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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -spektor-:
Well system file is where all the data and software is at basically everything visible on the phone. Maybe this article could help it deals with modifying samsung rom and flashing it. If you want to read more on it here's the link: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85703/modifying-samsung-rom-and-flashing-it-on-a-device if you wanted to remove apps or add custom apps to your phone you would modify system file.

But what I thought was important was this;

(I did not write this thread)

< "You should be able to use an archive program on PC and recompress to .tar, .gz, and others. Dont forget to re-sign the archive. Keep a copy of your untouched ROM until you have the modified ROM tested and running.

The ROMs are signed with a signature. When repacking if they don't get signed they will fail in flashing. This link will help explain it.

So basically after downloading the firmware you have to rename it so you can extract the files, change them as you need, recompress them again and re-sign them, so you can flash them using Odin." >

This thread was dealing with modifying CM rom;

< "There are multiple solutions available:

Re-Zip the Image

Advantage: You do it once, and can use the resulting image for multiple devices. That's what I did with CM7.2 for my Milestone 2. Easy enough to do:

create a temporary (empty) folder

unzip the zip file to it

remove unwanted *.apk files from /system/apps (be careful of what you remove, of course)

zip up the directory contents again

Using a graphical ZIP manager (like WinZip or the like), steps would be even easier:

open the zip file with the archive manager

remove the unwanted .apk files

if the ZIP manager requires it, save the manipulated zip

Manually cleanup after flashing, using the shell

This is what ce4 recommended in the comments. It requires you using a terminal emulator on your device:

Flash the image as-is

remove superfluous stuff from the system partition by hand (like rm /system/big/junk/example.mp4)

Manually cleanup after flashing, using other tools

Almost the same as the previous method, but a bit more user-friendly. Disadvantage: this won't do for superflous ringtones and the like:

Flash the image as-is

Use a tool like Titanium Backup or Root Uninstaller to remove unwanted system apps" >

Edit: this link explains the signature of the file: (from google) https://code.google.com/archive/p/zip-signer/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hassan:
yes brother i want to remove some apps,. in system

even some edits in bulid prop

and after repack it for odin , thats it,

i create zip and trying to install the via twrp, during installation in end its give some error like this

setup finish with error 7 etc etc

so i reboot ,.....its reboot normal but after boot base band is unknown

i,m working on verizon devise.

in very simple words i,m trying to create rom without verizon apps and some more edits

and that all work in stock rom
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -spektor-:
Ok so I may have found a solution for you it requires a pc and to download a program. You'll need your rom and any apps you would like to insert into it. The program is as simple as right click and delete for any apps you want to remove. The program is made by a developer on XDA named "_Logie" here's the link to the Web page: http://m.tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/how-to-add-or-remove-apps-from-a-custom-rom-101986.html and the link to the program is on there or here's the direct link: http://www.solidfiles.com/d/da2dd6335d/

This program compiles the ROM into a .zip if you have TWRP recovery you could do a backup of your previous rom before flashing your current one because you'll have to completely wipe every main partition before flashing new rom to ensure you don't run into problems

Edit: backup system, data, and cache because those are the ones you'll need to wipe also before wiping them just in case I would remove any password that locks your phone because if you try to flash a new rom and fails and your left with the recovery file it'll mess up the password, fingerprints will be forget and backup password will be unchangeable and will require a factory reset to be able to change it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hassan:
Who its looking cool. I'll try tomorrow

But for now brother i want to know its remove the apps. OK and what about bulid.prop? I need to edit it also. And after edit i don't want root anymore .after edit i need in tar format ;)

I know you think I'm made but i know it's possible
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -spektor-:
For build.prop maybe this app could help https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.build.prop.editor sorry for lack of knowledge on this subject I've never had to repack a rom before.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hassan:
Ok apps done

Bulid done

Now final thing need . repack in ext4 format

I'll check these things tomorrow :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hassan:
brother did you found anything for repack ext4 img?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -spektor-:
Have you tried this guide? https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1588461
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hassan:
yes but its for linux , and for window 99% unsuccessfully rates , have you try in window ? this ?

now i,m in next step if you have the time so kindly share your experience

https://xdaforums.com/android/help/repack-img-giving-error-odin-invalid-t3577719
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojoswagger1980:
Hmmmmm ? I think you want to change the boot animation (white Verizon logo red background? ) if so your gonna need to either need to flash a pre-made zip with Flashfire (can't seem to get it to apply from twrp) or your gonna need to manually copy into the appropriate directory (mount system directory r/w copy then change permissions of the file you copied to 644 and reboot) presumably with a root explorer though doable from terminal

---------- Post added at 07:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:29 PM ----------

Try flashing with flasfire enabling the option mount system r/w and use common paths (probably not necessary but won't hurt) I have had difficulty getting anything other than ROM and gapps to apply from twrp but flashfire seems to work . I'm thinking its due to the fact that flashfire flashes after boot loader and then resets prior to os load.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] kosmatyj:
I have found about 10 various manuals how to do it and I tried all of them to activate this mode but unsuccessfully. I heared somewhere that it disabled in Android kernel, so may be someone knows how to enable or to get it round or something? I will explain why do I need it: I want to connect with phone by QPST to unlock Bands like described here - https://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/thread-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269. I just thought that if E2312 has the same SOC on a bort as his brothers so it could be possible to unlock LTE Bands on it. But It contained in NVM of the Quallcomm processor.

If anyone has some experience or any idea how to realize it - make me know please.
[Blade General] D. Asyraf:
Hello.. How can I fix my ZTE Blade QLux 4G phone can't reset/format after rooting? This phone always restart by their own or turning on then off again at logo only. While at the logo for 3 second, I use hard reset button Vol Up + On/Off button to use reset option but it can't because turning off again. Then, I connect the device to PC/Laptop, my PC/Laptop can't detect the device. How can I fix this problem?

:(
[XDA Assist] aniketrog:
Hello,it is great if you guys will port nubia z11 max official rom for le 2 x526 coz many of us facing many problems because of bad/unstable update of eui 5.8.019s like dual sim 4g not working,some time it crashes,virtual button sometime not works properly and many more minor bugs.so it will help many of us.specifically nubia ui,coz it has great camera features.if it seems wast to you ,atleast help me in porting it.
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[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Craig_CFC:
hello,

sorry for being a pain.. i have spent the last 2 days trolling thru here to find answers but have failed to sort my problem out (user error) my problem is i have the HTC M9 which, after inspection, i discovered was on Sprint but have managed to S-Off the device and unlock the bootloader and then change both the MID & CID to European settings (getvar below) my problem is choosing the correct firmware for my device and then RUU file ... any help please?

Ive downloaded this file:

RUU_HIMA_UHL_L50_SENSE70_HTC_Europe_1.32.401.17_Radio_01.01_U11440261_56.02.50306G_2_F_release_429340_signed_2_4.exe

I thought the above file would work with my firmware version but tells me to get correct RUU?

(D:\>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) kernel: lk

(bootloader) product: htc_himauhl

(bootloader) version: 1.0

(bootloader) imei: removed

(bootloader) version-main: 1.32.401.17

(bootloader) boot-mode: download

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000

(bootloader) mid: 0P6B10000

(bootloader) cid: HTC__032

all:

finished. total time: -0.000s

Thanks again
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerslayer:
It could be that you're trying to apply firmware for the M9 when you have a M8. Your MID (0P6B10000) tells the story here.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Craig_CFC:
Thanks for pointing that out..i have a HTC M9...i used to have an M8 and had a list of MID's for that which i used for my M9 .. iv'e now changed the MID back but still having problems ...would you know what MID & CID i would use to maybe instal a European ROM please?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerslayer:
So you're trying to convert a Sprint M9 to European (I assume you mean the WWE variant)?

In short, this is not possible. The Sprint variant is a CDMA model, and those are locked in to their own firmware versions. Attempting to flash other firmware - even other CDMA firmware - will almost assuredly brick your phone.

I'm sorry I didn't say so at first - I got caught up in the MID mismatch and missed the obvious here.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Craig_CFC:
thanks for your help... is there any way i could get this phone to work in the UK? iv'e tried 3 different ROMs but al say 'no SIM found' or would that be down to the firmware?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerslayer:
As far as I know, Sprint's CDMA network is pretty much USA-only. What little coverage they offer outside of the United States is limited.

As for the "no SIM found" issue, I think restoring your phone to stock is the only way to go - assuming that is possible. Recall that attempting to apply GSM firmware to a CDMA phone will potentially unrecoverably damage your phone.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rolfey83:
Hi,

Some really bad news for anyone that's been unfortunate enough to purchase an A7 EU version.

I have contacted ZTEUK on FB messenger directly to ask about the Nougat update and this is their exact response.

"Hi Mike, Please keep an eye out on our social channels for any information regarding updates. We do not currently have plans to update to Nougat though this may change. Thanks, the ZTE UK team."

Taking into account the amount of EU phones out there this is beyond dreadful in terms of treatment, the question is, where do we go from here? I didn't want to bother rooting the phone, but is there any option left now it's possibly not getting the update at all?

No daydream, no patch fixes, no volume fix, the list goes on!!

How do we pressure ZTE into dealing with this, failing that what other options do we have?

Mike
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iNaruX:
Haha I doubt it, these customer reps have no idea.

There has been an extensive Nougat test going on as well as confirmations on twitter etc.

G Version will get Nougat.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rolfey83:
I hope so, that brings some comfort, really the reps should not give throw away replies like that.

Thanks :good:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ALeX850:
Don't worry, it just furthers the idea that global organization of ZTE is totally lacking, especially for their EU customers (far behind their american ones). Nougat was announced first by ZTE Germany back in November (originally planned for end of january) and is currently undergoing beta testing as far as I know. The thing is, ZTE Germany is apparently taking care of the dev for the G version but they officially supports only german customers, even if they kinda tried to create an "european" community. Other european branches (it's the case for ZTE france at least) of ZTE seem to be only PR posting advertisement on facebook/twitter. IMO, your rep just copy pasted the basic stonewalling response to this question and has either no information whatsoever or wanted to answer politely without getting carried away.

(If anyone has more info, feel free to correct me)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuridurdu27:
G Variant will sure get the Nougat Update soon, ZTE UK should know this too dont know why you got this answer from them. But if you G Variant user, follow ZTE Mobile Deutschland on Facebook
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] itsxiao:
Coming from US nougat. There's still bugs, battery drain, etc. Issues that are in the release. I'd rather be back in MM honestly. A stable and complete release would've been better instead of releasing early due to demand. Just look up the issue with whatsapp. Millions of users and they didn't notice such a glaring bug.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] musicdjm:
I can say without a doubt in my mind that the Axon 2017G will also get Nougat. They are usually a little behind the US team with releases so I imagine it will probably be sometime in March
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mario972:
I wouldn't be surprised if you could just flash the bootstack and modem from LineageOS thread and flash A2017U system on top. I'm totally satisfied with LineageOS, so I'm not even thinking on doing that now or in the future.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuridurdu27:
The G Variant needs more time than us because they want to fix all founded bugs and increase the quality. :) like musicdjm said, it will release end feb. or beginning of march. zte could Release it in the end of January but there were too many bug, because of that they started a beta test phase and postponed the Release date
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] musicdjm:
POST UPDATED - New info available
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] thefiqs:
Yes you can. Few of us already using the B15 N ROM on the G model. All you need is an unlocked BL and TWRP, flash the universal N bootloader, N modem for G and the B15 stocksystem all by DrakenFX.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] morfini:
Have you done this yourself and it worked;
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] thefiqs:
Yes and yes
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] morfini:
Can you please point me the thread where these files and the guide to do it are?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] front firing speakers:
Chinese android 7?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zoriak22:
I also interested in Chinese 7.0, no news or any rumours about it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] tester2017:
Thats not correct , the phone never boot after this procedre!

The Phone stuck on Bootloader Warning Screen.

Ive testet much more 1 time .

Really is no Boot!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] lafester:
make sure to use su 2.79 (not sr3).
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] xuggs:
I have the US ZTE Axon 7 (A2017U) and updated to Nougat. What is the WhatsApp bug again? I haven't noticed anything but you can tell me and I will cry in a corner once I know. :crying:

[MENTION=225651]op[/MENTION] When everything else fails, go to change.org and create a petition. The ASUS Zenfone 2 users did that and they are apparently getting the Nougat update in July.

/xuggs
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuridurdu27:
The Axon7 G Variant will directly get 7.1.1 :)
[Samsung Gear S3] Byte_76:
There are various usefull apps available for Android Wear, while many of those are not available for Tizen.

An example would be Strava.

Would it be possible to port the APK's over to Tizen for the Gear S3 with minimal modification required?

I own a Polar M600 and would like to be able to use some of the apps from that watch, on my Gear S3.
[Samsung Gear S3] kenkiller:
Nope. Different architecture.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] junglykutha:
http://www.coolsmartphone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11824

Free download here:

http://www.pointui.com/Home.aspx
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] alhambra:
still not support VGA device..
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] elia222:
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[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] itsjustbilly:
Everytime i try and flash the stock image in fastboot it fails when it gets to anything pertaining to the bootloader

FAILED (remote: Do not allow to flash Bootloader image on Unlock device)

My device is unlocked but to try and compat this i even try to re-lock the device which also fails:

FAILED (remote: oem lock back is forbidden)

Im stuck, i cant use the flashall because it fails, i cant individually flash files because the bootloader items fail,

im at a loss as to what to do.

Im able to flash a custom recovery but i cant do anything with it, except try and flash modem items with twrp which also did nothing.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] nandakis4:
brother, i am sorry for your condition , i dont have much knowledge on such things, but i once had MotoG, i used to flash Stock files with this method..

https://xdaforums.com/2015-moto-g/general/guide-fastboot-flashing-factory-t3187750

if you are flashing Stock files, then Bootloader need not to be stayed UNLOCKED..

hope you get any idea from there.. all the best

---------- Post added at 11:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:23 AM ----------

look in to this also :

https://xdaforums.com/moto-g-2014/general/guide-restore-moto-e-2015-stock-firmware-t3054303

this might give u anyidea
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] Deleted member 6256322:
Did you have TWRP installed before you tried to flash stock Rom ? I'm guessing thats why its failing , but i dont know how to fix :(
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] minimale_ldz:
maybe you're trying to flash older version of bootloader than the one you've already got? besides you don't need to flash bootloader to lash the rest, like system, modem or kernel
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] itsjustbilly:
Okay so i know what my problem is i just dont know how to solve it:

I have a partially unlocked bootloader. is i do the fastboot oem device-info command, it tells me that my bootloader is unlocked but im unable to flash bootloader images (Device critical unlocked: false)

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot oem device-info

(bootloader) slot-count: not found

(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found

(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found

...

(bootloader) Device Secure boot: yes

(bootloader) Device tampered: false

(bootloader) Device unlocked: true

(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false

(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false

(bootloader) Display panel:

OKAY [ 0.080s]

finished. total time: 0.081s

Does anyone know how to get Device critical unlocked: true?
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] Rookie1919:
I stuck in the bootanimation and i cant flash a stock rom because there is no such thing. I found one, but this is no flashable zip. And the "flashall.bat" doesnt work. CM also doesnt work. I dont know what to do now. :(

Edit: Now i dont get into twrp recovery. With adb and with the hardware its not possible to enter twrp.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] cyrrrinda:
Did anyone found any solution? I am in same situation...
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] cyrrrinda:
Found :)

flash only boot and system, not bootloader
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] nandakis4:
finally while Flashing stock, i am stuck at Bootlogo looop :D

any suggestions??

i tried unrooting my RR 7.1.1 but with the zip provided , i think it failed..

any way to clean flash / freshly load stock again !!
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] Deleted member 6256322:
if you have the stock rom just follow the trouble shooting guide at the start of this thread , should work :)
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] nandakis4:
Hi, thanks for replying..

flashed the files again,

Boot, recovery, then systemchunk files, REBOOT..

its still bootlooping, i think i am missing any file that needs to be put, but i am not putting .. !!

any more suggestions ??
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] itsjustbilly:
I am having the same issues:

I cannot flash anything pertaining to the bootloader, this is the official flash list, open fastboot and paste this entire list, when its finished you will see "failed" next to anything pertaining to the bootloader. And therein lies the issue, i havent found a soloution and ive been searching for 2 months now

fastboot flash partition gpt_both0.bin

fastboot flash sec sec.dat

fastboot flash apdp dp_AP_signed.mbn

fastboot flash msadp dp_MSA_signed.mbn

fastboot flash prov prov32.mbn

fastboot flash sbl1 sbl1.mbn

fastboot flash sbl1bak sbl1.mbn

fastboot flash rpm rpm.mbn

fastboot flash rpmbak rpm.mbn

fastboot flash devcfg devcfg.mbn

fastboot flash devcfgbak devcfg.mbn

fastboot flash lksecapp lksecapp.mbn

fastboot flash lksecappbak lksecapp.mbn

fastboot flash tz tz.mbn

fastboot flash tzbak tz.mbn

fastboot flash keymaster keymaster.mbn

fastboot flash cmnlib cmnlib.mbn

fastboot flash cmnlibbak cmnlib.mbn

fastboot flash cmnlib64 cmnlib64.mbn

fastboot flash cmnlib64bak cmnlib64.mbn

fastboot flash aboot emmc_appsboot.mbn

fastboot flash abootbak emmc_appsboot.mbn

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk0.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk1.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk2.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk3.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk4.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk5.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk6.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk7.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk8.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk9.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk10.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk11.img

fastboot flash system systemchunk12.img

fastboot flash cache cache.img

fastboot erase userdata

FYI i have unlocked my bootloader, and it wont let me lock it again
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] eried1:
[MENTION=5656324]nandakis4[/MENTION] Did you manage to solve your issue?

[MENTION=3716099]itsjustbilly[/MENTION] Why are you flashing the bootloader? It will fail if it's unlocked.

I'd want to go back to stock to start off fresh, but these are some discouraging stories.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] eried1:
Please confirm if you were able to revert to MM without losing your signal.

Edit: It crossed my mind just now. TWRP has the ability to backup the modem so surely you could use it if you were to have problems with the signal later? Provided you can access the recovery of course, but that doesn't seem to be a problem in most cases.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] eried1:
Do 2G and 3G work? My phone can detect 4G, but not 2G and 3G.

You've probably solved the sound issue by now, otherwise have a look at this thread.