yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] :
Would it be possible to access the bootloader menu and get your computer to restart your device
[General Questions and Answers] Fatghost32:
Root Sony Xperia Z

Hi all

Please can someone help me with my situation.

I recently installed Higster Mobile for record keeping of my phone. There I have information regarding SMS, Calls and Web browsing but I dont have records from Viber, Whatsup, Facebook, etc. I contact them and they told me I need to root my phone and they direct me to this forum site. I made little research and I try some solution but unsuccessfully.

I have Sony Xperia Z, Android ver 4.4.4 and ver 10.5.1.A.0.283, I will be very happy if someone can guide me because I am not so computer skilled (sorry for that!).

If I need to give more information for help I will be glad to do.

Thanks in advance and sorry for my grammar :)
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
Step -by-Step guide can be found HERE
[General Questions and Answers] dennisdenny:
Ehmm I don't know, I'll do some research on this subject, thanks for the suggestion.

Elsewhere I found someone who got to start his phone by using wires on the pins from the power button on the motherboard. Could this also work? Thanks again!
[General Questions and Answers] Garu8:
I would like to mention that I have found fix for Android is upgrading..etc error, as I had mentioned earlier that I wiped dalvik cache but the reason was not audio file rather it was play store no connection error which occured after I installed freedom app which I later deleted, so although I deleted the app stil problem was occuring thus I referred to Xda for solution ( as I mentioned in earlier post) and in that procedure I wiped dalvik cache, thereafter Android is upgrading.. etc was being displayed on every reboot but later when I saw 'System Clean root' app, in which it was mentioned as a note that if android is upgrading etc is displayed after installation then it wouldn't be app's fault but odex files created by Lucky patcher, thus Android is upgrading... error was mainly caused due to odex files which are created by lucky patcher so deleting these files using lucky patcher itself removed this error with 50 percent success rate.

Here's the fix; open lucky patcher, there in lower left section you can see Toolbox, click Toolbox button then select 4th last option i.e Remove all odex files. Thats it android will reboot on itself and vola no android is upgrading. . Even if u didn't install apps like LP just try to remove faulty odex files (for location reference I have attached image).

Since, then battery is not draining that much, thus it might be system itself which was consuming so much battery as it was rightly displayed in battery stats that about 60percent battery was being consumed .

I would later post for root access possibly lost error but although I couldn't find permanent fix for this but after research I found that it is latest version of superSu which is causing error (before posting further I will write to chainfire regarding this).
[General Questions and Answers] Aruarian:
Hey everyone, I've been having an issue that's mostly a nuisance than a major problem, but I'd like to fix it all the same. Adaway is blocking shortlinks from po.st when trying to open them from Chrome. Tried whitelisting both "po .st" and "www . po . st" (no quotes or spaces in-app), reapplying host files and rebooting. No luck, links still getting: "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED". Even tried reinstalling the app and all that, still no dice.

Using a Nexus 6 with FrancoKernel and Chroma. I've switched over from AdBlock on my OPO to Adaway on this. AdBlock always had a crashing issue that Adaway thankfully doesn't suffer from.

Anyone got some insight as to what might be amiss?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I told you that you were leaving something out of your description, you didn't mention installing lucky patcher, you didn't mention installing freedom app, if you had given all the details of everything you had done then it would have been easier to help you, just telling us what issue you are having isn't enough, you have to tell us EVERYTHING you did before you had the issue. The smallest detail makes a big difference. Glad you got it though.
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
With AdAway and Opera it works well :P
[General Questions and Answers] bigbabo:
Probably busy

IF I HELPED YOU HIT THANKS OR I WILL FIND YOU AND MAKE YOU PRESS IT ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I have a friend that just fixed his bricked sero 7 lite, I'll see what he did.

What response are you getting out of it? Will it do anything at all? Have you used the reset button by using a pin or paperclip to press the reset button?

Try this link and see where you get

http://sero7forum.com/sero-7-lt-root-hack-mod-and-development/sero-7-lt-stock-rom-502/

The trick to this device when you're doing it is timing, you gotta time it just right when it reboots, after flashing and rebooting you gotta hold the power button to shut it down, if you let it boot into system you're screwed. Gotta catch it just right so that you can continue the process, the way its done is flash the CWM then select reboot then power it down so that it doesn't try to boot to system then when its powered down you boot back to recovery and you'll be in CWM instead of stock recovery.

As far as I know there aren't any custom ROMs for the sero 7 lite, there are ROMs for the sero 7 pro but they don't work for the lite, you may can port one though.

You might can try going to dl mode and use adb to dd everything back on your device, hopefully you had debug mode enabled before you bricked it.
[General Questions and Answers] okdockey:
[Anyone knows of an A20 Firmware which supports AP6210 wifi Module]???

I edited the initial post to increase the possibilities of finding this firmware. I sup up to three questions:

1. Anybody knows of a firmware for A20 Allwinner dual core processor, 1gb ram, 8gb rom, which has been compiled to support AP6210 wifi module???

2. Anybody recognize this firmware: (sugar_ref002-eng 4.2.2 JDQ39 20130704 test-keys)??

3. My initial OS was stated as SoftwinerEvb tablet. So does anybody know of a site that has SoftwinerEvb firmwares so I can try?? Thank you

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Hello everybody... I really need some direction here as i have been trying for weeks and i hit dead end... So here is my story:

I bought a tv stick (presumably rockchip) but ended to be Allwinner A20 dual core.. Unfortunately i received it only a couple of days before buyer's protection ended, so i didn't realized it before it was too late..seller would no answer after that..

Problems mainly started with KODI (XBMC) playback. As i read around, these chips are not yet supported, thus the playback problems. I thought, maybe a custom rom would make it more efficient...but it did not.. actually, never got to test it because a wifi problem appeared. I turn it on and then it turns itself back off. Ever since the first flash, i tried like 50-60 different roms. Half of them would work, and even some would work great but unfortunately, the wifi problem persisted in all of them.

The thing is, i haven't been able to fully identify this product so it mainly has been all trial and error efforts. It looks like an MK808B stick, but it has Allwinner A20 instead of a Rockchip. And is not an MK808C (which are allwinners) because it has no av output (when MK808C has AV output).

Before i flashed i took a screenshot of the system "about" info and these were the specs:

model number: SoftwinnerEVB

Android: 4.2.2

Firmware Version: v0.9

Kernel Version: 3.3.o (dated: July 4th 2013)

Build Number: sugar_ref002-eng 4.2.2 JDQ39 20130704 test-keys

I opened it inside and these where written on the chips and board:

Processor Chip: Allwinner A20, Dual core, D4004 64j1

Wifi module: AP6210, TOD 3003, 1311

On the back of the board is written: 94v-0, D-4 E353335, U808 A20 Rev:1.0, 20.13.06.06

As I have read and came to understand these past few weeks, the reason that wifi will not start is because this combination is very rare (A20 + AP6210) so the drivers are not loaded in the various firmwares i tried.. It's amazing how crap this Allwinner A20 chip is... Even Google almighty will not reveal a firmware which combines A20 Allwinner processor with the AP6210 wifi module. No to mention that the original firmware is nowhere to be found!! Some solutions i came across involve compiling the supported coding into the firmware (and i am no good at this, not at all).. .....So my new request is:

THANK YOU
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
In a nutshell, STAY AWAY FROM DEVICES WITH CHINA CHIPS, general consensus is buy devices with Japanese chips. You'll be glad you did. As for fixing your problem I wish you luck because mtk devices are a pain because most of the time there isn't anything specifically for most mtk devices, most users end up having to cross reference hardware and software to find compatible stuff from other mtk devices but that doesn't always work out for them because its very risky using stuff from other devices, but you've discovered that when its too late, most developers don't work with these kinds of devices, if you find anything that is custom its because an experienced user has done the work but that's few and far between. Its usually a pain to even find the stock firmware for them if you run into problems, if you haven't found anything after all the time you've put in then most likely you aren't gonna find anything, I know you have experience but I think that gave you a false sense of security before you started messing with it, for future reference with these devices it pays to thoroughly research everything about the device and what might can be used or done to fix it if you have issues BEFORE you even make the first move in modding them. I wish you luck but I really don't have much hope in anything working for you, once an issue starts on these devices its hard to get them straight again, it mainly comes down to having luck finding someone that has the exact same device that has had to fix the exact same problem. Good luck man.

Update: the only thing I'm finding when I search for your stock firmware is post you've made and THATS ALL, I hate to say it but I think you might be out of luck, I saw in one of your posts that you have another one of those devices, but I also saw that you aren't having any luck pulling the stock firmware from it, getting the firmware from that one is probably gonna be your only fix. You said you can get the device recognized but it won't successfully pull the firmware, its gotta be rooted to pull it, is the device rootable? If not then you you'll have to give up on it.

Careful research beforehand pays in the end.
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
Guys, is there a way to factory reset a tablet running 4.4.2 that is stuck on the logo and has no bootloader?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Can't tell you anything without knowing what device you have. Is the stock firmware for your device available anywhere?
[General Questions and Answers] okdockey:
Thank you very much for you time to answer my post... Like i said i bought a RockChip.. I had experience before with rockchips. They work great with KODI and there are plenty of custom roms.. Unfortunately i got THAT!!! I had bought before from that seller and everything was ok, so didn't think to hurry up and test the sticks. I Had brought some for some friends this time and i knew that I would just install Kodi, run XBMC hub wizard and everything would be ok... It was not before i played around with the last one (the one i left for myself), that i found out about the problems... It could still play Standard Definition though, So I thought anything is better than nothing...

To tell the truth I am not really desperate.. The cost of that stick was only around 40 USD. So it is not the end of the world. Thing is, is the very first time that no solution is available and it gets on my ego :)

I had read a procedure to extract the rom from one of the sticks i got from my friend, through the Uberizer but it will just not connect.. I think this stick does not support usb debugging mode :-/

I don't know.. if you think there is anything i haven't tried [...] (that doesn't involve writing a code)... I did find some site having some coding on how to add AP6210 support to your system, but i really wouldn't know what to do with it :) (was not allowed to post the url but it was about cubieboards) ...and i did try some Cubieboard OS and they would install just fine on my stick, but, wifi problem persists... :-/

P.S i did try the cuib
[General Questions and Answers] :
This should also work if you know what you are doing.
[General Questions and Answers] okdockey:
[Anyone knows of an A20 Firmware which supports AP6210 wifi Module]???

I have written another reply but i don't know where it went.. I thought hitting the reply would automatically answer specifically to your response... ANW, Thing is i thought i was buying a rockchip, which are far more superior, and i have previous experience and plenty of custom roms to play with...

I am not desperate to fix this stick.. IT was only around 40 USD. Is more my ego than anything else :)

I do have another one the same, not my own, but the one i brought for friend. I read of a procedure through uberizer.. But how am suppose to extract the rom, when the pc will not see any connected devise.. Is like this stick does not support usb debugging :-/

I did find some coding which adds AP6210 support on Cubietrack os.. and i did try cubieboard firmwares and they do work on my system (but again no wifi).. But like i said, i am not into coding, so i wouldn't know what to do with it (was not allowed to post the url)...
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I got your first reply
[General Questions and Answers] okdockey:
I even tried VidOn XBMC, a software which has been specifically built to work on Allwinners and it would still not run (at all).. They were also confused since, as they stated, although they have their own boxes, if it was allwinner, it should work...

Big puzzle i tell you.. I even searched the official allwinner site and my stick was not among their products... I can not be the only one who bought this sticks... the original firmware will appear eventually... i hope...
[General Questions and Answers] trilligy21412:
How do I root my HTC one x at&t software number 3.18.502 android version 4.1.1 please help I want to get rid of all these at&t bloatware apps
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
The stock firmware is here: http://tabletexpress.com/support.php

Click on Allwinner CPU A20 – A33 then go to the very bottom to download Phoenix USB Pro and the Y88X-YN-V1-AL-20140922.img file. I was only able to get to the part where the checkmark turns green and no further. It was supposed to start flashing the ROM at this point but it just does nothing. I tried and tried for a few hours with no success. I also tried this on Windows XP and 8.1. Then I went to the net and tried dozens of programs and I had problems with each and every one. Most were PC programs that allowed me to connect to the tablet via USB connection but couldn’t go no further because ADB couldn’t detect the tablet cause it is frozen at the logo and absolutely no bootloader came with the tablet. ADB / Fastboot is worthless when your logo is frozen…

If it had a bootloader, then I could have simply booted into it and factory resetted the tablet. I also tried Live Suit but it complains about drivers and so on. The only program that showed some potential was Phoenix Card. Phoenix Card is supposed to be the alternative to Live Suit. I burned the Y88X-YN-V1-AL-20140922.img file to a SD Card and popped it into the tablet. I thought it was going to work but it didn’t. The tablet booted but the logo was gone. So, I’m sitting here staring at a blank screen…….. I also tried the SJ-A1-V3-AL-20140901.img file...

I’m practically on my hands and knees here. I’ve been fighting this tablet for 2 days now and I’m sick of it. Can SOMEONE please tell me how to fix this tablet? What should I burn with Phoenix Card? Or what program can get me out of this jam? If I burned the wrong img files to the SD Card then which img should I use? Is there something I can use that'll factory reset this tablet? Please help!

Here's the info from the back of the tablet and the box:
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
You didn't post what your model number, I had to click your link to actually find out what model you have.

Those instructions looked like its for updating your device, have you looked for a method that uses the boot.img from your stock firmware to make a bootable "boot disk" , if you can find something about that you can make your SD card bootable then put the boot.img on the SD card and your device just might read boot from it, android devices are somewhat like PC's they look to internal for boot first then if it isn't their it scans any other drives(your SD card for example) and if it finds its boot information it will boot to system, then you can take steps to correct your device, after you're done you return your SD card back to a usable state instead of it being bootable so you can use it for storage again. I don't know if the method will work for your device but it works on some. Its worth looking into, your device isn't going to do anything at all with some kind of ability to boot.
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
I thought the model # was A1?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
From what I see that's the NAME of the device, not its model number, for example my S3 is an S3 but there are many different model numbers for the S3. My device name is galaxy S3 but its model number is SCH-S968C, see the difference?
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
Got ya. Well, I made a little progress in my quest to fix this tablet. I found this place: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/cumgs3mh35ta3 And downloaded the 10.1 A33.img file, burnt it to a SD Card with Phoenix Card and popped it into my tablet. The result >>> It did install the new ROM, HOWEVER, this isn't the stock ROM I was looking for. The screen is whitish and the touchscreen does not respond to touches... But it's progress... So, I'm guessing this means that the ROMs on Tablet Express aren't the ROMs I'm looking for. I wonder where the correct stock ROM is.

I am able to use ADB / Fastboot commands now, so that's a plus. I'm checking it out with Android Tool by GPG Industries.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
As long as its booting you're getting somewhere, now, if it responds to adb/fastboot you can get it straight as long as you find a ROM or stock firmware that actually works like its supposed to.

Will it boot to recovery now, or its download mode?

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If you can't find anything that actually works right then you might be able to edit that ROM to get the screen color and resolution right and get the touchscreen to work again.
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
It will not. What can I do to make it touchable now that I can use ADB?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Oh...well, you're not dead in the water yet though.

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I'm not sure, you'll have to work that out with research, basically you can take that firmware you got and do the same as porting it to make it compatible. How to do that without at least some part of your stock firmware? Have someone with your device pull parts you need from theirs and pass it to you.

You are at least booting so you have something to work with. Then again you may find your original firmware and now that it responds to commands you can flash it back.
[General Questions and Answers] Lynjun002:
Cant find some lines

Hi sir i have a little question .........im editing an .xml in a decompiled apk then theres a give line of codes in tutorial to find in that xml .....im able to find some lines but why the hell i cant find the other ones xD even with the same android version lol :confused::confused::confused::confused:
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If they aren't there but they need to be then put them there for yourself, that's the point of editing.
[General Questions and Answers] GOHKUL:
I have lava iris 501 running custom ROM I tried to install lewa ROM but when installing it shows status 7 error installation aborted.I have twrp recovery and tried cwm recovery also and I also opened update script with notepad++ but there is no assert file in that kindly help me out I have 5 custom ROM withthat prob help me out ASAP.I searched in many places they mentioned to remove assert but there is no assert line.
[General Questions and Answers] Dr.Technolegy:
Goomanager Install Requirements

I am using a Samsung I717 do I need to have already rooted my phone to get Goomanager to work?
[General Questions and Answers] dennisdenny:
The problem is, I don't ;)

But I think I'll give it a try anyway, because sending it to a service center for repair isn't an option anyway.

Do you know the pitfalls? As far as I understood I just have to connect two wires to the two seperate pins, but those wires can't touch each other? And what kind of power source should I use? Sorry for all these noob-questions, I just don't know anything at all about electronics..
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
If nothing helps, flash the stock firmware before flashing another custom rom. GUIDE + FIRMWARE

BTW

Updater script can be dited as followed:

Open rom.zip with winrar

extract /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script

Edit with Notepad++

Delete all lines before "mount("ext4..." to skip compatiblity check.

ONLY proceed if you understand what you're doing as it may install INCOMPATIBLE software to your phone.

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You phone has a own section can be found HERE
[General Questions and Answers] okdockey:
I would suggest that you invest some time finding the drivers that would work with the livesuit. To my experience, once recognized by the livesuit, Is a lot easier to flash roms to you devise... It shouldn't be that hard if you dig around a bit.. even let windows automatically search for them, you might get a hit. I have the worst Allwinner device ever (and i mean that literally) but i did manage to get this far with the livesuit.. Once installed, any img you download will just be like "plug and play". No writing to sd and stuff....
[General Questions and Answers] Lynjun002:
Oh i see,,,but i always encounter the lines im searching but have an extra word attached to them almost exactly the same...........is it ok to remove or no ? xD btw im editing this framework thing apk of a phone xD
[General Questions and Answers] szabolcsx:
Hi. I am running CM12 on my Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo. In my country the last name is displayed first for example Smith John. I modified the settings in Phone app and in contact list the name order is correct. The last name is first, then the first name. But any other app does not follow this setting. Even if I tap one of my contact, a pane shows up with a phone number, picture, etc. but the contact name is still John Smith, not Smith John. Same with Google Messenger app, Hangouts, or if somebody calls me, and a HUD notification is displayed, or if simply I call somebody, the name order is not what I set in Phone application. I don't want to swap my contact name because it is not correct. The other apps should display contacts based on Phone app's settings or based on system language.
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
I see. I'll do that then. Thx.
[General Questions and Answers] v7:
I'm on CM12 for Xperia ZR.

And the clear recent apps button is on the top right side of the screen.I want it in the bottom right Corner.I didn't find a setting to toggle that.

And I've tried using GravityBox but it adds its own clear button

THAT means TWO CLEAR buttons on the screen.And the one by GravityBox doesn't work :confused: