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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] beekay201:
Another example of what may happen when people don't have patience, not reading everything.

Q: Is there a risk that an OTA could brick it?

Q: Can I fix CWM and flash a rooted firmware (i.e. Virtuous)?

A: Have you used ASUS Unlocker Tool to unlock your bootloader (thus voiding your warranty)? If you did, the awnser is yes for the first 2 questions.

Q: Can I factory reset everything and lock the bootloader?

A: Relocking bootloader isn't possible; You can factory reset everything through Android UI/stock rom only if you didn't install CWM as of yet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vanista:
Thanks for the reply

Can you elaborate, I don't know how far PrimeTime went trying to install CWM. What happens if I reset with CWM present? Can it be cleaned?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] beekay201:
I think that if you try to factory reset with CWM installed it will bootloop/brick, I've read it somewhere here on xda.

Again, CWM can only be installed if bootloader has been unlocked. If you didn't and PrimeTime doesn't as well, you cannot have cwm installed.

I believe there was some information laying around about returning to stock, not sure if it's possible to return to stock recovery after flashing cwm.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vanista:
My bootloader is unlocked but I'm not rooted, apparently I cannot install CWM from ROM Manager. Is it possible through fastboot? When I try to go into recovery mode I get the laid down dead droid... Is that caused by a faulty CWM or just that I don't have a recovery image anymore?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bpear96:
I modified ViperMODS tool to add Xda user wolf849's method of downgrading a transformer without root, so you can use this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25508554&postcount=52 to downgrade to .15 then root, then install OTA rootkeeper then update via ota to .21 again. Or you can just unlock and install cwm if you want to void warranty.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vanista:
Okay this is just getting more and more confusing. Everywhere I read about CWM and custom ROMs it says you have to be rooted. If that is true then I'm in a dead end because I cannot downgrade to .15 without bricking and I can't properly install CWM either.

I finally found some official doc on fastboot source.android.com/source/building-devices.html , if its accurate you don't even need CWM to flash a custom rom. That seems to be much more reliable. Isn't CWM just a wrapper for what can all be done manually through adb??
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vanista:
Finally found some precise instructions... androidroot.mobi/2012/02/22/introducing-cwm-for-asus-transformer-prime/

Instructions for non-rooted Primes (or those who’d rather use fastboot):

Get fastboot from here, and extract it.

Download the blob file (tfp_CWM5_androidroot.blob), and put it in the same folder as where you extracted fastboot.

Power off your prime.

Boot with Volume-down pressed. Wait when you see text appearing. The prime will then allow you to start “fastboot”.

Open up a command-line prompt, and navigate to where you extracted fastboot with “cd”.

Enter the following commandline to flash recovery: fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery tfp_CWM5_androidroot.blob

Profit!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] beekay201:
you awnsered yourself below

he's unlocked, he can't run an official blob, that method does not work for him

don't look on source.android.com, aosp doesn't support transformer prime directly, and as you might have noticed, fastboot commands are a bit different for the prime that of galaxy nexus, for example.

why some say you need to be rooted to flash cwm? because they use ROM Manager nice UI to do it, instead of teaching people how to do it without an UI. Rom Manager needs root, as you know.

exactly, use these steps from androidroot.mobi to flash cwm with fastboot. these are correct, and the only way to flash cwm, if you're unlocked but not rooted.

food for thought: i believe linux+fastboot is way safer than windows+fastboot.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vanista:
Great! Thanks for the confirmation, quite reassuring, now I know where I'm headed... I'll at least fix my recovery with CWM. From there I don't know, I feel I have to do some more reading before I go ahead and flash any custom rom...

I may not know much on android yet, but I have 10 years experience in linux software dev, with a few pointers like this to get me started I should be able to do anything with this toy soon enough ;-)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vanista:
Done, just flashed CWM as per the instructions and it works flawlessly. Backing up right now... I'm tempted to go ahead and flash Virtuous.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vanista:
Done, totally virtuous now ... That was easy :p Thanks again for the help! Now I only hope I won't regret voiding the warranty
[Atrix 4G General] wahbob:
Anyone seen this? Would be a very cool port, too bad I don't have the skills.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1619582
[Atrix 4G General] jiggytom:
We have this, check TabletUI posts in Dev forum.
[Atrix 4G General] alexsupreme:
Read the description, it's not a simple tablet rom. Slightly different.

Damn, If the camera would just work 100% of the time without the disconnects >___<
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] pharea:
I have an unlocked Model: GT-S5660M (IC: 649E-GTS5660L, FCC ID: A3LGTS5660L) with ROM from Netherlands (I think)?

Android 2.3.3

PDA: S5660XXKPE

PHONE: S5560XXKPA

CSC:S5660OXFKP1

Purchased for $100 from Canadian store that buys goods direct from the factory.:) Works well except gps does not and compass is 90 degrees off.

Is it feasible to try something like ArpegGioMod 0.9?

Do I have to install the Bell Stock ROM first?

It is currently unlocked, what are the chances it would be locked after installing the stock ROM?

Should a noob like myself count his blessings and move along?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] pharea:
Went ahead anyway...

Used odin to install GT-S5660M_MUGKG3_stock_rooted_ROM_v2.tar. The process is similar to some other android devices I have updated the firmware on.

Followed the instructions in the apgmod0.9 thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1263025

Used recovery mode instead of odin to install S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.7_ext4+rfs_feb_23_12.zip.

I now have the MUGKG3 baseband installed, accurate compass and working gps.

Nice work gentlemen (Darkshado, Peteragent5, Phiexz and others who have contributed). I thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] bdasmith:
glad that all worked for you :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Darkshado:
I too am glad that things worked well for you.

Just make sure that you didn't relock the phone by accident after flashing the stock ROM. (It has unmodified CSC files which will do that if you factory reset with a Bell/VMC/Solo SIM or no SIM card in it.)

It's odd that your phone came with that ROM as the FCC and IC identification numbers match those on my 5660M.

My best guess is that the store used that European ROM to perform some batch unlocking. IMHO this method is dishonest because of all the other issues it introduces (as you've noticed) and leaves non-techie users stranded with a buggy phone and no support to speak of.

If they were indeed buying factory direct, why wouldn't Samsung have provided them with a generic, unlocked CSC file set?

As the saying goes: If it quacks like a duck...

Goodbye,

Darkshado
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrathx:
Interesting, but a good read. Thanks for sharing your experience.

I just got my KF yesterday... it too was 6.3. Running KFU under Windows 7, I had no real issues, after some massaging I was able to get it to recognize the device, gain root, and install TWRP. Once I had my recovery, I backed up the device, wiped, then installed Reloaded ICS. Here's where it got tricky... after install, the device was stuck in recovery boot mode, so it wouldn't get out of that loop... further, KFU was showing that the USB connection wasn't there, but after looking into it, I found a thread saying that in some cases even in that state, the bootloader can be changed, so I changed it and it worked!

Now I have my KF running Reloaded ICS with TWRP recovery... soooo nice. :)

Again, thanks for sharing your experiences!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eru88:
can you tell me how to install superuser.apk on the kindle, been having the same problem of not installing google market

edit: just in case, I have it rooted with superuser and then install the go launcher/market....but only installed go launcher.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeGDE:
Rooting 6.3

I had difficulty installing anything to system/apps (permission denied) even when using KFU. I could mount the system read/write but still could not install Google Market to system/apps. I finally gave up and flashed EnergyROM 4-29-2012 and Kernel 3.0#8. Everything is working fine now and I don't care about Amazon Prime - I can get that on my laptop, or my DVD player.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ignoringperson:
the satans angel

help meeeeee .. plzzzzzzzz

my kindle is not working .. it hangs on the fire bootloader ... it doesnt proceed further ........... wat should i do ..... help plz
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23747567
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ignoringperson:
i think i rooted it twice and and now its stuck on firefirefire boot loader . that triangle with fire sign and its not moving further .... =( heeeeelp

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i think i rooted it twice ....... and now its stuck at firefirefire bootloader ... wat to do =(

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i think i rooted the kindle twice ... and now its stuck at firefirefire bootloader .. one with yellow triangle and with fire on it and its not continuing forward ..wat to do .. help plz
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
The link I gave you will provide some information as to what your problem is, and how to fix it.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ignoringperson:
i think i rooted it twice and now it wont move further than firefirefire bootloader .. its stuck wat should i do .. help plz ......

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can u plz show me how to recover it .. i will be very thankful .. thanku
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
I'll be glad to help but it would benefit the both of us if you understood what your problem is exactly, hence the link.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ignoringperson:
i will telll u exactly wat my problem is . i rooted my kindle fire using kindle utility v0.9.5 and then i wanted to install android market on kindle and that i youtubed it and i tried but that didint work .. mount to r/ o from r/w wasnt working so i wasnt able to mount android market on system files .. so i thought my kindle wasnt rooted .. then i used the utility again and rooted my kindle again last nite and then i think i didnt complete the second time rooting process and then me kindle showed that fire sign saying press power button for recovery and since then it hasnt been working . that sign wont go . my kindle menue wont show .. its like hanged on that page so wat should i do for that .. i tried connecting it to the computer but its not reading it bcz my kindle menue is not showing that fir sign is still there
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nchevaux:
Are you able to access recovery (TWRP) by pressing the power button as the screen suggest?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Listen (read), very carefully. If you would take a few minutes out of your precious little schedule and read the information from the link that was given to you, then you would be able to discern on your own, why your device is acting the way it is, AND how to fix it.

IF you read the information from the link I gave you, and understand why your device is acting this way AND have taken the necessary steps to fix the problem and are still unable to fix it, THEN I'll be more willing to help.

I see no point in rehashing topics that have already been covered in detail if you're not willing to meet me halfway.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thibor69:
Listen to what Soupmagnet has to say. All your question's will be answered in the links he provided. And if you still have issues, then post again after reading the links. Soupmagnet won't ever steer you wrong. But from past experience with him, he is much more willing to help if you read the posted links first.

I also used KFU 0.9.5 on my Stock 6.3.1 KF. It is very straight forward, if you follow the instruction's to the letter. The only bit I can add that was not in the OP here is, be sure you make a backup via recovery before you move on to a ROM flash. I chose CWM and not TWRP ( personal reason's ) and CWM works fine for me. The only issue I had was the same issue that 50% of the KFU people trying to root/fff/TWRP or CWM a 6.3.x via KFU 0.9.5 is the part were it wont see your kindle after you ran the #2 option (Perm Root device...) if it KFU hangs saying it can't see your device, just kill KFU then goto Device manager and del the device (Kindle fire or ADB component....) unplug your Kindle .... replug your Kindle and reinstall your drivers again. Start up KFU and move on to the next option (it should see your device now) ( you could run adb devices also to be sure it is recognized ) if not ... Do it again. It will work.

Soupmagnet please let me know if any of my advice is bad advice.... but it worked for me.

Cheers

PS... Just got my Kindle Fire Factory cable. I have no relation to the guy that makes them ... but you really should have one for future use / recovery / bricks. Just my 2 cents.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeatherWotkyns:
Burrito Root 3

I don't need anyone rehashing anything for me. I spend PLENTY of time figuring out how to root my Kindle by reading a ton of forums. I tried to do something the other day.... I don't even remember now I'm so frustrated and it didn't work.

I went into Root Explorer and I couldn't change permissions on anything. When I tap the "root" folder it says that it is not rooted. I originally rooted it with BurritoRoot3. I went to the device and noticed that it is v6.3.1. I am assuming that broke my root.

I see plenty of instructions on rooting this version. I am wondering how to reroot from the point where I am already at or if I have to start all over. If you can just point me in the right direction that would be great. :confused:
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
First off, do you still have FFF? Recovery? Did you ever have FFF or recovery installed? I'm surprised that you got pushed the 6.3.1 OTA without even noticing.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thepooch:
There is a newer version of kindle fire utility with some great bug fixes read the op carefully before proceeding http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeatherWotkyns:
Nope. Now that you mention that.... I don't think I do. It loads up without flashing the fire or recovery option.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thepooch:
Use the new version of the kindle fire utility you'll be fine as long as you have adb working:-)
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeatherWotkyns:
New utility

I really appreciate it. I'll look over that today and see if I can get it done.

Thanks
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MuditArora:
I installed the rempuzzle rom successfully.

but when I installed any application via market or root explorer,the phone restarted in the installation process.

so I decided to refalsh the rom

I tried the same method again

1-factory reset in recovery

but it format my sd card

when I try to install zip from sd

it says E:/cant mount sd card

when I try to reboot my phone it gets rebooted every time in htc logo in starting..

now it reboots but everytime the rempuzzle is installed from the starting..

pls help

urgently.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wasimk32:
you need to partition your SD card first before installing that ROM.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MuditArora:
how to partition

can you pls help
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wasimk32:
If you have latest CWM recovery then you must have an option there.

recovery>advanced>partition SD card.

select any size with 0 Swap size.

if you dont find that option then you need to flash latest recovery first.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gab!:
I've flashed some custom ROM's somedays ago.. And well , i think that i like more the stock ROM

I was wondering how do i get back to the Stock ROM. Do i just flash back the ICS .tar file with Odin??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joravis:
Yes, you can also wipe to avoid possible problems ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gab!:
Thanks (:
[HTC Amaze 4G] Paramount X:
I searched everywhere and I can't find anything.

I am trying to take some pictures close up, so I try using MACRO mode, but it doesn't work consistenly

Even when I do tap to focus, or half way pressing the shutter button.

What it does, however is cycle through focusing, and I see that it just misses it sometimes.

So what I want is some sort of app that I can adjust the focus my self, without relying on the camera focus

I heard some words like, slide to focus. or something about 5cm or whatever.
[HTC Amaze 4G] PeartFan40:
With macro mode, adequate ambient lighting is important. Well lit rooms should provide satisfactory results. A very steady hand is also a prerequisite. Tripods are very handy with macro.

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[HTC Amaze 4G] xndabox:
What I found out is that if you let it focus a little bit away from the image, then zoom in. A steady hand is most important though.

Over 10000!!! You bet I am.
[HTC Amaze 4G] getrdy:
U ment move your phone closer ?
[HTC Amaze 4G] hzm82:
I searched everywhere for a manual focus camera mode but could never find one. I used camera 360 when i had GB roms and it worked better then stock camera at focus, however since switching to ICS, camera 360 has trouble focusing now.

The amaze has the crappiest auto focus of all the phones i own. Turn off auto focus. Have plenty of light. Those help.

Aside from that try revolution hd rom 2.2.1. Im not sure what tweak was done to the camera apk but if you keep it in auto mode, it will acutally go into automacro mode and focus on really close up object.

Im on energy rom and it wouldnt focus on really near stuff (even in macro mode), so i copied the camera apk from revoltuion rom and it just works better now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] propain4444:
Quick question for everyone. Does anyone know the model number of the unlocked gnex being sold on play.google.com?

I'm hoping it's the i9250.

To be more specific, i've read a lot of issues related to Samsung and the i9250 warranty in the US... I'm about to buy the phone, and i can save a ton of money if i get the i9250 from Amazon, but i don't know if i want to go that route if there will be warranty concerns.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Model sold is GT-i9250M. Same version that is sold in Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] propain4444:
I just talked to Samsung. The model numbers are the same (i9250) for both international and domestic phones, however Samsung USA keeps separate records for both. So, in the case of the int'l version you would not be able to get warranty service through Samsung USA. However the rep said:

"You would have to file an international warranty claim, and i have never heard of a claim not being honored."

Granted he's just a front line rep, but that is promising information.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Sure. I'll buy what he said about the warranty.

Just some slight misinformation though: there is more than one model for the "international" GN (although the hardware is identical):

GT-i9250

GT-i9250M

GT-i9250T

SC-04D

The ones sold in Canada, and now in the U.S., are GT-i9250M.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ^Fs:
The Tegra 2 in tablets is different than Tegra 2 in phones
[T-Mobile LG G2x] zoppp:
Our phones run off of the oldest tegra 2 chip. That's what we get for being early adopters

Sent from my Handheld Portal Device
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Core Memory:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1459547

http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1430865.html
[T-Mobile LG G2x] redmonke255:
The only other phone getting ICS that has our gpu is the Atrix. I haven't heard from anyone if we're able to pull that driver out when it's released.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Core Memory:
LG will not release any updates/upgrades for a carrier branded phone without the carrier paying for it because the carrier wants the update/upgrade branded with its branding and applications/bloatware. There are plenty of examples of LG not providing updates/upgrades for other carriers with the same phone, the equivalent of the G2X = Optimus 2X with the Qualcomm radio modem in it = P999 model, such as WIND and Videotron in Canada. Many, including developers who have a direct relationship with NVIDIA, have requested drivers, source code, etc., from NVIDIA for the Tegra 2 AP20H in the G2X/P999 but have not succeeded. The only hope is that Motorola or Samsung or LG provides ICS for one of their Tegra 2 equipped phones with ICS Tegra 2 drivers which enable hardware acceleration. If that happens, the drivers may or may not work with the G2X/P99 without modification. If modification is required making them work may not be possible because NVIDIA doesn't provide source code for them.

Consequently, my next phone will not have any NVIDIA in it and probably not from LG and must have all the radio bands for North America and Europe enabled. It may not be an Android phone either.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thtanaka:
Guys, my Xperia Pro (Tim Brazil carrier) is having trouble with accents on SMS. Like the "ã,á" letters, they're shown without any problem on my Xperia, but in other phones they go like this: Ä,Å

I also noticed that in Gmail or Facebook, they're shown properly.

Any help would be appreciated.

I'm using the stock 2.3.4
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] teandro:
Hello everyone

I desperately need help unbricking my Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wifi using Nvflash or any similar tool. I cannot use Odin since it won't go into download mode. It seems the partitions are messed up so right now I cannot even upload a recovery image on partition 8.

Can anyone post the partition configuration file (cfg) and the boot configuration file (bct) and the bootloader.bin from their previous backup using the nvflash tool? Then I could try

"nvflash .exe" --bct XXXX.bct --setbct --bl bootloader.bin --configfile XXX.cfg --create --go

I wasn't able to find anything for the Galaxy 10.1 on the Internet (but I found plenty of this for the Transformer and Viewsonic tabs). Can anyone help revive my tab?
[Acer Iconia A500] tu3218:
http://forum.aokp.co/page/releases/_/milestone-5-r20

I've run this on my galaxy nexus before and its amazing. Was looking through supported devices and see the a500 is supported. Anyone try this? I wonder if I can just go ahead and flash or what. Obviously this takes it too ICS so I don't know about bootloaders.
[Acer Iconia A500] bfranklin1986:
Flashed it yesterday. You need to be on ics bootloader or flash the boot.img found in the cm9 thread directly after flashing the rom. Haven't had any stability issues and its pretty fast but there are still some bugs with some of the rom control options.
[Acer Iconia A500] jodiac:
So I've cwm running ics rom lightspeed 4.3. How can I install this?
[HTC EVO 3D] rvrosa:
Hello all,

I'm looking for a new rom, that have 3D working fine...

Can someone point me some link? I've seen so many but all of them look great but no 3D working - if i have a 3D phone i want it to work :D

Thanks.