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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MYEUHD:
According to [MENTION=5414656]xc-racer99[/MENTION] , When you install a custom ROM for the first time, it actually copies the EFS partition and leaves the original untouched. This way, when you go back to stock and then re-install a custom ROM it, takes a copy again from the original

I downloaded Gingerbread 2.3.6 for XXJVT from this thread: https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1102881

(replace XXJVT with your baseband version which can be found under settings>about phone in your current rom)

when I have corrupted my EFS partiton, I flashed the stock rom and then it solved half the issue

My phone generated a generic IMEI adress and it's functioning as well as it did in the past

There's only one problem : each time I boot, I get the following message "A problem was detected with your device. Your device IMEI number is invalid. An invalid IMEI number could cause network issues including the inability to call emergency numbers." yet everything works fine as I said earlier

So here's my current EFS backup, I made it through TWRP

You have to uncompress it and copy it to the folder where your TWRP backups are kept

that is /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/'RandomNumbersandLetters' in case your backups are in your internal storage

and /external_sd/TWRP/BACKUPS/'RandomNumbersandLetters' in case your backups are in your external MicroSd card

Finally, Restore it! (through TWRP of course)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xc-racer99:
Nope, a stock ROM won't have it - it's device specific and holds the IMEI. If you've corrupted the original (BML) partition then you're probably out of luck. I'm not sure what would happen if you used somebody elses. It might work, it might not. Can only try :) If you're on an MTD ROM (4.0+), then you should revert to stock and things should be fixed, assuming the original partition is still intact...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] (°_o):
His TWRP backup is just the normal one that the device creates.. so it has the generic IMEI..

But I'm kind of lazy so instead of flashing it through TWRP.. i pushed it via adb and flashed with flash_image..

And it said some bad blocks error.. which means mtd efs partition needs to be flashed with bml_over_mtd... probably the reason why i lost my imei in the first place..

do you know any way of getting the bml parition from mtd? perhaps some offset where i can directly raw read it..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xc-racer99:
Well, according to the updater.sh it reads it from a mounted partition at https://github.com/xc-racer99/android_device_samsung_aries-common/blob/aosp-7.1/updater.sh#L198. The actual BML partition is at the offset specified in https://github.com/xc-racer99/andro...aosp-7.1/drivers/mtd/onenand/samsung_gsm.h#L9 - if you can dump it, mount it as vfat on your computer and then move the files over. Be very careful as the bootloaders are also around this offset... :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] (°_o):
The mtd doesnt interface the whole NAND storage.. so i'm gonna have to rebuild the kernel exposing the original efs partition..

Let's see how it goes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] (°_o):
[MENTION=5414656]xc-racer99[/MENTION]

I dumped the 10mb parition but it wasnt mountable by any means..

Then I hex viewed it and it showed.. FSR_STL in beginning..

Which lead me to, https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Samsung-Read-Only-FSR/blob/master/Inc/FSR_STL.h

So unless I check out the STL implementation or use one that is I guess I have to go back to stock :\

I cannot get any valid data from the dump.

I've attached the dump of it, if youre intrested.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] y2jdmbfan:
Can you guys tell me what the Unlocked Varaint's default notification sounds are? The AT&T Chime In is driving me nuts on the AT&T variant and can't decide on any others.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] guaneet:
Ringtone: over the horizon

Notification: skyline ( I personally change between "ding dong" and "bell")
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] y2jdmbfan:
Thanks!
[General Topics] math0ne:
Is there any way to re-map the start button??
[Android Apps and Games] Juanbohn:
I get about 7-20 mbps on my data plan but when I use pdanet on my computer, it tests at around 1 mbps, 4 if im lucky. Can anyone suggest ways to improve this speed or maybe different options to PdaNet+? Thanks for your time.
[Android Apps and Games] davidhasnexus:
USB cant do more than 1mbps probably ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Juanbohn:
I don't think that's the case because I was getting around 5-7 when I first bought pdanet like a year ago.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] udayxd:
Hii.. I've just got my new redmi note 4 (SD) 4 GB ram variant 10 days ago. And after getting my device I updated it to official MIUI stable nougat update. Battery life was just great but just after a week I'm experiencing strange battery drain. My battery drops by 3-6 % whenever I check my phone after a whole night. Even when I just check my phone after regular interval my battery drops by 3-4%. Please help me as nobody will ever want their brand new device to behave like this... :crying::crying:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Sayan.eco26:
Having same problem. .its been 2 months since you asked for help. . I guess no help is coming,

we are on our own. . :crying:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] saransh arya:
Try formatting your phone!

Sorry I just saw your post today, otherwise would have replied earlier, try resetting your phone!
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jass65:
So my phone is still on release zv3 firmwire.i used dirty santa to root and am running a us996 based rom so i can use gsm networks.But there are so many bugs in the early firmwire.the main one is Wi-Fi keeps slowing down after a while.this is a noted problem on the v20 and LG even knows about it.so im sure its fixed in the later updates.as for the issue itself, it just slows your wifi to a crawl.google seaches takes forever speedtest drops from 180 mbps to 40. While i have my note 4 and laptop on the same network at the same time running full speed and loading pages in a instant.this problem is so annoying.google seaches take like a good 16 secs or so.soon as i toggle wifi off and on its back to full speed and instant seaches for like 10 mins then back to crawl .and no its not the rom, ive tried the stock sprint as well same issue.like i said, lots of early users were having this problem but i guess a update has resolved it now.My question is, how to i update the firmwire while staying rooted? might consider unrooting since this is driving me nuts.can i just update to zv5 since its still rootable? There is no kdz for ls997 though !!!!

Thanks
[LG K7 Questions & Answers] notphongnguyen:
I just rooted my LG K7 MS 330 recently. And I really am craving to uninstall all the manufacturers' applications. Please, can anyone tell me which ones can be uninstalled and which one MUSTN'T BE uninstalled? Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brainycaleb:
Hey! I just got a Samsung S5 G900f, rooted with cf. Auto root and installed ViperOS, dualbooting with LineageOS (both 7.1.2) I rooted by flashing SuperSU and tried to install V4A after installing Stericsson Busybox. Viper4Android installed but the drivers failed to install, what can I do? How do I get V4A to work on 7.1.2?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Traviesoman:
Resolved

Hi I foun the solution here: w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = a e F U W g n V m N c
[Moto Z2 Play  Guides, News, & Discussion] dainezi:
Fresh off the oven. Seeing all kinds of reports. Working, boot loops, etc.

Proceed with caution, ALWAYS BACKUP and download the uninstaller just in case anything goes wrong. And, of course, post your results here!

Be aware that Xposed is also available as a Magisk module and that we don't know yet if this works on our device (either Magisk or normal installation)

Magisk thread with links to APK and ZIP for systemless installation.

https://xdaforums.com/xposed/unofficial-systemless-xposed-t3388268

News:

https://www.xda-developers.com/official-xposed-framework-android-nougat/
[Moto Z2 Play  Guides, News, & Discussion] Navegante13:
Here I am having infinite boot. I just gave up trying to install.

---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:25 PM ----------

I already managed to install. The problem was that the first boot after installation takes a while. :D
[Moto Z2 Play  Guides, News, & Discussion] dainezi:
You installed the magisk module or the regular zip?

My Magisk installation fails with a .img mount error....
[Moto Z2 Play  Guides, News, & Discussion] sirkuttin:
This is working for me. I downloaded the newest version of the xposed installer app (3.1.2). i clicked the 81.1 version of xposed to install. i chose to install from within the app. i rebooted and waited and it was successful.
[Moto Z2 Play  Guides, News, & Discussion] dainezi:
I can confirm this exact procedure worked for me. Download Xposed Manager App (newest version), from there version 88.1, flashed and after a 5 min boot, worked flawlessly.
[Moto Z2 Play  Guides, News, & Discussion] eexit:
Confirmed, thanks!
[Moto Z2 Play  Guides, News, & Discussion] kalokagathia:
I got magisk installed but I'm using their "core mode", AKA it's just the super user.

Xposed is working fine but I did notice some performance changes
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ashu01:
Hi guys, I have created a telegram group for our device.

Feel free to join in there and discuss about anything related to the device.

Here is the invite link for our device..

Official group

Official Channel

MOD EDIT: LINKS REMOVED

Per the forum rules, promoting social media is no longer allowed on XDA.

THREAD CLOSED
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uzair40:
Hi,

A few days ago I found out that there were two files called thumbdata3 in "DCIM/.thumbnails" that were occupying around 6 GB between the two. I deleted them, and did the workaround of creating folders with the name of the files. After doing that, the files haven't been created again, but the available space hasn't increased. Before deleting the files I had 750 Mb, and after deleting them I still have the same amount of space.

What should I do to recover the amount of space occupied by those files?

I have a Xperia Z3+ with a stock ROM (5.0.2), unrooted.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zacharias.maladroit:
Did you delete the files with a filemanager that has a "Recycle Bin" and the files are still there ?

That's a really weird bug, but seemingly not so seldom that no one ever has seen it before :confused:
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uzair40:
I deleted the files with a file manager called "Solid Explorer" which doesn't include a "Recycle Bin." Moreover I don't have a SD Card, therefore I'm sure that the files were deleted from the internal storage.
[Magisk] bdr9:
Blobs Forever

If you have upgraded your Nexus or Pixel device to Android 8.0 and you are missing Google's blob emoji, then this module is for you. I was very disappointed when I found out that Google was getting rid of the blob emoji. At first, I thought I could get used to the new emoji, but I always miss the blobs. This simple module will replace your emoji with the blob emoji from Android 7.1.

I have tested it on my Google Pixel running Android 8.0, with Magisk 14.2 beta. It is not guaranteed to work on other devices, but please feel free to try it out. It does require at least Magisk 14.0. For Pixel devices, 14.2 is required.

To install this module, use Magisk Manager to install the attached zip file. I am planning to submit this module to the Magisk Manager module repo soon. I did find another module that is supposed to provide the Android 7.1 emoji, but it appears to be unmaintained, and one user has reported that it is not working on their Pixel running 8.0.

Let me know how it works for you!

Screenshot:
[Magisk] mrgooglegeek:
New emoji + blob emoji

I made a similar module a while back but never released it because I was unable to include the new emoji missing from the old notocoloremoji file. I had every set up but I was unable to compile a working tff file. If anyone is interested I can give it another try on a different computer.
[Magisk] kawaii.beans:
Great , umm can you help me please , I am trying to compile a .ttf emoji font and i have all the .svg files which i guess are required to compile a emoji ttf font. I want to make a .ttf file for tweemojis
[Magisk] bdr9:
Interesting. I didn't actually realize that there are new emoji that aren't in the font from Android 7.1. What tools were you using to extract/compile the ttf files?
[Magisk] mrgooglegeek:
I was using a Java app called Emoji Tools, located here: https://github.com/MitchTalmadge/Emoji-Tools/releases
[Magisk] bdr9:
Cool, thanks. I'll check it out. It would be great to get the new emoji from Android 8.0 while still keeping the blob emoji for the rest of them.
[Magisk] Emenaria:
sry I have a question. Can you please tell me how this is different from this module?

https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/module-notocoloremoji-blob-patch-t3677992

https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/magisk-notocoloremoji-replacer
[Magisk] bdr9:
Whoops, it looks like someone else had the same idea before me. I didn't see that one.

My module provides only the blobs, while the NotoColorEmoji Replacer module mixes the blobs with the new emoji from Oreo. Use whichever one fits your needs.
[Magisk] Majkus_:
Works great on my 2013 Moto G. Running AOSPE 5.0 :). Thanks!
[Magisk] iluvmynxd:
Please help me get the blob emoji back!

Hi, so glad I stumbled on your post! I have a Google pixel XL. Can you please direct me step by step how to get the blob back? I would appreciate it soooo much! I'm not a developed by any means so I'm not as savvy as others on this forum, but I'm smart enough to go step by step if you'd be so kind to help me! I miss the blob emoji so bad and HATE these new emoji.

I googled magisk 14.2, downloaded it, phone said it couldn't open file. Came back to your post, downloaded zip, phone said couldn't open file. No app for magisk in Google play store.

What am I doing wrong? Please help me!!!!
[Magisk] Didgeridoohan:
To install Magisk you have a couple of options. But first of all I'd like to point out that the best way to get the proper installation files is from the release or beta threads here on xda. Googling, you'll never be sure what you find... :)

Easiest way to install Magisk is to simply flash the zip (stable or beta) in TWRP. Done.

If you don't have TWRP, you can install the Manager (you won't find it in the Play store, Google doesn't like it) and let it patch the stock boot image (extract it from a factory image) and then flash that to your device with fastboot.

There are installation instructions in the release thread and you might also find some info in the installation and troubleshooting guide.

If you've got questions about any of the above, first try searching through your device's forum, the Magisk forum and the rest of xda. Most beginner questions have been asked and answered many, many times.

Once you have Magisk up and running on your device, you just need to flash the zip from the OP in the Manager (Modules section, "+" button at the bottom) or in TWRP to get the blobs you want.
[Magisk] iluvmynxd:
I'm still stuck!

Hello and thank you for the response! I've downloaded magisk and I've downloaded TWRP from the Google play store, yet it still won't open the zip file. So frustrating! Would it be crazy of we talked on the phone and u helped me lol... I'm serious! What am I doing wrong :( I can't figure out that image thing either.... The image I need to have beforehand? Ughh please help!
[Magisk] Didgeridoohan:
You need to start by doing a lot of reading. A lot... Before you start doing this stuff you need to know a little bit more about what you're doing.

First: You don't download TWRP from the Play store. It's a custom recovery that you install on your device to do a lot of fun stuff (flashing ROMs, custom kernels, root, mods, making backups, etc). More on TWRP here: https://twrp.me/

I'd start looking through the Pixel XL forums. There you're probably gonna be able to find some guides and beginners threads to start you on your way. The users there are gonna be able to provide a lot more help as well, since they often know the device pretty good.

And before you do anything, make sure you have a backup of any important data before you do anything. When learning, you

will

end up wiping your device a few times. Just make sure to read, read and then read some more before continuing...
[Magisk] Kayniedude:
Ya I would love to have all the new O emojis in blob style!
[Magisk] Cleath:
- Copying zip to temp directory

- Installing BlobsForever.zip

- Mounting /system, /vendor, /data, /cache

***********************************

! /data/magisk isn't setup properly!

! Please install Magisk v14.0+!

***********************************

Failed!

! Installation failed

Is this module compatible with Magisk v15.3?
[Magisk] JJ111:
It works fine with me on v16.0

Love this module, thank you so much.

What I like with this one better than the "Blobmoji" found in the Magisk download, is that it leaves all the old icons intact. They are so great :)
[Magisk] SkyeNymph:
I cannot seem to get this module to work properly on my OnePlus 2, running Cosmic OS 3.1 Oreo, any advice?
[Magisk] fgaurano:
Successfully changed my emoji to blobs on Mi Max 2. I'm using custom ROM, DotOS.
[Magisk] David B.:
Thanks for making this! I would be sad if an upgrade to LineageOS 15.1 meant losing my beloved blobs.

Quick question though. Does this module support new emojis like ? that are present in the new Android emoji set but not present in the Nougat blob set? I am asking because someone sent me ? in a Hangouts message and it didn't display right on my phone with this module installed.
[Magisk] XperiaFZ:
Is there a way to use the android 6.0 blob emojis on oreo, while the new ones can be used where blob 6.0 dont exist?
[Magisk] BeeWall:
I don't think this module has new emoji, but there is another module called Blobmoji that has blobified versions of the new emoji.
[Magisk] David B.:
Okay, that's what I thought. I actually know about Blobmoji, but chose not to use it because the developer of it not only added new emoji, but redesigned some of the old ones, and I would like all of the old emoji to be the original ones from Google. If I have time, I am going to try merging the new emojis from Blobmoji with the originals from Google.
[Magisk] Poebat:
Does this combine 7.1.2 blobs + the new 8.0 emojis?
[Magisk] kakatorres1999:
[MENTION=5153172]bdr9[/MENTION] Please update this module for treble magisk. I am getting the following error on magisk v 16.4 treble version
[Magisk] Didgeridoohan:
That's got nothing to do with treble. It's caused by the old module template being used, that no longer works from Magisk v16.3+.
[Magisk] kakatorres1999:
Ah, thanks. Is there any workaround for this like manually placing those files in the required destination and will it work on magisk 16.3?
[Magisk] Chiaomein:
does this require root? if so, is there a way you know of i can get blob emojis on oreo without having to root my phone? my ATT G6 doesn't have a root yet
[Magisk] kakatorres1999:
Yes, it is a magisk module so it requires the phone to be rooted with magisk. There are no workarounds as far as I know.
[Magisk] DarkFamiliarity:
Does this work on Magisk 17.1 LOS 15.1?
[Magisk] vpwp:
Would love to this updated as well!! Thanks!
[Magisk] gilgamesh123:
please update template for module. this does not work for 8.0
[Magisk] _sjain:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/magiskfiles/files/module-uploads/blobmoji-16.zip/download

Non truncated URL:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/magiskfiles/files/module-uploads/blobmoji-16.zip/download

This worked for me on 8.0.0 stock, OG Google Pixel 1. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Ovnes:
Hello, i've recently bought an qtek 9100 Phone, with SNE on it.

The phone worked great until i did run a program that were installed on the phone, after i started the program the phone screen went white, and i had to remove the battery. When i turned on the phone agian, the SNE screen appeared and the phone seemed to start normally; though when it went to the: Touch! No Evil text, it wouldn't go any futher and it still won't

Is there any way to format the phone? or what can i do?

I've already tried both of the reset things without success.

Thanks :)

EDIT:

I think this may be the wrong section, so sorry.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Isaygarcia:
yes its the wrong section, but you can check here http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=289

there are steps to FLASH another rom to it,

but if what you want is only FORMAT the phone, go to settings, and then to System. in there you can find something named "Clear Storage" , open it and follow what it says onscreen =)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] fifteenfathoms:
Just curious, seeming how most people would just say "buy the carrier unlocked version". I don't know jack about development and all that, and I don't mean any disrespect in this, but I'm just curious if anyone out there is going to be trying to root the carrier models of the v30.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] lg3FTW:
I hope so. Only reason I'll ever buy a samsung again is cause the dev community is so so much better vs LG following. Honestly really love my g6 and my v30 but if Verizon never gets root and I never get exposed modules I'll be very very much more likely to buy a gs9 or galaxy X in a year or two
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] fifteenfathoms:
Yep, the GS8 forums are always buzzing it seems. Problem for me is that this phone is going to have to get me through the next 3-4 years (I got my current Nexus 5 in July of 2014, unlocked). I would probably get the s8 if it wasn't for the godawful fingerprint reader placement, and I prefer the camera setup that LG has been offering. I hope the v30 is a hit for LG, it truly is a beautiful phone.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] lg3FTW:
I love my g6 and now my v30, truly can't wait for root mostly for exposed modules truly. Not at all custom roms. But yeah my nexus did well 2 years before bootlooped. My lg g3 was amazing and had devs. Behind it very much so I hope v30 fans follow. :)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Well it's been six months since LG G6 was released, and even with T-Mobile version having a so-called unlocked bootloader (but with all ADB flash commands removed) there's

23 pages of people still pledging money and begging for root

. At this point the T-mobile LG G6 root thread is dead as a lost cause.

Sure, a dev could come up with magic tomorrow. But who can predict that?

Whereas the LG G6 official carrier unlocked versions have

two pages of root, kernels, ROMs

. < Go look at all those ROMS! That's where the dev community is... The LG V30 (carrier unlocked versions) will have all that and more.

Here's an open door, here's a brick wall. Which is easier? Of course, the wild card would be exploits devs may find... But with official carrier unlocked versions available, devs don't need to look for exploits.

Root may eventually come to the LG V30 carrier branded versions, but how long are you willing to wait for an exploit that is unknown at this time? With the Verizon Droid Turbo XT1254, it took a full year after release for Sunshine team to find an exploit. Meanwhile, all the other Moto Quark sibling phones (Moto XT1250, Moto XT1225) had root from almost Day 1. We had kernels, ROMs, TWRP recovery... While the Droid Turbo owners looked on in envy. They eventually got to join the party, but before then many users sold their phones and bought something else.