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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
I need to quantify anything i write by saying that the info i share, is (for me at least) untested.....i've done the research and reading so that i am familiar with the processes if i decide to put them to practical use in the future....right now, I'm happy to stay with my rooted, debloated, modified, stock KitKat setup......

That being said.......

You need to find a way to retain root through the *whole* downgrade/upgrade process......many people are finding it damn near impossible to root the latest LP firmwares.....so keeping root would be an advantage.......

I used towelroot on my phone, and it set the system status on my phone to custom, which is enough to potentially cause issues with OTA (I can't say for certain as I rooted my phone on 4.4.2 and disabled the OTA function so I don't have first hand experience with this).

Flashfire will flash regular firmwares as I said in my previous reply......part of this process is to install superSU, so you don't have to worry about that......

Here's the Chainfire Flashfire thread...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=59959596

The pit file........

If your device is the F variant with a 16gb user storage partition, then the BTU 16gb pit you mentioned should be ok.....

As I'm sure you know, the pit file doesn't install any part of the firmware or OS, all it does is to set the 'memory blocks' to their default sizes/quantities/ratios ready for an OS flash......so if your device is 16gb then a 16gb pit should work.....

If you are still unsure about it, there is a way to extract a pit file from your existing setup using commands in terminal emulator.....I read about it here on XDA so a quick search should lead you to the thread......

Edit......here's the link.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52329647

the title of the thread mentions efs and other stuff (no mention of pit) but the second or third post down explains how to backup your pit.......

Edit 2.....forget about that method.....

You need root access to do it.....and you won't have root access until after the point when you will (potentially) need the pit......

Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aprunic:
OK, Flashfire part now confuses me...if I use that (already downloaded) only with LP firmware tarball, do I need to go back to KK to obtain root with towelroot or not?

I mean, if Flashfire will install SuperSU (which I already have installed, but not working obviously) during the flashing of full firmware tarball, why would I need to root before using Flashfire? Or it won't even work if you don't already have root...? Flashfire thread does not give specific requirements, although it makes sense that you need to have root before being able to use Flashfire...

Secondly, I thought that using towelroot will not change the status of the device in any way - no custom status, no knox=0x1? Now, you say that it did change your status to custom...do you think that if that happened to me, flashing original LP firmware tarball through Flashfire would return status to official?

Ah, so many questing that link to each other...and just when you think you've got one answer, it generates another question...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
You are correct, you can't use Flashfire unless you already have root.

And Flashfire will only return the device status to official if you don't get it to root the firmware as it flashes it.....

Basically, any modifications made to the original firmware have the potential to set the status to custom.......and in some cases, trip knox.....

Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aprunic:
Hm, I've seen couple of solutions to that official/custom problem, although for Note3...basically, it's cache/dalvik clean, and deinstalling and reinstalling some app that uses root therefore triggering something that changes status to custom.

Which app that would be - it's a guessing game. Sometimes it's Titanium backup, might be Root explorer, Battery Monitor Widget...usually, reinstalling it fixes the problem.

But, now there is a second problem here - it seems that you need to have customized LP firmware to keep root using Flashfire...

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-triggering-knox-2nd-method-t2843044

and

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-ane4-kitkat-4-4-2-multi-csc-t2813628

Do you think this is true and stock LP rom can't be flashed with Flashfire, getting rooted along the way?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
There is an xposed module which will trick the phone into displaying 'official' rather than 'custom' though how deep into the OS this mod goes, I don't know.....

It *may* be enough to restore OTA functionality, but OTA isn't your 'best solution' anyway.......

It was always (and still is) my understanding, that Flashfire was/is able to flash regular 5.0 firmwares and 'inject' them with root......

But as I said, having not actually used it, I'm the first to admit, I'm probably not the best (most informed) person to answer your questions......My advice would be to visit the Flashfire thread and ask there.....You'll get answers from people who have actually used it :)

Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
I guess you've got your answer then.....

1) Download the lollipop firmware and extract the bootloader and modem....

2) Rollback the device (with or without pit depending on what works) to KitKat.

3) Do the necessary wipes.

4) Reboot and towelroot.

5) Install Flashfire and use to flash and root Lollipop firmware.

6) Do not attempt to boot phone normally as the flash won't be complete.

Instead, 7) boot to download mode and Odin flash the previously extracted bootloader and modem....

8) (Might be necessary at this point to perform recovery wipes of cache and data)

9) Finally, reboot as normal.

Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aprunic:
Thank you, I've seen your other post in Flashfire section and already replied to the one you refer to, but just to be sure, let's ask here too:

how to extract BL and modem from original LP tar.md5 file, because that's all I have?

Cheers.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
This thread explains how to do it.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2864264

It's been written with the S3 in mind but I should think the procedure is exactly the same for the S5.

The thread mentions winRAR or similar as the extraction tool and goes on to say that it's 'paid' software.......as a free alternative, I've always used 7 zip and have never had any problems with it......

Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Winrar has a 30 day trial, and still works fine once that has expired, but gives a nag screen popup when you use it

I use both Winrar & 7zip
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aprunic:
Yep, just seen it, reading now...actually, it was also mentioned in a reply to my post in Flashfire thread, so I have to try what's written in this howto and see how it goes...
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aligatz1989:
Does anyone know what is the difference between COH4 and COI3? Both are Lollipop 5.1.1 for Note4.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squire-au:
I have a stock, unrooted Z1 Compact, D5503 running Android 5.1.1, build 14.6.A.0.368.

Ever since the latest update, at random times, it sets the ring volume to zero and doesn't allow me to change it.

When I press and hold volume up, the slider pops up, but the indicator for volume doesn't move from the lowest position.

When I press and hold volume down, the phone changes from ring to vibrate, but no other change. Ring volume stays at zero. When I try Settings, Sound & Notification, media volume and alarm volume work as normal, but I can't adjust ring volume from zero.

The only fix I have found that works is to turn the phone off and on. The problem goes away, until some random trigger starts it again.

It's extremely annoying, and I have missed important calls because my phone won't ring.

I've sent an email to Xperia Care, maybe they can fix it, but I thought I'd try here because I've seen so many problems fixed through this forum. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] levone1:
I know you said your phone is stock, but this is the kind of thing I've had happen after a bad flash. Maybe something hiccupped during your update. I would try backing up apps and settings through Google options, then factory reset, or reflash with PC Companion.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squire-au:
Thanks Levone, I've already tried factory reset, it seemed to work for a while, now it's done it again. I'll try re-running the update through PC companion as you suggest. I have disabled a LOT of Sony bloatware, maybe something in there is the cause, I'll look through my disabled apps. I'd love to root the phone as it's out of warranty, but there doesn't seem to be a trustworthy method yet for my version. I'm sure someone will find one soon. I'm seriously sick of disabling about 20 apps every single time there's an OTA update. The last update seems to be full of bugs, SMS is slow, there are a lot of MMS's I haven't received, and now this problem with ringer volume. I often wonder why updates are released that actually make the phone slower, more bloated and buggier. I expect better from Sony.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] levone1:
I'm with you. I typically have always disabled or deleted bloatware also, (or used custom ROM), but I've also ran into problems before. Currently, I'm using stock .368, flashed via Flashtool, rooted, deodex patched, Xposed, etc., and everything has been fine so far. This time, I just left all the apps there, and just never opened them. Turned off any auto update, and just ignore update notifications from Play Store. It seems to be working out better. Software these days seems so complicated that you can hardly touch anything without affecting something else.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viorel78:
View attachment 3493364 turn on -----restart ---after turn off and restart;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squire-au:
After googling, it seems that the ringtone dying is a common thing, related to the latest update. After Sony tell us that updates are necessary for speed, smoothness and security. Well my phone's pretty freaking secure if I don't know when it's ringing. There are other murmurs about videos not playing and battery life reduction.

I tried re-installing the update via PC companion, nothing changed, other than I had to kill a googleplex of bloatware again and re-install everything else from a backup. I'm seriously considering rooting this $600 pain of a phone, and loading a custom ROM. And my next phone will likely be an HTC. I've owned a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I never want to repeat the Samsung phone experience... and my daughter has an iPhone 5C, she's on her fourth replacement under warranty. I'd rather own a Samsung before anything Apple.

I've just read that removing the SIM card may fix the problem, I'll see. Back later.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CLINTZ9:
btw "I've already tried factory reset, it seemed to work for a while, now it's done it again" might indicate that you might be disabling an app or installing any app that might be conflicting with your phone. flash the latest firmware once it boots don't make any changes and just see if the problem persists .

All The Best :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frunzdoedel:
Have you someting like this in yor settings? View attachment 3501523View attachment 3501524
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenq:
Same phone, same problem.

I have the same phone and the same problem.

Haven't found any obvious trigger that causes this, and as with you, a restart seems to cure it for a while.

I have a Garmin vivosmart tracker which vibrates, so have generally noticed this problem when my wrist starts shaking and I notice there is an incoming call but no ringer!

Currently trialing:

"android.stackexchange.com/questions/97678/ringing-volume-is-reduced-after-after-updating-moto-g2-to-android-lollipop"

"talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z2/Problem-with-ring-volume-z2-after-update/td-p/1023521"

Will let you know if either work.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squire-au:
Thanks everyone for your help. The problem seems to have gone away, but I can't say why.

Now I have a bigger problem, the power switch is failing. It doesn't work any more unless I press it fairly hard, and then it bounces, which means the phone flickers between blank and lock screen. And it's VERY difficult to press and hold the button to pop up the restart/shutdown menu. Starting the phone is easy enough, I just press the shutter button then home when the camera app comes up. Shutting it down, not so easy. I've seen the youtube videos on teardown, and being an electronics tech all my working life I could probably do it. Not sure of the point; the cover over the micro USB slot pops open randomly (this is my second replacement cover) and video with MX player pro locks up when seeking, requiring a hard reset. I assume the software problems will be fixed eventually, but I've decided to upgrade to a Z3 compact. Hopefully it will be tougher. And I've ordered a magnetic charging dock and tempered glass screen protectors and a decent protective cover, so hopefully it won't get too damaged. So I guess I'll see you on the Z3 compact forums soon. And I'll check out Android 6 sometime, but it's not playing nice on my Nexus 7 2013 tablet yet; but I guess the apps I use will be sorted out eventually. I'll admit I love the sound quality of apt-x through my Sennheiser MM-400X headphones. But the FLAC files take up lots of space - and yes it's worth using lossless audio compression though apt-x with good headphones. Sorry I'm rambling. See you round.

Regds, PW
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squire-au:
Further to this; I have upgraded to a Z3 compact. Love it to death. But the volume locking off problem is STILL there. It turns out it's an app, Camera Zoom FX. If I turn off the shutter sound on Zoom FX, it locks the ringtone volume to zero, and nothing but a restart will bring it back. So I either don't use Camera Zoom FX at all, or don't turn off the shutter sound. Simple.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Willber G:
Thanks for reporting back, and good luck with your Z3C.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maco200:
Problem Solved for me

Hello, I had the same problem on my Sony Xperia Z1 and I figured it out thanks to Zorricko44 on talk.sonymobile.com

" Zorricko44 One time poster

‎2015-10-23 09:33 PM

Message 11 of 28

Re: Ringtone volume locked at 0

Solution:

This is caused by headphones screwing up volume.

1) Connect headphones (mine was blu-tooth)

2) Play Music

3) Adjust music volume (you will see the slider pop up) Hit the "BELL" symbol - now you can adjust your ringtone volume.

4) Switch back to music volume.. and don't ever change the ringtone volume while listening to music ever again!!!

You might be able to just plug in headphones and adjust it right away, but this worked for me. "
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
Mstar m pro
[XDA Assist] OfficerJimLahey:
Hello, and thank you for using XDA Assist! :cowboy:

Unfortunately, I can only find one thread about your device, and it is unanswered:

> General discussion > Questions and Answers > Mstar M1 Pro- Root Options?

I suggest trying out some rooting tools, this page will give you a start, and can report the progress on the above thread (once you have a registered account on XDA).

Hope this helps, and good luck! :)
[XDA Assist] Amiga1000:
mstar m1 pro root.

Hi,

I have the same phone, great and fast device but i'm also not able to root it.

I found this,

"MStar S700, M1, M1pro, MLais M4note, M7 also root by the same method.

that is SuperSU2.49.zip through Carliv recovery.

I have S700 and M1 pro, Use all method from M4note that you can found in needrom.com (Special for only M1-M1pro, we can push custom recovery in fastboot mode)"

Maybe tis can help?
[XDA Assist] OfficerJimLahey:
Hello, :cowboy:

I cannot find the source thread, but I see you have posted it in a spot more appropriate for discussion:

> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > Mstar M1 Pro Lollipop 5.0 Root? Nothing Working, Help if possible?

I would hang out there (maybe subscribe to that thread so you get notifications on anything new), maybe try out the source material you suggested and report back there, as the organization in that forum is better than this one (one of the reasons anyway). ;)

To the original poster, this may be a good place to look as well, as progress for your device may end up there.

Hope this helps!
[Android General] Matt190191:
Hello,

I've got a bricked htc One mini with S-on and HBOOT version: 2.22 and i'm trying to unlock the boot-loader via HTCDev and I've got the token for the unlock but when I try and push it onto the device (via fastboot) I get a message in the command prompt saying "unlock token check successfully" but I don't get any prompt on the phone for boot-loader unlock.

I have the drivers from HTC sync manager and uninstalled it. I have checked with the "ADB DEVICES" but no devices are listed despite having the drivers.

Any help would be much appreciated thanks.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Sylv:
Hi !

I have Yoga 2 830F with unusual problem, it powers on when the battery is charged, doesn't charge but shows charging , Wi-Fi grayed out, connect to pc only in fastboot mode, i have tried to flash with fastboot commands but always comes with error, i don't know correct way to flash from SD card, please help,

Many thanks!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ionioni:
what android version do you have? kitkat or lollipop?

and while you answer read what you can on how to reflash the stock rom on 830F using the intel phone flash tool in DNX mode

oh boy...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] jimblob:
hi guys does anybody know if it is possible to get my o2 xdmini s to except a 3 sim card, it excepts all other sim cards (virgin - vodafone) etc

thanks, jim:confused:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] mobelby:
Think the simple answer is no.

My understanding is that three use a different frequency and specification - ie wideband CDMA for their mobile coverage, which is not compatible with sims from other carriers using gsm and/or 3gsm services.

If you correctly use the word "accept" instead of "except" in your future posts it will be much easier for people to help you.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] ultraprimeomega:
one thing that i know is that it will work but no 3g
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] wildcolor:
how? i sim unlocked my G4 mini s. It works with o2, vodafone and should be fine with orange.

But I did check to use my 3 simcard. However, it doesn't accept the card at all. (not only can't use 3G, but no phone feature is available to use)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] dwny:
Try SIM Unlocking again. A 3G sim means that it's capable of 3G speeds in a 3G device. I'm currently using a 3G sim in a non 3G device and all is good.

If you didn't CID unlock your device yourself....more than likely it's still CID locked. G4's were only able to be CID unlocked by imei.com or something like that till now. There's a new CID unlocking tool floating around that works on G4's. Give it a try.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] wildcolor:
Thanks for the reply. But i thought the 3 networks and other networks are working completely different.

I have a sim-free phone. I can use O2, Orange, Vodafone, T-mobile, etc. But when I put my 3 sim-card in. It doesn't allow me to use it. I don't care the 3G speeds. It will be fine to me if I can use the 3 sim card to make a phone call.

The same situation for my Wizzard (O2 Mini S).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] ultraprimeomega:
i sometimes use a 3g sim and its the same as my regular sim but as long as the sim is for a GSM network it will work but of curse it has to be on a sim unlocked phone
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] wildcolor:
My Wizzard is Sim Unlocked, CID locked. I can use my regular sim cards, like O2, Vodafone, etc.

But why can't I use my 3g sim card to make any call? Any idea about this will be appreciated.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] mdajunkie:
i believe the wizard phones arent made for 3g. so thats probably why your

3g sim wont work.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] jimblob:
i emailed imei-check.co.uk and this was the reply

"This is TECHNICAL IMPOSSIBLE. Your device is a 2G device and can handle all GSM SIM cards.

"3" (3G network) does not have GSM SIM cards. They use special U-SIM cards (note the U in front) which are NOT GSM compatible.

In short: To use a "3" sim card you need a 3G/UMTS device which can handle U-SIM cards. Your device is NOT a 3G/UMTS device and thats why it will NEVER be able to use a U-SIM."

that sucks ive got 12 months left of my contract:(
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] thunda_chunky:
ouch that really does suck...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] wildcolor:
Exactly, I have 17 and a half months left for my 3 contract.

But the guy "ultraprimeomega" above mentioned, he could use the 3 simcard as well as other simcards. It's very strange to me
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Just rolling out now for every customization :good:

Improvements?

UPDATE (many thanks to [MENTION=4549435]fijasko[/MENTION])

- Stagefright bug fixed

- Brightness bug fixed

UPDATE 2 (many thanks to [MENTION=4203281]hjuo[/MENTION])

- Still vulnerable to the new stagefright 2
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] KevDi:
Hopefully a fix for the stagefright bug...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] carminedev:
ITA , in downloading by PC-Companion , no OTA yet ... could it be normal for unmodified device ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] fijasko:
ok, i installed it

the first thing i noticed is the brightness bug is fixed :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] serajr:
Thank you my "brazilian" friend ;)

Gonna update my rom today yet with tons of Z5C content over the 23.4.A.1.232.!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] UserX10:
Can someone upload a pre-rooted zip??
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] fijasko:
Stagefright fixed

View attachment 3492395
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Great, thanks! :o :good:

Oi beleza, obrigado! :good:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Whitefoxy:
Is battery life stil even great as the .200 firmware release?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] draligus:
how can i root 232?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] OrBy:
I don't think you can yet.

You need to be rooted already on an older firmware and install a pre-rooted zip.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dr.Mals1:
Can I flash directly 23.4.A.1.232 with TWRP (pre-reooted zip) if I use 23.1.A.1.28 (lollipop 5.0.2) or I need to upgrade with 23.4.A.0.546 and 23.4.A.1.200 before ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] spiceweasel_aut:
New to z3c and PC companion. It's telling my phone is up to date. Does the companion also have different roll out dates for updates?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] deniz2694:
---------- Post added at 06:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:49 PM ----------

Flash directly the new firmware but do a full wipe since you come from an older android version.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] DrEzkimo:
it can only update from your specific version and currently it looks like no providers have updated, only generic.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dr.Mals1:
Wipe cache and dalvik is not enough ? If I do a full wipe, I lose everything on the phone ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Arturiuz!:
definitely!i suggest u do nandroid backup first..then you may check how it goes! :thumbup:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] najodleglejszy:
create a prerooted zip and flash it.