yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Android Development] Restl3ss:
Not really a whole lot to describe here. simg2img and make_ext4fs are both linux binaries that are used to unpack / mount / repack system.img from a stock tar.md5 rom. Quite useful.

I get curious as to how much development stuff I can do with OS X from time to time, as, though they are not twins by any means, linux and darwin are definitely cousins. Obviously the simg2img and make_ext4fs binaries in their normal state won't work on any darwin system (os x), however, they ARE unix binaries, and darwin is well... unix

So I downloaded the source code and compiled natively on OS X using xcode / gcc. When compile is done (didn't take long) dropped in /bin and.. viola! Works perfectly.

For those who want a tutorial on how to use these binaries, check here.

To mount sys.raw:

install either macports or homebrew. Then:

Macports: $ sudo port install ext4fuse

Homebrew: $ brew install ext4fuse

After which, cd to the directory you created sys.raw using simg2img.

$ mkdir sys

then, mount with:

$ ext4fuse sys.raw sys

and viola! it's now mounted and you can do what you will with /system

Download links:

simg2img: download

make_ext4fs: download

Homebrew: OS X package manager
[Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Android Development] Restl3ss:
just added instructions for mounting sys.raw
[Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Android Development] Restl3ss:
To all who do anything development related on Mac OS X / Darwin; let me know if there's any other linux binaries you'd like ported, I feel like doing some more cross-compiling but I can't think of a project.
[Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Android Development] sbrownla:
So awesome

This is awesome. Awesome, awesome, awesome. I just wish there was a better collection of tools because I tried everything (on my Mac), with every single other OS available, just to open a stock Galaxy Note 4 image.

Just one thing though ...

I mounted 'sys' and I don't know what happened but suddenly it unmounted and now the 'sys' folder has disappeared from view ... though I can still see it if I "ls" in its parent directory.

So I tried to 'mkdir sys' again, it says it can't. It also says that "'sys' is taken" if I try to recreate the folder ... I can create a different folder with a different name, but 'sys' is a weird hidden directory now that I can only see in the terminal/shell.

...

Guess I'll reboot.

Rebooting solved the problem and stopped whatever mounting process had been started. But it keeps happening and I can't figure out a way to kill the mount/unmount without restarting my whole Mac ... hmmm ...
[Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Android Development] mohamnag:
Hi there,

great tool for us on OS X, however when I try to build the android image from mounted folder I get this:

can't set android permissions - built without android support

any solution?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] illmatik:
Is it possible?

I'm on ViperOne 2.2.0 w/ an unlimited data plan and I can't seem to tether without it using up my measly 5GB tether monthly limit. I've tried changing the APN to IPV4 and also using HotSpot Shield VPN with no dice.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] PunishedSnake:
No
[Paranoid Android Features Development] EStt:
Hey guys,

I know that there is already an option for that, but i think that it would be better if the bar would darken more, so we can keep the white color for icons because it is a little bit strange when the color always switch from white to grey

A good thing would be to adjust how much 'darkening' the bar needs based on the color of the app, that is to say darken it more when DSB would have normally switch to black whereas this is not really important when the color is already dark (and the icons are still white)

Just my thoughts on this, but overall DSB is a really good news !

EStt
[Paranoid Android Features Development] Bonerock:
I agree with this guy.

I don't care about the grey icons, but a darker status bar would be nice. Like the 'Sense 5' one from 'Translucent Style' Xposed module.

Thanks for making this a reality, though. :)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Ambor:
Hi

I made a theme that works on Android 4.4.2. The design requires minor tweaks but it is wonderful

Tested on eXistenZ Ultimate | 2.0.0

Tested on eXistenZ Ultimate | 3.1.5

What theme:

- Framework

- Settings

- Home

- SystemUI

- Accent Color

All Theme Collection Downloads:

Link

Install:

- Install as normal app

Have Fan
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Black_Eyes:
Can you make it for RXS ?
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] XDAample:
Find somewhat minor issue

Appreciate first, but I found a problem that can't figure out word written in black on this theme black. I attach screen shot to mine.

Thanks for your effort, and hope to see fixed.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] mnsk:
Cool! theme. Looking great with round icon packs.

Can you also make a black one, since it's difficult to read app labels in a folder.

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Also this.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] punkt:
Why white background in folders with white font? Hard to read ;)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] alinghi100:
Best xperia theme ;) Thanks man! All is working perfectly ;)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] pakom8:
this is exactly what I was looking for
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] ImAnurag:
not working on z1 4.4.4 stock rom rooted, deodex
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Ambor:
yes will do:)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Ambor:
will check after 15
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Ambor:
will change it after 15

will think after 15
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Levered:
Nice themes..:good:
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] hugeCaCao:
I'm sorry but it doesn't change something on my Xperia Z2, just icons back, home & task manager. But icons in setttings etc... still the same.

I'm on stock rom with root and touch recovery.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Ambor:
Sorry

Today the project has been stopped. (Crushed an display in Z2) the repair will cost me 369 euros for the moment I do not have the funds for it.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] SEc510a:
great theme

this is the bets theme,

can you port this to jb 4.3?
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Ambor:
Yes

1 needs Framework.apk device

2 any running theme on the device
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] treetopsranch:
Looking for one of the above for use when wife is watching TV and I am using my note 12.2 to watch instructional videos. Mostly voice dialogs but some music in background.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] Spere:
I think it's mostly up to you what you prefer...

Do you want it to be as simple as plug wired headphones in?

Do you want to charge your BT headphones when battery dies?

Do you use any case on your tablet that blocks the headphone jack for wired ones?

What prize you are looking them for?

What kind of headphones you want, in-ear or normal?

What quality you want headphones to be?

..

..

If you are using them while laying on couch, why need of wireless headphones - but do you want that plug sticking out from side of your tablet (if holding tablet at hand) and cables laying on you?

So I'd say it depends where and how you use them, how often and what you like most

I got Sennheiser HD 598 headphones and I think they're great. Just can't use them for listening music while laying bed, since if I rest my head, headphones will fall off.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] muzzy996:
Second Spere's comments. Not giving any specific requirements leaves things wide open.

My son took over my Bose QC2's so I'm looking for another set of headphones. Right now what's on my radar is the Audio Technica ATH-M50X. They seem to be well regarded and not too pricey.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] treetopsranch:
Normal plug in types would be acceptable. Over ear preferred to block out unwanted noises. Price: Less then $100. I have a Optimus plug in earphones for my laptop that work on the laptop that cost me $20 new but I am unable to get them to work with this note pro. It has two plugs one for video and one for mike.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] ShadowLea:
I'm using these: http://eu.akg.com/akg-product-detail_eu/k323xs-a-black.html

They're in-ear, but they're so tiny and light they are the only in-ear headphones which don't give me migraines. As for noise cancelling, they managed to block out the 13 police cars that passed by with all signals on without issue. I use them on the train during the rush hours to watch films, I always end upmissing the announcements xD
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] treetopsranch:
Shadow Lee...those look really nice. Their website doesn't have any prices but has a link to dealers. What did you pay?

For a stop-gap measure I have located a really cheaply made set of headphones from one of my really old (40 years old) transistor small pocket radios. They work but no noise cancellation.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] ShadowLea:
€47 at Saturn Essen.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] petercohen:
How about the capability of blocking loud human conversations?
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] ShadowLea:
Trust me, lots of people on a train during rush hour are loud. ;) It can't filter it out completely (Only over-the-ear soundbarriers can do that), but with audio sufficiently high they're almost unnoticeable. As I said, I end up missing the PA announcements meant to go over the ambient noise. :p
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] guitarec:
I own a set of Plantronics Backbeat Go (OG) Bluetooth ear buds and have been very pleased with them. Great for bike rides, outdoor chores or activities, or indoor use. Sound isolation is pretty good.

Just my $0.02,

Eric "GuitarEC"
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] *Omnipresent*:
I'm considering getting these when they launch.

http://www.bragi.com/
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] ShadowLea:
Those look awesome! :D:D:D

I'd be terrified about losing them though, as earpods have a habit of falling out of my ears. :eek::eek::eek: (My earcanal is really small so none of them fit as they're meant to. These things are always designed for big (male) ears!)
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] *Omnipresent*:
One would hope that having a women demo the product, would mean that the smaller sleeves would be more accommodating to small ear canals. They sell a cable/leash that would help keep you from possibly losing them accidentally. Unfortunately, they are not cheap and do not come included with the dash. I guess that's part of the figurative and literal price we pay for being early adopters of high tech:p
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] 05GT:
Grabbed a pair LG Infiniums from Verizon today on sale. Nice BT speakers.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] JimmyDingDongs:
Here's what I did with my Shure ear buds, got some radienz diy ear plug kits off Amazon

https://instagram.com/p/037ktqpWp8/

They are amazing, I can be running on the treadmill in a noisy gym and not much gets in and so you use less volume
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] ShadowLea:
Whoa, haven't seen those buggers in a long time..

Those are the exact same things I got from the otolaryngologist at the hospital to avoid getting water in my ears for almost a decade. I had tympanostomy tubes from age 2 till 11. :eek::eek::eek::eek: God I hated those things... :eek:
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] JimmyDingDongs:
Ya I had tubes a bunch when I was little, these are comfy though and serve to isolate you from noise very well and only hear music. Noise cancelation makes my ears hurt and does weird things to me. All the ultra high end ear buds require custom molds for good reason.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] Polar67:
Hi Y'all.

At the moment I'm using B&O H8.

Extremely satisfied with wearing comfort, sound quality and control interface.

They're an on-ear model and as such noise cancellation is so-so.

At your intended use they'd do nicely but maybe you prefer in-ear.

Personally I can't stand having anything in my ear canal. But that's just me.

Regards

ELO
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] Ryo Misaki:
I currently use Sol Tracks.

They were just under $100, and are some of the best midrange headphones I've ever had.

They are on ear, but work almost as good as over ear ones. Great sound quality and nice bass.

And the on cord volume control/microphone also makes it great for VoIP or phone use!
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] Illusive Man:
Another vote for the Plantronics Back Beat Go. I have a pair and love them. I don't care for the wire running to my tablet or phone. These are comfortable, sound good, and won't break the bank.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories] dsims7_2000:
I have Jaybird Bluebud X and I LOVE them! Took me @ 2 weeks to get them to fit correctly (I did not read the manual, but when I did........)

Calls are clear on both ends. Light and good for an active lifestyle!

Expensive at $170.00 but I picked them up for $130.00!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] beppomarx:
ok so i just recieved my Cingular 8525 today after having my 8125 stolen.

i am trying to successfully install iiwpo but i have encountered a lot of problems so far:

1. i am trying to CID unlock so i can write IIWPO to the extended ROM. on the startup screen i cannot see anywhere that states if i have a 1.04 or 1.06 bootloader so i haven't even attempted to unlock it for fear of damaging something.

2. i can't find a working version of iiwpo. the file that i have downloaded seems to be corrupt and it won't unpack...

i don't want to lose this phone like i did the 8125- please help!!!

p.s. oh and i am also looking for the name of that program that is packaged in with the molski ROM for the universal that places the little red dot in the 'close program' X and asks if you REALLY want to close the program or not. can anyone provide a name for this particular program??

thanks in advance for any help!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sleuth255:
The hermes doesn't display ipl/spl info at startup like the Wizard did. You have to go into bootloader mode to see it. However, it's already known that your 8525 will be running the 1.34 Cingular ROM which has BL 1.06. To unlock, you have to flash to the v1.30 ROM here which has BL 1.04. Then you can unlock/SuperCID and go back up to whatever ROM you like. SuperCID will give you R/W rights on the ExtRom once it's unhidden using the tools here.

Flashing is much more dangerous on the hermes than it was on the wizard due to the timeframes involved (flash takes 20-30 minutes). Be absolutely sure you have a solid USB connection. Read up on flashing best practices here too before you start. You've got an hour or so of flashing time in front of you:

- downgrade to v1.30

- unlock & superCID

- upgrade to v1.34 again
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
Hello guys

First of im sorry if this isnt the right place to post it,but im desperate!

My problem is,i cant use my m8 anymore.

Ive flashed GPE rom and didnt like it,so i wanted the stock rom. I tried to get in the recovery mode by twp and with the power button+volume down,but everytime i tried it just started with the GPE rom. Now i dont know what i did,but i cant start the phone. It gets stuck where the GPE show the green/red/yellow dots dancing around.

I didnt back up anything neither!

I cant use it and doesnt go in to recovery mode.. Please help
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
That is the button combo for bootloader, not recovery. There is no button combo to boot directly into recovery (although you can with adb or fastboot commands). Its a subtle, yet important distinction.

As long as the screen comes on, you can get into bootloader. You're just not going the button combo correctly. Either not pressing it soon enough, or not holding it long enough.

Hold Power+vol up for 10 seconds or so, to force a reboot. The

instant

the screen goes dark, let go of vol up, and start holding vol down.

Do no

t let go until you see the bootloader screen.

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Determined to learn lessons the hard way?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
I did that aswell. It doesnt work. I can come in the menu with HBoot recovery and the other options,but as soon as i chose one of the options,it restart and get tp the GPE coloured dots. the dots are moving but the phone doesnt start..

thnx for the reply tho.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
I guess you did a conversion to the GPE coming from Sense!? And are you S-Off? Good news is that you can enter HBoot, as there is hope to revert back as long as you can do that. If in HBoot, does the M8 react to any fastboot commands, such as fastboot reboot-bootloader?

If you came from Sense and want to convert back to it, maybe the following thread could be of any help to you, unless you already read it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
So you can do the button combo to access bootloader. There is no button combo for recovery (which is how you stated it in Post #1).

If recovery doesn't work from bootloader, it means that either recovery is absent or damaged. So you need to adb erase cache, and install recovery again.

---------- Post added at 01:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:06 PM ----------

This is an important question. Did you do the full GPE conversion (by modified RUU) or simply flashed a GPE based ROM?

If you did a full GPE conversion, the partitioning is different (and that may be the cause of your issue), so you need to follow the link in Yoda's post to convert back.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
This was was my thought as well. Thanks didn't right away write it, as I wanted to check regarding the conversion first:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
Hello guys,thnx for the replies.

Ive flashed the GPE_M8VZW_080714_DH rom. I dont know if this is a FULL GPE rom.

I did the erase cache on adb. It accepts command through ADB. The phone is now on bootloader again after the erase command.

What should i do now??
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
You're welcome!

If you got a white background in bootloader (it's black if it is GPE firmware) it's not a full conversion and just a ROM you flashed as you are running the sense based firmware. If so I would first flash a custom recovery to make sure you got one again.

If you'd flash TWRP you could try to flash a sense ROM using adb sideload in TWRP and adb sideload command on cmd to get back to sense.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
:eek: sorry but could you please explain it step by step??? My simple mind cant get an hold on it after trying to fix it now for 8 hours straight..
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
Ok. But let's do it step by step. Leave your M8 in HBoot.

Download e.g. latest TWRP recovery for M8 and place it in your fastboot folder.

Once you have done this, flash the recovery using the command

fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img

After this you should be abled to enter recovery by navigating to recovery in HBoot and pressing the power button.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
C:\Users\Hatice\Desktop\fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img

target reported max download size of 1830449152 bytes

sending 'recovery' (1890 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.318s]

writing 'recovery'...

FAILED (remote: not allowed)

finished. total time: 0.334s

C:\Users\Hatice\Desktop\fastboot>

it says FAILED ... ???
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
If the name of the recovery contains spaces remove them and try again.

Is the bootloader unlocked?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
the bootloader was unlocked. After i typed erase cache it is now Relocked.. :confused::(
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
Ok then you have to unlock it again. If you unlocked it using HTCDev the first time go through this procedure again.

But it is a white background in your bootloader!?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You have to replace "recoveryname" with the actual name of the recovery file, whatever that may be.

EDIT: Although it actually looks like it was at least trying to send the file, so you renamed the file "recoveryname"? That's one way to do it, I suppose, lol

But if the bootloader is locked, you have to re-unlock it. Recovery will not flash with a locked bootloader. You can use the same bin code as you did the first time you unlocked it. Or go through the unlock process again on HTCDev.com, particularly if you don't remember the process, commands, etc.

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Its incredibly unlikely it relocked itself just from wiping cache. Probably impossible, in fact.

You may have relocked it during your 8 hours of trying to get it going again, and just don't remember.

Also, it looks like (from the name of the GPE ROM your flashed) you are on the Verizon version of the M8, so make sure you are flashing the correct recovery version. The Verizon uses a different recovery version than the GSM M8 variants.

---------- Post added at 02:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:53 PM ----------

Tag team effort! Getting it done XDA style!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
Of course we will :thumbup:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
Hi no my m8 is an gsm not verizon. I probably flashed a wrong GPE than.

Its unlocked and ive tried it again with this error now:

C:\Users\Hatice\Desktop\fastboot>fastboot flash recovery TWRPManager.apk

target reported max download size of 1830449152 bytes

sending 'recovery' (1890 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.318s]

writing 'recovery'...

FAILED (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail))

finished. total time: 0.336s

C:\Users\Hatice\Desktop\fastboot>
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
That isn't TWRP. Recovery is always a .img file.

That is a apk, just an app that installs TWRP, which isn't going to help you in this case (need to be booted).

Get the TWRP img file here (official TWRP website links to this page):

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m8
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
The TWRP has to be an img

Here's the one you got to download an flash. Take the latest one.

Edit: [MENTION=660462]redpoint73[/MENTION] man you are fast :) That's XDA style for real!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
"VZW" is shorthand for Verizon Wireless, and that is a ROM for the CDMA version of the M8. So I'm surprised the ROM worked at all (sounds like it did?). This may be one reason why your recovery was damaged.

What version of the M8 do you have?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
Gsm version. Orange uk.

Guys the problem now is,the file is not an .img anymore. i did before another .img file changed in to something else. Now all the .img files changes to that fromat :(
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
Think I don't have a solution for that problem. Whatever you did try to revert it. You need an img file to flash.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
C:\Users\Hatice\Desktop\fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

target reported max download size of 1829920768 bytes

error: cannot load 'recovery.img': No error

C:\Users\Hatice\Desktop\fastboot>

this is what i get. And i meant its still .img but it opens with another program
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
"recovery.img" has to be the exact name of the img you downloaded, as [MENTION=660462]redpoint73[/MENTION] has written some posts ago!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
no man,it still gives this error

C:\Users\Hatice\Desktop\fastboot>fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1

.0-m8

target reported max download size of 1829920768 bytes

error: cannot load 'openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-m8': No error

C:\Users\Hatice\Desktop\fastboot>
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennalonso2013:
guys?