[Q] Please help - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i did a full factory reset and all the swipe data(system and data). i earlier had a custom thought this would take me to my stock rom.now its stuck with the google symbol, wat have i done and wat do i do to fix this

A factory reset cannot restore the rom. By wiping system you also deleted your current rom.
To get back to stock, fastboot flash the stock images. There's a thread with full instructions linked in my signature
If yoga decide to root again, read the thread stuck at the top of q&\ labeled "read this before you root"
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rootSU said:
A factory reset cannot restore the rom. By wiping system you also deleted your current rom.
To get back to stock, fastboot flash the stock images. There's a thread with full instructions linked in my signature
If yoga decide to root again, read the thread stuck at the top of q&\ labeled "read this before you root"
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jst for my better understanding. i have deleted my rom and my device is without a rom now. but we do have to wipe system when installing a custom rom. so is there a way i'll be able to push the custom rom into the device's storage and install it. would that work

Yes you can adb push a rom on to there but I'd recommend doing the above first. Simply because you didn't understand what you had done or why you did it means you have a bit more learning to do yet. Not trying to offend but being rooted needs knowledge so I recommend acquiring that before trying again.
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rootSU said:
Yes you can adb push a rom on to there but I'd recommend doing the above first. Simply because you didn't understand what you had done or why you did it means you have a bit more learning to do yet. Not trying to offend but being rooted needs knowledge so I recommend acquiring that before trying again.
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but I want to flash a custom rom so wouldnt it be wise to jst flash a custom rom. I thought the custom rom is like an update(stock + extra feature) to the stock so erasing it would put me to stock. is there some link were I could know more about these stuff.

I jst checked the links. REALLY USEFULL.
THANKS FOR THE HELP

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[Q]Where do I find a full stock rom of 2.3.3 for my i9023, xxxKB3, GRI54?

Hi guys,
Anyone could guide me to where can I find the source to download the full stock rom for the I9023, xxxKB3, GRI54 so that I can flash this into my phone and overwrite my current CM7 before manually flashing to 2.3.4's stock rom and then reroot it again. Will really appreciate it.
Stan.
There is a full 2.3.4 rom available for your phone.
the "released" link under I9023 has a full rom file in this thread.
Issue is I'm currently rooted and on CM7's rom which means I can't just apply the 2.3.4 full rom over it, it won't work this way. Thus I need to flash my phone back to the stock 2.3.3 rom but I can't seem to find one for my phone
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Stanlehh said:
Issue is I'm currently rooted and on CM7's rom which means I can't just apply the 2.3.4 full rom over it, it won't work this way. Thus I need to flash my phone back to the stock 2.3.3 rom but I can't seem to find one for my phone
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hmm.. i think a full rom is a stock rom.. it will prolly wipe everything, but bring you to stock 2.3.4.
i only read about needing a stock rom when _updating_ with an update file, which is way smaller..
i poested that in the sticky for the otas.. maybe wait, if someone else confirmes that =)
edit: i don't think rooted is a problem, i was rooted myself. it just was gone when i applied the full rom.
so I should try getting the full rom for my 9023, gri54 and just apply update from sdcard at recovery?
After apply CM7'S rom, I noticed my build changed to gri40, will it affect? The available rom for the 9023 is meant for gri54 only
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Stanlehh said:
so I should try getting the full rom for my 9023, gri54 and just apply update from sdcard at recovery?
After apply CM7'S rom, I noticed my build changed to gri40, will it affect? The available rom for the 9023 is meant for gri54 only
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well, i think it doesn't matter what you have right now, since it's a full rom, not an update. so cm7 well be gone after install and you have a pure android rom.
so either if you are on gri40 or gri54 it doenst matter, cause you will be grj22 afterwards, as long you have an i9023.
before this full rom came up, some ppl downgraded to gri40, in order to use the update grj22-from-gri40. an update requires the correct version installed, but not when using a full rom.
and yeah, just use recovery and install from sd-card. root will be gone and you be having stock recovery again.
hope that helps..
This definitely helped alot.! So I just format /data and /cache and I'm good to go ahead and flash?
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Stanlehh said:
This definitely helped alot.! So I just format /data and /cache and I'm good to go ahead and flash?
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i don't think u even need to do that.. flashing that rom should wipe everything..
at least i think so.. anyway, since u are going from cm7 to stock rom, ur system is gonna be new..
let me know if it worked!
don't forget, if wann root again afterwards, u need to flash a custom recovery again!
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i don't think u even need to do that.. flashing that rom should wipe everything..
at least i think so.. anyway, since u are going from cm7 to stock rom, ur system is gonna be new..
let me know if it worked!
don't forget, if wann root again afterwards, u need to flash a custom recovery again!
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my only worry is that after reading about in the forums. After flashing the full 2.3.4's rom onto my phone and thereafter flashing CWM into it again, it won't stay permanently. Any ideas how to go about solving this?
Locking and unlocking the bootloader again should reset the phone to stock rom and factory defaults, wouldn't it?
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Locking and unlocking the bootloader again should reset the phone to stock rom and factory defaults, wouldn't it?
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not sure, need someone to clarify this.
Stanlehh said:
my only worry is that after reading about in the forums. After flashing the full 2.3.4's rom onto my phone and thereafter flashing CWM into it again, it won't stay permanently. Any ideas how to go about solving this?
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didn't realise that cwm recovery will be gone afterwards, since i still was able to flash superuser file with cwm. just saw i'm back to stock recovery ;b
found the same as u did in the guide sticky thread to work around that
so did flash the full rom already?
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Locking and unlocking the bootloader again should reset the phone to stock rom and factory defaults, wouldn't it?
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If you are running CM7 at the moment, stock ROM won't magically appear just because you did lock/unlock.
It will sure wipe data/SD clean, but stock ROM can't just pop up out of no where
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not sure, need someone to clarify this.
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Just format your /system partition, wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik, then install 2.3.4 full ROM. To make CWM stick, you have 2 options
1) Without rebooting after you flashed 2.3.4, stay in CWM, use adb
Code:
adb remount
adb root
adb shell mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh{,.bak}
or you can delete it if you want...I did
adb shell rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
2) Root -> reboot -> install ROM Manager -> install CWM -> delete/move /system/etc/install-recovery.sh

Help: Bricked my NS4G

I rooted my Nexus S 4G and was running MIUI but decided to go back to the stock ROM for awhile. When attempting to go back over to MIUI, I can no longer get into Recovery and now the stock ROM won't boot either, stuck on loading animation.
I'm on a Mac, is there anything I can do? Thanks
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I rooted my Nexus S 4G and was running MIUI but decided to go back to the stock ROM for awhile. When attempting to go back over to MIUI, I can no longer get into Recovery and now the stock ROM won't boot either, stuck on loading animation.
I'm on a Mac, is there anything I can do? Thanks
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Boot into boot loader. Use fastboot to flash a recovery. Reinstall your rom of choice.
Thanks, I was able to get Recovery working again and after trying a few things was able to get back into my ROM, but I'm still not able to flash back and forth different ROMs. Seems my root isn't sticking with this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970237
The root file on there is for ecalir/froyo only. Go into rm>download rom> superuser and download "superuser 2.3.6.3 efgh" and that should work.
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Thanks, I was able to get Recovery working again and after trying a few things was able to get back into my ROM, but I'm still not able to flash back and forth different ROMs. Seems my root isn't sticking with this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970237
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did you wipe data(factory reset) before flashing different roms? you have to. you dont need to wipe data only when updating the same rom.
Ahhh, that must be my problem. I got so used to not wiping on MIUI that I assumed I could jump between ROMs without wiping. Thank you and apologies for the remedial posts.
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Ahhh, that must be my problem. I got so used to not wiping on MIUI that I assumed I could jump between ROMs without wiping. Thank you and apologies for the remedial posts.
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no apologies needed, thats why we're here

[ROM/GUIDE] 4.4.2 [LG Stock Rom] [Custom Recovery - Kernels - Root]

First off huge thanks to every dev in this thread. At the time my G2 was being repaired so I didn't get to help out
By following the steps below, you can run the new 4.4.2 kitkat rom from LG (and 4.4.2 stock modified roms to come) with our old partitions which are fully loki-able
DO THIS ENTIRE PROCESS AT YOUR OWN RISK - IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THESE DIRECTIONS, THEY ARE NOT FOR YOU. I TRIED TO MAKE THEM AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL WIPE YOUR WHOLE PHONE. THIS IS FOR D801 ONLY.
Also please no stupid questions, I will not answer. I will try to help with legitimate problems.
If you upgraded to 4.4.2 through the KDZ or flashed the 4.4.2 stock rom from smiley on this forum (since he included the new partitions) you must follow every step here. If you are still on 4.2.2 partitions (You have these if you currently are using an aosp / cm rom with a custom recovery) - Then you may go straight to step 5.
1. You must revert to stock 4.2.2 using this guide. You must restore to the C version. DO NOT USE G. You can find the link to 801C here.
2. Once you successfully flash this, your phone should boot loop on the T-Mobile screen. Boot into recovery (which is now LG's stock recovery) once you are in press power twice to data reset. Remove the USB cable from the phone when trying to boot to recovery, it makes it much easier for some reason. After data reset your phone should now boot into stock LG 4.2.2
3. Root your phone with this.
4. Install a custom recovery with this guide. The TWRP listed in this guide is old and you must this one instead. Method 1 works fine for this if anyone is wondering.
5. At this point you should have 4.2.2 partitions with root and custom recovery. Bet you wish you didn't update to 4.4.2 Stock at this point :good:
6. Boot into recovery. FULL WIPE EVERYTHING (Except for internal storage. This mean you wipe System Data Cache and Dalvik. Very Important.) Flash this Rom in recovery that I put together (And here is a Mirror). It contains the 4.4.2 KDZ system image with the 4.4.2 modem. Make sure you backup your EFS. The kernel inside this rom is stock LG 4.4.2 with a minor change to allow it to boot on the 4.2.2 bootloader. Thanks to the dev's in that thread who worked on it.
7. Flash SuperSU for root.
8. You are now on 4.4.2 Stock rom with recovery, root, loki and the ability to flash custom 4.4.2 stock kernels when they are released (soon)
At this point you will be able to flash any rom you want, including aosp stuff. Do not flash any other kernel on the included LG 4.4.2 stock rom. I will be making a custom kernel / 4.4 stock roms for this soon anyway - WHEN FLASHING 4.4.2 STOCK ROMS PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY DONT HAVE PARTITIONS BESIDES SYSTEM/MODEM/RPM/TZ INSIDE!!!! JUST OPEN THE ZIP AND CHECK INSIDE. ANYTHING EXTRA YOU WILL HAVE TO REDO THIS ENTIRE PROCESS !!!!!!!! I really hope devs stop putting up roms with the new partitions included.
Excellent. Thank you
Awesome great job Doc.
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Excellent! Thank you!
One question, will this work for the D800? J/K :laugh:
Just what I've been looking for. Thanks.
Niceeeeee !!!!!!
Finally, Thanks to everyone involved in making this possible. :good:
Can't get the download to finish, mirror?
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Smokeey said:
Can't get the download to finish, mirror?
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I'll put up a mirror for the stock rom zip, its going to take a little bit to upload. Guessing 25 mins from now expect the link.
Edit: Mirror up under Step 6
Thanks man.
I love you full homo lol
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Super happy about this. I've been crack-refreshing this forum waiting to see this happen. Now, any way to do this on a Mac since the LG tool doesn't work?
adampdx said:
Super happy about this. I've been crack-refreshing this forum waiting to see this happen. Now, any way to do this on a Mac since the LG tool doesn't work?
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no clue, you need to search around. Never had a mac Maybe you can get access to a laptop or something
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no clue, you need to search around. Never had a mac Maybe you can get access to a laptop or something
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I have searched into the depths of Google. To my knowledge, besides the LG tool there is no way to flash a .kdz file on a Mac. I have a Windows desktop and even a VM on the Mac, but my desktop keeps blowing power supplies and I haven't set up Windows on the VM. Oh, well! Looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend.
OK. I am currently on Mahdi 2.5 with TWRP 2.6.3.5. I have a backup of stock 801c from just after I rooted. Can I revert to that backup and then just flash this?
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OK. I am currently on Mahdi 2.5 with TWRP 2.6.3.5. I have a backup of stock 801c from just after I rooted. Can I revert to that backup and then just flash this?
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"If you are still on 4.2.2 partitions with a custom recovery / aosp you may go straight to step 5."
I just made it more clear in the OP what 4.2.2 partitions are
Is someone going to be a beast and make a video tutorial for this?? Need me a video tutorial to really grasp it for me to feel completely safe. Lol. Really want custom recovery. Anyways THANK YOU to those who whipped this up!
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Flashing supersu fails for me. Cant figure out how to get around it. Also seems i lost root. any ideas?
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Flashing supersu fails for me. Cant figure out how to get around it. Also seems i lost root. any ideas?
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Well with no SU you won't have root of course. What does the error say. I completed this whole process twice and never ran into this issue.
dr87 said:
Well with no SU you won't have root of course. What does the error say. I completed this whole process twice and never ran into this issue.
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During the flash it says it is unable to open the zip file
Everything running Smooth
Did the whole proccess with no problem, Been running on KK for a couple of hours with no issues except for Gmail bookmarks not syncing on LG's stock browser. Battery looks pretty decent, should get better after a few cycles.

Getting OTA's after flashing custom recovery

Hi guys,
I just got my Nexus 5 (I had an HTC One S, which got stolen - the most beautiful phone EVER!).
I was just wondering, if I root and flash a custom recovery, how would I get OTA's? Would I need to re-root, and flash the stock recovery again? Would that work?
Now before everyone jumps on me, I DID read this thread about going back to stock, but it says, quote,
either when you want to RMA your phone, or you want to fix your mistakes.
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. Does this mean I CAN'T get OTA's even if I flash back to stock?
Please let me know! Because I want to get Xposed, but I need to make a back up first, and to do that, I need a custom recovery (that's not the only reason, just one).
Thanks!
Go to general and search "ota help-desk". It tells you all about it.
Edit... oh you are in general. You confused me by asking a question. Questions don't go in general.
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You can always go back to stock by downloading the stock images directly from Google. You don't need to back up anything.
OTAs won't work if you have custom recovery. All you have to do is flash the stock recovery and you're good to go.
You can extract the stock recovery from the Google image I mentioned above.
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Hi,
All is here: [INFO] Nexus 5 OTA Help-Desk.
Holy crap, that was quick! Thanks guys! Got it, so I can flash a custom recovery, do what I need to do, and then flash back to stock when there's an OTA. Perfect!
And sorry about the not asking questions in the General section, didn't know! My bad!
Thanks again!
When there's an update, you can download the patches from the OTA help desk thread, or you can just flash the latest version of the factory image if you don't mind reinstalling your apps (probably better this way).

It's been a while but p900 5.0.2 root help sd card

OK got a p900 again and dare I say it's been actually really fun to use again. Everything is more mature, I updated to 5.0.2 I r a the p900 WiFi model however, how do I root again please.
Plus is there any recommended roms? Ideally looking for one with less bloats are to be honest as I find the spend useful to clip ideas whi'e drawing etc from websites and pdf.
bump, anyone?
There's a recent thread talking about king root working. Not sure the full process though for lollipop as I didn't root lollipop I just went straight to a rooted lollipop ROM.
My advice is download and install TWRP (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706982), make an nandroid backup and then install the latest version of civs ROM.
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There's a recent thread talking about king root working. Not sure the full process though for lollipop as I didn't root lollipop I just went straight to a rooted lollipop ROM.
My advice is download and install TWRP (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706982), make an nandroid backup and then install the latest version of civs ROM.
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Hi
Can you explain the process, I'm on 5.0.2 so not sure what to do and the process exactly?.
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Can you explain the process, I'm on 5.0.2 so not sure what to do and the process exactly?.
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I believe there's a guide thread for lollipop and root and you were the last poster in it (http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...guide-install-official-lollipop-p900-t3154362). While I don't know for certain what the answer is for you in the UK I am fairly confident that following the TWRP+Root section in the first post in that thread will work for you.
Just be mindful of the locations you download the TWRP and SuperSu files (you download one to your computer, you download the other to the tablet's SD card). Also pay attention to button combinations in the instructions because they're important (i.e. Power+Home+VolumeDown does something different than Power+Home+VolumeUp !!). Lastly make sure to heed the red text in the instructions too because if you allow the tablet to reboot prior to installing SuperSu then you'll likely end up in a bootloop and have to get back into stock recovery and restart the process again (worse, you may even have to wipe the device clean using Kies).
Good luck.
If you can at least get TWRP and root working on your device you can then do a backup in TWRP and also get backups of your apps/data using Titanium Backup prior to exploring other ROMs.
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I believe there's a guide thread for lollipop and root and you were the last poster in it (http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...guide-install-official-lollipop-p900-t3154362). While I don't know for certain what the answer is for you in the UK I am fairly confident that following the TWRP+Root section in the first post in that thread will work for you.
Just be mindful of the locations you download the TWRP and SuperSu files (you download one to your computer, you download the other to the tablet's SD card). Also pay attention to button combinations in the instructions because they're important (i.e. Power+Home+VolumeDown does something different than Power+Home+VolumeUp !!). Lastly make sure to heed the red text in the instructions too because if you allow the tablet to reboot prior to installing SuperSu then you'll likely end up in a bootloop and have to get back into stock recovery and restart the process again (worse, you may even have to wipe the device clean using Kies).
Good luck.
If you can at least get TWRP and root working on your device you can then do a backup in TWRP and also get backups of your apps/data using Titanium Backup prior to exploring other ROMs.
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Thank you, if I root can anything bad go wrong?
Do I get the original samsung rom and then flash back to stock if needed?.
Also does Wanam Xposed work with Lollipop, want to download an adblocker for my tablet and grant sd access.
To be honest given your apprehension I'm of the mind that if your best course of action is going with the custom ROM. I would root using the documented method first, install Titanium Backup once your stock ROM is rooted and then do a full backup of your apps. I would also do a full backup of your system in TWRP. If you're pressed for space after that then copy the backup files off of the device onto your computer before erasing them.
Once your backups are done (and I'm presuming you want to back things up first) then proceed with doing the Civs ROM install. This will get you Xposed framework and adblocking installed without any need for you to do the installs yourself. It keeps you out of trouble and best of all the support thread for his ROM is still active.
As for downloading the orginal ROM that's up to you . . doing the full backup in TWRP of your original rooted ROM is usually sufficient.
Keep in mind the methods I'm describing assume that you're not concerned with Knox or warranty status.
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To be honest given your apprehension I'm of the mind that if your best course of action is going with the custom ROM. I would root using the documented method first, install Titanium Backup once your stock ROM is rooted and then do a full backup of your apps. I would also do a full backup of your system in TWRP. If you're pressed for space after that then copy the backup files off of the device onto your computer before erasing them.
Once your backups are done (and I'm presuming you want to back things up first) then proceed with doing the Civs ROM install. This will get you Xposed framework and adblocking installed without any need for you to do the installs yourself. It keeps you out of trouble and best of all the support thread for his ROM is still active.
As for downloading the orginal ROM that's up to you . . doing the full backup in TWRP of your original rooted ROM is usually sufficient.
Keep in mind the methods I'm describing assume that you're not concerned with Knox or warranty status.
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HELP!!
I went throught the steps and now my Note is stuck on the Samsung logo??
Please help stuck on Samsung animation???
Boot back into recovery (power+home+volume up). Which recovery comes up? If recovery doesn't go back into download mode and try flashing TWRP usin odin again.
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Boot back into recovery (power+home+volume up). Which recovery comes up? If recovery doesn't go back into download mode and try flashing TWRP usin odin again.
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Hi recovery is twrp, says neowin or something if that makes sense.
muzzy996 said:
To be honest given your apprehension I'm of the mind that if your best course of action is going with the custom ROM. I would root using the documented method first, install Titanium Backup once your stock ROM is rooted and then do a full backup of your apps. I would also do a full backup of your system in TWRP. If you're pressed for space after that then copy the backup files off of the device onto your computer before erasing them.
Once your backups are done (and I'm presuming you want to back things up first) then proceed with doing the Civs ROM install. This will get you Xposed framework and adblocking installed without any need for you to do the installs yourself. It keeps you out of trouble and best of all the support thread for his ROM is still active.
As for downloading the orginal ROM that's up to you . . doing the full backup in TWRP of your original rooted ROM is usually sufficient.
Keep in mind the methods I'm describing assume that you're not concerned with Knox or warranty status.
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Also can you link me to Civs rom please, not sure which one you are talking about?.
One of the things I want is, can I add different apps for the multi window function please?.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3155589
Based upon your post in the other thread I assume that you got root working.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3155589
Based upon your post in the other thread I assume that you got root working.
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Thanks so this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-civzp900lollipop-5-0-2-aroma-12-jul-t3155589
and not this one here which I replied too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...m-lollipop-5-0-2-stock-root-bussybox-t3207857
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Thanks so this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-civzp900lollipop-5-0-2-aroma-12-jul-t3155589
and not this one here which I replied too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...m-lollipop-5-0-2-stock-root-bussybox-t3207857
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Yes because the second one is stock rooted (as the title indicates) and you are already stock rooted.
At this point I hope you are aware that installing the ROM will erase all of your settings and applications, right?
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