Hi everyone. Long-time reader, first time poster here.
Well, I've gotten myself in a bit of a jam. My Relay is rooted and has CWM 6.0.1.2 running the stock ROM per one of the awesome devs working on this phone. In a bout of zeal, I found a guide for installing Google Wallet on unsupported devices that involved editing the build.prop file to have the device identify itself as another. I dove in head first... My first mistake was not doing a CWM backup and my second mistake was that I backed up the build.prop file to the internal memory rather than the external SD card (seems pretty inaccessible there). After rebooting, the device black-screened after the Relay 4G splash and can only be brought back up by pulling the battery, though it still gets stuck at startup.
I had a look around and found these very similar threads, but they are for the S3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895631
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830191
I can also get into CWM and Odin mode, but Odin3 and adb don't see the device for some reason and CWM doesn't appear useful without a backup. From what I've gathered, the easiest way to recover from this is a flashable zip with the stock build.prop file.
Would anyone be able to make one of those or otherwise bail me out? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Edit: If it helps any, I used ES File Explorer to do this, which apparently doesn't do permissions quite right. I'm not sure if it affects this, but I figured I'd throw it in here anyway.
Bumping in desperation here! Can anyone just paste in their build.prop? I'm on UVLJ1 (haven't had time to do the latest update due to root).
hmm... you should be able to go into download mode and flash the stock rom to recover the phone i think?
I think this is the answer. Flashing stock will give you what you need, it can be done through CWM (gee one's flashable zip for instance).
Wipe system/data through the format menu.
I wish I knew what a build.prop was.
installed it and rebooted my Samsung Relay and the screen went black. I pressed the power button and nothing happened.
The phone is now officially a paperweight. Also I had root privileges.
Can you help me please, I do not know what to do?:crying:
tacoman3148 said:
Hi everyone. Long-time reader, first time poster here.
Well, I've gotten myself in a bit of a jam. My Relay is rooted and has CWM 6.0.1.2 running the stock ROM per one of the awesome devs working on this phone. In a bout of zeal, I found a guide for installing Google Wallet on unsupported devices that involved editing the build.prop file to have the device identify itself as another. I dove in head first... My first mistake was not doing a CWM backup and my second mistake was that I backed up the build.prop file to the internal memory rather than the external SD card (seems pretty inaccessible there). After rebooting, the device black-screened after the Relay 4G splash and can only be brought back up by pulling the battery, though it still gets stuck at startup.
I had a look around and found these very similar threads, but they are for the S3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895631
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830191
I can also get into CWM and Odin mode, but Odin3 and adb don't see the device for some reason and CWM doesn't appear useful without a backup. From what I've gathered, the easiest way to recover from this is a flashable zip with the stock build.prop file.
Would anyone be able to make one of those or otherwise bail me out? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Edit: If it helps any, I used ES File Explorer to do this, which apparently doesn't do permissions quite right. I'm not sure if it affects this, but I figured I'd throw it in here anyway.
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I'm not very good at this also,but...Can you connect your phone to your computer and mount your phone from cwm and get the build.prop file that way?Or maybe do a factory reset?
Premis
I purchased a Goophone N3 Elite earlier in the year and found it to be awesome in most respects (spec was good performed well with no lag, GPS/Wifi good) however the System/Data Partitions were very small like 500mb or something and even using App2SD the device eventually got to the point where nothing would update and I couldn't install any new Apps.
Solution
This seemed a waste due to the fact it had 12GB internal storage for media?! So I was finding my phone with 12GB free space yet it no longer allowed me to install apps. I looked around for a while and found a Data Partition app that said it would increase the Data Partition size to 2Gb. So I downloaded FrameRoot and Rooted the phone (which worked correctly), then used the Data Partition App.
Problem
It said to restart then WipeData/Factory Reset which I did but then it was in a bootloop... I have since got the MTK Tools, SP Flash and Shuame tools to attempt to flash the above ROM but it doesn't seem to work. This leads me to believe that the Preloader must have been overwritten or the data partition changes have cased traditional flashing to fail.
Help!
So I was wondering if there is any way someone could guide me through how to reflash the ROM from scratch including checking the Partition tables or any such required stuff from the ground up. It still detects at this point however I cannot see the screen unless using [email protected] once its turned on. It occasionally seems to get booted up from what I can see on there but only the back light is active on the Digitizer.
I have attached screenshots of the places it's detected on my computer:
Hi,
I can find nothing relevant on XDA for your device and issue, so asking for help here would be best,
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
Thank you. Thread closed.
CAT has not yet managed to put official stock images or the kernel source code available - even for their oldest phones (even though they are required to)... so here's at least a beginning.
Every firmware archive contains the four partitions UBOOT, BOOTIMG, RECOVERY and ANDROID (/system). These are flashable using spFlashTool, a howto is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/howto-firmware-flashing-cat-b15q-t2989627.
Please note that these firmware files were dumped from an EMEA B15Q, dual-sim - there are reports of other models being available under the B15Q model name. In doubt, always make a full backup using spFlashTool's readback mode before flashing one of these. (You should be doing these anyway before every firmware upgrade, CAT doesn't test stuff like compatibility with root!)
Credits for the scatter file go to bigal1337. Credits for spFlashTool and the driver package go to Russian website mtk2000.ucoz.ru.
1.019: https://mega.co.nz/#!UEp0hS7b!6aiqETvAu1Q9voNZtMLWoztbF7FGX0j9Pnj4rBhwoD4
1.022: https://mega.co.nz/#!YEAwmbxI!rVonLybVo6PL2bhNloGStR0EacKwE3-3hILzY9ri0NY
Scatter file: https://mega.co.nz/#!UEp0hS7b!6aiqETvAu1Q9voNZtMLWoztbF7FGX0j9Pnj4rBhwoD4
Tested tools:
MTK Driver package: http://mtk2000.ucoz.ru/down12/MTKUsbAll_0.9.2.rar
spFlashTool: http://mtk2000.ucoz.ru/down12/SP_Flash_Tool_exe_windows_v5.1420.00.rar
Do note that the drivers appear to be modified Google drivers and thus have no digital signature; you will need a 32-bit system to use them.
Flash mode needed for spFlashTool is achieved by removing the battery, starting the flash/readback in spFlashTool and then plugging in the USB cable. You may put in the battery afterwards.
The recovery, fastboot and factory test methods are entered by shutting down the phone and then:
recovery mode: press power + volup for 2 seconds, then release power, release volup as soon as recovery has booted
fastboot mode: press power + center for 2 seconds, then release power, release volup as soon as recovery has booted
test mode: press power + voldn for 2 seconds, then release power, release volup as soon as recovery has booted
In case that a B15Q or general CAT board is opened (for the B15, B15Q and the flagship S50), I request that this thread is moved into its rightful place. And in case anyone wants to help me with a CyanogenMod port, please PM me.
CWM Recovery
Using mtkdroidtools, I have built a CWM Recovery image to be flashed with spflashtool, all based on 1.022 firmware. There are two variants:
using stock Mediatek USB IDs: https://mega.co.nz/#!FRxxiRSC!EN5gORcYPtFONlH3V8-Yco3_w9RGhE8jevicedlT2kI
using Samsung USB IDs: https://mega.co.nz/#!8MowBZCJ!fhs-mXpGZR36g9JJh3IONIlOKBHIktFBDIrpynlK84M
The difference between them is that recovery #1 uses the same Mediatek USB id's as the stock image (and thus requires the Mediatek drivers in Windows, which sucks because these are not signed), and recovery #2 uses the USB IDs from a Samsung tablet - so you need the Samsung ADB driver instead, which is digitally signed and far more stable than the Mediatek.
Samsung USB ID fix
See above for the reason; the boot.img with Samsung USB IDs is at:
1.022: https://mega.co.nz/#!gcREQJKD!FCrxl9-PWSWM0_2Nh9D1KeA-zFV4nS9dmd6zjVnqPLc
Hybrid SD Card
And the CWM Recovery + boot.img for those who want to try out the "hybrid SD card" from http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/howto-external-sd-card-internal-storage-t2989650, the two images of 1.022 are here:
boot.img: https://mega.co.nz/#!MMYx1BYY!Rlnrxl1MURMgnx2luvPdYKJjMmNMbYVIGyFlGeRVcMY
recovery.img: https://mega.co.nz/#!wZQ1FIrS!iXAYfF3pgSySYsQ3f8ygGkDWE3Ulebx3JFgzRKXWNjs
I used this, it's great! Now I have 16gb of "internal phone memory" and 14 of "external" sd card. Did not see any performance issues with my SanDisk Extreme III. Do not need root anymore, I wanted it only for link2sd. Thanks harddisk_wp!!!
walckenaerius said:
I used this, it's great! Now I have 16gb of "internal phone memory" and 14 of "external" sd card. Did not see any performance issues with my SanDisk Extreme III. Do not need root anymore, I wanted it only for link2sd. Thanks harddisk_wp!!!
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Great to hear someone was crazy enough to replicate my hack But I strongly advise you to keep off OTA updates with the hack enabled.
harddisk_wp said:
Great to hear someone was crazy enough to replicate my hack But I strongly advise you to keep off OTA updates with the hack enabled.
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i have got a message that my sd card is damaged... and there is no way to remove that notification? any ideas?
thanks!
mccloud90 said:
i have got a message that my sd card is damaged... and there is no way to remove that notification? any ideas?
thanks!
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With or without the SD hack? Try putting the SD card into a Windows machine, chkdsk the fat32 partition. Then plug it into a linux machine and run e2fsck on the data partition.
harddisk_wp said:
With or without the SD hack? Try putting the SD card into a Windows machine, chkdsk the fat32 partition. Then plug it into a linux machine and run e2fsck on the data partition.
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I tried the sd hack. There was a problem with my sd card partitions... but i reformated it with partition magic and now it works like a charm. No lag or anything.
Better than i was thinking
Greatings!
after one week
OKAY,
after one week of usage my phone became laggy and unstable.
Maybe this is because of my sd card but.... its 10class, i dont know
So i reflashed with the original partitions and now its fast and stable
Custom Rom
Will there be any possibility to create a Lollipop rom for this device?
proximity sensor problem
Do someone have the problem with the proximity seonsor that i have? There is a screen turning on immediately after turning of when the phone is placed next to my head when i am calling. This leads to a lot of changes in settings and everything that my face is changed durring the phone call.
I tried a lot of apps from play store that "fix" the problem but... they work not on 100% proper.
The sensor is working at 100% i have checked it already.
Please give me suggestions because its very annoing!!
Hi!
mccloud90 said:
Do someone have the problem with the proximity seonsor that i have? There is a screen turning on immediately after turning of when the phone is placed next to my head when i am calling. This leads to a lot of changes in settings and everything that my face is changed durring the phone call.
I tried a lot of apps from play store that "fix" the problem but... they work not on 100% proper.
The sensor is working at 100% i have checked it already.
Please give me suggestions because its very annoing!!
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I had the same problem. CAT support told me to reset the phone to factory. I tried a lot of other things but only the factory reset helped me. My sensor was also working correctly, I also tried several Apps to chack this.
Give it a try. I know it's a lot of work, but it was (in my case) worth it. I changed the time an date settings with my face which lead to missed alarms and oversleeping
Greets,
Doggy
Current ersion?
Doggy77 said:
Hi!
I had the same problem. CAT support told me to reset the phone to factory. I tried a lot of other things but only the factory reset helped me. My sensor was also working correctly, I also tried several Apps to chack this.
Give it a try. I know it's a lot of work, but it was (in my case) worth it. I changed the time an date settings with my face which lead to missed alarms and oversleeping
Greets,
Doggy
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You have hard reseted to what rom version? 1.19 or 1.22
I will give it a try
I need the phone rooted and i am not sure if the cwm recovery can be flashed over 1.19 as it was my original rom and i flashed it to 1.22 from files here on the forum
any news about any cyanogenmod rom?
Just to tell you that the new official update is awsome!!! Upgrade as fast as possible Greatings!
CAT B15 help
Hi guys, i'm sorry i have to ask this in this forum but i've been asking for a couple of months now, and got no answer. I have a CAT B15 (not the B15Q). It is single sim version (IMEI write on the back) and i managed to do plenty of things in it. I swapped memory and worked fine, and even i installed a Dual Sim android rom and i managed to use the secondary Sim bay in it (that was tapped with a plastic fake sim) and used the phone with 2 sims for like 2 weeks. Then i started to play with deodex and build.prop and softbricked the phone, but it was piece of cake since it is easy to unbrick. The problem was that i wrongly flashed the phone with scatter file, and flashed all partitions in it, EBR1, MBR, UBOOT, etc, etc. The result was a non-working dual SIM phone. Everything works, but the SIMS, it does not detect any SIMs in it, in any of the SIM bays, and the IMEIs are wrong numbered. I did no buckup of the phone so i'm pretty screwed. I've been asking for someone to upload the EMEA_SS or US_SS ROM for the CAT B15, but nobody responded. I thaught maybe the CAT B15Q has a similar software/bands flashing partitions, but that i leave to you for answer. Anyway, if any of you has the possibility of taking the images of a single sim CAT B15 it would save me this awesome phone for me. I'm also willing to give a 20GB account of ownCloud server for 1-year free of charge if storage space is needed, no problem. This are the links i've been searching and asking.
All About CAT B15: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2430904
Root for Catterpillar B15: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263455
Best regards,
proximity sensor problem
I also have the proximity sensor problem.
I have tried the factory reset but the problem is the same.
It has 1.026 rom.
Can anybody post the 1.026 software? Thanks!
yo2lzp said:
I also have the proximity sensor problem.
I have tried the factory reset but the problem is the same.
It has 1.026 rom.
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Hallo my friend,
i had the same problem and that was so anoyng... so i went back to the shop where i bought my phone and told them about the problem.
After one week they called me and my phone was with changed whole display with everything inside and now i have working proximity sensor
So... i suggest you to go back to the store and tell them about your problem !
All the best!!
Anyone, please give me link to download ROM for FS1.
It is new company, available only at snapdeal.
I really want it as soon as possible.
Please anyone help me.
Well i couldn't find anything for that device at all. Not even a root method on xda which you will need.
However I did find this thread which indicates that someone may have found root (likely outside of xda). You may want to contact him and see how he found root.
If you want you can learn to build your own rom by visiting XDA University
You can also ask for help in this thread here
Good luck
Take backup of ROM as soon as you root it.
mritunjay1966.e111 said:
Anyone, please give me link to download ROM for FS1.
It is new company, available only at snapdeal.
I really want it as soon as possible.
Please anyone help me.
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I am the guy who created the post about partition tables. There is an application which needs to be installed to root the phone. This phone hardware is good but it contains adwares. Phone will install unwanted apps automatically. I had rooted my phone and removed that adware permanently. I will post the app in a while, i need to find it.
There are no ROMS available for this phone. I wanted to create my own ROM, so i created one. The biggest mistake i did was, i tried to increase the internal apps memory by adding the extra space from internal sdcard by repartitioning partition tables. I had taken a backup of ROM via CWM but i messed the partition tables in phone. I recreated them, but still nothing works. Now my phone is dead until that company releases the original ROM, flashable via SP Flash Tools.
My advice to you : first thing you should do is take a backup of your ROM, not CWM, but flashable via SP TOOLS. If anything goes wrong, SP flash tool can bring a complete dead phone to life if you have the firmware.
If you are ready to root, just reply back, i will post all links and tutorials.
phploaded said:
I am the guy who created the post about partition tables. There is an application which needs to be installed to root the phone. This phone hardware is good but it contains adwares. Phone will install unwanted apps automatically. I had rooted my phone and removed that adware permanently. I will post the app in a while, i need to find it.
There are no ROMS available for this phone. I wanted to create my own ROM, so i created one. The biggest mistake i did was, i tried to increase the internal apps memory by adding the extra space from internal sdcard by repartitioning partition tables. I had taken a backup of ROM via CWM but i messed the partition tables in phone. I recreated them, but still nothing works. Now my phone is dead until that company releases the original ROM, flashable via SP Flash Tools.
My advice to you : first thing you should do is take a backup of your ROM, not CWM, but flashable via SP TOOLS. If anything goes wrong, SP flash tool can bring a complete dead phone to life if you have the firmware.
If you are ready to root, just reply back, i will post all links and tutorials.
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Thank you sir for considering my question.
But I want it to clear myself that I format my phone by sp flash tool (latest version).
I thought that this format is same as mobile format but it formateed whole rom (NAND).
I didn't have backup. I only need it's rom which can flash via sp flash tool.
Sir if you have any solution then please give me.
Thank you!!!
Hello All,
Noob here, I have searched and searched for an answer to my problem to no avail. I recently rooted my Sprint (ls990) LG G3 phone and had TWRP make a recovery for me which I placed on my computer for safe keeping and also because the file is a little over 5gb. I, being the Noob that I am went poking around the advance features on TWRP and hit fix permissions Now my phone wont boot up and gets stuck at the LG startup screen. I am still able to get into TWRP use those features so i decided why not just move my backup from my computer to my phone and perform a recovery and hope all is fixed. This is where i ran into a problem, This backup is too big for my phone and wont let me copy it back, i have tried hjsplit to split it up and move the splits parts to my phone only to discover that i cant re-combine them from my computer on my phone i have used 7-zip to compress the backup but still too big. i compressed and then split them but still unable to rejoin the files once on my phone. I'm turning to you guys to help me get over this hurled. Please help.
XDA Visitor said:
Hello All,
Noob here, I have searched and searched for an answer to my problem to no avail. I recently rooted my Sprint (ls990) LG G3 phone and had TWRP make a recovery for me which I placed on my computer for safe keeping and also because the file is a little over 5gb. I, being the Noob that I am went poking around the advance features on TWRP and hit fix permissions Now my phone wont boot up and gets stuck at the LG startup screen. I am still able to get into TWRP use those features so i decided why not just move my backup from my computer to my phone and perform a recovery and hope all is fixed. This is where i ran into a problem, This backup is too big for my phone and wont let me copy it back, i have tried hjsplit to split it up and move the splits parts to my phone only to discover that i cant re-combine them from my computer on my phone i have used 7-zip to compress the backup but still too big. i compressed and then split them but still unable to rejoin the files once on my phone. I'm turning to you guys to help me get over this hurled. Please help.
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Hi, thanks for using XDA assist!
First, please create an account so you can post in other forums.
Do you have a removable SD card for your device? If so, be sure you are moving the TWRP backup to the TWRP backup folder on your SD card, not internal storage.
After creating your account, you can ask for more help here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/help
Also, you should bookmark this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3
Good luck!