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[NOOK Tablet 7" Questions & Answers] morgenmuffel:
Purchased an old nook from what i assume is an estate lot

its a BNTV 450 according to the model number on the back.

I am assuming nobody has done anything to it firmware wise

I just want to know how to get it passed this stage, as it seems stuck, is there someway I can get it into a recovery mode

and on the off chance i get it further along, can i just put a new image over what is currently on there, as i believe there was something about spyware on these?
[NOOK Tablet 7" Questions & Answers] morgenmuffel:
I should say that I have done the

Hold down the power and volume down buttons
[NOOK Tablet 7" Questions & Answers] morgenmuffel:
View attachment 6036602

This is what the screen looks like it stays here till it runs out of battery,
[NOOK Tablet 7" Questions & Answers] nmyshkin:
Try this:

In order to switch off the tablet hold down the Power key for a short while.

After that, press and hold together Volume Up + Volume Down + Power button for a few seconds.

You may release held keys when the Samsung Logo appears on the screen.

Select "wipe data / factory reset" by using Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to confirm.

In the next step choose "Yes -- delete all user data" to confirm whole operation.

When the Recovery Mode appears again select "reboot system now".
[NOOK Tablet 7" Questions & Answers] morgenmuffel:
Tried all that, No samsung logo ever appears on the screen, the very first screen that comes up says

Nook

Powered by Android

then it fades out and goes to the screen shown above
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mojyack:
I recently bought a Pixel 3a XL and started learning Android.

I'm a Gentoo fan, so it would be interesting to one day be able to run regular Linux on this device!

While researching Fastboot, a few questions have arisen and I would like to ask them.

1. Android uses GUID Partition Table, right?

2. I looked into Factory rom image

bootloader-bonito-*.img is the bootloader image and image-bonito-*.zip is the image that is written to the eMMC of the device, correct?

3. image-bonito-pd2a.190115.029 contained a boot.img

This is the Linux kernel, probably written to the boot partition.

So the boot loader reads the boot partition as a kernel image and boots it?

4. according to the AOSP documentation, the boot loader prepares the Kernel, DTB and initramfs.

Where are those stored for this device?

5. can I use the fastboot command to back up and restore the partition table rather than the partition itself?

6. the fastboot manpage says:

```

fastboot flash partition [filename].

Write a file to a flash partition.

```

What does this `partition`, which can be "boot", "vendor", "recovery" or "partition", refer to?

Is it the name of the GPT partition? Or does the bootloader interpret certain names as referring to a certain area?

These are my questions for now.

I would appreciate it if you could help me with my questions.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] WoKoschekk:
yes and it's signed.

Generally, yes. But the bootloader*.img gets also written to the first partitions of your eMMC.

Actually the boot.img is like a container file that contains Kernel, ramdisk.img and DTBs. The bootloader verifies the boot.img (Android Verified Boot) and loads the Kernel into a reserved address block of your RAM.

see 3.

No. Technically it would be possible to use fastboot for this since fastboot reads and also verifies the GPT. But the most (or all) manufacturers blocked this option.

But in EDL mode it is possible.

The partition's names are declared in the GPT header and used by fastboot.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] WoKoschekk:
This is the GPT of a Moto G6+.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mojyack:
Thank you WoKoschekk

I will look into the EDL mode.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mojyack:
Sadly, there is no EDL Loader for the Pixel 3a, so EDL mode doesn't seem to be available.

Also, I understand that it doesn't seem to be possible to modify XBL or ABL...
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] WoKoschekk:
Are you trying to dump some data from device?
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mojyack:
I want to make a backup before I play with the device.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mojyack:
Assuming the ABL is in the "abl" partition, if I delete it, do I get a brick?
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] WoKoschekk:
You would need a backup of /data but it's encrypted until you enter your display pattern. All the other partitions are part of your firmware.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Guides, News, & Discussion] WoKoschekk:
sure
[Touch Cruise General] ebmaster:
I am wondering if its possible to link the pda to a tv to watch movies etc?
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
Questions like this have been asked and answered several times before. Please do some searching before you ask a question...
[Touch Cruise General] ebmaster:
Hello my friend. They have been asked but not for this device.
[Touch Cruise General] Rudegar:
the answers are the same

apart from with touch pro and maybe touch hd

which support it

and of cause Athena which support usb-host

and it's been asked in polaris forum before too
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
TV and Video out are the same... do your homework, if you have questions after that, then ask.
[Introductions] bLacKmEonK:
good afternoon..

I need help to unlock FRP my samsung T500 wifi bin4.

what should i do?

i had flash it to stockrom, but it still locked.

try to do as in other thread, but nothing happened

sory, my english is bad
[OnePlus 8 Questions & Answers] Miri_:
Heya!

Both of my parents OP8 Have updated to Oxygen 13, (Both they hate*) and decided to have a custom ROM's due to updates breaking features/draining battery life. The main issue is choosing the ROM as All ROM's have there different experience.

One of the phones would preferable would like to Run Android 11 and another Android 12-13 If 13 is stable too be used on a daily base.

They are Both T-Mobile Variants.

If there is ROM's where i dont have too fight Safety Net or deal with apps such as Netflix and any banking apps not wanting to work then it be nice to know What they are, There experience, performance and If its worth it.

I Was suggesting LineageOS but decided not too due to GAPPS and Safety Net.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Baay:
I need download

Help me sepulchre
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro] xdawinder:
The performance improvements on (SD870 SoC) is up 20% and it is about as fast as Surface Pro X (SQ1 SoC) that cost significantly more at a price of $999.

Now they are people asking for a lower price that cost $500 less can buy Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4(SD870 SoC) or Xiaomi Pad 6(SD870 SoC) if it can offer same Windows 11 support from the older model of Xiaomi Pad 5.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro] niveZz:
there are no drivers for the snapdragon 865/870 (SM8250) yet
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro] xdawinder:
Qualcomm is providing the driver for windows 11 arm? There are many device using snapdragon 865/870 SoC.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro] niveZz:
there isn't even an edk2 uefi image for this device yet

so no matter what most stuff like ufs, wifi, bluetooth, touchscreen, usb and more that requires drivers will not work (yet)

if someone ports it I will be the first one to try it but for now it won't work
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] tamanaco:
Google Play system update: On my S21+ updated to February 1, 2023 from November 1, 2022

Also a security update to ASKS v6.3 Release 20230315
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] Blackbird-ce:
Hi all.

I followed most of the activity around here for the past 5 monsths or so, and noticed several topics about the TD's internal FM radio for possible RDS/TMC usage. All without much luck.

Recently I bought a standalone TMC adapter (Navigon Trafficbox) with mini-USB connector. However I don't seem to get the thing to function at all. iGO 8 doesn't detect it, iGO 2006 and MioMap 3.2 detect it even without plugging it is (-_-) and Navigon Mobile 7 only goes for Bluetooth adapters.

Does anyone have any experience with standalone adapters on TD, know whether the USB port is mapped to a virtual COM port (and if so: which) or how to sniff the USB port to see whether the adapter is even transmitting data?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] Riel:
I do not believe diamond has a usb-host service to even let devices connect via that port.

I think only a bluetooth tmc reciever is usable.
[General Topics] hejjo_moto:
I have a RED hydrogen ONE and a google pixel 7. I dont really know a lot about android stuff outside the basic (or windows).

My Hydrogen's power key is broken and ther isnt a place where I can fix the phone. When I try to boot the phone (plug it in and hold vol. down key) a screen pops up that say fastboot mode, but to select any option I need to use the power key (which I cant). I really want to boot this phone,, is there any way

OTHER DETAILS:

Not 100% sure if I had turned USB debugging on before phone died

I have a Windows 10 pc

Please try to keep the conversation basic, I just stumbled onto this site, and everyone is saying stuff i dont even understand lmao i just want to boot my phone

The phone has a usbc port, and my laptop also has one with thunderbolt 3

I already tried downloading SDK tools (even though i dont really know what it does) and with cmd run the command" fastboot devices ", and I get no result. (got this method from this video

)

This is the screen that pops up (not my phone, pic from google lol)
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] andrea34334343:
Hi guys I need a hand to update to android 12 gsi yes this phone I still don't understand what files it takes to install the latest version of android If anyone has any information about it let me know I need it
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] jack lamters:
One of the first things you'll want to do is check if an official update is available for your specific model of the Galaxy A8 2018. If so, you may be able to download and install it directly from Samsung or through an over-the-air (OTA) update.

If there isn't an official release yet, don't worry - there are still ways to get early access by installing custom ROMs or other unofficial updates. Just keep in mind that these methods come with risks and can potentially harm your device if not done correctly.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers] andrea34334343:
IL I mean a custom rom unfortunately there are no active developers in this community and I'm afraid that android 12 and 13 will never arrive for this phone;(
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Cactus World:
Hi,

since I switched to MSVC the cable headset button refuses to work for activation of voice command recognition. It did though beforehand when using Cyberon Voice Speed Dial. Switching back to this software does not help either as it stopped working then, too. Anyone any ideas how to solve this issue?

CU,

Cactus World

P.S. Pressing two times the button in a quick row still activates the redial feature as pressing it for a longer period during a call hangs up the call.

SOLVED: Putting a string value registry entry named "Path" with value "\Programme\Voice Command\VoiceCmd.exe" into HKLM\Software\OEM\VoiceCommand makes the cable headset button work flawlessly thus initiating MSVC on long press as desired.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] looopo:
Thanks, works like a charm ! :)
[Realme 7 Pro Questions & Answers] andrea34334343:
If you have news let me know ;)
[Realme 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Equilibrium541:
Official android 14 - will NOT be! Only if they make custom firmware.
[Realme 7 Pro Questions & Answers] andrea34334343:
X I meant a custom firmware
[Touch CDMA General] Brent212:
I've read posts from people saying that they're able to do things like listen to mp3s, stream radio, etc. with the screen off, so I think there must be something wrong with my phone, because I can't do any of that. When the screen goes off, regardless of whether it's from me pushing the top button or from the phone sitting idle for a certain length of time, all sound stops. It happens both with or without headphones connected.

I think I've searched through every possible setting in the "control panel" area. Is there some registry setting I have to change to make the phone allow programs to run after the screen turns off?

Certain programs will cause the screen to remain on indefinitely. It'll dim after a certain length of time, but it won't turn off. This allows the programs to continue running, but I'd like to get the screen to turn completely off. Is that possible?

I've got a Sprint Touch with the latest official Sprint WM 6.1 ROM and am using Slide2Unlock. Could S2U be causing this?

Thanks for any help.
[Touch CDMA General] derekwilkinson:
No, you need to do a registry edit on some ROMs.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ Preferences]

Then see if there is a value called "UnattendedPlayback". If not create a new dword entry and name it "UnattendedPlayback" and set it's value to 1. WMP should now play when in suspended mode.
[Touch CDMA General] Brent212:
That seems like it'd only work for WMP. However, I think I found the answer I was looking for.

Changing

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Unattended\WAV1:

to "0" seems to have done the trick. It was originally set to "4".

Now when I use Pandora (which was what I mainly wanted this for), I can turn off the screen and it'll continue playing.
[Touch CDMA General] evertec:
hmm, even after changing both of those registry keys, mine still doesn't work. It pauses for a second when I turn the screen off, comes back for a few seconds, then stops again and continually stops/starts until I turn the screen back on. Any ideas? Thanks
[Touch CDMA General] Brent212:
That's what I was experiencing before I changed that registry key.
[Touch CDMA General] codybear:
here's a cab for the second mentioned registry fix.

It's on me and my friend's premium account

so it should stay available for a while.

**Just tested on my phone!!**

*Not sure if it works with other phones besides HTC Touch,

but feel free to try at own risk*

http://rapidshare.com/files/220308931/SHK_Customs_Keep_Music_Playing_Registry_Fix.cab
[Touch CDMA General] TheChampJT:
Easiest solution is to use psShutXP. It will add a shortcut to turn off the display. If you use WisBar you'll get the same option. psShutXP is light, free, and easy to use.
[Touch CDMA General] ace10134:
This works for the T-Mobile Wing. It's the second registry edit made into a cab by codybear.

It works for the Pandora app perfectly. BTW, you can get the Pandora app for the Wing and possibly other phones HERE

Registry edit cab attached below for ease of access.
[Touch CDMA General] codybear:
no sense in using another app when you can just change a registry.
[General Questions and Answers] Dabble_4:
I read that it is possible to run OEM-signed GSI
[General Questions and Answers] AndyYan:
Even the built-in DSU Loader (which does pull Google-signed GSIs) is known to bootloop some devices, and with a locked bootloader, such failure can be unrecoverable. Just forget about it.
[General Questions and Answers] Dabble_4:
Thanks for the answer. But after all, an OEM-signed GSI can be launched?
[OnePlus 9] ElianLier:
first of all, well... my problem is that once I use the msm tool and it works fine for me, and if on another occasion like right now when I need it it doesn't open to open it I have to uninstall the qualcomm driver and reinstall it, but when I try connecting the phone closes the tab by itself, and to solve that I just have to format my win11 pc

Spoiler content hidden.

Mod. edit: post translated. alecxs
[Samsung Galaxy Watch] ionra:
Hi there,

I'll try to make it as short as possible. Is it possible with a rooted watch, to prevent my app from being killed? My app sends health data to a server every X minutes, let´s say 15. After several hours the App stops working, and I'm guessing is because the S.O is killing the App. I did develop a service App with all the permissions needed. (background section, etc).

Thanks in advance.
[Touch HD General] harlock666:
Hello,

I'm trying to setup Gyrator 2 on a French touch HD but I have problem to get information.

please help.

--------------------------------

Harlock

HTC Touch HD - 8Gb SD

HTC Touch Dual - 4Gb SD

HTC S200 - 4Gb SD
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] MystaMagoo:
Flashed a standard rom but I still got carrier specific apps.

What else do I need to do to flash a rom and not have the carrier apps?

Would just like a debloated stock rom.
[Android TV General] msoutopico:
Hi there,

I have inherited a Panasonic TV model TX-58DX780 which I believe is from year 2016. The operating system is Firefox OS, which is discontinued. The app market is pretty limited, obviously.

I would like to know whether it's possible to install Android TV in this device, so as to erase the original Firefox OS and having the same system as I would have if I bought a TV today running Android TV. I haven't found any references online about how to do this in my specific device.

This is my first smart TV. I have installed Linux from scratch in some computers over the years, but I'm not a developer and I have no clue about TVs. I'm assuming the process can be similar: booting the TV from a USB drive containing the new OS to be installed.

A second question is whether this is actually worthy: if it's going to be a can of worms, perhaps I'll be better off with just buying a Chromecast? My purpose is not to experiment, but to have a TV with a OS that I can use to install modern apps.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

Cheers, Manuel
[Xiaomi 13] nreuge:
All is in the thread title.

I've tried many things but nothing work.

Any idea??

Xiaomi 13 - 12/512 CN - Latest xiaomi.eu stable rom
[Xiaomi 13] NOSS8:
"I've tried many things but nothing work"

That is to say (to avoid asking you to do the same thing)?
[Xiaomi 13] nreuge:
Clearing cache and data of play store and google play services and then rebooting the device. Pb not solved...
[Xiaomi 13] NOSS8:
And select automatic updates with any network?
[Xiaomi 13] nreuge:
Of course... It's the 1st thing I did.
[Xiaomi 13] kotovasia:
on my phone, automatic updates only happen a few weeks after they're released.
[Xiaomi 13] nreuge:
I hadn't waited for so long...

Usually, apps updates that are in the waiting list should update as soons as your device is in charge...
[Xiaomi 13] kotovasia:
Maybe because I have a charge limit of 98 percent.
[Xiaomi 13] nreuge:
I've charged at 100% several times and it didn't help...
[Xiaomi 13] NOSS8:
On my 12 pro, I do it manually, on the other hand on my daughter's Xiaomi 11 t pro A13, the setting is on "automatic update with all networks" and it doesn't work.
[Xiaomi 13] nreuge:
Yes, it isn't a big deal to do it manually, I can live with this. However, I'm curious and I would like to understand why it doesn't work.
[Xiaomi 13] NOSS8:
Yep, I get the update notification then I do it.

My 2 phones have Xiaomi Eu rom, I don't know if it's the same with a Stock.
[Xiaomi 13] nreuge:
My mom has a stock Xiaomi. I will check it.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] kimbja98:
If you use a program like visualGPSce, you may notice that you can see lots of satellites, but you can't get a fix. I managed to fix it by:

1) Setting my log file to 3200bytes (using advanced config)

2) Disabling aGPS

3) I then turned off the phone, took out the battery for 10-20 seconds and replaced it.

4) Ran the quickgps program

5) Managed to get a fix and have it working quite fast!

I don't think all of this is necessary, but I have a theory:

I have a holux gpsslim 236B and sometimes it exhibits similar behaviour if you send it screwed up commands. The way to fix that was to remove the battery and then open the case to short out the backup battery (Yep, they were so helpful in enabling it to "remember" your corrupt settings). Reassemble and the gps device works fine. I get a feeling that the raphael may also benefit from such treatment (a forced reset on the gps module).

The only other theory I have is that the gps log file was corrupt (I couldn't delete it so I just made another one) and maybe that fixed it.

I've only given it limited testing, but if it breaks, I'll let you know so you don't waste your time!
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] ledg3:
I noticed my GPS performance was much better when I set my gpslogfile to 32KB as opposed to setting it's size to 0.

Just my 2c.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] g2tl:
Isn't the quickgps tool for agps?

So either the disabling of agps or the quickgps is not necessary
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] vexingv:
what's the logic/reasoning behind adjusting he gpslog file? i occasionally use GPS/tomtom though i would probably consider using it more frequently if getting a signal lock didn't take anywhere from 5-15 minutes.

i currently have disabled agps (no data plan so it's useless anyway) and have no logfile set to 0 as per the suggested settings i saw on fuzemobility.com post.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] dg252:
Can you post the file you used to load QuickGPS? I tried to download one but could not get it to run on my XDA Serra.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Orbitrix:
@kimbja98

how long has it been working? get back to us after a month or so of solid performance... the GPS issues seem to be so random that doing almost anything can seem like it fixes it... but i hope you're right
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] kimbja98:
Just used it on the train on the way into work and it was fine, took about 2 minutes to get a location.

One thing I think may have been the problem is that it thinks it should see X satellites but obviously can't and gets confused (even if there are others in clear view), which may be down to agps, quickgps (I'm not sure if they're the same thing) or corrupted log file but now those satellites it can't see get dropped from the list (you can see this happening in VisualGPSce) and it gets a location after about 5 or 6 have been found. The holux seems to get positions at 4 (which theoretically, is the minimum but could be done with 3 if altitude is negligable) but that uses the sirfstar III chipset...I don't know what the raphael uses though.

I should mention I use ROMeOS 1.40 and that may have something to do with it. Either way, I'll be giving it some fairly rigorous testing. If it does break, I'll know how long it took and it may be that the log file got full and if it that, some regular deleting may be called for.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] bobika:
as I know quickgps and agps are quite different

-quickgps is downloading the latest sat positions to get faster fix

-agps is using phone cell informations also for positioning, besides the satellites

you NEED quickGPS, DO NOT USE aGPS!!!

:cool:
[Samsung Galaxy S22] devsk:
I don't see separate sub-forums for ROMs and recoveries etc. Just wondering what happened to this phone? The root is available. So, why is ROM development not there?
[Samsung Galaxy S22] Village_Idiot:
Root is not available on all versions. There is no unlocking the bootloaders on the US versions.
[Samsung Galaxy S22] Village_Idiot:
Oh... And there is this.

https://xdaforums.com/t/13-rom-sgsi-cwai-exynos2200-pixel-experience-plus.4578283/
[Samsung Galaxy S22] markitosd:
Latest Samsung phones are not really friendly towards custom roms and third-party modifications. S20 is advancing at a really low pace compared to S10 and S9 series, which recieved a lot of love from the community. Maybe, if you're truly interested in custom rom development, you should get a phone from another brand (OnePlus, Google, etc..)
[Samsung Galaxy S22] k3lcior:
Tbh considering how long Samsung is supporting their phones currently i do not miss custom ROM's that much..
[Samsung Galaxy S22] Swaddy:
I feel the same way. I would only bother with a custom rom if SOT was a few hours higher.