yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] mihaiolimpiu:
EDIT: Tutorial here!

How to root the new 5.0.2 roms with build date 11.09.2015 (DMY) +?

I've tried King Root, CF-Auto-Root, but no success!

I think I've read that the new Samsung roms have root protection built in the kernel, so it would be logical to first change or patch the kernel?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] nguyenxuyen90.tn:
I also tried two ways this is not anything else you do not
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] mihaiolimpiu:
As no one answered, here is my solution to this problem...

Before upgrading make sure you make a backup with Titanium Backup or you'll have to start from scratch.

1. Install 5.0.2 ROM using Odin.

2. Use an older lollipop kernel, I used the older XME region one as it was very stable for me... and converted the boot.img with this tool. Flash it with Odin after unzipping attached file!

3. Reboot, let the phone make it's thing...

4. Flash Supersu using TWRP. Install TWRP first then use TWRP to flash SuperSU.zip.

5. If you encounter any problems, reset the phone to factory settings (Make a backup of your SD card, just in case)

6. "SecurityLogAgent 3.7.5" service must be disabled so that the phone stops bugging me about unauthorized modifications!

P.S.: Added some screenshots!

P.S. 2: Standby time on these roms is ridiculous... 2-3 days :)
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] mihaiolimpiu:
38 downloads and no feedback? At least the steps are correct?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flipeicl:
I have this fake S4 and need a rom, a root and a recovery for a better use of it, but I don't know where to get it, someone here knows any option that can I use?

See the images captured from CPU-Z here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flipeicl:
up.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neosi71:
Here's my problem with my Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5110.

I never had a problem in almost 3 years until now, but it has been used alot more than normal over the past few months due to ill health. I had used it in the evening with no issues. Next morning it wouldn't turn on. So id pressed the power button for 10 or so seconds and it started to boot. It got to the Galaxy Tab 2 screen and hung and wouldn't boot any further.

After googling I found loads of sites saying you could press the power button along with the volume up button ect to get it to boot or to get you into recovery mode, these didn't work but did take me to the download page. After googling again I found that you can flash the rom ect so I used Odin and the correct firmware file.

It worked, I used it for half hour or so then put it on charge !

After an hour charging I went to use it and it was dead again and wouldn't boot past the Galaxy Tab logo as before. I tried pressing the power and volume buttons again with no luck so as flashing it fixed it before I did the same again.

It didn't work this time, all that is now on screen is a message stating " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" it wont power off but just reboots to that screen.

I tired connecting to Kies but it isn't detected. Ive tried using older versions of Odin with the firmware that work previously and still the same issue. Also tried a different cable, different USB ports and a different PC. Only way it turns off is when the battery dies.

Im not too fused about loosing and data as I can reinstall apps ect but I really don't want to loose my Tab as its my lifeline at the mo as I'm recovering from a spinal injury and spend alot of time laid down. If anyone can help id really appreciate it, thanks in advance
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neosi71:
I should add, when i try flashing it again it fails at, NAND Write Start!!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom barrett:
Here's my problem with my Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5110.

I recently had the same problem of finding the correct Oden download because I wanted to root and install a different ROM. Factory firmware has to much clutter and junk I will never use. This is what I did and it works. Odin 3 v1.85, CF-Auto Root espresso 10 WiFi, Shakatu recovery clockwork unofficial 6.0.3.1 p5110.tar, and finally downloaded Cyanogen Mod (CM12). Try that Odin version and try again with the factory firmware.

I never had a problem in almost 3 years until now, but it has been used alot more than normal over the past few months due to ill health. I had used it in the evening with no issues. Next morning it wouldn't turn on. So id pressed the power button for 10 or so seconds and it started to boot. It got to the Galaxy Tab 2 screen and hung and wouldn't boot any further.

After googling I found loads of sites saying you could press the power button along with the volume up button ect to get it to boot or to get you into recovery mode, these didn't work but did take me to the download page. After googling again I found that you can flash the rom ect so I used Odin and the correct firmware file.

It worked, I used it for half hour or so then put it on charge !

After an hour charging I went to use it and it was dead again and wouldn't boot past the Galaxy Tab logo as before. I tried pressing the power and volume buttons again with no luck so as flashing it fixed it before I did the same again.

It didn't work this time, all that is now on screen is a message stating " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" it wont power off but just reboots to that screen.

I tired connecting to Kies but it isn't detected. Ive tried using older versions of Odin with the firmware that work previously and still the same issue. Also tried a different cable, different USB ports and a different PC. Only way it turns off is when the battery dies.

Im not too fused about loosing and data as I can reinstall apps ect but I really don't want to loose my Tab as its my lifeline at the mo as I'm recovering from a spinal injury and spend alot of time laid down. If anyone can help id really appreciate it, thanks in advance[/QUOTE]
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neosi71:
Ive tried using Odin 3 v1.85 with the same rom that worked for me before, but it fails again, below is the log

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> P5110XXDNH2_P5110OXADNH2_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> system.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Should i be looking at the PIT file and flashing that, if so please could someone help me locate it and advise how i should flash that, thanks
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themindseye:
Same probs here
[XDA Assist] dothwolo:
Hi guys, i am new to this forum and would like some help on restoring a bricked (don't know how bad) android tablet. It first got jammed on the start screen logo because of an app that i uninstalled the wrong way. I then tried to reboot it and that is where the problem started, so I decided to try flash a nexus or TWRP or a CWM image with amd with no avail but my phone was detected. CMD kept on displaying that the size of the images were too large, but the RAMDISK.img flashed. After this I also tried sideloading the nexus 5 image, since that's all I could find in the bootloader that actually worked. Unfortunately, as soon as i copied it showed 'aborted' therefore I rebooted it and the cycle began

The battery then drained and now I can't access recovery mode or fast boot (only the menu) which eventually goes off after a few seconds, and when I plug it in, it shows the critical battery sign then tries to boot, but doesn't charge and does this repeatedly. It doesn't display the boot image at all.

It is an Alps LC 007 Tab with some MTK kernel and a custom recovery and bootloader. Is there any hope of reviving my tablet? Please help???????? :confused:
[XDA Assist] dothwolo:
I can access preloader with windows SP Flash Tool but nothing else? Isn't there some kind of way to flash images with the flash tool?

Please help:crying:
[XDA Assist] dothwolo:
Seriously? I came to this forum with a mild situation and now I've completely bricked my mt65xx device doing things I didn't know how to do. It's been 3 days!

DAY 1

I try use adb to undo soft brick but the battery dies and I can't access the bootloader or fastboot or recovery but just the boot menu.

DAY 2

I try use the SPF tool with not much knowledge from the YouTube videos I watched and I end up formatting my device with only a backup of the system.img (which isn't even an image).

DAY 3

The device is completely unresponsive after trying over and over with a little bit more knowledge from research.

Now I'm wondering what would've happened if I got a response at least to catch my attention and stop me from doing things without knowledge of what I'm doing. I'm not forcing People to help but at least reply so that I stop. 108 views and no reply. Sorry if I sound a bit too grumpy but I am not happy. :mad: :( .......
[XDA Assist] It_ler:
Sorry for the late response ... we are trying to help, but xda is not our fulltime job. We do it voluntarily ... next to our jobs and real lifes.

As there is nothing about your exact device on xda, here are some useful threads about similar devices:

[UTIL][WIN][MT65xx] MTK Droid Root & Tools | MediaTek Android Smartphone by rua1

[GUIDE] How to 'unbrick' your Mediatek MT65xx by yuweng

[TUT] [TOOL] MT65xx ROM Porting by yuweng

If nothing of the above helps in your case, please ask in the [Ask Any Question][Newbie Friendly] by dagger thread.

Keep in mind to provide as much information as possible to get best help and advices.

Hope that you will find a way to unbrick your device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Bamogoal:
hello all

i need a rom with 4 files for my samsung s6 edge sm-g925f xef 64gb

thanks
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slc_shark:
Hello Guys,

does anybody know, if a Nexus 5X, which I want to buy on my next visit in USA will work in Germany?

As I heard the US Providers do not use SIM cards.

Thanks for your help.

SLC_SHARK
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] }{Alienz}{:
We DO use SIM cards. Only 2 carriers don't.

I believe the phone should work fine over there.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedMaio:
In europe lte bands 3,7,20 are used to provide 4g connectivity.....I believe the american model doesn't have lte band 20, as long as your carrier supports also band 3 and 7 you should be fine or at least with worse coverage
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucidsomnia01:
It works fine, your only problem might be LTE not working due to the different bands.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skyzoderp:
Hello guys, I've been trying to find a way to force 4g only on my samsung SM-GT920F ( using the lastest version of everything);

I found about *#*#4636#*#*, which doesn't do anything, I found some app that will get me into the testing mode or whatever the name is but the app either crash or give me this imgur.com/aNgCDY2

Don't mind the screenshot, I actually get around 3bars of 4G+ but for it switch to 3g for a few second everytime so I'd like to force it to be 4g, thanks you!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rekan_:
I think the problem would be that every time you call, it switches to 3G/2G for better connection. Unless you have VoLTE (I think), you might not be able to.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] toyfreak:
I just got back from my local CompUSA store. It seems they had an HTC Advantage X7501 looking for a new home so I gave it one.

The splash screen had "Test Only Not for Sale" under the HTC logo. I'm flashing a newer ROM right now so I'll start playing around and begin posting in this and related forums (fora?)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] azcaddman:
see the battery thread for info on it, get the ppc techs battery dongle for $10

don't load any meters (spb or ilauncher etc), they'll run the battery down even when its off, and faster when it's on.
[About XDA developers] ripnetuk:
Hi,

Been subscribed to XDA Developers news forever, but recently all images in inoreader are not appearing.

They are returning a forbidden HTTP response code.

I assume that is because the referer is not what you expect, and you are trying to stop people using your hosted images on your CDN

It doesnt really bother me that much, just thought you might like to know

thanks

g
[Redmi Note 2 General] Tecno83:
Hi,

I own a Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime, recently, there was a review of this smartphone at DPReview, mainly due to the camera being 13Mpx with Phase Detection Auto Focus, on such a cheap smartphone.

And I was wondering, how can I identify the Camera Sensors on this phone?

There has been a teardown of the phone, and below is the picture of the sensors found:

myfixguide dot com/manual/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-2-Teardown-16.jpg

The thing is, this references don't lead to anywhere... I've searched the net for them and found nothing... On Xiaomi's publicity, sometimes the sensor is publicized as being from Samsung or OV (Omnivision), this is never good, as we never know really what is the sensor we have on our phone...

And I've seen my share of Chinese Smartphone manufacturers that say they put sensors from Sony, and then it's Omnivision or Samsung (if your lucky), or else it's "Sunny" or some other small time chinese sensor brand...

What called my attention was, that for a smartphone so "cheap" (base model costs aprox. $125 in China), they put a 13Mpx PDAF sensor on it...

But I'm not sure both Omnivision and Samsung produce sensors with the same specs, also, from the picture below, it looks like the sensor might in fact be from "O-Film", another relatively lesser known sensor brand (check: o-film dot com)

Both sensors seem to have similar codes:

OMI BA 08

OMI 5F 05

So it looks like they might be sourced from the same manufacturer, but looking at the references, I'm afraid if they aren't really a 8Mpx sensor, interpolated to 13Mpx... Because of the "08" in the reference of the back sensor, while the front one has "05" which corresponds to the frontal camera spec of 5Mpx.

Can anyone help me identify the real sensor inside my phone? Thanks for the help !
[Redmi Note 2 General] Okluzhion:
Type *#*#6484#*#* into Phone, click on Software Version and scroll down. It does say OFilm under both Camera values. At least in my case.

Edit:

the sensors are http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/products/cmos-image-sensor/mobile-cis/S5K3M2?ia=217 and http://www.ovt.com/products/sensor.php?id=150

Sent from my Redmi Note 2
[Redmi Note 2 General] Tecno83:
Thanks for the tip ! :)

In my case, I have:

- Back camera: the Sunny made S5K3M2_2ND (probably a clone of the Samsung ISOCELL S5K3M2, maybe this is their 2nd version clone or try...)

- Front camera: the Ofilm OV5670 (a clone of the Omnivision OV5670 probably)

I wonder if these clone brands have as good quality as the original ones... :confused:
[Redmi Note 2 General] Okluzhion:
Been looking on Chinese forums about this topic. I myself don't really care, but it slightly caught my interest. They are saying that the sensor is Samsung's and the camera module is Ofilm's or Sunny's.

Sent from my Redmi Note 2
[Redmi Note 2 General] Crim Soukyuu:
Same here. The picture quality at day rivals those of much more expensive phones and the phone focuses fast enough for me - so the question on whether it's original vs a clone, or whether the PDAF is a real or fake one is purely academical to me. As for how such a "cheap" phone can have such features, it's simple: the companies charge huge margins. Just look at Sony's M5, it's essentially the same phone with more megapixels (though, tbh, not really better image quality) and costs around 500€. You're paying about 300€ just for the brand and pixels.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Okluzhion:
It's not a clone. Here is one of the links where it is explained what it all means: www.miui.com/thread-2916880-1-1.html

Use Google translate, you'll understand the general meaning. Basically, it's like I wrote in my previous post.

Sent from my Redmi Note 2
[Redmi Note 2 General] Crim Soukyuu:
I'm not saying it is a clone, I'm saying I wouldn't care even if it is.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Okluzhion:
I was responding to the OP, though.

Sent from my X98 Air II (HG9N)
[Redmi Note 2 General] jack_21:
I have Sunny cameras (rear & front)

Front camera shot clean pictures in good light condition.

Rear camera is a little bit noise and macros are not perfect (you must stay at least at 10 cm from the subject in order to get a good macro) but autofocus is very fast

The problem is video FPS

I noticed that it drops dramatically in low light condition, from 30 to 22 so shot video lags

And in your?
[Redmi Note 2 General] matrox1m:
I noticed that with miui 7 we now have slow motion so somewere around 90fps. ( you have to be in hd not in full hd to get this option).
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thefragman:
Is anyone working on a bootloader unlock for the AT&T 2015 version?

One HUGE thing we are missing is the ability to install apps and obb data to the external sd. This can only happen with root access, and root access can only happen with a bootloader unlock as far as I'm aware.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xpmule:
someone posted here about a new exploit that made the news but we have to wait and see i guess..

sorry i forgot what topic the guy posted that in.

maybe google it up with keywords like "Android exploit root"
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtermmin:
The Verizon XT1528 and the AT&T/Cricket branded XT1527 have locked bootloaders that do not qualify for the Moto Bootloader Unlock program. Some people have had limited success getting temp root on the Verizon model by using Kingroot, but /system remains write protected.

However, people who want to use the phone on AT&T have an out: the Moto-direct factory unlocked model, which is currently under $100 on Amazon, has all of AT&T's bands and qualifies for the bootloader unlock program, which means you can install a custom recovery and root.

Verizon users, however, are left out in the cold, as the Moto-direct model lacks CDMA bands and Verizon's LTE Band 13.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robotapocalypse:
This sucks! I accidentally bought an xt1527 from Amazon from a secondary seller and got the ATT version instead of what I thought was the international version. Doh! I didn't realize the ATT version has a permanently locked bootloader. Oh well, this was going to a niece as a gift and I just wanted root so I could install adaway for her.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xpmule:
I used Adblock Plus addon with NO root eh

only draw back is it will maintain a notification on you.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beand1p:
From what I understand, the Nexus 5X uses Bluetooth 4.2. I'm trying to pair my Nexus 5X with a Bluetooth speaker that uses Bluetooth 3.0 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZK2B82932). I cannot get the speaker to pair with my 5X. Should it be able to? Is 4.2 compatible with 3.0?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickballs:
I used to use rom tool box pro to delete system apps. But it doesn't work on 6.0, anybody know of a app that does it? Thanks in advance
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
Do you have root?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickballs:
Yeah.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pain-N-Panic:
I've always had a rooted device. Nexus devices don't typically have nearly as much bloatware as other devices running overlays. I typically just google what system apps are safe to remove and I use titanium backup pro to delete them manually. Or you can use the "freeze" option if you ever plan on using them in the future.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msaly:
When I use the included USB to type C cable to connect to! MacBook Air, it shows charging, but won't "connect. " I have debugging checked in developer options. Anything else I may be missing?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msaly:
Nevermind, connection started working with no more tweaks.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pratiktanna:
I am facing same issue... are u sure u did nothing?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smeiff:
So this issue happened out of no where after my phone died to zero last night. I tried charging it back up but all I could get out of it was the grey charging battery but it would only stay on for 1-2 seconds shut down and reboot. Let it charging for an hour and got to about 1-2% and it would die as soon as it booted up. Factory restored to OA6 and still see the same issue. This is also the odd thing... I was able to connect it to my computer and use Oden to do the restore! After lots of troubleshooting, trying 4 chargers, I realized wireless charging still works fine. Charged it up 100% over night and wireless charging is still working fine and phone is working fine. Still cannot get USB to be recognized while on either by computer or from USB charger. With a full battery, phone off, and USB plugged in phone still flashes the grey battery icon and reboots constantly.

Only thing I can think of is I had it in my pocket after spin class for a little and moisture might have gotten in the port?

Any ideas what happened here?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smeiff:
Update: I ended up just buying the Nexus 6P since I'm about due for a new phone anyways.

Well just figured I would pass this along. Was bored before and looked at diagrams to fix the USB board and saw this little port in the back you can access really easy. Decided to open that up and press the connection down a little tighter (the USB board is separate from the main board). USB didn't work before doing this, then pressed it tighter plugged USB in again and it worked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiniciusAL:
hello, I'm the zenfone 5 with rr ROM, but he is presenting laging in TWRP as initialization, performed the process of unlocking the bootloader, but would like to see if he is really unlocked. :confused:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craig.buckie:
What's its function?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMarkwald:
I have, yes, but mine has appeared over the "Google" text. It appears to be a "press" animation that is "stuck" or something. I just press on the location and it opens the Google app, then when back to the home screen it is gone. Not sure how to reproduce it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craig.buckie:
Am able to reproduce it, by touching the Google search bar on the Google Now page, the far left page, the bubble stays where I pressed.

Nobody else has this?

Really?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alryder:
I don't have the bubble on the home screen or by touching the Google search bar on the Google Now page. I tried touching the search bar several times and never saw the bubble.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevemw:
I have it -- only on the 6, no other device [yet]. I can watch it pulse and change slightly and it moves from the center of the bar to the middle of the right half sometimes. Tapping the widget then cancelling input will make it go away for a while. Maybe it's Google's way to remind us to use the search bar since it's something I do not frequently do.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMarkwald:
I can reproduce it by touching the Search Bar and swiping down, then the dot will stay where ever you touched it until you press on the widget to perform a search. I've done this when trying to swipe down the notification window but not quite hitting the status bar to pull down the notification window.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex.o:
I've noticed this on my N6 as well on the same bar. If I tap in the bar and tap away, the bubble will go away. I thought it was a bug in the animation. I can reproduce it by touching the bar and dragging my finger out of the bar.
[Micromax Canvas Turbo A250] luskfusk:
Hi , does anyone have the problem when trying to place apps on SD card ?. I get the failed install failed container error . Anyone can help with this issue ?