yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
Again, being new to this, what can I actually do to this phone? You say I'm stuck on Lollipop for the OS and Touchwiz for an interface what can I use to increase it's functionality and performance ability? I read where Marshmallow doesn't have as many significant changes from Lollipop as the changes were from KitKat to Lollipop but I always thought having the most current OS would aid you in using programs and security designed for newer OS's, just like with computers. What about security and update issues, will they stop supporting Lollipop leaving vulnerable? Or is that the idea, forcing you into buying a newer phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Pretty much, after 18-24 months companies just stop putting out new software (to get you to buy a new phone), that's part of the reason for using custom ROMs. This device is much older than that and has a locked bootloader, keeping you from doing a lot of things, like using a ROM with an unofficial kernel, so the latest software is not possible. The Sprint and TMo versions of this phone do not have locked bootloaders and are able to use Marshmallow and Nougat, etc. So root the phone using the one methods outlined in the General section (you need to use one that uses SuperSU to use Flashfire) of this forum and then use Flashfire to flash a custom ROM in the Android Development. New features and better functionality. I also recommend removing apps you don't use to decrease RAM consumption and increase performance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
Are you saying I can root this version of my S4 (Galaxy S4 SCH-I545 v.I545VRSGPL1) and then install a custom rom to it using either SuperSU or Flashfire, right? For this version of phone are there any custom roms you would suggest using that are designed more for it? Sorry for all the questions, I just don't want to do something I'll be sorry for or can't reverse or fix.

Again, thanks for all your help and guidance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
SuperSU is required to use Flashfire, but yes. I would Odin OF1 first or WiFi won't work, I would suggest Stanglitre's ROM it was the most stable I tried for the short time I had this device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
What do I use on build LRX22C.I545VRSGPL1?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
I have seen other roms on the site but how do I know if they will work for my build of phone? I try to read as much as I can but the way some people talk and explain things in some of the posts it might as well be in a foreign language. lol. I hope in time I'll be able to understand all the meanings, but right it's a little tough and I don't want to mess things up because I wasn't sure of something. Are the roms made for specific builds or can any be used?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Yes they are for specific builds. You really picked one of the worst phones to start with. Do you have a PC?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
Yes, I have a PC. I didn't know anything about this phone when I got it much less the problems I'm facing with it now. I just don't like these phone companies or anyone else backing you into a corner and forcing you to buy something newer because they quit taking care of that product when it's only a couple years old.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
This device is more than a couple years old... But I would recommend downloading the OF1 firmware from wwe.sammobile.com and using the Odin program to flash it. Then you can use a few of the ROMs on here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
I believe I've flashed the phone successfully. The Baseband Version was - I545VRSGPL1 and now it is - I545VRUGOF1 The Android Version is still 5.0.1 At this point what can I do with or to it now? Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
You can now root it and flash a ROM. Just follow the rupturing instructions in the General section of the forum.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
Not sure what happened but here goes. I flashed the phone to OF1 and then tried to root it so I could put on a new rom. I used kingoroot to root the phone and it showed rooted but could not load flashfire. tried a couple times but kept getting a message that the bianary was occupied and after that when I tried to boot it the phone would freeze on the verizon red boot logo. I tried to re-flash OF1 and now it's stuck on "software update failed" with a yellow triangle and under that it says " your device didn't update successfully". I'm gonna guess that all of this isn't a good thing and hope there is a possible fix for this. Any insight and help would be greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Reflash OF1 with Odin and start over. I told you SuperSU was needed for Flashfire to work right. You need to use a root method that uses SuperSU. There is a couple guides in the General section of this forum.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
It won't re-flash. I can boot the phone to d/l mode, then start odin, load the of1 file, it checks it successfully and when I hit start it starts working and stops in about ten seconds while trying to load "system.img.ext4" and shows FAILED
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Try OC1 tar instead.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
After numerous times of trying and using different cables and com ports it finally took the OF1 firmware successfully. I don't know if it was using a different port or cable or just a combination of all, but it worked. I used a root checker and it says it's not rooted. Now, do I root with SuperSU then use FlashFire to install the new rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] richard14417842:
Hi tell us how it was please...I am with the same trouble can not pass from lollipop don't have any rom mod nothing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 87lwrdr:
Not really sure what you want or need but I too am still on Lollipop 5.0.1. I was trying to set it up so I could load a different rom on it when it got "soft bricked" and I just wanted to get it back to it's normal state. At first I couldn't flash it or do anything with it. I just kept getting "phone didn't update properly" message with the yellow triangle. I must have tried flashing with Odin 30 times or more and not every attempt would fail at the same point. Some tries would go 50% and some 10% of the graph. Then it went maybe 90% and about 4 tries later it loaded the OF1 firmware and now the phone is back to normal and it's NOT rooted. I also tried the Kies software and it didn't even recognize the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordbear:
Thanks for this thread! I'm keen on doing this too. I have an S7 now and want to turn my classic S4 into a bedside WiFi device for music, alarms, etc.

I have one question for now, to be clear: This will work on a Verizon S4?

I have previously come to think that the locked bootloader prevented rooting and thus alternate (factory or 3rd party) ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
You can root, but it prevents having a custom kernel. So only custom Touchwiz ROMs work as far as I know (I don't have the device anymore, but I don't see how anything would have changed).
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Mosquito1:
Hey, today I went to LG's developer website and got my unlock.bin, but sadly cannot flash it for some reason.

Basically what happens is when I insert the flash command into cmd, it stays at "sending 'unlock' (1 KB)..." forever.

I've installed the LG drivers but the problem still persists. Can someone give me a piece of advice on how to tackle this issue? Thanks. :rolleyes:

EDIT: Attached a screenshot below after disconnecting the device.

[IMG="cmd screenshot"]https://i.gyazo.com/60db3e6bd81561436f95c8b5c88c2a8a.png[/IMG]

EDIT2: Apparently my usb cable was faulty, issue resolved.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] KanBorges:
can you reply with the bootloader unlock.bin file attached?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sym_m:
hi i got mate 9 before a week but i have problem with add new finger print i have to push hard to read my finger the sensor fail to read it but when i unlock the screen it doesn't fail and unlock fast i did full factory rest but not change any thing
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] p51d007:
Something I do from time to time with mine. Turn the phone OFF. Take a little cleaning solution (I use "windex") and clean off the fingerprint sensor pad. Your fingers have skin oil, dirt, and if like mine, grease and who knows what else. After unlocking it a few thousand times a week, it could get contaminated and just might need a good cleaning.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sym_m:
Wow bro u are absolutely right this help alot it work good now after good clean
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesm80uk:
Hi i posted on here a day or so ago, because i couldn't get a ROM to fix a RK3066 based chinese tablet that started freezing at the boot logo.

Anyway after trying some suggested ROMS elsewhere, the tablet is working again. We had to use a mixture of the boot.img from one ROM and the kernel/system from another to get it running because the propper ROM isn't available anywhere.

However, WiFI and BT do not work now.

After some research and delving into the terminal, dmesg was saying that it "couldn't open FW: WIFI_RAM_CODE". Apparently this is the firmware for Mediatek branded wifi chips (which this tablet uses). The only ROM that works on this tablet seems to only support realtek/broadcom wifi modules and not Mediatek.

After reading a little about porting wifi drivers, I downloaded a ROM from another device that uses the same Mediatek model of wifi chip as this tablet, and used adb to push the WIFI_RAM_CODE file from that ROM onto the /etc/firmware directory of the tablet. The FW error is now gone in dmesg when the wifi is turned on, but in the list of wifi networks all i see is:

NVRAM WARNING: Err - 0x01

No other networks are found. Only this error.

Any input you can provide would be much appreciated. I'm not too bothered about bluetooth but to get wifi back would be great.

Thanks,

James.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] live4speed:
So I Watched a tutorial on Youtube & the guy formatted data before installing superSu in twrp. Is it a necessary step??? I've rooted many devices in the past including redmi 3s but never formatted data. Plz answer.

I don't want to format data as it took me many hours to set up the device according to my usage. Plus Mi backup isn't working on my device it doesn't make back up of my apps & data.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] ZHNN:
No. I added a post to the sticky in the guides section where I listed every step I took, with a section just for setup and getting root. Wiping data was not part of that, because I didn't do it.

Skip all the QPST and QXDM stuff if you don't want to mess with NVRAM.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] live4speed:
So I can root without wiping data & without having any issues later on?

Umm Btw what is QPST QXDM & NVRAM?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] ZHNN:
You can root without wiping, if you disable verity.

As for the tools, don't mess with them if you just want root.

NVRAM is just an acronym for non-volatile random access memory. In this case I'm referring to where the hardware implementation settings live.

QPST and QXDM are Qualcomm engineering tools that can't be obtained legally, because in addition to the useful features, they would theoretically allow a user to do illegal things like cloning handsets.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] live4speed:
How to disable verify? Yeah i just want root for ad-away, titanium backup & to remove bloatware from stock miui9 rom.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] ZHNN:
I'm sorry but I don't want to type it out again. You may find my step-by-step in the stickied thread in guides tagged with [NEWBIE GUIDE], it's currently the last post in there. I listed every step I took and all the files you need. The OP of that thread lists the locations of nearly everything you need, the rest can be found by searching google for the filenames I provided.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] jbmc83:
yes, but but but....spoonfeeding! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ettore88:
Hi guys.Id like to install on my S7 Edge with the latest stock fw Nougat Xposed.Which Xposed vs can I install?My phone is rooted with Magisk.THX in advance;)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jc9896:
Anyone successfully unlocked their E6553 on this version? Let me know the way you did so as I'm planning to unlock mine soon.

Thanks.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prasad.asr1978@gmail.com:
First Read this thread 3-4 times and then try backing up DRM Keys, Unlocking Bootloader, Flashing any Stock ROM.....

https://xdaforums.com/xperia-z4/general/guide-safe-bootloader-unlock-restore-t3386915
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] optoson:
So I was trying to fix my start menu problem, by installing a new rom, and now im stuck at this screen that is red green blue and white stripes, and says

"TITA100 MFG

SPL-2.4.0 Olipro

CPLD-9"

please help I have no idea what I'm doing, and I really dont want to hard reset

Explain it like your talking to someone who doesn't know much about phones, like me!

Thankyouu
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Swordfish22:
Do you not realize that loading a new rom does a hard reset on your device?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] funy:
i would suggest going straight to your phones indivisual forum and read all the flashing stikies there,

the 3 colour screen is the bootloader which should mean that you can save the phone. check the stickies or ask in respective phone forum and someone should be able to help.

as above, the rom flash does hard reset your phone. the contents of your sd card will still be there, but any programs on it you will need to make new shortcuts for.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinkgeek:
I have tried everything to get past this, now I am lost. I have a Galaxy s6 ...SM-G920T1. I have tried Odin, tried hijaker, tried the voice activated, google assistant, download mode, i believe everything. It is driving me crazy! If someone can help me I would so appreciate it.

Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] audiotester1:
I need to test if some call functionalities are working, and i need to make a voice call from Phone1 to Phone2, play a test sound/tone (eg. from a .wav file) into the call, record it on the other side, and then compare to the original sound file.

Is there any documentation on the .wav->call playback and call recording on android? I can use any modern android phone from a reputable manufacturer (i have a budget), rooting is not an issue, i can install custom roms, whatever. I have some linux experience, but have never developed for android. I have noticed there is alsa support on android, but I haven't tested it out (cross compile aplay, select the 'call output device' - if it exists?, and play the sound there?).

So, is there any documentation, any existsing projects or anything in that direction anywhere?

Thank you for any info!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] DragonFire1024:
I've been experimenting with rotation control mods. I've tried many. I've even tried rotation mods in Xposed. But none of them would would ever work 100%. The main issue I had was finding one to control the rotation for all applications. Just when

I was about to give up, I came across Rotation Manager. It's total rotation control. You can force apps to load in any direction, including the lock screen. Simply allow a forced notified that stops the system from shutting down. The notification only shows when you pull down the status bar so it doesn't clog it with icons.

I really love this app and purchased the property edition. Works perfectly and smoothly. I highly recommend this app.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] tiago1966:
Obrigado, Jader. Isso irá ajudar muita gente.

Tks, Jader. This will help everyone.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaderalves:
Clique no gostei para agradecer por favor na postagem original obrigado

Click on the I liked it to thank you in the original post thank you
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaderalves:
report my post Supah Cookie for putting a procedure in 2 languages ​​among them the English the post is mine and put it the way I want it clear respecting the rule of being posted in English
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dandrumheller:
It's my understanding that posts in a non English native language that also include an English translation are acceptable. Is this not the case?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaderalves:
Yes I don't see problem in posting in the native language since there is a translation for the English present in the post that Supahcokkie is catching on my foot because of a post of him that I copied part, but I will redo a relock post that I developed with just a click and a rom
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dandrumheller:
Looks to me he would be just fine if he moved the English section to the top of the post...
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Az Biker:
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Posting in a language other than English IS ALLOWED, as long as the English portion of the comment is FIRST, and the translation is SECOND.

For those who think they know the Forum Rules, you can refresh your memories HERE.

Please post with respect and not YELLING or insults. Thanks.

tl;dr

4. Use the English language.

We understand that with all the different nationalities, not everyone speaks English well, but please try. If you're really unable to post in English, use an online translator. You're free to include your original message in your own language, below the English translation. (This rule covers your posts, profile entries and signature).

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A publicação em um idioma que não seja inglês É PERMITIDO, desde que a parte em inglês do comentário seja PRIMEIRA, e a tradução é SEGUNDA.

Para aqueles que pensam conhecer as Regras do Fórum, você pode atualizar suas memórias AQUI .

Por favor, poste com respeito e não YELLING ou insultos. Obrigado.

tl dr dr

4. Use a língua inglesa.

Nós entendemos isso com todas as diferentes nacionalidades, nem todos falam inglês bem, mas tente. Se você realmente não conseguir postar em inglês, use um tradutor online. Você pode incluir sua mensagem original em seu próprio idioma, abaixo da tradução em inglês. (Esta regra abrange suas postagens, entradas de perfil e assinatura).
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] josip-k:
And now this is a great tutorial. Mod you can pin this if you feel so.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaderalves:
Thanks
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] KrisM22:
If you wish to you could edit 1st post, advanced, put [GUIDE][addison] in front of title and move solved to end. That might make it easier for folks to find. bricked phones happen and if this works it needs notoriety.

look at

https://xdaforums.com/moto-z-play/h...se-attempt-t3812530/post76991120#post76991120
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaderalves:
Really work thnk for comment
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] KrisM22:
check links in OP please.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaderalves:
links checked thanks
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Raphael VR6:
for me is working in Win 10... win7 is not mandatory
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] KrisM22:
Excellent!!!
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] yssie:
Esse guia tambem funciona para soft brick? Aceitei um update OTA e agora ficou preso no twrp.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] KrisM22:
"Does this guide also work for soft brick? I accepted an OTA update and now got stuck in twrp."

I don't think so - if you can get to TWRP, you can flash a custom ROM, and then use this guide:

https://xdaforums.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-relock-bootloader-to-lasted-stock-t3718190

but ask there.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] yssie:
Thanks!

edit: I managed to fix it! Again, thanks!
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] BRbrazil:
nao nao funciona mas eu arrumo pra vc
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Manish355:
I was on Stock official Oreo 27.76 and rooted my device and now using custom ROM. Will this method get me to stock with boot locked? Will this rewrite the Oreo ?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
If you want a locked bootloader and Oreo, you'd have to wait for the fastboot Oreo stock ROM. Attempting to flash Nougat 7.1.1 (Feb 2018) stock firmware may get you back to stock, and you may be able to update to Oreo (provided you were only on the first official stock Oreo OTA, else you may hard brick your device), but until the stock ROM comes out, your bootloader may stop you from re-locking your device.

Also, please edit your post, you do not need to quote the entire post...
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Manish355:
Man, I thought this method would work. I need to wait for Oreo images which will take a while :(

Anyways I edited the post, thank for the advice.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] BRbrazil:
Links off !
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] usuario do Z play:
Hardbrick oreo

fiz downgrade do oreo patch de março para nougat 7.1.1 e depois fui instalar um patch do N 7.1.1 e agora tou com hardbrick

na porta COM meu aparelho aparece como Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM3) sinal que ainda dar pra recuperar. mas por ser bootloader do oreo esse guia fucionaria?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
If Google Translate is working, then I do not think this blankflash will work for you. You've still likely got the Oreo bootloader on your device, which is likely corrupted by using the Nougat OTA update.

You could choose to wait for a newer blankflash to appear (unknown timeframe, requires being leaked) or pay a repair shop (for a motherboard repair). Unfortunately, the way your device is hardbricked means it is likely out of rescue for the time being.

Also, please post in English, or provide an English translation of your posts please.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] usuario do Z play:
okay, Thanks for the help
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] LosthSec:
alguém que estava com problemas após a atualização do 7.1.1 conseguiu resolver? estou com medo de formatar o computador e ser em vão... (celular não liga, quando carrega o led branco pisca e não aparece nada)
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] usuario do Z play:
cria outra particção ae você não precisa formatar o windows que ja esta instalado, com win+R digite diskmgmt.msc e lá você poderar particionar seu disco uns 25gb ta otimo pra esse esperimento. no caso de hardbrick apos o 7.1.1 ainda estamos sem solução.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Felipe Oliveira:
Links off :( Could someone make the files available to me? those of the post are off, especially the blankflash
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
To the best of my knowledge, here's the links for the blankflash: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73402033&postcount=181 or you could try this blankflash https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73411048&postcount=206

However, I do not know if these will work with devices flashed with newer 7.1.1 or Oreo stock ROMs that got hard bricked - these blankflashes may be too old to work (regardless of if you downgraded to an earlier stock ROM).
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Felipe Oliveira:
My device is already over a year old and came with 6.0, I think I already tested these two and they all give me the same error

C:\Users\Felipe Oliveira\Desktop\blankflash>.\qboot.exe blank-flash

Motorola qboot utility version 3.40

[ 0.000] Opening device: \\.\COM3

[ 0.001] Detecting device

[ 4.008] ERROR: sahara_greet_device()->change_mode()->do_hello()->IO error

[ 4.008] Check qboot_log.txt for more details

[ 4.009] Total time: 4.009s

FAILED: qb_flash_singleimage()->sahara_greet_device()->change_mode()->do_hello()->IO error

C:\Users\Felipe Oliveira\Desktop\blankflash>pause

Pressione qualquer tecla para continuar. . .