yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] tuxfamily:
Hello.

After a "reset to factory", my phone, a G'Five A68 with a rooted Froyo, has entered into a boot loop.

The good news is that I'm able to start in fastboot mode or in recovery.

The bad news is that I don't have the stock roms and after many hours of search ... nothing (it is a chinese phone so ...).

Lucky me (?), I've a dump of every partitions, but I don't know if there are all usable as I do them myself with something like that

cat /dev/mtd/mtd1 > /sdcard/mtd1.img

Here is my 'mtd'

dev: size erasesize name
mtd0: 00040000 00020000 "oemdata"
mtd1: 00040000 00020000 "indepsysparm"
mtd2: 00080000 00020000 "dsprom"
mtd3: 00dc0000 00020000 "comms"
mtd4: 00100000 00020000 "bootloader"
mtd5: 00080000 00020000 "systemdata"
mtd6: 01400000 00020000 "kpanic"
mtd7: 00500000 00020000 "boot"
mtd8: 00040000 00020000 "deviceinfo"
mtd9: 00040000 00020000 "ckdatablock"
mtd10: 004c0000 00020000 "recovery"
mtd11: 00020000 00020000 "misc"
mtd12: 09600000 00020000 "system"
mtd13: 00f00000 00020000 "cache"
mtd14: 12b20000 00020000 "userdata"

and my dumps

5.0M Mar 26 08:04 boot.img
1.0M Mar 26 08:02 bootloader.img
15M Mar 26 08:19 cache.img
256K Mar 26 08:04 ckdatablock.img
14M Mar 26 08:02 comms.img
256K Mar 26 08:04 deviceinfo.img
512K Mar 26 08:02 dsprom.img
256K Mar 26 08:01 indepsysparm.img
20M Mar 26 08:03 kpanic.img
128K Mar 26 08:05 misc.img
553B Mar 26 08:22 mtd
256K Mar 26 08:01 oemdata.img
4.8M Mar 26 08:05 recovery.img
150M Mar 26 08:06 system.img
512K Mar 26 08:03 systemdata.img
299M Mar 26 08:22 userdata.img

I know it is ok for boot.img and recovery.img but I don't think it do good dump of system.img and userdata.img ?

I've tried to flash this system.img with fastboot, it said it was ok, but it is worse now (boot loop after 5 secs instead of 30).

I've tried to flash userdata also but it doesn't work, it keep stuck of "sending" for hours.

I've also a tar of /system and /data (with simply a "tar cf") but I don't know if it can be useful.

So, I don't know what to do ...

Any suggestion ?

Maybe I can build a custom rom from the boot.img and the system.img (or it 'tar' copy) ?

Or maybe someone know a custom rom that may work on this phone ? It is a Broadcom BCM2157 500MHz CPU.

Any suggestion are welcome.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] tuxfamily:
Update:

I've tried to make an update.zip with my /system copy, unfortunately, it doesn't work because of some missing file:

$ fastboot update update.zip
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt

So I guess my best chance now is to create a system.img from my system.tar ... I don't know it is possible ?
[General Questions and Answers] tuxfamily:
Next episode:

I've build a system.img using mkcramfs and mkyaffs2 but it doesn't seems to be the good FS type.

So, question: how to know the good FS type to use ?

I can unpack recovery.img and boot.img, so maybe in the boot.img ?

Any help welcome.

Thanks.
[HTC One X] DrAnGeR:
I am searching the best battery and performance rom. i would say aosp roms provide that kind of things. So here i am asking which AOSP rom or AOKP rom do u prefer based on battery and performance.
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
use LordClockan's AOKP ROM, its very good

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1796340

use tbalden's CM10, its most stable and fast ROM at present

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1786696

and if you want pure AOSP ROM, then try tgascoigne's ROM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1763240

For best battery and performance, either use faux kernel or franco's kernel

I prefer Stock kernel for its stability and i don't prefer underclocking or overclocking my device
[HTC One X] *elmo*:
I propose ARHD. Today will be new version avaliable 9.2.0 - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23993135
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Tony Stark Uchiha:
I am really sorry to ask this, but am using samsung galaxy ace s5830i. I perfectly rooted my device using the instructions from the same forum. wat i dont understand is wat has it actually done to my device. I am actually trying to update my firmware version through kies, while it keeps telling me that i need 3000 mb. I dunno wat to do. am stuck here. I thought rooting wil help me here.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] saeed14i:
rooting your device basically means that you now have access to modify your "system" files. e.g. you can now uninstall any system app that you don't like, with a software like es file explorer. There are also tons of useful apps in the market which require your phone to be rooted in order to work properly. Rooting also has other benefits but if you are looking to update your firmware to the latest stock rom, i suggest you look into this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1822109 and follow the instructions. I hope this helps. Cheers and Hit Thanks if i helped you ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Ryuinferno:
Did you flash a custom kernel to root your phone?kies doesn't recognise phones with custom roms and kernels...that is maybe the reason why it is showing weird things (3 GB for an update? Weird...)...and there's another explaination...kies requires you to free some internal memory for the update (let me guess, your phone has less than 300 MB left?) if you want to update your software, use ODIN instead and flash one...google about it...it's much faster and stable...

By rooting your phone, means you gained superuser access...you can now modify system files...unlike iphone, rooting is not like jailbreaking...you can install apks without rooting but you must jailbreak to install ipas...next time, do some research first before voiding your warranty...;)

There's no like button...:p
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] saeed14i:
lol ... sorry ... i meant "Thanks" :silly:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WackyClash:
I've noticed that when you scroll quickly on chrome in jellybean (and all android OS tablets for that matter) you get white blocks on screen before it can render and it just looks .. I don't know.... bad. It's really not a big deal but... and I know this isn't going to make some of you happy but on ios this is nowhere near as prevalent. (don't worry I'm still on your side : ) but you have to admit ) Do you think this will be fixed in Jelly Bean? Also confirmation that this is not just me? lol... I've seen videos on it though
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thevuman:
Ya chrome does that. Chrome mobile sucks.

I fap to the porn forums on Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WackyClash:
What browser do you use/ recommend?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thevuman:
Opera, xscope, or dolphin, or firefox

I fap to the porn forums on Tapatalk 2
[HTC One X] PCServe:
Hey guys,

I have always been very satisfied with my One X, but it's starting to piss me right off.

Since the last update (1.29.401.11) the GPS isn't working with my phone anymore. In addition I have a yellow spot on my display which doesn't disappear.

Today I returned from my holiday abroad and I wanted to connect to my wifi network at home, but it just doesn't work. If I click "connect" nothing happens.

Seems like my formerly perfect working One X has turned into the most horrible one with every problem you could think of.

I did try a hard reset earlier, but it didn't fix the issues. Can I expect the problems to be fixed with the next update (4.04 or 4.1), or is it definitely a hardware fault?

Does anyone have any experience how long it approximately takes HTC to repair the phone? This is important, as I am planning to move to Germany soon and I am not sure if I should send the phone to HTC in Germany or the UK. I didn't unlock or root my phone, so I guess the warranty claim should be no problem at all. Do you think I can expect to receive a new phone instead of having mine repaired? as far as I know they will have to replace the display and the mainboard because of my problems, right? So a new phone would be the easier choice for them or am I wrong?

Thanks in advance for your help!
[HTC One X] chrisjcks:
You could try to flash the latest RUU, some who had WiFi problems now say they are fixed.

Won't hurt to try.

RUU can be installed on stock locked devices, so maybe something to look into?

You can get the RUU from my Dropbox link.

http://db.tt/eYSlILnf

Enter fastboot on phone,

Plug in usb cable to phone from PC

Should now say fastboot USB on phone

Double click RUU on PC to install

from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
[HTC One X] ghori1989:
Since your on 1.29.401.11 you can flash the 2.17.401.2 RUU which is the latest from htc. You dont have to be htc dev unlocked to flash it. It might fix the radio issues that you are having. If not it might be a hardware problem so you would have to send it to htc. I have never sent any of my htc phones back for a fix (touch wood) so i cant comment on that.

You can find the RUU In this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1543604 The thread does have mirrors for the RUU if you dont have a file factory account.

Hope it helps :cyclops:
[HTC One X] PCServe:
Thank you so far! I just flashed the new RUU, but it didn't fix any of my problems.

The worst about this is, that I didn't know that a factory reset is performed during the process, I thought it's just like installing the automatic updates, so I didn't do a backup of my latest data. I don't blame you for that, I should have thought of that before flashing the new RUU version.

Anyways, I guess I will have to send my phone to HTC to fix the problems.
[HTC One X] ste1164:
HTC say their max turn around time is 1-2 weeks I'd give it 3 just to be safe and plan from that.
[HTC One X] PCServe:
Another problem I have now after the RUU update: My phone is always saying "Damaged phone storage" and it is asking me to format the sd card. If I click cancel nothing happens, but I can't access the storage at all. If I connect the phone to the PC it doesn't give me the option to choose "Disk Drive", there is just "Charge only", "USB Tethering" and "Internet Pass through".

As I have some important data on the storage, I need to access my phone storage before sending my phone to HTC or formatting it.

Any ideas how to resolve this?

EDIT:

I just tried to connect to my Media Link HD and it works perfectly, still I cannot connect to my home wifi network. This is a bit weird, as the Media Link HD connects to the phone via wifi as well, doesn't it?
[HTC One X] PhilipL:
Hi

Sounds like the antenna connection hardware fault that also can affect the GPS antenna. See the start of this thread for info. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1688538

Flashing ROMs is not going to fix it, it is a known hardware fault. I'm wondering if your phone has run hot or has been stressed/bent, for example in your pocket, this potentially causes the broken antenna connections and might also have caused the yellow spot.

Regards

Phil
[HTC One X] PCServe:
After another hard reset the wifi is working again, still having the GPS problems and the yellow spot though.

I actually don't think I ever bent the phone, of course I carry it around in my pocket, but that's what a phone should be made for, right? However, if it was bent in any way will this cause any problems with a warranty claim? The yellow spot doesn't really bother me as it is barely visible, but I have purchased Navigon a while ago and I would like to use it with my One X now, so I wanted to send the phone to HTC sooner or later to get it fixed.
[HTC One X] PCServe:
The other day I tried to use Navigon on a short trip (around 20 miles) without expecting a GPS signal at all.

After like 5 Minutes it suddenly picked up a GPS signal and Navigon worked fine for approximately 10 miles. Then it suddenly just stopped again.

Is this really a hardware issue? Any ideas how to probably get it fixed without sending it to HTC?
[HTC One X] orthanc77:
If a flash of new ROM and hard reset doesnt fix your problems, its most likely hardware issue. Like everyone said, just send it back to HTC.
[HTC One X] RichmondoUK:
One x is a crap phone. Worst HTC device ever
[HTC Inspire 4G] stubey:
As soon as the flash goes off the phone just dies. Its never done this before. Been running cm7 stable for about a year now. Googled it and some say its the led's, some say its a software issue, and some say it's the battery. What y'all think?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Teichopsia:
Backup. Full wipe, flash a clean install.

Sent from a dream.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] AwesomeFabe:
well i recently put my phone back to stock because ive been having a problem with my phone so im getting a refurbished one from tmobile .

Anyways ive noticed whenever i go into recovery mode it shows the red triangle exclamation point. would this affect me negatively with tmobile? I dont want to be charged extra if it would expose me for rooting my phone.

if so Ive been looking for a stock recovery all over and could not find one. if anyone has it or happens to know a link i can go to get it i would greatly appreciate it since every link ive found is dead unless im just blind.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] K7Cobb:
That red triangle thing is whats supposed to happen
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] WeekendsR2Short:
That means it can't find a recovery. But as far as Tmo goes.....very, very few of them even know how to get to the bootloader. With a stock ROM you should be just fine.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] AwesomeFabe:
Oh! Alright thanks guys. I'm still kinda noob to this so I just wanted to make sure things were ok. preciate it
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] AgentCherryColla:
Yeah, thats 100% OK. Just make sure you locked again. Just flash back to stock via hboot.

::Sense 4.0::
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] AwesomeFabe:
Ohh alright thanks guys. U can let this die down now. Appreciate the help :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] YousifNael:
how do i create a boot.img file from a kernel.elf ?

Is it possible ? and if its not , how do i create a new boot.img ?

Im working on my first rom and could use any help :good:

Thanks in advnce
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] darksherko:
What ROM is it CM? If yes just use cm boot.img

Sent from a Galaxy far far away.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] YousifNael:
Actualy i want my rom to have another kernel , the xperiaSSpeed kernel , it is only found in a zip or elf form , can i change it to boot.img?

Sorry for the stupid question , but i had the device for only a week now

If i cant i will use CM boot.img :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ignite023:
My wife has an iphone 4s on Sprint. I have a GS3 on VZ.. Whenever she runs a Google search from her phone, I get a traffic "card" to the place she is searching pop up as a notification. Why is this happening, and should I be worried?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sharkeyd:
Either she is signed into your Google account or you are signed into hers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ignite023:
You're right, I'm an idiot... Carry on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryno77:
LOL. Your response got a good laugh out of me. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kpkimmel:
I literally laughed so hard I almost **** my pants......thank you so much for this.....:laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] trexc832:
I'm on paranoid cm10 and was wondering of anyone knows a working ad remover program??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] JamieD81:
i use "AdFree"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kinghorsey:
ROM toolbox.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] android4545:
Airblocker works well
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] babalonius508:
+1

Works great
[General Accessories] Shyuan:
Hi guys,

I was wondering why Simore is so much more expensive as compared to Magicsim? I used Magicsim on a Nokia E72 before and it was good. What I am thinking now is to try out Simore to see if it has to do better than Magicsim. I am not sure if I should go for it because many people (for what I have found) said Simore has quite a number of compatibility issues yet Magicsim is good. I do hope to hear from you who used Simore before. I am still not sure if I wanna use it on my Galaxy S2 or Nokia E6.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flameinthefire:
my gps does not lock for some reason no matter what rom i try. can you guys help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hulk0069:
Did you clear your data/cache..? (Maps) How's your signal.what GPS are you using
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ssnapier:
I am having a similar issue, but mine takes a good 10 minutes to lock on a signal. This is with a clear sky view and using google maps.

It seems to be getting worse lately. I am on Root66 with the bootloader still locked by the way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] niv3d:
I'm having the same issue as well. It was working like a champ before I flashed CM10.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hulk0069:
I truly think it's because we all know Samsung makes great phones, but they lack in the radio department.mine takes a while sometimes even with a clear view of the sky.I think a good update to fix these radio issues would help out allot, unless our xda community can step in before especially now with an unlocked Bootloader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jspidah:
Try odining back to stock rooted. Fixed my gps after losing it in cm10
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jzd5032:
This fixed my issues as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TeeX2.0:
I'm also seeing trouble with my gps not locking. It's only been in the last couple days, and I've changed nothing since the time that it had been perfect.

Makes me think there's something satellite or google related?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joebrady119:
Download "GPS Test" app from the market. Open the app. Go into settings and clear AGPS, then update AGPS. That worked for me. Try that before you Odin back to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ssnapier:
As previously stated, I am NOT using CM10... I tried to download "GPS Test" 5 times and got an error 491 all 5 times (with wifi on or off, did not matter).

EDIT: I restarted my phone and then it downloaded just fine... that is another annoying issue!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jjjtriplej:
GPS

My phone with the stock Rom would generally asquire a GPS lock quickly, but tended to lose it more often than other phones. However, on CM 10 I have had trouble locking as well. For me if I put my phone on the dashboard I usually get a lock in about thirty seconds. I know that doesn't fix it for you, but it is the workaround I've been using so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] manywelps:
Put a modified gps.conf on.

Use fasterfix and pick a local NTP server.

Turn on google A-GPS (Location services).

It still doesn't lock through objects as well, but it's quick outdoors.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] strcdply:
I can confirm that this worked for me as well. Also, when I have locking issues in Maps or Waze, I just launch GPS Test and wait until the "In Use" # of satelittes is 2 or more. When I subsequently go back to Maps or Waze, I get an immediate lock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Blue6IX:
I wrote up a lot about this for my previous device, the htc mytouch 4g slide. See this thread for some gps.conf info:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16822068

GPS is a real big deal for me, I use the smartphone to get to/from work daily, and my job takes me all over the country so I am never familiar with where I am.

The SGSIII locks quick and accurately outdoors with only gps turned on for location services.

Totally stock, and haven't put it through it's paces yet, but been wandering around in west virginia all day and it's been great.

Clear view of the sky is necessary for good gps function, so trying to use indoors or even under lots of trees is a stretch.

Outside, maybe in a parking lot or field, would be the best place to try to use gps.

Sent from a digital distance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xicewallx:
I found that flashing back to the actual verizon f2 build and then rooting without flashing a deodexed stock rom helped to retain gps with other TW roms like beans or synergy.

Right now I still think that CM10 is risky and you might need to flash stock back on your phone if things stop working like they used to.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] screwyluie:
this

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rmtobler:
I came from the samsung fascinate which had horrible GPS service for the first 6 months. OTA's were sent out to fix it but it never really worked well. I tried all sorts of programs and configs and deleting files, etc, which might have helped some but never great until one of the devs fixed the issue in the kernel. After that I could get instant lock indoors/outdoors/cloudy skies/etc.... super annoying to go back to a crappy GPS.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Pagaldesi4life:
I tried this app, it didn't work as I had hoped. At first the app was successful at getting a quicker GPS lock than Maps, but after clearing & updating AGPS, it takes even LONGER for it to lock!

Has anyone else found another method to fix this?

PS: my phone is stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Johnnybee:
others have also suggested using Gps Status & Toolbox, similar to Gps Test.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Blue6IX:
That's my preference for on the fly.

I took a look at the gps.conf file, seems like it could be better then it is stock at first brush.

Not sure how much or often I can give time at the moment, but tweaking it is on my list.

Sent from a digital distance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] addictedhacks:
GPS Fried :(

I have done alot of troubleshooting and I believe I screwed up my phone. I went from Synergy to CM10 and then to cleanrom. While on cleanrom I noticed my GPS wouldnt lock. So I flashed Synergy (Fully Wiping Of Course) and still no GPS. So I odined to stock and relocked bootloader. Still no luck. I ran GPS fix GPS Status GPS AIDS and GPS test and I am still screwed. My GPS still wont lock. It always says searching for GPS. I left the Navi on last night all night with a destination set hoping it would lock and say the magical words I want to here like "turn left" but instead I woke up to searching... been wiping data and cache 3 times daily tryna get this fixed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kpsoundz:
Anyone getting locked on 3g but not on lte??

I'm having that issue :((
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mummer95:
I just unrooted my evo 4g lte with the new superuser app and clockworkmod recovery and it won't let me do the new update for it. So can any one help me?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rxpert:
I'm not sure what your asking.

DId you just root it or unroot it?

Personally, install TWRP instead of CWM
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] volk9029:
You need to get rid of clockworkmod recovery to avoid potential problems, and install the one from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1675738
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mummer95:
tried that and it didnt work

tried that and it didnt work
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SoraX64:
Are you trying to say that you used the option in the SU app to get rid of root? That won't get rid of your recovery. If you're trying to get rid of recovery, you will want to flash the stock recovery or run an RUU.

What are you trying to update? Your phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
We need more relevant information to help you
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] slagle96:
you can do it the manual way is pertty easy but you have to have adb

heres the linkteamw.in/project/twrp2/98
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bilbo524:
If I'm reading this right, he unrooted and is trying to take the new OTA, but it fails since he has a custom recovery.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
Ah..well then he needs to flash back to stock recovery
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mummer95:
ok, I am using super SU on my evo 4G LTE and I have clockworkmod recovery as my current recovery. An HTC update came up on my phone and I tried to update and clockworkmod recovery wont let me do it. so i am wondering if there is any way to get the oragainal recovery back on my phone so I can do the update?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
I would say flash back to stock recovery or take an ruu but there's no real reason to update. A lot of people do it but that doesn't make it any less of a risk