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[Q] How to transfer file to external files to Nexus S?

I'm facing a problem right now. My Nexus S is stuck at the Google logo at bootup. What i did was try to flash a custom rom(SlimICS). Maybe the zip file was corrupted. Problem is, i cant access the SD card to place another ROM. Is there a way to move a custom rom zip file to the external storage from my pc?
I am using i9023(unlocked bootloader and rooted). Clockworkmod still works. Any help at all will be apreciated. Thank you!

from cwm mount usb and then plug your usb cable...done!

It works! Thank you so much bro!
I thought i bricked my phone, i can finally go to sleep without a worry.

Good for you
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[Q] Someone, Anyone...please, help!

I apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it if so. I have a Samsung Galaxy Prevail 2 that I would like to swap memory with (internal to external) so that there is more room on my phone for apps. I have tried a few programs from the play store, and so far I'm having no success. My phone is rooted, and has SU access. It's running android 4.1.2 (ICS?) and the model number is SPH-M840. ANY help on this matter would be GREATLY appreciated.This has been driving me crazy, and there has to be a way to do this with my phone...right? Thank you!

Use Link2SD
It works fine on all devices.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412319

Someone, Anyone...please, help!
Hi,
use this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853669
this thread is not for your phone model but procedure is same....
you do not need to use their kernal which is given in thread... just install init.d support use this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933849
or for init.d support for your stock rom, run attached .zip file from recovery...
u can also get some addition info on
http://www.technodify.com/how-to-increase-internal-memory-and-ram/

naman4797 said:
Use Link2SD
It works fine on all devices.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412319
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Like2SD was the first program I tried. When I go to move an app to the SD card, it tells me:
"app2sd is not supported by your device. Because your device has a primary external storage which is emulated from the internal storage."
I can link the files if I want, but doing that doesn't do much on saving space. Thanks!

rkk253755 said:
Hi,
use this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853669
this thread is not for your phone model but procedure is same....
you do not need to use their kernal which is given in thread... just install init.d support use this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933849
or for init.d support for your stock rom, run attached .zip file from recovery...
u can also get some addition info on
http://www.technodify.com/how-to-increase-internal-memory-and-ram/
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Thank you, I will give this a shot and let you know if it worked or not!

rkk253755 said:
Hi,
use this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853669
this thread is not for your phone model but procedure is same....
you do not need to use their kernal which is given in thread... just install init.d support use this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933849
or for init.d support for your stock rom, run attached .zip file from recovery...
u can also get some addition info on
http://www.technodify.com/how-to-increase-internal-memory-and-ram/
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Sorry, it did not work. I followed the instructions carefully, and I keep getting the same error that I cannot move apps to the sd card because my device doesn't support apps2sd because my external storage is emulated from internal storage. Thanks anyway, though

Someone, Anyone...please, help!
StraTTtheRippeR said:
Sorry, it did not work. I followed the instructions carefully, and I keep getting the same error that I cannot move apps to the sd card because my device doesn't support apps2sd because my external storage is emulated from internal storage. Thanks anyway, though
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Hi,
just give one more shot...
repartition your sd card....
first check your kernal support swapping or not with swapper script....
if doesn't support, search for a kernal for your device which support swapping & follow the procedure... it must work...
-rkk

Assuming you have root, search the store for "FolderMount [ROOT]".

rkk253755 said:
Hi,
just give one more shot...
repartition your sd card....
first check your kernal support swapping or not with swapper script....
if doesn't support, search for a kernal for your device which support swapping & follow the procedure... it must work...
-rkk
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Don't worry, I'm not giving up so easily...there HAS to be a way to do this with my phone. Maybe I should try using a different partition, like ext4 or ext3? I know ext2 is the one that is said to work the most, but it's obviously not working. Do you the partitions have to be set as "active" for this to work? Where can I find the kernal script? Thanks for the help!

StraTTtheRippeR said:
Don't worry, I'm not giving up so easily...there HAS to be a way to do this with my phone. Maybe I should try using a different partition, like ext4 or ext3? I know ext2 is the one that is said to work the most, but it's obviously not working. Do you the partitions have to be set as "active" for this to work? Where can I find the kernal script? Thanks for the help!
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http://androidforums.com/rush-all-things-root/739747-mod-app-swap-external-sd-internal-mempry.html have you tried this technique while I look it over?
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InkSlinger420 said:
http://androidforums.com/rush-all-things-root/739747-mod-app-swap-external-sd-internal-mempry.html have you tried this technique while I look it over?
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Actually, that was the very first one I tried. I followed the instructions exactly and still no luck. That program doesn't really give clear directions on how you're supposed to use it. I tried a few other methods from this message board and still nothing...

rkk253755 said:
Hi,
just give one more shot...
repartition your sd card....
first check your kernal support swapping or not with swapper script....
if doesn't support, search for a kernal for your device which support swapping & follow the procedure... it must work...
-rkk
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Where can I find the swapper script to see if my kernel has swap support?

InkSlinger420 said:
http://androidforums.com/rush-all-things-root/739747-mod-app-swap-external-sd-internal-mempry.html have you tried this technique while I look it over?
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What's strange about using that method, is when I swap, my memory card changes to 1.96 GB (which is what the internal normally is) but the internal stays at 1.96 GB. So than I have both of my memory, internal and external at 1.96 GB and I have to to uninstall the program and reset my phone for the external to go back to 7.96 GB which is the size of the card I have. It's a scandisk card...do you think that makes a difference?

StraTTtheRippeR said:
What's strange about using that method, is when I swap, my memory card changes to 1.96 GB (which is what the internal normally is) but the internal stays at 1.96 GB. So than I have both of my memory, internal and external at 1.96 GB and I have to to uninstall the program and reset my phone for the external to go back to 7.96 GB which is the size of the card I have. It's a scandisk card...do you think that makes a difference?
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Then it is detecting the wrong partition..
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InkSlinger420 said:
Then it is detecting the wrong partition..
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That's what I thought. Any luck with that file I gave you?

I enjoy the same hell also need help.
Link2sd does almost nothing
About ready to return this thing.
Ps app2sd does work for applications over 1gb according to Samsung
Also wil never buy another Samsung phobe since both yhis and the intercept both lscked app2sd
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[Q] How to change the backup custom rom directory from Int storage to SD?

I'll be mush thankful if you guys tell me how to do it, because every time i make a backup for my ROM it directly goes to the internal phone storage which is can't take more than the backup files of the Rom and it stop since the internal memory stops responding...
Any suggestions!??
thank you in advance..

hlabbad said:
I'll be mush thankful if you guys how to do it, because every time i make a backup for my ROM it directly goes to the internal phone storage which is can't take more than the backup files of the Rom and it stop since the internal memory stops responding...
Any suggestions!??
thank you in advance..
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See in the recovery .
If there is an option to back up to external storage.
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*Problem Solved* BUT!
Vivek_Neel said:
See in the recovery .
If there is an option to back up to external storage.
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Hi Vivek., thanks for the reply
and i found out a solution to it which to restore the phone to factory reset and made some minimal custom and it worked, but there is no option like External Storage on my recovery boot cwm... no matter, i faced another problem after i made the custom rom and when started to flash the custom rom once again it shows me error at the end of the process... i don't know why, i made everything right and accurate...
any suggestions??

hlabbad said:
Hi Vivek., thanks for the reply
and i found out a solution to it which to restore the phone to factory reset and made some minimal custom and it worked, but there is no option like External Storage on my recovery boot cwm... no matter, i faced another problem after i made the custom rom and when started to flash the custom rom once again it shows me error at the end of the process... i don't know why, i made everything right and accurate...
any suggestions??
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What error did u get?
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Data File Copy Error
Vivek_Neel said:
See in the recovery .
If there is an option to back up to external storage.
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Vivek_Neel said:
What error did u get?
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The error says (copy /data file error - copy /data file error - copy /data file error).
and the process ends
Thanks for your replies

[SDCARD] get rid of low /data size

Ok here we go... you want to get rid of Storage problems WITHOUT ANY RISK ? so here is our solution for you
You find the boot.img you will need in second post!
worked out by @Flashing_Expert and me.... thanks him much!
Ok here we go... first you need to grab a Micro-SDCARD... best would be 32GB or larger ... but it depends on you!
THIS ONLY WORKS WITH COMATIBLE ROMS!!!
If your ROM is missing you may request me to do your boot.img (i cant promise i will do)
The faster your Micro-SDcard is, the better will your overall system speed!!!
ok first of all we need 2! Partitions on your SDCard. The first Partition will be your normal Micro-SD storage... the second one will be used as your /data partition (that sounds like link2sd but it isnt!!! )
Follow this Tutorial by @Flashing_Expert
THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR 2GB /DATA PARTITION BUT I RECOMMEND 6 OR EVEN MORE (i have 12GB )
Before anything backup all your data from microsd on your PC!!
You will need some microsd reader into usb
on windows you'll need minitool partition wizard for partitioning
http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
- Now just open Minitool
- Minitool will show you all your harddrives and usb drives including microsd
so be really carefull with what harddrive you working on (you can check it by capacity)
- first you need to delete actual partition on microsd
click with right button on your microsd, select delete and then on Apply button (this step erase partition and all data!! no way back after this)
- let say you have 32Gb microsd and you want create 2Gb partition for link2sd
- click again with right button on microsd (should be now marked as unallocated)
- and select "Create" window will popup
- 32Gb microsd have unformatted 30435Mb capacity (it can vary depending on the manufacturer)
- with simple math you'll get that you can create 28387Mb (30435MB - 2048Mb = 28387Mb) Partition for your data that will be visible as usual
- in "Create as" select Primary
- File system = FAT32
- Cluster size you can leave on default or select manually 32Kb cluster size
- Unallocated space before = 0
- Partition size = 28387Mb
- Unallocated space after = 2048Mb < this will be free space for next partition
- Partition Align to = MB
- Click on OK and click on apply
- congrats your data partition should be now created
- now click with right mouse button on 2Gb unallocated space on your microsd and again select "Create"
- Create as = Primary
- Filesystem = EXT4
- Cluster size = default
- just check partition size it should be 2048Mb
- ok everthing is set up so click on OK button and then again Apply
- your work on PC is done Partitions created so you can put it into phone
- if you want to use f2fs on your 2nd partition, it's now simplier than before, once your partition is created, just flash latest TWRP recovery and here you can change filesystem to f2fs...
in Link2sd on first run just select partition filesystem (in this case EXT4, or f2fs depends on your choice) and then create mount script for this partition after reboot Link2sd should not ask again and that is good sign that everything is ok and you can move/install apps directly on your new partition
tips
- you can use more or less space for your partition (I was used 2Gb as example)
- on windows with minitool you can't create any F2FS partition, so at least for now only way is use eg. ubuntu + gparted with installed f2fs-tools but that is for advanced users (there are more ways, you can run ubuntu via VM, or you can use Ultimate Boot Cd or directly Gparted Live usb/cd...)
- after clean flash is better to format 2Gb partition otherwise there will be old data from old ROM
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ok now you got your SDCARD partitioned... The rest is very easy!
1. revert your fotarecovery to stock (if you use my app simply klick on revert to stock )
2. on PC : override the boot.img in your ROM.zip with the boot.img i manipulated for YOUR SPECIFIC ROM
3. get the manipulated zip to your phone
4. flash the manipulated boot.img for your rom and boot into recovery (should be TWRP)
5. do a clean install is important when you doing this first time! format /data to f2fs if your rom is compatible.
6. flash the manipulated rom + gapps
7. reboot
thats all first booting time can be higher then normally depending on your SDCARD !
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Here you can find the boot.img you will need
Stryflex rom:
State: untested
V3.7 : https://www.dropbox.com/s/xeumwgpvj56a8qn/stry3-7.img?dl=0
V4.0 : (comming as soon as Stryder releases it)

Hey, great job on working this out but i have a question. When we get marshmallow will we still need this or not because marshmallow can use the external memory card as internal. There is an option for this.

adil089 said:
Hey, great job on working this out but i have a question. When we get marshmallow will we still need this or not because marshmallow can use the external memory card as internal. There is an option for this.
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we will see atm marshmallow release is delayed
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Amazing work @SdtBarbarossa bro! Thank you for this..

STRYDER~007 said:
Amazing work @SdtBarbarossa bro! Thank you for this..
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hope it works on your rom ^^ may you test?
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Fantastic work @SdtBarbarossa this will solve many problem ,and from now we won't see those threads with the title Dead phone please help

Thanks!! but we have to flash the new boot img with flashtool or we have to put it in the zip of the
BTW, wishing to test it with stryflex rom

Hi,
This is compatible with CM12.1 Nightly?
Thanks

Stronger1101 said:
Hi,
This is compatible with CM12.1 Nightly?
Thanks
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read it..... no
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Oscarm99 said:
Thanks!! but we have to flash the new boot img with flashtool or we have to put it in the zip of the
BTW, wishing to test it with stryflex rom
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both.... read carefully
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Hey I am Xperia SP user can I use this on my SP on stryflex.V3.6/7..?

yash8796 said:
Hey I am Xperia SP user can I use this on my SP on stryflex.V3.6/7..?
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NO! its a Xperia L Kernel! but its possible to port the same to sp
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SdtBarbarossa said:
NO! its a Xperia L Kernel! but its possible to port the same to sp
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So can you please port it for sp..??

yash8796 said:
So can you please port it for sp..??
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will have a look if i have some free time
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SdtBarbarossa said:
will have a look if i have some free time
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Ok fine bro.. Whenever u have free time then please port it for sp too..
And thnx for the quick replay...

adil089 said:
Hey, great job on working this out but i have a question. When we get marshmallow will we still need this or not because marshmallow can use the external memory card as internal. There is an option for this.
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We would still need it... See this: http://liliputing.com/2015/10/android-6-0-can-treat-sd-cards-as-internal-storage-at-a-cost.html
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all OK but reading your guide I see that we have to reinstall the ROM in clean way to use the method...wasnt easyer to simply partition the SD card and than use link2sd without have to reinstall the whole ROM?
sorry for noob question...
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Tuxedo75 said:
all OK but reading your guide I see that we have to reinstall the ROM in clean way to use the method...wasnt easyer to simply partition the SD card and than use link2sd without have to reinstall the whole ROM?
sorry for noob question...
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yes thats easyer but less usefull then this method because apps goes directly to external
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well....since my wifes Xperia L was already full the only space to be fill was the external...
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MTK 6582 Iphone8 Clone | How can I port twrp recovery ??

Hi! So I have that Iphone 8 clone .. running on android 4.2.2 and I've been trying to install twrp.. yet I can't find any good twrp for this.. also I tried porting but I somehow can't manage to get it working .. tbh I don't really get it, It's like, the twrp size is too big or something in comparison to stock one.. as far I can only install cwm.. but I can't really use it xd.. cause this clone has no sd card slot.. oof..
so what I am asking for is, Can someone help me port / find good recovery for it ? or at least explain what should I do.. etc.. ?? ^^' .. I'd be grateful.
Marc~

codename39 said:
Hi! So I have that Iphone 8 clone .. running on android 4.2.2 and I've been trying to install twrp.. yet I can't find any good twrp for this.. also I tried porting but I somehow can't manage to get it working .. tbh I don't really get it, It's like, the twrp size is too big or something in comparison to stock one.. as far I can only install cwm.. but I can't really use it xd.. cause this clone has no sd card slot.. oof..
so what I am asking for is, Can someone help me port / find good recovery for it ? or at least explain what should I do.. etc.. ?? ^^' .. I'd be grateful.
Marc~
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You don't have to have an SD card slot to use CWM. If you can get CWM installed, use it, it can flash files from your internal storage, it doesn't require an external SD card.
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Droidriven said:
You don't have to have an SD card slot to use CWM. If you can get CWM installed, use it, it can flash files from your internal storage, it doesn't require an external SD card.
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Apparently I can't seem to find any other option than " flash from SD card"

codename39 said:
Apparently I can't seem to find any other option than " flash from SD card"
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That is what CWM labels the internal storage, if you had an external sdcard in, it would be called sdcard1 and would show an option to flash from sdcard1.
It gets confusing sometimes but not all android software labels internal and extetnal sdcards the same. Some label internal memory as "sdcard", some label external memory as "sdcard".
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Droidriven said:
That is what CWM labels the internal storage, if you had an external sdcard in, it would be called sdcard1 and would show an option to flash from sdcard1.
It gets confusing sometimes but not all android software labels internal and extetnal sdcards the same. Some label internal memory as "sdcard", some label external memory as "sdcard".
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You say..? Then why I get an error.. Ahh something like " error: can't mount SD card"
Weird..

codename39 said:
You say..? Then why I get an error.. Ahh something like " error: can't mount SD card"
Weird..
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No, not weird. It would say that because it can't mount your internal storage. And that would mean that it isn't working correctly and would not allow flashing from internal even if you had stuff stored on it that could be flashed.
See, you aren't understanding that the term "sdcard" does not always refer to an external sd card. Android devives use solid state storage, the internal storage on android IS a sdcard, it's just a permanent one instead of a removeable one.
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Droidriven said:
No, not weird. It would say that because it can't mount your internal storage. And that would mean that it isn't working correctly and would not allow flashing from internal even if you had stuff stored on it that could be flashed.
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Then what should I do..? I got that CWM tru mtk Droid tools.. I can't find any other CWM or twrp on the net, nor I can't port.. Cause my stock recovery I wanted to port twrp to is weird, and misses a lot of files I've seen on yt videos.. So in a big shortcut.. I only can get that " broken" CWM from mtk tools.. What should I do :/

codename39 said:
Then what should I do..? I got that CWM tru mtk Droid tools.. I can't find any other CWM or twrp on the net, nor I can't port.. Cause my stock recovery I wanted to port twrp to is weird, and misses a lot of files I've seen on yt videos.. So in a big shortcut.. I obly can get that " broken" CWM from mtk tools.. What should I do :/
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Keep trying to port TWRP. Have you tried the tool that automates the process to port TWRP for MTK devices? Or have you been manually trying to port TWRP?
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Droidriven said:
Keep trying to port TWRP. Have you tried the tool that automates the process to port TWRP for MTK devices? Or have you been manually trying to port TWRP?
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Somhow.. That tool gives me an error that, I don't remember exactly ( I'm away from home atm) that twrp is too big in comparison to my stock recovery and I can't simply use that tool -_- and yes, I also tried manually

codename39 said:
Somhow.. That tool gives me an error that, I don't remember exactly ( I'm away from home atm) that twrp is too big in comparison to my stock recovery and I can't simply use that tool -_- and yes, I also tried manually
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I'm not real familiar with the process because I'm not an MTK user, but that can be fixed by changing a few parameters during the build/port process.
It involves adjusting the size of your recovery partition to fit the size of the file.
Similar to what is discussed in the thread linked below, it might not explain it well but it gives you the idea of the issue and how to fix it, you might need to look for other threads that discuss the solution in order to get it working for you. I'm just trying to get you pointed in the right direction, whether I can find your specific answer or not.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365248
Look around for things related to this and you'll find a solution.
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