yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia SP General] dverbame:
according what you said in page 4 .. mean .. we need unlock bl for doing steps... 1-3

so this in not for locked bl ...we must unlock.. and if we don't like to do that .. means.. no we can not

i think.. you make us confused ...
[Xperia SP General] Amin.HVS:
To lock the bootloader,Android 4.1 with rooted , Android 4.3 (Purestockdeodex v2) apply to the installation.

Check the first post again.
[Xperia SP General] Deepam7325:
CWM shows "error in mounting system" when I try to mount system. As a result, can't take nandroid backup.

CWM Touch shows "error in unmounting system" when I try to unmount system. Though it can take backup, when I try restore, it shows error in unmounting system.

TWRP though not showing error, and seeming to backup correctly, when I try restore, it shows error in unmounting system.

In other words,

not working for me.

I'm on CE 4.3 stock, rooted, LB & UB (since I tried both with locked and unlocked bootloader).

The only time I found CWM working correctly was using doomlord's advanced kernel.
[Xperia SP General] Amin.HVS:
Friend,like that it is very important for you!

Because the many number of the question you ask about!

But I have an alternative solution. You can easily backup program that Online Nandroid Backup will help you but I do not know about restoring!

The program can create backup files that are compatible with various recovery tools and you want to restore the backup file free of any use. This program is completely free , but requires that your Android device is rooted to be able to access the system , to provide a full backup .
[Xperia SP General] dverbame:
don't want to install another rom ( pure deodex .. ) instead of stock rom

looks like there is no way :)

thanks
[Xperia SP General] Amin.HVS:
So wait for some time, it will be another way to root it. :good:
[Xperia SP General] James2003:
Or just create your own update.zip, using PCC, Flashtool and ext4unpacker. It's very easy.
[Xperia SP General] Theorw:
Works well and with other flashing tools than those described here but the files here are essntial.

:good:
[Xperia SP General] James2003:
Don't get me wrong! I also don't want to install another rom instead stock one. It was just a suggestion! :) Please, see my signature!
[Xperia SP General] curstwings:
Dear [MENTION=5380650]Amin.HVS[/MENTION],

In OP you pointed a way for locked bootloader to install CWM& TWRP, I wonder if it means we can have our device rooted following that method? If so, could you be more specific? 'Cuz there's three parts in OP and I'm not sure which to start (but definitely not following the one for unlocked bootloader right?)

I got a rooted SP with 4.1.2 android now, haven't have my bootloader unlocked yet. No custom recovery is installed in my phone:o
[Xperia SP General] Amin.HVS:
My friend:

For lock bootloader you need to have Android 4.1 and root.

You must download purestockdeodex v2 ROM from the OP and install it from the recovery.

and then flash the kernel Android 4.3 .266 fw.

That's it!

*******************************

Tip: purestockdeodex v2 ROM had Pre Rooted!
[Xperia SP General] curstwings:
Oh wow really thank you for your reply! You've answered all my doubts!

Seems like this is not what I am seeking for since I'm playing a game which requires root-free environment.

A pre-rooted device will make it crash right away and also its not possible to temporary turn-off root via Superuser lol so sad.

Thanks anyway! :laugh::good:
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Great work brotha.... Miss u so much
[Xperia SP General] Amin.HVS:
Bravo My dear chum! :o

I have so much to miss you. :( (u buy xperia z and do not be committed our forum! :p ;))

I was so glad to see you :) :o
[Xperia SP General] wakoko79:
clearing things up

Hi @Amin.HVS,

For some reason you might not want to flash the global ftf or ftf from any other region.

For guys like me who wanted to flash 4.3 using the original customization number of their phone (which means got updated using PC companion with LOCKED bootloader OR used the ftf with their ORIGINAL customization number), Please point this out:

Use the extracted kernel.elf instead of the one posted by OP if you have the same case as me.:victory:

ALSO, please include a remark that for people who have 4.1.2 LOCKED BL, with ROOT, it is safe to UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER as long as you back up your TA partition. You can restore the backed up TA from 4.1.2 when you have 4.3 to RELOCK your bootloader. It's MUCH MUCH EASIER this way.
[Xperia SP General] jimladen:
in the last step of procedure i have to wipe appslog cache and data before i reflash the stock kernel?
[Xperia SP General] Amin.HVS:
[MENTION=4538948]wakoko79[/MENTION] thanks alot for ur description. but I did't ur mean about "original customization number" .

ur guide for unlock bootloader but anyway it's dont root ur fw! :rolleyes:

However, the OP tut, I think better for everyone. ;)

No! None need to do, my friend! :cool:

(I think the OP needs to edited some steps.) Soon i do it!
[Xperia SP General] bo4box:
i have problem when downgrading from .266 to .257 . it brick my SP . need help :( i want to root my SP without unlocking my bootlader
[Xperia SP General] Drakomord:
Without downgrade for rooting .266 LB is really not possible ? :(
[Xperia SP General] TechnoSparks:
In dire of newest version and only CWM installation

Any method for CWM recovery only? :| I AM EXTREMELY TIRED with this poor RAM management problem and decided to bail from DoomLord's kernel. Wish a fix though :/

But also, I favours CWM more over TWRP and wish only to have CWM only. Plus, any new version of CWM I can find (searched like a maniac already though) which is 6.0.4.6?

If only CWM is supported officially for this device.
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
2235282

thanks..
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] epicfailol:
You can use the command "adb reboot-bootloader", I didn't see anyone else try this on here. Unfortunately, fastboot still doesn't recognize the device. I used the stock USB cable, I also tried doing it with my factory cable, but the device rebooted to a black screen and I got it recognized as "Qualcomm QH-USB QDloader"
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] amazonhdx:
need use QPST (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588608&page=5)

but this way not completed until the end of
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] epicfailol:
I managed to send a command with fastboot under linux (Windows just didn't work, but in device manager I got it to show up as fastboot), did anyone else try this?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GSLEON3:
Really? & just what command did you send using fastboot? Unless you have a magic kernel & bootloader, there is no fastboot access without passing the key. The way updates are performed on the KF HDX are fairly abnormal compared to other devices, which is why you see two kernel, stream writer & other such files & apps.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] epicfailol:
I used getvar, and it worked fine (but most the of parameters don't), boot and idme don't work because it's locked, and oem unlock doesn't exist. But what your saying is that I shouldn't even be able to do any of this?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] MaximilianOzora:
i look at the picture and the kindle is not hdx.

i've searching for fastboot cable on ebay but didn't found, the cable only work for kindle HD

so for there is no fix for bricked kindle fire hdx
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ONYXis:
You can turn HDX into fastboot mode by "adb reboot bootloader" if device is alive.

But you can not flash anything anyway - error "flash not allowed for locked hw".

Fastboot cable perfect fit to HDX too. But it turn device in Qloader for QPST.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] r3pwn:
Try "fastboot -i 0x1949 yourcommandhere"
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ikkoku:
I'm looking thru this thread

and was wondering if there are any kind of keyboard skins for our Wizards
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] hrb:
You might want to check Resco

Works very well, many skins.

Cheers

hrb

http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/keyboard/default.asp
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ZeBoxx:
or TopKey: http://www.pdamill.com/prod_tk.shtml

You can also skin the default keyboard, supposedly - last I tried it didn't work (might not work on WM5?), but hey...

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=16303&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
[Ornate TrueSmart] trent999:
Under the USB options on the TrueSmart with the 20Jan14 rom it shipped to me with, there is one option I found amusing.

You can choose to Connect as CD-ROM, Built-in CD-ROM - "Show a virtual CD-ROM containing some useful software."

Selecting this I see a device show up in Win7x32 named "iAmCdRom" using 1.22MB of space, read-only of course.

If anyone was thinking there might be some useful software on there, I have to report I found only a .PDF from 2007 titled "Universal Serial Bus

Micro-USB Cables and Connectors Specification", which though interesting reading (lubrication is recommended ?) is not otherwise particularly relevant or useful to us TrueSmart owners.

I wonder if there has been space allocated in the partitioning of the TrueSmart's memory to allow for that file to be stored, where other more useful things could be stored instead, eventually ? Can this space be recovered and used in a better way ?

Not complaining, just thought it funny and I am wondering if this would involves the scatter file ?
[Ornate TrueSmart] Lokifish Marz:
Even though I agree, repartitioning usually breaks something, the most common being the touch screen. To be honest , I haven't tried yet.
[Ornate TrueSmart] gossipninja:
I would love to have a read/write partition that would show as a cdrom that I could dump an iso into.

I could boot ubuntu or something off of my watch...that would be awesome
[Ornate TrueSmart] kljoki:
Replacing Built- in CD-rom .iso on mtk devices

Posted by: roma January 15, 2014	in iPhone , iPad , iOS Leave a comment

First off this has only been tested on my chinese mt6852 chipset phone. (HDC Note 3 N9000)

It came with a build in CD-Rom option when connected to the computer which mounts an iso file that has a single pdf file, this guide will show you how to replace the .iso file with anything of your choosing.

In this tutorial I will be using the following:

- Root Explorer

- A rooted mt6582 phone

- Damn Small Linux .iso (any .iso should work)

Let’s begin,

- Start by placing the .iso file on your sdcard

- Open Root Explorer and navigate to /system/mobile_toolkit/

- In the upper right hand corner tap “Mount R/W”

- Copy or move iAmCdRom.iso to your sdcard to have a backup

- Move the .iso file you placed on your sdcard to /system/mobile_toolkit/

- Rename the .iso file to “iAmCdRom.iso” (spelling has to be exact)

- Reboot

Connect usb to computer

Select to connect as “Build-in CD-rom”

It is as simple as that!

Now when you can use your phone to boot operating systems or you can even create your own ISO that contains drivers for your phone

thx roma - http://www.youheroo.com/?p=48003
[Ornate TrueSmart] walscobry:
In what memory area does this ISO reside?

Just wondering if it uses internal memory or is the image on the "sdcard". Would not want to use a bunch of valuable internal memory for a linux disto I could have a thumb drive.

edit: Also wondering what the link between the touchscreen and partitioning is? ? ? ? ?
[Ornate TrueSmart] kljoki:
please, open Root Explorer and navigate to /system/mobile_toolkit/ and tell me where is it. :silly:
[Ornate TrueSmart] walscobry:
OK

I found it! <grin> I should read harder. Wish it was not in main internal memory but still a neat feature. Now that I think about it, the Moto Defy XT did this to provide drivers.

Thanks for pointing it out and providing the how-to! More info is good.
[Moto X General] monorailmedic:
So I am not sure if this is a carrier issue, a hardware issue, etc, so if someone can help me narrow it down it'd be great.

I have an unlocked X on TMO, and a Nexus 7 (2012). When I tether my Nexus 7 to my Moto X, most things work - but Google Services don't. It's as if there is a host entry, DNS issue, etc. When I load a webpage, all is well, but if I try to open the play store, look at my sync status, etc, it is clear I am not able to talk to Google on the Nexus 7, when tethered to my Moto X on TMO.

I work w/ several people w/ TMO and other devices and it seems a bit inconsistent. My N7 played nice w/ an S4 on TMO, and that same S4 played nice when tethered to my Moto X. Any ideas?

I'd download some network dx apps right now, but well, I can't get stuff from the play store...

Thanks,

BH
[Moto X General] Steve-x:
I have tethered my Nexus 7 2013 to my Moto X (Rogers Canada build 4.4.2, different provider though) and have no problems. Just used it to update all the play store apps on my Nexus 7.
[Moto X General] ayush20m:
I don't think it's related. Few days back I had the same issue with everything Google. So Google.com also won't open. I closed all the apps on Moto and it was up and running.
[Moto X General] DonKilluminati23:
Every once in a while I'll have issues with play services on a device using wifi, but it doesn't SEEM to be related to tethering. Certainly a bit sporadic I would say.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] brianmay27:
Hey guys

So my phone has for a while randomly froze and nothing but pulling the battery can fix it. I will say I believe it was from a water incident. What happened is I went out riding and it began to poor. My phone was in a water proof pocket but I got to a point where I could get shelter and I needed GPS to get back home. I pulled it out of my pocket and it was a bit wet to the touch. Moments after the screen went all horizontal lines and died. I pulled the batter immediately and went home and stuck it in a bag of rice. The water damage indicator is slightly tripped on the batter but nothing to bad I felt I should worry.

Anyway since then ive noticed it to freeze up. Ive tried reflashing and what not with no luck. The freezing seems to happen every few days and its just getting annoying. Im planning on going back to stock today so I can get the 4.3 update but wanted to see what else I should try too to get my phone working fully again.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bajanman:
Water damage is water damage.:mad:

Sorry to here for your troubles...

If the components inside got wet and shot circuited slightly. Then that's why your getting that freezing. Because they might be minor moisture still inside the device.

Which is causing the problem. You could ultimately take the device apart, to make sure all the moisture is gone. But then you can run into problems from taking the device apart, if you don't put everything back together correctly.

Just my 2¢®™
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] brianmay27:
Sorry for the long response, wanted to be sure my process worked. Anyway What I did was restore to the stock rom using odin and used a PIT file I pulled from the forums. After that I went to dirty unicorn (my new favorite!) and now it works fine!! No problems what so ever. It has not froze at all since I have flashed it about 2 weeks ago.

Anyway I suggest others do this if they have the same issue. HOWEVER!!!! Please be sure to read how to use PIT files and make sure the PIT is for your device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
You could write a " how too" thread. ..

Just a short tutorial telling us the steps. ..

It's a great way to record it for later. ..g
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neoasr:
hi guys,

so, i m from india.. and we just got moto g release here.

MOBILE INFO:

Brand	Motorola

Model Name	Moto G

Model ID	XT1033

SIM Size	Micro SIM

SIM Type	Dual SIM, GSM + GSM, (Dual Standby)

as you notice, moto g releases in india with dual sim capabilities.

PROBLEM:

i have inserted sims in both sim slots.

now when i call from sim 1, somehow it goes through sim 2 and vice versa..

please help me here to find solution..

thanks in advance:D
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sihag:
In dual sim settings change voice call settings to ask everytime before dialing. Phone will ask everytime which sim to dial number from.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cerhan:
I installed cm-11-20140211, cm-11-20140212, cm-11-20140213 and cm-11-20140214-NIGHTLY-skyrocket. Everything is working fine but the front camera does not turn on. Have a fix?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Commodore 64:
Sounds like a hardware issue. Do a full wipe and restore to stock ucmc1 and try again. If switching to front camera freezes and crashes out of the camera app then it is hardware.

Buy a front camera off eBay, watch a YouTube video if you haven't opened one of these phones so you don't break anything, and finally swap it out!

Cheers,

C64
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cerhan:
Thank you. I did a full wipe and re-install the stock ROM, but I still did not work. I bought from ebay front camera, when it comes to going to change.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cerhan:
I changed the front camera and the problem disappeared.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigKash:
Hello Guys,

I have been trying to fix my phone (SGS2 I9100), what happened exactly all the sudden the whatsapp app crashed and the phone needed to be restarted so i did since then the phone is stuck at samsung logo, i flashed a new kernel siyahv6.0.1.2 but still wont boot AND yellow triangle showed like it getting worth.

I can access the recovery (CWM-BASED RECOVERY V6.0.1.2-SIYAH) and download mode, its JB 4.0 or 4.1 not sure .

What should I do now to safe my phone, or is there a way to recover my data ??

appreciation to everyone
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
I would flash Sammy stock 4.1.2 firmware with Odin to get the phone running first. Data can be retrieved may not be all but yes it can be done. If you're on 4.0.4 don't factory reset you're phone or format data.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigKash:
thanks for the quick reply,can I retrieve my data before I flash the firmware?from where can I get the firmware?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigKash:
I could not find stock firmware so I flashed cyanogenmod and still cant boot my device, what should I do now ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Sammobile.com is the place to go for stock Sammy firmware mate. Flash that through Odin and once it's booted if you have boot loop factory reset but only if you flash 4.1.2 or 4.0.3 but never factory reset on 4.0.4 . As for the data you want..yes get that before you flash stock. Simple google search will tell you what you need to do for that. Few good guides on xda on how to do that.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] banderos101:
"[MOD][XPOSED] ActivityForceNewTask"

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2646504

"Introduction:

Apps can launch other apps' activities inside their task. This makes it impossible to switch back and forth between the two. This module sets the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag when starting a new activity, which 'fixes' that (note to devs: only startActivity is hooked for obvious reasons; intents that are expected to return something are not modified.)

Originally requested by jacknicholson here."

Not sure if this was an intended consequence or not, but if you have xposed installed, and have always been annoyed sometimes when you click a link, playstore for example in the stock browser, and see it open in the same multiwindow, instead of its own, and thus negate the option to have these two windows open side by side........then you might be interested in this module.(assuming that this is not a bug that only i have)

Pretty sure it'll work for other apps aswell, it also allows you to switch between the apps through the recent tasks button, whereas before, with some apps, say a third party app like loaderdroid, you had to close the recently opened app, (i use long press back button) in order to go back to the previous app.

Hope this helps someone, ive been waiting so long myself for this to be fixed, looks like the community pulled through again, "major" corps should be taking NOTES

Little guy : 1 big guy : 0
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flapsy:
Hi all

For days I've been flashing all different kinds of things in hope to get my phone fixed, but I just can't find the answer.

So for those of you most kind enough to help, here's what's going on with my captivate (at&t)

I took it out of my pocket last week and the phone was frozen. Sometimes it happens... a quick pull out of the battery and re-insert fixes it in most cases... but not this time.

After restarting the phone was hanging on boot screen (CyanFox bootscreen).

I restarted... 15 minutes on that bootscreen still. I had no idea what was going on.

So I decided to reflash. It was a big decision, seeing as this ROM has been working absolutely fine for weeks, but I needed to get it working.

Soon after getting it into recovery, CWM was saying that it couldn't mount /sdcard

I tried even flashing using Odin to go back to stock following the guide here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1300843 still not working.

Most of them ended up showing that little android loading bar for a second or two, but then get stuck in a boot loop.

I tried flashing many different kernels, and different recoveries, but everything all pointed towards: Unable to mount /sdcard

But alas, finally I found something that more or less works. I flashed the Initial Kernal for Cognition: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1127578

And I finally got back into a working device... or so I thought.

The phone is still unable to access the internal SDCARD. Just says 'unavailable'. I tried putting in an external 2GB sdcard, but that reads as Total Space: 00, and Available Space: 00

The external sdcard I know works, because my wife's samsung mini2 reads it just fine.

Multiple formats and it still can't be read.

I tried plugging in the device into my pc and select mass storage, but although the computer detects that the phone is plugged in (in device manager) the 2 drives for internal and external both remain hidden, and cannot be accessed.

I have absolutely no idea what to do next. I've used Odin and Heimdall, Repartitioned, and followed every stickied guide here, but I still can't find what to do.

I really appreciate any help anyone can give me on this.

Just for the record, ADB works just fine from my PC. I can send the commands to the device, but mounting the sdcard still proves impossible at this stage (no file exists).

Thanks again, I look forward to any advice anyone can spare.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nihar:
i had the same problem a couple of weeks ago...

you internal sd card is dead...

you can do nothing about it for now...

if you want to confirm open your camera app and see if you can take any pictures...

if no, then follow the things as i say..

this requires you to do a partition of your external SD card and to that it should be formatted, so take the neccessary backups..

1) download this http://www.mediafire.com/download/sbjd049x4m36pb6/I897UCKI2_noBL_BoogsKernel.rar

2) after flashing this stock firmare with cwm, open up the recovery.

3)follow this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1447303

4)i couldn't get ICS to work..

5)so you can now use kitkat roms only on the captivate as we have the kernel for 4.4 only with swap sd

6)so after you follow the guide and boot into ICS, copy the rom.zip which you want to flash and the neat kernel swap sd, which can be found here http://www.mediafire.com/download/s34o69u39u66x8n/NeatKernel_v1.03-[02-08]-cma-swap-captivate.zip, be sure to thank the developer here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2548081

7)so flash the kitkat om which you want to use,and then flash the neat kernel after flashing the rom after that you can flash the gapps and reboot..

if you do everything like i said, your cappy will be up and working again..