yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] HarmfulMushroom:
I'll begin by stating I'm not exactly a noob at anything flashing/updating/rooting whatever as I've been doing this for years, but I'm a bit confused after downloading the factory image for Pixel 2 XL, specifically the February update. This is the first time there is no flash-all.bat file, nor is there just the system.img, boot.img etc files so I could manually flash those files one by one. Just a payload.bin file which, as far as I can tell, contains all of the images.

My concern is, I completely forgot to back my files up on internal storage and messed something up. Also, I forgot to remove my PIN prior to doing this, so no access to TWRP... As such, currently no way to boot my phone and no way to back files up. While not the end of the world, I would greatly prefer not to loose my data by performing a factory reset.

I'm aware that the update file can be sideloaded via adb, but I'm also well aware of how Google included the -W command to wipe user data in the past. Because they've redone the factory image, I cannot locate any way to verify there is no -W command to wipe my data. I've verified all the regular files and saw no fastboot commands, and even opened the payload file with a hex editor and couldn't find much...

Can anyone confirm whether this will wipe my data? Or if there is another way to go about flashing the feb image without wiping user data?

I also tried searching first before posting this (as I really didn't want to expose just how nooby a mistake I made) so if this has already been discussed I apologize in advance.

EDIT: I just threw caution to the wind and updated with adb sideload update.zip. Flashed just fine, fixed my bootloop and no data wipe at all. I'll mark this down as a lesson I almost learned the hardway and go on with my life...

Mods can close.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
Hi, I'm receiving OTA updates, official software, oem locked. I had previously installed a lot of roms on this phone, rooted, etc, and once I flashed stock rom with moto g5 plus toolkit it killed my phone, or did it. It's pretty complex.

So right along the time this happened, I gave my imei to a verizon rep, he verified my phone was compatbile with verizon network, sent a verizon prepaid sim out (i'm switching to 40 plan from redpocket to verizon prepaid) the sim is still in the mail. Along this time I also was on lineage os from vache, 8.1 But I didn't like it so I reflashed stock rom with moto g5 plus toolkit, (google it)

So. it was PRECISELY after I re-flashed stock rom that no sim card worked. I immediately assumed it was verizon's fault, they must have locked my phone to their network, right? But then I dialed *#06# on my dialer and my IMEI showed up as ZERO. I talked in android discord, and was told I must have deleted EFS whatever that is.

So, I'm stuck. I have an imei that's zero, no sim card will work on this phone, i'm oem locked and receiving ota updates and official software status via fastboot. android security patch november 1, 2017 and build number = npn25.137-92

I did call Verizon to make sure they weren't causing the issue, but the rep was confused. My phone was showing up as an x1 or something on his screen, but he said I "can't use any other carriers/sims" until i "activate the verizon sim they shipped me" but then this information was falsified by the verizon folks at reddit, who said the rep didn't know what he was talking about.

So I'm thinking this issue is being caused by the stock rom I flashed, NOT verizon. Let me know, I was previously on Redpocket.

Either way, no sim will work right now, I called motorola support, they said they can only send me a new phone for $150, as flashing rom voids warranty, so my phone is essentially a wifi only device without cellular capabilities.

I am stumped as what to do. this is US NA moto g5 plus, again, official software status, oem locked. If someone could help me get my celullar back and identify WHAT CAUSED THIS, I would be eternally grateful. Again, I didn't do anything but erase everything in TWRP (data, cache, etc) and REFLASH stock rom, downloaded from moto g5 plus toolkit link. So HOW could I have deleted my EFS folder? It just doesn't make sense. So I'm debating after all, maybe it is Verizon messing up my phone?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
bro never use toolkit again to flash stock use fastboot instead there is no problem with your device now what you will do is unlock your bootloader with the code u received from moto and after that wipe everything in twrp check if in bootloader your baseband is showing some version then if it shows no problem now flash any 64bit oreo custom rom nos,validus,pe ur wish then reboot to bootloader now type the commands fastboot erase modemst1 ,fastboot erase modemst2 then boot into custom rom you installed now you will have signal,then again boot into twrp recovery and backup efs and store it on pc or cloud ur choice, now you can use any custom rom with signal without any hassle and if you want to move to stock while flashing stock rom skip fastboot erase modemst1 ,fastboot erase modemst2 commands you boot into rom it should have signal if you dont get signal flash twrp then restore your oreo efs backup you will surely get back your signal but no volte sadly for now.

after stock oreo release flash it may be everything will be normal again.

i wish you good luck.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
Thanks so much for replying I will try exactly everything you said :)
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
bro 1 advice dont ever use toolkit to flash stock use fastboot its the best secure way.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
Hi which rom would you recommend? i try downloading validus and pixel experience, but the zip files extract to cpgz files, I can't get the actual files. I need flashable rom
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
i will give u the link

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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569952670

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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569952670
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
thank you Rakesh, I'm downloading it now, I will update you to let you know if it works. I just want my phone back :(
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
what are instructions to flash this rom?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
bro just flash that rom then boot into bootloader then type these 2 fastboot commands and enter after every command

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

then boot into custom oreo you will have your imei back now you will have imei with any custom rom but if you want to go to stock then backup your efs from twrp menu and store the files inside your backup folder on potter that shows up in your computer when connected to pc it will have a folder with z******** some serial no and in it you will have 4 files but save only 3 files leave recovery log file and save them to pc and now you can fastboot flash stock rom now what the problem here is it cant detect imei on nougat stock so after flashing fastboot rom you flash twrp recovery and then backup efs then it will create a folder efs backup on you potter then move the previous 3 efs backup files to the backup directory where there will be 4 files same as before and now restoree that backup and you can boot into stock rom it will have imei.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
I figured it out thanks.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
follow this guide bro if you want to fastboot flash stock rom https://xdaforums.com/g5-plus/development/stock-firmware-npn25-137-67-5-fastboot-t3694738
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
I'm trying to flash the validus zip you gave. I put it on an sd card and tried flashing it with twrp but it gave me error code 255
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
bro first wipe everything off your potter if you dont have any important data on it i mean clean flash take out your sd card and now select advanced wipe>select all options>wipe one by one

format potter using format option now copy validus zip to your potter internal storage it will show up when connected to pc then select installl in twrp then swipe to flash it should flash well then wipe dalvik cache then boot to bpootloader try those 2 commands then you boot to rom it will have signal bro. try it
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
Bro I did exactly what you said, copied Validus zip to internal, removed sd card and erased everything in twrp. It's still giving me error code 255 when I try to flash the Validus zip.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
bro wipe everything of ur device and try format then factory reset and then reboot to recovery again then try to flash the rom again

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try this twrp it need s64bit supported twrp to flash that rom try this twrp flash this recovery then format then try to flash https://dl.twrp.me/potter/twrp-3.2.1-0-potter.img.html

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try this twrp it need s64bit supported twrp to flash that rom try this twrp flash this recovery then format then try to flash https://dl.twrp.me/potter/twrp-3.2.1-0-potter.img.html
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
Thanks bro, much love, that was it. I can finally flash the rom. I'll flash it, and then try your next steps to get signal. Thanks again I really appreciate it.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
What's the best way to backup EFS?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
good luck. stay safe with efs always.:o
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] beatlesfan5858:
I got signal much love bro, you really saved my day!
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
boot into oreo rom once you have signal then go to twrp then>backup >swpie to backup>it will save 4 backup files in internal memory twrp backup folder copy that whole folder and keep it safe when ever you loose signal just backupefs again in new rom then it will create backup folder then replace that backup folder with this oreo efs backup you can get back signa then.

is it working now having signal?

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once oreorom stock comes you willbe good to go and everything will be normal.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] tc0566:
Ok there's an update got all this to work up to flashing TWRP back to stock..TWRP ask for password to decrypt phone and won't mount anything rw or read internal storage..what do I do to back up efs? Fixed the IME by using an otg drive but still unable to read storage assuming that rooting will fix the decrypt problem? Ok here's an update reflagged to stick to try to get Boost mobile to program correctly.. Even after putting it back stock other than looking there bootloader It still will not allow LTE to work on boost.. Would an unlocked bootloader cause this?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jprimero15:
Deprecated
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jharvey208:
We built one earlier. See Telegram
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jprimero15:
I know we both built it with ur server :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Longturd:
Hey.... What telegram channel?
[Android General] Lamba92:
Hello folks of XDA, especially the Italians one since i'm creating this thread to address one of the most wanted feature of the Italian Intesa San Paolo home banking mobile application for Android, that is making PayGo work with a custom ROM, rooted phone, ecc....

Now let's first state what PayGo is and what's the problem:

PayGo it's a feature of the application that allows you to emulate the contactless chip of one of you credit/debit card through NFC.

PayGo requires your phone to be unrooted and unmodified.

Every attempt to hide the modifications through Magisk Hide allows you to pass the initial warning of the application about Root and Custom ROM but the feature then fails to start with an unknown error.

So, summing up, PayGo won't work even if you pass SafetyNet checks and no one seems to understand what it checks.

Now, I'm a developer but I'm not even close to understand how security checks and stuff works under the hood in Android but my guess is that PayGo checks somehow if the bootloader is unlocked or not. Following this intuition I Googled how to check from application code if the bootloader is unlocked or not. One answer on Andorid Stack Exchange seemed to be really useful: it states that from a dialer app you can check if the bootloader is unlocked or not. Now, that answer reminded me that I was always wondering why Intesa San Paolo app was asking for phone permissions even if it never used them (at least apparently) and an idea popped to my mind:

what if the app asks for phone permissions only to check as dialer if the phone has unlocked bootloader or not?

Well, I revoked phone permission to the app and tried to open PayGo and guess what, it asks phone permissions right away! If you deny them and check "don't ask me again" it won't even open anymore, so my guess may be right.

The problem now is to understand what values is returned to the dialer and how to modify it so that we can test it.

Any good soul that can offer a solution through, i don't know, a Magisk module or something?

Thank you for your time in reading this, I hope it helps someone :)
[Android General] Lamba92:
[MENTION=4168480]Diomorgan[/MENTION], [MENTION=8927653]Errtu73[/MENTION], [MENTION=3341206]olivercervera[/MENTION] may find this thread useful :)
[Android General] olivercervera:
Have you tried disabling ADB debugging? I have personally tested PayGo and works
[Android General] Lamba92:
Yes, it passes the first warning but then fails to start with unknown error
[Android General] olivercervera:
You are lucky because I'm customer of the Intesa group (although I usually don't use this app)

As I said earlier, it works perfectly on my device. The issue is specific to your ROM/device.

I just activated the App and PayGo right now...
[Android General] Lamba92:
Well I tried it on a OnePlus One with Sultanxda LOS but no luck, same on LG G4 with official LOS. Which phone and ROM are you using?

I'll try with my OnePlus 5 keeping the stock ROM, hoping it will work
[Android General] olivercervera:
I'm on Xiaomi Mi5 and LOS 15.1 (Android 8.1)

LOS is not the problem, probably there was something weird in the ROMs you tried. Some old ROMs are implemented in a way that Magisk can't really work/hide everything, most of them before SafetyNet/Magisk era.

Try with stock ROM and Magisk, you should be fine.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] gribbler:
I had been running stock on my factory refurb device I got in Sept and thought it's time to look at running a 8.x ROM - downloaded stock, Pixel Dust, TWRP 3.2.0. Flashed stock, did enough setup to enable USB, fastboot the twrp.img, installed the twrp zip - and I can't recall now clearly, as it was last night, but I think at that point I restarted to recovery and then adb pushed the PD zip to the Download folder, then rebooted. The screen never came back on. I tried a few things last night and no change, called Google, got told i was just past warranty long enough for them not to be able to help me. This morning for ****s and giggles I hit the power button and I see the battery icon flash on, for maybe 2-3 seconds and then shuts off. The only other thing I've seen is a red light one time while plugging it into the computer to see if I could see it with fastboot or adb during that 2-3 second battery image.. No go.

Not sure where to go next, last night I thought it might be a dead system board, now I'm confused.

Thanks
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] DR3W5K1:
Boot into the invisible bootloader. Terminal or command console type "fastboot continue" that's the only thing I can think of to help. GL
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] DR3W5K1:
Also if you successfully get into the invisible bootloader you'll feel a vibration with pwr+voldown
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] gribbler:
Thanks - it turns on, shows the battery icon, then turns off. Not much I can do.. I'm not sure if I screwed up and killed the bootloader or not - took it to a repair shop to see what they say. I've never not been able to resurrect a phone since I've started messing with ROMs in.. must have been 2006? (Cingular 8125)

Oh well, I have a backup Vernee Mix 2 that I guess I'll use for a bit and maybe wait until the next Google phone is out in the fall

Thanks
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] DR3W5K1:
Np!

(One thing to note) the 128gb models die like that.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] BioMelt:
Thank you, this post has saved me much headache.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] sudoxd:
Battery is ****ed for sure
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Haohmaru:
Anyone know of a battery repair service? I can't stand this anymore, I can grab a loaner phone from work while this is being fixed. Unfortunately it's not under warranty as I purchased it at launch. I absolutely need to have the battery fixed and get the same phone back, since I'm s-off with undetected tethering on a verizon unlimited government plan. I'd just buy a new phone, but none seem to be able to do this basic thing anymore.
[Nokia 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] HGTan:
I have just OTA updated my TA-1000 to OREO - Android 8.0.0 and I found the start up of Facebook becomes slow.

It takes around 3 to 5 second to load.
[Nokia 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sltushar:
That will be for first time

You can make a hard reset

If it still occurs, then dont worry, sometime it happens due to confliction of other apps which are running on the background

And after you run the app for first time, then second time it wont took long time

Even we have computer with Core i7 processor but still we see some apps took upto 1 minute, depending on the size of app

Facebook is a large size app, it took time because of its size

Sometimes other apps took place in RAM in the background and keep running

This let the new closed app to run slower

Once it runs and took its own place on the RAM then it run smoothly next time
[Nokia 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mayersdz:
thats because oreo is closing fb app in the background so it needs to start all again
[Nokia 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] HGTan:
Thanks. I certainly has done what you have mentioned before creating this post. I even reset the phone and reinstalled all APPs and installed FB before all other APPs. But it is still very slow each time I start the APPs..
[Nokia 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] HGTan:
Update: TA-1000 Feb update has improved the facebook start-up and response time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00325:
So the other day I was making a encrypted backup of my galaxy s6 from twrp to a external usb flash drive, but because the phone runned out of battery while backing up It shutted down while encrypting the backup. Now I have my 32gb usb flash drive unusable because I can't write or even remove information from there. I tried formatting the usb partition, I tried with linux use fsck, tried pharmd and even tried formatting the usb as a ext4 (because it was as fat32) and then after plug it out and plug it back in, it is still as fat32 and still having the same files. Any way to fix this, or I should just save miney to buy another one [emoji29][emoji22]

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
I don't have this device but, your best bet is to post this question within the following Official TWRP thread for your device.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3080940

If needed, you can try posting your question within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3110220

Good Luck!

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I DO NOT provide support via PM unless asked/requested by myself. PLEASE keep it in the threads where everyone can share.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Augustoandro:
Try formatting on Windows
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00325:
Already did, it didn't work as such as slow format as fast format

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[Galaxy Ace II General] Geosaw:
I brick my phone, when I turn it on only shows a gray screen with little black points. I can enter to the download menu but when I press the volume up nothing happen. (the key is working before I brick the phone)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ggerman28:
Does anyone have the "File Explorer" which was used in "Black" roms

I guess someone should remember the "Black" roms by JJ.

IMOH, the File Explorer came with those roms are superior than the one we have now.

So I am wondering if anyone has the "file explorer" in cab file, (if that is installable by cab file) or will some rom chef consider the possibility of using that file explorer in their next release?

Thank you.

G.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] cirial:
There's really a difference?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Can't say I knew there was a difference. You could always try Rescoe Explorer. Very good application with 14 day free trial. Sorry, no warez here.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] deadeyed:
GS Finder+
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Ka Hooli:
GSFinder+ homepage, translated from Japanese to English: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://page.freett.com/todamitsu/GSFinder.htm
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ggerman28:
yes, thank you. this is the one i am looking for.

I dun know how other ppl think of this File explorer, but i truely feel it is better than the one we have in the newer roms.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] wacky.banana:
Its a question of choice really. Some people think a type of car is better than another; depends on what they are looking for, what turns them on, what rocks their boat, and so on.

For me Resco explorer gives me what I need.

Good luck.

WB
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Trewyy:
I realize my phone is probably completely busted, but I figured I'd ask for some suggestions. Accidently flashed twrp to boot, now phone will no longer boot whatsoever. Black screen and no charge light. Only good news is that my computer still recognizes it and plays the usb connected/disconnected sound when holding power buttons.

Any ideas? Can't get into recovery, fastboot, or anything at this point. Maybe I havent tried the correct combination of power buttons.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Kakubetsuna:
Try this. Download Xiaomi Miflash. Download latest Global/China image for Mido. Connect the phone via USB and see if miflash recognize it. If it did, just flash normally. I owned a Mi3 before, same thing happen to me. No light, nothing on screen but my PC recognize the phone and its partition so Miflash can still be use to flash any compatible image.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Trewyy:
Tried this, nothing :'( Thanks for the suggestion though.

ADB and Fastboot not detecting this device anymore, either.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Jochman14:
Hi,

if you connect to computer and there is a connection sound, device is powered on.

So try to hold power until it vibrate. Then very fast push volume down and power to access fastboot.

Try and you will see.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] febry_valdy:
Can u boot into fastboot?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] ArK96:
No fastboot huh? I believe the only option left out is what the service center guys do..DEEP FLASH.

Proceed at your own risk. Deep flash is the last resort when it comes to a software brick. But do a thorough research on it before proceeding. You might have to buy some stuff for it. Or the best thing I suggest you to do is take to the service center.