yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] d.cortez:
i got mine via eBay UK for less than $660.00 US... i got mine before the exchange rates between the pound and the dollar when south. i paid a premium shipping price to have it shipped next day delivery. fortunately for me my purchase was financed via a "hefty" return on a SuperBowl bet! ;)
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] hambola:
yeah man. the pound and euro are trouncing the dollar. we're hurting bad. take your money and divide it by half if you go to london. you would think with such a sheisty exchange rate the deficit wouldn't be so bad. but i digress. the orbit2 is going from free to 249 pounds depending on the contract. that's a deal compared to buying it outright, oh well. at least we're getting better 3g speeds here. small consolation.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Questions & Answers] fistoffury:
Hi all,

Im new to this community. I had flashed a custom recovery (twrp) and gained root access using Magisk and flashed a custom ROM to my vibe k5 but during this process, the internal storage got corrupted and while following some instructions on how to recover that I hard bricked my phone.

I can see the led turn on when connecting it to charge and the USB recognition sound when I connect it to the computer (windows 10) but the screen remains blank and the device cannot be detected on the computer. Is there any way to recover the device. It remains unresponsive.

would software like QFIL or Odin or any other software help in recovering the phone? Could you please guide me as to how to recover a hard bricked vibe k5?

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I have tried downloading over 7 roms, 4 different version of qfil, tool studio, sp flashtool, Qcomm Flash tool to no progress. Qfil just gives me Sahara error. I tried copying the firmware folder to the Bin folder, tried removing and re-inserting battery, deleting all the unused drivers, tried using two other computer with two different OS's and even tried clicking download button as soon as it becomes available (laughs). Finally I downloaded the Lenovo Moto smart assistant and figured out that I only need to use the S102 Rom for indian Lenovo Vibe K5 a6020a40 but my phone still remains hard bricked. The red light comes on religiously when connecting to computers to give me some hope. Is there any other way I should try? could anybody tell me why SaharaProtocol error occurs? Thank you for reading through to the end and I hope you can help.
[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] ApplepieFTW:
So I'm stuck in a bootloop (on the Sony logo) and don't know what to do. This is what I've done/my process:

1. Unlocked the bootloader

2. Flashed TWRP. I still have access to TWRP (and fastboot)

3. Rebooted; the bootloop started here

What I think is that I needed a custom kernel, before I flashed TWRP. Can my situation still be saved? Which kernel will I need to flash? This is some information about my software version that I got from adb commands:

[ro.build.date]: [Tue Jul 31 05:32:10 UTC 2018]

(...)

[ro.build.version.release]: [8.1.0]

(...)

[ro.build.version.security_patch]: [2018-07-05]

Then:

4. I made a TWRP backup of my everything except for data, so that includes the boot image (this is after step 3.)

5. I flashed a kernel from this thread . Version 34.4.A.2.97 for the update on July 18. After reboot still stuck on the Sony logo.

What should I do? Please help me I would really apprechiate it!!!!
[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] YasuHamed:
always give more insight like

1. how did you flash twrp

2. what was the purpose , what you were trying to achieve

3. do you have kernel with you( Modded) ?

now i can only speculate since only this much info is given, but it seems

1. you didnot flash the MAGISK & DRMFIX patch.zip so you are stuck in bootloops

2. you flashed magisk and drmfix but you didn't flash the MODDED kernel having DM Verity OFF so now you are stuck on bootloops
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafael2919:
hello, aruine my phone is a verykool sl5550 try to repair it myself but I could not find the rom, my question is if someone has it or if you can help me get it please, I would greatly appreciate it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bynarie:
I have an HTC10, in good shape. I can access TWRP and bootloader and download mode. ADB recognizes the device in TWRP. The device is also recognized under fastboot(HTC and google FB).) Please, no stuff about wiping, reinstalling. da da da..... Im on linux, where its the most simplest platform, for Android, since it runs a linux type kernel. I tried to boot into Winblows and run an official HTC RUU. It just closes. I know it has something to do with missing dependencies. I remember reading about it on venomrom.com. It's no longer there.

I know there is an RUU decryption tool that will pull the ROM from the stupid RUU. I need some advice. I'm not a n00b. I've been doing nothing but Android stuff for a few years now. Compiling kernels, compiling CM when it was CM. So please, I need real advice.. And yes, I'm S-OFF. Anyone???I have done everything except RUU, which when I boot to Winblows, it just dies... Yes yes, I know how to pull rom.zip from RUU without the bs time rush... Decryption is the key. Thank you folks... And I ask that you only reply if u have an HTC10 S-OFF, WWE, TMOB or Dev/unlocked firmware. Thanks. Oh, yes I did super CID. I know what I'm doing.. Problem is I cant read the last kernel msg. I dont want a samsung with all of its crapware.. Oneplus 6 would be "ok" but its got some ****ty ass features... no SD slot? The octa-core is nice. though... The specs on the damn note9 whoop 1+6s' ass..
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdehoedt:
Hi, I am new to this forum and in any case I do not usually post to forums, so please excuse duplicates/errors etc?

This is the second time I have experienced my Sony Z5 going completely dead, at a random time when I was not doing anything in particular - just connecting to car phone charger.

The symptoms were no charging light, no response to trying to turn on - although the wall charger indicator light showed it was drawing current to charge it up.

I forgot about last time, this happened, so I took it to a high street specialist yesterday, who dismantled it, look at the soldered battery etc, returned it saying he could not trace the fault.

Then very late tonight, I finally remembered.

I held down the 3 buttons simultaneously for 5 secs = power + volume increase + camera buttons .

The the phone suddenly bursts into life - HOORAY . . . .

I have posted this for the benefit of others and also myself, when it happens again and the dementure sets in . . .

Thanks Chris
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tedsorvino:
I don't know where to start with my problem.

Firstly my Nexus 7, 2012 , 5.1.1 android , nakasi- grouper version tablet was very slow. Tried all the known recovery mode options etc. but nothing really changed. So I decided to Root it .

In order to root it properly I download the wugfresh root toolkit. I knew that my USB port was quite unstable but I thought I could risk it, since I didn't have anything serious in there, and at the end of the day I was trying a clean re-installation.

Before doing anything I decided to flash the stock rom and unroot it (since I didn't know if the device was at a correct- clean factory state.... Just for the sake of it) Unfortunatelly I might also have chosen the 2013 version because I didn't really know the differences)...

Everything went well, up to the point that a cmd said that there was no device and stuck there. It was in the bootloader mode and couldn't move. I disconnected the device from the USB, pressed hard and for more than 30 secs the power button, it switched off. Then I pressed hard the power button for a long time (and after that many more times) but it never came back to life.

I tried to press any combination of buttons many times. Disconnected the battery. Actually measured it for voltage and current (everything's fine). Charged it in an alternative way. Reconnected it (several times). To no result. Dead device. I can call it hard-bricked, but to me, it's more like dead.

Any idea what went wrong and if there's any chance for this tablet to come back to life? Is it worth it? No serious data in there. Haven't backed up anything related to it.

Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psiphi:
Take the back off of thr device and carefully disconnect the battery. Wait 5 minutes, then plug battery back in and replace the back.

If you can get a pogo cable you can charge without using the USB. Either way, kust let it charge for a few hours, then try to power up.

The Root Kit has a recover from boot loop option you should use. It will download the last official rom and flash it unrooting your system. Just make sure you choose the right model of nexus when you start.

Good luck
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tedsorvino:
Thanks for the reply.

No chance with solution number one.

As I said I 've left it charge for more than 10 hours. Measured the battery's poles.

Around4 volts, 2.7 amps. Everything's fine with the battery.

The tab won't boot at all. Can't enter bootloader, can't be recognised by the USB, can't use the Root Kit.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GedBlake:
Hi, tedsorvino...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I suspect your Nexus 7's bootloader has become corrupted (possibly due to a faulty USB connection during your wugfresh reflash), or overwritten with an incompatible bootloader for your specific device type, vis-a-vis your reference to flashing the wrong ROM.

Either way, without a valid bootloader, your Nexus 7 will likely never boot again.

Or at least, not without a motherboard replacement, which is probably not worth the hassle or the cost for such an old device.

Flashing the bootloader (either on its own or as part of a full device reflash) was always one of the most risky aspects of reflashing the Nexus 7; it required a healthy battery charge and a solid, stable USB cable connection. It was something I approached with trepidation on my old Nexus 7, and if at all possible, it was something I tried to avoid.

The bootloader is a device critical component for booting the device and also for reflashing it with fastboot commands, because it's the bootloader that accepts and handles those fastboot commands, either directly via a Window's command prompt or with something like Wugresh's toolkit.

And when it gets corrupted or overwritten with something other than a valid bootloader image file, the Nexus 7 is hardbricked, and the only solution is a motherboard replacement.

Ged.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tedsorvino:
Thank you. Even if the news are bad, it's a really valuable piece of information. At least now I know.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] l3igl3ang:
Hi guys im having a heck of a time trying to flash U1 FW to my s9+ cause it has the stupid sprint lease lock on it so i'm trying to flash u1 to it. The U1 worked for my s8+ to remove the lock and sprint bloatware. I have a SM-G965U with build # G965USQU3ARG7 and i downloaded SM-G965U1_G965U1UES2ARF4 firmware but when i try to flash it just fails. i tired it useing prince comsy odin. tried odin 3b and odin v3.12.3 and none works they all fail. So im lost to why its not flashing the phone! any help would be appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] kevindevonwilliams:
The reason why it is failing is because you are on a high boot loader, you current on V3 while the U1 firmware that you was trying to flash is on V2.. You can only flash firmware that's on the same boot loader.

You would need to download G965U1UEU3ARG7 and flash it in order to be on the U1 firmware...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] l3igl3ang:
Well crap do u know where i could get G965U1UEU3ARG7 firmware i google it but has nothing but pay sites
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
I don't believe the ARG7 for the U1 hasn't been released yet. I'm still on ARF4, I haven't gotten any updates for ARG7 yet.

But you can get the firmware using the link below when it becomes available. It's the same one I used.

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/SM-G965U1/XAA/
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] l3igl3ang:
well Dameit thats sucks wonder how long it usely takes for samsung to releases FWs for the phones.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
To be honest it takes as long as it takes... Though for the U1 firmware it does appear to be the last one released after the carriers.

I would imagine that before they release a firmware that covers all the carriers they want to make sure it works for the individual carriers... But that's a theory/speculation I have.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] mohibd73:
Use Odin3 v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD for flashing U1 firmware on your Sprint SM-G965U

Just use Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD for flashing U1 firmware on your Sprint SM-G965U model.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
He can't because he updated his phone to the latest sprint version which uses the v3 bootloader.

The current U1 firmware uses V2 bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] l3igl3ang:
yeah they was alrdy updated when i got the phones :( i got both phones for 225 for the pair owed bills and now lease locks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
First time I have ever heard of a Sprint Lease Lock.. Now I am curious over what that is, so off to google searching for it.

Think I found what your talking about... I am not sure if flashing the U1 firmware will work in this case given it's an S9+ and not an S8. Hopefully it does when the appropriate U1 firmware is released.

Depending on where you got the phones from maybe try doing a return and get a refund?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] mohibd73:
Thanks for the helpful information. I didnot know that.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
No biggie... Just for clarification (if it helps in the future) you can only flash files with the same bootloader version as what is currently installed. You can also flash bootloader versions that are higher then what is currently installed on the device.

What you can not do is flash bootloader versions lower then what is currently installed.

Finding the bootloader version is easy once you know how. Using the firmware version indicated:

G965USQU3ARG7

The bootloader version is the number before the last 4 characters of the firmware version... In this your looking for the number before ARG7... Since the number is 3 it means this firmware uses the version 3 bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] kevindevonwilliams:
Do note that it will definitely wipe data.

U1 firmware (G965U1UEU3ARG7) https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262903999031

Also use this Odin to flash (Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_Patche) https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=5862345805528067951
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
So it is out there?

When did this update become available for the G965U1?

I haven't even gotten a notification that it's available (nor does it show up when I check for software updates)..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] kevindevonwilliams:
Few days, but its behind time. Its July patch..

The update is only available via the Odin files currently
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
Ok.. Am flashing it now, will post results once I get the phone back up and running

Got it all flashed and back up and running... Just took a bit to restore everything and all my settings. Haven't seen anything amiss as of yet, sure I won't find out if there are any quirks until I let things settle for a day or two.

** Update 9/10 - So far so good, working like a charm. Even the wifi issue I had where it kept saying my internet might not be available (even though it was, and turning wifi off and back on would make it work) seems to be gone. Thanks for the link kevindevonwilliams
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] rocz.mx:
Sorry for my noob question, but it is just flash the full firmware or do I have to flash any combination file before do that?

I tried to flash G965UOYN3ARG7 TMB to my Sprint S9+ (firmware G965USQU3ARG7), but it didn´t switch the carrier.

Thanks in advanced.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] kevindevonwilliams:
You trying switch your device from Sprint (SPR) to TMobile (TMB)?

What service are you using at the moment?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] rocz.mx:
My device is unlocked, but I have the same problem of lease Sprint. I did search in the web and I found this thread, I did download the files you posted, but I have already the firmware before mentioned and flash it using Patched Odin, but it didn´t work. Still having the same warning from Sprint.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] kevindevonwilliams:
To carrier switch you would need to flash the U1 firmware, then insert the carrier of your choice [not Sprint] then set up device, after download the latest U firmware which is 3SARI4 and flash it.

Do not flash the USERDATA unless it is for the carrier you switching to
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] rocz.mx:
Ok, I'll do that. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] prof.sparrow25:
.....

Hi I have similar problem,..can help me plz...I have s9+965u sprint locked phone...

What's available way to use another carrier
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] kevindevonwilliams:
You would need to get the device unlock in order to be able to use other carriers worldwide :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] l3igl3ang:
Hi where can i get the files at to flash the u1 v3 fw? the ones i got from the link posted in the post dose not work. its some winRAR files and when u go into the rar its more rar files and it wont load in odin. winRAR wont even extrac the files.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] aamszia:
One can always flash Canadian ROM ( W ) by ODIN PATCHED 3.1.3
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] guiseppecef:
Ok so will this work for the note 9 aswell and if I flash it will it carrier unlock the phone to use on MetroPCS/Metro by TMobile?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
I would imagine it should, but for peace of mind (and better to be safe then sorry) ask in the note 9 sub forum.

If your phone doesn't work on MetroPCS/Metro already (or is carrier locked to someone else) then the short answer is no.

Flashing the unlocked firmware does not have anything to do with the network/carrier lock.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] guiseppecef:
They sent me here is there a way to carrier unlock without contacting Sprint?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
No

Just so you are aware (because you have asked this before already, and it's fairly obvious you are now) the moderators have said discussion on how to circumvent lease lock or carrier locks with phones you still owe (or someone else still owes) a balance on isn't allowed here.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] denpad2010:
Ok I flashed the s9 G960U1 XAA variant firmware to a sprint s9, phone working good but still some sprint activation message on notification bar, how can I get rid of that, something weird is that didn task me for Sim card reboot, you know when you inset a Sim card that's ask you to reboot to set phone according to your Sim card provider
[Huawei Mate 10  Questions & Answers] Pocho121:
I searched videos on how to install TWRP, since I have the bootloader unlocked and I have EMIU 8.0 but I have not managed to install TWRP. Someone can please make a video tutorial to install TWRP?

Sorry for muy bad English ?
[Huawei Mate 10  Questions & Answers] connnor kenway:
http://catuva21.blogspot.com/2018/05/twrporeomate.html?m=1

Use this
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] cowwoc:
I am experiencing an intermittent problem where Wifi Calling gets disabled on incoming/outgoing phone calls. The button starts out looking enabled, but the second I accept an incoming call or dial outward I notice the Wifi Calling icon gets grayed out. Once the icon gets grayed out, the call experience is equivalent to having Wifi Calling enabled. In other words, it seems to be dropping back to LTE. I have very poor reception in my office so LTE calls drop out very frequently.

How do I go about troubleshooting the underlying cause?

Background information:

* The phone is an unlocked, unrooted Samsung S9+ running Android 8.0.0. The model number is SM-G965W. The build number is R16NW.G965WVLU2ARF7.

* My service provider is Rogers (Canada). They have noticeably worse LTE service than my previous provider (Telus) but it's unclear whether this is the cause of the problem.

* The phone is connected to my home router, running OpenWRT 18.06.1.

* The internet connection is 25Mbps down, 10Mbps up.

Are there any sort of log files I could look into which would indicate why Wifi Calling is getting disabled, or dropping to LTE?

If this forum isn't the right place to ask, where else could I ask?

Thank you,

Gili
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] BorrowADolla:
Hey yall, just flashed to XTRM-1.62-6.0 Tilt X version and haven't been able to get any video file to play.

I tried with TCPMP player and Windows Media Player, avi, mpg, mpeg, flv, wma, nothing works. Sometimes I get the sound, but never a picture.

Any help is appreciated.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dyetheskin:
search for flashvideobundle,install it,soft reset,configure tcpmp a bit,go to 1 of the selected sites(local html file) find a video,tap it,choose play and tcpmp should play the video automatically, hope this helps
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] BorrowADolla:
I tried it with the flash video bundle multiple times. I uninstalled, re-installed...

Is the soft reset absolutely critical?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dyetheskin:
yes it is,have to follow the steps exactly,1 major key is file association and making sure IE is default unless you got skills and can switch between choosing default browsers
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] XtreMe_G:
flashvideobundle is only for for viewing flv files and streaming from flash video sites. i would try reinstalling tcpmp first.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] bapssystupr3m3:
whats wrong with a soft reset? it doesnt erase anything its just a reboot of the machine..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dyetheskin:
it's needed for certain changes to be initiated,without you run into issues
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] BorrowADolla:
looks like the soft reset did it. thanks guys.