yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TheFuzz:
I need help! I currently have XDA Live version WM6 on my 8525. The following is what is described in the bootloader screen; HERM100, IPL-SSPL By Des, HERM100, SPL-1.09.ds

When I run the RUU Wrapper to update the SPL via activesync, I get through the initial steps and it goes to the screen, "verifying data on device." Next I get the screen, image version-3.22.110.1. I click on update, the 8525 then resets and goes to the bootloader screen and loses the activesync connection. After which the "found new hardware" screen appears on my PC and tries to install the driver for a "USB device." The phone will not leave bootloader mode and will not reconnect via activesync. In the update software I get the error message, [260] stating the "update utility can not connect to your PDA......

What the heck can I do??? Am I stuck with this old ROM? Also on the bootloader screen it says "Serial" on the bottom in the white quadrant.

I am using Win XP SP2 with activesync 4.5 build 5096. Device info as follows:

CE OS 5.2.968 (Build 17217.0.0.0) XDA

ROM Version 3.22.110.1

ROM Date: 01/04/07

Radio Version: 1.33.31.00
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TheFuzz:
Nevermind for now!

I uninstalled and reinstalled Activesync AGAIN! and now it is working. Keeping my fingers crossed!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Zzan:
Yeah sounds like you had a corrupted/missing usb driver file. I was gonna suggest a re-install of ActiveSync but you already have it under control :)

Good luck.
[Note Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DukeNuggets:
Hi people , as the title says , i'm gonna get myslef a new android device but i can't decide which one.

I've had a Galaxy Note 2 for almost 2 years now and i love it but the lack of exclusive and usefull features (stock firmware) got me a bit bored of it.

That's why i'm asking you guys which phone i should get. I love touchwizz , i love it's simplicity but what i hate in tw is the lack of updates with samsung and even when we get new updates almost every samsung phones feels like it was a device from 5 years ago. On one side the Note Edge seems to have some great features to itself , not just the curved screen but the design and the S pen . But still , with all its specialties i feel like that if i buy the note edge i won't be satisfied because in less than a year it will be considered obsolete by Samsung and by brands that creates accesssories for it and i'll be a bit sad like i am with my note 2. On the other hand the xperia z3 has quite a few tricks in its "bag". The latest lollipop update without much sony stuff on it , a maginificent 20.7 megapixels camera , Xreality and other interesting and usefull features , the Z3 feels like it is still a big part of android overall.

However the z3 doesn't have a big screen like the edge(i love the big screen) and it does not have the s pen . So , should i get a note edge with less features but an s pen and a bigger screen or a Z3 with the latest updates and technologies a smartphone can propose but a smaller screen?

Please don't post trolls , i really need some advices because i'm lost , these phones are not designed for the same usage , one is a skecthy yet great swiss knife(note edge) and one is a classy organized "business" phone which can do as much as the other but in in a smaller perspective (z3)

The choice is hard so please help me.

Post scriptum : Sorry for the long text but i couldn't explain myslef without less words ;)
[Note Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bunglebp:
Heya I have used both phones and I would say the Edge has more features than the Sony by far, :)

yeah the Sony has a better camera so if u need camera id recommend the Sony but if u want overall features then id go for the edge, (not that the camera on the edge is bad)

I have the edge myself and must say its outstanding and different from most phones! you also have the choice of the pen, you have lots of features on the edge screen itself and the screen is gorgeous and its size is just perfect in my opinion, as for lollipop and xreality the edge has lollipop and the edge gallery uses samsungs own image enhancing, as for sound quality its ok but could use Viper to make better if wanted, also u have face tag on the edge and you can also get themes for TW (small mod available on the forums)
[Note Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DukeNuggets:
Thanks for the advice , i hope i'll be able to get the note edge soon , it's quite expensive compared to the z3 :D
[Note Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeep447:
First of all I have to admit that my opinion is completely biased and on top of that I have never even seen or used the Xperia, but with all of that being said I'd still suggest getting the Note Edge [emoji16] [emoji16] lol. It's hands down the best experience I've ever had with any phone I've owned, and like many people on here probably have I've had a ton of different phones. I know I'm biased though because as soon as I got the first Note phone that came out I was immediately hooked, and since then I've always said that the only phone I'll ever get from now on (as long as they continue to make them) will be a galaxy Note phone. This Galaxy Note Edge does not disappoint whatsoever and like I said before it's the best experience I've ever had with a phone.. Period!! Anyway best of luck to ya and hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as the rest of us Edge users do!! [emoji16] [emoji16]
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IntenseColor:
This is pretty much my only real problem on my Nexus 4. My phone just doesn't like the Google Maps app. Every time I start it up, it crashes within three seconds. I noticed that this problem began appearing since I switched to ART when I was on Kitkat 4.4.4. On Dalvik the app runs fine. Somehow waters also look very distorted on my phone no matter what the runtime or Android version it's running. In the logcat it's printing stuff about some libraries (libGLESv2_adreno.so and libandroid_runtime.so).

Has anyone experienced this before and know a fix to this problem? Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mighty21:
Same problem. Started with latest maps update. Still happening with a fresh install of a new rom.

Beat guess is low system memory as lollipop takes more space.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] :
Q&A for CyanogenMod 12.1 for Photon Q

Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.

Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for CyanogenMod 12.1 for Photon Q. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.

Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy! :)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] timekiller_9:
Boot stuck and Bootlooping -fix

Sweet merciful crap. I just got through a 5 hour fight with my Photon Q trying to bring it up to cm-12.1.

In a nutshell, I figured the advise not to dirty flash 12.1 on top of 12 was defunct once it started showing up in the nightlies. Be warned - it is not. Your experience may mirror mine and you'll get stuck at boot.

What's worse is that when I went into TWRP-2.8.6.0 recovery and attempted to do a wipe of data/cache, it started making a mess of my partitions. Not able to mount /data, not able to mount /cache... No matter what order, or selection in the Advanced wipe, it seemed to be making more and more of a brick out of my device as I tried.

I followed some advise I found that suggested newer TWRP versions had problems with wiping on the Photon Q, and to try CWM recovery or stock recovery. Tried CWM to wipe, no dice, similar problems. Spent a good deal of time trying to find the stock recovery somewhere; I think I reached the end of the internet and it's not there.

Then I started trying older versions of TWRP found here:

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/asanti

Then things got really bad. Every one of the ones I tried with "asanti_c" in the name bootlooped (tried about 5 of them). The battery started getting low and I couldn't flash the recovery any more from the bootloader, and it would seem the phone won't take a charge while in bootloader mode. So I had to let it bootloop while it charged, which of course took a long time because all the bootlooping was keeping the battery taxed.

Finally I flashed this one, 'cause I figured my phone was a brick anyway:

openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.2-asanti.img

It started up. It was also happy to restore/wipe my data, cache, and system partitions. Back to the bootloader, flash back to TWRP 2.8.6.0, install the nightly cm-12.1 and appropriate gapps. This time no errors about partitions, everything seemed clean. Sure enough, boot it up normally, wait about 8 minutes on the flashy Android face, and it does the fold/drop thing and proceeds with the initial boot sequence.

So be careful everyone! I hope at least someone comes here and finds this if they've "Bricked" their photon Q, and that it saves them from the depths of despair that I found myself in! If only I'd have seen this trick in this thread, I would have been back up and running in 30 minutes or less!

Best wishes with your upgrades/recovery!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] timekiller_9:
I don't know that my posts are even going to be seen because I haven't made 10+ posts here yet and therefore it keeps throwing me to this Q&A thread. Regardless, I will try.

I'm now running the 12.1 4-21 nightly.

After my first initial struggle to get 12.1 installed/running, I found that I didn't actually have a data connection once I got out of wifi range.

Took many trials and lots of time to figure this out. Turns out that some of the AT&T APN's are missing "hipri" which they apparently need to work. Once I added that, I got my data connection.

Now I'm have a problem reliably connecting to AT&T. This wasn't the case with 12.0 at all, connected quickly every time. After a reboot, it keeps cycling trying to connect and quickly failing. I have to fight with it in the network selection settings. Eventually it'll succeed at a manual scan where I can select AT&T, or it will succeed at an automatic selection. This seems odd because when I run an adb logcat, it does seem to be trying to connect to AT&T on its own. So whether it would eventually connect on it's own and the busy work of me fighting with the network selection settings just makes me feel better some how that I'm fixing it, I'm not sure yet.

I can also confirm that the lock page says "No Service" even when the network is connected including data.

I hope these things help someone else out and perhaps lead to a fix. Happy to try stuff out or run a trace if it would help, just let me know.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] turbozapekanka:
I had exactly the same issues when trying to flash CM 12.1 (Not able to mount /data, not able to mount /cache... )

Fixed this by manually formatting each partition at one time. I also changed data and cache to f2fs

No need to go with older TWRP

But I still have the connection issues exactly as you describe in your second post.

I'm running Freedompop (on top of Sprint network)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] timekiller_9:
By manually formatting, what do you mean? Did you use TWRP Wipe-Advanced and just select the partitions one at a time? That wasn't working for me for some reason, it kept on messing up the partitions and failing. What version of TWRP are you using, is it the latest 2.8.6.0 or...?

You're brave to go with f2fs. Do you feel it's performing better?

Just to clarify on the network provider point - I did the simcard hack to my Photon Q, this is how I am able to run it with AT&T. Interesting that the problem I described happens with the native CDMA/Sprint network as well.

I hope we get a fix for the connectivity issue soon. I feel a little uneasy praying that the phone doesn't lose its connection or reboot for fear that I can't get it connected again in a reasonable period of time.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] turbozapekanka:
Yes, I used 2.8.6.0

I don't remember exact steps I performed, but the idea is to get rid of that "Not able to mount" errors.

I also performed Wipe->Format Data while trying to get rid of that errors. Not sure if it was necessary.

So after several unsuccessful attempts I finally I decided to change /cache to f2fs, and this is where I noticed, that the error is gone! So I just repeat the same steps (Wipe->Advanced Wipe) for all partitions (changing to f2fs for /cache and /data partitions only)

The key was to select only one partition at a time! when I checked several, I get "Not able to mount" error for some partitions. I think it is TWRP bug.

And just an hour ago I flashed latest nightly CM12.1 build (4-22) and it looks like the Network connectivity issue is also solved! (UPDATE: NO IT IS NOT, still loosing connectivity periodically, and Exclamation sign appears)

I did not notice any change to f2fs but I have nothing to compare with, I switched to CM just after I received the phone. (I bought it from Freedompop for $25)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] timekiller_9:
I have a feeling that your selection of f2fs for your cache and data partitions influenced your success with wiping. I attempted the same process numerous times, but without changing the partition file system, and was unable to get all the partitions to a proper state with TWRP 2.8.6.0.

I didn't see anything in the changelog (http://www.cmxlog.com/12.1/xt897/) that would suggest a fix was included for the connectivity problem in either the 4/22 or 4/23 nightly so I haven't tried updating just yet, preferring instead to try to prolong my existing connection until there is more hope that when I reboot I will be able to connect without struggling with it.

It's too bad we're not able to participate in the main thread as there is a more active discussion going on there. I suspect this is just a parking lot. Perhaps if we keep posting our ongoing findings here for a couple of more days we'll get over 10 posts and be able to generate some more activity on these issues.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
The Q&A thread is no different from the other thread. I don't think the maintainer cares if you post questions in the dev thread, but some maintainers can get annoyed by that. That's the whole point of the Q&A thread, to ask questions... The dev thread is "supposed" to be for development discussion only, although that seems to rarely happen.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] timekiller_9:
Thanks for the tips arrrghhh.

Other than to confirm that others have similar issues and it's not a matter of something I'm doing wrong, I don't really have any questions. There are a couple of pretty serious bugs in CM 12.1 for the Photon Q. I would like to participate in the development of fixes in so much as I can. I'm not likely to be able to pinpoint where in the code things are broken as that would take some pretty serious time familiarizing myself with the layout. That said, I am a systems engineer by trade and feel comfortable running all sorts of tests/traces.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] timekiller_9:
Hey turbozapekanka,

Check out my latest response in the main (albeit meant for development, it's where the real action is) thread:

http://xdaforums.com/photon-q-4g-lte/development/cyanogenmod-12-1-photon-q-t3073781/page5

I'm not sure if it'll work for CDMA but you may wish to try it. It would be good data to know if your problem lies elsewhere in any case.

Good luck!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Mr-Hertie:
wifi

Has anybody problems with Wifi?

i cant turn it on. Its off in the extended Settings is the Message "Wifi ist activating" but nothing happens
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] palmwangja:
Do you guys have any idea on why we got 'no new update' message from settings/update, even though we have an obvious nightly update? http://www.cmxlog.com/12.1/xt897/ :D
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] kabaldan:
It's a server side issue affecting all cm12.1 devices, should be fixed soon.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] moolamb:
Has anyone's 'long press volume keys for playback control' stopped working? When my screen is off the volume keys don't seek tracks like they did in a previous nightly.

Also ,does smart lock work for you guys? I can see the option but can't seem to get it to recognise NFC or my face.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] hhvstp:
hi.

Will cm12.1 support all f2fs file? It is the system / data / cache all formats into f2fs, thanks.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
CM12 supports it, I would imagine 12.1 does as well...

Heck, there is a CM11 build floating around with support for it.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] GreeGreeCreedle:
12.1 Sprint CDMA access

Since I haven't posted much, I could not reply to the thread, but here's what I did to get 3G data back.

Installed the 05/01/2015 12.1 build.

Edited the build.prop file

changed ro.carrier=

to

ro.carrier=Sprint

rebooted - and I now have data.......

Not sure "why" that worked, but It hasn't up until I made that change....
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] millertoo:
apns-conf.xml issues

Compared to CM11, several of the entries in the /system/etc/apns-conf.xml file from CM12.1 are missing the "default" type. This makes it impossible to actually select the APN settings for Ting, Credo and Sprint MMS. For instance, I'm on Ting and changing:

type="mms"

to:

type="default,mms"

And then deleting /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db and rebooting made it possible for me to select TIng. Previously there was no radio button next to the entry.

I still have the problem where the "Access Point Names" menu usually says "Access Point Name settings are not available for this user" most of the time but now when I *am* able to enter that menu I can at least select the right APN setting.

---------- Post added at 04:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:01 PM ----------

Nice catch. It looks like ro.boot.carrier is set correctly but for some reason ro.carrier is unknown.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] hhvs91:
hi.

CM12.1 experience to perform part of the game will be LAG, turn off the sound, then you can ease, what is the problem?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Dudebowski:
I don't have this device but hopefully this post helps those with apn issues. If I toggled network mode to lte only, the apn listings would actually show.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=61070073
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] VeterPL:
I've installed CM12.1 from ---UFO--- links and it works great but there are few issues I'm dealing with. Thanks for the links BTW!

First one is no service icon (empty triangle that looks like I have no signal) but I have GSM connection and I can call and send text messages.

The second one is huge amount of space taken by android - 4.01GB from 4.47GB. I have 32GB SD card but I can't choose to install aps on it.

Are there any tricks for that? :)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Fever905:
Its been a couple days now Veter, would you recommend staying with 12.1 ? What is better about it than the prior version? I'm on Cabon ROM and its become so laggy and slow lately I am looking to make a change.

Any issues with backing up contacts from a Carbon and restoring them to a Cryo?

/Fever
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] seeker2319:
Still no mobile data

As of cm12.1 nightly for june 6th i still cant get the mobile data to work. I added the ro.cdma.home.operater.numeric line in build.prop with the number i pulled from my stock rom. Still nothing.

CM11 worked very well and but im new to the whole nightly thing so any help will be appreciated.

Also something i noticed in CM12.1. When i updated any apps that were moved to the SD card it would reboot the phone. Would this be a resource problem, SD card problem, or something with CM12.1?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pathia:
Try this, get a root explorer, then go to data/data/com.android.providers.telephony and then rename "telephony.db" then reboot.

Something is broken about that file, the phone will rebuild it upon a reboot and data started working for me again. It also allowed me to view my APNs again finally. There is probably an easier/safer fix, but not having data is a pretty big bug.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] VeterPL:
Not yet:

- I cant recieve or send MMS messages. If I do so phone lost its network for few minutes ( i will try pathia trick today maybe it will work );

- Sometimes I just lose network connection;

- LTE donesn't work;

- Android takes a lot of space and I can't install all apps that I need;

- Phone restarts occasionally;

- I can't install/move apps to SD card;

- Keyboard app crashes often;

+ GPS navigation is more precise;

+ when it works, it works smooth;

+ used google for contact sync and it works ok;

---------- Post added at 11:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:01 AM ----------

Renaming telephony.db and reboot doesnt help for problems with ' no service '

Is there a way I can see what changes are in nightbuilds?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pathia:
If you go to your APN list, what does it say?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] VeterPL:
Ive got two records

Play

APN: internet

MCC: 260

MNC: 06

APN type: default,supl

APN protocol: IPv4

APN roaming protocol: IPv4

Play MMS

APN: mms

MMSC: 10.10.25.164/mmswapenc

MMS proxy: 10.10.25.5

MMS port: 8080

MMC: 260

MNC: 06

APN type: mms

APN protocol: IPv4

APN roaming protocol: IPv4
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pathia:
My data just broke again, apparently it breaks every reboot, the 'fix' I found only works for one boot, bah.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] VeterPL:
Hey guys! I've updated to newest nightly build - 12.1-20150615-NIGHTLY-xt897 and I have got more free space! :D

Space used by android decreased from 4.01GB to 3.63GB.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Loader009:
Maybe the freed space was some cache which has been deleted after flashing the ROM.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] segacorpceo:
I have been using this with freedompop, but now the 3g doesnt work only lte. I have done a reset, update prl profile to no avail.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] seeker2319:
So, as per the changelog, Sprint 3G is working. However as of 062915 nightly, 4G is not. Clean flash, 2.8.6.1 TWRP, F2FS file system. Please let me know if you need any more information. Happy to help anyway I can, and thank you for yours.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] duckjube:
backup

I can not restore backup.

"cannot restore system mounted read only"

What shoud i do? Help please.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
If you're trying to access the /system partition, you have to mount the system R/W instead of R/O.

What are you trying to do exactly? Be more descriptive please.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] duckjube:
I change twrp from 2.7.1 to 2.8.6 to install CM 12.1. I made backup, install cm 12.1, after that I want restore and I can't.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
OK so in TWRP make sure system is not mounted. Go to the 'mount' menu and uncheck 'system'.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] duckjube:
Working, thank you.

But photon lost signal and internet connection :/ even return to cm12.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] hhvs91:
CM12.1 wifi connection when in use, turn off the screen after a period of time will sleep wifi.