yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] nermin_dadan:
Hello,

I am new to this stuff, so if somebody would be nice to tell me the procedure how to get the google nexus sistem on my Samsung s4. Is that possible and if yes please explain. I would like the plain nexus sistem with no fancy extra software if possible.

And where can I find the links for the correct roms, cause I've read somewhere that it is possible to brick my phone if wrong rom installed.

I have international version of Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Fantassy123:
Well First of all flash a recovery on your phone and then search a rom Here
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Neroga:
Found this through the OGP thread. The AT&T OGP (E980) was able to flash stock based ROMs for the F24X variants if we flashed the stock 4.4 kernel. Since we can't really touch the kernel on the Note 3, we may be able to use what they have over on sonyue. Worth a shot and I'll probably try it myself if I ever feel the need to switch from DynamicKat (highly unlikely).

http://bbs.sonyue.com/forum-1654-1.html

Sent from my DynamicKat SM-N900A
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] jimaginet:
Is anyone have this problem after update to KK? Normally it took only about 6 hours to get full charge. Now it took 8 hours I get only 60%. Any idea?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] compumasta:
People are generally reporting the opposite. I wonder if it might take a factory reset to fix it.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] jimaginet:
Yes it fixed the problem after factory reset
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] compumasta:
Glad it worked for you!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] Geordie Affy:
Yeah I think I'm going to factory reset when I update as it seems to be the best way to ensure a flawless uldate or atleast a niggly free update (minus the bugs that exist in 4.4 ofcourse whatever they may be).

Sent from Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition via Tapatalk.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperiaforme:
Assuming my Note 2 survives till September, is Note 3 worth buying? Could Note 4 be very problematic to root given there is no way to fix triped knox on 3? With roumors of 4 being water resistant and having a killer 3 sided display, better battery etc I am intrigued.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thahim:
After note 4 is there will you wait for 5 .

Always new is better but keep waiting for new will leave you with nothing.

Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenny1991:
Not always.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Unfortunately until you actually see the specs from Samsung, that's what they are, rumours...

Knox and all that crap will be on the Note 4, upgraded of course.

At the moment you can get a phone that is top of the line, it es still better than the S5, why wait till later... Unless you know the release date, how much it's gonna cost and are assured one of the 1st release phones you might as well get the Note 3. Yu can always sell off the Note 3 and get a Note 4 later...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekdauzat:
Note 4 will probably be impossible to bypass the bootloader. Thank god we got this leak for note 3.. thanks to all.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] celderic:
The n9005 is the best phone i have used :)

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RISHI RAJ:
Go for one plus phone
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rankoradza:
Go for Note dual sim, best device on market for now
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperiaforme:
This is what concerns me most...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
U can jump to other brand if u do care knox.

:)

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] errol19:
:good:

Why don't you flash official kitkat for your note 2, that would be close to note 3, then you could wait for note 4.

Hey, nothing to lose right!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pete4k:
There were many rumors about GS5, right until few days before the release and many of them came out to be false, Note 4 probably won't be released until September, so it's impossible to say if any of those rumors are even close to reality, I wouldn't even be so sure if Samsung themselves "freeze" the design on specs on Note 4 yet. As a matter of fact I delayed purchase of Note3 until November, waiting for rumored Note 3 active (waterproof version), rumored to be released any day now, way back in September. Well, it's almost May and Note 3 active is not even rumored about anymore, so I don't think I'll be making my purchase decisions on rumors anymore.

Bottom line is if you need new phone now, Note 3 is still one of the best phones around, if you don't 4 months is not that far away, or is it?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FeralFire:
The Note 4 might be impossible to root without tripping knox (or whatever they end up calling it), but I am pretty sure it will be rootable.

Especially while we got chainfire. :P
[General Topics] 6680abhi:
I was wondering if there is any software which will just give routes for journeies, rather than having a GPS reciever?
[General Topics] dfoody:
If you've got midlet support there's Google Mobile Maps

http://www.google.com/gmm
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] DC-TeaAge:
From this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2570807

Forgive me my lack of knowledge, i am still new to the android-world and rooting and flashing. And i couldn't find a answer to the above mentioned problem (all threads that show up are "doing xyz with fastboot", but none that says what to do if there is no fastboot at all).

So, in the (hopefully rare) situation where I obtain such a device with limited bootloader, is this a problem? Or am i able to install/flash a working bootloader with fastboot?
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] gmilner07:
No bootloader

Hi

Have just purchased advent vega tegra note 7 & it seems to lack a bootloader menu.

Have installed all drivers etc and can Adb reboot bootloader in fastboot mode from PC windows 7, which just turns my tablet off until I manually +volume+power button turn it back on.

Scratching my head as i want to unlock tablet & install a recovery.

Please Help.:confused:
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] karehaqt:
Rootjunky's SuperTool will help you with this:

Nvidia Tegra Note 7 Super Tool unbrick, restore, …: http://youtu.be/FO_AX-Gx2XI
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] gmilner07:
Rootjunkys tool is based on kit kat.

Tablet is running android 4.2.2.

Tried half a dozen methods but can't get boot loader to show on screen.

Surely someone must of encountered this problem.

Please HELP.
[Xperia Z2 General] dx9901mk5:
Downliad link：https://mega.co.nz/#F!u1gwxIbS!2ptAE3Qd2GkfPyacpjaHYQ

Z2 D6503_17.1.A.2.69_TW (Taiwan).ftf

It just fix some bugs！(ex：some game app figure breaking fix！ )

PS：not 17.1.A.2.55, is 17.1.A.2.69
[Xperia Z2 General] Fenix:
Great, thanks :)
[Xperia Z2 General] Fenix:
Flashed it, seems ok so far.
[Xperia Z2 General] Brody5:
Is this a global rom?
[Xperia Z2 General] Fenix:
I have flashed it on vodafone germany branded, unlocked. Seems great so far, no more heating, battery drain...
[Xperia Z2 General] augie7107:
Yes it is, Global LTE.
[Xperia Z2 General] cdd543:
This killed my lte option. I've reloaded the apn several times and lte isn't an option in the preferences any more.

OK after seeing the other thread they apparently just changed the icon to 4G only. Weird.
[Xperia Z2 General] Fenix:
Works on mine...
[Xperia Z2 General] plasmidium:
4G=LTE it is the Same.

In Europ we use it under the LTE

Rest of the World say 4G
[Xperia Z2 General] cdd543:
Yeah we show LTE in the US as well.
[Xperia Z2 General] Strangeland16:
Does this offer any battery performance increase?
[Xperia Z2 General] shinjsk:
Hi i have a Z2 for developers, i'm Italian. Firmware is 4.4.1 and it crash many times and videos doesn't play.

Can i mount this firmware? How can i do that? It is easy? will in future Pc Companion upgrade my firmware by itself?

Help me, thanks!
[Xperia Z2 General] Fenix:
Use Flashtool, latest one. Download latest firmware (a.2.69) and flash it.
[Xperia Z2 General] Jamal_RS:
Mirror
[Xperia Z2 General] chinedu40:
Does flashing this wipe your device? Can it also be flashed if your bootloader is currently locked, since it is official firmware i presume it can be flashed?
[Xperia Z2 General] Dmands:
I've flashed it over .55 on a UK , only issue is the movies I've downloaded are no longer playable. Yes it does wipe your device and no it does not need bootloader unlocked.
[Xperia Z2 General] ash_co:
ive got a z2 in the uk. if I install this will it still work fine?
[Xperia Z2 General] augie7107:
Yes but why would you? There is a generic 55 UK ftf in the forum. Users in that thread have been reporting that it is upgradeable to 69 via PC Companion.
[Xperia Z2 General] Lancez:
Do we have to flash it or it'll be OTA?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luluchambler:
Hello, iam a Xperia-Z (C6603) User for a week or two and am now looking forward to a

Nice and clean custom-Rom without any bloatware which I hate(ultimate music Sony select,sonysocialfoo and Facebook and alike)

and I guess cm11nightly would fulfill my needs, as i would also really love a smartphone without gapps.

FIrst I thought it would basically be a decision between the to be flashed ROM but now

I read about the bravia-engine getting lost forever which would really suck, is this still

State-of-the-art? Or is there an Option to get it back, as far as I know the BE is basically still there but licensed over a key like the mpeg2-codec on the raspberry-Pi isn't there a possibility to back it up and still be able to use it when you revert back to stock for example?

You're in charge now, what do you suggest me? Iam still on 4.2.2 and would like to get everything up-to-date soon. Btw. I would want a Rom that is of the same color as stock 4.2.2 so basically black, a white theme would be hard to look at in dark conditions even when turned down to lowest brightness.

So to sum it up: NO bloatware (must), NO gapps(nicetohave), black theme like 4.2.2(must), still BEngine(nicetohave)

Btw. How's the image-quality with custom-Roms? It shouldn't get worse than it is in 4.2.2 stock if possible!

Thanks! :good::highfive:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azurren:
I would recommend Cyanogen Mod to most people. Honestly I can't live without the features these days! :)

Regarding the consequences.. Well there aren't really any.. Kinda.. You may or may not lose your warranty based on how stingy Sony are feeling at the time. Most of the BRICK warnings are just to cover developers if someone does something wrong or if your phone just so happens to die of something completely unrelated while installing the rom.

I would recommend trawling this forum for at least and hour or two just reading the various guides; How to backup your phone, How to unlock the bootloader and, most importantly, how to backup your TA partition.

It's quite a pain free process. It's just better to be aware of what could go wrong, so you are prepared and can easily apply the fix before panicking and messing something up :D

Good luck and happy trawling!

You only have to learn these things once. Once your rooted, unlocked and running a custom rom updating is easier than sonys
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luluchambler:
Hi, thank you for your reply.

I just looked up what exactly the "TA-Partition" is and i guess the only thing that was worrying me (loosing Bravia) is not up-to-date anymore :D

So lets get started, i looked up what i need to backup the "TA-Partition" and if i understood everything its basically having a rooted Xperia-Z and a double-click on a .bat-file?

So i guess the best would to not upgrade any of the shown OTA-Updates by Sony, and root the 4.2.2-Stock ROM that is on the device right now?

As far as i know rooting 4.2.2 isn't really a problem right now, agreed?

So after sucessfully rooting the Sony Xperia-Z its just backing up the "TA-Par tition" with "TA-Backup"-Script?

After that, its unlocking the Boot-loader over the Sony-Website (IMEI, Name, Email....) so that they send you the Unlock-Code, after that you'll have to use fastboot to finally unlock it?

(If i check the Service Menu "Rooting Status": there is nothing behind it, but the bootloader-unlock allowed: says yes, so no problem right?)

After that you most likely are done for the moment, until you decide if it should be CM10.1Stable or CM11Nightly, rig

How's the status of CM11 right now, any known major bugs?

Thank you already for your help :good:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azurren:
I've been using Cyanogenmod 11 nighties for months now, no obvious bugs

Some features aren't implemented yet and the occasional feature is broken.. Nothing really integral to the phone though :)

You've pretty much got the method down! Just ensure you use a root method for your sony firmware version (Android version). It should use some form of "Exploit" to avoid deleting the TA-Partition. Honestly I backed mine up and haven't ever wanted to restore it, the features are more of a gimmick than anything useful

Enjoy :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luluchambler:
A few more questions! (Iam sorry :D)

So as far as i can see, my smartphone is running "10.3.1.A.0.244" which is regarding to the post by DooMLord not exploitable.

I therefore have to flash the "10.3.A.0.423"-Kernel-Only so that the previously used exploit works again.

After that i'll have to restore the Kernel that was previously on the Smartphone therefore "10.3.1.A.0.244"

After that root should stay in intact, but what about the TA-Partion? Is it somehow affected by this?

Secound Question, is it crucial to have an micro-sdhc inserted to sucessfully flash CM11 onto the Xperia Z after backing up TA, or is it possible without?

And the Image-Quality (taking Pictures) should be kinda worse on CM11 than it is with Sony's Stock Firmware, is it possible to include(myself) the propritary firmware.blobs for the Camera as we do it with gapps, or will i have to live with the reduced image Quality?

Thanks!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
As the name of the thread implies... This is a stock rooted ROM based on Verizon official 1.55.605.2 Base. No mods, not themes, no hacks, no.... Just rooted and ready!

Features

Odexed or De-odexed

Pre-rooted with Super SU (Thanks [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION])

System write protection removed (Thanks [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION]!)

Busybox pre-installed

Unsecured boot.img

No other modifications, hacks, mods, etc!

​

Q and A - Read it!

Q. What are the prerequisites to flash this?

A. You must be S-Off with TWRP recovery and on the latest Verizon firmware. Other recoveries may work but are not supported.

Q. Who is this ROM for?

A. Its for the Home-brew enthusiast that wants to make a ROM for themselves. Its for developers that want to build a ROM for the community but may not have access to a complete untouched file set. Its for that guy that forgot to make a Nandroid back up!

Q. Who is this ROM not for?

A. Crack Flashers. You will not get a flash high from this ROM. Its stock rooted!

Q. Why doesn't it have any mods? All the other ROMS have xxxxx

A. Its a stock ROM!

Q. Is the thether hacked?

A. No, Its a stock ROM!

Q. Will you do a de-odex version any time soon?

A. Probably but I don't like to be hounded about things!

Q. Can I still enable ART?

A. Hell yeah, on the ODex version. Dont recommend trying that on De-odex!

Huge thanks to [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] for the kernel module to disable write protection on the /system partition!

Downloads are HERE!

Hit Thanks!​
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Sharing Policy

The spirit of Open Source is to share your knowledge and files with the rest of the world so they can improve on what you do when possible. This is also my philosophy and I would never compromise that!

You are free to use this ROM or any part of this ROM any way you like as long as you give proper credits!

Do not use my work if you cannot give proper credits!

Consider this your permission! Please do not PM me asking if its OK to build off this ROM. Permission granted!

However this does not include my CleanROM series of ROMS. Please do not use those without contacting me first!

This ROM is not a CleanROM. Its a stock rooted and all yours!

Hit Thanks!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
I created the APM for both the Odex and De-Odex. They can be found HERE!

​
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] commandocon:
Nice to see you here scrosler , you going to be developing clean Rom for the m8 for Verizon?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Oh, for sure man! I just got the basics out of the way. I always start with a share-able stock rooted ROM. Then everyone can play :good:

But I hope to have a prelim version of CleanROM out this weekend. Not sure when though.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] redsox 98:
So glad to see you here scrosler!!!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] owenbeals:
Quick Install guide

[YOUTUBE]5hFgNC1_e_g[/YOUTUBE]

Thank for the awesome work Scrosler!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] fizeke136:
Thanks a lot for sharing this!

Just curious, what does WP removed refer to?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] lchupacabras:
Means that apps can read/write to your SD card without any issues.

Nice to see you again Scrosler, seems we both jumped ship on the Note 3 at the same time :)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] fizeke136:
Ahhh, gotcha. Thanks!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] wtoj34:
Nice to see you in these parts, Scott, love your work.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Evocm7:
Can't wait for cleanrom! Always the best! Was sad when you left the s4
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] PhantomApollyon:
When I download this this my MD5 isn't matching, I've done it 3 times now. Anyone else?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
No it means the system partition is writable so you can edit system files from within the operating system. You have full 100% root. See thread from flar2
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Try a different mirror. I got two in the op. If that doesn't work then try a different machine or isp.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dlscott1111:
Welcome!

Scrosler, Great to have you in our ecosystem! Haven't seen you since the s4. A top-quality developer for a top quality phone!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Thanks everyone! Appreciate the warm welcome!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] PhantomApollyon:
yea, I tried that 3 times and still no go....was just looking for a stock rom to test something out
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Check with your isp. I doubt that 2 completely unrelated hosts are sending bad bits.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] hgoldner:
No problems matching md5's via dev-host here.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Yeah, he has something going on if he can't download from two separate sources.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Neo:
Questions and Answers

While this thread is still fresh and "clean" (yes I went there), I wanted to remind everyone to post only rom related concerns when looking for help. Questions about download issues, how to root/flash/downgrade/upgrade etc should not be posted here. This is stuff you should already know how to deal with before attempting to flash firmware changing material on your device. If this is your first time doing so, I encourage you to search the forums for others who have gone before you and done these things both successfully and unsuccessfully.

a smart man learns from his mistakes but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others ;)

Thank you,

Neo

Forum Moderator
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Rugged96:
Are there any special flash instructions?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] WinDroidGuy:
This can be installed over previous stock/rooted version, correct? No need to wipe or anything?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Not really, just make sure you are on the firmware that comes in the 1.55 base.

Edit: I updated the OP to reflect that you shoudl be on the latest firmware from Verizon (good question).

This is as stock as it gets so I would think if you over installing then you should be fine.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] k.electron:
good to see you here scrosler.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] WinDroidGuy:
Installed right over stock/rooted, thanks for this :)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] lchupacabras:
Whoops, Scott's right, to get SD writing functionality you can use an app such as SDFix from the Play Store.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Thanks

Your Welcome!

Or you can edit platform.xml to look like this (basically adding the media_rw permissions)

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" >
<group gid="sdcard_r" />
<group gid="sdcard_rw" />
<group gid="media_rw" />
</permission>
<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" >
<group gid="sdcard_rw" />
<group gid="media_rw" />
</permission>

But if you are not familiar or comfortable with editing XML files then I would encourage you to use the app here on XDA: [APP][4.4][ROOT] SDFix: Modify device permissions to allow apps to write to MicroSD
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] nabil_na2001:
Thanks. You really make the difference for us
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Your welcome!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Rugged96:
Nice job but I've moved into your clean rom. I'll save this just in case. Thanks
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Thats EXACTLY what this ROM is for! Back up! lol :p ;)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] who MIKE D:
So you couldn't resist the M8 huh Scott?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Nope, it sucked me back in!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] :
Mike's sense 4 rom and cleanrom from sense 3.6 were one of my favorites :) glad to see you both here, it's a real honor to have you both dev for this device.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] gregory_classy:
Ugh! I am still getting the VZW Software Update prompt. I thought this would get rid of that? Please help - it's really starting to annoy me.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bosshog187:
Download and flash in recovery http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407587434
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
If that doesnt work just clear data in the software updater app. Its storing in cache and thinks that you have not flashed yet.

Another thing you can do that "usually" works is force it to check again... and it well then stop.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] gregory_classy:
Do you happened to know the name of the app? I'm using Titanium and can't seem to locate the correct app to wipe.

Thanks!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
Try these if I am not mistaken...

HtcOMADM_VZW.apk

and

HtcOMADM_VZW.apk
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] gregory_classy:
I see the files in Root Browser, but I'm not sure what to do with them. (sorry to be a pain)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
rename them to xxxx.apk.bak

Then reboot your phone. That "should" resolve the OTA NAg issue.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] gregory_classy:
This worked! Thanks so much!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
No problem man. Any time!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
De-Odex version has been posted :good:

Follow the link in the OP!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
This is really good!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Scott:
I updated the de-odex build as it had a couple flaws!

If you are running the de-odex build I would highly encourage you to downloaded and install the version I just put out tonight!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] droidkevlar:
Any other links? Seems one in 1st post is dead.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] hgoldner:
Links are fine. Just checked. Occasionally the server goes offline.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] icedventimocha:
Long time no see. Thanks for providing us this base Rom to build off of.

Sent from my Blood Red HTC One M8
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] italbomber:
Have u made the move from the note??
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] icedventimocha:
Yes sir already s-off

Sent from my Blood Red HTC M8
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] italbomber:
I see crazy theming in our future. Scott's base is solid but I don't need me to tell you that. Great to see u here
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] icedventimocha:
Likewise. Yeah ReDRuM is about to wake from the dead hopefully within a week or so

Sent from my Blood Red HTC M8
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] icedventimocha:
In fact it's already under way

Sent from my Blood Red HTC One M8