yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ShermCraig:
Odin instead of Smart Switch

So, since it is clear that Smart Switch is NOT going to work for most of us, I believe we can use Odin to do the exact same thing. We'd need the Firmware, Stock Rom, allow phone to update OTA, and then root. Is that the correct order? Also, we should probably create a thread with all of the needed files linked for easy access. Thoughts?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SuperSport:
I'm not sure I'd say it has not worked for MOST of us. According to the number of thread views, I'd say that definitely SOME have had issues.

If you guys want me to create a single file installer as I've done with the LG G2, let me know. It's super simple to use and includes everything needed. Here is the LG G2 thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2663369
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ShermCraig:
I would absolutely love it if you could do this! I'd be willing to make a small contribution for your efforts as well!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] j0nkatz:
I'm not sure but think flashing that Note 4 first did something because right after that I was able to use Smart Switch perfectly.

Phone is a beast now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] flameinthefire:
I flashed note 3 that went through fine but still having issues with my edge ugh!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SuperSport:
I wonder if the servers are just getting updated a little at a time and more and more people are able to get it working.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Medic97:
Just went into the recovery and did a factory wipe. Now everything works great and battery life is the best.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] metalmilo12:
Possible reason behind failed restore problem for SM-G925T?

Hi everyone, I rooted my phone (with 925F because 925T CF boot-loops my phone) as soon as I was rooted and immediately noticed a difference in the battery (phone doesn't deep sleep). I finally decided I was sick of the short-lasting battery and found some articles saying that un-rooting fixed the problem and allows the device to deep sleep. I tried to use smart switch and it would never work, it would always freeze. Until recently when I actually read through the prompts before you start the emergency reset process I noticed it said... "A rooted device may cause updates to fail, unstable mobile phone operation, and/or other problems." I believe this is why smart switch isn't working for most of you (and myself). I also believe others may have also made the same mistake by not thoroughly reading the prompts leading to reset. Anyways, I am going to try to un-root my phone by using odin and the stock firmware provided by [MENTION=2835073]jamcar[/MENTION] (http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/general/odin-stock-firmwares-t3081165). Then once i'm un-rooted I will try smart switch again and share my results.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] metalmilo12:
Smart Switch successfully reset my phone and I am 100% stock. I will post again after the end of tomorrow to let you all know if the battery life improved.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] deadhtcone:
Not rooted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Poser:
Hot and battery roaster...

never laggy though...

but much better after clean flash of image.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] juniorr7710:
Don't know if this fix the battery drain issue.. But after rooting, flashing back stock FW and rooting again over the weekend the battery took a massive hit. Just last night with about 78% i decided to odin the Stock Recovery. I went to sleep with 76% and woke up to a 74% battery. I guess the stock recovery worked --- but then on my 2.5 hour commute i left the house with 73% and when i check back at my office i was at 55% (browsing, FB and soundcloud player on) I guess that's normal ???

Prior to Odin the Stock Recovery, i wipe cache and factory reset... And didn't loose Root. Just thought I share, will test rest of today and see how long battery last
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SuperSport:
I've been working on this since yesterday, and will hopefully have something by end of today. It will be a single Compressed Executable File you download. Included will be the Samsung Drivers, Odin, and the Firmware. Then, there's a simple Batch File that will help you install/run them all. Odin Options will be disabled so you don't do something silly. Simple, No Mistakes, Small Download.

No Contributions necessary, but thank you for the offer! Always appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] palosjr:
Just tried SmartSwitch, it hung at 51% like everyone else.

I then proceeded to follow [MENTION=890289]Poser[/MENTION] 's instructions using the ODIN files and it went flawlessly.

Will test for a day or two of normal usage and report back with my findings.

Previously, I was running extremely laggy and the phone was hot all the time.

[MENTION=522014]SuperSport[/MENTION] thanks for offering advice in this thread as well. Your utility looks promising!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] flameinthefire:
Wow thank you. So will this function just like smart switch? if not, whats the benefit of using this over just odin with the image that is already out there
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Poser:
I am getting decent batter now, 5-6%/hr under normal use (rooted, twrp, custom kernel).

I think a lot of our battery woes are related to buggy modem/ RIL in the tmo OCG firmwares. Hopefully that will get worked out in future updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] flameinthefire:
I don't understand why google services is taking up so much battery for me.. it's always on top. My phone just sits here and drains.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SuperSport:
It is Odin, except: Smaller Download (368% Compression), Everything included in ONE file, Some Options Greyed Out in Odin to help prevent mistakes, a Batch File to walk Noobs through it, Uninstallable. I'll also make a thread with a video to walk you through it. If you follow the video, NO Mistakes. Unfortunately, the Compression does make it run a little slow, but it downloads faster.

If it's well accepted, I'll also create install-able updates that will copy the newer firmwares into the installed folder for easy updates. These will also be highly compressed for quicker downloads.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SuperSport:
Did you check for the Google Play Services update? There was a recent update that was supposed to fix that problem. The latest version is 7.3.29 (1866531-440)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] flameinthefire:
Yea its up to date..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SuperSport:
Maybe it's just the phone settling in still after a restore. Hopefully it will calm down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] nothingshocking:
This might have been addressed or I am impatient, but I am at the point where I Select start to run the update and I am suck at NIAND Write Start!! and nothing happens. My phone says Downloading..., but that is it. Using Odin 3.10.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] palosjr:
Are you using the factory USB cable?

Make sure your device is not locked and that the screen is on.

Also, try to reinstall the USB driver if the install is still hanging.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Late9:
I flash recovery-L-acclaim-20150221-ENG.img with fastboot then

wipe data/factory

wipe cache

install cm-12-20150406-NIGHTLY-acclaim.zip

reboot system

and it boot into recovery emmc not boot into emmc.

any help?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nin3rules:
Hey there, a few hours back, i tried rooting my galaxy s6 using chainfare's root method, link below:

Link wont get added, it is in ibntimesdotcodotuk

Now, i am stuck at the boot screen, it wont start, cant even remove the battery because now it longer has removable batteries, i did go trough a few articles asking me to get into recovery mode by pressing 3 buttons after i switch off the device, the device wont switch off in the first place, how can i fix this? anyone ;(
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. You're probaly going to have to flash the stock firmware with odin. But I'm not sure it's even available yet. I'm going to move your thread here where you may get some help, http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/help
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jrhoop:
Hello,

Can you give some more details -

What version of SGS6 are you using? Edge or standard?

Can you remember what firmware version you were on?

And what file did you flash?

Check out the sgs6 chainfire thread here where i read about some others that had got stuck in a boot loop and needed to either update their odin version or chainfires new root.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/orig-development/cf-auto-root-t3056630/post60040963
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrankSpank:
I had the same problem yesterday. I flashed my original firmware which I got from sammobile.com (I got the "Netherlands" version for the G950F). Tried the latest version today after Chainfire said he updated it. Worked like a charm. So:

1. Got stuck at boot screen

2. Went back into download mode

3. Flashed original firmware from sammobile.com

4. Root using latest autoroot and Odin 3.10.6.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brava27:
Did you use a foreign odin for your phone? Are you in the USA?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrankSpank:
I'm from The Netherlands and used the Odin included in the download from Chainfire's website.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brava27:
Oh I see. Thanks
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] draiman11:
Hi I'm in the same boat, my problem is I can't get it back into download mode. I can hold down the vol down and power to reboot it, but nothing else.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Question answered. Thread closed.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markladage:
Had the same problem, keep holding the buttons as it reboots and it will come in download mode. Worked for me [emoji4]
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonny:
This is the part where I troll you for thinking you have mod privileges outside of the Assist forum :p
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
That'll teach me for looking on my mobile app. Forgot I request it to be moved, lol
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonny:
Yeah, t'was moved by Ronnie :)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nin3rules:
i am sorry about the delayed response, as i was going through blogs for a fix, i finally found the magician who tried every file that was available in the list, i did the same, i tried flashing other versions, like one for the s6 edge, and a few others , i don't remember which one,but one worked fine and that problem is solved, i had the s6, standard, SM-g920f, now i have another issue for which i am trying to unroot now. the camera goes blurred fo a few seconds to sometimes over a minute, i realised its a manufactoring defect and i am not alone, saw youtube videos of people complaining the same and replacing it, now i am going for that.. Thank you all for the help. :)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nin3rules:
i got it done with some other version available in the same chainfare website then, but what you told here, i am doing it now, as i have issues with camera (so many has it, out of focus for the first 30-40 seconds) and needs to get it replaced. hopefully, they wont find out my s6 were rooted once, fingers crossed :(
[Huawei Ascend G6] mngt13:
Thanks, works great after I chaged my cust folder from Vodafone/pt to dt/pl :good:
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
You're welcome

I'm glad I helped you .

:)
[Huawei Ascend G6] heavenlyd3m0n:
Works perfectly

Worked like a charm for me.

Thank you very much.

But I have a question.

I looked inside the zip file. It extracts the img files and writes them to the block devices which is a great idea. Bravo!

But why didn't you do the same thing for system.img? Why flashing it through fastboot?
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Hi! In my first try I had system in zip, but phone bricks, I don't know way.

But I have a new versions, they are completed, one clean (no games, and no google apps like music, etc, etc) the other is normal, and came all ready rooted and with busibox. Build.prop came tweaked to.
[Huawei Ascend G6] heavenlyd3m0n:
I saw you uploaded some *FULL* versions as well and put system.img inside them.

Putting system.img inside the zip works? I thought maybe because of the huge size of system.img and the fact that G6-L11 has only 1GB of RAM, it might fail.

P.S.:

Why do you mount system and cust and then unmount them afterwards?
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Mount and unmount to force and link data, and all works I flash more than one time this version.

Dont stay in Ram because write directly in the images.

Boot loop when reboot but when go to recovery it is fixed.
[Huawei Ascend G6] heavenlyd3m0n:
very nice work persona78, and thank you for the explanation.
[Huawei Ascend G6] Queiroz1:
Hi there persona, glad i found your tutorial. It saved me from the B127 hell!

Only one question, is there any way to solve the 4G issue. It is always there even if we turn of mobile data.

Btw, after we install the B370 can we downgrade to B118 or it will get stuck with B127 again? And of we can does it have to be with twrp or normal SD update?

Thanks in advance,

Queiroz
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Hi! That is not a issu, if says 4G is because is plugged to 4G, don't mean is sending or receiving data, To switch network, go to short cut bar and press network data icon and dont release, in that menu you can change your net work, 2, 3,4G. From default update.app, no but I have a zip file to do, why roll back? The oesmbl from updates same times dont match and do issus. The zip do a bypass on oesmble check.
[Huawei Ascend G6] Queiroz1:
Wow that was a fast reply, thanks I thought it was a problem from the ROM. The only reason I wanted to downgrade was because I thought it was a "ROM bridge problem". Since huawei recommends that we upgrade from 118 to 370. Thanks a lot though. ;)

Queiroz
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
They say to update from b118 because b370 have the same oesmble, but, like I say, my zip file do a bypass and ignore that :)
[Huawei Ascend G6] mamece2:
Could you please explain the difference between this versions?

VDF_HU_Full_and_clean_B370_V3 --> https://meocloud.pt/link/c5d197da-0a...__B370_V3.zip/

HW_NORMAL_Full_and_clean_B370_V3 --> https://meocloud.pt/link/d5cebf99-a0...n_B370_V3.zip/
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
The first is for Vodafone hu ( with /data/custom.bin vodafone/hu )

The sec is the default that came with rom ( with /data/custom.bin hw/normal )
[Huawei Ascend G6] yildirim400:
hi the ADB terminal link is down can you reupload it ? thank you

and does it also work on g6-U10?
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Thank you, I will correct it.

The tutorial is for G6 L11 but ADB works in every model.
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
ADB FIXED!

Hi have fix the ADB link! ;)
[Huawei Ascend G6] _generic:
Hi, I flashed your Vodafone PT clean version with a success. Thank you!

I have a question:

Is EMUI 3.0 for g6 different from EMUI 3.0 on other devices?

As I saw that lockscreen on honor p6 have a settings icon thus can be customize whilst our doesn't. at least I haven't find a way to customize lockscreen. also there is magazine unlock feature missing from it.
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Thank you.

The lock screen, that can be change with a theme, when you install a EMUI 3 theme, same settings like lock screen, or music widgets can be changed.
[Huawei Ascend G6] _generic:
Thanks for the reply.

I found some P8 stock themes that includes unlock magazine feature and it works with g6 L11.

here is a link to mega:

https://mega.co.nz/#!zB0HxaCb!Yb7Q1ZfheM_Xt7o1Oe_WVks1mw9xbDV78FQ-BnqtHSc

file has 157.1 MB
[Huawei Ascend G6] alphahamster:
Awesome!

After roughly half a day of trying to upgrade by Huawei route, it took me about 10min to do it your way.

Absolutely made my day. Thank You!
[Huawei Ascend G6] kolora1994:
why i cant find twrp.img in ADB foder

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i'v got this reply

error : cannot load twrp.img : no error

please help
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Hi will check when I get home
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Hi!

TWRP.img is there! i check it!

How or when you get that error?
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
How do you update?
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
G6_L11 problem after update...

Digitel Venezuela had originally B115, B118 with Update.app to pass, then B127, B118 and I did downgrade to intale the B370 mini P7, from henceforth let no longer use not Update.app sensors work, then I downgrade to fastboot B118 to install by the G6-L11 B370, even with all corrections flashing partition with the terminal and the command dd not work sensors and can not be used for the Update.app update process from the beginning without using the fastboot ...

I can make functions for sensors and / or recover the function of Update.app ... ???
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Ok, now I know what is your problem, you flash persist image, right?

To recover you need to flash a full default ROM...

Don't need to flash persist.img, flash your default ROM or b118 if you can to fix sensors.

I have posted here several versions I edited from B370, than, with TWRP you can try any of theme.
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
G6_L11 problem after update...

Explain to me, please, as I do .. ??

I can not do flash Update.app, fails...

And if I get a Zip of the Stock ROM, I have to remove image persist .. ??
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Don't do anything more to persist image, ok?

Only flash you default rom, ok, after that, we talk again.

From where you are?
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
G6_L11 problem after update...

I'm from Venezuela and forgive my bad English ...

My default ROM is a Update.app and always fails ...
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Bad news, b370 don't work in Venezuela....

How do you do the flash?

This is how I do, paste dload folder in sd card, turn off the phone, press vol +, vol - and power at same time and hold it, let boot 2x, at 3, release only power, vols when flash starts.
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
I use my Huawei B370 G6-L11 here in Venezuela, the only thing that did not work are the sensors, gyroscope, the proximity, and automatic brightness ...

My default G6-ROM is L11_Firmware_V100R001C65B115_Spanish_Android 4.3_EMUI 2.0 Lite.zip Digitel Venezuela.

From there go to B116, then B118, then B127, with Update.app, then downgrade B118, B370 P7 mini flash and then downgrade to official flash B118 B370 then ... using flashable zip ...

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Always gives this result:

oemsbl version check list mistake!

J, write data error

Error: Update.app package is invalid

Error: failure update SD card, SD card update abort!

I tried to difentes forms and always fails ...
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
I pulled my default Update.app ROM with Huawei extractor that comes within the folder Huawei_Ascend_G6SKnife, I made a flashable zip extractor with the same Huawei. But I had a problem with the amount system.img not, then I fastboot flash system system.img ...

Now it works, but do not work on sensors ... Cust is empty and also persist ...

Help me..!! Please..!!
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
You flash B127!!!! Man... that is way your default ROM don't work... ok, to fix flash B127, you oesmble is locked to that ROM now, than root it to change that ROM to your provider.

With B370 your home key and 4G works???
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
G6_L11 problem after update...

Yes they work well...

What can I do..??

You can unlock the oemsbl .. ??

I just want to recover screen rotation or movement control and proximity, to turn off the screen when I talk by phone and turn on when I separated from the ear...
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Nop, but to fix it istall b127 again, it will recover sensores. Than I give you my ROM version from B370.
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
G6_L11 problem after update...

I just want to recover screen rotation or movement control and proximity, to turn off the screen when I talk by phone and turn on when I separated from the ear...
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Only flashing b127 ROM will recover the sensors
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
G6_L11 problem after update...

Sensors work ...

Thank you...

Now to update B370, you tell me .. ??
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Need bootloader unlocked and twrp, you have it?

You can find all in here: http://xdaforums.com/ascend-g6/general

I edit twrp for L11.

After that, download this file https://mega.nz/#!b8AGwKxa!84zLhpO4DLKzZOK7NbnbL05dK_uLNFnvQgIk0KzvG_8

Copy to sd card, boot in twrp and flash the zip.

Now, ROM have root by default, after settings, open root browser, open data folder and find this file custom.bin open like a text file, you will find same thing like for example hw/tz , this is the name from 2 folder where your phone gonna look for configurations. Now go to main and look for cust folder, open it and change vodafone for the first name you have in custom.bin, open the folder and change pt to the second name, use small font or will not work.

Boot in recovery and do factory reset.

Tell how it goes.
[Huawei Ascend G6] ironshadow2:
does this work on g6-u10?
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
This is a L11 ROM will brick U10...
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
Very good...

Thanks...

Sent using XDA One
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
Now I would like the larger print, or enlarge the size of everything on the screen ...

Sent using XDA One
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Go to build.prop, look for this line

ro.sf.lcd_density

Default is 240, I have 220 that makes icons small, so if you increase they get bigger, need reboot to aplay it. Be carfull, you can get a soft brick if you write a rong value, than to get fix it you need to flash system ( you can use the zip, do a copy, in copy delete the images and let only system), need twrp
[Huawei Ascend G6] McGiver12:
Okey...

Thanks...

The screen resolution can be changed..??

What I want is to be able to read the larger letter...

Larger and easier to read font size...

Sent using XDA One
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
Yes, try 250 and all get bigger.
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] itschase:
Hello all,

I am trying to reflash my German o2 XDA Orbit to an English ROM as per the instructions posted and emailed to me by IMEI-CHECK. I do the Hex edit, every single step including the unlock proceidure and the update utility always tells me INVALID MODEL ID - no matter what ROM I use. I got this thing CID unlocked with the IMEI guys, ran the unlcok a second and third time to make sure it is done and still cannot flash. Any advice? I searched the forums for 'invalid model id' and only came up with answers relating to others who have not yet bought an unlock from IMEI, which is not applicable to me.

Thank you very much!!
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] itschase:
Nevermind, I figured it out.
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] Avatarko:
Have same problem after unlocking with imei-check. Any advice please? :)
[Ubuntu Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zombienerd:
I recently purchased a NIB Nexus 4 and loaded Ubuntu Touch stable 14.04. I am on AT&T, and have a good signal. However, everyone I've spoken to has complained of audio quality. They say it sounds overdriven and muffled. I have tried with/without a protective case, and holding the phone at different angles, but nothing seems to remedy the sound. Incoming audio is crystal clear.

I am saddened by the lack of in-depth audio controls so I can try to 'tweak' the microphone levels to possibly remedy the situation. I am new to Ubuntu Touch, and can't figure out a way to control Pulse through the command line, and Pacmixer can't be installed because I can't figure out if I can even install Git.

Does anyone have any advice on what to try next?

Thanks,

Adam