yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Maze Alpha ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] amonapophis:
Flash v03, root and recover lost IMEI

I have the 6/64 version. I'll share my method with you. The only one that didn't stuck me in booting TWRP over and over again.

First, I used fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and immediately after fastboot flash boot boot.img . It's the only way I managed to escape the problem. Now, I flashed the ROM provided by them, linked in this post here #123 and I lost IMEI. I used chamelephon to insert IMEI and the IMEI is there but I can't get any signal. What to do?!

Later edit: that didn't work the second time I tried. Neither camelephon.

New method: The last thing I tried was also successful. So, I flashed the ROM they gave me (coolicool store), which you can find here https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77244228&postcount=123. I selected "auto flash" and "except bootloader" options in SP Flash Tool, pressed "start" and let it on for 3 second and pressed "stop". Then I selected "format all+download", pressed download and connected my phone while holding VOLUME UP. I kept it pressed a few seconds after seeing the red bar getting to 100%. After flashing I started the phone and installed the latest version OTA, v04. After updating I flashed recovery by fastboot flash recovery recovery.img. Of course, I was stuck in booting in TWRP like every other time so I thought of recovering boot from a backup, and since I didn't have one of my own, I used the one provided by [MENTION=2553956]dreambo[/MENTION] found here (thanks dude). When I was prompted to select the items I want to recover, I thought of choosing only "boot", in order to restore boot, but I said why not try restoring "nvram" too, maybe it will solve my other problem , the lost IMEI problem. And it worked.

I finally succeeded to restore my IMEI and boot, thanks to a recovery, which, now I see, is mandatory before every modification you implement on your phone. Especially when you don't have original ROM.

Sorry for the long post and I hope it comes in handy :)
[Maze Alpha ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] amonapophis:
Has anyone tested/ found any other ROMs for Maze Alpha X 64GB? Does anybody know if there's an alternative to stock? Soon there'll be Android 10 out and we are stuck at Android 7...

---------- Post added at 12:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:43 PM ----------

Has anyone tested/found any other ROMs for Maze Alpha X 64GB? Does anybody know if there's an alternative to stock? Soon there'll be Android 10 out and we are stuck at Android 7...
[Maze Alpha ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] PatrickDelta:
Hi any news on custom

Hi, sorry for the bump after so many years, when I

./fastboot boot boot.alpha.x.img = Failed "incomplete bootimage"

./fastboot flash boot boot.alpha.x.img = orange state boot loop.

Do you still happen to have any kind of backup for the Maze Alpha X?

You mentioned a TWRP backup to which the Googledrive link is sadly dead.

And to anyone else out there, please contact me if youve got the stockrom for the Maze Alpha X
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] hightech316:
Boots up, not much testing done by me. My 3 year old won't let go of his tab A :rolleyes:

Permissive Kernel, Root restrictions removed. Pretty much stock ( For now :cool:) .

Built from SM-T357T_NA_LL_Opensource.zip found at http://opensource.samsung.com/ using Uber tool chain .

Will add more info, github links, and thanks later. Also a TWRP installation script , for now use download mode and Odin.

This worked for me, incase it does not work for you I suggest taking a backup of kernel prior to flashing .

Running 5.0.2 , so I did not have to check OEM unlock

BASEBAND T357TUVS1PL1

You flash this at your own risk. Please ensure you have the stock ROM and OR KERNEL to hand downloaded from SAMMOBILE in case of problems. This will trip the knox counter.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] blakwolf:
Thanks for working on this, looking forward to seeing your next update.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] hightech316:
Hopefully can get an updated build by the weekend :cool:few releases until I get the hang of changing changing CPU freq & scaling .

Also looking into ROM dev... Anyone want to jump in and help the T357T out, more the merrier . We don't have much for this particular variant , hopefully we can change that around!:highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] dc300m01:
I've poked around a while ago, but never got deep into it. Maybe I'll fire up a Linux stick and see what happens. I'm on the newest baseband so I couldn't use your kernel, but i just rooted and after installing adaway and removing some bloat via titanium backup, I noticed a huge drop in overall lag and I can actually use the tab without getting annoyed.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] blakwolf:
Could you post up a list of what you safely disabled?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] hightech316:
Using titanium backup ( and being rooted ) , you can freeze knox and other carrier bloat. ( 2nd link shows which apps )

Here is a small guide how to debloat via windows , good read :good:

https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/

Also check out this post. A list for the S7, of which apps are " safe " to remove. I'd proceed with caution . Alot of these apps won't be seen on our Tab A. Still, good reference .

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/debloat-galaxy-s7-services-safe-to-t3432967 .

Further down the line I want to release a debloated / optimize ROM. :cool:

I'm currently stuck building v2 (CPU Governors, I/O schedulers, TCPA, Init.d , etc) of this kernel.

Compile errors of course .:rolleyes: Slowly, but surely I'm fixing them.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] AndroidClone:
Unsupport dev_type during flash

Thanks for compiling this permissive kernel but it is not flashing under the same OS you used. I tried all versions of Odin and it gave me an Unsupport dev_type error. Can you confirm the baseband version you used? I checked on samsungmobile and I think you forgot the A in the basband version (APL1). What steps did you use to flash the device? Thanks again -AC
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] ashyx:
Use odin 3.12.x
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Alberhasky:
I can't flash either, I get the same error Unsupport dev_type error, my baseband version is also APL1, any way of helping us out with this issue? or maybe make it flash-able through TWRP?

Thanks!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] bumrocks:
Well, this was fairly anticlimactic :(
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] combat goofwing:
In play store
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] stryver:
Gotta love the constant updates from essential
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] noidea24:
Whats everyones preferred setup for their pixels and why? kernel, rom, mods, etc.

I generally run stock rom, magisk and xposed, and occasionally ill run with exkernel, but more than often i find myself returning to stock for a few days before i repeat the modding.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] computercarl:
Currently on Lineage 15.1, using it's kernel with Magisk. I may reformat soon, and try it sans gapps. Stock email with gmail setup as imap, stock browser with ad-away, and a few misc sideloaded apps, like hermit and spotifydogfood. Trying the less is more approach.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] hern1989:
I had stock rom with root and magisk with adway for about a month. Decided to go back to stock with no mods at all. I don't have a need to have a custom rom anymore. I feel stock is very satisfying to use.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] hooligan33_3:
I have the Pixel 2 XL.

I've gone through several TG screen protectors so far. The first blocked the proximity sensor, another wasn't cut right, finally tried the one offered on the Google store but discovered that the case that I was using (Spigen Neo Hybrid) fits so closely that it pushes the edges of the screen protector up, letting dust under it and causing it to fail to register button presses on the corners of the screen!

What combination of case and screen protector have you all found that works for you?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Az Biker:
My case is Spigen, and fits pretty tight, it's the only one of three I tried that has a tall enough lip that the screen doesn't touch the surface when laying face down. It is the right amount of protection without obscuring any sensors. mics, or cameras, and it's not slippery but doesn't pull your pocket inside out when you grab it.

The screen protector is Skinomi, and I've had 4 on my 6P and currently on first one on my 2 XL. No touch reduction issues. The surface is not quite as smooth and silky as glass (but many of the glass ones have edge adhesion issues, so I'm waiting), but this offers great drop protection. It is self healing, so if you get a good ding in the protector, it will slowly back itself out and the ding in the protector will be gone in a few days. Until I can find a glass one without the edge issues, this is a good alternative.

I've dropped the 2 XL maybe 3 or 4 times on gravel and concrete and the case and screen protector did their jobs very well with not a single mark on the phone or display.

Amazon descriptions below.

CASE:

Spigen Rugged Armor Google Pixel 2 XL Case with Resilient Shock Absorption and Carbon Fiber Design for Google Pixel 2 XL (2017) - Black

SCREEN PROTECTOR:

Google Pixel 2 XL Screen Protector (Maximum Coverage)[2-Pack], Skinomi TechSkin Full Coverage Screen Protector for Google Pixel 2 XL Clear HD Anti-Bubble Film
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] rickysidhu_:
I'm currently using a Spigen case with carbon fibre accents on the top and bottom. It has mostly a matte finish which causes for it to be pretty slippery. Got a new case because of the slippery-ness, and it just came in the mail today.

The new one is just one of the usual transparent rubbery feeling cases, but it has a lot more grip! I noticed it gets a lot of fingerprints but I haven't used it long enough to know if its going to become an issue for me.

As for screen protector, I use a wet apply one that sounds similar to Az Biker's. It's self healing and it sits properly on the edges and actually covers the entire screen!

Couple of downsides though, for one, it doesn't feel like glass (since it's not glass lol) and two, you can see some grain when looking at anything that has a bright/white background.

For me it's still worth it just because in most conditions it's fine and I don't ever worry about it coming up from the edges like most glass protectors do on curved screens.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Jc61990:
anyone got some good games and apps for the 8525? or any other device with a 240x320 screen? i got S-Tris 2 already, and i really dont feel like paying for a bunch of games, so are there any decent free games or cool apps out there?, if anyone has some, zip or cab files would be nice. thx
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] raggers:
i think these two are quite good

http://www.noeman.org/gsm/

http://www.mobilesmania.com/forum/forums.html

you may have to register but its free and easy :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Jc61990:
anyone got a universal remote like NoviiRemote?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] XtreMe_G:
it doesnt do too good as a remote, the ir is just too weak
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Pinguin666:
some links for apps

http://www.pocketpcsoft.net/

http://pocketpccentral.net/software/new.htm

http://infohost.nmt.edu/~armiller/pocketpc.htm

I have collected some stuff :P

mostly apps
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] PeterTheGreat:
also need for an sign up but fantastic site www.ipmart-forum.com
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] rfarrah:
While visiting a friend's farm pond yesterday, without me knowing it my LG G6 jumped out of my pocket and landed in shallow water. I didn't notice it missing (soaking) for about 20 minutes or so. Eventually found it, dried it off and 24 hours later, it still seems to be working fine (knocking on wood).

We'll see if things stay the same, but so far, so good. Thought you might want to know.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] Mnky313:
You should be fine, the G6 has IP68 Water resistance, meaning it should be perfectly capable of withstanding being under as much as 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes, and even then these are safe estimates, I have purposely washed mine in a sink as well as ran intensive apps (benchmarks/stress tests) with the phone underwater to cool it XD. still works great!
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] sammyDC:
I've seen video of the G6 filming in the ocean taken by scuba divers. They said in the comments below the video they washed with fresh water and dried with a cloth.

Am wondering if this good for the phone long term... especially in regards to corrosion.

Any ideas? (Can i use this while swimming at the beach?)
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] rfarrah:
FWIW, I still haven't had any issues with my phone since my "incident" n January. No corrosion, no charging issues. I took it to the beach last week, but managed to keep it out of the ocean.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanhoel:
Greeting everyone,

Singed up on these forums so maybe i can save my dying phone. The story goes like this - my HTC One M9 was connected to my PC via my microHDMI-USB cable and i was sending my photos to my PC. All of a sudden my phone started restarting itself and basically got bricked. Note that the cable was "faulty", one of the pins is bent - it still can charge the phone but using it to sending data over it might have caused this issue?

.

I can access bootloader, it says Software status OFFICIAL, LOCKED, S-OFF

I can access hTC FTM mode if that helps.

I cannot access recovery mode (Pressing Volume up + Power button, then volume down) i only get the silver HTC logo and it constantly reboots.

If i restart the phone it gets to the green HTC logo, flickers moments before it should boot and restarts again....

Can this be fixed? That's not the first time this phone bricked, the last time it happened was during a software update.

Keep in mind i never fixed an Androind phone before so i am a noob, can someone help me out?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucyr03:
First of all we need to know much about your device, so boot in download mode(volume down+power) and do "fastboot getvar all" then post the result here(remove imei, sn)

If you don't have adb, I suggest you to download Minimal ADB & Fastboot and make sure you have htc drivers installed.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanhoel:
I can't access download mode, once i press volume down + power the phone keeps restarting itself in 2-3 second intervals briefly showing the silver HTC logo.

I installed Minimal ADB & Fastboot and have the drivers installed.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
No download mode = no fix.

If you can get into the bootloader (white screen with options) then try loading download mode and recovery from there..

More than likely its another recovery fail but could just as easily be a borked nand.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucyr03:
Try to boot in download from bootloader, if you can't access download mode it's a dead nand.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanhoel:
I can access bootloader but if i try download mode or recovery mode i only get the silver HTC logo with black screen for about 2-3 seconds and the phone restarts, get the logo again for 2-3 seconds and restart - it loops like this, when i try either download or recovery mode.

Sorry for this question but what does dead nand mean and can it be fixed? Can it be saved with replacement parts?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucyr03:
You need to change the mainboard.

dead nand means your internal flash/memory is dead, it's a hardware issue.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanhoel:
Thanks for clearing it out, i did some research on the topic and found some details for my phone, if the dead nand chip is my internal flash memory does it correspond to this schematic *img below*? I suspect the orange rectangle chip is my nand flash memory chip, can it be replaced if i find a technician? The SAMSUNG KLMBG4GEND-B031 can be found on the web for about ~20$ and it's 32GB. Another question would be can i put a bigger chip say 64GB if i decide to replace it and kind of upgrade it, would it be possible?

IMG SOURCE ---> https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+M9+Teardown/39166
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucyr03:
Theoretically the chips can be changed, but not every technician can do that.

After you change the nand with a new one, it needs to be programmed.

And chances to damage the mainboard are very big.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
By the time you pay for another phone to take the nand from, transfer the chip and reprogram it you could have bought a used phone in working order.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanhoel:
Yeah, i saw couple of clips on youtube and it's quite sophisticated, but it's doable, it just requires the right tools for the job and regular Joe's don't have such equipment in their homes. And by programmed i reckon you mean it needs Android OS installed or? That's should be the easy part i guess, after the hardware issue....

The chip is very cheap, they can be bought for around 20$, the technical job for removing the old one and installing the new one is the tricky part, it needs specific equipment and tools, it's not your regular DIY soldering job. I'll see if the guys i know around here can do something about it...

It really sucks a faulty cable messed up the whole phone, never operate your phone with faulty cables folks.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RebeccaSugar:
I have a similar issue, but mine seems like it is able to be salvaged, I am suffering from a bootloop in my phone, bootloader works, download mode works, recovery absolutely DOES NOT, It gives me the black HTC logo and turns off and on. I can use fastboot to flash files to it, I flashed TWRP, but nonetheless, it bootloops with recovery one more. I have S-ON, with bootloader unlocked. Here is my data

Here is a log

target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes

sending 'recovery' (20084 KB)...

OKAY [ 2.097s]

writing 'recovery'...

(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981

(bootloader) start@1

(bootloader) recovery@100%

(bootloader) Update partition OK

(bootloader) end@Done

OKAY [ 1.838s]

finished. total time: 3.939s

Here are my details.

(bootloader) kernel: lk

(bootloader) product: htc_himawhl

(bootloader) version: 1.0

(bootloader) version-main: 3.41.651.4

(bootloader) boot-mode: download

(bootloader) version-baseband: 3.00.C1144084@60114

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000

(bootloader) mid: 0PJA20000

(bootloader) cid: SPCS_001

I've tried flashing a stock ROM, but I know I need to re-lock the bootloader, the fastboot oem option doesn't work too well either, it just resets without actually locking anything. It can't hold a flash.

I've tried the "0PJAIMG.zip" method in download mode, but it just gives me these errors as well.

22 RU_HEADER_ERROR

22 RU_HEADER_ERROR

FAIL22 RU_HEADER_ERROR

If my phone gets a file that matches up, it freezes for a bit, THEN goes back to another bootloop. It's frustrating.

9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL is also another error, they're so annoying.

https://androidforums.com/threads/htc-one-m8-brick-stuck-on-boot.927336/

I'm starting to think it might be a hardware error, it gives me a "Failed to boot to recovery mode" error,. The eMMc may be messed up, ughhhhhhhh

Anyway to recover my files at least?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanhoel:
Looks identical to my problem, fried nand (eMMC) flash, hardware issue. Sadly i think the files cannot be recovered, but there is hope for the phone!

I found a supplier that sells the whole motherboard (google the text below, it will find you the site directly), could not find a tech guy to solder a new chip, it appear to be quite a challenge not anybody willing to take.

Ymitn Unlocked Mobile Electronic panel mainboard Motherboard Circuits Cable International Firmware For HTC One M9 M9S M9U M9V

So my idea is to change the whole motherboard and hopefully get the nand flash working, very important if you look for a motherboard to check you phone model id - mine is 0PJA100 (european, unlocked i guess, M9U form the supplier above).
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ali Wayne:
Hello everyone!!

I wanna know if there is a way to let the tablet looks like in the pic!!

is there a trick or app that let you do this

I need this trick because I usally putting my Tab in landscape mode so every time you launch a Portrait app it force you to pick it up and turned and u know that's annoying a lil bit!!

Thanks 4 being cool already :D

my regards ;)
[Huawei P10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] LwannaCM:
Check out this theme posted from the guys from stechguide:

http://www.stechguide.com/download-android-8-0-oreo-theme/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperTikles:
I'll get straight to the point, yesterday I went and re-rooted my phone with Kingroot (I had already rooted it once with Kingroot) to try something called Magisk, and basically what happened is that I installed Magisk manager and selected the 3rd option to install it (can't remember the details), I am new at this sort of stuff but I knew it would be risky without some sort of recovery mode installed.

Next thing I know the phone shows the LG logo like normal but with an error message on the up left corner of the phone saying:

"ERROR: boot certification verify

[880]--------------------------------------------

[880]

[880] Secure booting error!

[880] Cause: Boot certification verify

[880]

[880]--------------------------------------------"

And then the screen goes black it doesn't really shut down because it takes me about 10 seconds of holding the power key which is force reboot instead of the 2-3 second hold.

I've been trying to get solutions for this around the forums but nothing works as I don't know my exact model number.

I would appreciate some help and thanks in advance!
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] cropp7:
Hello guys i recently browsing a searching for possible android 8.0 roms for honor 7 lite aka honor 5c and i found that its expected to be updated to oficial android 8.0. It is real or fake ?
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] zwonko:
In this table it is written that decision is not yet known. There will be custom ROM for sure
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] cropp7:
In the official release of android 8.0 oreo that comes out mounts before was posted that our honor wotn be updated now its written that its expected so there is some chance to be update?
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] ajud:
I wish Huawei would give us an official update to Android 8.0 (or 8.1 if it exists)
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] Twisted Prime:
That list is fake, honor 5x didn't even get nougat and it says it will get oreo
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] thelous:
theres not alot that would change, EMUI would still be on top of it, and alot of apps would be buggy.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] anon1135:
I just received it ota today and wanted to update. only thing I'm worried about is battery life getting worse. anyone had good experiences with it? I'll also check if this is being discussed anywhere else

edit - nvm it's discussed a lot on miui forum. delete this!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] nAFutro:
Battery life seems the same for me after two days. Only issue i have is that the default app for Browser is set now you I can't choose which browser i'm gonna use.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Frecciablu(2):
Hi exactly which is the topic cant find it.

I move really hard in that forum

I readed about scanner latency got bigger, problem with led for 3rd party app, and some (low) have worst battery, many have better battery. Also still not notification as nougat.

Anyway cant find again that topic