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Looks like my worst fears came true. I applied a Metamorph that was supposed to be compatible with all froyo based HDPI Devices, but I guess that wasn't true. It worked at first then I applied another mod from the same thread, then **** hit the fan.
Now my g2x is stuck in a boot loop. I have a stock recovery, and I'm on a mac to make things worse. Please help.
You'll need to fix from hboot guy
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evasilisin said:
You'll need to fix from hboot guy
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How do I do that? Specifically on a mac...
I was there yesterday, try a full restore. Volume down and power when phone is off.
Brought mine back to life.
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I was there yesterday, try a full restore. Volume down and power when phone is off.
Brought mine back to life.
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Brings me to the recovery (Open box with a green android), then it just continues looping the startup screen.
Can someone please help, my g2x is a paper weight right now
Pull the system dump from the development section. Push the framework-res file via adb while the phone is boot looping or while in cwm if that works.
You should always have a nandroid backup before modifying system files. If you have one, just restore /system.
The first option is the easiest.
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DeezNotes said:
Pull the system dump from the development section. Push the framework-res file via adb while the phone is boot looping or while in cwm if that works.
You should always have a nandroid backup before modifying system files. If you have one, just restore /system.
The first option is the easiest.
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I can't figure out how to pull the framework-apk from the system dump. When I type in ./adb devices into terminal, none come up. This is while the boot screen is looping and while it's in stock recovery. I don't have cwm installed
Go to the development section and download the dump in the post labeled T-Mobile g2x dump. Unzip him. After it's unzipped, find /system/framework/framework-res.apk. That's the original file. You news to replace that one with your modified one. Adb is an easy way to do that.
If you're rooted, you should be able to adb push that file to overwrite the modified one. If its not working, you may need to enable read+write on system.
I haven't rooted yet since this is a trial device, so I can't give you a step by step. And I'm typing this on the phone. :-/
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There are cwm instructions for Mac + Linux (thats what it looks like you're on based on your post). Try installing that to get adb working.
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I can't figure out how to get CWM onto my phone on a mac, adb can't even see the phone.
It's not even turning on now... I'm really worried.
what a helpful community we have here
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what a helpful community we have here
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Good way to ask for help... Everyone has given you directions. Your phone isn't a brick. Get on a windows PC and push everything over. Next time, be a bit more careful and flash a recovery image and nandroid before editing things.
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don't you have to adb shell to see devices in recovery?
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First of all, I understand that you're worried about your phone, but don't get mad at us when we didn't do anything and we are, in fact, trying to help. Second, in order to fix your phone using your own computer, you're probably going to have to install a Linux distribution such as Ubuntu. I don't think anyone has found a way to use nvflash on a Mac thus far. Installing Ubuntu is fairly easy and wouldn't take long.
Check out this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/M...telInstallation#Dual-Boot: Mac OSX and Ubuntu
which stock image do I download? There are several threads.
Do I get it from TMobile G2X dump, or T-Mobile G2X P999 Facotry Firmware, or Stock NANDROID Restore Froyo 2.22 Rooted LG-P999-V10f 4-23-2011
How do I get my computer to recognize the phone? when enter ./adb devices, nothing comes up
Can someone post the framework-res.apk for me please?
How do I restore the firmware with nvflash? I'm borrowing my brothers HP windows 7 computer
rashad1 said:
which stock image do I download? There are several threads.
Do I get it from TMobile G2X dump, or T-Mobile G2X P999 Facotry Firmware, or Stock NANDROID Restore Froyo 2.22 Rooted LG-P999-V10f 4-23-2011
How do I get my computer to recognize the phone? when enter ./adb devices, nothing comes up
Can someone post the framework-res.apk for me please?
How do I restore the firmware with nvflash? I'm borrowing my brothers HP windows 7 computer
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Here are the drivers so that your computer can recognize your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044881&highlight=drivers
Hope that helps
moshe22 said:
Here are the drivers so that your computer can recognize your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044881&highlight=drivers
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my mac doesn't recognize it in adb mode, and it doesn't need a driver
If you can borrow a friend's windows PC, install the LG desktop app. It has a recovery option (assuming it can still communicate with the phone). That's probably the fastest way to get back to stock.
How long did it take?
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I was there yesterday, try a full restore. Volume down and power when phone is off.
Brought mine back to life.
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How long did it take?
Sorry if this is in the wrong section but I updated my phone to the latest OTA fw that was just released by VZ, Software version says 1.13.605.7 and kernel is 2.6.32.21-gb05544a [email protected] #1 (whatever that is)
Andriod version is at 2.2.1 and I would love to be able to root my phone and install one of the gingerbread ROMs but have not seen any ways to do this...... please advise. Thanks!
Search here or Google it. Instructions everywhere. One piece of advice: stay away from the "one click" method. The best way isn't as easy if you are new, but read up and you'll learn.
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Search here or Google it. Instructions everywhere. One piece of advice: stay away from the "one click" method. The best way isn't as easy if you are new, but read up and you'll learn.
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Yea I've been searching and all I've found is for the previous software version, not the new OTA version....
I used to have a droid inc and it was super easy to root... without the need for ADB. It just seems like a PITA to setup ADB and risk bricking the phone... and I'm on win7 x64 to further complicate things. I'm not new to this but I just want to find a simple way to load a different ROM on my phone to get rid of the bloatware and to help save battery life.
Using adb is actually quite easy. And the whole process is less than an hour. I know its usually Google but this time youtube is your friend. Just look up how to set up adb and then you are just some copy and pastes away from a rooted thunderbolt.
As far as trying to root the new version, just backup and downgrade since the process wipes data anyway.
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Yea I've been searching and all I've found is for the previous software version, not the new OTA version....
I used to have a droid inc and it was super easy to root... without the need for ADB. It just seems like a PITA to setup ADB and risk bricking the phone... and I'm on win7 x64 to further complicate things. I'm not new to this but I just want to find a simple way to load a different ROM on my phone to get rid of the bloatware and to help save battery life.
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I'm on x64 win7 too. Just download HTC sync, install the drivers with it and quit the install before you install the app (drivers install first, then you are prompted to install sync). No easy button with this phone IMO, but if you take the time, its worth it. No risk on bricking it if you've done it before. Just cut and paste the commands and go slow. No unrevoked for this baby yet.
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I'm on x64 win7 too. Just download HTC sync, install the drivers with it and quit the install before you install the app (drivers install first, then you are prompted to install sync). No easy button with this phone IMO, but if you take the time, its worth it. No risk on bricking it if you've done it before. Just cut and paste the commands and go slow. No unrevoked for this baby yet.
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Do you have to cut and paste the commands line by line, or can you copy the whole block of commands?
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Do you have to cut and paste the commands line by line, or can you copy the whole block of commands?
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Line by line...
Is there a process for going from unrooted MR2 back to unrooted MR1?
pmcall said:
Is there a process for going from unrooted MR2 back to unrooted MR1?
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No expert here, but how did you get on MR2 without root? Also why downgrade?
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No expert here, but how did you get on MR2 without root? Also why downgrade?
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The first part of this post with the MR2 update is for unrooted users:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...2-links-to-stock-unrooted-custom-rooted-roms/
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The first part of this post with the MR2 update is for unrooted users:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...2-links-to-stock-unrooted-custom-rooted-roms/
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So after applying the MR2, is there a way to root it and setup a gingerbread ROM? Obviously I'd have to root first...
If you follow the thread and do it line by line plainjane will be installed which is rooted debate stock on mr2. From there you can flash any gb rom
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Ok this is irritating I've been trying to get this TB to show up in ADB but it wont show up... I have all the drivers installed and debugging mode enabled.. what am I missing? I've changed USB ports and cables rebooted phone nothing.......
The good news is that I got the MR2 update done but for the life of me I can't seem to get the thunderbolt to show up in ADB..
I'm on windows 7 ultimate x64...... HELP! Thanks guys!
got it to work... finally after 4 hours of messing with it....
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got it to work... finally after 4 hours of messing with it....
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what did you end up doing? I am using the same build and it will not root for anything.
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what did you end up doing? I am using the same build and it will not root for anything.
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Well the phone never showed up in the device list in the GUI - it would only show up in the command line... I had to install the correct USB driver and rebooted several times... And be sure the phone is in charge only mode instead of disk drive mode... and make sure there are no devices that dont have the drivers installed in device manager.. After all that, i was able to follow the step by step guide linked above. Which took a while and there are many steps so be careful! when you do the "dd" command thats where you can really brick your phone. Good luck!
What problem are you having exactly?
before you did the OTA where you already rooted?
did you end up getting it rooted?
- i found this thread a little bit ago its for rooted
users only and they have already rooted,deodexed
the new 1.70.605 mr2 update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160374
is this a different version than the one you were
trying to get rooted?
No i wasn't rooted b4 the OTA update... after i was rooted i updated to the MR2.5 baseband update and now my baseband version is 1.39.00.0528w, 0.01.69.0602w_1 (not sure what that 2nd part is)
Build # is 2.01.605.0
I'm running gingerth3ory 4.5.1 now and it works great....
what part are you stuck with? You cant get it to show up in ADB?
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No i wasn't rooted b4 the OTA update... after i was rooted i updated to the MR2.5 baseband update and now my baseband version is 1.39.00.0528w, 0.01.69.0602w_1 (not sure what that 2nd part is)
Build # is 2.01.605.0
I'm running gingerth3ory 4.5.1 now and it works great....
what part are you stuck with? You cant get it to show up in ADB?
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ahh cool good to hear you figured it out
I wasn't stuck anywhere I'm currently running
bamf remix 1.8.6 and last night i flashed to the
official mr2 radio. 1.39.00.0627r and so far
it's running good.
the 2nd part you weren't sure of is the LTE radio
I have to use Heimdall if I'm to flash my phone. At home I only have access to Mac. I used a PC at work to root my phone (superoneclick was waaay easy), but I don't want to push my luck with IT and my boss at work.
Is there a list of Heimdall packages for the SGS4G anywhere? I've been searching and can't find them anywhere. Maybe Heimdall 1.3 is too new??
I am hoping to use Audiophile because it just chaps my a$$ that I can't play a stock music player (TMOUS) without it skipping out (paucity of cpu cycles I imagine). I very much appreciate the post RaverX3X put up about Audiophile recently. However he focused on Odin and I can't use Odin.
Any ideas anyone?
No one has made any firmware packages for it.
You'd only use Heimdall for flashing a stock rom base with a custom kernel and then you'd have to flash audiophile through CWM anyway.
I'd make a firmware package for you if I wasn't on my way out soon though. Maybe if no one else has done it when I get back I'll set something up for you.
Alright I made the heimdall package for you, I haven't tested it though, so proceed at your own risk.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tea..._kh2_with_kg4_kernel_heimdall.tar.gz/download
Did it work? I want to know so I can post it on the original thread.
You gave some qualifications about using CWM before putting up the Heimdall package. Since this is my first time flashing and I only have my SGS4G so I am going slowly. I got CWM installed and backed up. I downloaded your file and have it on my Mac. Before I try to use, I want to be sure I know what I'm doing. So I'm reading a lot of XDA first.
You will be the second to know I got it installed and working (with me being the first obviously. )
Thanks for the help.
You actually don't need CWM at all. You'll wind up with CWM after flashing this.
Okay, I'll give this one a try. In a previous message you said that after using Heimdall, I still need to flash Audiophile using CWM. Is that still true? Is there any other software I need to flash with CWM?
You might need to flash my busybox_installer.zip but I think Raver may have included that in the audiophile ftw installer.
Well I tried but Heimdall could never see my phone. I can connect USB storage using the phone, but Heimdall can't detect the device at all.
I've searched XDA trying to find MAC drivers for the phone that might be better than mine, but I've not found anything yet.
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Scroll down and find the OSX version (Heimdall suite 1.3.0). It comes with Codeless kext (aka driver). It should install libusb for you.
Hmmm, I installed that package. I do not know why kext didn't work. I know I have a system reboot since then.
Maybe I'll uninstall and try to re-install.
Thanks A Lot
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Alright I made the heimdall package for you, I haven't tested it though, so proceed at your own risk.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tea..._kh2_with_kg4_kernel_heimdall.tar.gz/download
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Hello. First of all I want to thank you for this wonderful rom. I know how to use Odin but recently I got a Mac so I'm still learning how to use it. I decided to upgrade to gingerbread last night and then hell went broke loose I almost BRICKED my phone:-(. But searching the XDA this morning I found this thread and BAAAMMMM my phone is working again. I dunno how it works but I know You put effort on doing this so again Thanks a Lot!!!!!
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Hello. First of all I want to thank you for this wonderful rom. I know how to use Odin but recently I got a Mac so I'm still learning how to use it. I decided to upgrade to gingerbread last night and then hell went broke loose I almost BRICKED my phone:-(. But searching the XDA this morning I found this thread and BAAAMMMM my phone is working again. I dunno how it works but I know You put effort on doing this so again Thanks a Lot!!!!!
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Awesome, I'm glad it worked for you. I'll be making the Froyo portion of the heimdall package available soon in order to update my GB Starter Pack guide for mac/linux.
How straightforward was the install by the way? I'm still trying to get feedback from users.
I am very happy heimdall is working for you and you got the ROM flashed.
Very frustrated that I can't get heimdall to see my phone. I have CWM installed and I have the RootExplorer app working and I can see my SD card as a USB drive on my Mac. Is it possible to flash with just those three tools?
All the guides I see seem to focus on Odin or Heimdall. Do they do some magic that I can't accomplish on my own?
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I am very happy heimdall is working for you and you got the ROM flashed.
Very frustrated that I can't get heimdall to see my phone. I have CWM installed and I have the RootExplorer app working and I can see my SD card as a USB drive on my Mac. Is it possible to flash with just those three tools?
All the guides I see seem to focus on Odin or Heimdall. Do they do some magic that I can't accomplish on my own?
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Sadly there's no safe way to flash bootloaders using CWM, which is the only reason we're using Odin/Heimdall. I can't diagnose the problems on a mac since I don't own one, but have you tried removing heimdall, restarting, reinstalling, restarting and trying again? Might make it work.
Thanks A Lot
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Awesome, I'm glad it worked for you. I'll be making the Froyo portion of the heimdall package available soon in order to update my GB Starter Pack guide for mac/linux.
How straightforward was the install by the way? I'm still trying to get feedback from users.
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Well I mess up with the bootloaders cuz Im coming from trigger rom froyo. But luckily for me I able to put the phone on Download Mode and the Heimdall just detected it. I just follow the read me files on the Heimdall then put your files on it. Press start and it work like magic... I have Gingerbread Phone
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I am very happy heimdall is working for you and you got the ROM flashed.
Very frustrated that I can't get heimdall to see my phone. I have CWM installed and I have the RootExplorer app working and I can see my SD card as a USB drive on my Mac. Is it possible to flash with just those three tools?
All the guides I see seem to focus on Odin or Heimdall. Do they do some magic that I can't accomplish on my own?
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Just try to put your Phone on Download Mode and pray that Heimdall can detect it. Then your good!!!!
i tried flashing my sgs4g with odin and now all i get is the samsung galaxy s 4g from tmobile screen and it just keeps loading like that in a loop.
at first when I tried odin, i was not able to reboot and my screen displayed all sorts of colors and just did not work. I unplugged and tried odin again and came up to this point. now i'm trying to just get my phone working again. help anyone?
Hello,
I've got a Skyrocket i727 and am stuck on the psneuter part when trying to root. I'm sorry for posting here since I'm sure the answers lie somewhere, but I've been researching since yesterday and haven't found it. I'm on a satellite internet connection that is pretttty slow.
Anyways, so I have the drivers installed, and then run SuperOneClick as Admin on windows 7. I click root and it runs until psneuter then appears to be stuck. It freezes there. When I close the black command screen that has opened it suggests I turn off debugging mode. When I try to close debugging mode it just stays at Waiting for Device...
So, what am I missing?
Thanks so much in advance.
SuperOneClick didn't work on mine because it had updated to 2.3.6 from 2.3.5...Which one do you have?
You need to use this method if your on android 2.3.6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526
My phone
I'm using Gingerbread.uckj2
android 2.3.5
ddxv said:
I'm using Gingerbread.uckj2
android 2.3.5
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Try this method. It worked better than any I've tried. Make sure you READ the OP. If you have any more questions let us know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19223405
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So, I've done some reading about CWM and am still not quite sure what it is. Does it replace my current setup? Do I lose my stuff?
Edit: for anyone else following this topic I found this info about cwm:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-and-how-to-use-it-on-android-complete-guide/
Is it possible to do this without having an external sd card?
Must have external SD. CWM is an aftermarket recovery that replaces your stock recovery. It allows you to flash roms, make nandroid backups restore nandroid backups ect.....
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Is it possible to do this without having an external sd card?
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I had this issue over the weekend. Go out to samsungs site and find the kids drivers. In the superclick in the "exploit" switch to zergrush, click root. It should say do you want to install drivers, click yes and it shouldn't take more then 10 minutes.
Has anybody been successful? The previous way using one click only works on 2.3.5. Using heimdall is unsuccessful. Im unable to flash cwm recovery using rom manager. All I have is my imac and I'd rather not have to install Odin and files and somebody else's PC. Any help?
I own both a pc and mac but I rooted mine on 2.3.5 using zerg rush and its rooted ever since. I can't be that helpful but you could always use parallels or VMfusion or even bootcamp to install windows on your mac just for the root.
It's not our model but you can check this as a guideline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU-fm6FOyKo
AFAIK, you have to flash CWM and use it to flash Superuser to root any version of Android higher than 2.3.5, but to do that you need Odin, which only works on Windows.
If Heimdall worked with SR we could use that to flash CWM but it doesn't. I had the same problem on Linux. Good luck!
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kishke said:
I own both a pc and mac but I rooted mine on 2.3.5 using zerg rush and its rooted ever since. I can't be that helpful but you could always use parallels or VMfusion or even bootcamp to install windows on your mac just for the root.
It's not our model but you can check this as a guideline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU-fm6FOyKo
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My buddy recently rooted his phone using VMware Workstation 8. If you're going to go that route, just make sure you attach the USB device to the VM, and disconnect it properly before shutting down the system. Overall it was a fairly painless process. And if memory serves me correctly Workstation has a free 30 day trial.
Solution: rid the mac.
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Yea there is nothing for Mac as of yet. I tried heimdall also. Had a connection error and also couldn't find the tar with the .XML file in it. So boot camp virtual box or borrowing a windows computer. Something like that is your only option. I will say its a quick root. Took me less then 30 seconds.
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you should borrow a pc , dont use mac espicialy if you are a newb w/comps.
read my sticky in my sig about rooting, its made for newbs, copy the files you need to a usb stick, dont forget the drivers for the phone, there in my first link in my sig in the dl section. then use someones comp