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Hey everyone,
So I think I may have done something strange and i'm not sure how to fix it. Long story short, screen cracked, so I bought a new one and I used TWRP to backup my original phone. So now, i'm just trying to unlock and root, you know, the usual. BTW, I tried using ABD/Fastboot, which I never typically do, but I heard it was more efficient and whatnot so I thought I try. I think the unlocking of the bootloader went well. And I even think I flashed recovery properly. But when I tried to access recovery, it prompted me for a password.
I read on the TWRP site I was supposed to let the phone boot as normal before accessing recovery. Oops. So I tried formatting all the data on the phone and no I have no OS or any files to recover from and adb push keeps giving me "Device not found" and now I don't know what to do.
Help?
EDIT: In case anyone has this issue searching threads, I just used Wug Toolkit to flash everything back to stock and then used the same Toolkit to unlock and root. TWRP isn't going to recognize a backup from a different phone. To my understanding, there is a way around that, but I didn't look into it. Oh, and apparently, don't flash the EFS partition lol
New Jer-Z said:
Hey everyone,
So I think I may have done something strange and i'm not sure how to fix it. Long story short, screen cracked, so I bought a new one and I used TWRP to backup my original phone. So now, i'm just trying to unlock and root, you know, the usual. BTW, I tried using ABD/Fastboot, which I never typically do, but I heard it was more efficient and whatnot so I thought I try. I think the unlocking of the bootloader went well. And I even think I flashed recovery properly. But when I tried to access recovery, it prompted me for a password.
I read on the TWRP site I was supposed to let the phone boot as normal before accessing recovery. Oops. So I tried formatting all the data on the phone and no I have no OS or any files to recover from and adb push keeps giving me "Device not found" and now I don't know what to do.
Help?
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I never heard of this problem before, maybe you can use Odin to flash the recovery again
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mpalomba3 said:
I never heard of this problem before, maybe you can use Odin to flash the recovery again
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Oh, that reminds me, TWRP wasn't able to mount any of the directories, it seems. I think it can, now, but I remember seeing those errors in the log before I wiped everything. Thanks for that suggestion, i'll give it a shot.
No problem, report back if it works
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I can't seem to find on the internets which odin version is compatible with the Nexus 5. I'm not finding any hits to directly correlate and I don't want to damage further. Which one would you recommend?
Odin is for Samsung devices
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New Jer-Z said:
I can't seem to find on the internets which odin version is compatible with the Nexus 5. I'm not finding any hits to directly correlate and I don't want to damage further. Which one would you recommend?
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Odin is a Samsung thing. Not LG.
What you'll need to do is flash the 4.4.2 factory image. Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
El Daddy said:
Odin is a Samsung thing. Not LG.
What you'll need to do is flash the 4.4.2 factory image. Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
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OK!
So, I used the Wug toolkit to basically flash everything to stock, and then root it. I installed TWRP using the app and I tried using the app to restore from my earlier back up. So, it boots into recovery but nothing happened. Looking at the log, it says the TWRP isn't able to locate the files. Trying to just restore from recovery isn't helpful because when I hit "Restore" nothing pops up. As if the SDCard partition isn't being accessed. I can't see any of the files in any directory. Anyone have any ideas?
You need to let the phone boot into android before flashing a custom recovery.
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El Daddy said:
You need to let the phone boot into android before flashing a custom recovery.
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I realize that now lol. Well, I fixed that, but now have a new issue. Any ideas for me?
Flashing the factory image erases everything. Such as backups stored on your phone.
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El Daddy said:
Flashing the factory image erases everything. Such as backups stored on your phone.
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I had a copy saved on my desktop, so I transferred it back.
New Jer-Z said:
I can't seem to find on the internets which odin version is compatible with the Nexus 5. I'm not finding any hits to directly correlate and I don't want to damage further. Which one would you recommend?
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Sorry about that, I have a gs4 so I thought Odin was for all devices
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New Jer-Z said:
I had a copy saved on my desktop, so I transferred it back.
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Did you put the backup on the root of the sdcard? I think it needs to be in the TWRP folder. You should first make a backup of your current rom even if it's stock rooted.
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housry23 said:
Did you put the backup on the root of the sdcard? I think it needs to be in the TWRP folder. You should first make a backup of your current rom even if it's stock rooted.
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Someone explained to me TWRP won't recognize a backup with a serial number from a different phone. So essentially, I will just have to forego it. I used Wug Toolkit to fix this issue and just flashed everything to stock and had the same toolkit unlock and root. Using ADB was a fail and cost me a whole afternoon lol
Hi, I'm just about to root root my N5. I had already 2 htc phones and i rooted them without problems. But now I'd like to know whether there is something I have to pay attention about more than on other phone or is the Nexus 5 in general a "easy to root" phone which doesn't brick often? And I'd also like to know whether the warranty restores when gettin the phone back to stock?
Nothing is harder to brick than a Nexus.
There is a flash counter that can be reset if you need to warranty the device.
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Nexus is easy-street to root compared so other devices. Very hard to brick it unless you load a rom that is not compatible, obviously.
When you go back to stock you can re-lock the bootloader and as the above guy said reset the flash counter.
Hope this helps.
estallings15 said:
Nothing is harder to brick than a Nexus.
There is a flash counter that can be reset if you need to warranty the device.
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mistahseller said:
Nexus is easy-street to root compared so other devices. Very hard to brick it unless you load a rom that is not compatible, obviously.
When you go back to stock you can re-lock the bootloader and as the above guy said reset the flash counter.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks Guys for the quick replies! Helps me a lot! Do you know whether the bootloader status shows "locked" or "relocked" then ?
sGollSv said:
Thanks Guys for the quick replies! Helps me a lot! Do you know whether the bootloader status shows "locked" or "relocked" then ?
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There is an image of a padlock on the splash screen and also the lock status is listed in the bootloader. They change when you lock or unlock it. It's a simple fastboot command. This isn't an HTC. This is a Nexus. Whole different ball of wax.
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estallings15 said:
There is an image of a padlock on the splash screen and also the lock status is listed in the bootloader. They change when you lock or unlock it. It's a simple fastboot command. This isn't an HTC. This is a Nexus. Whole different ball of wax.
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So they won't recognize if I did already unlocked it ?
sGollSv said:
So they won't recognize if I did already unlocked it ?
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Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
jd1639 said:
Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
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Ok thank you, I'm gonna root it now
jd1639 said:
Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
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What he said.
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after unlocking make sure to boot the phone fully once before attempting to install a custom recovery or whatever.
meangreenie said:
after unlocking make sure to boot the phone fully once before attempting to install a custom recovery or whatever.
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and also to restart the bootloader, I remember I had something go awry when I loaded twrp but it was being goofy before I could go into it and that is the solution
So I am waiting for my nexus 5 to arrive (hopefully by end of this week or early next week) and I am pretty sure I want to root it. Coming from a rooted s3, there are just way too many advantages of Rooting that I cannot give up. So I have a few questions:
1) how easy it is to relock the bootloader for warranty purposes? Has anyone had to send back their rooted phone to Google and been successful?
2) has anyone here unrooted their phone successfully and sent it back to Google for warranty?
3) if I root but do not flash a custom rom, will I still be able to do Ota updates?
4) will simply uprooting the device (with stock rom) cause any unstability issues?
Thanks!
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1) see the return to stock thread (sticky) in general
2) yes by following the thread in 1)
3) theres a great thread called "ota help-desk" in general that covers this. Its not a sticky but easily located with search
4) uprooting? If you mean unrooting, then no
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blackdragon12 said:
So I am waiting for my nexus 5 to arrive (hopefully by end of this week or early next week) and I am pretty sure I want to root it. Coming from a rooted s3, there are just way too many advantages of Rooting that I cannot give up. So I have a few questions:
1) how easy it is to relock the bootloader for warranty purposes? Has anyone had to send back their rooted phone to Google and been successful?
2) has anyone here unrooted their phone successfully and sent it back to Google for warranty?
3) if I root but do not flash a custom rom, will I still be able to do Ota updates?
4) will simply uprooting the device (with stock rom) cause any unstability issues?
Thanks!
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Watch these 2 videos and everything will be clear
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generally, if its a hardware issue with your device, google will accept rooted devices to fix/replace. if its a software issue, theyll just send it back. ive sent a nexus phone and tablet in for replacement last year, both were still rooted, both still had custom recoveries, custom animations, custom roms, and custom kernels. they gave me no issues about the exchange.
Oh that's great to hear. Then why is known that unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty?
That's my biggest fear. If I unlock the bootloader and then have a hardware issue and cannot relock the bootloader, Will Google refuse to fix it?
Thanks for all the replies! I will check out those topics and videos.
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Also use this for a quick 'untampered':
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker&hl=en
simms22 said:
generally, if its a hardware issue with your device, google will accept rooted devices to fix/replace. if its a software issue, theyll just send it back. ive sent a nexus phone and tablet in for replacement last year, both were still rooted, both still had custom recoveries, custom animations, custom roms, and custom kernels. they gave me no issues about the exchange.
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LG will not procede the same way in country`s where you can`t buy the N5 i`am afraid and will say your warranty is voided because of rooting the phone.
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Oh that's great to hear. Then why is known that unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty?
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Fear tactic for the unfortunate contract phone buyers.
blackdragon12 said:
Oh that's great to hear. Then why is known that unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty?
That's my biggest fear. If I unlock the bootloader and then have a hardware issue and cannot relock the bootloader, Will Google refuse to fix it?
Thanks for all the replies! I will check out those topics and videos.
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if you buy the phone from somewhere else, it will void the warranty, but its easily locked with "fastboot oem lock". but through google, as long as its a hardware issue, they will take care of you.
I ordered the phone from the play store (in canada) so I assume all will be good.
Also to the link to an app to the play store, how exactly does that work? It seems like the perfect solution so why don't more people use it?
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blackdragon12 said:
I ordered the phone from the play store (in canada) so I assume all will be good.
Also to the link to an app to the play store, how exactly does that work? It seems like the perfect solution so why don't more people use it?
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Bootunlocker works great. More people don't use it. because they don't know about it. It's also not an app you're going to use everyday
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gee2012 said:
LG will not procede the same way in country`s where you can`t buy the N5 i`am afraid and will say your warranty is voided because of rooting the phone.
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right, with lg it will "void the warranty", thats why i specifically stated that google will except it
jd1639 said:
Bootunlocker works great. More people don't use it. because they don't know about it. It's also not an app you're going to use everyday
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Additionally, it only covers a few phones (Nexi).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731993
That makes sense.
Can't wait to get my nexus! It said that it will ship by 21st...so I should be getting it the week after. I will probably root it right away before I start installing all my apps
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May aswell. Just make sure you read all the sticky threads first and stay away from toolkits
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blackdragon12 said:
That makes sense.
Can't wait to get my nexus! It said that it will ship by 21st...so I should be getting it the week after. I will probably root it right away before I start installing all my apps
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Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
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Mr hOaX said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
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If I do not install a custom recovery, can I still root?
Im thinking of just using this as I only want root access and do not need all the features from a custom recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507211
blackdragon12 said:
If I do not install a custom recovery, can I still root?
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You can using CF-AutoRoot, but it's all a bit one-click which removes your learning curve and invariably ends with you bricking your device, so lets go the custom recovery route please
blackdragon12 said:
If I do not install a custom recovery, can I still root?
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Yup, download the latest TWRP recovery, plave it i the fastboot folder and rename it to twrp.img. Place the superSU.zip file on the phones `s sdcard.
Boot into bootlader and type in cmd: fastboot boot twrp.img, twrp will boot (not install) and you can flash the superSU.zip file and reboot.
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Yup, download the latest TWRP recovery, plave it i the fastboot folder and rename it to twrp.img. Place the superSU.zip file on the phones `s sdcard.
Boot into bootlader and type in cmd: fastboot boot twrp.img, twrp will boot (not install) and you can flash the superSU.zip file and reboot.
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Get the latest twrp image here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hammerhead
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How to root Nexus 5 without unlocking bootloader?
mini_wan said:
How to root Nexus 5 without unlocking bootloader?
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theres no way yet, it cant be done as of now. you can unlock it, get root, then relock it easy enough.
simms22 said:
theres no way yet, it cant be done as of now. you can unlock it, get root, then relock it easy enough.
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Unlock bootloader will earse my all data
simms22 said:
theres no way yet, it cant be done as of now. you can unlock it, get root, then relock it easy enough.
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I not want lost my data:crying:
mini_wan said:
Unlock bootloader will earse my all data
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mini_wan said:
I not want lost my data:crying:
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thats understandable. thats why i do it right away. backup and save whatever you can onto your computer.
Haha the first thing I did when I got my nexus 5 was unlock bootloader and root to avoid this!
Sorry to gloat
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TechMennis said:
Haha the first thing I did when I got my nexus 5 was unlock bootloader and root to avoid this!
Sorry to gloat
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i got mine and never did power it on into the os once while unrooted. booted to bootloader very first thing, unlocked, flashed, then powered it in to the os the first time with custom rom/kernel
adb backup was implemented for this exact purpose, though it seems to have mixed results for people. you could try it
As others say learn about your phone. ADB commands save it.
The number of stupid tool kits on the nexus 5 is out of hand. No wonder pple can't do anything. They buy a phone unlock it and flash the wrong thing and cry. Tough learn!
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I'm RMA my nexus so I tried to flash stock thru wugfresh kit but it gets stuck and won't do it . so I remember I did a back up as soon as I rooted my phone so I restored that . I unrooted thru the superuser app its self , I went thru advance options on the root kit and flashed stock recovery and then relocked my phone.
My question is if that's enough to send it back? Will they be able to tell I rooted ? After I relocked it it said it reset the flag as well so I guess that's good .
The reason I use tool kits because its easier and I'm nervous to try it without a tool kit.
Thanks
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Not sure why it would t let me edit...
Also can I use my back up that I did with the new phone that's coming in?
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If you're on stock rom, kernel, recovery with a locked bootloader and "false" tamper flag, you're good to go!
Can't help you out with the toolkit problem as I don't use them and I feel it does more bad then good! :silly: You yourself aren't able to make out what part went wrong with wug's toolkit whereas if you have downloaded the stock factory images and did it manually, we could help you out with the error on that particular step!
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Not sure why it would t let me edit...
Also can I use my back up that I did with the new phone that's coming in?
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Yes, you can but make sure you don't restore the EFS.. If you do. Then your new phone is SCREWED! That's why I never recommend anyone restoring backups of different phones!
vin4yak said:
If you're on stock rom, kernel, recovery with a locked bootloader and "false" tamper flag, you're good to go!
Can't help you out with the toolkit problem as I don't use them and I feel it does more bad then good! :silly: You yourself aren't able to make out what part went wrong with wug's toolkit whereas if you have downloaded the stock factory images and did it manually, we could help you out with the error on that particular step!
Yes, you can but make sure you don't restore the EFS.. If you do. Then your new phone is SCREWED! That's why I never recommend anyone restoring backups of different phones!
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I went I to recovery and it's the little android with the triangle so I'm sure that's stock correct ? And here's a pic of the phone info ,im thinking its stock also
OK I'll won't restore it just to be sure. Thanks for the help .
And yes it said something about resetting tamper flag when I relocked boot loader and now it won't show a lock when I boot up so its locked now.
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g2uzer said:
I went I to recovery and it's the little android with the triangle so I'm sure that's stock correct ? And here's a pic of the phone info ,im thinking its stock also
OK I'll won't restore it just to be sure. Thanks for the help .
And yes it said something about resetting tamper flag when I relocked boot loader and now it won't show a lock when I boot up so its locked now.
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Yes, everything looks peachy!
If you're not sure whether the tamper flag is reset or not.. Head over to bootloader and use this command : fastboot oem device-info
If the tamper flag is set to "true" then you haven't reset it correctly. If it's "false" then it's all good!
BTW, why are you RMA'ing the device?
vin4yak said:
Yes, everything looks peachy!
If you're not sure whether the tamper flag is reset or not.. Head over to bootloader and use this command : fastboot oem device-info
If the tamper flag is set to "true" then you haven't reset it correctly. If it's "false" then it's all good!
BTW, why are you RMA'ing the device?
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OK I'll try that. I can do that thru the tool kit ?
Dead pixel . not a Hugh deal but still kind of annoying I'm getting tired of looking at it for the past 2 months lol
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g2uzer said:
OK I'll try that. I can do that thru the tool kit ?
Dead pixel . not a Hugh deal but still kind of annoying I'm getting tired of looking at it for the past 2 months lol
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Hey bro in the near future try not to use tookits for toying around for with these phones!! "Nexus" It's a lot easier to figure things out the fastboot way and cmds. As the other user stated they do more harm than good:silly: Good luck with ur RMA:good:
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Hey bro in the near future try not to use tookits for toying around for with these phones!! "Nexus" It's a lot easier to figure things out the fastboot way and cmds. As the other user stated they do more harm than good:silly: Good luck with ur RMA:good:
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Yeah I need to learn how to do it that way. I'm more of a visual learner so I have to look up a video on how to do it. I have read it but still nervous of trying it
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Yeah I need to learn how to do it that way. I'm more of a visual learner so I have to look up a video on how to do it. I have read it but still nervous of trying it
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Trust me when you learn this way it's a lot fun.. And in the process you come to know a lot about your phone:good: It's fun flashing things! But you need to know what your flashing and what it's doing on your phone..
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Yeah I need to learn how to do it that way. I'm more of a visual learner so I have to look up a video on how to do it. I have read it but still nervous of trying it
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And plus you feel like a hacker when doing it
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So I tried to factory soft reset but for some reason it wouldn't , I tried hard resetting and it just froze , now its just I'm a bootloop , I'm able yo get in to boot loader but since my device is locked already can I still reflash stock? I tried unlocking boot loader but the computer won't recognize the phone , its saying o need to check developers option which I can't .. Any help?
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This are the errors I'm getting and it just gets stuck on this screen. I'm able to reboot in to recovery but that's about it
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Well never mind peeps I figured it out. Thanks
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