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[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
Hello, I am completely new so I apologize if this is the wrong place.

I wanted to be able to lock my bootloader but still use cyanogenmod, specifically, only allow roms that I have compiled myself and signed with my cert to work on my phone. I unpacked the stock recovery.img, and made the necessary changes to the ramdisk to replace the stock OnePlus key with my own. I then was then able to confirm that only my signed zips could be sideloaded, both official CM and OxygenOS zips failed - just as I wanted.

The issue is then that this only worked with an unlocked bootloader. When I locked it, the OP3 entered a boot cycle, with a strange graphical glitch appearing then the screen going black, again and again. I could then no longer boot to either recovery or cyanogenmod, nor could I unlock fastboot. This amazing guide got my phone working again.

I now have three questions. What prevented my phone booting after I locked it, how does the unbrick tool work, and is there anything I can alter, like certifications or hashes, lower down in the boot sequence to allow only my signed images to work (using the previous tool. I am unsure what QLoader is, some form of serial interface to the 820 to write to the storage chip?).

Thanks for any advice you can offer!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
Update: I have unpacked boot.img provided in the unbrick tool. I cannot find any keys to modify in /res but I have found a file called "verify_keys". Does anyone know what I need to change in boot.img to allow my self-signed recovery and os to boot? Thanks
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
UPDATE 2:

From reading some Android notes it appears that instead of replacing the OEM key, you can also just use fastboot to flash keystores for self-signed recovery and roms. This still allows OEM signed images to run, but is certainly a step in the right direction. I have run into an issue with building a correct keystore. I can use keytool and import my previous certs, but "fastboot flash keystore examplename.keystore" fails. I saw "fastboot flash ssd keystore.dat" used, and it works with my current dot keystore file, but then after locking it fails to boot. I'm going to see how I can convert my .keystore to a .dat.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] fadedout:
I've been meaning to ask this same question for a while now also, so I'm eager to see the response. I suspect the official OnePlus forums might be a good place to ask as well, since they are visited by engineers from OnePlus. For anyone else who's curious as to what's being discussed and better the understand the risks of an unlocked bootloader (and how to mitigate them), there's a brief article here as well as a paper.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] JumboMan:
It is always suggested that never re-lock the bootloader until there is valid reason to do it
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] fadedout:
Have you read any of the attached links in my last post? There are valid reasons for doing so.

Just to pose an oversimplified hypothetical, imagine going through immigration/customs in Saudi Arabia (or maybe even the U.S.) with a Android device that has an unlocked bootloader. The officer examines your possesions, then takes your laptop and phone into a back room. Your phone is powered down and encrypted so it's not like they can do anything, right? Wrong. They plug it into a forensics device and flash a surreptitious malware app onto /system before returning it back to you. Then, the next time you turn on your phone your encryption keys and all your data, all your communications are secretly transmitted. You never have a clue... With a locked bootloader and appropriate precautions, that would never be possible.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
Update 3:

I am now following the official Android guide for creating a keystore. They show how to create a "keystore.img" not .dat, bu the error I got when trying "fastboot flash keystore ..." said something along the lines of the keystore not being a valid image. Hopefully this will work. After I get this working, I will move on to removing or damaging the OEM key, hence not even allowing OnePlus images to be sideloaded.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
I do have a valid reason - security. An unlocked bootloader means any code can be flashed to my device. Even with encryption it is vulnerable to cold boot attacks, it makes it easier to bruteforce, and pulling encryption keys from memory.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] emptyragnarok:
sir prefer not rooting and staying on stock ROM with locked bootloader.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
Look, I'm sorry, I don't need any more useless comments saying the solution to my problem is to not do anything like on every other forum I've tried. I am perfectly aware of how to lock the bootloader with a stock rom, but I don't want to use the stock rom. I want to use custom roms. From what I have done so far it appears to be possible, so don't tell me it's not, at least without a good reason.

In addition, the stock method isn't even the most secure the phone can be. OnePlus can still sign any code and run it on my device and hence requires my trust in a third party that I am unwilling to give. I only want my own code to run.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
Update 4:

Using the unbrick utility, I have updated the MD5 partition with the checksums of my modified boot and recovery partitions. Unfortunately, I am now getting a checksum failed error, with both the MD5 and recovery partitions highlighted in red. So I was wrong about the checksum being compared with hashes in the MD5 partition. Does anyone know where the lowest level checksums are stored? Hopefully if I can change that, then locking the bootloader will be no issue.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] raunaqseth:
Bro I am not a prolike you but I understand your vision now,... and I am with you in that.... Open Source stuff and ANdroid as an Open source impify that only... We should have our custom code for locking and unlocking our bootloader so we can have the full control over our device.... If not and the guy that said that you can lock the bootloader with the stock rom didn't get that .. even with stock rom and recovery anyone can have the access of the phone by just unlocking the boot loader and that is simple. SO I GOT YOUR VISION AND I AM WITH YOU I WILL TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE LOCKING SYSTEM OF THE BOOT-LOADER AND I WILL TRY TO FIND THE LOCATION OF LOWER LEVEL CHECKSLUMS... WE will try and try untill we succeed.... I AM WITH YOU BRO!!!!!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
Thanks! I'm glad to hear it! :D
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] raunaqseth:
You're most welcome bro.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] indieross:
Did I just witness a major bro-down?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] DavidXanatos:
Awsome thread, I'd also like to put my OP3 in a state where only ROMs I signed my self will run...
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] raunaqseth:
Any further development??

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Whats a bro down?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] chocol4te:
Sorry, other stuff came up. I am still very interested in getting this to work, but I am really stuck if I can't understand why the MD5 verification error occurs when I use Loader to flash the modified images. I looked at CopperheadOS, and in their documentation they show how to re-lock the bootloader with a custom ROM. Here is the shell script they use to upload the OS.

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-bullhead-bhz11f.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
sleep 5
fastboot flash radio radio-bullhead-m8994f-2.6.33.2.14.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
sleep 5
fastboot -w update image-bullhead-nbd90z.zip

As you can see they flash two images, boot loader and radio, then update the main ROM. Then apparently it boots fine and the bootloader is OEM locked inside the OS. This was for the Nexus 5X, but I want to find out if a similar process is possible on the OP3.

I may also begin work on porting CopperheadOS to the OnePlus 3. I know it sounds unrealistic, but since OnePlus released the binaries and kernels it should make it slightly easier.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] raunaqseth:
Ok.. Great to hear... Let me if you need any help.. I m here
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] rk2612:
This sounds exactly like what I was looking for. Have you been able to progress? Do you think that the bootloader and the radio are somehow linked in the boot verification sequence?

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Have you read this: https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/31765.html
[XDA Assist] Daniel lee:
Hello gentleman, i finally decided to register at xda, i've been screwing with my phones ever since i had a smartphone, normally because some damn update turns it into a pice of ... any way, i ask for your help because i'm not a developer i'm actually a magician but following this forums i've managed to root, unbrick, customize roms and etc, on every device i ever had exept for this one

Xperia z2a D6563, i'm not getting you bored with the whole story, but i litteraly been trough hell with this one, it was recently updated to marshmallow, and it started to drain battery real badly, the data conection comes and goes and of course i've tried to use that companion thing as a first tool, but it turned out to get worse, so, i unlocked the bootloader, did all of the fast boot things,

i downloaded the xperia firm, the androxyde flashtool, and haven't been able to get a lollipop stock rom for my device or any other custom rom, but xperia firm has only 3 roms, 2 are trial versions for taiwan and the other one is a damn MM rom , i cant even root this thing!!!! and you have to belive me i've been looking for this roms like ****ing liam neeson! so, now i turn into this forum for help, the easy way is to get some other phone, but i really like this one, and i hate that sony just screwed it up and is not planning to fix... ever.

so please, can someone give me a hand or a hint on this one? thanks guys,

i apologyze for the ****ty grammar, this is not my native language.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Paquette:
I don't know how many scanned the Dutch T-Mobile site lately: Since end of October, the carrier offers an official ROM upgrade for its MDA vario ii branded HTC TyTN (thank you pocketinfo.nl forum for pointing at this).

However, nothing was yet known about any upgrade for Germany.

Playing a little bit with the Dutch link I discovered that a German download site (as well as a UK site) has already been established.

The links are not live yet but the files can be downloaded at:

German (Hermes_WM6_TMD_3.60.111.4.zip, 59.4 MB)

http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMD.aspx

UK http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMUK.aspx

Dutch http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMNL.aspx

I didn't try other countries but other "-TMxx" combinations may work as well. Just give it a try...

However, you will need a valid T-Mobile serial number to download the upgrade.

Have fun :D

Paquette
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jas_pik:
So for Polish user of ERA ( TMobile subsidiary)

http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMERA.aspx

And the same: valid serial number to download the upgrade

So you can find it on RS: http://rapidshare.com/files/71101408/Hermes_WM6_ERA_3.60.118.3.zip.html
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] scousemartin:
Thanks for the link , i have just downloaded and will flash it later, will report back on version etc and if it is any good
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mtcs:
Text on the link indicates

"...if the Windows Mobile version is already Windows Mobile 6 Standard, you do not need to perform this upgrade..."

I've only ever heard of Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Is there a difference between the two?

I believe the Vario III uses WM6Pro.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Ronnymes:
Dutch ROM is the same as the last one : 3.60.114.4.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] seanpint:
i downloaded and tried it out but it wasnt to good. seemed a lot slower and also didnt get HSDPA :( gone back to shaps one now and its so much better!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] vcsala:
It seems to be that most of the European T-Mobiles has a download site with its own language (besides the already posted links):

Austria: http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMA.aspx

Hungary: http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMH.aspx

Slovakia: http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMSK.aspx

Czech Republic: http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMCZ.aspx

Croatia: http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMHR.aspx

Macedonia: http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMMK.aspx

(Sorry if I forgot some)

Unfortunately some of them (eg. Czech, Slovak, Hungarian) are still not official releases just tests and will update only SuperCID devices (and maybe not stable enough as it was reported for the Hungarian one).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] User Name:
The download is now also "officially" available in Germany on the T-Mobile homepage. Go to http://www.t-mobile.de/mein-handy/1,13802,19349-_,00.html and you will find the link on the right side.
[Huawei GX8] killcatcher:
So i just read about a new official version for the GX8 Single Sim RIO-L01 Version (B350) at android-hilfe.de.

http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/rio-l01c432b350-single-sim.792034/

can anyone confirm that this is legit? i can't find any official posts about this version beeing released so im a bit curious.
[Huawei GX8] kuhno:
I can confirm that the dual version B360 (and now even B380) is published, so B350 and maybe B370 should be available too.
[Huawei GX8] Tusiek:
Did someone flash this version ?
[Huawei GX8] bontabela73:
Yes, this version is valid. My G8 single sim device was updated to B350 in early July. It has several new features compared to B330: Huawei ID (account), Pro camera features among others. This firmware is very stable, though it is still EMUI 4.0.

I have been looking for a downloadable package of the firmware on the internet but no results so far. Only a 438 MB package has available, This package upgrades B330 to B350, I could not find the full package on the internet before.

So thanks for the link!
[Huawei GX8] Ron Conmet:
My G8 runs RIO-L01C432B350 for several months now. Not one problem surfaced. Originally it was an OTA update from B330, but the full package can be downloaded from here.
[Huawei GX8] Hoem_p:
Has anyone the full package from B370?
[Huawei GX8] Hoem_p:
I'm the creator from the tread in the German Forum and i've also found a B370 firmware but I cannot install it. Has anyone an idea?

http://www.android-hilfe.de/index.php?posts/10032151
[Huawei GX8] rtfm_joey:
That rom seems to be for the honor, not gx8..........
[Huawei GX8] Hoem_p:
What makes you think that?
[Huawei GX8] plictisit17:
i'm running on b370, received the update about a month ago. no big changes.

do you guys think that we'll receive nougat? i think we won't, since we're still on emui 4.0, instead of 4.1 or higher
[Huawei GX8] rtfm_joey:
Because of the size and build number I thought it was Honor only. I just explored the ZIP and see that Rio is mentioned all over the place. This is the 370 update, just not the full zip.

My apologies :)
[Huawei GX8] Hoem_p:
What about Notifications? Does it fix?
[Huawei GX8] plictisit17:
i never had any notifications issues to begin with. the phone works fine as it is, never had any issues with it and i've always been on stock firmware.

only notifications issues i encountered are that media players (music, play music, tidal) sometimes don't look good on the notification centre, but this is mainly due to the theme i'm on at that moment. also the auto wifi feature is kind of annoying because it always puts up a notification that it has connected to a known network, but that's so minor it does not really count as an issue.

PS: does anybody know how to make the emui launcher have a 5x5 grid? thanks
[Huawei GX8] Hoem_p:
With long press on the homescreen. On the right side unter the homescreen you see "more settings". When you open it, you must click the first entry.

Edit: Sorry you can only make a 4x4 or a 4x5 grid.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Worst technicer:
Hey XDA Developers AND Members

I have problems with my p8 lite i want to uninstall app but the phone make a soft reboot after trying to uninstall

I wiped cache and dalvik via twrp if you have a solution write down below
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Which app? Is it a system app or something else?
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Worst technicer:
Normal apps like facebook,subwy surfers etc.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Try factory reset. If that doesn't help upgrade your firmware.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Worst technicer:
I upgraded to MARSHMALLOW THE PROBLEM İS FİXED!
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Congratulations. Can you type Solved in the title so that everyone would know that this issue is solved.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] golddustpeak:
I have a Shield tablet K1 which I’ve rooted and everything seemed to be ok.

That is until I allowed it to format a 64 gig card and move some apps to it.

Before doing that I could transfer files to the tablet and or to a card in the tablet via USB.

Now I can no longer see the tablet but I can see and transfer files to the newly formatted card.

I’ve tried all the obvious things such as reboot, USB on off USB file transfer method etc.

I’ve also noticed that I no longer have the option to un-mount the card and even with the card removed I still cannot see the files in the tablet.

Any thoughts and or suggestions?

TNX
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2943498:
You probably formatted the SD card as internal memory (new feature in MM). The card gets encrypted then. You have to format it as removable memory.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] golddustpeak:
Yup, that was it THANKS!!!!!!!!

I'm not sure I'm in love with MM yet....
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niii4:
MM is slow.
[Karbonn Sparkle V] CSAkshay:
Hello,

Is there a way to resize the partitions, so as to get more internal storage?

I've read an article describing the process sometime ago, but couldn't locate it now..

Could anyone point me towards some specific articles..

Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] EQUiLiiBRiUM:
Anyone know Where I can Get a OEM T-Mobile MDA Vario 2 D-Pad ? Not the 8525 D-pad. That's all I find.....

Anyone ?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] stelioskal:
Hi all

i have My J5 SM-J500F rooted with cyanogenmod12 and TWRP.

But some from the stock (preinstalled) apps of samsung seemed to be very usefull

Where can i find these apks????
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] #Henkate:
You cannot use stock Samsung apps on Cyanogenmod. You can find the Samsung apps by downloading official stock rom and unpacking .tar and then system.img or flash stock rom, root and install a root explorer and take the files.
[Tasker Tips & Tricks] namstey:
I'm looking for lollipop or higher android custom rom on gionee e6???
[Tasker Tips & Tricks] Darth:
Hi!

If there are no roms for your device, asking for one won't help you. What will is to learn and create your own. That's what XDA is all about!

Here's a section full of info and guides to help you get started. http://xdaforums.com/chef-central/android

Good luck!

Thread closed.
[Wileyfox Storm] acarter999:
Trying to use my wileyfox storm for as a phone is now impossible.

At first, if it was plugged into a charger, the person on the other end couldn't hear me. Now I cannot be heard at all. The phone has been sent back twice already for other problems since I bought it mid April!
[Wileyfox Storm] Johndawolf:
People have said I might sound a bit quiet on my Storm, but I'm afraid I don' really know how this could be fixed. Just letting you know there is actually someone on this forum lol. Very quiet place.
[Wileyfox Swift] EwOkie:
Cant get internet working all of a sudden on this phone

have rebooted router, phone, removed battery checked settings etc and still nothing

Airplane on and off etc... it picks up my router and says connected b ut nothing :eek:

tried wifi fixer from g'play and says all is well :confused:
[Wileyfox Swift] Maxsteel9:
No 5GHz therefor no 802.11ac wifi

Can you access the Play store? Try to also check if you have at least one sim card in one of the slots. If you are using the sim to access internet, then you might have to disable mobile data on it first before trying out the wifi which is 2.4GHz only, therefor the Swift misses out on 5GHz Wi-Fi and, with it, 802.11ac support. :rolleyes:
[Wileyfox Swift] EwOkie:
Solved... prob was with router settings had to reset
[Wileyfox Swift] Maxsteel9:
Glad to hear that your Swift was not at fault there. It's always assumed that the new device would be the one at fault for no connectivity, but one never asks if the old network is ready for the new device. :good:
[Wileyfox Swift] jimbob08:
hey people, i have just got a wileyfox phone but when i put my sim in it wont connect to the network to giffgaff... can anyone help me i've been through the setting and it just keeps saying cant connect to network try again later, been a whole day now.. any help would be greatly appreciated. tia.
[Wileyfox Swift] tsr2:
Posting to an old thread with very little real information isn't going to get much help.

If your Wileyfox is a Swift (the original, not the Swift 2) and it's running Lineage OS, then a new post on this forum might get you some help, otherwise I suggest you find a more appropriate forum.

Given how quiet it is on here a generic Android forum might be better anyway?

Also you may find some if the advice in How To Ask Questions The Smart Way helps you get a useful answer. Sorry I can't post links but it's at http colon slash slash www dot catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
[Wileyfox Swift] robin0800:
Check the APN...... has wileyfox even got an APN for giffgaff?
[XDA Assist] alfredoweb:
Hi guys, have a question, the VPhone i6+, have the same processor of Azumi a50c+ (MT6582) and I guess while have the same processor, no have problems with the compatibility.

Azumi a50c+ Android 4.2.2 MT6582

[IMG="Azumi A50C +"]http://www.azumi-mobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/a50c_blueback.png[/IMG]

VPhone i6+ Android 4.2.2 MT6582

[IMG="VPhone i6+"]https://bsp.needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/vPhone-i6-plus-1-500x500.jpg[/IMG]

I would like my phone seems like an iPhone, and flash the apps of VPhoni i6+ on my Azumi a50c+ with TWRP

¿someone can make me a package for this, or helpme how does?

Rom of VPhone i6+

http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/P1MB4_HD_20151229_VPhone.rar

http://www.needrom.com/download/vphone-i6-3/

Rom of Azumi a50c+

http://www.needrom.com/download/azumi-a50c-claro-2/

I hope someone can help me, or at least show me how to do it.

Thank you:good:
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaceleon:
I was wondering if someone can help me get the bootloader unlock code for me.

IMEI1: 861612032103111

IMEI2: 861612032143133

Serial number: W3D7N16516005762

Product ID: 70851592

Huawei doesn't seem to want to give the code to me. Thanks in advance.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ettenleurtje:
Just create a new facebook account and use that for logging into on website from huawei.. do not use an excisting FB account !!!!!!

then it will work........ cant explain but it worked for me ....

website : https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail#_=_
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaceleon:
doesn't work...

the unlocking site of huawei has some bug in it. it doesnt load the verification image, so i can't get past that. if someone could just help me in that, i would be grateful. thanks in advance again!
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmedoov:
Here is your unlock code:) :