yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadowofdarkness:
It sounds like your efs is corrupt, hopefully you have a backup. If not I think it can be fixed but is hard and something I don't know.

Even make a backup of the corrupt since it may have salvageable parts to fix the rest.

Even if you didn't make a manual efs backup a lot of kernels and roms do it automatically so check your sdcard and even the data partition (I have seen siyah kernel put a backup on it in a .siyah directory) maybe even look in old CWM backups in the data partition.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sanuuu555:
Well, that's not good. Thank you for helping me identify the issue.

Does anyone know how to deal with broken efs? I have made a back-up at some point and it sits in a Galaxy_S_Unlock folder on my phone I just don't know what to do with it...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *boy*racer*:
Maybe try ktool on play store?

Sent from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sanuuu555:
well, ktool only restores from backups it made itself and my backup was made by Galaxy_S Unlock.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadowofdarkness:
Reinstall galaxy_s unlock and use its restore function.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sanuuu555:
Ok, so I restored the old efs, and then used the galaxim unlock to unlock the phone. The app says the phone is unlocked and yet there's still no signal. I the "show details" menu there's nothing displayed under "Serial No", which I think is the issue? Is there any way to resolve that problem?

EDIT: Rebooted the phone and the serial no reappeared. Now it connects to the network and works in general. Thanks everyone for help. Enjoy the weekend. :)
[General Questions and Answers] patryk2001m:
Hi all!

I have a problem with my HTC Desire (Normal) Whenever i try to launch recovery mode i get a red triangle with and exclamation mark,

i am running gingerbread 2.3 and im trying to update to jellybean

Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sweetboy02125:
OP, please delete. I was stupid, it's call S-planner. What wrong with me lately?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrianblack:
Stock calendar is on the Play store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDMsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5jYWxlbmRhciJd

Latest and greatest from Google.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foopish:
Hey all

We were trying to flash stock rom on a friends i9100 mobile and stupidly we selected .pit file (yeah I know stupid :( ,,,,,) It was a mistake and now when we try to flash a rom, odin gets stuck at factory_fs.img. We have checked for brick sectors but everything seems fine.

By flashing a kernel we can boot into recovery, that is possible we have done this. if anyone can plz provide a nandroid backup for this mobile we can restore from that backup. I think that this will work. So please if anyone can help us plz :)

Regards

Bilal
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imlgl:
Flash a custom kernel such as siyah or Dorimanx, boot in recovery, flash custom rom through recovery. Job done
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foopish:
Thanks for you reply. I tried to help him flash Chameleon but it is not working. Any ROM that you would like to recommend, please ??

Maybe I am wrong but when we flashed earlier with the pit file, doesn't it mess up the partition ?? if that is the case will your method work ?? because all customs roms say ( if you are coming form this rom do this, coming from this rom do this and his mobile has nothing)

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foopish:
solved, we flashed Resurrection rom and it worked then we flashed a stock rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wily5150:
I've tried rooting it with the instruction on this site, but it would not work. So, I googled how to root this phone and I came up with the odin method. Well, this isn't working either. The instructions say to unlock the bootloader first, but all the google results say not to until you root it first. I'm not sure what to do. If anyone can help me that would be awesome. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hobart!:
Root first with Odin... extract the tar file from the zip download... flash it in pda then flash recovery and unlock bootloader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wily5150:
thanks for your help. I will try it now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wily5150:
It still didn't work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Has it flashed anything to your phone? If not and you can boot into your unrooted phone with no issues, just follow section one of Droidstyle's guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] james873:
Make sure you have the correct file for your device or download again as you could have a bad download.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wily5150:
I finally got it. You HAVE to use the usb cable that came with the phone. The program was not seeing the phone. I was using the cable that came with my gnex. Thanks for your help
[Nokia Lumia 800] surya467:
yea i knw iv been checking navi a lot , its been there a long time.

bdw wat u expect from this ROM?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Logie:
Ok so my friend smashed his S2 up pretty, pretty, pretty bad. He wants to get the pictures from the phone as they are pretty important.

- I can't see the screen, at all.

- I can however get in to download mode (as represented by Odin giving the 'Added!!' message.

Is there anything I can do? Any programs that can help?

Thanks,

Logie.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxrb:
Does that mean you can only boot into download mode? A 'normal' boot does not work?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
If you boot the phone normally and then connect it nto the computer, can you see the phone and sdcard showing as remoable drives.

If yes, copy the files you neeed to computer.

If no, then there is very little chance you will be able to recover any files as the computer needs to be able to see your phone in other then download mode.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Logie:
Cheers guys, just trying both suggestions now. He has a lock on the screen so it's impossible to put in the code/pattern. I'm trying to use AndroidScreencast now but the phone doesn't want to boot at all now nevermind booting into download mode!

Thanks anyways guys, I'll try a few more things and if there's no joy then I'll let him know.

Mods can lock this if they want.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poroto:
you could maybe extract them through adb, search for it and u'll get tons of info
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grunta:
I had the same situation a while ago with a Galaxy. I got around it by temporarily fitting someone else's screen to the broken one which allowed me to enter the PIN and remove all the files and photo's
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1Ishara:
Hi guys I'm using slim rom jb & its good, are you guys using rfs file system or ext4? What are the benefit i can get if i change file system to ext4??

If someone help me i definitely HIT THANKS.... :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Rcoil73:
I was wondering if any of you guys have mods to make the graphics of nova 3 look better.

My main wish would be to have high resolution textures,don't care about anything else,because the gpu will not be able to take it.

I tried chainfire3d but it just maxes out the graphics for nova 3,as a result its really laggy in multiplayer. Frame rates are at 7-13,same goes to singleplayer. Can anyone provide me with a build.prop of a tegra 2 phone or something that has the high texture resolution?

Or if anyone has any ideas to improve the graphics please tell me !! Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] svavrek:
Looking to keep stock software but flash something that allows me a custom status bar on the note 2... battery % numbers only, no icon. Centered click, change text colors but I don't want to flash an entire rom. Any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
Here you go just make sure u have a backup cwm or twrp http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1929217
[HTC One X] sifat004:
Guys I cant Login to My Gmail account using Gmail App or any other app like Playstore or Google+. I am currently using ARHD 9.7.2 rom. This problem occured after I reflash the rom. My all contacts are synced with Gmail. Plzzzzz sombody help me :(

*** Please be noted that I can login my Gmail account from the Browser or My PC but not from the Gmail app.

Thanks in advance
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
Do you get any kind of message? Error code?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
http://www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-u-jelly-bean-update-december-135675/

a new post at a renowned website and sony mobile italia confirms jelly bean for XU and other devices based on novathor chipset ( including sola )

that's good to hear... I think we will have official jb before we get our hands on cm10 ....:D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] umair42:
That's great news.It means that we will have jelly bean before 2013?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
that's what the websites say
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] neectron:
There is already a thread for this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1829591,share it there.:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] E.Cadro:
Please use the existing thread linked above.

Thread closed
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sorrow777:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2022228

I'm still looking for more input so I'm posting here.

I'm about to get a new S3 and I have a perfectly good nexus S 4g.

Is it possible to install a rom that will make the phone function like the nexus 7? so my daughter can use it etc?

I guess the real question is can i put the tablet version of jellybean on the nexus S 4g. I don't want any phone features. Does that make sense?

thanks in advance!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The-Captain:
Please don't double post, especially in development, it is for development only! Moved to Q&A.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
This is for locked bootloader.

This methods work for 6.1.1.B.1.75 as well.

REQUIREMENT (included)

- Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry

- Xperia P LT22_6.1.1.B.1.54_Kernel.ftf

- Xperia P LT22_6.1.B.0.599_Kernel.ftf

- Xperia P LT22_6.1.1.B.1.75_Kernel.ftf

INSTRUCTION

Root for 6.1.1.B.1.75:

- Flash 6.1.B.0.599_Kernel via FlashTool

- Reboot then run Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry

- Flash 6.1.1.B.1.75_Kernel via FlashTool

Root for 6.1.1.B.1.54:

- Flash 6.1.B.0.599_Kernel via FlashTool

- Reboot then run Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry

- Flash 6.1.1.B.1.54_Kernel via FlashTool

SCREENSHOT

- See attachment

DOWNLOAD

http://www.mediafire.com/?yc6del33jb7xt

Enjoy!!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] oportista17:
Going to try it...hope it works
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
You can keep your data. Just wipe cache and apps log.

if you already on 6.1.1.B.1.54 you don't need to wide anything
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] holigan360:
FlashTool or is flashing with fastboot??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
FlashTool via Flash Mode. Locked bootloader cannot use fastboot.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] holigan360:
works perfectly thanks for your work
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] oportista17:
Im on the first step, flashed it with the old kernel, and apart from the sony is totaly bugged, cant see nothing i can't execute the Root from my pc, the error is:

Waiting for device to come up...

adb server is out of date. Killing...

Error: device not found...

And i have debug mode enabled on my phone..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
what rom your phone on. Make sure your adb driver work (check with FlashTool)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] oportista17:
u8500-49020908P2H_ECO1

kernel: 3.0.8+ compiled jul 30

6.1.1.B.1.54
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
have you check your adb driver on FlashTool
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] oportista17:
I got it, i tried the option Root on Flashtool then closed it, and then tried again the root from your rar, and it worked..Thank you
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DiukPL:
Works perfect
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] segulsen83:
It works, thanks...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tw9:
You sure, it should be 6.1.B.0.599 and not 559?

I can not find 599 anywhere...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dewanshu93:
Worked

thankx a lot mate it worked :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] topazonic:
Icons went black when I flashed the old kernel but was able to successfully root it. Thanks a lot buddy.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] aayush_neov:
Rooted successfully !!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tw9:
Alright, rooted successfuly too :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Toon10:
Can we flash a kernel with locked bootloader?

Send from my xperia p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] s4tch:
Yes, you can, but only factory kernels.

This method works like a charm, now I have root on my locked bootloader P running 6.1.1.B.1.54.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] peter_15:
how about recovery? can we install CWM?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dewanshu93:
Yes u can install cwm its on dev section (cwm 6) really fast :thumbup:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tintin83:
Hi All,

when i test this method after flash kernel .559 my screen is black and no access to pin code or main menu.

i have to flash the kernel .54 to find a proper functioning.

GSm stock unroot and BL locked with the last upgrade 6.1.1.B.54

anyone can help me to root my phone ?

thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 4rch0:
Flash 6.1.1.B.54 without kernel

then root

then only flash B.54 Kernel!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tintin83:
thanks 4rch0,

i have flash firmaware .54 without Kernel , reboot , then use Root with restore , then fastboot just kernel .B54 and always no root :(

i wait an other method or i unlock my bootloader.

Many thanks for your reply.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Toon10:
When you flash the kernel 599 did you get the notification rebootebel in flashtool

Send from my xperia p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tintin83:
Hi Toon10,

If i flash Kernel 599 , i have the notif reboot in flashtool but my phone screen is darkness and the touchscreen is not responding.

i need flash Kernel B.54 to retrieve a stock phone.

I think i will unlock my BL .

Br
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Toon10:
Your phone is on that moment in flashmode

Send from my xperia p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] [Fenix]:
Thanks dude it works :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tintin83:
thanks all for your support ;)

root method work fine.

if you have darkness after flash .559 kernel , reboot the phone and all is available to root with Root with restore . after you can flash B.54 Kernel and your phone is root.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lebartman:
Perfect

Envoyé depuis mon LT22i avec Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] evanbigfan:
are u using windows 8 ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] prup:
Worked like a charm

Thank you. It worked like a charm:good:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Belbol:
Working for me with unlocked bootloader :D​

---------- Post added at 11:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:32 PM ----------

I did the root and i can see the SuperSU , but my problem is that when i use any program need the root it ask for root right and when i accept nothing happen and the program still stuck in "waiting for root access" like Titanium Backup.​
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adammckraken:
If I'm on Build 6.1B.0.544, then should I take the second step (as if I were on 6.1.B.0.599)?

Kernel is 3.0.8+ on my build.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
That's right
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] panchuckles:
Guys, i have a XS, do you think this method could work on my phone (obviously with my own XS firmware and kernel ) ???
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
I think it'll work
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] stevuna:
Hi all,

I'd like to share my experience with this guide,

I have an Xperia P ICS build 6.1.1.B.1.54( I've updated it 2 days ago via PCC), kernel 3.0.8+, locked bootloader.

I've followed the guide provided step by step, I did it on windows 7, after having installed all the drivers from flashtool, after having checked the good working of all drivers in the package.

Nothing has happened, The script by Bin4ry runs fine, it returns me that the phone has been rooted, but when it reboots I don't have the superuser app and the script asks me if I am rooted when it tries to send files to it's place.

I flashed the kernel before running the script, after that even if the screen was a total bug I've been able to complete the restore of rootme on the phone, reflashed my kernel, rebooted, but nothing has changed.

Every question/answer/advice is welcome, thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english.

Stevuna.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
Tell me exactly your firmware version and kernel version including the build date.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] stevuna:
kernel: 3.0.8+ Mon Oct 15 14:57:07 2012

firmware: ICS 6.1.1.B.1.54

android 4.0.4
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adammckraken:
Yeah, it worked for me, but even tough I flashed the 6.1.1.B.1.54 firmware, the phone still says it's on 6.1B.0.544!

Root is fine however, and everything works great!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
That's mean you are using the new kernel

Follow this instruction

- Flash 6.1.B.0.599_Kernel via FlashTool

- Reboot then run Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry

+ NOTE: Make sure you let the phone fully reboot on itself

and only close the Command line when it say so.

- After reboot you're now rooted but still on old kernel

- Flash new 6.1.1.B.1.54_Kernel via FlashTool

- Enjoy 6.1.1.B.1.54 with root.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
glad to hear things work out
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] stevuna:
Tried this method, it the superuser app isn't installed, even if the script tells the is installed.

Thanks anyway for the support Naruto and for the job you're doing for xperia!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
Install superuser app manually via Playstore. As long as it has su binary it's rooted.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] stevuna:
Really?? thanks man!!!!!!

---------- Post added at 08:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:07 AM ----------

Naruto,

sorry to disturb you again,

I've installed the su from app store, it tells me binary not found, am i so unluck?

I'm thinkin to send my phone to xda for a study.. :D

Thank you
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ddavcev:
Question

Will this method work for Unlocked Bootloader?

thank you
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Toon10:
Yes

Send from my xperia p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sentenza17:
A stupid question:

I'm currently on 6.1.B.0.599...how can I flash 6.1.1.B.1.54 without kernel (check exclude Kernel) ??

With flashtool or I find the exclude option in pc companion or in sony update service?

Thank's. ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Belbol:
Thats right , you have a list that have all the files will be flash , when you check that point you will see that the kernet is disapear from the list.​
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sentenza17:
I've to do a backup of the files in the external memory or they are preserved during the upgrade?

Thank's.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Belbol:
I think you have to do tha backup.​
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] naruto20007:
Flash stock rom and stock kernel does not wipe data, hence your data safe
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] casca:
has anyone been having weird battery issues?

I'm on firmware 6.1.1.B.1.54 rooted with kernel:

3.0.8+

builduser@buildhost #1

SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 15 14:57:07 2012

and I'm having strange battery behaviours like leaving it to charge at night and waking up to having 1% battery like today...wtf...

any ideas?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bed-boy11:
Did you flash 6.1.1.B.1.54 kernel.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] casca:
i belive so... isn't it the one I have?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bed-boy11:
Yes it is. Sorry.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] fatspirit:
Does it happens every time you charge?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] casca:
No, it does not happen every time. I am on stock b.1.54 without root or tweaks.

Today it happened again... connected the charger at midnight while i still had about 70% and woke up this morning at 6am to have 64%. the charger is detected and showing to be charging but it does not charge at all.

I could see on the battery informations that it didn't charge one bit.

I have unplugged and plugged the charger and it started charging properly again.

What do you guys think it could be?

I'm gonna change to a different wall socket and charger to try and find out if it's a defective phone or a defective charger...

EDIT: I just realized something, I plugged the charger on the wall for about 10 minutes and only after that I connected the phone to it. Maybe it's some issue related with the delay of pluging in the phone to the micro-usb end of the charger because when the charging failure occurs if I unplug it and plug it again it starts charging properly.

Will try and troubleshoot several possibilites like:

- Having the phone plugged on the micro-usb while plugging the charger on the wall socket

- Charging with different charger

- Charging in a different wall plug

If it doesn't work then I'm going to send it in for warranty purposes.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] fatspirit:
Try this options (after charging device enough to be at 100%):

1. Reboot device. Will it show full charge?

2. Leave it working. Will % magically grow?

If "yes" at least once, then it's known firmware bug.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrkidjordje:
ok, everything went just fine, my phone is rootet now!!!!:victory: thank you!!!!!:good: may i ask how to unroot if some day i wish to do such a thing?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] fatspirit:
Just flash original firmware via flashtool.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrkidjordje:
ok, thank you! one more question where can i find original firmware? i know this is of topic but i am new with sony devices...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] fatspirit:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34810400&postcount=1
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] fahri378:
Pls help me, why always like this when i flashed .559 kernel?

When i try to installed it anyway, the cmd is error "cannot find patch specified"

I've installed the drivers in flashtool folder, but the same result. This is my device manager

Please help me, my device is

Xperia P

6.1.1.B.1.54

Locked BL

Sorry for my bad english:(

Thanks before :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Belbol:
First go to drivers folder and install drivers , when you are in the install tab make sure you put a mark on the line that have Xperia P and the last 2 lines for fastboot drivers then try to flash.

For the Root program copy all the program files directly to the desktop then open it by clicking and don't open it with admin rights.​
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] fahri378:
Bold = Ups, i forgot to check the last 2 lines. I will try it and report asap :D

Thanks for ur reply:good:

========

it's solved! i can flash a kernel now :D

thanks dude for remind me about the last 2 lines drivers

a million thanks :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Moriarty82:
PLEASE HELP

This is my first time rooting a phone.

I tried exactly according to instructions,the cell boots in fastboot mode(blue LED) and FlashTool log also says "Device connected in in Fastboot mode" but then nothing happens. the small window doesn't seem to go away....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 6E 65 76 69 6E:
It's flashmode not fastboot mode.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Moriarty82:
it worked...!!!:good: