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My Thunderbolt is locked somehow, and I have no way to restore it to factory defaults. What I mean by "locked" is as follows:
I remove two apps from the device, change the wallpaper and delete a contact. Then, I restart the device - when it boots back all of the changes I made are gone. It's like in read-only mode, the changes look like they take affect but after a reboot everything is restored to it's current FC'ing on everything state.
I've tried factory resetting the device but instead of booting to recovery it just boots to the picture of a phone with the red caution symbol showing, it does not do anything else.
I've tried flashing over a stock RUU image but the flash either 1) looks like it works then boots back to the state it was before, 2) hangs on part of a flash and reboots to the normal state.
The device is not rooted, I've tried revolutionary and get the following error:
"rawadb_handle_msg" and then it loses connection.
Any ideas would be appreciated, I've never seen anything like this.
Turn it on and let it boot up if it can then pull the battery while its on and leave power off for 5 minutes then try again.
Also can try, with power off, hold power button and volume down button together for a few seconds and when it gets to the white screen wait for about 10 seconds then select reboot from there
Latest OTA patched the Revolutionary exploit (so it won't work). You may want to root using ADB and flash the rooted RUU. Can't say I've ever seen R/O behavior; but then again, I've been rooted for months - currently on AOSP (ShiftAo5p 2.8) and waiting for an ICS with data
I know, not too helpful, but there are still ways to root.
Any feedback from VZW or a "real" corporate store? They're actually quite helpful here with tech junkies.
OK, one more suggestion - early on, I couldn't do anything either (Market, etc) and the fix was to pave (format) my SD card. I know it sounds weird, but I was going to exchange my phone (ordered, then sent back replacement). I figured, what the heck. Took the uSD card out, put it into my PC's USB port and formatted it FAT32, popped it back in and VOILA - happy happy joy joy.
Granted I copied all the data off of it before paving - then copied back selectively (highly recommend AirDroid, by the way, no more cables). Might give this a shot.
Hey guys, thanks for the suggestions - unfortunately no luck on my end with that
nautical34 said:
Hey guys, thanks for the suggestions - unfortunately no luck on my end with that
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I inserted the card freshly formatted (I wasn't rooted at that point) - nothing on it, and I booted up, I was able to install Market apps (which I couldn't do before) - Note - AFTER I also did (multiple) a factory reset, I was good.
That didn't work for you? Maybe try again? Or just No-Go?
Also helps prove every 'Bolt has its own personality
Good luck on your CLNR ...
I have no idea what errant app or corrupted data may have been on the card, but totally paving and starting over "fixed it". Soon after, I rooted Then I had choices Granted I've had times I've had to do a factory reset (but not pave the SD) and set up all again - I've found the larger games (haven't determined which yet) cause my phone to get into reboot fits if I do actually reboot (which I need to do sometimes to get the radios to get data again); so, boring maybe, but very few games installed. That's OK, I prefer to learn or listening to music during idle time. Good luck.
The Short Version: Screen's trashed, bootloader is unlocked, can I install Clockwork Recovery without losing the data on the phone right now? And can someone at least step me through the Clockwork Recovery menu, as my SAMOLED display is actually damaged (I've done the software hacking before)? If I can't do the CWR thing, can I at least force the phone into USB boot mode so I can pull the backups I do have in USB Storage before Samsung nukes the phone?
The Long Version:
Title says it all. I know there are other "help me back up my phone with a busted screen" threads, but the ones I've seen so far all reference camera buttons and such. There's some data on the "local" storage I'd like to try and recover, if at all possible, specifically data in a time clock app, a car maintenance log app, and save games would be a nice little bonus. The apps have native back-up features, but they aren't automatic, and I can't trigger them with the broken screen.
Here's the kicker: I rooted once and installed CM7, CWR, and the rest of the usual toys, right before ICS came out. Then once ICS came out, I ran into all sorts of trouble with the manual upgrade, and basically undid everything... almost. I know the bootloader is still unlocked, and I'm pretty sure I removed Clockwork Recovery (like a damn fool). Is it possible to reinstall CWR without nuking the main storage? And, of course, since my screen is totally trashed, is it possible for someone to help me navigate the menus?
I'm pretty confident in actually installing CWR and removing it and relocking the bootloader. Tons of guides out there, and I've done it once before, I just need to know if I can do this without losing my data. If I can't, is there some way to force the phone into USB Storage Mode so I can at least recover the data on the phone that is auto-backed-up (or backed up previously)?
Thank you for anything you can do to help me out here!
Im new to all this so pay no attention if its nonsence...
My S5 G900f has a qualcomm snapdragon chipset, that doesn't support monitor mode, which i believe means that it doesnt support packet injections or packet capturing (driver related?)
using the dsploit.apk for things like session hijacking, replacing web page images of a target and using script 'injection' to inject custom java script into a target web page, all sounds like things you'd need monitor mode to do. and if it is then i was able to do it with my S5.
I dont know a lot about coding or how it all fits together and communicates with the hardware, so i may sound completely stupid, but this has done my head in for ages, so why not get it out there.
1. when i attempted to upgrade from my first custom rom, i had a bit of trouble, softbricked my phone and then flashed the two roms in various, alternate, wipe, format and install combinations until it finally booted to set up, and i stopped panicking. but this caused features from the first rom to appear within the second rom.
ie: 3minute battery mod was installed through a add-on zip along with the first rom and nothing to do with the second at all.
2. inconsistencies within the file system, like file names that were apps included with the first rom.
3. dsploit.apk was bugged and crashed every 5 or 10 minutes. then would seem to glitch or stutter for a couple seconds before correcting its self and accomplishing its pen test.
4. i also remember watching green text in the terminal as it failed to connect or ID some part of the system but continued to retry in quick succession until it glitched and worked. (i think this was a similar type of app i was trying out at the same time but instead of GUI stutters, i could see the text rapidly stuttering and glitching.)
4. the dsploit.apk worked for me back then, even though it was temperamental. ive downloaded the apk a couple times since with various roms and ive got no where with it...
was thinking maybe different aspects of the two roms had been filed or grouped together and created unstable triggers within the software, allowing it to briefly communicate with the chipset. i may be way off, but ive been sat here waiting for someone to solve this issue forever, i thought id share my thoughts, on the off chance it turns out to be something and i can finally get my S5 into monitor mode without OTG cables and other unwanted auxiliary components.
thanks in advance
G Carter
Do a clean install of you ROM, and please, don't panick. If you want to have a good time flashing ROMs and stuff, panicking is the last thing you want to do, it will cause stress and stress can lead to not being careful enough so stuff like this happens, well, always, if you are experiencing issues do a clean install. Just boot into recovery (I recommend TWRP) and wipe everything except external sd. Open ADB and sideload the ROM (or, if you have enough memory on a flash drive, plug it into your android and flash it from there) and then Google Apps.
Hi, I have too bricked my 3WT in the rooting process, and I managed to do this to revive it:
1. You have to turn the phone off completely. It's hard to discern, because if it doesn't boot the screen is black in both on and off states. You can tell when it's off, because if you connect the phone to a computer by the USB cable, in the device manager it should appear as an UART port or MTK transfer (or something similar, I don't remember exactly).
2. With the phone turned off and disconnected, run SP Flash Tool (my version is 5.182), go to Options, then Connection category, and make sure you have USB connection, High Speed, and auto detect selected.
3. In the SP Flash Tool go to the Download tab, set the donwload agent to MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin (from the SP Flash Tool directory), and set the Scatter-loading file to MT6771_Android_scatter.txt from the stock rom directory (you must decompress the stock rom first). Leave Authentication file empty.
4. Below the files set the combo box to Download only. Also all the sections below should be checked.
5. Click the Download button at the top, and when the controls will gray out, one then connect the phone by the USB cable. The SP Flash Tool should then detect the phone and start flashing process. This will restore the stock firmware and replace the TWRP (bootloader still should be unlocked), but it's easy to root again from there.
After flashing if you have red Chinese text overlay on the screen after booting stock rom, you will have to reflash the keys. Procedure for that is described in the other Armor 3WT thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/ulefone-armor-3w-3wt.3969217/page-4
Hello everyone,
Recently I rooted my device (UleFone Armor 3WT), as described on page 2 of the original 'Ulefone Armor 3W/3WT' thread. This process went relatively smoothly, until afterwards I tried removing the bloatware via Titanium Backup. Where it would say it was removed, but the app stayed on the home screen, potentially a 'false root'. I then decided to remove the app folders manually in TWRP, which went fine for YouTube Music, but when I went for the following not so much:
Calendar (com.google.android.calendar)
Messages (com.google.android.messaging)
Chrome (com.google.android.chrome)
Drive (com.google.android.apps.docs)
Duo (com.google.android...)
Files (com.google.android.apps.nbu.files)
Photos (com.google.android.apps.photos)
Gmail (com.google.android.gm)
Google Sample Home Screen (com.google.android.gmsintegration)
Keep Notes (com.google.android.keep)
Google Play Films (com.google.android.videos)
Google Package Installer (I assume Play Store) (com.android.vending)
YouTube (com.google.android.youtube)
YouTube Music (...)
Google Restore (...)
Then I rebooted, but the device (after loading for 20 minutes) would only go in to TWRP recovery, I tried re-running the root process, this didn't work, then I wiped all the data except on the internal memory and SD card to re-instal the firmware (which we have acces to from the original thread), this didn't work as I didn't unpack the data properly (and the instal proces remained at 0%, so eventually I disconnected, twice).
At this point I brought it to a local guy, but he didn't know what to do either, and then after I got it back... It would not go in to TWRP recovery or even charge to do so! The device did have low battery, and the guy says he didn't do anything other than google for information which he didn't find. So I think it was just another part in this series of unfortunate events, and stupid decisions, but either way, I need to get this device back to factory settings, from a hard brick. The device still works in terms of hardware, and the light does come on with charging, it just doesn't go any further.
Any help would be much appreciated!
EDIT: I did have a replacement for each of the apps I removed, although I may have not allocated them correctly, this might be the problem, but I assume I shouldn't have deleted to google package installer, restore and sample home screen (which I think is the 'irremovable' google search widget), in the way I did.
Media Ruimte said:
Hello everyone,
Recently I rooted my device (UleFone Armor 3WT), as described on page 2 of the original 'Ulefone Armor 3W/3WT' thread. This process went relatively smoothly, until afterwards I tried removing the bloatware via Titanium Backup. Where it would say it was removed, but the app stayed on the home screen, potentially a 'false root'. I then decided to remove the app folders manually in TWRP, which went fine for YouTube Music, but when I went for the following not so much:
Calendar (com.google.android.calendar)
Messages (com.google.android.messaging)
Chrome (com.google.android.chrome)
Drive (com.google.android.apps.docs)
Duo (com.google.android...)
Files (com.google.android.apps.nbu.files)
Photos (com.google.android.apps.photos)
Gmail (com.google.android.gm)
Google Sample Home Screen (com.google.android.gmsintegration)
Keep Notes (com.google.android.keep)
Google Play Films (com.google.android.videos)
Google Package Installer (I assume Play Store) (com.android.vending)
YouTube (com.google.android.youtube)
YouTube Music (...)
Google Restore (...)
Then I rebooted, but the device (after loading for 20 minutes) would only go in to TWRP recovery, I tried re-running the root process, this didn't work, then I wiped all the data except on the internal memory and SD card to re-instal the firmware (which we have acces to from the original thread), this didn't work as I didn't unpack the data properly (and the instal proces remained at 0%, so eventually I disconnected, twice).
At this point I brought it to a local guy, but he didn't know what to do either, and then after I got it back... It would not go in to TWRP recovery or even charge to do so! The device did have low battery, and the guy says he didn't do anything other than google for information which he didn't find. So I think it was just another part in this series of unfortunate events, and stupid decisions, but either way, I need to get this device back to factory settings, from a hard brick. The device still works in terms of hardware, and the light does come on with charging, it just doesn't go any further.
Any help would be much appreciated!
EDIT: I did have a replacement for each of the apps I removed, although I may have not allocated them correctly, this might be the problem, but I assume I shouldn't have deleted to google package installer, restore and sample home screen (which I think is the 'irremovable' google search widget), in the way I did.
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How did you root it?
Hello, my phone today did something very strange, the screen began to turn off and on, and the touch stopped working, try to restart it, and curiously while initial screen works normally, is when it starts MIUI itself that begins to present the failure, the screen goes black, although it sounds the boot sound, and if I press the power button, the screen what it does is flashing without responding the touchscreen (as indicated above), my phone has the latest official version (global), and do not have any changes in the operating system, or anything special. I tried to delete the configuration using the phone menu (volume up + power) sweeping the system, and as I indicated, at that time the phone seems to work properly (until I give start the operating system, and begins to fail), I do not know what else to do, since I had never activated the developer features, or USB debugging and not even think about unlocking the bootloader.
I guess I will have to take it to repair, but I want to avoid ending up being scammed by some nonsense or bug in the system, and that I return the phone as a scrap (most technicians, always end up missing and surplus parts, damn it).
Any guidance or advice would be most welcome,
Blessings.
luismmusic said:
Hello, my phone today did something very strange, the screen began to turn off and on, and the touch stopped working, try to restart it, and curiously while initial screen works normally, is when it starts MIUI itself that begins to present the failure, the screen goes black, although it sounds the boot sound, and if I press the power button, the screen what it does is flashing without responding the touchscreen (as indicated above), my phone has the latest official version (global), and do not have any changes in the operating system, or anything special. I tried to delete the configuration using the phone menu (volume up + power) sweeping the system, and as I indicated, at that time the phone seems to work properly (until I give start the operating system, and begins to fail), I do not know what else to do, since I had never activated the developer features, or USB debugging and not even think about unlocking the bootloader.
I guess I will have to take it to repair, but I want to avoid ending up being scammed by some nonsense or bug in the system, and that I return the phone as a scrap (most technicians, always end up missing and surplus parts, damn it).
Any guidance or advice would be most welcome,
Blessings.
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did you try to installing the firmware with miflash?
tutibreaker said:
did you try to installing the firmware with miflash?
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Can you tell me where to get that tool? The fact is that I have tried several, and they tell me that I need to have USB debugging activated, and/or have the bootloader unlocked.
In other words, isn't there a tool that allows me to reinstall the software (which the phone already has installed), without having to activate anything in particular on the phone? I am not changing the rom from one region to another, nor am I installing a custom rom, I just need to try to see if what the phone has is a software failure or not.
luismmusic said:
Can you tell me where to get that tool? The fact is that I have tried several, and they tell me that I need to have USB debugging activated, and/or have the bootloader unlocked.
In other words, isn't there a tool that allows me to reinstall the software (which the phone already has installed), without having to activate anything in particular on the phone? I am not changing the rom from one region to another, nor am I installing a custom rom, I just need to try to see if what the phone has is a software failure or not.
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using edl mode you can flash your phone but most tool than use that mode are paid
tutibreaker said:
using edl mode you can flash your phone but most tool than use that mode are paid
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Yes, I see, or Xiaomi is very confident that the equipment they sell will be few, that they will present faults, that can be solved by the user himself simply by reinstalling the system, or as always the Peter principle, they are arriving little by little to its level of ineptitude, releasing dozens of models per year, without really caring about giving really reliable user support, although I think that is already a general policy, almost no manufacturer offers the option of completely reinstalling the phone software from a management app, as happened a couple of years ago, in fact I think that Xiaomi's own application has become obsolete and out of circulation, right?
Because my point remains the same, if my phone is completely vanilla, and for x, y or z situation I need to reinstall the software, then what the hell is the need for the user to have the developer options enabled, and the USB debug ? That makes no sense to me, because I have to pay a third party, for something that is completely free on the internet and freely accessible, but that the company itself now hinders the user from being able to restore his phone without so much complication.
I don't know if I'll be crying and complaining too much about it.
Well I have no choice but to breathe deeply, and that the technician can really find the problem and that it is repairable, and does not give me back a pot.