yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG G8 Questions & Answers] Oliv7:
I managed to unlock the bootloader but I didn't want to root. Everything worked. But I wanted to install TWRP to have a custom rom. When I restore abl_a and abl_b backup I can't get into fastboot(recovery) mode, it seems to be gone. To have access to fastboot I have to put abl_a (which they made available in the bootloader unlock tutorial) in place of abl_a and abl_b then the fastboot mode (recovery) appears, but the touch stops working when I turn on the smartphone. Does anyone know a step by step to install TWRP? is root required?
[LG G8 Questions & Answers] PHANX0M:
exactly....
[LG G8 Questions & Answers] AsItLies:
So the reason fast boot is gone is because the abla in the tutorial is the engineering abl. That's what gives you fast boot, without it, you don't have it. But that abl is not what you should use to boot the device. It's an older version of android, and there is not a newer version. In the guides section you can find information on how to install TWRP, but if you're not sure if root is required, then you have to ask, why do you want TWRP?
[LG G8 Questions & Answers] kt-Froggy:
I guess he was wondering whether root was needed for installing TWRP, not whether he needed root at all... :) Some people just want to be able to install custom ROMs with no root, hence the need for TWRP - seems reasonable to me. For me it's the opposite - I want root but OK with the stock ROM. So, can't help with TWRP since I haven't tried installing it...
[LG G8 Questions & Answers] AsItLies:
Good point, I forget twrp is needed for custom roms. afaik, it can be installed to without root, have never done that though.

(meant for @Oliv7) To get twrp on devices like the G8, there are a few ways, one is through magisk, so root needed for that way. The easiest way would be to find the same variant / version of your existing boot loader with twrp already 'injected' into it. There's a tele group specific for LG device's that have these boot partitions contributed to it. I don't remember the name of it but a search should find it.

cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S22] kwchan98:
I have tried to use my galaxy S22 smart view to mirroir my laptop to my phone, but my laptop could not found my galaxy S22. Anyone know the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy S22] kwchan98:
{Mod edit: Quoted post has been deleted. Oswald Boelcke}

There are no people asking about mirror windows to galaxy phone by bulit in smart view.
[Samsung Galaxy S22] gav83collins:
ar

from what youve said, your trying to mirror your laptop to your phone ? is that correct ? you would need an app like teamviewer for that

however, if your trying to mirror your phone on your laptop, a little more information is needed, what version of windows are you running ? is your phone and laptop connected to the same network ? have you tried dex or phone link ?
[Samsung Galaxy S22] Post Nine:
i thought it was the other way around? mirror your phone to the laptop screen, no?
[Samsung Galaxy S22] kwchan98:
no.. i would like to use my s22 be the second screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] israelien:
what i can say after upgrading from s20 ultra..

the best decession i made.

main reason its the all in one pakage i need, plus withbsamsung update i will have this phone surely for 4 years.

so #whyGalaxy , because it meets my need and suits very well.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] doubledragon5:
I love mine. No issues to report.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] gav83collins:
sure thi phone will last for four yeras, the spec is so high, but of course when ever a new one is released its always more appealling than the last and so four years without upgrading seems a long time, im already waiting for the s23 lol ( i am extremely happy with my s22 ultra though)
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] israelien:
same sentiments good thing we are back to snap dragon
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] gav83collins:
mines exynos lol, but, still im satisfied with mine
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] israelien:
s

where is samsung wallet
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] gav83collins:
its rebranded as samsung pay, but i think there is talks of bringing wallet back from what ive seen
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
Samsung isn't being wallet back, Google is.
[LG G8 Questions & Answers] Oliv7:
Does anyone have a step by step to install twrp?
[LG G8 Questions & Answers] Oswald Boelcke:
@Oliv7 Thread closed as duplicate of the thread, which you created some minutes earlier than this one and the I've moved from the development section to Q&A as it didn't qualify for the first one:

https://xdaforums.com/t/twrp-on-lg-g8.4447499/

Please review the XDA Forum Rules with special emphasis on rule no. 5 and post only ONCE! Furthermore, prior to your next posting please read all guidances and announcements that are stuck at the top of every section like:

https://xdaforums.com/t/read-this-first-development-rules.3523894/

Thanks for your cooperation!

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Flipvert:
Can some one tell me how t oinstall Dungeon Master on my phone...

I don't want to mess anything up and am not tech savvy..

http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=1254

http://dmweb.free.fr/?q=node/851

Here are some links to the game...

What do I do please?

do i just download unzip to my phone and install???

any help???
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] beermonster65:
just follow the instruction from the first link,

click the download link

download the csb zip file, unzip and copy to a folder on your handset

run the app on your phone
[Moto G Play (2021)] yahiadal:
Hi

Is it posiible to flash us international firmware in locked tracfone moto g play phone.If yes can this unlock the phone to accept others sim cards.

thank you

yahiadal
[Moto G Play (2021)] mario0318:
If you can unlock the OEM bootloader you should be able to install the RETUS stock rom image. You're more likely to have issues when flashing other phone carrier rom versions (or channels), and if the image you're installing has an older security patch than what's currently installed.
[Android General] :
View attachment 5617781

Proudly Presents

Another Exclusive Release

Supported Model

UMX U696CL

Recoveries

TWRP_11 Recovery

Roms

GSI Roms - Arm32 Binder64 Required

AssuranceRom Custom Stock * WIP *

-AIO ToolKit Prerequisites-

1- Linux: Linux Mint Cinnamon Suggested

2- Python 3

Rom Notes/Disclaimer/Warning

* WIP *

Contributors

@gregeerg / BVK - for using his device as a ginuea pig to make this happen

@AndyYan - for his GSI knowledge and wisdom

@deadman96385 - for uploading dumped files to github

@Jet! - for flashing twrp and dumping stock super image

Big Thanks To The Folks In My A-Team Telegram Group

Big Thanks To The Folks Who Have Come To The A-Team Telegram Group To Help Test

Device Downloads

UMX U696CL Downloads

Recovery Device Trees

Device Source

{Mod edit: Telegram links removed as OP left XDA. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}​
[Android General] :
-Updates-

5-18-2022- Initial AIO ToolKit v0.01 Release
[Android General] karl615:
I don't have telegram, is there anywhere else I can download some of this stuff from?

Thanks..
[Android General] :
No sir, I don't put out untested stuff. I've gotten 0 feedback on the toolkit
[Android General] alecxs:
How do we get feedback if no one can download here? we are not forcing anyone to install tiktok whatsapp instagram facebook telegram or any other crappy pipapo, keep development on xda-developers. Think about it :P
[Android General] :
I left a download link, unsure what you mean. If XDA would allow me to upload a 1.7gb 7zip file I would but that's not reality. I need stuff tested and chat to be fluid and prompt. That's not possible on a forum. In reality, If I had the device, I could test in 1 day what it would take a week to do on Telegram or 3 months to do on XDA forum. So for getting things done in a timely fashion, Telegram is my go to. I've been a member of XDA since 2012, I've done my time. If people don't want the toolkit or if joining telegram is too much, that's fine, not the people I want to help me test my software then anyways. The people who just want to grab a download and go can wait for the rest of the backend process. Again, I don't even have this device. So why am I even doing this is what i'm now wondering. I guess next time someone comes to me with a untouched device I won't help and use my resources to get something going....

it's alright though, you can consider this project shelved as I have a different hands on device I've already moved on to. Enjoy the twrp I built for you guys!.....
[Android General] zyzzybalubah:
Appreciated..

Update: flashed the recovery using 'fastboot flash recovery /path-to-.img' and the recovery works fine as far as I can tell, but the system is gone. Or something is up anyway, I can't get it to boot normally.. only to recovery. What did I do wrong?
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
Sorry Pizza i havent had the time to give feedback on it but i have the same issues booting. please dont let one person ruin it for everyone. i will hyu on telegram later today
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
Actually i havent had the time to get my linux machine setup correctly because of a memory leak issue that kept crashing my system but i finally got it running stable. i tried using relive on virtualbox but couldnt get it working properly due to driver issues in the host OS on this windows machine and for some reason i had more than one python version installed causing me conflicts. i ended up just using adb to flash the images and the phone no longer boots. i want to test it on a native linux os first
[Android General] Cinephile 74:
Well, folks...I'm about to give this a go....I still have a BLU View 3 to root today. Much gracias for all the effort
[Android General] Cinephile 74:
Well I seem to have faux pas along the way.... bootloader unlocked easy-peasey. But I can't get fastboot to flash TWRP no matter what directory I use....RELP!
[Android General] Cinephile 74:
Is this the ROM or the bootable zip?
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
I'm back and about to try this again with an actual thumb drive with the ReLiveDVD on a thumb drive now that I have one
[Android General] Eric janaika:
I downloaded A-Team-UMX_U696CL_AIO_ToolKit-v0.01.7z from the tg group and here's my feedback. I don't mean to sound ungrateful but:

Root does not work. I opened Main_Menu.sh and the root option literally does nothing. The lines are commented out and the image it was supposed to flash doesn't exist. Bootloader unlocking works (seems to literally be a single fastboot command i.e. "fastboot flashing unlock", seems like the new "oem unlock") and TWRP does work, but only once. If I flash it in fastboot and immediately reboot to recovery from there, I can get in. If I try to go to recovery after restarting, I get the dead android with the red ! triangle saying "no command". TWRP won't mount data (I think it said it couldn't decrypt, but I don't even have a lock code on it) so you need a micro sd to store the boot.img in order to patch it in Magisk. It would've been nice if you included it, though it seems you intended to but haven't gotten around to it since it's only v0.01. Still, it's not much of an all-in-one if it can't do the primary thing most people will want from it. I do fortunately have micro sd cards so I was able to save (manually in TWRP terminal using dd, annoying as hell on a touchscreen, can't even type "=" without going through 2 keyboard menus) and patch it in Magisk and now do have root working.

I don't understand why this requires Linux. The AIO doesn't do anything you can't do in Windows. The Python file is just an ASCII logo that makes you wait 10 seconds for no reason. It would have more user friendly as just a bunch of separate partition IMG uploads and instructions. I wish I had actually looked at the shell scripts beforehand instead of downloading a Linux distro and booting it as a live cd. If you make a new version, consider just including a portable adb/fastboot with it and skipping Linux/Python since it's not necessary.

After googling the "no command" screen, I held down power and pressed volume up and got into the regular Android recovery. So despite the bootloader being unlocked, it appears TWRP got overwritten by the default recovery. I flashed TWRP at least 3 times, immediately entering TWRP each time afterward, but it never stuck.

I'm attaching my Magisk'd boot.img in case anyone else gets stuck at that part. If anyone chooses to use it, MAKE YOUR OWN BACKUP FIRST, obviously. I'm not responsible for anything that happens using that file.
[Android General] alecxs:
proof that TWRP works for you, anything beyond is usage problem.
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
I got twrp to stick but could not do anything with it since I didn't have an SD card before I misplaced the phone. Yes the scripts unfinished but as stated above somewhere, the dev did not have a device to test on.

If you wanna help, and it's probably the only way anyone else who isnt so knowledgable as many visiting xda seeking a way to root their device is gonna get this finished as well, please consider joining the telegram chat and contribute to this forum whatever you learn. Maybe Pizza will still be interested in helping. I tried but somehow misplaced the phone in the middle of filling in my huge gaps of knowledge on the subject.

I could not mount or wipe /data in twrp and even flashing the super.imgwould not allow me to boot because I was unable to do anything with the data partition. Had to flash the stock recovery to get it to boot period.

Maybe twrp will get you root if you patch your boot image with Magisk and flash it in twrp.

I'm not sure what else could be done. And not even sure that would work without being able to mount /data.

It's really hard for anyone working on a device they don't have to finish the work without some feedback from people who have enough knowledge to give them useful feedback.
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
The unlock bootloader option and the flash twrp recovery options work.

Script could be finished but I doubt there's much motivation for them since th3y don't own the device.

But the script is there. Most of the work on that part is done.

would only take some contributions by interested people.
[Android General] alecxs:
what do you need a script for? read any random TWRP install guide steps are more or less same

- unlock bootloader

- patch avb/dm-verity/vbmeta

- install TWRP

- makesysrw super.img (optional)

- disable encryption (optional)
[Android General] Cinephile 74:
Agreed. PizzaG has done a bang up job with his UMX U696CL offerings, and his knowledge is extensive regarding custom ROMs and recoveries.
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
Did you flash this from fastboot or from twrp?
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
just wondering if you were able to flash anything from twrp or not. i still have this phone here. though its very much underpowered i would like to root it. im still learning about how these mobile devices work so any tips would be appreciated.
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
ok update. maybe i was missing alot. i know my knowledge on these devices is very limited so. anyways i used your patched boot.img and flashed via fastboot. i may try to integrate your patched boot image with pizzaG's script if he gives me the permission.

but heres a quick n dirty for anyone who wants to get this device rooted. it seems so simple now that i finally got it rooted.

i used PizzaG's AIO to unlock the bootloader and i guess looking at the script i couldve just done those commands from adb/fastboot. but for simplicity im hoping i can just place the boot.img in the right folder.

i think maybe he already included a patched boot image but im having trouble getting into my telegram.

but anyways i flashed the twrp and it usually gets overwritten, when i DID get it to stick i couldnt boot or mount anything.

so after flashing back to stock and using the phone for a bit. i finally noticed the boot.img that was posted and decided to just flash it from fastboot since i figured i had nothing to lose. the image flashed fine and rebooted. installed the magisk manager APK and selected INSTALL and direct install from inside magisk manager. detected the patched boot image, installed everything rebooted and viola! rooted u696cl

not sure why it took my feeble brain so long to think this through but there it is for anyone else trying to root the u696cl
[Android General] Eric janaika:
Fastboot since I wasn't gonna reflash twrp that wouldn't stick just to flash boot.img.
[Android General] PsYk0n4uT:
Sry. Thanks. I already flashed it and it works even got Kali installed but I think either there's simply not enough room for the chroot to be installed or I just don't know what I'm doing wrong I was hoping maybe symlinking it to user data partition and installing there would work but it doesn't. I used the kalifs nano and got the kernel installed apparently at least but so far I haven't really been able to play with it much.
[Android General] xlivexevilx:
Hello all. So first of all...or second I'd like to say thank you for this upload. I'm still trying to learn fastboot, adb and Android in general. I thought I had a pretty good understanding of Android a/b partitions and using fastboot and adb. I guess I don't.

1. Unlocked the OEM Unlock switch in developer settings.

2. Booted to fastboot mode and sent the "fastboot oem unlock" command then selected unlock bootloader from the phone with the volume rocker.

3. Sent "fastboot boot recovery.img which was actually the .img attached to the beginning of this thread.

4 since I forgot to flash vbmeta first I flashed fbmeta.img second with "fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img" command.

5. Sent"fastboot erase userdata" command

6 rebooted with "fastboot reboot" and now it keeps booting to fastboot no matter what I do.

Please help! Idk what I did and I can't find any firmware for this phone to load on it.

Thank you!
[Android General] alecxs:
fastboot format userdata
[Android General] SoulSnatchr:
Ok so all the links in this post are broken, telegram says it doesn't recognize the name, the posters website no longer exists and neither does support... So are the aio toolkit and/or roms hosted anywhere else?

PS I tried fastboot format userdata and it failed - terminating with uncaught exception of the type STD::OUT_OF_RANGE: basic_string.

I tried wipe data factory reset in twrp recovery and it failed - cannot mount /data invalid argument.

I tried wipe data factory reset in stock recovery and it failed - USB_DIAG_FILE not exist.

And when I tried to just boot into twrp with fastboot boot recovery twrp.img it failed (remote 'dtb not found').

Please help...

Thank you for your time.
[Android General] SoulSnatchr:
So hey umm... Moderator, what's the deal? All of the links and telegram groups are all defunkt so none of the files are available anymore nor can I contact Ateam about it. Why?

As I bricked my phone trying to install twrp and magisk I could really use a custom ROM or most definitely the aio toolkit. Are these available anywhere else?

PS I tried fastboot format userdata and it failed - terminating with uncaught exception of the type STD::OUT_OF_RANGE: basic_string.

I tried wipe data factory reset in twrp recovery and it failed - cannot mount /data invalid argument.

I tried wipe data factory reset in stock recovery and it failed - USB_DIAG_FILE not exist.

And when I tried to just boot into twrp with fastboot boot recovery twrp.img it failed (remote 'dtb not found').

Please help...

Thank you for your time.
[Android General] alecxs:
OP decided to leave XDA. However the link works fine.

userdata partition cannot mounted because you erased the whole partition. formatting is required. you may need to specify file system type (ext4 or f2fs)

fastboot format:ext4 userdata
fastboot format:f2fs userdata
[Android General] SoulSnatchr:
@Eric janaika

Hey man I've got big problem and I need help. For some stupid reason I updated Magisk. I started having big issues with it so I tried to uninstall it using Magisk Uninstall from recovery. Well it couldn't mount system_ext and it couldn't mount data and it said the uninstallation failed and to uninstall it from the Magisk Manager app. So I rebooted and tried to uninstall from app and it said backup of stock boot image not found and then it automatically rebooted. Then I was stuck. It would boot into bootloader and into stock recovery but the system wouldn't boot. On the bootloader options one said boot from RFBB or something like that so on a whim I tried it and then it booted to the vendor image and stuck. 3rd restart it finally booted the system but it flickers for about 15seconds then says System UI not responding wait or cancel, I have no sound on phone or speaker, no wifi, no hotspot, when I try to make a call the connection bars and 4G LTE indicators go off then come back on as 2G the call hangs up and I have to reset the network. I didn't use your boot image to install Magisk. Magisk lost my boot.img backup somewhere in my mistakes. But I'm very much hoping that since you were able to pull and upload your patched boot.img that maybe possibly you could also pull your stock boot.img and let me have a copy...? Please? Idk what else to do as all solutions lead back to reflashing the stock boot.img which I don't have anymore and I can't find u696cl stock firmware anywhere.

So what do you say? Can you please help me out? Sorry so long winded and thank you for your time it is much appreciated.
[Android General] SoulSnatchr:
I guess I should have been more specific. The link for twrp works fine but I can get that from a few places. What doesn't work is thel lnks to the aio toolkit and links to the roms no longer exist.

*Update

Before I got stuck in bootloader or stock recovery I had updated Magisk for some stupid reason and started having big problems so I tried uninstalling it with Magisk Uninstall in recovery but it couldn't mount system_ext and it couldn't mount data and said uninstall failed and to uninstall with the app. So I tried that and it said backup of stock boot.img not found then it just automatically rebooted and that's how I got stuck. I guess somewhere between me upgrading Magisk & the failed uninstall it lost the backup but Magisk IS uninstalled now. Well yesterday I noticed in the bootloader options one was to reboot into RFBB or something like that so I tried it and after 3rd restart it finally booted the system... Kind of. It flickers and flashes for about 15 seconds then says System UI not responding wait or cancel and I have no sound on phone or speakers, no wifi, no hotspot, when I try to call the connection bars and 4G LTE indicators go away replaced by 2G and the call ends & i have to reset the network, this amongst other random errors. Everything I've read tells me it's because I don't have the correct boot.img and all solutions come back to reflashing the stock boot.img. So long story long, I need the stock boot.img to flash but I don't have it anymore and I can't find stock firmware anywhere. Is there any possibility you could supply me with one? Or do you have any idea how else I can get one?

I've also enquired to the person who uploaded their patched boot.img file in the thread cuz I figured if he was able to pull that maybe he could pull the stock for me too but still waiting to hear back. Any help or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your time I know it's valuable and important. Any way you can help me out at all?
[Android General] alecxs:
unfortunately another member asked XDA to delete all threads. however I still have the link to boot.img

https://github.com/deadman96385/umx_u696cl_dump
[Android General] SoulSnatchr:
I sent you a message via 'start conversation' so I don't keep filling up the thread. Please respond when you can. Thank you.