yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
As long as you put them in the OEM folder and and you create the option.xml document it should find them and add the option to the kitchen. If I remember right, if you don't create the option.xml document it won't show up in the kitchen, but it will still add that file to your cooked ROM automatically.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] meschle:
Hi xeno1 - I find using MSCEInf by BenThon http://www.codeppc.com/telechargements/msceinf/msceinf.htm very good for extracting files and inf and _setup.xml files from cabs. I add the registry info from here into default.rgu and away you go.

One thing you forgot to mention concerning initflashfiles.dat - if you edit it using notepad you must delete the first 2 entries with a hex editor or U will get errors. (actually phone will not boot at all :rolleyes: ) Use Editpad lite (or others) and you dont need to do this step.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
Thanks meschle, MSCEInf will come in really handy.

I just have one question though, you mentioned the initfiles.dat, I've never seen this file in any of the folders in any OEM package and none of the cooks mentioned it in any of their posts on how to create new packages. Where is it located, so I can take a look at it? I s it possible that this isn't part of cooking a wizard ROM? Like I put at the top of my post that has the steps, this thread really should be in the wizard forum.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] meschle:
Opps my mistake i was in a hurry.

I meant initflashfiles.dat lol :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
That's ok, that's not a big deal. I did however go back and re-read farias post and noticed that I did make a mistake in the initflashfiles. Faria said to save it as UNICODE, so I changed that part. He says to save it as initflashfiles.txt though, not .dat. I also went through a bunch of initflashfiles and realized that most of that stuff that I copied and pasted there was just comments, and that all you really need is -

Directory("\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"):-File("yourappsname.lnk","\Windows\yourappsname.lnk")

Does that still need to be edited in a hex editor?

I greatly appreciate your help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] meschle:
Even if you do the initflashfiles.txt method (in unicode of course) FF FE are placed infront of 3B which is what the first entry should be on the hex editor so FF and FE need to be deleted. Best way i find is use editpad lite - enclosed.

Try it you'll see.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
Sorry Mark, I must be missing something. When I open the initflashfiles in EditPad they look exactly the same as if they were opened in notepad. How do I open it up in hex format?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] meschle:
Use a hex editor to see the difference - a no of free ones available if you have not got one. Or i'll post one for you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
Nevermind, I downloaded hex workshop and now I see what you mean. All of the initflashfiles that I've opened that were already in the OEM folder also begin with FFFE though, and they weren't one's created by me, they were already in the kitchen (the consolidated .318 kitchen).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] meschle:
Thats weird - i have cooked roms for wizard and artemis - manually, not using a kitchen. And if i use a initflashfiles.dat with FF FE the device wont boot. I can only ask you to try it - or if works for you in the kitchen - leave it alone - maybe the kitchen removes FF FE??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
That's possible. I opened 10 different initflashfiles straight out of the OEM folder and every one of them begins with FFFE.

If I just add that step into it anyway and have them delete those bytes out anyway will it cause any problem that you know of? I don't have the time right now to cook a new ROM and test it out but if it won't cause problems I'll go ahead and add that step.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] meschle:
If your package already does this - then their will be a problem as it will remove 3B and the next digit. If it works for you leave well alone.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] evangelious8152:
kitchen questions

that one of the things that i wonder about.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
Ok. I was thinking that maybe the kitchen just looked for the FFFE and removed it if it was there and if it didn't find it it left it alone. That's why I asked. I'll leave it as it is then.

Again, thank you for all your help. I greatly appreciate it. It's been a long time since I played with a hex editor. It's always good to refresh your memory on things like that.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
Oh, one last ?, if you add more than one app in to the OEM folder do you need to get a different GUID for each one or can you use the same one over again for the .dsm and .rgu files?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] evangelious8152:
from what i read, it sounded like you need a new one. but what do i know? :p
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
It definitely can't hurt anything to get a new one each time, so you might as well.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SayMobile:
Well, this is one item I can clarify!

GUID stands for Globally Unique ID and any algorithms used to generate GUIDs ensure that every GUID is truly unique in the world and the same GUID is not created twice even by different GUID generators. The Web Page you mentioned to generate GUIDs is simply a Public Domain GUID generation algorithm.

You absolutely must use a different GUID for every OEM package. If you don't, I am sure that there will be a mess when two different packages, both with the same GUID, are cooked into the same ROM!

Hope this info helps. But this discussion and the one about the first two bytes in the initflashes.dat file only reinforce my point that a thorough instruction manual on the wiki is a great idea. It needs to not just explain the steps, but explain the whys and the hows so people understand the process.

But sadly there's been no response from any chefs on helping out on this project...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
I completely agree with you there. I only put the information together using threads from cooks here and working a little bit of it out on my own by opening up lots and lots of files and comparing them with each other and then simplifying it as best as I could. I would never have even known about the first 2 bytes in the initflashfiles if it weren't for meschle, but I think we worked out that they don't have to be removed because the kitchen apparently removes them for you. I would really like to reasonings behind why you have to do some of the things you have to do. I still don't even know if the same steps apply for all kitchens or just wizard kitchens. I guess I could actually find that out for myself by going through kitchens for other devices and finding out. I'll have to do that one of these days when I have a little time and I'm bored I guess.

Oh, and thanks for the update on the GUID situation. It does make complete sense that you would need a different one each time concidering that it uses those when it incorporates each file in to the ROM. If I would have put a little more thought into it I would have realized that sooner.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
I have a quick question for you meschle, I was playing around with MSCEInf opening cab files that I already had the OEM file for in a kitchen so I could figure it out and add instructions for it's use with the rest of the instructions. I have it pretty much fiured out, it's pretty easy actually, but the one thing I'm not absolutely clear on is whether the setupdll.dll and the setup information files need to be pulled out before adding it. I'm guessing that they do, but I thought I'd ask you to make sure.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lmjabreu:
this is how a kitchen should look like:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=304461

Is it too hard to create a decent GUI and structure the kitchen in a way that you could switch between target devices?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
Wow, I like that kitchen , it puts everything right were you can see it.

Unfortunately I don't know how hard it would be to create a GUI like that that would be able to switch between target devices, my programming expertise consists of basic (from way back in the 80's and the commodore 64), HTML, some JavaScript, and the occasional editing of an xml document to get it to work the way I want it to. I know absolutely nothing about programming in c++ or whatever is used to create a GUI, but I plan on teaching it to myself one of these days when I get around to it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] meschle:
Yes xeno1 you are right, you should pull those 2 files out.

Registry information is in the inf file and _setup.xml file - i use these to compare with the reg file i have exported from the registry.

take care - you should cook another rom - you know you want too ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] evangelious8152:
that looks nice. heres another nice looking one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=309549

i've tried it, but unless you you know the tools, the instructions are worthless. it looks like a very powerfull kitchen but, it seems to me that if your not extracting a ROM, it donsen't work. i've tried placing and extracted ROM where i believed it should be, again not very good instructions, and it doesn't seem to work.

that is why i started this thread. i don't want to have to troll through thousands of posts just to find an answer scattered across 5 different posts. nor do i want to be at the mercy of the cook, waiting untill they have the time to check he posts. granted, so cooks are really good about checking the post, others are not.

but more importantly, i believe that if beeter instructions are out there, more people will understand what needs to be done, and we have better ROMs as a whole. :o
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
Thank's meschle. Like I said, I figured as much, but I wanted to be totally sure before going and writing instructions on using MSCEInf.

LOL I would, and do want to, but since it usually takes me about 3 hours to re-customize everything back to just the way I want it I've been trying to keep it to a minimum. Besides, in the 2 weeks that I've been using the last ROM I cooked I haven't run in to a single bug. That doesn't mean there aren't any, just that I haven't found them yet.:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] meschle:
Ha ha - release it then! I am sure the members will find all the bugs and nag you about them lol ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
Like the title of that kitchen "Core Professional" says, it's a professional kitchen and even though I've played with and understand how to use most of what's included in it, there's no way in hell I'd attempt to explain how to use that one. It would take me 10 pages worth of posts and a week to write it. The best way to learn to use something like that is to just play with things and see what they do. As long as you don't see the flashing agreements and warnings that you see when you flash a new ROM or radio or whatever you should be ok. Make sure you read what's on the screen while your playing to be safe.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
LOL I'm sure they would. Everything that's in it is straight out of the consolidated .318 kitchen anyway so there are already people that are way better at this than I am working to fix the bugs. I'm learning this stuff as I go the way it is.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] evangelious8152:
Professional

are you sure it's professional as in you need to be a "proffesional" cook or do you think it's WM "Professional" edition?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xeno1:
It's professional as in that it has virtually every tool that you could possibly want or need to cook a rom, dump a rom, create bootscreens, etc. You don't necessarily have to be a professional cook to use it, but it helps to at least know what you are doing if you use it.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] opexx:
Hi... i tried to search for s6 dialer n msg port to our s5..but still no luck for me...anyone can help?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Cloud Strife 48:
I think you can only get S6 Dialer & Messaging App from S6 ROM Port for S5 as no one has yet uploaded a ported S6 Dialer & Messaging as apks.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] hasek82:
Use SIXPERIENCE S6 Port Rom!

Skickat från min SM-G920F via Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] opexx:
Just..i love the stability of s5 rom...wish i could add of the s6 dialer n msg app to my rom..:)

Anyway..thanks guys..:)
[XDA Assist] ro1luci:
Hello,

I currently own a Allview X1 Soul. It is the same with Gionee Elfie and many other phones. None of this phones has an official kitkat release. I've been searching the internet for a custom kitkat rom. Nothing found. Yesterday I found out that the Lenovo S960 has the same specs as allview x1 soul. ( SAME PROCESSOR SAME RAM SAME EVERYTHING). It seems that for the Lenovo S960 there is an official release of Kitkat 4.4.2.

Now my question is:

I have the files of the Lenobo S960 and I need to flash the files. How can I port this files to my phone? Can I just directly flash them?

The porting tutorials doesnt help me very much as the files are not .zip (rom).

If anyone has any idee, I would be very greatfull.

ROM NAME: S960_ROW_S211_140702
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
Q&A for [ROM] [OFFICIAL] [JB 4.2.1] Hisense HS-U980 [MT6589]

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Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [ROM] [OFFICIAL] [JB 4.2.1] Hisense HS-U980 [MT6589]. 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! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhoodz:
need flashable original stock rom of HS-U980

probably bricked my phone .. no power no led everything was nothing.. but it detect by the computer as a alcatel rndis interface.. help me please..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gopikrishnan08:
help

i have the stock rom installed and not rooted my u980 but my sim is not being detected at some times and i thought flashing a rom would help but i dont know a thing about it if someone can explain this stuff it would be a great help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhoodz:
i have the flashable stockrom of hs-u980 ,, who wants to have it message me..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmlot:
hola.

tengo un hisense u980 desde hace 2 años mas o menos y esta con rom official en androdi 4.2 , tengo problemas con almacenamiento interno, siempre me da lleno y apenas puedo instalar nada, aunque tengo tarjeta sd todo el almacenaje sigue en el interno, he cambiado en ajustes la opcion de que se use la tarjeta sd pero nada.

podeis ayudarme??

quizas cambiar a otra rom? actualizar de algun modo a android 5.0?

hay alguna guia paso a paso?

porfavor ayuda.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HeisenbergBB:
Hi, my xperia p does not go in flashmode. How can i downgrade? 4.2.2 at 4.0 or 2.3.

I have 2 pc, windows 7 and 8.1. drivers installed lastest flashtools etc.

With my xperia z all work great, I guess it's the fault of the phone.

Sorry for my english. :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mirazi_Heket:
Flash mode

1. Make sure your phone is unplugged from PC

2. Turn off phone

3. Start patching in flashtool

4. There should appear popup to turn on flash mode in your phone

5. Push and keep pushed volume down button

6. Plug in your phone to USB while still pushing volume down button

7. After flashtool will say that your phone is connected to PC in flash mode you may release button
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HeisenbergBB:
Thanks :) But at point 6 phone don't go in flashmode and flash don't start.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mirazi_Heket:
Phone won't do anything when you will press volume button.

But it does make difference when you plug it into PC (usb) while pushing volume down button.

Write down what version of flashtool do you use. I'm using 0.9.11 because sometimes newer versions didn't worked.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HeisenbergBB:
i have tired 0.9.11. Not work.

"5. Push and keep pushed volume down button

6. Plug in your phone to USB while still pushing volume down button" there the phone don't go in flash mode and flash don't start. I see led green for 1 second, after red and semply charge.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mirazi_Heket:
LINK:

type "xperia p can't go in flash mode" in google search engine and find topic from talk.sonymobile.com.

I cannot post external links yet, sorry for the inconvenience.

I suppose you may find useful hints, which may solve your issue.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanielCuellarP:
Hi, my thread is to solve my doubt about the ODIN program, a program for flashing the Stock Rom Samsung Galaxy Ace, and other devices.

And my question is respect to the" Option" of the program.

I wonder if any of you know what each option.

- Auto reboot

- Re partition

- And others, such as LED, Nand etc.​

Screenshot : imgur.com/HBEatqb (for XDA, no url)

Thanks, and sorry for my english. I am from Colombia.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

*Novato pero aprendiendo.

Devices:

Sony Xperia X8

Samsung Galaxy Ace s5839i (stock ROM: s5830i)(custom ROM: Cyanogemod 7.2 - Resurrected 2.5)

Sony Xperia E4g ( NEW* fully stock)
[Xperia Z4 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D_Mon88:
hi everyone!

i just ordered the white LTE model and am SO excited. however i have ordered it without the keyboard (got a good deal and its only available in black atm anyway), so i was wondering whether the UI changes like the 'windows taskbar-like' app launcher on the bottom of the screen also appear with other bluetooth keyboards? i understand they appear with the keyboard dock even when they aren't physically connected so it isn't triggered by a physical recognition or NFC, but it could be specific to the keyboard docks bluetooth profile for example.

anybody know for sure or able to try it?
[Xperia Z4 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZoZo-:
I use a third-party keyboard and the "laptop mode" does not turn on with it. I do wonder if there is a way to turn it on tho, would be nice :)
[Xperia Z4 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kristofior:
Same here, would like to have the 'laptop UI' with a bt lenovo keyboard with trackpoint.

Anyone ?

Thanks.
[Xperia Z4 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drubio:
I´m working with a logitech bluetooth kbd and would be awesome to have the laptop UI....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atikahmd:
Hi guys.

My tab keeps shutting down when I put it to sleep. It's functioning just fine when in use, I don't remember any instance of it rebooting. This started happening about two weeks back. I did a factory reset but still having the same issue. I've been starting up the tab quite a number of times for the past few days but today only noticed it's as if it shut down because battery was low (charging it now) when I know for sure I had >50% when I put it to sleep.

I found a thread on this problem but I believe the poster was fiddling with the CPU clock, I didn't :)

[Q] My device keeps powering off when the I put the screen to sleep.

Model: Lenovo A5500-HV

OS: v4.2.2

Thanks in advance for the help!

Atikah
[AT&T HTC One (M9)] MrLizm:
I am Currently at 1.32.502.31 for my base and I was wondering what the current base is offered by ATT OTA and if anyone knows a source where this information is available? Thanks in advance :)
[AT&T HTC One (M9)] jollywhitefoot:
2.6.502.16
[AT&T HTC One (M9)] MrLizm:
I just made a twrp of the 2.6.502.16 stock software, would anyone have a need for this? I'd be happy to upload it somewhere
[AT&T HTC One (M9)] ZeRo2o9:
post it in the dev forum so anyone that needs it can download it :good:
[AT&T HTC One (M9)] Soundwve:
I would like a copy of the 2.6.502.16 TWRP. :D

But as ZeRo2o9 stated, post your TWRP in the Development section, so those of us who are looking for TWRP flashable stock software can find it. We look there first! :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f575gtc:
I see the Note 4 supports it, If I am running a Note 3 with Lollipop 5.0 does my phone have mirrorlink support? I just bought a Pioneer App radio, I can root my Note 3 with is already a strike towards selling the radio, I was wondering if I could use Mirrorlink on the phone at least.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talysdaddy:
You can? Please tell us how! The rest of us been scratching our heads for months on the hack..

With your original question, was there no info available after typing "MirrorLink Note 3" into Google's search bar? If you're unable to locate anything, its likely the feature doesn't exist, however I'm surprised zero documents were found with the search, were you really the only person in the whole world thats been curious of this?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f575gtc:
Wow no need to be a **** about it, I accidently didn't type can't forgot a t. I did do a search and couldn't find much on it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donc113:
There is currently no way to root a Verizon Note 3 running 4.4.4 or 5.0
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mumraa:
So I have a Lithuanian note 4 8 core version and I'm using in the UK. And I plugged into kies and I saw a 1.7 gb update I thought I'll do it over the air instead and tried that and a 25 mb download happened installed and now nothing! I'm still on 5.0.1 and it says I have the latest update :eek: . Surely the 5.1.1 is coming? Did you guys see an update like this? Thanks. Ps i could be a little out in the sizes of the packages I guess
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maksharma231:
Kies downloads the full firmware, so it will always be big. OTAs are usually smaller.

And about the 5.1.1. update, it'll be available when samsung wants it to, no one knows :(

I don't think it will happen before the Note 5 launch(I hope I am wrong though).
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mumraa:
Hmmm yes I see the 5.1.1 update is 623mb as well. Very strange to get that 25mb update after none since lollipop came guess the main one will turn up later....must be some kind of preparation update...guess I thought almost everyone had the main update now...
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LightspeeDLee:
And about the 5.1.1. update, it'll be available when samsung wants it to, no one knows :(

I don't think it will happen before the Note 5 launch(I hope I am wrong though).[/QUOTE]

So your not wrong, September's on top of us & the Note 5 is out, still Samsung doesnt give it's late 2014-2015 flagship, Galaxy Note 4 5.1.1 Lollipop. Even Android M is out on preview for a while now to Nexus devices to try. Im so pissed off at the way thing have been. We got their top of the line, best phone & we get treated like ****. If the spec's of Sammy phones werent so good, i'll say goodbye forever to Samsung.

I'll be happy to get 5.1.1 by the end of this year. Android M? ha! gimme 5.1 and we'll talk about Marshmallows!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] plioe:
I have been having this problem of stylus keep falling off from the silo.

Does anyone know how to fix it??

Thanks.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] mestrini:
I don't know the solution (never needed it) but i remember seeing posts with tips when i registered last year. You must make a more extensive search
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] schulzpm:
I put a piece of scotch tape around mine and I've had no problems since I did that. One wrap around was enough to keep it snug - right in the middle of the stylus.