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[Defy General] ciripicchio123:
Is not an hardware issue. Defy doesn't see satellites. I've tried with S4 in airplane mode and fix is almost istant
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
Did you reboot the S4 in airplane mode, then try? That's pretty impressive if it can really get a cold-start fix that fast.

For me, a cold-start fix on the Defy usually takes a couple of minutes without a data connection, and sometimes it takes a minute or so before it even begins picking up satellites, so I guess that's normal for this hardware. On CM7.2 with the LTO data, though, it seemed a lot faster: a cold-start fix usually only took 30 seconds or so under a clear sky.
[Defy General] ciripicchio123:
Even with LTO and a A-GPS data downloaded, gps fix requires many, many minutes.
[Defy General] ciripicchio123:
After successul fix, subsequent fixes are faster even after a cold reboot (i don't know why, but is ok)

How can I decrease the boot time ?
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
Great! :good:

CM7 boots about as quickly as any rom for the Defy, so you may not be able to make much improvement there. You could try uninstalling/disabling system apps that run at startup; that might help a little. Overclocking from the bootmenu will also help.
[Defy General] ciripicchio123:
could you tell me how to uninstall system apps and check what is starting at boot time ?
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
You could use an app like this to see what applications and processes are running after a fresh reboot.

You can disable system apps using the android settings menu. I don't remember exactly how to do it on CM7, but on Android 4.4 you can manage apps under Settings > Apps > All. (You can also access the app manager by hitting the menu button > Manage apps.) Select the system app you want to disable, and click the "disable" button. I think the procedure was similar on CM7.

Alternatively, you can just delete a system app using a root-enabled file explorer like ES File Explorer. In ES File Explorer, go to Tools and enable the "Root Explorer" option, then navigate to the system/app directory of your phone's internal memory and delete whatever apks you don't want. (Be careful not to delete an app if you don't know what it does, or you might cause more problems. If you run into errors or your phone is unable to boot after deleting system apps, just re-flash the CM7 zip from recovery.)
[Defy General] ag.steel:
Omnirom

Hi, I'm also using my Defy+ for offline GPS (without sim, too)

Currently running Omnirom builds by Struq and Kayant (look in the "Omnirom for Defy" thread).

- Boot time is approx. 1'30, but no big deal for me (I'm not sure you will find custom roms with really faster boot times?)

- GPS hooking up takes some minutes (~maybe 3-5 mins) but I'm not even sure if I'm using a gps fix or not!

- battery usage : GPS & wifi are the most battery hungry components anyway :)

- I don't use Gapps , so that would qualify for "stripped down", only F-droid repository for apps, and the great OsmAnd for GPS nav :good:
[Defy General] alerort:
Hello,

I have 2 defy "MB525 green lens" phones. On one of them (bought new) GPS works very well, 10-12 sattelittes at all time, first fix in cca 4 minutes withouth data connection. The only thing I've noticed is that the GPS really hates to "cold-start" when the phone is moving, i.e. inside a car. After fix, the signal strength ans sattelite count is OK.

On the second defy, GPS hardly sees a satellite. But the phone is from a hill climber, and I've got the phone with a smashed screen, the guy told me the phone falled some 30 m before hitting the ground... On opening it up I've noticed the PCB is chipped on one of the upper corners. New digitizer and everything else works....except for that GPS.

Perhaps the GPS chip is the most fragile component inside the phone... I don't know. But I think the software is not the cause here.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] sk8funk:
t-mobile got about 25 in stock as i just got mine after ringing then every day checking so be quick. t-mobile direct that is. 0845 412 5000 for upgrade ppl try the same for new contract i guess.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] njpollard:
I've just called them and they told me they're still out of stock :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] sk8funk:
well thats a lie then coz the guy told me they had 30 in today but only 25 as direct orders. and i did get mine at last
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] njpollard:
I guess it depends who you speak to.

The new stock should really be going to people who are already waiting, so why they're selling it to people who phone up I don't know. :evil:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] sk8funk:
i guess i got one coz been waiting and it was an upgrade
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mikeycollins13:
Yes they had a few today

I ordered mine on Monday and the girl from business sales just nabaged to get her hands on it for me, she said they were only a dozen there and I was lucky, I have two coming tomorrow.

Now, with 58% of people having screen aligment issues, AND kepping in mind that the lucky 42% may just owned theirs long enough...

What are the odds that BOTH my Varios will have screen alignment issues??

I run a betting site for gamers, www.sharkwaters.com, and will bet anybody, 4 to 1 odds, that both of these will be sent back??

any takers w/ SA issues?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mobilecat:
mine

I got aall to say mine was on its way But I have been waiting ages.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mikeycollins13:
nope

got two htc 637, hermes 300's today...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] dazzled:
On phone to T-Mobile now say they have 20 in stock, just ordered mine which will come Tuesday
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strangeland16:
Now root is done can we move apps to SD card or is this not possible If you can how do I do this please
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funky0308:
Yes we can.

Just use root browser or similar explorer and copy/create/move folders and apps.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strangeland16:
Awesome thanks
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hussainally:
Bro where do I find application data... What are they named as and which files do I move to sd card? Also where and how do I place them in SD card?

Appreciate your advice
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Application data is located in /data partition. Apk files can be located from /data/app, and data itself from /data/data. You can move them to SD from settings-applications.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seifer1975:
If you want to write to external SD card, download SDFix from play. This is a kitkat issue.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hussainally:
Is there an app that works that can move apps to sd card rather than doing it normally?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poo-tang:
Do you mean Apk's, app user data or do you mean for example game assests/app data (obb files which can be up to around 1.8gb)?

You may want to check out foldermount - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hussainally:
Folder mount worked great.. Thanks
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mefistoooo:
Folder mount doesn't work greate. Spotify data moved to ext sd card and mount folder using Folder Mount and now i have 2 folders with spotify data, on sd card and ext sd card.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poo-tang:
That means it's working. Foldermount creates virtual folders which display the contents of folder you have linked (think of it like a local VPN tunnel). The folder you are seeing on internal is in fact mirroring from external, it won't effect storage space on your internal Sd.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raflt:
You said can move apps to SD Card on Xperia Z2 (D6543), and you said to move the data folder, in root i think, just this folder named "data" i found, but if i really move this folder to cannot cause any damage to Z2 (D6543)? And if could you explain in detail i'll be grateful!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xeinebiu:
Hello everyone !

Since 1 week on my s3 screen started to show up an overlay green color but with an opacity at 10% maybe ... sometimes all the color are fine but after a while every color changes little to an green color ... When is green overlay i can se and some small lines when i sent photos on facebook messenger ... any suggestion ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Wipe and flash stock firmware with Odin, if still the same then hardware.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Oy!

So, Geohot released a one-click root tool for the Galaxy S5 earlier today, and it should - according to him, work on any device running firmwares 4.4.2 or earlier. I'm already rooted, but I installed it on my Ultra running stock 4.4.2, and it installed fine, and I guess it ran and finished, because it did what it said it would do (root and reboot within 15 seconds), and I didn't get any errors, BUT a person here with a non-rooted 4.4.2 device has to try it out before we can conclude that this does indeed work on the Ultra.

Confirmed working on the Xperia Z, Xperia T, Xperia E1, Xperia SP and possibly Z1 Compact (not confirmed)

How does it work?

NOTE: Towelroot does not actually install SuperSU, so install SuperSU from the Play Store after you've ran Towelroot and it has rebooted. If you can't update binaries in SuperSU, it's a bug.

UPDATE: USE THIS TOOL INSTEAD http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900

- Go to http://towelroot.com/

- Install APK

- Run APK

- Done

Original thread: here
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adfurgerson:
Where is [MENTION=5883705]polargirl[/MENTION] when you need her ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
LOL, I had the same thought. [MENTION=5883705]polargirl[/MENTION], where are you?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] diezuhl:
I'll try this later when i get home.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] b22ri22an:
confirmed to work on gpe models as well running 4.4.3 kernel 3.4.0-perf-g5b037df

rooted and busybox install

SuperSU binaries dont update, but when root is needed it does pop the grant box and allow su
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Unfortunately not working with stock sony Kitkat (757). It just stuck there after the button got clicked, and sending ANR after a while. when Ok'd, the phone restarts.. And.......... Nothing happened.. Oh well..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] diezuhl:
Tried it. Doesn't work on stock 757. It restarts my phone after some time with in-between not responding messages.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
If this doesn't work then there are the two exploits that were released over the weekend for the z2 and z1s. I wonder if they will work on 4.4.2 on a locked BL?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Chima2:
Great news! This is bringing a much welcome change.

Totally OT: Hacking pays! Geohot made around $18.000 for the towelroot, and I believe it was just back in March he found some exploits for ChromeOS and made $150.000 off of that. I'm extremely jelly. Time to learn how to read code >_<
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Keoregh:
Same here.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] agoNITE:
Same here on my C6833.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] doctahjeph:
those were just pledges. a pledge works like this, "I pledge $5 that someone can get this to work". That is it. I am in no way forced to follow through with my pledge. I am sure Geohot got some mad donations, but that $18,000 pledge reward was probably a stretch.

Now regarding the root. I read, very briefly, on reddit that this root process may not be as secure as others and may open you devices up to malware easier. Can anyone confirm this?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] b22ri22an:
I didn't pledge anything but I sent him a few bucks to have a cold one on me. been looking for an easy root solution for my gpe model for some time now
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sigmaphi:
same thing here not working here !
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxouffr:
It works with this tool ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900

It's made for Z1 and Z1 compact. Maybe it can works with Z Ultra because they are the same CPU
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] xd4d3v:
It works!!!! yay!!!

finally!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
ZOMG Thanks a million! It now works with my XZU Kitkat 757, running NUT Recovery now Wow! Never thought this day would come :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxouffr:
:) :) :) :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] xd4d3v:
Ther only thing not working is updating the superuser binaries, though. i'm sure there's an easy fix for that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
yeah, read the threads involved ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] julz:
works for me too on my C6833! Nice one!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Sadman Khan:
And rooting has finally been made one-click easy :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rb240z:
Is the Nut file "ZU-lockeddualrecovery2.7.123-BETA.installer.zip" you are extracting? I have resisted rooting my C6833 for the last 5 months, but I really miss running the Exchange without PIN I used to use on my Nexus.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] megapimp:
Which tool are you guys downloading to make this work? It stalls out message pops up about not responding and then reboots the phone? Im on a C6806 in US
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sajidlz:
How to install dual recovery without pc? Already towel rooted and installed supersu
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Don't apply tr.apk directly. That won't work. Please use this method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900

which will incorporate TowelRoot in the process, but wrap it on Sony-friendly environment.

Just download from here and then extract the package, and then run the supplied install.bat.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Paul in Maryland:
When I click install.bat, I'm offered these choices:

Open As

Text

Audio

Video

Image

Other

If I click Text, I'm then asked to select an app in which the to open it.

If I choose Other, I'm offered a complete list of my installed apps.

How, exactly, do I tell install.bat to "run"?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
1. Run Windows

2. Cmd should open when you double click it
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Open it on Windows duh
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Paul in Maryland:
I was working only in Android because nowhere in Post 26, or this thread, was Windows mentioned. So why was it obvious?

Missing steps and condescending replies are why I hesitate to use procedures that were not written by professional technical writers. When someone like me points out that a required step is missing, he's told that the need to first perform that step was obvious. If I treated my documentation customers that way, I wouldn't last long. That's why I try to heed Francis Bacon's advice, "Write not so that you can be understood, but so that you cannot be misunderstood "
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] julz:
hrmmm... sorry you found it difficult. Unfortunately performing more 'technical' tasks on your phone requires you to know some basics such as '.BAT' files only run on PCs. You'll probably find that most instructions on xda and other forums will assume readers/followers will already know these types of things as a prerequisite.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adfurgerson:
I heed Kevin Bacon's advice.

Part of being a man is learning to take responsibility for your successes and for your failures. You can't go blaming others or being jealous. Seeing somebody else's success as your failure is a cancerous way to live.

Kevin Bacon
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] martin132014:
Interupting...:P

Hm, mind i ask does this work only on 4.4.2...anyone tested on 4.3...if anything goes wrong or fail the proses, will it brick my phone....

I have xperia t2 ultra and cause t2 doesn't have it's own xda site yet, so I'm asking it here...

Doomlords has release his own version to root but that require to unlock bootloader before root so I'm unable to backup my TA partition...im still seaching a safe method...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Just try it you won't regret. This method is very safe, no bricking can occur (at least you follow the steps mentioned) and don't follow the OP directly, but use the alternative method posted in Cross device Forum for Xperia. The Root for Various Xperia thread.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sigmaphi:
Thank you very much

Now works with kitkat :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sajidlz:
Can I juz download any rom from zu development thread rom.zip file and gapps and juz install through dual recovery or shall I need to do anything like DRM keys back up before that???
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iBuzman:
Would be hilarious if getting this to work on the XZU broke geohots Sony agreement.. Hehe
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Chima2:
I didn't think about his possible legal fees when he went up against Sony for that ps3 beef. His ChromeOS bounty hopefully helped him out there, or maybe the community helped out? Otherwise he'd be bankrupt wouldn't he!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] vcetina:
Not working on my C6806, it freezes when i click on the "make it rain" button. Same thing when i visit the towelroot site and install the software from my c6806 navigator.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Xyphir:
Just wanted to say this worked great for me on my Bell C6806 with Locked bootloader firmware 4.4.2 14.3.A.0.757 : Full Root with dual recovery :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] OKAstro:
Does this work on Samsung Galaxy S3 (1747)? I see that we need to install SuperSU after this but, does it install bust box?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] megapimp:
Verified working on C6806 with the methods above. I needed to make sure to check USB Debugging inside developer settings inside the phone. Once i did that the install of easyroottool was a piece of cake. Installed the dual recovery installable version and selected option 2. Once that succesfully installed i also installed before the Dual recovery SuperSU from chainfire on google play. WORKED GREAT! Now how is it we access the dual recovery again?

hmm not getting into recovery
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yes, it should work just fine. Just try it and see. You can't damage your device by trying it :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] skarfreak:
Thanks a million for the creator of this app... Works fine with me now... Now i can use my 64gb sd card for my songs and movies... Kudos....
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Daruosh:
Anyone who applied the root, does have sufficient privileges to write to /system folder?

I rooted my device and installed the SuperSU manually from PlayStore... at first it tried to update binaries and failed and at the second run, it worked fine. Now the root checker says my phone has been rooted successfully and other apps which need root access work fine... But i cannot instal busybox into /system folder and make other modifications for SD card write permissions in KitKat.

Shall I flash the SuperSU through recovery or it needs another modification/patch?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
I can modify system build.prop as well as restore apps into /system (like GMD Gestures), but I installed SuperSU from chainfire's site, as per instructions (seems like everybody forgets that passage, even though it's written in english as everything else). That way you don't have update binaries problems.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Daruosh:
I understand the procedure of installing SuperSU based on chaifire's instructions. The fact is i don't want to install dual recovery and i tried to install SuperSU from play store. If you confirm flashing SuperSU through NUT's dual recovery, i'll do that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
you can always hotboot DooKernel, boot into recovery, install SuperSU, reboot. This will leave you with an unmodified kernel and SuperSU

This can either be done with flashtool of the "fastboot boot boot.img" command
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Daruosh:
Humm, Neat idea.. thanks for the tip... Is this DooKernel compatible with Z Ultra? I'll search the forum, but would appreciate any link or discussion thread.

Thanks again :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
Yeah but that implies having an unlocked bootloader right? You can't install a modified kernel with the bootloader still locked.

I think you missed the point here. The procedure is NOT following chainfire instructions, but simply downloading the latest apk available from his site and installing it the same way you install any apk. That way you don't have any problems updating binaries.

That said, I don't know if this is related to your system write problem, but it's a start...

It seems that the first one or two version of the tool developed for Xperias caused similar problems to yours to other users, so you may as well try the whole procedure again with an updated version.

On the other hand, if you want to unlock the bootloader root can be achieved in like 5 seconds from any recovery on any firmware. And of course, if you don't want the recovery sticking, you can always hotboot or follow NUT's instructions on how to disable it once installed. ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Daruosh:
Thanks for pinpointing the issue.

I did a bit research on hotboot stuff and even tried doing it in the fastboot mode but no luck.

Anyhow i couldn't resist the temptation of installing the dual recovery and problem has been fixed.

This a bit off topic but I'm curious about side effects the custom recovery which I have? Am I able to receive OTA updates? Does it have any security leak potentials?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
There's little to no harm in installing the dual recovery, as you could simply disable it (following NUT's instructions) or reflash a stock .ftf to overwrite it.

You can receive OTA update notifications, but you can't install them, update fails every time (of course it's root related).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rockky:
Towelroot stopped working!

Hi...I hadda run a service Update and Towelroot no longer works on my device. Worked beautifully before.

Sooo bummed.

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
running it straight? or the xperia version also linked in OP?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rockky:
Just running it straight blueether
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iBuzman:
The Xperia version (http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2784900) works perfectly with 4.4.4 (I've made an ftf for 6833 14.4.A.0.108 and will post link soon,it's 80% uploaded atm)

[MENTION=655433]LordManhattan[/MENTION] I've linked this thread in my 4.4.4 ftf ZU thread (thought it polite to let you know)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rockky:
So after rooting.....finally got it!!....you guys use flashtool to get recovery? (via doom Lords alt kernel I take it)?

Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
doomlord's or jackie's or [nut]'s recovery installer
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] saijm4444:
I get this

But rootchecker does not show access. Am I doing something wrong?

I have a new Z Ultra with 4.4.2 Stock unrooted rom.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
try easyroot or [NUT]'s dualrecovery installer, both in the cross development section
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] llxxjinxxll:
hey so I also have the GPE updated to 4.4.4, how did you manage to root using towelroot?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
When did you update to 4.4.4? there has been one other person that hasn't rooted using this method. Have a read of the posts in the GPe section for some more hints at what might work
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Visa Declined:
It sucks that Towelroot doesn't work on the GPe, I changed the strings to what blue suggested, and still it's a no go.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Should work with one of the numbers/strings, there has been no new updates released as far as I know
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Visa Declined:
I tried them all blue.

*edit*

I got it!, 133701060 worked, I had to quit the program and start fresh with that string in place. Thank you :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Kii_MaRoc:
Xperia Z failed to root

Hi,

I receive the message that my Xperia Z (C6603) is not supported.

OS = Android 4.4.4

Do you know if it depends on which OS version currently is installed?

Any hints?

Thanks in advance

Regards

MaRoc
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cameljockey1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] HufflepuffBR:
Someone knows how to update the su binaries on SuperSU? I can't do it on my C6943 4.4.4 14.4.A.0.108 - already rooted with towelroot