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[Blu Vivo 5] NerdFire:
I beat my head against this for about eight hours yesterday and am at my wit's end. Thanks in advance for any help.

The short version: After rooting my Blue VIvo 5, installing a few apps and setting Nova Launcher as my launcher, I started getting some errors. Apps would fail mysteriously or not launch at all. Reinstalling the apps didn't help. I tried to take an OS update that the phone said was available, but when I tried to update it said the system was damaged and I couldn't install the update.

Well, I thought naively, I'll just remove all my user data and start over. That will restore the original ROM and I'll just start over, right?

BIG mistake.

Now when I try to start up my phone the sequence goes like this:

1. I get a popup that says "Unfortunately, Carefree Launcher has stopped."

2. After clearing that popup I can choose my language.

3. Next I go tot he screen where I choose my wireless connection. Choosing the connection works, but the next screen where I put in my password only allows me to speak - there's no keyboard option. The only time during the process I really laughed was when I saw what Google's voice recognition software tried to enter for the wifi password.

4. I managed to get the password entered by using the OTG dongle and a USB keyboard. After that, though, it goes to the "Checking for updates" screen, at which point it tells me "Unfortunately, Google Play Services has stopped." Then it loops back to the "choose your network" screen.

5. Lather, rinse, repeat.

I managed to get TWRP installed and running, but the stock ROM file I found on another thread (BLU_V0050UU_V09_REPAIR.zip) won't install. SP Flasher (which I also tried) throws a message about a mismatched baseband unit of some kind, and TWRP says there's a file called META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary missing from the archive.

So here I am, asking the community what I can do short of laying out $200 for another phone. I might be able to install the AOSP or CM12 ROMs that are in this forum, and I might do that if I have to replace the phone anyway, but if there's a way to restore the phone to its initial OOB state, I would love to know how to do it.

Again, thanks for any help you can give me.
[Blu Vivo 5] NerdFire:
Update, 16 hours later: I had a flash of inspiration this morning. Since it looked like at any rate I was going to have to get another phone I went ahead and ordered the replacement for same-day delivery. It arrived this afternoon, I unboxed it, set it up and backed it up with "adb backup". Then, I tried to restore the backup onto the bricked phone.

You guessed it. I never saw a notification that the backup was loading. It was the same wifi network, check for updates, broken google play loop again.

So unless someone has a brilliant idea as to how to restore the original firmware, I am going to keep the old bricked phone around and try installing aosp or cm12 on it, whichever looks like it's further along. Maybe both. Why not?

Anyway cheers.
[Blu Vivo 5] victorvscn:
Do you not know how to use SP Flash Tool?

Download the original rom + SP Flash Tool from elsewhere in this forums and flash it. The one for the Gionee S6 or A55 slim on the Marshmallow thread will do. I think someone has posted the original vivo 5 ROM somewhere as well.

Basic steps are open SP Flash Tool.

Load the scatter file (comes with the rom). This will fill a lot of fields in the flash screen (boot, recovery, logo, system, userdata, etc.).

Do not change anything. Click "Start"—this will wipe your phone. If you don't want it wiped, disable the "userdata" field.

Connect your phone properly turned off.

It should detect your phone right away.

Wait for the flash to end.

Disconnect your phone and turn it on.

Should boot alright.

If it doesn't detect your phone, see in Device Manager if your phone is properly recognized. If it's not, download the MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM drivers.
[Blu Vivo 5] NerdFire:
Thank you for your reply. In answer to your quesiton: Maybe not. Everybody starts somewhere, and while I have quite a few years of experience in desktop computers, I'm still learning the world of Android. I've flashed quite a few Kindle Fire tablets (that's the origin of my user name, 'nerdfire') but this has been my first experience with a phone.

I've got SP Flash running, but it's the Linux version. which I think is the same, as Windows except that it looks like there's a "Download" button rather than a "Start" button. Unless I'm missing something, which could easily be.

I followed the directions above, not checking "userdata", and hit "Download." No response from the program for over 30 minutes. I eventually found the timeout setting, lowered it to 2 minutes, and ran the program from a console window. The console output indicated that SP Flash was finding the proper USB port, but then nothing. No communication with the phone and the program eventually timed out.

It could be a lack of drivers. Linux comes with drivers for most common USB devices baked in, but this might not be one of them. Thanks for the hint - I'll check when I get home later tonight.

Again, I appreciate the help.
[Blu Vivo 5] victorvscn:
Sorry about that, mate, I came out rather bluntly for some reason. Just wanted to ask whether you'd had any experience with it.

I have no experience flashing with Linux, but that definitely looks like lack of the right drivers. Maybe following this tutorial will work for you: https://xdaforums.com/general/rooting-roms/tutorial-how-to-setup-spflashtoollinux-t3160802

The thread says you need to know the specific way to boot up after connecting the cable, depending on the phone. On the Vivo, my experience is that you don't need to press anything, just connecting the cable with the phone powered off will do. However, if you happen to brick your phone by flashing something wrong, or interrupting a flash, you'll need to press volume down upon connecting the cable.
[Blu Vivo 5] NerdFire:
No worries, I didn't take offense.

I did a little digging and won't go through all the gory details, but the long and short of it was, after removing a package in my Linux distribution that was interfering with accessing the serial port, I was able to flash the stock ROM onto the phone. So I am good to go. Plus, now I have a good idea of how to start over again if necessary

Thank you again so much for your help.,
[Blu Vivo 5] victorvscn:
Good to hear!
[Blu Vivo 5] jaymoore1222321425311:
where can I find the stock Rom ? Can you Share link please?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdlegy:
Hello guys, I have a problem with my G2. I am currently on mokee 7.1.1 nightly and my phone sometimes freezes and after 1-2 seconds restarts. In my opinion this is a problem of the battery, because it is an old phone and old battery. What do you think?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Zacharee1:
I saw this XDA post about increasing the media volume steps on Android. I tried it out, because increments of 5 is tricky (5 is too loud with my earbuds and the next step down is 0), but it didn't work: no effect.

Is there a way to increase the volume steps on the V20? Maybe a different build.prop tweak?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] @rbiter:
Use your finger once volume slider pops up. One step increments.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Zacharee1:
But what about when my phone is in my pocket or the screen is off? I'd rather be able to fix the problem than work around it.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] @rbiter:
First world problems.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Zacharee1:
Well it is a $770 phone, so yeah....
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
SM-G925F 5.1.1 Baseband version g925fxxu1a0d8 kernel 3.10.61-5012324

International unlocked phone -- using in US on Sprint
[XDA Assist] engloa:
Hello and welcome to Assist

Heres a guide to help you get your device out of your bootloop

https://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6/help/fix-recovery-seandroid-enforcing-error-t3144011

If you have further questions or want to post in the main forums you'll need to register an account first

Good luck
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3cks89:
Hi,

I think I have bricked my Fire TV stick in a weird way.

I tried to root it using this tutorial:

http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-inst...d-an-initial-rom-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-stick-1/

I managed to get root and su command working (used the chinese PC version of KingRoot, worked on the 3rd attempt). Next, on step 10, "Install TWRP custom recovery by running the command:sh /data/media/0/montoya_recovery_v1.zip" I stopped, because the adb shell showed the message "device read only or busy" or something similar.

I decided to eject the device and reboot it to try again. After this, the device boots into a splashscreen (Teamwin Recovery Project 3.0.0.7) where I have the choice to press left to boot normally and right to launch recovery. There also is a timer that after 5 seconds will boot into the selected choice.

The problem is that the remote left or right are not working and I cannot choose anything. After 5 seconds (the default choice is boot normally so it should work ok) the device boots into an amazon splashscreen and remains this way.

When I connect it to the computer via usb cable and start adb it recognizes the device, but only on the period that the 5 second timer runs. And some weird characters appear, SU is not working. The reboot command works in adb, but not much use. Also, if I list the adb devices, the serial number appears followed by "Recovery".

I tried plugging it into a normal charger (i do not have the genuine amazon one anymore) and no luck.

I have attached pictures of what appears on the tv with the connected device and on the command prompt console.

Thank you in advance!
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sconnyuk:
While the stick is plugged into your computer and it boots to the TWRP selection screen in your ADB / command terminal (with the weird character's you see) using your keyboard type in mouse.

Then use press d then enter. This will highlight recovery and allow you to boot into recovery. You use key presses on your keyboard to navigate in TWRP.

While your in recovery and if you have not pushed the previous rooted zip over do this now.

Make sure you read exactly what your next steps are very close on how to proceed with flashing a pre rooted rom.

If you make a mistake doing this you will brick your stick.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michajin:
What he said. Welcome to rooting FTV sticks...
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3cks89:
It worked, my stick is now up and going. Thank you very much, you are a genius!

:highfive:
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pottkopp:
Hey I got a question. Which fireOS version was on your stick while rooting it? Because I can't wait for a rooting method for 5.2.1.1 :(
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Axecaster:
I think many of us updated to 5.0.5 and stayed there when news of root methods hit.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pottkopp:
Yep. I missed that point and looked for any progress on rooting when my stick already updated itself to 5.2.1.1... But now I won't let it update anymore. Hopefully someone will find a new method soon.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3cks89:
Sorry for the late reply. 5.0.5. is my version
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] ChinmayXD:
Cosmic-OS​

/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

Stock Android Experience + Nougat + OMS Substratum + Customization !

What is AOSP?

Android Open Source Project

is Android as Google publish without other modifications. More or less AOSP is the Nexus devices stock rom without gapps.

What is OMS?

OMS (Overlay Manager Service) which was designed by google and its modded by our developers to include it into AOSP ROMs.In short,OMS is a Theme Engine replacement and it can do wonders!

What is Cosmic OS?

Cosmic OS is our own Opensource rom Based on AOSP original source code We have added Substratum OMS Theme engine + Customization to it.

Thanks to

@sagarshah1729 Lead developer & Founder

@adityaupreti Lead Developer and founder me

@HridayHS Lead Developer and founder

Joshua Baldassarre Graphic Designer

big Thanks to

@SoUnd001

AOSP

@Subham Padhi

Slim Roms

TeamSubstratum

Features

We are Still Adding Features

Galaxy App for customization

AOSP

COS Banner in settings about device

OMS Substratum Theme engine

Ambient display

Optimizations for battery

Our Custom Tweak

About Cosmic Os in settings

Download

Cosmic OS

How To install it?

1) Place ROM & Gapps in your Phone

2) Go to "Recovery"

3) Wipe Data/Factory Reset

4) Wipe Dalvik cache

5) Install the ROM zip

6) Install the Gapps zip

7) Reboot

Sources

Cosmic-OS

Our Website

XDA:DevDB Information

Cosmic OS, ROM for the Moto G Turbo Edition

ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Beta
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] SkylerZekrom:
Merlin is not yet on your official website page lmao:p

Excelent AOSP ROM! let's keep merlin alive :highfive:
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] lonewolf !:
it ll be helpfull if u post screenshots... if it is possible.

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download file error 404 file not found
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] sourav2812:
Awsm ROM bro

Tnx
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] krisbeowolf:
404 error
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] lonewolf !:
is it stable?? I HV never used aosp based Roms so I don't hv any idea...
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] ChinmayXD:
Yeah i know it will be soon official
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] mohdsajeed:
when update to 1.4 with root less substratum
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] krisbeowolf:
what without root and substratum :confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] Pilovali:
Which battery optimizations do you use and do you have any screenshots?
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] sourav2812:
YES;):good:
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] AbhiAbhiBisht:
Download link not working.
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] mohdsajeed:
where is no version of official build 2.0 on there website where can l find the link for version 2.0 or 2.1 thanks
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] yashkrish619:
Phone keeps shutting down when the screen is locked. How do I stop it?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] jmstumme:
I created an XIP Extractor program and is posted at ppcgeeks

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=14952
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] Lord_Arthas:
Hello everyone.

I have 2 problems with LineageOS on Oneplus One.

First HDR does not work properly. I can not do a photo with HDR enabled.

My another problem is with WIFI. Many times I have lost connection to internet without report, and I must reconnect manually. My phone is connected to router but without internet. It is very annoying problem for me.

I fashed:

lineage-14.1-20170206-nightly-bullhead-signed.zip,

Gapps Android 7.1/Lineage os ARM Pico ( other did not work because of low free space of disk. I have 50 gb free. Weird )

Latest Super Su.zip

I flashed them all at once. Was it good idea? Or I should flash them separately ?

Of course I did clean wipe before installation and Wipe Dalvik,cache after installation.

Thanks for replies :)
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] XorPP:
I have the same problem with the wifi... i don't know if it is a firmware / modem problem... i have this version: "2015_05-15_DI.3.0.c6-00241"

The camera problem its reported and with be resolved in the future... :)
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] Lord_Arthas:
And another problem. My phone has not been detected by computer. I can not transfer music :(

Any idea to solve it? There is an icon "eject MTTP" but no folder with phone on my computer.

File transfer is not working, but photo is working. Weird

I solved problem with the wifi. Just instal the latest room :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] sgarrand:
With stock MiFavor, one of the few benefits it had for me was the ability to toggle sim slots on/off. Now I'm on AOKP (Lineage based) and there is no way that I know to accomplish this. I can turn radios off (hidden network menu codes or airplane mode) but no way to completely disable the sim slot.

The reason for this, as you may know, we don't have wifi calling on this phone. T-Mobile Digits will serve the purpose if it doesn't see the number you want to use as active on a sim. I was able to disable the sim slot in the basement at work (IT guy, typical, I know) and run Digits to get calls/texts on wifi.

I'm okay with a root app to achieve this but I can't find one.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macio123:
Hello all. I have a problem with my LG G2. I have made a file backup in LG PC Suite but I can't restore it.

Is there any chance to restore this files by different program? Or I have lost all my data :/

Thank you for your help.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patilkalpesh:
lg g2 data restore

model no of ur phone?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macio123:
It is LG G2 D802.
[XDA Assist] Dodo43:
Hi guys,

I need gapps for android 4.4.4 - Omni ROM. Execaly the model of the device is Acer Iconia Tab A200 if it matters. My CPU architecture is of course ARM 32-bit. I've flashed Gapps from androidrootz - "pa_gapps-modular-pico(uni)-4.4.4-20150308-signed.zip", but they didn't work properly (e.g."Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped", or "Unfortunately, the process Google Play Services has stopped). I know there is an option to resize the system partition, but i don't want to do that, unless it's nessesary, because i didn't do that before, and it's not the safest option ;).

Thanks in advance,

Dodo43
[XDA Assist] xanthrax:
Hi !

You can find it here https://xdaforums.com/android/software/reborn-gapps-t3074533

Good luck !
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] mwake4goten:
Hey was wondering if anyone did sort of battery testing before updating to Nougat as a way of comparing battery life. I know most people say Nougat has better battery life than marshmallow but wondering if anyone actually used any type of battery software to make the battery life comparison more 'scientific'. I tried to do a google search on this issue but I mainly get articles and videos on overall phone speed performance which isn't the same as battery life. If anyone can help me out here I'd appreciate that!
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] jeoleo7:
I didn't try any apps before and after update to Nougat to measure the battery but in general analysed through the SOT and usage statistics. What I find is the battery life is similar.

Sometimes I got 5 hours in Marshmallow and Sometimes 3 hours. The same is here now in the Nougat.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] miodzicho:
I have feeling is better on nougat. Just everyday use.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] matthewacbroad:
I agree that nougat is better battery life coming from ex kernel stock marshmallow os to unlocked US with badboyz 7.0 rom

It would seem that marshmallow would give me 20-30% battery life after a full day of idling from work (working 8n a kitchen) to now 50% with nougat.

Maybe the WiFi issue in marshmallow got fixed in nougat
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] mwake4goten:
Im a noob when it comes to rooting and all that, I don't think I'll ever do that with this phone. I got a Nougat carrier update waiting for me to confirm.

Unfortunately, I got burnt by the M8 Lollipop update and vowed never to update without research. A lot of people are saying generally positive things about Nougat. But a lot of the performance tests show that Marshmallow is faster. So 1–0 to Marshmallow on that one. Second issue was battery life. As I said I can't find any official science comparisons to show which is better...

It seems like you guys are saying that Nougat is at the very least giving similar battery life...

I guess that's one of the cool things about rooting is that you can change OS whenever you want. But as I said I'm not so brave about that. Thanks for help all
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] mwake4goten:
Also I seen this article recently which takes about body being worse.... They used a scientific approach, although it's a different phone it still not a good sign for need to update to Nougat battety wise...

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Bad-...-Edge-after-Android-7.0-Nougat-update_id90859
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] notJustSomeGuy:
I still haven't got nougat but I'm really interested to see if standby time has actually improved (with the improved doze) as that is something my phone struggles with
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Petert87:
With the latest Euro build the battery life is worse. I have only 1 hour SOT with 50% of the battery life.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Alpert3:
Not sure how "more scientific" works here. Because it would depend on so many things, not just same app, also same temperature and etc. stuffs to assure the result.

In my opinion it would be very hard to do that unless we got a lab.

As a normal consumer, I'd say it's about the same battery life, no significant change. Both around 5 hours screen-on time for daily use.

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Make sure the WiFi and bluetooth scanning is off.

They're on by default after the update.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Petert87:
I've same settings as MM or the leaked 2.28 build. And battery is much worse. If there will we a fix, i revert back to the leaked RUU.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Alpert3:
Weird then, I don't have that big difference.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] dlads:
Nougat has been solid I in terms of performance and I haven't noticed a massive improvement in regards to battery.

I think the system and rom alone with the correct firmware would be more efficient in terms of stability and battery life.. However with apps it'll be unknown so it's subjective to each person's phone.

All you need is one app that doesn't play well and you've got crap battery..
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] mwake4goten:
Thanks for reply, true I totally agree that it would be hard to do a strict scientific examination of which OS is better for battery life without a lab but most of the so called performance tests that have been done definately show that Nougat isn't as quick or better for battery life. However is maybe true that there are still a lot of apps that aren't optimised for Nougat yet.?

For me this is the point. If there aren't as many apps out there that are not still optimised for Nougat then I think I'll stick with Marshmallow. I've had no problems with Marshmallow and most of the new features in Nougat are not essential for me (ex. Split Screen).

Also I get great idle time with unrooted stock carrier brand Marshmallow here is a screen shot of my phone after 4 hours on mm.

I have read before that updates behave wildly different depending on if it's carrier or unlocked....I think I need to make another thread seeking out people who are in my phone network and see what they say.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Alpert3:
It could be, yeah. But as thousands of users are still asking for Nougat...I don't know what to say.

Perhaps these years Google needs more data exchange from the device to offre the best services (location, android pay, etc). In Kitkat it's not so developed.

Any way currently I'm on 2.41. 401.3 and I can go through a day (8am to 8 pm) without problem. (I know, this depends hugely on personal usage).
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] dlads:
Not sure about everything else but I've done a tonne of testing with the dolphin emulator, specifically the windwaker. With mm as soon as a 3d scene hits the game it crashes, previous screens were lagging with every setting altered the same as nougat, with nougat however I saw a massive improvement in speed and stability, nothing crashes and although not perfect it is actually playable..

For me nougat has been the better performer, but as I've said before battery life is similar to MM