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(ATTN)ROM Hosting(DEVS)

So for quite some time, there has always been issues and complaints about users not being able to download roms from the links posted by the devs on new releases and/or updates (4shared, Rapid share, Mega upload to name a few)
with that being said they are always complaining and begging for someone who gets a complete download to re-upload with a mirror, to make their lives easier...understandable. But if there's one thing I know, "Most" devs hate it when users fill their threads up with a bunch of links...why? well that’s simple:
It confuses others (especially noobs) as to which link is the correct one and the one intended for download by the OP. This means that if someone put a faulty link/mirror that contained a bad file, un-signed zip, or their own custom version of the rom/mod that they decided to play "dev" with and screwed it up rendering it full of bugs...the Dev and/or OP has to deal with the complaints when that user comes back to post. Leaving him confused and dumbfounded as to what the hell they are talking about because nobody else is reporting these issues.
Download count just so happens to be very important to a lot of devs. It gives them a general idea of how many users are flashing their work, which can not only make them feel appreciated and needed by the community because of all the attention...but also create a ratio of problems to success. Example, 300 users download, only 50 come back to report bugs, the rest either don't post at all (I call them ghost readers) or give good feedback. Now, out of that 50 only 7 reported bugs can be legitimately confirmed, which means the other 43 people either did not follow directions clearly, or already had some other stuff going on that effected their experience. Why are these numbers important? Because, if the numbers of bugs are high...the dev knows to update quickly and correct things, if the number of user errors are high...the dev knows he needs to re-adjust his instructions or make them more clear and descriptive so that nobody misunderstands. And if the number of successful flashes are high...well...you know. And all of this can be based on number of downloads...which other users screw up when they post their own links!
Lost and forgotten is what all these mirrors, linked threads/topics, and uploaded fixes by random users become when the topic is over populated (especially big named threads like Eugene, CM, Wes Garner etc). So if the thread has 105 pages and an important link was dropped by a user that proved to be helpful way back on say...page 23! How in the hell is anyone who hasn't been following the entire topic to know that? And nobody in their right mind, who has a life, is going to sit there and skim all 105 pages. So if you must, or feel, that you have a useful link pertaining specifically to the topic that can help others, the best resolution would be to PM it to the OP, so that they can update the first post where all users can easily refer back to if need be.
Now with the why covered, let's move on the the what. And the what is what I have to offer:
A hosting service that I paid for out of my own pocket. This is my way of contributing to the community, as I do not offer donations, sorry. But for the exchange of helpful information, resources, mods, and great roms! I hereby offer all devs, and I do mean DEVS ONLY (yes that includes themers) the use of this hosting service is at no cost to them.
How beneficial is this you ask?​
For Devs:
unlimited online storage space for all zips, rar's, and other files that are specifically related to the xda development (No personal storage like mp3's, movies, and family portrait please)
direct download links! No pop-ups, No ads, No human text box verifications
unlimited links- they never run out of time or number of downloads they will stay on the internet forever!!!! (or until you remove it)
Detailed info- keeps track of number of clicks, page views, downloads, you name it, you get your own personal page to view this statistics at any time
No size limit! Big or small, you upload it all (multiple uploads at once supported as well) I have not seen anything in any of these forums over 200mb...so if you're running up 1-2 gigs of use in a matter of days I will be investingating your usage!
For users
No more 4shared yay! Lol
No time wait (30 secs, 90 secs or whatever) Downloads start immediately after clicking the link!
No pop-up or separate browser pages to go to, download starts without the need to open a new page or tab, so you can easily continue on reading through the forum you are in
Links are never broken-they will always work until the OP removes it
No signing up, no memberships.. paid or free, just download. Same benefit as downloading links uploaded directly through Xda, except you don't have to be logged in to click these!
To keep things under control and fair I will only allow 3 request per week for access to this service. I'm not sure how many devs are registered and active but I'm quite sure there are a lot. Eventually all devs who are interested will have the opportunity, but for my own conveyance I will only take 3 request a week, because I will not be online everyday to take all request, this also give me the time to help each individual to get set-up and answer any questions they may have.
I do not discriminate by phone make or model. All devs are welcome to this offer regardless of what phone they developed for. However; I will only post this thread here in the Vibrant forums, well, because that's the phone I use. But Mods are more than welcome to sticky it or link the word to other locations so that all devs can read. My only rules are:
Must be and already have been a member of XDA for at least one year.
Must provide at least two links to their work contributed here in the xda forums
Must have a valid email address and/or twitter account. (simply so that I can contact and update you if any changes or problems occur)
Must only use this service for the development of roms/themes/mods. Please do not take advantage of my kind heart, and use this hosting service for your own personal purpose, I will know, and I will take away privileges.
How to sign up for this?​
Simply PM me if you are interested... with the above^^ requirements, and I will give you all the details and instructions you need.​
Unfortunately, I will not start taking request until Monday of next week, a relative has just passed away a couple of days ago, and I am closing a deal on a new home, trying to fit time for a funeral, and moving all in one week can be a headache. But you are welcome to start sending me request if you like, but as I said I will only deal with 3 at a time. So if you send a request and don't hear back, please do not continue sending me your inquiry. Your voice has been heard and will be responded as soon as I get to you. Thank you.

Wow, I'm not a dev or anything like that but this is real nice of you. Kudos to you sir.
Working in the er its nice to know when your help is appreciated. So thank you.
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bguzmanz2 said:
Wow, I'm not a dev or anything like that but this is real nice of you. Kudos to you sir.
Working in the er its nice to know when your help is appreciated. So thank you.
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This will not only help the devs, but the forum community in general, making it much more easier on both ends, so i thank you for this. Kudos to you.

TL;DR
You might also want to post this in the Dev sub-forum too. It's over here --> Vibrant Android Development.
Thanks for providing the service.

I hope you have some serious monthly download allowences. I do some hosting not related to XDA and I'm easily pushing 30Gig a month, which spikes even more depending on releases.
What your doing is awesome none the less.
If you find that you are pushing some serious downloads you could always turn some builds into torrents and use your machine as the master seed and let others help out that want to help out. Lord knows my machine at home has been seeding many Linux builds over the past months.
http://burnbit.com/

Not to disrespect you in any form or way, I appreciate this thread to the developers but this idea has been made quite a while ago since the first-generation of Android phone (G1).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=665957
AndroidSPIN has been around for a long time and has provided hosting for developers and their ROMs as well as a pretty organized database.

zephiK said:
Not to disrespect you in any form or way, I appreciate this thread to the developers but this idea has been made quite a while ago since the first-generation of Android phone (G1).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=665957
AndroidSPIN has been around for a long time and has provided hosting for developers and their ROMs as well as a pretty organized database.
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Yes, I already know this. But please understand this is specifically for xda...androidspin is its own website in itself, also still has its limitations as well as ads and opens new pages/tabs for downloads. My service does not do that, and is without limits.
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That is very helpful, and I appreciate it. But no I have no monthly cap, and I pay for my services once per year.
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kizer said:
I hope you have some serious monthly download allowences. I do some hosting not related to XDA and I'm easily pushing 30Gig a month, which spikes even more depending on releases.
What your doing is awesome none the less.
If you find that you are pushing some serious downloads you could always turn some builds into torrents and use your machine as the master seed and let others help out that want to help out. Lord knows my machine at home has been seeding many Linux builds over the past months.
http://burnbit.com/
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Kudos to you sir
Sent from my Samsung Vibrant

try it and soon you will get email from your hosting company of over usage. Unlimited in your contract means nothing.
They might make you pay for overusage by saying that you abused their network.

Klyentel said:
That is very helpful, and I appreciate it. But no I have no monthly cap, and I pay for my services once per year.
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Congrats I wish I had an unlimited bandwith host. I can get away with gigs of storage, but they caped me around 60gig a month.
Anyways hope it works out.

good luck, ive tried this a few times but seems like devs like those crappy upload sites. i'm gonna take a guess and say you are on a site like hostgator or something with "unlimited" bandwidth, watch it cuz its only unlimited untill you use to much resources.

Just an idea.
Why don't we create a distributed system using available tools/software like torrent files.
We need one or more torrent server/tracker and list of volunteers to be reliable seeders. Once you sign as a seeder, you will receive a list of # files you'll seed 24/7 until you receive an updated list.
I don't mind seeding 5-10 files 24/7.
We can retire any file at any time if there is no interest and archive it.
By archiving i mean switch to more "standard" way of hosting it like http or ftp access.
And when a new release is out the downloading will be even faster.

Android Market not working on my device

Hey guys,
I've had my sgs2 for about a week now, and i have not yet been able to successfully open Android Market.
As soon as i press on the Market icon, a white page opens up that says "loading" and it stays like that for a while, then suddenly my screen goes back to the android home screen.
-Same result using 3G and WiFi
-Google account added to device (contacts synced successfully)
No idea how to solve this.
This is obviously a single case problem, but i would really appreciate any solutions from the bright minds that frequent this forum.

trancer_84 said:
Hey guys,
I've had my sgs2 for about a week now, and i have not yet been able to successfully open Android Market.
As soon as i press on the Market icon, a white page opens up that says "loading" and it stays like that for a while, then suddenly my screen goes back to the android home screen.
-Same result using 3G and WiFi
-Google account added to device (contacts synced successfully)
No idea how to solve this.
This is obviously a single case problem, but i would really appreciate any solutions from the bright minds that frequent this forum.
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With an issue like that I would just try flashing a new ROM. I take it you are on stock and have already performed a factory reset? Another quick test would be to wipe the application cache from firstly the settings --- application menu and failing that just wiping the phone cache from recovery. If these steps don't work then reflash your ROM. It may also be worth trying another G account as means of ruling out any issues solely with your email address. Only worth doing if the problem persists though.
If you are not wanting to root you can just reflash official firmware but why not check out a custom ROM seeing as your hand is being forced! Head over to the Development Section and check out the guides for flashing with ODIN.
Regards.

Before flashing a new ROM, try the following...
From the home screen, go to menu, settings, applications, manage applications and find the market in the list (look in the "all" tab, not the default "downloaded" tab).
In there, click "clear data" and (if not greyed out) click "clear cache".
Now try running the market app.
If that doesn't work, I'd recommend a hard reset before flashing a different ROM. You shouldn't just assume a software issue needs a new ROM. If everyone else using the same ROM has the same problem then fair enough, but I don't see hoards of xda members complaining about the market not working!
Good luck mate - hope this helps

Thanks for the suggestions mates!
Clearing data/cache did nothing.
Factory reset did nothing but annoy me
I have a pretty big hunch this problem is due to me being currently located in Syria.
(screw you google )
I'm going to flash VillainROM and try the Market Enabler app.
Hopefully that will solve it and give me access to the Market.
Will post an update if things work out, if anyone really cares
Cheers!

I had a problem with my market as well.
Did some of the things suggested above - Cleared data and cache under Manage Apps, etc. Asked a colleague to check on their phone - no problem. Ensured my data connection was working, etc, etc but to no avail. In the end I tried Wifi and it worked straight away. Switched off wifi and tried again - it continued to work
Anyway, I'd say your problem is more political than technical ...

Just wanted to post an update:
Finally got Android Market to work! :-D
I had to bypass google's block on android users from Syria by using Market Enabler to spoof my gsm provider (requires root). And then i had to use a VPN service to mask my ip (subscription required).
Overall im very happy, it just sucks that some people have to go through all this just to experience a standard feature of an android device.
And who says google isnt into politics? ;-) (thanks for the sanctions a$$holes)
Peace!
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trancer_84 said:
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And who says google isnt into politics? ;-) (thanks for the sanctions a$$holes)
Peace!
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yeah! go jihad on our american sorry [email protected]@es! Peace!

y still stick on official android market??
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kreoXDA said:
yeah! go jihad on our american sorry [email protected]@es! Peace!
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Huh? Care to elaborate?
I was not insulting Americans. I am an American! So whats all this jihad bs you speak off?
I am calling those who impose and support sanctions a$$holes.
I call out imperialistic policies when i see them.
If you care to defend such policies and discuss this issue further, lets take it to a political forum. I will standy by and defend my statement till you are enlightend.
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trancer_84 said:
Huh? Care to elaborate?
I was not insulting Americans. I am an American! So whats all this jihad bs you speak off?
I am calling those who impose and support sanctions a$$holes.
I call out imperialistic policies when i see them.
If you care to defend such policies and discuss this issue further, lets take it to a political forum. I will standy by and defend my statement till you are enlightend.
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Sanctions on Syria are in part imposed by the US, so you called the US a$$holes, thus insulting me, and as an American you billed yourself an a$$hole too I guess.
I replied with "jihad" because I felt like countering a stupid ideologically charged and stereotypical message with another stereotyping message. I thought you would enjoy it.
Please keep this forum free of politics.

kreoXDA said:
Sanctions on Syria are in part imposed by the US, so you called the US a$$holes, thus insulting me, and as an American you billed yourself an a$$hole too I guess.
I replied with "jihad" because I felt like countering a stupid ideologically charged and stereotypical message with another stereotyping message. I thought you would enjoy it.
Please keep this forum free of politics.
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How was my remark stereotypical? lol. Your remark on the other hand clearly fits the description of stereotypical.
Not all Americans (my self included) support these sanctions.
If you support these sanctions then my previous remark applies to you as well.
If you care to back up your reasons for supporting such policies lets take it to a political forum.
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trancer_84 said:
How was my remark stereotypical? lol. Your remark on the other hand clearly fits the description of stereotypical.
Not all Americans (my self included) support these sanctions.
If you support these sanctions then my previous remark applies to you as well.
If you care to back up your reasons for supporting such policies lets take it to a political forum.
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some guy from Syria comes and calls my country "a$$holes" - believe me I went easy on you with the obviously obnoxious (and thus message-pointing, not actually heartfelt) jihad reference. I do not know and do not care how your use of the word "a$$holes" was justified in reference to my country especially not knowing it was your country too. I also do not care what your political views are, because this is not a political forum. So please stay off politics, please.

kreoXDA said:
some guy from Syria comes and calls my country "a$$holes" - believe me I went easy on you with the obviously obnoxious (and thus message-pointing, not actually heartfelt) jihad reference. I do not know and do not care how your use of the word "a$$holes" was justified in reference to my country especially not knowing it was your country too. I also do not care what your political views are, because this is not a political forum. So please stay off politics, please.
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Despite my clarification, you still misunderstand.
When did i call 'your' country an a$$hole? Do you know how to differentiate between foreign policies and the rest of America? Your political stances are not shared by all americans. So please dont speak on behalf of all americans.
Your unwillingness to discuss this issue on a political forum in order to defend your position or listen to someone else's point of view reveals your closed minded nature that does not accept criticism or the desire to learn something other than what is engrained in your brainwashed mind.
I might have put a can of worms on the table, but you opened it buddy
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Rofl, take it easy boys. Whether sanctions on Syria were imposed by US or not it's not part of this debate. And if these sanctions stop an Android user from accessing the market then you gotta admit it's a bit retarded

guys, come on, GTFO to some political forum and discuss your obviously matching political views there. thank you very much! let this be the last post on the subject.
OP, go on, the thread is yours again.

Sorry to be off-topic, i thought my point is not a political view, but a common sense statement. Accessing google shouldn't be political, if you think otherwise than it's you right to believe so. And that's my last post here as well. Have fun oppressing syrian android users

trancer_84 said:
Just wanted to post an update:
Finally got Android Market to work! :-D
I had to bypass google's block on android users from Syria by using Market Enabler to spoof my gsm provider (requires root). And then i had to use a VPN service to mask my ip (subscription required).
Overall im very happy, it just sucks that some people have to go through all this just to experience a standard feature of an android device.
And who says google isnt into politics? ;-) (thanks for the sanctions a$$holes)
Peace!
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hi trancer_84
may i ask you which VPN service you used? is it paid public service or something private? i am asking coz i'v tried 2 company's who provide vpn solution till yet and both of them seems to be already blocked !
can you give the name please? i am welling to spend for this

hi mate i live in syria too and i am having a problem with the same things but cant get a vpn working on my phone can you help me or just recommend some kind of vpn or anything that would be nice from you

use pandapow[.com] tested and working in syria 100%
yaskot Bashar

Go into settings you're looking market applications and delete the data cache and restart and open it you should work

What recourse do I have?

I have very little experience with the Android Market, and I have this situation I don't know how to resolve... let me explain:
I bought my NC 1.01 in January and when Froyo became available I downloaded and installed TV Shows Stream, it was a great app for allowing me to watch all kinds of TV show episodes on my Nook.
Apparently Google removed it from the market in May or June, thus making it so I cannot get the app (as far as I know anyway). I paid $7 for it in April and they took it off the market in June. The thing is, I was not aware of this and reverted to NC Stock 1.2 and when I went to download the app it was no longer available. Now I am left wondering how I either get a refund or the app (I prefer to have the app).
I have read that google removed it in preparation for some new service Google was soon to release. This doesn't sound right. What can I do?
Thanks
migrax

You didnt do a titanium backup did you? You could try searching around online to find the .apk and install from there or you could try to contact the developer.
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It is still in the market, just no longer listed as compatible. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tproducts.android.searchtv
Contact the developer and see what they can do. Discussing how to find an .apk for a paid for app is probably frowned upon by the moderators of this forum.

patruns said:
Contact the developer and see what they can do. Discussing how to find an .apk for a paid for app is probably frowned upon by the moderators of this forum.
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I only suggested that because he said but it was removed from the market but i guess i should have done a search myself.
You should contact the dev and explain your situation.
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patruns said:
It is still in the market, just no longer listed as compatible. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tproducts.android.searchtv
Contact the developer and see what they can do. Discussing how to find an .apk for a paid for app is probably frowned upon by the moderators of this forum.
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Why would they care if I legitimately paid for the app? Anyway I do appreciate your input.
migrax

migrax said:
Why would they care if I legitimately paid for the app? Anyway I do appreciate your input.
migrax
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Only because these forums sometimes can become a hotbed for pirated apps. I did not mean to suggest that you have no right to an app you already paid for and koopakid08 didn't either. It's just that some may not be as scrupulous as you are.

SGS3 Roms Distribution via DropBox

Please give me your input on this idea aimed at ROM Developers of the SGS3.
Since the Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with 50gb of dropbox space for two years, could you rom developers please use dropbox folder sharing as a way of distributing your roms?
Sometimes getting roms from mirrors and ad-filled file hosting sites can get really annoying. It would be really convenient if we could just join dropbox folders from a rom developer and have really easy access to roms. Devs simply need to post the folder link on their rom detail post and people can join anytime. Add folder restrictions so only the folder owner (in this case the rom developer) can modify the files. Limit your shared folder to the latest builds (or two) of your roms so people that have joined wont eat up too much of their DropBox quota. I would think like 1gb max per shared folder.
Since Dropbox is hosted on Amazon S3 infrasfructure, we would all be getting really fast speeds when downloading roms! Get rid of all those "60 seconds wait". Hopefully this method will also save developers from the crazy costs of hosting.
I dont know about you guys but my dropbox is nowhere close to be using 50gb! I wouldnt mind using 10gb of that for roms!
I also know that we have the awesome rom manager app but even that mostly links to slow mirrors. Please chime in and let me know what you think.
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I think drop box stops excessive downloading like photo bucket. It is great if you PM someone the link but they don't like excessive downloading. Correct me if I am wrong.
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Developers get paid from clicks on those ad filled hosting sites.
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benefit14snake said:
I think drop box stops excessive downloading like photo bucket. It is great if you PM someone the link but they don't like excessive downloading. Correct me if I am wrong.
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I think thats if you direct link to a file thats made public. But what about joining folders (which would eat up your own quota).
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1) Dropbox would nuke the link in no time due to traffic
2) inviting everyone who wants it to a folder would both be a HUGE pita also would break XDA rules RE direct links.
If you want file hosting, one of the best is dev-host, also XDA has a relationship with them, so if you are a RD, RT, or RC you get a free premium account, see here.
There is also Jumbofiles though they have issues at times due to load.
Also if you are a somewhat notable developer, you can sign up for a Goo.im account here.
I could go on, but there are tons of good hosts.
One of the problems is that stock SGS3 roms are HUGE (600-800meg?), so more traditional hosts wont do.
Dont you just wish we still had megaupload?

veyka said:
1) Dropbox would nuke the link in no time due to traffic
2) inviting everyone who wants it to a folder would both be a HUGE pita also would break XDA rules RE direct links.
If you want file hosting, one of the best is dev-host, also XDA has a relationship with them, so if you are a RD, RT, or RC you get a free premium account, see here.
There is also Jumbofiles though they have issues at times due to load.
Also if you are a somewhat notable developer, you can sign up for a Goo.im account here.
I could go on, but there are tons of good hosts.
One of the problems is that stock SGS3 roms are HUGE (600-800meg?), so more traditional hosts wont do.
Dont you just wish we still had megaupload?
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Huh? Not questioning your information...but wholly crap! 800mb? I thought motorola was bad lol... cm9 can be made to fit under 100mb... 700mb of bloat huh?
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Ah ok! Thanks for the explanation! That means this dropbox idea is pretty much out then. I think a lot more rom developers need to know about that developer hosting site and the free premium account perks. After all this thread was a result of my frustration of downloading a 600mb rom for 2 hours and timing out (the recent Wanamlite rom for sgs3)
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benefit14snake said:
Huh? Not questioning your information...but wholly crap! 800mb? I thought motorola was bad lol... cm9 can be made to fit under 100mb... 700mb of bloat huh?
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"Downloading: I9300XXALF2_I9300OXAALF2_BTU.zip | 753.5 MB"
Its just crazy, with touchwizz you are basically getting a second whole framework on top of the google stuff.
Even "lite" roms don't seem to be able to get much below 200megs, and lots are in the 600meg region.
Current SGS2 CM9 roms are 128megs, which is "large" compared to CM7 at 101megs give or take but still!
The host info was on the portal, not much more you can do to bring peoples attention to things.
Maybe if you see a dev having issues with finding hosting, point them at that portal post, even if they are not an RD/etc the free dev host stuff is good (if not great for the SGS3 as the limit is 512MB ) (the XDA premium thing is 10 files at up to 10gig each!)

[Q] Rootgenius supports of device ROOT

Rootgenius is a shuame's development of a separate root software, after dozens of versions of the iterative update, now supports more than 3000 models a key root,
And is also rapidly increasing. Goal is to make the most powerful, safest, most hassle tool.
Updated to version 1.4.2, the first support for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 full range of models rooted.
Supported models include:
*SM-N900(intl)
*SM-N9002
*SM-N9006
*SM-N9008
*SM-N9009
*SM-N9005
*SM-N900S(LTE)
*SM-N900W8(Verizon)
*SM-N900T(T-Mobile)
*SM-N900P(Sprint)
maybe you can try it and do not thank me.
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bbbnsj520 said:
Supported models include:
*SM-N900(init)
*SM-N9002
*SM-N900S(LTE)
*SM-N900W8(Verizon)
*SM-N900T(T-Mobile)
*SM-N900P(Sprint)
maybe you can try it.
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Yeah, because this looks really kosher doesn't it?
Member for 18 months with only 4 posts to your name, and you're posting an EXE with no instructions of how to use, and no description of what it does and how it works. That's then followed up by two practically identical "Good" posts from completely new users with very similar "style" user names.
Anyone who downloads and runs this is insane, because this appears to be all kinds of wrong. I may well be paranoid, but I'd advise anyone reading this thread to steer clear unless you've a particular penchant for malware.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS. THIS HAS NO CREDIBILITY.
MODS PLEASE CHECK THESE USERS.
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1sagain said:
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS. THIS HAS NO CREDIBILITY.
MODS PLEASE CHECK THESE USERS.
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You're absolutely right. So I checked the exe and at least it doesn't seem to be malware.
The exe is signed by www.shuame.com and originates from affiliated site www.sjroot.com - both sites seem quite legit, albeit using Google translate to interpret snippets of information.
The exe in question prompts you to connect the phone and enable USB debugging, after which it opens a root shell over ADB and correctly identifies the phone. THIS IS AS FAR AS I WENT! There is a potential for malware being delivered to the phone at this point but I think that would be an exceptionally elaborate ruse considering the established sites linked with this program. Someone else may want to check this but I need my phone for work today so I stopped short.
All seems well so far.

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Hmm, these endorsements from "gmail" users (as in username) really add an air of credibility to this thread, don't they?
Download and run at your own risk!
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