[CLOSED] Installed SB Patcher, now device won't boot. - General Questions and Answers

Hello guys,
I really need your help here I don't know what to do. This is an android problem, specifically on Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro.
I installed busybox SB Patcher (which is a modified version of lucky patcher from sbenny. com). I tried to use it and it crashed, after that all the apps on my phone got their icons replaced by the default android logo and had their names replaced with their original app names (com. google. etc.). Any application I tried to use would not work. After a while of nothing working I rebooted the device and now it won't boot. It's stuck at the MIUI Logo. After a while I get to the MIUI Rescue System were my only option is to wipe my data. I want to avoid losing my data at all costs.
The devices was rooted. I am not new to this kind of stuff, I have rooted a lot of devices in the past and used lucky patcher before and this is a first, I have no clue what could have possibly gone wrong or why it happened. I am pretty sure it was not a virus. I scanned the files using 2 different antivirus software plus the built in security before and after installation (I always do that to be extra safe).
For root I followed this guide: Root XDA Guide
I know it has something with either busybox or SB Patcher, maybe something went wrong when it was trying to build the custom apk ? I really don't know. My devices has been rooted for about 1,5 years now so i am positive it is not the rom or the root.
I am at a loss here, I feel quite stupid to be honest. Is there anything to do to save my phone without wiping my data ?
Thank you all so much !
Edit:
I am thinking about plugging the phone in my computer to see if I have access to my files, if they are still there and see what is going on, but I am not sure if it is safe or if it's a good idea
Also I should mention I can boot into TWRP but I can't find any system files. System is mounted but I see that it reads internal storage as 0mb. I couldn't find why

Try to re-flash Stock ROM.

jwoegerbauer said:
Try to re-flash Stock ROM.
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I will try that. I am guessing that means I will lose my root and twrp ? I don't really care as long as it fixes my phone but I'd just like to know.
Also I remember when I flashed the custom rom I had to wipe my data, won't I have to do that as well ?
And last question, should I flash the latest version ? I read somewhere that Xiaomi has anti-rollback protection. Could that be a problem ? For rooting in the future for example ?
Sorry for the bombardment of questions here, but my knowledge on the matter is deficient.
Thank you for your reply !
Can someone please help me ? It might be a noob question but I am really afraid to mess up
I connected my phone to my PC and I can't access it's files so I can't buck them up nor load the rom I need to flash, is there a setting on TWRP I have wrong or what do I have to do ? My phone doesn't show up at all on my computer

Leonniar said:
I installed busybox SB Patcher (which is a modified version of lucky patcher from sbenny. com).
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Lucky Patcher (or any of its derivates) is considered serious warez on XDA, and we do not provide a platform to discuss any issues by its use! Maybe it's worth to completely review the XDA Forum Rules? Below you find an excerpt:
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[APP] New Pandora update

Here's the new Pandora update it hasn't been released yet....
https://mega.co.nz/#!Q54BWA5Q!96NsfszBXf94OIKA0sXwRKEtGBbqtHa1ruCTnMq7JK4
Nice! Thank
Strange, same versions as me. I've installed it, enabled it in xposed, rebooted, changed the thumbs up option, made sure the download location is fine, enabled the prompt to download, rebooted etc etc.... Yet when I press thumbs up it just doesn't work. That's why I tried the logcat, but I see nothing obvious in there to describe any errors.
Think I'll uninstall and start again
Can somebody please tell me how i can get this? Im kind of new to the whole LG G3 rooting scene like i got it rooted but idk what I need in order to get this. I have a LG G3 VS985 by the way
Just an FYI... Previous threads that have included discussions of Pandora Patcher (a module that violates both XDA's rules and was banned from the Xposed repo as it's considered warez) have either been locked or thoroughly cleaned. If you're going to discuss this mod I'd suggest doing so via PM so as to not draw the attention of a moderator and get yourself in trouble.
THIS^^^
Any discussion about circumventing a paywall is considered warez discussions and will NOT be tolerated here.
Thread cleaned.
mjb152 said:
strange, same versions as me. I've installed it, enabled it in xposed, rebooted, changed the thumbs up option, made sure the download location is fine, enabled the prompt to download, rebooted etc etc.... Yet when i press thumbs up it just doesn't work. That's why i tried the logcat, but i see nothing obvious in there to describe any errors.
Think i'll uninstall and start again
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patcher doesn't work with this version.

[Completed] You know what would be cool?

I think XDA should let visitors enter their phone make & model....
Then a QR code would appear that users scan with the XDA app....
Once scanned, a download occurs and the user has a new 'update.zip' located on the sdcard....
All the user would have to do is update their phone to get root
XDA Visitor said:
I think XDA should let visitors enter their phone make & model....
Then a QR code would appear that users scan with the XDA app....
Once scanned, a download occurs and the user has a new 'update.zip' located on the sdcard....
All the user would have to do is update their phone to get root
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
Interesting concept, though I am a bit lost on the last step. I don't think there has ever been a rooting method that leverages stock recovery. Alternatively, if you have a custom recovery, the hardest parts have already been done and all that is left to flash for root (if it didn't happen by now) is SuperSU (and that may have a small handful of variations tyo allow for different architectures).
With that said (and if the latter is the case), not sure how that would be handled. I am confident if the idea was brought up, it would be mulled around for possibilities:
> General discussion > About xda-developers.com > [All XDA Members] Feedback/Recommendations for XDA
Please note, you will need to be a member to post there.
Hope this helps!
So, a singed .zip disguised as a O.T.A update wont work?
Weird... I wonder where I dreamed that up....
erdapa said:
So, a singed .zip disguised as a O.T.A update wont work?
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To many safeguards in place in stock recovery. If that did work, rooting would be so much easier. Maybe someone needs to figure out that method.
Have a good one.
A QR code could let users skip the 'download to computer-upload to phone' process for other downloads.
Wallpapers, ROMs, Recoveries, Apps, flashables.... all sorts of downloads that are intended to be put on an Android device! Long live the QR!

[Completed] Grand Prime SM-G530T1

So is there anyone out there who knows how to reverse engineer closed source android files? Example; Bootloader? I want to remove knox from bootloader and open up the bootloader completely. I want to be able to play pokemon go no matter what kind of block they send out. Current update they block all root users. Not everyone is a cheater which is ridiculous to block us all. But I need to make a custom rom and would love to start by learning how to hack the bootloader and remove Knox completely. This is for lollipop 5.1.1 on the Grand Prime SM-G530T1 if I had my own pc at the time id try to look it up and learn it. Would really appreciate any given help. There is a handful of us who want a working rooted rom for this device and options arent supported so if I can get access to all the source files and make them all open then I can look into making a custom rom that wont be corrupted. Goal here is to use the stock files. Build from stock keep it simple. Remove some thing add others. Make it strictly a rom for playing games with root access hidden. Once I learn how to hack all the files I will start doing it for other phones and help others as well.
Only4givenOnceOfficial said:
So is there anyone out there who knows how to reverse engineer closed source android files? Example; Bootloader? I want to remove knox from bootloader and open up the bootloader completely. I want to be able to play pokemon go no matter what kind of block they send out. Current update they block all root users. Not everyone is a cheater which is ridiculous to block us all. But I need to make a custom rom and would love to start by learning how to hack the bootloader and remove Knox completely. This is for lollipop 5.1.1 on the Grand Prime SM-G530T1 if I had my own pc at the time id try to look it up and learn it. Would really appreciate any given help. There is a handful of us who want a working rooted rom for this device and options arent supported so if I can get access to all the source files and make them all open then I can look into making a custom rom that wont be corrupted. Goal here is to use the stock files. Build from stock keep it simple. Remove some thing add others. Make it strictly a rom for playing games with root access hidden. Once I learn how to hack all the files I will start doing it for other phones and help others as well.
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Greetings, xda assist is for new users to be guided to the correct forum to ask thier question. As a senior member you should now your way around xda
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[ROOT]Samsung SM-J120A Galaxy Express 3 / Galaxy J1 2016

Below you will find instructions how to root this device.
The following procedure has been tested up to firmware J120AUCU2APJ2
KNOX should remain 0x0
However you undertake this at your own risk.
Issues:
Wifi passwords not remembered (fix below)
Stock Flashlight app not working.
Model number may be missing from build.prop (fix below)
Instructions
1. Flash the eng boot image.
This is a special boot image normally used by engineers, it allows selinux to be booted in permissive mode with relaxed root restrictions.
Do not replace this image with the stock image after rooting your device or you will possibly soft brick your device.
(See below for how to recover)
ENG_BOOT_J120A_PG1
Download Odin v3.11.1
Reboot Phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)
Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
Download the ENG_BOOT_J120A_PG1.tar to your PC and add it to AP / PDA in ODIN.
Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes
2. Install and run Kingroot:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/kingro...-release/kingroot-5-0-5-android-apk-download/
You may need to run Kingroot several times to gain successful root.
3. Install and run SuperSU me to remove Kingroot and convert to SuperSU (not required) :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ore&pcampaignid=APPU_1_uzPDVbGyFcGNyATHrqmoCA
Alternative (free) method to replace Kingroot:
Follow Steps 3 to 12.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ide-how-to-root-tripping-knox-kitkat-t3129484
Don't flash the boot partition with Flashfire, uncheck.
You will also need to flash the system version of SuperSU not EverRoot.
When you get to step 12, don't flash the firmware. Disable EverRoot and just flash this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/v2-64-2-66-supersu-mode-t3286120
4. Wifi fix:
modify the line below in /system/build.prop:
ro.securestorage.support=true to false
5. To fix “Unauthorized actions have been detected”
disable 'security log agent'
6. Model number missing fix:
http://www.techgainer.com/change-fake-android-device-model-number-and-brand-name/
Enjoy your rooted device
To recover from a soft brick flash the firmware below.
https://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-j120a
FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED PLEASE.
THANKS.
DONATE ME HERE IF YOU WANT TO BUY ME A BEER OR HIT THE THANKS BUTTON IF I HELPED YOU
Still no TWRP, though, right?
fbueller said:
Still no TWRP, though, right?
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Not possible I'm afraid.
ashyx said:
Not possible I'm afraid.
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As ashyx mentioned in a previous post, Flashfire works. Loaded Xposed for Samsung via the Wa?? version.
spicybeansandricey, to clarify, Wanam is a modified version of Xposed for Samsung phones. Google is my friend, Google is your friend and Google is our friend. If you Googled it, you will find links to the same/similar packages linked by ashyx to get Xposed on Samsung phones. Since I was skimming the articles and successfully installed on a 4" screen, I wasn't sure about the name but only remembered the first 2 letters. In fact, the tutorial I followed was different from ashyx's post and gave no credit to XDA.
As an addendum, Flashfire works great and was able to back up EFS files. I just chose to backup EVERYTHING since I don't know what I will need later. My 128GB sd card cost more than the phone! LOL As for my vacation reading list and Google, I still have to read up on new superuser and root that can survive OTAs and root detection.
shirleys143 said:
Flashfire works. Loaded Xposed for Samsung via the Wa?? version.
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Yeh flash fire is pretty much the next best thing to custom recovery with a few little tricks of its own.
Anyone have a list of garbage that can be safely removed? Even after stripping some of the obvious stuff there's over 4Gb of system stuff.
Can I remove the Samsung stuff like Galaxy Apps and such? I don't want to remove anything that will make it unstable so that I can still reset it back to fresh and begin over, but without the bloat ware of that makes sense?
ViralThread said:
Anyone have a list of garbage that can be safely removed? Even after stripping some of the obvious stuff there's over 4Gb of system stuff.
Can I remove the Samsung stuff like Galaxy Apps and such? I don't want to remove anything that will make it unstable so that I can still reset it back to fresh and begin over, but without the bloat ware of that makes sense?
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No matter how much you remove from system the size will never change, it's rather a pointless exercise. All you're doing is creating unused space.
ashyx said:
Yeh flash fire is pretty much the next best thing to custom recovery with a few little tricks of its own.
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SO i tried to flash xposed via flashfire and got the old "system software not authorized by at&t has been found on your phone..." brick.
How to get xposed on there without bricking?
ashyx said:
No matter how much you remove from system the size will never change, it's rather a pointless exercise. All you're doing is creating unused space.
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So what's the point of rooting? The primary reason was to remove the bloat and recover some usable space on the device. Out of 8GB there's less than 3gb of usable storage on it rendering it mostly useless for anything but a media player or emulator box loading crap off the SDCard.
What a waste.
ViralThread said:
So what's the point of rooting? The primary reason was to remove the bloat and recover some usable space on the device. Out of 8GB there's less than 3gb of usable storage on it rendering it mostly useless for anything but a media player or emulator box loading crap off the SDCard.
What a waste.
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Rooting is about more than debloating. It's about having control over your device.
Why don't you use adoptable storage if you need more space?
You can always move user apps to system to take up the space you've created. There are plenty of apps that can do this such as system app remover. That way not only do you utilise that space but you also free up storage space.
spicybeansandricey said:
SO i tried to flash xposed via flashfire and got the old "system software not authorized by at&t has been found on your phone..." brick.
How to get xposed on there without bricking?
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How do you class a message, which is easily removed, as a brick?
ashyx said:
Rooting is about more than debloating. It's about having control over your device.
Why don't you use adoptable storage if you need more space?
You can always move user apps to system to take up the space you've created. There are plenty of apps that can do this such as system app remover. That way not only do you utilise that space but you also free up storage space.
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Adoptable storage is useless. Most of the apps will not see it and refuse to install data there, making it impossible to install anything large on the device or more than a few small apps/games.
I hadn't considered moving installed apps to system space I will give system app removed a glance. Thx
ashyx said:
How do you class a message, which is easily removed, as a brick?
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i just asked how to install xposed on there, who cares about what i feel is a brick or not. a brick, soft or hard is still a brick.
is there a way to get xposed on the j120a without custom recovery? i tried flashfire, maybe my setting were incorrect? do you have a method?
thanks in advance.
spicybeansandricey said:
i just asked how to install xposed on there, who cares about what i feel is a brick or not. a brick, soft or hard is still a brick.
is there a way to get xposed on the j120a without custom recovery? i tried flashfire, maybe my setting were incorrect? do you have a method?
thanks in advance.
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Yes there is, but due to your attitude sort yourself out. I honestly don't know why I bother sometimes with this forum.
ashyx said:
Yes there is, but due to your attitude sort yourself out. I honestly don't know why I bother sometimes with this forum.
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thats kind of harsh considering i just asked for instructions on how to get xposed on my phone. instead of helping you wanted to put me down for not using the word "brick" in a manner thats acceptable to you.
im sorry that we dont agree on semantics. i really have no "attitude" and how one can attribute an attitude to text on a website is debatable at best.
I have no ill-will, malice, or attitude, i had a general question that i was asking about and was looking to someone who looked like they had the answer for it. Normally, i "sort" these things out myself, but i went against my better judgement and asked here...(hence my 2 reply post history.)
if you can help me, i would gladly reward you for your time, via bitcoin, etc; I honestly have no issue other than i dont have the time to sit and look into this stuff like i use to 4-5 years ago. I promise you, i have no sort of attitude. this is just a forum FFS, and above all else, im not an 'ingrate.' i am always appreciative for any help that i receive.
If you could find the will to help me i would greatly appreciate it, otherwise lets not part ways with any ill-will, that's the last thing that i would ever want to happen.
thanks again for your time.
Ok so here's what my experience with system app remover was, and I hope I wasn't sounding rude or unappreciative, Immsimply trying to work towards a certain endpoint solution if possible.
System app remover did not permit me to relocate user apps into system space, in fact it won't let me move any apps as it claims "sdcard share the same disk with os", both in "move to phone" and in "move to sdcard" options.
Is there any reliable way to install apps directly to the external SDCard? Maybe install them to internal storage and then manually move them and symlink them? That wouldn't work for large apps but might allow installation of more smaller apps?
Essentially what you've stated means even the system is on its own "partition" right? So as I remove stuff that's stored in the /system folder, it's freeing space but not space my Android can access for the purpose of installation ?
Is that a proper summary of my situation?
Thanks in advance
spicybeansandricey said:
thats kind of harsh considering i just asked for instructions on how to get xposed on my phone. instead of helping you wanted to put me down for not using the word "brick" in a manner thats acceptable to you.
im sorry that we dont agree on semantics. i really have no "attitude" and how one can attribute an attitude to text on a website is debatable at best.
I have no ill-will, malice, or attitude, i had a general question that i was asking about and was looking to someone who looked like they had the answer for it. Normally, i "sort" these things out myself, but i went against my better judgement and asked here...(hence my 2 reply post history.)
if you can help me, i would gladly reward you for your time, via bitcoin, etc; I honestly have no issue other than i dont have the time to sit and look into this stuff like i use to 4-5 years ago. I promise you, i have no sort of attitude. this is just a forum FFS, and above all else, im not an 'ingrate.' i am always appreciative for any help that i receive.
If you could find the will to help me i would greatly appreciate it, otherwise lets not part ways with any ill-will, that's the last thing that i would ever want to happen.
thanks again for your time.
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OK, let's start again. Maybe I mistook your response, it just seemed a little snipey. To get help in the right direction, proper details of what the actual issue is goes a long way to obtaining the solution. Stating a message caused a brick isn't anything I've ever come across before which is why I asked the question? However it seems further to that post you actually meant Xposed caused the brick after you saw that message and rebooted.
So going back to what I previously stated about correct details, here we are 3 unnecessary posts later.
Moving on...to install Xposed you need to ensure you use the wanam build of Xposed.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960
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ashyx said:
OK, let's start again. Maybe I mistook your response, it just seemed a little snipey. To get help in the right direction, proper details of what the actual issue is goes a long way to obtaining the solution. Stating a message caused a brick isn't anything I've ever come across before which is why I asked the question? However it seems further to that post you actually meant Xposed caused the brick after you saw that message and rebooted.
So going back to what I previously stated about correct details, here we are 3 unnecessary posts later.
Moving on...to install Xposed you need to ensure you use the wanam build of Xposed.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960
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thank you so much!! that was what the "wa???" was in the first few post of this thread that i didnt understand. i sincerely was not trying to come off as pompous, snipey etc; so thank you for helping me. I run a vbulletin forum myself so im no stranger to miscommunication.
I appreciate your help, honestly and sincerely. ill give this a try and be back, my sincerest thanks again.
ViralThread said:
Ok so here's what my experience with system app remover was, and I hope I wasn't sounding rude or unappreciative, Immsimply trying to work towards a certain endpoint solution if possible.
System app remover did not permit me to relocate user apps into system space, in fact it won't let me move any apps as it claims "sdcard share the same disk with os", both in "move to phone" and in "move to sdcard" options.
Is there any reliable way to install apps directly to the external SDCard? Maybe install them to internal storage and then manually move them and symlink them? That wouldn't work for large apps but might allow installation of more smaller apps?
Essentially what you've stated means even the system is on its own "partition" right? So as I remove stuff that's stored in the /system folder, it's freeing space but not space my Android can access for the purpose of installation ?
Is that a proper summary of my situation?
Thanks in advance
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Whoops, my bad. That's was the wrong app to suggest. I actually meant this one that DOES move user apps to system. You can see the mistake with the similar names!
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...CBowAA&usg=AFQjCNFe58rupOZgD6hS3UfXr-2rkHxsyQ[/url]
By the way I suggest this busybox:
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...CB8wAg&usg=AFQjCNGS1LQ2kB8PZ4Y--lzVTOG1SKQWvA
ashyx said:
Whoops, my bad. That's was the wrong app to suggest. I actually meant this one that DOES move user apps to system. You can see the mistake with the similar names!
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...CBowAA&usg=AFQjCNFe58rupOZgD6hS3UfXr-2rkHxsyQ[/url]
By the way I suggest this busybox:
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...CB8wAg&usg=AFQjCNGS1LQ2kB8PZ4Y--lzVTOG1SKQWvA
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Thanks for the quick response.
I installed /system/app/remover and it seemed to offer a solution. However upon moving few apps to system with the app, it's merely removing them. So more tweaking needed.
Will keep update on progress.
Thanks again
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Is it safe to remove all of the Samsung stuff? Will that break the reset ability?

[CLOSED]bootloop after installing apk as system app

hello guys I need help... I tried to install an apk (MIUI alpha launcher) as system app on my Mi10 Ultra (last miui13 weekly - android 12) with LuckyPatcher and as expected it ended in a bootloop... I am an idiot I know but I did it... I can access all system and data files trought TWRP.. I already removed magisk, magisk modules, all LuckyPatcher traces I found and also flashed rom again and again but it still ends in a bootloop... I managed to save my files trough TWRP but before wiping everything I'd like to try to fix the phone because I still have bunch of important data and app installed (work stuff, 2FA suth ecc)... what could be the bootloop cause? is there anyone that knows what LuckyPatcher does when attempting to install an apk as system? I don't think it touched system partition because is locked in my phone when not in twrp/fastboot mode... my bet is that it creates a script somewhere that is causing the loop... heeellp please thanks
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