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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LittleHedgehog:
Hi everyone. I was using my phone with stock rom for a while ans I wanted to pass to Miui cuz I heard 4.4.2 will be released soon.

I downloaded TWRP and tried to flash as I did everytime before with Odin. I flashed it and it rebooted, odin showed Pass with no errors, but when I tried to launch the recovery, it is still stock. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I flashed it like this before and they always worked but this is not working. Is there another way to install this? I don't have root access but it wasn't an issue before. I have the usb drivers installed and debugging on. It was tricky to install drivers on Win 8.1 but it seems like installed correctly as it didn't showed an error.

Waiting for an answer please. I hate this exynos phone but my parents just not allowing me to sell this. :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tkkg1994:
Maybe try it with CWM? Here is the link for the latest version:

https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/i9500/philz_touch_6.48.4-i9500.tar.md5/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LittleHedgehog:
Thanks, I'm trying it now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tkkg1994:
Please give me a feedback if it works or not. And if I help you please hit thanks man :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LittleHedgehog:
Nope. It still opens up the stock recovery. Anymore solutions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tkkg1994:
You tried to install one in the stock recovery? A zip file of the Recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LittleHedgehog:
I tried installing Miui in the stock rom but it didn't work. Perhaps the last updates did something? Cuz I was able to do this with ease. Maybe downgrading to the first stock 4.4.2 will work but it takes a lot of time and I'm sick of this. Thanks anyway, I'll boost your thanks meter by one more for trying to help :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
The rom you are currently on has nothing to do with your inability to flash the recovery. It's a completely different thing.

Uncheck auto-reboot before you flash the recovery. That should probably fix it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tkkg1994:
Thanks man :)

You can maybe look for the latest official firmware from samsung and flash it. And after that try again the recovery. Here the Link: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LittleHedgehog:
FIXED!

OMG man you're awesome!!! It worked! Thanks so much.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] noahvt:
Hi guys,

The title says it all! I currently have a Asus tf300t and it's absolutely terrible! The tegra 3 in it is extremely slow, I just hate it! I thought about buying the nexus 7(2013) is it still a good device or should I wait for the nexus 8?( rumours state that it will have a Intel CPU and a powervr GPU which doesn't really like) also I know that they will stop selling the nexus 7 sooner or later but I don't know when, anyone have an estimation? ( probably when nexus 8 releases)

Thanks,

Noahvt
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mugzylol:
The nexus 7 2013 is pretty much all google. I mean, it runs aosp, it has no Asus bloat and like all current nexus devices, it performs. It is very fast and easy to root. If you don't like bloat this is a good tablet for you.

In a nutshell, it is fast, runs a light ROM and kernel and has a big community. So yes you should buy one.

sent from my nex7
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] BobbyOwens:
HI,

Could anyone suggest the a good KitKat rom for overclocking the 1.01 2014 tables. I installed the kitkat hyper drive a few weeks back but no custom kernel. I tried downgrading to an earlier rom but it wont take so looking for a kitkat one.

thx in advance

Bobby
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] kcrudup:
Curious- do you have an Exynos or Snapdragon (LTE) Note 10.1? (This is the first device that I'll be doing a custom kernel for that I won't try and overclock, as the (Snapdragon) Note 10.1 just seems SO fast already.)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] BobbyOwens:
Samsung 10.1 2014 CPU

I believe it's the 1.9Ghz/1.3GhzExynos CPU.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vignesh1985:
Hi

I recently installed Titanium backup & removed some samsung bloat ware (after backing up each app).

I think (not sure) since then, after i make or attend a call, my PHONE app is always running & shows in notification bar (see pics) even after I cut the call.

Any help guys?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 440bro:
Apparently you went rogue and removed important system files. Sorry I don't know which one you need to restore. Try restoring what you removed. Then "freeze" what you consider to be bloat 1 item at a time. This way when the phone doesn't act like you want it to, you know what you need to keep.

Stay away from red items in titanium backup. Those are system files.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattish.91:
I have been thinking about something for a while now and might actually try to give it a shot.

I have a need to understand development for android and wanted to try to build my own rom.

I were thinking of starting of with CM and understand what it really is about and how to actually build it to work with my xperia z2 tablet (castor) and then maybe advance to try building ubuntu touch from sources and of what i have read this is only possible with a kernel based on cm

So first of what programming languages do i need to learn to understand the source? Java?

I have been programming alot of HTML, CSS, and some PHP, XML and LUA and can understand some JavaScript and in some rare cases c++

I also have some basic knowledge in MySQL databases but don't really know how that would be handy in this scenario ^^

Is there any basic rules to follow or should i just asume "learning by doing" like i have done with everything else i have learned? ^^

Excited (sorry for any bad English, Swedish autocorrect ftw xD)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasenbein1966:
Rule No.1:

First of all you should have an idea WHY you want to make a custom ROM - which features or tweaks do you want it to have?

Otherwise it won't make much sense (except a little exercise for yourself)...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Fishdave:
Which would you get if you had a choice, the 8125 or the 8525? I am not planning on using the wireless web, I only plan on doing a wired sync as a PDA/cell phone.

Thanks for the advice.

David
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] shogunmark:
since i have had both devices i will elaborate... if you do not plan on using the data i would probably go with the 8125... however im not sure what all you will be planning to do in the future.. let me try to do a pro/con list.

Network

8125 Edge/GSM only

8525 3G/UMTS(wcdma) and Edge/GSM (i like to point this out cause with the 3G data you can actually be on a call and still use data, like say your talking to a client and need to send another one and email, you can do it while on the call, with the 8125 you would have to end the call first!

Processor

8125 = 200mhz and can be overclocked to around 272(using battery status)

8525 has a 400mhz and no stable overclocking available yet

Memory

both sport the same internal memory

card slot

8125 mini sd

8525 micro sd

Screen size

the same on both

battery life

8125 i could get a full days work out of it (using lots of data, etc)

8525 due to 3g i can only get 10 hours works(however if i disable my data connection or fix it to edge only then i get the same battery life as the 8125)

There are also plenty of custom roms for the 8125, none yet for the 8525 (different rom security which is going to be a pain)

8525 is also a little heavier than 8125

speakerphone sounds better, louder, clearer on the 8525 than the 8125 with all the improvement hacks.

the 1.8mm headphone jack was removed on the 8525 and replaced by a proprietary USB style jack for headphones (converters are available on ebay, plus the 85 comes with a adapter so you can plug in the headphones and charger at the same time)

8525 has a 2mp cam, 8125 has a 1.2 (my opinion shows the cam on the 85 to be far better)

wifi seems a bit more responsive on the 8525 but i think that is due to the fast processor.

also i need to point out that the 8525 has been more designed for 1 handed operation, you have a scroll wheel and "ok" button on the left side, the power and comm manager button on the right. Your normal messaging and pIE key at the top. Below the screen is your dpad, send/end keys and soft keys, however 2 buttons were added a windows key which bring up your start menu and an OK button which will smart minimize app's.

Also the 8525 has a Push To Talk button which has not yet been implemented, but should be in Q1 of 07.

8525 also include an app that will allow you to use your device as a wireless modem with easier set up, etc. 8125 has this fuction as well but you have to jump through a few hoops to do it.

And one of the most important things i would like to point out... the 8525 has a light sensor on the keyboard which will keep it lit till your done using it, the 8125 will only light up for 5 seconds after a button is pressed!!

thats about all i got....
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jorge_culv:
Excellent comparison Mark--also might point out that apps like SmartsKey mimic the 8525's scroll wheel for one-handed operation of most apps in the 8125. I try to use the stylus as little as possible, and other apps like WM5NewMenu help out also.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] hdbueller:
Thanks Shogun......this has sealed the deal for me on whether or not to upgrade to the 8525! I will be selling my Qtek 9100 and getting this one soon.

P.S. It was the data while using the phone that sold me on it!

Thanks again....Later
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] shogunmark:
i didnt even think of that.. thanks for adding that
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] tuantuti:
wow, pretty extensive comparison. im using the MDA rite now and when i saw the 8525 i was like : "it's such a sweet thing". i wish i had the money to get the 8525 :D

anyway, the only way that comes down to deciding whether buying a 8125 or 8525 (if you only use sync with PC) is i guess money. but if money is no issue, i suggest you get the 8525 because it is the lastest out there rite now, and it feels much better than the 8125/MDA, and also if you a tech guy then you should get the best. i had convinced my friend to get the 8525 instead of 8125 and he loved it.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Nate731:
Keep in mind that this is ONLY for 3G usage. If you use Edge or are in an Edge only area, then it's EITHER Phone or Data, not both...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] kdskamal:
For one handed navigation, I have assigned messaging button as start menu and PIE button as ok/close button. This helps to fully navigate the device without taking out the 'small' stylus
[General Questions and Answers] grizzlebizzle:
I use the Google Voice app to send SMS because I want to send SMS from my GV number, not my VZN number. Correct me if I am wrong, but it is my understanding that is the only way that works currently. I know Cyanogenmod has some extra integration with Google Voice but I have a Galaxy S 5 so CM is not an option (locked bootloader).

My problem with the Google Voice app is that I get delays of 5+ minutes sending SMS where it goes into "Queued" and "Sending" for long periods of times, then sometimes it has to fail and retry to send. Eventually they always go through but it might take 10+ minutes.

I'm not sure what causes the delay or if there is a workaround. I've seen stuff online about deleting old conversation threads (which sounds dubious to me - why would that cause a delay?) but I tried it and it made no difference. Any suggestions as to workarounds for this issue? Thanks.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Potter92:
Hi. I use Cloudy G3 with Dorimax kernel on my d802 and i want to full restore it to stock! How can i do that on easyest way?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redduc900:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] VeryCoolAlan:
[YOUTUBE]YYb5-ktHsUM[/YOUTUBE]

Let's see how long this thread lasts
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Eddie Bombay:
Lasted 3 minutes, bye Felicia. ?

Sent from my HTC One M8
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] ls3mach:
You beat me by a lot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ocd_amp:
What a thread. Similar situation, waiting for more experienced member to help clear it up.

Wonderbars, you saw Fido AFTER Flashing Mohan's UXUMA7???? Because I did not.

I flashed the Stock AT&T ROM same one as you, and same radio as you UCLD2, did the Unlock.

Then rebooted and did not see Fido as Provider. Flashed Mohan's radio, Still no Fido. Restored my CM10.2 Backup, Still no Fido. What it does find automatically are the Fido APN. I can also manually enter APN information which I did, still CAN ROGER'S WIRELESS INC.

Seeing CAN ROGER'S WIRELESS INC only seems to be affecting my distaste for Roger's which is about it. Functionality wise it seems to be ok but I didnt spend too much time testing it as I'm using another phone right now.

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My info relating to OPs post

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Phone I have is a Roger's i717r GS2 LTE Running CM 10.2 with manually entered Fido APN. I do not care much for LTE but would be nice if I know it works.

I also see CAN ROGER'S WIRELESS and I do not see Fido as the provider. I installed MIUI JellyBean port to Skyrocket and same thing. Still see provider as Roger's.

I do not think Fido ever sold the Galaxy S2 i727r but I could be wrong so correct me if I am. From what I know the i727R is a Roger's ONLY device.

I suspect it may be a Radio issue because both CM10.2 and MIUI were detecting the provider as Roger's but not Fido. On all of my other phones, It says Fido. Even on my Bell Unlocked Blackberry Bold and my Telus xperia Ray.

Also Wonderbars says he saw Fido as provider after doing the Unlock process, so it cannot be the unlock process either.

This phone has been unlocked using a method posted here on XDA. Then Flashed with Mohan's latest Radio for I727R as mentioned in the post above.

If anyone has any ideas or can confirm my suspicion that it is a RADIO issue, please post. Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
skimmed over this thread, opinions

refurbed phone could have issues so u could be sol

flash preferred radio twice b4 and after flashing roms or stock fw

find correct apn's for carrier
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wonderbars:
Yeah, I vividly remember seeing Fido right after the unlock procedure's reboot, right after which I lit a cig to celebrate. Furthermore, the original i727R I got directly from Fido, last year in May, on a 2yr slavery agreement, had JB 4.1.2 out of the box. It worked great, performance and reception-wise until it an heroed face down. Regardless, I will try a couple of different avenues at the end of this week. Pretty busy at work and I need a phone with all my contacts and a working email with notifications. I'm nearing the breaking point of just buying another phone just so I could get to the bottom of this.

I hear you man.

Well, I should mention this since you're here.

Initially I tried to flash the full UXUMA7 fw using Odin v1.85 and kept having that Odin crash right at the beginning, tried that thrice (rebooted my machine for the 2nd time, used a different PC the 3rd). Didn't want to mention this because it seemed insignificant but if it is, this whole scenario is next-level complicated. Remembered about Odin v3.07, found it in my folder of chaos and it flashed UXUMA7 successfully at first try.

Considering your advice, I'm going to stay at home this weekend and flash the stock rom twice over again, and try whatever else. Though, I'm wondering why did the UCLD2 radio stick after flashing the full stock UXUMA7 through Odin. Does Odin fail to write certain parts of firmware sometimes even though it reports the full write as success?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
ive only used odin3 v1.85, if that failed for you that thats where ur problem lies.

u can flash an almost full stock rom with a custom recovery, links in 1stop sticky

radio is flashed twice if having radio issues

can u install a custom recovery, if yes you dont really need odin for flashing stock but u do need it to install a recovery.

for fido or any other carrier the radio and apns are more important than the rom, but some roms for whatever reasons do have issues w/certain carriers

so make sure u have a proper radio installed then try different roms and make sure the rom is using the correct apns, if not manually enter the apns if need be.

rogers or att radios should work for fido, read the radio section in the 1stop sticky for more info

edit: if u flash a jb or kitkat based rom and you are not using a jb radio you will not get connectivity,

eg. if using a ics radio like Ucld2, UXLF3, uclf6 they will not work w/any of the newer roms including and after jellybean, you need to be on the jb radios which for fido would be UXUMA7(rogers) or UCMC1(att)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wonderbars:
vincom, thanks for your time and attention

I've read that 1stop sticky several times and I did see your odex and deodex for the Rogers JB 4.1.2 [UXUMAY]. Though I wanted to flash the full tar through Odin, my reasoning leaned towards the phone going full stock, with recovery, radio (coupled with orig RIL & CSC, unlike the mohan radio) and rom. Initially by doing this I wanted to avoid complications and backtracking to troubleshoot but it seems like that's what I got anyway.

This time I guess I'll flash it over twice, your way, and try again.

It made sense to me at the time that the unlockable UCLD2 that stuck after the attempted Odin stock flash was reason why I had no reception but I was slightly confused why mohan's zipped radio wasn't giving me full reception like usually on my old i727R. Whatever the case, you really did clear up and set a few things straight for me. Thanks again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ocd_amp:
[MENTION=4057370]vincom[/MENTION] :

The latest Roger's Radio by Mohan UXUMA7 coupled with CM 10.2 latest Stable does NOT see Fido in the list of Carriers.

It shows

Telus x 3

Bell x 3

CAN ROGER'S WIRELESS x 3

and in the order that its 1 Carrier, 2nd Carrier, 3rd Carrier, then repeat. It does not state which is 2g/3g/LTE but I am guess if all of the carriers shown is x3 then it is one of each.

Going into APN settings, it detects Fido APN Automatically. Including LTE.

Only issue is to get the phone to show you are connected to Fido, and not Roger's in Capital Letters. It is just a Cosmetic software issue. Mohan's radio works fine on both 2g/3g, Have not tried LTE but like stated, LTE is available in the list of APNs automatically in CM 10.2

Also, my other CM Roms and CM based Roms in every other phone sees Fido as the Carrier. Even an unlocked Bell Canada Blackberry sees Fido as the Carrier. Only this GS2 Skyrocket LTE by Roger's does not. This is a radio issue. It reads Fido simcard as "CAN ROGER'S WIRELESS".

It is a Roger's Radio and Fido is on Roger's networks, but the fact that Radio is not reading the sim as a Fido sim but instead seeing it as a Roger's sim is the only trouble. So this is what needs to be fixed. All Carrier names should be Available on the list. Also, in the list of Carriers, there is no mention of the TYPE of network, whether its 2g/3g/LTE --- THAT is CM 10.2 issue. CM 10.2 seems a lot more limited in options as well. Still a great fast stable daily use ROM.

If we can get the Roger's SkyRocket to see Fido in the Carrier list, that will solve this cosmetic annoyance. I will be the first to admit, I hate seeing Roger's in capital letters on ANY phone. Personal preference for this dislike. :)

Also I have read the entire Sticky you posted. ROMS, Radios, etc. It is bookmarked. Such a great post filled with information. You did a great job and thank you for your time Vincom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
i know that users are using it on fido

for lte u need a lte sim card
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ocd_amp:
After Flashing Latest Stock Roger's Firmware I727RUXUMA7_I727ROYAMA7_RWC from Sammobile , Fido can be seen as the Carrier, and the phone also sees Bell, Telus, Videotron.

The problem is in Cyanogenmod 10.2. After installing it, Fido is no longer seen as a Carrier, but rather Can Roger's Wireless. You can Flash stock firmware, then Flash TWRP in Odin, and manually get rid of Bloat.

Stock ROM seemed smoother after playing with both.

I am gonna stick with Stock for now and remove the bloat myself.

Thanks for the information Vincom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
for some debloated stock roms take a look at the 1stop sticky
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wonderbars:
Well, here's what I did.

Initially I grabbed vincom's 4.1.2 stock, flashed it through cwm.

Got Fido as provider, 4G, waited but no LTE. Then the dreaded reception drop.

Full reset, reflashed vincom's stock twice, then mohan's radio twice (same one)

Same result, no LTE with intermittent reception drops, though to avoid reception drops, I set Network Mode to 'UMTS only'

So I decide to flash the full stock tar again through Odin, twice.

Same result.

Decide to stick with this for now until next Friday.

Thanks for all the advice and tips, haven't given up yet.

Update:

As Tommy Callahan would've said, "Holy shnikies!"

So just out of curiousity, I decided to "Select Operator" manually to Fido, and when it finally connected, I noticed my 4G connection was stronger than before, from 2 bars to 4, I used to get 3 max from my room so 4 was definitely different. Try my luck and lift the UMTS only to auto GSM/UMTS/LTE and there it is, LTE, 4 bars. Step out on my balcony, full 5 bars. I'm pretty happy at this point.

Vincom, I'm sure of it now that your superslim version of this stock will be what I'm flashing next.

I have no idea why carrier auto-selection yielded shiitty results but manual selection did something different. It's been over 30 minutes and no drop. This is solid.

Thanks again fellas.

Unforunate Update

:

Spoke too soon. Lost reception. Shortly after I posted the last update. Such a shame. Really stumped what's going on with this. I wonder if the sim card might have been damaged in some way while swapping it from phone to phone. I have no idea how new sim cards work so I can't say but it would suck if it all comes down to having some retarded refurb on my hands, vincom did suggest it at some point.

Note:I posted screenshots of when I had LTE and when I lost reception.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jshamlet:
FWIW, if both phones are the exact same model, you might try transplanting the logic board from your original phone into the second phone. You would need to check carefully, but I would imagine that with both being i727R devices, they should be otherwise identical.

I took mine apart to work on the power button, and it took a jewelers screwdriver and a fingernail.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wonderbars:
The thing is, dunno how identical the boards are as the first phone is a Rogers i727R and the new one is an AT&T i727.

I was thinking about swapping the display but from what I've seen there's glue involved and I really don't feel like breaking a display over curiosity atm. I figured swapping the main/logic board would be easier but got no other phone momentarily though I'm planning to grab an S5 Active or the S4 in next month. At that point I'll be ok with sacrificing a phone.

Thanks for the advice though, good reminder that swapping boards is the better way to go but we'll see. I'm thinking to just grab a replacement display then try to jtag the at&t variant just because it's a ****.