yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] Akmys:
Hello,

I own an A500 with Honeycomb 3.2.1 and would like to root my tablet. As I bought it in Asia and left too soon, I never had the chance to update it to ICS and it's not available from my country.

The video "(HD) Root Your Acer Iconia A500/A501 from Honeycomb 3.2/3.2.1 + ClockWorkRecovery - Cursed4Eva" seems quite clear but the recent comments about the tablet being stucked at "illegal version" kind of makes me cautious about installing it.

Now that we are three years after the video was uploaded, isn't there an easier way to root - or even better - to update manually from HoneyComb to ICS. I really don't mind which as long as I can get some SU on it.

So far, the old methods to root my tablet don't seem to work as Windows 8 doesn't want to launch DotNetDetecter.exe nor quite a few software that could have keep it simple.

I'd appreciate every possible update, thanks for reading that post, I hope I'll get some answers. :)
[Galaxy S6 General] derWolf_:
Thanks for sharing!

One point about the ram usage: don't bother looking at it. On almost every android phone you will have high consumption, regardless if the phone has 1/2/3/99 gigs of ram. Simply the more ram you have, the more applications will remain open. The fact that you consumption is around 77% means absolutely nothing - just enjoy your phone :)
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
Yea, I'm gonna try and just ignore it unless I start having a bunch of like redraws or something when switching between apps. Thanks for the input! :good:

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] edyfrances:
Well , thanks to share your thoughts ! I have right now the iPhone 6 and I'm thinking to upgrade to Galaxy s6 edge I watched lot of reviews and like the phone. Like you coming from iPhone 6 it's worth the upgrade ? I used to have the Galaxy s3 years before. Thanks again !
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
No prob! Honestly, it's hard to tell. In my honest opinion, the S6 and the Iphone 6 are both great devices in different ways. It really just depends on what you're looking for in a phone. Personally, I wanted to get back to the customization side, so the switch was an easy choice. :good:

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] jonahtriangle:
Nice write up man. It is nice to se what phones people are coming from to get the right perspective.
[Galaxy S6 General] Maknora:
Don't ever worry about the burn in anymore
[Galaxy S6 General] derWolf_:
And why would you say that? The burn-in problem of the AMOLED displays is still very, very likely to occur. I've seen massive burn-ins on the Note 4, which has basically the same display as the S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
Any input on ways to avoid burn in (besides the obvious I mean hehe)? Specifically it's that damn status bar. Everything else changes pretty regularly, but that thing is always there :(.

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] derWolf_:
Now with Lollipop the status bar isn't such a big problem, because it constantly changes colors. In kitkat and with older versions it was a problem, as it was constantly black (or color close to black).

But I'd suggest rooting, xposed and force immersive mode.
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
Thanks. I'll definitely look into rooting and all that for this device. Haven't messed with any of that stuff in awhile lol :good:.

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] avenging:
I had all 4 notes never had any problem with burnin. I'm not quite sure I had it with my s2 it was ages ago lol
[Galaxy S6 General] derWolf_:
I have one favor to ask though :)

Can you please install all the apps you use (and possibly some that you won't use, but just for the sake of testing), take a few hundred pictures and tell us if the phone feels as snappy as it did at the beginning?

When I played with the phone in a store I thought this was the fastest Android phone ever produced (without exaggerating even a tiny bit), but since it Samsung we are talking about, I have fears that after having all your stuff on the phone, the device's performance will suffer greatly.

[MENTION=5460463]avenging[/MENTION] - the fact that it didn't happen to you (which is great) doesn't mean that the technology doesn't suffer the issue. I have personally seen at least 3 units of the Note 4 with burn ins. Just go to your local electronics shop and check the Note 4. I can almost guarantee that it will have some degree of burn-ins.
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
I can certainly give it a try!

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] Poetique:
And when you look into that, make sure you note your remaining space leftover.

It's fairly well-known that devices grow more sluggish as their storage fills up, so with the 32GB unit you'd have the easiest time seeing at approximately what % of space is remaining when the "threshold" is crossed and the device slows down a bit.

Frankly, it should be pretty hard to get the device to exhibit this behavior due to the UFS 2.0 within the device, but it probably does still happen to some extent.

This is actually relatively important to know because people sometimes exclude the necessity of having "empty" space for a device to perform at its best, and they often end up making a purchase decision without factoring that into their decision and regretting it down the road.

So on that note, the sake of Galaxy S6 science depends on you! :p
[Galaxy S6 General] Shawn haz root:
Let us know how that battery life is! That's the only thing I am worried about with this phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
Haha, maybe I should defer this project to someone who is better capable lol.

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] shollywood:
Burn In on Note 4? I had one since day it was launched, have no idea what your talking about. I sold it a week ago and am using iphone 6 right now until s6 Comes. I notice a lot of differences in note and iphone. Iphone is so slow for me. Can't wait to get s6.
[Galaxy S6 General] CraigP17:
I can't help but notice how many reasons you mentioned that make me believe you really don't need a smartphone at all.
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
Eh you're probably right lol. I use to do a lot more with my phones (I rooted and did roms and such on my DNA, Droid M, and Galaxy S2), but just seems like lately I'm just addicted to getting new gadgets haha. Don't get me wrong, I still take photos, watch youtube videos, check my email and browse the web when I'm out and about, just not in the same capacity as almost everyone on XDA I would surmise. Was heavily into the whole social media thing too, but I just got burnt out feeling like I had to check a bunch of apps every 10 mins to keep up to date with what everyone I know is doing.

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] jamezr:
I have had the S3, S4 S5 and Note 3 and Note 4 and have not had burn in on any of my phones. I have friends and co workers that have had some of the same phones and not one with burn in. Maybe on display models that have the same screen on 24/7 but not under normal use.
[Galaxy S6 General] Hemant:
+1 on this too. Great mini review. I have been using Note 2 for over 2 years now and i think time to change to S6. Not sure about Edge pricing. I heard camera is great on S6 but not the battery life. So please share some light on it.
[Galaxy S6 General] smilys:
How many fingerprints can you register?
[Galaxy S6 General] anewday:
Nice review. You can use Dolphin Browser for true full screen. :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
I'll see if I can try and make tomorrow a 'heavier' day of usage (granted that my heavy will probably be other peoples' moderate lol) and see how the battery holds up.

To the question about how many fingerprints you can register, I'm not exactly sure. I personally did four on initial boot up, but I'm pretty sure you can add more. When I go under the settings tab for Fingerprints now, I don't see a way to add more, but you can edit the ones you have already. I'm guessing that I'd have to delete the ones I have right now and start over again to see how many I could registered overall.

Thanks for the tip on Dolphin browser btw. :D

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] rinxas:
On the GS5, the capacitive buttons would only light up if you touched them, not the screen. So now if you touch the screen the button light up? Or it's like on the GS5?
[Galaxy S6 General] Perseus:
Duplicate of S6 User Reviews and Opinions

Closed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] KennyG123:
Please view thread in Browser mode to see your moderating team

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choltzapple:
I was trying to upgrade from CM11 to CM12, which went smooth except for GAPPS closing constantly. I read online that this was caused by an old version of the recovery, so I tried to update TWRP to 2.8.4.0. I first tried using the TWRP app from the Play Store (after recovering my Nandroid backup), which locked the phone where it would only try booting into recovery, but couldn't get there. Holding the power button to turn it off would result in a reboot right back into recovery, which of course never went anywhere. Now I am trying to re-install TWRP using ODIN but It fails every time [Complete(Write) operation failed.] I have an early S4 from AT&T and it has never had an official update. I can't remember which firmware it is using, but it is the original so I shouldn't have any problems there. Can anybody help me get this thing up and running with either TWRP or CWM and CM12 please?!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
If someone here can help you, they will. But you might have better luck asking over at http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att as this is the International S4 section.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choltzapple:
Sorry, I didn't catch that. Thank you.

Just for the record, I have been able to get the phone to boot by first booting into Download mode, then hitting the Volume Down button to cancel. This has twice booted it back into the OS. Still no recovery though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choltzapple:
Solved

I was able to install TWRP 2.8.4.0 from the app after getting the device to boot. It worked correctly this time and all appears to be well. Odd that ODIN didn't work though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davil2029:
Just a quick suggestion...

You just need to hold down both VOLUME buttons + POWER button + HOME key to REBOOT. No need to CANCEL, etc. This is how to reboot at any stage.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] militzaaa013:
Hello,

Please, can anyone give me ROM for this device (Lenovo V605)

I would like to install basic (pure) android on my device. Is there any chance to do that and how?

Thank you very much for help!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Laurentius26:
Hi all,

Look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1261895&posted=1#post1261895

Midget released a new KITCHEN based on his latest Rom release for the Universal.

Let's start COOKING your own WM6 :D

All credits to Midget_1990 offcourse ;)

Thanks,

Leo :)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Midget_1990:
its actually the source i had, without any of my customisations, a few updated oem items and voice command added :)

i dont support it as i havent got the time, have fun :)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] TehPenguin:
I've mirrored the kitchen here:

http://vidmes.bur.st/Uni/Kitchens/midget_1990/DEV_UNI.exe

(to the mods: please alter the first post of this thread to show new mirror)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Laurentius26:
Kitchen error

Hi,

Sorry this kitchen isn't working, think you need to upload again :(

Look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1263098#post1263098

Leo :)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] TehPenguin:
Removing file now...

... and eagerly awaiting for new Kitchen!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] GerardNL:
I'm trying this Kitchen and BuildOS and CreateROM are working without any errors (or at least I have no problems starting them)

However, without making any changes to the Kitchen, the ROM already doesn't fit in the image. When I run CreateROM, i see these lines:

Is it just me or are you also having these problems? Or should I maybe take away from some of the OEM packages?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Laurentius26:
Hi Gerard,

I've got a working kitchen but having problems uploading to Rapidshare.

See my previous post.

Come back to you later.

Leo
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] CWKJ:
Went to http://vidmes.bur.st/Uni/Kitchens/midget_1990, its empty, there is no DEV_UNI.exe.

It is strange that it is not on Midgets FTP?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Midget_1990:
sorry, ive been so busy with roms recently ive neglected paid work and college work, i still ahvent slept since yesterday morning :(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] PGEdin:
First off having only had an XDA exec for a matter of weeks and only been playing around with creating roms for even less I have to say I am staggered by how good these kitchens are so compliments to all those who must have been involved.

The question I do have and I hope this doesn't sound too rich as a first post is why doesn't anyone seem to remove the .dsm and .rgu files as they build the roms. As far as I can see they take up a fair bit of space almost 2MB on some of the Helmi roms I've built and slow the system down by creating hundreds more files in the Windows folder to index.

Although I haven't yet got a working version of this kitchen I would have thought a CreateRom.bat of;

@echo off

copy ROM\nk.nb temp\nk.nb

cd temp

..\TOOLS\prepare_imgfs.exe nk.nb -nosplit

ECHO Next: Clean up files...

pause

del C:\DEV_UNI\Temp\dump\*.dsm

del C:\DEV_UNI\Temp\dump\*.rgu

ECHO Next: Build the rom...

pause

..\TOOLS\BuildImgfs.exe

..\TOOLS\make_imgfs.exe nk.nb -nosplit

del boot.hv

del boot.rgu

pause

would quite easily solve the problem and hopefully start a new trend for rom builders tidying up their images.

I've used the same thing on Helmi's kitchen and it seems to work well.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Laurentius26:
Don't know why my other thread is closed but here's the working kitchen.

Modified here and there by me :D

Took me a while to upload it.

http://rapidshare.com/files/31305034/DEV_UNI.rar.html
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Midget_1990:
**** sorry, closed the wrong one, its been a long 36 hours ;)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Laurentius26:
36 hours

Haha, you need a good sleep ;)

Is it possible to reopen?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Midget_1990:
already done :D
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] PGEdin:
Oops! Looks like I need to half retract my previous statement as BuildOS.exe tidies up the .rgu files whereas the CreateOS.exe that I was previously using didn't. The question still remains about the .dsm files though. Is there any reason to leave them behind?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Laurentius26:
Thanks :D

Goodnight.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Midget_1990:
yes, i cba to explain right now, soneone else proabbly will but yes you should allways keep them.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] PGEdin:
OK thanks for the reply, I just couldn't see that they made any difference at that point in the build. Excellent effort, I look forward to playing with this kitchen and hope you enjoy your well deserved sleep.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] TehPenguin:
I was informed that this kitchen was broken, so I was waiting for the replacement

You should now be able to grab the replacements (thanks to Leo) here:

http://vidmes.bur.st/Uni/Kitchens/midget_1990/DEV_UNI.rar

(For further info check out the new thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=307037)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] kingdomraj:
how to create oem pack

well i want to know if i have a .cab file or a setup file for some application( lets say spb time)... how can i create a oem pack of the name, if i want to put it in my personalised rom.... is it possible... please help
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] GerardNL:
It took forever to get the newer file from rapidshare. (Really annoying filehoster). I've unrared without any errors, so the download should be ok.

However, when I do another run strait out of the box, I get same as before (with some extra strange characters at the end)

Am I doing something wrong??
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Laurentius26:
It's not uploaded yet :confused:

Leo
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] fallenczar:
i get the same error,

however after running createos and getting the dump folder you can use maimch (hope i got the name right) old tools to make the rom...

working 100%
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] juggernaut:
No customizations?

Hi Midget, could you elaborate a bit to us what are the customizations done for the original 1.0 rom which is not available in the kitchen version?

It will be really nice if we can do own customization based on your last 1.0 rom.:cool:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] yewaboy:
an error

Help....When i clik buildos.exe error.it say the application failed to intialize properly (0xc00001365).

tHX
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] TehPenguin:
Try looking through here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=307037

Also, what version of Windows are you running?
[XDA Assist] lupogdg2:
Hi guys,

trying to root my fonepad I think i've bricked it.

Stuck on Asus logo and cannot access download mode.

Pressing vol up + power i'm getting a battery with a flash followed by a green battery with a ? for a few seconds then nothing.

Adb or fastboot not recognisig the phone.

In device manager I can only find an Android MTP device not working.

Do I have any chance or it's time to buy a new one?

Thanks in advance and please excuse my very italiano english.

:)
[XDA Assist] Heisenberg:
Hi :)

Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. Exactly which root method did you attempt? Do you have a link please?
[G2 General] ghayyurious:
Well, I was misinformed by the seller and he tricked me thinking I bought a D802. I was like hurrah! and suddenly i tried to flash Autorec TWRP recovery and phone just went into Fastboot coz it was D800 :crying:. I somehow Managed to restore download mode but flashing any D802 ROM gave me a "Stuck at LG" screen. I gave my set to a repair shop and i hope IA the problem will be Solved :)

EDIT: Check my Fake/Refurbished LG G3 thread for more easier instructions.

Confirm IMEI:

Its quite simple and does not require any laptop or anything else!

Note down the IMEI by *#06#, then follow these steps..

1.Make sure the cell is off.

2.Hold Vol up + Vol down + Power at the Same time and keep on holding until you see a White screen with "Hardware Control Written Over it"...

3.You can see the ORIGINAL IMEI at the bottom right above the bar code..

[You can also Check model with this IMEI by hooking into THIS[Updated]]

Confirm Model: [Updated] [RECOMMENDED]

Works Fine on Stock KK ROM with Stock Recovery, Doesn't Work with LP and JB

Though if you've internet then IMEI check stated above is very easy and efficient.

Else you can always confirm the Model if that is what you desire...

Things you need BEFORE buying..

Laptop with latest IOroot.zip [Check here] [You can also just download adb files from internet]

Instructions:

1.Download and extract the latest IOroot.zip

2.Enable USB Debugging. VZW users must also enable ethernet mode.

3.Now Change USB connection to MTP.

4.Open terminal/command prompt. windows/linux users: cd into /ioroot folder. mac users cd into /ioroot/mac

(windows users can hold shift key, right click in ioroot folder. Select "open command window" option.

5.copy/paste commands below

adb devices

6.Now, you'll get "Authorize this PC", check always box[or whatever] and hit accept.

Now again,

copy/paste commands below.. hitting enter/return after each line.

adb devices

adb reboot recovery

[If you get device not found error, make sure you are following the steps else try disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable]

Now at top of the recovery screen, you have your REAL Model

[Do not forget to say Thanks, if this saved you from a Scam! ] :good:

PS: The reason i mentioned IOroot.zip is only that you can also root your device with it if you're on Kitkat
[G2 General] touns_j:
I am not really sure how reliable www.imei.info is cos my phone model shows that it is a D802 witk kitkat D80220c-ZAF-XX but when i check my IMEI on www.imei.info it shows that it is a D800 model but when i check the same imei at www.imeidata.net it shows that my phone is indeed a D802
[G2 General] ghayyurious:
Yes its not reliable but you should also confirm your imei via "Confirm IMEI Check" stated above..

I also bought an D802 and even the *#06# showed it as D802 but the Hardware Control mode confirmed it as D800 and even the recovery said its D800 :/
[G2 General] ghayyurious:
The reason for posting this thread is also for someone willing to Flash a Custom Recovery and he/she, just like me, rely on the About page shown in the setting :/

One should always Confirm the Model via Recovery BEFORE flashing Custom Recovery!
[G2 General] thenetvines:
Question:

Why do you want the 802 model more than the 800 model? I plan to use Lollipop, and I don't know if one is better than the other for that update :s
[G2 General] siggey:
Different lte channels

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[G2 General] touns_j:
well mine is definitely a D802, i flashed LP on it yesterday and so far everything works 100%
[G2 General] KyPbP:
www.imei.info does not show the correct information

I have a D803, but the site shows that the D800
[G2 General] Art Vanderlay:
The imei can't always be relied upon. The only way to be 100% sure of your model number is to check the back of the motherboard.
[G2 General] ghayyurious:
True that :good:
[G2 General] ghayyurious:
Congrats Bro :good:

I got my G2 today and its a D802T...

Now i've lost all my confidence in LG after the Autorec incident.

I loved CM12 but i don't think im gonna give any Custom Recovery a shot for a couple of months :(
[G2 General] ghayyurious:
You're absolutely right but when one ponders upon the "Used Cell Phone Market", easy way is checking model via recovery but to be 100% sure, one can check the mobo to be damn sure :p
[G2 General] tester5224:
TY for that :good:
[G2 General] snapdesign:
i recently made an order for a refurbished lg g2 on aliexoress but after i saw on xda i.'m afraid i will get a frankenphone... i got no skills to open it and see the motherboard but i can do the thingd in tutorial... how accurate is this and what can i do to be more sure? like backing ip the efs, check imei with a good site(any recomendation)? thanks!
[G2 General] Arhamsaeed:
I can't download the ioroot zip file. Getting 404 not found :(
[G2 General] siggey:
Open the backcover is very simple, I can open it without instruments in 10 seconds, search in youtube.

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[G2 General] haramzada:
my phone does recognize as ls980 but when i type adb reboot recovery it shows lg logo then bootsup help
[G2 General] siggey:
Do you have a custom recovery installed?

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[G2 General] haramzada:
---------- Post added at 08:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:36 PM ----------

No im on stock rooted jb 4.2
[G2 General] siggey:
And so it is normal, it can't boot to recovery because there isn't one...

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[G2 General] Murshad007:
Stock recovery don't tell model on G2.

---------- Post added at 10:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:56 AM ----------

D802 IMEI is injected. So You can't check without opening..

If you open the battery door. Then open screws. On top left your model no. Is mentioned that's 99% correct.

No need to check motherboard backside..
[G2 General] Lawrence Huang:
It's good to know mine is not a faked one:good:
[G2 General] ghayyurious:
It works on Stock KK ROM with STOCK RECOVERY & i've done it myself, else why would I mislead others?