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[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Hey guys,

Apologies if this has already been covered before; I've just tried flashing a stock recovery back onto my One (after using TWRP) to apply an OTA update but when I boot into recovery it comes up with an image of the phone and a red exclamation mark/triangle and doesn't appear to go into recovery at all - this also happens when I try applying the OTA update after downloading it.

What am I doing wrong here? I've booted the phone into fastboot, run fastboot flash recovery [recovery image name] from the command prompt and everything appears to work but there's just no recovery.

Software version is 1.12.710.17, had downloaded the appropriate recovery image.

I've also had Xposed installed, but have tried disabling it as well which doesn't seem to help.

EDIT: Have tried flashing via fastboot again, then accessing recovery through hboot and it comes up with "no image or wrong image" (this is while entering hboot menu, not into recovery). Phone is rooted and has S-OFF, I don't understand why it isn't saving the recovery image?

DOUBLE EDIT: I can flash custom recoveries via fastboot fine, although I still get the "no image or wrong image" message when entering the hboot menu (although I can actually get to recovery). Much confusion, such frustration. Wow.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exad:
Where did you get the recovery image from? did you extract it from the OTA?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Negative, I got the recovery image from this thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exad:
Just extract it from your OTA zip file. it will be in the firmware.zip file. You'll have to use 7zip or something to extract it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Thanks for the advice, gave it a try but I'm still stuck at square one it seems. I try and boot to recovery after flashing and it comes up with the image of the phone with the red exclamation mark/triangle still.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exad:
press and hold volume up then press power.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Thank you sir! I'd been holding power which was rebooting the phone.

That's at least got me into recovery, but now when I try and apply the OTA file via recovery it comes up with "/system/lib/modules/a8293.ko" has unexpected contents. Installation aborted.

It's a never-ending battle! Hahah.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Actually I am using a custom kernel as well, could that be the problem?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exad:
yep
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Figured as much. I can't seem to find a standard kernel anywhere, looks like I may have to revert back to a stock image and start again.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exad:
Yeah you will
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Damn, no worries. Thanks for your help!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Got the update applied finally, managed to find a backup I'd made before flashing the custom kernel. Flashed back to stock recovery, applied the OTA and all good!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] isaythings:
OTA Update Problem.

Sorry Im a bit of a Noob but I'm trying to get the new OTA update.

I rooted with hasoon's toolkit, Ive changed nothing on my phone except for installing some root only apps from the playstore.

My current firmware is 1.12.502.18

How do I go about getting my OTA update? I cant seem to find a link that explains this clearly.

Thank you for your time.

HTC One M8

AT&T
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
Do you have the OTA update available to you at the moment? And have you flashed a custom recovery at all?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave O:
Hey [MENTION=2315149]exad[/MENTION] it seems I've run into the same problem as BJ van Beethoven... but I don't have a stock Kernel.. I noticed you're on Telus (so am I) you wouldn't happen to have a stock kernel from the last update would you? or could I use the one from the OTA I just downloaded? I made a copy and can unzip it and try to flash it.. I'm currently on 1.55.661.4 firmware.

thanks!!!!!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njdevil1146:
having the same issue

I am having the same issue only problem is I don't have a backup of my original stock. But I get the same error after flashing a stock Rom any help to how I can fix this issue. Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Phatboyj420:
For now simply follow the instructions and use the provided file download from the link posted below

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48392009&postcount=1

I have personaly tested this method in full on My AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 ZOOM SM-C105AUCUAMJ2 (4.2.2 Jelly Bean)

although it should be safe to use on any AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 ZOOM running an android version prior to Kit-Kat

All Credit for this, "exellent completely safe", Root method goes to its creator k1mu

And please Know that it is only being shared with you via his explicit permission.

EDIT:

Q&A for [ROOT] Saferoot: Root for AT&T Galaxy S4 ZOOM SM-C105AUCUAMJ2_On 4.2.2 JB

Please if you are not on an AT&T Galaxy S4 ZOOM C-150a, Feel Free to Read

but Do not seek help,instruction, or any other type of advice by posting in this thread as it is hard enough to find information about a specific device when the said device does not have a dedicated forum. Thank You for your Understanding in this.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Phatboyj420:
Instructions & Advice

If ?'s arise

and time allows I will add device specific instruction as well as any advice, Please bear with me. Same as above Q&A Link
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] kbracing6:
Will this same method also work on the SM-C105AUCUAMJ2?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Phatboyj420:
Most Definitely as this was the reason for my post
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Hey [MENTION=2627273]Phatboyj420[/MENTION], as far as converting a raw OTA file to Odin files, here's what I can tell you. The OTA file should be filename.cfg, i.e. a cfg file. Believe it or not, this can be manipulated like an archive (like zip or rar or tar) so open that cfg file in 7zip, WinRar, or whatever. You're going to want to extract the files like (I can't guarantee this a full list, just the ones I can remember) modem.bin, NON-HLOS.bin, boot.img, recovery.img, aboot.mbn, rpm.mbn, sbl1.mbn, sbl2.mbn, sbl3.mbn (you might not have all 3, idk), and tz.mbn. Again, there may be others you need, and/or not all the ones I just listed might be necessary, they're just the ones I remember dealing with before. Oh, you're going to need to make sure the system, cache, and persdata partitions are all packed into .img.ext4 files, idk if they're like that in the OTA cfg archive.

Here's where it gets even hazier for me. So, I know from personal experience that you can take any of these files (I'll just use recovery.img for this example). In a linux terminal (I use Ubuntu for convenience's sake, my laptop has windows and ubuntu partitions) run this command:

tar -H ustar -c recovery.img > recovery.tar

So that's how you can take any one of those files I mentioned last paragraph and pack it into an Odin-flashable tar. I'm still a n00b when it comes to the linux terminal, so I can't really say the syntax for packing more than one at once.

So I guess I haven't really given you the complete process, but hopefully this is at least a decent starting point. Honestly I consider myself a hobbyist at best, not an expert. muniz_ri, who Devo7v mentioned earlier, did all the heavy work in this regard so he can probably help you much more, I just didn't want to volunteer him for the job
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Phatboyj420:
Thanks My guy,

This definately gives me a good jumping off point.

The phone shipped with JB-4.2.2 and I think there has been an AT&T OTA for KK so it would have to be a complete Firmware so thats good news.

I'm working on several projects at once so I don't know exactly when I'll get to this but when I do the first thing will be to verify whether the .img's for data/system/cache are img.ext4 or not and if not how to produce correctly.

Also I don't have a Linux Dev setup yet I'm running Windows On a 2011 Dell XPS-17_L702x with an intel 2720 quad core. So from your post I take it Ubuntu would be your suggestion for Linux Distro. and should I make a separate Linux Partition and run from it, or run from a VM-Box inside of windows? Which do you think would be most efficient?

Now that I think of it I'm going to start a dedicated thread for development discussion for this specific device. If I start the thread in the Development section for the general S$-ZOOM but title it specifically for the " AT&T-C105a_ZOOM " do you think the mods would want to move it to the general Q&A section?

" I would hope that, as it would pertain directly to the development of the specific device they would see fit to leave it in the development section.

Sorry for the randomness of my thoughts but I will link you to the thread when I get around to starting on it.

For now I'm going to get back to work on the S4_Active for My daughters B-day I intend to have it Rooted and rommed out for her. When I get that done I'll make my way back to this Project, and start the dedicated thread.

Thanks again,

" I look forward to future collaboration as it seem we share a similar Hobie at the least ",

Phatboyj
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] capt_planit:
Unfortunately for the few lonely SM-C105a users still hanging on out there this does not appear to be a completely effective root. I get this in dmesg: <3>[ 2130.920856] c0 Restricted changing UID. PID = 11580(su) PPID = 11575(sh)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Phatboyj420:
:confused:

What is your build # because this is a fully effective root method for the ATT SM-C105a running build# SM-C105AUCUAMJ2

Please elaborate on where your dmesg is coming from.

Is it from running Saferoot to obtain Root?

Or is it from some other function you are attempting after obtaining root?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] capt_planit:
[MENTION=2627273]Phatboyj420[/MENTION] Great to see you here--when I'm sure your S4 Zoom is long gone. Yeah, that's my build and I should point out that I get that in dmesg only for certain operations in the system folder (trying to copy modules I think). No biggie, for day to day this method works fine. I'm more interested in whatever happened with that unbrick image you were trying to make from dd. Did you ever test it? Was it effective? My current efforts are focused on developing a reliable unbrick method for our phones. Rather than the complete image I think we may need to extract and flash the original bootloader in many cases. Can you provide any feedback on this?
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Phatboyj420:
@ capt_planit

while I have moved on from using my AT@T S4-Zoom, I do still have it and the dd dumps of it the problem with providing said dumps publicly is that some "idiot would inevitably flash the complete dd.image to there phone giving them an exact clone of my phone explicitly the IMEI via EFS parition are my concerns.

That being said if I know that the dd.images were to be used in a proper manner, by say a knowledgeable Dev. I would gladly supply them to further /Kickoff Development,

It sounds as if we are of like mind but I found myself at a stand still and did not recieve any response from the plea in my Sig.

But rest assured if there is something I can do to assist I will.

as far as an unbrick.img for the Zoom c105a

I did make one but have had no reason to use it to know if it works or if the SD unbrick method even works for the Zoom like it does on the Galaxy S3 that the method was originally discovered on.

Even if it does work the SD-Unbrick method only gets you to a state where Download

mode works SO unless I am mistaken and you can access adb through Download Mode witch I'm pretty sure you cant, we would still be at a stand still as there is no stock firmware publicly available for our device " Ludacris I know " but true none the less.

Edit:

1 thing we need is the OTA update from JB to KitKat available for our device we need some one to extract it before updating then and only then might we be able to create an install-able firmware for our device.

if I'm not mistaken after you download the OTA update you should be able to find it in /cache/fota just zip the entire fota folder move it to your sd-card and make it available to me and we'll make it happen from there.

If you don't want to except the update just delete it at this point and reboot.

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[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] capt_planit:
I think this user [MENTION=1041988]awwar[/MENTION] describes an inability to access download mode>here. In anycase, I think that thread would be a great place to post your unbrick. image. I think your dd image seems too small. But if you still have it, that is what [MENTION=330851]moomoo[/MENTION] was asking for when he started that thread. I can't provide mine, except as separate img files. My understanding is that flashing an efs image won't provide a real IMEI. I think flashing some combination of boot, system, cache (I'm surprised this would be necessary) and recovery should get the operator some kind of system. But so far it doesn't seem to work that way. Your help getting some working phone flash would be greatly appreciated. I believe, BTW that the OTA is dead...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kktheman1:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 I think i broke it.

I tried installing a custom rom but, I didn't have a backup and I deleted everything on the device so I dont have a rom to load.

I have CWM and whenever I reboot it takes me there.

Is there a way to install a rom from the computer? Please I really need help.

I have been trying and searching for 12 hours no help please I don't know where to turn please help.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shakatu:
Copy a ROM installer zip to your external SD card using your computer and a card reader. If you don't have an external SD card either get one, or read up on running the adb push command from terminal on your computer and properly push a ROM installer to the internal SD using said command.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jspex:
[MENTION=4668253]shakatu[/MENTION] is correct. External SD will save the day. You can also try downloading a ROM to your computer then plug your tab into the comp and through cwm you can mount as storage then transfer the ROM to your device and flash it. Aside from adb or just Odin back to stock these are your best and only options.

CWM>Mounts and storage>Mount USB Storage
[General Questions and Answers] santosh vasa:
I wanted to install clock work mod on my phone,

I first. Downloaded mobile uncle tools from play store,

then flashed it using the app, I came to know that the clock work mode installed was not suitable for my phone,

now my phone doesn't detect the sim card,

and even skips recovery mode and boots normally,

I tried many times to open recovery mode but it doesn't, it skips,

I tried reflashing with correct one but it doesnt show any difference

How to fix this problem? Help me pls

,the phone is celkon ar40(local indian manufacturer) with Chipset of mt6572...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] KeemGoodFella:
Okay so I'm planning on selling my TmO. But here's some back story accidentally wiped everything system and sd card. Recovery still in tack, so I swapped out the SD card and put it in my M8 downloaded a custom rom for my GN3 then tried to flash the rom via sd card, but It failed so now I'm trying Odin with no luck any help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] skidoggie4:
return to stock

Did you try to factory data reset before Odin ? It worked for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] KeemGoodFella:
Just tried that, but when I put the phone into download mode and connect it to the pc, and I wait for it to install the drivers but it fails and the ID:COM box doesn't light up, installed kies 3 installed drivers, but I can't seem to get this working
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mdiaz33685:
goto my site - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=11992

I have the Samsung drivers... Samsung_USB_Driver_1.5.16.0.rar

I also have the firmwares... recommend use - N900TUVUCNB4_N900TTMBCNB4_N900TUVUCNB4_HOME-4.4.2.zip

I also have the odin files... Odin_v3.09_v3.07_v3.06_v3.04_v1.85_v1.83.rar

goto download mode, and my drivers work for windows 7 and 8 and 8.1, x32 or x64 Operating Systems.... you might have to odin it 2 times, if needed. l also have stock not rooted roms...

recommend if your going to sell it... use the firmware, do not root the phone, and that should fix your issue... :D

I never used kies... if you are going to use kies, I believe you need to be on stock recovery... that is why just odin and use firmware...

-------------------------------------------------------------

Model: SM-N900T

Model name: GALAXY Note 3

Country: USA (T-Mobile)

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 660648

Build date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:37:28 +0000

Product Code: TMB

PDA: N900TUVUCNB4

CSC: N900TTMBCNB4

MODEM: N900TUVUCNB4

Instructions

•Extract (unzip) the firmware file

•Download Odin v3.09

•Extract Odin zip-file

•Open Odin v3.09

•Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)

•Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

•Add the firmware file to AP / PDA

•Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

•Click the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] KeemGoodFella:
I tried installing your drivers but I get this look at picture
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Misterjunky:
re: Odin flash

Odin will not work or recognize your phone if Kies is installed and or running.

1: Uninstall KIES and all related files which Kies might have installed.

2: Go to the official Samsung website and download the Samsung usb

drivers from the link below.

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...NG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.42.0.exe

3: Be sure that after installing the usb drivers to reboot your computer.

4: Put the phone into download mode and Odin flash the firmware/rom.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mike102871:
I use odin with kies installed. Have also used odin when k had twrp recovery installed. Of course everything went to stock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] atlzonly89:
Just to let you know, (i personally tried this a few times on different computers with success) you can go back to stock with kies, works wonders especially if your rom wont boot or anything lol. just bring kies up and running, go to tools and firmware upgrade and initialisation, then just follow the instruction as follows, wait for kies to finish and bam! phone is stock! if you decide to re root just odin and bam done again.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwburns32:
My brother got a Nexus 5 from T-mobile today. All his contacts on HTC Sensation are synced to Google appear so on both phone and through a web browser. I was helping him set it up this evening and everything seemed fine - had him sign into Google yada yada yada. When he went into his contacts it was empty, same with his Gmail emails. He has 200+ contacts an quite a few emails in his inbox so I thought this was strange.

I checked the Google account under settings and said everything had synced just fine with no errors. Found this to be odd so I wiped data and cache on both Gmail app and Google Contacts Sync app. Rebooted phone, nothing. Wiped dalvik cache, nothing. Removed and readded Gmail account, nothing. Factory reset, nothing.

Basically tried everything I know to no avail. It's odd that it is saying that it is synced when it indeed it is not - there isn't even an error message.

Anyone else having issues with this? Find this very very strange and there is hardly ever a phone issue that I can't solve and I'm stumped. Now I did manage to just export contacts to storage on Sensation and then copy the .vsf file to computer and then copied it to Nexus 5 and imported so he has his contacts but still no emails.

Considering just flashing CM11 onto it and seeing if that does it but don't want to go through all that if I don't have to - my brother is basic user anyway, he wouldn't even know what's going on if I were to flash CM11.

Just seeing if anyone else has issues like this. Ant suggestions would be great.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aerowinder:
You say the contacts are visible through a pc, you mean via Gmail on the pc right? This could indicate he is signed into the incorrect account. I know I have more than one....

Sometimes the Android Gmail app needs a manual pull down refresh to show mail, and make sure the appropriate inboxes are syncing via the Gmail app settings. The manage labels option, I think.

And in the People app, press the overflow button and tap accounts. Check the check box and select the correct account.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwburns32:
No disrespect sir, but this is probably one of the first things I check. I used to work at an AT&T store for 4+ years and this always seemed to be the customer's issue with "not syncing." He has only one Gmail account and that is the one logged onto the phone. When I log into this SAME account on a web browser the contacts are there. Like I said the phone is telling me everything is synced, yada yada yada but still nothing. I appreciate you trying to help but that certainly is not the issue here. There is something deeper than that causing this issues and I cannot for the life of me figure it out. So frustrating.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aerowinder:
I understand your frustration. I suppose you've already tried syncing his contacts to your phone? It wouldn't be the first time a Google account was boogered up.

If that works, make a new Google account and import the contacts to it, then attempt a sync. If that works, there is an issue on Google's end with that original account.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwburns32:
Oh shoot, forgot to mention that, this is even more odd. I added his Google account to my Nexus 7 and my GS5. On the Nexus 7 contacts or emails do not show up (even though they say they are synced). On the GS5 the contacts show up but still no emails. Now you can really start to understand my frustration as that is just down right goofy. Who knows, so annoying though.
[RAZR HD General] crazifuzzy:
So I'm one of the poor saps that has a locked 9.30.1 phone. I'd like to run KitKat, but need root. I can install SafeStrap find on this, and waste a ton of space to run a second ROM - but it is unclear what roms are available for safestrap installation. I don't need anything fancy, just an AOSP rooted kitkat running from safestrap - if that's even possible/available.

Any pointers?
[RAZR HD General] killrhythm09:
You can only use ROMs that work with the stock kernel that your system ROM is running. KitKat's would be a different version, so that rules it out.

Unfortunately, your options are pretty limited. Try Nexesque if you want something stable with all the bloat removed.
[RAZR HD General] crazifuzzy:
Not really all that critical then. Not a ton of KitKat features I really need, the better memory management would be nice, but not that necessary. I'll be fine hanging out on rooted 9.30.1 for now.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dannyoneill:
Hi all,

Ive set a button to rotate the screen, I set it first in either the registry or via Screen in settings to be left handed and all is fine, press the button, portrait, press the button, land scape. But for some reason at random times it will suddenly revert back to right handed mode and I have to set it again in settings.

How can I lock it? I have tried setting it in the registry, I have tried changing it so there is no left or right option just portrait or landscape but it still for no reason will switch to right handed mode and I cant figure it out.

thanks