yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 General] lawong:
for me the best stable rom is deodexed stock rom with cocore EP custom kernel.. remove some bloatware and its run great without any issue..
[General Questions and Answers] dihancc:
i tried to root my sky a800s with this [SkyA800S_ROOT],and after i root the phone load only till sky logo after that if wont start also it wont detect internal sd card so what can i do for that.please help me.
[General Questions and Answers] Daniel120201:
Get into recovery and with fastboot format the system partition.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Towle:
Just wanted to clarify what the differences are between android and original development. Here are some KEY points by our very own pulser_g2.

The following are most likely “Original Development”:

*Official releases of highly original and upstream custom ROMs (built from the ground up with significant original development within them

*Official releases/development of such original ROMs, perhaps posted by the maintainer or their nominated person.

*A significant “first” in development for a device. Significant is subjective, but it is likely something which took considerable time/effort, and is generally accepted by developers to be significant and non-trivial.

*Kernels which are built with beneficial changes that are not simply pulled from other kernels already available. Some element of original work is expected.

*ROMs where the developer has made a custom kernel for it.

*Tools and utilities with a clear purpose, and which are well-made, and useful to users. They should have an element of originality, either in purpose or through significant improvement in the means of operation.

*Significant port of a ROM from one device to another, giving enhanced features or functionality to users of the target device. The port should be beneficial (a port from two virtually identical devices isn’t original development, it’s winzipping, and nobody really benefits from this, as it’s not development)

The following are most likely not “Original Development”, and should be posted in the “Android Development” subforum:

*Your own “unofficial” stock build of your favorite original, source-built (or otherwise) ROM, particularly where an official or maintainer-endorsed thread exists already.

*Minor derivatives of other ROMs with little or no changes, or ROMs consisting of “placebo” features as a main constituent or claim.

*Renames or rebadges of others’ work – these don’t belong on XDA at all! Refer to rule 12 for more information.

*Reposts of existing ROMs with small changes (i.e. kitchen work, such as adding a couple of apps). If you could realistically distribute your changes as an “addon pack” above and beyond a ROM, you should do so. In addition, your “ROM” would not be original development as it would be substantially identical to the original ROM.

*A thread created with unrealistic goals that are clearly unachievable by those starting the thread. This is not intended to discourage high aspirations, rather to prevent threads porting Windows Phone 8 to the HTC Wallaby. This is pretty much common sense.

*A ROM where a main or significant claim/feature is graphical changes to the user interface (ie. Themed ROM)

You can find all the info for it here. Threads will be moved if they do not meet the "Original" development requirements. Thank you and have fun! :highfive:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rcurtis13:
I dropped and cracked my glass last week. Yesterday I had a guy replace the glass, and it worked fine afterwards for several hours. This morning when I woke up I find that the display won't turn on, though the touch buttons light up fine, and the glass is separated a little from the LCD. Actually, sometimes if I power off the phone for a few minutes then turn it back on, it the display will flash "SAMSUNG" for a second before going off as it boots.

So did the guy damage my LCD? Is it possible that it just has a loose connection or something?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BWolf56:
Sounds like loose connection. I would go back to that guy and get him to fix it/take a look at it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] urich28:
hey i just replaced the digitizer on my wifes xpu but i didnt have the glue strips so i used super glue will it hold?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Deleted member 3493119:
No, I dont think so. Order a new kit of adhesive.

But it still may hold if the glue is strong enough.

Sent from my Xperia U.
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Your Xperia L does NOT have to be rooted.
Your Xperia L does NOT have to be bootloader unlocked.
This does NOT re-lock a SIM unlocked phone (unlocking is ONCE and PERMANENT).
This does NOT unlock your bootloader.

[IMG="Download"]http://dl-1.va.us.xda-developers.com/thumbs/2/1/8/0/1/4/0/2180140.png[/IMG]

C2104_15.0.A.2.17 R10A_Generic IN : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B155c3sEjlyjeDBBRXczNkxEcG8/edit?usp=sharing

C2104_15.3.A.0.26-R10A_Generic IN : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B155c3sEjlyjR3VnVnYwNWs2Qjg&authuser=0

C2104_15.3.A.1.14_R10A_Generic IN : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B155c3sEjlyjU3dVSFhUb3Z1eVk&authuser=0

• .36 FW Stock Kernel by [MENTION=5319095]jayaura[/MENTION] : Link

My Blog Link : Click Me !!

Other threads related to Firmwares : here

If this thread helped and want to thank me !! Press that yellow thank button.
[Sony Xperia L] Raj joshi:
How will you flash rom without CWM?
[Sony Xperia L] nolinuxnoparty:
Flashtool

Just like Samsung has Odin and LG has KDZ Updater, Sony has Flashtool :)
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
:D use Flash tool

See my guide here for using flashtool.
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
:D

:) yeah you are right nolinuxnoparty :D :)
[Sony Xperia L] heross:
THX for stock :good:

wich region is this stock Rom? C2105_15.0.A.1.31_CE.ftf --> CE=CentralEuropa?
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
:D

Its Central Europe 1	Generic CE1	1272-2161 15.0.A.1.31 R3A
[Sony Xperia L] jayaura:
boot.img

Can you provide boot.img please?
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
:D

Boot.img cannot be provided from stock rom because it has boot.sin flash whole stock rom
[Sony Xperia L] jayaura:
Thats fine. But we can do it, right? We can extract the sin file using Flashtool, extract kernel and ramdisk out of it, and then repack them again using mkbootimg?

I just came to know about it lately :)
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
oh !!

Hmm then have you made stock kernel ?? If yes PM me the stock boot.img link make sure it is working, i will add it to my thread and credit you :D
[Sony Xperia L] jayaura:
I'm working on it, but try one failed, I want to compile those tools (unmkbootimg) from scratch, for which I need to download GBs of android source. Right now its my net is slow, and expensive too. So waiting for a good connection. I'll send you the stuff once I'm done. :)
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Hmm

Send me when you can there's no urge take your time and if u r successful teach me the trick to do it :P :highfive:
[Sony Xperia L] jayaura:
Infact, I just did! :) Hail Rachit Rawat. Those tools I needed where put up in his git repo! So he saved my GBs of downlaod. I'll now PM you the boot.img. That would be from the .36 firmware. Put it where you like :D

Its damn easy to create it though.

1) Extract stock FTF file using some archiver. Its a just a zip archive. You'll now get a lot of sin files, in which kernel.sin is what we need

2) Open Flashtool, go to Tools --> Sin Editor

3) Extract it, you'll get one file kernel.elf.

4) In Flashtool again, go to Tool--> Extractors --> Elf. Select the kernel.elf that was created (in the same folder where you placed kernel.sin, see the info in Flashtool

5) Now you have two files, one is the ramdisk, and other the kernel. You can identify it from its name.

6) Download mkbootimg from Rachit's git repo https://github.com/rachit-rc96/boot-tools

6) Place all your files ( ramdisk, kernel and mkbootimg) in one directory. Open up a terminal ( I hope you are on linux, else get cygwin )

7) type

./mkbootimg --kernel kernel.elf.Image --ramdisk kernel.elf.ramdisk.gz -o boot.img --base 0x80200000 --ramdisk_offset 0x02000000 --cmdline "console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x3F ehci-hcd.park=3" --pagesize 4096

8) now you have boot.img in the same folder!

The one I created did run on my xperia L. However, there was some lag. I believe this is because I have some tweaks done with remaining part of the existing stock .36 firmware, which the stock kernel dont like :D

Anyways the extended stock kernel must be better than this one!
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Error

I was tryin to compile a .31 FW stock kernel and error came "Cannot execute binary file" Using Cygwin on Win 7
[Sony Xperia L] jayaura:
Thats why I dont recommend Cygwin. Get out of your comfort zone and explore the wild world of linux. That will only help you become more cool :) I think the error is because your file system doesnt support linux permissions.

Navigate to the directory where you have the executables and try this:

chmod +x ./mkbootimg

Now try executing them again.

I havent used cygwin, and you might find help regarding that elsewhere in the forum or, well, google :P
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
i Love LinuX

I love linux but the problem is only i will be using it i had tried to partition the linux and win but my HDD failed,

Edit it didnt work :(
[Sony Xperia L] jayaura:
Dont cygwin!

I just realized cygwin is not designed to "emulate" native linux applications. You need to compile them for windows. So if you want mkbootimg to run in windows in cygwin, download AOSP source, and build the tools for yourself.

So you're better off using linux itself...
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
oh !! I see

i got another method using Android Kitchen :D :o i am now tryin to make a stock kernel with CWM
[Sony Xperia L] ImTooNoob:
Can I install it on my C2014?
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
yes

I had installed it on my C2104 had no problems :good:
[Sony Xperia L] hashroot:
It has media scanner, multi touch bug and camera is not good as 8mp !!
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
ya

The camera bug is also not solved in .36 FW ?? and about media scanner one idk i don't have any media scanner bug, and multi touch bug is persistent during game plays for eg Dead trigger.
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Updated

#OP Update to latest FW 15.0.A.2.17[Generic] Indian Custom Firmware with Google Drive link and Mirror & Torrent for Easy Download
[Sony Xperia L] Hackner:
Im trying to understand... Is the .17 firmware superior/newer compared to the .31? and that .36 stock kernel, it is only 7mb (comparing to the 536 of .31) what is it for exactly?

edit: oh, I just noticed that its 2.17 and 1.31... This sucks because my phone came with the 2.17 installed and google maps didnt work in it. but works fine on my current earlier firmware...
[Sony Xperia L] przemek4113:
Wtf OP i can't flash firmware if my device is rooted? I think this doesn't matter,when i flash a firmware using flashtool all data is erasing.Yeah i can untick wipe data, but i don't do this.
[Sony Xperia L] Derizan:
Why can not I download the 15.0.A.1.31?
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
try another one

There is an alternative link provided try that one the one which is not working was a mirror link i have removed it now ..
[Sony Xperia L] Asraar007:
HEY GUYS,

I HAVE A XPERIA L C2105 WITH

"UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER"

"ROOTED"

"CWM"

"PHANTOM KERNEL".

I NEED TO CHANGE THAT FOR STOCK... AND I DOWNLOADED 15.3.A.0.26 FIRMWARE....

AND WHEN I FLASH THAT FTF I GET THIS ERROR,

15/036/2014 12:36:48 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

15/036/2014 12:36:48 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.13.0 built on 2013-06-04 22:50:00

15/036/2014 12:36:52 - INFO - Device disconnected

15/037/2014 12:37:03 - INFO - Selected C2105 / 15.3.A.0.26 / Generic FR

15/037/2014 12:37:03 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

15/038/2014 12:38:48 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - INFO - Start Flashing

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - INFO - Processing loader.sin

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - INFO - Checking header

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - INFO - Ending flash session

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - ERROR -

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

15/039/2014 12:39:02 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS.....

I NEED STOCK ROM VERY BADLY, PLEASE HELP ME:crying:.
[Sony Xperia L] faizalotai:
Your usb connection just been interrupted

try flashed again
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Thread Cleaned

OP Edited :)
[Sony Xperia L] orsisam:
Explanation ./mkbootimg code

[ASK] Nice info, but can you tell me the explanation of your code

especially those are placed after boot.img word. Thanks:)
[Sony Xperia L] jayaura:
Well, actually I am not the original creator of that code. If I remember correctly I copied it from Rachit's instruction I found elsewhere.

Here is what I *think* those options are about :

--base 0x80200000 : I guess thats address in hex where we are telling to place the real "kernel image", which is the kernel.elf file.

--ramdisk_offset 0x02000000 - Ramdisk is like a filesystem the kernel would like to have immediately, much before the real storage devices are detected. This may contain device drivers for various other file systems, display drivers, etc. This offset is supposedly added to base to get the ramdisk address.

--cmdline -- Here we have a long string. This is meant for the kernel when it is booting up. It is similar to the boot options you can see when running a linux system. console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 specifies the UART console to use, its speed and dataflow settings. The next two androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 are andorid specific and I'm sure you can guess. The next two msm_rtb.filter=0x3F ehci-hcd.park=3" are possibly options passed to those modules (may be a device driver), msm_rtb and ehci-hcd. The later one is related to USB subsystem. The other one could be related to the SoC used in this phone, msm8230

--pagesize 4096 The last one is a parameter related to general computing systems - The number of bytes to handle in a single page of memory. Supposedly meant for the kernel

Disclaimer: Whatever I just said is what I *think* what they are and may not be correct or complete.
[Sony Xperia L] killabiatch:
Key please....

what is the decrypt key for mega download?? thanks
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
There's is no Mega Mirror :confused:
[Sony Xperia L] killabiatch:
There is

• .36 FW Kernel by [MENTION=5319095]jayaura[/MENTION] : Link

•> 15.0.A.2.17[Generic] FW C2104/5

Country : Indian

•>>Download :

[.17 FW]• Google Drive Link : https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B155...it?usp=sharing

• Mirror :https://mega.co.nz/#!rR42xYKb!QJVh_w...tSrAmj1ZHn5nbg

• P2P/Torrent : http://xdaforums.com/atta...1&d=1376150948

The red one. It's mega. When I click, they ask for decryption key befora I can download.
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
I don't own the Mirror I think so [QS] provided the mirror.

Sent from Sony Xperia L C2104
[Sony Xperia L] NaveenKumarXDA:
Any link to download Indian .17 version ? [MENTION=565340]navneet[/MENTION]suresh none working.

.

Please post new link
[Sony Xperia L] topsecret78:
Here is the link for download

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B16rNZZxP33EdXhfNml1ZjBFNXc/preview
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Here is the link :

C2104_15.0.A.2.17 R10A_Generic IN https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B155c3sEjlyjeDBBRXczNkxEcG8/edit?usp=sharing

C2104_15.3.A.0.26-R10A_Generic IN https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B155c3sEjlyjR3VnVnYwNWs2Qjg&authuser=0

C2104_15.3.A.1.14_R10A_Generic IN https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B155c3sEjlyjU3dVSFhUb3Z1eVk&authuser=0

Note : Ok many links were found dead, I had some FTF links with me. Added fresh links again and removed non working ones.

BTW Here is the link to OP : Click Me !!
[Sony Xperia L] NaveenKumarXDA:
Thanks alot[emoji41]
[Sony Xperia L] NaveenKumarXDA:
Will download. Thanks
[Sony Xperia L] -LinfernO-:
:good:

Oh thank you:good:
[Sony Xperia L] gmsalomao2:
OP,

The links for 15.3.A.0.26 and 15.3.A.1.14 are switched.
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Oh I think I messed up the links, I will be having my exams from 10th so will edit it later ;)

Sent via Sony© Xperia™ L
[Sony Xperia L] maur1c10:
Hi, im from El Salvador can i flash this firmware in my xperia L?
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Your phone is C2105 ? If yes flash C2105s firmware.
[Sony Xperia L] maur1c10:
mine is C2104
[Sony Xperia L] Navneet Suresh:
Flash c2104's firmware
[Sony Xperia L] priyank.g:
Well, the links in the OP for the

C2104_15.3.A.0.26-R10A_Generic IN

and

C2104_15.3.A.1.14_R10A_Generic IN

are interchanged.. @[Raj joshi] check it..

EDIT- that's already reported.. sorry.. Didn't read the last pages.
[General Topics] jackrabbit72380:
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I sort of hide the thread title if you found this good for you! but there is a phone give away going on its a pretty cool contest. here is the link.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/20876-htc-forum-giveaway-a-chance-to-win-1-of-4-htc-phones/

good luck!:silly:
[General Topics] TiTAN-O-One:
is it still on?
[General Topics] jackrabbit72380:
The contest closes June 30th and the winners will be contacted before July 31st. Good luck everyone! Thanks for participating, and a big thanks again to our sponsor, HTC!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Redstorm:
This is probably a fairly simple problem for you guys.

The connector on the bottom of my XDA2 appears to have come dislodged.

It has been getting harder and harder to get it to charge recently but with a bit of pressure in one direction it appeared to charge OK.

That is until my GF plugged it in to charge and now its totaly dislodged.

I think the socket has broken free from its soldered terminals into the PCB inside the XDA2.

Is there a quick fix anyone can suggest (I am a qualified Electronic Engineer and can solder) or is there a repair centre (hopefully near Newcastle upon tyne (North East UK).

PLEASE someone HELP!!!!

Tom
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] ntabikha:
i have the same problem, but i got the pin chart from here, and wired a charge hole on the outside. now i can only sync via IR. lot slower that usb. for some reason, the solder wont hold the same plug the way the manufacter did.

good luck.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] xda-rocks:
Xda Service Centre

Vulcan Road North

Norwich

NR6 6AQ

Tel: 0808 100 3427
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Redstorm:
Pin Diagram for XDA 2 Connector

Where on here can I get pin connector.

Also where can I get tool to unscrew back off XDA2 so I can try and repair myself

Tom
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] indecided:
1) use the search function. it's on wiki.xda-developers.com

2) you seem pretty unsure of yourself for a EE qualified engineer. Why, where does one obtain a torx screwdriver? A T6 will do.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] popeyesfx:
We get this alot at work and use these guys. email them on

info@mobilerepaircenter.co.uk

35 quid for a fix 72hr turnaround.

And no i have nothing to do with them :D
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] zsnoop:
Possible solution

Hello,

I have the same problem and have managed the following solution to be able to charge the device with "a connector", its working perfect for me:

:(Note: You will lost some headset-functionality, I have tested that no internal components are affected, because the PIN used for power supply is cutted from the mainboard.

Disasemble the Device completely to have the main circuit board in the hand free from other coponents to be able to solder properly.

Buy a 4-contacts mini-jack connector (2.5mm)

Cut the Power Supply cable Power-Jack to replace it with the Mini-Jack (Image2 and Image4 )

Solder a cable to the 3 last ping of the base connector (Image1)

Cut (with Dremel for example...) one of the connectors of the Jack soldered on the mainboard (Image 3 and Image5)

Solder the cable that comes from the Base connector to the onboard Jack (Image 3 and 5) This is to get positive power from the Jack connector to the right place on the mainboard.

I hope this is enough, if you need more details please let me know.

Regards,
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] nathrinder:
I have the same problem, though I am able to charge my qtek 2020 by putting it in one direction.

I am thinking about soldering a femal mini-usb port using pins 13,20,21,22 for positive power, 16,17,18 for ground, and 14,15 for UDC+ and UDC-. Has anyone managed to do this ?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] NxJay:
Aw crap. Same thing's just happened to my XDA. The connector at the base has snapped. It's still connected (barely) but charging and data transfer won't work.

Is there any way to replace the connector with a mini-usb port at all or an alternative method that doesn't require me to send my phone out for 3 days?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Maggy:
Some threads that might help:

How to install USB connector

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=242772&highlight=connector

pinout from wiki

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Connectors
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] studioab:
Please help me out to find pinout for standard USB sync cable. I have Windows PH10B phone and I bought Qtec 2020 sync cable on ebay and unfortunately it doesn't charge and doesn't sync.

Thank you,

Eugene
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] sepqahan2016:
Which ROM is best for listen to music and (second priority) Play

(now cyanogenmod10.1 is installed)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carles235:
I flashed my note2 with odin and ticked phone efs clear after that my lockscreen wont work and my power button will drictly turn off my phone

please help me