yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Polarfuchs:
Hi

I want to update form eclair to doc Froyos Rom.

I want to backup my /efs folder as told there http://androidforums.com/1367506-post928.html

But I get the error:

# busybox tar zcvf /sdcard/efs-backup.tar.gz /efs
busybox tar zcvf /sdcard/efs-backup.tar.gz /efs
tar: can't open '/sdcard/efs-backup.tar.gz': Read-only file system

Please tell me, how I can backup my /efs or get r,w acces again.

mount command looks like this:

# mount
mount
rootfs / rootfs ro 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
/dev/block/stl6 /mnt/.lfs j4fs rw 0 0
tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals tmpfs rw,size=4096k 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs rw,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /disk ext4 rw,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl10 /dbdata rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl3 /efs rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
[Nexus One General] jospalau:
Hi,

I just bought a N1, it works great so far, the only problem it has is when I wake it up by using the power button. Sometimes it doesn't work but most of the time it works.

I thought it was the power button but I installed cyanogenmod, I set up the trackball to wake up the device and it also happens that way.

Are anybody having the same problem?
[Nexus One General] perrera:
Same problem. I think is a problem with Cyanogenmod, when having stock firmware never happened tu me.
[Nexus One General] danger-rat:
There's a six second lag between going to sleep and waking up. Maybe this is what you're seeing?

...although I have heard other complaints about this with CM.
[Nexus One General] jospalau:
I used the stock firmware only two days and I didn't noticed it, but I am not sure and I don't want to flash it back, I like Cyanogenmod. Maybe I will try 2.3 if it comes out soon.

I thought it was Widget Locker. With Widget Lockers it fails often I think because the six second lag.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apollostees:
What's up XDA, I am a very happy Nexus One owner. That phone is amazing

as we all know. But, I can't lie the G2 is looking more and more tempting.

There are basically 2 issues as I see it:

The G2's hardware is superior to the N1's, period.

(Especially now with perm root, and those amazing overclocks.)

But, the N1 is a true Dev phone, so it gets all the latest software.

(i.e. Gingerbread, Miui, on and on...)

What do you guys think, would you switch from an N1 to a G2?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dabido:
thats a tough one. I'm a former N1 owner and still miss it. Only reason why i jumped on board with the G2 is because i lost my precious N1 that i had paid the full amount for... Other then that, i'd still hold onto it.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Superfrag:
I would hold on to it, especially with the Gingerbread update coming out. Maybe when Gingerbread gets ported to G2, you can make the switch..
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Okawa:
I personally made the jump, but only because I root my phone.

If you dont root your phone I would stay with the N1 but if you do root you will get just about every goodie that the Nexus One does + better everything so I cant think of a reason to stay to be hones.

Gingerbread will be ported over by some developer here a short time after its released on the Nexus One so I wouldnt worry about that ^_^
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluegizmo83:
I am a former N1 user that made the switch to a G2. I can say personally, it was a great choice.

I loved my N1. However, I wasn't huge into the custom roms and modding. I did my fair share of installing custom roms, kernel mods, etc. However, at the end of the day (i.e. after 3 phone replacements due to faulty hardware over the course of my ownership) I found myself sticking to the stock OTA 2.2 software with a few minor kernel mods like cifs.

My main reasons for switching the to G2 were:

1. I really missed having a hardware keyboard (I went from a G1 to the N1)

2. The G2 hardware was superior to the N1 in all respects

3. HSPA+ is awesome in the Seattle area

4. I was able to sell my N1 on Ebay for $440 which pretty much paid for my G2.

My current new found loves for the G2 are:

1. 1497Mhz overclock kicks BUTT in the PSX emulator!

2. Temproot is so easy and doesn't void my warranty

3. Permroot is now established so if I want to go mod crazy later I can

4. Battery life on my G2 is easily double what I got on the N1

Hopefully all this will shed some light on your question and help you with your decision :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] henryr934:
Yeah me too i switch from the N1 and i was missing it because the root but now we have full power to this phone it have better hardware but is u call iam happy with my decision
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aninja11:
The G2 has a PSX emulator?!? OK, I'm already sold...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starkruzr:
Former N1 owner here. The G2 is BY FAR a superior device, no contest. I would have waffled a couple days ago when we had no perma-root, but now? Absolutely, one hundred percent superior. The G2 will get all the latest software just like the G1 did -- you can run Froyo on a G1 with no problem, remember. It's the universal handset. The only thing it lacks is a front-facing camera, and I for one couldn't care less about that ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cparekh:
I currently have and use both the N1 and the G2.

G2:

+ Faster hardware

+ Keyboard

+ Swype

- Bulky

- No CyanogenMod

N1:

+ Gets updates first

+ CyanogenMod

+ Thin

- No keyboard

- No Swype

I find myself carrying the G2 most of the time because I a corporate user, and I have to send a lot of email from the phone. I am much faster with long emails using the physical keyboard.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] add119:
No offense the nexus one will get gingerbread but that the last update for that phone. If you want a phone that has support on update, beside rooting then go with the g2 it sure will taste Android 3.0 os honeycomb and Android 4.0 os ice cream for 2011.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanjay29:
And where did you get that information?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] add119:
http://www.pocketables.net/2010/11/...d-to-nexus-one-handsets-in-next-few-days.html

I dont have any info on the nexus one not passing beyond 2.3 os.

Trust me the nexus one wont get Android 3.0 os from google.

It will be from xda developer, when google drop the ball on them. It the same way they did with the g1.

Either you root or not and google going to say the samething to users like they did with the g1 in may 2010. Telling the users that they wont support them in 2011.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanjay29:
Why should we trust you? Are you a Google employee? Does one have your ear? You're just making unsubstantiated claims based on your own opinion.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ~~Tito~~:
To the person who posted about "no" cyanogen mod.

ROMs are subjective, that doesn't matter unless you disparately need it and still, Cyanogen himself is working on a build for the g2. Plus when the N1 came out, it barely had any ROMs available for it. IT TAKES TIME PEOPLE!

The HW on the G2 is superior, the support will continue. From what it seems, gingerbread will be the last update on the Nexus One before it gets discontinued completely. Sure it was the Official Google phone, and it will always be but its getting old in age, and specs. It's time to move on to bigger and better stuff. I had an N1 and I sold it to buy this G2, and so far it pretty much owns the Nexus One in everything.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cparekh:
Yes, it is likely the G2 will have CM and will have it rather soon. It's not out now, so I was simply stating a fact. The hardware in the G2 is better, but I currently don't notice much a difference in usability between the two. That being said, I prefer the G2, but I am not prepared to write off my N1, yet.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] add119:
Jay dont believe me i being with android for 2 years .

By now i should know how things work with android updates. All android phones that are google experience phones only get support 1 year from google or manufacture. After that xda developers continue supporting it, to people that interest in them.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanjay29:
You're not the only person who's been around Android for two years. Or around XDA for two years. I know how things HAVE worked. That's not saying for sure that it WILL work the same in the future.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] add119:
Yeah jay i wish that nexus one users get the latest operating system from google, because not everyone wants to root their phones. Especially, if their new and they dont know about this. And, will be scare of messing up their phones.
[HTC Aria General] emigre:
Hi everyone,

It's me again with more noob questions! I've read lots of stuffs about Android both here in XDA and at the Android developer page —*and the more I know, the more I'm confused!

I'm wondering if anyone would be kind enough to clarify/explain the common terminologies and jargon involved here. And also common apps involved in rooting, plus their function.

Without further ado, below are some terminologies/jargon/apps that I would like to be familiar with. I noticed that all of the threads I've read in the forum are catered to people who are alread familiar with programming, and I have none!

Here goes!

ROM:

Clockwork Recovery:

nandroid:

Unrevoked:

Superuser:

Thank you for being patient with a noob!
[HTC Aria General] sd73ta:
http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page#Terminology
[HTC Aria General] emigre:
Thanks a lot for pointing me in the right direction sd73ta! Now I have a better understanding of some of the most common terminologies.

I just have one question that I'm confused of now:

Is ROM flashing the same thing as rooting?

I think I'll learn more about unrevoked, clockwork and nandroid as I go along here.

Thank you once again!
[HTC Aria General] zervic:
No, its not the same.
[HTC Aria General] lilhaiti:
To clarify the root thing for you.

Just like in Linux (which Android really is) Administrative functions such as modifying systems files require admin privileges, which in Linux is called root privileges. In order to make modifications to your phone's OS you need root privileges, so you have to add the ability to use root privileges on your phone which is called rooting. Rooting is the very first step to really getting into your phone...your phone has to be rooted in order to flash custom ROMs. Hope that clears things up some.
[HTC Aria General] emigre:
Thanks for clearing that up!

So now that my phone is rooted, it basically means I have full access to the phones' OS? (which is the Android OS in this case).

And flashing always means to flash a ROM (which is in most cases custom ROMs, otherwise 99% there's no need to root right?).

Please correct me if I'm wrong:

• There are many custom ROMs available out there such as Liberated and CM6 right?

• Android OS 2.2 is Froyo, 2.1 is Cupcake, etc.

So what's the difference between them? Cos I noticed in the forum that there's Liberated Froyo??

Sorry for being a bother. Thanks for being patient!
[HTC Aria General] tleung11:
1. 2.1 is Eclair, Cupcake is 1.5

Search "android" in wikipedia you should be clear.

Froyo, liberated, is actually 2 things.

Liberated != Froyo != 2.1

For my understanding, that "liberated" you see here, it's just represent it's customized from stock rom, just remove some stupid apps and add some useful tools/app.

You can understand it as "a line of a product".

CM6 is another "line" - it's open source, doesn't contain anything which not "open".

Last, rooting is not just for loading new roms, you even need to root if you just want to able to have a advanced backup, e.g. Mybackup Pro, Titanium backup.
[HTC Aria General] emigre:
Thanks tleung11!

Wikipedia states that 2.0 and 2.1 are Eclair and 2.2 is Froyo? Maybe you mistyped there (to be clear).

Thanks again for helping out!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] qouet:
How to patch the market in your I5500 Galaxy5

First step is the rooting of the phone

Use this UniversalAndroot_1.6.1.apk

Just put the file in your sdcard , use Oiexplorer or other file explorer for android and just click to .apk file.

Open the application named Universal Androot and

Verifiy if the object in combo is SuperUser for android 2.0 – 2.2

And click Root J

The apps say Woow , your device is rooted !!

If it’s the case :

Download adb.zip and extract to c:\adb

(if you want to use adb.exe to all cmd add c:\adb to the path. For more information contact me)

Downlad aline_vending_galaxy5.apk and put it to c:\adb\

Thks to alineFR of portalandroid.org for the file

Unmount the sdcard of your pc

Open a cmd dos box

Type cd c:\adb (or the folders where is the adb file)

Type adb push aline_vending_galaxy5.apk /sdcard/aline_vending_galaxy5.apk

Type adb shell

On adb

Type

su

cat /system/app/Vending.apk > /sdcard/Vending.apk.orig

cat /data/app/com.android.vending.apk > /sdcard/com.android.vending.apk.orig

Create a backup of old market

Warning the next operation is open the system file for write don’t erase any file !

Type :

mount -o rw,remount /dev/stl12 /system

cat sdcard/Aline-Vending-Galaxy5.apk > /system/app/Vending.apk

cat sdcard/Aline-Vending-Galaxy5.apk > /data/app/com.android.vending.apk

rm -r /data/data/com.android.vending

mount -o ro,remount /dev/stl12 /system

May be to reboot the phone
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Sc0pEz:
what effects does this actually have?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] qouet:
Hi,

this give acces to all apps off the market

ex : skype,busybox install , google goggles .... and many other apps and root apps (tethering,Task killer ....)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Sc0pEz:
ahh sweet, was wondering why some games werent showing up
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SwaroopHegde:
Thanks, I've tried various options. One app almost bricked my phone :P

Anyway, I tried yours but didn't work on my phone (I5503) - model no. in my country. The market app disappeared but was able to restore thanks to your tip :P
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] goxon:
anyone succesfull?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trump:
Hey guys. I just upgraded to my mt4g from a Wing and want to do basically 2 things:

1. I want to be able to tether my laptop to my phone.

2. I want to be able to record phone calls.

I know I need to root my phone, any tips/suggestions/good walkthroughs? Are there any default passwords to change or anything I need to do in order to keep my security tight?

Are there any apps anywhere close to Vito AudioNotes?

And any tips you guys could offer to someone coming over from WM6.5 to Android

What are the best case/screen protectors for the mt4g?

Thanks
[Droid X Themes and Apps] mkgle2:
uh...so after flashing a new rom...how would i go about recovering quick office?...
[Droid X Themes and Apps] JRobzilla:
Septhin has a website WWW.sephtin.com that has a quickoffice zip under UNOFFICIAL Known Issues Rubix 1.6 you could try.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] mkgle2:
worked like a charm...thanks!
[P3400 ROM Development] mohsenilyas:
I AM HELP FOR ANY PROBLEM IN HTC P3400 GENE AND HTC MAGICAN IN PAKISTAN

CONTAC ME:mohsen_ilyas@hotmail.com
[Android Themes] LuffyPSP:
REVOlution - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=736487

INCredible REVOlution - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=772973

Link to ROM i use - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=736333

Main thing i want;

- Fall in love in the redness of INC REVO > so priorities goes for this one.

- I dont care bout the modded apps included, so remove them please. i just want the framework modified.

- the black bar MUST be the exact that kind of black! not the sense-kind of black.

- and the apps icons is in there too i believe in INC REVO, so please remove it as it'll change my default system apps icons once flashed.

- Thats all.

I'll donate to those that can port this, and hopefully whoever ported this will be able to provide updates until the stable one is released.

Serious donator here...:D

Thanks!
[Android Themes] xDarKnighTx:
Can you PM me the link to the ROM you currently have on your phone? I can give this a shot when I get home tonight.
[Android Themes] LuffyPSP:
added to my first post mate. :D
[Android Themes] xDarKnighTx:
judging by your signature, i'm guessing you're using the htc desire build. But there's 2 versions over there, CDMA and GSM. Which one are you using?

And are you using the latest version? experimental or stable? I'm sorry, i don't keep up with CM builds, so I have no idea how their versioning work. It'd be best if you give me the exact version, and the exact download location.
[Android Themes] LuffyPSP:
currently using the experimental i guess since it is still in Release Candidate. it is the latest though. and i use the GSM one.

Download location, its in the thread....

EDIT : i see so they removed it, here it is - http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/files/file/142-update-cm-610-rc1-desire-signedzip/
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofy584:
Hi,

I've got a brandnew micro sd 32 gb class 6 (sandisk) and when I take the card in the phone my desire stacks on the white "HTC" screen on boot. I tried to format in recovery mode, without success (format ok but still hangs on boot). On my windows 7 laptot I can access the card without problem from the card reader. the card is formated on FAT32.

The desire runs on AURAX 8.0 rooted with unrevoked3.

Thanks

Thomas
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Barm926:
sorry 4 offtopic.

Where did you get it ?! Class 6 ...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofy584:
sorry, class 2 - on amazon.fr
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
its because your card isnt partitioned with an ext ....
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrDee:
When I swapped SD cards I couldn't get my device to boot no matter how I formatted it until I did a wipe in recovery, then it booted fine.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofy584:
Hi,

wipe of what? factory? sd card only?

thanks

thomas
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofy584:
wipe

You have to wipe "factory reset" and than it works (don't forget nandroid before)

tom
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofy584:
change sd card

how to do:

make nandroid backup to old sd card

wipe factory settings and cache

insert new sd card

boot the phone

install rom manager

create ext3 on new sd card using rom manager

copy datas from old sd to new sd (using your pc card reader is faster than to phone)

boot the phone to recovery and restore nandroid

should work now

;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ICO187:
Failure Rate on a 32GB MicroSD

http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/134135-failure-rate-32gb-microsd.html

both my 32 sd's died i gone back to 16GB
[HD2 General] wakers:
Recently had a Desire DHD on an upgrade which i'm well happy with.

But i got an issue i can't bring myself to sell my HD2, It was and is such an awesome phone that i wanna keep it as a spare...

Any tips on the best way to keep it stored am i better keeping it switched on and in use than off and in a box ?

Thanks
[HD2 General] fred_up:
Since so few of us have the luxury of having an HD2 as a spare, then why donate your time and your phone as a beta tester for one of the chefs?
[HD2 General] live_0978:
I'm sure he'd get more than a few takers, but I'm no chef.
[HD2 General] p107r0:
according to this, battery should be discharged to ca. 40% before long time storage
[HD2 General] wakers:
Cheers for the info...
[HD2 General] conantroutman:
for long term storage it would probably be best to remove the battery.

and obv. keep it somewhere dry with a reasonably constant temparature.

or you can send it to me, I'll take good care of it for you ;)
[HD2 General] felixdd:
Take out the battery and put it into your fridge.
[HD2 General] alkorsi:
stable connection in "H" mode - as long as there is no connection interruption

Hi together,

I have the following issue with my HD2:

I have a stable data connection in mode "H" as long as there is no connection interruption. After new connect I have only "3G" and if for example the weather is updated or the browser is opend it changes for a short time to "H". Afterwards the mode is "3G" again. This remains until I start the HD2 again!

Any help?

thanks and cheers,

alkorsi
[HD2 General] pakure:
3g and H keep switching depending upon signal strength to edge and gprrs too, but i dont think there is any real speed difference practically between 3g and H (though H is called as 3.5G)...may be your carrier is not Hsdpa/HSPA enabled?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
Straight to the point:

1. Installed 2.1 stock ROM

2. Rooted and enabled side loading

3. Installed ROM Manager and busy box

4. Copied a 2.2 variant ROM to root folder on SD card

5. Installed 2.2

6. Booted into 2.2, made all the customizations

7. Went back into recovery mode to take a backup

8. Now it is stuck in recovery mode no matter what I do

This is really strange. The rom manager boot loader was working when I initially installed 2.2. But after I take a backup, it seems to get stuck. This has happened for even 2.2 stock ROM too. Could anyone please help me out here.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmed_korany:
Nearly the same problem !!!!

I have upgraded my captivate to I9000_Model_Froyo_version22 using Odin3_v1.3.2 and the update done well .

A Had orientation problems so I downloaded reorientation root from ([kernel] I9000 Eclair kernel reoriented v1.3 09.21.2010) post and used GalaxyS_One-Click_Root_All_Models to enter recovery mode with this update.zip.

But now I can't go out recovery mode volume up and down works to select elements but power button not firing any event so I can't even reboot the device in a normal working mode .

I have removed the battery and returned it but it returns to recovery mode .

Please heeeeeeeeeeelp.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
For now, used ODIN 1 Click to get to 2.1. Installing vanilla 2.2, and doing my customizations, and staying away from ROM manager until this gets sorted out.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmed_korany:
more explanation please

Sorry but could you give me step by step instruction how to go out from this problem >
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
Simple, search for odin 1 click installer, and it will do the work for u. Any post that gives u the link would provide u the 2-3 steps needs to use it. Instructions to use 1-click Odin are posted in a lot of posts in this forum.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aarif_ziaee:
hi there

i am using the fusion 1.2 rom

when i am trying to install any software through adb command it

error: device not found

when i try adb devices it gives

List of devices attached :

T9597d0f9104 offline

what could b the problem
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] superleeds27:
Has anyone got this? I accidently deleted it when using the JIT method :/

Thanks in advance
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] goRt:
Is it in here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=826849
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] superleeds27:
Cheers for this :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ncampbell2784:
I keep geting a OTA update nag screen on my G2. If I download and install it can I still temp root?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ilikepu:
idk if you went to check but we have permanent root now. can be done with or without ota.

recomendation

ota first then do permaroot