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[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anik321:
First up:

My 5x was rooted and working for 6 months using the amazing step by step posted at: http://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206930

It has TWRP custom recovery which I can no longer access.

The only mode I can access is the bootloader using fastboot.

Google has already sent me a replacement but I would like to get as much of my non-backed-up info from the internal memory as possible before returning it.

The phone functioned perfectly in its rooted state for 6 months until one day on vacation when it kept rebooting at random intervals where the intervals got shorter and shorter to the point where the phone was simply unusable. Now it does not boot at all.

Even a week ago ago I was able to go into TWRP once out of 25 tries but now that does not work anymore either.

If you let it try and boot, it will display the "Your device software can't be checked for corruption.... please lock your bootloader..." message. It will then display "GOOGLE" on a plain black screen with an unlocked padlock in the bottom. It will loop between these two screens over and over without every going into the android startup animation screen.

I have reflashed a new stock image from the google repository as well as a new recovery - all of which completed successfully per the messages at the command prompt screen. However this did nothing to fix the actual issue. Same exact screen and bootloop.

At this point I would be happy just to be able to go in and access the information in the two users (I had multi-users setup). Since the bootloader is the only mode I can enter, is it possible to access the internal memory using fastboot? Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfhub:
Did you flash the full factory image? It would have deleted all your user information?

Even if not, you would need to access from something like TWRP as the user partition is encrypted, even if you have no password set up (it is encrypted with random password, which itself is then obfuscated by encrypting with known-text)

You could try booting TWRP over USB using

fastboot boot twrp.img

But if I recall correct, twrp has a bug where it can't decrypt user if booted in this way, but I don't remember if that is for pattern/pin/password or even with default known password.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anik321:
Thank you Sfhub. Just tried your recommendation of booting TWRP over USB. Still the same issue. The device restarts but never goes into recovery, just loops over and over. And no I did not flash the full image so as to protect the user data still on the device.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anik321:
Nothing else I could try? Anyone?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfhub:
It just sounds like your EMMC is dying or dead and whenever something tries to access it, the kernel panics and reboots.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immortalis:
https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/bullhead-mtc19v-factory-f3a6bee5.tgz

Extract the archive and archive saved in it, then try flashing these images:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot flash vendor vendor.img

and then check if the phone boots. You will not lose data.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anik321:
No luck :/ but thanks przemcio510

I left the phone alone for a few days and came back to find a weird message saying the encryption process was interrupted and as a result all data is lost. That I should reset the phone to factory conditions to proceed. I am unable to replicate this screen back.

And the bootloop continues...
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anik321:
If the EMMC was dead, would adb or fastboot complete flashing successfully?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immortalis:
What is your bootloader version? Try reflashing it from fastboot. If it fails, then I have no idea what's wrong.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
You could get the message that it completed successfully. Try locking your bootloader, fastboot oem lock. Then reboot to the bootloader. If it doesn't say locked them the emmc is bad.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfhub:
I don't know if fastboot does error checking. The OTA should be doing error checking.

One issue is the problem area of EMMC might not be the system/vendor/boot partitions.

It doesn't need to be catastrophic failure where everything is affected. It can be partial failure.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vuciz:
If you re-lock your bootloader, that wipes userdata now as well.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akkisid23:
When I flash cm13 or mokee rom sim card doesn't get detected but after i get back to stock moto g3(2015) XT1550 rom(indian dual sim varient) it works fine...any solution?
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nandakis4:
did you format sd card as external ?? or internal ??

if you format as internal , then format as external .. then remove memory card and keep it again :)

i dont know if it works.. but its just a suggestion :)
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akkisid23:
I tried everything, It didn't work in any way... I am not even able to flash to lollipop stock rom for moto g3. It shows <bootloader> prevalidation failed though i have allowed oem unlock and debugging. I dont want marshmallow, it has many bugs like scroll bugs and glitches.. And the bootloader is unlocked too... :(
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acetyloaceton:
If you are doing downgrade, you don't have to downgrade bootloader (and you musn't downgrade partition!). Just do:

fastboot oem fb_mode_set

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

fastboot erase cache

fastboot erase userdata

fastboot erase customize

fastboot erase clogo

fastboot oem fb_mode_clear

fastboot reboot
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akkisid23:
Oh cool, thank you so much and one more thing is when i flash any ROM on my moto g3 it doesn't detect sim card and when I get back to normal stock ROM its all well and fine..I even tried flashing the modem file(NON-HLOS.bin) that was in the stock ROM zip file but did not work...what do I do?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UD3R:
From all I've read on the web it's possible to fix with a software patch.

Tried CM 10.1, works great but touch is still inverted.

Tried HairyBean(Has invert touch feature during install), rom works for about 20 seconds before restarting the device.

So my only option right now it somehow get the Invert Touch feature into CM10.1, any ideas where should I look?

Thank you in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Cyanoid:
I'm grateful for any ideas at this point. The model no. is 4037R, the provider ID is: 4037R-2BVHCA1 (n.b. The Alcatel OneTouch Pop D3 is very similar if not same as the "Evolve 2" model).

Using SP Flash Tool I tried "Firmware Upgrade" as an option when I was having errors. But I had no preloader file to flash, note. Even though all options were checked, I only had the recovery.img file to flash. I think this bricking may have occurred because I flashed the wrong MT65xx MediaTek scatter file. The one that came with the files, MT6572, wouldn't work ending with a "BROM" error 1003. It said the chip was an MT6582. So I flashed a generic MT6582 scatter file. That finally gave me the "OK", but of course it wasn't OK. The phone is no longer recognized by adb, and just barely recognized by the PC.

Problem is, I'm not exactly sure what MediaTek chipset this phone has, and where to get the scatter file for it, and more importantly, where to get the firmware for it (which should contain the scatter file, if I'm not mistaken). Apparently, you can definitely unbrick these types of phones if you have the right scatter file! Needless to say, I did not make backups of anything!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] seth_denis:
I don't claim to be an expert but maybe I can be of assistance. Sounds like you might have flashed a wrong preloader or something. If the computer still reads it then you still have hopes of flashing the right one if you can get your hands on it. If you can provide a picture showing your model number/ provider ID, I might be able to assist you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] seth_denis:
You can unbrick it with the right file. Unfortunately i have them in OSP format which is probably useless to you since I don't have the password to unzip it. To find out the chip you can use MTK Droid Tools. Based on what you said, I can say with uttermost confidence that you have a preloader/boot issue seeing as you probably flash a blank partition over them. The right file will definitely fix it but i haven't found one yet. Will keep looking for you. Would be a breeze if you were in Saint Lucia. lol

Edit: Also something I feel the need to point out is that the 4037* phones have different chipsets and their roms are NOT interchangable. Even the same model (your for example) under different carriers (2BVHCA1 in your case) sometimes give mixed results which i learned the hard way (I had a 4037A working on recently)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Cyanoid:
That sounds very likely that I flashed a blank partition as you mention, since at one point I chose "firmware upgrade", to try to get past an error I was getting. This forces checkmarks on all ROM sections (including preloader), even though I only had a file for recovery. Unfortunately, MTK Droid Tools (and adb) is pretty useless to me now, as it won't recognize the phone. It looks like I can only flash things via SP Flash Tool.

Since I have no hope any longer of finding a stock ROM for a 4037R OneTouch Pop D3, much less a scatter file, I was really hoping that I could try to flash whatever ROM I can get my hands on that is the closest to it. ie. An "Evolve 2" (4037T)? But if what you say is so, that it has to be the exact ROM for this model, then I don't know how I''ll ever find that. Even a search on Alcatel's website for the 4037R turned up 0 results!

I wonder, if I had a 4037A ROM and flashed that.... could I at least use that to get the phone up and running, even if, say cell / wifi dont work??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] seth_denis:
As long as the computer reads in without a battery you should at least be able to pull a scatter .txt file which will tell you the chip version even if everything else may be useless. Also you can try the mobile upgrade tool and select 4037 as your phone model. I cannot try it myself but it might work.

http://www.alcatel-mobile.com/global-en/support/product?id=338&model=POP D3

Also if you can i suspect it might be easier to get a similar phone and get a rom dump because the internet isn't too happy about sharing that particular phone's firmware
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Cyanoid:
I had already tried fixing it with Alcatel's Mobile Upgrade tool. I'm afraid it won't recognize the phone without a battery. Nor will MTK Droid Tool (battery in or out), so I can't use that to pull in a scatter file. The PC only seems to recognize the device when the battery is in. (In Mobile Upgrade, with the battery in, I get: "Read terminal information failed...unplug and remove battery". No battery also didn't work in SP Tools, when I specified "without battery" in the options). In fact, even though the PC recognizes a device when the battery is in, it goes bonkers (keeps restarting every 2 seconds). I am still able to flash using SP Tools, however.

I thought about getting another OneTouch Pop D3 to pull the necessary files off of that. But that's not possible, they don't sell it any longer since a long time. Is there maybe another ROM I can download you think might work? The 4037A perhaps? I realize it's risky, but what else can I do?!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] daloonik:
I used my 4037R phone to generate a scatter file because I kept getting a BROM ERROR: S_CHIP_TYRE_NOT_MATCH(3168) with the scatter files that I would find online. But even with this generated scatter file I would still get a BROM ERROR: S_CHIP_TYRE_NOT_MATCH(3168) error.

The only scatter file that would work is the MT6582.

But now I can't find a recovery image that will flash properly. I keep getting a S_DL_GET_DRAM_SETTING_FAIL error with every image I try. Do you have a recovery image file that flashed with the 4037R ?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] hamzxoxo:
I was wondering if there are any good bumber cases for Z2.

Rubberised, aluminium etc etc. It just has to look and feel goodand also protect the phone from falls and stuff. I tried searching on Flipkart, Amazon etc but wasn't sure about the quality of those aluminium bumper cases. If anyone who've tried them can clear my doubts, let alone suggest me one. Thanks
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] lokitooxd:
I came to my this a week ago, aluminum, It seems very durable nice and comfortable

>> http://m.ebay.com/itm/391438666896?varId=660635651091&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&_mwBanner=1
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] RuffBuster:
Personally I use one of these (see link) from AliExpress. Not the same buyer I used but they are in there if you look for slightly cheaper. This case has a screw to keep the bumper on and my phone has survived MANY drops AND also was run over by a car! Still working though I was also using front and back tempered glass protectors, also my proximity sensor is bust, but took the pressure of the car and front screen survived. I put it down to this lock tight metal bumper.

http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32341704788.html
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] venomxob:
I personally use CASE-MATE products.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] talkativetaurus:
I am using a bumper case i got from ebay last year. Works and i love it.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] hamzxoxo:
Which one??
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] talkativetaurus:
https://m.ebay.in/itm/Luxury-Thin-M...Case-Cover-Sony-Xperia-Z2-D6502-/121756088724

This one. And i m thinking to buy one more. Personally i have not been able to find a good cover case hence i started using this bumper case and it lks good too. It covers the phone as well as doesnt cover it completely which normally gives bad look. So i m happy. This is from India i suppose, maybe u can find the same one from ebay.com
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] rubiicon59:
I've ordered this one from eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181382109246

Only 2 GBP, hard matte black rubberized plastic plus a cutout for magnetic charger.

The sellers down to his last one.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] rubiicon59:
Looking at the other case mentioned above I guess the one I've ordered isn't a bumper case as the o/p suggested.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] hamzxoxo:
Lol, I'm currently using the exact same case.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] rubiicon59:
Nice. Considering its cheap price how do you rate it?
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] hamzxoxo:
7/10 i guess, it's not that protective but gets the job done
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] rubiicon59:
Thanks. I'm going to use this case as a car windscreen mount by adapting a Nokia CR-120 mount and gluing this case to it.

I've made several in the past for each phone I've had and they work really well.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] hamzxoxo:
That's great actually.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] morfeas-dsl-:
all metallic bumpers degrade the signal's strength
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] rubiicon59:
Not necessarily. It depends what part of the phone the aluminum covers. Some only cover the outer perimeter and shouldn't make any difference to signal strength.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] morfeas-dsl-:
yes necessarily ! what you mean is "not at the same degree" . When you put metal all way around your phone you create the Faraday cage phenomenon which leads to degraded signal . If that is 10% or 40% it really depends but i wouldnt risk it. Just buy a plastic or leather one
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] rubiicon59:
Lmao
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] gitzz:
Well I have a silicon based bumper for Z2 and it fits quite well, although the side buttons become little tighter to operate.

https://m.snapdeal.com/product/cnc-soft-silicon-plastic-bumper/634816754450

This type of bumper is also available on aliexpress I guess.
[Xperia Z2 Accessories] pacchio:
Any good rubber bumpers with the hole for the magnetic charger?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pensive2:
Hi, i need firmware for HTC Desire 630

product: a16_dwgl

platform: hTCBmsm8226

modelid: 2PST61000

cidnum: HTC__J15
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpineSurgery:
me too!!!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Scuk:
Has anyone switched from the S7or S7 Edge to the OnePlus 3? I am considering it simply because of the lack of root. If someone can give suggestions that has used both devices, i would appreciate it. Thanks.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] martinezma99:
I own both devices. I haven't decided yet which one to keep. The One Plus 3 is definitely a better value.

The camera and screen are definitely nicer on S7 Edge.

I own the AT&T S7 Edge and wished I had purchased the international version.

Honestly, you won't go wrong with either.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] drummerman:
I can't imagine many people doing that.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] raider2k9:
I did and its amazing.. I had the S7 Edge with Exynos. Between the S7 Edge and OP3 I have had the Huawei P9 Chinese (AL10) and even the P9 performs better than the S7 Edge.. but OP3 rocks all away.. AnTuTu with around 142k, P9 have 99k, only S7 I forgot..

I had some big problems on the S7 Edge with the Edges, they didn´t recognized, even with the actual firmware.. that was the reason t oswitch to the P9.. but I´m still not 100% happy.. the OP3 seems to fix this for me.. I´m totally happy for now :D

Fixed the RAM issue..

Maybe I can update my experiences in a few days more detailed ;)
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] 3473:
Me. I loved the Edge but that split second Samsung lag was getting beyond annoying. Also the fingerprint reader on the OP3 feels 3 classes above
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] andywright1982:
I have too. I took many pictures side by side and there was very little difference that I could tell. I will miss the waterproofing and the bigger battery but I never used the edge features and the ability to root and get a decent tempered glass screen swung it for me. That and I got an extra £150 in my back pocket
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] drummerman:
:) Mmmmh, my advise to the OP ... don't believe everything you read here ... .

S7Edge user here (Exynos version). - Display, Water/Dust Resistance, Battery ... to name just a few. Not much of a comparison. Then add a likely superior camera/video performance, expandable storage, wireless charging, better headphone sound (Exynos version) ... looks (subjective).

Still, all this comes at a price and Touch Whizz is arguably not the most favourite interface but its perfectly workable and the end result is very, very good.

I am not arguing about the value of the Oneplus 3 and I am considering one to replace my Elephone P9000 as a second (work) phone but not until they (OnePlus3) have attempted to fix the display on the 3. However, that may or may not be technically possible.

I tried to post a link to an in-depth technical review of the 3 on here but the mods deleted it. You can find it on Anandtech's website, published today.

So, personally I'd unquestionably hang on to your S7E!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] subashchandran:
IF you had the US galaxy s7 edge (i have a t-mobile version) then you'd probably feel good about the switch to Oneplus 3.

These are the things I don't miss - from the s7

- poor battery life on the Snapdragon version

- samsung UI lag and the fact that I have to disable nearly every bloat to get the device to a decent working state

- locked bootloader and no end in sight for root availability

- regret of not buying the exynos variant

Things i actually miss:

- Stellar low light camera

- F**kin amazing low light and indoor pictures :(

- may be that marginal flexibility of being cool about not charging it overnight.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] 3473:
I have both devices. Just being honest.

Even after disabling packages it lags, which is s shame. Battery is amazing though. Owned it since release, ebaying it this week
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] drummerman:
I am sorry to hear that. Personally my version is lightening fast but it is not uncommon for phones to slow down over time (LG are known for that but others do it too). To find the exact reason is very difficult as user preferences/installations etc vary dramatically from person to person.

Touch Whizz is not the most intuitive UI but it generally doesn't slow down an operating system. Todays processors are easily able to handle the slight increase in workload over a stock Android install and then some.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] gman88667733:
What is the display issue you mention here? :o
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Jonnyn93:
I have both, but haven't properly tested the Oneplus 3. I'm on my 3rd S7 edge though. I do love the phone, but I kinda feel its a bit delicate. I also love the balance on the Oneplus and the speed of the fingerprint sensor smashes the S7 egde. I don't like physical home buttons either. Always feel like eventually they will wear out and get sticky. I'm really excited to try out the gaming performance of the Oneplus though, genuinely cant wait!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] drummerman:
It's totally squewed up. Measurements are some of the worst tested (Anandtech review of the 3 today, can't post a link but if you head over there you find a more in-depth review including test bench measurements, than most other, subjective testing sites).

It just so happens that I am quite sensitive to large display aberrations. Of all the phones I've had the P9000's superb display is still my benchmark but talking of which (benchmarks), Samsungs S7 line are the most accurately measuring displays of any phones, depending on setting and which standard you want it to apply to.

Even so, as with most Amoled displays, whites are not usually as pure as from an accurately calibrated high Quality LCD but on the S7, its as a compromise I'm ok to make for the benefits.

OnePlus should probably have fitted a good LCD (ala MI5) rather than go for the headline grabbing but probably cheap and old Amoled version fitted.

Still, an update may come some way towards solving some of the issues. I wait to see.

---------- Post added at 08:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:25 PM ----------

Gaming performance will be the same.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] malek777:
If oneplus had faster updates I might think about switching but that doesn't seem to be the case so far. My s6 edge plus got marshmallow before the oneplus 2 by 2 months . Now that I have the s7 edge I can't justify the switch unless I'm going to make a good profit on it otherwise I think I'm going to keep it and wait for the nexus 2016.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Jonnyn93:
Not likely, the SD820 has a better GPU.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] drummerman:
They are all but indistinguishable. No games available will test them to their limits.

Pointless comparison.

Personally, I feel that processors have reached limits which are all but useless for the majority of users, even power users.

Manufacturers should now concentrate on other, more important aspects such as increased battery life, water resistance and good quality displays.

OnePLus3's effort is not close enough yet, instead concentrating on headline grabbing things like a top processor. In the process economising elsewhere but like I said, it looks good for the price and I am considering changing the P9000 (if OP can sort the display).