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[General Questions and Answers] KaiserShadow:
Xperia u flashmode fastboot problems

Device: Xperia U

Causes:Flashed a kernel that's not meant to be flashed via recovery (flashed a jellybean kernel that's supposedly handled by fastboot but rom is CM-ICS based) <- I know how stupid of me :))

Issue: Does not boot, nor go into fastboot mode or flash mode <- no way of indicating since illumination strip does not light up

Other Info:

Has a cm-based rom

ILLUMINATION STRIP does not either light up green or blue whenever I go into flashmode or fastboot

Has the red led of death when I plug it in on a wall charger or pc (whenever I press and hold the power button red led blinks, not the illumination strip)

unlocked bootloader

Does not show charging animation when power button pressed, does not vibrate either, since it is a custom rom boot logo does not show up.

when using flashtool device not detected, using windows 8 installed drivers successfully by turning off the device driver signer(?)

after i flashed the wrong kernel i can still access flash mode, fastboot mode successfully but i overslept and just red led of death.

after 15-20mins of charging either via pc or wall charger the red led just diminshes.

Any insights you people could offer? what steps did I miss i read the thread about the stock rom. however i do not know what will i do to recover a phone with a custom rom(cm-ics) along with inapporpriate kernel.

If does not even show charging animation or even boot logo, when i tried the hard reset method (power+up.vol+down.vol then hold) it does not work. I attempted flashing the the firmware(ftf file for XPU) to no no avail it doesn't really go to flashboot or fastboot. No light by the illumination strip. Charged and Drained the battery several times.

Any help or insight would be appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] androiddoglover6969:
I am trying to root my moto x 4.2.2 using this guide http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/guide-republic-wireless-moto-x-xt1049-t2555941/post52993576

I am having trouble with the context.

It says

1. Download the 4.2.2 zip for your Moto X.

A. Go to Here. http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0

B. Download Android 4.2.2 Blur_Version.139.4.17.ghost_row.RepublicWireless.e n.US

C. Extract it.

D. Flash the files with fastboot. Flash them all. Including bootloader and recovery.

E. This will restore your phone to STOCK 4.2.2, hope you had backups.

On part E. what does it mean by back ups exactly? Like contacts or the stock rom or what specifically?
[General Questions and Answers] WERA 39:
am i safe to assume that there is still no root access for the Verizon version SCH-I545 after the 4.4.2 OTA update? (never before rooted device)
[General Questions and Answers] DrErect:
Can anyone tell me why the android os is heavily draining the battery? This has been going on for a couple of days.
[General Questions and Answers] WERA 39:
has this been since the 4.4.2 update to KitKat? If so, ive been reading that MANY MANY people have been having that issue. (personally, mine has been doing fine since the update). But, ive also been reading on many of the forums that if you run into the battery drain issue, to do a complete factory reset. Seems many have done that and the issue resolved itself with the reset. YMMV
[General Questions and Answers] Sfuma:
GUYS why "vocal input" is not active? In keyboard settings is always active but the icon not appear!

Im whit 4.1
[General Questions and Answers] Sohowsthat:
Liquidsmooth bad batterytime

I installed the Liquidsmooth JB a couple of days ago. The battery time is not even comparable to the original (Samsung Galaxy S3) ROM battery time. I looked around for some help but couldn't really get anything really helpful. I wonder if there is something i can do to improve this? And it takes real long time to charge it too. And i can't turn off the phone and charge it, Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] rickxx2000:
unable to mount system

help! don't know what i did, but now i'm getting "unable to mount system" when i try to backup my rom, load a new rom, etc.

i'm running an att galaxy s4; rooted (via saferoot); recovery is safestrap 3.72; and i'm on a kk 4.4.2 custom rom

i've tried using terminal emulator mount -o remount,rw /system and get "permission denied"

i don't know much about using terminal emulator commands so any help you all could provide would be appreciated. thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] D.D.P.:
Simply using CWMR will create and update backups if parameters are set properly. Nandroid works effectively as well.

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Generally a backup created at the time of root will be a stick version of whatever ROM you're using. However, many quick tools will use a version that reverts to original release. (Example: 4.2.1 or 4.2 rather than 4.4.2 KK.)
[General Questions and Answers] dieselman1982:
you can root with odin 3.09 and cf auto root i just did it recently
[General Questions and Answers] :
Disable auto sync, and go to settings/WiFi/*overflow*/Advanced/WiFi off when in sleep.
[General Questions and Answers] dieselman1982:
Backups is talking about any apps, app data, pictures, contacts, etc. most can be backed up to an sd card, pc, or cloud. It will all be deleated from the device memory when youy flash 4.4.2

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There is an all in one root tool kit developed by xda for that kit. Just search your model number in xda and it should bring up the procedure

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Can you get into download mode?

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Sometimes if you can get into a download mode you can flash a recovery with a tool like Odin
[General Questions and Answers] androiddoglover6969:
I am trying to upgrade to 4.4.2 on my Moto X and get it rooted as well.

When I land on step 6 of

6. Download the 4.4.2 zip for your Moto X.

A. Go to Here. http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0

B. Download Android 4.4.2 Blur_Version.165.44.12.ghost_row.RepublicWireless. en.US

C. Extract it.

D. STOP EVERYTHING AND READ THE NEXT PART CAREFULLY. YOU DON'T WANT TO SCREW THIS PART UP.

E. LIKE SERIOUSLY, YOU WILL BRICK IT.

F.

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

What screen state of my moto x do I have be in when I do that in terminal? Do I have to be in safestrap screen before the os loading? Or the home screen? Or what?

Reference link guide http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/guide-republic-wireless-moto-x-kitkat-4-t2738233
[General Questions and Answers] Joe_206:
I've just a fast and probably easy question about apps which sometimes are mirrored at xda:

Often in the news, they talk about updates (mostly from google) with new features which get distributed in the next weeks over the play store. Then again they say, for people who don't want to wait, they've already mirrored the .apk. So now I am wondering:

- Can I just install this apk without worring about anything? Do I have to uninstall the previous version first? Or is there anything else I need to worry about?

- Will the Playstore still recognize that I have this app registered to my account, so I will automatically receive future updates, even if the .apk came from xda?

Or more generally:

If I just install the .apk over my current playstore version, will there be ANY difference to anything to if I had just waited until the app officially came out? Except for having the app a week earlier of course :)

Best regards,

Joe
[General Questions and Answers] Mohamed Elhadad:
Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] neo668:
Hi. I have a Neo V running FXP 10.1 (JB). I also have MS Office for Android and Office Suite. Whenever I open an Excel file it is opened with MS Office. How do I change the default program in Android? Tks.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Settings/Apps/Scroll down to MS office/tap on it/tap "Clear defaults"

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1. You can just install the .apk. Won't hurt anything.

2. The app will still receive updates. Basically, everything will work perfectly fine
[General Questions and Answers] neo668:
TYVM. It worked. Exactly what I wanted to do.
[General Questions and Answers] Joe_206:
This threat is awesome. Thank you so much to all the guys who respond here regulary and help with all the questions, the newcommers (including me) have.

So far I have one more: Basically, how do I make a 100% and clean full wipe with clockworkmod?

I must admit, I somewhat noobishly flashed the latest CM snapshot over the lasted nightly a few weeks ago, before I heard that this might be a bad idea. (Since there can be some downgrades which may not work well and cause bugs) Actually my phone still runs great, but sometimes there are some crashes or the phone freezes for a bit - nothing to serious, but after three months of heavy CM using I decided it may be a good time to do a full wipe before I install the upcoming M7 snapshot - just so I can be certain, the "dirty flash" i've made a few weeks ago can not be any potential root for problems any longer.

So what do I do it best? What I would have done would be:

- go to clockwork mod

- do a factory reset

- wipe cache and dalvic cache

- install the upcoming CM11-M7 and GAPPS

- again do a factory reset

- reboot

I just want to level pretty much the whole phone, so I can attempt a 100% clean and fresh Cyanogenmod install. Is this the way to go, or is there a better approach?

Best regards and once again thank you so much for this Thread,

Joe
[General Questions and Answers] :
This is pretty much the way to go. You could literally wipe almost ALL the data of the phone by formatting, but there really isn't a reason to do that.
[General Questions and Answers] neo668:
I believe the following is pretty much standard now.

- go to ClockWork Mod

- do a factory reset

- format System

- wipe cache and dalvik cache

- install new ROM and GAPPS

- reboot

- let the ROM settle for an hour or two before using the phone

Do not do a factory reset after installing ROM and GAPPS. You will lose everything.
[General Questions and Answers] Joe_206:
Are you sure? Because this official thread advices to do a factory reset AFTER installing cm11. I'm a bit confused now :confused:

And what do you mean with "format System"? I can't find this in clockwork mod :(
[General Questions and Answers] :
Format system is in "advanced" "Format system" is somewhere near the top. Format system removes all your system and gapps.
[General Questions and Answers] neo668:
When you do a factory reset everything is formatted. So, theoretically, your phone will be wiped clean. Don't know about CM11. When installing new ROM all accompanying instructions tell you to "format System" implicitly. But I think this is already done when you do a factory reset. No harm in doing it again though.

But don't take my word for it. Let's wait for the real experts to reply.
[General Questions and Answers] androiddoglover6969:
I am trying to upgrade to 4.4.2 on my Moto X and get it rooted as well.

When I land on step 6 of

6. Download the 4.4.2 zip for your Moto X.

A. Go to Here. http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0

B. Download Android 4.4.2 Blur_Version.165.44.12.ghost_row.RepublicWireless. en.US

C. Extract it.

D. STOP EVERYTHING AND READ THE NEXT PART CAREFULLY. YOU DON'T WANT TO SCREW THIS PART UP.

E. LIKE SERIOUSLY, YOU WILL BRICK IT.

F.

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

What screen state of my moto x do I have be in when I do that in terminal? Do I have to be in safestrap screen before the os loading? Or the home screen? Or what?

Reference link guide http://xdaforums.com/moto...kat-4-t2738233
[General Questions and Answers] Joe_206:
Thank you very much so far. You can believe me I really tried to google this problem but I couldn't find a clear answer for it. It's a bit disappointing, considering a good tutorial how to "absolutely and completely wipe an android phone and make it completely "fresh" and without any traces of earlier roms" should be some thing a lot of people could need from time to time.

Also you would expect that "wipe system" alone from clockwork mod would do exactly that, but according to many posts on different forums, you should also wipe the caches and some other partitions seperately. Of course, mods like cwm never had their main focus on being "easy to use" but are advanced tools for experts...but still, you keep wondering sometimes how such a "basic procedure" turns out to be such a complex step.

So to summarize (for now - any additional input to this is highly appreciated!):

- wipe data/factory reset

- wipe cache and dalvic cache

- wipe /system

- flash rom and gapps

- wipe data/factory reset again if the rom instructions ask for it.

Formatting other partitions like /data or /cache is of no use at all i assume?

Best regards and thank you very much for your help :)
[General Questions and Answers] neo668:
Try it out the way you want the first time. After flashing rom and factory reset and you find you've got nothing, you can always do it all over again. But this time do not factory reset after installing ROM.

And instead of "wipe /system" I would "Format /System". Don't know if they are the same. But your first 3 steps would give you a pretty clean phone.

Good luck.
[General Questions and Answers] The_man_on_the_moon:
Hi I have a Samsung galaxy s4 gt i9505 4g I have rooted it via Odin but I really want to install (stable)cyanogen mod 11 KitKat 4.4 or similar on it. I have been looking around on this forum for instructions but I feel a little intimidated.

I have not installed a custom recovery. I am on stock firmware and I have not modified anything. Only rooted and installed root apps like greenify, and titanium backup.

From what I know I need a custom recovery to perform a nandroid backup

( backup of all the software as it is currently right now ?)

I REALLY cannot afford for it to go wrong so I was hoping for some instructions how to properly back up the software ( I don't care about app data I have backups on my computer etc) I need to be able to restore it so it works in case something doesn't work right.

The phone was bought in Australia outright if that helps.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This is my first post so I'm sorry if I posted in the wrong thread? Or didn't give enough info. Private message me or email me at alexvperger@gmail.com or just post here ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼
[General Questions and Answers] yakamuz88:
Need English CWM for I9300I Samsung Galaxy S III Neo

hi

i have a rooted I9300I ( Galaxy S III Neo ) but the CWM recovery is chineese language

is there any way to install an english cwm for my I9300I???

please help

Regards Elşen
[General Questions and Answers] tachi1247:
I have a stock gnex on Sprint and have been suffering through the 3g-4g handoff issue ever since 4.3 came out and finally got tired of it. Rooted the device last night and installed an older version of the CDMA and LTE radios in an attempt to fix the problem as all of my research indicated that it would work.

Unfortunately, it didn't. Tried both the GA02 and FH05 radios. More searching and I came across this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52948343&postcount=108 which clearly indicates that I have to go back to 4.2 to resolve my issue. Is this the only option? I have read about people having success getting the handoff to work properly by changing the radios and not having to go back to the older OS. If this is the only way, then I'm willing to go back, but obviously I would prefer not to.

Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] ametts01:
Okay so I just upgraded my HTC One m7 to sense 6, is there anyway to change the in call notification sound when you receive a text.
[General Questions and Answers] dieselman1982:
You have to have an ND8 hotspot hack there is one available on XDA. I had trouble when i updated as well. Just search ND8 hotspot and it will bring it up

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A nandroid backup is fairly simple just boot into your recovery mode and there is an option for back up and restore. Click on it and tell it to backup to your sd card. It takes a few minutes. Then as lomg as you can access recovery your backup will be there,
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
So confused.... PLEASE help!

I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 and I am currently using StraightTalk service but I'm only able to get 2g EDGE data which sux ass! I went into a Verizon Wireless retail store because I wanted a new 4G LTE micro Verizon SIM card with 4G data, unlimited talk/text. One of the guys was telling me something about how StraightTalk bought Verizon or some BS like that and their service plans won't work with my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 because it needs to be flashed to StraightTalk and they can't do it. WTF is this BS?

I told them that my phone can use any service provider and any micro SIM card but they still wouldn't let me get service. My Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 is a CDMA phone. I don't know what to do. I desperately want to upgrade to 4g LTE and keep this phone. I don't mind paying $60/mo. as long as I get unlimited talk/text with at least 1GB of high-speed data.

If I were to purchase an 4G AT&T Compatible Micro SIM Card for my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I535 and activate it through StraightTalk, will it give my CDMA phone 4G LTE service?

Any suggestions welcome.
[General Questions and Answers] mojobern:
nice thread :good:
[General Questions and Answers] kmmc:
Rooting S2 i9100G running SlimKat?

Hi! I have a Samsung S2 i9100G and I recently got SlimKat installed on it.

I now need to re-root it but can't seem to find instructions for rooting an S2 that is running KitKat - particularly the i9100G variant.

Does anyone know if the "old" rooting instructions work? i.e. the one at: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/general/how-to-root-install-cwm-recovery-flash-t1814801

Any advice / experience is much appreciated.. trying to avoid bricking the phone.

Thanks,

Kristy
[General Questions and Answers] tetakpatak:
[MENTION=4782153]kmmc[/MENTION] SlimKat is a root ROM, you simply have to enable root access in developer options "for ADB and Apps"

Tap on build number 7 times to enable developer options.

tetakpatalked from N7100
[General Questions and Answers] jgkrapster:
When will the update come for the note 3 I m having so much trouble with my note 3 its freezes time to time and it restarts bye its own and for it to work properly I have to charge the phone after I turn off the phone and after that it works a little better
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
Answer me this, apparently it is possible to get 3G with a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-i535 but how do you do it? I am only getting EDGE 2G from AT&T and the phone is factory unlocked.
[General Questions and Answers] pinkLeviosa:
Serious MTP problems and other more problems

this problem had been solve.. sorry ... cannot delete it
[General Questions and Answers] sayan7848:
how to add an icon in stat bar to show a particular event....like battery is charging or it is low????using stock based gb rom.thanks in advance :thumbup:
[General Questions and Answers] tanmoy4:
is there any method to root my phone...there are a lot of bloatware i want to remove...i found 3 methods via google search but none of them working..
[General Questions and Answers] Dexter001:
No signal bar (sim card not detected)

Hi I'm a new member here.

I downloaded blekota s5 lite rom for my GT-I9300 (S3). Downloaded the latest beta update (4.4) and the changelog says that "network issue is resolved with the update" but after flashing the rom, there is no network and while manually trying to search for networks, it says insert sim card! Please help as I'm unable to post this on the Roms thread as I'm a new member :(.

I wana use that rom badly because it's perfect but because of the sim card issue am not able to use it :(

Please help

Thank you all in advance
[General Questions and Answers] XtremeGmer:
Gt-i9500 mt6575

Hey guys, I have an S4 clone, as you cam see from the title, and I would like to know of any good working roms for my phone, and how to install them. The information for my phone is as follows:

Hardware : MT6575 (UNIVERSAL5410 is Fake!)

Model : GT-I9500

Build number : JDQ39.I9500ZSUAMDF

Build date UTC : 20130717-074106

Android v : 4.2.9

Baseband v: MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V17, 2012/11/28 12:38

Kernel v : 3.4.5-447903 (se.infra@SEP-92) (gcc version 4.6.x-google 20120106 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Wed Jul 17 15:34:38 CST 2013

Uboot build v : -----

LCD Driver IC : 1-otm8012a_fwvga_dsi_vdo

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. And thanks for the time taken to help. :fingers-crossed:
[General Questions and Answers] MattyBRaps:
Hey , I Was Messing with my Build.Prop ...

So I changed the Model to I forgot :p...

Worked Perfectly!

Rebooted My Device ..

It showed me "Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos" then black screen...

I tried Installing Custom Rom Didnt work cause of The Model , the Custom ROM is for I9082 (Grand).

Stuck At Blackscreen ..

I can open CWM and Download Mod Only.

Sent from my SM-G900F
[General Questions and Answers] embephudon:
I accidentally delete Gtalk service from my phone xperia x8 ( build number 2.1.1.A.0.6 ; kernel version : 2.6.29 SEMCUser@SEMCHost#1 ) . I just unroot my phone afternoon , and delete Gtalk and I realized it relate with Market , and I can't download anymore . I have tried download 3 files Gtalkserrvice.apk , Talk.apk , Talkprovider.apk , and installed them but when I go market and download some app , It still appear Downloading .............. I need help ! ( Sorry forr my bad English )
[General Questions and Answers] reymichael:
What the lates Android update for samsung galaxy s2?
[General Questions and Answers] tetakpatak:
Official?

4.1.2

tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo
[General Questions and Answers] Sfuma:
Try "galaxy s5 mini rom v. 11" you can search in xda forum for info. Remember always flash custum ROMs whit latest philZ recovery
[General Questions and Answers] Dexter001:
i do not use the PhilZ recovery

I use the normal CWM and i have the latest version of it

Should i use philZ recovery instead of CWM and will the sim card problem be resolved??
[General Questions and Answers] MaHo_66:
I dont think that this sim problem is recovery related but you can try it, it could maybe fix it. try and report back here..

about recovery i guess latest cwm is 6.0.4.7 and latest philz is based on cwm 6.0.4.8, so its always better to use the latest one ;)
[General Questions and Answers] vermy:
General question...

I've got a general question, this is my first post, so be gentle. Obviously, I don't follow the techy stuff out there, but I am left wondering what is the primary objection the hardware makers have to "rooting" their devices? I can see the carriers want their crap on your phone so as to market their over-priced stuff, but the hardware makers shouldn't care if you can control the file system, should they? I find it fascinating that these companies will sell you their devices, and somehow try to retain some control over them, or their use once you have purchased them. Why do they (the manufacturers) care whether you root or not? Thanks. :)
[General Questions and Answers] alautz83:
LG L7 II P712 Root

Hi, everybody. I searched for this in threads and couldn't find it...

Has anybody rooted LG L7 II P712???

It's not listed in Framaroot compatible devices.

PLEASE help me!!!!

Thanks a lot!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] jino johnson:
hi..:) recently i installed "advance xperia x10i" to my x10i device.. eveything fine, but wifi alone not working.. it showing ERROR.. can anybody help??..