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Samsung i8000 (omnia2) android cm6new rom

credits
- almar (Marc)
- bsbsbs (Sándor)
- Egon
- phj (János)
- Voyteckst
- frenkie9999999
- spiderman1961
- kukafei
- linuxsight
- glimmling
- MinL
-Antoxa1998
thanks to all the above the dream of runing android on i8000 came true. and because of their job we were expecting faster and faster, more and more efficient and smooth versions.
i followed their path. got a version, modified it, combined the best parts of each ROM and i am offering a new ROM much closer to be complete and less beta.
DETAILS ABOUT THE ROM
It is not based on frenkiedroid as far as i know but followed other path onto chinese ROMS. I think it is faster than any other ROM (tell me if not). It has achived score 1035 on antutu on my class 10 sd card (this is almost the speed of a native android phone using cm6 and this fast hardware)
According to measuments made using Benchmark & Tuning it is up to 56% faster compared to the already fast frenkiedroid
Tested
bluetooth
wi-fi
3g
calling
sms
radio
gps
usb connection
battery lasts up to 2 days
Changelog
Version 8
Information, installation instructions and photos below (post no34)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50188850&postcount=34
Alternative download of cm6new v8 with 2.6.32.9 kexec kernel
Download from here
Information, installation instructions and photos below (post no35)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57062016&postcount=35
Version 7
Information, installation instructions and photos below (post no33)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50188850&postcount=33
Version 6
Information, installation instructions and photos below (post no30)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49775913&postcount=30
Version 5
Information, installation instructions and photos below (post no25)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48486739&postcount=25
Version 4
Information and photos below (post no4)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44427775&postcount=4
Version 3
(mirror) (sendspace service)
- fixed gsm not working with some SIM cards (now i hope it can work with all networks)
- improve speed compared to version 2
- fixed other bugs
Version 2
- improved build.prop
- fixed account problem
- fixed camera problem
- fixed some crash bugs
- installed suggested programs (freeware)
Version 1
(initial release)
This ROM has preinstalled only the basic programs to allow you add any other program you desire from market.
I also suggest you another package of apps (dialers, sms apps, pictures and video apps) here
Alternative kernels
froyob3 kernel
CM6B2kernel
mini kernel
medium kernel
big kernel (original)
Installation instuctions:
We backup our data on our card
download mini-tool
connect your phone with computer on usb disk mode for our sdcard της (alternatively you can select your storage, but here i describe sd-card installation)
install and run minitool
select your sd-card and erase all partitions.
create a) one partition primary fat32 (the sum of sd-card's mb minus 1533 mb), B) one partition primary ext4 for our android sized 1333 mb , γ) one partition primary linux swap with the rest 200 mb
select apply and wait
you decompress the file ROM and Tools.rar
We change the date of our computer on any date of sept 2011
we run ImageRecover.exe
select restore (normal) and next
search on your computer the disk, the folder that our ROM is stored ( .TBI file) and select it
on the new window select select the last down option
then on the new window select the partition of our sf card to install (this is the medium partition sized 1333 mb (will write next to it MBR1.....linux native) and click onto it and press next
On next window when see "all data on linux native partition lost" press "yes" and wait copying to reach 100%
reopen minitool an if after ext4 partition there is left some unused/unformated space (grey colour) delete linux swap partition and create a new linux swap primary partition including this time the previously seen unused space
when finish select settings on your phone and change usb connection mode on your phone to "my storage"
In the root of "my storage" we paste a) haret.exe, B) zImage, c) startup.txt from the folder "copy to storage card root" from the rar we downloaded and decompressed
Disconnect our phone from usb, enter "my storage" and run haret.exe
this is the end. android starts. hope you enjoy

Hi guys, any reports on testing this ROM?
I want to set up my old Omnia 2 with Android for my gf, so I'm looking for a stable and simple ROM for her.
Thanx.

sergio_sos said:
Hi guys, any reports on testing this ROM?
I want to set up my old Omnia 2 with Android for my gf, so I'm looking for a stable and simple ROM for her.
Thanx.
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You can try either my ROM or twister2 ROM from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2342764
they are both the same level
the fastest is mine
faster GPS in on mine (ms-based preconfigured)
wi-fi i think works a little better on twister
twister has preloaded facebook etc, while mine has only stock apps
mine has business (single) coloured menus while twister has fancy (multi) coloured menus
if you want to install optional apps that have ads and you are not expert on android then install twister
if you want to install apps that do not have ads (or have ads and you are android expert) you can choose mine
please not that some people mentioned that with my ROM their SIM card was not recognized. i am not sure if the same for your SIM, your country.
Only two ROMS to choose. so you need only a few hours to try them both and make your decision. the choise is yours

Samsung i8000 (omnia2) android cm6new rom v4
as I promised long ago to publish
SAMSUNG I8000 (OMNIA2) ANDROID CM6NEW ROM Version 4
- Support even more SIM
- Speed ​​improvement - response
- Corrected some errors
- Upgrading of most programs
- Show ics (ice cream sandwich - android 4.0.X)
- Arrangements for energy savings
The new enhancements took me some time and study. I8000 reaches its limits due to its old drivers that are already written for mobile identical hardware with it.
Hope you like it and I expect opinions and suggestions to version 5 if there will be any further developments. Otherwise I will try to assist in the plan for android 2.3 on our mobile.
Explanation photo below
1 = home screen (the background is black on purpose because the amoled screen thus consumes less energy. If you want to change select another background with as many black dots. Black and not just dark color.)
2 = dialer with ics theme, search function names and support many languagesk. Make it default dialer if you like it
3 = new android ics Task Manager (task manager). Appear with long press of home button. If you do not like replace it with the Advanced Task Manager or ICS Task Manager / Switcher. To open them again by long pressing the central button select Settings / Cyanogenmod Settings / Input / Long-press home settings / select custom application
4 = ics camera
5 = menu ics (holo launcher)
6 = ics settings
For those who want even more contemporary look can choose Active lockscreen or Holo Locker

I tried installing this on my Omnia II.
I successfully create the partitions on my SD card, but when I go to starting the process with the ROM file, it comes back with the error message:
"The image file requires an updated version of this program."
I grabbed the latest version just to try it, and I need to purchase a key to make it work.
Yes, I reset my computer clock to September 1st, 2011. Do i need to reboot the machine after the clock reset?
Everything else so far seems to work fine, and if this works even half as good as I think it will, props to you for getting this done. I hate hate HATE winblows 6.5 on my Omnia II, and always wanted android. I tried a few of the older attempts years ago, but nothing was every stable enough to keep it.
Thanks again for any help.

where can i download the ROM ?

nemogamo said:
where can i download the ROM ?
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download from here
http://www.gigasize.com/get/ndmo3y3hj2f

Ragnarkov said:
I tried installing this on my Omnia II.
I successfully create the partitions on my SD card, but when I go to starting the process with the ROM file, it comes back with the error message:
"The image file requires an updated version of this program."
I grabbed the latest version just to try it, and I need to purchase a key to make it work.
Yes, I reset my computer clock to September 1st, 2011. Do i need to reboot the machine after the clock reset?
Everything else so far seems to work fine, and if this works even half as good as I think it will, props to you for getting this done. I hate hate HATE winblows 6.5 on my Omnia II, and always wanted android. I tried a few of the older attempts years ago, but nothing was every stable enough to keep it.
Thanks again for any help.
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ok try this ROM recovery program
http://www.gigasize.com/get/fososg405ld
please read very carefully instructions. hundreds of people verify programs are working how come not work only on some pc's ?

spkraul said:
ok try this ROM recovery program
http://www.gigasize.com/get/fososg405ld
please read very carefully instructions. hundreds of people verify programs are working how come not work only on some pc's ?
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I tried this program, and again, comes up with the same error message.
I'm getting to the point where I have to change the date, then run image for windows, but it just keeps giving me that error.
I'm running windows Vista, could that be causing the issue? is there any other information I need to change or pay attention too?
I'm literally doing everything step by step, and yet its not working for me.

spkraul said:
download from here
http://www.gigasize.com/get/ndmo3y3hj2f
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downloading.. take a longtime
would you mirror to mediafire or 4shared
thx.. will report when its done

nemogamo said:
downloading.. take a longtime
would you mirror to mediafire or 4shared
thx.. will report when its done
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it's only 542.27 KB. how long time can get to download ?
even if you have dial up or the server is full you need seconds to download it
just make sure the time change is ok and better cut all internet connections before execute the program

spkraul said:
it's only 542.27 KB. how long time can get to download ?
even if you have dial up or the server is full you need seconds to download it
just make sure the time change is ok and better cut all internet connections before execute the program
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i think you have mistaken me with ragnarkov
anyway i already downloaded the file
follow the procedure
until trying to restore image
got an error " the image file requires an updated version of this program"
internet id off
antivirus is off
date set to 1 september 2011

I've just tested it, the same problem I had as others already mentioned. I went back to the version 3, success! So I think the version 4 image is damaged or not correctly made. By the way, the version 3 that did work for me has no microsd card support. You should modify by yourself the startup.txt file to enable the sd card support.
Hope my words can be helpful to others.

santich said:
I've just tested it, the same problem I had as others already mentioned. I went back to the version 3, success! So I think the version 4 image is damaged or not correctly made. By the way, the version 3 that did work for me has no microsd card support. You should modify by yourself the startup.txt file to enable the sd card support.
Hope my words can be helpful to others.
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i made my ROM to be installed on sdcard with sdcard support. Hundreds of users already installed it and no problems at all. i installed V4 again last night and no problem at all. my phone is i8000 8gb version if you install on storage card YES you should edit startup.txt and also edit vold.fstab and fstab files.
if find some free time from android 2.3 development project testings i will make a Version 5 and on this version i hope minor problems to be solved.

I downloaded the newest version of Image for Windows, which is v2.83 (the one in the package is v2.61), the tool to write the image into the partition ext4, and this time, everything went just like a charm.
I have to admit that the V4 image is a very good one. It's really fast and clean. I think the problem that we had before is caused by the lower version of Image for Windows. V2.61 can't load correctly the V4 image file, which I think is made by a higher version of Image for Windows. With the new version of Image for Windows, it's even not necessary to change the date.
The Chiese ringtones in this ROM are hilarious. I'm a Chinese, they are OK with me. But I think original ringtones would be better for common users, hehehe.

great work , will it work on omnia b7610 too !!

Where can I download mini tool ?
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aljo00 said:
Where can I download mini tool ?
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found it

Will this work on the Verizon i920? Thanks in advance.

matthewtyson said:
Will this work on the Verizon i920? Thanks in advance.
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technically yes it can run. but i do not own one to test it myself. you can try yourself and tell us your experiences. test on sd card installation first. it it pretty smooth and fast. you will be amazed. in case it will not work you can always check TwisterV2 ROM also very fast and smooth
see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2342764
alternatively in case you meet some driver conflicts you can always use ubuntu and other ROM's drivers to edit this ROM and make it work for you.

spkraul said:
i made my ROM to be installed on sdcard with sdcard support. Hundreds of users already installed it and no problems at all. i installed V4 again last night and no problem at all. my phone is i8000 8gb version if you install on storage card YES you should edit startup.txt and also edit vold.fstab and fstab files.
if find some free time from testings i will make a Version 5 and on this version i hope minor problems to be solved.
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I am facing the same issue, I cannot load my Storage Card.
1. I am confuse with term SD Card here. Is it refer to Storage Card or My Storage? Storage Card means external micro sd card, isn't?
2. I followed the instruction and put the Image to Storage Card. How can I activate the Storage Card Support by editting fstab files? Where can I find these files?
3. I had format Partition 1333Mb to ext4 File System, but I wonder why it always turn to ext3 after I restore TBI file(after ImageRecover step). Is it okay?
Thanks.

[Serious Bugs] Android 4.4.2 Galaxy Note 2

Hello, folks
Recently I upgraded to Android Kitkat 4.4.2 (Indian Version) on my Samsung Galaxy Note II, I have come across a serious BUG after upgrading to Android 4.4.2.
BUG Details: Memory card cannot be read internally
For Instance while connected to Winscp via SSHDroid new folder cannot be created in Memory Card but at the same time new folder can be created in Phone Memory
I guess writing has been restricted
It's not over..... While downloading videos via YouTube Downloader 4.2 (Dentex) when custom folder chosen to memory card downloading gets failed
Again I guess writing has been restricted
I tried 3-4 different memory cards guessing problem might be in memory card (formatted as well)
Flashed my Note II via Hard Reset
Tried all ways and I have come to conclusion the BUG is in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat (Indian Version)
Kindly share if you have encountered same BUG as well (Specially Indian Consumers)
Regards,
Note II

Galaxy Note II said:
Hello, folks
Recently I upgraded to Android Kitkat 4.4.2 (Indian Version) on my Samsung Galaxy Note II, I have come across a serious BUG after upgrading to Android 4.4.2.
BUG Details: Memory card cannot be read internally
For Instance while connected to Winscp via SSHDroid new folder cannot be created in Memory Card but at the same time new folder can be created in Phone Memory
I guess writing has been restricted
It's not over..... While downloading videos via YouTube Downloader 4.2 (Dentex) when custom folder chosen to memory card downloading gets failed
Again I guess writing has been restricted
I tried 3-4 different memory cards guessing problem might be in memory card (formatted as well)
Flashed my Note II via Hard Reset
Tried all ways and I have come to conclusion the BUG is in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat (Indian Version)
Kindly share if you have encountered same BUG as well (Specially Indian Consumers)
Regards,
Note II
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It's not a bug, it is included in the Kitkat update for security purposes.
There is a fix for that but you have to be rooted.

anesterian said:
It's not a bug, it is included in the Kitkat update for security purposes.
There is a fix for that but you have to be rooted.
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Bro What kind of security is it? I cannot copy my own files into my memory card
iQuran cannot read my memory card in which has supporting files
I cannot save/download videos from YouTube Downloader to my memory card

What rom are you using?
You can simply transfer your files using a comupter...
Then paste it to your memory card..
That's what I did when I'm on Stock Kitkat ROM...
If you want to apply the SD Card fixed root your phone first.
Sent from my GT-N7100

anesterian said:
What rom are you using?
You can simply transfer your files using a comupter...
Then paste it to your memory card..
That's what I did when I'm on Stock Kitkat ROM...
If you want to apply the SD Card fixed root your phone first.
Sent from my GT-N7100
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Take a look at my signature

They did what. You can't copy from internal to external memory. Omg i see no 4.4 on my device.
Edit : ok i understand now.
Sent from my GT-N7100

you can copy or move anything with stock file manager My Files..only third party application has no permission to write.

xplore file manager can handle files in sd card too...

Google chose to block write access, for third party apps (those not pre-installed), to external storage; except in their own directories.
There is currently a loophole which some developers have updated their apps to use, but with future iterations of android this will likely be blocked.
This change has been primarily to keep the sdcard clean; un-installing third party apps had left orphaned files the sdcard and resulted in a poor user experience. Personally I'm not sure how viable an explanation this is when you weigh it up against the affect to the user experience of preventing 3rd.P apps from accessing anything outside of their own granted space, or the space granted to a partner app. I think this is either google being evil, trying to lower the value of an sdcard slot to drive OEMs to make devices without one (for various profitable purposes) OR because google goofed on their first time really deciding what access they should have (previously there was no formal access rights definition, it was a free-for-all.)
Hold this space

You can install my apks from play store to back up apk in external card and quick office for editing and saving dox in external card without rooting from play store..enjoy
Sent from my GT-N7100 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

you are right,writing of sdcard has been restricted in android 4.4.2

Is it possible to revert back to 4.3?

wrena said:
Is it possible to revert back to 4.3?
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The easiest solution is getting root access and using the sdfix app; reverting is overkill if you just want 3p rw access back.

Happened to me yesterday. I was goin to format my fone, so i took a backup of some apps on helium(Since im not rooted)on my sd card. I formatted my fone. After that wen i went in carbon folder, it was empty. No data.

Yonstoptech bs1078 tablet - ALLWINNER a31 sdk and firmware update

YONSTOPTECH AWINNER A31 KIT KAT TABLET 10.1 / 2GB RAM 8 OR 16 GB STORAGE, ANDROID 44.4.2 HDMI, 1080X600 DISPLAY.2 MICRO USB OTG PORTS, MICRO SD CARD SLOT, PRE ROOOTED OR IF NOT SEE BELOW. MADE FOR OEM ONLY BUT MORE GENERIC MODEL HAVE BEEN SEEM THAN AN ACTUALLY OEM LIKE GOOWEEL, FUSION, ONDA, ETC. UNDER $130 ON EBAY COMES WITH ALL CONNECORS, EXT SD CARD, STYLUS, AND TABLET/
I'VE SEEM VARIOUS QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT MODEL BS 1078 ,ALL OVER THE WEB, ENOUGHTHAT I WISH TO SHARE SOME BASIC AND USEFULL INFO WITH THE MASSES.
ROOT....
THE Best AND EASIET WAY TO ROOT FOR ME HAS BEEN (I OWN 4) ROOT GENIOUS , FOR DOWNLOAD AND INSTRUCTIONS http://androidxda.com/DOWNLOAD-ROOT-GENIUS
IT'S A COMPONANT OF SHUAME AND IS A ONE CLICK ROOT METHOD STANDALONE IN ENGLISH.
RECOVERY...
BASIC RECOVERY IS INSTALLED ALREADY AS MY TABLET WERE PRE ROOTED., THOUGH SOM,E HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY USING THE MANUFACTURER AS THE VOLUME KEYS DON'T WORK PERFECTLY
A TIP=INSTALLED A MOUSE THROUGH THE OTG CABLE PROVIDED AND JUST MOVE MOUSE AROUND TO HIGHLIGHT SELECTION, THE VOLUME UP BUTTON FOR SELECTION. DO NOT PRESS VOLUME DOWN. LET'S YOU UPDATE FROM BOTH INTERESTING AND EXTERNAL
FIRMWARE/ROM ... THE LATESTKITKAT ROM FOR AUGUST 2014 IS AVAILABLE,NOT SURE OF IT'S CHANGELOG AS I'M HAPPY WITH THE 6 29 VERSION AND DON'T WANT TO CABLE YET .SOME HAVE THIS TABLET WITH 4.2, THIS UPGRADE IS TO4.4.2
http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=1679008622 IS THE LINK TO FIRMWARE
TOOLS....
ALLWINNER INCLUDE THE TOOLS FOR EASY SD CARD FLASHING IN THE ALLWINNER A SERIES SDK FOR KITKAT. YOU'LL NEED A 4GB SD CARD, PHEONIX CARD.MSI AND THE WORD DOC INCLUDE IN FIRMWARE PACKAGE TO PUT ONTO EXTERNAL SD CARD SHOULD YOU WISH TO INSTALLED THAT WAY, WHEN POWER ON IT SHOULD START TO BOOT WITH YOUR EXT SD INSERTED, FROM THE SD CARD. ONCE IT REBOOTS, TAKE OUT EXT SD CARD, AND YOUR GOOD TO GO
HERE IS THE FULL SDK THAT YOU'LL NEED AS IT INCLUDE DRIVERS AND TOOLS FOR TWEAKING THE ROM, CHANGE BOOT ANIMATION , AND VARIOUS OTHER. OEM DIRECTED TWEAKS.
http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?sharei...r_TOOLS&page=1
IN EACH DOWNLOAD ABOVE INCLUDES A WORD DOC IN EN/CHINESE WITH DIAGRAMS TO SHOW YOU HOW TO FLASH, MOD, EDIT BUILD.PROP ETC.
ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK
PAUL TARANEH
ALSO REF TO http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704721 FOR MORE INFO ABOUT ROOTING TABLET

Paulzt said:
YONSTOPTECH AWINNER A31 KIT KAT TABLET 10.1 / 2GB RAM 8 OR 16 GB STORAGE, ANDROID 44.4.2 HDMI, 1080X600 DISPLAY.2 MICRO USB OTG PORTS, MICRO SD CARD SLOT, PRE ROOOTED OR IF NOT SEE BELOW. MADE FOR OEM ONLY BUT MORE GENERIC MODEL HAVE BEEN SEEM THAN AN ACTUALLY OEM LIKE GOOWEEL, FUSION, ONDA, ETC. UNDER $130 ON EBAY COMES WITH ALL CONNECORS, EXT SD CARD, STYLUS, AND TABLET/
I'VE SEEM VARIOUS QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT MODEL BS 1078 ,ALL OVER THE WEB, ENOUGHTHAT I WISH TO SHARE SOME BASIC AND USEFULL INFO WITH THE MASSES.
ROOT....
THE Best AND EASIET WAY TO ROOT FOR ME HAS BEEN (I OWN 4) ROOT GENIOUS , FOR DOWNLOAD AND INSTRUCTIONS http://androidxda.com/DOWNLOAD-ROOT-GENIUS
IT'S A COMPONANT OF SHUAME AND IS A ONE CLICK ROOT METHOD STANDALONE IN ENGLISH.
RECOVERY...
BASIC RECOVERY IS INSTALLED ALREADY AS MY TABLET WERE PRE ROOTED., THOUGH SOM,E HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY USING THE MANUFACTURER AS THE VOLUME KEYS DON'T WORK PERFECTLY
A TIP=INSTALLED A MOUSE THROUGH THE OTG CABLE PROVIDED AND JUST MOVE MOUSE AROUND TO HIGHLIGHT SELECTION, THE VOLUME UP BUTTON FOR SELECTION. DO NOT PRESS VOLUME DOWN. LET'S YOU UPDATE FROM BOTH INTERESTING AND EXTERNAL
FIRMWARE/ROM ... THE LATESTKITKAT ROM FOR AUGUST 2014 IS AVAILABLE,NOT SURE OF IT'S CHANGELOG AS I'M HAPPY WITH THE 6 29 VERSION AND DON'T WANT TO CABLE YET .SOME HAVE THIS TABLET WITH 4.2, THIS UPGRADE IS TO4.4.2
http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=1679008622 IS THE LINK TO FIRMWARE
TOOLS....
ALLWINNER INCLUDE THE TOOLS FOR EASY SD CARD FLASHING IN THE ALLWINNER A SERIES SDK FOR KITKAT. YOU'LL NEED A 4GB SD CARD, PHEONIX CARD.MSI AND THE WORD DOC INCLUDE IN FIRMWARE PACKAGE TO PUT ONTO EXTERNAL SD CARD SHOULD YOU WISH TO INSTALLED THAT WAY, WHEN POWER ON IT SHOULD START TO BOOT WITH YOUR EXT SD INSERTED, FROM THE SD CARD. ONCE IT REBOOTS, TAKE OUT EXT SD CARD, AND YOUR GOOD TO GO
HERE IS THE FULL SDK THAT YOU'LL NEED AS IT INCLUDE DRIVERS AND TOOLS FOR TWEAKING THE ROM, CHANGE BOOT ANIMATION , AND VARIOUS OTHER. OEM DIRECTED TWEAKS.
http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?sharei...r_TOOLS&page=1
IN EACH DOWNLOAD ABOVE INCLUDES A WORD DOC IN EN/CHINESE WITH DIAGRAMS TO SHOW YOU HOW TO FLASH, MOD, EDIT BUILD.PROP ETC.
ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK
PAUL TARANEH
ALSO REF TO http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704721 FOR MORE INFO ABOUT ROOTING TABLET
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Good thread Paul nice to have a place to discuss this tablet i have just posted in the other thread you refereed to but will also post it here below
I bought a 10.1 Allwinner A31s 16GB from Ebay for £60 the device details show as a YONESTOPTECH BS1078
It is a nice tablet for the price and came pre rooted witch was great.
One of the first things i did was make a backup off the Rom with online nandroid backup as i like messing and wanted a backup just in case i messed up. and here is where things got messy, online nandroid backup would only be able to restore if i had a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP)
So off i went and tried to install TWRP from the guide on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2210676
Long story short it didn't work an i thought i had bricked it as it was stuck on the boot logo, i managed to find FW for a Q102 A31S Tablet Stock Firmware 4.4.2 wich is the same tablet under a different name, after several failed attempts to recover through phoenix suite as i couldn't get it into recovery, i downloaded phoenixcard and successfully flashed the FW Phew all was good lol.
So if anyone has successfully installed a custom recovery any info would be grateful as it would be nice to try a custom Rom.
I have also had a little play with dragonface for allwinner devices as this lets you change a few things on the stock ROM ISO and then you can re flash with your custom changes, Two things i would like to tweak are volume and lcd settings as i feel the volume on this device is to quiet and the lcd contrast could do with tweaking. in dragon face you can load the sys.cofig settings, i have found the volume config but haven't got a clue what can be changed to increase the max volume level so if anybody has any knowledge then any input would be appreciated, here is the code for audio settings,
Code:
;pa_single_vol,pa_double_vol: 31 level,1.5db/step.0x1f is the large volume.
;cap_vol:use for system record,0x0--0db,0x1--24db,0x2--27db,0x3--30db,0x4--33db,0x5--36db,0x6--39db,0x7--42db
;headphone_vol,earpiece_vol: must least than 0x3b. 0x1 is a step.
;headset_mic_vol: headset mic(mic2) vol,use for phone headset mic call
;main_mic_vol: main mic(mic1) vol,use for phone main mic call
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[audio_para]
audio_used = 1
audio_hp_ldo = "none"
headphone_vol = 0x3b
earpiece_vol = 0x3b
cap_vol = 0x7
pa_single_vol = 0x1b
pa_double_used = 1
pa_double_vol = 0x1f
headphone_direct_used = 0
headphone_mute_used = 0
audio_pa_ctrl = port:PA18<1><default><default><0>
audio_mute_ctrl = port:PA17<1><default><default><0>
headset_mic_vol = 6
main_mic_vol = 6
Thanks in advance for any input
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Got straight from manufacturer today
The FW download link:
Updata tools: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1pJkEHAF
FW: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1gdw0sSz
Of anyone can flash and offer any input that's great.
Thanks,,,, Paul Taraneh

Sorro for offtopic, but has anyone found a suitable case for this tablet?

Paulzt said:
Got straight from manufacturer today
The FW download link:
Updata tools: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1pJkEHAF
FW: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1gdw0sSz
Of anyone can flash and offer any input that's great.
Thanks,,,, Paul Taraneh
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Just flashed that FW and can confirm it is the stock FW pre rooted and working fine.

Thanks
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ezcast application install error
Hi,
I get an error message when I try to install the ezcast app on the tablet, do you have any
idea why this would happen? I would really like to cast from this device to my tv.
Also when I try to install the fulltilt poker app from fulltilt.com, the site doesn't recognize my
device as an android device. I got over it by copying the .apk file from another device but
I just thought to mention it.
Thanks,
Zohar

Hmm. I've been able to install ezcast on mine, and maybe the poker game was initially meant for windows. Your tab most likely came pre rooted so check your root permission. For ez cast contact the apps developer he is very good at replying just give all stats from about phone . good luck
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Now I know the button + problem prior to update rom
Paulzt said:
YONSTOPTECH AWINNER A31 KIT KAT TABLET 10.1 / 2GB RAM 8 OR 16 GB STORAGE, ANDROID 44.4.2 HDMI, 1080X600 DISPLAY.2 MICRO USB OTG PORTS, MICRO SD CARD SLOT, PRE ROOOTED OR IF NOT SEE BELOW. MADE FOR OEM ONLY BUT MORE GENERIC MODEL HAVE BEEN SEEM THAN AN ACTUALLY OEM LIKE GOOWEEL, FUSION, ONDA, ETC. UNDER $130 ON EBAY COMES WITH ALL CONNECORS, EXT SD CARD, STYLUS, AND TABLET/
I'VE SEEM VARIOUS QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT MODEL BS 1078 ,ALL OVER THE WEB, ENOUGHTHAT I WISH TO SHARE SOME BASIC AND USEFULL INFO WITH THE MASSES.
ROOT....
THE Best AND EASIET WAY TO ROOT FOR ME HAS BEEN (I OWN 4) ROOT GENIOUS , FOR DOWNLOAD AND INSTRUCTIONS http://androidxda.com/DOWNLOAD-ROOT-GENIUS
IT'S A COMPONANT OF SHUAME AND IS A ONE CLICK ROOT METHOD STANDALONE IN ENGLISH.
RECOVERY...
BASIC RECOVERY IS INSTALLED ALREADY AS MY TABLET WERE PRE ROOTED., THOUGH SOM,E HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY USING THE MANUFACTURER AS THE VOLUME KEYS DON'T WORK PERFECTLY
A TIP=INSTALLED A MOUSE THROUGH THE OTG CABLE PROVIDED AND JUST MOVE MOUSE AROUND TO HIGHLIGHT SELECTION, THE VOLUME UP BUTTON FOR SELECTION. DO NOT PRESS VOLUME DOWN. LET'S YOU UPDATE FROM BOTH INTERESTING AND EXTERNAL
FIRMWARE/ROM ... THE LATESTKITKAT ROM FOR AUGUST 2014 IS AVAILABLE,NOT SURE OF IT'S CHANGELOG AS I'M HAPPY WITH THE 6 29 VERSION AND DON'T WANT TO CABLE YET .SOME HAVE THIS TABLET WITH 4.2, THIS UPGRADE IS TO4.4.2
http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=1679008622 IS THE LINK TO FIRMWARE
TOOLS....
ALLWINNER INCLUDE THE TOOLS FOR EASY SD CARD FLASHING IN THE ALLWINNER A SERIES SDK FOR KITKAT. YOU'LL NEED A 4GB SD CARD, PHEONIX CARD.MSI AND THE WORD DOC INCLUDE IN FIRMWARE PACKAGE TO PUT ONTO EXTERNAL SD CARD SHOULD YOU WISH TO INSTALLED THAT WAY, WHEN POWER ON IT SHOULD START TO BOOT WITH YOUR EXT SD INSERTED, FROM THE SD CARD. ONCE IT REBOOTS, TAKE OUT EXT SD CARD, AND YOUR GOOD TO GO
HERE IS THE FULL SDK THAT YOU'LL NEED AS IT INCLUDE DRIVERS AND TOOLS FOR TWEAKING THE ROM, CHANGE BOOT ANIMATION , AND VARIOUS OTHER. OEM DIRECTED TWEAKS.
http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?sharei...r_TOOLS&page=1
IN EACH DOWNLOAD ABOVE INCLUDES A WORD DOC IN EN/CHINESE WITH DIAGRAMS TO SHOW YOU HOW TO FLASH, MOD, EDIT BUILD.PROP ETC.
ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK
PAUL TARANEH
ALSO REF TO http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704721 FOR MORE INFO ABOUT ROOTING TABLET
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Let pressed the button + and hit hit hit hit the power button a lot of times after you begin press the power button some times connect to pc and when in the devices manager appear the new device and start to configure it let it the table quiet now go to pc wait a moment to windows configure it and do it with phoenix, if somebody have win 8 8.1 or 7 x64 you must disble signatures of drivers, in windows 8 go to restar but dont press the button restart, press shift and with shift pressed clic in restar a menu appear go to advanced options, advanced options and later the pc restart with a menu there press 7 for disable the driver signature and there install phoenixm if you already installed install it again and you can see the diferrences, now my tablet is with a new rom and i made it in win 8.1 x64, thanks for all the info, steps and rom thank so much

Anyone know if there's a version of 'CyanogenMod' available for this tablet ???
Thnxs in advance for any info.

I just purchased an AllWinner Q102 Tablet. It took me a day or so to realize that it also is pre-rooted. Here is my problem. I continue to get errors that say "unfortunately google play.... has stopped." or "unfortunately Netflix has stopped"
It's driving me crazy! I can't use any of my regular apps.
The model is a Q102
Android Version
4.4.2
Firmware version
v4.5.0919P
Kernel version
3.3.0
[email protected] #20
Wed Sep 10 21:31:21 CST 2014
It seems like a nice little tablet for the price....
I would rather go to stock if it works rather than a root that is flakey
Thanks for any help you can give!

My Google Play reboots, but no "unfortunately" messages
djrnewcastle said:
I just purchased an AllWinner Q102 Tablet. It took me a day or so to realize that it also is pre-rooted. Here is my problem. I continue to get errors that say "unfortunately google play.... has stopped." or "unfortunately Netflix has stopped"
It's driving me crazy! I can't use any of my regular apps.
The model is a Q102
Android Version
4.4.2
Firmware version
v4.5.0919P
Kernel version
3.3.0
[email protected] #20
Wed Sep 10 21:31:21 CST 2014
It seems like a nice little tablet for the price....
I would rather go to stock if it works rather than a root that is flakey
Thanks for any help you can give!
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I seem to have the identical tablet (specdevice . com / showspec.php ? id=5f13-c36d-ffd4-db280033c587) purchased in October. Mine was also pre-rooted, and it took me a while to figure that out too!
I do not see the messages/crashes that you see; my apps generally run with stability. I do occasionally experience surprise reboots (presumably from crashes) when I connect a USB device or am attempting to upgrade a large app via Google Play. I assume that my Google Play reboots are somehow related to running out of app disk space. Even though my tablet has 32 GB flash internally (split into two 16 GB flash devices) for some reason only 2GB was allocated to the /data partition, where apps are installed. When I found your post, I was actually looking for a solution to increase my tablet's /data partition. I read about different firmware downloads available (earlier in this thread, and in a chinagadgetsreviews blogspot -- sorry, XDA does not let me post links yet) but don't know whether they would help me with my small /data partition problem.
I'd be happy to test any particular apps on my tablet, if that would be of diagnostic use to you. And please let me know if you ever discover a solution to increase the app disk space.

bs1078 tonbux 10.1
Hi mines same bricked it with something now only get heart screen anyone know a fix memory man issues I had root toolbox app and you can change memory cache size etc if not another app carefully as can brick if Ness wrong settings ie screen resolution

stuck on first logo not android man
Hi got same tablet but stuck on very first logo do you know if this is still bootable by your method ? Thanks in advance for any assist

jayden91012 said:
Hi got same tablet but stuck on very first logo do you know if this is still bootable by your method ? Thanks in advance for any assist
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Jayden just reflash the firmware with phoenix suite.
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cqfast said:
I seem to have the identical tablet (specdevice . com / showspec.php ? id=5f13-c36d-ffd4-db280033c587) purchased in October. Mine was also pre-rooted, and it took me a while to figure that out too!
I do not see the messages/crashes that you see; my apps generally run with stability. I do occasionally experience surprise reboots (presumably from crashes) when I connect a USB device or am attempting to upgrade a large app via Google Play. I assume that my Google Play reboots are somehow related to running out of app disk space. Even though my tablet has 32 GB flash internally (split into two 16 GB flash devices) for some reason only 2GB was allocated to the /data partition, where apps are installed. When I found your post, I was actually looking for a solution to increase my tablet's /data partition. I read about different firmware downloads available (earlier in this thread, and in a chinagadgetsreviews blogspot -- sorry, XDA does not let me post links yet) but don't know whether they would help me with my small /data partition problem.
I'd be happy to test any particular apps on my tablet, if that would be of diagnostic use to you. And please let me know if you ever discover a solution to increase the app disk space.
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I reccommend a app called foldermount (Root) you can change storage location to extsd i use it for most games and large apps had this tablet about year now.

Hi ... are the links for firmware etc. in post #1 still good ?,
I don't seem to get anywhere finding the download. ... Jack

jachol said:
Hi ... are the links for firmware etc. in post #1 still good ?,
I don't seem to get anywhere finding the download. ... Jack
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Here you go jack this is the link to q102 firmware which is same as bs1078 stock.
http://chinagadgetsreviews.blogspot.com/2014/09/download-android-kitkat-442-stock_11.html
If you need anything else just ask i have most stuff on my laptop for this device if needed if links not working.

DJBoxer said:
Here you go jack this is the link to q102 firmware which is same as bs1078 stock.
http://chinagadgetsreviews.blogspot.com/2014/09/download-android-kitkat-442-stock_11.html
If you need anything else just ask i have most stuff on my laptop for this device if needed if links not working.
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Hi DJB,
Thanks for quick reply ... downloading now, not sure think tried this source before (long story),
will try it with Phoenix USB Pro, chances are I need to come back to you thanks for the offer,
PM will be best I think. ... Jack

Hi,
I have this same tablet and i have a problem. When i connect it to my computer or my girlfriend´s(win 7 and 8.1) The tablet is not recongnized.
anybody know why ? i was trying around to find the drivers but i only found google ones.
I would be really thankfull if u could give me a hand on this.

Lomezno said:
Hi,
I have this same tablet and i have a problem. When i connect it to my computer or my girlfriend´s(win 7 and 8.1) The tablet is not recongnized.
anybody know why ? i was trying around to find the drivers but i only found google ones.
I would be really thankfull if u could give me a hand on this.
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Hi, sorry for late reply, been tied up with family business for a whle.
re. drivers Pda. net drivers seem to work OK for me, this link should help ... J
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983470

Android 9 upgrade very worthwhile!

I bumped up to 9 (47.2.A.2.33) and sacrificed wifi calling and volte (waiting for US firmware to catch up) but it's still totally worth it.
+ SD card is visible to apps!!! Meaning, you can store more than pictures on it. I spent the last year with the 'low disk space' notification on, uninstalling apps so i could update others. Now it's like i own an Android phone again
+ Bluetooth no longer hangs trying to connect to last device for 30-60s before you can connect to any other paired device
+ Bluetooth devices show battery levels
+ Google / Assistant voice commands launch to mic almost instantly
+ System feels very fast
+ Rotation lock improvement
+ New volume control works well
+ speakers sound perfect unless using Clearaudio+
+ Misc improvements
- new quick settings is both ugly and less useful
- can't get wifi calling in US (apparently) until 9 drops here because you need the oem....sin file
- still plenty of bloat on stock sony ROM

have you tried swapping the oem sin file with the 8.0 US oem file ?

scooterman said:
have you tried swapping the oem sin file with the 8.0 US oem file ?
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Yeah, tried adding the newest US to a TMobile and a custom firmware. I've only checked for wifi calling though, not volte specifically.

How is the battery life after the update ?
No bugs ?
And how did you proceed ?

What I don't like about version 9.
- Clock on the left
- Random GPS issues, apps or wdigets that can't find position. Never had this problem until the update.
- Screen auto-brightness almost always get it wrong. Old auto brightness functioned seamlessly, i forgot it was there. I'm always having to manual update the brightness now.
- UI Tuner hard to find, and important optiosn missing. How do I get the headset icon back??? I needed that.
- The top swipe down menu now requires 2 swipes the useful stuff, like the settings cog.
What I like about version 9.
Um... higher API level, so support for the future is better? That's honestly all I can think of at this point.

Hello Dean
What would you recommend for optimization of the Oreo version ? Firmware update, or just leave it stock ?

Hello.
For the brightness, just set it to what you want and after a while, it will be ok.
It learns your setting and will learn how you set it. so it's bad ton the beggining and then after 1 mouth it's ok.
It wass too bright for me at the beggining and i was always setting it down, now it's ok.

Yes that is not that important to me as battery life and gps
I've seeen several posts where people complain of important drain while the phone is idle
That would be a disaster
4G being unstable for everyday use or
GPS malfunctioning in the middle of a 6 day hike in the french alps would also not be so good
Of course it will be best if the phone is intuitive and the camera gets good results without having to remake the custom adjustments for each photo, but otherwise all the flashy stuff, speedtests etc is not really important unless you are a serious gamer.
4Gb ram is A LOT of power. When I was gaming it was only 64 kilo bytes (C64) and even my Imac only has 4Gb

VHollund said:
How is the battery life after the update ?
No bugs ?
And how did you proceed ?
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I can't compare battery life because with 8, I usually kept my phone in airplane mode and just used wifi calling and texts. That gave me great battery life around the house. I did use it heavily one day, lots of video calling and such. I got down to around 10% battery after 6:45 of screen time, so that's impressive!
I haven't used the GPS specifically.
The whole upgrade process was long because I backed up my DRM keys. Otherwise, just backup your data, use Xperifirm and newflasher -- it's easy.

Hi @jayarmstrong - would you please be able to share the procedure to update to that version?
I did receive a notification from Sony that it is available for my phone, but no methods work or detect the actual new version.
SONY support is asking for my patience, which I haven't got much of
TIA

Can you really install apps on the SD-card? That would be wonderfull, I already intended to buy the XZ4 compact, because I have not enough space

From what i have read, there isn't going to be a XZ4 Compact

Sopur said:
Can you really install apps on the SD-card? That would be wonderfull, I already intended to buy the XZ4 compact, because I have not enough space
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@Sopur I have upgraded to android 9 and unfortunately I can't install/move apps to SD card. To be clear Jayarmstrong said:
SD card is visible to apps!!! Meaning, you can store more than pictures on it.
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If I understand it correctly, it doesn't mean that you can now install apps on SD card. Or maybe I'm doing something wrong? But I think that this option is still blocked by Sony (as it was in android 8.0).

Csani said:
Hi @jayarmstrong - would you please be able to share the procedure to update to that version?
TIA
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If the built-in upgrade utility isn't offering the upgrade yet, it's probably not ready for your region. Doing it manually is a lot of work and the instructions are scattered around the forum with bits and pieces that are working, abandoned, or out of date. I don't have a complete set of directions to hand you but here's a couple snips from my notes:
backup DRM keys if you want your camera to work well edit: only needed if you're going to unlock bootloader or root
download new firmware using Xperifirm
install new firmware on your phone using Newflasher
to keep settings & data: delete persist*.sin, userdata*.sin, cache*.sin and all *.ta.*Data, settings and apps work as before

Janfry said:
@Sopur I have upgraded to android 9 and unfortunately I can't install/move apps to SD card. To be clear Jayarmstrong said:
If I understand it correctly, it doesn't mean that you can now install apps on SD card. Or maybe I'm doing something wrong? But I think that this option is still blocked by Sony (as it was in android 8.0).
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Sorry for the confusion. I can't install apps to the SD card but I can now direct apps to move their storage to the SD card. I'm doing this from the settings within apps, not from the Phone > Settings > Apps > Storage page. This was extremely helpful for me because I was able to move about 15GB of music, podcasts, books, etc. to the SD card.
There are other options, like rooting, that will allow you to move apps completely to the SD card, repartition your internal storage for more space, move apps to system locations, etc. Good luck!

Ok, so I could say to Whatsapp to storage media on the SD card again?

decker39 said:
From what i have read, there isn't going to be a XZ4 Compact
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Or is it?
https://www.t3.com/news/sony-xperia-xz4-compact-spotted-in-these-superb-images
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jayarmstrong said:
If the built-in upgrade utility isn't offering the upgrade yet, it's probably not ready for your region. Doing it manually is a lot of work and the instructions are scattered around the forum with bits and pieces that are working, abandoned, or out of date. I don't have a complete set of directions to hand you but here's a couple snips from my notes:
backup DRM keys if you want your camera to work well
download new firmware using Xperifirm
install new firmware on your phone using Newflasher
to keep settings & data: delete persist*.sin, userdata*.sin, cache*.sin and all *.ta.*Data, settings and apps work as before
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Thanks, bro - good to know. I think I will rather wait for the official update to hit me.
I simply haven't got the time any more like I had had before to mock around with these hacks.
But just out of curiosity, where are the .sin and .ta files kept? Or are they individually for each app?

Csani said:
Or is it?
https://www.t3.com/news/sony-xperia-xz4-compact-spotted-in-these-superb-images
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Lets hope it's true then :good:

Csani said:
But just out of curiosity, where are the .sin and .ta files kept? Or are they individually for each app?
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They are the partition files in the firmware you can download with Xperifirm if you choose to decimpress the files (which you should if you want to use newflasher).
You don't have to unlock your bootloader abd make a drm backup to install official Sony fw you download with newflasher. The drm keys only get wiped when you unlock. So if you don't want to root your phone, you can install a different customization (and Android version) by just downloading and flashing it with a locked bootloader.

Sopur said:
Ok, so I could say to Whatsapp to storage media on the SD card again?
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If Whatsapp has the option for external storage, then yes, it should work. On Oreo, on this phone, apps like Spotify, PocketCasts, Pocket, etc. could only see & use the internal storage. Now, the same apps can see the SD card and successfully move the bulk of their storage there.

Rooted A320FL, how to achieve permanently mounted adoptable storage?

Hello!
This is my first post in this forum, please be indulgent if I don't understand some stuff or abbreviations immediately.
I recently bought a Galaxy A3 2017 (SM-A320FL) to replace my old one with shattered screen and back cover. I tried the new Poco X3 for two weeks, but I wasn't satisfied with it since it was just wayyy too large for me, and also the phone speaker was unbearably loud (all people around me could follow the conversation on phone, even on lowest volume), which then led to the decision of sending it back and buying another used A3 2017 in good condition, as I was very satisfied with it, except of limited internal storage which continued to be an issue over months and years. And since the spare parts would have cost the same as the smartphone costs used at the moment, the decision was easy.
To avoid the single problem I had with the old phone, I wanted to root the phone right from the start so I could adopt the SD card as internal storage and/or change the folder some apps (especially WhatsApp) are storing their data and media in. Since the phone is factory reset and I have the other one which is still functioning, I don't have to take much care while trying things, which is great. I took yesterday evening until late night for that plan, and although a lot of threads and posts I read said that rooting the stock OS with latest update of Android 8 is not possible, I did it after some trial and error with flashing the custom recovery TWRP through Odin and then flashing SuperSU through TWRP. If a tutorial is needed, I'd happily write down how I did it, just ask.
But I still have a problem with adopting the storage. And as far as I understood, this is related to the storage encryption of Android/Samsung. Please explain if someone knows, I'd really like to understand the mechanisms that make all of this so laborious. I tried to mount the storage in TWRP when I started it first after flashing (it persists btw, as some people said it is gone and no recovery system can be found after the phone booted normally once, why?), but ran into the problem of "internal storage (0MB)". This was solved by wiping it, then I was able to mount the SD card as internal storage and the internal storage also was shown with a reasonable size in MB. I then started the phone which was obviously factory reset by the wiping. Unfortunately I couldn't see any results in the OS (does stock Android or file manager even show these changes in some way?) and also noticed the adopted storage was not anymore adopted when inspecting it in the TWRP recovery and again the internal storage was at 0MB. I then stumbled upon the app "Root Essentials" which is said to be able to adopt the storage, but needs a zip file which must be flashed by the recovery for that process. I tried it, but the flashing process does not work, as it can't find an installation of the app - my guess is, that this also is related to encrypted storage and the 0MB problem, how should the flash be able to look for something in encrypted space?
Soo, my problem now is, that I want to adopt the storage and don't know how to continue & where to begin. I also don't know if that app "Root Essentials" is any good, just read it at several places while googling so gave it a try. The phone is rooted with TWRP (0MB problem persisting) and stock OS now, and the adoptable storage per se is no must-have for me - if there is any other solution to migrate apps and more importantly their data to the SD card, please let me know, I'd be perfectly fine with that also.
Thank you!
Flo

Hey there Flo,
I am facing the same issues like you, always having to clear up space (e.g. Chrome cache) because the internal storage is not enough for the apps. And you cannot move many of the apps to the SD card, only their data. Last time I had to rermove Teams altogether because it was eating up 500+MB, and I couldn't afford it anymore as the free space dropped below 600MB.
Sooo, here are some basics I have learnt while looking for solutions.
Current custom ROMs are not an option for me as I use this phone for banking and production tasks, and I could not find any of them stable and issue-free enough to switch from the stock one.
The stock ROM is full of bloatware, especially Samsung stuff I do not need, and some others, like the Facebook app. However, you cannot extend internal storage with your SD card as Samsung does not allow this, and this is impossible with the stock ROM.
So I am stuck here, as I cannot leave the stock ROM, but I am constantly running out of space. Currently, I have rooted my device and installed TWRP, too, and I am planning to try one of the debloated stock ROMs to see if they can solve at least my problem with running out of free space on the internal storage.
In any case, what I can confirm is that you either have the stock ROM, and then you can only install apps on the internal storage, or if you want to extend your internal storage with the SD card, you'll have to choose one of the custom ROMs that allow this and wave goodbye to Knox and some other features.
I hope the above helps.

Hi!
Thanks for your detailed answer!
I didn't find a way to adopt the storage persistently, and I think at this point I'll just take your word that it won't be possible with the stock ROM. I knew that the stock ROM adopt storage option isn't able to be brought back by some adb shell commands as it was possible earlier (until 6.0 Marshmallow I think), but I thought that it maybe is possible by tricking the storage the OS sees with the mount in TWRP before the first start. Doesn't seem to work at all (for mostly unknown reasons, at least for me ).
And same for me, I don't know if the custom ROMs nowadays are better a lot, but doesn't sound like that as you described it. I flashed Resurrection Remix on my Galaxy S4 a few years ago, and although I liked the customizability and slimness, I too often ran into bugs and errors with it, which is why I abandoned the phone in the end.
However, I kind of found a fix I can live with on the SM-A320FL: I downloaded Link2SD from Playstore and also upgraded to the plus version, which is reasonably priced. This enables to also store app data on the SD card. I tried it with the 64GB SD card I had rolling around, partitioned it with MiniTool Partition Wizard following this guide to conform Link2SD requirements, and it worked perfectly. I also uninstalled all sorts of bloatware, and as far as i saw the shift to external storage of the apps I tried works fine. All data, including app, cache and app data is moved (and/or linked, not sure) to the ext2 partition on the SD card (which is shown to be a broken partition in Android storage settings btw, but that's fine). If any, only <1KB of file size per app remains in internal storage, which seems great!

I am currently waiting for my ordered 256GB SD card (U3, A2) to arrive next week, then I will do the full port from the old to the new A3 and I'll see how WhatsApp and Spotify behave being stored in external storage. Hopefully Link2SD is able to shift them, especially WhatsApp, since that was the main factor in cluttering the internal storage very fast and efficient.
If the Link2SD doesn't work for WhatsApp media, I'll give FolderMount a try, the direct mount then seems to work for many.
Since you mentioned it: What are the great features of Knox? The secure folder? Data encryption by screen lock? I can't remember using Knox features knowingly in the past three years. Is Knox not already blown by flashing a custom recovery?
Thanks for your help!
Flo

The internal storage data partition not mounting in TWRP is due to the partition being encypted when Android is booted, but also due to quota being enabled and latest version of TWRP for this phone (3.2.3-0 AFAIK) being unable to mount this. Fix for this is to flash a zip from Zackptg5 which disables both these options. See https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...y-a3-sm-a320f-fl-y-2017.3562302/post-79260952 for full details
I see that OrangeFox is available now (https://orangefox.download/device/a3y17lte), so maybe this is able to mount without these problems, I am going to flash this soon so I will let you know!
FYI I am using H-ROM by Astrako. Very close to stock (it is a port from the A7) and seems to work well. VoWiFI is working in this ROM which was essential for me.

lastsaskatchewanpirate said:
The internal storage data partition not mounting in TWRP is due to the partition being encypted when Android is booted, but also due to quota being enabled and latest version of TWRP for this phone (3.2.3-0 AFAIK) being unable to mount this. Fix for this is to flash a zip from Zackptg5 which disables both these options. See https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...y-a3-sm-a320f-fl-y-2017.3562302/post-79260952 for full details
I see that OrangeFox is available now (https://orangefox.download/device/a3y17lte), so maybe this is able to mount without these problems, I am going to flash this soon so I will let you know!
FYI I am using H-ROM by Astrako. Very close to stock (it is a port from the A7) and seems to work well. VoWiFI is working in this ROM which was essential for me.
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Did “orange fox” work?

King p1n said:
Did “orange fox” work?
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Yes, with OrangeFox I didn't need to flash the zip file from Zackptg5 which removes quota. I didn't get on with the latest H-ROM 6.0 (too many niggles, particularly ambient light sensor doesn't work so no adaptive brightness; fingerprint scanner doesn't work in apps; video call doesn't work in WhatsApp), but OrangeFox worked really well, definitely recommend it. Sorry for not remembering to come back and update sooner!

lastsaskatchewanpirate said:
Yes, with OrangeFox I didn't need to flash the zip file from Zackptg5 which removes quota. I didn't get on with the latest H-ROM 6.0 (too many niggles, particularly ambient light sensor doesn't work so no adaptive brightness; fingerprint scanner doesn't work in apps; video call doesn't work in WhatsApp), but OrangeFox worked really well, definitely recommend it. Sorry for not remembering to come back and update sooner!
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Thank you
Which rom do you use and recommend?
Or can orange fox be used with the stock rom?
Doing this on behalf on a friend who is struggling with storage issues, been years since I’ve touched android

King p1n said:
Thank you
Which rom do you use and recommend?
Or can orange fox be used with the stock rom?
Doing this on behalf on a friend who is struggling with storage issues, been years since I’ve touched android
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Currently I use H-ROM 2.0 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...7-port-v2-0-pie-oneui-64-bits-treble.3940532/) which works well. Only two main niggles that I might change back to stock - video doesn't work in WhatsApp (but is OK in WhatsApp Business) and some VoWiFi calls have echo, but this might just be normal for VoWiFi, not had echo on normal cell network calls. Stock ROM is now available with Android 8 (Oreo) so when I have time I was intending to try that again, maybe with debloat to remove some of the stock apps.
I would recommend OrangeFox, and although I started with TWRP and flashed this over the top, I think you should be OK to just flash this straight from Odin. TWRP would only flash in old version of Odin, I would guess OrangeFox maybe would be the same. Flash in AP using older version Odin3 v3.12.10. Untick auto reboot, when complete power off with vol down + power, then force to recovery using volume up, home and power

lastsaskatchewanpirate said:
Currently I use H-ROM 2.0 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...7-port-v2-0-pie-oneui-64-bits-treble.3940532/) which works well. Only two main niggles that I might change back to stock - video doesn't work in WhatsApp (but is OK in WhatsApp Business) and some VoWiFi calls have echo, but this might just be normal for VoWiFi, not had echo on normal cell network calls. Stock ROM is now available with Android 8 (Oreo) so when I have time I was intending to try that again, maybe with debloat to remove some of the stock apps.
I would recommend OrangeFox, and although I started with TWRP and flashed this over the top, I think you should be OK to just flash this straight from Odin. TWRP would only flash in old version of Odin, I would guess OrangeFox maybe would be the same. Flash in AP using older version Odin3 v3.12.10. Untick auto reboot, when complete power off with vol down + power, then force to recovery using volume up, home and power
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just to clarify I could use Orange fox with stock rom and enable adopted storage? So I can use SD for apps when necessary.

I did get adopted storage working of sorts, but certain screens were missing from storage in the setting menu (I think Samsung didn't include or removed these as the phone was not intended to work with Adopted Storage), so it would crash when trying to perform certain actions. I can't actually remember now if you could move apps to the Adopted Storage using the standard system menus, it was so flakey that I stopped using that and switched to using Link2SD (which I had already used before so had a Plus license for) and this does exactly what I needed. These are the steps I used to get Link2SD working: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-1-6-link2sd.919326/post-82757807. I don't think you need the Plus version, but it doesn't cost much, removes the ads and lets you move a few more files. Hope that helps