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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FordNate:
Can't get that device info app to work. It's like the modem on here doesn't work. I'd hate to do this but you think Kies might fix it even though it will make me lose mdk?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
It sounds to me like your EFS has become corrupted somehow. What's in your /efs folder?

I'd hate to see you use Kies because it's not likely to work and will replace that MDK bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FordNate:
A lot of things. Well not a lot but there's files View attachment 2683932View attachment 2683934 go's do I check if reset efs
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FordNate:
I've tried SA manager no success in restoring efs
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
Well, that kills that idea. The content looks a lot like mine, so your EFS isn't broken. The next thing to look at is the Settings/About phone/Status page. Is there a good IMEI?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
I had the same problem before and what worked for me was flashing CM or any AOSP rom and changing the cdma subscription type to sim/nuiv or whatever it's called.

The setting is under mobile networks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FordNate:
Compare it to the box the phone came in?

update imei same as box
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FordNate:
not to worry y'all but even if i found a fix i dont have service anymore ao i cant test out if that fix would or wouldnt work. i have 2 options sell as is (still $$$ in pocket) or flash to Straight talk or ghettropcs. Either way im gonna keep tryin anything that sounds reasonable
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ryanbg:
Give this a shot, and double check your build.prop. Go ahead and post your build.prop less any information you deem private. The SIM/NUIV idea is what I'd try. There's arguments in build.prop for it also, so we may be able to fix that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
You don't need to have service to try it. Even if you don't have an aosp rom downloaded you can just transfer it from your computer
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
Hey it's all hands on deck when there's an MDK S4 in need.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FordNate:
went back into SlimKat messed with options there hit factory reset. issue was still present. i need service to check if phone actually works though.

lol best post of the whole day right there.

Update: i did a complete RTS wipe of everything once booted i went n did a factory reset n no issue of it trying to switch to global anymore and it shows VZW as my caeeier. Just cant test until i have service. Rooted of course and no issue running anything. cant fully test until service is restored though, unless someone can guide me through setting it up on wifi only for free
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
I thought you were trying to figure out how to get service again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FordNate:
i was until my sister, who was in charge of the share everything plan, cut off my service to the phone. Shes even going to pay the seperatiuon fee so im off it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CollinsB:
Hey all!

So the NC5 update comes with a new modem (modems are labled as Baseband in settings I believe, correct me if im wrong)

So with the new NC5 update, with the focus being the new modem, it has me wondering about the effect that flashing new AOSP roms have on the modem.

AOSP roms for the note 3 have been merged to be compatible with all variants of the Note 3. So im wondering when one of these AOSP roms are flashed to touchwiz software... what remains as touchwiz and what is AOSPifed (for lack of a better word)

Im asking specifically because of the modem, if NC5 comes with a new modem, and AOSP is compatible with all variants, wouldn't the modem be changed? And a simple twrp backup of Boot, system, data wouldn't include the original modem... would it?

so far this is my understanding of what is and what is not effected by flashing an aosp rom on a toucwiz device-

Bootloader- not effected: note3 touchwiz kitkat booloater is compatible with all kitkat note3 roms, aosp or touchwiz

kernel- yes, changed to an aosp kernel, but a simple twrp restore of boot and/or system will restore the correct kernel you were previously on

rom- Yes you will not longer be on toucwiz based rom, but again easily restored correctly with twrp

and then theres modem/baseband- will the baseband/modem remain the same? how would that work if the roms are universally merged?

and I believe the standard twrp boot, system, data will not restore the baseband, as there is a separate modem option.

and I would be weary of restoring the modem on the note3 because after doing some reading in the note3 forums changing/replacing, or even jumping to older modems (NC5-NAB )without the engineering bootloader can be catastrophic (for lack of a better word lol)

So hopefully this post makes sense as I have tried very hard to explain the dilemma, any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks! :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Epix4G:
The radio stays the same .... There is a ril between the rom and the radio .... radio interface layer any radio will work with the aosp roms ... Hardware may get a little better signal with one over the other but they will all work. .. cyanogen or aosb etc paranoid they have ril just like the Samsung rom has ... The modem is separate software. .. like a bootloader is also

Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CollinsB:
Thanks for the reply!

I think I understand the basis of what you are saying..so basically the modem/baseband will not be affected at all when flashing any aosp roms...right? and when you say radio you do mean modem, the modem stays the same?

Sorry I am clearly very limited in this area so I dont really understand what you mean by "a ril " or a radio interface layer. I sense they may be very complex topics and a lot to describe, so please dont feel you have to waste your time going too much in detail. Though of course if you have the time I would love to learn :)

But basically I hear I should be clear to AOSP flash away, without any issues with the modem. which is great!

thanks again! :good:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Brazilian Joe:
Hi all,

I don't know if 'The Devs' already use it, but UPX (http://upx.sourceforge.net) is free (open source) and can pack binaries so that they take up a smaller space. they get a small overhead to unpack, so they may end up taking a little bit more memory. But in the case of the Blue Angel, it looks like memory is not going to be an issue, right? even though, it looks like the memory overhead isn't that much.

Disadvantages:

* longer load time because of uncompresion

* more memory consumption

Advantages:

* Exes and DLLs take up less space

The UPX devs themselves explicitly say compressing DLL may cause way more consumption, because less resources would be shared. compressing exes does not look that troublesome.

I realized compressing the exes contained in ROM could save up a bit more of space, which would give the devs more space to let other stuff in.

I have experimented with installed apps, as I can't copy/paste the system exes, because (gues what?) they reside in ROM. but it looks like the compresion can be significant.

Maybe I am being silly and the devs already know about it, but I haven't read anywhere about this being used, so I felt like suggesting.

kudos to Helmi and Bepe for the new breakthrough!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Midget_1990:
afaik they are allready using upx in their roms.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junaidmatlub1:
Hi xda people,

Just wanted to know whether any of the masses of different kitkat builds currently being produced by any developers are stable enough to use as a daily driver. I also wanted to know if kitkat roms have fixed the youtube stuttering/lag/freezing that I always found on the AOSP 4.4/4.3 roms. I'd try out the kitkat roms myself, but I for some reason I can never get any 4.4 rom past the boot screen. I just want to know if kitkat is worth the time I'll have to put in to get it to work.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Then amount of time you have to invest in trying out a new rom is not even close to what the devs have to put.. So respect, stop asking such questions and try out a rom, decide for yourself.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anonymous Vagrant:
All KitKat roms as of now are facing sdcard FUSE deadlock bug forcing media server to go on forever with temporary treatment fix which you can find in the forum.

We are sharing the same fate with i9100, therefore progress on the bug report can be seen from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2612329
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronnie498:
Mod Edit

"Best" or "Recommend" ROM/kernel/browser threads are not allowed on XDA.

Please test these things for yourself.

This is the only way you will get an unbiased opinion,and then, you can decide for yourself if it meets YOUR needs.

Don't forget to make a nandroid before you start.

Thread Closed

ronnie498

Forum Moderator
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] || Acer ||:
So the back of my new one is a bit dirty already, and a normal cloth can't really get rid of it. Should I use a wipe or something or would is there a better way?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Chewieez:
I would think denatured alcohol would be fine since it's metal (aluminum). I haven't used it on my phone, but it's safe to use on aluminum.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] metalfan78:
Windex would probably work too
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] || Acer ||:
Alright I'll give those a try, thanks!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] weidnerj:
Water would be the safest on a soft cloth. Always start with the solution that has the minimal chance of ruining your phone and work your way up from there until you get the result you are looking for.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] schmeggy929:
Common sense also works great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] YakovK:
Old GNex died on me about a month ago, bought a new one that was already rooted with CWM on it and Cyanogenmod. Randomly went into CWM. Now I can't get out. Rebooting doesn't work. USB debugging isn't enabled. I have downloaded the Android SDK in addition to enabling fastboot and ADB. I'm using a Mac and it goes to "waiting on device" whenever I try to push a ROM through fastboot, and no device found when I try to push a rom through ADB. Any suggestions on what I should do? I have already tried making a recovery and using that, and also wiping all data/factory reset without success.

Thanks for the help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Prettylilandroid:
try a windows computer and install TWRP and see if that makes a difference.

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/89

fastboot flash recovery name-of-recovery.img
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
Fastboot is only for the factory image (and recoverys and kernels and stuff) but not for rom .zip files. So you need to push it or sideload it via adb in either cwm or twrp. Make sure you have the proper drivers and the sdk and youre good to go.
[G2 General] stefy97100:
There are any roms for add more sms skins? Because the current skins are for child..
[G2 General] zathus:
It's actually fairly easy to modify stock sms skin. when the g2 first came out I actually created a patch file 2 theme the stock sms because I felt it was childish also. It's buried somewhere in my computer now lol but if your froggy I would suggest pulling out the stock SMS apk decompile making your adjustments and then just add to archive with 7 zip or something
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danielioneye:
Hi All,

I didn't think to do a full backup of my phone through Titanium backup pro before deleting the bloat where by G900F came with (thanks amazon!) and deleted Galaxy Essentials by mistake, the S View cover I bought today not does do **** all without it being on there.

Please could someone either upload or PM me for an email to send me this!

Many thanks.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsony.plus:
hello

i will be grateful if someone upload Drm library from virgin z1.(not unlocked!)

folowing files,

\system\lib\drm\libdrmtestengine.so

from \system\lib :

libdiag.so

libdrmtestengine.so

libdsm.so

liboem_rapi.so

liboncrpc.so

libqueue.so

best regards.
[Sailfish General] Space-Toast:
So I'm running an Incredible S and got pretty tired of Android by now (and really dislike MiUI), and want to try what is apparently "the best modern phone OS".

However, I have no experience with porting (at ALL). I'm very familiar with *nix and C/C++ (minus networking). (though I can work with most languages overall)

Could someone point me in the right direction? (I've looked through the SailfishOS site, but the SDK appears to be for developing apps native to it, not porting)
[Sailfish General] EnErGy[CSDX]:
There is some threads on this already.

SDK is sufficient to create Sailfish OS image.
[Sailfish General] Space-Toast:
Actually I checked up with the SFOS and Mer people.

SFOS isn't available at all of my device, since it's not armv7hl (only armv7l).

If someone could close this thread that'd be great.
[Sailfish General] EnErGy[CSDX]:
you can try Nemo mobile until you get some recent HW.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brfitzp:
I just got an update notification on my rooted note 3. Last time this happened it eventually just decided to update all by itself without my intervention. Will root keeper or the superuser ota saver save my root?

Will the update even go through this time around with a rooted phone?

Thanks.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frome901:
If youre rooted it the update will fail
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lildoggs:
That's actually not true. I got the update even though I was rooted, and so did half the people on this forum. No disrespect. :)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awdrifter:
Follow the instruction and rename those files.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1856632

Then use Titanium Backup to freeze AT&T Software update. I've done those two things and so far I have not received any update notifications.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vgergo:
I have conflicting reports whether S for Switch Voice would work on the S5 or not.

Because of the uncertainty, I have temporarily removed S5 from the list of supported devices, but if it does work I would put it back quickly.

I posted the app here for download. Could you test it for on your device? Send me a PM, and I will get you the APK. Thanks for your help!

BTW This is S for Switch Voice:

Whenever (and however) you launch S Voice , S for Switch Voice will switch to Google Voice Search instead:

►Voice wake up (Say "Hi Galaxy" with screen off)

►Double tap on the Home key (turn on "Home key" button and adjust monitoring sensitivity)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] hexus0:
i just added the BT module "advanced audio" to my BA to give me the bluetooth option to use a headset / handsfree device" but now my battery meter is acting funny, telling me that i only have 5:40 hours after a full charge... anyone have the same problems? or did i miss a more current update?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] bpattinson:
Can I ask where you got this BT upgrade from? I ahve a problem connecting my SPV M2000 to a BMW integrated car kit and wondered if this would work.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] hexus0:
whats an SPV M2000? if its an HTC BLUE ANGEL then take a look at some of the permanent stickys at the top of the forum, and youll find all the information you need there. for upgrading how to's to i duno..
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] bpattinson:
Yes it is an HTC Blue angel. Apologies for the oversight. I have tried various upgrades and still have no joy pairing up to the BMW integrated bluetooth system. Do you know if it is possible to put Bluetooth 2.0 onto the HTC blue angel along with a Sim access profile?. This may be a stupid question but my technical knowledge is not great. Thanks for help so far.
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
it is so much better than the google phone search...

say you want to look up someones phone number or email.....before you would have to go into contacts and search

now you just pull down the notification bar, click s-finder, type in their name and everything comes up
[Galaxy S 5 General] DimonVideo:
IMHO, S finder not so useful, then Google now
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
what I needed was an universal phone search....contacts, calendar, birthday, notes, tasks, phone numbers, etc....

google now does not do that well.....

this one does it just like iphones
[Galaxy S 5 General] cherrytontonne:
this was one of my main gripes about Android (I switched from an iphone about a year ago)...no readily accessible system-wide search. I still think S Finder is kinda slow but it's definitely better than nothing :good::good::good:
[Galaxy S 5 General] wannabeapilot:
hmm, I'll have to check it out.
[Galaxy S 5 General] DimonVideo:
S finder not searching Gmail messages, it's so weird
[Galaxy S 5 General] steamb0x:
Use Gmail with the stock email, and it just might..
[Galaxy S 5 General] a4t:
Yes, it's true.. that's why Apple sue Samsung again for the unified search feature in S Finder.. lol ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] system.img:
Apple sued for the Universal search(Google search widget) present in Samsung's Gingerbread and ICS phones, not S Finder.
[Galaxy S 5 General] DimonVideo:
Stock mail is terrible app, all people use AquaMail and Gmail native app
[Galaxy S 5 General] steamb0x:
The suggestion was in relation to Sfinder picking up on Gmail content & nothing more. Check Sfinder settings out..
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
which, i think is complete BS.....it's called indexing and a computer wouldn't even be modern if it cant search its own self
[Galaxy S 5 General] a4t:
Thank you for your clarification
[Galaxy S 5 General] jframe7:
S Finder no longer searches Evernote

I loved S Finder for its ability to search all the phone's local data AND Evernote notes (amazing). For some reason, S Finder is no longer searching Evernote notes (and some other apps as well) despite the fact that those apps are checked in the S Finder settings. I thought this might have had to do with KitKat, but S Finder continued to work with EN long after the upgrade. :crying:
[Galaxy S 5 General] peacekeeper05:
Yes, S finder saves me a lot of time too when searching for settings I want to find fast. I think it's one of the most powerful feature of the new tw.
[Galaxy S 5 General] xdarkkenny:
Is quite useful when i looking for specific files or apps. I use google now for weather and map and use s finder for files.
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
Yep. It's way better than the google search

-Sent from Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] JoeFCaputo113:
Lol, you can't be serious!
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
Sure, I can. Google search can't search within your email and text messages like s-finder

-Sent from Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] John822:
I love how it finds settings as well :laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 General] Caliesv:
**disregard**
[Galaxy S 5 General] algadeed:
thanks for that info
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mikaeel7901:
on the nexus 7 a lot of apps mostly games use a lot more power than they need so limiting the clockspeed should fix that but using francos per app modes or just changing the max frequency but the battery still drains at the same speed

for example:running a game without limiting clock i get 3 minutes per percent but when limiting to 384 which should give nearly double that it still drains at 3 minutes/percent

does anybody else have this problem
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LimaBEERRE:
Does someone know how to use AROMA installer with a broken touch screen and volume down button?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravilov:
I don't think there is a way.

How would you operate a standard desktop computer's BIOS with no keyboard and mouse?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LimaBEERRE:
Nevermind, I found a solution. I used a keyboard directional arrows plugged to hd dock :)
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bennyboy2120:
My kindle fire is not booting past the kf logo and every time I use fff to go to recovery it just says booting and goes back to ff menu I did get into twrp once but it won't work and kfu says its online but status is unknown any help ?????

Thanks
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Power off kindle, start KFU, select install twrp, connect Kindle, power on.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androvista:
Place TWRP.img and Fastboot.exe(use search) in C:\users\(your_username)

open command prompt

Type(while it the kindle says kindle fire)

fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img

after that boot into recovery
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BottleSW:
OtterX bootloader

Try using OtterX bootloader

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2671619
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] orifein:
Hey friends

Today got my pro. When opening the tablet after lock screen, I got black line in the middle of the screen, blinking 4 about 2-3 seconds, 2 or 3 times and it dissappeared. Tried hard reset, didn't work... any clue what to do? Thanks all
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] orifein:
video of the problem

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ljhnsq7h8tmvfro/VID-20140413-WA0000.mp4
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] sixfearstheseven:
Did you ever resolve this? My dad just gave me his tablet, and it has like a 2 inch wide column in the middle of the screen where a bunch of flickering black lines jump around. It only happens on white backgrounds, and the more white there is, the worse it is. In the settings screen, it's bad, but on the blue background home screen, they aren't there at all.

It's not a solid black bar like yours, but a bunch of thin, horizontal lines about 2 inches wide down the middle of the screen, almost on the mirror side of where your bar was showing up
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maleko48:
[Q] Difference between "Droid Ultra Dev" and "Droid Ultra Original Dev" sections?

I just got my Droid Maxx Dev Edition after coming from a RAZR Maxx and was not sure why there are two different dev threads for the Ultra/Maxx?
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rekids:
Some one correct me if I am wrong, but it dreams to me when they first started getting posts one was for all new software developments (root exploits, write protect disable cooked up Roms from scratch per say) and the other was for things like factory unlock, recoveries and Roms modified but still based off original software. But then could be wrong and have my thinking way off as usual

1080xt root 12.15.15
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br0adband:
Dev Boards are where development happens on original stock ROMs and mods for them, iirc. For example since we have 4.2.2 and 4.4 ROMs available, that's what you'd find here for the Ultra/MAXX/Mini.

Original Dev boards are where development happens on totally original ROMs, ports, etc - not just taking the stock ROMs and modifying them for whatever purposes or reasons. Here you'd find new ROMs based on 4.4.2 or whatever, potentially even backports of 4.4 and 4.2.2 as well.

Could be wrong but that's how I've always understood the difference.
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maleko48:
Ah, ok. Makes sense now, thanks guys! Are there any non-stock roms that still maintain Active Notifications and Touchless Controls at this point? Also, from what I understand, Moto X roms will technically work on my Maxx but they lack sound currently?
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcipopnevets:
No AOSP ROMs have Motorola features and I think only Droid Mini has sound issues.