[Q] flashing topic

Does loads of flashing damages motherboard ?

How to start flashing ROM topic

Hello, before I begin, let me just start by saying I'm the biggest noob at all this. I have tried reading threads and basics anf everything but its hard for me to undeestand all of it coz theres no all-in-one guide.

So, can somebody explain what are the requirements to flash a new ROM? Do I need to root then unlock my bootloader then install a custom recovery? Is there anything else I need besides downloading stuff? Because I just dont get the complexity of all this stuff.

Sent from my LG-E988

[Q]Need help flashing CM12 on XM SS topic

After countless hours of searching over all related posts I am still confused and pretty much intimidated on the flashing aspect. From all my searching expeditions till now I managed to outline some of the points but I don't know how to move forward with them. Also I am concerned with the possibilities of getting the device unresponsive just because of my stupidity, want to gain full knowledge before going forward with the process.

So as per my findings, for installing a CFW like CM12, I require the following things,
1. Unlocked Bootloader.
The Bootloader on my XM SS can be unlocked, I did a check on that but the thing that's bugging me is the occurrence of bootloop.
Question for this point: What is the proper method to unlock the bootloader?

2. Rooted phone.
This is the step that has confused me from the beginning. Some posts mention that rooting is essential requirement to get a fully functional CFW and in some posts there is a not a single mention for the requirement of a rooted phone.
Question for this point: Is rooting essential? What is the best step by step method that you use to root your device?

3. Back up data.
I read somewhere that unlocking the bootloader erases some of the important information like the IMEI number, DRM keys and other important stuff? Also the importance of backing up data like contacts and other stuff externally.
Question for this point: How to do a proper backup? How to go on backing up contacts, whatsapp databases etc?

4. Installing a custom recovery?
Honestly I am totally confused with this topic. What does custom recovery actually do? Best custom recover for CM12?
Question for this point: How to select and install a custom recovery?

5. Adb, Fastboot drivers.
Is it essential to actually download the full adb package that google provides to develop android apps? And are fastboot drivers available for windows 8.1? Will the phone management software provided by Sony work as a driver?
Question for this point: ADB, Fastboot driver installation?

6. Flashing the CM12.
The most important step in the whole process? How to go on with this step so as to successfully flash the firmware? Restoring the backed up data?
Question for this point: Steps to properly flash the CM12?

7. Link2SD, App2SD?
Which one will you suggest and how to go on installing it?

I know that most of you will find it bothersome to answer so many questions in a single go but I intend this topic to be a guiding thread for noobs like me who are beginners that want to flash some CFW on their devices.
So all the posts that you make are really appreciated! Please link in the posts that you think will answer the questions in layman terms for everyone to understand.

Thanks for taking your time to read this thread :):o
Have a good day! :cowboy::fingers-crossed:

[Q] Razr M bricked while flashing 183.46.15 firmware topic

Hi

I have a problem regarding my Razr M xt907 (firmware: 182.46.15).

i was searching any method to root my phone and found this method for 183.46.15 (but my firmware was 182.46.15) :

forum . xda-developers . com/droid-razr-m/general/root-droid-razr-m-xt907-183-46-15-t3030852

I tried this method to root but i did'nt work. Somebody had written there that if I flash 183.46.15 using rsdlite than root can be possible using the said method.

So i downloaded the firmware: vzW_XT907_4.4.2-KDA20.62-15.1_1FF.xml
but flash failed at 15/17 system.img,

now my phone is stuck at AP fastboot,
Fastboo reason : flash failure



does someone know how to i can get out of this?????

Flashing from stock T-mobile M8 topic

Just picked up a new T-mobile M8 after my GS4 decided to die on me. Been trying to read up everything, but just wanted to make sure before I started flashing. I'm currently on bone stock T-mobile 4.4.2 firmware. I'm looking to flash a GPe based firmware, like here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-...32015-t3010825.
1) I'm not interested in flashing kernels or converting to full GPe or whatever, so that means I don't need to S-Off correct?
2) Sounds like there are wifi issues flashing new lollipop roms? Should I accept the OTA updates to Lollipop before flashing or stay on 4.4.2?
3) Depending on above, the correct steps for me would be to: Accept OTA updates to Lollipop (?) --> Unlock bootloader --> Install recovery --> Install ROM from recovery. Am I missing anything??

Thanks!!!

[Q] flashing official firmware via odin knox 0x1 topic

hey guys.. i recently upgraded my phone from s3 to s5.. not yet familiar with this knox thing.. so im just gonna ask.. if i tripped my knox to knox 0x1.. will i still be able to flash official firmware thru odin? coz i think i read somewhere that once you are already on knox 0x1 flashing official firmware thru odin will fail.. thanks and sorry for the noob question:p

[Q] i337 Flashing Modem from MK2 or MBL to NC1? topic

Hi,
My phone build number is i337ucufnc1 and my original baseband version is i337ucufnc1.
However, after following this tutorial "Possible method to SIM unlock on MK2 *must be rooted*" Method 2 , my phone was sim-unlocked successfully but now the baseband version is MDL (and I flashed MK2 later and it worked) I couldn't go back to NC1. I flashed it with I337_NC1_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5 but It didn't work.

Can you please guys guide me on how to restore it back to NC1?
Thanks!

[Q] Panasonic Eluga S flashing topic

Does anyone know anything about Panasonic Eluga S. My phone is facing a serious issue. it randomly rebooted and then it started showing com.android.systemUI stopped working. and it kept on showing the error. and now its showing com.android.keyguard has stopped working.

I need a way to flash my phone back to stock rom. But i cant find the stock rom anywhere.
and i cant turn on USB debugging since my phone just shows the error, i cant do anything with it.

Can i know how i can get into the fastboot mode.

Any help will be very much appreciated.

Trouble flashing TWRP topic

Hello everybody. I'm having some problems flashing TWRP after unlocking the bootloader.

First of all, after unlocking the BL, I have flashed back the stock logo using

Code:

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fastboot flash logo logo.bin

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Then I tried flashing TWRP.

Code:

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fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

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Everything is successful, but booting to recovery from bootloader turns the phone off, and using

Code:

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adb reboot recovery

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brings about a 'dead android' screen with 'No command' written below it. I had to force reboot.

The phone itself works fine, and I was able to boot to TWRP, using the same .img file,

Code:

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fastboot boot recovery.img

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, and flash SU and whatever.

I don't really have a clue about what's going on here, can anybody point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance :)

Flashing stock rom on samsung devices [WINDOWS] topic

FLASHING STOCK ROM ON SAMSUNG DEVICES
Today i'm showing how to install stock rom on samsung devices

You want to need
- Odin (i attached on the post)
- Stock rom (odin package) (search your device stck rom on google)
- Download keis for your phone
-Download drivers for your phone

Instruction
- Download your stock rom & odin for your phone , i say you download splited ( SplitFUS2 ) odin package
- install drivers
- install keis
- open odin
- connect your device and boot to download mode
- press&hold (vol- , power and home button) or press&hold (vol- ,vol+ and power button) or search on google
Check when you connect your phone you will see in box ID:COM3
- tick only auto reboot & f.reset time
- add files
- in PDA - PDA_xxxxx_xxxxxx.tar.md5
- in MODEM - PHONE_xxxxx_xxxxx.tar.md5
- in CSC - CSC_xxxxx_xxxxx.tar.md5
if you have - in BOOTLOADER - DefaultCaldataWithboot_xxxxxxxxxx_xxxxx.tar.md5
after you add all files .click start
if Completed odin shows PASS!
you installed stock rom on your samsung device

click Thank
plese comment me if any problems
Striker_06@XDA

Attached Files

Odin3-v1.85_3.zip - [Click for QR Code] (199.1 KB)

Flashing to 5.0.1 missing system.img topic

I followed this guide:
http://phandroid.com/2014/11/12/how-...n-the-nexus-5/

And it has noted the "Missing system.img" is common so I continue to follow the steps on how to manually flash them, I extracted the said image-hammerhead-lrx22c.zip to a new folder I called image and copied the bootloader-hammerhead and radio-hammerhead into the new folder and renamed them bootloader and radio respectively (did not touch the file extensions) and so using the fastboot flashbootloader.img gives me this error:

Unknown Partition 'bootloader.img'
Error: cannot determine image filename for 'bootloader.img'

[Q] Flashing to stock, but with higher version topic

I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-i337M (Canadian Rogers Version), tripping the KNOX Warranty Void (go figure -_-). Now I am wanting to go back to stock, so I can download Android Lollipop 5.0.1 when it comes out for my phone.

I have downloaded the stock rom for my phone from SamMobile.com, which is the Canadian Version of my phone, but I didn't download the correct version, like my Baseband version is I337MVLUFNC1 but I downloaded an updated version that is I337MVLUFNI2. Should this cause any problems? Or do I have to install the stock rom with the same Baseband Version?

As well, if I install the Baseband Version of I337MVLUFNI2, will it still allow me to install updates from Kies or from the download update section in my settings?

Thanks for the help!

Lost root on flashing lolipop topic

Hey Guys

I lost root on flashing lolipop.

Any way I can recover it? Or flash again without triggering knox?

Thanks!

[Q] Trouble flashing ResRemix! topic

Hi, its 11:30 and i give up!

ok i first installed cwm using the kernel, and falshed SuperSU and than wiped data and cache and dalvik and flashed resRemix so i can reboot again and flash cwm, the problem is when i flash reRemix it goes to rom but also replaces the recovery with cyanogenmod one which doens't have any flashh zip and if i re flash the kernel with fastboot it will get stuck in sony logo reboot !
if i install both without booting to rom first it will reboot in middle of setup(first time setup name etc always at activating cellular)

this time i don't know what happened but it also freezed and rebooted on the bare-rom, but it worked before that (i assume i was tired and did something wrong)

what should i do?!

Samsung Galaxy S4 cellular network not working after flashing firmware topic

I am completely stumped after struggling with this problem for the last 3 days. I'll explain what happened in detail.

I loaded a custom rom for my phone, Liquid smooth rom, to be specific. I tried to encrypt my phone, but after 3 hours it only showed the bootloader and did not show any noticeable signs of progression, so I rebooted and factory reset to try and fix my phone, as it could not mount the internal sdcard. Factory reset did not work, so I downloaded a stock firmware version for my country and phone, from sammobile. A friend suggested that I try and get the pit details from heimdall, but heimdall could not. Friend then suggested that I reload the usb driver for the phone through Zega, and then try and try and print the pit details again. It still did not want to print pit details, and the stock firmware finished downloading so I just flashed it (first tried XFE version firmware).

Flashing went fine, cellular network did not want to work. I then flashed the custom rom, again, and the cellular network still did not want to work. I downloaded a different firmware version (XFA), and had the same result. I tried a factory reset, no result. I tried flashing again, no result. I eventually tried different combinations of the various firmwares available, no result. Today I also tried downloading a firmware version from April 2013, to see if it will make any difference, and no result. I tested my sim card in another device, and it worked fine. I tested a sim card identical to mine in my own phone, and the network still did not work. I tried various combinations of factory resetting, installing custom roms, flashing firmware, and nothing works. It does not want to detect my sim card, but before the encryption process my network worked fine. I also tried taking my sim out, and leaving it out for a while. I tried turning my phone on with the sim in, and it didn't work.

Any ideas, please?

After flashing, XP does not turn on. What to do please? topic

I have a Xperia P (LT22i) with firmware 6.2.A.1.100. I tried to upgrade the XP with custom Lollipop ROM. But I failed. As a result of my failure, my XP doesn't turn on. I am not sure what went wrong. Hopefully you guys can help me out. For your convenience, I am describing the process step by step that I followed to install the custom Lollipop ROM.

1. I followed Doomlord's Easy Rooting Toolkit for rooting my XP, and I successfully did that. I checked it with JRummy Root Check.


2. I am a Ubuntu 14.10 user. So I followed this guide to install Flashtool. The flashtool was successfully installed.


3. Then I followed this guide to unlock my boot loader. It was done successfully too.


4. Then I downloaded the ROM from here for installing.


5. I followed this video to flash the kernel.

After flashing the kernel I can't turn on my phone. Can anybody tell me what to do to turn on the phone? For you kind information, I am still a noob in this scenario. Keeping this in mind please help me.

[Q] Stuck on boot screen after attempted flash, no prior flashing experience :/ topic

I got bored of my now aging Samsung Galaxy tab 2 10.1 and decided to try and flash it to CM 10.1 . in hopes of a speed boost. I had never flashed before But these are the steeps i followed.

First i rooted device through Kingo Root aplication, No problems there.

Then i got Odin Mobile from the app store . I put these 3 files on my device .

E4GT-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5
CM 10.1 ROM 4.2.2 JB
CM 10.1 Gapps zip

taken from here **cant post link as i am a new member**

Then in ODIN Mobile in the section that says kernal i loaded the first file and clicked flash firmware. But instead of rebooting into clock work recovery (which is what i think was meant to happen??) the tablet rebooted and then stalled on the Samsung logo, where it remained, even if i reboot . Samsung comes up on screen and it stays there.

i can reboot into what i think is recovery mode where i have some options i tried selecting "wipe data/factory reset" but the problem still persisted .

I have no idea how to proceed from here. Can someone please help me recover my tablet to its original state.

Thanks :)

[Q] Sudden deterioration of video quality in NFL GamePass after flashing new Rom topic

I just flashed my Minix Neo X7 with the "X7 Kitkat v2.2.0 Community Edition" Rom taken from the Minix community forums. Basically everything works fine. Video playback, streaming, light gaming, with one glaring exception.
I am a subscriber to the NFL GamePass and installed on the new box. I have attached a zip the screenshots of the video quality I am getting on the app.

I am running the box in 1080i at 60 fps through to my TV. Changing the video output settings, restarting the device and re-installing the App did not change matter at all. This problem also does not occur on any of my other android devices.

I am waiting for a response from their customer support, however, I think I can find more competent technical help among the xda community.

Does anybody have any idea what causes this problem / how to fix it?

Thanks in advance for all your help!

Attached Files

GamePass.7z - [Click for QR Code] (3.05 MB)

[Q] galaxy grand neo won't flashing???? topic

Hi guys my grand neo won't. Flashing. With. Odin it freeze. On get pit for mapping. Please help me. I've. Already. Installed driver

[Q] Consequences of flashing LP Port topic

This thread is for people to talk about the cons of flashing the LP port.
Where are the true warnings of flashing?