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[AT&T HTC One (M7)] saegiru:
Okay, so I've got an AT&T M7 that has has (as far as I can tell - a stock version running 4.42 and HTC Sense 6.0) the Software number is 5.12.502.2.

The problem is, that apparently something is extremely corrupted - and I get messages like "Swiftkey has stopped", except replace Swiftkey with tons of other things, as it keeps happening over and over.

If I reboot, any changes that were made (downloads, settings, ANYTHING), apparently gets erased, or is not saved.

I can boot into recovery (which is TWRP 2.7.1.1, and again - any changes I make are not actually written. I can attempt to flash roms (cm, htc1guru stock images, etc.), and they will generally go through the motions of running - and even say 'successful' at the end, but if you reboot after that, everything is still as it was before. No changes at all (think of it like Groundhog Day... every day I can kill myself, eat whatever I want, kill other people(delete stuff, change things, add things) - but after the phone sleeps (aka restarts), the day (aka the phone) is reset as if I did absolutely nothing.)

I have tried wiping cache, data, system, literally EVERYTHING and it does absolutely nothing.

Also, if I try the main Factory Reset from inside the ROM itself, it says it is doing something, but then reboots and everything is back as it was also.

I've tried fastboot boot <insert multiple recovery images multiple times.img>, and it just locks up the phone and I have to hard restart it.

I've tried fastboot flash <new recovery.img> - it actually says successful, but again - does nothing after rebooting.

I am literally going crazy here... I can push files temporarily to the device, and try to do stuff with them, but in the end nothing can seem to make any difference.

I have tried going through htcdev unlock with Unlock_code.bin, and it doesn't do anything.

fastboot oem lock does nothing

Everything I've found says maybe S-OFF would help, but I can't seem to find any way to get that done.

Please, can ANYONE help me figure out how to get this stupid thing to be at all useful again? All help is appreciated. Below is my

e:\Downloads>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.57.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 4M.27.3218.14

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON

(bootloader) serialno:

CENSOREDFORMYPARANOIA

(bootloader) imei:

CENSOREDFORMYPARANOIA

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m7_ul

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064

(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000

(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4272mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-1f512bb6

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.068s
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] wingsltd:
Follow the unlock your bootloader thread..
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] saegiru:
Bootloader is unlocked, and I have tried re-unlocking. Nothing changes. I mean, I appreciate the input - but did you even read the post above? Answers like that make me feel like I'm talking to Tier I tech support at Gateway or something.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hr1625:
Hello buddies,

Greetings to all from Venezuela. I have a problem with a Contixo Q103 tablet that I was messing with.

I was trying to flash a custom recovery to it and i ended up bricking the tablet. I did it accidentally with a program called Zeus Tool, wich loaded a recovery to it but the thing is that i didn't notice that it was for an A10 Processor. The tablet only shows now the Contixo logo and stays there forever.

I have searched on the internet for several days for the stock .img file for this tablet for flashing with Phoenix Suit or PhoenixCard but i haven't found anything.

I really need your help!!!

Thank You!!!
[Android Apps and Games] sbtrung:
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- Summoning assisting Drones with different characteristics.

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[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivo1st:
Hello everybody,

Hope my thread finds you all well.

Since I do not find special place for HTC One M9+ SC, I am writing my question here. I recently bought HTC One M9+ Supreme Camera. The phone works well, but I can't manage to make the IR work. I was missing CIR Module and I installed it, but I get this message in the System log when I try to execute IR command within an application (it doesn't matter what app is it):

E/CIRControlService( 8844): CommandHandler: request 4 drop: 0 RID=6d188c3e-0333-4283-93a7-4c2dc3b14366

E/CIRControlService( 8844): CommandHandler: poll 1 drop:false id=6d188c3e-0333-4283-93a7-4c2dc3b14366

E/htcircontrol( 8844): loadAndSendIR: error 18

E/htcircontrol( 8844): loadAndSendIR: exit 0x12

The other thing I found that is this:

03-14 03:54:56.685 11906 11906 W CIR-HtcAccessory: onCreate: mCirExist: true, mAccessoryExist: false, mAccessorySupportCIR: false

03-14 03:54:56.685 11906 11906 W CIRControlService: Service Started

03-14 03:54:56.685 11906 11906 W CIRControlService: Received start id 1: Intent { cmp=com.htc.cirmodule/.CIRControlServiceOwner }

03-14 03:54:56.686 11906 11906 W CIRControlService: onBind

03-14 03:54:56.688 11906 11906 W CIRControlServiceClient: onServiceConnected , thread :main

03-14 03:54:56.853 11906 11906 W CIRControlServiceClient: sendMessageToService

03-14 03:54:56.853 11906 11906 W CIRControlServiceClient: sendMessageToService , thread :main

03-14 03:54:56.853 11906 11906 W CIRControlService: IncomingHandler: 1

03-14 03:54:56.853 11906 11906 W CIR-HtcAccessory: IncomingHandler: mCirExist: true, mAccessoryExist: false, mAccessorySupportCIR: false

03-14 03:54:56.857 11906 11906 W CIRControlService: Client { when=-2ms what=1 target=com.htc.cirmodule.CIRControlServiceOwner$IncomingHandler } registered.

Why are these "mAccessoryExist: false, mAccessorySupportCIR: false" set to false? I am happy if somebody can tell what's going on.

These are the versions:

Android 5.0.2

HTC Sence 7.0

Software number: 1.03.708.12

Kernel version: 3.10.61-g7421ec8 (and@AABM) (gcc version 4.9 20140514 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 9 22:30:29 CST 2015

Baseband version: 1.1506V24P59.2508.1008_HTW

Build number: 1.03.708.12 CL608897

Bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted.

Thank you all in advance.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivo1st:
more information

After a little bit of decompiling I found the meaning of this error:

CIR_TTY_READ_ERROR = 18;

The tty used for this operation is: /dev/ttyMT1. You can see that when you hexedit /system/lib64/libhtcirinterface_jni.so where the native calls are made from.

I still cannot understand what's wrong..
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrazzaD:
I've heard there unfortunately isn't an infrared port on the M9 SC edition , though I may be wrong ...
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivo1st:
You may be right, but there should be. The blaster can be seen on top of the phone. It's the same body as HTC One M9+. GSMarena confirms that there is infra red port, but HTC doesn't say anything in the phone specifications.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
M9+ sc does have infra red. Have you tried the peel remote? Faulty ir ports are NOT unheard of.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrazzaD:
I've just read on gsmarena comments that nobody who owns the m9+sce seems to have got ir working, that actually put me off buying it.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivo1st:
I've tried various remote control programs, but I've got the errors explained above.

I wonder why the phone came whitout HTC_CIR.apk preinstalled, but the shared libraries exist and are loaded. I checked them via /proc/<lib cir process id>/maps.

CIR firmware can be found in /system/etc/cir.img. I wasn't able to flash it using /system/bin/cir_fw_update.

I think the problem lies in the kernel missing support for it.

Can somebody give an idea how to check that? It's very hard without kernel .config.

Or how can I check what driver operates /dev/ttyMT1?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zaki Gaima:
Yes, I own the same phone, and couldn't get the IR blaster working.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivo1st:
I have contacted HTC Live support today and they confirmed that it has IR blaster and SHOULD work with Peel.

I still can't get it work and can't find the problem. I dumped my phone partitions and see what is there :P ;)
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yvtc75:
Here is the SPEC for M9+ SC.

http://www.htc.com/hk-en/smartphones/htc-one-m9-plus-supreme-camera/

There was lack of "CIR" in the "Connectivity" section for M9+ SC.

Something loss.... maybe ?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivo1st:
I read that couple of times and I still don't get it why the support guy did tell me that there is IR on this phone even though HTC_CIR was not installed and I told him that too. He confirmed the presence of IR couple of times. Everything looks very strange to me. Why did HTC leave ir dummy transmitter on a high-end phone?

I will continue to dig in this but I have to find а stock ROM first.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zaki Gaima:
That sounds good, but I have never found a person on the web who claims that IR Blaster is working for their M9+
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
Hi guys,

As I did with my Note 5, I performed some AudioPrecision measurements on the headphone output of the S7 Edge (Snapdragon version, SM-G9350).

UPDATE 1: I made an error in the max output level. It's -9 dBV/360mV into a 16 Ohm load, not -13 dBV. Still... it's low. Same as Mate 8/Z5/, lower than V10 (-6 dB), a LOT lower than iPhone (-1 dBV).

UPDATE 2:

Redid the Dynamic range measurement using the more convention AES617 standard. Shows 100 dB now.

THD is really quite poor... It raises as a function of frequency and output level. My colleague suspects some form of capacitive loading. I would say this is probably the worst metric of this device, the other elements are very acceptable/good.

Setup

Audio Precision APx525

Loaded (unless specified): 16 Ohm

Result summary

Supports high resolution playback up to 192 kHz.

Flat frequency response: <0.08 dB delta upto 96 kHz

Very good dynamic range (AES17): 100 dB

LOW output level: -9dBV (360mV using a 0dBFS signal) into a 16 Ohm load (for reference, Asian iPhone 6 = -1 dBV)

Output impedance: 5.6 Ohm

Crosstalk: didn't have to means to this measurement, sorry

THD+N: at nominal level = max 0.05%, at maximum level = max 0.7%

Some of these results are quite disappointing. Especially the very low output levels and high THD+N at max level. Some graphs below for illustration.

Subjective assessment

Been comparing the quality to my reference setup at work (PC to USB DAC Sony PHA-3 line-out to Talisman T-3H full Class-A amp). Used a number of sources (44/16 FLAC, 192/24 FLAC, Tidal HiFi).

I would say the sound quality is really quite good for a phone, but not exceptional. There's nothing really wrong with it. Good spatial quality, extended in the highs and the lows. It just doesn't sound that WOW and lacks somewhat in its dynamic delivery and instrument seperation. My guess is that the limited amplification power is letting it down somewhat in this regard. It's a pity I don't have my Note 5 anymore for direct comparison, but from memory I believe that was a better performer.

Now, to call it "incredibly disappointing" is a gross overstatement... (see some other threads on here).

Dynamic Range (AES17)

Noise floor measurement loaded (multi-tone signal)

Frequency response (loaded)

THD+N spectrum at maximum output level
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
Do this for the eyxnos model if you can
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
Sorry, I only have the SD version.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
That's ok thanks though
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
Updated the data, made an error in my output level measurement. Apologies...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] johanbiff:
"Audio output doesn't disappoint

The Samsung Galaxy S7 almost perfectly matched the output of its predecessor with an active external amplifier. This is to say the smartphone delivered flawlessly clean output with just above average volume levels for an excellent showing.

Stereo crosstalk did increase a bit more compared to what the Galaxy S6 had, but output remained very solid when headphones came into play. Volume didn't drop either, so it was all very good and worthy of a modern-day flagship.

Anyway, here go the results so you can do your comparisons.

Test	Frequency response	Noise level	Dynamic range	THD	IMD + Noise	Stereo crosstalk

Samsung Galaxy S7	+0.01, -0.04	-92.5	92.6	0.0027	0.0078	-92.7

Samsung Galaxy S7 (headphones)	+0.05, -0.05	-91.9	92.1	0.0044	0.063	-73.4

Samsung Galaxy S6	+0.01, -0.04	-95.6	92.8	0.0024	0.0094	-94.5

Samsung Galaxy S6 (headphones)	+0.02, -0.05	-92.6	91.9	0.0025	0.042	-83.4

Sony Xperia Z5	+0.01, -0.04	-95.5	89.5	0.0033	0.012	-94.8

Sony Xperia Z5 (headphones attached)	+0.22, -0.24	-95.1	89.5	0.0057	0.212	-59.8

Apple iPhone 6s	+0.03, -0.04	-93.5	93.5	0.0016	0.0075	-73.2

Apple iPhone 6s (headphones attached)	+0.10, -0.06	-93.8	93.9	0.0030	0.101	-68.2

LG G4	+0.04, -0.07	-93.4	93.3	0.0021	0.050	-92.6

LG G4 (headphones)	+0.93, -0.13	- 91.4	91.9	0.013	0.244	-50.4

Nokia Lumia 950	+0.01, -0.03	-91.3	91.2	0.0036	0.012	-91.6

Nokia Lumia 950 (headphones attached)	+0.59, -0.03	-92.0	91.9	0.011	0.316	-63.9"

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s7-review-1408p7.php

seems like exynos is the way to go :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
From my measurements, it's not so clear cut... The only relevant measurement is the one with headphones attached (i.e. loaded)

Dynamic Range: SD > Exynos

Freq response: SD > Exynos

THD: Exynos > SD
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Can you buy a exynos? I will buy you a beer.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pyrokinetic:
Great research! I have the Exynos version but lack the dedicated $20K analyzer. What I have is the xonar u7 external adc/dac , which spec sheet states the following:

Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) :

110 dB

Frequency Response (-3dB, 24bit/96KHz input) :

10 Hz to 46 KHz

Can I contrive something to do a adequate measurement (with some 3rd party software, or even code my own) and what will the error be, in your professional opinion? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
Well, given that the SNR is only barely better than the S7 and the FR is actually worse, I don't think there is much you can do with that device :D

There's a reason why those AP's are so ridonculously expensive :'(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jwhatts:
I understand only some of these words... Any chance you could dumb it down a bit for me? And is there a solution to get back the WOW factor without an update from Samsung or an external DAC?

Thanks for the research, I find this stuff fascinating!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] NaimC:
Where are you getting the dynamic range comparison from? Also, seems to me like frequency response goes to the Exynos too. There's a more notable drop off with the SD below 200Hz, whereas the Exynos's doesn't kick in till 30Hz. Likewise with the upper end, with the SD tailing off after 5k, whilst the Exynos seems consistent all the way through.

Granted, neither changes in frequency response are likely to be audibly perceivable, as the db values are so miniscule.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pyrokinetic:
Thanks. Second question, what is the frequency step during FR measurement? I presume it is measured by variying the frequency of some test tone, please correct me if wrong. I am thinking of borrowing an osciloscope with some samples capture capability and post processing afterwards.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ethan3686:
Ok this is all alien language to me :P

Can you explain simply? Is the Exynos edge better quality and louder sounding than the Qualcomm through headphones?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
I was going by the numbers you posted compared to my findings. The graph you post shows a flatter response for the Exyones however. But like you rightfully point out... for all intents and purposes, both are ruler flat. Anyone who says they can hear a 0.1 dB difference is flat out lying.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
Tested my exynos model with beats studio.. wow sound is amazing
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
It's impossible to judge sound quality based on these figures alone. I have not heard the Exynos implementation yet so I cannot comment.

What I can say about the objective results of this test is that the Snapdragon performs well on all counts except for the THD (harmonic distortion). It's still less than 1% though even at max level, so inaudible (there's plenty of research on the audibility of THD...). The iPhone 6 Plus generated a whopping 8% of distortion at max level! It's essentially clipping the signal at max level. You don't see anyone losing their **** over that.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Maxha:
S7 snapdragon version and exynos version has totally dofferent sound chipset

Snapdragon version use chipset called wcd9335 that is implented most of the snapdragon 820 powered smartphone.

Exynos version use custom chipset CS42L73 that was slightly enhanced from galaxy s6 version.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dodgeboy:
I'd love to see how the THD differs between the top 3 or 4 volume settings. I can hear the EQ changing as I increase the volume near the top end. If I keep the volume at about 75%, it sounds acceptable (albeit very quiet). When I go beyond that, all kinds of weird things happen to the sound.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
I will do so tomorrow the measurements are at work. I recall the THD does increase significantly during the last few volume steps. Still, I sincerely doubt the level is high enough to cause any Audible side effects. I believe that what is happening is that the exponential volume steps result in timbre changes because that's just how our hearing works. Look up equal loudness curves to understand better what I'm trying to explain.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
But perhaps you can explain to me better what you mean by "weird things" .
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
****, I didn't save those individual level measurements. Maybe if I find time later this week I'll do them again as they were really quite interesting and telling. I'll see if I can measure the Jitter as well. My colleague seemed to think there was an issue there as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Semantics:
I won't pretend to be an audiophile, but I used my Audio Technica headphones for the first time on a flight today and the phone sounded every bit as good as my LG v10.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dodgeboy:
I didn't define it originally because people tend to stop reading when there is any diving into details. Here's what I mean by weird things...

The EQ (bass, mid, treble, and overall sound) is fairly consistent throughout much of the volume range. However, "weird things" start happening near max volume. The last 4 volume steps on the high end (so, 100%, and the three steps below that) have a dramatic impact on the general "sound." As you increase through these volume settings, the treble seems to dramatically decrease, and the bass decreases as well. The mids become very dominant, and the overall sound is muddy and dull (less bass, less treble). There seems to be a lot less channel separation as well, because it has a very mono sound to it. Basically, it just sounds damn awful.

As a test, I hooked it up to the radio in my truck via an aux cable. I set the volume to 4 or 5 clicks down from max (which winds up being just past where you get the stupid warning about damaging your ears), and set the volume on the radio so that the music was at a normal level. Then increase the volume on the phone, and decrease the volume on the radio (to keep the sound at a consistent volume). You would not believe the change in the EQ. Even people that have no experience in audio, and don't have an "ear for sound" can tell that something horrible is happening to the sound.

I feel like this is a software "feature" to compensate for a weak/crappy headphone amp in the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Beefheart:
Mids dominating at high volume is a very common feature of cheap audio hardware unfortunately.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] NTT_Leader:
I could not agree more with what dodgeboy had to say. I can notice this on my s7e (exynos) very notably. Sound is overall good when vol is set at 7/10. And when I crank up the volume to the max 10/10 it actually starts to sound quiet - bass and treble especially.

When comparing to my Z2 same song and same volume level they sound almost identical. However, the s7e is lacking the bass notes and I assume due to the "mega bass" feature on the z2. This volume level is very disappointing.

Does anyone know if I root the device, will I get a better audio output and normal volume levels? So far I am pretty disappointed with the s7e.

Did we get a crappy Chinese toy for 800$?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Beefheart:
You would be able to install Viper4Android, which requires root. This would make your sound volume and quality 10x better.

Sent from my Vic 20 disguised as a Galaxy S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] osmosizzz:
It will work for most but for some, like me, v4A just makes music sound processed.. Like the music is going through various filters and it sounds unnatural. Again, that's to m my ears.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Beefheart:
You need to learn how to use it then. That's the key with Viper, you can make it sound processed should you wish, or you can simply have it increase the quality but sound natural. When it comes to sound dynamics there is very little it can't do.

Sent from my Vic 20 disguised as a Galaxy S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
Well, the car situation is totally different than when using headphones. The impedance seen by the device will be very high in the case of the car and very low in the case of the headphones. For the later case (i.e. a small impedance), the frequency response

does not change

no matter what the output level. I've not tested the high impedance case, maybe if I find some time I will.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Willyman:
I think you're missing the point... If natural sound reproduction is critical for you, V4A is not going to cut it for you. Maybe if you just use the EQ it won't change the sound too much, but everything else I've read on their website will reduce the naturalness of the sound (ie. how it was intended to be heard).