yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orphee:
I live in France, I bought my Tab S 10.5 LTE on an Italian website.

I called Samsung France. The warranty is European, not worldwide. No problem for me.

The tab cost 100€ less than in France.

With shipping fees, I paid 512€ instead of 600€ in France.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corvus.corax:
Cool. What's the Italian site?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orphee:
www.hw1.it

They only have the LTE version in Italy, no wifi only.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corvus.corax:
The price of the tab S offered on the italian site, with 3g/4g, is the same at the wifi-only version everywhere else. So, I am thinking, why not buy the 3g/4g+wifi. I never have to use the data connection, but if I ever desparately need 3g/4g, I can drop a SIM card into it. Hmmm. not a bad idea at all.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blueboy1971:
I bought my Tab S on the day of release in the US and walked back into the UK with it saving about 100 quid. I have added my device to my Samsung devices page and entered the serial number with no issues so guessing that as long as they don't want a receipt of purchase then warranty should not be an issue.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orphee:
When I asked Samsung France about European warranty, they answered me "As long as you have the bill/receipt, it is ok, your Italian tablet is under warranty in France too"
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corvus.corax:
I want to buy the 8.4 lte unit as it is the same price as the wifi only version elsewhere, but I find it a little discomforting that the price is 100 euros cheaper than it will be offered elsewhere. Should I be concerned about the product this website is offering?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orphee:
I'm not sure to understand your word...

Yes I bought the LTE version on this Italian website same price than wifi version in France, and I'm very happy with it.

I was in holiday this week, far from any wifi access point, I was very happy to have the LTE version (with my multi sim data plan).

Price in France for wifi version : http://www.materiel.net/tablette-tactile/samsung-galaxy-tab-s-10-blanc-105481.html

Price in Italy for LTE version : http://www.hw1.it/samsung-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-sm-t805ntsaitv/
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corvus.corax:
Take the 8.4inch, for example. The French site's price for the wifi-only tablet is the normally suggested 399 euro price. The wifi/4g-lte version is recommended to sell for 499 euros in Europe. But the Italian site is selling that one for 399 euros - a 100 euros discount (discount similar to the 10.5 inch prices). So my question is: are you satisfied with product you got from the Italian site because I think the price is quite low compared to what it is "supposed" to be.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orphee:
Well it seems the price is normal in Italy, if you check some comparing Italian websites.

Yes I couldn't be more satisfied, I really recommend this website.

I asked some info in English by mail, they called me on my phone to confirm the tracking number of the package...

I was afraid when I paid, but now I'm very happy.

http://www.trovaprezzi.it/prezzo_tablet_galaxy_tab_s_10.5.aspx

I choosed hw1.it because they ship in France.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gggg:
SM-T705

I am from Austria also tinking about ordering eg. at Amazon.it to have 30 days trial (cant be ordered in Germany from Austria right now) ...

Is it ok to flash an Austian Version e.g. CSC: T705ATO1ANF1 ???

1 will knox be triggered ?

2 is there any difference regarding GSM/LTE frequency bands or do all european devices have the same circuit boards ? One can look this up e.g. with myphoneexplorer (\System\build.prop Austria: ro.product.board=universal5420)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carles12:
Hello everybody !

To begin with, I'm sorry for my bad english, I'm french.

I'm looking for, since a long time, how to root my firmware 205 with a locked bootloader to install ROM custom for example.

I tried the app towelroot but it not works : my phone stops running.

If somebody can explain me or can let me a link toward a tuto, it should be great !

Thanks a lot.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aqua9teen1:
Hi

This is my step/procedure to ROOT and repair your firmware. I hope it will help you. I COMPILE IT FOR EASY UNDERSTANDING. DO AT YOU OWN RISK. I ASSUME YOUR DEVICE IS C5303

There is several way how to repair your firmware

Way 1

Go to setting>Backup and reset>Factory data reset [Internal data loss will happen]

Way 2

Dial *#*#7378423#*#*. Go to customization setting. You can factory default or reset. [Internal data loss will happen]

Way 3

1.	Use flashtool and here the link to download the latest http://www.flashtool.net/download.php

2.	Download firmware https://mega.co.nz/#!8AJhGDIS!YSYbbEg_-4HXo7w9Na5ttRBQOp5F_prt07UEaiZRxHU This is Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean 12.0.A.2.254_CE or you can get latest firmware at

3.	Install flash tool (don’t change file/folder destination) and it driver (go to c>flashtool>drivers) tick all to be safe. For windows 8 go here ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2095087 ) to install driver.

4.	Place download firmware in the firmware folder (go to c > flashtool > firmwares)

5.	After you get all the flash tool and firmware. Now you are ready to install firmware. Open flashtool according to your pc (x32 or x64).

6.	Click the thunder icon.

7.	Tick flashmode.

8.	Choose the firmware you download.

9.	Click flash. Remember all the menu on the right you must not disturb unless you are advanced user.

10.	Turn off the phone. Connect usb to the pc. Hold the volume down without let it go. Connect the other side of the usb to the phone while holding the volume down button. Then let it go after you see some progress in the flash tool.

11.	Now your phone is back to default.

Let root your phone

Go to this link to root http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2405933. This only for 12.0.A.2.245 / 254 firmware.

Go to this link to install latest recovery http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2649923 . These recovery is needed to install any custom locked bootloader rom.

Now you have root phone. If you want to install custom rom please go to these link http://xdaforums.com/xperia-sp/development and http://xdaforums.com/xperia-sp/orig-development

PLEASE REMEMBER DO NOT FLASH UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER ROM AND ITS KERNAL SINCE YOUR PHONE STILL NOT UNLOCKED.

CREDIT TO ~DOOMLORD~neroyoung~mrjraider~dssmex~ FOR MAKE MY LIFE EASIER

HIT THANK BUTTON IF IT HELP YOU AND SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] headache59:
...or you could just flash a pre-rooted 205 rom (for locked bootloader) from the development section...

pure, existenz. etc
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aqua9teen1:
His phone are not root yet and does not have recovery so how does he want to flash pre-rooted 205 rom? Futhermore his phone stop running.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpaceCaker:
I have used towelroot

Installed supersu from olay store and it worked just fine

Stock

205 i have
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Plum Crazy:
Just use towelroot, it's quick and painless.

Sent from my C5303
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tanjotsingh:
I have HCL Me Connect 2G 2.0 tab.

stuck on boot logo showing me logo only...

I tried to flash stock rom but no luck.. also tried to open recovery but there is no any recovery

it cannot be open by pressing the combination keys..

i tried many method available on xda or also on other forums.. searched a lot... but got nothing

plz someone help me to get rid of this problem..

its not booting just logo appears...

recovery not opening

unable to flash stock rom with live suite coz not tablet is not detected to pc

plz help me ... sorry for bad english
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FeloH:
I'm considering buying an Xperia Z but I've received many comments from friends who have that since the battery drain issue they have had a very bad experience with their mobiles. Are the workarounds working fine for you? if you had to choose again would you still buy this mobile? I need a mobile that is not as expensive and is reliable and excepting the battery issue this one looks really good, I'd really apreciate if you can give me your opinion on this matter.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
The battery problem due google play service after 4.4.2 kitkat update and its already fixed ;)

I get 5 hours screen on and using the phone without delay

And i lose 7 percentage every 12 hour if the screen off all the time

So its good for me :) just you should know what to do ;)

Xperia™ Z (C6602) with Tapatalk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haretzi:
Hi

I want to install xPosed on bluestacks 0.8.12.3119 version. I 've downloaded the xPosed installer, then I clicked on and clicked on framework/install/update

I have an error message:

Carte SD:/mnt/sdcard/android/date/de.robv.android.exposed.installer/files

Copy of Xposed-disabler-recovery.zip...

Montage de /system en écriture ( writing I think, sorry the message is in french)

cp: can't create ' /system/bin/apps_process.orig' : Read- only file system

Echec de la création d'une sauvegarde de /system/bin/app_process which I think could be translated in

failure of the backup of /system/bin/app_process

I'm a beginner in this and in xposed so please answer the more precisely you can.

Thank you in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amsanjuan:
is it like this that is my problem too
[Fire TV General] Velrix:
Works great thanks
[Fire TV General] MadFlava:
I'd love to see a standalone app for installing this.
[Fire TV General] SaltyCookie_OnLoan2FM_SVE:
The msd2.sh file mentioned in

Step2

/Note2 is used to create a fake external SD Ext4 partition for Link2SD.

You can also use it to create a fake external SD FAT partition at /storage/sdcard1 for FolderMount.

FolderMount automatically recognizes this partition and suggests this as the initial path for its destination path suggestion.

In my case - sda1 is the FAT partition (For me - a USB stick fully formatted to FAT32), and sdb1 is the ext4 formatted USB stick. The same should work with a single partitioned USB stick (but different sd* device names - see original post).

The updated msd2.sh file looks like:

#!/system/bin/sh

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]mount -t vfat /dev/block/[COLOR="Red"]sda1[/COLOR] /storage/sdcard1[/COLOR] && mount -t ext4 [COLOR="Magenta"]/dev/block/[/COLOR][COLOR="Red"]sdb1[/COLOR] [COLOR="Magenta"]/data/sdext2[/COLOR] && sleep 5 && /system/bin/vold
[Fire TV General] Velrix:
The one annoying thing about this is during boot it will read the entire partition. This in turn in my case makes booting the Fire TV really slow. Lets hope I dont have to reboot much because it now takes around 2-3 minutes to boot up.
[Fire TV General] MarkBP:
I 2nd this. This is as close as we're gonna get to downloading Apps, ets., straight to an attached external drive but I know enough about this stuff to be somewhat intimidated by the initial instructions. Not that they're not clear, it just looks like I'd have too many avenues to brick my box.

Still...very good work OP. Thanks again.
[Fire TV General] SaltyCookie_OnLoan2FM_SVE:
Come on guys, this is XDA developers ;);)

OK, I have this brewing. Should post it by tomorrow.
[Fire TV General] jadflat:
awesome. how easy is it to reverse this entire process? I'd really like to know the risks before I take the plunge
[Fire TV General] tselling:
I think the process can be greatly simplified. On my computer I created install-recovery-2.sh with the two lines below:

#!/system/bin/sh

mount -t vfat /dev/block/sda1 /storage/sdcard1 && mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda2 /data/sdext2 && /system/bin/vold

Then I connected via adb to the fireTV from my computer.

Then an adb push of install-recovery-2.sh to /sdcard and then did an adb shell to the fireTV from my computer and su once there.

Copied from install-recovery-2.sh from /sdcard to /system/etc

Did a chmod 755 on the file to make it executable and then rebooted and all seems to be working well with partitions recognized.
[Fire TV General] SaltyCookie_OnLoan2FM_SVE:
Just tried this, didn't work for me (mount not detected).

- tselling, is Link2sd working with this ?

- If someone is working succesfully with Link2sd using tselling's method please report back. This is indeed a shorter route.
[Fire TV General] meadtj:
failed for me for tselling method
[Fire TV General] tselling:
Link2sd found ok and I linked sevzero without problems. Should note that I use sda1 and sda2 for fat32 in first primary partition and ext4 on second primary pzrtition of same usb flash drive. Any other setup would need to have different script to match your drive setup.
[Fire TV General] meadtj:
why does this need more than 1 partition to work anyways? Is it just because the app requires it for some weird reason?

edit: also which partition needs to be the bigger one? do the sizes matter? and does stickmount need to be disabled for this to work?
[Fire TV General] SaltyCookie_OnLoan2FM_SVE:
desc

why does this need more than 1 partition to work anyways? - Link2sd description in play store:

So we may be able to use FAT (haven't tried it) but we will lose some moving capabilities.

From my testing - FolderMount does work with the ext4 partiton, so I need two partitions (or 2 usb sticks).

also which partition needs to be the bigger one? - No restriction. Allocate as per your decision and experience with storage costs of apps.

do the sizes matter? - Don't believe her. It does.

Sorry. Uncalled for. Apologies. Not personal. I just had to. ;)

and does stickmount need to be disabled for this to work? - No, it doesn't
[Fire TV General] SaltyCookie_OnLoan2FM_SVE:
983

Ok, let's try and minimize this. Could it be due to tselling using a single partitioned USB drive, while I'm using two drives ?

I need a report back from someone with a single USB drive who tried tselling's simpler approach. If it failed - Maybe tselling added something along that he wasn't aware of. If it passed - Maybe that's a requirement for the simpler approach.

In other news, the script to automate this is take slightly more than I thought, due to unix-android differences (I come from a unix background). That, and the fact that we may have a simpler solution is delaying me. Oh, also had to stay late at work yesterday, Oooh and the dog ate my laptop.
[Fire TV General] myteematt:
What about Foldermount?

What about FolderMount for Data and OBB files? Can I still use it with Link2SD on same card?
[Fire TV General] tselling:
I think it has to do with the mount points. I have the ext4 partition mounted to /data/ext2 where I think link2sd looks. I think that you could use an entire usb stick with one partition as ext4 mounted to /data/ext2 but your script would change

FROM

##############################################################################################

#!/system/bin/sh

mount -t vfat /dev/block/sda1 /storage/sdcard1 && mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda2 /data/sdext2 && /system/bin/vold

#############################################################################################

TO

###################################################

#!/system/bin/sh

mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda1 /data/sdext2 && /system/bin/vold

###################################################

However, I have not tried this. I may try this later today since I have a second fireTV and usb stick arriving today.

also, I am planning to use foldermount with the first fat32 partition I created, but I haven't gotten that far as I want to use the Pro version but need the play store loaded first.
[Fire TV General] tselling:
OOPS, I did forget one part "mkdir /data/sdext2" (otherwise the mount fails).
[Fire TV General] meadtj:
i did that too but still didnt work, maybe bc i have 3 partitions. Fat then Ext2 then NTFS
[Fire TV General] tselling:
Sorry, the directory is /data/sdext2

Your mount command is:

mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda2 /data/sdext2 && /system/bin/vold

Also I am not 100% sure that ext2 filesystem works. ext4 works for sure.
[Fire TV General] meadtj:
ok I have determined, using the original works for me. However the script does not auto launch on device boot, I have to manually launch it in root browser. Even then however, Link2SD does not find the extra storage, but I can clearly see the partitions if I navigate to either /storage/sdcard1(I see fat storage) or /data/sdext2(I see the ext4) storage.

Edit: it could possibly be because I have disabled amazon updates manually in shell?
[Fire TV General] tselling:
that shouldn't matter. What matters is the mounts being done and the vold process being relaunched. If that doesn't happen then you probably have a typo somewhere... or a permission problem. Link2SD looks for /data/sdext2 so if its mounted correctly should work. Try doing a the "df" command to see what it shows.... and you can just do mount command without any arguments to see what it shows for the last 2 or 3 mounts.
[Fire TV General] meadtj:
Before I run the script on left, after i run script on right.

Edit: Also, in Link2SD when i try to create a link it says "dev/block/: device not found"
[Fire TV General] tselling:
Your ext4 partition (/dev/block/sda2) is not being mounted where Link2SD looks for it. Its being mounted to /data/media/0/usbStorage/sda2 instead of /data/sdext2. What does your mount script look like?
[Fire TV General] meadtj:
named: system/etc/install-recovery-2.sh with permission 755

#!/system/bin/sh

mount -t vfat /dev/block/sda1 /storage/sdcard1 && mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda2 /data/sdext2 && sleep 5 && /system/bin/vold

copy and pasted directly out of the file, i dropped into my dropbox.

---------- Post added at 03:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:31 AM ----------

nm, it was a permission error, i'm stupid, somehow it got changed by root browser i think. its working now.

---------- Post added at 04:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:38 AM ----------

also, the sleep 5 is very important. It will not work without it.

And don't move the actual application file or it will break the app on the firetv(if you accidently do it clear data/cache of appstore)
[Fire TV General] tselling:
I don't need the sleep but I am using a 32gb mini flash drive and it looks like you are using a larger hard drive... .so that may require the sleep. I have not noticed a problem with moving the apk file with link2sd.
[Fire TV General] jarcuri:
Maybe I'm completely off....Is the terminal app supposed to be on the fire tv or a computer? And is a phone acceptable?I also couldn't get it to display positions kept saying directory doesn't exist
[Fire TV General] SaltyCookie_OnLoan2FM_SVE:
Script for automating this is done.

All that is left is packing into a zip with an ADB batch file. Should be ready for the weekend.
[Fire TV General] tselling:
For those wanting to install the HiDef files for Bard's Tale... I found that by using Link2SD to link everything (I am using the Pro/Plus version so also linking the internal data files) then I get the option to install to "Internal" which is pointing to my USB flash drive due to Link2SD and has enough room to install the over 3GB of data.
[Fire TV General] MarkBP:
Nice work Salty. :good:
[Fire TV General] glitchbit:
Here is a more optimized version of msd2.sh that will detect the usb partition formats automatically and in whatever order they happen to be in and I have tested it with a few reboots to make sure it works as expected. You will need to install parted and locate it in the /system/bin directory. Do not install it, parted, in xbin and especially do not install mke2fs into /system/xbin as it will severely break Busybox and awk.

Parted can be downloaded from here http://www.droidforums.net/threads/internal-storage-pcdlartitions-screwed-up.78650/

I am not sure what hurdles are involved with bringing NTFS support. Considering that no one has publicly released any fuse.ko modules to support ntfs-3g on any of Amazon Kindle's devices it looks unlikely to be supported here.

Regardless I have added that if FAT32 partition is not found at the beginning or end of the drive then it will look to mount a second ext4 or ext2 partition, so if you want a filesystem that breaks the 2gb file size limit then I imagine this will do it. I have not tested it though with 2 ext partitions.

If someone can revise or shorten this code and eliminate the need for parted altogether then I would greatly appreciate it.

Requirements

Busybox

parted

Note: An odd thing happens if you run this script while the system is running, the mounts are visible in ssh and adb, but not visible to the user apps. There is a way to fix this by modifying /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml. Just look for a line that says WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and then add this to the group definitions "<group gid="media_rw" />" and reboot. You will then be able to unmount (via ssh or a premade script) properly and remount any other drive without rebooting.

#!/system/bin/sh

IFS=$'\n';
sdcard=0;
internalfs=0;
arr=( $(ls -l /dev/block/sd* | awk '{print $5}') );
partname=( $(ls -l /dev/block/sd* | awk '{print $8}') );
for i in ${arr[@]};
do
if [ $i -gt 0 ]; then
#echo ${partname[$i]}
partfs=$(parted /dev/block/${partname[$i]} print all | awk 'FNR == 7 {print $5}');
echo $partfs $sdcard;
if [[ $partfs == fat32 && $sdcard == 0 ]]; then
echo "mounting fat32 partition";
sdcard=1;
mount -t vfat /dev/block/${partname[$i]} /storage/sdcard1
elif [[ $partfs == ntfs && $sdcard == 0 ]]; then
#sdcard=1;
echo "can not yet mount ntfs";
elif [[ $partfs == ext4 && $internalfs == 0 ]]; then
internalfs=1;
echo "mounting ext4 partition";
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/${partname[$i]} /data/sdext2
elif [[ $partfs == ext2 && $internalfs == 0 ]]; then
internalfs=1;
echo "mounting ext2 partition";
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/${partname[$i]} /data/sdext2
#If Ext4 or Ext2 partitions have mounted without a fat32 before or after
#then recheck for another ext partition and mount it as sdcard1
elif [[ $partfs == ext4 && $internalfs == 1 && $sdcard == 0 ]]; then
sdcard=1;
#echo "mounting ext4 partition";
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/${partname[$i]} /data/sdcard1
elif [[ $partfs == ext2 && $internalfs == 1 && $sdcard == 0 ]]; then
sdcard=1;
#echo "mounting ext2 partition";
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/${partname[$i]} /data/sdcard1
fi
sleep 5 && /system/bin/vold
fi
done
[Fire TV General] SaltyCookie_OnLoan2FM_SVE:
Thanks glitchbit,

I've looked for a proper way to check the partition type for my automated script, and am now using your parted suggestion to validate the user's choice.

Sent you a Thanks.
[Fire TV General] SaltyCookie_OnLoan2FM_SVE:
Script for automating the original post is ready.

Requirements: Root, Busybox, Terminal App, Windows PC (To run the batch file)

I'll add a new post on the "Fire TV Themes and Apps" section, with nice explanations for those not familiar with this thread.

For you guys:

1. Partition/Format a USB stick to ext4. Stick in your FireTV.

2. Download the Allow_Link2SD.zip file from here to your PC :

https://mega.co.nz/#!dJ811YBD!e742eDsMyVnLqJu579LLV1ITsKZWQmBtLYW4Dj9ffQ0

3. Extract to your directory containing adb

4. cd to the adb directory in a Windows cmd terminal and run AL2SD_install.bat (or just double click it in the windows explorer).

5. You will be asked for the Fire TV IP, and then the batch file will install the required files.

6. Open the Fire TV's terminal App and type (the file and path below will be created by the installation script) :

su
source /sdcard/Download/AllowLink2SD/AL2SD.sh

7. You will get a menu option for the type of mount you'd like to use (Mount with FolderMount is just nice to have, not required even if you already use Foldermount). You will then get options for mounting with your available devices.

8. The required Link2SD check the AL2SD script will refer to is validating Link2SD sees the new SD card in it's storage menu (see my original post).

9. The AL2SD.sh script sets everything up and doesn't need to be run again (though you can). After the boot the script refers to, you are good to go.

10. I've attempted to make this a robust as possible.

Enjoy !