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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] guinioul:
diificulties with twrp, no access at boot

Hello,

I get dificculties to get twrp working on my lt26i .

I rooted the phone, i do have root access (Super SU icon is on the app drawer) .

I unlocked the bootloader (I can only relock it on flashtool, so he is unlocked) .

I installed twrp 2.8.4.1 through flashtool and also the trough the command :

dd if=/.../openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.1-LT26i.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11

[Edit]and with :

dd if=/.../openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.1-nozomi.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11

[/Edit]

BUT : it doesn't work :-/

When i start the phone I hold the "volume +" button but the phones starts normally and doesn't show me the recovery :'-(

I tried to install twrp with the app on the play store but it says recovery is already installed ...

So what did I mess ??

thanks for your help :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] A6ekAK:
Maybe your kernel doesn't support FOTA partition usage?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] guinioul:
thanks for your help A6ekAK :)

I installed CWM (which works) meanwhile ^_^ .

Is there however a way to make my device support fota partition ?

The goal is to install the "[5.0.2] nAOSProm for Xperia S" ROM . Is it dangerous to install this rom through CWM instead of twrp ?

By now my device is under a stock (but Bouygues-telecom branded) rom, build number : 6.2.B.1.96, kernel version : 3.4.0+1.0.21100 blah blah blah BuildUser@BuildHost .

I'm not specialist so I'm sorry if I ask for stupid things ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] m1st3r1:
you need to make sure you have unlocked bootloader. afaik, carrier phone is not unlock-able

recovery in fotakernel partition only supported by modified kernel, so you need unlocked bootloader. if you have unlocked bootloader, simply install it (follow the instruction) then flash any kernel that support recovery in fota partition. if you have locked bootloader, you stuck with stock kernel.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] guinioul:
About the phone, he was purchased with a contract, so he is branded . But this carrier is know as not to make some "heavy" branding unlike certains do, he just add some apps about some extra services the carrier provides .

about the carrier simlock :

my phone has been officialy unsimlocked with a code the carrier gave me . In any case he do accept any SIM of any carrier (tested many times) .

about the bootloader :

I was informed that certains branded phone could not be unlocked . So before to unlock the bootloader I checked with *#*#7378423#*#* (on the dialer) that the bootloader of my phone could be unlocked, the result was : bootloader unlocked allowed : yes .

So I unlocked the bootloader (through flashtool) with the code sony provides me .

My bootloader seems really unlocked : I can relock it on flashtool and I installed CWM (which works) . If I correctly understood it is not possible to install a recovery on a locked bootloader because the recovery must be installed on the protected partition of the bootloader .

That's why I don't understance why TWRP doesn't work while CWM do ...

So do not bother about TWRP because I will try to flash the rom with CWM (instead of TWRP) .

A big thanks for your help :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
[MENTION=1175237]guinioul[/MENTION]

Yes.. But stock kernel has no recovery support...

Fastboot nAOSProm one and then uou'll be able to flash the entire rom too
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] m1st3r1:
as i said, twrp in fota recovery need modified kernel. you need unlocked bootloader to flash modified kernel. it's also the same to flash any roms that need additional kernel (the boot.img/boot.elf etc)

so if you want to flash naosp, just unlock the bootloader again. for cwm, there is cwm (and twrp also) for locked bootloader, but it cant flash any kernel (due to locked bootloader). in summary you stuck with stock kernel (that can only be flashed with flashtool or similar tools (if any :D ) with locked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] guinioul:
So what do I need to do ?

I relock the bootloader through flashtool ? (I can only relock if I clic on the "BLU" icon of flashtool)

And then I unlock the bootloader again ?

thanks again :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] m1st3r1:
you said that it said bootloader unlocked allowed : yes when checked with *#*#7378423#*#*, that means it still has locked bootloader, but unlock-able, so just unlock it. if it said "bootloader unlocked: yes". it means it's already unlocked, just install any kernel that has recovery.

check *#*#7378423#*#* again.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] guinioul:
Ok I finally got my bootloader unlocked !!! Ouh yeah !!!

*#*#7378423#*#* says : bootloader unlocked: yes

In fact the first time I unlocked I wrongly entered the unlock code (I stupidly let 0x at start of the code ^_^) .

I will try by now to install the custom kernel of nAOSProm then the openrecovery twrp .

a big big thanks for your help :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] guinioul:
OK i succeed :) (finally!)

1 - I installed the openrecovery-twrp-2.4.8.1 with the "dd" command through the terminal emulator (on the phone)

2- I installed a custom kernel (found on the nAOSP-5.0.2 zip) through flashtool (on the computer)

-> twrp working by now :)

yeah !!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
That means if i installed a recovery in fota partition then i dont have to flash recovery again and again after switching any kernels or roms?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
As long as the kernel of your rom of choice supports recovery on FOTA partition you are fine
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Laura158:
Can anyone make Flashable Recoveries In FOTA partition like this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2173202
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
TWRP is already meant to be used like this
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gold_Phenix:
2.8.5.0 works fine I tested ?

Wysłane z mojego LT26i
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] genecis:
TWRP 2.8.4.1 Mirror

Can anyone please mirror TWRP 2.8.4.1? Whenever I try to download it, it gets stuck at 99.99%.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PunchUp:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58365747
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] genecis:
My bad. I searched for the keyword 'mirror' before posting but there were no results.

Anyways, thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gold_Phenix:
I try find 2.8.6.0 but I can't download it pls help me or give a link . Link from first post don't work I try it in chrome mobile.

Sorry for my English.

Wysłane z mojego LT26i
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] xsam123:
Hi

I've a Galaxy Mini with XWTN firmware (flashed via ODIN from here )

I had them with the stock recovery and without root, but due to the low memory I wanted to root them for install a sd-ext partition. I did these steps:

- Replaced the stock recovery with this and next with this

-Formatted the sd card using CWM for create a 256 MB sd-ext partition

- Attempted to root the phone flashing Universal_gb_root_v25.zip and Upd_1.zip. The two files failed and CWM show me an error status 7. Also I used SuperOneClick 2.3.3, but doesn't work

- I looked into the updater-script of flashable zips and I noticed that the "Universal_gb_root_v25.zip" updater-script contains a reference to "ro.product.device=GT-S5570L". I looked into the build.prop of my ROM and I noticed that "ro.product.device" is GT-S5570, not GT-S5570L. So, I edited the updater-script into the zip for match "GT-S5570", thinking I could solve the problem, but CWM continues to show me an status 7 error. The other zip I tried, "Upd_1.zip", have the "ro.product.device=GT-S5570" in their updater-script, but CWM show the error anyway.

Considering that these zips are for flash with stock recovery, and I'm using CWM, maybe if I use the stock recovery the zips works? Is there a way to back to stock recovery without flashing the whole rom in ODIN again? (due to data lose)

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] cyber-x:
I think, you have followed the tutorial of rooting wrongly..

If you wanna root your mini, you can try this tutorial..
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] KawaiiKami:
First...you were supposed to root first and then replace the recovery...

Second...I didnt wanted to thanks...
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] iSeraphiel:
Try flashing a custom rom in your phone They usually comes up with a super user access (it means that you are rooted )

[ROM][CM7.2][ODEXED][30-04-2013] New Experience v9.8.0 - xda-developers

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1648213

This rom also comes up with many scripts/tweaks!

This is the one that I'm using

Im not saying its the best, there are many roms that have different features !

Please press thanks if I helped!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilpenguin123:
-Please keep in mind I am running it on the stock interface and non-rooted-

So recently I decided to go through and get rid of some excess files on my KFHD 7" and noticed something odd. Under the "storage" section I noticed there was a section that couldnt be selected called "others" and it is taking up a whole 3.6GB of my memory. At first I though, well maybe its the OS, but then after thinking that through again, I knew that was right because I have the 16GB model and the device already takes out the OS memory and shows 12GB available to use, so my question stands, what exactly is in this "others" section and why is it taking up almost 4GB of memory?

On Amazon forums users have posted that relieving the system of cache from programs will reduce the number, but I have had no effect on my memory by doing this.

Anyone have any idea? It seems there is little information and nothing from Amazon themselves about this.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krsmqn:
What's the path?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilpenguin123:
If you go to Settings and Device, should see an option that says Storage which breaks down what you have based on category, Well at the very bottom there is this section called others and its not selectable, where as the others are. Whats interesting is it seems to be in different sizes across different users but almost always seems to be taking up 2 gigs or more. One user on Amazon forums for the KFHD posted a link recently that suggests its additional app information saved onto the tablet, most of which he said was games. He suggest deleting the Gameloft folder and that it would clear up the storage. Seems weird that this information wouldnt be included in the "app" section though, seeing as its suppose to be app info.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gflorezarroyo:
It is only statistics, not real partitions. I have ¡7.5 Gig. In "others"!

Do you think I must delete them?....joke.

---------- Post added at 12:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:30 PM ----------

It is easy, if you want all the memory, uninstall your valuable apps. The first the games that took longer to install or thoose that required aditional extensions that you personaly granted.
[Galaxy S III General] davidcsv:
SC-03E Hints & Tips

Hints & Tips

Guides.. with several links and specifically for unlocking your phone with the proper ROM (has the LK5 modem which is the go to for unlocking and working with other carriers), and instructions to do just about everything you need to get done with this phone

How to Convert ROMs for the SC-03E (By [MENTION=4505156]DroidZombie[/MENTION])

Instructions for flashing CyanogenMod ROMs (By [MENTION=4115347]lparryU[/MENTION])

Unlocking

Unlocking Guide - Courtesy of XDA member [MENTION=301316]majin[/MENTION]

Yet Another Unlocking Guide

Custom Binary Counter

.Reset Guide .By [MENTION=301316]majin[/MENTION]

Tethering

Tethering Guide By [MENTION=301316]majin[/MENTION]

How to change Tethering preset APN By [MENTION=301316]majin[/MENTION]

Change Roaming Status

Reference post By [MENTION=301316]majin[/MENTION]

Proxyme Rooting

Proxyme Guide

Fixing Lost IMEI

How to repair your SC-03E's IMEI number and restore its network connection

Miscellaneous

SC-03E Dial Pad Codes
[Galaxy S III General] davidcsv:
SC-03E Dial Pad Codes

This list is most probably not complete. Please post or send a PM if you know about codes not listed here, your input will be highly appreciated!

*#0*# ........................... Hardware Testing

*#06# .......................... Show IMEI number

*#0011# ....................... GSM Status Information

*#0228# ....................... Battery Status

*#0782# ....................... RTCTimeRead (Show Time)

*#1111# ....................... ServiceMode - READ FTA SW VERSION

*#1234# ....................... Show Software Version

*#2222# ....................... ServiceMode - READ FTA HW VERSION

*#2663# ....................... Touch Screen/Key Firmware Update

*#7284# ....................... PhoneUtil - UART & USB Configuration

*#7353# ....................... Quick Test

*#7594# ....................... Factory Mode - Shutdown Configuration

*#9090# ....................... ServiceMode - DIAG CONFIG

*#9900# ....................... SysDump

*#34971539# ................ Camera Firmware Check
[Galaxy S III General] aki0306:
hey i cant posting outside url

error message

"To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!"
[Galaxy S III General] dc_power!:
8 more posts to go and you're in. Why don't you head over to this thread and see if you can contribute or give feedback to any of the queries from other members. Once you get into a dialog or discussion, you'll hit that magic 10 easy.

Your message to davidcsv was also relayed to that thread, and it would help to introduce yourself to the group and gain some 'trust' wrt your firmware images.
[Galaxy S III General] aki0306:
---------- Post added 5th March 2013 at 12:46 AM ---------- Previous post was 4th March 2013 at 11:58 PM ----------

MB1 Root Rom JB4.1.1

MA6 Root Rom JB4.1.1

MC3 Root Rom Android File Host JB4.1.1

★MC3 Rom no need rename but need flash stock MC3 Rom before flash root Rom

how to flash

flash from odin

1.flash stock rom

ex if u wanna flash MB1 root, u have to flash MB1 stock Rom before flash Root Rom

2.into recovery, wipe/factory reset

3.unzip Root Rom and rename file

★you guys have to rename file when unzip root Rom★

ex SC03E-ROOTED-system_MB1.tar.md5

↓

SC03E-ROOTED-system.tar.md5

4.Flash Root Rom from odin

5.boot

6.installe Supersu or Superuser on play store

cation MB1 & MA6 Root Rom is "same name of file"

thx for kbc-developers

hv fun guys!!!!

---------- Post added at 12:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:46 AM ----------

Custom Rom Link

jump to china forum

this Rom on MA6 Rom
[Galaxy S III General] IparryU:
damn.. didn't know this thread existed.

I will link this to the first post in my thread and have it closed.

if you could close my thread so all the talk can go here, it would be much more beneficial/easy to keep track of things.

---------- Post added at 02:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:46 PM ----------

I can confirm that the root method worked for MB1...

LETS GET THE PARTY STARTED! Seriously, I am having a drink afterwork!
[Galaxy S III General] didoka_702:
lol,trying with my phone.

update result soon.

my phone is rooted now.

but still waiting for custom one that removed needless app.

"Get PIT for mapping" <-------is this dangerous?
[Galaxy S III General] skylinerxz:
Thank you aki0306..

Already rooted my phone..

Is there any ways to install cwm on sc03e?
[Galaxy S III General] IparryU:
I was just going to ask this...
[Galaxy S III General] davidcsv:
Get PIT for mapping is harmless, because the flashing process with Odin is just getting the current partitioning configuration as is stored in the phone. Just stay away from the PIT options in Odin (PC).

Why don't you just remove unwanted system apps with Titanium Backup?
[Galaxy S III General] davidcsv:
Do you mean one of the CWM recovery flavors or the Android builds (like for example CM 10.x)?
[Galaxy S III General] IparryU:
i would like CM10.x ! + CWM recovery flavors!

you got a lab rat available for this!
[Galaxy S III General] didoka_702:
sorry.already did that with tianium backup but still not edit my post.
[Galaxy S III General] davidcsv:
Who wants to try CWM Touch recovery? It is embedded in the latest upload of the MB1 stock root ready firmware image. The links are available in the original post in the pre-rooted stock ROMs section.

The procedure is as usual, flash with Odin (PC). Then, when your phone has booted into Samsung's stock Android, at any moment press VolumeUp/VolumeDown/Power at the same time and only briefly. This should root the phone (install su binary) and install the CWM Touch recovery... I say 'should' because I have only been able to test this procedure on my Korean version of the S3; in this case, CWM's recovery has been adapted for the SC-03E. There's no visual or audio confirmation when you've pressed those three buttons, so check with your favorite root-requiring app or with the included SuperSU app.

IF rooting works with this image, then the difference with the one presented by aki0306/kbc-developers is that theirs will always root the phone during startup; meaning you have the convenience of always starting up in a rooted environment. This mechanism will only root it when you need it (three button press detailed above); I'm still assuming that when you reboot, each time su (root) is removed by Docomo's security measures in the boot environment... if you want no root then reboot. As soon as someone can confirm whether this new mechanism works, I can turn it into a toggle kind of switch, so you can root and unroot without having to restart the phone.
[Galaxy S III General] didoka_702:
just finish custom my phone today @@

ill try this one tomorrow

and i have already backed up my phone with

+back all user data and app with titanium back up

+back up efs folder using root explorer

+back up QCN file using EFS pro by this thread

any process i need to do after this?
[Galaxy S III General] dc_power!:
That should cover it

I use Whatsapp, so I always make a seperate backup of its database folder as well (folder /mnt/sdcard/WhatsApp)... it contains the message history and all the media that's been sent over.
[Galaxy S III General] didoka_702:
so i test this one recently and here is MY result (i usually hold up down volume first and then press power button)

+first time:check with Supersu.it said cannot install SuperSU cause of SU binary is not installed.

+restart and try again,this time i installed Titanium back up.and its said that the phone isnt rooted

+restart and try again,no worked

+and at the 5th 6th time everytime i try to press volume up down power to install Su binary,the phone restart.

//so its my result.anyone esle?

//and couldnt get to recovery mode :| now i back to aki rom till the new one came out. :D
[Galaxy S III General] davidcsv:
Done!
[Galaxy S III General] majin:
Thank you.

I did try that App some days ago... but it doesn't work.

Any trick to add the xml files for languages?

Then,.. I'm trying to use the sharing "something" by NFC (touching another phone with mine)...

For example if I want share an App, i can see "タッチして共有" (touch and share), but I'm not able to let it work!

More, the Settings Menu on SC-03E is different from the European i9305 LTE.

I'm using SC-03E and SC-02E for my tests.

Anybody did match it?
[Galaxy S III General] promila:
Anyone any idea about how to unlock DoCoMo samsung galaxy tablet plus 7.7 model : SC-01E
[Galaxy S III General] majin:
Did you try with this?

http://pakdroid.com/2012/12/05/how-to-factory-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s3galaxy-note-2-for-free/
[Galaxy S III General] promila:
I tried this

1. Downloaded service mode

2. Selected [1] Debug screen

3. Selected [8] phone control

4. Selected [7] network control as there is no network lock listed there

5. Don't know which one to select ...

So bottom line the service mode didn't help me....
[Galaxy S III General] Truballa11:
Language pack.

I'm trying to use this CM 10.1 and It doesn't have an english language pack. Does anyone know how to add it. Here is the link....http://ndrive1.naver.jp/ShareIndexN...N=ACTION_GET_URL_SHARE_LIST&MSGV=Lw--&PAGEV=1 .. It is not my work but I would like to have english on all font.
[Galaxy S III General] majin:
I don't have your device, so I'm not sure.

Try to walk my same way for SC-03E.

Flash an old version of the modem... then MAYBE it will enable and show some new item on ServiceMode.
[Galaxy S III General] kizuki.buy:
[MENTION=301316]majin[/MENTION]

Can you confirm, if the root using sc03e_root.zip worked fine for you. So I assume that you had stock ROM to start with, flashed CWM recovery through ODIN and then flashed the sc03e_root.zip file through CWM.

Also, did you find a way to add more languages (English!!) to CM10.1 JP Remix.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S III General] majin:
You can flash "sc03e_root.zip" on stock ROM without any problem. Yes, I did it through CMW (flashed with Odin).

CMW -> Odin -> SC-03E (stock ROM)

sc03e_root.zip (on SD) -> CMW -> SC-03E (stock ROM)

I did use that procedure just for testing TriangleAway... then I reflashed all original firmware. I don't know more.

Yes, I did see the languages on CM10.1 JP Remix, but, honestly, I like more the original firmware.

Just I'd like to know wich is the FOLDER where the languages' files are stored in the Root.

Now I'm fighting with another BIG PROBLEM... you can read about it here.

I hope someone (DoCoMo and Samsung too) can FIX this absurd issue.

"
[Galaxy S III General] Robobob1221:
Translations for the system are within the apks themselves.

If you wanted to add additional languages you would need to decompile the apk or odex files to get the xml directories to show. Then you would need to just place them in here, if I'm remembering correctly.

Only problem is you would need to have a the system deodexed to make this process easier, after which I believe you would be able to re-odex them if required. For deodexing dsixda's Android kitchen is able to take a firmware tar and extract the required files and create a deodexed zip if you want to do that, and there are utlities for decompiling apks, apk manager I think is one, or the basic apktool by iBotPeaches if you don't mind doing it all manually
[Galaxy S III General] kizuki.buy:
Thanks for showing the way :)

I will try to do this over the weekend.
[Galaxy S III General] kizuki.buy:
I was able to add English (US) to CM10.1 JP Remix using MoreLocale 2 app.

The app does not show English as a language that can be selected. However, app has an option to add custom locale. So adding a custom locale with English options, makes the locale as English :)
[Galaxy S III General] majin:
Thank you for your advices... but cooking ROMs and using kitchens is not my job... Too much complicated for me.

I was hoping something more simple to add a language into the Stock ROM already on the device.

Maybe we had a misunderstanding.

On the "CM10.1 JP Remix", I didn't need "MoreLocale 2" to change the Android language.

For example, I did chose Italian and everything fine.

More Locale 2 on the Stock ROM just enables something about a different language, but the OS keeps on display just English or Japanese.

Good thing is that I can enable the Italian KEYBOARD!

That is very odd.

New strange thing... some App to manage/use the NFC (form Google Play or Samsung App) say that the NFC chip is not installed on my device!

Probably the NFC chip on the SC-03E is different from the i9305's one.
[Galaxy S III General] Robobob1221:
Yeah the nfc tech used in our phone isn't the true nfc used by other Android devices, which is kinda annoying.

If you add a custom locale through that app More locale 2, have you tried using the xposed framework, and xposed app settings to try and force the new locale on any particular app?
[Galaxy S III General] majin:
More Locale 2 already sets my Language in many Apps/Google/. I didn't know about XPOSED but it seems pretty well and interesting.

Thank you.

I did copy the 3 files from the thread on my SD.

Then I installed "XposedInstaller_2.1.3.apk".

Unfortunately I'm not able to make it work... I get error on pressing Install/Update.

You can see in the screeshots.

I'd like to use it, but I don't know what to do now. Any idea to let it work?