yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] juanf9224:
i tried to downgrade to ics 4.0.3 but always fails with odin, i was looking into the version of the firmware by typing *#1234# and in it says:

PDA : 1777UCMD8

PHONE: Unknown

CSC: I777ATTMD8

is there any way to get the phone file, i see in odin that it has a phone option, so, i'd like to try and flash that file and see, any idea where to get it for JB 4.1.2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] juanf9224:
my actual firmware is JB 4.1.2 so i cant go back to it since that's the one i have, and i've tried to downgrade to 4.0.3 wich is the rom it had when i bought it, but it always fails on factoryfs.img dont know why.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] micallan_17:
yes but regardless of you currently being on 4.1.2 you can still reflash the stock jb 4.1.2 firmware via odin, you can try redownloading the image file since you might have a case of a corrupted image.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
I agree that you should attempt to flash stock ucmd8 again after re-downloading the file. You should flash the .tar.md5 version. Odin will check the md5 sum of the file before flashing and only flash it if it is not corrupt. You can find a download for it in the Download Repository. It's the very last item at the bottom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] juanf9224:
Yes, i've reflashed several times jb4.1.2 but the imei is still unkown as well as the baseband.

Where do i get the image file so i can flash it? Or you mean the firmware?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
By the image file, he means the firmware file. I put a link to the Download Repository in my last post, and it is also in my signature on every post. Did you download from there and try flashing that file? If not, please do that as your next step.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] juanf9224:
i see, ill try now with that, thanks man, ill be back to let you know if it worked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] juanf9224:
i flashed with that JB from the repository but nothing, same as always, the last thing i want to try is to downgrade, but when i try to downgrade to 4.0.3 it always fail on factoryfs.img, and i flashed 4.3 but it got stuck on rethink possible, do i need some specific way to downgrade?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
At this point, downgrading to 4.0.3 is probably not a solution. From all the information that you have posted so far, it appears that your phone either has a firmware issue such as corrupt memory, or a hardware issue such as damaged eMMC memory. It is also possible that a necessary step is being skipped, such as performing a wipe data/factory reset from within recovery. Although both myself and 4-2ndtwin have mentioned that you should do that, you have never specifically stated in any of your three threads that you followed our advice.

So first things first, have you performed a wipe data/factory reset from within recovery? Have you included this step with every attempt to flash a firmware through Odin3?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] juanf9224:
i did, last night i flashed to ics 4.0.3 and perform a wipe data/factory reset before, but it got stuck on rethink possible screen, now ill flashed back to 4.1.2 , in case of corrupt memory, what could do?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] juanf9224:
i now flashed to 4.0.4 and got stuck on rethink possible screen too, im almost giving up ._. nothing seems to work x_x.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4-2ndtwin:
Don't give up just yet. Try going all the way back to i777uckh7 firmware. If it doesn't boot. Power off, reboot recovery, wipe data/factory reset, then reboot. If successful, save ur EFS folder 1st, back it up with an app or Root Explorer, etc. Save it in a few places, external sdcard, pc. Then u could proceed to update to JB or wherever u r wanting to go.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
I agree with 4-2ndtwin. Don't give up, and follow his suggestion.

In fact proceed according to the following sequence. If Step 1 solves the issue, stop there, otherwise proceed to step 2, and then if necessary step 3.

Step 1) 4-2ndtwin's suggestion. Download "I777UCKH7-CL503881 FULL tar.md5" from the section titled I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries. Flash with Odin3 v1.85 (preferred version). Perform wipe data/factory reset from within recovery.

Step 2) Download the Tar version of Siyah 2.6.14 Kernel. Flash it in PDA. Without ticking Re-Partitioning. Next repeat Step 1 above.

Step 3) Download the SBL Bootloader from the Download Repository. Flash it as PDA in ODIN, without ticking Re-Partitioning. (Please observe normal bootloader flashing caution.) Next repeat Step 2 above.

To recap the above for clarity:

Step 1 - I777UCKH7 full distribution --> wipe data/factory reset

Step 2 - SiyahKernel v2.6.14 --> I777UCKH7 full distribution --> wipe data/factory reset

Step 3 - Secondary Bootloader --> SiyahKernel v2.6.14 --> I777UCKH7 full distribution --> wipe data/factory reset
[Motorola Droid 4] striker1211:
I really want to downgrade my phone but from what I read, for some reason, you cannot go back. Can I use safestrap and put a ICS rom in slot1 and use ICS that way? Thanks in advance.
[Motorola Droid 4] Jmaniac55:
Yes you can! I have a droid 4 dual running stock ROM and Cyanogenmod 11
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] chrisjm00:
Good evening,

I have run into some issues. I downloaded ViperRom, and after installing it I noticed that the soft keys weren't working. I rebooted and the phone into recovery to restore a backup I made a few minutes prior. Every time I try to restore the backup, it fails. I also can't reflash viper. It always fails installing. I then downloaded the RUU file for the One, and when I try to flash the RUU, it says this:

load_file: could not allocate 1610682630 byte

error: cannot load '0P6BIMG.ZIP

Any idea what's going on and why I can't restore my backup?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] netboy3:
load_file is a recovery routine. To flash an RUU you need to be in RUU mode and use fastboot:

fastboot oem rebootRUU

fastboot flash zip 0P6BIMG.ZIP
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] chrisjm00:
I ran both of those commands and it is still failing.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dottat:
Use option 2 as I have detailed in that thread. You copy the zip as is to your SD card (formatted to fat32) and reboot to bootloader..

Bootloader runs it for you...
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] chrisjm00:
This worked. Thanks.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dottat:
No problem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delabeaux:
Hello,

It seems I frequently lose my APN and Mobile data. Every 30-40 mins if not used, it's gone.

I have to go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names>APN (not set)>and type in: vzwinternet... a few seconds later it pulls the data and works fine. The next time I need it, gone.

I'm running Hyperdrive ROM at the moment but have tested Jellybean, Baja and a few others with the same issue.

I have reformated, deleted and wiped all rom slots in safestrap.

My search of this forum and of google yields me a previous issue similar to this on an LG from 2011, and google reveals people looking for APN settings but no real solution.

Any suggestions are appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delabeaux:
It's not prepaid. It's not a big problem, just annoying. After I set the APN to vzwinternet, I save it. It still does not hold the settings. I am rooted, obviously, had have re-booted, and tried with other roms as well and have the same result.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billinaz:
I think I put this in the wrong forum before. Hopefully someone has encountered this before and can help me get it fixed.

One thing I do need is the build.prop file (wither the file or a cut and paste) because I think I messed mine up.

The other issue I found after updating to the leaked kitkat is that I dont get the LTE symbol with the 4G on the status bar.

I used to get really good download speeds... like 23 Mb and more.

After upgrading up to KK, I get this now:

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] openwheelracing:
I am getting slower than normal LTE speed. Not sure what is the problem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigMcGuire:
Yep, getting 12mbps down vs 20mbps down that I got sitting in this same chair with 4.3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmaxx23:
Did you flash the firmware (modems/radios) for the KK build?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billinaz:
Yes, in the PA slot in Odin. Can I reflash that again without having to reinstall kitkat?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmaxx23:
Yes you can.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billinaz:
The build prop edit did not do much for me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billinaz:
I flashed the firmware again, no change.

Maybe I should try flashing the 4.3 modem?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billinaz:
Yes, I used this:

n900v_kk_firmware.tar.md5
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmaxx23:
At this point I would flash back to MJE and see if you get fat download speeds again. Then try 4.4.2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] SeerePetrova:
Just like the title says.

I have the n900w8 variant of the note 3 which works in canada and mexico. not sure about other countries. So I installed the hyperdrive rom that is for the n900t model.

It works awesome i had to flash some fixes now when i try to flash one of the s5 ports for the n900t or n9005 which both of them are compatible I get the unknown baseband and no imei issue. I hope someone in here can help me.

i have to mention that i made a nandroid backup and after the rom is flashed I flash the back up but only restoring Modem and Efs. still same issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dragonstalker:
There's a few guys that can (or rather willing to) do bling builds. But the problem with blind builds is, you cannot test them. Not too many dev's from Canada. Sorry. As I get time, i will work with Allen on W9008 buids if there's enough people to warrant the time and effort.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Misterjunky:
re: baseband & imei

The only way you can solve the imei and baseband

issue is to Odin flash the original STOCK firmware.

After Odin flashing you can root the phone

and flash a custom recovery if you like.

You can also flash a custom rom which was

created for your specific phone's model.

Then just be careful of what you flash in

the future.

You can find the original STOCK ODIN (TAR) firmware

at http://sammobile.com

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] SeerePetrova:
working now

Thanks i got it to work... all i did was install the compulsion kernel after the fixes... and now is working as usual...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] amilayajr:
Hi there,

Mind helping me? I ended up having unknown Baseband and IMEI null during lollipop upgrade. I tried flashing back to original stock rom both kitkat and lollipop but I still got same issues. I ended up rooting the phone and currently running twrp. I'm just at lost right now on what else to do. I'm thinking of putting custom ROM but I"m not sure with one will work. I have SM-N900W8 Canadian version.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AHXL:
Hi all,

I'll just dive into the problem, on dot-point form:

1. Started with Unrooted Stock TouchWIz Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505

2. Rooted with Chainfire Autoroot via Odin

3. Flashed TWRP 2.5.0.1 via Odin

4. Made two backups via TWRP, saved in external SDCard.

5. Flashed the Official Google Edition 4.2.2 ROM (Over the stock TouchWiz, without factory resetting...yeah, I know :/)

6. After new ROM, Gapps and everything was freaking out seeing as dirty flashed.

7. Facepalmed and booted into TWRP to restore back to TouchWiz.

8. Restore success, rebooted.

9. Samsung boot animation played and white "SAMSUNG" logo displays.

10. Waited for almost an hour.

11. Still on that "SAMSUNG" boot screen. The blue glow behind the text pulses.

I realized this has been posted before but solutions were all to do a factory reset, wipe dalvik, wipe data etc.

I'm trying to keep all the data I had when I did the TWRP backup. Any solutions that do not involve me wiping everything?

Thanks for any help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
No, always wipe before restoring your backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chef_dracula:
were you able to fix it ?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Laughter On Water:
YP-G70 with FM Radio in KitKat... Is this likely to happen? Just curious.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Meticulus:
It already has. Spirit fm. :)

Edit: settings -> audio -> method = galaxy SL/i9003

Edit2: You can get the free version of Spirit fm here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45682432&postcount=6841
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] CadBuRy.VN:
me too , I want to have fm on kitkat :(
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mattski:
Yea would be nice if someone could get the FM Radio app from 2.3 and make it work on KitKat Rom
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Laughter On Water:
Meticulus,

Thanks for your reply. I tried this without success. I could not find "settings > audio > method".

However, it's not a huge problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] drakonizer:
I'm guessing that those options are there in the SpiritFM apk and not the Settings of the player.

Sent from my YP-GI1
[General Questions and Answers] c.doremi:
Dear XDA Community,

I m building with some colleagues an app. We finished the front end and are thinking about starting the backend.

The thing is we don t have any experience in backend business, servers, clouding etc. (yes, noobs but learning :o)

we could have a friend setting the app for us on the cloud. But he won’t have the time to manage the platform once the app is “plugged in”

My question is the following: What kind of platform (iaas, paas, saas) would you recommend for an app so that there is no much work and knowledge required once it’s plugged in in the platform?

The app is quite similar to instagram, with pictures sharing and Push notifications.

Thank you very much in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miguelg_:
I've created a single primary Ext2 partition in my phone's external SD card but Android refuses to mount it automatically. Whenever I attempted to mount it manually it kept throwing the error "mount operation not supported on transport endpoint".

How can I mount it?

Using (SlimKat) Android 4.4.2.

EDIT: I'm now able to mount it only manually but have to specify ext4 as its filesystem -- why and will it make a difference since ext2 is non-journalled? Also, I tried adding a mount entry in /fstab.smdk4x12 but it was deleted upon reboot; does this mean no manual entries are allowed in that file and I will instead have to hack my own /init-xx.rc file to manually mount the partition at boot time?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Why not just reformat to ext4?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miguelg_:
Ultimately that's what I'll need to do but was hoping to use the non-journalled ext2. Is it not supported by Android or it the case that only some versions support it (in which case, what idiocy!)?

Have to say I'm beginning to truly hate Android. They might as well build their own kernel such that Linux (and by implication UNIX) is removed from the mix for they have completely butchered this OS. I suppose this is what happens when egos larger than the world are responsible for designing software; NIH syndrome.

Answering myself: if anyone is wondering how to automount a partition at boot time, you'll have to create your own init script and place in /system/etc/init.d/.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Well, realistically, the amount of people that have any use for mounting ext2/3/4 etc partitions is a very small % of users. Most people with android phones don't even know what Linux is, much less know about different kinds of partitions and what they are used for - or have a need for it. 99% of things you would NEED to do on a phone would be covered by the fat32 and exFat types. Of course, here on XDA, you'll find plenty of posts, guides, complaints about it, etc but there's obviously a certain type of user that seeks out or finds XDA and are more inclined to know of or have use for more technical things like this.

As far as auto-mounting the script on boot, you have to be rooted with init.d enabled and not all phones have full /system RW capabilities to even add stuff like that even when rooted. This is rare, but there's some HTCs and others like that. Often times there are ways around, but just saying, it's not a universal thing.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miguelg_:
That doesn't excuse the fact that they've deliberately crippled the OS. As an example, the FAT filesystems don't support symbolic links, which means that if you want to move any data outside of internal storage for whatever reason, you pretty much need an extX partition. Besides, those people (the vast majority) who don't know and don't care about the internals of their devices aren't the ones creating software for said devices in the first place. We are. And so these technical aspects matter and are relevant to us, not the masses.

Didn't know about that limitation. Can you not remount the rootfs with RW privileges? And do you mean to say that some devices don't even support init.d; if so, what mechanism do they have in place?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Well, cripple might be a bit of hyperbole considering it's not something most people would need. I get your point though, it is weird that it's not native since it works with Linux generally. You can link symbolically to FAT systems while rooted with something like this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount

And yes, the tech people are creating software for these devices, but they are made for the general public, because that's who buy 90% of these things.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miguelg_:
Could you please clarify what you said earlier on the read-only init.d and even some devices not supporting it? Again, thanks for your input, es0tericcha0s.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Sure. Most android devices, actually I can't think of any of the top of my head, don't come with native init.d support or even have init.d that is not accessible. It's just not there. It's enabled in almost all custom roms, or you can add it yourself to many stock roms via a couple different ways like this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androguide.universal.init.d

As far as the system RW issue, some phones, like many newer HTCs, have the system protected so that you can make changes to the /system while booted, no problem, but once you reboot, all the changes will get undone. Very annoying. Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV3YaMBnEYI
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Markus.Fritz:
Hi,

is it possible to re-install all files from the extended_rom without doing a cold boot (hard reset)?

Thanks is advance

Markus
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] zerimar:
Yes, as long as you have all the extended rom cab files.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] vijay555:
If you've got access to a rom, you can extract the original extended rom cabs, and then reinstall as you would with any normal app.

The extended roms for most roms are already on the ftp, saving you the work. Just pick and choose whatever rom you need!

V
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain Sweatpants:
I have just flashed CyanogenMod for lb. The WiFi hangs on trying to turn on. I would appreciate any opinions is this a problem with the 201 kernel I came straight from 4.1.2 so I have no comparison as to whether my WiFi works on 4.3. I can't seem to find any threads/posts about this if there are any just redirect this. I have already tried reflashing the kernel. I can't access cwm to reflash CyanogenMod its supposed to be power&vol- but have tried all button combinations. I would like to sort this because everything else is working fine.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjraider:
Wifi issue is a kernel problem. I think.. Some users are reporting the same problem with DoomKernel.

I suggest you went back to 4.1.2 > update to 4.3 to see if wifi has issues.

After this you can try CM for LB again.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain Sweatpants:
Thanks I managed to fix it I had to go back to 4.1.2 root it then tried 4.3 WiFi worked OK so back to CM again WiFi is working fine now. I don't think CM flashed properly because there were a few bugs and CWM wasn't working. It showed up in my system files but wouldn't boot into it even adb reboot recovery just got a normal reboot

Sent from my Xperia SP

If I've helped hit thanks
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rents1977:
I had this issue, from recovery I wiped data and cache, rebooted and it works like a dream. All I need now is a way to get MSC back.

This CM11 rom is fast, smooth and a joy to use. Puts all other roms I've tried to shame!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
S4 And S5 Dark International MMS 4.4.2 TW Moded To Work On Verizon S4

S4_4_4_2_Dark_International_MMS.zip (With Working Group Messaging)

S5_Dark_MMS.zip

Stock_S5_MMS.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Venom0642:
Nice Job my friend do have a request if possible by any chance can you remove the Video Call when hit menu it's there if so would appreciate it Thanks! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gordo2212:
For the s5 dark app, is there an issue with sending group messages (or a WIP )? I sent a group message before and it seemed like it sent as a group message but I got all replies separately. One person even asked if I had sent the message to everyone

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Group messaging is a WIP so far its a no go!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] taz1458:
I'd really like to know if there is a way, when I hit the x on the popup, for it to mark it as read?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] acerr2644:
[MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] Were you able to get group messaging working on the modded S5 app?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
No its enough different that it just wont work on S4
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdiddy_ub:
as the title states..in a rush i accidentally wiped my internal storage and everything else..i can get into recovery and fastboot mode

i have all the adb drives and stuff installed from when i previously used it (months ago)

when i plug my phone into my pc in fastboot it doesnt not connect and adb devices does not list it as connected

please PM me and help me..i just need to push a rom onto the phone so i can flash it
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bawlz McNutt:
That's ironic, the very same thing happen to me yesterday except in my case I undervolted too low and corrupted the data, had to format everything.

Which recovery are you using? PhilZ Touch allows you to push stuff onto the internal storage.

The command would be "adb push (name of your folder) /sdcard/"
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdiddy_ub:
thanks for the response...im using TWRP...i just decided to flash the stock images and start from scratch
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
adb doesn't work in fastboot mode. Only fastboot works in fastboot mode. adb works only in recovery mode or Android mode. adb and fastboot are NOT the same thing. They are not synonymous