yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schaggo:
AW: Bootloader unlock allowed: No.

Branded and/or sim locked Sonys are usually not unlockable. This is documented well enough.

As Entropy said, either buy generic devices from the open market which come slim and neat to begin with or go with an operator which doesn't sim lock or brand devices sold by it.

I can recommend mine, sells devices subsidized if you wish yet still unlockable and the only branding to be found are a different SI than "generic", so I only suffer from delayed updates and nothing else :p
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredaroony:
I bought a outright supposedly unlocked Xperia TX for a Sony Central store in Sydney then only to find out it was actually vodafone stock with a locked bootloader.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morgan_82:
Hi, can some one help me out here.

I have a XZ which has unlockable bootloader. I have unlocked it and rooted and installed recovery kernal and Xperia Z Revolution rom. All ok.

Now, was just seeing if I ever needed to send phone off for repairs.

So downloaded the lastest flashtool and was successful enough to restore back to the 10.1.A.1.350 Original Sony Unbranded UK Rom.

With flashtool you can now lock the bootloader, so I went ahead and did this but now when checking the bootloader status, it says "Rooting Status: Unknown" and when entering my unlock code in CMD "Failed <remote: Command did not succeed>

How do I fix this so I can unlock the bootloader again?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xl VipeR lx:
I don't think your locked. You probably are still unlocked as we cannot relock bootloader yet
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morgan_82:
Androxyde says we can?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38912420&postcount=29

That's why I tried to lock bootloader after reading that.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xl VipeR lx:
Aaah. I misread your post. Have u tried unlocking through flashtool
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morgan_82:
Yeah, get the same error as in cmd.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xl VipeR lx:
Contact the dev. They might know more
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morgan_82:
Yes I will do, just need to get my post count over 10 before I can post in the development threads.

Don't want to bother people with PM's either.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xl VipeR lx:
Let me know how it goes. I was thinking of unlocking and relocking. Out of curiosity. Is your bravia engine working now that you relocked
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schaggo:
AW: Bootloader unlock allowed: No.

No. Two separate things. They appear in pairs but are technically unrelated. Your current device is not and never will be unlockable.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlodroid:
Cool. I presumed that was the deal but knowing nothing about writing code I wasn't sure if there were different ways the carriers used to sim-lock a device. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

I have no regrets still. I knew what I was doing when I renewed my contract. Love the XZ but I also love Cyanogenmod. The developer friendliness was one of the main reasons I chose the XZ. I will play around with all the wonderful cooked roms that people are already making, but somehow, in the end, I always end up going back to CM.

I have only one concern with all this. There are lots of reports out there about problems with some devices and mine has been perfect. I just hope that my replacement bootloader unlockable one will be as flawless.

There is no choice though. I won't be happy until I have had CM on my phone, so in two weeks there will be a thirty day old, perfectly working XZ on Gum tree and Ebay.
[HTC One X+] carnyy:
i was thinking,

recently i tried some of the roms the original sub-forum has to offer,

can anyone explain why there is such a huge problem with the camera app?

thanks,
[HTC One X+] sarcasticphoenix:
Drivers and bugs are hard to fix
[HTC One X+] kingofnice:
As far as I know the problems have been resolved. (ATT)

Sent from my HTC One X+
[HTC One X+] carnyy:
yes however

the international version is still problmatic.

although maxwen just released the new aokp 4.2.2 build and he says its supposed to be resolved,

anyway, kinda expected a technical answer :P

thanks anyway
[HTC One X+] maxwen:
main problem is that all device specific libs are not open source. Which means that there things that cannot be fixed. Sometimes it's possible to find a workaround but many times not

so blame nvidia and HTC
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] MrMiami81:
Is this a must have app for you?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ronnie498:
Most devs will have it in their rom already
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salah_nahi:
Hello

I did a version update and since my device enters recovery mode

Anyone have a solution please?

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sn0w0nS:
Maybe try flash stock rom using odin? Am not sure if thats a good idea because it may wipe everything.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ponemania82:
R: [Q] My device went into recovery mode

section is not suitable for questions. Moved ..
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Desparoux:
install rom manager and inside that program click install recovery mode it will install recovery mode again but only u have to have rooted rom for that on same topic find a rom that suits ur phone or ur location install rooted rom via odin thats it if u have any other question feel free to ask me
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sn0w0nS:
And how is he going to do that? His phone only boots in recovery.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Desparoux:
oh i didnt understand his english little bit confuse me lol if can enter download mode he can flash a rom thats easy mate cant also enter download mode use simply english im not native english userl ol
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberavner:
I just got my Razr i and I have a problem with contact names not showing in recent calls list.

When the Dialer displays the recent calls list, I see only numbers, no contact names, but when I am actually calling (typing a number) I do get the contact name.

All my contacts are from Google Contacts.

I tried installing Dialer One app and it acts the same.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Avner.

Edit: Same thing happens in the SMS app; I see the contact number, not the contact name associated with it.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memphis060:
Hi there, does this problem was solved?
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StefanGA:
Hi, is it really ALL contact names that show as numbers or just a couple? I had the issue with my girlfriends number for some reason it wouldn't show the name..

I read on another forum to just delete it and re-add it in the absolute same way as before.. and voila, worked.

Maybe try one number first, and see if that helps... if so, you may have a weird formatting in your contacts numbers...

good luck, Stefan
[General Questions and Answers] L3thal1ty:
Before anyone tells me to use the search, I already did. There is no forum for my phone specifically, and what few posts I have found that even remotely relate to my issue have been dead for over 3 months and I was not sure how you felt about resurrecting them.

Phone info: LG Venice (LG-LG730), Carrier: Boost Mobile, OS: Android 4.0.4

What I have done so far: I was on another help site(so far not so helpful) and several people have reported success in rooting their Venice following THIS tutorial. I have had no luck following said tutorial. Every time I get to the part where it shows the "restore, yes or no" part (can be found at 13:50 in the video tutorial), and when I click yes to restore, the phone says "starting restore.... restore finished" or something similar, but never actually reboots, and nothing shows up in the CMD window. Now I know that I have never set any encryption passwords, and I verified that these options were turned off in the phone settings.

I have also tried Super One Click, for what its worth, and keep getting stuck on "step 7: waiting for device"

If anyone has any information on how I can easily root this phone, I would be most appreciative. I say "easy" way because I AM totally new to rooting and I don't want mess something up. I apologize ahead of time if I posted this in the wrong area.

Thank you in advance.

L3
[General Questions and Answers] WillBlaylock:
FWIW I just rooted both my and my wife's LG Venice phones.

I used http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 and then method 3 instead of 1 which has worked for others.

android 4.0.4

kernel 3.0.8

build IMM76L

software LG730ZV5

I did try method 1 first and it may be that the two need to be stacked for all I know at present, I will be resetting one phone to factory and trying fresh with method 3 as soon as her 8g SD is ready to go.
[General Questions and Answers] Leviathan9569:
I've tried using different versions of Bin4ry's root and none of them work. Im running 4.0.4
[General Questions and Answers] WillBlaylock:
On a friends phone, also a Venice (boostmobile) we had some insanity as described below.

The final root check stalled, and we finally stopped the script that was waiting for something for most of a day.

A quick check from the ADB said we had root, and I could get the # prompt and do what I wanted, see the supersu and busybox from the rooting, etc..

Two reboots later, after adding titanium backup, supersu, and stericson-busybox from the play store (or what ever the name is today) everything went swimmingly, and even the problems I had noticed with some audio and video codecs not working had resolved themselves.

I am not sure what version of the rooter from bin4ry we used on mine and my wife's, but on our friend's we used the newest at the time he downloaded which was v25
[General Questions and Answers] Leviathan9569:
Alright, i'll try it out. Thank you

You wouldn't by chance have the file on hand would you? I can't seem to find v25
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
Root Issues Lg 730

:cyclops: Hi XDA... I have an issue also with the Lg730 Venice or (Sol) I have a repeat client that is always coming up with new phones, and keeps me busy rooting, custom flashing, (in general Modding) all his little toys.. I rooted his Lg 730 last yr with adb (Ubuntu12.04) by using the usual push/mount/chmod/install.. This system has worked for me many times, including but not limited to Clone S3's , Clones S2(Chinese) Droids of all flavors, yet with this New OTA 4.1.2 my client lost the previoius Root (I did not flash CustomRom at that time) . I have SERIOUSLY ,tried every method that I know of. Binary's(thanks Binary) which i have used a few times(Donator here) does not seem to work this time. GingerBreak/Psneuter/Fastboot/Rageagainsthecage/Odin/Heimdall (yes i even tried Samsung designs) Nothing works on this new OTA for me. Upgraded to RaringRingtail thinking i was out of date , to my dismay Nothing... I cannot get Root. Fastboot does not pickup device(all drivers in place(Ubuntu/Windows) My biggest challenge ever. I BOUGHT this phone (not because i like it) but for personal reasons. There is limited support for this device. :D I would like those who read this forum to know, that I AM going to dedicate my spare TIME on the Lg730 Venice from this day on. I have reset BoostMobile Factory settings , taken the stock boot.img , pulled the system, :D, rooted it, busybox'd it, with run support, zipaligned, added a couple of my favorite apk's,changed the bootanimation, zipped it,(7zip)... Essentially STOCK, with ROOT... I cannot run this on my Device(NO ROOT) but if any1 is interested its ready for flashing... I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOU DEVICE... I will speak to a Moderator before i post link so as to get XDA Forum rules advice first. I take no credit , and i give it all :D (J.Rummy) (Chainfire)(XDA Developers)(Dsixda)(Koushik Dutta)(Exploid-Crew)for without them many things could not be possible.... :cool:
[General Questions and Answers] WillBlaylock:
I do not have it on hand, and we both semi-accidentally OTA upgraded to jellybean when the prompts got too annoying and lost root all together.

IF you manage to achieve root, best to use OTA rootkeeper BEFORE you upgrade, looks like now I have to use kdz tools and downgrade to v5, root, rootkeeper, and hope I can keep root :/

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I would be interested in your theory cyclops. Possibly even in using yours over mine.

I am currently playing with doing much the same thing on a .cab formatted ROM then using the KDZ tool to push the modified v8 ROM (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) and pray I am good as I was when I was a kid ;)
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
LG730 Venice

Unfortunately i have been unsucessful in Rooting this LG. Very frustrating.. :( I hope you achieve your goal. Best wishes.... I have also provided an email i can be contacted at directly allweatherpaintingllc@gmail.com :D If this helps, and if you are able to sideload, or able to flash :D its ready to go.

.EDITING EDITING

Sucessfully rooted LG Venice 730 today ...... Whoo Hooo......... Flash regess from JB ZV8 to ZV5 or 6 with KDZ tools........ Rooted with Binary's new v31 and ran #1.... Remember to put Binary's root method on Root of C: drive. open command prompt c:.\RunMe and follow instructions....... Unfortunately I am unable to flash roms or mods due to ootloader Lock??????????

Its a pity .... 1 downfall after another......... Cant get past it .... Bootstrap or Safestrap maybe ??????/Any suggestions ?????
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
Rooting instructions

I have tried to use this page/post to root my LG 730 Venice (Android 4.1.2 Software LG 730ZV8). I have downloaded & installed everything but keep getting ERROR messages at the end. Does anyone have detailed instructions on how to install/use bin4ry v31.zip ??

I am almost sure that it would eliminate these errors. I have been using Linux now for over 10 years and this process should be child's play.

Thanks in advance for any help.
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
Not much info to go on Mike , but here goes, first but not least...... LG730ZV8 package is not rootable.... You need to first downgrade from the LG730ZV8 to LG730ZV5 using LG Tool 500 method... (.cab format from here--> ) http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/swdata/WDLSW/LG730/ABMUSV/LG730ZV5_01/LG730ZV5_01.S5_00.P61009.cab ... Follow instructions to the letter, and do not miss any steps....... I think its an easier way using the tools but if your a DIY kinda guy , the KDZ method is a little more complex , but rewarding in the end , more so than The 500 Tool simply said , because if your a little like me, i flash many different OS's for the fun of it, and the KDZ method will truely always work when the Tool wont..... Now the KDZ method you can find Here --------------->----------->---------------------->-----------------------------------------------------> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1287236.... If you have any problems or questions give4 a shout and i will try to guide you through it ...... Good luck Mike :D

Ps...... The trick to getting Binary's Root method to work is to put it on Root (c:\Binary.... etc...etc ) go to file press shift and right click to open cmd prompt... Type c:\RunMe ... Choose method #1 restore twice ,reboot 3x and Rooted..

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:cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
More Info

I went into the folder that I extracted the bin4ry file download to and found two other folders:stuff and z_rootkit.. Inside the "stuff" folder I found abd.exe & dlls, busybox, fastboot, glass, install recovery, root me.tar (Linux), rootkittablet.tar.gz Linux), su and superuser.apk.. Now some of the ERROR messages had references to ABD and missing .dlls which were apparently not installed. This where I believe this prog hung up but I have no idea why.

The other folder "z_rootkit" had getroot scripts (.sh) and usbux.ab. I am guessing but I am assuming these might be needed too.

When I extracted to folder bin4ry, there were no other instructions to install from these folders.

This why I was asking for an install instruction file to get all this done.

Hope this helps in the solution !!
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
Hi Mike ...:cyclops: This will help you out..... You have the right package I believe.. Not sure why its giving you the dll errors... that could possibly be SDK or ADB not installed correctly via path to directory... Check it. Possibly deprecated download file. Too many too list in Windows... Gotta love Ubuntu........ Try downloading Binary's Root by Restore again... open downloads , -> drag n drop file to local c (root) set permissions-> Unzip it . open File . press shift on keyboard while also right clicking pointer, and it will bring up command prompt . Type ( .\RunMe ) in prompt...... When it opens select # (1) follow prompts to Backup---> Restore---> ADB will reboot ---once----twice and android will upgrade ... Let it finish. (3) Third reboot pull plug ---> grant permissions to Superuser or SuperSU on popup... Rooted.... I am assuming you downgraded to LG730ZV5 or LG730ZV6 already....... if there are any problems , or if you have questions let me know......

:cool:
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
What to download ??

Just got everything cleaned up and am now ready to do this thing. Went to KDZ but don't know which prog to download plus I don't have B2C on my LG730.

Please let me know where I might find everything I will need to get it done.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
Progress Rooting LGE 730

I wish someone would teach all the Windows people that they are dealing with a MF trash bin OS. I have been fighting Win Updates. getting MS Active Sync installed etc. I have never in my life seen such idioatic crap in my life, There HAS TO BE AN EASIER way to root an LGE 730 (Venice) phone. If someone has such info please let me know because using the KDZ method is maniacal at best, I am ready to trash this piece of CR** phone. It CANNOT BE THIS TOUGH TO DO !
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
:highfive: Its definately a tough model to crack for sure..... Mike check your PM........ :cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] Crossvxm:
Use the app on this thread. LGPwn.apk. Follow my instructions at the end of the thread. If it works (which i confirmed) a simple thanks button click will do.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2338816
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
Root

:cyclops: thanks for the link :good:
[General Questions and Answers] Crossvxm:
No problem :)
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
LGPwn.apk

:victory:This LGPwn.apk is the bomb...... I very much appreciate this new JB root method..... Confirmed works on LG730 Venice.....:highfive:...... Deleted root ,installed LGPwn.apk ...... ran exploit...... ROOTED .....:highfive: Awesome for job well done :victory: Yeahhh.....:cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] Crossvxm:
Don't forget the SuperSU app for the root binaries and superuser requests!

;)
[General Questions and Answers] c3ser:
Need a little help

hey guys i need some help with this, every time i get to step 2 where it says to restore, the only option i have is sdcard, how do i select internal storage ? i have the lg 730 and just recently upgraded to v8
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
Hello everyone

Well since the last visit I've managed to root this little monster (LG 730). I used an .apk named LGPwn which I found thru the XDA site.

Worked like a charm. In less than a minute, I was rooted. Hope this helps everyone who has problems with this device.

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One more question. Where do I get the ROM to move this little monster back to V5 (Ice Cream Sandwich) ? I've never done this, so it's a mystery to me.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
Congrats Mike ZV5 is here → http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/swdata/WDLSW/LG730/ABMUSV/LG730ZV5_01/LG730ZV5_01.S5_00.P61009.cab ......... Happy Flashing
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
Hey, I just tried to enter the link supplied by X Modder but it is denying me access. Any thoughts ?? Plus I downloaded SuperUser and clicked on the button on the left (Recovery) instead of clicking on the button on the right (Normal Install). It went into the abyss (hung up) so I let it run all nite. Now, i TRIED TO ROOT THE PHONE AGAIN but nothing is happening. Did I do something wrong and can it be corrected ?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
Link ZV5 ZV6

[ I am not sure why access is denied . I also tried the link and no go . Here is a fresh link with all instructions !!!!!! Any problems let me know

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...=yuifCTECz9WUnCDnduQs5w&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cGU
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
Download problems

I jus tried to download via the new link but no joy. Do I have to be logged in to the LG site to download ? I've got the LG500 tools downloaded & saved to Win 7 Desktop. This download link is the only thing stopping progress now. Maybe I have to login. This can be the only stopping block.

Mikey
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
ZV5

:cyclops: Mike i am at work. I have zv5 file tucked away, with a few tweaks., rooted etc etc ... Also have stock recovery. Img , boot.img, system.img. ..... I will post asap as per chance to do so from home pc....:cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] misterexpresso:
Root achieved!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2130276

Download and select gandalf exploit.
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
Z5 download for LG730

X Modder

Can you give me a download link for the Z5 ROM ? I staryed using a Samsung S3 but it had too many bells & whistles so I'm back to my LG730. All I need is this download. THANKS !!
[General Questions and Answers] spadeimtheman:
rooting the lg 730 venice with v8

rooting the lg venice 730v8 is simple to do. first you need to install busy box

second install root tool box free

then go and download superSU v1.93

you must got install Framaroot to make all of this work but it roots the lg venice 730 v8 with no modifications needed and now down grades needed any questions please email me at (spadeimtheman@gmail.com) and i will help you as best as i can
[General Questions and Answers] noobsaibot34:
Use kingo root. Phone shows up as something but gets detected and rooted in minutes!!! Google search youll find it

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Flashes to pageplus easily
[General Questions and Answers] X-Modder-X-Root-Seattle:
Are these the only models this exploit is confirmed working on ?
[General Questions and Answers] mikeyatl10:
Venice is already rooted !

This phone has been rooted for quite a while now;however, it's installing the new OS that I do not have.

THANX

mikeyatl10