. One thing you can't do in any way is change app classes which are handled by android OS itself.

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[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
As I previously mentioned, I've used the v6 supercharger, which changes the OOM values. And it sticks. But I'm not talking about changing OOM values, rather how the classes can be assigned to an app, but are seemingly reverted.

Eg. V6 supercharger can "bulletproof" an app, by changing the apps OOM class to -17, it should stay that way, but it is changed to a higher value at seemingly random times. Sad fact is, an apps class can be changed by the kernel, oom'd out and closed, often this will happen before the script relaunches, making this part of the V6 supercharger script useless.

The multitasking issue that plagues HTC devices, from what I have experienced is down to the kernel adjusting OOM classes, to the point of reverting "excluded" apps with an OOM value of -17, something higher (no longer excluded). if I can get excluded apps to stay excluded it would be problem solved. When I saw these overrides in init.shooteru.rc, more particularly the oom_adj override, I thought I was onto something.

I thought the oom_adj changes made by init.shooteru.rc were overriding android defaults and forcing OOM classes per app.

Oh well, guess it was a long shot.

So does this mean that there is no way to undo what HTC have changed?
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
They do if they're changed from inside boot.img, not after the device boots and already loads all values. But kernel/framework will eventually override them.

Maybe you could apply V6 and use those values to enter them in init.shooteru.rc, repack boot.img and flash via fastboot. That way both locations should be altered (boot.img and framework). Then you can see if the app classes change or they stay the same. Next thing I suggest you try if the above method doesn't work is tweaking values inside the kernel itself. It's the only place left to look.
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
So theoretically, if I just remark / remove those overrides from init.shooteru.rc repack and flash, the phone would then run android/kernel default values for oom and adj?
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
Never tried deleting them from init.shooteru.rc. I think those are also the defaults so my guess is yes. Make a backup of boot.img before flashing just to be on the safe side.
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
Cool, sounds like I have something new and fun to play with on a wet Saturday. Hopefully this will solve the multitasking once and for all.
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
Just a quick update, I have finally managed to extract, unpack, modify, repack and flash a new boot.img file, with the HTC overrides omitted.

It's looking very promising so far, I'm still using the 256hp minfrees from the V6 supercharger, but I've pushed empty apps up to 100mb. The phone is behaving very nice indeed. "Bulletproofed" apps are still being adjusted, but not to an empty app state. The lowest I've seen them is content provider, which isn't being killed. Memory seems to be hovering around 150mb (reported) free, there's only minimal lag, but the big bonus is multitasking, I can now (and have been all afternoon) switching between two chat apps, Dolphin browser with 4 tabs, photo blogs, eBay and other miscellaneous apps, without them being killed. I estimate the phones "up time" as approximately 3 hours. The only niggle is that Dolphin browser had to reload it's tabs once, but only once.

I think I may be onto something here....
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
Seems like you are. Could you post those values you used? I'd like to try them on various roms I'm using recently (CoolICS, LS3.0 and CM11). Thanks.

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[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
Minfrees are as follows:

Foreground 8mb

Visible 12mb

Secondary 22

Hidden 24

Content 26

Empty 100

Originally V6 supercharger settings put empty apps as low as 85mb, but by definition empty apps are pretty much just wasting precious ram so I upped it to 100

Also, because I already have V6 running at boot, I didn't have time to check the default values. As a pleasant surprise, I just checked with ROM toolbox and my bulletproof apps are indeed excluded, so I think it's safe to say I've made progress.

Attached is a screenshot, 220mb+ reported free View attachment 2593912
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
Ahh, something must have eaten too much memory, after posting that screenshot I realised that was 50mb or so too much, sure enough, Dolphin had to reload 3 tabs, but it hadn't actually been killed yet. Other apps are still fully multitasking, but there's also sooo much less lag now.

Honestly I hope this info helps someone else too, but I'm just sooo fkn happy with this phone right now, it doesn't matter, I'm finally able to multitask! Mission accomplished!
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
Just pushed empty app minfree up to 150mb, now showing virtually no empty apps in memory, approximately 200mb reported free, multitasking still fluid
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
I'm currently on KitKat and V6 doesn't work on it yet. I'll switch to CoolICS today and try it out.

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[HTC EVO 3D] somekid15:
You guys are all reporting 200 MB free ram as a good thing? At almost all times I have between 300-500 MB free ram..
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
According to your signature, you're using a different device. This thread is for the Evo 3D, not the Evo V or 4G
[HTC EVO 3D] somekid15:
The evo 3d is just the sprint variant of the evo v which operates on virgin mobile. They share the same specifications if I'm not mistaken
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
Are you using ICS?

My GSM Evo 3D is running the stock ICS with as much sense crap removed as possible, with over 200 apps installed (including system apps), several apps constantly running services or content providers in the background.

And only after I modded my boot.img can I now successfully multitask.

Android v: 4.0.3 ICS

Sense v: 3.6

ROM v: 3.28.401

Besides the point, this is a GSM thread, the CDMA sprint version has been reported to perform better than GSM versions.

Personally I don't care if your device has so much ram to spare, this is a thread for GSM variants and other people suffering multitasking woes. I respectfully ask if you have nothing constructive to add re: GSM variants, please don't add to the thread at all.
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
Let's take it easy, shall we?! :)

I'm back on CoolICS and already applied V6. Later today I'll try Jar Power Smali Patcher to patch my services.jar and change values inside boot.img so it's a complete overhaul. I'll post my results as soon as I'm done. It'll probably be later tonight since I have a rather busy schedule today, sigh. :rolleyes:
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
As a happy coincidence I'm using CoolZ 5.7 as my kernel, so that should be a great comparison. What's the init.shooteru.rc script in your rom say? Are the htc overrides in there?
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj 0,1,3,5,9,12
write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree 6379,12758,19137,25516,31895,38274
write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfile 6379,12758,19137,25516,31895,38274
write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/

That's what it says now, no mods yet.

-. typewrited .-
[HTC EVO 3D] Swarvey:
Those values are all different to the stock values in mine, they all seem to be higher, which means more aggressive app killing in oom scenarios.

I think the major one is the adj. Mine is currently set as:

0,3,6,10,12,15

But that could be because of V6. The values are in /sys/modules/lowmemorykiller/adj
[HTC EVO 3D] PlayPetepp:
Tried it with V6 and those tweaks to the ramdisk (boot.img) and it worked nicely. No reboots, no major slowdowns, just an epic sense 3.6 experience. I'm back on LiquidSmooth 3.0 though, got addicted to it with all those customising options. :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackpepperjc:
Hi folks, long time listener, first time caller.

I have an HTC One (M7_UL) from EE UK.

Last year I unlocked, rooted and tried a few methods from XDA (toning down the crazy vibration, etc), then wanted to go back to stock in order to easily receive the 4.2.2 update that EE were sending out OTA. I messed something up and ended up having to sideload Teamwin recovery and the European 4.2.2 (2.24.401.1) ROM in order to have a working phone again. My own stupid fault. Have had no problems with it since and just left it as is.

However, I recently realised that I wasn't gonna get any more OTA updates, and having very little time to update to different ROMS myself these days, I'd kinda like to go back to the boring, easy life of getting the OTAs (probably six to nine months late, but whatever!)

I have been searching for a while but always end up with about twenty XDA browser tabs open and end up really confused.

The two issues I need to get sorted:

1) Does anyone know if EE UK have their own specific ROM, or if it is just the General European RUU that they send out? I can't find any specific EE ROMs anywhere, months of searching.

2) I only have access to Macs, not Windows machines.

Bootloader info:

TAMPERED

UNLOCKED

M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH

HBOOT-1.54.0000

RADIO- 4A.17.3250.14

OpenDSP- v31.120.274.0617

OS- 2.24.61.1

eMMC- boot 2048MB

Jun 21 2013

QUESTION - Can anyone help me return to a state where I can receive OTA updates from EE UK

*using a Mac*

?

I would very much appreciate your input, please bear in mind I am not a n00b but neither am I particularly advanced in this stuff. So basically… I'm a n00b :silly:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr1960:
Have a read of this excellent guide created by [MENTION=2605798]nkk71[/MENTION]: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2541082

Should help get you on your way.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackpepperjc:
Thanks for the quick response cr1960!

First issue:

"First you need to be S-Off, this will NOT work with S-On!!!"

I'm S-On as seen in my bootloader info above. I've read it's dangerous to go back to S-On from Off, so does this mean I can't use this guide, ruling out going S-Off then S-On in order to follow it?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
1- you can stay S-Off, it won't affect OTA updates

2- the only reason for going S-On (in my opinion), is if you're selling the phone or sending it in for warranty

3- it's not dangerous to go S-Off to S-On (unless you're using a modded hboot), however, if you do that on hboot 1.55+ it will very likely trigger a "tamper detected - rebooting" and TAMPERED is back in the bootloader, hence the guide says to go from S-Off to S-On at a very specific time.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackpepperjc:
Ok, so I should just go S-Off and then proceed with your guide?

Thanks nkk :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
yep,

if you need more info, please post a "fastboot getvar all" (excluding IMEI and s/n)
[General Questions and Answers] owplus:
My phone model is O+ 8.31z (MT6572_S00), and now its dead. No boot, No recovery. I think I deleted the whole os. Im using sp flash tool to flash it, back then I had no problem and I can flash it again and again using the same tool. But lately I experienced no sim card detected problem, even if I reflashed it, still sim cards are still not detected. So my mistake Im so desperate I experimented with SP flash tool's option "format whole flash", and it formats the device expecting it will resolve the issue. So then I tried to flash it again to restore the stock rom I have, but it is now looking for a bootloader. It shows me this error "Bootloader doesnt exists on nandflash". Now how can I revive this phone, with my only option is to flash my stock rom to it. Is there any other options here? please help me

Here's my phone specs

O+ 8.31z Specs

3.5″ 320 x 480 pixels (HVGA) capacitive touchscreen LCD TFT display

1GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex A7-based MediaTek MT6577 processor

Dual SIM , Dual Standby

Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2

256MB RAM

256MB ROM

Expandable storage up to 32GB

3.2MP auto focus main camera with LED Flash, 0.3MP Secondary camera

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Hotspot

3G, HSDPA, HSUPA

Bluetooth

3.5mm Audio Jack

Stereo FM Radio

1,500 mAh Li-Ion battery
[General Questions and Answers] nilaydani:
flashtool version?

try to upgrade firmware with scatter loading

& i m afraid u have lost imei so u have to fix it search for imei fix for that
[General Questions and Answers] owplus:
Hello thanks for the reply. I was able to revived my phone, but the sim cards are still not detected. Now I tried flashing some roms(downloaded on the net) from devices which have the same chipset like mine(mt6572) hoping it would resolve the sim card issue and Im pretty confident in flashing even Im not sure exactly that these roms could work in my device. I was confident in flashing different roms since I was able to revive my phone and would be able again as long as I have my stock rom.

So unfortunately the rom(not my stock rom) I flashed to my device didn't work. So I tried to flash my stock rom back to my device, but now SP flashtool shows me an error saying "PMT is ready and layout has been changed". Why this error would come up? I've never experienced this before, since I've been doing flashing my stock rom back then.

I was thinking that it has something to do with the scatter file. The rom(not my stock rom) I was flashing says in its scatter file that it has a block size of 0x40000, while my stock rom's scatter file has a block size of 0x20000. So because of that, I changed my stock rom's block size to 0x40000 and flashed it again and it worked, but when I opened my device, it was stuck in the boot logo. Now I cant use my phone,. I tried formatting the whole flash and flash my stock rom again but still stuck on its boot logo. Please tell me how could I possibly solve this problem. Sorry for my grammar. And sorry moderators, should I make a new thread for this?
[General Questions and Answers] nilaydani:
attntn

u cant flash other device' Rom from flash tool even if it is made for same chip-set the whole firmware is made for ur device specific only work u have soft bricked ur device now try to upgrade frm stock only & scatter shd be of stock rom only then it will be flashed & u r saying sim is nt detected for that prob i told u hv lost ur imei no. now write imei through its tool search for it...
[General Questions and Answers] owplus:
Yeah, my mistake that I tried to flash other device's rom. I knew I could flash my stock rom again, using my stock scatter file , but this time it won't work. I explained earlier why I couldn't flash my stock rom now. Sorry I forgot to mention about your solution about the imei. When my phone was still alive(but no sim card detected), I already tried imei writing tools but no luck :)

So my bigger problem now was explained earlier in my previous reply:

Sorry for the grammar :cowboy:
[General Questions and Answers] owplus:
Pls anyone?

help me please. :crying:
[General Questions and Answers] goody6guy:
o+ 8.6 dead

hello, plz somebody help me... how to retrieve my phone after i flash it with SPFT, i've mistakenly use the format flash except bootloader.

Now i have no idea how to open my again, my phone is o+ 8.6 android (4.1.1 JB):crying::crying::crying: plzzzz.... have some heart!
[General Questions and Answers] Shaunak Falconzz Pandey:
I did the same mistake :(

wud u pls tel me how u revived ur phone again???? thx in advance
[General Questions and Answers] spandrd:
sad to know it.....

Thanks to your experimentation......... i think i should also avoid flashing any other phone's ROM........ to my new phone :))
[General Questions and Answers] Shaunak Falconzz Pandey:
Problem solved!!!

Hey bro. u r nt able to use ur sim card as after full flash u destroyed ur imei which was located in NAND.

you can use the IMEI/SN write tool to write back ur imei.

click THANKS if i helped :)
[General Questions and Answers] davis.arkel:
Plz Help me .... I did the same mistake...

I did the same mistake and my phone is dead .. NO boot , NO recovery ... HOw did you restore IT ??
[General Questions and Answers] Mr.IDK:
How did you revive your phone?

my phone is dead and still detectable on PC

I'm using this SPFT but unfortunately after I press download and I've got this error message, what does it mean?

Bootloader doesn't exist on nand flash. please download bootloader first...
[General Questions and Answers] Heremias:
What if you dont know your IMEI no.?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Nope, not if you don't know the IMEI, that I know of.

You should have used SP flashtool to make a backup of your stock system/firmware. You could restore it and it might restore the IMEI if that information is contained in the backup.
[General Questions and Answers] Heremias:
Thanks for your reply

I have the same problem, my oppo f1 plus is dead , but i cant fix it in sp flash tool, please help
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Do you know the IMEI?

Did you use SP flashtool to backup your stock system/firmware before this issue started?

If the answer to these are no, we can't help you.
[General Questions and Answers] Heremias:
I dont know the IMIE, and i only used the sp flash tool to downgrade my device, I think I flashed wrong firmware
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
So...nope, can't help.
[General Questions and Answers] Heremias:
Sad,, thank you
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Have you tried flashing your original firmware?
[General Questions and Answers] Heremias:
I dont know where to find my original firmware,
[General Questions and Answers] Dnuhu8:
I format my phone on sp flashtool bot the phone is not oning
[General Questions and Answers] Hamza-Max:
formate whole flash

how did you revived your phone i had format whole flash to my phone how can i restore my phone please help
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minnis:
I'm hoping someone here can help me fix this. I want to try all of my options before sending my phone to HTC.

My camera won't focus. I'm sure it's tied to the OIS. Something is locked in the wrong position.

This isn't a problem that I've always had. I'm not sure when it happened.

The camera attempts to focus, but it's always off. I can actually improve it, sometimes, if I move the phone slightly just after hitting the shuter button.

Unfortunately there is no way, that I have found to re-calibrate. Does anyone have any ideas?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jvov:
Mine has the exact same problem. I don't mind the purple tinta but this really annoys me and there are no repair stations in Brazil.

Enviado de meu HTC One usando Tapatalk
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minnis:
That's at least two of us that have this problem.

Does anybody have any ideas?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav kapur:
Have u tried installing a custom ROM? It will help to identify whether its a software or hardware issue.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newellj79:
My moto g 16gb arrives tomorrow. OTG USB is very important to me. I've read that kit Kat disable the functionality. I know there are a lot a third party work around apps that get the job done but I'd prefer a kernel that does so. Is anyone aware of one? I can't find it listed anywhere. Thank!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robin0800:
There is a Motorola update coming that fixes OTA in Kit Kat should be here any day now.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sihag:
OTA in KitKat is natively integrated by Motorola. No app needed. There is setting for it in storage settings.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirtbhopal:
Its working on kitkat

I have updated Stock kitkat 3 days before & OTG is working fine till date. (PD, Keyboard & mouse)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neu - smurph:
Depends on which variant you have - it seems that the single sim variants don't have native support for OTG USB Storage under 4.4.2 (they do for other OTG USB pheripals), but as another poster mentioned it looks like an OTA may be on the way to rectify this.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drfr:
German OTA is already in the wild and the UK should come soon too.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phreephiber:
If your device is rooted ... then in my opinion ...(if it should be a third party app) best thing is stickmount ..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ViperXTR:
Using the dual sim XT033, the Kitkat update retains the USB OTG functionality and has storage dismount and format options in the storage menu. You can now even write on the mounted storage now.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rioachim:
One word of caution. USB OTG works on FAT32 (files less than 4GB) but not for NTFS. For NTFS you'll have to root. Maybe a more experienced user can tell us what Linux partitions are supported without root for filesizes >4GB.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] =dgim=:
Anyone has an idea about using USB Mass Storage with Moto G ? I mean mount internal storage for example in Total Commander as drive like pendrive.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gowengel:
NTFS does work without root if you've installed Total Commander with USB Stick Plugin :good:

Since the new German OTA (176.44.1) the phone wants to format all NTFS drives, and if you unplug it there will be a Notification stating "USB drive not inserted" :(

Didn't try to use fat32 yet...
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sihag:
Can't see any official USB Stick plugin by the developer.. Any link to it would be appreciated.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gowengel:
Google Play Usb Stick Plugin for Total Commander

After inserting a Fat32 Stick the same Notification occurs... ;)
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] only_lonely:
Was disabled the mtp mode according accidently . The storage is now not working. E.g cannot find photo in the phone. Cannot take photo.

How to enable it back?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] lj50036:
Make sure usb debugging is shut off in developer options.....Let me know...
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] only_lonely:
It is off. I can't find a way to enable mtp mode back.