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[General Topics] wenyendev:
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any potential damage (data loss, bricked phone) to your phone if you apply the method described in the thread to your device.

Hi all,

Here below is a guide on how to create an image file from data partition (it might be applicable to system partition, vendor partition. If it works on these partitions, please let me know!).

Device: Redmi S2 (MIUI 12, rooted)

Environment: MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra)

Your device should be "Developer option" & "USB Debugging" enabled.

Step 1: Download and install ADB for Mac

Download link: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools

Say, you installed and created a file "adb" on "Desktop"

Step 2: Open "Terminal" application and connect your device to Macbook

Step 3: In "Terminal", relocate to adb file that you just installed

Type: cd /Users/wenyuan/Desktop/wenyuan/adb

Here "wenyuan" can be your name.

Step 4: Identify user data partition

Type: ./adb shell

./cat /proc/partitions

For me, the userdata partition is mmcblk0p57.

Step 5: Create image file from your user data partition

Type: ./adb pull /dev/block/mmcblk0p57 57.img

It took me roughly 2 hours to have a file "57.img" of 56.36 GB in the end.

Hope it helps.

Cheers,

Wenyuan

Donate to help us create future guides. Thanks!

References

https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-making-dump-files-out-of-android-device-partitions.2450045/

how to make an image of android partition to your pc

I am trying to make a backup (a direct dd image of the partitions of my built-in memory card of my phone to my PC. I am using Linux and my phone is a Nexus 4.

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[Android Head-Units] VNSpectrum:
Hello.

I use an Android multimedia system in my vehicle. I bought this system online. A Chinese-made CarPlay system for vehicles that do not support CarPlay. I think it has some flaws because it is a system that has not been developed very carefully. This system came with a CarPlay clone application called QLink. Everything was going well, but when the phone call came in, things changed.

The system turns off the playing music and shows the incoming call. That's nice. When I answer the call, when the voice of the other person comes, the music that has been stopped starts playing again. Likewise, at a time when I have stopped the music in the car, if I turn on Siri, the stopped music starts to continue with the first beep of Siri. In short, every sound triggers other sounds that have stopped. I'm so tired of this situation. I disassembled the hardware. I couldn't find any port to connect to PC. I decided to tamper with the software.

There is a situation like this; my car has a bluetooth module and also the hardware i bought has its own bluetooth. But when I want to connect to this Android device via bluetooth, no option about sound is seen in the details. Only "contact list" and "internet sharing" options appear. Permissions such as "music" or "call" do not appear in the bluetooth options. I think it's because this "tablet" has access to the car's multimedia tools, but doesn't have any sound devices like microphones or speakers on its hardware. This is my guess of course. If a tablet does not have a microphone and speaker on it, then the sound-related permissions should not be visible when connected via bluetooth.

I want to bypass everything like QLink on this system and turn it into an Android tablet only. Then I will create a vehicle system as I want by installing my own applications. Here is the problem. While I understand electronics in general, I'm a total alien when it comes to mobile gadgets and Android. That's why I have a few questions for you and I will follow a path accordingly.

1- Can I fix this bluetooth audio permissions problem on tablet? With tricks like virtual microphone, speaker. Or is it something else other than my guess?

2- If I clean the tablet and connect directly via bluetooth, will the music and calls playing on the tablet play on the car speakers through the connections of this hardware to my vehicle? The service that installed the system brought the air conditioner, media and ECU connections of the vehicle together with a connector and connected them to this tablet. Will this link continue to work the way I want it to?

3- Did I explain my problem clearly? I dont know but if you need to know anything that I didn't mentioned then you can ask me every detail.

I really need every bit of information. Thank you so much for everyone's help so far. I'm looking forward to your answers.

Android Ver.: Android 10
[Android Head-Units] nickpeters:
im really sorry you didn't get any replies to this.
[Touch Pro CDMA] delonick:
Hi everyone.

I have a question...

I've had the 6700, the 6800, and now the 6850.

I'm a Verizon customer and I jumped the gun and bought a Sprint unit

because I just had to get one.

But now, I can't get my QPST to recognize the phone so I can set the MSL and change the settings.

I've tried this on several different machines.

They all recognize the 6800 with no issues, but NONE has seen the 6850.

I'm using 2.7.249.

Is there any other way to alter the MSL?

Any suggestions (other than sell the Sprint one and go Verizon) are appreciated, thanks.
[Touch Pro CDMA] symyn:
Check over at PPC Geeks, there has been several successful Sprint to VZW ports.
[Touch Pro CDMA] zigamorph:
You need QPST v2.7 build 301 for it to work
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro Questions & Answers] thehalfbloodprincev2:
Please help me out as I messed my phone up real bad recently and I need to fix it as soon as I can as I have interviews right now and need to be updated with them.

So here's what I did:

I was using Pixel Experience ROM on Android 12, with OrangeFox recovery, it was working fine with no major issues.

I really wanted to try out Android 13 though it's still in Beta but I have heard good things about it, specially the one by Project Elixir.

But since I was already using Pixel Experience and loved the ROM so much, I decided to be on the safer side and look if they have a Android 13 ROM for my phone.

That's where the story began, I mistook the Redmi Note 7 forum (lavender) as Redmi Note 7 Pro forum, I forgot how they were two separate devices.

So I flashed the Redmi Note 7 recovery on my phone and it it didn't boot into recovery when I tried it to, then I downloaded the original (correct one) from OrangeFox's official site and flashed it after which the recovery works. But then as I tried installing the new ROM, my adb sideload kept getting stuck at "Starting ADB Sideload feature" and I couldn't make it work, so I flashed the new OS from my sdcard. It was all fine, I set it up and was loving the experience until I plugged it out of the charger. After a few minutes of plugging it out of the charger, it literally started rebooting and it restarts just in the middle of the boot animation. And when I manually power it on by pressing and holding the power button, it displays that It has no charge left.

I tried flashing quite a few other ROMs too, even Android 12 and 13 both, and at a point for some reason it also showed "system has been destroyed. press the power button to shut down" while booting into recovery but it went away once I re-flashed the recovery, and after no luck, I flashed MIUI but the same thing still persists.

I read in a few forums that it might be a battery issue which I too thought at first but the fact that it happened exactly after I flashed the wrong recovery bothers me. I thought installing the stock MIUI rom through fastboot would solve it by replacing every corrupted files and partitions but the issue seems to persist.

What might have been the issue and what can I do to fix it, and can flashing a wrong recovery cause this even if I have flashed the right one just after that?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 GT /  Redmi K40 Gaming] ADHLashg:
k40游戏增强版可以刷黑鲨的JOYUI12.8系统吗？

Mod translation: Can the k40 game enhanced version brush the JOYUI12.8 system of Black Shark?
[Asus Zenfone 9] DasDragon:
It seems there are some issues with connectivity. I have been having issues with ATT and T-Mobile n41. Can someone with root dump and submit the combos for the US model? https://cacombos.com/contribute

I would do this myself but I don't want to void my warranty if I return it because of this issue.

If anyone else has noticed this issue it would be nice to know more people have noticed
[Asus Zenfone 9] craznazn:
Definitely does not appear to have the correct CA combos. I'm in the same boat as you though, not sure if I want to void warranty to find out
[Asus Zenfone 9] Veiranx:
I'll get to it after I get back home either today or tomorrow.

Also, what kinds of issues? I am not experiencing any problems on Red Pocket Mobile (AT&T MVNO). I also purchased my version from Amazon (Seller: Mobile Advance).
[Asus Zenfone 9] DasDragon:
Thanks a ton! Speeds are lower than other phones on ATT 5g and LTE on most of the bands I was able to test. And on Tmo it seems like it can't do CA on n41 5G.
[Asus Zenfone 9] craznazn:
In my testing on T-Mobile, the ZF9 appears to not have the following CA's:

2-[*]_n41

66-2-[*]_n41

[*]_n71-n41

Harder to test, but I don't think it has any n41_n41 or n71_n71 aggs either.
[Asus Zenfone 9] m03sizlak:
Bump. Any more news on this issue. Considering returning mine.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] 698830:
I have an S20 5g about 1 yr old but with little use and no visible damage. A vertica pinkish line down the exact center of the screen from top to bottom appered suddenly and is visible in all a screens, even if phone is off and charging. Is this a broken screen, another hardware problem, or is it caused by a software glitch. The phone works perfectly, including all apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] blackhawk:
Sounds like a failed display. The variable refresh rate displays are notorious for all manner of failures. It could be a mobo failure but more likely it's the display.

You can try clearing the system cache from the boot menu as well as a hard reboot.

If it happens in safe mode then it's almost certainly a hardware failure.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Veid71:
I am rooted on stock and attempting to update via OTA, i downloaded the update from oxygen updater (which could be the issue) but when i go to run the update in the settings it fails and says it cannot be installed, i dont see any option for local update i can provide screenshots if necessary but the 3 dots at the top right thats normally there just isnt, is there anyway to run the update without doing a factory reset i have some apps like the google authenticator that are a PITA to restore lol.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] AndyC76:
Hi, so that some more knowledgeable can help, can you please specify

Which phone model and region?

LExxx India

Original phone hw and currently installed ROM?

LExxx, oxygen os a11, A12, c68

Which root method?

Magisk etc
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Veid71:
sorry about that i thought i included it but sometimes my fingers move faster than my brain lol

LE2125 Which i believe is just the global version

no rom, just stock rooted with magisk and zygisk lsposed and i am on A12 C63 stock
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Veid71:
interesting thanks for simplifying it ill go ahead and give this a shot and let you know if it works!
[OnePlus 9 Pro] The_Keeper86:
Thanks I can confirm this worked for me updating to the latest OOS 12 from the last version.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Veid71:
I just went to do it but I don't see the settings icon or the 3 bar menu

View attachment 5740667

I just went to give it a shot but I don't see the settings icon or the 3 bar menu at the top right anywhere for some reason, am I missing it?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] mlord:
The instructions you quoted don't say anything about a settings icon nor a 3 bar menu. And from the looks of the screenshots you posted, you are trying to use the built-in OOS12 System Updater rather than following those instructions.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Veid71:
yup that was the issue lol thanks! i guess i thought the oxygen updater was the app i needed to download but once i realized that wasnt the case, these steps worked, i appreciate all the help!
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Nhatlienhoan:
I know these steps and a lot of people said successful but it never worked for me. I'm always stuck at step 7 which failed to install the OTA at 32% or 20%. I even tried uninstall Magisk completely but it still didn't install OTA. any idea???
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TheGhost1951:
Running full stock currently? Phone model and current firmware?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Nhatlienhoan:
Full stock. Oneplus 9 2115, current firmware: LE2115_11.C.63
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TheGhost1951:
I assume you have already tried the settings/about phone/update or wherever it is on your phone first...correct?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Nhatlienhoan:
Yeah. I tried the system update, the android 12 update apk. Nothing worked.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TheGhost1951:
And what version are you trying to update to?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Nhatlienhoan:
From c63 to c66
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TheGhost1951:
If I am not mistaken, there some versions between those two ( 63 to 66) and that may be the issue. Some updates rely on previous updates...just a guess otherwise I have no idea. Sorry!
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Nhatlienhoan:
I believe there is c65 before it. But I don't know how to download that file. Also, these are incremental so I think there shouldn't be any issue skipping between updates. If you know where I can download c65, please let me know anf I can try install it first.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TheGhost1951:
They are around, just have to search for it..
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TNSMANI:
That means incremental to the previous version. As far as I know, if you are updating via incrementals, you have to go version to version. You can't skip.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Nhatlienhoan:
But even from the settings/about phone/update, if c66 gets out, it doesn't show c65. Only c66 shows up. Doew that not mean you can skip from c65 to c66?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] AndyC76:
Ah I was on c65 ( le2123 fully stock) today I received the c66 incremental update.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Nhatlienhoan:
I have a bootable slot a, but unbootable slot b. How can I fix this? My phone still functions well but I just don't feel comfortable having just one of the slot working.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Steve0007:
Flash the current full OTA txice using local update app and oxygen updater to get the full OTA
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] holaco2008:
I want to link to the original Roman

Blackstone_HTC_WWE_1.14.405.3

Thank you
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] RizwanKhan:
there are uk versions of this wwe rom available but i haven't seen a roman around. If anyone got it can they dump it?

check the blackstone wiki for the link to list of roms for blackstone (scroll down the post it is listed there).
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eaglesteve:
Can someone provide this stock ROM please?

Blackstone_HTC_WWE_1.14.405.3

Thanks in advance.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] fslrsd:
problem in Qtek S200 G3

Hard SPL G4 was used to note two G3 and suspended in Butlodr does not prove Hars Spl G3

I I ask you to reform the system of assistance

Hard Spl problem

I want to explain with pictures
[Samsung Galaxy J2 Questions & Answers] rezaking886:
Hi everybody,

If you have ever noticed, a little layer is added on the lock screen wallpaper on android 5.1.1 (Samsung Galaxy J2) which makes the picture look a little different, and it is especially noticed when dark colors are used, I am just wondering if there is any way that I can make it go? A mod maybe? I am trying to put a pure black wallpaper so that the entire screen won't turn on when I power up the phone, but no matter how much I tried, I couldn't make it go.
[Samsung Galaxy J2 Questions & Answers] Oswald Boelcke:
Hello and good morning, @alirwez061

Welcome to XDA. I hope you'll always get the support you require.

However, prior to your next posting please read the guidances that are stuck on top of every forum like

Note: Questions go in Q&A Forum

If you are posting a Question Thread post it in the Q&A forum. Technical discussion of Android development and hacking. No noobs, please. Device-specific releases should go under the appropriate device forum...

xdaforums.com

and the others. I've moved your thread to

https://xdaforums.com/f/samsung-galaxy-j2-questions-answers.6448/

Thanks for your cooperation!

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Nintendo Switch Questions & Answers] MisterBIG6969:
Currently using the joycons for Xbox cloud gaming on my Android. The ZL and ZR buttons don't seem to respond, is there a known fix somewhere?

Thanks in advance
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] weatheryoko:
I need some help from the 100 lb brains lurking in this forum. First off, I've tried to research this answer. I've looked for three days and I still haven't found the answer. Hopefully someone can help.

I've successfully installed the theme posted here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=430174&page=1

Everything works great; however, when I enable the "Enlarged Start Menu", the font color for the start menu is black and the background is too.

What I want to do is change the FONT COLOR in the Enlarged Start Menu from black to white. Does anyone know how to do this? I've searched this site and Google, but I've been unsucessful so far. Thanks in advance.

Justin

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The solution is actually very simple. Using your favorite registry editor (on your PPC), navigate to:

HKLM\Software\HTC\EnlargeMenu

You should see a DWORD there titled: ManiliaCustomText

(If it's not there, create it)

Now for the DWord data, enter the desired color in EITHER decimal OR Hex format (my registry editor allows me to select either). For example, if I wanted the text in the Enlarged Start Menu to be white, I'd enter the following information:

DWord Data (DECIMAL):	16777215

DWord Data (HEX):	FFFFFF

Hope this helps....

Justin
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] zibanza:
Many thnx for the solution!

How do you know the decimal codes?? Where can I find them.. just in case I have to change the font back to black.. :)

Greetz!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Giannis86:
cudos to you for this!

btw black has 0 decimal code :D
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] panzer27:
Hello all,

I need some serious help here. I was using my Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra when DURING USAGE, the phone decided to reboot. It is rare but it happens. But the problem escalated when it refused to reboot again. It has constantly been in a boot loop ever since. It did fully RESTART TWICE in the middle but before I could unlock the phone it slipped back into its boot loop coma.

Everything on the phone is stock, updated to the latest versions for all I know. No combination of power and volume buttons help. What it only does it switch it from boot loops to a static boot screen.

ANY HELP OR EXPLAINATION WILL BE APPRECIATED !!

Sincerely,

SRV
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] blackhawk:
These phones should never spontaneously reboot. That indicates a potentially severe problem; always take any sign of system instability seriously. Often it's the only warning you get before a boot loop.

You need to get into safe mode or the boot menu to do a factory reset. Make sure you're using the proper sequence and timing matters. Try holding the power button down for at least 30 seconds.

Poorly written apps can do this. It may be the firmware was corrupted (possibly a single event upset) or a hardware failure. Play with it...
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] panzer27:
@blackhawk

I have tried:

power button hold for long

power button + volume up

power button + volume down

all three

The current situation is:

It is stuck on boot screen for 5~10 random minutes then starts cycling again. What do you figure could be the reason for it to have fully restarted (then gone back bootlooping) when the situation was fresh ?

Do you think i should let it drain out ? (How long would it take lol)

Perhaps try unplugging the battery/ removing SD card WHILE its still booting ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] blackhawk:
Don't know, not normal behavior. Maybe someone else has seen this before.

Try pulling the SD card* and sim card.

Try hooking up to the PC. Let it drain out ie hard reboot. Anything to break the cycle.

*it's backed up, right?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] planeinmountain:
My S20U had the exact same issue last year. I had to send it in for repair and they replaced the motherboard.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] panzer27:
You weren't able to get it in recovery at all right ? and how much did it end up costing you ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] panzer27:
I let it drain to zero, it calmly powers off and saves a tiny amount of battery just to display the 0% battery image when I try to turn it on. The the moment I plug it back in, bootloop.

Though I'm sure you mean let it drain dead zero, I've left it to do that.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] blackhawk:
The last really good flagship Samsung made was the N10+ snap. Everything that followed has had hardware issues, mostly the displays. The only way you know there are issues though is when people post about them on forums. Who knows what the actual number is? Only Samsung and those wimps won't owe up to it.

It may still be a firmware issue and not hardware.

If it is hardware it may be an issue with a ribbon cable or other module, and not the mobo. A Samsung Experience center at Best buy may be able to help and reflash it. Don't give up quit yet.

Yes drain it until it won't try to boot and the battery auto shuts down. You probably saw a "robound" effect where the battery recovered enough to have enough power to boot.

If it needs a mobo consider the repair price vs the price of a new (still available) or used N975U1/N975U. In my opinion this is a better Note in spite of some of the missing features. Just a rock solid work horse that's form factor is superb, well balanced with perhaps the best display in terms of color/gamma accuracy and calibration. I have two of them... no regrets. They are a joy to use.

The 3 yo one has over 8k hours on it and it looks, feels and runs like new, zero display degradation.

Only repair has been a battery replacement. A new one will be loaded with Android 10 which I prefer over 11/12. Pie though is still my favorite and the oldest one is still running on Pie.

I'm not pleased with Samsung's flagships since the N10+... Samsung just keeps dropping balls and lives on hype rather than solid performance.

Sammy, you suck elephant balls bad now.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] MoistPicklez:
My wife and I also experienced a similar issue with our S20 Ultra 5G. Except ours was an update that literally just killed the device. We tried every combination of buttons to get into recovery or bootloader mode with no success. Ultimately we had to send the device to a Samsung service center to have the LCD, battery and motherboard switched out.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] panzer27:
Thanks for your inputs...

I let the battery drain condiderably, then with that low battery, I just pressed power button. Voila, recovery screen.

I have wiped the cache partition and am waiting for it to reboot (which the command line the screen says)

Does it say "rebooting..." for a long time or am I screwed further ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] blackhawk:
Go for safe mode at the most. Normal mode will likely loop you again.

If you don't need to recover data> factory reset most rikky tik. Clearing the cache for this won't do squat.

The user data partition is corrupted at the least. If a factory reset clears the boot loop, be careful what you reload... or you'll be doing this again.

This is assuming the loop was caused by a 3rd party app or malware. A definite possibility.

Remember if you encrypted the SD card a factory reset will wipe that key and your access.