yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] allclownsareevil:
Just in case anyone still has these issues I'm going to post how I found a way to resolve them. I had all the problems mentioned in the previous posts and more besides. The inability to apply OTA updates, the device would freeze after 5 seconds of inactivity, endless boot loops, failed recovery partitions etc etc etc.

I tried a butt load of different solutions but none worked for me. What did work is described below. Others have already mentioned that Advent has a stock rom recovery utility, however, even after flashing that my problems still remained. So I downloaded the Advent stock recovery util and documentation and modified it slightly to the latest Android release for the Tegra Note 7.

Do as follows:

1 - Go here and download both the Advent Vega Tegra Note Factory Image (4.3) util

and the documentation

.

2 - Extract the Advent Factory Image zip file (as described in the documentation) somewhere on your pc.

3 - Inside the extracted folder you'll see a bunch of files. The three files we're interested in are the "recovery.img", "system.img" and "boot.img". Select all three and delete them.

4 - Now download the Tegra Super Tool utility here. At the time of this post the latest version is 2.5.

5 - Extract the downloaded Supertool to a new folder on your pc.

6 - Inside the extracted folder there are another bunch of files. Again, we're only interested in three of them. You're going to rename three of the files and use them to replace the three files you deleted earlier. At present their names are "4.4.2-2.5recovery.img", "4.4.2-2.5boot.img" and "4.4.2-2.5system.img.ext4". The filenames will obviously change as time goes by, but a little common sense goes a long way at this stage. So "4.4.2-2.5recovery.img" is renamed to "recovery.img", " 4.4.2-2.5boot.img" is renamed to "boot.img" and "4.4.2-2.5system.img.ext4" is renamed to "system.img". Once you've renamed them, copy them into the folder for the Advent Vega Tegra Note Factory Image which you extracted in step 2.

7 - Now go and read the documentation for the Advent Vega Tegra Note Factory Image util. Just take your time and follow it to the letter. It'll tell you how to put your Tegra Note 7 into it's APX mode, install windows drivers for it and begin the recovery of your device. It's mostly an automated procedure and fairly simple to follow as long as you follow the documentation.

This method brought my Tegra Note 7 back when it had several of the problems mentioned earlier in this thread, all at the same time.

Hope it helps someone.:)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Sevenpelicans:
Hello,

I have heard of people with other phones talking about wirelessly controlling there phone from there computer to turn on an off the video recorder and being able to use there phone as a spy device. I don't necessarily need to spy on anyone but, was wondering if anyone has worked on setting up the T-mobile MDA to being able to do this and actually send what it is recording to the computer like a webcam?

If anyone knows more about this I would be interested in seeing how it works and trying to make my phone a webcam and or a spycam if possible. Thanks.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] N!co:
Works on my qtek:

http://www.comvu.com/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amkaos:
Hi:

there are two big grey and black bars on the left side of screen..

i cannot get rid of them to have full screen..

even with the app called full!screen.

i have also tried different launchers..

unless i dont know how to config them.

any help is greatly appreciated.

thanx..

also,, i cant find how to set my lock screen image different than my wallpaper
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jma9454:
Please post a picture of what you mean. Thanks
[Google Chromecast] naurto75:
Hey guys I am currently running a LG 42LG30 TV. Im wondering if the chromecast will work for the TV. It has a HDMI and USB port, but ive seen that if you have an oldish TV the audio might not work? Sorry if I sound like a noob. The TV does not support ARC if that is relevant. Sorry If I do not include something. Also should I hold on getting updates if I do get it and go for root? Or anything like that. Unfortunately I am unable to include a link to the TV as I am a new member,easy to find on amazon.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
You will get audio

on your TV speakers

unless there's something incredibly wrong.

Do you have an audio system? Sound bar, AV receiver? If not, nothing to worry about.
[Google Chromecast] jpbme:
Should work with any HDMI. You only need ARC if you want to output audio from your TV (to a sound bar or something else).
[Google Chromecast] mathorv:
Could you use regular font size in future, it's very unpleasant to read current huge fonts!

HDMI is a standard and regardless if you have v1 or v1.4 ports it should work properly. As far I know Chromecast has HDMI 1.4. You may look at TV manual for HDMI version info but I doubt if it's there. For more info about HDMI version changes please read text from link below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_comparison
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fraxture:
The wall paper on my launcher screen is oddly placed on my Nexus 5. It overlaps the control buttons on the bottom of the screen and also juts up against the icons on the top of the screen. Has anyone has this problem or know how to fix it. I'm using the CyanogenMod for Nexus 5 (11-20140131-NIGHTLY-hammerhead). The wallpaper is oddly sized for the standard launcher, as well as Trebuchet and Nova.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kraven001:
Screenshot? This is how it overlaps things on stock. View attachment 2561394
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aooga:
A screenshot would be necessity for this type of question :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fraxture:
Actually, I think it had to do work the wall papers. If it happens again, I will provide a screen shot.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qjor00:
Hello all

This is Dr.Mohammad from Jordan

Please i have asked all Arabian forums about unbriking my galaxy s3 mini G730V Verizon

And i haven't found any solution to unbrick it :( :(

It had bricked due to ez-unlock fail and when reboot nothing on screen and haven't enter to download mode or recovery mood :confused:

And when i connect it to my laptop it shows DLOAD_QHUSB :(

And nothing shows in odin or on phone screen and no JTAG found on Riff box

Can anybody tell me how to unbrick it

Regards
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
You're in the wrong section, here's the one for the S3 mini: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-mini
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
Hey guys.....sorry if im posting to the wrong area, im brand new to the site. I rooted my phone successfully..... but then i tried to mess with the bootloader. thats where my mistake begins and ends. I spent alot of time researching stuff. however, missed that the 4.3 android firmware was pretty much locked up tighter than fort knox. now i am hard bricked.....pretty sure from the bootloader. i have read everything from jig to jtag to a class 10 16 gb micro sd card..... im just wondering which of these things are verified to work.... obviously jtagging from what i have read says its the best or only....

anyways, phone i believe is hardbricked. (and yes i saw other hardbricked threads, but as a noob to the site would like my own thread specific to my own situation) phone will not power on in any mode. red light only while plugged into computer with battery out. i have not tried jigs. i have not tried jtag. i have only tried a debrick image with class 10 16 gb micro sd. plus odin and plus win32 diskimager..... i may not have a 4.3 debrick image but cannot find a definitive 4.3 image.....

any help is appreciated and as always, i have read nothing but amazing articles on this site......i have read alot, but never needed to post my own thread because everything has always helped me before.

hope you guys can give me a clear view on my problem and help me with my situation,

thank you to all with feedback, good or bad.....atleast ill know the path to take.

CJ.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThePagel:
Sd card trick works for a lot of people. So if that doesn't work JTAG will most certainly work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
ok, can you plz help me with this. i have a debricked image, appropriate sd card, and stock rom, as well as win32diskimager and odin. is there something else i need or are there steps i am missing?

use win 32 to load debrick image. .........thats where i get stuck
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThePagel:
After you flash the sd with the debrick image you should be able to pop it in and boot right up. I never had to do it so I'm the wrong person to ask.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] timedroid:
Has anyone made a new images for 4.3 (with the new boot loader)? I'm assuming the old one would fail, else you could just use it to get around the new locks.

I didn't update, so I can't help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DiSiD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU5H8NJ7vTM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
youtube hardbrick.....not working

I have actually watched that on youtube as well as part two of his post.

Thats actually one of the sources i used to try to debrick my phone.

unfortunatly, this did not work.

I appreciate everyones responses and suggestions so far. thank you for atleast trying to help and offering advice!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:


guessing since i cant even power the device on in any mode that this will not work?

i have also seen this post. but i can not get my phone to do anything...... the most i can get out of my phone is a red light with the battery out and only when connected to my computer......
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThePagel:
+1 this is the link you need. Sorry I didn't post it in one of my first comments. For some reason after I read the op I thought you already seen it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
my phone wont boot no matter what? i cant get to recovery download. will this still work.....am i missing something here???

sorry if there is something simple that im missing, ive been doing nothing but research on this......my brain is gooping out of my ears at this point......
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThePagel:
Some people say you need to flash the Derrick bin multiple times before it works properly.

---------- Post added at 11:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 PM ----------

You need to take the SD card out of your phone and connect it to a computer with a adapter.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
ok, i will try charging it overnight.....even if the battery isnt in it and the red light comes on you think that might work? let me just make sure i have said this correctly before.....the ONLY time i see a red light is when the battery is NOT in the phone and the phone is connected to the COMPUTER.

(new users have to wait 5 minutes between posts.....good idea, but man that slows things down......)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThePagel:
Darn you saw that before I deleted it. A full charge on top of the flashed SD card is a good idea. Just in case you are confused with how to flash look at my last post. Good night and good luck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
i have a class 10 16 gb micro sd ..... idk if i need to keep trying.

Im using a debrick image and win32diskimager. i have written the image to the sd six or so times.......
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
g'nite to you too and thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Make sure you're using the 4.3 debrick image, and keep trying to burn it into the SD card. It may help to format it before you try, then you're starting on a clean slate.

It should work eventually.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
im PRETTY sure i have 4.3 debrick image. but im having trouble finding one thats 4.3 for sure. and im actually kinda confused about debrick.bin.....the tut's i have previously read havnt said anything about extracting certain files like that....just to doenload the debrick image to the sd...... so am i missing a step right there????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
No, the debrick.bin file contains an alternate bootloader. It tricks your phone into booting from that by making it think it's the internal card.

The thread I linked to you has links for both debrick images. Just make sure you re-download the correct one, the one after you already had 4.3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
HOLY CRAP. i feel retarded right now..... so the link your talking about is the one to the debrick your galaxy s3....... i cannot find the 4.3 debrick image link on there anywhere........
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ur6ax9v18nyoaqy/debrick.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
and that file from dropbox is verizon s3 (sch-i535) 4.3 debrick file?????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Yes, I know it looks sketchy, but that's the one you need.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
yes lol sketch is a good way to put it but if it works, man you are a godsend. i sh*t you not. i was starting to think i was trying to swim upstream. i cant thank you enough......and will i still have to possibly make several attempts at loading it onto my sd before it might work?

PS>>>YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Yes, it might take several attempts, keep trying though. If you can't get it and you really give up you'll have to send it out for a jtag repair. But you'll be able to fix it eventually.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
bro,i searched everywhere for that file. THANK YOU. seriously. idk how you found it......im still new to all this so i probably dont know where all to look, but seriously, thank you. ive only found one place to get the jtag done and its in texas.......id really prefer doing it myself, which is why i keep searching for help and digging for answers..... so i cant tell you how much i appreciate everyone here that knows so much more than me and is willing to help instead of laughing at the noob.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
ok, one more question......any specific instructions for this file you just directed me to? im gonna unzip it then....?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Yup, unzip it, then follow the debrick guide to write it to your SD card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
and the guide is included in the zip folder?

(really still dislike the 5 min wait.......not gonna lie)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
This is the guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
o......ok. the link you have put up for me already. ok. man i cant thank you enough.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Not a problem, good luck with it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
Thank you. (dont be surprised if this post continues :/ )
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
should the extracted image file show up as a vlc media player file??????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
No idea, maybe, it's a bin file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
ok it say VLC media file (.bin) so that should be ok ya?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
and still use win32diskimager to write the file to the micro sd ya?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
guess that was a dumb question after i thought about it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Haha, yes to all 3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
lol. ya....... like i said earlier.....my brain is gooping out of my ear holes from all this research.........be compassionate. lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
Good mornin everyone. ok, so i guess my next question in, does it matter if my sim card is in or out of the phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
HEY... HEY...HEYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! YOU ARE A GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! first attemp with that image you provided and it came on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE FREAKING AWESOME ------THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so......i guess my question now is....... do i need to do anything else or is my phone now where it was just before it was bricked and i can now turn it on and off as i please? the only thing i have done is insert the boot image sd card........its still in there.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
so, hey guys......my phone is up, it recieves calls and txts.....i havent touched it since i got the sd boot to work..... do i need to do something in odin now or is my phone good to go? can i put my regular sd back in??? i dont want to rebrick my phone right after i get it maybe working...because i miss a step or three.......that would just suck....any replies greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
There's a second part to that guide that tells you what to do next, but you need to do something to rewrite the image back to your internal SD card.

If you take out your external SD, your phone won't work, but once you put it back in it'll boot right up again. Right now your phone needs that card to operate.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
since the phone is now working would something like one-click debrick program work????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
or is that just a dumb question and it would not fix the remaining errors at tall?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
I have no idea, I never used this method.

I'd follow exactly what the guide says, you can rewrite the file with terminal emulator.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
ok ill give it a try. thank you for your help so far .....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
ok, i think i have gotten the courage to do this (fingers crossed i dont rebrick)..... before i begin....is there an emulator anyone recommends? im lookin at terminal ide, and android terminal emulator.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
someone plz ...... my head is about to burst......how to access the internal sd card for my phone via mtp........
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I'm really not sure what you're attempting to do, but I use this Terminal Emulator.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
tried messing with my bootloader on 4.3 verizon android......big mistake apparently. ok, so i have the emulator now, and i have my debrick image to the internal storage of the phone. but when i try to eject the phone from pc i get a window that says, "windows cant stop your samsung android adb interface device because a program is still using it. close any programs that might be using the device and try again later.......

the only window i have open on the computer is this one. and ive checked the task manager, nothing phone related. so can i just unplug it???? im recovering a hard brick......
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I assume you can. I used to get this when I would remove my Droid Incredible's sdcard from my old windows laptop. I just removed it anyway cuz I pretty much didn't give a fudge. I always figured that I'd be fine and it was. It could even be cuz you have USB debugging enabled while the S3 is still plugged up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cjthompson:
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE

My phone is officially working. i cant tell you how much i appreciate the response and all the help

Special thanks to BadUserName and Brad!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zonayed:
debrick file for s3 verizon kitkat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dawgdoc:
Debrick your bricked Galaxy s3!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kawirider1228:
Last night I updated to the latest Carbon 4.4 rom. I wiped system data to get a clean slate. After setting everything back up, I realized I can't rend SMS messages. I can make calls and even receive SMS. Ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DiSiD:
Check what your network is defaulted to.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
Official release of the C6506 4.3

Part 1: http://d-h.st/0ZC

Part 2: http://d-h.st/YUb

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Flashable Zip and stripped FTF for rooted 4.3

Part 1: http://d-h.st/IwR

Part 2: http://d-h.st/Gwj
[Sony Xperia ZL] kobolt99:
Are these files to be run with the same procedure as the one already posted (c650x)?.

If I'm on the journalist firmware, should I downgrade first, or is it OK to do it over the journalist one?

Regards
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
The first file is the unmodified version and can be flashed with flashtool (there's no root).

The other is the exact same process as in Nut's thread, (files were created with his tutorial). Earlier you needed to flashback to 4.2.2 because there was no root on 4.3 and therefore no DualRecovery. If you have recovery, then just flash the zip, poweroff and flash the stripped ftf. Same process...nothing is different.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Andyy2k3:
Is it easy to build this kind of (NUT)-zip out of an ftf? Would like to have a german c6503 zip for NUT's method.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
Not that hard, the second time went much faster than the first. If you have a bit of time to kill ... .give it a go..
[Sony Xperia ZL] antwan*:
EDIT: Bootloop fixed; needed to flash stock kernel
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
Cool :svetius:
[Sony Xperia ZL] Aljecama12:
I have an C6506 on Android 4.2.2 with Compilation 10.31.A.2.67 and it's rooted

My question is: What steps do I have to follow to install the flashable version? and What are the differences between the official one and the flashable?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
The official version simply flashes your phone back to stock by removing root and recovery. If I ever sale the phone, ill use that file to restore everything back to factory.

Steps for flashable version:

1 - Since you are already rooted and I assume you have recovery, upload the flashable zip on your SDCard

2 - Flash the ZIP using recovery and power off WITHOUT rebooting

3 - Flash the stripped FTF using FlashTool

Boot your phone and you're done
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
What if my phone is not rooted, bootloader is locked and is on .569 (4.3) version?? Thanks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
My bootloader is locked too and is unlockable (at the moment), bootloader isn't important. If you want root on your 569, you have no choice, you need to flash back a stock FTF 4.1.2 or 4.2.2. whichever version works with DoomLord's 1 click root method. Once that is done, you install recovery and flash the zip via recovery, power off phone, flash stripped FTF via Flashtool and you're back on rooted 569.
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
Flashback to 4.1 o 4.2?? Tried flashing the .423 kernels only buy my phone get's stuck on the boot "sony" screen. Any tips?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
Which firmware did you flash back to? 10.3.1.A.0.244

1 - Flash 244 FW

2 - Flash Kernel from 423 and reboot phone

3 - Root using "DooMLoRD_Easy-Rooting-Toolkit_v18_perf-event-exploit"

4 - Flash back Kernel from 244

and then go on with installing recovery to perform next steps to go back on rooted 569

It has to work, I did a million times!

If your stuck on a bootloop right now, just flash back the whole 244 FTF. it will put you back on full stock.
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
.244 or .267 FW. I ask because I read on another thread that I had to flash the COMPLETE .267 fw. Is this accurate?? The .267 I have, where can I get the .244?

Additionally, what did you use to back up your app data on the .569 fw? Thanks again.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Crash338:
You can do it with the 67 as well. Process is the same so either 244 or 67.

I always use Titanium Backup to make a backup of all my apps/games, I have the paid version coz I have about 100 apps and don't feel like restoring them 1 at a time afterwards.

I just got an OTA notification about the new 10.4.1.B.0.101 on my phone. Ill probably be creating the files for this one tonight, so maybe you should wait another day before flashing the 569 .... 101 is newer. :victory: