(I posted this on the Android Mods Thread on accedent)I have a LG Nexus 5 HammerHead and tried to flash the newest Kali NetHunter using TWRP 3.5.2. After I flashed the ROM successfully, I have notice that the phone itself says no wifi networks found when swipe down to look at the wifi connections. I go to the wifi settings it says "Searching for wifi networks" with a spinning wheel of death(the loading icon). I've tried configuring it to use 2.4 Mhrz and didn't work, set it up to where it would only find good connections and still didn't work, I even did a factory reset and actually made it worse. I even reflashed it and see if that fixed it, nope. I connected it to the internet using a Ethernet adapter that is made for phones using a micro USB connection, updated the apps, updated and upgraded Kali NetHunter itself in the terminal and wifi connections is still not finding any connections at all. Could It be that Kali NetHunter doesn't support the internal wifi card that is built into my phone, could it be that twrp is having some errors on their end, or is it a bug that Offensive Security is not aware about? Please Help?
This may happen cos of wi-fi firmware. These files are called fw_bcmdhd.bin and fw_bcmdhd_apsta.bin. There are two versions of firmware:
1. https://github.com/LineageOS/androi...c531cd30abd21d93c5a04/bcmdhd/firmware/bcm4339
2. https://github.com/LineageOS/androi...5f8949fe77780d922c973/bcmdhd/firmware/bcm4339
You need to find where these files are stored in your rom, replace them with files from version 1 or version 2, restore permissions for these files if necessary and reboot your phone.
z3DD3r said:
This may happen cos of wi-fi firmware. These files are called fw_bcmdhd.bin and fw_bcmdhd_apsta.bin. There are two versions of firmware:
1. https://github.com/LineageOS/androi...c531cd30abd21d93c5a04/bcmdhd/firmware/bcm4339
2. https://github.com/LineageOS/androi...5f8949fe77780d922c973/bcmdhd/firmware/bcm4339
You need to find where these files are stored in your rom, replace them with files from version 1 or version 2, restore permissions for these files if necessary and reboot your phone.
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Honestly, I have been trying to find these files and can't seem to find them. I even put the file name on the search bar of my windows 10 and it can't find them either. I think its just missing firmware on Offensive Security's end in this situation. I've had a troublesome experience with their kali linux products such as kali linux itself on having missing firmware after installation. Thank you for helping me out and hopefully these files should do the trick after I re-flash NetHunter with the firmware you have provided. As a matter of fact would the files belong in the firmware folder?
Martisabolt said:
Honestly, I have been trying to find these files and can't seem to find them. I even put the file name on the search bar of my windows 10 and it can't find them either. I think its just missing firmware on Offensive Security's end in this situation. I've had a troublesome experience with their kali linux products such as kali linux itself on having missing firmware after installation. Thank you for helping me out and hopefully these files should do the trick after I re-flash NetHunter with the firmware you have provided. As a matter of fact would the files belong in the firmware folder?
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You will not find them in the search bar of your windows)
And no, firmware is not missed. Without wi-fi firmware you will be unable to enable Wi-Fi at all. In your case Wi-Fi can be enabled but you didn't see any networks.
Also /firmware - is incorrect place. It is a mount point of the /modem partition.
Wi-Fi firmware can be located at /system/firmware or /system/vendor/firmware/. Try to find them in TWRP. Boot into TWRP, mount System partition, open File Manager and review all the paths i've listed here. But i can't be sure cos i've never used Kali NetHunter.
z3DD3r said:
You will not find them in the search bar of your windows)
And no, firmware is not missed. Without wi-fi firmware you will be unable to enable Wi-Fi at all. In your case Wi-Fi can be enabled but you didn't see any networks.
Also /firmware - is incorrect place. It is a mount point of the /modem partition.
Wi-Fi firmware can be located at /system/firmware or /system/vendor/firmware/. Try to find them in TWRP. Boot into TWRP, mount System partition, open File Manager and review all the paths i've listed here. But i can't be sure cos i've never used Kali NetHunter.
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Ok, I've been to those locations and in the system's folder, no firmware folder. However, in the sys folder, there is and does not show any firmware files in TWRP.
Give me the links to ROM files u flashed
This came directly from kali.org.
What was your base ROM before installing Kali? Stock Android 6.0.1?
yes
Well, Wi-Fi firmware in stock android 6.0.1 is located at /system/vendor/firmware/ folder. I've looked in the kali installer script and didn't find any scripts which can modify or delete this firmware. So we can try to install different firmwares into stock folders. I've attached 2 flashable zips for you. Try the -DHD version first. Flash it in TWRP and reboot your phone. If it doesn't help, then try -STOCK version.
It this will not help then i'm out of options
z3DD3r said:
Well, Wi-Fi firmware in stock android 6.0.1 is located at /system/vendor/firmware/ folder. I've looked in the kali installer script and didn't find any scripts which can modify or delete this firmware. So we can try to install different firmwares into stock folders. I've attached 2 flashable zips for you. Try the -DHD version first. Flash it in TWRP and reboot your phone. If it doesn't help, then try -STOCK version.
It this will not help then i'm out of options
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Ok, I have tried both. Sadly I guess I'm out of luck and this is now nothing but a bricked phone in my hand. None of these files worked and actually made my phone crash when I tried to load the first file. I tried the second file as well and now I can't turn wifi on. I might as well have to build my own rom or junk this phone
Martisabolt said:
Ok, I have tried both. Sadly I guess I'm out of luck and this is now nothing but a bricked phone in my hand. None of these files worked and actually made my phone crash when I tried to load the first file. I tried the second file as well and now I can't turn wifi on. I might as well have to build my own rom or junk this phone
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Don't hurry to kill your phone) Try to revert to complete stock 6.0.1 and re-lock bootloader by this instruction:
[TUTORIAL] How to flash a factory image | Return to stock | Unroot/SAVE your Nexus 5
How to flash a factory image | Return to stock | Unroot your Nexus 5 Hello Nexus 5 Users! I see many users that don't know how to restore their Nexus 5 to stock. It may come in handy, either when you want to RMA your phone, or you want to...
forum.xda-developers.com
And if your wi-fi will not work then yes, something bad happened with hardware
z3DD3r said:
Don't hurry to kill your phone
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I tried both packages and thery didn't break my ROM. Unhappily they did not help.
I use the Re4son Kernel and can set wlan0 to monitor mode. But airodump is blind then.
@r.mutt @Martisabolt
Hammerhead kernel source (Marshmallow)
These are the complete Nexmon files seperately arranged.
Either you use a proper file manager with root permission, or just use the TWRP fiile manager and insert/copy them into the according sections.Maybe set the correct permission, while you're there and of course know your stuff. :>
Martisabolt said:
Ok, I have tried both. Sadly I guess I'm out of luck and this is now nothing but a bricked phone in my hand. None of these files worked and actually made my phone crash when I tried to load the first file. I tried the second file as well and now I can't turn wifi on. I might as well have to build my own rom or junk this phone
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Hi Mate, Sorry for the delayed reply. Now i can afford nexus 5. Faced same issue as you. Thanks @z3DD3r for the hint.
Follow below instruction If you want wifi.
*Boot to Twrp
*locate /advanced/filemanager/vendor/firmware
You are there
(Note: 100% you can't see the files as discussed in above thread. But those are hidden(while installing nexmon from nethunter store i have seen those already exists in same folder))
*At bottom you see permisson blue box
*Click the same-select chmod 755-swipe to confirm
Now reboot to system. Here you go.
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Hello everyone,
I use an LG Optimus L4 II (e445). I rooted it but then decided I had too much on it and decided to restore to factory settings. It all worked fine. However, when I got to the Google Account sign in page, it gave me the "couldn't establish a reliable connection to the server" error message. I followed every single tutorial I could find online as to how to solve this. None of them worked. Eventually, I re-rooted it (using VRoot) and managed to download an apk of ES file explorer and locate the hosts file. This had one line that shouldn't have been there:
127.234.104.240 android.clients.google.com
From what I can make out, this is the address of google's sign in servers. So somehow (I suspect malware/dodgy rooting program?) my hosts file has been edited to stop me logging into google. Restoring the device does nothing, neither does unrooting/rerooting. When I open up the file in ES (when rooted) and edit out the bad lines, I can't save for some reason- I think the /system folder is write protected.
So I tried to make the /system folder writeable. I used the android sdk to do this (mount -o command) but this did not do anything. I downloaded the mount /system apk and installed that, it did not help either. I tried /pull and /push on the hosts file to edit it and send it back using the apk. I could successfully pull and edit it, but it would not let me push it back. I'm kind of stuck here. I can effectively not use my phone- I can't use most apps and can't download any, and have no other solutions up my sleeve. Any ideas?
Thanks a lot,
Louis
(PS I hope I've posted correctly, I'm a n00b to this website )
Louietheflyisme said:
Hello everyone,
I use an LG Optimus L4 II (e445). I rooted it but then decided I had too much on it and decided to restore to factory settings. It all worked fine. However, when I got to the Google Account sign in page, it gave me the "couldn't establish a reliable connection to the server" error message. I followed every single tutorial I could find online as to how to solve this. None of them worked. Eventually, I re-rooted it (using VRoot) and managed to download an apk of ES file explorer and locate the hosts file. This had one line that shouldn't have been there:
127.234.104.240 android.clients.google.com
From what I can make out, this is the address of google's sign in servers. So somehow (I suspect malware/dodgy rooting program?) my hosts file has been edited to stop me logging into google. Restoring the device does nothing, neither does unrooting/rerooting. When I open up the file in ES (when rooted) and edit out the bad lines, I can't save for some reason- I think the /system folder is write protected.
So I tried to make the /system folder writeable. I used the android sdk to do this (mount -o command) but this did not do anything. I downloaded the mount /system apk and installed that, it did not help either. I tried /pull and /push on the hosts file to edit it and send it back using the apk. I could successfully pull and edit it, but it would not let me push it back. I'm kind of stuck here. I can effectively not use my phone- I can't use most apps and can't download any, and have no other solutions up my sleeve. Any ideas?
Thanks a lot,
Louis
(PS I hope I've posted correctly, I'm a n00b to this website )
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After trying for a few weeks now, I've still had no success. One idea has come to me though- installing a rom. Would downloading a custom ROM change my hosts file? Also, if so, could anyone recommend one that is similar to default android? One last idea that I've got at the moment is sonehow completely wiping the hard drive of the phone and reinstalling androud on it, though I have no idea whether that is even possible, and if so, how to do it. I would really appreciate some help here!
Thanks again,
Louis
After reading, I can only talk as one who knows less than you.
Let me say this from the start.
Root=/= unlock bootloader
Find a way to unlock boot loader first, with a Google search.
Use fastboot to flash a recovery (.IMG) made for your phone. fastboot is something like adb.
Let's just say that that is more complicated than rooting. It gave me a headache at first.
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Pertaining to your problem, how about a reflash of the system image?
The official lg mobile support tool may help you with this.
Search for your phone model on the lg support page, look under manuals and downloads, then under software update.
J2270A said:
After reading, I can only talk as one who knows less than you.
Let me say this from the start.
Root=/= unlock bootloader
Find a way to unlock boot loader first, with a Google search.
Use fastboot to flash a recovery (.IMG) made for your phone. fastboot is something like adb.
Let's just say that that is more complicated than rooting. It gave me a headache at first.
_______/
Pertaining to your problem, how about a reflash of the system image?
The official lg mobile support tool may help you with this.
Search for your phone model on the lg support page, look under manuals and downloads, then under software update.
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I'm not entirely sure I understand you here, but I'll try. What would unlocking the bootloader do to my phone? Would it enable r/w on the system folder? Also, what is a reflash of the system image? How would I do that?
I'll try these things if I can, but would still appreciate help.
Look around on http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Basic_concepts?
It should give you some info in flashing and unlocking.
It can give people quite a headache, with all those terms.
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As for the part under the line, I'm talking about a restoring of the phone to the default state via official methods.
Instructions would be given by the official support programme.
J2270A said:
Look around on [I can't post urls yet ]
It should give you some info in flashing and unlocking.
It can give people quite a headache, with all those terms.
________
As for the part under the line, I'm talking about a restoring of the phone to the default state via official methods.
Instructions would be given by the official support programme.
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Ok, so from what I can work out, cyanogen does not support my device. Would doing it for a similar device work? Are there any ROMs that support my device?
under the line, restoring the phone via the official ways actually just wipes the user data, not including the HOSTS file which is what I need to wipe. What I really need it is basically a ROM that completely wipes my phone and reinstalls some version of android.
Any other ideas?
While there may not be official support for a phone for a custom ROM, you may be able to find unofficial ports/versions if you search for it in the forums.
From what I know, a system reinstall via official methods wipes data and almost everything else, then downloads from its servers system files to be installed to the phone. At least, my phone was reverted to a stock ROM when I restored it after using a custom ROM. It may be different for some, but generally, this is what I think.
Important: only use a ROM made for your device model only, do not use the ones made for a similar phone, the small differences are no longer small in this case and will cause a system error(?)
Generally, once you have successfully unlocked boot loader using a method for your phone, the instructions afterwards are generally the same for all phones. You'll be able to get better answers in the threads specifically for your phone, so try to look for one and look for the already tried methods,
Here's one:
<You'll need to quote to copy link>
Louietheflyisme said:
Hello everyone,
I use an LG Optimus L4 II (e445). I rooted it but then decided I had too much on it and decided to restore to factory settings. It all worked fine. However, when I got to the Google Account sign in page, it gave me the "couldn't establish a reliable connection to the server" error message. I followed every single tutorial I could find online as to how to solve this. None of them worked. Eventually, I re-rooted it (using VRoot) and managed to download an apk of ES file explorer and locate the hosts file. This had one line that shouldn't have been there:
127.234.104.240 android.clients.google.com
From what I can make out, this is the address of google's sign in servers. So somehow (I suspect malware/dodgy rooting program?) my hosts file has been edited to stop me logging into google. Restoring the device does nothing, neither does unrooting/rerooting. When I open up the file in ES (when rooted) and edit out the bad lines, I can't save for some reason- I think the /system folder is write protected.
So I tried to make the /system folder writeable. I used the android sdk to do this (mount -o command) but this did not do anything. I downloaded the mount /system apk and installed that, it did not help either. I tried /pull and /push on the hosts file to edit it and send it back using the apk. I could successfully pull and edit it, but it would not let me push it back. I'm kind of stuck here. I can effectively not use my phone- I can't use most apps and can't download any, and have no other solutions up my sleeve. Any ideas?
Thanks a lot,
Louis
(PS I hope I've posted correctly, I'm a n00b to this website )
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Well, the same problem persists on my phone as well. Whenever I change the hosts file by removing the additional line, it saves but after some time it comes again and I have to remove it again and again!
Ish Takkar said:
Well, the same problem persists on my phone as well. Whenever I change the hosts file by removing the additional line, it saves but after some time it comes again and I have to remove it again and again!
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I have this problem with my S3 and I always delete the "hosts" file! I should find witch process make this file!!
Hi all,
to make it plain and short: I messed up.
I have a GT-S5830i which I unrooted according to the Sticky Note in the forum, installed CWM Recovery and then 'installed from ZIP' a CM9_cooperve_Beta_05.zip that I found in one of the posts in the forum. The installation went on without error message but since then the phone does not make it beyond the initial screen "Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i". I can start recovery mode and Download mode. In reovery mode I can format cache, data, sdcard, sd-ext but *not* system. Error Message: "E: format_volume: make_ext4fs failed on /dev/block/st19"
I have tried already several methods according to the forum, e.g.
1) 'install from ZIP' older Cyanogenmod
2) the tool ext4_formatter.zip
3) re-flash with ODIN with several tar-ROMs, all failed. Odin finds the phone (since I start Odin as Admin now), but after I hit 'start' it tries to establish a connection to the phone and ends after a while with 'Failed'
I'm basically lost now, don't know what else to do. Any advise is appreciated (it's my mom's phone, she is getting impatient )
Thx, cheers!
Xala
Hi @xalarsk , So you can't format your /system partition , which is required for installation of your rom ,, you need to try this method from here mate . Follow my instruction from the line @post#4 :"1. Download one of the newest ,,," to the end of the post and please do not use CM9 beta , because it is unstable and will wreak havoc with your system eventually . ( either cm7 or cm11 is the place you should go for CyanogenMod experience for cooperVe device ).
If you fail at any level please give us your logcat ( error massage ) for better support for your Odin process you mentioned .
Cygwin not working
Hi @ehsanotaku,
thank you for your quick reply, it's appreciated!
Unfortunately I couldn't get cygwin to install all necessary packets. The ZIP-test always failed. I have a Linux system running (Linux Mint 17) though, and hope that might help. In the meantime I tried to download the already split packages as described in another of your forum posts, but the website provides only exe-files instead of zip-files. Is there another location to download them?
#UPDATE: It seems there is a SplitFUS2 version for linux somewhere but couldn't find links to download. Anybody can help? I'll also PM Doky73
Cheers, Holger
xalarsk said:
Hi @ehsanotaku,
thank you for your quick reply, it's appreciated!
Unfortunately I couldn't get cygwin to install all necessary packets. The ZIP-test always failed. I have a Linux system running (Linux Mint 17) though, and hope that might help. In the meantime I tried to download the already split packages as described in another of your forum posts, but the website provides only exe-files instead of zip-files. Is there another location to download them?
#UPDATE: It seems there is a SplitFUS2 version for linux somewhere but couldn't find links to download. Anybody can help? I'll also PM Doky73
Cheers, Holger
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Cygwin was meant for windows platform to get the native Linux environment/command line you already got there . You can create a virtual instance of the windows 7 inside virtualbox or any kind of apps you are preferring such as Vmware/Parallel etc etc to get the job done .
Splitfus2 only supports windows platform as far as i know mate,,, either vitalization as i said or the pre-made zip package ( which is clearly not .exe file ,, push the download now and get yourself a descent downland manager,, tested and zip packaged delivered ) from here is the feasible approach for your problem .
Ok, had all the files ready, just the Boot loader <DefaultCalDataWithBoot_S5830iXXLB1_REV00.tar.rar seems to be broken. I downloaded the link provided in your post #8 several times with several download managers, also uses 7-zip and several online unrar services..result always the same: The archive is broken. Is that possible? Would you mind to check yourself?
xalarsk said:
Ok, had all the files ready, just the Boot loader <DefaultCalDataWithBoot_S5830iXXLB1_REV00.tar.rar seems to be broken. I downloaded the link provided in your post #8 several times with several download managers, also uses 7-zip and several online unrar services..result always the same: The archive is broken. Is that possible? Would you mind to check yourself?
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Another fellow had similar issue with my attachment that was corrected here @ post#27
Unbricked, SD card not recognized
Update: Phone has been unbricked, many thanks for that!
Currently I have still issues with the external SD card, which also holds the ZIP files. Phone won't recognize it, not even format it properly. Still working on that.
Cheers, Xala
xalarsk said:
Update: Phone has been unbricked, many thanks for that!
Currently I have still issues with the external SD card, which also holds the ZIP files. Phone won't recognize it, not even format it properly. Still working on that.
Cheers, Xala
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Mostly this happened because of the bug inside CM9 beta you used . Study this topic mate i troubleshooted while ago for a sample of the symptoms external SD card would show after unstable ICS usage .
Also as an alternative to the method i instructed there , you can format/Re-partition your SD card by putting it inside card reader and using app such as free MiniTool Partition Wizard "Gparted" tool for Linux users Or "iPartiton" for Mac users etc etc ,, to get the job done . You can find several tutorials inside XDA for this matter mate.
Phone works with CM7.2, can I upgrade to CM9?
Hi again,
first of all, props to @ehsanotaku, I will hit the 'Thanks' buttons.
Now, this is a bit beyond the topic, but I'd like to ask anyway for recommendations of CM9 roms. The one I picked from a post inside this forum bricked my phone and made me start this thread, I don't want to go down this road again. So I'd be glad for any recommendation of a stable ROM that will put my phone beyond Android 4.0.
Cheers again,
Xala
So i have a similar issue. I used to have CM11 installed, but i figured thats too slow for me. Then i went back to stock rom (XXMJ2) which works fine. But now i have a problem.
Everytime i want to flash a stock based or cm7 based rom on my phone, it gets messed up. Today i wanted to flash this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-ace/s5830i-develop/cm-7-2-kitkat-smart-r2-t3075267
i naturally downloaded clockwork mod recovery (5.0.2.6) and tried to flash it. Flashing was done pretty quickly (10 seconds or so) and when i rebooted, i obviously got stuck at sammy logo. Now booting back to the recovery (first e3 then cwm) i got bunch of error about partritions not being able to be mounted (happens the same if i want to manually mout them or format them)...
So, what to do ?
I have a suspicion, that flashing CM11 and the latest cwm recovery for it somehow messed up partritions.
hojnikb said:
So i have a similar issue. I used to have CM11 installed, but i figured thats too slow for me. Then i went back to stock rom (XXMJ2) which works fine. But now i have a problem.
Everytime i want to flash a stock based or cm7 based rom on my phone, it gets messed up. Today i wanted to flash this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-ace/s5830i-develop/cm-7-2-kitkat-smart-r2-t3075267
i naturally downloaded clockwork mod recovery (5.0.2.6) and tried to flash it. Flashing was done pretty quickly (10 seconds or so) and when i rebooted, i obviously got stuck at sammy logo. Now booting back to the recovery (first e3 then cwm) i got bunch of error about partritions not being able to be mounted (happens the same if i want to manually mout them or format them)...
So, what to do ?
I have a suspicion, that flashing CM11 and the latest cwm recovery for it somehow messed up partritions.
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ok not going to excruciating details of symptoms and explaining all of your errors for now just please read my advice @ post2 of this topic and follow the procedures accordingly and finished it with formatter tools and cm7 instructions you will find there ., after that you can install Kitkat Smart R2 like you are coming from another CM7 build instruction . btw some problem regarding super user privileges and play store 492-498 infamous bug was reported for this fairly new development .
Hi,
I've been trying to find a custom recovery for the new Asus Tinkerboard, which is based on a RK3288 chipset, running Android 6.0.1, so I can install zip files from sdcard etc.
The generic CWM 6.0.5.1 by @Oma7144 *almost* works, but it usually hangs after saying can't open /dev/block/...../misc (no such file or directory).
The one time it got past this it gave me the menu option for reboot/install zip etc, but I couldn't move up and down the menu with my USB-attached keyboard.
Does anyone know if there's a later build, or a tinkerboard-specific one anywhere?
Thanks,
Iain
iainfm said:
Hi,
I've been trying to find a custom recovery for the new Asus Tinkerboard, which is based on a RK3288 chipset, running Android 6.0.1, so I can install zip files from sdcard etc.
The generic CWM 6.0.5.1 by @Oma7144 *almost* works, but it usually hangs after saying can't open /dev/block/...../misc (no such file or directory).
The one time it got past this it gave me the menu option for reboot/install zip etc, but I couldn't move up and down the menu with my USB-attached keyboard.
Does anyone know if there's a later build, or a tinkerboard-specific one anywhere?
Thanks,
Iain
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Hey lain,
Did you solved your problem till now?
i think the big problem is that the Tinker board is not so popolar at the moment and you see this specialy on xda that there are not much to find about it.
I have the TB too and i am actually very active at the Tinker board community Forum but also there are not much solutions for some things i need or want for example bluetooth functions to use it as a headset.
But try your luck there and ask your question.
Greets
Check out TWRP Builder
iainfm said:
Hi,
I've been trying to find a custom recovery for the new Asus Tinkerboard, which is based on a RK3288 chipset, running Android 6.0.1, so I can install zip files from sdcard etc.
The generic CWM 6.0.5.1 by @Oma7144 *almost* works, but it usually hangs after saying can't open /dev/block/...../misc (no such file or directory).
The one time it got past this it gave me the menu option for reboot/install zip etc, but I couldn't move up and down the menu with my USB-attached keyboard.
Does anyone know if there's a later build, or a tinkerboard-specific one anywhere?
Thanks,
Iain
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They already compiled a working I'm going of TWRP and it can be downloaded thru the site or app. Heads up thou, I have a TB S with 7.1.2 and it would not work, just bootlooped or wouldn't return to recovery at all. Let me know if that works for you, the img number is 630 I believe, just follow the instructions, I already rooted and installed play on mine before doing this
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They already compiled a working I'm going of TWRP and it can be downloaded thru the site or app. Heads up thou, I have a TB S with 7.1.2 and it would not work, just bootlooped or wouldn't return to recovery at all. Let me know if that works for you, the img number is 630 I believe, just follow the instructions, I already rooted and installed play on mine before doing this
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had same issue, not sure if mine is s or not, i think it's just the regular TB.
the port poorly ported or it's just intentional anti-leech. if you look in the fstab files, you'll see it...
honestly, the best way would be to port it by yourself. i'm gonna try doing that sometime this month, no guarantees though
Hello.
I was forced to reinstall firmware due to phone issues.
Now I'm again with root and TWRP.
Firmware is on nougat, version c900b300 but many files are missing.
In particular, themes cannot be applied even if I can download them.
I followed a procedure suggested for the Mate 8 but with no results.
Is someone able to help me?
I think this is not a post for q&a section.
Otherwise please move it.
Thanks.
Ah, even the ringtones folder is empty, but this is not a big issue...
Try these 2 methods
1 - https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/help/solved-huawei-gr5-2017-honor-6x-problem-t3606037
2 - https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/help/theme-issue-5-0-upgrade-t3579812/page2
First method pushed FM spk in data folder, I rebooted but no FM radio app shows up.
Regarding second method, Google drive file doesn't exist.
I hope to be able to install Oreo when available through TWRP.
Now I don't have the updater and I'm not receiving ota update from Huawei. Unfortunately I'm stuck with March security updates
Dammit, I'm out of ideas at the moment. Plus, i didn't knew that even updater was missing... You wanna try with an apk of mine extracted?
of course mate.
Now I'm more relaxed, as I understand that is better just playing with this phone. I'm not gonna put job related files anymore in, so if something happens, I can recover easily.
Baaaaaaaaad phone...
Ah, sorry if I forgot to mention that I miss A LOT of file. Basically all the crapware like Health or Huawei related bullshits, updater, ringtones, themes are not installing. Cannot even load a different wallpaper.
But I have nougat base and patches till March.
Better than nothing!
Ringtones= thank you Zedge to exist!
Themes= amen, I can live with it
Diamantes said:
Ah, sorry if I forgot to mention that I miss A LOT of file. Basically all the crapware like Health or Huawei related bullshits, updater, ringtones, themes are not installing. Cannot even load a different wallpaper.
But I have nougat base and patches till March.
Better than nothing!
Ringtones= thank you Zedge to exist!
Themes= amen, I can live with it
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For Huawei bloatware it's surely a positive thing if you don't care, since that those results "well" radicated into system and aren't easy to remove. For all the rest, looks like you are on a firmware build that was created to another build, and so causes various incompatibilities... But it's the worst case that i saw, except bricking related cases maybe a rebranding to an other variant, with the flash of another firmware could solve at least the missing apps issue. Anyway, i uploaded the updater apk; after all i don't think it'll works sincerely neither making it a system app with apps or modules like systemizer, if all those issues are present already... But in the worst case here, you'll just get an install failure due to an apk version that doesn't match your first, initial build. Try for fun, i would say.
Thank you for the tips.
Even if I read on this forum (honor in general) many different opinions regarding how to flash a Rom with twrp...and sometimes even with dload method.
I mean: it seems to me that with twrp is compulsory to flash the zip with "PV" only, even if many disagree
With dload, unzip the folder and better to put all the files, not only the .app one inside...
Am I right?
By the way, the updater apk should be put inside what folder? Of course it cannot be installed normally (file corrupted)
You can use apps like Link2SD, but if the file looks corrupt (had this problem too when i accidentally deleted compass app time ago) it means that doesn't matches your build number. You could try by installing a version that matches your actual build.
Diamantes said:
Thank you for the tips.
Even if I read on this forum (honor in general) many different opinions regarding how to flash a Rom with twrp...and sometimes even with dload method.
I mean: it seems to me that with twrp is compulsory to flash the zip with "PV" only, even if many disagree
With dload, unzip the folder and better to put all the files, not only the .app one inside...
Am I right?
By the way, the updater apk should be put inside what folder? Of course it cannot be installed normally (file corrupted)
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Yes, with dload method, you need to flash all files available in zip to get everything working, i tries this and everything worked for me without anything missing.
For flashing zip, yes it is PV files that can be flashed via Twrp
The problem, as far as I know, is that now Huawei stopped releasing ROM files and even the .ru website now will have problems to collect files...
Diamantes said:
The problem, as far as I know, is that now Huawei stopped releasing ROM files and even the .ru website now will have problems to collect files...
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They are still getting it. Not sure how
Solution
Hey, i have had the same Problem with the theme changer - found this solution which just take 1 minute
Themes:
- I downloaded the Huawei Tool from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/development/tool-srk-tool-huawei-bootloader-root-t3470823
- enable USB-Debugging connect your phone to the PC and start the tool
- choose "7" for utilities
- after that choose "12. Install /data/hw_init (Mate8,P9,P9 Plus)" and confirm
- after reboot the theme change will work again!
Will it work on honor 6x? The hw data is only for p9 ,isnt it?
starkeeper2018 said:
Hey, i have had the same Problem with the theme changer - found this solution which just take 1 minute
Themes:
- I downloaded the Huawei Tool from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/development/tool-srk-tool-huawei-bootloader-root-t3470823
- enable USB-Debugging connect your phone to the PC and start the tool
- choose "7" for utilities
- after that choose "12. Install /data/hw_init (Mate8,P9,P9 Plus)" and confirm
- after reboot the theme change will work again!
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Will it work on honor 6x..the hw data is showing only for honor p9 ,etc but not 6x
My phone so far:
SM-A320FL with the current stock Android 8.0 DBT. Flashed with Odin3.
Magisk 18.1 thx topjohnwu
[*]Xposed 90 beta 3 thx rovo89
Xposed systemless over Magisk module "Xposed Framework"
TWRP 3.2.3 for SM-A320 thx McFy
First of all I am not able to make a backup within TWRP. Seems to be a problem of Magisk.
I also encountered the following problem which I found a solution for:
After every reboot all of the paired Bluetooth devices are lost. I had to pair them again. Pretty annoying, especially the pairing with my car.
After searching around I found the solution within a Xposed thread, which I adapted to my phone.
There are two ways to solve this problem.
You lose all of your saved Wifi passwords and you need to pair all Bluetooth devices again.
First Method:
Go into Magisk and look for the module:
libsecure_storage companion for rooted Samsung devices
Follow the instructions that are given with the module. It works fine with my SM-A320FL.
Second Method:
First of all you need ROOT access and a root explorer (e.g. ES File Explorer) on your phone. You also lose all of your saved Wifi passwords.
Every time you do something on your phone make a BACKUP
Download the file at the bottom
Extract the Zip file to your hard drive
Copy the extracted system folder to your SD card
Copy the four files (2x libsecure_storage.so and 2x libsecure_storage_jni.so) within the subfolders (lib and lib64) to their respectable positions. The folders lib and lib64 are found in the systems folder on your phone. I didn't need to override any files.
Add the following line at the bottom of the build.prop file (system folder):
Code:
ro.securestorage.support=false
Reboot
Now the paired Bluetooth devices should stay paired.
I had to delete all Wifi connections and enter the password again to get them going. That's because the Wifi passwords are stored encrypted.
simple_s said:
My phone so far:
SM-A320FL with the current stock Android 8.0 DBT rom. Flashed with Odin3.
Magisk 16.4 thx topjohnwu
Xposed 90 beta 3 thx rovo89
TWRP 3.2.1 for SM-A320 thx McFy
First of all I am not able to make a backup within TWRP. Seems to be a problem of Magisk.
I also encountered the following problem which I found a solution for:
After every reboot all of the paired Bluetooth devices are lost. I had to pair them again. Pretty annoying, especially the pairing with my car.
After searching around I found the solution within a Xposed thread, which I adapted to my phone.
To solve the problem I did the following steps:
First of all you need ROOT access to your phone. You also lose all of your saved Wifi passwords.
Every time you do something on your phone make a BACKUP
Download the file at the bottom
Extract the Zip file to your hard drive
Copy the extracted system folder to your SD card
Copy the four files (2x libsecure_storage.so and 2x libsecure_storage_jni.so) within the subfolders (lib and lib64) to their respectable positions. The folders lib and lib64 are found in the systems folder on your phone. I didn't need to override any files.
Add the following line at the bottom of the build.prop file (system folder):
Code:
ro.securestorage.support=false
Reboot
Now the paired Bluetooth devices should stay paired.
I had to delete all Wifi connections and enter the password again to get them going. This is because the Wifi passwords are stored encrypted.
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cool, i mean nice fix...working also on s9+
thx for this
Working here too!
Galaxy S9 with Magisk root.
Installed Xposed v90-beta3 yesterday, problem that BT connections were gone. Also WIFI passwords were incorrect. Not a problem that I had to re-enter WIFI passwords, but BT connections were gone each (re)boot.
This fixed the problem.
Thnx!
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Thanks works for my S9
Ok, I noticed that you said \system\lib and \system\lib64
And no overwrite is required because they don't exist...
That's because the files are actually in \system\vendor\lib and \system\vendor\lib64
The question is...
As you mentioned, no overwrite while on github says place them in their respective location... Which path is the right path...
I used Vendor, before I found this thread...
Because I simply searched for the file name...
Dante63 said:
Ok, I noticed that you said \system\lib and \system\lib64
And no overwrite is required because they don't exist...
That's because the files are actually in \system\vendor\lib and \system\vendor\lib64
The question is...
As you mentioned, no overwrite while on github says place them in their respective location... Which path is the right path...
I used Vendor, before I found this thread...
Because I simply searched for the file name...
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I put the files in system / lib
And but pairing stays now
Alex-V said:
I put the files in system / lib
And but pairing stays now
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Same, pairings stay for system vendor lib...
Maybe as long it's lib, doesn't matter which one ?
Deleting WIFI Passwords is not mandatory (at least for me). I had to reinstall Xposed and clear Cache (not Dalvik/ART) in order to get it working again. Without reinstalling Xposed and clearing cache the lib files got deleted every reboot.
Thanks.
For S7e with Oreo, beside forgetting paired devices on every bluetooth off/on, enabling bluetooth took noticeably longer time.
Placing libs in /system/lib and /system/lib64 did not work (build.prop edited, of course), placing them in /system/vendor/lib and /system/vendor/lib64 helped.
Is there a way to avoid replacing the files? On the xposed issue page (https://github.com/rovo89/Xposed/issues/294) ahronshor mentions backing up /data/system/secure_storage/com.android.bluetooth/, and then copying it back in place. Maybe that's the way to go, provided you are before rooting a freshly installed original firmware.
Another thing. I have flashed a new firmware (G935FXXS3ERKE), then flashed TWRP back even before rebooting. Then booted to TWRP and installed "remove encryption.zip", SuperSU and xposed, and finally booted the system (for the first time after update).
Bluetooth works now, on new firmware's original libraries and build.prop (btw, .so files are identical with previous G935FXXS3ERJ2, build.prop has just dates and versions changed). Off/on, restart - paired devices stay where they should, bluetooth enable time as usual.
Maybe the libsecure_storage.so patch (jnl was not modified at all) was to stop trying to read encrypted bluetooth data and to create an unencrypted container. It seems once the Bluetooth data file on /data is unencrypted, original code manages it correctly.
Thanks! Works on Note 9 Oreo 8.1
Reporting this solved my problems on J7 2017 with Oreo 8.1. Magisk 18 and Xposed. Thanks.
simple_s said:
First of all I am not able to make a backup within TWRP. Seems to be a problem of Magisk.
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How did you solve the backup problem? I also can't make backup. It gives me some error.
The BT problem is solved. Note 9.
There is a magisk module that can do the trick without need to xposed.
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
is there a way to fix the issue on stock 8.0 (last update december 2018 patch) without rooting?
It happens to me during last month...
thanks!
Ninolina said:
How did you solve the backup problem? I also can't make backup. It gives me some error.
The BT problem is solved. Note 9.
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I couldn't solve it.
iltoffa said:
is there a way to fix the issue on stock 8.0 (last update december 2018 patch) without rooting?
It happens to me during last month...
thanks!
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I don't think so.
I added new informations to the guide.
Apparently there is a Magisk module for some phones who does the same thing. You find it in Magisk under
libsecure_storage companion for rooted Samsung devices
It works perfect on my SM-A320FL.
My personal solution has been to remove IFTTT which was installed. From that, no disconnections found at all