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Oh yea, the first brick on the block.
I was experimenting with stock rom modification through ADB and within the OS itself. We still can't flash anything with the "backdoor" CWM that we have at the moment that wasn't even designed for our phone, but it will allow you to do a nandroid backup, so I made sure to back up everything in case I did something stupid. Well, I did something stupid. So stupid in fact that I can't get back into recovery, I just hang at the initial boot screen. So I'm kind of glad an odin TAR file is being worked ok. I think I'm going to need it. Oh well, no progress without failure.
TO THE BACKUP PHONE! *cue the batman music*
I bricked my phone but I got it 7 days after buying it. So being thr horrible person I am o exchanged it and played dumb
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aloneinshadow said:
Oh yea, the first brick on the block.
I was experimenting with stock rom modification through ADB and within the OS itself. We still can't flash anything with the "backdoor" CWM that we have at the moment that wasn't even designed for our phone, but it will allow you to do a nandroid backup, so I made sure to back up everything in case I did something stupid. Well, I did something stupid. So stupid in fact that I can't get back into recovery, I just hang at the initial boot screen. So I'm kind of glad an odin TAR file is being worked ok. I think I'm going to need it. Oh well, no progress without failure.
TO THE BACKUP PHONE! *cue the batman music*
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so did you get odin workin and unbrick?
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so did you get odin workin and unbrick?
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yep, he was the 1st to unbrick with the stock tar
Thanks to the awesome Krylon. I've actually flashed that tar about 4 times now. :-D
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I did the same exact thing yesterday. I forgot to use the stock tar. and my first superbrick ever. Won't even turn on period...Sent in for an exchange to Wal-Martwire dot com. Normally Walmart is cool about taking things back (even if it's torn to shreds.) so we shall see if they're gonna notice.
I actually bricked my Vibrant 4G in like 4 hours of owning it...was rather dissappointing
so i have rooted my evo before but i had to take it in to sprint because i broke the screen. i havent rooted it again since because last time they gave me a huge problem that it was rooted. today, i talked to my friend and he has his rooted with roms and everything. he says that even if rooted, and with a rom it is possible to go back to factory with superuser app gone and everything, if need be. i wanted to know if this is correct, and if so, how?
i am supposed to go to his house tomorrow for him to do it all for me, i want to make sure i really want to do this.
thank you!
mrodriguez091 said:
so i have rooted my evo before but i had to take it in to sprint because i broke the screen. i havent rooted it again since because last time they gave me a huge problem that it was rooted. today, i talked to my friend and he has his rooted with roms and everything. he says that even if rooted, and with a rom it is possible to go back to factory with superuser app gone and everything, if need be. i wanted to know if this is correct, and if so, how?
i am supposed to go to his house tomorrow for him to do it all for me, i want to make sure i really want to do this.
thank you!
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I think it's called a RUU rom. Wipes as if you were never there., back to factory stock.
Cheers!
do you have a rooted phone with roms on it?
mrodriguez091 said:
do you have a rooted phone with roms on it?
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Sure do. Running EVO with CyanogenMod 7 nightly build.
is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
mrodriguez091 said:
is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
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First, you need to go to unrevoked and root your phone. There are plenty of step/step guides out there, I'll see if I can find a good one for ya. Recommend doing a bunch of reading before jumping in, or waiting for your friend to do it tomorrow.
Edit: be sure to click on More info link on unrevoked site and read up.
i could do the rooting, but do i need to do the forever root?
mrodriguez091 said:
i could do the rooting, but do i need to do the forever root?
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Oops, sorry. Got busy flashing a new nightly ROM.
Yes, do Forever.
mrodriguez091 said:
is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
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Here's a pretty thorough step by step guide for ya. goodandEVO
then just download rom manager?
I went to my backup rom, unrooted, removed all apps...and duuuh realize that my backup was of eagle bloods rom, and it read eagle blood in the firmware (in the about menu) and not stock LOL
so I got turned down on the return (figured Id wait for the sensation), anyway does anyone have a stock rom, untouched somewhere? and also can I return the phone to any tmobile, or does it have to be to the store I bought it from...my local store is small, so I bet if I try and go back now they will just remember me lol
thanks
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I went to my backup rom, unrooted, removed all apps...and duuuh realize that my backup was of eagle bloods rom, and it read eagle blood in the firmware (in the about menu) and not stock LOL
so I got turned down on the return (figured Id wait for the sensation), anyway does anyone have a stock rom, untouched somewhere? and also can I return the phone to any tmobile, or does it have to be to the store I bought it from...my local store is small, so I bet if I try and go back now they will just remember me lol
thanks
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If you look at the development section you will find the rooted stock version. You can flash that and then unroot using superoneclick.
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yeah I tried that rom, I need one that is untouched no apps installed, none deleted
the guys at my store went through it like crazy, in my attempt to return it lol
might keep it though, as I just installed the newest cm7 kang build and it basically cleaned up all the issues I was having on my device
It's very easy to return to stock.
Unroot using super one click root
Flash the stock recovery using NVFlash
Hold down the vol - / power and it'll restore.
thats EXACTLY what I did,
but when the guy at the store pulled up the "about" settings, it read the "eagle" rom in the firmware for some reason
and all the stock apps were all gone too, only the ones that were included in the eagle rom that I had flashed, and subsequently wiped a few days ago remained
I know its my bad that I didnt nandroid the stock rom when I opened up the phone for the first time
just was hopping someone had a stock backup WITHOUT titanium or busybody included
Hmm that's strange,
That's what I've been doing with CM7 and it works just fine.
I guess you could try these steps
1. Download stock nandroid backup Stock nandroid
2. Restore with clockworkmod recovery, boot up and then shut down.
3. Flash stock recovery.
4. Press vol - / power to do a factory restore.
5. Boot up and skip the Google login and then unroot.
6. Shutdown and Pres vol - / power to do a factory restore again.
If you read the g2x forum you'll see they have a thread with the tmo bloatware apks
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i took mine in yesterday with phone jack in with CM7 nightly on mine to the tmobile i bough it at and they didnt even bother to power it on to look at it. i think it all depends on who's helping you and whether you get lucky or not. i made the guy throw in a free screen protector since mine was on the phone i returned. he let me take the battery from the old phone but he never took the one out of the box so now i have a new battery laying around. i guess you just have to get lucky.
milk242 said:
It's very easy to return to stock.
Unroot using super one click root
Flash the stock recovery using NVFlash
Hold down the vol - / power and it'll restore.
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Wrong! Nandroid the stock rooted rom. Flash stock recovery. Unroot. Remove rooted apps. Done. Factory reset to be sure.
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i took mine in yesterday with phone jack in with CM7 nightly on mine to the tmobile i bough it at and they didnt even bother to power it on to look at it. i think it all depends on who's helping you and whether you get lucky or not. i made the guy throw in a free screen protector since mine was on the phone i returned. he let me take the battery from the old phone but he never took the one out of the box so now i have a new battery laying around. i guess you just have to get lucky.
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yeah the dude who helped was being a serious tard, lol
he acted like he had NEVER heard of any issues, it was the "best " phone he had ever used, blah blah blah lol, all the tech support forums are just "rumors" not real users .....
I felt like I was at a used car dealership lol
I almost cancelled my contract right then and there, but I figured it was my bad for not checking the firmware, and not backing up my own rom from jump
does anyone know if I can return it to another store, by chance? or do I have to go to the same store....all the guys know me, since its a small local store
Noob question how do I Flash stock recovery using Nvflash?
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Noob question how do I Flash stock recovery using Nvflash?
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Its all laid out a couple different ways in the development forums. You just have to do a little research and you will find all the instructions you will need.
I see some topics about it. I plan to unlock and root as soon as I get the phone.
Just how important is it to backup this, and anything else I should backup too?
its pretty important.. nothing can go wrong by backing it up. once you root it back it up just in case so your new phone wont be a $600 paperweight!
When you install CWM do a nandroid backup of stock
THE SKATER DUDE said:
its pretty important.. nothing can go wrong by backing it up. once you root it back it up just in case so your new phone wont be a $600 paperweight!
When you install CWM do a nandroid backup of stock
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That's good to hear. I figured I'd make stock backup too. Having stock rooted won't mess it up I'd presume? Is there an app that does it too?
I have flashed all the roms available, including CM10 and had no trouble with IMEI. Always good to backup though. There's a fairly simple process in the CM10 OP.
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I have flashed all the roms available, including CM10 and had no trouble with IMEI. Always good to backup though. There's a fairly simple process in the CM10 OP.
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It's built in I assume?
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That's good to hear. I figured I'd make stock backup too. Having stock rooted won't mess it up I'd presume? Is there an app that does it too?
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once rooted and you have installed clockwork mod recovery or TWRP you can make a back up of your whole phone..this will not mess up anything. You can get these two recoveries by using the ez recovery app on google play....... To make a backup in the recovery it will say backup and restore as one of the main options
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once rooted and you have installed clockwork mod recovery or TWRP you can make a back up of your whole phone..this will not mess up anything. You can get these two recoveries by using the ez recovery app on google play
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Sorry I don't think I was clear, I know about ROMs cause I do it on my Incredible. What I meant was backing up my IMEI
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Sorry I don't think I was clear, I know about ROMs cause I do it on my Incredible. What I meant was backing up my IMEI
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O my bad you have to be rooted in order to run the operation through a terminal emulator app
If you poke around in development there's one for Mac/Ubuntu (I think Ubuntu anyway) that does root and clockwork recovery from your computer, and that's what I use because it's pretty quick and easy.
If it can ever be important you should make a backup of it though. Since fixing things is always a process, having comprehensive resources for it can trim a lot of time.
Using QPST it only took me like 5 minutes to back mine up. Really simple. Then I put a copy of the file on my HD, on my phone's SD card and one on my Google drive. Now I'm sure I can't lose it. LoL they are small files too. Under 500kb
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I’d like to look further into it.
I lost my IMEI and other connection data with a bad flash of a CM10 nightly. I had to do a lot of stuff, including manually typing in my IMEI using QPST and then returning my phone to the Verizon store for them to do some factory-reset style stuff to it before I got connectivity again. (Even though I was bone-stock with a re-locked bootloader they still knew I had rooted and messed with the kernel and other stuff, btw). And its not completely correct, even though I am in my home service area I constantly have the flashing grey triangle that says I am doing international roaming. Pretty weird. So long story short, backup IMEI and everything else BEFORE FLASHING ANYTHING.
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Using QPST it only took me like 5 minutes to back mine up. Really simple. Then I put a copy of the file on my HD, on my phone's SD card and one on my Google drive. Now I'm sure I can't lose it. LoL they are small files too. Under 500kb
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That's good, I'll probably put it on my Skydrive then too.
Is there a high chance of losing it on flashing though? I just plan to flash CM10 really.
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That's good, I'll probably put it on my Skydrive then too.
Is there a high chance of losing it on flashing though? I just plan to flash CM10 really.
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Yes, there's always a chance you'll loose it. Better to be safe, than sorry. It only takes a couple of minutes to backup and it may save you the hassle of an exchange.
I backed up the IMEI using this method ( QPST) http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32397-tutorial-imei-backup-nv-with-qpst-us-variants/ It doesn't say should i reset the modems to mtp-adb?
it doesn't say and i would have posted it there but the guy at the end of the thread seems like he is all pissy if you ask any questions. thanks guys
Check out this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Flash the file in the OP in cwm recovery for an easy backup. NOTE: Your bootloader must be unlocked for it to work.
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thanks bro i did that one first but they say do all of them just in case. so i did .
I Will Compile A Tutorial So Bare with Me Its My First Time Posting One. Basically What I did Was Follow The Root Guide Fully For The PE1 Firmware . And Then Flashed Echo Rom But Do Not Select Full Wipe. And Do Not Wipe In Fire Flash, Select Sprint. I Choose Stock S7 Apps And Stock System UI. And Then Once It Boots Up. Go Into Build.prop and edit The Three Lines. ...
ro.cdma.default_numeric=310000 to 310120
ro.cdma.default_alpha=Chameleon to Sprint
ro.build.characteristics=Chameleon to Sprint
Then Reboot. And You SHould Have Fully Working Rom.
It took me 1 week. A bricked phone (200$ Insurance claim lol) and Alot Of Headaches To Finally Get It. Hopes This helps Yall Out.
Guide Follow Exact Steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/root-t3410424
Thanks To
@colormedroid
And The Guys That Made Echo.
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I Will Compile A Tutorial So Bare with Me Its My First Time Posting One. Basically What I did Was Follow The Root Guide Fully For The PE1 Firmware . And Then Flashed Echo Rom But Do Not Select Full Wipe. And Do Not Wipe In Fire Flash, Select Sprint. I Choose Stock S7 Apps And Stock System UI. And Then Once It Boots Up. Go Into Build.prop and edit The Three Lines. ...
ro.cdma.default_numeric=310000 to 310120
ro.cdma.default_alpha=Chameleon to Sprint
ro.build.characteristics=Chameleon to Sprint
Then Reboot. And You SHould Have Fully Working Rom.
It took me 1 week. A bricked phone (200$ Insurance claim lol) and Alot Of Headaches To Finally Get It. Hopes This helps Yall Out.
Guide Follow Exact Steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/root-t3410424
Thanks To
@colormedroid
And The Guys That Made Echo.
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Nice! Is it possible someone can do a guide video also?
And also does rom control work?
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Son Rise said:
Nice! Is it possible someone can do a guide video also?
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I Can Try And Make One Or Make A Better Guide With Pictures I will Be Gone Running Errands For 30 Minutes .
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I Can Try And Make One Or Make A Better Guide With Pictures I will Be Gone Running Errands For 30 Minutes .
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Ok bro. Would be great
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Jonn921 said:
I Will Compile A Tutorial So Bare with Me Its My First Time Posting One. Basically What I did Was Follow The Root Guide Fully For The PE1 Firmware . And Then Flashed Echo Rom But Do Not Select Full Wipe. And Do Not Wipe In Fire Flash, Select Sprint. I Choose Stock S7 Apps And Stock System UI. And Then Once It Boots Up. Go Into Build.prop and edit The Three Lines. ...
ro.cdma.default_numeric=310000 to 310120
ro.cdma.default_alpha=Chameleon to Sprint
ro.build.characteristics=Chameleon to Sprint
Then Reboot. And You SHould Have Fully Working Rom.
It took me 1 week. A bricked phone (200$ Insurance claim lol) and Alot Of Headaches To Finally Get It. Hopes This helps Yall Out.
Guide Follow Exact Steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/root-t3410424
Thanks To
@colormedroid
And The Guys That Made Echo.
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Damn u bricked a Samsung phone. That takes skill with Odin and all
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Damn u bricked a Samsung phone. That takes skill with Odin and all
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I know lol tell me about it.
Got the rom working an all except LTE
Mast3rZero said:
Got the rom working an all except LTE
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Did you edit build.prop
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Did you edit build.prop
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I did everything exactly how it says to. I'll try it again later maybe I had a bad download.
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I did everything exactly how it says to. I'll try it again later maybe I had a bad download.
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If it flashed and booted up, it's not a bad download.
Can you put up some Screenies that show your stats... baseband, kernel, build, etc.... Might shed some light on the process. My first attempt was a dirty flash,with no wiping, haha..can never remember if it's back to front or front to back... didn't work out so well. I bricked mine as well but probably differently than you. If like nothing more than a safe way to flash this since my new s7 is sitting in the box waiting for the next update. Seriously not trying to sound like a d**k of it came out that way, been drinking
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Can you put up some Screenies that show your stats... baseband, kernel, build, etc.... Might shed some light on the process. My first attempt was a dirty flash,with no wiping, haha..can never remember if it's back to front or front to back... didn't work out so well. I bricked mine as well but probably differently than you. If like nothing more than a safe way to flash this since my new s7 is sitting in the box waiting for the next update. Seriously not trying to sound like a d**k of it came out that way, been drinking
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I already flashed back to 935U but I did it 3 times yesterday. First time I did it exactly as stated on here. Do the root and what not without wiping and I kept my apps but it caused problems. So I tried it once more this time without wiping anything besides my apps and it worked but laggy. Then finally I tried again but this time fully wiped and it took forever to boot up (around 40mins) then finally it booted but no service. It did show some signal bars but as soon as I tried to call it would drop.
I followed this guide with rooting stock rom and going to echoe but got a stuck preboot screen. Odin'ed back to stock afterward.
Tried it again because I am anxious to get this working but it failed again.
This guide is not helpful. I did flashfire no wipe, echoe (no wipe, stock framework, sprint) and it did not work. Do I start with U firmware and root that?
I am sorry for the late response. I guess i got lucky then . but its basically just a theme being on how the modded UI doesnt work. I will Work On Screenshots and a better guide today. Going to wipe my phone right now and start fresh.
@Jonn9211Do you remember at what point you bricked your phone? It might be helpful to others. For what it's worth mine came from a full flashfire restore of a sprint backup while on the latest tmo firmware. Screen went black in the middle of process and never returned. RIP
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mattrb said:
I followed this guide with rooting stock rom and going to echoe but got a stuck preboot screen. Odin'ed back to stock afterward.
Tried it again because I am anxious to get this working but it failed again.
This guide is not helpful. I did flashfire no wipe, echoe (no wipe, stock framework, sprint) and it did not work. Do I start with U firmware and root that?
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Probably bumping an old thread here, but I had this issue as well.
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Probably bumping an old thread here, but I had this issue as well.
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I am finding it hard to believe this ever worked but who knows. If you want a sure-fire method to get this on your sprint phone go here until the developers fix the issue with sprint in the rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/how-to-flash-echoerom-sprint-t3472433
Need a brave soul to try it on pl6 build
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Need a brave soul to try it on pl6 build
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I tried it on pl6 build sprint would not boot up it stayed on the splash screen.
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I tried it on pl6 build sprint would not boot up it stayed on the splash screen.
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Hopefully The New 7.0 Update. Gets us alot of roms
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