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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
First off, please search the existing threads before posting a new one. Everyone of your questions except the one about the best rom has been answered a few hundred times. On XDA you are expected to do your own research whenever possible. Just judging by your questions you are not ready to root your phone and flash roms. You have a lot more learning to do before taking that kind of control over your phone. All that you need can be found here. Read the threads on the topics you need, then read them again. Learn everything you can before doing anything to your phone. Better to take an extra day and read everything so you truly understand what you're doing before rushing to root the phone and risk breaking it. (For example, if you are on 4.4.2 and you root the device you will NOT be able to cover up that you did it for warranty purposes. The Knox counter WILL show that you've rooted it.)

As for which ROM has the best battery life, there is no answer to that question. It all depends on how you utilize your phone. Do you need battery battery life when idle? When using wifi? Do you need maximum screen brightness? etc etc etc...

Different rom, different kernels, different settings, different usage....it all means that battery life will be dependant on how you use your device. A rom that gives me great battery life might be horrible for you. For this reason, any threads asking what the best rom for any purpose is are expressly forbidden on XDA.
[Moto X Q&A] trinniboy68:
if i update my moto x dev edition will it break foxfi. i see they just updated to 4.4 but im scared to do it hate having to use the bluetooth connection.
[Moto X Q&A] samwathegreat:
Since you have the developer edition, are you rooted? If so, why not use the stock framework tether? You can use the Xposed module, or the Entitlement Check remover.

Also, if you are rooted, you can use the latest experimental build of WiFi Tether for Root Users.

Is there a specific reason you are wanting to use FoxFi? The only reason I can imagine is that you are not rooted.....but if you aren't rooted, why did you get the Developer Edition?
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
[MENTION=4812006]trinniboy68[/MENTION],

I agree with [MENTION=2509024]samwathegreat[/MENTION]. If you have a Dev Edition, why not unlock your bootloader and root? It doesn't void your warranty on the Dev Edition. And its pretty easy on the Dev Edition.

If you root, and all you want to do is Tether, then to make taking future OTA's easier, I suggest using Wifi Tether For Root app (See my notes about setup at the bootom of THIS PAGE. )

Another option is [APP][MOD][Root]Hotspot Entitlement Bypass v1.1 5/9/2014, but it does make changes to the build.prop, and while it undoes them, I haven't tested to see if it changes the checksum of the build.prop when it reverts its changes(if it does, that would get in the way of future OTA's)
[Moto X Q&A] trinniboy68:
moto x

i have an unlocked bootloader. havent rooted yet cause i like the features of the moto are there roms that will dupl. the stock moto. i have verizon unlimited internet so need the ability to wifi link to my computer. as i am on the road a lot and its more secure to use my own wifi than someone elses. having a mac there arent any hacks for my phone, the one i did find the dev. isnt supporting it yet and bricking my phone i cant take right now as im fairly new to this. i rooted my s3
[Moto X Q&A] samwathegreat:
No 'hacks' for your phone? The entire android SDK is available for MAC. We have several users here who have flashed their phones 100% with MAC.

If you download the MAC Toolkit, it includes everything you need, even though it isn't supported by its devs anymore. You just won't use any of the scripts (that's all that no longer supported). Also, since you have the DEV edition, you WON'T lose your warranty by rooting it. It's HIGHLY unlikely you will brick your phone unless you do something totally stupid that is well documented here (like: you NEVER downgrade or flash older firmwares/versions on your Moto X - this is one of the few ways you can brick it).

Since you have already unlocked the BL, all you would do is fastboot flash TWRP recovery, and it will root for you. Then you can use either method that [MENTION=1165307]KidJoe[/MENTION] and I have suggested for you. There honestly isn't much at all you can mess up.

Additionally, once you install TWRP, you can take a full backup that you could restore in the event of a problem. PLUS the SBF images are available, so even without a backup your phone could still be restored back to stock.
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
Some of these sentences run together, so If I miss anything, I'm sorry.

Rooting wont remove any features of the stock Moto roms. As far as "other roms" duplicating stock, I haven't run anything but the stock rom. While there are "alternates" (like CM) if they are NOT based on stock, they will not have the Moto specific features like active display, always on listening (OK google now....), etc.

I have unlimited data too. I purchased the Dev X since I was going to have to buy an X at full retail because I wanted to keep my Unlimited (and be able to root without waiting on vulnerabilities/exploits).

All I've done is unlocked the bootloader, to root I just flashed TWRP recovery, and installed SuperSU (see -> http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/step-step-instructions-unlocking-t2649738 although the TWRP and SuperSU versions linked are a little out of date now, they still work on 4.4 and 4.4.2). Then I use Wifi Tether for Root as mentioned earlier, greenify, Root Explorer, Quick Boot (reboot), Adree and not really much else that needs root, and no extra tweaks/hacks. In other words, I run stock, but rooted, with a few apps that need ROOT access, and nothing else modified on my phone.

The tools to flash the stock SBF files are RSDLite and mFastboot. Rsdlite is a GUI tool that flashes the full SBF/XML file, all commands, in like a batch mode. mFastboot is a command line tool that allows you to flash parts/pieces one at a time. I don't know if there is an RSDlite for Mac OS, but there is an mFastboot. So if you mess your phone up badly enough, you can usually recover with the stock images. (the only note being DO NOT DOWNGRADE your ROM!! for more see -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/MotoX-Downgrade.htm )
[Moto X Q&A] trinniboy68:
thanks

thank you for the info
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yoonus:
Hi,

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 verizon model. Its rooted and running CleanROM 6.0R2 ROM android 4.1.2.

I am trying to accomplish below

1. Mount external sdcard in read-only mode. This is to avoid files on the extsdcard being accidentally deleted.

I have music and some old photos in there. Sometimes my son plays with the phone. I don't want him

to delete all the photos/music on the external sdcard.

I have tried following, but none of then resolved the issue

1. Partition external sd card as ext3 and set all files/dir to read-only permission from ubuntu box.

This didn't work because, phone doesn't recognize the sdcard and partitions on it.

2. Partition extsdcard as vfat and set permission for the files/dir to read-only using root-explorer.

I cannot set permissions for vfat partition.

3. Partition extsdcard as vfat and Mount extsdcard as read-only using "root-explorer".

Doesn't work. Files can be deleted from other apps like Gallery.

4. Partition extsdcard as vfat and mount extsdcard as read-only using terminal and busybox.

This works. But files are owned by root. For group and other, permission is None. Hence

other apps are not able to view the files.

From reading many posts, I conclude, partition has to be vfat for apps like Gallery/video player etc to view it.

Only option to achieve read-only on a vfat partition is to mount it read-only. Based on this, any idea how I can achieve my objective?

Also, once set, what happens is the phone is rebooted? Anyway to repeat the sets at boot time?

Thanks
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
Many would really welcome a local answering machine on their Pocket PC’s to, for example, avoid the (often costly) need to call in remote voicemail boxes and/or to keep / archive the recordings of their, say, girlfriend.

Unfortunately, I have bad news for all these people: there is NO way one can implement such software on the current (mostly HTC-manufactured) crop of Pocket PC Phone Edition devices because of the hardware limitations I’ve explained in my article on recording conversations. That is, it’s pretty futile to look for any answering machine software for your Pocket PC phone – unless you have the GIGABYTE G-Smart (see below).

Note that

there are SMS notifiers (Aali Alikoski’s free SMS Notifier and BOO! Interactive’s commercial SMS Answering Machine) but they only answer with an SMS message and aren’t able to directly record the speech (the message) of the caller

other smart phone platforms (see for example Smart Answer on the Nokia S60 platform) do have call recorders. They, however, have hardware that does allow recording calls. (HTC, hear this?! It has been stated many times and we’ll tell you many MORE times that you SHOULD produce phone models that are able to record phone calls because that feature would also make it possible to use the phone as an answering machine!)

there is only one Pocket PC Phone Edition model, GIGABYTE’s excellent G-Smart, which contains built-in software to do this. The software, however, can NOT be “hacked” to other devices – this GIGABYTE PDA has special hardware that, unlike HTC models, does allow for recording the voice of the other party (incidentally, this is why it also contains a call recorder software, not just a call answering machine.)

Some related threads:

Answering machine

You can also try entering the words "Answering machine" here, making sure you also select the “Search for all terms” radio button.
[General Topics] st3v3:
DAMMIT
[General Topics] jmdrizen:
The Answerphone is great on the g-Smart... but not perfect....

To get it working better you need to get rid of your service providers answering service, otherwise that one will occasionally take the call, as the time that you set the answerphone on the g-Smart, isn't always accurate. I.E. set it to a 20 sec delay, and because of the lag for the phone to ring, the lag for the software to activate etc etc.... the SP answering service grabs it first...

Once you've disabled the SP service, it's great... when you have signal... otherwise you'll miss everything, won't get any indicators and all the caller gets is the DO-DO-DO-DO-DO of the engaged/not available.

Upside though... cheaper... messages available locally... and you can screen the calls...
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] gkrules:
Recorded audio is very quiet and sounds muffled. In-call audio is the same, but can be fixed by turning the speakerphone on. People in calls consistently say they can not hear me, and it is solved every time by turning speakerphone on and comes back when speakerphone is turned off. Is a different mic used when speakerphone is on? How can I force the phone to use the speakerphone microphone settings all the time?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] gkrules:
HTC warranty services wants the phone for 2 weeks to fix this problem, so if there is anyone who knows how to use the speakerphone microphone all the time, it would be greatly appreciated.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrRadic:
Will the Samsung Galaxy S5 work in Japan if unlocked? Specifically the data, don't care much about the voice.

Specifically looking at the following SIM: http://www.bmobile.ne.jp/english/devices.html
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
OK here it goes

Has the HTC sence on it originally

Unlocked and S-off

Installed GPE, didn't like how unmistakeable it was

Tried to install Android revolution on it got symlink: some symlinks failed error

Managed to turn S-on (don't ask)

Now can not adb in normal fastboot usb

can adb in any other mode and fasboot

TWRP installed

tried incertcoin, Android revolution and then Viperone, all fail with symlink: some symlinks failed error

Tried to flash stock rom and GPE sae problem

Finally tried CM Mod, now this is in nightlys no stable release or anything and a very small install 260mg

did install with no problems, rooted and everything

I did install CM from /sdcard/, i cant remember if i tried that with the others, i mustly did it from ext sdcard

Now for the life of me i cant adb so i can get into the shell to s-off again and i can not get another rom on to it, now since it took me two solid days to get a working OS back onto the phone im not in a hurry to try again with out posting and asking for help or if anyone can answer this.

1 why can't i adb in to getinto the shell (adb devices comes up but blank on the list)

2 why am i getting the symlink: some symlinks failed error on other roms

P.S. if anyone is getting the above symlinks error try CM mod 11 nightly for the M8
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Enable usb debugging.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
What does that fix, as I have cm on it now and the adb issue is the same
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
You can't use adb without enabling usb debugging.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
I know this, and it is on, and still when in bootloader usb mode the list of devices shows of nothing under it
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Your device is being detected initially. Just don't bother with the 'adb reboot' or swap the cable to another usb port after reboot. Just go ahead and do the s-off.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
2

Ok it seams i forgot the last command /data/local......

but now i am getting
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BerndM14:
Managed to turn S-on (don't ask) Like you said... Won't ask and you probably realise why you shouldn't have in the first place :(
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
Hboot

Could my hboot being 3.18.0.000 have anything to do with it and if so can i fix it?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
HTC patched it with the last update. I don't think anyone had found a fix yet.:(
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v-b-n:
Biggest problem i see is that you ran the RUU for GPe which converted all partition ( and sizes ) to that for GPe. When returning to Sense, the first thing you should do is flash a Sense firmware first, then factory reset and then flash the whole Sense ROM

So I believe you missed flashing the firmware part totally ?!?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
A-B-N, is there a way to fix the partitions with s-on? Could you tell me step by step? Maybe I van still get AR HD or viperone on it.

As for s-off, I'll just have to wait, sure once I've an is on the phone even tho its a nightly build. Its still not a paper weight. Thank you all for the responses and help. I've learned a great deal in the last 48 hours :cool:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ron_235:
same here

I'm having the same problem has anyone found a solution
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
Do you have s-off
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tvick47:
Bumping this, I have s-on and keep getting the "symlink: some symlinks failed" error. I cannot flash any zip and I have no OS on my phone, any help would be greatly appreciated.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
I was the same and managed to get CM11 onto mine
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
same here

the only thing works is cm11

want sense back!! how??
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafucho:
same here, I'm s-on :(

what to do to get back to sense??

I'll try a small Sense ROM like SkyDragon Redbulled, I'll let you guys know
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
done, fixed :D :D
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
How did you fix it????

Did you try that sky dragon rom'?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
2 confirmed :D

check my post in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/help/help-gpe-5-0-root-s-off-t2976216
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] penpen72:
help please

My situation is that i had gpe installed when I got the phone and i wanted to go back to stock. After following several guides I am now s-ON, with no OS. I am trying to install ARHD and everything goes but at the end it shows CREATING SYMLINKS SYMLINK: SOME SYMLINKS FAILED. It won't boot to that at all. I am now on my 6th day of trying to fix it and I am about ready to take a sledgehammer to it. I followed your link but it skips one file when I try to copy it to the twrp backup folder. I am at a loss!!!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
I was in the same boat, install CM11 nightlys, they work fine and it will get your phone working again
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
wrong recovery version use 2.8.4.0 from here: http://tinyw.in/CaptainTWRP
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
Before giving bad advice nkk71 its because he has s-on that errors comes up during the install because the installer cant repartitions the memory after the gpe was installed making the partitions to small for a sense based rom
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
my bad :angel:

your

thread,

your

rules :rolleyes:

oh and i wasnt aware the "installer" repartitions the phone :cyclops:

and on that note:

you seem to have everything under control, sorry for "bugging in"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeremyenos:
So I'm in the same boat- installed GPE on my AT&T M8 to get the radio update so ARHD would work properly (LTE previously wouldn't take incoming calls).

Anyway- that seemed to work for the LTE issue, then discovered I couldn't restore my ARHD image backup. Couldn't install ARHD from it's zip either (symlink error).

Then heard about GPE RUU and how it makes partitions smaller or something and Sense based roms no longer fit?

What's the resolution path to get partitions sized back properly so I can restore my ARHD image and retain the radio updates that came with the GPE RUU?

Thanks.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morktista:
You must have S-Off to redo the partition tables and an unlocked bootloader or your stuck until you get them off
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeremyenos:
I'm s-off. Just don't know how to get back so I can use arhd.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ben_deez:
fixed symlinks issue on rom installation

i know its an old thread.... but i fixed my symlinks issue by mounting the system folder in twrp. then i did a repair file system on the system forlder before installing rom
[Galaxy Note 3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoneXDA:
Is there an app or setting that shows me if HMP works correctly, and all cores can be used at one time?
[Galaxy Note 3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samavb:
App name - CPU stats - Free

In play store there is an app called CPU stats. Below is the link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.takke.cpustats

Using this application you can check how many cores are active at a given time and what % of CPU is being used.

There are many applications which are similar to this but I found this one quiet useful.

Hope it serves your purpose.

---------- Post added at 07:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:58 PM ----------

P.S. What is HMP ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoneXDA:
From Samsung:

Exynos 5 Hexa is designed to bring optimal performance and power efficiency which are increasingly required in the mid to high-end mobile market. Hexa, as its name suggests, is powered by six CPU cores; two 1.7GHz Cortex® -A15™ cores and four 1.3GHz Cortex® -A7™ cores. Exynos 5 Hexa is one of the first Exynos Processors to embrace the power of Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP). The HMP technology simply allows the Hexa to seamlessly select the right processor type and the right number of cores for any given task resulting in optimum performance while prolonging battery life. With HMP enabled, Exynos 5 Hexa can run various combinations of cores ranging from just one to all six providing up to 42% improved performance from Exynos 5 Dual but with better power efficiency.

Basically this means any number of cores can run at any combination. I wanna know if the Exynos 5 Hexa actually uses the ability, will check the app, thx.
[Galaxy Note 3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthykid:
You don't trust Samsung :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samavb:
Nice explanation

Hi,

Thank you for nice explanation. I am using Note 3 Neo N750 and installed the CPU states application. It shows all the 6 cores with varying %. I don't know if that application is what you are searching for but it is worth a try.

I received my Note 3 Neo yesterday and smoothness is clearly felt. Hexa core seems to be working well.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.takke.cpustats

Please have a look.

one more app - CPU monitor

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigbro.ProcessProfiler

This app will give you more detailed information.

Thanks,
[Sony Xperia M] marson5:
This is deodex for c1905 latest fw 15.4.A.1.9

Create using cygwin

http://www.mediafire.com/?tna1t9oo4beocue

sent from outer-space using c1905
[Sony Xperia M] master_boy_dn:
and share the ftf file please :D
[Sony Xperia M] milan.stevanovic19:
Are there any new feautures, bug fixes, or changes?

Can you post some screenshots too?
[Sony Xperia M] StraightEdgeKid:
Thanks bro, can me make superuser mod for this version?
[Sony Xperia M] gamer649:
Already been done, check the themes and apps section.
[Sony Xperia M] StraightEdgeKid:
Thanks for reply man...
[Sony Xperia M] syedafzal.shah:
iam on 15.4.A.1.9 ... How to install this? procedure please
[Sony Xperia M] Arturiuz!:
if u have recovery installed on your fone,d'load the zip posted in OP,flash it through recovery & you're good! :D
[General Questions and Answers] AndrewWilder:
Hi,

Since I'm on my phone right now, I can't edit a picture unfortunately so I'll explain it instead.

So on the LG L9 p760 model there's a front facing camera as we all know. But next to it (on the right side from the front camera) there's a led-like-ish little thing. I mean it looks like a led but I'm not sure what it actually is.

It can barely be seen that's why I wanted to edit a picture showing you its exact location so it would be easier for you guys to get what I mean.

This led-like thing is in the right upper corner of the phone as I said but it never works / blinks / flashes etc.

Can anyone clarify this please? What's that thing on the phone?
[General Questions and Answers] Sakthivel_Subbiah:
may be thats your phone's light sensor or proximity sensor...Light sensor detects the amount of ambient light outside and proximity sensor turns off the screen when on call to prevent ear touching the screen...