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[HACK] ALL IN ONE Optimizer for X7720 eclair and korean froyo..

# format ur micro sd thru phone then transfer to windows and reformat to fat32 64kb cluster
# shrink the volume for 1g to ext2 partition and linux swap (64 m)...( im using gparte ubuntu)..no need for swap if using others tool partion.
# format the ext2 partion using ubuntu disk utilty .U need to ensure the check box with 'Take Ownership of the File System' is unchecked for the partition before you create it otherwise the partition is created and it has superuser permissions only.
#done
Steps to prepare for installation:
# download all-in-one app2sd HERE
# Unzip the downloaded file
# Move the apps2sd folder to root directory of MicroSD
Next, simply connect the XT720 to your computer.
Ensure it is "Charge Only" for USB connection and USB Debugging mode for USB is turned on under Settings > Applications > Development.
Once you have the above checked, go ahead to launch a command prompt and perform the following:
Type: adb devices (you should see your Milestone serial number showing up. If you do not see serial number, it means there is no connection to your Milestone)
Type: adb shell
Type: su (make sure you do not see a prompt window on your Milestone. If you do, grant permission for it to access)
Type: cd /sdcard/apps2sd
Type: sh install.sh (trigger installation of App2SD)
Type: Number 1 to 0 (for every steps until the end)
**********************************************"
echo "* Milestone XT720 Optimizer&Themes V10 *"
echo "* All XT720 sbf version *"
echo "* Coded by:Khalpowers *"
echo "**********************************************"
echo ""
echo "The following scripts will attempt to install:"
echo "1. New Busybox"
echo "2. APPS2SD"
echo "3. Change Bootanimation and Fonts"
echo "4. Optimized build.prop"
echo "5. JIT from FroYo (Frozen Eclair Project)"
echo "6. Cleanup stock app"
echo "7. Apply mod theme eclair and froyo"
echo "8. Master APNS.conf"
echo "9. Milestone OverClock v1.42"
echo "0. EXIT SCRIPT"
for those running froyo with korean sbf also can apply
busybox
app2sd
theme galaxie froyo,
apn and the millestone overclock.
when apply this i can get better hd videoing without lag , more responsive and much better on movie playback with vplayer beta.
ps/ personally i think the best sbf so far for 2.1.1 is US sbf..
here some benchmark for my xt..
without froyo running @1ghz 56 vsel
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with froyo running @1ghz 56 vsel

howdy,
when i install this, i have installed the build.prop and JIT...i only get a quadrant benchmark of low 600's.
any tips on what else i need to do...9 have milestone overclocker clocked at your speed (i.e. 1000mhz and 56vsel). And it is the european xt720.
thanks.

Thanks for great work, but can it be used in my XT701 ??
I wish to use App2SD & JIT, is this possible ??

@Wilson
Do u using swap?..im using ext2 ,swap and us sbf..the responsive and good cam quality is us sbf...
@chen
yes u can apply app2sd but Jit im not sure because never tested on xt701...

OK, I can try JIT this night, worst case is using open recovery to full recovery.
If any progress I will report within this thread.

Wouldn't formatting to ext3 be better for the journaling function?

Beako said:
Wouldn't formatting to ext3 be better for the journaling function?
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Yeap...more on journaling but slow on performance compare to ext2..I found that ext2 more stable than ext3 on xt...

hi khalpowers....i loaded the US sbf on to my phone, and i did not even root it and i am quite sure i saw improvement in the camcorder....the only problem was that i dont have 3G access. I am not sure if that is because the US does not acknowledge GSM...is it (xt720 for US) just for CDMA networks? BTW...i am pretty limited with knowledge in this area....so if i am saying something stupid, its cos i dont know any better... so i then reloaded the UK sbf, and got my phone back to working again.
I live in Australia, and bought the phone through expansys website, and use the 3/vodafone network.
i really only want good camcording experience with this phone, as that is why i bought it..got sucked into the reviews that this was state of the art HD .
So..really i just want great photos and camcording...any advice?
your time on replying to me is greatly appreciated

Dude.. with us sbf u need to add your apn telco setting @setting>wireless &networks >mobile network>access point names.click at menu button then u can see +new apn ..now u can add your apn telco apn setting ..only us sbf need to set apn manually..hope can help u solve the 3g problem..

It's not successful, with JIT options my XT701 ended in Moto Logo after reboot.
How can I find the source with the JIT??

ChungHung.Chen said:
It's not successful, with JIT options my XT701 ended in Moto Logo after reboot.
How can I find the source with the JIT??
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http://forum.samdroid.net/f55/samdroid-turbo-1301/

Worked for my XT720 (Singapore). Reinstalled my phone with fresh stock 2.1 using RSD Lite before installing this Optimizer.
Is it really Froyo 2.2.1 now? Settings -> About Phone shows firmware as 2.2.1.
Great work! Thanks!

khalpowers said:
Dude.. with us sbf u need to add your apn telco setting @setting>wireless &networks >mobile network>access point names.click at menu button then u can see +new apn ..now u can add your apn telco apn setting ..only us sbf need to set apn manually..hope can help u solve the 3g problem..
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yep, that worked.
thanks man...i am v happy now. cant understand and little bit doubtful to fully believe my eyes, but the camcorder seems SOO much better. wondering if i will be let down in the near future with it, but right now thinking this is the phone i should have been delivered from motorola from the start. thanks again...you delivered what i wanted!!

Couple of questions:
1. The circle battery is stuck at 100%.
2. Although app2sd seems to be installed and running (checked with busybox df -h), the internal memory seems to be dropping after every install. Is there some application that I can use to view/move apps to & fro internal memory and SD.
TIA.

hi khalpowers...i am trying to get swap working, and it does not seem to be.
here are the details:
i have sdcard kingston class 4 16gb, which i have formatted (using the DVD boot image for gparted) to:
15gb to Fat
500mb to ext2 for apps
32mb to ext2 for swap purpose
i have installed swapper, and selected "use swap partition"..the swap partition is /dev/block/mmcblk0p3....which i assume is pointing to partition 3 on the sdcard, which is the ext2 32MB partition.
When i select "swap on" i get a few messages..
setting swappiness OK
turning swap off(partition) FAIL
formatting swap partition OK
enabling swap(partition) FAIL
All done
and when i select button "get information" it supports that nothing has been done as swap is always at 0kb.
Would there be a step i am missing for the XT720?
thanks in advance...and to anyone else who can help me out.

You're the man!
Finally works for my XT720, great thanks!
Only a little experience would like to share.
1. have been app2sd two months ago using apps2sd (adb script in this forum)!
I thought I did something wrong during the process, internal memory keep dropping in every install, I've checked app folder in sdcard, yes, all apps goes to sdcard, but after 40+ apps installed, machine prompt me low internal memory. Also, its heavily lag when recording SD(even not HD!!!) videos, play back videos and playing games.
2. I decided to upgrade my microSD to class 10 (previously class 6) week ago, it did improve on those lagging. But panic on how to copy card, I try cloning all partition to the new one. Sorry, be-remind that it does not work for original apps2sd. I did numerous hard reset. and tried app2card 2.7.6 and re-formating the card! Guess what, I BRICKED my phone. Sent to moto CS for repairing for 24 hrs.
3. So, start all over again couple of days ago. USING OPTIMIZER this time, it works!!! I have now over 60 apps (not including the build-in 110 apps) and still got 115mb internal memory remaining.
*** I think don't try on ext3, the app2sd optimizer come with ext2.ko, correct me if I am wrong!****
***Do not try to re-app2sd, not unless you can un-app2sd before applying new install, or you can flash the stock ROM where I never successfully done it!!****
Hope all happy new years and new machines!

khalpowers said:
# format ur micro sd on ur phone to 64kb cluster..............
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May I asked a stupid question! How to reverse the app2sd. I mean un-install app2sd. Is there any script or program to help me. Thanks a lot in advance.

Thread moved to XT720 Forum.

dbchoong said:
Worked for my XT720 (Singapore). Reinstalled my phone with fresh stock 2.1 using RSD Lite before installing this Optimizer.
Is it really Froyo 2.2.1 now? Settings -> About Phone shows firmware as 2.2.1.
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No, you're still on 2.1 Update 1. It's just a build.prop hack.

I'm a little confused about installing JIT. I seem to recall reading that installing JIT on stock firmware is not a good idea. I'm currently running a Wind Mobile XT720 (software STR_U2_05.1F.2) and would like to install JIT but don't want to brick my phone. Do I need to install European/USA/Russian/etc firmware as noted on the droidforums ([GUIDE] Milestone XT720 - Apps2SD and Froyo JIT) before installing JIT? Unfortunately, none of the firmware versions match my phone, though...
Thanks for your help.

Bodhi Linux on Iconia - Alpha 2

Hello all,
I'm getting prepared to upload my Alpha 2 port of Bodhi Linux for our Iconia. The thread for the original release is here. In the next few days, I'll be uploading the files to my server, writing up guides, and taking any questions. I highly recommend installing a GNU/Linux distribution before even attempting this. Using Linux in a VirtualBox *should* work, but I can't promise that. As usual, if this product bricks your device, it's not my fault. By attempting to use this release, you agree that it is not my fault. The same goes for instantaneous combustion, natural disasters, and acts of God.
New Features:
New recovery.img compiled using the Iconia, not at x86 processor (dunno if this means anything)
The ability to download, compile, and install the kernel/modules right from the device, no computer needed (after initial installation).
mkbootimg and mkbootfs
Scripts to automate grabbing the files needed for WiFi to work
Untested (May work, but I didn't have time to play with):
Bluetooth
Sound
3D acceleration
Here are the links needed to get started (not done yet):
[Guide] Installing Bodhi Linux onto the Iconia
[Guide] Compiling/Installing your own kernel!
[Download] Bodhi Linux for Iconia
[Download] recovery.img
[Download] Kernel Source
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Please ask as many questions as you'd like, even before Alpha 2 is released.
UPDATE:
The image is now up. Use gparted to partition your micro sd as follows: at least 1.5 GB (i think, it could be more) as the first partition, ext4 format. Name that partition "bodhi". Partition 2: atleast 128 MB, fat32 format. When done, mount partitions. Extract the bodhi tarball to the root of your card. Do it like this:
sudo su
cd /media/bodhi/
tar -jxvf /home/name/bodhi_alpha2.tar.bz2
Then type in ls, you should see etc , home, and the like. If you see a folder, you did it wrong.
Copy recovery.img to the 2nd partition. In Acer Recovery Installer, flash it using this custom image. Copy your nvram.txt to the card as well. Reboot into recovery. Enter the terminal. Type in setupwifi . This will copy nvram.txt to the correct place. I'll be writing up some official guides to get this working. BTW, what do you guys think of Plasma Active Two?
UPDATE (23 / 02 / 2012) : Bodhi will be on the backburner for a while. I've school stuff to do, and will be playing around with the leaked ICS.

It is very good
- Have you tested backlight regulating?
- Can you patch the kernel to overclock tegra?

Do you still need an 8 gig micro sd card for this? you mentioned something in alpha 1 about that being fixed in later versions. I really want to try this on an old 4 gb sd card so hopefully that might be enough
Great work btw! keep it up!

loband_ml said:
It is very good
- Have you tested backlight regulating?
- Can you patch the kernel to overclock tegra?
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I have not tested backlight regulating yet.
I'm not too good at kernel patching, but anyone who wants to play with the kernel will just have to type in "getkernel" and it will dl & unpack it.
Thanks for your interest!
chaosking121 said:
Do you still need an 8 gig micro sd card for this? you mentioned something in alpha 1 about that being fixed in later versions. I really want to try this on an old 4 gb sd card so hopefully that might be enough
Great work btw! keep it up!
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It may work on a 4GB, I'm going to be doing some testing w/ one today. The current 8GB I'm using is only Class 4, and Bodhi works pretty well on this older card of mine.
I'm sounding repetitive, but thanks for your interest as well! At first, I didn't think anybody would care about this too much.

When can we expect the required files to be uploaded? (an estimated day perhaps?). And do USB peripherals work (e.g keyboard/mouse) and camera work? And do you think either eclipse or netbeans IDE will work when installed?

Will this work with any Linux distribution?
I was wondering if your Linux recovery kernel will work with other rootfs images like ubuntu or kde or backtrack?

newbkilla said:
When can we expect the required files to be uploaded? (an estimated day perhaps?). And do USB peripherals work (e.g keyboard/mouse) and camera work? And do you think either eclipse or netbeans IDE will work when installed?
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It should be up tomorrow, but my ISP sucks. I'll try getting it up. I've noticed that usb keyboards and mice do work. The apple mouse doesn't, but that's probably just a kernel module I didn't compile. I'll get that in the next version, or you could compile your own, which is very fun to do (seriously, on of my favourite hobbies.) No clue on the cameras, haven't tested. Eclipse / Netbeans may work, you'll have to test and post the results, please.
chrisnave1 said:
I was wondering if your Linux recovery kernel will work with other rootfs images like ubuntu or kde or backtrack?
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Yes, it works with Ubuntu. I'm pretty sure you could load kde up on the bodhi image, log out, then select it as your sessions. It may be slow. I recommend taking a look at the Plasma Active 2 interface, built by the KDE folks. It's pretty sweet. I've just got done downloading backtrack, and it may work. Not sure, either.

backtrack
could you possibly upload a backtrack raw image for our iconia... would love it, would also entice me to donating hehe

chrisnave1 said:
could you possibly upload a backtrack raw image for our iconia... would love it, would also entice me to donating hehe
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GEEZ! I upload one or two distro ports and now YOU want ME to work on ANOTHER one?!?
Lol, jk. I love backtrack, of course I'll work on it.

Also, can you include the florence keyboard into the rootfs in the next releases?
I have troubles with it`s compiling (becouse i am noob)

I look forward to)

wow thanks much I am still an infant when it comes to compiling kernels or even rootfs image lol... I I was able to get aitcrack-ng but not gerix yet cannot find good repository for bt5 to add

So, I now have the images up on the site. The next day or so I'll be working on an in-depth tutorial. I'll also post a tutorial for downloading / compiling the sources straight from the device.

and can not install on internal memory?

dimon2242 said:
and can not install on internal memory?
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With the current kernel, no. I stay away from that for now, to prevent bricking. You can compile a kernel using the source to aim at the internal card. This is not reccomended, and I take no responsibility for anything done.

Backtrack anytime!
I'm interested for Backtrack for sure.
This website might be helpful for backtrack:
http://roms.tiamat-dev.com/tiamat_xoom/backtrack-5-with-aircrack-for-motorola-xoom/
It seems possible to use USB wireless adapter and drivers with the Xoom, I am in the office for too long this week and I'm starting to look at that very closely.
Running an RTL8187 monitor on backtrack on Iconia A500 might be something that could be done...

djxtabay said:
I'm interested for Backtrack for sure.
This website might be helpful for backtrack:
http://roms.tiamat-dev.com/tiamat_xoom/backtrack-5-with-aircrack-for-motorola-xoom/
It seems possible to use USB wireless adapter and drivers with the Xoom, I am in the office for too long this week and I'm starting to look at that very closely.
Running an RTL8187 monitor on backtrack on Iconia A500 might be something that could be done...
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Thanks for the link. You see, we don't have to worry about making Android compatible drivers. On the Iconia, my kernels don't boot under chroot. They load themselves, then point at any chosen partition. Simply compile the needed driver in the kernel, flash it, (or just load the module), and go from there.

i had in mind internal SD card)

dimon2242 said:
i had in mind internal SD card)
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I'll compile you a special kernel to boot to internal memory. Which partition (mmcblk0px) do you want it to boot to? I cannot verify it will work. It may brick your device. I am not responsible for anything that may happen.

I type debian and debian for username and password and I recieve the following error message:
"GDM could not write to your authorization file. This could mean that you are out of disk space or that your home directory could not be opened for writing. In any case, it is not possible to log in. Please contact your system administrator."
/edit to add image taken on my phone.

Incredible!!! Touchscreen firmware updated

I called one day the Touchscreen USSD #removed for n00bs and I don't know that this destroy you touchscreen #
but i pressed the UPDATE button DONT TRY and.... touchscreen doesnt work ... after... Update completed!!! Touchscreen works!!!
Is this UPDATE button harmful as update Camera firmware, or is will update a bit of touchscreen files for Android?
It works for me but Don't Try it!! I does't will have a touchscreen series brick on XDA-developers
If this Update butten too harmfull, please remove this therad
Please help...

i'm the victim
I think doing that is harmful!! coz it had killed my touchscreen after update fail!!
still lookin for soln!
but by the way! thanx for ur warning!

SOLUTION!!!!!!!
Rutayuga91 said:
I think doing that is harmful!! coz it had killed my touchscreen after update fail!!
still lookin for soln!
but by the way! thanx for ur warning!
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-Solution-
Before we start, make sure you have Java, if not download from here: http://java.com/en/download
I did the touch screen firmware update on my old S5570, i deliberately took battery out during update as i couldnt care less about the phone and wanted a challenge; and sure enough it was dead... But wait... I managed to successfully fix it.... how?
Well
1. Put a custom recovery on your phone (Preferably CWM) - On my samsung you put it into download mode and flash through odin
2. Download ANY custom ROM for your device (.zip format)
3. Open the downloaded zip on your computer, navigate using WinRAR to /system and find the file build.prop, open that file with WordPad, not Notepad but WORDPAD. Find where it says "persist", and there will be a few that start with that, go to the last line and insert:
persist.service.adb.enable=1
persist.service.debuggable=1
persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb
This enables USB Debugging by default, I'll explain why you need this later,
Ok save the build.prop and stick it back in the ZIP archive, now download this: https://www.mediafire.com/?omdol91672ieenr
Extract contents to Java directory C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/<Java>/bin (or C:/Program Files/Java/<Java>/bin for 32-bit)
Run cmd and type cd C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/<Java>/bin
(eg "cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin")
Place your modified .zip in the /bin folder and name as "rom.zip"
Run sign_file.bat
There should be a rom_signed.zip file in the /bin directory
Now put your phone in recovery and Mount USB storage, drag your "rom-signed.zip" in the root directory, I imagine you'd know how to flash it, but remember to wipe data and cache before hand
Now here's the fun bit
Reboot phone after ROM is installed, 1st boot may take a while
Plug USB in to your computer and download ADB: http://androidarea51.com/downloads/adb.zip
Extract to C drive, now open CMD and type cd.. and cd.. again, then type adb devices, hopefully your phone's serial should appear, if not you have either not got drivers installed or you have done something wrong
So you see your serial number beside adb devices? Great
Now download this: http://androidscreencast.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/AndroidScreencast/dist/androidscreencast.jnlp
^^ This requires USB Debugging ^^
And run it, press a button on your phone and it should appear on your pc screen, using your mouse run through the setup proccess, once done open dialer and press "*#2663#" and press Update, then after reboot your phone and...
Touchscreen fixed successfully xD
This worked for me anyway, sorry if some of the instructions are hard to follow, it's my first tutorial so sorry, but please reply if you need any help

Hi, I was trying to follow your tutorial but when I try to install the rom "signed" CWM says that there's an error, I already tried with different recoveries and in some cases it says that the MD5 doesn't exist or the file is not signed or that the rom-signed.zip file can't be opened. I'm using CWM 6.0.4.5 and twrp 2.7.1.0. but I can't install the rom.

Try to recopy
lalo69 said:
Hi, I was trying to follow your tutorial but when I try to install the rom "signed" CWM says that there's an error, I already tried with different recoveries and in some cases it says that the MD5 doesn't exist or the file is not signed or that the rom-signed.zip file can't be opened. I'm using CWM 6.0.4.5 and twrp 2.7.1.0. but I can't install the rom.
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Hi. Have you tried to recopy the ROM zip file to your sdcard? This usually happens to me also. Maybe the zip was corrupted while copying it from the PC to your sd card. Try to recopy the ROM.

failed to update.
pcwiztech said:
-Solution-
Before we start, make sure you have Java, if not download from here: http://java.com/en/download
I did the touch screen firmware update on my old S5570, i deliberately took battery out during update as i couldnt care less about the phone and wanted a challenge; and sure enough it was dead... But wait... I managed to successfully fix it.... how?
Well
1. Put a custom recovery on your phone (Preferably CWM) - On my samsung you put it into download mode and flash through odin
2. Download ANY custom ROM for your device (.zip format)
3. Open the downloaded zip on your computer, navigate using WinRAR to /system and find the file build.prop, open that file with WordPad, not Notepad but WORDPAD. Find where it says "persist", and there will be a few that start with that, go to the last line and insert:
persist.service.adb.enable=1
persist.service.debuggable=1
persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb
This enables USB Debugging by default, I'll explain why you need this later,
Ok save the build.prop and stick it back in the ZIP archive, now download this: https://www.mediafire.com/?omdol91672ieenr
Extract contents to Java directory C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/<Java>/bin (or C:/Program Files/Java/<Java>/bin for 32-bit)
Run cmd and type cd C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/<Java>/bin
(eg "cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin")
Place your modified .zip in the /bin folder and name as "rom.zip"
Run sign_file.bat
There should be a rom_signed.zip file in the /bin directory
Now put your phone in recovery and Mount USB storage, drag your "rom-signed.zip" in the root directory, I imagine you'd know how to flash it, but remember to wipe data and cache before hand
Now here's the fun bit
Reboot phone after ROM is installed, 1st boot may take a while
Plug USB in to your computer and download ADB: http://androidarea51.com/downloads/adb.zip
Extract to C drive, now open CMD and type cd.. and cd.. again, then type adb devices, hopefully your phone's serial should appear, if not you have either not got drivers installed or you have done something wrong
So you see your serial number beside adb devices? Great
Now download this: http://androidscreencast.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/AndroidScreencast/dist/androidscreencast.jnlp
^^ This requires USB Debugging ^^
And run it, press a button on your phone and it should appear on your pc screen, using your mouse run through the setup proccess, once done open dialer and press "*#2663#" and press Update, then after reboot your phone and...
Touchscreen fixed successfully xD
This worked for me anyway, sorry if some of the instructions are hard to follow, it's my first tutorial so sorry, but please reply if you need any help
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sir it always fails to update. any solution? im using galaxy pocket.

sumtingswong said:
sir it always fails to update. any solution? im using galaxy pocket.
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What fails to update?
The ROM installation or Touchscreen?

Finally
Finally someone noticed me.
I've been struggling with this problem for quite sometime now sir. i've followed the procedure sir yet when i press "*#2663#" and press Update, it always fails no matter how many times i do it, please help me sir.
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pcwiztech said:
What fails to update?
The ROM installation or Touchscreen?
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Finally someone noticed me.
I've been struggling with this problem for quite sometime now sir. i've followed the procedure sir yet when i press "*#2663#" and press Update, it always fails no matter how many times i do it, please help me sir.

sumtingswong said:
Finally someone noticed me.
I've been struggling with this problem for quite sometime now sir. i've followed the procedure sir yet when i press "*#2663#" and press Update, it always fails no matter how many times i do it, please help me sir.
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Why do you want to do this - there is no benefit and a strong possibility your touchscreen will no longer work if it goes wrong

marcussmith2626 said:
Why do you want to do this - there is no benefit and a strong possibility your touchscreen will no longer work if it goes wrong
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No sir. That's the problem, i accidentally accessed the menu in *#2663# and pressed the update button not knowing that i would make my touchscreen unusable. I'm just trying to restore everything back to normal sir, for i cannot afford to buy another phone sir.
Sorry for my bad english, i'm not a native speaker.

sumtingswong said:
No sir. That's the problem, i accidentally accessed the menu in *#2663# and pressed the update button not knowing that i would make my touchscreen unusable. I'm just trying to restore everything back to normal sir, for i cannot afford to buy another phone sir.
Sorry for my bad english, i'm not a native speaker.
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you can try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1505412
the guide is for the galaxy mini but you should be able to adapt it

sumtingswong said:
No sir. That's the problem, i accidentally accessed the menu in *#2663# and pressed the update button not knowing that i would make my touchscreen unusable. I'm just trying to restore everything back to normal sir, for i cannot afford to buy another phone sir.
Sorry for my bad english, i'm not a native speaker.
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Try this ROM, this should contain the touchscreen binary in the kernel fixing the update fail message: http://www.mediafire.com/download/l570r7dm7545m34/explode+rom+build+5.zip

pcwiztech said:
Try this ROM, this should contain the touchscreen binary in the kernel fixing the update fail message: http://www.mediafire.com/download/l570r7dm7545m34/explode+rom+build+5.zip
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still no luck sir, still says update fail.

sumtingswong said:
still no luck sir, still says update fail.
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Please make sure when you dial *#2663# you press Binary Update and NOT Internal Storage

pcwiztech said:
Please make sure when you dial *#2663# you press Binary Update and NOT Internal Storage
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it only have one option sir, just update.
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"lightbox_share": "Share",
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please help me sir.

pcwiztech said:
Please make sure when you dial *#2663# you press Binary Update and NOT Internal Storage
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sumtingswong said:
it only have one option sir, just update.
please help me sir.
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Ah yes. It seems as the kernel is also "00" - try a different ROM or even a rooted stock rom that has a different kernel. My S5570 had the same issue, tried a different rom and voila

pcwiztech said:
Ah yes. It seems as the kernel is also "00" - try a different ROM or even a rooted stock rom that has a different kernel. My S5570 had the same issue, tried a different rom and voila
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Okay sir, i'll just try all the custom roms.

pcwiztech said:
Ah yes. It seems as the kernel is also "00" - try a different ROM or even a rooted stock rom that has a different kernel. My S5570 had the same issue, tried a different rom and voila
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after 10 attempts still no luck sir. please advice.

sumtingswong said:
after 10 attempts still no luck sir. please advice.
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Hi, sorry for delayed reply, It's morning here.
Unfortunately i think the only option will be to replace your phones digitizer, this will cost around £15-£25 from eBay
Unless you can find a boot.img (kernel) that has the touchscreen firmware then that's your only choice.

pcwiztech said:
Hi, sorry for delayed reply, It's morning here.
Unfortunately i think the only option will be to replace your phones digitizer, this will cost around £15-£25 from eBay
Unless you can find a boot.img (kernel) that has the touchscreen firmware then that's your only choice.
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thanks for your help sir, i really appreciated it. £15 is the price of a 2nd hand galaxy pocket here sir, so i guess i should really saved for it. i guess i should give up now, it's been quite sometime since ive been stressing myself because of this. godbless you sir.

[Q] Acer A500 is a demo unit please help

Hi, I recently purchased this acer a500 and I had no idea it was a demo unit. I cant return it and I am new with andriod based products. Please help. I know my build is Acer_A500_1.109.02_PA_DEMO and my android version is 3.0.1 Thank you for your help

Happy to help but whats the problem with yr 'demo' unit?
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dibb_nz said:
Happy to help but whats the problem with yr 'demo' unit?
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Demo units have a special limited rom. He will need to run a full rom on it.

Moscow Desire said:
Demo units have a special limited rom. He will need to run a full rom on it.
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Yeh but he doesnt mention whether he wants to flash a custom or whether its bricked. And if it's a demo can u flash it as per normal M?
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dibb_nz said:
Yeh but he doesnt mention whether he wants to flash a custom or whether its bricked. And if it's a demo can u flash it as per normal M?
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Yep. I would suggest 2 things. Get the uid, then flash a full update rom to 3.2. Then ota it to ics. Am mobile now, so you get the ball maverick!
Those demo roms are missing half the stuff. Not sure whether he has ext sd card access. Might have to euu him. Hence uid.

Moscow Desire said:
Yep. I would suggest 2 things. Get the uid, then flash a full update rom to 3.2. Then ota it to ics. Am mobile now, so you get the ball maverick!
Those demo roms are missing half the stuff. Not sure whether he has ext sd card access. Might have to euu him. Hence uid.
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Ahh cool, ok then, guess we'll w8 till he gets back to us, cheers M!!
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Hi, thank you all for your replies I am still having a hard time fully understanding everything like I said I am new to android. What I do know is it doesnt have google play which is my main concern. Kernel version 2.6.36.3 if that helps anyone its not bricked, I wouldnt mind flashing it if that would fix the problem and make it like a normal tablet version. Whats a UID? Where do I find it? Thanks again for your help

thebrews1986 said:
Hi, thank you all for your replies I am still having a hard time fully understanding everything like I said I am new to android. What I do know is it doesnt have google play which is my main concern. Kernel version 2.6.36.3 if that helps anyone its not bricked, I wouldnt mind flashing it if that would fix the problem and make it like a normal tablet version. Whats a UID? Where do I find it? Thanks again for your help
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Well we will try and keep things simple for you, which isn't easy with this particular android device but the very first thing you should do is to retrieve your CPUID. This is imperative. If anything ever goes wrong this CPUID is needed to help you unbrick.
First we need to set up your PC to be able to communicate with your tab, so we need some drivers. This whole process works best with win7/vista/xp so if you are doing this on win8 you may have some issues. In saying that, if you're a Linux user, then thats even better, so please say if you are we can bypass a heap of stuff!!!
Head over to Acer Support and download the Acer drivers here Run the .exe to install
Download the usb drivers from here extract to a folder on your PC (desktop).
Once your drivers are installed check they are installed correctly.
1. Grab your micro usb cable and hook your tab to your PC (u should hear windows make the new hardware connected sound. Then you should see the 'new hardware wizard' attemp to install the Acer Drivers. Hopefully everything should install correctly.
2. Now on to test the usb/adb drivers. The files you extracted to your desktop. We aren't going to do anything as such with these, they just need to be on your system somewhere.
So, when you are ready.....right click the extracted folder (hold down shift key at the same time) You should see the context menu with an option to
"Open command window here..."
3. When the command opens type the following with no quote marks:
"adb devices" and then press enter.
4. You should see "List of devices attached....and a series of numbers/letters here like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
this is your magical CPUID! and it should have 15 characters - write this number down and guard it with your life!!!
5. If you don't see this window, it means your PC does not 'see' your tab.
Try a different micro usb cable and make sure the cable is firmly connected, try a different usb port on your PC.
Well, thats your first lesson of the day
Once the drivers are setup correctly, we can move on to getting your tab upgraded into some ICS/Jellybean goodness!
Good luck with lesson 1, ya got any probs or u don't understand something, just ask
dibb

Can all this be done on a mac? If not its fine I can borrow a friends laptop.

thebrews1986 said:
Can all this be done on a mac? If not its fine I can borrow a friends laptop.
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Not that I am aware of. Gonna need a PC with windows XP or 7. Mainly because most of the apps we use are windows based. And I wouldn't trust a windows emulator. Also, acer drivers install is windows based.
Do you have access to your external SD card? Will need to know.
The demo unit is the same as a regular 500. All the same hardware. The difference is the ROM they install. If you have access to your external SD card, it will make the process a little easier. Basically just put a full update rom on it, and reboot it via recovery.
But.... UID number we must have, just in case things go south as dibb said.
So check access to external sd card. You can do this by going to Settings>Storage and check.
Don't worry, we've done a couple of demo units in the past.
Mac's.....pffffttttt.....
MD

NEWS FLASH
I told you we have dealt with Demo units in the past.
Go to;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410802&highlight=demo
You;ll need to read the posts....
Install the old Iconiaroot apk
Install Acer Recovery and let it install a CWM (custom recovery). Probably the oldest version.
After it's done, Flash a version 3.1 ROM
Let it OTA all the way to ICS
This of course is just another option. This is the old original way before version 3.2.
MD

storage
external sd card says total unavailable. and under available it says unavailable.

Is the SD card mounted and formatted?

thebrews1986 said:
external sd card says total unavailable. and under available it says unavailable.
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Well, that figures..demo unit... EUU time.
Basically, you are going to need a windows PC with the acer drivers installed. The whole process will take about an hour, so make sure your tablet is charged fully.
Get the following files;
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1816560 scroll down to the EUU, and click the box "show content". Select the torrentz file. Yes, it's torrentz, so you will need a torrentz app installed on the PC. If you don't want to deal with torrentz, let me know, and I'll check my drives nd see if I have the package.
2. go here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624645
Go to the bottom, and download the "usbdeview". There are 2. 1 for 32 bit windows, and 1 for 64 bit windows.
Extract both of those above packages to a folder on your pc.
Now, make sure on your tablet, you have USB Debugging set to ON (look in your System Settings, as I can't remember exactly where on HC 3.0). Connect yer tablet to PC and make sure you have no errors. If everything is good, unplug, and plug it back in a few times just to be sure.
Now, with tab connected, run the USBdeview app you extracted. Should give you a long set of numbers and letters. Write them down, or save in Notepad. This is your UID. You can close the app
Next, with tab still connected, run the EUU executable you extracted. Just follow the steps exactly as they say. This may take awhile. It'll probably ask for that UID number at some point.
When it's all finished, you should have to restart the tab, and the first boot will be somewhat long (10+ minutes or so). But it should boot into a fully working 3.0 HC. Which is crap by the way . You'll need to OTA, or contact us for advice.
Good luck.
MD

tried to download the files using utorrent and it didnt download. Is there an easier way of doing this?

thebrews1986 said:
tried to download the files using utorrent and it didnt download. Is there an easier way of doing this?
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try this EUU it will upgrade you to HC3.2.1 - its pre-rooted and will give you a custom recovery as well. Theres a readme with instructions included in the zip. As with any EUU you will need your cpuid to use it but usbdeview is also in there.
while you are waiting for this to download try rooting your current rom with this then install this .apk and you will be able to install a custom recovery. Once you are in recovery, the main screen will display yr cpuid too.

[Q] New to forums, new to rooting

Hello everyone.
I'm new to rooting, however, I have managed to root my SM-N9005. I followed a long and for me; difficult process, but I got there in the end. Odin, Tar file & SuperSU all led me to where I am now. My friend told me that I should be using Cyanogen Mod; which is installed. But I've noticed a few perplexing issues which I'm hoping you clever guys might be able to help me out with.
1) Since Modding, my SD card is no longer showing up in "My Computer" when I click on the phone icon. It is still there according to the "Storage" options on the phone and it is populated, but not showing up in my computer.
2) We have a number of devices in our house. 10" tablets, 7" tablets & various android phones. All these show up when I go to Google store, however, since the root, mine is nowhere to be found and I have no idea what to do. I cannot add software old or new, unless I go down the torrent route. MY friend told me that I should install "[GAPPS][4.4.x/4.3.x] OFFICIAL Up-to-Date PA-GOOGLE APPS (All ROM's) [2014-06-08]" as this would solve my issue. So I installed it to my SD card, booted up with Vol up, Power on & home button, selected load zip.... = Fail
Look guys, I'm an old man who suffers from dyslexia, I have honestly tried my hardest, but I'm stumped.
I throw myself at your mercy and beg you for help.
Many thanks in advance.
Wulfrune

Wulfrune said:
Hello everyone.
I'm new to rooting, however, I have managed to root my SM-N9005. I followed a long and for me; difficult process, but I got there in the end. Odin, Tar file & SuperSU all led me to where I am now. My friend told me that I should be using Cyanogen Mod; which is installed. But I've noticed a few perplexing issues which I'm hoping you clever guys might be able to help me out with.
1) Since Modding, my SD card is no longer showing up in "My Computer" when I click on the phone icon. It is still there according to the "Storage" options on the phone and it is populated, but not showing up in my computer.
2) We have a number of devices in our house. 10" tablets, 7" tablets & various android phones. All these show up when I go to Google store, however, since the root, mine is nowhere to be found and I have no idea what to do. I cannot add software old or new, unless I go down the torrent route. MY friend told me that I should install "[GAPPS][4.4.x/4.3.x] OFFICIAL Up-to-Date PA-GOOGLE APPS (All ROM's) [2014-06-08]" as this would solve my issue. So I installed it to my SD card, booted up with Vol up, Power on & home button, selected load zip.... = Fail
Look guys, I'm an old man who suffers from dyslexia, I have honestly tried my hardest, but I'm stumped.
I throw myself at your mercy and beg you for help.
Many thanks in advance.
Wulfrune
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To make this clear.
1) Factory Reset your phone using odin and install latest firmware that can be downloaded here.
2) Flash your phone using odin. Just get rid of Cyanogen Mod first. (Install it later if you want)
3 After flashing stock rom, Check your SD card is it working or not.
4) If you want to root your phone you can go here and download appropriate file( Which is if you download latest firmware, it should be KK 4.4.2)
4) Flash the file using Odin.
5) If ONLY the problem of SD Card still occur, Try this one here.
Troubleshooting
1) If you are in stock rom and you dont have any problem with SDCARD, then it should be the CyanogenMod problem (I'd never install this rom so i don't know). You can ask on CyanogenMod Thread.

@Wulfrune :
in addition to @IzArsha post,
if you have problem with internal SD card, coming from CM/AOSP to TW rom,
you can try this.

IzArsha said:
To make this clear.
1) Factory Reset your phone using odin and install latest firmware that can be downloaded here.
2) Flash your phone using odin. Just get rid of Cyanogen Mod first. (Install it later if you want)
3 After flashing stock rom, Check your SD card is it working or not.
4) If you want to root your phone you can go here and download appropriate file( Which is if you download latest firmware, it should be KK 4.4.2)
4) Flash the file using Odin.
5) If ONLY the problem of SD Card still occur, Try this one here.
Troubleshooting
1) If you are in stock rom and you dont have any problem with SDCARD, then it should be the CyanogenMod problem (I'd never install this rom so i don't know). You can ask on CyanogenMod Thread.
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Thank you for the reply.
However, please understand that you're talking to someone with ZERO experience of rooting and in a nutshell..... I'm afraid I've almost no idea what you're talking about The way I usually get around this is to follow video advice.
I will try my very best to get around this problem, but it's abundantly clear to me that I'm in over my head and that it was clearly a huge mistake on my behalf messing around with the phone in the first place. I just HATE the way Samsung think that just because I bought their phone that they own a piece of me.
Given my above statement, I will of course understand if you've no wish to spoon feed me through this process..... But if you can be of further help, I will of course, be very grateful.
The main thing is, you had noble intentions and wanted to help and I think you sincerely for that.

antique_sonic said:
@Wulfrune :
in addition to @IzArsha post,
if you have problem with internal SD card, coming from CM/AOSP to TW rom,
you can try this.
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Thank you for getting back to me. I followed the instructions you outlined step by step, word for word, pay absolute attention to detail and the following id the result:
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ # restorecon -v -R /data/media
SELinux: Loaded file_contexts from /file contexts
SELinus: Skipping restorecon_recursive(/data/media)
[email protected]:/ #
Sadly, still no sign of the SD card in my computer
Any more ideas?
Thanks
Wulfrune

get rid of root and all will be ok :good:

Wulfrune said:
Thank you for getting back to me. I followed the instructions you outlined step by step, word for word, pay absolute attention to detail and the following id the result:
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ # restorecon -v -R /data/media
SELinux: Loaded file_contexts from /file contexts
SELinus: Skipping restorecon_recursive(/data/media)
[email protected]:/ #
Sadly, still no sign of the SD card in my computer
Any more ideas?
Thanks
Wulfrune
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Okay just forgot root method first. After you flash stock rom, still no Sd card shown on your computer? it might be your driver is not up to date. Download the PC driver here and reboot your pc and connect your phone and see how it goes shall we?

IzArsha said:
Okay just forgot root method first. After you flash stock rom, still no Sd card shown on your computer? it might be your driver is not up to date. Download the PC driver here and reboot your pc and connect your phone and see how it goes shall we?
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I think I might be running a newer version of the software that is being linked?
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Here's an update on the state of play .
I have upon advice here updated to Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones 1.5.29.0.
I have also changed out my 64gb SD and tried a different one. whilst it still didn't show up in my computer, it did enable me to load up Google's stock package, which in turn, via play store app on the phone lets me load apps again.
I have come to the conclusion that Cyanogenmod might not have been the best route for me and that I'd probably be better off without it. I'm pretty sure it may even go a long way to solving the issues I'm having with the SD card not showing up.
So..........
2 things.....
1) Can someone tell me the safe way to remove Cyanogenmod
&
2) Can someone please suggest a replacement that will fully work with the SM-N9005 please?
Many thanks for you help so far.
Wulfrune