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[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sephstyler:
Hey all,

I've tried to trawl all I can, but im coming up short, so please bear with me.

Just got a XTZ last week, a SGP 321 (16GB LTE) with 10.1.1.A.1.307 pre loaded.

What is the lastest FW/ROM that is available for this unit? and what are the practical benefits?

What are the best custom roms from your experience??

I've got a Xperia Z and a HTC one, both running custom ROMs (both stock based), so im familiar with the general benefits, but just want to know what has been developed for far for the XTZ?

thanks
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GretaLewd:
I've tried 2 custom roms so far, Free Xperia CM10.1 and P.A.C. ...and I've gone back to Sony stock each time :(

The most obvious issue many complain about is the over-sensitive touch screen. Sony have fixed this in their latest roms (you have the latest for yours) but it's still an issue in custom roms. Causes things like zooming on web pages when you are just trying to scroll, and can drive you mad when trying to place the cursor when editing text. Those with WiFi only tablets (311/312) will also lose GPS.

I also found my tablet became very laggy after a while with the PAC ROM. Shame, I love having Pie - the permanent status/nav bar on stock is one thing that annoys me.

Altogether, I'd stick with stock for now untill Sony release an official 4.2.2 Rom and the devs can then incorporate the fixes from it for the above problems.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sephstyler:
thanks for your insight

whats the latest rom anyways? 4.1.1 based? mine is 4.1.1...
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GretaLewd:
Most (if not all) custom ROMs here are based on the latest version of Android (currently 4.2.2) - that's one of the main attractions of using them.

Currently the stock Sony ROMs are based on 4.1.1. However, Sony are very close to releasing their own 4.2.2 ROM for the Tablet Z...but android 4.3 is already "out there"...so it goes on.

You'll always be a few steps behind with a Stock ROM, but for me the Stock ROM is good enough - apart from the permanent Navigation Bar (I prefer Pie).

By the way, if you look at recent posts in the CM10.1 Free Xperia thread looks like someone may have come up with a fix for the over-sensitive touch screen...I may be tempted to try a custom ROM again if the fix works ;)
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeBoy:
Thanks from me too! I'm still on the Stock ROM because of the alleged "zooming" issue. I would be great to hear again from you in case have some new information on this ;)
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technaudio:
I have flashed 10.3.1.A.0.244 on mine and I get random touches on the screen, if you tick show touches in dev options you might see them if yours does this too. It's really bloody annoying when you're in the middle of playing a game or browsing and the tab decides to open the task switcher or press the back button!
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shangrila500:
I thought it was phantom touches as well but the latest update fixed it for me. I tested it before the update though and the touches were coming from where my fingers were on the back of the device.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technaudio:
I didn't get them on the older fw. Only on this one. And I'm also getting it when I'm not even holding the tablet, just whilst laid flat on the table??
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nioman:
The ones I have tried

At the moment I am using CM 10.2 available here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2386786

Seems to work well, extremely fast. There are some problems mainly with the onscreen keyboard and chrome but this is not really an issue.

I have also tried PAC which in my mind has way too many options and functions that collide with each other. Some of the options you choose from different roms actually overwrite each other which causes problems. You can find the rom from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2334047

CM 10.1 avalailable here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2284469

This one works well. It is stable and quite fast. Didn´t have any problems with it. Used for a long time and changed to another rom simply because...well I got bored. For day to day use this is the one to have.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gdrocks:
I no longer have a laptop, can't use a tablet to do anything and the computers I do have access to will not let me install drivers to utilize adb or fast boot. I have 3.16 flashed to my phone and I am S-off, I tried flashing 2.3.x.x but the touchscreen won't work. I think it has to do with being made for 3.15 and need a PJ75IMG.zip for a later version of TWRP.

I already tried simply renaming the .IMG file but, surprise, that didn't work.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jocarog:
Here:

http://db.tt/iYC1tjHM

Latest 2.6
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gdrocks:
Thanks, but it states "wrong zipped image" after I renamed it
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jocarog:
http://db.tt/VsTGNYh3

Try this 2.5
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gdrocks:
Had it saved to internal SD instead of the root of the external. Works great!!

Thanks a ton for the file!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jocarog:
No problem, glad you got it solved...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Tigerstown:
Good look. :thumbup:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ichiyamato:
HI I need Help.. ;(

I need a files for ALCATEL ONE TOUCH TAB 7 HD

1. boot.img

2. misc.img

3. parameter

4. rk3066 Android Recovery

my Alcatel OT Tab 7HD Specs

http://www.gsmarena.com/alcatel_one_touch_tab_7_hd-5232.php

Summary:

Android OS: 4.1.1

Chipset: Rockchip RK3066

CPU:	Dual-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9

Card slot:	microSD, up to 32 GB

Internal:	8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Size: 7''

I Accidentally Flash the wrong Files for this Device :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::mad::mad:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] flybefree:
Hi,

My girlfriend accidentally started the ME7 update process after I explicitly told her to avoid this at all costs so I could install Cyanogenmod on it. I told her to promptly remove the battery to halt the process until I could take a look at it. When I replace the battery and boot it, it goes directly into an update screen (mostly black with a small isometric opened up android icon with a small wireframe ball spinning in front of it and a progress bar). The only to stop this seems to be to remove the battery again. Does any one know if this is too late and the locked bootloader has already been installed, or can I get her phone back to MDK or install clockworkmod somehow? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
Your best bet would be trying to get into odin and attempt flashing mdk. If it wont let you then youre to far into the process and will have to accept the me7 update.

SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jay-red:
I was messing with my Gs2, trying out some new roms (it has been rooted and custom flashed since i got the phone a while ago) and ended up with a soft brick getting stuck at the Samsung screen during boot. No big deal I though (since this is my backup phone I didnt worry about it) and planned on flashing back to stock with Odin and starting over. I flashed the stock 4.1 via odin and it all seemed to go fine, but when it rebooted it got stuck at the same samsung screen. I left it there for like 20 minutes and it never booted. I then downloaded the stock 4.0 and same thing. I am about to try going back in time to the stock 2.3 and see if i can work my way forward from that, but if it doesnt work, what is the cause of the phone not being able to boot after all these stock flashes?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LuRock:
Im stuck in the same boat with my S4 :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
which ODIN version are you using and are you using the links from SAMMOBILE to get the firmware you need ? also what are your methods of procedure and is odin giving out any errors or saying pass and still no boot ?
[Sony Xperia ZL] donikool:
Well i was playing NFS then my xperia zl shut down itself. And now everytime i try to turn it on it just stuck on SONY logo.

my phone is rooted but still on locked bootloader. i've tried flashing stock 4.2.2 ROM but still nothing happened :(

any solutions?

--

update, everytime i charge the phone, it goes bootloop on SONY logo
[Sony Xperia ZL] Andre Verissimo:
Try to repair with SUS (Sony Update Service) or PC Companion.
[Sony Xperia ZL] donikool:
PC Companion doesn't seem to recognize my phone, what should I do?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Andre Verissimo:
Have you tried the reset button, near the cards slots?
[Sony Xperia ZL] donikool:
I tried, till it went vibrate 3 times. But the booting was still stuck on SONY logo :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] Rumman Shaikh:
Keep your mobile for charging for some time and then reboot,I think it's the battery bug that's preventing the boot..you may have ignored low battery level (below.20%) which may have caused the phone to switch off..

If you feel that I've helped you in any way,,please hit the thanks button ;)
[Sony Xperia ZL] aiexandro:
help

I get exactly the same :/ someone who can help please
[Sony Xperia ZL] Rumman Shaikh:
If seus doesn't recognize your device then Download ftf (firmware file) specific to your device and region (search for it in android development) then flash the firmware using latest version of flashtool(really easy and only takes little time)...also remember to check only appslog while flashing and unchecking others(cache,etc),this will flash the firmware without loosing any data and will surely get u rid of the bootloops..for more help this page will help you to flash the firmware properly....( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2229250)

If you feel that I've helped you in any way,,please hit the thanks button ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sebbo1:
First, let me get the formalities out of the way... long time lurker, first time poster. I hope you guys can help me out!

My GS4 semi-bricked while trying to restore my phone from LiquidSmooth ROM . My phone had no MAC address nor IP address after I flashed to LiquidSmooth, so I figured I needed to restore files I may have accidentally deleted.. The phone became stuck on the splash screen so I tried pulling the battery, going into recovery, and clearing cache/dalvik. No luck.

So then I tried to restore using a backup that I had made before flashing, but then it got stuck on the AT&T screen. Tried to clear cache/dalvik, but it didn't work. I thought maybe the back up didn't work because I was flashed into a different ROM, so I downloaded this stock rom by scrosier, and tried again... but to no avail.

Now I want to try flashing the phone back to stock, but I have a early 2008 MacBook running 10.7.5 (Lion). Odin is windows only, and Heimdall doesn't work on my version of OS X (keeps crashing the moment I open it). I thought maybe updating my MacBook to Mountain Lion (10.8) might work, but Mountain Lion is not supported on my Macbook, thus cannot update OS X... and I don't have access to a PC at this moment either.

Is my only option to go out and buy windows and install on bootcamp? Does anyone know if I could flash my phone back to stock using the computer I have now?

Sorry if my post didn't make any sense. I'm in a hurry and I want to fix my phone already! Thanks in advance

EDIT:

I have TWRP 2.5.0.3 on my phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Colonel Sanders:
If you are able to access recovery then do this:

Put Liquid Smooth and its gapps on the external card using a card reader

Go into recovery, factory reset, wipe both caches, format /system, flash the rom and gapps, reboot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sebbo1:
I actually tried to reflash Liquid Smooth and wiped cache / factory reset, but once it reboots, a screen pops up that says "Android is updating" and updates 120 files. However, when it finishes, it gives me an error along the lines of "Unfortunately... something something," and instantly reboots. Then it hangs on the Liquid Smooth splash screen. Couldn't get a good look at what the message said because it happens so quickly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Colonel Sanders:
Then I suggest you flash a different ROM. Try out Slim. Liquid Smooth is just a Slim ripoff.

Put Slim and the Addons on the SD, and flash it like you would when changing ROMs. A clean wipe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sebbo1:
I'll give that a shot. Do you recommend the new 4.3 Google Edition Slim Rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Colonel Sanders:
That's not Slim, he just put Slim because it's slimmed down. I haven't personally tried it. I'm a tester for SlimRoms, so thats all I ever run. Test builds. It does look nice though, but it won't have near the customization of Slim.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sebbo1:
Are you talking about slimroms.net? If you are, which addons do I download?

EDIT: nevermind. I downloaded the AIO (all in one)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Colonel Sanders:
Yes, slimroms.net

It just depends on whether or not you want all of the Google apps typically in a regular gapps pkg, or a stripped down version. I use the AIO_Addons, or you could get the Aroma, so you can pick and choose. The Slim_gapps is a stripped down version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sebbo1:
One last question before I flash the rom. Is it loki'd? I don't see the answer on the website
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Colonel Sanders:
Last time I flashed a weekly, it wasn't loki'd, but that was a while back. I'm running test builds from black_jck, and build my own sometimes. I mentioned it to him that the weekly wasn't loki'd but that was a while back, so I can't speak for them now. The official builds are. If you're going to flash the weekly, flash loki_doki just to be safe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sebbo1:
Alright, so I flashed Slim and the AIO_addons, and rebooted the phone.

Once it was rebooting, the screen i mentioned earlier popped up, that said "Android is updating" and went through 109 files. When it was done, an error popped up quickly, saying that "Unfortunately..." and I couldn't read the rest before the phone rebooted. I let the screen hang for about 10 minutes, pulled the battery, cleared cache and dalvik, and rebooted again. No luck.

I think my best option now would be to return to stock, but I can't using my macbook. So my original question still stands.. How can I return to stock without using Odin and Heimdall?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Colonel Sanders:
I would say so myself, Odin back to stock, but since you have a mac and I'm not sure if Heimdall support the S4 try this:

Factory Reset

Wipe Cache

Wipe Dalvik

Format /system

Format /data

Format /internal (If CWM-based recovery)

Flash ROM, addons, reboot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sebbo1:
I forgot to mention, the red LED light flashes every once in a while while on the Slim screen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Colonel Sanders:
That means the battery is low... Charge it up some... Check your PM for my gmail if you need some help, posting back and forth can take a while.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sebbo1:
Well thanks for all your help! Happy that my phone is working again without having to flash to stock.

Phone booted normally once I switched to SlimBean. Much snappier and responsive than LiquidSmooth. Fixed the problems I was having with WiFi also.

Still haven't figured out a way to flash to stock using OS X Lion since Heimdall doesn't work and Odin is Windows only... Mods please lock or close thread because I don't need help anymore
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Colonel Sanders:
Glad you got it going man, and enjoy Slim, it's hands down the best ROM there is if you prefer minimal with tons of customization options.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Goddly:
Test Init.d With The "21 Test-init.d" script​

-THINGS YOU NEED-

Rom Toolbox (free or pro)

Root Access (superuser access) for Rom Toolbox

ComaDose Already Flashed

-Steps-

After ComaDose flash, if you want to check if your init.d is functioning properly you can check it with the 21 test init.d script...

After flash the test init.d script has already ran (on startup) now thwe sole purpose of this script is to show whether or not init.d

is properly functioning.

When this script is ran (executed) as all scripts in init.d are upon startup, it creates a file in the /data folder.

so why dont we take a look for it?

Using Rom Toolbox, go to the "root browser" tab (upon first startup youll be prompted to SuperUser permissions, Allow this)

Once in Root Browser youll be in the root of your device by default. ( / )

Click on the "Data" folder..

In the /Data folder, were looking for "Exit Only Init.d" file

if you see this file, your init.d is working and all scripts are running ... ;)

If you dont see this file after reboot (post flash) you can execute the "21 test Init " script manually...

back out to the root of the phone, go into "system", then into "etc" then into the "init.d" folder and locate the "21_testinit.d" script, press on it , bringing up this menu.

press the "open as" tab, bringing up this menu...

then press the "script file" option..

Then you want to press the "execute Script" option, making sure the "execute as root option is checked, as shown below.

which will then execute the script using init.d support to do so.. looking like this

after its executed, go back into /data and find the "Exit Only Init.d" file ;) if its there your init.d is working.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ir6ub9:
Awesome!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] mr pnut:
If I flash this will this affect my kernel customs settings?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cerj:
Nice to see ya on this side of the tracs. And bringing your awesomness I see. For anyone wondering, this is the real deal. Thank you G.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Nyckrs:
Will this mod work for all stock deodex mf9?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] tattooboy:
Working awesome on Blue Kuban!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Goddly:
nothing is kernel specific. ;)

[MENTION=4930664]cerj[/MENTION] you havent ran CDose in a while, this is my best version to date... getting great batt life and device responsiveness ...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Goddly:
yessir, enjoy ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Goddly:
hey Cerj you still have the White Out S4 Morph zip? id like to post it on here hit me up with a pm.. thanx.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] krazy_smokezalot:
ComaDose in the house!! Loved it on the e4gt
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] liquid307:
I'll flash right now on mf9.

Thanks for the mod.

Sent from The Twilight Zone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Nyckrs:
Sweet thanks!. Do we also have to activate it through terminal emulator? or just flash and thats it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] STRETCH3535:
Good to see ya here bro! Thank you for this! :beer:

Sent from my hand to your face! Cheers!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] kevinsturf:
Question..can I flash this on the Google Edition by b-dub25 with AGAT kernel? Everything on my phone is updated to MF9.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] JoeFCaputo113:
I already ha e crossbreeder (7/2/13 version) installed... Should I uninstall it then flash this or can I flash this right over it? Thanks!!

Sent from a Galaxy 4 light years away
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Goddly:
This Mod is NOT Kernel specific. its init.d scripts, a few extras like gps.conf files , this is great on battery makes phone sleep like a baby, (depending on what you have running , obviously) now with the added Crossbreeder it give it a nice snappy response aswell ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Goddly:
I would uninstall the current Cbreeder , then reflash ComaDose, better to start fresh. that way nothing being conflicted, or written over.. etc.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] devoureddreams:
So I take it stock mf9 kernel wouldn't actually work where it doesn't support initd or does this add that ability
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Goddly:
this pushes init.d support my friend.

If your unsure if your devices Init.d support is functioning there is a script in the /etc /init.d folder called 21_testinitd after flash, go to /data look for a FILE not folder, exit_only-initd. if its there your init.d - busy box is working...

;) :good: :good:
[LG Nitro HD] bobo122:
hey

long story short, i bricked my nitro hd by mistake while going back to stock (typo error in dd command) and i need some files from a working phone to attempt a last attempt to save it before i send it to Jtagging service.

there is a small program in this thread that will collect all the bootloaders i need (it needs root access)

if you're in windows you should run backup.bat from Brixfix-2-1.zip.

if you're in linux then you should run get-part.sh and getpartbin.py

thanks in advance
[LG Nitro HD] KronicSkillz:
there are unbricking files posted in the unbricking threads...
[LG Nitro HD] bobo122:
it doesnt have all the files i need (i mistakenly overwritten mmcblk0p2 when i was supposed to overwrite mmcblk0p27, i guess thats SBL1..

the little program in the thread i mentioned can bring me all the files i need (including SBLs and other files)

thanks for the reply though :)
[LG Nitro HD] el_venga:
If your phone is in unbooteable state, black screen, then you most probably need jtag. Describe the state of the phone.
[LG Nitro HD] bobo122:
its black screen , and i was getting hsusb_qdload when connecting it to the computer (code 9008) , then i tried a chines program that flashes files to the emmc .. all i had was the su640 files (they were included in the same chines thread , p930 was mentioned there) ..

after the flash , its still black screen but now windows installs new drivers (code 9025) - check the attached photo.

as far as my understanding goes this is sd mode.. the flashing software is still able to see the cellphone, so i want to try to flash the original files this time and see what happens before i spend 80$ on jtagging
[LG Nitro HD] el_venga:
This is Qualcomm mode. Dunno why you got two different ids but I might give you the files in a day or two. I have a p930.
[LG Nitro HD] bobo122:
great, thanks a lot :)
[LG Nitro HD] el_venga:
Mine bricked just now. Was testing a micro sdcard and afterwards just black screen and hsusb now. Did you repaired yours?
[LG Nitro HD] bobo122:
nope .. no luck ..
[LG Nitro HD] jawad.rafiq:
try this method

may this method works for you http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4520374&ordertype=1

all you need is correct files otherwise your phone will be totally dead even not jtagable
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] pachadwick:
Hello, Please can you help.

I've been following various threads to remove the O2 active application, and successful - my Internet Explorer does now go to MY home page instead of 02's!

Unfortunately I've lost button control, buttons 3 & 4 no longer appear in my assign list and button 5 no longer carries a number.

Does anyone know where I can fix this in the Windows coding?

Thanks Paul
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] markmat:
I don't know whether this will help or not, but I had a similar problem with the buttons on my Orange M2000 (specifically the camera button).

I eventually found that there was a program in the startup folder which seemed to be re-assigning the camera app to the camera button with each reset. Moving this program out of startup solved that problem.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] pachadwick:
OK, I've found a folder in Windows called AppButtons, when I remove the shortcuts inside, then some of the app buttons stop working (error no shortcut) but replacing the shortcuts does not refresh the list to produce 9 different buttons.

Thanks Paul