Download mode?! Flashing possible via fastboot?

Hi everyone,

Having read loads of threads it looks like the only way to root the S7 is via the Download mode.

I have tried all I could but I cannot boot into Download mode. :eek: Power + Vol Down + Home flash the screen a bit and that is it, device does not even boot. I have to let go of the buttons and then boot it with just "Power" button. Also if I try to boot into recovery I only see Droid with open torso in red. Should I try flashing stock recovery? Can someone share it or point me where to get it please?

The best custom boot I get is Fastboot (via adb) or the chinese-menu that allows to wipe the device clean or test sensors etc. When trying to flash TWRP via fastboot I get "FAILED (remote: invalid kernel & ramdisk address: images overlap)"

I have an SM-G930F Snapdragon device (confirmed by CPU Z)

Is there a way to flash TWRP or root the device via fastboot at all? :confused:

Never had a device that I couldn't boot into Download or recovery mode.....

Question on firmware flashing

Can we cross flash a Samsung Gear S2 3G Verizion (R730V) with ATT firmware (R730A)?

Reason I'm asking is because I don't see the latest version of the firmware for Verizon yet but ATT already has theirs.

Looks like ATT firmware can be found at the following site:

http://a2phone.ir/index.php?file=/Sa...ile%20Firmware

AROMA installer freezes on Xperia T2 Ultra flashing deodexed Z2 Base

Hi guys...
I downloaded the z2 base for Xperia T2 Ultra, rebooting to team win recovery project v2.8 flashing the zip and...

Starting Aroma installer v2.70
.......................
.......................

And freezes trying start aroma
Phone reboot to

Sony

XPERIA

Starts normally

Anyone can help??

Flashing Vodafone firmware on Galaxy S6

Hello, i have a Galaxy S6 that i bought from Carphone Warehouse which is unlocked. I am on a vodafone contract and want to be able to use WIFI Calling. I have been told that it will only work if i bought the phone directly from Vodafone. After some research i found on sammobile that the official firmware is availble on Vodafone. If i were to flash this file, would it activate the features? Would this reset the phone or void my warranty?

sammobile.com/firmwares/download/73864/G920FXXS3DPF5_G920FVFG3DPC1_VOD

Thanks

HTC One M8 Error while flashing RUU

Hello. I am not sure if I am the only one with this issue but here it is.
I have a Verizon HTC One M8. Here is the condition:
NOT rooted
NO OS installed
Stock recovery installed (Can't flash a custom recovery)
S-ON
LOCKED bootloader

Here is some other useful information:
HBoot-3.19.0.0000
Radio-1.14.20.0930
OS-6.21.605.3

Okay, so it is very possible that there is no hope for this phone, but I still feel like there could be. In the state that it is in, I have assumed that I could just flash an RUU so that I would return to stock. This wouldn't work. Every time I would try to flash it through fastboot on the device, I would get part of the way through flashing and then it would say:
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)

I have been told that this could mean that the that I have downloaded is possibly corrupt. This seems to not be the case as I have tried downloading it 3 different times. I have also checked the MD5 and they match. I have also tried flashing the RUU by using the executable version. This as well doesn't work. When I try to flash, It gets near to the end of the process and then fails with the error [132] stating that I need to find a RUU that matches my firmware (You can see this in the video linked below). The problem with this is that the RUU that I am using seems to match my firmware. Here is a copy of the txt document that is located within the rom for the RUU.
DelUserData:0
modelid: 0P6B20000
cidnum: VZW__001
mainver: 6.21.605.3
btype:1
aareport:1
hbootpreupdate:12
DelCache:1
DelFrp:1

Seeing the mainver number leads me to believe that this will work on my device. Feel free to link me to the proper RUU if this is wrong.

One other problem is that in order to install a recovery, I need access to adb. I don't have access to adb as I can't turn on USB Debugging because my device doesn't have a OS installed on it. If you have any suggestions or solutions to my problem, please let me know! Thanks!

Here is the link to the video of the RUU error: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aKecZuhWl0&authuser=0
This error happens when attempting to flash RUU through executable file.

Flashing custom recovery without PC (Samsung)

Hi guys :) I have Samsung Galaxy Trend Plus (Gt-S7580) and I want to flash custom rom. I was curious if it is possible to flash custom recovery ( https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=42027 ) with file extension .tar.md5 without using Odin because I dont have access to PC with administrator rights. All apps which provide flashing only use .img file. If any of you guys have solution I would love to hear it. Thanks in advance.

Would flashing a new custom ROM improve battery life

I'm currently using stock MM rom and I'm not really pleased with the battery life so far. I can't last a day with a full charge and the battery drains somewhat fast. Call it placebo but I really think there's something not right. I tried doing a factory reset before but the results are still the same. Now my question is, would rooting and flashing a custom rom perhaps help alleviate the battery life situation by a bit. Maybe say some kernel has better battery performance or so? I don't want to root my phone just for the sake of testing it out. I hope someone could provide some real experiences with the performances of custom roms so far. Thanks! :)

Issue when flashing TWRP

Hi guys

I am trying to install the latest TWRP, but every time that I try to boot into recovery through "adb reboot recovery" the phone restarts and I see the android maintenance logo.

What I did up to now:
1) I unlocked the bootloader following LG site instructions successfully. I have the bootloader unlocked message.
2) Downloaded TWRP to my windows PC for H815. After doing "fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-h815.img", the result seems to be successful as I get the expected OK message.
3) I try to reboot to TWRP through "adb reboot recovery" but every time goes to the maintainance logo. I tried also the button combination but I cannot see the Factory Reset menu or the TWRP menu.

Just to mention that I was completely stock V20d without root at the beginning and that the phone boots fine for the moment.

Please help. :rolleyes:

-2% battery bug after flashing AOSP 5.1.1 for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (kenzo)

So, i unlocked my redmi note 3 bootloader and flashed twrp. Then I wiped data and installed the rom but now I have -2% battery bug showing. How can I fix this?

Problem with flashing Xposed

Hello xda-Community.

So yesterday i tried to flash the newest Xposed framework.
My phone is on Android 5.1.1 (sdk22) and my kernel architecture is aarch64 (arm64).
So I downloaded the framework "xposed-v86-sdk22-arm64" and tried to flash it via TWRP.
Then there was this Error:
Wrong platform: arm
This file is for: arm64
Then I tried to flash the arm version, but this just lead me into a bootloop.
I don't know what I am doing wrong.
I hope you can help me out.
Thanks :)

My t2 ultra got bricked ,it cannot start after flashing with the flash tool

Please help me to get out of this problem

Sent from my MotoG3 using XDA Forums Pro.

redmi note 3 pro prime. after flashing rom with bootloader unlock

good days, I have a redmi note 3 pro prime. after flashing rom with bootloader unlock, the rom works but touch screen does not work, I had to conect a mouse to start configuration.I tried several rom's but only with mouse i can access the sistem.what can I do?help me please

IMEI Unknown after Flashing ROM

I am trying to get the Xposed Framework installed on my HTC One M9 but I am having troubles with some things that I'd really appreciate help with.

Info
Model Number: HTC One M9
Android Version: 6.0
HTC Sense Version: 7.0
Software Number: 3.38.841.6
Kernel Version: 3.10.84-perf-gb398f80
and@AABM #1
SMP PREEMPT
Baseband Version: 01.01_U11440801_96.01.51207G_F
Build Number: 3.38.841.6 CL683910 release-keys
Android Security Patch Level: 2016-03-01
CPU: ARM64
CID: 11111111
Radio: 01.01_U11440801_96.01.51207G_F

Bootloader Unlocked
Rooted with SuperSU v2.65
S-OFF
ADB and USB Drivers installed on PC (Windows 10)

First Attempt: (Xposed Framework doesn't install) (SuperSU 2.65)
I downloaded XposedInstaller_3.0-alpha4.apk (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=3034811) and also xposed-v86-sdk23-arm64.zip Framework.
I installed the Installer and then rebooted to flash the Framework, when TWRP is installing the Framework it reaches "Placing Files" and then my M9 reboots. Sometimes my phone reboots normally but the Framework has not installed or it gets stuck when booting and never properly boots. My IMEI, IMEI SV and IMSI are still all there but I cannot get Framework to install.

Second Attempt: (IMEI, IMEI SV, IMSI and Signal gone) (SuperSU 2.62)
I downloaded Android Revolution HD 20.0 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-...0-art-t3068820) and Installed the ZIP as well as using the data wipe option in AROMA before installing. The phone will Optimize apps and start up but now my IMEI, IMEI SV and IMSI are all uknown or blank. I tried "adb fastboot writeimei <my imei number>" but when I rebooted the phone the IMEI was still unknown. However with Android Rev installed I am able to install the Framework.
When I use TWRP to install the same Framework it reaches "Done" in the log (No premature reboot) and I am able to clear the caches and reboot, the phone optimizes apps and then boots up but the IMEI etc. is still unknown.
I tried flashing the latest radio version (3.35.401.12) for International (http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-...o-zip-t3122983) to my phone but it doesn't get any signal and the WiFi, IMEI, IMEI SV and IMSI are still gone.

My goal is to have Xposed Framework installed on my phone so I am able to use the Modules.
The closest I have gotten to achieving this is through installing Android Rev and installing the Framework successfully, but without the IMEI etc. and signal.
The first attempt way I can't get Xposed Framework to install but IMEI, IMEI SV, IMSI and signal are all fine.

I'd greatly appreciate any help, I have been trying to successfully root my phone with Xposed Framework installled for 4 days now, countless soft brick, countless restoring...
Any more information required, ask and I'll post up asap.
Cheers

Installed RemixOS stucks at the flashing display but boot up in debug mode

Hi everyone:

I install RemixOS on hard drive following some directions found on XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/remi...d-hdd-t3316527) to installs the system directly to hard drive without dual boot.

What i did was the following: After pressing TAB on Resident mode, i removed everything after "quiet". Then i put INSTALL=1 and then format to ext4 to use all the disk space.

The installer finalizes without errors, but when i restart and choose normal init at GRUB, the system stucks on flashing screen, then never enters to graphic env.

The things changes when i boot in debug mode. The system boot up completely but to console. I know how to use Linux, but this distro its very different to an standard one, so i need some directions to diagnose and solve the problem.

In debug mode, when i grep dmesg for error or warning nothing is found. All the devices are detected and aparently installed.

The only thing that got my attention when i installed Remix was the following messages:
- intel_powerclamp: Intel powerclamp does not run on family 6 model 15
- intel_rapl: driver does not support CPU family 6 model 15

But these msgs i suppose that are normal because is an old CPU that not support all the features that the driver does, right?

Anyway, these are the specs of the intallation:

- RemixOS version: B2016071501.
- CPU: Intel Dual Core E2160 1.68Ghz
- MB: Foxconn 45CMX
- GPU: Intel integrated on MB. I don't know the exact model
- HDD: 60Gb SATA

Any ideas to solve this problem?
Many thanks in advance.

Stuck in bootloop after flashing to CM13 / SuperSU

I was trying to root my OPO by flashing SuperSU Beta_V2.52 but after each flash my OPO goes into a boot loop, flashed several builds of SuperSU (inc; beta's) and all of them result in a bootloop. To be on the safe side i did fresh installs of CM13 via bootloader, no result.

Pulling my hair what the solution will be. Dev's from "Cyanogenmod-team" are aware of this problem but find its not there problem to solve...:

It needs to be said that this issue with SU is something that is outside the scope of official support. We neither recommend or support SuperSU installs, as it opens the device up security wise in ways that most users (not all, some do the homework to understand what's going on) either ignore or are ignorant of. So if there's a bootloop happening, you are going to need to diagnose it on your own, or with others help here. You can also check XDA as well.

Help with flashing BLU Mobile

My Blu mobile is bricked doesnt start. I have download rom for my BLU DASH M2 D090U and now i am trying to flash rom using sp flash but download doesn't start.

I have downlaoded latest drivers which is showin in image below. This is the screenshot of the device manager before connecting mobile to the laptop.


After connecting mobile to the laptop this new driver appears for at least 2 seconds and disapears and repeats.


now i have tried flashing without battery, it says error "power up too early"


also i have tried first clicking download on the sp flash tool, and then connecting device without battery and when the sounds come of device is recognised , i insert the battery . then no error occurs neither any flashing process is started.


i also have tried clicking download and connecting the device to the laptop. still no luck same error

PLEASE HELP ME I AM UNABLE TO USE MY PHONE FOR 1 WEEK

Lenovo k3 note Black Screen coming after flashing CWM recovery.

After i flashed lenovo k3 note with CWM recovery and installed SuperSu-v2.46 using PDAnet [CWM] , i am getting black screen after lenovo logo. After that i tried clearing data,cache and dalvik cache but nothing helped. I can get into CWM recovery. So I tried to reflash CWM recovery but again the same problem. I had the same problem with my friend's phone, what his phone was running was twrp but we tried to install cwm and same problem occured in his phone too. I think the problem is with recovery.Please help me how to flash twrp recovery or flash back to stock recovery.

Issue after flashing 10g Stock - Black Screen

Hi guys. I have a factory refurbished AT&T E980 that had stock 4.2.2 on it when I got it. Assuming it was the last OTA that was pushed out. I attempted to downgrade to 10g because I was still learning the recovery options for this phone. I've since flashed most of the available JB builds with similiar results. From off, the phone will show the AT&T logo for a few seconds, then go to a black screen for several seconds. Then I have to hit the power button twice to bring up the home screen. There is no boot animation, but you can hear the accompanying sound. I seemingly cannot get any roms to boot, other than stock, as they all hang at a black screen, even after wiping/factory reset. I also cannot get any variants of recoveries to work, other than the CWM packaged with GPro Recovery. The TWRP included with that only shows a black screen with the back and menu buttons lit up, and the home button cycling through colors.
I've searched through the forums and haven't seen anyone experiencing this issue. My only clue to the problem is reading something about another LG phone that, once refurbished, came with updated display drivers that caused a similar issue. Here.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Theme your phone into lollipop without flashing custom ROM (Xposed Installer)

Most of us know about cyanogen mod ROMs and to be honest. They beat the band
But the procedure of flashing a custom ROM is sometimes dreadful
So I would like to share about a few Xposed framework modules which can help you transform into 5.0 here and now

Prerequisites----
Xposed installer
Flat style colored bars (pro)
Flat style notification bars (pro)
Monster UI

Download the following and enable them and reboot device
Open flat style colored bars and edit our status bar icons as per to your liking... I would prefer to edit them into the latest marshmallow or lollipop style

Open flat style status bars and tap status bar option
And choose lollipop in the overlay style dropbox

I would recommend you to discover the many uses of Monster UI yourself... Its a fun module and enables a hell lot of customization :laugh:

De-branding ATT Lumia 640 and Flashing T-Mobile ROM

I just registered and if this question is not OK or in the wrong place, let me know.

I read two earlier tutorials here how to do the above job and
in my judgment this is not something I feel competent to undertake myself.

How would I go about finding somebody reliable that does this stuff for a living and roughly how much should it cost?

Thanks.