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Hi Gurus,
While everybody is trying 2.2, I am still stuck on FJ6 (or incomplete JH7).
Here's the history:
1. Got the phone on day 1 of release.. loved it and still love it. No GPS issues - first lock took 20 secs and subsequent locks took 6 seconds at most.
2. Rooted and unlocked the phone, deleted all AT&T crapware. Running Launcher Pro, Tiatinum backup etc.
3. Installed Lagfix - was happy with a high quadrant score
4. Saw that the JH7 OTA is out
5. Read up on the forums here and unlagged lagfix.
6. Initiated the OTA update, went all the way thru, and got the message "update failed - No updated available" after restart. GPS is messed up.
7. Settings --> About Phone shows this
- Firmware version: 2.1-update1
- Baseband Version: I897UCJH7
- Kernel Version: 2.6.29 [email protected] #2
- Build Number: ECLAIR
8. Went to plan B - Kies Mini, was able to connect but stuck at "Unregistered screen".
9. Got frustrated and called Samsung.
- They said that the OTA upgrade worked "half way thru". They were expecting something after the "ECLAIR" in build number and I should not see the "PC Internet" as an option under USB Settings.
So Samsung said that they will have to reflash the phone to JH7 and have asked me to send the phone in.
1. I will be without a phone for 4-5 days which sucks.
2. They may (an will?) see my shenanigans (root etc) on the phone even after a hard reset ??
What are the implications? Is there any way around this? Can I do something (or follow some instruction by myself) to fix this? I am ok going back to stock AT&T firmware - to need to mess around with removing crapware etc. I would just like to keep the phone "unlocked" (I travel overseas quite a bit).
I have read thru most of the form postings.. which confused me more. At this point of time, I have a "brain freeze" and would appreciated a "just do this and then this" type of instruction.
Ironically, ever since switching from Windows Mobile to android, I have been a big proponent of this phone and operating system. Now I am beginning to see the downside of being on the leading/bleeding edge..
Please help..
Nick
You can always use ODIN and flash it that way...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8567598&postcount=6
defriend said:
Hi Gurus,
While everybody is trying 2.2, I am still stuck on FJ6 (or incomplete JH7).
Here's the history:
1. Got the phone on day 1 of release.. loved it and still love it. No GPS issues - first lock took 20 secs and subsequent locks took 6 seconds at most.
2. Rooted and unlocked the phone, deleted all AT&T crapware. Running Launcher Pro, Tiatinum backup etc.
3. Installed Lagfix - was happy with a high quadrant score
4. Saw that the JH7 OTA is out
5. Read up on the forums here and unlagged lagfix.
6. Initiated the OTA update, went all the way thru, and got the message "update failed - No updated available" after restart. GPS is messed up.
7. Settings --> About Phone shows this
- Firmware version: 2.1-update1
- Baseband Version: I897UCJH7
- Kernel Version: 2.6.29 [email protected] #2
- Build Number: ECLAIR
8. Went to plan B - Kies Mini, was able to connect but stuck at "Unregistered screen".
9. Got frustrated and called Samsung.
- They said that the OTA upgrade worked "half way thru". They were expecting something after the "ECLAIR" in build number and I should not see the "PC Internet" as an option under USB Settings.
So Samsung said that they will have to reflash the phone to JH7 and have asked me to send the phone in.
1. I will be without a phone for 4-5 days which sucks.
2. They may (an will?) see my shenanigans (root etc) on the phone even after a hard reset ??
What are the implications? Is there any way around this? Can I do something (or follow some instruction by myself) to fix this? I am ok going back to stock AT&T firmware - to need to mess around with removing crapware etc. I would just like to keep the phone "unlocked" (I travel overseas quite a bit).
I have read thru most of the form postings.. which confused me more. At this point of time, I have a "brain freeze" and would appreciated a "just do this and then this" type of instruction.
Ironically, ever since switching from Windows Mobile to android, I have been a big proponent of this phone and operating system. Now I am beginning to see the downside of being on the leading/bleeding edge..
Please help..
Nick
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You hacked your phone, now it won't update and you think it is because android is on the bleeding edge.
If you had reverted to stock first (odin one click) you may have had success. Maybe it would kill your unlock -some it does, some it doesn't.
Some phones had trouble updating even from stock - but unless you put it back - you will have no baseline. You need to make it stock before you send it anyway - or they may just return it because you did root and modify it.
Use Odin to do a master clear, flash back to JH6 with Odin, then do the JH7 update via your phone or with Kies, then you can do the one-click root.
Or just skip JH7 and bump up to JI6.
Thanks for the link...
Some more questions:
1. Will this clear my unlock? I forgot to write down my unlock code. Is there a way to get it out again before the flash?
2. Will this completely eliminate all traces of modifications?
3. What about my apps? I have a appbrain account, will I use that to revert? What about paid apps?
Thanks in advance..
Regards
Nick
verysafety said:
You can always use ODIN and flash it that way...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8567598&postcount=6
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Thank you all for your help. I was able to upgrade to JH7.
1. Did the JF6 Odin 1-click update (did NOT do a Master Clear)
2. Once back to baseline, I uses Keis Mini to upgrade to JH7 - worked flawlessly
3. Rooted using Lagfix (did not install lagfix though)
4. Installed appbrain app - I see all the apps that I need to re-install. I installed some, but will wait to get home and do the "Once Button" install over wifi
5. Titanium Backup was not able to Restore Apps (no 3rd part app installation allowed). Will just wait for appbrain to do its thing and restore app data only from Titanium backup (hopefully this option exists).
6. Restored all screen from Launcher Pro backup - widgets are messed up, but not a big deal
This definitely worked out, especially comparing to the alternative of sending in the phone and what not..
As a bonus, GPS performance is fantastic - caught 7 satellites in 5 seconds 30' accuracy with my phone near my office window (did not even have to go outside). Will test more with maps on my way home..
Falling in love with Android all over again
Once again, a BIG thanks to those who helped.
I will wait for a few days before taking on 2.2 .. gulp..
Regards
Nick
defriend said:
Thanks for the link...
Some more questions:
1. Will this clear my unlock? I forgot to write down my unlock code. Is there a way to get it out again before the flash?
2. Will this completely eliminate all traces of modifications?
3. What about my apps? I have a appbrain account, will I use that to revert? What about paid apps?
Thanks in advance..
Regards
Nick
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Just wanted to report back, GPS is awesome now. Takes max 10 seconds (first time) when fired from Google Maps. Subsequent locks are taking no more than 6 seconds.
Also, did not find a way to just restore app data from Titanium Backup. So had to recreate some stuff .. no biggie. Anybody know of an alternative backup app that will actually let me restore apps and stuff - which is the point of a backup app!!
Regards
Nick
defriend said:
Thank you all for your help. I was able to upgrade to JH7.
1. Did the JF6 Odin 1-click update (did NOT do a Master Clear)
2. Once back to baseline, I uses Keis Mini to upgrade to JH7 - worked flawlessly
3. Rooted using Lagfix (did not install lagfix though)
4. Installed appbrain app - I see all the apps that I need to re-install. I installed some, but will wait to get home and do the "Once Button" install over wifi
5. Titanium Backup was not able to Restore Apps (no 3rd part app installation allowed). Will just wait for appbrain to do its thing and restore app data only from Titanium backup (hopefully this option exists).
6. Restored all screen from Launcher Pro backup - widgets are messed up, but not a big deal
This definitely worked out, especially comparing to the alternative of sending in the phone and what not..
As a bonus, GPS performance is fantastic - caught 7 satellites in 5 seconds 30' accuracy with my phone near my office window (did not even have to go outside). Will test more with maps on my way home..
Falling in love with Android all over again
Once again, a BIG thanks to those who helped.
I will wait for a few days before taking on 2.2 .. gulp..
Regards
Nick
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Alrighty.. This phone has caused me so much time and trouble, I finally decided to start a thread. I really cannot find an answer for my problems by surfing...
In the beginning, all was great. Then I wanted to root my phone...
I went here and followed these instructions to root initially.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748
(Stock Gingerbread OTA 2.3.3 Rooted)
I started to have problems:
-WIFI kept shutting off upon sleep. I depend on WIFI because I only have a 200MB plan..
Also, I have low signal in my apartment, so I use wifi calling very frequently. After about 10 minutes, wifi calling disables itself.
SO, I wanted to UNROOT. The link that said 'UNROOT' did not work..
Next, I used this link to unroot..
http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/23/how-to-unroot-the-t-mobile-g2x/
I returned to stock froyo OS. BUT i still wanted gingerbread!! I tried to use the LG update desktop tool, but it kept on saying that 'the phone was already up to date.'
SO, I ended up 'installing from zip' the backup that was made before I downgraded to froyo.. Unfortunately, this left me back at square one: A rooted gingerbread.. Exactly where I was before.
I went to this link next.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255214
I used the 'UNROOT ZIP', and it unrooted it!!
Seems perfect right??
BUT, ever since I did that, my GPS doesn't work. It is unable to pick up my location.
I tried to 'restore to stock' using BOTH the option while the phone is on, and using the 'clockwerk mod' (Where you hold power and the down button).
I just want things to go back to the way they were.
I'm hoping that I can just have a NORMAL 2.3.3, with GPS working, and everything back to the way it was before I started this whole 'root' journey..
Thank you so much ahead of time for taking the time to help me. Your 5 minutes could save me hours..
try restoring to stock, 2.2.2, then get the LG Updater tool to "Recovery Phone" which is at "Customer Support" and the last one, enter your phone model, and serial number, and it should recover it to stock with no problems for you. Good Luck.
Wifi is suppose to shut off on sleep mode unless you configure it not to.
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ed116 said:
try restoring to stock, 2.2.2, then get the LG Updater tool to "Recovery Phone" which is at "Customer Support" and the last one, enter your phone model, and serial number, and it should recover it to stock with no problems for you. Good Luck.
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I will try this now.
Thanks. Hopefully it works.
It still says 'Update not required' after I use the recovery version.
It is saying that because just flashing 2.2 you are still on the July baseband which is telling the software you are on the latest. You should be able to find a stock nandriod in the forum somewhere to flash Gingerbread stock.
Go to Wireless and networks > Wifi > hit menu > Wifi sleep policy > never.
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GTWalling said:
It is saying that because just flashing 2.2 you are still on the July baseband which is telling the software you are on the latest. You should be able to find a stock nandriod in the forum somewhere to flash Gingerbread stock.
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I was unable to find such a thread. I decided just to root it and go with the 'eagle' and deal with random problems..
However, the front facing camera keeps on stretching the picture..
Any thoughts?
FFC issues are common on non-stock roms trying to use LG camera instead of Android stock camera. Rooting your phone cannot cause wifi issues, etc. unless you made some errant changes to system files. Rooting does nothing but allow you or programs to get what is called in the Linux world SuperUser permissions. It allows you or the program to change or do anything it wants and removes the restrictions placed on the handset by the manufacturer and/or Google. All the rooting process does is add two files to your system and set the proper permission for su to be able to become root. The SuperUser.apk is the gateway to root. It is there to protect you from malicious programs getting root, as you have to approve all root access requests. It is actually very safe unless you do something stupid.
yoo992 said:
I was unable to find such a thread. I decided just to root it and go with the 'eagle' and deal with random problems..
However, the front facing camera keeps on stretching the picture..
Any thoughts?
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Here is a link to both Froyo and Gingerbread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037120
Hi, I have a Nexus S i19020A that I bought off someone. It came with ICS and I have been using it for a good 2 months. Just a couple days ago, I received an update for Jelly Bean on my phone and figured it would be safe to update it, so I did. After the update, the phone restarted and rebooted but my settings would not run. Every time I try to go into settings, I get this message, "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped.". I tried to factory reset the phone back to ICS using the recovery mode but all it did was erase all my apps as if it was taken out of a brand new box but the problem remained as well as the Jelly Bean. I would like to return the phone back to its stock. I am a total noob when it comes to android phone since this is my first android phone and it came with ICS already. Would someone be able to walk me through step by step on how to return my Nexus S back to stock or fix the settings app problem? I would appreciate it if someone were able to help me. I also have skype if it makes it easier to walk me through the process. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Go to https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Find your NexusS version (ICS 4.0.4) and flash it. Then feel free to update or not to jelly bean. (The system will download the upgrade automatically)
All instructions are in the same page
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Thanks for replying back to my post. Unfortunately, I can't seem see Android on my device manager on my computer maybe because I can't get access to my settings to turn on my usb debugging mode. I also can't get turn on wifi as well on my phone to download an app that will help me enable it. I can't use fastboot on my computer to flash my phone if it cant detect the device. Do you have any ideas to get around this? Thanks
Do you have exclamation marks in Device Manager when you connect your phone?
Hi ekerazha!
Thanks for replying to my post. I actually somehow managed to get my phone installed properly onto my computer and my device manager shows android now. With that said, I was able to use fastboot to unlock my phone and fix my problem and reverting back to ICS ROM instead of the Jelly Bean ROM. Im still debating if i want to update my phone to JB ROM but im afraid it might screw it up again. But thanks again for replying. I really appreciate it.
Yes you can update. Your problem was special (may be something u ve installed). There is no raison now u have flashed your data to get Setting error again.
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Hi everybody,
I've just heard of the problems affecting the new Facebook release (3.4, released e today July 4th) in relation to how it could spread our cantacts' info.
I am a Facebook beta tester, so today I was on facebook 3.4 beta, then I updated it to the release version 3.4.
Something strange happened: after finishing installing, phone automatically rebooted into recovery (I'm on the latest 4ext recovery), something occurred (I had no time to see nor to realise what was hapoening)... I guess something was flashed.. Then phone rebooted once more. Now Facebook works fine, even if most users are facing problems with this release: it doesn't start at all.
I wonder why it rebooted into recovery and why facebook it's working fine on my phone...
I just wanted to share this with you...
Here's my configuration:
Phone: HTC Desire S (s-on)
Rom: pure Cyano10.1 unofficial by blindndumb
Recovery: 4ext recovery touch 1.0.0.5 RC9
Thanks everybody guys
Sent from my Desire S using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Hmm I don't think it is possible for Facebook to do this.
To boot into recovery, this needs root access. As Facebook doesn't have root access, it should not be able to initiate the restart, or set it to flash anything automatically (also needs root)
You could check /cache/recovery/last_log and see what was flashed though.
pulser_g2 said:
Hmm I don't think it is possible for Facebook to do this.
To boot into recovery, this needs root access. As Facebook doesn't have root access, it should not be able to initiate the restart, or set it to flash anything automatically (also needs root)
You could check /cache/recovery/last_log and see what was flashed though.
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And the plot thickens... DUN DUN DUNNNN!
(I tried inserting a YouTube video of a mouse in a dramatic situation, but alas, not enough posts yet.
But on a serious note. Yea, there's no way that Facebook would ask for root access. Then most of the general population wouldn't be using it! But just in case, since this is a beta version after all, check the app permissions?
electricbam said:
And the plot thickens... DUN DUN DUNNNN!
(I tried inserting a YouTube video of a mouse in a dramatic situation, but alas, not enough posts yet.
But on a serious note. Yea, there's no way that Facebook would ask for root access. Then most of the general population wouldn't be using it! But just in case, since this is a beta version after all, check the app permissions?
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nice information
I am using Facebook 3.4 in a Samsung Galaxy 3 phone. When I received the new update my phone automatically rebooted itself and when it rebooted I now have a SD card error. And the Facebook app very randomly updates or connects. Looking into the permissions on the app they have changed... I am probably going to uninstall it till a new stable update has come out
Don't know if it helps, but I was on 3.4 (now 3.5) and saw no such issue.
I'm having some weird issues where facebook keeps changing who can/can't see my posts, randomly. Now my grandma has seen the last week of all my bull**** :silly:
HundenBuller said:
I'm having some weird issues where facebook keeps changing who can/can't see my posts, randomly. Now my grandma has seen the last week of all my bull**** :silly:
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If you can reproduce this, give me a shout if you need a hand. You might be able to get a bug bounty from Facebook if you go through responsible disclosure, I am not sure if it covers the apps and issues like this.
Facebook has access to all of your contacts, browsing data, and now root access of your phone?
lol maybe time for me to go back to myspace...
MatthewJoe said:
Hi everybody,
I've just heard of the problems affecting the new Facebook release (3.4, released e today July 4th) in relation to how it could spread our cantacts' info.
I am a Facebook beta tester, so today I was on facebook 3.4 beta, then I updated it to the release version 3.4.
Something strange happened: after finishing installing, phone automatically rebooted into recovery (I'm on the latest 4ext recovery), something occurred (I had no time to see nor to realise what was hapoening)... I guess something was flashed.. Then phone rebooted once more. Now Facebook works fine, even if most users are facing problems with this release: it doesn't start at all.
I wonder why it rebooted into recovery and why facebook it's working fine on my phone...
I just wanted to share this with you...
Here's my configuration:
Phone: HTC Desire S (s-on)
Rom: pure Cyano10.1 unofficial by blindndumb
Recovery: 4ext recovery touch 1.0.0.5 RC9
Thanks everybody guys
Sent from my Desire S using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Unless you rooted your phone without any sort of control over which apps get superuser access, Facebook simply cannot not and would not boot into recovery.
Happy to help.
Have you guys ever heard of XPrivacy?
i didnt notice any issue updating it too. Not on my Rooted device, nor on my non-rooted tablet
nidpancho said:
Facebook has access to all of your contacts, browsing data, and now root access of your phone?
lol maybe time for me to go back to myspace...
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Uh...Justin Timberlake bought MySpace.
Hi xdadevelopers,
I ordered a Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE (xt897c) phone from FreedomPop for $25 and 28 days later it has arrived. My experience with FreedomPop has been decidedly mixed. Lots of hassle from customer service combined with a product that is sometimes very useful and always cheap. (Unless you use over 2GB of data per month) The phone itself seems very adequate for an excellent price. I would like your assistance in putting Cyanogenmod or another appropriate ROM on it.
Here's where I am,
The phone appears to have been rooted out of the box according to "Root Checker Basic" from Google Play
I installed "Superuser" from Google Play and that seems to work correctly
Busybox seems to be present already according to "Online Nandroid" from Google Play
I have created a TWRP Backup using Online Nandroid without modifying the recovery
The phone currently has Android 4.1.2
Where I want to be
I want to install a custom recovery, preferably one I can make backups from
I want to update to a more recent version of Android such as the stable one found here DUCK RULES cyanogenmod bot org /?device=xt897c or another version where everything just works
Notes. I have ADB and Fastboot installed from "Android Studio". I have an appropriate USB cable. I do not have a microsdhc card right now. It appears "Sandisk 64GB Extreme Micro SD (SDXC) Card + Adapter 60MB/s Class 10 U3 UHS-1" at DUCK RULES amazon bot com /gp/product/B00N98QLRQ is a good choice for a good price. I have this on order and should have it within the week.
I understand this phone has a locked bootloader. The "Messaging" app from FreedomPop available in Google Play seems to control messaging and the phone dialer. I went to the official Motorola Bootloader unlock page DUCK RULES motorola-global-portal bot custhelp bot com /cc/cas/sso/redirect/standalone%2Fbootloader%2Funlock-your-device-b I booted into recover with Power and volume up and volume down held, selected fastboot, connected to the computer , ran fastboot, as described, got the code, put the code in the webpage as described, and got a blank page. This happened 2x, with no emails form Motorola. I tried a third time 6 hours later, and it loaded a page with more instructions and I had the bootloader unlock code in my email instantly (There were no preceding messages, they didn't go to spam or somewhere else). I have installed TWRP Manager by Jmz software from Google Play. The standard reboot method doesn't work I changed the settings to "Reboot using an alternate method". I attempted to the TWRP recovery with the "Install TWRP". One must select their device and the closest thing to mine was "Motorola Photon 4G" codename "sunfire". This didn't appear to be it exactly but there wasn't a better choice. The next line down says "custom recovery not installed or detected". Then I selected the recovery version to install "2.6.3.0" "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-sunfire.img appeared the most recent, then I attempted to "Install Recovery" The phone downloaded the image, and said "Ensure the partition listed below is the correct one for your device..." "/dev/block/mmcblk0p10" how do I know if that's correct or not? I said yes to the question and went ahead, the phone rebooted to an Android on it's side with a yellow triangular sign with an exclamation point above it. Thirty seconds later the phone rebooted normally and everything worked no custom recovery was flashed.
Also thanks to the xdadevelopers community for your past and future efforts. I threw in my lot with Android when the neXus One launched after watching the keynote, buying it full price and paying extra for next day air shipping. I stayed stock despite the cool stuff being done by the development community until Google fell behind in updates. Then I started with CM6 and later went to CM7. That was wonderful software, thanks everyone who was involved in that. Unfortunately way late in the life of my phone I was homeless and got robbed for it. I got a used HTC HD7 Windows Phone for free from a friend. It was great for movies and music with a great screen and touch sensor but it was very early in the life of the new Windows Phone and there wasn't a lot of quality software being developed. That, and it just wasn't Android, and I longed for freedom. The integrated Web browser IE 9 variant sucked, and T-mobile denied me the final Windows Phone 7 update. The phone has gotten less and less useful as time went by though it always sucked for web browsing. This fall I got a One Plus One, it made a wonderful Wifi phablet, but when I tried to use it as a phone I found the radio was severely deficient in range, possibly due to defective manufacture as it got better range in colder weather. I had to initiate a chargeback with my credit card company to get support to talk to me and then ultimately get a refund. That's how I got where I am now and this is the first time I've needed to register for an account here. Thanks again xdadevelopers.
What is the best way to proceed? Semi detailed logical instructions please, as while I am intelligent and not a noob, I have been out of the game since CM7
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Aslan_ said:
I have installed TWRP Manager by Jmz software from Google Play. The standard reboot method doesn't work I changed the settings to "Reboot using an alternate method". I attempted to the TWRP recovery with the "Install TWRP". One must select their device and the closest thing to mine was "Motorola Photon 4G" codename "sunfire". This didn't appear to be it exactly but there wasn't a better choice. The next line down says "custom recovery not installed or detected". Then I selected the recovery version to install "2.6.3.0" "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-sunfire.img appeared the most recent, then I attempted to "Install Recovery" The phone downloaded the image, and said "Ensure the partition listed below is the correct one for your device..." "/dev/block/mmcblk0p10" how do I know if that's correct or not? I said yes to the question and went ahead, the phone rebooted to an Android on it's side with a yellow triangular sign with an exclamation point above it. Thirty seconds later the phone rebooted normally and everything worked no custom recovery was flashed.
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Why would you flash something that is OBVIOUSLY not for your device!? I sincerely hope it did nothing because you could do some permanent damage to your device by flashing stuff that's not made for it.
Did you bother looking for any recovery threads? Say my TWRP thread?
I recommend 2.7.1.2 in that thread, which is fine for CM11. If you want CM12, grab 2.8.5.0 in that thread.
Flash it per my directions using fastboot in my TWRP thread.
Got it thanks, now which rom?
Thank you very much arrrghhh. First off I sucessfully flashed TWRP 2.7.1.2. I did see the "[recovery] TWRP 2.7.1.2" thread, but it was from 2012 and it's 2015 now, plus it was 25 pages. Now I do see that the initial post was last edited 23rd July 2014, so that's better, but that's still over six months ago, so I'd have asked the question anyway having seen that. Several things to note, GooManager has been retired since the new cdn for goo.im was implemented, so that should be removed from the post. I like apps, they make me feel like there's less risk in my actions, though after some poking around I see it's probably the opposite. People are doing so much more low level stuff in apps compared to CM7 it's amazing.
arrrghhh said:
I recommend 2.7.1.2 in that thread, which is fine for CM11. If you want CM12, grab 2.8.5.0 in that thread.
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It would be nice to see that info in the 2.7.1.2 thread. that the newer version is recommended for CM12 and where to get it, that would show you're on top of the latest changes not to mention make the thread even more useful. Perhaps include the reason for stopping at 2.7.1.2, the SELinux split. Seeing a new version that works always makes me want to get the newer version, but in this case there's a good reason not too.
I'm always hated vague it's broken posts that don't adequately describe the problem, the hardware used and the environment, so I head in the opposite direction with mine.
Next question is which rom should I choose? I want something stable and secure with everything or just about everything working. I like Cyanogen Mod, but I'm open to other things. As new as I can get, but stable. I thought I needed something from download bod cyanogenmod bot org /?device=xt897c , but now looking around it looks like I might be able to use other sources like download bot cyanogenmod bot org /?device=xt897 I'm not sure though. Again I have the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE which is CDMA, from FreedomPop running on the Sprint Network.
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Aslan_ said:
Thank you very much arrrghhh. First off I sucessfully flashed TWRP 2.7.1.2. I did see the "[recovery] TWRP 2.7.1.2" thread, but it was from 2012 and it's 2015 now, plus it was 25 pages. Now I do see that the initial post was last edited 23rd July 2014, so that's better, but that's still over six months ago, so I'd have asked the question anyway having seen that. Several things to note, GooManager has been retired since the new cdn for goo.im was implemented, so that should be removed from the post.
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I no longer use this as my primary device, so my threads are basically stagnant. fastboot always works, where apps come and go... I'll try to find some time to adjust the post.
Aslan_ said:
It would be nice to see that info in the 2.7.1.2 thread. that the newer version is recommended for CM12 and where to get it, that would show you're on top of the latest changes not to mention make the thread even more useful. Perhaps include the reason for stopping at 2.7.1.2, the SELinux split. Seeing a new version that works always makes me want to get the newer version, but in this case there's a good reason not too.
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Reason for stopping at 2.7.1.2 was they implemented MTP in 2.8.x, and I could never get it working right for both Win & Lin. I spose my bar was too high and I should've just released it, but I hate releasing half working stuff. It was a new feature that didn't work right.
Again, this is no longer my primary device so I'm not working on it very much at all. I have to pry the thing from my roommate's hands to even play with it, I haven't flashed CM12 yet (because it's no longer my device really).
I'd like to update the official TWRP, but in the meantime the CM maintainer has taken care of updating it so F2FS can be utilized.
Aslan_ said:
Next question is which rom should I choose? I want something stable and secure with everything or just about everything working. I like Cyanogen Mod, but I'm open to other things. As new as I can get, but stable. I thought I needed something from download bod cyanogenmod bot org /?device=xt897c , but now looking around it looks like I might be able to use other sources like download bot cyanogenmod bot org /?device=xt897 I'm not sure though. Again I have the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE which is CDMA, from FreedomPop running on the Sprint Network.
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Well obviously some of that does go down to choice - if you want CM, it is a little confusing. The device started out in CM10 as its own device, xt897 for GSM xt897c for CDMA. Then in CM11 they merged the devices into moto_msm8960. Of course they had to split again when the new bootloaders were released for the other moto_msm8960's (Razr HD, Atrix HD, etc) and moto_msm8960_jbbl was kind of a stopgap device at the end of CM11. Again, reading is your friend here although I realize all of that history is hard to glean. At least read the OP of the CM thread:
kabaldan said:
Please note:
In CM12, the Motorola 2012 msm8960 device line has been de-unified again, so moto_msm8960/moto_msm8960_jbbl builds are dead from now on.
Please check the xt897 device link for new Photon Q builds.
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Good luck. The device is now semi-unified (GSM & CDMA), as xt897.
Aslan_ said:
[*]I have created a TWRP Backup using Online Nandroid without modifying the recovery
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Would you mind terribly to share this? My device shipped with a Sprint branded ROM and I'd like a proper backup.
I flashed CM 12.1 and lost data (3g/LTE) connection
I tried to flash FreedomPOP APN fix but it did not help
Anyone knows how to fix this?
How do I update PRL/Profile on CM 12.1?
turbozapekanka said:
I flashed CM 12.1 and lost data (3g/LTE) connection
I tried to flash FreedomPOP APN fix but it did not help
Anyone knows how to fix this?
How do I update PRL/Profile on CM 12.1?
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You don't update PRL/Profile in CM, you do that on the stock ROM. Make sure EVERYTHING works on stock before flashing CM.
I found another APN fix and it worked.
So the result of the update PRL/Profile is stored somewhere in the phone and does not get lost when I flash a new ROM, is that correct?
The only way to update PRL/Profile is to flash back to stock, do update, reflash back to custom, right?
turbozapekanka said:
I found another APN fix and it worked.
So the result of the update PRL/Profile is stored somewhere in the phone and does not get lost when I flash a new ROM, is that correct?
The only way to update PRL/Profile is to flash back to stock, do update, reflash back to custom, right?
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Correct.
turbozapekanka said:
I found another APN fix and it worked.
So the result of the update PRL/Profile is stored somewhere in the phone and does not get lost when I flash a new ROM, is that correct?
The only way to update PRL/Profile is to flash back to stock, do update, reflash back to custom, right?
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Can you share this "another APN fix"?
already shared here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60153295&postcount=18
Anyone still have issues? I was running a June Nightly and it was working somewhat. It would randomly lose connection and I would have to flash the APN.zip. It happened again a few days ago and I decided to go up to 722 Nightly and now I haven't been able to connect. When I go to APNs the list is empty and even if I manually add one it does not seem to stick. The APN zip doesn't help either. The phone is connected but shows an exclamation mark next to the signal and I have no data.
Sort of solved my own problem
Flashed back to stock Spring using RSD lite and a modified XML that didn't flash the system.img since it kept giving me errors. Found a stock TWRP dump on the forums and flashed that. Updated PRL and Profile, reflahsed back to CM11 Snapshot and flashed the 2015 FreedomPOP APN fix. Working for 1 day now.