yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tizzle240:
Sorry for the delay

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the delay its been a long week, bad thing after bad thing kept happening. I was able to try your suggestions and i put together some additional information in hope this might help us try and figure it out.

*I must figure out how to recover, texts, contacts, call locks. My default texting app was google messenger.

So I figured I would start with the phone

I am using a Samsung SM-910T on 4.4.4 (build *ANK4) It was pretty Vanilla -> rooted, but running the stock ROM

1. The phone was set to do a full internal backup nightly using the online nandroid backup (by H3r3T1L)

2. Backups were set to be in TWRP backup format and to save to an external SD card, then to compress before being uploaded to google drive

3. Backups were set to delete from SD card after the upload was finished.

What happened

1. When stock 5.0.1 firmware OTA came out i was trying to dismiss the notification but apparently hit "accept" by mistake, causing the system to crash.

2. While restoring the phone, i attempted to download the most recent backup from the google drive and flash the zip to restore my data.

3. This Zip would not install, and i noticed all of the backups uploaded had the same anomally-a few of the files were 0 bytes

4. I downgraded the phone to ANK4 based on the above recommendation but it has made no difference.

5. I still get updated binary error and each time i flash the zip, my OS gets wiped.

6. I have tried instructions to just unzip and flash , to put zips in twrp backup folder, to build new file with meta-inf, etc. and nothing seems to work.

When the SD card got deleted I was able to retrieve some data from the deleted SD card, but don't know where the text messages are located or how to combine them back into a usable format. Or at the very least be able to extract the SMS/MMS history.

I hope this extra information helps. In any way im am desperate to try and fix this for my wife.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dumbo53:
I believe you can use Titanium Backup to extract files from a TWRP image. If you can't extract anything from the backup it's either corrupted, in the wrong place, or in the wrong form - that is due to the compression decompression not being compatible (all zip programs are not equal). Best of luck.

BTW, you must restore TWRP files not install them.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tontondavid:
Hi all,

I did something really bad: I ran LVSW_RUU_Hermes_WWE_3.30.2.1 without running the SPL update as well as the radio update and now I have the screen with 4 colors everytime I turn it on!!

PLEASE HELP! How can I recover it?

Thanks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] JasenR:
Read hear and try to follow the instructions. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=286755
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] princeasi:
read wiki! use search! and youve posted in the wrong forum!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] qtotter:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_SDCardFlashing
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tontondavid:
Thanks a lot! I actually looked around and found it as well!! :)

Hopefully it's not dead.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
This should hopefully help...

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Unbrick
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Madcap180:
Its definately NOT dead.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] JasenR:
It's not dead yet, but it will be if you don't read and follow the instructions carefully. Good luck.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tontondavid:
Point taken y'all!!

Thanks guys....you rock.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] walshieau:
cross your fingers you remembered to install HardSPL before you flashed that ROM....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I had Asphalt 8 installed on my phone while running a GPE rom. Then I decided to try CM12 out. So I got the rom, wiped everthing (except internal) and flashed the rom. When I restored the game using Titanium Backup it asked me to download the data again. I, of course, thought it's because of the wipe.

After some time I got bored of the game and deleted it (including the data). Then I wanted to go back to the GPE rom. So I got the latest zip, wiped everything (except internal) and flashed. Next thing I know is that the Asphalt 8 game data is back in the /android/obb folder, even though I deleted it.

So I guess GPE and CM12 use different partitions for this or how is it possible?

And how can I access those "hidden" partitions to delete the data from them? Without changing roms back and forth. Cause, even though I can't see the files and folders on the internal memory, it still uses the space.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Google likely restored the data from the data backup they take of the phone, if you agree to it when setting up your Google account. Simply delete the game again, and this time remove it from your app list in the Play Store. The next time around it shouldn't restore.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
They restored 1+ GB of data without me knowing? And without an internet connection? As I was not connected to a wi-fi. I usually also opt, at rom set-up, to not have my stuff backed up to googles servers.

So that's very unlikely.

And even if it were so, why do those files take space on my internal starge?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
The MicroSD card is intended for your stuff, not app data. Therefore, to adhere to Google guidelines apps store their parts in internal storage. Now, if you didn't have data of any kind active and opted out of Google backing up data, the only possibilities I can think of are that Titanium Backup didn't delete the data, or the internal storage was not fully wiped.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I already said that I generally don't wipe the internal storage. I deleted data folder manually using ES File Explorer and emptied the recycle bin while on CM12. On GPE the data was back.

I did the math. Everything on my internal memory combined uses about 1 GB. But it shows me that it has 4GB used. So I went back to GPE, deleted the game data manually, and flashed CM12 back. Now it shows 1 GB used space on the internal memory.

Let me give you another example. A friend had GTA: San Andreas while on GPE. I flashed CM12 on that phone, but did not delete the game data, nor wiped the internal storage, just a simple /cache, /data and /dalvik-cache wipe.

On CM12 she didn't install GTA anymore and there is no trace of the GTA data folder in /android/obb.

Here is the thing: Something is taking up nearly 5 GB on the internal storage. I checked every folder in the internal storage (hidden and visible) and everything combined adds up to a max of 1.5 GB.

Something is using space. That something is the GTA data. It has almost 3 GB of data. Fits perfectly to the used space.

The only explanation I have is that they use different partitions of the internal memory or a different data format. Otherwise I can't explain how the same data doesn't show up on GPE and CM12 if I didn't delete it.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohithksaj:
I want to know hows ur moto actions working ??????

my turn on while approach ing ,twist for camera works great..............

but wave for silence .........it doesnt work good........i have to wave many times......:confused:

what about you guys...????? am on lollipop...5

xt1092
[Sony Xperia M] Inreals:
Hi ,I unlocked My xperia m with the official method of sony all steps worked but when i tried to reboot my phone got stucked into boot animation (i know that erase all data from phone but it last since 1h30) so is my phone bricked or i need more time for the factory reset ?

Solved:Reflashed with firmware
[Sony Xperia M] oemaritradey:
you need to flash stock rom. right after unlcoking bootlaoder. please refer to the bootloader unlocking thread.
[Sony Xperia M] Inreals:
Yeah i see that 1H later that we need to flash the rom
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
I know i need to pay for sunshine to get S-Off,i'm considering doing it sometime soon,but just asking,would firewater work if i flashed rom to earlier version of android,like 4.4.0 or so? Also would it need to be official or could costume rom work too? Sorry for another annoying S-Off question. :angel:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
No does not work.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
It is annoying, since the exact same question was already asked (and answered) twice yesterday (and also easy to search and look for besides that) if you just scroll down on the first page of threads. It looks like you are new to XDA. But it would be your benefit to know that most every question you can think of about this device has already been posted, and the knowledge easily obtainable by just looking/searching. Only after doing your due diligence to search (and not finding anything) should you start a new thread.

Also, flashing different ROMs won't enable old s-off exploits that have since been patched by HTC. It doesn't work that way, HTC is not that stupid. The key is in hboot (not the ROM which can be easily changed) which cannot be "downgraded" unless you have s-off already.

In any case, firewater was an online service, so it doesn't work no matter what version hboot you have, since the dev stopped supporting firewater.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
Alright,thanks,sorry for late reply. I've been going around xda forum and i saw that for some roms it says it requiers either htc dev unlocked or s-off. I can unlock phone with htc dev,does that mean i dont need s-off to flash rom,kernel and firmware?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
You'll need S-Off to flash firmware. But there are other ways to update without flashing a firmware.zip, usually by going back to stock ROM and recovery, and taking the OTAs provided by your carrier or by running an RUU.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
I see. Well for RUU,can i get one with higher version than my phone version-main? Also i just got model id error 130 on ruu installation with only last number differing.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
RUU stands for ROM Update Utility. So yes, since it's purpose is to update, it should be higher than your current firmware.

Error 130 is because you aren't running the right RUU.

Get into fastboot and do fastboot getvar all, then post the readout here minus your serial# and IMEI. I'll link you to the proper RUU.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
version: 0.5

version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000

version-baseband: 1.22.30306251.27G

version-cpld: None

version-microp: None

version-main: 3.33.401.6

version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON

meid: 00000000000000

product: m8_dugl

platform: hTCBmsm8974

modelid: 0P6B64000

cidnum: HTC__032

battery-status: good

battery-voltage: 0mV

partition-layout: Generic

security: on

build-mode: SHIP

boot-mode: FASTBOOT

commitno-bootloader: 4c3fbd70

hbootpreupdate: 11

gencheckpt: 0

It's dual sim. I know it says up there but just because you might skip it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
Here's the RUU you need. It'll bump you to Lollipop.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
Awesome,thanks. I'll update when it downloads,shouldn't be too long.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
Error 132 signature something... :( I did lock bootloader before doing it.

Will do nandroid recovery to android 4.4.3,lock again and try.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
Wait. Dual sim? And I missed it anyways. lol. Hung over and just smoked a joint.

You'll have to change your MID as well.

You can find out how here.

I'm guessing this will work only, because I am unfamiliar with the dual sim. But since you are already running WWE firmware on your device, I think it will.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
Thing is,that requires s-off which i don't have...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
Then you'll probably have to go back to stock to update via OTAs.

Go to this thread, and do a search for what it says in your version-main for a stock ROM backup (if you don't have one that you made yourself) and also for the stock recovery.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
I have stock ROM backup for version 4.4.3, but when i tried to update it just sent me into twrp,and i tried to install OTA from there but it just sent me some error. Do you suggest i move to 4.4.3,get stock recovery and then do OTAs? Also closest numbers to my main version in that thread are 3.32 and 3.34 for both ROM and recovery,if this doesn't work which one should i get?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
I am really unfamiliar with the dual sim, so your best bet would to be to ask in that thread.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynoX4:
Alright,thanks for all your help.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroideDierk:
Hi.

Knows anybody what is the error? I have the message after any reboot.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ingoljosh:
It is always best to search before starting a new thread.

Here, this is for you.

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/help/current-version-os-available-user-t3000091/post58124443

Edit:

Hint: The answer lies in post #3
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroideDierk:
I search, but not the right one. Sorry.

Thank you for your answer and help.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
Change LOG & Difference

Main Difference From Other TWRP recovery available for ms013g

Changes of 7 feb 2016

Updated to 3.0.0

Changes of 21 September 2015

Updated to 2.8.7.0

Added F2FS support

Changes of 13th May 2015

Updated to 2.8.6.0

MTP support

ADB sideload fixed

EFS backup

Modem backup
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
DOWNLOADS

Method 1:

Odin

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1) Install whatever drivers make you happy and make your device connect (i would suggest samsung ones).

2) Reboot your device in download mode you can use adb reboot download or the hardware key combo for your device.

3) Load up Odin and uncheck auto-reboot.

4) Click PDA and select the TWRP tar you downloaded.

5) Connect your device in download mode.

6) Click start.

7) When its finished disconnect your device, pull the battery out.

8) Reinsert the battery and use the hardware keys for your device to power directly into recovery mode (this will bypass install-recovery.sh if you are stock).

9) Enjoy having a custom recovery.

Method 2: IF you are already on anyother recovery

1)Reboot your device in recovery mode you can use adb reboot recovery or the hardware key combo for your device.

2)Now just flash the flashable zip from sdcard or extsdcard you have downloaded

3)Now REboot into recovery and Enjoy ur new TWRP recovery

Downloads

TWRP 3.0.0

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TWRP 2.8.7.0 (OLD VERSION)

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TWRP 2.8.6.0 (OLD VERSION)

ODIN (Tar file)- mod edit - links removed

Recovery flashable zip -mod edit - links removed

Recovery image - mod edit - links removed
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] G.NO_BOYz:
Good work

You are good mr [MENTION=5067245]aapav01[/MENTION] , thz for your hard work!! Your are my best developer!! And waiting your new rom!! I'm a big fan of you!!��������������

But why i can't download your recovery flashable zip(everytime i click on download now it just reload page not download), i can only download only recovery image?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
mod edit - links removed

it working.. try to open in a new tab
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] G.NO_BOYz:
Thz alot now it working!!
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] gung raja:
thanks aapav for the new recovery :D

it works flawlessly :)
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] raj wedhikar:
best dev!!

thanks alot:good::good::good::good:
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] rv5750:
[MENTION=5067245]aapav01[/MENTION] Can I install the themes from this thread? xdaforums.com/android/themes/theme-twrp-materialised-dark-light-play-t2915584
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] Tamer Ali:
5 Golden Stars for this smart project.

Regards ?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
Yeah it should Work
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] G.NO_BOYz:
it work, i already tried it and it look very cool!!!
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] pradhyumn1998:
installation on cyanogen 12.1

Hey aapav I'm currently using cyanogen 12.1 that is android 5.1.1 And i have cwm recovery installed. Can i install this recovery through cwm if i'm on cyanogen? Or this is only flashable on kitkat?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] G.NO_BOYz:
yes, u can i already do this!!

hit thank if i helped!!:D:D
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] shau_rj:
does not work in mine dunnoe y

i am on kitkat 4.4.2 .....was using a custom rom s6styled s5 port by singhking83 .....when i tried installing v3...it stuck on the boot logo of samsung......but then i installed cwm.,..then the rom was installed successfully.....what must be the problem? i relly like the interface of twrp.....
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] Oscuras:
Why does the title say "kitkat only" ? Does that mean I can't use this recovery to flash CM 12.1 ?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] G.NO_BOYz:
No, u can flash it in cm 12.1 , i already did it!!

Click thank if i helped!!
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] -blacknight-:
thanks

thk for great rom
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] xubairsarwar:
I recently flashed this recovery and now while flashing a theme it gives error could not load data/media/0/twrp/theme/ui.zip ...
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] G.NO_BOYz:
You don't need to flash theme, u just change (theme name.zip) to ui.zip and copy it in sd card/TWRP/theme if you can't fine theme folder you can make new folder and copy ui.zip in there. After you just go to recovery mode and done!!

Good luck guy!!

Click thank if helped!!
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] Faisal_RK:
This recovery has not work in my grand 2...

Trying again and again....

Plz help me...?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] kenneth007m:
It worked. I just flashed it using the flashable zip.

its great! Timezone is all set. Thanks to dev!
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] malikr:
About a month back I spent my whole weekend trying to flash TWRP on my wife's grand2. It just didnt work... flashing through odin, removing battery, booting to recovery .... and it would take me to download mode.:crying: And believe me I was so frustrated that I could have thrown the phone out of the window if it was not my wife's phone. Ultimately I installed cwm recovery and luckily that worked fine.

I dont know why didnt I looked at your post before that, may be the zip I downloaded was not the correct one. Let me try it again now, and now as this is a flashable zip, I will just go ahead and flash it using cwm recevery. As I have read the response of so many other people on this post, I am sure it will work for me as well. Thanks. :)

BTW, what are some of the best custom ROMs for Grand2
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] kenneth007m:
S6 styled s5 port rom
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] firemaker911:
This TWRP Works On I9305 ?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] G.NO_BOYz:
no, it is only work on galaxy grand2 (sm-g7102):D
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] Devel0per95:
Iknow it's for kk only but is't possible to flash it on lp rom ?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
I mean to say KK bootloader

yeas u can flash it over LL ROMs based on kk bootloaders
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] Devel0per95:
Thanks :)
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] joebelachi:
Great work aapav as usual.

I need help with TWRP compile.

I'm trying to compile my own version of TWRP using OMNI. But I can't get the TWRP.FSTAB file copied into recovery/root/etc/twrp.fstab.

I've used the PRODUCT_COPY_FILE method (eg. PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \ $(LOCAL_PATH)/twrp.fstab:recovery/root/etc/twrp.fstab) but the only file showing in that location is recovery.fstab.

AAPAV or anyone, can you help ? And Thanks :)
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] joebelachi:
Quick update.

I saw on one thread that PRODUCT_COPY_FILES don't work with CM11.

Instead I recreated a recovery/root/etc in the device tree and copied twrp.fstab there.

It copied itself to the correct location during the compile. Now i got TWRP 2.8.0 running on the SM-G710 single sim. Yeah that retarded model that they made available in latin america and the caribbean. Updates stopped at 4.3.

Others with the 7102 received 4.4.

I'm still trying to build the full ROM for the phone. All compiles have been successful, but i'm getting bootloops.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] WaseemAlkurdi:
I ain't sure as I don't own that phone, but the bootloops might simply be a result of the bootloader not being able to boot anything 4.4+, which is why Sammy changes the bootloader between updates (like the "UDC START" one in our 4.4.2 and the KNOXed one in NK1 4.4.2)

Ain't sure, just a theory.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
NEW UPDATE TWRP 2.8.7.0​

ZIP : mod edit - links removed

ODIN : NOT AVAIVBLE
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aswe77:
Bro, to use blisspop on f2fs file partition, I need to use this version and format data and internal storage to f2fs or what?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
U can use Blisspop/CM-12.1 on ext4 also but if u like u can switch to f2Fs format ..

to know more about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2FS
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aswe77:
thank you bro , I checked it..

but i only wants to know, Could I format Data & cache to only to F2FS or something else?!
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] G.NO_BOYz:
Thanks u very much bro for new update! ????
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
system cache and data
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] neonkat:
it is advised to format data and cache only with f2fs
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] malikr:
[MENTION=5067245]aapav01[/MENTION], I have CWM recovery on my Grand 2 (NK1) with stock ROM. Can I flash the TWRP recovery zip in CWM recovery to change my recovery to TWRP please?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] Anzd:
Yes
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] aapav01:
yeah but the udate binary in the stock based roms are old now.. if the stock rom flashed with this TWRP may result in Bootloop

if want to flash CM /AOSP ROM then u can flash the zip from CWM n reboot to recovery ;)
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] malikr:
Thanks for the alert. I will remain with stock ROM for now. It works well, and I really don't think I am missing out on anything on stock ROM. And most of the custom ROMs for Grand 2 have one issue or another :) BTW, would you like to suggest a custom ROM for Grand2?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] Shujath:
Yaaayy!!! my phone is rooted, thanks
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] Suhit:
Is it flashable zip file?
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] neonkat:
yeah,you need to flash that in existing recovery.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] EMONESSboy:
this is for grand 2 7102??dual sim or single sing 710or 7105...??????
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] neonkat:
yeah,this is for grand 2 7102.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Original Android Development] EMONESSboy:
i want to know one thing before this i tried to twrp build2 bt mukulsoni i flashed .img file usimg flashify over my cwm 5.0.4.9 than i reboot into recory i got boot loop dvice was showing only downloading mode can you please tell me why that happend to me am now lil scared of tried this but i want it too what to do...