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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] NsZebra:
simple thread, not much to say..

if you have troubles installing "Hyperbeam new time" or any other rom just follow this instructions:

First of all wipe data,cache,dalvik cache and format system

then flash the rom.

if the rom has an addon (su fix, lockscreen,etc) flash it after one boot! and you wont get bootloop. simple solution for roms like hyperbeamnewtime that has over +100 cmments telling that rom bootlooped.

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another tip for rom makers, if you are creating a rom, and to get system folder you use terminal emulator. NEVER EVER DECOMPRESS it with WINRAR, why? because it will "kill" lots of files such as busybox applets or SH files.

goodluck :good:

sorry for the bad english
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Abhinav1997:
Just an advice but format system is not necessary in all the ROMs and sometimes give status7 error. So if u can so just write that if it's mentioned then only wipe. :D

Press THANKS if I helped,

Best Regards,

AJ
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] predatOr:
Status 7 error isn't due to format system...

Status 7 error is regarding build.prop and updater script.

And to the OP...

format system is not recommended for many ROMs (like CM based) and even if its recommended its not necessary to format system.

I never format my system and ROMs run fine... Just fine:)

Format data/factory reset is must when switching between ROMs

PS: It better to avoid format system.

PREDATOR95 ->->->->a.k.a. ->-> predatOr
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Abhinav1997:
Nope dude I agree its because of updater script but in some ROMs for e.g. some people reported of getting status 7 error due to format system so just adviced him!

Best Regards,

AJ
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] XDynamite:
Hi, why do you recommend to don't format /system when flash a new rom? In every rom I read to do it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
AW: You got a bootloop and you followed instructions? (ROM INSTALLATION) (ROM MAKER)

You can get a status 7 error (getprop) because the installation zip can't read from the /system/build.prop which device you are using. Then you are unable to flash the rom and you have no system installed ;)

Sent from my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.2
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] XDynamite:
quaryone have

So is it safe don't format the system directory? Aren't there risks to make trouble between the two roms (maybe because some files of the old rom)? In many roms with Aroma you can choose wich device are you using.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
AW: You got a bootloop and you followed instructions? (ROM INSTALLATION) (ROM MAKER)

No there are no risks, because the updater-script should format /system automatically. So don't format it by yourself, only wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, (wipe dalvik-cache) ;)

Sent from my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.2
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] XDynamite:
Ok, thank you for the information.

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However in the past I had a bootloop issue with Optimax 3.0 rom (phone stuck on Sony logo). Flashing process went well and I could use the phone for some day with no problems. With no apparent reasons while I was using the phone it has restarted by itself and then occurred the bootloop issue. I had to flash the stock rom with Flashtools.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Abhinav1997:
Sometimes wiping system is important but do only if it stucks in bootloop or is mentioned in the thread :D

Best Regards,

AJ
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] abcdjdj:
The most import thing is to just READ the OP very carefully for installation instructions. Just follow each step closely and you should never have any problem.:)
[Xperia Z General] yacoboy:
Hey guys,

If you bought your sony XZ from a retailer that participated in the free dock and case offer (such as ASDA) you can claim it here:

http://www.sony-offer.com/

Just type in your IMEI if you are not sure if you qualify. :)
[Xperia Z General] AwesomeAHlee:
there's a thread about this already, it was posted 2 days ago.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2165845
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
Also it's UK only. Would be good to mention that
[Xperia Z General] Fasty12:
HEH?

AS in UK resident only? I bought one from Uk but im from the Us so would this work?
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
Sure if you fly back to the UK to pick it up

Sent from my gorgeous White Xperia Z
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] andrewjt19:
I was wondering if there has been a way for the Verizon Note 2 users to replace their custom recovery with the Android Stock Recovery to receive OTA's? Similar to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VVyQRdsnaA

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] larry_thagr81:
Visit this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2107738. Under the section boldly labeled Here's the bottom line up-front.....flash the stock pit file and the updated bootloader baseline file. Place the pit file in the PIT section of ODIN and the bootloader baseline file in the PDA section and flash them at the same time. This should restore the stock recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] andrewjt19:
Thanks. I'll give it a shot when I need it again. I ended up just restoring the phone entirely.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] universexda:
How did you do the restore? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] andrewjt19:
It's simple. check out the guide by imnuts here

http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/37372-[ODIN][VRALJB]-Restore-to-Stock

[ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
i told you how to do the restore...damn i swear some folks around here are hard headed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] universexda:
If you think I'm not going to seek out other people's experience and rely only on your word or your guide as gospel you don't what real computer/phone engineering is about and you don't know me.

Elsewhere I asked you if you have an unlocked bootloader and you flashed the alternate restore file which leaves you bootloader unlocked if running the VRALL4 OTA would successfully relock the bootloader or cause a problem. Would you answer that question, give it your best shot, or simply say you don't know, which are all part of a scientific process.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Let me help you out. You can keep asking and you're going to get the same answer or you're gonna get the wrong answer. His guide is not gospel as you put it, but it is the best, most accurate and easiest guide (that's why the mods decided to stickie it).

Also, I've directed countless people to his guide here and the s3 section to unbrick their phones and guess what it works every time. So you can keep your phone in the state it is and keep flooding the forum with the same question and get the answers I mentioned earlier.

Finally what is part of the scientific process? And what's this question you asked? I just read through your posts and I see questions that were answered in his guide which he then answered again for you. By the way you do realize his work is a guide to help new people with their phone. Not a comprehensive faqs thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] universexda:
I edited my response to him and laid out a detailed question I have based upon reading his guide, and many posts here. It pertains to relocking the bootloader. If you, he or someone else can answer it I'd appreciate it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
He answered that for you already, but I'll go into more details. The problem is not OTA with unlocked. It's a custom recovery and OTA. The OTA contains a boot loader theat overwrites your unlocked boot loader without a problem. It does not have a recovery so you keep your custom recovery and get a locked boot loader which equals unauthorized message.

The alternate restore gives you a stock recovery back. The only thing it doesn't restore to stock is the boot loader. So restore+OTA=full locked stock
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] universexda:
Thanks for the answer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
THIS!!!!!!!

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i didnt avoid any question...i answered it plain and simple. yea i dont know anything, boy you got me there lmfao.

on a side note i didnt provide a full detailed explanation because kwintofan and myself have answered that question countless times. a bit of resesrch on your end should of easily answered your question. dont get butt hurt its just the internet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] universexda:
It's silly to get wound up because people don't just accept your guide and advice right off the bat. If you were really about knowledge and not your ego you wouldn't have a problem with people attempting to verify what you have to say.

Notably, your response to me in your guide thread that "no people had problems with ota when using a custom recovery" conflicts with kintwofan's response that "The problem is not OTA with unlocked. It's a custom recovery and OTA." But above you just endorsed what kintwofan had to say. So despite your vein popping crudeness my question remains unresolved between what the 2 of you say.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Our answers are the same. He said no to having a problem taking the ota and being unlocked then continued to say the problem was a custom recovery. I guess he just forgot the period in there.

And this is getting old. If you were really all about knowledge you would take his answer and research why instead of wanting to be soon fed the information. You would have also just searched for the multiple people that have went to his guides and fixed their phone to verify if they were legit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] universexda:
I don't see where droidstyle says it's recovery that would cause a problem with the OTA and not the bootloader.

Verifying with others is precisely what I've been doing. The thing is that droidstyle has jumped in peevishly to assert that I should just accept what his guide says and not ask anyone else about it at all. Problem is that his guide doesn't explicitly address my question. And secondly it makes sense to verify procedures with others before relying on what could be a hundreds of dollars mistake.

Appreciate both you and him when you address the issue. It's not old to me when there are discrepancies in what's being said. I've researched the issue by reading all relevant threads here since the vrall4 jailbreak and still my question has not been consistently answered. I advise you both to ignore my questions/research on this matter in the future as it appears you've already contributed what you can.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
no. People had problems with ota when using a custom recovery.

There I'll add the punctuation from his quote now you can see that we agree. My point was not to keep asking, but to actually research. You know look at what's in the ota and what causes the unauthorized message. Then take that info and formulate a hypothesis and test it. You know the scientific method you like.

Also don't worry I won't answer you're further questions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
i did say it was a recovery issue in my thread wher u initially asked...go back and read. then u might want to go back and read thru the guide again and you will see where i answered that question more than once. my guide is stickied for a reason...if you want other opinions thats fine, i could care less. i provided you with all the info necessary, your not going to get some magical answer....ill say it again.

odin stock vraljb(no bootloader version / alternate restore method). this will give you stock recovery back which will allow you to take the L4 OTA. then you will be on stock, locked, and bloated L4.... the bootlader being locked or unlocked will not effect anything OTA related. Having a custom recovery will cause the OTA to fail.

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you obviously have a problem with comprehension...my panties are not in a bunch or wound up. i could give 2 ****s REALLY! you came into my thread asking my advice, then ignored me. then you proceed to take advice from new users that were not sure themselves. wow your scientific method is really panning out now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ricosf415:
note 2 bootloop

Ok next...i bought a note 2 verizon off someone and i know it was on 4.3.1 nd7 thats all i can remember i rooted kingroot then supersu me ok everything fine until i downloaded twrp app from playstore flashed twrp and what ever i did i went to boot into recovery thats it done deal no stock recovery only have download mode.Keeps saying firmare disrupted and verizon firmware wrong go to store and fix. Ive flashed some stock roms and tried flashing twrp through odin..whenever i do it does pass the flash and reboots right back to original stuck screen its says note 2 real fast then pops up to the bootloop screen any advice would be appretiated..lets help another android user out i need my phone back:(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chelper:
I did the same thing on my Note 2. I currently use the Note 4, but wanted to do some updates to my Note 2 and give it to my son. I just forgot about the locked bootloader, and I downloaded the TWRP app from the Play Store and flashed the 3.0 TWRP. Next boot gave me the "Unauthorized software" message. I've tried flashing stock firmware, and it succeeds, but since the bootloader is locked, I still get the "Unauthorized" message. I would also appreciate any help that can be offered to get the bootloader back to stock. I knew better, it had been a couple years since I messed with my Note 2. Thanks for any help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] newbroot83:
Did you all try flashing the 4.4 stock firmware? Should work if you can find the file. I just can't seem to find it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfh:
Hi,

Do you know what really happens when you activate the "Sync Photos" option for your Google account on your Android Phone? I have this option activated and all my Google+ albums appear on my phone. Nonetheless, it is only taking about 100MB of space, which is much less than what my G+ photos really take.

So, is Android only keeping a low quality version of each picture? If so, when does it download the full version of a picture?

By the way, after setting up my Nexus 4, I noticed that the old Sync Picasa Web Albums option is gone. Why is that so and what is the actual difference between the "old" "Sync Picaca Web Albums" and the newer "Sync Photos"?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theMoiz94:
I always get 'installation aborted ' when ever I try flashing v3.6 kernel ffor a feral rom. Also huge battery drain issues with this kernel. What am I doing wrong? I flash via xrec
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrd7rs:
which rom are you currently using? Scritch007's cm10 v9.3 with Kernel v20 seems to have the best battery performance for me. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2012483
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theMoiz94:
I'm on fera's jaf 2.3.7 rom. It cane with preinstalled kernel oveecloxked to 1.19Ghz but the thread said if u experience crashes and wlods( which I did) then flash different kernel . So I flashed v3.6 .
[Asus Transformer TF700] slayhill:
Any one else having issues with Google Calendar since going to CROMI 3.4.1? Mine crashes a lot. Was going to reinstall but the Play Store page is only showing the OPEN option. No uninstall link. Possibly a gapps problem?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Clear data on calendar from settings apps
[Asus Transformer TF700] slayhill:
Tried that. It didn't fix the issue. Cleared data, cleared cache. Just noticed that it doesn't show up as a "downloaded" app. Only listed under "all".
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
That's because it's not a downloaded app. It is installed to the system partition
[Asus Transformer TF700] slayhill:
Got it. I misinterpreted your first post. I think she's stable now. Thanks for the help. Lovin the CROMI.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal68:
Not able to update or download apps from play store.. Tried all solutions.. Nothing seems to work...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UtkarshGupta:
Could you explain more.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ponmani46:
sir

shall i use this rom http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1953780 for my sony xperia ion..... one week later i have installed cm9 but its not perfect like camera not working,browser,wifi,not working i am not satisfied.... let me know abt this rom pls some one help me about the advantage and disadvantage of the rom (android panaroid)...... sorry for my poor english
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pharix:
Re: [Q] android paranoid for ion

That's also good. But if you are looking for stable ROM I would recommend XZXperience. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38237487
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ponmani46:
first of all thanks for ur reply.... i like to install only android paranoid only coz i love that soo much.... and thanks for ur suggestion.... but have to know android paranoid is stable or not pls help me
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pharix:
I can tell you about my experience. I install a paranoid one night and setup the normal settings. But next day when I work up my phone is hot like anything. The look of paranoid android is good and its really fast and smooth. So its up to you. I don't use that ROM much so I don't have much experience. I don't know why the hot thing happen.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ponmani46:
thanks man.. can u suggest me which custom rom is suitable for xperia ion and and i m more and more concentrate on music only and i have heard abt dsp manager............ i have installed soo many sound engines like acid sound engine, beats, srs,dolby, etc.... nothing is work for me... or suggest me good audio engine for my ion.......... pls help me :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pharix:
I use XZXperience. Its good, stable, smooth and fast. For playing music I use walkman, player pro from market and play music. In these I would suggest play music. But I don't sure if it work on custom ROM. It may not work. Because it take from xperia Z dump. But give it a try. I will upload play music in a while.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ponmani46:
ya ok thanks for ur help

shall i use this sound mod.... for using this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2107308 mod Deodexed Rom is necessary or not....

and navigate me where is the v5 mod link i have searched but i cant find it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pharix:
Here is the link for Play Music.

I never use that MOD. The requirement of that MOD says you need Deodexed Rom. You can download v5 in post #4.
[LG Optimus G (International)] 2dmaxhtc:
I just ought a lg optimus g unlocked and it has bell version on it and just wondering if I can change it to telus software version, can someone tell me if that is even possible? please and thanks
[LG Optimus G (International)] mandroid717:
This should be in the Q&A section
[LG Optimus G (International)] jiexi:
quick! make fun of him for having 95 posts and not posting in the correct section.

just flash the JB leak, and set your device up with the telus build.prop
[LG Optimus G (International)] 2dmaxhtc:
Do you have down link for the telus build prop? Again bare with me lol and thanks
[LG Optimus G (International)] chainsawk:
You can find the tot files for Rogers, Bell and Telus here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2036404

It must be flashed with lgnpst. I don't know if it would work to change from a Bell phone to a Telus.

I have the Telus version and used the program to downgrade to e. I then rooted, freegeed. and then installed Houstonn 's jelly bean 4.1.2. I am on Bell and it works flawlessly, way better than stock.

I am noob too,but I think you would be better off leaving it as a Bell phone and flashing jelly bean. I would be too scared.
[LG Optimus G (International)] LNJ:
You should be able today convert Bell to Telus and vice versa. They are both E973. But it's not necessary unless you want the carrier included bloatware.

LG Optimus G E971/3/5
[LG Optimus G (International)] chadouming:
I don't know for BELL, but telus has no special **** on that phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VHAHONGRANTC:
Hey folks,

I have a strange problem with the YouTube application where I cannot get preloading to work. Essentially, I am simply checking the "Preloading subscriptions" and "Preload watch later" under the "Preloading" menu in the Settings. I understand it will download my videos once I am connected to WiFi and charging. The interesting thing is that it initially works and starts downloading the videos, and I see the green and white arrows on the videos in my channel feed indicating that the videos has been downloaded or is in the process of doing so. However, the preloaded videos will end up clearing (whether I watch them or not) at random times. I have tried different iterations of things to determine what is going on and the one definitive thing I notice that is happening is that the YouTube application is randomly signing me out. Every time I notice that the videos are gone (memory on the SD card gains about 500MB), I go into the YouTube app and the "Signing In" screen appears, and then my Channel Feed shows. Usually, YouTube is always signed in (never see the Signing In screen) and this random signing out

only

occurs when I enable the Preloading features, oddly. I understand why the preloaded videos get cleared, as YouTube needs to have the account logged in to know your Subscriptions and Watch Later list. Once logged out, YouTube starts cleaning out the preloaded data. This is logical, but counterproductive to this feature and seems like a bug. Yet, in my searches I have not found anyone with this similar issue. Also, I have had my device and using YouTube for a year, but never used the preloading features until last week as I just stumbled on this helpful feature.

Sorry about the long-winded description. Basically, the bottom line is that when I enable the Preloading features, it causes the YouTube app to log my account out at random times, which makes the preloading features useless. Has anyone ever had this issue and is there a solution?

I have a T-mobile Galaxy SII with the Stock non-rooted ICS 4.0.4 ROM (baseband: T989UVLI4). I have tried clearing the data on the YouTube application, uninstalled and then re-installed the updates, but so far the same behavior persists. Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nivekx9:
Did you recently update the Youtube app, because the app has had quite a bit of bugs lately. And you could try a substitute app: Tubemate that you can download on their website (google it). Tubemate lets you download youtube videos.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VHAHONGRANTC:
Ah, actually that is interesting. The latest update was on 2/22/13, which I have done, and looking in the reviews on the Play Store, I see folks are having some different issues that were not present before the upgrade. One recent post from a Galaxy S3 user posted about the application randomly signing out after this update. So, perhaps that is the issue where it is just an introduced bug in this latest version. I have just noticed this now since I was just trying out Preloading the first time a few days ago and this has been the only issue I have had. I do not know if Preloading worked before the upgrade as I never enabled it before.

Thanks for the insight. :good: I will just not worry about preloading for now and wait for another update which hopefully addresses the random signing out and possibly make the preloading work.