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[General Topics] jeasbe:
Its because the registry still points your previous installation to your Device. A hard Reset and a Fresh reinstall shall solve the problems

Cheers !!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AtheosArts:
Hello all,

On my htc one whenever i try to install a rom I am greeted with the following error message.

"E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/usb-o" So far I have tried 6 different roms, all to no avail. I am trying to install a rom because I accidentally wiped the system partition, causing my os to be deleted(woops). Ever since this occured I have been unable to connect my phone to a computer. I can still charge the phone and the phone appears in windows explorer, but gives an error message when i try to access the files. I have seen in on other thread, that the guy(who was also unable to install roms) changed his version of twrp to an older version, but I dont know if this is possible to do in twrp recovery mode.

Thanks in advance

Atheos
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gcgspain:
Since sometime last week after turning off the alarm I always get the message "Unfortunately clock has stopped" message and although that is just as far as the disturbance goes, I wonder if any of you know what could be causing this.

I have already deleted the apps data and cache. Also deleted cache and dalvik cache through recovery.

Any ideas?

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gcgspain:
Here are some screenshots of logcat:

Could it be the reduced navbar size?

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcoplo:
flashtool/pccompanion?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gcgspain:
I have re flashed and the problem is still there. As soon as I stop the alarm, the error shows up.

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcoplo:
Just in case take you sd card out , reboot your phone and tested for a night? Because some app do install rubbish on sd cards as well? :confused:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gcgspain:
I have finally fixed this:

1. Downloaded clock app from Xperia Z2 in this post: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/themes-apps/xperia-z2-4-4-goddies-t2672534

2. Deleted semcclock.apk and semcclock.odex from system/app

3. Pasted downloaded semcclock.apk from xperia Z2 in system/app and gave it the right permissions Rw-r-r

4. Rebooted phone

5. Fixed!!!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0-0-0:
If I created a custom recovery file using CWM when the phone was on FW 4.3, if I then updated to 4.4.2 and say I didn't like it.

Could I restore the phone back to 4.3 by using the recovery file I created before updating ?

Thank you.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
hmm, that's interesting, but

1- why?

2- you definitely need to be S-Off

3- i think/believe, you can only have firmware parts which can be flashed using normal bootloader mode (such as boot.img and recovery.img), not RUU mode.

4- don't try to include hboot plus other stuff; as you probably know flashing firmware in ruu mode, requires

two consecutive

flashes, the first is the hboot pre-update, the second flashes the remaining firmware part.

but I wouldn't risk it to be honest

, you can't be sure what's writable or not during custom recovery, and what could get corrupted and give you a hard brick.

firmware is (and should be) flashed in "fastboot oem rebootRUU" mode, and there's a reason for that... I wouldnt risk trying to flash a firmware package in custom recovery, imho.

PS: not to mention, you don't know how the custom recovery will "interpret" the contents of your zip... and where it would possibly flash stuff.... i guess you'd have to write a script to "dd" the partitions, and hope that works.... too dangerous in my opinion!!

.

---------- Post added at 07:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:16 PM ----------

EDIT: wait are you talking about firmware or just your nandroid backup

... maybe my previous post was a bit too quick and only focused on your title "Downgrading FW Using Custom Recovery ?"
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0-0-0:
Thanks for the reply.

I'm S-Off.

Yes, I'm talking about both, Android JG 4.3 to KK 4.4, plus the Nandroid backup created when the phone is using 4.3.

I don't understand some of your other comments (hboot & RUU etc), they are above my skill level.

But, I understand the basics of creating/restoring backups.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
I think I moved/answered a little too fast....

If you want to try a 4.4 ROM go ahead, no problem (you need the correct recovery for 4.4 ROMs... TWRP 2.6.3.3+ is recommended at the moment for m7_u/ul models).

The nandroid (backup in recovery) will include everything except many parts of the firmware, which are really not needed at the moment; and

do not get overwritten

by installing a 4.4 ROM!!

Basically what I'm saying, is you do not need to upgrade firmware to run a 4.4 ROM, nor do you need to downgrade it to restore a 4.3 ROM.

in a simple view (at least on the M7): ROM = kernel, system and data partitions ... and at this point in time is not dependent on firmware

yes upgrading firmware to be inline with the ROM

can

have advantages, but it's not necessary.... some people are running 4.4.2 ROMs (including the Sense 6 ports) on firmwares as old as 1.xx

I hope that sort of answers your question :angel:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0-0-0:
Thanks again for the reply.

I actually wanted to update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 via OTA updates (I should have mentioned that, sorry).

But, from your reply, I will find a custom 4.4.2 stock ROM and install that.

Then I can return to 4.3 with the CWM recovery file (after I swapped from TWRP to CWM) if I want to.

The reason I want to "test" 4.4.2 first, is because the Firewall I use "NoRoot Firewall" isn't supposed to fully work with 4.4 and above.

I like it, because it offers the user "prompts" when an app connects online. And all the others I've tried don't.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
taking an OTA update won't prevent you from going back with your Nandroid backup. however being able to take the OTA update means returning your phone to Stock / no custom recovery. which alot of times means totally wiping the phone with a RUU to take the OTA
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0-0-0:
Thank you for your reply.

I've just installed a custom 4.4.2 ROM and even NoRoot Firewall works :D

- This thread can be closed is necessary, Thank you all -
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeyVeyPey:
Hello,

Since I've my Moto G, I wait for a MIUI Rom. But sadly there isn't any. Why is that ? There's any Hardware reason ?

Thanks m8
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gus194:
It's probably because there isn't MIUI based on 4.4 yet.

Sent from my XT1053
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adizz4:
There is MIUI v6 based on 4.4 for N4 and N5 AFAIK.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeyVeyPey:
But it doesn't matter if we need to have it in 4.3, it doesn't matter :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ATRIXXIRTA:
So do some research and learn to port it. :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeyVeyPey:
I'm trying, I'm trying but I'm not familiar with Ubuntu :'(

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[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeyVeyPey:
Oooooh... I discovered why there is not any Miui rom... The patch rom tool is not up to 4.4 and it is impossible to find a lower version like 4.3...
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] detactiveh2o:
Hello guys,

I've been using XDA for a long time to figure out problems related to my devices. Recently I bought Samsung Galaxy S III LTE in Pakistan, having baseband I9305XXBMA2.

I searched a lot to find any link to give me a stock 4.3 update for my phone but I couldn't get one.

I shall be really greatful if you could let me know any way to update it, but seriously I don't want to root my phone. But if rooting is the only option to be left, please let me know.

Thanking you in advance.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] shayind4:
Hi

Your current firmware allows you to root the phone easily, and you can then use Mobile Odin to upgrade to 4.3 without losing root. Stock 4.3 firmware has Knox bootloader which prevents you from rooting, modding etc. I would advise that you search XDA for 4.3 discussion to learn a bit more about Knox bootloader.

Since you are not interested in rooting, search for your region's 4.3 firmware here:

1) http://www.sammobile.com

2) http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9305

You need to understand that you cannot downgrade from 4.3 firmware without tripping Knox flag.

Good luck.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
After having mine now for an hour and using it....the fingerprint scanner doesn't work as good as I would like it. My thumb is at an angle when holding the phone. I added it in using that angle, but it wants you to come straight down, which means I have to change the way i hold it to use it and have it register.

Verizon added so much bloat it's crazy!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hibby50:
the heart rate monitor. absolutely useless to over 90% of the consumers.... maybe even 95%
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rushless:
Seems they screwed up adding all the extra features that as mentioned here, a lot probably will not use. Finger print scanners are prone to screw up and the heart rate sensor seems frilly for most. The cost of this "customer will like it" fluff is a bigger device. The device IMO is now too big in relation to the display and awkward with one hand for most people. The S4 was near borderline already.

Samsung truly has a bloat and new feature fetish. They seem to think the combination appeals more to customers. For the majority it seems No, but the minority is perhaps Yes. Catch is everyone gets stuck with a bigger, bloat ridden device- like it or not if want the S5.

The funny thing is the S5 now has near the same overall size of my S4 with a bigger battery.

M8 is also too big IMO, so the S5 is not alone in this regard.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] turbosrrgood:
I actually found the chrome trim be terrible looking, and despite my plans not to use a case, had to get a thin black bumper to cover it. There is no doubt the M8 looks better, and is very comfortable to hold. I had to have the S5 because the screen just seemed much better, and part of it isn't wasted by the nav bar like on the M8.

I haven't had enough time to play with all of the features yet, however the screen has been nothing but impressive so far. I don't like the new settings so far, but that's probably because I'm just not used to it.

---------- Post added at 06:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:28 PM ----------

My biggest beef with the M8 was that the speakers make the phone so much bigger than it needs to be. If you hold the S5 and the M8 next to eachother there is about half an inch of wasted space, especially if you factor in the navbar. For people that use the speakers, it might be worth it, but I would not.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] raichur0xx0rz:
How is the screen in direct sunlight? I saw a review comparing it with others at max brightness which showed not much improvement. I think only Auto-Brightness will really max out the screen's brightness and I'm not sure if they manually maxed it out or it was it on auto.

And are you using it on the default mode or did you change it to cinematic?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jayochs:
i love the fingerprint scanner..works perfectly for my thumb for 1 handed use..

only thing i'm not liking right now is it seems to have that same body shift issue my white S3 had, that my S4 didn't..like as if the battery isn't big enough for the cavity, so it moves and makes the body feel like its twisting so it makes some lil snappy creak noises. kinda sucks, but oh well. maybe the battery just isn't big enough for the spot,w ho knows.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] turbosrrgood:
Granted I only spent about 5 minutes with it outside so far, but the difference was HUGE from my S3 (which I really struggled with in the sun). I did not mess with any display settings yet, so it was all default. I got it on lunch and I'm working, so I've only been able to play with it here and there.

The display continues to be impressive, which is the main reason I wanted it. I can't speak to the difference between the s4-5, but between the 3 and 5 its night and day.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
I'm excited to get it home and drop in a sink of water.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Crooke356:
I like the phone. Definitely has a lot of features that I won't use but that's a Galaxy device. If we're on XDA, we know what we're getting into. The bigger size to achieve the IP67 certification is somewhat annoying but again, nothing unexpected and a nice feature. One that I'm sure will save more than a few people. So, despite the usually Galaxy "extras", I'm enjoying it. I will have to get a replacement as there is a permanent " smudge " on the display. Almost as if there's a coating for the IP67 certification and that coating wasn't applied correctly. No biggie. As long as VZW cooperates lol.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] greatnesstx:
Not going to lie I hate this phone, they dropped the ball in gs5, I am not going to use it until the gracious devs get root and unlocked bootloader
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jayochs:
damn..i just took some outdoors pics and they came out terrible. like, awful.

full light shots outdoors in the sun, blacks were coming out smudgy and blotchy and not good at all..i'm going to be super pissed if this camera turns out to be worse than my G2..that's the whole damn reason why i got this phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
Let's see these pics. No way worse than G2.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] big_bake:
Not liking the recent apps button. Came from an s3 and I'm used to tapping for the menu to come up. Now it's needs a long press. If I could just swap the long and short press functions I would pretty happy. Only had it since 10am.

Screen is definitely better than the s3. Using it to navigate on the dash on a bright sunny made it very apparent. S3 looked dark and hard to see, the s5 looked way better and easy to see.

The chrome around this all black is not to my taste, but I'm hoping my new uag case will cover it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Crooke356:
You might find this interesting. I've spent the afternoon confirming these results.

http://m.blogs.computerworld.com/sm...ms.com&subid=cfcd208495d565ef66e7dff9f98764da

Edit: that is a huge link!

cRookeD Nexus 5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
Lol yeah its huge. Lol.

So pretty much great camera with some bad moments?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
I just took this in my garage...cam is fine for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
If you hate it....not sure what you were expecting over what you saw on the S4.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Crooke356:
Yea. From all the devices I've ever owned, and it's a lot, that seems to be the case. Except for iPhone. I've never owned one but it's apparently perfect ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
I just dropped mine a sink full of water. Still kicking. I recorded the drop.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
I just realized that the screen lights up every time I get a text. Stays on for a few secs, but I cannot change that.

Light Manager works......w/out root.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] derrtydee:
coming from a VZW Note 3

The camera is great when you use the flash, but takes too long when you don't have flash enabled. "Hold the phone still until the photo is done processing" was displayed several times. Counterproductive, if you ask me.

16GB on board memory is just plain stupid. especially with all of the bloatware on it. The caller id name app that comes preinstalled continues to freeze on me, trying to figure out what it is that is making the phone announce calls, despite the fact that talk back is disabled, read caller id is disabled in the call settings, etc. is there a Driving Mode that i may have inadvertently enabled?

i'm one of the very few that actually liked s-voice, especially with the ability to wake the phone by saying "Hi Galaxy" on the Note 3. Doesn't seem to work on the S5, either that or I'm doing something wrong. I'm running Nova Launcher and hate having to switch back to normal Touch Wiz to see the voice enabled functions work.

The heart rate monitor is gimmicky-- there have been apps doing that for years, not sure why Samsung picked up on it for the S5. I can see the functionality in the Gear 2/Gear Fit, but on the actual device itself, it doesn't make sense.

Other than that, I like the phone, I just hope that Samsung learns from this and makes the Note 4 just that much more spectacular.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
That's because you have the anti shake feature on. Turn off and the shutter is next to instant, [MENTION=5364317]derrtydee[/MENTION]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] derrtydee:
bless you. i've had the phone for 2 days and i'm still learning about it everyday. made that change and it was instantaneous for the camera, thank you. (now if i could only figure out everything else... le sigh)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BPHusker:
There isn't a way to change it? Man.. I like the S5, but man with how locked down it is and how the bootloader might not even get unlocked is tempting me to go back to HTC.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lodaserves:
So you need to play everyday your phone so you will know alot of things on it?lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] garwynn:
Hi, this looks like a good thread for thoughts and feedback so I'm moving to general and changing the title. This way people can share their feedback in one thread - and those who want to add can be suggested to do so here.

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cbrehob:
My thoughts

I just upgraded from the Galaxy S3.

First, the S5 is still a little bit laggier than what I want. Moving from app to app takes some time. Opening up the camera takes a few more seconds to initialize than what I'd prefer. I tested the HTC M8 in the store and it was snappy and lightning quick.

I love the S5 Camera, it's a huge upgrade from S3 and takes amazing photos (on my device). I love the low light ability as well, shots that required the flash don't necessarily on this device.

The fingerprint scanner and heartbeat sensor are sort of dumb.

I like how you can disable almost all Verizon app garbage.

The display is brilliant and the battery life is pretty damn good, however we'll see how it handles today as I go into work in a building that gets extremely poor reception.

Still not sure if I want to go with the HTC One M8 however the non-removal battery is sort of a deal killer.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] androidphan88:
So i jumped on the droid Maxx when it first came out but i am thinking about switching to EDGE and grabbing an s5.

I think the one thing i might miss the most is active notifications. Those are amazing but the other features added to the new motos are meh. Has anyone played with the finger print scanner and paypal. I have heard verizon killed it. If so maybe root will bring it back. Anyone who moved from the moto x gen of phones to this have any opinions?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] f308gt4:
Coming from a Verizon S3 here. For what I use, not that much different, other than the screen is nicer, the device is a little bigger. Haven't used the camera much yet, but seems at least as good as the S3. Battery life seems to be much better.

Fingerprint scanner is OK. I was hoping for better. My daughter has the Iphone 5S, and the fingerprint scanner on that phone is much better. You just place you finger on the button, and boom it's ready to go (assuming your fingerprint is recognized).

With the S5, you first need to turn on the screen, then swipe your finger. I can't seem to get it to work one handed- could be because I have small hands? Also, I wish it had the option to register more than 3 fingerprints. I have my right thumb scanned, and my left thumb. With the extra, I did more scans of my right thumb, hoping that it will help with recognition of my right thumb. It would be nice to have a few more slots for different fingers as well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Crooke356:
All the features aside, the S5 is damn good phone. IMO. Feels good in the hand. Takes good pictures. No lag. Beautiful display. Good battery life. Removable battery. External storage. Can handle a bit of water and dust without going poo. For me, once Nova is installed, I really like the UI. I can match with the new settings theme and it really gives it a seamless look throughout the whole interface. Add in the few features that I personally use, and it provides a great experience.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
You're welcome....hit the thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
I went from a Maxx to an S5. I'm still on the fence with the S5. I liek it and i like what i have going on with it. the screen in gorgeous, the camera is better then the maxx, and its very fast. As for the active notifications. Between that and touchless control i was spoiled. I downloaded AcDisplay from the market which is a nice alternative and has been growing with support.

For the touchless control i havent found anything yet. I know the TouchWiz home launcher has OK Google support but I use nova. I am hoping at some point they can implement this functionality as well.

If and when we get root we will have a lot of things to consider. between bloat removal, maybe getting download booster to work (although i heard it might be hidden), and maybe having paypal touch features working. it'll be a process but those who are patient will get rewarded (hopefully)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] androidphan88:
Yea if i had another carrier option in my town i would go with it. ATT works but its kinda meh. I could never get touchless controls to really work well. It would always say the room was to noisy trying to setup and when i did get it setup it didnt work that well. So i really wont miss that feature.

I do like the idea of being able to lock my phone with a finger print and do paypal transactions since I use paypal all the time.

Is google wallet tap to pay working on the GS5 with verizon. I thought I read somewhere it was. I loved using that with my Gnex and Nexus 4
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tdrussell:
Yes, tap to pay works.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Aerocaptain:
After a day of playing with the finger scanner, I can easily use 1 hand. I think owners just need time with the device to evolve the way they hold the phone. Works 80% of the time on first try. The other 20% usually on try 2. But even with 2 swipes it's still faster than a password and way more awesome! Give it time. I anticipated the feature to be a novelty but now it may be a mainstay for me.

My one main gripe about the phone so far is that file managers cannot transfer files from internal to external SD memory. You are forced to use Samsung Myfile app. And many apps only give a save directory for internal memory. Perhaps coming from a device with only internal memory spoiled me with its ease of use.

previous device: Galaxy Nexus
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] open1your1eyes0:
Tis a beautiful sight ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Aerocaptain:
FYI, Samsung is advising consumers not to put screen protectors on the S5. Supposedly it interferes with the touch and air gesture interface. I haven't heard any complaints but if you have issues with those areas, that's probably the reason.

If you do encounter issues, please post them. Would be good information for the community.

previous device: Galaxy Nexus
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Crooke356:
If you haven't noticed, there is already some sort of screen protector on the device. Something to do with the ip67 certification I would imagine. Obviously, it's not interchangeable. I had to exchange my first S5 because there was an air bubble underneath it in the top right right corner and line across the middle of the screen.