yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto X Q&A] alimzia:
Okay i just need root for using titanium backup. Just one question though before i go on with it. After rooting my device (currently 4.2.2) can i continue to get OTA updates? If so, till what version (4.4 max)?

Again thankyou for your replies. Appreciate it. :)
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
If you are now on 4.2.2, you're one of the lucky ones..... You can still use the slapmymoto method and get full root with write protection disabled!!

See that section in the one stop shop thread.

?

But you can't go higher than 4.4 to keep all that.
[Moto X Q&A] qweesy:
Hey Sam i know this is Off topic but tell me more about Republic wireless and why you like them im thinking of switching from big red
[Moto X Q&A] samwathegreat:
Sent you a PM.
[Moto X Q&A] alimzia:
Okay, after rooting will i be able to receive OTA for 4.4? If so, will it still be write protection disabled?
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
You would have to read the slapmymoto thread, but I believe you would flash 4.4 with fastboot . And that's it. If you upgrade to 4.4.2 or higher, you will have write protection enabled again.
[Moto X Q&A] alimzia:
Yeah I read that. It is a long method...

I dont know why write protection is so important, i dont know what it does. All I care about is root. If write protection doesn't matter to me just as much, should i rather just receive the OTA to 4.4 right now and THEN root my device? (I just need root privileges for titanium and xposed)

What would you recommend? Is write disabling write protection that important? Thanks again.

Isnt there a way to root directly from 4.4? (Wont slapmymoto work?)
[Moto X Q&A] samwathegreat:
Yes, it is that important. Without write protect disabled, you have to re-root after every reboot. Titanium backup won't work fully because all changes are reverted upon reboot. You will have a heck of a time getting xposed to word if you even can without it disabled.

Yes you can update to 4.4 but not higher. If you use safestrap, you can flash stock based Roms all the way up to 4.4.4. But your bootloader and partition table will remain on 4.4 - this allows you to keep root and write protect disabled.

Be very careful. If you update the bootloader or partition table past 4.4 there is no going back and you will lose the ability to disable write protect permanently.

Basically, without write protect disabled, anything you change gets reverted back upon reboot. You also lose root and have to re-root after every reboot... Not very useful...
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
I'm not a slapmymoto expert, since I never needed it... But I believe you need to start on 4.2.2 with it. Then upgrade. Again... You'd need to read on it.

With write protection disabled you can store to the system then. Definitely needed for Xposed.

Trust me.... There's people with locked bootloaders on 4.4.2 and up that would kill to be able to use slapmymoto. ?
[Moto X Q&A] alimzia:
Alright thanks a lot guys. Ive made up my mind, going to go through with it, definitely need xposed!

Oh btw just out of curiosity, does Towel-pie-root work with 4.4?
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
I believe so.... But people have trouble with Xposed.

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Same thing too.... Even IF you get Xposed to work... All undone on a reboot or power down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boty313:
I have a rooted Samsung galaxy s4 sgh-m919, and last week i try to change the rom on it and something went wrong. Now i get a message when i power up that reads "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again". I try to used Oden3-v3.07 to fix it but all i get is this:

<ID:0/010> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> M919UVUEMK2_M919TMBEMK2_TMB.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/010> Odin v.3 engine (ID:10)..

<ID:0/010> File analysis..

<ID:0/010> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/010> Initialzation..

<ID:0/010> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/010> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/010> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/010> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/010> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/010> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/010> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/010> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Can anyone help me with this problem or point me in the right direction?

Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] serio22:
if you are trying to downgrade firmware it will not work.. Flash latest NB4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boty313:
I have try

M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_TMB

M919UVUEMK2_M919TMBEMK2_TMB

M919UVUFNB4_M919TMBFNB4_TMB

SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL-1366964131
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Try using a different USB cable and only install same or newer version then what you already have. NB4 is probably your only choice that will work. Are you able to boot the phone or are you soft bricked?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boty313:
I am soft bricked. I can load into download mod but nothing else.

Do you know where I can get the newest NB4? Also do you know if I can charge my battery by plugging in the phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
Whatever bootloader version you have, try matching the modem to that and trying again... For instance, if you have the 4.2.2 (MDL) bootloader, try flashing just the MDL modem and then try doing whatever you were trying to do.

I encountered that screen when I tried to restore my first/original backup of 4.2.2 after I had upgraded the modem to NB4. I thought I had bricked the device because the firmware upgrade screen was all I could get to come up and Odin would fail every time I tried flashing the stock tar. For some reason I downgraded my modem, flashed the stock tar and it worked.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boty313:
Here is what i have when i Power up the phone

Top Right corner

Odin Mode

Product Name: sgh-m919

Current Binary: Custom

System Status: Official

Knox Kernal Lock: 0x0

Knox Warranty Void: 0x1

CSB-Config-LSB: 0x30

Write Protection: Enable

eMMC Burst Mode Enable

I have try to flash with oden v3.07 and v3.09 change usb ports and cables.

I try flashing:

M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_TMB

M919UVUEMK2_M919TMBEMK2_TMB

M919UVUFNB4_M919TMBFNB4_TMB

SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL-136696413

and I always get the Oden fail

I try also flashing openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-jfltetmo with oden and it will load but only the samsung logo will come up and it stays there.

Now im looking for the (MDL) bootloader and NB4 files to try to load. Can you guys point me in the right directions to get the files?

Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
If download mode shows Knox Warranty Void: 0x1 it means you definitely have either MK2 or NB4 (and that you've tripped KNOX). Knowing that, there is no need whatsoever to try using any files that are for MDL or MDB. Use only 4.3 and above.

Because you haven't said if your phone has been officially updated to either MK2 or NB4 I would say to download both of those stock firmwares from sammobile.com. Also you should search around the general forum for the MK2 and NB4 modem files by themselves.

Once you have all the files, try flashing the MK2 modem/stock firmware: power phone off, boot to download mode, flash modem file, power off, then do it again. After turning the phone off the second time, boot back to download mode and try flashing the MK2 official firmware.

If that doesn't work, use the same process, but use the NB4 modem/firmware combo in place of the MK2 files.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boty313:
Thank you guys for your help. You have giving me different ideas and i was able to search and find different things to try and now i think im moving forward.

Ok I was able to load M919UVUFNB4_M919TMBFNB4_TMB using Oden3 v3.07. What i did was uncheck auto reboot and f. reset time. the problem is that now the phone rebooted and is in a loop with a message Unfortunately, google play services has stop and i cant get it pass that point?

any ideas in how to fix this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
Have you booted to recovery and done a factory reset?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boty313:
Yes and now the phone is working. I rooted the phone and now i'm ready to play with it again. Hopefully this time everything will go right.

Thank you for all your help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] simplicityy:
I was having the same issue. Where did you get that MB4 file from? I downloaded mine from a post that listed all 3 modems, 2.4Gb or so.

I see other ones that are 1.5 Gb. I am not sure what to do. I tried flashing the MB4 through Odin and it keeps failing. My phone came with NB4 (refurbished), so I assume I can only use NB4. Help?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boty313:
here u go

http://dl.sammobile.com/OVFYSjwlIS4...BGU5OWl9FWUs./M919UVUFNB4_M919TMBFNB4_TMB.zip

i hope it helps if not let me know and i will try to send it to u by email or dropbox
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stew32:
I wanted to post this information since I’ve searched online for hours and could not find the answer: My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 began giving me a notification sound, but the notification bar never showed the app that was sounding the notification. It would start every time I restarted the phone and would go on for at least 2 hours and then just stop. My default notification would beep and beep at a REGULAR interval and the notification bar would always be empty; it was frustrating and annoying. After trying notification monitoring apps, turning off various apps notifications and uninstalling apps, I finally found the culprit. I turned off the Accessibility Notification Reminder and the problem was resolved.

Settings -> Device -> Accessibility -> Notification Reminder.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brisinger08:
I had this problem a while ago too and couldn't remember what I did thanks for posting the fix!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
I want exactly this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2301259

BUT, I want to wipe everything, as I want to start with a clean slate. Any suggestions??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Baurblades43:
I would like the exact same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
So you have a MDK phone and want to bring it back to completely wiped stock via odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
Yes...dont even care about rerooting just want it cleaned out and back to stock MDK
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
Okay. Stock restore.tar file for odin is uploading to my dropbox now. Seems most of the sites links are all down now, but i have it saved on my pc.

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14 mins remaining smh ....Size: 2.56 GB. I'll pm you when its up. not sure if we're allowed to post these tar. files on here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Baurblades43:
I had MK2 but then upgraded to NC2/5 so what would I do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
Looks like you can bring it back to stock unrooted here http://nasirtech.blogspot.com/2014/04/i545vrufnc5-android-442-kitkat-firmware.html?m=1

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Check your pm.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
Okau thanks man
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
I am guessing you already tried a factory reset?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
Just did a factory reset actually but before I was on hyperdrive so I wasnt sure what would happen if I did a factory reset
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
Did you soft brick or are you just looking for the factory/stock image?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
Nope not bricked just tired of custom ROMs and bugs...I am back on MDK but I will probabaly upgrade to newest firmware and lose the ability to have an unlocked bootloader. I have been flashing ROMs, kernels, themes, you name it...for years and I am ready to just have a stock phone that works all the time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
You can upgrade to NC5 and root via towelroot.com with no issues and get busybox and safestrap. All done with APK's, no ODIN flashing required. You DID successfully wipe and restore to factory MDK?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
YES I am now on factory MDK...not even rooted or custom recovery...just like you would pick it up at a Verizon store.

Wow, that must be something new I will check that out

I downloaded the APK what exactly do I do? Update to NC5 via Samsung update and run APK?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hunter00gts:
Remove unlock icon on startup

I can't remove the unlock icon on boot and set my device status back to stock from "custom"

I used towelroot.com and SuperSu to root my phone because I was having issues with it. Now I can't put it back to return it to the store with my warranty.

I used ODIN to do a full wipe and loaded the VRUFNC5 file along with the PIT 16G file to successfully unroot, but the unlock icon still shows on the screen and the device status still shows "custom." After running the odin full wipe, I rebooted and few times and reset it, but to no avail. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735172

Any assistance would be appreciated so Verizon will honor their warranty. THANKS!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
Exactly.

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The NC5 update is through Verizon but yes, update and then run the APK from towelroot.com and you should have root and be golden.

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Surge has a great thread here that should be able to help you with what you are looking for. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CC268:
Yea unforuntely the update fails for me so I will have to use the ODIN method that was linkee in another thread of mine
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hunter00gts:
Just looking to return to stock to swap my phone at the Verizon store.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
Surge has a thread here that should help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hunter00gts:
Yes, that is the exact method I used to return to stock. Still didn't work for me though. Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
You tried all of the methods on the thread including the "Full Wipe AKA EMERGENCY"? And the downgrade to MK2 and MJ7 methods?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hunter00gts:
I haven't tried those. Do you happen to have links to those processes? Is it safe to downgrade?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liljoe727:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578209

That is the link to everything you should need and yes, it is safe to downgrade if you have to. Once you can get back into your phone, you can upgrade back to NC5
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] se4me:
tonight my vibration has stopped and ive tried afew settings to get it back with no luck, tried afew soft restes with no luck just done a hard reset still not working, is this a common fault has anyone else come accross this?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] monx®:
i've sent my device to service center (valid warranty) and fixed in one day.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] se4me:
anyone else had this problem?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mmm_ok:
Ummm... you didn't install the "lights off" tweak from Modaco did you?

I had exactly same thing. thought I was going crazy... but it turns out the LED off tweak also disables vibration as a side effect! Strange but true...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] se4me:
nope didnt install that tweak, vibration has started again today didnt touch anything the phones going back for a software update anyway as when i send sms it includes parts of hotmail emails within the sms, very strange...!

T-Mobile said they know this problem and nees a s/w update
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *elmo*:
Hi,

How to disable S finder and quick connect from menu:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antisp1n:
You can't. Will need root and an Xposed module to hide those
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmednabeel:
Please what mod on xposed shall i download to hide them as I'm rooted
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russ18uk:
Gravity box
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atilla88:
Or xposed g touchwiz
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Hi all,

I have a serious problem with my G2 which I could not solve: I used the new LG Flash Tool 2014 with stock KDZ file, everything was going just fine till I received an error message that LG server is not available, I disconnected the USB cable by mistake from my G2 and afterward I saw that it was in the middle of flashing process (12% was completed). I turned it off and tried to reach download mode again and nothing!, I'm receiving the "LG" logo and nothing- the screen goes black (it is still on).

I tried also to connect my phone to the computer- I received a list of 13 "new" local disks "H" to "T", only "H" disk is available and it's showing "image" folder with list of files.

I cannot reach "download mode", nothing is working!

I hope this is not the end for my G2..

please help me

Thank you so much!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulsic:
If you could receive all those hard disks then you could maybe fix it with linux/ubuntu if you have it. Search for guides to cOpy the neccesary stuff bacK like the bootloader. I can't really help you atm as i am too sleepy.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Thank you for your reply. I found this on the sticky threads: "[FIX] NO Recovery mode, No download mode, after OTA on rooted LG G2".

I installed ubuntu and followed the instructions. when I type the following: "gdisk -l /dev/sde" I receive an error message:

"GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.5.1

NOTE: Write test failed with error number 13. It will be impossible to save

changes to this disk's partition table!

Problem opening /dev/sde for reading! Error is 13

You must run this program as root or use sudo!"

My device is not rooted, is this the problem?

Please help me!!

Thanks
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulsic:
[MENTION=5992989]NNCa[/MENTION] It says you need to run the program as root on ubuntu.

Just use sudo in front of the commands.

You need to type once your password to use sudo, you can't see the password if you enter it for safety I guess but just click enter after you typed ykur password.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Thank you so much!!

I succeeded to push all the files according to this thread, however I do not see the TWRP menu. I have just constant "LG" logo on screen.

Do I miss something?

Thanks!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulsic:
Well its good you're an step further, try to reboot to recovery using power+volume down i believe or its up idk try both it should say something about wipe data factory reset, press the power button and you are in recovery.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Hi,

I powered off my phone by pressing volume down + power for a while ("LG" logo blinked once and phone was fully powered off).

I pushed volume down + power till I saw the LG logo, released it, and pushed again- and finally I reached the Factory Hard Reset screen. I have pushed 3 times the power, and I have got "Factory reset processing..." and nothing is appeared, even when I'm pushing several times on power again.

I guess this is the end of my G2 :crying:

Thank you all for your support, this is an excellent forum!:good::good:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulsic:
Nope it isn't the end :D try to install the recovery again or try to push the custom twrp recovery again to the right partition! Dont give up that fast when i hear your things then its still fixable! you already got the factory reset processing so try to Push the Recovery again and search for an guide about recovery maybe:confused: Then you would probably get your device fixed.

Just read my things about simplicity so think easy :D and you can fix it. AND STAY POSITIVE You will repair your phone today :good:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Thanks, but after connecting the device to linux/windows, it seems that it is not recongized, I do not see the partitions anymore even when typing "ls /dev/sd*" through linux terminal..
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulsic:
Yeah because the phone has bootloader etc again so maybe you can try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Hi there,

I tried to flash my phone using the lg flash tool, unfortunately it cannot recognized any connected device through USB.. I don't know what else will work for my device
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulsic:
Did you already installed the LG drivers? and checked in device manager or there is like any change when you connect and disconnect your phone?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Yes, I checked it- no response during connecting/disconnecting the device..

Maybe I did a mistake when trying to push those image files.. I guess there is nothing I can do to fix my phone..

Do you have any other suggestions?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Can someone please help me. How can I get to the LG device- Is there another software I can use to flash files into this device?

Thanks
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulsic:
Sorry for late reaction but i needed to think of something. Did you tryed to use another cable? Did you tryed to do it on another pc? Did you tryed to maybe install LG PC suite and see if it gets recognized? If you have the PC Suite you may need to turn it off in the LG flashtool idk. Can you tell us more like which windows you have?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Hi,

I tried all you suggested, however my devide is not recognized. I tried to use the LG PC Suite and to flash by IMEI, however it is still saying that no device was connected.. I checked windows device manager, and nothing changed there.

There is any chnage I can see my connected device? use some tool or another software?

Thank you again for your patience and help!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keyman91:
Hi, sorry to say but you have unfortunately completely hardbricked your device. It happened to me too however I was able to get it replaced under warranty at no extra cost.

What happened was that when your phone was still detected by linux, you had a chance to recover by flashing the correct partitions to gain access to download mode and from there, flash a KDZ to go back to complete stock. However, the files you used were probably incompatible with your variant which has now corrupted your bootloader sequence. I suggest you read this reply by fizzy177 as well as the rest of the thread: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51522304&postcount=118

So right now, you cannot do anything as you have already found out, no computer will recognise that your phone is plugged in. Your phone fails to boot when you try enter the download mode and it just freezes on the splash screen which looks like this: http://www.lg-phones.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image2.png

What's meant to happen is your phone should load past that initial splash screen into this http://www.androiddunya.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LG-G2-DownloadMode.jpg which accepts KDZ flashing and warns the device has been rooted.

So it's a blessing that your phone cannot boot as LG cannot find out you have voided warranty and you will be able to get a replacement free of charge.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NNCa:
Issue was solved- device was fixed under warranty

Hi,

I just want to update you all that my device was fixed under warranty! (motherboard replacement)

Thank you all for help and great support, this is a great forum with great community :good::good:
[LG G Watch] ZoNe_dk:
How to close Tunein app on watch after use?

The only way I know is to reboot watch, and that sucks.

Nexus 5 & Pressy & LG G Watch
[LG G Watch] esoh:
Bring up card. Press pause. Swipe away. The press pause is the key there. Also works for other apps like Pandora, etc.
[LG G Watch] ZoNe_dk:
Ok Thx will try it, hope it works.

Nexus 5 & Pressy & LG G Watch
[LG G Watch] demitrix:
Other apps I've encountered closed by placing your palm on the screen
[LG G Watch] ZoNe_dk:
It works, thx.

Nexus 5 & Pressy & LG G Watch