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[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Accessories] WaPeR32:
There are 4 versions: regular, full glass, full glass PRO and full glass 3D curved. I read the last one is the best

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/Imak...465.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.18eb2e0eONTTkN
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Accessories] headphone jack:
Can u post the link
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Accessories] Eluc:
I've just got my Imak Full Glass Pro after recommendation from here and following a link given in one of the first post and I'm disappointed by the product.

1. The screen come with sticker for position but it's not usable as the screen is stuck on a bigger plastique plate that is completely white opaque ! What were they thinking ?

2. I manage to install it in a good position despite the stupid white plate, but then I have issue to get ride of all the air at the edge. It seams like the junction between the glass and the plastic edge is not perfect and thus air get stuck along the edges and even more in the corner. First I thought I didn't position well the screen, so I tried to reposition it a couple of time with the risk to introduce dust but each time it's the same, no matter how hard I push with my nail or with a plastique card, it's impossible to get ride totally of the air. I tried to get a picture, you can clearly see here at the bottom a long air bubble along the edge and some other in the opposite corner. At the top it's a little better but there is still some small bubble that I can move a little but never remove totally.

https://imgur.com/wsOYJBH

3. After only a few hours and without even putting the phone in my pocket with other stuff, just lying on my desk this afternoon, and there is already a long but very thin scratch on the glass ! I had a tempered glass on my OnePlus for a year and I never had such scratch on it, ok it broke in a year and I had to replace it but the new one doesn't have any bubble issue and only some small break in the corner but no scratch in the middle and I clean the screen with my t-shirt like a brute almost everyday.

Is it possible that I got a bad quality one ? I ordered 2 directly in case I had trouble or broke the first one too fast, but it looks like the exact same, so I'm not sure I want to try it too.

I got it here for reference: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Imak-3D-Cold-Carving-Version-Curved-Full-Coverage-Tempered-Glass-For-Xiaomi-Mix-2-Screen-Protector/32835736602.html
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] CornholioGSM:
Photon Q - Upgrade ram to 2GB

I have yesterday upgraded on one xt897 mainboard original Elpida 1GB LPDDR2 to new Samsung 2GB LPDDR2 K3PE0E000A-XGC2.

I have first carefully desoldered old ram from msm8960 SOC, then i make all balls on cpu flat, then cleaning and then soldering new RAM.

Phone boots normally without problem. BUT problem is, that is still visible only 1GB.

I am sure, that MSM8960 can support 2GB RAM (for example Blackberry Q5).

If anyone have idea , how to use full 2GB RAM, then please let me know :)

...tomorrow i will post some pictures :)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] huhu1312:
this would be really great.

maybe its all about the BSP?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_support_package

http://www.ti.com/devnet/docs/catalog/embeddedsoftwarefulldetails.tsp?productId=22800
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] boofus:
Wow! I'd buy this if you can get it to work...

Does it need a kernel mod or something?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
I'm guessing you didn't read the entire post (which you also quoted...)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] boofus:
I read the whole post.

It might be that a kernel mod or boot option is needed to detect all the RAM. Some old linux systems had to have the kernel re-built for different amounts of RAM. That isn't likely here I'd guess, but it's possible that it is hard coded or need a menuconfig change or a boot option. I don't know anything about the kernel on the photon Q, so thought I'd ask.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] ---UFO---:
Do you have any news regarding 2GB mod? Have you tried contacting kabaldan?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] CornholioGSM:
Hello, still waiting for updates :(

Nadlabak heve one 2gb unit from me
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] enigma9o7:
Cornholio, if this works out, you're my hero - again. If I'm ever in CZ again I'll try to find you and buy you a keg. [I'd say a beer, but that doesn't express enough appreciation - even tho the Budweiser there is better than the US "beer" with the same name.] You already figured out the sim slot (and modded a couple phones for me), which allowed me to use PQ when I worked for a company (in US) that gave me free AT&T phone & sim (for which I move the sim to PQ). But, after many years arguing PQ is the best and can do it all, I'm finally getting to the point I was thinking about getting a new phone (moto z with keyboard mod)., not cuz I want a bigger screen or even cuz I want LTE (which I now have with freedompop anyway), but because of the limited memory (and desire to run new apps and switch between them faster). So more TP you to my friend.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Ricky Cheung:
Hi all,

If adding RAM is possible, my XT897 could work perfectly. I'm daily using it as the best phone ever for IT supporting with qwerty keyboard.

As someone mentioned above,

(1) In case of Kernel built with 1GB RAM option. It would not easy to get the kernel source to rebulit it.

(2) Boot option problem. In my understanding, linux kernel would auto recognize RAM size at boot. It might not the cause of issue.

(3) My guess some circuit modification is needed. such as address bus for the RAM chip A0...A19 for 1GB RAM and A0....A20 for 2GB RAM. Is there anything like jumper to ensure connecting the new A20 pin correctly?

Sorry for my English and hope this help

Ric

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Motorola Photon Q XT897 with Sim Mod , LineageOS 14.1
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] CornholioGSM:
Thank You :)

i mean , that it is problem inside bootloader - bl is preprogrammed for 1gb ram.

i am able to solder to SOC processor new 2gb ram and it works without problem.

BUT .... visible is only 1GB.

I am only stupid HW technician, but this is "sw" problem and i dont know how to solve this problem :(
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] The Solutor:
[MENTION=243251]CornholioGSM[/MENTION]

Likely all you need is to pass a simple command to the kernel on the very early boot phase.

Probably something like mem=2G would be enough.

So pretty simple in theory and also pretty simple in linux on a PC (all you have to do is to add that command to grub.cfg assuming you use grub as bootloader).

In android is a bit more complicate because (I guess) you have to unpack and repack the boot.img and possibly the zimage (the kernel) which is inside the boot image.

And that procedure is slightly different across various devices, so experimentation and some work will be needed.

I could look in to that, but obviously a modded logic board in my hands would help a lot the process.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] boofus:
Did you try seeing if the bootloader can see it from fastboot with the "mfastboot getvar all" command?

Follow this guide: http://www.hardreset.info/devices/motorola/motorola-xt897-photon-q-4g-lte/faq/read-info-fastboot/

Also: I don't know about the bootloader in the XT897, but most ARM bootloaders use devicetree to tell the kernel about things like RAM configuration. I suspect that this will take priority over boot parameters, but I don't know for sure. What might be needed is a kernel that forces a specific RAM configuration.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Galaxyninja66:
You will need to make custom software to support this mod. I recently purchased this phone and the amount of hardware mods i has blows me away. I am excited and scared to do all these things, I spent 150$ USD on this sim modded Photon Q to replace my Droid 4 and the idea of losing it all freaks me out BAD.

Back to the software, the problem is that all the device/kernel configurations are built around 1GB ram, so they will only utilize 1GB of the 2GB of ram, assuming the system even detects it at all! Its neat that you have done this, now that you have modded the hardware, its time for you to mod the software ;):p
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] mbecroft:
Once again, the main problem is that I need the MSM8960 application processor developer manual. Someone who has worked on this SoC could make the manual available to me (anonymously due to NDA).

I hope someone can help me here!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Galaxyninja66:
If we could grab a bootloader file and edit it (probably with hex edit grrr) we might be able to see if it just lists the hardware values, and in that case simply add 1024 to the ram value ;)

Surprised no one has given this a peak. I'll give it a shot if I have any time but if I **** it up someone is getting their phone bricked.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] OLDWhite:
Have you solved this problem? I also encountered the same problem. o_OThe 2GB running memory chip I replaced was BA164B1PF. And the eSIM chip was removed, and the mini SIM card slot was installed. In addition, I replaced the CPU at the same time, and now the status code number has become 1.:)So it is became an engineering machine, and the BootLoader lock is completely invalid.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] CornholioGSM:
not solved...and i am now on fxtec phone. I have not changed whole cpu (why) i have changed only ram...whole problem is, that data on one emmc partition are paired with cpu...same problem happens if you change emmc from another mainboard.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] OLDWhite:
Very old mobile phones do not have the problem you mentioned. The reason I did this is that my technique is very poor and I cannot repaint the upper layer of the CPU with tin. I am just an DIY amateur. In addition, I tested other mobile phones using the same CPU and found that Motorola not only limits the RAM capacity, but also the speed, which is only about half of normal.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] OLDWhite:
I replaced the emmc chip, and the test proved that 64GB of storage space can be successfully used, and faster, except for games. I have some additional questions that I need your help, and I have already emailed you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darrak91:
Hey everyone!

I have seen very few threads on this phone, and i hope you all will be able to help!

i have the metropcs varient of this phone. The company says it is able to be unlocked but it wont unless i connect it to their network [i do not have $ to start services with them] but i would like to unlock the phone.

The app "unlock device" keeps telling me to reboot and try again, and putting a new sim card in does not allow me to put in a code.

any thoughts? thank you in advanced for the help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kato7youknow:
i would like to unlock my phone too. help XDA.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyma1121:
Same ??

Any thoughts, threads, it anything on this phone, the Alcatel 5054n? Metro pcs gave me the network unlock pin but there's nowhere to enter it. My phone is rooted but I can't get the bootloader unlocked... PLEASE HELP
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChepeSevenfold:
Hello, sorry for my English

I used the RegionLock Away application to free my Alcatel Fierce XL 5054n Brand device from the PCS metro company

This application uses root to work, and to date I have been occupying my phone for 4 months with a different chip from the company Movistar (Mexico)
[Essential Phone Accessories] andril:
This is what I went with initially

Skin: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075B4BSS8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Screen: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075VMCN1J/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My take on things, The screen protector is working great and comes with black borders so it's hard to mess up ad no halo effect. The skin on the back will do for now, fits perfectly but I really need Ringke Fusion case for this baby.

So what is your choice?
[Essential Phone Accessories] Vertzile:
I went with the Phantom Skin. Lifetime replacement. It is only scratch protection, but I rarely drop my phone. It is, for all intents and purposes, invisible.
[Essential Phone Accessories] bill3508:
Dbrand skin and Ozero tempered glass.
[Essential Phone Accessories] TheDethEgineer:
Skinomi back, side, top and bottom skin + liquid screen protector
[Essential Phone Accessories] Tikerz:
SopiGuard skin and Delta Shield screen protector.
[Essential Phone Accessories] Tikerz:
Which liquid screen protector are you using?
[Essential Phone Accessories] johnny8910:
Dbrand on the back for me, and that's it.
[Essential Phone Accessories] parusia:
D brand dragon skin on the back, Orzero screen protector and occasionally Viva Madrid case.
[Essential Phone Accessories] TheDethEgineer:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074TZ2Y5M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is a combo, screen protector + skin. I think you can just get the screen protector
[Essential Phone Accessories] bill3508:
I couldn't get the any of the pieces to stick to the titanium. Even wiped down with alcohol it just slid off.
[Essential Phone Accessories] TheDethEgineer:
That is weird, mine is perfect. I know they have great costumer service, if you want you can get a new one for free, contact support and tell them it did not worked.
[Essential Phone Accessories] spotmark:
Naked and beautiful, baby.
[Essential Phone Accessories] parusia:
Pervert, ?
[Essential Phone Accessories] LastQuark:
Can you post a photo of the screen protector? I'm concerned on the bottom chin part of the phone. The Orzero looks like the corners are rounded while the PH-1 is not. The Orzero in the photo makes it look like a Galaxy which I hate.
[Essential Phone Accessories] andril:
It is actually nice, I wish it completely covered the screen without camera cut out.
[Essential Phone Accessories] LastQuark:
I also don't want that camera cutout. Ozero is looking nice. The black area of the chin is not rounded at all. There is notable rainbow effect. I guess that's the only one owners are complaining about.
[Essential Phone Accessories] andril:
I think the rainbow is from my displays, ordered another screen protector to compare
[Essential Phone Accessories] avetny:
Just coated my all phone. It's feel so slippery....reminds me oleophobic coating.

All around never bad idea for additional 9H protection+less finger prints, easy to clean + extremely shiny
[Essential Phone Accessories] MaliceOmega:
[MENTION=530904]andril[/MENTION] Is this one of those screen protectors with the black borders that does "full coverage"? Or is it smaller than the screen? Hard to see in the pics
[Essential Phone Accessories] andril:
It covers the whole screen, fully protected and camera cut out. A little smaller to case friendly.
[Essential Phone Accessories] gqukyo:
How hard was that to do? I just want to do my front.
[Essential Phone Accessories] avetny:
Super easy.
[Essential Phone Accessories] Rai02x:
Just a tempered glass screen protector
[Essential Phone Accessories] cnashx:
I have a full body iQshield and it's perfect IMO.
[Essential Phone Accessories] DakiX:
Just a Skin from dbrand. Black matt :cool:
[Essential Phone Accessories] minotauri:
I got the Essential today and it's still charging but I happened to notice it is very similar to size as my spare Blu R1 HD phone so I took the case i used and stuck it on and it fits quite well. unfortunately all the cutouts are wrong but could be useful for transport.
[Essential Phone Accessories] andril:
Protection Update

i just received the Incipio NGP Pure case in Smoked grey and it is truly a big difference with protecting my PH-1, [IMG="Incipio NGP Pure Case"]https://i.imgur.com/7pvnfkQ.jpg[/IMG] *interface holes are covered by case
[Essential Phone Accessories] derausgewanderte:
cool, I ordered a clear one yesterday. Mind taking a picture of your phone in case at an angle?

thanks and cheers
[Essential Phone Accessories] andril:
Angles

here you go

https://imgur.com/JFXqHXg

https://imgur.com/BBZKj6Z

https://imgur.com/XMaft8e
[Essential Phone Accessories] allsports:
Did you do the coating over the lens, flash, and cutouts too or how did you do that?

Thanks
[Essential Phone Accessories] epidemike:
I got the copper one and applied it. Looks really nice.

I also got the dragon skin as a backup. dbrand makes some really great products, I even got a skin for my surface.
[Essential Phone Accessories] DiamondDave98:
Im rockin' the Incipio dual layer case with the IQ shield screen protector.
[Essential Phone Accessories] Croak:
Anyone tried this one yet? Clear TPU, metallic sides and trim around the camera/flash and fingerprint sensor.

https://vivamadridamerica.com/product/essential-clear-back-case/
[Essential Phone Accessories] plus_c:
Never used cases or screen protectors on my previous phones, but with this one I might have to. Back is such a fingerprint magnet and it has slid off surfaces none of my other phones would. Gotta be careful with this one.
[Essential Phone Accessories] Jaxidian:
If that's the only reason, then consider getting a dbrand skin!
[Essential Phone Accessories] Jaxidian:
Question for those with the Orzero TGSP and Tudia cases: Are these compatible together? And which Tudia case(s) do you have that does/doesn't work with it?
[Essential Phone Accessories] i killed tupac:
you can wax it w/carnauba car wax to help prevent fingerprints

sure won't help with being slippery though...
[Essential Phone Accessories] FallN:
I'm currently naked-- my Essential phone, that is, LOL! ?

I have an Incipio "Plex Plus Flex" tempered glass screen protector coming from the Cyber Monday 50% off deal.

Case options are basically nonexistent for this phone which is an absolute shame. I wanted a premium leather wallet case or wallet pouch but that's a no-go.

I'm thinking about a Tudia clear TPU case with a credit card stickie on the back to make it a "wallet case"... Not sure, but it seems like a waste to put a permanent case on such a premium material phone so I might only have that case on it while out and about/traveling just for are safety but when at home take the case off and enjoy it naked as the designers intended. [emoji6]
[Essential Phone Accessories] combat goofwing:
Just ordered a fit bag luxury leather pouch with microfibre lining ,thinking of getting a few dbrand's for the back
[Essential Phone Accessories] FallN:
It ships from Germany? What’s your estimated delivery date?

Thanks.
[Essential Phone Accessories] combat goofwing:
Etween 5th and 8th December ,also order the matte black and titanium dbrand skins,going to try it naked first ,but lots saying it very slippy,if so the dbrand's will go on,like my phone's naked ,fit bag for protection in the pocket
[Essential Phone Accessories] Procrustinator:
If you're looking for a wallet case, I just got this one...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077GQ3QKB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Essential Phone Accessories] efrasjourney:
Yesterday I coated mine the same way. It's been a several weeks since you did yours, how's holding the coat, phone??
[Essential Phone Accessories] allsports:
What liquid screen application did you use for this?

---------- Post added at 10:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:31 PM ----------

What liquid screen application did you use for this?

Thanks
[Essential Phone Accessories] Croak:
Black Tudia TAMM case arrived yesterday. Not bad, well made, actually looks a lot better (ie more tasteful/understated ) in person than in the Amazon pictures. It's a keeper for use when on the motorcycle or working in the garage, but it's on the bulky side, so I'll rock the Essential caseless most of the time because:

Dbrand Black Dragon, Matte and Titanium skins arrived today (BF 30% off sale, free shipping, so $20 for all three skins). Dragon looks like the winner so far in looks and added grip, though the Titanium looks great too, and Matte Black never goes out of style. Both of those make a big difference in gripping the phone, though not as good as the Dragon.

A case option I really, really miss for the Essential is the Bear Motion sandstone style cases. Had a gray one of those on my gunmetal M8 since early 2015, daily driver phone, and the case held up great, easy to clean, excellent grip (a naked M8 is almost as slippery as a PH-1), understated, and a very slim design adding almost no extra bulk (though very little protection, but that's not a prime concern, I've never broken a screen or a back, knock on wood).
[Essential Phone Accessories] efrasjourney:
Is the same brand avetny used in his. Got it thru ebay. Search Nano Liquid protector.

Hope this works, got to stop the the micro scratches. Lots of them at the back of the phone :(
[Essential Phone Accessories] allsports:
How did you apply it over the camera and magnet holes on the back?
[Essential Phone Accessories] efrasjourney:
Check a couple of videos on YouTube, it's super easy. In fact, so easy that cast me doubt of the type of protection that is supposed to do :fingers-crossed:

That is why I'm asking [MENTION=2751672]avetny[/MENTION] how's doing his since he was the first.

Cheers
[Essential Phone Accessories] avetny:
Don’t worry about camera or pins etc u can apply everywhere.

It safe
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] brandonsisco:
[GUIDE] G900V Downgrade to Kitkat from Latest Marshmallow Lollipop (Any Bootloader, without SafeStrap [direct boot])

Flash full package G900VVRU2BPB1 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24438995911970571 afterward boot into recovery via vol up+home+power wipe data/factory reset otherwise will hang on boot

Use GS5_LOLLIROOT_BLACKCAT gain root https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=312968873555011514 or alternate method

Transfer desired system restore over to phone storage from https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784880 (Also download matching kernel & modem to use in later step)

Install BusyBox, & use Super Sume_v6.7 to replace KingRoot with SuperSU, both required for FlashFire to work properly (all 3 files attached to thread below, 7zip needed [freeware])

Use FlashFire to restore desired system restore, adding Wipe (check all boxes except noted protected) to FlashFire steps then dragging above restore system, uncheck cache & root options, change reboot to Download, then start Flashfire.

After system restored via FlashFire, phone will reboot to download, then flash matching Kernel, then matching Modem, and woolah bootup to desired System direct without SafeStrap!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
Doesnt work

I'm really upset as this method isn't working. I've tried numerous times to downgrade to kitkat 4.4.2. I'm curently on Marshmellow 6.0.1. I flash Lollipop 5.0 in odin, bootup phone, run basic setup without accounts, run the install apks batt file then once done press continue to root. It loads up odin puts and tells me to flash NK2 kernel which I do. Then phone gets stuck on samsung boot screen. The phone cant reconnect without booting up? I then flash the PB1 kernel and i'm able to boot the phone completely. I run the rest of the rooting method and it fails. So how am I supposed to root on the NK2 kernel when my phone doesnt reconnect due to not being able to get past boot screen?

Please help me i'm beyond frusterated! Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bbsc:
Glad to see that you're not giving up.

Look, first you should flash Lollipop, say, BOK3.

Then you need go to settings, turn "developers options" on, go to developer options, turn "USB debugging" on and "Verify apps via USB" off.

Then connect the phone to your computer and simply run adb.exe. You should see a pop-up window on the phone's display, asking if you want to allow this computer... bla-bla-bla. Tick "Always allow" and press "yes".

Now your phone is ready for rooting and you may proceed with those bat-files.

P.S. After you flash NK2 kernel the phone will not boot completely. It's normal. Just read and do.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
I was told it might not be working correctly because im using a VM on Mac. I already flashed Lollipop BP1. I turned on usb debugging on and verify apps via usb off. I ran adb the window popup up quickly then force closed. I checked off always allow this computwer after i connected the usb. After flashing the NK2 kernel it gets stuck on the samsung logo screen. In root bat it says waiting for phone to reconnect. It cant reconnect because the phone wont boot fully.