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[General Questions and Answers] atomicbob:
Looking for a working .pac file for HTM GT-A9500

For several months I have been looking for a way to get my Samsung S4 copy HTM GT-A9500 with the SC6820 chip set working properly. There are a lot of threads on XDA all dated around 2013, :) it is an old phone but I love the way it is so easy to flash ROMS to it using the ResearchDownload tool. All the threads are for similar phones and a lot of people where looking for suitable firmware for this particular hardware.

I rooted it confidently after I found firmware for it at the needrom site and rooted with link2sd it worked well for a while, for my 13 year old daughters purposes, she probably deserves a new phone by now instead of this free one but I really want to fix it , ever since it became unusable I have uploaded countless roms to it and something is not right because it has no sound, no sensors and no connectivity though the original .pacs from needrom gives me a working touchscreen and I can use ADB through USB. These are the two wrong pac files: S18_JHT_DS_ORRO_FT5306_256M_EN_V10.pac and S18_JHT_DS_ORRO_FT5306_256M_EN_V02.pac

I recently noticed that the IMEI numbers where wrong so using the NVeditor I changed them and now they are correct, there are two sim cards and so two IMEI numbers both correct now. I also noticed that the .pac file from BML_9082_GALXAY_Grand_SC6820_2.3.5_c920_JHM_E06_v08.pac makes sound so I have swapped countless parts of the .pac files around to try to get some results, since the phone is basically useless without internet I thought reverse USB tethering could be a valid option, but that wont work without it being rooted and since I used KINGROOT to root it before I am now unable to root it because it has no internet a catch 22 situation.

Basically it would have been good to have made a backup of the phones firmware, but I didn't, I have sent a couple of PM's asking for firmware to people who had similar phones but since they are no longer active on XDA it is possible that they have not got my messages, since all the posts are from 2013 a lot of the links to what may be valid firmware are dead. I have looked on Chinese, Spanish, Italian and Russian sites but can find the firmware nowhere. The ORRO one that I have half working is not correct because this phone does not have the mm3a310 sensor and the original bootloader image was HTM not ORRO.

My question is : does anyone have firmware, even a partial backup for this phone or instructions to get it rooted without an internet connection otherwise I will just have to use it as a nightlight.:D
[General Questions and Answers] VampiruX:
That is probably possible, but main problem is that I don't have my phone connected very often when at home and I travel and I don't have a PC with me. It is for that my process is not dependent of a PC nor where I am. It is fully automatic, it just runs if it is connected to a power source.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Terminal Emulator is an app, find it at the playstore, it's the equivalent of adb shell on PC but runs on the device.
[General Questions and Answers] VampiruX:
I will investigate, but doesn't seem very easy.
[General Questions and Answers] mdshafi121:
need galaxy j7 rom

Bro. I need galaxy j7 marshmallow rom build date 16.01.2017. I downloaded marshmallow rom from other post but its showing corrupted. Please help me providing working zip of file.:???
[General Questions and Answers] MigoMujahid:
Be specific please, you said "zip file", if you mean stock ROM then stock ROM is a (.md5) file that is flashed with Odin not (.zip) file, if you downloaded a stock ROM that is a zip file then extract it and you will get the md5 file.

If you mean a custom ROM then specify which one you're talking about.
[General Questions and Answers] DesertbabywildOne17:
Is there anyone who can help me with rooting my device its a zte tempo would like to root with chain/flash fire but I can't get recovery screen to come up when holding down volume button when turning back on , anyone who would have a way or solution for me would be absolutley legend id be ever so greateful
[General Questions and Answers] MigoMujahid:
Recovery boots when you hold (Power button + volume UP), if it didn't then you have a locked bootloader, so in that case, don't finish the rest of the post before you find a way to unlock it.

And you might not be able to flash SuperSU with that, you need to flash it using a custom Recovery you should google it, if there's no custom recovery for your phone then you will have to build one.

If your phone is android 5 or lower, try to root using KingoRoot or IRoot.
[General Questions and Answers] mdshafi121:
Yes. You are right. I need .md5 file for galaxy j7 sm-j700f.

But i need PDA version. J700FXXU3BQA2. Build date 16.01.2017. Please provide me. And also i tried downloading from sam mobile and updato as well as one of xda posts from google drive. All are showing corrupted. Please help me.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If they are all coming up corrupted then you probably need to turn off your antivirus while downloading, it tends to block downloads from completing.

Or possibly your network is not stable enough to maintain consistent connection and is causing the download to fail, I doubt it's this though.
[General Questions and Answers] MigoMujahid:
The link you PMed me is valid.

but this is an older version!

You already have android 6.0.1, here:

https://samsung-firmware.org/download/Galaxy J7/032g/INS/J700FXXU4BQE3/J700FODD4BQE1/

If you have problems with the newer version then try factory resetting first, that will solve your problem, if not, you can go ahead and downgrade...although i don't recommend that.
[General Questions and Answers] jimbomodder:
Ok so I've got the LG G6 device but how would I find out its device name? It's the European H870
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
Either I don't get it or you answered your own question :D
[General Questions and Answers] MigoMujahid:
LoL..exactly.

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Name: LG G6

Device Model: LG-H870

You wrote that already.

Or did you mean something else??
[General Questions and Answers] jimbomodder:
Lol o crap yeah sorry, still getting used to LG, came from N6
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If you mean like Nexus using Hammerhead and such. That's the codename, I'm sure your device has a codename like that, all devices do I believe.
[General Questions and Answers] jimbomodder:
Yeah I checked TWRP app and it goes of the "H870"
[General Questions and Answers] deftoner:
OK again (I wrote this 2 times....)

I have several app that detects that your phone is casing the screen or connected via HDMI to a monitor/tv., and wont play content until you disconnect them. There is any way to block/simulate this? (in rooted phone). May be a hook?

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
What?

I don't understand what you're asking, your English is not understandable.
[General Questions and Answers] mdshafi121:
My network is stable and everything went well. I downloaded an earlier version of rom and tried to install using odin but its failing. Is there any way to downgrade my os using twrp recovery. Please help me out here.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Yes, you can flash TWRP then flash a custom ROM that is an older android version than what you have.

You have to have an unlocked bootloader to do it though. Is your bootloader locked? Or unlocked?

Generally speaking, most Samsung devices can't downgrade stock firmware, it started that way with Samsung about the time android 4.3 or 4.4 was released.
[General Questions and Answers] mdshafi121:
I have galaxy j7 sm-j700f and i already twrp installed.

I need to downgrade to os before security update released to play pokemon go
[General Questions and Answers] ALTAMAS:
I am unable to format my sd card when trying to format with phone it shows calculating....

And tried with computer too...

It says sorry unable to format...

I can delete files manualy but it shows again.
[General Questions and Answers] aviralrstg:
I got it, he is saying that some apps prevent media content (videos, probably apps like Netflix) to be played if they detect that he is casting the screen to a TV through Screencast or HDMI. He needs a workaround to prevent apps from detecting that the screen is being casted.

Hit thanks if it helped!
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
There is probably an Xposed module that will do this.
[General Questions and Answers] alazizie:
Where can I find and download stock rom 6.0.1 for Galaxy S5 G900F a RECOVERY flashable zip NOT ODIN flashable? Because I almost searched everywhere and still can't find it. Why I need it? To re-flash it w/o a PC if something goes wrong when I flash other stuff. That's it.

Thank you in advance
[General Questions and Answers] MigoMujahid:
You won't probably, update.zip usually comes from samsung's OTA only, Odin is a must have tool in such cases.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It might not exist in a recovery flashable.zip, that's probably why you're not finding it. You might have to convert the stock firmware to a flashable.zip yourself.

You need a PC and the Odin flashable firmware because if you flash something and you can't get to recovery then Odin will be your only option whether you like it or not.

Taking a chance and messing with your device without having all the tools needed if something goes wrong is not wise.
[General Questions and Answers] cwhiatt:
I think your best bet in this regard would be to download the stock firmware from Sam Mobile and then flash that using Odin. Once you boot up then make a TWRP backup. That will serve as your "non Odin w/o a PC" if something goes wrong file.
[General Questions and Answers] mremixer:
OK I know this is wrong way to do this

I Joined XDA a few years ago but have had some ups & downs in my personal life.

I want to ask a question, which means opening a new thread, only no new thread option on any forum I've visited, well there was one but it was an archived forum where no new posts were allowed lol, which is why I'm cheating & replying here because its a NOOB friendly Q&A thread.

I saw at the top of a forum page I wasn't allowed to post because I haven't got 10 posts (sorry been away from digital side of things for a long while) this isn't my original question but it'll do for a start, is the 10 post minimum site wide? and if so how can I get my posts up without asking irrelevant questions?

PS My original question is really basic and will probably be considered irrelevant but I need to restart at the beginning (or kinda the beginning) starting fresh EVERYWHERE is proving a nightmare. Things have moved on a hell of a lot in 4 years.

Oh and anyone curious I wasn't in the nick/prison/jail I suffered a minor brain bleed that led to some complications and a long road to recovery. I've not got all my marbles back yet but as with any muscle exercising the brain is paramount for me at the moment, so forgive me if I'm in the wrong place, asking inane questions for a while, I just want to try & get some if not all of it back. or learn new stuff.

So with that HELP! How do I post a new thread or where do I go to get my posts up?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] MigoMujahid:
Hi, it's good that you're back, and sorry for what happened to you.

I guess the reason why you couldn't post a new thread is because you tried to post in development threads, development threads also require you to have more than 10 posts, but you can post in Q&A or General threads normally.

To get more than 10 posts, you can simply wonder around and try helping new members (there are millions..lol), or as some users do, you can encourage some developers about their new works(apps, games, ROMs), that will help you.

But as i said, you can post a new thread anytime in Q&A, General or any other thread, but not in Development unless you have more than 10 posts.

Regards
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Exactly, THIS ^^^^^^^^[emoji106]

But even with this, it's still best to have Odin and the stock firmware, recovery is not always accessible when something goes wrong. Sometimes you're left with only download mode working, in these cases, Odin is the only solution.

Better still, it's also a good idea to pull a debrick.img from your stock firmware using adb or Terminal Emulator, this is for situations where you can't boot to recovery or download mode, in these cases you use the debrick.img burned to a SD card to restore the device.
[General Questions and Answers] mremixer:
Thanks for the prompt reply but yeah I tried posting a new thread here but again wasnt able to open a new thread which is why I replied or is that how this thread works? No "new" thread just constant replies? Sorry that only just occurred to me that that might be how this works lol

Yes my original question was in a development thread & yes I get the 10 post rules but it confused me (doesn't take much lol) when I couldn't post a new thread here and only reply, BUT now that light has shone on yon mountain, I get it.

Now my problems getting my posts up coz I was a full on noob when I joined BUT had some knowledge back then , now I'm even more of a noob & have little to no knowledge of the newer phones, systems, apps lol

Oh well looks like I'm assigned to off topic forums and just inanely offering heartfelt support with no backbone for a while.

Thanks again
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Why didn't you just ask whatever question it is that you want to know instead of posting all this nonsense, that way your question is answered without all the unnecessary posts taking space in the thread?
[General Questions and Answers] ghost080:
Sfr staraddict 4

pls i'll appreciate it if you could help me with the rom for SFR STARADDICT 4 ANDRIOD PHONE, it has refused to boot ever since i tried updating it via ota
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Did you wipe cache and wipe Dalvik/ART cache after flashing the OTA?

If the issue is caused by an OTA for that ROM then you need to go to the thread where you got the ROM to get help with this.
[General Questions and Answers] seshanth:
Is it possible to port a lollipop rom for marshmallow device. If yes could i use the stock marshmallow as source rom?
[General Questions and Answers] SCUZZY1337:
Hello everybody, how can i be the orange OP behind my nickname? ;)
[General Questions and Answers] MigoMujahid:
You were already answered in a thread you created in Q&A, why asking again????!

To be the OP of a thread, you must be the one who created the thread, or if the creator of the thread want to make you the OP then he will ask a moderator to do it.

Don't ask anywhere else.
[General Questions and Answers] ADDICT.ANK:
Well only JRE will do the job..But if u want then u can Install JRE and jdk in the default location.

Java runtime is essential to run the eclipse...

Install it in The Default location too..c drive.

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Su file is the script file..

U can run it from the terminal emulator...

Do one thing reroot again..and make sure unknown sources is checked from the settings...and no lockable app is enabled.

like pattern lockscreen etc.

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You need to flash the rom back again...

Or restore from the backup

Do this first press power + vol up for a few secs 10-15 secs.. and then reboot

Also via fastboot flash the cwm..
[General Questions and Answers] keifus.rahn:
Its now working i dowloaded the jre and every time i try yo open it sends me to the app store i guess im going to have to downgrade to windows 7 sence im not having any luck with the horrible 8
[General Questions and Answers] alberto1866:
Hello I have an LG Optimus G Pro, running CM 10.1, I've been having problems ever since installing this rom, the major one being the battery life... Before when I had no ROM installed the battery easily lasted me a good 2 days. However since I installed CM 10.1 my battery has been draining like crazy, even when charging it loses battery if I have the brightness up. So does anyone know how to fix this? I'm even considering switching ROMs if I switch ROMs is there anything different I have to do as opposed to installing a ROM for the first time?

Help greatly appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] eldode:
Hey I have P6200 and I want to update my software but I forget to wipe my data and while I use odin it give me red fail and the device donot want to turn on or go into recovery mode any help to fix it
[General Questions and Answers] ebuka3:
pls house, i am having problems with my phone's (tecno P3) network. the sim1 slot refuses to activate and i have tested it with various sim cards. when i try to activate it through settings it tells me 'com.android.............. has stopped unexpectedly'. can any one help me with a solution pls?
[General Questions and Answers] keifus.rahn:
ADT Bundle on Windows 8

Im taking it that the adt developers bundle don't work on windows 8 ive looked and asked for help for two days and ive found and have been told the same thing i already know so if anyone knows a trick on how to get the eclipes working on windows 8 plz let me know. I was going to downgrade to 7 but im not spending any more money on this im already out alot of money trying to get started and not getting any where.

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are you rooted with a custom recovery if so Fix permissions you can also do it threw rom manager
[General Questions and Answers] luetkmeyer:
Hi.

Im trying to rotate screen on certain scenarios with tasker. So, how can I rotate and lock rotate the display with command line (like terminal)?

I have tryed this, but without success.

ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_PORTRAIT

setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);

Anyone have a command to do that?

Thank you in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] tentenponce:
Preference Categories

Sir, when i just delete the code in the xml, error happens when compiling, i just add sir android:enabled="false" to disable the category. thanks for replying sir :))
[General Questions and Answers] coreymstevens:
Trying to root my HTC DNA.

I have been researching this issue for months now. I have tried a few options, (using the threads on xda) but haven't got very far. I would like a solid answer as to the best way to root my DNA. I am not sure where I am getting hung up. Stock model using 4.1.1. Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] tOrNadO™:
Hi.. I am trying to edit xml files inorder to port a Samsung ROM to my Sony Xperia S.. I tried to decompile any apk, i get this error in the SS.. I have the JDK installed in default folder.. Have adt-bundle(although here it aint necessary). Put the files in the same folder.. When i try to decompile framework-res.apk, i got the error as in SS..

And i also tried to decompile settings.apk, i got an exception.. And also the smali folder is empty.. I also tried to extract files in the apk using WinRAR.. But unfortunately. i am stuck with nowhere to go by not able to edit any XML files.. Googled it.. No software is opening the XML files in Windows 7.. All i get is some symbolic view of the code.. Tried Notepad++, XML Notepad and many softwares that said to edit XML files.. None of them worked.. Any suggestions please?? :confused:

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[General Questions and Answers] jma816:
xperia tipo led concern

First fix permissions...then

Check in the build prop.. and add a build prop tweak and see whether it works or not..

or sys dir in there leds.. copy all files of it as a backup pls...

then look for the backlight..

Or simply flash the framework seperately via cwm or manually move it..>>>>>>>thanks!! ill check on it :fingers-crossed:
[General Questions and Answers] jshyam22793:
micromax a87...flashing error..urgent

i recently rooted my micromax a87 and installed CWM 5.0.28 (something like this)....but wen i tried to flash new rom from "install zip from sdcard"...it starts the process but shows error "can't open rom.zip" (rom.zip is d rom i used for flashing...)

i tried many roms but same error...i have followed all the instructions ...dalvik cache...format sysytem..format data...

now i cant boot my phone....please help save my phone
[General Questions and Answers] James031:
S voice no network connection

HI,

I have Samsung Galaxy S3 (international GT-I9300). I have just flashed Omega ROM V49.1. I got this problem with S voice giving me "no network connection" when connected on 3G, and 3G network is clearly working as I was able to surf the internet. However, S voice worked fine with WI-FI. I searched the forum, but almost all the people who have similar issue are having problem with WI-FI. S voice was working with both 3G and Wi-FI with my previous ROM ARHD V29.

Just wondering if anyone have any suggestion on where I might have done wrong flashing the Omega ROM to cause this issue? Any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] mumsy:
App development

Hey, I recently(yesterday) flashed custom rom for my first time..

so I looked up and saw that kies cannot be used with custom rom and as far as i remember for AVD to detect my phone I need drivers that are installed by connecting my phone to kies.

2 questions, can i develop (and test) apps using custom rom(cyanoginmod 10.1 if that matters)?

and how can I recover my sim contacts without restoring to stock and adding them as google contacts since sim contacts are not

recognized with this rom (tried every app and importing sim contacts thingy.., i even backed up using kies but inspecting the spb file i only see google contacts..)

thanks alot(:

edit - for the app development part i fixed it (debug mode was off and my phone isnt english anymore -> translation is funny and barely understandable)

still if anyone knows how to fix the sim part i'd really appreciate it.
[General Questions and Answers] ADDICT.ANK:
Cyanogen rom makes a auto backup.

So import contacts from sd card or internal storage.

And u can test apps on it.

Only official kies likd apps wont work.

To save from the ota bricking in case.

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Try fixing permissions and clear data

Or reflash gapps.

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Use different cwm.

Use spflash tools to flash back the stock rom again.

And enter recovery with power+ vol up or down
[General Questions and Answers] Naineesh:
reply

Its not possible to install any rom,android 3e recovery,doesn't let me do it,.....and there no supported roms available for a A25,and original rom backup not possible,because of no cwm support,..but someone managed to back up it,don't know how but he has,..done,..how can install thsi zip from adb ?? :confused: :eek:

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there may be custom roms available :eek: ,i never got one,.. but unable to find,cwm support for my phone :rolleyes: ,........
[General Questions and Answers] Tim Gurney:
Star N9776

Hi. New to posting so please bear with me. Not sure if I am in the right place but here goes.

I have a star n9776 phone (un rooted). It boots up but just goes to the lying down android with the red exclamation mark. If i touch the back button it goes into recovery. I tried factory reset but it just repeats. My pc cant recognise the phone (have tried several drivers - none seem to contain information about my device) Have tried to load rom packages from sd card but everything goes to "installation aborted". Any suggestions? I am (obviously) very new to this but the phone is quite an expensive brick. Any help really appreciated.:crying: