Hi Guys,
I had a 6.0.1 MM custom ROM (found here in the ROM section) installed on my Galaxy S7 SM-930F last year. I made a TWRP backup prior to upgrading to Nougat however stupid me I have forgotten a folder to manually back up when I was on MM. I've tried to downgrade and restore using TWRP to no avail.. it would say the restore is complete and stay stuck on the Samsung logo. My nanadroid backup ends with G930FXXU1APGH so I searching the ROM section of XDA forum to see if I can go back to what I installed as it appears I have no record of the ROM I downloaded here so I can restore the backup successfully. The backup I am trying to restore is from TWRP 3.0.0 and I am now using a 3.1.1
My questions are:
1.) Do I need to be on the same exact build number of Marshmallow for the TWRP restore to work? (I've tried older/newer TWRP/different build # for Marshmallow)
2.) Is there a best way to find out which custom rom I installed last year (search function?)? All I know is that my backup ends with G930FXXU1APGH so that build # is the only lead I have to search through the forum
3.) Restoring the backup always leads to a stuck Samsung logo. I've tried different TWRP, rooted and gone to Nougat/MM and restoring from there, cleared data/factory settings/cache etc. Any other suggestions?
Thank you for your help.
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Hi, I recently tried flashing my defy (mb525 from Israel with an Israeli ROM) with Chinese Froyo, flashed the phone and it wouldn't boot, was like that for a while and I tried flashing many versions in hope it would unbrick him, no joy. Long story short now i have a Defy with 2.3.4 (shadow-128, not the fixed version, the undowngradeable version).
I thought maybe finally trying to restore a nandroid backup, but I don't have CWM.
Questions are:
Is there a way to install CWM through a zip file?
Can I restore a Nandroid backup without CWM (or any sort of custom recovery)?
Any other solution that can save my phone?
Thanks Y'all,
hope I will finally unbrick that bastard.
Read this for downgrade and root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14762402&postcount=143
Didn't work, just like all ROMs before, it shows the moto logo, then shows, motoblur, or android or any other animation (depends on the version), and its stuck on that an not starting the phone.
if you now in 2.3.4, cannot downgrade.
read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152377
it works!
Your device isn't bricked. You only have a bootloop.
Like already said, Downgrade is not possible so you should flash a ROM with your Bootloader-version and make a wipe.
I have Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus from past 2 months(my 4months savings). I wanted my phone to have Android 'L' so i searched in google but couldn't find any. But found some custom rom of cyanogenmod cm11 of elephone. Installed it using TWRP v2.8.2.0 as shown in tutorials with all the adequate software to be install for my laptop. After intalling cm11, Android version got upgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4. I was happy and exited for some period. after few days felt the earlier os was better as it had video recording and FM player. so wiped the phone to install stock rom of Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus but couldn't as the error occurs shows as mentioned below:
E : Unable to mount ' /system'
Please Help........
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
When you flashed TWRP did you make a nandroid backup of your stock ROM in TWRP? Making backups in custom recovery is the most valuable part of having custom Recovery. If you did make the backup of stock then all you need to do is select the restore option in TWRP and restore your nandroid and you should be fixed.
If you didn't make the backup then you'll have to download your stock firmware and flash it via PC and your device's compatible flashtool.
you should find what you need in the thread linked below in post #3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/karbonn-titanium-octane-plus-guide-faq-t3054635
If you have questions of how to use what you find in that thread, you can post in that thread or you can post in the forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
The experts there may be able to help. Good luck.
Hi,
I was trying to flash the stock ROM on my N915G ROM earlier today however it was the wrong one. It turns out it was for the Singapore version of the N915G (5.1.1) not the Taiwan version which is the one i wanted (5.0.1 is the latest version for the Taiwan version).
Odin shown the failed message when i tried to flash it (which nearly gave me a heart attack).
I installed the CWM recovery and tried to restore my backup that i taken however i just get the Samsung logo boot loop.
I then wiped cache and dalvic cache and reset the ROM. I managed to get as far as the "android is optimizing apps" box but i just get a boot loop when its finished optimizing the 23 applications.
I am thinking i should probably just try and flash the stock ROM with odin but i really dont know what to do!
Any help would be much appreciated !
Alex
EDIT: Flashed the stock ROM and seems to be working now. Can close thread.
I've accidentally erased the OS off of my Galaxy S5 while in TWRP, and was wondering how I would be able to install Lollipop back on it.
what is your model name?
oggerz said:
I've accidentally erased the OS off of my Galaxy S5 while in TWRP, and was wondering how I would be able to install Lollipop back on it.
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You could
1) restore a backup if you ever made one:silly:
2) flash stock ROM (this will wipe your data though)
3)or if you're not that picky download a custom Rom(like cyanogen) of android 5 along with gapps and flash them in twrp (this will be choice if hadn't made any backup that I could restore)
Hey there,
I found a J7 2015 (the Exynos variant) sitting in my dad's drawer. I decided to come here after a full day of trying to get Centaurus OS (from here) up and running but in vain. The reason why I am here and not on its official thread is that the official thread is closed.
After powering on the device and seeing the Samsung Logo, it is just a black screen from that point onwards. I am able to go into download mode or recovery and restore another OS, which is good, but Centaurus OS seemed fairly stable based on the feedback on the thread. I am able to get other ROMs running, including ones that are based on Android 7.1+.
Here is a summary of my attempts. I will try to not keep it long.
Method 1: Starting from Android 5.1.1 stock
Flashed TWRP 3.0.2
Factory Reset + Delete Data
Flash ROM and go through setup
Stuck on that black screen after restart
Method 2: Flashed Android 6.0.1 stock from SamFirmware.
Tried with either TWRP 3.0.2 or 3.3.1
Factory Reset
Flashed a ROM with Android 7.1
Factory Reset again
Flashed Centarius ROM
Stuck again on Boot
I have done variants of those methods multiple multiple times but nothing really worked out. I am certain I am using flashable files that are 100% designed for my phone model.
So here's what I am asking for:
Could anyone help me fix the issue? OR...
May I know of another fairly stable ROM for the J7 2015 that is based on Android 7 or higher?
Thanks a ton for passing by
Oops, this was too ridiculous on my side. It actually worked finally. Here's my setup and what I have done:
Setup:
TWRP 3.3.1 tar file Flashed via Odin
Boot into Recovery
Go to Wipe > Advanced Wipe
Check Data, Cache, SYSTEM, etc, but not External MicroSD Card and USB OTG
Back to TWRP main screen, Reboot > Recovery, ignore warning
Flash the Centarius ROM from the external MicroSD Card
Should work after reboot
After trying quite a bunch of ROMs, there's actually nothing that matches the stock ROM for our J7. Other ROMs, whether LineageOS based or based on some other ROM from another phone, are half done with minor, but annoying issues.
This is the stock ROM I used. He got a more recent version of Android Security Patches, but still quite old now. Use that one, or if you are security-paranoid, then consider switching to another phone.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-stock-custom-rom-debloated-deodexed-t3339816