Questions tagged [rom-flashing]
Flashing is the process of writing a firmware image (and the root file-system) to the memory of an Android device
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Why is there no option to choose size in TWRP's resize partition feature?
I'm trying to reflash an old Galaxy Note N5100 but I realized that the system partition is too big (~1.5GB). The current ROM uses only about 40% of the partition so I want to shrink it to make space ...
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Where does the code pertaing to fastboot mode reside?
Is it in the primary-bootloader (on the mb), or the secondary-bootloader(on the emmc)?
My motive behid the question is to understand what other codes are executed before system can get into fastboot ...
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What to do if I suspect my device is compromised?
I recently bought a Pixel 2 XL "open box" off eBay. The device appears slightly used, and a couple of days after registering with my Google account, I received security notifications of attempted ...
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Flashing English ROM on Korean Samsung Galaxy S3
I got my Samsung Galaxy S3 (SHW-M440S) but it was bought from South Korea. At first, it was all Korean. But after some time (or some tweaks), I managed to set it to English. (No, I am not a Korean).
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How can I create a backup ROM compatible with ADB sideload?
Can someone explain how to backup a rooted Android device into a ZIP file that would be compatible with adb sideload? Is it possible without having a custom recovery installed?
Is there a specific ...
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Install official Europe ICS ROM on Optimus 2x outside Europe
Now that ICS is available to users in Europe for LG Optimus 2x (p990): I have a p990 but it was purchased in India. Can I download the ROM for Europe and flash the same on my phone? Will it work? ...
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Extracting the radio firmware image from an Android phone
How do you pull radio images off an Android device? Is there any way to do this?
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dload:update partition MBR failed Huawei Honor 3C
I have Huawei Honor 3C H30-U10, It was running fine but some days back when I plugged in charger it restarted and hung up on welcome screen*(no animated logo)*. Seems like I need to install Stock Rom ...
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Can you flash directly from another Android (no PC, no SD)?
I have an old Android TV box (the ZaapTV 509N) that is useless. It was advertised as a $300 subscription-free streaming service for Arabic channels from overseas, but every 3 years they would force a $...
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How to know what triggered an apk installation
I have been trying to solve a malware problem for the past couple days in a certain chinese phone (Android system version=6.0), the problem I am facing is that a malware keeps being reinstalled even ...
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Galaxy S2 - Can't get rid of Cyanogen Recovery
So here's the deal. I'm running CM 12.1 on my phone.
I really need/want to flash TWRP, but every single time I do it (via Heimdall), no matter what I do, I always get Cyanogen Recovery, which is ...
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Completely disable Nexus 5 Power Button and Remap to Volume Button
I have a 1.5 year old Nexus 5 and its power button is somehow broken from the inside. The thing goes in a reboot loop whenever I either try to turn the phone on or put it on charging. Upon giving it a ...
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Fastboot erase system not working
My device: Karbonn A52+
Android 4.2.2
Mediatek MT6572 CPU
Root Access: Yes
Bootloader: Unlocked
I'm trying to flash the official system.img of my device's stock ROM which I have with me, over ...
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Gapps has stopped. How to fix?
Good Morning.
Yesterday I was excited to flash CyanogenMod 12.1 in my other Android device.
The process was the same and I did everything correctly. Unfortunately, after flashing Google Apps, the ...
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Creating and flashing image to Android device
I have created an image of my Android device (Lenovo A6000) using the command
adb shell -c su 'dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 > data.img'
Now I would like to flash this image to the same device, ...
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Can I flash another modem firmware from a CWM recovery (and not touch the main installed OS otherwise)?
On a Samsung Galaxy S, I followed the complete instructions for installing CyanogenMod 10, and now I have CM10 as the main system, and a ClockWorkMod-based recovery system (from Replicant), which is ...
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Flashing ROMs: Am I “Doing it Wrong?”
I'm a software developer and systems administrator, so my technological knowledge is moderately high. I'll just leave that here as a preface.
I've ran custom Android mods since my very first Android ...
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Problems with installing stock ROM for Nexus S
I'm trying to install a stock Nexus S ROM from Google's site, but I keep getting the error E:signature verification failed
Any ideas how I can fix this?
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Flash_image clockworkmod recovery for Samsung Fascinate
I have a Samsung Fascinate for a while that I've wanted to flash a new rom to, but the USB port simply will not work on any PC. I've tried it on 6 different PC's with a mixture of XP / 7 along with ...
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how to flash Kindle Fire with custom boot.img
I tried flashing my Kindle Fire with a custom boot.img using this command:
$ fastboot -b 0x80000000 -i 0x1949 flash boot boot.img && fastboot reboot
sending 'boot' (3536 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.889s]
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Problems installing Lineage OS 14.1 on Lenovo P2 (black screen/blue LED)
I have a Lenovo P2 (42a) with Android 6, which I tried switching to Lineage 14.1, as my carrier hasn't provided any security/OS updates since 2016. I have previously done this with my old Motorola ...
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mac address collision
The setting:
I have two identical phones: Samsung Galaxy S5 neo (SM-G903F). Due to various reasons (in one I tried Lineage OS, the other I had to reinstall) and crashed backups made by TWRP I ended ...
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Cannot flash Moto G3 2015 due to “Preflash validation failed” error?
I have a Moto G3 XT1550 phone. I had to reset the phone as its UI was restarting on its own after 1-2 minutes of usage. After the phone booted, it asked me to enter the GMail and password the phone ...
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Phone Dead after Format all+ download sp flash tool
Recently i have used SP flash tool for flashing Micromax Canvas a1. I flashed successfully. But i am unable to start the OS. So once again i done "format all+download". But now my phone completely ...
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Galaxy S5 SM-G900F programmed as SM-9006V
I have a Samsung S5. On the box, on the sticker inside the unit, checking the IMEI and using CPU-z they all said the unit is an SM-G900F and is using the Snapdragon core.
My biggest problem with it ...
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Format android to join internal memory partitions?
I have searched around the net but not really finding exact problems nor solution related to mine.
I have a tablet which should have 8gb of internal memory but the problem is that it have divided ...
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Safely test rom build
I'm attempting to get into Android Rom development and as such I've compiled CM13 from source for my device (which is not yet fully supported, I've tweaked it so that it ought to work). However, due ...
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Create burnable image of Android?
I'm using a tool to flash an Android device with a .img file. The tool is called USB Flash Burner. What this tool does is you boot the Android device up while pressing a paperclip in the reset ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 (i9100) stuck @boot & unable to flash
Nearly three years ago my Samsung Galaxy S2 (i9100) system completely broke (after about 1 or 1.5 years of what I would call normal Samsung usage :D - a lot of errors and problems, but usually fixable)...
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Installing custom ROM with twrp | error executing updater binary in zip
I have a rooted HTC One X with stock Ice Cream Sandwich (4.2.2) and I want to install crDroid ROM. I've tried to install multiple times, I've wiped Dalvik-system-data-cache, and every time I get error ...
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Nexus 7 2013 crashes when in boot loader. How do I flash a new image to it?
I have a Nexus 7 2013 which I'm trying to flash the Android Lollipop preview image to. It's currently running the last Android L preview image.
Whenever I boot the device to the bootloader screen ...
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Put vanilla android on Samsung s5
Is it currently possible to put the default android on a Samsung S5 (Similar to the Google Play Edition of the S4)?
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Build android from source. Battery power incorrect
I added a kernel module to the msm flo kernel. I built android JB from source for my Nexus 7(flo). I flashed the device with the built OS.
My battery power seems to be stuck at 100% remaining. I ...
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Meaning of Options in FastBoot Flash Menu
I've just bought my first Android device, a Motorola Moto G. Following the official guide on Motorola website, I learnt about FastBoot Flash Menu. Here there are several options. I'd like to know what ...
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No WiFi after flashing
A bit of history:
I got this Samsung Galaxy S III from T-Mobile SGH-T999
Decided to to play with Cyanogenmod.
Rooted my S3 - success
Installed Cyanogenmod following instructions - success
Got ...
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Custom ROM targeted for children
Is there a custom ROM that is targeted at child users? I would be interested in features such as:
custom screens per child
restricted app usage (installing, removing, screen/usage time, blocking in ...
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Unbrick HTC Desire
This is my output of fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 6.93.1002
(bootloader) version-baseband: 5.17.05.23
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) ...
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Samsung Fascinate - Custom recovery without USB
I have a Samsung Fascinate that has a faulty USB connection. No computer / cable connection will recognize that there is a USB connection, including Windows, Mac, Linux, and using ADB and "lsusb".
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After update; Can't install rom
I have a Galaxy SIII ATT USA.
I rooted and flashed CM10 serveral months ago. It has been great. Then I got an update message, so I let it.
This apparently took me to jelly bean 4.2.2(? it had the ...
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Install Cyanogenmod 7.2 on Nexus One using ClockworkMod Recovery - “remote: signature verify fail”
Steps I've done:
Downloaded & copied CM7.2 to my SD card (from here)
Installed the Android SDK
Downloaded & copied the ClockworkMod Recovery to the platform-tools directory in the SDK folder (...
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I can flash Cyanogenmod though my bootloader is locked
I am using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and CWM as recovery. Even though I locked my bootloader after installing the recovery, I can flash Cyanogenmod 10 using CWM without any errors. Now I am wondering why ...
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Installing Android using only fastboot on HTC Vision
I lost my system somehow. My phone turned off and reboots during starting up.
I'm only able to go to hboot (fastboot/recovery etc.) on my phone, and I'm unable to run Android system.
I have tried ...
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MIUI rom fails to install on HTC Desire
This is my first post, so apologies if I don't make things as clear as they should be.
I'm trying to flash MIUI_0.8.1-2.9.7zip on HTC Desire. I'm doing this through goomanager. I wiped data, cache ...
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Installing custom ROM on HTC phones over Fastboot or ADB
I am trying to build CyanogenMod for Sensation. After building I have update.zip, which I can install over CWM recovery manually. But how do I install the ROM over Fastboot or ADB in order to automate ...
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Samsung S4 Mini (GT-I9195) TWRP recovery fails
I have a Samsung S4 Mini (GT-I9195) and successfully installed cm13 with the cm 13 recovery on it. Now I am stuck with the installation of GAPPS by means of TWRP.
I have tried to follow this tutorial ...
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Nexus 7 (2013) stuck at Google's logo after downgrade to factory image 4.3 (JSS15Q)
I have a Nexus 7 (2013) shipped with Lollipop 5.1. I downloaded the 4.3 factory image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and flashed it on the device. But after reboot, it just ...
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CyanogenMod on an unsupported device
I'm using a Karbonn A52+ running Mediatek processor and Android 4.2.2 Jellybean. My device is rooted, but unfortunately, no custom recovery (CWM / TWRP) is supported for my device. There is also no ...
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fastboot doesn´t see device but device manager & windows does
I am trying to unlock the bootloader of my Umidigi F1.
ADB works, recognizes my phone but once I get into fastboot mode, fastboot devices does not display and devices.
I did install all the drivers ...
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How root huawei y7 trt lx1/ switch slot?
I am trying to root my phone,
I unlocked bootloader
I have uploaded Magisk-v16.6 to internal storage
I flashed by many twrp versions (fastboot flash recovery TWRP_3.2.3_TRT-LX1_by_kiruha_21.img/ ...
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Phone does not detect SIM after a few minutes
I have a Moto G (Falcon). I have flashed some custom ROMs on it over the past few years, but there is one problem which always persists. When I restart the phone or turn off the airplane mode, the ...
