yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ctuneta:
actually there's nothing in folder data when i choose it, it is empty

and then i scroll to next folder, there's system when i choose there's no password.key too

in the next folder there's a folder named 'etc' when i opened there's several word written key on this with name : public.keys and need_to_change_key

then i delete the "public.keys"

but there's nothing happen with my locked password..

please help :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] iamareebjamal:
It's clear, if you see nothing in data folder it's not mounted. If it doesn't get mounted, use CWM.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ctuneta:
so can you teach me how to use CWM in my locked galaxy mini? i really dont understand :)

thankyou so much before :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] iamareebjamal:
If you are on Froyo

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1342190

If you are on Gingerbread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1529863

A little search does it all :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] sanmiguel213:
TWRP works too...

First, thanks a lot for your help. I was able to delete the password file and get access to my phone again. I used TWRP, version 2.7.1.0 and did't install Aroma, TWRP has tools to mount partitions and manage files as well.

Thanks again!!!
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] berlison:
update from sd

hi, when i select update from sd and search from external sd it seems to be empty. What should I do from there?

(galaxy Sii lite - gt-i9070)

edit: nevermind, i managed to install twrp using odin.. thanks anyway o/
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] drabdulsathar:
saved from a heart attack

I absent mindedly activated PIN lock for trying VPN settings. i dont know why...when i ttried to enter pin on lock screen. its showng error message. i couldnt find any forgot password option also. screen lock bypass app in playstore is not free.

then i followed ur steps. and when i rebooted....aaahhaaa....relieved....thanks ....man....thanks a lot......but as someone rightly quoted in some forum.....these tricks can be misused by many.....beware...
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] chaithanyaprasad:
Hi,

I have locked Galaxy S2 with too many pattern lock attempts. So now it's asking for gmail account details but I have data disabled . so need help.

Any way to recover data. At least contacts(not synced with gmail).
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Nathan-NL:
I did this on a HTC Status/ChaCha. I removed gesture.key and password.key, but still after rebooting I immediately get the screen for loggging in and it doesn't work. Any ideas?

Solution: I got in via the Emergency call option.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] iamareebjamal:
If you're on CyanogenMod, then you have to delete cm_gesture.key
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Nathan-NL:
Thanks!

I am in the phone again, but before trying to get in via Emergency call I deleted accounts.db and accounts.db-journal. What did this do?

Now when I try to login to Google I get this error: Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server.

Solution: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2110225 And I used Hosts Editor (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nilhcem.hostseditor), but I'd still like to know what I did exactly...
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] J1990:
I have tried this method for my HTC one but it is not going well for me.

I have downloaded aroma file manager and extracted it into my microsd folder. I have then put my microsd into my HTC One and tried to reboot into recovery mode (pressing power and volume down). This is as far as I can get to, when I attempt to put my phone into recovery mode, the phone just resets.

PLEASE HELP!!!
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] BajoPrimate:
Hi kaushal7007, you could try with a CWM recovery.

Cheers. Good luck.

Sent from my LG P76020p-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] BajoPrimate:
Try with any pattern, all the patterns should be valid now.

Cheers. Good luck.

Sent from my LG P76020p-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Amran.6494:
Aromafm 1.80 with Cwm 5.0.2.6 work fine for My SGA GT-s5830i.

Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] vendoslayer:
Hi,

I am new to all of this and could really use some help. I've been searching the forums for a few days now and still haven't figured it out. So I'm trying to unlock my wife's phone (Galaxy Note 3) and I've tried several different methods but nothing seems to work. We really need to get into her phone without having to do a wipe. My question is how do I flash cwm onto her phone if it's locked? Again I'm new to all of this so please bear with me.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] farfanium:
Samsung Galaxy S5

Hi guys,

Do you know whether this method is working on a galaxy S5 fingerprint locked?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Kontr4:
What is "Flashing"

Could Someone help me out by breaking down exactly what the term "Flashing" is and how to do it?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] BajoPrimate:
Hi Kontr4, if you have a working recovery installed and your aromafm-*.zip (the exact name depends on your version) in your phone's microSD:

1. boot your phone in recovery mode holding the appropriate keys while starting.

2. in your recovery's menu select the option install zip from SD (the exact name of the option depends on the recovery)

3. select your aromafm-*.zip

4. select the OK

That's all about flashing the aroma file.

Don't worry about the name "install zip..." In this case install is like execute the aroma file.

Then follow carefully the other instructions from the OP for erasing the needed key files.

Cheers. Good luck.

Sent from my LG P76020p-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] the.samurai:
boot android into recovery error

hi, I tried your method, but couldn't complete it because when I got into recovery mode I got given an android lying on its back with an error, so I pressed the power button to get into the menu, but there was nothing about loading from memory card, it just lists these options

reboot system now.

apply update from ADB.

apply update from sdcard.

apply update from sdcard2.

apply update from cashe.

wipe data/factory reset.

wipe cashe partition.

backup user data.

restore user data.

any help would be much appreciated.

thanks
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ehsanotaku:
What was the error massages you received when you did enter CWM ? what is your device ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] iamareebjamal:
So what do you think 'apply update from /sdcard2' and 'apply update from /sdcard' mean?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] the.samurai:
It just showed a android on its back with a ⚠ sign and below it said error, then I just pressed the power button and it brought up the menu I already described.

The phone is a zte t815

---------- Post added at 06:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:34 AM ----------

I think its for if you have loaded an update onto the sd card, and want to load it onto the phone.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ehsanotaku:
[MENTION=6674391]the.samurai[/MENTION]; zte t815 is so unpopular i had hard time finding anything descent about rooting and installing custom recovery on it mate . There are several factors involved in rooting process of your particular brand/model : 1 - Your boot loader must be unlocked ( probably your ZTE model shipped this way as i gathered so far ) . 2 - In order to install custom recovery such as Clock work mod ( a.k.a : CWM ) for your device , you must root ZTE prior installing it , which i could not find a solid solution for your model so far ( please make yourself familiar with CWM functions through thins link , your menu is more like stock recovery console of ZTE ).

And as he suggested you can put your aroma file ver : 1.80/1.90 or newer model into root of your external sd card ( need sd card reader or familiar with adb /sideload ,,,) then choose sd/1 or sd2 ( either is your external sd) and then choose aroma zip file is already there for flashing through your stock recovery console . After that mount all of the partitions through menu and rest of the instruction . This method may work even without rooting process.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] dlads:
Cheers mate, I had locked myself out due to the DPI moving my bottom row of keys out of range, absolute pain.

This worked.

Cheers.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] herbsomnia:
OP Quote deleted by VECTUS

Hey bro can i use this method when i forgot my third app pinlock? Like applock etc..
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] iamareebjamal:
No, and please don't quote OP
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ProxyUser:
It doesn't work on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 there's an error saying "footer is wrong and signature verification failed"
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] killerninja:
Just wanted to say a big Thank You! I was able to help out a friend get access to her husband's tablet who recently passed away.

I had the same problem. Search the thread. You'll need to install CWM first. Google "note 3 clockworkmod recovery."
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] zarazara23:
can anyone help me pls, my son has locked my phone with a password and cant remember it!!!! its a s4 and gives no option of forgotten password pllllsssss help x
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] umar345:
you are a life saver man ... love you alotttttttttttttttttttttt
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] mattisekk722:
Sorry but I can do the same thing with Es File Explorer? With root acces I can Browse to password.key file and delete it. The result after a reboot will be the same? And I can change the lockscreen password after reboot in phone settings as I want? Thhaanskkk :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ankur0611:
error in installation of aroma

error in installation of aroma

installing update...

E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip

(status 0)

Installation aborted.

This is the error i m getting.....please help somebody....thanku
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] eejay12:
Thank You!!!

my son placed a password for his SM-G900K and forgot what password he placed.

downloaded the CF-Auto-Root and installed the TWRP for the phone... went to folder specified here using the file explorer of TWRP in recovery mode, deleted all .key files and whoala! passcode removed :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] xkahoox:
Samsung Ace S5830

I cannot install aroma file manager due to i do not have cwm pre-installed prior I locked my self out from my phone.

I had tried various way to install cwm but it doesn't work.

I tried install it using fastboot, then only i realized Samsung Ace doesn't has fastboot support.

After that, I tried install it from stock recovery (e3), it only allows "apply sdcard:update.zip", which seems to make the most sense but it doesn't work. No file selection is allowed after selecting this, and doesn't work that i just zip the cwm.img and rename it to update.zip

I did found that some experts using ADB to delete the password.key, it doesn't work either.

I couldn't grant the ADB with superuser permission, tried "

adb root

", it doesnt work.

After i entered "

adb shell

", the symbol was $. Some of them suggested input "

su

" , but it returned "permission denied"

Without entering su, I cannot proceed with "rm" function .

Some did suggest that, grant the Superuser permission on the phone side to ADB, but I can't, since I am locked by the stupid password I set my self few years ago.

I did tried this ADB code while the phone is on recovery mode, and with no luck, it doesn't work. Guess that in recovery mode, the partition that stored all these files weren't mount ? and i have no idea how to mount it.

Last but not least, my phone did not ask for my google account at all ? Is it because this function is not introduced during the generation of Gingerbread ?

If I could install CWM in any other method, I could solve all these probably.

My current situation is, USB-debugging on, rooted but I forgot which software i used, accessible to download mode, recovery mode, normal mode. But i have no idea how to start from download mode.

I do not know whether this phone unlocked the bootloader by default or not, as far as i can remember, I did not unlock it and I can't now because I need all my data being retained.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] mododgy:
CM10.2 on Galaxy Ace 2 with CWM. Password forgotten. Installed and started Aroma File Manager from SD card in CWM and deleted password.key as described. Works again! Brilliant! Thanks !!!
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] electroncatcher:
Works Like a BOSS!

Tried with YU Yureka (cm13) did not work, got error while flashing zip, may be because the arm wasn't supported. Then tried with MI Pad, worked smoothly. Good Work Developer
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Aures Batna:
You saved me thank you this method worked on lg g2 mm rom
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] So_ice_cold:
I'm close to losing my mind. I have been online for hours!! (literally 7) trying to unlock my S7 flat. I changed my pattern and forgot it. I dwnlded CWM failed. Aroma. It Failed. Debugging is off. ADB with shell failed. I tried other custom recoveries failed. all that recovery mode and flashing the zip's failed. I don't want to lose my data. If it wasn't for my MOTO 360, I wouldn't be able to even use it. Phone is stock, no rooting or w/e. PLEASEEEE HELPPP!!!: crying:
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] kickkiran:
My phone Is unlocked thanks for that .. But I can't keep any other new password cuz it is aksin for old password .. So what I should do. Which file should I delete . I know u can give me a solution

---------- Post added at 04:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:46 PM ----------

Got it solved. I also deleted lock settings.db file that's all hurray..
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] sidik92:
thanks.

Its works for J200G . Thanks ...
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ashutoshan:
Need Help with Reset/Remove PIN Lock for Motorola Turbo with No SD Card

Hi,

I am new to all this and don't have any knowledge on root/custom ROM and all such stuff.

I have a Motorola Turbo which does not have slot for SD Card. I tried changing my PIN Lock and forgot it. I am stuck now. Will Aroma File Manager work in my case.

If yes, could you please let me know the steps. Also, what does Flash mean, when you say Flash Aroma File Manager from SdCard.

I tried connecting the phone to Laptop, it starts charging, however don't see any other option on Laptop. How do I copy the file in case I need to copy the Aroma File Manager to the phone.

Ashutosh
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] intellectron:
Hello,

Please could you tell me how did you manager to install CWM while your phone was locked ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Anisssh:
need help urgent

is this post still alive? i cant find password.key in /data/system

HELP!

SM-j710FN android version 8.1

i can see locksettings.db, locksettings.db-shm, locksettings.db-wal should i delete these instead?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] fits79:
I try that to the samsung galaxy j5 android 8 without root and simply the aroma file manager from the recovery menu doesn't work at all cause singature verification failed and stop the procedure to install aroma file manager to the mobile phone through recovery menu.

So is there any other way to delete/get rid that pattern lock cause i have try almost everything and after i restart my mobile phone and connected to the internet it ask me the pattern lock so....

I don't have that gmail anymore so i can't even choose forgot pattern lock option.

Please help me.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] curtixman:
So this method did work to bypass the lockscreen password which was a feeling of great relief for the moment however, now I have several things and options locked that I still cannot access. For one I would like to set a new pin code or lock screen password but when I try to open that option I am greeted with a field to enter my password which of course I still do not know.

Is there any way to remove or bypass that also?

---------- Post added at 07:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:49 AM ----------

Nevermind, I figured it out.

There are three additional files that I needed to delete in that folder;

1 - locksettings.db

2 - locksettings.db-shm

3 - locksettings.db-wal
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] shree alwaz:
Hello.. ihad a question dat if i restore only data,system, sd-ext of stock rom. will it boot.. consider dat goin to stock rom from sense4a. actually ma problem is im unable to restore ma stock rom.. every time while restoring it showing "error while restoring .android_secure"(something like that) so i asked some dev he said that just restore only data, system, sd-ext. but ma doubt is if i dont restore boot will it work, i mean will stock rom bootup.. now im using apex v1. can anybody plz temme..
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] tatiraju.rishabh:
We also have flashable zips for Stock ROMs i think. Try them...

Anyways, why do you want to go back to Stock Rom? I personally consider it a resource hog.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] shree alwaz:
Actually I want to keep backup of stock Rom. So im tryin hard to repaire ma stockrom.

Sent from my HTC Explorer
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] suddenlyInvincible:
Flashing Boot is not necessary. But I would recommend to flash boot. Otherwise you may get bootloops.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] shree alwaz:
Can anybody say whether restoring boot is necessary or not??
[Nexus 4 Accessories] morrislee:
I have made the vector version of the back with ~1mm gap to the edge so it won't bulge from the bumper case.

After searching for a while and I could not find the template, I made everything from scratch.

There is a printable version so you can cut it out to see the rough size, vector file can be plotted on a vinyl machine on any color you want, add your own logo etc on the template.

I spent a few hours making and perfecting it, please do not redistribute without crediting, thanks!

Added no gap version, works OK with bumper case but not recommended because you have to put it on exactly.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dhurk:
Thanks a lot,amazing work !!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kingb1988:
thanks alot mate.

Thank a lot mate.

thats actually looks great.:good:

am gonna use it since there is absolutely no accessories for the N4 in my Area.:laugh:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] MA7MOOOD:
Very well done !!

Thank you so muck for I was searching for this for a long time !!

I would love for it to have the nexus logo and not just blank like the ones brand make !!

Thank you in advance and if you want to spare yourself the work you can always post a guide or a tutorial and just watch designs being made !! :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] whisper13:
Mate can i use this to follow a pattern to cut carbon fiber? I might buy some carbon fiber and use this as a guide :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] morrislee:
Should be fine, but use some other cheaper ones first to test it out on how well it fits your plotter.

I just found transparent vinyl :P so I still get the logo muahhhahahaha. Too hard to get the nexus logo cut out to be accurate.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kevintran.98:
hey thank you for your work , can you tell step by step to get the skin plz ? sr for my bad english
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Leon_Cloud_:
Cool !! Thanks a lot, now i can make a great skin ..
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Just got myself a bunch of carbon fiber skins off eBay.. Silver chrome, gold chrome, matte black, whatever I liked. Thanks for the vectors! :beer:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] yincrash:
the AI file opens extremely large in my version of illustrator (CS2). The artboard appears to be 18x18" and the shape itself seems to be several times larger than the board itself. How was it saved?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] surtrafl:
U ROCK

Edit: How do you edit the proportions of the .ai files to match the actual size? They are way too big, and I don't know the real measures.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Cyler:
Thank you so much for this. I was able to cut out my universal screen protector perfectly with this.

Thanks!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kobra_89:
I love you man :p
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Shkoder:
man, you are the great!!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ms707:
will use this, thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] freezeburn:
I'm wondering what machine you all using? and maybe post some of the skins that you guys have done.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mor_1228:
how will we stick it ?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] bmwjnky:
Thanks for taking the time to making this file. For anyone having size problems if you make the width 2.450 inches it fits perfect with no gap, if you want the gap I'd probably make the width about 2.40 inches. Just remember to keep the height proportional to the width when you resize.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] silverqueen666:
thanks dude, you did a really good job:good:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] r00t4rd3d:
I edited morrislee ai file and re-sized it to the proper dimensions and also exported it as DXF, SVG, EPS, AI.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] alexandru.j91:
who can post the back cover exactly size and the cuts to make a back cover with plexi replacement for the nexus 4 back cover ? I need the exact DRAWING with the speaker cutout and the flash cutout.. so I can give to a guy and try to make a replacement in the cnc .tx
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wrench588:
Wow, excellent work! Thank you and going to try this out this weekend!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nonameassigned:
Guys why don't you just post your custom made skins! I'm on it and will pe posting soon. :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] tristanwong95:
Hopefully I'll be creating my own decals for my N4.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kukaczboy:
Here is my version with nexus logo
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kukaczboy:
ai and cdr format
[Nexus 4 Accessories] blttalas:
How can i cut the carbon fiber?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] The Scientist95:
My Skin

This is my skin guys. Share yours too
[Nexus 4 Accessories] quangduc_ta:
thanks so much
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jodo_c:
What is the cheapest material i should use? And how do i cut it? Should i cut it manually? Please reply someone
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ladysuin:
great skin :good::good::good::good:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neier24:
I got a note7000 offer at a bargain price; half the price of the original... the idea is that the guy is selling it as fault emmc bug. He told me that wiping the data - factory reset caused the problem.

The phone works from times to times he said, is still partially functional, thus he still asks for the price of SII for it, which he wants to replace with.

My question is:

Is the emmc bug permanent? I want to buy it cause is such a awesome screen\phone and i cant afford one from retails at full price. My plan is to downgrade from ics to gb with safe kernels and hope it wont brick with odin as unsafe as it is already.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThaiDai:
Don't buy it. He is selling a bricked device for half the price (I wouldn't pay that for a used but fully functional right now).

And you will always get problems with it in many different situations.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neier24:
Its risky for me, but also rewarding. If you'd seen this particular phone, is almost brand new. He told me it wasn't used much and that is visible on the over all aspect. And god, i love amoled screens, even if pentile is infamous.

Could you describe what you mean by being bricked? -> the phone boots and installs stuffs, but from time to times has the flaw of getting stuck -> require reset.

Its on the way

ps. I trust that if i had this stuff happen to me, coming from a samsung product, i would be able to get it fixed somehow.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThaiDai:
Congrats: you just bought a bricked device. I guess he used the repartition workaround which reduces available capacity.

He didn't do the only real fix: replace motherboard in Samsung Service Center.

If you read here more before buying you would understand my "do not buy". Now you will learn later.

And he didn't lie to you - he told everything about the condition.

If you want to learn now while waiting for it, start to read about bricked devices here, about hg42's repartition thread etc. You might need it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neier24:
Well, wish me luck. I'm gonna follow the steps from around the topics here.

I just hope i can watch movies, and pictures, and browse the mail... then he can get stuck but just a little.

I got an ace on my sleeves though. I can test it before i buy it... any advices, maybe doesn't even have the bug, how i notice

that ?