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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
yes bootloader is unlocked

sorry i know im being tedious but just to re check ...

1. flash ftf (my zu is from HK so the latest is .681 ftf)

2. then fash the boot.img from carbon

3. then flash carbon onto my phone

in this order you reckon it would fix my problem?

(going ahead and giving it a try anyways in the above order lets see if it pans out)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
As you seem to be having issues I would go back to stock and satrt again, and the steps above should do just that for you. I would boot up after the first step just to check that everything is upto speed on the phone.

I wouldn't worry about getting a HK firmware, just use any of the unbranded/generic US/EU 757 FTFs

I cant see why it didn't work straight from PAC :confused:, hell the kernel in Carbon boots the latest PAC just fine
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
ok bud tired it now the problem is the dam phone keeps going into recovery boots and gets stuck on sony and then reboots and goes into recovery any advice!!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tr0teK:
Flash a stock tft with flashtool in flashmode and it should work again.

Anyways flashing the kernel with the boot.img in fastboot mode should work.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
Have tried that flashed the latest ftf. Then used the root guide didn't work used the boot.img from carbon from pac rom. Still just reboots , my issue is I want a custom rom cos I'm happier with a custom rom, so I get root on the stock. But I can't seem to load a custom rom, first it was midway boot now it's recovery reboots , I want a custom rom any advice .
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tr0teK:
Do it like this:

- flash boot.img (flashtool: fastboot mode)

- wipe cache/dalvik cache (CWM Recovery)

- flash the ROM[.zip] (CWM Recovery)

- flash the GAPPS[.zip] (CWM Recovery)

- reboot

That should work.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
I mean flashed ftf , fastbooted boot.img from carbon, had recovery reboots (meaning the phone would boot up stuck on Sony logo and then reboot into recovery ) then tried pac rom boot.img no help, infact flashed ftf cleard cache and data and then flashed boot.img flashed rom , had same recovery issue, then tried a full wipe, (ofcourse flashed ftf again) I mean went into mount storage and formated cache data system etc etc, now I'm really baffeld I have tried everything I find myself getting everything to work except putting the custom rom someone help
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tr0teK:
You forgot to flash the rom itself. Just flashing the kernel (boot.img) doesn't to anything instead of flashing

the kernel. You need to flash the ROM to have working Operation System. That's why just the logo shows

up and goes into recovery. Put the ROM (the .zip file of the rom) on your SD Card and go into recovery

and go to "install .zip" and choose your file. After that the ROM should be loading after Boot Logo. Don't forget

to flash the GAPPS after flashing rom.

Pacman Rom: www.blownco.com/index.php/doc_download/13688-pac-togari-4-3-build-1-20131214-044914

Pacman Gapps: www.blownco.com/index.php/doc_download/13604-gapps-jb-20130813-signed

here is an example for installing the rom and gapps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0In32vjxIg&feature=player_embedded

Just do the same with your files.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
Flashed the rom buddy , every time ofcourse I thought I didn't need to mention that hehe ,
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tr0teK:
I was wondering man. Can you provide us with a link of the rom you want to use.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
carbon rom : http://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=5119

Pac-rom : http://pacman.basketbuild.com/download.php?file=main/togari/nightly/pac_togari-nightly-20140505.zip
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tr0teK:
How to reproduce your error step by step ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
ok not so clear on what you are asking but here goes

had a c6802 cracked the screen (using carbon rom on it loved it) bought a c6833 wanted to try pac rom put it on realized my batt consumption is way too high so tried to switch back to carbon now, while doing so i flashed carbon rom Double tap to wake and carbon kernel, here started the spiral, first few hours couldn get any thing to work read up looked up a few of the forum, and ftf fashed the generic hk rom things got ok, but then root was the issue so found out the root method, fastboot .img and flash cmw supersu.zip, all fine and dandy didnt mess with it in anyway

since then as i have explained im gettin a recovery loop even when i flash the stock rom (cmw flash not ftf) so now i have the latest stock rom with root but i have sony's stock i want a rock in which i can add a menu button and change the dip and everything doesnt crash if you know what i mean....
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tr0teK:
maybe the solution for you would be too install xposed framework which gives you the features you want. It allows your to "modify" your stock rom like the advanced power button menu, editing the navigation and status bar and stuff like that.

http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer

you obviously need ROOT for this.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
so yeah not to be a buzz killl buddy i know i am here asking for help and i really appreciate it but i tried that and gives me system ui errors cos i would have been ok with xposed but its not working great especially the special xposed for xperia cos the generic xposed is not workin anyway
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tr0teK:
Which ROM do you have installed exactly ? In which country do you live ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_d8uWGbkaetODVBd3dPTkFWNHc/edit?usp=sharing

i live in china!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tr0teK:
I don't see why it shouldn't work. Weird.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
exactly right i am thinking about sending my phone back in ask for a replacement but its china once sold never replaced !!! lol thanks for the help i will try to keep this post alive if someone else can help !!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
I cant see why it's not working either. One last try

Use latest flashtool

Put phone into flashmode

Flash the FTF, make sure wipe data and cache are ticked

extract boot.ing from Carbon's zip file (dont use the pimped one or the dt2w for now)

Reboot phone and copy Carbon ROM to internal sd /Download

Power off

Put phone into fastboot mode

Flash the stock Carbon boot.img

Reboot into recovery

Flash Carbon ROM

Wipe cache, data, dalvik

Reboot
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashankanand:
thank [MENTION=3534362]blueether[/MENTION] i followed the steps but it didnt work however here is the good news i actually backed up my SD card and formatted it from recover and re did everything step by step and voila its back all of it no problems at all, so im guessing some how there is some connection, which seem highly unlikely so either your advice worked or what i did added to it..... all in all im really great full just wanted to give full disclosure as in if it did make a difference others could benefit, would you say that it did cos then ill add that to my best practices cheers and again i owe you one big time !!!:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::victory::victory::victory::victory::highfive::highfive::highfive::highfive::highfive::highfive:
[General Questions and Answers] Cass1977:
Hi all

Ive just flashed a kernel for my rk3026 tablet. Now it wont turn on :( Ive tried everything I can think of to get a connection to a PC so I can flash the old kernel but no luck :( I did at one point get a device not recognised error on Windows but now nothing. This makes me think it may be in protected RAM mode (I think, or is it ROM? Ive only seen it once), which I have experienced on the rk3066. Its a blue square instead of the green one in the rkBatchTool.

What I need to know is how to get a connection so I can flash the old kernel. Recovery I hear you say? Alas no. Im using our rkDroid recovery which is kernel-less so it will be using the duff kernel too.

The kernel I flashed was one I had made so I know it was correct for my board. Obviously wasnt correct for all the chips but the board was correct so I assumed it would still get to the bootloader phase but no.

Anyone with any suggestions please share. Its actually my daughters tablet and shes going to kill me if I dont fix it, lol
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
Hey I hve been using xperia zr for 3 weeks now but I dunno why does the battery drains very fast any tips?

(wifi is on almost 5-6hrs)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Ben Ling:
Normal

Btw how much it drops & what to what time ?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
It drops 2% evry 5 mins
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
Due to battery trouble I m unable 2 enjoy it 2 the fullest
[Sony Xperia ZR] ajeesh.m:
This 2% per 5 mins is when the phone is in standby mode ?

then there is some crap that is eating all your battery.

have a look at the battery usage and see what is using the battery most, in my case it's exchange service -- i cant do anything there because i use email app to get my office emails.

please reply with the app that is using most battery.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
It stays on standby most of the day I use it for like 2-3hrs after full charge but its battery drain faster than galaxy ace
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
I m running on 4.2.2 shud I update to 4.3 for better battry?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Jack_R1:
I don't think it'll matter.

Looks like your battery is dead. This phone is the most power-effective phone I owned since Motorola Defy+, it can hold any abuse and still has juice at the end of the day.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
Bro I bought this fobe last month
[Sony Xperia ZR] Jack_R1:
And then you've either installed some app that keeps your phone constantly awake, or killed the battery immediately by discharging it to 0. That's the only 2 explanations.

Right now I'm 17h on battery at 50% remaining, and screen as the top discharge reason with 32%. My father, who doesn't use the same phone extensively, routinely charges it once in 2 days. You should have screwed up something really bad to cause this phone not to hold charge.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
I just instaled drastic ds emulator
[Sony Xperia ZR] Jack_R1:
Could be killed battery. This app won't do anything bad, I believe.

Might also be something reception-related, but I'm not sure if the reception is good/bad or if your carrier does/doesn't support fast dormancy and to what degree does it affect the phone.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
Wat do u mean by killed battery
[Sony Xperia ZR] Jack_R1:
I mean this:
[Sony Xperia ZR] Y_2_J:
Didnt get u lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsuyoshi168:
I'm looking to get a verizon Note 3 to replace my Galaxy Nexus.

But I'm a bit confused about the available versions. Is there an older or new version of SM-N900V with the newer processor in N9005?

Any other hardware difference considerations?

How can I tell?

Some ebay listings claim N9005 but still just shows SM-N900V label. Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bozob:
I just got a new (refurbished?) S3 from ATT's insurance program (never doing that again...For the price of the insurance and the deductible I could've gotten a very clean used one.) I tried rooting it with CF-auto-root onto 4.3 which worked well for me on the now dead S3 I had that had an OTA upgrade, but it didn't root. Now a reboot to recovery always runs CF-auto-root. I'm sure that the same thing keeping the phone from rooting is keeping CF-auto-root from restoring the bootloader, but I have no idea what that is and how to fix it.

Any ideas? Is this a KNOX issue?

Using I747UCUEMJB with Oct '13 build.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] petenatas:
Install GOOMANAGER from Google Play and install the custom recovery from within the app to fix this problem.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bozob:
Thanks for the response.

GOOMANAGER won't work. It requires that the device be rooted first, but CF-auto-root was never able to root the phone. I think the same thing that is keeping it from rewriting the recovery after rooting the device is also keeping it from rooting the device and loading the SuperSU binary.

Is there something new on this S3 that is making this phone non-rootable? Or am I just missing something?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] petenatas:
Did you try to flash the recovery image through the bootloader with adb?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bozob:
I just loaded TWRP 2.7.0.0. I tried to look through the files (I loaded a zip of SuperSU yesterday onto the phone) but when I look at the text screen I see the following.

E: Unable to find partition size for '/boot'

E: Primary block device '/dev/block/mmcblk0p15' for mount point '/data' is not present.

Unable to mount '/data'

Unable to recreate /data/media folder.

Unable to find partition size for '/recovery'

Updating Partition details....

Unable to mount '/system'

Would TWRP's "Fix Permissions" solve this? I'm hesitant to use it without finding out more about "Fix Permissions", but I can't seem to find any detail on it.

...

Unable to mount /data/media during GUI startup

Full SELinux support is present

...

Finished running boot script.

Unable to mount 'cache'

Unable to mount /data/media/TWRP/.twrps when trying to read settings file.

Would TWRP's "Fix Permissions" solve this? I'm hesitant to use it without finding out more about "Fix Permissions", but I can't seem to find any detail on it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bozob:
OK...I tried "Fix Permissions" and it didn't change a thing.

Still can't get TWRP to mount anything. Probably this is because of the same problem keeping CF-auto-root from working.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bozob:
I've installed adb and can shell into the phone when it is in it's normal OS. But there is no SU command available.

But now I'm lost as to how to go about gaining root access and I haven't been able to locate anything similar to my problem online.

I'm now looking for suggestions from someone who might know more about this than I do.
[General Questions and Answers] brok85:
Dear everyone,

here is my problem. I am trying to modify the libril.so library of Android for my project. To do so, I have downloaded, built, and flashed on my Samsung Galaxy S3 the last version of cyogenmod (CM11).

To start with some modifications and check if everything works, I tried to create a file and write something. The code lines that I have inserted are something like:

File *f=fopen("/storage/emulated/0/file.txt","a+");

if (f!=NULL)

{

fputs("mod working\n",f);

fflush(f);

fclose(f);

}

I have inserted these lines in the "eventloop()" function of "/hardware/ril/libril/ril.cpp" and built again the system. Once flashed however, the file is never created. This is strange since that eventloop() function should be called very frequently by Android. I tried also to comment everything in the eventloop() but everything still works perfectly. Therefore, I have three questions:

1) What am I doing wrong?

2) Why I cannot see any of the changes I made on the phone?

3) How may I insert logs or printouts to such library files?

Thanks for any suggestion
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
Whats the point of your modification?
[General Questions and Answers] brok85:
Modify libril.so

Well, before doing something more advanced, I wanna check if my modifications are actually built correctly. I mean, I just want to do something to check if that modification is considered when I flash the whole system on the phone. That is why I simply create a file...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jshep10:
I currently have a sm-900v (verizon phone) and am using metro pcs (t-mobile) as my provider. I am having issues connecting to mobile data. It will connect at random times and sometimes connect for 5 minutes then disconnect other times it will stay connected for a day and disconnect. there is really no pattern to it. It is running android version 4.3, Is there anything to be done to have continual connection?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vbaksjdbfskjebkjs:
Hi,

I "successfully" installed the new OTA update, but all it appears to have done was disable root without actually updating. It's still 4.3.

Since it was "successful," going to the software update does nothing; it tells me I have the latest software.

Any direct download?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Official 4.4 doesn't exist.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krGemini:
I am assuming that you are a sprint s3 user :)

On other hand you may have received an updated release of 4.3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vbaksjdbfskjebkjs:
You are both so right my dear friends. Verizon released an oddly-timed 4.3 bug fix. It was not supposed to be a 4.4.2 update after all.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monstersghost:
chapter eriwit

Actually it's 4.3 the last ota update.. and 4.4.2 is not here yet..and it would not be there for monthes..:crying:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Juicy J:
hello everyone, i really need help with AS with BT, first off i dont know how to start. I already paird it with BT and AS. Everytime i try to it says that this computer doesnt have AS, so im bumed out. If someone could take me step by step, i would greatly Appreciate it. Thanks to whoever helps :idea: :?:

Ps you never kno but i have a cingular 8125
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtadao:
My galaxy advance NFC version no longer goes back to portrait after going to landscape mode even after calibration and tilting it the other way makes it swing to the opposite landscape mode. It only goes to portrait when back to home screen. The phone is rooted and Corecore 9.8 and i had recently installed CM10.2 but did not like it and went back to 4.1.2 I9070PXXLPE and i suspect thats when the problem started. I have wiped caches factory reset and re installed several times with no success. Help guys
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
I don't remember if in CM10.2 exist some Screen Calibration, but in JB 4.1.2 don't exist for sure. Try with CM10.2 and if not, you must downgrade to GB and do from there a caqlibration.

I have that issue in 4.1.2 and downgraded to GB, after that all is fine.

Good luck.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtadao:
Oh I will have to go GB? I have to check out how it's done. I got mine with JB out of box
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
I'm afraid you must downgrade to do that, but first try with CM10.2 and see if you can do that, i don't remember.

For downgrade use this guide EXACTLY: [ Solved ] How to Downgrade JB 4.1.2 to GB 2.3.6
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Money2g:
Hey everyone. My dad just got a s5 and we synced up his Google account and got all his contacts and stuff on the phone. For some reason every time he makes a call to any of his contacts, the phone automatically puts a + in front of the number which makes it seem like a international call even though he's calling locally. Its really ticking him off and I've looked through the phone and call settings but can't seem to figure it out.

He's using a att straight talk Sim card and I've set up the APN settings from my phone to it so data is working. I changed the network setting from LTE/CDMA to gsm and that still didn't help.

Anyone know what the fix would be to this issue? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Money2g:
I just checked the APN settings on the phone and it turns out there were no straight talk APN settings put in. My brother had told me he had done it but it turns out he didn't. I put the APN settings in and now the problem went away. Sorry for the thread folks. I'm not sure how to delete the thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dennisg34:
You can ask a moderator to delete it
[HTC One X] Bresy:
Sorry if this is in the wrong thread but I cant seem to post a reply on the Maximus HD Thread.

I have installed the Kernal update the MaximusHD Rom and both the 21.1 and 21.2 OTA Updates ..... phone seems to work ok but my network bar at the top shows 5 grey bars .... So its impossible to know what my signal strength is .... I turned on my 3G and it does seem to work and I can receive calls. Normally I wouldnt care about this but I live in an area where my signal drops a lot and I need to see my connection status

Does anyone know of anything similar happening or have a solution
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tixos:
Hi all, been a while!

I'm trying to s-off so i can install a 4.4 ROM (google play edition), however having some difficulties. Firstly i tried rumrunner but i'll need to create a liveCD on 32bit ubuntu to run it (doesn't work on 64bit and i can't find what 32bit libs are needed to run it)

So i found revone, however i'm received this error:

After a little trawling i found this info that may be of use:

Not sure what else to try so any help/suggestions welcome
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Use this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48955645&postcount=251
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tixos:
Why must i use a specific ROM for s-off? i was under the impression i could install any ROM i wish, i don't think your suggestion is a solution to my issue
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
:rolleyes:

You

must

not do anything you do not wish. Feel free to whatever you like.

hmm :rolleyes:

You wanted help and suggestions, and if i understood correctly, your question, was about getting revone to work, or did i misunderstand... you can get it to work in many many many ways, but if you want a method known to work, nice easy and simple, then just use that ROM (on hboot 1.44 with firmware 1.xx dated pre June 2013), to get it to work.

Then you'll have S-Off, and are free to flash anything you like.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tixos:
What i meant was why was the suggestion to flash a ROM rather than every other method out there just doing the specific task. I mean if there is no better solution given then i'll do this but it seems a bit silly
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Well first of all, i don't know if you really need S-Off at this point, but that is a decision only you can make.

On the other hand whether my reply is silly or not, you asked a specific question: [ERROR] - HBOOT 1.44 - s-off using revone

so i

suggested

if

1- hboot 1.44 dated before June 2013

2- firmware 1.xx (from "fastboot getvar all")

to use the ROM i mentioned, because it's worked for over 30 people by now.

But you can always:

1- continue to try revone until it works or not

2- try http://rumrunner.us/ which also has a Windows version, since you can't seem to make linux to work

3- try http://firewater-soff.com/
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tixos:
Ok, well i installed this ROM, the ROM works but when i boot into recovery it says 'S-ON'. Are there any other steps to turning it off? i just flashed the ROM from TWRP.

I want to install stock/vanilla 4.4, having looked around i'll probably try something like 'bigxie_m7_GPe_KRT16S_odexed-signed', its very difficult to find anything on these forums with so many ROMs being posted!

Thanks for the replies, i do appreciate it i'm just rather confused from what i've read. My end goal as mentioned is to install stock GPE the latest thats available
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
The ROM doesn't do the S-Off by itself, you have to do it :)

So if you now have that ROM i mentioned, just follow the revone instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2314582
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladez87:
Hi guys, could use some help with my situation.

This is what happens when I boot up the N7105.

I was able to access the download mode however when I tried to flash philz recovery via Odin, it failed.

The error message is below.

As I am able to see the product name, I guess it is not the SDS issue that has been circulating.

Would appreciate any help from you guys.

Thanks a lot!