Samsung Galaxy Express I8730 Q&A

aureljared

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They do not work because with the stock recovery, you can only flash packages only signed by Samsung themselves.
So I take it that the only way to get custom recovery is through ODIN? I mean, the I437 got CWM thanks to an Odin oneclick by an XDA'er named shabbypenguin, so I think that's the way to go. Except that it raises the counter. But that's nothing TriangleAway can't fix. (Yes, TriangleAway works for the Express :p)

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SO it seems there is no custom recovery for the device... I just got it a few days ago thinking WOW what a good phone and it also looks like the S3.. All of my phones have either been jailbroken or rooted. Turns out the phone has no recovery section. It's in the Kernel, so therefor you will need to build a whole new kernel.. I would love to have this device rooted with a recovery to install roms and such. I will also love to donate for the project if anyone does it.
What do you mean by saying that the phone has no recovery section?
 
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They do not work because with the stock recovery, you can only flash packages only signed by Samsung themselves.
it is a signed zip, but sadly it doesnt bypass the samsung verification signature i think they update the security, my s advance for example see the zips as it wore signed by samsung
So I take it that the only way to get custom recovery is through ODIN? I mean, the I437 got CWM thanks to an Odin oneclick by an XDA'er named shabbypenguin, so I think that's the way to go. Except that it raises the counter. But that's nothing TriangleAway can't fix. (Yes, TriangleAway works for the Express :p)

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What do you mean by saying that the phone has no recovery section?
Kernel and recovery (stock or custom) are in the same partition. So they must come in package, some other phones can install it separatly, because it is not connected to kernel partition.
 
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it is a signed zip, but sadly it doesnt bypass the samsung verification signature i think they update the security, my s advance for example see the zips as it wore signed by samsung

Kernel and recovery (stock or custom) are in the same partition. So they must come in package, some other phones can install it separatly, because it is not connected to kernel partition.
Ah, okay. At least we now know that you are going to have the phone soon. Thanks for explaining :good:

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Software Issues anyone?

Hmmm... Just collected the phone after the repair... Just wanna share abt this gyro issue I encountered n wonders if any other devices caught up with it as well! The sensor keeps detects a constant right movement n this happens for some time, mayb 1 or even 2 days. After a while, everything went back to normal. Then after couples of days this issue returns then the cycles continues haha... The cause the staff told me maybe somehow not as relevant, but then tht's the best explanation I had accepted. This is a software issue n we had tested the hardware n is working fine. So, they can't do much n unable to guarantee tht this will not happens again. Only can hope for a software update or anything soon to fix it. What they had done to the device is jus a factory reset or mayb reformats the phone with stock rom again... This cause a little disappointment though, I mean although it's nt a high end device, a proper work must still be done to ensure integrity n quality of it what. :rolleyes: Luckily until now, the prob nv returns... But anyway, I'm still glad tht I'm holding a potential device able to do better than wat it's now, n nv grab a S3 Mini which I considered some time ago.
Actually, there's another one is with the volume of the earphones while connected to device; the loudspeaker is okay by itself. This happens when I'm listening to music with either Music Player or Google Play but had not tried other players. I realise that when playing certain songs, it appears to be soft n certain ones it appears to be louder. I think I know wats the problem here... It's tht the rom may lag of some sound filters or enhancers elements if I'm nt wrong. I'm quite a hardcore music luver haha, so I'll normally try blastin' my music alittle but yup, of course not to the max unless it's super soft... So, I really hope tis issue can be fix as well, mayb some XLoud feature or similar can be implanted I hope 'cos I had an SE phone before n the sound's really great even jus with a normal apple earphone.
So, I'm jus here to share some issues of tis phone n tht even an official phone with official software may still contains some very minor bug or glitches... Jus not to panic or send in the device to repair like me if u experience tis too, or it mayb jus a waste of time... Haha go express! :good:
 
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thx for the info :)
guys who have root, download no-frills cpu from playstore https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsIml0LnNpbmVvLmFuZHJvaWQubm9GcmlsbHNDUFUiXQ.. and tell me what frequencies this phone has, and please see if the governors and I/Os can be changed, if they can, please run some benchmarks with governor: ondemand I/O scheduler: noop or deadline or performance with noop and deadline.
i cant wait to get my phone, i keep my fingers crossed to arrive to me this week, but are small chances... next week is fine too :D
 
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thx for the info :)
guys who have root, download no-frills cpu from playstore https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsIml0LnNpbmVvLmFuZHJvaWQubm9GcmlsbHNDUFUiXQ.. and tell me what frequencies this phone has, and please see if the governors and I/Os can be changed, if they can, please run some benchmarks with governor: ondemand I/O scheduler: noop or deadline or performance with noop and deadline.
i cant wait to get my phone, i keep my fingers crossed to arrive to me this week, but are small chances... next week is fine too :D
No-frills crashes on my phone. I used Daemon Controller. Here is the screenshot of the log screen: link to Dropbox

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Nice work bro... Hope more info will be added to this device soon... :)
i called vodafone today and they said that my phone have been sent to me only today because of the paper work :| and maximum on friday should arrive to me, so angry... on monday i leave to holyday, if the phone doesnt get to me till friday i will make a big complain against them
 
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