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[Desire 816 General] danillo-sp-br:
I have a question

I bought a cell phone in the US a few years ago, it was blocked by the SPRINT operator, I stayed a long time without using it, and now I decided that I would pack it to use it. I unlocked the bootloader and also the root, put a custom rom but the device is still blocked.

Is there any way to unlock this? :confused:

(I'm in Brazil)
[Desire 816 General] Oddiiee:
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[Desire 816 General] hamed_forum:
after install cant update ota say mound read-only

what must do?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReckoningForce:
My device just got bricked. It was part of the recall and I had removed TegraOTA long ago. Today, after a few weeks of testing out CM13, I decided to go back to stock, remembered to flash the NoMoreOTA zip file but for some reason, it didn't stick. My device started downloading an update which I failed to get suspicious at, then shut down and hasn't come back online since.

This is far more than the frustration of losing a device and its data. It's a scary thought that NVidia has the ability to so utterly control our devices from a distance, with very little that can be done to prevent it if you're an average user. Remember that fuss when Amazon used DRM in their EBooks to remotely delete them from the computers of customers that legally purchased and should've had full rights to the content? This is inexcusable, and we must work to find a fix and pressure NVidia into giving up this disturbing practice.

Here are a basic list of resources I'm researching that have potential, I'll be posting as stream-of-consciousness and these links will also be here for reference when I reboot into Linux for some of the more advanced stuff. I can't make any promises, but stay tuned, this might just work!

Resources

Main XDA discussion RE kill switch

An old method that worked on the first variation of the kill switch (doesn't help anymore, since now the kill switch directly attacks the bootloader)

More discussion on the topic:

https://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/help/shield-tablet-stuck-apx-mode-black-t3074446

So far:

Bootloader is corrupted. Device is showing as APX.

Step one, therefore: Download APX drivers.

I found these for the Note 7, weren't easy to come across.

Slight issue with signature verification. You need to reboot into advanced settings and disable device driver signature verification.

http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how...8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/​

To use NVFlash, we need the device's SKB. Most forum members seem to agree that's virtually impossible without a leak from NVidia themselves, but those same people also claim the same issue with getting an APX driver for the Shield, so maybe it can be done. A hopeful post on the matter:

[GUIDE] Recovering Recovery/Obtaining SKB

Below link looks promising, need to obtain blob from stock rom. Guy claims he has the blob file, but we still need the SBK:

https://www.reddit.com/r/theNvidiaS...shield_tablet_bricked_at_1114_pm_est/cu2kudk/

This might help:

SBCalc - Generate your SBK (v1.1)

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1927818

What is NVFlash and what are SBKs?

http://www.androidroot.mobi/pages/the-inner-workings-of-secure-boot-key-and-nvflash/

More unresolved threads on this topic:

https://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/help/shield-tablet-stuck-apx-mode-black-t3074446

https://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/general/recover-y01-battery-shield-tablet-t3199153/

Lives Updates To Come
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filjusz:
You cant repair kill switched NST, because tegraOta attack bootloader at low level and btld is pernamently corrupted.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hacktrix2006:
Also Since Nvidia Tegra Note 7 SBK key is not used its an ODM key system. So they are heading into the wrong bush. only Nvidia knows the ODM key. But good luck.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dudeman9:
Hey ReckoningForce,

Really hope you find a way, been searching for hours myself.

Driving me mad as i was bloody stupid enough to turn my should have been recalled device one without turning off the WiFi first, so unfortunately in the same boat as yourself.

Please update this thread if you get anything working!

Thanks again mate
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piccolo08:
hI, I HAVE A SHIELD 2017 with boot unlocked , but after downgrade from 9.1 to 8 (7.2.3) are in permanent loop:

1 message about risk unlock

2 logo nvidia

3 coloured cirlcle of anroid running

After get print on display "android" it loop into nvidia logo and repeat again infinitely those steps: HDMI recognize them as "Shield"

if i put a keyboard on usb port and i try to boot into fastboot/recovery ( A+B+PWRON) dont

do anymore loop but are stucked into run coloured cirvcles on screen : HDMI recognize them as "PB1"

Also un usb service port it recognize it as MTP USB device

does exist any possibility to get recovery or fastboot mode or i need to throw it out?
[XDA Assist] serhatkusem:
Hello everyone

Yesterday my phone got bricked.

I can get to download mode but my pc doesn't recognize my phone.

And in device manager I can't see "ports (com&lpt)" section. Only this : "LGE Mobile USB Composite Device"

Please help me with it. I'm in a different country now and I don't have money to buy a new phone. So I have to fix it.
[XDA Assist] serhatkusem:
thank you so much. I fixed it by installing boot from all over again via boardiag. And then I installed lollipop.
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] 1998Andreas1998:
I recently flashed lineage os and gapps (7.1, ARM,) on my Samsung galaxy s5 (g900f), now although the OS works fine when running any non gapp, as soon as I try to run a gapp such as youtube, play store or even google now the phone with often not load the app and restart the device. Some advice would really be appreciated being new to the community. Thank for your help
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] samsung user97:
i have a samsung s5 kltechn. there is same problem for my device.

i am last try with lineage-14.1-20170131-nightly-kltechn-signed.zip .
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] madguy':
Try Dynamic GApps from DirtyUnicorns
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] samsung user97:
thank you. i will try.
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] madguy':
No problem, it works really well on my herolte
[Android Software Development] Ph0z3:
ZTE zMax2

- stock 6.0.1

- no root

So, I was curious if there is a way to pull my build.prop file, edit it, then push it back after I mod it a bit?

-- if so, how?

Additionally, will this stick through reboot if I'm stock?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] X0003:
Hi,

I got a new phone (Redmi 4), and I'm trying to restore my Viber with Titanium Backup, with a backup that I have from my previous phone (Nexus 4).

When the restore is complete, I open Viber, and my chats are there, but then it tries to sync stuff, it crashes, and it goes back to the welcome screen.

The problem is, it's an old number, and I can't activate it again.

Is there any way to restore this backup?

(I noticed that on the com.viber.voip.ViberPrefs.xml file, there's some data regarding the old phone: <string name="device_hardware_key">Nexus 4mako</string> ... is there anything I can change there so it doesn't crash?)

(Btw, I have Viber Desktop running. Is is possible to activate it from PC to Android?)
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] bash_array:
Does anyone know if there are any custom kernels that will work with lineage 14.1 for our pixel? I am currently running the unofficial Lineage OS 14.1 build from invisiblek.

Also, does anyone know when we will get official lineage OS?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] psrb191921:
I've tried this build but it just stuck in boot animation forever, how 've you managed to install it?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Deleted member 5408779:
We will get official lineage os builds, if the gapps problem is solved and we can flash the usual gapps. (opengapps)

---------- Post added at 09:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 PM ----------

Just go the usual way for Pixel XL

1. wipe, dont need to wipe internal storage :D

2. flash rom, flash twrp

3. reboot again to recovery and flash gapps. (because slot a and b blablabla) <---- if there is an gapps included go to step 4!

4. reboot and set up phone.

and if u want...

5. reboot to recovery and flash SuperSU

however on the CM14.1 Hexa-Project rom ull need to go another way... i got problems with the upper one.

1. wipe

2. flash rom and twrp

3. reboot and set up the phone

4. reboot again to twrp

5. flash supersu

6. mount system and flash gapps

7. wipe data and reboot

Cheers!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] psrb191921:
Thanks, I've done it the same way, except for the gapps (i don't need gapps/whatever-google at all) with no success :( it just stuck in boot animation, do i need gapps to make it work? (I want my droid to be as free/open source as possible though)

Offtopic: i've built aosp for pixel (with lastest vendor.img from google) and it works great, but the fingerprint sensor doesn't work at all :( did you have this issue when you built lineageos? (Sry for offtopic)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] silentwind827:
So I really really want to learn more about how the bootloader works, how its locked, how others in the past have been unlocked and so on. The reason I want to know more is because the only way to install twrp from what I've heard is you need to unlock the bootloader. Can someone point me to the right direction? I want to know what coding language it uses too etc.!
[Nexus 6  General] codecaine21:
I cross compiled sqlite3 from source for ARMv7 with the PIE flags enabled since I searched everywhere and couldn't find a working version. Figured I would make it available to the members on XDA.

Links:

Source with executable -> https://github.com/amboxer21/sqlite3ForAndroid

Executable -> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9WIkGjcMwgDUktaaTV3RjA0WTg
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] victoradjei:
I installed the above, which I found in the Kaiser forums, on my Touch Cruise and it feels snappier and no error was displayed. Clearly it came with the version 2.0.7045.00.

I have attached a text output which was generated on my device, for interpretation by more sharper minds here ;) Can we have a benchmark to see if the non ROM installation makes any difference :confused:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Carty:
I thought .net CF3.5 is required by the applications coded to use it. Neither could it speed up existing apps coded with .net CF 1.0/2.0 nor your device.

Do you think I'm wrong?

Regards,

Carty..
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] victoradjei:
Please read this, and do further reading on the topic elsehwere

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=347537&highlight=netcf+3.5
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] GenghisKhent:
Carty, yes, you're correct that ".net CF3.5 is required by the applications coded to use it." But that is not the only benefit of 3.5. It also should speed up other apps that will work with 2.0. To make a long story short, .NET versions generally are backwards compatible and new versions generally are better. The issue -- and victoradjei please correct me if I'm wrong -- is whether you'll see this performance increase without uninstalling 2.0. And you can't uninstall it like you'd remove a program. It probably takes a new ROM. That's why victoradjei is asking for a "benchmark to see if the non ROM installation makes any difference." victoradjei, I hope I have this right.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] victoradjei:
Perfect :D
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Pawel062:
hehe my rom has 3.5 already cooked in :)
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] victoradjei:
So why not let me test it until yours comes :cool:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Pawel062:
yes i would but hardspl isnt working properly. i think we might need to get oli a device first before a hardspl is done bc raskell device might not like the spl bc its a proto or it might be the polaris spl all together. dont worry we keep trying though to do it without device.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] qtek_metanol:
Does work all the applications after the upgrade install..??

i have found this:

List of applications not working:

Advanced Configuration 1.0

PIM BackUp 2.5

SIPChange 1.0

Hibernate 1.4

Touch Settings 1.22

HTC Home Customiser

And a few more which I can't recall
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Pawel062:
bc the cab available isnt complete. meaning u should wait for a rom with it cooked in.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] victoradjei:
How much more do we need to get Oli's device? An update would be nice, like on the athena project. If we have money for the first device, it is still in stock here in Nederland, so I could buy it and mail it to you guys :cool:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Pawel062:
so far the donations are standing still at 85USD. about 683 is needed for a device thats using mobileplanet unless we can find something cheeper. im pretty sure if i had the device in hand we would get a hardspl done as im around cmonex and olipro enough during the creation of hardspl to be able to get it done with them enough but of course i plan to get them the device first.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] victoradjei:
Alright. Expect 50 USD from me. Which of the links shd I use :confused: Oli's own or yours :rolleyes:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Pawel062:
use the one in my sig that says polaris project. i forgot to tell tom to just give the polaris project link but told olipro he might also get donations to his paypal. just send to the polaris project account as it is easier to keep track of them.

btw all donations are always shown in the polaris project thread the with donators name and the amount.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] victoradjei:
Alright, said amount sent. But I could not find the link to the Polaris project site :eek:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Pawel062:
yea. no site yet. still debating if one is needed. hmm might make a poll tommorw. btw happy new year from the USA!!!
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] batumulia:
Happy new year to you too my friend :)
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Ca5c4d3:
Guys if an application was compiled using .NET 2.0 and your mobile has .net 2 & 3.5, the application will use .net 2.0.if 2.0 isnt installed then the app will attempt to use 3.5
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] panosha:
I think, all cooked kaiser ROM's with NETCF 3.5 are not better.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] reyjabs:
Now that's really depressing:(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] alveron:
Hey all - Are there any free, trustworthy solutions to recover a deleted video on an unrooted S7? It has not been reset.

Thanks in advance! I did not see anything when I searched.
[SuperSU] tnmobileguy:
Hey ya'll, I'm a pretty smart guy but need somebody's help who's smarter than me. I have 2 AT&T SGH-i537s. One is mine and the other is my wife's, both bought used and both rooted using the odin reflash to KitKat and then towelroot. Very easy process. I'm having a problem with my wife's trying to flash to a pre-rooted lollipop using flashfire so I can install the modified tethering app it enable the tethering. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Mine reflashed no problem but the other not so much. It loads up for the flash and then just gets stuck in the AT&T logo screen and never flashes. I'm very close to using it as target practice. What am I missing here?
[SuperSU] NLBeev:
No idea.....But you could try flashing the classic way with a PC and and adb/fastboot.
[XDA Assist] cnaweb:
Hi people,

I made a factory reset on my Multilaser (M7Sqc v1.3) tablet* and intended to personalize some features to let the tablet really light for games. Currently I have it properly rooted (Kingo root) but I can't find a way to remove or replace unnecessary apps the same way I use to do on other Android devices and install only what I want.

Even after recovery it mantains some unwanted bloatware (like Baidu browser, FIFA 15:UT, DU speed booster, and some other @$#$%!$@ ****!!!!). Sorry for my language, but I am getting really upset because every atempt of mine is wast of time. When the tablet restarts it factory resets and remove any changes I made.

I dont have experience in changing or edit the firmware or ROM of the phone but I want to learn it soon. But I like the simple way!! Every tutorial I read let me more confused. They request installing lots of unnecessary stuff and it "takes forever".

I already know hot to enter recovery mode on the phones/tablets, I know how to root the device, I have dual boot on my computer (WIN7 & UBUNTU) and so I can use any default application (editors), terminal commands (even with superuser), pack or unpack .zip .rar .apk, I know some basics of ADB communication, etc

I WANT to CHOOSE the defaut app of my device and CUSTOMIZE it. Where to start??

Which files I have to edit or replace to avoid factory reset on every restart?

How to load a new ROM or edit my own?? (I have a Backup of the device prior to the rooting process or factory reset)

Can I use ROMs made by others and edit them?

*actually it is my 2 6yr nephews and they gave it to me to improve it since it was lacking memory, was slow and often freezing. They use it mainly for playing.
[XDA Assist] xanthrax:
Hi !

The best way to deal with system apps and for this you need to have root access is to use Titanium backup. From it you can either delete or freeze the unwanted apps but be careful with deletion , I would suggest freezing

As from the modifying point of view I would recomend this thread https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2195858

Good luck !
[XDA Assist] Osamaashoor:
Hello

I have a problem I did not find solutions

I updated the phone to 6.0, but WiFi & sim no longer works Is there a file does not exist or why

You've downloaded 6.0 update file from this site Forgot your file and I did not download

Phone htc desire 816 dule sim

0021892642610a@gmail.com
[XDA Assist] Vatsal:
Hello,

Please elaborate the issue. It is not clear from your post what issues are you facing.

Regards

Vatsal,

Forum Moderator.
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R800x_user:
Hi guys I was just wondering if substratum works with our v10?
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIGMAxB:
Using it now
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R800x_user:
I mean I don't want to sound like a noob but what's the setup that you have. I've tried theming and only certain icons get themed on the stock launcher. I'm going to ask the obvious but do you use another launcher to fully get substratum working properly?
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonVendetta:
Substratum mostly works fine with the v10. I'm not sure if it works better than Layers though. All the themes I've tried cant theme Settings though. I dont use the stock launcher, I prefer Action Launcher Pro 3 and Smart Launcher Pro, with OmniSwitch for recents, tasks switching, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] EternalSeekerX:
Heeyoo!!

So I got the otterbox alpha glass screen protector for my s7 edge and I am really bothered by the dust under it. I didn't install it the person at the store did. So besides the dust the screen protector has been great, it fits cases fine and its sensitivity is pretty good and its clear.

So I noticed a dust spot near the edge, its black and looks like its on the protector itself and not the screen (it is near the more stories arrow in this picture): http://imgur.com/a/bP2TG

Is this just dust/lint or is it something else, it doesn't look like grit to me.

Also recently I saw this piece of dust and It does seem either it just flew in or was there beforehand I didn't notice (its near the flash): http://imgur.com/a/gfxN8

This looks like lint or something.

I don't want to take the protector off unless it breaks or if the adhesive stops working and it peels off, so should i be worried about screen damage if I keep it on? I am just extremely paranoid... :laugh:
[XDA Assist] la lacra:
Hello Guys i cant find a rom for this phone actually have Jellybean 4.3 but when i start it says unfortunately system ui has stopped, or the phone doesnt start it stays in the android logo and I have to reboot him like 15 times to make it turn on. and cant have launchers because it crashes worse :eek:. I make a factory reset but nothing. I looked on a lot of pages on the internet but i dont find the rom can you guys help me?

The mobile is ALPS N9002 It has a mediatek mt6572 and has 469mb from RA;M. If you dont find the rom. Can I install another rom from other phone. Or can you help me with the problem with the system ui? I hope you guys can help me i just want to throw the phone to the wall and shot him with a shotgun but i live in Venezuela and buy a good phone here is almost impossible :v.

If you can help me i will be grateful and make me a happy guy again :) And i hope that this thread can help others that have this same phone and cant find the rom
[XDA Assist] xanthrax:
Hi !

First of all I would definitely not suggest you to flash a firmware from another device , never !

That "system UI has stopped " occurs for many reasons , bad applications , system corrupted files , hardware malfunction , try a factory reset

Check the manufacturer`s website or you can ask here https://xdaforums.com/android/help as I couldn`t find anything related to your device here on xda

Cheers !
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmalmberg:
I'm new to making modifications on my phone and I need some help deodexing the ROM.

I've got a Note 4 from Sprint running Android 5.01. I've installed TWRP and made a backup. I've also downloaded the version of Xposed that I want to get installed. But when I tried to flash Xposed to the phone, I got a message that a deodexed ROM was required.

I know that Titanium Backup can be used to deodex apps but it doesn't work with the framework. Is there a tool or app that anyone can recommend to me for this? Or is there a deodexed version of Samsung's stock ROM that I can easily swap out with the existing ROM?

Any help would be much appreciated.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samep:
Android 5.0.1 does require deodexed ROM and this thread should help you or you could try Tickle My Android by ticklefish on XDA to deodex ROM. Google that one but here's the thread for the Xposed you're looking for (Android 5.0 only).

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60857320&postcount=1

That may help but I'd recommend either KitKat or Lollipop 5.1 or higher so you could use the Odex stock ROM or custom ROM- Odexed or deodexed. KitKat uses the standard rovo89 Xposed framework for KitKat. Lollipop 5.1 and Marshmallow uses Wanam unofficial Xposed framework; it works for both Odexed and deodexed ROMs though it didn't always when I used it on Lollipop but updates allow for better with Odexed ROMs when adding system apps.

You'd have to provide bootloader version to advise which path to take. Maybe your bootloader is OB7 and you've read warning about updating bootloader past that prohibits using KitKat or Android 5.0.1 again but there are methods that make it possible with the updated bootloader and Android 5.1 kernel but not degradable with Odin.

But IMO, Android 5.0.1 is not a good place to be. Android OS updates are notably benching faster so there's that but others prefer KitKat for simplicity and theme flexibility but less secure. Android 5.0.1 is neither of those and less secure. I'd consider KitKat or higher update but not settle for Android 5.0.1

You can use Galaxy Tools or this app to get your bootloader version.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo

But you may want to get your MSL number before updating if you can't get it from Sprint. Sprint will give it to you if you're a Sprint customer with phone paid in full and good standing on account. But I'd get it before updating anyway if you don't have it already.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmalmberg:
Thank you and some additional questions

Thank you for all of the information. It sounds like I should probably upgrade to Android 5.1. I'm not sure how I would go about doing that though. Can you point me in the right direction? Is there a guide to do this somewhere? My bootloader version is N910PVPU2BOE1.