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[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] PalmerBE:
Hi,

I followed the instruction but I get in a quasi-boot-loop that after 2 restarts brings me back to TWRP.

I notice also another error. WhenI try to install the twrp app from the TWRP advaced menu I get this error:

unable to ount /data/media/TWRP/.twrps

Failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)

Any suggestion ?
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] BlackMesa123:
You have to format your data partition since it can’t be mounted.
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] PalmerBE:
Yep, that helped :).

Noob mistake - Thanks

The camera does not work though .

I should maybe check the changelog of LinOS.

Does anybody know were to find it for this build ?

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] Nihuya ne rabotayet:
Help me please. I did everything according to the instructions, but I have a bootloop. What should I do? Thank you in advance
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] trananhdat2710:
You should flash stock firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G] Nihuya ne rabotayet:
I did everything according to the instructions, but nikgapps did not install
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirkokral:
The default rom is stuck at android 10, slow and filled with trackers and stuff.

Are there any other custom roms which are android 11+, open source and are degoggled like LineageOS? Please no prethemed roms as i don't like them i just want to upgrade my tablet and remove spyware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dromatriptan:
I second this. I'd LOVE to be able to use this tablet again... it's so god awfully slow these days.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowmantr:
same here, cannot find any custom rom, shame it's a good tablet but painfully slow :( I wish we could have a pure android rom.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirkokral:
Hmm, looks like GSI's work very well on this tablet, just use A/B GSI's and you are good to go.

Almost all roms on this page work. I use the pixelexperience android 13 rom as that is the most pure usable android rom i could find.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krakout:
Would it be possible to tell us which one(s) you've tried? Thanks! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirkokral:
I have tried PixelExperience 10, 11, 13, SparkOS, Google's gsi 13, ProjectElixir 3.8 and they all work fine.

I guess most AOSP roms work, and I use project elixir as my daily driver.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krakout:
Ah that's nice. Just picked up a 8 today and just started looking into rooting and alternative ROMs so it's great to have a starting point...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stark8990:
Hi how flash this rom on this tablet 3rd gen?

When i try i receive error failed partition table
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
X1 no longer supported

Due to the ongoing reports of damaged LEDs I now officially remove the X1 from the supported devices list!

If you still want to use hTorch you can find it in the raphael software forum but be warned: Sony Ericsson has not heat sinked the LED at all. It has been reported that using the bright led mode for just about 30 seconds already damaged a LED. Other users even reported problems after "just" using the standard LED (which is the same as in the camera software). I can not verify all this isues but I don't want to be sued for any damaged device. So if you are using hTorch on the X1, than you are doing it on your own risk!

:-(

A very disappointed

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[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
Once more:

Due to the ongoing reports of damaged LEDs I now officially remove the X1 from the supported devices list!

If you still want to use hTorch you can find it in the raphael software forum but be warned: Sony Ericsson has not heat sinked the LED at all. It has been reported that using the bright led mode for just about 30 seconds already damaged a LED. Other users even reported problems after "just" using the standard LED (which is the same as in the camera software). I can not verify all this isues but I don't want to be sued for any damaged device. So if you are using hTorch on the X1, than you are doing it on your own risk!

:-(

A very disappointed

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[XPERIA X1 General] nap007:
nice app, however is it possible to automatically use the brighter led light from the start of the app?

thank you.
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
Thanks! ;)

Unfortunately that's not possible at the moment but it's a planned feature for the next version of hTorch.

In the original thread I have provided a todo list of features which will be added in future versions. It can be found HERE.
[XPERIA X1 General] chenjeru:
Feature request

Maybe this is is already possible, but if not - please include the option to add a 'today panel' button. I'd like to be able to launch this app with as few steps as possible!
[XPERIA X1 General] chalid:
Very nice app - works perfectly on the Xperia.
[XPERIA X1 General] kramki:
Works great on the X1. Thanks for the app.
[XPERIA X1 General] yodafone:
PLEASE READ! POSSIBLE LED DAMAGE on X1 in Bright mode!

Please read this carefully!

My friend was using hTorch on his X1. He had it on Bright mode for 1 minute... and then noticed the light was getting dimmer.

When he switched back to Normal mode, the flash LED became so dim it was barely visible, and the area around the LED was very hot. What has happened now is:

- The flash LED is still very dim, even after the phone has been off for a few hours, meaning that the LED is possibly damaged.

- The LED has moved from its original position in the centre of the round lens, and the light beam is no longer a perfectly round circle. Probably, some glue that is holding the LED in position has melted from the heat.

In other words:

HTC/Sony Ericsson has probably not designed the X1's flash LED to be used for long periods of time at its full brightness, i.e. as a torch. The LED in the X1 is probably designed without a proper heatsink, and will be damaged if it overheats.

Obviously I can't ask anyone to risk their X1 to verify what has happened to my friend, but I would suggest that X1 users not use hTorch in Bright mode at all, or at most for only about a few seconds. Maybe the developer could incorporate a safety timer in Bright mode?

And before the flames start, PLEASE DON'T GET ME WRONG: This is a true story and it is NOT a complaint against hTorch or its developer. This is simply a warning, based on personal experience, to fellow X1 users to be careful when using this application.
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
I am very sorry to hear that yodafone and I really take your post very serious!

But since hTorch is now available for quite some time and also had many X1 users before my posting in this forum and no such outage yet I think it was probably a faulty LED in first place.

Unfortunately I don't own a X1 otherwise I would take the risk of testing the bright LED for a couple of minutes. But I own a Touch Pro and I use the bright LED every night for about 5 minutes. The longest period I've used it was about 10 minutes but than I switched it off because the device was getting very hot.

I would try to RMA the device if I where you. Maybe the LED was not probably heatsinked in your friends phone because of some production fault?
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
There are two very valuable posts in the TorchButton Thread which address the risk of using the LED:
[XPERIA X1 General] big pimp:
thanks mate, but it wont work on mine - gives me some message about .NET framework?
[XPERIA X1 General] dadeadman:
Cant you already turn the torch on from the camera app?
[XPERIA X1 General] big pimp:
i can do that no probs
[XPERIA X1 General] Psycho Dave:
Have you even read the first post in this thread?
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
Have you installed the .NET Framework? hTorch requires .NET 3.5 to be installed.

Of course you can. But it's not very handy is it? :p
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
Bright LED mode could cause damage?

Just to bring this to everyones attention: I just added this warning to the second posting:

​

Because of the possible damage of a X1 caused by hTorch as posted here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=456477&page=3

I did extended tests with the bright LED mode on my Touch Pro and can confirm that there was no problem even after 15 minutes of usage. But since I don't own a X1 I can not rule out that the LED in the X1 is not as good or is not as good heatsinked as the one in TP. As long as this is not clear, please be careful!
[XPERIA X1 General] Nocturnal310:
hi man..guess what ..yesterday only i was thinking of how i missed the torch feature of my W800i ..

btw my W800i also had a feature to blink the LED for 'SOS' in morse codes

can u program a button to transmit 'SOS' in morse codes?

u know..it blinks in morse code?
[XPERIA X1 General] nap007:
wha...? I never knew W series can do that? in fact, I'm surprised any phone could 'transmit' SOS signal using LED that been intended as camera flash.
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
It's already on the todo-list for the next version. Unfortunately I'm quite busy at the moment :( so I can't promise when I'm able to release it. But at the beginning of January at the latest.
[XPERIA X1 General] TheMobilist:
Instead of sending a fixed morse code, wouldn't it be better to have this configurable?

For example a small UI where you can enter some text that is then send as morse code?

Speaking of configurability:

Having the option to have a endless look morse transmission (maybe every 5-10 sec.) or just once would be perfect.
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
Please see

this posting

of me in the original thread. I'm to lazy at the moment to write... :p:D
[XPERIA X1 General] narcolepty:
Can anyone please post a close up of their LED? I haven't used htorch for more than a minute or so at a time but my LED seems to be offcenter and slightly tilted. I'm not certain if it came like that or not. Thanks.
[XPERIA X1 General] MrLeche:
uh lemme post and a few experience with you guys, first I have a k700i with led and I use it as a flashlght. although the light from a k700i to w800i to x1 would be different, I wanted to post this observations as well as some pertinent questions:

I have used my k700i long enough on a power failure as a flashlight until the battery fully dies. until now, my k700i is still ok.

I happen to have a w800i and the added feature of it is that it can flash as SOS type of flash. And I have used it's light for more than 30 minutes and it didn't degrade the light or even my phone I think.

Lastly, since SE users know that light as a phone flashlight are features of SEs so I was wondering why my X1 don't have a shortcut.

if the other posts are right and the light can't be used for more than 10 minutes because of extertion of too much heat....

regardless of the Htorch program, don't you think people would used the LED for more than 10 minutes or so when they "video record" clips at night? I mean anyone can turn on their X1 light from the video cam settings and take video clips for over an hour or so? wouldn't you think the X1 is capable of doing it? I haven't tried it though.
[XPERIA X1 General] magdiragdag:
Hi, I just want to warn everyone not to use the hTorch application! I installed it and used it for under five minutes and now the led is crooked and the vibrator died. The plastic "heatsink" underneath the led melted causing the vibrator to fail and the led to shift position making it unusable for the camera.

I have a dutch vodafone xperia X1, productionweek 44.

I urge you to think twice before using this app, besides you can turn on the light using the camera app!
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
Well I installed the torch but my X1 says I need a newer ver. of .NET Framework!

Where to get it??
[XPERIA X1 General] Audiguy3:
You are right that Sony probably did not design the LED for that much use. I use to manufacture LEDs for HP. Heat dissipation is crucial to these products - and heat can cause delamination of the die from the plastic encapsulate. So most of the light just gets reflected back within the LED. The fact that the product was designed to be used as a flash meaning short term bursts of current would mean that heat dissipation would be limited and not designed for continuous use. This would not be a mod that I would make on this phone when I get mine.

Reggie
[XPERIA X1 General] Algot:
I just used my X1 as a flashligt today at work for about 30min or so. (on bright mode) I think the LED has moved and the phone was really HOT! also there was a battery drainage of 50%. (had full battery).

Some days ago I used hTorch for a second and turned off the LED but didnt close the app.. 6h later the battery was dead. (full battery in the morning, no battery 17:00)

its a shame that SE not have a LED as a torch anymore =( loved that feature on my SE W810i

Great app! To bad the X1 dosen´t seem have the hardware!

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Swedish Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
[XPERIA X1 General] theoverseer:
For 30 minutes? Jeez, just get a real torch.
[XPERIA X1 General] gtrab:
I have been using hTourch with my X1 for a month or so

I use it often (find the keys, etc) and I have used it up to 5 minutes straight. I always switch to full LED.

Yes, LED gets HOT fter a couple of minutes, but Zero problems to date.

Thanks DeepThought for this little smart app
[XPERIA X1 General] GOF007:
I think it would be better if the program is just a small .exe which require no .NET CF and can be open very quickly.

And again, it would be a lot better if the program can just run in background to turn on the light and can be turn off by running it again (to close program and turn off the light)[so it can be bind to HW button as on/off switch].

Hmmm... may be "hTorch Lite" :p

lastly, Thank for the great app ^^
[XPERIA X1 General] Dr.Sid:
There is such application. In fact hTorch is just front end to it. It's called 'torch button'.
[XPERIA X1 General] GOF007:
O.o

Thanks Dr.Sid ^^

Gonna try it out.
[XPERIA X1 General] njao:
lol... my lamp got so hot that it melted... its not a pleasent sight :(
[XPERIA X1 General] Dr.Sid:
Cool .. how long did it take ? In bright mode ?
[XPERIA X1 General] Algot:
Just forgot my MagLite at home.. Won´t do it again ;-)
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
WARNING

Due to the ongoing reports of damaged LEDs I now officially remove the X1 from the supported devices list!

If you still want to use hTorch you can find it in the raphael software forum but be warned: Sony Ericsson has not heat sinked the LED at all. It has been reported that using the bright led mode for just about 30 seconds already damaged a LED. Other users even reported problems after "just" using the standard LED (which is the same as in the camera software). I can not verify all this isues but I don't want to be sued for any damaged device. So if you are using hTorch on the X1, than you are doing it on your own risk!

:-(

A very disappointed

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[XPERIA X1 General] Angelusz:
It's good to be responsible about it DeepThought, but let's be real. If you add a disclaimer to your software - you can't be sued. Also, if you use the brightness that the camera function itself does it just simply should not break. If it does, the unit must have been improper to start with.
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
You are right Angelusz! But I received three or four PMails already saying that hTorch damaged the LED (and in some cases also the vibration function) on X1 devices. Even if I can't be sued I'm still responsible. And I simply don't want to be responsible for any more damaged LED.

So if anyone still wants to use hTorch, that's fine for me and it's still available in the touch pro forum. But if you do, you're responsible yourself.
[XPERIA X1 General] johnchan78:
I've used it without problem, as probably most people.

The standard camera program uses the "standard" LED brightness. I would assume that has to be safe, because, realistically, if people are taking pictures for 5 minutes, and leaving the LED on during that time in the camera program, then it should not suddenly burn out and die. Similarly, I would therefore assume that SE allowed for the "standard" LED brightness.

Now, as for the super bright, what you COULD consider doing is adding a disclaimer (for all devices) that maybe pop up the first time you use it, saying that this super bright mode is known to damage some LEDs if left on for more than 30 seconds or soemthing, OR you could set a timer to auto turn off super bright mode after 30 seconds and return to normal mode (and if someone wants to risk it, they can turn to super bright mode straight away again...).

Good idea maybe?
[XPERIA X1 General] mo.ammi:
I wouldn't recommend this for the X1, both me and my friend tested the app while not knowing the riscs. Both of our vibration function stopped working after trying this out.

While it's a great app it's just not meant to be for the X1.
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
Thanks johnchan for your input! Well... I'm not going to put the X1 on the "supported devices list" again. I've thought about it very carefully and made my decision. So I'm not going to include some disclaimer although it's a nice idea. As for the security safety. I thought about that myself and I will probably include some (customizable) safty-off-timer for the led in a future version. With some default settings like 30 minutes for the standard-led and 60 seconds for the bright led (both customizable via registry key).

I'm very sorry to hear about two more "broken" devices! That's exactly why I'm know officially stopped supporting the X1. :(

Hopefully a warranty-repair fixed your devices?
[XPERIA X1 General] mo.ammi:
Well I'm very lucky a friend of mine works in the shop. He let me fill in the form as DOA (dead on arrival) and I got a brand new one without having to wait the normal 3 weeks.

He told me I was the first one who's had this problem.:cool:
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
I'm glad to hear that! In fact there is at least a bright side: Everyone who reported a led-problem to me managed to get the device warranty repaired by SE...
[XPERIA X1 General] ipporek:
Sigh... is it really that bad? And I was thinking I could gladly get rid of my Touch Pro cos almost anything I could install on my Touch Pro could be installed on my X1 (excluding those that required the accelerometer). :(
[XPERIA X1 General] DeepThought:
From what I can tell unfortunately it is! From what users told me it seems that at least on some devices even the extensive use of the standard bright led (which is the same brightness level which the camera-software uses) did damage the led. Maybe this was just coincidence and those leds where faulty from the beginning but I can't tell. All I can tell is that if that's true even the build-in-camera could damage your led.

A huge disappointment....
[XPERIA X1 General] Audiguy3:
As I said in my posting - the LEDs are not bad - the heat from continuous use will kill the LED if it does not have enough heat sinking. The heat generated by the huge current used to create the flash will not hurt the die, but the continuous use will cause the plastic encapsulate to delaminate.

Here is some info:http://www.theledlight.com/technical1.html

http://members.misty.com/don/ledd.html

http://www.theledlight.com/technical1.html

Voltage/Design Current

LEDs are current-driven devices, not voltage driven. Although drive current and light output are directly related, exceeding the maximum current rating will produce excessive heat within the LED chip due to excessive power dissipation. The result will be reduced light output and reduced operating life.

LEDs that are designed to operate at a specific voltage contain a built-in current-limiting resistor. Additional circuitry may include a protection diode for AC operation or full-bridge rectifier for bipolar operation. The operating current for a particular voltage is designed to maintain LED reliability over its operating life.
[XPERIA X1 General] ipporek:
Well, thing is when you're using the camera you probably wouldn't be turning on the led for that long a period of time.
[XPERIA X1 General] pengox:
Hi DeepThought,

I thought this was a great idea for any phone and I'm also disappointed that the X1 has problems with your program. Either way, still a great program and nice implementation of the feature. Thanks for taking the time to come up with it in the first place!
[XPERIA X1 General] htyhzd:
Htorch is a great app and it is a huge lost for every body if it can not be used on x1.

I have a suggestion: Explore a safe mode x1, lesson the led brightness to a safe range(enven darker than the camera mode.) It would greatly reduce the heat generation.
[XPERIA X1 General] flashdix:
Using a camera LED as flashlight right? How is that guys??

_________________

Flashlightz
[XPERIA X1 General] christ29:
yeahi have the exact same issue and on top of that the vibrator component on my X1 has also burnt out due to the LED over heating and the vibrator sits just below the LED. so now my phone doesnt vibrate and the LED is stuffed. H-torch is an awesome program, but please becareful when using it.
[XPERIA X1 General] vcoolvin:
Hi...

i have xperia 1 and i have observed that the LED has moved from its original position and also my phonr vibrator does not work... i kept wondering what must have caused this problem.... looking at the post now i realised that it was Htorch... Htorch is a wonderful application and it has been of great use to me... i dont blame the software, but now i know the reason and will have to remove it.... althought i didnt face the problem of LED going dim or out complately, i only face these two probs... wondering if SE will fix it for me...

Thanks deepthought for such a wonderful application...
[XPERIA X1 General] RussST24:
I am late to the party, my vibration stopped yesterday so I started searching and found this. I have been using htorch for 2-5 mins each night and I guess it killed my vibration unit.

Dont feel bad its a great app. I will put in for warranty repair tomorrow.

Russ

X1 Black
[XPERIA X1 General] Fikachu:
cant just anyone modify the program the way it works for the x1 without killing the led?

this would be great :)

best greetings!
[XPERIA X1 General] dwd:
my led has moved from the original position, and i cant say the vibrator is strong, but dont remember how it was from the beginning, but i have never felt that the led was warm, the backplate using 3g/wifi gets warm but not the led,

anyone sent theirs for warranty repair?

edit: i have never used the bright mode

edit2: =),

it could be the heat from the wifi/3g etc that is making the led move, if it is, then its affecting alot of users
[XPERIA X1 General] Trudi:
Since the R3 firmware, only the small light works, the big light don't work anymore.
[XPERIA X1 General] kudakwashemutsauri:
Hello, Isn't it possible to make an hTorchX1(which is specially made for the x1) a torch is a very useful thing to have and I would be very grateful and several others too if this could happen.
[XPERIA X1 General] Dr.Sid:
Why ? What would be difference ? You know how to prevent the led from burning ?

I use 'Torch button' software, hTorch is build upon it .. and I use low-power mode here and then. Idea is it is the same mode as camera use, so it should be fairly safe.
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
bright mode is too hot for EITHER program. The glued components of the phone will melt and cause a loose in connection to the LED, therefore there will be no connection to power up the led.
[XPERIA X1 General] roblow:
Same problem here since R3a no more bright led

But i didn't notice other problem, using it every day not more than 1 min in order to find find clothes while my girlfriend is sleeping...:-)
[XPERIA X1 General] Audiguy3:
Thanks for doing this -

Perhaps the X2 will have a LED that is more efficient and be be run longer or the heat sinking is better.