yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
In Linux I never did need to install additional drivers to TRANSFER files but for other levels/actions you would need to install them, I would recommend to use FWUL distro that has in-built all the drivers needed for MediaTek, you can boot it as live CD.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Well, at this stage it would be double difficult to boot to TWRP as youe saying your device is not booting to system anymore so you are bricked!

My advice would be to restore stock ROM and start over again from there knowing that all the partitions were properly restored, for example preloaders would be damaged and this way device will refuse to successfully boot to some other partitions/modes.

As per the password required in TWRP this is normal, there`s no such a code/key/password with the help of a mouse you have to ignore it.

And finally but the most important, Are you sure that the TWRP is for your device and software currently running on it?
[General Questions and Answers] Boyo Synth II:
[Q] TWRP Flash Failure Asus Zenfone 4 Max X00ID (Error Status 7 - Incorrect ROM)

Hi all,

I am trying to install a stock 9.0 ROM on my phone (Asus Zenfone 4 Max) so I can install LineageOS 18 on it afterward. When I download the stock ROM from here and flash using TWRP 3.2.2-0 I get Error Status 7 (incorrect ROM). I've tried editing the updater-script file to bypass the failsafe but to no avail.

Does anybody have any ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
one thing to check is if you have the latest twrp v. for your device which you can do from here :

Devices

This is the Team Win website and the official home of TWRP! Here you will find the list of officially supported devices and instructions for installing TWRP on those devices.

twrp.me

hopefully someone with more knowledge will chime in with more suggestions.

good luck :)
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Did you check in the TWRP thread that is capable to flash stock ROM? It has to be adapted so can bypass verification signature, I feel that it can`t. do that.

Stock ROMs from Asus are to be flashed through stock recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] Jessp4046:
Oneplus 8 in2017 bootloader unlocked by t-mobile ,wip using steps found in threads here at xda ,converted to global if I remember correctly and then updated to newer versions of android through updater app ,now kinda stuck on open beta 5.only because I haven't tried that hard to go back to stable but the app won't let me natively ,just reports going back may cause boot issues my issue a bright pink line running vertical through entire screen,doesn't show up on screenshots ,and persists through several reset attempts .Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.i mostly just want to know if it's something I did or something wrong with hardware .View attachment 5206943View attachment 5206945
[General Questions and Answers] KramarEko:
Hello,

I have Moto G7 Power XT1955 with a locked, forgotten pattern.

I mean, I am not a newbie in phones and the internet, I know how to use google but I just found tons of "apps" that (as they claim) can easily unlock this phone.

I am having very hard to believe them to work and there is my question for a specialist:

Is there really any way to unlock this phone or is it just dead and a hard reset will be required?

The phone doesn't have root and bootloader unlocked. Can I do it somehow via adb?

Thank You in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
How does anyone here who wishes to help you know that you are actually not someone who has stolen the phone? Or someone else reads their instructions and use it for nefarious purposes. Maybe take it to a shop or repair center where than can physically validate you actually own and have rights to the device.
[General Questions and Answers] Kestux3:
Hello, so recently I just got a S21 ultra unlocked (sm-g998u1) and been having some problems. I currently have verizion and the problem being is that unlocked samsung phones cannot connect to verizons 5g network out of the box. Prior with my previous phone (s20+ 5g unlocked), I used the *#*#27663368378#*#* code though phone by google to manually turn on the 5g bands to be recieved, which it worked. With my new phone, it seems that none of these codes work, being the one above and *#272* imei to change carrier config. When I put the codes in, they just erase themselves. Was the access codes changed on the new android 11 platform? Or maybe im missing something? The s21 ultra states it is in a 5g connection by the notification bar status, but speedtest by ookla states its a lte connection, with pretty poor speeds. I just took my old phones sim and put it in my new one since theyre both unlocked. (Also, it seems none of the 4g switcher apps work either)
[General Questions and Answers] KramarEko:
You are right, no one can. But, going with this thinking almost every tutorial on the internet about unlocking or removing FRP blockades should be removed.

I won't try to convince you that this is my friend's son's phone, I was just curious which direction to go because it is happening to me a lot.

Anyway, I hard reset it and it's fine.

P.S. Talked to the service, told me the same.
[General Questions and Answers] SorryISaySorry:
I flashed magisk on my SM-G975F (TEL) with Odin and all was fine, wanted to put LineageOS 18.1 on and got confused and I think I may have flashed TWRP to my recovery and now all I have is TWRP every time I boot. Was going to flash Magisk again the same way as I originally thought but decided I should ask what my next step should be
[General Questions and Answers] mstrnemo:
new guy here

Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way of finding howtos/guides on this forum? i seem to have trouble finding exactlly what i need i must be doing something wrong?

For example any guides how to flash rom,root,unlockbootloader,trwd recovery

via computer or via phone itself specifficlly for sony xperia u can nudge me toward?

Thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
You mean; Did you flash LOS and your device didn´t boot? if so maybe you need to format data specially if you are going from the Sammy ROM to a totally different one, some times is needed to flash DM verity or something more, check in the LOS thread if you did all the steps properly.
[General Questions and Answers] trueAK:
What's the best app store for non-certified android TV boxes??
[General Questions and Answers] Gabber48:
Hello,

I got a Note 4 and I tryed a lot of time to trigger the google FRP block, that I need to login with my google account after hardreset the phone. I still can´t trigger this Google FRP Block. I need this to test something. Google got no answer to trigger the FRP google block only to fix it, when you don´t know the Password. Can you tell me how I can trigger the Google FRP block for the Note 4 (Lollipop 6.0)?
[General Questions and Answers] Awais.itsme:
Lg v50 softbricked after update to android 10 through lg up.

Any solution please..
[General Questions and Answers] Boyo Synth II:
OH

okay, that makes sense. I have no need to keep TWRP so I'll just go back to stock recovery then and try flashing it.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Nilanjan Mal:
I am confused about dfe..can anyone plz explain what happens if i dont flash it..If i know my lockscreen password and is ready to provide it at the recovery will there be any prblm? whats the disadvantage of getting decrypted?? does staying decrypted keep ur data intact?
[General Questions and Answers] MassiveAtom:
Hey guys, I recently broke my phone so I had to use my old one (ASUS Padfone X mini). The Issue is that the power button on it is broken, so I decided to remap the hardware keys according to this guide

[GUIDE] How to Remap Hardkey Actions || Custom App Launching

I didn't exactly follow along the guide.

I didn't have the `heroc-keypad.kl` file, which I assume is only for the HTC hero. I just edited all .kl files there because I wasn't sure which one I needed to edit.

I appended WAKE UNLOCK to the lines with VOLUME_DOWN and WAKE_DROPPED to lines with VOLUME_UP.

I couldn't get adb remount to work, and I've tried several variations.

In the end, I booted to CWM, mounted /system and then adb pushed the edited keylayouts.

After rebooting, I dropped into the shell to make sure that the changes were still there, and they are.

View attachment 5209727

But I still can't get my phone to wake up by pressing the volume buttons.

Any idea why, and what I could try instead?
[General Questions and Answers] SMOKEzmn:
Nothings needed I was just messed up.it was just that I turned off miui optimization 😆and becoz of tht the icons where displayed incorrectly
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Not knowing what exactly you did or didn´t do, assuming that the most important part was well done you may try clearing caches and of course rebooting....assuming that instead you messed up with the most important part then nothing better than a factory reset/format data (through recovery) to reverse the steps.

And for the next doesn´t hurt a proper backup of the files prior to experiment with, sometimes is just needed an only file of few kb then replacing it in the same place again and clearing caches will back your device to the last functional state.
[General Questions and Answers] MassiveAtom:
Clear the cache, as in the one at settings>apps>clear cache, or the "wipe cache partition" in cwm, or the "wipe Dalvic Cache" in cwm>advanced, or some other cache I'm not aware of?

I think I did the important part correct.

The guide is basically

```

adb remount
adb pull system/usr/keylayout/heroc-keypad.kl heroc-keypad.kl

# edit the keypad settings

adb remount
adb push heroc-keypad.kl /system/usr/keylayout

```

The only way I differ in doing that, is that I'm doing the remount by booting into cwm, and mounting /system there instead of running `adb remount`

and I edited all files in `system/usr/keylayout` instead of editing heroc-keypad.kl only (which I assume is specific to the HTC hero)

The important part looks to be editing the correct file, and pushing them back when /system is in rw mounted.

Also, maybe I wasn't clear, but the device is still in a functional state (well, as in the same state before I changed anything, it's debatable if a shoddily working power button is functional)

I can restore the unedited files, since I kept a copy of those, and try again.

I'm going to clear the cache once I'm clear on which cache you mean, but if that doesn't work, do you think the keylayout file is just in another location that's different from the guide, and if so, would you have any idea where?
[General Questions and Answers] depaul9999:
Hi. When I lock screen my screen it turns black but still a little bright.

How can I please turn off screen completely when locked? To save battery. Thanks.

I have Redmi note 8
[General Questions and Answers] CosmoGalaxyQueen:
I need some help playing games on my new "Alcatel v3cbj" model 5002L, CPU qm215, Resolution 720x1440, Ram 2.0GB, Storage 16GB. Android Version 10 Build Number 05.

Here is the issue with the phone I purchased it in the last few weeks and have only been playing a squishy making game and slime making game. And played a few videos on the phone all in all not to bad for a $20.00 phone.

I now want to place a few other games on the phone like EverMerge and I can't it says that the phone is not compatible with the app.

I want to take the games off my other phone with service so I can use that phone for calling and texting only. And then use this phone for games only but the games wont install on the phone. I am not a big time gamer on my phone but come on there just simple fun games how would I fix this issue any help please.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
I never had this issue on Ginkgo (RN8) on any ROM, take a look on which app you installed that may have integrated other app that mimics a lock screen or if you are using some app as lock screen/screen off or similar.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Clear all the caches that you can is always recommendable.

If you need a way to turn off your screen or power off device there are some apps that can do it, and if you need the button to send device to fastboot or recovery the same and if you need to turn on your screen maybe there is more difficult as your kernel probably doesn´t support it.

Usually is edited the generic.kl file https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...layout-files&usg=AOvVaw0m1yYfMuZptO2Q-j66TKaw
[General Questions and Answers] TravisHC:
I'm really not sure at the moment as I'm having problems myself. I've rooted and jailbroken many phones from clear back in the 3gs days lol and tweaked many of androids as well but im not familiar with custom roms and or backups although in the future I'll def make backups of all my devices incase I have a problem like I have now with the bootloop. Sorry i cant be of more or any help really as I'm stuck trying to get my note 10+ out of a bootloop after software update and no recovery screen or factory reset just SSRDX. Anyways have you searched the forums or online for a custom rom that you can flash to the device?

Go to an oppo forum/thread and post there maybe?
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
.

You haven't mentioned which version of Xperia.

Go here: https://xdaforums.com/c/sony.12026/ and select your model. Then go to "Guides, News, & Discussion" for that model and you should find what you're looking for there.
[General Questions and Answers] HyperDimensional:
I like to use google, and then just visually filter for what comes from XDA developers. For example, I'd write: Sony Xperia android root and then start there from result #1. But also keep in mind post

dates

. Since Android updates the procedures change quite drastically and I was stuck with that issue for a while
[General Questions and Answers] HyperDimensional:
So I just rooted my LG Aristo 2 with this ROM right here. (https://xdaforums.com/t/tecknights-aristo-2-tutorials.3805141/page-7#post-78218056) (Tec's Lightning ROM for Aristo 2 rel 2) So, and it had like this thing called microG installed on it. So my question is this: Can Google still stalk me even with MicroG installed? Do I have to do like, a radical Googlular cleansing of the software to not get creeped on?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
You do not have to limit the results manually/visually. You can enter the following in your google search to only search XDA. Its actually my preferred search method over the built-in XDA search. You can also find your own posts, by added in your user name into the search box etc etc etc

site:xdaforums.com "my search term"
[General Questions and Answers] Samohhtt:
As a fun challenge to myself I recently managed to root an a/b boot phone (Pixel 4 Xl) completely by using a C to C cable and another unrooted phone (bootlocked OnePlus 8T). I think it would work for alot of oem unlocked phones.

I didn't see any guides or discussion where this is mentioned and was wondering if there would any interest in me writing the steps. Practical? No, not really yet. Interesting? /Shrug. I don't know
[General Questions and Answers] Michael909:
Write the steps because I was attempting to do that with my OnePlus 7t Tmobile variant, but unfortunately I have to have a computer to rebrand my device or wait the time frame for the network provided unlock .bin file...
[General Questions and Answers] Samohhtt:
Cool, I'll write something rough out tomorrow. I'm gonna work on streamlining it.
[General Questions and Answers] thedk47:
i forgot my gmail account password anyway to recover my gmail ? cause i dont have a recovery mail or phone number connected to it
[General Questions and Answers] Anshuman Nayak:
Does Linux swap on SD card increase phone ram
[General Questions and Answers] emiller413:
I just purchased a Toshiba Excite AT15-a and it cannot update past Android 4.2. I want to run an app called 'GranBoard' and it required Android 4.3 and up. I see that you can flash a custom ROM to get it up to Marshmallow. I started to try the process with OmniROM and when taken to the download page, there are countless ones to pick from. Can anyone help me decide which one is correct or maybe provide streamlined directions to do this?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
The fact you asked the question would mean you understand what I am about to say, but it has to be said, sorry.

Phone RAM is a physical thing. Swap cannot change the physical. However, swap will enable the OS to "swap" things out to the file instead of consuming physical RAM. So, adding a swap will make your phone ACT as if it has more physical memory, BUT, this extra RAM is 100's of times slower. So your phone may become slower and more laggy.

Your choice will depend on your personal and specific usage. And so, try it for a while and see if you prefer ypour phone behaving one way or the other. It really is a personal choice based on personal usage and experience. Even having it on or off is not the end of it, as the configuration (eg swappiness), totally changes how it behaves.

If you are rooted, I have built the app TeMeFI which will let you create and stop swap files. You can find the features under Currently Running>Memory>Virtual>*
[General Questions and Answers] Coldtrain6989XD:
I'm stuck here on flash the patched boot image: Open a terminal in the directory your patched boot img file is and type fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img

I have the file on my desktop on my win 10 laptop and I am using Windows Powershell (Admin).

I know I type "fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img" so what is my directory?
[General Questions and Answers] Coldtrain6989XD:
Delete my post fixed it my self.
[General Questions and Answers] Coldtrain6989XD:
Never mind thought I fixed it but I didn't
[General Questions and Answers] Coldtrain6989XD:
Idk what to do you all got any ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
fastboot flash boot ~drag and drop patched boot.img here~
[General Questions and Answers] maharotzkie:
hi.. just wanna ask a simple question. my sister from u.s gave me her note 8 here in the philippines. the phone is open line already, and any sim here in the philippines can be use. i'm planning to update it with android pie using odin. now my question is, does flashing CSC will make my phone lock again to its original network provider? or it will stay open to any sim here in the philippines?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Thanks God there wasn´t a next phase than Ultra problem phase..

To return completely to stock download the official firmware and follow the guide https://firmwarefile.com/oppo-realme-1-cph1861 be sure that the firmware be the same or superior than the one that was before in your device.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
No, once carrier unlocks device (for whatever reason) never more is attached to them, If you are thinking to flash a CSC from your region would be the best, for optimal signal compatibility, this is what CSC does https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5...breviated form,settings, and carrier-branding.
[General Questions and Answers] maharotzkie:
THANKS ALOT!!!! (y):)
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
For the next; the right way to quote is just preceding the @ symbol prior to the User Name.

The anxiety is not a good companion to these things (and for anything), it should be better taking your time reading thoroughly the threads and then procede.

It´s not clear if you already unlocked succesfully your device or not, the method is pretty well explained in the Sony site, take a safe note of the code provided and follow the guide carefuly.

And then as already @xunholyx said is just a thing to follow the guides provided in the Forum for your device; https://xdaforums.com/f/sony-xperia-m2.2962/ absolutely all is there.

Anyway the order (not exactly) to follow would be these:

- Download the same ROM that is already in your device, download the tool/s needed (in case something goes wrong), learn how to flash it.

- Unlocking bootloader (setting up USB developer options and OEM unlock in the device, setting up adb/fastboot properly in the PC, get the unlock code from Sony site)

- Installing TWRP through fastboot.

- Rooting device (if needed/desired)

- Flashing a custom ROM (the final goal)

- The next would be customize it even more (Magisk, Expose, whatever modules).

And it´s all, I think.

To be clear the Sony tools are to flash official firmware while your device is in official status or you think to return to it. Not all Sony devices with MediaTek SoCs supports (natively) Sp Flash tool and I never used on one of them (Arc, Z Ultra, Z3 Compact, Z5, XZ1, etc), I always used XperiFirm to download the proper firmware, FlashTool, Emma, Sony Mobile Flasher; you should take a look which of those are compatible with your specific model, again all of these things is explained in the Xperia M2 Forum.
[General Questions and Answers] AkshitJoshi:
Thank you very much!! But can you bear with me for one more time? Which file should I download?

I told you that my device was something like xxxxxxxC.50 So which file should I download, there is no file with C.50 extension.

And moreover I think that my device is CPH1859 so, which file?

I found this site https://www.mobileguru4.com/oppo-realme-1-cph1859-flash-file/

can you check it tell me whether I should do whatever is written there?

Also, I have downloaded the Oppo_Realme_1_CPH1861_EX_11_A.27_181223.zip file from the link that you mentioned above.

Waiting eagerly for your reply.

Thanks in Advance.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Not sure what the original question was, but you do not need to root a device to flash a custom ROM using TWRP. If anything, you would need to root it after you flash the ROM. The ROM flash will most likely overwrite your root status.
[General Questions and Answers] Thoriad:
I've rooted my Samsung Galaxy J5 to access data from an app. When I try to get the data via "adb pull" on my PC, I will be denied access. After some research I found out that i have to assign root rights to the ADB. However, when I run the command "adb root" I get the following error message: "adbd cannot run as root in production builds"

To work around that problem, I installed "adbd insecure" on my smartphone.

[2014.11.10][ROOT] adbd Insecure v2.00 | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com)

But every time the connection between PC and smartphone breaks off as soon as I tick "Enable insecure adbd" and my PC no longer detects my smartphone. Does anyone have any idea why that might be? Or does someone know another way to assign root rights to the ADB? I'm just really desperate and would be happy about any help :)
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Yes, that is, I put rooting as optional step adding if needed/desired by whatever reason for the user.

My mistake; the proper place was after to flash the ROM. And yes, in all the cases flashing the ROM will overwrite it or at least would leave it non-functional.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Well, if your model is the CPH1859 then the CPH1861 although probably match can cause more troubles so go for the one for your exact model.

From here https://oppostockrom.com/oppo-realme-1-cph1859 it looks like the latest is the last option: 191016
[General Questions and Answers] Coldtrain6989XD:
what you mean?
[General Questions and Answers] mstrnemo:
Hi thank you for your reply

I ended up finding what the problem was because of windows itsself blocking unautherised driver sources orsomething that was easilly turned off temporarlly (it reactives after u restart ur computer).

I was like this close to smashing my laptop hahahaha

Anyway i was wondering what u meant by this

- Download the same ROM that is already in your device,

????

i got android 5.1.1 i want to go to the latest android version availlible for this phone wich is android 8 ?

- Rooting device (if needed/desired)

so i dont have to root my device to flash a rom?

i can just go straight to flashing a custom rom?

thanks for the info!