yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC One X] bigbamboo5:
Right - sorry for being dim. I found this and nothing was enabled, so that probably wasn't the issue.

Does anyone have any other options (PLEASE!)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ri123:
How am I meant to install a kernel?:confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1newbie:
if its a flashable zip, flash it from recovery.

if its a boot.img, fastboot it from bootloader

you can find softwares to do it too
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opa86:
with CWM or with fastboot app at PC (hh at fastboot mode) ..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endeavour123:
"Install from ZIP" option (i.e. flash) using CWM.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ri123:
Are kernels very difficult to find? I've searched a lot for kernel 2.6.38.8 and I just can't find the kernel in zip format after looking at a series of error 404 thinking that this kernel is out of date.:(:confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmoikeha:
After flashing the success kernel my phone won't boot? I'm on 10/2.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolsandie:
You haven't specified which is your phone model, as some device's bootloader is locked and some not.

Installing kernel in Samsung devices (Unlocked bootloader) is pretty easy, you just have to flash the zip from CWM recovery. Or if you have got a boot.img make a flashable zip (There are many tutorials over here for that) and flash it.

Another option is, replace the boot.img of your Custom ROM zip file and flash.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NIMBAH:
You cant just flash any old kernel. It has to be for your device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jason123420:
Oh my.. I think you should go into the forum for your device.. go to the q&a section and read.. then read more and when your all done reading... read again! Because I'm thinking if you don't your going to end up with a paperweight.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaxidian:
This is the correct answer to every question asked in here so far!!!!

There is no "generic Android way" to do what you're asking for. It can change for every single phone. And if you flash the wrong thing, you may permanently destroy your phone! And if your phone has different variants, be sure to get the version specifically for your exact phone! For example, flashing something for the wrong Galaxy S3 can kill your device in an unrecoverable way because where the kernel goes for one variant is where the bootloader goes for another variant!

If you don't know exactly what you're doing, then don't do it and go learn more! Experiment first ONLY with step-by-step tutorials for your EXACT scenario! If something's different, don't do it!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jllbenson:
yeah read into this a good bit more before you do this. look in your phones forums for a guide. you mess this up you phone becomes pretty useless.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kamau54:
I'm a little worried now, and a bit rushed this morning as I have a funeral to attend this morning.

Bottom line, my phone has a blank screen now. It gets past the boot animation, but goes blank after that. I cannot get into recovery or boot loader by pressing the power/vol down buttons. I have done a couple battery pulls, but of no help. When I connect it to my PC, it does not show up as a disk drive, though it did say installing drivers.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xak:
Google flashable kernals and put in android sdk folder then go to cmd andtype fastboot flash name of kernal.img. I 90% sure.

Remember to click thanks if I helped
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandy4u:
Best is to "Use ADB" !

Press Thanks On Getting Helped :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kamau54:
This is the kernel I need for the rom I downloaded,

Team-Hydra / android_kernel_htc_msm8660. It is for the new rom CyanogenMod 10.1 - Android 4.2.1 - Jellybean.

So what is being said is that I need to put this on my sd card in the android sdk folder, the flash it through the command prompt. Is this correct so far?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdacalvien:
You need to flash via fastboot like u said Android SDK Folder. Just need to flash the boot.img follow what ROM u flash.

Extract the Boot.img from the ROM.zip u flashed.

Put the Boot.img at SDK folder which is same with fastboot locate.

Boot ur phone to BOOTLOADER -> Fastboot, then using command promp fasboot flash boot boot.img, then reboot your phone..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kamau54:
Here is where I'm at with this.

After letting my phone sit all night without the battery in it, I still have the same problem. After the boot animation, the screen is black. I tried to connect the phone to the pc, but my computer does not see it. I also tried to use a card reader, but still my computer does not see the card either. The reader is working because I put another sd card in it and it saw it.

The thing is now, I can get into the bootloader and recovery, though I now seem to have Clockwork instead of 4ext, which is what I had before I started having problems. Clockwork sees the card as well.

I don't know how to get anything on the card now since I cannot connect to the pc, either through the phone or through a card reader.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kamau54:
Anyone have any ideas?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NIMBAH:
What phone do you have?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kamau54:
I have the HTC EVO V 3D. It's rooted and S-off.
[EVO Shift 4G General] beerbq:
Hello all I just flashed new sense and I have questions. Which govenors and I/O schedulers are you running. My dalvik heap is 32 is there any benefit from changing the size? I am new at this any suggestions about my settings would be great.
[EVO Shift 4G General] strapped365:
http://bit.ly/MHiPOe

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369817
[EVO Shift 4G General] sparksco:
If you notice any lag with the rom you can raise it slightly but be carefull not to raise it too high more than 40m. The more you raise it the more battery drain you'll get. Vm heap helps with memory.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xyancompgeek:
Hi,all! Im very curious to know, how is it that companies like samsung and sony are able to restore bricked phones in a matter of days? I doubt they would replace the flash chip inside the phone. Would make much more sense to have some sort of failsafe? How do these guys do what developers cant? Do they have some special software that no one knows about? Like i said, just curious to know the answer, if anyone has it!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] whitehooptie:
It's amazing what can be done when you have the right tools.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] andrew-apk:
I think they just flash stock ROM because you can do it yourself by using odin.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] IHawkeyI:
They actually change the whole motherboard.. if you bricked it well.. if not on the other hand they can do it software-way. Man its not that hard to open the phone and change the motherboard using right tools. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kuroyoma:
Yeah here at sprint we use the same tools that the developers here on this site uses for software. Infact most of the time I end up using rooting tools to fix phones software issues instead of official tools. But we just swap out boards here for the really bad ones. Most of the time a board swap is 6 to 8 screws and a couple flex cables.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xyancompgeek:
Hmmmmmm.......thanks for the answers! I didnt believe that it could actually be so easy to swap the mb. So, in conclusion, nobody knows about any kind of software tool that can do this? Cool :)
[General Questions and Answers] jindal02:
hi

I just installed CynogenMod 7.2-RC3 in My samsung galaxy 3.

after installing the phone works real smooth:)

but whenever the data is enabled, i have trouble making calls and receiving calls.

when i call someone,it takes 4 or 5 attempts to connect a call and many times i dont hear the ringing while on the other cell, i missed call is given.

also when someone ties to call me, it just rings one and then becomes a miss call.

but evrything works fine when data is not enabled.

Please help me.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] alice90:
Hello everybody.

It seems there is no section in XDA forums for the newer Galaxy Player models (e.g. 3.6 and 4.2) so I'm posting here.

As I could understand by reading posts in this section the newer Galaxy Player devices with Android 2.3.6 version still can not be rooted because the vuln which is being exploited in current rooting tools is patched in the newer versions of Android. Is it correct? Any ideas how to root?

Thank you.

----

Editet at September 15, 2012:

Rooting YP-GI1CB (North American (US) version)

Rooting YP-GI1CW (International version)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
I don't know if this work as this is using the newest exploit for motorola phones. It would be better to try with a device that can be restored after this but you can try it I don't think it would harm your device if it works with other phones than motorola.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] saleenman95:
I tried it with my 3.6 (YP-GS1) and it didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] daniel644:
I suggest just sit back and relax a while, there still aren't any DEVs with a 4.2 let alone plans for a CM9 or anything else for the 4.2, give it time, one day a DEV will get one and design an exploit, that will probable involve modding the kernel to be rootable, like had to be done with the 5.0's running 2.3.6 and RJ's kernel for example.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] alice90:
Well thank you friends, I'll wait then.. And how can I promote the creation of a new forum section for 3.6 and 4.2 models (or renaming this one to include them)? I think with a separate section mor devs will be attracted/informed about the new devices to give a try. Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] allegro43:
Glad to see someone started a thread for the Galaxy Player 4.2 :good:

I will appreciate it, too, when a developer at some point gets one of these and plies their skills to a rooting solution. Though I am a long time PC user, this is my first android device. For a reasonable price and without being tied to a service contract, it seems like a carryable solution for audio/video playing, GPS, WiFi to local computers or internet. Slight improvements over the 4.0 include a claimed IPS screen, slightly larger screen size & battery, and front speakers. But less root-friendly. And as I'm sure everyone here agrees, if we bought a device we should be able to own it! Including administrator/root user control if we wish.

Here's a little bit of info I can contribute: accessing Download Mode or Recovery Mode. Samsung's website didn't help as it only linked a user manual for the 4.0. So I searched and tinkered.

First, identifying my device (bought from US website).

Printed in battery compartment

Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2 8GB

model YP-GI1CB/XAA

date 2012.05

Settings | About device

model number YP-GI1

android version 2.3.6

kernel version 2.6.35.7-CL1076053 se.infra@SEI045 #1

build number GINGERBREAD.UELD3​

Here's a repeatable method that worked for me to access Download Mode.

1) device off, unplug USB, pull out/reseat battery to try to clear possible bugginess in firmware.

2) home + volume down + power (press in order and hold). Takes about 3 seconds. Displays the following.

Warning!!!

A custom OS can cause critical problems in phone and installed applications.

If you want to download a custom OS, press the volume up key.

Otherwise, press the volume down key to cancel.​

Here's a repeatable method that worked for me to access Recovery Mode (aka bootloader menu).

1) device off, unplug usb, pull out/reseat battery to try to clear possible bugginess in firmware.

2) home + volume up + power (press in order and hold), release power when white Samsung logo appears. Takes about 7 seconds. Displays the following.

-- Copying media files...

Successfully copied meida files.

# MANUAL MODE *

-- Appling Multi-CSC...

Installing Multi-CSC

Write DFT

Applied the CSC-code 'XAA'.

Successfully applied multi-CSC.​

Android system recovery <3e>

Enter: OK Key, Select : Vol UP / Vol Down

reboot system now

apply update from sdcard

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition​

UPDATE: A few days ago I'd sent a message to Samsung support, including mention of the User Manual download actually being for the 4.0. Well, I checked again today, just before submitting this post, and I see they did link a 4.2 manual around that time. On page 16 are Recovery Mode instructions that align with what I wrote above.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
Now all someone needs to do is root or right?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
any updates?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] lordlicorice:
Is anyone working on rooting the 4.2? As far as I can tell, there's currently no way to get root access on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Well, first if all, I think chrisda1 (our actually pretty reasonable mod) should create a 3.6+4.2 development section, so that they you guys can have an official place to work on this stuff. Maybe I will ask him about it. Secondly, for more advanced users/devs, it should not be TOO hard to mount an image in a loop/extract it with a kitchen, add super user apk+binary, and then flash it (after signing if using the kitchen, if course, so you can flash in stock recovery). I would try that, but I don't have a 4.2. If someone can put up a link to a 4.2 image, I may be able to create a (untested, of course) rooted image for you guys.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Yea but didin't you need to be root to extract dd the partition?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] coleburns:
That would be really great if you can push that through. We definitely need a section for these devices
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Well, I believe I saw a kies-extracted stock image at some point, so maybe someone can get that for me.

Sure, I will ask him sometime today if that's feasible. Xda has been overloaded lately, so it may not happen, but it's worth a shot.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] coleburns:
Fingers Crossed.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
how i send you an image?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] gmillz:
Does this device have clockwork yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Codefox:
I'm thinking of taking a stab at this. Just doing some research on what all I need to do.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
i have the 4.2 if u need anything from it just pm me. i am very familiar with tech things and work on computers. so if u need ne thing from the device just hollar
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
I know it's been awhile guys, but I have a rooted image for you, and I just need someone to type in "df" in the terminal and cut/paste the results here (adb shell or terminal emulator app will do).
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
k i will do it just tell me how. do i need linux?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Alright. I know I'm just threwing root links and else but I have another thing to test. Can you see if this works in recovery:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1317394

Even though it's for the galaxy W, it can work.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] alice90:
I think all those old methods pre-april-2012 are patched in our devices. That one is from october-2011...

Added:

Who's following the 3.6 thread? How did they manage to get root?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Yes it seems that even though this is 2.3.6, samsung patched them all... I asked StoneBoyTony if he can add support for the YP-GI1 and YP-GS1 for the root. I hope he can.:fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
No good. Signature verification failed.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
dang...It's like the man against the samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
No kidding, this seems to he a LOT of fun do do :D. Perhaps we can take the updater-binary from that one (since it works) and place it in a new, signed zip, unless I'm getting this mishmash of posts mixed up.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
The 3.6 seems to have a more active thread. From what I've read (read about 5 pages starting from most recent), there's some who have successfully rooted it with no problems and many more who have either bricked theirs or have problems with their root. As it stands I haven't found the source of the root... You know, the root's roots. (Oh god so funny)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baladev:
you are funny. to my knowledge only 2 people bricked their devices in an attempt to help hanthesolo and zaclimon to root the 3.6 :silly:

we got a Korean rooted rom from somebody, i asked where it came from, but got no answer, i guess someone found it on some Korean forum, it works well for INT devices with a physical home button, for US devices it makes the capacitive home button non-working
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
The US 4.2 has a physical home button so this would not be an issue for us. However, the menu and back buttons are capacitive, would that be a potential problem?

If I can get another confirmation that this is a plausible workaround as well as a vouch that someone would potentially help me to unbrick (probably with a stock ROM) it, I will put up my device for lab rat testing.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] alice90:
Well, we need an experienced developer here, who can confirm/deny that this method has any chances..
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baladev:
The INT version of 3.6 also has capacitive menu and back buttons..

you know.. there are people out there who are still trying to get their devices fully working after similar experiments quite some time ago.. and noone is able to help them so far! control those heroic tendencies, you would be pretty much on your own if this happens, because the knowledge of people here is limited
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Well, changing the updater-script *should* work, as far as allowing the zip to flash. Whether it will work or not is another story, and the only real way to find out is to flash it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] alice90:
I think it should work too, but the problem is that the zip file is signed, if we change the contents, we must re-sign the zip file using SignApk. And if I understand correctly, the key for signing should be trusted by Android (or am I wrong), if that's the case, how StoneBoyTony signed the zip file? Or it can be signed just by any self-generated key?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
I believe that a signed zip is a signed zip, regardless of how and which key is used (although I am no expert on stock recovery). Theoretically, we should be able to create a zip with superuser.apk and binary, sign it, and it should be flash able in stock recovery. In theory, anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
I know it's risky, I've unbricked my Android devices before, and I'm inclined to believe it won't be the last time I have to do such a thing either.

I just want to make sure someone's going to be willing to make a stock ROM for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baladev:
ah, well, in this case you know what you are doing..
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
I wouldn't volunteer a $179 device if I didn't. Though who knows, this may be the one that stumps me. :p
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] alice90:
In that case rooting would be damn easy, we could install anything using this zip update method, I think the key part is the key, the system won't accept an update zip file if it's not signed by a trusted key. I've PM-ed to StoneBoyTony, will wait for an answer how he signs the zip and using which key, and can he add galaxy players in the supported devices list.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Okay, in the meantime, I am going to try and create a prebuilt and signed root.zip as a test. Worst case it doesn't flash, so there shouldn't be any bricking possibility.

EDIT: here's the supersu update.zip from his thread, I merely signed. Probably won't work, but it won't harm your device to try and flash it.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?46scrrvk60s2qzk
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
I just did the same not much before lool
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
Signature verification failed.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
just sayin once my device gets fixed im still up for lab testing. thats y its not working now. there was a mistake with the partitioning and we just need 1 person with root to get the system dump files so i can get my device working. but download mode and recovery mode still work.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Well, try this one, i used a different signing tool, and used superuser, which should be more compatible.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?r1qu7mtij83foub
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] k4ry4k:
Where is the 3.6 thread? I did not find it...

Enviado desde mi YP-GI1
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
[hide]E:signature verification failed[/hide]

Sorry, it's a no-go.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Argh! I suppose we need to find a different way then.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
Is it possible the verification spoofing software or system you're using is incorrect? Is there a way to spoof verification directly from an official Samsung release package?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Well if we had one yeah, it would be a lot easier, as we would have a .zip we could fool around with, and hopefully replace with the necessary files.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
if we had that, we would be able to fix my player right? maybe i can call samsung?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
Most definitely. A call's always worth a shot.

Two birds with one stone -- you get the official Samsung release, you can both fix your device and help out the 4.2 community. I'd say calmly explain the situation you are in, and if that doesn't work, I'd say an email could help as well. You never get the same answer twice with Samsung so I'd keep trying a couple more times if you get nowhere.

Until then, I'll scour foreign webpages for a 4.2 release.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
It seems that we need some sort of keys like someone said earlier. This is a changelog from the zip:

As you can see there's a new signed release key. If we can help him to get the keys for the YP-GI1, It would be nice.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
So, from what I know, our options are to wait until Samsung releases an OFW update, which could be months, or for someone to somehow score the current OFW ROM.

I would say the latter seems like a better option. I'd do it myself, but my serial number seems to be invalid in their eyes.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
It is hard because you didin't have the chance like the guys over the 3.6 had which is a prerooted rom and a kernel, if we had this, it would be the best gift you could have for this device at the moment :p
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Yippingbyrd:
Yeah, while they got the pre-rooted, we got the other, bad p-word: Patched.

I wish more devs would take up this opportunity. This is probably the best challenge and e-peen earner around here at this point. And 22 pages doesn't lie, there's interest in this.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
i agree. btw i called samsung and they said that they dont have an ofw but they can take my device and fix it which is what im going to do. it seems like it could be a while till we get root. once i get it back im back to lab testing :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Oh damn I would like to get to samsung's support and take the /system partition so we can finally root this.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baruch6132:
i can try. just tell me what to say. im very good at faking i have no idea wtf im talking about lol