New Samsung user, where do I start?

Hello everyone, from my new Galaxy S6 Edge on Sprint. I've been with Sprint for 15 years and have been on Android since the HTC Hero. Every time a HTC fagship device on Sprint came out, it found its way into my pocket. I finally decided to jump ship from HTC and give Samsung a shot.

With the Samsung S6 Edge being my first Sammy device, there seems to be a lot I need to learn. Are there any tips or tricks that I should know?

I'm on a cross country drive and picked up the phone in Yakima WA last night. It will be several days before I have access to a PC, so when my trip ends in Wisconsin. I want to have everything researched on how to root and install TWRP.

First of all is this KNOX thing something I should be concerned for? What is the go-to method for root? Best Buy ran the BOI1 update on me yesterday. Is there a one click root available? Anything special needed to know for installing TWRP?

Thanks, misfit0313

I want my Xperia to start with a specific theme.Is there a Initial Config file?

I want my Z2 to look like one until I get enough money to buy the Z5 Premium. I'm trying all kind of mods and what not, but after a factory reset the phone starts up with the "Xperia Theme selected" (Theme000) which is blue/color changing.

Where is the "Initial configuration" file that sets the theme? I already know that I want my phone to use Theme007 or 008 (dark or light).

Asus memo pad 7 (k013) does not start after un-root

Hi all,

I am trying to build a car headunit system using the Asus memo pad 7 ME176CX (k013). I got everything sorted out and the last thing I had to do was to kill the player when the ignition of the car is off.
For that reason I installed llama and made an event to kill the player when on battery. This did not work so I decided to root the tablet so I could force-kill the app.
I downloaded the one-click zenfone root from and followed the instructions. Everything worked just fine and I got the Super SU icon and so on.
Unfortunately, llama still could not kill the process, so I decided I did something wrong and started the un-root.bat file. The process ended with success, but.......I got stuck to the ASUS logo with the loading
indicator below (just before the home screen loads) . I could still connect to the tablet and performed the CheckBeforeAction.bat - it worked just fine. For some reason decided that it would be a good idea to root again and did it - again successfully (or so says the shell).
However, I could not go pass that ASUS logo. So (as if I haven't created a big mess already) I entered into fastboot mode and performed factory reset. That did not help at all.
I followed the instructions and downloaded the stock 182 ROM (I saw the WW version from the fastboot screen), put it in the root of my external 16GB SD card and renamed it.
Well.....when I enter fastboot mode I do not see an option involving SD card. All options I have are droid reboot, something I can not remember but has nothing to do with SD, recovery, power off.
When I go to recovery there I see
- reboot
- apply update from ADB
- wipe data
- wipe cache
Strangely, I can no longer connect to the tablet via USB, so I do not know how to make use of the CWM.
I downloaded ADB_driver.zip and ASUS_Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows_20140325.zip, but for some reason these do not work - I get ERROR 10 when starting the driver.
Well, after all the things (probably really stupid) I did, now I am still not able to boot, but it also looks like I have no more USB access to the device and do not know how to take advantage of the
procedures that I have seen in the different threads.
Is there a way to still recover the device?

SD Card 'Damaged' If I start phone whith it inserted. (chkdsk, format etc not helping

:crying: Yesterday I spent almost 24hrs battling problems while downgrading to kitkat and installing a pre-rooted zip of 5.1.1 lollipop.

Eventually, with the help of the good people here at xda, I got it done and working fine, or so I thought.

After installing the pre-rooted zip, everything seemed good but after waiting a while I restarted the phone, to make sure everything was OK before I started re-installing stuff.
I restart the phone and BAM "Damaged SD Card. SD Card is damaged, try re-formatting it".

So I let it Format - doesnt try to format it.
I Physically remove and re-insert the card, and THEN it lets me format it and it starts working. Then I restart the phone and BAM, same thing.

***After Lots of trial and error, I have narrowed it down to something which is happening at system startup.***

I know this because If I remove the card while the phone is off, then start up, then reinsert the card it works fine!
If I remove the card before the phone switches off, and insert it BEFORE I switch the phone on I get a 'damaged' sd card.

I have tried chkdsk, formatting, partitioning, formatting through windows(quick and normal format), nothing helps. IF MY CARD IS IN THE PHONE WHEN I START/RESTART THE PHONE, IT SAYS 'DAMAGED' - even though its not.
If I start the phone with it inserted it says'damaged'... but If I then remove the card, restart the phone and then re-insert IT WORKS FINE.
When It says 'damaged' I can remove and re-insert and it still says 'damaged' BUT If I remove, then reboot, then re-insert it works again.
IF I BOOT INTO SAFE MODE WITH THE CARD INSERTED I GET SAME ERROR/BEHAVIOUR

So something is happening on system startup which is causing this problem. Does anybody here know whats happening? After so many problems with the downgrade/root process, this is driving me crazy. And to top it all off, My XZ Dual recovery no longer works after that first reboot - WTF (I'm hoping a re-install will solve this but for now I need to fix the SD Problem :( )

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks for your time.

EDIT: KitKat install was clean, wiped everything. While on kitkat I installed 2 busybox installers, root checker basic and busybox itself. After flashing the pre-rooted 5.1.1 I DID NOT wipe cache/dalvik as I was afraid of losing root :embarassed: sureley this is not the problem?!? as booting into safe mode doesnt help!?

How to fix nand write start fail

I bought a Galaxy Grand Prime (G530H) device few days ago and It runs on Androdi KitKat. Yesterday I went to update it's firmware to Android Lollipop using odin.
when the process start it shows me this
what do i need to do to fix this problem? please help me..
my email is | chamalkamds@gmail.com |

ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> G530HXXU2BOH7_G530HODD2BOH3_G530HXXU2BOH5_HOME.tar .md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> system.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Accelerometer reset/kick start on MTK platform

Is there w way of resetting /kiclstarting accelerometer on mediatek platform?
I've already tried flashing a fresh rom through fastboot and calibrating in engineering mode but it didn't help.

The problem is that the accelerator itself is working but it shows funny data
By funny I mean x and y values are equal to zero, only z value varies. (X sometimes goes from 0 to 2 sometimes bu that's all).

Phone is xiaomi redmi note 2 with mediatek SOC
Rom is MIUI bit I've tried AOSP also , and it didn't work.


Is it possible that the sensor is faulty/ broken ?(phone is one week old:/)

Safe to continue?? or start again? please help (5.1.1 -> 4.4 -> 5.1.1 pre-rooted)

This is driving me nuts... I was on 5.1.1 and I am trying to get it rooted.
I'm following a guide which goes like this..
1. downgrade to kitkat 4.4 using flashtool
2. root 4.4
3. Install custom recovery
4. Flash 5.1.1 pre-rooted zip

I have had problem after problem and I think something may have screwed up along the way.

I finally managed to get kitkat installed using flashtool and a generic C6903 .108 ftf.

Problem 1... I used 'Easy Root tool' from xda to root kitkat... but it seemed to hang at the cleaning up' stage - is this a problem?

Problem 2... every time I restart my phone - kitkat asks what language etc. Whats that all about?

PROBLEM 3. The guide Im following says to install busybox after rooting kitkat.
I've tried 2 different busybox installers and both of them fail when trying to install bb.

QUESTION: Are these 3 problems linked and will it prevent me from continuing with the guide I am trying to follow??? i.e. do I need busybox to install XZ Dual Recovery and therefore a pre-rooted zip?

Root Checker basic says kitkat is rooted, as does the first busybox installer.

I'm taking a short break from this nightmare, so in the meentime if any of you chaps could advise me on whether or not its ok to continue or if I have fecked up the whole process, that would be great.

Thanks in advance

Doogee Turbo Mini F1 MTK MT6732 - does not start after manufacturer update

Hello guys,
I am new to the forum, please don't blame me if I put it into wrong section.

... so, my problem is that I've clicked to install update, Android prompted me to do it. It has downloaded some Doogee files, rebooted phone, then was trying to install the update.
It has failed (there was Android error icon). Now my phone does not start, it's frozen on the Doogee intro.

I've bought my phone from Coolicool, but asked Doogee directly what should I do. Each time I ask they send me some incomplete instructions, broken links to flashing procedure. Half of that stuff is mixed chinese with cantonian english. I've tried my best to understand it, but failing consistently.

Could anyone help me with reflashing procedure for that phone?

Much appreciated.

Here is instruction from them:
"Dear customer

It's appears that you should acknowledge the steps about upgrading,you could follow the next tips:
1:this upgrading must be process with USB connecting;
2:installed the correct drivers to your computer;
3:installed the update tools and insert the update files to the slot of the updates tool(you need to download the update files in our website);
4:there will be correct example of a picture to shown the sucess upgrading.
There will a files which contains the driver、update tools、tutorial guide、Flash video,Check the attach under the below.

Best regards"



Here are files from them:
从Foxmail发来的超大附件

SP_MDT_exe_v1528.00(After-Sale_Service_Center)for all the platform.doc (1.6 M, 2015/9/25 15:41:38 到期)
进入下载页面：ttp://mail.qq.com/cgi-bin/ftnExs_download?k=0739396263d284cdf09198f94536531d 555b0b56550603004c0a0d53571b5503590014035b02031f57 5f0c500504560007080a5263196161316674263769044a0466 4f535604591c51091123054204404c6a580e06693257134f50 010669221c4f1717060c55610f156e&t=exs_ftn_download& code=a99bc6a2

Driver_Auto_Installer_EXE_v5.1453.03.zip (18.6 M, 2015/9/26 10:25:43 到期)
进入下载页面：ttp://mail.qq.com/cgi-bin/ftnExs_download?k=6e3637361b7be2cca09e96ad1162061d 55520250510407501c520e00514f005301041a575304571f03 0405050552075104075554374a3476435f4153453d75474559 687f591140535d5a524468276c776e400218065601011f0604 184d0b44320c4260&t=exs_ftn_download&code=16767b42

烧机软件1516.rar (107.5 M, 2015/10/17 14:25:03 到期)
进入下载页面：ttp://mail.qq.com/cgi-bin/ftnExs_download?k=243261337484779bf29ac0a84035024d 53535555530c05544e5353505018040654504c0a0053554f00 0600565201540752045900662530abb6899bfb8b89ce535603 571d145442625e4636&t=exs_ftn_download&code=c2a3f50 b

Flash phone.zip (89.2 M, 2015/10/17 14:25:49 到期)
进入下载页面：ttp://mail.qq.com/cgi-bin/ftnExs_download?k=723138378e2a54cca59999ac13390b19 00570e55060809521904595156140d025509155500015c1b07 020c5153585c5506035a0e3536397058504b5f154951595a54 164d5c49390b4066&t=exs_ftn_download&code=41875996

Note: removed H from the beginning.

My Lg g2 have a red flashing led but not start

Hello everyone,

I'm here because i've a little problem with my d802. Few months ago, i've break my motherboard (i've shorted the capacitors with a screwdriver.. -_-). But now i've buy a new motherboard for my lg g2, she was tested and she work.

I've an idea but not sure if it's the problem : I've don't use my phone and the parts during a long time, may be the battery was drained at 100% and she die ?. anyway, have you got a solution for this problem ?

Thank you in advance, sorry for my english if it's not 100% understanding but i'm french and don't use english all the time.

Thanks for reading me

Xt1528 want to start

i flash my phone with the stock firmware 5.1. fnd after it phone cant start it says that "Failed to validate system image" and it in bootloader. I flash it again with the stock verizone firmware and have the same "failed.......
Somebody can help me how to restore phone???

How to fix nand write start fail

I bought a Galaxy Grand Prime (G530H) device few days ago and It runs on Androdi KitKat. Yesterday I went to update it's firmware to Android Lollipop using odin.
when the process start it shows me this
what do i need to do to fix this problem? please help me.. :(
my email is | chamalkamds@gmail.com |

ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> G530HXXU2BOH7_G530HODD2BOH3_G530HXXU2BOH5_HOME.tar .md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> system.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)