Hello there!!
I flashed XBSALL´s port of 4.0.4 to my phone (P920H V20a), aparently everything was ok and the phone worked. But when i try to go back to stock i can´t!! If i flash it with anything different from XBSALL´s rom the phone doesn´t work, i tried a lot of guides from here and from other sites. The only combination that works is using smartflash with XBSA404_AP.BIN twice (the first time the phone reboots after 81-93% of completion). The only way to enter download mode is with omap4boot-for_optimus first and the after the first interrupted flash i can do it without it. One thing that i noticed is after the flash, the phone boots and the LG logo appears briefly, after that pops a screen with a white android robot and a load bar bellow. Then after that the phone boots normally. If i use any other ROM that white android screen does not appear... What can i do to put the phone in the original configuration? I´ve also tried the boot recovery options: VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER and VOL DOWN + 3D BUTTON + POWER and it didn´t work... Any ideas?
Thanks for your attention and best regards!!
dlcorrea said:
Hello there!!
I flashed XBSALL´s port of 4.0.4 to my phone (P920H V20a), aparently everything was ok and the phone worked. But when i try to go back to stock i can´t!! If i flash it with anything different from XBSALL´s rom the phone doesn´t work, i tried a lot of guides from here and from other sites. The only combination that works is using smartflash with XBSA404_AP.BIN twice (the first time the phone reboots after 81-93% of completion). The only way to enter download mode is with omap4boot-for_optimus first and the after the first interrupted flash i can do it without it. One thing that i noticed is after the flash, the phone boots and the LG logo appears briefly, after that pops a screen with a white android robot and a load bar bellow. Then after that the phone boots normally. If i use any other ROM that white android screen does not appear... What can i do to put the phone in the original configuration? I´ve also tried the boot recovery options: VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER and VOL DOWN + 3D BUTTON + POWER and it didn´t work... Any ideas?
Thanks for your attention and best regards!!
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GB roms don't run on your phone because you have ICS bootloaders installed.
Try OS_Hacking's tool to downgrade your bootloaders: [V1.1][Tool][All-In-One] Flash recoveries , downgrade , bootloaders ....
daniel.mota said:
GB roms don't run on your phone because you have ICS bootloaders installed.
Try OS_Hacking's tool to downgrade your bootloaders: [V1.1][Tool][All-In-One] Flash recoveries , downgrade , bootloaders ....
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Thanks for the advice, i downloaded it and give it a try, it worked to some extent, i even managed to flash one of the V20a roms that i downloaded... It complets the process but... Now on boot i got a screen with a silver LG logo on it and after that an image of the android robot with a chest panel open and a red triangle with an exclamation mark... I can´t flash anything now... I sometimes get a screen with a silver logo and fastboot 0.5 written on it but i don´t know what to with it... Any ideas?
Thanks in advance and best regards.
dlcorrea said:
Thanks for the advice, i downloaded it and give it a try, it worked to some extent, i even managed to flash one of the V20a roms that i downloaded... It complets the process but... Now on boot i got a screen with a silver LG logo on it and after that an image of the android robot with a chest panel open and a red triangle with an exclamation mark... I can´t flash anything now... I sometimes get a screen with a silver logo and fastboot 0.5 written on it but i don´t know what to with it... Any ideas?
Thanks in advance and best regards.
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Well i´ve tried several tools and guides found here and so far here´s what i discoverred:
1. I can enter flashboot only using "omap4boot-for-optimus-1.17b" (from the ressurect thead) ONLY, if i use any other version i get a "unexpected 2ndstage response".
2. I can flash ONLY the xbsall ICS rom using the "smartflash" tool, but the phone does not work correctly using it.
3. So far i can´t flash a GB bootloader using either the "all-in-on-p920" tool or the "total-tool", i get the "unexpected 2ndstage response"...
4. I can enter the "download mode" but unitl i flash a GB bootloader i can´t flash another rom except the xbsall's one...
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance and best regards.
dlcorrea said:
Well i´ve tried several tools and guides found here and so far here´s what i discoverred:
1. I can enter flashboot only using "omap4boot-for-optimus-1.17b" (from the ressurect thead) ONLY, if i use any other version i get a "unexpected 2ndstage response".
2. I can flash ONLY the xbsall ICS rom using the "smartflash" tool, but the phone does not work correctly using it.
3. So far i can´t flash a GB bootloader using either the "all-in-on-p920" tool or the "total-tool", i get the "unexpected 2ndstage response"...
4. I can enter the "download mode" but unitl i flash a GB bootloader i can´t flash another rom except the xbsall's one...
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance and best regards.
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Hello Folks!!
I managed to recover my p920h to stock rom!!
Here´s what i did:
1. I recover the partition using the "partition test bin" mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33538730 using the "smart flash tool", the flashing stops midway but that´s not a problem because it has enough time to modify the partitions on the phone.
2. Then using the "rebooter utility" from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942836 the cwm recovery is installed.
3. From thi point onward i was able to enter recovery mode and even install custom roms, but i wanted a stock rom, so i googled "lg phone firmware" and in the first result you can get all the official roms so far. I got the V20A.
4. Using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18134614 together with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473781 i was able to flash the stock rom.
5. After that i just recovered the IMEI using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734330
I probably won´t mess with roms for a while, but i´ll continue to look for ways to better my phone using this forum's help.
I Thank You guys from XDA, you are doing a fine job and this community ROCKS!!
A piece of advice for the noobs (like me): READ READ READ RESEARCH and READ some more !!!! There are a lot of content here but you have to search the forums, so stop your whining and GET TO WORK!!!
Thank you all and Best Regards.
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Hi
Bourght a nexus s a few days ago. Today i tried to root the phone using a guide from youtube, if you search for "root nexus s" and look for the user named "Zedomax", thats the one i tried to follow.
First i unlocked it.
next thing was to:
fastboot flash boot recovery clockwork.img (shortend the name to help my self)
last thing:
fastboot flash boot rootboot.img
After this was done my phone is unable to reboot again, it just stops at a google logo with a lock under it. And at that point im unable to do anything. Only thing that works is removing the battery. Think i have killed it
Any ideas to what i could do? is it possible for me to save it yet?
best regards,
Fonain
try to use the pc software to repair it or to reinstall android.. there is no problem..
pc software? could you please tell me what software are you talking about, maybe a link to where i can download it? And do you by chance know how to reinstall android?
any help is highly appreciated
Best regards,
fonain
edit: at work atm, so might not be able to answer right away
Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=94795
I have yet to use it on my NS but i used it regularly on my vibrant. You will need to get into download mode for it to work.
your link doesnt work
does anyone know where i can find the original files for nexus s so i can use em in fastboot and make my phone work again?
fonain said:
does anyone know where i can find the original files for nexus s so i can use em in fastboot and make my phone work again?
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which phone model do you have?
i9020 or i9023 ?
Bootloader version is I9020XXKA3
Baseband version is I9020XXKB1
dunno if those version names have been changed while i have been tampering with my phone, if not its the I9020
that looks good
if it's really a 9020 then you can use the unlocking + rooting guide for the 9020 in the general section
once you get CWR installed, you can flash to any ROM you like
Thanks ill try look deeper into that, and see if that will solve my problem.
but it is already unlocked and partly rooted...i think.
have used a clockwork img and rootboot img, and after that my phone couldnt start up again.
fonain said:
Thanks ill try look deeper into that, and see if that will solve my problem.
but it is already unlocked and partly rooted...i think.
have used a clockwork img and rootboot img, and after that my phone couldnt start up again.
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those files are wrong use the mirror recovery image on the i9020 rooting topic in general http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
Think i should have used that guide instead of the one i have been using the first time... looks great step by step!
But....
i still have the problem where my phone just stops loading.
1: unlocked it
2: typed: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
3: finished at 1.132 sec (no problems so far)
4: reboot my phone, then it stops.
and it stop when showing this screen.
http://i53.tinypic.com/m74byg.jpg with a lock at the bottom which is unlocked.
And it just stops there, waited for several minutes as i have seen that the startup could take up to 2 mins after tampering with the nexus s.
get to the point in the guide where it tells you to download superuser.
Hope you can see if i have done something wrong
best regards,
Fonain
EDIT: oh yes, forgot to mention that the 2 touch buttons to the left on my SNS lights up. First one glowes for a sec or two, then it turns off again. The second stays on all the time.
repeat the fastboot flash recovery recovery.img one more time
after that is done, boot into the CW Recovery
you know hold up and power
then select mount USB
then copy over a stock nandroid backup for 2.3.3 rooted
after that unmount the usb
and select the option to restore rom from backup
and choose the folder that you unzipped into your mounted SD
3 words...
you are awesome!
thanks alot!!
Best regards,
Fonain
Hey, i am new here i used to get helps lot in this forum but now i am facing a problem that i didn't found a solution for it yet..
first off i tried to change from android 2.3.6 to 2.3.5 (Arabic support) using Odin v1.83 when i put the .tar file into PDA then i run it. gave me failed and the phone won't work again when i restarted it gave me result are like this : Phone--!--PC
please help me i cannot do anything.. i tried to remove the battery using usb cable go to recovery mode,,, download mode but nothing it keep appearing even it i turned off the phone just in one click to power button it appear again.. i am going to crazy and the phone has warranty expired please is there anyway to solve this problem?
I don't know if your phone is the same, but with my Nexus if stuck in bootloop I can plug the usb cable in and use adb to enter command "adb reboot bootloader" and get to fastboot and flash the stock images. Maybe you can try something like that. That's why I love the nexus I thought I bricked it a couple times but I always got back to stock images. or if you have a cwm restore you can get to that once in fastboot.
Thanks for your reply! but where i can find stock images?? and can i make it without formatting everything on it? plus when i did that i wasn't have the sd card inside it and without a sim card also
i found on the web that i need to install default kernel.. i did that and put it to bootloader in Odin and the operation succeed but now i am facing looping on Samsung logo with yellow triangle ... see the picture.. it always loop can't do anything tried recovery mode download mode but nothing.. is there any fast solution please? i beg you guys please
Try to wipe everything trough recovery, and flash another rom.
Just google for Heimdall recovery
Does Heimdall perform anything different than Odin?
try to install leaked original rom ics for gs2. i try it and yellow triangle is out
Hello forum!! I have an LG G2X that is not booting at all. I have tried the Nvida Flash to stock and still nothing. I tried to do a factory reset, but instead of the logo going off after I released the Power and volume down button it stays on. I have tried everything. Can someone please help me .
Terrance31 said:
Hello forum!! I have an LG G2X that is not booting at all. I have tried the Nvida Flash to stock and still nothing. I tried to do a factory reset, but instead of the logo going off after I released the Power and volume down button it stays on. I have tried everything. Can someone please help me .
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Was the phone previously rooted with ClockWorkMod Recovery installed?
What was the last thing you did on the phone before it got to this state?
What guide did you follow to NVFlash back to stock?
Just in case i dont get back to this thread until tommrow, Try following This guide.
IMMEDIATELY after following that guide, flash This ROM.
Boot into that rom, and after its all booted up, you can shut down.
Now you should be able to go into recovery and flash any ROM you want.
DO NOT SKIP ANY STEPS!!!! if you don't flash the OTA Rom Immediately after following the first guide, you will not be able to access your internal sd card.
Hey thanks my dude it worked and I am back online.
phone bricked need help
i was trying to flash hellfire sandwich 1.6 to my g2x from clockwork rom manager it is rooted but when it downloaded and asked me to backup and wipe to install it loaded and went to the black lg screen then the lg screen with the blue line and froze i have tried the nv flash recovery but the windows pc says no driver found i downloaded the driver link form the xda section for unbricking g2x but nothing it will not register the apx i have been reading these forums for 5 hours today i dont understand what im doing wrong i followed the nv flash instructions exactly but no luck please help
Levibridges said:
i was trying to flash hellfire sandwich 1.6 to my g2x from clockwork rom manager it is rooted but when it downloaded and asked me to backup and wipe to install it loaded and went to the black lg screen then the lg screen with the blue line and froze i have tried the nv flash recovery but the windows pc says no driver found i downloaded the driver link form the xda section for unbricking g2x but nothing it will not register the apx i have been reading these forums for 5 hours today i dont understand what im doing wrong i followed the nv flash instructions exactly but no luck please help
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24783696&postcount=2
when you plug in your phone, dont let windows choose the drivers, click the button that says you will choose what driver to use, then point it to the ENTIRE folder with the APX driver in it.
Phone not booting up
Klathmon said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24783696&postcount=2
when you plug in your phone, dont let windows choose the drivers, click the button that says you will choose what driver to use, then point it to the ENTIRE folder with the APX driver in it.
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My phone went dead after I wiped the cache through ROM Manager. I was trying to install CyanogenMod & this happened.
Now phone not going into Download mode, recovery mode. Nothing is working, just dead.
Someone help me..
Hi Folks Im looking for help. I have the p920 AND I botched it.
I tapped for CWM to upgrade to the latest version and it all went wrong now im stuck on an LG logo with some what fuzzy appearance. Nothing happens eventually goes black.
Looking for some assistance?
I have searched as many bricked LGoptimus 3d posts and threads on here and tried but to no avail. I have the LGtool working but doesnt find the LG the latop cant detect it, it have some times shown something connecting but windows 7 knows best as aposed to letting me select the correct driver.
Help would be greatly appreciated.
DOBW said:
Hi Folks Im looking for help. I have the p920 AND I botched it.
I tapped for CWM to upgrade to the latest version and it all went wrong now im stuck on an LG logo with some what fuzzy appearance. Nothing happens eventually goes black.
Looking for some assistance?
I have searched as many bricked LGoptimus 3d posts and threads on here and tried but to no avail. I have the LGtool working but doesnt find the LG the latop cant detect it, it have some times shown something connecting but windows 7 knows best as aposed to letting me select the correct driver.
Help would be greatly appreciated.
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try to flash the recovery using fastboot
The same thing happened to me a few days ago.
Version 6.0 of CWM Recovery caused my phone no stop boot at LG logo.
Use LG's official flash tool to recover phone (you will need to input your IMEI).
It will flash the latest stock rom to your phone.
After that I flashed CWM Recovery 5.0, that one works fine.
yep first time i tried cwm 6 i got stuck on lg boot too and without recovery... you can recover using fast boot like sww said (flash cmw 5 recovery in fastboot [if you go this way flash x and u bin's too, that way if you want to upgrade to cm10 you will be ready] and then restore rom in cmw) or put your phone in download mode (vol up+pwr) and use LG_KDZ_FW-Update_OfflineFix to flash a full kdz (that's how i did it) or like daniel.mota said use the official flash tool to make emergency recovery (probably the easiest method).
btw I tried flashing cmw 6 again a few days ago and it flashed fine this time, entered recovery fine, backed up fine but never restores correctly...
I agree. The new version has a lot of bugs. When I tried to reinstall a previous rom backup it stated that the md5sum was incorrect when it checked among other small glitches. I'm back to v5.0.2.7.
After back to version 5.0.2.7. The same back up was fine.
Sent from my LG-P925 using xda premium
Hey all
I wanted to update from GB to Custom ICS.
At the begining I was doing it wrong, flashing without the proper img, after I've download the TRWP image and modifying the name to match the one requested by fastboot, worked out but - here comes the trick, the recovery works well, I even flashed a zip file rom on the phone but the phone won't start. Connected to PC rest on the fastboot mode (the LG silver logo) or, not connected it goes of vibrating on and on.
Can someone help me please?
Thanks in advance.
BigBadSheep said:
Hey all
I wanted to update from GB to Custom ICS.
At the begining I was doing it wrong, flashing without the proper img, after I've download the TRWP image and modifying the name to match the one requested by fastboot, worked out but - here comes the trick, the recovery works well, I even flashed a zip file rom on the phone but the phone won't start. Connected to PC rest on the fastboot mode (the LG silver logo) or, not connected it goes of vibrating on and on.
Can someone help me please?
Thanks in advance.
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Follow that tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246001
After long and hard tryouts, it worked
Karim Kahale said:
Follow that tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246001
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Thanks Karim
I was doing it all wrong. I wasn't putting battery in at the right time.I was putting it at the "wait for five seconds" message instead of waiting for the second run of displaying texts.
Anyway...thanks alot for your help. I've managed to flash recovery on another phone. So now I revived the dead one and made available recovery for the second one. So I have one to experiment with and one for daily, normal use.
Thanks again.