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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
So let me clarify, by different placement, you mean altho I backup named recovery.img partition, it might actually not be recovery. But as long as I back up the parition regardless of what I name it, and recover it to same partition, it should be ok, correct?

Or are they same named partitions, except physically placed on device in different locations? But as long as I backup up name it should backup regardless of physical location and restore the same?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tabp0le:
They are located on slightly different blocks of memory. The names are the same. If you back it up by name, it doesn't matter what you name the .img file. As long as you restore it to the proper location.

ie.

dd if=/dev/block/platform/f9824900.sdhci/by-name/recovery of=/data/media/0/recovery.img

could be run as

dd if=/dev/block/platform/f9824900.sdhci/by-name/recovery of=/data/media/0/blahblahblah.img

as long as you restore blahblahblah.img back to the recovery partition.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
Awesome appreciate your help. Ill get on this task ;)
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=TYPE_YOUR_ESN_HERE

I was hoping this would return a KDZ :P
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
[MENTION=5471195]tabp0le[/MENTION]

Bad news, phone isn't doing anything when I type commands to back up, it just returns to #

EDIT: I checked /dev/block/platform/ nothing found. I ran dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=8192 skip=65536 count=548352 of=/data/media/0/system.img" and it works.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tabp0le:
Hmm. Try substituting the /dev/block/platform for the actual partition names... (make sure you have the right ones for your device) example below.

For my modem, I would try:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/data/media/0/modem.img

I think you should only need your modems, system and boot partitions.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
Tried that, returns to #, no modem.img in /data/media/0/
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
Need to figure out how to calculate bs, skip, count ect.. Of each partition. Not sure exact what we absolutely need. Assuming system, boot, modems at minimum.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tabp0le:
Yeah, boot and modems is what we need. I don't know how to calculate those numbers. I can't seem to get a response from anyone either. Nothing on Google that I have found either!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwan788:
dd if=/sdcard/modem.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=11008 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tabp0le:
How did you get the numbers?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
How did you calculate? Need boot.img, modem st1 and st2 bs, skip,count to back up too.

We're so close..
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwan788:
Another forumer send me the command..and i try flashed..then after reboot stuck at logo.. the forumer say H815 partition size is not same with F500L so will stuck at logo..

[IMG="flash modem"]http://s2.postimg.org/ncp6ik5yh/flashmodem.png[/IMG]
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
I wonder if any other variant will boot, work better, or if 815 our only hope.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yknx4:
Hello! I've got a Galaxy Note 4 Exynos (N910K) from South Korea. And i'm wondering if it's possible to flash other version like (N910C, U, etc...) onto this device, because there's almost no development for this specific one. Is it possible?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crackednut:
Purchased the Xperia Z3C in India. The infamous sudden death problem began haunting my phone within the first 3 weeks. Took it to the Sony Service Centre (mumbai) where i repeatedly told them to check if its a hardware issue. Got it back a day later, after they performed a factory reset.

Within 24 hours, the phone died on me again. rushed to the store with the intent to have a show-down with the service reps. But now the stupid phone booted perfectly normally in their office. They didn't find any problem with it. Instead, I was told that a corrupt SD card or virus is the reason for the sudden death. I checked the SD card with AVG and there was no virus.

My qs - Is that true or was the service rep just fibbing? I've noticed that i've had the sudden death problem whenever I exchanged files on my office laptop (possibly infected). Is the SD card a reason for this problem?

please do help me how to fix this and avoid problems in the future.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joejr215:
Hello everyone..

I have a few new Amazon Fire sticks i need to put Kodi on. My issue is it wont recognize my amazon account. Is it anything i can do to bypass this step? i would really appreciate any all help..

Thanks

Joe
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] hometue:
Hi guys,

I got a new S3 LTE, and when trying the camera, I face issues with the camera, the S3 is built with a 8MP back camera but after checking using apps that provide hardware information, I have concluded that somehow the highest resolution I can use is 0.3MP (640*480), similarly for my front camera is at 1.3MP (1392*1392) (should be 1.9MP). Setting the resolution any higher than 0.3MP or 1.3MP in camera apps (the one in the stock rom and some other from the App Store) does not increase the resolution of the image captured. So right now I am figuring out if its a software issue (somehow I am unable to access the higher resolution) or if it is a hardware issue (somehow the phone came with camera sensors of such resolutions)

Just some background info: I have rooted the phone using Kingo root (and whatever kernel it may have rooted, I don't know too well and now I regret being lazy) and its running stock rom (4.3). Also, I don't remember if I faced this issue right from the start, so probably the phone might have arrived with lousier sensors (this is a second hand phone...so yeah), though the picture size values reported by the phone seem to suggest that higher resolutions are supported.

So basically, does anyone have any idea how I can go about troubleshooting this issue? The biggest issue I would want some help in is if the sensor is actually 8MP and not 0.3MP, and perhaps if that is the case I would appreciate if anyone can tell me how I can fix this issue? (Also if anyone has a backup of the stock kernel I would gladly have a try at restoring the original kernel to see if it fixes everything). Thanks.
[XDA Assist] Ryn_21:
I logged out of Snapchat yesterday and when I tried to log back on a message popped up saying "Oops! You're using a version of Snapchat or operating system that's no longer supported. Please upgrade your device's operating system and update to the newest app version to use Snapchat. Thanks!"

I created a new account to see if the app was compatible with my iPod, I was successful. But when I use my other account the "Oops!" Message appears.

- Is there any way I can still use Snapchat from my original account?
[XDA Assist] rirozizo:
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist.

Try asking that same question HERE in the android Q&A section, i also suggest changing the title of the question to a more informative one.

Good luck!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Techvir:
hi , i have a new htc tytn and i found that when ever i click the power button to waken out of the stand by mode the screen is in the landscape mode( even though the slide pad is closed) for 1-2 sec and then realigns to the portrait mode.

Is this a know issue ???
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] ThaiM:
It does that if you first take it out of the case that comes with it. It senses the magnet in the case cover and puts it in landscape then realizes it's not anymore and then switches to portrait. Annoying yeah. I got a new case for it which is better and doesn't do that anymore.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Techvir:
thank you Thaim for the answer...

you are so very right,,,,
[General Questions and Answers] ne_stew:
Noobie question here. Is there any way to transfer files to and from directly to flash if the phone you have DOES NOT have USB OTG support? No PC in the mix, just a flash, cable adaptor and phone itself. If so, is it possible to do it without rooting? I've tried the PNY Duo-Link as well, without success (r/w from the laptop, phone does nothing). See I prefer to have the flash as my main datastore, independent of internet transfer and local to the PC, laptop, phone, etc.

Recently purchased a Verizon LG Transpyre, Model Number: VS810PP. The closest solution I've found is WiFi File transfer. However, I want to take the PC out of the equation (don't run M$) for the driver:

http://androidxda.com/download-lg-usb-drivers

Any help would be appreciated, maybe I should have gone the Moto E? ;)
[General Questions and Answers] ne_stew:
Wifi File Transfer does require not only Mobile Hotspot, but Mobile data too ;( You get an ugly Verizon subscription message with Mobile data even though you want to tranfer from YOUR PC to YOUR flash. Still a lot of hassle to go through though all you want is a non USB OTG phone to flash.
[General Questions and Answers] ne_stew:
I can use bidirectional transfers via a miniUSB to USB cable on the Transpyre, but the flash isnt there. Had a talk with Sandisk technical support about non USB OTG solutions they may have for file transfers. Basically with OTG (MTP) only Microsoft supported scenarios work to a PC, there are no flash options and to to try Amazon. Bottom-line is, according to them, is if you have a non USB OTG phone, your only option is a SD option.

I just like everything I have on one media i.e. not multiple, SD, CD, flash etc. On top of that I want a bootable media. What would fit the bill would be a male SDmini cable into the phones slot to a female USB adapter for the flash drive, I dont think thats possible. So, some sort of SD adapter for the non USB OTG device is all I can come up with. What do others use for their main bootable datastore media for the phone, PC, Stereo, etc. i.e. the flash drive, SD, SD to USB adapter, DVD, etc.? Or should I just throw the phone and get a USB OTG one ;)
[General Questions and Answers] ne_stew:
Now the question is bootable SDCard vs USB for all around bootable media for storage to any device. This is what I did, almost there...

Bought a neat little kit from Walmart, Mobile Junkie's 3-in-1 mobile Kit. Basically, I took it's miniSD stuck it in my phone. I can use a miniUSB toUSB cable to the PC and pull the miniSD when I want and slide it into the kit's USB for the PC or booting. Getting close to all the functionality I want other than it's a pain to open up the phone and the bootable USB image I have did not work on the miniSD. The kit also has a regular SD, i.e. miniSD > USB > SD. Not sure if this type of USB/miniSD connection is bootable. But I think all I need to do is create a bootable to the miniSD from the PC.

Any experiences out there between bootable USB's vs SD's?

Conclusion - I'll never buy a phone again without USB OTG support.
[Android Themes] bacu12:
Hello, how would I go about adding new things to the color.XML in each overlay/package name/res folder? Trying to theme more items but not sure how. Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b0ttas:
Hello people,

So, I got hand of my sister's ruined L65, which worked great until the LCD + Digitizer broke.

Today, I repaired it and found it to be stuck on a bootloop.

It was running stock Andy, no recovery, nothing, I can't access the recovery menu and have no idea of what to do.

After checking the web I still have no answer and so here I am :D

Any ideas?

Thanks for your time,

b0taSs
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b0ttas:
[Status Update]

After messing with it for a while I finnaly got access to the "Factory data reset" menu, (Power+Vol. Down), however, making the said reset seems to have not fixed the issue.

Also,

bump ^^
[XDA Assist] manavchawla3@gmail.com:
I need a little guidance on how to start making ROMs for different phones.I am good at coding and all.Nything and evertything should be appreciated..!!:):o
[XDA Assist] rirozizo:
Hello there,

HERE's a good guide to start off from. Alternatively you can check out XDA-U's guide found HERE.

Good luck and happy deving!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
I love this phone, but the up and down issues are disappointing. One day I have really good battery life and the next day the opposite. Apps unfortunately like Pandora are still closing in the background. I am now debating if rooting and throwing a rom is worth breaking the warranty. Anyone else in the same boat?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Dr. Fed:
I'm also considering rooting. I always used to with previous phones, but this time around I just haven't felt like it. I was hoping the latest OTA would improve the battery life...nah. Maybe a debloated rom like Xtrestolite would do the trick.

I feel very strongly that I shouldn't have to install a different rom or turn off certain features in order to have good battery life. Samsung should have made the phone thicker (bigger battery). I'm also shocked at the ram management of this phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] ViciousDiarrhea:
You really shouldn't have to flash a ROM just to get what you paid for but unfortunately that's the case with the S6 and even then it isn't the phone it should be.

So flashing a ROM will help improve battery life, RAM management (biggest issue imo), and performance. When I ran stock experienced lag when I connected to WiFi, the phone will just slow to a crawl on top of that there were lag issues I was having when typing, switching apps (on top of apps having to reload!), and even just unlocking/locking the screen.

I emphasized improve because it's still nowhere near it should be, like at all. I still occasionally experience outbursts of lag that requires me to restart but it's better than before. I'm having serious buyers remorse with this phone and already made up my mind to jumping to another phone (eyeing the new Moto X Pure and Nexus 5) and ditching Samsung phones for the rest of forever.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
I agree. I don't want to have to root in order to be plagued with the same problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] ipaq_101:
Rooting this phone saved it for me, before I had to recharge twice a day and was lucky if I even got 1-2 hours of SOT. Now I get 16-18 hours with 4-5 hours SOT consistently. Root it and you won't regret it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
Which rom did you go with?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Maddball:
Can anyone suggest a good Rom that handles ram better? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] ipaq_101:
I did the Rapture 2.1 rom with unikernel v6.

http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6/development/romrapture-v1-0uvu2cof67-22-15-t3162603

Make sure to upgrade your baseband and bootloader, this instructions are in the file. Best rom I have used to date.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] mrbmg:
Thinking of jumping over to a Nexus in 5 months =/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Cklaven:
As I came from a Nexus 5 and was already accustomed to having to charge frequently, the battery life has been fine, perhaps even 10-20% better than my old N5. I can't stand music apps shutting down and my LTE connection is wonky. If I go into an elevator and lose signal, I have about a 10% chance it won't reconnect to LTE after exiting until I reboot. My camera makes weird noises and has the ripple effect when launching. I also still haven't figured out why it vibrates every once in awhile with no apparent corresponding notification. After paying half what I paid for the S6 for my previous 2 phones, the Nexus 4 & 5, I had very high expectations for the S6. I think photo quality is about the only category where it has met or exceeded my expectations. My nexus devices also held their resale value very well while the S6 is tanking fast.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] guaneet:
The camera noise is the camera senor optimizing.

You can change the ripple effect under lock screen> unlock effects.

The random vibrations is a new feature Samsung added in 5.1.1. It is actually an indicator that an app has crashed and most of the time you don't know what even crashes.

Doing a factory reset would help you if the LTE issue. Even I dont get LTE in an elevator, but it always comes back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
Yeah can't knock the photo quailty. Really hope samsung fixes the current issues before they release the note 5 and edge.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] fix-this!:
this is my first samsung product since i had the note 2. i gave up on them for years. i love the s6, great design, premium feel, good sound and much better battery life than my nexus 5 had. no remorse here at all. it really is like having a iphone made for android. its also refreshing to not have to have cm nightlies to flash daily, frees up more of my time. although aosp would be a beast on this device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] oxxshadow:
but your Nexus is smoother, the S6 simply lags over time. Nothinng can be done to fix Touchwiz.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] fix-this!:
true to an extent but ive had my s6 for 3 weeks and i see no lag.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] oxxshadow:
You will, trust me. Used a S6 for a week, ditched it already for a 3rd Gen Moto G, and that has 1GB of ram. It still multitasks better and runs smoother. I am waiting for the new Nexus. Take a look at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQR5B-KuQ1M

While the Moto G cannot touch the S6 in terms of camera, display, and gaming performance, general tasks are much more smoother. I think Samsung git it out of the park with design, but not in software.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] cgalyon:
As others have said, the camera is fantastic, but there RAM management is absurdly bad. My device lags badly every day, despite resetting the device and clearing system cache. I get a weird vibration when taking pictures if I accidentally tap the side of the phone. Tasker cannot effectively work because it keeps getting killed (RAM management), Pandora rarely works correctly (RAM management), and apps constantly reload (RAM man- you know). I love the design and the camera, but holy cow it isn't worth it. I'm waiting until the next set of phones are out in the fall, then I'm switching (probably to the new Moto X).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Beyondcr:
I am coming from a s5 and had a m9 for a few weeks that I loved but needed to return due to cracked camera lens so I gave the s6 a try had the s6 for a little over a month and I was feeling the same way about a week or so ago don't know why it took so long to sink in just seems like the os started to get worse over time lag battery life etc, I came close to buying a g4 and thought about selling my s6 online. So I caved in, broke knox, installed rapture rom and now I have been getting around two days on a full charge, I haven't had much time for heavy use this week but its a lot better than having 50% by lunch. I feel that this should hold me off till the sd820 hits the market. I don't think I'll return to samsung anytime after this device. It's just sad that they have teams of people to make a device and a few people on xda can make it run so much better. It almost seems like they are being held back on purpose I guess to get people ready for the s7 next year. Either way if you are stuck with the device then ask yourself if knox is really a big deal, if you are within return policy then send it back! you should be happy with what you pay for.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
I know I will root at some point. I'm just holding off for the time being. BTW camera is awesome lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] icy1211:
I'm considering rooting and trying Rapture 2.1. After 3 months with this phone, I was hoping that the stock ROM would be fine as is. In the past with other ROMs, I've noticed that the stock ROM is decent and the constant flashing of ROMs may not be worth it for me. The laggy experience and the terrible battery life with the current T-Mobile ROM makes me want to root and flash a better ROM.

Any downsides of flashing another ROM besides the following:

1. Losing warranty if you trip KNOX

2. No Samsung Pay functionality when it is released?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
Same boat. I don't care for sam pay. And I would probably argue with tmo if I had to send the phone back for warranty repair.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] ballu84:
so do you guys think it's a good idea to part ways with the phone? I paid 700 for 128gb version and with the performance, i am really thinking about cutting my losses and moving on. Dont want to root to void warranty
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Intub8:
What kind of performance issues are you guys having. I came from the flex 2 and compared to that this phone is great. I have only had the phone for 5 days though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] ballu84:
MAJOR LAG - only fixable through odin'ing DOF8 (NOT official COF8). Battery life. sh*t multitasking experience (basically you cannot leave a page in the background without coming back to it and it reloading and you losing your spot on the page, so start scrolling again)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Intub8:
I understand the multitasking issue,very aggressive ram management . I get around 3.5 hours of screen time between charges and haven't experienced any lag yet, and I hope it stays that way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] ballu84:
Amen, when i was on COF8, i was a minute away from throwing the phone against the wall. Took a whole 2 mins for me to unlock the phone and open the dialer :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
I promise not to be a whiney b!t@h. But the constant apps closing in the background and pages reloading have killed it for me. Yeah I can root it, but having been down that Ave with my last 3 android phones. I really just wanted something that worked. I've never owned an iphone, but the few friends that have android and switched over to Apple have had no regrets.

In any event. I will probably just have to root since I don't feel like taking a lost if I sell the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] cgalyon:
From what I've read, rooting doesn't really fix the memory management and creeping lag. In the thread on memory management, they spoke with mild enthusiasm over being able to open 6 apps after the latest update. It seems grim to me when that is cause for celebration.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] sci2:
Rooting on its own doesn't do anything. You need to flash a rom/kernel to see improvement, or at the least make some changes to build.prop and uninstall bloat. That said, I'm rooted and have done quite a bit of tweaking and the performance is still trash. I was just visiting a friend in Japan who has an iPhone 5s and I was using her phone while there to navigate, browse, etc. and that thing just screams. It just plain works. You press a button, an action gets performed more or less immediately. Made my S6 feel like it was stuck in mud. I'll be trading this in, but I don't know for what just yet...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
I just blew my jump on this phone and tried getting tmo to take it back. I'll call and bother them again tomorrow. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Intub8:
Now I'm considering using my buyers remorse and getting the edge plus. Ughhh such a dilemma.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
Don't do it. I'd wait to see what the next nexus device or iPhone will be.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Intub8:
Yea but I only have until the 21st
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
Oooo 14 day trail period. Note 5 will be available on the 21st. Maybe that xtra 1gb of ram will solve the memory issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] cgalyon:
Problem is that the S6's problems didn't become apparent until about a month had passed. I'm very cautious of purchasing a Samsung device at this point. I'm planning to wait for either the next Moto X or the next Nexus 5.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NYLUVBUG:
Nearly every review I read before I upgraded made no mention of memory issues. @$$= conspiracy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] ballu84:
The butt holes at samsung should at least release the source code so people can start development for this crap phone.