yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] khanhesham:
here the boot image for g8232 41.3.A.2.220 sepolicy patched for deodex patched rom coz the sepolicy is a pain in the @$$ after deodexing the rom :eek:

ps. it's not a flashable zip just extract it and flash it ;)

a little request to fellow devs and moderators if anyone could guide me deodex 8.x and 9.x roms, specially xperia models :D

non deodexed rom users can also flash this.

Regards
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] juanlopera:
about flashing chinese ROM

Hi, thx to all dev's... it's really great thah don't leave die this great phone, [MENTION=6454845]3mozz[/MENTION] make a nice job giving root to the device... this is my situation: I reviewing software in Xperifirm, and see that chinese firmware (customized CN - 41.3.A.2.213), have a really small size (2.1 GB) compared all others (> 2.6 Gb) i have just a few questions:

- its possible flash via Flasshttool chinese version in a USA Model of XZS Dual SIM?

- if yes, what kind of issues could i found? Bootloader could stay unlocked or maybe this firmware locked it forever?

- if yes, Anybody that tried this firmware could say me if have spanish language, i`m from Colombia...

and why i want flash the small chinese ROM: I suspect that (like another chinese phones) Chinese Rom Don't include / have Google Apps, all my phones (4 really) since i start with Android, have Custom ROM`s W/O gapps, i replace it with anothers that i use from open source projects, sincerelly bougt this phone recently in a deal that i couldn't resist, but i miss at least the capacity to run far away from google and tracing apps...

Also, if anybody know how to debloat, well , hard debloat (remove all google stuff and unneccesary apps from phone) w/o mess until break, please give me some point to start, i know how to flash, but cannot found nothing to debloat a Sony stock rom...

Again thx in advance!
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] gygygy:
how is the kernel made,i want one with version 41.3.A.2.213
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] khanhesham:
here's the modified kernel for 41.3.A.2.223 g8232

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BC1ihgAj-E0bVpyIn5jtLkoY3yXknnvb
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] nqdan2992:
I'm using XZs 41.3.A.2.223 g8232. I can't install Titan backup . IT's crash.< Help me!!!
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] QPR_FC:
Any chance of a 41.3.A.2.234 boot image soon please?
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] 3mozz:
getting lazy with this frying pan XD downloading the new firmware now.

whats new? did the changed the security patch? :zzz
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] QPR_FC:
I understand your frustration!

Yes, just a security patch update is noted......but I hope they fixed the phone freezing issue when switching on Bluetooth :confused:
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] danidarklord:
I have a question, it's been bugging me for a few days?. I have just bought XZs g8231 single sim, updated to. 223 firmware. unlocked bootloader, but since then I can't find any modified kernel or boot. img for me to be able to gain root. it is frustrating. I wish I wasn't noob. :crying: so.. can I flash this instead? or is it just for g8232? thank you
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] QPR_FC:
My understanding is that the Boot images work on both G8231 and G8232.

The other custom ROMs on this site always mention compatibility with both models.

It is just that 3mozz only has the G8232 and thus can only confirm that it works on that dual sim version.

Good luck
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] danidarklord:
great to hear that..thank you???
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] amirzaim:
Hi. I just made this kernel recently. See the thread here...
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] khbd:
I saw a file called Xperia_XZs_fsc__3MOZ.zip.

Sir.

I saw a file called Xperia_XZs_fsc__3MOZ.zip.

What's this?
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] Dark Pwince:
this is flashtool device file but you don't panic because this file included in latest version of flashtool ... :)
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] 3mozz:
its a custom edited flash tool script

some flashtool versions comes with incompatible fsc for our xperias

so you can replace that file with this one to fix script error message
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] XtremE16⚡:
How to root xperia xzs dual proper guide plz

I flashed all files in this thread but my xperia xzs dual cannot be rooted....

Any ideas?
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] Quoclam851995:
could you pls give me kernel ver 192
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] Dark Pwince:
I have this, go to my thread I will upload it.
[Sony Xperia XZs Guides, News, & Discussion] Quoclam851995:
Does it have root/drm fix function
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Ampicillin:
Hi guys, I am planning to get Moto Z and price is 200$ about. Do you think it is worth getting it now? I don't want to spend much money since it's a secondary device for me.

Also, I noticed it has many variants. Which variant is good for custom ROM, Unlock BL and Root support?

So far, I came across XT1650-05, XT1650-01, XT1650-03 etc
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Defaultnickname:
It`s the same phone. Difference is the software update channel. 05 - China, 03 - EU and USA. Maybe some little changes in frequency, but HW the same.

Just try some google, man.

Also moto z in 2018? In the end of its lifecycle? Meh.
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] 41LY45:
Same camera as that Nexus 6 of yours there.

New or used? If it's used you might wanna get a battery replacement for it, the Nougat 7.0 update kinda overstressed the battery

I'd get the G5+ or G5S, TBH (better battery life with Snapdragon 625)
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Ampicillin:
Thanks mate,

I just sold my Nexus 6 and looking for a replacement as a secondary device. I came across Moto Z, LGV20, HTC 10, Honor 8, Nexus 6P. I do not want to spend more than 200-230$ and I merely keep my secondary device for 6-9 months.

I am getting a good deal if I get XT1650-01 and I believe it is verizon model but what I came to know is that it cannot unlock BL and root. I usually customize my phones.
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Ampicillin:
It's brand new if I get Verizon variant. I am not into photography that much. I am looking for a better Snapdragon processor with the good amount of RAM so that it still holds resell value in the future. If I opt for a mid-range device like Xiaomi or Huawei I am getting a good deal in 200$ but then it would not hold much resell values after 6-9 months.

PS. I see that you Malaysian too :)
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Defaultnickname:
Sorry, don`t know about Verizon`s bootloader. But I can install verizons FW on my 05. Look at the thread [How to unlock bootloader]
[Moto Z Questions & Answers] Ampicillin:
Okay, I will check it out :good:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] steamport:
I am attempting to get mainline linux running on thor, and a UART port would make this leaps and bounds easier. Close examination of the iFixIt Teardown (I can't post links yet, i've spent more time developing than on this forum) reveals nothing that looks like a UART port, much less one in a place where the device could be booted with a UART cable plugged in.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] DB126:
Not that I'm aware of; certainly has not been mentioned.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] steamport:
Both the kernel command line and .dtsi file hints at a UART interface existing, but the location is unknown.
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paz9:
I thought id put together a thread with all my main tweaks and modifications to allow our device to perform better

lets start!

Decrypt

this ones an easy one - flash noverity and decrypt and you're on your way right?

i took this a step further and modified the boot.img for 4.7.6 to remove encryption and verity and added some mount flags

the flags ive added are:

noatime - noauto_da_alloc - nodiratime - data=writeback - barrier=0 - nobh

you can google to find out more information about these flags, but they all deliver top performance with minimal risk (possible risk: sudden power off may result in data loss)

How to

easy! *required /data to be formatted if you are not already decrypted

flash the modified boot image: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WItoR1ifuCRYXwBvzBdis3hUnCftlUd-

format /data

flash supersu / magisk if you were rooted otherwise stay stock

if you want to flash a kernel you need to replace the fstab.qcom with the modified version (to do this open the kernel zip and paste over the fstab.qcom)

kernel fstab.qcom: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XRI5EWwREnvxCVWrjY4FFu1PQs1bbUje

Disable journaling completely

my favourite tweak - disables journaling

How to

i like doing this before first boot but you can do it whenever really

ideally in TWRP

first, explorer /dev/block/

for every file you see in /dev/block you add tune2fs -O ^has_journal before it

so for example, if /dev/block has a file called sdd01

you will type: tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/block/sdd01 in TWRP terminal

and so on for sdd02 etc etc (or you can create a script to do this for you) it will not succeed on all blocks as some dont have this features.

DOES NOT WORK ON 5T FOR SOME REASON WILL NOT BOOT INTO OS AFTER THIS IS DONE

Misc tweaks

some other tweaks i have not tested to see if they're working on the 5T

but here they are

How to

Scripts (you can run on boot or on demand):

fstrim (requires busybox): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MSqvVlOr59Y8y-3DiJ3Snms_rEvJWVzX

sqlite vaccum and reindex database: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NcW33rvoInQPSx9w8RcQ__GC_5Vhv-6a

also requires this file in xbin: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1p2COCUjhiAaIjyZjV84EmvUgntp0_bdi

zipalign: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wWyfoy6QuVCtwUUkI9TVrobNbv7Kset8

also requires this file in xbin: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1K25bOrA7eVUacHEVrHNN2At6D-Dnfgmi

mark disk as non-rotational,disable iostats, simple iomerges no hash lookup, rq_Affinity set to 2 - best for multitasking uses all cores to complete request instead of cpu 'group' : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YJ5GHGqwl8tzxvRyEGYINPIp4zdHUgTd

Stock Boot 4-7-6

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OQKJB9gRj2SG7WS9J-ucuUaWmqPn1gMl

Stock Boot 4-7-6 no flags, decrypt no verity

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gXYYw7E2fzSRkh2J-1hZIS4EH34zeBPT

if anyone has any other tweaks they'd like to share ill be sure to add them in!

THIS WORK IS OPEN TO ANYONE FOR USE

FREE KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL​
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] freegame619:
Thank for the tips, could you post the boot img for 4.7.6 with out the flags being set.
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paz9:
updated OP
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] raptor2003:
Hi [MENTION=3433052]virtyx[/MENTION]

I'm sorry I'm hijacking this thread but I can't find answers to my questions anywhere.

Why would you decrypt the phone ? Why is useful ? Does TWRP can't read from the sdcard partition if the phone is encrypted ? What can't you do with an encrypted phone ?

Everybody is talking about decrypting the phone but nobody says why is it for.
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paz9:
in my experience decrypting makes the phone perform better (people will argue it makes no difference) but every time ive done it i notice improvement.

twrp is fine for reading the sdcard, decrpytion has its benefits but also drawbacks (easier to hack, etc) you can do the research yourself, but there are benchmarks showing the differences (mainly reads are affected)

if you're smart with your phone (i.e dont download suspicious stuff) you should be fine without encryption.

ive never had it on, except when i cant turn it off :p
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] fuarkgl3:
To run decrypted ROMs mainly. I see no other reason but im curious too

Since some ROMs can only boot if you are decrypted i guess it's that
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] showofdeth:
Did a very quick lookup of that journaling business and it sounds interesting. Have you noticed much of a difference in performance on vs disabled?
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] freegame619:
I was mentioning about the boot img without the flags being set not the one without the encryption turned off.
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paz9:
oh ok sorry i thought you meant stock boot.img

updated.

definitely found better responsiveness with it disabled, and multitasking is much better
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] andrizmitnick:
Can u help me to create script for disabling journal? I had 100 files on block folder ?

Oh and also, can I flash ur modified boot.img on 4.7.5? Because I haven't got system update to 4.7.6. it would be troubling me if I had to reflash the whole 4.7.6 rom since I had around 300 apps installed. Thanks before btw
[OnePlus 5T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paz9:
Shouldn't have a problem booting 476 on 475 but you need to test
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] romaha:
Received a OTA update last night. Build number G55FXXU1AQL5
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alimuhammadx:
Same here i am in kuwait & have December Patch On My s8+ Overall Love :victory:
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Bajao:
I'm running J500H. I noticed that when I go into recovery, kernel is not seandroid enforcing shows. Nonetheless, I wiped then flashed lineage os 14.1 NIGHTLY and Gapps 7.1 pico. After reboot, I installed SuperSU from the appstore as it says it is better to download it from there. It shows a popup msg saying "you are not rooted". Any help? I'm really new to this stuff.

Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] dankfrank33:
1. its normal if its says "kernel not seandroid enforcing " if you use custom recovery(twrp or cwm for example)

2. you need to root it manually by flashing supersu from custom recovery(download here:

https://download.chainfire.eu/964/supersu/
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Bajao:
Thanks! I thought it is not normal.

Done flashing superSU and it now says Im rooted. Thankyou very much :victory:

Thread Closed.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aserate:
Even after flashing everything to stock, I still can't boot it normally. I have to use the "bootloop of death fix" before i can use it.

Can someone explain what has happened?

It all started when im in the middle of using my phone. I did not change/flash/etc anything. My phone just restarted, then the bootloop started.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tropical cactus:
From what I've read, that's how it usually happens. Out of nowhere. I've had my 6p for 14 months now. Never played graphic intensive games on it before, never over clocked CPU, only charge to 90%, battery wear at 96%. Unlocked bootloader and rooted with supersu. But I have been flashing stock ROMs up and down Android versions, used Xposed in mm, installed viper and Dolby Atmos and digital. On the whole, I've never shied away from giving any mod a go. The phone is still fast and hasn't shown any signs of malfunction.

It might be a combination of factors but still no one has been able to pinpoint what causes blod.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] vzwtech86:
I'm wondering since the US998 is now available and some people have received it, is there any way to extract a KDZ file for the current software version? The one I have is on Version 08e which is prerelease but would like to be brought current so I can use all the features such as Android Pay, etc. Many services think the phone is rooted or unofficial so it makes it sifficult to use as a daily driver. Any feedback or help would be awesome.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Tell me how to do it, and I'll do it this weekend. I have an extra V30 US998 I'm not using as a daily phone. I'll factory reset it and make the files if it's not too hard.

I've uploaded TWRP image files (stock, rooted, with TWRP installed and without) for Motorola phones. I've used KDZ for LG but never created any.

Last instructions I saw said they don't work any more or something, so that's why I'm asking. I don't want to invest a lot of effort to realize it's outdated information.

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] vzwtech86:
I've heard that you can pull it direct from the LG server by going to this website from any PC browser:

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Replace the X's with the IMEI of the device the there is a link that shows up in the xml file that displays in the middle of the page under sw_url. Copy and paste that into the browser and that should pull the kdz file direct. I've tried with my device but it doesnt find the model number with my IMEI. Maybe an official device IMEI will work.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Nothing yet available at that link. It returned some information about the V30 model, but no download links.

For my V30 plus, gave null results like it's not even in the database.

I'll see what I can do this weekend on my own.

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] SGCMarkus:
Start LG Bridge, and do a recovery (dont know the exact name in english atm).

It will prepare your pc and the phone (no idea what it does on the phone at this point) and then it will start downloading.

In C:\Users\<username>\AppData (and some sub folders) theres a LG Bridge folder with a log file, which contains the download URL. You can then download that with whatever browser you want, but you have to change the Useragent (my addon changed it to google spider something and it worked).
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Can't get it to work. I can only connect via LG AirDrive and it won't let me do a recovery in LG AirDrive. It actually says to DISCONNECT LG AirDrive, that LG AirDrive is "busy" -- and try again later. Via USB cable it will not connect. I've updated LG Drivers, tried both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. Keeps telling me to connect via USB, but it won't let me connect via USB.

---------- Post added at 11:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:30 AM ----------

OK, got the LG Bridge to make a backup and restore.

Now you're saying somewhere in these log files are a download URL? Because it seemed to just restore from the backup I made. It didn't seem to download anything...
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] SGCMarkus:
I did it like described in this link: https://xdaforums.com/lg-k10/how-to/guide-downloading-kdz-lg-bridge-t3504497

Instead of letting it finish the download though, i looked up in a log file (i think one or 2 folders up from the directory the downloaded .kdz is) and downloaded it manually (chrome with changed user agent)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Yeah, I've got a user agent change extension installed. I just need to find the download link. I don't think it downloaded anything. It looked for my backup files and restored from there, it seems...

I'll try again. I posted screenshots above. Are the logs the ones I highlighted?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] SGCMarkus:
Its in the "Software Update" tab, not the LG Backup one, there should be something to tick on i think (currently not in windows, cant check :/), something that has to do with recovery.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Right. I switched to that one. Software Update, and clicked on "error recovery". It worked for a minute, then said there were no errors to recover.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] SGCMarkus:
Weird :/

That worked for me (I have a H930)

Im out of ideas then, sorry :/
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
I guess LG hasn't actually posted KDZ files for the carrier unlocked US998 yet on their servers, for LG Bridge to download? Your H930 was released a full month before the open market US998.

QUESTION: is there any way to "extract" KDZ from files locally on a phone? Not using LG severs whatsoever? With Windows, not Linux.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] vzwtech86:
I haven't found a recent way to do it in my searches that doesnt involve some special hardware like Android UFST or something like that.

Guess we have to continue to play the waiting game, and I think the next software we get will probably just be Oreo anyways when it launches. I've had the US998 since early August so it feels like it's been out way longer than it actually has to me. Again I appreciate all the efforts you guys put into finding a solution.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] asialove2013:
No kdz

LG has not released the stock kdz firmware for the US998 model yet.

https://www.mylgphones.com/latest-lg-phones-firmware-update-model-version-date
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] R800x_user:
i can confirm this worked for my tmobile variant and downloading the h93210c_00_1017.kdz. Just to point out all i did was click on recovery error while my phone was fully booted and the process automatically downloads the kdz. yes i know this thread is for the us998 but it worked for me. thanks for the useful information [MENTION=3250376]ChazzMatt[/MENTION] [MENTION=1056854]vzwtech86[/MENTION] [MENTION=3475147]SGCMarkus[/MENTION]
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Glad it worked for you! I'm still trying to get it to work for me. ;)

What you downloaded was of course a KDZ file LG has on their servers. For some reason it seems the open market LG US998 does not have that yet. Or I'm just doing something wrong, which is always a possibility. :)

EDIT: just tried again and still get the same message there are no errors that can be recovered -- and again, nothing was downloaded to that Degrade folder. I think that's their strange way of saying there's no KDZ yet available?

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] R800x_user:
Well I thought it worked when I saw I managed to download a 3.05gb kdz but when trying to open it it kept saying it was a unsupported command. Tried 3 times with different download managers. I think the download needs to be authenticated with a username and password through LG developers. But from that failing to work I noticed everytime I update through LG bridge it downloads the kdz to

c:\user\appdata\LGElectronics\LGBridge\SWupgrade\image, after that finished flashing my phone then it self destructs afterwards.

Edit: the kdz works to restore through LG up.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Success.

[US998][STOCK]LG V30 open market US998 US99810c_03_1216.KDZ

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/development/us998-lg-v30-market-us998-t3736910
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] vzwtech86:
Sweet! Now for the Oreo KDZ... ???
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] rename_nick:
Can I flash it for H931 at&t?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
This is NOT Oreo. It's still Nougat, just an update from January 2018. Why would your want to flash it on your AT&T phone which already has Nougat?

This or any US998 KDZ can be flashed on open market LG US998 V39/V30+ as well as U.S.Cellular model US998 V30/V30+.

Also we found out Verizon Oreo KDZ can be flashed onto those US998 phones.

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] aezesel:
If I buy an unlocked Pixel 2 XL

specifically

for rooting, will I still be able to root the phone if I activate it using a Verizon SIM?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] QD2DC:
Yes so long as it's the Google unlocked version. That's exactly my setup now, Google unlocked with Verizon sim and unlocked bootloader.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Dielahn:
Thats the route i took as well. It works
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] sportytony:
Worked on mine too. Used that all in one program and was great! Bought the ultimate version
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 ROM Development] eddyve:
Guys and gals,

I have a question about wm6.1. I see quite a number of versions on the forum and I tried 2 or 3 (maybe 4), but reverted back to wm6 shadow clean (5.2.19.48 wwe) and working with it for more than 1 month.

My question now is "what is the benefit of 6.1?" or since I read a lot about problems (with bluetooth) "why is 6.1 better or what are the new features?"

Thanks