yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] themodder:
One way would be to flash a new ROM using Android Toolkit

Hi, this happened to me once and what I did is quite drastic, but I flashed a new ROM, as other methods for me simply didn't work ... the time it took to redownload my apps and set up the note 8.0 was minimal compared to the frustration I was having with note 8.0.

I put a rom (omni rom in my case, or you could use whatever you want such as a backup of your old rom) on my sdcard and just flashed it using my recovery (which is twrp, and which I could boot into). Since you can boot into PhilZ recovery, this method might work if you want to do it.

One last thing, the title of my reply mentions the android toolkit (which is now the skipsoft unified android toolkit). I did not have a rom on my device, so I used the toolkit to put a zip file of a rom on my device.

Hope this helps,
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] Harjan112:
What did you do before it got stuck at boot, did you try clearing dalvik cache?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] hahnliang:
Problem solved, just flash the stock rom then all good to go again.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] StellaVillaruz:
Can you help me go through a step by step procedure. I have the same problem with my daughter's tablet.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] ShapesBlue:
Download Odin, get the stock rom from http://www.sammobile.com

Boot into download mode, power button, volume down and the home button

Click continue, start Odin, now is the time to connect the tablet to your pc

Uncheck reboot on the left side

Click on pda, the file you downloaded from sam mobile is a zip file, open it to reveal the md5 file, place the md5 file on the desktop so it's easy to find

It should recognize the file in Odin and once it's done it should say succeeded 1

Then unplug the cord and reboot your tablet if it already hasn't done so. Holding down the power button until it turns off should do the trick. Any questions feel free to post here

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] hibee:
pls urgent help

pls, is there really no help? my samsung galaxy note 8.0 gt n-5100 is stuck at samsung logo anytime I switch it on. I have wiped the cache and restore factory settings through the use of power key and volume up key with home key to enter the mode. I have also tried using odin through odin mode with the .tar file I got online and followed all the instructions but still I cannot use my phone pleeeaaassseee heeeeeelp me. it is very serious and frustrating. thanks
[One (M8) General] GigabitEthernet:
Received my M8 today and the quality control on this thing is terrible!

There are scratches and marks all over the body. The volume buttons are also really loose - they feel like they could fall of at any point.

Anybody else had issues?
[One (M8) General] HtcOneJon:
Nope, mine was perfect. Although, going on the condition all my Samsung phones have come at their best, your's is probably better than a pristine S5.

All joking aside, i'd send it back and get a replacement.
[One (M8) General] Stephen:
Thread closed,

Remember forum rules and use existing threads were possible. Eg here:

Build Quality Concerns

Ghost
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] EMRE BADUR:
hi all;

I get a 4 gb sd card for my jamin, but I am not sure how could I get the best performance from this card? for now it does not seem faster thatn my 512 MB Kingston SD card so which cluster size and format settings should I use
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] cidriver:
Use the utillity Pocket Mechanic, it going to help you to perdormance your SD. The last version is 1.60 or the Pro version is 2.10.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amdultra:
Is it dangers if i play game in a long time with that condition? i m afraid to damage the screen is anyone have use the note since launch and dont counter any problem with playing games up to screen become warm? :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulGer01:
Screen warming up is normal. How long do you play?

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amdultra:
about 30-40 minutes, i m afraid to broke the screen example like the color become abnormal (not burn in problem)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxynote2:
Screen warming is normal due to materials used to manufacture the phone. You can see even in the manual that Screen and battery zone warming is normal and it will work without problem. The phone will not suffer any kind of problems, be careful with your fingers because the screen glass warms up very easy and can injure your hands after long periods of time using it. Enjoy gaming!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronak123456:
Recently I was using the latest XistenZ v6.6.0 Ultra edition...I thought the ROM is having issue so I formatted and installed the stock Rom which is Stock 10.4.1.B.0.101 Rooted, Deodexed & Zipaligned V3 (19/02)...I am getting the same issue with this ROM as well..!!!

My RAM goes to 0% and i dont have any apps installed such eating RAMs..!! however it just got 0 and then it freezes allot.!!!

Any way to fix this or what is the issue??
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
hi.i have the same kind of that problem in the same rom but my RAM not go to 0!!!:D i get sometimes 400mb free RAM space. but i use app called ZDBOX root task killer:D its useful and the best part its FREE :p go her and get it https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zdworks.android.toolbox

the best way to use is: install the app > go to your launcher > hold empty place > add ZDBOX TASK KILLER widget > click on the widget NOT KILL ALL BUTTON!!! > click on gear button (settings) > turn off KILL ALL WHEN SCREEN LOCK and turn on DISPLAY SYSTEM PROGRAM > click on back button > uncheck CRASHMONITORSYSTEM SERVICE and XPERIA HOME and OVERHEAT CONTROL and select all other system apps > click on KILL SELECTED button NOTE: the app will freeze for 15 seconds when you click kill all button BUT DO NOT CLICK ANYTHING WHEN THE APP FREEZE BECAUSE THATS NORMAL:D

you will get up to 1.20GB free ram space:good:

hope that helped you because thats helped me:D

SMASH THANKS BUTTON IF HELPED :D:D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronak123456:
I used clean master and now using smart ram booster pro version..still it does not help
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gripfly:
Try a clean flash(wipe all datas etc).

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommy-Geenexus:
This

Task killers are not good for your phone, Android frees Memory itself when it's needed

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
not always

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if the apps dont helped you try reflash your rom. maybe you did something wrong?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommy-Geenexus:
Always. Don't try to be a smartass.

Google for kufi's post, thats how Linux works

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
lol task killers, what is this, 2010 :P? come on people...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronak123456:
well i did everything right...there is some serious prob with the RAM..!!! after keeping the phone on for like 5+ hors..Ram goes to 450MB free where the apps show that they are running 0.00MB as it means my task killer not letting them to RUN, so still i see my RAm then go to 0 MB left..everytime i have to restart my phone??
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcoplo:
Do you have a smartwath connected ? Because that thing use hell amount of ram at least in my case over 250mb!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
"Google for kufi's post, thats how Linux works"

what you mean?

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but you can see in the task killers or other apps what's using much RAM grant the root ACCESS to the app so you can see the system apps using RAM . and i always see the system apps usin RAM more than user apps
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronak123456:
well my i was using Clean master and smart ram booster..!! so when my RAM went to 0, I went to settings and apps and runing apps...all the apps were running with 0.0MB something..it means it's force closing the app? or what i dont understand..!! well i really doubt that it's something related to my apps or what..!!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
I installed clean master app now and i dont see that app showing ALL SYSTEM APPS!!! So please use ZDBOX!!! And you will see all system apps ITS FREEE!!!! But dont worry that will not eat your phone!! And grant root access and do what i told you before;) and dont kill app called CRASH MONITOR SYSTEM SERVICE or that will turn off your phone automaticly
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comercy:
I have the same problem.

maybe some guys just didn't understand what we tried to explain.

I list how to simulate the problem in my phone(android 4.3 101 version):

1.restart the phone,and I got 400MB free RAM;

2.normally use my phone in about half a day, open dictionary/web/twitter/facebook/news app etc.

3.I got 0 free RAM. no matter I clean background apps or not, all background apps were force closed. and some apps that have services restart itself spontaneously, keep free RAM to 0MB.

4.at this point, every time I get back to the launcher, the launcher need to reload. and my phone is kind of overheat and laggy.

I don't know the way to monitor what exactly eats free RAM(all apps has been closed,and I don't get any free RAM).

:(
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] delphimon:
Downloading now...
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] 6783:
For at&t or international version?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
Well it does indeed say AT&T here

AT&T changelog blog here
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] APeter001:
Thanks for the heads up. Now waiting for rooted version..
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
can't get the update ...

im rooted on ML2 its matters ? (i use xposed to do a change from custom to offical)

its says :

DIM initialization not ready check network or sim card
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
You'll have to uninstall your root apps, then flash under ODIN the official stock firmware, download from here

I first deactivate my modules under Xposed framework, then uninstall them, then I defrost all apps in TiBU, then I use the prepare for full unroot in SuperSU and then I uninstall the root apps. Finally I do a full wipe of SD (back your stuff up of course) and reset the phone, then I turn it off and flash the stock fw.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
Or you can flash only the stock fw .. its deletes all
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
Probably but I just double cover myself this way ;)

I rooted from here and hopefully sooner we'll have root for KK than it was for JB
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
Your rooted 4.3? or 4.4 ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
4.3 ML2 from the link I gave...

currently updating to KK, 40% done...
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
So you can root and update? ..

now i do full unrooted and when i click software update its do nothing..

need to back to stock fw?

Edit:Still same problem after back to stock ... what i need to do ?!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] oori002:
Any one knows what about the international version?? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
Some one can please upload the cfg file ? :'(
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
Try turning it off and back on, do another full reset, repeat and then flash stock fw once again...

I managed to successfully update to KK from having rooted my SGS4A SGH-i537 JB 4.3 with Sunderwear's method, flashing with ODIN 3.09 back to stock from the official FW here, downloaded from here [I537UCUBML2 (includes all files).7z]
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
what is your carrier ? at&t ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
Yes AT&T Galaxy S4 Active SGH-i537
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
i dont have the at&t sim card its matter ?

still the fking same problem ,tired of trying everything..
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
View attachment 2690091

:confused::crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
Yeah I left my sim card in, wiped my SD card with the reset etc. Now, did you do the uninstall "prepare for full unroot" option in SuperSU, generally doing what I did to double cover myself? I'm thinking, though this may be a tedious way of doing it but make sure you're all reset to stock as you may be, then do a full reset including the formatting the SD card, then do a re-root, then unroot as I do and try that.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
i did all these things , before i flash stock i did full unroot too , and flashed stock try to do that again and still nothing , after that i wipe everything again still nothing .. DM Init..
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pinyata:
am i correct in assuming that you lose root after the update and that there is no known way to root 4.4.2 as of now?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
correct

sagi, did you by chance have TiBU installed and if so, did you freeze any or all of the KNOX apps? Just taking a stab here and wondering perhaps if you forgot to unfreeze or if some KNOX app isn't activated?

Since the saferoot app doesn't set any KNOX flag, just the custom which isn't anything to worry about, try doing a reroot of 4.3, then if you own TiBU Pro, make sure all of the KNOX stuff is reactivated and try the update that way, can't hurt.

From the Saferoot thread, "This exploit will NOT set the Knox Warranty Void flag. It will set the "Custom" flag, but that's nothing to worry about."
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] TreyLWalker:
I've got the CFG file, where best to upload a 426.84MB file?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sagi232123:
Media fire please upload it very thank you ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] lreddiablo:
Im probably going to wait until there is a root to upgrade, but just curious, did AT&T keep the annoying bright white dialer and contacts or did they finally change it back to the black?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
hey Trey, do we rename the cfg to a .zip and put it on SD card root dir?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] TreyLWalker:
IIRC, you keep it as CFG, put it on an SD card, then using Root Explorer or something similar, move it to /cache/fota/ then check for software updates... look it up, as I'm not an expert on this.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
ahh ok ty
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] TreyLWalker:
FILE: 2400258.cfg (i537 4.4 OTA update)

URL: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407587969

OLDURL: https://www.mediafire.com/?wzcraa7ka1l7mch (works as of edit, but is irrevocably mediafire...)

SIZE: 426 MB

CRC32: 0DC78100

MD5: 40C941F727BBFCB5DF4097901E5D9C3A
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
ty sir, downloading now :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] TreyLWalker:
Installation was interrupted for me (likely because I removed KNOX apks,) so I'll try a few things and update on how to perform an update using the downloaded .cfg
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] treystegall:
Do you unzip the .7z file, and which category (PDA, Phone) do you use in Odin?

Thanks for your help.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
Yeppers, unzip them and load the appropriate files into their slots in ODIN 3.09. Now, older versions of ODIN work e.g. 3.04 which I used a few times so the AP file would go to the PDA slot, BL for Bootloader, PHONE is CP etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bigfdaddy2:
No Odin files in zip ... do I flash through recovery or what is needed ? I also have that stupid dm initilization error with sim so can't run software update ....
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
I will volunteer to stay put on 4.3 and pull whatever logs [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] needs to get safestrap running on 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bigfdaddy2:
safe strap runs on 4.3 I have no problems with it just can't find good rom to use .....
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
[MENTION=4791260]bigfdaddy2[/MENTION] I have established that it works for some and not others. hashcode has found something wrong in the recovery.log and boot.img I have sent him.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bigfdaddy2:
OK my bad sorry

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NM answered my own question just threw it on external SD and went to recovery and hit update... still have dm initilization sim error. ... but also imei unknown with may have something to do with it ....
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
Its cool bro. Don't say sorry.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
Does anybody know if this update comes with a new bootloader? If not we can probably use a similar root method to ML2.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bigfdaddy2:
Yes it does have new bootloader since we upgrading to knew operating system ... we went from ics, -jelly bean,-know kitkat. .
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rivinence:
I was running 4.3 rooted with Saferoot.

I did the above.

Then renamed the *.cfg file to update.zip and did an ADB sideload in Recovery

Now Running KitKat on my S4 Active.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
A new version of Android doesn't necessarily mean a new bootloader. This phone never had ICS, it came out of the box with 4.2.2 (Jellybean). Have you looked inside the update package to verify that there is a new bootloader, or are you just speculating?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bigfdaddy2:
It does have new bootloader because of the new security Google implemented in kitkat
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mythi:
Time to port the new firmware to GT-I9295 ..who would like this !!!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] AndroidState:
So you are rooted with 4.4 kitkat?

I should just flash ML2 root with safe root and with my renamed update.zip to flash?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] wbounds:
Sideload finished sucsessfuly but screen still unresponsive.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rivinence:
No, flashing the official stock ML2 removed Root.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] AndroidState:
Yea, I flashed it already.

Maybe someone can edit the Update.zip updater script and add su to xbin.

dont even need to add superuser and waste time because you can download it.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Xanthos58:
Could we downgrade the kernel, root then up to the latest?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] primeboss:
Can some try this. I am still on 4.2, about to update to 4.4
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bigfdaddy2:
tried flashing pwnd kernel and it passed but once booting stays stuck at att logo. tried cache clear and reboot and still didnt go past logo. it connects to pc but cant do anything since i didnt have developers option checked ....

Tried to down grade back to 4.3 but fails.... on phone says sw rev. CHECK FAIL: FUSED 4 , BINARY:3
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] SkiRac3rDud3:
Ok im on Fido carrier here in Canada, but i cant see the update.

Anyone know how i can update?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] meraz9000:
im working in a different way to get it rooted.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
Good to hear from you, keep us posted :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] propov:
???

Looks like we are totaly forgotten.I537 have 4.3,now 4,4.We(i9295) stay on 4.2.2 from the begining and notnhing,niento,nada!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
To be fair, you could have flashed a custom ROM and been on 4.4.2 months ago. I know it's not stock, but for the moment the i9295 is more open than the i537 with the ability to be on what ever version of Android you want.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pink_lady03:
I did an ota update yesterday after all the process my touchscreen doesnt work at all,sounds working and can receive call but but the touchscreen wouldnt work at all.I did a factory reset hoping the screen will work still stuck! has anyone had the same problem?good thing I went to att repair service and replace mine.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tqsdyy:
i'm having the EAXCTLY same problem !! do you think there will ever be a odin file for 4.4.2?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bigfdaddy2:
I am back on 4 4.2 I just left the zip on my external SD and booted to recovery and went to apply update from external SD card and it worked
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] NJ_RAMS_FAN:
this is the same thing that happened to my bro-in-law. what did at&t say? his also developed burn-in on the screen. pink color on the bottom.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] zombieguy85:
Just be prepared your 3rd party apps wont be able to write to the sd card. I'm regretting my decision.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mikelets456:
What were you on before that?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
I did the same also, worked great!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jdawg929:
so from what ive read just rename the file to update.zip in order to flash through stock recovery? when i try it retains the .cfg extension am i literally supposed to compress to a zip file? please correct me if im missing something but this is driving me nuts.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
No, right click the .cfg so the whole thing is highlighted including the .cfg then manually type in update.zip to rename it
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jdawg929:
thanks for the reply.

my folder settings were hiding the file extensions so i changed that in the viewing options and now its installed but now my screen stops responding 1 second after turning on this is a night mare haha.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] RueZen:
So I just used Odin to take me to ML2. Got this file on my SD card and as I try to go to the recovery menu using volume up, menu, and power buttons it show's the "Recovery booting..." on the top left but then the phone reboots and loads normally.

Any ideas on how to get my recovery menu back?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
It's Vol+/HOME/POWER and then just before you anticipate that tiny bit of recovery text in upper left corner let go fast, believe me it took me a few tries to get this right but then it should take you into recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] RueZen:
/facepalm yeah I meant home not menu, but thank you I hadn't realized that I needed the correct timing all working now
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
:laugh:, yeah happens to all of us glad you got it sorted :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Kallisti23:
OTA Issues

Can anyone confirm that the upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4.2 is safe when using the renamed CFG file instead of doing the OTA? I would like to try out KitKat but I don't want burn-in and an unresponsive touch screen.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
The 2400258.cfg IS the OTA just not in the form of a tidy set of ODIN files as many are accustomed to. It is perfectly safe and I've personally flashed it several times as have many others successfully as is well documented in Sunderwear's 4.4.2 root thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] namitutonka:
This guy needs help

[MENTION=5232198]ChristopherXDA[/MENTION] may need help here:

Brand New SGH-I537 Spontaneously Bricked After 6-10-2014 Update

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2779257
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] waqar747:
I have tried to search for this but am confused. Can somebody confirm if I can install this file by renaming to update.zip and installing through the recovery. My config: i537 with 4.3 ML2 rooted, Knox apks removed. No additional mods. Appreciate the help in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] ricardooo11:
Sigh o can't get this rom to install someone help me out
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Well you need to give more into than that if you want help. Tell us the phone's model number, what build number you're currently on, and what exactly goes wrong when you try to install
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] nique0201:
For some reason since I've gotten NY phone my "my magazine" hasn't loaded not one thing. I have my social networks signed in on it but even they haven't loaded. I've tried on mobile and on WiFi is there a bug I don't know about... Any word on how to fix? I would love to use it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] nique0201:
Started working. Please close