I need to revert my G2X from Gingerbread back to Froyo due to the newer OS making my camera worthless. My problem is twofold:
A: I am very tech development unsavvy, and
B: I don't want to root my phone, as this will void the warranty.
I've seen a few options around the forums, but don't completely understand the tech language, and I am unsure how invasive the software changes will be.
Any takers out there who can clear this up for me and walk me through the process?
You can download rom manager and restore this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196019
But if you stuck in boot loop,be ready to flash NVFlash. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644
You can always unroot your phone by using clock work recovery to restore to stock and then use nv flash to flash the stock recovery and then your back to how you bought the phone.
You don't have to go back to froyo they successfully ported the stock LG camera to gingerbread and you don't even have to be rooted to do it. You do have to use nvflash to install clockworkmod. It is so easy even I did it and I am new to android. As far as I know it Wil not void your warenty plus even if you have to send it back you can use clock work mod to flash stock recovory. That is your best bet. If you WAnt help just pm me and I will guide you through.
Charlie
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so when i originally got the charge from my father in law he already had it rooted so i did not have to deal with researching it then.. but .... while i am a flashaholic.. i flashed a few roms and somehow got it to boot into the android stock recovery the one with the blue highlights and had a code below or above it now sure... my Question is as follows: what could have caused this to happen in the first place i have always been on the voodoo cmw with lagfix i flashed a rom and all of the sudden it went to a orange cwm flashed a new rom rebooted and got the android stock recovery what could have caused this??? i heard it was something to do with /data but not sure exactly what the means...
next what is the easiest way to root this thing i have my replacement coming today and thinking about rooting but i am not sure cause i don't want to have to go through this crap again.... is it dummy proof can something go wrong is the real question thanks guys sorry for the long a... post ....
The stock kernel overwrites the recovery to stock. when you flash cwm on a stock ROM, the first boot must be into recovery so you can flash a new kernel.
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So glad everyone here is willong to help :-(
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Due to being a relative newb to Android, I have no idea what caused your problem.
But, to reroot just follow the step by step tutorial for flashing a ROM that is stickied in the forum ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580 ), it's even got pictures, you can't go wrong.(maybe if you don't follow the instructions you could, also choose a ROM that is rooted, I've been on Humble 4.5 and Gummy 2.1, both are rooted)
bfitzpatrickd2d,
Anything and everything can go wrong at anytime with any electronic device you are moding or rooting. By rooting you are changing the operating system of a computer. It is just the same as using a custom version of say windows or mac on your computer... there are always risks, things you may have to tweak that others did not, and little steps that you can not miss.
That being said... feel free to check out my series of videos on how to root, backup and ROM the Charge. My root video is old, but still works just fine.
Let me know if you need help.
Dave
www.youtube.com/kraisydave
thanks man probably root tomorrow but I noticed in one of the threads on how to root does not mention anything about flashing a kernal with the stock rom in the instructions???
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There are several different version of the stock Rom. I think you would have to be rooted and you could be on the stock Rom and just flash in cww. Select zip of the kernel you want and good to go.
Hey guys!
My Mum has a Desire S, and is, to put it bluntly, rather unhappy with the stock performance so, I've been thinking about flashing a CM7/ICS based rom on it.
If it were my phone, I'd have no problems doing it straight out, but she's worried about returning it under warranty with a custom rom (which is fair enough).
Anyway, I was wondering if there is something like RSD lite (For motorola), or ODIN (for samsung) which allows you to flash back to a clean, out of the factory state?
Yes you can return to stock "most of the time" but there are cases were the phone refuses to play nice....
A quick bit of Googling would give you the answer.
All methods mainly come down to installing a RUU to get back to stock, some other steps are needed, but they differ to how you archived s-off etc..
Nothing of that sort, but there's a pretty easy way to do it. I did it for my friend a month ago.
FIRST, s-off your device using revolutionary and get 4ext recovery. (there are detailed guides on this)
Then, take a nandroid backup of the stock ROM in recovery mode. Whenever you want to return to stock, restore this backup
Great site and forum you guys have here. I've been lurking in the background for about a month now since converting to Android from Crackberry, studying as much as possible about rooting my new Skyrocket.
I've narrowed down the method that I'll be using shortly to the 3 subject options, and was just wondering, what you recommend and why? I've also watched videos on each, and they all seem like they work and I can handle the task. But I want to avoid tripping the flash counter or getting myself in other more complicated trouble that I'd need your help with.
My plan is to root, flash CWM, do a Nandroid backup, then just freeze some things up using Titanium Backup to start. I think I said that right. Maybe not. But that's the plan for now, without new ROMs or kernels. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, and I apologize for the rookie questions. Again, great forum.
I can tell you a little trick that might save you from ever having to trip you flash counter. Use the odin method of rooting, its in the dev section. After you push cwm with odin, boot into cwm and make a backup of stock unrooted. Then proceed to flashing the superuser zip and rooting. Take the stock unrooted backup and save it to your desktop or something. Now your rooted with cwm . If you ever have to restore to stock you can restore the unrooted stock backup, then push the stock recovery with odin and presto your back to stock without tripping counter. Only works if you backup stock firmware before rooting. Also I've noticed that usually when I softbrick I can get away with just flashing cwm in odin, booting into recovery and proceeding from there. If I could start all over that's how ide do it I think. Just an idea. Also this method gets you farmiliar with odin, which you'll desperately need someday, if you already know how to use it you'll be set. A good thing to do is know is how to fix your phone "before" you break it lol(cause you surely will at some point). Then there's no panic when it happens cheers and good luck!
Here's a link to the root method I've suggested
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...CWM | ODIN | SGH-I727 and SGH-I727R Skyrocket
And were always here to help if you have questions.
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pls4ms said:
Great site and forum you guys have here. I've been lurking in the background for about a month now since converting to Android from Crackberry, studying as much as possible about rooting my new Skyrocket.
I've narrowed down the method that I'll be using shortly to the 3 subject options, and was just wondering, what you recommend and why? I've also watched videos on each, and they all seem like they work and I can handle the task. But I want to avoid tripping the flash counter or getting myself in other more complicated trouble that I'd need your help with.
My plan is to root, flash CWM, do a Nandroid backup, then just freeze some things up using Titanium Backup to start. I think I said that right. Maybe not. But that's the plan for now, without new ROMs or kernels. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, and I apologize for the rookie questions. Again, great forum.
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I'm no expert but when I updated from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6 using S.O.C was no longer an option. I had to use the all power ODIN. link
But I suggest reading, googling, and rereading steps until you're confident of what to do without guessing if you're doing it right or not.
BTW, don't discount ROMs, they will make you love your phone more than you thought possible. And with the initial Nandroid bup you can always revert...
Good luck...
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cdshepherd said:
I can tell you a little trick that might save you from ever having to trip you flash counter. Use the odin method of rooting, its in the dev section. After you push cwm with odin, boot into cwm and make a backup of stock unrooted. Then proceed to flashing the superuser zip and rooting. Take the stock unrooted backup and save it to your desktop or something. Now your rooted with cwm . If you ever have to restore to stock you can restore the unrooted stock backup, then push the stock recovery with odin and presto your back to stock without tripping counter. Only works if you backup stock firmware before rooting. Also I've noticed that usually when I softbrick I can get away with just flashing cwm in odin, booting into recovery and proceeding from there. If I could start all over that's how ide do it I think. Just an idea. Also this method gets you farmiliar with odin, which you'll desperately need someday, if you already know how to use it you'll be set. A good thing to do is know is how to fix your phone "before" you break it lol(cause you surely will at some point). Then there's no panic when it happens cheers and good luck!
Here's a link to the root method I've suggested
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...CWM | ODIN | SGH-I727 and SGH-I727R Skyrocket
And were always here to help if you have questions.
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This^^^^ I use odin and only odin
After a few days of research and trying to figure out how not to trip the flash counter, this is the best way. Huge thumbs up for the suggestion!
Wow. That is really great information. Thank you! I had written off the Odin method, as it seemed a little complicated for a rookie like myself -- hence why it wasn't included in the subject options.
But after reading what you had to say, it makes complete sense. The Odin method is the only way to make a complete backup (using CWM) of my truly unrooted device, where the other methods, the mirror (backup) would be of a rooted device so a restore back to stock would be more difficult. Correct?
I just read all 20 pages of the link you supplied, and it seems I've got a pretty good understanding of what to do and what not to do. Will give it a whirl today and let you know. By the way, someone posted a video which talks about how the superuser.zip file is not necessary -- this is not true if you aren't putting on a new ROM. Which I am not. Just a heads up for anyone else out there looking at it. Thanks again man, you nailed it.
cdshepherd said:
I can tell you a little trick that might save you from ever having to trip you flash counter. Use the odin method of rooting, its in the dev section. After you push cwm with odin, boot into cwm and make a backup of stock unrooted. Then proceed to flashing the superuser zip and rooting. Take the stock unrooted backup and save it to your desktop or something. Now your rooted with cwm . If you ever have to restore to stock you can restore the unrooted stock backup, then push the stock recovery with odin and presto your back to stock without tripping counter. Only works if you backup stock firmware before rooting. Also I've noticed that usually when I softbrick I can get away with just flashing cwm in odin, booting into recovery and proceeding from there. If I could start all over that's how ide do it I think. Just an idea. Also this method gets you farmiliar with odin, which you'll desperately need someday, if you already know how to use it you'll be set. A good thing to do is know is how to fix your phone "before" you break it lol(cause you surely will at some point). Then there's no panic when it happens cheers and good luck!
Here's a link to the root method I've suggested
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...CWM | ODIN | SGH-I727 and SGH-I727R Skyrocket
And were always here to help if you have questions.
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A restore to stock wouldn't necessarily be any more complicated because we have odin files for that too. But it will trip your counter. Sometimes tripping the counter is unavoidable, I pretend like mine doesn't even exist. Let us know if you need any help
Remember to make the nandroid backup of stock unrooted before you flash the superuser.zip.
When you do flash the superuser zip, it might throw up an error and not flash, this is ok, happens to me everytime, just keep trying to install it and eventually she will take:thumbup:
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Perfect success! Couldn't have gone any better. From the driver installs, to the Odin launch, CWM backup, and finally the SU flash -- each step was flawless. It took 3 tries on the Superuser.zip file before it installed without errors, which was expected. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I just updated Superuser to the latest version, but now I'm seeing that Busybox seems to be an important add-on now that I'm rooted for some apps to work properly. Agreed? If so, is the popular version on Play the one to download?
Also, whats the best way for me to send the backup I just made from my phone to computer as you mentioned? Where is it located on phone? Thanks again. You've been a huge help, and I'm stoked to be part of the club -- maybe just a junior member still, but learning more each day.
cdshepherd said:
A restore to stock wouldn't necessarily be any more complicated because we have odin files for that too. But it will trip your counter. Sometimes tripping the counter is unavoidable, I pretend like mine doesn't even exist. Let us know if you need any help
Remember to make the nandroid backup of stock unrooted before you flash the superuser.zip.
When you do flash the superuser zip, it might throw up an error and not flash, this is ok, happens to me everytime, just keep trying to install it and eventually she will take:thumbup:
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The cwm backup will probably be on you external SD under clockworkmod>backup. If not on external use internal. Just mount USB storage on your computer. After you get the stock backup off your SD , boot back into recovery and make a backup of your rooted stock firmware if you already haven't. You want to always have atleast one nandroid on your SD in case boo boo's occur.
As for the busy box thing I'm not exactly sure. All I can say on that is if any app request you to update it just allow it to. Maybe try the market app you mentioned. I'm not entirely too sure. Also maybe consider flashing a rom. You'll have that rooted backup on your SD you can restore whenever you'd like.
Glad everything went well for you. That's a good example of what reading before attempting does. Good job
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Thanks again for the help and props. More success yesterday; moved the full stock ROM (unrooted) Nandroid to my computer, and then made another Nandroid of my rooted stock ROM. That too I put on the computer, but also left a copy my SD card.
Installed Titanium Backup Pro, and am now studying up on which .APK files I can safely freeze. Found a spreadsheet from the SG2 forum, and I'm guessing it's applicable for our device. Would post the link, but I'm not allowed to yet.
Lastly, I picked up the Nexus 2100 mah battery for which I'll be installing shortly as well. Starting to get more tuned up now, but you are right, once all this is complete I'll look at some custom ROM's as well. I guess freezing all of these files wouldn't really be necessary if I put on a new ROM anyway. Oh well. Baby steps.
samsung infuse
bought rooted Samsung infuse, but can not get my contacts.
At&t phone.
infuseal said:
bought rooted Samsung infuse, but can not get my contacts.
At&t phone.
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You just brought a year old thread back to life and your talking about an infuse which has nothing to do with the skyrocket. Search on the infuse topics.
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I have an LG G2x with Android 2.3.4 and v21y with March 2012 baseband. I would like to keep this phone for a while. It is stable, and I do not plan to try any other roms. I am a relative newbie at rooting, and while I have done a lot of reading on the forums, I am learning as I go and hope someone will be patient enough to respond.
1. I am wondering if there is a performance advantage to rooting it and removing the tmo bloatware that came pre-installed. How would I know what I can remove without messing up the phone?
2. How would I undo the root or backup my phone before I start messing with it?
3. I have been trying to read as much as I can find on the forums. It is a lot of reading, and I am a newbie trying to learn as I go. It appears that I can use SuperOneClick 2.33 to root the phone. Is that right?
4. I have also read about using One-Click NvFlasher ClockWorkMod Touch at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847. Do I need this if I don't plan to try other roms? Or do I need this to get my phone back to its original state?
If you're planning to root your phone I would use the last link you posted for one-click NvFlasher. Flash CWM using that program. Works great. after doing that download the root.zip file from here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255214 Follow the instructions under HOW TO ROOT. It's extremely simple. Once your phone is rooted, I recommend making a nandroid back up of your rooted rom by booting into CWM and choosing backup/restore and clicking on backup. CWM will then make a backup of your rooted ROM that you can keep on your phone or move to your PC.
Pain-N-Panic said:
If you're planning to root your phone I would use the last link you posted for one-click NvFlasher. Flash CWM using that program. Works great. after doing that download the root.zip file from here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255214 Follow the instructions under HOW TO ROOT. It's extremely simple. Once your phone is rooted, I recommend making a nandroid back up of your rooted rom by booting into CWM and choosing backup/restore and clicking on backup. CWM will then make a backup of your rooted ROM that you can keep on your phone or move to your PC.
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I'm hoping someone can tell me if there is a performance advantage to rooting given that I don't plan to install a different rom. Also, what is the difference between using SuperOneClick versus NvFlasher? If I root, I would also like to be able to unroot.
I do not believe that super one click works with 2.3.4 that's what I read on the forums. The easiest way to root is to install cwm via NvFlash and then flash the root.zip file in the link I posted. After you flash cwm with NvFlash, make a Android backup of your unrooted ROM. if you ever want to unroot just restore the unrooted rom through CWM. There are slight performances to having super user access like taking off the unnecessary bloatware that tmo makes you have. However, the real performance advantages come from flashing roms and kernals. There are 2.3.4 rooms that you can flash with performance enhanced aspects to them. In my honest opinion, if you don't plan on flashing a rom or kernal (which I think u will eventually) then rooting isn't really worth it.
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Pain-N-Panic said:
I do not believe that super one click works with 2.3.4 that's what I read on the forums. The easiest way to root is to install cwm via NvFlash and then flash the root.zip file in the link I posted. After you flash cwm with NvFlash, make a Android backup of your unrooted ROM. if you ever want to unroot just restore the unrooted rom through CWM. There are slight performances to having super user access like taking off the unnecessary bloatware that tmo makes you have. However, the real performance advantages come from flashing roms and kernals. There are 2.3.4 rooms that you can flash with performance enhanced aspects to them. In my honest opinion, if you don't plan on flashing a rom or kernal (which I think u will eventually) then rooting isn't really worth it.
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Thanks for your reply. I would root if removing the tmo bloatware resulted in significantly improved performance. Since that does not appear to be the case, I will probably not root (unless the itch to give a try becomes overwhelming)
Oh you'll get the itch!
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Hi all...
OK, so I've rooted and ROMed a few phones in the past, and I generally know what I'm doing. However, I think I may have gotten a little bit overconfident this time and not done enough research...
I had a friend give me one of these phones and I decided that before making it my daily driver, I was going to install CM11. The phone was given to me unrooted with the stock 4.3 ROM. So, I found a guide to root the 4.3 version of the phone w/o triggering the warranty killbit, and that all went well. Once rooted, I decided to use Clockwork ROM Manager to throw CM11 on it. I installed CM and, without giving it a second thought, told it to flash the latest CM recovery (apparently my root method had come with TWRP). When I rebooted, I expected to see the nice recovery screen I was used to, but instead I was informed that I needed to take my phone to the nearest Verizon store and have them restore it (no thanks). I can, however, still get in to the Odin downloader, but this is uncharted territory for me. Assuming everything is OK with my firmware, what is the best/fastest way to recover from this point? I think I understand how Odin works, but I don't know much about it. Can I use Odin to flash the latest TWRP and fix it that way? Would it be better to try and flash completely back to stock and start over? If I'm forced to use Odin anyway, can I just flash CM11 from there? I have no idea what to do...
I would greatly appreciate any guidance anyone of you ROM wizards is willing to part with...
Fix with this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
Then read all of this, no AOSP on 4.3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
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