Firmware: Question: How to enter the recovery?
Answer: In the off state, press "Vol +" + "Power" ("Power" hold until the inscription "Samsung" appears; "Vol +" hold for longer, until the inscription "Samsung" disappears)
If you have a box and a droid, click on the menu button (left touch button).Question: The phone does not overload in recovery if you select the corresponding item in PowerMenu (hangs on the inscription "Samsung")?
Answer: In the menu "Settings - Sound" remove the checkbox "Sound of clicking on the screen." (it is not joke)
Question: How to enter DownloadMode for firmware?
Answer: In the off state, press "Vol-" + "Home" + "Power" (Hold until the droid appears)
Question: After a failed firmware on the phone screen>>>>!>>>>comp "what to do?
Answer: Follow the instructions for returning to 2.3.6 (ie, sew it with Odin), then from scratch, sew again SM.
Question: When choosing zip with firmware in recovery, I get the error "Status 7".
Answer: For CyanogenMod firmware, you need to put a special recovery from the header.
Question: Do not boot firmware. How can I upload another firmware file to my phone without using a card reader?
Answer: We go into the recovery, in the section Mounts and storage, and select Mount USB storage (disconnect only after safe removal in the OS!).
Question: What are the "No OC", "OC / UV", "OC / Extreme UV" cores from CastagnaIT and which one is better to install?
Answer: "No OC" - without overclocking, fits all;
"OC / UV" - with overclocking up to 1804 MHz, and lower voltage (for energy saving), it is probably suitable for all phones. Acceleration eats a lot of energy!
"OC / Extreme UV" - with overclocking, and a very low voltage, suitable for almost all phones (check yourself for any shutdowns, freezes, etc.);
Question: I do not know which core is better to flash.
Answer: In this case, do not flash other kernels, stay on stock and will not
largeproblems.
Question: What is FULL WIPE?
Answer: Full cleaning of the internal, external (SD card) and service memory, details -
here .
Question: Wifi does not work, what to do?
Answer: First you need to make sure that the phone does not see any networks at all (street, neighbors - walk around, look). If he sees others, put the wireless network mode "bgn mixed" in the router. When configuring WiFi, use WPAWPA2 encryption. Also, in the router and in the phone (!) In the Wi-Fi settings, you should set your region correctly.
(You can still try "Wi-Fi fix") Question: GPS doesn’t work or doesn’t work well
Answer: For fast and full-featured GPS operation, the phone must have Internet access and Wi-fi enabled. Put the program
Faster fix (available from the market) and set up your region (for Russia, preferably - "Russia" or "Asia", for Ukraine - "Europe").
Question: The phone spontaneously turns off, reboots.
Answer: 1. Firmware installed incorrectly (without all wipes). 2. Installed a UV or ExUV core that is not supported by the phone’s hardware. 3. The battery is faulty (swollen).
Functional: Question: How to put your melody or other sounds?
Answer: In the root of the internal memory to create a folder media / audio (/ sdcard / media / audio), and in it the folder: notifications (notifications), alarms (alarm clock), ui (interface), ringtones (ringtones). Another option is folders (notifications, alarms, ui, ringtones) in the root of the internal memory card. Record a melody in the desired folder, set permissions.
Question: Why does the melody / ringtone play only once, how to make it play continuously?
Answer: In the properties of the melody file you need to add the tag "ANDROID_LOOP" with the value "true"
(see here) .
Question: How to get Root rights?
Answer: In CyanogenMod firmware, Root rights are available by default, when they are needed. SuperUser will ask you for permission.
Question: I can not find an SD card in the file manager, although information about it is available and files from it are available in the gallery, player ...
Answer: External SD to / emmc, and internal SD to / sdcard
Question: How to put 3G / WCDMA mode only?
Answer: We dial in the dialer * # * # 4636 # * # *, select WCDMA only, go back, after about a minute the phone switches to WCDMA only mode.
Question: Where to enable closing the application by holding the Back button?
Answer: Settings - For developers - Closing applications (checkbox).
Question: How to assign a call termination to the Power button?
Answer: Settings - Accessibility - tick the "Power button ends the call"
Question: How to make a screenshot?
Answer: Hold Vol- and press the Power button.
Question: Where to view the numbers on the SIM card?
Answer: In the standard contact manager, they can only be imported.
Question: Do not like or lack the functionality of a standard camera?
Answer: Install a third-party camera (from the market or
program directory ).
Question: On CM 10.1, the USB MassStorage does not work when connected to a computer.
Answer: In settings->Memory ->Menu button ->USB Computer Connections ->Select USB drive (UMS)
Question: How on CM 10.1 to enable in the settings the menu items "Performance" and "Developer options"?
Answer: In settings->About phone ->Build number tap 7 times.
Miscellanea: Question: The computer does not see the phone’s flash drive when connected, and the task manager has an unidentified device “SAMSUNG_Android”!
Answer: Not installed
driver (
instruction )!
Question: How to change the DPI?
Answer: In the file manager (Root access mode), in the / system folder, the build.prop file (edit) find the line ro.sf.lcd_density, for example, you can change 240 to 210 (save and reboot) (
or so ). But, such an operation affects the performance of many programs!
Question: How to swing and calibrate the battery?
Answer: The first 2-3 times after buying a new battery, you need to fully charge and discharge the battery (without recharging!) - it will pick up the maximum capacity. In the future, the buildup is not needed. As for calibration, such a procedure is simply
does not exist .
Question: Why does the battery consume so much?
Answer: The first 1-2 days after the firmware can accelerate the discharge of the battery due to the activity of some processes in the OS and the kernel.
Question: The battery should sit down in a matter of hours, the phone is warm in the vicinity of the camera and hot while charging!
Answer: Due to a glitch / installed third-party program, the phone processor runs at maximum frequency. Most likely, such a program must be removed.
Question: The battery does not sit down for 3-5 hours, or does not reach half a day, in the statistics of the use of the battery it can be seen that it is constantly active!
Answer: We try
fix for deep sleep .
Question: I can not find a market or add a Google account
Answer: No Google Apps Package installed. You can take from the cap.
Question: What are Gapps and what are they for?
Answer: Gapps are Google apps and services (e.g. Market, Maps, GMail). Initially, they are not added to the firmware (under the license of Google, developers are not allowed to do this). GApps need to be installed independently after each update.
Question: After the end of the call itself opens a Google or Internet search.
Answer: Install a kernel with support for the filter of phantom clicks (see kernel functionalities preferably on the developer sites) + install the PKF Manager from the link from the header.
Question: Why does the network icon change color after connecting to the Internet (from gray to blue)?
Answer: Blue color - connection to Google servers. You can disable the check only by turning off the background data transfer.
Question: Regular player does not play AVI files
Answer: There are no AVI codecs in the firmware - the CyanogenMod team has no right to add them. they are proprietary. When developing CyanogenMod, only OpenSource is used. Use alternative video players.
Question: The program XXX does not work.
Answer: Check the compatibility of the program with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Most likely, this is the problem of the application, not the firmware. You can also try in "Settings - Applications - All - Problem Application - Erase Data."
Question: Program XXX is not available in the Market. "Device not supported"
Answer: The program may not be adapted for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Question: Almost all programs disappeared from Market !!!
Answer: Probably, you have a non-standard DPI value, set to 240.
Question: What programs can be safely removed from the firmware?
Answer: See here -
stock Android programs . How to delete -
here !
Question: When will Samsung make Jelly Bean firmware for SGS +?
Answer: Never.
The basis is taken from the FAQ by CyanogenMod 9, for which many thanks to the curators of the topic.
FAQ will be filled over time. In addition, you can also search for a solution in the topic header.CyanogenMod 9, but note that the fixes from it will not work, make a backup before the experiments!