yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Britton Burton:
Alright I did manage to figure out how to make the computer see the phone as an ADB device and the minimal ADB interface shows the device now when I type ADB devices at the command prompt. Though this ADB thing seems irrelevant considering I can do the same thing by using the SD card adapter. So I don't know if this was useful or not. The ADB prompt shows a device number of P752A15.

Before I was unable to make the device show up at all in the ADB list. The problem now is how to make the phone accept a ROM, at this point I don't even care if the ROM is the default factory ROM or some random ROM made by a devoted user. The issue I encounter each time is that the built in recovery option to restore from an SD card will not accept the ROM's I've tried so far, and my research on this seems to indicate that I need a custom recovery option. This is apparently called the ClockWorkMod but as to how I install that without a functional operating system on the device is a mystery still. I've tried using a file called recovery.zip and but it does not show up when I view the contents of the SD card when the card is in the phone.

I feel like an idiot because I've done this to other phones for my family and friends, you know jailbreaking an iPhone, and rooted a Galaxy S3 once but this phone seems like its not going to be as easy as those others. I guess AT&T made sure that if you alter it, it breaks the phone. I'll check back later and see if anyone has dropped a line or two here in response to my inquiry.

Thank you and have good day.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexZap:
Ok, been a while since I've used this phone, but hopefully this will help. I assume you have the kaw202_recoveryflasher.zip file. Once you extract it, look for the .img file. Try running these adb commands

adb.exe push cwm-z993.img /cache

adb.exe shell "su -c 'dd if=/cache/cwm-z993.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17'

This should flash cwm if your phone is rooted and adb shell is working.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Britton Burton:
I have not come across that particular file yet, I did try to google it and the only results it had were two and one of those was this post. Would you mind telling me where I might find a copy of the kaw202_recoverflasher.zip?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Britton Burton:
I managed to find the zip you were talking about and have downloaded it, for anyone else looking for it. I am unable to post links but I would have linked to the files you mentioned. For others looking for the same zip file search for "CWM Recovery Installer ZTE PRELUDE". That's the title of the thread I found the file on that Alex mentioned above. The instructions on the page don't seem like they apply to the situation I'm stuck in but I'll give it a whirl anyway and see if the files work.

If this forum is like the others I've read through so far then there is no real answer to the issue. The phone seems kind of new and not many of the power users on these forums use rinky dink phones like this one. You guys all have the 600 dollar models I guess. What bugs me about this this phone and the state I managed to put it in, is that the damn thing was programmed the first time when it was made. So it seems to me like there should be a way to reprogram the phone the same way the factory did it. Think about it, when they make the phones they don't have any information on the phone at all. It's completely empty, so there must be a way to load the software for the phone even if the phone has no data at all in the main storage. If the files in the recovery flasher.zip file work then I'll post back the results but if it's like the other files I've messed around with (which didn't do anything) then I'm throwing it in the trash can.

Anyway thanks for your response and for pointing me in a different direction Alex :)

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HELL YEAH!!! It worked thank you Alex, ​

I would have never figured this out without your help! The phone now has a version of CWM on it and the recovery menu is different. I just tried to install a ROM and it said successful. After the phone rebooted went back to the setup screen from ZTE but it still did the same thing. However this is progress and I should be able to "wander in the dark" and figure out a way to use the CWM to install a completely new rom. Any recommendations on a ROM to use for the z992?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Britton Burton:
Good news, I was able to fix it using the information Alex guided me to find. Since there doesn't appear to be a stock AT&T version of the ROM I ended up using the Azazel ROM. Which at first failed even though it was installed, this I determined was due to the old ROM image still being partially active on the system partition. So I formatted the system partition to and tried again. This time it worked and the phone seems fully functional again, and best of all the annoying bloatware is not present and the apps are not crashing. I consider this issue resolved. Thank you again Alex I will be sure to leave a thanks on your post.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexZap:
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Glad I could help, but none of the work was done by me, the guys over at android central did all the heavy lifting, I just pointed you in the right direction. I have a stock system e m image around here somewhere if you need it, tho installation will be a bit more complicated. If azazels rom ever gives you issues, ill dig it up and try and help you install it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Britton Burton:
Indeed you have helped, even if it was just giving me the hint to try harder. For a "cheap" phone this little thing can hold its own. I've spent the last several hours making it my own device. Tried to reply using the phone but its to small and difficult to use it in that manner. Had a lot of problems trying to sign in to the site, guess this site is not engineered for mobile phones.

The Azazel ROM is pretty sweet, I don't think I'll need the stock image, it was lame anyway. So far I've managed to put a custom launcher on it, I went with Launcher 8 for its nice looking interface. As well as some photos for backgrounds and the live gallery. About 50 songs and several games, all working fine. Installed Clean Master and Advanced Task Manager. I learned my lesson this time, no more editing the system files!!! :) I'll leave that to more knowledgeable individuals. I've used it so much the last few hours that Clean Master reports that the device is over heating, lol. Wifi works, not sure if I need the wifi tethering deal but I'm scared to remove it, don't want to break the wifi connection accidentally. That 8GB microSD card I bought to attempt to fix the phone turns out to be very useful for expanding the limited storage space as well.

I do have one last question for the forum, is there a way to backup the entire phone and make it a zip archive so I can restore the phone if the software becomes damaged? Right now the phone is dare I say, perfect. I seen a backup/restore in the CWM interface, would that be the way to backup everything?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexZap:
Yep. Use cwm to backup and restore. Your best bet is to put a micro sd card in the phone an make your backups to that. The internal storage fills up fast on this phone, and a nandroid backup could be 500+ mb or more depending on the extra apps on the data partition. Plus, because the internal sd card is shared with the data partition (emulated, like the nexus devices do) I'd you ever get partition corruption you can loose access to your backup. I believe this is the internal layout anyway, again... been a while since I have used the phone. Anyway, I run one about once a week on my current phone, and it has saved me more than once.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericjohniglesia:
Z992 Backup and Restore Rooted.rar

http://www.4shared.com/rar/1lbRaW9Oba/Z992_Backup_and_Restore_Rooted.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cecnwv:
If you have this phone don't download the above file, it's pure garbage.

I managed to get in touch with a very helpful support at ZTE earlier this year who was kind enough to include the factory firmware on their website for this phone. On this page there is a down arrow beside the word "DESCRIPTION". Press the arrow to get a drop down menu. Select "SUPPORT". They also included a manual so if you don't know how to use recovery to install the update.zip you should download the manual as well. Here is the link.

https://www.zteusa.com/att-avail2

This is the address to the link for downloading the firmware file. It is 392MB.

https://d28dq596ebml6z.cloudfront.net/media/wysiwyg/ATT-Z992/update_1_.zip
[Galaxy Note II General] loveleo:
First time trying it. Watched some videos on line before I try it.

Below are my experiences I would like to share. See attachments for before and after pictures.

1 Make sure you heat it enough. Some people mentioned hair blower not enough. Some people mentioned yellow spots with heatgun. I was a little hesitated on heating regarding yellow spot warnings but I ended up separated the lcd and digitizer layers on top left corner but everything still functions fine just visually not perfect.

2 I used guitar picks and even metal sheet to separate glass and lcd. I don't actually see in anyway you could damage the lcd if you heat it enough and make sure you go in flat.

3 I used LOCA glue. Started with building dams on four sides with double sided tapes. I would recommend 2 mL at least. I used 1.6 mL and was not enough. Ended up with some small air bubbles and after curing showed up as small black circles which affects the viewing a little bit.
[Galaxy Note II General] mocito:
Seems like you didnt clean the dust in the second picture.

You must clean very well before putting the new glass.
[Galaxy Note II General] loveleo:
It was because first applied not enough glue added more but could not get rid of all air bubbles. cleaning was not too hard with alcohol.

added

1 temperature of hotplate 55C not enough, 70C worked well.

2 tried molybdenum wire broke. did not try floss. and really don't need them since guitar pick and even metal sheet worked well.
[Galaxy Note II General] degakc:
n7100 replacement glass cost

Wow...this is awesome. Where did you get the replacement glass from? and how much did it cost?

I accidentally dropped my Note 2 from above waist high, the impact taken at edge of the device got passed on to the larger portion of the glass, and the glass developed long cracks (but LCD and touch response was working fine). I took the device to the official service center, they said they had to replace the entire screen assembly (glass + LCD screen + top face plate) as they said they can't replace only the glass. The charged me something like $150 bucks for the replacement.

Wish Samsung had designed this better to make the edges shock proof. Also, I thought the note 2 had gorilla glass, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
[Galaxy Note II General] rkkaranrk:
Search eBay, etradesupply.com or parts4repair.com cost would be approx $20.
[Galaxy Note II General] EmptyArea:
As you will no doubt be aware all of the external parts of the note 2 are easily replaceable. It's literally it's best feature, what's the point in having beautiful sleek aluminium phone if it's hidden under a case because you're scared to death of scratching it. Forget the case, go o'natural.

(Still I'll keep my screen protector on thanks, don't fancy doing this after a night in the keys pocket, d'oh!)
[Galaxy Note II General] mistman:
Dont 7se a hair dryer to heat up i tried that way and ended up snapping the screen itself as it didnt heat up enough so new screen replacment was in order and expensive
[General Questions and Answers] KonradIC13:
Hello,

Im trying to change first boot logo in my tablet. Its located in bootloader.fex bootloader.img image under linux/linux.bmp and os_show/linux1.bmp and linux2.bmp

I have created my custom logo with GIMP program and saved as 32 bit X8 R8 G8 B8 graphic and then replaced them in my bootloader image and then packed it and flashed.

Unfortunatly the logo of mine shows up but the colors are wrong, what is supposed to be blue is greenish. What did i do wrong? I guess its something with file format (when i looked it up on computer the logo was just as it was supposed to look)? Is there any specific thing in saving that logo? Do i have to use special program?

Thank you for help in advance
[General Questions and Answers] KonradIC13:
I checked the original linux.bmp file in hex editor and it has BM6 header but all my BMP's creaded with irfan view or gimp have headers BM: or BM@ or other symbol after BM even when editing the original file header changes :/
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] jader84:
hello guys i was upgrading my xda IIs and my computer got stuck n it was written on the bootloader dont disconnect ur phone but the computer got stuck and i had to restart it now it is dead trying to do a reset but nothing is happening

can someone help with advice and tools cheers

has
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] MrPhilly:
Firstly, don't panic - Start the update again.. Don't touch anything on the BA but keep it in the Cradle..

Let me know how you get on..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testrider:
Hi all,

I like to do a complete back up of my stock Note 2 before I change anything.

Are the following procedures enough?

1) use CF-autoroot to root it

2) install CWM or TWRP (with either Odin or Rom Manager or Rom Toolbox)

3) do Nandroid backup (this will backup ROM+kernel, but not the radio/modem)

4) backup /efs with 'dd' command from a terminal shell prompt on Note 2 ( save everything from /dev/block/mmcblk0p3)

5) backup radio/modem with 'dd' command from a terminal shell prompt on Note 2 (save everything from /dev/block/mmcblk0p10)

I like to do this so that in the future I can restore it to the exact state as it is today (same ROM/kernel/radio/modem).

I'm still not sure how to restore /efs and radio/modem if I want to? Do I just 'dd' back from the saved image file?

Something like 'dd if=<my_save_img> of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3' (to restore /efs)? Please advise.

Did I miss anything? Are the procedures correct?

Thank you very much for any comment/input.

mike
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trintoidz:
TWRP lets you choose what to backup.

It supports

EFS

Boot

Recovery

Modem

Cache

System

Data

CF autoroot is easy to use.

TWRP for n7100

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/115
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testrider:
Thank you so much for your reply. I truly appreciate it. I did not know. I did read TWRP's project page

and it did not say what it backs up.

The reason I asked is that I like to make a complete 100% backup of my own phone, as it comes back from Samsung.

The GPS did not work on my Note 2 and I flashed the latest stock ROM from sammobile and it did not work either.

So I sent it back to Samsung and they said they found a software problem (can't download PRL. Preferred Roaming List, I think) and they updated the software on the phone. If it works (I will know later today), then I want to have a complete backup of my phone,

in case I need to restore it in the future.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james_lpool:
Hi, i am not sure if this issue is just on my phone or if its a known issue at the moment thats affecting all android phones.

basically, i have downloaded bbm for android onto my s4, regardless of whether i have vibrate set to on or off my phone still always vibrates on getting a msg, is this happening with everyone elses?

thanks

james
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chintz24:
Doesn't happen with me. Its proper for me.

Although I have never kept vibrate on since the beginning
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oniyuri:
did you check to see if your phone set to vibrate in app?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james_lpool:
Yes it's set to off in the app
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrClean69:
Today FoxFi said it needed to install VPN certificates on my Note 3, then required I set up a PIN/Pattern on the lock screen. I hate mandatory locks on my phone and don't want it. I use App Protector for the apps I want locked. I've used FoxFi for a couple of weeks now and it just did this today. I know I read somewhere that you don't need FoxFi to enable the Mobile HotSpot, but mine doesn't launch without it. I am rooted and hoping that something else is available.

Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibkevin:
Yeah I'd like to know what this is about as well. I'm getting the same message now. Like u said there is another way but I liked FoxFi and it works well. Idk what to do. I hit install and then u have the option to choose to use it for a VPN and apps or WiFi? I'd like to here from someone who knows a bit more about this before I go doing anything. By the way I am Not rooted either. Still 100% stock.

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I just figured it out man!!! Open Foxfi hit the menu button, press hash code, type nolockscreen exactly like that. That's it! Now turn on hotspot like u would, u get the Verizon pop up, just hit home button and wha LA!!! Back in business and u don't need a pin or pattern lock screen!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] repsol_23:
I cannot thank you enough! It's strange but from last night to today it started prompting me for the lockscreen. It's pretty annoying to have that enabled and I was already going to look for a new method when I can across this post. Once again thanks a million!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibkevin:
No problem I'm glad I saw your post. It's what caught my attention to it so I went n looked at the app in the playstore to see if maybe it was because of an update and after reading through the description of the app I noticed way at the bottom that it said to do that for it to work with the galaxy s4. I figured they're similar phones so I gave it a shot and it did! We helped each other man! Without your post I would've never bothered to read that completely.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrClean69:
Thanks for the tip guys!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gaylo:
Thank You

Thank you soo of much! I was pissed when they updated it. You had to choose between a pain in the ass combo for your lock screen or no lock screen at all. Now I can have my one swipe lock screen like I had before. I don't know why they changed the way it works for the note 3. Maybe for the people who couldn't figure out to press the home button.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sportster1:
So glad I just happened upon this thread now. Had I gone to try it later and not seen this, I would have been one ticked puppy! Don't be updating apps on a whim, especially when I TELL you 'no, I don't want to auto update'!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derrtydee:
[/COLOR]I just figured it out man!!! Open Foxfi hit the menu button, press hash code, type nolockscreen exactly like that. That's it! Now turn on hotspot like u would, u get the Verizon pop up, just hit home button and wha LA!!! Back in business and u don't need a pin or pattern lock screen!!!!

THIS! Thank you so much, I was completely distraught when I saw that requirement after the recent Foxfi update where I had to have a PIN or a pattern on my lock screen. Now I don't have to root my phone or find another app. I'll be sure to let my other friends with Note 3's know what to do as well. Appreciate you!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MACHEK:
THIS! Thank you so much, I was completely distraught when I saw that requirement after the recent Foxfi update where I had to have a PIN or a pattern on my lock screen. Now I don't have to root my phone or find another app. I'll be sure to let my other friends with Note 3's know what to do as well. Appreciate you![/QUOTE]

This worked for me but Verizon still shows that I have a wifi hotspot activated, so how does this give you free wifi?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cobaltlantern:
As far as I know, Verizon thinks you have the hotspot active, but foxfi seems to spoof the subscription check for whether you have Verizon tethering or not. I would assume the VPN setup is to link the tethered devices so that all data appears to go through the phone connection and not the tether. Built in tethering popping up is probably the only way to turn the wifi into a router-like device.

It does work, and while I only tethered a few things while on vacation, Verizon has not gotten mad at me yet.

I would expect FoxFi to continue working on it, and restore their app to the old functionality of not using the built in tethering once they figure out how to make it work.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enkrypt3d:
This doesn't seem to work on Kitkat... anyone know what else to try short of wiping the phone and starting fresh?

i never set a password on credential storage and the option to delete it is grayed out.... I've also tried several ways with no lock screen, PIN lock, Pattern lock... doesn't seem to get past this message.....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w4itg:
Same thing here it doesn't work on NC4 firmware. I asked in my own thread on how the devs are bypassing the tether check but no one will answer me. I asked a long time ago and again last night. Still no answer.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supersnackbar:
...

I'm not rooted. I have been using FoxFi before and after Kitkat. The update before the one that fixed it for Kitkat was where mine required a screen lock and certificates, but I had a screen lock on my phones for years, so it wasn't a big deal for me. The newest update that allows it to work with 4.4.2 is a bit annoying (having to randomly re-authorize it when the security asks for permission) and then having to use it's short cut to fool the phone into believing you have a hot spot subscription...but I burned over 120 gig last billing cycle and find it easier than some of the other wifi tether masks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] nwg5817:
Hey guys, I have a safestrapped DMI1 flashed with hyperdrive. Stock rom wifi works fine, but it doesn't seem to work in hyperdrive. Anyone else having this problem?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
I believe you need to flash the ml1 module set and then wifi will work. Its covered in the safestrap threads I believe and the rom compatability thread.

Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublimaze:
I tried to get the Google speech synthesis onto my Note 3 and foolishly copied files without making backups of the originals. It didn't work, and I would like return to stock. I need 3 files:

In /system/lib/

libpatts_engine_jni_api.so

libspeexwrapper.so

In /system/app/

GoogleTTS.apk

Can someone please do me a favor and see if those files exist in those directories? If so, can you copy them and put them in a zip? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitronet:
Those files don't normally exist in the stock phone software.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublimaze:
Awesome. Thanks for checking :thumbup:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] jenizaro:
Here you go guys. It replaces TW lockscreen.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2410945&page=2

After activating the the module from Xposed I had a bootloop. Solution is wiping cache and dalvik.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] jjamain:
Works on sweet v10.5 black. I will update my blog later
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] duyvinhnguyen:
How to make status bar transparent ?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Dasdranamin:
Unfortunately, Kernel Panic.

It tested a guy from Russian forum 4PDA. See here: http://4pda/

Please tell me where is the log?

I can send it later if you need.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Updated to Test #2