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[HTC EVO 3D] zaphodalive:
Hey guys

I've only just got into this stuff so please forgive my ignorance, but I need a hand understanding what might have gone wrong. I've got a GSM Evo 3D which I've unlocked through htcdev, phone is still S-ON, hboot 1.53.007. I flashed CWM recovery but have since switched to 4ext.

I downloaded Viper3D, ran a backup using 4ext recovery so I could go back to stock when I feel like it, then flashed the new ROM to test it out (mainly just testing the process). The phone booted fine - no problem. On that success, I went to restore the backup I made before flashing Viper3D. The restore completed successfully from 4ext recovery, but on trying to boot my phone it just hangs on the first HTC boot screen.

Tried rebooting a few times, tried restoring a second time, did wipe/factory reset first, tried clearing cache and dalvik cache, still just hangs on that HTC boot screen. I probably left it for about 20 minutes on that screen but it didn't go anywhere.

I flashed Viper3D again, and it worked again and my phone boots up fine. So the question is, what's going wrong when I try to restore my original backup? I haven't upgraded hboot or changed the kernel.

Would appreciate if someone could shed some light on this, cheers.
[HTC EVO 3D] zaphodalive:
Ok so I think I've figured it out but could still do with a little clarification from someone.

I've read around and found that people have fixed the HTC screen hang by flashing the boot.img with fastboot from the PC, so I decided to give it a go. I copied the boot.img from my original backup to my PC, then booted the phone up into 4ext recovery and restored the backup. After restoring had completed, I rebooted into fastboot and hooked up to my PC, then flashed the boot.img from there. Once that was done, disconnected the phone from the PC and rebooted and the phone booted up fine into my stock ROM.

One thing I noticed when flashing Viper3D is that immediately after flashing, the phone would boot to the HTC screen, then reboot a second time by itself. I now understand this is where 4ext is flashing the boot.img with Smartflash, and it didn't reboot this second time when I was trying to restore my backup so I'm guessing that's where the problem lies.

So it looks to me like 4ext/Smartflash is not doing the whole process for some reason, perhaps a bug? Smartflash is enabled permanently on my phone, so I can't think of another reason why it didn't work except that it's bugged.

Can anyone confirm this issue or have any other comments? Cheers.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Read the requirements for the SmartFlash feature to work on the OP of the 4EXT Recovery thread, and in particular the limitations section. My guess is that you didn't have a bootable kernel when trying to use the SmartFlash option.

An easier way to re-flash the ROM in that situation is to start recovery with this fastboot command:

That command will boot any custom recovery in a mode that will let it flash the entire ROM from recovery, but for 4EXT you have to make sure that the SmartFlash/S-ON option is disabled in the tools menu and then flash the ROM zip file.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] zaphodalive:
Ok thanks, just to clarify - by doing fastboot boot recovery.img, that would reboot the phone into 4ext recovery and allow it to flash both boot.img and recovery.img when flashing the ZIP? What exactly is the fastboot command doing that allows this?

Cheers
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
The "fastboot boot" command starts the recovery as an OS image and just like Android it has the ability to flash the boot partition (kernel) when loaded that way. When started in the "recovery" mode it is not able to flash the boot partition when the phone is S-ON.

SmartFlash uses the same principle to flash the boot partition after the existing kernel is booted, but if the current kernel is not bootable SmartFlash doesn't work.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] zaphodalive:
Ok, I kinda understand (without quite understanding)... can the same command be used for flashing ROMs in a ZIP? e.g. fastboot boot yourromhere.zip

Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
No. The "fastboot boot" command only works with bootable images and not zip files.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] zaphodalive:
Thanks very much for your help. A couple of final questions...

How can you flash a custom ROM in a ZIP with fastboot? e.g. the Viper3D ZIP didn't have a recovery.img, only a boot.img

Also, I'm downloading Cool ICS and CoolZ kernel, and this is my first time flashing a kernel. Checked the CoolZ ZIP file and there's no boot.img which I was expecting, so I'm hoping that 4ext won't have any problems flashing it..? Also not sure whether to flash CoolZ or Cool ICS first.

Cheers
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
The fastboot commands are part of the bootloader (hboot) and custom ROM's are flashed by recovery.

There are guides in the general forum that cover ROM flashing procedures including this one by mpgrimm2.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] zaphodalive:
Thanks, getting stuck installing the CoolZ kernel. I rebooted into 4ext with fastboot boot recovery.img, disabled Smartflash, tried flashing the ZIP, and after extracting files I got the error message:

assert failed: write_raw_image(" /tmp/newboot.img", "boot")

I assume this means it failed writing to the boot partition... any thoughts why?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
If the assert fails that usually means you are trying to flash something that's not intended for your device. Make sure you are flashing the correct version since there are CoolZ kernels for both the CDMA and GSM Evo 3D models.

Edit: I just checked and it looks like the CoolZ v4.5 kernel has one installation file for both Evo 3D models.

Make sure you can boot into the ROM you flashed before you try to flash the kernel.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] zaphodalive:
Ok, a little weird...

I tried installing the CoolZ kernel, that failed (as mentioned before), then I installed the v14 ROM and v14b update. Booted up the phone, had no WIFI (just said error). So I flashed the boot.img from the v14b ZIP after that to see if I'd get WIFI back, got a couple of bootloops on the splash screen, and it then booted up with WIFI working and the CoolZ kernel installed.

I originally downloaded the CoolZ kernel separately from the Cool ICS ROM, but it appears that the kernel is part of the ROM package so I didn't need to do that.

Anywho, seems to be working now so I'll have a fiddle around. Thanks very much for your help.
[General Questions and Answers] nishant.rawtani:
I m trying to modify the Android OS for my final year project. As per our university rules we must use IEEE papers for our projects so I have decided to use the following:

Platform-wide deadlock immunity for mobile phones, IEEE 2011

YAASE: Yet Another Android Security Extension, IEEE 2011

I would be thankful if anyone can put up the source code for the same.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacevedo182:
Ever since I updated my phone to jellybean i've had problems with using a pic as my lock screen. When i try to set a pic from the gallery, it always crops it and i can't use the full pic. Ive tried reducing the image size and still nothing. Any ideas how to get around this blasted crop?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HANDSY:
There is an app on play store call image to wallpaper. I've found it useful in the past. Download it and give it a go.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacevedo182:
Worked percectly. Thank you so much.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HANDSY:
Then press thanks button lol:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacevedo182:
Had no idea that was there haha
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannykk93:
Hey guys, noob here. So, i wanted to do something new with my xperia PLAY and decided to unlock the bootloader without completely understanding what its for and the risks it came with. Basically, i wanted to use the jelly bean rom and went through some tutorials and unlocked the bootloader. But when i turned on the phone everything was gone! my contacts, messages, call log, etc! But everything in my SD card is still there but only seen when connected to the PC. The apps don't show up in my phone anymore!! My complete phone memory wiped out! Is there any way to get back or restore all my personal data?? PLEASE HELP!!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thaevil0ne:
This did happen when I unlocked my bootloader aswell.

I think this is normal. :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nakuk21:
xperia play

i think you dont have the option to recover your lost data on the internal memory check out this thread it says when you unlock your bootloader This will wipe your internal storage (/data) but not your SD Card but try to do some research !!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannykk93:
really?? well that's too bad.. i was hoping to get back all my contacts and personal stuff! :(
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannykk93:
i'm not sure.. but i guess there is a way to recover lost data! but it's just too confusing for me! so i thought i could find a simpler solution here.. like an app or tool for it.. or a video tutorial! but i guess i'm outta luck! :(
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
Did you have your phone linked to your google account when you first bought your phone and set it up?If you did your contact's and some information is stored on google server's:good:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozzmanj1:
Whenever you unlock your biotloader it will always format internal data.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brsingr:
Can't you just make a nandroid backup, unlock the BL, then restore the backup?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chery2k:
Yes. That would work.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveshorty:
Not sure if it's maybe unique to me but after the 4.2.2 update, when I'm using swipe typing with the stock keyboard it no longer inserts a space automatically when I finish entering a word so I have to keep pressing space in between swiped words. Anyone else noticed this, or have any suggestions of something else that may be causing it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colapro:
Sv: Keyboard swipe bug with 4.2.2 update?

Works like on 4.2.1 for me
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamal Ahmed:
It's working fine here...

Do you have any mods installed? And which kernel?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
worksfinehere
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonequid:
I notice the same. It's only in certain input types though. I've noticed it happen in SnapChat and the Chrome search bar.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tone-Fu:
I just flashed the latest PA, 3.0, and the swipe text input has gone for me too.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveshorty:
I haven't got any ROMs or anything like that. Still plain old stock android. And yes actually it seems to only happen in certain apps like chrome. Talk and WhatsApp are fine. Anyone got any ideas?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vickpick:
lol, funny
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveshorty:
Haha just got it. Nice
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowglyder:
Mine seems more buggy after the update. Sometimes skips letters when swiping. Mostly works though. On stock not rooted. No other keyboards installed.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noctus Nosfuratsu:
Mine has spaces every where excluding the URL bar on any browser :P.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] girlfrommars:
This is happening for me too but I only notice it in chrome search. It's pretty annoying and only since 4.2.2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveshorty:
Anyone any the wiser on this yet?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrono_Tata:
It works fine for me. Perhaps it is a bug with some unrelated options? Try changing some of the settings and see if that changes something.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveshorty:
Hmm can't really think of where to find settings to change. Any suggestions what type of thing to try?
[HTC One X] Mallyx:
Hey guys,

I currently want to switch from MIUI 2.9.28 (4.0.3) to CyanogenMod 10 but there are some problems.

My current Hboot version is 0.95 and my ClockworkMod Recovery version is 5.8.3.1 and my device is rooted.

Now the problem is that I got a new Laptop and I no longer have the adk folder or even the tutorial which I used for

flashing MIUI.

So I don't really know where to start right now.

I want to flash this Rom:

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

From what I see I have to update my Hboot first to continue but im not quite sure how..

Is there someone willing to help me via some instant messenger like skype (chat only) because

unlike with flashing MIUI im kinda scared to make mistakes this time. I'd probably pay 5€ via Paypal for help

if everything works fine in the end.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z1001:
Can I get the Note 2 Camera apk to work on Note 1 running Jelly bean . BurtROMzsLM5

I Google`d it and found a tread on S3 here on XDA where there are 2 links for odexd and detoxed versjons of the apk.

I have tried to install in tru CMW on both Stock. Jelly bean zsLM5. Odex detoxed zsLM5 and now Burtrom zsLM5

Tried to clear catch . Dalvik. Disabled the apk. Fix permission etc but only thing i get is a FC.

So im after 2 things. a fix on this or a original note jelly bean camera and gallery apk so i can get i to work again.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Djamel.K:
Hi, i recently bought a new 32GB Sandisk SD Card and put it into my device, i then realised that i couldn't use the sd card to move my apps to.

So i found this solution: http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-n...sd-card-with-rooted-galaxy-note-2-app2sd-mod/.

It worked as i downloaded two apps. But all of a sudden i've being getting insufficient storage available even though i now have 27GB of storage.

PLEASE HELP
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UtkarshGupta:
I think it's a known issue with this app.

Look for it in the app's forum
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Djamel.K:
I don't think it has one
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mdetring:
Hey guys, my friend has galaxy ace (that end with I ) his touch screen is not working could anyone tell me what to do with his ace? And I rooted his phone and putted jellyblast rom so guys plz help me and tell me what to do...
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xx James xX:
Lick it

The usual Xx James xX only on mobile

(XDA Premium)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahulnandwani:
Flash stock rom

And go to samsung service center if within warranty period

Lol xd

I think ur friend is gonna kill u if it isnt in the warranty and u cant fix that

Rofl lol xd
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mdetring:
Ok but shall I flash new frimware with odin or not?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahulnandwani:
Ur wish

U had made a nandroid backup then flash through cwm

Otherwise flash via odin

And un root before going to samsung service center
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RevolutionBolt:
but i got have problem touchscreen because of HW , my s3 is have too , after i restart my S3 , it can continue to touch it ! . On my 5830i is problem and i flash the stock rom . sorry for my bad EN
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mdetring:
I have a proplem I cant go to dowload mode I keep presing vol. Down+home buttom+power but it boot normaly so plz tell me what I can do?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-fany:
AW: Help plz touch screen not working

You need to press Vol. Up + Down + Power

¿U mad bro¿
[HTC One X] mpikxfx:
I wonder why Nvidia didn't release any updated drivers for Tegra 3 to improve its graphics performance or have I missed any updated drivers from Nvidia?
[HTC One X] nex86:
Always answered myself that question but it seems they're embedded into the devices Kernel and are specifically customized for each device.

So I doubt there is one universal driver that works with all Tegra 3 devices.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] wong93:
what's the best camera you've ever used for Ray?? I'm using CM10 currently, and stock camera lack of many options, so I need a replacement, which app do you guys suggest, even if it is a paid app I'm okay with it. I just want a camera that can replace the stock CM10 camera, more options such as those option on default Ray camera, I don't need those fancy filters like instagram provides

thanks!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] andogeek10:
You can try 'pudding camera' or 'camera360'.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Abhinav1997:
When they say that best ROM questions are not allowed the same goes for nearly everything. Asking for best ROMs, kernels, Mods, themes, apps, etc just compares the works of great devs and themers which is really discouraging. So please kindly do not ask such type of questions. :)

Hope you understand ;)

Best Regards,

AJ
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dark_on_5:
Totally agree. Check some camera apps and decide yourself what's the best for you :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] easGG:
agree! respect devs work :good:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] safilo:
I have Nexus 7 GSM/HSPA+ variant on stock 4.2.1, rooted.

Downloaded the factory image nakasig-jdq39-factory-0798439d.tar.

Verifed the MD5: ee8db1ed6ff1c007fe12136d4bc65cd8 etc

I first flash this image using Mark Skippen Nexus 7 toolkit.

Everything appear to be fine. There are some exception message during the flashing - archive does not contain 'boot.sig', 'recovery.sig' & 'system.sig'

After the flashing, my nexus stuck at the bootloader screen.

It cannot boot to recovery or boot normally.

I had try to reflash using wugfresh toolkit. Again, flashing process normally, but my Nexus stuck at the bootloader screen and cannot proceed further.

Appreciate help or solution from the community. Thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] safilo:
Managed to flash succesfully using fastboot method by following the guide below.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] mitchst2:
FYI

This hibernates apps that like to run in the background on JB (ICS?), freeing up ram.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] mitchst2:
Result.

First thing I've ever found that'll stop Facebook running permanently. :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] codeknight11:
Can you share the apk please? I cant download as I dont have google play for now.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] rodaven:
just for android 3.1+

:c
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] mitchst2:
Don't think there's an issue uploading this here as its free. If there is I'll take it down.

Download link

Removed
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] mitchst2:
I've taken down my download link. Ask the developer to post it here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155737
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] Viper The Ripper:
CM 10.1 can kill all backgound process without any app, go to Dev Options and check it ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] mitchst2:
Will this stop them self starting again?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] Viper The Ripper:
...yes, sure ;) works perfectly for me
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] mathfr01:
Thanks for the direct link!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brieva:
I had my Nexus 10 version 4.2.1 (JOP40D) rooted using One-Click Nexus 10 Toolkit. Yesterday i made an OTA upgrade to 4.2.2 (JDQ39) and now my Nexus is not rooted.

I am trying to root again but One-Click Nexus 10 toolkit is only for versions 4.2.1 and 4.2.0

PRODUCT NAME: manta

VARIANT: wifi

H/W VERSION: 8

BOOTLOADER VERSION: MANTALJ12

CARRIER INFO: NONE

LOCK STATE: UNLOCKED

REBOOT MODE FLAG: NONE

How can i root from 4.2.2 (JDQ39)?

Thanks.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brieva:
I have used option 4 Root/UnRoot Options from MAIN MENU [4.2.1 JOPD40D Build] of Nexus 10 Toolkit and it is again rooted with 4.2.2 (JDQ39)

Note: You must enable USB Debugging
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lKBZl:
Superboot. Search for it.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plastikowl:
I just used voodoo OTA rootkeeper for mine. Worked perfectly.
[Android] h311sdr0id:
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[Android] h311sdr0id:
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[Android] h311sdr0id:
Taking Applications

Someone mentioned to me that this could turn out to be an even better Distro if we had a good team of people together working on it. I would like to get a team/committee together for this project. This is something that every dev should have on his keychain or as an emergency backup. Anyone interested in getting together with me on this, please send me a message. At the moment, I want to get a few other Developers together. There will always be space for newcomers and people learning the process, but for now I want to just get a handful of great and seasoned devs together on this project. Please contact me.​
[Android] matyhew:
Sorry if I'm being stupid but is it up for download yet cause I can't see the link ? LLooks good though I'm having trouble setting up my computer for rim dev so this should be a big help :D

Matyhew
[Android] Christophorus:
Compiled an iso

But now I'm stuck at the homescreen. what's the password for the user "h3llsdr0id"?
[Android] h311sdr0id:
Re: [DISTRO] h311s|KITCHEN Ubuntu-Based Linux Distro for New Developers and Seasoned

The letter p
[Android] h311sdr0id:
Your not. But it is up now. Thank you for your concern brother.
[Android] THEindian:
nice, i need to pack up a kernel so i'll give it a shot today :D
[Android] h311sdr0id:
Thank you sooo much for giving it a chance. It has been tested by two VERY well-known Developers and they loved it. I have only had one person out of about 15 say that their hardware was not compatible with it.

Install it live and start out clean every time. Or use the persistence if you need to. This thing hauls major a*s even on a USB 2.0. I have actually never even tried it on a 3.0 USB Stick. It is fast enough with the 2.0.

-h311sdr0id
[Android] Christophorus:
Been testing it out

I must say i really enjoy smoothly running through without having to go and grab certain dependencies to resolve error.

Rom development is hard enough. this takes out the guess work!

Great work, h3llsdr0id!
[Android] h311sdr0id:
Re: [DISTRO] ☆ ★HELLS-KITCHEN | Ubuntu-Based | ROM Developing Distro★ ☆

I am glad you liked it. I can't believe I have this posted in the main Android Chef Forum and you are the only one that has tried it out. I am happy your happy. And its in beta still. So if you have any requests, let me get them. Nobody else is. Lol.
[Android] jdeloach:
looking forward to trying this out.

Downloading now
[Android] SiNtEnEl:
I'm going to take this distro for a testdrive, thank you for releasing this.

Nice too have for working portable! Is u-boot implemented as well by default?
[Android] SiNtEnEl:
Hope u don't mind people starting a mirror, or torrents. I'm heaving a hard time downloading the iso.

I'm on 100mbit but running @65kb. Faster mirrors would be great with bigger downloads. :good:
[Android] thewadegeek:
Because if people are truly interested in learning to develop, they will want to go through the step by step of setting up the environment themselves, it gives the user much stronger understanding of what is going on. For the Linux noobs that this sorta thing is likely to appeal to, now they won't know how to do basic things like install a package or do a dependency trace. Not bashing your work, just answering your question.