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[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] juliatan:
Only way for device's bootloader to get locked again is when you do that manually. That will never get re-locked otherwise. (Perhaps only when reflashing original stock bootloader, but don't know that).

With SuperSu Pro licence with option OTA Survival Mode after OTA you don't need to reflash to get root back in most cases/devices. But always first check if SuperSu is updated yet after new OTA before applying the update. Developper of SuperSu is always very fast with needed updates.

I read OTA Survival Mode had some problems maintainng root after OTA 4.2.2=> 4.3. I only experienced OTA's 4.3=>4.4=>4.4.2. All times still root after OTA-updates.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 7 (2013) met Tapatalk

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Just in case I have this text file in my Nexus 7 (2013)-folder on my PC.....

Worst case scenario, have to (re-)root manually with keeping original bootloader and recovery:

1. Copy the zipfile(s) you want to flash with TWRP to internal SD of Nexus. (For example latest SuperSU download:http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip )

2. On PC download and extract to folder latest Android SDK. Go to folder 'Platform' or Platform Tools. (Folder including adb, fastboot, etc.). ( Android SDK download: https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html )

3. Download and extract latest TWRP(.img) for Nexus 7 Flo and copy to folder Platform/Platform Tools (with adb, fastboot, etc. in it) You might want to give 'recovery-twrp.img' a shorter name. (TWRP download: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/flo )

4. In the folder with the platform tools while pressing <SHIFT> on keyboard, click right mousebutton somewhere in folder and click with left mousebutton on 'Open Command Window Here'.

5. On Nexus switch on 'USB Debugging' in system settings-> developper options. Shut down Nexus.

6. Connect Nexus with Usb-cable to PC. Start the device untill untill Nexus 7 folder opens on PC.

7. In earlier started Command Window type 'adb devices'and push <ENTER> on keyboard. If all is well you will now see that Nexus is connected in Command Window. (If says device offline that means missing/incorrect hardwaredrivers or USB-cable broken/not connected)

8. On the Nexus appears the messagge 'Allow Usb Debugging'. Tap 'oké/yes' on Nexus.

9. In Command Window type 'adb reboot bootloader' and push <ENTER>

10. To load TWRP without flashing for temperary use now type in Command Window 'fastboot boot twrp.img' and push <ENTER>

Now TWRP loads and can be used without losing stock recovery

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Flashing with TWRP:

1. The zip(s) you want to flash must be copied to internal SD in advance. (for instance latest SuperSu.zip)

2. In TWRP tap on 'install'

3. Browse to the zip you want to flash and select by tapping on it

4. Now 'Swipe to confirm flash'

5. After reboot
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FLBoy1991:
How do I do it? Trying to flash M5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
Hi,

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/help/how-update-bootloader-t2707184/...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Question for those who already own the device!

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/04/0...sis-and-overheating-with-4k-video/#more-23854
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] augie7107:
None here but this unit from Taiwan, not Singapore.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] earthtk:
One of that picture is my phone lol
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stalkalainen:
This is a little concerning if I am honest, the 4K video heat thing is a bit obvious though and you should only be taking short videos with it.

Definitely going to be waiting a little while to see how the launch in the uk goes before deciding what I get
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BR4DOKYBrazil:
So far no problems with the units of Singapore?

It's a joke or true ??? o.O

I also do not see it as a problem but as normal, since 4K requires more processing power!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] earthtk:
Yup its true... I think this problem is in international set. Taiwan uses another model.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BR4DOKYBrazil:
I believe that in the next batch already fix the problem!

Are having problems with Dead or stuck pixel?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveaspy:
if that is true, I guess the question is if the next batch is what is currently being shipped around the world? Has the whole of that first batch already gone out to customers???
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
Hoping my pre-order from Carphone Warehouse next week is from the 'good batch'
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] earthtk:
Hmm no such problems.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JmJ17:
I've gotten two Z1 Compact and both had the gap. One more than other.

I don't know if it is relatively normal or simply a not so good construction by Sony.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
Has it been confirmed that the gap compromises the waterproof qualities of the phone or is it just sloppy construction??
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] earthtk:
I guess it's the construction. But I didn't pay my money for sloppy QC.. My front camera alignment is way off. The hole is nearly touching the glass edge
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BR4DOKYBrazil:
My Xperia Z had gap too!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Mean that these problems are only in units of Taiwan?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PiskopatYazar:
Read and understand first before writing something. The phones with problems from Singapore.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DennisDD78:
Mine have the gap too.

White unit from Taiwan.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DennisDD78:
Actully, don`t care about the gaps, it`s just not quite exactly glued the glass, need to rotate counterclockwise just a little bit :)

Much more concerned about single speaker plaiyng when incoming calls :(

This is a fail of the fails!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d1ng0d4n:
This is a little worrying. But as with all new devices, there's release bugs.

Ordering my Z2 (Purple with any luck) in a couple of weeks when we have them available here in Australia. Hopefully the batches coming to us are a little more refined. The single speaker on calls should be a simple software update I would imagine. Same for 4K recording overheating, but hell, the power of such a small camera in a thin device, can't expect to record much more than a few minutes regardless.
[LG Optimus G Pro] esimon311:
Guys got a quick question. I usually run stock based roms. I've ran most of the CM builds for a little bit. Not really long enough to get a good idea about which CM Rom has the best battery life once the Rom settles in...I usually get impatient and flash back to my stock based custom, or stock modded Rom..

So that being said, I want to give a CM build a good run a week or so. But one of my main conversation is battery life. But I'd like to get some suggestions before I start flashing. As to avoid running several different roms..

Long story short what CM build would you suggest for battery life & why?:D

Thanks in advanced.

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Beavers & Ducks!
[LG Optimus G Pro] Mervingio:
Not sure if help but in my experience AOSP roms run long on battery but ever got little low more signal strength

Omni is another thing too good to be true but unfortunately no much love for us and e980

My all time love kang AOKP until 4.3 was king now with 4.4 no much love ?
[LG Optimus G Pro] esimon311:
Thanks for your input.

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Beavers & Ducks!
[LG Optimus G Pro] machinistsWIP:
Just flashed the latest CandyKat last night. About an hour of screen on time....this is only the first charge.
[LG Optimus G Pro] kimmyson:
Did you use beanstalk ROM before?

If so, may I ask for your opinion what are the pros and cons compare to CandyKat? :)
[LG Optimus G Pro] Neroga:
You aren't actually getting lower signal. Stock based ROMs falsely show better signal so the carrier can say they have more coverage. I could have 5 bars on stock while only have 2 on AOSP yet the dBms are exactly the same. AOSP shows you what you're actually getting.

Sent from my 4.4 Sphinx LG-E980
[LG Optimus G Pro] machinistsWIP:
I've used them all. Weighing pros and cons isn't something I want to do because they are all stellar and I appreciate all developer efforts. I will say that battery-wise, I'm pretty even across all ROMs in that I get about 3 hrs of screen on time no matter how long I'm off the charger. I must be pretty consistent in how I use my device, because that seems to hold since I flashed the madmack modem. And I'm actually on Beanstalk now. I flash nearly constantly because I love features of all ROMs and can't commit to just one :)
[LG Optimus G Pro] Mervingio:
Not sure man on home I ever get full LTE bars stock or custom problem is out yeah I know my geographic are sucks but on my work only got one to no bar signal on custom on stock can see them like two bars and my work is a five min att central build sometimes got -65dBm ;)
[LG Optimus G Pro] machinistsWIP:
Just for $h!t$ ad giggles, an update. This is latest Beanstalk, stock kernel, Interactive governor and deadline scheduler. Pretty sweet.
[LG Optimus G Pro] robocopvn:
I've been using CM 11 M4 and M5 for the last 3 weeks and it's much better than the stock one. Just don't know why some time CM11 automatically switch the CPU frequency to 1.1ghz then switch back to 1.7ghz all the time :D
[LG Optimus G Pro] TikyPR:
I had it on my but there was something consuming my battery really fast. Something called keyguardtest. Or something like that, aren't you experiencing the same drain in battery?
[LG Optimus G Pro] machinistsWIP:
Never had that one. My battery life has actually improved from what I posted earlier, as the ROM has settled in nicely. Not sure about keyguardtest.
[Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro] adjumde:
Need Samsung Galaxy Grand Quartto Systemui.apk & Framework-res.apk

for theming statusbar :cyclops:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Izord:
I was on CleanRom ACE 5.0 I think. Then I deleted my EFS data from within the service menu. Then I couldn't get a cell signal.

Today I flashed back to a stock I605VRAMC3 using ODIN. That didn't fix it.

Can you please point me in the right direction on how to fix this?

I've read the forum for about 3 hours and can't find the answer.

Thanks.

:confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] macasus76:
Do you have a twrp or cwm backup?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Izord:
No, I have twrp installed on my phone, but didn't make a backup on this phone.

I don't think I have any saved backups from older phones either.

Is there a file I can copy to my phone or ADB commands to make it work?

I've seen a few posts where people ask for the EFS files, maybe there are three of them?

I don't know what the result of those requests were.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] macasus76:
I can email you mine. Not sure of that will help. Send me a pm with your email. I'm at work now so I will send when I get home.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Izord:
Thanks! I had replaced my Note 2 in December using my assurian insurance with $100 deductible. So I called them today and told 'DonTrey' what happened. He said they'd send me a new phone for free so I didn't argue.

It should get here tomorrow. Are there any issues flashing to the latest ROMs? Which one would you recommend?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] macasus76:
Depends on what firmware is installed when you get it. If it's completely locked down then safestrap will give you root but no custom roms as of yet. I prefer meanbean but that's just my opinion. I run meanbean reborn v0.9 It's so smooth and battery life is the best. But again just my 2 cents.

Just found this for future reference

How to Backup EFS for SCH-I605?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51538033

How to Backup EFS for SCH-I605?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Izord:
OK thanks Macasus, I might try that meanbean. Is it a 4.4 or 4.3 Touchwiz based ROM? I saw some ROMs that included some stuff from the Note 3. I might try some of them out.

I'll do some reading and find out how to tell if my new phone is completely locked down. That would suck. I'm hoping it will arrive today.

I have a week of vacation, and of course I have to deal with my phone for half of it. I'm almost ready to jump ship and get an iPhone. j/k
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] macasus76:
Izord that's not even funny lol! Glad I can help and the folks here will be just as helpful along the way I'm sure. Enjoy!
[General Questions and Answers] prahsper:
Hello,

I have the LG Spectrum Vs920 and rooted and flashed to (Eclipse rom ICS 4.2.2).

What I want to know is....how do I connect the phone again to PC? There isn't an option for Internet mode in this rom under USB connection. The Spec has to be in internet mode in order to see what com port it is connected to in windows device manager. I want to change something on the phone with DFS but with this rom I don't have the option to do so.

The only options available with ICS that I have seen so far are: mass storage, media device MTP and camera PTP. Can anyone assist with this issue? Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] TheArc:
Mtp is a new storage implementation which has been introduced to later versions of Android. If the ROM you're using doesn't show "Internet Mode' it means its not supported?

If you just connect your device to your PC it'll detect your device and install an mtp driver. And it'll be listed as portable media/device.

The sash wringing... the trash thinging... mash flinging... the flash springing, bringing the the crash thinging the...
[General Questions and Answers] prahsper:
Thanks for the info. I took it back to 4.0.4. All is well now. Thanks again.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] magnusbaron:
Hi,

it there a good sms application out there ? Something more powerful than the standard one that come with WM5 . Something along the line of WebIS Flexmail but more for SMS instead of emails ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
I bought a knockoff iPhone 5S from AliExpress, and it has an iOS 7 interface but it's very slow and laggy. So I decided to look for a custom ROM that is more like AOSP.

Some info about this knockoff:

Model: MF353ZP/A

Build: ALPS.JB3.MP.V1

MT6572 @ 1 GHz

512 MB RAM

2 GB ROM

Internal MicroSD expansion

The problem is, it's very hard to find a custom ROM, and even the closest thing that I could find for an MT6572 based knockoff iPhone 5S looks quite different in system structure than the one that I own. Here is the SPFlashTool scatter file for one of my backups:

And this is the scatter file to the closest custom ROM for an MT6572 knockoff iPhone 5S:

The custom ROM has different addresses, and some extra files like "MBR" and "EBR1".

How can I get any custom ROM to work without bricking my phone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerwayne:
I have the exact same device and gave up on looking for ROMs as none of the ROMs actually work for this device.

I've spent weeks digging into the hardware aspects of the phone and heres what i know so far.

Processor: MTK 6572 1GHz

RAM: 512 MB (2GB is fake)

Filesystem: NAND (with UBIFS) So don't bother flashing Jeralds ROM thats for emmc + ext4 based phone. 100% guaranteed hard brick if you do flash it.

* Impossible to flash CWM. Tried MTKDroidTools UBIFS not supported, tried CTR 1.1, 2.1 with no luck.

* Tried to use Thunderbolt script to speed it up, won't work on this device since the kernel don't support it.

INCOMPATIBLE ROM NAMES (DONT BOTHER WITH FLASHING THESE)

- 20140102-v02 - EMMC based ROM

- A135MW_BS_V1.4_P1MB4_20131212_ML - closest i can find NAND + UBIFS.. Will flash but bricked, wont turn on at all. If i just flash system.img apps crashes.

- Goophone_i5s_mt6572_jerald - EMMC based ROM

- MF353ZPA Rar - EXT4 based ROM

- 谷蜂定制E09_GH_CN_6572_SV1.2.1_HV2.0_E09JB0F_V02_2013131203-i5sGF - NAND based, will flash but bricked, wont turn on.

Currently i'm thinking to modify the ROM by opening System.img up, but i couldn't find a proper guide or software to open up the UBIFS image, tried mounting with Ubuntu but it simply won't attach.

Our device is not Goophone, ZoPhone, KiPhone or any "branded" knock offs, did some research and the closest "brand" i could relate it to is simply called Mi5S. Google that and you'll find some russian thread detailing about it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
Yeah, it's one of those fake Goophones - a fake knockoff.

Why is it that the MT6572 is clocked in at 1 GHz, when on paper it should be 1.2 GHz? It's an ARM v7 and supposedly has a Mali MP-400 GPU, so it can't be the MT6577 which is actually 1 GHz.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerwayne:
No idea why its clocked at 1 GHz. Its definitely not MT6577 thats for sure.. In the mean time, just a small update, the A135MW ROM i mentioned earlier seems to work, didnt work earlier as i forgot to wipe the device thats why apps crashes, last night I found a slightly better ROM thats very close to our device. I believe our device is codenamed A132MW below is a Google Drive folder shared by one of the russian dude on a russian thread.

1. Open up MF353ZP > A135W_ML_BS

2. Download "i5s.RU.WaReZ.Edition.zip".

3. Unpack it but don't flash all the files (else the phone won't boot or soft bricked)

4. Select your stock ROM that you dumped from MTKDroidTools, but change the System.img with downloaded one, wipe data, cache etc.

ROM is slightly faster but still not up to my expectation.

Inside that Google Drive is a lot of CWM variants, i've tried all of them (both TWRP and CTR) but none seems to work.

Our phone belongs to the "Mi5S" "A132MW NAND UBIFS" variant. Other variants as below (all MT6572, 512MB)

1. A135MW NAND (FS=UBIFS. Barely any difference except the CPU is clocked at 1.2 GHz, System.img is compatible with our phones.)

2. A135 NAND (FS=UBIFS. CPU is clocked at 1 GHz, System.img is compatible with our phone)

3. A135 EMMC (FS=Ext4. Extremely similar to the real GooPhone, roms are intercompatible)

4. A132 EMMC (FS= Ext4. Same as our phones, but emmc+ext4)

Another A132MW ROM just surfaced on Needrom.com but I've yet to try. Will try and report back later.

For the Google Drive Link > drive.google.com/?authuser=0#folders/0B8j-5CDP-TrebXo2ei1COUpPNTA

NeedROM newly surfaced ROM > needrom.com/mobile/iphone-i5s-mf353zp-a-a132-mb4-v1-1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
Sounds promising! I have to reconfigure my computer's drivers to detect the MT65xx bootloader thing first before I can try any of the ROMs.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
I think my i5S is codenamed A135MW, not A132MW. What shows up when you dial *#3322# into the dialer?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
Ugh, my eyes hurt. I'll try another day.

I pressed the download button, plugged in my i5S (turned off) and this is what I see:

[MENTION=5814200]hackerwayne[/MENTION], do you know what's wrong?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerwayne:
Yes, wheres your recovery.img?

And if yours is A135MW, just flash the whole package except the preloader.. Just in case.

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Sorry, didnt state it clearly on the last post.. Im talking about the A135MW firmware on the russian Google Drive. And if yours is a A135MW, you've got a better chance as theres TWRP and CTR for this model.

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Just checked with the *#3322#.. Apparently mines too A135 but its another variant @ A135W_ML_BS, things just got a little bit more interesting.. Ill check that with the russian thread and see whats different.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
I've tried flashing one of the TWRP recovery images from that Google Drive folder, only to be met with the same error. I'm using the original preloader, just to be safe. Just last night I successfully flashed a new ROM to a STAR N9589 using SP Flash Tool, but this i5S is being a pain.

The Google Drive folder has had some edits made to the folder's titles. The 'A135' folder now only has the TWRP recovery image, and the 'A135_ML_BS' folder now has all those ROMs. Maybe I can use one of those stock official updates?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flavien317:
Hi guys,

I think we have same phone lol. I just receibed it today. All good, just the ROM laggy.

My MTK Droid Tool info:

Hardware : MT6572 (mt6589 is Fake!)

Model : MF353ZP/A

Build number : ALPS.JB3.MP.V1

Build date UTC : 20140328-115413

Android v : 4.2.2

Baseband v: MOLY.WR8.W1315.MD.WG.MP.V1, 2013/06/21 10:16

Kernel v : 3.4.5 (administrator@pc) (gcc version 4.6.x-google 20120106 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Fri Mar 28 17:22:48 CST 2014

You have find good rom ?

PS: I have A131MW_NBS[2014/03/29] when i dial *#3322#

And link where i buy: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Perf...re-2GB-RAM-8GB-ROM-Single-SIM/1719768558.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
Looks very similar. On the AliExpress page, it says that it can get 10359 in Antutu. Mine only gets about 8500.

There were ROMs in the post that [MENTION=5814200]hackerwayne[/MENTION] posted, but I can't seem to get ROMs nor recoveries to work on my i5S;
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
I replaced the top and bottom "glass" inserts with real glass iPhone 5S ones. The top one was cracked because I pressed the reset button (the hole in between the camera and the flash) with something that was too big.

It looks much nicer now!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flavien317:
Maybe you have the stock ROM, or recovery? If I brick phone.

PS: You have proximity sensor ?

Edit: I do antutu test, and i have 8538 in score
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
Different computer, but same problem:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
Fixed error 8038, flashing either TWRP or CTR breaks the recovery. It reboots itself.

New error now; error 4017 when flashing system.img. I get the same error when flashing the backup stock and the custom ROM.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerwayne:
Is this your stock rom or the rom from the drive? Did you dump the rom correctly?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
It's my dumped ROM, and I'm pretty sure I dumped the ROM correctly. I also used MTKDroidTools to prepare the blocks for FlashTool and everything, but it still doesn't work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flavien317:
How can i backup my current ROM for try other and help you ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
Use this software:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2160490
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flavien317:
Ok, thanks, but after if I brick, how to restore it ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantt1:
It depends on the severity of the brick. You use SP Flash Tool to restore from the backup created using MTK Droid Tools.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flavien317:
Ok, and you have a good recovery for the phone ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerwayne:
If you meant custom recovery (CWM, TWRP, CTR) none worked at the moment,

---------- Post added at 05:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:35 PM ----------

Where did you get your real iPhone 5S glass replacement? Interested to buy one too.. Mines pretty badly scratched.

2nd note, does anyone here knows how to decompile the rom? Tried to mnt it using Linux but that didn't work. Trying to cook up a ROM close to AOSP to speed it up.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flavien317:
Ok, thanks, you have which rom on your phone ?

You have A131 when you dial *#3322#* ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerwayne:
A132W
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flavien317:
Oh ok, i don't know if we have the same phone. I have A131MW
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerwayne:
Regardless, our phones belongs to the "Mi5S" variant, as long as your file system is UBIFS, we share the same System.img. And for UBIFS based i5s clones, theres almost zero recoveries and custom ROMs.