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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeonman:
Hi,

I foolishly accepted an OTA update last night that took me from MGA to MH8 firmware. Of course I lost root, but thought ah well, I'll just re-root and that will be fine. Annoyingly, I flashed CF-Auto-Root as described for MH8, but it only seems to have partially worked. SuperSU seems to now be missing (even though I can see it's installed). I have tried to uninstall/reinstall, but to no avail. I ran the command recommended in adb shell (pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid) and after a bunch of text flew past (which scared me), all that seemed to happen is that I lost root completely.

Strangely, Titanium Backup seems perfectly happy that I have root, but all other apps aren't really convinced.

So my question is, can I just flash back to MGA from MH8, or is a downgrade not possible? I've read a few bits about the bootloader being new and it being a one way deal, but I'm a bit sketchy on that.

Alternatively, can anyone suggest why the root hasn't taken properly or where I can get a pre-rooted MH8 rom that I can flash with Odin? The MGA one I flashed was a Djemby one, but I can't seem to see a MH8 one that I can do with Odin rather than a custom recovery. I might just be blind though!

Any help/advice gratefully accepted!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeonman:
There was an easy solution to this in the end. For some reason, my supersu binary wasn't updated. I installed the free one and suddenly it appeared and recognised I had paid for the pro version. Suddenly everything works as expected. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jakof72:
I 've had a similar porblem with the SuperSU, so you mean with the pro version it did work or the free one?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeonman:
I already had the pro version, but that wasn't accessible after root. It was only once i installed the free version that it appeared again. It was odd though, because even though I installed the free version, it immediately recognised I had paid for pro and upgraded it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] j.a.c.k.s:
my phone dos not receive any apk files . what can i do i already rooting and my os jp 4.1.2 .
[Motorola Droid RAZR] welder73:
What do you mean? :confused:

Sent from my Razr XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] j.a.c.k.s:
my Bluetooth receive any file ext put don't receive apk file its some security in phone but i don't now how can i resolve it
[Motorola Droid RAZR] naifs_br10:
Just rsd lite using fastboot files and start of fresh should fix any and every problem
[Motorola Droid RAZR] j.a.c.k.s:
its by Motorola com she do this securty
[Motorola Droid RAZR] LuckiestNut419:
Huh?

Try this forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1251551

Looks like it's internal piracy security. Try an application as suggested, see if it cures the problem. Good luck and let us know!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] AztekSoul:
Just have the person who's sending you the apk file rename to a different extension let's say .jpg .png .mp3 and rename it to .apk after you receive it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nijom:
Yeah, this is the easiest method. Rename the extension or Zip the file and transfer it.

Or use BlueTooth File Transfer App from PlayStore.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nijom:
Also I found this in the Play Store.... MyAppSharer....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pijMleko:
Hi there.

Recently I read about the official update to version 4.2.2 for i9105 (Galaxy s2plus), which is not that much differ from the i9100. Since I care about possibilitie to connect my phone to TV and listen to FM radio, I was looking for ROM based on the official SAMY ROM. Does anyone found this, or is able to cook/port?

Or, is there a 4.2 / 4.3 ROM that has these features?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikhilgavit:
wrong section of the forum to ask such a question..

anyways i9100 and i9105 are two completely different sets of hardware so do not expect any such 4.2.2 official samsung firmware for i9100..

since you dont know anything about soc's (i assume) its better you stay with the official 4.1.2 firmware so as to enjoy mhl and fm radio..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mosed:
Hi, I am trying to do some low level performance testing related to device processor cores through adb which I feel it is affected by Android background services and system stuff.

As I know that the Android boot sequence stages are as follow:

1.Execute Boot ROM code.

2.Execute the boot loader.

3.Load the Linux kernel.

4.Launch Zygote, which initializes the Dalvik VM.

5.System server which loads the Android system.

So my question is how can I interrupt this sequence to force it stop on stage 3 to load Linux kernel. This can help me implement my intermediary performance testings before loading again Android system.

Does Fastboot or Clockworkmod recovery can help here and load my device to a kind of Linux kernel?

Any hint will be appreciated.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
I'm not 100% on the testing you are trying to do but what about installing Debian to your device, this would not use dalvik and be free from android all together?

Or remove Google services or whatever background stuff you feel may be messing with your tests?

You can use fastboot to force boot a kernel, if zimage and ramdisk are packed into an image then

fastboot boot nameofkernel.img

For more info on fastboot see here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41374534

From my minimal testing and messing with bootloaders I can say it is possible to solder a UART connection to the logicboard and connect it to PC via a serial port (may need a device like an arduino as a bridge) where you can stop the bootloader in different sequences, this being you can trigger debugging modes that the bootloader has. This of course differs in each device but it is possible to enter a debug mode and shell terminal (not adb) before the bootloader finishes its process.

But in reality, depending on what your attempting you probably need a fully booted device so if your not interested in using a hex editor to force your bootloader to do what you want (which would probably take a lot of work) try fastboot to force boot whatever kernel you made or probably just flash Debian to your device
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mosed:
I think the idea of installing Debian/Linux distro to the device is interesting so that I can get red of Dalvik.

But whenever I try to find a suitable Debian/Linux kernel to install on my device, I found that it will be installed on top of the current Android system ( same as Virtual machine). So Android and Dalvik are still there!

So where can I find a Debian/Linux kernel that will replace Android, not to set on top of it.

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirfatif:
How to modify bootloader to load kernel and ramdisk from SD Card?

Can we modify bootloader to load kernel from some location other than eMMC? I'm talking in this context: https://xdaforums.com/android/help/how-to-boot-sd-card-qmobile-z8-bricked-t3712171
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav2511:
Hi guys

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a light leak in the bottom right corner of my HTC One. I'm sure it's leaking from near the Home button key. It seems as if the adhesive has come of or something, because it didn't happen since the beginning. It's visible only when the capacitive keys light up and the background in dark. The leak sprays on the screen for almost an inch!

I'm wondering how serious is this problem? What should I do?

I've attached a couple of pictures, they're not the best ones but thats what I could do with an iPhone 4.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herwegan:
it seems to me like a known "issue", it's called backlight bleeding. my phone has that too..
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav2511:
So do you just ignore it? Should I consider replacement?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herwegan:
i've seen this on several devices, so i don't think a replacement will help..
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
it can also worsen in time, mine had minimum bleed now it is just too obvious at night. it's been more than 4 months now..
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav2511:
That is exactly what I'm worried about. It's its much worse than it looks..

Why didn't you replace the phone? Maybe you can disable the soft key light?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
I decided it doesn't bother me that much and soft key light comes in handy especially at night ; I am only worried that the speaker moved a little bit away from the screen, curious how it'll perform in time..
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav2511:
For what it's worth, I came across an app - Soft Buttons Light that permanently enables or

disables

the soft key lights; It did the trick for me. The best part is, it doesn't require root.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gapper100:
This would be exactly the solution I'm looking for. Too bad it doesn't work with the latest version of the stock ROM anymore :(
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav2511:
Why dont you try skinned stock ROMs.. Such as Viper.. It gives the user an option to alter the light of the soft keys
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gapper100:
Yeah, that's what I ended up doing. Just installed a rooted stock ROM and a different app (Capacitive Buttons) to disable my button lights. Works just fine now.

The reason I would've preferred an app that doesn't require root is that I enjoy receiving OTA updates, so initially I didn't want to root. But all is well now, so whatever :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav2511:
Haha that's exactly how I felt when I had to root for such non issues.. 'Whatver'
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrenalinemotion:
I was just about to post a new thread, but saw this one.

Anyway, I also have this light leakage issue. It's coming from the bottom right corner of the screen where the screen meets the speaker cover. Kinda difficult to describe, but the fact that I spotted it and am now aware of it bugs me.

I'm way past my 14 days, so the only option is probably to send it to HTC.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav2511:
You can do that. Just make sure the replacement you get doesn't have any other major flaw like the camera purple tint
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrenalinemotion:
So much for these super high quality HTC Ones
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav2511:
If your camera is fine, I would suggest that you don't send in your phone for repairs. You can either learn to live with it or disable them completely. Ending up with a bad camera or getting stuck in a repair circle is worse!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrat:
Screen bleed issues

Having read some of the comments and issues with the M7 HTC One, please make use of these suggestions, if you

have a problem like i have,

1. The bleed issues and severity of these issues is 'handset specific' BUT is know by HTC and most retailers in the UK

(Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4U and all the UK carriers, ie, EE shops, etc).

2. I had this issue & can be resolved (in some or all instances by flashing a halo, or light Rom) This however is not ideal

for several reasons and obviously is not a fix as it invalidates your warranty if rooted and returned to the manufacturer or

retailer.

TAKE ACTION.

1. Return your handset and ask for a replacement, yes, they nearly all have some problems but after 30 mins of sifting through

a dozen or so handsets i found one that was "slightly better" than my first handset but not ideal.

2. Buy a Samsung, Sony or any other device if this matter is not resolved at, point of sale...

It's not the best BUT you do have rights and a choice, great handset, but not for everyone !!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sh500:
Hi all,

With all the items on my today screen, a scroll bar has introduced itself...

Anyone know of a tweak/hack to reduced/shorten the height of the scroll bar? I.e. for it not to display the full length of the usable screen area. Or another option to make the main 'bar' transparent with just the 'arrows' present (much like the ones used in some HTML web pages)?

P.S. There's only so far you can go with narrowing it before it becomes non-usable!

Many thanks in advanced.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] alpine101:
I always operate my tablets in landscape mode. But on 4.3, Google have moved the softkeys from the left hand side of the screen to the centre, and I keep hitting the home key accidentally. Does anyone know of an app please that will get them back where they should be?!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] younoob:
The default launcher does not give the option to choose where the softkeys should be placed. You should install a more customizable launcher. In my memory, "NOVA launcher" or lightening home launcher should do it. Smart Launcher has the keys on the left by default, at least in older versions. Yet, the placement of the softkeys can be enforced when running apps: installing a customizable launcher will allow you to change the default placement, but they can move when the screen displays an app.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] alpine101:
Thanks for your reply. I actually already use Nova, but I can't find an option that does this. I'll have a look at Smart Launcher..
[Nokia Lumia 1020] LBTaylor1984:
I've been an Android user for the best part of 5 years, seeing a steady improvement of OS and supporting apps. While the Galaxy Range has got better and better.

I'm currently using a Galaxy S4, but for whatever reason i'm being drawn towards the Nokia Lumia 1020. My partner wants one because "it's a Nokia" while I'm interested because of the Camera. I'm a DSLR user so this isn't for instagramin' me breakfast, it's to capture great photos at concerts and videos and general stuff which I plan to blog up. My other reasoning is I'm very fond of my Surface Pro, which is again a Windows device and I can't put it down, so am I mad? Will having a Windows phone have any real benefit with a Surface?

My greatest concern is the store that is less than lacking from my initial research with what i'd call basic apps are missing, youtube, twitter to name but a few. This concerns me, but being a window phone n00b you smart people maybe able to enlighten me to alternative options which don't come from the origin of the app.

I suppose what I'm really asking is did you switch from an Android and what did you miss and what can you not live without since you switched.

My current plan is to get a 1020, tether it to my surface and use windows 8 pro instead of apps on the phone and use the phone for texts calls and the camera.

Any and all help welcome.
[Nokia Lumia 1020] amyren:
My concern also are the lack off apps on windows phones vs the enormous google play store.

But those apps you mentioned as an example (youtube, twitter) are available. Just as facebook, skype, wordfeud etc are.

I dont have a windows phone, but these apps are listed when I search the windows phone app store online.
[Nokia Lumia 1020] LBTaylor1984:
Most are not from the website makers with some being rubbish or nothing more than a front end to the mobile version. This is one of my concerns as a lot are not very good or cost money and still aren't very good.
[Nokia Lumia 1020] yeoldgreat1:
Twitter is baked into the OS, but there is an official version (at least there is for WP 7.8). There are a number of third party apps for things like Youtube and Instagram that are a lot better than you'd think. Try Metrotube or Supertube apps for Youtube.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Selbyclebert:
So full story,

1.) I had to RMA my TF201 because it became bricked

2.) A few months later the tablet fell and cracked the digitizer. The digitizer was replaced but now has the x-axis inverted.

3.) I found that Androwook has the drivers to flip the inverted x-axis I now have.

The Problem: The unlock tool will not work since I had the RMA done.

What do I do?! I know that it has something to do with mac addresses not lining up. Is there a fix?

*update*

I tried this:

http://androidroot.mobi/introducing-ratchet-the-unknown-serial-fix/

I get an error every time,

[1] + Stopped (signal) /data/local/ratchet

Update again:

I did some more research and it seems that since the asus device tracker doesn't want to work either that I will have to RMA my device which I will do when I get back from my training in a few weeks. *sigh*
[Java for Android App Development] jfandroid:
Whenever I set my MainActivity as HOME in the manifest, why is it that all other activities function like HOME also, meaning that whenever I press the home button on another activity it doesn't take me to the Main one, it simply stays there.
[Java for Android App Development] javabiker:
Can u post the manifest please.
[Java for Android App Development] nikwen:
Please do this. ;)

Read this as well: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2439748
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] fr4nk32:
Hi everyone!.. i had been browsing around 2 weeks ago on this page reading this and that one, i had learnt so much, thanks to all of you for sharing...

so the question is, i have a xperia miro and i would like to use a custom rom but i'm not sure how stable can be... i don't want unlock my bootloader for later ask how to block it again..

i had use some based stock roms and for me is the same, sometimes worth than stock one, nothing to highlight... so it's a good idea unlock my bootloader and install a cyanogenmod based rom?

thanks for reading and sorry for my english and my bad capitalization... greetings
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] c4cyro:
about unlocking bootloader, now theres a tool available here called "Backup TA"..you can backup with it and then safely unlock without losing warranty.

and then you may try the cm based roms and see if you like them or not.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardddd:
Hi,

I was running CM10.1 and wifi was working as it should.

But when i updated from 10.1 to 10.2 (full wipe) my wifi behaves very strange. It only works on fresh boot. When I'm out of range from my network, and get into range again WiFi freezes. The Quick Settings tile shows I'm connected (grey though) but I'm not. When this happens, I'm unable to toggel WiFi again. A reboot solves the problem.

Tried searching but could not find anything useful.

I checked the logcat, and it says something about a driver not being able to start:

http://pastebin.com/kEzxWU5m
[LG Optimus G (International)] kimitza:
Better use KDZ updater for files smaller than 1gb.for bigger files use flashtool.

Also,have you tried emergency recovery from lg mobile tool?since you are on stock,it should work.
[LG Optimus G (International)] klavslund:
Hi Kimitza,

Thanks for your reply. I did discover the 1GB issue during my quest. Unfortunately I havn't found any smaller images in the KDZ format. Also afraid of getting an image incompatible which could end up finalizing the bricking of my phone ;)

Regarding the stock thing I did try restoring using the LG Mobile Tool - but that also ended in an error where the tool asked me to disconnect the usb cable, restart the device and reconnect after the analysis. But I am unable to boot beyond fastboot and recovery.

I have a hunch that the TeenyBin could be the key to my issues. If - which I don't know - it has put "wrong" identity, (ro.product.device and ro.build.product), into "a" system file then changing this could be the way forward to use the recovery tool.

Do you think this is possible? And if do you know where the system keeps this information?

Cheers Klavs
[LG Optimus G (International)] kimitza:
it's in build.prop i think.

if your files are bigger,use flashtool.

https://xq55.app.box.com/s/89wvuj27cfd6jahqojoe
[LG Optimus G (International)] madbadmax:
Hi there,

I'm stuck currently on exactly the same problem.

Actually i had my LGOG perfectly working with some CM10.1 Nightly build and yesterday i upgraded to CM10.2 Nightly (i also had to remove the first line of install script of the *.zip file, but this worked for me perfectly well in the past).

The upgrade process itself also worked fine, but when i rebooted my device the first time today, it got stuck on the CM boot screen animation.

Also Flashing the kdz file produced for me the same output (also with flashtool).

Finally i flashed another TeenyBin (the file is named "LS970_Original_TeenyBin-AA.bin" - i downloaded it the first time i unlocked my phone and I actually can't tell you where it is from) and after that flashing the kdz File worked for me (or at least, now it is installing).

Hope this helps you!

Edit:

My phone is working again (on CM10.1.3-RC2).

My Steps:

1. flash "E971.E973.E975.F180_Original_TeenyBin-AA.bin" via LGNPST

2. Boot to recovery

3. Download the zip file of the rom

4. Remove the first line of the "updater-script"

5. push the zip via adb to /sdcard

6. install the zip via recovery

7. it worked :D

Flashing the kdz file ended in a stuck boot-logo...

Good luck
[LG Optimus G (International)] nelly_85:
What's the command to push the zip to the device. I'm getting lost reading all the info online.
[LG Optimus G (International)] atifsh:
adb push xxx.zip /sdcard/

adb devices should show you device otherwise see if adb is setup correctly.
[LG Optimus G (International)] sirfrajput:
Can you kindly tell me how you ware able to start kdz upgrading process, because I am in TWRP (i.e. bootlocker unlocked + paranoid android rom + no service) and I cannot go into downloading mode :/ (in order to revert back to stock)
[LG Optimus G (International)] tabrezak:
Soft-brick

Hello everyone,

I soft bricked my phone that resulted in bootloop

I can only go to download mode. fastboot mode and recovery mode not possible

I tried to unbrick using custom rom and kdz updater but i cannot download kdz stock rom as i am new user it comes access denied.

Please help me... I need indian version stock rom for lg optimus G e975
[LG Optimus G (International)] mitushorizon:
I've had the exact same problem... and I also don't know how to access Download Mode manually.

I found a way to go around the situation... and it was by flashing a Stock ROM zip file (and already Rooted!!)

It is a LG Stock ROM turned into a flashable zip file, which you can install via Recovery like any Custom ROM. It is Indian firmware version E97510e-IND-XX, but it has english language.

You can find it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2407489

Go into Recovery, and flash the Stock ROM zip file, and the Keyboard-fix immediately after (or you be flooded with Force-Closes after reboot), also don't forget to wipe Data, Cache and Dalvik before rebooting to System, or you will be stuck with a bootloop situation.

When you get to your new LG Stock ROM system, you can either stay with this ROM (which is rooted and deodexed!), or you can change it!!

You will now be able to select "LG Software" on the USB connection type, and from there update to a newer firmware version via LG Mobile Support Tool, or to a firmware version of your choosing via KDZ Updater or Flash Tools... Flash Tools being the best method to choose, because it will not have KDZ extraction failures/issues.

See the link bellow for LG E975 firmware KDZ files...

You will find it here!!

http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=20
[LG Optimus G (International)] sirfrajput:
Dear it is simple to go in download mode manually, at the fast boot screen do the following...

Connect mobile to pc

Select power off and as soon as your mobile screen go black

Quickly press both volume buttons+power button and pull the cable out, and connect again (while all buttons are pressed).... And voila! You are in download mode

PS. You need to put your phone in download mode if while flashing kdz your mobile gets restarted....
[LG Optimus G (International)] soniccm:
"i hit already thanx button dude" many thax you save my lovely G the only way for me to go back to stock because neither my phone goes to download mode before now i'm in stock greek rom thanx to you :good:

must be in question and support section this threat
[LG Optimus G (International)] mitushorizon:
But my phone wouldn't enter in download mode with any key combination, thus my problem and thus my solution!