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[Edit]
Turned out that the lovely chinese governement somehow got to Android
Anyhow, thanks to Marcus, we have the solution, tested & confirmed working by myself.
Please follow the instructions at that link :
hiapk.com/bbs/thread-278678-1-1.html
Then you'll be happy. If you need more detailed informations, let me know.
I haven't been trying to understand the changes I made. If you somehow feel that it's a problem for you, then leave the phone as is. Also, I guess this will be usable only for rooted phones.
Have fun! And once again, thanks to Marcus.
Romain
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[original post, FYI]
Hey all,
Starting yesterday, I am having this error with the market.
Any app I try to get will give me that error : download was unsuccessful, please try again blah~
Weird thing is that it really happened out of the blue, because it was working fine until yest noon. I am on CM 5.0.7.1-N1, with the radio that came with Froyo. Issue exists with Wi-Fi and 3G.
I tried : reboot (multiple times), newer CM, Nandroid restore to a point when it was working, deleted/recreated APN.
I m too lazzy to try and downgrade the radio, and haven't tried to install Froyo.
Strange thing is : gmail app won't connect, but the email app will work (well, I knew that it isn't an internet access related issue, but still...). If I try and install a ROM from scratch, the initial Google login will fail again and again.
Actually, I have one suspicion. I am in Beijing, on China Unicom. I know that China hasn t been kind on Google lately. Any other user in China experiencing this same issue? Or does this just happen sometimes?
Thanks!
I am in GuangDong, and for the past 2 days similar things just happened to me.
I didn't use the GMail app but now you mentioned it, I tried it and it didn't work. It is stuck with "No connection (Retry)" screen
Using Email and setup a GMail account works fine with me as well.
Hopefully, this is not one of the other 'stunt' of the Great China Firewall.
Argh...
I do believe that we may be f***ed, at least temporarily...
Let s see where it goes, but if you do experience the same troubles, then it might a nation-wide thingy.
Are you on China Unicom, too?
Only time will tell.... But let's hope we won't have to give up on Android in China.
Any other Android friends in China having troubles? I ll update the title of the tread, see if we can catch more people's eyes.
Re: [In China only ?] Market : suddenly, "Download was unsuccessful..."
I'm in Shanghai and can only access market apps and gmail syncing with my vpn.
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same here in shanghai
i have htc dseire and now same problem happened in shanghai too .
Solved
Guys there is a fix here: hiapk.com/bbs/thread-278678-1-1.html
Good Luck
Marcus
Hey, good catch!
Will give it a shot, then report back here how it went.
Thanks
[Edit] It works! Follow Marcus link, and you ll get unstuck.
If anybody needs detailed directions, feel free to let me know.
Will edit the title and original post.
Romain
***EDIT
Gmail and the Market work on my US simcard roaming on China Unicom.
I'm in Guangdong; i've also had the same issues with Gmail and the Market at the same time. Both don't work on the network (Unicom) or WiFI connections; I'll have to give that fix a try later, thanks.
Hello!
Can somebody translate the procedure into English?
Thanks!
The procedure is to edit your host file with the information shown.
I m happy to share this, so here is the easy way to do:
1-get the file rootexplorer, which is attached here, if you don't have it.
2- install it, of course If you do not have a file explorer to get to it, then push the file.
3- open it, then find the folder /etc, open it
4- remember to touch the button "Mount R/W" to change the status of the text r/o into r/w right next to the button.
5- find the file called "hosts", and long press it. scroll all the way down to "Open in Text Editor"
6- there is already a line of stuff in there, so just skip a line and type :
209.85.135.100 clients2.google.com1
209.85.135.101 android.l.google.com
209.85.135.100 android.clients.google.com
underneath. I guess the spacing does not really matter, but they have to be each on a different line, as shown here. Also, it is a pain in the ass to type, so make sure there is no typo at first try
7- in options, save&exit (it creates a backup by itself)
8- reboot (not sure if that s necessary)
9- it works
there you go.
Does this fix works with a phone not rooted?
Yoopo said:
Does this fix works with a phone not rooted?
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Hi, I am guessing that no, it won't, since you need to access root files. I m not sure but seems to make sense to me.
Sorry! Also, this is what is preventing me to go straight away to Samsung i9000, since it isn't rooted yet...
I didn't root my Legend yet and if i do so and the fix doesn't work, I will be stuck with the phone with no app on it.
At least now I have all my apps and only Gmail and the Market don't work.
Any idea from where this issue come from and if it will resolve itself?
It's the end of the chinese holiday... so maybe some hope...
sorry i m naive in the field of this mobile tech world .
i reached to the hosts file through your solution but i can't change read only files to write
this rooting stuff looks too complicated for htc desire .
is there any other way , without roooting my desire
Sorry, mate. I don't own a desire, so I really cannot help with this issue.
True enough, it's only those two apps which will not work, but still a little annoying to have to go and look online for the apps and to download them manually.
Ask on the Desire forum about this
4- remember to touch the button "Mount R/W" to change the status of the text r/o into r/w right next to the button.
In my htc desire i can't get this "mount r/w" is its the functionality of root explorer . because i can't see any option to change from r/o to r/w
Hey, what can i do if my phone isn't rooted?
Same problem as everyone has, apps not installing and no gmail.
I dont get it, why it happened. Stupid Great firewall.
I have froyo 2.2. how can i root it just to change hosts files? dont want any custom roms tho. tnx
EDIT: SOLUTION FOUND!!! HERE (see also the P.S.: Disabling Fast Dormancy on v20s stock)! and file download HERE (Keep in mind this file was for v10E Europe Open)!
After I made the upgrade on the new 10E European Open, the browser keeps getting it's homepage to live.vodafone.com, and a bunch of vodafone bookmarks keep appearing after every phone reset.
I managed to delete them with "Bookmarks Manager", but they keep appearing on reboot, what's worse, they don't work, the pages are not loading and is driving me crazy.
I tried deleting browser.db, setting read only flag to 0 in browser.db for the selected bookmarks with sqlite editor and then deleting, everything, I just can't get rid of these bookmarks once and for all!
Please help!
Maybe if I do some wipe data on some system APP will solve the problem (with Titanium Backup), but wiping the data for the browser doesn't do the trick (only temporary fix)
P.S. Bookmarks Manager was a very good solution for Orange Bookmarks on older firmware, but these VODAFONE ones are very persistent! I tryed an ORANGE sim and the same situation happens but with Orange Bookmarks, once phone reboots, the damn bookmarks get resurrected!
I think these bookmarks are stored somewhere in a file and once phone reboots are read and automatically created... It's very annoying because even my homepage gets changed everytime phone reboots...
Some more info:
I don't want to let this die, here is my experience:
Before I used 10B Orange Romania, and once the bookmarks were deleted, they dissapeared forefer, but maybe because that firmware is (was) intended only for orange phones, so, in truth the phone didn't needed to "PUSH" new bookmarks on reboot.
This only happens with 10E European - OPEN, because, probably being a OPEN firmware it's actually supposed to support all carriers, so maybe the phone scans the sim for carrier name and automatically PUSHES the HOMEPAGE and BOOKMARKS...
I'm in the process of testing this theory with NO SIM, it should NOT push any bookmarks in this case... And what do you know... I'm right, with no SIM, there are no bookmarks loaded! Insert a phone sim and that carriers bookmarks get pushed on the phone! Even the homepage stays untouched!
Could we use this info to trace the program that does this??? if yes HOW?
Try bookmarkymark (free in Market), it got rid of my preinstalled bookmarks, too.
HTH!
I can delete them, the problem is how to make them stay deleted... They come back on every reboot!
Same problem with my P970 on a Red Bull Mobile contract.
NEW INFO and SOLUTION!!!
quyTam said:
@valakinaki & @mihaiolimpiu
and all those who have problem with operator bookmark.
I've got the same problem with a previous rom version, LG black loads operator bookmark from sim card ! è.é
finally (after trying frezing all services), I've found the service who cause that !!
"FlexProvider"
After freezing this service, the problem is solved (but freezing this service crash the default SMS app, so I have to use Handcent)
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Ok, so I found this service resides in:
/data/data/com.lge.providers.flex/
/lib/ dir is empty
/databases/ has two files:
error_report.txt and flex.db !!!Every info for this is stored in that file and by editing this file we might find the answer!!
EDIT:
Yes, indeed the database has all the bookmarks and nasty homepage stored, the problem is that every modification to the file brings flexproviders service to FORCE CLOSE...
PROBLEM FIXED!!! JUST SET read/write for Owner/Group/ALL after you copy the file over!
You will need to have ROOT access to copy the file!
I used http://sqliteman.com/ to edit the file, the info needed is in the table flexinfo:
BRW_SETTINGDB_HOME_URL_I: browser homepage <-SET TO WHATEVER YOU WANT!
BRW_SETTINGDB_CURRENT_HOME_URL_I: current browser homepage <-SET TO WHATEVER YOU WANT!
BOOKMARKDB_CNT: how many bookmarks are loaded from database <-SET TO 0!!! YAY!!!!
BOOKMARKDB_NAME_1_I: name of bookmark <-just ignore if BOOKMARKDB_CNT is set to 0
BOOKMARKDB_URL_1_I: url of bookmark <-just ignore if BOOKMARKDB_CNT is set to 0
FIRST you have to go to the table flexoperator, and find your operator index - OPERATORKEY, for example ORANGE RO is 115!
Then go to flexinfo to operator index you want and find above fields and modify accordingly!
THANKS quyTam for the hint... I couldn't do it without the info you provided!!!
P.S.: Flex.db can be used to disable Fast Dormancy on Gingerbread 20s stock rom, and maybe other Roms:
On v20s, add the requested line to build.prop ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0 and editing flex.db in /data/data/com.lge.providers.flex/ and setting datacom_fastdormancy from 10 to 0 for your operator... tested, fully working, phone now is taking 36-48 hours to fully discharge in stand by mode, from 16-24 hours MAX!
Keep in mind that I had two operators, and with one of them the fix was not needed, the battery problem only occured when I changed Networks!
Or you could use this SQL commands to alter the entire file:
SELECT flex_name, operator_index, user_values, default_values FROM "main"."flexinfo" WHERE flex_name LIKE '%BRW_SETTINGDB_CURRENT_HOME_URL_I%' OR flex_name LIKE '%BRW_SETTINGDB_HOME_URL_I%';
update "main"."flexinfo" SET user_values = "http://www.google.com" where flex_name LIKE '%BRW_SETTINGDB_CURRENT_HOME_URL_I%' OR flex_name LIKE '%BRW_SETTINGDB_HOME_URL_I%';
update "main"."flexinfo" SET default_values = "http://www.google.com" where flex_name LIKE '%BRW_SETTINGDB_CURRENT_HOME_URL_I%' OR flex_name LIKE '%BRW_SETTINGDB_HOME_URL_I%';
SELECT flex_name, operator_index, user_values, default_values FROM "main"."flexinfo" WHERE flex_name LIKE '%BOOKMARKDB_CNT%';
update "main"."flexinfo" SET user_values = 0 WHERE flex_name LIKE '%BOOKMARKDB_CNT%';
update "main"."flexinfo" SET default_values = 0 WHERE flex_name LIKE '%BOOKMARKDB_CNT%';
or download this already edited file and copy over yours (every operator has no bookmarks, and every homepage set to google.com )! I didn't tested the file but it looks ok... I tested only the file I edited for myself! I grabbed the file from EUROPEAN v10E OPEN.
Copy the file over to /data/data/com.lge.providers.flex/databases/flex.db
Don't forget to change permissions on the copied file or you will get a Force Close bonanza!
cool, thank you for analysing it (my method was a little bit "rough" ^^')
I'll try your file.
Please post feedback, I searched the web high and low for a solution to this problem, I'm so excited I finally got my phone back clean and tidy ...
Permissions?
I'm an Android noob...how do you set 'permissions' and what should they be set to for this?
With file manager of choice
Use your file manager of choice to set the right file permissions, I use file expert (search for it on market) which is free, has root support and overall is a g great alternative to astro or root explorer...
The permissions need to be set so that the file sistem has read/write permission to the file, when you copy the file on sd card (like me) the permissions are all screwed up...
Remember, that to do this hack, your phone has to be rooted to have write access to system partition...
mihaiolimpiu said:
Ok, so I found this service resides in:
/data/data/com.lge.providers.flex/
/lib/ dir is empty
/databases/ has two files:
error_report.txt and flex.db !!!Every info for this is stored in that file and by editing this file we might find the answer!!
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Thanks for the solution, I copied your flex.db file to my phone. However I only see /data/ not /data/data/ .
Do I need to be rooted to do this? Sorry but this is my first android phone...
Edit: only see now that it has to be rooted.. thanks.
Yeah it's my second android HOWTO, and I'm learning how to write it along you... I think I made pretty good explanations, but at the moment it's all scattered around, I'll try to make a point by point tutorial, and will edit one of the posts to make it easier to understand and apply on your phone!
Yeah, the phone has to be ROOTED, and if you try to apply this patch to another phone (other than LG O Black) first you have to find your flex service, on motorola I think the database is stored in /data/bla bla flex or something, other manufacturers have different names for the flex service, or they didn't made the bookmarks permanent and you simply don't need this hack!
The /data/data/com.lge.providers.flex/databases/ dir is on system partition, that you normally don't even see if your phone isn't rooted!
BE CAREFULL, this flex database has other info stored in there, practically it configures your whole network, and if you encounter problems , maybe it's better do edit the database by hand, I provided the full SQL command to do that on your PC...
mihaiolimpiu said:
Yeah it's my second android HOWTO, and I'm learning how to write it along you... I think I made pretty good explanations, but at the moment it's all scattered around, I'll try to make a point by point tutorial, and will edit one of the posts to make it easier to understand and apply on your phone!
Yeah, the phone has to be ROOTED, and if you try to apply this patch to another phone (other than LG O Black) first you have to find your flex service, on motorola I think the database is stored in /data/bla bla flex or something, other manufacturers have different names for the flex service, or they didn't made the bookmarks permanent and you simply don't need this hack!
The /data/data/com.lge.providers.flex/databases/ dir is on system partition, that you normally don't even see if your phone isn't rooted!
BE CAREFULL, this flex database has other info stored in there, practically it configures your whole network, and if you encounter problems , maybe it's better do edit the database by hand, I provided the full SQL command to do that on your PC...
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Hi, okay so I've just rooted and verified that it is rooted. I would rather want to use the file you provided.
I installed file expert, renamed my flex.db to "flex.db old" (so I have a backup) and copied your flex.db into /data/data/com.lge.providers.flex/databases/ then changed the permissions to read and write for owner and group.
But when I open the browser it still opens the default home page, I thought it should open google.com.
Am I missing something? Thanks for the help so far.
You are right, it should open www.google.com!
Restart your phone... and the new file should be loaded! or maybe you could have that page open in a new window in browser (Navigator), try closing all browser windows to auto load homepage.
Oh, I remembered, some Operators, don't make their homepages PERMANENT, so maybe it's enough to change the homepage??? I don't know yet hot to remove PERMANENT HOMEPAGE... this is why I set them all to www.google.com!
Q: What about perma - bookmarks are they gone?
If it still opens default page please post feedback with country and operator, and I'll check the file for errors! or if it needs adding some setting if let's say your operator isn't listed!
YOUR FEEDBACK is very, very, very important, because I can only test 2 networks, and from my tests this is all I can do, maybe a setting is different for your operator, I didn't changed anything else (things I don't know what they do - that would be stupid no?).
I rebooted shortly after my previews post but to my horror the "force close" message appeared and I had to keep on dismissing it.
I managed to get into the file manager and delete your flex.db that I copied. It seems like it created a new flex.db when I rebooted again.
The "force close" problem is gone now but I am still stuck on the default home page.
The "force close" issue has something to do with permissions right?
I used the same permissions as the flex.db file that was there in the first place:
read and write for owner and group...
The "force close" thing scared me, it just kept on popping up again and again. I almost thought I bricked my phone.
Edit:
perma links? don't think I have any.
Yeah, the force close message appears if permissions are not set right... It needs read/write for Owner/Group/ALL!!!
I will test the file myself right now to make shure it all works OK! just wait a few sec and I'll post the test result!
Ok, I tested the file, checked all permissions -> phone rebooted, everything works as it should! Homepage set to google.com, no bookmarks anywhere!
Keep in mind I have V10E Europe Open, maybe if you have another firmware you need to manually modify your file... I'm not going to do a reflash just to test ... but, if you still get that FC message, just delete the file and it will go away.. Yeah, I know it's scary but keep it cool and you can fix it quickly by deleting the file!
If you want just open the file on your PC side and see how yours and mine looks.. or check for a VERY different size of the file, if there is a VERY BIG difference, chances are that your service loads a different kind of file and then only solution is to do it manually!
I uploaded a screenshot, see the homepage set to google.com, and only my bookmarks, not even one operator bookmark in sight!
mihaiolimpiu said:
Yeah, the force close message appears if permissions are not set right... It needs read/write for Owner/Group/ALL!!!
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Success! I just needed to add permissions to ALL.
Thanks for the help. I am running Android 2.2.2 V10a.
I just test your DB, it works perfectly !
I think I'm on v10c (Nova Rom), with Belgian provider.
And I don't have given permission to "All", only to "Owner" and "Group" (as the original file).
Thank you very much !
I'm very happy to hear this! Thank you!
I also found out, that every carrier pushes 4 or more RSS adresses for an RSS reader??? have you been bothered by this?? does it need changing?
I think the most common are Engadget, CNN, and 2 more...
More detail on my work:
I searched the database, there are two values regarding browser homepage per carrier, (FROM MEMORY) browserdb_homepage_default_i and browserdb_homepage_current_i, I tried putting {NULL} there, deleting the value, a space, anything, it just doesn't let you change the homepage permanently. On boot it gets overwritten by some default android address (still google.com but more chars), so I decided to give it a rest for the moment.
I'm pretty happy with the results, this would of been great, but, in whole sincerity, who uses a different page different from a good search engine?
So, just consider the file I provided version 1.0!
Hi! today I realized that my Android Market application was magically updated (?), it looks completely different and is shown as v3.1.3.
Now I'm trying to install QuickPic and it says 'your device is not compatible with this item'
Any ideas?
Thanks!
limaunion said:
Hi! today I realized that my Android Market application was magically updated (?), it looks completely different and is shown as v3.1.3.
Now I'm trying to install QuickPic and it says 'your device is not compatible with this item'
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196417
Well, I'm stuck..., according to the instructions[1] the first step is to set dpi=160 in build.prop. My /system/build.prop has only one line related to density and it's this one:
qemu.sf.lcd_density=161
Is that the line that I have to modify? or for some reason my build.prop does not have all the settings required?
I've also tried LCDDensity and it indicates that the dpi value was set properly, but I don't know where to check that, if I cat the file qemu.sf.lcd_density it's still at 161 (after a kill).
I tried to rebuild the cache but I'm still having issues to install new apps ('your device is not compatible with this item').
Thanks in advance for some help.
LU
[1]:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196417
Just to let you know that I followed the other instructions[2] and it's working flawlessly.
[2]: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16820616#post16820616
PS: anyway I don't know why 'ro.sf.lcd_density' is missing from my build.prop
First off this work is based on Digiblur's PRL Write Enabler from the Sprint Galaxy S3 forum. I simply modified it & packaged it for our Sprint Galaxy S4 devices.
Here is the original S3 post that this was found in... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159054
Also, post #8 below provides additional info.
I tested it by flashing with TWRP and it worked on my stock, rooted S4 with the MDC and MDL releases.
If you're on a stock rooted Rom and not using TWRP, you can just copy the HiddenMenu.apk from inside the zip file downloaded into /system/app/ and overwrite the one that's there. (You'll need a root enabled file browser to do this of course).
Thanks to Unknownforce here is a version for MJA...
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291676468
Enjoy!!
This certainly will save me from having to use CDMA WS to switch like I just did yesterday. 55014 was not working well for me in my market so I switched back to 25014.
What is write enabler?
Keeps aborting for me
THEGAMEPLAY94 said:
Keeps aborting for me
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You mean the install of the zip?
If so, you can pull the APK out of the zip and replace HiddenMenu.apk in the system folder (make a backup first). You may want to also set the permissions to rw-r-r after replacing the system app. Reboot, then you should be good to go.
@ChadH42,
I know it seems like I'm harping on you but I'm really not..
You need to update the OP on - 1. What is this? 2. What does this do? 3. Why is this in the Development Section.. ?
A good OP leads to less questions.. Development Sections aren't for information. That would be considered a Discussion Thread that belongs in General.
Let's keep the Dev section clean from the start.
My suggestion - Edit the OP on the What's/Why's?/How To's and you won't get posts like mine.
To the OP, updated your title as [WIP], and I suggest you provided additional information so that folks aren't bricking their new devices.
I will check in, if you need anything, let me know.
What this MOD does (in case the OP takes a little while to chime in)
What this MOD does is modifies our ##DATA# (select View) menu to allow for the PRL Write option to appear and function. With this menu option, the user can change their PRL on the fly from the device itself by placing a copy of the desired PRL in the root directory of Internal Storage and name it "test.prl" (no quotes), dial ##DATA# (choose View), tap Write PRL, tap the sub-menu option Write PRL ---wait--- and then the device reboots with the test.prl PRL applied upon reboot. Not every PRL works and sometimes it takes a couple of tries.
A tip for multiple PRL options is to, of course, keep a folder of the PRLs you like and keep them labeled in there. Copy the desired PRL to proper place as needed and just remember to rename the copy to "test.prl". Switch back and forth as you please. I hope this helps clear some confusion and helps some find purpose with the MOD like I have.
For a clear set of instructions that I did not want to just copy verbatim, check the link below. Also, if you are having issues with the zip not installing in CWM, just extract the APK from the ZIP (inside the system/app folder), use Root Explorer or your favorite root-access file explorer to place the APK in the APP folder, apply the proper permissions and reboot.
Ref from the GS3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748516
So I unzipped the file, replaced the hidden menu original apk with the new one, then set permissions, rebooted, then tried ##3282# and the view and edit options do not appear.. .. It just blanks out the items I just entered
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jayjay7411 said:
So I unzipped the file, replaced the hidden menu original apk with the new one, then set permissions, rebooted, then tried ##3282# and the view and edit options do not appear.. .. It just blanks out the items I just entered
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Did you clear Cache when you rebooted?
What ROM are you using?
ChadH42 said:
Did you clear Cache when you rebooted?
What ROM are you using?
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+1...same thing is happenening to me...Im on force rom. when i type in the dialer code it just blanks out.
lilmikeyv said:
+1...same thing is happenening to me...Im on force rom. when i type in the dialer code it just blanks out.
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I just tried this mod with the Force ROM and it did the same thing (blank options). The only thing I can think of is that it works with the odex version of the stock ROM so maybe its a problem with deodex ROMs of which Force is one.
O okay. Its currently not a necessary thing for me at the moment, just nice for when I travel to Alabama. Hopefully later on someone gets it working on deodex.
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ChadH42 said:
I just tried this mod with the Force ROM and it did the same thing (blank options). The only thing I can think of is that it works with the odex version of the stock ROM so maybe its a problem with deodex ROMs of which Force is one.
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I am actually running it on the Rooted Stock DeOdexed ROM. So I don't think it is an Odex/DeOdex issue...might be a Force ROM issue.
Also, moot point for Force ROM (1.0+) anyway because the PRL Write mod is already included with that.
I'm also having this problem and I'm pretty sure it was working this morning. I haven't flashed anything since then.
edit-- I tried:
1. wiping both cache's
2. killing background process "OIThiddenmenu"
neither fixed it.
I reinstalled the stock odex ROM and flashed this again and it worked.
Just an FYI, OP, I get Error Status 6 when trying to flash this via recovery, which indicates one of two things. Either the format of the file is incorrect or there is a syntax error. The syntax looks fine, but opening in basic Notepad shouldn't "look pretty" like it currently does. So it's likely it was edited with a non-Unix-compatible text editor like Notepad or MS-Word...
To make modifications to an updater-script (or just about any Android/Linux files like this) you need something like Notepad++ or gVim.
Anyways, I did a quick test with this, and it does in fact not work on my ROM as it is, but I see why it's failing, but I don't know what exactly it's trying to reference yet. (It fails with an id number instead of a name, so I'll have to de-compile some things to find it.)
I'm not sure it's a ROM issue or a MOD issue yet. (meaning it might have to be updated for each custom ROM, depending on how they are configured) But I'll track it down and update when I can.
Unknownforce said:
Just an FYI, OP, I get Error Status 6 when trying to flash this via recovery, which indicates one of two things. Either the format of the file is incorrect or there is a syntax error. The syntax looks fine, but opening in basic Notepad shouldn't "look pretty" like it currently does. So it's likely it was edited with a non-Unix-compatible text editor like Notepad or MS-Word...
To make modifications to an updater-script (or just about any Android/Linux files like this) you need something like Notepad++ or gVim.
Anyways, I did a quick test with this, and it does in fact not work on my ROM as it is, but I see why it's failing, but I don't know what exactly it's trying to reference yet. (It fails with an id number instead of a name, so I'll have to de-compile some things to find it.)
I'm not sure it's a ROM issue or a MOD issue yet. (meaning it might have to be updated for each custom ROM, depending on how they are configured) But I'll track it down and update when I can.
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Thanks for all your help here..
I had the error status 6 problem in the beginning and thought I fixed it. You are correct that I used MS WordPad to edit the files.
ChadH42 said:
Thanks for all your help here..
I had the error status 6 problem in the beginning and thought I fixed it. You are correct that I used MS WordPad to edit the files.
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I think TWRP can read the non Unix type characters, which is why it works on a different recovery.
I'm hoping it's a mod issue and I can just modify the mod to work universally regardless of the rom. But we'll see.
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fails in recovery for me.
says error executing updater binary in zip
in stock rooted...
Note: This solution only works on MK2 (4.3)
I have been researching a problem I have had on my SPH-L720 with custom ROMs where screen mirroring with my Samsung TV would not work. Based on a thread I found, I have solved my problem and wanted to share with others who may have a similar problem.
In my searching, I stumbled upon this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50597640
The OP of that thread had several applications that he froze, and made some changes to the Build prop file, and the WFDConfig.Xml file. In the end, I only made one change to the WFDConfig.Xml file, and my screen mirroring started working.
1. Edit /system/etc/WFDConfig.Xml, and make the following change:
Code:
<HDCPValid>0</HDCPValid>
2. Reboot phone, and profit!
My setup is MF9 bootbootloader, NAE baseband, Negalite MK2 ROM.
If I have time this weekend, I will upgrade to Negalite NAE ROM, and test it there.
I take no credit for this solution, and credit the original thread above.
Hope this helps someone!
What program did you used to edit this? sorry noob here
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Wow, thanks...I've been looking for a solution to this for awhile too. I made the changes on my stock rooted MK2 phone, and mirroring works great!
What program did you used to edit this?
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I copied the file to my PC and used notepad++ to do the edit. Then copied the file back to the system/etc folder on the phone. You'll need root and a root-enabled file manager to write to the system folder. I used Root Browser (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree), but there are several apps that will work.
ekco06 said:
What program did you used to edit this? sorry noob here
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There are a couple of different ways to edit the file. For me, I used Root Explorer, navigated to the file, long pressed the file name, a menu came up and I chose 'Open in Text Editor'. From there it asked if wanted to mount the filesystem as r/w, I chose yes, edited the file, and saved it.
I couldn't find this line in my file, were you on Kit Kat or JellyBean?
For some reason I don't have that line in my WFDConfig.xml, I am on Baseband NAE, Negalite-wonderom-nae-r11, MF9 Bootloader. Any ideas?
gamester_47 said:
For some reason I don't have that line in my WFDConfig.xml, I am on Baseband NAE, Negalite-wonderom-nae-r11, MF9 Bootloader. Any ideas?
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I just upgraded my phone to the exact same setup. When I look at the config file for NAE, it is a little different. But, I *think* the correct change would be:
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<ContentProtection>
<Valid>1</Valid> [B]<------- Try changing this to 0[/B]
<Version>WFD_HDCP_2_1</Version> <!-- Valid values WFD_HDCP_2_0 and WFD_HDCP_2_1 -->
<CPPort>6789</CPPort>
<EncryptAudio>0</EncryptAudio> <!-- Valid values 0 / 1 to indicate Audio encryption or not -->
</ContentProtection>
I have made that change to my phone, but I am at work now so I will not be able to test this until later this evening. I will post my results when I get home.
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I couldn't find this line in my file, were you on Kit Kat or JellyBean?
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The fix in the OP is for 4.3 Jelly Bean. I just upgraded to 4.4 KitKat, and will have to test my theory on which setting to change when I get home.
Thank you!!! worked !!
man i was breaking my head on this one.. and soft bricked the phone a couple times trying to fix this, and to think the fix was so damn easy! :good::good::good:
Well, bad news on NAE (4.4.2) - the fix does not work. Under <ContentProtection>, I tried setting <Valid> to 0. When I mirror, I get a black screen with a message that says "Unable to enable Screen Mirroring. HDCP is not supported by the connected device" I can hear the sound from the phone on the TV, but no picture.
I just updated the OP that this only works with 4.3. I have gone back to Negalite MK2 ROM, and plan to stay there until a solution for NAE is found.
Does anybody have any other ideas on how to make screen mirroring work in 4.4.2?
Well i did update to NAE and tested the "contentprotection" value to 0 , also changed the name from Valid to HDCPValid and nothing , the TV says " the dive supports HDCP ? " or something like that .
under Developer options on KK now has HDCP checking settings. Tested all 3 options with Valid=0 and valid=1 and nothing.
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There are a couple of different ways to edit the file. For me, I used Root Explorer, navigated to the file, long pressed the file name, a menu came up and I chose 'Open in Text Editor'. From there it asked if wanted to mount the filesystem as r/w, I chose yes, edited the file, and saved it.
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Ok thanks im about to give it a go ill post my result in a bit. Thanks in advance
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? nothing happened. .smdh.
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Anyone figure out how to get this working in 4.4.2?
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Anyone figure out how to get this working in 4.4.2?
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So will this work with a non Samsung (a Sony) TV?
Thank you!
Can't find WFDConfig.Xml file in system/etc directory
My screen is morroring great, but no audio
The ""0"" value worked great, I can see my S4 Mini Screen on my Samsung Smart TV but audio only comes from my phone speakers. I am confused. Any help would be appreciated.
Juan Pablo, from Peru
This works for 4.4.2 screen mirroring with root/custom recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621550
(Hdcpoff_sd800_4.4.2 file 3rd from bottom)
Extract and move ".so" file to system/lib then set permissions