Hello:
Is it possible to upgrade the ROM without a serial connection? Maybe useing an SD card or other such method??
The connector on the bottom is damaged and will only charge, but not connect, I use BT for all other connectivity, but if I can change the ROM I might be able to get the unit fixed for free (long story)
icarusbop said:
Hello:
Is it possible to upgrade the ROM without a serial connection? Maybe useing an SD card or other such method??
The connector on the bottom is damaged and will only charge, but not connect, I use BT for all other connectivity, but if I can change the ROM I might be able to get the unit fixed for free (long story)
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u can use SDimage....
here is link to WM5 SDimage...
http://buzzdev.net/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=68&func=select&id=9 :wink:
Thanks for the info - I'll investigate it , but I must ask : what is bad about useing windows and firefox???
his signature is just able to display to each user who see it
what their system is
as to show that even on the internet nobody can be 100% anonymous
so i dont think you should see it as his openion of anything since
him as a user dont see what you see unless of cause he have the same setup as you
ok Doke.
I am new to Android and NFC and I just can't seem to find a straight answer to this question
If I have an NFC reader/writer device, can I get it to detect my NFC enabled android phone, so that I may be able to transfer data from my phone to the device?
My question on this page,
<< Link in the attachment link1.txt>>
has some links to other discussions about this topic. Most of them hint that this not possible (with the official Android version that comes with the phones), but I have also read that card emulation mode by an NFC device (such as a phone) is based on ISO standards ISO 14443-A and ISO 14443-B, which are endorsed by the NFC Forum.
Moreover, I know that a phone can act as a card writer, so what is the difference between the phone sending out data as a card writer and another NFC reader device reading this data, a phone acting in P2P mode and sending out data and another reader device reading this data AND a phone acting as a card (in card emulation mode perhaps, if it is at all possible) and another reading device reading it? (I am talking about non-rooted android phones only)
So if I have an NFC enabled phone, and USB reader/write, such as, say, this one,
<< Link in the attachment link2.txt>>
can I get it to detect my phone as an NFC device and transfer some data from my phone to the reader/writer?
---EDIT---
Note: I am not talking about getting the phone to work as a secure payment system or getting it to act like some other card or anything like that, my question is more basic: If I want to send out my custom data (say a string "ABC" or some number 1234) from my phone using NFC, can I get an external reader/writer to detect it?
Hey there,
Recently my Galaxy S3 fell to the floor and the display broke. Now I'm desperatly trying to recover all of my data from the internal phone memory. The memory has 16gb in total, but when i copied it to my hard disk drive i could only copy 2gb. It seems that the camera folder (DCIM) is the only folder taht has been completely restored. Is it possible that all other folders are pin locked? Or is it more likely that the storage is broken? Anyway, what i really need to recover is the phone calendar, since not all entries had been synced with google calendar. I can't find ANY calendar file on the internal storage, and i've searched most common places (data/data/android.provider.calendar etc.). My research showed taht the only way to access the phone with recovery apps is when the debug mode has been activated. Since the display is broken there's no way for me to activate it.
In short, my questions:
- Why can I see only some of the internal storage? (2/16GB) -> broken or locked?
- do you have any idea how i can restore the phone calendar since there doesn't seem to be any calendar file?
- is there a way to activate the Debug mode with a broken screen?
I consider buying a new display just to be able to access the files. But since i don't want to waste any money i need to be 100% sure that this works. But the fact that i've only been able to copy 2GB from the internal storage and that i dont seem to find the calendar files makes me doubt that this will help at all.
additional info: I'm accessing the phone via USB cable without a sim card.
Thanks for any help.
Edit:
I also tried connecting the phone to Kies (i never used Kies before) by activating the "download mode" on the phone by pressing some buttons at the same time when turning the phone on. Kies seems to recognize something but it just keeps on saying "connecting to phone..." for hours. I take this as another indication that the phone might be broken beyond the display.
Edit2:
I found this:
inaccessible folders: folders you won't see due to lacking permissions, e.g. those in /data. To protect your apps' data, those folders belong to the corresponding application, and are only accessible by the app (in the context of file-permissions; please see the tag's wiki for closer information on those). To make those visible, you need root access on your device, and a file explorer supporting that (e.g. ES File Explorer)
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Is there any way i can get root access to the phone with a broken display?
Hi
My mother has a stock BQ Aquaris 5 HD, probably running on 4.3
Someone spilled a chemical fluid over the phone, and it stoped working. She took it to a local shop where they tried to clean and dry it, but somehow they managed to strip off the touchscreen connector on the mainboard.
The phone actually turns on, but it is impossible to use the touchscreen. No debug was activated. No SD card was installed, so everything was on the main storage. Replacing the mainboard is not an option as the storage will be lost anyways...
I started the phone on recovery mode, allowing me to backup all the data on the SD cart, resulting in a .backup file, which i cannot manage to open in any way. I tried to use Android Backup Extractor (ABE) but it only works with .ab extensions. Changed the extension manually and it did not work either.
I request help, if anybody knows how to recover the pictures and contacts from that file, or if there is some way to enter the main storage unit with a locked screen...
thanks in advance
Anybody?
How to unbrick an Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC by shorting pins and flashing Android 7.1.2 + TWRP + Magisk
As this is my first post, I am unable to include links or link pictures.
If you want the full how-to with links and pictures, please google:
"[SOLVED] Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC bricked"
The how-to is on the FreakTab forums.
This how-to has been translated from instructions found on this Russian 4pda.ru forum post.
Most of the links are from a Russian cloud storage site. If they don't work anymore, you can find what is needed with a simple Google search.
I am basically organizing the relevant information and links so that it's available in English and easier to understand.
:::::: Disclaimer ::::::
As flashing and shorting this or any device may result in permanent damage to the device, you must proceed with caution and under your own responsibility.
I will not be held responsible in any way if damage of any sort is caused.
I would recommend double checking every step before execution.
Now with that out of the way, let's get to it!
Things you will need:
- A Bricked Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC
- A short USB A to USB A cable. You can cut old phone charger cables and connect the same colored wires but keep it short. I'd sat 20cm in total. Shorter is better.
- Micro SD card bigger than 2GB but smaller than 32GB (device doesn't support more than that).
- Small flat-head screwdriver to pry open the dongle and short the pin connections.
- Computer
Links to additional software and files that are needed will be provided in the instructions.
The Russian cloud storage site is in Russian on PC browser. Use Google Translate to translate the page.
In Chrome browser you should automatically have the option to translate the page on the fly.
Opening the dongle:
We'll start with opening the dongle.
Use the small flat-head screwdriver to pry open the dongle casing.
It's not sealed very tight and should be easy to open.
If you do it gently, nothing should break and you will be able to close it back just like new.
Once you've opened the the dongle, you will need to remove the black heat sync in order to get to the connections that need to be shorted.
The heat sync is on there with some thermal tape and can be gently lifted. The tape should stay fully intact. Don't get the tape dirty because you'll be sticking it back on.
In the following pictures you can see the two pin solder connections that need to be shorted. They're the left two pins out of four, marked by a red circle.
Shorting and getting the device detected:
OK, now that we know where to short we can install the Burning Tool software and hopefully get the device detected on the computer.
Download the USB_Burning_Tool v2.0.8 - If the link no longer works you can find this tool with a simple Google search.
Unzip and open the folder.
Make sure you have the device driver installed which can be found in the WorldCup_Device folder. Install by running InstallDriver.exe.
After the driver has installed. go back to the main folder. Right click on USB_Burning_Tool.exe and "Run as administrator".
Once open, change the language to English like so:
Now lets connect the dongle to the PC with our USB cable via the OTG port.
If you're in the state that I was in, the dongle will most likely not be detected.
This is where we short the pins.
Take your small flat-head screwdriver and short the two left pin connections by a touch of the screwdriver on both pins at the same time.
If the board isn't totally fried you should see that it's detected in the Burning Tool.
This should work regardless of Driver Signature Verification being enabled or not.
Flashing the rom:
At this point you should download the specific rom file aml_7.1_s912_q9377-S912_XGO_LP_mac-20171206.img that can be found here.
Download the zip and extract the .img file.
Import the .img file to the Burning Tool:
It will take a few moments for the tool to verify the file.
Once verified, un-check both "Erase flash" and "Erase bootloader" on the right hand side.
Leave the rest as is.
Click start and wait for the file to be loaded to the dongle 100%.
This will take around five minutes.
Once you see 100%:Burning successfully in the tool you can rest assure that the dongle is working!
You can now click on Stop and disconnect the dongle.
Close is up nicely. You will not need to open it again (crossing fingers).
Last steps to make it perfect:
Connect the dongle to a TV and let it boot.
The first boot will take a few minutes.
Don't be too excited yet! Wifi and Bluetooth are probably not working.
We need to restart the device into recovery mode and do a backup with TWRP just so a backup folder will be created.
TWRP should already be flashed on the device. If not, you can download it from here.
Shut down the device and insert the MicroSD card.
Boot into recovery by pressing and holding the reset button with a paperclip until you see the recovery.
This actually blew my mind because I was sure that this device does not have a reset button but apparently it does!
You will see a very small hole on the back:
Once in TWRP, select Backup, select storage as SD card and perform the backup.
After the backup has completed, unplug the device and remove the MicroSD card.
Plug the card into the computer.
Now we are going to basically copy backup files over the existing files in the backup folder that was created just now.
These files can be found here.
Download and extract the folder.
Drill down to the deepest folder and copy the files to the deepest folder on the MicroSD card.
Insert the MicroSD card back into the device and boot to recovery again.
This time select restore, select SD as storage and restore.
After the restore is done, reboot the device and wait for android to boot up.
Good job! You'r basically done!
The only thing that's left is to change the language to English.
In the settings you'll see a small globe icon, select it and find English.
DONE!
You have now fully unbricked your device and are now running Android 7.1.2 with TWRP recovery.
If you would like to root with Magisk it can be found here alongside Magisk Manager APK.
Just flash in TWRP and install the APK in android.
This is my first time actually tinkering with a TV box so I'll try to help as much as I can if anyone has a question.
Hi
the device disconnecting everytime at 2%, pls help
DewHead said:
How to unbrick an Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC by shorting pins and flashing Android 7.1.2 + TWRP + Magisk
As this is my first post, I am unable to include links or link pictures.
If you want the full how-to with links and pictures, please google:
"[SOLVED] Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC bricked"
The how-to is on the FreakTab forums.
This how-to has been translated from instructions found on this Russian 4pda.ru forum post.
Most of the links are from a Russian cloud storage site. If they don't work anymore, you can find what is needed with a simple Google search.
I am basically organizing the relevant information and links so that it's available in English and easier to understand.
:::::: Disclaimer ::::::
As flashing and shorting this or any device may result in permanent damage to the device, you must proceed with caution and under your own responsibility.
I will not be held responsible in any way if damage of any sort is caused.
I would recommend double checking every step before execution.
Now with that out of the way, let's get to it!
Things you will need:
- A Bricked Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC
- A short USB A to USB A cable. You can cut old phone charger cables and connect the same colored wires but keep it short. I'd sat 20cm in total. Shorter is better.
- Micro SD card bigger than 2GB but smaller than 32GB (device doesn't support more than that).
- Small flat-head screwdriver to pry open the dongle and short the pin connections.
- Computer
Links to additional software and files that are needed will be provided in the instructions.
The Russian cloud storage site is in Russian on PC browser. Use Google Translate to translate the page.
In Chrome browser you should automatically have the option to translate the page on the fly.
Opening the dongle:
We'll start with opening the dongle.
Use the small flat-head screwdriver to pry open the dongle casing.
It's not sealed very tight and should be easy to open.
If you do it gently, nothing should break and you will be able to close it back just like new.
Once you've opened the the dongle, you will need to remove the black heat sync in order to get to the connections that need to be shorted.
The heat sync is on there with some thermal tape and can be gently lifted. The tape should stay fully intact. Don't get the tape dirty because you'll be sticking it back on.
In the following pictures you can see the two pin solder connections that need to be shorted. They're the left two pins out of four, marked by a red circle.
Shorting and getting the device detected:
OK, now that we know where to short we can install the Burning Tool software and hopefully get the device detected on the computer.
Download the USB_Burning_Tool v2.0.8 - If the link no longer works you can find this tool with a simple Google search.
Unzip and open the folder.
Make sure you have the device driver installed which can be found in the WorldCup_Device folder. Install by running InstallDriver.exe.
After the driver has installed. go back to the main folder. Right click on USB_Burning_Tool.exe and "Run as administrator".
Once open, change the language to English like so:
Now lets connect the dongle to the PC with our USB cable via the OTG port.
If you're in the state that I was in, the dongle will most likely not be detected.
This is where we short the pins.
Take your small flat-head screwdriver and short the two left pin connections by a touch of the screwdriver on both pins at the same time.
If the board isn't totally fried you should see that it's detected in the Burning Tool.
This should work regardless of Driver Signature Verification being enabled or not.
Flashing the rom:
At this point you should download the specific rom file aml_7.1_s912_q9377-S912_XGO_LP_mac-20171206.img that can be found here.
Download the zip and extract the .img file.
Import the .img file to the Burning Tool:
It will take a few moments for the tool to verify the file.
Once verified, un-check both "Erase flash" and "Erase bootloader" on the right hand side.
Leave the rest as is.
Click start and wait for the file to be loaded to the dongle 100%.
This will take around five minutes.
Once you see 100%:Burning successfully in the tool you can rest assure that the dongle is working!
You can now click on Stop and disconnect the dongle.
Close is up nicely. You will not need to open it again (crossing fingers).
Last steps to make it perfect:
Connect the dongle to a TV and let it boot.
The first boot will take a few minutes.
Don't be too excited yet! Wifi and Bluetooth are probably not working.
We need to restart the device into recovery mode and do a backup with TWRP just so a backup folder will be created.
TWRP should already be flashed on the device. If not, you can download it from here.
Shut down the device and insert the MicroSD card.
Boot into recovery by pressing and holding the reset button with a paperclip until you see the recovery.
This actually blew my mind because I was sure that this device does not have a reset button but apparently it does!
You will see a very small hole on the back:
Once in TWRP, select Backup, select storage as SD card and perform the backup.
After the backup has completed, unplug the device and remove the MicroSD card.
Plug the card into the computer.
Now we are going to basically copy backup files over the existing files in the backup folder that was created just now.
These files can be found here.
Download and extract the folder.
Drill down to the deepest folder and copy the files to the deepest folder on the MicroSD card.
Insert the MicroSD card back into the device and boot to recovery again.
This time select restore, select SD as storage and restore.
After the restore is done, reboot the device and wait for android to boot up.
Good job! You'r basically done!
The only thing that's left is to change the language to English.
In the settings you'll see a small globe icon, select it and find English.
DONE!
You have now fully unbricked your device and are now running Android 7.1.2 with TWRP recovery.
If you would like to root with Magisk it can be found here alongside Magisk Manager APK.
Just flash in TWRP and install the APK in android.
This is my first time actually tinkering with a TV box so I'll try to help as much as I can if anyone has a question.
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MSS
Where are the links and pictures
DewHead said:
How to unbrick an Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC by shorting pins and flashing Android 7.1.2 + TWRP + Magisk
As this is my first post, I am unable to include links or link pictures.
If you want the full how-to with links and pictures, please google:
"[SOLVED] Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC bricked"
The how-to is on the FreakTab forums.
This how-to has been translated from instructions found on this Russian 4pda.ru forum post.
Most of the links are from a Russian cloud storage site. If they don't work anymore, you can find what is needed with a simple Google search.
I am basically organizing the relevant information and links so that it's available in English and easier to understand.
:::::: Disclaimer ::::::
As flashing and shorting this or any device may result in permanent damage to the device, you must proceed with caution and under your own responsibility.
I will not be held responsible in any way if damage of any sort is caused.
I would recommend double checking every step before execution.
Now with that out of the way, let's get to it!
Things you will need:
- A Bricked Amlogic S912 H96 Pro TV stick dongle mini PC
- A short USB A to USB A cable. You can cut old phone charger cables and connect the same colored wires but keep it short. I'd sat 20cm in total. Shorter is better.
- Micro SD card bigger than 2GB but smaller than 32GB (device doesn't support more than that).
- Small flat-head screwdriver to pry open the dongle and short the pin connections.
- Computer
Links to additional software and files that are needed will be provided in the instructions.
The Russian cloud storage site is in Russian on PC browser. Use Google Translate to translate the page.
In Chrome browser you should automatically have the option to translate the page on the fly.
Opening the dongle:
We'll start with opening the dongle.
Use the small flat-head screwdriver to pry open the dongle casing.
It's not sealed very tight and should be easy to open.
If you do it gently, nothing should break and you will be able to close it back just like new.
Once you've opened the the dongle, you will need to remove the black heat sync in order to get to the connections that need to be shorted.
The heat sync is on there with some thermal tape and can be gently lifted. The tape should stay fully intact. Don't get the tape dirty because you'll be sticking it back on.
In the following pictures you can see the two pin solder connections that need to be shorted. They're the left two pins out of four, marked by a red circle.
Shorting and getting the device detected:
OK, now that we know where to short we can install the Burning Tool software and hopefully get the device detected on the computer.
Download the USB_Burning_Tool v2.0.8 - If the link no longer works you can find this tool with a simple Google search.
Unzip and open the folder.
Make sure you have the device driver installed which can be found in the WorldCup_Device folder. Install by running InstallDriver.exe.
After the driver has installed. go back to the main folder. Right click on USB_Burning_Tool.exe and "Run as administrator".
Once open, change the language to English like so:
Now lets connect the dongle to the PC with our USB cable via the OTG port.
If you're in the state that I was in, the dongle will most likely not be detected.
This is where we short the pins.
Take your small flat-head screwdriver and short the two left pin connections by a touch of the screwdriver on both pins at the same time.
If the board isn't totally fried you should see that it's detected in the Burning Tool.
This should work regardless of Driver Signature Verification being enabled or not.
Flashing the rom:
At this point you should download the specific rom file aml_7.1_s912_q9377-S912_XGO_LP_mac-20171206.img that can be found here.
Download the zip and extract the .img file.
Import the .img file to the Burning Tool:
It will take a few moments for the tool to verify the file.
Once verified, un-check both "Erase flash" and "Erase bootloader" on the right hand side.
Leave the rest as is.
Click start and wait for the file to be loaded to the dongle 100%.
This will take around five minutes.
Once you see 100%:Burning successfully in the tool you can rest assure that the dongle is working!
You can now click on Stop and disconnect the dongle.
Close is up nicely. You will not need to open it again (crossing fingers).
Last steps to make it perfect:
Connect the dongle to a TV and let it boot.
The first boot will take a few minutes.
Don't be too excited yet! Wifi and Bluetooth are probably not working.
We need to restart the device into recovery mode and do a backup with TWRP just so a backup folder will be created.
TWRP should already be flashed on the device. If not, you can download it from here.
Shut down the device and insert the MicroSD card.
Boot into recovery by pressing and holding the reset button with a paperclip until you see the recovery.
This actually blew my mind because I was sure that this device does not have a reset button but apparently it does!
You will see a very small hole on the back:
Once in TWRP, select Backup, select storage as SD card and perform the backup.
After the backup has completed, unplug the device and remove the MicroSD card.
Plug the card into the computer.
Now we are going to basically copy backup files over the existing files in the backup folder that was created just now.
These files can be found here.
Download and extract the folder.
Drill down to the deepest folder and copy the files to the deepest folder on the MicroSD card.
Insert the MicroSD card back into the device and boot to recovery again.
This time select restore, select SD as storage and restore.
After the restore is done, reboot the device and wait for android to boot up.
Good job! You'r basically done!
The only thing that's left is to change the language to English.
In the settings you'll see a small globe icon, select it and find English.
DONE!
You have now fully unbricked your device and are now running Android 7.1.2 with TWRP recovery.
If you would like to root with Magisk it can be found here alongside Magisk Manager APK.
Just flash in TWRP and install the APK in android.
This is my first time actually tinkering with a TV box so I'll try to help as much as I can if anyone has a question.
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Unbrick h96+
Hi, friends. For those of you with a brick tvbox, you can follow this link. It works perfectly. I got my tvbox back.
At the bottom of the document are the photos.
https://xnetfox.altervista.org/h96-pro/:[/url]
:victory:
DewHead said:
aml_7.1_s912_q9377-S912_XGO_LP_mac-20171206.img
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link download please
i have alfawise h96 pro s912 2 go 8 go
azizkaka said:
link download please
i have alfawise h96 pro s912 2 go 8 go
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Hi, did you find the rom?