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Motor ZPlay 2 - Can't boot on the OS because of a root issue

Hi !
First, sorry for potential language mistake, I'm not an english nativ speaker and I'm afraid of my english level.

Hoping to uninstall bloatwares and block internet access to some application on my new phone (a gift from Christmas), I tried to root it.

I followed this tutorial : https://devsjournal.com/how-to-root-moto-z2-play.html
But... I ****ed up.
Everything worked fine until the 9 or 10 step.

The phone go on but is blocked on a screen with this indication :
"Your device has been unlocked and can't be trust.
[...]
Your device will boot in 5s"
I waited 5 hours, and nothing has changed.
After 5s the phone vibrate and then... nothing change.

When I boot in recovery mode, an image of a dead Bugdroid with an attention up his body.
And a message : "No Command"

I can acces TWRP. I have the version 3.2.3-0.albus.

I don't have any backup because I'm dumb.
I didn't understand well the process at time and my backups doesn't work.
The backups have the same problem.


I tried to search online but... I found nothing that helped me.
My main difficulty is that I don't know the exact issue. I'm clueless

Did I uninstalled the OS ? Did I corrupted it ? Does the problem come only from the boot ?

I don't really know what to do at this point.

Thank you for reading and help me <3

Gsmart Guru G1 forgot pattern to unlock. (can't factory reset)

Hello, There is a problem with gsmart guru g1. It is locked with pattern, and I can't remember it. (I didn't use it for long time).
To make things more clear I will list what I tried and what works, don't work:
-Can't turn on internet (Wi-FI or mobile) to sign up to google account when pattern is not correct after few attempts.. (Notification bar won't move... Tried it during a call, and so on..)
-Can enter factory mode (Volume Down), but it is chinese type (english language). There is no factory reset, or data wipe... NOT EVEN eMMC.... I think this factory mode is for testing purposes....
-Can't enter fastboot, or download mode... (that's a problem here, because If I could enter it, I would easily use cmd fastboot and wipe it from there.... (Tried button combos with Volume up, Volume up + Down, Volume up + Home and so on...)
-USB debugging mode is OFF... (Of course can't turn it on....(because it's locked...))
-Power button doesn't work. (but it is not a problem here, I just stick usb charger and do combo with buttons to enter factory mode.)

So this is interesting problem here... Because on other phones I could easily flash recoveries or change rom's... and so on... But this phone doesn't have normal stock recovery... I saw people on other chinese phones just choose eMMC in factory mode, but this option isn't there at all....
I really appreciate any help...

[GAME] [FREE] Two Powerfool 2 480p

'Two powerfool 2 480P' is a game 'based' on 'Sliding puzzle' gameplay.
'Two powerfool 2 480P' is played on a grid with numbered tiles that slide smoothly when a player moves them.
The 10 game modes are explained in the video.
Like all my applications, this application respects the 4 following conditions :
1) This application is totally free in full version.
2) There will never be a Freemium version and there will never be a version with charged In-app Products
3) There's no interstitial ad and there's only a non-intrusive banner ad.
4) All the future updates of this app will respect the 3 previous conditions.
This version contains 1 musics sampled in 64 kb and background images are in a low resolution (about 640x400) but this version is full.
This version weighs 9 M.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.barpat.twopowerfoolsuperlite2&amp;hl=en
If you have a tablet, a telephone with a really good resolution screen, I recommend you the version 'QHD 4k' and the 3 musics are sampled in 192 kb although the '480P' version is supposed to work on those machines.
This version weighs 39 M.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.barpat.twopowerfool2&amp;hl=en
If you have a tablet, a telephone with a good resolution screen, I recommend you the version '1080P' below (fullhd or 1080p) and the 3 musics are sampled in 64 kb although the '480P' version is supposed to work on those machines.
This version weighs 17 M.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.barpat.twopowerfoollite2&amp;hl=en
If you have like number games and puzzles, this game is made for you.
If you are a casual gamer, this is the kind of game that you should try.
This game is totally free and you could play it offline (without internet).
I hope you enjoy the game.
Thanks for the reading.

What is Relevant benchmark values for microSDcard performance?

What is Relevant benchmark values for microSDcard performance?
I found benchmarks of micro SD card in various websites. For reading those values and deciding and understanding and clarifying which one is relevant for adoptable/ swapping storage. I want to know what speed value is relevant for Internal/External storage &#13;
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for **system applications booting** of android and basic applications like chrome YouTube Facebook WhatsApp and other apps functioning **NOT FOR GAMES OR VIDEOS** &#13;
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Online Websites and Andro benchmark app and gives values of&#13;
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Sequential read and write&#13;
Random read and write&#13;&#13;
Random read write QD1 4KB MB/ps&#13;
Random read write QD32 4KB MB/ps &#13;
Random read write QD1 4KB IOPS&#13;
Random read write QD32 4KB IOPS&#13;
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For using my MicroSDcard as adaptable OR swapping storage&#13;
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**Now my questions are :-**&#13;
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1. System booting Android applications **read and write randomly or sequentially** which values more relevant means application writes randomly or sequentially&#13;
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2. What **Queue Depth QD** is relevant for Booting android system and basic applications **QD1 or QD32**&#13;
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3. Which **Block size** android applications work in **4KB or 8KB 512 Bytes** block size on what ground it should be compared&#13;
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4. what speed of **reading or writing** is more relevant for booting system and general application an adoptable swapping storage&#13;
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5. what value should be compared OR more relevant **MBPS or IOPS** for QD1 4KB and QD32 4KB while considering applications writing or reading speed&#13;
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6. what **RANGES OF VALUES** of following benchmarks criteria will be sufficient or believed excellent for booting and system applications
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A Sequential Read 1000MB/s&#13;
B Sequential Write 1000MB/s&#13;
C Random Read 512 MB/s&#13;
D Random Write 512MB/s&#13;
E Random Read QD1 4KB MB/s&#13;
F Random Write QD I 4KB MB/s&#13;
G Random Read Qd32 4KB MB/s&#13;
H Random Write Qd32 4KB MB/s &#13;
I Random Read QD1 4KB IOPS&#13;
J Random Write QD I 4KB IOPS&#13;
K Random Read Qd32 4KB IOPS&#13;
L Random Write Qd32 4KB IOPS&#13;
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**IN ADVANCE I APPRECIATE OBLIGE AND THANKFUL FOR GIVING YOUR PRECIOUS TIME AND EFFORTS FOR GIVING ANSWERS**&#13;

network question

yesterday i was messing with my breaker panel and i turned off 2 breakers. when turned them back on all of a sudden i can't get my tablet to get online to download any play store items. and for some reason my modem name changed.

i reset the modem 4 times to try and get the name back. i have 2 extenders and they will let me connect to them but not get online with them. my tablet is connected to the modem and i see my cameras but it says no internet. before i turned off the breakers i had internet with the tablet.

update

so i reset the tablet and i still had the not connected to the internet. but it does connect. the internet symbol has the ! next to it and that tells me something is not good, but it did download the apps i needed so i will just leave it alone for now.

and i had a spare modem the same model and i hooket that up and restored it to the other modem's settings.and is is working. and the network names returned to normal again. when i turned off the breaker something snapped in that other modem. so now to get a new one now. the one i have connected now is my backup. thanks

Can a phone with a bad ESN be used for parts?

Hi y'all. Ever drop your phone in the toilet! Well i. Did a few days ago. It worked afterward and didn't seem like any water got past the case of it so I thought maybe I'd dodged a bullet. But I was wrong! It lasted about an hour or two - just long enough to sync everything and then it was blank.
I called metro only to find out that I no longer had insurance on my phone! So now I have to buy one. I loved my stylo 3 plus but cant afford a new one. I've noticed some for sale on ebay that say "Bad Esn for parts only" and another that says it is in good working condition and unlocked but the sim card tray is missing.

So the question is... (1) How hard is it to replace a sim card tray?
And, (2) which parts on a phone with a bad esn CANNOT be used and what are the odds that a phone like that can be combined with a phone like mine to make a good, clean, working phone?

Help Can I unlock my phone for free?

Rather than try any of the shady YouTube videos and websites, I figured I'd just ask here.

Specifically, if I buy a phone that uses the T-Mobile network, but the phone is locked to Simple Mobile, can I unlock it somehow to use with my T-Mobile plan? I already have the sim card in my old phone, I would just want to use it in the new phone.

TIA.

Australia and its catastrophic fires

As I'm sure everyone knows, Australia is experiencing a natural disaster of epic proportions: fires burning unprecedented acreage.

As a Southern Californian, I'm very familiar with wildfires. But what sets this apart is how out of control the fires already are, yet summer--and its high temperatures--is just now starting. That's scary. On a newscast a few days ago, they said that day had set an all-time record high temp.

I'm proud of the US firefighters and pilots who've gone to help. My fellow Californians and I are always grateful when out-of-area firefighters come here to help us. It's nice to reciprocate.

Over one billion non-human animals have died; in some cases, pushing certain species to extinction.

Whatever your thing is, like prayer or healing thoughts, sending some Australia's way can't hurt.

firmware issue Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950FD)

Hi,

I have a serious issue with my Samsung Galaxy S8, 64 GB, dual sim. My phone has stock android, never rooted, never modified in any way. I run it in Australia but got it from overseas. After a system update (sometime in December) my phone rebooted (precisely on 29/12/2019), and after the reboot it got stuck at the android logo. Typical boot loop issue, so far so good.

Immediately after, I managed to boot into recovery mode with the intention to wipe the cache partition or do a factory reset, but neither functions worked. In fact, not a single function in recovery mode works. I can scroll up and down and select any option, but without actually executing the functions. And on top of that, after a few seconds the recovery mode freezes and I can't do anything but restart.

The only useful info in recovery mode is the following (on the top part of the screen):

"Android Recovery
Samsung/dreamltexx/dreamlte
/PPR1.180610.011/G950FXXU6DSK9" (please note that "G950FXXU6DSK9" is what it says there now, after flashing this particular firmware - see below. But the error messages were the same even before flashing).

and below, in the output part of the screen:
"fail to open recovery_cause(No such file or directory)#
Reboot recovery cause is [UNKNOWN]
Support SINGLE-SKU
File-Based OTA
Supported API: 3
E: unknown volume for path [/odm]
E: unknown volume for path [/vendor]
verity verification failed...
E: [libfs_mgr]is_dt_compatible(): firmware info was not valid : '/proc/device-tree
/firmware/android/compatible : no such file or directory"

When I attempt a factory reset (or any other function in the recovery menu), I get the following error message:
"wiping data...
formatting /data...
formatting /cache...
data wipe complete.
E: [libfs_mgr]is_dt_compatible(): firmware info was not valid : '/proc/device-tree
/firmware/android/compatible : no such file or directory"

Apparently the firmware "G950FXXU6DSK9" doesn't work. So I got myself Odin (Odin3_v3.13.1) to flash a working firmware but cannot, for the life of me, figure out the right firmware - mostly because I don't know the right PDA and CSC.

In any case, here is the Odin log:
G950FXXU6DSK9_G950FOXM6DSK9_SMA
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 5843 M
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> sboot.bin
<ID:0/005> param.bin
<ID:0/005> up_param.bin
<ID:0/005> cm.bin
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> system.img
<ID:0/005> userdata.img
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005> Transmission Complete..
<ID:0/005> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes
<ID:0/005> Receive Response from boot-loader
<ID:0/005> modem_debug.bin
<ID:0/005> Transmission Complete..
<ID:0/005> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes
<ID:0/005> Receive Response from boot-loader
<ID:0/005> cache.img
<ID:0/005> omr.img
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

Here is what I know:
- Model of my phone, as seen on the back of the phone case (SM-G950FD)
- region of my phone, as seen in the download mode (XSG - United Arab Emirates).
- my IMEI, as seen on the back of the phone case
- my phone serial number, as seen on the back of the phone case
- Chipset: Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895, obtained via IMEI.info
- OS: Android 7.0 Nougat, Android 8.0 Oreo, obtained via IMEI.info
- I can enter the download mode
- I can enter the recovery mode, but not do anything

Here is what I don't know:
- my exact PDA
- my CSC
- and therefore, my exact firmware

Here is what I have tried, unsuccessfully:
- used the most current version of Kies; however my device is not supported.
- used the most current version of Frija (v1.4.2); however I got "error 102. unable to find firmware"
- downloaded and successfully flashed 3 different firmware versions, obtained from sammobile.com. these 3 versions are:
G950FXXS6DSL2_G950FOXM6DSK9_BTU
G950FXXU6DSK9_G950FOXM6DSK9_BRI
G950FXXU6DSK9_G950FOXM6DSK9_SMA
I have flashed AP, BL, CP, and CSC. I did not flash HOME_CSC. Then I tried also with HOME_CSC, but no difference.

however after successful flashing, the outcome in recovery mode was unchanged. I still couldn't use any of the recovery mode functions, and I still got the exact same error messages.

I also tried flashing G950FXXS5DSI1_G950FOXM5DSHC_XSG, which at least had the correct country code (XSG), but this one I couldn't flash using Odin, so I went back to a previous one (G950FXXU6DSK9)

Does anyone have any idea what my error messages mean, and how to overcome them? Can anyone tell me the exact firmware I have to use to get this to work again? Or is this not even a firmware issue?

Help Trouble with Facebook on my Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 Tablet

Trying to use Facebook on my Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 I get the home page but if I try to open my friends or photo links nothing happens. On my timeline no videos will play along with other problems. I found that going into Facebook settings then going to Access Your Information from there go to Portal then Your Portals from the header bar I can open all the items that I couldn't open before. How do I get Facebook to work from the App? I have tried the suggestions online like clearing the data cache etc. also uninstalling and reinstalling the App but that doesn't help. Can anyone offer any suggestions.

Moving pictures to albums

Having issues moving pictures to albums in the gallery. I used to be able to just long press and the 3 dots would appear and if tap on mine to our copy to album. That's no longer a option the 3 dots are not there. Only delete and share. Anyone else have this happen? Any fixes!

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