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[HTC Desire S] xTheLostProphetx:
So I just spent ages installing Pacman Rom onto my phone, only to realise I've come to the end of my contract and will get an upgrade instead!

I'd like to take it back to a decent HTC stock rom, with an updated Sense and so on, and give that handset to my Mum.

My phone is currently rooted and s-off. As I understand it, I need to:

Create a backup using CWM or similar

Follow this video and use Android Flasher to remove Revolutionary while in Bootloader

Copy an appropriate RUU file to the SD card and install from wthin the Bootloader

Does this sound legit? I've ran into Errors 131 and 140 before while trying to run an RUU off my desktop. Also is it possible just to get an HTC RUU with Android 2.3.5 on it rather than factory 2.3.3?
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Yes, look at the Index, search and read - all the answers are there already.
[HTC Desire S] xTheLostProphetx:
Hey, I've spent the past few hours searching the forum and googling. Not been able to find the answers so far... Can I just place an RUU.exe and run it off my SD card? It seems removing root using Android Flasher will leave me with Pacman rom... Surely having s-on and a custom rom will mess up my phone?
[HTC Desire S] 441Excelsior:
get PG88IMG.zip and flash it through bootloader
[HTC Desire S] xTheLostProphetx:
Thanks a lot, this worked great!
[HTC Desire S] 441Excelsior:
its the easiest method
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sanfiorano:
I forgot to back up stock systemui.apk. Can samebody help me please?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cujo6801:
What's the problem?

Try this...

Dirty flash ROM

Backup SystemUI

Then apply your mod again

Edit: I edited my post because it sounded rude... Sorry

sent from the DOG pound

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Or you can use a file manager

And pull the system UI apk out of the downloaded ROM your using...

sent from the DOG pound
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] joey jojo:
hi, i need urgent help, when i try and open the album for pics, my xda 2s tries, screen goes funny, stops responding, then soft resets byitself. now, im on IMATÈ 1.40 rom, and its not done anything like this before, ive had this rom for about 2-3months and its been fine. i can ope when i click on a picture in file explorer, but not when i go into programs. and not to confusle anyone, i not trying to open the pictures program, its the one named album.

any help would be appreciated.

jojo
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] joey jojo:
dont atter now guys, dunno what was wrong, but it seems ok now.
[Moto X Q&A] greentaloy:
MOTO X phone could be the most hardest one and the screen and battery cover is even much harder than the protective case, so will you still arm your mate a case or just keep it naked without dangerous..?:laugh:

http://v.qq.com/page/z/7/u/z0012h4kd7u.html
[Moto X Q&A] KiNG OMaR:
I carry my Nexus 4 naked (glass back), lol.
[Moto X Q&A] _MetalHead_:
The only time I use a case is when I'm working. The X feels way too nice in the hand to put a case on it.
[Moto X Q&A] scorpion667:
I don't uses cases. I don't drop my phones, so. Had the black iphone 5 for 9 months. The only scratch on it was caused by a case. Never dropped it.
[Moto X Q&A] ShamanicEnzan:
I have insurance for a reason.
[Moto X Q&A] seanmcd72:
:fingers-crossed: No case or screen protector on my X. Didn't have either on my Razr for 20 months without issue.
[Moto X Q&A] matt99017d:
I dropped mine twice and it cracked the screen in 3 places

Sent from non rooted motoX :'(
[Moto X Q&A] MajorTankz:
Jeeze thanks for the vote of confidence
[Moto X Q&A] kirdroid:
Not sure how anyone can use cases and make these beautiful phones look ugly and bulky. Buy insurance or buy an other one if you break.
[Moto X Q&A] codygs83:
I hate using cases on my devices. After owning this gem for less than 12 hours I dropped it on the corner while putting it in my pocket from less than 3 feet off the ground. Now there's a chunk missing on the corner. This made me sick and was due to the fact that the "magic" glass wraps around the corners. I ordered a case on the way home.
[Moto X Q&A] gunnyman:
I wanted to go case free but I dropped my phone from about waist height. Scuffed a corner and cracked the screen. I ordered a case
[Moto X Q&A] johnny grep:
I have a case but no screen protector. After 2 weeks of owning it, I noticed some scratches on the front glass... Not impressed.

Sent from my Moto X
[LG Optimus G Pro] Attackcenter:
I already have Unknown Sources checked. I was able to download third party apps in the past. Now when i try to install third party apps, on the installation screen it will not let me press the "install" button and nothing happens. So i have to press the "cancel" button. Anybody else experience this and know whats wrong?

AC
[LG Optimus G Pro] RaiderDuck:
Check your apps page. How much space do you have left?
[LG Optimus G Pro] Attackcenter:
I got 15gb free.
[LG Optimus G Pro] laitalk:
If you installed screen adjuster, turn it off. It is a bug of the app.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Attackcenter:
what exactly do you mean by a screen adjuster app? An app that gets you new wallpaper, a app that adjusts brightness, or an app that adjusts the color/gamma? Which one?
[LG Optimus G Pro] Dream Reality Syndrome:
How bout a reboot?

When you open an apk file to install the app, do you get a list of options of which installer to use?
[LG Optimus G Pro] Attackcenter:
I power off my phone often and that has no effect.

yes. When you open the apk you get a list of which installers to use. I tried both installers and i could not get any third party apks to install.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Attackcenter:
still nobody else has had this and or found a fix?
[LG Optimus G Pro] rlockwich:
Awesome!!! I couldn't figure this out for the life of me. I had to manually update my Note 3 to Kit Kat in which it wiped my phone, so I lost a bunch of 3rd party apps that I needed to reinstall. One of the new apps my buddy recommended during the in between time of me setting back up my phone was called "Twilight", a app to take the blues out and allow for more dimming of the screen for a better sleep before bed because of all those new studies saying the screen messes with melatonin levels and causes technology hangovers lol. A quick uninstall of that app and bam, it let me press the install button.
[LG Optimus G Pro] cougar214:
Lmao. You do realize 90%+ of all studies are made up bull**** just to get that grant money right? What was is the old rapper Flavor Flav used to say? Oh yeah, Don't believe the hype.....hahahahahahaha
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] NidexX:
Hi!

So I followed Djembeys guide to root my s4 back when ME2/MF2(or smthn in that matter)was the newest firmware avable. But now I wanted to go back to stock and update my phone and as stated in the guide that would be no problem, well OTA didn't work so i did it via Kies. It worked as expected for a while before my phone started freezing and rebooting itself forever, like as soon as i get into the launcher.

Things I've tryed to do:

*Checking in download mode that everything is official, it is, and the phone doesn't seem to reboot while in download mode, should I flash a stock rom, I mean, what if the phone shuts off in the middle of the process?

*Doing a factory data reset via stock recovery, the "android" in recovery falls down and a triangle at his stomach. However the data reset worked, but it didn't solve the problem, still reboots but now when the phone is trying to set itself up.

What can i do guys? You think i can send it back to the store seeing everything is official in download mode?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ROMANTiC KiD:
Which s4 is this? This is the sprint variant. Post it in the appropiate s4 of your carrier. You can try to odin back to stock.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] NidexX:
Aww really, i totally missed that this was for sprint:/. I have the NEE version(unbranded GT-I905). Are you sure i can flash stock, what if it would reboot while flashing? It is already stock, just that I have this damn problem with the reboots;(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jejb:
Mine did some of that kind of thing when I first went to MF9 a few days ago. I think the reason I had the problem was because I did a nandroid recovery using a custom recovery (TWRP). I think (but have no proof) that it overwrote some of the MF9 stuff with MDL stuff. So to fix it, I redid everything and recovered my apps and data through Titanium Backup instead. All good now.

Follow the directions I posted yesterday in the following thread to get to unrooted, stock MF9:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2427006
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] NidexX:
It worked fine and your phone didn't reboot in download mode? I've tested to be inside download mode for around 10 min, so i guess it's fine if i flash stock rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jejb:
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, but the phone worked fine once I redid it. Before that, it would have random boots, and then multiple boots like a boot loop. But it never did more than 2 boots before actually coming up. But it would reboot after a while. BlueTooth would not turn on, stuff like that. It just was not right. But the redo with the TiBu restore worked great. I'm now very stable on MF9, rooted, stock rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] NidexX:
nvm dude, seems like it's hardware failure. I tried flashing it with stock MGA firmware and the problem remains, as well as the screen ****ing up just before it is about to reboot. Well, thanks anyway!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 22noelg:
I rooted my galaxy nexus i9250 about 1 week ago, I then got a new system update on my phone for the new version of jelly bean, having not really thought about it (yes i know this was incredibly stupid), i downloaded this new update and installed it. Massive mistake, my phone is now stuck on the galaxy nexus screen and i cannot get into my phone. I also have no backup of my phone so if my phone is now soft bricked will i loose all my contacts, messages and photos etc. so basically what i want to know is..... can i unbrick my phone and if so can i do it and save all my data (photos, sms and contacts etc). please any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] samersh72:
flash stock images except userdata.img from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

if still in a bootloop, unfortunately you must wipe data or flash userdata.img
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
THIS THREAD HAS BEEN CREATED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND FOR HELP TO SOLVE PROBLEMS​

ONLY FOR:​

[ROM][Official][4.3JSS15Q][PA3.97][AOKP][CM10.2]P.A.C True All in 1 ROM[IR NIGHTLIES]​

I'M CREATING THIS THREAD FOR PEOPLE TO SHARE ISSUES, ASKING FOR HELP AND TO MAKE EVERY KIND OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS GREAT ROM

​

[ROM][Official][4.3JSS15Q][PA3.97][AOKP][CM10.2]P.A.C True All in 1 ROM[IR NIGHTLIES]

PLEASE, make sure to thank our dedicated developer [vertigo]​

Please, do not clutter the Development thread with non related development chatter

****-ATTENTION- Read This First And Don't Beg For Help Later**** ​

Backup all your data before flashing this ROM

This ROM has to be flashed either with latest CWM or latest TWRP

Many thanks to the maker of the thread that inspired me:

Pretoriano80
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
How to flash

First you have to be rooted

If your device is not rooted I recommend you to take a look here: [GT-I9505] CF-Auto-Root

Flash the recovery of your choice

Touch CWM, Normal CWM or TWRP use SGS4 Flasher to flash the one you prefer, it's very easy.

Download the ROM and the recommended Gapps. Put everything in your SD card

Reboot into recovery

Wipe data*, wipe cache and dalvik cache

*If you're coming from another ROM, even PACman 4.2.2

Install zips from SD card

Enjoy the ROM
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
FAQs

Q. Don't have bootanimation, why?

A. Because you didn't use CWM or TWRP.

Q. My baseband version it's unknown, why?

A. Read the first answer.

How do I make the status bar transparent?

A. In your homescreen, open quick settings panel and choose Hybrid Properties (the one with the name of the launcher on it, there, slide to the right and set the status bar color to transparent.

Can I use a custom kernel with this ROM?

A. Yes, you can. Just make sure that the kernel is for AOSP.

This ROM bricked my phone

A. No, you did it. Because you were too stubborn to read.

Ask for help instead of blaming.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyCr15:
I have two issues -

Google Now/Google Voice Search seems to trigger quite often and I don't know why. Surely it should only trigger when I press the home button?

When I swipe in a ribbon from the right, two ribbons appear. One I can scroll, I see the other behind it, not moving, which then falls away (I have 3 second fade away)

Any ideas on either of these? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
About the Google Now activation, in AOSP it activates with the menu button, maybe that's why you don't feel when it presses, I was having sort of the same issue but I assigned new custom actions.

With the ribbons, I really don't use them.

Regards.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyCr15:
Yeah, I see I can hold menu down to launch voice search. It's definitely not that.

At one point yesterday I double taped my screen to open my app drawer and two seconds after the drawer opened, Google voice searching opened!?

I've even been looking to see if there's voice /sound activation of something... It's really annoying. :(

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Actually, here's a related question that someone might be able to help with.

I use the home button to wake my phone, but half the time it wakes AND does the home button action. If in cycling, it wakes and drops to the home screen instead of Strava. If in at the gym, it closes Jefit. If i was on the home screen, it asks and launched voice search!

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
I think some app is messing with the home button actions.

Have yo set any app as a device administrator?

Also, wich build are you running?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyCr15:
Yeah, I think it was Nova messing with my home button. I turned off home = Voice search and it seems okay now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
How is your experience so far with this ROM?

It seems that the nightlies were broken somehow.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runningdeer:
Fast Dormancy

Does this rom have a toggle for turning off Fast Dormancy? I noticed that the FastDormancy Toggle app does not work with these ROMS. the nwk_info.db does not even exists! Please help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
Some guys stated in the main thread that fast dormancy only worked with Samsung's TouchWiz.

By the way, why is useful to turn off Fast Dormancy?

Regards.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runningdeer:
Fast Dormancy will save battery life if your carrier supports it. I won't go into the details. However, if your carrier does not support it, and your phone has fast dormancy on, it will drain the battery as the process keeps trying to look for the carrier-side fast dormancy feature.

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!

I guess it might be back to the touchwiz bs...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
You can always try different apps, like Greenify or Better Battery Stats, also, KT kernel is very battery friendly but I prefer the stock kernel with that apps and the battery is always good.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyCr15:
Seems good to me. The only two things pushing me back to a Samsung based ROM are the battery life and I find the camera unreliable. (Often opens but with a blank black screen)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
You can try with KT kernel, it improves the battery life considerably, reduces the heat but you may lose some smoothness compare to the stock kernel.

The camera seems an unresolved issue at the moment, but all the cons that the ROM currently have, for me, are very depreciable against the features.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomy2590:
ok, i reflashed the rom without wipe and gallery is back to normal, also videos. ill try to flash KT kernel 08/28 version, and see if it will bring back the problem.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
In only use KT because of the battery life, that was very poor with the latest build, but if you're experiencing a decent battery life my suggestion is to be in the stock kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomy2590:
ow ok, can i use ausdim kernel?

EDIT: what settings on KT are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ad346:
what happened to the nice power widgets in notification centre on the 06/09 rc build?

it looks hideous now
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soyusado:
No, you can't use that kernel because it's not labeled for AOSP ROMs, you have to be careful when you flash kernels because them can really brick your device.

Here are my KT settings: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x2kr251rhg3kqqu/Settings
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
thHello all,

This is a known way to root any android phone with an unlocked bootloader. I tested it on my ZR, it just works fine and is easy & fast to follow !

It works for all firmwares and it's a good way to root the latest stock rom (eg .67 / .244 or even KitKat firmwares).

Note: I'm not responsible if something happens to your device ! Just follow the procedure and all'd be fine !

Quick instructions

Unlock bootloader

Flash any CWM-containing kernel

Boot into recovery and flash su-bin-arm-signed.zip (or this one that worked for me on KitKat)

Revert back to stock kernel

Install SuperSU and update su.bin

Enjoy

Instructions for noobies (yes I didn't forget you !)

Unlock your bootloader.

You may want to backup your TA before. In this case you need an already rooted phone. I personnaly downgraded mine to .310 then rooted it with Doom's toolkit to be able to backup my TA.

Download and copy the following file to your phone: su-bin-arm-signed.zip (or this one for 4.3)

Install the firmware you want to be on when the phone gets rooted

Flash a kernel that contains CWM, for example this one which comes from CM 10.1 FXP234a (you can also try to hotboot it, didn't work for me).

You can flash it with a command line or a soft like FlashTool:

In FlashTool select Flash > Fastboot mode

Connect the phone in fastboot mode : when powered off, connect it to your laptop while pressing Volume + key. You can release the key when the LED turns blue

Select the kernel to flash and run the operation

> Now do not try to boot normally the phone because it won't boot, as the kernel's not compatible with the stock rom.

Boot into recovery:

Power on the phone

When the led turns violet at boot for 3", press Volume +

Now you are in recovery. Use Volume buttons to navigate and Power to confirm.

Select Install zip > Choose zip from sdcard or external sdcard (depending where you put the .zip to flash)

Choose su-bin-arm-signed.zip

Confirm

Go to Advanded > Power off

Flash back the stock kernel corresponding to the firmware installed on the phone (.244 -> .244 kernel). You can for example use Flashtool:

Download the .ftf of the build installed on your phone (no matter the location of the firmware)

Run Flashtool

Do Flash > Flashmode and select the .ftf you downloaded

Uncheck anything on the "Wipe" colon

Check everything on the "Exclude" colon except "KERNEL"

You should now only have kernel.sin and loader.sin on the content colon.

Click on Flash

Connect the phone in flash mode : when powered off, connect it to your laptop while pressing Volume - key. You can release the key when the LED turns green

Reboot the phone, install SuperSU, run it and update the su binary

You can relock the bootloader with Backup TA to recover warranty or Bravia Engine 2 without losing root.

May help:

- Stock .310 kernel

- Stock .244 kernel

- Stock .67 kernel

- Stock .569 kernel for C5503 / C5502

- Instructions by gspbeetle

Thanks to:

- Team FXP for the kernel

Sorry for my bad english and I hope I helped ;)
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Sounds good. Testing this. Will let you know of the end results :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
Thanks ! Did it work as expected ?
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Yes! It worked brilliant. Excellent find NeoJeo. Appreciate your help.
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
Glad I helped :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Mario.D:
I wish had nown this before doing it the long way:)

Backing up with pc companion, downgrading with flashtool, rooting and then wait for OTA update and after that restore the backup with pc companion.

Skickat från min C5503 med Tapatalk 4
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
I also found the long ways to long... mostly with a slow connection. That's why I thought to this one :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] grim_ripper:
Regarding backup of TA partition, does it have to revert to original firmware or can I back it up even after flashing 4.2.2 with root?
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
Backing up TA Partition can only be done BEFORE you unlocked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia ZR] su1979:
Thanks NeoJeo for this awesome rooting method! Flashed the Nordic 4.2.2 ROM on my Xperia ZR and it is working like a charm :).

I've backed up my phone's TA partition just in case something goes wrong and I need to re-lock it and give it for servicing :D.
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
@ Grim_ripper: Is your bootloader already unlocked ?

@ su1979: You're welcome, glad I helped !

I did the same ^^
[Sony Xperia ZR] awwer2002:
thanks!! I'm testing !

Is it possible to re-lock the BL if I didn't do any TA backup before?
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
Hello,

No, not possible for the moment. For other devices such as the Xperia Z we can relock the bootloader by flashing a .ftf but without recovering the drm.

The backup and restore tool is the better way to reloock but it needs a backup before you unlock the BL.
[Sony Xperia ZR] awwer2002:
I cant acces to the recovery mode even i press vol+ when i see the green light

Did i do something wrong？

The device is working good so far by this rooting method.

I just want the recovery mode back:cyclops:

Sorry for my bad english
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
Green light? weird. Do the cyanogenmod logo displays at boot?
[Sony Xperia ZR] gspbeetle:
If "select kernel to flash" says something like

"writing 'boot'...

FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)"

It means your bootloader is not unlocked yet.
[Sony Xperia ZR] awwer2002:
oh, I mean after I flashed back the stock kernel.

sorry I am new to android:(

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I am sure the BL is unlocked already as I flashed CM10.1 before.

anyway, Thanks for your advise:D
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
Thanks this works great but I am unable to successfully install a recovery with this method. Has anyone had the same issues??
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
Hello,

[MENTION=1564494]awwer2002[/MENTION]: After you succeed rooting the device did you install any recovery ? If yes, which one ?

[MENTION=4525605]gmengass[/MENTION]: Which recovery are you trying to install ?
[Sony Xperia ZR] shardul_seth:
Thanks for the Idea.. Worked perfectly.
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
You're welcome dude !
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
Hi NeoJeo,

I tried to install both CWM which are available in in two threads in the ZR original android development section.. Everytime I try to boot to recovery the led light turns pink but then phone restarts normally..
[Sony Xperia ZR] NeoJeo:
Hello,

So even when you press/hammer the Volume up/down buttons at boot the recovery doesn't run ?

At worst if you don't use everyday the recovery you can flash the CM10.1 kernel to be able to boot in recovery, and after reflash the stock one :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia ZR] sijav:
Sorry,

Wrong thread :(

Please Delete
[Sony Xperia ZR] kedirakevo:
Yep same goes for me... nothing works...

So the only way is to go thru CWM kernel? :(