yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XDA Assist] SCViper:
I think I have a decent grasp of how the Android system functions, what the partitions are, what's stored on each partition, etc.

However, I've recently been put in a strange situation with my Note 4, requiring me to do a repartition of the internal memory, basically wiping everything and starting from 0. I realised I have basically 0 info on this, except using a PIT file in ODIN, and even then the concept is a bit fuzzy.

I need to understand some things:

- where exactly is the software that allows a connection to ODIN stored? Is it in sort of a BIOS of the phone? Is there an equivalent to a BIOS on a smartphone?

- can the internal memory ever be fully wiped and repartitioned like you can do to a PC's HDD or SSD? If so, how exactly? What are the tools needed? What are the risks?

- I keep reading about soft bricked and hard bricked phones. How exactly does a phone become hard bricked?

- Could you recommend some literature or wikis, forum posts, etc. on this subject?

Thank you very much.
[XDA Assist] Art Vanderlay:
I'm not really a Samsung man but the software used to connect to odin is download mode which I think is the SBL partition (secondary bootloader.) On LG devices it's called the laf partition. That would be the closest equivalent to a BIOS. I found this thread which takes a good look into the partitions of various phones: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1959445. (It says it's for the El Grande but it has info for galaxy's, LG's etc).

You can re-partition the internal memory but not exactly like a PC. Some people do it to increase the size of the /data partition with space from /sdcard (internal memory.) For some devices you can use a simple linux utility like parted but for a samsung it's done by editing your pit file. Have a look at these 2 links.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/development/mod-partition-internal-memory-t-989-t3051556

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-l/general/guide-repartition-internal-memory-data-t3052242

I've never hardbricked a device, even after wiping my main partitions. It's just a general term for when your phone is so badly borked that it's completely unresponsive and you can't even access it by pc. Mostly by hardware failure.

Check out the above threads and just have a look around here yourself for others. If you want to post a new topic it might be better to ask in your device section to get advice that's more relevant to your phone.
[XDA Assist] SCViper:
Thanks for this answer, I'll read the topics you've posted and see what's there.
[XDA Assist] SCViper:
Thank you very much Art, I've (finally) read the topics you posted and now have a better understanding of Android partitions.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] fvnkh:
Hi, i tried to flash CyanogenMod 14.1 official latest nightly (yes i flashed firmware and gapps), but i think something i did something wrong and i bricked my device, because now i can't even turn it on, when i try to do it it doesn't happen anything, just black screen and red led, it just shows for a frame the MI logo, then it turns off.

What can i do?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] pratikmore:
Your bootloader is locked. Unlock it by miunlock tool.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] fvnkh:
Thanks, i will try it, but with MIUnlock Tool i need to request the unlock of my device on the website right?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] pratikmore:
Yes, so how you flash cm14.1? Without unlock trick? Flash fastboot rom via edl method but your internal storage will wipe and you lose your data.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Ivanlai:
http://en.miui.com/thread-235865-1-1.html

This is an unbrick tutorial if you need it.It's very reliable, and I think it should work for you.

If it doesn't, try searching for tutorials for a deep flash cable. kinda like the usb jig for samsung devices.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] omegaorgun:
Force edl with fix in miui forum then flash miui fastboot rom. Unlock start again.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] AkumaStein:
I have his same problem, but i unlocked with Mi Unlock Tool, any clues about that?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] rzhou8:
I had a similar issue couple days ago when flashing another MIUI rom. The phone wouldn't turn on or enter fastboot mode. When I plug into the computer, it would detect something is plugged in with that windows sound and the phone's LED light flashes RED. At this state, I think phone is in EDL mode but MiFlash doesn't detect anything. When I check my Device Manager, the COM Port would show my device as Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 900E.

If you're getting Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 900E in Device Manager, you are in Diagnostics mode, basically a brick. You can try following this link (http) en.miui. com/thread-274589-1-1.html to fix it.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] fvnkh:
I unbricked my device, I flashed miui 7.1.8.0 fastboot rom, unlocked the bootloader and then i flash cm 14.1 without any problem.

Thank you guys.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] navroza:
My friend got this watch as gift. Its fully dimmed and changing brightness level doesn't fix the issue. It has like 5% brightness of my lg g watch at level 1. It gets bright only when it boots up (on sony logo only then it gets dimmed again). Is there any fix for it? I reset it and wont work.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] romcio47:
Hardware problem I suppose but it's strange the watch is bright while booting up...
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Jolest:
If it's dark when set to auto and brightens if you manually set the intensity, then the photo detector is probably bad. It sees no light, so it sets it as low as possible. If it's always dark (after boot), you've probably got bad hardware or a bad configuration file.

If it's the latter, you might want to look for instructions on a full reflash of the watch's firmware.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gykonik:
Hello,

I had an accident and after that my Nexus 5 screen was broken. So I decided to buy an new one from Amazon (~60$) and I tried to replace the screen on my own.

Yesterday I replaced the screen with a YT-Video, then I charged my Nexus 5 an the "Charging-Symbol" showed up.

After that I left the house for 2 hours and when I came back (I left the Nexus at home for charging ofc.) I tried to turn on the phone and nothing happened.

Then I tried to press power and volume down to get into the boot-menu and this also worked and the screen showed everything perfectly (!) and then I tried to start my handy from the boot-menu.

Until then everything has worked well but during the start progress I noticed that the (starting-)animation is really slow and laggy, so I decided to try to reboot my phone by holding power off for around 10 secs.

I tried to start my phone one or two times more and tried to get into the boot-menu, restart bootloader, etc. and then I realized that my phone didn't even want to work anymore. I could(and can) neither get into the bootmenu nor simply start it...

Do you have any ideas?

What suprised me the most is that it stopped working so quickly, so I concluded that I replaced the screen right but anything else went wrong...

Please help me :/

PS:

USB-Debugging is turned off and I cant access my phone with my pc or anythin else :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Leave the phone on the charger for about an hour and then try to get into the bootloader.

When my phone is in the process of booting and I force it to power off by holding down the power button, it will not power up until I either leave it on a charger for a bit or leave it power off for a bit, usually 5 to 20 minutes.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gykonik:
Thanks, now I could get into my phone and enable USB-Debugging with much lock (:D)

My problem is, that my phone runs very unstable and shuts down often so I can't really work with it.

Do you know any solution and the more important question:

How can I save my data? I think, that I can save it anyhow if I enabled USB-Debugging with the bootloader and a pc, can't I?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Yes, you could pull the data from the phone using ADB commands.

You could also flash twrp to the phone. Once flashed, you could boot into twrp, mount the data partition, and copy data from the phone to the computer.

You could also use twrp to create a nandroid backup for safekeeping.

Is it possible that there is a loose connection in the phone? Have you tried disassembling and re-assembling?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gykonik:
I have now moved on!

My charger cabel was broken but now I got a new one!

I can start my Nexus (with some issues) and it runs but sometims it still shuts down and always when I try to plug in my cabel into the Nexus the screen gets black (but on the side you can see that the screen is light up in some way, idk...)

Is there a reason for the heating and for the shut downs? :/
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
I'm not sure but it seems like the screen has suffered a hardware malfunction because you can see that the backlight is on but no image.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gykonik:
And that means what?

And can I do anything for it? Maybe flash it or something?

Reset, etc..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
With a hardware failure, there's nothing that software can fix. Did you try disassembling and re-assembling the phone?

With the old screen, can you see anything on screen? Did the phone power up and charge properly? If yes, put on the old screen to test the other components to see if it charges and powers up.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gykonik:
Yeah first sentence makes sence.. :D

I swapped software and hardware, sry :D

my other screen doesn't work at all, completly destroyed...

The problem is that I can't imagine what should be the failure...

And yeah, I already tried disassembling and re-assembling it...

Still same problem :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
I have used cheap 3rd party screens to replace a few N5 phones and they quality is very inconsistent so I wouldn't be surprised if a 3rd party screen fails after a short period of use.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gykonik:
Nahh but the screen works I think..

Everything looks clear etc and the screen wasn't really cheap with 65$-70$ I guess..

I think it's something else because my phone gets really on near the CPU and this can't be because of the screen...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Where did you get the screen?

If it gets really hot near the cpu, then something else is going on. Could it be possible that there is a short-circuit somewhere?

Since the value Canadian dollar has dropped, I'm also paying about $60 for what was a $40 screen.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gykonik:
Yeah, I also thought about a short-circuit but I don't know how I can test this.

When I try to start my phone it fails like 4-5 times and then it works most of the time. The fail looks the following:

The "Google" logo appears and then suddenly the screen gets black, but not the "out"-Black (so that screen it out), I mean the "on, but black"-Black (hope u can understand.. xD)

During this 4-5 Tries my phone feels like 40Â°C-50Â°C (sry im from Germany, idk the conversion to Â°F value.. :D)

After this (I got the phone running one time for about 20 minutes) the phone doesn't heat up so much, if it starts right I think that the temparatur problem is over, but there is still the problem (also if the phone is running for 20 minutes) that it suddenly shuts down... :/

Sorry, idk much about canadian dollar, like I said im from germany and I payed around 65â‚¬

Google says, that this is around 67 (US-Dollar)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
I don't know what to suggest other than either getting a new battery or new screen. Both items can be very expensive.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gykonik:
Mhh, ok :( :/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] princeferoz:
I have started receiving the Note 7 December 19th recall message on my T-Mobile Note 3. Currently I'm using the N2o.DarkLord.N7.Lite.V3.0 by [MENTION=7098450]Kill-Switch[/MENTION]. I'm sure this has to do with the Note 7 kernel and firmware, but not sure if the Note 3's will receive this software update that will prevent it from charging and the ability to use as a mobile device. Please advise. Thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JJEgan:
See identical question posted multiple times .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] IvanCristina:
No, damn no. You don't have to worry about it. You're not running a Note 7 kernel, it's still a Note 3's one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] subaru98:
Hello I need help I try rooting my new galaxy s7 edge at&t but guess it didn't work so now every since the attempt my phone is super lagging and having this security notice message pop up every 15 minutes need help !

Model number- sm-g935a

Android version 6.0.1

Security patch level november 1st 2016

Baseband g935aucs4apk1

Please need help this issues is so annoying

My service is at&t galaxy s7 edge
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] vip_lexus147:
I am also on the same firmware. I can't find any information on this. Can anyone point me to the right links?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Based on Schap`s Lite ROM

Storage Memory

Total: 66.18MB

Free: 63.70MB

Program Memory

Total: 50.77MB

Free: 31.64MB

Revision history:

v2.2 - Removed slow IE scroll patch, cab fix available..

v2.1 - "New" base, fixed slow IE scrolling, fixed PTT button.

DOWNLOAD:

Shamanix`s Grass v2.2 - RapidShare
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Addons

Click on the picture to download.. ;)

NOTE: HTC Album in the attachment might be chines version and portrait orientated.. I`ve edit english version to start in landscape mode..

http://rapidshare.com/files/76805024/HTC_Album_v1.0.1030.720_Landscape.cab
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] diezoo:
Thank You!!!!!! :)

Will report soon...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
wow.. you are fast!!! :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] diezoo:
I like your work... ;)

I been waiting for... :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Thanks! ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
!!! Great !!!

Wow, you are really powerfull! Thanks for this work, love your mod, because bringing more speed and reactivity for my Hermes!

Is there Internet Sharing included? Or HTC Modem Link, or something functional for sharing connection? It is really important for me:(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Please test Pandora Internet Sharing by mattk_r and report back.. ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcute:
Thank you for your great work. Fast and fast !!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] natzakaria:
downloading
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] danik_iceman:
When you say that ptt button is fixed, do u mean that there is still a pop-up message after a soft reset? Or was that message fixed?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcute:
no sound on animation start ? ^_^
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
No messages popping out..

Yes, it doesn`t work on Schaps lite too, but it does work on full.. When you modify the registry of Schaps full ROM it disables the startup sound.. don`t know why.. :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] arnarn911:
what apps are removed from schap's lite?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] diezoo:
Excellent ROM!

I'm very happy with this ROM, at the moment everything is OK. :)

I only have a little issue,:rolleyes: and is related this button 5, record not work in press&hold, but, if you change by other button, the function press&hold is working, I mean, I put record in button 2 and IE in button 5 press&hold everything is ok.

This is related to the PPT fix that you apply, I think...

This is really little issue and don't bother me. :cool:

Shamanix, thank you for you excellent work and also to Schaps! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Field Test and FTouchFlo only.. I think :D

Will HTC Voice Recorder or any other voice recording app work when you map it to press&hold button 5 ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] arnarn911:
hmmm.. so that made it harder to choose between 2.0 and 2.1. 2.1 is lighhter than 2.0 but it does not have IS. choices choices... :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] kwill:
thanks again for another fast turnaround on the rom! downloading now and i am sure that i will be more than impressed as always.

flashed and installed all programs. definitely fast as always!! thanks again for another great rom!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lagoskon:
SetAcousticParam doesn't run for long time on first boot customisation. You should copy the SetAcousticParam.lnk from Windows folder to Startup folder , Soft reset and leave the phone untouched for 3-5 minutes to make the changes.

It's also good to install the volume_CC cab from augmenter to have high volume.

As for the ROM. Perfect . Much faster than Schaps 4.22 Lite I had before. Many thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
Damn, this cab you noticed is gone, all other not working me on Grass 2.1, waiting for Matts mod...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
Problems with top toolbar

Reporting one problem with this ROM - problem with top toolbar, there is some mess with bubble for 3G icon, signal icon time, when I tap on this, it only figure out top shape of bubble, but not info for this icon. Tap on voice loud icon work ok.

I tested this detailed (immediately after HR) and this problem appear about 5-10 secs after boot... and it is back OK after about 5 minutes.

EDIT: Looks like was done by SetAcusticParameters... now it is OK (I hope)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
Owner information freeze my device

Strange, it really freezed my device, but now after 10 minutes it is ok? What processes are running there...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Thanks for the reports MaRaHoX!

I will see what I can do about it.. :rolleyes:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
SetAcusticParam...?

Can it be caused by processes around this SetAcusticParam running on 1st boot which was noticed page ago?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Nope, I`ve removed SetAcusticParam from the PreConfig and the problems ware still there..

I think it might be because of editing the registry on Schaps base, I will look into it and try to identify what is causing the problems..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
It is OK

I think it is ok for now, after a few reboots and small delay (Hermes on table without touch) it work properly good... better word is impressive;), but I'll be testing it more detailed... thank you very much for now.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pietrucci:
Hi Shamanix, what do you think about its right's statement about the 19xx ROMS: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=1736923&postcount=298?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
From my experience, I would say 1437 build is the best so far.. Newer builds don`t work well without fixes.. so...

If only I could find Direct3D Mobile drivers ( OEM or CAB ) :rolleyes:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] drewty:
this looks like a very good ROM. could someone please upload it to some other server beside RS?

Thank you so much in advance.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Ok, here it is.. Problems with tile bar bubbles comes with cooking in Slow IE scrolling fix, so installing fix from cab is the only option :(

I think change in module size does that, this build is so sensitive.. I feel like giving up on cooking when I see something like this :mad:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
Same feeling

I have same feelings, this build is very unstable... for me it is now working withou problems. Thank you for your great work!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
Crap:(

Dude, that's horrible - this is not against you and your work, but is something which is doing from this cool ROM piece of crap... notification doesn't pop-up correctly, connection have in some cases problem to dial, the bubble problems still appearing... oh, I wasted 3 hours with setting up and testing this ROM... I'll try to use this, because have no time for another ROM but... grrr:( back on trees

Speed is very impressive of course, stability is horrible... sorry for this rating, but have no other option for now:(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dgates71:
Shamanix, so if cooking in the cab causes the problem take it out, if anyone has a problem installing the cab, that is there problem.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
Good idea

For me is also this fix not important, because I am not using IE and if it is doing this damn problems...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] digitus:
Nothing a Hammer won't fix!

:)

Seriously though, I am new to all of this, just got my tytn a couple weeks ago. I spent a bunch of time before hand reading and downloading all the ROM's ppl said they like.

Truthfully, your Grass roms has been the best that I've tried, faaar better response times than the others!

Keep up the great work Shamanix!

digitus
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bhobichi:
Hi! Shamanix, very excited to load this ROM. I use Jasjar, upgraded to 2.12.06 WWE, Radio ROM 1.15.00. Please advice me whether your Rom will work in this or not?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
No, don`t install this ROM on JasJar ( Universal ), this one is for JasJam ( Hermes )...

BTW.. I will upload v2.2 without IE scroll patch applied so issues might be fixe, I know for sure that title bar bubbles issue is fixed, need testing on the rest..

One thing I`ve noticed on any version is that active sync on device will hang it sometimes..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
Back to 2.0

No hurry, I flashed back 2.0 version and I it is ok... for me is really important Internet Sharing, which is on 4.22 Full base functional;)

Thanks a lot
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bhobichi:
That is a fair advice. Do you have solution to the followings

1. The video call button is not showing in my Jasjar....how to get that?

2. How to obtain some more country names as per my need including the currency in regional settings?

3. Is it possible to schedule the SMS ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dgates71:
Did you not read, Shamanix said not to install on a Jasjar, it is ONLY SAFE TO INSTALL ON A JASJAM. A lot of you guys need to completely read the responses to your question before you ask another. If you are not going to pay attention to the answer, why should anyone pay attention to your question.:o

If you are asking general questions about the Jasjar (Universal), wrong forum, you need o be in the Universal forum not the Hermes forum.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] xdaradar:
Don't give up! Your ROM's are the greatest. Doing fine on 2.1 for now. Only the know bubble thing in the top;-)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
True!

Xdaradar is true, your ROMs are one of best... gone back to 2.0, and is is also very good stuff. For 2.2 I'll wait for Internet Sharing functional... or on new Schaps Lite base with this feature, as you requested;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shamanix:
Don`t worry.. you won`t get rid of me and my ROMs so easy.. :D ;)

So far, it seems that issues are fixed by removing IE fix.. No bubble issues, no notification issues, dialup internet connection is stable...