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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] purudaya:
Hi everyone, please delete if this has been posted elsewhere, I didn't find a similar thread nearby.

I've been happy with cm10.1.2 on my Verizon S3 for a while but am looking to update to cm11 m6. Noticed a couple things and had a few questions if you folks would be kind enough to oblige.

1. Cyanogenmod's built in updater (update types set to "All versions [incl. Nightlies]) only shows me cm10.x stable releases and cm11 nightlies up through february, no cm11 milestones before or since. Is this because of the consolidation of all S3s into the new "d2lte" device category?

2. If so, do I then just update TWRP, download cm-11-20140504-SNAPSHOT-M6-d2lte.zip, and flash away? Is it ok to do a dirty flash from cm10 to cm11 or do I have to do a full wipe (would prefer not to if at all possible)?

Sorry if these are noob questions - I only got into custom roms because I hate Touchwiz *that* much and have only been really learning on an as-needed basis, so I tend to approach new releases with caution. Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeremy702:
I couldn't tell you why the M6 doesn't show up on the updater (but that's a good idea as to why), but as to the second question.. do a Nandroid backup, then update the TWRP, then wipe, then flash the rom, the gapps then wipe again for fun. Don't do that dirty.. 10.x to 11 would be a bad thing if done without wipe.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] purudaya:
Thanks! Everything went off without a hitch.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReaperManHK:
I stupidly flashed a recovery.img as a bootloader because I used an .img flasher app without reading it all the way. I normally use fastboot and I'd never make a mistake when doing it this way... Needless to say, I've learned my lesson.

My device now boots up, but it behaves strangely. When I now flash a bootloader or a recovery, it changes the typical boot-up procedure.

When flashing a bootloader and rebooting, I see the google logo of the normal boot, but suddenly in the top-right, the green arrow selector from the bootloader appears and can be interacted with, all while the white google logo still shows in the center

When flashing a recovery, my device will reboot straight into recovery no matter what, until I flash a rom with a boot.img (at the time, CM11). From this point on, when booting the device will display logos in an atypical order: google>recovery logo (twrp) will flash for a second or two>standard boot animation>done

Even after doing a standard-procedure restore to stock 4.4.2, the device will flash the recovery screen for a second before going to the boot animation.

Am I wrong in thinking that there may be files left over from the accidental recovery flash into the bootloader partition? Does updating a bootloader only replace existing files and leave whatever extra may be in there?

Though the device successfully boots, it's driving me crazy and makes me nervous that it may go wrong someday, should I decide to flash a new rom or bootloader update (if one come with 4.4.3)

The only solution I can think of is going through the effort of retrieving my device blobs, deliberately running "fastboot erase bootloader" to clean it out and flash a clean bootloader with nvflash. I made sure I downloaded an uncorrupted 4.23 .img that i'd use for this.

Suggestions before I do anything more to my tablet?

Currently I'm on stock rooted 4.4.2, 4.23 bootloader unlocked with TWRP 2.7.0.0 (these same issues happened whilst completely stock too)

Here is a video slowed down 8x of what happens, it shows the last command run in recovery (in this case, fixing permissions - I'm literally trying everything I can think of)

[YOUTUBE]fgUEtvwBLXM[/YOUTUBE]

Freezeframe of this happening
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReaperManHK:
You are exactly right, I used flashify. I freaked out over the flashing image because I've never seen it before.

Firstly, thank you for the very detailed response.

I'm still a little confused, because I've since flashed the stock boot.img in fastboot several times (I've also wiped the boot partition beforehand). I wish I had a screenshot of the bootloader appearing in the corner of the boot animation, but I'm assuming it's gone since I wiped and reflashed the boot partition.

As for the flickering being something to do with the KK boot animation, I'm not so sure - it did the same thing with CM11.

All this started because I wanted to install the holofied TWRP here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2393881
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReaperManHK:
I fixed it by reflashing the bootloader, then a recovery, both through ADB.

Otherwise, just restore a factory image.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androgoo:
Hey can you tell me which version of boot loader you flashed and which recovery.

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Also , I am stuck at twrp 2.7 and 4.23 boot loader. Thanks. Please help .

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Hey this is the issue I have[quote name="ReaperManHK" post=52626493]You are exactly right, I used flashify. I freaked out over the flashing image because I've never seen it before.

Firstly, thank you for the very detailed response.

I'm still a little confused, because I've since flashed the stock boot.img in fastboot several times (I've also wiped the boot partition beforehand). I wish I had a screenshot of the bootloader appearing in the corner of the boot animation, but I'm assuming it's gone since I wiped and reflashed the boot partition.

As for the flickering being something to do with the KK boot animation, I'm not so sure - it did the same thing with CM11.

All this started because I wanted to install the holofied TWRP here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2393881[/QUOideas.ey I tried the guide. Every thing goes through fine but when tab reboots it still has old omni ROM on it. 4.4.2. I also tried to update twrp to v. 2.8 from 2.7 in fastboot but no joy. It stays on 2.7 on reboot even though fastboot flashes it and says OK done. Also I cannot relock the boot loader. I give the command in fastboot OEM lock its says OK button reboot its still unlocked. But I can boot into a new version of twrp or cwm touch temporarily using wgh tool and click boot custom recovery temporarily and it does it. But can't flash it permanently. What shall I do. Feel like smashing the tablet with a hammer. I am pissed because my son has no tablet any more. I was the one who put omni ROM on it. So I take the blame for ruining it. It was working fine but suddenly it rebooted on it'd own after few weeks and since then nothing works on it. Just the stuff that was on it. Can't install anything new. I wonder why I can't even change custom recovery from twrp permanently to a new version. Please give me your guidance.

GED do you have any ideas
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgm316:
Sony Walkman Z series NWZ-Z1060 (Z1000, Z1050, Z1060, Z1070) want to flash my firmware seems after I used a update my player keeps turning itself off with a full battery charged, works plugged in so was wanting to see if a clean install will fix this problem. Was on android 4.0.4 sony update i installed the latest 2.3 update and is not working properly. Can anyone please help? a odin type flash would be good via clean install
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hillbert2012:
press both power button and volume up botton till the screen shows the walkman mark,then keep tapping on the mark as long as you see the mark,then you'll see a simplified cwm menu.hope I could be of some help.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weakcy:
i wipe my galaxy s5..then it locked at the samsung account screen..:(

my son forget his account and password..:crying:

i already reinstall stock firmware 4.4.2

and i tried any method..still can't skip this lock

anyone know how to bypass??

thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weakcy:
I only used this phone for two months...

is it scrapped?:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marleyfan61:
I have yet to see a parking location card pop up to remind me where I park. I have Google Now version 3.4. Location reporting is on. I've set transportation mode to Driving. Is this service not available in Canada?

Mods: Sorry if this is not appropriate here but I've done a search and really don't know where to ask this question. Move it if you need to. Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex1123:
I thought you had to tell google after your parked to remind you where you parked not sure though
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joshmccullough:
I think it's a 'phased' roll-out. My wife's had this feature for a couple of weeks, mine just magically turned on yesterday without me doing anything or changing any settings. My wife always gets the cool features before I do, for some reason, and she couldn't really care less :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrenW:
It's just appeared for me since yesterday. I never did anything to activate it, the card just appears with a mini-map
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marleyfan61:
I was hoping that I would see it today, since two of you said it showed up yesterday. Nothng still. I guess it's not a big deal. I wouldn't really use it very often but was just wondering why I don't see it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krolla03:
Ive had it for about a week. Its automatic. Its kinda annoying actually because now Google Search uses a lot more battery
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepdavies:
I've seen it three times but it certainly doesn't work every day for me. I can see it out of the window so I should manage to find it today :laugh:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RajRockyBalboa:
I don't see it anymore

:( I used to see it about 20 days back but after that....gone :( ...i have the latest google search, google play services and location is on battery saving mode...with location reporting and history on.....i want to get it back...tried many things like wiping data for google search, reinstalling google search...no use..please suggest:confused:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MidnightDevil:
I feel ya bro...

On the other hand.. when I was on holidays in London I had a lot more cool suggestions and cards showing up comparing to home (Portugal)... but when I travel sometimes I get pictures of the places nearby, often with my own pictures LOL
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpr69:
Located in Canada, I get it every time I park my car, except at home (seems pretty obvious now that I think about it). I don't think I did anything special other than to say 'yes, tell me where I parked', and even then, I don't specifically remember even doing that.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrRuckingFetard:
I'm in Australia and it just randomly showed up 2 weeks ago for me.. I didn't even know that Google Now had a "where you parked" card until it showed up in G. Now... my inner conspiracist feels slightly uncomfortable with this constant tracking :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] streetracer8910:
i included all the files i used with a readme making nc4 root for verizon easy ill post pics as proof in a bit questions welcome im new to this but after a week of fighting i finally got it and want to share my work. (files being uploaded)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ppat324wi:
NC4? Last I heard was that the 2 kitkat builds were NC2 and NC5 and the JB build was MK2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] streetracer8910:
nc5 10 post needed for link

i guess i need 10 post to post my link help me guys its a all in one torrent everything included drivers root safe-strap and yes its nc5 ty for the correction that's what you get doing homework and computer work lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hello_Robert:
Looking forward to it.

I did the OTA and now I can not root. :(

I have:

PDA:NC4 / PHONE: NC4 / CSC:NC4 (VZW)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
If you PM me i can posts the links if you would like.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] streetracer8910:
hope you got my pm

robert let me know if you got my pm asap when i can post my torrent i will has everything needed till then you can use the link
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] streetracer8910:
proof its possible

here are my pics
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hello_Robert:
I will try.. but my device is a sm-n900v. I do not think this method will work. The OTA i did, is a 5/12/14 release. I don't think there is one dev. yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] streetracer8910:
lol this is s4 thread but i will do some research try and help you sch-i545 is the model this is for ill try and help still
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] simsnet71:
Forgive me if I misunderstood the OP but are u stating that u have successfully obtained root access on NC4/NC5?

If so please PM me and share your steps.

Thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
[MENTION=3961311]streetracer8910[/MENTION] Is this a native root method like saferoot and root de la vega or is it the downgrade method like here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2748329?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmgib:
It would have to be a downgrade method as there is not currently a method to natively root KitKat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Maybe he found an exploit....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ppat324wi:
Guess we'll have to wait and see.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] streetracer8910:
HERE GUYS I FOUND THIS my idea was to bundle all the files into a folder but demonoid

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2726868

wasnt working out :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] streetracer8910:
keep trying

ill keep trying to make a torrent if any1 knows a good torre nt site ill try n post there its 4gb of data but has everything drivers downgrade safestrap nc2 and nc5 data files if i can do it you can took about a week to figure out
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
If you tar it all up I can post it on mega for you. Maybe make a android file host account.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ppat324wi:
So it is the downgrade method.?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] KennyG123:
If you do bundle the files together you should post it in the thread you get the files from so the OP gets proper credit for his files that you are using.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Diesel321:
I have rooted my M8, checked root run simple recovery operations like backups and don't seem to have any problems with my phone. Even my ISIS mobile wallet won't work because the device is rooted. But for some reason every time I try to install Busybox it fails. I've tried older versions different Busybox apps different storage locations and it just won't install. Sometimes it will download and automatically reboot my phone but the only thing that's different is one of my home screen s is changed around (apps missing). I just don't get it and am afraid to try and install a Rom or anything out of fear of screwing it up. The one thing I've tried that doesn't seem to work is the Xposed module for the Sense Toolbox which says it needs Busybox. I've been rooting for a while but would still consider myself somewhat of a noob. A y help would be greatly appreciated. Missing the simpler days of my Inspire and how easy everything was with that.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] redpoint73:
What method did you use to obtain root?

Have you verified root with any other apps?

You haven't hidden root by any chance, for instance in an attempt to make ISIS work?

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One thing does come to mind, based on experience on one of my past devices:

I was having trouble getting Busybox to install on my old HTC Flyer. It was properly rooted, and couldn't find what else could be wrong.

I was trying the Stericson installer from the Play store (which is what I had usually one); but using the installer from JRummy did the trick.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer

Couldn't find any rhyme of reason for this, it just worked.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Diesel321:
Used JRummys BBox installer.

All other apps that need root seem to work fine as long as they don't need BBox

Haven't tried to make ISIS work at all.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] brianray14:
I used this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sameer1807:
Is it possible to change the level of minimum brightness? In complete darkness, the screen is a bit too bright even on the lowest setting.. Only gripe on this near immaculate phone
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jooosty:
There's a app for that.

I forgot the name

HTC M8
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lostatsea23:
Lux auto brightness
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sameer1807:
Wow thanks..it actually works..
[Networking] jf2206:
Have a bit of a strange issue in writing files to my external hdd.

I have an Allwinner A20 (aka Chinese media android box) connected to my TV through an HDMI cable. I have an external HDD connected to it though USB which contains a bunch of media files. The media box is connected to my router though a LAN cable.

I can access the USB HDD from other computers on the network through a FTP Server I've got setup on the media box but can't seem to figure out permissions to write to it. I can write to the internal drive on the media box, just not the external one.

Using ES File Explorer, the drive is mounted to have both read and write access. I can create and delete files from ES File Explorer. I found this thread but I can already do what others are trying to do. The "rw" permissions already exist.

I'm using FTP Server Ultimate by Ice Cold Apps (link).

Anyone ever seen this before? I've attached my software version and firmware screen shot if that helps.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] street_hawk:
I am really struggling to get my set of bluetooth headphones working with my xda mini s. I've searched many time on this forum, but had no luck...however feel free to point me in he right direction.

I thought I would have no problems as I have the updated o2 rom (2.21.4.1) but I do not get the option to set the headphones as wireless stereo.

Please help! :D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] indigomontoya22:
Hey there,

I had the same problem for awhile and I looked it up all over the place. The most common answer was that the bluetooth profile(A2DP) wasnt supported. So upon searching the forums, I came across a tweak that enabled the profile and it worked like a charm. On top of that, T-mobile updated the ROM and it nows supports the bluetooth profile. So my advice is to probably look around for the tweak because thats how I came about the solution. Good luck and hopefully you'll be rockin and rollin wirelessly soon!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mingkee:
2 a2dp addon files

use a2dp addon for tornado

it works

check my sig in aximsite.com (works with WM5
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] street_hawk:
I've sussed it out. I found a cab here:

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=48535

This did all the changes for me rather than having to manually change the registry.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d_ce:
hey

few weeks ago i dropped my s3 from upstairs and totally damaged the display, so it works but nothing displayed on the screen

i wonder if i can display the phone on my pc?

and if usb debugging is needed how do i activate it

my phone is rooted
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Questions go in the q&a forum. Report your own post and ask a moderator to move it for you.

Use MHL to display via a HDMI device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] raw2000j:
For some reason viper doesn't hold drivers after installing keeps asking me to install again any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MonstaSaleens:
i have the extended battery of 3800 mah. but im still having bad battery life. ive tried all the basic things to fix this problem. (sync off, location off, 4g off, etc) i even put on airplane mode :confused: but i can only reach up to about 2 hours on screen time. my bro has a note 3 with a 3100mah battery. why can he last the whole day and i cant even last 5 hours on battery? i even tried using titanium backup to remove google now launcher and google search as this also eats up battery. what else options can i use. (i used wakelock detector and app permissions to stop wakes) thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
What rom are you using and which kernel? Also what settings do you use? Any overclock?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MonstaSaleens:
Thanks for the speedy reply! Currently I'm at resurrection remix 5.1.1 (latest) using fancy kernel r50. CPU over clocked at 1.3 (not a big difference) and govoner is ondomandplus. Scheduler is sioplus. And read ahead buffer size 1024. That photo is the amount of time my battery dropped a percent.... Sometimes I catch it slippin. And it drop 2 percent. Then when I lock my screen for about 30minutes it goes up 2%. And yes. I wiped battery stats. But still to no avail. GPU clocked at 512 BTW. I have the multi core power saving on too. Set to 2. I use greenify to sleep apps also. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jkleo:
The thing with extended batteries is very often their actual capacities are far less than what they quoted. I suggest you try getting hold of the official extended battery (I can't remember the actual mAh maybe 2100) as with it my phone could last from 2.5 - 3 hours of on screen time, depending on the ROM and kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MonstaSaleens:
What ROM and kernel are you using ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jkleo:
Was using CM11 M releases until the theme engine bug introduced in the recent M6 build. So I have been trying out different ROMs and SlimKat has been the most stable. The SlimKat stock kernel is good enough otherwise Fancy Kernel is a stable and better choice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jkleo:
Here are screenshots of a day of quite heavy usage while connected to the WiFi with the latest stable SlimKat Build 5 with its own kernel, using the Galaxy Nexus official extended battery that is 2000mAh. 2 hours 45 mins with 30% left to go.

By the way I rebooted the phone twice to change the LCD density as shown in the graph.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
I manage to get 3 hr sot and 1 day uptime with vanir and its stock kernel. Maybe the gpu [MENTION=330550]512[/MENTION] mhz and the "power hungry" io scheduler are killing it. Try some tweaking. A diffrent governor and tunables. Try Nephilims settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alton (Halo 2):
I'll turn my phone off at 45% at night and wake up and it'll be dead so you guys all have better battery life than me. I'm on fork my life (omni) without any kernels
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MonstaSaleens:
It was $10 on eBay is that legit? XD and I managed to get 3 hours screen on time with this battery before. Now I can't. And this battery doesn't have a company name ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MonstaSaleens:
Vanir has always been so bad with battery life for me. Stock battery and extended. Dies in 1 hour for stock battery. And dies in about 2-3 hours with extended. Very little sot. About 20 min
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jkleo:
Wow I don't think it's very legit. It could be just above 2000mAh in real life and then couldn't hold as much charge after a while that's why the battery drained so fast. Not to mention the risks of using dodgy batteries [emoji46]

I think I bought mine from a Korean eBay seller for at least $30 or more. The battery is also NFC-enabled and comes with a back that added a bit of thickness so most gel cases could fit.

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One other thing to note is that even with genuine batteries they will start to lose charge or can't hold charge like it used to after 2-3 years. That's why I think phones with removable batteries are better especially if you plan to use them for up to 5 years. You can just get a new battery after 2-3 years