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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericerk:
Unlocking Bootloader Verizon how does one do this on the G2.

Also is there a way to reset the unit back to stock i.e. (like odin for samsung or RSD for moto)

(Before anyone says search the forum, I've checked google and XDA and I found nothing, maybe i'm to excited to see clearly...)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliaksei:
No way yet to unlock bootloader, just going to have to stick to loki's exploit for now.

To reset to stock: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

Just remember to do a bit of searching before asking a question, as chances are it's already been answered!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericerk:
I couldn't find the answers xD.

Any Link for LOKI?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KrisisTP:
Using the search feature sometimes doesn't give the results, but scanning the appropriate forum will usually have the threads you need stickied. In this case, you have two options: 1. root (using IORoot or another posted method) and then flash TWRP which has the Loki exploit to boot into the custom recovery, or... 2. there are threads that instruct TWRP can be flashed without root.

I used the first option less than an hour after getting my G2, made a backup, and flashed a stock, debloated ROM. Total time was under 15 minutes. Many ways to skin this cat. Look for threads in Android Development section or the specific carrier if yours is listed.
[Acer Iconia A500] wsmithjr:
Apologies for yet another thread. I've been through every "unbrick" thread and still not able to boot the tab. I'm starting to think it's time to recycle the thing.

So, I picked up my tab one day and it had powered off (bone stock on the latest OTA). Tried to boot up and never got past the Acer splash screen (multiple attempts). Tried to reflash via the sd card, and it failed. Now it only boots to the dead Android. Try to flash another rom (these are stock releases) and it hangs for over a day without completing. Now it won't get past apx mos, black screen with a power light. Tried to flash via nvflash using several automated methods, they all fail complaining of various errors that seem to be related to bad partitions. I run badblocks and get errors. Now, having gone through everything short, I go to euu. That also hangs on copying the image. I'm out of ideas. is there something I haven't tried, or am I likely dealing with s dead tab at this point?
[Acer Iconia A500] droidxxxxx:
Pretty much the same thing happened to me last night I stayed up all morning trying to fix it but I'm beginning to realize it's probably something in the hardware.. Odd there so many all about the same kind of time.. Mine was rooted and the only thing I can boot to is the first skrillax boot loader screen, or Acer screen..depending on what I did..guess its Tims for a new tab..any suggestions? Lol
[Acer Iconia A500] wsmithjr:
I guess we can take the guts out and make them into picture frames?
[Acer Iconia A500] droidxxxxx:
I did the fix my Acer thing from the Acer website found out mine is out of warranty for sure but they got back to me with an email and a phone number and I called and talked to a girl who told me it would be 200 and $49 just to get it in the door for a repair. Needless to say I *****ed and moaned told her I was going to throw it in the garbage and she is now sending me a label for FedEx to ship it and they will look at it hopefully they will fix it possibly for free now lol so I'm going to be sending it off when I get the label. I've tried just about everything and it seems mine just isn't recognized very well by the PC. I wonder if I have the correct drivers
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
This is what I'd do, and this goes for anyone stuck on the acer logo or otherwise soft-bricked.

Run babsector.rar file.

This is the ONLY file that will give you an error that can be troubleshooted. NONE of the auto tools or the manual nvflash method will do this.

Once babsector has run, post the output and we can tell if its the dreaded hardware fault or not.

Download and instructions here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2049778

A great guide by kaijikun here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2450119

If you get stuck with the black screen with the power led light ON.

Hold the power button for 5 secs until it goes off.

Re-enter apx mode manually (i.e. this means using the buttons, don't use the auto tools, it won't work)

It also goes without saying, you need the acer drivers http://support.acer.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?tab=1&modelId=3851 and the drivers from the android sdk, you can download a mini zip here https://www.dropbox.com/s/x98233x397wrzr1/Step_1_Drivers_mini_sdk_adb.zip

If you don't have your CPUID, there's no way of unbricking.

If you don't know what a CPUID is AND can still boot, read this guide here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25429111#post25429111.

If you cannot boot and don't have your CPUID you need to recover it using Linux, see srbeens guide here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1751978

Just to say, the whole unbricking process takes some time....mostly downloading everything you need. You will also need a fully charged tab, you can sometimes use 40-50% of your battery doing this. To be safe connect your charger and leave it there till you are done.

The other thing is your PC OS...there has been mixed success with win8 and 64bit. FOr best results win7, vista and xp work best. If you are linux savvy, you're in luck, no driver issues at all with this OS!!!

The only way you can not restore your tab to fully working order is if your tab has the faulty memory chip. And the only way to know if this is the case is to run the babsector.rar file.

dibb
[Acer Iconia A500] Douvie:
Yeah same thing happened to my A500. But downloaded 4 files Because there was 4 to choose from.

I renamed the file, eg filename.zip, to "update" with no extension. Copied to a clean micro SD. Inserted the SD card. Held the volume down and power switch until tablet vibrated and toggled the screen lock switch on then off. Then sat and watched. The whole process can take 30 minutes and for a long time it seemed stuck at about 25%. I decided to wait and see. And it all came good.

My A500 was stock no root. Still is and seems to work better now.

:good:
[Acer Iconia A500] wsmithjr:
Here's the output from a501 a.bat, as requested.

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X20001

System Information:

* *chip name: t20

* *chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 3

* *chip sku: 0x8

* *chip uid: 0x037c61c742a14597

* *macrovision: disabled

* *hdcp: enabled

* *sbk burned: true

* *dk burned: true

* *boot device: emmc

* *operating mode: 4

* *device config strap: 0

* *device config fuse: 0

* *sdram config strap: 0

sending file: flash.bct

- 4080/4080 bytes sent

flash.bct sent successfully

odm data: 0xb00d8011

downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x108000 entry point: 0x108000

sending file: bootloader.bin

| 714409/714409 bytes sent

bootloader.bin sent successfully

waiting for bootloader to initialize

bootloader downloaded successfully

setting device: 2 3

creating partition: BCT

creating partition: PT

creating partition: APP

creating partition: EBT

creating partition: GP1

creating partition: SOS

creating partition: LNX

creating partition: CAC

creating partition: MSC

creating partition: FLX

creating partition: AKB

creating partition: UDA

creating partition: GPT

failed executing command 12 NvError 0x120002

command failure: create failed (bad data)

bootloader status: fatal failure to read / write to mass storage (code: 9) messa

ge: nverror:0x8 (0x19000008) flags: 0

Press any key to continue . . .

Thanks in advance. ..
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Its a hardware fault, bad memory chip
[Acer Iconia A500] wsmithjr:
Thank you for the confirmation.
[Acer Iconia A500] Socrates11:
Same thing happened to mine

Exact same thing happened to mine. No recourse since mine was out of warranty but I complained about it on an Acer Forum and on their facebook page and within a couple of hours I was contacted and instructed to mail it in. I had to pay for the shipping charges there (like 12 bucks) but they shipped it back on their dime and it was fixed. From shipping to them to getting it back was about 2 weeks. I was ready to swear off Acer forever but they manned up and fixed something that was obviously a widely known defect since it's happening to many others.
[Acer Iconia A500] SyavsoN:
Dear dibb_nz,

What if A500 A.bat is working flawlessly for me, but A500 B.bat is failing during BCT formatting stage:

Formatting partition 2 BCT please wait.. FAILED!
command failure: create failed (bad data)
bootloader status: partition table is required for this command (code: 0) message: nverror:0x2 (0x2) flags:0

Should you need any additional info, just ask me

Thank you in advance for reply!
[Acer Iconia A500] mhiester:
Hardware failure?

a501A failed. Here is the script.. Is my a500 suffering from the same bad memory chip problem?

Nvflash started

rcm version 0x20001

System Information:

- chip name: t20

- chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 3

- chip sku: 0x8

- chip uid: 0x037c6185435f2617

- macrovision: disabled

- hdcp: enabled

- sbk burned: true

- dk burned: true

- boot device: emmc

- operating mode: 4

- device config strap: 0

- device config fuse: 0

- sdram config strap: 0

sending file: flash.bct

- 4080/4080 bytes sent

flash.bct sent successfully

odm data: 0xb00d8011

downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x108000 entry point: 0x108000

sending file: bootloader.bin

: 714409/714409 bytes sent

bootloader.bin sent successfully

waiting for bootloader to initialize

bootloader downloaded successfully

setting device: 2 3

creating partition: BCT

failed executing command 16 NvError 0x120002

command failure: create failed (bad data)

bootloader status: failed to create the partition (code: 10) message: nverror:0x42008 (0x2042008) flags:0

Thanks in Advance.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Sorry u both having probs an I not sure I can help but.....
[MENTION=5540745]SyavsoN[/MENTION] so do u get an error with the first bat file? If not,

run the first one again

Enter recovery and do the wipes

Reboot recovery and flash yr rom

What happens???

[MENTION=293094]mhe[/MENTION]ister and everyone else with bct error.

Apxflash tool is the only tool that can fix these errors.

Normally u can use the default bct when u get to that option. But if u have probs with the default then u must use the bct from yr tab. So choose the dump yr bct option.

Thats about all I can suggest for u guys atm,

If [MENTION=4518389]blackthund3r[/MENTION] is still lurking around here :)he may be able to help out with this!!

dibb
[Acer Iconia A500] HyeProfile:
I just got the same issue. a501 A.bat gives me the same error: "bootloader status: fatal failure to read / write to mass storage (code: 9) message: nverror:0x8 (0x19000008) flags: 0"

sending file: flash.bct
- 4080/4080 bytes sent
flash.bct sent successfully
odm data: 0xb00d8011
downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x108000 entry point: 0x108000
sending file: bootloader.bin
| 714409/714409 bytes sent
bootloader.bin sent successfully
waiting for bootloader to initialize
bootloader downloaded successfully
setting device: 2 3
creating partition: BCT
creating partition: PT
creating partition: APP
creating partition: EBT
creating partition: GP1
creating partition: SOS
creating partition: LNX
creating partition: CAC
creating partition: MSC
creating partition: FLX
creating partition: AKB
creating partition: UDA
creating partition: GPT
failed executing command 12 NvError 0x120002
command failure: create failed (bad data)
bootloader status: fatal failure to read / write to mass storage (code: 9) messa
ge: nverror:0x8 (0x19000008) flags: 0

I just posted on the Acer Americas Facebook page, let's see what they say...
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Try Acer dude, 3 users have had there's repaired by acer for free, even if they were no longer under warranty!!! It's worth a shot:)
[Acer Iconia A500] hanielserrato:
Anyone know how to get in contact with Acer. I've looked around in their support website, but I can't chat with a support assistant because my tablet is out of warranty.
[Acer Iconia A500] darkeskye:
Check my fix out!

I had the same error check out my tut (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49585687)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sargeue:
This may be really premature..due to still dabbling with 4.3 version. I believe the new OS 4.4 comes out in a few more days and Yes it's for the Nexus 5, but is there any compatibility with our old S2's in the future? Just thinking out loud!

I did some checking out and I might have answered my own question.

http://androidadvices.com/list-android-phones-android-44-kitkat-firmware-update/
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafioso345:
Hey guys,

just got my note 3, i tried to root it but all of a sudden it failed in odin,i restarted then i got a screen saying that "firmware upgrade encountered an issue.please connect to kies....when i connect to kies it says phone not responding, it will come up in odin with a com port and i can try again but obviously it will fail again, any ideas?

i selected allow unknown sources

allow usb debugging etc
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] archer797:
What model of Note 3 do you have? Did you follow all the steps indicated in a logical order? Try again!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafioso345:
9005 snapdragon, what method did you use to root urs?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Just out of curiosity, did you have the reactivation lock on?

Shouldn't affect anything until after the phone resets, but...:confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Godrick:
Did you install samasung USB drivers?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafioso345:
that a concern for me because i know i do and it did say device successfully instal etc but i remember that after selecting allow usb debugging i saw an error but it looked fine after...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafioso345:
i didnt check that one bro but now that im on this screen stuck it says reactivation lock is off
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] archer797:
Did you use "CF Method" or "Root De La Vega" method?

I have a N900 and guess KNOX is not active on my phone. I hence used CF Root method.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafioso345:
yeah i used the cf auto root method and now its stuck, kies says its not responding but it picks up in odin, should i try to flash a stock firmware on via odin?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Since Knox is probably triggered, why not try a custom recovery and rom? If the stock firmware isn't working try custom...

Couldn't hurt... The Note 3 seems to be a different beast to most other samsung devices thanks to their new security features...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafioso345:
the the screen i have up its says knox is 0x0 so i dont think it got triggered...im still stuck man i dont know what to do.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
If you know the original firmware and csc try the de la vega root method. It might work and kill two birds with one stone. Make sure you use ODIN 3.09 and have both the firmware, should find on the page for de la vega and the csc, again on the de la vega page.

At this point it can't hurt. It also shouldn't trigger knox but there have been reports mj3 firmware has been triggering knox...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafioso345:
got it to work via kies
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcyen18:
Hi all,

I just recently purchased the Z1 and have a question regarding the Sony Z1 notification light.

I noticed our phone flashes/stays solid color of white, blue, green, and maybe other colors, but I was wondering what each color meant and what keeps it from staying solid? Is it all random or do different apps set off different colors and/or causes it to flash or stay solid?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hush66:
Different apps set off different colors and/or causes it to flash or stay solid.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JmJ17:
You can use this powerfull application to set your led preferences:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflowlite
[HTC Typhoon] runbuh:
Does anyone know how to take a WM5 image from an SD card and turn it into a *.bin file that can be loaded using mtty?
[HTC Typhoon] blackbear_cn:
Have you a WM5 SD image?
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sesamechicken:
Hi, so I recently bought a used HTC Windows Phone 8X, but it is only for ATT, and I don't want to pay the $20 unlocking fee, so is there a software, or something I can use to unlock it, or do I have to pay for the code?

Thanks.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thals1992:
TO be honest, I haven't really seen any material on the HTC 8X, whether its a utility to extract roms or a source where they can be obtained. Hopefully someone can be a little more help than me just saying no.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sesamechicken:
Bump
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thals1992:
You'll either need to call AT&T or go online and have get a carrier unlock code. The only roms available for the 8X are european.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sesamechicken:
But I have never actually used att so I am not sure if I can actually ret ty
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sesamechicken:
Actually get the unlock code.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] compu829:
As someone who has unlocked a few iPhones from AT&T via their chat service (I've never been an AT&T Customer), I can say it's worth a shot to try that first. It's free and the worst they can say is "no". Having said that, keep in mind that the T-Mobile variant of the HTC 8x is a different model than the AT&T one. The AT&T one give you LTE on T-Mobile, but they disabled HSPA+ over AWS. (The chipset supports it). The T-Mobile version is the same as the international version with the addition of AWS support in the radio.

I have a TMO HTC 8x and looked into this quite a bit.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrism.brunner:
Don't know about software, but you get an unlock code on eBay for under $5......
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loverofmanutd:
Hi guys!!

I had been using Tweakdeck for some time for my Android device, but now it does not exist any more.

Then I tried Hootsuite, but I don't really like it because it uses ow.ly all the time, and you cannot upload pics unless you do it with this ow.ly.

So I'm looking for another app, but I quite don't know what to choose... Could you give me some advice?

I'd like it to be movable to the SD card, or not to be very big because I have a Galaxy Mini and it's almost full. Besides, it would be very nice to be able to schedule tweets and to support multi account.

Thanks and sorry for the long post.

Cheers!! :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aygriffith:
Try out Tweetcaster. They have support for a few of those items you mentioned previously.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctakah27:
4.3/rooted/latest PA rom

How do I?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
1. the chrome browser does not play flash videos or games.

2. the aosp android browser does flash, you will need to install a flash apk.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badboy47:
Also try dolphin browser from play store. It has flash support
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ziddey:
straight from the source: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html

and again, no chrome. there's a silly app, flashify, if you're so inclined.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctakah27:
thanks guys!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lewis0214:
Hy.

How can I change an app name in the app drawer on 4.3 Android?

For example I installed Plants vs. Zombies 2 on my Galaxy S4 but the name only just PvZ 2. I would like to change it to Plants vs. Zombies 2.

I do not use special launcher only just what is installed by Samsung.

So how can I do that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: renaming apps

I am sad to say but you cannot rename any apps in the app drawer of any Android phones.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
i searched before but how can i change cda and what effects it has on my device.

I want to change to a cad that got 257 update on c6802 so how do i do that and which cad do u think is best to chose
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gelasmus:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46591249&postcount=50&nocache=1&z=6141319591552019
[Thinkpad Tablet General] tarekboukaf:
Hi...im using cyangen on my thinkpad tablet...I put it fr charging. This morning I found msg concerning encryption. ....I cnt turn it on. .only cwm...and when I wnt to reflash it I have : cant mount sd card. .

Dnt tell me its broke........any help?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] tarekboukaf:
maybe i am in a dead island!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rallerbabz:
Hello lovely XDA Note 3 users!

I got my Note 3 a couple of days ago. I live in Denmark, so I have the european version of Note 3 with Snapdragon. I upgraded from my Samsung Galaxy S2, so it was quite a big upgrade for me. Both in terms of features, screen, size, money etc etc.

I've recently read a lot about the Knox and everyone complaining about Samsung pretty much denying all kind of customizing of the Note 3, but yet I read about rooting without triggering Knox and yet I see plenty of Note 3 roms out there already. So my question is, what does Knox prevent other than breaking the warranty (and only IF you used the wrong(or should I say old) root method) and what does it change for me as a rather normal user that just root and install roms and other root-required apps. Worst case scenario is that I void my warranty, right?

I actually bought the Note 3 instead of LG G2, simply because I knew the popular Samsung phones(Note & S-series) are well supported and I never knew if LG G2 would just be another flop as LG's phones has been so far.

Thanks you for your time! :)

Have a great for the rest of your life!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rallerbabz:
No comments?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silberpfeil3110:
There's no real problem for you unless you won't need your warranty. The knox module registers the changes but won't do anything more. I'm not sure because one of my first actions when turning on the phone the first times was to uninstall the knox Software. But nevertheless I think the modified module wouldn't affect the knox Software in any way, just if you want to use it.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zroice:
ehh?

Well KNOX means SELinux on enforcing mode.

This in turn means that even the root user does not have access to everything, at least not in the "old" way.

So you can't access certain directories on the phone (those selinux related ones) and root apps need updates or might not work at all anymore, depending on what files they need to access.

Short example: device reboot is not permitted by apps through the usual way it used to work (not sure if theres a workaround) - this means all reboot buttons in apps do not work, 4-way reboot does not work (when you install wanam xposed), etc because the permission to reboot system is denied by the selinux crap. Only the "stock" reboot button works (the one in the power menu)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silberpfeil3110:
Thanks for that explanation! Is hard to find a good place where knox and it's effects is explained in a good way. At least I haven't found one.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rallerbabz:
So does it mean that apps like Titanium Backup, ROM Toolbox doesnt work on Note 3 or what does that really mean? Can someone tell me some limitation that Note 3 root currently has compared to other rooted devices?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cant_C_Me:
I know when I tried to load up my S3 apps from titanium backup to my note 3 they install fine with that work around that I used. But the Knox will not let you open or use those apps not downloaded to the device to begin with.