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[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solarenemy68:
First it is not done on the SD card. it is done on the internal RAm that is 16 or 32 GB depending on your model.

Just imagine aside form the stuff that is already written to your RAM there are now reserved sections that we call slots. Those reserved sections are where the virtual ROM is kept. Just think of the internal RAM as a tower with lets just say 32 floors to keep it simple. Each of those floors are 1 GB tall. Safestrap reserves 4 each of those floors times 4 for it's own use to store ROMS in. So think of a section of that tower consisting of 16GB now belonging to Safestrap for ROM storage and use. The rest is open for the system to use but those 16 floors/slots cannot be touched by the system. I really don't know how to make it simpler and this may be too simple.:confused:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woodsdog:
Thanks, this is extremely helpful and interesting!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Anthony820:
I'm really stuck between I'm being short sighted and naive, and XDA is just full of people who do things simply because they can. I know my latter argument will sound aggressive, but it's not intended to wound.

I see the CM threads. I see lots and lots of excitement over CM. But I couldn't care less. I come from a phone that HAD to have CM (note 1 / i717). Touchwiz was outdated and horrendous on it. But with the Note 3 + wanam, I really can't come up with any reason to flash CM. The few cases I've seen are being able to do things w/o xposed, but if I already have xposed set up.. what problem am I solving? And beside, with things like Tinted Bar module, I'd be running the framework regardless.

Also, with my i717, touchwiz was (post 4.0) extremely slow. I could see if our touchwiz was slow, but having debloated it myself, I can't imagine things being faster. Again, sorry about the perceived tone, but I completely dismiss all the "wow this is fast!!!!" posts as placebo (as the recent exposure to build.prop fakeness so eloquently demonstrated). We have, arguably, the fastest phone that can be purchased. With the most RAM. What's CM going to do for me switching between Gmail and Chrome? Shave off 50ms? As if my eyes can notice that.

And since I hate, hate, hate on /r/Android when someone posts some "convince me to.." threads, let me be clear, I'm genuinely curious if people have legitimate reasons to be excited about CM. Things I'm simply not aware of or grasping. I get the -- I'm bored and I'll flash because I flash because flash because TWRP because Android -- but beyond that, why? Why are we so bonerific for CM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] truthkillszz:
Yes we do do things simply because we can and that is a benefit of a open system instead of a closed system like ios. But that is not the sole reason why people get excites for cm. For me now that we got cm that means we will have more Roms and development for our device. Also the reason why I prefer aosp over touchwiz the feel of the device after I customize it. For example I turn off my hardware keys and replace then with softkeys in a setup of phone, back/kill app, home, recent/menu and chrome. Now add halo on top of that and for me I have a much more fluid experience.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jackxlj:
i hate touchwiz,i hate the look,the feel,the flow of it. I love the nexus line of phones,but i was a large screen,i have to have an sd card slot,so for me, getting a note, and installing cm on it is my perfect phone. Im not worried about it being faster, this phone is stupid fast. i dont use any touchwiz feature, and i dont want them taking up space. I hate the stock touchwiz pull down,so i love not having to use it. Its just a personal preference to me. I also love the faster updates from having a stock android experience.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kabuk1:
I'm kind of in the same camp as OP when it comes to CM. I do get excited about it just cause it means that development is growing for our phones and its always neat when new rom comes out, but every time I flash a CM rom I always end up back on TW because I take a ton of pictures and CM's camera suuuuuuuucks. I also always end up missing S-note. Some phones run way better on CM but like you said, ours are robust enough to run anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CalcProgrammer1:
I have the i717 as well and used CM on it since I got it plus used CM on my TouchPad before that. I like the consistency that using CM on all my devices provides. I don't like TW either, the color scheme is ugly and the stock apps aren't my favorites either. I love the holo theme of AOSP. So why did I bother with the Note 3 when the Nexus 5 has pure AOSP already? I don't see a phone with anemic, limited, non-replaceable storage or battery as a good power user device. I also love the stylus but not for writing as much as using it as a precision cursor for remote desktop. The Note 3 hardware is awesome and I loved my Note 1 with CM so I wanted a Note 3 with CM. I'm also a strong believer in transparency and open source = higher quality code and AOSP ROMs usually reflect that apart from some hacks to interface with proprietary blobs. I like the customization as well and while you can get by with stock firmware and lots of mods it ends up being very hackish and not all free or open source like a proper source built ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Naddict:
The joy of the hole thing is you can try anything you want, however, being critical of materials here is really not what XDA is for. Either use the stuff here, contribute to the cause, and learn about development along the way.

and then, there is this thread here too...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2532873
[HTC One X] leliukai:
Hi to all.

Yesterday, I tried to root my flatmate's HTC One X and flash MIUI Rom instead of Revolution HD.

I used a programme called One X to root and I succeeded in 3 hours. Then I flashed the MIUI zip file. I did "wipe cache/data" processes.

Everything was OK till I rebooted. I chose the language after seeing MIUI logo and phone couldn't connect to WiFi. I skipped this step and then I got a screen saying that SIM CARD is loading/opening. It didn't get start and I went back to Recovery Mode and I made a FACTORY RESET. I think that was one of the biggest mistakes of my life because when I rebooted the phone; it got stuck with an "HTC quietly brilliant" screen.

The phone doesn't get start for almost 24 hours. I can enter to HBOOT or FASTBOOT screen by pressing Power Button + Volume Down. I can enter to Recovery Mode but there is no zip file (except "clorkworkmod/") in sdcard.

At the same time;

- I can't MOUNT USB STORAGE

- PC doesn't see the phone as a storage device or so. I thing I have a problem about this MTP thing.

- lesterhein. com/ how-to-charge-your-android-phone-battery-in-hboot / My situation is something like that. I left the phone to be charged in Recovery Mode after reading this article.

I am a young student who's just an amateur about Android and I really don't know what to do.

How can I restart the phone or flash a new ROM in this case?

Please type me some tricks or a new Bible to fix this problem. :(
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Flash this recovery

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yqzlpqo8illa53j/Philz recovery 5.15.9.img

Enter the recovery and connect the cable, enter the mounts and storage menu and mount the sdcard as a mass storage device. Then give it a couple of minutes to pop up in windows as a drive.

I think you didn't flashed the boot.img via fastboot of the rom ?!
[HTC One X] leliukai:
Uhm, I guess I did everything wrong cauz only thing I did was following the steps of programme called One X. And how can I flash this recovery? I don't know how to put this file into the phone. By the way, sdcard seems already mounted cauz when I enter Mounts and Storage Menu, the option I see is "unmount /sdcard". (on ClockworkMod Recovery v5.8.2.7)
[HTC One X] leliukai:
And no, nothing pops up after mounting sdcard...
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
That recovery is way too old ! It doesn't support usb mass storage and also does not charge the battery.

Look on the pc in the toolkit directory for a file called fastboot.exe, when you found it you put my recovery in that folder and rename it to recovery.img

Point in that folder with the mouse and hold down shift and click the right mouse button and select open command window here.

Then you put the phone in the fastboot folder and type this in the command window

Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Fastboot erase cache

Then enter the recovery and mount the sdcard

---------- Post added at 09:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:13 PM ----------

Did you flash my recovery ?
[HTC One X] leliukai:
1 - I put your file as recovery.img next to fastboot.exe into Desktop\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk\platform-tools . Is this right?

2 - Command Window is cmd, right?
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Seems oke to me.....flash it and find out
[HTC One X] leliukai:
"Battery level is too low to flash FASTBOOT"

This is what's written on FASTBOOT screen... :(

Thank you, by the way.
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Oke new thing to do.

Put this file in the fastboot folder

https://www.dropbox.com/s/aaah8gqz8j024xz/Batt script.bat

Leave the phone in the bootloader/fastboot usb mode and execute the .bat file with admin rights.

Select the .bat file with the right mouse button and select

Run as administrator

It will restart the bootloader continuously and charge it little by little. Leave it going until it reaches around 3800 mV

Then flash the recovery and enter it !
[HTC One X] leliukai:
I did it all, I run the file as administrator and these warnings on cmd.exe are being repeated per every 5 secs: "

C:\Windows\system32>ping /n 6 localhost 1>nul

C:\Windows\system32>goto start

C:\Windows\system32>fastboot getvar battery-voltage

'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Windows\system32>fastboot reboot-bootloader

'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Windows\system32>ping /n 6 localhost 1>nul

"

C:\Windows\system32>goto start
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Is the phone constantly rebooting ?

Edit :

Copy all the files from the platform tools folder into the windows system and system32 folder. Not the folder but all the files inside it !
[HTC One X] leliukai:
I did this but I got 3 errors saying that AdbWinApi.dll can't work well. Also when I run the bat file, it says "

C:\Windows\system32>" [MENTION=279333]ECHO[/MENTION] off

'" [MENTION=279333]ECHO[/MENTION] off' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Windows\system32>fastboot getvar battery-voltage

< waiting for device >

"

No, it's not rebooting. I have a stabil screen. I took a picture of it. Please check it out.

Do you think that I should try these with another computer?
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Alright .... Copy the files from the platform tools to the windows system 32 folder and open a command window there. Then run the script again.

You must see "fastboot usb" on the phones screen in the bootloader !
[HTC One X] leliukai:
I copied again and I didn't get adb errors but command window and all the screen modes are the same...
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Is fastboot usb recognized, is there a MYHTC in the windows device manager.

Install the latest HTC syncmanager.
[HTC One X] leliukai:
I saw fastboot usb screen yesterday but not for few hours. There is no MYHTC in device manager but I have the latest HTC Sync Manager.
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Uninstall HTC syncmanager and drivers and re install it. Have to get that back
[HTC One X] leliukai:
I'm gonna try this again. I'll let you know. Thank you very much. By the way, could you check this pic I got? This is when I open HBOOT by pressing Power Button when it's on FASTBOOT. What's your comment?
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Yeah that message is normal, Its because the usb cable is connected when you enter the bootloader ;)
[HTC One X] leliukai:
Awesome. Hope to fix this problem by following your way. Thanks again! :good:
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Hope so too......
[HTC One X] langenzeem:
Hi there,

I have almost the same problem as you have/had but i have cwm 5.8.2.7 and i can't get on my sd card as well. I tried to get a modded rom on my htc one X as well, but after installing a modded rom it said installation aborted. (mistake 7). Now i can't get my backup or other .zip file on the sd card. I have been reading for days and many forums for a solution but nothing helped. Now i am here on the forum and it seems like the solution is getting close but i can't get the file from mr. hofs. So if any one can help me (yeah I know, I am a fool who thought was capable of putting a nice modded rom on his HOX) would be very appreciated.

Some extra info:

version: 0.5a

version-bootloader: 1.72.0000

version-baseband: 5.1204.167.31

version-cpld: None

version-microp: None

version-main: 4.18.401.4

serialno:

imei:

product: endeavoru

platform: HBOOT-T30S

modelid: PJ4610000

cidnum: HTC__E11

battery-status: low

battery-voltage: 3555mV

devpower: 0

partition-layout: None

security: on

build-mode: SHIP

boot-mode: FASTBOOT

commitno-bootloader: None

hbootpreupdate: 2

gencheckpt: 0

and i also can't get USB /sd card access on my phone. And the battery is low.

Thanks in advance,

Martijn

By the way, excuse my language if it has some mistakes in it!
[HTC One X] Thant:
Try flash philz 5.15.9 and after this charge the phone inside recovery. If the battery is too low use the charge script and charge the phone use search function for this I postet links and Mr. Hofs too for both of them
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Or PM me in Dutch :)
[HTC One X] langenzeem:
Hi,

Where exactly can i download philz 5.15.9 ? i have been looking for it but can't find it on xda. do u have a link? ( i could not find it so i tried threat: "If you're HTC ONE X is bricked/soft bricked, try this" ) It doesn't work, i can't push cm-10.2.1-endeavoru.zip to sdcard.

step:

1. done

2. done

3. done

4. done

4.1 done

5. done

6. done

7. done

7.1 done

7.2 done

7.3 ERROR nothing happens. ( i put the file in the same map)

I tried the command : adb shell mount /sdcard and it says : device or resource busy..?? why is that

So i kept on going

8. done

8.1 done

9. done

9.1 done

9.2 done

9.3 done

10. done

10.1 can't find it

10.2 done

10.3 done

11. NOT POSSIBLE
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
We took it to PM in Dutch. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ricequakes:
So my unrooted, Jellybean SG2 decided to crap out on me. It's stuck in the dread boot loop! OH NOES! I got a new SG2, so I don't care if my SG2 what software is put on it. I just want my precious data (music, photos, videos). Some said it couldn't be done, but I found this thread on here that said otherwise.

Making use of SiyahKernal, it should be possible to mount my SG2 to my laptop. I decided to Odin this puppy up. I wanted to go by the tutorial the other thread posted, so I tried using the Jellybean T-Mobile rom (which my SG2 was using).

1. I used the Jellybean T-Mobile ROM, for my device, from Samsung Updates.

2. I made sure to restart my PC, shut down any processes by Kies, etc, etc before starting Odin.

3. When I went to flash the ROM, Odin froze for a good 15 minutes. I decided that nothing was going to happen and unplugged my S2.

So, here I am, stuck with the message, "firmware upgrade encountered an issue in Samsung Galaxy S2." I, somehow, made the problem worse. I just want my data.

Tried to reflash on Odin and got this:

And what it said on my SG2:

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] meekrawb:
Did you try switching USB ports? Just keep trying it until it works. Sometimes it takes more than one try. And don't use siyah kernel. I am pretty sure that is only for the i9100 S2 and not the t989 S2. Are you sure you have the T-Mobile t989?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ricequakes:
Oops. I didn't know it was only for the i9100 S2. Someone said I should try to use it. And yep, I have a T989. I have 4 ports. Tried 2, I'll try the other 2 now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
Should read carefully before flashing any thing....Or you may end up with a paper weight. ;)

And careful who you take advice from....the someone telling you to flash that on a t989....shouldn't be giving anyone advice.

Sent from my Moto X cell phone telephone.....
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] habitformer:
Can someone please guide me to where the phone blacklisting is located.I can't remember what ROM I had it one.I don't see it on stock 4.4.2.Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.Thanks for the assistance in advance from whomever.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbdan:
You'll have to use a 3rd party app to do that as 4.4.2 doesn't have that option

Nexus5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capcanuck:
Are you talking about the imei? If so, settings/about phone/status
[LG Optimus G (International)] DigitalWarS:
Does it happen when you access a video file or other ram consuming process?

Seems like a kernel error...tried with different kernels? On stock did it happen?
[LG Optimus G (International)] M4jQ:
The same problem with other kernels. Crashes are mostly when phone is inactive. I do not tried stock. I'll try tommorow.

edit:

i just found new kernel for e975 - Solid Kernel and for 10h everything works ok...

edit2:

crash again on solid kernel. trying stock firmware...

Edit3

After flashing stock modem still restarting.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2435630&page=2

Edit4:

restore stock, hard reset, root, unblock, installed cm11 and now its working again... strange :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GLantern:
Hi I'm new in this forum, and android, and looking for some help

some weeks ago I received a chinese android phone dual sim

BML GT-6802

android 4.1.2 (I doubt this, in somewhere I found the phone identify itself as android gingerbread....)

kernel 2.6.35.7

CPU 400 MHz~1GHz

RAM 216.5 MB

FLASH 150 MB

rooted using zhuodashi

the problem is wifi range is only 1 meter an bluetooth 1 cm

I looked for update with no luck

I called the seller

I tried iwconfig,hcitool with no luck (maybe I didn't have some command, or I wrote something wrong)

I tried the antenna fix of here forum . xda-developers . com / showthread.php ? t=1688538 (only stick the cable because I don't want take the risk if is not the real failure)

I think the phone has some instruction limiting the TX (or maybe the wifi/bluetooth module (HW) is defective)

some ideas?

have a nice day
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GLantern:
anyone ? any clue could be usefull
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
One of the main issues is that you don't even have enough ram to properly run Android OS. Most Chinese knock off devices seldom have the hardware they claim. I'm sorry to say but there may not be a fix

Bat cave One
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GLantern:
maybe the code was optimized for this device, I need some way to make work BT & WF (or at least test it)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
No it wasn't. Only google can change that much of the source code. Without the proper kernel source code you are kinda out of luck. And they almost never release it.

Bat cave One
[Shield Q&A] morepower71:
So in looking around I have not found any answer to my question. Why is everything to flash on the shield a .img instead of building zip files you can flash directly from recovery? I have been messing with android for quite a long time and know how to flash .img, fastboot, adb, ect. But dl'd and flashing a zip is far easier.

Any answers?

thanks.
[Shield Q&A] anthonws:
*I think* that base factory images (.img files.) are meant to be flashed via fastboot, since they have a direct relationship with device specific partitions. Imagine a bit to bit flash, like a Ghost/Acronis image?!?

As for .zip files, they are installed via recoveries (CWM, TWRP, etc), because you just want to add/replace files in the / partition.

And with our Shield, until now, all OTAs are full system images, not updates.

I hope that I've explained this properly, if not please someone correct me :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastboot#Fastboot
[Shield Q&A] Antara33:
Not all ota are full system images, ota 65 and 67 are simple delta updates.

BTW, the main reason of .img files for images is because this can't depend on the recovery. How do you flash a recovery .zip file without a recovery?

You need to have a .img file that can be flashed via fastboot, it is VERY much "bricked" proff that a flashable zip :P
[Shield Q&A] morepower71:
Thanks for the explanations. I realize some things need to be done via fastboot like unlocking or flashing a recovery for the first time.

I guess I have become spoiled by xda and the simplicity of modification that is available today. Far cry from hacking htcs back in the day.

thx -jason
[Shield Q&A] Gnurou:
Both answers are correct - it all depends on which software (on the device) is used to flash, and what format it accepts.

With Tegra devices you have at least 3 ways to flash stuff, from lowest to highest level:

- nvflash/tegrarcm mode. This is a very small firmware that is burnt in ROM and is thus always available no matter how hard you screw your device. It can run small programs (typically, a flasher) that are sent through USB. Problem is, for Tegra4 it will only accept signed binaries, which makes it useless for modders.

- bootloader/fastboot. The bootloader supports the fastboot protocol, which can flash .img files. The bootloader is written in flash memory so your bootloader partition must be in good shape.

- recovery/zip files. The recovery is a Linux image, so this means it is a full-blown system of its own right. Because of this it can support more format, including .zip archives with a script to describe how the archive should be installed.

So in the boot chain, you have 3 anchors from which you can flash images: boot rom (always available but unusable to us) -> bootloader -> recovery. The fact the boot rom cannot be used without a signed image (which is not available publicly) means that screwing your bootloader is sufficient to permanently brick your device.

Recovery images are more convenient since they are in .zip format and can for some be device-independent (e.g. superSU recovery images are flashed the same on every single device out there), contrary to the bootloader which can be different for every device. But they require a working recovery, which is not always granted - so for actual recovery, fastboot images are also useful.
[Shield Q&A] anthonws:
That's why I love XDA :)

You're never alone!

Thanks for the additional info to all :D

Anthonws
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sibozzy1811:
Has anyone got a flashable stock ROM for XXMG2 please, only because I've somehow messed up my system and my ace 2 keeps on bootlooping, ive tried wiping everything but still the same, even tried a fresh install of my current rom which is cm11, also I don't own a PC so don't have access to Odin :'( any help will be greatly appreciated

Sent from space
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hitesh2626:
Posted in Wrong Section

These is 5830i section not ACE 2
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Teukka76:
Is it possible to get 24h clock instead of 12h?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] tig:
Sure, just change your regional settings !
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Teukka76:
thanks, too easy.... :roll:
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hopeless12:
cant flash a custom recovery, this shows up everytime, check attachment
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferossan:
You should use mfastboot, the Motorola version of fastboot.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hopeless12:
now i know, i dont go over the download zsize, but in the phones says mismatched partition size and when i go to recovery dont boot at recovery, goes to normal boot, or boots with a android with the belly open and sasys no command ><