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[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
Well, I think I was having symlink problems because it just wouldn't boot after flashing. In the end it is easier to have the system dir in a .zip instead of the IMG because it is easier to modify but getting it setup correctly is a bit tricky since we don't have anything to base it on.

It has been a long time and I have no idea where my old android scripts went, but I had a simple system setup at one point that basically modified the systrm.img and flashed it the same way boot.img is flashed in the .zip to avoid the symlink crqziness like you mentioned.I wasn't releasing any roms or anything, just messing around for fun and figuring out how to do stuff.

Since I don't know where any of my old scripts went, I was trying to use the original kitchen, then archikitchen, buti couldn't get anything that would boot. I also wasn't a fan of writing update-script in order to convert it to updater-script, that is just super weird and asking for trouble if you ask me. I would just have some simple thing that does exactly what I want it to.

I'm going to have to see if I can rewrite what I had before, so we can get a good base going to anyone who wants to modify it.
[General Questions and Answers] :
I think until Alcatel releases our kernel or we find one that works development is paused for the moment. ?
[General Questions and Answers] tone602:
Just got 2 of these in the mail today and rooted them both following the steps on post #45. Everything went smooth!

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] :
We might be able to find a 5.0.2 custom ROM and take a look at what files go where and need what permissions.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Rooting our tablets is about as far as we've gotten . We're trying to work on a flashable stock system.img and trying to port our device to cm and also find a working kernel.

Ive tried building a kernel a couple times and all of them failed security checks. It could be something in android blocking custom ROMs, but not totally sure.
[General Questions and Answers] :
We've got two choices. We can figure out how to flash a zipped system.IMG and tell everyone else how edit the ROM and zip everrything. Or we can release a custom stock ROM ourselves and save everyone else the trouble.
[General Questions and Answers] tone602:
Custom stock Rom would be awesome. I haven't had a chance to get an sd card yet and the tablet is already full when I try to restore all my apps.
[General Questions and Answers] :
The system.IMG is like 2gb so there's over half your space gone.
[General Questions and Answers] tone602:
Yes too much bloatware also. Im searching around for xposed for this to at least make the rom more attractive. Lol
[General Questions and Answers] :
I went out a bought a 32gb SD card for 20 at staples just for my tablet last week.
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
find /system -type l

will show us all of the symlinks in /system and then we can can use readfile to determine where they point to. I have not had time to mess around much, my son has had the tablet all weekend, but we should be able to figure out what the required symlinks are for a flashable zip.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Also if you look in the init files in the root dir they also show what goes where and with what permissions. I also have an example script from a stock ROM I found that has some of the permissions done.
[General Questions and Answers] lazarus0000:
This is why I have to root this. Google has decided that SD cards are evil incarnate and, for the life of me, without a rooted device, there's no real way to make an SD card work after KitKat.

Trouble now is that you guys are speaking some language that is NOT English... So, I'm trying to get the nerve up to jump this shark and get root. While a custom ROM is always a plus, I can work with Stock and remove bloat and, using Xposed, get the other must have features I've come to love. At least the Pixel doesn't have the nasty TouchWiz I've come to loathe...
[General Questions and Answers] :
Yep. I'm rooted, debloated, and xposed..
[General Questions and Answers] tone602:
Can you post how you debloated the stock rom? And which xposed is working?
[General Questions and Answers] :
Do you know how to use adb to recover in case something bad happens?

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How's the progress on the stock flashable?
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
Honestly, I have not really touched my computer all weekend. I'll see what I can do in the next couple of days.
[General Questions and Answers] :
No problem man. I'll see if I can get something going today. I've got a little free time.
[General Questions and Answers] tone602:
I have adb and I know how to copy and paste commands.

Lol
[General Questions and Answers] :
I tried typing that command, but it says find is not available.
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
You might need to install busybox. I ran it on my device and made a .text file of the symlinks, but still need to use readfile to figure out where the links point.
[General Questions and Answers] :
How do you make a text out of it and readfile?
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
When you run any command line command you can append the output to a text file with > if you want to overwrite the contents of the file you can use >>.

find /system -type l > symlinks.txt
[General Questions and Answers] :
The init* files in the root directory point to where the files go and what permissions are needed I think. Maybe I'll get that text file and start adding the permissions and links I find in the init files for us.
[General Questions and Answers] widto08:
Woke up to this, anyone else get this?
[General Questions and Answers] :
I just checked my tablet and I got the notice at 1235. If you're rooted be careful. We don't know how this will affect our tablets. If someone can get a link to the update that'd be awesome.
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
Maybe we can capture the OTA and make a flashable .zip.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Yea, we also need to make sure it doesn't break our root.
[General Questions and Answers] widto08:
Figured as much, it's why I didn't do the update. I'll wait for someone smarter than me to say it's ok.
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
I would probably say if you are not rooted don't take the update as well, because we don't know if it will break anything

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I grabbed the url from a logcat. I downloaded it, but didn't take a look inside yet.

OTA UPDATE - DO NOT FLASH!

wget -O 9006W-2ATBUS1-ota-update.zip http://g2slave-us-east-01.tctmobile.com/19d1572684cd9a2cfee8b0389e135120c36553fe/f74753b81536196fc732138ea00da035c00b8280/105022/69647
[General Questions and Answers] :
it's only 58.3 megs. Maybe a firmware/bootloader/kernel update Im thinking.
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
It has some updates for /system, as well as some patches for boot.img, emmc_appsboot.mbn, hyp.img, rpm.img, sbl1.img, tz.zip.

I'm not really sure what is safe to keep and what isn't. I started a thread here to discuss the update.

At the very least the updater-script gives us the permissions I was getting wrong in my .zip.
[General Questions and Answers] :
yea, we have to becareful because the alcatel idol 3 just got an ota update and broke their fastboot commands. :/
[General Questions and Answers] :
fyi, I cant get twrp to read our device partitions as block names. :( So remember do use mmcblk0p25 for /system and all that.
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
We don't need "/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/":

DDR -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p18
aboot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
abootbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p22
boot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
cache -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p31
config -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p34
efsdata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p17
fota -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p30
fsc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
fsg -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p19
hdcp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
hyp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
hypbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p13
keystore -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p33
misc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p32
modem -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
modemst1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
modemst2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
oem -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p35
persist -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p26
recovery -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
rpm -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
rpmbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
sbl1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
sbl1bak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
sec -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
simlock -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p16
splash -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p27
ssd -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
system -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p25
tctpersist -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
traceability -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
tunning -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
tz -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
tzbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
userdata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p36
[General Questions and Answers] :
I'm going to see if I can get us a fixed update.zip going for us in the next few days. Unless yars is ontop of it.

Sent from my T-Mobile LG G3
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
I'm going to see if I can get a /system .zip going, but I have no idea what to keep in order to make a safe firmware .zip. I wouldn't want to break fastboot or recovery or anything.
[General Questions and Answers] :
I'm at the hospital with my mom, so I'll be busy today. I know for sure all the recovery stuff needs to be removed. Alcatel has it setup where it checks the recovery partition and if anything is different with recovery it flashes stock recovery over it. As for the bootloader I'm not too sure. Some of the stuff being patched deals with the modem and other things. I'm just not sure what will happen if we flash if we can flash our stock boot.bin if things go south.

Sent from my T-Mobile LG G3
[General Questions and Answers] tone602:
Hope your mom is ok.

I seen this on Google by wasn't sure if this is for our device.

http://www.unlock-bootloader.info/mp3-0/alcatel-pixi-7-6164.html
[General Questions and Answers] :
After many tests it was determined some antibiotics my had to take on Monday has side effects so she's OK. Thanks. That link is pretty much the same thing we ve got to unlock our bootloader.

Sent from my T-Mobile LG G3
[General Questions and Answers] YarsRevenge78:
I am glad she is doing good! Work is kind of crazy at the moment and I have not had much free time, but I am going to see if I can get something going by the weekend.
[General Questions and Answers] :
I *think* I might have a fixed update ready. The only thing I need to do is test it. *holds breath*

Argh, I cant get anything to flash. Probably because im doing something wrong.
[General Questions and Answers] tone602:
Actually that link is updating to lollipop. It starts half way down the page after you unlock the bootloader. Under settings theres a 5.0.2 update found.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rickiri69:
Hi guys,

my phone was of course rooted and runing Jelly Been (do not look at my signature).

I tried to flash last CM nightbuild on my phone puting the file directly from my PC into my micro Sd card (through an sd adaptator) and replug then the micro SD to my phone: OK

I entered into the safetrap and could select the file to run. But an error occured. I could not go back to the OS I was using.

I tried to select other options but nothing worked.

I also arrived to the green robot with exclamation point.

Then of course the battery was out.

Even by pluging it to the electricity it doesn't load battery but I can access to the boot menu (I guess) by pushing together power +vol up +down.

Hope picture is visible if not:

'Boot Mode Selection Menu (0A.77)

vol up Selects

...

Available Boot Modes:

Normal Power up

Recovery

AP Fastboot

BP SBF Flash

BP Only

BP HW Diag & Boot AP

BP tools"

By selecting Recovery, the green robot with exclamation point is appaearing and if I push vol up then i can have access to "Android system recovery <3e> with following option:

reboot system now (but not working)

apply update from external storage (I can see all file on my SD. I tried also to put 9.8.2O-124_SPUEM-14_S7_USASPDRICS01RTFE1007.0R_USASPDRJBRTFR_P013_A014_p2b_S1FF_fb_CFC.zip in it and flash but it doesn't work. always stuck at the red motorola logo)

apply update from ADB (do not know what is it ?)

wipe data/factory reset (I did it to try but maybe I worsten my case)

wipe cache partition ((I did it to try but maybe I worsten my case)

Can anybody tell me what to do using the right option ?

I imagine that I could load a file into my micro SD and then through recovery install it and start again properly my Droid ?

I made a back up of my data previously so I can lose data on my phone. And anyway it is still on my SD.

Waiting for your kind help to reanimate the beast.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sd_shadow:
you wrote a lot but most of it is wrong, or irrelevant.

I dont think the firmware you posted, is an update. zip but must be flashed with a program like rsd lite.

firmware for the xt910 should be for the same carrier and region that was installed or it may not work correctly.

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see the index

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3023837

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] R1000:
I used master key root for my galaxy tab 3 10.1 then rashar app to flash recovery . This works on note 3 and some versions of towel root works on stock 4.4.2 guys just thought I throw it out there don't about lollipop 5.0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Micho87:
Hi i rooted my galaxy s5 successfully but i can't enter recovery mode model number is SM-G900F.

Thanks for all the answers.
[P3600 ROM Development] Arilexed:
Hero's!

I've recently upgraded to WM6 (Australian ROM) and what I found is that sometimes (yes, sometimes... sigh....) when I close the Phone tab after I have made/received a call, the top of my screen still shows "Phone" next to the windows start logo, and my start menu is closed and freezed. So I can see the today screen, the only part of the phone tab that remains and cannot be closed is the bar at the top. Ihave to perform a soft reset to "fix" it.

I have some 3rd party stuff installed on my device:

Spb Pocket Plus and Spb GPRS Monitor.

Anyone has/had the same issue and has a solution?

Thnx in advance.

Cheers. Arend
[P3600 ROM Development] Arilexed:
What I noticed is that it doens't just concern my phone tab. It happened to my settings - and programs tab to.

And I do not need to make a softreboot. Just turning the device off and on using the powerbutton is enough.

Still, issue remains, any takers on this subject?
[P3600 ROM Development] jlagden:
Sounds like a screen refresh problem. i would try uninstalling the additional software one at a time to see if the problem stops when you have removed something.
[P3600 ROM Development] Arilexed:
Thanks.

Deinstalled the 3rd party software. Issue remains. Still, it's not a real big deal. I mean, I will get by. I will just have to hit the powerbutton once in a while.

Still, maybe I will give device a hard reset and use it without any modifications. See if that works.

Any other suggestions.
[P3600 ROM Development] jlagden:
Go for the hard reset, if that fails to fix the problem I would reflash the ROM. If that doesn't fix it, it might be the AUS ROM that is causing the issue with your network.
[P3600 ROM Development] Arilexed:
I agree with all above expect the part of "it might be the AUS ROM that is causing the issue with your network".

What i think might be possible is that the ROM conflicts with my P3600, since it isn't a Dopod.

But as you suggested, I'm going to give it a hard reset.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Nike1977:
Hi!

I got an old Lumia 920 and it works fine, but there is one issue:

The display changes the colors when I change the angle I'll look on it. I think the display is not the original display.

What can I do? Is changing the display the only way to solve this issue, or is there any other way to solve the problem?

Many thanks!

Br Leo
[Android Apps and Games] adrianblp:
[IMG="Cheddar Header"]http://i.imgur.com/eoBpG7w.png[/IMG]

[IMG="Google Play"]https://camo.githubusercontent.com/baf77f9b617c031be62aee910014081c730a3314/68747470733a2f2f646576656c6f7065722e616e64726f69642e636f6d2f696d616765732f6272616e642f656e5f67656e657269635f7267625f776f5f36302e706e67[/IMG]

Cheddar for Hacker News

Most of my summer I've been developing an application called Cheddar for Hacker News, which I'm giving out free and open-source, without ads or other monetization.

What does it do?

Hacker News is a site launched in 2007 and often described as Reddit for topics related to programming, hacking, tech and similar. Cheddar is a reader which keeps up with the latest topics and discussions on Hacker News.

Why?

User Experience is one of my passions, and after being disappointed with both the website and existing app for being either too cluttered or needlessly complex I felt like I had to take matters into my own hands. I created Cheddar with the goal to be easy to use, minimalist and without clutter.

So if you are interested in those subjects or don't know anything about them, feel free to give it a shot :) I'll try to listen to all feedback and criticism.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.adrianblan.cheddar

Images: http://imgur.com/a/D5EOg

GitHub: https://github.com/adrianblp/Cheddar

APK: https://github.com/adrianblp/Cheddar/blob/master/app/app-release.apk?raw=true
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Benjiro:
Is it my impression or is the white X2 extreme rare to find. Personally i think the white version looks way better then the gold version ( on pictures anyway ). The white version has a more "premium" look to it then the gold version.

I do need to admit that its surprising that the X1 is still sold at 220 a 300 euro range over here. With the X2 costing from 399 euro and more ... Still a bit split between the X1 and X2:

X1: Slower GPU/CPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash, but can be found for 220 euro and in white!

X2: Faster GPU/CPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB FLash but hard to find in white and starts at only 399 euro.

Maybe its just me but i find the 180 euro price difference a bit much given the fact that there are hardly any upgrades done to the X2 ( its a copy of the X1 with a upgraded SOC = faster cpu/gpu/the extra 1GB and 16GB extra memory ). All they did was changing out the SOC and that is it.

I read somewhere that Android 5 was expected around August for the X1... So yea, i am a bit split on the version to buy *lol*.. My Sony Z Ultra it's battery is starting to show some old age already, so a replacement is kind of nice to get ( now that i can still sell my ZU *lol* ).
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Benjiro:
Well, i just cracked. Got a deal for a golden X2 at 350€ so ... gold here we come *lol*.

In a few days my Sony Z Ultra can go on eBay to find a nice new home :)
[XDA Assist] Nemorensis32:
Hi!

Being at the moment in Cambodia, I just got my phone stolen, then 20 minutes later,... my moto!! UNBELIEVABLE! :(

I pass on the details but I rushed to lock and erase all the data using Google Android Manager on a computer. My phone could not be located; I assume they had already turned off the device, however I still sent a screen lock password and also requested the deletion of all my data.

1) I understand that the external SD card will also be deleted. Please confirm here that I understood properly.

2) If they already turned off the telephone, what can happen next ? Will my (former) phone receive the command to auto-delete the data as soon as it is turned on, even with a new sim card (or Wifi?? )?

I had private videos and other sensitive stuff that I feel horrible to share with such assho***, so please, tell me what are the different scenarios possible...

I assume they are not very smart technicians anyway...

Thank you very much for your quick answer.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sn123py:
Hi,

i have a Thor LTE, rooted with TWRP and with a damaged SIM-Slot (i guess). No SIM-Card works. I reverted to stock rom (13.3.2.3.2) via TWRP Backup (yes, wlan switched off), and even the stock rom says "invalid sim".

So i guess, i'll file a warranty request.

my Questions:

how to remove twrp?

how to unroot?

unroot would be easy, just chosing "uninstall" un SuperSU. But how to remove TWRP?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] DB126:
Replacing twrp with a stand-alone stock recovery is risky; you might end up with an unbootable device which could impact your warranty claim. Upgrading with a standard Amazon .bin generally yields a non-functioning recovery which can usually be rectified by subsequently rerooting and using adb or flashify to flash a stock recovery. Lots of work and some risk. Check your device for a backup of the original recovery which I believe twrp creates when initially flashed. If found you could use adb/flashify to reapply which would be safer than using someone else's recovery which is probably from a WiFi only device.

Amazon typically issues a refurb for most warranty claims. Questionable if they even check the device coming back; there are many reports of rooted/bricked devices being replaced under warranty. Something to keep in mind if the other alternatives prove unattractive.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sn123py:
Hey Davey126, thanks for the quick answer. Any Idea, where to find the pre-twrp-recovery-backup? If not, i'll simply keep the stock 13.3.2.3.2, keep twrp and remove root.

thanks again,

macfly.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] DB126:
I renamed mine awhile back and do not recall the original. If present it will be located in the root of 'sdcard' in an appropriately named folder (eg: recovery.bak). Size should be around 8.5 MB.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sn123py:
Thanks, did not found it. maybe i deleted it. So i simply factory-reset, wipe data and storage.

thanks for answers!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sn123py:
Hi,

just wanted to let you know, my replacement-kindle arrived, was on 13.3.1.0.

i unlocked Bootloader with cuber, root with towelroot, installed twrp and i'm back in business with cm11 :)

thanks for your help sofar!