yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
By the way, sorry for the delays - am working on a private project ;)

Anyway, if I get somewhere I will start up a DevDB project. When I tried with the Amazon OS initramfs it just crashed - as expected. But now we should have CM initramfs...

This should hopefully ease people into the world of Cyanogen. I could write an app to safely install CM (chroot method) and when they are happy, it can flash it over (and keep their data).
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] stunts513:
OK I knew what chroot did but I didn't think of using it in that context before. That's pretty cool. Only times I ever really have to use chroot is when I mess up my grub config and have to chroot among other things into my own partition to update-grub. Also interesting that kexec involves kernel flashing, I thought it was just a kernel module that was loaded up from the modules folder(or whatever it was named I'm half asleep right now).
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
It needs kernel flashing because the kernel isn't set up for modules :(

This will mean that CM modules won't work either when in chroot (same kernel)

Anyway, I'm "new" and must wait 5 minutes between each post :crying:
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
Not the right skip :(

%Premature end-of-file saving zImage.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
2 is the number.

It was 2!!! 2!!! 2!!! Not 1024, not 2048, not 512, not 256, not even 42! It was 2!!!

For future reference:

dd if=boot.img of=boot2.img skip=2
./unmkbootimg boot2.img
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
chrooting...

chroot started... (no crash but no adb :()

We will just have to wait and see
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
It says

A N D R O I D _

then goes black :(
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
It doesn't go black, it actually turns off!
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
https://gist.github.com/saleemrashid1/ffb5b24d55ce4050c3b9
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Wait which kindle is this? Because the kf2 and kf2013 are 2 entirely different models. I interesting that the number was different though.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
Which number? Anyway it is otter2 (Kindle Fire 2)
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] stunts513:
OK that is very odd, I never asked hashcode the number for otter2's, I assumed it was the same. Weird.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
It was trial and error (with powers of 2).
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
The progress

Upload rootfs-20140411.tar.gz to /sdcard

adb shell
su
busybox mount -o remount,suid,dev /data
busybox rm -rf /data/rootfs
mkdir /data/rootfs
cd /data/rootfs
busybox tar zxvpf /data/media/rootfs-20140411.tar.gz
stop
cd /data/media
busybox nohup cat /proc/kmsg &
cd /data/rootfs
busybox nohup busybox chroot /data/rootfs /init &

adb will disconnect but on the screen it should say

A N D R O I D _

Then it will power off (it tries to reboot into recovery). Power it on.

adb shell
su
chmod 777 /data/media/nohup.out
exit
exit

Then run:

adb pull /sdcard/nohup.out log.txt

log.txt is the dmesg.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] stunts513:
oh thats wonderful, 2 imports failed, couldn't access a selinux directory, and the system process (zygote) is committing suicide, lovely...
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
The imports and selinux don't actually matter but the suicide... I think we need DCI Hashcode!

EDIT: I think I've got it: it looks for init.omap4blazeboard.rc, we've got init.omap4430.rc!
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
Looking at the log after

mv init.omap4430.rc init.omap4blazeboard.rc

a chroot is gonna need a lot of work! :(

EDIT: You remember what I said about modules? Lots of errors!!!
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] stunts513:
good to see this is making process, and just for the record hashcode is back from vacation in the irc.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] spudowiar:
Nice! Anyway, let's move into development threads...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feeling7:
Hello,

tomorrow I will get LG G2 D802 International version 16 GB and have few basic qestion

1. Do I need root to put CyanogenMod 11 ?

2. Which recovery should I use to flash costum rom? I see TWRP, CWM and philz. Can I just download one of these from google play or have to install from .img file?

3. Is bootloader factory unlocked in d802 international version or should I do something to be able to root my phone?

4. Should I do a backup (EFS folder?) my original stock room with all detalis (IMEI etc.) or could i really use LG link update with put original IMEI at the end of this link

csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b...heck2.jsp?esn=

If need to backup, then how? I mean when i will need to use my warranty

5. What is Xposed for G2?

6. Which gapps should I install for cm-11-20140405-SNAPSHOT-M5-d802 it's 4.4.2 or 4.4?

7. What is diffrence between TWRP image version install and version from google play?

8. it would be beneficial to install a different kernel in cyanogenmod than original one?

9. Im looking for fastest camera app (I used iPhone 4 before and camera was pretty fast, about 3 pics per second and i really love it) speed is more important than quality. [speed > quality]

10. How could I root and install recovery to put costum rom when I get my G2 and android 4.4.2 KK will be installed? should i downgrade to 4.2.2 ore something else?

11. I heard that camera lens is susceptible to scratches, how can I protect it (I dont like any cases, I ve never used any) Maybe foil or something? I'm looking for something that does not affect the optimal image quality

sorry for english btw.

THANKS FOR HELP

feeling
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leomd333:
1. Yes.

2. Your choice.

3. No, it is locked.

4. I didn't but it is advised.

5. It is an app full of Xposed framework tweaks to go along with the Xposed framework.

6. 4.4.2.

7. No difference in terms of the recovery, just a different install method.

8. it depends on what you want a custom kernel for, overclocking etc. The CM11 kernel is stable.

9. The stock LG camera app is pretty speedy imo, but so is the stock CM11 camera app.

10. If it comes pre installed with 4.4.2 (which it shouldn't at this time) you can either downgrade to 4.2.2 or wait for a root and recovery install for 4.4.2.

11. I've had mine months without a case and i don't nave any scratches.

:)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kimtyson:
You are supposed to read the forum. Your thread is about you being too lazy to do some work for yourself.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feeling7:
Thanks for all your help, I have already got my LG G2 and with CyanogenMod it works great and smooth! Didnt like this ugly LG stock ROM.

But now I can report few issues with CyanogenMod 11 M5 version for my D802

Sometimes I got Trebuchet suspended, it looks like here: [to fix it I need to settings > homescreen > search bar > deselect and select again]

Second issue is that in quick settings is not in the middle and i have space from the right which looks not good ( I know this is a small detail but in CM 10 worked good).

Third issue is probems with bluetooth, when i turned it on and off and again on, bluetooth was not able to start and resulting suspended.

Also had some problems with transfer files from my laptop to G2 by MTP USB cable [Windows 7 x64] Many many times transfer just stopped at copying]
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mackster248:
That's kind of mean. It looks like he already did a lot of research as he's asking the right questions, it looks like he just needs some reassurance/confirmation as to what his idea of the process is correct. He asked in the right section too, so not too bad.

As for OP, I can't comment on your CM11 questions as I use SlimKat personally, but I have the same issue with transferring files where it looks like it just stops and hangs. Weird thing is, it actually still transfers the file correctly even though it hangs and you have to close it. Just leave it be and wait for it to close.

I was trying to transfer a new ROM and it hanged, but upon checking the MD5 it looks like it fully transferred. Enjoy your new G2!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] musicman12:
I tried root my LG G2 sprint and superuser installed. I continued then to use Root Checker and it said my phone wasn't rooted. I tried a couple more times and it still isn't working.... Help????
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LenAsh:
What's that got to do with this thread?

Start your own post.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] musicman12:
Sorry, new to this. Still figuring stuff out
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] luigi311:
Can someone try and record 2 video after one another and see if the audio comes out on both speakers for both videos? On the m7 after the 4.4.2 update the Mic messes up after the first video is recorded and the second video only records in left channel and was wondering if this is present on the m8.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] rhotrod23:
I just tried it and both have stereo.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
hi all just now installed cm11 it was not going to recovery mode i tried to cmwm in oddin mode now its coming as "firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies and try again " what does it mean pls help my phone is dead
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doctor_droid:
Dont panic

Its okay

Switch off phone

Reboot into download mode..

Volume down plus power plus home

Press volume up now

U r in download mode...

Start odin

Select ur firmware file...md5 format

Flash...
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
thank you so much its working now:good:
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doctor_droid:
Really good to know mate :)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
i did factory wipe and restored but again same issue "android.process.acore "has stopped not able to use my mobile now pls help :(:(
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jackeagle:
Do a factory reset again and see...
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doctor_droid:
Switch off.

Reboot to stock recovery

Volume up plus power plus home

In stock recovery wipe data/factory reset

Wipe cache

Enjoy ;)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
i did again same issue not able to use my phone :(:(:crying:
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jackeagle:
Reflash the firmware via odin...after that just go to stock recovery and do factory reset..:)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
its working now :Dbut one more issue is i had backed up my phone in titanium back up when i try to restore only few apps r getting restored big files like google maps its getting stuck for long time is der any alternate way to restore smoothly
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jackeagle:
Good to know that..:) Regarding issue don't restore system apps again restore only the apps which u don't have default in system coz it will start to mess up the thinks and if u have back'd up previously from cm based ROMs than it doesn't restore:)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
i have backed up when i was in stock rom now changed to cm11 that restore part is not working now any alternate way to restore my previous data contacts and messages
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jackeagle:
U can't restore the backup from stock to CM11 nor CM11 to stock...Regarding contacts once u login to google play it will restore on its own(if u have backed up;)) Just try:)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
al my user apps are getting restored slowly titanium back up working thank you developers for helping :D:D
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jackeagle:
Good To hear that:D:D Enjoy..:D:D:laugh::cool:
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
Hi developers i cant move apps to sd in cm11 rom my internal memory is full app2sd is not working
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jackeagle:
App to SD card is not supported in CM11....:D
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doc_shri:
then whats the solution? my internal storrage is only 4gb its almost full
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jackeagle:
Actually its coz original Nexus doesn't support SD card slot so CM11 AND Aosp based ROM don't support App to SD feature...S there is a away but its risky it includes partition of the memory and its bit risky coz if u fail it might create a Havok so don't try it unless u know what u do..Otherwise no way..:(:)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] snowwaz:
Guys, seem to be having an issue with the phone side of my i-mate, when ever anyone calls i answer the phone but it then takes ages for the call to actually connect....! Most time the person has actually rung off or gone to answer phone.. Any ideas how to sort this??

cheers

snowman
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vijay555:
Many old threads on this topic. My main advice is to get rid of the phone skin, it speeds things up nicely, but I'm not sure if it'll fix your problem - I don't use my Universal as a phone, so I've got no experience of it :(

V
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] sabirchowdhury:
can some one upload the origanal system or rooted system in a zip

all you do is go to your root/ device files find system copy it and put it on your sd card then zip it (with astro file manager ) and attatch it when you reply to this post

thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darth45013:
i tried to install swype custom keyboard and it was a fail and when i rebooted as required after install i can't type in my password to unlock the screen because it says swype has stopped and i could just remove the app but i can't unlock my screen because i can't type in my password i tried ADB to remove the the app but that didn't work because it is a system app and it keeps on saying i don't have permission when i try the remove command and i tried to run the root command and su command on adb so i could remove it but it didn't work even though my kindle is rooted so now what do i do that is a alternative to a factory reset ( last choice :( )
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
You have to mount system as read-write before you rm anything on it. Run this first: /

su
mount -o rw,remount /system
rm oathandorfilenamegoeshere

that should do the trick
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darth45013:
it didn't work it said not permitted can you give me some ideas of what i might have done wrong
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
if you mounted the system with read-write permissions i don't see any reason you wouldnt be able to do that short of not su-ing into root first.

Technically you can just restore the system partition without touching the userdata, i know srt wouldnt touch it but not sure about kffa, and you should be able to throw it into fastboot with

adb shell "su -c 'reboot bootloader'"
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darth45013:
sends back error device not found
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
hows that possible, you were already able to access a adb shell before this.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darth45013:
its the only command that does it to
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Then don't run it that way, try it this way:

adb shell
su
reboot bootloader

I just combined them for convenience last time so try running it like that.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darth45013:
h i will have to re try tomorrow also is their a way to open the default keyboard or set it to default via adb
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Might be a configuration file that could be pulled and edited on a PC, most android apps I see have a database of some sorts, I have had to analyze a few of them to figure out some things before for a friend.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darth45013:
i have found the adb command for changeing defaults but i don't know how to use it for kindle fire hd
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darth45013:
Does anyone know the adb shell commands to change the default keyboard could really use them or I will have to do a factory reset
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tattoowood:
How do I do a factory reset on my kindle? I'm having the same issue with keyboard not comin up on lockscreen
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luigi311:
Can someone try and record 2 video after one another and see if the audio comes out on both speakers for both videos? On the m7 after the 4.4.2 update the Mic messes up after the first video is recorded and the second video only records in left channel and was wondering if this is present on the m8.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Jinxer:
Hi people, I have looked around and haven't found anything to do with adb not letting any editing to the extSdCard whatsoever (without root)

I want to be able to use

adb push "C:\whatever.txt" /storage/extSdCard/

and actually work. everytime I do this it gives me:

failed to copy 'C:\whatever.txt /storage/extSdCard/whatever.txt': Permission denied

I have not got superuser privileges and made this thread for those who do not have it. PLEASE do NOT post anything to do with busybox or su, your efforts will be in vain.

Thanks in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Jinxer:
for those coming here as reference, this is probably due to the changes to file permissions in KitKat
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
No, it's not. The Kit Kat SD card deal is only for 3rd party apps on the phone for writing to the SD card. http://www.androidcentral.com/kitkat-sdcard-changes . Has nothing to do with adb.

There are tons of people through the past few years that have this "trouble" for various phones and many versions of android. Often times it does just not work. Are you certain that the external is at /storage/extSDcard? Sometimes you have to do this as well:

adb push somefile.zip /storage/extSDcard/somefile.zip

What phone do you have? Why to the external and not internal and then just use a file manager to swap it over? Or use an external card reader. Or wifi file transfer.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Jinxer:
my phone's details are in my signature.

I do push to the internal since i cant push to external. my external is called sdcard1 by the system. The reason for pushing to external is that it is 16GB compared to 8GB internal (5GB usuable)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Why can't you just transfer via MTP or wifi file transfer?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Jinxer:
I have an automatic script which moves files to the phone/installs them if apk file etc. MTP sucks big time and wifi can be slow/not available
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Never really had issues with MTP. I work on phones for a living and have owned many (see list in sig) and use 3 different PCs - Win XP, Win 7, and Win 8.1 and MTP works right 99% of time for me on - you name it - HTC, Samsung, Sony, LG, etc etc. Have rooted/modded/upgraded/fixed 100s of devices and pretty much all of them I have to use MTP these days. *shrug*

If you have the ability to wifi tether, you can tether to your device and send files that way too. It's as fast/reliable as your data connection at that point though. I'm lucky enough to live in an area where I have a good signal almost always and have unlimited data so this option works great for me too. Your results may vary.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Jinxer:
i forgot to mention i am in a no signal zone. so wifi is not an option. i dont mean mtp does not work, but i feel it is sluggish and has flaws, while my script has none. do you want my script?

basically it is a drag and drop batch file, and if the dropped file is an apk, it installs it. if the file is a mp3, video etc it moves it to a corresponding folder, and if the extension is not recognised, it offers to move the file to downloads. only flaw it has is that it needs editing to work on a phone that names the internal sd something else, which can be changed with an easy find/replace
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArnoldJR28:
Hello all.

As you might have guessed from the title, I recently broke my Galaxy SII's screen and I need to get all my precious info off it for my new S4 Active. Problem is, the screen is kept locked and with a broken screen I obviously can't unlock it in the normal manner. Fortunately the phone still works.

Unfortunately, my phone is unrooted and USB debugging is turned off (I think, I'm running on that assumption) so that doesn't help matters.

After some tinkering and learning (thanks to the sticky on recovery mode :)) I have booted into recovery mode and have the Android SDK installed so while I can look at some things on the phone, not everything seems to be available.

Essentially, how can I get my data off my phone? It looks like I have to root the phone or something like that, but wouldn't that delete all my data (and thus defeat the purpose)?

Nothing like a broken screen to get you into learning Android development, and of course all responses are hugely appreciated :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hopper8:
It will depend on what data you're trying to get off the phone. My guess is photos/videos/music? If it's anything else, please specify.

You're on the right track, I'm pretty sure you'll need to root. But no, that won't delete any data :) My tip would be to root using Odin & Siyah kernel, as it's PC-based, if you were on JB 4.1.2 you'll need Siyah v6 (beta 4 or 5). The Odin link in my signature has a link which is an introduction to Odin flashing which you should find helpful. PC rooting with Odin (vs using Philz kernel) avoids using the busted screen for the rooting operation. Once you've flashed Siyah, you'll have root and a new custom recovery.

My next move would be to flash Dorimanx kernel, because it has an 'auto-mount' feature from recovery. Essentially that means the computer will recognise your internal SD (and external SD if you have one) as soon as you plug it in to your computer in recovery mode. To flash Dorimanx, you have a couple options. The easiest would be to download Dorimanx v8.43, and put it on a microSD card. Put that card in your phone, and from Siyah recovery, navigate to that file and flash it.

From there, reboot to your new recovery and plug into your computer. If all goes well then you can literally just copy your entire internal SD card to your computer and sift through for what you need :)

Hope that helps :highfive: Quote my post if you reply, else I won't notice it. I don't get time to go on Q&A much for now.

EDIT: Actually, an alternative would be not to flash Dorimanx on top of Siyah. From Siyah recovery, you could go: mounts & storage> mount USB storage and then plug into PC. Your PC should recognise it from there to copy all data from internal SD. If not, then flash Dorimanx for the auto mount feature.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HellDad:
hey.

my advice to you is to try using a "micro usb to hdmi" in most cases the touch works wile the screen does not.

its very common and cheep, i also suffered from the same problem, and i borrowed one from a friend, and thats what saved my data loss.

usually the phone interacts automatically with the usb-hdmi thing so you dont need to "click" on anything to make it work.

the touch tho is pretty tricky.. and you will learn it pretty fast!

hope one of your friends got one of these.. if not just buy one.. its a nice thing anyway.

hope i helped.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArnoldJR28:
I would like to get anything that's worth getting from the phone, so most important is the contacts and then photos/videos/app data.

It seems the link to download Odin is dead :(