yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] xXZaretXx:
Mhm it's confusing me.. cause i run nearly 5 years xiaomi.eu rom encrypted from scratch on. i think with FDE .. the rom says encrypted and twrp says encrypted and the sdcard folder is only crypted filenames.. also interesting the article.. but i'm sceptical that edit the fstab.qcom maybe work on more "normal" AOSP roms..

so i found a working rom i'm not motivated enough to try the edit xD
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] aes32:
Yes, sorry, I fully understand your point of view. 😊

It is confusing me as well.

I'm currently experimenting with some ROM's, so yesterday I gave encryption on Havoc-OS a try - even by starting with encrypted stock rom, flashing Havoc-OS and modifying fstab.qcom - but without success. It rebooted immediately and then seemed to be hanging idle during boot for a long time.

I was not interested in encryption so far, but of course it would be great if it worked. 🤔 And I should be interested for the sake of privacy. 😊

Thanks for reporting that it works with the carbon ROM. (y)

Edit: In Lineage OS it will probably work too, based on the description of the ROM.

I will probably try that one next, because it is also supposed to have the "split screen" feature which I am looking for.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] aes32:
Encryption in Lineage OS seems to work fine, as expected.

I tried to analyze Havoc OS encryption once more: It seems not to be supported at all.

It does "something" trying to encrypt... because TWRP asked for a password the next time I rebooted to recovery. Problem is, decryption in TWRP did not work with the previously given password and the data partition seemed to be messed up (file system type was "emmc", and the data partition was not responding to any of tune2fs, e2fsck or alike).

I looked at the dmesg log, it seems during the boot attempt, the system just cannot work with data any more (hence the idle hang, I assume).

There are many many log lines, showing attempts to work with data and that the system actually expects an ext4 file system for "userdata" (=mmcblk0p64):

[ 2.990548] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p64): VFS: Can't find ext4 filesystem
[ 2.990698] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p64): VFS: Can't find ext4 filesystem
[ 2.996651] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p64): VFS: Can't find ext4 filesystem
[ 2.996795] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p64): VFS: Can't find ext4 filesystem
[Wing, P4350 General] kimroxduh:
Hey everyone. Is there anyway to disable the upper left button on the QWERTY pad (above the R and T) I always hit it when texting and end up sending incomplete/blank messages! It's really annoying. Anyway to fix this? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] qwuzzy:
The image was taken inside of the secure folder.

I used Smart Switch to transfer all the data from my old phone (Galaxy S8) to my new one (Galaxy S20FE). Included in that data was roughly 20+gigs of secure folder files. There was so many files that I had to transfer them in multiple batches. For some reason a batch of 17GB transferred over but I've never been able to access them and the files are invisible and only show up as "other" when looking in the settings.

Was wondering if there's a way to gain access to these files again, cheers.

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[Samsung Gear VR] Perfectly_Diverse:
I bought a used Gear VR for cheap and was going to use my old S8 to run it. After much searching and checking I know I have followed the directions for initial setup correctly, but nothing I did caused the headset to install or activate the Oculus app. I at first thought maybe it had something to do with the phone, but using the iVRy installer from steam I was able to successfully install the Oculus for Gear VR app and pair the Gear VR remote control. Yet plugging in the phone to the headset does nothing. I tried fiddling with the apps (force stopping apps, reinstalling, etc...) and trying cleaning the phone connector, but I think a major clue is that with the phone in the headset and a power cable plugged into the aux type c connector on the headset it doesn't charge the phone... so I assume I'm just not getting a connection with the headset at all.

So I guess my question is (1) does anyone have a better theory and (2) does anyone have tips to repair this issue?
[Samsung Gear VR] Perfectly_Diverse:
Update: I was able to try my S8 in another headset that was a year newer than the one I bought. It also was not recognized by the phone, so it does seem to be the phone that is the problem. I'll post what version of android and of the Oculus for Gear VR app I'm using a bit later when I can take the time. Just to have here as data points. Maybe it's the phones USB C port pins?
[Samsung Gear VR] wna:
I have same problem, I have note 9 and gearvr sm-r325 and I can't connect
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ione2380:
If I take pictures of something white in low light conditions, there is a pink tint in the center. Anybody else has this problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] Taebom:
lol
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ione2380:
What?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] Barmenchik:
White blinds, low light conditions... Standard Mode
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] onefloofysheep:
Yours looks okay but it does look like to have a slight whiteish hue when my screen is very bright.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] onefloofysheep:
Does not look at obvious but I am pretty sure it is a hardware defect. You should just return it and get another unit, maybe even get the Fold 3 and not the Flip 3
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ione2380:
Did you had flash on? Thanks for your answer.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] Barmenchik:
No, without.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] antonis29:
i have the exact same issue front facing and back cameras in very low light conditions could it be software related ?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ione2380:
I don't know. I replaced my unit and the new one still has is, but it's much better than the first. It's impossible that all three sensors are faulty on 2 different phones. Or maybe extremely bad luck.

300 people looked at this thread and only one of them the was willing to take a picture to see if this is software or hardware. They just don't care or don't know how to take pictures, maybe. 🤷‍♂️
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] antonis29:
idk i am waiting for the first software update to tell ... i am a bit dissapointed though .
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] twistedumbrella:
It's also possible they are busy with other things and didn't see the value in posting "haven't noticed" but hopefully calling them ignorant will get better results.

Haven't seen anything like the first picture, but the second two seem fairly normal.

Using night mode will tend to increase the effect. Unfortunately, this isn't an S21 / Note 20 Ultra that has the "top of the line" image processing software, so it tends to make a less effective attempt to improve the image. If you watch carefully, you will see the image capture with "proper" white, but then process and appear with a hue. You only have an instant to catch it, but you can see it happen.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] antonis29:
i will post a photo later so that the night falls where i live , but it's pretty much the same with the pictures you posted
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] antonis29:
here you go
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ione2380:
Sure. Everyone is busy. They don't need to post "haven't noticed". Just post some sample photos. The time that takes someone to write a useless replay, like yours, could be used to take a picture instead.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ione2380:
You already said you have the issue, so you don't need to post a picture. I believe you.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] twistedumbrella:
I was busy taking photos, comparing them to yours, and editing my post while you wrote that. Sometimes it pays to be just a little patient before you start bashing people.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ione2380:
I'm not bashing anyone. I'm always willing to help if I see someone on xda that needs help and I got the knowledge. This problem doesn't require any knowledge. Anybody can take a picture, as long as they have this phone. I was ironic when I said "maybe they don't know how to take pictures", just because of that.

This thread has been up for 7 days and you say everybody is busy. Day, night and the weekend. But they still got time to be on xda.

Thanks for editing your first replay with some useful stuff, but I see pink on viewfinder also, not just after the processing. Like I said, I already replaced my unit and this is much, much better, almost a non-issue, so I don't care about this for myself. I see there are others that are starting to see this problem. That's why I insisted on this matter. Not my intention to offend anyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] twistedumbrella:
There is a difference between having time to be on xda reading and having the time and conditions to take a low-light photo that they are willing to post on a public forum. You also have to consider that some of the traffic isn't even device owners. They are considering the device and interested in the issues or saw the thread in "NEW POSTS" and read it just out of curiosity.

Low light (and night mode) mode attempt to use the available light to adjust the picture. That can also mean the image inherits the tint of the light. Samsung has come a long way with low light photos, but they threw all that away and went back a generation releasing this phone. It will probably improve as they start to backport the new improvements to the old sensors.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ione2380:
Thanks for your reply. When I started this thread, I wasn't expecting to get answers from developers. I know you have your own stuff to maintain and you also have your private lives. I was expecting help from "regular user". I know that not all of them have the phone or are not members, but, from that number, maybe 3, 4 have the phone and are also members?

Those first pictures that I posted were taken in the middle of the day with the blinders shut, so you don't need any specific conditions. Also they were taken with standard mode, not night mode. The pink was visible in night mode too and also on ultra wide and front camera.

Think of it this way. Maybe many people are having this problem without them even knowing, because not everyone is a nerd who takes pictures of white walls in the dark. Maybe some of them are still in their return window and can replace before it's too late.

I have 60 days return window, so I have all the time to wait for an update that would improve cameras, but others may only have 14 days or less. The more comments here, the more this is pushed in front for people to see.

I know sensors are pretty garbage, but still, the pink tint shouldn't exist. I have a 2mp Nokia phone that takes s**t pictures, but it doesn't have a tint in the middle.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] doggydog2:
these cameras are so poor, especially at night, i am happy to capture anything on par with S6 generation. Can't care less about pink tint when the faces consist of like 2 pixels. Luckily I don't make pictures generally, but clearly i won't be able to hand over the phone to anyone but young kids later. Geez, the pictures i made this evening are horrible. Luckily we had DLSR with us (Note20). No kidding, sold $2000 mirrorless cam in favor of MUCH better Note20 combo. I switched from Note20Ultra to ZFlip (kept Note20 as it's got better cam for the target person). And as a non selfie/insta/meta-freak, i am happy with my choice. I just wish the completely useless punchole disappeared.
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Jayke770:
Disclaimer: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEVICE OR SD CARD DAMAGE

Instruction:

1. Download the two files below

2. Make sure to unlock your bootloader first

3. Extract the TWRP zip file

4. Reboot your device to download mode

5. Then open odin and load twrp to AP slot then go to Options then unchecked the auto reboot

6. Do not unplug usb cable hold the <Power Button> + <Vol. Down> after black screen appears hold the <Vol. Up> + <Vol. Down> to enter Downlod Mode.

7. Then open odin again and load the vbmeta to AP slot go to Options then unchecked auto reboot

8. Remove usb cable then reboot your devices by pressing <Power Button> + <Vol. Down> then if black screen appears press the <Power Button> + <Vol. Up> until it reboots to TWRP

Special Thanks to

edward0181 for his TWRP

cyb3rx7 for the vbmeta
[Samsung Galaxy A12] James 144:
How do I flash a gsi?
[Samsung Galaxy A12] cyb3rx7:
still try out but failed
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Jayke770:
when i try to flash dot os gsi but i can't boot to dot os i don't know why
[Samsung Galaxy A12] cyb3rx7:
That call : bootloop there some bypass or modified file idk where we can find it to get out of bootloop
[Samsung Galaxy A12] BryanCp13:
What are the correct steps to test a gsi rom?
[Samsung Galaxy A12] James 144:
Did you try an A or A/B ROM? This phone only supports A/B. If you use A/B, you have to disable DM_verity
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Jayke770:
i flash the A only
[Samsung Galaxy A12] LAST_krypton:
The bootloop is happending by the kernel. It is because this device uses dm-verfiy. so that means when swiping to allow system modifications you wount be able to boot to system if you are using the stock kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy A12] cyb3rx7:
oh so you mean also we need custom kernel ?
[Samsung Galaxy A12] LAST_krypton:
If you are useing the method of flashing the vbmeta then twrp, yes. If you pre roted your phone and then installed twrp there is no need for a custom kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Jayke770:
in that case.. in some situation we cannot boot directly to system or twrp.. so we need the vbmeta to install the twrp but the system will gone
[Samsung Galaxy A12] LAST_krypton:
After flashing vbmeta system woun't be gone, after swipeing allow system modifications and if you haven't pre rooted your phone before that or installed a custom kernel, your device will be bootlooped.
[Samsung Galaxy A12] Jayke770:
if ever and how?
[Samsung Galaxy A12] cyb3rx7:
i try it with root brfore still can't boot to os stack it bootloop
[Samsung Galaxy A12] BryanCp13:
I managed to install twrp on the A125M, however when installing a gsi it gives me a mount error and the error -1
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Ju5t3nC4s3:
I have moded a MSMdownload to switch the OEM unlock even if it is greyed out. This makes it posable to bootloader unlock way easier if you are still sim locked. Also have disabled the Sha256 check so no need to uncheck after always forgetting. So now you just need to flash and enter fastboot to do the bootloader unlock. Also i have found lots of other short cuts that have never been posted anywhere. One is the dialer code the will enable adb without verification and even entering into dev mode. Also have reversed the encryption used to generate the QR code used to decrypt the engeenermode app.This is still a work in progress , it looks like it does something to the oem_stanvbk partition and disables the sim.For now I have been flashing this after, I will rebuild the ops with that partition so it won't disable the sim.

guacamole_21.O.09_190516_Mod.7z

drive.google.com
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Ju5t3nC4s3:
Please back your efs up before hand. At the least back up modenst1 and st2 . It looks like this form of unlock is disabling the sim card if you are sim locked. Restore the efs and the sim card will pass test again.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] jasmok:
Is this method suitable for one plus N10？i need BL unlock
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Ju5t3nC4s3:
This msm won't work on n10
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] _JuSteR_:
just found a usefull program for our Diamond:

Phone AlcolTest - Italian software based on the latest Italian laws.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] bajabaja:
tnks!

ciao ciao
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] ROHAN XD:
SO NOT TO GET WORRIED AFTER CURRUPTING EFS I GOT A SOLUTION

DO REED THE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS :p

NOGAUT ROM ..... KINDLY REMOVE BOOTLOADER AND GPT

OREO ROM

ALERT REASD THE PDF PROPERLY BEFORE DOING
[Redmi Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] HSNP:
Hi,

I was looking for activating CA on this phone and finally found a solution!

To activate carrier aggrigation simply you need to flash latest EU rom/firmware.

For non-rooted you can flash latest EEA rom:

Xiaomi Firmware Updater

The ultimate script that provides firmware packages for Xiaomi devices.

xiaomifirmwareupdater.com

If you are rooted on Android 11 you can simply flash latest EEA firmware:

Xiaomi Firmware Updater

The ultimate script that provides firmware packages for Xiaomi devices.

xiaomifirmwareupdater.com

Tested on Arrow OS A11 and 100% working. It can aggregate B3+B7 / B1+B3 / B1+B7

WARNING: Only ginkgo / not working on willow
[Redmi Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kapetchou:
Hello , thanks for the explanation , can you tell me what's the benefit of call aggregation ? , And how's the network strength on arrow rom ? Assuming you are using the latest update .
[Redmi Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopypalm:
add a warning to willow users !
[Redmi Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] HSNP:
The benefit is improved LTE download/upload speed. The network strength is very good with this firmware on Arrow.

Done.
[Redmi Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] troyer1234:
my phone is MIUI Global 12.0.6 QCOMIXM can i install EEA?

if i install latest Global rom, will that carrier aggrigation work? or does it work only in EEA?
[Redmi Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] HSNP:
I don't own this phone anymore but I think it will only work on EEA.
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] sugguy:
Has anyone been successful on installing LineageOS on A505F. what may not work if I installed it on my device? it is my main device and I really want to have more privacy.
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers] JuanTamqd21:
beta testing is undergoing check the official a50 telegram group

nfc, and location is being fixed atm
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
These images are NOT built from source.

These are the stock images from the firmware provided by Asus that are extracted with payload dumper and uploaded without modification.

18.0840.2202.231

18.0840.2201.226

18.0840.2112.211

18.0840.2111.200

18.0840.2111.196

18.0840.2109.188

18.0840.2109.176

18.0840.2107.151

18.0840.2106.86

18.0840.2104.56

You must have already unlocked the bootloader to flash these images. If you have not unlocked the bootloader, you will need to install and run the Unlock Device App from Asus before continuing.

You will also need fastboot to install these images. If you do not wish to install the Platform Tools Package, there is a portable package available. Extract the archive and move the images to the same folder as fastboot.

Each folder on AndroidFileHost contains the stock boot image, stock vendor_boot image, and stock DTBO named by firmware.

fastboot flash boot [/path/to/image]

fastboot flash vendor_boot [/path/to/image]

fastboot flash dtbo [/path/to/image]

Root images have been removed due to misuse. As a reminder, do NOT lock your bootloader without restoring stock images FIRST.

If you want a rooted device, the stock boot image can be used with the "Select and Patch a File" install option in Magisk.

If you have wiped your device or uninstall magisk, even with a rooted image, root will not work until the app is installed again.

The vendor_boot and dtbo are flashed when restoring from a custom kernel. They are not required to (un)root your device.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] JazonX:
Can the Vendor Boot image (Patched) give read/write access to system via root explorer ?

May sound stupid, But I was wondering.. ^^

I used to patch the hosts file manually, and replace it in system,

Now I need the magisk hosts module, and the adaway app both.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Doubtful. The new Android layout is a mess. The actual purpose of the vendor image is for Google to make generic base kernels and have all the customization as an overlay. It isn't the vendor making the system read only. That is part of the partition layout and firmware structure.

They use images that are much larger than the partition size, but compressed and mounted like a virtual machine. Even though the old "Ubuntu on Android" mods did much the same thing and allowed editing, I believe they locked these up to prevent issues with changing the compressed size or flat out lack of necessity to write the code.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
https://xdaforums.com/t/magisk-module-universal-safetynet-fix-1-1-0.4217823/

Leaving this here for anyone that ends up using these images to root the device
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] JazonX:
Did you come across this tool ?
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Neat party trick, but fundamentally just piece of mind. You end up using a bunch of space that could just as easily be a fraction with modules. We have a super partition, but no custom recovery. You will be running it with a live install, which is a whole lot of risk for partition corruption. The partitions on this seem a little too finicky. I couldn't bring myself to try.

https://xdaforums.com/t/script-android-10-universal-mount-system-read-write-r-w.4247311/

(For our friends that prefer the preview panel)
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Added V18.0840.2109.176
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
2109.176 and 2109.188 may be interchangeable. There appear to be no kernel changes.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Added V18.0840.2109.188
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Added V18.0840.2111.196

payload_dumper is returning an empty image for vendor_boot, so it was not uploaded. I am not sure if this is because it is a legitimately empty image or some other issue. If anyone happens to have different results, please let me know. I will investigate further.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] arctic4x4:
the vendor_boot.img I have extracted is 98,304 kb which I just downloaded yesterday.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
It extracted fine today. Who knows.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] starshina1976:
it boot patched magisk, or stock pulled from the firmware?
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
I don't know what you're asking, but both are provided.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] starshina1976:
I mean, is the kernel stock, or patched? Sorry, I'm using a translator.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] starshina1976:
I need it for firmware 196. Rog phone 5.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
boot-(version),img is stock

boot-(version)-magisk.img is patched.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] starshina1976:
Thanks, I will try.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] messhary:
I just load the boot.img you posted it for

root.

18.0840.2111.196 for my same firmware and relocked my bootloader

So now I'm Stucked on bootloader i can't even go recovery
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] messhary:
So after you ruined my experience on mobile any help can help me with
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
https://xdaforums.com/t/warning-read-before-locking-bootloader.4327977

Does falsely accusing someone else of ruining your entire experience on mobile and then asking for help usually work?
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Now that you've had a minute to think about how to ask for help...

Flash a raw firmware to restore the stock images.

https://xdaforums.com/t/raw-firmware-collection-and-guide.4287497/

If for some reason that fails, use the EDL restore.

https://xdaforums.com/t/repair-rog-...ootloader-to-modify-country-cn-to-ww.4353865/
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] messhary:
I tried flashing I got faliure message

Edl method the phone got error flash all not found
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
Use the USB port on the side and follow the instructions carefully.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] messhary:
Thanks for Your help the problem solved with this code

fastboot -v flash all xx.raw

Advised by @johnny886

Sorry @twistedumbrella i just was mad cause i thought there is no possible way after locked bootloader , problem solved thanks
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
It happens to the best of us. Glad it worked out.
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] messhary:
Thanks alot really took 3 days of downloading non working methods one of it i thought must be cn firmware

But to be honest i got at least some experience on some of errors
[ASUS ROG Phone 5 / 5s] twistedumbrella:
18.0840.2112.211