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[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crike:
Well. The print on the back says SM-N920F, but the Odin menu says "product name: SM-N920C". As the IMEI and serial numbers printed on the back also do not match those reported by *#06# I'd say it's a reasonable guess the phone is a fake. The device information in settings indicates the Note 5 is running baseband N920CXXU3BQA1, Android 6.0.1.

So. If the fake would work well, I wouldn't mind. It doesn't for now, though. Given the issues described in the first post, I'm thinking it may have a corrupt stock ROM or a conflict between it's actual (or compatible) model and the ROM that's either installed or it's getting updates for. As a fake, it may even have mixed components of various models SM-N920C and SM-N920I, for example.

How does one get the right ROM for a fake? How does one figure out which parts are actually in the phone, that determine which ROM is needed?
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigMacLover:
However much you paid for your note 5 can easily determine if its fake or not! Right Now a like new/mint Note 5 (according to swappa) goes for about $220 or less. There are many signs to that hint at a chinese knock off. Simply youtube search "fake v real" note 5.

If your phone is a fake Note 5 theres not much you can do software wise. Not even something like nova launcher will help you. I've seen these knockoffs in person. They are unbearable to use as a daily. The hardware in the knockoff versions aren't even close to what the real Note 5 has.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Solido:
It doesn't necessarily mean it's fake, it just have motherboard from other phone, download rom for n920c and flash it using odin and you should be working fine.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crike:
I can see how that might be, and why the IMEI on the back and the one reported by *#06# would then be different. The thing is, the 15 digit IMEI printed on the back (357XXX/XX/XXXXXX/X) is invalid according to www.imeipro.info, imei24.com and www.imei.info. How could that be the case on a genuine Samsung? (I tested the IMEI as a single string of numbers, without the slashes printed on the back, as given above.) Also, the IMEI reported by *#06# is resolved by the above-mentioned sites as a 2005 Philips 960. That doesn't square with the idea of a cannibalized motherboard, I'd say.

That said, the build quality is very high if it is a fake: excellent manufacture; 16MB camera; well working, slickly spring loaded, pressure sensitive S-Pen with functioning button; fingerprint reader that works (correctly distinguishing the scanned finger from others); high resolution AMOLED screen.

It's an odd duck.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Solido:
I would say thats stolen phone with random imei put on it, but I can't be sure.

PS Fake won't have working s pen
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crike:
That wouldn't explain the incorrect IMEI on the back. Perhaps a stolen fake? But then, why would it be so high grade? The S-Pen and all the specs seem to point at something else. Perhaps a recall, with a bad IMEI, resold. But even if somehow they'd sell it on as refurbished with a proper IMEI, would they leave a backplate with a wrong IMEI on it? And then that one was stolen and given a 2005 IMEI of an old Philips? It's a bit of a mystery.

Putting that all aside, how'd I pick the proper ROM? The SM-N920C has a ton of variations for regions and carriers, none of which are in the EU. I live in the Netherlands, so I'd need a version which would work in the region and doesn't SIM-lock my phone after flashing, if that's possible. The current ROM seems to be for the United Arab Emirates. Right now, it's working stable, WiFi and cellular network alike. But it has been playing up before, with the freezes and restarts that caused me to start the thread at all.

Do you have any words of wisdom?
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigMacLover:
Perhaps you could upload a few pics of the device or even a video of it? That will be a better way to get help.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Solido:
To know for sure do geekbench 4 then we will now is it fake or not. And for rom you can't sim lock by installing firmware.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Solido:
Also, maybe it was stolen before being registered on the network, and had imei changer beforehand activating.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crike:
Like being from a container of original phones that fell from a ship? Not a single one lifted by a pickpocket.

Whatever the case may be, geekbench 4 reports the same hardware as on Wikipedia. Unfortunately the CPU test keeps crashing the phone at around 60% - about a minute or two into the test. So I don't have a benchmark to compare with established Note 5 performance.

How would you recommend I pick a ROM with the best chance of functioning in the region?
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Solido:
Use russian firmware, only european rom i saw.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crike:
Tried flashing but Odin 3.07 seems to hang on "NAND writing started!" After 30 minutes I examined the Odin process in Windows' Task Manager, and it seemed completely inactive (0% CPU). Tried again, same result. Restarted the phone, and it booted straight into the existing ROM, which appeared completely unaltered.

I'd like to try another Odin version. Is there a trustworthy site?
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crike:
Downloaded the latest Odin from the thread on XDA: PASS. Upgraded successfully to the latest Russian Nougat release.

Unfortunately, now I have "Emergency calls only", and I get an "Error while searching for networks" when trying Settings\Mobile Networks\Network Operators\Search Networks. Available network modes are LTE/3G/2G.

Also, geekbench 4 still crashes at around 60% as it did before.

The upgrade wasn't clean, the previous apps and settings still remained after flashing.

Perhaps a full wipe and a clean flash, perhaps again a United Arab Emirates variant? That ROM did work with my mobile network.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Solido:
Ok now first thing go flash that united arab emirates rom, after that go to stock recovery do factory reset.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crike:
There are two UAE (United Arab Emirates) ROMs: LYS and XSG. Both fail in Odin, while the Russian ROM succeeds. I've tried multiple times.

I noticed that while the order of images (boot.img, recovery.img, system.img, etc) differs between all three ROMs, both UAE ROMs fail shortly after hidden.img.

The Russian Nougat ROM works well and is apparently stable. The only issue is that the phone can't connect to or find mobile networks and emergency calls only are possible.

Can the Russian ROM be patched with the appropriate modules from another ROM? How would I determine what kind of network module is required in the EU, and from which ROM to pilfer it?

I'm thinking about flashing the United Arab Emirates modem.bin file over the existing Russian ROM modem.bin with ADB/Fastboot. How bad of idea is that?

Another idea would be to extract a United Arab Emirates ROM, remove the hidden.bin (possibly replace it with the one from the Russian ROM) and the compress the files into a new .md5 file with Universal Android Toolkit.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Solido:
You could try that, but first try factory reset then try flashing rom.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crike:
I've checked the SIM and it's in good condition. I've tried a number of firmwares, none of which resolves the "No service" issue. I've spoken to several Dutch Note 5 owners and they seem to have a variety of Iraqi, UAE and Russian firmwares and those all work.

It would seem it either ~ is ~ a hardware issue after all or there's some borked data which isn't affected by flashing, either on the phone's own memory (like the /efs folder) or in the modem/radio itself, if that has programmable memory.

Edit: *#0011# shows "IMEI Status NG".

I do not have an EFS backup.

I need some serious guidance beyond this point.

Is there software to determine if there is a hardware issue with the modem board? What else could I do beyond this point? I'm not ready to hand it over to a repair service.

Also, if the phone does have bars and call emergency services, doesn't that mean the modem/radio itself is working? Is there a forum I should look to for more help on this issue?
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Solido:
Ok since you can't flash firmware you want, extract it from .tar and select it in CP in Odin 3.12.xx and maybe it will work then. gl
[MTCB Android Head Units Q&A] liemdam:
Just wondering. had any one try to mirror android head unit to another display. I brought HUDLY one of those head up display unit. in another word it can take hdmi input, most android head unit had video output rca turn out they just out put from the avin not the head unit itself. I was wondering i'm running android 7.1 on my head unit. can i connect usb mhl adapter to hdmi and my head unit display on my hudly or is there any way i can mirror my android head unit screen to my hudly either wire or wireless, prefer wire
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] unknown1239:
hello everyone:)

I really frustrated. I just bought a second galaxy s7 with the same problem that my old one has.

when I talk on speaker mode the other side can't really hear me (cutting off). It's happened on both phones. I tried to change sim and even network provider with no luck. the phone work great in regular mode and even with my car speaker but not on speaker mode.

the first time that happened I took the phone 3 times to repair with no luck.

I think maybe its something to do with the noise cancelling mic but i'm not sure.

any help will be more than welcome!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Deleted member 804010:
Are you using WiFi calling ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] unknown1239:
thank you for reply. no wifi calling

any more suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] unknown1239:
I relay don't know why this problem occurred. i test today again both speakers and in both of them after 2-3 words the next word is swallowed up (but only in conversation in speaker mode the words been cutting off).

if anyone have any idea dont be shy!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] unknown1239:
any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] unknown1239:
up..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] unknown1239:
last try :(
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] speedygraphixink:
saw a new rom listed that had three choices basic, premium, and full. could some one help me with who put it out.
[HTC U11+ Questions & Answers] johninsf:
Has anyone gotten WiFi calling working on T-Mobile?

If I missed the post let me know.
[HTC U11+ Questions & Answers] devsk:
Wifi calling is not present in the Taiwan version of the phone.
[HTC U11+ Questions & Answers] Eclipsed830:
Hey John, have you been using the phone on Tmobile in SF? How has your service been? I'm thinking about picking up a U11+ too and live in SF but I'm worried about the lack of band 2.
[HTC U11+ Questions & Answers] johninsf:
Hey. Sorry for the delay.

LTE Band 4 works just fine in SF. I am not impacted at all.

Using the LTE Discovery app, my Pixel XL also rides on band 4 so I am getting the same thing on the HTC U11+.

John
[HTC U11+ Questions & Answers] ATT Intruder:
I'm interested in this one as well. I wonder if the US U11 Rom, which does have those features could be ported over since they are so similar.
[HTC U11+ Questions & Answers] johninsf:
This would be interesting. I wonder if rooting and changing a setting could allow WIFI calling?
[HTC U11+ Questions & Answers] ATT Intruder:
Everything seems to be there. I'm somewhat surprised it doesn't function out of the box.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] oxcigen:
hi.

i can not find superwipe file for htc pico

please hemp me.

ROM fiui stopped in logo. i test all tut but ....

i think superwipe.zip file can help me

sorry for bad English. I'm persian
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] mini2015:
I dont remember .. but this thread may help..

https://xdaforums.com/htc-explorer/orig-development/rom-glade-rom-t3059083/page6
[MTCB Android Head Units General] liemdam:
is it possible to mirror android auto from head unit to another screen via usb or wireless(like miracast or ezcast)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] yohyah:
Hi all,

I used an app which showed the list of supported camera sensors for mido. See attached picture.

It would be awesome if someone can find one a better Sony module out there which fits this phone.

https://prnt.sc/hn3bck
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] robinlawrie:
well i see the imx378 is on that list? same sensor as used in the google pixel :)

this list.. is it sensors which are electrically compatible, or physically compatible? no good if it doesnt fit in the phone, or requires a different lens setup. the 378 sensor for example is 7.8mm . the standard sony chip used is 5.8 mm.. i cant imagine that working without an entirely new lens setup, and probably case mods.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] yohyah:
I used an app from the Google Play store called Device Info HW which shows you everything about your device. This app detected all the above camera drivers installed (front and back cameras) on the device.

I did a bit of research online, but have yet to find a module that may fit on the Note4X. So like you say, it may need an entirely new lens setup even if is "supported".

So I'm not sure why Xiaomi would include these drivers in the system folder though? :confused: It did have drivers for all 3 back cameras (Sony, Omnivision, and Samsung), including the qtech and ofilm versions.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] CedricSnail:
Very interesting. I'd like to try a cheap one on that list just to see if it worked but I'd really love to see the pixels camera shoved in there... I found one on 'witrigs.com' (can't link as I'm new) for $20 if anyone fancies taking the plunge.

Any ideas on maybe cutting the back panel to fit the sensor? I'd like to know the dimensions of the samsung/omni/sony lenses used if anyone can find any info on them. Are there any differences between the pixel and pixel XL?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] yohyah:
On Q-Tech's website I see they manufacture a bunch of different types of camera modules. The closest dimension I found was 8.5mm(L)*8.5mm(W)*5.3mm(H).

http://www.qtechglobal.com/product_info_1.html?page=2
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] CedricSnail:
Good work finding this, thanks! That one does seem bigger, the lens itself wider too... Could deal with that when we come to it.

Been looking a little more into this, I wonder how that list of supported cameras are provided by 'device info HW'? They might be physically compatible but to my understanding probably not fully. Looking in system/vendor/lib I can only find the files (are these drivers?) for the 3 different cameras that mido has shipped with. I have zero experience or understanding if its possible to add drivers through kernel or anything though. Maybe a dev or someone with some experience can give some insight but looking at articles like these:

h ttps://www.xda-developers.com/cameras-custom-roms-developers-make-hardware-work-without-source-code/

I believe this will be unlikely to work. :(
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] yohyah:
[MENTION=8539733]CedricSnail[/MENTION]

As you mentioned, the camera libraries are located in 'system/vendor/lib'. For my device I see all the drivers listed by the app in that folder (see attached file). Which ROM are you using? I'm currently using the China Devloper ROM.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] CedricSnail:
Oh wow, I'm on 'lineageos for microg'! Guess that changes things...

I'd be very interested in ordering some and giving this a try, the Z2's imx214 seems cheap so i might try that. I wonder would it be possible to include the libraries in a lineageos build?

Edit: nevermind, the imx 214, 298 and 2nd gen pixels 378 have a different number of pins on the connector from what I can tell from photos. They seem to have 17 pins lengthways as opposed to 15 on the imx258. However the 1st gen pixels imx 378 has 15 pins. I cant find any high resolution photos of the connections though so theres still a chance it may not fit.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] Curi0:
Any updates on this ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] chrismin13:
DO NOT waste your money on getting a different sensor! Just because the drivers are there, doesn't mean it's gonna work for the same chipset. Not to mention it would be a different size. Unless you can find another Xiaomi device's sensor that has the same processor and the same size and connections, you can't install anything else. Maybe Samsung Sensors could upgrade to a Sony Sensor, but not much more AFAIK.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] yohyah:
I just did some research online and I found out that the Redmi Note 3 Pro uses the Samsung S5K3P3 16 MP sensor, which is also included as a driver in the Mido folder. I looked on AliExpress and put together a comparison photo of the 2 sensors side by side and it looks like it may fit inside the Mido. (The number of pins are exactly the same)

Does anyone have a spare Note 3 lying around and would be willing to test on their Mido? :p I'm curious on the camera quality as it is 16MP vs the 13MP.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] Sectorian:
Hi there.

Please write if you do this experiment.

I have a question.

Can a madeiatek redmi note 4 camera fit on redmi note 4 SD and is the driver are included?

Because in my country i can buy camere from broken redmi note 4 for 10 euro.

And i know hot to open my phone because it broke before a few day and i have to go in test point to fix it.

Thank you.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] yohyah:
Probably not as I saw that the MTK version has a slightly different connector than the SD (according to witrigs.com). I attached a screenshot of the image on their page.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] omarilzz:
i would try the pixel sensor since its supported
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] cha_indian:
Please keep us posted about the adventure! If pixel camera fits in, then it would be exponential upgrade!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] omarilzz:
u have link to store who ships these sensors ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] cha_indian:
the best site to get the camera module is aliexpress.com but it is also risky due to scamsters posing as sellers.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] Lowrida:
Anything new on this topic??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] OverLord2901:
It just shows the Sensors supported by the Board and the Processor. Everything's in the firmware not in the ROMs.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Accessories] gingerboy92:
You are going at this the wrong way, software is the last thing that you should be worrying. You should find a other sensor that can physically fit into the connector even if it's not in the supported list first, then talk about software. If there's one that can fit into the socket and get detected properly, software support is relatively easy to add.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] waj1234:
I have an SD note 4 and I have never noticed the back lights working on bottom buttons. Do these actually have lights on them? I see option in settings to turn em on and off and they are turned on but they don't work on mine. I am on stock miui 9 global rom.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Stevica Smederevac:
Of course they work but not all the time, after you press them, they are lit for a few seconds
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] waj1234:
I must have a faulty one then as never seen mine light up. I assumed they did not have lights until I saw them in settings
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Stevica Smederevac:
Could be a faulty device. Go to test mode, tap on kernel version several times and you have a lot of stuff to test and test everything, backlights especially
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Stevica Smederevac:
Here
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] waj1234:
Yes deffo faulty. Tried the test and they do not come on.

Never mind as I have managed with it last 2 months without noticing it ha ha. Not worth the cost of returning to China from UK either.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Stevica Smederevac:
Mine is working but it's turned off all the time:D
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] waj1234:
Like I say I never noticed lol. Had the phone 2 months now so due a new one anyhow lol
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] antimatter.web:
Hey guys,

I have the opposite problem: they never turn off. They dim ever so slightly, but even with the device powered down they are still lit up (I have a second device to compare it to and in a pitch black room they are clearly lit up). Currently on global stable 9.0.5.0, will see if the problem persists once the 72 hour binding time is over and I can unlock bootloader. Unless someone has a suggestion for a fix?
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] Oberbergler:
I can`t find a working SDVC app for my PX5 GS unit. It is my second unit because the first has had a fault and was exchanged. On the first unit I used Graser´s Dasaita tool for volume control. On the new unit that isn´t working anymore and also MyMTCService does not recognise the unit as MTCD and so the sound control is not working.

The only thing that is different to the old unit are the connectors. The GPS connector uses now a Fakra plug, but I don´t think that this is a problem since all other GPS apps are working normally.

Neither Malaysk, the original GS ROM nor a HA ROM is working. I've tried also different MCU's.
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] Oberbergler:
Here you can see the problem with Grasers Dasaita tool. I am not driving and not changing the volume level: https://youtu.be/aT0asijim5g [MENTION=1431586]Graser[/MENTION] maybe you can help me?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] XDARoni:
[No message]
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] avd:
Essential PH1 using $145 Sprint deal is deal of the year.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] combat goofwing:
And the cyber Monday Amazon deal with the 360 cam has to be the full purchase deal of the year
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] xxBrun0xx:
$130 is full purchase price.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] omegaorgun:
Why is a 2 year old thread still here?
[Sony Xperia XZ Guides, News, & Discussion] XDARoni:
[No message]
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Negm_N:
Ive been having battery problems for a long time lately while using Lineage os rom, So i flashed TruPureXMM Rom and on Frankenclark kernal and got Greenify, Amplify and Power Nap running and also underclocked the cpu so it doesn't use much power, it also drops from 100% to 88% in a few minutes even if the screen is off

BetterBatteryStats[BBS] gives me about 6% per hour while sleeping which is good i guess, but the SOT actually got worse, i can barely hit 2 hrs of SOT now

Is there's anything i can do to get better SOT?

Thanks in advance
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dollarbr:
Not much choice, probably replacing the battery is the solution, this device is "old"
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] XDARoni:
[No message]
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] focus-pocus:
What is the purpose of this here?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MDW 100:
It's sponsored. They're advertising the OP5T. True though!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] siggey:
Why a thread when they can just put a banner?

And yes, oneplus have great hardware, but construction quality? I own a 3t, and one drop one kill...
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MDW 100:
The build quality may have been much improved with the 5t compared with the 3t.

And yeah a banner may have been much better.
[Touch Cruise General] jbmn:
I know that when you launch the camera by default on the Touch Cruise, it is in landscape mode. Is it possible to switch it to Portrait mode? How?

Thanks!