yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Format it through your device, at least once.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Some MediaTek devices have an option to enter to a menu where, you can see, usually, three options, fastboot, recovery, and power off, and move it through them, using the volume down button, try combining buttons, start with, the three pressed at the same time, it can be combined volume down/up with power button, main difference to enter directly to fastboot or recovery, is the time you spent to press the buttons.

Other way, not comfortable, but... is sending it to recovery mode, the option to power off must be present there.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
The user manual says it should have the power options menu when the power button is long pressed but that isn't what it is doing. The only thing the power button will do when booted into system is lock/wake the screen when pressed and open Google Assistant when long pressed or restart when hold longer. The option of telling Google Assistant to power off should also be usable but Google Assistant responds saying that option is not supported. I ended up installing a power menu app from Playstore until I can figure out why the stock software isn't functioning like it should. Or backup all data to an external media then reset/restore/reflash the stock firmware.
[General Questions and Answers] Rob00n:
Yes, I've done multiple times before. When it's formatted, it would work fine, but even if I use a usb cable to transfer files into the SD card or use a USB adapter, when it goes near 100GB in capacity, the phone will consider it corrupted after reboot.
[General Questions and Answers] gaixixon:
I have an old Android TV box device, running Android Marshmallow (Android 6.0) chipset RK3229.

Recently I can do nothing with it: youtube not work, browser not running because it's "too old" in Google's policy.

I tried to search, and found out that, some developer have modded a Android 8.1 rom, I downloaded it, and flashed to my device.

Everything works excellent!

I tried to dig deeper to understand how to port my old firmware (running android 6.0) to newer android 8.1; and learnt that:

I need to use MIK (Multi Image Kitchen) to EXTRACT my_old_firmware.img to individual folders/files.. then delete unused/not working app; replace new feature app; and REPACK to new_firmware.img to flash.

From some new rom modded by another developer, I tried to delete some unwanted app; replace with my favourite apps; repack; flash and all work fines.

My questions is: if I have old_firmware.img (android 6.0); and suppose i want to replace/add new feature from let's say LineageOS (8.0).

Generally, what folder/files from old firmware should I keep (to make device boot and run); and what folders/files from new rom should I copy from, to my old firmware? so that I can turn my old firmware (6.0) to new firmware (8.0)?

I don't expect detail instruction, but some very general guideline is greately appreciated, so that I can turn up my sleeve and do something on my own.
[General Questions and Answers] BruhMoment212:
MicroG security concern

Completely new to this place, I just have some questions:

I have flashed LineageOS on my Samsung A52s 5G and I want to flash MicroG to be able to use mostly gmail and occasionally maps as I move around a lot. MAYBE Play Store.

I found this reddit comment on a post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MicroG/comments/v66f0q/_/ic3qhyl

My question is: Is the method safe? By safe, I mean the following: I know how signature spoofing works mostly, and I was concerned on how to allow MicroG to do it WITHOUT allowing any other unwanted app to do the same. I found that specific method which seemed reasonable but I am not that knowledgeable.

If the method on that reddit comment is all good and ONLY MicroG will be allowed to signature spoof, perfect, if not, please point me in the right direction. I will have my banking apps on my new de-googled phone so I would prefer to be rest assured.

Thanks in advance for any lovely people that can help!
[General Questions and Answers] moakt3:
Need app that can dump kernel (zip or img) for installing on another custom firmware.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
That would be FASTBOOT.

Backup/dump kernel image without root or twrp/cwm

Is there any way to backup/dump kernel image without root or twrp/cwm ?

android.stackexchange.com
[General Questions and Answers] moakt3:
I need android app. Not PC.
[General Questions and Answers] adhesiveee:
check these sites out!

MobileRead Wiki - PRST1 Rooting and Tweaks

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Rooting Sony PRS-T1 Lets You Get At The Android Goodies

Cries of “I am root!” abound once again with the rooting of Sony’s PRS-T1 eBook reader. The eBook Reader Blog took the original rooting directions and then looked at some of the t…

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[General Questions and Answers] NewKindaNew:
Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I think the dd command is available on the device.
[General Questions and Answers] adhesiveee:
does gsi work on android kitkat?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
It did not exist back then and manufacturer wont go back to make it work, So assume NO. I just have a problem saying never.
[General Questions and Answers] AzureStriker14:
I have a Timmkoo Q3E, but I forgot my password. I pressed and held the reset button on the bottom of the device, but all that did was shut it down. Powering it back on put me right back to the lock screen. How do I fix this?
[General Questions and Answers] VTR_M:
I had a modified version of Niagara launcher, when I was uninstalling it android asked if I wanted to remove additional data from the app and I recused, now I'm trying to install the original version of the app from the Play Store and it keeps giving me an error "Can't install Niagara launcher", I think it is because the data from the modified version is still in my phone. I already had a similar issue with another app but I had the modified app still installed and when I uninstalled it I could install it's original version without any problems. I'm wondering if there is a way to remove the data without installing the app again (because i do not have the modified apk file anymore) or even if this is the real issue
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
on my s9 i often have to use vol. down with power to get "power off , reboot , etc" menu to show.

best of luck
[General Questions and Answers] blank174:
Is there a way to change volume of airpods 2nd gen successful connection sound, low battery sound etc. if used on an android phone? They're too loud by default, found official guide for iphones (link), but nothing like that for android.
[General Questions and Answers] xxxmovent:
Snapchat device Ban who can help me
[General Questions and Answers] Ah9m7ed:
Hello, I want to try to update my phone to android 12, but it does not support system-as-root, can I make my device a system-as-root? Is there a way to do so?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
You can run A12 without system as root. Some people actually go the other way and change their A13 to not be system as root.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Ok guys, I could post this in the Nexus 5 forum but I'm not sure it has enough activity to help me with this.

I pulled my old Nexus 5 out of my drawer of extra devices just to mess around and see if I could do anything new with it. Charged it up, booted it into the OctOS marshmallow ROM that I had but kept random rebooting inconsistently. I kept tinkering trying to debug it. Even restoring an old backup doesn't remove the random rebooting issue. Wiping everything including storage and reflashing the OctOS ROM doesn't remove the issue.

Also, it connects to WiFi after a reflash but then a few minutes later drops and won't reconnect until I wipe and flash but then repeats the issue even the WiFi toggle keeps turning itself off.

I ended up finding a reparation guide to resize partitions for flashing newer ROM's. Updated TWRP from 3.3.1_0 to 3.7.0_9HH.R 17 to run the repart then flashed a LOS 18 ROM and a LOS 20 ROM. Both boot fine but they also do the one time WiFi connect then drop and won't connect issue.

One slight difference is, the LOS 20 will eventually reconnect after 5 minutes or so but I have to turn WiFi back on and manually reselect the network to connect to, it won't automatically reconnect. But, even when I get it to eventually reconnect, it just drops and I have to go through the rescan, wait 5 minutes or so, connect, drop, rinse and repeat.

I've flashed EFS, firmware, persist, etc..., still nothing helps.

Any ideas?

Something wrong with modem or RIL?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I have kept all my now dead devices since my first Android device back in about 2011, a Sony Xperia Ray.

What I found, is that I am pretty sure its the internal Storage (System and or Data partitions) that have died, with some turning to read only (after they become corrupt, and hence ROMs do not flash correctly or becomes borked). What you describe sounds to be similar.

I actually have a Nexus 5, sorry, but I am not going to even check it, as I wouldn't of retired it, unless it died.

These devices arent made to live for everm abd ny N5 was around the time I started flashing a LOT of ROMs I had built from source. ie the hardware was pushed.
[General Questions and Answers] Hendrix7:
For what benefit?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Not the way I go, but some people prefer a R/W system partition over trying to do everything systemless using Magisk And its probably comftable doing the things the way they have done for 10 years previously. Some people have been on android a long time.
[General Questions and Answers] Ah9m7ed:
I have a Huawei ATU-L31, and it is system as system, I downloaded the A12 GSI rom and flashed it, but it will go to the fastboot mode, how can I change it to system as root? I want to try the gsi roms, and as far as I know, there is no A12 or higher gsi roms that support system as system.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Same, it was unlocked and customized from day one, had lots of different versions of TWRP and many different ROMs, custom kernels and modifications up til about 5 years ago. It was also used as a test device when I was working with the OctOS dev team. I was also thinking the emmc was failing, I think I had determined that back when I retired it and put in my junk drawer. I also still have a lot of devices that still "work" but are basically useless for anything now. Got a closet full of older PCs that I still keep going too, lol.
[General Questions and Answers] Ah9m7ed:
Also, how can I do that? Are there any guides? Because I couldn't find any.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
As I said, not the way I go. However, I have seen threads here on XDA, so you just need to be better at searching. Maybe someone else will step in?

On a related note, my first android device had a TINY data partition, so it basically did the same thing as these other scripts, but moving the 512mb data partition t use a few GB on an externmal SD Card. ie this is not new tech, that device was from almost 10y agoI think

Try a google search like

site:xdaforums.com remove system as root - Google Search
[General Questions and Answers] DevinRyker:
DevinRyker said:

Hey I’m zak, I bricked my phone/tablet it’s the Razer edge 5g Verizon variant , I was following a guide on Reddit …stupid me , I’ve been searching everywhere for a way to fix it . The Reddit guide was for flashing the Razer edge wifi … you can see the article by googling “Razer edge root guide” should be number one post. So I read the guide thoroughly and proceeded to follow it . Well flash bricked phone , I decided to then check the comments before posting my own and saying wtf dude … well the last comment was from the guide creator and he said “oh this is for the Wi-Fi variant only I should have clarified” well can’t blame anyone but my self I should have read everything.. I’ve been trying to learn kernel building because Razer offers the developer source code for the Razer edge no idea if it’s Wi-Fi or 5g , Verizon won’t help me unless I have active service on it , I have my wife’s Razer edge … we bought them at the same time together … so I even thought of cloning the firmware ?? But she won’t let me flash anything on her tablet because I did so wonderfully on my own … :(understandable . So I’ve read and I think I want to try to Fastboot boot TWRP on her phone make a backup and use it to Fastboot boot TWRP on my tablet then flash the backup to being life to my tablet I’m lost and need help if you could help I’d be in debt , I look forward to the beginning of this trip in the right direction , I’m an adult so I don’t need to be fed , but I am lost and would like a compass and a map maybe ? Thanks

Also there is no device forum for the Razer edge which surprises me because the 5g has an unlockable boot loader which is weird for Verizon to do these day , oh I trued to use Verizon’s software repair tool to fix my device but it won’t recognize my device , but it does recognize my wife’s device which are exact same we bought them same time same place

I still have Fastboot and it is recognized on my pc , and I can still flash and it still accepts my commands but I only have Fastboot mode , thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
You can try fastboot booting TWRP on her device and creating a backup then fastboot booting TWRP on your phone and restoring the backup........

Or

If you want to eliminate a lot of those steps and having to flash two devices and all that jive...

You could just download the stock firmware for your device and extract the various .img files from the firmware and then fastboot flash each individual .img files using fastboot flash commands.
[General Questions and Answers] Ah9m7ed:
I think I did quite a search, but I couldn't really find anything definitive, I flashed android 12 gsi image on it, but it doesn't boot, because it is an a-only system-as-system. I also don't want to root my phone because I don't need it. I hope you understand what I mean.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Sorry, I couldn't follow all the story, and probably, I missed something, but, for the few I did, first, to say, that you don´t need a system-as-root device, to can support a GSI, and, probably, what you mean with system-as-system (?) is that your device has dynamic partitions.

Since Android 8.1, all the devices support a GSI, the reason why your device is not booting is, most likely, different than that.

if you can post, which is your specific device, read that with some app like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=devsground.deviceinformations&hl=en_US, also, the GSI, you´re trying to flash, the method you´re using, all that information, would be helpful.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I would suggest one of the best paths for success is seeing if anyone with your specific device has tried the same as you?
[General Questions and Answers] magaedy:
Hello All,

My problem with inDrive app (Passenger mode) is that I can't make any requests (as shown down, I only rooted my official MIUI rom with some modules and lsposed modules, I tried everything even Full root uninstall and dirty flash the official rom but nothing helped
[General Questions and Answers] Ah9m7ed:
OK, my device is huawei y6 prime 2018 (ATU-L31), I am trying to flash an android 12 A/B GSI image, I tried flashing an A only android 11 gsi image using twrp method and fastboot method, no issues, but I want to flash A/B gsi image but the device reboots back to fastboot mode.
[General Questions and Answers] imaadbajwa:
hello there, im new to using mediatek devices. i was installing an update via sp flash tools, followed the guide on sp flash tool in order to bypass auth and get the update in. for my mistake, it seems i didnt check if secure boot was turned off or not. i have the device oem unlocked, but didnt know about secure boot. it seems that the process went by, and formatted everything from the OS and the flash functionality. im unable to disable secure boot also, nor am i able to flash any files to it. i received the mt6785 files from the internet as stock but even then i cannot flash. i am unsure how to get auth file for it, i have searched around the web for any solution, but have given up on any hope. i wish to just somehow restore the os without having to delete my data. i know this is not very certain on if i can recover my data, since i forgot to backup some data. but for now, i wish to recover my phone in a working state. if anybody has any guide to help me through this predicament, it would be appreciated. i tried normally using an auth file from xda forum, but it seems to be stuck on doing nothing at all.
[General Questions and Answers] quman8id:
Hello everyone, I have a problem related to twrp. After flashing evolution x or crdroid firmware, twrp gives the error "unable to mount /data". I tried changing the filesystem, if I changed it to ext4 or exfat, it was bootlop to twrp.

I've tried many different versions of twrp. my device is Mi 11 pro
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
If you are leaving your data then why a dirty flash?, since you got this far by flashing the ROM again then preferably I would have done a clean flash.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
First, check if in the same forum, other members are facing the same issue, or if it is, a known limitation of that recovery. If they´re not any of those, then probably, you need to flash the stock ROM, as base, this will restore that partition.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Not sure what you mean with "secure boot", like these devices, don´t have that specific limitation.

You need to, firstly, give more information about that device, like model, Android version, and some screenshots from SPFT, would be helpful, to can help you.

The auth(orization) file, allows to write into the preloader, being a specific build, but, not sure if you are referring to that, a screenshot would be more graphic than words can express.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Not sure, what you mean with "no issues..." maybe you could flash but the device didn´t boot?, in this case, I wouldn`t call this, a success.

What Android version your device is running? What is exactly the GSI you had "success", and what, you couldn´t? provide links.

Apart that a GSI, did you flash other image? maybe a vbmeta?
[General Questions and Answers] Ah9m7ed:
What I mean no issues is that I was able to boot my device and use it, I did not face bootloops or any other issues, now, my device is running android 11 a only gsi image, and I was able to flash and boot most of gsi images below android 11 without any problem whatsoever, the original version of my android device was android 8.0 and treble is supported, also I did not flash any other images beside the gsi image and the vendor image.
[General Questions and Answers] imaadbajwa:
hi, thank you for the reply. i resolved the secure boot issue by following a related post on infinix devices. it seems to have worked. but i do have an issue where i am unable to access my internal storage. currently i was able to use an sd card for expanded memory, but i cannot directly download any application, or access the directory through file explorers. currently still not rooted. if any more information is needed, im willing to give.
[General Questions and Answers] Xyberdude:
Guys someone please tell that how do i flash through fastboot the stock data.img (it is called userdata.img right?) cuz my phone is stuck on bootloop in gsi rom only want to flash that
[General Questions and Answers] DevinRyker:
Yeah been trying to download the img but can not find them Razer won’t help and neither will Verizon unless I have the active service , I think I will try the boot TWRP on her device , there is no TWRP for the edge and that is another part I’m stuck at , I will read more guides on getting a TWRP on my device

Don’t I need root on my wife’s device to get a full back up even with TWRP?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If you are only planning on fastboot booting TWRP, you won't need to bother with whether the bootloader is unlocked or not and you won't need root no matter which method/solution you use.

Also, since you are only booting a temporary TWRP recovery session instead of actually flashing TWRP on the device, you may not need a TWRP that is specific to your model number. You may be able to boot a TWRP img from another device that has the same CPU architecture/CPU series and somewhat similar partitioning and use it to do your work without issue. Fastboot booting TWRP virtually has 0% chance of bricking your device unless you somehow accidently wipe the wrong thing or flash the wrong thing while you are in TWRP. It is when you actually flash TWRP on a non compatible device that bricks devices.

For example, I had a generic tablet that had an Intel Arom CPU, I fastboot booted a TWRP that had been used on other devices with same series of Intel Atom CPU and used it to modify the tablet just fine. I couldn't use it to flash custom ROMs or anything because it did not have an unlocked bootloader but I could create backups and restore backups and root/modify the system partition without bricking the device.
[General Questions and Answers] lm8lm8:
hi

just installed twrp and lineageos 15 (andro9) on a300FU, works almost well except that i can't install any apk (phone totally ungoogled) ; why ?

thank you
[General Questions and Answers] DevinRyker:
Thank you very much I will give it a shot , I will post my results … thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] ssurikoii:
Hi can anyone help? I bricked my device whilst trying to root my phone flashing with odin, but the cable disconnected mid update.. and now it only boots into download mode and it gives some error with Super.. I can also boot in recovery and turn the bootloader on, but that just puts my phone into a bootloop. Btw, it won't connect to my PC, so reinstalling the system with odin or adb won't work.. what should I do?!
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If the PC won't recognize the device or connect to the device, you will not be able to repair this yourself. You will have to get a professional repair shop to fix it or you will have to buy a new motherboard and replace it yourself.
[General Questions and Answers] SomeChannel:
Hello. I have a question related to a phone i have. Is it possible to extract system ringtones from a SGH-S150G?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
And what did a logcat slow as the reason?
[General Questions and Answers] imaadbajwa:
hello all, i have a question to ask, regarding these two on mtkclient. this seems to be one of the reasons as to why i dont have any storage showing up. is there any way to fix it using sp flash tools or any other way? is there any way to backup in case i mess up? thanksView attachment 6057590View attachment 6057591
[General Questions and Answers] tbird88:
hello i'm new here.

i bought an android box off amazon and curious if i can put a new rom on it

not sure what that will do, hoping to make it cleaner and better over all.

my issue i don't know its real name it just says

Android Tv box

model: W2B

4gb 128gb android 11

ROM: Amlogic S905W2

i didn't see a thread with those specs specifically

thanks for any help.
[General Questions and Answers] ssurikoii:
can't I install update from SD card and download the android fw on the SD and just install it into recovery..?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If there is a recovery flashable update for your device, that should work, provided your partitions are not corrupted.