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I cant use adb and visionary does not seem to work.
Is there a way to root the Gingerbread rom without having to get adb to work?
Because it will not work for me.
Far as I know you'll need adb. Keep trying. You'll get it. When I had a backflip over a year ago. I went crazy trying to understand how to root. Now adb is easy. Easier with win xp I think.
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myphonesbetter said:
I cant use adb and visionary does not seem to work.
Is there a way to root the Gingerbread rom without having to get adb to work?
Because it will not work for me.
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Unfortunately not; there are some "no adb required" guides but they tend to have a high brick rate.
How is adb not working for you?
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Idk ive always had problems with adb on my computers.
I was having a problem finding a driver but i found one on a youtube video from g2hacks.
Heres the link.
http://g2hacks.com/g2-drivers/g2-phone-windows-drivers-download/
Incase anybody else is loosing their mind clicking all the links in the how to's on this forum. which all just take you in circle. like getting the run around from an insurance company.
I seem to be recognizing ill try to push some files now.
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Idk ive always had problems with adb on my computers.
I was having a problem finding a driver but i found one on a youtube video from g2hacks.
Heres the link.
http://g2hacks.com/g2-drivers/g2-phone-windows-drivers-download/
Incase anybody else is loosing their mind clicking all the links in the how to's on this forum. which all just take you in circle. like getting the run around from an insurance company.
I seem to be recognizing ill try to push some files now.
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Did you not go to the wiki which has a step by step guide, including links?
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Yah my problem this time was that i didnt have a driver. but that link worked. none of the ones on this website would though.
Everywhere i read it says i have to downgrade first. i was following the guide but i have to install the original g2 OTA signed.
Now ive ran into the problem that every copy i try to download is corrupt. just my luck. a 30 min process takes 5 hrs. or more.
I got to the point where adb reboot my phone into bootloader after the the temp root and did not realize the update.zip would not work. now im afraid to turn my phone back on. i dont want to have to do everything over again.
Ok figured that out. Windows xp was set to hide file extensions so i was nameing is pc10img.zip.zip
Guess ill see what problem lies ahead. i swear i could write a 100 step write up of what i have to do for a 15 step write up.
Got it rooted. Just took all day. Could not let my phone win. LOL.
Havent spent that long on a phone since i installed android and full WP7 dual boot on my HD2.
I run xp x86 on a computer that came with vista. maybe thats why i was having a problem.
I was able to install the nand backup from my old phone right to this phone. just a million hours of tinkering. I cant imagine how frustrated the developers get trying to make these roms work. i bet there compulsive about it though.
If someone sees this please put these drivers on the how to sticky section.
All the other links either would not work for me or were broken.
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Got it rooted. Just took all day. Could not let my phone win. LOL.
Havent spent that long on a phone since i installed android and full WP7 dual boot on my HD2.
I run xp x86 on a computer that came with vista. maybe thats why i was having a problem.
I was able to install the nand backup from my old phone right to this phone. just a million hours of tinkering. I cant imagine how frustrated the developers get trying to make these roms work. i bet there compulsive about it though.
If someone sees this please put these drivers on the how to sticky section.
All the other links either would not work for me or were broken.
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XP and vista shouldn't matter with the chip architecture so long as it supports it. But then again if it didn't, it would not install at all, and if it did for some weird reason it would not boot so that wasn't your problem.
*First of all, let me say that this is a repost from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310&page=27), and I apologize for that fact. I have been severely neglecting food and sleep trying to fix my phone, and I really, really didn't feel like typing the whole damned story up again. Any assistance or insight would be deeply appreciated...
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Well, I did it this time I think. I've hacked, modded, wiped, and flashed my phone since I got it last year, and although I've gotten to places where I thought I had totally fuxored things up beyond recovery, every single time in the past I've been able to bring it back from the brink of oblivion. I am exceedingly resourceful and tenacious, which can be both a good and bad thing. Good thing when I am able to fix things that seem unfixable. Bad when I forget about things like eating or sleeping.
Here's the present situation: 4 days ago I was trying to flash a new modem (FB15)(something I know well how to do as I've done it many, many times before) through Odin, when it stalled out near the beginning of the process. This is not unusual with Odin, so I've gotten into the habit of closing it, pulling the battery, and starting again. This time, however, no matter what I've tried, I cannot get Odin to successfully flash. It fails every single time. Either that or it stalls yet again.
At the moment I can only get into 2 modes on my phone: download mode (which can't actually download anything apparently) and the very unpleasant computer--!--phone screen when I try to boot it up or go into recovery. This is the longest my phone has been unusable. I've been intensely focused on fixing it since it was semi-bricked. The ridiculously frustrating and annoying thing is that the computer I'm using (and I've used multiple to try to fix this across Windows, Linux, and Mac) usually says "USB device not recognized" when I plug my phone in while in download mode, no matter the state of the drivers, and when it does recognize it and it is visible in Odin, it means nothing because Odin fails no matter what file I'm trying to flash. When the computer and Odin DO recognize the phone, and when Odin doesn't hang, very occasionally it will give me some odd error message like "PIT mapping not found" or "cannot open COM port". I've tried so many of the things I've tried in the past that have worked: changing USB ports, rebooting the computer between attempts, uninstalling and reinstalling drivers, going into download mode with the SD-card and battery out and in, loading Odin after or before putting the phone into download mode, trying on different computers with different versions of Windows (I even tried one Mac with iOS 10.4 and a Linux notebook with Ubuntu), trying different USB cables, flashing with the battery and SD card out, trying to flash different files (besides the original modem.bin which stalled), running Odin as administrator, yadda, yadda, yadda...on and on, for days. I even just went out and bought a high-performance, super-short USB cable (6-inches) and a USB 3.0 PCI card so I'd have dedicated USB. Nada.
Basically my phone seems to have a broken download mode with potentially wonky USB (Samsung USB has never been good). I've been seeing if I can get Heimdall to work, though there is a bit of a learning curve with that program, no matter how easy people say it is. I've never even tried flashing it with it yet since I haven't gotten together all of the apparently necessary files. I also just found One-Click Unbrick, and while I was excited originally, it seems that the same outcome is the result. No matter what I do to get everything just right to be able to succeed, it fails. Java is installed, Heimdall is apparently installed, and the One-Click Unbrick drivers have been installed every time I've tried to run it. Nada again.
If my phone is able to get into download mode, yet that seems to be borked, what is my recourse? I'm at the end of my rope...*sinks into a depressed lump on the floor*.
ANY assistance would be immensely appreciated. Thank you all in advance. I'm not incredibly hopeful at this point, but I am (fortunately or unfortunately) still tenacious as hell. :-/
Setup:
Phone: Samsung Epic 4g
ROM: SleeperROM 2.0.04 EL30/MTD (Gingerbread 2.3.6)
Kernel: The last available Samurai kernel
Recovery: ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7
Filemap/Filesystem: MTD/Yaffs2
Present Computer: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit/AMD desktop
Modes available on phone: download and computer--!--phone screens
Issue: cannot flash anything in download mode via Odin on present computer
Wow im glad i didnt have to go through this i was trying to flash the fb15 modem recently as well and it wouldnt go through all i did was go and find the el30modem tar and flashed that and i was all good again. ... youve tried literally every suggestion i was going to say. other than try flashing the el30modem.tar? I know for sure its good its in android development if you can get odin to COM im sure it will work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501424
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crystylizd[email protected] and ill see if i cant help you out.
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Wow im glad i didnt have to go through this i was trying to flash the fb15 modem recently as well and it wouldnt go through all i did was go and find the el30modem tar and flashed that and i was all good again. ... youve tried literally every suggestion i was going to say. other than try flashing the el30modem.tar? I know for sure its good its in android development if you can get odin to COM im sure it will work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501424
add me on gtalk
[email protected] and ill see if i cant help you out.
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I thank you much for your suggestion. I've tried flashing the EC05 modem tar and both the tar.md5 and the straight tar file of the stock EL ROM, though surprisingly I haven't tried the straight EL30 modem tar yet. I'll try when I get home. The main problem is not getting Odin to COM, but getting it to flash anything. It either stalls, fails, or doesn't see the phone...download mode seems to be basically useless.
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@+Que ppc really your BA downgrade and upgrade is long story,did u finish it?i hope the answer is yes,about the hexaguns we cannot return back to it,but i can make modification to the new components of the new build,capish
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If you get it to recognize still then Odin with the battery and sd card out.
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kennyglass123 said:
If you get it to recognize still then Odin with the battery and sd card out.
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I usually flash in Odin with the battery and SD card out. No go.
tydynrain said:
I usually flash in Odin with the battery and SD card out. No go.
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It is possible you have some crap in your phone's port. Or even the new cable is flaky. Get a bright light and magnifying glass and look in your phone's port. Also try fresh downloads of the files.
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kennyglass123 said:
It is possible you have some crap in your phone's port. Or even the new cable is flaky. Get a bright light and magnifying glass and look in your phone's port. Also try fresh downloads of the files.
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I'l check the USB/charging port when I get home from work. Most of the files I've used, including the various versions of Odin, came from my synched Dropbox folder. I'm wondering now if Dropbox synches files accurately. I'll try redownloading every file I use to flash to see if it has a beneficial effect. Thanks for the suggestion.
hope this helps
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I'l check the USB/charging port when I get home from work. Most of the files I've used, including the various versions of Odin, came from my synched Dropbox folder. I'm wondering now if Dropbox synches files accurately. I'll try redownloading every file I use to flash to see if it has a beneficial effect. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Let me find you some reliable files
Odin 1.85
Stock El30
Windows 32 bit and 64bit drivers
This should be enough to get you on your way. Oh and if you can at all possible reinstall windows prior to loading these drivers. i know someone who had to do it before their computer would recognize their phone. I've been in this kind of situation i had someone root my phone and is computer was fubar'd and it took him 3 days to unbrick my phone. This is what helped him he kept recieving unknown device. This is what helped is what helped him id advice the same. Once you have windows reinstalled download the three things and install the drivers and give it a shot.
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Let me find you some reliable files
Odin 1.85
Stock El30
Windows 32 bit and 64bit drivers
This should be enough to get you on your way. Oh and if you can at all possible reinstall windows prior to loading these drivers. i know someone who had to do it before their computer would recognize their phone. I've been in this kind of situation i had someone root my phone and is computer was fubar'd and it took him 3 days to unbrick my phone. This is what helped him he kept recieving unknown device. This is what helped is what helped him id advice the same. Once you have windows reinstalled download the three things and install the drivers and give it a shot.
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Thank you so much for the time. I'll see about reinstalling Windows, though since it's not my computer I'm not too sure how that will go...hehe. I may be able to restore from the backup partition if he doesn't have a CD.
well you can do it over a virtual machine but unsure how to do this and if this will work entirely it might it might not im not too fluent with virtual machines.. but it simulates a working computer so id imagine you can install drivers and see if it will then recognize your phone.
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well you can do it over a virtual machine but unsure how to do this and if this will work entirely it might it might not im not too fluent with virtual machines.. but it simulates a working computer so id imagine you can install drivers and see if it will then recognize your phone.
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So interesting that you mention running a virtual machine, as since I can't reinstall Windows Vista on this system, I was considering partitioning the hard drive and installing a version of Linux, then running WINE under that.
Lol try that... or windows i think windows might be your best bet...
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Whoa whoa, tdy...queston. have u manually installed ur driers directly from samsung website?
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Kies drivers worked for me
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I FIXED IT! My phone which has been dead for 5 days lives again! Resurrected!
I thank you all for your time and assistance. It was very deeply appreciated.
I fixed it by circumventing Winblows entirely. I created a second partition on my friend's hard drive, installed Ubuntu Linux 11.10, then went through the pretty simple process of setting up Android SDK/ADB and Heimdall, and all of the dependencies that they required. The ridiculous thing is that I fixed it without even trying. I was simply seeing if Heimdall could detect my phone (which I had connected and in DL mode), which I noticed that it did. I had no idea what Download PIT did, so I pressed it, and lo and behold, it did something amazing, and rebooted my phone. I am elated, exhausted, triumphant!
WHOOT!!!
I kNEW I would figure it out. I always do...lol.
In messing up my phone so many times, I have gotten VERY good at fixing whatever nonsense happens to arise.
Thanks again all.
Tydyn.
EDIT: I meant PRINT PIT, not Download PIT. ;-)
YAY!
tydynrain said:
I FIXED IT! My phone which has been dead for 5 days lives again! Resurrected!
I thank you all for your time and assistance. It was very deeply appreciated.
I fixed it by circumventing Winblows entirely. I created a second partition on my friend's hard drive, installed Ubuntu Linux 11.10, then went through the pretty simple process of setting up Android SDK/ADB and Heimdall, and all of the dependencies that they required. The ridiculous thing is that I fixed it without even trying. I was simply seeing if Heimdall could detect my phone (which I had connected and in DL mode), which I noticed that it did. I had no idea what Download PIT did, so I pressed it, and lo and behold, it did something amazing, and rebooted my phone. I am elated, exhausted, triumphant!
WHOOT!!!
I kNEW I would figure it out. I always do...lol.
In messing up my phone so many times, I have gotten VERY good at fixing whatever nonsense happens to arise.
Thanks again all.
Tydyn.
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CONGRATS im happy you got your phone back i know how you feel finally getting your phone back i went through the same deal cept it was with someone else. Oh and im jealous you have 11.10 working i couldnt get it working right with my laptop gpu drivers.. fail. anyways glad you got it
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CONGRATS im happy you got your phone back i know how you feel finally getting your phone back i went through the same deal cept it was with someone else. Oh and im jealous you have 11.10 working i couldnt get it working right with my laptop gpu drivers.. fail. anyways glad you got it
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Thank you brother! I am practically jumping around the house singing...lol. Ubuntu 11.10 is freaking gorgeous! It is the most amazing operating system I have ever used. I am in love!
tydynrain said:
Thank you brother! I am practically jumping around the house singing...lol. Ubuntu 11.10 is freaking gorgeous! It is the most amazing operating system I have ever used. I am in love!
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Yeah i love it as well im sadly stuck with 10.04 which isnt bad but i like the newest ones UI its just so much more appealing than 10.04 but 11.10 doesnt like my GPU and is incompatible i do know a work around but have already got settled in 10.04
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Yeah i love it as well im sadly stuck with 10.04 which isnt bad but i like the newest ones UI its just so much more appealing than 10.04 but 11.10 doesnt like my GPU and is incompatible i do know a work around but have already got settled in 10.04
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My housemate is running 10.04, so I'm familiar with how it looks. If it makes ya feel any better 11.10 doesn't like my new usb wireless network adapter (Netgear N900 Dual Band), which is MUCH better than the one to which I had to revert to get internet access, though I'm hoping that I can get it working somehow soon.
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My housemate is running 10.04, so I'm familiar with how it looks. If it makes ya feel any better 11.10 doesn't like my new usb wireless network adapter (Netgear N900 Dual Band), which is MUCH better than the one to which I had to revert to get internet access, though I'm hoping that I can get it working somehow soon.
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I had alot of trouble even getting internet to comply... i finally got it to speed up using wifi and even that was a pain in the arse luckily other people had my same issue and had a resolution for it. I know you have to have the drivers for said wireless adapter installed for it to work correctly otherwise its not going to work
I can not find any info on google at all for this other than places to buy.
It like it does not have a bootloader/recovery, i tried fastboot and button presses.
Its running Rk29sdk 4.0.4
tried to adb remount, no success, so i could not manually install su or superuser.apk
so im at loss now, it does have access thru adb, i run ubuntu , and have installed apks thru adb, i get a generic serial 0123456789ABCDEF for the device, any ideas?
it is a nice tablet, i like it better than the Craig 7" i rooted last week by simply copying the su and super file over. guess it was already unlocked.
Wondering if there is perhaps a custom loader.
i run adb reboot bootloader and the device shuts off.
I run adb rboot recovery and it will reboot into what looks like a default recovery. i can not see any text tho, just android laying down with ! in triangle. no fastboot access.
I am curious as to this as I'm getting one of these as well and can find nothing on it.
ya, i do find it odd that there is so little info about it, i thought compared to those craigs and polaroids people were getting, i think this one looks better for one. All glass with very tiny bezel like the xoom i got, def has a look that dont say $90 which is the total i paid shipping and all from amazon.
As far as rooting, i still didnt figure it out. i tried the psnueter, but im guessing that hole is fixed. also i started seeing people say 4.0.4 is unrootable, but i dont believe that. i think i have to trick it into temp root tho somehow so i can write to /system, that is all i need. I dont expect to find a custom flash for it anytime soon either. but i was thinking that all cheap 7" tablet were probably close to being the same. after messing with it as much as i did, im not so afraid of bricking devices now.
Im going to attempt some more on it right now, will post results
Well I'm starting to learn about ROM development so if I can get root the stock ROM can be pulled from it and tweaked from there. Not sure about getting to crazy with anything since I'm a huge n00b but at least tweak a few of the props and what not on it could be nice. Not much can be done without gaining root though. I'll know more once I get my hands on it later. I'm excited...I'm getting it thanks to a guy who meant to get Nex7 but this is what he got. Apparently the 7 was pictured...he can't send it back and he's sent feedback but wanted something to do with it and he gracefully donated it to me being a beginning developer. I've been playing with the stock GB ROM for my old phone (Galaxy S Mesmerize) and I'm going to start looking through AOKP's ICS ROM just to try and familiarize myself with ICS and eventually JB. Baby steps though...but let me know if you figure a hack for the tablet and I'll try some things tonight after work once I get the tablet.
I tried booting into a loader/recovery and haven't found a way or it just doesn't have it. ADB isn't even finding the device. Kind of lost now...looking into some alternative methods but not really sure with ICS. And I can't find anything on this tablet anywhere. Even at the glanzix.com site which apparently just sells it and other stuff.
Info from mine...just wanted to make sure we're working on the same thing.
Glanzix Tab
Model GL-7TA
System Rk29SDK
Android 4.0.4
Kernel 3.0.8+ [email protected] #67
Build rockchip IMM76D
McDaddyTree said:
I tried booting into a loader/recovery and haven't found a way or it just doesn't have it. ADB isn't even finding the device. Kind of lost now...looking into some alternative methods but not really sure with ICS. And I can't find anything on this tablet anywhere. Even at the glanzix.com site which apparently just sells it and other stuff.
Info from mine...just wanted to make sure we're working on the same thing.
Glanzix Tab
Model GL-7TA
System Rk29SDK
Android 4.0.4
Kernel 3.0.8+ [email protected] #67
Build rockchip IMM76D
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yes it is the same one. still did not figure it out. it is weird there is no info on this thing. and like you said, its like it has no kind of recovery.
Yeah...still no luck yet here. I'm at a loss especially being a n00b.
i have a new nexus 7 2013 and i messed up big time im no good with all this adb stuff i unlocked it rooted. wouldnt boot. went in team win recovery project and somehow ended up deleting the os i cant get the computer to recognize the device to install the os if thats even possible or if i even could find out how. the computer just calls it flo and says i need to update the driver which it is or i culdnt of rooted(failed)... thanks any help is much appreciated. some on recommended to mount but cant get it to connect to computer.
UTubeMeBeach said:
i have a new nexus 7 2013 and i messed up big time im no good with all this adb stuff i unlocked it rooted. wouldnt boot. went in team win recovery project and somehow ended up deleting the os i cant get the computer to recognize the device to install the os if thats even possible or if i even could find out how. the computer just calls it flo and says i need to update the driver which it is or i culdnt of rooted(failed)... thanks any help is much appreciated. some on recommended to mount but cant get it to connect to computer.
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381582
http://goo.gl/lF0HEC
This is the driver you need to install to use ADB while in recovery which is different to the one for Fastboot and ADB while booted.
Perhaps this is what you are facing?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380913 The fact that you lost the OS leads me to believe so. Match the thread to your problem, however. If the information in the thread I linked to doesn't match your issue, then your best bet would be the one-click factory recovery mentioned earlier in the thread. Best of luck, from one novice, shaky rooter to another!
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Perhaps this is what you are facing?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380913 The fact that you lost the OS leads me to believe so. Match the thread to your problem, however. If the information in the thread I linked to doesn't match your issue, then your best bet would be the one-click factory recovery mentioned earlier in the thread. Best of luck, from one novice, shaky rooter to another!
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OMG if this works ill pm you and tell you
thetechaddict10 said:
Perhaps this is what you are facing?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380913 The fact that you lost the OS leads me to believe so. Match the thread to your problem, however. If the information in the thread I linked to doesn't match your issue, then your best bet would be the one-click factory recovery mentioned earlier in the thread. Best of luck, from one novice, shaky rooter to another!
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omg gimme your paypal email?? you saved my ass dude that worked perfect id be glad to pay you a couple dollars and thanks for everyone else who helped
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omg gimme your paypal email?? you saved my ass dude that worked perfect id be glad to pay you a couple dollars and thanks for everyone else who helped
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If you insist, there should be a "Donate to Me" box next to my information on the left.
I had the same problem. Got stuck with no OS installed, USB debugging disabled, and no ROM I could flash. I was scared ****less but I ended up fixing it with a restore program.
Glad you got it fixed.
I learned how to unlock, root, flash custom kernels with my old nexus 7 before I attempted on my new nexus 7. Didn't want to make an expensive mistake. I looked at things here last year when I got my first n7, got confused and didn't attempt it. Now, I definitely won't go back to just stock. Hope you get it all sorted out! It was definitely scary for me the first time.
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I don't think I've ever heard of a case where someone permanently soft-bricked their device.
This irrational fear of "bricking" your device if you do something wrong needs to stop.
If your device gets soft-bricked, just flash the stock images - fixes it every time.
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I don't think I've ever heard of a case where someone permanently soft-bricked their device.
This irrational fear of "bricking" your device if you do something wrong needs to stop.
If your device gets soft-bricked, just flash the stock images - fixes it every time.
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It's mainly the word "brick" that gets on my nerves.
Most of these are really just bootloops or boot hangs. My last one was the latter (and a little unsettling, I'll admit). Turns out that trying to flash a root zip before you've signed into the tablet at least somewhere to create the sdcard directories just leads to a headache for me.
so yesterday i installed the new optimus de rom and it started up fine and everything was okay, then today i realized my 3g wasnt working and usually thats no big deal because all i have to do is restore my efs in the app FreeG (I think thats what its called, I might be wrong). Well right after i did that, i hit restart phone and it turned off then wouldnt come back on. Then i finally got to the LG symbol but it will turn off then the screen will be on but will just show black. I cant boot in to recovery nor can i do anything on it at all, when i plug it in the charger it says "battery.png is missing, battery: 75%". I took my phone in to sprint and they did a reset although that didnt do anything so there sending me a new one. Now my question is, is there any way I can open up my phones folder so i can get my pictures and everything that was on it? My pics were very important to me and i dont want to lose them, thats all i need so if some could help me get them that would be much appreciated, thanks.
Penley94 said:
so yesterday i installed the new optimus de rom and it started up fine and everything was okay, then today i realized my 3g wasnt working and usually thats no big deal because all i have to do is restore my efs in the app FreeG (I think thats what its called, I might be wrong). Well right after i did that, i hit restart phone and it turned off then wouldnt come back on. Then i finally got to the LG symbol but it will turn off then the screen will be on but will just show black. I cant boot in to recovery nor can i do anything on it at all, when i plug it in the charger it says "battery.png is missing, battery: 75%". I took my phone in to sprint and they did a reset although that didnt do anything so there sending me a new one. Now my question is, is there any way I can open up my phones folder so i can get my pictures and everything that was on it? My pics were very important to me and i dont want to lose them, thats all i need so if some could help me get them that would be much appreciated, thanks.
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The key here is going to be getting back into recovery. Have you tried getting into Download Mode? If you saw the LG logo then you SHOULD be able to get into download mode. Make sure the phone is completely powered off. Connect the USB to your pc but before you connect the other end to your phone, hold volume up then connect it. You should see "Download Mode" on the screen. You will see other directions for download mode but for me this always works, usb to pc, hold volume up then plug the phone in while still holding the volume up. If you can get into Download Mode you can flash a teenybin to get back into recovery following the guide in this thread here.
Currently even if you can get into Download Mode adb might not recognize your phone(at least it never did for me). Once you flash a teenybin using LGNPST, you should be able to get into Recovery. Once in Recovery you can use adb to pull your files off of the phone and onto your computer. I use it from a linux terminal but there are guides available for Windows if that's what you use. The adb guide should be easy to find on xda(just search) so I haven't linked to it. Once adb is set up on your computer AND you can get into Recovery you can use the command 'adb pull /data/media' without quotations and it will copy the contents of your internal storage to your pc. However if you can get into recovery you do have other options for just getting the phone back up and running. This guide here should also help.
If you are familiar with irc(internet relay chat) you can hop onto freenode and enter the #lg-optimus-g channel. As soon as you enter the channel you will see "Need Help? You won't read this but..." followed by a link. All the files for LGNPST, teenybins, and in depth tutorials on fixing a soft brick will be found there. I hope this helps you and hooray for me because this is my 200th post!
PS - If you can't get into Download Mode then your secondary bootloader is gone and there isn't anything you can do(to my knowledge). However, like I said, if you saw the LG logo at all, Download mode should still be an option. Also keep in mind these instructions are for the Sprint(ls970) lg optimis g. I believe the keys are flipped on AT&T/International models(Volume Down when you plug it in to get to Download Mode).
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The key here is going to be getting back into recovery. Have you tried getting into Download Mode? If you saw the LG logo then you SHOULD be able to get into download mode. Make sure the phone is completely powered off. Connect the USB to your pc but before you connect the other end to your phone, hold volume up then connect it. You should see "Download Mode" on the screen. You will see other directions for download mode but for me this always works, usb to pc, hold volume up then plug the phone in while still holding the volume up. If you can get into Download Mode you can flash a teenybin to get back into recovery following the guide in this thread here.
Currently even if you can get into Download Mode adb might not recognize your phone(at least it never did for me). Once you flash a teenybin using LGNPST, you should be able to get into Recovery. Once in Recovery you can use adb to pull your files off of the phone and onto your computer. I use it from a linux terminal but there are guides available for Windows if that's what you use. The adb guide should be easy to find on xda(just search) so I haven't linked to it. Once adb is set up on your computer AND you can get into Recovery you can use the command 'adb pull /data/media' without quotations and it will copy the contents of your internal storage to your pc. However if you can get into recovery you do have other options for just getting the phone back up and running. This guide here should also help.
If you are familiar with irc(internet relay chat) you can hop onto freenode and enter the #lg-optimus-g channel. As soon as you enter the channel you will see "Need Help? You won't read this but..." followed by a link. All the files for LGNPST, teenybins, and in depth tutorials on fixing a soft brick will be found there. I hope this helps you and hooray for me because this is my 200th post!
PS - If you can't get into Download Mode then your secondary bootloader is gone and there isn't anything you can do(to my knowledge). However, like I said, if you saw the LG logo at all, Download mode should still be an option. Also keep in mind these instructions are for the Sprint(ls970) lg optimis g. I believe the keys are flipped on AT&T/International models(Volume Down when you plug it in to get to Download Mode).
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Thank you for the response, i just tryed to get in to download mode and it went in to it fine. I would try to do all that to repair it but I dont want sprint to see that its rooted and it I cant have it be fixed when the new phone comes in, the only thing that i want is to get my files from it. Is there any way that I can just do that but leave the phone the way it is? (Not booting up passed the lg logo) I want the new phone because my current Optimus G's battery is going pretty bad I think and I would like a new one.
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Thank you for the response, i just tryed to get in to download mode and it went in to it fine. I would try to do all that to repair it but I dont want sprint to see that its rooted and it I cant have it be fixed when the new phone comes in, the only thing that i want is to get my files from it. Is there any way that I can just do that but leave the phone the way it is? (Not booting up passed the lg logo) I want the new phone because my current Optimus G's battery is going pretty bad I think and I would like a new one.
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There are plenty of ways to get it stuck at the lg logo, sometimes it happens just from dirty flashing a rom, sometimes because you install a rom without wiping dalvik/cache. But you should know if you are on Sprint, one of the reasons I stick with them(even though their coverage is horrible in my area) is because rooting DOES NOT void your warranty with Sprint. They will warn you against it but they are the only carrier that allows rooting and will still fix your phone. Here is some info on that here. They won't advertise it but it's the truth. But bricking your phone intentionally is pretty easy I think. After getting back your data, just go into recovery and start deleting stuff you normally wouldn't. It's similar to opening up your car's hood and saying "This looks important" and ripping it out, lol. At this point that's what I would do, fixing your rooted phone is within their warranty, replacing it(which is what you want) I'm not 100% on. Although the post I linked to, says even ordering a replacement on a rooted phone is covered. Its in a reply on that page, you'll see another link. So you could get your info, use a different LGNPST file to set your phone back to factory(which will relock the bootloader and lose root) and then you can do what you did to get there in the first place or root it and start deleting important files with a root explorer to get it back to being stuck. Hope this helps.
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There are plenty of ways to get it stuck at the lg logo, sometimes it happens just from dirty flashing a rom, sometimes because you install a rom without wiping dalvik/cache. But you should know if you are on Sprint, one of the reasons I stick with them(even though their coverage is horrible in my area) is because rooting DOES NOT void your warranty with Sprint. They will warn you against it but they are the only carrier that allows rooting and will still fix your phone. Here is some info on that here. They won't advertise it but it's the truth. But bricking your phone intentionally is pretty easy I think. After getting back your data, just go into recovery and start deleting stuff you normally wouldn't. It's similar to opening up your car's hood and saying "This looks important" and ripping it out, lol. At this point that's what I would do, fixing your rooted phone is within their warranty, replacing it(which is what you want) I'm not 100% on. Although the post I linked to, says even ordering a replacement on a rooted phone is covered. Its in a reply on that page, you'll see another link. So you could get your info, use a different LGNPST file to set your phone back to factory(which will relock the bootloader and lose root) and then you can do what you did to get there in the first place or root it and start deleting important files with a root explorer to get it back to being stuck. Hope this helps.
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Oh wow I never knew that but that helps a lot thanks for the help, the sprint guy said theydid a master reset or hard reset or soemthing like that, does that mean it deleted all my pictures and everything? And i understand what you mean to rebrick it that's pretty simple. When i get my new optimus is there a new root out for the update? And what roms do you prefer?
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Oh wow I never knew that but that helps a lot thanks for the help, the sprint guy said theydid a master reset or hard reset or soemthing like that, does that mean it deleted all my pictures and everything? And i understand what you mean to rebrick it that's pretty simple. When i get my new optimus is there a new root out for the update? And what roms do you prefer?
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If they did a hard reset it is possible that it wiped everything but not a definite. I purchased my phone from Best Buy and was on zvb. When the zvc update came through it messed my phone up(which is why you don't take OTA's once rooted without further knowledge/modifications) so I took it to Best Buy and they said they did a hard reset to fix it. It worked, my phone booted back up and my internal was fine. However, that's Best Buy and they barely know what they are doing so it may have been a soft reset, I am not 100% sure. As for a new root for the update, I received another phone shortly after because the glass back on mine broke and Best Buy replaced it with a whole new phone. It was on zvc and I used an app named Framaroot with the Gandalf exploit option and it worked fine for me. I have heard of others having issues with that method but for me, it worked and has stuck.
Fiddy619's universal root method seems to be the preferred way for our phone, look in the general section here for a thread by engine95 to see what I mean. After I rooted with Framaroot I then used FreeGee and unlocked the bootloader then made a total nandroid backup of my stock in TWRP before going further. I also copied the backup to my PC just in case.
As for my preferred roms, if we are talking about Android 4.4 both Vanir and PSX are my personal favorites. However as you can tell from my signature I am still using stock zvc android 4.1.2. I have flashed just about every rom available for our phone but my daily driver is stock that I have modified manually(different kernel, removed bloat ware, minor modifications and tweaks, etc). For android 4.3 I have had the best experience with CM10.2 and cfxe. I have not tried CM11(based on 4.4) for awhile but it seems to have overwhelming support - Cyanogenmod usually does.
Really when it comes to roms it's personal preference. They are all very similar with different tweaks/additions. As for which one is the most stable that is also a tricky question. Even though we have the same model of phone, I have seen how picky they can be from one to the other. My roommates have the EXACT same phone, installing CM10.2 worked fine for two of us, but one lost GPS and I had to fix it.
My best advice for when you get your new phone is to backup your working stock and then have fun flashing different things making sure you follow the instructions per rom exactly. It's always a good idea after making your backup(if planning to install another rom) to wipe everything except your internal storage and do a clean install of the rom and gapps. Then, test it for a day or so because sometimes it takes time to settle in. It's a shame that Optimus DE gave you issues, it was rock solid for me, again, these phones are picky! But one of the main reasons I stayed with stock is because the AOSP based cameras leave much to be desired when compared to the LG camera. Again it's just personal preference because some don't like the lg camera.
If you have any other issues or questions I will be glad to help if I can. A lot of the people you see who are active on the forums are very knowledgeable, as long as you ask politely most will be glad to help.
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If they did a hard reset it is possible that it wiped everything but not a definite. I purchased my phone from Best Buy and was on zvb. When the zvc update came through it messed my phone up(which is why you don't take OTA's once rooted without further knowledge/modifications) so I took it to Best Buy and they said they did a hard reset to fix it. It worked, my phone booted back up and my internal was fine. However, that's Best Buy and they barely know what they are doing so it may have been a soft reset, I am not 100% sure. As for a new root for the update, I received another phone shortly after because the glass back on mine broke and Best Buy replaced it with a whole new phone. It was on zvc and I used an app named Framaroot with the Gandalf exploit option and it worked fine for me. I have heard of others having issues with that method but for me, it worked and has stuck.
Fiddy619's universal root method seems to be the preferred way for our phone, look in the general section here for a thread by engine95 to see what I mean. After I rooted with Framaroot I then used FreeGee and unlocked the bootloader then made a total nandroid backup of my stock in TWRP before going further. I also copied the backup to my PC just in case.
As for my preferred roms, if we are talking about Android 4.4 both Vanir and PSX are my personal favorites. However as you can tell from my signature I am still using stock zvc android 4.1.2. I have flashed just about every rom available for our phone but my daily driver is stock that I have modified manually(different kernel, removed bloat ware, minor modifications and tweaks, etc). For android 4.3 I have had the best experience with CM10.2 and cfxe. I have not tried CM11(based on 4.4) for awhile but it seems to have overwhelming support - Cyanogenmod usually does.
Really when it comes to roms it's personal preference. They are all very similar with different tweaks/additions. As for which one is the most stable that is also a tricky question. Even though we have the same model of phone, I have seen how picky they can be from one to the other. My roommates have the EXACT same phone, installing CM10.2 worked fine for two of us, but one lost GPS and I had to fix it.
My best advice for when you get your new phone is to backup your working stock and then have fun flashing different things making sure you follow the instructions per rom exactly. It's always a good idea after making your backup(if planning to install another rom) to wipe everything except your internal storage and do a clean install of the rom and gapps. Then, test it for a day or so because sometimes it takes time to settle in. It's a shame that Optimus DE gave you issues, it was rock solid for me, again, these phones are picky! But one of the main reasons I stayed with stock is because the AOSP based cameras leave much to be desired when compared to the LG camera. Again it's just personal preference because some don't like the lg camera.
If you have any other issues or questions I will be glad to help if I can. A lot of the people you see who are active on the forums are very knowledgeable, as long as you ask politely most will be glad to help.
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Okay Im going to try some new roms out when I get my new phone, I would like to try out an AOSP Kitkat Rom but I couldnt get one to flash last time I tryed but I will figure that out later when I get it. Now back to my Bricked Optimus, I want to try the teenybin method although I dont understand the directions... the second step tells me to flash but how can I do that without recovery? and it doesnt say anything about entering in download mode which is the only thing I can do, am I forgetting something? And thank you for the help Tesla I really appreciate it, Ive had more assistance from you than anyone else.
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Okay Im going to try some new roms out when I get my new phone, I would like to try out an AOSP Kitkat Rom but I couldnt get one to flash last time I tryed but I will figure that out later when I get it. Now back to my Bricked Optimus, I want to try the teenybin method although I dont understand the directions... the second step tells me to flash but how can I do that without recovery? and it doesnt say anything about entering in download mode which is the only thing I can do, am I forgetting something? And thank you for the help Tesla I really appreciate it, Ive had more assistance from you than anyone else.
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Are you a windows user? The teenybin isn't flashed from recovery it is flashed from a tool called LGNPST which is a Windows program. I am going to private message you a link. It will have links for downloading and installing LGNPST on your PC. It says that you will lose all your data but if you are using the teenybin you shouldn't. It's LG's tool for flashing firmware and gives that warning regardless of what you flash. And you're welcome, coming from an EVO 4G this phone is very different and plenty of people have helped me - just paying it forward.
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Are you a windows user? The teenybin isn't flashed from recovery it is flashed from a tool called LGNPST which is a Windows program. I am going to private message you a link. It will have links for downloading and installing LGNPST on your PC. It says that you will lose all your data but if you are using the teenybin you shouldn't. It's LG's tool for flashing firmware and gives that warning regardless of what you flash. And you're welcome, coming from an EVO 4G this phone is very different and plenty of people have helped me - just paying it forward.
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Hey I got in to recovery through the Teenybin although the reset that they did deleted all of my stuff so Im kinda bummed:/ but its okay cause I got my new Optimus today and its brand new so Im happy with it. Thanks again for all of the help. Thats funny that you used to have an EVO 4G because I had it for so long and thats the phone I switched back to when my LG got bricked, but let me tell you Im glad to be back to the Optimus haha the EVO 4G is just way to slow anymore. Now that I have this new Optimus which root method should I go with? Its currently runnning ZVB (4.1.2) should I update the software? It says theres a software update available but I know that sometimes they dont have roots out for those updates so how should I start with this process again with the new phone in your opinion? I havnt done this in forever (going on a year) so I cant really remember everything that I had to do.
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Hey I got in to recovery through the Teenybin although the reset that they did deleted all of my stuff so Im kinda bummed:/ but its okay cause I got my new Optimus today and its brand new so Im happy with it. Thanks again for all of the help. Thats funny that you used to have an EVO 4G because I had it for so long and thats the phone I switched back to when my LG got bricked, but let me tell you Im glad to be back to the Optimus haha the EVO 4G is just way to slow anymore. Now that I have this new Optimus which root method should I go with? Its currently runnning ZVB (4.1.2) should I update the software? It says theres a software update available but I know that sometimes they dont have roots out for those updates so how should I start with this process again with the new phone in your opinion? I havnt done this in forever (going on a year) so I cant really remember everything that I had to do.
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Let your phone update before rooting and unlocking. You should end up with ZVC.
Then, you have a choice on rooting. @HPTesla will say Framaroot. I'd say use fiddy Universal root.
Then DL FreeGee from the Playstore, use the"mako" version of TWRP/CWM, your choice, I'd do with TWRP and you'll be unlocked.
Back it up in recovery and you'll be good to go.
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Let your phone update before rooting and unlocking. You should end up with ZVC.
Then, you have a choice on rooting. @HPTesla will say Framaroot. I'd say use fiddy Universal root.
Then DL FreeGee from the Playstore, use the"mako" version of TWRP/CWM, your choice, I'd do with TWRP and you'll be unlocked.
Back it up in recovery and you'll be good to go.
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The fiddy universal looks easier to me so I will probably use that although its not very Important which ever one is better I will use, and what recovery do you think is better? I used TWRP before but is the other one any better? I will probably go with that anyways Im just trying to get some opinions in. And what ROM do you use? I think Im gonna start out with the stock rooted ROM but theres still some stuff I want from the DE ROM like the G2 keyboard and other features from the G2, is there any way I can get those? And have you had any experience with the KitKat ROMs? Those interest me too
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Let your phone update before rooting and unlocking. You should end up with ZVC.
Then, you have a choice on rooting. @HPTesla will say Framaroot. I'd say use fiddy Universal root.
Then DL FreeGee from the Playstore, use the"mako" version of TWRP/CWM, your choice, I'd do with TWRP and you'll be unlocked.
Back it up in recovery and you'll be good to go.
Sent from my LG-LS970 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Exactly what he said, framaroot was quick and easy for me, but the lgog is so damn picky and fiddy seems to be the preferred method so use it just to be safe. I had zero issues with framaroot but I think I've just been lucky. And definitely update to zvc before doing either. I'd also update prl and profile for good measure.
That sucks that you lost all of your data, they must have actually did a hard reset where as BestBuy told me they did a hard reset and actually did a soft reset. But it's BestBuy so I never expect much. I softbricked my lgog the day after I got it using the GAIO tool(before finding out about FreeGee) and they fixed it with a soft reset. The guy called the manager over and the manager asked me if I tried unlocking the bootloader and I played dumb. My exact words were "What the hell is a bootloader?" and he immediately fixed it. But I was shocked anyone at BestBuy would even know that. Lmao.
As for my EVO, the micro usb port broke so I was charging it for two months like MacGyver, literally stipped the usb charging wire and hooked it straight into the positive/negative terminals in the battery while turned off! It was a fire hazard but it did the trick, lol. And luckily it had external sd(my one big gripe about the lgog) so I could still get my stuff off of it even without usb. I did love that phone, but you're right, it's incredibly slow now compared to the wonderful lgog.
And as always you are quite welcome!
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The fiddy universal looks easier to me so I will probably use that although its not very Important which ever one is better I will use, and what recovery do you think is better? I used TWRP before but is the other one any better? I will probably go with that anyways Im just trying to get some opinions in. And what ROM do you use? I think Im gonna start out with the stock rooted ROM but theres still some stuff I want from the DE ROM like the G2 keyboard and other features from the G2, is there any way I can get those? And have you had any experience with the KitKat ROMs? Those interest me too
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I think the reason I say framaroot is bc its also super easy, install the app, pick gandalf exploit and it will do it's thing - done without ever connecting to a pc. But @engine95 is right, fiddy is more stable so use that. As for TWRP, I love 2.5.0.0 but for KK roms you have to use the one that comes with updated FreeGee, TWRP 2.6.3.x because of the SELinux changes Google made with 4.4. TWRP 2.6 was unstable originally but has since become just as stable as 2.5 according to most. OpTimuS DE was rock solid for me, as for getting some of the G2 apps, I'm not certain. It's doable but I don't know how difficult it would be because I've never tried to install them elsewhere. And I already gave you my choice of best current KK roms but today I found out a few guys are trying to get OMNI official for us. When that happens I think I will be switching to OMNI because they have been producing some impressive commits/tweaks that you won't find elsewhere. Just look through xda news to see what I mean, OMNI is on a roll!
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The fiddy universal looks easier to me so I will probably use that although its not very Important which ever one is better I will use, and what recovery do you think is better? I used TWRP before but is the other one any better? I will probably go with that anyways Im just trying to get some opinions in. And what ROM do you use? I think Im gonna start out with the stock rooted ROM but theres still some stuff I want from the DE ROM like the G2 keyboard and other features from the G2, is there any way I can get those? And have you had any experience with the KitKat ROMs? Those interest me too
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I prefer TWRP just because that has always been our best one since the beginning. Now that all the versions of the OG are coming together though both are fine.
I like stock, but Lrod's OpTimuS 5.0 is my daily. The G2 adds he made got me hooked.
If your gonna try to pull some stuff from DE, check with Lrod. He's made alot of changes to a lot of files making it difficult. For me at least.
I've ran all the KK Roms and I liked them all. PSX is probably my favorite though. I liked Liquid in its early days, pre KK. I'm not sure it's up to KK yet.
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I prefer TWRP just because that has always been our best one since the beginning. Now that all the versions of the OG are coming together though both are fine.
I like stock, but Lrod's OpTimuS 5.0 is my daily. The G2 adds he made got me hooked.
If your gonna try to pull some stuff from DE, check with Lrod. He's made alot of changes to a lot of files making it difficult. For me at least.
I've ran all the KK Roms and I liked them all. PSX is probably my favorite though. I liked Liquid in its early days, pre KK. I'm not sure it's up to KK yet.
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Again, I think you're right on all fronts. Liquid was smooth(heh) but it hasn't been long since we received an official 4.3 so I don't think they're up to 4.4. And same goes for the G2 apps, sometimes it's as simple as pulling an apk out of a zip and pushing it to system/apps and changing permissions but I think Lrod did a lot of work to get the G2 apps working on our phone because they required certain dependencies/modified frameworks.
engine95 said:
Let your phone update before rooting and unlocking. You should end up with ZVC.
Then, you have a choice on rooting. @HPTesla will say Framaroot. I'd say use fiddy Universal root.
Then DL FreeGee from the Playstore, use the"mako" version of TWRP/CWM, your choice, I'd do with TWRP and you'll be unlocked.
Back it up in recovery and you'll be good to go.
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Okay so I rooted it through fiddys universal root but when I try to go on to FreeGee it just doesnt want to open for me? Ive tryed a lot of times and I get nothing it will either send me to the playstore to an app called busy box or will sometimes restart my phone, Im confised I have no clue what to do? I tryed to uninstall and reinstall and nothing I installed the busybox app but it said I didnt have root permission or there was a problem getting the root or something like that.
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Okay so I rooted it through fiddys universal root but when I try to go on to FreeGee it just doesnt want to open for me? Ive tryed a lot of times and I get nothing it will either send me to the playstore to an app called busy box or will sometimes restart my phone, Im confised I have no clue what to do? I tryed to uninstall and reinstall and nothing I installed the busybox app but it said I didnt have root permission or there was a problem getting the root or something like that.
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You have to root before unlocking.
Make sure your phone has at least 70 percent charge or more!!
Go to Settings: Settings>Security>Unknown sources checked: Settings>Developer Options>USB Debugging checked, Settings> Display>Screen Timeout - at least 5 min
from fiddy thread.
Directions
1. Unzip the zip file
2. Make sure USB Debugging is on, and you are in Charge only Mode
3. Run the CurrentRoot.bat, wait for the prompt. (Can now be run as admin if you wish, Still works running as regular user tho. Thanks robisodd)
4. Change to MTP Mode
5. Just ignore when your computer asks how to view files on your device.
6. Press enter in the CMD prompt to continue.
7. Done.
You shouldn't have any issues.
If you do, then try Framaroot. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276 and follow those directions.
Follow this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050582 It has all the info on rooting and unlocking
Edit. You may have to root as admin/not admin, try both.
Edit #2 Also, do not use USB 3.0 ports. They are iffy for this stuff. LGNPST included
engine95 said:
You have to root before unlocking.
Make sure your phone has at least 70 percent charge or more!!
Go to Settings: Settings>Security>Unknown sources checked: Settings>Developer Options>USB Debugging checked, Settings> Display>Screen Timeout - at least 5 min
from fiddy thread.
Directions
1. Unzip the zip file
2. Make sure USB Debugging is on, and you are in Charge only Mode
3. Run the CurrentRoot.bat, wait for the prompt. (Can now be run as admin if you wish, Still works running as regular user tho. Thanks robisodd)
4. Change to MTP Mode
5. Just ignore when your computer asks how to view files on your device.
6. Press enter in the CMD prompt to continue.
7. Done.
You shouldn't have any issues.
If you do, then try Framaroot. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276 and follow those directions.
Follow this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050582 It has all the info on rooting and unlocking
Edit. You may have to root as admin/not admin, try both.
Edit #2 Also, do not use USB 3.0 ports. They are iffy for this stuff. LGNPST included
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Okay i will try this later when i have access to a computer, but the last root i tryed told me it was successful although it didnt restart my phone or anything it just said it was in the command prompt. I will try again cause i dont think it did anything. But i have a question about roms, i am most likely going to flash the DE 5.0 again because i like it with the g2 keyboard and i kind of like the lg feel to it but the only problem is google play music always gives me an error when im playing songs and it always has. I heard aosp roms dont have that problen so in your opinion what is the most stable aosp rom with all features working like gps and everything??
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Okay i will try this later when i have access to a computer, but the last root i tryed told me it was successful although it didnt restart my phone or anything it just said it was in the command prompt. I will try again cause i dont think it did anything. But i have a question about roms, i am most likely going to flash the DE 5.0 again because i like it with the g2 keyboard and i kind of like the lg feel to it but the only problem is google play music always gives me an error when im playing songs and it always has. I heard aosp roms dont have that problen so in your opinion what is the most stable aosp rom with all features working like gps and everything??
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AOSP SuperNexus has been getting good reviews here in the forums but I haven't tried it yet. I would give that one a shot though. I'd flash GAPPS standard with it instead of GAPPS core as well. This is just generally speaking with any of the AOSP roms.
The directions @engine95 gave you for fiddy are spot on(as usual ), specifically having the phone in charge only mode instead of mtp. I think a lot of people have missed that step and it won't work in mtp. Using usb 2.0 is another good tip.
And if your phone didn't reboot, you probably arent rooted. Easiest way to check that you are rooted is by going into the app drawer and seeing either Superuser or SuperSu app. If it's there, you're rooted, if not, it didnt work. If it said it worked but didnt reboot, Im assuming you rebooted manually? It sounds silly but sometimes it's as simple as that. But again, after rebooting if one of those apps arent there, you are not rooted.
EDIT: I've never tried rooting with fiddy without being in charge only mode, Im wondering if being in mtp may install supersu/superuser app but not the binary? Probably not but I could be wrong. Just wondering if there is any possible way that the app could be there but you still wouldn't have root privileges. For me, if the app is there, I'm rooted but I don't pretend to know everything(far from it, lol).
EDIT#2: Once you are rooted and recovery is installed, here is the link to SuperNexus.
EDIT#3: And I can't stress this one enough....after rooting and unlocking the bootloader, before flashing ANYTHING, make a full backup of your stock AND copy the TWRP folder(with your backup in it) to a computer, JUST IN CASE! That way you will always have a backup elsewhere, even if something goes wrong with your phone's internal storage. Better safe than sorry!!! And it's also best to copy the entire TWRP folder.
@HPTesla You're on a roll!
Go with everything he's said.
I don't use Google music ,so I'm of little help there.
Almost every ROM has its quirks, and it's just a matter of finding the one that does what you need/want.
Our devs have given us a lot of options. And I know, I sure appreciate them.
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Penley94 said:
so yesterday i installed the new optimus de rom and it started up fine and everything was okay, then today i realized my 3g wasnt working and usually thats no big deal because all i have to do is restore my efs in the app FreeG (I think thats what its called, I might be wrong). Well right after i did that, i hit restart phone and it turned off then wouldnt come back on. Then i finally got to the LG symbol but it will turn off then the screen will be on but will just show black. I cant boot in to recovery nor can i do anything on it at all, when i plug it in the charger it says "battery.png is missing, battery: 75%". I took my phone in to sprint and they did a reset although that didnt do anything so there sending me a new one. Now my question is, is there any way I can open up my phones folder so i can get my pictures and everything that was on it? My pics were very important to me and i dont want to lose them, thats all i need so if some could help me get them that would be much appreciated, thanks.
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I ran OpTiMuS for a long time and every time I would try new roms, decide I didn't like or whatever and go back, I'd always have to 1. Dial ##72786# 2. Let it self activate sometimes twice, but usually just once before I would pick up 3g/4g. May have just been my phone but you may try that out if you go back to optimus De. Over all, my favorite stock like rom though.
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