yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Demiurge7:
I think to say "this is pointless" is a bit of a stretch. I would agree to the sentiment that unlocking the BL is an extreme long-shot at best, and if this bounty were for such a feat, I would surely not be arguing. But Root? From what I know, there are few (if any?) android devices where root was completely unattainable. Are we to believe this is it (in regards to complete root security), already? The first popular, un-crackable android phone? We all know its not looking as attainable as devices in the past... but what do you know that we do not? How can you be so sure? (not a rhetorical question) From what I know, the other similar Samsung devices all at least achieved root. What changed with the vzw/att S5?

I don't think there is anything wrong with trying, in any regard - and the negativity is unnecessary here. You cant say there is not a developer out there who is capable of finding a root exploit, while also home-grown enough to not take VZW's dirty red money over a bounty and legendary status on the root-user end. Maybe holding out the sell-back for a future device would be more lucrative. There are many possibilities here, so it seems there is nothing wrong with this attempt.

If it is "pointless" and impossible... fine, only time will tell. But again, everyone who pledged and remains hopeful; were at least giving it a shot (and a good one, at that). Having no bounty, no effort to help, no backing, no support - that would be pointless. I encourage everyone to remain hopeful, and I personally remain hopeful there is someone capable of finding an exploit, while also willing to take the high-road in terms of who they give such exploit to.

And if not, you cant say we didn't try. It will certainly shed some light on the true future of Samsung devices.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mistertac:
None of this is pointless.. You never know where any of this may lead no matter how hard it alllll seems.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr4ck3r4lif3:
The difference is that the S3 had the bootloader unlocked prior to the 4.3 software update. AFAIK, no one has been able to get the bootloader cracked from 4.3 on.

The S5 is at a state similar to the S3 on 4.3 and the S5 have no earlier version to go back to.

It's still interesting that Josh was able to revert the firmware.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] designgears:
Like I mentioned in my previous post, this isn't possible with the S4, N3, S5. Josh used a riffbox or similar to jtag the S3. From there he dumped the partitions of an unlocked S3. He then probably tested and found he could jtag a locked device and flash the unlocked boot chain and it worked. That is not the case with the S4, N3, S5, samsung has made that impossible now.

I don't know the technical details as to how Samsung prevented that, I would guess no one outside of Samsung does.

Samsung won't allow a downgrade thru odin anymore either.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Simer03:
Please remove me from the list... I have since changed to the m8
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mcornish86:
25$ towards Verizon!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jcase:
This in no way could work on this device, sorry.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Stryke_the_Orc:
Thread cleaned.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KennyG123:
Look folks....Bounties are neither XDA approved or supported and are barely tolerated.

We all want to see development boom with root...all of us!

BUT Neither can this thread constantly require moderator attention and resources

The policy has been revised regarding requests for removal

Isn't it better for someone to admit and back out now than welch on the pledge later?

People should be applauded for that honesty and guts to openly withdraw

Now please, post your pledges, discuss possibilities but keep this thread in order.

It would be very sad to see this thread closed because of these things

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Senior Moderator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joderme:
Thanks for the clarification and I can certainly understand the reasoning. Perhaps a 3rd party escrow of sorts could be used then?

We also have to encourage devs and support them as it takes two to tango.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr4ck3r4lif3:
I'll make up for the loss and contribute $50.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] TheWyzeMan:
$20.00
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] droidstyle:
Well for one the S5 is selinux enforcing....two we all know by now verizon trolls these forums looking for published exploits to patch. I think we will eventually get to the point where rooting will be hard to achieve. Possibly I was being a bit harsh by saying these threads are pointless. However I have seen these threads go south more then once. Several never paid there pledges for the N3 which leaves a bitter taste in my mouth for these type of threads. I think these threads should be banned all together. If a dev releases a root exploit, most that would donate in a bounty thread would donate regardless of this threads existence...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Stryke_the_Orc:
While the idea seems reasonable, this doesn't leave the option to withdraw if needed. When these kinds of threads started popping up, the moderation team went to great lengths to find a manageable way to allow users to do this, with a greatly reduced of being taken by a con. These kinds of decisions are not any single moderators to make, they are made as a whole, by the entire staff.

As for developers, if they are here, and are developers, they'll develop regardless of bounties. Bounties only serve to attract attention to a particular feature that users want, beyond that they have no purpose here.
[One (M8) Accessories] thewagdy:
Does anyone have the HTC mini+ and if so is it worth it?
[One (M8) Accessories] GSLEON3:
I would say that heavily depends on how you use a device. I have it & I use it A LOT. Mostly because I wanted a way to keep my eyes on the road & be able to change the album/song I'm listening to. I also give a lot of presentations & I use it for the laser pointer & to control the slides on my tablet or laptop.

Having said that, the BT range is pretty limited. The display is a bit hard to see outside on a bright day & there are many options that are less expensive that work in a similar fashion.

Also, as of the last few updates, you can no longer switch the time display to 12hr, which kind of annoys me. Depending on why you are even thinking about it, I would say for the average user, or power user, that NO, it is probably NOT worth it.
[One (M8) Accessories] thewagdy:
Thats very good advice, I really appreciate it. What were the other devices specifically you were talking about?
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
cmvienneau kernel

I/O SCHEDULERS

ROW

VR

FIOPS

BFQ

SIO

CPU GOVS

BADASS

LIONHEART

SMARTMAX

SMARTASS2

INTELLIDEMAND

ONDEMANDPLUS

WHEATLY

LAGFREE

OTHER FEATURES

S2W & DT2W

CPU OC 1728MHZ

GPU OC 500MHZ

GOOGLE SNAPPY

ZRAM​

NOTE: USE TRICKSTER MOD APP TO TURN ZRAM ON/OFF I WOULD RECOMMEND TURNING IT ON.

this one is good for both partition layouts

source https://github.com/cmvienneau/android_kernel_htc_msm8960.git
[HTC One Mini] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
Cheers Bro, going to flash now! Any recommendations or is it optimised after first boot?
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Yeah should just run smooth on boot.
[HTC One Mini] sahilg009:
Can you create for sense 5.5
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
We don't have source for stock HTC 4.4.2
[HTC One Mini] abzboi:
How do you get the source? Is it from htcdev.com? If it is, they updated it to 4.4.2 already.
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Yup I already pulled it a couple days ago. Working on a kernel already. Haha
[HTC One Mini] abzboi:
Thanks man. And also do you know how people make a kernel that allows the htc button to work for the htc one? It would be so great to have a menu button working as the htc button or use it for other stuff.
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Yeah I'll incorporate that as well. Good idea.haha.
[HTC One Mini] abzboi:
Thanks man, hope that it will be done soon.
[HTC One Mini] MirageBlader:
Finally we got a great kernel dev in the HTC One Mini community :D

Really exiting to see whats coming :D
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Haha I'm fairly new to kernel building. But I won't release anything I haven't tested.
[HTC One Mini] abzboi:
How is the progress? You should ask for some help too. You should try messaging the people who made the htc button kernel and ask them for some information or help. It would be nice.
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Yeah I've been cherry picking commits. Anybody who wants to help can. The kernel source is listed in cmvienneau/android_kernel_htc_msm8960. I'm working on it right now.
[HTC One Mini] abzboi:
Is it hard to make kernels?
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Haha yeah its pretty complicated
[HTC One Mini] LittleKoala:
Cool !

Finally a custom kernel, great news.

Thanks man, i use some of your works on my Mini and can't wait to try this one.
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
been working all night on this thing I got faux sound control squeezed in and im almost finished with logo2menu. oofda
[HTC One Mini] theodorius123:
next challenge? ;)
[HTC One Mini] abzboi:
When are you able to upload the kernel? Will it works for all the version like any sense 5.5?
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Still compiling. I need a new set of ram cards.ha
[HTC One Mini] abzboi:
when should it be done?

Edit: is the HTC one minis gpu overclockable?
[HTC One Mini] abzboi:
how is the progress going so far for the sense version kernel?

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This looks like a pretty cool mod also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5QOxj0_Ky8 having buttons blinking when you receive a notification.
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
I've been piecing my computer together. Compiling takes quite a bit of power. Hopefully soon I get back on the project.
[HTC One Mini] rmbq:
kernel source is this one right? https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_kernel_htc_msm8960
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Yessir. I also have it posted at cmvienneau/android_kernel_htc_msm8960. It has a bunch of io schedulers CPU govs t2w dt2w..etc
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
If y'all could donate even a dollar it'd really help me out. Get the PC running like a champ. Recently Had a work accident and I can't walk until I receive the required surgery that I can't afford at the moment. So development is basically all I can do.lol keep throwin ideas at me n I'll try my best to get it built.
[HTC One Mini] Czechnolog:
[MENTION=4026420]cmvienneau[/MENTION] - thanks for this great kernel!!!

I have a question - did you also experience this?

a) When I use CM11 + this kernel and have Google Maps on, the phone is constantly discharging even if it is connected to my car charger. (app. minus 5 % in 30 minutes)

b) When I do the same, but I am on any SENSE-based ROM, the phone is charging. (app. plus 7% in 30 minutes.)

Do you have any ideas?
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
It has something to do with GPS in cm11 Rom. I'm sure they'll get it worked out.
[HTC One Mini] Czechnolog:
Thanks.

It is really strange - any SENSE-based ROM is charging really fast, but AOSP ROMs not.

Is there any workaround?
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
flash this boot.img and see if you charge faster.
[HTC One Mini] LQi:
Buying prepaid creditcard tomorrow just to donate to you, hope you get better soon!:good:
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Any help is very much appreciated. Its been rough to say the least.haha My PC skills have improved over the past few months anyways. I'm a welder/auto technician but taught myself how to do this sort of thing when I got injured. My hands and feet are how I make a living. I'm sure you've seen the issues in the USA. I was denied workman's comp and unemployment and left with nothing. I've been working since I was 11. Luckily I'm young yet and hopefully recover soon. Its very painful but ima stubborn fella.:) I've never been in a situation like this. So I figured I would ask you guys. I don't take anything for free so I will continue to contribute to the community. Again thank you.
[HTC One Mini] LQi:
We dont have a lot of developers for this device, so we have to take care of the ones we have
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
I like to be productive anyway I can. I'm glad y'all appreciate the effort.:) I spend many hours on some of this stuff.haha
[HTC One Mini] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
hey bro, i was wanting to make your kernel into a flashable zip that i could flash in recovery (for my own use obviously) i have a blank flashable zip template that i can move the boot.img to, but I'm not sure about the system/libs/modules... (its meant to be fairly easy to do but Im just not getting it) any chance you could help?

cheers
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
You dont need modules with my kernel. Everything is built in.
[HTC One Mini] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
ok, perfect...thanks, i will give it a try and thanks for your work with CWM
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
NP use flashify app for flashing boot.imgs its way easier
[HTC One Mini] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
I downloaded the app a few times but never really tried doing anything with it. Could give that a go.

I was gonna try your kernel with pac. .... I shouldn't have any probs with pac pellets?
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
Nope it works great with pacman. Just do first boot with original kernel then flash the modded one.
[HTC One Mini] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
Quality! Cheers
[HTC One Mini] cmvienneau:
You guys dont need my permission to use any of my work. Just give credit where its due:) Im in a great deal of pain so development has been a little slow but im still workin on stuff. Thank you so much for the support it is greatly appreciated.
[HTC One Mini] AAPD11:
if this kernel works on pac-man rom?
[HTC One Mini] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
Read 3 posts up!
[HTC One Mini] milchmaennchen:
Love the s2w-feature! I never figuered out when it would come in handy. But then I use to put my phone on speaker and after a while the screen goes black. There is was no way turning it back on again (fyi: I use on/off to end calls) :victory:

[MENTION=4026420]cmvienneau[/MENTION], please check your pms.
[HTC One Mini] theodorius123:
can someone tell me on which kernel this is based - respectively how "old" is the kernel-base?

there have been massive problems with dying M4s (battery-problems). this should be fixed with the latest CM11-kernel.

I also lost my phone due to this problem and don't want to flash an old kernel anymore.

any recommendations regarding scheduler/gov for good battery life?
[HTC One Mini] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
cant answer you first question bud,sorry

I've jumped to PAC...more features, no overheating etc. i do delete (slim it further) some stuff before i flash tho

get great battery life with the following but as you know its dependent on usage, this is what i had:-

CPU- ONDEMAND * MIN CPU 384MHz * MAX CPU about 1240 MHz (or lower but try at this for a day or two) * NOOP .
[HTC One Mini] rosi91:
Cmvienneau you don't happen to still own the device? this kernel for CM12 would be perfect!
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] flaviokosta:
Hello

After installing CM11 on my phone, some apps do not work as they should.

I used apps to hide sms photos and videos, however, the sms are not being hidden

The applications are:

Hide it prr

Vault-Hide SMS, Pics & Videos

None of these applications are hiding text messages.

The messages are appearing in the default messaging application on the phone.

Is there any way or any app able to hide sms in this rom?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Grandduosgeek:
i cant open my galaxy grand duossss?!!! -.-

helloo guys. i have a really big problem here ... im using galaxy grand duos and i flashed a custom rom kitkat paranoid android using cwm.. the problem is even i follow all the steps on how to flashed it correctly.. it didnt work.. :( now i cannot open my grand duos :( what should i do? because i forgot to enable usb debbuging.. please help me thanks.. i tried to reboot it.. but its stock with "Samsung galaxy grand duos" word..
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rishabh56:
Try flashing stock ROM using Odin .
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] souravsasidharan:
r u sure that u wer on 4.2.2 bootloader b4 flashg??

go back 2 stock 4.2.2 rom , by flashg with odin.den try again.

paranoid is stll in beta stage....so der will be issues.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jackeagle:
Paranoid is in beta stage right now so it has bugs....Flash stock firmware via Odin and root u r device then before installing any custom ROM backup your efs partition...:)
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] GalaxyUser50:
Hello XDA,

I have a few movies purchased on my HTC one, and they won't play in HD (They were bought in HD). I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but it was working fine on Sense, however once I flashed the Google Edition RUU, they will only play in SD. This happens both when I try and stream it, and when I download it.. That's weird because I have my download set to HD. Anyone else have this problem? Maybe its a Movies update?

Thanks,
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] priyank090890:
I Have samsung Galaxy Grand 2

I am using 2 Sim cards

one is only for 3G ( Reliance Operator)....& Second is my regular number (Loop MObile Operator)

I hav activated Smart Dual Sim Service

But still When anyone call on my Loop No..its NOt reachable

but reliance works well..

If i turnd of mobile data then both sim works fine..

Why is that..is it bcoz of 3g Network ??

Please suggest me so i can avoid this

Thanks

Priyank Kharote
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] anirudhabrv:
I had flashed Touchwiz on Tipo, then i had put mobile on Airplane Mode. When i turned off Airplane mode, it asked me some SIM unlock code.

In India phone doesnt come with SIM locked, moreover it was a custom ROM. I tapped on Dismiss option. Since then mobile says, Invalid SIM when I insert any SIM. I flashed Stock ftf. My boot loader in unlocked. What can I do to solve the problem?

Please Help..

Device : Sony Xperia Tipo-St21i

Bootloader: Unlocked.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] slogger001:
repair

repair ur phone with Sony update service method or flash firmware files with flash tools ;)
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] anirudhabrv:
Should I re-lock bootloader?

I already flashed Stock ftf.

But problem not solved.

I will try relocking bootloader and Recovering from PC Companion.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] slogger001:
yes

yes because if the problem is not solve u have to give it to service center :cowboy:
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] anirudhabrv:
I tried flashing ftf(Indian)

Stil there is same problem.

Should I try flashing with "ta" ticked off?

I will try everything that I can to fix it. As I have another phone to use. Please help me whosoever can,

If nobody on this forum can help me, I have no option other than giving it to the Service Center.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] slogger001:
I've tried

look I faced the same problem and I tried all the methods in the end I have to give it to service center because adapter was damaged and also they change my mother board

:angel:
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] anirudhabrv:
Its so funny, Mobile costs Rs.7000 and the service center girl is saying Rs.5000 for the board.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] slogger001:
it's mother

Ya because it's mother board (mother of all board ) :silly:
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Naney:
There is no solution I think,

if you had not backed up your trim area.

i faced with same problem.

tried many more ways but no hope

It is because of touchwizz phone.apk

it damages trim area of sony mobile

i relocked the bootloader

eventually i sent my mobile to service center

i told them it happened when flashing a custom rom

they repaired my sony free of charge

now everything is ok

regards
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] josephh71:
Just got an ATT Note 2. I rooted and unlocked it running 4.1.2. How do I flash a t-mobile 4.3 or 4.4 ROM over the 4.1.2 or do I have to change other things like my modem?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] delawaredrew:
I've got 2 Notes to play with as my gf and I both got new phones last week. One is going up for sale but the other is staying around as a backup device incase one of us (her) breaks our phone. I wanted to repurpose it to act as GPS and audio source in the work van. It currently runs Liquidsmooth 4.4 which I was happy with as a phone ROM.

Question is does anyone know of an even slimmer ROM since I do not need phone functions at all? Would it even make a difference if I was to strip it down to the functions I want to lighten it up?

Pretty much all I need is tablet functions, my S5 will provide wifi for streaming. Even the browser is extraneous, beyond Pandora and Play Music I won't need much besides Maps.

The device will work fine for me with full LS, but I was curious how light I could get the ROM. I've never tried such a thing.

Drew
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] captemo:
If you have TiBu, you could freeze anything you dont use. Dont want to delete as you dont really know what itty bitty things you may need for functionality.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] delawaredrew:
Yeah I was thinking the same. I was hoping someone had built a ROM off the media player Samsung made but no evidence of it. For the time being I'm just gonna run LS with no unnecessary apps added. I may reinstall it with the bare minimum of GApps to further clean it up but I kinda like the idea of having a mini tablet for the work day. Because the S5 and Nexus 7 I carry just aren't enough!:D

It might even be a good reason to try to learn to build a ROM myself although very few people would need it. I've always wanted to try it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] delawaredrew:
So my experiment in repurposing a Note as my GPS isn't going very well. It has a fresh 4.4 install with almost no unnecessary apps. I've disabled all the apps that I can.

I use the S5 as a hotspot to feed data, since although you can cache Google Maps apparently you can't search them without data. Other free GPS apps have not panned out well either. The open source maps they use are often missing street addresses and/or whole streets. I may spend a few $ on a prepaid SIM to to solve this.

1st - Battery Life is horrible, I can't figure out why. I'm running LiquidSmooth which gave me great battery life as a phone, even using GPS didn't drain like it does now. I even bought a new battery to try to rule that out. 1 hour of driving up to Seattle today killed 50% of the battery. Perhaps the lack of cell connection is a problem here but even wifi with airplane mode enabled (yes you can do this) this setup eats battery at a rate faster than the charger can supply. I can use a 2A charger but am low on outlets and work would dislike a hardwired charger.

2nd - Frequent reboots when using any music player while using GPS. I've tried Apollo, Play Music, PowerAmp and a few I don't recall. Players work OK; GPS works ok; but together... I rarely get more than 15 minutes with no reboots. If I can't have music and GPS it defeats the point of this.

3rd - The screen just isn't bright enough, in the few sunny days we've had it is difficult to see the maps in some lights. I dislike spoken directions (see #4) so this is a real problem and likely what will doom this plan since I can't change this.

4th - Spoken directions are the same volume as whatever media I am listening to, so they regularly blare out repetitive instructions at high volume.

5th - I need a better keyboard to operate the device at a distance since Google voice search is not good at understanding addresses.

Any ideas to mitigate these issues are welcome

; I especially dislike the battery and reboot problems. Perhaps I'll install the mini or micro GApps package to dump some unneeded Google Apps?

It's only been a few days but if this stuff continues I will not keep using it as I already opt to not turn it on sometimes because it likes to reboot at crucial times. Unfortunately I modded my proper GPS cradle to hold the Note so a new GPS may be in order.