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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gilbert32:
Why use EFIDroid?

I built Gentoo linux on my htc hd2 a yaer ago (and lost the image a few weeks ago). It's not really hard to install a full native linux system on your phone and boot to it DIRECTLY (without android).

All you need is

a custom kernel with support for loop devices (may need some changes later for the display, or some dirty hacks)

a base system for gentoo and some linux knowledge

creating a loopback device and using it for the system storage

working from within android in the beginning on the loopback device, until the base system is installed, configured, bootable and has SSH ENABLED via ethernet, with custom ip address (this is tricky, as it's the only way to use the phone before a gui is installed)

working from the pc using ssh, installing all needed packages

failing too many times until everything works

Edit: while installing the system, you must maintain an ssh connection via usb, as i said earlier, and to reach the internet, you must use iptables from the host pc to share the connection and configure your phone to get to the internet using the host.

As i said, i had done it in the past for the HTC HD2, but never posted it (due to ****ty internet connection). I had done all the system compiling directly on the HD2. On such a slow device (1ghz single core, 512mb ram, class 4 sd card) it took about 2 weeks for the GUI to be working.

What i did later was take the same base system and run it on the HTC M8. while it works, display never worked correctly. I had to use a program i compiled to refresh the screen all the time, which consumed cpu quickly.

Anyway, it can be done on any phone. There's no such thing as impossible.

A shot of the end result gui on hd2 (i know, horrible gui and wtf is that resolution :P )

tl;dr: Install Gentoo linux
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shomu:
@ playerkirk1

Ok thanks. Maybe this way leads to a solution for me.

@ gilbert32

Impressive! That seems to me like pretty advanced work! I'm afraid my Linux knowledge is fare under yours...

But like I thought, it's possible! Thanks for sharing!

So again it depends on the custom Kernel with loop device suport. I couldn't find one explicitly supporting "loop device" for the N5.

If I had, I would have used the "complete Linux installer" app.

(Check out 3. on my first post)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gilbert32:
It's not that hard to get it working

Should be about downloading the source code of any kernel you want to use, make menuconfig, adding loop device support and compiling the kernel. it's about 5-6 commands.

Yes, it is very possible. In the old days before android (where developers used to port linux to windows mobile devices, using HaRet), it was about compiling a working kernel, adding a ramdisk that prepares the loop device and mounts it, then changing the root to the loop device. In another way, to achieve it on a new phone:

Build the os for your phone, or install it. You must have a working loop device in the end, containing the root filesystem

Create the init file to use with the ramdisk later

compile a kernel that supports all features required by the OS

package the ramdisk and kernel into a bootable image, that you can fastboot boot or flash

On The M8, This is what happens:

Bootloader boots boot.img. I use fastboot boot boot.img since i don't want to override my boot image

kernel boots and runs my init. Which is a series of shell commands.

The commands mount the required partitions, then mount the loopback device to somelocation

init calls for switch_root, which turns somelocation into the new root filesystem, and launches the appropriate init script (IIRC /sbin/init in gentoo)

the new init starts its work, calls for OpenRC, etc etc etc

As i said before, i got it booting on the HTC M8 by grabbing a working boot image for the device, and modifying the ramdisk to use scripts for the HD2. I had modified those scripts to match the M8 requirements, then repackaged the image and voila. If i still had my working image, i would've uploaded it for you and tried modifying the needed files.

If you get the needed kernel working, i will help you with the next steps ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gilbert32:
and just another pic i found.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shomu:
hm..ok, but I must say, I never compiled a kernel...

I got kind of "advanced" knowledge about android compared to normal "Smartphone users", but I'm definitely no developer!

So unfortunately compiling things is beyond my skills. I think I could do it with a step-by-step-tutorial, but I guess my request is too specific to find a fitting tutorial.

When it comes to Linux, I know some basics about the system and some basic commands. But usually when I'm doing stuff with Linux I use tutorials as well.

I have much more experience with Windows, html, css and some java...

So again, for everything that has to be done with Linux, I need an easy tutorial...

I appreciate your trying to help me, but unfortunately i must say it's way too advanced for me. without a detailed how-to, I will not be able to do this...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILA:
I'm feeling a bit ambitious and wanted to try something, just want to know if it's been done before.

So I want to use my other phone - Samsung Galaxy Nexus - as a home server (FTP, p2p for start and maybe some light home automation later if everything works well).

So there is a patch for the GNex kernel that allows for phone charging and OTG at the same time. Also, I would need to patch in the loop back into the kernel so I wanted to know if Gento would be able to access my HDD hooked on OTG and how the drivers work in general on Gento and if it is worth the hassle getting it from Android to Gento. Also, I plan to VNC into the phone so display drivers aren't needed to work 100%.

Opinions?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matusala:
Just install Sailfish OS. It's Linux with just a modified GUI for phones.

Here you can get the latest images, instructions, help (if you need) and info about all the various things :) https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=99377

Then take a look at this thread https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=98882

this is a link to working arch linux chroot https://github.com/Preflex/easy-chroot/releases/tag/0.0.2

here is a pic from my setup

[IMG="Sailfish os"]https://img.forum.ge/JMiWWijjiRcl.jpg[/IMG]

Now someone made a patch for wayland to open in landscape mode. here it is https://openrepos.net/content/elros34/qxcompositor

And here is also ubuntu chroot, which works with that patch https://github.com/elros34/sailfish_ubu_chroot

I moved away from android long ago. Because i want my privacy back from google. Now i do not use anything from google except youtube (without google account)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gilbert32:
If you can get the HDD to work inside android, it will work inside Gentoo. As long as you can mount the HDD inside android it should be possible. And you really don't need android to mount it, just look for the dmesg and see if it's detected, or look for it in /dev/sdxx. If it works, then don't forget to install the specific HDD filesystem support in Gentoo.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aurey24:
The easiest way is Linux deploy in the Google play store, u have the option to install Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, etc. Also with the option of selecting your GUI such as KDE, lxde, etc. U can also chose to build it as an image or use an sdcard partition if you're advanced which is the best option. Most Android devices can easily support running Linux IMO, there hasn't been a device I haven't got it not running on, with the exception of the ones u can't root lol. Give it a try, you'll see what in talking about, as for the vnc use juice SSH on the play store, that's my favorite, also helps to install the hackers keyboard from the play store too. Depending on the internet it should take u less than 30 minutes to get Linux up and running
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xreactx:
Sailfish OS (pretty darn good), Plasma-Mobile (not very efficient), and PostmarketOS (least efficient) are good alternatives
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endsormeans:
there is shortly to be some work done by wicket in my home community of Maemo ...

to get Maemo Leste OS running on the nexus 5 ...

I suggest patience.

it will happen...there are just the n9 and n900 to come first...(which are coming along nicely thus far ..)

I myself am looking forward to having Leste on both my n900's and Nexus 5's...

Leste for the nexus 5 should progress quite rapidly once work begins, considering the nexus 5 is the perfect candidate in compare with other devices.

So you may wish to keep an eyeball on the Maemo Leste OS project
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaxyninja66:
KDE Plasma

Sailfish OS if you can figure out how to install manjaro

Ubuntu Touch with dock

Come on just use Google.
[Tasker Tips & Tricks] LGZACRO:
Hi everyone, I have been struggling to build up my idea with tasker but can't make it work.

I have Dual Sim Android 6 phone and I want to make some automation like this:

Schedule week days and hours so when I receive incoming call to SIM 2 and if I don't answer in 5 seconds or intentionally dismiss the call, the sms should be sent from SIM 2 with my text (for example "Hi, we are not working at this time, please call 0800....") to that number which called.

Is this possible?

Sounds simple, but I have tried to play with tasker plugins and so but not much luck... I am not guru on tasker, just have made few tasks work in the past, like turn off screen in 5 seconds after charger plugged in and so.
[Tasker Tips & Tricks] ktmom:
I don't have dual SIM experience so all I can do is make some guesses unless you are more specific as to how things work.

If there is a notification that pops up when the phone rings, to tell you which line the call is coming from, then intercepting that notification should be possible.

Have you played with Dual Sim Control? The guy who does that app also does autotools and is very responsive on his help forum.

This blog post isn't exactly what your looking for, but maybe it'll get you pointed the right way.
[Tasker Tips & Tricks] LGZACRO:
Great, will try out! Thanks!
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] pinok:
Hi,

I have Nova launcher + teslaunread installed.

Unread count works on all apps besides Facebook messenger.

Tested on few OOS roms and RessurectionRemix.

Odd thing is that when I set unread dot ( android O) or dynamic badge it is working, but not for counter.

Anyone having also this issue ?
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] zibby64:
Thread resurrection!

I've got the same issue on my Nokia 8. Thought it might be something with the phone/rom (stock Nokia one) but obviously not. There's people asking on the Nova page on Google+ and I've tried the support in the app but I'm guessing they no longer care or can't fix it...
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] pinok:
I'd like to bump this thread.

I've tested many different ROMs, Nougat and Oreo, and on all of them unread count works for every app instead of FB messenger.

Maybe someone found a solution.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] got2trythis:
Have you resolved this issue. I am having the same problem with my 6T. It works on my Samsung with same version of Nova and Teslaunread so I am assuming it is OxygenOS issue. Only with FB Messenger.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] pinok:
Hi,

I got used to it.

I've changed many ROMs but it was the same.

One more thing to consider buying next phone ;)
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] sygeek:
Software version: NPNS25.137-33-5

Software Channel: retus

I'm unable to use VoLTE on this phone with a Jio sim. I was wondering if I can get that fixed by flashing the Indian firmware. Can anyone tell me how do I go about in doing so?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] pedrera:
From a week caller can't hear my answer.

Have had the same problem last year with a s7edge.

I can answer calls on my car with bluetooth on the S8+ with the earphones or with the loudspeaker on.

Hardware problem? or sofware?

Phone is only one month old.

Any help?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] chippyuk:
Seems strange that you had the same issue on a different phone previously. Surely this points to something you have installed which is perhaps taking over the phones microphone or has messed with the permissions etc. I would do a full wipe/factory reset and do NOT install any apps, see if the problem persists.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] soleil123:
Does anyone know if the dual sim version of a3 does 4g+3g at the same time? or only 4g+2g? Apparently the a5 and a7 have been confirmed capable of this but a3 is never mentioned

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Misutsu:
Hello,

I just checked, by default, mine is configured for 4G+2G, but i can choose 4G+3G or 3G+4G
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Nomado:
How? My a5 2017 is dual sim and when i set sim2 to Lte/3g/2g, sim1 changes to 2g. When i set sim 1 yo that sim2 changes to 2g only.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Misutsu:
First, for the second SIM, i choosed 3G/2G over 2G by default. Then, when i switch, the second SIM always stays in 3G/2G
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] mvelte54:
I am using an SGS5 sm-900P (Sprint) I have installed LineageOS 14.1 (nightly) I have been running it for a month and I am very happy with it. My only complaint is if I try to do a backup via TWRP it tells me there is not enough storage space. I have 16G internal and 64G external. I have used 14G internally and 22G externally, all I can figure is it's defaulting to the internal storage. Is there a way that I can switch it to default to the external? I am currently backing up to my computer as I update once a week and because they are nightlies, well if something can go wrong it will at the worst possible time, and I'm not always near my computer if that should happen.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] higherbeing:
Hey guys,

I'm having some issues with my Tilt, and its driving me nuts... for what ever reason, my File Explorer doesn't want to work anymore... Last time I used it I went to the \Windows\ folder, and now its stuck there. Everytime I launch the program, I get the little hourglass thingy, and it just sits there. I end up having to reset my phone everytime I lauch File Explorer... can some1 help me out?

TIA
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] androford10@yahoo.com:
Just want to ask if we can bypass frp for android using .sh file or with sqlite3 same with bypassing passcode or too many pattern?

or how can i determine the exact partition for frp and use dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/?
[General Questions and Answers] gyanendrav2:
after fixing failed to mount(invalid argument) sim is not working it shows emergency call , please help me.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] DarkXoa:
I did a quick google search and found a Twitter post from these guys saying that the SM-T827V is now rootable with their one click root method. Doors anyone have any experience with http://www.srsroot.com? Just wanted to check before I go trying it to be on the safe side. It looks a bit fishy to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] ashyx:
It's fake, it never roots anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers] strskysun1:
Didn't work
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Questions & Answers] RakeshDh!1:
when i tried to flash a boot.img file for magisk to work

i flashed at wrong partition from then i cant flash any custom rom or do anything in twrp

for every action i do it says Failed to mount '/firmware' (invalid argument ).

current rom (jaguar rom boot loop) .Beautiful Circle wobbling :(
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Questions & Answers] dhilin:
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[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Questions & Answers] dknsb:
facing the same error bro but not under this rom, by the way did u get any solutions??
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Questions & Answers] dhilin:
Found solution on this

Reflashed stock rom using mine flash for more details message me dhilinraju@gmail.com
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Interceptor777:
Can someone provide me their SystemUI.apk? I ****ed mine up messing about and don't wanna go wiping all my stuff and rooting again. I'd appreciate it greatly. I also don't think you need root to pull it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] MansonDroid:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByKuavB4rRJKMlhGdWJjMlloYkE/view?usp=drivesdk

Always back up your files before you do anything with them.
[General Questions and Answers] leprince2007:
Hello Everybody,

I want samsung keyboard app for my phone because I like it very much.

My phone :Lenovo A1000 (spreadtrum Quadcore -sc7731)

Ram:1GB

Rom:Mixui Rom 5.1

I have root+xposed
[General Questions and Answers] Ibuprophen:
The Samsung Keyboard just hit the Google Play Store earlier this month.

Samsung Keyboard by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Google Play Store

Good Luck!

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They Are The Egg Men.

I Am The Walrus!

Coo Coo Cachoo!

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF. PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[General Questions and Answers] leprince2007:
It didnt`t work.I think it needs android 7 but I`am android 5.1+arm
[General Questions and Answers] Ibuprophen:
One or more of the following threads should have a working one for the older Android versions...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3209443

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3228111

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3209457

Good Luck!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Am The Egg Man,

They Are The Egg Men.

I Am The Walrus!

Coo Coo Cachoo!

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[General Questions and Answers] leprince2007:
First of all these keyboard are created for samsung devices but I have Lenovo A1000 phone.

Secondly:I want a new samsung keyboard android 5 or later
[General Questions and Answers] Ibuprophen:
To be honest, that would be a challenge...

The best answer i can provide you with is to locate a keyboard that either has a Samsung Keyboard theme or an option for a Samsung Keyboard Theme to add to it.

I, personally, don't believe that your going to be able to locate the actual Samsung Keyboard app that is compatible with the Lenovo unless there's someone (somewhere) who had modified one for compatibility but, based on my search results, if it's out there, then it's not an easy one to locate.

That's, more than likely, the best choice that you have ATM...

I wish you the best of luck!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Am The Egg Man,

They Are The Egg Men.

I Am The Walrus!

Coo Coo Cachoo!

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[General Questions and Answers] leprince2007:
Up.........................Up
[General Questions and Answers] KomitaMKD:
Go to appmirror and you'll find it with older versions for previous Android. Btw latest Gboard is better than Samsungs keyboard
[General Questions and Answers] leprince2007:
Samsung keyboard is for android 6 or greater+arm 64 ,but I`am android 5.1+"arm "only

GBoard is a little heavy in my phone

Can I port samsung keyboard??
[General Questions and Answers] KomitaMKD:
This is the oldest keyboard from Samsung..

There are new arm versions and im arm but they are all android 6 version..

Don't know if you are interested in this since its so old and you're probably interested in the newer versios

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...amsung-keyboard/samsung-keyboard-4-0-release/
[General Questions and Answers] sashadith:
I think swype is more powerful and easy to use in this case.
[General Questions and Answers] leprince2007:
This keyboard force close and I cannot uninstall it.
[General Questions and Answers] KomitaMKD:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/samsung-keyboard/
[General Questions and Answers] leprince2007:
But all custom keyboards consume a lot of ram and battery.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Vicky khan:
Hey guys so it's been an year since i was using my lg g4 and it was working quite perfectly.

but a few days ago it suddenly hung up for a few seconds and restarted. and then went completely dead!

I took it to a local repair shop and they fixed it and the phone turned on!

when i came back it has this bootloop problem!

The thing is when its cold and i insert the battery it runs okay for a few mins say 2-3 mins and they again goes into bootloop?

what should i do?

ILAPO fix is still not available for H811 so what to do? :confused:
[T-Mobile LG G4] raptorddd:
take it to LG USA
[T-Mobile LG G4] Vicky khan:
I'm living in pakistan lol and i've bought it used so no warranty !

and yeah my phone runs so somehow i unlocked the bootloader and rooted my phone !

and disabled the 2 cores but one of them turns on again by itself.

lowered the cpu frequency for that core to 384 mhz.

and other 4 cores are running on powersave governor ! so my point is how to disable that core # 6 too? why is it turning on again!

it runs great now so far so good. a lill laggy but yea worth it ! :)
[T-Mobile LG G4] raptorddd:
theres is a file or kenrnel if am nos mistaken. that [MENTION=5545101]steadfasterX[/MENTION] made.. for h811
[T-Mobile LG G4] steadfasterX:
Make a backup of your boot image and upload it somewhere and I can adjust it. I also recommend to use my 4 core TWRP version then.

You can also check if there is a boot image for your current ROM version available already.

Check out both here:

https://xdaforums.com/g4/general/fix-lg-g4-bootloop-issue-t3647538

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[T-Mobile LG G4] raptorddd:
thanks
[T-Mobile LG G4] HAMADA-SBA:
sir please ! i have the same issue ... used my g4 for almost one year than it freezed up then its keep rebooting by itself ...put it in freezer for 10min then it work for 2-3 min and reboot again .... so please sir can you tell about all the steps so i can make my useful again ..
[T-Mobile LG G4] Vicky khan:
Sorry for the late reply.

Okay so the situation is I was running the phone on 5 cores

The 5th one down clocked to 384mhz

And the 4 running on powersave mode

It worked great for about 4-5 hours no bootloop

And then suddenly it again went to bootloop and never turned on again. I used the blow dry method but after that its completely dead now?

What to do now? Is there any fix for this too? Or I should move on and buy a new phone? :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile LG G4] Vicky khan:
Thanks for helping out :o
[T-Mobile LG G4] steadfasterX:
well thats a hardware issue. disabling the cores or lower them down will just shift the problem. so it may be completely dead now.

what happens when u connect the phone to your PC? any unknown devices in device manager or something like Qualcomm EDL or similar?

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[T-Mobile LG G4] HAMADA-SBA:
sir pleeeaaase my g4 T-Mobile variant which had lollipop software before boot looping not 20o ...can you please help me to find the file
[T-Mobile LG G4] steadfasterX:
If it already boot looping you may win only some hours or if luck days.

What's your current firmware? H811 20o?

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[T-Mobile LG G4] HAMADA-SBA:
it was on lollipop which if i remember its was 10n
[T-Mobile LG G4] steadfasterX:
so u want a h811v10n boot image prepared with that bootloop workaround correct?

you know that this may not give u much more time once it begun to bootloop?

your device is unlocked?

you should consider to backup your data asap.. for this I would recommend to use https://tinyurl.com/dlbackup

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