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[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Ura535:
so as not to make a new topic, I decided to write here

I recently bought SPH-L600 sprint mega with a bad ESN, he came to me activated on Sprint and Sprint have sim I played settings and activation dropped sprint

but I live in another country and I can not activate it!

help somehow activate it! I bought an unlock code network, but said that he needed seller activation sprint!

can anyone knows how to bypass activation sprint?

any help would be much appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] proth3us:
unfortunately the phone needs to be unlocked by sprint in order for the GSM part to work, if you were a sprint customer they will unlock it for you for international use otherwise you pretty much SOL until somebody comes up with an unlock for it
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dyra502:
just flash a custom rom that might help it get u off sprint but not unlock
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] wuyiL:
Yes, I agree. You'd better have a try to flash it to CM11.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] tysonpr33:
Can CM11 be flashed to the L600?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Ura535:
everything was decided unlocking
[T-Mobile LG G3] hudhacks:
Ok, rooted with twrp installed. Does anyone have info on booting into recovery without adb or the finger gymnastics for buttons?
[T-Mobile LG G3] bfranklin1986:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
[T-Mobile LG G3] camalot:
You could use the G3 TweakBox for Xposed and it has the option to enable an advanced reboot menu
[T-Mobile LG G3] hudhacks:
Thanks, I haven't used either since the advanced menu is part of rom. I'll take a look.
[T-Mobile LG G3] BACARDILIMON:
Quickboot
[T-Mobile LG G3] sublimaze:
Yeah, Quickboot is my old standby if I can't get a power menu mod.
[T-Mobile LG G3] hudhacks:
Yeah going with quickboot, I just read that Xposed does not work with ART.
[T-Mobile LG G3] sublimaze:
Nope. It will be awesome when Xposed gets updated for ART, but who knows when that will happen. I like the smoothness of ART, but I like my Xposed modules even more. It just depends on your priorities.
[T-Mobile LG G3] grim489:
Or you can turn off your phone and turn it on then right when the lg logo comes up hold the volume down and power button together until it asks if you want to factory reset. Press yes each time and it'll boot into twrp. It sounds complicated but it's not that bad haha. Also it won't factory reset in twrp unless you specifically wipe it in twrp. I actually read that in another thread but can't remember which
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] darkmuck:
Has anyone ever had an issue with their Note 3 where the screen has started to 'pop out' from the bezel, specifically on one of the sides (mine is on left side)? It almost seems like the glue (or whatever holds it in place) has loosened and the screen is detaching. I thought about trying to contact Samsung because of the 1 year hardware warranty, but I really doubt this is something that would be covered...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] krelvinaz:
That by definition is a manufacture defect and would be covered by the warranty. I would deal with tmobile instead of Samsung directly though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Rippenator:
Same Problem

I have the same exact problem. I have to say I am very disappointed in this. I have had many phones and Never had this happen to any phone before. I always use otterbox cases for my phones and it still happened. Very poor craftsmanship :(
[Nexus 5 Accessories] cdonald:
Anyone know if the wooden carved cases lift tempered glass screen protectors? I have a Nikilin one on my N5 and want to make sure they don't before I spring for the case
[Nexus 5 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Depends on the lip of the carved wooden case. But I would venture yes if the lip is thick like the Spigen Ultra Hybrid cases or some thicker tpu cases. Well, it also depends on which tempered glass you have or will buy. I think some tempered glass have case optimized versions that do not cover the entire screen and leaves space for the likes of cases.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] thegreatcity:
I bought an $8 tempered glass protector on ebay and use it with a carved case. I didn't even center it perfectly and there's still enough room for the case to breathe. I cant speak for other glass protectors (such as the Nillkin) though.

Also, the carved cases are thin enough to use with wireless chargers.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] cdonald:
This is what some people on reddit told me as well. Can't wait to get my case tomorrow!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] elementaldragon:
Huh? What carved wood cases?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] cdonald:
carved.com

For the record, got my case today and absolutely love it! Does not lift the tempered glass protector, and looks and feels great!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] thegreatcity:
Here's a photo of mine. No pictures of it on the the phone but it's a very snug fit. Glass protector fits great. I used to be all about otterboxes. Then, when I got my N4, all I used was the bumper (cause I loved the back) and no screen guard. I traded it in with not a scratch on it, so this time I was a little more confident. The Carved case still leaves the face pretty open, but for the price of an 8 dollar glass protector, I think it's worth the style haha
[Nexus 5 Accessories] elementaldragon:
How exactly do they get held on? Is it basically just a wooden panel in a plastic case? Any more pics?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] thegreatcity:
The only other camera I had on hand was my tablet so apologies for the quality. It's basically a plastic case with a soft touch coating (similar to the N5 back) and the wood panel on back. The top and bottom are left mostly open (my reason for grabbing the glass protector) and there are large easy-access openings for the buttons as well.
[Ubuntu Touch General] paolotouch:
Hello,

Can you tell me a good tablet with

1) 8 inches screen

2) SIM slot

that costs less than 200 Euros where Ubuntu touch has been tested and can be installed?

thanks

P
[Ubuntu Touch General] RumoredNow:
No.

Most community efforts came to naught and lie abandoned. Additionally, even the officiail images from Canonical have not addressed data SIM for a tablet.

Try getting a used Nexus 7 LTE and using the images built by Vojtech Bocek which can even be updated OTA from that community member's server. See this section of the Devices Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices#Working_ports_w.2BAC8_system-image_server

In fact you should read the whole Wiki package. Research is a great tool.

What you ask for in your original post just does not exist. I've offered the most workable alternative to the spec you cite.
[Ubuntu Touch General] gume:
Ubuntu on Android

Is it possible to run ubuntu on an Acer A3?
[Ubuntu Touch General] RumoredNow:
I've not seen anyone tackle that port...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fruitdrankje:
Hi,

I have a Huawei Ascend G6 (U10) and rooted my device with TowelRoot 3.0

When you get a new phone it's custom to first fully charge your device and then let it fully deplete before fully charging it again to make sure you use the full capability of your device's battery. (during this time I rooted my device) Now, while it was at only 3% of battery I was playing a silly game, called Can KnockDown 3. While playing this game, my device turned off due to no battery. After it fully charged again, I tried to run the game again but it got stuck on the initialisation screen.

No big deal, I thought. So, I went on and just un-installed it and tried to re-install it. Problem is, I got Google Play error 492 when I tried to download/install the game once more. So I restarted my device, tried to un-install the Play Store and tried a hard reboot. None of those worked.

After some reading I got to know that I had to install an app called "ROM manager", boot into Recovery Mode and delete the Dalvik Cache (Which was said to be located in "Settings". Now, I don't know much about phones, nor Android. So that proved quite difficult. I went into Recovery Mode but was unable to find the "Settings" tab. So, I wiped Cache and the other setting. Can't quite remember. When I rebooted it, the problem was STILL not solved.

Now, I never noticed the REAL problem because I had my external SD card mounted.

This morning, I wanted to change my profile picture on an app called What's App Messenger. It gave me the following error: "Failed to load image data, please try again later." That really bothered me and after a reboot the problem was still not solved. I quickly realised that all my pictures were on my external SD so I turned off my phone to take it out. Booted it without external SD. Tried to make a picture with my camera, but it said "Internal Sotrage full. Please insert an SD card." but when I went to my filemanager there was NOTING on my internal SD. No maps, nothing. However, in my settings it says that only 1.98 GB of the 4 GGB internal storage is used...

Could someone please help me with this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SykesMod:
try using DiskUsage app, it shows every folder in your phone and how much space they take, also if you have rooted your phone, it shows wich system folders take most of the space (logs and tmp folders, safe to erase)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fruitdrankje:
I appreciate your reply, but I don't think that's the problem. I think my internal SD card is f***ed up now. I've tried wiping it all I want but to no avail. Probably something went wrong with rooting it, or installing ClockWorkMod or something. I don't know.

What I do know is that I need help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phoenix x:
Have you found a solution
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
If you try it, do it on your own risk.

I'm not responsible if you brick your device.

On the Russian forum '4PDA' i found a link to stock and hacked bootloaders (aboot). There you can find a hacked bootloader for G2 mini D618

The original topic on 4PDA.ru is here!

I was able to hex analyse the bootloaders of six different LG phones.

The hacks all follow the same rules.

After the byte chain 20 00 EB 00 00 50 E3 E0 FF FF 0A the next 4 or 12 byte are replaced with allways the same 4 of 12 byte:

4 Byte: DF FF FF EA (Confirmed working)

or

12 Byte:00 00 A0 E3 00 00 50 E3 DD FF FF EA

I could not figure out a rule when they used the 4 Byte or the 12 Byte method because the 16 byte after the initial chain look nearly the same with slide differences.

So, i patched the aboot.bin of my D620r, which is the same aboot as D620 in both ways.

There seams to be other about.img for d620 / d620r out there.

I can NOT confirm that this method works for them.

I can confirm that the 4 Byte modified aboot.img unlocks the bootloader and you can use custom kernels with it.

If you want to try on your own: (Do it on your own risk)

Get aboot.img and abootb.img:
Use "ADB SHELL" or a Terminal Emulator:
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot of=/sdcard/aboot.img
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/abootb of=/sdcard/abootb.img

Open each with a hex editor.
Search for the byte chain 20 00 EB 00 00 50 E3 E0 FF FF 0A
Make sure that it exists only once.
Replace the next 4 byte by DF FF FF EA.
You will get: 20 00 EB 00 00 50 E3 E0 FF FF 0A DF FF FF EA

Save aboot.img as aboot4.img and abootb.img as abootb4.img

[COLOR="Red"][B]Do it on your own risk![/B][/COLOR]
Flash them back:
dd if=/sdcard/aboot4.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot
dd if=/sdcard/abootb4.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/abootb

If you don't understand this instructions then don't even try it!

I will not help noobs, it is to dangerous and i don't want to brick your phone. Stay on stock, it is a good phone anyway and get more knowledge by reading the XDA forum.

This is not a boot.img! Don't try to flash as boot.img with any app!

What next?

Try a custom recovery!

Unfortunately the hidden menu doesn't give us a hint on unlocked or locked bootloader.

Back up your original recovery!

Than you can flash a recovery from HERE.

If you get an security error the unlock failed and you can reboot to android (long press power button) and flash your backup.

If it doesn't start the recovery but shows some text on your screen mentioning 'fastboot' or the LG logo stays for more than 5 minutes you are probably unlocked, but the recovery is not working for you.

Then flash your backup and go to the recovery thread, post your boot.img (not aboot) there and ask kindly to port CWM or TWRP for your device.

Else you will have a phone with an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery!

Congratulation!

Zaaap

If you try it, do it on your own risk.

I'm not responsible if you brick your device.

Do not use attached aboot for D620K it is different.

LG D620r aboot.img modified with DF FF FF EA
[LG G2 Mini] Vagelis1608:
You can flash this and see if it boots w/o the security error caused by a locked bootloader. If it does, then you were successful! :)

Oh, and push the file to /cache so it's easier to flash.

Sent from my D620R [Stock 4.4.2]
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
OK, i tried [Testing] CWM Recovery G2 Mini [D620]

It did not work but i didn't get a security error and my phone operates normal.

So I'll share my aboot.img with you.

You can try it on your own risk.

I personaly used the DF FF FF EA one.

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Vagelis1608:
How did the people at 4pda got into bootloader mode?

Sent from my D620R [Stock 4.4.2]
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
I don't know. I don't speak any russian. And google translate is not as good.

Their main objective is the L90

I now flasched a TWRP image for L90. Like expected it did not work.

BUT - It brings me in fastboot / bootloader mode.

So, what next?

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Vagelis1608:
Try this command to see if you actually are into bootloader mode: fastboot devices

If it shows your device, then that means that you have successfully hacked the bootloader (or aboot, whatever) and thus gained access to fastboot commands. :D

Sent from my D620R [Stock 4.4.2]
[LG G2 Mini] khashayar_khk:
hi im using D618 how and which one i should use?could u please make a tutorial
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
None of the ones i have posted.

You can follow the 'hacked' link.

But if you don't know what to do with it, you better leave it alone. You could brick your phone.

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
Yes, I have access to the fastboot commands.

fastboot devices shows my device.

But what now?

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] khashayar_khk:
well ok so i wait for someone to make tutorial bcuz i just bricked my i other phone(xperia c)and it cost me alot.
[LG G2 Mini] Garcia98:
Hi!

I compiled a kernel from LG sources for D620, but there was no way to test it with locked bootloader, and as I don't own this phone I ask you to test it flashing it via recovery or extracting boot.img from zip and using fastboot to flash it :)

I need to know if this kernel works before making recovery: https://www.mediafire.com/?rg30b9qq4qx9e6q
[LG G2 Mini] Rephosix:
Well i'll be damned but what about D620 or D625 ?
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
It seams I have an unlocked bootloader and i can access fastboot if i flash a non working recovery.

If i flash your kernel, do i have any chance to get my phone back working with a non working recovery or will i end up with a brick for ever?

If you can tell me way back when your kernel doesn't work, I'm willing to test.

I would prefere to test a recovery, because it is easy to revert back to stock and i dont know what happens when i flash a bad kernel.

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Garcia98:
This kernel doesn't change recovery, so if it doesn't work flash stock kernel again, but make a backup of it before flashing my kernel.
[LG G2 Mini] Rephosix:
When you flash a wrong kernel you should get into bootloop if i'm not mistaken, but the Download Mode would be still working, btw you have a D620 or D618?
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
There is one problem, to get into fastboot i have to flash a non working recovery at the moment.

Can i flash your kernel through stock recovery?

BTW, how can i backup my BOOT/Kernel in an recovery flashable format?

I already did a dd-backup of all my mmc partition, so as long as adb works i should be safe.

I own a german D620r it has the same aboot as D620.

The unocked bootloader for D618 can be found in the 'hacked' link in OP, this was my starting point.

About your question for D625. If you send me the original aboot i'll try to analyse and tweak it with no warrenty.

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Garcia98:
What do you want for D620? The OP posted the aboot.img hacked for D620 and my kernel is for D620 :p

If the kernel doesn't work the download mode would be still working :)

Can you access to fastboot in download mode?
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
OK, answer is no:

E:footer is wrong
E:signature verification failed

No, i didn't find any other way except trying to boot into corrupt recovery.

Under this conditions, would you try to dd your kernel?

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Garcia98:
Try, you can always flash a KDZ back :p
[LG G2 Mini] Rephosix:
Can someone please upload the aboot for D620 on Zippyshare or Mediafire because i don't know why but i can't download the attachments.Thanks in advance ! :laugh:
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
You are both right in general.

But if a user with d610 uses the aboot.img attached to the OP the phone will brick.

I don't own a d610 and can not support it in any way.

And don't you think it is my decision that you have to respect/accept?

Anyway, i have asked the mods to close this thread.
[LG G2 Mini] Tijmen:
Closed

As requested by OP.
[LG G2 Mini] twinsen.net:
I tried to modify 4 bytes as explained, and now my G2 Mini 620r does not turn on. Help. It is brand new V10g europe version. The only reaction is when I pull off the battery, it displays question mark and battery symbol. That's all. It does not reacto to power+vol down, or to vol up... Please help...
[LG G2 Mini] dulexetina:
Download kdz for ur imei and flash it to stock.That's the only way to revive this phone.
[LG G2 Mini] twinsen.net:
I have kdz for my imei, but I can't even enter the download mode.
[LG G2 Mini] lugeflu:
LG D620r LTE OPTION MISSING

Hi

I have this smartphone and i trying to conect in a 4g network. I have an active 4g plan in DIGITEL band 1800 LTE, but the phone only show 2g and 3g.

also installed NETWORK APK and doesnt work, when i use the LTE WCDMA GSM option it connects in H+ , But never in 4G... Then i check LTE only, but the signal drops and dont work too...

I will Appreciate your help very much.

Greetings from Venezuela.
[LG G2 Mini] Fulga666:
That, my friend... is a hard brick, you should send it to the service. (DON'T TELL THEM WHAT YOU DID WITH YOUR DEVICE, TELL THEM THAT IT DOESN'T BOOT!)
[LG G2 Mini] abimael08:
I have the D620k. I have read over and over again but I am so confused. I attempted to run the various commands to unlock my bootloader from my ubuntu machine, but no luck. Can I get some help please?
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
According to your script i should flash boot.img to mmcblk0p9.

But according to my research mmcblk0p9 is abootb and boot is mmcblk0p16.

Should i use '/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot' or is it meant to replace abootb?

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
Removed

aboot.img for D620 on mediafire:

aboot-DF FF FF EA.img

This is the one i used.

aboot-00 00 A0 E3 00 00 50 E3 DD FF FF EA.img

The alternate version.

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Garcia98:
If I remember well I think that in fstab partition 9 was used for boot and not for abootb.

By the way, do you want to use dd or fastboot?

With fastboot it would be:

fastboot flash boot boot.img
[LG G2 Mini] Rephosix:
You used this cmd ? : dd if=/sdcard/aboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
I had in mind to dd via adb shell, because i don't know how to get to fastboot without corrupting recovery.

Does the kernel rely on correct partition table?

Here is my fstab:

# Android fstab file.
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK

#TODO: Add 'check' as fs_mgr_flags with data partition.
# Currently we dont have e2fsck compiled. So fs check would failed.
#
#<src>	<mnt_point>	<type> <mnt_flags and options> <fs_mgr_flags>
/devices/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host	/storage/external_SD	vfat	defaults	voldmanaged=external_SD:auto
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system	/system	ext4 ro,barrier=1 wait,check
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata	/data	ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,noauto_da_alloc,discard,data=ordered,errors=continue wait,check,encryptable=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/encrypt
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/persist	/persist	ext4 nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered,nodelalloc wait,check
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/cache	/cache	ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered wait,check
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/drm	/persist-lg	ext4 nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered wait,check
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/sns	/sns	ext4 nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,data=ordered wait,check
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot	/boot	emmc defaults	defaults
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery	/recovery	emmc defaults	defaults
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc	/misc	emmc defaults	defaults

And here is the partition assigment table from '/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name'

modem ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
sbl1 ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p2
rpm ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
tz ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
sdi ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
aboot ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p6
rpmb ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
tzb ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p8
abootb ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p9
pad ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p10
modemst1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
modemst2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
misc ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p13
persist ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p14
laf ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p15
boot ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p16
recovery -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p17
fsg ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
fsc ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p19
ssd ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p20
DDR ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
encrypt ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
rct ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p23
drm ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p24
sns ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p25
factory ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p26
fota ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p27
sbl1b ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p28
mpt ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p29
cust ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p30
eksst ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p31
system ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p32
cache ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p33
userdata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p34
grow ->	/dev/block/mmcblk0p35

Can you please recheck that your kernel is made for this device, because under this conditions i'm not sure that i want to try that kernel.

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
I used:

dd if=/sdcard/aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] Rephosix:
BTW, does "fastboot reboot-bootloader" works for you?
[LG G2 Mini] Vagelis1608:
Perhaps you the 12 byte one works better.

And are you sure that you have hacked it completely and not just the first part of the hack or something?

Sent from my D620R [Stock 4.4.2]
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
No.

Gives a normal reboot.
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
12 byte version makes no difference.

No, I'm not sure. I just did what the 4PDA people did to their aboot for D170 D325 D405 D410 and D618.

So .. this is what i was asking for in first place:

How can i prove it works?

Zaaap
[LG G2 Mini] invaderjohn:
In dialer:

3845#*installed rom model#

Eg.: 3845#*620#

Roll the menu down and you will see "Bootloader Unlock Check"

Click there and then click again in "Bootloader Unlock Check"
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
In my hidden menu there is nothing like "Bootloader Unlock Check".
[LG G2 Mini] invaderjohn:
hmm thats the only info i got except trying to boot into bootloader or fastboot adb. but that didnt work either ?

must be some other way to see if its unlocked
[LG G2 Mini] Vagelis1608:
I have an idea.

Get access to fastboot again and type " fastboot devices " and then if it shows your device type " fastboot oem-unlock ".

Perhaps that will work.

Sent from my D620R [Stock 4.4.2]
[LG G2 Mini] Garcia98:
You're right about boot partition, but that is only a error in updater script, ramdisk is OK, so you can flash it if you want.
[LG G2 Mini] Zaaap72:
But you have the same device, do you have the menu option?

I get in fastboot mode when I try to boot to recovery with a none working recovery flashed.

But this might be normal even on stock ROM / aboot.