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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longus catus:
I have a developer edition phone, and I think I managed to install a retail modem. For my own reasons, I'd like the dev modem version back. Can someone create an image via cat /dev/block/.../by-name/modem > modem.img and attach it? (find /dev | grep by-name) It doesn't contain any identifying info- that's in modemst1, modemst2, and efs. But you probably know that already. No odin tar necessary, just an image is fine. Or do whatever you want, as long as I can grok it back into the image. Do what makes you happy.

I would appreciate it very much. If someone wants to get fancy and make a whole recovery boot chain (past aboot to boot, or whatever) that would be cool, too. But just a modem works. I'm talking about the files like apnhlos, carrier, boot, dbi? ddr? fota? fsc? fsg? modem pad param persdata persist recovery rpm sbl1 ssd tz. I don't know the actual boot chain and boot order. Maybe someone else does.

If one of these contains identifying information please don't shoot me, I'm not trying to steal your IMEI. But I really really really would appreciate the modem binary, and that doesn't contain personal info.

Please send me a dev edition G900V modem partition image!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpcalhoun:
I maybe wrong, but I think the Dev modem and the retail modem are the same, unless however there has been an OTA that changed the retail modem. I have a Dev S5 and my modem is G900VOYU1ANCG.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longus catus:
Thanks for your response.

My phone still says "MODE: developer" but I think something's not quite right. Actually at one time it didn't say developer, but I kept calm knowing that it just hurts more if you resist.. So I rooted the image and overwrote the aboot with a backup and now it says developer but it's not all quite right. I think. Uh maybe TWRP should have a "full retard/backup" option, but a recursive script over the "by-name" list works well, too.

I had ordered another dev phone a few days ago, and I think I will take the "partial refund" and get a phone that I know works, and get it right *now*. Then I'll be the one making a recovery tar that nobody will care about, but should anyone else have the misfortune of being me (currently the count is 1), they will find some respite in that tar image. But I can still write and boot assorted kernels, recoveries, and roms. So obviously it is somewhat of a development phone.

I dunno, you may be right. I made a tar with the order of boot, recovery, modem. Because... anyway, odin says the following:

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> FAIL!

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

When I have a tar in the order of KLTE_USA_VZW.pit, aboot.mbn, spl1.mbn, rpm.mbn, tz.mbn, sdi.mbn, NON-HLOS.mbn, boot.img recovery.img modem.img, I get the following on my phone:

SECURE CHECK FAIL: modem

Invalid percent of drawing download progress bar!

SECURE CHECK FAIL: aboot.

Well I checked the md5sum of that aboot file and the very aboot partition image and they're one and the same, so something is up. I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm doing it pretty well. It's funny because if I 'cat modem.img > disk' I will end up with the Verizon unauthorized software triangle of doom. So that's one reason I think the dev and retail modems are different. And the maligned bootloader shows its sensitive side, giving an accurate warning of impending doom.

C:\Users\andrew\Downloads\dev>find "G900" modem

---------- MODEM

G900V.00

8░σ♀k☺ ☺|░σ♀k☺0☺╚░σ♀k☺6☺♀▒σ♀G900V.003

G900V.05

SM-G900V

G900VVRU1ANCG

Does yours say the same thing?

Or uh... grep -a G900V /path/to/modem/partition | strings ... or you could adb pull the modem partition... I'm sure there are more ways, most of which do not require goat sacrifice (I wish I had known this before).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longus catus:
So I got all the partition images from a totally new untouched developer phone.

Writing the other phone's aboot to my aboot partition doesn't seem to do anything abnormal except "Mode: Developer" is gone. And is back when I flash my original copy.

I created a tar called modem.tar with the phone's own modem.bin as its only contents. This is what I see on the screen when I try to flash it:

ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900V
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
REACTIVATION LOCK(kk): OFF
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, A1, A1, P1
MODE: Developer
UDC START
SECURE CHECK FAIL : modem

Which is weird, because that's the modem already installed, through dd/cat to the partition.

I created a tar that had the same file order as G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.tar.md5, which is aboot, sbl1, rpm, tz, sdi, NON-HLOS, boot, recovery, system, cache, and modem. With just up to but not including system. And failed on flashing the phone's own aboot. Maybe because there's trailing garbage from trying to flash the whole partition image instead of just the signed portion of the file. So how do I know how large the actual file to flash should be...

The modem image says it's G900VOYU1ANGC, which is different than can be seen in the above tar file.

It would be nice to know if the trailing garbage is why the file doesn't flash through odin-only the unprotected (as dev edition) recovery boot and system are ok with it. And how to get rid of the garbage. In the file, that is.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c89memcpy:
Hey longus catus, did you ever manage to create a restoration image for other SM-G900V dev edition users? I have one as well, flashed TWRP via ODIN, went to make a backup, but I didn't double check that the backup sync'd to my SD card and installed CM11 only to find that my backup of stock was gone. I can get 4G data, but I cannot make or receive calls. I am not sure of what could have happened. After a lot of digging I managed to find a system.img and boot.img from stock ANCG, however, I still cannot make or receive calls (or use <= 3G data).

I am really hoping that my EFS did not get corrupted somehow. My IMEI is still valid, so I do not think that is the case, probably just filling myself with unwanted dread. Anyway, if you managed to create a good recovery tar it might go a long way toward my debugging. I am not far from declaring this a very expensive PDA.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unruly1:
I am in almost the exact same boat. The only difference for me is that I used Philz (instead of TWRP) because of the fact that I wanted to verify I could restore my backup and after 3 times of the backup disappearing with TWRP, I flashed Philz, then backed p, then verified the backup restored. That is when I flashed Cyanogenmod and had "no service" so I restored my backup and assumed I was up and running until a day or two later when I got voicemail notifications. I am not able to make or receive calls but everything else seems to work. Any ideas? How can I get a "stock" S5 dev edition tar that I can restore?

---------- Post added at 09:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 AM ----------

well in a very strange turn of events... This is what I did to fix my issue....

powered off my phone

removed micro SD card

removed SIM card

powered on phone

waited 5 minutes

powered off my phone

installed SIM card

installed micro SD card

powered on phone

placed a call from my work phone to GS5 Dev Edition and GS5 rang.

placed a call from GS5 Dev Edition to work phone and work phone rang.

I really hope this helps someone else.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c89memcpy:
Wow I really hope that works. I will try it when I get off work tonight.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c89memcpy:
It did not work... Were you running the stock firmware?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c89memcpy:
I flashed to stock and it worked. Thank you so much. I am now running albinoman887's cm12 build successfully (with the exception of NFC).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sedinsamsung:
Question

If you change modem of g900v to g900t, will 4g lte work, I have problem with my Verizon G900V it shows only e, no lte ot 4g :crying: So if I change modem to t-mobil's modem will it work?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06gavinroy08:
Hey! I am New to flashing and custom recovery. I have my S4 i545 rooted and know how to do basic things like Gravity box and Xposed installer but have no clue where to start on flashing a custom rom. I would like to get a stock android KitKat rom if possible. Can anybody help me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Start with reading the stickie in the general forum.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06gavinroy08:
Goo Manager

The only problem is that i cannot get a version of goo manager that still works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
You couldn't use goo manager or rom manager ....The stickie gives you info and links on what you can and can't do...

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06gavinroy08:
Where?

Hey i just made my xda account today and am heving trouble finding the "stickie". Could you please leave a link for me? Thanks for the patients.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
a stickie keeps the post near the top of the forum...hence the name "stickie"

its in the general forum and can;'t be missed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06gavinroy08:
Cant find it

Dude look, i have no clue why i am not able to find it. i have searched all over the verizon galaxy s4 forum and just have no clue where it is.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
It's in the general forum of this s4 Verizon. ..it's one of the first 5 or 6 threads. Have no idea how you can miss.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06gavinroy08:
got it

Okay i found it but i am on the NC5 bootloader and it says it cant even be rooted. Even though i am. So there fore it has no instructions on flashing to my device.:crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Towel root can do nc5...

sent by safestrap powered echo v26
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rrrrrrredbelly:
The process will be the same to flash a rom, it's going to be done in safe strap. In the general section there is a thread of SS compatible roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
You'll have to now find the SafeStrap thread and install that. Hopefully your attempt at flashing a recovery through Goo hasn't borked your recovery. IMG

If it has you'll have to just start over with Odin. Hard to say really as some have had no problems after doing that and others have had to use Odin.

On a side note I'll be posting my mint condition MDK S4 on Swappa fairly soon if you want an S4 that can have a true custom recovery and flash aosp Roms [emoji6]

- Sent From My G3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06gavinroy08:
Thats how i rooted it but for flashing recovery to it there is nothing that supports the bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] riker147:
Correct. Your only option is Safestrap recovery. You can only flash TouchWiz based roms. You will need Safestrap version 3.72 (it's the AT&T version), and you will only be able to use the stock side. No rom slots.

Take your time and research....... A lot! You don't want to brick your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06gavinroy08:
Hey! I found out that safestrap worked! It is now running on my phone! Now i have one more question.Am i able to flash a rom like a google play edition rom to my device? Thanks for all the help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06gavinroy08:
Google play

I got safestrap installed. now i want to install a google play edition rom. Is it possible on my device? The stickie only tells me how to do things if i am running 4.2.2 but i am running 4.4.2 so those dont work
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kikou_2006:
Hello everyone here, since a week ago i dropped my phone in the sea and after few days i pulg the headphones to hear music but the phone dosen't detect it, even IR remote do not working just flash blue light just light,by the way i reset the phone and flash it with the same firmware but nothing

what kind of solution i have to do please ????
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blakstar:
Sea salt is not so good, but you can try blowdrying the headphone jack (make sure you turn on Cool air not Hot). Give that a try ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kikou_2006:
I turn manytimes but no solution
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fffft:
Salt water is harsh on electronics. Quite likely there are mineral deposits or moisture remaining in the headphone jack.

Try using a minature bottle brush or perhaps pipe cleaner to gently clean the jack. Using a little contact cleaner or even a little distilled water (not tap water) should help. Then give it sufficient time to dry before using it.

.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kikou_2006:
I make all solution as you says but not working headphones& IR ????
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kikou_2006:
Can u describe me what's that mean ?????
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fffft:
That is an excerpt from the S5 hardware test menu. It shows that the bias level parameter for the heart rate monitor didn't test within expected bounds.

Nominally that would mean that your HRM is misadjusted, has a dirty window or has otherwise failed. But it's probably a spurious result because you aren't testing under controlled conditions, specifically the test procedure outlined in the service manual.

If you clean the sensor window and rerun the test several times, with your finger over the sensor, away from it, etc, you will probably show that the sensor passes after all.

.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kikou_2006:
Until this moment IR Blaster & headphones not detected by my S5 ????
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kikou_2006:
anyone has solution please ? :(:(
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kikou_2006:
Hello People where are you ?

Any soft to test my IR blaster please to know if its work or broken

( when i press any remote bottom the blue led is working well but no signal to TV )..
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D33KK:
Try resetting it. If still not fixed you have probably broken it
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kikou_2006:
I reset it but Everything work great exept the IR & headphones jack port
[HTC Droid DNA] clvnptl:
Hello,

I have a question about the signal strength on my DNA. I just installed [ROM][4.4.4][OFFICIAL] LiquidSmooth and I only get 2 bars in areas I was getting 4 bars before with VenomDNA.

Do these roms somehow mess with the radio firmware or drivers or whatever allows the radio to function? If not, should I be updating those manually?

There is a possibiility that 2 bars on LiquidSmooth is equivalent to 4 bars on Venom but I doubt that the different thresholds are that far apart. On LiquidSmooth i generally read between -105 and -95 (I assume the units are dBm).

Essentially I have a DNA that I moonshined to s-off and then installed TWRP and then flashed various roms. I have not done a factory OTA update in over a year so maybe I'm missing something?

Edit: I just realized that LiquidSmooth has 3 colors for the signal bar (white, grey and black) and Ive been getting 2 white and 2 grey (filling up all 4 bars). Not sure what this means.

-Calvin
[HTC Droid DNA] orangechoochoo:
Sense-based ROMs tend to "pad" the signal strength, and CM-based ROMs are conservative on signal strength that shows in the status bar.

The best indicator is looking at About Phone. I don't believe sense and cm ROMs change the radio, so what you're seeing is how they report the signal strength.
[HTC Droid DNA] clvnptl:
Yup! Thanks! As i was using it I noticed some locations enabled me to get 4 full White bars which means its a legit signal to bar mapping thing rather than my hardware being unsupported fully.
[HTC Droid DNA] Fightermelee:
This question was on my mind the other day. I traveled to an area that has really poor Verizon coverage. My DNA (Liquid latest) had no signal (nothing) for most of the time. My fiance has a Moto X (stock) and was almost always getting 3G, sometimes 4G (albite a little slow, for sure). I have the latest radios for the DNA, but is there anything I can do to improve the radios?
[HTC Droid DNA] d08speed3:
She has a different baseband radio for her phone. It will vary. Just because its the latest radio doesn't always mean the best reception. You can try different radios to see what gets you the best reception.

HTC DNA

LG Optimus G
[HTC Droid DNA] takota6:
This one drives me nuts too.. Cyanogenmod needs to put 5signal bars in,, I'd enjoy to see a glimmer of connection at times

Æaaa..\../
[HTC Droid DNA] lebnan60:
I noticed the same thing between ViperDNA and Liquid smooth. I just updated my radios last week and haven't noticed a difference. As was mentioned, I guess new radios doesn't directly translate to better reception. bummer.

I have been having issues with my DNA keeping signal at all recently though. I've seen it mentioned in the developer thread, so i don't believe it is related to the new radios.
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
I've been having problems with the radio cutting out sometimes when I'm on the move, then I have to toggle the radio on and off to get data again. Only happens like once every few weeks though.
[HTC Droid DNA] iofractal:
I have had the best results with radio 2.04

here are the directions to change the radio version http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2612740
[G3 Themes and Apps] pandacookie:
I always turn to Adaway for my adblocking needs, but I know the app hasn't been updated since late February of this year. It still seems to do it's job well, but then again, I am just starting to use it again after six months of NOT using it, so I'm not sure if it really still works well.

I'm curious if you guys have turned to other adblocking apps, since development for Adaway seems to have stalled? What are your thoughts?
[G3 Themes and Apps] viskey:
I have the vzw g3 and adaway is the only one I got working. I tried adfree first and that didn't work.
[G3 Themes and Apps] The Kid Cassidy:
Where do you get this adaway? Looked in the play store and didn't see it.
[G3 Themes and Apps] pandacookie:
Adaway...

https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway

[MENTION=4303234]viskey[/MENTION] - I tried Adfree. Only Adaway works on the G3, so far.
[G3 Themes and Apps] The Kid Cassidy:
Thanks bro, worked like a charm.
[G3 Themes and Apps] pandacookie:
Yeah. I'm glad it worked for you. :)
[G3 Themes and Apps] sinisin:
Any chance someone with AdBlock anything can throw a tut together for us? I have Adaway but I'm not smart enough to figure out how to make it work without root.
[G3 Themes and Apps] pandacookie:
As far as I know, you absolutely need root or it won't work.
[G3 Themes and Apps] sinisin:
There is but it needs the correct proxy settings and I have no idea what they are.
[G3 Themes and Apps] pandacookie:
??

News to me. I always thought it was root only.
[G3 Themes and Apps] kevina90:
Minminguard for xposed is fantastic and my personal choice for ad blocking
[G3 Themes and Apps] pandacookie:
Never knew about that one. Will try that if Adaway fails me.

I swear, adblocking is one of the finer perks of rooting. I know there are non root methods out there. But the root methods are better by far.
[G3 Themes and Apps] jaythenut:
its the only reason i root all the other stuff is a bonus lol:D
[G3 Themes and Apps] Charsher47:
This.

I use it + YouTube adaway. It's helpful to selectively choose which apps to block ads from. I use it mostly because adblockers + Pandora creates skipping in the music.
[G3 Themes and Apps] Bierfreund:
Isn't devolpment of Minminguard also cancelled? Is there no adblocker that still gets updated?
[G3 Themes and Apps] sinisin:
Mother of All Ad Blocking or MoaAB. It's great and flash and forget.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
[G3 Themes and Apps] Protagoras:
I use AdFree, been using it for years on all my phones and tablets, works like a charm, and is still being updated.

I agree, adblocking is probably the main reason for me to root my phone :)
[G3 Themes and Apps] brolic925t:
Same. Works everyy time ?
[G3 Themes and Apps] IXChicharitoXI:
I use adaway and YouTube adaway
[G3 Themes and Apps] z-vet:
Exactly! Since i found it i don't see ads, not in apps and not on Internet. I use it on my laptop too, fantastic project.
[Moto E General] blazesachdeva:
So just finished up downloading mc5. Snapped some screenshots for you guys. It's running pretty smooth on moto e.
[Moto E General] Srinadh:
how much internal memory it is taking ??
[Moto E General] blazesachdeva:
Don't know.. I pasted the obb file in external sd card.. As my device is rooted.. The obb file is of 900 mb in size..
[Moto E General] DAVI FELICIANO:
running on good or best graphical?

(Sorry my bad english)
[Moto E General] blazesachdeva:
Running on optimal graphic settings..
[Moto E General] yash9691:
Modern Combat 5 Blackout v1.2.0o APK + MOD + Data for Android

androidgeekhub.blogspot.com
[Moto E General] Adarsh1998:
Dont post pirated link you will be blocked. OP you also dont post about any thread that are pirated game apps.
[Moto E General] ivan290:
Any way to "optimice" GTA SAN ANDREAS ???? It runs laggy
[Moto E General] love4chat:
To make HD games running by keeping their obb data on extsdcard,r u using link2sd or foldermount?
[Moto E General] yash9691:
most important mention which device you are using

try lower graphic setting..lower screen resolution...

and best way is root your phone and install custom rom..because custom rom uses less ram,less cpu,

or overclock cpu using custom kernel..
[Moto E General] blazesachdeva:
I am using xposed module obb on sd.. Though u can also use foldermount..
[Moto E General] ivan290:
Em, Moto E (? Kitkat Stock, also tried with cm11,12,12.1 often smooth but with lag sometimes
[Moto E General] 16kingsman16:
How do you past it on external sd obb file of game only works when past it on internal memory
[Moto E General] Simomaster1:
You have to use foldermount...you can find it on play store;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mister Tetris:
Hi!

My Galaxy S2 suddenly died today and I have not been able to turn it on.

This has happened before, but it worked after switching battery, this time it didn't.

I have tried many things that people have suggested on Google, but I am not even able to get into recovery/download mode.

The phone was running NeatROM 4.4.4.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nightshadow931:
What did you do ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mister Tetris:
What I tried?

Removing battery, USB jig, USB power only, download mode, vol up + home + power, etc.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nightshadow931:
No, i ask what did you do to make it die?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mister Tetris:
I checked my phone and saw that I received a message, put it in my pocket, took it up - wouldn't respond.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mister Tetris:
Could still use some help, thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S3P3HR:
Try putting a new battery in that you are sure has some charge already in it .

Try booting into recovery/download mode .

If it doesn't still turn on it may be that your screen has died or mainboard is dead . Both of which require taking it for repairs as it is kinda like swap the part hit and miss kinda repairing. Still I guess if screen goes bad you should feel some vibration .

Plus it would be nice to know that your phone didn't go off of low battery . Since it can rule out very unlikely scenario that power button has failed or phone died of low battery and charger is refusing to charge the phone .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] svavrek:
Tmobile Galaxy Note 2 just installed CM 10.1.3... bluetooth keeps turningon and off when it is supposed to stay on, will not stay paired with anything... advise?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
I advise installing CM11. They publish nightlies at their website.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement