yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] LordLiverpool:
I should clarify that this didn't take me back to rooted status. For that I had to re-flash the patched boot.rar and do a factory reset. That got me back to being rooted.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Based on that alphanumeric code, the search brings only these three results:

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From what I know, in the first site, you have to login in, the second is only paid, and the third, I don´t know.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Probably I said before, not the last true, but it worths to try it, you, not necessarily need to follow that guide, a blank vbmeta also can be flashed to the AP partition, no need to set it up the device or something like, in all my Samsung devices, only I need to flash the custom recovery, and a few times a blank vbmeta, both in AP partition, nothing more, all that I need was a working and consistent download mode.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
No Xposed, no aparted, mm, then you probably can do it to the old fashion, copy the whole data partition to your PC, restore it later. In Android 5 and at least 6 will work this way.

This makes some difference?

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[General Questions and Answers] ShruggedLad:
Thank you, mate... I found it in infinity box website, but I don't have or know how to use a DONGOL

[files] flashfiles/noname-copy/
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Thats interesting, the old boot script I used, would mount an sd partition AS the data partition and had no restrictions. It WAS the internal data partition. No need to move apps to SD Card with a 3GB partition (as opposed to 0.5GB) The External SD Partition totally operated as the internal data partition. And that was basically what I actually thought adopted storage was doing. I have not seen that script being discussed ever since adopted storage was introduced. IF this was to be my daily AND I couldn't reclaim the 2GB, I definitely would of resurrected that script. I have seen similar scripts that do it for RO system partitions, to make them RW system partitions. And none of my apps seem to be able to be moved:mad:
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
By "not doing it manually" I was hoping that there would be some magical switch / setting hidden somewhere that would undo the 4GB data partition to 2GB, all taken care of by the OS :coffee:. I know I was dreaming, but was hoping that google would of seen this as something users without tech knowledge would of needed to get themselves out of; a 2GB data partition is unusable today. Such as my father. Seeing the problems it causes me, I now probably understand why my father upgraded his phone (he lives far away). Maybe it was just a CM feature, IDK and don't really care, now I know its probably basically a system reset
[General Questions and Answers] LordLiverpool:
There's a generic blank vbmeta I can flash?

(BTW, the OEM option *was* greyed out, it turns out).
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Do you remember if you enabled multi-user using a stock feature of the OS? If so, it seems there should be some way to reverse the process within the OS, or, maybe they didn't expect that to be necessary so it wasn't added into the build.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Thats the thing, iiiIIIIiii never enabled multiuser. Not on this devcice OR any other device, and hence no knowledge on how to use it, and surprise with how it borked storage (and also the adopted storage short cummings). I set this / upgraded my fathers device a few years ago, and he has since upgraded a few devices since that. I thought of using this device because my daily has a broken screen, and my last device GPS is broken. I collected this old device a few months back "just in case" I had a use for it. eg testing apps on slow/meager devices.

Its a CM build, and I think its basically CM pure (cant remember, but it may even be official). Really, thanks for your consideration, but don't waste any more of you time on this. I know what needs to be done, and I am actually using his following upgrade device, the one before his current daily; its strange using an unrooted device for the first time. Some Vodafone branded device. More CPU but less ram, but it does have the full 4GB of storage, as well as and external SD.

The following link is really just for me to store the comparison somewhere, not really for you to read. The Samsung has rooted CM 6.0.1 on it, the other is stock (5.1) & unrooted. The Vodafone has the crappiest off axis screen view. Its so bad, when looking at it, I have to rotate my hand slightly back & forth to check I am viewing directly at it. BUUUT the GPS on it is amazing considering what it is (a cheap carrier re-labelled device). Its only GPS (not other sats) but it is pretty rock solid (4m is pretty common the second it grabs the 4th satellite) and works well in tunnels (without repeaters, unless their a new recent addition to the older tunnels) which my previous device failed/lost the fix in, and my pixel 4A is not 100% perfect in. Cant wait to get my pixel back and do a comparison test out of interest. It may put the pixel with 5+ sat types, and 5+ years to shame

Compare Vodafone Smart first 7 vs. Samsung Galaxy Trend II Duos S7572 - GSMArena.com

www.gsmarena.com
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Ah, that explains it, not "simple" to undo if you don't know how it was setup to begin with.

I know from your last post that you were no longer looking for a simple fix, I was just still trying to understand how the device was switched from single to multi user to better understand the roadblocks you were encountering, for no other reason than to "get it" in my own mind's eye.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Yes, any may work, there are many in the net, you can try without worry about, it may or may not work, nothing more. While it is flashed in the AP slot, other vbmeta that goes into the data is different, don´t use other than the provided for Samsung.

Grayed out and enabled, it´s OK.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
I guess this is the clue, it´s (was) a CM feature, it reserves a certain amount of storage automatically, when a second user is created, but, it´s really strange, why deleting that users, then it doesn´t return to "normal".

Maybe mounting your device in some partition tool, specially through Linux, like GParted, you can have better scope, if some files are occupying that space. There are probably too, some apps that can manage and read this partition, in a way that you can see inside it. If a new partition is listed, ie. in GParted, then some script like aparted was automatically executed in a given time, so wouldn´t be an option to revert it in the CM settings itself, other than making a custom script to target to.
[General Questions and Answers] LordLiverpool:
For example, the vbmeta.tar from this post?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I havent checked, but I would guess that the extra space is now reserved so someone can log in as "Guest", now that multi-use is enabled. I still see that option. I read somewhere one can delete the guest account, but I think it only talked bout disabling the Guest login, and still allowed other distinct users. i.e. phone partition still reduced.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Or the one that is in the zip https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient, compress it in tar format, you may need only the file to be flashed into the AP partition.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
I can´t check those files but, it seems that they were pulled from a working device as usually it´s done through dongles.

Not sure why you need to flash a ROM onto your device, but, these tools may work https://androidmtk.com/download-mtk-droid-tool and this is most actual https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient also you have the usual tool for MediaTek devices; https://spflashtool.com
[General Questions and Answers] simplepinoi177:
I would like to get assistance from anyone on this site on the topic of a Google feature/service and

I don't know where to post the question/plea

.

It has to do with an issue I am having with the "use your phone to sign in" option/feature.

I've tried to do a search with "google" by itself and with "services" keyword included, but there's not really a Google non-device forum here. I would think that since it's a major OS with its own major ecosystem, XDA should maybe have a forum section dedicated to discussing & handling anything Google (account, services, options, features, etc.) outside of specific device forum section...I wonder if I should just attempt to get help here in the General Discussions Questions and Answers section...
[General Questions and Answers] LordLiverpool:
OK thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
XDA is dedicated to the android operating system itself, not to Google or their processes. Similar to being dedicated to the Windows operating system itself but not Microsoft. Understand? If you're having Google problems, go to Google support to get answers, similar to going to Windows support when having Windows issues.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
@SubwayChamp, @Droidriven

Just an FYI update. One thing that may confuse the issue, I had two old device that had different issues.

1) Samsung => Multiuser mode, cut Data Partition in two (4GB down to 2GB)

2) Vodafone branded=> Adopted storage did not move apps to the 8GB SD Card, still left with a pretty full 3GB internal

problem 1 is as is, in the too much time to bother with for a small gain.

But for problem 2, I found that apps installed since I installed adopted storage have been installed onto the external SDCard. AND I found that within the app setting for each individual app I can move that specific app to the external storage (if allowed). Hadn't used such an old android that I didn't remember this feature or where to find it, and my recent devices (inc my first android where I moved the data partition to a 3GB external partition, so never) had big data partitions, and I stored my files explicitly on external SD (such as music & vid). But it still only saved less than half a gig.

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I havnt used old android for a while, but this appears to act how I thought it worked before adopted storage. ie you could manually move apps to external SD Card.
[General Questions and Answers] simplepinoi177:
XDA is dedicated to Android OS, but that is developed and maintained by Google -- So why can't XDA make a section to that which is developed by and maintained to the OS it is "dedicated" to outside of a specific device forum? There are numerous sections on this site that is not dedicated specifically to the Android OS itself; Windows Mobile OS, iOS, even non OS related like Nintendo Switch, Build a PC, PC peripherals, etc. Why can't there be a separate section for Google non-device specific matters? I would imagine that Google and their processes is a bit more related to "android operating system itself" than Nintendo Switch. As it happens, my issue deals with something related to happening inside the Android OS itself, but is a Google non-device process...

Using your analogy, in a hypothetical site dedicated to the Windows OS itself, why couldn't there be a Microsoft section where there can be discussion on the direction Microsoft is taking the Windows OS, or an issue with one's Microsoft account (for example; how might one navigate billing or account recovery) in relation to how it is working in the Windows OS (i.e. logging in, activation, etc.)? In this case (similar to mine), these are discussions not quite OS (or in my case, device) specific so bringing it up in a Windows 11 or Windows 10 forum wouldn't apply, but it still relates to the Windows OS is made and developed by Microsoft so logically there can be allowances of a Microsoft section to bring it up in....

In any case, if my only recourse is to go through Google support, I would like to take that discussion to a proper, appropriate section instead of attempting to discuss it here among many other random unrelated topics and was just hoping there was a section that already exists instead of just being relegated to "go to Google support." Also, I wanted to bring details up to the members here in case there is others that have the same issue and/or if they were able to resolve it themselves and could assist me, particularly without having the need to go to Google support. If I merely just "go to Google support", how could I achieve these things...?

Additionally, I had already attempted to reach out to Google support, but may have gone about it wrong and, again if it is my only recourse, also wished to create a thread in hopes to receive specific guidance from members here on how to go about it correctly. Again, if I just "go to Google support", I don't know how I would be able to receive this.

In any case, I was just seeking advice on what section on XDA (hoping someone would point to an existing proper section) I could/should start this type of thread -- since it is not device specific but it relates to Google...
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
We deal with the operating systems and the devices, not the companies that make them or how they do things on their end. Sure, we can help with "some" things Google related but none of us are Google experts that understand all the ins and outs of how to handle Google issues. That isn't where we focus our interests, knowledge or experience.
[General Questions and Answers] sim8t3:
Hello, there is some confusion on my part I recently updated my Lumia 640 with OTC update to 1703 or so I think, the reason I say that is because despite System/About saying it's 1703, MS Store is telling me I've got 15063. I've been searching and reading the forums and all I found was a thread on Redstone, I'm guessing there is no OTC method to update to 1904? Is it even possible now to update to 1904?
[General Questions and Answers] 3×5:
Hi @SubwayChamp, thanks for the reply to my post. I followed your advice and got a very similar problem as before. Using fastboot, I can see that my current slot is 'b'. So using your instructions, I ran

fastboot flash system_b lineage-20.0-20230218-UNOFFICIAL-arm64_bvS-vndklite.img.xz

.

The result was very similar to what I got before:

target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magic
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 433714276 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 165282916 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
sending sparse 'system_b' 1/3 (262140 KB)...
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 433714276 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 433714276 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
OKAY [ 9.401s]
writing 'system_b' 1/3...
FAILED (status read failed (No such device))
finished. total time: 14.558s
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Frstly, be sure to unpack finally the image contained, and to run the command through fastbootd (not fastboot), as you say your device has a super partition, you won´t be able to flash it through fastboot.
[General Questions and Answers] 3×5:
Thanks so much for your help. It sounds like you're saying I should extract it from img.xz, so it's just lineage----.img. Is this what you're saying?

I am definitely in fastbootd, not fastboot. What are the commands to flash my img file, though? I keep reading different directions in different tutorials. Some say flash to system, some say system_b, some say to run delete-logical-partition, and some say to run flash super. I don't know what to run now from fastbootd!
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Extract it first, then try the same way you did it.
[General Questions and Answers] 3×5:
Thanks! I got somewhere. However, it choked when I got to this point:

writing 'system_b' 4/9...
FAILED (remote: Operation not permitted)

So it sent to system_b 1 through 3, no problem. Then it got to 4 out of nine and failed because of some permission issue.
[General Questions and Answers] 3×5:
Nevermind my last post. It was because my version of fastboot was outdated.

Anyway, I flashed the lineage image and it appeared to go OK in fastbootd, but when I rebooted the phone it boot looped a couple times and then said it can't load the Android system. I performed a factory reset but this didn't fix the problem.

So this seems to point to the GSI simply not working for this device. If I'm wrong about that, and there's something else I should try, let me know and I will. But if there isn't, I will need to flash the stock ROM to get a working phone again.

And the stock rom I have doesn't have a system img at all. It has a bunch of files like this: super.img_sparsechunk.0 super.img_sparsechunk.1, all the way to 26. So I'm not sure how to flash this to my device.
[General Questions and Answers] m3vuv:
i have an issue with a s5 sm-900f,every time i flash a rom using twrp,it goes to the rom splash screen for a few mins then boots back into twrp recovery,it does this after wiping dalvic+ cash rom too,any idea why?,it does it with every rom i try to flash.
[General Questions and Answers] enaecore:
Hello everyone :)

I am not exactly a "noob" but I've been away from tinkering for a while and now I need some help. I have several broken phones from a friend who asked if their data can be saved, to which I said "possibly yes" but besides broken screens, he used a new Google account for every phone and has no idea about his credentials. USB debugging is collectively disabled which gives me the headache I wish to resolve. Getting the data via ADB shouldnt be the problem if I could just turn on debugging somehow. The devices are Samsung a41 , a6, and s7.

There's also a HTC one m7 of which I got the screen running but again I can't access the device because of the screen lock (pin).

DroidKit and similar tools won't help without access to the debugging setting either.

I didn't know where to put this so I hope it fits okay in this thread.

If you know of any workarounds I'd very much appreciate your help.

Kind regards,

Max
[General Questions and Answers] reesemtk60:
help installing sac' s rom

Hi i am new to rooting and flashing customs roms, i have already my sgs4 sprint

software verison l720vpuamf9

hard ware= l720.08

model #sph-l720

android version= 4.2.2

baseband l720vpuamf9

kernel version=3.4.0-953334

build #jdq39.l720vpuamf9

selinux status= permissive

secure boot status = type: samsung

I want to flash sac' s custom rom but i have not been able to find the instruction

can some one please help me out thank you in advance for your time
[General Questions and Answers] funkyfruit:
How are people getting the white and transparent status bars on gnex?
[General Questions and Answers] vtech7634:
Can anyone help me I'm getting the Samsung Galaxy 3 by US Cellular and I would like to root and unlock it to T Mobile is it doable can anybody point me to the right direction I appreciate everyone on this forum for helping out thank you
[General Questions and Answers] Arhick:
ramos W41

hello everyone

I have a tablet Ramos W41, it comes with CPU Actions ATM7025, 1.0GHz, Cortex A9 quad core and GPU Vivante GC1000, and RAM 1 GB DDR3

I want to swap memory and install CWM on it.

can you help me ?

or anybody have the same tablet ?

please share..

thank you :)
[General Questions and Answers] Amanda10260818:
I have a huawei ascend y h866c and I am new to the whole rooting scene. I would like to know if there are any upgrades available for this model and if so, how to I get them? I should mention also that I do not have access to a computer or a wifi connection, only my painfully slow 3g connection. I am also in desperate need of more internal memory and faster game speeds. Thank you for your help.:D
[General Questions and Answers] battouter:
is there a universal mod that will change led notification colors?
[General Questions and Answers] ADDICT.ANK:
well great then..and make a backup of imei and other data with system apps

actually the partition extension on sdcard might be bad leading to loops and unknown caches.

And post here

---------- Post added at 02:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:10 PM ----------

USING THE XPOSED FRAMEWORK I GUESS.

try it.
[General Questions and Answers] peedort:
Help Need to flashing zync dual 7 plus

hello

Need to flashing zync dual 7 plus. this tablet just have power key.
[General Questions and Answers] indrajit.ic:
Not able to connect to network with a phone bought in another country

Hello,

I have bought a new phone in Malaysia, it is HKV phone, model MID05-S4, (recognized in wondershare mobile as HTC MID05-S4), OS version is Android 4.2.2, Baseband = MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V17, 2013/05/08 11:1; Serial # 0123456789ABCDEF;

I am trying to use this phone in India now but when I insert the vodafone micro SIM (2G), it recognizes the SIM and informs that the service provider is vodafone however, cannot make calls as it says "No connection to network". Also when I try to select a network from the displayed network provider list, Vodafone 2G and Vodadone 3G are in the list, it says "unable to connect to the network now, please try again later". I have tried different SIM cards, same thing happens, the SIM card works on another phone, (Samsung Galaxy tab).

Can anyone please help me resolve this problem?

Many Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] MufcTK:
Have you checked if the phone is carrier locked or not?
[General Questions and Answers] luriert:
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Try fixing permissions.

Also in cm it might be happening due to low frequency on standby

I did fix permissions but that was disabled. I believe the issue was caused by the Xposed framework that I didn't update when I moved over to 4.3, which may have caused an issue. It seems to be fixed now, thanks for the help.
[General Questions and Answers] indrajit.ic:
Hi Thanks for your Reply, I have not purchased it from any service provider, bought it from a store. So I don't think it is carrier locked. However, is there a way to check it now?

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] MufcTK:
i hope you know how to get your imei number? if not type *#06#

and write that down somewhere. next head over to imei.info and enter your number you'll get loads of details including lock status :D
[General Questions and Answers] indrajit.ic:
Well, I tried imei.info, they do not recognize the number.This is what is shown.."We're sorry, but at this moment we can't find required number.":(
[General Questions and Answers] MufcTK:
https://prod.eie.net.au/portal/template/MYMIMEIInquiry.vm

Try this? If not then type *#SIMLOCK# on your dialer and see. (The SIMLOCK method foesnt work for methough thats wierd)
[General Questions and Answers] OmarEinea:
Solved

Hello everyone

I am trying to edit a ROM for my personal purposes

and that's by including my apps and their data and preferences in it

so that when I flash the ROM I'll get everything just the way I want it to be

the problem is:

after flashing it, if I try to edit any preference of any app I fail

ether I get FC or nothing happens

any idea how to solve this!!!???

I really need the answer

Edit:

Solved by inserting the following line in the update script:

set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0777, 0777, "/data/data");
[General Questions and Answers] ADDICT.ANK:
From recovery fix permissions and see...it should solve the fc's