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Hi guys, I need a little help if you don't mind. So I rooted my girlfriends Incredible (slcd screen if it matters at all) with Unrevoked 3.32 and I tried to install Rom Manager so I could flash cwm and install CM7 just like I have on my Inspire 4G.
I had to uninstall it because it won't run. Even when I restart the phone Rom Manager crashes as soon as the phone boots up and I haven't run any apps whatsoever.
Can anyone tell me why this is happening so i can get CM7 installed on this phone. I can boot into recovery by cold booting with Volume - pressed with the power at the same time but I'm scared to just flash CM7 on there without cwm in case it bricks the phone on her.
Thanks
Predtechhacker said:
Hi guys, I need a little help if you don't mind. So I rooted my girlfriends Incredible (slcd screen if it matters at all) with Unrevoked 3.32 and I tried to install Rom Manager so I could flash cwm and install CM7 just like I have on my Inspire 4G.
I had to uninstall it because it won't run. Even when I restart the phone Rom Manager crashes as soon as the phone boots up and I haven't run any apps whatsoever.
Can anyone tell me why this is happening so i can get CM7 installed on this phone. I can boot into recovery by cold booting with Volume - pressed with the power at the same time but I'm scared to just flash CM7 on there without cwm in case it bricks the phone on her.
Thanks
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Try to fix permissions to see if it helps.
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Try to fix permissions to see if it helps.
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How do I fix permissions if I can't run Rom Manager? I thought that's where you fix permissions, at least that's where I do it on the inspire.
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How do I fix permissions if I can't run Rom Manager? I thought that's where you fix permissions, at least that's where I do it on the inspire.
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You said you can boot into recovery. Look in the advanced options, you'll see it there also.
Cool. I had no idea about that option. Thanks man
Uninstall it and go from there. Its not permissions, though you can run them in recovery too. The most common way to brick a phone is pulling the battery while flashing something. make sure everything you flash is for her phone and always wipe data/dalvik cache, factory reset before changing roms after doing a nand backup so you always have something to go back to
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Uninstall it and go from there. Its not permissions, though you can run them in recovery too. The most common way to brick a phone is pulling the battery while flashing something. make sure everything you flash is for her phone and always wipe data/dalvik cache, factory reset before changing roms after doing a nand backup so you always have something to go back to
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The fix permissions was to try to address why Rom Manager was FC'ing. Fixing permissions often fixes FC's for me so I'm not really sure how you can just brush it off as not it. Perhaps you can enlighten me why anyone would bother running it if it doesn't do anything?
Didnt mean to hurt your feelings also didn't say not to run it. Just went through this problem on my inc and it was not the permissions, it was due to using an incompatable recovery
If rom manager is corrupt what does that make the permissions it contains. do you think the recovery contains diferent ones?
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Didnt mean to hurt your feelings also didn't say not to run it. Just went through this problem on my inc and it was not the permissions, it was due to using an incompatable recovery
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If rom manager is corrupt what does that make the permissions it contains. do you think the recovery contains diferent ones?
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You didn't hurt my feelings. I just thought it was interesting that you shut it down as if it wasn't a possibility. Apps aren't a self contained entity, they rely on other parts of the OS too so the FC on Rom Manager might be a symptom of permissions issues in another part of the OS such as libraries, config files, directories, etc.
He never mentioned being able to even run it after installing it, let alone get a backup out of it.
You don't need to go through rom manager to run a nand backup and no we obviosly don't know all of this guys problem other than I'm sure his girls pissed for messing with her phone when he doesn't know how to troubleshoot
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You don't need to go through rom manager to run a nand backup and no we obviosly don't know all of this guys problem other than I'm sure his girls pissed for messing with her phone when he doesn't know how to troubleshoot
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sigh... yes, yes you can run a backup without it. again, i was giving advice on something to try since the thread was about ROM Manager FC... nevermind.
good luck OP
I booted into recovery last night, fixed permissions, reinstalled ROM Manager and it all worked perfectly. Now the only other problem i have is my mobile data on the phone. So we originally bought this phone off Craigslist and found it had a screwed up MEID, so i successfully cloned the MEID and ESN from her Palm Pre to this Incredible. Everything now works correctly except for mobile data/web. The phone, WIFI, and Bluetooth all work great but unless she's on WIFI she can't access the internet.
I have the mobile data option checked in the Wireless & Network settings but it still doesn't go online. Can anyone PLEASE help me figure out why i have no mobile data on this phone??
Thanks guys
Did you dial *228. Option 2 afterwards?
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Yes, i did *228 option 1, and *228 option 2 after i did that.
Does anyone know (1) what a PRL is and (2) if PRL's are different for each phone on Verizon's network or if PRL's are the same for every phone on the network?
To my understanding the prl controls how your phone communicates with the towers. I would call Verizon..can't hurt..you may need to ruu.
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seems like you may have gotten ripped off here, have you checked if the devise has been turned in on an ins claim or reported stolen, Glad permissions worked for you, good luck
rom manager force closes on me too alot. i just go to settings apps and click clear data under rom manager it works correctly again after
rom manager force closes on me too alot. i just go to settings apps and click clear data under rom manager it usually works correctly again after
Hello,
I've bought this phone to my father about one week ago and I've performed the Stock ROM OTA upgrade just after the purchase.
The problem I've encountered with my father's phone is that sometimes it freezes even if I'm not doing anything heavy load. For instance, during a widget change on the home screen or a similar operation.
Then the phone rebooted itself automatically, after a freeze.
Sometimes I have to reboot the phone manually (forced switch off).
Many times Skype FCs also happen.
Sometimes instead, it is smooth and fast...
Before switching to a Custom ROM, I would like to know what the problem could be. I would leave the stock one installed because, just in case of warranty return, I could be not available to reflash the stock ROM and unroot the device for my father.
These are the characteristics:
Android: 2.3.6
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-perf-I8150XXLA2-CL869026
Build: GINGERBREAD.XXLA2
Device storage memory: used: 190MB, Free: 0,88GB
RAM: 151MB used - 139MB Free
Can somebody help me?
Hi.
I had this problem with a custom rom, not with a Stock.
If you like, you could try flash with ODIN a Brasilian Stock 2.3.6. Has English and work good. A had 2 or 3 lags and restart but now its stable.
I recommend a Factory Reset before install other ROM.
if you like, sent a PM and i will sent for you a Google Docs (more fast than hotfile.com) link for this ROM.
Thank you but I need a ROM with also the Italian language this time.
So, if you say you had such issues with a custom ROM, could it be a hardware issue? I know I didn't buy a HTC device like mine ( ) but a typical usability would be appreciated even on this device.
Did you have done Factory Reset before you start to use SGW and install first apps? It is recommended for branded ROM.
I didn't do the factory reset, neither after the purchase nor after the OTA upgrade.
hey... you have some problem with me... it freeze and reboot itself.. now i wait my SGW back from factory... hahaha
Its happened alot to me even after a factory reset and the only reason why (or so i found) is because of low ram (twlauncher(default)is the main ram hogger) but apart from that our phone has no other issues *off topic* but the GS/GS2 has soo many more issues then ours amazingly enough. *on topic* id recomend using something like go launcher EX or spb shell to minimize that problem from happening again. Gmaster out.
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Go ahead and use a custom rom. The crashes/reboots wont efect it the only thing that might is sudden battery loss/low battery
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Its happened alot to me even after a factory reset and the only reason why (or so i found) is because of low ram
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RAM: 151MB used - 139MB Free
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So, despite that, do you think there is a lack of RAM?
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id recomend using something like go launcher EX or spb shell to minimize that problem from happening again.
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Do you mean that changing launcher solves the problem?
Am I correct? And how can I disable the Stock one?
gmaster1 said:
Go ahead and use a custom rom. The crashes/reboots wont efect it the only thing that might is sudden battery loss/low battery
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This is the last chance for me. If possible, I would avoid to flash a custom ROM on this phone for now unless I'm "obliged".
I don't think you should have to flash custom ROM...perhaps custom Recovery!!!
Do you still have Stock Recovery?
It is advisable, the get a lot more options, to flash ClockworkMod Recovery....via ODIN
There is an option there called "fix permissions".....
which you can use to literally scan all files on your device, and reset the linux permissions on your apps....these can become corrupted after FW updates....
First, make Nandroid Backup of current ROM in Recovery!!!! to be safe!!!!
allow the script to finish in recovery, then reboot system....
this "may" fix FC and random reboot issues...
you will need Root and CWM....both available on threads in the Forum
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I don't think you should have to flash custom ROM...perhaps custom Recovery!!!
Do you still have Stock Recovery?
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Yes I still have that.
Mmmh... file permissions? It sounds like an odd fact that the OTA upgrade breaks the file permissions. But you maybe right!
The problem is that I would like to leave such phone as much Stock as possible, without rooting or flashing anything not stock.
Stick to stock FW n go V6 SuperCharger it will settle all issues coz it will be used by your love one...
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Excuse me, maybe I didn't understand. Shall I install V6 SuperCharger to solve all issues?
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Yes I still have that.
Mmmh... file permissions? It sounds like an odd fact that the OTA upgrade breaks the file permissions. But you maybe right!
The problem is that I would like to leave such phone as much Stock as possible, without rooting or flashing anything not stock.
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Maybe??? There is no doubt, just use Google, and search for Android Fix Permissions....it can fix your problem!!!
It is well known that OTA upgrades only necessary files, not all files, to keep download as small as possible!!!!
permissions can be broken by any variety of reasons, and it don't cost anything to run fix_permissions script....
here is a little description, from Cyanogen, which gives more info....which applies to CM of course....we do not have fix_permissions script in Stock ROM, so no Terminal option.....but the script is available in XDA, which can be flashed through Recovery.....
If you don't wanna Root, or install Custom Recovery, I just don't know!!!
You can keep a copy of everything "as is" with Nandroid backup, which you could restore with Clockwork, then wipe Clockwork by re-flashing Stock Recovery with ODIN or adb.....it's in the Forum somewhere....and then UnRoot...it is also here somewhere......then you would be back to exactly what you have now.....if you are worried or need to return to Sammy
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Excuse me, maybe I didn't understand. Shall I install V6 SuperCharger to solve all issues?
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V6 SC will help with Memory Management, which can prevent FC's of Apps by System looking for RAM.....I also would advocate it's use......it's very good.....
but it don't fix everything, it is not some kind of Super-cure!!!
Thanks a lot!
I did understand now!
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Maybe??? There is no doubt, just use Google, and search for Android Fix Permissions....it can fix your problem!!!
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I made a search with google and I've found this.
What do you think about that? This avoid me to install another recovery and only root is necessary.
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I made a search with google and I've found this.
What do you think about that? This avoid me to install another recovery and only root is necessary.
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Yeah, that is from Stericson...the guy who has best Busybox Installer on Market!!!
I got it, it is good........but it is only if you know which App(s) are misbehaving!!
And requires Root on device!!!!
He promises to update for all Apps, but has not happened yet.....
Honestly, Flashing CWM Recovery is eezy peezy......and going back to Stock Recovery is just as eeezy!!!!!
You can do with ODIN, no need to Root, and it will allow you to back-up current ROM...which is always a good thing!!!! And, importantly, you can run Fix Permissions in Recovery
Ok ok...
and what about the SDCard issue, since it is not "properly detected" as XXGB ??? I've read that a fstab modification is needed for that. I know it is a little bit OT here, but since you told to make a nandroid backup on SD, I would like to know if there is something to set up with the SD before doing anything.
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Ok ok...
and what about the SDCard issue, since it is not "properly detected" as XXGB ??? I've read that a fstab modification is needed for that. I know it is a little bit OT here, but since you told to make a nandroid backup on SD, I would like to know if there is something to set up with the SD before doing anything.
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You gotta explain.....
SDCard issue
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Which issue is this?.....
not "properly detected" as XXGB
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please explain not "properly detected".....
fstab modification
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unless you have custom rom installed, which has implemented mount-point swap in vold.fstab, I don't know what you mean here....
CWM recovery provides for Nandroid Backup to be saved either to:
SD.....[Internal SD/USB].....select backup in Nandroid Menu
or External SD....select backup to external sdcard in Nandroid
Perhaps I misunderstand you???
I'm sorry I made a mistake.... it seems all right now.
Hello, Im new to all of this so please understand. Okay, I have a Sprint GS3, I rooted it using the toolbox thing it worked but I decided that I didnt want the root anymore. I loaded stock software and booted it up normal. The only problem now is my wifi isnt turning on. Ive searched page after page on google, ask and bing. I dont know what to do anymore. Im just about to just say screw it and give up. Any help will be much appreciated.
You Odin'd back to Stock, and now your WiFi is not working correctly ? Are you certain your connecting to your Router ? Did you check the Router to make sure it's working correctly ? Did you try to connect to the Router with another Device ?
If you still have a custom recovery installed, I'd say to just flash another rom. The toolbox kills your WiFi fir sine reason, which can only be fixed by flashing another kernel, and roms have the kernels built in so, you might as well kill two birds with one stone
You could just flash stock rooted though, no need to go full out custom
Wifi not turning on
What I mean is my phone's wifi wont turn on at all. How do I get everything back to normal like before I rooted it?
Brblank44 said:
What I mean is my phone's wifi wont turn on at all. How do I get everything back to normal like before I rooted it?
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Ok, this method should work and do exactly what you wanted, but you'll still have root access.
Below, I have quoted a post I made a while back when trying to help someone out.
Down below I link to Freeza's stock Rom, which is what you want if you want the stock phone with root. The one you want to download is the DeOdex MD4 one:
DeOdex:
Sprint Touchwiz Jelly Bean 4.1.2 L710VPBMD4 | Mirror
MD5: 77262D9D6CF1A6AF30A8981A95A75D57
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In step #4, the wipe system is very important. It's most likely that something in your /system folder is messing up your wifi. Just flashing a new Rom over might not fix it. I'd also wipe /data, 'cause a fresh wipe is much less likely to have issues.
Ok, let's start at the very beginning (it's a very good place to start).
Before we get started, I'm going to make the following assumptions:
You successfully rooted your phone through Odin.
You currently have a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM).
You have a Rom you'd like to flash on either your internal storage or your SDcard (I'd recommend the SDcard, but that's your prerogative).
If either of the first two is not true, I'd recommend going back to the rooting guide and check out the videos on how to use Odin to gain root and a custom recovery.
If number 3 above is not true, download a ROM (nor someone new to flashing/custom Roms, I'd recommend Freeza's stock rooted Rom, as it's identical to stock TW, but just with Root). Once you download a Rom, check it's md5sum to verify that it's a good download. Copy the file to your SD card and get ready to flash (make sure you have decent battery life left, I try to keep at least 50% or more when flashing Roms, although it shouldn't take too long.
I'll give directions on how to flash a Rom below. The instructions will be for TWRP, but CWM has similar options/settings
Turn your phone completely off (hold down power for 3-5 seconds)
Boot your phone into recovery. Hold Up, Menu, and Power for a few seconds (until SAMSUNG appears on your screen and the phone vibrates)
Make a Nandroid backup. I can't emphasize this enough. In flashing, it's almost a certainty that one time, something will mess up. When that happens, you want to be able to restore a backup. In TWRP, just go into Backup Menu and choose where you want it (internal vs. External storage). It takes my phone a few (5-10) minutes to completely backup my data.
In TWRP, click the wipe button, then system. This will completely wipe the Rom from your phone. Doing this will allow you to get a "clean" install, without any settings or leftover files from your old Rom getting in the way. Instead, you could only wipe data (factory reset), which is good enough for most Roms. I'd still recommend a system wipe, though.
Also while in the Wipe menu, wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache.
Go back to the TWRP main menu.
Click Install, then find your Rom zip file (may have to switch from internal to external storage).
Let TWRP do it's thing.
If you're installing a TW-based Rom, chances are it had gapps already installed. If not, you should now flash the correct gapps package from goo.im. Make sure you're flashing the correct one, as if you don't, your google apps will force close upon use.
Reboot into system and give it time to boot (first boot sometimes takes a couple of minutes).
Set up your phone the way you like.
These should be the directions to follow whenever you flash a new Rom. Some Roms have the Aroma installer, so you'll have more options once you choose to flash the Rom zip, but those are typically easy to follow (and vary from Rom to Rom, so I won't be able to give you a good guide on that).
Hope this helps!
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What I mean is my phone's wifi wont turn on at all. How do I get everything back to normal like before I rooted it?
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Yes. The toolbox kills your WiFi completely and you have to flash another rom to fix it. Flash stock rooted from freezas thread and you should be good to go.
CNexus said:
If you still have a custom recovery installed, I'd say to just flash another rom. The toolbox kills your WiFi fir sine reason, which can only be fixed by flashing another kernel, and roms have the kernels built in so, you might as well kill two birds with one stone
You could just flash stock rooted though, no need to go full out custom
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Why do people use a toolbox on a phone that's so easy to root without it?
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Why do people use a toolbox on a phone that's so easy to root without it?
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When I first rooted my phone (back pre LJ7 days), I used it because I came from the EVO 4G, which was notoriously difficult to root (and which needed a toolkit). So when I came to the GS3, I figured it'd be the same way. Fortunately, the toolkit worked better back then and I didn't have an issue. Now that I've helped others use Odin (and have used it myself a number of times), I don't point to the toolkit anymore.
But my point is, sometimes people assume it's difficult, see a toolkit that is meant to make it easier and decide that's the way to go.
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Ok, this method should work and do exactly what you wanted, but you'll still have root access.
Below, I have quoted a post I made a while back when trying to help someone out.
Down below I link to Freeza's stock Rom, which is what you want if you want the stock phone with root. The one you want to download is the DeOdex MD4 one:
In step #4, the wipe system is very important. It's most likely that something in your /system folder is messing up your wifi. Just flashing a new Rom over might not fix it. I'd also wipe /data, 'cause a fresh wipe is much less likely to have issues.
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Thank you very much. I will try this as soon as I can.
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When I first rooted my phone (back pre LJ7 days), I used it because I came from the EVO 4G, which was notoriously difficult to root (and which needed a toolkit). So when I came to the GS3, I figured it'd be the same way. Fortunately, the toolkit worked better back then and I didn't have an issue. Now that I've helped others use Odin (and have used it myself a number of times), I don't point to the toolkit anymore.
But my point is, sometimes people assume it's difficult, see a toolkit that is meant to make it easier and decide that's the way to go.
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I get that, but just a tiny bit of reading around well show you the toolkit is actually the harder way to root this phone in my opinion... Just saying
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I get that, but just a tiny bit of reading around well show you the toolkit is actually the harder way to root this phone in my opinion... Just saying
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I totally agree that the toolkit is much more complicated and a bit of a "black box." Hence why I don't recommend it anymore.
But back then, even though I read a whole lot, I decided to go with the toolkit because it felt safer. Heck, I eevn donated so I could get the "pro" features! And for people who aren't that comfortable "hacking" things, it's tempting to use something that'll do the "hard work" for you, even if the normal way of doing it is relatively simple.
That's why I always try to spell things out very clearly for people (I do like numbered lists, don't I?). If someone responds to a thread with "just wipe data and flash a new rom," most "noobs" will hesitate because while they may know those terms, they don't know the procedure and will be afraid of messing it up. With the numbered list of instructions, they typically feel much more comfortable with doing it themselves.
Just my two cents.
Yeah, very true (@topherk). The first time I rooted my firdt phone, I saw all the guides and stuff, but settled on a toolkit sort of program to do it for me...subsequent phones I've always rooted by hand. For me it kinda sucks that there's no way to root the S3 manually (as in like, push this to.the phone, reboot, run this command then flash recovery)
Having come from 2 HTC devices (evo and evo shift), I kinda feel like ODIN is a "cheating" way to root lol. But that's just me.
Whats a md5? It says no md5 file and gives me an error.
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Whats a md5? It says no md5 file and gives me an error.
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Thats normal,.the great majority of flashable zips do not include an md5 file.
What that is referring to is a hashing function, called the md5sum, that can be used to verify the integrity of a file. Most devs will provide this (in number format) so that you can check the md5sum of your local copy/download against what they provide. If anything goes wrong in a download or file transfer, the md5sum of your copy will not match the expected value, confirming that it was a bad download or that something went wrong along the way.
For your case, TWRP always checks to see if the flashable zip includes an md5sum check file that it can check your file against as an added precaution that you're not flashing something corrupted.
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Whats a md5? It says no md5 file and gives me an error.
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Don't do the md5 verification in the Recovery. That typically fails, even if the md5 is correct.
I typically do it in Windows (I use this program, works great). If it's a really large file or I don't feel confident about the cable I'm using, I'll also check the md5sum in ES Explorer on the phone after I transfer it.
Okay I flashed it and I have the same problem. Wifi not turning on. The detox whatever its called didn't work. So I took it to sprint today after having flashed it and everything and they did a hard reset. I lost everything. Sprint couldn't swap the phone out for a new one. I am thinking about sending it back to samsung. So they can fix it. Any other ideas guys? Also thank you for your understanding and helping me.
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Okay I flashed it and I have the same problem. Wifi not turning on. The detox whatever its called didn't work. So I took it to sprint today after having flashed it and everything and they did a hard reset. I lost everything. Sprint couldn't swap the phone out for a new one. I am thinking about sending it back to samsung. So they can fix it. Any other ideas guys? Also thank you for your understanding and helping me.
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Brblank,
Try this easy method to return to stock everything including recovery, flash count reset and device status normal. It worked perfectly for me.
Before flashing wipe Cache and Dalvik and factory reset.Then flash the file. Make sure you choose the correct file (16gb or 32gb version).
Even if it doesn't fix your WiFi issue it will put your phone in the proper state to send to Samsung.
You can place the file on your internal or external card.
Return to Stock Link
With much thanks to billard412
Hope this helps you.
So my friends Boss' son tried to be all "l33t h4x3r" and mess with his S6(sm-g920p). First he ruined his EFS section of the phone, the Baseband is Unknown, no IMEI number, Software Version is Unknown, and his radio wasn't working. I think he then tried to do some crazy **** in ODIN, "No Clue he doesn't remember". Well i've never ran into a constant reboot issue with any Android phones i've owned. I've had bootloops but this is throwing me for a loop. I've tried:
Loading TWRP wiping everything and trying a Custom ROM
Using Odin to Recover back to Stock
Honestly im not sure whats up anymore or if his phone is even fixable at this time.
Link to Probs: http5://youtu.be/QVLgYF_7tGU
Hi, you certainly have a challenge there. It sounds like you need to restore both the partitions and the stock OS.
If the phone is a 32 GB model, please see the whole thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/help/operating-smg920p-t3263325
There is a PIT file linked at post 16, instructions for using it at post 22. Also a link for the latest stock TAR file.
Again, this would be for 32 GB model, but you want to flash first the PIT and then the TAR.
I think I may have done that already too but I'll look again once in home and see if maybe I did it in the wrong order. Thanks for the quick reply friend. ?
Well i did as instructed but Baseband is still unknown and it is still rebooting over and over :/
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Well i did as instructed but Baseband is still unknown and it is still rebooting over and over :/
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If he messed up the efs partition, like it's empty, without a backup. I'm pretty sure the phone is done.
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elesbb said:
If he messed up the efs partition, like it's empty, without a backup. I'm pretty sure the phone is done.
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I recommend he brings it to Sprint, after they "diagnose" it and declear its broken they should be able to replace it. Just make sure its as close to stock as possible that way it does not seem rooted.
1619415 said:
I recommend he brings it to Sprint, after they "diagnose" it and declear its broken they should be able to replace it. Just make sure its as close to stock as possible that way it does not seem rooted.
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That is about the only option left. There are other options to restore the efs (pretty much rebuild it from scratch) but that is not something an every day user can do. I had an efs issue on my S4. I was tinkering with things I shouldn't have, forget exactly what I was doing, it was on T-Mobile so I think I was trying to remove the data cap (was on prepaid). Was pretty much in the same boat as OP but was able to completely from scratch rebuild the stuff that belongs in the efs directory. Some stuff I never restored but didn't seem to affect the device.
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That is about the only option left. There are other options to restore the efs (pretty much rebuild it from scratch) but that is not something an every day user can do. I had an efs issue on my S4. I was tinkering with things I shouldn't have, forget exactly what I was doing, it was on T-Mobile so I think I was trying to remove the data cap (was on prepaid). Was pretty much in the same boat as OP but was able to completely from scratch rebuild the stuff that belongs in the efs directory. Some stuff I never restored but didn't seem to affect the device.
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Huh, if you remember, write a guide that way you can help people.
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Huh, if you remember, write a guide that way you can help people.
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This was many many years ago. What saved me was the fact that Notepad++ keeps a copy of the file you have open even when you close the program. I just had to remember what things needed to be reverted back and the edits undone. I guess I didn't really rebuild it from scratch lol.
elesbb said:
This was many many years ago. What saved me was the fact that Notepad++ keeps a copy of the file you have open even when you close the program. I just had to remember what things needed to be reverted back and the edits undone. I guess I didn't really rebuild it from scratch lol.
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Lol
1619415 said:
Lol
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Yeah sadly I have no idea how the efs is populated. The second instance I get a new phone, dd is done on the efs partition and created into a .img file.
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So my friends Boss' son tried to be all "l33t h4x3r" and mess with his S6(sm-g920p). First he ruined his EFS section of the phone, the Baseband is Unknown, no IMEI number, Software Version is Unknown, and his radio wasn't working. I think he then tried to do some crazy **** in ODIN, "No Clue he doesn't remember". Well i've never ran into a constant reboot issue with any Android phones i've owned. I've had bootloops but this is throwing me for a loop. I've tried:
Loading TWRP wiping everything and trying a Custom ROM
Using Odin to Recover back to Stock
Honestly im not sure whats up anymore or if his phone is even fixable at this time.
Link to Probs: http5://youtu.be/QVLgYF_7tGU
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Koop's firmware didn't work with my phone either. This version of it fixed mine for some reason. Try flashing it to yours
mediafire.com/download/c55xaeb7geq0i2d/G920PVPU3BOJ7_G920PSPT3BOJ7_SPR.zip
Now i got same issue i accidently restored efs and ah man ive tried every thing it reboots after 2 or 3 mins no matter what rom back up i have and i have efs and radio with all my back ups ive restored it also no luck. Guess im going to the sprint store tomorrow even after i flashed stock 6.0.1 i can get to about half way through wifi setup before it reboots no matter what 2-3 minutes phone reboots unless in twrp
Still no luck becareful and dont try to restore efs i suppose in twrp. Your phone may never stop rebooting ive flashed 2 different 6.0.1 builds one was the revo other was from sammobil both @koop1955 has them PB6 6.0.1 odin doesnt fix this.
YOYOYO
Well wtf or omg it completely died left it for a day. Now its working so far it hasnt rebooted in 30 mins LOL but dude sucks going to a phone with kitkat after using marshmallow and one of the fastest phones made for awhile. I did pull the sim card out and try it in a old boost maybe that reset something idk its working though.My problems were Rebooting constantly after 2-3 mins no matter what rom i had even stock.
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Saafir said:
Backed up my EFS before ever even rooting. Stuck that bad boy in Dropbox for safety. *pats self on back*
Last one of these topics I seen, end result was JTAG.
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BEcareful if u restore that efs. i backed up too but once in twrp. Now all i did was check restore efs by accident just tried restoring a renegade rom system,boot, and data. Tell you what i wont be rushing through crap and am fine with stock for awhile. Probably will still take the replacement when it comes its white the black one i got is too blue.
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I've got a raw partition backup as well as one through TWRP. If you check md5/sha hashes for data integrity, and only install software instances specific to your device, aside from manually monkeyin around
Hey needless to say im researching full partition backups did you use a app by wanam partitions back up and restore? Or just simple adb commands. Last used adb on a moto e 2nd with success on unlocking. Once i got a new harddrive haven't needed it.
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Theres similar issues happening on sprint note 5s as well and has a couple threads currently speaking about this problem. Strange strange. It happened to me after updating to mm and then rooting.
Well i did try the note rom right before and when i did hit restore efs it after wiping system data boot from moar MM rom phone rebooted for days then after few resets and odin flashes i let it die then a day later it worked.
Correct but have always preferred the 925p roms.
Well i helped another with the rebooting issue on any rom.
He tried everything then but let it die after battery died plug it in and bingo his worked to
IF CONSTANT REBOOTING.
LET THE BATTERY COMPLETLY DRAIN.
AFTER FLASHING STOCK.
I recently rooted this thing and I have a question.. for what ever reason I cannot for the life of me restore my back up with TWRP, I've tried every combination there is to try and restore my back up and nothing works, it's saying failed to restore in bold red letters. I'm no noob, I've been rooting for a long time but goddamn this device it's the only device that's given me this many issues with TWRP. Has anyone experienced this issue, any help would be appreciated, I've searched and can't seem to find a answer.
Thanks!
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I recently rooted this thing and I have a question.. for what ever reason I cannot for the life of me restore my back up with TWRP, I've tried every combination there is to try and restore my back up and nothing works, it's saying failed to restore in bold red letters. I'm no noob, I've been rooting for a long time but goddamn this device it's the only device that's given me this many issues with TWRP. Has anyone experienced this issue, any help would be appreciated, I've searched and can't seem to find a answer.
Thanks!
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No oficial TWRP yet,so....
***TAPATALKING***
*update*
I went back to stock using miflash. Not rooting this thing again until there is a official TWRP. This **** was too much of a headache over the past 24hrs...
juggaknot77 said:
*update*
I went back to stock using miflash. Not rooting this thing again until there is a official TWRP. This **** was too much of a headache over the past 24hrs...
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Which twrp are you using? Try this one:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579490303
It's not perfect, but it backs up & restores properly.
Thanks for this, I'll give it a shot over the weekend. Taking a break from this damn device and using the essential for the time being.
You could try this https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/fix-wrong-pin-pattern-when-restoring-twrp-nandroid-backup.452384/
hondajohn88 said:
Which twrp are you using? Try this one:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579490303
It's not perfect, but it backs up & restores properly.
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I tried your twrp, I installed it fine without any problems but the folders in storage are a mess, can't sense of where anything is at?
Have you come across this?
Thanks!
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I tried your twrp, I installed it fine without any problems but the folders in storage are a mess, can't sense of where anything is at?
Have you come across this?
Thanks!
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Sounds like the phones encrypted, format data
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I tried your twrp, I installed it fine without any problems but the folders in storage are a mess, can't sense of where anything is at?
Have you come across this?
Thanks!
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Yep, it does sound like it's encrypted. Best thing to do is pull your personal files off the phone, format data, immediately boot back into recovery, then you can install a ROM & your personal files. Long process if you have a lot of files, but that's about the only way.
I think any miui ROM will encrypt data.
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Yep, it does sound like it's encrypted. Best thing to do is pull your personal files off the phone, format data, immediately boot back into recovery, then you can install a ROM & your personal files. Long process if you have a lot of files, but that's about the only way.
I think any miui ROM will encrypt data.
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ok I'll look in it, thanks.