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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxbill:
I only brought up Backtrack as an example. It's merely a collection of programs written by other coders. Say what you will about it. Makes no difference to me, but it has served me pretty well since I am not a coder and have little knowledge in writing my own codes. Kudos to you for being able to. As I stated, I'm a hardware person and a technician. I can design a board, but programming for me is an entirely different story. Years ago satellite TV receivers had a similar issue where a receiver would not accept a card that was not the correct card for the unit. It was called the ZKT...( zero knowledge test) The receiver had some information encoded in the prom... (supposedly some sort of question that it asked of the card). The card also had some info coded into it. Neither had any purpose by itself, but when a card was inserted into the unit the unit sent out the encoded "question". If the card responded with anything other than the correct information the unit would not function. A coder discovered a way to program eproms that did not have this ZKT information in it and after programming an eprom and replacing the prom in the unit with the newly coded eprom the unit would accept any card that was put into it.

I'm only stating this as an example. It might come down to cloning the eprom from one good unit to one that has the newer firmware on it, but I feel very confident that someone can and will do it at some point. I rarely ever say it can't be done....too many times have I been proven wrong by someone knowing much more than I do and no matter how good you might be at something someone a little or a lot better is going to come along and do what you couldn't.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
To much info is missing from your post. What router & router FW was it. Was it a US FTV. Rooted, not rooted. What FW was it @ before the update. If you bought it in the UK then you being on the latest UK FW makes complete sense since UK/GER are shipping with the latest FW backed in.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxbill:
I just setup a new router that does indeed block the urls. Trying to setup the unit now just gets to the download screen and goes no farther...and then times out with the message that the unit is unable to update the Fire TV.

Well... I suppose it's better to let it load the current firmware and hope that there will be a root solution for it in time rather than to wait and have even a newer firmware on it later!
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noel30:
Router

The router is horizon upc router it is an uk ftv it was not rooted i could not check what firmware it had before it had updated it just updated to the latest fw 51.1.4.0 it was bought in Ireland

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U say those urls are blocking the updates what router are u using are u doing it threw firewall in router to block them as i have tried and it did not block them is it a ftv from us or uk
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxbill:
I'm using an inexpensive NetGear N300 that has a "Net Genie" application that is easy enough for even me to use. I also blocked eBay and 2 other sites before trying the FTV setup. It blocked the sites with a big black screen that said "This site has been blocked by the Netgear router".... It does work...and is a snap to setup. It was under $40, has a lifetime guaranty and 24/7 support. I couldn't ask for any more out of a cheap unit. The range is actually quite good as well. The 600 would have been a better choice but at twice the price just to block the 2 urls it didn't seem worth it at the time.

The FTV is from the US.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
99.99% bought in the UK came with the 51.1.4.0 FW. So all you can do is hope a new exploit comes out. And the 0.01% is because a two folks said they thought their UK FTV came with a different FW. But they still allowed to update so nothing was really verifiable. UK/GER purchase FTV = No root unless some one comes out with a new way.

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I would of recommended researching the best cheapest routers that can be flashed with Tomato... Here is a list for the flavor of Tomato I use... http://tomato.groov.pl/?page_id=69
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezsoulja:
How do I stop the voice from talking each time I hit a button

Sent using my T-Mobile Note 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johntuck77:
Try this settings turned off
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezsoulja:
Mines already set off

Sent using my T-Mobile Note 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johntuck77:
Make sure this is also all turned off

Make sure these are also turned off
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiverCity.45:
Did you use Greenify on a non-rooted phone?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muzzy996:
Or... use another calculator. Calc+ works better for me anyway as it supports editing calculations after the fact which i find usefull. To enable it for multiwindow I used pen window enabler, processed the installed apk, uninstalled and then reinstalled.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezsoulja:
I greenify only downloaded apps, no system and all my accessibilitys are turned off.. But i noticed text to speech option doesn't have a off button, only to switch between Samsung and Googles tts

Sent using my T-Mobile Note 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brava27:
Titanium backup > freeze text to speech Samsung. Bingo
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tauzins:
download google text to speach go to your settings and set google as default text to speach and the talking calculator will be gone, your welcome!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandman7793:
Lol I had this same problem. I ended up reseting phone to fix. I believe it's because you downloaded the high quality voice from galaxy apps.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiverCity.45:
The cause many discover is turning on Greenify in Settings/Accessibility. It turns on TalkBack for some reason. Turn off Greenify in the Accessibility settings.
[Huawei Ascend P7] arthios:
This ROM contains the Chinese to English translated apk files so all you have to do is flash it. The translations have modified to better reflect the function of the various tweaks. Two additional tweaks are available. You can resize the nav bar and wake the phone up using the Vol key. Turning off the shutdown message still doesn't work. The virtual power (screen off) button is located on the top right corner of the screen. The interface is EMUI2.3. The ROM can be used with the L05, L07, L10 variants. Xposed 2.5 works but interferes with EMUI so you might want to use another launcher. Some parts of Gravity Box work. The options displayed when restarting the phone are stll in Chinese but the options are self evident.

Don't forget to backup!!

Link:https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B6QnIbFOPM4pWXJOTlo0djVHRUk&export=download
[Huawei Ascend P7] Superwitschi:
Is their also the advanced settings for statusbar included like in v3?
[Huawei Ascend P7] Superwitschi:
This rom works great for me i like the small navbar and the settings for statusbar ( center clock and signals on the left).
[Huawei Ascend P7] arthios:
Glad you like it. The ROMs author does quite a good job considering all of the obstacles. I don't know if we will see anything incorporating EMUI3.0. Huawei seems to have made customisation even harder with the release of the B604 ROMs. In other threads there has been quite a bit of interest in downgrading from EMUI3.0. I guess there are reasons for wanting to downgrade but I'm uncertain as to what they are. In any event though, I'm not sure I would want to upgrade to the successor to the P7 when its released as it may well be impossible to work with. The most appealing aspects of the P7 are its size and weight. Every other device with a 5" screen is bigger and heavier. A bit of a "turn off" in my view.
[Huawei Ascend P7] Ziolek67:
Link expired. Pls renew. Thx

Edit: that was Tapatalk problem. In normal browser work fine. Sorry.

Sent from my HUAWEI P7-L10
[Huawei Ascend P7] Superwitschi:
The only thing i would like to change is the grey navbar. How can i do that
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NitroDabs:
I found my Galaxy Tab II after I lost it for a year. The firmware version is something like 3.3 I believe. I tried following a guide to root it, and downloaded Odin and 'P3100_CWM_RECOVERY-6.0.2.7_SUPERSU-0.99_BUSYBOX-1.20.2.tar' but Odin says it failed to root my tablet..

Do I need to upgrade my firmware first? Or are the links outdated? I just want to flash a very slim rom so I can play clash of clans without the lagginess of 2 year old hardware.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
Go to [MENTION=5153662]Android-Andi[/MENTION]'s recovery thread and get the latest twrp recovery Odin flashable tar file. Use the PDA option when you flash it in Odin.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NitroDabs:
How do I know if I am P3100 or P3113?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
Turn the tablet on and go to settings and then about tablet (it could also say about device). It should be in a blank that days something along the lines of model number or model name.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NitroDabs:
Model number: "SCH-i705"

Android version: 4.1.2

Would the TWRP also work with 4.1.2 or do I need to upgrade to 4.4?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
Your tablet is not a P31** so there are no ROMs for it. You won't be able to upgrade to 4.4.*
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NitroDabs:
Why is this? So everyone with my version of the Tab II can't root their devices whatsoever?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
[MENTION=6141806]NitroDabs[/MENTION] you model of the tab 2 is a carrier version, right?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NitroDabs:
Indeed
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
The carrier versions did not get development (ROMs, recovery, etc)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NitroDabs:
Well damn.. this POS is so slow and lags so much even with barely any apps on it.. Guess I made a mistake in purchasing, hah.

Thanks for the help!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
The P31** and P51** are the ones that have good development. If you are looking for a new tablet, the LG G Pad's are pretty cheap now and have active development. There is also, of course, the nexus 7 and nexus 9 :)
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
I successfully sideloaded my SuperGNES emulated but I can't download the ROMS to it through the app. I am using chainfires launcher to access the app. Does anyone know how to get there ROM's onto it so I can play Super Mario and Zelda on my nexus player.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublimnl:
Enable dev mode, enable usb debugging, Install the android sdk on your pc/laptop, connect to the usb port in the nplayer, then from a command prompt...

adb push c:\game.rom /sdcard/roms/game.rom

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harkunwar:
You can sideload ES explorer, then go in tools and turn on network sharing. Then wirelessly transfer the data by opening that IP address
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
I'll give that a try and let let you know if it works

That sounds interesting I haven't tried to sideload efs yet, but its easy enough to do.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublimnl:
It works. I was pushing files to mine last night.

Sent from my Nexus 5

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You don't have to sideload this. Just goto the play store on your pc search for es and click install. You'll see a list of your devices and the nplayer should be available to choose. That's how I got es on mine yesterday.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harkunwar:
But my ADT 1 is still not in the list so needed to do that.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublimnl:
Ok I was just letting him know that you can do this for the nplayer. Much easier.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
I figured it out thank you for the help, my wife is playing Super Mario 64 on the NP as im typing this. This is why I love Android hackery it makes things so much more fun!
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cozmo85:
Both ES Explorer and Retroarch installed from the play store for me without any sideloading. Retroarch works perfectly btw.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamtek7:
Retroarch is pretty cool. Auto-detected Nyko Playpad Pro in game. Only tiny issue is that Super Mario Bros. seems to run fast but other games work flawlessly.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
Try a different ROM? Maybe that one has issues?
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ickey09:
Neither chrome or retroarch show up in the play store when i search... Almost nothing shows up for me... Why i dont know.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KevoTMan:
You need to go to the play store on your PC, then select Nexus Player when you go to install. It will push and install directly to your player.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ickey09:
this is with out using adb commands? just connect the cable and go? as I'm just starting to learn linux and adb coomands... any reading on this would be great as well.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elrondolio:
You don't need anything besides the PC playstore for most apps. Simply install from the PC playstore and select your Nexus Player as the device. You'll also want to install Sideload Launcher from Chainfire from the PC playstore to your NP, as it gives easier access to all your sideloaded apps:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.tv.sideloadlauncher&hl=en
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angelorg74:
PC Playstore

Do you have a link to the PC Playstore so I can download it on my pc?
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elrondolio:
https://play.google.com/store
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elemino:
Guys how did you get the Nexus Controller to work with retroarch? I made it detect every button in the player 1 custom binds, but when I go to play nothing works.

Sent from my Samsung GALAXY Note 3

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It appears my install isn't as flawless. I have to force stop the app before I can load a different ROM, and apparently certain cores don't like the controllers. Not sure, but it's not perfect yet.

Sent from my Samsung GALAXY Note 3
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bagster:
Let me know if you figure how to get it work. I have the same problem here, I can hit the "select" button with a profile, but never the "start" one.

Main reason I got the player was to play Super Mario bros on it (I have the asus "official" controller)

Tried Nestopia too, but worst results
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redth:
Search for 'arcade' in the play store and you'll see some SNES emulators show up. You can actually install these and they show up on the home screen! I've been playing Snes9x EX+ with no issues :)
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unix4linux:
How is the lag for you on the game pad for SNES? I have about a 1 second delay on user input on the gamepad for SNES and NES so it's difficult to play games this way. Any tips?
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redth:
Weird, I'm actually using the Amazon Fire TV game controller with my Nexus Player and it works fine, no perceivable lag. I did notice once in Mupen64 that it started lagging, but basically restarting the emulator fixed it, so I'm pretty sure that was a Mupen64 related issue.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unix4linux:
I have noticed the lag on both my PS4 remote and on the Asus game pad for the NP. It's the same on two different players rooted and stock. That's a bummer. Might be that the remotes don't play well with the Emulators?
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elemino:
I have the same issue. I've pretty much given up on trying to play games on it... What a major fail... The emulators are 1/3 of the reason I wanted this thing.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midnightzak:
I've got lag on my gamestop controller too. Some games are playable but even Mario is too far off too play...

EDIT: I'm on LolliRock
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unix4linux:
FWIT, someone on another thread is saying that when they run their games/Emulators on LolliRock, they experience no lag. I think I'll try that
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OGhoul:
I experienced a similar issue with input lag on my Shield. The issue wasn't my Shield or RetroArch or the Nestopia core.

The issue was that my TV itself had input lag. I moved my Shield to the higher-end HDMI port and enabled Gaming mode, reducing my input lag from over 100ms to under 20ms, and things are totally playable now. You guys might want to look at your TVs manuals and setup menus for similar options.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rape02:
HI,

i recently made a hard reset... when the phone boots its appear android its updating... now every time i restart my phone i have to wait like 4 minutos to finish updating.. please help me removing this to my phone..

GALAXY S3 VERIZON

jellybean 4.1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I'd suggest starting it up and activating airplane mode to disable all data connections, that will disable the ability to run an update. Then with a root file browser I'd change the name or freeze two apps. Fwupgrade.apk and SDM.apk. You must be rooted to do this

That should alleviate your problem. At one point I removed both apps with no problem. They are both located in system/app

From my CM11 S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rape02:
i did it as i show me...but its keeps appearing every time i restart my phone.... what else ?:rolleyes:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
You froze or removed both apps and it still happens? Your on the VZW S3 variant? Rooted and on 4.1.2? If you are on stock it should alleviate the issue

From my CM11 S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rape02:
i rename it, with both with Wupdate.apk.bak and dsm.apk.bak

im using verizon galaxy s3 i535

JB 4.1.1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Reboot and the update warning should be gone if not something wasn't done right

From my CM11 S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rape02:
i delete it both... and restart my phone and its continues Android its Updating... i did every step once again...

what else i have to do ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I

I truly don't know, that method worked for several people including myself

Attach a screen shot of the about phone section and post it here please

From my CM11 S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rape02:
here it is
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
That to me looks like one of the first few basebands that were available. Did you already unlock your bootloader?

From my CM11 S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rape02:
I have two years using my phone, this is first time i do hard reset
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Ok but you didn't answer my question

From my CM11 S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rape02:
Yes i did
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Then update to another rom. I don't know why it's still giving you an issue. [MENTION=5181150]BadUsername[/MENTION] or [MENTION=3576831]SlimSnoopOS[/MENTION] or [MENTION=3490169]landshark68[/MENTION] do any of you have any suggestions here?

The removing of sdm.apk and fwupgrade.apk should of done the trick here. Unless it's because he's on 4.1.1? I'm completely at loss for words here

From my CM11 S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
That's leaked 4.1.1 firmware cuz there isn't an official LI5 update. You might have to flash an official release like VRBMF1 4.1.2 using Odin to get rid of that updating bug.

I can't recall what would cause your issue or a simpler way to resolve it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Thanks for the help man. I knew there was a reason I couldn't find that version anywhere I looked, thanks again Slim

From my CM11 S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
No, you didn't answer his question. He asked if you unlocked your bootloader, and you answered by saying this is the first time you have done a hard reset on your phone. That answer has nothing to do with the question of whether or not your bootloader is unlocked. [MENTION=4635005]ShapesBlue[/MENTION], what he is describing sounds like when you wipe your phone and on startup you get the notification Android is updating your apps. That's all the help I'm going to provide since the guy is being a bit of a jerk.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
No problem man. Thanks for chiming in though

From my CM11 S3
[General Questions and Answers] adrianhall06:
Hello. I have hard bricked my cousin's Galaxy S4G(sgh-t959v) by flashing "sgh-t959" bootloader. I am wondering if its possible to boot from a partitioned SD card containing debrick files from a working sgh-t959v?

I have seen people uploading these debrick files for the galaxy S3 at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2660566

If it is at all possible could someone please upload the debrick files so others can avoid resorting to using J-tag?.'

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[General Questions and Answers] AjvarXX:
I have one working phone. If I knee how to do it I would provide debrick image.
[Xperia Z3 General] cubic25:
Recently my N5's screen cracked after a fall. I love the N5, but couldn't justify spending $200 to fix a $400 phone. (In Australia. Not sure how much it is to fix in other countries). Besides, the GPS is near useless, even after the fix.

I considered getting the M8 due to the aluminium construction, but the massive bezels and weight really put me off. It has a 5inch display, yet is the same size as the Z3. Shame.

I really like the Moto X (2014), for its shape and size, but for its price here in Aus, $700, it isn't an upgrade from the N5, and the battery sucks. Maybe if it was <$600, I would seriously consider it.

The Droid Turbo is everything I want in a phone, but at over 11mm thick.......No thanks.

Then I noticed the Z3. It is perfect, especially in copper. It is the only phone that gets everything right. The battery life is fantastic, the screen looks brilliant, it has an SD card slot, the camera is great, it feels fantastic in the hand, front facing speakers, etc.......It just seems like the perfect handset.......until you hear about all the QC issues.

Screens cracking, waterproofing not working, very poor reception (in AU at least), chassis creaking noises when pressed, dodgy camera buttons, inconsistent screen calibration, inconsistent picture quality.

The reception issues alone are a massive put off. I was in the Telstra store today, the big one in the city, (Melb CBD), and the Z3 that was on display was bouncing between 4g, 3g and, surprisingly, 2g. It spent most of the time on 3g/2g and least time on 4g.

All this while my N5 was solidly on 4g with 3 bars the whole time.

Pretty piss poor. Especially considering that that store has its own in building cell, so it should have full 4G at all times.

I've noticed one person on this forum is onto his fourth handset!

What's going on?

Can any long term users put my mind at ease? Should I get this phone, or should I stay away?

Any input is greatly appreciated. I really want this phone, but these QC issues really leave a bad taste.