yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Troubadour666:
Hi,

when i download some roms, release after release, i saw that, sometimes, only some files are changed.

if i make a little zip with only the differencies comparing two zip, and if i change updater-script

(deleting "delete system" process , deleting flashing kernel lines, generaly, at end of script and managing other things)

can someone confirm that if my updater-script never delete /system/ , i have no risk to "kill" my device ?

i have an idea about the reply but its good to have a thread about this question, no ?

i have test this following when i run a 2nd rom with dorimanx kernel.

- I search about differencies on two spirit releases rom. (using 7zip , good interface to compare and you have the total size of each folder in zip)

- On a structured folder, i keep only the new files from new release.

(apk, binary,priv-app,framework..., comparing them using size files essentialy because using the date as comparison filter never help in this way)

- i run my 2nd rom

1 - Remember us, with dorimanx kernel, when we are dualbooting roms, no matter the position rom you are run at a moment (1rst or 2nd), you will be able to see /system/ and /data/ partitions from the other rom which generaly sleep :)

2 - On PC, i generaly use WINSCP soft to acces easily on all structured folders of my device. (just let you know)

So,

- i launch WINSCP on PC, then i can log-in as root on my device, 2nd rom runing.

- in the interface gui of WINSCP, on left side, i see my extracted differencies structured with all files and in right side, i can see all folders from my device.

- with the interface gui from WINSCP, i can copy all that i need in /system_pri_rom/ and /data_pri_rom/ , which are the auto-mounted partitons from 1rst rom

- if DEV have moving some apks from /system/app/ to /system/priv-app/ , i move the files too. If DEV have delete some files, i delete too.

- when i reboot my 1rst rom, it booted without any trouble.

result :

the +

i dont flash anything

i dont change kernel

the -

looking for differencies between 2 zip take time :(

the +/-

i dont format/delete entire system and maybe with time, this can be corrupted.

If someone can help me this way by making a little script which can make the differencies with an output zip , it will be much appreciated :)

thanks.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] jdoherty76:
I installed a freeware program called nscontacts backup to enable me to back up my contacts etc.. but when I execute this program I always get the following message:

nscontactsbackup.exe requires a newer version of microsoft.net compact framework than the version installed on this device

Can anyone help shed any light on what exactly this error is and how to circumvent it?

Thanks jd76..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firedaddy:
Hello !

My sisters' Samsung Galaxy S' screen is broken,and need to reach the contacts.The Google sync were off,so no contacts on google account.There was not saved any csv files on memory card or internal memory as well.

Is there a way to get the contacts somehow ? Where to find the contacts in the internal memory ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
If USB Debugging was enabled, there's a chance. If not, pretty much out of luck. Other potential options, find someone with the same phone and swap motherboards long enough to get info or installing a custom recovery and doing a backup to restore on another of the same type of phone. Sorry, there aren't any easy options, but that's what happens when you don't make backups of important data - ESPECIALLY if not using Google.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munish1:
On pc. Go gmail. Contact tick alll.

Go. More. Export. In. Vcf. Then download. After download. Copy. That. Vcf in. Ur. Any. Mobile. Go. Contact. Import. Give. Path. Other wise. Automatic. Find path. U hot it. Contacts. Enjoy. If. U success. Reply. Me. Any type. Of. Ques. Reply. Me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Really helps to read the OP. They said there was no Google account associated with the phone. And your typing like that is just awful. You need a new keyboard app or something.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firedaddy:
'll give a try ! On she's was it was CM, so its a chance the USB debugging was on.If it was on (the usb debugging), what to do,where to find the contacts ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
I think you would have to be rooted too as you would need to try and pull the contacts.db from /data/data/ which is not a part you have access to without root permission.

adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firedaddy:
Thanks.will try it,and let You know.

It was surely rooted,because it has CM ROM
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firedaddy:
Got the contact2.db file. now how to convert it to vcf ? My sister dont want to root shes new device, so the copying of .db file is not possible.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firedaddy:
The pc does not recognize the device. now what to do ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Check the Device Manager to see if there are driver errors. Other potential causes include the cord, USB ports on the computer, and the port on the phone. Switch things around and pay attention to how the Device Manager responds as you do for more information.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slipkid08:
Also, I don't know if this might help. If she set up Google account to sync here information from her phone, you could try this:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
::facepalm:: It's literally in the 2nd sentence where he says there was no Google account synced, otherwise we wouldn't be trying to jump through all these other hoops.

OP: If you know for certain that USB Debugging is on, you can try one of the big carriers and see if they have a Cellbrite machine. If they don't know what that is, then you're calling the wrong places. lol The official VZW, ATT, T-Mobile, and Sprint stores should all have access to one.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slipkid08:
Oh my God! Sorry, just trying to help. Didn't see that, was just offering as much help as I knew how. Need some lube to help you crawl up my rear-end a little further?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unster:
Hi guys,

With i.e. Franco kernel installed, will I be able to have official updates on stock ROM?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastSidekick:
To further elaborate, any changes to /system will render updates useless. A custom kernel, having root, etc. You can however flash a stock ROM over your current install and it'll essentially have the same effect as updating.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unster:
So what would you suggest - in case of me going to root it and use custom kernel and dalvik, should I go fully custom or at least stick to atock rom and eventualy update it with fastboot?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastSidekick:
I recommend fully customized. You'll have complete control over your device, be able to do things like multi boot ROMs through MultiROM, use the latest GPU drivers and the custom dalvik patches and kernels you are referring to.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
It depends what you wanted. There are pretty rooted stock ROMs as flashable zips. This would be a Mich better (and easier) method than official OTA updates

Buy also, try custom ROMs too. There's a lot of variation out there.
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] s3alon:
I just recently bought Xperia T2 ultra and after buying and charging it I updated to Kitkat 4.4.2

just realized something about the camera after the update, it get more noise than usual

is it hardware related or it's software problem which can be solved at kitkat 4.4.4 update later ?

Just asking, cause this phone is not that cheap for me :)

Any answer would be really appreciated :)

Thank you
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] Chena_22:
Its a software i think...because when i added some tweaks,it becomes great...:) take a look at the picture and give review about it...:D
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] WillyCamargos:
Still same Shi......t
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] Chena_22:
if you want to get a great pic,go buy a DSLR camera or maybe you need to learn about photograph
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] WillyCamargos:
Really bro? u change my lfe. :good: l cant have oplnlon nlce.
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] s3alon:
Nice tweaks., when zoomed the noise/ grain not seen anymore

Must be the software issue then, hope they fixed it later

Cause it's a big let down compared to what they offered.
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] sajadkhan806:
purchase PRO CAPTURE... with this our phone takes awesome pics.. m using it

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dnt know why our indian brothers in this forum, are so short tempered... shill bro

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basically ur pic quality got reduced when u uploaded here.... seems nice
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] Chena_22:
i just wondered why there are some user just come and make a hit...did sony may really dissapoint them..

also,you can use camera360 for a better taking...;)

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yeah,when zooming still have some noise...but i dont really care because i didnt use zoom option so frequently..:D
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] AndroMAN:
No matter which app you use, the results are same, can see plenty of misssing pixels when zoomed in, thats because the Exymor RS sensor in our phone has a poor quality.

The picture quality depends mainly on the quality of the sensor and not the amount of megapixels of the camera or the app used to take pics.

Ive seen better photos in micromax smartphone cameras, like Canvas HD and Canvas 4, they were crystal clear when zoomed in. Its sad that Sony, inspite being such a reptuted company, uses sub standard sensors and cheats its consumers.
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] s3alon:
Yeah man., that's kinda true.

especially when they boast that it use the Exymor RS sensor.

kinda shame for sony it self
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] the_prodigal_coder:
What Tweaks did you add ? :confused:
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] Chena_22:
Some change in build prop and added Z2 X-reality
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] the_prodigal_coder:
The picture you shared is much better than what I'm getting.. So could you be more precise about the tweaks... And are you talking about the module?

This phone has been utter disappointment in both camera and sound quality
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] Chena_22:
You can try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2724128 its for the build prop changes...

The x-reality can be found in the cross device development,but don't use the one ported from Z1 because many users complain about it..and i have tried that once..

No,i don't use any module for improving the image quality...
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] allan711:
Just bought it last week and realized that when taking photos there is time for the autofocus and then taking the picture.

So if you want to take a picture of a moving object then you will probably fail :(

Anything we can do to make it faster? Any camera app that can do better than this?

Really appreciate any help / suggestion :)
[Sony Xperia T2 Ultra] s3alon:
We don't really know about the shutter speed.

but I tried to ask the sony internal that to improve the shutter speed better change the focus mode to other like "touch focus" or "object tracking"

an update may improve it but it's hard they said :)

just experiment with the setting

ISO at 800 give faster shutter but more noise though
[Paranoid Android Features Development] mattgoldey:
CyanogenMod has a feature where you can silence all (or some) notifications during a set time period. This is great for nighttime -- I can mute all notifications except for the phone ringer (in case of an emergency, I can still be contacted) so that I can sleep better.

[IMG="Quiet Hours settings in CyanogenMod"]http://i.imgur.com/ssG3KH1.jpg[/IMG]
[Paranoid Android Features Development] Pirateghost:
Yeah. It was being worked on, had problems, then Google announced that L would integrate their own version so we abandoned quiet hours.

Personally I prefer tasker. I can carry my profile from ROM to ROM and never have to reconfigure it after a clean flash. Then I don't have to worry about whether a ROM has quiet hours or not

#stayparanoid
[Paranoid Android Features Development] mattgoldey:
Interesting information. Thank you for the update. I'll take a look at doing something in Tasker until Android L comes around! :highfive:
[Paranoid Android Features Development] xI mEzMeRiZe Ix:
Is there a way to use Tasker to prevent the notification LED from flashing? That's all I use Quiet Hours for.
[Paranoid Android Features Development] Pirateghost:
Yep
[Paranoid Android Features Development] xI mEzMeRiZe Ix:
Awesome! I mostly use Tasker for all my "quiet hours" needs because I can add a charging requirement, since I don't want quiet hours to start unless I'm in bed and have my phone charging, so this is great. Thanks!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubas98:
Hello. im new here and i ive just bricked my phone , and i wana get back to stock RUU and i dont know whick RUU to download anny sollutions how to check what RUU do i need? Ps.sorry for my bad english. Anny help would be awesome
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
post the ouput of "fastboot getvar all" except the IMEI and SERIALNO so we can help you determine which RUU you can use if any available for your phone.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubas98:
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH

HBOOT-1.57.0000

RADIO-4T.27.3218.14

OpenDSP -v32.120.274.0909

OS-5.16.161.2 eMMC-boot 2048MB

Ive writed everything that i saw on my screen.if i mised anything please tell me
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
that's not your fastboot getvar all, however, the most important part is there which is your OS number, 5.16.161.2 is Vodafone, there is no RUU for your device, do you not have a backup ? how did you brick ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubas98:
well ive wanted to get to stock so i unlocked my bootloader and tried to install ruu but it failed. and because i locked the bootloader ive somehow bricked my phone one cm11 loading screen. ive unlocked my bootloader and my recovery was all mesed up it couldnt load anny storage so i cant instal other rooms so im stuck here .i have no clue what to do :(
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
well as your s-on, you can forget about any RUU's at all for now.

I would recommend you flash twrp recovery, use 2.6.3.3 and then erase cache, then reboot bootloader (see commands below).

fastboot flash recovery (name of recovery).img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader

after that go into twrp recovery and select wipe then format data, this will completely wipe your phone of everything, but as its already messed up then it doesn't really matter, does it.

once that is done, download a sense rom from the development section and try and push it to your internal sdcard, if successful then flash it.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubas98:
well everything worked but when i enter recovery mode it askes me a pasword and i dont know it anny solution?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
password ? never seen that before, could you post a photo of it ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubas98:
http://postimg.org/image/ucolu3a83/ here is the img
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
I have never seen that before in all my years of using TWRP, maybe one of the other guys can help you with that
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubas98:
maybe i could use another recovery .if yes anny what is other best recovery?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubas98:
oh somehow the pasword screen went out and now im in the recovery in which folder i could trasfer my rom to the phone?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
adb push it straight to the sdcard, make sure your phone is plugged into the computer and the rom is in the same folder as adb and fastboot files, then issue this command:

adb push (name of rom).zip /sdcard/

it will look like its not doing anything but will let you know when its done, then uplug your phone before flashing the rom.

and both TWRP and CWM have their good points, you need CWM to flash AOSP rom's and TWRP to flash sense rom's
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
Strangely this is exactly the position I'm in today too.

I wanted to revert to stock after trying cyanogen, relocked the bootloaded and tried to run an RUU. However it stopped with an 'unknown error'. So I tried to push a zip file to it but the adb can't connect to the device and the phone isn't showing up in the device manager (because it's in boot mode?).

I then tried your advice about twrp and tried a different RUU but still get an unknown error and still can't push to the device.

Any ideas of what to try next? My OS is now showing as empty, there was something there previously.

I figured it was time to get some help before I broke things any more. ;)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
first thing to do is unlock your bootloader again, if you've not already done that, then get TWRP 2.6.3.3 recovery on there, that maybe a problem though as your phone isn't showing in device manager.

So put your phone into the bootloader and see what device manager says then, it should say something if its detecting your phone, even if drivers arnt installed.

also, which HBOOT are you on ? and which Windows OS are you using ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
I think I've unlocked the bootloader again, fastboot is available and it's showing 'unlocked' at the top. twrp is on there too and I've done the wipe again. The fastboot commands work but pushing doesn't

error: device not found

HBOOT is 1.55.0000 / win7 64 home

Btw Twrp said it couldn't find cache but the wipe was successful.

Thanks for the help.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
ok I see what your saying now, what you need to do is boot into TWRP, main screen only, no sub menu's, at that point is your phone still detected in device manager ?

if so then............

put the rom you want to flash in the same folder as adb and fastboot files on your computer, then type:

adb push (name of rom).zip /sdcard/

you cant push files to your phone using fastboot or whilst its in the bootloader, that's strictly for flashing simple files like Radio's, HBOOTS, recoveries.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
Well at least I've got something in the device manager even if it is a SAMSUNG Android Phone and not my HTC! ;)

The push command hasn't brought up an error, the cursor is just flashing on the next line. It appears to be doing nothing like you said. So I guess I'm playing the waiting game for ten minutes or so. Will there be a notification when it's completed?

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Ok, transfer complete
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
ok, unplug your phone, then goto install and select the rom from the list you just pushed, follow the Aroma options and instructions and also id recommend when given the option, to wipe data.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
I renamed the zip file because there were spaces in the name causing errors, would that cause a failure when trying to install?

skipping MD5 check: no md5 file found

Error flashing zip '/sdcard/****.zip'

updating partition details

failed
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
no, which rom are you trying to flash ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2428276

M7_UL_JB_50_HTC_Europe_1.29.401.16_R_Radio_4A.14.3250.13_10.33.1150.01_release_318486_signed_2_4_decrypted

I'm in the UK
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
that's a stock rom, that's no good, you need to go for a custom sense rom from the development section.

UK Halesowen here too.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
Hanging ;)

Whilst I'm hanging, what about someone else's nandroid backup?

http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/m7-cwm-nandroid-backup-cid-h3g__001-1-28-771-x-2013-04-09-zip/

I'm on three
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
1.28.771 is too early for you HBOOT, also that clarifies something else for me, 401 is the wrong rom / ruu for your device, I would stick with custom roim for now and then try and get s-off, then you can flash WWE Europe unbranded RUU, make sure you go for a close to stock as possible custom ROM, its easier to get s-off.

if you want to find someones nandroid to use you need at least 3.62.771.x
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
I'm not going to lie, I do find the distinction between some of these things a bit like speaking russian ;)

I actually started this little journey on Saturday when I first tried cyanogen. If you could point me to a link and say 'download that' it would be a big help. I just need something with sense on it so I can retrieve my phone numbers and messages from the HTC sync manager.

Thanks for the time you've spent with me so far ;)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
I know the feeling, I was there once too, the key is the 3rd set of numbers in any RUU, so as your on Three your RUU's are all X.XX.771.X, I used to be on Vodafone until I unbranded my phone, Vodafone is X.XX.161.X, unbranded is X.XX.401.X which is whaty you've been trying to flash, it wont work without s-off, and im currently on developer edition which gets the quickest updates which is X.XX.1540.X, sorry if im going on a bit, its just to give you a little insight for the future.

ok, download this and push it to your internal storage the same way you did before: http://www.androidrevolution.org/downloader/download.php?file=Android_Revolution_HD-One_53.0.zip

it doesn't get much closer to stock than this, and for ease, once its downloaded, just rename it to rom.zip and place it in your adb and fastboot folder then push it.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
Thanks Sean, no is does help to know the relevant numbers, especially when there's so many builds out there.

That link says No working mirrors found for this file - I have found an alternate link but it's a crappy DL speed, about 5 hours remaining.

Just a thought, I don't need to relock my bootloader to flash do I?

edit: found another source, http://file.htcvn.net/?dir=ROM/ARHD
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
no don't relock, not at all, you'll be well and truly stuck if you relock any time soon.

try this one instead, 5 hours would hurt me badly, 3 mins for this one, Virgin Media 152meg power :silly:: http://www.androidrevolution.org/downloader/download.php?file=Android_Revolution_HD-One_31.6.zip
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSII_LEDnotify:
Lol, 3 minutes!! I'm looking at an hour, best case scenario ;)

The last one was 53.0, this one is 31.6, I'll get em both downloading, 31 as a backup incase 53 doesn't work ;)

Thanks for the link!

I tell you something I WILL be doing and that's creating backups and transferring them to my computer. Being as the HTC One has no SD card I lost my original image and all the tweaks I made to cyanogen. I won't be making that mistake again when I get things up and running again!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
get a USB OTG (on the go) cable off the bay, costs about 99p, and an 8gb USB stick, pennies again for that size, then when you decide to do backup's, plug the usb key into one end of the cable, and the other end into your phone, then in twrp when you select backup, it will say to internal storage, change it to usb otg and it will backup to the memory stick, best investment I ever made, I have 3 stock rom's a 2 custom rom's on mine so far.