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Hello!
I recently sold an android phone to buy my HTC sensation. Now, I cleaned off my phone to a bare cm7 installation, booted it up once to make sure it was working, and shipped it to the buyer.
The buyer then contactedme to say that the phone won't go past booting screen. Shesaid tthat herattempts to flash a rom have-not worked. She has requested I email her my backups to see if the phone will work again.
Does this scenario make sense? Is there any way that my rom backup wouldn't actually be the solution? How much of a risk is it if I share it with her? (Personal info etc)
I was thinking I should offer to pay shipping and fix it myself, then send it back.
What do you all think?
Sorry for random post, but I would really appreciate the advice.
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Nixit12 said:
Shesaid tthat herattempts to flash a rom have-not worked.
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Sounds like she doesn't know how to flash a rom. Send her a guide how to properly flash a rom.
Not good idea. I agree, send her instructions on how to install a ROM it shouldn't be hard.
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Editing the backup
Hello,
Your could take the clockworkmod backup folder,
1. Copy your backup folder to your desktop
2. Remove all but the system.img, boot.img, and md5 file
3. Edit the md5 file by removing the unneeded lines(leaving only system and boot)
4. Send them that. When they restore it will restore the system and boot only, no personal info.
This is all at your own descression though, just do whatever you are comfortable doing. The cache.img, data.img, and android_secure.img all have personal information in them so keep that in mind for the future.
Rsotbiemrptson
i say fix it yourself so that no information of yours is out in the wild
Thank you all for your replies I think I will do as rsot suggested and remove all of those files.
Short of not sending them, does anyone else have a suggestion to maintain privacy?
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If you flash a rom and don't set anything up why would any of your personal info even be in there? That's what I would do. Talk to her on the phone and guide her through a flashing.
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Oh wait...you don't have the phone anymore. Look around on the phones forum and see if someone has posted a bare nandroid backup.
Well I've thought a little bit more about this and I have one real question remaining:
What advantage, if anything, does giving her a nandroid backup (or any backup) have over her flashing the ROM? Is it easier to do successfully? Why would it succeed when her attempt at flashing a ROM didn't?
Also, I am googling, but if anyone knows where to find a bare nandroid backup, pleeeeease link me.
Thanks again everyone.
Why would you want to spend so much time on editing a nandroid backup.
It's much saver to give her a link to cm7 and a proper guide on how to flash the rom
Well, I don't want to give her a ROM backup of mine (not even edited). She claims to have knowledge of how to do CM7 and other ROM flashings properly, but that it is not working.
She is the one that requested the ROM backup (which is fishy to me in the first place). I have a suspicion that the intention is to get my personal info (and that was the goal from the start) which is why I hesitated at her request and decided to ask this forum about it.
The only way it would make sense to send one to her is if it was more likely to work or easier than CM7 flashing and safe for me. But I don't see how it could be easier or more likely to work. Plus, I checked to make sure the phone worked before I sent it, so it either bricked on the way or this is an elaborate phishing scam. (imho)
Gah, just don't want to have to deal with it.
Just curious... what phone did you sell her that had CM7 on it, and why are you posting it in the Sensation forum... just because you now own a Sensation? LOL
Anyways.... What phone is it? Give her an xda url on how to revert to original ROM or something, and yeah, she screwed up herself, don't send her any of your nandroid backups of that old phone, just say you didn't backup your nandroid for it since you no longer have the phone.
And if she can't figure it out still, have her mail it back to you, and go ahead and just revert it back to stock and mail it back (all at her expense).
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Just curious... what phone did you sell her that had CM7 on it, and why are you posting it in the Sensation forum... just because you now own a Sensation? LOL
Anyways.... What phone is it? Give her an xda url on how to revert to original ROM or something, and yeah, she screwed up herself, don't send her any of your nandroid backups of that old phone, just say you deleted it since you no longer have the phone.
And if she can't figure it out still, have her mail it back to you, and go ahead and just revert it back to stock and mail it back (all at her expense).
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To be honest I did post it here because this is the forum I spend the most time in. i figure the loophole is that this applies to any such scenario (It doesn't really apply any more to the Vision forums, because this is an issue about Backup ROMs) Theoretically, I could have the same issue if I had sold my Sensation or any other phone.
Anyway, thanks for the advice everyone!
DiZzle. said:
Why would you want to spend so much time on editing a nandroid backup.
It's much saver to give her a link to cm7 and a proper guide on how to flash the rom
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This... Any half ass competent person wouldn't want your nandroid backups. Send her a link to cm7, and call it a day. If she needs help with installation, help her out.
The bottom line here is that you sold her a working phone.
Can you clarify with her that she booted up the phone with the "bare-bones" CM7 installation that you put on it.?
If she did so, then this is the limit of your (sellers) responsibility.
What she does with the phone after this point is her responsibility.
It is splashed all over every ROMs threads first post that the dev takes no responsibility if you brick your phone etc
I would be a nice guy though - find out what she tried to flash and give a little support to her as others have suggested.
After all, thats what the community is all about... Right??
Hello! I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge.
First of all here is my phone info
Rooted RAZR maxx hd with unlocked bootloader (XT926)
My main objective is to flash custom ROMs and see if any are better and faster than stock.
My problem is I have no idea what I'm doing. I can't seem to find any threads that are simple enough for me to understand what I need to do and in what order I need to do those things.
Supposedly I need to back up my phone which seems to be the same thing as having a recovery???
If there is a thread that simplifies backing up and using a custom recovery please post a link.
I don't understand how to back up my phone, or if I use my computer or phone to do said back up.
I don't understand how to use the app ROM manager, my phone isn't listed on it when I try to download clockworkmod. So I downloaded a file cwm.img and I don't know what the heck to do with it?
I think I have adb on my computer?
I'm so confused and there's too much information and it makes no sense to me. Can someone please help me or post links to SIMPLE walk throughs of what I need to do and tell me what order I'm supposed to do them in?
I'm sorry if you think I haven't searched because I've been searching for a long time over a few days and all I've found is information that is too complex for me.
I appreciate any help! I'm new and I don't want to hurt my phone.
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Hello! I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge.
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First of all here is my phone info
Rooted RAZR maxx hd with unlocked bootloader (XT926)
Mine is a Razr HD (XT925) But it's mainly the same except roms and some tools (and probably some other things I don't know...)
My main objective is to flash custom ROMs and see if any are better and faster than stock.
Which is the idea I had a week ago
My problem is I have no idea what I'm doing.
I was exactly in the same position since this is my first smartphone ever ^^
I can't seem to find any threads that are simple enough for me to understand what I need to do and in what order I need to do those things.
Well I had to search a while cause I first of all wanted to backup the most I could before doing anything.
Supposedly I need to back up my phone which seems to be the same thing as having a recovery???
This is a good thinking But there are limitations on what you can do without making the first thing which is rooting your phone "and then unlocking it".
If there is a thread that simplifies backing up and using a custom recovery please post a link.
I don't understand how to back up my phone, or if I use my computer or phone to do said back up.
The first thing I could do, was to backup the Apps/Contacts/etc... by using some apps like : MyBackup
The thing is : these applications are limited until you are rooted, because you wont be able to save apps data like your game scores or whatever
The second way to backup, is to make an entire backup of your system and data, which can only be made after unlocking the bootloader (by installing a custom recovery).
Be careful, unlocking your bootloader will ENTIRELY WIPE the data you have so make backups BEFORE.
I don't understand how to use the app ROM manager, my phone isn't listed on it when I try to download clockworkmod. So I downloaded a file cwm.img and I don't know what the heck to do with it?
Not sure about it because I never got that app before unlocking my bootloader.
I think I have adb on my computer?
To get adb on your computer, you need Android-SDK.
I'm so confused and there's too much information and it makes no sense to me. Can someone please help me or post links to SIMPLE walk throughs of what I need to do and tell me what order I'm supposed to do them in?
If you need more infos, dont hesitate to ask me on your post Ill subscribe to it in case of
I'm sorry if you think I haven't searched because I've been searching for a long time over a few days and all I've found is information that is too complex for me.
I can understand, personnaly im working in IT and I understand how this can be a pain when you have no knowledge at all on that subject :/
I appreciate any help! I'm new and I don't want to hurt my phone.
Once again, good thinking, but even thought, going where you are going is very risked.
And I can tell...because I nearly bricked my phone...as you can see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2631547
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Hello! I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge.
First of all here is my phone info
Rooted RAZR maxx hd with unlocked bootloader (XT926)
My main objective is to flash custom ROMs and see if any are better and faster than stock.
My problem is I have no idea what I'm doing. I can't seem to find any threads that are simple enough for me to understand what I need to do and in what order I need to do those things.
Supposedly I need to back up my phone which seems to be the same thing as having a recovery???
If there is a thread that simplifies backing up and using a custom recovery please post a link.
I don't understand how to back up my phone, or if I use my computer or phone to do said back up.
I don't understand how to use the app ROM manager, my phone isn't listed on it when I try to download clockworkmod. So I downloaded a file cwm.img and I don't know what the heck to do with it?
I think I have adb on my computer?
I'm so confused and there's too much information and it makes no sense to me. Can someone please help me or post links to SIMPLE walk throughs of what I need to do and tell me what order I'm supposed to do them in?
I'm sorry if you think I haven't searched because I've been searching for a long time over a few days and all I've found is information that is too complex for me.
I appreciate any help! I'm new and I don't want to hurt my phone.
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Start
Use Recovery Tools from play to flash your fav img.
TWRP check my Problems post in HD gen. Pocket proof, easy
Not pocket proof:
CWMR be careful of the double touch conformation!-you can use the keys til you are versed w/ the input flukes that inspired Philz recovery. Otherwise solid & simple.
I use Philz which may support everything in Rom Manager soon.
RM works w/ Photon Q recovery works on all the msm8960 phones, xt907, 925, 926, mb886. keys only.
All recoveries
Just because you can format it, it still may not be supported in the backup or even the xml restore (/persist)
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Get a SANDISK 64 GB CARD, FORMAT FROM RECOVERY to default format-fat32. Then when in doubt BACKUP.
All for now
bye
No offense intended, but if it's too difficult for you, than you probably shouldn't touch the phone until you understand everything. Before you start modding, you need to know how to recover it so we don't have another brick. Once you start to understand the minor things, it will be like a light switch and the more complex things will start to make sense.
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First of all ..
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Be careful, unlocking your bootloader will ENTIRELY WIPE the data you have so make backups
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This only happens on a moto factory UL.
Not the one for the xt907, 926 & mb886.
I do believe a 925 can save themselves the bother of the factory path if they do not mind it being not reversible. Yet both are irreversibly noticeable.
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Be careful, unlocking your bootloader will ENTIRELY WIPE the data you have so make backups
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This only happens on a moto factory UL.
Not the one for the xt907, 926 & mb886.
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Sorry about that I thought XT926 were close enough from XT925 (which is the only device I own) to have the same unlocking process.
My bad ^^
well if you're already unlocked and rooted, use this
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_xt925
follow the instructions, go to the development forum, download TWRP, CWM whichever floats your boat, and just use adb and fastboot.
id reccomend a backup, nandroid, titianium, etc.
djvita said:
well if you're already unlocked and rooted, use this
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_xt925
follow the instructions, go to the development forum, download TWRP, CWM whichever floats your boat, and just use adb and fastboot.
id reccomend a backup, nandroid, titianium, etc.
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Is post # 5 true for you & your 925 unlock?
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RikRong said:
No offense intended, but if it's too difficult for you, than you probably shouldn't touch the phone until you understand everything. Before you start modding, you need to know how to recover it so we don't have another brick. Once you start to understand the minor things, it will be like a light switch and the more complex things will start to make sense.
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This is an excellent point. When I first got into this a couple of years ago, I soft bricked my Bionic. I was able to recover it, but I could have avoided the problem if I had read a little more first. Now I read, read, read before trying something new. I found YouTube videos very helpful when I was a noob. Rootjunky is one resource, online and on YouTube. rootjunky.com
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Is post # 5 true for you & your 925 unlock?
Thanks
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yes i supposedly backed up with cwm, but the last time i got in that option, it did not find that backup.
at least there is a firmware superthread, but my cwm is for 4.4 only, so id have to flash another cwm to go back to stock jb
i find a titanium backup to be better, just backup my sms/calls, wifi keys, and user apps...
RikRong said:
No offense intended, but if it's too difficult for you, than you probably shouldn't touch the phone until you understand everything. Before you start modding, you need to know how to recover it so we don't have another brick. Once you start to understand the minor things, it will be like a light switch and the more complex things will start to make sense.
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No offense taken! I appreciate the constructive criticism. That is why I posted this question. I am reading all I can and I won't be attempting anything more until I understand the concepts. I just didn't know where to go for a more simple explanation of these concepts since apparently I'm not as intelligent as 90% of you guys on this forum!
I have already rooted and unlocked my phone so that's a good start haha. I will now follow the advice given in this thread and hopefully learn enough to understand these more complex concepts!
I appreciate everyone's information and responses!
Thanks ya'll
Jess
Good to hear you've placed these flammers where they have to be ^^
Anyway Nice job on what is done, the hardest and risky is still to come :/
Envoyé de mon XT925 en utilisant Tapatalk
its easy, the scripts i used are noob friendly, most important part is to backup your info!
djvita said:
yes i supposedly backed up with cwm, but the last time i got in that option, it did not find that backup.
at least there is a firmware superthread, but my cwm is for 4.4 only, so id have to flash another cwm to go back to stock jb
i find a titanium backup to be better, just backup my sms/calls, wifi keys, and user apps...
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???
Cwm=Cwmr?
Recovery is made for phone not any particular rom.
I'm glad you didn't take offense. Just keep learning, you are off to a good start.
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Hey all this will seems to be quite an odd thread to all. but its been long i have been using generic HTC one S and i know this site very well since i bought my phone 3 years ago!
Very well, I need to know some basic stuff so i can get perfect mod and upgraded without making it available for my younger brother to play with it by throwing it on wall.
So a good help will be really appreciated.
Only couple of questions:
1. Best ROM that support Indian HTC one S models.
2. Best and 100% working method to get this done successfully.
3. Any way i can backup the generic ROM and framework and get things moving ?
please don't get angry on me, just help me to get my phone renovated.
Thanks XDA
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xtremeones said:
Hey all this will seems to be quite an odd thread to all. but its been long i have been using generic HTC one S and i know this site very well since i bought my phone 3 years ago!
Very well, I need to know some basic stuff so i can get perfect mod and upgraded without making it available for my younger brother to play with it by throwing it on wall.
So a good help will be really appreciated.
Only couple of questions:
1. Best ROM that support Indian HTC one S models.
2. Best and 100% working method to get this done successfully.
3. Any way i can backup the generic ROM and framework and get things moving ?
please don't get angry on me, just help me to get my phone renovated.
Thanks XDA
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Hi there,
Im a One S user, so PM me if you need anything or reply to this thread so everyone can see
Answers:
1) This matters on opinion, but I would recommend cyanogenmod 11 (or 12.1 as Lollipop). Don't do this yet, see answer 3 to back up.
2) I would just follow my next answer here but if you need a detailed reply, reply back.
3) Unlock bootloader, quite easy, and S-OFF first, in case you lose any data. Any music/pics/etc pls transfer to pc first . Then, after S-OFF (or unlocked bootloader) install a custom recovery TWRP by getting the img file, booting to FASTBOOT mode (If you are on stock OS then go to Settings -> Power -> Uncheck fast boot (This will allow you to boot into fastboot)) .
Then, if that's all succesfull, the rest is easy . Download a new rom (like my answer 1 suggests, CM11 or CM12.1) then flash it . I highly recommend making a nandroid backup in TWRP after this is done transfer to PC. With TWRP 2.8.7.0 you can enable MTP mode in recovery, and then transfer whole TWRP folder to PC. Then, give a full wipe twice for all partition in TWRP (except for USB-OTG obviously).
Any more questions please contact me or reply to this thread, thanks.
Ok is there still no true root method, system.img or KDZ or recovery for our device? Is there no development? Ive had mine bricked now for a few months and waiting for an update or unbrick method has proven fruitless, can someone pull a system.img or help users with this device somehow? Thanks in advance
Need help too
packydavis said:
Ok is there still no true root method, system.img or KDZ or recovery for our device? Is there no development? Ive had mine bricked now for a few months and waiting for an update or unbrick method has proven fruitless, can someone pull a system.img or help users with this device somehow? Thanks in advance
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I need the kdz or tot file for cricket stylo as well. Please let me know if you figure this out.
help please??
GFlexin said:
I need the kdz or tot file for cricket stylo as well. Please let me know if you figure this out.
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same , anyone had luck on unbricking the h634??
packydavis said:
Ok is there still no true root method, system.img or KDZ or recovery for our device? Is there no development? Ive had mine bricked now for a few months and waiting for an update or unbrick method has proven fruitless, can someone pull a system.img or help users with this device somehow? Thanks in advance
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I started working on my lg stylo from cricket with no idea what I was doing. All ive really done is allow root, and have supersu with busybox. Other than that I've just been pulling my hair out because of lg bootloader lock. I've found some things about adb straight on the device to bypass bootloader. One thing I have found through my research is a guide with the "factory firmware". I haven't had a chance to try it, but I will post it for those who can try it out.
Also I too have a lot of questions specifically about the lg g stylo. I have h634 (from cricket) and want to work on roms/kernels and remove ALL bloatware. Most importantly, I would like to learn how to set the external sd card as "default" storage.
If you have useful info on the cricket variant of the stylo or know of anything that might help, you can send it my way. Also, I do have much more I have found about the stylo and love to share. Don't be afraid to ask me something. I will do my best to help you, as I too will be learning while trying to help.
If you want the link for the guide, just send me a personal message or simply reply to this post. I apparently can't post outside links until I've made 10 posts on the site. With this being my very first post, I guess I have 9 more to go lol.
Remember to follow instructions carefully and use at your own risk. I have not tried this and cannot vouch for it. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Guide with Firmware
Hey Mooose-Nuckle. I really need that link for the guide and firmware. If you can pm it to me i would be very thankful.
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I started working on my lg stylo from cricket with no idea what I was doing. All ive really done is allow root, and have supersu with busybox. Other than that I've just been pulling my hair out because of lg bootloader lock. I've found some things about adb straight on the device to bypass bootloader. One thing I have found through my research is a guide with the "factory firmware". I haven't had a chance to try it, but I will post it for those who can try it out.
Also I too have a lot of questions specifically about the lg g stylo. I have h634 (from cricket) and want to work on roms/kernels and remove ALL bloatware. Most importantly, I would like to learn how to set the external sd card as "default" storage.
If you have useful info on the cricket variant of the stylo or know of anything that might help, you can send it my way. Also, I do have much more I have found about the stylo and love to share. Don't be afraid to ask me something. I will do my best to help you, as I too will be learning while trying to help.
If you want the link for the guide, just send me a personal message or simply reply to this post. I apparently can't post outside links until I've made 10 posts on the site. With this being my very first post, I guess I have 9 more to go lol.
Remember to follow instructions carefully and use at your own risk. I have not tried this and cannot vouch for it. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
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Mooose-Nuckle said:
I started working on my lg stylo from cricket with no idea what I was doing. All ive really done is allow root, and have supersu with busybox. Other than that I've just been pulling my hair out because of lg bootloader lock. I've found some things about adb straight on the device to bypass bootloader. One thing I have found through my research is a guide with the "factory firmware". I haven't had a chance to try it, but I will post it for those who can try it out.
Also I too have a lot of questions specifically about the lg g stylo. I have h634 (from cricket) and want to work on roms/kernels and remove ALL bloatware. Most importantly, I would like to learn how to set the external sd card as "default" storage.
If you have useful info on the cricket variant of the stylo or know of anything that might help, you can send it my way. Also, I do have much more I have found about the stylo and love to share. Don't be afraid to ask me something. I will do my best to help you, as I too will be learning while trying to help.
If you want the link for the guide, just send me a personal message or simply reply to this post. I apparently can't post outside links until I've made 10 posts on the site. With this being my very first post, I guess I have 9 more to go lol.
Remember to follow instructions carefully and use at your own risk. I have not tried this and cannot vouch for it. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
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Can I get that link?
could i get that link
Could I get the link pls.. (PM sent also) Thanks
Mooose-Nuckle said:
I started working on my lg stylo from cricket with no idea what I was doing. All ive really done is allow root, and have supersu with busybox. Other than that I've just been pulling my hair out because of lg bootloader lock. I've found some things about adb straight on the device to bypass bootloader. One thing I have found through my research is a guide with the "factory firmware". I haven't had a chance to try it, but I will post it for those who can try it out.
Also I too have a lot of questions specifically about the lg g stylo. I have h634 (from cricket) and want to work on roms/kernels and remove ALL bloatware. Most importantly, I would like to learn how to set the external sd card as "default" storage.
If you have useful info on the cricket variant of the stylo or know of anything that might help, you can send it my way. Also, I do have much more I have found about the stylo and love to share. Don't be afraid to ask me something. I will do my best to help you, as I too will be learning while trying to help.
If you want the link for the guide, just send me a personal message or simply reply to this post. I apparently can't post outside links until I've made 10 posts on the site. With this being my very first post, I guess I have 9 more to go lol.
Remember to follow instructions carefully and use at your own risk. I have not tried this and cannot vouch for it. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
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[TOT and dll] Cricket H634 LG G Stylo STOCK Firmware via Bit-Torrent Here
packydavis said:
Ok is there still no true root method, system.img or KDZ or recovery for our device? Is there no development? Ive had mine bricked now for a few months and waiting for an update or unbrick method has proven fruitless, can someone pull a system.img or help users with this device somehow? Thanks in advance
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I bought the .TOT and .dll files from some non-LG site online; files over 1gb give me a lot of trouble to upload to Gdrive or Dropbox, and Mega.nz seems to give problems over time, so I've uploaded and am seeding (along with several others who are getting it from me) a zipped archive containing the .TOT & .dll files for the Cricket H634 LG G Stylo STOCK Firmware! Here's a link and also I've attached the torrent file in case the link dies : https://kat.cr/cricket-lg-g-stylo-h634-firmware-android-5-1-1-t12571867.html
Also I wrote a readme.txt containing instructions for how I did it, with programs too (LG Flash Tool 2014). It took me a while, so be sure to read it!
Peace
torrent download failed
please can anyone upload the files to a download server like MEGA or MEDIAFIRE, most of us cant download files from a torrent. Please help us!!!!. Upload the files to MEGA. DROPBOX or MEDIAFIRE!!!
thanks in advance...
Ok, so this will be the TOT and dll, you will need to install lgflashtool to flash it. Be glad, I had to hunt for hours for these. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9AUqOIj9fgTSDlLNDJHcUlINjg . Enjoy ladies and gents. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9AUqOIj9fgTVmZHb0s0YjJTTFE lgflashtool 2014
THANK YOU!!!!!!
you are greaaaaaaaaaaattttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
coldelectric said:
i bought the .tot and .dll files from some non-lg site online; files over 1gb give me a lot of trouble to upload to gdrive or dropbox, and mega.nz seems to give problems over time, so i've uploaded and am seeding (along with several others who are getting it from me) a zipped archive containing the .tot & .dll files for the cricket h634 lg g stylo stock firmware! Here's a link and also i've attached the torrent file in case the link dies : https://kat.cr/cricket-lg-g-stylo-h634-firmware-android-5-1-1-t12571867.html
also i wrote a readme.txt containing instructions for how i did it, with programs too (lg flash tool 2014). It took me a while, so be sure to read it!
Peace
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Thanks
did anyone check the torrent software to ensure that it works? If so, totally awesome
Yes, it works like a champ.
Sent from my SM-S920L using XDA-Developers mobile app
Hey my name is Brian and i have a lg stylo from cricket that i have bricked while trying to root through a xda developers web site. Can you please help with detailed instructions on how to unbrick? Its stuck on the initial sign into google page and keyboard doesnt even come up. Reach me by email please... [email protected]
Thanks for any help
wolf20043 said:
Yes, it works like a champ.
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can anyone tell me what this flash does?? been trying to find a root method to install a different rom on my girlfriends lg from cricket (or if its even possible). thanks in advance
Hotwheel6661 said:
can anyone tell me what this flash does?? been trying to find a root method to install a different rom on my girlfriends lg from cricket (or if its even possible). thanks in advance
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This restores your device to factory. As of now there are no custom roms or custom recovery. To root, you can use Kingroot.
I have downloaded all of the drivers and lg flashtool as well as the .tot and .dll files. Moved everything where it needs to be, but when I enter download mode and connect the phone to my computer it isn't detected. It is detected any other time as in when my phone is booted up normally. Can someone please point me in the right direction. I have tried different drivers.
I've got the cricket LG G Stylo and I've managed to find the OEM Unlock. Has anyone else found it? Isn't that is what's needed to unlock bootloader?
So i followed this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqhdq_A47DY&feature=youtu.be
I did exactly everything he does in the video, but i always ended up with the same error upon booting.
It would say something like "verification failed. unable to restart your device. the integrity verification has failed.you need to reset your device to factory default settings."
I tried the method multiple times but the same error shows up.
Any idea what could it be? Thank you!:good:
Shouldn't have done it. The phone is less than a month old and you are expecting everyone to have everything for it. Congratulations on having a brick.
Hello andresg97,
have you tried to follow the instructions as shown in the TWRP Thread?
At least you should be able to boot into recovery, from there you can install TWRP and the the only thing you need to get a working phone back is a ROM, the Renovate ROM works fine for me.
The Tools and ROM I mentioned:
TWRP Thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/recovery-twrp-galaxy-s8-exynos-t3595102
TWRP instructions for Installation: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72004368&postcount=3
Renovate ROMThread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ovate-ice-g950-g955-android-7-0-aqdg-t3598040
M3ph15t said:
Hello andresg97,
have you tried to follow the instructions as shown in the TWRP Thread?
At least you should be able to boot into recovery, from there you can install TWRP and the the only thing you need to get a working phone back is a ROM, the Renovate ROM works fine for me.
The Tools and ROM I mentioned:
TWRP Thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/recovery-twrp-galaxy-s8-exynos-t3595102
TWRP instructions for Installation: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72004368&postcount=3
Renovate ROMThread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ovate-ice-g950-g955-android-7-0-aqdg-t3598040
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Thank you! It works fine, thank you very much!
To everyone else who had similar problems , FOLLOW THE GUIDE this guy is linking, it works perfectly, i followed two youtubers before asking here, one made me end up with a boot loop, and the other one made me end up with the error upon boot.
KingFoltest said:
Shouldn't have done it. The phone is less than a month old and you are expecting everyone to have everything for it. Congratulations on having a brick.
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I have to say I am somewhat surprised at your post. It does not reflect the general attitude that is usually so prevalent in this forum. I wonder why you even posted. All you did was condemn the guy for having tried something without offering anything supportive beyond your comment - "congratulations for having a brick." It would have been better if you just kept your thoughts to yourself if you don't plan on offering anything constructive.
Bricking a samsung device is actually pretty hard to do - and most issues can be overcome. Obviously some bricks are real bricks - but usually via Odin, there is a way to at least return the phone to full stock before either giving up or trying again.
Sorry, I don't mean to harp on you - but I just get frustrated when I see such negativity without any offer of help or support. Hope you never end up in a similar situation - and if you do, I hope whoever reads your post treats you better than you treated the OP.
andresg97 said:
Thank you! It works fine, thank you very much!
To everyone else who had similar problems , FOLLOW THE GUIDE this guy is linking, it works perfectly, i followed two youtubers before asking here, one made me end up with a boot loop, and the other one made me end up with the error upon boot.
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I'm glad I could help, have fun with your phone
mocsab said:
I have to say I am somewhat surprised at your post. It does not reflect the general attitude that is usually so prevalent in this forum. I wonder why you even posted. All you did was condemn the guy for having tried something without offering anything supportive beyond your comment - "congratulations for having a brick." It would have been better if you just kept your thoughts to yourself if you don't plan on offering anything constructive.
Bricking a samsung device is actually pretty hard to do - and most issues can be overcome. Obviously some bricks are real bricks - but usually via Odin, there is a way to at least return the phone to full stock before either giving up or trying again.
Sorry, I don't mean to harp on you - but I just get frustrated when I see such negativity without any offer of help or support. Hope you never end up in a similar situation - and if you do, I hope whoever reads your post treats you better than you treated the OP.
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I understand.. I must be furious at that moment how somebody could possibly do something to a brand new phone. I am sorry though, will keep my opinions to myself, if they aren't constructive.
KingFoltest said:
Shouldn't have done it. The phone is less than a month old and you are expecting everyone to have everything for it. Congratulations on having a brick.
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The only thing he shouldn't of done was follow a youtubers guide on rooting, all they do is read xda and make a video of it, should of came here first and asked questions, next time he'll know.
andresg97 said:
Thank you! It works fine, thank you very much!
To everyone else who had similar problems , FOLLOW THE GUIDE this guy is linking, it works perfectly, i followed two youtubers before asking here, one made me end up with a boot loop, and the other one made me end up with the error upon boot.
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hello!
I had the same verification problem you had, and followed these steps to solve it.
I have wiped my s8, and flashed as well as initialized TWRP on my phone. Now in TWRP recovery I'm trying to transfer the Renovate flashable zip, but every time I try to transfer the file the transfer fails. Doing it by drag n drop in windows the transfer freezes midway, and then the connection to the pc is cut, and I have to reboot the phone to reestablish it. After that I have a corrupt zip in like 70 % of the actual size.
Doing it by push command in ADB gives me an error saying my device is out of space after transferring around 60-70%, even though there's ~52 gb free space.
Do any of you have any idea why this happens? I'm able to transfer other, smaller files to the phones internal storage. Is there some setting limiting what I can transfer?
mocsab said:
I have to say I am somewhat surprised at your post. It does not reflect the general attitude that is usually so prevalent in this forum. I wonder why you even posted. All you did was condemn the guy for having tried something without offering anything supportive beyond your comment - "congratulations for having a brick." It would have been better if you just kept your thoughts to yourself if you don't plan on offering anything constructive.
Bricking a samsung device is actually pretty hard to do - and most issues can be overcome. Obviously some bricks are real bricks - but usually via Odin, there is a way to at least return the phone to full stock before either giving up or trying again.
Sorry, I don't mean to harp on you - but I just get frustrated when I see such negativity without any offer of help or support. Hope you never end up in a similar situation - and if you do, I hope whoever reads your post treats you better than you treated the OP.
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I felt exactly the same, and even irritated! Thanks for pointing it out to the guy in such a professional way
KingFoltest said:
Shouldn't have done it. The phone is less than a month old and you are expecting everyone to have everything for it. Congratulations on having a brick.
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You must be fun at parties. You should just leave xda with that attitude. I rooted day 1, no issues.
Sent from my S8+Rooted
Brava27 said:
You must be fun at parties. You should just leave xda with that attitude. I rooted day 1, no issues.
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Same parties you always arrive late to? Sure thing mate
Does not work for me
M3ph15t said:
Hello andresg97,
have you tried to follow the instructions as shown in the TWRP Thread?
At least you should be able to boot into recovery, from there you can install TWRP and the the only thing you need to get a working phone back is a ROM, the Renovate ROM works fine for me.
The Tools and ROM I mentioned:
TWRP Thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/recovery-twrp-galaxy-s8-exynos-t3595102
TWRP instructions for Installation: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72004368&postcount=3
Renovate ROMThread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ovate-ice-g950-g955-android-7-0-aqdg-t3598040
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Hey! Can u help me please, it does not work for me! My skype is den170602
A little help please?
DKC11 said:
Hey! Can u help me please, it does not work for me! My skype is den170602
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It doesnt work for me either... My first initial attempted install of twrp gave me a pass but the phone would not boot into twrp. It is stuck at the galaxy S8+ logo... I can boot into download mode and thats all... holding the power bixby and volume up buttons does nothing. I have tried to flash twrp several times now and keep getting a fail in odin. I have also tried flashing a stock rom several times as well but odin fails at that too... followed xda giudes for both procedures and no luck. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated... Thank You
Hi all,
I found this thread because I did the exact same thing.
I flashed TWRP via ODIN, and came up with that screen about data not being verified, only option was to click "Erase".
Thankfully, I powered down the phone, booted to Recovery (Samsung), and displayed:
"Appling Multi-CSC-, applied CSC-Code : TEL (Telstra Aus) blah blahblah..
Successfully verify for dmverity hash tree."
Rebooted, and all was ok again..
Nearly passed out from shock though.
I did a Helium backup of my app data, but not the other files on my phone, which I am doing right now!
Still not sure what I did wrong with flashing TWRP though. It flashed fine...
numloxx1978 said:
Hi all,
I found this thread because I did the exact same thing.
I flashed TWRP via ODIN, and came up with that screen about data not being verified, only option was to click "Erase".
Thankfully, I powered down the phone, booted to Recovery (Samsung), and displayed:
"Appling Multi-CSC-, applied CSC-Code : TEL (Telstra Aus) blah blahblah..
Successfully verify for dmverity hash tree."
Rebooted, and all was ok again..
Nearly passed out from shock though.
I did a Helium backup of my app data, but not the other files on my phone, which I am doing right now!
Still not sure what I did wrong with flashing TWRP though. It flashed fine...
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Sounds like you didn't wipe data or flashing the dm-verity disabler. Look here for more info https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72004368&postcount=3
Sjant said:
Sounds like you didn't wipe data or flashing the dm-verity disabler. Look here for more info https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72004368&postcount=3
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I thought that was for new install phones only?
I don't want to wipe my phone, I want to leave all the data on it if possible.
DKC11 said:
Hey! Can u help me please, it does not work for me! My skype is den170602
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...pment/recovery-twrp-galaxy-s8-exynos-t3595102
Follow the steps exactly step by step.
Enjoy!
Do these exact steps, Do not miss.
1. Reboot to recovery.
2. Do a data wipe (WIPE>FORMAT DATA) And Say "Yes"
3.Go to Reboot and Reboot back to recovery.
4.Download DM Verify Disablerhttps://build.nethunter.com/android-tools/no-verity-opt-encrypt/ , Get the latest.
5.Copy in to the phone and flash it.
6.Go to Reboot and Reboot back to recovery.
7.Now Flash any rom as you wish.
8.Make Sure to Wipe Dalvik, Cache after.
Enjoy!!
Hi all,
Please help me to root my s8+ through TWRP. Every time when I patch this via odin my phone says 'unable to restart your phone. the integrity verification has failed. you need to reset your device to factory default settings. this will erase all your data.'. I have thoroughly read this thread but nothing resolve my issue. I have the exynos model purchased from UK.