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[Q] Open .sbu bypass Kies

Hello
Some days ago my Galaxy S got stolen, but I made a full backup a week back.
Now my problem is to open the .sbu files, since Kies wont open em, without a android device connected to the computer, it seems.
I have tried to search google and samsungs site for information,with no result.
Does anyone know an alternative way to open the .sbu files so I get the most important backup'ed up data back, such as contacts and images?
Thanks.

No one who has a clue? I really need the informations in the backup file.. its weird u cant open it without a phone connected to the computer :S

In my opinion, this is just one more place where samsung is a bit **** (pardon my french). Same happened to me. I backed up my Galaxy S last week, and this weekend it was lost/stolen. Now I'm stuck with some .sbu files that won't open. I want to avoid having to reverse engineer those damn .sbu files, but hope is fading.
I've just called Samsung Support, and the dude on the phone apologetically explained that it's only possible to restore this information to a new Samsung phone, there's no other tool to extract the information from these files. I told him this was pretty useless, and he agreed.
In addition, I fear the backups are pretty incomplete, and I think a lot of stuff won't be restored.
I hope someone reads my samsung review and buys something other than a samsung, to be honest. Just my way of getting back at them for wasting a lot of my time.

I had this problem, because I changed the firmware to CyanogenMod and did not want to change back.
As I could not find any program to do this (only this or similar threads), I wrote small "program" (targetted for my self) to extract contacts (VCard data) from SBU file. It actually does not extract the file just finds VCard start and end tags, and writes VCard items into file (or files). This generated VCard-file can be used to import contacts to phone.
I only needed the contacts, so this "program" is not capable extracting anything else. It should not be hard trick to extract the file as it seems to be somekind of uncompressed archive file with UTF-16 encoding.
To execute the program you need Java JDK as the attached package contains only the source file. Detailled compile and execution instructions inside the file.
Hopefully this helps someone.

Thanks!! took me awhile to figure out, but it did what it was supposed to do!

donstylez said:
Thanks!! took me awhile to figure out, but it did what it was supposed to do!
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Can you please explain what you did? I downloaded JDK, but still don't know how to open it...

Me too please.

What a coincidence, the last version of kies gives you the opportunity to recover backups although you have a not supported firmware, see where to download it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278347

Eureka!
I found that running Kies Restore does a seemingly complete .sbu file extraction to a temporary directory such as:
C:\Users\{LogonName}\Documents\samsung\Kies\sbu\temp\{NumberID}\{Files Extracted}
One can copy the files one seeks from there.
I hope this helps some people!
It is a shame this is such a crummy part of the Samsung Galaxy S2 Experience that is not user friendly, is not efficient, and does not work well enough.

dcnqw said:
I found that running Kies Restore does a seemingly complete .sbu file extraction to a temporary directory such as:
C:\Users\{LogonName}\Documents\samsung\Kies\sbu\temp\{NumberID}\{Files Extracted}
One can copy the files one seeks from there.
I hope this helps some people!
It is a shame this is such a crummy part of the Samsung Galaxy S2 Experience that is not user friendly, is not efficient, and does not work well enough.
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Thanks for the brilliant tip! Managed to get my media files out from the .sbu
I backed up using kies, after restoring, the media files were missing. Sigh..
Another disappointed(a little bit) S2 user.
Thanks again!

Hey I got a .sbu file from a backup from a Samsung Galaxy S, and I would like to extract the files from the .sbu file, and I dont got a phone to restore it on to.

dcnqw said:
I found that running Kies Restore does a seemingly complete .sbu file extraction to a temporary directory such as:
C:\Users\{LogonName}\Documents\samsung\Kies\sbu\temp\{NumberID}\{Files Extracted}
One can copy the files one seeks from there.
I hope this helps some people!
It is a shame this is such a crummy part of the Samsung Galaxy S2 Experience that is not user friendly, is not efficient, and does not work well enough.
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Awesome! Thanks heaps. A colleague made a full backup (310MB) but the restore only extracts 10KB contacts onto his Galaxy S. We used this trick to save all his photos, and apparently his marriage

Hello,
I also encountered an problem with an i9100 while I backuped it when the phone has 2.3.3 version and after I upgrade it to 2.3.5 I can't make restore to it
I also take a look into the the temporary folder and I saw all the informations but the phonebook is in bk extension exactly like this: 'phonebook.bk'
How can I restore this contacts?
Thanks!

Very nice little program!! I finally got my contacts back! If you have any further findings in how to open the .sbu file, please share them with everybody!!

armomurha said:
I had this problem, because I changed the firmware to CyanogenMod and did not want to change back.
As I could not find any program to do this (only this or similar threads), I wrote small "program" (targetted for my self) to extract contacts (VCard data) from SBU file. It actually does not extract the file just finds VCard start and end tags, and writes VCard items into file (or files). This generated VCard-file can be used to import contacts to phone.
I only needed the contacts, so this "program" is not capable extracting anything else. It should not be hard trick to extract the file as it seems to be somekind of uncompressed archive file with UTF-16 encoding.
To execute the program you need Java JDK as the attached package contains only the source file. Detailled compile and execution instructions inside the file.
Hopefully this helps someone.
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Thanks, you only ever posted this but it just helped me.
Fantastic effort.

dose anyone know how to get sms back? i went to skyicecream sandwhich and it wont put back my texts or anything besides contacts and music

Help with the java program
Anyone who isnt sure how to use the brilliant little program for extracting Vcards here is a tutorial I found.
mobilecon.info/restore-data-inside-sbu-file-using-kies.html

Unable to use Kies Restore
dcnqw said:
I found that running Kies Restore does a seemingly complete .sbu file extraction to a temporary directory such as:
C:\Users\{LogonName}\Documents\samsung\Kies\sbu\temp\{NumberID}\{Files Extracted}
One can copy the files one seeks from there.
I hope this helps some people!
It is a shame this is such a crummy part of the Samsung Galaxy S2 Experience that is not user friendly, is not efficient, and does not work well enough.
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Apologies for sounding noob, but how can I run "Kies Restore"? My phone has gone for repairs and I need to get contacts out of the .sbu file. I am running Kies version 2.1.1.11124_17 and it does not give any "Restore" option, unless a phone is connected. Can someone help? Should I try an older/specific version of Kies?

Just use the application in this thread.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

does anyone know if the newer versions of kies fixes this?
2.1-2.2
thanks

[MOD] BUNKER BUSTER DTR [Updated: 15Oct2011]

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See Post 2 for important info on DTR's and my advice on using them. See Post 3 for DTR downloads. See Post 4 for the Instructions and tools you need to make your own DTR!
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CHANGE LOG:
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[B]15Oct2011:[/B]
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Added instructions and files for creating a DTR

Bunker Buster DTR Info​
Please note that this method will break Mobile Networks in the settings menu. You will still be able to kill Data with a widget or other method though. There is a supposed fix for this and I'll try to research it and implement an update as soon as I can. Maybe, lol
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1. What does this do?
This modifies the services.jar file located in system/framework, that allows you to have an un-throttled data access. You don't have to worry about modifying anything yourself.
2. Will this make my Data faster?
In some cases, YES. This has NO effect on actual phone signal. This only takes the throttle off, so you can download, or play games and not have to worry about it hitting a certain peak and lagging from that point on.
3. If I flash this, will it break my phone?
Sort-of. This will cause Force Closes when you try to select Mobile Network in Settings. Thats the only thing you should notice. I'm working on a work around for this. For now you can still kill Data with a widget or any other sort-of alternative way you want to. This should not physically harm your phone though.
4. Will this work on any ROM?
Yes. This is not based off a particular ROM, and can be used with ANY HTC Droid Incredible ROM. ALTHOUGH If you're Dev has made changes to the services.jar file, this could wipe those changes out. If you are unsure, ask your dev. In any case you may send me your services.jar and I will look at it for you.
5. Do I have to be rooted?
Yes. In order to be able to flash this, you are going to need to have root with CWM3.X Recovery. This uses edify scripting.
6. Does this effect data cap?
No, this mod only effects throttling. You may still be charged data cap overage even if your using this mod.
7. My personal favorite: Does it work or is it placebo?
I have used this several times. For me it does seem to work. I do not have internet at my house and so I have to tether with my phone. I use about 4-12GB of Data a month. Netflix, Xbox Live, Roming, music and everything else. While using this my Data moves as normal. Without this mod my Data usually only crawls. So if you ask me Yes it does work.
IMPORTANT ADVICE ON USING A DTR​
Through my own personal use of DTR's, I have found that the best time to flash a DTR is right after you do a fresh install of your Rom.
Here is what I normally do:
1. Place my Rom on my SD Card along with my DTR.
2. Reboot into CWM Recovery.
3. Wipe everything that is supposed to be wiped.
4. Flash my Rom.
5. REBOOT THE PHONE.
6. QUICKLY set up my phone.
This part is important!!!
7. Go into Settings/Wireless & networks/Mobile Networks.
8. I usually set my data to always connected and data roaming on. You can do whatever you need to right here. But keep in mind once you flash the DTR you will not be able to access this menu! Thats why its important to do it now!
9. Reboot into CWM Recovery.
10. Flash the DTR and reboot the phone.
Rule of thumb is to do all of this as quickly as possible. The reason why is because as soon as you boot your phone, your phone will start syncing. Its syncing your contacts and other stuff as well. Some of that other stuff also includes where you are on your usage of your data plan. If it detects that you are over limit it will then activate the throttle process. A little more on this. This DTR does not actually REMOVE the throttle per say. It simply removes the files that the phone system uses to BUILD the throttle. Without the needed throttle files the phone won't be able to set up the throttle which in turn means you will be running at full network data speed. Now do you see why this is important to do this quickly?
So basically lets say, if you've been running a Rom for a few days and then you decide to flash a DTR...expecially if you've noticed your data slowing down, it's already to late. You might as well do a FULL wipe and follow my instructions above. Its the only way to regain your full Data speed again.
Hopefully this sheds a little light on how the phone side throttle works as well as the DTR.
NOTE: As much as I hate to say it, a DTR can never be able to stop a network side throttle. A DTR is only good for stopping the phone side throttle!

Bunker Buster DTR Downloads
-CyanogenMod-
CM 7.1 Download Here
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CM NIghtly 226 Download Here
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-Incredible GB OTA based Roms-
Official Incredible GB OTA Download Here
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-Stang Roms-
Hybrid Speed V7 Download Here
Bass 3D Download Here
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OMGB 1.2.2: Download Here
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Bunker Buster DTR DIY​
Hey guys, I made a complete package of everything you need to make your own DTR's. This one zip that I provide below contains everything that you need for both Windows and Linux. This way you don't have to go looking for everything you need everywhere.
First, download this zip and place it on your Desktop for now:
Bunker_Buster_DTR.zip
Next lets make sure your computer is set up and ready to make the DTR.
Unzip the Bunker_Buster_DTR.zip and have a look at its contents. You should see four folders and one zip file.
The names of the four folders and the one zip file are:
Linux smali 1.2.7
Linux smali 1.2.8
Windows smali 1.2.7
Windows smali 1.2.8
wildstang83_DTR_Flasher.zip
Do you see all of these? Good, lets continue with setting up your computer!
First decide what version you want to use. smali 1.2.7 is obviously older but I've never had an issue with it, so I would recommend using it. The smali 1.2.8 is newer and you shouldn't have issues making a DTR with it, but as a Dev I have personally ran into situations doing other things building Roms where it didn't work properly for me so I had to fall back on 1.2.7. Just tossing that out there...
Obviously if your on Windows you'll want to use the Windows version and visa versa for Linux.
Once you made your choice, open up your C:\ Drive. On Linux you would use your Home folder.
Open the folder of whatever version of smali you will be using. Inside that folder you will see two folders. One called smali and the other called baksmali. Drag those two folders into your C:\ Drive for Windows or home folder for Linux.
There, set up complete. Wasn't that easy?
Your now ready to make DTR's!
Next, find the Rom you want to make a DTR for.
NOTE: I use 7Zip for everything I do so I'll use it for the following instructions. For Linux, the default zip application is fine. It doesn't hurt to have the 7Zip add on for it though
Once you have the Rom just place it on your Desktop. Right click it and choose 7Zip/Open Archive. Linux: Just double click the Rom. I suppose you could do the same in Windows if 7Zip is set as your default .zip program
You will see a folder called system. Open that folder and you will see another folder called framework. Open that folder as well. Look for a file called services.jar. Just simply drag and drop that file to your Desktop. You can go ahead and close that Rom zip.
Now, do the same thing for that services.jar file. Just open archive it and look for a file called classes.dex. Is your C:\ Drive still open? Good! open that baksmali folder. Drag and drop that classes.dex file into the baksmali folder. Do you see that file in the baksmali folder called Decompile? Good, double click that.
NOTE: In the Linux version only, you may have to right click that Decompile file and set the permissions to allow to run as a program!
In the event that my Decompile file isn't working for you, you can manually run these commands;
For Windows:
Code:
cd C:\baksmali [Press the enter/return key]
java -Xmx512M -jar baksmali.jar -o classes/ classes.dex [Press the enter/return key]
For Linux:
Code:
cd ~/baksmali [Press the enter/return key]
java -Xmx512M -jar baksmali.jar -o classes/ classes.dex [Press the enter/return key]
If all has went well, there will be a new folder in the baksmali folder called classes. Open that folder all the way up like this: classes\com\android\server. Inside that server folder scroll all the way down and look for the 7 files that start with Throttle. Delete those 7 files. MAKE SURE YOU ONLY DELETE THOSE SEVEN THROTTLE FILES! Next back all the way out to that baksmali folder again. Now drag that classes folder into the smali folder. This is where we recompile the classes folder into the new classes.dex. So guess what we do now! Thats right, double click that Compile file!
NOTE: In Linux you may have to right click that Compile file and set the permissions to allow to run as a program!
In the event that my Compile file isn't working for you, you can manually run these commands;
For Windows:
Code:
cd C:\smali [Press the enter/return key]
java -Xmx512M -jar smali.jar -o classes.dex classes/ [Press the enter/return key]
For Linux:
Code:
cd ~/smali [Press the enter/return key]
java -Xmx512M -jar smali.jar -o classes.dex classes/ [Press the enter/return key]
If all has went well, there will be a new file in that smali folder called classes.dex. Is your services.jar still open? Cool just drag and drop the new classes.dex into your services.jar, over writing the old classes.dex.
Good job! All the hard stuff is done. Now all that is left to do is get your new throttle remover onto your phone. That's where that super awesome wildstang83_DTR_Flasher.zip comes in. Just open that zip up to system/framework and drop in your new services.jar. Drop that flasher zip on your SD Card, reboot into Clockwork Mod Recovery and flash just like a Rom. Reboot your phone when that's done. Enjoy your new found ability of avoiding that mean throttle!

wildstang83 said:
★BUNKER BUSTER REVERSER★​
Coming Soon!
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Cool thanks, wow did you reset your page? was going to check and see response on a DTR removel to stock and everything is gone.lol

rlacrossjr said:
Cool thanks, wow did you reset your page? was going to check and see response on a DTR removel to stock and everything is gone.lol
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Yea, I'm trying to get geared up for the dtr removers, so I kinda had to expand. The only way that I could do that was to move to a new thread and capture a couple of replies after so I could.
Once I get my post situated I'll start getting up the removers.

Don't know if this will help you with CM Nightly DTR/removal. I used from this site until I went to gingersense/MIUI. http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3736.0
Also not to big of a deal but wanted to download your DTR for MIUI, but the way they are listed the XDA app will not let you click and download.

rlacrossjr said:
Don't know if this will help you with CM Nightly DTR/removal. I used from this site until I went to gingersense/MIUI. http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3736.0
Also not to big of a deal but wanted to download your DTR for MIUI, but the way they are listed the XDA app will not let you click and download.
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Um... I don't know about that. I just tested it and works for me on xda premium.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA Premium App
EDIT: just tested it again. Heres what i had to do to get it to download. Click DOWNLOAD HERE on my thread, it opens the browser, then use the optical joystick to click the link. I couldnt get it to work by pressing it with my finger. Hope that makes since.
Also I am familiar with thebroken. he is one of my inspirations for this project as well.

Must be cause I'm on free version.did hold press oj control nothing
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Must be cause I'm on free version.did hold press oj control nothing
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Oh wow it is. I just tested again and in the free version it does block links. That's crazy.
Sent from my Optimized Inc using XDA App

Any chance of getting the latest MIUI DTR out? Going to sit on that update until I can get your patch
Thanks!

grimez said:
Any chance of getting the latest MIUI DTR out? Going to sit on that update until I can get your patch
Thanks!
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MIUI 1.6.17 is ready!

Hey people, I may be slowing down just a little on ★BUNKER BUSTER DTR★
I'll still be pushing out updates so don't worry though. I'm just picking up on a new project with a friend of mine, newtoroot. If my new project goes well and I'm sure it will... I want to say a HUUUUGE thank you to newtoroot for taking the time to work with me and to break down the instructions I need Barney style, lol. Seriously people, this guy is awesome. The best. Go check his stuff out when you get a chance.

Hey Wild whats going on bro, cant wait to play with your new joint venture!! In the mean time quick question... Does the new Uber kingdom RLS0.5 use the same DTR as all the others or am i going to have to wait for a release of a new one ?
Thanks

o0 DIDDY 0o said:
Hey Wild whats going on bro, cant wait to play with your new joint venture!! In the mean time quick question... Does the new Uber kingdom RLS0.5 use the same DTR as all the others or am i going to have to wait for a release of a new one ?
Thanks
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Hey Diddy, were still good on uber.
Yea can't wait to see the damn thing boot myself. Working with newtoroot and joelz to get the issues fixed. So I'm sure with there help my new "v i s i o n" will be great. Those guys have been awesome with helping me out so far.

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Hey Diddy, were still good on uber.
Yea can't wait to see the damn thing boot myself. Working with newtoroot and joelz to get the issues fixed. So I'm sure with there help my new "v i s i o n" will be great. Those guys have been awesome with helping me out so far.
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Thats awesome! Its those 2 I keep switching between. Top notch work in my opinion, you couldn't find better teachers. Good luck, let me know if there is anything i can help you out with!

o0 DIDDY 0o said:
Thats awesome! Its those 2 I keep switching between. Top notch work in my opinion, you couldn't find better teachers. Good luck, let me know if there is anything i can help you out with!
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Might let you test if you want. I finally got boot this morning at 1:47am. I have a couple more issues to get worked out before that though.

wildstang83 said:
Might let you test if you want. I finally got boot this morning at 1:47am. I have a couple more issues to get worked out before that though.
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Yea, no problem. I could give it a test drive for ya and report back any issues i may encounter. lmk

SkyRaider4.1 added!

Upgraded to 1.6.17 last night, I'll upgrade this tonight.

[Q] Converting SPB to vcf or csv files / Importing SPB without Kies

Hello, guys, i recently backed up my contacts using Samsung Kies.
after that i flashed my galaxy with some stuff.
now. whenever i connect my galaxy it takes tons of time for Kies to load my galaxy and at the end it - when i try to import my contacts from the pc back to the galaxy it shows the error: "Stopped saving contacts to GT-I9000". also when i try to show my current contacts using Kies it says "Device not responding...".
So I thought - maybe I can convert the SPB file of the contacts to the vcf or to csv file and sync it with my gmail contacts?
I saw this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129091
but I cant seem to find any export to vcf file in Kies 2.0
Thanks in advanced,
Sorry for my bad English.
Din.

anyone? please.. i need this fast..

I too am having problems
I lost my phone ... and all I have is the Kies software on my PC and when you do not have a phone connected then you do not have option to export to .vcf ... so very annoying as I want to move my backed up contacts to an older phone till I can afford to buy a new smartphone. So what to do ?
Is there any way to convert kies .spb format to .vcf format? I have searched the forums and the solutions offered need the phone to be connected to Kies. The other solution something about spb2xml is for something else not kies .spb formatted files. Also this is not a clean solution.
HELP PLEASE !!!! I am very upset at being tied to SAMSUNG ... given this they will never get me to buy a smartphone from them again and any friend I have will also not purchase one! Open development platforms please !!!!!
If all else fails I will borrow a friend's samsung and do the conversion ... however why not allow an export to work without a phone attached to Kies ... really!!!
My questions again ... Is there any way to convert kies .spb format to .vcf format without having to plug in a phone using Kies? Please only tested solutions.

I have a similar issue. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347559
Any assistance would be appreciated.

amatesic said:
I lost my phone ... and all I have is the Kies software on my PC and when you do not have a phone connected then you do not have option to export to .vcf ... so very annoying as I want to move my backed up contacts to an older phone till I can afford to buy a new smartphone. So what to do ?
Is there any way to convert kies .spb format to .vcf format? I have searched the forums and the solutions offered need the phone to be connected to Kies. The other solution something about spb2xml is for something else not kies .spb formatted files. Also this is not a clean solution.
HELP PLEASE !!!! I am very upset at being tied to SAMSUNG ... given this they will never get me to buy a smartphone from them again and any friend I have will also not purchase one! Open development platforms please !!!!!
If all else fails I will borrow a friend's samsung and do the conversion ... however why not allow an export to work without a phone attached to Kies ... really!!!
My questions again ... Is there any way to convert kies .spb format to .vcf format without having to plug in a phone using Kies? Please only tested solutions.
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Open Kies
Open your saved spb file
Select all the contacts
Click SAVE
Select a location on your PC, create a directory called Contacts.
Browse to this directory and save the file using VCF as your file extension
Yes it doesn't give VCF as a file type option so just manually type it.
Check the directory and it should be full of vcf files.
Copy the directory to your Phone SD Card and import using contacts import.

It works just fine
All I did was follow the steps as describe, remane the extension to .cvf and its going to create as many VCF as U have as contacts....I put it inside my I9000B-ICS4.0.4 and that's it... easy as looks like....

[email protected] said:
All I did was follow the steps as describe, remane the extension to .cvf and its going to create as many VCF as U have as contacts....I put it inside my I9000B-ICS4.0.4 and that's it... easy as looks like....
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Glad it works for you
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Import contacts from SPB file without Kies Software
Hi ApriliaM3,
I exactly did the same set of instructions as directed by your forum post. But it doesnt seem to work.
My phone retailer, reflashed my phone with DarkyRom Extreme edition 10.2 Gingerbread. Due to this Samsung Kies wont recognize my phone.So i did all you have instructed including appending the manual file extension of vcf. while saving Kies contacts. This nicely created as many VCF files as there are contacts. However I get this error message "Reading of VCard data has failed. One or more files could not be read....."
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The individual VCF files are opening nicely including contact photos if any and favorites mark etc in Outlook, suggesting they are valid VCF files. Just that they wont be imported in my Phone's contacts. I tried the Android app 'Import Contacts' this also did not work. Is there any other way around it please. I have thousands of contacts and manually reentering is very difficult so I want to keep that as the final option.
Would highly appreciate your pointers please.
Cheers and thanks in advance. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S happily running on Froyo. This nightmare is since the upgrade to Gingerbread.
ApriliaM3 said:
Open Kies
Open your saved spb file
Select all the contacts
Click SAVE
Select a location on your PC, create a directory called Contacts.
Browse to this directory and save the file using VCF as your file extension
Yes it doesn't give VCF as a file type option so just manually type it.
Check the directory and it should be full of vcf files.
Copy the directory to your Phone SD Card and import using contacts import.
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guppeey said:
Hi ApriliaM3,
I exactly did the same set of instructions as directed by your forum post. But it doesnt seem to work.
My phone retailer, reflashed my phone with DarkyRom Extreme edition 10.2 Gingerbread. Due to this Samsung Kies wont recognize my phone.So i did all you have instructed including appending the manual file extension of vcf. while saving Kies contacts. This nicely created as many VCF files as there are contacts. However I get this error message "Reading of VCard data has failed. One or more files could not be read....."
The individual VCF files are opening nicely including contact photos if any and favorites mark etc in Outlook, suggesting they are valid VCF files. Just that they wont be imported in my Phone's contacts. I tried the Android app 'Import Contacts' this also did not work. Is there any other way around it please. I have thousands of contacts and manually reentering is very difficult so I want to keep that as the final option.
Would highly appreciate your pointers please.
Cheers and thanks in advance. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S happily running on Froyo. This nightmare is since the upgrade to Gingerbread.
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It looks a bit like SOME of your vcf contacts might be corrupted? Have you tried deleting the files reported in the error window and then re-import again?
SGSII GT-i9100 via Tapatalk

Thanks for the prompt reply ApriliaM3.
I did make couple of attempts making sure not to open the file after conversion fearing further format changes/collapses. Despite that no luck.
If VCF is an universally accepted standard, dont know why Samsung need to come up with their own spb format. Its too late to lament though.
Luckily i had a CSV of the same file too. Got it imported to Gmail that did a nasty job of putting everything as a comment/additional info. Also pictures of contacts lost. Google has imported them all with a label 'Imported<importdate>' So I am filtering the contacts by this label and rectifying the entries by putting them in the right fields and removing the label before saving. This way I know i am working with just the ones I had on my phone. On the upside, all phone contacts got into gmail. Which means I am safe in another disaster including losing the phone.
Its about a step short of totally re entering manually. but worked. Samsung/Android phones need to mature a lot.
Despite google, Android is still not as versatile as other Google products. Especially in a recovery situation like mine.
Wish Google made VCF mandatory for all vendors.
Anyway, thanks once again, ApriliaM3. Help much appreciated.
Cheers.
ApriliaM3 said:
It looks a bit like SOME of your vcf contacts might be corrupted? Have you tried deleting the files reported in the error window and then re-import again?
SGSII GT-i9100 via Tapatalk
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ApriliaM3 said:
It looks a bit like SOME of your vcf contacts might be corrupted? Have you tried deleting the files reported in the error window and then re-import again?
SGSII GT-i9100 via Tapatalk
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Not able to Unlock SPB kies file
I have created a backup of contacts using kies 2.0 from my samsung monte S5620 and set the password to open the contact file . But now when I am transferring the contacts back to my new phone samsung galaxy y duos GT S6102 phone its asking for the password and not accepting the password which I had given during contacts' backup creation.....Please help me to unlock this contact file. The contact file is in .spb format. :crying:

problem with kies
ApriliaM3 said:
Open Kies
Open your saved spb file
Select all the contacts
Click SAVE
Select a location on your PC, create a directory called Contacts.
Browse to this directory and save the file using VCF as your file extension
Yes it doesn't give VCF as a file type option so just manually type it.
Check the directory and it should be full of vcf files.
Copy the directory to your Phone SD Card and import using contacts import.
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I tried all this but my kies doesn't save anything to my folder I tried csv & vCard :crying:
Can I send you my spb & send me back a csv or vCard file please ?
thanks in advance

ApriliaM3 said:
Open Kies
Open your saved spb file
Select all the contacts
Click SAVE
Select a location on your PC, create a directory called Contacts.
Browse to this directory and save the file using VCF as your file extension
Yes it doesn't give VCF as a file type option so just manually type it.
Check the directory and it should be full of vcf files.
Copy the directory to your Phone SD Card and import using contacts import.
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work fine, thanks

Noobs guide to signing an APK with a Private Key

Noobs guide to signing an APK with a Private Key
Credit:
Tommytomatoe - For walking me through the setup/process/commands.
What you'll need to sign an APK.
SDK found here>> Java SDK
*For most users the java_ee_sdk-6u3-jdk7-windows.exe will be the one selected.
*After Install, restart your PC.
Next, open your command prompt
Type: cd C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin
*It highly likely, the jre1.6.... will be different. If it's close, then select it. I prefer to type cd c:\pro(pressing tab will automatically complete/find the remaining part of the directory)
If you're on Windows 7, the correct path is
Code:
c:\program files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01\bin
Creating your Private Key
Make sure you're in the directory stated above. We will now create a signed key. Below is an example of what we're going to do. I'll break it down in noob terms after.
Code:
keytool -genkey -v -keystore $KEYSTORE -alias $ALIAS -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
skin.keystore meaning
The part of the command that contains your information will be skin.keystore and 12215. The "skin" part of skin.keystore is your release key name. I named my skin because this key will be for all the Skins I upload to the market.
[Q] Do I need to have .keystore after my key name?
[A] Yes. It must look like: skin.keystore otherwise the command will not be complete.
12215 meaning
This is like a second password. Remember this, because it will be referenced when signing an APK. I used 12215. You can use johnsmith or anything else.
keytool -genkey -v -keystore skin.keystore -alias 12215 -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
Code:
keytool -genkey -v -keystore SAMPLE.keystore -alias SAMPLE -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
In the above my key is called "SAMPLE.keystore". Its alias (kind of like an additional password) is "SAMPLE". After you hit enter it will prompt for password. When you type it won't show up on screen (to protect your password)
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-Tommytomatoe
Here is an example of the above:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Keep in mind, if you don't remember your alias you won't be able to use your key
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-Tommytomatoe
**IMPORTANT
After you press enter to create the key, it will prompt you for a password. The program mask your password so others won't see it. So when you type it will appear as if no password is being entered.
Your key is stored in the directory you created it in. You won't need to find the file when signing an APK, because it's stored for you already. I'll go into detail of how to access your password in the next step.
How to sign an APK with the Private Key you created.
Anytime you sign an APK, you'll need to open command prompt then type:
Code:
cd c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_26\bin
*Keep in mind your jdk1.6.0... might be different than the above.
The following is an example of what you'll copy and paste into command prompt.
Code:
jarsigner -verbose -keystore skin.keystore -signedjar DRAG-DROP-RENAME-APK-NAME DRAG-DROP alias
In the above example, "DRAG-DROP-RENAME-APK-NAME" is telling you to drag your APK into the command prompt and to rename it. Example below.
You can see below my command prompt after I dragged and dropped my apk into cmd. I also deleted "DRAG-DROP alias" from the command line to make it easier to see the changes I'm doing.
After you drag and drop, rename your apk to "New-NOVSKIN1.apk", shown below.
Below you'll see, after I renamed the apk, I dragged and dropped the same apk from above into the command directory again. This time, we're not going to rename it. Instead, after you drop it a second time into command prompt, we're going to type our alias at the end. Pictured below:
**NOTE
The reason we drag and drop is to SAVE TIME. Tommytomatoe showed me this shortcut and it saves a ton of time from having to type everything out.
After entering this command, and executing it, the apk will now be signed. Congrats!

Do you still have the example pictures? This tutorial would help me no end but I'm struggling to make sense of it without any examples!! (newbie, I know!)

ffdiablos said:
Do you still have the example pictures? This tutorial would help me no end but I'm struggling to make sense of it without any examples!! (newbie, I know!)
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Sure bro. My old server went down so I'll need to reload them again. I'll get to it when I can. You can always pm me for help.
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That's great news, thanks for your help. I'm starting to find there are some very helpful people on this site!

I don't seem to be able to drag and drop the .apk into CMD. Not sure if I'm doing anything wrong. I'm running windows 7 if that helps at all. Other than that it was a very clear and helpful tutorial. Just stuck there...ya, i know, im a newb XD
Thanks
~Vrawr
Edit:I followed everything spot on up to that point. And as I drag the .apk into CMD there's the plus sign by the mouse to show that it can be added, but once I release it into CMD, it doesn't appear...hence my problem

rawrv42 said:
I don't seem to be able to drag and drop the .apk into CMD. Not sure if I'm doing anything wrong. I'm running windows 7 if that helps at all. Other than that it was a very clear and helpful tutorial. Just stuck there...ya, i know, im a newb XD
Thanks
~Vrawr
Edit:I followed everything spot on up to that point. And as I drag the .apk into CMD there's the plus sign by the mouse to show that it can be added, but once I release it into CMD, it doesn't appear...hence my problem
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I haven't a clue why that's happening. Maybe you don't have the latest jdk or sdk installed. I'm also running Windows Seven.
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raider3bravo said:
I haven't a clue why that's happening. Maybe you don't have the latest jdk or sdk installed. I'm also running Windows Seven.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
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I made sure I had the latest JDK installed several times. As for the SDK I downloaded the one you provided, the Java SDK. I am probably just going to redownload everything.
Thanks for your time,
Vrawr

okay, so i redownloaded everything and tried all over again. (i still couldnt drag in the app so i typed the directory in manually) and even with hours of effort, i ended with the message:
Error: Could not find or load main class sun.security.tools.Jarsigner
CMD doesnt close or anything, just that error appears...
Any ideas?
Thanks,
~Vrawr

rawrv42 said:
okay, so i redownloaded everything and tried all over again. (i still couldnt drag in the app so i typed the directory in manually) and even with hours of effort, i ended with the message:
Error: Could not find or load main class sun.security.tools.Jarsigner
CMD doesnt close or anything, just that error appears...
Any ideas?
Thanks,
~Vrawr
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That's complicated. I wish I knew an answer but I know enough to make me dangerous.

Thanks Raider, I had no idea about signing with private keys. Is this why certain Market Apps can't be decompiled?
Swyped from my Epic 4g Touch

I'm guessing certain apk's need a specific com.htc.resources.apk and framework-res.apk to be decompiled. For example, I can't decompile apk's/skins for Sense 3.5 without first having those apk's that signar needs to decompile. I hope that makes sense. Nice works on your themes. Check out my latest thread on my modified skin. It's the first of it's kind and was just released 5 minutes ago. No joke.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471529

raider3bravo said:
I'm guessing certain apk's need a specific com.htc.resources.apk and framework-res.apk to be decompiled. For example, I can't decompile apk's/skins for Sense 3.5 without first having those apk's that signar needs to decompile. I hope that makes sense. Nice works on your themes. Check out my latest thread on my modified skin. It's the first of it's kind and was just released 5 minutes ago. No joke.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471529
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Whoa man that is nice! I couldn't figure out how to get to the clock tabs, but I see you're hacking away at it lol
Awesome Work!
Swyped from my Epic 4g Touch

mpitcher225 said:
Whoa man that is nice! I couldn't figure out how to get to the clock tabs, but I see you're hacking away at it lol
Awesome Work!
Swyped from my Epic 4g Touch
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Thanks man. All you need to do is modify
0x00000bfd.dat.png
0x0000197f.dat.png
These are found in the m10 file inside the asset folder of your skin. Hope that helps and thanks.

raider3bravo said:
Thanks man. All you need to do is modify
0x00000bfd.dat.png
0x0000197f.dat.png
These are found in the m10 file inside the asset folder of your skin. Hope that helps and thanks.
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On 3.5? I did everything on my 2.1 & 3.0 skins and they work right. It's the 3.5 skins I don't know how to do
Swyped from my Epic 4g Touch

mpitcher225 said:
On 3.5? I did everything on my 2.1 & 3.0 skins and they work right. It's the 3.5 skins I don't know how to do
Swyped from my Epic 4g Touch
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That's easy. Just use an m10 file from Sense 3.0 and place it in a sense 3.5 asset folder. PM me and I'll send you my gmail for chat.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium

lol thanks for the heads up.
I didn't realize there were apps on the market that signed .apk on the phone. I did just that, signed with an app on the market on my phone. Worked like a charm. So many hours of my life wasted hahaha
Thanks again,
~Vrawr

rawrv42 said:
lol thanks for the heads up.
I didn't realize there were apps on the market that signed .apk on the phone. I did just that, signed with an app on the market on my phone. Worked like a charm. So many hours of my life wasted hahaha
Thanks again,
~Vrawr
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Ya but doesn't it just test sign it by using that market application. I don't think it actually uses a private key to sign it. This thread is for signing with a private key not signing using a test key.
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Signed and zipaligned my apk succesfully using this method but I keep getting this error when I try to upload to Google Play: "Google Play does not accept apks signed with certificates issued by Android team. Create a new certificate that is valid for at least 50 years.".
I'm lost....

12MaNy said:
Signed and zipaligned my apk succesfully using this method but I keep getting this error when I try to upload to Google Play: "Google Play does not accept apks signed with certificates issued by Android team. Create a new certificate that is valid for at least 50 years.".
I'm lost....
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50 years? That's funny if you ask me.

SevereDeceit said:
50 years? That's funny if you ask me.
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Yeah, it used to be 25 years....and I thought that was ridiculous. Kind of a bummer. I'd like to use this method to sign/zipalign because IMO, its easier than exporting with Eclipse.

[Q] Rooting my HTC one running 4.3 Android

Hey guys, I am very frustrated right now because I have been trying to root my phone for over 5 hours and have not gotten anywhere. This is my first time rooting, and I really would appreciate your guys knowledge and help. I have windows, and I have been reading and watching videos and downloading all kinds of things. I tried following the steps in htconeroot.com and I watched the whole video tutorial, and I couldn't even get the htc one root zip downloaded to my computer... Can someone please help me, I am completely lost. I feel like I have just been reading and trying things that are outdated and/or the links do not work anymore. Thank you very much, as I am in need right now and I would really like to get my phone rooted as soon as possible.
Thanks again!

Click the DIY guide in my sig and if you have questions post them here or PM

BD619 said:
Click the DIY guide in my sig and if you have questions post them here or PM
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Hey, thank you very much for helping out BD,
I am just learning all this stuff so sorry if I may not know what to do on very basic steps.
My first question is,
on step 5 on htcdev bootloader, it tells me to type in a command. I typed it and I got this, "fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
Sorry man, if you get me through this lol I promise I will get you some fine Costa Rican coffee! I want to get it done, I hope you can be here guiding me and I am very thankful!

Howdy,
You need to download all the drivers and add bundle. Which OS do you use on your computer? For the adb get it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
If you need any further assistance just tell and I can make a quick video for you.
Cheers
Sended for HTC One via XDA Premium App

Cr Stallion said:
Hey, thank you very much for helping out BD,
I am just learning all this stuff so sorry if I may not know what to do on very basic steps.
My first question is,
on step 5 on htcdev bootloader, it tells me to type in a command. I typed it and I got this, "fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
Sorry man, if you get me through this lol I promise I will get you some fine Costa Rican coffee! I want to get it done, I hope you can be here guiding me and I am very thankful!
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Open the cmd window from the folder with all the files that you downloaded

Download and install this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 and check the desktop shortcut in the setup. Run the new desktop shortcut and type commands there. Put the unlock token bin in the install folder. You can do this by right clicking the shortcut and clicking open file location and drag the token there.

All the files are under download, I went to the cmd window and typed download. Man, I have no idea how to do any of this stuff. I am completely new to all of this. I downloaded the files but then I don't even know if I am suppose to do anything with them...
I will restart again, as if I have not downloaded anything at all...
My first steps should be following the bootloader instructions on HTCdev, and at step 4 I download the files and then extract them to another folder. Then I should go hit start, type cmd. Click cmd, and type that stuff? That is what I did, where did I go wrong?

If you can wait for a bit I can make a video guide, if you wish? Just tell, cheers
Sended for HTC One via XDA Premium App

Cr Stallion said:
All the files are under download, I went to the cmd window and typed download. Man, I have no idea how to do any of this stuff. I am completely new to all of this. I downloaded the files but then I don't even know if I am suppose to do anything with them...
I will restart again, as if I have not downloaded anything at all...
My first steps should be following the bootloader instructions on HTCdev, and at step 4 I download the files and then extract them to another folder. Then I should go hit start, type cmd. Click cmd, and type that stuff? That is what I did, where did I go wrong?
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Unzip the folder all the files you need are inside
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Daichisan said:
If you can wait for a bit I can make a video guide, if you wish? Just tell, cheers
Sended for HTC One via XDA Premium App
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There are 2 videos posted in my guide

BD619 said:
Unzip the folder all the files you need are inside
---------- Post added at 08:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:11 PM ----------
There are 2 videos posted in my guide
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I really appreciate you guys on not giving up on me, BD should I download the root files before doing anything else?
Also, since I feel like an idiot about this stuff. Because everyone seems to have no problems and I can't even unzip a file or open a command. I had to google to even know what unzipping a file meant.
Is there any files I should have on my computer prior to attempting to download anything else in the guide? Also, should I just make a folder and name it something like androidroot, and then whenever I download a file, copy it to the desktop and try to open it?

Cr Stallion said:
I really appreciate you guys on not giving up on me, BD should I download the root files before doing anything else?
Also, since I feel like an idiot about this stuff. Because everyone seems to have no problems and I can't even unzip a file or open a command. I had to google to even know what unzipping a file meant.
Is there any files I should have on my computer prior to attempting to download anything else in the guide? Also, should I just make a folder and name it something like androidroot, and then whenever I download a file, copy it to the desktop and try to open it?
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Yes download the root files everything you need is inside

Hey guys, I have gotten past all that other stuff and I just got my unlock pin code on my email, I ran into a problem saving it. Whenever I tried to save it, i get a message saying windows can't open the file that it needs to know what program to use to open the file? What should I do in this part, and sorry about my questions before, I just had to read more and explore the links you provided, before I started watching the video link I was trying to follow every step on htcdev

Cr Stallion said:
Hey guys, I have gotten past all that other stuff and I just got my unlock pin code on my email, I ran into a problem saving it. Whenever I tried to save it, i get a message saying windows can't open the file that it needs to know what program to use to open the file? What should I do in this part, and sorry about my questions before, I just had to read more and explore the links you provided, before I started watching the video link I was trying to follow every step on htcdev
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It's been a while but I think you just right click the .bin and select save as and save it to the root files folder

BD619 said:
It's been a while but I think you just right click the .bin and select save as and save it to the root files folder
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It askes me to use a program to open the file with, the guy on the video is able to just save it with no problem on his desktop then move it to the root file. Whenever it gives me options to manually select the program I can choose to open the bin and I click the root folder, the options of programs it gives me are th HTC driver, fastboot, cmd, another folder saying stock recovery and boot images, and adb?
I have no clue, it doesn't give me an option to just save it to the desktop like how the guy in the vid did. Plus it says windows can't open the file and it asks me to search the web for a program to open the file or to just open the file with an already installed program, I just dont know what program to choose.
Thanks for sticking with me, really appreciate it.

Cr Stallion said:
It askes me to use a program to open the file with, the guy on the video is able to just save it with no problem on his desktop then move it to the root file. Whenever it gives me options to manually select the program I can choose to open the bin and I click the root folder, the options of programs it gives me are th HTC driver, fastboot, cmd, another folder saying stock recovery and boot images, and adb?
I have no clue, it doesn't give me an option to just save it to the desktop like how the guy in the vid did. Plus it says windows can't open the file and it asks me to search the web for a program to open the file or to just open the file with an already installed program, I just dont know what program to choose.
Thanks for sticking with me, really appreciate it.
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Are you right clicking the .bin?
If you left click it will try to open.

BD619 said:
Are you right clicking the .bin?
If you left click it will try to open.
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Yeah I did both, the problem is it doesn't give me an option to save as because its on my email (gmail.) I'm using firefox webbrowser, the only options I have is to hit the download arrow or show in drive. If I right click it, the options are
back, forward, bookmark this page or save page as, background image. Just the regular options.

Cr Stallion said:
Yeah I did both, the problem is it doesn't give me an option to save as because its on my email (gmail.) I'm using firefox webbrowser, the only options I have is to hit the download arrow or show in drive. If I right click it, the options are
back, forward, bookmark this page or save page as, background image. Just the regular options.
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Ok choose download then find it in the downloads folder and copy and paste it to the root files folder

BD619 said:
Ok choose download then find it in the downloads folder and copy and paste it to the root files folder
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Haha I am so happy right now, that worked. Thank you, now to root it and do the recovery part

OKay, ran into another problem just now.
Whenever I open the cmd on the root folder, and type in adb reboot boot loader, it gave me a message saying device offline?
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device offline
thats exactly what happened

Cr Stallion said:
OKay, ran into another problem just now.
Whenever I open the cmd on the root folder, and type in adb reboot boot loader, it gave me a message saying device offline?
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device offline
thats exactly what happened
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Ok go into setting/about/software/more and tap the build number 7 times it will enable developer options
then go to settings/dev options and UNcheck then re-check USB Debugging you will now get a popup on your phone with an RSA number check the box that says always allow from this PC and hit OK.
Your device should show as device rather then offline