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[Q] (i9000)Deleted efs folder without backup!! Possible to restore?

Unlike other cases posted previously...
All files in efs were deleted, including all hidden .bak files
Now, kies displayed my phone have a product code of XXXXXXXXX and a fake IMEI...
Is it possible to restore the nv_data.bin and other files??
Please help! Thanks....

I have the same problem, is there a solution for that?? Please answer!

Did you install sgs toolbox and used it's check product code function before you deleted your efs? If yes, there is still a chance. If no, there are currently no public fix available yet.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

We are on the same boat, as what francis posted. No public fix yet but pretty sure there will be.. its just a matter of time.

the same thing happened to me yesterday when i flashed Cyanogenmod 7, got fake imei but everything worked just fine (call, data, market).
today i deleted everything from efs folder using Root Explorer then installed i9000XWJS5 then, surprise, i got my original imei back.
do not know how and do not know if it will work on you but it worth a try

The same thing happened to me.
If I dial *#06# no imei appears.
In order to use the phone everytime I boot up I have to give r/w permission to system folder. Otherwise it doesn't recognize the sim card.
It seems to me that that the device is not anymore able to recognize itself.
If I try to install CM or other AOSP rom I have status 7 error.
In Rom manager I have a window where I should select wich kind of device it is.
In fastweb installer there is a list of devices and I have to choose wich of them I am using.
I know that there is nothing to do with warranty. But is it possible to go back to a stage where it is possible to install AOSP rom?
Thanks

don't know it may work or not, but some custom roms make a backup of the efs folder on sdcard under /sdcard/backup/efs or /sdcard/backup/efs-XXX
(XXX= some numbers). you can try to restore it from there.
again don't know for sure...

Normallary Not

hellboy2703 said:
don't know it may work or not, but some custom roms make a backup of the efs folder on sdcard under /sdcard/backup/efs or /sdcard/backup/efs-XXX
(XXX= some numbers). you can try to restore it from there.
again don't know for sure...
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Thanks.
I have checked, but there is no backup.
I know the only one to blame it's me.
Do you think that there is anyway to make possible installing AOSP rom?

Watch out! That guy below me is spam! (User @yankee86)

[Q] Note Soft bricked by Samsung!!!!

Hi to all
I went to Samsung Thailand yesterday to have check to see if by battery was replaceable under warranty and to make a very long story short the Tech managed to soft brick? my note by constantly pulling out the usb cable from the bottom of the phone while the unit was powering down and up. Their response "Sorry about that but we will repair it by replacing your Main board but you have lost your data" WTF !!!
So now my note starts to boot but per normal but gets to the pulsating Samsung Logo and hangs and keeps pulsating then the top rear of the phone gets quite hot after a few minutes. I can boot into download mode Vol dwn+ pwr and recovery mode. The phone had no issues apart from the battery so understandably I'm not happy.
Okay I need some advice as I dont want to loose my data particularly:crying: the photos and sms (dont we all) and am in desperate need of some good advice and directions
Oh I forgot my note was stock running the latest version of JB
1. Can i try to flash a new rom? If so how? (point me in the right direction)
2. Will I loose my data? Particularly sms and photos?
3. Does the unit heat up mean the fried the MB?
I appreciate any and all your time and responses..
Many thanks

Why didn't you accept the nice offer for replacing the mainboard?
(I did when they repaired my display in Samsung Udon Thani)
If you want to save your data you should install a Custom Rom with no-wipe.

Thank you
ThaiDai said:
Why didn't you accept the nice offer for replacing the mainboard?
(I did when they repaired my display in Samsung Udon Thani)
If you want to save your data you should install a Custom Rom with no-wipe.
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Thank you Thai Dai
I'm more than happy for them to replace the main board but they said I will loose all my data and dont want to try to recover the problem they caused.
So I would like to attempt to perhaps flash the rom again in an attempt to save the data, I'm looking for advice on the correct procedure... The Jb update was done via KIES.
Thank you I appreciate your reply, any easy way to flash the rom? Just download and image go into download mode a flash via odin?

Arg still no success
life_trax said:
Thank you Thai Dai
I'm more than happy for them to replace the main board but they said I will loose all my data and dont want to try to recover the problem they caused.
So I would like to attempt to perhaps flash the rom again in an attempt to save the data, I'm looking for advice on the correct procedure... The Jb update was done via KIES.
Thank you I appreciate your reply, any easy way to flash the rom? Just download and image go into download mode a flash via odin?
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I tried re-flashing the original rom using odin. It installs successfully but when it unpacks and reboots it hangs in the same spot (the pulsating Samsung logo) Any ideas?
Many thanks :crying:

life_trax said:
I tried re-flashing the original rom using odin. It installs successfully but when it unpacks and reboots it hangs in the same spot (the pulsating Samsung logo) Any ideas?
Many thanks :crying:
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You made a "dirty" install because the original Rom was a no-wipe Rom.
I think you should install a Kernel from Philz thread. Take the latest for LT4. Install it and reboot into recovery.
Then clean cache/dalvik cache and make a factory reset.
After that you can install any Custom Rom from this recovery you want.

Thank you
ThaiDai said:
You made a "dirty" install because the original Rom was a no-wipe Rom.
I think you should install a Kernel from Philz thread. Take the latest for LT4. Install it and reboot into recovery.
Then clean cache/dalvik cache and make a factory reset.
After that you can install any Custom Rom from this recovery you want.
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Dear ThaiDai
Thank your for your helpful reply, and sorry about the following questions as I'm starting to feel little out of my depth
Just checking the procedure as follows:
Step 1: I have downloaded the tar file PhilZ-cwm6-XXLT4-OXA-4.93.6.tar .. I then use ODIN to flash it per normal.. ( I think if I understand it my phone is then rooted)
Step 2: I reboot into recovery , clean the cache partition and do a factory reset ( wont this delete the data i'm try to recover? )
Step 3: Will this then allow for me to access my files ? or do I then still have to install a new rom?
Step 4: Then I reinstall the stock Samsung rom? and have access to the data?
Again Thanks for your time and patience, much appreciated

life_trax said:
Dear ThaiDai
Thank your for your helpful reply, and sorry about the following questions as I'm starting to feel little out of my depth
Just checking the procedure as follows:
Step 1: I have downloaded the tar file PhilZ-cwm6-XXLT4-OXA-4.93.6.tar .. I then use ODIN to flash it per normal.. ( I think if I understand it my phone is then rooted)
Step 2: I reboot into recovery , clean the cache partition and do a factory reset ( wont this delete the data i'm try to recover? )
Step 3: Will this then allow for me to access my files ? or do I then still have to install a new rom?
Step 4: Then I reinstall the stock Samsung rom? and have access to the data?
Again Thanks for your time and patience, much appreciated
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You need to be a little more clear.
Factory reset will clear app data, but will leave the data in your internal memory card intact.
Which one do you want to save, app data or internal card data?
I don't think we'll be able to save app data although Thai dai is more experienced, he may know of something.

Thank you
warfareonly said:
You need to be a little more clear.
Factory reset will clear app data, but will leave the data in your internal memory card intact.
Which one do you want to save, app data or internal card data?
I don't think we'll be able to save app data although Thai dai is more experienced, he may know of something.
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Thank you warfareonly for your response
It was the app data NOT the Apps that's important... Particularly SMS,and photos which had contact details on a recent business trip. (i'm just not sure where they are stored by default)
From my understanding is flashing a rom doesn't delete the app data as it's effecting the rom only..
AS opposed to a factory reset which wipes the apps and app data (which I'm trying to avoid)
Many thanks I appreciate your reply

/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
That is where SMS are stored. Boot into recovery, go to mounts and storage, Mount /data, attach mobile to PC and copy the above file to your PC.
Your pictures will survive the factory reset as they are stored on the memory card directly and not in the /system or /data partition.
P.S. make sure you have Samsung drivers installed.
Later, simply copy back the file to mobile.
P.P.S I'll be offline for 3 hours, any more difficulties, we'll solve later.

Thank you! whats next?
warfareonly said:
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
That is where SMS are stored. Boot into recovery, go to mounts and storage, Mount /data, attach mobile to PC and copy the above file to your PC.
Your pictures will survive the factory reset as they are stored on the memory card directly and not in the /system or /data partition.
P.S. make sure you have Samsung drivers installed.
Later, simply copy back the file to mobile.
P.P.S I'll be offline for 3 hours, any more difficulties, we'll solve later.
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Thanks warefaronly
I booted into recovery and plugged in my phone my pc shows connected as samsung but I cant access the memory on my phone.
My screen shows (phone)
Confirm and wipe all your data?
THIS cannot be undone.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes .... Delete all your data
No
No
No

You have an external sd card in the phone ? And a way to read the data off the sd card ? If not,then procure both,I have a roundabout idea.
Follow these steps:
1.)Install Philz kernel & reboot to recovery
2.)Take a backup of the ROM.
3.)Take out the sdcard,mount it on a laptop/PC/whatever and go here G:\clockworkmod\backup (where G is drive letter of your card)
4.)If there are more than one folders over there, open the latest one.
5.)There must be a file called [data.ext4.tar.a] without brackets,of course.Rename it to [data.ext4.tar]
6.)Open up the archive and go here /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/
7.)Extract the whole databases folder and keep it somewhere safe.
Now, we have 2 options- Try to install a new ROM and restore the sms OR access the sms on PC.
Luckily, we can do both
M1)Install new ROM
Install any ROM.I suggest going with SlimBean whenever coming out of a brick.It is only 80mb, therefore light as hell.Don't go with a heavy ROM(~700 MB)
Now paste the databases folder to /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/
Reboot to recovery and fix permissions (look around,you'll find the option, I don't remember where it is right now :silly
Check if you have your messages back.
M2)View directly on PC
Download SQlite Database browser
Open up the mmssms.db file in the databases folder with it.
Select the browser data tab and choose words_content table from the dropdown list.
There, now you have a list of all the messages you sent.
Don't forget the thanks button

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!
I now have a copy of the database... however I cant seem to read then the file is large I can see carriers and various types of information but not the sms.
So I will go with installing a new rom.
Is there anything I should do before trying to install the new rom eg wipe cache etc.
THANKS HEAPS!! you answers have been extremely helpful

life_trax said:
Thank you!!
I now have a copy of the database... however I cant seem to read then the file is large I can see carriers and various types of information but not the sms.
So I will go with installing a new rom.
Is there anything I should do before trying to install the new rom eg wipe cache etc.
THANKS HEAPS!! you answers have been extremely helpful
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Just follow the installation instructions on the ROM page. Also, I will again advise you to use a light ROM. If you want touchwiz, pristine is the lightest ROM I know. If aosp, then try slimbean or asylum.

Next time you can backup your sms&mms with samsung account. You can backup photos with Dropbox.That's why we have this option on the phone. Pictures are originally (if you didn't changed this in camera settings)stored to internal sd in DCIM folder and it will not be deleted after factory reset (only after "format internal memory" command in settings or in recovery. BTW,pictures&music is not an app data.App data are app settings,games progress&scores,etc...
...from SG NOTE N7000 with Tapatalk 2

Almost there!! Thank you!!!. Just a few more steps?
:fingers-crossed:
warfareonly said:
Just follow the installation instructions on the ROM page. Also, I will again advise you to use a light ROM. If you want touchwiz, pristine is the lightest ROM I know. If aosp, then try slimbean or asylum.
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:fingers-crossed: Okay ...So far so good.. I copied the original rom. Did a factory reset and to my surprise the factory rom booted to stock... (rooted of course) So surprised!! :good::good:
However it's the next step I'm a little confused on.. Should I then make a copy of this rom add the necessary telephony files to it... then re-flash it as it then has the missing data and fix permissions or is there something I am missing? (sorry to sound so stupid)
Again THANK YOU!! your answers have been spot on... I appreciate all your time

life_trax said:
:fingers-crossed:
:fingers-crossed: Okay ...So far so good.. I copied the original rom. Did a factory reset and to my surprise the factory rom booted to stock... (rooted of course) So surprised!! :good::good:
However it's the next step I'm a little confused on.. Should I then make a copy of this rom add the necessary telephony files to it... then re-flash it as it then has the missing data and fix permissions or is there something I am missing? (sorry to sound so stupid)
Again THANK YOU!! your answers have been spot on... I appreciate all your time
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Sorry, I was preoccupied :silly:
Just follow the m1 method from the eleventh post. Since you already have a working ROM, simply copy the databases folder to where its supposed to be.

Help.. phone bricked, deleted /carrier applications

I was trying to cleanup carrier bloatware off my phone and I think I deleted some apps that were critical.
I deleted ItsOnService.apk (NetworkSystemProvider) and ItsOnUID.apk. Unfortunately I didn't make a backup of them. Then, wifi and LTE/3g stopped working (even if Wifi is connected, internet is permanently not available).
The worst part of this is that the issue persists after reflashing back to stock. The problem is I don't think the stock roms contain the /carrier directory. And now I cannot complete the setup wizard because at first boot, I'm forced to select a wifi network and once I connect internet is not available, so the wizard won't proceed.
Is there anything I can do? If someone were to send me the missing APKs could I use recovery mode and sideload them?

Chanman said:
I was trying to cleanup carrier bloatware off my phone and I think I deleted some apps that were critical.
I deleted ItsOnService.apk (NetworkSystemProvider) and ItsOnUID.apk. Unfortunately I didn't make a backup of them. Then, wifi and LTE/3g stopped working (even if Wifi is connected, internet is permanently not available).
The worst part of this is that the issue persists after reflashing back to stock. The problem is I don't think the stock roms contain the /carrier directory. And now I cannot complete the setup wizard because at first boot, I'm forced to select a wifi network and once I connect internet is not available, so the wizard won't proceed.
Is there anything I can do? If someone were to send me the missing APKs could I use recovery mode and sideload them?
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do you still have the rooted system image on ur sdcard?? just reroot

Google~Android said:
do you still have the rooted system image on ur sdcard?? just reroot
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I do have the rooted image, as well as the stock image, I have applied both, the problem still exists. I think when I reroot or reflash it's not writing the /carrier directory, that must have come from somewhere else. I confirmed this by unpacking the TOT file and looking inside, it has all the apps, but it does not have the /carrier directory. Do you have ItsOnService.apk and ItsOnUID.apk? Maybe I could try sideloading them?

Chanman said:
I do have the rooted image, as well as the stock image, I have applied both, the problem still exists. I think when I reroot or reflash it's not writing the /carrier directory, that must have come from somewhere else. I confirmed this by unpacking the TOT file and looking inside, it has all the apps, but it does not have the /carrier directory. Do you have ItsOnService.apk and ItsOnUID.apk? Maybe I could try sideloading them?
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nope i don't have a g4 as of now...shud be here in a week

Chanman said:
I was trying to cleanup carrier bloatware off my phone and I think I deleted some apps that were critical.
I deleted ItsOnService.apk (NetworkSystemProvider) and ItsOnUID.apk. Unfortunately I didn't make a backup of them. Then, wifi and LTE/3g stopped working (even if Wifi is connected, internet is permanently not available).
The worst part of this is that the issue persists after reflashing back to stock. The problem is I don't think the stock roms contain the /carrier directory. And now I cannot complete the setup wizard because at first boot, I'm forced to select a wifi network and once I connect internet is not available, so the wizard won't proceed.
Is there anything I can do? If someone were to send me the missing APKs could I use recovery mode and sideload them?
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You need to know exactly what you deleted. The itsonuid is in the system/priv-app directory. I didn't see the itsonservice but didn't spend much time looking. You need to know if you deleted things out of carrier partition or vendor partition or both... Get a list together...

Agimax said:
You need to know exactly what you deleted. The itsonuid is in the system/priv-app directory. I didn't see the itsonservice but didn't spend much time looking. You need to know if you deleted things out of carrier partition or vendor partition or both... Get a list together...
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Thanks, I can confirm what you're saying, I did find ItsOnUID in system/priv-app, so at least I can restore that one. However, I am pretty sure ItsOnService is in /carrier and I deleted it using ES File Explorer. I had deleted ItsOnUID with Titanium Backup. Titanium Backup was not able to find ItsOnService, so that's why I had used ES File Explorer, which confirms that ItsOnService must have been in /carrier.
Since it looks like there is no /carrier directory in these TOT files, is there some other way I can get ItsOnService.apk? Can anyone out there send it to me?

Chanman said:
Thanks, I can confirm what you're saying, I did find ItsOnUID in system/priv-app, so at least I can restore that one. However, I am pretty sure ItsOnService is in /carrier and I deleted it using ES File Explorer. I had deleted ItsOnUID with Titanium Backup. Titanium Backup was not able to find ItsOnService, so that's why I had used ES File Explorer, which confirms that ItsOnService must have been in /carrier.
Since it looks like there is no /carrier directory in these TOT files, is there some other way I can get ItsOnService.apk? Can anyone out there send it to me?
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Might be a little late but here ya go.

2348z said:
Might be a little late but here ya go.
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Thanks a lot!!!

Chanman said:
Thanks a lot!!!
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No problem buddy. ?

S7 EdgeMM Ported Roms Fingerprint Fix Tutorial!!!

Hey Guys I have finally fixed the fingerprint bug found in all the official S7 marshmallow,To use the fingerprint you must install C locker free version from the playstore...The rom takes about 10-15 minutes to optimize,do a clean flash...if your phone does not boot even after that,remove the battery and restart your device,when the bootanimation appears press and hold down the volume - button to try putting it into safe mode and you device will boot up just fine....
https://mega.nz/#!X81khIyQ!puPOTaW0eaiH9l0nxnk87dAtjF_awFKoxY1BAYfiROs
Edit:-
Hi everyone,So I have uploaded the files on Mega to manually fix the Fingerprint
https://mega.nz/#!rtMT3C7a!hJVcWlgNJjTIlTinOjgHcdjvhOyhTcq9seERa8Wo3z4
The Video Tutorial is on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMWe5T5DSgU
The Files Rar file contains two sub folders,
App and Priv-app
Place the folders in the folder App in System/App of your phone
Place the folders in the folder Priv-app in System/Priv-app
Also Set the Permission Octals for the Folders to 0755
and the octal to Apk or other files inside the Folders to 0644
These are the files I have replaced inside the Rom,If anyone is willing to make a flashable zip for these files,your welcome,But I don't think it will work if you are using your rom right now,It will cause the settings app to crash upon opening it....So A flashable zip and a Clean flash is Neccessay.....as for the lockscreen app,Use the C locker app attached below,It the pro version with license provoke disabled....

Cab you write the steps please? It would be far better, so anyone who see the steps can figure out something wrong in order to fix fingerprint

JellyRoll-96 said:
Cab you write the steps please? It would be far better, so anyone who see the steps can figure out something wrong in order to fix fingerprint
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Well it's quiet lenghty....

syedmuaaz87 said:
Well it's quiet lenghty....
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Please share the procedure, your way is unusual.
30-35min for actually doing it is less than
backing up my rom,
restoring yours and
restoring my data over it...
Besides I use philz touch recovery, not TWRP...
So you understand the silence here...
But I really hope it is working! :fingers-crossed:

or1m said:
Please share the procedure, your way is unusual.
30-35min for actually doing it is less than
backing up my rom,
restoring yours and
restoring my data over it...
Besides I use philz touch recovery, not TWRP...
So you understand the silence here...
But I really hope it is working! :fingers-crossed:
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No don't restore your data after restoring my backup....And well It requires a dirty flash of the insanity rom over the stock rom and the app optimization takes about 20 to 25 minutes for both the roms because first you must be on pure stock which has been factory reset,than add you're fingerprints and enable C locker or Cmlocker in services and set screen lock to none,after that dirty flash insanity rom over it,after it optimizes and boots up you will end up on your boot screen with a message stating settings,music,clock and google partner setup have stopped working,after that you have to open up root explorer and replace a couple system files with the stock rom files,these include Settingprovider,Secsettings,health service and clock package in the System/Priv-app directory and set the correct permissions and also renaming these files as the orignal ones,after that you have to place the settingsmaps and settingssearchprovidor folder in system/app and set correct permissions for them,After that reboot and let these apps optimize....Voila your done,your settings app will start working and you will be able to add fingerprints but you can not use them on the stock lockscreen because of the bug in the System ui stated in the Post....that is why you have to use cm locker or c locker and you have to download them and enable then while you are on stock because the settings app crashes on certain toggles while it is on insanity rom....Here is the Tutorial,Happy?

syedmuaaz87 said:
...l,Happy?
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well, maybe; I had once dirty flashed insanity over stock,
I could use fingerprint in apps, but could not change the fingerprints in settings (FCs) nor lockscreen, obviously.
So I am not scared of your method,
even I think it will go through the process with my data left intact,
cause I am on (almost) stock now.
I like Insanity a lot, but fingerprint is a real deal-breaker to me.
according to your steps, you could create flashable zip with those stock (original) apps.
you know, permissions, replacement of files etc.. it is easier that way..
thx

@syedmuaaz87
I need the Fix without all this backup , pls shear the fix only

or1m said:
well, maybe; I had once dirty flashed insanity over stock,
I could use fingerprint in apps, but could not change the fingerprints in settings (FCs) nor lockscreen, obviously.
So I am not scared of your method,
even I think it will go through the process with my data left intact,
cause I am on (almost) stock now.
I like Insanity a lot, but fingerprint is a real deal-breaker to me.
according to your steps, you could create flashable zip with those stock (original) apps.
you know, permissions, replacement of files etc.. it is easier that way..
thx
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No i don't think it will work because there is a reason we start from the stock rom and add fingerprints on stock rom,If we start clean on insanity and replace the settings app with the stock one and reboot,the settings app does not work at all,I don't know the real problem here,maybe it's the cache of the stock settings app or maybe something else,the devs know better....Hope they fix it permanently....

salah eltony said:
@syedmuaaz87
I need the Fix without all this backup , pls shear the fix only
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I've shared the whole procedure,try it out yourself....I shared this backup to make things easy for you guys....

This file 1.64 gega
Why ???
Is this the rom and the fix
The rom only 986 mega
I am sorry but i dont know how to insall this
Sent from my SM-G935F using XDA-Developers mobile app

I do not understand anything, so difficult is it to make a zip so that we can to flash?
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Help for install

Macamoca said:
This file 1.64 gega
Why ???
Is this the rom and the fix
The rom only 986 mega
I am sorry but i dont know how to insall this
Sent from my SM-G935F using XDA-Developers mobile app
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It also contains the data which neccessary to fix the Fingerprint scanner....Extract it and place the twrp folder in the internal storage of the device and restore,Do no restore your own backup or even data after restoring this backup,the fix might not work if you do so....

Frankiii said:
I do not understand anything, so difficult is it to make a zip so that we can to flash?
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Help for install
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whats difficult?Just extract the TWRP folder and place it in the Internal or external storage,boot in to twrp and restore back up from there,It will ask you for a password,the password is qwerty09....

syedmuaaz87 said:
No i don't think it will work because there is a reason we start from the stock rom and add fingerprints on stock rom,If we start clean on insanity and replace the settings app with the stock one and reboot,the settings app does not work at all,I don't know the real problem here,maybe it's the cache of the stock settings app or maybe something else,the devs know better....Hope they fix it permanently....
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I see, but I cannot live without my data, so I will try...
But again, when I replace SecSetting, I will loose a s7 charm and settings, right?

or1m said:
I see, but I cannot live without my data, so I will try...
But again, when I replace SecSetting, I will loose a s7 charm and settings, right?
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Don't worry the settings app can be themed using themes...

syedmuaaz87 said:
I've shared the whole procedure,try it out yourself....I shared this backup to make things easy for you guys....
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It will be easy to us if u gives me only the fix , i cant download all this backup , i have bad internet here , for everything thanx for ur hard work

Shoud i make full wipe before restore ?
Sent from my SM-G935F using XDA-Developers mobile app

Anyone tried it?I've got good news^I have finally made a rom with the modified settings,just flash in,0.99gb size...i will start uploading in a few hours....

OMG.. .simply setups. Extract the zip to SD card. After in recovery restore the rom... Simply.

nunofgrd said:
OMG.. .simply setups. Extract the zip to SD card. After in recovery restore the rom... Simply.
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Shoud i make full wipe before the restore
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OBB folder locked.

It seems my android\OBB folder is write protected. I can't install certain apps that need to write to this folder. I can't seem to unlock it and have been trawling Google for solutions.
I can delete the folder, then create a new OBB folder, but I still can't copy a folder into it. I'm using a rooted EU rom if this helps. Thanks
It is rooted device with EU rom on it

Can someone check on their phone if they can copy a file or folder into the obb folder? I'm getting very desperate for a fix

perryano said:
It seems my android\OBB folder is write protected. I can't install certain apps that need to write to this folder. I can't seem to unlock it and have been trawling Google for solutions.
I can delete the folder, then create a new OBB folder, but I still can't copy a folder into it. I'm using a rooted EU rom if this helps. Thanks
It is rooted device with EU rom on it
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no problem at all..
any magisk modules installed? maybe disable and check

perryano said:
Can someone check on their phone if they can copy a file or folder into the obb folder? I'm getting very desperate for a fix
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Yes, it works.
I can read/copy/delete every file/folder inside /Android/Obb directory.
Stock MIUI 10 Global.

matchung said:
no problem at all..
any magisk modules installed? maybe disable and check
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No magisk modules installed. Thank you

I have faced this exact problem a few weeks ago. It started after I flashed a ROM, MiRum if I'm not mistaken. Tried deleting it via TWRP and make a new folder, changing the folder permission, no luck. I don't know how exactly I got my issue resolved, but I think wiping your data (storage) will do. Just backup your data, wipe your device clean, reflash your ROM, restore everything, and you'll be good to go...I guess.
I'm sorry if I can't be of more help to you in this regard.

Enthunk said:
I have faced this exact problem a few weeks ago. It started after I flashed a ROM, MiRum if I'm not mistaken. Tried deleting it via TWRP and make a new folder, changing the folder permission, no luck. I don't know how exactly I got my issue resolved, but I think wiping your data (storage) will do. Just backup your data, wipe your device clean, reflash your ROM, restore everything, and you'll be good to go...I guess.
I'm sorry if I can't be of more help to you in this regard.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I guess this might have to be the last resort as I can't seem to find any other fix. I have tried the permission stuff in twrp file explorer also and this doesn't help. Cheers

hope this may help: -> http://en.miui.com/thread-2950541-1-1.html

matchung said:
hope this may help: -> http://en.miui.com/thread-2950541-1-1.html
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Thank you for this. I have seen this and unfortunately on miui 10 this option is not there. The only option for mock sd card is to formal it. There is nowhere to enable/disable it. Not that I can find with developer options also enabled.

have you ever try to toggle "MIUI Optimization"？ will it help?
or you may check the group/permission of the folder, here is mine
6815767 drwxrwx--x 72 root sdcard_rw 4.0K 2019-06-13 10:12 data
6815746 drwxrwx--x 4 root sdcard_rw 4.0K 2019-06-06 18:10 obb
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matchung said:
have you ever try to toggle "MIUI Optimization"？ will it help?
or you may check the group/permission of the folder, here is mine
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I will check that now. Where can I check the group/permissions for the holder?
Thank you

I am going with a wipe and reinstall of everything. Hope this works

And a fresh wipe and install fixed it