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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mookoe:
hi guys,

yesterday i unlocked my bootloader flashed recovery (cwm 6.0.4.6) and a new rom. Slimkat 3.0 Stable.

today i made a nand and tried to flash new kernel (kozmikkernel) via adb (adb flash boot boot.img, i think this is the right way for s-on devices?)

but now my phone is stuck at bootloop, when i press the power button the other buttons startin to blink, bute nothing happens, the screen still stays black. what can i do to restore my nand backup?

hboot 1.56

s-on

m7ul

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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mookoe:
no ideas?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbxmobbin_1:
I think you have to flash kernel thru fastboot so command is

fastboot flash boot boot.img

That should get it working since I don't believe you flash the kernel thru adb ...do it thru fast boot let me know I'd it helps
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hardstuffmuc:
I am sorry, but it says very clearly in the instructions of that kernel thread how to flash. Before doing anything, please familiarise yourself properly, and read read read....

Sent from my HTC One
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xghost11:
put ur phone in charge about a1h then disconect charge , press volume down about 10 second then press power button 10 second then release power button and keep pressing volume down , now you can see ur bootloader and u follow me :

1- flash a new recovery i prefer twrp .

2-enter to recovery and mount ur usb storage ,if you get error cant mount ...etc , dont worry ,you can use adb sideload or "adb push zip "name of rom".zip wait about 3 or 5 min and you and u will find ur rom in ur storage , then flash ur rom and voila :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariokong:
Hi guys just did something real stupid today... I tried flashing the maximus1.2 custom rom and ended up stuck in a bootloop. After that i tried to flash the maximus 1.0 rom and it work again... Stupidly enough i tried to flash the maximus 1.2 rom again and this time it went back to the bootloop but however this time i can't access to clockmodrecovery to flash back to the stock rom. everytime i enter the recovery mode, it just crashes itself and reboot and enters recovery and crashes again, the cycle repeats. When i enter bootloader, somehow i can't flash back the clockmod rom cause it keep saying waiting for device. Is it possible that the device itself is bricked?
[Motorola Photon 4G] whizinc:
Alright so new member here i have been using XDA to unlock and flash zip,kernals etc in android devices since 4 years.. i would like to thank this site :good:

Now straight to my point

Okay so I bought a Photon 4g 2 weeks ago and my bad luck its on 2.3.5 (I dont know if its factory 2.3.5 or OTA because i bought it from a friend who knows nothing about it) which means its bootlaoder is locked for good.. I did the ReservedOdm check and got "30000000000030003000100000000" which means =Electrify who performed OTA update to 2.3.5 and now stuck never unlocked) As the thread says.

Moreover I saw this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2072644 by [MENTION=5027300]nickman529[/MENTION] and I was really shocked to see that a 45 pages thread with skilled people couldnt unlock the 2.3.5 version of MoPhon. (I did not read the whole thread but i guess you guys couldnt found a solution) So my question is still in 2014 there's no method to unlock this beastly phone? :rolleyes: an updated android OS is a must for this phone. We should do something as there are hundreds of people still waiting for XDA guys to come up with a solution.

I am not a newbie in this developing thing nor I am a developer I know In's and outs of unlocking etc.

I would really appreciate if XDA skilled guys will work on this again atleast we can do something? unlocking a bootloader of a phone is not impossible right? just that we need to work again on this. I want to get this done. Thank You :good:

Some details of my phone:

I flashed superuser with "Photon Torpedo Direct" method so I have root enabled

Build: 4.5.1A-1 SUN254_13

2.3.5

Hope I will get some replies as this is my first thread on XDA
[Motorola Photon 4G] ultimo123:
mopo

i've same problem and it will be good to resolve this issue by xda devs... this is really good phone and is sorrowful to see how this topic stayed inattentive:rolleyes:
[Motorola Photon 4G] whizinc:
yeah i think the Skilled XDA guys just gave up on this phone and its a shame that these skilled guys couldnt figure out a way to unlock this MoPhon atleast we can start work on this again COME ON Guys! the thread is being inactive please show some humanity. :rolleyes:
[Motorola Photon 4G] kaleemhunter:
:(

Maybe it will be solved by developers sooon .. They could be working on it .. will be a way to get rid of this problem ..
[Motorola Photon 4G] whizinc:
i am afraid to tell you brother but there is no development under process of photon 4g the people on 2.3.5 are locked for good and its a misery for the developers too that they couldnt unlock it.. A replacement of another new model will be the only way to use new android versions lol :good:

check out Motorolla Moto G it has official upgrade of kitkat its affordable too :good:
[Motorola Photon 4G] kaleemhunter:
photon

:o .. I've photon 2.3.5 and locked for sure.. hoping on dev to get a way out there..
[Motorola Photon 4G] boxorandyos:
come on guys I've got a few posts on here over the years about this lol I have a new account here since so I don't know where all those posts are.

sadly I have no clue what I did or how the heck I did it!

I bought the photon the day after it came out and used it for quite a while on sprint. I received the ota update to 2.3.5.

then when my contract expired I spent hours and hours and finally rooted and unlocked my phone and put it on straight talk. it was on the ota update so I was told I wouldn't be able to do it but somehow I did.

more recently I have a new issue with mine which is why I am back on here again but I am very disappointed I never had the chance to figure out how I did it.

-boxorandyos

<sent from my nexus4>
[Motorola Photon 4G] whizinc:
brother we are talking about the bootloader unlock of photon 4g devices on 2.3.5 please clear that did you unlocked the bootloader or just unlocked your phone?? and whats your the problem you are facing now? let me know. I can help :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] boxorandyos:
I can't guarantee but I figured what I did would be called unlocking the bootloader. I do know I received the ota update as I remember having trouble with the phone after doing it so I was on 2.3.5 for sure. I do not remember what I did when unlocking it but it was completely factory plus the ota when I started and by the time I was done I had root access and I was running cm7 and I could put in my straight talk sim card and I had talk, text, mms, and data. that would be an unlocked bootloader if I'm right?

what I'm facing now is I get a message saying something about the modem did not start when ever I try turning the phone on.

-boxorandyos

<sent from my nexus4>
[Motorola Photon 4G] whizinc:
if you have your photon with you right now then take a look at its bootloader open it and it must say UNLOCKED if not then your bootloader is still locked..

so the modem error comes and the mobile doesn't works?? I think its a hardware problem as far as i know
[Motorola Photon 4G] boxorandyos:
yea it does say unlocked in the corner of the bootloader screen.

I got the error when I tried flashing an update to my ROM. I don't know whether it flashed something that did that our if it was just coincidence that something went wrong with the hardware at the same time. I tried flashing it back to the old version and that did not fix the problem.

-boxorandyos

<sent from my nexus4>
[Motorola Photon 4G] whizinc:
:confused::confused::confused: what really? :o it says unlocked that it means the bootloader is unlocked how the hell did you unlocked your bootloader on 2.3.5? :o you have to remember it brother?
[Motorola Photon 4G] boxorandyos:
I honestly have no clue this was only like the third phone I ever unlocked and I've done dozens since. this was back right after the ota came out.

all I remember is I spent days and days trying to figure it out. if I had another phone I might work on it again as that's a really nice phone but I don't really expect to ever land on one of them again.

-boxorandyos

<sent from my nexus4>
[Motorola Photon 4G] def2moto:
I have an OTA-locked one that's fairly cosmetically beat up. New replacement battery. USB port cracked off just enough that normal USB cables work but car dock does not. Otherwise I *think* it's fine - I gave up on peetr's decrapped stock ROM, which is good I gotta say, and bought an unlocked one on eBay.

I'd give it to you free but I am literally sweating out my rent check. Would you be willing to part with $25 for it, includes shipping?
[Motorola Photon 4G] dogie425:
A friend brought me a photon of his he is wanting to use with straight talk Sim , It is on 2.3.5 ota I believe but don't know . Have tried to unlock the boot loader but keep getting (FAILED (remote: (00180001))) when I try to get the unlock key. It has root but does not register the straight talk Sim and I felt unlocking the boot loader would help me fix this issue but am finding I can't .can anyone help am open to any suggestions. Pls know though I am still learning how to use the adb, fastboot, and know little about rsd (can't get it to even pick up the phone)
[Motorola Photon 4G] boxorandyos:
woops I must have missed this. I can do that as soon as I get some people to pay what they owe me. right now I am behind on some bills by quite a bit but I am hoping that will get taken care of shortly. do bug me about it and I'll do that.

-boxorandyos

<sent from my nexus4>
[Motorola Photon 4G] fuzzy7k:
Hi guys, I'm new to ARM devices, but I have a lot linux experience and a fair amount of Android experience, as I've done some device porting work at android-x86.org.

I was recently given a photon 4G with a locked bootloader, 30000000000030003000100000000

My question is, what is so special about the bootloader that it can't be replaced by another bootloader. I was just looking at the thread to put Arch Linux on the Photon, but that thread seems to have stalled and I can not ask any questions there because I do not have 10 posts yet.

I am guessing the kernel image cannot be replaced with a locked bootloader? I read the post by peetr_ about SBF's & CG's & signatures, but when are the signatures checked, at flash time or every boot? I dd'd the boot partition to /tmp/boot.img and pulled it to my linux workstation but I've not been able to mount it. Mount thinks it's NTFS, is that what a .smg is? NTFS in some sort of container?
[Motorola Photon 4G] def2moto:
Sure thing, I starred the notice of this in my email program and will get back on this thread next time I go thru my backlog if I haven't heard from you.

Funny how we're all in some way participating in all this work that manufacturers should've done, and a lot of us are broke. ;)

---------- Post added at 01:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:12 PM ----------

Forgive me if I'm telling you stuff you already know, but here are a few random tidbits of info:

The OTA update blew a hardware fuse which somehow prevents bootloader unlock by any known methods

The only ROMs that can be flashed with the bootloader locked are ones using the stock kernel as-is, like peetr's ROM, so I think your guess about the kernel image becoming set in stone is correct.

Don't know anything else but I also have an OTA-locked one which I could run stuff on and get you output, if you want it, and an unlocked one (pre OTA update) running CM9. As long as it doesn't mess up my devices I could provide you with debug info. :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] boxorandyos:
I will try an remember to get back to you :)

there is one thing I was just thinking about that I do remember thinking about afterwards. whatever I did that made it work may have stemmed from what I later discovered was a corrupted file. I remember downloading file after file and trying to flash dozens of different files. every time I was getting all sorts of errors. suddenly tho I got a different error and after that when I would try throwing commands at the phone I would get completely different responses. my memory is very limited of it all but I thought I was completely screwed.

somehow tho I suddenly had a phone with the pre ota software on it.

whatever exactly it was that I messed up I have no clue without trying to re create the story.

-boxorandyos

<sent from my nexus4>
[Motorola Photon 4G] nickman529:
Hey guys. Nickman529 here. Sorry I haven't ever updated anything on that thread. I don't have the MoPho anymore but I'd be willing to start up development if someone would wanna send me one or donate the PayPal funds for such. I hear your cries.
[Motorola Photon 4G] fuzzy7k:
Thanks for responding with what you can.

I understand about the efuses & signatures and such, I'm just trying to get a handle on the entire boot chain. On x86 devices, the BIOS looks for a bootloader at predefined locations (e.g. the bootsector on all drives in the boot list). This historically was unlocked, with newer EFI systems, the BIOS > bootloader and bootloader > kernel can be signed (locked).

Now, from researching dates of introduction, I'm fairly sure that this device does not use EFI, but I assume it's something similar. So, aside from motorola/google releasing an update to the bootloader to allow unsigned, or personally signed kernels, we would need documentation for nvflash and new firmware that would allow custom booloaders.

I think I've got my bearings, but I'm still fuzzy on the firmware. I know it's not called a "BIOS", but where is it? embedded in the SoC?

Firmware: ? - nvflash

Bootloader: mmcblk0p1 - ?

recovery.img: mmcblk0p10 - clockwork, TWRP

boot.img: mmcblk0p11 - kernel & ramdisk
[Motorola Photon 4G] whizinc:
lol we all moved on... Now i have Moto X and all the other weeping guys must have moved on also... But i was really surprised to see your reply after years... Thanks for considering this bro we really appreciate it....

P.S: i was checking all of my threads so i saw this and was surprised.. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] boonkey:
Hey, I've got a 5A charger (came with a tablet). will charging my Galaxy S4 with it does any damage to it?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] milton.bain:
AFAIK there would be no issue. But it's preferable not to use it during charging. Else it might get heated up.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] z50king:
The phone will not charge the battery at 20 watts. There is a maximum wattage that it will dump through the system inside the phone. I don't know what it is, but it's not 20 watts.

The phone will have to accept the voltage, but the amperage draw is variable.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Pfeffernuss:
No, during screen-on the charging level will be reduced anyway (using stock kernel that is). So won't do ANY harm at all.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildpig1234:
Anyone knows how I can change the bitrate and frame rate of Samsung s4 video? Its too big.... 100 mb /1 min..... I don't need 12 Mbit at 50 fps
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarookie:
I also have the same concern as you as I think the bitrate is too high though it is at 30fps. I think at 1080p it is 17000kBps.

I hope there's a way to change the bitrate without having to sacrifice the frame size as 240p has a lower bitrate but it is too small.

For example 1080p at 2MBps would be very fine for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildpig1234:
I was using 720p. It was recording at 60 fps at 17mbit. 400MB for 4 min. ridiculous!! much appreciated if someone can help out with a way to change bitrate and framerate setting.. thnx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarookie:
Yep, considering the fact that for 400mb you can re-encode a full movie of good quality.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildpig1234:
So anyone has any trick or hack they can share to change bitrate and framerate? on my old Touch Pro2 it was just a quick easy change to the registry. I figure it should be that easy on S4? I mean i can't be the only one feeling that the video on S4 is using way too much bitrate and size?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildpig1234:
So no one thinks that the filesize is too big or has any interest in reducing the filesize?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpwrf:
I also think the video files are way too big even when set to 1280x720. I use Handbrake on my PC to reduce the size. It would be even better if someone could find a way to reduce the bitrate it records at.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildpig1234:
So no one got any way to reduce the bit rate of video recording on the s4?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rezadue:
I recently bought a brand new G2 Which the owners claims was a Bell phone. The phone is not rooted.

what I find odd is that there is no bloatware on the phone. I am used to Rogers who load up their phones with lots of bloat.

If yoi have a Bell branded G2, what did you have in the way of bloatware?

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] TauTau:
Hi,

weird thing here: Always when I awake the device after suspend, the backlight is off. I have PZP installed, but it's configured to do nothing to backlight or power, settings in backlight/power are to never switch off backlight, but suspend after 2 minutes.

Any ideas where else I could check?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] e-x-e:
after mr.clean update, my backlight auto set itself to turn off after 10sec no matter what i do

I tried to set the back light to never turn off, but it still will not work

all i have running on background is spb pocket plus

CAN ANY HELP?????
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] TauTau:
hm, also mr. clean here.. coincidence?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] snuzs:
My out of the box MDA Vario did this too. I finally figured out that it only did it if I changed the brightness level from the default to max. If I left it at the default, it worked fine on resume...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] TauTau:
before the mr. clean rom I had a standard vodafone one, and didn't have the problem. What is default level (steps from topmost) for testing?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] e-x-e:
ok, i THINK i solved it now

it is caused by a software called vito audio note

http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=21235&associateid=17

which will uses its power saving mode to turn off Wizard
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Eugenia:
I had the same problem. Rebooting the device didn't fix it. But when I actually SOFT-resetted the device, it came all back to normal.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] halfsoul:
Backlight off on resume, not hardware

Hello everyone,

I've got a very frustrating problem. Here's the summary:

My backlight doesn't come on when I resume from standby. However, when I soft-boot the backlight behaves as normal. After boot, if I continue pressing keys to prevent the backlight from turning off, then it operates as normal. However, if the backlight times-out, or if I put it in standby, the backlight refuses to come back on.

Any suggestions?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] halfsoul:
I bit the bullet

Well, i finally decided I couldn't live with the dark screen anymore and Hard Reset my 8125. It fixed the problem, but now I have to reload everything.

Oh well, now will be a good time to upgrade my ROM I guess...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DF5JT:
Does anyone know how to enable HD voice (amr wb codec) on an S3 with a custom ROM (ArchiDroid 2.3.9 in this case) and also how to check the status, i.e. enabled vs. disabled? I am on drei.at (ex orange SIM) network and the speech quality simply is atrocious.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FD10:
I think it needs Samsung framework to work...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] IamFisherz:
I can`t restore app+data on titanium backup,,it say failed :(

Then i choose to restore app only it works but thoose app not installed :confused:

Im using Hyouka 9.2.5 on LWW
[General Questions and Answers] markray:
hello guys,

i want to confirm if xolo Q800 and gionee gn708 was the same?
[General Questions and Answers] gonny13:
Thats the question I would like to be answered too. I'm currently using this device. And I have some problems on it.
[General Questions and Answers] facuatalaya86:
Good afternoon, everyone, it's my first question on the forum, I'm new. I am interested in installing the ROM I mention in the title and my question is brought Spanish language? I thank everyone in advance and sent their greetings.

P. D.: I apologize for my poor English :D
[Android Software Development] GG2SD:
Hi all xda users,

I wanted to ask if I could help create a camera app,

because I can not find the code, I turn to you and to your help.

Thank you very much,

GG2SD.
[Galaxy Note II General] Androidwizzard:
Newer builts bring newer BL and that must have a reason or two ;)

Not even more Knox security but also any kind of improvement in performance too?

Upgrading the BL is something to gain or to avoid?

Please no comments about warranty, that's not the topic, thx. :angel:
[Galaxy Note II General] tonylee000:
There will be a number of reason for sammy to update the bootloader. Performance, stability, security, compatability.

MJ5 is the last boot loader that wont void warranty, being one of the reasons its the one people mainly use. Anither reason is that it can be downgraded, bootloaders newer than mj5 cannot be downgraded. Mj5 is stable and works well but if you nit interested in warranty and want the very latest bootloader go ahead and install the latest stock from sammobile, bear in mind that once youve done that then you will not be able to return to mj5 dmg1 or anything lower than mk4 I believe. Hopefully if you have any signal issues one of the newer bootloaders mk4 or above will fix your problem, mk9 should. Mk9 was mass released and is the one im using. But if mj5 is working just fine and your warranty is intact then theres no reason to go newer. Personally ive voided my warranty now and im using stock voda uk mk9 atm
[Galaxy Note II General] muppetmania:
How is the Bootloader related to

* Signal

* Performance

It's a bootloader. It performs boot-time operations! To the best of my knowledge, it performs no run-time operations.

Can you please elaborate, tonylee000?
[Galaxy Note II General] tonylee000:
Haha yes I got lost in my line of thought. Basically to upgrade your bootloader youd install one of the newest stock roms that come with the BL you want to try, this also would bring with it the latest baseband etc etc so would have your phone upto date with the latest driver etc.

Im sure theres pribably a flashable file somplace so you can upgrade just the bootloader but thats nit something ive found. I dont know if you can simply extract the BL fle from a sammobile download and flash that by itself? Why would you, if you wabt the very latest you flash the while thing hey. Saferoot and superuser along with wanam do a great job at closing down knox
[Galaxy Note II General] rraaka:
the kernel is more important than the bootloader, the kernel 'talks' with the bootloader and the rom.

an incompatible bootloader in combination with the mismatched kernel will influence many things like - wifi not working, triggering knox, phone in bootloop, phone rebooting into rom when being charged etc etc

bootloaders should be upgraded for optimum performance

but companies - those who release them have agendas of their own and then workarounds are sought
[Galaxy Note II General] IceTe:
What area of performance exactly can new BL improve?
[Galaxy Note II General] Oracye:
哈哈

不知道这个bootloader好唔好用呢。