yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
To be fair, the question you asked was if you could diagnose the issue in order to change the files back. My answer of no was correct.

My point wasn't against learning why. But I could have told you straight off why, without all the back and forth. You all got to the right answer in the end but the wrong way and by pure chance.

If your child is in hospital and I could fix the broken arm, should i wait until the child has confirmed which tree he fell out of?

Picture on the far right shows your boot partition has unexpected contents. Boot partition contains your kernel and the only way it can be unexpected is by being custom.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Thanks. That is definitely not obvious.

Time to come down off your high horse. :p
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thanks for the clarification sir. My apologies for not knowing/seeing that.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Its not a high horse. I'm trying to help here. I'm unencrypted therefore I'm on a custom kernel. That's the wrong way and it doesn't help others either. What about those who are encrypted and have a custom kernel? Can you see why its the wrong way to come to the right answer?

But you're right if people think i have a high horse, I should definitely refrain from helping people.

*carves names on wooden shield with jousting lance *
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yet again, you've taught me something useful so yet again, I ask you to please keep helping people. Or at least me lol!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I'm being facetious. I wouldn't withhold help unless I really didn't like dealing with someone. There's not many people that fall into that category. A couple perhaps but I changed devices so hopefully I won't see them here :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
We have to remember that the knowledge and experience between users is not the same. What may be obvious to one person is completely foreign to another. Everyone has their own way of learning and sometimes it takes a bit longer for it to "click."

When I'm trying to help a someone who isn't familiar to Nexus devices, I always think back to when I was trying to learn. Be as detailed as possible and leave the condescension out of it. Sometimes it's overwhelming getting advice from multiple people at once, especially when your device is messed up and you are on the edge.

It's nice to see that the problem was diagnosed and solutions were given by working together. This is what XDA should be about. We need more of this around here.

-El Daddy
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I'm sorry. I didn't think I was condescending. I wanted to help and save time. I was reported for that? Lesson Learned.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
Nothing was reported and I wasn't singling anyone out. Just because I make a post doesn't mean I arrive with the hammer. :) I'm a member too, just like everyone else. I was just commenting on what I read and giving you all credit for doing a good job.

Sorry if you felt like it was directed toward you.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Ha. No worries. Jumping the gun again. I usually only see you on the battlefield.

Sorry for my assumption..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
I didn't report you but yeah I thought it was pretty condescending. Especially the "You all got to the right answer in the end by pure chance." (wtf seriously) It's basically saying "You're all idiots and luck is the only way you got to the right answer." Thank you to El Daddy for posting what you did.

Tip: Telling people they're wrong is towards the lower end of usefulness. Better: just say what the right thing is and skip the snarkiness. For example: "The issue isn't encryption, but a custom kernel, since you can be on a custom kernel with encryption and without." Boom, I learned something valuable again. Thanks.

Is there a way to tell whether you have a custom kernel without having to go through adb sideload and seeing if it fails or not?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Settings>About phone>kernel info.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
Not sure where you came up with that logic chain. I got the answer the same way you did. If failed the sha1 check on the boot partition. You need to re-read my post. The guess about encryption was more about the "why?", which the OP was clearly wanted to know, not what was wrong. The very first line of my post, literally the first thing I said in the thread, is that the kernel was borked.

About 99.99% of what we do here is a waste of time in a practical sense. Besides, if you ask my wife, this whole sub-culture is a waste of time :p
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Ahh, thanks! Here is my kernel info (same image attached to XDA post): http://i.imgur.com/0XNIcUe.png

I did some Googling and this is the stock kernel, isn't it? For example, this post from November 27, 2014: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81079
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
The MTV (hey, I was an 80's teenager) kernels are stock AFAIK. At least, that is what I have observed. Most custom builders make it clear that it's their kernel.

But, the mod to make the kernel not force encryption is pretty minor, so it's not a full blown custom kernel. I think it is literally one switch.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
So if I'm not on a custom kernel, what is the deal? The plot thickens.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
Sorry, hit post too early...see my edit.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
But I thought that encryption had absolutely nothing to do with it? Now I'm confused.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
:angel:

a just for fun post, no intent on doing you any harm [MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION] :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Bwhahahahaha :laugh:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
LOL, sorry. It does only as the "why" someone futzed with it. Any change for any other reason would have the same end results. Because the change is minor, the "stock no-encryption" kernels that abounded when the N6 first came out were just that--the stock kernel with just a minor change so that it did not force encryption when booting on an unencrypted device. So it is likely stock in every way except for that one change.

But as said earlier, neither the reason for nor the magnitude of the change affects the results...you gonna have to format oem unlock wipe, brah.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Haha. That's not what I meant. I'm sorry it came off that way. I was only trying to help

I didn't read your post at all. I couldn't even see it in Tapatalk
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxxes:
Just as a thought, it might be worth unlocking and wiping just in case this is stalling because of some unknown changes to the system files. Particularly since you did get it used, I would personally take this extra precaution.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
That make sense. I guess if you missed my post it did seem kind of random, lol, like why are they talking about encryption?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
So is there a way to see proof that a custom kernel really has been installed since the "version" shows it as stock? (Again besides just having adb sideload failing.) Not because I don't believe, but for my future knowledge! :cool:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
If it has just been altered, as we believe is your scenario, I think not. If it has been switched entirely, it would show in your kernel info.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No not really.

A custom kernel that is compiled from source, you can tell easily because the kernel information in status will show your build machine and username as the compiler there. But to disable force encryption doesn't require a compile from source. You can take the stock boot.img and unpack it, make one minor amendment in the fstab and repack it. It keeps the same kernel information.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
I woke up early this Saturday morning eager to just have this taken care of.

Here is the process I followed. It's more of a note to self for the future, but in case anyone else needs to do the same, here it is.

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Backup:

Files:

/sdcard/DCIM

/sdcard/Download

/sdcard/Pictures

App Data (export settings and/or data if the app has that feature)

Screenshots:

Various apps that don't have export feature

Disabled apps menu

G:\Android\sdk\SDK Manager.exe > Make sure these are latest version:

- Tools\Android SDK Platform-tools

- Extras\Google USB Driver

Make sure USB Drivers are up to date:

- Control Panel > Device Manager

- Right-click Android Phone > Update Driver > Browse > Let me pick > Have Disk > G:\Android\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\

G:\Android\sdk\platform-tools\ > open cmd prompt

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

- adb devices

- adb reboot bootloader

- fastboot devices

- fastboot oem unlock // wipes everything including pictures

Root > Custom Recovery > Backup

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481

Root:

- "Obtain Root" section > "Download the ZIP file" > Extract

- Cmd window > tools\fastboot-windows.exe devices

- (For Windows) Cmd Window > root-windows.bat > Should take 2-3 minutes

Custom Recovery

- "Installing A Custom Recovery" section > Download latest img to G:\Android\sdk\platform-tools\

- Settings\About Phone > Tap version 10 times > Settings\Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging

- G:\Android\sdk\platform-tools\ > open cmd prompt

adb devices

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot devices

fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-shamu.img (don't type filename, just type "openrecov" then press tab)

- Highlight "Restart bootloader" > Press power button

- Recovery mode > Should see TWRP > Backup > 260 seconds

Flash a stock rooted image

Ctrl+F Android Development forum for "5.1" and look for a stock rooted ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/rom-stock-rooted-5-1-lmy47m-root-t3067803

- Download (~810 MB)

- Copy to /sdcard/

- Reboot to bootloader > Reboot recovery (TWRP) > Wipe > Factory Reset > Install Zip > Reboot

Boot into Android > Install Root Checker and test it > Dance if it works

Install AdFree!!! (My favorite reason to root! Webpages just FLY) http://adfree.bigtincan.com

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Total time? About 3 hours (including backup/researching/setting up again, etc). (WHEW! The time-consuming nature is why I dislike wiping.)

But I can now happily report that I am on 5.1, ROOTED, and with a custom recovery.

Thanks all!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mattek97:
Hi.

I have an issue with installing new Android update. Everytime I try to do it, Lenovo Recovery raports "Install failure". Previous updates were installed without any problem, it occured when applying the newest one. Tried reflashing new ROM, downloading it through PC but with no luck. Does anyone know what is wrong?

Thanks.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] yumms:
Try doing a factory reset and then applying the update.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mattek97:
Alredy done.

Flashed older firmware and tried updating previous, with 200MB - without success. Previously, I was able to install it.

Is it hardware problem or something?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sarig:
i have the same issue, cannot apply latest update :( hw reset or reflashing firmware does not help...
[Thinkpad Tablet General] fanatictentacle:
Same issue here. I thought it was because of cwm root, but it does appear this is not the case. What does this last update change anyway?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] yumms:
I was able to update after restoring the original build.prop file. Lost root though. 8 inch version.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] xterminater07:
yumms, what did you restore in build.prop file? Only thing I changed is the android build number so I can get 1080p to show up on my youtube.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] yumms:
I used System Tuner Pro, it made a backup of the original build.prop file automatically when i made changes...i simply restored the original file.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] xterminater07:
can you send me a copy of the build.prop you have? I'm sure I have mine backed up but just to verify. Re-rooting it is simple.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] EnIXmA:
I am having the same problem.. Where do i find the original buid prop file now? :(

Nm..unrooted, flashed the firmware, and it updated finally..pheww
[Thinkpad Tablet General] serpe18:
How did you unroot your tablet? I'm looking for a way to unroot my yoga 2 8 but i can't find a solution.
[Android Apps and Games] tigar600:
Searching for app for android which can decide what browser i want based of number of clicks

like if i press link 1 time it will open chrome and if i press 2 times it will dolphine browser
[Android Apps and Games] Samara Sa3eed:
the app is called tapPath U can find in play store..
[Verizon LG G3] ohsojacky2:
Question: How do i turn off notifications during a phone call? I cant seem to find that as an option anywhere. I text a lot and need it to do business so i need to have notifications on, but when im in a phone call, it goes off like crazy and really distracts me from listening to the callers. Is there a work around this? or do i simply just need to mute my phone? Help please!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xperia_88:
Del -Move to i9505 forum
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recklessN0ob:
Greetings everybody,

I recently bought an outdated (and somewhat uncommon) tablet: namely Kobo’s Arc 7. It doesn’t support any custom ROM (nor is it supported by any recovery images AFAICS), and Kobo appears to be notorious for is lack of technical support, total absence of documentation and general disregard towards customers.

I rooted the OS (Android 4.2.something), didn’t make any backup and... deleted every Google Play app I could find (with a vengeance). I didn’t realize (until it was too late) that the Google Play Services *also* handle OS-critical parts, such as the main launcher or the Settings app.

Long story short, I now find myself with an OS that boots onto an empty screen: you can only see the clock and the battery icon at the top, and the three back/home/switcher icons at the bottom. Pulling the dropdown widget at the top just leaves you with a dark empty frame; I have now way of launching any app, nor accessing the Settings, nor (re)installing what’s missing.

The other boot modes I have access to are: fastboot (but as long as I don’t find a compatible ROM image, that’s nearly worthless) and adb sideload (for updates only, but the only update.zip I could find is for an older model). I can also access the device via MTP (no "mass storage" though, and I don’t have the ability to change that setting), but full ADB isn’t available, only the "sideload"/update thingy that hasn’t worked with anything I could throw at it.

The only resources I could find are:

This guide on XDA, mostly dealing with other models

This source code repo (that I’m not sure how to use)

This unofficial recovery image (which doesn’t seem legit, the device-specific files are empty)

Other than this missing GUI, the system appears to be intact, so I don’t want to flash the whole thing and risk losing drivers and hardware-specific mods, which I then won’t be able to replace in the absence of a ROM image. So, is there any way I could access a shell or fix the GUI (or at least backup the drivers, partition map and unreplaceable stuff) with what I’m working with ? Or should I buy/borrow another identical tablet to get a full nandroid backup? (which is kinda uneasy here)

Thanks for any pointers!

If it was a regular computer, I’d happily switch to a tty, ssh then chroot into it or boot onto another OS on an external drive... But these locked-down, binary-only, GUI-only devices just plain suck.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubigred:
That tablet is junk. At this point, just throw it away.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recklessN0ob:
Hi,

could you elaborate? (Like, how far away ? :) )
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoboArc7:
Yes

Give it to me! :laugh::D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hate kbob:
I can upload a nandroid backup

I have a nandroid backup, if you want? I can upload to mega or mediafire. :angel:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlebunV2:
I'm using a magnetic adapter for my charging cable, but the phone detects it as a dock, and turns on autorotation even when it's turned off. Is there a way to get rid of dock mode?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlebunV2:
bump
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frunzdoedel:
There is an xposed module Disable Desk Dock for your problem.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlebunV2:
I don't have a desk clock set up so there's nothing top disable. I just need to disable autorotation when I connect the magnetic charger.

I'm on Lollipop, so Xposed is not an option.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robocopvn:
In my case, I install the app "screen off and lock" from playstore, activate it correctly. Then when you conmect your magnetic cable, there will be the pop up asking you want to use the daydream (dock mode) or screen off and lock. Choose nothing, then use your phone normally.

If you can find the other app can interphere the default off the day dream app, it would have the same result.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlebunV3:
Can you double check the screen rotation after you plug in the cable? Can you actually disable it?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robocopvn:
everytime I connect the magnetic cable there will be the pop-up menu asking me to choose dreamday or screen-off-and-lock.

I just click the empty space and use my phone normally
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jassalmithu:
It asks and i can continue using phone but the phone still rotates even though its set to portrait. It doesn't solve the problem of putting the phone in forced auto-rotate mode when connecting with magnetic charger of any kind.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lusiyan:
Bump
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fluffi444:
Sorry to reply to this older thread - but maybe still interesting for some.

And yes - I kown there are some Xposed modules for it. But some do not what to run Xposed at all or keep the modules as low as possible.

Decompile: /system/framework/framework-res.apk

And open following file with Notepad++

\res\values\bools.xml

and change

<bool name="config_deskDockEnablesAccelerometer">true</bool>

to

<bool name="config_deskDockEnablesAccelerometer">false</bool>

recompile and replace the original by the modded one...

Please note:

This is only to show were to change it! Please do not ask "how to de- or recomplile" here...

Use google to find out if you are not able to do it.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam Wiernicki:
Did somebody solved the problem with installing apps from Google Play?

I click "Install", the bar is loading over and over again and nothing else happens.
[Note Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vangolen:
After downloading all needed files to root my Edge n915fy, I trying to root my Note but this keeps on failing.

When I start Odin the proses begins but halfway the square is red and the phone display says failed with an error code I don't remeber.

Is there a way to root my Note otherwise than with Odin?

thx.

Ignore the question.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] willroy:
Hi there, my G4 qtek is stuck on the splash screen. It happened when I was flashing it and it got disrupted.

I have tried flashing it with the original software whilst in bootloader mode, activesync process terminated and no sd card or antivirus software running.

Does anyone have any pointers?

Thanks!

Will
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] bwesty:
Have you tried the wizard love rom?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] willroy:
no - what will that supposedly do? :confused:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Junner2003:
Just make sure that your battery is fully charged! ActiveSync shouldn't bother, so, there is no need to deactivate it!

Unpack your shipped ROM with WinRAR, get the nbf file and try to use the noid flash utility for the flashing process! (The noid upgrade utility should be part of Molski.Biz HTC Wizard Custom Rom Cooking Pack at www.molski.biz
[Asus Padfone X and S] tjsooley:
Here is the FM radio apk just install as normal
[Asus Padfone X and S] Denizwww:
It doesn't not install on cynogen Rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperia_88:
What is this new icon that to appear on my status bar ? :confused:

Edit:

Now I know that this is NFC but why I am getting the notification now? NFC was "ON" from the first day...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] piggleh:
Hi I have a s5 on at&t with 4.4.4 and want to know jf theres a way to get root access anyway im donw too try.. Thanks already for the hellp
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sd_shadow:
see [How-To] Root G900A_OA1 - 4.4.4 (2/3/2015) by muniz_ri

[INDEX][FAQ][Q&A][ALL-IN-ONE][ATT][SM-G900A]

This thread will be moved to AT&T Galaxy S5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
[Sony Xperia M2] adel adel adel:
reallyyyyyy want a lollipop rom for my xperia m2 aqua rooted.
[Sony Xperia M2] sd_shadow:
Doesn't look like there is a Lollipop rom for your device.

see Xperia M2 Aua 2403 Root, Philz Touch Recovery, Locked Botloader ( Video Tutorial )

This thread will be moved to Xperia M2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting