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[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] EREVtov:
if i install it and it is failed or phone got brick or something, i can use custom recovery for backup?

and after i installed the bootloader and modem from lollipop to 6.0 , what then ? i can use back up to my stock rom or flash another rom and using it ?

i have lollipop 5.1

j500f
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] EREVtov:
i have flashed the bl modem and stock firmware of mm, but i want to downgrade , should i just flash back the lollipop bootloader and modem and flash stock rom of 5.1? ( i have in backups
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] UnwashedLake55:
I have stock LL firmware installed on my J500G. Can I flash bootloader and modem for MM on my stock LL so that I can flash any custom rom I want that requires MM firmware or will it won't work? I am just confused and scared. I just want to know stuff. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] kollolshahriar521:
Downgrade Fail

I want my j5 to downgrade from marsmallow to lolipop .but it always says fused 2>binary 1:confused::confused:
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shehbazahmed:
Hello please help me

I flash wrong file my model is j500f i flashed j500h mobile is wrok but my storage show only 8gb 4g not work my storage 16gb

I downloaded stock rom flash odin give aboot error
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gaurav_Cybg_:
No Mirror found on Android File Host

There is no Mirror/download link for J500F 6.1 modem.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] bombaster12:
Hi, i need help with my SM-J500H

I have a SM-J500H with android 5.1 (lolipop), by mistake i installed the bootloader of android 6.0.1 (marshmellow) and the phone doesnt works (only i can get download mode) and i dont know how to resolve this problem, any solution ?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] garylawwd:
Flash lollipop bootloader.

You cant use marshmallow bootloader if your firmware is lollipop
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] bombaster12:
Thank you for answering, when i try to flash the bootloader lollipop, Odin give me a error.

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> Total Binary size: 2 M

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

and in the cellphone show me :

SW REV CHECK FAIL : (aboot) fused 2- binary 1
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] 4ls4mi:
hi i have same problem please tell me if you were able to fix it? and how ty
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hamidltf:
My bootloader j500fxxu1APB4

MY ROM RR 7.1.2

Can I install the ROMs that need a MM BootLoader?

Plz help :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
Without looking up what BL is associated with that, i say this. If you want to run 7.1.2 or higher, get on a MM BL
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hamidltf:
Hello

Can the BL be upgraded by installing the stock ROM by twrp ?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
No, you need odin
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] garylawwd:
Plus you cant flash stock rom in twrp
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hamidltf:
nice ?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Patrivk88:
Im in j5 stock lolipop..i want flash sperience rom .can i just flash mm modem & bl without flash whole mm rom? Thankyou
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
I believe you can, i've always done full stock flash though. Plus i picked up my device while it was already stock mm
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Patrivk88:
Thanks brother.. so if i just flash mm bl and modem with odin then flashing sperience rom nougat with twrp its not a problem without flashing stock mm first right?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
Correct
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] djkido316:
Whats the point of this thread if j500h users can't downgrade? I just made my worst mistake by following this guy's stupid tutorial and now i'm forever stuck on marshmallow bootloader. Stupid stupid thread.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] HoldMySoul69:
Speak for yourself, this thread helped me!
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] djkido316:
I bet you didn't had a j500h variant. So you can go and praise the guy. I won't. This is a stupid tutorial which makes no sense. OP literally has 0 clue on the H variant and posted this anyway. Because of OP I might have to just throw my j5 away since marshmallow is the worst thing ever happened to j5 series.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] garylawwd:
This helped a lot of people and all you had to do was search the thread for j500h before flashing, yano like the xda rules say you must do.

Don't blame anyone for your mistake.

And this tutorial does make sense.

Stop being so childish the op didn't make any mistake you did
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] HoldMySoul69:
Then don't buy H variant, that was your choice. OP is not responsible for phone updating! If Your variant don't have specific file, ask Samsung to release it! And for God sake don't blame OP for this.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
OMG! YOU GOT MMBL??? Oh wow! Now you can flash nougat through pie roms! Esp since THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SWITCHED THINGS TO MAKING IT A REQUIREMENT TO BE ON MMBL!

I agree with above, you probably could have gotten another variant who is able to run on the same network as you are now. I'm on the M variant, which is mainly a central and south american release. I'm on att network and it works for me, so it does back up the argument of get a different variant. But its ok, you can deal with it, figure out how to downgrade properly, or get a newer device.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Raul0920:
My wifi does not turn on any solution?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
Which j5 variant? What bootloader? What kernel?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] usmanzahooranjum:
i want to downgrade my 6.0.1 t0 5.1.1 so will i have to download BL and MODEM for 5.1.1/ and after flashing them will i have to flash the original 2015 rom?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
If your goal is ultimately to flash stock 5.1.1, then just flash via odin the whole 5.1.1 fw via odin
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] nil2009:
Are there any marshmallow bootloader and modem build for sm-j500n0 variant?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
Not really, you guys got left behind
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajislav:
Heimdall

Hi, coming back to j5lte since I smashed my newer phone.

I understand that I need to be on the MM BL (and MODEM) in order to flash the newer custom ROMs. In another words, if I flash the 6.0.1 files found here https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=158171 with ODIN, I should be good to go. My question is if the partitions layout has changed between LL and MM.

If the answer is No, then I will flash these two (as well as a MM recovery to flash the newer ROMS) using Heimdall on Linux. Anything else I should worry about?

If the answer is yes, I will need to find a Windows computer with admin rights :(
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
No partition change. Just flash and go. If you really want to, flash the full fw package for your device, not just the bl and modem.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ilhqmx:
Can i flash with twrp? iam not have pc or laptop now

---------- Post added at 09:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:32 AM ----------

Dude... Do you have a Flashable Zip version? for j500g
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] palmbeach05:
The best that i could do is a modem flashable zip. I would never try changing the bootloader via flashable zip
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kyamo_Cross:
can anyone upload this on google drive please?
[Sony Xperia XZ Questions & Answers] cizkek_:
you should make a post in sony's own forums.
[Sony Xperia XZ Questions & Answers] knoxploration:
Customer service / tech support people at basically any company do not have information on release dates until they are imminent, and do not typically have a way to escalate problems to the developers. You're talking to the wrong people.
[Sony Xperia XZ Questions & Answers] djgigi94:
I have xz with latest nougat and mine car kit is fully working. Without ANY problems. Only problems with a asus phone. You should talk with who made this car kit. I heard some phones (not Sony) with problems with some car kits.
[Sony Xperia XZ Questions & Answers] paulmt123:
It works fine with marshmallow central European firmware. Not nougat UK firmware. Annoying I'm having to stick with marshmallow because of this issue.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] wease59:
I got a Verizon Pixel and use Koodo in Canada with it.Will it still update the latest software when released?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] phishfi:
Yes, the VZW Pixel still gets the updates on the same track as the ones sold by Google.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Essyy786:
Anyone know of a good karnel which is battery life friendly?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Puddi_Puddin:
Kernal*. It's hard to say, all kernals are an improvement over stock.. I recommend you trying Render kernal, Franco, ElementalX every one a fully cycle and see how it goes. Also if you are not on OOS a rom with EAS support + Kernal is even more efficient.. And can be alot smoother..
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] drakonizer:
Lol dude it's kernel.
[Xposed General] Sherl:
I installed this xposed module and just opened the app. It kind of randomized and swapped my IDs. I was able to recollect IMEI and WIFI Mac but couldn't get BT MAC.

I do have my old TWRP backups any idea would I be able to pull the BT Mac from them?

When I tried to turn on BT, I get the error as "Unfortunately Bluetooth share is stopped"

Can someone help me on this?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V0latyle:
Currently running AlexisRom The End with Twisted kernel 11.5 on my G920T. I do not have a case or skin on the phone. I have noticed that my GPS is often unable to get a lock unless I am under wide open sky. Using GPS Status, signal seems OK when I'm under clear skies but it's easily degraded. Sometimes it won't even work in the car, even if I put the phone on the dash; GPS Status will show a couple degrade signals that come in and out. The weird thing is this seems to be intermittent; last couple days it's been frustrating but it often works just fine, even able to get full lock and good signal inside my house. I have tried using FasterGPS to sync with a local time server, and GPS Status to reset and refresh AGPS data to no avail. No one else in my area seems to be having any issues; my girlfriend's stock G920V works fine.

Any suggestions?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soufiansky:
Do you have the issue on this ROM only?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V0latyle:
No, I have had the same issue on other ROMs, although I'm not sure if the kernel may be to blame. Is that a possibility?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soufiansky:
Try to flash the latest stock firmware first, it will update your baseband and it may fix your problem. (Use a 5XX firmware)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V0latyle:
I'm currently on EPH2 baseband. I've never stayed stock long enough to see if this is an issue on stock ROMs. It's definitely intermittent; I'm starting to think of just having my phone replaced, as I'm also having charging issues.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soufiansky:
Oh charging issues too ? Well if you still have warranty it would be better replacing it
[General Questions and Answers] Xsavi:
Okay, I know I don't post much in XDA, but I do read a LOT of threads!

The reason I am posting this is because I am wondering if anybody achieved root on this phone.

I have tried KingRoot, KingoRoot, OneClickRoot, none of those work.

It is running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

I am about to screw around with ADB, see what I can do. I'll post back when I have got something.

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong section, I don't post much on XDA.
[General Questions and Answers] Gost101:
any luck?
[General Questions and Answers] kotarou1:
I've tried every root method available without the PC and nothing. But, there maybe good news. In developers options there's a switch to unlock the bootloader. Now I'm no dev but I hope this makes cwm or tarp easy for devs to port and root.
[General Questions and Answers] kotarou1:
I found https://mobile.twitter.com/srsroot/status/810325782417592325?lang=en srsroot claims it supports ZTE Z833. I've used srsroot once before but on another phone I have no PC so I can't test it but someone should test Cydia impactor see if it works.
[General Questions and Answers] BookCase:
Bump
[General Questions and Answers] noindarktoytoy:
are you telling me that faults advertising runs ramped all over the internet even Google play store and this is the nondoing phone ever made and it can't be jailbroke nor rooted
[General Questions and Answers] TexasT:
Rooting your zte device

Can not be done. This phone is an unfortunate accident by ZTE with numerous problems and they are not small issues but ones that affect the performance of the device. Replace that phone or your only adding to your daily stress.
[General Questions and Answers] Gdaklc:
That kingroot and oneclickroot don't work

For this phone

a
[General Questions and Answers] adj998:
Guessing this is a dead issue? It's an okay phone but lags horribly when it comes to multi tasking
[General Questions and Answers] adj998:
Hey I don't want the root thing to die on this topic. So would it be possible to root via ADB update in recovery mode? Or to somehow update via SD card and applying root? I refuse to give up hope on this device lol
[General Questions and Answers] scottfarcuz:
Anyone made progress on this? I just got this phone and it definitely has some issues, but I feel like root would resolve most of them.
[General Questions and Answers] linsalata28:
Has anyone figured out a way to root this device?
[General Questions and Answers] triath:
I've searched for a long time without success. I hope something comes up.
[General Questions and Answers] x1xTRIPx1x:
Any progress on this? Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] colt223:
following, bought one this morning hoping to have a cheap rootable phone.
[General Questions and Answers] OneZero8:
I got mine from MetroPCS for $29. lol Yes, it's frustrating and has got problems (I've already put two of them through my dashboard and had to replace them, within the first 2 months, but it only cost 30buck so WTH. Anyways, I decided after I destroyed #2 that I was only going to use it for work and add no apps to it, except maybe GasBuddy and Winamp. Other than that, it's stock and I haven't had any real problems with it to speak of (problems aggravating enough to make me want to destroy it yet again).

So my suggestion to anyone who owns this phone, or is thinking about owning one: Don't install any more than a couple small apps, add a 32GB uSD card for music and other stuff, and use the thing as a phone and a media player only. The camera is pretty much worthless for quality photos, so there's really no other use for it. But it makes a great txting, voice calling, and music playing phone!

Of course, if you end up paying more than $30 for it, you probably paid too much. But it sure is a pretty nice phone for 30 buck!
[General Questions and Answers] CammXD:
Yes. root it please
[General Questions and Answers] WetCatFood:
I have a Z833. The phone only lags apps that are over 100mb I'll have test this out agin
[General Questions and Answers] deadman96385:
I have ordered one of these phones for $20 should be here by Monday. When it arrives I'll be able to confirm if its bootloader is unlocked or not. In the meantime here is the firehose and support files (rawprogram0.xml and patch0.xml) as well as the MetroPCS B16 firmware to be flashed with QFIL or MiFlash. This will allow people to recover their device and hopefully if the bootloader isn't locked flash custom images.

Support files

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397898033

V1.0.0 B16 Firmware

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397898034
[General Questions and Answers] RyuOG:
Was anyone able to get the bootloader unlocked and root the phone? (and/or where to find the usb driver for it?)
[General Questions and Answers] Qwerty Uiop Keyboard:
Oops, looks like I'm too smart for my own good lmfao.

Anyway, you know those Qualcomm EDL cables? Well I made one. Truthfully speaking, I made it for the purpose of trying to enact Viktor Reznov's Eight Steps to Freedom on any Qualcomm based prepaid phones I come across.

Anyway, it doesn't work on my A571vl, but it does work on this phone, the ZTE Z833! Nice!

Big thank you to github user bkerler for that EDL utility.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] tassos_chry:
Greetings to everyone here.

I have a Nubia Z7 NX506j and tried to flash it with nubia tool. The flash completed successfully but I lost both my IMEIs. Unfortunately I didn't know that nubia tool keeps a QCN backup and coincidentally formatted my pc. I found a guide about how to hex edit a QCN backup and insert both IMEIs but only for Z7 mini and Z7 max. Can someone please post a working QCN backup of a NX506J and I will make sure to erase the previous IMEIs and insert mine. I will also make sure to post a guide on how I restored it if someone is kind enough to share it.

Thank you!

EDIT: Managed to fix it with the precious help of www.androidbrick.com

Guide coming soon!
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] tassos_chry:
Ok, so here goes:

1) First of all you need a qcn backup from a working phone of the same model. I had the luck to ask the owner of www.androidbrick.com to share with me one.

2) You need a hex editor to open the qcn backup

3) Based on these two guides http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimate-guide-qualcomm-snapdragon-imei-baseband-repair-fix-part-2/ and http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=596441&st=8180#entry40033587 and adapting them to the qcn i had in my hands, I deleted the IMEIs and MEID from the backup and inserted the ones printed in my phone box

4) Because the IMEIs and MEID on my phone were not "0" but "NULL" i couldn't restore the modified QCN backup, and had to first delete the partitions that hold this kind of information. Based on this guide http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimate-guide-qualcomm-snapdragon-imei-baseband-repair-fix-part-2/ i found the partitions (modemst1, modemst2 and fsg) according to the partition table on our device (mmcblk0p10, mmcblk0p11 and mmcblk0p20) accordingly and deleted them with the dd commands found on the above guide (I had to first root the device in order to do that).

5) After i deleted I could successfully restore the QCN backup using QPST (more info on the guide above)

6) Reboot, and voila! The IMEIs and MEID have been restored successfully and phones, calls and mobile data working again!
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
My IMEIs are "NULL" so I have to follow your guide.

Can you please tell me the commands for the command window?

This isn't working:

ls -al /dev/block/platform/soc/624000.ufshc/by-name
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] tassos_chry:
Type "ls -al /dev/block/platform/" and according to what appears on the terminal continue to that path until you find the partition table of your device
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
If I type "ls -al /dev/block/platform/"it shows the following result:

drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-08 03:04 msm_sdcc.1

But I don't know what to do next.

If I add soc or the other things of that line the result is that there is no such file.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] tassos_chry:
Then you should type "ls -al /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1" and continue accordingly. But if you lack basic terminal knowledge I highly suggest that you shouldn't go on as you could really mess up your device
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
Yes, I lack of basic knowledge but as long as I don't delete anything, I can't do any damage, right?
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] tassos_chry:
But that's the point of the tutorial. To delete the partitions needed in order for your IMEIs to become "0". If you by accident delete the wrong partition, the device could possibly never power on again
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
First I have to find the partitions.

The tutorial is pretty clear to me, so I think I will delete the right things.

---------- Post added at 01:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:23 PM ----------

Just to make things clear.

This is my current situation.

IMEI and MEID are NULL but they need to be 0, right?
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] tassos_chry:
Yes that's right, I just realized I made a typo in my previous post
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
I have found the lines and have followed the guide but my Z7 still shows null instead of 0.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
I have tried it a second time but no change.

Still null instead of 0.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
I'm still not able to set my Z7 into DIAG-Mode. Do yu have any advice for me?

Drivers should be installed correctly.

I have no clue why it's not working.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] tassos_chry:
I'm pretty sure the command I told you was right, so I guess it's a driver issue.

What OS are you using? Have you disabled driver signature enforcement, if on Windows 8.1 or 10? If neither of the above help try on another computer with driver signature enforcement disabled
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
I'm using Windows 10.

Disabling driver signature is a good hint. I will see if I have disabled it.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] IceTea7:
Now I have been finally able to set my Z7 into DIAG mode mode but the QPST tool still doesn't recognize my phone.

View attachment 4153620
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] Ade49A:
Hi, I have the same problem with my nx506j, none of the nubia tools will recover my bricked z7 Max. Could you share the qcn file you received so that I can try your guide?

Many thanks

Ade
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] armaim5:
Hi .please if anyone can help me with a qcn file backup for a nubia z7. i'l be much obliged Thank you
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] isbou:
Hello,

I know this is an old thread, I have the same the problem as you but my device is Z7 mini, can anyone help to have the qcn file of this model so that I can restore my EMEI. Thanks.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] tassos_chry:
Sorry do not have anymore qcn of these phones. Perhaps you can contact androidbrick.com
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] zibiboniek666:
Huawei Honor5x

LineageOS 14.1 and minimal google apps.

No matter what I try I cannot remove google search bar from top of the screen.

Went to settings->apps->google app Force Stop . But Disable button never is active.

Not a big deal but really annoying.

thx
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] wieman01:
Long-press home screen, then go to settings and unselected Google search bar. I am open Nova, therefore I am not 100% sure, but you should be able to remove it.
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] zibiboniek666:
OMG it was so easy :)

THX !!!
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] wieman01:
It took me a while to figure it out as well, don't worry. :)
[HTC Wings] Lavachild:
is there a way to turn off auto-correct like you could on the kaiser?
[HTC Wings] Protocamlann:
Fn + spacebar then, select ABC.
[HTC Wings] Lavachild:
brilliant!