Has Samsung finally thrown in the towel?

Is it fair to say that Samsung has stopped competing when it comes to high-end tablets? It very much looks to me that, with the utterly underwhelming release of the Tab S2, it has all but admitted defeat in its war against Apple. What could be the motivation for this major disappointment? Could it be that behind this is the failed Qualcomm's 810? Could that be it? Were Samsung relying on Qualcomm's SoCs, and when Qualcomm failed to deliver, they saw themselves forced to go with their older Exynos silicon?

Opinions and speculations welcome.

[WinApp][Alpha][Testers needed] Android-x86 Installer UEFI Version is finally here

Code:

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*** Disclaimer

Use this software at your own Risk,I am not responsible for any damage that may be caused by this software.
I have tested it on all machines i have, don't know if you have any special cases.

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Description

This Installer will let you install Android x86 on your PC like any other application, no risk to Damage HDD Partitions, Boot Data or User Data. After installation you will got an option at boot to select Windows or Android.
This Installer is currently targets only Windows 8 / UEFI-Enabled Devices

System Requirements

• UEFI-Enabled x86 PC


• Windows 8/8.1/10


• .Net Framework 4.5


• Android System image with UEFI Support

Screenshot



Features

• Install/Uninstall Android directly from Windows


• Support UEFI-Enabled devices


• Support legacy BIOS devices [not available in Alpha version]


• Install to Any FAT32/NTFS partitions

Instructions

• Install:
  1. Download Android EFI Enabled img file from: [LINK]
  
  
  2. Launch the Installer
  
  
  3. Select the downloaded IMG file
  
  
  4. Select "Data Size" for file which will be used to store downloaded Apps and User Settings
  
  
  5. Select the partition which Android will be installed to.
  
  
  6. Click Install and wait ... The installation will take about 5 min. or less, it is based on your hard drive speed.
  
  
  7. Go to Windows power menu and Click on "Restart" while holding shift
  
  
  8. Select "Use a device"
  
  
  9. Select "Android-OS"
     Now your PC will reboot to Android
  
  
  
  
  


• Uninstall:
  1. Launch the Installer
  
  
  2. Select "Cleanup Android"
  
  

Under the hood

• The installer will verify the system requirements on launch


• directory: "<TargetPartition>AndroidOS" will be used for installation


• Extract the IMG file


• Create user data partition


• Install grubx64 to UEFI partition


• Install new UEFI boot entry for Android

Tested devices:

• MSI Z97 Gaming 5


• VMWare player 7

Important notes (Read it carefully)

• This version for testers only, not for end users


• Please don't redistribute this version of the installer


• Please please report your device model and if installation was successful or not


• Any bug/problem/issue reported shall have installer log (which can be found in your C: ) attached and a screenshot


• you can read the log before sending it if you have any privacy concerns


• The installer will not allow installation on non-UEFI Devices for now


• Verify that you downloaded .IMG file not .ISO file


• if you have found a bug inside Android you should contact android-x86 team not to post here

Your feedback is highly appreciated


XDA:DevDB Information
Android-x86 Installer for Windows, Tool/Utility for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors
ExtremeGTX

Version Information
Status: Alpha
Current Beta Version: V2.0
Beta Release Date: 2015-10-11

Created 2015-10-11
Last Updated 2015-10-10

finally need to root, preferred method?

i believe it's finally come time for me to root my beloved SM-N9005. i've recently moved from France to the UK and it appears as if i need to unlock my phone (RegionLockAway?), and i want to dump the Orange-branded version of Lollipop (..XXUGBOF1).

is CF-Auto-Root for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 still the method of choice?

i'm on Linux so i'm guessing that Odin on VMWare is also still the way forward, correct?

comments/suggestions welcome.

thx.

finally Note 4 Miui rom

finally note 4 have a MIUI rom
link for download :
http://en.miui.com/download-294.html
i don't know for what version but i already asked them for that point

Finally tried to flash ROM - soft bricked it!

Got a N7 2012 runing 5.1 - finally got fed up with it being so slow as almost unuseable so decided to install CM12 ... and am stuck in a boot loop.

I followed the instructions I found (I cant post the link) so I've listed them below:

Deploy ROM image
adb devices
adb push YOURROMZIP.zip /sdcard/
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot oem unlock
cd Download
#or whenever you have downloaded files


fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img

Choose Recovery
Now use your volume buttons to change selected item from the Menu and pick "Recovery mode"*and select it with Power button.

Right now ClockworkMod recovery should start!

Now with the same buttons navigate in recovery and select:
1. backup and restore
2. wipe data/factory reset
3. install zip from sdcard
4. choose zip from sdcard (you should find it in folder named "0", not in the root of sdcard!)
5. reboot system now

Cyanogen Mod should be installed!


did a full wipe at fastboot oem unlock .. then realised i'd have to re-push the ROM as I don't have an sdcard ... so I did that.

Managed to flash TWERP onto it (rather than CW) and got it to boot into Recovery Mode but ... the Recovery Mode and Restart Bootloader are in RED and don't do anything when I tap them.

When I try to power off and back on it gets stuck in the boot loop...

Google screen show with a padlock at the bottom, goes away and then shows up again
Teamwin logo shows up
says 'Running OpenRecovery script'
things then happen too quicly for me to track but it seems there are a list of red error messages like:

E: unable to mount data and could not find crypt footer

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and the device doesnt appear i the list when I type
adb devices
fastboot devices

Can anyone tell me what to do to get CM12 on the m/c and working???
btw, managed to break out of the bootloop but it will just start again when turned off and on.

Thanks in advance.