yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] naught101:
I have spoken to mota over irc and I've tried a bunch of different options:

Odin, with a modified .ops file that includes the efs in slot4 (hopefully corresponding to stl5), and spaces in other slots (after mota's estimation of which block has which stl number). Odin doesn't like the efs file (but the .ops file works fine for normal flashing).

Tried the above, with efs file named as stl5.rfs, efs.rfs, efs.

Tried tricking Odin into thinking that system or csc block was on slot 5, and giving it the efs.rfs renamed as system.rfs or csc.rfs

Tried heimdall with

heimdall flash --efs ../../stl5.rfs

, get the error

Claiming interface... Success
Setting up interface... Success
Beginning session...
Failed to initialise usb communication!

None of the above worked, obviously. Mota's hypothesis is that the efs block only has simplex read/write, and that the phone app tries to write to it during the dd call, and that breaks it. If that's correct, then the recovery method would probably be safest, because the phone app isn't running.

BlocK240: if you've got any other suggestions, please let me know. I will probably send it off for service in a day or so, but I am happy to try other things with it for now.
[Android General] skippy__:
I followed the steps with dd if=/dev/block/stl15 of=/sdcard/stl15.rfs etc .. I got the unlock codes in perso.txt and I thought all was well...

Then when I turned my i5500 on again ready to finally put the new unlock code in, it just sat there blinking the Samsung logo at me and didn't want to boot.

What can I do about this?
[Android General] BlocK240:
This can't be stressed much more. . .

READ THE WHOLE THREAD AND GATHER WHAT PROBLEMS EVERYONE HAS GONE THROUGH!

Do NOT attempt to do this from a root terminal or ADB, reboot the phone in recovery mode BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. (adb reboot recovery)

Run an adb shell, mount the sdcard and ONLY now you can copy the stl5.rfs . As soon as you have pulled it on your PC, disconnect the phone from the USB port and yank the battery out. (DO NOT restart.)

Boot the phone with a SIM that is supposed to not work, and use the lock code.

And PLEASE, for God's sake, if you encounter any problems post your ROM version, what carrier the phone is locked to and exactly what steps were followed.

Your mileage MAY and WILL vary, so take extreme care!

Known to work using the unsafe method so far (i.e. using dd when booted up instead of recovery mode):

Vodafone Romania (22601) using Motafoca's 2.0.9 Final (Froyo 2.2)

However, Vodafone Romania (supposedly 22601) with the vanilla ROM sends the phone into a boot loop.
[Android General] naught101:
you can go back in time a few hours, and read the whole thread, and not do what you just did. Otherwise you can send it to a samsung service centre, and hope that they don't notice that you've been voiding the warranty by reading the efs. Most other options have been tried, and have failed.
[Android General] tweakradje:
When I first discovered the perso.txt file I had stl5 mounted with fat option on a /efs folder.

I did that successfully and the phone worked flawless a few days with sim from other provider. It was only when I wanted to find a new method and used the dd command and rebooted, it was corrupted.

So I keep saying, use the mount method and NOT the dd method.

Another option might be to first:

- remove any sim to kill phone app (just to be sure)

- or use adb for "reboot recovery" command (surely no phone app)

- then use dd command

- remove usb cable and pull the battery

But this isn't tested. Did motofoca tell anything about the number of efs in the ops (odin) file? If we find that number then flashing stl5 to efs might be possible.

Cheers
[Android General] BlocK240:
Just remembered. If you want to flash EFS in Odin you need to pack the stl5.rfs renamed as efs.rfs in a .tar.md5/.tar file then flash it as usual.

I remember Odin crashed for me, but I had a .ops file that wasn't modified in any way.
[Android General] tweakradje:
Odin crashes because ops file has no "slot" for efs. You can see the "slots" in the ops file:

0,mibib

1,qcsbl

2,oemsbl

3,amss

4,arm11boot

5,boot

6,recovery

7,system

8,data

9,csc

10,

But who knows the flash memory structure and where efs fits in? 10?

For the i5800 the ops file looks like this:

0,boot

1,Sbl

2,logo

3,efs

4,zImage

5,factoryfs

6,datafs

7,cache

8,

9,modem

Flashing efs back into a i5800 will be easy then. It is already in the ops file.

Cheers
[Android General] Benjamin Dobell:
I'm the maker of Heimdall. I had a few people send me e-mails about this. Unfortunately Heimdall will not work with your devices as the i5500 uses an older version of the Odin/Loke flashing protocol.

Some of you seem to have figured out the same thing. However, I indicated to those who e-mailed me that your version of Odin should allow you to flash the efs assuming you use a valid ops file and a tar containing an efs backup. I'm not sure what partition ID (the numbers in the OPS file) corresponds to EFS on your device. However I was able to determine the number for Galaxy S devices by looking at debug output from the kernel boot log, I recommend taking a look there.

Good luck.
[Android General] tweakradje:
Thanks Benjamin for the info. Maybe Motofoca can help here with the log file and the proper partition ID for the ops file. It would help a lot of people now and iin the future.

Do you still have a piece of log where it shows the info we are looking for?

Cheers
[Android General] zerrozahar:
Salut, am stricat si eu un I5500(nu se mai deschide doar apare si dispare sigla samsung), a reusit cineva sa il repare fara sa il duca la service sau fara sa ii schimbe placa de baza?

Imi cer scuze ca nu am scris in engleza dar ma grabesc foarte tare.

Multumesc anticipat
[Android General] BlocK240:
As tweakradje said, do you have any snippets to direct us after anything? And, by chance, could you also tell us where to look after the kernel logs?
[Android General] robilaur:
Well i can tell u one thing! ... On I5500 the efs is not at nr. 3 possition and not on nr. 10. Oh ...and do not try to change the order of the files in OPS because ur phone will not start at all. That happend to me when i put the efs at nr. 3 position
[Android General] mihaidsn:
Cu ajutorul dumnezeiesc al lui BlocK240 am reusit sa fac sim unlock la smsungul i5500 codat in vodafone.

Metoda care a functionat la sigur a fost:

Intra in adb si introdu

adb reboot recovery

Odata ajuns in recovery mode, reconecteaza-te cu adb, monteaza-ti cardul sd (aici nu te pot ajuta, nu stiu cum il ai partitionat) si ruleaza

dd if=/dev/block/stl5 of=/sdcard/stl5.rfs
dd if=/sdcard/stl5.rfs of=/dev/block/stl5

Din punctul asta poti sa-ti copiezi stl5.rfs pe pc si sa-l citesti si sa cauti codul de deblocare sau sa mi-l dai mie. Pentru mine e acelasi lucru.

apropo, e stL5 nu stl15.[/QUOTE]

Multumesc BlocK240.
[Android General] naught101:
No, we tried that, and many, many other options, including with modified .ops. galaxy 5 efs isn't flashable via odin, apparently.
[Android General] wavezhang:
i have tried using the following ops, and odin flashing went successfully with no errors, but my phone still canot boot

0,mibib
1,qcsbl
2,oemsbl
3,amss
4,arm11boot
5,boot
6,recovery
7,efs
8,system
9,data
10,csc
[Android General] tweakradje:
Don't fool arround with ops and odin.

Read first mail on this page from Benjamin Dobell. Focus on that

and you have your answer. Get that log file from someone.

I can't do, my phone is still in repair (takes much much longer than anticipated) ....

Cheers
[Android General] wavezhang:
i think there is something wrong when the phone enter boot loader stage. Because the phone can still boot but can not show logo.The following cases may cause the problem

case 1) it got errors when mounting important partitions

case 2) a flag in other partitions had been changed after copy/write efs partition and in bootloader stage it will check that flag. The flag is not stored in bootloader, pda, a partition odin cant visit.

And the bootloader was designed to reboot on errors.
[Android General] wavezhang:
it seems that Samsung fix this problem by changing logic board, so do this mean that the problem can only be fixed by changing logicboard? Hardware crush after copy/write efs?
[Android General] :
It looks so... but

if they notice this thread

, they will possibly start replacing logicboards out of warranty (I mean they may start charging customers for such kind of repair) :)
[Android General] tweakradje:
I have changed the OP of the thread.

So no more phones will be bricked from now on!

Now we stil need to find a method to write back efs with odin. Is there nobody that can create the boot debug log file? It is only one little number we are looking for. How hard can it be? Motofoca? Please?

Cheers
[Android General] BlocK240:
I also support the hypothesis that when /dev/block/stl5 is read a flag is set on it, and depending on whether this reading happens when the phone is in a true idle state or during a network refresh (we have no way to check that) it either still works or goes into a boot loop.

For all I care and you should care, do not mess around with ops files you have no sure source of provenience or just blindly testing.

I'm still digging on how to get a kernel log.
[Android General] gracyj:
You can also unlock your Samsung I5500 at Prounlocking.com using codes. I got my codes there and unlocked my mobile successfuly in ther first try itself. The instructions are also there in the same page.
[Android General] kill3r000:
STOP spamming here!
[Android General] psyke83:
Hey folks,

I've posted the log of dmesg from my phone (log created with Eclair 2.1 I5500XWJK3 official rom from Kies).

Since I'm a new user, I need to obfuscate the link, sorry.

hxxp://pastebin.com/QNpDRGz7

The important parts:

<6>[ 0.000000] Partition (from atag) mibib -- Offset:0 Size:6

<6>[ 0.000000] Partition (from atag) qcsbl -- Offset:6 Size:2

<6>[ 0.000000] Partition (from atag) oemsbl -- Offset:8 Size:3

<6>[ 0.000000] Partition (from atag) amss -- Offset:b Size:64

<6>[ 0.000000] Partition (from atag) efs2 -- Offset:6f Size:61

<6>[ 0.000000] Partition (from atag) nv_backup -- Offset:d0 Size:14

<6>[ 0.000000] Partition (from atag) fota -- Offset:e4 Size:64

<6>[ 0.000000] Partition (from atag) arm11boot -- Offset:148 Size:8

Take care with this information and try not to make things worse for yourselves... ;)
[Android General] monki-magic:
Bricked with safe method

Hi

I might of done something wrong with the safe method, but now I have lost my IMEI etc

Telstra Galaxy 5 with MAD 2.0.9.1 ROM

Booted into Recovery (might of been the wrong thing to do?)

Followed the steps from Safe Method

= Phone no longer can communicate with mobile network

mind u it was late, so I might done something stupid..
[Android General] tweakradje:
Strange that that can happen. I have done it now 6 times on different i5500's without any problem. Anyway try this:

Try rebuilding NV.

- dial *#*#197328640#*#*

- Select 6 COMMON

- Select 6 NV REBUILD

When ready remove battery, put it in again and check your IMEI

I have not tried it but it is worth a try.

Cheers

ps: did you follow all instruction for unlocking? It works

perfect every time I do it with the exact instructions.

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

Dial *#*#197328640#*#*

MAIN MENU

[1] DEBUG SCREEN

[2] VERSION INFORMATION

[3] UMTS RF NV

[4] GSM RF NV

[5] AUDIO

[6] COMMON

[7] QXDM LOGGING

When entering into COMMON sub menu I have

[1] FTM

[2] DEBUG INFO

[3] RF SCANNING

[4] DIAG CONFIG

[5] WCDMA SET CHANNEL

[6] NV REBUILD

[7] FACTORY TEST

[8] FORCE SLEEP

[9] GPS
[Android General] monki-magic:
The only step I had a issue with was unmount /dev (said it didn't exist)

unmount /efs mount point

Okay. me phone broken real bad.

ServiceMode coming up blank...

Modem\Broadband Version is showing up as unknown

No amount of reflashing the modem (with different versions) seems to make any difference.

thank for replying :-)
[Android General] BlocK240:
I recommend using the 'unsafe' method in recovery mode, with the addition that you need to mount your sdcard accordingly.

I've already tested it under multiple configurations (battery full, empty, 65% charge, different SIM cards) and it surely did work.

However, should anything go wrong (i.e. no IMEI) go back to recovery mode and rewrite the /dev/block/stl5 with the stl5.rfs you've previously extracted.

Have fun.
[Android General] wavezhang:
So the right ops is?

0,mibib
1,qcsbl
2,oemsbl
3,amss
4,efs2
5,arm11boot
6,boot
7,recovery
8,system
9,data
10,csc

and we should change efs.rfs to efs2.rfs and then make a odin tar?
[Android General] tweakradje:
Thanks for clearing that out. Can you post exact steps to perform your method? Then I will adapt/edit my "unsafe method" post.

Cheers
[Android General] BlocK240:
There is no way of posting what steps to perform that would be universal, considering that everyone partitions their sdcard differently.
[Android General] merlyn1089:
frate ajuta-ma si pe mn ca nu ii dau de cap imi apare acces denied in terminal
[Android General] BlocK240:
Daca ti-e prea lene sa cauti unele lucruri, nu iti meriti telefonul si cu siguranta nu iti meriti telefonul deblocat. Ori inveti engleza si cauti, ori stai in banca ta pe Vodafone.
[Android General] robilaur:
This is the exact same order i put it and it briked the phone for good. The diference is that i didnt rename the efs to efs2.but i dont think that matters.And add nr. 11 as blanck, as i read that blanck makes the phone reboot... otherwhise it just stucks there.
[Android General] Azrael_PT:
Just got my phone from service.

The main PBA board was changed.
[Android General] marcelorider:
Recover :D

Hey guys, after so much hours breaking and trying to solve the problem of getting without IMEI and with no Wi-Fi and some other options, i've sucessfully recovered the phone :D

Well i have used an STL5.RFS image that was on the forum from a user that got boot loop i guess, and well, tryied in so much ways copying it, and well, ive done it, after so much tries, the phone it's working in full condition, i've used the code that was on that stl5.rfs file to unlock to my network, and well, it works now...

Im gona post the info from the command line on attach so you guys can give it a try...

My main steps are the normal, but i will let you guys to have a look on the commands, just to remember that ive putted that stl5.rfs file at the middle of the operation were you see "no such file or directory".

Forgot: at the end, the phone just crashed, i've just removed the battery direcly without pressing the power button, and then turned it back on.

Questions, just ask, and im open to tests ;)

Bye hope you guys can do it too xD
[Android General] psyke83:
Ouch, bad move.

You're using that other person's IMEI on your phone, which means that it will be detected as cloned and both of your phones will be blacklisted.
[Streak 5 General] kasperke:
Anyone an idea how to set the screen brightness even lower. Its in its lowest setting even to bright when I'm surfing at night in my bed?
[Streak 5 General] Kohawk09:
I dont' take credit for this find or if it even works. From another forum someone suggested the app adjbrightness. They mentioned you needed to be rooted.

http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=7489&highlight=brightness
[Streak 5 General] kasperke:
Yesterday I tried the miui browser ( search for it on xda), and there is an option to change backlight way lower then original in stock 1.6.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teddyh2o:
Hello guys,

I recently having problem with my EVO. When i countered the constant reboot issue, i was running MIUI rom. At first i thought it was a ROM issue. However, i am seeing kinda same issue CM 6.1 rom. I tried different kernel and same issue. I am kinda guessing it's temperature issue. As i use my phone (for about 5~10 mins), i see that my temp. goes up to 97F degree. Is there anyway to fix this?

BTW, i am using Seidio 3500mah Extended Battery
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .jond:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818260
[Android Apps and Games] faceqt:
I used to have an application that I could turn on, and when connect to wi-fi it would act as if I had it connected via USB, eg I could access f: removable disk to put/remove files on/off my sd card without having to fumble around with plugging my usb cable in, cause only the back ports work and it's such a pain having to go in and out of my desk and such. I used to have it but cannot for the life of me remember the name.

:( help pls! <3
[Android Apps and Games] BeatB:
try MyPhoneExplorer, in my opinion a very useful app and its free on the market.

u also need to install the software on your pc, install from fjsoft.at/en/
[Android Apps and Games] ilike123:
WiFi File Explorer

h**p://dooblou.blogspot.com/p/wifi-file-explorer.html
[Android Apps and Games] h1k1j:
bt how to connect phone to my laptop's wifi through this apps? i tried bt connection failed... do i hv to need different wifi on my device for it"?

m using samsung galaxy 3.. i5801..
[Android Apps and Games] Yoshilover:
If you are familiar with adb at all try using adbwireless from the market
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Eye-Q:
Hi there!

If i get a call on my SGS that is forwarded e.g. from my landline then there is a popup "forwarded call" on the screen for less than one second - then it disappears.

Thats quite short and my question is, if it's possible to set this popup stay during the entire call - maybe with a registry change.

My phone is rooted.

Thanx alot for your help!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Warpetr:
Did you ever find and answer? I have the same problem with SGS i9000.

I will also be interested to show the forwarded calls on my other android phones
[myTouch 4G General] clivo360:
Has anyone given the GPS a good test yet? Mine locks really fast, but I haven't gotten a chance to take a drive with it yet.
[myTouch 4G General] allen099:
My first one did that, locked but still had the radius circle. This second unit locks in within an acceptable 5-10 seconds and is locked in.

Sent from MyTouch 4g via XDA App
[myTouch 4G General] Moorebid:
Mine's taking significantly longer to lock than the G2, and even then it updates position far less frequently (sometimes taking 15 seconds between updates) - on the same stretch(es) of road, with clear view of the skies. Might be a dud?

-Moorebid
[myTouch 4G General] clivo360:
ok, i got to test it today and i'm impressed coming from the vibrant. Accuracy ranged from 6-20 ft while moving along the highway. I never got below 30ft on my vibrant.
[HTC Aria General] kaschenberg:
Any chance on adding Wifi direct in the future? Galaxy S phones are getting it soon!

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_is_the_first_wifi_direct_certified_phone-news-2053.php

This will blow bluetooth out of the water for good.
[HTC Aria General] kaschenberg:
Oh, is this another rediculous request attn1? I'm sorry, but maybe adding useful other crap is way more important than something that is going to overtake Bluetooth in the future. Maybe I'm jumping the gun on you with this one, but you're starting to come off as a total ass in the forum now.
[HTC Aria General] Anthony1s:
It just belongs in the general section. Not your piss ass response, I'm talking about your first question.
[HTC Aria General] cease:
Wrong thread again!

kaschenberg, you really don't get it do you? Is your head totally up your ASS? Put your requests in the right thread and someone might just pay attention to you (doubtful, but maybe). And calling the author an ass, is probably the dumbest thing you can do. Wow, you are really a lost soul. I feel sorry for you!
[HTC Aria General] kaschenberg:
Its part of develoment not general matters. Its really a matter of opinion anyway.
[HTC Aria General] Script:
this section is for development... this post is a valid quest for this section. find something better to do with your time instead. imo
[HTC Aria General] kaschenberg:
Thank you for understanding
[HTC Aria General] fluffyarmada:
Things You Need To Do: 1. Grow Up

Kaschenburg, I haven't logged in to this forum in months now... I am here now specifically to tell you to get a life.

Maybe you simply don't understand the dynamics of making complains.

Are you paying attn1 money for his time?

No

Did he call your mother a whore?

No

Then you have absolutely

zero

right to complain.
[HTC Aria General] kaschenberg:
Some people just don't get it. :rolleyes:

Back on the original topic:

I will be releasing a rom very soon for the Aria with support for this. :D
[HTC Aria General] pulser_g2:
This is not development and has been moved to general, where it should have been posted initially.
[HTC Aria General] kaschenberg:
Where are the stipulations to turn this thread in to a development thread so I may have it moved back?
[HTC Aria General] Anthony1s:
Script. I wouldn't talk after the crap you pulled with the oc kernel.
[HTC Aria General] themeerkat:
Let me tell you something, kaschenberg. attn1 is the guy who set us on the road to CM6 for the Aria. If you have a problem with anything he says, go and flash back to the way your phone was when you bought it. Seriously. GO. RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE GONNA SHUT UP OR YOU ARE NOT GONNA USE CM6 OR LIBERATEDARIA OR *ANYTHING* ELSE ATTN1 HAS WORKED ON, GOT IT, YOU UNGRATEFUL ****?!?!

Now that that's done, more constructively: Keep in mind that your priorities are nowhere near the priorities of the community at large. While you may consider that feature "useful crap", most of us don't agree (if I were you, I'd spend some time in #liberatedAria on irc.freenode.org to figure out what our priorities are). Also, keep in mind that we're not the ones who decide which features go in to CM6. That's cyanogen's job. If you want to have control over the featureset, spend some quality time downloading AOSP and learning to work with Android. You can do whatever you want there, but don't expect us to play along.

Another thing, don't triple post in various forums and pick the right forums to post in, anyway. You haven't been doing a good job of that.

Also, attn1 may be coming off as an ass to you, but look at it from our perspective (everyone reading this on XDA right now and laughing at what an ass YOU are). You come in with a crazy feature request that is in no way representative of what WE (the community at large) want, and you immediately expect us to go with it and support you all the way. That's not how this works. Download Android's source, write some code, and show us that you know what you're talking about. Then, MAYBE, we'll listen.

Either way, I recommend you stop posting about the Aria on XDA for now and reconsider what you're doing. If you need help figuring that out, we're always around at #liberatedAria.

- dku
[HTC Aria General] Anthony1s:
I have wanted this option for the last 25 minutes. I will admit, for about 90% of the day, I was undecided, but I finally came around and hope that your ROM will include all the cool features that I could imagine and MORE.
[HTC Aria General] wogus86:
<@attn1> he's thinking Samsung's implementation of wifi direct....

<@attn1> with is a little diff - adds some new features.

<@attn1> but good luck - that's not going to be open source.

<@attn1> unless someone writes it for cm6, it won't be coming to the aria.

<@attn1> also, its not just mounting the sdcard on the pc, he wants to mount it reliably for booting.

<@attn1> like run a linux instance for his pc off the phones sdcard

<@dku> not possible.

<@dku> the SD's boot sector needs to be exposed

<@dku> which android's mounting doesn't do

<@dku> it exposes specific partitions

<@dku> which is not enough

<@attn1> MAYBE with custom recovery designed to do that

<@attn1> android is not in the picture

<@shad0wf0x> yea, need to mount the sdcard, not partition 1

Come join us in #liberatedaria
[HTC Aria General] Anthony1s:
This may be a noob question, but I can't find info anywhere. Will wifi direct let me intall apks on my comp and boot them on my phone over wifi? If we can use an SD as external storage and can access phone files over wifi, then why can't we combine the two? This would be greater than apps2sd for sure. Can't wait for your ROM.