yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinybilbo:
Hi Michajin...

Thanks for taking the time to help :)

I'll fill you in as to what I have and haven't tried...

I have wiped all standard partitions ( cache, dalvik, data, system) and reflashed both rooted and stock images *.*.6.8 and *.*.7.1

I think I may have wiped the Vendor partition, I'm not sure.

Under backup in TWRP I can see the Vendor partition, however under Wipe I see an extra 2 partitions (both) called storage and having not made a backup (I know!... :( )

I did'nt realise that the storage partition(s) may have been the Vendor partition.

After wiping cache, dalvik, data, system partitions and then flashing stock and rooted images multiple times and still getting a black screen... I tried wiping the one storage then the other and then finally Internal.

A couple of points that I can tell you...

I can boot to TWRP

I can reboot to hacked Bootloader

When I connect the firestick to my windows PC It's senses it straight away for a bout 10 seconds then drops it... It then senses it again and stays connected to my PC.

Windows recognizes it under portable devices as simply "fire" and an empty explorer window pops up, if I right click on the firestick in windows explorer (it shows as drive) I can pull a properties page which shows its serial number...!

On both my firesticks I have modified my build.prop for a faster boot which doesn't show the splash screen.

Both sticks were modified identically about a month ago and once setup had nothing added to them. They just get used for Kodi and catch-up TV apps.

I root them so as to boot directly into Kodi and freeze the bloat.

Both sticks have been rebooted multiple times.. This one failed after a powercut...

I been reading in the main rooting thread and have come across something about sticks not booting properly due to dm_verity failing and having to flash magisk before (or after... I'm not sure) the image flash.

I'm still reading through the thread so haven't tried anything yet... When i get head round what it is, I'll try.

The other 2 ideas I thought to try was to

1) flash an image directly from the bootloader (if possible.. I need to find more info on this) and

2) taking a backup of the working stick and trying that (It's in use a lot... due to #TotalLockdown! we're at 4 weeks with heavy police curfew! So I haven't had access to it)

If have any ideas or thoughts... I would be very grateful. Also I'm happy to try anything...
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pretoriano80:
It's really strange. Usually these steps should fix the issue :

1) Factory Reset from TWRP

2)Wipe System from TWRP

3) Flash full stock (non rooted) firmware

Of course, you could try flashing each image with hacked fastboot, or just boot, system and vendor with TWRP, which also have an option (install image) for that.

But you will have to convert system and vendor from sparse (.dat) to . img before being able to flash them.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michajin:
Wiping these should have taken care of you issue.

"After wiping cache, dalvik, data, system partitions and then flashing stock and rooted images multiple times and still getting a black screen... I tried wiping the one storage then the other and then finally Internal."

What stock did you flash from where?

When you flash stock are there any errors?

You should be able to take a backup from you other one also for other one (if you are doing a full backup/restore, i would wipe data and cache after restore)
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinybilbo:
Thanks guys for the replies, I couldn't respond earlier due to an 8 hr powercut today!

Hi Pretoriano80

Yeah... It's really weird... I'm starting to think that the stick is damaged in some way, although the fact I can get in both the hacked bootloader and TWRP confuses me!

I've even wiped each partition 3 or 4 times (and rebooted back into recovery to remount) before writing the new image just to make sure.!

I'm ready to try anything at this point, since the stick is a brick at this point.

I'm not really sure how or what to flash from the bootloader, I'll read up a bit before I try especially your tips about converting from sparse to .img.

(I may have some further questions for you, if that's alright :))

I will try to restore a backup from another stick first (if I can get access to that stick for long enough...)

Hi Michajin

Thanks again for taking the time to reply... much appreciated...

I have tried this stock image update-kindle-mantis-NS6271_user_2493_0003590962564

https://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/general/official-stock-image-fire-tv-stick-4k-6-t4059777

as well as a update-kindle-mantis-NS6268_user_2315_0003255372676 image (stock that I think i got from the main rooting thread)

I've also used Rboxes pre-rooted image mantis-6.2.6.8-rooted_r1

which was the image that worked fine on both boxes...

I'm happy to try any other image that you might have a link for.....

When I wipe the partitions there are no errors, except for when I wiped the storage partitions - they did throw up an error - although at this point I had already tried flashing new images at least a dozen times,

All the images flash without error as well!

I'm stumped... I've never had any android device brick before... (soft bricks many times! but never a hard brick), and it's weird since I have access to both the bootloader and TWRP.

Tomorrow I'll be able to get a restore image from the other stick, Then I'll try flashing from bootloader..

The only other thing i thought to try was to crack the case open and redo the the whole root procedure from scratch...
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinybilbo:
Sorry to double-post...

However I wanted to add this as a separate post rather than an edit.

After playing with my firestick for a few days, during which I tried a working backup and erasing from the bootloader and then restoring multiple images (stock and prerooted), as well running the exploit again.

I realised that the OS was loading (I regained ADB after the full restore) despite not giving an image over HDMI (just a black screen).

I was about to give up when I happened to be going through the options in ADBLink and I found the screenshot button.

I gave it a try and to my surprise it sent back an image of the stick with a working OS/screen.

I even manged to navigate through the settings and do a full reset from within FireOS by taking screengrabs.

After the reset it still gave a black screen, I re-enabled ADB from TWRP and was able to verify that it had reset correctly...

From ADB I ran a logcat...

I'm not really familiar with logcat but a couple of things seemed to jump out...

1) 596 617 I DisplayManagerService: Display device changed: DisplayDeviceInfo{"Built-in Screen": uniqueId="local:0", 720 x 480, modeId 4, defaultModeId 1, supportedModes [{id=1, width=1920, height=1080, fps=60.000004}, {id=2, width=1920, height=1080, fps=59.94}, {id=3, width=720, height=576, fps=50.0}, {id=4, width=720, height=480, fps=60.000004}], colorMode 0, supportedColorModes [0], HdrCapabilities android.view.Display$HdrCapabilities@a69d6308, density 320, 213.0 x 216.0 dpi, appVsyncOff 1000000, presDeadline 16666666, touch INTERNAL, rotation 0, type BUILT_IN, state ON, FLAG_DEFAULT_DISPLAY, FLAG_SECURE, FLAG_SUPPORTS_PROTECTED_BUFFERS}

2) 1145 1145 I AmazonHdmiServiceManager: resolution applied and hdmi turned off

3) 596 2438 E AmazonHdmiService: Settings client binder died.

Seeing that there were some issues with the HDMI display (Display device change to built-In screen? and HDMI turned off?), I used the screengrab to navigate my way to display settings which wouldn't allow me to change resolution

So to sum it up...

Everything is loading and running correctly, however I can't get an image over HDMI only by getting screengrabs via ADBlink.

Maybe something on the chip (HDMI output) is damaged, I've had the stick for a while and it's had heavy usage, or something has stuck in a toggled state.

I don't know....

If anyone has any ideas how to test it I have full root access via TWRP and probably can get it over ADB, so any help or commands to try would greatly appreciated....

Thanks :good:
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michajin:
Just checking, but have you tried another HDMI cable and different TV? Somehow it is not recognizing the format in the OS. TWRP uses a lower format i believe. I have had a power surge before damaging HDMI here, but I wouldn't get anything with it plugged in.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinybilbo:
Hi Michajin,

Thanks for your reply...

Yes I have tried multiple TV's, Monitors , and cables... Including the TV that it had been running on for almost a year...

I get frequent powercuts where I live, and often power surges when the power comes back on...

I do use surge protectors, however they don't always work....

One time the electricity board double one of the phases to 440v and knocked out £5k worth of equipment!

So between that and the humidity I think there is some minor damage to the stick... shame because it's still running.

I'm going to see if I can get a logcat from TWRP and see what it says about the HDMI output, not that it'll help... :(
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michajin:
So you get a display in TWRP, but go black after booting? I wonder if you can force whatever display mode and setting as used in TWRP as your display mode in FireOS. Had you tried another wall outlet (higher mA) ? A long shot at this point that you havent tried it....
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinybilbo:
Correct, I can get a display with TWRP, but it goes black when it boots into FireOS (from which I can get screengrab via adblink of the stick displaying FireOS or whatever app is running).

Up until now (for almost a year) I've just used the power adapter that came with the stick, but it's a good idea to try something more powerful (I have a 2.4a one that I'll try a little later).

Another thing I'm going to try is "adb shell wm size ***x***" "adb shell wm density ***" command to change the resolution & pixel density (I think).

I hadn't thought about power being an issue up until you mentioned it (because so far it hasn't been), but maybe a component has (or is) failed (or failing) so it might need more power...

I can't try until a little later this evening, but at least I have something to try now :) cheers! I'll let you know how I get on....
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skel40:
Hey I have a debloated clean stable rom that will be available soon. You can try that and you need to be sure to have either a usb otg or a hub for transferring this backup which will be titled ftvs4kdebloatedv1.0. Paste this folder to TWRP/BACKUPS/YOUR SERIAL #/ftvs4kdebloatedv1.0.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinybilbo:
Thanks Skel40

I'll definitely give the clean rom a go

I have an OTG & Hub and the serial number already :)
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockdown22:
hi guys

i have a firestick 2th gen model ly78pr its brick stock on logo , the problem is usb debbug was off and i tried with the key board and otg cable pressing alt + printscreen + i and it does not work as , i tried different combination and nothing help , also i connected to the pc and it does not work with adb it doesnt reconize , if anyone can help to find any solution
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] redymedan:
GSI ROM: PixelExperience-10.0-20200328-GSI-ARM64-AB. Take it at Your Own Risk!

It works on Android 9 and 10 stock rom

INSTALLATION :

Enter TWRP Recovery

Select Wipe - Format Data - type "yes" and confirm

Select Reboot - Power off and Enter TWRP again

Copy GSI ROM and GAPPS to your phone

Install - Install Image - select PixelExperience-10.0-20200328-GSI-ARM64-AB.img - select System Image and Confirm to flash.

Select Reboot - Power off and Enter TWRP again

Select Wipe - Advanced Wipe - select "System" - Repair or Change File System - Resize File System - Confirm to Resize

Select Mount - select "System" & "Vendor"

Select Install - select open_gapps-arm64-10.0-nano-20200408.zip and Confirm Flash

Reboot - Recovery

Setup the phone - Done!

DOWNLOAD:

GSI ROM PixelExperience-10.0-20200328-GSI-ARM64-AB.img.xz

Open GAPPS open_gapps-arm64-10.0-nano-20200408.zip

ISSUE:

MTP does not work

other by your self

Credits

Thanks to ExpressLukeGSI

Watch this video how to flash it:

[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/wH6eUjCOTRA[/YOUTUBE]
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] coolro121:
help pla i am a gamer and want to play pubg smooth plz help

can u please share the backup file of twrp of this rom

when i flashed and reboot ita says no os installed and

cant repair or resize the partion error 9 showed in twrp pls help i am a gamer and want smooth game play plz plzzzz
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] redymedan:
I don't backup it, just follow the instructions correctly, don't miss a step and It should work, make sure you download ARM64-AB. On resize partition you must select system.
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] coolro121:
tried with these all gsi roms same error on all

i did all the things according to the video bro but

same error on resize and repair partion

twrp 8 error and no os installed can u tell me which firmware u flashed exactly name plz
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] redymedan:
I think I know what happened with you. After download the ROM PixelExperience-10.0-20200328-GSI-ARM64-AB.img.xz, you must extract it and you will get PixelExperience-10.0-20200328-GSI-ARM64-AB.img. You can extract it using winrar or 7-zip
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] coolro121:
hmm

i rename the pixel file to zip i should extract it okay i will try
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] Gurjotjatt:
How we can fix issue with mtp because mtp is important to connect phone with computer.and I use USB tethering often
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] coolro121:
Volte issue no call going

In pixel rom volte issue unable to call plz help
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] redymedan:
volte, mtp are does not work...
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] lfk0000:
Thanks for the effort , but could magisk and xposed work well on this ROM ?
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] redymedan:
Yes, it work
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] Arjun-G:
Device automatically restarts

Flashed custom ROM, as show in the video but after setting the account, device automatically restarts at particular time intervals unexpectedly. How do i fix it?
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] csmooth2001:
i just need to know which steps to take, in which order.

i can later add details to the steps.

but every f*&(^*( time i have to upgrade phone (ota doesnt work to upgrade to guacamole)

i have to rediscover which order.... finally i'm on a quest to log it all

1) install fastboot/adb on pc/linux/mac

2) unlock phone

3) fastboot flash boot twrp.img

4) reboot to recovery (should go to twrp)

5) flash twrp.zip

6) flash magisk

7) flash lineage_nightly.zip

8) reboot to os

Lineage will finally load... "about phone" says i'm in 17.1 guacamole doing this now my sim card won't read.... & i can't rotate screen (a problem i've had when the last lineage 16.? worked)

i can't flash oxygen.. cuz an error comes up

i need help

(i did wipe all data etc.. but i need to place the wipes in the order above)

(after flashing to lineage, the settings say im encrypted(maybe that matters))

EDIT: to make matters easier.. i can get into fastboot mode now, and my linux pc recognizes the phone

how can i fix this
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] JohnTheFarm3r:
Did you also FORMAT your data?
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] n2851991m:
Use MSM Tool

Same thing happened to me, I went from locked boot loader to unlock + lineage. When I tried to go back, the error kept popping up and the only thing that worked was fastboot.

Use MSM tool linked below and you should be good.

https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/msm-tool-guac-t3934691

Note : IMPORTANT ! msm tool will also relock your bootloader, so you will lose any data you might have on your phone.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] wp007:
Wrong order. First flash LOS, then TWRP Installer and then Magisk. When you flash LOS after TWRP and Magisk, your TWRP and root will be gone.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] csmooth2001:
crap... my link is old.. may not work.. i'll try yours.... fingers crossed
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] razorshiv:
I can confirm the auto rotate issue with 17.1. In my situation, this was with a tmo 1915 variant. When I loaded OOS 9.5.13 and LOS 16, no mobile data but rotation. If I loaded OOS 10.3.1 firmware with LOS 17.1, had mobile data but no rotation. :rolleyes: I even flashed the modem from OOS 10.3.1 into 9.5.13 that produced mobile data but no rotaion. No matter which firmware I tried which was many, I could never have both mobile data and rotation!! I wound up returning the tmo 1915 and ordered a 1917. .Have not received it yet. Maybe better luck with the international variant.

As a side note, luk1337, one of the los 17.1 maintainers for guac, is using the EU 1913 variant and confirmed that los 17.1 was not tested with the 1915 variant. So if you gots a tmo 1915, lots of luck. Searching around, they are supposed to be the same hardware but due to tmo locking tihs down, I dont know.

As for flashing, the thing to remember is that when you flash roms, you are flashing to the OTHER slot. When you are flashing mods, you are flashing to the CURRENT slot. Flashing roms and mods in recovery without changing the slot between will hose your install.

Official install method from maintainers:

1. Download the latest build

2.. Boot to recovery (the current slot. Could be A or B)

3. Flash the latest build

4. Boot to recovery again (now you are in the other slot)

5. Flash magisk

6. Reboot

Hope that helps.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] csmooth2001:
so if I boot to recovery in the current slot A

so if i flash a ROM, it will install to B ?

ok ok ok.. i was told that i have to flash a rom, then twrp.zip then magisk

but according to you (i think)

i flash a rom, reboot to recovery.. then flash twrp.zipo then magisk?

im guessing big time

is there a forum just for GM1915 ??? anywhere in the world...
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] razorshiv:
yes.

flash rom, flash twrp, reboot recovery, flash magisk.

They are scattered around the op7pro forum. Just do a search for tmo or tmobile.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] matze19999:
boot to other slot & sim will work
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Guides, News, & Discussion] redymedan:
GSI ROM: EvolutionX-4.1.69-20200329-GSI-ARM64-AB. Take it at Your Own Risk

It works on Android 9 and 10 stock rom

INSTALLATION :

Enter TWRP Recovery

Select Wipe - Format Data - type "yes" and confirm

Select Reboot - Power off and Enter TWRP again

Copy GSI ROM and GAPPS to your phone

Install - Install Image - select EvolutionX-4.1.69-20200329-GSI-ARM64-AB.img - select System Image and Confirm to flash.

Select Reboot - Power off and Enter TWRP again

Select Wipe - Advanced Wipe - select "System" - Repair or Change File System - Resize File System - Confirm to Resize

Select Mount - select "System" & "Vendor"

Select Install - select open_gapps-arm64-10.0-nano-20200408.zip and Confirm Flash

Reboot - Recovery

Setup the phone - Done!

DOWNLOAD:

GSI ROM EvolutionX-4.1.69-20200329-GSI-ARM64-AB.img.xz

Open GAPPS open_gapps-arm64-10.0-nano-20200408.zip

ISSUE:

MTP does not work

other by your self

Credits

Thanks to ExpressLukeGSI

Watch this video how to flash it:

[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/KCbr9HmANr8[/YOUTUBE]
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] amkaos:
hi:

installed and activated 3.5.

everything functions EXCEPT the actual keyboard is missing --

the abc tab is there, but no keys appear..

i dunno what to change in any settings ..

thanx
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scotchua:
What rom are you using?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] amkaos:
sorry.. L26 V9

thanx
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scotchua:
hmm, well i just started having this problem today. I'm assuming it's a software compatibility issue, but i need to figure out which piece of software. I'll get back to you when i figure it out. in the mean time i have touchpal v3 in my cab folder if you want to revert.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] amkaos:
i am on a new flash of this.

touchpal 3.5 was the first app ..

--there are no others.

so at least i am not facing app conflicts..

i am not real sure v3 will work / register for me..

and they say that 3.5 is needed for wm6.1 , anyway?

thanx
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] AndoridUser:
Hey everyone,

Just wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with using third party batteries for the N950. Specifically batteries with extended capacity. I have seen a handful of these batteries which say they have a 3600mah capacity over the stock battery capacity of 3300mah. They also say that they are Li-Po over the stock Li-Ion.

I cant post the link due to XDA rules but there are batteries available on Amazon under the title :

Galaxy Note 8 Battery ZURUN 3600mAh Li-Polymer Battery

The battery appears to have good ratings and would be a fitting upgrade for a decayed battery. I'm just asking if anybody with experience would recommend these batteries, are they real(in terms of spec), would the higher capacity effect the device negatively? And most importantly are they safe?

Any help would be appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] stonedpsycho:
Although I have no experience with batteries for the Note 8 as of yet, but from previous experience, I would recommend only official batteries. Even if these non official batteries are the correct mah, they will not have the same amount of cycles, so you will probably go through 2 or 3 of these batteries for the life of the official one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] AndoridUser:
Yeah good point, quite a gamble in the sense of charge cycles. Thanks for the advice!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MrMike2182:
I have had my Note 8 since the day it came out and I'm still using the same battery and I still get well over 8 hours of usage before I need to recharge it. I only charge it to 90% and I never let it discharge fully it's usually back on the charger whenever it gets near 20%. A friend of mine decided to put a 4,000 mah battery in his Note 8 only to find out that it wouldn't charge to 4,000 and it was dying much much faster than the original battery and it took even longer for it to charge back up so I wouldn't recommend getting aftermarket parts for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] AndoridUser:
Huh, as for my device, I got it recently pre owned however the previous owner didn't take anywhere near as much care of my device as it seems your taking care of yours. So the battery capacity is pretty decayed and I've found it hard to get a healthy OEM battery online.

With my current new but unhealthy battery I wouldn't be able to protect it as I would like to by using the charging ranges you do. Tho I do really want to!

So I was thinking a new third party battery could be better than a 'new' oem. But again just another gamble it seems haha.

Thanks a lot for your advice!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] stonedpsycho:
Ifixit, who are reputable imo, have a link for the official battery . I would advise skipping Amazon/Ebay for it. Although it is €25, it is worth it. (They also sell all the tools you will need for replacing it and all the steps!

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+Note8+Battery+Replacement/112251

Link for battery

https://eustore.ifixit.com/products/galaxy-note8-replacement-battery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MrMike2182:
As far as I know this company has OEM batteries. https://www.samsung-parts.net/epage...ath=/Shops/Samsung-Parts/Products/GH82-15090A
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] AndoridUser:
Oh awesome, I'd much rather pay the extra than buy loads and gamble each time haha. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] AndoridUser:
Thanks, I'll definitely give it a look when I buy my next battery!