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[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] firehdxuser:
Davey,

Thinking of doing something radical.

Do you or if anyone else wants to chime in, know if I get identical motherboard with same internal storage size, could I just swap out the storage chip from the bad motherboard and move it to the working motherboard, or are there other things on the board that would differ that would cause an issue?

Thanks
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Little community experience in this area. You would likely be the first to (publicly) travel this path.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] firehdxuser:
whoa! Pressure is on!!!

I'll give it a go in the next week or two.

I already got a working doppelganger device that I will start replacing components to see if anything else is truly defective.

If that doesn't yield any results, I got another scrap kindle off eBay to practice my IC chip removal process. It seems pretty simple and actually quite forgiving.

I will need to maybe get a more fine solder tool...one I got maybe too big of a needle...used it for soldering pipes...also need to get some removal items...but other than that...just need time, steady hand and lots of luck!!

If it is a success, I'll document the process and post it here, if it fails, I'll post as well and state what issues I came across for prosperity sake!

Thanks
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] mathso:
Hi... any news on the topic?

Other than that: I also have a bricked and a working HDX 8.9 here. I am wondering if I could just somehow dump the software from the working device and flash it onto the bricked one. Does anybody know how to do this or know if this would be possible somehow?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Unfortunately not possible (or at least practical) on a locked device. Even when unlocked 'bricked' HDXs are not easy to work with.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] firehdxuser:
Howdy,

Been super swamped with work, havent had a go with it yet.

I got all my gear, quickchip stuff, solder wick, flux, etc...so looking to do it in a week or so, depending upon the time I have. Obviously need some dedicated hours.

Of note, I need to move two chips, the nand and the cpu...the nand has the storage, but the cpu has part of the serial number, or so I was told...and there is a chance another chip may be a part of it as well.

I will post success/failure and lessons learned when done.

One note I am worried about...my storage nand might be the damaged component:( a bad write may have occured and trashed the flash...all hope is lost then. Im going to go step by step and start small before I move the chips...and what sucks is the chips have a heat shield...more work to do!!!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] firehdxuser:
Hello, this is firehdxuser, don't have my login info handy.

Just a follow-up...have done some progress and some stumbling points:

* While testing on a practice equivalent Kindle, while taking out the motherboard and putting it back in, not getting a black screen...and something seemed to have been zapped

* Taking the 8.9 apart was easier then expected. Was pleased to see that there were not any chips under the motherboard, so if I were to try to do the experiment, I know now I don't need to remove the board

* There are heat shields over all the chips. The outer shield cover was easy to pop off, but the frame is soldered to the board. Not sure if it needs to be bonded to properly shift heat.

* I don't have a hot air gun, and looking at the heat shield frame (or maybe it is an RF shield), the solder points and frames are very close together...not sure how I can melt it...not sure I have room enough to get the point there to melt it

* The chips are different than what the guide I was references shown. Different locations and manufacturers

* The biggest stop for me was the NAND chip is slathered so much in black epoxy it runs over several nearby tiny IC chips...so that concerns me abit. Had researched expoxy will melt along with solder temperatures but for now it is making me stop and rethink some things

In the meanwhile I decided to just use the one donor HDX since it does work. Maybe I'll get another donor HDX and try to shift the chips

If anyone has any thoughts about the heat shield or the epoxy chips, please let me know.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GambrinusX:
Hey there,

i´m heavily interested in this App, want to use it for tethered shooting.

Before paying 8 Bucks...did anyone try this App on an Amazon Fire (2015|5thGen|5.1.1)?

Thanks and best regards,

Gambrinus aka Chris
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichaelJPC:
Any luck?

Did you ever have any luck with this (3 years later)? I managed to install it on my Fire Tablet 5th gen. but it just opens and then closes.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Threx71:
Hi everyone, so im trying to flash a specific ROM to my Lumia 920. the problem is that its seems that navifirm is not working anymore, and as far as i know that is the only way to get the files for flashing.

any idea of whats going on?

I really need to flash this ROM to my phone

Thx.

PS: the product code is 059R984 RM-820 VAR AMERICA PE CLARO SL BLACK
[Nokia Lumia 920] DilanChd:
Hi,

NaviFirm+ has some problems. You want flash 059R984?
[Nokia Lumia 920] Threx71:
Hi, yes I want to flash that ROM because I'm trying to enable AWS band on my 920 (RM-821). I've been reading a lot about this, and not many people have tried this process, but i read that flashing a specific rom that uses the 1700-2100 band (RM-820) you can then enable AWS on an RM-821. the problem most people had is that they dont know wich ROM have LTE AWS enabled. I found an article on a Perubian online newspaper where the goverment said that the lumia models being sell there were compatible with the AWS LTE band. So i want to try it.

thx for the answer, any idea of when will it work again?
[Nokia Lumia 920] DilanChd:
You *may* get a FFU signature error, that prevent you to flash this RM-820 ROM on your RM-821 Lumia device. If you will not get a FFU signature error and that the flash of this RM-820 ROM on your RM-821 Lumia device works, it *may* that your RM-821 Lumia device loses some networks bands.

If you want to flash RM-820 ROM on your RM-821 Lumia device, with my tutorial, here is the FFU file of 059R984 in the currently the latest release: http://nds2.fds-fire.nokia.com/fds_..._RETAIL_lta_peru_299_04_383225_prd_signed.ffu
[Nokia Lumia 920] Cristiano90:
Sorry for my disturb. Will Navifirm Plus work again? I need to download a firmware for my Lumia 1020 RM-875 (059T9Z4 is the product code) but I can't do anything. Thank you for help. Also sorry for writing on lumia 920 Q&A, I saw the title "Navifirm not working..."
[Nokia Lumia 920] Threx71:
m8, tnx A LOT for the help. i just flashed the rom and im testing it. can you send me the link for other 2 as well? :D i need to have the original one and another one to test :v Thanks again ^^

Product codes:

059R7X1 this is the original one

059R4H6 this one is another that works with the AWS band
[Nokia Lumia 920] Threx71:
I just tested the ROM, with service menu i managed to see wich bands was accepting: 1,3,7,8,20 and the one i need is the band 4 -_-

im going to try by flashing the other rom I asked you for. but if navifirm+ doesnt work again, I'd like to ask you for other ROMs to follow this tutorial. if is too mucho work dont worry I can wait, the only one I really need to have is the original one (on the other quote).

Thanks again.

here is the tutorial with the ROMs

Originally Posted by dullerm

To follow up my previous post: after flashing some more, I managed to enable the AWS band on my AT&T Lumia 920. Unless T-Mobile lit up a 1900 tower just in the few minutes that the phone was rebooting after flashing GLOBAL BLACK SWAP, I am certain that I can now use 3G on AWS with it. For those who are interested, here is what I did to my AT&T Lumia 920:

start off with a Portico AT&T ROM (OTA-updated a few weeks ago on the still locked phone)

remove SIM unlock with AT&T provided unlock code

flash pre-Portico Rogers ROM

OTA-update to Portico Rogers ROM

flash Portico EURO1 DEV ROM (RM-821!)

flash Portico Rogers ROM

flash Portico LTA1 MX ROM

flash Portico GLOBAL BLACK SWAP ROM (RM-821!) ---> saw H, H+ indicator after this!!!

flash Portico Rogers ROM ---> 4G indicator

While flashing the LTA1 MX ROM (the Latin America ROMs are nicely debranded RM-820 ROMs but don't support LTE, at least in their cellular settings for highest connection speed), I decided for whatever reason to just give another RM-821 ROM a try and went for the GLOBAL BLACK SWAP. Maybe flashing EURO1 DEV again would have also done the trick as well and just flashing back and forth somehow enabled AWS. I don't know exactly what caused it but I am happy AWS works on the AT&T Lumia 920. This phone now certainly is the Überphone

and here the one with the product codes

Flash to Pre-Portico Rogers ROM: RM820_059Q6W4_1232.2109.1242.1002_039

OTA Update to Rogers ROM (1308)

Flash to European Developer ROM: RM821_059R4H6_1232.5957.1308.0002_027

Flash to Rogers ROM: RM820_059Q6W4_1232.5962.1314.0000_156

Flash to Global Black Swap ROM: RM821_059Q5C6_1232.5951.1249.1004_044 (No H/H+ as claimed by others, LTE disappeared from network options)

Flash to Rogers ROM: RM820_059Q6W4_1232.5962.1314.0000_156
[Nokia Lumia 920] DilanChd:
Hi,

059T9Z4

- - - - - - -

- 059R7X1

- 059R4H6
[Nokia Lumia 920] anh102w:
Same problem

I've tried using Navifirm but it's not working.
[Nokia Lumia 920] sukinsyn:
Hi guys,

Could post link for my 059N5T3 please?
[Nokia Lumia 920] DilanChd:
Hi,

059N5T3
[Nokia Lumia 920] sukinsyn:
Thanks!

Just I have same - updated yesterday. :(

Don't like new Windows 10 on my Lumia 920.

Now trying already half of the day to downgrade to Windows 8/8.1 :confused:

Have experience with Android - it was easy.

With my AT&T Lumia 920 it's a pain in the neck. :mad:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sssiriusly:
My phone was on stock rom, 5.1.1, and I tried to root it using zedomax's guide (found on youtube here: /watch?v=G5HDG6caoog) but I ended up bricking it.

When attempting to flash the root kernel provided in that guide, Odin gave me a FAIL result, and after that I've been stuck in a blue screen with a message that says: "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software."

So I downloaded both Smart Switch and Kies 3.0 and both have unable to detect my device, and Odin as well.

Can anyone tell me how to proceed from here? I cannot even turn off my phone, with either holding the power button. Holding volume down, home, and power button resets the screen into the same error above
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sssiriusly:
I tried 4 different cables on different USB ports on my laptop, the phone is still not getting recognized. The phone is still stuck on the same blue error screen.

Device manager looks like this:

imgur.com/XhsQf3B
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sssiriusly:
update:

upon reinstalling Samsung USB drivers and rebooting the laptop, it's now recognized in the device manager and Odin, but not Smart Switch or Kies.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] PanchoPlanet:
Try flashing the stock firmware from Samsung several times, you may get lucky and return to stock. If you do and need your phone in order to make/receive calls/messages, leave it stock, root is not safe for this phone anymore.

Pp.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sssiriusly:
I managed to flash it back to stock firmware, however it has triggered the knox count by 1. It's working fine now.

So is it not possible to root this phone at this point?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] jmc302005:
This root method works just fine --> Here

Except I use the newest Unikernel --> Here
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhakalanil81@gmail.com:
Solved/deleted
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tazaga:
Marshmallow ?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miran2402:
I have this also can you please tell me how u fixed it ?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidwilson83:
Thread closed as per OP's request
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramo55:
Hi guys,

So basically the problems i'm facing is, I turn on the phone and it i'm greeted with the lg logo for a while then it stays on the logo. I notice the led light changing colours but it's still on the lg logo. Few minutes after that it restarts on it's own and goes in the same kind of loop.

What I have tried:

Used the flash tool with tot and the dll file to reflash the phone, but all what ends up happening is it will keep restarting.

Tried entering recovery mode using the volume down and power button but it never goes in, it's as if it has no recovery. The only thing that works is download mode.

So any ideas? the phone to me seems like it's booting and the led notification lights are flashing but it's just stuck on the lg logo.

Thanks.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ernesto0023:
Are you sure it is download mode? Not fastboot?

If it is fastboot follow the guide in my signature - and welcome to the club :cool:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramo55:
I'm 100% sure it's in download mode as when I enter download mode it literally says "download mode" then the actual download mode screen comes up with the port that I am connected using and so on, so any ideas?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ernesto0023:
How does your PC recognize your phone if you plug it in?

Maybe you should (re)install latest LG Drivers and try again with flashtool. Which Flashtool do you use?

In my case of brick there was no Download-Mode anymore, just entered it and then after a few seconds a black screen with fastboot mode - so it looked like download mode but it wasnt, but i also didnt have flashing leds.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] tikay00:
Easily the Speck Candyshell Grip. I've had 6 cases, and the really good brand name ones. Ever since getting the speck grip case, haven't even touched the other ones. Once you go candyshell grip, you don't go back.

Just in case anyone was looking for a good phone case.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] HKSpeed:
too bad that case is hideous. i wish speck made the grips in a different pattern.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] tikay00:
I hope you're joking. I think it's one of the most aesthetically pleasing cases for this phone. And once you go grip, you never go back.

I thought my caseoglogy case was super grippy, but after using this case, its actually slippery in comparison.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] HKSpeed:
No joke. Not a fan of the trapezoid-type design. I have the regular (non-grip) candyshell on my S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] xdm9mm:
Wallywolrd sell those and I don't like em.. they are thick and heavy for my liking. I am looking for a thin case atm...
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unvaluablespace:
Currently using my Shield TV as a media server for single user use. I have an external usb 3.0 hard drive connected. when transferring files via network from/to my pc, transfer rates are pretty low at around 5-10MBps, with frequent speed spikes during transfer, resulting in speed dropping all the way down to 0kbps, but then it goes back up again, but its not a steady average speed. If i were to do this between another networked device, speed is much faster and stable. Are there any settings or configuration files in android i could modify to improve speed?

I've got a possibly related issue with streaming as well. If i try to stream a long video, like a show or movie, stream initially takes what seems like forever to load, and jumping between scenes cause the pause again. I get that it has to buffer, but buffering seems to take forever for larger videos. This is most notable with Kodi, or other apps that stream video, and seems to be an issue whether the video is on the internet somewhere, or even on my local network. Youtube seems fine. though. Any way to improve this as well?

Everything is hardwired via gigabit connections
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gottahavit:
So if you plug another device into the same network cable and copy to the same external hard drive, you get better performance? Are you using SMB(Windows Shares) to copy files?

First thought is your network cable.

Second is SMB on Android SUCKS, though I have no issue streaming full spec HD over SMB in my current setup, but you won't get gigabit speeds on SMB with android and 5-10MBps is 40-80 mbps which is more than enough for streaming.

Try installing a speedtest app and see what it reports. Could help you identify if it's you network? SMB? or USB.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unvaluablespace:
The intermittent speed issue seems to be the same whether transferring via ftp, webdav, smb, etc. im guessing its on the network but transferring to other devices other than android ( like to another pc for example) seems to not be affected, which is why im assuming the issue is something to do with the android device. its not my internet connection im talking about, but local connection on the local network. im using a netgear nighthawk r7000 router, with wired cat 5e cables on both the shield tv and pc.

the funny thing is my shield tv can even do gamestream in 4k, so i wouldnt think bandwidth is an issue, but streaming videos via software like mx player, kodi, etc seems to take awhile. like it isnt near instant, even at 720p/1080p. For example my external usb 3.0 hard drive is plugged into the shield tv, so the movies are on the drive. playing locally through the usb 3.0 works flawless, but streaming it to kodi on my pc takes a minute before it loads. dont get me wrong, once it plays, it plays and doesnt pause to buffer, etc. its that initial loading that seems to take forever. using the same 3.0 drive connected to my pc, streaming movie to shield tv running kodi, the issue is the same.

then when it comes to transferring, the same can be said with transfer speeds via usb 3.0 and ethernet. again, its all running on the local network, not via internet, so obviously theres some sort of network issue, but what? because when running via network on devices other than android the speed seems to all be there. :(
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banderos101:
Similar situation here......also have an r7000

LAN network speed usually starts fast (50mb average), but gradually slows down to a somewhat stable 5mb

Are you using custom firmware for the router, or netgear stock firmware?

Theres an android app, that specifically tests network speed, search for "wifi speed test"
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unvaluablespace:
banderos101

Searching for wifi speed test in the play store results in several speed test apps but all ive seen seem to just want to test internet network? would need to test local network speed.

After more testing ive determined that the issue seems more obvious via ethernet. on wifi the connection seems more stable, steadying at around 5MBps, but eventually the connection slows and drops. On ethernet though, the connection is way more sporatic, bouncing continuously up and down, which is odd because obviously wired should be more stable. ive tried swapping ethernet cables and nothing seems to change the issue at all.

if only i could get 50mb average, id be happy, but im not even getting that. :\ when transferring locally on the shield, from the usb 3.0 external drive to the microsd slot or internal storage, speed is awesome at around 30-50MBps, so i know the capability is there, but its almost like the android network is somehow limiting performance. :/
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unvaluablespace:
Okay so after more digging I think I've gotten closer to the issue, now to just find a fix...

So after using WiFi speed test (which is great app to test LOCAL networks btw, thanks banderos101!) I notice that doing a TCP test is rather fast, averaging 50MBps on WiFi, even faster on Ethernet. However, the smb client tab for this app shows the same slow issue, and when you use it, it warns about slow speeds and suggest changing the "message block size" in settings to get faster speeds. So I do that and lo and behold, faster speed! The problem is the only thing I can find this setting for is in WiFi speed test app, and even a Google search seems to provide little information.

Does anyone know anything about message block size and how one could adjust it?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gottahavit:
I'll give that app a try and see what I see, though I have no issues with local streaming.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PatrickDelta:
Hello!

This is my first post, any suggestions on how to improve are gladly taken!

I would like to install a Bliss Rom which does not support my Huawei P8 Lite (Android 5.0).

Is it possible? And if not, what ROMs would you suggest?
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vika__:
I think our cute little p8lite doesn't have any custom roms.. But we have to hope we will get a few.. Maybe some roms ported from honor 4x?

Ps. And remember... You can't install roms from another devices
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amr_amr0182000:
i wish to be a lot or custom rooms to our p8 lite too :) !
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tayfuntb1393:
will we ever get a cyanogenmod?
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfensg:
You may want to follow [MENTION=7354786]XePeleato[/MENTION] 's efforts in porting (help appreciated) here -> http://xdaforums.com/p8lite/general/rom-aosp-5-1-1-ale-l21-t3350106

Unfortunately at the current phase the RIL is not working (you are not able to call / receive call)
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daviddosa:
The problem probably lays in the HIiSilicon Kirin chipset. The chipset is fairly unique, with only a few devices built with it, there are no general fixes for issues like RIL problems, so everything needs manual fixing, which is like modify-rebuild-try, after every effort to trying to fix issues.

It takes time, and manual labour, which is very tedious.

XePeleato said, he'll wait for the official 6.0 releases, and try to do some things after that.

I'm also interested in the building process itself, already downloaded a linux vm, and the CM source code itself, and I'm trying to learn how the system is working, so there are mulltiple people who are willing to make ROMs.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azaradel:
There is a person who works on cyanogenmod for our p8lite.

https://github.com/hak86/android_device_huawei_hi6210sft
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
You can install sokkoban's rom. It is emui but contain a lot of features that aren't available now on Huawei p8 lite. Especially camera modes like light painting, super night mode etc. http://huaweip8lite.blogspot.com/?m=1
[Android General] HitechmobilesNZ:
Mod edit:

Changing the IMEI on a device is illegal and therefore any discussion of it is forbidden on XDA.
[Android General] Heisenberg:
Changing the IMEI on a device is illegal and therefore any discussion of it is forbidden on XDA.

Thread closed.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silvershot:
I recently rooted my I9195 successfully. i then flashed a custom kernel i found here on the forum (kernel v1 or sth like that) then my phone wouldn go past the boot white logo screen. i then tried flashing other kernels but they were apparently wrong as some features of my phone didnt work. i finally found the right firmware for my phone and tried to flash it with odin but it failed and now my phone only shows this message where it says that the firmware update failed and i have to use kies in recovery mode.

so i use kies and try the install firmware thing that asks you to put in your model and serial number. i do that and it says the device doesnt support initialisation. tried on another computer and it said that serial number was invalid.. i was very careful when typing it etc.

help.. what do i do?

btw last firmware i had was 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S3miniFin:
I think you should put original back and start over and read forum more howto.

You use ODIN to flash custom rom, why? ODIN is for original rom. With custom rom need use TWRP or other recovery boot.