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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ScatteredHell:
Flash the stock rom.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lilww96:
if u found a way to relock ur bootloader and repair ur phone via SONY UPDATE SERVICE it will be okay :rolleyes:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Bootloader status rooted means the bootloader is unlocked.

Now you have tried to unbrick it but this unbricking ftf was only if you did an ota update.

Please start all over again.

1) Flash the ics stock rom for your device.

2) Boot it up, it must work.

3) Push the rom installation zip to your sd card

4) Flash the kernel of the rom you want to install

5) Boot in cwm -> wipe data/factory reset -> wipe cache -> dalvik cache (in advanced menu) -> if in the rom thread required, format system, too (mounts and storage menu)

6) Install the zip of the rom

7) If required (like on cyanogenmod) flash the gapps

8) Reboot and enjoy

This should work :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] drakruka:
i flashed the stock rom and rooted it and then i was thinking how to reinstall the rom so i saw you post you helped me a lot thank you :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Any questions, just ask and we'll try to help you ;)

If I helped you, hit thanks please! :good:

Sent from my Sk17i running Jelly Bean
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] himmatsj:
Ok, I flashed Nothrillrs A700 build for the A510. It is fast and high sensitivity, but has got some problems.

I now want to go back to my stock Acer ROM...how can I do this? My build previously was _A510_1.073.00_WW_GEN1

Also, once I go back, what will I lose? I.e., unlocked bootloader, root, cwm. Can I OTA after flashing back to stock?

Any and all help will be welcome!
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] Wulle70:
You surely did a nandroid backup before flashing the new rom? Easiest way to go back is to restore your old rom (boot into CWM recovery, select restore and chose the image you made before flashing the new rom). You won't loose anything as the restore process just re-creates your system to the point where you made the backup.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] himmatsj:
Ok, but the image size is just about 12 MB. The ROM I flashed was about 300MB. Will this restore all my apps too?
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] himmatsj:
Thank God I did the nandroid backup. Everything back to normal. I never knew this was possible. How come the recovery saved on my ext SD card is only 12 MB in size, but this can restore every single detail of my system as per normal?

One problem: it says system updater failed. Does this mean I won't be able to get anymore updates again? Any idea why?

Update: I can't get refunds from Google Play anymore, within the 15 mins period after flashing this ROM, and even after returning to my previous nandroid restore. Any way to fix it?
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] NoThrills:
Perhaps you ask too many refunds? I've heard of accounts being flagged to prevent piracy (it's easy to buy an app, copy it, refund it, etc.) for too many refunds.

It's not because of my ROM as refunding works fine when using my ROMs. You can even backup/restore to your Google account when switching between ROMs, so Google doesn't see them as 'unofficial'.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] himmatsj:
I thought the same. So I created a brand new Google account, logged in to Play store....and I still can't refund apps! Actually, the refund option is there, but not for 15 minutes. The moment I exit Google Play after downloading the app, the refund option will disappear. Before that I can still see it as long as I returned to the app page in 15 minutes.

I strongly suspect is your ROM. Can anyone else please verify?

UPDATE: Ok, can you try getting an app (just a cheap one will do), and then use it, do other things like run the web browser/play a game and then go back to Google Play and get a refund after 5 minutes. I believe with the A700 Franken ROM for A510, this will not be possible.
[Acer Iconia A700 and A510] NoThrills:
It's not my ROM, I've tested this before, but fine:

Google Play page of the app and purchasing

Purchased and installing

Started the app, then went back to Google Play after a few minutes

Refunded

Like I said before, it has nothing to do with my ROM, or any other custom ROM for that matter. It most likely has to do with the fact that you, as you said yourself, refund alot of apps. There's a reason Google brought the timeframe back from 24 hours to 15 minutes, they are trying to prevent piracy and I'd be suspicious too if someone refunds quite alot. Especially since most of the apps out there offer free versions you can try before purchasing the full version.

But, all that's just my thoughts, and I am not Google. Therefor I'd suggest contacting Google to see what's up.
[HTC Rezound] oakley470:
Original credit for discovering the ICS fallback fonts goes to iridaki for the experia http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1879056. I have just modified his version to work with our Rezound :laugh:

I have tested this and is working perfectly to create the Android 41. Jellybean Emoji through out the ICS system, I am using stock Global RUU with a few modifications but this should work with any ROM. Please let me know if you run into any issues wit it.

I wanted this because i use the stock messaging system and noticed that i could not receive Emoji icons from other phone users, such as that crappy Apple product, in my messages., however i didn't wnat to use a 3rd party messaging app such as Handcent. With this enabled you can now send and receive special Emoji characters in the ENTIRE ICS system not just in the messaging app, please note to type the characters you'll need a keyboard such as Multiling Keyboard. Google enabled this option in Jellybean by adding a font to the fallback font script which contained the necessary characters to recieve the non standard Emoji's.

This zip contains the added font and a modified script so that when receiving a special character you will no longer see the boxes, but instead the Jellybean encoded Emoji!

Please note: I am not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, this has been tested and should in no way affect anything, but as always use at your own risk.

Steps to install:

Place HTCemojiflashable.zip onto root of external sd card

Boot into recovery and create a backup(important so you can revert back in case of issues)

Flash zip file using recovery(I recommend Amon-Ra 3.15)

Reboot and enjoy
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
Just a suggestion, I would make the OP a bit more clear for the noobs.

But anyway, good work! :)
[HTC Rezound] oakley470:
Thanks! I thought the OP looked a little strange
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
Looks better. I just use the other dev threads as a guide as to how to structure my OPs.
[HTC Rezound] BBEgo:
Will this work on Sense 4 ROMs?
[HTC Rezound] oakley470:
This should work for any htc rezound ROM. However i have not and most likely won't be testing it on anything other than stock so i suggest a nandroid first to be safe.
[HTC Rezound] JWhetstone02:
These work on Sense 4.1. I'm running Newt's One xXx 5.1.1

They are black and white icons. This is stated in the original thread in the Xperia's section, but I am just confirming that they DO work on Sense 4.1
[HTC Rezound] MisterKrispy:
I flashed and downloaded MultiLing Keyboard but for the life of me can't figure out how to find them and type them into a message.
[HTC Rezound] oakley470:
Hold down abc and select the keypad type you want, obviously is the one with the face. Thanks for testing it on Newt's great rom!
[HTC Rezound] MisterKrispy:
Hmmm... well I flashed it twice and like I said I'm using Multiling Keyboard. When I try to choose the emoji keyboard, it says "Emoji codec not found. Please install if you haven't done so."
[HTC Rezound] oakley470:
I believe there is a emoji codec that needs to accompany the keyboard, check the settings. Sorry I cannot help more I don't use it myself
[HTC Rezound] richie390:
Thank you so much for this! I'm on HTC Sensation and this works perfectly! Just wondering would you be able to, if possible to have the full emoji icon instead of the b/w? I know you go off of the JB release to get this, but maybe you can customize it, possibly? Also can you get OS6 Emoji?
[HTC Rezound] oakley470:
i don't believe it is possible to do that without having a modified messaging apk. Android messaging does not have emoji support built in such as ios, this mod simply adds a font if you will that is programmed to display the emoji. Same idea as italic or bold font, not possible to give it color or anything like that unless the android message apk was written to encode emoji's, which it is not in JB or ICS so unless there is someone much better out there who can write the code for the apk i'm sorry i can't add the support. This will however receive ios6 emoji, it will just display it as JB would though, not an iphone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shoktronic:
OK before anyone flames me I already searched... and searched.... and searched & couldn't find the information I needed. I am only asking for assistance/input from members who are knowledgable on flashing ROMs & Kernals. Unfortunatly XDA is growing at a rate that makes searching almost unbearable.

OK to the reason for the post. I am finally looking to flash my AT&T Samsung Captivate to a custom ROM. No I don't need help flashing, got that covered. I am looking to upgrade to CM9 (Stable). I was also looking at maybe flashing the Devil Kernal also. I had originaly upgraded to ICS from Samsung via kies & rooted my phone. It ran fine with no problems for several months. Sometime a few weeks ago it started to random reboot or crash & reboot for no apparent reason. It finally locked up completly & could only use the 3 button to get it to move. I previously posted trying to get help with that here (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957224). The only way I could get it to come back was to go into recovery, do a factory reset & wipe everything. So now I am back to 2.3.5 (2.6.35.7-I897UCkk4-CL614489). Also my phone is currently not rooed as a result of the wipeout. My phone is running like crap now after all that & what I consider fuctioning minimally.

So now the assistance/input portion of the thread. Because of the problems I had prior & the current state of the phone how should I proceed? Because of what I am looking to do with both the ROM & Kernal & being unrooted. Is there some app or PC program I should run to check my phone to make sure its not a hardware issue? Also should I get to a state & flash the kernal first then go to CM9? Do I need to flash the kernal at all? Forum posts are like a spiders web & some say yes, others no. My head feels like it is going to explode!

I am just looking to do this in the best way possible to achieve the best success. I unfortunatly don't have a lot of time to keep flashing ROMs all the time & funds are tight with family so buying a new S3 isn't going to happen either. Im hoping that someone knowledgable with the android system can help me do this right.

Thanks in advanced!

Chris
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shoktronic:
HELP!

OK so I took the plunge & screwed my phone up. I tried piecing info from about 20 different threads & somewhere it went wrong. If anyone actually reads this please take the 2 seconds to help. Another sites members already pissed me off with their "oh a noob" crap. I swear as much crap as people give the i-freaks its seeming more and more that the android community is becoming just as bad.

So here is where I am. I wiped my phone & tried to install CM9 (cm-9.1.0-captivatemtd). I installed it on the SD card via my pc/USB, booted into recovery, tried to install & got error. So I tried again using speedmod kernal (speedmod-kernel-i897-k13e-500hz) & got same results. The I flashed the corn kernal (CornKernel_UCKK4_v705) & made 100% sure was rooted, tried again, error. So I read yet ANOTHER thread that said to flash ICS CM9 you need a compatible kernal. So I flashed Devil (Devil3_1.1.3_ICS_cappy_CFS_BLN_CMC_20120807). There were actually 2 & ZERO info as to which of the 2 you were supposed to use. Well after I flashed it I got stuck on a boot loop & could not get into recovery after that. So I tried flashing back to Corn, now I am just stuck at the boot screen. I can though boot into recovery still.

So now I have no idea what to do. I have spent my whole day trying to get this done. I tried & I failed. Apprently easy for some, not for others. Someone please help me!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
When u first flash the CM9 Rom it should reboot into the CM9's recovery within a few seconds. Then from that recovery just select install the CM9 Rom and it will do the full install of that rom. Should be good after that.

And what error are u getting when u have tried the install and it failed ??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shoktronic:
Thank the gods I got a response! First off thank you 4-2ndtwin for even taking the time.

OK so I am still on the Corn Kernal which uses "SystemsCorps CwM- Based Recovery v5.1.0.7". Using the 3 button I selected I did the following

- Install zip from SD card

- Choose zip from SD card

- selected "cm-9.1.0-captivatemtd.zip

- selected yes "Install cm-9.1.0-captivatemtd.zip"

Then it says finding updates.... then opening updates...

The error flashes on the screen so quick I cant even read it before it goes back to the select location for zip. I did it several times and I did see something that said "E:Can't open sd card...." , "bad!". I had to do it like 20 times to get that much from it.

I am lost. I have been looking high and low & cant seem to figure this out.

If you can't help no worries. I am starting to price out new phones but really dont want to. But if you can that would be awesome!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
R u copying the rom onto ur internal sd card and not the removable sdcard ?

Maybe a bad download of the Rom...Try fresh download or even a different Rom.

Have u ever seen the "Encryption Unsuccessful" error on ur phone ?? -- it is the cause/result of the internal sdcard gettin messed up. But people with that error are able to flash Roms from their external sd.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shoktronic:
i installed it via usb/pc to the main sd, dont have a removable installed. its in the same spot as the "update.zip" is located from the ota/kies upgrade. I checked and apparently I am dislexic. the file size was wrong. I cant get my phone to boot anymore though. gets stuck on the corn start up & never goes past it. I tried using the odin3 one click & now my phone no matter what I do says "firmware upgrade failed" "try using recovery mode". so now I cant do anything.

*** Update ***

I finally got the Odin3 one click to work. I am now back to 2.1-update1, kernal is 2.6.29 jetaek.lee@sep-11 #2.

So I moved the CM9 zip file and verified 3 times the file size is correct.

So now do I just flash the kernal & then install from recovery or do I need to update to 2.3?

Im learning as I go, but damn its a painfull process! LOL
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
This problem is solved simply by booting into recovery and flashing the zip a second time.

You can flash from 2.1, but I recommend you be on Gingerbread bootloaders.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shoktronic:
Well I am on the 2nd update & then should hopefully be able to try it all again. After this update I am going to flash the new kernal, root & then try the update again.... hopefully!
[HTC Wildfire S] craigmoly:
Flash the file from number 15 in the instructions. Hope this helps ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32996876
[Motorola Droid X2] Wertzy:
After installing this ROM, I get to the screen where it says "Touch the Android to Begin". After I touch it, it says "Unfortunately, Setup Wizard has stopped." What can I do to fix this problem? My phone is kinda useless right now lol. Thank you in advance!
[Motorola Droid X2] Thasian483:
I would pull the battery try to boot again, if that fails, I would SBF to 2.3.4 and reinstall CM10 A2.

CM10 does have a few issues, but it is a great ROM.
[Motorola Droid X2] Wertzy:
I restarted it multiple times...to no avail. And excuse me as I am a noob, but how would I SBF to 2.3.4? I can't seem to do much of anything with this phone right now...I'm really hoping I didn't brick it. =/
[Motorola Droid X2] ROMFlashah:
If you're unsure how to SBF, it's entirely possible you installed CM10 on GB 2.3.5 which may be what's causing all of your problems. If you haven't found the answer yet, I suggest reading one of the tutorials in the X2 General Forum. Here's a link to Moon Shadow's guide to SBF back to 2.3.4:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1317707

After SBF, you will need re-root, reinstall CWM, and start fresh.

Edit: Just to assuage your fears about bricking your phone, I've botched quite a few installs by forgetting steps or getting ahead of myself (forcing me to restart from scratch) and my phone is still working wonderfully. You just have to make sure you're following the devs' instructions to the "T" when you are flashing. It's dang near impossible to brick this bad boy.
[Motorola Droid X2] Wertzy:
OMG thank you so much! That worked like a charm. Now that I'm back to stock, I'm gonna try again lol.
[Motorola Droid X2] ROMFlashah:
We all have gone through it at one point, so I'm glad I could help. Hope everything works out on your install! CM10 is awesome. :)
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
fyi roms are flashed on 2.3.4, except eclipse 2 which is flashed on 2.3.5
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mafwan Awad:
hello guyz, i can't find from where to manage voice commands in n-7100... and i am not talking about s voice functions...i mean functions like alarm stop and snooze by voice..the problem that i used to have access to it but now i can't find it on my phone although i havn'et made any update or installation of custom roms or mods recently. thnxxx in advance

P:S its not in language and input :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
these are hidden in the s voice setting, have a look

sent from: designed for humans :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mafwan Awad:
thnx m8:laugh :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II General] Ms.Dummbunny:
Did y'all know this? Settings/Lockscreen/Owner Info

here's mine : )
[Galaxy Note II General] Infection3d:
Impressive.:good:
[Galaxy Note II General] MISSDIVA:
Nice find, here is mine

Sent from Miss Diva's Note
[Galaxy Note II General] Ms.Dummbunny:
Can u check ur inbox? Sent u a question : ) thanx!
[Galaxy Note II General] DanDroidian:
How did you get the "hearts"?
[Galaxy Note II General] Niuseek:
Check out the stock samsung keyboard, press "sym" and then press "1/2" button to get various signs like hearts, circles and stars.
[Galaxy Note II General] YoungAceAtlanta:
How do you guys do this?
[Galaxy Note II General] sohebq:
Written in the first post man.

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy Note II General] lon80:
nice find, good job!
[Galaxy Note II General] MohJee:
Really nice find. I can't believe I missed that even though I've gone through the settings menu a lot of time. Thanks for the tip.
[Galaxy Note II General] Ms.Dummbunny:
i KNOW, it is awesome... when i first saw that i was like...oooh, oooh...lol Also, it seems you can type A LOT and it becomes a "scolling marquee"... too cool... : )
[Galaxy Note II General] ron2k_1:
Amazed at what people can miss. Not to be a peni$ here, but this feature has been there since HoneyComb on my other tablets.

This is my first Android phone, so I cannot say if phones had it prior to ICS. I don't even know if other ICS phones support that, but this being a tablet and I can attest that this feature is not new and has been there since HC on old tablets.

What would be a neat feature is:

1. Add an icon to swipe. Just like on iPhones. I learnt how to modify those swipers that I made my own: with my girlfriend's pic, my pic, my motorcycle, my car, my ***, etc, etc.

2. Gesture unlock just like in Win8. Doodle on a picture to unlock the device. This looks like fun.

Ron
[Galaxy Note II General] Ms.Dummbunny:
Didn't really post my "find" to brag on it or to try and determine, "how long its been around"....

Just wanted to share it with those who might not know about it, it makes the Note EVEN more enjoyable when u turn it on and see ur own lil personalization smilin' back @ ya!
[Galaxy Note II General] EmptyArea:
I've had this for ages on my Jellybeaned DHD. Best bit is it is backed up and restored with Google backup.

I have my email address and a plea to return if found. As futile as it might be.
[Galaxy Note II General] DanDroidian:
Ha! My favorite!
[Galaxy Note II General] ron2k_1:
@ anonymous572: lol. I really like it. I may copy your idea :).

Thank goodness Mods don't have the time to view pics...
[Galaxy Note II General] mikdugal1:
Ha....

Anywho thanks op can't wait to get my note 2 to do this
[Galaxy Note II General] Ms.Dummbunny:
Or, the "ladylike" version: lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jamin13:
Is it possible to go back to the stock recovery without losing data? I would like to keep my TW backup up to date.

I don't remember if you can just ODIN the stock recovery and not have any issues. If anyone can chime in it would be nice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] m20120:
You can reload the stock recovery without losing any data.

If you do not have it you can get an Odin flashable stock recovery here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jamin13:
Ah thanks. I'll have to do that soon.
[Nexus 7 General] DocJ8403:
I apologize if an identical post exist, however after a little research, I personally didn't find anything. With that out of the way, I thought I'd make a post so that the N7 could add their input as to some of the common issues (& the not so noticeable) that they may have experienced. After being ripped off by purchasing a device off of CL, I got home only to realize that I had overlooked something fairly small but it turned out to eventually render the device useless.

I'm currently in the market for a used N7, So, with an effort of helping people to save money by not purchasing electronic time bombs, feel free to pass along any information that you deem helpful for the unsuspecting buyer. Thanks in advanced.
[Nexus 7 General] Croak:
First off, don't buy them in a J-Ville pawnshop. :)

Look for a raised screen on the left side, top half. Test for "squish" and "creaks", also most commonly found in that same area.

Take a look at the back cover, see if there are any major gaps between the cover and the silver bezel trim. Also look at the bezel trim...is it wavy/dented/scratched? May be an indicator of a device having a hard life.

All of the above are considered somewhat cosmetic, but I know from personal experience that a lifting screen and creaks can drive you crazy, even if the device is perfectly functional otherwise.

Make sure the USB connector is functional, they're somewhat fragile.

Calibrate your MK1 Eyeball and see if the display looks overly washed out, and try the whole range of brightness settings. This one is highly subjective and there seems to be a lot of variation on panel quality with the N7. But rule of thumb is, if you're not happy with the display when you first see it, you're not going to be any happier once you own it.

And my #1 suggestion? For only $200/$250, don't buy used. Buy new at a major retailer that has plenty of stock and no restocking fee, so you can be sure to get a unit you're happy with. It's made by Asus.