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[Redmi Note 10 Pro] chrissylive:
I've followed all steps mentioned, but it doesn't fix anything. My phone doesn't have the flickering that it mentions, the brightness flickers randomly around three times a second, and in diagnostics the light sensor goes from detecting 0-20 to 30,000+ even in pitch black, which corresponds with the brightness flicker

PWM doesn't explain the random brightness changes every few seconds, especially since it's completely absent when sensors are disabled

I just want to know how to disable this specific sensor instead of all at once
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Keyvannn:
Hi guys

Well since almost all other forums have a thread like this, I figured i'd kick start one for this one. Let's post your homescreen screenshots
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Keyvannn:
I'll start:

Launcher : nova

Weather Widget: today weather

Music widget : Huawei music

Calender widget: month
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] Bogeyof:
Launcher : nova

Widgets: many customized widgets
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] daonzz:
Nice lovely
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5] sangin80:
It's so pretty, but I can't follow.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Nandowiko:
What is the Best kernel for miui eu?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Techguy777:
I don't know but I'm replying to get people's attention on their xda apps because I would also like to know myself.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pootler:
Hi,

Finally managed to get a recovery on my phone.

i see on Lineage pages there is an ''official'' Lineage 18 for this phone ( Sirius)

Is there no thread for this??

In particular i cannot get wifi calling ( my provider does provide this ), and unsure if I am flashing correctly.

Cheers

pootler
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] blufade:
Qt is a C++ application framework that enables you to create software for embedded Linux® and Windows® CE devices. Qt also offers you a user interface and application platform for consumer electronics running embedded Linux.

check it out

here is the link
[Magisk] clifforama:
As the name suggests, this module allows you to mount multiple filesystems (such as CIFS/SMB and NFS). I created this for my personal use, but thought I'd share it in case others find it useful. It's not particularly robust (e.g. config files are naively sourced), but it gets the job done. Enjoy!

GitHub
[Magisk] amplatfus:
Hi,

Thanks for sharing. And this new mounded volume would be available widely in any file explorer at mount_target="/mnt/cifs-share"?

BR,

amplatfus
[Magisk] clifforama:
Yes (hopefully!), assuming the rest of the mount params are correct for your CIFS share. Your file explorer needs to allow you to navigate there, though. E.g. I know Solid Explorer has the option.

Or, you could try specifying mount_target="/data/media/0/cifs-share" instead, which should correspond to /sdcard/cifs-share. (You can't set mount_target to /sdcard/cifs-share directly, though -- it won't work, I think because /sdcard represents an emulated FAT32 filesystem, and you can't mount to FAT32.)

Hope it works for you!
[POCO M3 Questions & Answers] VHasCome2:
I just bought a used M3 from my neighbor for $60, comes with its original box and all. They were very honest about its condition so I was aware of its background and issues before making the purchase.

Here's the background of the phone:

The unit was bought back in March 2021 as a gift for their mother. Their mom loved it but they accidentally updated it and then it got the dreaded deadboot issue. They sent it to the service center to get repaired, as it was still within its warranty, but their mom couldn't wait the 2 weeks to 1 month waiting period so they just got her a new Poco phone instead. They got the phone again; working as intended and was set back to its factory settings, and then I offered to get it off their hands for $60.

Now, going back to the question:

If I flash a custom ROM on this thing, does it mitigate the deadboot issues somehow? Does having it repaired by the service center adds or lessen its chances of the issue coming back again even after I flashed a custom ROM?

I've only had the phone for less than 24 hours, but so far, I haven't encountered any issues or hints of the deadboot issue coming back.

I've heard and read that you can get the issue as well by just turning the phone off or restarting it, but I have already gone to the phone's fastboot mode a bunch of times already and I have also started the 168 hour waiting time to get the bootloader unlocked. No issues, so far.

The phone is currently at MIUI 12.0.10 Global ROM, and I am aware of the 12.0.11 update but I am still reluctant to do it considering the M3's notoriety, despite having it already repaired. Should I attempt the update? or do I wait until the 168 hours is over and just flash a custom ROM instead?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] kevinireland11:
Is there somewhere or something I can use to see what the latest updates are or where to find future updates will be, like a pixel community app like OnePlus has?

I'm new to pixel 😁
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] uicnren:
Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers

developers.google.com
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] galaxys:
This great guide by 'roirraW "edor" ehT' and link's should assist you:

https://xdaforums.com/t/november-fu...-tool-recalibrate-fingerprint-reader.4352027/
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DespairFactor:
This may also be of use

Pixel Update Bulletins | Android Open Source Project

source.android.com
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] kevinireland11:
Use are all so very helpful 😀 thank use
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] galaxys:
You will be reading for a long time...⌚😁
[General Questions and Answers] JansenLove:
Hey there guys and girls. I just bought a cheap TCL A509DL to experiment with and immediately hit a roadblock of megalithic proportions...no fastboot mode available on this cracker-jack prize equivalent phone. Seriously...no way to boot into fastboot mode.

All the usual processes have been eliminated...enabled Developer options, enabled OEM Unlock for Bootloader, enabled Usb debugging, etc...all ready, set, don't go.

I powered off the phone, restarted while holding the power+vol dwn, pwr+vol up, pwr+vol up and down, pwr+assistant key, pwr+vol up+assistant key and every combo thereof including every combon with the battery removed and USB connected while keys pressed. I gotta get to this fastboot or I'll go nuts...PLEASE!! Somebody help!!
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
Check whether Fastboot is supported or not via ADB

adb devices
adb reboot fastboot
fastboot devices

If a connection with bootloader got successfully established don't forget to end it

fastboot reboot
[General Questions and Answers] AndyYan:
TCL is never known to have offered BL unlock for any of its device. On top of that, US carriers tend to enforce non-unlockable BL, Straight Talk / Tracfone (implied by the DL suffix) the worst among them.
[General Questions and Answers] JansenLove:
Hi I have tried all of the above commands and about a dozen more. I'm tempted to believe what

I was recently told, that US Phone maker enforce the no Unlock bootloader policy. There would still need to be some window or method available for flashing in the event of a software failure, right? In the Developers menu it says the bootloader is already unlocked and the toggle is grayed out. When I reboot from ADB using adb reboot fastboot my phone reboots back to startup with no fastboot connection??
[General Questions and Answers] NashvilleKarl:
I also happened on one of these TCL A3's (A509DL), and I confirm that there is no fastboot mode, and only 3 options in recovery, no adb or sdcard or log access, strictly factory wipe and cache wipe.

Hopefully mtkclient will crack this baby open a little bit, I left my laptop in a friend's truck, but when I get it back here in a few days ill hack the crap out of it!
[General Questions and Answers] JansenLove:
Hey bro. Thanks for responding. Let me know how it goes. I can't even find Stock Firmware for this little pain. Mine is branded TCL A509DL a friend has the exact device thru Cricket branded Alcatel with a different model number but same deal zero fastboot or bootloader for fastboot. Now I HAVE to crack this pain.
[General Questions and Answers] bbcdt22:
Try with python mtkclient , not responsible, you got to know what you're doing, very easy to brick
[General Questions and Answers] bbcdt22:
Hey just tried and succeeded, using python Git and mtkclient from https://xdaforums.com/t/blu-b130dl-unlock-recovery-root-release.4350825/ basic same principle just swap around a few files and it worked, a509dl tcl a3 is rooted, not responsible for any damage to device, I hope y'all know what your doing
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
I just got a tcl a3 (a509dl), dumping the firmware right now with mtkclient. I had driver problems with Windows (ghostspectre 11).. used the 're_livedvdv3' bootable iso. So far so good
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
Woo thank you for the info ! Unlocked and magisk rooted. Do we have twrp for this device on xda?
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
I lost my dumps, long story.. I need the stock firmware for this phone also, I bricked mine messing around lol even just The boot.img and vbmeta might be all I need can anyone with this phone grab them w mtkclient and upload ??
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
I recently bootloader unlocked then bricked the tcl a509dl hahaha was wondering if anybody could make a dump for me? I would be so very appreciative!
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
I'll even teamview with somebody and use unlocktool to make the backup.
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
Following . Still need the stock firmware or dumps
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
Bahh... lame, I'm still in need of firmware/dump. Bout to go buy another one just to get it. lol .. they did have this phone at dollar general, I think its like 39$ .and the chick that's usually working gave me a discount, so the last one for $20. I think I have myself sufficiently talked into it now. If i do buy another, I will upload it for you guys.
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
Man, if you get another one I would love a backup from it.
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
I have succeeded in getting the one I have already to allow me to do another dump, but it only boots to the bootloader says the dm-verity corruption crap, then reboots itself.c

If I remember correctly, this began after flashing a Magisk patched boot.img .. it is possible I did something else, but pretty sure that's what happened. messing with it now, will start the dumps before I pass out
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
I'm pretty sure that's what screwed mine up too. But mine won't even come on now but I'm still able to connect to the chip to flash.
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
any chance i could try that dump that you have?
[General Questions and Answers] Viva La Android R.I.P.:
For clarification, are you stating that you have unlocked the bootloader and rooted the TCL A3 (A509DL) branded by TracFone Wireless. If so, as far as I know, there is a $1,700 cash bounty up for the first person to OEM unlock and/or root the A509DL.
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
well i wish i knew that because I just used hydra tool and it unlocked the bootloader no problem
[General Questions and Answers] Viva La Android R.I.P.:
So you guys can confirm with 100% certainty that Hydra tool will unlock the bootloader on the A509DL? If that's the case, I stand corrected on my position.
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
i would love the boot from yours
[General Questions and Answers] Viva La Android R.I.P.:
I stand corrected. This unlock tool sounds revolutionary in terms of its capability to unlock TracFone branded devices. Those have traditionally been Ft Knox to exploit. Is a dongle required to complete the unlock, or only the tool software?
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
You do have to have a dongle to use hydra tool, but I bet unlocktool would unlock it too and it's only software, you just have to pay for the license, which is pretty cheap.
[General Questions and Answers] Viva La Android R.I.P.:
Thanks for the info.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Use mtkclient, it's free. I can do twrp for it if need be
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
Yes I have using mtkclient
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
Yes using mtkclient

I just picked up a working a509dl I'm ripping the firmware in a few minutes. I'll upload to Google drive
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
I'd like to have twrp for the 509, please do !
[General Questions and Answers] iamx51:
Making dumps in a minute. Just got a working a509
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
oh man you dont know how long I've waited for these lol
[General Questions and Answers] :
join my Telegram so we can freely chat and I'll see what I can do once I have some more info and some files to get started

Telegram: Contact @Android_General_Chat

t.me
[General Questions and Answers] r1pp3d2:
any luck with that dump?
[General Questions and Answers] Superguru637:
Any update on this? I just picked on up myself, but don't see any files with the bootloader with this phone A509DL. I mean shoot, I'm willing to donate via cash app xD root on this device would be great!
[General Questions and Answers] Viva La Android R.I.P.:
Yeah. The device has been unlocked and rooted using MTK Client. The issue is, there is no clear, step-by-step guide as of yet on the procedure, which is quite arduous to say the least. Until such a guide gets posted, your options are limited to piecing things together from the various device threats.
[General Questions and Answers] Viva La Android R.I.P.:
@Superguru637, it has been my plan for some time to write up a full and comprehensive guide on bootloader unlocking, rooting and network unlocking the TCL A3 (a509dl), via MTK Client, and I'm still bound and determined to do so. It's free time that I have been lacking. I can, however, put you in contact with a developer who does quite a bit of work on this device and other MediaTek devices like it. His name is @PizzaG. Message him and tell him I referred you. He may be able to help you in your endeavors. He maintains a Telegram channel for this and similar devices as well. I hope that he can assist you.
[General Questions and Answers] 971shep:
I found a potential pathway to restore fastboot that applies to this thread and linked that thread here.
[General Questions and Answers] Viva La Android R.I.P.:
Nice. Thanks for sharing .
[General Questions and Answers] malfuncion:
I finally got fed up. I built a device tree and a twrp from source for the 5102L, the TCL A30 USCELLULAR variant. IDK if this will work on the 509dl, but here is a working TWRP for the A30.

Just boot using MTKClient, drop it inrecovery slot, flash and restart holding volume up. One thing to note is that it still won't fastboot. It also isn't worth a whole lot more than the factory recovery. It looks cool though and works for the most part. You can't wipe partitions with it, but you can mount them and a few other things work. IDK if its worth me fixing or not.

EDIT: after some reading, it appears that fastboot lives in the bootloader and we may be out of luck here. I'm still looking in to it, but at this point it may be pointless.
[General Questions and Answers] 971shep:
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[General Questions and Answers] 971shep:
Gonna be about a week, my PSU cooling fan guit on my Arch AOSP build box, but I can't wait to try it out.

Andy Yan indicated that his builds relied on phhussan builds and if there were problems with his, to try phhussan builds.

https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases

Did you try any of these?
[General Questions and Answers] malfuncion:
I was aware of them, it was the first builds I had found but have not tried them out. I went with Yan's just because he had a little better explanation of all the different build acronyms. I may circle back to the experimentations builds and see if they're any better.

I've been currently hunting for kernel source for these devices, but so far unsuccessful. I've been looking for similar devices to see if I can smash and pray some source together since this is a pretty common configuration of hardware. It's rather unlikely this will work out though, but who knows.

If all else fails, I am going to email TCL/Alcatel and see if I can get the source from them under GPL2.0. I'm not hopeful as the helpdesk people usually have 0 clue what is going on and likely won't be able to get me what I want. I did find their sourceforge but it hasn't been updated in quite a while and ends with the A508DL. :(
[General Questions and Answers] 971shep:
I, and several others, have already emailed TCL in regards to kernel source code specific to the A30 with no response.. Mine is running kernel 4.19.127+ and I was able to find some source here:

TCL source releases on Sourceforge

If I recall correctly TCL_A600DL_20210427.tar.xz/TCL_A509DL_20210427.tar.xz are the same kernel version for the same Mediatek Helio P22 chipset.

Alcaltel, I think they are somehow related to TCL, also uses Sourceforge:

Alcaltel source releases on Sourceforge

OT_5031D also contains kernel 4.19
[General Questions and Answers] jp2022:
hello - I have a30 unlocked from us-cellular. When following your steps and flashing the boot and vbmeta I get stuck on the us-cellular screen.

It will not go past this. If I re-flash my backup through mtkclient it goes back to working as normal. Thanks for your help!
[General Questions and Answers] malfuncion:
When you unlocked, did you wipe the user data? If not that is likely the issue as it cannot decrypt the data anymore. You have 2 ways to proceed at that point- wipe user data partition and lose your stuff, or reload factory boot image/vbmeta and restore the original locked bootloader state.

If you did wipe data, you may want to try and go through the boot image creation yourself by sideloading the magisk APK and pushing your boot image to the phone's SD. Launch magisk and follow the instructions in there for patching your boot image. once you patch, pull it off the SDcard and flash that.

Also to note, my instructions and files above were taken from a fresh out of box A30, no OTA updates had been applied. I think this could possibly be one the issues for you if you've had the device a while. Reason I say that, I have a second A30 that I had created a boot image from that did not work for me originally on this freshie device. I had to manually go through the root process myself (and used the process to create the guide and original files). Since I've moved off stock and on to Cherish, I am unsure what my original build numbers were out of box. I've attached the magisk boot that "didn't work" for my out of box version. This boot img was created from an A30 with OTA patches, again unsure what patch though. You could give it a spin and if all else fails, do the manual root/patch yourself and report back your build to aid others.
[General Questions and Answers] jp2022:
Thank you for the detailed response. This was a right out of the box device from woot without any OTA. I erased user data like you said to and I did flash my own boot image via mtk after creating through magsik after your attachment didn’t work.

I used your vbmeta file, how do I get my own? The backup of my original vbmeta is 1mb and your file is 4kb, maybe that is the reason why?
[General Questions and Answers] malfuncion:
Not a problem on the reply, just happy to try and help another user. We are all kind of learning as we go here.

From the research I did, the vbmeta file I attached is a "cleaned" meta file that is required for the unlocked bootloader. You can open them up in a txt editor and compare contents, I don't recall what is in the factory one but I think there's only a single line in the "clean" one. Also, that smaller vbmeta is the one that is packaged with the MTKClient when you download it, located in the root folder. I believe it's the same one I attached to my original thread as well. If you are using your vbmeta, that's potentially the issue as it won't want to boot an unlocked bootloader/modified boot img.
[General Questions and Answers] jp2022:
I used the vbmeta file from mtk directory and both boot images (your magsik and my own magsik) and the device won’t go past the us cellular screen. I have even let the battery drain and removed it but still getting the same issue.

Do I need to revert back to stock images and send over build info?
[General Questions and Answers] malfuncion:
Did you attempt to make your own boot image with patching through Magisk? If you had issues and werent able to, attach it and I can see if I can make you one at some point today.

Can you confirm the device is unlocked using the mtkclient and if so, wiped afterwards? You may also try wiping those 3 partitions I mentioned on my original post.

When you boot to recovery either through adb reboot recovery or by cold boot while holding volume up + power (release power once device comes up, continue holding volume up) you should see a warning about the device being untrusted and to push power button to boot. This confirms your bootloader is unlocked.
[General Questions and Answers] jp2022:
I did the patch with magsik and got the orange status when booting, it just gets stuck on us cellular loading screen. Here is my original boot and the magsik altered img.

I really appreciate your help!
[General Questions and Answers] malfuncion:
This was created using Magisk 25.2 (25200).
[General Questions and Answers] jp2022:
thanks for making the image. I am having the same problem. I get stuck at the us-cellular splash screen, and it does not proceed to the android interface.
[General Questions and Answers] malfuncion:
I just read through my guide and actually forgot one step that I did do that maybe is critical?

Wipe the partitions for not just userdata, but also metadata and md_udc. Start here and see if she boots. I had these notes on my blog that I was writing for this and just forgot to move it over. Apologies there, original post updated. Hopefully this is the magic key for you.

If not, can you get it to boot with it unlocked using the factory boot image and the empty vbmeta? Let's try and narrow down what file is causing the issue. How far do you have to roll back to get it booting?
[General Questions and Answers] jp2022:
Update: I went into the recovery menu and did a factory reset, it booted and I was able to install Magsik and obtain root access. I just saw your explanation above and it probably coincides with the partition names mentioned above.

Thanks again for your help!
[General Questions and Answers] malfuncion:
Congrats. Again sorry for the miss there but glad someone caught it otherwise my instructions were useless.

I think the reason it was fine for me/missed the step while writing the guide is likely due to the fact I had already done the process 3 or 4 times before hand- wiping the partitions on my first or second go. Again, sorry but glad you're rollin now. Hopefully you can start test driving some of those custom super images and report back on what is working for you. On another note, I'm going to give a kernel compile a shot this evening and see if we can't get a working fastboot per the original thread.
[General Questions and Answers] jp2022:
Lol that is a bit outside my skill set… I just needed to root this to bypass drm on a vehicle head unit… will the super rom address this? What’s the real benefit to installing custom rom?