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I have had a htc g1 t mobile in 100% working condition for a long period of time. a month ago i rooted the phone ( and i was successful), downgraded the phone to rc29 and tried to put the hero firm ware into my phone. in the process of trying to put the new firm ware i came across some difficulties and now, as what they say "bricked" my phone. immediately as this happened i was able to reach such screens as holding the end key and the camera key landing upon a white page with some options. not having much knowledge i played around with it and now my phone is completely unresponsive. all it will do is start up and stay on the g1 spalsh home screen and only when i take out the battery will it shut of. holding down any certain keys together does not seem to help. i have also given my phone to such companies as SN traders who were unsuccessful in repairing it as they said " they could not identify the problem". perhaps they never really tried. but the point is, i want my phone to work again. do you have any suggestions as to what i may do to bring my phone back to life or perhaps suggest a place to go to that will repair it for a fee. Please help . thanks in advance
arbab01 said:
I have had a htc g1 t mobile in 100% working condition for a long period of time. a month ago i rooted the phone ( and i was successful), downgraded the phone to rc29 and tried to put the hero firm ware into my phone. in the process of trying to put the new firm ware i came across some difficulties and now, as what they say "bricked" my phone. immediately as this happened i was able to reach such screens as holding the end key and the camera key landing upon a white page with some options. not having much knowledge i played around with it and now my phone is completely unresponsive. all it will do is start up and stay on the g1 spalsh home screen and only when i take out the battery will it shut of. holding down any certain keys together does not seem to help. i have also given my phone to such companies as SN traders who were unsuccessful in repairing it as they said " they could not identify the problem". perhaps they never really tried. but the point is, i want my phone to work again. do you have any suggestions as to what i may do to bring my phone back to life or perhaps suggest a place to go to that will repair it for a fee. Please help . thanks in advance
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wronggggg forum, http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=507 go there
Victim is definitely the wrong term to use in your case. This is exactly why the Devs put a disclaimer up reccomending you don't try this unless you are confident in what you are attempting to do.
At the end of the day, it's your hardware and your choice whether or not you choose to tinker with such things. As a side note, if you were able to get a screen with some options on it, you were probably able to reflash at that point but decided to "mess around" with it instead of coming here for solid info.
Sorry for your loss.
move/lock/delete!!!!
(if you start a new thread in the Q & A section, i'll be glad to assist
hey thanks for the criticism. if you dont know a way to help dont bother posting. and as for the title, its mainly just a tool for attracting people to this thread
wow... because this has to do with development.... LOCK and Block~~~
arbab01, perhaps you misunderstood.
this part of the forum is for development. There is a wonderful Q & A section that experienced g1 users such as myself tend to frequent (yes it is nice to help people out every once and a while).
Also, its part of the rules.
arbab01 said:
hey thanks for the criticism. if you dont know a way to help dont bother posting. and as for the title, its mainly just a tool for attracting people to this thread
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You're a moron. If you try to "attract" people to this thread with a misleading title, people will simply use their back button when they realize they've been duped. No one in their right mind is going to help you if you try to trick them into it. How stupid are you?
POST IN THE RIGHT SECTION, SERIOUSLY.
Mods: Ban the Noobs who cant use search or google.
To noob: buy a 20 dollar phone or go back to stock cause you are not tech savy enough to own/mess around with a g1. Also look for local colleges that teach a course on "googling"
now for the advice: you bricked your phone. its useless now. you are screwed. see above message.
jirafa said:
wronggggg forum, http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=507 go there
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google xda wrong forum haha
Results 1 - 9 of about 70,300 for xda wrong forum. (0.32 seconds)
damn noobs
In before lock-down!
no but ya i know ya moms is hahA
Holy crap guys. How rude can you be. Just help the guy out or kindly press the back button. Maybe the topic will die on page 2 but you guys keep bumping it with your mighty "NOOB LOCK BAN" replies. Does it make you feel superior? I bet this guy never posts here again.
i'll guess you have held camera and pressed home to go into the bootloader again?
if you have try and put the DREAIMG.img file on another sdcard and try again. if not, go for the deductible, it's cheaper than a new phone right now
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Holy crap guys. How rude can you be. Just help the guy out or kindly press the back button. Maybe the topic will die on page 2 but you guys keep bumping it with your mighty "NOOB LOCK BAN" replies. Does it make you feel superior? I bet this guy never posts here again.
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I actually used to do one or the other -- helping out or pressing back -- but it's getting ridiculous. If some guy is strolling along the grass with a "DO NOT WALK" sign in plain sight, is it really necessary to carry him off or ignore it? No. You yell at him so he gets the hell off himself and doesn't make that mistake again. And hopefully, spectators will see that such behavior will not be tolerated of them, either.
This is supposed to be a development section. Besides, XDA has too many users dragging it down as is. If this guy never posts here again, great, one less problem.
I cant believe this thread is still open..
and i hope he never posts again
If you can't boot in to the bootloader (camera + power) or the recovery menu (home + power) then it's dead. The only way to fix it is to replace the motherboard, but I doubt you'll be able to get a third party to do that for you. If you have a contract with tmo, go in to the store and act dumb, just say that that's what the phone does after you updated it. They should give you a replacement. If not, enjoy your paper weight.
Seriously guys, even if someone posts in the wrong section you might aswell help. But I'm sure it's much more satisfying to throw a hissy-fit >.>
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If you can't boot in to the bootloader (camera + power) or the recovery menu (home + power) then it's dead. The only way to fix it is to replace the motherboard, but I doubt you'll be able to get a third party to do that for you. If you have a contract with tmo, go in to the store and act dumb, just say that that's what the phone does after you updated it. They should give you a replacement. If not, enjoy your paper weight.
Seriously guys, even if someone posts in the wrong section you might aswell help. But I'm sure it's much more satisfying to throw a hissy-fit >.>
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thanks for ur sincere reponse. unfortuantly i got this phone from a local person here in ontario who i suppose brought it down from states. Would u know how to replace a mother board or any one who does and how much would it cost?
waaahhhhh...
FOLLOW FORUM RULES AND YOU WONT GET FLAMED. Its easy. All you do when you press the back button, or "just answer their question" is enable people to not do **** on their own and reinstate the fact they dont have to follow the rules. I'm sure we all haven't spent all of our time following the rules to watch someone else get away with completely disregarding them, right?
Besides, if this guy was REALLY trying to fix his phone it wouldnt have taken him a day to get back to anyone...and now its a "mother board" issue? He's wasting our time...
there's a post for a how-to for replacing a motherboard in this forum already....does this guy know where the search button is? He even includes how much you should expect to pay/best way to find one!
i feel bad when people brick their device, but you are a victim of yourself
Hello there dear people! I just ordered my first smartphone, LG. I am FULLY newbie in Smartphones and I have almost no clue 'bout anything relating to them to be honest. All I know is that I have there Android 2.3.4 and the phone will arrive to me in next few days. I did some research and there are some questions that I'd like to ask.
A) I heard that camera in this phone is very bad, but mainly when you do research 'bout this phone you read two years old threads. When I came to your forum and checked the thread with 'best photos you took with LG' I was happy again. The question is how to get a good camera quality? Not like the old photos that I've seen which are REALLY bad.
B) I don't even know what ICS, Kernel, ROMS or anything is. I don't know which Android is best/newest and which to choose/ how to install. I'd really love to get some explanations from you that will help not only me, but many confused people starting their smartphone adventure. So...
C) I heard that battery life of this phone is fully unacceptable, but again, it was two years ago. What about now?
Having said that, I heard that this phone gets a totally new life with right software so if you could please just write me what's best to have this phone with:
Good camera quality,
Decent battery life,
Good audio on headphones.
I just realized that I don't tend to play so many games on phones and I might have bought a gaming phone, when what I really need is good photos, Internet, audio and battery.
Thank you for any answers in advance, I know that the subject must be probably very huge (like asking about Laptop software, windows etc.), but there must be some kind of default things making this phone better, and I want to install it as soon as I get the phone. :highfive:
Alright, here's my advice: stay with the stock ROM for some time. Yeah, I know it sounds crazy, but that'll help you understand the difference between LG's software and, for example, Cyanogenmod (CM).
Also, try not to ask questions that might be obvious to the most seasoned users. Instead, use the Search function - a lot. That will save you time and you will learn a lot in the process.
Experiment. Our 2X is quite hard to "brick", so if anything goes wrong you can always get back on business by flashing a stock ROM. So, don't be afraid to try stuff by yourself - even if it means screwing up your device every now and then. That'll teach you how to use the recovery, how to use Smartflash, NVFlash, etc.
Stop by the Development forum and read the stickies. Tonyp's Baseband thread is a must read. The other stickies might be a bit outdated, but I believe they're still worth a read.
Again, and I want to remark this, use the Search.
I'm aware that most of what I've said is not probably related to what you asked, but since you're a new smartphone user I believe these tips will be helpful for you.
Stay stock for a while, lurk the forums, read a lot!
Experienced users already know this but we have lots of new people who come in ready to flash anything and everything. Here are a few pointers to keep yourself out of trouble:
1) You CAN break your new toy and turn it into a $500 paperweight. This is referred to as "bricking" your device. There are hard bricks and soft bricks. Soft bricks are recoverable with the right knowledge. This is usually something like a bootloop or being stuck at the Samsung splash screen. If your device will boot to atleast the Samsung splash screen or recovery but no further, you are most likely soft bricked. Be patient. Seek help and get it solved. Don't start just randomly trying things as you could turn that soft brick hard. A hard brick usually means you have a black screen and no further. Although this is not as easy to do as it used to be, it is still possible and royally sucks if it happens to you. (Guide to un-"soft bricking" your tablet - http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/to-event-soft-brick-disaster-t2838473).
2) Check the firmware version being used by the developer against the proper firmware for your device. Make sure they match. If in doubt ask the developer. Some countries firmware are not compatible with other countries and can brick you.
3) There are 4 terms you want to know and understand - rom, kernel, recovery and firmware. Do your research and understand what these mean. Google is your friend. Don't ask the developer to explain them. This is your due diligence and your responsibility before joining the discussion.
4) If you are new please show some humility in the development thread. Give feedback ("this isn't working for me"), don't criticize ("this is rubbish!"), stay OT (on topic) and don't get into flame wars (playground arguments) with other users. If someone insults you report it and forget it. The mods will delete the offending comment and your ego will remain intact. If you simply must respond to the other user use private messaging. While the argument may be important to you no one else cares. And for gods sake, PLEASE read the OP (original post) thoroughly before asking questions. If the thread is well established there is a good chance your question has already been answered. Before asking do a keyword search. There are no stupid questions but repetitive ones annoy the locals.
5) Ask politely, never demand and NEVER be snarky or sarcastic. After you type your post reread it and ask yourself, could someone find this insulting? If the answer is yes, retype it. If someone helps you, hit the Thanks button.
6) Please, if you go into a thread for a Touchwiz rom, don't say, "wow, I wish this was CM", or "what we really need is AOSP". This is offensive to the developer and you are hijacking the thread. You wouldn't tell your girlfriend you'd rather be dating her sister - don't insinuate the developer's work is not good enough. If you want the developer to work on your behalf with a CM or AOSP rom, ask them directly in a private message so their thread doesn't get sidetracked.
7) Before flashing a new rom, ALWAYS do a Nandroid Backup of your current setup. That way if things go badly you can easily restore what you have. Don't be lazy. Do the Nandroid and give it a unique name so you know what it is later. These can be big. Clear out older ones once they are no longer useful.
8) In addition to a Nandroid backup do a full backup of your personal and system apps using a quality paid backup product like Titanium (don't be cheap, time is money and this will save you plenty). This will allow you to restore all of your apps with a click. In addition you can restore any system apps the dev may have "debloated" but which you still want. Remember, one man's bloat is another man's essential resource.
9) Be cautious, take your time and have a good experience. Roms can be awesome but they can also be trouble. Eyes wide open.
Thanks everybody
Thanks that was really nice of you to lay all that out. I would have been really grateful to have all that info in one place back when I was new to the XDA scene.
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Very well put together for sure
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Thanks. Had a few hairy moments with being stuck but thankfully home, volume down and power got me out of them.
So many new roms now. Pretty exciting. Make sure to double check those firmware numbers before flashing folks.
Great thread
im just waiting for T805 Rom lol only rom for T700
Thx for Word of WARNING.
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Thx for Word of WARNING.
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Yes. Many new people don't understand what a serious risky business flashing roms and kernels can be.
PLEASE HELP ME! my phone is "rooted" with 3 third-party apps my BF installed!
I noticed that my nexus 6 was acting funny, and since my boyfriend purchased this phone for me- he set the entire thing up. The day it arrived, he plugged my phone into his laptop and started typing away at what looked like a black screen and a boxy white font with a bunch of rom codes etc(at this point, i was totally clueless and oblivious to what he was doing)...
Then, he would sporadically bring up specific texts that i had sent, and at times would randomly pinpoint specific addresses and times and asked me about them(mind you, they were my friends homes) which left me to wonder "how the hell did he even know about that text or specific location unless my phone is hacked??"
so, i took my phone to a specialist who confirmed that my phone was rooted with a custom ROM along with 3 third-party apps "kernel adiutor", "pure nexus", and "xda labs".
Once i called tech support for my phone, they said they couldn't help me because they're third party apps that are not legal to use in the first place.
long story short, his mom confirmed recently that he in fact has my phone hacked. can somebody please give me insight on the apps he installed and the purpose they serve?? what kind of access/capabilities does he have now that my phone is rooted even if i restore my phone???
Kernel Auditor Xda labs and pure nexus are not phone hacking apps Xda lab is app by xda community and Kernel Auditor is for tweaking the kernel and i think Pure Nexus is a Custom Rom for the Nexus
If you want to get rid of this you can ask service centre to flash Stock Rom of Nexus phone
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Download a factory image from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Follow the instructions on the webpage. Doing this will wipe your phone and put it back to 100% stock.
Also lol @ this:
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Once i called tech support for my phone, they said they couldn't help me because they're third party apps that are not legal to use in the first place.
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You have a very *very* serious problem.
As khanboyz007 says, the apps you mention are entirely pukka, totally normal, nothing suspicious.
But...
If you can't trust your boyfriend so much that you have to post for help from anonymous strangers, then your problem is far deeper than your Nexus 6. From the technical side of your description, he's done nothing at all wrong, but from reading between the lines you don't trust him, and *that's* a dealbreaker.
Why are you asking us instead of him? Give him a chance to explain. Maybe there's nothing more sinister than you (clearly without any technical knowledge... sorry...) don't have your phone password-protected and he's just looked at your texts - in itself a breach of trust, but still not justifying posting in a public forum to strangers.
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You have a very *very* serious problem.
As khanboyz007 says, the apps you mention are entirely pukka, totally normal, nothing suspicious.
But...
If you can't trust your boyfriend so much that you have to post for help from anonymous strangers, then your problem is far deeper than your Nexus 6. From the technical side of your description, he's done nothing at all wrong, but from reading between the lines you don't trust him, and *that's* a dealbreaker.
Why are you asking us instead of him? Give him a chance to explain. Maybe there's nothing more sinister than you (clearly without any technical knowledge... sorry...) don't have your phone password-protected and he's just looked at your texts - in itself a breach of trust, but still not justifying posting in a public forum to strangers.
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I wouldnt say that at all. If he can tell where she has been and what text she is sending then he installed one of the many monitor apps onto her phone which is illegal.
My advise would be to completely wipe your device. Flash a stock rom and dont let him touch your device.
As for your personal life no one can or has any right to say anything about that. Do what you think is best.
If he knows the locations you've been at its possible he has your google+ share location set where it's shared with him. Or possibly he had set up an email for you on it and is signing into it to track your location. As far as the apps you mentioned they are %100 percent legal, most carrier don't know anything about rooting or custom Roms and will not give you adequate advice. But as they said, you can just flash the stock image, make your own Gmail to sign in or make sure to change your Gmail password. After you do make sure that that you put a password on your device that he doesn't know.
"then he installed one of the many monitor apps onto her phone"
Isn't that what I said...? No trust. This isn't in any way a technical question - it's about their relationship.
And since I've seen your many posts here over the years I know you've got a fair amount of life experience, in which case I can assume that you know of Occam's Razor - the simplest explanation is likely to be the correct one, and the simplest explanation here is not that he's installed a monitoring app but is simply looking at the phone. I stand by my comments.
"no one can or has any right to say anything about that"
Yes, I agree, it would be none of my business - *if* she hadn't asked for my advice (as well as yours).
If she has so little trust in her partner, and has asked for advice (technical or otherwise), then the answer has to be "Look very carefully at your relationship".
(P.S. To avoid the inevitable "sexist" comments, yes, I've assumed it's a female poster, but I'm aware that there are alternatives).
To be honest I think it might be a moot point as he is most likely part of this forum and has seen this post.
Then he's got the message...
Or this is just a prank. Like I'm getting private messages from people who haven't even posted yet to fix their phones.
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Or this is just a prank.
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Yes, that same thought had occurred to me. I give the benefit of the doubt unless there's a clear sign that it's a joke, and this one does come close to the edge...
A lot of effort for a not-funny joke though. It would be good if the OP provides some feedback - I do get very fed up with people asking for advice, which is given maybe by half a dozen people who have taken the time and trouble to provide it, only for the OP to vanish into the ether without so much as a "thank you" button press.
Step one, flash the phone back to stock using the links provided eariler posts.
Step two, dump the loser - he is too controlling, and this will never change...
Now that the personal advice has been given, let's bring this thread back to troubleshooting device issues, not relationship issues . Thanks for your cooperation.
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.... my boyfriend purchased this phone for me- he set the entire thing up.
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Your friend has set up your phone the same way as he should do for himself.
There nothing wrong with rooting and the apps you mentioned.
My idea is that ask him very friendly to flash the latest official stock Rom.
Tell him that you prefer the official rom of Google.
Because you want official support when there is something wrong. And you don't need root acces because you only use 'normal' apps.
As everything there are disadvantages.
A rooted phone allows you to install layers. That makes it possible to choose dark themes. And that's important when you need a better battery life.
I Bet he's using Cerberus. Go into your settings>apps, select to include system apps. You'll be looking for a app name: system framework. If you see this He is tracking you using Ceberus, . This app/service is pretty awesome. I was able to track my phone down, see the texts sent, turn the mic on and listen to where my phone was at. .
Like everyone said flash a new rom. clean slate. Then dump dude, there should be no need for that crap.
Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
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I noticed that my nexus 6 was acting funny, and since my boyfriend purchased this phone for me- he set the entire thing up. The day it arrived, he plugged my phone into his laptop and started typing away at what looked like a black screen and a boxy white font with a bunch of rom codes etc(at this point, i was totally clueless and oblivious to what he was doing)...
Then, he would sporadically bring up specific texts that i had sent, and at times would randomly pinpoint specific addresses and times and asked me about them(mind you, they were my friends homes) which left me to wonder "how the hell did he even know about that text or specific location unless my phone is hacked??"
so, i took my phone to a specialist who confirmed that my phone was rooted with a custom ROM along with 3 third-party apps "kernel adiutor", "pure nexus", and "xda labs".
Once i called tech support for my phone, they said they couldn't help me because they're third party apps that are not legal to use in the first place.
long story short, his mom confirmed recently that he in fact has my phone hacked. can somebody please give me insight on the apps he installed and the purpose they serve?? what kind of access/capabilities does he have now that my phone is rooted even if i restore my phone???
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to me, a "specialist", it sounds like he did you a favor, by rooting your device, and adding apps that you will need to control your own phone. your "own" i say because otherwise you are just using someone elses device, that you happened to pay for with your money. so, instead of posting a pissy thread, id do a little more research on how to control your own phone, and then tell him thank you.
oh, btw, just because the apps arent from the play store, it does not make them illegal to use, at all. you can use whatever app you want, from wherever you want, LEGALLY.
I'm coming round to istperson's point of view - this thread is beginning to look more and more like an elaborate pointless hoax, and not a very funny one.
There are far too many of these threads where people ask a question and then disappear without the courtesy of a sign-off or even a "thank you". Very discouraging, and makes me less keen on spending my time here trying to help timewasting ingrates...
I'm gonna close this thread for now. If the OP has anything else to add they can contact me again to reopen it.
Not all apps are legal. It really depends on where you are living. As an example. Things like keyloggers, call recorders (depending on local laws) screen recorders and things of this nature are completely legal in some countries like China, while being completely illegal in other places in the world.
Also installing tracking software of any kind on someone's device is also illegal.
We have to remember that many people search for help on something, reg to the forum to get the answer and dont come back until they have another issue. This is becoming far more common as of late.
I've got an N920t and i would love to put a simple 1st boot screen and add my company name and number to it so, if it's stolen, the average person won't have a CLUE how to get rid of the logo.
I would also like to be able to change a cool animated GIF into the animation that pops up after the initial boot.
Lastly, i would like a decent shut-down logo.
I've downloaded Samsung's theme editor and it looks like i was created for the "yesterday" phones. I know where the qmg files are in the system/media.
I just don't know 1) The screen dimensions 2) the conversion process of whatever to qmg. 3) whatever else i may have missed.
Can anyone help?
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I've got an N920t and i would love to put a simple 1st boot screen and add my company name and number to it so, if it's stolen, the average person won't have a CLUE how to get rid of the logo.
I would also like to be able to change a cool animated GIF into the animation that pops up after the initial boot.
Lastly, i would like a decent shut-down logo.
I've downloaded Samsung's theme editor and it looks like i was created for the "yesterday" phones. I know where the qmg files are in the system/media.
I just don't know 1) The screen dimensions 2) the conversion process of whatever to qmg. 3) whatever else i may have missed.
Can anyone help?
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Samsung Theme's have nothing to do with what you want to accomplish.. It sounds to me like you don't fully understand what's involved with trying to do what you're asking for.. First of all you'll have to root the phone possibly voiding it's warranty just to get to the files you'd have to replace to begin with and if you don't fully understand what you're trying to do you could possibly turn your phone into a paperweight! You might want to do some research before trying to do what you're asking for..
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Samsung Theme's have nothing to do with what you want to accomplish.. It sounds to me like you don't fully understand what's involved with trying to do what you're asking for.. First of all you'll have to root the phone possibly voiding it's warranty just to get to the files you'd have to replace to begin with and if you don't fully understand what you're trying to do you could possibly turn your phone into a paperweight! You might want to do some research before trying to do what you're asking for..
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Yeah dude, don't over think it. I'm way way way WAY past a simple rooting. I've installed 100s of roms just not messed with themes very much beyond the occasional bootanimation.zip placement.
But, a piece of advice, next time just say "i don't know" because you really didn't answer my question, you were about as far away from what i asked for as an answer could get. I explained that i checked out the Samsung theme editor, not that i expected it to work. It was just a step i went through.
If i didn't know anything about theming, at all, i wouldn't know about the extension or placement area i mentioned and since you didn't really give any answer of note (beyond a generic warning that's been in every root and rom since the beginning of time) i'm thinking you don't either...
Please, don't give your idea of "help" any further.
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Yeah dude, don't over think it. I'm way way way WAY past a simple rooting. I've installed 100s of roms just not messed with themes very much beyond the occasional bootanimation.zip placement.
But, a piece of advice, next time just say "i don't know" because you really didn't answer my question, you were about as far away from what i asked for as an answer could get. I explained that i checked out the Samsung theme editor, not that i expected it to work. It was just a step i went through.
If i didn't know anything about theming, at all, i wouldn't know about the extension or placement area i mentioned and since you didn't really give any answer of note (beyond a generic warning that's been in every root and rom since the beginning of time) i'm thinking you don't either...
Please, don't give your idea of "help" any further.
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Then maybe you should have thought more about what you were saying in your first post and possibly included some other information about how smart you are but yet you can't figure out what the screen dimensions for the phone are? But I stand by what I said Samsungs Theme's having nothing to do with the boot animation at all.. And if you're so great at flashing roms.. Uh wow "claps" that's taking others work and dropping it on to an SD and tapping flash.. SO so hard!! Try building your own rom and kernel from scratch! Since you wanted to act all tough I'm not even going to give you the answer and yes I damn well do know the answer I've been a developer since way back in the day when WebTVs were the thing! And if this is how you're going to act towards developers of other people on here, then don't expect much help now! I'm sure you can figure it out Mr 100s of rom flashes!
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Then maybe you should have thought more about what you were saying in your first post and possibly included some other information about how smart you are but yet you can't figure out what the screen dimensions for the phone are? But I stand by what I said Samsungs Theme's having nothing to do with the boot animation at all.. And if you're so great at flashing roms.. Uh wow "claps" that's taking others work and dropping it on to an SD and tapping flash.. SO so hard!! Try building your own rom and kernel from scratch! Since you wanted to act all tough I'm not even going to give you the answer and yes I damn well do know the answer I've been a developer since way back in the day when WebTVs were the thing! And if this is how you're going to act towards developers of other people on here, then don't expect much help now! I'm sure you can figure it out Mr 100s of rom flashes!
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Say it with me one more time, just so you realize it ..... "You don't know"....You can wax and waste people's time ALL day long with your big talk but the straight truth is:
If you would have had the answer, you would have posted it.
I already got it, from someone who actually could answer the question. "He" didn't have any trouble with my request, at all, and had it summed up in a small paragraph.
So i guess that makes you the "special" person here...
Don't bother wasting space with a reply, "unsubscribe" was created for a-holes like you wanna talk big but can't come up with the answer. But then again people like you probably get off on posting to yourself anyway.
Kilroy5150 said:
Say it with me one more time, just so you realize it ..... "You don't know"....You can wax and waste people's time ALL day long with your big talk but the straight truth is:
If you would have had the answer, you would have posted it.
I already got it, from someone who actually could answer the question. "He" didn't have any trouble with my request, at all, and had it summed up in a small paragraph.
So i guess that makes you the "special" person here...
Don't bother wasting space with a reply, "unsubscribe" was created for a-holes like you wanna talk big but can't come up with the answer. But then again people like you probably get off on posting to yourself anyway.
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Lol.. You aren't getting under my skin little man.. I can reply wherever I want!! This isn't YouTube where you tap unsubscribe lmfao!!! You only have less than 50 post and you're going to come to xda with your mister know it all attitude and tell me what I do and don't know?! I have the answer to what you want to do and it's definitely in /system/media but good luck getting it to work (the right way).
If you would have replied nicely and asked nicely like other people on here do I would have showed you how to convert the files you and other stuff you needed but not interested now.. And if you think I'm so dumb and don't know nothing, I just wrote an entire page and a half just for the Galaxy S6 owners to root their phones! And Why? Because someone asked nicely!!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=72647478#post72647478
Kilroy5150 said:
I've got an N920t and i would love to put a simple 1st boot screen and add my company name and number to it so, if it's stolen, the average person won't have a CLUE how to get rid of the logo. I would also like to be able to change a cool animated GIF into the animation that pops up after the initial boot. Lastly, i would like a decent shut-down logo. I've downloaded Samsung's theme editor and it looks like i was created for the "yesterday" phones. I know where the qmg files are in the system/media. I just don't know 1) The screen dimensions 2) the conversion process of whatever to qmg. 3) whatever else i may have missed. Can anyone help?
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MrMike2182 said:
Samsung Theme's have nothing to do with what you want to accomplish.
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1) This conversation is so petty I'm not even sure why I'm responding to it.
2) Creating a boot animation for Samsung has EVERYTHING to do with Samsung Theme Designer.
3) Here is my tutorial for this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63963738
4) Ignore the fact that the program looks old school. If you read my tutorial you'll see how that doesn't matter at all.
bogarty said:
1) This conversation is so petty I'm not even sure why I'm responding to it.
2) Creating a boot animation for Samsung has EVERYTHING to do with Samsung Theme Designer.
3) Here is my tutorial for this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63963738
4) Ignore the fact that the program looks old school. If you read my tutorial you'll see how that doesn't matter at all.
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Well, i appreciate a straight-forward answer.
I reacted to the other guy the way i did because of his condescending attitude and the fact that he obviously didn't know but went out of his way to give a false impression of "knowledge" in the matter. Personally, i can't stand people who answer with useless information, have an attitude, and waste my time trying to "look" big...i appreciate you "not" being that kind of person.
You're right, it's petty, but sometimes it's necessary because (over the years) i've noticed these forums have become a home for "some" who seem to devote time to not giving people a straight answer and have a superiority complex doing it. Also, the douche bag had the arrogance to "label" me because i didn't post a lot on the forums, probably the biggest ignorance here to assume a person isn't knowledgeable about anything because they don't make a lot of noise in the forums.
It's like i've said from the jump....the guy who knows simply gives the straight answer.
Since that's what i really needed i'll just unsub the thread so i don't have to deal with him spouting any further.
Again, thanks.
Please keep it civil guys. No need to go mad. If you are annoyed by someone, please add them to your ignore list and move on.
No need to be disrespectful. The Forum Rulesforum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81 clearly state
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Hope I made myself clear! Thread cleaned for now.
Regards
Vatsal,
Forum Moderator.
Actually, there isn't anything in the system partition that pertains to the initial graphic shown when the phone starts, that's actually part of the partition known as param, which is little more than a tar archive that's been written to the block device that is designated as PARAM directly. You can use dd to dump it and untar the resulting file with, you guessed it, tar. The images within the archive are png format, but you have to be careful to pay close attention to the very specific palette and compression used in the original images because if you fail to match it exactly then you run the very real risk of rendering the device bricked in an unrecoverable way as the only way to write the PARAM partition is via an environment where you can access dd, or any other utility that is capable of performing direct read and write to block devices, which is either a custom recovery or the running system itself and since it holds the logo shown immediately upon starting the device before the kernel itself or recovery then making a mistake is not an option. Said archive also holds the graphics for download mode as well as the battery image shown prior to the charging animation, which is loaded by the kernel and is a low power mode that partially boots the device and stops just before zygote is brought up, which is the base of the GUI if you were unaware. I've successfully modified every single image in the archive itself and I'd be glad to upload proof to that end as soon as I can borrow another device to capture the result with as I've only got my phone on hand at the moment. I can provide you with more detailed steps, specifically the arguments I used with the convert command from ImageMagick to ensure the image palette and compression were correct since I couldn't get GIMP to save the edited images with the necessary options.
As far as the qmg files, there are several tutorials on the forums that do a great job of detailing that process, but it requires access to a Windows machine as Samsung doesn't see fit to develop a cross-platform tool. Having said that, this is all under the assumption that you're familiar with Linux and a couple of common utilities within it, I don't use Windows save for audio production and the occasional Octoplus unlock, so I can't offer quite as precise information on performing the steps I've mentioned from that environment. I'll go ahead and dig up the arguments I mentioned for the convert utility and post them since I don't recall them from memory as I did this a few months ago. Suffice to say, I know what I'm doing and what I'm talking about and the first order of your request is most definitely possible though I've yet to have ever encountered any instruction on it or even mention of it until now aside from my own venture into that scary process.
It's worth noting that your idea of deterring theft is sound only if the thief would try to sell it and only if the buyer was a noble person, and most thieves don't keep company with good people so it would be something they got a chuckle out of at worst and a minor annoyance at best. Consider how many items must be stolen that have been engraved or otherwise marked and are sold without much ado over it, if they want to steal it they will and not think twice over it. Just my two cents there.
zygh0st said:
Actually, there isn't anything in the system partition that pertains to the initial graphic shown when the phone starts, that's actually part of the partition known as param, which is little more than a tar archive that's been written to the block device that is designated as PARAM directly. You can use dd to dump it and untar the resulting file with, you guessed it, tar. The images within the archive are png format, but you have to be careful to pay close attention to the very specific palette and compression used in the original images because if you fail to match it exactly then you run the very real risk of rendering the device bricked in an unrecoverable way as the only way to write the PARAM partition is via an environment where you can access dd, or any other utility that is capable of performing direct read and write to block devices, which is either a custom recovery or the running system itself and since it holds the logo shown immediately upon starting the device before the kernel itself or recovery then making a mistake is not an option. Said archive also holds the graphics for download mode as well as the battery image shown prior to the charging animation, which is loaded by the kernel and is a low power mode that partially boots the device and stops just before zygote is brought up, which is the base of the GUI if you were unaware. I've successfully modified every single image in the archive itself and I'd be glad to upload proof to that end as soon as I can borrow another device to capture the result with as I've only got my phone on hand at the moment. I can provide you with more detailed steps, specifically the arguments I used with the convert command from ImageMagick to ensure the image palette and compression were correct since I couldn't get GIMP to save the edited images with the necessary options.
As far as the qmg files, there are several tutorials on the forums that do a great job of detailing that process, but it requires access to a Windows machine as Samsung doesn't see fit to develop a cross-platform tool. Having said that, this is all under the assumption that you're familiar with Linux and a couple of common utilities within it, I don't use Windows save for audio production and the occasional Octoplus unlock, so I can't offer quite as precise information on performing the steps I've mentioned from that environment. I'll go ahead and dig up the arguments I mentioned for the convert utility and post them since I don't recall them from memory as I did this a few months ago. Suffice to say, I know what I'm doing and what I'm talking about and the first order of your request is most definitely possible though I've yet to have ever encountered any instruction on it or even mention of it until now aside from my own venture into that scary process.
It's worth noting that your idea of deterring theft is sound only if the thief would try to sell it and only if the buyer was a noble person, and most thieves don't keep company with good people so it would be something they got a chuckle out of at worst and a minor annoyance at best. Consider how many items must be stolen that have been engraved or otherwise marked and are sold without much ado over it, if they want to steal it they will and not think twice over it. Just my two cents there.
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Yeah, i had some luck with Odin based flashing of the initial boot screen but haven't had a lot of time to play around with it. I just enjoy customizing the phone to the point to where (if anyone steals it) there's no doubt it's mine. I can walk in and say "It does this on boot" without even looking and i've done that in the past and it's worked out great with reclaiming a stolen phone. The more customized you make it, the harder it is for the pawn-shop owner to argue it's not yours (and they WILL try). I've had to bring the authorities in. "Noble" is not a word that most pawn-shop owners seem to know
It's just odd how these phones change their structure so much that general "boot animation" apps have no effect on them at all.
Thanks for the info.
Kilroy5150 said:
Yeah, i had some luck with Odin based flashing of the initial boot screen but haven't had a lot of time to play around with it. I just enjoy customizing the phone to the point to where (if anyone steals it) there's no doubt it's mine. I can walk in and say "It does this on boot" without even looking and i've done that in the past and it's worked out great with reclaiming a stolen phone. The more customized you make it, the harder it is for the pawn-shop owner to argue it's not yours (and they WILL try). I've had to bring the authorities in. "Noble" is not a word that most pawn-shop owners seem to know
It's just odd how these phones change their structure so much that general "boot animation" apps have no effect on them at all.
Thanks for the info.
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The easiest way I've found is RomToolbox pro.
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mainmast2 said:
The easiest way I've found is RomToolbox pro.
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Yup, had it for a long time. But it seems to have no effect on my phone since i got Nougat. In fact, "none" of the usual apps seem to work. Must be a new set of rules. The only ways i've seen them change are by Odin and that rom installer (Aroma, isn't it?) that everyone is so fond of.
Kilroy5150 said:
Yup, had it for a long time. But it seems to have no effect on my phone since i got Nougat. In fact, "none" of the usual apps seem to work. Must be a new set of rules. The only ways i've seen them change are by Odin and that rom installer (Aroma, isn't it?) that everyone is so fond of.
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Huh, I haven't changed mine since switching to nougat. The custom logo hasn't changed from before the upgrade. Thanks for the info.
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