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[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cityhunter62:
Hello guys,

I'm so upset. After several years with a stock GB rom (because I was scared of flashing), I've finally attempted to install a custom rom... And it didn't work as expected...

1) My phone was already rooted with DoomLord. for a long time.

2) I unlocked my bootloader and it worked fine. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1662199)

3) I flashed the custom Kernel with Lupus GB v12 and it worked fine (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2054512)

4) I tried to flash with a custom rom, but couldn't. Here's why :

I put my custom rom zip file on my sdcard through windows explorer. But when I go to recovery TWRP and try to find my zip file on the sdcard, I cannot select it, because TWRP is "unable to mound /sdcard". I don't know why. The sdcard is fine, it should be able to read it.

So I have access to TWRP and recovery, but no access to the sdcard, so no possibility to install my custom rom... And I have no rom installed as I wiped everything according to the tutorial...

And as I'm a noob and all the explanations I can find are wayyyyy too technical for me, I'm basically stuck without any phone.

I know that this forum has not been too lively lately, but PLEASE, if you've read this , help me...

Thanks a lot,

Regards,
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] podiwadda:
I had the same issue with my Samsung galaxy s3 with twrp but what I did was I changed My custom recovery to philztouch and I did flash without any problem. Maybe try searching for a another custom recovery because I wasn't able to fix mount error problem with TWRP.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cityhunter62:
Hello Podiwadda,

Thanks for your answer.

So if I understand clearly, TWRP is my custom recovery that I got with Lupus kernel, right ?

So if I change my kernel, I change my custom recovery ?

Thus, I guess I should try DoomLord's DoomKernel in order to get another custom recovery ?

Shall I use Fastboot to flash with Doomkernel over Lupus kernel ? No risk in doing that ?

Sorry for these questions, but coming from Symbian which was quite easy and straightforward in terms of flashing, Android is sooooo complex and confusing (with root, bootloader, C-kernel, recovery, C-rom, etc...).
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inaroom:
yes you flash the kernel in fastboot mode with flashtools or adb, usually there's no risk in that.

i would try to format the sd card directly from recovery. i think ntfs filesystem doesn't work though so check that also, format it to fat or ext from your pc..you're just a few step from booting
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
If you have Lupus GB12 kernel still flashed, you could try to flash rom from clockworkmod recovery. Just tap vol- when booting phone (TWRP is on vol+ button, right?)

SD card should be formated in fat32. NTFS or Ext partitiions doesn't work
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cityhunter62:
Hey guys, thanks for your support.

1) I tried with TWRP (through Lupus kernel) -> Cannot mount sdcard.

2) I tried with CWM recovery (through Lupus kernel) -> Cannot mount sdcard.

3) I changed the sdcard and retried in FAT -> Cannot mount sdcard.

4) I formated the sdcard in FAT32 and retried -> Cannot mount sdcard.

So the problem is not the sdcard, and not the recovery mode apparently.

I noted one surprising thing however - CWM recovery told me that my phone was NOT rooted when I tried to exit. But I'm sure it was before (I've done it many months ago with Doomlord, in order to use Link2sd).

- So, could it be the reason why I cannot mount the sdcard ?

- Is it possible that unlocking my bootloader and flashing with Lupus kernel somehow unrooted my phone ???

- Anyway way to check if my phone is still rooted through TWRP or CWM recovery ?

Thanks again,
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
I can't understand why it is not working either, but you colud try to do things from start:

-flash .any .62+ firmware with flashtool (return to stock)

-boot phone into that stock firmware and check is sdcard is recognized (format if needed)

-check if computer see sdcard (in storage (MSC) mode, not in MTP mode)

-copy your rom to sdcard (if you formated again sdcard)

-power off, enter in fastboot mode and flash Lupus GB12 kernel (with flashtool or any other ways you know)

-disconnect usb, power on and enter recovery (whatever you preffer more)

-delete system and data

-flash rom from sdcard

-reboot

PS:

Ignore CWM warning about root. It a feature for roms for locked bootloader (lupus kernel will root any rom installed). It is just few files in /system folder, so if there is no rom (because /system is deleted or it is unrooted stock rom) it will ask to root or not

PS2: maybe to try with external micro scdard reader in PC?

PS3: try another sdcard?

PS4: I must ask... You do have PHYSICAL sdcard insterted? right? Because x-play don't use emulated sdcard... (blessing of gingerbread :) )
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cityhunter62:
-flash .any .62+ firmware with flashtool (return to stock) => Ok with R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62__1253-4437_.ftf through Flashtool

-boot phone into that stock firmware and check is sdcard is recognized (format if needed) => Yes it is recognized.

-check if computer see sdcard (in storage (MSC) mode, not in MTP mode) => Yes computer sees sdcard through MSC usb mode.

-copy your rom to sdcard (if you formated again sdcard) => Ok.

-power off, enter in fastboot mode and flash Lupus GB12 kernel (with flashtool or any other ways you know) => Ok with LuPuS_zeus_GingerBreadv12-full.IMG through fastboot and ADB package.

-disconnect usb, power on and enter recovery (whatever you preffer more) => Nok : I can enter TWRP recovery, but sdcard is still not recognized.

One interesting point though, sdcard IS recognized when I boot my phone into that stock firmware WITH Lupus kernel.

Thus, sdcard is not mounted / recognized ONLY when in recovery mode.

PS : ok.

PS2 : my sdcard is recognized with external micro scdard reader. that's how I put my C- Rom initially.

PS3 : I tried with 2 sd cards : one Nokia with 2gb in FAT then in FAT32. The other one Lexar 32gb in FAT32 (+ a partition in Ext4 for link2sd).

PS4 : yes, yes, physical sdcard. I wouldn't even know how to emulate a sdcard !

Seems that I'm stuck with stock GB then. But I'm happy my phone is not bricked and could be flashed with Flashtool. What can I do ?

- I was thinking about flashing with LuPuS_zeus_GingerBreadv12-full directly through Flashtool (and not from sdcard through recovery) if it's possible (but I need a .ftf file), hoping that the sdcard with then be recognized by the C-Rom.

- Otherwise, maybe trying with another kernel, like DoomLord's DoomKernel, or maybe even LuPuS_zeus_GingerBreadv12.5-ram.img (but I'd like to keep the 720p ability...).

Thanks for your advices !
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
It's more like wild guess then advice, but try:

-Delete any ext partitions on sdcard(s) and leave only fat32/fat

-Try with sideload in twrp recovery to flash rom (as i recall, it does not need sdcard) .
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cityhunter62:
1) I'm using the sdcard with no ext partition - just 2gb of FAT32.

2) Nope, not working either : see the screenshot enclosed - again this f******g message "unable to mount sdcard" :(

Any other idea ? Meanwhile, I will try with a third sdcard - we never know...

Thanks !
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
Sry, i am out of ideas what could be wrong.

You could try flashing other kernels and see if any of them can access sdcar (you only need recovery) . You can easily flash bach lupus gb kernel oncev you are able to flash rom.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cityhunter62:
Thanks a lot Bakisha for your continuous support and advices.

Ah ! Ah ! Ah ! I've found the problem ! I tried with a THIRD sdcard and it worked !

With just a noname / nobrand 8gb microSD HC class 2.......... When a Lexar and Nokia sdcard failed...

So I flashed NXT rom thanks to CMW recovery (surprisingly, TWRP failed to flash my rom...).

So now I have my new NXT rom flashed and perfectly working, except that.......... It does not recognise my 32gb sdcard :(((

So I believe Lupus kernel does not like my Lexar 32gb sdcard :-/ As it was working perfectly with the stock kernel and rom.

To confirm this theory, I will try another kernel.

1) In order to try another kernel, I just flash over with Fastboot and ADB Package ?

2) Which one offers similar performances to Lupus ? Do you have any suggestion ?

Again, Thanks a lot !
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
Just use flashtool, it's easisest (with few clicks), but yeah, if partitiion size is same, just flash over existing kernel.

You could try other kernel, just keep in mind that you'll need to wipe system and data everytime kernels have different partitions size.

Doomlord's kernel is good, but lupus is newer one. Can't say which is better, it's a matter of opinion.

Or try extreme kernel (try to find links in general section)

Or try kernels at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2637637

I am using 64GB card, so it's not about size (also cheap chinese card)

Have fun
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cityhunter62:
Hi Bakisha,

So I tried to flash with Doomlord's kernel - same problem, sdcard is not recognized...

- So basically, with stock kernel and stock rom, no problem.

- With C-kernel and C-rom, sdcard is not recognized.

Now what I did is put my 32gb sdcard in my Symbian powered Nokia 808, just to check.

Interestingly, the Symbian OS told me that it cannot use this sdcard, because it is encrypted, and it is not able to remove the encryption because it does not have the key...

So here's my noob guess : somehow, my sdcard was encrypted when I was in stock GB rom.

As I totally wiped system and data in order to flash C-kernel and C-Rom, I've lost this bloody key.

So my sdcard is still encrypted and the key is lost, which would explain why it cannot be used by my flashed Xplay and my Symbian 808... It would also explain why other sdcards work properly with my flashed Xplay, while this one doesn't.

- Does that sound relevant to you ?

- Do you know how to remove the encryption for this card without the key ?

Again, thanks in advance !
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
I don't know. I never deal with encrypted sdcard.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cityhunter62:
Hello Bakisha,

Thanks a

LOT

for your help and patience.

I've finally found a solution to my problem.

I'm pretty sure the problem was the sdcard's android encryption form the beggining.

Here's what I did to solve it :

- Download MiniTool partition wizard free.

- Wipe entirely your sdcard (fill sectors with zero & one).

- Once done, format your sdcard in FAT32 through Minitool partition wizard.

- Then, format in FAT32 with Windows explorer (right click on sdcard, then format).

- (OPTIONAL) Then, go back to Minitool partition wizard and create your Ext partition for Link2sd.

After all this, my sdcard was finally recognized by Lupus kernel and the C-Rom.

Hope it will help others.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kks111:
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[Off-topic] klon33:
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[Off-topic] Perseus:
Found in violation of XDA rules.

Thread Closed
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medic265:
Hello Everyone, This is my first post here on XDA and I'm hoping you folks can help me out. I bought this S6 from a guy on Craigslist. When I got it everything was fine. I put my sim in a tested it be sure all was well. So I pull my sim out and put it away for a few days to be a birthday gift to my son. So he opens it up, puts in his sim card and goes through the setup. As soon as he was done we get this popup that the phone is locked by Rent-A-Center. Well crap, now what do I do? I bought this in good faith, paid hard-earned money for it, and now it's locked. Of course the seller is no where to be found. And there's not a Rent-A-Center within a hundred miles of me so it's UN-telling where it came from.

I did some research and ran across this thread here. I found what I thought was the latest firmware and flashed it to the phone. But I got no love as it is still locked. I also found a thread on rooting the S6 and followed that but it didn't work either. Now in no way am I a phone guru. My experience so far has been rooting my S5 by searching a thread, downloading what was linked in that thread, and following the step-by-step directions in that thread. With that said could someone help me out with this? I know it's asking a lot to post step-by-step directions and links but that would really help me out.

I should probably add that I can't get into this phone in anyway. After resetting the phone to factory and wiping the cache it then goes to setup. Immediately after setup it locks with the RAC popup and you can not go any further. I can't get to anything such as IMEI, build number, etc.

So with that said I would really appreciate any help you folks can give. I'm stuck at this point.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tacoo:
You're not going to bypass anything. The person you bought the phone from either stole it from Rent A Center, was delinquent on payments, or claimed that it was lost or stolen and the RAC remotely bricked the phone. Just like how people with iPhones can turn lost or stolen phones into permanent bricks regardless of what people try to do, it's the same for Android.

Your best bet is to try and contact RAC somehow and see if they're willing to provide the necessary information to bypass the lock. Otherwise, you're out of money and a phone.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medic265:
I appreciate your replying to my post. But none of this is a known fact. You are making an assumption. And while it could be true neither you nor I know that it is true. And if it is true then that is on the seller, not on me. What is a known fact (at least by me) is that I have a phone that I bought in good faith. It is locked and I need help.

I have found many posts and videos on the internet of S5's and other phones being unlocked. I found a post here on XDA that the author stated he had experience with this on an S6 that I linked above in my original post. I tried what he said but it did not work for me. That could be because I used the wrong files or just from my inexperience. I did send that poster a message but have not heard back from him.

So with all that said I'm still in the same position. I need help from the folks here on XDA. Anybody got any ideas? Thank you all.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] success123:
My friend, you have to believe what [MENTION=6396962]Tacoo[/MENTION] is saying...with s6, you cannot bypass the RAC. Talking about the s5, you can only bypass it when it has kitkat and s6 is far different from s5 in terms android version and such bugs has being fixed...the only option u have now is to contact the person you bought the phone from to help you with the RAC or return the phone and get your money back. There is no way to bypass RAC in S6
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tacoo:
Exactly. Android on Lollipop and Marshmallow is like what Apple did with iOS. On iOS, if you put the lockdown on your phone and it gets stolen, even if someone wipes it entirely, the phone is useless without the original owner putting in their Apple ID. Android is the same way now, along with Samsung having their own account layer on top of that.

You can restore and wipe the phone, but chances are that you're not going to bypass this without contacting RAC.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Themes and Apps] ComputerNmyPocket:
Just wanted to make everyone aware of the dual boot patcher app. The developer started it for the Galaxy S4 but has added support for many other devices. I tested it on my T810 and it works! Using Neked Nook rom as my primary and CM12.1 as secondary. The official thread is here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2447534
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaBlaze:
It's there ANY method or app available to block YouTube ads besides using Xposed?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exad:
I don't believe so.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLit75:
Not unless you want to pay for youtube red. I dont think its worth the $10 a month but think you can try it for free.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hinxnz:
TubeMate? Don't think it has ads at start of videos but unsure as I use the xposed module youtube adaway...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feis:
Im using adaway to block ads in browser, but somehow i dont have any ads in youtube also. Am i alone on this?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel4653:
Maybe you have an old version of YouTube. As away used to block the adds too.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feis:
Latest version according to playstore. Clueless but happy lol
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaBlaze:
Which version of Adaway do you have?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feis:
3.1.1
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B_I_N_G_E:
If you have a subscription to play music, red comes with it. I think the two are definitely worth 10 bucks.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndrasLOHF:
https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html

You're welcome.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giant22000:
Install xposed and the module called YouTube Adaway. I've used this a long time and it just works. No YouTube ads for me. The developer also constantly updates the module.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feis:
We all know that, op asked for a way without using xposed
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rtistique:
OGYoutube:

You can download multiple downloads in the meantime

You can watch the video on Background & Popup Window

You can watch the video while the Screen is off

You can play all qualities *140p~1440p*

You can download the video as [MP3]

You can download the subtitles

You can download any quality

Option to press back button twice to exit the video

Donate/Buy:

Remove Ads ( Located in the setting)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ad78:
Red, play music, youtube music comes with a bundled. Totally worth it for $10 compare to spotify
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaBlaze:
Bump. Anything new?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fromeo85:
I lucked out and jumped on the GPM bandwagon from the beginning and was able to get locked into the $7.99/month rate :D
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FragmentsOfLife:
http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-patched-ad-free-youtube-apks-t3449312
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techno550:
I just swapped from Verizon to T-Mobile.

The phone (SN-910V) works fine with the T-Mobile sim.

Is there any way to update to the T-Mobile ROM to get the standard T-Mobile features (like wifi calling)?

And while I'm asking, is there a marshmallow update?

I don't see a cyanogenmod for the SN-910V, but i do see one for the SN-910T. Is that compatible? (i.e. is the hardware different between the two?)

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rile1564:
There isn't a Tmo MM update yet. Unfortunately, even if there was, it wouldn't be compatible with your phone. You need a Tmo port to your phone. You'll have to check the Verizon Note 4 forums for that.

---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 PM ----------

There is a verizon MM for your phone though. You just need to Odin the file or put in a Verizon Sim to update OTA.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bvzxa3:
I still have a SM-N910T and a N910V, which I got yesterday for $170. I updated the N910V to MM and it's basically Lollipop with changed icons from MM for the S6/S7. It still has the same TouchWiz and it stuttered right after the update. I have a jacked up S6 Edge on T-Mobile and it runs faster even though the phone was dropped and glass cracked. I really did not see he benefit to update but for the N910V it does get LTE on T-Mobile . Of all the Note series, Samsung purposely gimped the Note 4 after 4.4.4 to sell the Note 5 and it's missing hardware features. I can attest to this as I have owned every note except the Note 3, but I have worked on that phone so much it still wasn't gimped to sell the Note 4 as bad as what they did to the Note 4 to sell the Note 5. Samsung is the worst at times.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaySCLA:
Yes. I did this to two Verizon note 4s as soon as their bootloader was unlocked. Go to the verizon note 4 xda section and unlock the bootloader if you havent already and the flash twrp to your phone.

My steps were as follows: unlock bootloader. Root with kingroot. Flash twrp with Flashify app. Then wiped data, system, cache, and dalvik and installed stock tmobile rom zip file (dok2). Everything works perfectly. Wifi calling and all. I think I installed the beastmode kernel too. This was months ago so i dont remember exactly.

You can find the exact zip file i used if you copy paste N910T3UVU1DOK2_stock_rooted_busybox_odex.zip to google. Click first link. Should give you option for deodexed and odexed versions of the rom. I installed the odexed version.

hope this helps.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] homer285:
I made a rough guide that will help you if you need to disassemble your Atom.

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Atom_Disassembly
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] homer285:
edited: removed image.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] twr7cx:
So is there any solution for the hissing noise then?
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] homer285:
There is no solution, unless you can find an LCD that was used with the first version of the Atom.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] jiggs:
putting it at the wiki would make everyone happy :D

Great discovery!
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] jiggs:
Surprisingly, after I have had so many flashes with my Atom, the squealing sound disappeared. I can only hear it during bootloader mode :D
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] homer285:
OK I shall make detailed instruction on how to disassemble our Atom in a few days :D

Also I have changed my opinion and now gone back to thinking the LCD is at fault, sleep deprevation was the reason for thinking otherwise.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] homer285:
Created a new page in Wiki (Atom Disassembly) check the first post and feel free to add your experiences and/or anything I may have missed.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] Jackuuuuu:
Hey there,

Thank you for your guide I manage to fix up my buttons! LOL :)

Just wondering where is the onboard battery located? I need to replace it, coz everytime i take out the battery, my time starts from factory default! What is the size of the battery?

Thanks a lot!
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] homer285:
The battery lives near the LCD ribbon connector, however I would be surprised if that were your problem. This is a known issue for quite a few devices.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] goshinguy:
Could someone please reupload the disassemble instruction in the Wiki. It seems the freeshosting has expired.

I really hope someone could help me with this one.

Thank you
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] tjlabais:
re-uploaded at wiki. enjoy!

cheers,

TJ
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iletired:
Rooted M9 ATT Marshmallow, and it works with Titanium Backup.

However, I get reboots constantly every time I try to install BusyBox or Adaway.

Any thoughts?

I've tried 2.65, 2.74, 2.49 (SuperSU). Tried various versions of TWRP.

I think SuperSU is setting the secured boot image wrong when flashing, but can't find a right file. Help?