yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
That is good. It means that your phone is not dead and it is in flashmode. Download for example the latest SONY .108 FTF Rom from the general section, and try to flash it with flashtool. There isn't a GPe ROM which you could flash that way.

If you'll have any problems with flashing, you can always try to relock the bootloader and then repair it via SEUS. I did it when I had the same problem when I was on a GPe ROM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
What's the last thing you did with it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
Ummmm... not sure. I noticed in the morning that it wasn't working so I assumed the magnetic charger was not connected properly overnight and it just died.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Hmm, is the bootloader unlocked? Which ROM/kernel are you running? Did you try to re-flash the ROM with Flashtool?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Mine did something like this once while on a car charger (didn't seem to charge over night). would flash a red LED a couple of times then die. I left it on charge (wall charger/usb port) for the next night and it turned on the next day :confused:

Did you connect the charger the correct way on the last charge? Could be the voltage control chip?

You could try flashing a ftf, hold in the red reset button while connected to a PC while holding the vol down key. LED should flash blue then off. You will want a charged battery for this.

The best way to charge I thing will be a wall charger and hold the red reset button in for 5 -10 sec

I hope you get it working again
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
Flashtool connects briefly but the phone still keeps rebooting (vibe x 3 shortly after connection is established) so I certainly don't have enough time to flash anything :(

Yes it is. GPe 4.2.2 with whatever kernel it comes with. I cannot use flashtool because the phone still keeps rebooting even when connected to a PC. Tried connecting it both holding volup as well as voldn.

Yes I did. Magnetic charger only connects one way but I always check anyway.

Doesn't work :( Still keeps rebooting. Tried both vol up and vol down.

Tried this as well. Nothing happens and it still keeps rebooting :( I've left it plugged in for hours before too and same thing. Guess I'll try again.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
Do you connect it right after flashtool starts? Try to launch flashtool, select ftf file, wait for it to prepare, and then connect your phone when prompted to do so.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
Just tried this, still reboots uncontrollably.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
Did you try to relock it and repair with SEUS?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
Can't even relock. As soon as the phone gets power it starts rebooting. Doesn't stay connected long enough for flashtool to actually finish pushing stuff to it:

Edit: On second thought, I managed to get it to say "relock finished" however SEUS still tells me my device status is modified.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
Try to connect it to USB while holding +up volume. Check if the blue led will light up. If yes, you should be able to relock manually via fastboot.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
I get a blue light as well, but it doesn't stay on long enough to be able to do anything. Reboots immediately :(

But as I mentioned in my edit above, I managed to get it to say "relock finished" however SEUS still tells me my device status is modified.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
Quick question: are you sure that you have flashtool/adb/usb drivers installed? (You can find them in Flashtool/Drivers folder).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
Yes I do. Back when the phone was working "adb devices" would list it and all that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
And what about flashmode drivers? Maybe try to reinstall them. It won't hurt us in that situation.

If you are on Win8 you should disable driver signature verification before installation.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
At this point I'll try anything. However in one of my previous posts I attached a screenshot from flashtool that said " - INFO - Device connected in flash mode" - if it detects it it must mean the drivers are installed properly, right?

I am on Win7.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
True... I am just running out of ideas.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
Thanks for all the suggestions though, much appreciated. I guess I'll just have to send it in. My biggest worry is that even in its current state, flashtool will kinda tell you it's running a GPe rom if you know where to look.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
I still think that there must be a way to kick it out from this state. Maybe before sending it, try to do this on an other computer?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Hmm, are you sure it's not the cable that's the issue here? A bad connection? Have you tried a different cable?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
Nnnnnnnnghhhhh! So last night around 4AM I decide to just give up. I proceed to remove my sim and sd card and notice there's a black circle on one of the sim's panels. Obviously after I remove it the phone works just fine and I flash 4.4.4 on it. Not sure how this could've happened, I don't feel like the phone overheats enough to do that! At leas my house didn't end up in flames or something...

In any case, thank you all for your help, you've been great.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NSD:
Yeah, seriously. It looks like a burn mark. It was probably creating a short, hence the constant reboots. I know the SIM was fine 3 weeks ago as I put it back it in when I got home from vacation and it was pristine. Perhaps I should actually be worried about the phone catching fire or something... I doubt SIM cards spontaneously combust.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Can you post a photo of the sim?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
bugger, I hop the next SIM doesn't fry or it could be hardware
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mR.[hyDe]:
so sir do u know what exactly is causing it happen ? can i get the detail of whole proccess, im the same as urs
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] WELSHDRAGONRACING:
If so how? or where can i download some footage to watch on my phone like films?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Chatty:
I'm sure _I_ cannot watch TV on _your_ phone as we're not even in the same country.

Hell... this forum going down the drain. A big percentage of the people joining currently only start threads which are answered a hundred times already... most often not even a specific topic (being much worse than in this thread). This a developer forum (hence the name!), not a "I'm a goddamn noob, much too lazy to read a thing... you all GOT TO help me. You owe me, you know." forum - well, it was.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] bilbo_28:
Can you watch TV on your phone..... live tv.... hmmm.... where would you stick the ariel (answers on a post card please). IF you have a data package, maybe you could find an internet TV streaming site, not sure of the power of the device to do that though.

As for downloading footage, I have heard of this thing called the "internet" I think you can download lots of things from there.

Good luck!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] hanmin:
You should join the gang here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=272524
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] billdz:
WelshDragon, ignore the gripers, welcome to the forum. And in fact, contrary to what they say, you can watch live TV on your phone with Slingbox, see http://www.slingmedia.com/indexa.php , although I do not believe the European version has been released yet. I use it here and it works a treat. Also, check out sites like http://www.cbs.com/ , from where you can watch streaming video of complete shows. Also check out http://youtube.com/.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] RebelShadow:
Check out orb.com I use it with TCPMP on my phone. I use orb with a TV tuner in my computer to stream my cable and movies to myself. Orb can explain how to do this in detail. Hope this helps.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Jerry-S:
While the above posts are valid, just remember that if you are using a GPRS connection or any other Pay system for internet, your costs are going to be a drawback.

I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong, but I don't think there is yet a hardware TV solution in the MiniSD card format. The ones I have seen are on a full size SD card.

And also, welcome to the forum. Like you, we all started out as newcomers and yes, many of us, including me, used the search functions and just didn't have the time to wade through all the results. It's very daunting at the start.

All I will say on the matter is, try to search but if you don't find an answer, post a new thread. Just include, "I have searched but......" in it. If you have tried, fair enough.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] billdz:
Skype works fine on my Wizard, which has a miniSD card. Not sure why the card would make a difference, Skype recommends that the software be installed on the device, not on the storage card. Skype works OK with Edge or even GPRS connection, although of course much better with wi-fi. I have unlimited data with T-Mobile, but you are correct that if data is limited the extra costs could be significant if you watch a lot of TV.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arals:
Hi, I'm using omnirom 4.4.2 one of the nightly builds. I'm using omnirom for quite sometime. But now I want to upgrade to 4.4.4 but every time I boot to recovery I'm stuck on teamwin logo
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Oh no... X4
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arals:
sorry man. i thought it was not posted
[General Topics] Ruben123321:
Dear readers from my threat,

To start I'm dutch so my english isn't that good.

I want to use apps like game killer on my galaxy tab 3(p5210)

But game killer doesn't find any values.

Game guardian said when I try to search a value: "game dead" all the time

Gamecih said system denied to root

I give all of those apps root accses but that didn't work

Than I installed a custom rom (pimp droid) that is pre rooted and busyboxed and more

But that did not do the job

And i searched alot on google also no good results

So that is all i have done

Thanks in advance

-Ruben
[General Topics] Planterz:
Since game hackers like those you're using are typically meant to hack in-app purchases or already hacked games, such things aren't discussed here at XDA. XDA is a forum of developers and enthusiasts, and as such, supporting the developers is part of this community's core values, whether by paying for apps or in-app purchases (coins, gems, "pro" versions, etc) or by voluntary donations.

Thus, questions about hacking apps to avoid paying are generally ignored, or, like I'm doing, responded with explanations about how we don't discuss such things, and locked by moderators. There may be answers to your questions, but you won't find them here, nor will we tell you where to find them.
[General Topics] vanessaem:
See Post 1

This site is not to be used to inquire about ways in which to hack apps.

Thread closed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DreadCode:
Hey guys. I took a trip through the Blue Ridge Parkway , and as expected I had extremely spotty signal all the way through. Well fast forward to the day I got back , and I kept losing signal and it would go into 3g , and very rarely it would go into an extremely slow LTE network, Anyways , I figured It would fix itself if I flashed a new rom. So I downloaded Slim Rom , and flashed away. I then used PA Gapps. Well after I booted up etc , the phone was doing the EXACT same thing. Except worse. It would drop calls , and then the signal bar would go from hollow to 3 bars to hollow again and again. And when it would finally maintain a few bars , there would be no LTE , 3G , or 1x Logo. It was just 3 bars. And no data. I then flashed the older 6.0 stable build of Slim , same result , then I tied CM11 , Same result , Then I ODIN'd back to stock 4.0 , rooted , installed the latest TWRP, tried all the builds I did before the flash to stock , after I flashed the MF1 firmware , then I went back to PA 4.4 ( tried 2 different builds , one of which I used to use with no issues ) and nearly same result. This morning I had a weak LTE signal. Then it dropped that and went into 3g. And it stayed in 3g the whole way home. And now it just dropped all the bars and went into a no signal phase , and now its LTE??? ( I'm at my house now. And 99% of the time i have at least 1 bar of LTE ) So any suggestions would be great. :confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DreadCode:
Is this forum dead or?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
If you went back to stock and sill have issue then the next step I would get a new free Sim card and have Verizon reprovision it. This will reprogram your network, if that still not working then issue probably hardware related.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
ROMs generally have no effect on your signal ,that's controlled by the modem firmware which doesn;t change with ROMs.
[HTC Desire C] me4488:
First of all, thank user [MENTION=5947089]Bobgle[/MENTION] for the fix. He killed the fish with that, so big kudos.

I've put his message in the spoiler. I'll put it simply below, hopefully correctly.

-Open /system/etc/media_profiles.xml

-Find

<VideoEncoderCap name="m4v" enabled="true"
minBitRate="64000" maxBitRate="8000000"
minFrameWidth="176" maxFrameWidth="1280"
minFrameHeight="144" maxFrameHeight="720"
minFrameRate="1" maxFrameRate="30" />

-After that line of code squeeze in this:

<AudioEncoderCap name="aac" enabled="true"
minBitRate="8000" maxBitRate="96000"
minSampleRate="8000" maxSampleRate="48000"
minChannels="1" maxChannels="1" />

-Save and close

-Open: media_codecs.xml (Same folder.)

-Find:

<MediaCodec name="AACEncoder" type="audio/mp4a-latm" />

-Replace the line with:

<MediaCodec name="OMX.google.aac.encoder" type="audio/mp4a-latm" />

-Save, close reboot.

Post results, and stuff and hopefully he will be able to answer stuff. The issue was in the ROM itself apparently, so it should work for any CM10 based such.

Edit: Of course, since this is not thoroughly tested, make sure you do a backup before you edit anything.
[HTC Desire C] Dark_AssassinUA:
Not helped.

Desire C,MiniCMv7,NOPE Kernel:(
[HTC Desire C] Bobgle:
I'm using the CyanogenMod10 (Build #3 by cute_prince) so I guess that MiniCM uses different encoders and decoders. I'll take a look at it, the fix should be similar.

Edit: Okay, it seems to be completely the same. The encoder should be included and working, are you sure you've edited all the things you have to edit? I was just messing around so I don't know what exactly I've changed, it could be that I've forgotten something, I'll upload my files. I've taken these directly from my phone where voice messages are working flawlessly with WhatsApp and Facebook.

To test if your aac encoder is now working, you could try downloading a recorder which supports the filetype. I used Easy Voice Recorder. Make sure to select AAC.

The problem with voice messages was simply that most apps use aac files, most cm roms did have the codec, but it simply wasn't registered in the files.

Edit2: If it still doesn't work after pushing my files in the correct directory (/system/etc/) try clearing all the caches (dalvik cache, too). If it isn't working after you did that, I would guess that this fix only works for cute_prince's rom.
[HTC Desire C] Dark_AssassinUA:
Wow,it`s working!

Huge thanks from Ukraine!

From newbies(like me) made flashable zip
[HTC Desire C] Bobgle:
Glad I could help. :)
[HTC Desire C] keval_dk:
wwooowwwww .....thnxx bro...really it worked....i always had to switch back to sense bcoz of voice message problem in watsapp n other such apps...u saved my life...
[Verizon LG G3] Influxvisions:
I got at very annoying Lag while typing on, I try to change several settings on my LG keyboard, I try deactivating some features like vibration, sound, word replacement e.t.c. with no luck. Any ideas what can be wrong?
[Verizon LG G3] Mistertac:
No idea what could be causing that for you... Could be many things. Mine acts normal but I've actually switched over to a black out L keyboard. If you want to try that I can link you to it
[Verizon LG G3] Influxvisions:
Sure I give it a try, thanks.
[Verizon LG G3] Mistertac:
It's from Team Blackout. Here's their Updater App that gives you access to everything they've done and are currently beta testing.

Last I looked the L Keyboards were under the beta section. There's also a clear one.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w5lbzda21rep0mr/FreeTBOupdater.apk

I'll link you to their thread on here too. Lot of great stuff in there.

---------- Post added at 12:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:12 PM ----------

Here's their thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283828
[Verizon LG G3] Influxvisions:
Very nice, thanks for sharing bro! And it fix the problem by the way [emoji2]

LG G3
[Verizon LG G3] Mistertac:
That's good! I've just gotten so used to that L Keyboard that I only made it one day with stock one.

And Team Blackout has some really cool apps so enjoy!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] @moe:
im currently running sgh i337 on nb1 .. If I were to odin it back to amdl will I brick the phone ..

all stock roms ..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
You can't Odin back, it'll fail. It won't brick but it won't work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] @moe:
thanks for the info .. I have a weird issue .. I unlocked the phone to use on tmobile ... it was working fine for a week but all the sudden I get no signal and under settings in bout device under status it says network unknown and not in service .. but I still have my imei and serial and everything in my efs folder .. got any idea what might be wrong
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Check to see if your apn is set up correctly. Settings, wireless and networks, more, mobile networks, access point names
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] @moe:
thx for.the advice but I triple checked everything
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Might be a sim card problem. You've probably taken it out and put it back in? You might have to get a new one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] @moe:
I was thinking maybe the sim. card. tray .. I should be gettn the new one today .. ..do u know if the wifi antenna and the gsm antenna r on the same relay
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
That I don't know.
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R.Leonardo:
Since having the camera, the wallpaper I choose never stays for long and the camera reverts back to a gradient blue on home screen and lock screen. Every morning when I check it, see it has gone back to the default blue.

The issue occurs whether I use the other available internally stored OEM wallpapers or alternate.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] internetpilot:
Same thing happens to me, but my Google account also disappears. Sometimes it happens at the same time, and sometimes it's just the wallpaper. The interestng part is that when I used a completely custom wallpaper it never happened -- only when I used one of the stock wallpaper choices.
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] internetpilot:
Possible work-around solution for this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55330752&postcount=18
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asdcxz1:
Hi ,

Can any one suggest me the the best battery rom for my moto g ..

As the stock rom won't last long in battery .. As of custom roms i faces some problems like different problem in different roms so can you suggest me the daily usable roms

Thank you
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quasar:
Frankly, stock ROM with faux kernel and pure performances mod has the best battery backup. I pulled 2 days of battery through it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asdcxz1:
Thank s for u r suggestions where i can find the performance s mod
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quasar:
Google it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asdcxz1:
got it
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pfufle:
I prefer cm11 with xperience kernel...Its one of the best kernels around... But it doesn't work well with performance control so use trickstermod for the kernel tweaking since cyanogen mod doesn't have an inbuilt kernel tweaker.... If you are willing to wait a bit, then c-rom is the best IMO...the devs are on a vacation so once the commits are updated, xperience kernel will work perfect...or you can use an older version of the xperience kernel if you can't wait with c-rom....The inbuilt wakeblocker is also very useful...

But its a bit buggy c-rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pbman1953:
What's the difference?

I see a movement to Towelroot in the posts vs. Saferoot

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Well Saferoot came about awhile ago and was the only reliable option we had for a little bit. Towelroot is a brand new exploit that works on tons of devices and is really easy to use. I'm thinking towelroot won't work for very long if at all on Android L, Google will patch it, but right now it should work on everything

4.1+ which is pretty cool and why it is becoming so popular. Plus it's just an apk install lol simple as it gets.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pbman1953:
At this point I've used the Surge method to upgrade from MK2 to NC5 KK 4.4.2. rooted stock

Then I tried to install the Chaos Rom with tough success with no GPS and a no signal bars. Would having it Towel Rooted off the OTA stock 4.4.2 made any difference as far as installing a custom?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Safe root doesn't work on Android 4.4 base last time I check...towelroot only works on 4.4...I believe.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pbman1953:
Interesting, would you know if the Surge method is Saferoot, Towel Root or other?

Because maybe before what I had was thew reason KK Rom's wouldn't work due to Safe Root
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Root is root. ..

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pbman1953:
Thanks, that ends that
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] WELSHDRAGONRACING:
What do i have to do to the phone to make it save automatically onto my memery card rather than onto my phone?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] da_mayhem:
You can't save the phone to your memory card! j/k

seriously, what do you intend to save to your memory card rather than your phone memory?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] frazell:
A good reason, for those of us who prefer devices to last us more than a year, is the fact that the Wizard (like all WM5 devices) saves to ROM. ROM, like all non-volatile memory, does not last forever and will die after a certain number of writes. By moving that burden to your storage card you in turn prolong your device (as the storage card is easier to replace than you whole device).

What are you trying to move to the storage card? The installers themselves when you do an initial install?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] markgamber:
Um....yeah, the rom is due to burn out in about 10 years, more or less with heavy use. It's a non-issue.
[General Topics] BrkDisplays:
I don't know if anyone else has noticed but Local cast has been updated to Material design I use it to stream most things although with the latest update to chrome cast it is pretty irrelevant but it seems as though it has been updated to material design at least anyway? ill try post some screenshots below. It certainly looks cool and is a huge improvement aesthetically at least
[General Topics] Sieber101:
Nice find. Can't wait to start seeing more of this. The L preview got me excited... Even more excited to find out what the L actually stands for...