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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magnamentis:
hi there,

i'm not entirely sure if this will help you but generally speaking i came made a few observations about the fact that some people, mostly repeatingly the same users, encounter problems with their custom roms and/or flashing them, while others don't, albeit they are using the same devices.

at present i'm working with GT-N7100 - GT-I9100 - Nexus 4, all rooted and running on pac 4.3, always latest nightly.

now to the point

a) other than most other users i usually clean cache and dalvik cache as well before and after flashing the new rom and/or new nightly

and never encountrer any problems except those which everybody, using the same rom and nightly encounters.

b) whenever i flash an totally different rom and/or upgrade and/or downgrade to another level of android os, i.e. from 4.2.2 to 4.3, i perform

a clean install, including not only a factory reset, but as well a format sd-card, format cache and format system etc., again i cannot proof

which of these steps make a or the differnce but however, i never have problems others than thosw which everyone has with a version.

c) when using cusome kernels and due to the fact that some roms come with a kernel included, as well as with a custom recovery included,

it is strongly recommended not to forget to flas the kernel again after each flashing the new rom. one good example ist dorimanx kernel

for GT-I9100 which will not boot into recovery and reluctantly boot at all after a new flash of a pac nightly without reflashing the kernel.

d) try to fix permissions on reboot instead of doing it from recovery. one reason is that not every recovery has this option and further i

found that when fixing permissions before the first boot after flashing a new rom, there might be bootloops, albeit i cannot explain exactly

why that should, but however, sometimes it's better to be on the safe sid.

e) try to run whether the lastes version of custom recovery for your device, and or the use the included custom recovery of the rom or the

kernel. this again is one thing that can help to avoid some unexpected and hard to explain bootproblems and/or fc's etc.

hope that i could give you some new ideas how to avoid trouble while using custom roms and other hacks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chappy824:
In )b you have "format SD card" people should never do this on the nexus 4. The internal SD is all we have and that is where the Roms and kernel zips will be to flash. You should edit your post please. You should wipe system, cache, dalvik cache, data, factory reset.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
a. when flashing a rom, the cache and dalvik automatically get wiped. so doing it again does nothing.

b. the general idea for is a clean install, but it always isnt completely needed. i dirty flashed 4.3 over 4.2.2(as many others did) without having any issues. as a fact, i dirty flashed everything since i got my nexus in january, without issues, and im one of the few people that dont get most these "issues". wiping the sd storage is complete unnecessary.

c. after every rom update, you have to reflash your custom kernel no matter what. the roms kernel overwrites your custom kernel automatically. all roms come with a kernel included, not some. your phone will not boot and can nit function without a kernel. the kernel controls almost everything. we are talking nexus 4 here, and not any other device.

d. lol, im staying away from this..

e. custom roms dont include a recovery. again, this is a nexus 4 forum, all you are doing is confusing already confused people.

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f. you never ever have to wipe anything when flashing kernels. the cache and dalvik have nothing to do with kernel, but everything to do with your apps. it would be like having to wash your feet before filling up your car with gas.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theorlyowl:
Another safety measure would be to charge your battery to at least 75%. This was standard for the old Sony PSP when flashing any Custom Firmware (CFW) "back in the days", and should be mandatory for all ROM on android devices, too, since many failures occur due to low battery which can brick your device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeraphSephiroth:
Hey there~

Not sure if this violates the rules or anything, sorry if it does.

So I got a GS4 from **** Smith Electronics, however it is the Vodafone version and they are refusing to swap it.

I was wondering if anyone out there has some link to the 2Degrees rom for the I9505 so I can flash that.

Any help would be very much appreciated!

Thanks in advance~

-Sephi
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

S4 i9505 ROMS are HERE and HERE

:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeraphSephiroth:
Thank you for your answer!

However I am looking for the completely stock FW~
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeraphSephiroth:
Haha. Thank you but you still misunderstand. I could do that anytime. I need the ACTUAL stock rom with csc and all.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try asking in that thread.

:)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi lady:
I have a Kindle Fire HD 7" system version 7.4.3 that has the proverbial "Red Triangle" of death.

This unit has not been rooted and I am very much a newbie.

I have rebooted the unit many times. Periodically it will work and then lock up again with the Red Triangle.

90% of the time I no longer have wireless access as this has been disabled with the error.

After reading many of the posts here, I have considered rooting it to a) back up my system files (including email) and b) reloading the software. However, if I am not mistaken, I need to load an ADB file. Since the "Enable ADB" under Security Settings is on OFF and cannot be turned on, is there any way that I can revive this unit?

What I would really like is to back up those hidden system files that include email files, program data, etc. as well as make this work like it used to.

Can any one help me? :confused:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Without adb on you can't do much, you could just reflash the system image from fastboot, but you would probably need a fastboot cable since u don't have adb or root access. On the bright side a system reflash only reflashes the system partition, you won't lose any of the data for any of the apps. It also is prerooted, so you don't have to worry about doing that later. There's a tool that does the work for you in the android development section called kindle fire system restore tool. You will still need a fastboot viable to run this tool though. Also I haven't looked into it but I thought the red triangle thing was a kf2 error, but maybe I am mistaken?

Edit: I'm a moron, red triangle is the useless stock recovery on the kindle. Least thats my best guess.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi lady:
I do have a factory cable (same as fastboot cable?) from SkOrPn, but will have to look through the forum for how to do a system reflash. I am glad to know that I have an option to save all of my data.

Unfortunately the red triangle is not limited to the kf2, but don't I wish it was. ;)

Thank you.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1951254

If that doesn't work try kffa in the general 7" forum.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi lady:
Since I am such a newbie, I have a couple of questions:

1) Can I assume that the "KFHD_SRT_v1.3.5- 7.3.0 (separate option for restoring factory recovery)" would be the option that I should use for my KFHD running system version 7.4.3? If I read thru this correctly, it will reset the system back to 7.3.0 and then auto update to 7.4.3 once connected to the internet. Is that correct?

2) If so, step 2 says to enter a command if your device recognizes ADB. Will this work on my device since the ADB option is turned off?

Thank you again for walking me through this process. [And by the way, you are not a moron. ;)]
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Step 2 is misleading, you only need that command if you don't have a fastboot cable. I personally haven't had to use this tool, but from what I know it kinda downgrades the system but it should update on its own which also unroots it. And yes the download you were talking about it should be the right one.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi lady:
After downloading the KFHD System Recovery Tool (that took a long while) and installing the driver for my KFHD, I am now running the SRT batch file. I am afraid that I am a bit confused here. :confused: The batch file gives you the following 7 choices:

1) Restore-Factory Rooted with SuperSU.apk

2) Restore-Factory Rooted with SuperSU.apk, Apex Launcher, and PlayStore

3) Restore-Factory Recovery

4) Erase cache & userdata

5) Check fastboot status

6) Reboot normally (must have a standard cable connected to work)

0) Exit

According to the instructions, I am to select #4 and Erase cache & userdata. Won't this erase my hidden system data (i.e., program data, email, etc.)?

Please advise before I take the next step.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
I would use option 1 or 2, idk y it says to use 4.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi lady:
Okay, my KFHD is in Fastboot mode (or at least that is what is displayed on it's screen).

However, my PC found new hardware - Tate-PVT-08 and needs the driver for it. Do you know where I can find this driver?

The SRT Tool is stuck in "trying to locate device" in the interim.

UGH, I am so close and yet so far away.

Just FYI, I had to go way back to remember CMD line instructions, but I also tried typing in the "fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot boot.img" command. This generated an error message of "fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi lady:
Oops, now I am the moron. ;)

I was in the wrong folder/directory. However, when I moved to the KFHD_SRTv.1.3.5 folder and entered this command, the new error message is "cannot load 'boot.img' - so what gives?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
I have no idea, usually if someone gets stuck with this app I recommend using kindle fire first aid, it can do the same thing and probably has a better rep. I just prefer individual apps so I recommended this. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi lady:
Okay I have my KFHD temporarily back up again. It is more functional than it was, but not all applications are running yet.

I haven't tried the KF First Aid yet, but will. I have downloaded the zip file and extracted the files so that I will be ready. Not sure yet if I have to upgrade my Java (it is SE v7up25, but not the developer version).

However, before I proceed much further, I really want to back up my KFHD.

- My data has been "backed up" by making a copy via a USB cable and Windows Explorer to my flash drive.

- What is left to back up is the hidden section/partition of my KFHD. All the postings I have seen so far discuss backing up the system (OS) of the KFHD, but what about the area where applications store user profiles and/or data. For example, the email program stores all the email data in this hidden area. How can I get that backed up?

Once this is accomplished, I would feel much more comfortable in running the KFFA as well as the replacement of image files.

Any clues?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
If u can find the email app's internal name you are using then goto "/data/com.emailappname" and copy that folder, usually that's where a program stores its data, not positive about that on the kindle is though, last time cleared my cache and dalvik cache on that os, I had to reset up my email account so I don't know for sure if that's correct exactly.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esema1o:
Try this dude

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8lTMLCGfE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi lady:
Okay after multiple manipulations, I have run the KFHD SRT using Option 1) Restore-Factory Rooted with SuperSU.apk (WooHoo!)

Can I assume that my KFHD is rooted? If so, what do I need to do to actually see these hidden files? (The email program is e-mail.apk or so I have been told.)

Of course with the standard USB cable, I still see the usual stuff with Win Explorer.

What is my next step?

:victory:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] qwer43:
hi. I had installed CWM Recovery 1.0.3.4.

Is this the latest CWM recovery for Galaxy S4 ( I337) for AT&T?

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Chahk:
Go to official CWM Recovery page and find the image for your specific device. The latest versions are always listed there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Jnewell05:
You can use Rom Manager from the market 2 as long as you are on an AT&T rom. Other wise it will want to flash the wrong recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] CZ Eddie:
Nova & AOSP Quick Settings shortcuts/activities... wow, really getting into this now!

I know that Nova has always had "shortcuts" that you can play with.

And the same for AOSP Quick Settings "custom shortcuts".

Just starting to really get into these options now and some of them are very powerful. Between "Activities" and "Shortcuts" and "Browser Favorites", my Quick Settings is really starting to fill up.

My favorite one so far is I swipe down Quick Settings and click a button and it takes me directly to a Create New Calendar Event page.

Same for my Touch Tunes app. Click a button and it takes me directly to the Search for Music page. No more opening the app and clicking several buttons to get where I want to go.

What kind of cool activity/shortcuts have you set up with Nova or Quick Settings? And does anyone know how to edit the name of a Quick Settings custom shortcut?

I haven't done much with it yet. Just kind of got into it yesterday. This is what I've got so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] qbanlinxx:
Nice, I knew we could edit the quick settings, didn't know we could add our own
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] nacos:
"Activities" is powerful but if you wanna go wild use it in conjunction with Tasker. You need to be rooted and have Tasker, Busy Box & Secure Settings installed. Furthermore, there are more potent ways/apps out there that harness the power of "activities", gestures and other goodies, one notable being LMT (the pie) and surely don't overlook the power of "scenes" in Tasker. Try combining them all and you'll get to really appreciate the underlying power of Android (in a burst of enthusiasm and amazement).

Ex: I set 4 screen-brightness-presets in Tasker and assigned them in LMT (gestures) using two finger swipe (up for A Brightness, down for lowest, and another 2 intermediary levels for right to left / left to right. The beauty comes from the fact that it works even over the locked screen (pattern). This way I no longer use any conventional settings for brightness...and keep in mind this is merely one example out of many others ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Drake9897:
I'm interested in doing this on my GPE 4.2.2 rom. how would I go about this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] CZ Eddie:
What is a GPE ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Zoide_:
Google Phone Edition. Basically the pure vanilla / "Nexus" version of the Galaxy S4: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4?id=samsung_galaxy_s4&hl=en
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] CZ Eddie:
Then no, the Quick Settings won't work with it.

Or any Touch Wiz phone.

But Nova Actions will work.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] mohamed dx:
please i want cwm recovery for my xperia tx and i want to know how to install roms and what is the instructions for installing rom ? thankyou:)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Read the all in one thread.

Its the very first thread in the Q&A section.

Post 2 explains all you need to know

Also, the search function is very useful in xda

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+install+recovery+on+xperia+tx

PS, A more informative thread title would also help.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Toledo_JAB:
I could not have said it better or nicer.

Thanks Greg,

~JAB

Thread closed
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avide:
i want my phone to look like this without having cm =/ any idea?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamcarbon.theme.BloodRedNG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Obuxz_lx0g
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avide:
Gonna try but where i can get the icons?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
If u using launcher just search play store

Red icon/theme etc
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
With you I m too trying working on red theme donno when I ll finish but work is in progress since mrng
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avide:
Tried using wanam xposed for status bar but i cant find that red glowing blood color.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Use 3 minit framework work
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avide:
u gotta tell me what color u used on status bar
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Its " FFB70F0F "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avide:
Thanks! :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avide:
OUCH!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
I have made a theme based on Blue /

Red and purple on the way

U myte like it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2441081
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KOKJ:
I'm switching to Verizon from Sprint and need to keep using my current Sprint Galaxy S3 for another few weeks til the Galaxy Note 3 comes out. Is it possible to flash my Sprint S3 to Verizon S3 non-prepaid? I know the 4G won't work and that's ok. But will voice, text and 3G data work? Please help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KOKJ:
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this, or if it'll even work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KOKJ:
Anyone at all? Can someone suggest a good VZ ROM to try on my Sprint SGS3? Am I not supposed to be asking this for some reason?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] human.n74:
hello guys i rooted and unlock my devise and i want to flash stock rom and lock it again. i have 2 TA backup first is created bt flash tool and second is made by TA Backup. how i must do it? after this can i update my xperia z from update center?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maddhouse:
Flash the stock system you was on when you took the ta back up so keys match up then flash ta backup this will make you lock BL and unroot your device
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] golfgtiedition30:
Flash any stock ROM. Root it then restore DRM keys....done
[HTC Sensation] tantan1983:
I need nice Rom 4 my htc sensation xe..

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] AndroidSupporter318:
Look in development section. No one's going to spoon feed you. Furthermore there are many many nice ROMs in development section. Have fun!:)

Sent from my Ouya
[HTC Sensation] pandaball:
Moved to Q&A as it is a question. Closed as it is a question that compares ROMs, which is not allowed.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] alexander1977:
Hi everybody,

after upgrading my qtek s100 to i-mate rom (1.11 ITA) I would like to restore the original rom (dangaard 1.06 ITA).

There is anyone who could help me?

Thank you in advance.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] zerimar:
First of all I hope you make a backup copy of the original ROM before you made the upgrade. Check our the ftp site if you didn't make a backup of the ROM. The process to restore is just the same as you did the upgrade.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ps2stuff:
Hi guys I have been reading in the forum lately that stock cdma 2.3.3 is basically aosp build? my question is can we then use cm7 which i think is more or less aosp build and the cdma 2.3.3 build to make a cm7 with working touchpads? or is the problem cm7 kernal??
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
That's a good question I've been wondering that myself and here's a little something I found out while running a rom (2.3.3 Verizon with timescape) that from is from the UK firmware which has the .145 baseband which is also included into the cm7 builds I was looking at the build props of both roms and noticed the base and was the same, so my thoughts were rebasing a cm7 build on that 2.3.3 gingerbread .145 baseband would everything still work? Or would there be to many problems with cm7 sources and stock sources causing it not to load?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] konstruktor:
isn't the baseband independent from the rom and just the firmware for the modem?

i thought the framework.jar is the problem or what i thought lately that the synaptics touchpad drivers aren't in the cm7 kernel.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
Well here's the thing, sorry if I lose anybody here lol.

The touch pads and game pads do work but they don't work (if that makes sense) some games the game pad will work I.e off road legends sonic 1 but like gta series they don't register, I found an app that checks if the touch pads register it shows two yellow squares when you touch the middle "analog sticks" so they work and register but not on every game like sonic for instance the direction pad we can control him the x button makes him jump as well as pressing up on the left touch pad so they are there but not constant if you guys follow what I'm saying
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CriGiu:
That's weird lol

Has someone tried with semc prop values? As for Rockstar Games games (lol) you need these values

ro.semc.product.model=R800i
ro.semc.product.name=Xperia PLAY
ro.semc.product.device=R800
ro.product.model=R800i

If still they don't get activated, it should be a framework issue, rather than a build.prop one
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
I'm on miui Australia right now so I can't check but addiding mod.touch pad.startfrom1=1 doesn't do any thing lol neither does the touch pad activation app lol I didntthink about trying that
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CriGiu:
Lol :P that line (mod.touchmpad.startfrom1=1) is a custom property that will be ignored by the system unless you implement farenheith's code into the framework (that isn't compatible with pre-Ics frameworks unfortunately).

The only chances we have are those values (and fixing the others of course)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
Lol like I said the touch pads / game pads are there we just need to find out how to make them constant I'm no dev but can try to help with this project
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CriGiu:
I'd like to do something about that too :/

Farenheith didn't something for gb coz gb framework works in a different way than ics and +, and I don't have the skills (lol I'm 15 whom was never taught nothing about c/c++) so for now, I can't do anything :/

We need to find how the inputs work on gb (I mean in which smali and methods) and then make something like farenheith did, I think
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
I can deco pile 2.3.4 gingerbread framework.jar in a couple of hours and see what I can find
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CriGiu:
I hope you can do something

The last time I tried I didn't find anything
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
I'll start decompiling the framework.jar in a few I'll have to look into faraheiths thread to see where the vales get added to get an idea where to look lol
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CriGiu:
As I said before, farenheith's fix works only on 4.0+, because he changed some of the methods that (as I know) exist only on GB

so I don't think it'd be that simple (if it was, surely farenheith would have done so) :/