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First post... let me itroduce myself first.
I'm Stu....I've been lurking here for years and finally unlocked my first phone!
I'm currently using the SideKick4g, and this foru was a HUGE help in the unlocking process. Thanks!!!
I think I may have gotten a little crazy with the deleting, however. Everything is running fine at this point other than when I try to change ring/notification settings. Trying to access things gives me a force close every time.
I'm guessing I deleted something crucial. Anybody know what it may have been and how I can go about fixing this and/or getting around the situation? Will a simple program such as ringdroid replace whatever I got rid of? Shold I just flash a custom ROM?
Thanks in advance guys!
Stu
Let me add that I rooted with SuperOneClick, and used RootExplorer for ditching my bloatware. Hope that helps a little!
Stu
What did you remove? Ringtones are stored in /system/media/, do they just not show up when trying to set it, or does something else happens? Are you missing your stock ringtones, or just your custom ones?
When I go to settings>sound...selecting eithr phone ringtone or notification ringtone causes my force close.
I think maybe I deleted my system/media thinking it was the stock media player
Not that I'm too bummed about it. The stock rings are all just crappy versions of the "T-jingle".
I'd just like to be able to change stuff up
Well, looks like you took a risk and it came back to bite you. Reflash your ROM and try again.
Well...there's where the problem lies. I've never flashed a ROM. I'm sure I can handle it....just never done it.
And if I do need to flash a new ROM anyways, I feel like I should just flash a custom ROM. The gingerclone looks pretty nice. Does this delete my original ROM all together in the process? Are custom ROMs free of bloat?
That will wipe everything, so you should make a backup beforehand. yes, custom roms are almost always free of bloat, GingerClonev2 is only 124MB, where the stock rom is over 200MB. There are a few issues we're still working out, but it's pretty steady. otherwise, Teddy is releasing an update to an older ROM sometime soon as well, so I'd be on the lookout for that.
Okay cool. I'm gonna do some quick research and figure out how to do this.
What's the best way to save my original ROM to my desktop on my computer?
I'm just worried about killing my phone completely at this point.....
If you have CWM, use the backup menu, which uses Nandroid to backup everything by dumping everything on your phone into images. This all dumps onto your SDcard in the clockworkmod folder.
You can't brick your phone using CWM, you can only do that using ODIN, and only if you're not following directions/being intentionally stupid
Okay cool....downloading ROM Manager right now. I'm sure I'll post back with a few questions shortly!
Once the CWM/ROM manager has backed everything up....i should be able to copy the backup to my desktop? same thing with installing a new ROM
? Desktop to SD card?
BAhhhhhh.
I clicked on backup current rom and sent it into recovery mode.
Sorry about my lack of knowhow. Hopefully this all helps some others as well.....
I guess my biggest questions right now.... how do I get my original rom to a folder on my desktop, and once I download gingerclone, how do i move that from my desktop to sd to running it?
Yeah, copy the clockworkmod folder from your sdcard to your desktop, that'll copy everything off. I wouldn't suggest Rom Manager, many people have problems with that CWM. Look in the Dev forum for the CWM thread, and use that one.
In recovery mode, there should be a backup and restore menu. use the backup option, and then copy the clockworkmod folder from your sdcard to your desktop. that's your backup.
Okay. I plugged in my phone to the computer, and dragged a copy of the entire clockworkmod folder to my desktop.
Gingerclone is downloaded. Drag it to my SD? anywhere specific? or just on it?
On my desktop now is: folder/download, .recoverychecpoint(1KB), .salted_hash(1KB), .settings(1KB), and .settings2(1KB)
This is my backup correct?
I lost rom manager/root explorer.
After clearing stuff out and rebooting...it rebooted to the original rom with none of my added apps.
Can't download anything either at this point.
HELP!
Download manager keeps stopping and forces closed.
I reboot into recovery...and my options are:
reboot system now
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data
If I try to reinstall packages, I get" E: failed to open /mnt/internal_sd/update.zip(no such file or directory)
E: signature verification failed.
I'm in over my head now. Anyone out there maybe wanna help walk me thorough this on AIM or google chat or anything?
Which rom did you flash?
I tried flashing yours....but nothing. It's on my SD card right now
It just boots up to the original sidekick home/os.
You probably need to reroot or another update. Zip
Edit: actually what it sounds like you did was something similiar to what i did with a samsung galaxy s i deleted a bunch of apps and the i did a data wipe and factory restore without flashing my custom firmware through cwm and when it factory resetted it was real buggy from all the missing apps so u will have to odin
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I can get into download mode....but ODIN won't recognize my phone. ID:COM stays blank
Try installing the Galaxy S drivers?
My friend had a nerd friend of hers root her phone for her. She reports it took the person 7 hours to finish the job, which we find suspicious. Here is the phone info after root job, please let us now if there's any other info you need in order to help us:
T-Mobile::
Samsung SGH-T769
Android Version 4.1.2
kernel version 3.0.49-cyanogenod-ga56844d
[email protected]#1
CyanogenMod Verson
10-20121125-NIGHTLY-1769
CM Updater has been stuck downloading for two days now.. I've only ever done one successful root myself, to my Galaxy S3, so the only thing I can think of is to unroot. The main concern we have is that the person who did the rooting now has remote access to her device functions and cameras, seeing as he also did work to her laptop and once it connected to her home network after she got it back from him, it was remote accessing her other devices and shared files on her network, as well as her webcam and microphone.
What you posted is what anyone running cyanogenmod has in /about phone, same as mine.lol
Just look through your file explorer and see what you find and than Google search it. Install avast from play store and it can detect malware or conflicting apps, it also has firewall settings if you install as rooted when prompted. If you find a suspicious app please do post. For curiosities sake..
Its not cyanogenmod its good no worries, ask the other 3 million+ users
Hah, if you are worried about remote access, cyanogenmod doesn't have anything to do with it.
Having said that, there *are* things that a malicious person could install on your phone, especially with access to it for 7 hours, to make you frightened.
Many of these kinds of apps are geared towards peace of mind for the owner, so they can retrieve it if the phone gets lost or stolen.
However, the tools are very powerful. Being able to remotely take audio/photos/video, show your location, turn off the phone, upload photos/video taken with the phone, etc...
Some of these services will survive a "return to stock" when done in the phone. Heh, you're probably really freaked out right now.
The first thing I'd look for is to check the device administrators via settings/security/device administrators
I have one checked myself, because I like the peace of mind that I have a way of getting the phone back, or at least wiping data, should I lose it. (assuming the person doesn't pull the battery and doesn't go through the effort of removing it)
Odds are, this person hasn't done anything seedy...that's not what I'm saying, what I am saying is:
Don't trust people with your phone.
Hey there fellow blazer,,
Recommend you go back to stock and wipe everything there is on the phone, only backup things you absolutely need. It's simple but be careful and follow the steps carefully.
OK
well i went into factory hard reset it, but it is still rooted with cyanogen mod, ur saying that that level of restore will be fine? Ook, im putting AVG & Kaspersky on it, ill let you know how it goes. ok AVG did find one infected program, but it was another AV, either way got rid of it, also used Titanium backup to wipe pretty much everything, including caches and system data. Also went through sdcard0 and sdcard1, removing anything that did not look standard issue.
Cirkustanz said:
The first thing I'd look for is to check the device administrators via settings/security/device administrators
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that is the one thing i forgot to do, but i wil text her and let her know to check. I checked the one for my GS3, and it has a "com.sec.sprextension.phoneinfo.D.." checked, and none else listed. since that seems to be a system file, and cant be unchecked, it must be okay. Should i tell her that as long as what's listed in her device administrators is either nothing or only a system file then it is fine?
if you're still shady, you could try another rom after wiping :/
Ok so here is how you fix it....
Go to http://10.cmxlog.com/?device=t769#cm-10-20130128-NIGHTLY-t769.zip and download the latest CM10 Rom
Go to http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip and download your Google Apps (google play and frameworks needed for all google stuff)
Boot into recovery mode (long press the power button, choose recovery)
Go into mounts, then format system
Go back to the main screen and format data/factory reset
Go to install zip from sd card and choose internal or external depending on where you put the files.
Install the CM10 zip first.
After CM10 install is complete, install Gaaps zip
Reboot.
This will fresh wipe everything. You will start from scratch and setup when it turns on. You will have to install your apps again, so use Titanium if you want to keep data. Best to start fresh if you are really worried about that sort of thing though. Hope this helps.
I recommend the above suggestion and do a full wipe just to be safe, with formatting the /system partition. When you do a factory reset it do not wipe the system apps, some app like Cerberes can hide in the system partition. Additionally with root, you can install the app LBE (link in my sig) that can prevent permission and internet connection for apps, among other things.
I don't think it's anything to worry about, but it depends on the person who did the rooting, you might be blaming an innocent person. But then there are creeps out there as well.
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I know this is probably a shot in the dark, but the phone was rooted with kingroot and working great, I decided to be an idiot and factory reset. I must've deleted a system app that made the phone function properly. The lock screen doesn't work. The recent apps button does nothing either. Also, when I restart the phone it starts the whole factory reset process over. Does anyone have any idea what LG app may govern these things? The phone works besides this, but that is pretty major stuff. I know it's a cheap phone but I thought it was worth asking.
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I know this is probably a shot in the dark, but the phone was rooted with kingroot and working great, I decided to be an idiot and factory reset. I must've deleted a system app that made the phone function properly. The lock screen doesn't work. The recent apps button does nothing either. Also, when I restart the phone it starts the whole factory reset process over. Does anyone have any idea what LG app may govern these things? The phone works besides this, but that is pretty major stuff. I know it's a cheap phone but I thought it was worth asking.
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If you can find a copy of your stock firmware, you can:
1) extract the system apps from the firmware(they'll be in the /system/app and /system/priv-app folder, extract the ones that you don't currently have on the device), then push those apps to the corresponding folder on the device using adb push or by using an app that has a root browser.
2) extract the /system/app folder and the /system/priv-app folder, then use adb push to push them back to /system on the device.
3) extract the entire system.img from the firmware then use adb shell and a dd command to dd the system.img on the device to replace the corrupted system with a complete system.
Or you can get copies of what you don't have from another member here with the same device and firmware then use those to replace the deleted apps
After getting them back to where they go, boot to recovery and wipe cache but don't factory reset.
It's always best to disable or hibernate system apps first to determine whether they are needed, if disabling/hibernating them cause issues then you know they can't be deleted, in this case, re-enable/unhibernate the app. If disabling/hibernating an app doesn't cause an issue, then it's safe to remove/uninstall that app. Do this process one app at a time and you'll figure out what you have to keep and what can be gotten rid of. And remember, after removing or adding system apps, you have to boot to recovery and wipe cache partition (and/or dalvik/ART cache if you have custom recovery). Failing to do the wipe will definitely cause issues.
@CaptainPatterson, I added more info.
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Good day to you all. i'm the owner of a virgin mobile venture phone. (version 2.3.5) i recently upgraded to a new device, but on the venture i have very important memos that are saved in the system folder called: "com.m7.juke.memo"
i tried to root on my own to gain access to that folder using "baiduroot" but supersu fails to install on all versions. im new to rooting so have no idea why it doesnt work.
i tried the fixes that i found online, like downloading the 2.79 version etc. but nothing works. i'm also confused on weather im actually rooted or not, because while an app in the play store called "fast root checker" says i am, many more apps including "root checker basic" says im not.
i'm a writer and my full manuscript is in that memo folder, and at this time an agent wants to see the full manuscript. so im really in a depressed/panic state right now.
i'm not tech savvy at all, and at this point i really dont have time to try to figure out how to get in that folder.
so what i want to know is: if this rooting thing doesnt work which it looks like it's not. then does the phone carrier have access to those system files incase of emergency?
at this time i dont have access to pc to try to root from there.
any help you can provide me will really be appreciated, thanks.
I don't really understand the problem. If you still have your old phone there should be no problems getting the data by just using that memo app, or what did I miss?
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tys0n said:
I don't really understand the problem. If you still have your old phone there should be no problems getting the data by just using that memo app, or what did I miss?
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Thanks for your reply. Well actually the data is in a system file folder. It's a stock memo app that came preinstalled on the phone. And it has no backup or sync option. The phone doesn't either, its very old. Basically I actually had to do a factory reset last month because of a boot loop problem, and I was gonna try to use recovering software to try to recover the data, but after further investigation I found the memo app in the system folder and the date it shows on the app is the same date I made edits to my manuscript, so I figured it might be a chance it was never deleted. So I want to get in there and see if it was still there before using recovery software.
Oh ok, now I see your problem.
I'm sorry to say that all your work got wiped in the factory reset unless you can find it with some data rescue app. Unfortunately this will become very hard if the phone have also been used after that, cause there's a chance it's been overwritten.
You won't find any data in system partition. All app data, even for system apps is written to data partition because system is always read only unless you have root and change things in system.
A factory reset wipes data and cache, but does not touch system because it's never supposed to change (read only).
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O ok. Well if that's the case I hope you can help me figure out this root problem so I can try a couple of rescue apps. I rooted with baiduroot the other day, but SuperSU is not installing on my phone after. What could be the problem? I want to root so I can try a couple of Android based recovering apps. Of course I would just connect to PC and download a recovery app from there, but Unfortunately I don't have access to my PC right now, so I'm hoping to root and use an android based recovering app.
So I bought one of these babies from an online Chinese website, after using it for a while, I noticed a few random apps here and there would keep installing themselves (emoji flashlight being one in particular) . I decided to scan for viruses and wouldn't you know it, there were quite a few of the trojan variety. anyway, so i decided to do a factory reset and then I installed malwarebytes to do a scan and what do you know, theres a trojan attached to a couple of the built in system apps (contacts and file manager) which unfortunately I cannot delete, only disable.
So the next step I thought was to do a clean install but it seems to be the case the phone must be rooted before this can happen - and being an obscure brand (Protruly v10s) theres nothing in the way of a guide for rooting for this particular model, or indeed even manufacturer.
so i was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts how to best manage the situation going forward, is disabling the infected apps enough or is the case the apps need to be deleted, and if so, what steps can i take to get this to happen.
thanks
Anyone?
China they are watching us.
Apk apps on file manager
Have the same issue here. Even after deleting each apk in the file manager and reset the phone. The apps keeps coming back. You can also see the apps in the file manager by using esfile manager. Select phone memory and search apk. It will show all the apps that is automatically installing in the phone. Try to delete it but it is like an ai monster it keeps respawning. Hope there are experts that can help us in these issues.
Miluki said:
Have the same issue here. Even after deleting each apk in the file manager and reset the phone. The apps keeps coming back. You can also see the apps in the file manager by using esfile manager. Select phone memory and search apk. It will show all the apps that is automatically installing in the phone. Try to delete it but it is like an ai monster it keeps respawning. Hope there are experts that can help us in these issues.
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The only options I can think of are:
1) find some way to root the device and remove the problem apps completely from system.
2) if the stock firmware is available for the device, you can try downloading the firmware then extracting the firmware to get access to its content, then remove the problem apps from the firmware then repackage the modified firmware and flash it, it should no longer have the problem apps after flashing.
3) if the original firmware isn't available, you can try finding a compatible firmware from a device with the exact same hardware and try that firmware, if that firmware also has apps that are virus/trojan, remove them before you flash the firmware.
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jimbobbite said:
So I bought one of these babies from an online Chinese website, after using it for a while, I noticed a few random apps here and there would keep installing themselves (emoji flashlight being one in particular) . I decided to scan for viruses and wouldn't you know it, there were quite a few of the trojan variety. anyway, so i decided to do a factory reset and then I installed malwarebytes to do a scan and what do you know, theres a trojan attached to a couple of the built in system apps (contacts and file manager) which unfortunately I cannot delete, only disable.
So the next step I thought was to do a clean install but it seems to be the case the phone must be rooted before this can happen - and being an obscure brand (Protruly v10s) theres nothing in the way of a guide for rooting for this particular model, or indeed even manufacturer.
so i was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts how to best manage the situation going forward, is disabling the infected apps enough or is the case the apps need to be deleted, and if so, what steps can i take to get this to happen.
thanks
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Miluki said:
Have the same issue here. Even after deleting each apk in the file manager and reset the phone. The apps keeps coming back. You can also see the apps in the file manager by using esfile manager. Select phone memory and search apk. It will show all the apps that is automatically installing in the phone. Try to delete it but it is like an ai monster it keeps respawning. Hope there are experts that can help us in these issues.
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Also, if you're uninstalling the apps but they keep coming back after you reset the device, that seems to suggest that there is a hidden partition on your device that contains a copy of the system apps and it keeps restoring them from that partition when you reset the device. I have a Azpen A 750 tablet that does the same thing, I can uninstall the apps and they stay gone until I factory reset the device, then those apps come back.
It's kinda the same as the process on a Windows laptop that has a recovery partition containing a copy of your Windows system then using the "restore to factory defaults" option to reset the PC.
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Hi everybody, how are you? I need help for this device PROTRULY V10S I searched the net for the original ROM but it doesn't exist, I tried to count also PROTRULY SERVER but by now everything has been disabled this company no longer exists. How can I solve it? I sent the phone to BRICK flashing a recovery of a high phone thinking it could work but instead it doesn't start anymore it sends me directly into the bootloader. Please help me the phone is new it is 1 month old.