yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[OnePlus 10 Pro] scottpetrack:
1. Do I literally repeat the commands of steps 4 & 5, or do I need to insert a command such as "fastboot set_active a" in order to change the active slot from b to a?

2. When the phone boots into system after the first sideload, I need to go through the whole process of settng up the phone in order to get to the point where I can enable developer options. This seems a bit frustrating, because I know that in the repeat of step 4 I will type "fastboot -w", and thereby erase all the setup info I just entered.

Do I need to do this first set-up, or can I simply skip all the setup steps, and only do them the second time around?

Thanks
[OnePlus 10 Pro] scottpetrack:
two comments that might save a lot of time for someone who implements the above procedure:

1. The link above to the TWRP file is a ghost/orphan link. This is not by itself a big deal; a few Google/Bing-enabled moments will find you a link to the file somewhere else. Just don't be stupid like I was, and NOT notice that your search might get you version 3.7.0 of TWRP, and the S /\ E E D's commands use v.3.7.1. At least for me, flashing the earlier version caused a bunch of rather delicate and truly annoying bugs; the extra work i ended up doing to try to make things work when i used TWRP v3.7.0 added well over an hour to the time it took me to get my device back. (There is a Japanese saying which applies here just perfectly: "it takes 1000 wise men to remove the stone from a well -- which took just one fool to throw in")

2. Perhaps there are newer versions of fastboot than the one I used, but in my case, the output of "fastboot -w" contained a report of one error: that the wiping/erasing/reformatting of partition "/cache" had failed. I wasted a lot of time on this one too -- it turns out that new A/B devices don't have a cache partition that can be reinitialized. So it was in fact an error for fastboot to assert that failing to reinitialize the "/cache" partition is an error. Just ignore ithat.
[OnePlus 10 Pro] hsajeebal:
Can he remotely flash factory image of 2213/2215 on 2217 device?
[OnePlus 10 Pro] ed.ge_2d:
it hardbricks your phone..
[OnePlus 10 Pro] HunterKiotori:
Can you help me out with that? My phone is stuck one android 13 and no matter what I try, I can't update to 14, I get some update error. I need a way to complete factory restore my device.
[Blu Vivo 5R Questions & Answers] LighthammerX:
Hey guys,

I am COMPLETELY sorry for jumping in THIS Forum and asking this question, as I can't seem to get a beat on things with the ecosystem for BLU.

I have a friend who just got this guy:

BLU G93 Unlocked Android Device

BLU G93 Product details page

www.bluproducts.com

I've heard a lot of good things about BLU over the years, but never jumped into themselves. I usually stick around Samsung for the Lineage and /e/ community.

I am trying to get a beat on how easy it is rerom BLU phones with Lineage OR /e/ and if it's possible based on the community interaction with them. I'm not seeing a ton on XDA, Lineage or /e/ forums about this model.

Can someone point me in the right direction for how to get another rom on this phone?
[Introductions] Theonlyjoe:
Hello XDA members,i am new here and i would love to introduce myself.

I am from Tanzania.

I am very interested on learning much in android phones & gadgets.

I hope i will get closely & much cooparations.

Thank you guys.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonlyjoe:
Hello buddies,i would love to know how to root Infinix X657.

I tried lot of ways but never succeded.
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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RealPsygnosis:
Hi, I've a fireHD 10 not rooted yet, that runs on fireOS 7.3.2.2 I think.

Is there a way to use google keyboard voice dictation? a workaround or something like this? I don't actually have play services since I use aurora without any issue.

Thanks a lot in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 General] XDA Technology:
Note 8 Rom for galaxy note 3

features

Note 8 boot animation

Note 8 Lock screen

Note 8 launcher

Based on android 9

Speed up

Rom link for All versions

Tap here

Twrp link for N9005 :

Tap here

Kernel : Tap Here

All versions coming soon 🙂
[Galaxy Note 3 General] entauri:
Is it rooted or is it pure stock and I have to root it myself?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RealPsygnosis:
As per title, I just found out that there is a possibility that sheldon is rootable, should I block updates? Or is the entry point discovered on Mali, always valid on some fw?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BTK19:
Thread '[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 3 and Fire TV Stick Lite (sheldon/p)' https://xdaforums.com/t/unlock-root...k-3-and-fire-tv-stick-lite-sheldon-p.4410297/ tells you the version you need
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] OXUSINTHEHOUSE:
Hello guys, I have installed LineageOS 20 via heimdall when I finished installed after reboot there was only a black screen, talkback was on it was saying something, I cannot enter download mod because it is also dark in there, can someone help me
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] parrots_:
Any detection when plugged in?
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] rashuv:
why heimdall? use twrp or los recovery for lineage
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] OXUSINTHEHOUSE:
it detects I can still install rom, I dont see the screen but I predict what I am doing, phone boots up, I can hear touch sounds or I can activate talkback, only problem there is no display
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] rashuv:
i see try again with other 3 recoveries
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] OXUSINTHEHOUSE:
but how can i try without display
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] rashuv:
from the start. go to download mode then with odin flash twrp via a usb cable
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] OXUSINTHEHOUSE:
I also did it
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] rashuv:
none worked? like twrp or ofox or los??
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] OXUSINTHEHOUSE:
I only tried twrp and stock recovery
[Samsung Galaxy M20 Questions & Answers] rashuv:
stock only works for stock lol, u need custom recovery fr this
[Touch HD General] johseph:
I am getting this error messages that says "cannot execute calnot.exe"

Any knowledge of this? My touch HD is new, like 3 days old and i have only added some basic cab files so no rom cooking anything that may cause an issue.
[Touch HD General] lusayzam:
I am having the same problem with my HTC Diamond (Sprint). My unit is about one week old and I received the exact same error for the first time today (occurred 3x's today).
[Touch HD General] sagie:
I'm occasionally getting this on mine as well.

Did you find out what was causing it?
[Touch HD General] lusayzam:
No more errors?

You know, it just sort of stopped. Not sure what/why caused it to stop creating errors?
[Touch HD General] garyjmobey:
check out

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-...ot-exe-calupd-exe-clocknot-exe-what-they.html

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...70-bfdc-f77c9c209986&cat=&lang=&cr=&sloc=&p=1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=383612

the bottom link might have a solution
[Touch HD General] polemos:
For a solution take a look here mate:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=4179876#post4179876

The 4th thread,

Cheers.
[Touch HD General] Freypal:
When i had mine new services.exe kept erroring on startup. Now it's just kinda stopped... someone suggested on here it was someting to do with a date issue on the stock ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] notnoelchannel:
Team Win Recovery Project 3.x, or twrp3 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. Its a fully touch driven user interface no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.​

#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
*
* I'm not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this recovery
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*
*/

Installation instructions:

Spoiler content hidden.

Downloads:

Spoiler content hidden.

XDA: DevDB Information

TWRP, Tool/Utility for the Galaxy J1 Nxt

Contributors

notnoelchannel

Source Code:

TWRP sources: https://github.com/TeamWin/android_bootable_recovery

Source code: https://github.com/NotNoelChannel/twrp_device_samsung_j1minilte

Kernel source: https://github.com/NotNoelChannel/android_kernel_samsung_j1minilte (recovery branch)

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 19-3-2024
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] latestofmind:
it works on j105f thanks
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] alemaoao:
I have a doubt about original stock ROM functions of this device. Excuse me for post here if there is another place better... So...

In the model J1 mini (SM-J105B), the 2 capacitive buttons (back and recent) does not have a backlight correct? Or this is a particulatity of my model?

I remember that in an old S5 mini that i had ths buttons had a white backlight
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] notnoelchannel:
Hey! I don't think it has backlights.
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] notnoelchannel:
New builds are up!

2024-05-12 changes:

- Synced latest sources
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] julyjuly47:
if this works this is single-handendly the best thing ever ive been trying for AGES to find a working twrp
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] julyjuly47:
IT WORKS THANK YOU SO MUCH (my model is SM-J105M) :D
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] BigBoy63:
Will this work on a J106-F?
[Samsung Galaxy J1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] notnoelchannel:
Sadly it won't, please DM me if you want to make something for your device :) i'm always open to requests
[Samsung Galaxy A30s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & O] TheOldAndRusty:
Hi everyone

well, after failing to recover access to the filesystem of a misbehaving Galaxy A31 I've read I might be able to install a ROM on top of the current (and damaged) one and this should not wipe the user's data and files.

⚠️Edit to clarify : What I've read is that restoring to factory does wipe everything (as expected) but installing 'on top' of an existing OS/ROM should leave user's data intact.

Is that so?

I would be following this guide:

How to update your Samsung Galaxy smartphone and install official firmware

Follow these instructions to manually install Android updates through recovery and full firmware using Odin on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

www.xda-developers.com

The device model is "SM-A315G" and the carrier is "Movistar Argentina", would it be ok to get a new ROM from this link:

Latest Samsung Galaxy A31 (SM-A315G) - UFN firmware

All Samsung firmwares for Galaxy A31 in Argentina (Movistar) with model code SM-A315G. We offer free and fast download options. Check them out now.

www.sammobile.com

I don't care to use an official or unofficial ROM as long as it doesn't wipe the contents and allows me to regain access to the phone's files and retrieve them.

Currently the phone is stuck in "phone is starting" and I've spent months trying work a way around this with ADB with no success.

Also, which of the methods in the link would be best for me? I've never rooted a phone, and is not really my ultimate goal... The sdcard path sounds way easier, but again, I'm concerned whether it will wipe the local storage files or not.

FWIW, it seems like the launcher has been broken/corrupted and I've found no way to have file access, start any app or new launcher, nor transfer any files to my PC.

Thanks in advance!

Rusty.
[Samsung Galaxy A30s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & O] Peelp5090:
wow im gonna try it
[Samsung Galaxy A30s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & O] TheOldAndRusty:
any advice, anyone?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A30s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & O] Sameer5858:
Hi,

I have been following your profile and it seems we both have the exact same problem, I have already tried this method not exactly reinstall but installing an update but it didn't fix the issue. I wonder if you got any leads.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] pranayadmn:
Reserved
[Nothing Phone (2a)] Cheesethief:
Does not seem like the Google USB driver works for Fastboot mode. "Windows was unable to install your Android." Looks like it needs a Mediatek bootloader driver.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] nielsfcg1:
It worked for me. I followed this tutorial to make it work:
[Nothing Phone (2a)] Cheesethief:
It didn't work for me until I installed Mediatek specific drivers. This isn't my first rodeo, I am mentioning my experience in case someone else has the same issue.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] ffooff1988:
thanks for the guide. really helpful.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] ffooff1988:
hi,

the root works perfect, but it does show "Orange State" message.

is that normal ? note no issues phone booted fine.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] pranayadmn:
hi, yes that's normal
[Nothing Phone (2a)] ccprcrack:
What is that? Can you share a photo of the "orange state" message? Is it only on boot?
[Nothing Phone (2a)] Itzayana:
help!.

I lost my root and twrp. What should I do? android 10 Realme 5 pro. i already unlock bootloader.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] Cheesethief:
Look for your specific device on this forum: https://xdaforums.com/c/realme-5-pro.9179/

This thread is for the Nothing Phone 2a.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] vertyks:
Hi guys, tried to root my Nothing phone 2a but I can't go into bootloader. I was able to go only in the fasbootd mode using recovery mode.

I tried adb reboot bootloader but it only gave me this screen (not my actual photo)

Main problem is:

In this "=> FASTBOOT MODE" I can't use any of fastboot commands, but when I'm in fastbootd mode I can't use fastboot flashing unlock

View attachment 6083590
[Nothing Phone (2a)] pranayadmn:
that's what the bootloader mode looks like. what i can guess is you might have an issue with drivers.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] vertyks:
Yea you were right, it was all about issue with "Android Bootloader Interface" driver. Also I didn't know that bootloader screen looks like this, because everyone had different bootloader screen in their videos.

Thank you
[Nothing Phone (2a)] ccprcrack:
Anyone tried this with success? Do all apps, including banking apps, Google Pay... etc. keep working?
[Nothing Phone (2a)] undert0w:
Intune was a struggle but otherwise no issues.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] nguyenlucky:
Seems like the Japanese Phone 2a (with support for FeliCa) is unable to unlock bootloader...

Come on Carl Bhai, you're better than that...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1776564008608321578
[Nothing Phone (2a)] nguyenlucky:
Nothing has been unusually silent about it.

Also I found this on Telegram

View attachment 6090925

If true then this is pretty lame from Carl bhai and Nothing

Edit: I sent an email to Nothing support already, see what they say.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] nguyenlucky:
I tried contacting Nothing Japan and they are absolutely clueless

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[Nothing Phone (2a)] havequickblue:
Have you tried checking what YASNAC says? Do you still get a Hardware backed attestation?

For clarity YASNAC is a safety net attestation checker available on the play store.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] themoonisacheese:
https://github.com/spike0en/Pacman_Archive is 404.

I have found this archive today (untested):

GitHub - quintenvandamme/nothing_archive: This repository contains firmware files for Nothing Phone 1, 2, 2a and CMF Phone 1. The firmware files are sourced from the official OTA servers and are mirrored here for archival purposes.

This repository contains firmware files for Nothing Phone 1, 2, 2a and CMF Phone 1. The firmware files are sourced from the official OTA servers and are mirrored here for archival purposes. - quint...

github.com

edit: it appears this repo is not extracting the .img's from the payloads like the previous one. i have used https://github.com/crazystylus/otadump to extract this vanilla init_boot.img from the 2.5.5 incremental package.

use at your own risk etc

edit 2: magisk doesn't like it, so i'm deleting the file because i don't think you should be flashing it.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] kotatsuyaki:
DeepL mistranslated this particular sentence. The sentence in Japanese says "Nothing neither recommends nor provides support for rooting the phone in order to unlock the smartphone".

They're indeed clueless though, as

People unlock the bootloaders for rooting, not the other way round.

"In order to unlock the smartphone" doesn't sound like bootloader unlocking at all—it reads to me like they wrongly interpreted the "unlocking" as in bypassing the conventional lock screen.

What a shame.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] themoonisacheese:
Nothing support in general appears to be not very competent beyond very basic L1 support. for my issue the tech just pasted me their very basic script which consisted only of things i had already tried followed by (and i'm not making this up) "if the issue still isn't fixed, direct the user to send their phone for repair".

I wouldn't expect them to even know about bootloader unlocking, much less their policy on it.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] nguyenlucky:
I saw a tweet mentioning that FeliCa blocks unlock bootloader, probably since they're a new brand
[Nothing Phone (2a)] dsjiffry:
it seems to have been moved to here: https://github.com/spike0en-reborn/Pacman_Archive/releases/

@pranayadmn could you update the link in the first post?
[Nothing Phone (2a)] pranayadmn:
updated.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] mitanyan98:
JPN SKN can now unlock the bootloader!

magisk is also working without any problems.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] nguyenlucky:
By fastboot flashing unlock?

That's very cool.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] kevin3688:
Is there any way to make the Global 2a to JP edtion to enable the FeliCa Like Google Pixel?

The SKU of Global 8/128 Milk is A10400063, JP 8/128 Milk is A10400066.

Could it be SKU related too?
[Nothing Phone (2a)] soralis0912:
Now testing Enable Felica in ROW SKU

ROW ROM include felica need files

but not use now....

NP2a maybe use st54j Module

https://www.st.com/ja/secure-mcus/st54j.html

this chip felica support

and in ROW device show japan certification

so, absolutely no hardware change in ROW and JPN

i think felica killed by sofware
[Nothing Phone (2a)] themoonisacheese:
add at the end: if no mobile data after reboot, go to settings > System > Reset options > reset mobile network settings.

this is a problem i had and it was the only way to fix it.
[Nothing Phone (2a)] techplore:
Hi, I am trying to root the Nothing Phone 2a, but it got updated to 2.5.5a before I root it.

The archive from spike0en is 404-ed, and the alternative archive (quintenvandamme) only has full OTA for 2.5.4a. Is there any way for me to downgrade the NothingOS to 2.5.4a, in order to proceed with the rooting process?

(The original post has a section on "restoring the device to factory state", but that section is linked to spike0en's 404-ed website.)
[Nothing Phone (2a)] Ixioon:
Releases · spike0en/Pacman_Archive

An archive of Nothing Phone (2a) Stock OTA Images. Contribute to spike0en/Pacman_Archive development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com
[Nothing Phone (2a)] Ixioon:
i got an error

Warning: skip copying init_boot_b image avb footer (init_boot_b partition size: 0, init_boot_b image size: 8388608).

Sending 'init_boot_b' (8192 KB) OKAY [ 0.176s]

Writing 'init_boot_b' FAILED (remote: 'No support by lock control')

fastboot: error: Command failed

weird anyone same issue ?

EDIT: was driver issue make sure to select bootloader interface
[Nothing Phone (2a)] caccola69:
solved with the driver. Thank you

Ciao a tutti, funziona anche con la versione 2.55?

Grazie
[Nothing Phone (2a)] Ixioon:
anyone tried the ota update while keeping magisk 🙈
[Nothing Phone (2a)] Ixioon:
Ok important the section to keep magisk and update OTA will not work because we flashed init_boot and not boot img so the if you press restore image you will see ->

stock backup does not exist​

i find a solution on the magisk hub to fix it steps :

check adb devices work like when you rooted

copy the stock init_boot.img of your current version to your phone (outside anyfolder), you can download from pacman

open cmd on computer and run

# put stock init_boot.img into /sdcard/init_boot.img
# get sha1
adb shell
su
SHA1=$(cat $(magisk --path)/.magisk/config | grep SHA1 | cut -d '=' -f 2)

# repack init_boot.img.gz
gzip -9f /sdcard/init_boot.img

# restore backup
mkdir /data/magisk_backup_${SHA1}
mv /sdcard/init_boot.img.gz /data/magisk_backup_${SHA1}/boot.img.gz
chmod -R 755 /data/magisk_backup_${SHA1}
chown -R root.root /data/magisk_backup_${SHA1}

You can now follow the process go to magisk ->restore images

Unplug your phone from computer

install update DO NOT REBOOT

go to magisk install -> install to inactive slot and then reboot after done

After reboot check the ota is installed for some reason i had to press install again and reboot another time and done hope this help

Source : https://gist.github.com/pexcn/71d7d...malink_comment_id=4878813#gistcomment-4878813
[Nothing Phone (2a)] OhHim:
Hey all, after using "fastboot flash init_boot_[slot] magisk_patched-XXXXX_YYYYYY.img" ( obviously using my own file name and slot ) i get the error

Warning: skip copying init_boot_a image avb footer (init_boot_a partition size: 0, init_boot_a image size: 8388608).

Sending 'init_boot_a' (8192 KB) OKAY [ 0.190s]

Writing 'init_boot_a' OKAY [ 0.017s]

Finished. Total time: 0.214s

When i go to Magisk in my phone it still says install
[Nothing Phone (2a)] carper84:
i had the same message (for botot_b in my case), but in magisk everything works. When you open it for the first time, magisk should ask to reboot in order to "install" root acces, and in fact after reboot it works.

Are you sure you pick the correct patched file? Magisk store it in Download folder.