yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crash822:
Might take not. I'm not 100% sure but they probably send the phones they buy to their centers for rapid exchange like they do with the busted phones they do exchanges on. MFG will give them credit for the phones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Slade8525:
lol AT&T gave my folks each $100 for their iPhone 3Gs, both with cables, labels, stickers, chargers etc. funny thing is they were beat/scratched to hell and back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cogcaviz24:
Hell, even at gazelle.com you sell it for $165
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrawer:
Once you get the new cover just sell it on swappa.com..you can use your xda login.

You can check out current pricing and it works great...and only $10 fee.

Don't do ebay..you pay 10% fee based on selling price.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ErebusRaze:
On Amazon, about a week or two after I bought the S4 on launch I sold my i777 S2 for $199 and my S3 for $369. Best Buy's trade in program is pathetic. Its fairly easy to unlock Samsung devices. Do that before you sell them and you're guaranteed an increase in value.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ceichel:
Sheer evidence that Best Buy is an awful company.

I just got my S4 on ATT as well. I heard they started the trade in deal so I went to find the nearest store. Luckily it was a stand alone authorized dealer (not an actual ATT retail store) that I called ahead of time to make sure everything would run smoothly. They accepted my iPhone 4S even though the lock button was completely unusable. They were very nice and made sure I was comfortable with my new phone, they even called back a few days later to make sure the phone was still working properly.

Something that's NOT going to happen at Best Buy.

Good luck!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigant262:
I got $280 for my Sprint GS3, I had the buyback program on it though. There were some little scratches but the guy didn't seem to care. I guess it all depends on who you get.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dxwilliams40:
The only reason I went with bestbuy for my s4 was the $50 giftcard for upgrading. I normally use Amazon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] twostep665:
Update.

Well i got impatient and went back up to Best Buy and just tried another sales person. I got the manager and I had dealt with her before upgrading my wife's phone a few months ago. I asked her if the tiny chip on the cheap plastic back would prevent me from getting $250 and she said of course not and that I was good to go. A few minutes later I was walking out of best buy with a shiny new S4 and a $40 best buy gift card! I call that a win in my book!

Holy moley this phone is awesome!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sameer1807:
Never trade in a phone that is less than 2 years old.. U cn get a lot more if u just get it unlocked by carrier and sell it online.. They rip u off.. S3 in good condition will easily go for 350-400$
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bstaruk:
I traded in my old, beat-down HTC Incredible (OG) to AT&T for $200 when I got my S4. It was rooted, had CM7 on it, and was in terrible condition, but they still took it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CAG-man:
Same thing I did. Except mine was a Dinc2 with Pychos CM9. ATT had some great deals for a bit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aw1974:
They gave you $200 for your Incredible?? I have 2 of them laying around the house.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CAG-man:
The 200$ didn't catch my eye last time. I only got 100 for my Inc2....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] viny2cool:
trade in sucks everywhere. ATT store was offering me $130 for my S3. Its is great condition win TPU cover and screen protector. Only a very slight scratch on the screen. I said i will sell it on swappa for at least 300.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dadroid98:
Go to recovery?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reporsenna:
I'm at the same situation, after a mistake in a TCT Bootloader: i've formatted Misc and more partitions.. and now i'm only with a android logo.

The PC recognize a "Broadcom USB wireless modem" when i connect usb and press contemporary volume-.

Recovery not start (android logo) end download mode normally procedure (volume- and power) not working.

I'd like to test to reflash recovery by Recovery Installer By Sls13 v 2.0! but the driver not run with fastboot mode.. i've tried to install ADB Sdk suite and Java Sdk.. i've the usb-driver original, but my system (win7 32bit) make identification of Smart2 as "Broadcom USB wireless modem"..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecstasy.gr:
i accidentally erased boot and bootloader.nor download mode nor recovery work and my pc recognize it like Broadcom USB wireless modem.Any solution?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazyNDaCrazyDayz:
My Xperia Play has been displaying this fuzz since last night. It appeared almost out of nowhere. I've had the phone for about 2 years now and I don't really want to buy a new one but I will if I have to.

I was wondering if rooting the phone and installing a custom ROM would help or does this seem to be a hardware issue?

This phone is past its warranty.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] narflynn619:
That, my friend, is the classic sign of a dead slider flex.

PS, I've had 3 broken flexes in the past 2 years. So... yeah. TRUST ME.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazyNDaCrazyDayz:
Time for a new phone then?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] narflynn619:
It's totally up to you. The slider flex can be easily replaced anyway.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psxpetey:
For like 12 bucks off ebay
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] narflynn619:
Have you bought and changed yours? I'm lookong for spares from reputable eBay sellers. Could you refer to me one? Thanks!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] iPanther:
Suppose i edit a rom on my internal memory. How do i extract it to a zip format?
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
With xonar's LG Bin Firmware Extractor, we are able to extract the bin files into partitions (the image files for our device).

So, what can you do with this you ask?

Well if you ever deleted a system app ( /system/app/*.apk ) or anything else (ringtones & etc), you can recover it from the kdz file.

This thread

was

a follow-up on Cmahendra's guide, extracting kdz files into .bin(s).

However, thanks to our siblings in the LG-P970 forum, we have a simpler way to extract the kdz into images.

@jes0411 and others ( @t0g3, @Ilko, & @navossoc ) created a really sweet program to do all the thinking for us here.

I just stripped it down some and modified it to extract the kdz into images faster and simpler.

Alright,

1. First you will need a kdz file. Don't forget to thank [MENTION=4448971]cmahendra[/MENTION]

2. Download and extract my OPTIMUS_L9_IMAGE_EXTRACTOR.zip to any folder.

Md5sum: c2b25e195a24f0d4e187338a66037fc2

Please check Md5sum with this free program WinMD5.

3. Open the "Place KDZ HERE" folder and put your kdz file(s) inside. Then double click on the "RUN BINEXTRACTOR.bat", select the # for your kdz and press ENTER

NOTE: The System image takes awhile to extract.

4. To further extract the system image, double click on "EXPLORER.bat" and give it Administrator rights. Navigate to the system image (9-system.img), click "open", and right click Save (to any folder).

The other batch script (EXTRACT TO BINS.bat) will duh, extract the kdz to bin files only. I also have instruction on how to extract the x-loader with a hex editor (for those hardcore nerds, like me ; )

I have flashed the x-loader, u-boot, boot, recovery, & system images, so all image are :good:

Question? Why are some images blank (0b)? Answer

Credits:

The first person to thanks is navossoc for creating his program to extract the kdz into .bin(s) files.

The second person to thank is Xonar_ for creating the LG Bin Firmware Extractor to work for our device. (Thank you for all your hard work, and for teaching this noob something : )

Third, to the creators of ext2Fsd

Fourth, to @jes0411 and others ( @t0g3, @Ilko, & @navossoc ), I've learned a lot about batch scripts, by dissecting y'all work ;)

The last but not least person to thank is Cmahendra for creating all his threads full of information. I would have never found all this information on my own :good:
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] denzel09:
Thanks, really useful
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] bozinsky:
That's simply AMAZING

Thank you very much!!!!

BoZ
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Y'all should thank xonar_ for making his program compatible for our devices. :) Another thing, he updated his source so we don't have to be run in compatibility mode, I'll upload the fixed binextractor later tonight.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] hkfree:
I am a question, I extract out the system.ing of hk v20d, but I cannot read the ing folder vir extfsd or extexplorer... what is the problem,...
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Send me a screen shot of what looks like. Extexplore must be ran as administrator. Check out the text or in this thread on how to use those programs. Another thing, how big is the system img size?

To use extfsd you need to install virtual clonedriver first,

Right click on the system img and mount with virtual clone

The how to geek website does not say that extfsd must be installed as administrator, but it does.

Righr click on extFsd and (run as administrator) install, Once opened, click on the tool tab and select "Service Management" (or just press F7 key) then press the "Start"

Note: I HAD MY SYSTEM CRASH WHILE USING EXT2FSD, SO DON'T USE IT WHILE DOING IMPORTANT STUFF!

BETTER YET DON'T USE. UPDATING THE THREAD
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] cmahendra:
nice screenshots

Thanks a lot for this guide with good screenshot images. Already had this bin-extractor info but recently I did not get enough time to put all the things together. May be earlier I was working like demon-possessed person :D but then few people started bugging me and killed my passion. May be you noticed it.

Anyways thanks a lot. Many people will find it useful :good:
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] pablo+:
LGExtract is a tool made by navossoc not Spyrosk.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1566532
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] sammyz:
Kuma:

Ext2fsd has never crashed on me ever with my laptop on windows 7.

I don't change compatibility mode and I don't run it as admin. Don't know why its unstable for you. Maybe this system.img isn't as stable as other ones I've extracted?? Idk.

I've mainly only extracted bins/tots from the the msm8960 processor phones. Hmm, I'll check it out sometime.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Lol, yeah I noticed it, I could tell from your posting, but I can't blame you, I have them days to. I just shake off all the drama and keep trucking ;) Well I'm glad you got your fire back, and your new device. Don't forget about us :) lol!
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
I'll ask navossoc, I want to get the information right.

Update, thank you for the information, I updated the thread

:)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
I had it happen twice, I still use it though , the crash might be happening because I'm using it with virtual clonedriver. If the website (for Ext2Fsd) states it can crash your system then that's proof enough for me. I just want to make everyone aware of that possibility. :) I only noticed the crash taking place right after I take my computer out of sleep and I had the image mounted
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] mylk:
i extract a app from system.img with ext2explorer . but the size of the file seems different from the file in the img . even some files are 0B .

is that normal ?
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] cmahendra:
Thanks for reply. No I am not leaving L9 for a while as the phone is still in family and at home. So my mis-adventures on it will continue. :D

Exactly like I got L9 forum started in January, my next mission is to get a separate forum for Micromax Canvas HD A116. I hope it will come soon too. :D
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Thanks for everything my friend, and i know your son is happy with the L9 :) I'm sure I'll be seeing a forum for the Micromas Canvas HD A116 soon. :good:

I owe you +1 I reached my limit for the day, lol I've been throwing them away like candy wrappers
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
It depend on the apk, you might have an updated apk (larger) currently on your phone. The system apps you extract are the original apps. The best way to check, is to install cwm (artax182 clockworkmod) and make a backup. Then turn your phone back on and swap the app with the one you extracted, if it works all is good.

Now about the blank partitions ( 0B), xonar_ reports that they are blank because no new information is written to those partitions. Whatever was put on the phone with the factory install doesn't get changed. He made it blank to show that nothing gets replaced/over written when you flash the kdz. Which is why the mlt partition keeps the same information when flashing new roms (I'm not sure if you know what i mean, but some that have been around for awhile do :) )

In addition, the x-loader.img is not created because (like the others) nothing is changed (x-loader stays the same). I was wondering about this myself but xonar_ cleared it all up for me :D

Question? Do you mean some files from inside the system.img are blank? If that is the case it's probably an error for sure. Things are always bound to go wrong with computer (Humans make them ;) )
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] mylk:
yes i mean the files from inside of the system.img are blank .

and do u think the virtual clonedrive & ext2fsd will be better ? because i used the ext2explorer from your patch .
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] sammyz:
Are there multiple system.img files??? Or is it one file??
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] mylk:
acturally i cant understand u .

but the system.img is one file .

i opened it with ext2explorer and it just like a folder of system .

i extract some apps from /system/app inside of the system.img .

but the size of the files i extracted are different from the files inside of the system.img .

can u understand me ?
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Yeah that definitely seems like an error. I'll upload the updated binextractor (you won't have to run in compatibility mode) with a md5 sum (to check if it all good)

The virutal clondrive & ext2fsd is faster, once it's all set up and (the image is mounted), it's like opening any folder (copy & paste by dragging)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Premie:
Hi

Does this extract method work for any other .bin? Or only just lg?

Sent from my LG-L3
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Just the ones stated by xonar on his thread, sorry
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] sammyz:
Just LG. If you have another LG phone you want added for support, post the partition info and header.bin and xonar_ will get to it whenever he has time :)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] cmahendra:
Hey pal @kuma82 sorry reply late, but I missed this last paragraph last time I saw it. I made this BATCH file to make the process quick and easy, even for experts. Many people underestimated this BATCH file trick but I dont complain, because I think I made it too EARLY and many people did not know WHY to use it. LOLZ. :laugh: I am glad, now the thing is going along with some more development so finally happy.

This guide to extract BIN further into separate partitions is really good effort. Handy for many other works.

Best of Luck. :) GOD Bless.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Thanks my friend
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] jes0411:
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[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Hey everyone, thanks to our siblings in the LG-P970 forum, we have a simpler way to extract the kdz into images. [MENTION=4341432]jes0411[/MENTION] and others ( [MENTION=4224713]t0g3[/MENTION], [MENTION=496786]Ilko[/MENTION], & [MENTION=4155543]navossoc[/MENTION] ) created a really sweet program to do all the thinking for us here.

Since we can't use the smartflashtool, I stripped it down some and modified it to extract the kdz into images faster and simpler. I'll update my thread later, but for the mean time, download this zip and extract it to any folder. Place your kdz into the folder "PLACE KDZ HERE" and double click on the "RUN BINEXTRACTOR.bat". Follow the directions and BAM!!! your kdz is extracted into images.

:good: Don't forget to thank [MENTION=4669225]xonar_[/MENTION] & [MENTION=4155543]navossoc[/MENTION] for their great work, and contributions. :good:

Oh and [MENTION=4341432]jes0411[/MENTION] for creating his script to combine the bins in a nice and simple fashion.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
UPDATE

I found an error in the merging process, so i changed the script accordingly. The original script was not made to handle bin files exceeding 9 . So the last couple of images are corrupt.

I added a md5 sum as well, so please download again.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
I've been putting off updating my thread for too long, lol.

I will have my thread updated by tomorrow.

Anyway, I wanted to share my final version.

This ZIP contains the ext2explorer.exe as well.

No need to type model numbers and etc.

It's super easy (IMO)!!!
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] xmblpbk:
Thanks!

Big thanks for the app! Sucessfully extracted P970 v10e & v20q kdz. And, also, extracted single P970 20q.bin, wich came with .fls for SFT, to *.img's. I needed the Music.apk, delted by misstake :svetius::)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Glad I was able help :thumbup:

It was pretty easy huh :)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
hey guys, i've got a virtualized windows (vindows) with an 8gb virtual drive - i mention that in case this is a "storage capacity" issue - but i don't think it is because i have 3.8 gb of free space - and i keep getting this error when it gets to the "extracting partitions" part:

reading ap header...
unsupported bin type: a4 f1 1a ff
reading gpt header...
does not contain gpt at first data block
writing files...
finished

then it deletes the cab file it extracted. fwiw, i used the LGExtractor to extract the bins without a problem, by hand. also, fwiw, i got the v20f kdz from the infobank in OP. imma re-read the OP again, to make sure i didn't miss a step, but i figured maybe one of you came across this problem too.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
The download might be corrupt, did you check the md5 sum. Another thing I never tried running it with Windows xp. I used windows 7. I looked at the error again and it sounds like it's not combining the bins properly. Might be because it's virtual.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
it looks like it might actually be a space issue, but it's not clear. i recorded a video: http://villan.co/video/x.mkv - mkv format (VLC can play that). i'm gonna TRY to resize the virtual drive, and, if i can't, then i guess i'll reinstall a new one with a bigger drive...
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
LOL I know all about mkv ;)

Since you are on Linux (sorry ginux) compile xonar program for it. When I get somemore time I'll make a automatic script for Linux. Compiling it with ginux is real easy, you don't have to download any program. I can't think of the command right now.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
gcc -userflags /path/to/script.cpp -o /blah/blah/blah

i've got to have vindows up and running any way, so, i just deleted the vindows i had and i'm reinstalling it with 16gb right now. i'll update if it ends up being a storage issue, in case it helps some one else. thanks.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
okay, i believe i got this to work by running the commands manually, one at a time. is the 0-gpt1.img supposed to be the x-loader? edit - it is not the x-loader, the x-loader is not even in the imgs. actually, i just remembered, you said in the OP how to get the x-loader, my bad.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Lysolus:
Hi, how can i flash system.img via fastboot? If trying, fastboot return "Sending 'system' (xxxxxx kb)... FAILED (remote: data too large)".
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] HeidenTK:
Thanks for tool,
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
You can't replace with fastboot. You have to use another method, but this subjects belongs in another thread

;)

Thanks and you're welcome
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] gabi4175:
hi can it be made to work with the l5-2 l7-2 l9-2 series??
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Visit this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31379989 and ask xonar_.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kw69747:
hi, i'm looking to create a kdz file to flash with lg flashtool. i have the system.img but ican't get the command prompt method i previously used it with to work again. i don;t know whats different but was wondering if it was possible to do this in reverse
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kazitox:
Is there anything like this for the LG Aristo 2's KDZ File? This program doesn't seem to work with it. Really kinda bumming me out right now, been trying to get magisk on my phone for hours and I need the stock boot.img in order to do so.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] lokisyn:
cant get it to work

1 - TP26011d_00_0607.kdz

0 - Quit

Enter the number: 1

File: TP26011d_00_0607.kdz

===============================================================================

Extracting:

KDZ: TP26011d_00_0607.kdz

Fixed CAB file headers.

File: TP26011d_00_0607.cab

File(s) successfully extracted!

===============================================================================

Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility Version 6.1.7600.16385

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Cannot expand a file onto itself: tp26011d_00_0607.cab.

===============================================================================

File Not Found

File Not Found

Extracting:

WDB:

DLL:

Failed to extract file.

Please report this error with this file.

===============================================================================

Cleaning temporary files ...

*.dll

The system cannot find the file specified.

0 file(s) copied.

Could Not Find C:\Users\Grimm\Downloads\OPTIMUS_L9_IMAGE_EXTRACTOR\Place KDZ HE

RE\*.dll

===============================================================================

===============================================================================

File [TP26011d_00_0607.kdz] has been successfully extracted to BIN folder.

===============================================================================
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] maherGood:
Is it possible to run kdz systems for lg phones on qemu emulator on windows or linux and what is the way?

:good::good::good::good:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
I'm having a strange problem with the proximity sensor on all 4.2.2 ROMs.

I'm not sure if this is just a bug with the leaked version of 4.2.2 but upon initial boot-up my proximity sensor works as it should for the first few times, but then it doesn't work unless you put it up against your face (or your finger over it) a second time. If I reboot the phone it'll starts working normally again but then it'll continue with the same problem after a few tries.

Is anyone having this issue?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zwarx:
Yes! I thought I was going crazy! The screen turns off, and then I put it against my face and hear my face dial buttons. I move it away and back again and it fixed it. Just a minor issue for me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] henry8668:
I just got tmobile galaxy s III SGH-T999L and would like to root it and install cm10

by searching the related forum and posts I didn't find a post that can clearly guide to root this model of the phone. could anyone help me out?

thank you.