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[Verizon HTC One (M9)] fuzzynco:
Understanding options

I'm still updating the OS it's gone from lollipop 1 (5.0.1) to MM and now is doing the security patches.

I've used Sunshine to S-OFF and unlock, but not rooted and still otherwise stock.

Will having S-OFF / unlock allow me to do: fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2-0-hima-HTC-M9.img

So I can backup the OEM recovery and system partitions, before installing

SuperSU and Busybox which I think go in /system/xbin/?

Thanks
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Gmoney1988:
If you have unlocked the bootloader and are s-off you should be ready to flash a custom recovery. Then backup, then root as planned. Hope that helps
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hatsum:
Useless now ;)
[General Questions and Answers] DBAK22:
Hi, so im very nooby to all of this stuff and had no idea what I was doing, but basically after flashing cyanogen on my OnePlus 2, trying to install GApps, and doing a factory reset, my device is completley blank with only twrp installed and no os. When i try to flash Oxygen on twrp i get the error "E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/OnePlus2Oxygen_14_OTA_005-006_patch_1508211811.zip

Trying to sideload will also fail. Thanks for you help
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I think the Oxygen that you are flashing is an update and not a whole ROM. You need to either restore your stock ROM or try flashing your Cyanogenmod ROM correctly this time.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limahong:
I got my note 5 from the Philippines a couple of weeks ago, I brought it back here in Vancouver Canada and I'm using Wind Mobile/Freedom Mobile for my carrier. It's not compatible with the phone but I really dont plan on changing my carrier. Will rooting my phone be able to fix this problem? My carrier calls for UMTS B4 frequency. My phone is Note 5 SM-N9208 6.0.1

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] gamma261:
I am not sure if this is the right place to ask but I cant find answer to my question. I have a AA&T i337 that is unlocked and running on Metro pcs. i want to update to the latest OS but i cant receive OTA updates. i have been looking for the MD5 file for 5.0.1 and the instructions to update my phone with Odin. My phone is freezing at AT&T logo so i cant do the sd card method. sorry if this in the wrong place. TIA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] audit13:
AT&T never relased a 5.01 firmware for the i337 that can be flashed via Odin. All system updates after 4.2 were only available via OTA.

Did you try using Kies or SmartSwitch?

This thread may help: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] StoneyJSG:
Why not just install safe strap and boot Thor ROM? If your phone is freezing then I would do a factory data reset.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] coolmalayalee:
I'm just wondering what is the range you get with your IR blasters. I need to be at least within 10 ft. for it to respond properly. Whereas, on my galaxy s5 I used to be able to operate my devices from quite far.. more than 20 to 30 feets away. Is there anything we can do to increase the range for these IR blasters. The issue was same under EMUI 4 and now on 5.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] salihss:
5-7 feet
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] zippster1:
I agree. The IR blaster range on this phone is really bad? My previous phone was an LG L90 and had triple the range of this phone.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] denism81:
I've noticed the short range as well, I'm not sure what my note 4 range is but its never failed!
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] tofclaire:
hi, on mine it works on my tv at 5meters = 16 feet .... perhaps It also depends on the receiver of the tv
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] coolmalayalee:
I dont think its TV's receiver. I'm able to operate the same TV from at least 2 to 3 times farther using my galaxy s5 without any fail. With this phone, it fails the press several times from a distance slightly more than 10 ft. within 10ft. it operates as expected. I'm wondering if this is just a software glitch or the low quality hardware. IR was one the major reasons I went with this phone. A too important feature for me.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Ihaveatattoo:
Indeed, the range is disappointing. Too often am I tapping the same button several times before anything happens. Not the case with my old Galaxy S4.

Do you suppose a third party app could control the power of the IR blaster? Perhaps a different remote control app.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] epdm2be:
Don't forget that THIS IR-transmitter is also a receiver and this quite different from the ones inside Samsung phones. The Honor (and HTC's as well) can learn buttons from actual remotes. The IR-blaster from Samsung can't do this (at least not the one from my S5). I suspect that this is the reason why it's range is somewhat limited. Perhaps we should ask on the HTC One-forum how far the ones from their phones go?

I could power on my smart TV from about 4 or 5 meters, the same with my DSLR.

For an IR-remote that is sufficient. In fact my standard TV remote has the same range, so no surprises there.

For my DSLR a longer reach would have been welcome but this is still better than using the self-timer.

I'm not complaining. The fact that you can program any-remote into this is a major bonus IMHO.

Cheers

---------- Post added at 03:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:20 PM ----------

I doubt that it would fare any better. The only one that I've tried so far is Anymote Smart remote.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remotefairy

While it looks better (and has more features) I didn't notice any improvements.

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] blazeit420:
I bought my phone from a friend who forgot their google login. I used the method provided by rootjunky to bypass the fdp. I also flashed the stock 6.0.1 marshmallow that I found on here, and it was unlocked when I got fine with all that. My question is - if I update to nougat, will my phone remain unlocked unlocked?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ls3mach:
Yes.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] teemercer1979:
help

having same issue with google lock. i have 7.0 currently. ive searched everywhere for 6.0 firmware and cant find the correct one. do you still have a copy. and the root junky method works once downgraded TO 6.0.1 ????? THAKS ALLOT
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] NamitNayan:
Video calling on VoLTE not working

Camera app a bit buggy might be the cause
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] raymond_bqg:
Why another thread if there are already threads about these roms.
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] CaptainKnox:
Provide logcats and report problem in the main thread. Don't make threads unnecessarily. A new thread won't solve your problems but a proper bug report might.
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] NamitNayan:
Where

Just new and need to do video call
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] LuanHalaiko:
Wow!!!! volte! so usefull! oh wait, I don't use it
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] Ofnigamer:
Here you go

https://xdaforums.com/redmi-2/development/rom-lineageos-14-1-t3529286

Tell your problems here and give them proper information (like logcats and all) regarding your problem..
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] NamitNayan:
Can't post in thread
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] Ofnigamer:
Why?? What error is it showing?
[Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers] NamitNayan:
How to close this thread
[Lenovo A328 Questions & Answers] zangief24:
I'm really new to android. And i have this lenovo a328 as a back up phone but I want to change its layout and UI. and I have been able to do some research that its about CUSTOM ROM. So I looked for a custom rom that is

https://xdaforums.com/lenovo-a328/development/rom-a328-miui-v6-5-6-25-port-redmi1std-t3145528

reading through It, I really can't understand a thing. Can you teach me how to do it? thanks :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acursedimmortal:
I followed one of the guides to upgrade my device to Marshmallow. I had a rooted, unlocked bootloader. It worked but I'm getting this error and I'm wondering if I installed it incorrectly. What can I do to remove it? Or should I not care since everything is still working.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duece29203:
If you're seeing that when the device first powers on in the top corner, I'd say just ignore it. I had that start showing when I unlocked my bootloader in August 2016 and the device has been working well since then. I would suggest for you to create a backup using Flashfire or similar while everything is fresh and working well.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] rorydaredkign:
My week with my advantage

It all started on christmas eve, i bought my advantage off someone on these forums, who got conned into buying an ameo with a blocked imei. Im 17 so i hardly ever call, and when i do its when im out with my K800i. It has been like this since i got my hermes in June. And texts work for me, so its a perfect buy, way cheaper then normal, and probably the best spec of a pda phone there is.

I got it out of the box, and i was actually surprised by the size. I thought it would be bigger, but its not really massive, seeing as i had a hermes. Its probably the same depth as a hermes, and width is about double the hermes, and height is id say about 1cm shorter then the hermes length. And, most importantly, it fits into my school blazer pocket perfectly, so no belt clip.

Straight away, i downloaded the latest athena project rom. I was surprised by the amount of apps cooked in, coming rom hermes where every rom is stripped bare, because of the half size rom.

I fired it up, played around a bit, but i found that even with double the ram, and more then 50% extra processing power, it was the same speed. But thinking about it, this is probably because it has to render double the number of pixels.

I downloaded google maps, tried to get a gps fix, and so far ive been able to get a fix in my house fdrom my bedroom window [5 satellites] and the living room window [3 satellites] i havent been able to when ive been in a car. I got tomtom for it, and the success has been the same. But quick gps does i think speed up getting a fix, but it may just be psychological.

The best app on the rom is id say real vga. The icon are massive on 192 dpi, and when i changed to 96 dpi, at first it was tiny, but now im used to it. Another massive plus is snapvue. The calendar is great and the viewing od new sms at the bottom is excellent. Then only thing wrong with it so far is that the clock never syncs fast. its always approx 10 secs after the normal clock. And, when i turn it on in the morning, it shows the time it was turned off at at night. And by turn off, i mean like screen off, not power down.

Yesterday, i had some trouble with it, when i turned the screen off, it wouldnt turn back on, i had to soft-reset. it did this twice in a row. but since then it hasnt done it.

That is the only problem so far [touch wood] that has caused a soft reset.

Wisbar advance desktop wouldnt work, but now i worked out that 96 dpi is just like qvga? lol. so my old hermes WA2 and WAD themes will work.

Thanks for reading, and i liked your "review" cib911.

x
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] techntrek:
cib911 - After getting a good case for my Athena (Tough-as-Nuts; it has the same quality as a good holster), I don't even notice its on my belt most of the time. I even have moments where I think I've lost it and reach down to make sure its still there. When I had some cheaper cases in the beginning it was a drag, literally. Especially one that had a swivel belt clip which held it so far from the belt it had leverage to twist the belt outward with each step. But the good case makes it an easy carry-everyday item now.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] hitch:
Hey cib911, I'm gonna assume you flew. Did you use the Advantage on the flight, around 3hours would be my guess. How was the battery life and what were you using it for? music? Movies? Work?

I've been considering one to add to my TyTn / Fujitsu p1510 stable.

thanks
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Pawel062:
i would try opera. it works on all the sites i do online payments on. i would also try my rom. u'll be spoiled by it and with hardspl u can always return to stock if needed for warrenty.

what i would do is loose the keyboard like i did because of the teksoft fingertouch keyboard included in my rom and use the qwerty layout which is layout 1(ull see on the bottom left hand corner a red square with number. thats used to change layout).

without the keyboard the athena is now close to moto razr thin. but as wide as about 2 razrs side by side.

coming from a hermes i do not have a problem with the size. it fits into my jeans pockets and i love the power of the device. with my rom the device just flies. i can throw everything at it and do anything i want with it.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Pawel062:
quick gps is ment to speed up the time for a lock so it isnt ur imagination. i am glad u love my rom and ur device. only comment i have is with the gps i actually get as good signal in my car as out of it.

i use the htc branded case and it sits in between the dashboard and front windshield of my car. it doesnt move around bc of the design of my car and the device with case. it is pretty much stuck in there and wont move no matter what i do with the car yet i can still remove it by hand from that spot.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] cib911:
Yes I did use it on the flight. 1 hour to ATL. and 2 hours to MSP. The battery held up fine. I haven't put any music or movies on it yet, but played some games. I use it more for e-mail and as a lap top replacement.

Glad you mentioned your ROM, I haven't had to courage to try it yet. Don't want to brick it, plus I'm still adding cabs and configuring it. I am thinking about flashing it now though.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Confucious:
Just do it, unlock with Olipro's unlocker (best do all 3 steps) then flash the ROM - you won't regret it and it's almost impossible to brick your device.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] leoni1980:
olipro is right: his ROM makes a world of difference to the usability of the athena. its a great device but in the end the size just got too much for me. there were also one or two disappointments for me. im an internet addict and found that neither opera nor pie did full enough job for me. i also thought video playback was less than acceptible, with lipsync gradually worsening throughout many films and general playback quality a bit hit and miss. it was possible to convert movies to a format that worked well but this was too much of a trial for me. perhaps i expected too much of the athena's raw power but try copying a video recorded on an N95 (330mhz ARM proocessor) onto the microdrive and playing it with tcpmp or coreplayer and you'll see that the athena was clearly never designed to play movies. this rendered the 8gb of storage a little redundant for me, and it remained pretty empty.

taking its relative spec into account i never thought the device showed itself any more nippy than the hermes. web pages for example rendered around the same speed on both devices, but i get the feeling that's a fault with windows mobile as a whole and not the athena.

overall i loved texting on the athena. there's something about the feel of it (minus the silly keyboard) that i grew fond of, and theres an abundance of really great apps out there, but in the end it never fulfilled my expectations and i felt obliged to sell it before its value depleted further.

if the size doesnt bother you and you're not too bothered about watching movies you'll definitely be sold when you try black touch though. its great, and no doubt it's helped HTC a lot as the stock ROMs are crap. without black touch i would have sold my athena months ago.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
So, I flashed Lineage 14.1 on my Lenovo a7000 yesterday, I checked if there were any updates to install. When I click check updates option it shows error "The update check failed please check your internet connection and try again. " I have a internet connection and it's fully functional otherwise. Help!
[XDA Assist] engloa:
Hello and welcome to Assist

It looks like a bug with the OS.

You can register an account first and then report it in the LOS thread for your device here (with logs)

https://xdaforums.com/lenovo-a7000/development/rom-lineageos-14-1-a7000-t3543620

Good luck
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] clericlordmage:
I flashed Resurrection Remix and I'm wondering if anyone knows a good note taking app since I no longer have access to the stock note app.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] mayday2:
You can try One Note or Google Keep.:)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] gooberdude:
Bummer, i thought you could install samsung snote using samsung apps.

Some will side load or install when dropped in app folder with permissions set, without a change to build.prop.

I have both quick note and two snote apps, and both function proper. I would think the stock one won't run but the one I grabbed from Samsung apps which is newer may run.

I also use write and notepad. One for stylus and the other for keyboard.
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] gocks:
Is it right?
[BLU R1 HD Questions & Answers] g00s3m4n:
Hello,

I have an Amazon BLU R1 HD which I flashed with a standard OEM ROM based on the instructions in this forum, its been working great for months until I stupidly accepted an OTA (this one)

Since the update the device is stuck in a boot loop. I no longer have adb access to it (adb devices shows nothing) and I've tried to unlock the bootloader using SP Flash Tool and method 2 from here https://xdaforums.com/r1-hd/development/r1-hd-amazon-bootloader-unlock-method-t3426104 but I just get a s_brom_download_da_fail error. I've tried on Windows and Linux, same results.

Can anything be done? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanks!
[BLU R1 HD Questions & Answers] mrmazak:
Since you had converted to OEM version. You most likely already had unlocked bootloader. Also when you take an ota with unlocked bootloader you end up with half re-locked bootloader and a boot loop.

We have already seen this in the forum , and have an easy solution.

But to verify the situation before making changes do this:

Hold volume up while phone is boot looping. it should eventually go to the boot menu. Select fastboot. Connect to your pc.

Open cmd window. type this "fastboot devices" you should get almost instant response. " *your serial number* fastboot"

now that you verified you have the connection type this "fastboot getvar all" the response is a list of partitions then near the end there is the bootloader status

"unlocked = yes"

and

"secure = yes"

if this is true then my assumption is correct. It should be "secure = no" for an unlocked phone.

Now type "fastboot oem unlock" followed by volume up button on phone.

follow that with "fastboot format userdata"

obviously this will factory reset your phone.
[BLU R1 HD Questions & Answers] g00s3m4n:
Thank you, your assumption was correct and that has fixed the problem. Obviously my search foo failed me.

I appreciate the quick reply and assistance.
[BLU R1 HD Questions & Answers] zerosource:
confirmed working. one more phone has been saved. Thanks!
[BLU R1 HD Questions & Answers] praxtwin:
OEM version - boot loop

My BLU R1 HD from Amazon, is stuck at reboot. I have not made any changes to the ROM except OTA updates.

I have provided the fastboot getvar all - details below.

Kindly guide me how to unbrick the phone. I am not looking to root the phone. Thanks in advance.

The values are different from what you had mentioned above

(bootloader) unlocked: no

(bootloader) secure: yes

C:\>fastboot devices

4SPFSKDUOVQWMBFE fastboot

C:\>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x8000000

(bootloader) partition-size:flashinfo: 1000000

(bootloader) partition-type:flashinfo: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 32000000

(bootloader) partition-type:userdata: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 19000000

(bootloader) partition-type:cache: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:system: a7000000

(bootloader) partition-type:system: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:metadata: 2500000

(bootloader) partition-type:metadata: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:nvdata: 2000000

(bootloader) partition-type:nvdata: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:frp: 100000

(bootloader) partition-type:frp: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:tee2: 500000

(bootloader) partition-type:tee2: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:tee1: 500000

(bootloader) partition-type:tee1: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:keystore: 800000

(bootloader) partition-type:keystore: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:secro: 600000

(bootloader) partition-type:secro: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:oemkeystore: 200000

(bootloader) partition-type:oemkeystore: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:seccfg: 80000

(bootloader) partition-type:seccfg: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:expdb: a00000

(bootloader) partition-type:expdb: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:logo: 800000

(bootloader) partition-type:logo: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:recovery: 1000000

(bootloader) partition-type:recovery: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:boot: 1000000

(bootloader) partition-type:boot: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:para: 80000

(bootloader) partition-type:para: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:lk: 80000

(bootloader) partition-type:lk: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:protect2: a00000

(bootloader) partition-type:protect2: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:protect1: a00000

(bootloader) partition-type:protect1: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:nvram: 500000

(bootloader) partition-type:nvram: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:proinfo: 300000

(bootloader) partition-type:proinfo: raw data

(bootloader) partition-size:preloader: 40000

(bootloader) partition-type:preloader: raw data

(bootloader) off-mode-charge: 1

(bootloader) warranty: yes

(bootloader) unlocked: no

(bootloader) secure: yes

(bootloader) kernel: lk

(bootloader) product: P6601

(bootloader) version-preloader: 0.1.00

(bootloader) version: 0.5

all: Done!!

I ran the unlock bootloader and it fails as well

C:\>fastboot oem unlock

...

(bootloader) Start unlock flow

FAILED (remote:

Unlock operation is not allowed

)

finished. total time: 90.128s
[BLU R1 HD Questions & Answers] mrmazak:
Don't have any proven information to give you in your situation. All previous boot loops after taking an OTA have been a result of already having bootloader unlocked.

I would normally suggest trying to do a factory reset in a boot loop situation . So if you can get into recovery mode try to do a reset. If you cannot get into recovery you can try to do a "fastboot format userdata" and / or. "fastboot format cache"
[BLU R1 HD Questions & Answers] praxtwin:
Thanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately, Recovery mode doesn't seem to work. I did Factory reset , and then reboot, it stays on white BLU screen.

Additional Info: I did a ROOT INTEGRITY CHECK. It fails stating several files modified. I am not sure if that is an indication of any problems.

So I fastboot'ed again and tried format userdata and cache.

Both result in Failure - Not Allowed.

C:\>fastboot format cache

Creating filesystem with parameters:

Size: 419430400

Block size: 4096

Blocks per group: 32768

Inodes per group: 6400

Inode size: 256

Journal blocks: 1600

Label:

Blocks: 102400

Block groups: 4

Reserved block group size: 31

Created filesystem with 11/25600 inodes and 3310/102400 blocks

target reported max download size of 134217728 bytes

erasing 'cache'...

FAILED (remote: format for partition 'cache' is not allowed

)

finished. total time: 0.005s

Is this because I do not have ROOT access, that I am not able to format?

Do you think there is anything I could do to get the phone working again. Appreciate your help so much.