yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Just a quick question: why do you want to go through all that hassle to receive the OTA? Since you're S-Off you're able to flash unsigned firmware. The only reason I can think of using OTA, is if someone is S-On and therefore cannot update firmware; an unlocked bootloader allows you to flash ROM, kernel, and radio, but not firmware. with S-Off you CAN do that.

One piece of advice, in either case, DO NOT GO S-ON EVER!

Or did I misunderstand you?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
i thought that flashing the new ROM will wipe my data, where an OTA update wont, or did i misunderstood?

also got an answer to the question about the wifi tether?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenPope:
There are files in the firmware.zip that wipe the phone, removing those files means it won't wipe. Often boot.img and recovery.img are also removed from the firmware you download from here.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
What do you mean by data? your internal storage/sdcard with pictures, music, etc. or your apps?

When flashing a new ROM with different base (eg 4.2.2 to 4.3) a wipe is recommended (that would wipe your apps and their data, not sdcard), but you could use Titanium Backup, Helium, etc. to back those up and restore.

You can do a dirty flash, which would not wipe your apps, but could lead to some potential problems with some apps; in which case you would need to reflash with wipe.

Anyhow, be careful with going back to stock first, because when you flash the stock recovery, it will/could wipe your phone completely including sdcard. Happened to me while I was testing a few things, and just flashing stock recovery and accessing it, wiped my apps and sdcard.

Hit us with some more details, what ROM (etc.) are you on now, and where do you want to go.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
This is where I am now (attached pics)

I would simply like to upgrade my HTC to 4.3

I would like to do that without the hassle of wiping my phone and restoring apps data.

But if it's necessary I'm willing to backup and restore the apps data.

As u said, my SD CARD contents will no be deleted? ie photos, music etc.

From what u guys told me, I gather that doing an OTA is not as simple as I thought.

Can u please tell me the easiest way to upgrade?

or even better, what my options are?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
2nd pic attached, for some reason it let me attach only 1 pic.

Thanks in Advance!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
In my humble opinion, you should do a full back up of everything (nandroid, apps+data AND sdcard) and copy all that to your PC.

Whichever way you proceed, you're going to be moving from Android 4.1.2 to 4.2.2+, that will change the file structure on your phone: in 4.1.2 sdcard points to /data/media/ but as of 4.2.2+ it now points to /data/media/0/ (this is due to multiuser support in 4.2.2+).

For some, whether OTA or flashing a custom ROM, three things have happened:

1- the sdcard (pictures, music, etc) files were moved correctly to /data/media/0

2- the files were duplicated in /data/media AND /data/media/0, so they had to manually delete the duplicates (root enabled file explorer needed)

3- the files were not moved at all, and had to be manually moved from /data/media/ to /data/media/0/ (root enabled file explorer needed)

Note: that once you're on 4.2.2+ /data/media/ will no longer show up when you connect to your PC, only /data/media/0, hence why you need a root enabled file explorer to access /data/media/

If it was

me

(and I like a clean phone :cowboy:), I would flash the new custom ROM in recovery, then while still in recovery format the /data/media/ (/sdcard/), boot up and let the ROM setup the sdcard as brand new.

And then setup the device from scratch. Copying all pictures, music, etc. back using your PC.

For backup/restore of USER apps & data, I would take a look at these:

* Titanium Backup

* Helium

* SMS Backup & Restore

* Call Log Backup & Restore

and possibly the built in HTC Backup.

Titanium can back up the data of system apps, but it's not recommended to restore these especially between the large gap from 4.1.2 to 4.3; usually you could restore WiFi, Bluetooth and a few more settings, but there have been reports that due to the changes in all of these, the restore of system data could/was causing problems.

Finally, if you want to upgrade your firmware, use vomer's guide here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2365506. The firmwares there have boot.img (so no need to reflash RIM), recovery.img (so no need to reflash custom recovery) removed as well as the files that would wipe the sdcard. So you can flash the firmware without any negative effects.

Of course you could just do all the backups, and try dirty flashing (without wipe), and see how that works out for you. In case you run into problems (eg apps force closing, missing widgets, bad Wifi, bluetooth, or mobile data), you can then reflash with full wipe.

This is all my personal opinion, so don't know if anybody disagrees with my thoughts.

EDIT: if you use CWM recovery, you should also take a look at this after upgrading: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1991657

Hit the thanks button if I helped ;)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
Sounds good. Tyvm!!!

I'd like a clean phone as well.

So lets me know if I get it straight:

1) flash Rom in recovery (after backing up media and/or non-system apps)

2) wiping SD CARD clean

3) flash firmware in recovery

4) flash radio in recovery

Did I get it right?

Again thanks on advance :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Yes pretty much, the most important part is the backup, I would do:

1- a nandroid backup in recovery (just in case you want to come back to that)

2- perform a Titanium Backup/Helium of everything (you don't need to restore system apps/data, but it's good to have them anyway)

3- perform HTC Backup (I do it, but have never restored from it yet)

4- copy everything from the sdcard (which would include above) to PC

firmware (modified versions by vomer) and/or radio can be flashed at any time without any risk of loosing apps or sdcard.

You should be good to go.

PS: In case you format sdcard and /system/ and find yourself without an OS (by accident), you will have to use 1 of 3 methods to get the ROM you want to flash on the phone:

1- adb sideload

2- adb push

3- OTG cable
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
Which firmware and radio version I need?

Whats the modification done in vomer's firmwares? Just removed files to prevent data wipe?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Firmware and radio are pretty much up to you; especially radio, where newer doesn't always mean better, it's very user specific, but you can flash them so easily in recovery back and forth. (I have them on my phone all the time and experiment depending on my location)

Also, just remember once you go to 2.x firmware or above the touchscreen drivers will no longer work with a 4.1.2 ROM, but then again why would you want to go back :D

The files in vomer's firmware that are removed are:

1- stock kernel (boot.img), otherwise you'd have to reflash ROM.zip after updating firmware

2- stock recovery (recovery.img), otherwise you'd have to reflash custom recovery after updating firmware

3- I don't recall, but some firmware package had a files in them that would wipe the sdcard (but haven't seen those for a while)

Firmware and radios are all available in vomer's guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2365506
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
about wiping the /data/media/ folder after flashing the ROM,

will i be prompted to do it or i'll do it manually?

sorry for all the questions, i know i can see for myself when i actually do it, but im scared since its my first android device ever

ty.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
you'll have to do it manually, I'm using CWM, so I have to go to "mounts and storage" and then "format /data and /data/media (/sdcard)"

hmm, on that thought after formatting and booting up your ROM, check if all the apps are there, some get installed to /data/app, and I wonder if the above would delete those.

Wouldn't be a big deal, you would just copy the ROM back to your sdcard using your PC and reflash it. (Maybe do that anyway)

At least you know you'll have a clean sdcard without any possibility of duplicates or other files you no longer need (eg temporary files from some apps)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
Alright, I've done it!!!

Upgraded to 4.3 stock Rom, which came with 3.17 firmware.

(used: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2476204)

Flashed AT&T OTA radio.

Even found a new tether hack for 4.3 that will allow me to activate tethering while not on AT&T network

Thanks a lot for all the help,

Much appreciated.

One more question tho if that's ok,

Are there any downsides to upgrading my firmware from 3.17 to the latest 3.62?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Congratz.

As for firmware, I can't think of any downsides to upgrading it. Since you're S-Off you can always downgrade it back to 3.17 if you find any incompatibilities, though I dont think there will be any.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
Alright ty.

The current firmware I have is 3.17.502...

Which came with the Rom.zip I flashed

I only found 3.17.402... on xda

Would u happen to know where I could get 3.17.502... ??

As I wouldn't want any problems or incompatibilities with the 402 one.

Also should I bother updating my hboot (if it's even possible)??

Thanks again.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Are you sure the ROM.ZIP contained firmware?? Usually, ROM.ZIP only contains the ROM and firmware is separate; also because the two have different flashing methods:

1- custom ROM is flashed using custom recovery

2- firmware is flashed in fastboot RUU mode

can you post a "fastboot getvar all" (remove IMEI and s/n before posting) to see the details.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
Will do that when I get home.

But I'm pretty sure,

Cuz back on 4.1.2 I had firmware 1.something

After flashing the 4.3 Rom the firmware updated to 3.17.502

(I used the odexed Rom in

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2476204)

I checked thru settings>about

unless it can show false info

Added pics for both versions

Will update with the info u requested when I get home.

Thanks :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
2nd image attached.

For some reason it didn't let me upload 2 attachments into 1 reply.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
That only shows the base version of the ROM, it won't show you which firmware you are on. Post "fastboot getvar all" (remove IMEI and s/n), that will show your firmware version.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
heres my "fastboot getvar all" printout:

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.44.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4T.20.3218.13
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.26.502.12
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: *****************
(bootloader) imei: ********************
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4057mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.063s

whats the failed status?

is it because i have a custom recovery??

also i can see that i still have 1.26 firmware.

good to know that i cant count on settings>about when flashing.

should i flash 3.17.502 as its the base of the rom?

or flash 3.62 straight away?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
That's OK, I think we all had it. For me (and most, I think) it stopped reporting that once you updated hboot to 1.54+. In either case it's OK, and has nothing to do with custom recovery.

How's that working for you? If I recall correctly it was an ATT leaked radio, which wasn't working well with other carriers. If it works for you, no problem!!

OK, so that's your firmware version :)

IMHO, I think you should flash 2.17 or 2.24 first; I can't remember which one, but one of those (maybe both) contained updated touchscreen drivers, which (

I think

) are not included later on. (in the firmware zip file, it's a file called "tp_SYN3202.img")

After that go ahead straight to 3.62, and you should be good.

I personally use the ones from [MENTION=1363323]vomer[/MENTION]'s guide, as they have the recovery.img and boot.img already removed: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2365506
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
about the radio, i downloaded it from one of Vomers posts, was under the title "At&t 4.3 OTA", there was a leaked one on that list but i didnt try it.

about the touch screen drivers, any viable way to check which version i have and which are the latest?

anyway to check if the firmware.zip i downloaded have touchscreen drivers included as well? (ie checking for specific files inside the .zip)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
I just checked, and the updated touchscreen drivers are in 2.24. It's a file called "tp_SYN3202.img". I don't know if it was included in any post 2.24 firmwares though. That's why I personally would update to 2.24 first, and then 3.xx
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
thanks for the quick response,

should i be worried that i get "fw_3.62.401.1_custom.zip: Unexpected end of archive" when trying to access that .zip file or is that normal?

EDIT:

nevermind, i redownloaded and everything is fine

there are 2 versions for 2.24 in vomers post, will check both for the .img file u specified.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
"fw_3.62.401.1_custom.zip: Unexpected end of archive" -> definitely not a good sign ;)

2.24.401.1 has the updated touchscreen drivers.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
hehe, ya i thought so, but since im new to android etc i thought it might be a certain compressing method i dont know about lol.

as far fetched as it sounds i like to consider all possibilities. thats why i re-downloaded it in order to rule that out.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
another small question just to make sure i wont brick my device or anything.

i need to do the following???:::

1) boot into bootloader

2) select fastboot

3) run the following commands thru cmd:

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot oem rebootRUU

fastboot flash zip /Users/vomer/Desktop/firmware.zip

fastboot flash zip /Users/vomer/Desktop/firmware.zip

once green bar filled:

fastboot reboot

to check if successful:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot getvar all

did i get it right? did i miss anything??
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
yep, looks right. just keep an eye (:cyclops:) on the command prompt, first time you fastboot flash it should return with "failed flush again immediately" (or similar), second time it should go all the way through and say "success".

once it says success, you can do the reboot. the green bar may or may not fill to 100%, but if the command reports success then you can reboot.

If you dont want to reboot to your ROM, you can just type "fastboot reboot-bootloader" and then do the getvar.

PS: remember the thanks button :D
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
it fails on me 2nd time too,

its cuz i dont have supercid???

just tried going supercid by typing "fastboot oem writecid 11111111".

it didnt work, do i need revone in my system for it to work or being s-off should be enough?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
you don't need revone. can you copy/paste your command prompt.

also "fastboot oem writecid 11111111" has to be done in normal fastboot mode, not fastboot RUU mode.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
alright, i rebooted the phone back to bootloader, selected fastboot.

opened cmd and typed the following:

fastboot oem writecid 11111111

output:

...

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 0.000s

am i missing a command prior to the writecid?

also, after it fails i cant reboot through the cmd nor thru the bootloader screen, it just freezes.

i have to hard reset it using the power button + volume down
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
no, sounds about right, if you're still in bootloader, try again:

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot erase cache (just in case)

fastboot oem writecid 11111111

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot getvar all

try copy/pasting the command prompt please
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
thats weird.

i just tried to do it all over again with one exception.

i followed http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317536

and typed "fastboot oem readcid" prior to the writing command.

so now its successful.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
:good:

anyway, next time, if you don't want to change CID, you can always edit the "android.txt" in the firmware package to add your CID to it. since you are S-Off you can do that
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
DUDE! it worked, thank you very very much for all the info and help!!!

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.55.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.21.3263.04
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.62.401.1
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: *****************
(bootloader) imei: ********************
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4201mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-bb768ae1
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.070s

i got 3 extra lines after the the flash:

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-bb768ae1

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

but im guessing thats normal.

is there any change-log i can check to see whats updated between all the firmware versions?

in any case, the firmware.zip came bundled with a radio.img so im gonna stick with that one to see if its good.

once again i wanna thank you for all the help u gave me, it is very much appreciated.

it wont go to waste, as im a quick learner and will pass on this information to my friends and other users who seek help.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Hey man, no problem :cowboy:

everything looking good :good:

except that "dirty" part....

just kidding

:p it's normal!!!

If you don't find the radio to your liking, you can use these (flashable through recovery, no data loss or anything): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2419699

I keep them on my phone, and try different ones when I'm in a low reception area.... in my case, pretty much everywhere :(

EDIT: can you also include [SOLVED] in your main thread title. Thanks. c u
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexaddo88:
Done!

thanks again for all the help, cya around the forums.
[Windows 8 General] amiththyagaraj:
i have windows 8 professional installed.

i have a ECS G31T-M7 board.

i dont get sound from the front panel of the cpu.

i tried updating the sound driver but still no use.

any one please help........:confused:
[Windows 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
Wrong forum! There's a reason for the 10-post limit on this forum; it's not to annoy you, it's to save the forum from people who wrongly assume that they will get more help by posting here even though they are contributing neither development nor hacks.
[Windows 8 General] Beatsleigher:
He is right, you know. It doesn't matter what sort of question you have, whether it be a question about hardware, software, hacks, phishing, mods or other... random stuff - They're all questions, and therefore belong in the Q&A sections of a forum. And if a forum doesn't have a Q&A section, then it goes in the general section.

These forums are for DEVELOPMENT only.

For example, if you've created a program or an application for (example) Windows, then you post it in this forum.

If, however, you created an application for Android, it goes in that section.

If you have a question, or advice or a tutorial, it goes in the Q&A or General section.

I've reported this thread to the mods and they'll move it for you.
[Windows 8 General] mcosmin222:
You need to make sure the front panel is connected to the mother board.
[Oppo Find 5] technologyunit:
I am experiencing the classic RILJ wake lock associated with GPS and Network location.

Turning off Google's location reporting in the Google settings resolves the issue without disabling GPS.

The problem appears to stem from some bad GPS code but can't confirm.

While on vacation away from WiFi the wake lock got stuck getting a Location fix, because GPS never enabled to get the fix.

It doesn't seem to be a modem issue. I have tried every modem available for the find 5.

I am fairly new to the forum so I don't have enough posts to report this to the developer on the Paranoid Android thread.

Can someone perhaps report the issue on that forum. And or provide a link to this trouble shooting.

Thanks for any help.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] UndeadCircus:
Hey all,

I have the new N7 (wifi version) and just installed the http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2447521 rom as well as the http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2457886 kernel.

The AOKP build comes with the "Toggle Fast Charge" option in the pull-down menu, and from what I remember from my Galaxy Nexus phone, the franco.Kernel also comes with the ability to fast charge. For some reason though, when I hit the toggle to enable fast charge, it doesn't light up or anything, so it's as if the fast charge isn't even toggling.

I apologize if I missed something somewhere in the forum about it not being available, or something in one of the posts I linked above to the rom and kernel if they said something in there about it not being available, but my eyes are crossing from doing so many searches.

Does anyone know how I can get this to work?

Thanks!

Ricky
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] UndeadCircus:
Any information from anyone?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] UndeadCircus:
Has this really not happened to anyone else?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] ConanOBrien:
I am running into the same issue, hopefully they fix it on the next version. (I am not sure if the actual feature is working, and maybe the toggle just isn't showing it, or if neither are working)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] roofrider:
I'm on Crabon+Elemental and the last time i checked the toggle wasn't working but i think the feature works fine, though i haven't explicitly tested it. Kernel Tuner is reporting the status of fast charge (enabled/disabled) correctly so the toggle is broken.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] billymaloney3:
Anyone been able to remove this with root or by any other means. it really bothers me. (also I posted this in the VZW N3 form by accident first if someone can remove that, thanks)
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] billymaloney3:
anything on this yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] LilTechPrincess:
I literally have no idea what you are asking... Please be specific. What notification?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] billymaloney3:
the ongoing notification that is always in your status bar when the gear is connected
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Brendo:
Usually there are apps or mods that can disable ongoing notifications. however, you sometimes lose reliability in regards to connection
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] jmorton10:
I got rid of it with the app "NotifyClean"

That is a module that runs in EXposed framework.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] billymaloney3:
have you had any connectivity issuses?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] jmorton10:
No problems at all.