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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] OperaHawk:
Hello - new to the Forum.

I'd love to upgrade my 8125 to WM6 and keep it as usable as I can before I bite the bullet and buy the next new shiny thing! :p:p

I'd just prefer someone who's more adept at this to help me along.

Anyone in the North Carolina area (Charlotte or R/D/CH, depending on response speed) willing to help?

I'll even throw cash you way - as long as it's not insane.

Thanks!

OperaHawk

operahawk@earthlink.net
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] thegios:
Downloaded the October patches and now phone has been for 1h on spinning wheel with status "preparing system update"
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] almahix:
I am new to stock ROM after years of custom ROMs that would update at least monthly. Now on Android 10 on my pixel 2 xl should I expect OTA updates automatically? I tried to update ROM in the settings menu and it still says I have the latest update but it is September not October. Do I have to reload the factory image? I'd much rather flash an update wIth TWRP or the phone to do it automatically. It is the only reason I chose to use the stock ROM rather than Lineage or something else that updates.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] thegios:
Anyone with the same problem or a solution?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] D-m-x:
Problem yes - Solution no. Worked the last few months without a problem but this month I cant update. Seems they screwed it up somehow.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] humdrum2009:
Same here cannot update
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] thegios:
You both mean that you don't find the update or that it downloads and then you get stuck on preparing system update?

My friend here managed to update...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Are all of you updating via OTA or factory image?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] thegios:
OTA
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Then your full stock, bootloader locked I assume. Does side loading the OTA work?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] thegios:
Full stock and locked bootloader.

How do I sideload an OTA?

I used to do it from Twrp but since I have a Pixel again I'm not unlocking or rooting any longer
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
You can do it from stock recovery. Full instructions can be found here :good:

https://developers.google.com/android/ota
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] thegios:
You mean "Apply update from Sd card"?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] thegios:
I have downloaded the OTA zip file, put in in the root of my phone, entered recovery mode and chosen "apply update from sd card" but then no file is found
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] humdrum2009:
rooted

is rooted sideload possible with twrp

:confused:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
The OTA zip file should be in your platform-tools folder if I remember correctly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OG-20-9915-6615-00681654:
my kid rooted my phone which is POCO by Mi. Now the touch has stopped working. I tried to reboot, the screen is perfectly alright, jst that I cant tap anything. I tried to connect mouse using OTG but it doesnt detect. pls help. I dont know anything about rooting . Please help . What he said to me is

He tried to root phone.

rooting was success

custom recovery TWRP installed

since twrp touch was showing delay

he rebooted

again and again flashed twrp

bootloader is locked
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] nyttliv7:
The name of this thread should be:

"Telegram is slowly becoming a better place than xda for free speech regarding Android development, UB and rooting"

I'm just curious, why is it so important to be on Telegram instead of here on XDA? I know Telegram is a well working system for quick, smooth and "all in one" chat/communication, but honestly, it's killing this forum. If you have a question and you put it here on this forum, your lucky if someone even answer (properly and in detail), while on Telegram it's already been discussed, tested and answered, long ago?! And the discussion on Telegram seams to be active almost 24/7 (like XDA back in the days), while this forum is stagnating more and more?

Are we meant to focus on Telegram instead of XDA from now on when it comes to brain storming regarding development and more complicated stuff?
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] dam90042:
XDA was the place for devs and tinkerers. But too many rules started to make it impossible to enjoy a place that once was as open as a hooker at a trucker stop. Just like anything else, it always comes to a stale point and time to move on. When you start off as a great forum and then start to police everything, especially devs and one's freedom of speech, you're no longer going to be the go to place. Telegram is where it's at.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] nyttliv7:
Thanks!

That explains it!

Wasn't aware it had gone that far?!
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] Inerent:
I've searched on telegram and there is just one group with 38 members. It seems inactive...
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] nyttliv7:
The "lg v40" group has around 240 members and is active pretty much all the time...
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] cheeze.keyk:
looks like all bootloader unlock and root threads were closed here.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] blspyro:
I can't be the only one that can't find it .. I type in LG v40 and nothing that big pops up.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] nyttliv7:
I've tried to find a way to share a link to the group, but it doesn't work for some reason?

Anyways, Rose (@MissRose_bot) is the admin of the group LG V40. Maybe you guys can find her, and then, go from there :)
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
Well what we are trying to do is use Telegram for testing purposes and then put the final guide on XDA....cause this is where we go for the guides and such....but the rules have already removed our bootloader unlock threads....
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] Alibaba0101:
A shame really. I don't think that telegram is a decent replacement. Too much chatter and noise. But agree with the sentiments around too many rules around here and combine that with the small number of phones that are bootloader unlockable and together they are doing a good job of killing off interest. Especially when someone kills any start to conversations around unlocking the bootloader.

I used to come here 2 to 3 times a day. Now....i think my last resort will be going to pixel. Too bad google doesn't know how to make a flagship.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] nyttliv7:
And Htc

Good old days, back in 2010, had my first touch screen smartphone, HTC Desire (Bravo)... I loved it, and how easy it was to unlock the bootloader on their website! And rooting was natural. Xda was really a great place and everybody lived happily ever after, hehe :)

To bad HTC doesn't make any flagship anymore ;(
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] nyttliv7:
Here's the LG V40 Telegram link: MOD EDIT: LINK REMOVED
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] the Doctor:
Per the forum rules, using XDA to promote social media is not allowed:

Refer to the sticky in this section titled "Telegram and Whatsapp Channels - Going Forward" for more information.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] neocyke:
I actually find it similar to what the OP thinks. The forums are dying a slow death on some devices (some are still having threads created like breeding rabbits - lol)

The problem is twofold. On one hand you have the "instant-ness" of live messaging. Ask a q and get answers almost right away instead of waiting for days or months for someone to reply and get an answer if you're lucky. In the connected age now, everyone wants everything instantly. Waiting is for old school.

Then you have the forum itself which increasingly becoming less user friendly as you guys said. Enforcement is good but if you go overboard, people are gonna leave and they ain't comin back. It's fine to move with the times but sometimes it's not always gonna be good. I mean, look at the marketplace. It's effectively dead space since it'll throw you out to swappa. There should really be a place where people who offer paid services like unlocking or repairs to post their stuff in there like there used to be and posts in other forums for such services could be moved there when needed. Not just shutting them down. One might argue that it's illegal and all that but you could just then outline how the posts should be phrased to avoid such issues.

I dunno. I love this place and wish folks would come back.. but having the vibe of a state-pen visit when you log in ain't fun either.

sidenote : I see more and more mods having custom sigs and banners announcing their "Status". Is that a thing right now? The profile box description ain't enough anymore?
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] nyttliv7:
"self promotion is not allowed"???

I'm not promoting myself! I don't even have anything to promote!?

Weired!

My wishful thinking and nostalgia is definitely the reason for my disappointment here on XDA.

Do you guys remember:

"Two years ago, Chinese company CCMT bought SuperSU from Chainfire, a move which did produce a lot of chatter, and in some cases negative emotions, in the Android enthusiast community."

I believe this was a clear sign of what was going on in the Android world/community.

And don't forget the slow death of Android/Linux as open source. I am of the opinion that Google has always abused the rules, making open source a commercial "control" tool for their own benefits.

And then we have all those governments need for control. No one can deny that smartphones have become the most effective tracking tool there is. No need for implant rfid chips as long as we use our smartphones like we do.

And also the desperate race to get our personal information, opinions and interests/habits for both political and commercial reasons.

All this and the fact that today, more and more people own a flagship, so no big reason for rooting, except for privacy...

I'm starting to wonder who's really in control on xda those days, and who's reading/checking what we're up to in here?

Time for me to wake up and "climb a higher mountain"
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] cheeze.keyk:
OnePlus is in control of XDA now. lol
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] Alibaba0101:
I can't speak for xda, but just like supersu and a lot of great apps like esfile explorer....most of the online forums are being bought by large or shady corporations and run my legal and compliance teams. These corporations aren't interested in the community. They are interested only converting the apps to spyware, advertisement, and what data they can collect and monetize.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] nyttliv7:
It's interesting that if I go to some well known devs and mods profiles here on xda, they have links to Telegram, but I'm not allowed to share a Telegram (LG V40) development link??

Xda moderators, you're confusing us!

Please inform us what purpose this website/forum has those days?

I know for sure that originally, this was the place to be if you wanted to unlock Bootloader and root!

Sad....
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
They would allow the threads if and only if the info was public...which Vlad already shared but you need to have an Octopus box thing which costs $500 US, Vlad is helping and only asking for money if it takes along time but he's doing the communication from Telegram...so that kinda makes them salty...but I will never understand why they allowed the HTC people to Monetize S-Off...and post it all over XDA....
[Lenovo Z5 Pro GT Questions & Answers] Keibow:
Hi, after a catastrophic failure of flashing a GSI rom to my Lenovo, the system does not boot anymore only to bootloader, So I'm trying to flash the stock rom with GPST, but this error occurs all the time when trying to add the rawprogram0.xml.

document error on element type raw program and name/value true

I've looked into this rawprogram0.xml and I found in all the lines the "sparse" with a false value, except, for only one line assigned with a true value:

Here is the line

<program SECTOR_SIZE_IN_BYTES="512" file_sector_offset="0" filename="" label="persist" num_partition_sectors="65536" partofsingleimage="false" physical_partition_number="0" readbackverify="false" size_in_KB="32768.0" sparse="true" start_byte_hex="0x3cc22000" start_sector="1990928" />

After I modified this to false I was able to add the file to GPST with no error, but the problem is that is the first time I mess with this program, so I don't know exactly what I'm getting myself into and if I can harm my device for real this time, so I'm here to ask if there is someone out there who knows this program, this file and this line of code, and can help me to understand this issue, so I can bring my phone back to life.
[Lenovo Z5 Pro GT Questions & Answers] whynot4444:
so just change sparse="true to false will ok right ?
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] GuestD2559:
Removed content. Follow section B of this post
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ddaharu:
Thanks man. This will help with upgrading to android 10 when it releases.
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Han-Droid:
thanks for this handy information! would you say that installed modules in magisk are a problem while upgrading the os ? people often recommend to uninstall all modules prior to upgrading...?!?
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ddaharu:
Yes it is. So uninstall on every upgrade.
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mandraker64:
Instructions by TechiBee below .. Uninstall modules or it might get tricky when upgrading.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8cAtzGE2C0
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] hurray:
[MENTION=9101454]remewer[/MENTION]: Worked very good at the Update from OOS 10.3.2 to OOS 10.3.3. on my OnePlus 6. Thumbs up!
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrdreamers:
will this method on this video work on 10.3.4 update??:confused:

im on oneplus 6t and still on 9 .0.17
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ac_milan:
If I have custom rom Does it destroy it?
[OnePlus 6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
THREAD CLOSED! If interested in this subject, please follow https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-6/how-to/how-to-flash-twrp-magisk-android-10-t3988213
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development] goshinguy:
Hello guys, I'm a newbie. I have a "fresh" atom exec with official WM5 installed. I want to upgrade the ROM and I have red the WIKI for Atom but it contain no specific guide for Atom Exec because from what I've read so far, Atom Exec is slightly different and more fragile in term of bootloader or something compared to Atom or Atom Life.

Plus, the WIKI is to technical for a newbie and all the jargon mean nothing to me. :D eg missing .rgu etc :confused:

If somebody kindly enough to create a step by step to upgrade ROM for Atom Exec, I will be very "eternally grateful" (quoted from Toy Story 2). :D
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development] homer285:
DSUU FLASHING

The DSUU of the Atom does not allow upgrading of a single firmware component (OS, BOOTLOADER, EXTENDED ROM, RADIO); such that, each time there is an update on a single component (i.e. RADIO), one has to flash everything onto the device for approximately 20-25 minutes. If you are doing a lot of testing, This is an awful lot of time to wait and see the result. SD Card flashing takes only 10min max to download the 62MB OS!

How to Upgrade the ATOM OS using SD Card Flashing:

Requirement: 256MB/512MB miniSD or less (tested to fully work) | 1GB miniSD or more (not supported)

extract diskimage_Ver.nb0 from Atom ROM Upgrade

edit nb0 file using hex editor

remove 12-byte header (08 00 00 00 30 34 32 36 30 36 31 31) and save file as diskimg.nb0

copy diskimg.nb0 into miniSD

enter into bootloader mode: CAMERA+RESET

wait for downloading of OS to finish

it is natural to see error messages like ('couldn't find file....') because we only loaded the one component for update

After a successful update, it will automatically HARD RESET.

Warning! You will brick your device if you mess with the bootloader. The bootloader is only updated on special cases as described in the upgrading problems.

Until you can understand and relate to the termanology I suggest you keep WM5.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development] goshinguy:
I am just wondering is this method applied also to Atom Exec? I have read somewhere that saying do not flash your rom via SD card. Is it true ? :confused:

If it so, what is the best way to flash a rom for atom exec? Thank you.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development] chartreux:
let me clarify it ...

there are 2 method to perform upgrade for ATOM EXEC

1. via SC card, yes you can do it but make sure you read the step above properly!! miniSD card 256 and 512 MB only!!

2. via DSUU. for the unofficial ROM, there are some update on the DSUU function. so in other word you can update selected item only like (OS, boot loader, Extended ROM and radio individually).

as you can see on the picture about DSUU on this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=396799

ATOM EXEC DSUU update:

as for basic, you just type OS or OS + Extended ROM, nothing else.

good luck :D
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development] goshinguy:
the extended rom

Hohoho .. thank you for a quick reply. Really grateful. :D

Another two quick questions if you don't mind answering. If I were to choose OS + Extended version,

1) does that mean the programs on the extended version will be automatically be installed in my ATOM Exec (AE) ? or is it just the installer of those programs will be there in the ROM?

2) Can i remove only the extended rom later after it is flashed on my AE? :confused:

Thank you in advance.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development] chartreux:
1. no, the system will prompt you whether you want to install it or not.

2. you can not remove it. extended rom will needed for your radio, wireless, media center, camera, image editor, and photo album.

however you can delete *.cab from there if you want to. use total commander and type _QHiddenPartition in path ... hidden but can viewable if you know the path name
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] itbedave:
Came here searching for anyone else who's suffering from this on a stock Verizon S9+ following the most recent security update but see nothing but similar situations after security updates earlier in the year. I had that issue too, and wiping the Dalvic cache fixed it. But I've done that twice now in a week and the battery continued to drain far more quickly than normal.

Anyone else experiencing this or come up with any other tricks to resolve it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Youdoofus:
users of both the S9 and S9+ have reported similar issues with not much in the way of relief. Im very surprised that wiping the dalvik did anything in prior circumstances as its merely a container for app information before it loads to reduce load time
[Huawei Y7 2019 Questions & Answers] Chisetdel31260:
Hi

I propose you to share your oeminfo poud dub-xx

I'm looking for it

could someone share oeminfo dub-lx2

thank you.
[Huawei Y7 2019 Questions & Answers] ibilux:
Did you fix this problem ?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] duck from space:
Hu ? Keep calm and go discuss politics somewhere else.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Oswald Boelcke:
THREAD CLOSED! If interested in the subject, please follow this already existing thread: https://xdaforums.com/rog...-case-t3956474

Posts have been copied to the other thread.

[MENTION=5352687]qwertymk16i[/MENTION] XDA Forum Rules (excerpt):
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] hgunduz295:
Searching for tester to open Android Q to Samsung Galaxy A3 2016.

If you want to follow the latest updates of the android and also want to help develop the device, you can click this link to be a tester

https://t.me/joinchat/IoA2LBbe2kIDpqZTaYlOMg

XDA:DevDB Information

ANDRO&#304;D 10 for the Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 a3xelte, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy A Series

Contributors

hgunduz295

ROM OS Version: Android 10

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x

Based On: los/aosp

Version Information

Status: Testing

Created 2019-10-08

Last Updated 2019-10-08
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] raphael mark:
Chat does not exist
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Johnpson:
Count me in
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Johnpson:
I'm in bro

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The group u posted doesn't exist
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] haky 86:
Hi folks

this is TWRP 3.3.1-0 for our beloved Huawei P Smart 2018 based on EMUI 9.x firmware.

Bugs

ADB is "unauthorized".

MTP (it is a common bug, I test Charlotte TWRP on our phone looks like doesn't work even on official version) so use sideload.

Changes

08/10/2019

Initial build.

twrp-3.3.1-0-v1-emui9-figo.img

12/06/2020

Fix rebooting issue.

twrp-3.4.0.0-v1-hi6250-emui9.img

17/05/2021

Fix mostly everything.

twrp-3.5.2-v1-figo-emui9.img

01/06/2021

Bringup EMUI8 support too.

Everything should works as expected.

twrp-3.5.2-v1-figo-emui8.img

https://sourceforge.net/projects/haky86/files/HuaweiPSmart2018/TWRP/twrp-3.5.2-v1-figo-emui8.img/download

XDA:DevDB Information

TWRP Recovery for P Smart 2018, ROM for the Huawei P Smart

Contributors

haky 86

Source Code: https://github.com/hak86/android_device_huawei_figo-twrp

ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie

ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x

ROM Firmware Required: Emui-9.x

Based On: LineageOS/AOSP

Version Information

Status: Alpha

Stable Release Date: 2019-10-08

Beta Release Date: 2019-10-08

Created 2019-10-08

Last Updated 2019-10-08
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] haky 86:
reserved
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Linux Lounge:
Internal storage appears as random characters in TWRP and rom, why is that?
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] haky 86:
bugy encryption.
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] haky 86:
12/06/2020

Fix rebooting issue.

twrp-3.4.0-hi6250-emui9.x-haky86.img
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Hawaii_Beach:
Uuum is it 2020-06-12 or 2020-06-21
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] haky 86:
it's june, my fault lol.
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] punteruk:
[MENTION=4883214]haky 86[/MENTION]

Got a problem with my phone hanging on the TWRP startup screen (I was trying to load the latest lineageos and it went tits up!)

error is FAILED (remote: 'partition length get error') when I perform 'fastboot flash recovery'

I also tried 'fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk' and that writes successfully BUT when rebooting still gets stuck on TWRP screen

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] haky 86:
did you wipe data with twrp? if yes do a factory reset using stock recovery.
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] punteruk:
yes , looks like I accidentally wiped everything with twrp :(

I can't get into emui erecovery now for stock recovery....

I can get into 'FASTBOOT&RESCUE MODE' and tried to format cache and userdata in case that helped but this is the error

fastboot format cache

FAILED (remote: 'Command not allowed')

fastboot: error: Command failed

(it shows Phone unlocked and FRP unlock)

Any more ideas gratefully received thanks!
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Sabri.Gharbi:
1: u can break the loop by clicking (volume up + volume down + power button)

ignore the error and select reboot system

2: or u can flash the official emui recovery by (fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk RECOVERY.img)

official recovery for emui 9 : i cant post outside links before 10 posts ...
[Huawei P Smart ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] punteruk:
re 1 tried all sorts of methods including letting the phone battery completely run out.....none work......dunno if it is because I can't actually power off the phone

re 2 I've tried flashing haky's recovery here https://sourceforge.net/projects/figo/files/stock_images/9.1_stock_rec.img/ and that doesn't work either

:(

Edit: I can get the phone to do this but it never goes into erecovery

[IMG="picture"]https://postimg.cc/CR5h4LwC[/IMG]