yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] agustin1994:
Help please, I had my cell phone without firmware and I couldn't install another rom, it asked me to do it with a smart switch, I couldn't either. I use an FRP Hijacker tool by hagard, and now it only shows the s8+ logo and turns off. I also don't try to enter dowload mode, it just leaves me with the logo, I try to connect it to the pc and it appears as if it is going to load but it restarts in an infinite loop and I can't do anything else. If someone could give me a solution to this please, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks good night

Ayuda porfavor, tenia mi celular sin firmware y no podia instalar otra rom, me pedia hacerlo con smart swich tampoco pude. Uso una herramienta FRP Hijacker by hagard, y ahora solo sale logo del s8+ y se apaga. Intento tampoco entrar a modo dowload me deja solo sale logo, intento conectarlo a la pc y sale como si va a cargar pero se reinicia en un bucle infinito y no puedo hacer mas nada. Si alguien me podría dar solución a esto porfavor se lo agradecería infinitamente. Gracias buenas noches
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Arealhooman:
Try th ese instructions

Getting into bootloader mode via the buttons depends on the device, but the universal method seems to be this:

Power device completely off, wait a minute or two
Hold both Volume + and - buttons, do NOT press Power
While holding Volume buttons, plug in USB cable connected to your PC
Device should start in download mode.
If you press Power, or connect the USB cable before holding the buttons, your device will just power on.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hpdefalcon:
I can't extract these Roms. It's .exe ROM, when click, it doesn't extract ROM to any Folder.Help me please!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xphinx:
Check this tutorial: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HowtoDumpRom

It works for Asus P552 !
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] czeslaw18:
Hi,

can anybody dump ROM for Asusu p552 and upload here??

I will be very gratefull.

Thx
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nothin:
i dont remember, if it is just oemapps,oemmisc, or whole thing...

http://rapidshare.com/files/183148815/asus.zip

that one is probably whole dump:

http://rapidshare.com/files/184223434/dump.zip

more things eventually there..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=442465&page=7
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hdubli:
p552w ROM can b dumped using POF's instructions posted in kaiser section.Then its contents can b dumped using kaiser kitchen.cmonex is working on a tool to decode the abi file so that we can have rom cooking.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lezioul:
this is relevant to my interest, as i tried dumping my p552 rom without success using this tutorial.

Partitions size don't match when i use -l or -t options of pdocread...

Futhermore, when i try dumping using storename option, i can figure out what is the valid blocsize.

So i'll try this method to dump the original FRENCH (orange) P552 rom.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lezioul:
I was able to extract my p552 rom using pof's explanations.

If somebody is interested in this ROM (V4.6.0S.FRA31) from orange p552, i can upload the raw files here (part00 to part02).

I can also upload the directories extracted from viewimgfs.

Just Ask me.

Furthermore, can i upload it to ftp.wda-developers.com? it would be easier.

regards.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] User22:
Well, if you do a step by step tutorial, including what programs you have used, then i will dump my O2 Xda Zest and post it here or Somewhere in this Forum.

Cheers.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lezioul:
Here is exactly what i have done :

i've checked this tutorial :

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HowtoDumpRom

But, as i experience trouble when trying to dump the different partitions, i check this thread, and i use the blocksize value provided by pof : -b 0x800

so i do this :

pdocread -w -d STORAGENAME -b 0x800 -p Part00 0 0xPArtitionSize Part00.raw

instead of that : (as written in the original tutorial)

pdocread -w -d STORAGENAME -p Part00 0 0xPArtitionSize Part00.raw

and this, for each partition of the storage. (actually, 3)

Hope this is enough explicit.

That's all folks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] czeslaw18:
anybody know how can i create from this dump .abi file?? I need flash ROM on my p552.

Thx
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lezioul:
Any news from cmonex?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rishi2504:
Asus P552w ROM Decryption

Ok guys, I have a good news !!

After writing to experts on this forum without any help and spending days & nights searching on the internet, I found something for you ( and for my P565 as well) ......

Here is a command-line tool that directly works on the '.abi' file, and produces the '.nb0' file.

Part02.nb0 is the OS Image and Part03.nb0 is the ExtROM.

Let me know if you face any difficulties. I have used it on my P565 and successfully dumped the ROM ( using imgfs tools on the the OS image). Working on the kitchen now....

Hoping for someone to come up with a kitchen for P552w soon...lol

P.S. : I have not designed this tool.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ABM30:
I dumped my P552 Orange ROM as I learned from this forum (thanks XDA and all contributors!). It was flashed with P552W and after that with P552 France ROM in order to try to activate the WIFI.

This is the partition names and length given by ...\pdocread.exe -l command:

134.61M (0x869d000) ONDisk0

| 5.66M (0x5a8000) Part00

| 3.45M (0x372000) Part01

| 116.89M (0x74e5000) Part02

84.04M (0x540a800) ONDisk1

| 84.04M (0x5409800) Part00

756.00k (0xbd000) DSK5:

| 752.00k (0xbc000) Part00

15.87M (0xfdf800) DSK4:

| 15.87M (0xfdf800) PART00

I can extract files from:

Part02 from ONDisk0 = OS from ROM (with ImgfsToDump.exe)

Part00 from ONDisk1 = OS from memory (mounted in Daemon Tools)

Part00 from DSK5 = some configuration files, including IMEI

(Mounted in Daemon Tools)

DSK5 partition can be viewed also in Total Commander typing path

\NVM88D49CC929BB43, but can't be modified!

Part00 from DSK4 = extrom (With Total Commander path \AUS_ROM, it can be copied, writhed, deleted!!!)

I noticed some things:

1. The content of DSK5 was the same for P552W rom as for P552 Orange ROM. I think that it is in fact protected, and it was not overwritten. It contains a file :COMCfg.csv which contains setting for GPS:

TYPE,VALID

PLATFORM_NAME,GM2_5 RANDY_JOEY

RF_TYPE,POLEG_G

RF_TYPE_SUB_VER,GV6

AFC_TYPE,DSSP_AFC_CONTROL

AGPS_RST_PIN_NUM,27

AGPS_ON_OFF_PIN_NUM,28

I think this is the reason that on a P552 flashed with P552W ROM the GPS is not functioning anymore (The ASUS P552 use the AGPS.dll module and the ASUS P552W use the VCOM.DLL for GPS!!!).

I'll be grateful if someone with ASUS p552w can post somewhere the original DSK5 raw file from it.

2. I can't find the device.exe file (module) in files from Part02 ONDisk0,

nor in Part00 from ONDisk1. Where is he hiding? Is the key module in functioning for all hardware - including the WIFI and GPS module with I'm interested a lot.

Now I'm am trying with the new toll from rishi2504 (thanks rishi2540) to find a way to solve the proble with GPS and WIFI on P552 flashed with P552W firmware.

cheers,
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dt_matthews:
hi User22,

did you manage to extract your zest rom successfully?

cheers,

dan
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] User22:
Well, i did it some months ago and then delete it because i sold it out (didn't work very well with my car bt).

But you can do it the same way as done for the LG KS20.(or Kaiser)

I remember that some one here post a dump of his rom... perhaps still here his post.

Cheers.
[Lenovo P11] nolook:
Any custom roms or has anyone unlocked the bootloader? I read we have updates only until mid 2025. Just got this tablet and very happy with it so far but am wondering about long term support? Tia
[Realme GT Neo 2] Haithanh08:
Chào mọi người. làm ơn giúp tôi...! Nếu ai có link tải ROM China cho điện thoại Realme GT Neo2 thì cho mình xin với, mình sẽ rất cảm ơn

Mod Edit: English Translation Below

Hi everybody. please help me...! If anyone has a link to download ROM China for Realme GT Neo2 phone, please give it to me, I will be very grateful
[Realme GT Neo 2] khusika:
Hi @Haithanh08

Please use English, so everyone can understand what are you asking for
[General Questions and Answers] mru007:
Hey guys,

I have a query on recovering data from Android phone's internal storage.

The phone is J7 Pro (SM-J730GM) and I am trying to recover some deleted data from the phone.

I have tried UltData for Android but it only lists the data that is already present on the phone...it does not show the deleted data.

I tried DroidKit and it clearly states that 'Root required for Deep Scan'. Only quick scan available which is same as UltData (lists only data that is already present).

I did some research and it seems that without root, it is not possible to recover lost/deleted data.

I was wondering if anyone here has some knowledge/experience about this topic?

Is there any reliable tool out there that can recover data WITHOUT root? Or using commands via ADB shell ?

Root is the last thing I want to go for as it may sometimes brick the device.
[General Questions and Answers] WoKoschekk:
First of all, unlocking the bootloader will erase all data of your internal storage.

To recover deleted files you investigate your storage to find file signatures.

When deleting a file only the corresponding entry in the partition table will be erased. But the data of your file itself remains physically on your storage until it gets overwritten.

Best practice for that is to create an image file of your entire storage. But at least you will need full access to your data partition '/userdata'. That requires an unlocked bootloader to install a custom recovery like TWRP and/or root. Both give you full access to /userdata at all levels, increasing your chances of successfully recovering your files.

Factory reset: Files that have been deleted by a factory reset are due to encryption of internal storage (file based) almost unrecoverable. Wiping all data also deletes the decryption key stored in the system. During the next boot process /userdata (which is empty) gets encrypted again but with different keys.

It's not mandatory to have root permissions but you must have an unlocked bootloader.
[General Questions and Answers] WoKoschekk:
An USB connection to your PC is not suitable to recover deleted files. Both, ADB and storage access, won't open your file system directly. There's at least one system service on your phone that manages the data transfer, e.g. MTP.
[General Questions and Answers] mru007:
Thanks for the detail info!

When I go to Developer options -> OEM unlocking, it says here "Bootloader already unlocked." So it's a good thing for proceeding further I suppose.

For TWRP installation, I checked the method but it says 'unlocking bootloader will Wipe Data.

Does installing TWRP automatically attempts to unlock bootloader (and hence the risk of wipe data?)

Here is the blog that list steps to root with TWRP and gives a bright red warning -

Root Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro SM-J730GM and Install TWRP Recovery

Easy tutorial to Root Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro SM-J730GM in easy steps. For rooting, you have to flash TWRP Recovery first through the guide.

www.androidweblog.com

So my q. is -

If I just install TWRP, does it pose a risk to automatically wipe data?

Any options in TWRP itself to recover deleted data?

The other way is to root the device using Magisk app which does not require TWRP, but a bit complicated process.

This is the blog I came across to root J7 Pro without TWRP -

Root Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro SM-J730GM/G using Magisk Without TWRP

Easy tutorial to Root Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro SM-J730GM/G in easy steps using Magisk. For rooting, you we have described Magisk method, without installing TWRP.

www.androidweblog.com

Hope TWRP method does not Wipe Data & rooting method does not brick the device.

Even if we follow all the steps properly, there is always a little chance that it may brick the device :(
[General Questions and Answers] mru007:
Interesting.

I also tried mounting the phone internal storage as a 'disk drive' (with letter) using a tool called MTPdrive but then no data recovery software recognizes it as a 'valid' partition. It says invalid.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
If your bootloader is already unlocked, it is very good news for you. TWRP doesn't unlock bootloader or wipe your data.

No.

Follow the steps properly with the correct files to root your device.

Once successfully rooted, install a good data recovery app and try to recover your lost files.

Important thing to remember is that the more files you copy or install (i.e. the more changes you make to your file system), the lesser chance there will be to recover data because the system tries to use the space occupied by deleted data to write new files to it.

So do one thing at a time and make as little changes as possible to root your phone and install the data recovery app. Do your research first to find out the best options.

All the best!
[General Questions and Answers] WoKoschekk:
No, but you could do the following when TWRP runs:

1. Download the ADB/Fastboot tools here.

2. Extract the downloaded ZIP to C:\ and open the new created folder C:\platform-tools. You should see single files like adb.exe or fastboot.exe

3. In the address bar of your Explorer windows type cmd and hit Enter.

4. Connect the phone in TWRP mode via USB to your desktop PC and execute

adb devices

which should give you a output like this:

C:\platform-tools>adb devices
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
List of devices attached
<SERIAL_NO> recovery

If any errors then tell us!

5. Execute

adb pull /dev/block/by-name/userdata

This pulls an image of your data partition right into the current folder C:\platform-tools.

But be aware!! The data image is as big as your total internal storage!

So, make sure there is enough free space on your storage.

If you successfully pulled the image, then I will explain you how to rescue the deleted data on it.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
Even if you can recover files... the file and folder structure is lost forever. Jpegs will have no exif data, no time stamp etc. It will be a real mess.

The most you can do then is search for file type, for example jpegs. A sea of juxtaposed jpegs; every bloody jpeg on the drive.

You learned a valuable lesson on how fragile digital data can be, the hard way. Why didn't you use a SD card as the data drive? All critical data should be redundantly backup at least twice in addition to the SD card.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
I learnt my lesson the hard way in 2013 or 2014, but I was eventually lucky after spending 2 sleepless nights. Lost all files on my laptop hard disc by passing a command that I didn't fully understand. After 2 days and 2 nights which looked like eternal, and trying a dozen data recovery softwares that did nothing, I eventually found one that, in hindsight, was Godsend. That software actually recovered almost every single file and was also free back then. It was then that I created a backup plan for myself and it has worked well so far.

But you missed talking about cloud backups. They are actually much more secure since they are managed professionally, although they come with some privacy concerns.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
I never use cloud except for Gmail and text messages backups. Otherwise it's backed up at least 3-6 times on different drives, in different locations including time staggered copies. I may lose some data but never all...
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
That's one reason why you stick with the N10+ which is the last Samsung flagship with an external SD card. Since this feature isn't coming back on future flagships, you'll either have to settle with a budget device going forward, or get the 1 TB variants of Flagships, if you want access to your entire camera roll all the time.

In either case, you'll eventually run out of storage and may have to setup your own personal cloud server, if you have the required expertise to keep it safe for online access.

Cloud is not just about backups. It is also about having access to files all the time on multiple devices.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
Samsung. If they can't put out they will be kicked out. Another manufacturer will pick up the slack. Both Samsung and Gookill Android are a mess now; I will continue to use what fullfills my mission for the next 3+ years. No hurry here.

Currently I'm using about 510 gb of my 1tb capacity, plenty of room left. I also have 350/100gb available on internal.

With cloud you're at the mercy of your internet connection/bandwidth, always. It wastes battery and they will charge you for the "privilege" of high capacity storage.

Multiple more layers to cloud introduce new failure modes and vulnerabilities, KISS.

Lol, do you still trust Samsung servers?🤣

In the future you will own nothing and be happy. Not me.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
Internet today is cheap and convenience has a price. So it is okay.

They have multiple redundancies built-in and I am positive they have systems in place to prevent catastrophe. I do use multiple cloud providers though, just in case.

I don't have the expertise to keep a personal cloud server safe online.

I have local backups too. It's not like I'm completely dependent on them. The local backups are just backups, and I cannot access them online.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
If you had an SD card* you don't need to have internet access at all to do a full reload, anytime, anywhere. If you phone OS crashes the data on the SD card usually remains intact as well as in most hard display smashing drops.

A dual drive device trumps a single drive device every time.

*A OTG flashstick can be used but they are much slower. Backups can't be done in real time and one more critical piece of hardware to lose.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
You're focussing only on backups.

I'm also looking at multi-device access to all files. This is possible only with cloud, whether 3rd party or personally hosted one.
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
Exactly. Android is the only internet portal I use.

My other Android only shares cloud Gmail and texting for security. My laptop internet/wifi access is always offline; completely physically firewalled. You might hack one device but never all three. All backup drives are always physically/electronically separate from the PC unless being used for backup. In the case of malware none of the backups are connected until the victim device is clean.

I've seen a Gmail account get hacked and become unrecoverable. Never had that happen to a backup hdd... in the end the only protection you have is sound data management. If you fail to do this you may lose your whole database.
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
This is a very special use case. For most people, multi-device access is pretty common.

As in all emails got permanently deleted? And Google couldn't help?
[General Questions and Answers] blackhawk:
When the CCP hackers went on a Gmail hacking blitzkrieg over 12 years ago. Google was no help at all.
[General Questions and Answers] Aftashok:
Ok, so i'm with Centennial Wireless right, and to access the internet, use any programs that connect to the internet, etc., i have to be connected to one server.......but to receive MMS messages (pics, videos, etc.) i have to be connected to another server.....

the majority of the time, i leave it set to connect to the Internet server, because i use it a lot more often, but if im connected to IT, then if someone sends me an MMS, it wont download automatically, because it's set to connect to the Internet server.....my question is, is there anyway to have it set to change servers automatically? as in, if im connected to the Internet server, and an MMS gets sent, it auto switches itself to the MMS server, and vice versa?
[General Questions and Answers] Aftashok:
anything??
[OnePlus 10T 5G] LiaFourté:
Hello guys, I just want to ask if anyone here can add the iOS-styled Spotify widget to homescreen? (from the app itself, without using any third-party widget providers)

It seems that it was locked for use only on the OnePlus Shelf but not on the launcher which is kinda sad.

I've been dying to add this widget to my homescreen for quite a while now.

Any answers would be appreciated. Thank you!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efleuwdop:
Recently my phone broke. I found my old S5 (G900M, Snapdragon) in the garage and installed Lineage on it.

I'm pretty sure there's something terribly wrong with the battery. In use, it goes from 100% to 0% in an hour, and a bunch of apps have glitches. Not to mention that it's slow when browsing with FIrefox, and it likes to crash Firefox a lot.

So, I'm hoping that changing roms will make it better in some way.

But I also didn't do any research before installing Lineage, and I didn't install any kernel. I just installed Lineage because it's the one I know, I don't even know if running a newer android version and/or AOSP rom has advantages or disadvantages.

In an old thread, I heard that a stock, deodexed and debloated MM rom and the Boeffla kernel is the best way to go, and I had my eye on vincom's SuperLite MM Rom (still no idea on what kernel to use),

But I'd really like to have TwiFucker and I THINK it only supports LSposed, which requires Android 8.1 minimum.

I'm also used to having Magisk as the root, but that's a minor issue.

I'm accepting any and all suggestions, even if it's to stay on Lineage.

I'm also accepting suggestions of what governor to use, although I don't know what that is at all.

Please do link your recommendations though.

Thank you in advance!
[OnePlus 10T 5G] AkayamiShurui:
I'm a licensed developer review Qualcomm and all you have to do is make an email on the website and you can get access to most of the software this does not include the qmi testing pro software which will let you flash your phone whether it has certification locks on it or not but it does give you access to USB drivers the installation process is through the package manager that they have on their website
[Realme GT Master Edition] Surajbais:
Hi

How to bootloader unlock and custom ROM install on realme Ui3 c.4 please help
[General Questions and Answers] Muksit Ahmed:
Right now, I'm seeking for suggestions on where to purchase a new Asus laptop. I've already checked a lot of model for Asus Vivobook series. Currently I am using the Lenovo Ideapad 3 Laptop. But now I want to switch my device on Asus Vivobook.

But I'm not sure which one I should choose. I haven't made a decision yet because of lack sufficient knowledge on this subject.

The specifications for my laptop are provided here, along with a list of software. Which I'd like to run on my device without any latency and smoothly.

Review and provide the finest choice for me, please.

Configuration that I want:

Processor i5 or i7 not amd

Display FHD ( upto 120hz )

Storage 1 TB / 512GB SSD

RAM 16 GB

Graphics Not mendatory.

These are the application I would like to run on my laptop:

Microsoft Word

Excel

Photoshop

Adobe Premier Pro

Microsoft Office

Does this website provide the Asus official price? The distributor in our nation was making unreasonable financial demands from us, which caused me some issues.

I want to know if I should buy something from this website. My budget is around 1 Lakh Taka BDT.

Asus Vivobook All 2023 Collection || Best Ultrabook || Computer Mania BD

Asus Vivobook 12th Gen Laptop Price will start from 1,67,300/- BDT only at Computer Mania BD. It has the Intel Core i7-1265G7 Processor, 1TB SSD, 16 GB RAM

computermania.com.bd

So I'm hoping The XDA Community will give me their finest advice. I appreciate you and also thanks in advance.