yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
It stays on the booting screen flashing. "Samsung galaxy s6 live demo unit". I can't get it to boot hence can't set the usb debugging on to flash another firmware. What is there to do ?

EDIT: Managed to enter recovery mode and clear cache + do a factory reset. That not only did not solve anything but now i can't get into recovery or download mode at all. That "Samsung galaxy s6" thing flashes only when the phone is charging !

Alright, it has to be charging in order to get into recovery/download mode. Now, what shall i do ? What ROM should i flash since this is a SM-G920X ? Please help me, i couldn't find any useful information on google. Even if there was a suitable firmware to flash, the device is not recognized in odin. What shall i do ?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wowempire:
I had some problems with my account and i had to post from that other one. I downloaded samsung drivers and the phone is now recognized in odin but i cant flash the sm-g920 firmware, it fails just on start. Please help me out of this.

EDIT : FOUND THIS http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/g920x-master-thread-guides-firmwares-t3267738 . I think it will be a great help.

Alright, i tried flashing that verified ready-to-flash ROM that was provided there and it failed at around 40%. Now i cant flash it again, it stay locked at

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

I dont know what to do next.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wowempire:
<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/003> boot.img

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> system.img

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

Second time it fails.. I dont know why.

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I flashed that ready-to-go ROM successfully and now it boots further to that "welcome" screen but i encounter a big yellow triangle with an black exclamation mark in middle and a 'dead' android bot behind it. What should i do next ?

IMPORTANT NOTE : The phone won't show any kind of life unless it's CHARGING.

Can anyone really help me a little, what's up with this device ? Should i hope or try any further cause i really dont know what to do
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Commodore 64:
Everything you guys need to know to get off the mess you created is here in this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/g920x-master-thread-guides-firmwares-t3267738

Read and make sure you know what you're dealing with first, then start flashing ROMs!

I noticed the link was already found and posted by the OP in a later edit. Thanks.

One more thing i wanted to add is you can only flash a ROM that matches with your bootloaders. Since the LDU bootloader is Android 5.1.1 at the latest, you cannot flash Android 6. I suggest, if you manage to update bootloaders from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1, getting the latest 5.1.1 from sammobile, removing the *.bin files, and flash in ODIN.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wowempire:
Thanks god someone is willing to help me out of this ! I read the entire thread multiple times and i really really want to get out of this mess.

I took that ready-to-go ROM he provided there cause of the fact alone i have no clue what a unix machine is hence i can't remove these .bin files listed there. Also, i have no clue what bootloader this phone has or what that means in the first place, but i flashed a 5.1.1 one ( I guess) that i found on that thread successfully.

I would be extremely grateful if you could help me remove these files on my own or provided a 5.1.1 rom with these files removed.

Pure curiosity. Why does the phone 'play' dead when i'm trying to power it while not being charged ?

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Meh.. i seem to cant flash any ROM anymore. It would just fail mid-process saying "Removed".
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Commodore 64:
Well if you're a windows user you can install Cygwin and use the commands, if you're a MAC user just open up terminal and use:

- to rename the md5 file to tar for unpacking:

mv filename.tar.md5 filename.tar

- to untar (extract) the tar file:

tar -xf filename.tar

- delete the .bin files:

rm *.bin

- repack the .img files into a tar:

tar -cf newfilename.tar *.img

- create md5:

md5sum -t newfilename.tar >> newfilename.tar

- add the md5 file extension so ODIN will recognize it:

mv newfilename. tar newfilename.tar.md5

now you have your "newfilename.tar.md5" to load into the "AP" of your ODIN and flash it.

I've zipped the one I just made while I typed up the commands in cygwin for you to make sure they worked. Uploading, but it's going to take a while. I will check back in ~hour to see if it timed out or not.

Ok download it, unzip it, and load the "G920FXXU3COI9_G920FXEU3COJ2_G920FXXU3COI9.tar.md5" in the AP segment of Odin. Try it first and if it didn't work again, since you've done multiple flashes, it won't be a bad idea to check "nand erase all" one time in ODIN options.

Link removed. Please use link in my next post.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wowempire:
Im extremely grateful for your help, i will try to flash this one and if it won't work i'll check nand erase. I guess i can't screw it more than it already is.

EDIT : No success flashing either way.

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<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Erase...

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> cache.img

<ID:0/004> hidden.img

<ID:0/004> modem.bin

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> system.img

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> cache.img

<ID:0/004> hidden.img

<ID:0/004> modem.bin

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> system.img

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> cache.img

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

That's a log, 3 flash attempts in a row, different messages though.

In that g920x master thread it is said so " The only preparation required is the removal of the modem, bootloader, PIT, and related partitions.". I couldn't help but realize that while the flash was going on it still went through modem.bin, is that alright ? I have no idea myself, just trying to figure out why i can't this damned thing to work.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Commodore 64:
Ah I see the modem file in there. Sorry about that, although it seems that it flashed just fine. I would think the modem file will be there but not get used. But at any rate, I've redone the whole process from the original factory file, and i'm uploading now, no bin files this time! ETA 35 minutes ...

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B31Omryqpl4nd2NLTG5nY3JxUk0
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wowempire:
It still won't flash. I don't know what to do next.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wowempire:
Help me figure out the exact commands i have to type in cygwin for a filename. What do i have to do to let that terminal know where my file is located, cause i guess you have to mention the location.

Just write the exact command i have to write with the "Filename.tar" in cygwin while filename is located on desktop.

By the way, im requesting them cause i tried the commands you provided and i can't figure out how to use them.

"gabi@DESKTOP-6O06S6G ~

$ tar --delete --file[AP_G920XZCU1BOI2_LLK_CL5369277_QB6240453_REV02_user_low_ship] hidden.img

tar: unrecognized option '--file[AP_G920XZCU1BOI2_LLK_CL5369277_QB6240453_REV02_user_low_ship]'

Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.

gabi@DESKTOP-6O06S6G ~

$ tar --delete--file[AP_G920XZCU1BOI2_LLK_CL5369277_QB6240453_REV02_user_low_ship] hidden.img

tar: unrecognized option '--delete--file[AP_G920XZCU1BOI2_LLK_CL5369277_QB6240453_REV02_user_low_ship]'

Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.

"
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Commodore 64:
I typed the exact commands for you already. I put each command under the line that starts with a dash - which tells you what that following command is doing.

Did the file flash and go through on Odin? You probably know you need to reboot the phone freshly back to download mode every time it is connected to Odin or else you'll get a flash error. So open Odin put phone in DL mode and connect USB. If you disconnect USB, you shouldn't just plug it back in, you'll need to reboot the phone into DL mode again!

I think what it is about Cygwin that you're struggling with is that, cygwin isn't given permission to go out of its own folder environment and edit files in other places, such as your desktop. That is a good thing and we wanna keep it that way for security reasons so you don't accidentally damage the OS or delete other files/folders.

So what you'll do is copy the file you want to manipulate by cygwin to home directory of cygwin, and then it will see it and be able to edit it. Something like c:\cygwin\home\[Windows Username] depending on where you installed Cygwin. And yes you can change its home directory to somewhere else on your PC, but that is really not with in the scope of this thread.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wowempire:
I am a total noob. I cant figure it out really, it may be your way of explaining too but i cant. Just do that, write the exact command you write to remove hidden.bin from the "Filename.tar" which is located in cygwin local director.

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Wow, im unbelievably dumb. I just figured out ! You wrote the commands i have to use, one by one. Im so ashamed of myself now. I thought there are some commands i could use not at all they are meant to be used in that order, im so sorry for wasting your time.

I'm afraid i'll still have to bother you one more time

$ tar -xf AP_G920XZCU1BOI2_LLK_CL5369277_QB6240453_REV02_user_low_ship.tar

tar: AP_G920XZCU1BOI2_LLK_CL5369277_QB6240453_REV02_user_low_ship.tar: Cannot open: No such file or directory

tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Steps i went through : 1. moved the ROM to C:\cygwin64\filename.tar (renamed it manually, not via command)

2. Wrote tar -xf filename.tar and i got that error you can see there.

---------- Post added at 06:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:05 PM ----------

I GOT IT RIGHT, GOD. I am really sorry to waste your time. Finally, i understood, i read it all once again and i understood. I had to copy the tar file to cygwin64/home/User/. I am extremely grateful and i hope i will get my device to work.

I'm really sorry you had to dealt with such a noob though. I thank you again for your help.
[Remix OS for PC] Nintonito:
Looking to try out USB mode instead of HDD mode so that the install is more portable, and I just had a few questions.

#1 what are the supported USB stick sizes?

#2 Does USB mode require a GRUB loader, or can it boot on any machine (including Mac's) without any modification to the host system?

#3 Can you swap between computers without much issue, or do compatibility issues arise (even if functionality in the hardware is the same)?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] frankenbike:
I've done the usual search and didn't see this issue. I had an Axim x30 for about 3 years, and WM2003 sp2 sure had a more straightforward and reliable Bluetooth facility.

I've got Bluetooth on my Velocity Micro laptop, and I'm trying to get the my Mogul and the laptop to play nice.

The Mogul sees the laptop, gives me the available services (Wireless Stereo and Serial Port) and lets me handshake with a PIN.

The driver on the laptop side is Toshiba's Bluetooth Stack v4.00.38. BT spec 2.0, 1.2, 1.1.

It looks like it should connect. But when I try to connect I get a small popup with the title:

Bluetooth PAN Client

The text inside the window:

! Connection from (...) has been denied.

[OK]

On the laptop side "Pan Networking Service" is unchecked in the options.

So that makes no sense.

Since the hardware is built into the laptop, I'm not even sure what hardware it is.

It worked once. Then I had to reboot, and it ceased to function. I'm looking for any clues, links, things I haven't tried by trying everything, and every combination of options.

I'm not sure how to set the Com Ports setting or Security on the Mogul side.

I'm also using the original ROM on the Mogul.

I really hate being a total noob.

--

FB
[Mogul, XV6800 General] richcolvin:
I would like to know the answer as well

I have the same problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] dlevick:
Hey guys.

Iv got a new s7 loving it so far but want to use my 125gb sd card. Its works in my z4 tablet and old z5 but is undetected in the s7 iv tryed to format in the other device and in the pc to fat32 but still not detected.... any ideas
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] midnightrider:
The S7 needs a card formatted exfat. It's another lousy, single-user, proprietary Microshaft format. If you format it on an old version of Windows you will not be able to format a card bigger than 64G. I don't remember where the cutoff is (i.e. which versions support which sizes). AFAIHR all filesystems formatted exfat are usable on any version of Winbloze.

If you format it in your phone I don't know if your z4 will be able to use it. Thank you screwgle and microshaft for continually choosing the most stupid, ineffective, non-standard, non-portable "technology" over all the free and portable alternatives.

BTW There is no such thing as a 125GB card.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] dlevick:
Ah 128 sorry. So do i format to exFAT i read that android only read FAT.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] *Detection*:
Got my 32GB MicroSD card formatted to FAT32 working fine, another member did the exact same earlier today, FAT32 works fine
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] midnightrider:
That's fine but we're talking about a 128G card and FAT32 is not appropriate. It won't support single files larger than 4G and has other issues. Ideally you should be using exfat with the S7 for the best performance and usability. Just a shame they didn't support native *NIX filesystems like EXT2/3/4 like they do for the internal filesystems. Would have solved a lot of problems like SD card permissions etc.

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Yes. exfat is the filesystem to use for SDXC cards with the S7.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] *Detection*:
What other issues would FAT32 have? I know about the 4GB file size limit, that's not specific to 128GB cards, that's a limitation of the FAT32 FS itself
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] midnightrider:
Yes, that's what I said. So why handicap yourself for no reason?

Here are a few discussions. exfat was designed for flash storage and does better at a few things than fat32 although it has a lot of the samr problems.

http://www.howtogeek.com/235596/whats-the-difference-between-fat32-exfat-and-ntfs/

http://ntfs.com/exfat-comparison.htm

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2801/exfat_versus_fat32_versus_ntfs/

http://www.flexense.com/fat32_exfat_ntfs_usb3_performance_comparison.html

Here are some more interesting articles about the financial incentives to use bad software like exfat, fat32, etc.

http://www.androidauthority.com/high-capacity-microsd-cards-android-gary-explains-690710/

http://www.androidauthority.com/microsoft-1-6bn-licenses-from-android-344218/

As far as the permissions go this is a decision by screwgle and aside from them roping themselves into using an inferior filesystem (exfat/fat32) I am not sure why they did it. As you noted in Marshmallow it is not a slam-dunk to access the SD card. Apparently Marshmallow and later has an API that must be used to access the SD card. Before Marshmallow apps could access it directly. I don't know why screwgle wanted to get the system to own the SD card since for adoptable storage they use a real filesystem (ext4) rather than the microtrash choices. fat32 doesn't support ACLs at all, exfat does but most of the OS that use it don't, so it doesn't really help. Why are you being roped off from your own SD card? You would have to ask the idiots that decided on that. There is an illuminating discussion of screwgle's dumb decisions relating to the SD card support but without knowing more it looks like a huge circle jerk.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] *Detection*:
Yea I removed the part of my post about MM permissions after re-reading you saying EXT2/3/4 would solve permissions errors, not exFAT

To be perfectly honest, I see no scenario where I would need files larger than 4GB on my external SD, I wouldn't be recording videos so huge they would surpass 4GB, and I assume Android is smart enough to split them if that would happen

There is nothing in any of those articles saying you can not format a 128GB MicroSD card to FAT32 and have it work in an Android phone, which is your argument here

Other than 4GB file sizes, there are no advantages of using exFAT over FAT32 for a MicroSD card in an Android phone

In fact it has more limitations of OS compatibility than FAT32 does

Not that most of this matters if you're just leaving it in the phone, so once again, other than 4GB file sizes, you said FAT32 has other issues, please tell us all about them without linking to more articles
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] midnightrider:
Yes, there are advantages as those articles show. There is a performance advantage that is probably very significant on embedded devices like phones and there is better management of a large number of small files. And exfat was designed specifically for flash storage where fat32 was not. If you intentionally limit yourself you often live to regret it. But not always ;)

Edit: don't forget exfat is the default if you buy a new 128GB card and exfat is the default if you format a 128GB card in a Marshmallow phone. When you change the defaults you ought to be sure you know what you're doing. The defaults are usually chosen for some good reasons. But not always ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] *Detection*:
Older device, but still...

Problem: exFAT FS media file issues with Android & 64GB MicroSD card

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/help/exfat-file-microsd-cards-t1698672

Solution: Format to FAT32

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27332700&postcount=13

Also (Although should be recognised with the S7 as long as the above media file issue doesn't raise it's head)

microSD card formatted exFAT

For the next two tests I used a 128GB SDXC microSD card. For the first test it was formatted as exFAT. I copied over some files and then tested the card in a range of different devices. Starting with what didn’t work, the SD card wasn’t recognized by the Xiaomi RedMi Note 2, the ZTE Star 2 nor the Elephone P6000. The latter two are running Android 4.4. KitKat.

However the card worked perfectly on a bunch of other Android devices including the Huawei P9, the Samsung Galaxy S7, the Huawei Mate 8, the Galaxy Note Edge, the Moto G (2015) running CM 12, the ASUS Zenfone 2, the OPPO F1 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo, and my Samsung Chromebook.

microSD card formatted FAT32

I changed the format of the microSD to FAT32 and tried the devices that didn’t previously recognize the card and the good news is that they worked! The Xiaomi RedMi Note 2, ZTE Star 2, and the Elephone P6000 all mounted the card and where able to read the files on it. As a side test, I reformatted the card again as exFAT an put it back into the Xiaomi RedMi Note 2. As before the card wasn’t recognized, however there was a option to reformat it. When I did the RedMi Note 2 reformatted it as FAT32 and it worked!

http://www.androidauthority.com/high-capacity-microsd-cards-android-gary-explains-690710/

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But what I am consistently seeing here, is FAT32 is the preferred FS for MicroSD cards in Android, the most compatible, and least issues with file support

The only advantage of exFAT is maximum file size support, but the trade off of other issues makes that a null point IMO
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Nilshalok:
I download a build From hereMiui new build may be

Is it support desh? and Can i used EX karnel on it??

TIA
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] lummujaj:
Why you dont download and try it yourself ?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] marcodindo:
So wath is this? Im on op3 italian community and a member had tried to flash it but flashing process abort
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] lummujaj:
Its seems it's build for another device. Not for op3 i think. Thats why it fails. We have a MIUI rom if anyone want it.
[Honor 5X ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develo] gopinaidu77:
Ground Zero Roms, Validus for HONOR 5X [KIWI]​

--> Ground Zero ROMs G+ <--​

Direct download LINK

Features

- Theme engine

- Volume steps

- Dark UI

- Navbar Tweaks

- Status bar clock tweaks (right, center or hide clock with many dates formats to show. Custom colors included)

- Notifications counter

- Lockscreen Shortcuts;

- LCD Density;

- System Animations;

- Network Traffic;

- QS Tiles

- Changelog in about

- Arrow keys while typing

- Navbar rings

- Statusbar greeting

- Powerbutton as Camera shutter

- Gesture Anywhere

- App Circle Bar

- Battery Bar

- OTA Update Notifications

- SuperSU 2.74

Install Instructions

- Wipe

- Flash ROM

- Flash some 6.0.x Gapps

- Reboot

!!-Enjoy-!

Source Code: https://github.com/ValidusOs-M/

XDA:DevDB Information

Validus ROM, ROM for the Honor 5X

Contributors

gopinaidu77, yuweng

ROM OS Version: 6.0.x Marshmallow

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x

ROM Firmware Required: Should have stock Marshmallow installed previously

Based On: Aosp

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: Latest

Stable Release Date: 2016-09-11

Created 2016-09-11

Last Updated 2016-09-11