yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nucleare:
Have you tried an alternative method of "firmware flashing" using a MicroSD card?

I know this is a long past due thread never seeing a presentable solution and possibly not even needing one anymore, but I came across it and thought I might add to it if I can, in the event that it's found by someone else having a similar issue.

Rather than attempting to flash using adb/fastboot or using the command window or placing the update in the

internal

storage of the device for that matter; to apply the update try using this alternative method:

First

rename the firmware zip file to the following:

MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip - No need for version numbers, world codes, region codes, etc.

Then

, load the newly renamed .zip file onto a microSD card (again, not internal memory, but external) and then boot the Zenfone the same way you would when trying to get into recovery. The system should automatically recognize the .zip and on it's own, begin applying the update

WITHOUT

the need of being connected to a computer

. It's, in a way that's oversimplified and not to be taken literally, essentially tricking the system into thinking it's an OEM applied update and allows extraction and execution/flashing of the zip file more freely then say, through fastboot without properly set permissions and needing to be a .img file specified to a partition table address.

Hope this helps or somehow makes its way back a couple of years to the you who needed it xD If it doesn't, then simply DON'T hit the Thanks button and let me know what happens instead and I'll try to better assist you.
[Micromax A116] nikbbnik:
PORT from Cubot X9

-Latest Android 4.4.4

-ART work

-Playing Games Smoothly

-Buttery Smooth

-3G SIM Switch

-Init.d Scripts

-Add Multiuser

-Phone Storage & SD Card mounting on PC as USB-Storage

-Flash fixed

-Kernel with GPU OC 476 Mhz. If your device does not support overclocking (decrease fps in 3d apps), use other kernel, i.e. Phoenix5 kernel

Download link A116_art_4_4_4.zip

PS: Sorry, I forgot to change 1lib. Download & flash this zip in CWM

http://d-h.st/oc1y

Credits & Thanks :

hyperion70 - For Kernel & Kitkat

User from 4pda.ru BiTaJIb4ik - For Camera Flash fix

Before flash ROM wipe data/factory reset in CWM

Screen:
[Micromax A116] Youps83:
Thanks much.

Will try this afternoon.
[Micromax A116] ronald027:
Ok will try this but can we know battery life?
[Micromax A116] GroovyG:
Nice, but same as the other 4.4.4 port it's not pure AOSP, the settings.apk and systemui.apk are themed and not compatible with gravity box. I tried replacing them with those of CM11, but no dice.

Is there any way we could have those two as untouched AOSP as well? That would be superb, this ROM would make for an awesome base to go from then.
[Micromax A116] nikbbnik:
Of course this is not the AOSP. MTK does not have any AOSP ROM. Only AndroidOne device, and CM build. I'm not saying:" it's AOSP"
[Micromax A116] adnsleo:
can we have some more Screenshots plz?? :)
[Micromax A116] adnsleo:
hello...did u flash it?? plz give a review:)
[Micromax A116] ndbhatt2006:
Thanks for the ROM Dude.
[Micromax A116] Rishabhbhutoria:
Does not install

hey i tried to install the Rom but it didn't installed unfortunately trying some other Rom now
[Micromax A116] nikbbnik:
and how am I supposed to guess the reason? What mistakes? Logs? Errors?
[Micromax A116] Tr9cko:
True story bro :D
[Micromax A116] .:zapa:.:
@ nikbbnik

hi

it´s an excellent rom, very fluid... but i'm facing a problem with flash light. it does not works in camera and flashlight apps. i've installed other kernels, and several times cleared application data and cache...

can you help me to solve the problem...
[Micromax A116] nikbbnik:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/micromax-a116 / help / increase-flash-intesity-kk-based-roms-t3104069

But I dont have problems
[Micromax A116] .:zapa:.:
thanks for your awnser, but i've installed lots of things (compatible patchs).... it started to blink after instal something but gonne again.... i restored the original stock rom and is completely dead...

any advice??

it must go to warranty............... i've no luck... f...........
[Micromax A116] nikbbnik:
if stock rom have the same problem, it is most likely a hardware problem.

Restored or flashed in Flash Tool?
[Micromax A116] .:zapa:.:
flashed using original stuff of my clone device (not a116)

in first instalation of yours 4.4.4 rom had this problem.... i flashed again using 4.4.2 discovery rom... everything ok...

i was using phone one week, because i needed phone all week, and today i flashed again your rom.... same problem... i flashed several patchs and nothing... i tried several kernel's and after too many attempts, somewhere tried flashlight and started to blink what should not be normal... i flashed some more stuff and never worked again... flashed 4.4.2 and nothing.... so i decided to flash original rom using original software and rom files twice and nothing... now i gave up... do not know what to do more :crying::crying::crying:
[Micromax A116] Klaus69:
I don't have signal on 2nd sim(i have Wiko Cinq Five and i live in East Europe)

Is any patch for KK,like the one for Android 4.2.x ?
[Micromax A116] .:zapa:.:
probably you will solve the problem replacing modem file with the original of your smartphone... you must change the file properties to rw- r- r-
[Micromax A116] Klaus69:
if i knew how to do that i was not askink here :eek:
[Micromax A116] nikbbnik:
how you use a modem?

In other KK roms have this bug?
[T-Mobile LG G3] souvenir1977:
Hi, I tried to flash 20b through twrp tonight.

I did factory reset, then flashed the bootstack, then flashed the system. But after that, my phone won't power on. I tried to remove the battery, holding power button for a long time, or power+volumn down.

The phone just does not respond at all. Can anybody help? Thanks!
[T-Mobile LG G3] Still_living714:
take the battery out and put it back in and try to power it on. Repeat a few times, if that doesn't help we'll try other things.
[T-Mobile LG G3] souvenir1977:
Thank you Still_living714, I tried this multiple times, but it does not work. Anything else I can try?
[T-Mobile LG G3] Still_living714:
have you tried putting it into download mode?
[T-Mobile LG G3] souvenir1977:
If you are talking about holding volume button up and plug into computer, I tried that and the phone does not respond either...
[T-Mobile LG G3] Still_living714:
hmm very weird. I had a similar problem were the phone wouldn't boot unless I had it plugged into the charger or my computer,give that a try.

---------- Post added at 12:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 AM ----------

when I had that problem I figured out that it was the battery that was making the phone act weird. Since LG sent me another battery when they had the promotion I used the other spare and that fixed it for me.
[T-Mobile LG G3] souvenir1977:
This happens right after I flashed the new system, I doubt it is the batter problem. If I plugged into the computer it still won't power on.

(If I remove the battery and plug into computer, the screen of the phone does show some symbol, probably regarding missing memory).

Let me try to see if I use kdz flash to reinstall the system. Thanks for the help.

:(
[T-Mobile LG G3] Still_living714:
well it's hard to say but without the phone being able to boot there's not anything you can do.....
[T-Mobile LG G3] souvenir1977:
you are right, flashing need the download mode....
[T-Mobile LG G3] jkjambo:
You're getting adnroidserial xxxx in device manager when you connect it to pc?

i think you bricked phone
[T-Mobile LG G3] souvenir1977:
No it just shows regular LGE com port and I am not able to flash anything. You are right, it's hard bricked I am not sure what went wrong with my twrp flashing procedure though. Will contact with LG for repair.
[T-Mobile LG G3] jkjambo:
that's what i mean , lge serial xxx , don't remeber exactly . it's in qhsusb mode , hardbricked ...

there is some indian guys who do that , some for free, some for little amount of money ...

search for lg g3 unbrick Qhsusb 9008... don't waste time on tutorials , non of them works with D851 ... i'm in same boat (again :D) and tried everything .. nothing works , unless you're connected to lg servers directly , search for people which fixs them
[T-Mobile LG G3] jkjambo:
http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/general/...1-d855-qhsusbbulk-t3101435/page2#post60751870

here you go.

this guy helped me for free , you can contact with him
[T-Mobile LG G3] souvenir1977:
Thanks! Currently my phone is at LG service since it is still in warranty. I will definitely try that next time (knock on wood...)
[T-Mobile LG G3] ThePagel:
This is why You don't flash the boot chain unless you absolutely must. I was running 20B with the old boot chain (other than rpm, that was updated) and it ran just fine. If you get a bad flash on the boot chain your sol.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] juicyfruit:
Would like to remap the "Unlock" function to the left soft key (originally Calendar).

I dled a program that can do this but I am having trouble locating the unlock feature in the Windows directory. Can someone help me out?

The obvious one, also the incorrect one "KeyLock" doesn't work, I tried. :p

Thanks, gents.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] SL:
Try setting>button> map whatever you want
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] juicyfruit:
I'm sorry, but there is no "Unlock" to map? I figure I'd need to know how Windows labels it so I can add the .exe or .lnk to the softkey app.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] juicyfruit:
Am I way off in what I "think" I should be doing?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] dmj1973:
I did see a tool, somewhere either on this forum or MODACO ( Sorry ) that does this. if you use forum search for unlock I am sure you will see it. Sorry can't remember what it was called. If I find it I will post it here.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] ach2:
I don't know if this is any use to you, but it may give you a few hints on searching the application you want. I haven't used the cab so can't verify if it works.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=261277
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] juicyfruit:
Thanks guys. This is what I downloaded:

http://www.8525software.com/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,27/func,fileinfo/id,78/

Seems like it won't take any memory or space but going through every folder in the file explorer, I still can't find the damn Unlock that shows up on the Today screen.

Maybe I should reword, I'd like to take the "Unlock" off the today screen and have it mapped to the left soft key?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MsDosExe:
Hello people

I tried to find an answer searching other topics but this place looks more confusing everytime to me (I have been around here for a while) so I better ask in this new thread.

I received an OTA for updating my M8 to Lollipop, so I flashed a stock recovery and then I downloaded the OTA, but when its complete I get a message that says something like "we have determined that your phone may be running modified version of its system software so for safety reasons we cannot update your device blah blah".

Could someone help to me get my M8 updated to Lollipop?

I'll leave info about the status of my phone here:

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.1

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.21.

(bootloader) version-main:

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m8_ul

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974

(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B16000

(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111

Hbot: 3.19.0.0000, S-OFF, Bootloader unlocked and rooted.

rom: 3.28.1540.5

Thanks!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony_5309:
Are you on a stock Rom? If so, might want to change your cid back to what it should be and retry it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
ROM needs to be stock, with nothing modified (no apps removed, etc.).
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MsDosExe:
I downloaded the 3.28.1540.5 rom from xda some time ago., it's an stock dev rom from what I know, but I cannot change back my cid to the original number because it was some weird latin american variant and I cannot get any ota beyond android 4.3 with it, so I had to change it to supercid to flash 3.28.1540.5 rom.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MsDosExe:
I just removed some bloatware (like kids mode) but I never touched the stock rom beyond that. if I flash the 3.28.1540.5 stock rom again I could get the lollipop OTA update without a problem?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
That means the ROM is modified, and therefore the OTA will fail.

That is the Developer's Edition ROM, and doesn't appear to go along with your MID. You need the stock ROM for your CID and MID.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony_5309:
Ok, I beleive Kid Mode needs to be installed. Try to get it reinstalled and then try your update. I remember that happened to me once. I removed Kid Mode and an RUU failed. Just a shot in the dark.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
That wouldn't make the RUU fail, but it would make the OTA fail. OTA and RUU are two very different things, so tread carefully when comparing the two.

True, as I've already mentioned twice, the stock ROM needs to be intact in order to OTA, with no apps removed. Once you've removed an app from the system partition, its not longer a stock ROM.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony_5309:
Correct, I should have been clear.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MsDosExe:
Done. It has nothing to do with my rom. Just changed the MID to 0P6B12000 so it matched the developer edition and I got the Lollipop OTA without problems.

Thanks for your answers.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
[Q&A] [ROM][OFFICIAL]Bliss Pop v3.2 LOLLIPOP 5.1.1 [NIGHTLIES][LTE & WiFI BUILT!][05

Q&A for [ROM][OFFICIAL]Bliss Pop v3.2 LOLLIPOP 5.1.1 [NIGHTLIES][LTE & WiFI BUILT!][05092015]

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 [ROM][OFFICIAL]Bliss Pop v3.2 LOLLIPOP 5.1.1 [NIGHTLIES][LTE & WiFI BUILT!][05092015]. 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! :)
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berryman13:
Muchos gracias, XDA Bot! I don't think I'm the "OP" in this thread....but yeah, ask me anything within reason and I'll answer within the same. I'll update this OP when I have a FAQ to add.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nastybutler:
So I just got my Shield Tablet today and of course I get notifications of OTA updates. I applied the first two (1.something and 2.1) just fine. Then the 2.2 update downloads and I tell it to install, which it starts to do. Little Android with his chest open shows up and the status bar does it's thing, then it reboots back to the nvidia boot image.... and hangs there. For over an hour I let it stay to see if it was doing some updating in the background, but nothing else happens. So I power it down by holding the power button, then turn it back on. Same deal. Stuck at the boot image.

Of course I'm not unlocked or rooted, so I only have the stock recovery. Any suggestions on how to resurrect this, or am I headed to customer support for an exchange?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daniele12:
you need to unlock the bootloader
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VijayBais:
I am facing the same problem after OTA 3.0 update.

I tried all methods of unlocking bootloader but couldn't.

Please help me if any new method of unlocking bootloader is available.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keithn:
Can you not get it to boot into the bootloader? (Press and hold Vol - and then press the power button)
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VijayBais:
yes i can get into the fastboot mode.

But the point is that i couldn't unlock the device using "fastboot oem unlock" command.

Also USB Debugging is disabled, and cant boot inside android to enable it.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keithn:
USB debugging isn't necessary, that's for ADB. What does it tell you when you try to use that command? Is it "waiting for device" ? I would check to make sure you have drivers for fastboot and that the shield is using them (sometimes it won't automatically load the proper driver).

Also, no custom recovery?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VijayBais:
It shows following unknown error

C:\Downloads\nv-recovery-image-shield-tablet-lte-row-update2_2_1\image>fastboot oem unlock

...

(bootloader) Showing Options on Display.

(bootloader) Use device keys for selection.

(bootloader) erasing userdata...

FAILED (remote: (Unknown error code))

finished. total time: 5.003s
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nastybutler:
I know this won't help VijayBais, but after a while I guess the stock kernel and everything settled in and it stopped random restarting and when I did restart, after installing apps and whatnot, it booted right back up. Now that I'm on 5.1, I haven't had any issues with it freezing up, or random restarts. Crisis averted.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keithn:
Not sure what else to do. Is your recovery stock? Have you tried to do a factory reset then unlock?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VijayBais:
No, I haven't done any factory reset till now.

Even the recovery option doesn't proceed to further options on bootloader page.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frenziedfemale:
You can't get into the recovery menu? When you chose it and get the dead android do you quickly tap the power+volume up combo?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_be9300:
In the past, for e.g. my 3-4 year old Samsung galaxy tab, I was able to extract those firmware files (the ones you flash with Odin), by using the trick described in many places... Unzip, run sgs2toext4.jar on the .img file, then mount resulting .img.ext4 in Linux Reader.

On the files for Tab S, sgs2toext4.jar is failing. Like it has done for other devices, see e.g. post #48 at link below. (it endlessly loops the file name dropped into the program window).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2138885&page=5

What's the way to read these files, on Windows?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
You need simg2img to convert to a raw image.

Here is the windows version, rename your .img file to system.img then run convert.bat. You can view the files with ext2explorer.exe or Linux reader.

simg2img
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_be9300:
Thanks very much.

That worked like a treat.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Volstagg.The.Valiant:
hi,

since yesterday morning i was unable to receive/make calls on my e970. after googling a bit, i found out that imei number might be a problem. and sure enough,when i dialled *#06#, my imei no came up as "0". tried to restore a back up of lg stock jelly bean and cm11 kitkat. both haven't worked. data alone is working.

i was on cm12 nightly. how do i get back my calls functionality?

any help will be greatly appreciated
[AT&T LG Optimus G] n1mr0d:
Your imei is part of the efs partition. You'll need to restore from a backup of that. Hopefully you have one. I've seen some threads where people have tried to fix without a backup, but I don't recall seeing any success. I could be wrong about that.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] hamzakansari:
I am facing the same problem . I have efs partition backup with me in .IMG format. How do I restore the same.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] hellboyborn:
Had the same issue with my G2, I followed this guide and it resolved the problem. Here is the link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701861

IDK if it would work with this model:confused: . If you dont find anything I would suggest you to try this. The phone has got the corrupted IMEI that's why its not working properly.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] nidlaX:
FYI, I was able to fix my IMEI using EFS Professional. It's taken me months to finally figure this out, namely because apparently nobody has looked into the precise procedure in the 3 years since this phone was released. Once you know the tricks, the procedure is pretty straightforward. I'll make a post about it shortly.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] pingaan:
Hi,

What the topic says, sort of. What I'm actually intrerested in is forwarding my calls and messages.

Are there any modified .apk's for this or maybe some other third party apps which can do it?

Regards.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] bob60626:
Not sure if it works on lollipop, but I use mysms to forward from my Ascend Mate 2 to almost everything I have- 4.4 LTE Nexus 7, 4.4 LTE G Pad 7.0, 8.1 Nokia 2520,... It works very well, even with the thousands of texts on the phone.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] embhorn:
Google voice + Hangouts does this, seamlessly. But limited to US, afaik.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacktackle:
Hi friends,

search for whole universe for the Indian tot file all i can find is only KDZ

now i need either the tot or a way to convert kdz to tot

i come across a software that can extract the kdz but nothing that can make a tot.

can someone over here help me out? i'm left with an expensive paper weight over here please help me out to convert it into a fine working mobile.

waiting.. any help...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 573v3:
Why do you need TOT so bad?

If you are Flashing, then it's easier (and safer) to Flash KDZ than TOT
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacktackle:
this mobile is brick n in qualcomm HS_USB QDLoader 9008 mode

only thing that can resurect this mobile is a original tot file. kdz is for only if you can get to proper download mode which i can't
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 573v3:
Ah! now you have explained a little more.......

Here is EURO .TOT for D955 . Use this, get your phone up and running, Flash your Indian .KDZ

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2870857
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacktackle:
i tried the euro already its 10e i need 10i specificaly as 10e fails saying model miss match thanks any ways

God i made a silly mistake instead of writing D855 it's written D955. I'm talking about G3 16gb
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyelton:
If you have to use a tot use any D855 16gb tot from my link above ^^. Using a different version /software version doesn't result in model mismatch.

Also what did you mean you couldn't get kdz to work because you don't have download mode? You cannot flash any stock firmware WITHOUT download mode. Your phone must be in download mode to flash.

And assuming your in download mode due to the error you had above.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacktackle:
but i read some forums that if i'm in qualcomm brick mode, i can flash from flash tools with tot file n a dll file. only if i have the right firmware. but i'm not sure how far i'm right.

i guess this G3 is a dead meat or may be only jtag can bring it back to life.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyelton:
Did you try a kdz? And or did you try the correct tot then?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacktackle:
yes bro i've tried all flashers n all types the problem is my phone is in dead screen nothing can be seen but when you connect to computer its in qualcomm fastboot mode. i guess that needs to be fixed first mentioned in this forum.

http://lgunbrick.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-fix-fastboot-mode-on-lg-g-g2-g3.html

this guide works with 9006 brick but i'm in 9008 brick trying to contact the guy but no reply
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyelton:
Well did you give it a try anyway?? It's not going to hurt.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacktackle:
in contact with aftab already but delay in getting reply's on xda
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasanhatas:
hi jacktacle

Did you find D85510i tot file?

I need this file.