yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] smnshuvo:
I am a mid type of developer certified by me :cowboy:

My Zenfone 5 is hard-bricked and I tried everything to enter fastboot. iSoc and xfstk downloader showing error or refusing to accept my phone.

:cowboy: But luckily I can boot the phone in CyanogenMOd.

So I was trying to flash the recovery via terminal

Upper part can be ignored.

Command lines that doesn't work:

$ su
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

Optional I have tried

$ su

# dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

So the output was

29919+0 records in
29919+0 records out
15318521 bytes transferred in 0.342 secs (35459555 bytes/sec)

After that I have tried to reboot into recovery with

root@a500cg:/ # reboot recovery

Well. The phone doesn't reboot into recovery. What I can guess is the partition

mmcblk0p18

was wrong.

I tried the command

mount

to get the proper answer from the device. It was too hard to get the answer or I am junior on that.

So, can anyone give me the proper partition?
[General Questions and Answers] GuestD2304:
Reffering to this and this Roms fstable, recovery can be found at:

/dev/block/by-name/recovery

I could not find the mmcblk number, it seems the partition mmcblk0p1 is used for recovery, boot and fastboot (look here), but I cannot confirm that. But maybe the thread help you a little bit.
[General Questions and Answers] smnshuvo:
Yes. Helped a bit. Thanks. :laugh:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rcrh:
I know I'm asking a "tell me the best" type of question and I know that the point of a developer community is to try to push new feature but...

I've spend some time working with nightly builds of CM13 on my Droid Razr (spyder) and I think it just demands too much from the hardware. I'm also not seeing a lot of features that I need on what is really a third phone. So I'm going to look at earlier releases.

My first thought is to go back to where Motolora ended development and try a Jellybean release (CM10) but I'm wondering if Kitkat (CM11) might be the reasonable compromise.

Is there any document or thread or does anyone have an opinion they'd like to share about here the real end of life is for this phone?

Thanks in advance.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplegreendave:
I'm running jcsullins CM11 (20151116), Kernel 3.0.101 (also TWRP 2.7.1.0)

Then using Kernel Tuner I pushed the max CPU to 1782Mhz

I don't use the tablet for many resource hungry apps (Spotify, Reddit, KLWP) but it's prone to being a bit laggy. I'm just wondering (within the bounds of possibility of a 5 year old tablet) if there's anything else I can do to speed it up a bit.

Seems to me like ART on CM11 isn't much more than a proof of concept. I don't really understand filesystems that well to be honest, and I'm reading conflicting posts about whether L or MM based roms are better or not (Evervolv or jcsullins 12.1)
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplegreendave:
Ok, so with almost 150 thread views in 3 days and no replies, I've taken it upon myself to try these to see how it goes. I'll continue to edit this post with what I find if anyone is interested.

I'm only interested in my perception, not benchmarks. Especially when benchmarks can be differently optimised across OSes and I intend to bounce around a bit.

Dalvik/Art

First thing I did was nandroid and titanium backups, then enabled ART in Dev options. First boot took a couple thousand years to get past the boot animation and Optimising Apps screens (expected) and then the tablet was slow as molasses (somewhat expected). I let the tablet settle down, then rebooted it. Next I methodically opened each app and played around with some basic functions. I then rebooted and repeated the process.

What I've noticed:

The initial boot, running each app etc is a bit of a painful process, but it's worth it. Everything starts up a little faster. Still a bit of lag, but not bad. No app crashes/incompatibility that I've come across so far.

F2FS

Basically this test failed. Flashed TWRP 3.0.0, changed the filesystems and rebooted. Got past the initial setup but no apps would install or update (even play store). Rebooting is like initial boot every time, going through adding wifi, google account etc. Something somewhere isn't writing to this new FS. Good enough reason to wipe it and move on to MM
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shar88:
For F2FS I think you need to use a rom that supports it, such has evervolv.

I tried out cm12.1 and evervolv(mm 6.0).

cm12.1 play store would always crash for me, tried it twice wiping everything. (I did not try Jcsullins version)

evervolv is very nice, the layout of android 6.0 (and 5.x) looks much better then android 4.x (personal opinion). I had zero problems with things not working/crashing. However if your looking for responsiveness, I think your best bet is kitkat with art and overclocking the cpu to 1.78ghz. Performance and battery usage is better in cm11 then anything else I tried. (my opinion).

For cm I use the milaq builds as they are more recent and incorporate security fixes.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blg905:
Hi i have a nexus 5 android 6.0.1 and whenever I make or receive a call the network drops from LTE to 3G to Edge. It stays on Edge even after the call has been ended and the only way to goes back to LTE is when the phone is locked for a few minutes. I checked the settings number cellular networks -> preferred network type and its on LTE. I have done a complete wipe on the phone twice and still the same issue.

Also in the past I have another issue which was resolved and I have had this phone for about 2.5 years and after the first 6months the sim was unreadable. The person I got it fixed from stated that the guy I bought the phone off reported it stolen and the only to use it was to switch the motherboard. Im not sure if they are related .

The main issue the network dropping down to Edge is causing is when I drive for uber and passengers call me sometimes I cannot start the trip or load the gps for a few minutes .
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kraseto:
This is because of CSFB functionality. LTE is used only for data connection and if you receive or place a CS voice call, then the phone switch to 3G or 2G (depends from signal strenght) to make a call and after that if signal is strong enough switch back to LTE.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandline:
Hi all!

i recently manage to root the mate 8 and flash some simply google rom ( I do love it!)

but now i am finding for cynogenmod rom for mate 8. as i love the customization that comes with the rom that allows me to customize everything without downloadng a custom launcher from playstore.

also

is there any other custom rom that is much darker themes with different notifications tray layout? i kinda dislike the timeline looks on mate 8 stock tray. thanks everyone!!

love the phone btw.

it was a big leap from 1+1, and its a good one.

:good::good::good:
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themissionimpossible:
You can install a dark theme if you find one that you like (you don't need root for this) for ex. here:

http://xdaforums.com/mate-8/themes-apps

but any EMUI 4 theme is compatible.

CyanogenMod is not available for Mate 8 and probably it will never be...
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kingzak34:
There is already a thread about this

http://xdaforums.com/mate-8/general/cyanogenmod-13-huawei-mate-8-t3339772
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandline:
Thats very sad to hear
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbmc83:
what are u guys hoping to gain through cm roms?
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandline:
I think personally i am in love with cm customization. Tho i did tried few other roms and i do have few that i like. But nevertheless, would like to anticipated what cm can do on mate 8. Its basically just a personal preference.

I also recently revert from kangvip back to simply google because kangvip rom causes the phone do not want to connect to my pc and restore my previous backup.

thus, despite this request i still looking forward on all the available custom roms and appreciate their hardwork into mate8 roms.

:good:
[T-Mobile LG G3] Shawn R:
Does anyone know which of these two has the most or strongest coverage areas with 4G / 4G LTE in the USA? I'm asking because I'm currently using AT&T and their services cover just about every area I have been to. The 4G is awesome. But StraightTalk gives you 5 GB of high-speed data for just $45.00 /mo. while AT&T only offers 2 GB. Is StraightTalk's services as good as or better than AT&T's?
[T-Mobile LG G3] talksickisil:
Straight talk uses 3 different networks for byop. Sprint,at&t, and T-Mobile networks. If youre using an at&t modeled phone on straight talk youre still using at&t network. If you brought a tmobile phone to them it would use t mobiles network. And same thing for sprint phones. But why not go to cricket? Im using my unlocked d851 on cricket which is also at&ts network. But i get 10gb LTE for 60 a month. Im definitely happy with it. I havent gone over my high speed limit yet. Ive been with cricket for 5 months now

---------- Post added at 01:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:15 AM ----------
[T-Mobile LG G3] Shawn R:
I see. It's good to know that 10 GB is good for a whole month. Did you know that StraightTalk also offers 10 GB / mo. for $55.00 /mo.? BTW, I decided to go with StraightTalk AT&T's services! I love AT&T!
[T-Mobile LG G3] talksickisil:
No i didnt know that. Well maybe ill switch to them next month. I had a sprint phone i used with them a couple years ago. Do they still have a processing fee on bill payments? Because cricket is 60 dollars even. Ill def go for 55/ month straight talk. I just hope they dont give me a sim that uses t mobile network. Att is so much better in chicago area than tmo

---------- Post added at 01:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:26 AM ----------

Thats super legit. I just checked straight talk .com i can just order a sim card thats att compatible since my phone is unlocked. Have you began your service yet?

---------- Post added at 01:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:30 AM ----------

Thanks for the info. Ill be saving 60 dollars a year beginning next month. The reason i asked if youve activated, im wondering does straight talk use a att.net based apn or if they use an aiowireless.net apn like cricket does. No big deal either way i guess. I can testify the aio apn works just fine but i just imagine an apn with "att" in the address to be faster lol.. This is based on nothing
[T-Mobile LG G3] Shawn R:
No. I have not begun my service yet. I just ordered a StraightTalk-AT&T Micro-SIM Card Kit off of eBay. It's coming form North Carolina. I live in South Carolina so I'm hoping to have it by Saturday. I'm switching when I get it. I've already used up my 2 GB of High-Speed Data from AT&T GoPhone. 2 GB is no where near enough data for me. I can't wait to switch!
[YU Yureka General] Shefin ps:
All other major companies are rolled out their marshmallow versions.but we no idea about the yu devices.is it available for yu devices? When it will come?
[YU Yureka General] ShubhamSE:
Sorry

Cyanogen and YU exclusive partnership is over so you will not get any CyanogenOS.

You may use OLX to sell your phone and buy Lenovo ZUK Z1 with CyanogenOS.

Link to download YU OS build.yuplaygod.com/jenkins/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Accessories] slash2378:
Hi

I used to use multimedia docking station on my S4, but samsung (shame on them) do not use MHL port more

I have a KVM so I used to connect my gaming PC peripherals, monitor, speakers and the AC adapter with one button press placing the phone on the docking station

can't believe the only way is to buy bluetooth crap and connect 5 items everytimes one by one... chromecast, bluetooth keyboard, bluetooth mouse, speakers and ac adapter

what's the point to remove a masterpiece like docking station? we buy a faster phone and we could use it like a laptop with it but no...

is there a way with S7?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Accessories] scott14719:
Unfortunately, Samsung does that a lot. They add several nice features to their new flag ships, but take useful features away at the same time. Like air-view and the ir blaster, both useful in my opinion but they took them away. MHL support definitely can be useful, so it is crazy that Samsung removed it. I'm not sure if the OTG feature might work with one item at a time but the only other way I am aware of is with bluetooth.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Accessories] slash2378:
I'm tempted to return my phone
[Samsung Gear S2] yugendreams:
I just purchased it. I'm on the T-Mobile but the watch is on AT&T. I read some stuff in another thread about it here but I'm not sure if that's outdated.

First, how is Tizen and using this watch for someone coming from AW? I lost my Urbane and just bought this because I purchased the S7 Edge.

What am I going to not be able to do, if anything, because the watch and phone are on different carriers?

How is the build quality and water resistance?

Thanks!
[Samsung Gear S2] yugendreams:
Also, is there any way to just "unlock" it and work with another carrier?
[Samsung Gear S2] burtonfamily101:
1. I dont mind Tizen at all. Its no android wear but it does everything but navigation. Least as good as AW. But notifications work well and typing old T9 isnt hard at all. Love the rotating bezel though. Also there are not many apps but there some pretty decent watch faces.

2. Build is pretty solid, the strap connector seems pretty weak but you can always get another. Some people bands have broke but mine i still going fine. Havent tried to get mine wet but it works after walking in the rain a few times but nothing major.

3. Far as the unlock, I am not the person to ask. Is it attached to the ATT network or just a ATT model? You can always just is it with BT only. You should be fine using an ATT watch on tmobile. Since all it really does is call forward missed calls it really shouldn't mater.
[Samsung Gear S2] yugendreams:
How bad is S-Voice? That's my only real concern at this point.
[Samsung Gear S2] burtonfamily101:
Well all I can say it works, the main thing is that you have to basically relearn how to talk to it. AW is much easier to use but it does work. I honestly don't ever use it. I usually always just the Google voice on my phone to make appointments etc. Id rather use T9 to respond to sms rather to s-voice.
[Samsung Gear S2] Sonin66:
I'm on tmobile but also have at&t model s2 sport and just use the watch on bluetooth. Wish there was a way to unlock so I could switch it to tmobile even though I'm not even sure I'd activate it through either. That's probably why it didn't matter which esim watch I bought. Haven't used s voice as using t9 isn't difficult ever with my finger being damn near the size of the screen, I do sometimes hit to fast, but it workseems nice. I've been itching to just jump into a pool with both watch and s7even, but a little nervous. In have let it hit the shower for a few secs just to show my girlfriend it was alright to get wet. Still waiting for Samsung pay so I wouldn't have to reach for the phone
[General Questions and Answers] desum:
Can anyone offer me some guidance for making persistent edits to init.x86.rc on an Android x86 system (that I'm running in VMware)?

If I'm not mistaken, on a standard Android installation I'd need to unpack, edit, and repack the boot partition (boot.img), but I'm having trouble figuring out how to do that with Android x86.

Running cat /proc/mounts returns:

tmpfs / tmpfs ro,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/sda1 /system ext2 rw,relatime,errors=continue 0 0
tmpfs /cache tmpfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/sda1 /data ext2 rw,relatime,errors=continue 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
none /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=750,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
pstore /sys/fs/pstore pstore rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/fuse /mnt/shell/emulated fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0
none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc rw,relatime 0 0

And running cat /proc/partitions returns:

major minor #blocks name

1 0 8192 ram0
1 1 8192 ram1
1 2 8192 ram2
1 3 8192 ram3
1 4 8192 ram4
1 5 8192 ram5
1 6 8192 ram6
1 7 8192 ram7
1 8 8192 ram8
1 9 8192 ram9
1 10 8192 ram10
1 11 8192 ram11
1 12 8192 ram12
1 13 8192 ram13
1 14 8192 ram14
1 15 8192 ram15
8 0 20971520 sda
8 1 20964793 sda1
11 0 1048575 sr0

Does Android x86 not use individual partitions for boot, root, home, etc.?
[General Questions and Answers] Aaradhya:
It's in the initrd.img or ramdisk.img. Boot another OS, edit it, repack it,

done till the next update.

Thanks,

Aaradhya

VMware Certified Associate @ Catch Experts
[Networking] Frosty615:
Hi y'all,

Firstly I've had my XDA about a day! so 'cuse the noobiness here.....

I'm trying to access the internet at home from my xda via my laptop....

I have a router (not wireless) that my laptop connects to and my laptop then has a wirless card through which my xda will connect.

I have setup and ad hoc network between the xda and laptop and switched Internet Connection Sharing to be on for my LAN connection.....

However I cannot connect to tinterweb with my xda, the error message I receive is 'The Page Cannot be foun. Check the name and try again'

Anyone advise on how to sort this please.

Many Thanks

Frosty
[Web App Development] DzCoder:
Hello everyone, hope u're good,

So I'm looking for some good support eBook, talking about Android development and web development with Android apk.

Any help are welcome

Thank u
[Web App Development] andre3:
Your best bet is to start from the Android developer's web site. or Try this eBook: Android Development beginner edition
[Web App Development] DzCoder:
Im thinking to start by the web site and developing to Android app,

Thank bu for the title I ll check it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommy807:
When it comes to my phone (GS4 SGH-M919) I am extremely serious about what's running or installed and why. There is nothing installed on my phone that I didn't personally install or allow to run. I like a nice clean phone with nothing wasting resources. I'm sure I'm not alone in this way of thinking, so I ask, what are you guys doing to minimize apps and wasted services running? How are you keeping your phone running at it's absolute best?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Uninstall anything that isn't important to the correct operation of the phone.

Freeze or greenify anything that you don't want constantly running in the background (like Google play or Facebook+Facebook messenger).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mel:
I'm the same in my mindset I don't like background processes running when I don't have a use for them right there and then. I freeze a few apps with titanium, I have everything that's not related to downloading, playing or streaming music greenified. I always have sync off and run AFwall+ controlling internet access. sometimes if a free app needs net access I'll try hunting for it's ads processes with this http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommy807:
I really wish they'd start allowing users to have more control or total control over their devices without using 3rd party apps. Especially with high-end devices. When are they going to learn that we don't want unneeded apps and functionality ramed down our throats. I guess they still believe that even though we bought the device, it still belongs to them.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mel:
we are not the majority. it's more likely that instant updates arriving from facebook are valued more highly than comprehensive control of our device by most. I read that android device ownership is at 1 billion devices but XDAmembers is just over 7 million.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommy807:
It's true, most people just care about the phone being able to send a text, but there's no reason all apps and services have to be locked down and not removable. That doesn't atfect the casual user. They choose to lock things down. They choose to make it so uninstalling trivial apps breaks the OS. Short of deleting OS files or drivers, they don't need to make it so my hands are tied.

I'm going to do what I want to do one way or another. All they're doing is pissing people off.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mel:
lol, to be fair the whole trend of a separate Gapps package is all about giving us that choice in the first place. hell I didn't even have gmail in the last version I used.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I use the browser to check my email, and facebook, and xda, and pretty much every other website.

I would even use the browser for YouTube if it weren't for the OGYouTube app which allows me to download the videos.

If anyone is interested in combining the sms, Facebook messenger and WhatsApp apps into one single app, try Disa. It can replace all 3. Unfortunately you have to give up the chatheads of messenger.
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] joseramos89:
I was flashing my phone and it said the flashing was done succesfully, the phone would reboot but it never did. I plug it in to the computer but nothing happens, y plug it in into the charger nothing shows up on the screen, when i try to turn it on, it vibrates once but nothing happens.
[Mate 8 Accessories] KSP1234:
I found some china magnetic microUSB cable and brand named. Who use this type of cable ? Is it usefull when phone is in case (how their compability) ?
[Mate 8 Accessories] KSP1234:
All already buy or anybody knows nothing about it ?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=mobile&field-keywords=+Magnetic+Micro+USB+

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...=Micro+USB+Magnetic+Adapter+Charger+&_sacat=0

2.4A Micro USB Magnetic Adapter Charging Charger Cable

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...netic+Adapter+Charging+Charger+Cable&_sacat=0

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[Mate 8 Accessories] dj69holland:
That is a pretty neat thing to get.

I do have the IPAKY case, and i guess i would need to actually see if it fits with this usb adapter in reality.
[Mate 8 Accessories] KSP1234:
I found earlier only one brand who put sizes in mm of magnetic microusb to description. It was on Amazon, and was before I buy ipaky case. Now i can't found it on Amazon, probably all was sold.?
[Mate 8 Accessories] arvin2212:
Whats the impact to the phone? Read some reviews and there are claims that the charging circuit was fried and the battery lost its original capacity. These were for other phones though.
[Mate 8 Accessories] KSP1234:
Battery capacity lost ? From cable ? hm :)

What can be fried if this a same cable, for 2.4A and if with normal 2.4A gold plated contacts ?
[Mate 8 Accessories] keyid:
was looking at this too, some reviews on amazon says doesn't charge as fast a direct plug. If you try it pls post feedback.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] zmr94:
I have a samsung s6 edge from tmobile and I have a few group chats. In all of them i receive texts from people within the group in the group chat but when i send something it sends it to everyone individually. Is there a fix to this? Thanks to anyone that can help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ketwi15:
Same here. A fix would be appreciated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Docmjldds:
Messages, More tab upper right, settings, more settings, multimedia messages, Group conversation....adjust tab as you wish :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ketwi15:
I have that checked it still replies individually
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] zmr94:
to fix it i just downloaded the google messenger app from the google play store.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Surgic4l:
Just did this, worked perfectly. All my messages just migrated to the new app. Thanks!