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[Motorola Moto G71 5G] scalesolo:
Someone, please help me!

I have a gionee S8s that keeps restarting when I power it. I have downloaded and flashed several stock roms to it but it still restarts at boot. Could someone please help me with a solution, or a working ROM? Thank you so much
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] nagoo1:
here's the thing,

everyone knows that Universal is a bit slower than some other PDAs though it has better specifications

a while ago i wrote a thread here asking how to make it faster espicially in a game like Explode arena .. but no one answered :(

well, i forgot that and just lived with it .. but after a while i changed back to Helmi's WM5 and i tried the Bluetooth stack that he created (unibt.cab) but it didn't work well so i decided to remove it

when i removed it and restarted the phone .. the bluetooth and the sound didnt work and i knoew i had to do a hard reset or something

but i noticed the PDA is was actually faster .. and i opened the game {explode arena} which was very slow .. and it was working fine .. i don't konw how that happened

but sure i had to hard reset to get bluetooth and sound back

so, anyone has an idea what happened there ?

why did the device get faster when bluetooth and sound went off ?

maybe we can find a way to make this thing go faster cause i actually like it :(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] icewinter23:
Sound is a very demanding side of gaming products. I imagine if it disabled all sound that it would run faster... less cycles for the Processor to process... Just a thought. ;)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] nagoo1:
thanks 4 replying icewinter

thats right man .. i got this thought too :D ... but sadly thats not an option to make the damn thing faster :(

there's another question, is ther like a vga driver or something to make things better

WM6 is way better than wm5 in games and look better 2 .. there might be a driver that 1 of our developers can give us
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] orb3000:
I think the best way to make your Uni faster is to leave it with it´s original ROM and not any external app installed

Otherwise explore the great ROM´s found here and do tests till you get the speed/performance you need

I can´t complain about speed on my Uni, I feel it great really
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] KnightmareCS:
just a thought, did you try the game with it's sounds off (don't know if you need sound in this particular game)? is your bluetooth and incoming beams off at the time of play?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alec.claire:
Hello

I've got myself in the pickle.

I had a custom rom. Google Wallet said I can't add any of my banking cards cause of security reasons since bootloader was unlocked. I've relocked my phone hoping it will solve the problem with NFC payments.. and it is bricked.

I've got the message "the current image(boot/recovery) have been destroyed". It's a Realme phone on Snapdragon.

So.. no fastboot is available since the bootloader is locked.

From what I've managed to find the only hope is EDL "emergency download mode" which.. is nowhere to be found apparently. Is there some method to flash the stock ROM?

Help me Obi Wan Kenobi...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
May I know the model of your phone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alec.claire:
Realme 6 Pro - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm). I'm trying home made EDL USB-C cable bo to no avail. The PC won't even recognise the phone. But immediately after USB-C cable is plugged in the phone turns it self on displaying the message - "the current image(boot/recovery) have been destroyed."

The EDL cable made whit this instructions:

{Mod edit: Link to paid services website removed. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alec.claire:
I've seen this picture but I don't understand it. Should it scratch the black surface to get to the bare pins as show on the right part of the image? Can't it be done with USB cable?

Besides which pins on the right part of the image should be shorted?

Here are the schematics - shame not available in PDF for free. But there are some test pins. Only questions which one are the ones to be shorted?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binarybard:
As your device is hard bricked and yours is a SD processor, you can't use EDL mode without opening the back panel of your device. You could do it if it was a Mediatek processor. You have to short those two points to force enable EDL mode.

So you have to open it. But it need technical expertise.

So I'll suggest you to go to a technician. Or otherwise you can damage it by doing it yourself.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alec.claire:
Ok, but which two points should be shorted? Because there are four on the picture posted by Zxalilh. Can't they be accessed from motherboard?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm_EDL_mode - so I'm guessing this particular Snapdragon won't boot into EDL using EDL cable?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binarybard:
If you're gonna take it to a service center, then no need to find it by yourself because they know already.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
Isn't this for the redmi 6 pro? They are totally different phones. Please make sure to check if it's correct before commenting.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
I think it varies with devices & manufacturers.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
And mediatek cpus don't have EDL. They have something called BROM mode.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binarybard:
He has Realme 6 Pro.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
Realme 6 pro and redmi 6 pro(Mi A2 lite) are different phones.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alec.claire:
Yes, we're talking about Realme 6 Pro. Unfortunately, have to unbrick it myself. So, any ideas which two pins should I short?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binarybard:
Maybe. I watched a video long ago. They said about EDL. Whatever that is equivalent to EDL I guess.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binarybard:
The picture @Zxalilh gave you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
I'm saying that it's not the right picture.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
This might help you

https://www.reddit.com/r/Realme/comments/n6cd6w
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binarybard:
I'm extremely sorry for that. That was a serious mistake. I apologize for that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
It's really easy to get mixed up. Most of the pictures are for the redmi 6 pro.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
Some cables are confusing. Anyway I can see that you have successfully put it in edl mode. You need to find a file flash able because the majority of the files called "edl file" for your model are fake files. Did you try different versions of the tool?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alec.claire:
I've tried this one:

RMX2063GDPR_11_C.21_2021121403010308 from

https://firmwarex.net/realme-6-pro-rmx2063-official-firmware/

as the link in the more "official" site is expired https://realmefirmware.com/realme-6-pro-firmware/

I've tried ROMs for different regions but in most cases the various versions of MSM Download Tool either won't start giving different error as soon as I try to run .exe or the prompt for login appears.

So, without working MSM Download Tool that would open I can't even properly determine if .opf file is real or not. Unfortunately, Realme on their website only provides .ozip files for ROMs.

--------

So, I did some more digging.. MSM Download Tool that is attached to .zips of OnePlus starts just fine but with OnePlus .ofp files. When I swap the files for Realme I'm getting wrong package error.

The MSM Downol Tool attached to .zips for Realme ROMs wants login and password and this has something to do with "Sahara" Protocol. Anyway. Still stuck. Sucks ass that I can't flash my own 3 year old phone and that it bricked by locking the bootloader. Crazy.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
You should go to a repair shop to have the emmc directly flashed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alec.claire:
I guess so. But can you please expand why is it made this way? I had a dozen smartphones so far I unlocked and locked every one of them, played with different custom ROMs and I have never had any problems like this one needing external service.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zxalilh:
You can't get edl mode to work which basically talks to the CPU directly. Since you can't find any files that are flashable through the MSM tool, your only option now is to get the emmc flashed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alec.claire:
So, these are the versions of MSM Download Tool included in zips with .opf files for my phone that for some reason require login and password. Newer version don't require them but rejected the different .opf files form my phone as incorrect.

MSM Download Tool versions:

V1.8.3

V1.8.6

V2.0.51

V2.0.67

View attachment Clipboard01.webp

For the posterity:

I had to send the phone to the official service centre for EDL. It costed me around 25 USD with courier transport both ways. The cost could have been avoided and done in 5 minutes at home n my own PC if not for this ridiculous money-grabbing policy of Oppo/Realme regarding EDL flash.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oswald Boelcke:
Hello and good afternoon, @alec.claire

I've edited your post and removed the link to a paid services website that are not allowed by rule no. 13 of the forum rules. In future, please refrain from sharing such websites. Thanks for your cooperation.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lvxq:
Im trying to boot in to the twrp.img for my Motorola Edge 20 (Berlin) because I can't flash it because my phone doesn't have an own partition for the recovery. fastboot says finished but my phone is just back in the bootloader where it was before

I tried:

empty VBMETA with verity and verification disabled

both fastboots (fastbootd and the fastboot in the bootloader)

another version of twrp both versions dosent work

My console output:

fastboot boot motorolaE20TWRP.img
Sending 'boot.img' (26460 KB) OKAY [ 0.643s]
Booting OKAY [ 10.190s]
Finished. Total time: 10.846s
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] V0latyle:
Is there an error message at the bottom when it reboots into bootloader?
[Google Pixel 8] LoDowns:
Anyone know?
[Google Pixel 8] Zxalilh:
It should be a circle having the logo as the center of the circle.
[Google Pixel 8] NeonLightsMeUp:
I agree. The teardown / x-ray case shows that.

Pixel 8 Cases » MagSafe Grip » dbrand

You're shopping for the best Pixel 8 case. A grippy, thin Pixel 8 case that has military-grade impact protection. Stop looking. You found it.

dbrand.com
[Google Pixel 8] Yeedatoy:
Yup, and don't let these stupid online articles fool you with this Magsafe crap. The back of the device, as well as the 7 series is already magnetic. As you can see it holds my entire triple wireless charger with no issues. Only thing is, the glass is slippery. I know it wasn't even mentioned but I feel the need to bring it up anyway. Type in "Magsafe burn" in Google and look around for a bit. In other words, I hope you're only asking for at home wireless charging reasons
[Google Pixel 8] eugenesan:
FYI, there are no magnets or dedicated metal parts inside the phone for external chargers/mounts to attach to.

Externally magnetized devices will somewhat "stick" to the phone but prolonged load bearing usage and/or sharp magnetic field changes might damage internal components.

Most likely wireless charging coil will fail or become less effective (heat/noise).

I am not trying to push any product just informing of possible damage if metal ring is not attached to the device mechanically to "carry" the load.
[Google Pixel 8] skyrocketeer:
take a look at these images:

based off of the dbrand teardown skin
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weslyr:
Does Whatsapp still works on bravo on 2024?

If so, which rom will be needed?

In interested in resurrecting it for nostalgic reasons
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ze7zez:
As you know WhatsApp requires as of today android 5.0 with access to Google services and an active SIM card. The only ROM is Paranoid Android.

[ROM/WIP] [5.0.2] [May-31] [UNOFFICIAL] ParanoidAndroid 5.0 Alpha 2 | Kernel 3.0.101

Bringing to you Paranoid Android on Lollipop 5.0.2 This is an unofficial ROM which is built from source by using portions from Nikez' Kernel code, Evervolv's Legacy code, HTC device and vendor files. Built for pure testing purposes...

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[GAPPS][18-04-2015][5.x] PA-GOOGLE APPS Plus(All ROM's)

This project was originally Started and developed by TKruzze One of the best and great developers of XDA but due to some reasons TKruzze couldn't continue and announced his retirement and left a door open for anyone willingly can update this...

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Stan-D-Man:
I need some help with getting my Asus ZenFone 5 rooted/booted. I downloaded the TWRP for my phone. I am at a point where I have the bootloader unlocked and TWRP installed. (I messed up and now have TWRP as Recovery and Primary.) Unfortunately, TWRP does not boot to Android, it just hangs. I cannot boot the phone since TWRP is both Recovery and Primary. I cannot find the stock images for the phone. Can anyone point me to a resource on how to get the phone to boot? Thanks.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] BunnyPig1:
Is there a way to turn off the "feature" or whatever it is that lowers the Bluetooth audio and then increases it again?

For example, when I have my headset on without any audio, whenever I get a notification the volume drops to 0 and then increases to previous set value.

This is extremely annoying because I miss a lot of messages thanks to this.

It literally kills the notification sound since it's just a short beep and the volume issue completely silences it.

I have thought about recording the audio and then just add 3 seconds silence in the beginning but that sounds ridiculous that I have to do.

Any ideas about this?
[Redmi Note 10S] TonyHiP:
I am trying to install twrp on MIUI 13(A12) but I don't know if I need a driver but when I enter fastboot mode my windows does not recognize my device and starts connecting and disconnecting.

(Attached a screenshot of how it appears in the device manager.)

View attachment 6050670​
[Redmi Note 10S] Zxalilh:
You need to install the driver manually if you can't get it to work. This might help you.
[Redmi Note 10S] B4rabbas:
Where did you find a twrp for MIUI 13 (A12) ? Do you know if there is a twrp version for MIUI 14 (A13) too ?
[Redmi Note 10S] Syntaxis_:
Hello. I have it ^_^

EDITED: As i know it works with MIUI 14, but idk if encryption supported
[Redmi Note 10S] B4rabbas:
Thanks, I'll try it as soon as my device on miui 14 will be unlocked (again).

Where do you find it ?
[Redmi Note 10S] Syntaxis_:
On russian-language forum. By the way, you can unlock bootloader without waiting.
[Redmi Note 10S] B4rabbas:
You mean with mtk utility ? It look a bit tedious, no ?
[Redmi Note 10S] B4rabbas:
Work flawessly on MIUI 14, thanks a lot.
[Redmi Note 10S] TonyHiP:
Gracias por la ayuda
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
​

Team Win Recovery Project 3.x (TWRP3)​

TWRP3 is a custom recovery designed for ease of use and customization. It features a fully touch-driven interface, eliminating the need for volume rocker or power buttons. The GUI is XML-driven and fully theme-able, allowing customization of the look and feel.

Supported Models:

- Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon Series)

Download & Guide:

Unlock your bootloader.

Download TWRP for S23 Ultra (Snapdragon Series).

Reboot to download mode.

Uncheck "Auto Reboot" in Odin and flash recovery.tar in the AP slot, and vbmeta.zip in the USERDATA slot.

Hold the volume down and power buttons until the screen goes black. Immediately switch to holding the volume up and power buttons to reboot into TWRP.

Go to "Wipe," format data, and type "yes" to confirm.

Reboot to TWRP.

Flash repack.zip (to fix stock recovery restoration).

Flash Magisk (Optional).

Reboot to system, Enjoy.

How to Update Recovery Image:

In TWRP, tap on "Install."

Navigate to the location where you transferred the TWRP image.

Select the TWRP image file.

Select the recovery partition.

Swipe to confirm the flash.

Once the flash is complete, go back to the main menu in TWRP.

Tap on "Reboot," and then select "Recovery."

Bugs:

- Decryption due to Knox

Thanks:

- TWRP team for Recovery.

- OFox Team for preventing stock recovery restoration.

Sources:

- Device Tree: https://github.com/samsung-sm8550/device_samsung_dm3q/tree/android-12.1

- Kernel Tree: https://github.com/samsung-sm8550/kernel_samsung_sm8550/tree/twrp-12.1
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Updates | Changelog

V2:

Changelog

Download
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] runs:
mark it
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Hey, there. Can you please describe your meaning "Mark It"?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] sevsman:
This is great news!! Can I ask if the gui glitch is still present whilst scrolling?

Edit....

I've just tested and it's still there, but it's the initial build, so thanks 👍
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Yes. Having issues when I update modules. But apart from afaneh92 / A14 decryption works when no lockscreen works. With EFS mounting no issues. TWRP Rendering should be 120 Hz.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] sevsman:
Haha, I just edited my post without refreshing the thread first lol

Thanks!!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Which device in that case. Assuming DM3Q?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] sevsman:
It certainly is my friend.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tnchng:
Great Work! Thx so much. Can you make a TWRP for Tab S9 Ultra 5G?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Whip Whop. Sadly I do not own the device. If I own it I could do it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tnchng:
Which country are you in?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Latvia.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tnchng:
If close, I can sent you my Tab. Can you make a guide for making TWRP? Maybe I can try if not difficulty.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
No need to send, just give model nr, I'll try to build blidnly.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
V2 just crash-landed in your Galaxy S23 Ultra – hope you're ready for an intergalactic upgrade! 🚀
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JohnTheFarm3r:
It's the:

SM-X916B - 5G

SM-X910 - Wifi
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tnchng:
You're the God! If you can make blindly, plz make for the following 5 Tabs:

1 SM-X806 - 5G (Tab S8+ 5G)

2 SM-X706 - 5G (Tab S8 5G)

3 SM-T976B - 5G (Tab S7+ 5G)

4 SM-X906B - 5G (Tab S8 Ultra 5G)

5 SM-X916B - 5G (Tab S9 Ultra 5G)

Now I have SM-X806, SM-X706, SM-T976B, I can test them for your making.

If work well, I'll buy SM-X906B & SM-X916B. Thank you very much. I'll can donate to you. My bro.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
1. Sure I'll try after Two days because of work.

2.I cannot test all those following devices, you need to find a testers who aggress to flash custom recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tnchng:
No hurry, take your time. It's a long period work, we do one by one.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JohnTheFarm3r:
S7 series already has a working TWRP, not updated but it works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tnchng:
Android 11 is OK, but Android 12 & 13 not working properly.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JohnTheFarm3r:
They work fine. I own those tabs.

It doesn't matter if it's A11 or A13.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tnchng:
I'll check again. If it work, it's good news.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JohnTheFarm3r:
It does work. Decryption didn't work and won't work anyway, that's something else. But you can flash stuff, backup, etc. inside it just fine and access the MicroSD card as well too.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JohnTheFarm3r:
Not talking about Afaneh. Someone else made a recovery for TAB S7 series and it works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Oh Alright. If not Afaneh then good.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tnchng:
If Decryption didn't work, the old TWRP is useless I think. It should make a new one.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] methuntt:
Tried in S23 Ultra s918B December Update. Stuck on TWRP logo.

I don't know how to take logs in my scenario
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] beetle01:
Hi, just a naive question.

What are the practical disadvantage of “no Decryption due to Knox”?

Manx thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JohnTheFarm3r:
Decryption won't work anyway, so making a new one won't change things. lol
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
If your encrypted no chance to decrypt data
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Hey there. Can you provide which December update?

Also try this on TWRP Splash logo

adb shell

rm data/system_de/0/spblob/*

And reboot to twrp again
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] khamai:
Hello!

I am trying to flash a GSI image to the system partition using TWRP Fastboot.

I'm getting an error:

Invalid sparse file format at header magic
Resizing 'system' OKAY [ 0.002s]
Sending sparse 'system' 1/11 (262084 KB) OKAY [ 8.947s]
Writing 'system' FAILED (remote: 'No such file or directory')
fastboot: error: Command failed

How can this be fixed?

In other branches, people install GSI without problems. The old version of TWRP may have been used, but the old TWRP branch has already been closed and is not available for download
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Will take a look. Thank you for the report.

Can you provide /tmp/recovery.log after doing this? You can pull via adb.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] khamai:
Ohh... Everything seems to be more complicated.

I have installed BeyondROM, which includes TWRP from afaneh92.

At the same time, fastboot is working properly!

But if I flash the original Samsung firmware and install TWRP from afaneh92, then fastboot doesn't work well either...

It seems to be the case with the original firmware

I've already suffered enough... So I just stayed on Beyond ROM and I'm not going to experiment anymore (yet)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Please do not report issues from afaneh92 twrp. Case closed.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] khamai:
At the moment, the "fastboot flash system..." command does not work on the original Samsung firmware when installing your TWRP. Should fastboot in TWRP work properly on the original firmware? I think so. So this is a bug.

Original Samsung firmware: SM-S918B_2_20231130173900_qvd0y07gzu_fac_S918BXXS3BWKC_S918BOXM3BWJM_S918BXXU3BWJM_S918BXXS3BWKC_SER

I just described the full situation with the firmware and the TWRP used. And I concluded that maybe it's not the TWRP itself, but the firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Maybe some changes to secure modules. Needs to be updated.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jrkruse:
Adb shell

killall recovery

This works also
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bowo89:
Can you make twrp recovery for my S22 Ultra SM-9080 snapdragon?very bored cant do anything with my phone thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jrkruse:
He needs to fix this one first. It just sticks on splash screen
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
In that case if encrypted. Deceypted user shouldn't be stuck. Running BWL3 Fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Sorry mate. I do not own the device. It seems you already have one.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jrkruse:
Sticks on splash screen for me even on rom with encryption removed
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
That's odd. Can you email logs? need adb logcat and recovery logs from /tmp/
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jrkruse:
Yes it only does it on fresh install if I install over afaneh twrp its fine or when it hangs on fresh install I just run adb shell killall recovery then it works fine from then on. When I get a chance I’ll reflash and provide you some
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Edgars Cīrulis:
Alright. Thank you. Would be nice if you open a git issue. Describing the issue and providing logs on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] khamai:
Erofs on stock rom
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] realmenvvs:
No, custom rom all partitions in RW