yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] muradin007:
Hello all, first time posting here.

I apologize for the naive question that begs looking up the answer yourself. I'm really just looking for advice or a guide that outlines what is or isn't possible, and what is required to make such a thing possible.

What I've learned / researched

I have a nexus 7 (2013) wi-fi only model, that and my laptop are the only devices I own. I'm interested in knowing if I can use Freedompop's service (in any capacity) with the nexus 7 I own. I feel like I've done much *much* research and I can't seem to find anything conclusive or one place with consolidated information on what to do.

Some places I have read only the LTE version works.

I have also read people talking about using a widget called PPP. Using that along with what people call an OTG adapter and a powered usb hub. Although I hear that PPP does not work with android 4.3, and PPP Widget 2 is recommended. I also didn't hear anything conclusive on that actually working. I see that PPP Widget 2 was released to the google play store on July 12th, anyone have experience with that?

I saw a post about someone getting a Tab to work, yet that is under the supported tablets on the freedompop website. Nexus 7 is not listed there. (Link here, but im not allowed to post links. google "Can I use FreedomPop service with existing tablet")

There was a device called freedompop clip that would add connectivity to wi-fi only tablets. Yet, there is no news about it since 2013. Anybody know more about that? (Yeah, that's better suited for a freedompop forum) - (link here, but im not allowed to post links... google "freedompop clip")

I have scoured the internet for any helpful information or user experiences, but I haven't found anything that makes me confident in continuing. That is frustrating.

What I want to do

At it's simplest - I want to use freedompop with my wifi only nexus 7 so that I can occasionally have connectivity on the go, for free.

I am going through all of this in such detail, because I don't want to succumb to a registration and purchase process that results in nothing working. Which then I'd have to go through and cancel accounts and subscriptions. I want to avoid that.

Plainly -

What are the set of steps I must do to get freedompop access with my nexus 7? Is it impossible?

Which OTG adapter can I buy that has power injection or a powered usb hub?

Do I need to have the tablet connected to a OTG adapter connected to a powered hub? That feels a bit troublesome.

Thanks for reading and for your input. Any and all user experiences or thoughts on this would be appreciated!
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] safeman:
i tried updatin my jamin to wm6 so in this site they told me to download NVID(no vendor) AKU2.2 ROM.

SO I DID IT but it got stuck on 95% n now my screen has stuck on da 3 color screen

now wt 2 do?????

plzzzz help:( :( :(
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] zeroed:
use search button please.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] zgi:
just connect it to computer when on 3 color screen and try again. Its normaly to suck for a while, just wait mabe it will flash it.
[General Questions and Answers] Lynx_Gen:
long storey short,a year or 2 ago, i rooted my phone, S3, installed supersuand mobile odin.

Now im trying to switch over to CWM bootloader, but it always sticks with ODIN for bootloader. i cant seem to get past, or remove, or replace mobile odin as the bootlaoder.

Im stuck with 4.3 os, and wanting to play with other systems... lol

Cant seem to go back to stock image either...

Anyone know how to remove/displace/replace mobile odin?

(Its a great app, and most likely i will re-install after i upgrade.. lol, but for the moment i need it removed... O.o)
[General Questions and Answers] shaemasa:
Did you mean to unroot your device or you want have a custom recovery in your device?
[General Questions and Answers] Lynx_Gen:
I would perfer to keep it rooted, andto be able to play with and try out out other roms etc

a year or two ago i rooted it with cf auto root.

installed super user and other things. i kept the stock rom. along the way tho, i installed MObile Odin.

Now i wanted to play with and try out other roms. pretty much everything out there is for CWM. so i attempted to install cwm via pc based ODIN (3.10)

it didnt install, altho it seems like it may be burried in behind. using the program ROM installer i can reboot into cwm mode, all the options etc are there.

If i manualy boot into bootloader, it comes up with "mobile Odin" boot mode. i cant get rid of mobile odin.

Note after this,mobile odin itself was broken and i couldnt run the app. it took some work and playing, but i did get to wherre it would allow me to re-install it and run it.

even when the app itself was broken/ removed, it stil retained the mobile odin bootloader.

that was about when i posted the above question originaly.

in the end,i did manage to get into cwm by using the rom installer app, however i dont think its installed properly by any means..

using the cwm, i attempted to install a new rom with cwm on it as well, however that went horribly wrong.. status 7 (which i belive basicaly means its wrong rom for my phone,) however it should not have been.

S3 I747m on bell/canada

there where severa other issues as i attempted to get things back into working order.

In the end,it went into a cycle of rebooting into cwm bootloader.

I used cwm to re-install a complete backup i had saved, and now i am soft bricked... (sticks at the samsung logo screen during start up.

I tried everything to get a copy of the oem software. 2 problems with this...

First off from the samsung site, it limits you to around14kb persecond... once i hit about 10-15% the download cuts out/quits.

Now theres linksto the files here as well, via rapidshare... i just spent the last 3 days getting rid of the fricken malware/trojans etc from that attempt,and my pc barely fricken runs now.. still got some fixing to do, but i recommend getting rid of that bull thread with its crap links..

Long storey short,if anyone knows of an actual proper link that isnt virus etc infested, it would be greatly appreciated.

galaxy s3 I747M on bell.

(Phone is disconected,and long paid off..it was a fun little toy playing old nes romswith ps3 controlleronmy 65" tv, and ingress,and many other things..moreorless my lil digital pocket knife.. id realy like to get it back!)
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subrban:
my mobile is Mate 7;

1-need the notification dark .

2-need the sms clint dark.

3-need the sialer dark.

4-contacts dark.

5-settings dark.

6- any clint background dark.

please please some one do it for me.

Thankssssssssssss
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subrban:
Please guys, any help!
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subrban:
No body knows how to make the theme !!
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domsch1988:
Problem with your request is, that it's anything BUT a small theme. For what you want, you'd have to unpack every apk, change resource Files, edit Hex Code and what not. It's not as easy as making a file which tells the System to change to black... I indeed know how to do it, but quite honestly don't have the time (3-4 days of work) to put into it...
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subrban:
I really appreciate your reply, actually I have the theme but still need to be modified.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] zphelj:
I have a Nexus 2013 WiFi: It was working fine with lm47o (rooted) however flashing to lm47v left me with a 4 spinning color ball loop despite my best efforts to clear it. I then found out that I can no longer flash any 5.x factory images and get anything but a 4 spinning color ball loop. Strangely I can flash ktu48p (4.4.4) and that works. When running that I am prompted for an OTA to 5.02 however when I do that I again get the 4 spinning color ball loop. I just can't get past 4.4.4 anymore. I also tried flashing the latest CM and that also yields a 4 spinning color ball loop. Clearing cache and data in recovery (stock or TWRP) does not help.

I'm looking for troubleshooting ideas or, even better, a solution. I've been searching the forums and though I probably missed some useful posts a solution or explanation for this eludes me.

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] yosmokinman:
Sure you're on the right bootloader?

Have you tried running the "fastboot format cache" command? I've had a bootloop where clearing cache/data in recovery wouldn't fix it but formating with fastboot did.

If that's not it I have no idea. Have you flashed each partition individually to be sure they're all successful? With a fastboot format cache at the end?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] zphelj:
Thank you. When using the flash-all script it doesflash the right bootloader first followed by a reboot. I do it first manually as well that way and in both cases check the version number when it reboots to confirm it matches expectations.

Formatting cache manually was good idea but sadly had no impact, same results. I've tried flashing manually before and have done so again and that also doesn't change the outcome with a format cache appended.

I would dearly love to find a way to determine what is happening here. Very strange ..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
The easiest method to obtain root unlocks or update or downgrade unlocked bootloaders can be found below they were updated December of 2021​

EMMC 15 Unlocking Bootloader

https://xdaforums.com/t/2021_vzw-em...er-unlock-ql1-rom_simply-aio-process.4009089/

EMMC 15 Updating Unlocked Bootloaders Or Downgrading

https://xdaforums.com/t/2021_vzw_em...-upgrade-marshmallow_lollipop_kikkat.4010757/

For Rooting EMMC 11 Phones

https://xdaforums.com/t/2021_vzw_lo...nrooted_roms_with_safestrap_mm_ll_kk.4182491/
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] fukenbiker:
Quote:

"1. Flash Rooting_Tools_For_S5_Lollipop.zip"

Okay, beg pardon for being dense, but what do you mean, 'flash'? How? Should I fire up Odin on the computer? Is it an Android Debugging Bridge method of running a script? Do I need to use Odin anyway, to flash that older kernel first? Perhaps just use my S5 to download and install the zip? Am I making it too hard? I know I must be.

I like to follow instructions, and the 1st one has me scratching my head.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Are you rooted on a lollipop rom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] fukenbiker:
Yes. OptimalROM 5.0 by BigBot96. It's working great.

I am a flash junkie from way back, and I thought I was 'done', what with this complex locked bootloader safestrap business. Is this light at the end of the tunnel really is a train? I'm a wreck for flashing different flavors. The Odin back and forth on kernels has soured my interest in the whole flashing thing.

I'm interested. This sounds like a good workaround.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Just flash the zip with flashfire or safestrap it will install everything you need including flashable kernels and firmwares then follow the direction in the second part in the OP
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] thewebsiteisdown:
I'm on boc4 rooted but can't get to safe strap at all. Even though it states it's installed.. Do you know something I missed here? I thought anything lollipop is locked down to where you can't get to safestrap...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrv331:
Are you flashing the ni2 kernel to get to safestrap?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] killa408shark:
[MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] I been using this app to boot into SS can I still use this to flash your rom or do I have to install your Lollipop SS? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] thewebsiteisdown:
Ok I do still have to install the older kernel. I gotcha thank you sir.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] blueyes:
I see a version 2 for flashing root tools. Any major difference?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Verision 2 is a fix for those people that flashed the rooting tools on kitkat rom and screwed up safestrap. But as it turned out flashing the original didnt mess anything up so I felt no need to post it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Your good using that but when you flash my rom it will already have a modified version of that in the safestrap for lolilpop app so no need to install it twice
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] blueyes:
Gotcha. I just assumed it was an updated version and flashed it. (S5 was on BOC4) and seemingly worked fine. Looked @ both zips, nothing jumped out at me as different. Except md5. Lol

Thank you for responding. You have to be a busy man, and super talented to do all you do with the locked BL. Amazing. Half the ROMs I see have your name. I'd love to see what you could do w/o restrictions.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
It will work fine on lollipop rom Basically the only difference is the V2 doesnt put the apks in there own folders inside of system/priv-app folder. On kitkat the apk were not in seperate folders and would not read the apps if they were in their own seperate folders. I then figured if you were on kitkat you already would have safestrap installed to be able to flash a zip. So basically I decided to leave the zip as is so the safestrap zip if flashed on kitkat rom would leave the apk's in their own folder causing the system not to read them therefore causing your original safestrap apk to not be overwritten. Basically what im saying is I wasted my time making V2 but if you flashed it you are perfectly fine!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] blueyes:
OK thanks for your time , [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] if you ever make a Moar for Shamu let me know!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] stajam:
[MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] I am running MOAR ver 6.62 and everytime I try to flash this in SS it keeps saying failed. I checked the md5 and they match. I did install the NI2 Flasher .apk and it works flawlessly. Could the NI2 Flasher .apk be the reason why it fails when I tried to flash this?

Thank you in advance.

EDIT:

Well I finally got it to flash.

Now my question is, when I am done flashing stuff in SS, do I still have to flash OA8 flashable kernel before I reboot out of SS? I know it says that all this stuff is built in, but I just wanted to be sure. Thanks.

? If I have helped you please hit the thanks ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] gerland:
Sir is anyone working on a new root for OE1?? It seems that it was forced onto my S5 vzw and now I can't root or downgrade. Thank you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrv331:
You have to flash the kernel for the ROM you are on (oa8,oc4 or oe1)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] stajam:
Okay, that's what I figured. Thanks!

? If I have helped you please hit the thanks ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] XNO:
What he said! ^^^
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Badger50:
Not likely since the S5 is over a year old, and many folks move on to new phones. Nature of the tech world unfortunately.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] XNO:
Well ain't that a *****!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] iakovl:
Can I still do not this procedure on lollipop oc4?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] 0xDFA:
Im on OE1, messed up pretty bad this time ^_^

is there any custom ROMs I can flash via odin?

I know you guys think its unlikely for a root method to be found, but I would like to this its possible...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Badger50:
No custom Roms on Odin :( And your right about being possible, just not likely. Many have moved on to new phones and such. But it's always nice to dream :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Updated Rooting Tools to include BOG5 Firmware and Kernel
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] 7bigjohn:
:sly:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] TheTrueGatorman:
Thank you very much for this. Only needing Odin if something goes wrong is super sweet. I'm glad to be flashing again.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] schilly:
Ok...I am VERY rusty on the ins and outs of this. I used to be a flashaholic back in the days of Fascinate, S3, S4...haven't flashed a THING in at least a year. Can someone take pity on me and tell me if I can root and rom a Verizon s5 running BOG5 5.0??? If so, fabulous and thank you in advance! I cannot stand another day with stock!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Well you might not have a choice as of now there is no root method available to any builds BOE1 or Higher including BOG5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] storkpkp:
You can't ODIN tar back to NCG and root?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Badger50:
Nope. It won't let you, and you'll probably brick your phone if you do :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] storkpkp:
So does this occur only if you install Verizon's OTA updates? Not an issue with the ROMs and firmware posted here?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Badger50:
Correct. If you've taken a Verizon ota, your hosed. If your already rooted, and on a stock or custom Rom, your ok :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] buhohitr:
Hi, the root too V3 which included safestrap, once installed do I have to down grade the kernel before I can access SS? Currently I'm on OG5. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] ldeveraux:
wat
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Just click on lollipop safestrap then click recovery reboot. You will have to flash the BOG5 kernel zip once your done in safestrap
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] pudnik:
whoah. wait a sec. I was told by somebody else, "BOG5 your out of luck. sorry." ...will this solution work with the following device:

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 retail version

Android 5.0

kernel 3.4.0

build LRX21T.G900VVRU2BOG5

If Yes...I'll credit you in my next killer app :cool:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
If your on BOG5 and your not rooted then your put of luck. Nothing in this thread will do you any good
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] pudnik:
...Damn. My phone came with BOG5 on it. Welp...so be it.

A followup question: There are Verizon Samsung G5 unlocked phones out there for less than $300. Can I gain elevated privileges on a phone of this type, but still use the Verizon network. Thanx again, you've been most helpful. :highfive:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Unless they are Developer editions there is no way they are unlocked if they are Verizon S5. If they are just an S5 that is unlocked this means they are a GMS phone and they won't work on Verizon. In order to root the phone needs to have BOC5 firmware or lower
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] pudnik:
...that's it then. It is truly impossible to develop apps directly on a retail edition of a Samsung phone with build BOG5 or later - unless, of course, you are a carrier or Google employee. Nono, don't tell me they can't do it - you know they have special phones not available to the developer community with special bootloaders where they can write any app they want on it.

There are only two options left then:

a. If a level 1 hypervisor exists for Android devices in the Google Play store, then one could run AndroidX86's fine port as a virtual image on top of the locked OS on the phone. And if that worked one could flash a custom ROM on top of that. Of course, a level 0 hypervisor can't exist because installation of any system directly on the hardware is impossible except for carrier or Google developers. (I'm old enough to remember the IE/Netscape for Windows war, where IE had the clear advantage because the Windows developers were right down the hall, but the Netscape developers had no access. The CEO gave up and open sourced Netscape, which became Firefox. >:) )

b. Run the AndroidX86 port on VMWare Fusion Pro for OSX, or in VirtualBox.

...And if NEITHER option is possible, then this...'open source' system called Android is in fact a CLOSED system to all but carrier and Google software developers.

Update: AndroidX86 version 4.x WILL load up in VMWare Fusion Pro. It won't run, however - but it will install and run.

Looks like my research is complete. Thanx to everyone who helped me, they were invaluable. :highfive:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] quantumqweef:
oh we're not done here yet ;]

I think this could be jus what you could be looking for >> http://softwarebakery.com/projects/drivedroid
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] pudnik:
...Uhm, no, I'm afraid not. Sorry. From the DriveDroid page:

"...Notes: DriveDroid requires a rooted Android system..."

...Not to diss DriveDroid, I'm sure it's a great app...but I don't see a reason why I need it when I have VMWare images of several operating systems - including Android - that will run on my OSX laptop. Thanx though. :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] dccrens:
Hello all! It has been awhile since I updated my phone. Work has kept me busy. My phone is rooted and running Android 4.4.4 and everything works well.

My specs are:

Verizon SG5 Model SM-G900V

Build KTU84P, G900VVRU1ANI2

Baseband G900VVRU1ANI2

Safestrap 3.7.5

Rooted with Towelroot V3

SuperSu Pro V2.46 installed

BusyBox Pro 1.23.2 installed

Rootchecker v5.5.8 installed

Root Cloak installed

Wanam Exposed V3.4.3 and Exposed Installer 2.7 experimental1 installed

I know that SG5 with Android Lollipop can’t be rooted and I have seen threads that allow for installing a prerooted Lollipop based ROM. Given my current setup will this, as shown in the OP, allow me to move to Lollipop?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] TheTrueGatorman:
I came from the same state. Following this thread worked well for me. Read thru it and you'll be fine.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] LeftHandedWave:
Sorry, for the newbie question, but I'm not sure what to do.

On the first step it show to Flash Rooting_Tools_For_S5_Lollipop.zip. Am I flashing that with ODIN? I don't have SS or FF installed. I have BOE1 rooted.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
It has to be flashed you had to get to boe1 rooted by flashing something so use that same method to flash rooting tools
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] LeftHandedWave:
So if I understand you correctly, I can use Odin and flash it that way, then following the steps to flash to BOG5?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Use safestrap or Flashfire
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] LeftHandedWave:
I can't seem to find either Safestrap or Flashfire for BOE1. Can you point me to a download for either? Thanks for taking the time to help me.

Edit. I'm a bonehead. Sorry about that. I found it and will give Safestrap a try.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Badger50:
SafeStrap is already in the download file that JK told you about. Once you download the file, use root explore, open up the rooting tools file you downloaded, open up the RootS5 file, and you'll see the SafeStrap app and install it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] LDBAKE:
Coming from Muniz OG5 Odexed?

I currently have muniz OG5 "Odexed" rooted. Can I just flash jrkruse VZW_BOG5_STOCK_ROM_DEODEXED.ZIP to change from ODEXED to DEODEXED, then just Wipe Dalvik Cache and Cache, then Reboot Normal? Or are there other steps I NEED to take in order to switch? (Using Flash Fire v.21)

Thanks for helping out an Old Grandpa :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] aescbrya:
Jrkruse, I have your zip but I upgraded roms to BOG5. I would like to use safestrap but I cannot flash it (no computer, flashfire broken). Any other way to flash the zip so I can get back to safestrap?

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Never mind he answered this question. Great set of tools. Thanks

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And never mind again. I need a way to flash back to ncg to boot to recovery. Thanks

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Got it figured out. Had to turn off auto date and time to get flashfire to work. Again thanks for this great tool