yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
Will not reinstall them. After unlocking of bootloader DRM keys are gone forever. The only way to keep DRM keys is before unlocking of bootloader to make backup of TA partition.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Navm27:
Every thread i have been on, require us to root the device first!

So does that mean we cant backup TA Partition for DRM KEYS? As for root bootloader should be unlocked for this device.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
With Lollipop phone can be rooted without unlocking of boot loader. Then you can make backup of TA partition. After backup phone can be upgraded to Marshmallow, then bootloader can be unlocked and phone rooted. In fact my phone also is rooted, I don't need DRM keys and don't make backup of TA partition. Why you need backup of DRM keys?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Navm27:
Thanks for such a fast response.

The reason is because i really want to root my device. But people over net sometimes complain for issues at camera(quality reduction and non functionality) after unlocking bootloader. I dont even know if these are really related. I just wanted to be ready if anything happens.

Please tell having a TA BACKUP for DRM, is that necessary or not. And TA BACKUP from my lollipop will work at my marshmallow as well ryt!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
My phone is rooted and don't find any quality problem with camera or something else :) .
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] morten82:
Hi

After searching both xda and official huawei site i finally found the rollback package for FRD-L09 and FRD-L19.

Method is:

1. Download rollback package (73,32 mb) and firmware (1,75gb) from: http://www.hihonor.com/uk/support/search-result/index.html?keywords=Honor 8#filter-section

2. Unzip rollback package and copy dload folder and Update.app to phone (dload/update.app)

Turn off phone, wait 10 sec.. Turn on phone by PRESSING BOTH (UP AND DOWN) VOLUME KEYS AND POWER KEY until emui screen, then release. The update installs automatically.

3. Delete "old/small" update.app from dload folder on phone

4. Unzip firmware and copy the update.app to dload folder on phone

Turn off phone, wait 10 sec.. Turn on by phone PRESSING BOTH (UP AND DOWN) VOLUME KEYS AND POWER KEY until emui screen, then release. The update installs automatically.

Now you have latest official Android 6.0
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 86sal:
thank's

thank you, tomorrow morning i try
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] developersam:
Did as you mentioned, but when I want to go back to MM the Updater says that the Package isn't available and stops at 12%. Could u pls help me.
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrd0pe:
I can confirm this works 100%. Followed the steps and I was back to Android 6. After setting up the phone I downloaded the OTA-update to 7.0. No problems at all, thank you very much for this small but very useful guide!!!
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] eugeniots:
Hi guys,

I'm looking for a rollback method for the Asian model (FRD-L09C636) because a rollback package for this version doesn't seem to exist.

Has anyone tried to flash the MM firmware directly without the rollback package?

Thanks
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] AstralSTK:
I was able to downgrade my Malaysia version Honor 8 Nougat (FRD-L09C636B380) back to Marshmallow (FRD-L09C636B130) according to this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70863098&postcount=6

The rollback package is probably usable for all FRD-L09 as I have done the downgrading. :)
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Skogstobbe:
This worked fine, thx very much
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gopinaidu77:
Greatbro.
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
ANy way to re-lock to re-lock the bootloader?
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
Probably downgrade. Looks like my camera hardware has died, fails on all custom roms and on restored emui5. So I need to return it.
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
Yes, that's what I did, I had a full TWRP backup of all partitions - restored them all, rebooted fine into the phone, but the camera had just disappeared, like it had been uninstalled. Used gallery to get to camera, and it fails to open.

FR-D09
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
How did you install original firmware?

Did you lose TWRP etc? Have you fixed your camera? Are you now able to reflash custom ROMS again?

(Sorry for lots of questions)
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
Thanks

Flash in any particular order?

Does it relock bootloader too, or just lose TWRP?
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
Thanks. going for it now. I assume I need to do all the emui updates before I got back to custom stuff?
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
Now stuck on the blue honor screen.
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
Oooh.. After a bit of a wait, I'm back up and running!

Now to rattle though setup and test the camera.
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
OK, we're back up and running, EMUI 5.0, camera working.

If I could find a way to disable the batterch charging light, I'd happily stay on stock!

Thanks for your help, Rommco05
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
Tried them all! Cant get Lightflow to control the LED at all, Led Manager controls notifications, but doesn't turn off charging LED.
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
Because it annoys me next to my bed, and if I'm in the car, and it's in the holder, I don;t want the led on all the time. LED=notification, not charging.

Which twrp is best under emui5
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TangerineTractor:
its trying to install updates now. got to 77% and hung.

charging LED not an issue in custom roms (LOS,RR etc), can be turned off.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fisha21:
Hi all,

So, it was posted at the end of last month that cmonex was willing to lend her expertise to helping address the video driver issue. However, she needed access to a Kaiser to do so.

Now I have heard a lot about her abilities across the fora. I am all for people's efforts to raise awareness and force HTC to address this (see my other post below) but I am also keen to give her a chance to see what she can do.

All it needs is for about 25 people to donate £10 each and we can buy one to send to her. I am happy to organise this, with a purchase via Ebay. However, I am not able to put up the whole amount myself. Also if we club together to fund this, if it doesn't work out, no-one has lost a large amount.

I would purchase it on Ebay and post the auction link here so that all can see the money has been spent as intended.

Post below if you are willing to contribute and once we have enough volunteers, I will identify a suitable auction. Please only post if you are truly willing to part with the money. I know there is the bounty fund but suggestions to use some of that to fund this purchase have fallen flat, and I think we need to organise this properly.

Of course, no one could reply and I'll feel quite embarrased at this post! (Mods, I might call on your pity to remove this if that happens!!) But I figure it's worth a try - if we all do what we can, maybe we can conclude this issue.

PS Don't bother posting to say what's the point. I know we 30days to return, no-one forced us to purchase. I am extremelly happy with this phone and would only consider selling if there was another product exactly the same, only with hardware acceleration support! Just want to get the most from the device we were given. I realise HTC never promised h/w acceleration, and that the chipset just has the capacity. But surely the spirit of XDA-devs is to try optimise the experience we get from our devices?!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] djthomas:
I'm in for $20 US
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fisha21:
Thanks. No-one else keen to pursue other options? I have confirmed with cmonex that she has not yet got a TyTN 2 to work on...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ejai2003:
im in for $25 USD
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] zurgol:
I'm in for $20 USD
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] cotc2001:
I'll chip in £10
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Nick Collision:
In for $20 USD
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] surur:
As long as people can confirm this is a reputable deal with some chance of success, I am in for £10. I (and I am sure many others) would be reassured if a mod was involved in this thread.

Surur
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DarkDvr:
Count me in for $30 US... as long as we can verify that's he'she is not just trying to get a free Kaiser.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rush242:
$20 US. Plus some letters to make the post long enough.

Criminy.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nbviper:
$20 here. (and perhaps the chance to be one of the first test dummies?)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ahson:
refurb tilt?

i know i dont have a premier account, but ive been hearing about people getting tilts for $149.99 which is pretty cheap. Maybe thats an option as well?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kareeem:
We need a two year contract for that.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] XtreMe_G:
not really, depending on the agreement between at&t and the company.......u can do a "device only" upgrade several times a year, some even have the privilege of unlimited upgrades.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ach2:
Fisha21 has a few posts, some questions & others answers so he looks pretty genuine to me (plus he's British so stiff upper lip and fair play old chap :D:D).

I don't have a problem putting in a few quid for this, but I think it might be better to contact Chainfire (as a focal point) and offer the services through his website so we can be publicly seen to be:

a. Disgruntled with HTC.

b. Prepared to take action against HTC.

c. Prepared to find our own solutions - even if this involves costs over and above our original purchase price.

This might even highlight to HTC that we could work with THEM to get a solution which avoids bad publicity, pissed-off-never-to-return customers and ultimately unlocks the real potential of the Kaiser.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fisha21:
Indeed. :)

I just commented last night on another thread that there was a lack of interest in this thread - looks I am being proved wrong. That works out to about £84, using XE.com to convert USD to GBP. I will lay down £30, which gives about £114 so far.

I fully agree that people need to know I am not just trying to get a free TyTN2! I can post a photo of mine to prove I already have one. Or I am more than happy for a mod/Chainfire to get involved/ be a front person/ takeover...whatever works. I just want to pursue all available options rather than relying on HTC choosing/being forced to help us out.

I did not suggest linking it to the Class Action website as I thought it might be better to keep the two separate. Not sure how it works legally if we get someone to develop software without HTC's involvement. Perhaps if something comes of it, then we can link it - otherwise stay under the radar?

EDIT: Besides, it is thanks to this site that my TyTN2 is running as well as it does - I don't want to get barred from here for scamming members! Where will I get all my cab, ROMs and general software goodies?!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dinfinity:
How about this: Put up the paypal account so we can start filling it up. If we can get $7000 pledged, people will probably happily instantly pay anything between 1 and 10 EUR if it increases the chances of us getting decent drivers. 350 people donating 1 EUR shouldn't be to hard to achieve, right?

Even if nothing came out of it, I wouldn't mourn over my euro :-)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Sane:
Im not dissing this idea, just telling another way to think about this:

The bounty is so big now, that i would think anyone who thinks she or he could possibly pull this off, could buy the Kaiser with their own money.

Anyway if there is no success, selling the Kaiser would bring most of the money back to he or her...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fisha21:
I am certainly not saying that I am going to try and solve this - just trying to facilitate things!

Just thought it would be less of a loss, if things don't work out, if lots of people donate small amounts of money, rather than one person shelling out £300 (although I'm not sure we'd actually get 350 people donating even just 1 Euro).

Also, with someone (very busy) having offered to help us out with this, it seems rude to say "Yes please, but buy your own device to work on". Know what I'm saying?

No-one has to donate to this at all - if there aren't enough people interested, then the idea stops here. However, I am working on setting up a reliable method of collecting the money, so people can be happy it's genuine.

Also, bear in mind this is not likely to be a quick fix, especially as Cmonex is also working on other things (and has a life!). This being the case, if it didn't work, I don't think the TyTN2 would be worth as much at that point, so I doubt the initial outlay would be recovered - hence the thinking that multiple small donations would be better.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Sane:
Yes, I understand thet buying the phone isnt that big of a deal compared to the problem, but there is also that 7000USD bounty. Thats not small change if someone is able to do it solo.

I would imagine if someone thinks that he or she is able to do this, investing few hundred on a phone what you can sell after, wouldnt be the obstacle in it.

If people want to buy the phone its ok, but I dont know if it really would be necessary...
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] DamienMc:
Today i bring you the very first rom for our device.

It's only stock, but the installer includes enough options to keep us happy for a while.

The core installation includes a stripped down system menu with Google play and contacts. I also added, by default, the WiFi fix and hotspot mod. The rest of what you install is your choice.

Aroma options:

Choose which J320 you own

Debloat (fully customizable)

Deknox

Install root

Install busybox

Install Init.d

Install Xposed

Bugs:

None

If you find any let me know, but if you do not wipe, please don't even report bugs.

Link:

Download

Installation:

Flashfire

Enjoy

-D
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] DamienMc:
This uses the same base files for each room, AQG1. So even tho the highest firmware for J320AG is only AQB1 you still get the July security update :) (minus the new sboot)

All devices are interchangable for me, on Cricket. Depending on your carrier maybe they'll all work for you too.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] danny8:
I have AT&T Samsung Galaxy Express Prime GoPhone, J320A. Owned it for one week. It has been carrier-unlocked. I'm now using T-Mobile SIM. Seems to work OK. Only issue I can find is where the SIM status page does not show my phone number.

I would appreciate pointers or maybe a place to look for installation steps. I assume I'll to need to root via Kingroot then replace with SuperSU (if possible). Then install FlashFire.​

I have rooted and installed ROMs on other devices (Galaxy Exhibit, 2012 Nexus tablet, Moto G), but seemingly devices are more locked-down these days. I understand that TWRP is not available for this device and likely will not be.

Last year, I bought a couple of inexpensive T-Mobile phones and "rooted" them with KingRoot which is still installed on those phones. (Not really thrilled about that.) I put rooted in quotes because it doesn't quite behave like a fully-rooted phone, IMO. I'm not very expert in these things, but I know how to follow steps and have used ODIN, TWRP, et cetera.

I'm leery of working with these more locked-down phones. Am I being paranoid and/or incorrect about these matters?

BTW, thanks for the ROM! I'm surprised there aren't more replies.

Maybe this phone is not as popular as I think it should be. Maybe it's too low-spec for the tech-savvy crowd. I got mine for just $64 at Walmart online, but they've since raised the price to $79. Seems like a good deal, even at that price.

I paid $15 to carrier-unlock it. I had to flash firmware (modem file?) before unlocking, then flash another file (restored modem?) after unlocking. I was following emailed instructions after the initial unlock procedure failed.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] DamienMc:
Here's the root thread

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-j3-2016/how-to/root-samsung-sm-j320a-galaxy-express-t3573628

There's a xposed module that does just that, never tried it tho, and of course it's not permanent.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/app-sim-changer-change-registered-sim-t2106490

I definitely like the phone and yeah, it's a good price.

Being locked does hurt it tho. No easy recovery and no roms from source. The only thing we might get will be ported. And with no kernel, porting is a pain to track down problems... but i like a challenge ;)
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] somelk9:
My J3 was unlocked out of the box? Still don't quite get the different names for it though. Rooted with infixremix method and worked fi e until its download caused the dialer to crash whenever it was opened. Still trying to sort out the mess I made of this one.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] zentiba69:
original stock

hey do any of you guys know where I can get the original firmware to restore this device? mine is the S/W: j320aueu1ape9

on the box it says j320x UD
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] DamienMc:
Odin files are posted here

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-j3-2016/how-to/root-samsung-sm-j320a-galaxy-express-t3573628
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] danny8:
How is this ROM working out?

Can anyone -- or DamienMc, the creator -- post a review of how this ROM is working out? Brief or long; any type of review would be appreciated.

I'm thinking of trying this ROM and I haven't rooted my phone yet.

Although I did unlock the carrier via a paid unlocker site. I'm using it on T-Mobile with no apparent issues. My phone is stock, of course, except for being carrier-unlocked. …Several questions, if I might:

Are those "extra" AT&T and Samsung accounts present? (ref. screenshot)

Are Samsung factory (i.e.: theme-able) dialer, messaging, and contacts apps installed?

Is it still possible to theme the UI with the Samsung theme installer?

Finally, which bloat icons have been purged? (ref. screenshot) I realize one's idea of bloat may vary from individual.

Any feedback or commentary is welcome. Thank you for your consideration.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] hamzaeid:
could it work on J320H?

i know it's for 320A/Az but i want to try it:D
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] DamienMc:
I'm not going to review it (someone else can)

But I used it heavily before I started work on something new.

It's as stable as stock... cause it is stock ;) Nothing tweaked just the few add-ons to let you tweak it easier.

About the bloat.

I did notice I should have left Samsung account (and maybe billing) with the standard install. Because you can't use the theme store without them. But they're in 'bloat'.

You can always install all the debloat options and have 100% deodex stock and edit to your liking.

Sorry bud, different chipset
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] iiFir3z:
How do we flash this to our device mainly because twrp and cwm ain't a thing for the j320a. Also I'm using kingroot and I cannot go to su I've tried also flashify does not work either does flashfire how would you go about rooting with su cause I've tried the mrw method and contanstaly it would pop up kinguser has stopped working so do you have another method of rooting the J320A. I just followed the first post about rooting it.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] gus8347:
I just rooted my phone with Kingroot and used the mrw method to remove it well keeping my root. after got Su in my terminal emulator, I deleted the kingroot apk not the app itself. then just installed SuperSu thru my play store and been working just fine for me.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] iiFir3z:
I've tried that it would just constantly spam me with kinguser has stopped working and that message would constantly spam me so I'm not ever using that way again.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] gus8347:
Yeah i guess i never had kinguser app or apk i had to delete. Was just kingroot apk that i downloaded and used.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] DamienMc:
After mrc and kinguser crashes you should have supersu. You need to run that first, let it update the files and then reboot.

If su doesn't even get installed, have the apk ready and install.

Another thing you should make sure your really rooted, reboot after king and recheck.

Also what versions of kingroot and mrw are you using?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] danny8:
I followed the rooting thread OP directions carefully and had many problems. My initial Kingroot was really ugly and heated the phone. I then attempted to use SuperSU-Me Pro (paid version). It was never able to complete, even after several tries. I struggled using various techniques over many hours. (I did have root with Kingroot.) Nothing would remove Kingroot 5.0.5, and as you probably know, Kingroot won't allow for many apps such as Flashfire. Very frustrating. I probably shortened the life of my phone and battery with all the crap I tried. Many pulls of my battery were needed.

I finally wrested control from Kingroot by uninstalling version 5.0.5 and installing Kingroot 4.5 instead. Then SuperSU-Me Pro did its work. Had I used Kingroot 4.5 from the outset, would things would have gone better? I don't know. The rooting process for this phone is a one-way trip with a dubious outcome. I know the Express Prime is not costly, but if you're risk adverse think twice before trying to root. I suppose you can undo the whole thing, but I haven't tried and likely will not.

Despite the problems I had, I believe using SuperSU-Me Pro was worth the cost and ultimately saved time. I'm glad I rooted my phone, but -- damn, it was a lot of effort compared to previous phones and my tablet.

I have not tried the de-odexed ROM posted in this thread's OP, but it's on my to-do list. I'm kind of afraid of messing with my phone for the time being. I'll post a review if and when I try it out.

For what it's worth, I wasn't able to get my built-in flashlight toggle to work. I ran the fix script via flashfire with no success. Update: Fixed after installing Busybox. Thanks, DamienMc! :)
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] DamienMc:
You need busybox installed as well
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] danny8:
Busybox

Oh, you're very good. :D It works! :)
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] EzzBMTH:
Help! After flashing the rom, it does not let me log in to the google account and I can not exit that screen, the message it displays is as follows:
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Mikizio:
Could you please tell the name of the service/company you used to carrier-unlock it ? (I'm in the same situation) Thanks! [MENTION=4495174]danny8[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ewokuk:
My work network went down earlier so i thought i would just tether the laptop to my S8 over wifi and use my 4g connection instead. But the laptop constantly connects then disconnects about 2 seconds later, over and over again (I can see it in the hotspot settings on the phone thta it appears as a connected device then vanishes immediately after). Tried turning hotspot on and off again on the phone, made no difference. Normal wifi use on my phone seems ok, its just this wifi hotspot that doesnt seem to work properly. Using exynos version on AQDD.