yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
It happens.

Maybe one of us can upload a TWRP backup that you can try to restore.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimburke57:
I'll give just about anything a try at this point.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
I'll upload a custom ROM TWRP backup.

We can also try to do some adb shell system mounts to see if you can mount /system at any time
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimburke57:
Okay, thanks. I have about 15 minutes, then I have to head to work. But I will be able to check back in a few hours.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
ok.

the upload may take longer than that, but I'll have a dev-host link for you when you get back.

Just for kicks I would try to flash stock system.img without flashing boot etc.. again from fastboot before you go to work.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimburke57:
Same issue, "remote: flash write failure"
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
That's cold blooded.

In your OP you say the bootloader is currently locked.

Is this still the case?

for everything we are trying, you may want to leave it unlocked for now.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimburke57:
No I had unlocked it shortly after. I had it locked only to see if it would lock.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
Here's a TWRP backup I made

Try to restore it, probably won't work but nothin to lose.

http://www.speedyshare.com/rjjqz/TWRP.zip
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimburke57:
So I was able to get everything copied over to my sdcard, but TWRP does not see the backup in the restore menu.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
Did you just unzip it and send the whole TWRP folder to /sdcard?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoaudio13:
I think you have broken partitions. Normally Nexus series are very easy to flash. Possibly bad memory.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
Bad NAND blocks is what it sounds like.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theesotericone:
It does indeed. One last ditch effort OP. Try

fastboot format system

Then try flashing again. Best of luck man.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimburke57:
Yeah I sent the entire folder over. I think I'm going to have to try the RMA route.
[General Questions and Answers] sohailazam:
Hey Guys .!

I have Recently Rooted me Gnex cuz its have been stoped getting updates ,:(

But then i figure out that Root & ROM'S are more fun tho :D :p

so basically im a rookie at this and i wanna know that is there any damage to the if we use the unofficial roms like ( slimkat 4.4 , [CM-11.0] [KRT16S] Dreams or CM11 )
[General Questions and Answers] justmpm:
It is pretty safe. If you are worried, wait for other people to try it first :D
[General Questions and Answers] tek022:
I had a Gnex for two years, running mostly AOKP. You can trust all of the recognized developers here at XDA. If you don't want to risk it, ALWAYS make an nandroid backup.
[General Questions and Answers] shinobisoft:
About the only time you may damage a device is by installing a ROM for a different device. As [MENTION=3367108]justmpm[/MENTION] mentioned, if you're having doubts about a particular ROM wait for someone else to post their findings to see then if you wish to try it or not.

Take your time and READ, READ, READ... That is the biggest mistake made around here. People see something they want and just jump in to it without doing any research or doing minimal research. There's in nothing wrong with being cautious.
[General Questions and Answers] 11clyver11:
make a nice backup and go on the safe side!
[General Questions and Answers] zangetxu:
Hi there.

Yes it is safe as long as

1- You make complete backup

2- Follow proper guide to root and install your rom

3- If you are rookie. Try those roms that have already been tested and running smoothly by others.

Hope that will help you out
[General Questions and Answers] NubzX:
Of course bad things could happen also don't forget those same problems could occur with a factory OTA update.

Besides that you could end up with features on your device either gone or broken which I imagine could also happen with a factory rom.

None of them are 100% perfect and safe it is just something you have to accept and take measures before hand to be sure you have backups and/or find knowledge you need to bring your device back from the dead.

These are also all reasons NO ONE should EVER blindly start flashing things to their device without doing some reasearch which is where most problems come from.

Just inform yourself about what you are doing and a lot of things are pretty safe to do or try.

This is about the best advice that could be given I just realized I kinda took the long way around of saying mostly the same thing haha.
[General Questions and Answers] backb0ne5p1d0r:
Well , If you flash a compatible ROM with your device correctly , nothing will go wrong ! :)

but always take a nandroid backup just in case :)

the things that can harm your phone most of the time are just kernel related :) just don't overclock the CPU too much and do your best to avoid kernel tweaks :)

and every ROM on here has a list of bugs ! so using a custom ROM is totally safe BUT you need to check the bugs list before :)
[General Questions and Answers] andr0idnut989:
worst thing that could happed is you brick your device if that happens just find the ruu for your device and itll restore it to factory settings
[General Questions and Answers] sohailazam:
That i alwsys do ;) , & Thanks fro the advice :laugh:
[General Questions and Answers] sohailazam:
Ty fr the advice Ill keep this in mind:) , can u suggest me a 4.4 stable rom ? :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] sohailazam:
:eek: you scared me , but thanks for the advice , :o can u sugg me a 4.4 stable rom ?
[General Questions and Answers] smshibly:
no

No, there's no problem if you flash it properly.....
[General Questions and Answers] Phpdna:
I have bricked my Gionee GN 100 with a custom rom from another brand but it was the same model. So, take extreme care. I'm also not sure how to fix it. I have some backups but I used only cat. Screen is totally black the phone is technically dead.
[General Questions and Answers] NubzX:
Sorry to scare you just giving you realistic info.

Basically flash nothing without researching what you are doing is the biggest point to be taken.
[General Questions and Answers] IIDr0iDJuNkiEII:
Pretty much what's already been said about making sure the rom is for your specific advice. Usually it's just a soft brick if you flash the wrong rom. The real damage comes using custom kernels the wrong way. i.e. overclocking the cpu/gpu too much. That can cause permanent hardware failure...:eek:
[General Questions and Answers] Casey707:
I hard briocked my galaxy s3 and had to send it out to to be Jtaged. It was my bad though, just be careful and double check your files prior to flashing. Have ODIN on your computer and be ready to reflash as stock image if you mess somehting up too
[General Questions and Answers] carlos_hoodios:
I have messed up flashing loads of times and even when I thought my phone(s) was gone for good, I always found a way to bring it back...even if it takes a few hours/days haha...
[General Questions and Answers] shinobisoft:
Odin doesn't work for all devices. Some OMAP devices like Galaxy Tab, your S3, and a few others.
[General Questions and Answers] dom2570:
you will be fine as long as you read and follow directions exactly as they are posted. There is always a possibility damage, but if you are careful, you will be fine.
[General Questions and Answers] :
You either get bricked (hard or soft), bugs or a great experience, such is the fate of custom ROMs. :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oXperiax:
Hello,

My Sony Xperia Sp keeps looping on the Sony logo when i switch it on. It goes to the Sony logo and then turns red and fades then returns then retirns to the logo etc.

Does anyone know a solution urgently!

Ive tried to flash it and switch it off via the off button at the back still doesn't repair it.

If anyone know anything please help!

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
Is it Rooted ? If it is, Boot into Recovery. Wipe Caches, and Reboot.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M_Shaaban:
I'm wondering what version of Android and Sense on the HTC One developer edition right now. Cause I read a strange thing; that it's on Android 4.3 but with Sense 5.0 not 5.5. I have the unlocked version with 4.3 and Sense 5.5. Anyone here with a developer edition to confirm which versions are there? Thanks in advance!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] vojdiaz:
I recently changed from an XDAIIs to an XDA mini for its size advantage. I've been using a program that, not only has similar functionality, it also mimics the look and feel of the HP-19BII financial calculator. I inadvertedly and stupidly erased all my installation programs I downloaded from various site.

Please help me find this HP-19Bii financial calculator for the pocket pc. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tailgunner9:
Can someone tell me how to Return cell to version before 4.3 of 4.2??? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mgbotoe:
Try ODIN to mdl...if it doesn't work, you are out of luck buddy.

Maybe try flashing a 4.2 rom also :P

By the way, this is in the wrong section. Will see if a moderate can move it for you, maybe you will get far better insightful answers at the QnA section :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dannyben:
Yes.... Odin/MobileOdin MDL. Works fine.
[HTC One X] salman666:
HI can someone give me the link to download the latest stock rom for htc one x
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
or use a search button or explain exactly what stock rom. what CID and what MAIN version ? is it to update the phone via official OTA ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ameyamg:
Hi,

I want to flash new Mj5 bootloader using odin. I am confused should i chose bootloader or pda tab as instructions say pda but then why separate bootloader option odin?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manan999583:
Use pda tab for mj5 bootloader.. dr ketan and joeldroid has advised
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] 2014FordFocusSTOwner:
I have heard and read around the net about if you take a tmobile HTC one and do the whole gpe conversion you would lose aws connectivity.

But no-one has confirmed it. I would like to take my HTC one and convert it to take the 4.4 ruu. But I do not want to lose aws
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] IAmSixNine:
You will not loose aws.

i have a TMO unit. I have been running the GPE 4.3 fully stock for a while and i get LTE in their 1700/2100 just fine.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] 2014FordFocusSTOwner:
My concern was for hspa aws
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] flawdaboi:
Infrared Remote

So has anyone gotten the Infrared Remote to work on a rooted HTC One?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shadowjump:
Is there an app that shows battery statistics like average drain, average time between charges, average time to charge, % charged per hour?

I found a nice app in the WP8 store and was wondering if there is something similar for the Note 3.

Here is a pic of the app statistics:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcahlzwwlvy4sy0/2013-11-27 15.41.33.jpg
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaythenut:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.batrsaver&hl=en_GB

theres this one dont now if its what your looking for
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shadowjump:
Not exactly what I am looking for. Doesnt have all these fancy stats :P
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
GSM Battery Monitor
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sunr2007:
Hi All:

I have Galaxy Nexus and it was working fine till yesterday but suddenly it started rebooting continuosly from the google screen and phone wouldnt do a full boot at all

Below are things that I have tried

1) Tried to flash via fastboot , it dint worked . failed with a device links error. It kinda softbricked

2) used OMAP Flash to recover the softbricked . It worked was able to turn into download or bootloader.

3) Since fastboot and adb were not able to do the job, I used odin to flash the stock image .

4) The stock image flashed went till the nand erase part and it stopped there.

5) when it rebooted , it boots with a yellow triangle with a phone and PC screen in between .

6) Now I cannot flash via Odin also since it gives BEX error , I tried to disable DEP from windows but odin still fails .

Now I dono what to do from here . Is my phone bricked ? Is there no way to recover this?

Please suggest any recovery methods. fastboot and adb are not able to detect the devices.

Thanks,

Ravi.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrbambocha:
Hi. I've read through tons of posts now and still dont get it. All says different things and then there are a ton of broken/removed links. Some says to download Jeboo Kernel, Siyah and some says to verify my kernel and then pick one. Then some say to download Superuser, CR or PhilZ. can someone please tell me which guide is up-2-date and which one to pick?

I9100

version: 4.1.2

baseband: XXMS4

kernel: XWMS1

PDA:MS1 / PHONE:MS4 / CSC: LS1 (NEE)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47910891

"To err is human, to forgive is divine."

Sent from my SGS II
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Veritass:
Hello My HTC Evo 4G LTE is rooted with custom recovery. currently on

software version 3.17.651.4.710RD

hardware version 0003

Android 4.1.1

HTC Sence version 4+

kernel version 3.4.10-g19136fe

baseband 1.13.11.0830

build number 3.17.651.1CL250500

Phone is completely stock i never had this error before and it comes and goes as it pleases.

ive flashed a stock RUU and even flashed CM still wifi error

it only goes away when i reboot and 90% of the time it only works for about 20-30 min

phones never been wet but its been dropped (has a cracked screen)

any help is appreciated
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] premo15:
What exactly is the error you're seeing? And where do you see it (toast notification, notification in the status bar, etc)? Are other devices working on the same router? What band are you using, 2.4 or 5?

Sent from my EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Veritass:
no toast notification's no status bar notifications it only says error if i go to settings then under the wifi thing. it says "error" and it wont turn on .

a few devices are on the same router. no clue on the band where do i find that?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Look under "Advanced" under your WiFi settings.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rolo143:
Hi, I was deleting bloatware from my samsung s4 mini, and removed the TrimApp.apk from my phone. I thought it was useless, until I record a video and see that the scissors icon did nothing, and it was supposed to cut or edit the video. Anyway if someone can extract it from system/app and upload it here, I will appreciate it. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitya:
Firmware version?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rolo143:
Mmm I think it's I9195LUBUAMF3. Is it the one that appears in baseband version? Anyway I don't think it really matters or am I wrong? :/
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CescoMn:
I uploaded mine to mediafire... Let me know if it works for you http://www.mediafire.com/?bhl4kzp1ybjwee9 :)
[LG Optimus Black] hemo-ali:
Welcome all,

I wanted to edit something in the strings.xml file after installing the framework apk and lg-res and after decompiling and editing what I want and then recompiling and copying META-INF folder and Androidmanifest file to the new compiled apk file then signing the apk file and then copying it to system/app when restarting the phone works normally but when trying to open the settings from the launcher the launcher FCs and when trying from the Status Bar the SystemUI FCs

btw I'm using IZS updated version

After that when I doubted my work

I did the previous steps but without changing any thing in the files just decompiling/compiling the files and signing and copying it

AND when I restarted the same problem happened so Does that mean I did something wrong or installing files was wrong or what ??

Thnx all
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] wytey:
Anyone managed to get this running on a customised cutdown version of the O2 ROM?

I've managed to extract the hotspots files, put them into the correct directories, but when I run it, it comes up as normal, however without the background, then closes straight away.

Files in question are

hotspots.exe -> \windows\Mobile Solutions\O2ActiveUI\Modules\Hotspots

hotspots.html -> \windows\Mobile Solutions\O2ActiveUI\Help

hotspots_ie.xml -> \windows\Mobile Solutions\O2ActiveUI\Modules\Hotspots

hotspots_uk.xml -> \windows\Mobile Solutions\O2ActiveUI\Modules\Hotspots

hotspotsbkgnd.png -> \windows\Mobile Solutions\O2ActiveUI\Images

o2aui_nohotspot.xml -> \windows\Mobile Solutions\O2ActiveUI

Although not critical that I have it, but it's nice to have :)
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Himmi01:
Hi folks,

i actually wanted to post this question to the development thread of cyanogenmod 4.4 for the s3 mini, but turned out i hadnt enough posts yet.

So my question is if the ART runtime is running with the current builds of cyanogenmod or if its not usable at the moment.

Iam really thinking about upgrading my s3mini to 4.4 as ART is running really great on my nexus 4.

Does anyone have experiences with that ?

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauam:
It's not working at 100% with all apps yet.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Himmi01:
ok thats good to hear. I know that ART is still in beta phase and that there are some problems with it. I just wanted to verify that it would run on the s3 mini as well with this "inofficial" cyanogen 4.4 port.

thanks
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vitor_Hugo:
Hello, I'm new on this subforum because I'm a Motorola Defy (this one was locked with 640x480 recording, our developer Quarx unlocked it to 840x640 and even 720p) owner, but I'm planning to buy a LG G2 (D-802 probably) next year

I was wondering if this phone, that can record 1080p at 60 FPS (just like Note 3) couldn't record 2160p? or even 1440p? If yes, that would be another reason to buy LG G2 :D
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aleebaan:
I think LG actually said themselves that they were working on it. Don't know where I read that though.

Sent from my LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vitor_Hugo:
"[...] We asked LG about 4K recording (which the Snapdragon 800 CPU supports) and were told that it could be possible with a future firmware upgrade like Android 4.4 KitKat. With so few 4K sets in living rooms though, not to mention the storage space issues such large files will cause, LG doesn't feel that lack of 4K recording at launch is a pressing issue. [...]"

Source: http://www.stuff.tv/android/lg-g2/review

Hope they do that, too bad there isn't any release date confirmed yet
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aleebaan:
I would be a bigger fan of 1440p than 4K, honestly. I want to have my videos on my phone, and i only have 16 GB of space. And yeah, It's good to know they know this is something we want.

Sent from my LG G2
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biostromic:
Problem

I cannot boot into the system, since it bootloops. Neither into recovery, it flashes and tries to boot into system.

I tried installing the Omni 4.4 rom, but it was corrupt and I did not have any other ROM's to flash lying on the sd card.

I have no idea why I can't get into recovery - sometimes I can't even get ADB to work (the device list is empty, even though all the drivers (HTC Sync) is installed)

Status is (from bootloader):

**** Tampered ****

**** Relocked ****

M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH

HBOOT-1.4.4.000

RADIO-4A.14.32.50.13

OpenDSP-v26.120.274.0202

eMMC-boot

May 3 2013.17:22:59:-1

What I've tried:

Running my corresponding RUU, but I get an error saying that it's not for this version?

Installing different Recovery's. (Clockwork, TWRP)

Clearing the fastboot cache. (^All this through ADB)

And well, reading all the older posts about this topic.

I'd appreciate any kind of help, since I consider this to be a softbrick which I cannot seem to fix. ::(
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gavilaaar:
Are you flashing RUU.exe or RUU.zip?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaHiLzZ:
what is your fastboot getvar all output ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exebreez:
You should be able to boot into Bootloader,

Power off your device, then press and hold Power and Volume Down until you're in the bootloader menu. Highlight FASTBOOT and press Power. You should see Fastboot USB highlighted in red.

Try flashing a new recovery via

fastboot flash recovery recoveryofyourchoice.img

After that, start flashing a rom like cm or anything that you use for daily.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feluda97:
I have waited all long to get this official ota update. Now when I get it, it downloads the whole 185 mb update and at the end shows 'Verification Failed'. It then gives me one option 'check now'. When I press that, it starts downloading all over again. I've downloaded this over 5 times and still getting the same thing. Please help!

My device is completely unrooted, running stock recovery, stock rom, even didn't install an app from other than Play store.

And I'm not the only one with this problem. I've seen others with this same problem in Nexus community. But no one has got any solution. Only a few of them were lucky to get it verified properly after downloading the update a few times.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthayichen:
My completely stock Nexus 4 has done this about 15 times up to now. Perhaps this is a country/zone issue, since I bought the phone in the UK and am using it in India?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feluda97:
I haven't done anything like that, though its true that I bought it in India when just one batch came imported. So it may happen like that they are thinking that my device was bought in US when actually not.

But I want a solution! Tell me if you find one.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthayichen:
I've finally gotten it to download and verify. I simply installed TunnelBear (VPN with monthly 500MB free), chose the UK server option, and waited. This could potentially have been a coincidence though, in which case you may have received the update as well. Have you? :)
[Themer General Discussion] alldroid:
Do we have an eta on icon resizing,and infinate scrolling screens ? don't mean to bang on about it but would be better in my opinion if we had some kind of update thread from you guys.I sometimes find it frustrating when trying to use a specific function that would only benefit from continuous scrolling and the ability to resize icons.Any info would be appreciated.
[Themer General Discussion] ThemerSupport:
The developers are currently working on both of these features, so you should see them in the upcoming updates :)
[Themer General Discussion] alldroid:
that's great thank you
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enndub:
I got a text from a coworker who wasn't in my address book. I figured out how to add the contact from hangouts, but my phone isn't updating the name in the list of received messages, it still appears as if it is coming from a number not in my address book. Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soltheman:
Go into the "People" app and check to see if the number is there. If it is, make sure "Sync contacts" is on in Settings. If it isn't, add your coworker.

Should be good to go after that.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alchemjst:
So with App Ops I turned "location" and "keep awake" for Google play services using "App Ops 4.3/4.4 KitKat" by Color Tiger and my usage went from 10-20% depending on my on screen time to 3% without anything crashing so hopefully that'll help others out. Trying it on my nexus 7 2013 too.

If anyone knows why location or keep awake is necessary please let me know.