i have searched, read and read more. but i am totally stuck on getting a custom theme and dock setup on my rooted phone. is there a how to that is better written than the ones i have come across on start to end on programs, apps, w/e i need to get one of these custom themes working. seems i follow what is there, but get stuck on area's of it, than i search on that to come up with nothing or no info. maybe im just over doing it all in one day on learning all this, lol. im a video person, but havent seen a install video of this. any help or links or something? thanks
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i have searched, read and read more. but i am totally stuck on getting a custom theme and dock setup on my rooted phone. is there a how to that is better written than the ones i have come across on start to end on programs, apps, w/e i need to get one of these custom themes working. seems i follow what is there, but get stuck on area's of it, than i search on that to come up with nothing or no info. maybe im just over doing it all in one day on learning all this, lol. im a video person, but havent seen a install video of this. any help or links or something? thanks
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Youre asking how to install a theme?? Find once compatible for your rom. Stick it on your sd card. Boot into recovery, and flash it.
Post what problems you are having. Good luck.
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Youre asking how to install a theme?? Find once compatible for your rom. Stick it on your sd card. Boot into recovery, and flash it.
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im not even sure which rom to use, i have tried a couple but the adk is where i am stuck at, when i go to command prompt it isnt at the c://adk/etc.. like what all the write ups are at, its at c://user/applications or something of that nature and i type what should be typed in on the /adk part of it and says it can not be found. i tried reinstalling the adk again and same problem, im doing something wrong somewhere i assume or stuck in a spot that i keep doing wrong and not noticing. i just rooted it, so whatever rom i have i am assuming is the stock one since i havent gotten past this yet.
Your in over your head man, seriously, YOU put the sdk where you want it, me, I just put it in C:\sdk to make my life easy when changing directories.
If command line work is not something your familiar with, have patience, enjoy your rom as it is right now and wait until the super easy one click gui programs are created.
Did you buy the phone already rooted, or did you root it yourself?
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Did you buy the phone already rooted, or did you root it yourself?
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i rooted it myself. also when i right click on tools and im supposed to see open in comand promp or something, that doesnt appear?
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i rooted it myself. also when i right click on tools and im supposed to see open in comand promp or something, that doesnt appear?
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You say you rooted it yourself, which is great, but the questions you're asking are so far out that it makes it urprising that you did.
UNLESS... you rooted using simpleroot or some ****? If sooooooo, that makes ur questions make a lot more sense.
Anyways you just boot into recovery, and flash the zip from that menu.
It has nothing to do with adb, cmd, or any of that other bull**** you're talking about. Just do what's bolded and stop going 3 miles outside of the box.
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You say you rooted it yourself, which is great, but the questions you're asking are so far out that it makes it urprising that you did.
UNLESS... you rooted using simpleroot or some ****? If sooooooo, that makes ur questions make a lot more sense.
Anyways you just boot into recovery, and flash the zip from that menu.
It has nothing to do with adb, cmd, or any of that other bull**** you're talking about. Just do what's bolded and stop going 3 miles outside of the box.
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I agree, OP, you are way over complicating it dude. What is your build number? Settings> about phone> software information.
If I didn't know better I would almost bet you're trying to troll us. Being a brand new account and all.
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I agree, OP, you are way over complicating it dude. What is your build number? Settings> about phone> software information.
If I didn't know better I would almost bet you're trying to troll us. Being a brand new account and all.
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build number
1.17.651.1 cl160858
ive tried the reboot and flash thing and nothing happened, said missing filie or something and erased my phone and now vibrate doesnt work? this is after placing them theme on there i want to use and trying to load it in the boot screen. dont know all these names for the android system. prob just so used to messing with the iphones which is what is making this so hard for me, lol.
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1.17.651.1 cl160858
ive tried the reboot and flash thing and nothing happened, said missing filie or something and erased my phone and now vibrate doesnt work? this is after placing them theme on there i want to use and trying to load it in the boot screen. dont know all these names for the android system. prob just so used to messing with the iphones which is what is making this so hard for me, lol.
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I don't believe you anymore. Even Root tutorials direct you to install a rom after rooting, which would put you at 1.47.65 or whatever even without 2.2 upgrading.
Trying to flash a zip that isn't valid doesn't do anything at all to your phone... it just... doesn't work and sends you on your way. Absolutely nothing you type comes off as a "real" problem.
Anyways, I'm just going to say straight out, that I think you're trolling and that it's sad that you made an account just to waste your time.
I'm done with this thread.
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I don't believe you anymore. Even Root tutorials direct you to install a rom after rooting, which would put you at 1.47.65 or whatever even without 2.2 upgrading.
Trying to flash a zip that isn't valid doesn't do anything at all to your phone... it just... doesn't work and sends you on your way. Absolutely nothing you type comes off as a "real" problem.
Anyways, I'm just going to say straight out, that I think you're trolling and that it's sad that you made an account just to waste your time.
I'm done with this thread.
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think what you would like, im not a kid. ive answered your questions. computers or phones is nothing new to me. family works for sprint, but will not mess with the rooting part of it. so i was left alone on this. ive searched and searched and what u have read is where i am at. basically i am wanting a custom theme. i have tethering and all that crap that works fine. but a theme wont work and a rom to be 1.47 or whatever was never put on, i have what i posted and have everything a rooted phone should have. obviously im stuck on that rom part of it. no reason to be a **** or call someone a troll or say their trolling, when their asking questions. if ur intentions wernt to help, than dont reply. u wasted ur own time.
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i did a search on this form and i couldnt find nothing similar. to make a long story short when i bought this tablet i was able to put it on DIAG using launcher pro and a few other steps of coarse. and i u was able to read this device on QSTP and i used to get this on QSTP FFA6550-ZRF6500 same one as my Epic 4G. mow here is what happened i was flashing a stock tar ROM with Odin and by accident i checked the clear EFS on Odin and after i a succesfull process after my tab rebooed of caorse y lost all my 3g activation from the tab and when i went to QSTP to load all my activation again it was not able to be detected it on QSTP anymore. now if i go to device manager on windows or QSTP configuration its shows on what port the tab its connected on but under phone number it says NO PHONE. iam wondering what did got wiped? radio or what did i lost? or how can i get back this FFA6550-ZRF6500 or what ever its the right one into this tab? i know it used to have FFA6550-ZRF6500 but i dont know if there is another one for this tab or not. if anyone has any info please let me know thanks in advance..
im pretty sure this is the wrong forum. this is galaxy tab plus. i think youre looking for original tab.
by accident you clicked clear EFS? this place gets better everyday.
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im pretty sure this is the wrong forum. this is galaxy tab plus. i think youre looking for original tab.
by accident you clicked clear EFS? this place gets better everyday.
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well whats wrong with checking clear EFS? i have done that onmy Epic and all it dis was wiped all the info but it got it back after. but on my sph p100 it didnt happened
It disturbs me that in every one of your posts you are mixing up the names of critical tools and systems. I would take a step back, read and understand the systems and processes you need to work with, and then try again.
You sound, to me, like you are rushing to be one of the cool kids without doing your due diligence
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It disturbs me that in every one of your posts you are mixing up the names of critical tools and systems. I would take a step back, read and understand the systems and processes you need to work with, and then try again.
You sound, to me, like you are rushing to be one of the cool kids without doing your due diligence
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well all iam doing its looking for a solution to my problem. before i eve posted this thread i search the whole forum for a similar topic even when i posted the topi the forum have a few sugestions about maybe similar or close topic i went to all 5 and none of them were similar to mines. so thats why i posted on here. iam rushing anyone or rushing my self to anything. iam only looking for an answer if there is one. simple as that. at leat iam honest to specify what happened. not like others that justify by saying>>>>> nahhhhhhh i naver dodne hat before i dont know what happened bla bla bla. <<<<< at least i was honest to describe the best i could on how everything started..
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well all iam doing its looking for a solution to my problem. before i eve posted this thread i search the whole forum for a similar topic even when i posted the topi the forum have a few sugestions about maybe similar or close topic i went to all 5 and none of them were similar to mines. so thats why i posted on here. iam rushing anyone or rushing my self to anything. iam only looking for an answer if there is one. simple as that. at leat iam honest to specify what happened. not like others that justify by saying>>>>> nahhhhhhh i naver dodne hat before i dont know what happened bla bla bla. <<<<< at least i was honest to describe the best i could on how everything started..
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Well, to be honest your writing style makes it incredibly hard to figure out what you are even talking about, and of course you aren't going to find what you need when you aren't even using the right terms. It's QPST, not QSPT or any thing other than QPST.
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Well, to be honest your writing style makes it incredibly hard to figure out what you are even talking about, and of course you aren't going to find what you need when you aren't even using the right terms. It's QPST, not QSPT or any thing other than QPST.
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oh **** lol. my bad i didnt notice that. yes thats what i ment QSTP to flash or edits phone. sorry about that. its sucks having bad eyes like in my case. thanks robyr.
and you're in the wrong device forum as no tab plus has qualcomm chips, I imagine you have the Original 7" Tab correct?
I would still be willing to help, but I havent used the QSTP tool that much. We are familiar with Odin. you say you have no 3G, so you're ROM boots up? Can you check if you have an IMEI or an /EFS folder present? If not you may have a very difficult time recovering if its possible at all.
What do you use QSTP for? flashing radios?
More clear info and we can try to help, although Id start by searching you're devices thread.
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and you're in the wrong device forum as no tab plus has qualcomm chips, I imagine you have the Original 7" Tab correct?
I would still be willing to help, but I havent used the QSTP tool that much. We are familiar with Odin. you say you have no 3G, so you're ROM boots up? Can you check if you have an IMEI or an /EFS folder present? If not you may have a very difficult time recovering if its possible at all.
What do you use QSTP for? flashing radios?
More clear info and we can try to help, although Id start by searching you're devices thread.
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thanks chrisrotolo for you reply. well i have a sprint version of the galaxy tab 7 inches. sph p100. when i first got it i was able to put it on diag mode to be able to flash it to my boost mobile account. and qhen i sued QPSt i was abel to edit the phone or what ever its called on the tablet and i had it working for over a year. but i was doing a clockwork and recovery flash trough ODIN and i dont know how the hell y checked clear EFS and the damn activation disapeared and when i tryed to reflash it again to my account but QSTP wasnt able to detected. it does show up on the device manager and it shows as the modem and the port wich its using. just like it used to before this whole thing started. but now on QPST it not showing up. this whole,thing its stupid. i dont know what the hell it got wiped when the clear EFS was checked. i had done this clear EFC crap on my spint Epic and i dont have that issue am able to go back to QPSt like nothing ever happened. its just this damn tablet its now showing up as a phone like it used to.. iam about to smash it..
welp... here you are.. http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-imei-efs-repair/
googled it in about 2-3 seconds flat. Restoring IMEI with a box is the probably the best way to go.
I just had my Tab Plus JTAG'ed because I flashed a custom boot loader. ( I was aware I was doing so)
I highly recommend this site. If you're in a rush you can choose rush option. This guy is great, send him an email Im sure he can help.
do you have any /efs folder or nv_data.bin or nv_data.bak files anywhere?
Enjoy. Research a bit more and be careful flashing huh?
Peace.
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welp... here you are.. http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-imei-efs-repair/
googled it in about 2-3 seconds flat. Restoring IMEI with a box is the probably the best way to go.
I just had my Tab Plus JTAG'ed because I flashed a custom boot loader. ( I was aware I was doing so)
I highly recommend this site. If you're in a rush you can choose rush option. This guy is great, send him an email Im sure he can help.
do you have any /efs folder or nv_data.bin or nv_data.bak files anywhere?
Enjoy. Research a bit more and be careful flashing huh?
Peace.
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ok thanks man ill give thata a try. and no i dont have any nv data files. i even try doing a back up from my phone my Epic 4g to see if i could use that and i coudnt even back up the efs it came out blank. is there a posible way that i can do this my self? lokking for some nv data file that i can flash trugh oding or how ever its done
hey everyone!
yesterday, I got really tired of froyo so I said ''f$%? it, lets try to root my phone and install jelly bean, that look really slick!''
. well looks like everyone as to start somwhere..
so my problem right now, I am stuck at the custom LG logo, I cant hard reset and even my recovery boot but the menu wont pop up and simply restart my phone..
basicaly, I feel screwed right now does anybody can help me on this?
it is probably something super stupid and simple but I can'T find any solution so I decided to join this forum for a bit of support..
EDIT: my mistake, it went in the wrong section
thx a bunch!
Usually run this when I cluster f my phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590523
thanks for the cue, I will also try this. and keep you posted if it worked or not..
better way to learn is to make mistakes!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1180331
ok, most of the link to download the needed files are dead... I might have to rely on your support guys.
the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1180331 thread didnt helped enough..
Did you install the adampk rom?
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no I haven't...
so far , what I did is
root the pone with the one clicker (wich was a success)
did the recovery with the clockworkmod recovery thing,
restarted and exectued this website's tutorial to jellybean (start with WWW stuff.androidauthority.com/g2x-p999-t-mobile-cyanogenmod-10-cm10-unofficial-115536)
and then, look like it failed..
this morning, I managed to get back to the recovery boot screen and found that if I press the house icon it show up a menu.. but this menu giving me access to reboot, wipe cache, data or install update.zip (which was supposed to fix my problem) but this menu is blued out and unaccessible..
dunno if it helped..
right now, I am trying to get acces to my phone doing the no battery boot thing but my pc doesnt seem to recognize my phone + I am at work hehe so I am pretty much limited in acces due tu the it protection and firewall stuff
I am gonna try to redo that stuff tonight at home but meanwhile, if any of what I described may give you a clue on how to help me, I really appreciate the effort!
thanks again for the support guys, I know it can be a pain sometimes to help people screwing some beginner stuff like I probably do right now
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WWW stuff.androidauthority.com/g2x-p999-t-mobile-cyanogenmod-10-cm10-unofficial-115536)
and then, look like it failed
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I say you needed to use the g2x android development forums on this site to find a suitable jb rom, not this other site. The one click method isn't very stable, so nvflash is most definitely what you need to try to get working. There are very thorough tutorials on how to get that to work. Do you know which clockwork recovery version you have installed? Should be 5.0.2.0. Once you get home, I suggest you read read read. Do as much research you can to make sure you can follow nvflash instructions to the letter. I know I personally spent about a week researching to make sure I had a solid understanding of the procedure.
I recommend getting nvflash going to get clockwork properly installed, then download a rom from xda, nowhere else. I would even say use a gb rom before trying a jb ...the jb roms are hackfest versions, so they have (from my experience) much poorer battery life, and lack hardware acceleration. Netflix and many 3d games won't work. You can use adampk or mazout's roms but they don't have working radio, i.e. no phone/SMS functionality.
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no I haven't...
so far , what I did is
root the pone with the one clicker (wich was a success)
did the recovery with the clockworkmod recovery thing,
restarted and exectued this website's tutorial to jellybean (start with WWW stuff.androidauthority.com/g2x-p999-t-mobile-cyanogenmod-10-cm10-unofficial-115536)
and then, look like it failed..
this morning, I managed to get back to the recovery boot screen and found that if I press the house icon it show up a menu.. but this menu giving me access to reboot, wipe cache, data or install update.zip (which was supposed to fix my problem) but this menu is blued out and unaccessible..
dunno if it helped..
right now, I am trying to get acces to my phone doing the no battery boot thing but my pc doesnt seem to recognize my phone + I am at work hehe so I am pretty much limited in acces due tu the it protection and firewall stuff
I am gonna try to redo that stuff tonight at home but meanwhile, if any of what I described may give you a clue on how to help me, I really appreciate the effort!
thanks again for the support guys, I know it can be a pain sometimes to help people screwing some beginner stuff like I probably do right now
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Boot into recovery, there should be an option to format or wipe system. Do that then flash the ROM. It won't boot if you flash it over stock.
Also, use the paranoid android rom found in the development section, same cyanogenmod base but works better.
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great ! thx for the advices ! yeah I Will read some more first, making sure I do thing properly, for now, I will try to revert at least to my backup and wait til I know what I'm doing!
thx again, I keep you up about the progress !
progress!! .. I tried to start my phone without the battery.. my pc recognized the phone for about 10sec and then the icon disapeared and until then, nothing I plug I start there is no way I can make my pc to recognize the phone...
does this happened to anyone before?
allright! I have bean reading about the NVFlash! that help A LOT! actually it almost fixed my thing! the phone is now unbriked YAY
I just keep replying to myself incase there is another guy who dont know crap about the obvious, if it can help the thread worth it
I used this tutorial to fix things,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644&highlight=nvflash+steps
My main issue was the APX driver wich wasnt installed.. now I know bit more, I still have issue but luckily things goes forward so it gave me the boost to keep working on
but I face a new problem so maybe some of you might be able to help on that new issue
I am from montreal and here in quebec we have videotron instead of t-mobile and since I used a t-mobile boot it looks like my sim card is not recognized anymore..
is there a way to fix that? am I supposed to find a videotron thing?
hope it helps
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I used a t-mobile boot it looks like my sim card is not recognized anymore..
is there a way to fix that? am I supposed to find a videotron thing?
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What do you mean by "T-Mobile boot" and "videotron thing?"
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Ok, wait I think I understand what you're saying now. If you can, pm the op of that thread you used to unbrick. Ask that person if you need some kind of different file in that .zip file to work on your carrier.
I remember having to use that guide to get back to stock. Glad to see you're making progress. I know it can be frustrating when devices get wacky. Good luck!
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hehehe sorry, I am not fully used to the right terms so I rather stay in the gray zone by using words like ''thing''
but I can now oficially say I was talking about ROMs
finally, I managed to bring back my phone to the stock mode everything seem to work!
now I can brick it again!
thx for the help!
I began to wonder if it was just a matter of changing APN settings?
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this, or... putting the simcard in the properly? !!
Yep so I tried to install CM11
and the last thing was to:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and that was it. Cannot restore my Nandroid backup - it doesn't boot back up.
Just gets stuck at the HTC page with "This build is for development purposes".
I think I need the stock boot.img but it is no where to be found.
Any help??
Just paid someone to get the RUU and restore then phone. I have no idea how he found the RUU since no one else here has it. If they have it they are not sharing it.
Who did you find to restore your phone?
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Just paid someone to get the RUU and restore then phone. I have no idea how he found the RUU since no one else here has it. If they have it they are not sharing it.
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I have the same problem. Who did you find to restore your phone? Is it possible that I could contact them?
so basically you paid a guy to google the right RUU???
all you had to do is check your CID (its written on fastboot) and search for that, they really arent that hard to find!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140967
also if you're going to keep flashing different roms its also a good idea to keep that RUU on your pc somewhere!!
There was no matching ruu. What no one told me was that you could use a newer ruu than the one you have. Another thing, before you judge, there were no replies to help me so I had no choice. Since then look how many times I have helped others.
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I have the same problem. Who did you find to restore your phone? Is it possible that I could contact them?
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As I previously posted, you can use a newer ruu than the version you have installed. That's what the guy did.
In not judging at all man, i just couldnt understand as to why you couldnt fine the info... They guy you paid is no different to you or me, che just searched harder... As for the ruu the name itself tells you its an update... No biggie im glad you got it worked out in the end
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In not judging at all man, i just couldnt understand as to why you couldnt fine the info... They guy you paid is no different to you or me, che just searched harder... As for the ruu the name itself tells you its an update... No biggie im glad you got it worked out in the end
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Did you not read what I said? THERE WAS NO MATCHING RUU! Read OK????
No one told me you could use a NEWER RUU.
If someone - perhaps you had told me, yeah fine, I could have done it. No one helped ok?
BTW: I did a nandroid backup, I had installed custom recovery, rooted with superSU etc... I had adb, fastboot working too. Because I couldn't get an answer I paid someone.
If you have a JTAG machine and you were running a business then maybe you are just like him.
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Did you not read what I said? THERE WAS NO MATCHING RUU! Read OK????
No one told me you could use a NEWER RUU.
If someone - perhaps you had told me, yeah fine, I could have done it. No one helped ok?
BTW: I did a nandroid backup, I had installed custom recovery, rooted with superSU etc... I had adb, fastboot working too. Because I couldn't get an answer I paid someone.
If you have a JTAG machine and you were running a business then maybe you are just like him.
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dude theres no need to get fassy about anything... unless your one s is knock off means that there is a RUU for your device and that you simply couldnt find one in the small amount of time that you searched for one...
and just to gnaw a little more at your flawed logic and sour attitude RUU means "ROM UPDATE UTILITY" so i guess your right in not being able to use a newer one... :good:
AND BTW.. i dont have a jtag but i do run a business and in my line of work we see folk like you everyday, ever so quick to get pi**ed at someone for THEIR OWN mistakes!!!
and maybe if youre that impatient and wound up for your own calamities it serves you right to have paid for a simple task..
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have a peek at the RUU thread in the dev section and follow the instructions... it really isnt that difficult!!!
? and in my line of work we see folk like you everyday
Right and that's why I have more thanks and posts than you for helping people.
Yes, I know that a RUU has a version number too. I know what it means. If you even took the time to realize that after having to pay, I helped out other people after that so they wouldn't have to pay.
I guess you don't read. I said you COULD use a newer version of the RUU but no one told me.
Where were you when I asked for help? Never mind, you go about yourself and I will continue helping.
In my line of work I know people like you too. You are the type of person people avoid so create your own thread and stop jumping in with unhelpful info.
808phone said:
? and in my line of work we see folk like you everyday
Right and that's why I have more thanks and posts than you for helping people.
Yes, I know that a RUU has a version number too. I know what it means. If you even took the time to realize that after having to pay, I helped out other people after that so they wouldn't have to pay.
I guess you don't read. I said you COULD use a newer version of the RUU but no one told me.
Where were you when I asked for help? Never mind, you go about yourself and I will continue helping.
In my line of work I know people like you too. You are the type of person people avoid so create your own thread and stop jumping in with unhelpful info.
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about your deluded logic: paying a guy to fix your mistakes is the right info??? seriously?? and thats supposed to help the next guy more than directing him towards the right RUU??? boy you really are a contribution to the comunity...
about your thanks rating: i signed up last month and youve been here since january if youve ever contributed anything on here then you should have more thanks than me, its basic math, also i think i should point out that its a forum and not "thank marathon" nobody wins a prize for them...
as far as helping people: i suppose you have, i dont really care that much either..
lastly: i came on your thread infact to lend a hand, until i saw that youre actually lazy and ready to fire off your mouth at strangers for nothing apart from stating the obvious truth...
so as of now you can take your all your thanks and try and cash them in for the next phone you softbrick and "need" to pay someone else to fix...or maybe not!!!
as for me this discussion is closed as i can only feed a troll so much!!!
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As I previously posted, you can use a newer ruu than the version you have installed. That's what the guy did.
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I understand how the RUU works and how to use it. My problem, though I hope not, may be slightly more unique?
I had previously rooted by ONE S T-Mobile version and it had been working fine. I then decided to try out another rom. I likely flashed an incorrect boot img because it would only reboot into fastboot, but would still allow me to go into recovery. I went to recovery and restored my nandroid backup; however, now the phone will get stuck on the opening HTC screen the red language on the bottom, "this build is for development purposes only." It will hang on this screen for about 20 seconds and then turn off. No loop. When I attempt to power up again, I get a quick horizontal flash of light across my screen and then the orange LED comes on in the top left corner indicating the phone is charging. I then hold down power and again the phone gets stuck on the opening HTC screen with the red language.
My problem is that I cannot get the phone into fastboot
I've received advice on how to enter the bootloader: power off the phone manually by pressing power for 10+ seconds. Then I' should be able to enter the bootloader and fastboot. (Vol down + power)
Unfortunately, no matter how many times I try, using the above method and a variety of other methods, I still can't get past "HTC developmental purposes only" screen. I'm not new to android and have experience with a number of phones, but this is my first HTC. Pretty frustrating thus far. Rather than spend many more hours pulling out my hair and continually going in circles with no progress to show for my efforts, I'd rather pay someone to make the necessary fixes for me.
Any additional advice would be much appreciated.
same problem
zubeedubs said:
about your deluded logic: paying a guy to fix your mistakes is the right info??? seriously?? and thats supposed to help the next guy more than directing him towards the right RUU??? boy you really are a contribution to the comunity...
about your thanks rating: i signed up last month and youve been here since january if youve ever contributed anything on here then you should have more thanks than me, its basic math, also i think i should point out that its a forum and not "thank marathon" nobody wins a prize for them...
as far as helping people: i suppose you have, i dont really care that much either..
lastly: i came on your thread infact to lend a hand, until i saw that youre actually lazy and ready to fire off your mouth at strangers for nothing apart from stating the obvious truth...
so as of now you can take your all your thanks and try and cash them in for the next phone you softbrick and "need" to pay someone else to fix...or maybe not!!!
as for me this discussion is closed as i can only feed a troll so much!!!
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chrons6 said:
I understand how the RUU works and how to use it. My problem, though I hope not, may be slightly more unique?
I had previously rooted by ONE S T-Mobile version and it had been working fine. I then decided to try out another rom. I likely flashed an incorrect boot img because it would only reboot into fastboot, but would still allow me to go into recovery. I went to recovery and restored my nandroid backup; however, now the phone will get stuck on the opening HTC screen the red language on the bottom, "this build is for development purposes only." It will hang on this screen for about 20 seconds and then turn off. No loop. When I attempt to power up again, I get a quick horizontal flash of light across my screen and then the orange LED comes on in the top left corner indicating the phone is charging. I then hold down power and again the phone gets stuck on the opening HTC screen with the red language.
My problem is that I cannot get the phone into fastboot
I've received advice on how to enter the bootloader: power off the phone manually by pressing power for 10+ seconds. Then I' should be able to enter the bootloader and fastboot. (Vol down + power)
Unfortunately, no matter how many times I try, using the above method and a variety of other methods, I still can't get past "HTC developmental purposes only" screen. I'm not new to android and have experience with a number of phones, but this is my first HTC. Pretty frustrating thus far. Rather than spend many more hours pulling out my hair and continually going in circles with no progress to show for my efforts, I'd rather pay someone to make the necessary fixes for me.
Any additional advice would be much appreciated.
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Thankfully I finally figured out how to consistently get my phone to enter into Fastboot; however, no the trouble I'm having is finding the proper RUU. I've tried the 3 T-mobile varients available in the RUU depository found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094414
But alas, while I am able to run the RUU program, which enters my phone into a mode where the screen is all black expect for the HTC logo in the middle, I keep on getting error codes. Are there more than 3 RUU varients identified in the depository?
Oh, I should note that I was also able to get into recovery, but my SD was unable to mount so I can't find my Nandroid
Youre at least half Way there, what recovery are you using?? If you can get your PC to see the device try and format the memory to fat32 from PC...
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zubeedubs said:
Youre at least half Way there, what recovery are you using?? If you can get your PC to see the device try and format the memory to fat32 from PC...
Sent from my One S using xda app-developers app
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I believe I'm using TWRP 6.3.0...I'm at work right now and without the phone, but I'm fairly confident that's the recovery. I'll to get the phone into USB mode and see if I'm offered the opportunity to format the memory.
By the way, thanks for the help...it's much appreciated.
chrons6 said:
I believe I'm using TWRP 6.3.0...I'm at work right now and without the phone, but I'm fairly confident that's the recovery. I'll to get the phone into USB mode and see if I'm offered the opportunity to format the memory.
By the way, thanks for the help...it's much appreciated.
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That won't help. You can fix the sdcrad bug by flashing stock recovery via fastbot and preform "factory reset + clear storage"
Hey! I don't know if this is the right place, but I'll try to explain my problem.
Yesterday I got a notification of an update(think it's 6.0.0 (MRA58N)). Today, when I tried to install it I just got an "Error!" message.
I tried to reboot the phone, but nothing happened. It doesn't turn on. However, I can get it into that fastboot screen or what it's called.
Haven't had any problems before, and Im kind of a beginner on these technical issues regarding phones.
So could someone please explain what I should do(hopefully nothing to complicated).
Thanks!
That sounds like a rooted phone. Is it? Have you owned the phone from new, or is it second-hand?
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That sounds like a rooted phone. Is it? Have you owned the phone from new, or is it second-hand?
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It was new when I bought it (april 2014). I have only installed updates when getting a notification on the phone. I got a notification to do an update yesterday. Did it today. But while updating it just stopped and said "Error!". Turn the phone off, tried to turn it on but nothing happened.
What's the easiest way to make the phone work again?
Have in mind that Im not experienced at all with these stuff . Never had had any problems before
Thanks
Were you already on a version of Marshmallow? They are both version 6.0.0 regardless of the name (MRA58K/N).
Was there any message apart from just "Error"? Do you remember what it looked like?
I take it that you have enough battery?
I have no idea of the answer, just trying to get some clues.
(Oh, and at worst you can probably flash a new ROM. Don't get too worried just yet... )
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Were you already on a version of Marshmallow? They are both version 6.0.0 regardless of the name (MRA58K/N).
Was there any message apart from just "Error"? Do you remember what it looked like?
I take it that you have enough battery?
I have no idea of the answer, just trying to get some clues.
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Yes, I updated to marshmallow a couple of weeks ago.
Yes, I was on about 75% battery when trying to update.
As far as I recall it was just the android guy and a red text saying Error! (well it said Fel! because it's in swedish.)
It started to install the updates, but just stopped halfway(rough estimate).
Hmm :/
EDIT: Yes, I've asked on other forums, and they have been saying to flash(it's called taht right?) But since I'm new to this stuff, I want to check all possible alternatives first. And if I decide to do this, I'll have to feel fully prepared on what to do, don't want to screw up things even more
To give you at least some hope have a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/stuck-launching-flashstock-bat-t3244470
If you've never done any flashing before, I recommend that you install Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit. It can be used to flash a new ROM, but I'm becoming more convinced that the people in these forums are right in saying that it's good to try things manually rather than relying on a toolkit. I suggest that you use the toolkit's tutorial to set up your PC with all the right drivers & programs (ADB/Fastboot) so that you're prepared for typing in the commands.
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To give you at least some hope have a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/stuck-launching-flashstock-bat-t3244470
If you've never done any flashing before, I recommend that you install Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit. It can be used to flash a new ROM, but I'm becoming more convinced that the people in these forums are right in saying that it's good to try things manually rather than relying on a toolkit. I suggest that you use the toolkit's tutorial to set up your PC with all the right drivers & programs (ADB/Fastboot) so that you're prepared for typing in the commands.
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Thanks, I'll have a look at it.
Just to be sure. A factory reset wont work, right?
I don't know - I suppose it's worth trying. But if the phone doesn't turn on, you'll have to go through the PC setup anyway so that you can work on the phone. Besides, it will come in very useful when you need to do any maintenance on the phone in future (if that's what you want).
Or is there a factory reset in stock recovery? I don't use it myself, so I don't know.
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Thanks, I'll have a look at it.
Just to be sure. A factory reset wont work, right?
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Wug's toolkit needs a fix. It will not load the new Mashmellow either
Want to learn something instead of using a toolkit to do stuff for you?
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/noob-read-adb-fastboot-how-hep-t2807273
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
Both these threads are unavailable, possibly deleted.
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Want to learn something instead of using a toolkit to do stuff for you?
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/noob-read-adb-fastboot-how-hep-t2807273
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
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@beekay
"Want to learn something instead of using a toolkit to do stuff for you?"
You convinced me, but I think that the NRT has a lot of great help in setting up a PC so that you can actually start learning about ADB/Fastboot manual commands.
Although I'd done some minor fastboot stuff before, I'd never done the full Monty and installed a ROM, but I found the experience strangely pleasurable...
@op found help yet :what::what::what::what:
I'm searching these forums, the web, every single website, and I still haven't came across a solution. Cyanogen, clockworkmod, they don't want to cooperate. I really am desperate now.
I'm trying to find a way to easily run a ROM on my phone, or maybe just install it. I'm aiming for Kitkat, but I have no idea how, as almost all of the posts on this forum contain broken links. Please, someone help!!!
Alex
Tell me about your fone.
Whats your skill set, as in do you KNOW how to unlock bootloader? Do you know how to root?
Firmware creators are too busy creating firmware. And fixing Bugs.
If your a noob, I can handle that, in effect, I need more information, because all those broken links are irelevant when what you actually need is found in millions of posts here..
The very reason developers dont answer
Pachacouti said:
Tell me about your fone.
Whats your skill set, as in do you KNOW how to unlock bootloader? Do you know how to root?
Firmware creators are too busy creating firmware. And fixing Bugs.
If your a noob, I can handle that, in effect, I need more information, because all those broken links are irelevant when what you actually need is found in millions of posts here..
The very reason developers dont answer
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Okay.
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy W. It's model number is SGH-T679M and it is currently running Gingerbread.
And so I wanted to change that version because... Gingerbread is unsupported, right? So I landed on this forum first, trying out all the ways that I could, and most of them lead me to dead links as I said.
So I went on different web pages, the Android subreddit, all that. Ended up finding this zip file supposedly containing KitKat or something earlier.
I tried to install it how they told me. Already knew how to go into recovery mode, then it told me to go to the apply update from sd card (used the internal storage instead because i could) and it said the MODEL NUMBER WAS WRONG.
It was for the Samsung Exhibit II, model I8150, and that makes no sense. Because they are LITERALLY THE SAME PHONE.
Thought this was gonna be simple but it was being rough on me. This is why I need help, because I honestly don't know what to do anymore. It is so confusing.
Look at this:
h**ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0AnYkBlc4
correct the link above copy n paste in your browser
Then say if you can handle the work, nothing more. If you are up for it, your best here
Pachacouti said:
Look at this:
h**ps://www.you tube.com/watch?v=et0AnYkBlc4
Then say if you can handle the work, nothing more. If you are up for it, your best here
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Thank you, I will try it. I'll keep you updated if i didn't mess something up lol
Sincerely, Alex