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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parksnico:
Hi everyone,

I hope you guys can help me with my problem.

I recently decided to root my Xperia S and put a custom rom on it.

The first thing i did was unlocking my bootloader following this tutorial --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1527159

Then i rooted the device with this tutorial --> http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44918676&postcount=1

Instead of putting the 6.2.B.1.96_KernelOnly immediatly after the rooting process i first installed recovery using this tutorial --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2308493

Only after installing recovery i put the kernel back to 6.2.B.1.96.

After this my phone was fully working, rooted with unlocked bootloader and latest official version.

I wanted to try to install a custom rom on it and installed this one --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2476341 trough recovery.

I wasn't happy about this rom and wanted to try a different one but could not access the recovery anymore.

At this point i used an official 6.2.B.1.96 tft to install everything back to official. After this i noticed my root privileges were gone.

I wanted to root it back so i tried to follow the rooting tutorial again and flashed my kernel back to 6.2.B.0.211.

After this flash my screen turned black and i am not able to see anything on it.

My touchscreen and phone is still working as i hear the screenlock sound when i swipe my screen to unlock it.

I am still able to take pictures, to plug it on my computer (I see the pictures in DCIM) and flashmode and fastboot are still working.

I searched the past day on the net at tried everything i could find. I flashed again, tried with Emma, locked my bootloader again and tried with PCC but nothing works. Screen stays black.

Please, i hope you guys can guide me trough this process.

Thank you !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parksnico:
Update: I connected my phone with an HDMI cable to my tv and i can see my phone on the screen.

I am sure the phone is working.

Please guys help me, i have no idea what to do now.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] entermetallica:
Flash the ftf again
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parksnico:
Yeah, that's the first thing i did. I don't understand how this is possible :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zorbeyd:
I'm afraid but i guess its based to hardware problem :::::(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] franklin93:
probably display is gone.software wont hurt the display :p contact mobile repairer or sony service centre :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parksnico:
Hello,

just wanted to let you know i send it for repair.

Thanks for your feedback.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
Hello all, I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 with Stock 4.1.2 unrooted and baseband version I9300DXEMB1. The problem I have is when I try to connect with my home WiFi from my room, it says Authentication Error Occurred. I have to be directly infront of the router then it'll connect and allow me to load webpages.

If I stand in front of the router and connect, It will get connected without any problems but as soon as I return back to my room or any other place that is more than 3 feet away from the router, it wouldnt load any webpages or anything that requires an Internet connection. Then when I toggle WiFi off and on again, the authentication error occurred problem will be back. It's like my phone can only connect and load webpages when it is 1cm in front of the router. Does anyone here have any suggestion on how to help me? I'm pretty sure that it is not my router's problem because my computer and Galaxy S4 in my room can connect just fine and load webpages just fine. I've tried searching the Internet for solutions but have not found anyone with the exact same problem with range/signal strength hence I started this thread.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Wifi is kernel change your kernel .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
Rooted the phone and installed Siyah kernel. Problem still persist. Any other possible fixes? Continued my search and found this thread http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/help/galaxy-s3-wont-connect-to-wifi-t1779535 Same problem with what OP is experiencing. (Post #10)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpwrf:
I once had the same problem and fixed it by deleting the .cid.info file in /data.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
I did the exact same thing and still no improvement. Could it be a hardware issue?. I've tried rebooting router, forgetting network, turning off Wifi power safe mode in *#0011# menu but to no avail
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Suggest wipe phone install stock rom and test .

If it connects to other routers/ wifi its your router a problem .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johan81:
I had these kinds of problems with two stock ROMs, do not remember the exact versions, but when I upgraded the problems were gone. That was while using the exact same Yank kernel, so it doesn't seem kernel related. It is a very annoying bug though! But upgrading ROM will fix it, I know for a fact that GNA5 doesn't have this bug.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrao:
Have you tried using wifi on other places on the same phone?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
From that thread, someone posted a nice solution:

The thread also highlighted using static IP to solve the issue.

Plus, you can try to change the router transmission channel to a lower number and see if it works.

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
Thanks for the reply, hard resetted the phone back to everything stock and tried 2 different stock firmwares but still no luck. I also went to format /data and cache in stock recovery just to make sure but still same problem.

Yeah, I'm suffering from OCD and just to make sure the bug doesn't carry over to the next ROM i flash, I formatted my phone through recovery before flashing the .tar firmware in ODIN. And I tried 2 different firmwares and still same thing. Now on MF6 stock 4.1.2 and trying to avoid stock 4.3 because of Knox bootloader.

I've tried other Unsecured networks around my area. Same problem. Very sure it is not my router problem as my other phone and computer can connect just fine and even getting at least 20mbps speed. This S3 can only connect when I'm physically beside the router.

Thanks for suggestions, I've also tried Static IP and checked my router settings and that it doesnt have those punctuations in the SSID and also the start and end IP is pretty wide from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 (I don't think that 1 difference from .254 could make a difference could it?) I'm really starting to believe that It's a hardware issue. I'm probably going to contact a person to diagnose the phone tomorrow. Maybe it could be a malfunction of the WiFi chips in the phone. :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
If there is authentication error then that means that the phone can detect the wireless network so the hardware seems ok. Did you try to change the router channel? And even try changing the transmission from a/b/g/n to "G only" or "N only".

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
That's exactly what I thought too. Why can't it connect if it can detect the network? And I've since tried changing channels only for it to return to the same result, authentication error. And my router settings do not have an option to change the radio type. I can't remember exactly where but it might be Android forums or something (read too many different forums over the past few days) and this guy said that maybe it was some power management failure thing. I'm not an expert with hardware and can't provide any explanation or theory. Maybe there's some other component that manages the power to use that'll enable the phone to receive data from the router and that thing malfunctions while the main wifi chip still works that explains why I can still detect wifi networks?

[Edit]I'm also thinking that maybe because this Imaginary power management component inside the phone is malfunctioning/not receiving enough power, that's why when im in a room different from where the router is, i cannot connect because the phone isn't receiving enough power to validate the data from the radio waves and also because when Im standing beside the router then can load webpages just fine because the Signal strength is high and probably the radio waves from the router is emitting high energy so the power management component doesn't require as much energy to receive data compared to when Im in my room. Something like the router shouting and your phone needs a certain amount of energy to hear the voice from the room otherwise you cant but if you're standing beside it you can hear it no matter what. (This is just my theory and what Im thinking the problem is. It is not an explanation but just my opinion. This information could be totally wrong for all I know.)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
[MENTION=4271169]Hazerm[/MENTION], can you try WPS setup if your router supports it?

On your phone: Settings > WiFi > Menu > WPS

Rebooting the router is also recommended. Maybe you can also try changing the security on the router to WPA/WPA2

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
Yep, WPS is supported and enabled on my router. Use it cause I was too lazy to retype my password everytime i flashed a firmware on the phone haha. And same thing. when I try to connect using WPS, the phone (in my room or any location 10cm or more away from router) doesnt react even after pushing the button on the router. But if I were to stand beside the router, WPS works without any problems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
Ok try using airplane mode when you are standing at a distance and check if the wireless connection continues.

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
No improvement, unfortunately :( The progress bar just crawls to the end and the phone just says WPS failed. This was approximately 1 meter away from the router, I have to be less than 1 metre from the router to get a connection. Btw, router was rebooted several times and Security has always been WPA/WPA2-PSK, not very interested in changing the security to other types like WEP. Just not very trustable (:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
I can understand that this is very frustrating for you. Believe me, I've had issues with phones and wifi :o

Ok, so I found 2 short threads that you could read:

Link 1

Link 2

Summary:

- try the steps in Link 1

- Change phone frequency from 2.4ghz to 5GHz (had this option in Omega ROM 4.3-based)

- 2 users report that the issue is fixed in CM9 (or even other CM roms)

- Might be a mainboard issue after all.

PS: Surprisingly, some of the people reporting the issue have used Omega rom in the past and faced the issues since then. (I didn't have any issues though so I cant blame the rom)

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
Unfortunately I'm not the original owner of this S3 so I can't be sure if the previous owner flashed any custom ROMs.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johan81:
Don't worry about Knox, it is not present in 4.3, so you can just flash GNA5 and be done with it! I do recommend Nova or Apex launcher though, way smoother!

For all the other people here, this is a known bug with certain routers that are not 100% compliant with the WiFi standard and therefor do not confirm the handshake. I have had these problems with certain ROMs as well (cannot exactly remember which ones) and after flashing another ROM (at the moment I am on GNA5) Samsung fixed it, while it is not even their issue, the issue/bug lies within the routers that pose problems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
Really? Because with the Galaxy S4, late 4.2.2 firmwares and all 4.3 and above firmwares had new Knox bootloaders which means no turning back to old 4.2.2 ROMs and also the Knox 0x1 flag which to my knowledge is not resettable at the time of this writing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johan81:
Yes, it has been stated in the 4.3 discussion forums a great many times:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/general/android-4-3-discussion-thread-t2344133

I have 4.3 on my I9300 without Knox, if it is there, you can see it in the info screen and it doesn't say so.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
One remove security from router reboot phone and try to log in .

Two flash stock I9300 firmware and try .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
Yeah, I have tried that numerous times and still no luck. I have already sent the phone to someone to fix it. Thanks for all these suggestions though, gonna give you a thanks for taking the time!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
[off-topic] Btw, Are you currently on stock 4.3 firmware? And the one that is official from Samsung and not leaked? If so, I'll like to know if that Page buddy thing still works where there will be a homepage with the yellow bar on top like in 4.1.2 or has it been removed in 4.3? With the S4 only the notification panel has apps suggestions and no dedicated homescreen, so I'm just curious.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johan81:
Yes, I am on GNA5 stock ROM and Page Buddy still works like it should, only when using Touchwiz launcher you get the yellow bar of course, that doesn't show up when using Nova or Apex launcher, but that is the same in 4.1.2. The rest does work as normal in the other launchers.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hazerm:
Even though it needs the touchwiz launcher to work, that is one of the features I like the most. Not sure why they didn't include it in the S4.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] socobandit:
Hi..I was disappointed with performance on 4.2.2, and decided to flash back via odin to 4.1.1. I forgot to go into recovery and wipe data first, and now, after the update, it boots to the android with the symbol spinning above it, and the progress bar goes so far and stops. After a while, it goes to the samsung screen and bootloops there. I cannot access recovery, holding volume up and power just keeps going to the android with the spinning symbol again, and the progress bar. Can't see it in adb now either. Anybody have some suggestions?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave5777:
Are you sure you flashed the correct tar? Try getting into down load mode and flash again. Just hold vol÷ and power button it's tricky but you can get into dl from a boot loop holding down power will make it reset and when it first boots let go of power while still holding vol+
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] socobandit:
I can get into download mode, it is a little tricky but I can. If I knew for sure I had the proper 4.1.1 or even 4.0.4, I would be better off. The file was the XAR version, which my download mode said in the bottom corner. And it allegedly was the 4.1.1 file for the tab 2 7" gt-p3113. If you or anyone has the 4.1.1 or 4.0.4 originals, I'd be very grateful. I'll worry about root later when I get it working!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] socobandit:
Got it...had to reflash recovery, then I got it to clear data, and it booted. WHEW!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Contruk27:
Hi all,

After a looong night flashing and downloading again and again trying different methods, I'm out of ideas.

I have a uk n9005 (btu) that was happily running out of the box 4.3 stock until yesterday night. No root, no flash attempts before.

I started by flashing german 4.4 (dbt) without wiping before (big mistake, maybe) and without pit file and no repartition nor bootloader update checked. The error came out and I flashed again with the pit file. I let the phone reboot, but it didn't go further than the boot animation. I take out the battery and boot in the recovery. That is when I saw the can't mount \data error for the first time.

I tried to wipe, although it was impossible since the data was not mounted. However I could (and still can) wipe cache. I restarted the phone, and again the same situation, stuck in boot animation. From this moment I've tried many things:

- Flashing the bootloader separately and then the rom. no results (data not mounted and stuck in boot animation)

- Flashing custom recovery and after, official cm11 nightly and another cm11 based rom. no results (data not mounted and stuck in boot animation)

- Downgrading to 4.3. Not possible. Thank you Samsung!

- Firmware recovery with kies 3.0. no results since 4.4 has not been released for my region (maybe waiting for if to come out would be a solution)

- Flashing Polish and german (againg) 4.4 with and without pit file. no results (data not mounted and stuck in boot animation)

The only thing I can think of that I haven't tried yet is flashing a custom kernel, but I can't see any advantage in doing that. Next approach is taking it to the technical service to see if they can solve this situation. I'm afraid they're going to ask for almost as much money as a new note 3 costs...

P.D: I know I haven't taken part a lot in this forum, but I've been reading it for years, since I started playing with my SGS back in 2011. This is the first time I'm really lost after spending the night searching the forum (not only the note 3 section). This really pisses me off, with my previous phones I could always find a way to bring them back to life, but with SGS4 and SGN3 things are totally different thanks to samsung. (sorry for this looong post)

Thank you in advance

wrong place, sorry

move to q&a or delete please
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
You might also be able to get it working by flashing the sweetrom like people with the HongKong note 3 had to do to go to KK rom...

Worth a shot if you try everything else and aren't getting anywhere but you will need to be rooted to flash a custom rom...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NonXtreme:
I has just purchased sgp slim armor view case today and it's great.

Here is the question, when I close the lid of my case, I press the home button but the device doesn't wake up. Only the power button wake up the device. The home button can wake my phone up normally when I open the lid. So how to enable this function?

My device is GT-I9500 with omega v.18 kitkat rom.

Sorry if my explanation is confusing. English isn't my first language.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BuddyLee:
Yes I'm having the same issue. Was working fine until I recently upgraded to kit kat from Wanam.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
+1. Same here with GT-I9505 android 4.4.2 Kit-Kat :(. I think this shall be fixed in the next Kit-Kat update but till that moment we need a fix too.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BuddyLee:
Just read that kit kat disabled the sview or something on non Samsung covers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
I was reading it now: "According to threads on the XDA Developers Forum, summarised by BetaNews, upgrading a Galaxy Note 3/S4 to Android 4.4 KitKat can cause unofficial accessories to cease working - in particular cases designed for the S-View mode, which provides a small window through which the screen displays status information. Users with official Samsung cases continue to be able to use this feature, but those with typically cheaper third-party cases cannot."
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] copytec:
What a piece of **** that is ...Kit Kat Sucks Balls at the moment and wish I could go back to JB
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] copytec:
FNC4 Firmware makes no difference
[Sony Xperia M] renowijoyo@gmail.com:
okay,

flashtool isnt working for me. it's always stuck when flashing.

sony tools also can't help since i've unlocked my bootloader

right now it seems my only option is flashing through CWM. I'm trying to get to flash 15.2.A.2.5 stock rom for xperia m dual and right now my attempt is messy at best.

so i learned along the way that (in no particular order of sequence that i know of)

1. you need to flash compatible kernel (cwm recovery in my case since it's where im going to install the ROM).

2. you need boot image (in my case I think it's the same file as above)

3. you need the ROM as flashable zip (I followed the steps from http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/development/noob-tutorial-how-to-create-cwm-t2183077)

4. you need updater-script in flashable-zip rom file (i'm really clueless with this. I just erase the line that caused install-error in cwm)

so i managed to flash the stock rom but with a lot of things going wrong. cant detect sim, cant turn on wifi, always initiate first-time setup everytime I rebooted, etc etc etc.

please help me with this. thanks
[Sony Xperia M] dunc4n88:
Have you got usb debugging enabled for flashing with flashtools
[Sony Xperia M] renowijoyo@gmail.com:
yup. otherwise flashtool will not allow flashing
[Sony Xperia M] dunc4n88:
What about unticking final verification on flashtools on the flash screen
[Sony Xperia M] renowijoyo@gmail.com:
the default is not ticked. i have tried everything

below is the picture where the process is stuck
[Sony Xperia M] AbhRich:
if the process is stuck during flashing, this is because the ftf file is corrupted

try downloading a fresh ftf file...

then flash via flashmod.

hit thanks button if i helped you..:good:
[Sony Xperia M] renowijoyo@gmail.com:
okay, I just learned the IMEI is missing from my xm..... how can I recover it??
[Sony Xperia M] Jexbox:
If you didn't backup the imei than there is no way to recover it i suppose, you'd have to give to sony for repairs then
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhi.ko:
Hi

I know the update just got pushed a couple of days back, but wanted to check if anyone had already identified how to root a Kindle Fire HD with 11.3.2?

I lost my root access after this update.

Thanks.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eLiTeFLO:
Use this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50985251&postcount=347

Just worked fine for me couple of minutes ago.

Regards.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yomagin:
is there any exploit working which doesn't need a factory cable?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
i'm not an expert with the 2013 kindles, but you shouldn't need one if adb is enabled, you should be able to run "adb reboot bootloader", unless for some reason you have no adb access.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyleberry.graphics:
no there isnt as of yet. adb reboot fastboot does not function on this device so you need the fact cable to get it into that mode to run the exploit
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
O well that sucks least I know this now. Can't believe they disabled the easy way to get into it.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porkyparker80:
Hello

I've had the same issue. My kindle was rooted fine but then a recent update has caused it to become unrooted. Version is 11.3.2

Does anyone know if there is a way for me to root this again?

Much appreciated
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Look up a few posts... The one by eLiTeFLO...
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohanlad8:
root 11.3.2

So anybody know how to root the kindle fire 7" 2013 running 11.3.2 without factory cable? Otherwise is there a way to downgrade to 11.3.1?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gotcha_Hotshot22:
11.3.2.3.2

Hi, rooting noob here-literally just starting!

Can't find anything on rooting my Kindle Fire HD 2nd Gen which is running the 11.3.2.3.2 version. It was installed today (so I'm not suprised that I can't find anything).

Anyway, tried using the files above by downloading and running the runme batch filebut it kept getting stuck on "Waiting for device." You mentioned fixing it somehow...How?

Please be thorough, I'm new.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unbwogable:
Same here, been scouring the web and have found nothing, looks like we may be stuck for a while. The thing that drives me NUTS is that I got this warranty replaced by Amazon, and the day I turned it on it updated from 11.x...if ONLY I'd left it in airplane mode!!