Just want to be sure before I proceed. Ive rooted my Nexus S (i9023) and have installed Clockwork Recovery and have also installed Rom Manager Premium. This might sound like a silly question and if it does, I apologise. Can I store multiple ROM (zipped) on my phone and install them when I want? I mean, once I get bored with one, can I just use rom manager to pick out any rom stored in my phone memory and install it?? Thanks in advance guys. Any help with this, will be very much appreciated.
Yes... multiple roms can be stored.
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Yes... multiple roms can be stored.
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Thanks, very much appreciated.
There's no problem storing the roms or backups in CWM ... however be careful to wipe appropriately between installs.
Ive stored 4 roms on my nexus and have tried them all, before finally deciding on CdTDroiD's which, Im liking a lot. I do have another question though. How would I go about restoring my phone to as it was when I first took it out of the box. Im not going to do it if I can help it, Im just thinking ahead, should it become faulty and needs a warrenty repair etc. Thanks once again guys.
I rarely delete rom zips unless I really disliked the rom. My SD card typically has 3 or 4 roms stored on it at any given moment.
Tried the matrix rom. I couldnt get it to boot up and kept getting an error message. Ive taken it off and gone back to CdTDroiD's rom which I quite like.
To get your OOTB phone back just backup everything, download the FULL FLASHABLE ROM from this sticky (you'll be wanting the i9023 2.3.6 GB or 4.0.3 ICS, and these are files straight from google) and copy it onto your sdcard. Now wipe the usual; data/factory reset, /system and /boot, and install the zip.
After this you will have no root and your stock recovery back. You'll also want to lock your bootloader if you want to send it back, do this by "fastboot oem lock" and it's like it was still in the box
Thanks mate, very much appreciated.
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I have to restore my phone due to some error where it cant stay on googles servers and its killing my battery FAST!
is there a pre rooted 2.3.6 rom out there with super user and BB already on it.
I tried search the dev page but nothing ccame up
thanks, kind of need ASAP
tevil said:
I have to restore my phone due to some error where it cant stay on googles servers and its killing my battery FAST!
is there a pre rooted 2.3.6 rom out there with super user and BB already on it.
I tried search the dev page but nothing ccame up
thanks, kind of need ASAP
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all the custom roms are "pre rooted".
simms22 said:
all the custom roms are "pre rooted".
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I think he is talking about a rooted stock rom for his 9020a.... There should be a couple of them on the development section..
yeah sorry i meant stock. Im not really a fan of any of the custom ones after trying so many.
Ive tried running the search on the dev forum for "2.3.6" and it comes up with nothing. but after last night i used a few OLD backups and realized it weasnt the ROM.
Maybe ill try a new kernel. something is up with my phone or service but im starting to think its the phone. nothing makes sense why its acting up like this.
tevil said:
yeah sorry i meant stock. Im not really a fan of any of the custom ones after trying so many.
Ive tried running the search on the dev forum for "2.3.6" and it comes up with nothing. but after last night i used a few OLD backups and realized it weasnt the ROM.
Maybe ill try a new kernel. something is up with my phone or service but im starting to think its the phone. nothing makes sense why its acting up like this.
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Since you are running CWM already (or atleast i assume so) getting stock and rooted is a piece of cake.
Grab the full ROM image for your phone from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
grab the SU binary from here: http://bit.ly/su2361ef
copy both ZIP files to your SD card
apply the full ROM zip
apply the su binary zip
wipe system, wipe dalvik
reboot
Matridom said:
Since you are running CWM already (or atleast i assume so) getting stock and rooted is a piece of cake.
Grab the full ROM image for your phone from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
grab the SU binary from here: http://bit.ly/su2361ef
copy both ZIP files to your SD card
apply the full ROM zip
apply the su binary zip
wipe system, wipe dalvik
reboot
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Good posy, thanks for info!
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okay does this even make sense?!!?!?!?
Today i was troubleshooting the problem again. I decided to go to the google market and see if it could see my phone.
It did but it was an unnamed device (which it usually is).
I named it, and its been green all morning.... WTF?!?!?!
I have been waiting for a while to get the OTA update to ICS on my Sensation XE and finally got it today in the UK. When i come to download and install the update it will download fine but as soon as its finished it says "The downloaded system software update is corrupted" and the only options are to download again or do nothing and stick with gingerbread - i don't really want to do either of those. I have tried to download the update about 20 times now with the same result!
I have found something on another forum who said a factory reset is the only cure for this but as i am not rooted or anything like that I cant properly backup my apps using titanium backup so i will lose all my progress in my games and stuff so I really don't want to do this unless I absolutely have no other choice.
I was wondering if anyone else on here has had this problem and found a way around it without doing a hard reset. I have already taken the battery out and left it for a while but that did nothing either.
Thanks in advance!
If u can't backup coz u r not rooted - move sensitive apps to SD (then ur personal data like saves in games is moved to sd), and then use "Apps Backup & Restore" app to backup all apk's from installed apps to sd. Then, backup ur SMS using system core feature from MEssages > Menu > BAck-up messages
That should be enough for you. But in my opinion you should do CLEAR install, and again after ICS update wipe to factory settings, because without this - phone is useless, believe me.
I hope my english is understandable
hexen88 said:
If u can't backup coz u r not rooted - move sensitive apps to SD (then ur personal data like saves in games is moved to sd), and then use "Apps Backup & Restore" app to backup all apk's from installed apps to sd. Then, backup ur SMS using system core feature from MEssages > Menu > BAck-up messages
That should be enough for you. But in my opinion you should do CLEAR install, and again after ICS update wipe to factory settings, because without this - phone is useless, believe me.
I hope my english is understandable
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Thanks for the reply!
I have already done the SMS backup but not the app back up. I was wondering if the app you suggested to back up apps re links the apps back to the market once they have been restored like titanium backup does it?
I was also hoping someone could tell me if they have had to do a factory reset to solve the problem because I don't want to do a reset to find it hasn't solved the problem.
Thanks
Get the ICS RUU from the shipped roms thread and flash that. OK, you lose your data but at least it's a 100% fresh install
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how to do the same here?
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EddyOS said:
Get the ICS RUU from the shipped roms thread and flash that. OK, you lose your data but at least it's a 100% fresh install
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Cheers eddy.
For doing this do I need to be s off and root with a custom recovery or is flashing a ruu different so I just have to put it somewhere and trick the phone into flashing it?
I think I'll do this method if doing a factory reset doesn't work as I'll be doing a fresh install anyway.
As Far As I know, to RUU you won't have to have S-OFF and Custom Recovery. Because if you installed Custom Recovery it will replace with the default HTC Recovery.
If you planned to have S-OFF later I would you recommend you to do it before upgrade, because I think right now no body have release out on how to get S-OFF on HTC's ICS yet.
Have you try to used different Micro SDCard before try to download the upgrade.
If you have a stock XE then the XE RUU is fine without S-OFF. Here's the link:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/3aa...00U_11.22.3504.07_M_release_251961_signed.exe
As said above, S-OFF whilst still on 2.3 as you can't S-OFF with the new 1.27 HBOOT YET (it's coming soon, though). Then flash the RUU and you keep S-OFF
XaQi 101 said:
As Far As I know, to RUU you won't have to have S-OFF and Custom Recovery. Because if you installed Custom Recovery it will replace with the default HTC Recovery.
If you planned to have S-OFF later I would you recommend you to do it before upgrade, because I think right now no body have release out on how to get S-OFF on HTC's ICS yet.
Have you try to used different Micro SDCard before try to download the upgrade.
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You f#%king beauty xaqi!!! Another sd card worked. If I could hug you I would!!! I really wasn't wanting to flash anything or do anything extra to it. So I'm presuming if I was to format my sd card that would work as well...
Thank you everyone for your help! ICS W00P
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You f#%king beauty xaqi!!! Another sd card worked. If I could hug you I would!!! I really wasn't wanting to flash anything or do anything extra to it. So I'm presuming if I was to format my sd card that would work as well...
Thank you everyone for your help! ICS W00P
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Not to revive an old thread, but I just wanted to add that using a new sd card worked for me, too.
Hi,
So basically I got a Verizon galaxy s3 running stock 4.0.4 and updated to the latest software from Samsung and Verizon. I've been told to root and am a bit skeptical. Is a hard brick a realistic possibility and what other problems can I possibly encounter. I don't want to break this $800 device but I want to enjoy it to its fullest. I want to run a rom that just gives me stock jelly bean with no touchwiz or anything with good performance and battery life. Can someone please reply to these questions with some answers and possibly tell me the steps necessary to get this to work for me if it is not a risky process. Maybe refer to some videos or other posts? Also do I need to check other compatibilities like kernel version etc?
Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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Just look in dev section under how to root.
Or youtube root vzw gs3
Ive rooted and unrooted twice with no issues
The devs make it so easy if u just follow the steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuiJYKV2GGU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Tumblr said:
Hi,
So basically I got a Verizon galaxy s3 running stock 4.0.4 and updated to the latest software from Samsung and Verizon. I've been told to root and am a bit skeptical. Is a hard brick a realistic possibility and what other problems can I possibly encounter. I don't want to break this $800 device but I want to enjoy it to its fullest. I want to run a rom that just gives me stock jelly bean with no touchwiz or anything with good performance and battery life. Can someone please reply to these questions with some answers and possibly tell me the steps necessary to get this to work for me if it is not a risky process. Maybe refer to some videos or other posts? Also do I need to check other compatibilities like kernel version etc?
Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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No one is going to tell you you can't break your phone, because you can. And the only one who is going to be responsible for it is you. That said, the way the S3 is designed, with (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) a separate space for the recovery partition (unlike my old DX), it isn't likely. After you root and install cwm, you can always re-flash with recovery, or if things really go sideways, cable it to the PC and use the same method you use for Root66 - ODIN. As for "how dangerous is it?", well, obviously everyone on the forum has done it, or is about to, so....
Search for Root66 Verizon That is where you will get started.
Then after root66, run the ez bootloader unlock app if you want to rom it. Oh, and back up your imei before you start flashing roms.
Perhaps I am overly cautious, but I've not yet seen a pattern to the lost IMEI condition after ROMming, so only have rooted (and then unrooted) when I need that level of access to perform certain functions - such as using Titanium Backup or changing file permissions, etc.
These methods of rooting and unrooting have been very quick and pain-free for me.
I have decided to put off a custom recovery and custom ROMs until the lost IMEI conditions have been identified. The bricking possibilities are less a concern, because I've always been careful about customizing my Android phones.
- ooofest
ooofest said:
Perhaps I am overly cautious, but I've not yet seen a pattern to the lost IMEI condition after ROMming, so only have rooted (and then unrooted) when I need that level of access to perform certain functions - such as using Titanium Backup or changing file permissions, etc.
These methods of rooting and unrooting have been very quick and pain-free for me.
I have decided to put off a custom recovery and custom ROMs until the lost IMEI conditions have been identified. The bricking possibilities are less a concern, because I've always been careful about customizing my Android phones.
- ooofest
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the IMEI backups are stupid easy.
ddurandSGS3 said:
the IMEI backups are stupid easy.
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Sure, though I've seen mixed results after applying a backup because something went wrong with the IMEI. Owners who can't get out of roaming, etc. Recovery doesn't appear to be fool-proof, but I'm open to more information.
I'd rather find out what is causing those problems in the first place before experiencing the issue and not knowing why.
- ooofest
Also, is a SD card necessary for flashing roms or rooting or can I do it all to the on board storage?
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Also, is a SD card necessary for flashing roms or rooting or can I do it all to the on board storage?
Thanks so much
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You can do it without an SD card, however I don't think it is a great idea...
You want do a backup before you do anything like flashing, etc.. the backup goes onto your SD card so if you run into issues and have to reset, the flash drive is not affected. I don't think it is the best idea to put your backups onto the internal storage.
ooofest said:
Sure, though I've seen mixed results after applying a backup because something went wrong with the IMEI. Owners who can't get out of roaming, etc. Recovery doesn't appear to be fool-proof, but I'm open to more information.
I'd rather find out what is causing those problems in the first place before experiencing the issue and not knowing why.
- ooofest
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There appears to currently be no danger with IMEI now. There is nvbackup/nvrestore in terminal, the synergy flashable zip, and several manual recovery tools even if you didn't make a backup - including a fix for roaming.
Beemer533 said:
You can do it without an SD card, however I don't think it is a great idea...
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I do all my CWM backups to the internal storage as my 64 gig card is not FAT32.
I have backed up & restored perfectly fine from the internal storage.
I left my card at the default file system as I don't want to be limited to a 4 gig file size. I do copy the backups to my PC weekly however.....
jmorton10 said:
I do all my CWM backups to the internal storage as my 64 gig card is not FAT32.
I have backed up & restored perfectly fine from the internal storage.
I left my card at the default file system as I don't want to be limited to a 4 gig file size. I do copy the backups to my PC weekly however.....
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This is true.. I wasn't thinking about that. But when I said i didn't think it was a good idea, I didn't mean that because it wouldn't work; only that if your backup was on the internal storage and you had to do a wipe your backup would be gone.
Of course if you are backing up to a PC, then so much the better!
it will be ok
Tumblr said:
Hi,
So basically I got a Verizon galaxy s3 running stock 4.0.4 and updated to the latest software from Samsung and Verizon. I've been told to root and am a bit skeptical. Is a hard brick a realistic possibility and what other problems can I possibly encounter. I don't want to break this $800 device but I want to enjoy it to its fullest. I want to run a rom that just gives me stock jelly bean with no touchwiz or anything with good performance and battery life. Can someone please reply to these questions with some answers and possibly tell me the steps necessary to get this to work for me if it is not a risky process. Maybe refer to some videos or other posts? Also do I need to check other compatibilities like kernel version etc?
Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app
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i was a little scared also but i did it a cpl times already.i thought i bricked my phone so i took it to verizon and got a replacment.come to find out i just had to put it in download mode and flash a stock rom..its easy once u understand a little..i just downloaded a rom [aokp[ jb to my computer u will love this one] then gapps and put them on sd card. i downloaded ez unlock and ez recovery from play store. u also have to install clock work mod thats was the easiest for me. unlock the bootloader first from ez unlock then go into ez recovery and reboot recovery. before u wipe everything go into sd card and make sure the rom and gapps are there.once u see them then wipe data, cache and delvic cache. then flash rom then flash gapps then reboot.BEFORE U WIPE DATA MAKE A BACKUP OF UR STOCK ROM.!!!! SORRY so long .. good luck u will love aokp jb 4.1.1
Hi, I just rooted my phone by using this awesome guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659, I was wondering what are the larger benefits i should be doing now that my phone is rooted? and how do i upgrade from CWM V5.5 to CWM V6 ? Thanks a lot
vpdragon0 said:
Hi, I just rooted my phone by using this awesome guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659, I was wondering what are the larger benefits i should be doing now that my phone is rooted? and how do i upgrade from CWM V5.5 to CWM V6 ? Thanks a lot
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Download the latest CWM Recovery and flash it as you did the previous, would be smart to get the CWM Touch version.
Well lets see with a rooted phone, you can install apps from various APK files, some of which allow you to use your device as a tethered modem for a laptop or Tablet. What more can you do with a rooted phone, well you can install various custom ROM's, but if you are not familiar with that aspect, READ, READ, and READ some more take several days to read on how to do it, before you download anything to do it. NO ONE will take responsibility for anything that you do to your device, except for yourself. You brick it you buy it.
There are a LOT of custom ROMs out there, read up on them, and find one that suits you. Don't just flash the first one you see, be as best informed as you can possibly be.
thanks, right now im trying to backup my efs folder, but the apps i tried ktool and efs pro says it doesnt support the skyrocket. what else could i do?
vpdragon0 said:
thanks, right now im trying to backup my efs folder, but the apps i tried ktool and efs pro says it doesnt support the skyrocket. what else could i do?
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Get Super Manager from market. Copy the whole EFS folder to an external sd card. Then from there copy it over to your comp. This way you have two backups of the whole thing.
My phone is rooted, what would be the best way for me to unlock the tethering option without having to pay for it? I would prefer a way to do it like by root explore and changing some values as to installing an app....any input would be great. And yes I'm rooted on stock ics, from att
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There is a free one on play store for root users.
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kevace1 said:
My phone is rooted, what would be the best way for me to unlock the tethering option without having to pay for it? I would prefer a way to do it like by root explore and changing some values as to installing an app....any input would be great. And yes I'm rooted on stock ics, from att
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After I had rooted mine, I went in and was able to use tethering WITHOUT an app, nor making changes. (that I recall). Mine was still ICS Stock but rooted.
vpdragon0 said:
thanks, right now im trying to backup my efs folder, but the apps i tried ktool and efs pro says it doesnt support the skyrocket. what else could i do?
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Flash the moded 6.0.15 cwm recovery from sk8erwitskil in the dev section and it has the option to backup the efs as an img..Just copying the efs folder will not do a crap for you cause the permissions are messed up this way...And by the way learn to do things by your own (by reading here) ... Its xda here not a cooking forum and links to google play store..
Hi all.
I wanted to thank all of the devs and modders on this device forum for all your hard work and feedback.
I have the unlocked/software updated/rooted/deodexed system, now I am wondering if your custom kernels will be compatible with the
system update? I tried the AdrenalineInjector sans Fugo option, ummmm.....nope. Didn't like that at ALL lol.
Let's hear it for Nandroids.
I have, well, more than my share of Nandroids and working TWRP recovery, so I am confident to the point of reckless with experimental flashes/mods. I have just tweaked out my DeOdexed system with the power boot menu, and just finished customizing my launcher, homescreen, apps, etc.
That being said, I am doing yet one more Nandroid of this one and trying both aaarrrggghhhs kernel (I apologize for the misspell) and shabby's p's and q's kernel.
I will post an update of either "woohoo!!" or "nnnyohhhhhh..."
Keep the mods coming, I am ready to try them all!
drakeheart77
drakeheart77 said:
Hi all.
I wanted to thank all of the devs and modders on this device forum for all your hard work and feedback.
I have the unlocked/software updated/rooted/deodexed system, now I am wondering if your custom kernels will be compatible with the
system update? I tried the AdrenalineInjector sans Fugo option, ummmm.....nope. Didn't like that at ALL lol.
Let's hear it for Nandroids.
I have, well, more than my share of Nandroids and working TWRP recovery, so I am confident to the point of reckless with experimental flashes/mods. I have just tweaked out my DeOdexed system with the power boot menu, and just finished customizing my launcher, homescreen, apps, etc.
That being said, I am doing yet one more Nandroid of this one and trying both aaarrrggghhhs kernel (I apologize for the misspell) and shabby's p's and q's kernel.
I will post an update of either "woohoo!!" or "nnnyohhhhhh..."
Keep the mods coming, I am ready to try them all!
drakeheart77
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You didn't like the adrenaline injector? I just flashed that and I really don't see any negative effects so far.
What didn't you like about it?
None that work completely. You can flash arrrghhh's kernel if you'd like. You can overclock up to 1.89 GHz and underclock down to 96 MHz ... but it will break your wifi until the kernel gets updated. I'm not sure how long that will take though. Other than that, everything else works perfectly fine on it. Other than that, I believe a few options are in the works, but nothing's been finaled yet.
It wasn't that I didn't like Adrenaline, it's that it wouldn't boot lol. I don't think I did a proper clean before installing, plus my question is since my system is already deodexed, would it do more harm than good?
As far as the kernel goes, I both am not put out yet slightly perturbed by the wifi issue. Whenever a custom ROM does come our way, kernel devs will have to be leery of that little bug...could delay a port to our system a bit. I don't really OC for any reason, but many users do and will want a working kernel. MY desire for a kernel is one that is ready for wifi tethering for root users....Net-something lol i forgot the term.
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Please don't post question threads in the Development sections as they have no place there and we have a Q&A section designed for all your questions.
Thanks
AvRS
drakeheart77 said:
As far as the kernel goes, I both am not put out yet slightly perturbed by the wifi issue. Whenever a custom ROM does come our way, kernel devs will have to be leery of that little bug...could delay a port to our system a bit. I don't really OC for any reason, but many users do and will want a working kernel. MY desire for a kernel is one that is ready for wifi tethering for root users....Net-something lol i forgot the term.
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The only reason the wifi won't work on the update with the old kernels is because of the changes the update made. Any ports should have that issue resolved prior to release, and once stable depending on what gets updated I doubt we'll run into kernel/wifi issues although I cannot guarantee that. I know the current OTA made changes to the modem drivers which I'm sure is part of the reason the kernels are incompatable.
I know when I was running the OTA and broke my wifi and tried restoring the stock boot.img (with original oem kernel) it wouldn't even boot the updated system. They're almost like two completely different softwares with the same UI lol.
How do we get new updated stock boot and recovery images? I rely on restoring pre-update Nandroids for whatever flub I may have yet to pull off lol. Anything I can do to help.
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drakeheart77 said:
It wasn't that I didn't like Adrenaline, it's that it wouldn't boot lol. I don't think I did a proper clean before installing, plus my question is since my system is already deodexed, would it do more harm than good?
As far as the kernel goes, I both am not put out yet slightly perturbed by the wifi issue. Whenever a custom ROM does come our way, kernel devs will have to be leery of that little bug...could delay a port to our system a bit. I don't really OC for any reason, but many users do and will want a working kernel. MY desire for a kernel is one that is ready for wifi tethering for root users....Net-something lol i forgot the term.
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Did you replace the update binary?
Sorry for the laziness on my replies. All I did was cache/dalvik wipe and success.
However I do need some help, I am uploading to Dropbox my non-rooted system and boot images. How do I share the links to my DP URL?
Also, where do I locate the stock recovery? Wouldn't the recovery be the same, because it wasn't a total ROM/system revamp? if that is the case then shabby has posted links for stock system and boot.
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Oh btw the files are for the 77.1.80 system update and NO root, and completely bare and odexed.
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http://db.tt/7p2Gv4cl
System
http://db.tt/qzu66AyF
System md5
http://db.tt/T2N0vYne
Stock recovery
http://db.tt/gbnt0Ddg
Boot
http://db.tt/oz8QPkP8
Boot md5
Sorry they are not clickable links, just copy & paste until I figure out the process lol.
Hope these files help!!
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drakeheart77 said:
http://db.tt/7p2Gv4cl
System
http://db.tt/qzu66AyF
System md5
http://db.tt/T2N0vYne
Stock recovery
http://db.tt/gbnt0Ddg
Boot
http://db.tt/oz8QPkP8
Boot md5
Sorry they are not clickable links, just copy & paste until I figure out the process lol.
Hope these files help!!
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Seeing as its been a while since I have had to do anything manually (so spoiled these days!)
I know I can use fastboot to push the img for the recovery, but how do I go about getting the system/boot flashed over?
Thanks!
EDIT: TBQH, never had to deal with .win files...
Hammerfest said:
Seeing as its been a while since I have had to do anything manually (so spoiled these days!)
I know I can use fastboot to push the img for the recovery, but how do I go about getting the system/boot flashed over?
Thanks!
EDIT: TBQH, never had to deal with .win files...
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You need the TWRP recovery installed. If you've never used it before, you'll need to make a backup in order to generate the correct folders necessary. The directory will be either on your memory card (/external1) or internal memory (/sdcard). The folder path will be TWRP/BACKUPS/**your**phone's**serial**number**/
Inside that folder, create a folder and name it "stock backup" or whatever you want to name it. Then put the *.win and the *.md5 files in there. Put the stock recover in whatever folder you have your adb installed.
Reboot to recovery.
Restore the boot and system partitions from this backup (will show as "stock backup" or whatever you named it)
Once the restore is complete, back out to the main menu ... go to reboot -> choose bootloader
Flash your stock recovery ( fastboot flash recovery **whatever you named your recovery file**.img )
I typically flash this twice one right after the other just in case
Reboot your system ( fastboot reboot )
From there you should be all set.
drakeheart77 said:
http://db.tt/7p2Gv4cl
System
http://db.tt/qzu66AyF
System md5
http://db.tt/T2N0vYne
Stock recovery
http://db.tt/gbnt0Ddg
Boot
http://db.tt/oz8QPkP8
Boot md5
Sorry they are not clickable links, just copy & paste until I figure out the process lol.
Hope these files help!!
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Thanks for the files Drake!
However, I must be missing something because I flashed that system file and when I go to about phone it shows 7.7.1Q 8/3/12 not 7.7.80.
I'm pretty sure I flashed it right because I lost root and got back a bunch of the stupid Sprint stuff that I had removed and got your spiffy boot logo. I'm thinking about doing the OTA update from this baseline with stock recovery and then reinstalling twrp and re-running root.
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And that just put me back to infinite reboots again. I'm going to delete the stupid update from cache again and cut my losses for now, I've been up 22 hours so perhaps a fresh look tomorrow will help.
Not sure about the update not being there...don't know if that is system-specific or not all I know is that I made that back-up after the update was installed. Please leave any other feedback thank u for the reply. I may try and post a new system file.!
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Were u looking at the Build # or SW Version in "settings/about phone"?
The only thing simple is the belief in simplicity.
Also u cannot install Any OTA updates with ANY custom recovery on this phone. Stock recovery is necessary that's why I posted the image.
The only thing simple is the belief in simplicity.
afidel said:
Thanks for the files Drake!
However, I must be missing something because I flashed that system file and when I go to about phone it shows 7.7.1Q 8/3/12 not 7.7.80.
I'm pretty sure I flashed it right because I lost root and got back a bunch of the stupid Sprint stuff that I had removed and got your spiffy boot logo. I'm thinking about doing the OTA update from this baseline with stock recovery and then reinstalling twrp and re-running root.
*edit*
And that just put me back to infinite reboots again. I'm going to delete the stupid update from cache again and cut my losses for now, I've been up 22 hours so perhaps a fresh look tomorrow will help.
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I'm having/had the same exact results.
Just got the phone today, rooted it, installed CWM, then decided to do the update not realizing the issue that would cause. Of course it failed in CWM and then I got into a reboot loop.
Flashed TWRP, restored the files listed here, got me back to a bootable ROM. Then, downloaded the update, told it to apply, shuts down,...bam,...boot loop. :silly:
All I want to do is get back to a completely stock (unlocked bootloader is fine), so I can update to 7.7.80, then mod & tweak from there.
This phone is so dang frustrating after coming from an Epic which was pretty brainless to flash. This Photon is kicking my butt..
Finally got past it, not sure how...then I fubar'd it again by trying to do the 1% & toggle mods. Ugh...so frustrating..
Just putting this out there, may not be true for all phones, but with my Q I got a lot of boot loops restoring backups from my external sd card, the ones I restored from internal storage worked okay. Obviously it could be corruption with the backups/sd card as well. With the toggles make sure you flash the toggles for the updated systemui and framework files and not the stock system files if you have taken the ota update. In other words make sure you match the version of the mods to your current software version. I found this phone very frustrating from a modder's perspective at first, I have really come to love the qwerty and hardware over time... the Snap Dragon s4 is fast!
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