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[ODIN] Stock DJ20

This should help a few people out. Thanks to dfgged, we now have stock Odin files. There has been minimal testing of these, but they do in fact work to help recover. It won't fix everything, but if you had to go back to stock for warranty reasons, this would be better than having a really messed up ROM. Currently, I only have the System and Kernel. Both are untouched, minus the System dump being rooted, which was required to get the dump. Flash in Odin via the PDA button. I will also work on getting the rest of the usable images posted, and will post a CWM flashable package for stock, stock deodexed, and debloated then as well for DJ20.
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So I flashed dl09 followed by both above and I'm still stuck at the Samsung screen...wtf?

If you have a Fascinate, why did you flash these files? If you have a Continuum, why did you flash DL09?

imnuts said:
If you have a Fascinate, why did you flash these files? If you have a Continuum, why did you flash DL09?
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I have both. I needed to try something on the continuum with prl and modem modification to try and overwrite vzw pop settings. But now nothing on the continuum. And it doesn't appear to be any Odin backs...

jenisiz said:
I have both. I needed to try something on the continuum with prl and modem modification to try and overwrite vzw pop settings. But now nothing on the continuum. And it doesn't appear to be any Odin backs...
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so you flashed verizon odin files on your continuum? that wasnt going to end well

nitsuj17 said:
so you flashed verizon odin files on your continuum? that wasnt going to end well
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No kidding...but it has been confirmed that dl09 works on the continuum...however for somereason, not so well on mine.

jenisiz said:
No kidding...but it has been confirmed that dl09 works on the continuum...however for somereason, not so well on mine.
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By confirmed do you mean "not at all confirmed"?

jenisiz said:
No kidding...but it has been confirmed that dl09 works on the continuum...however for somereason, not so well on mine.
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where was it confirmed? i dont recall ever seeing that

jenisiz said:
No kidding...but it has been confirmed that dl09 works on the continuum...however for somereason, not so well on mine.
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The only thing that is confirmed to work as far as going from the Fascinate to the Continuum are the radios. If you get a botched up baseband, you can flash a Fascinate radio to a Continuum (and probably the other way if we had Continuum radios, but we don't), but that is the only thing that is cross-compatible that I've seen. Maybe you could get most of a ROM to work as well, but you'd loose your softkeys as well as the ticker functionality if you didn't have the proper framework files.

nitsuj17 said:
where was it confirmed? i dont recall ever seeing that
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Search...dl09 has been confirmed. I'd post links but its to much trouble on my phone. But I attempted and no go...still searching for ideas. Confused why I would be held up by the radio?

jenisiz said:
Search...dl09 has been confirmed. I'd post links but its to much trouble on my phone. But I attempted and no go...still searching for ideas. Confused why I would be held up by the radio?
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I just searched the entire Continuum sub-forum, and there is no mention anywhere that DL09 from the Fascinate works on the Continuum. The only thing I found close was mention that the DL09 baseband works, but there is no mention of anyone using DL09 on their Continuum. I even searched at Android Central and Android Forums, and no one anywhere has flashed a full DL09 that is recorded at XDA/AC/AF.

imnuts said:
I just searched the entire Continuum sub-forum, and there is no mention anywhere that DL09 from the Fascinate works on the Continuum. The only thing I found close was mention that the DL09 baseband works, but there is no mention of anyone using DL09 on their Continuum. I even searched at Android Central and Android Forums, and no one anywhere has flashed a full DL09 that is recorded at XDA/AC/AF.
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That's what I attempted? I flashed the band and no boot...not complete dl09
Edit: You and I actually talked about it through pm.

Flashing the modem doesn't cause the phone to stop booting, so something else is likely the problem.

jenisiz said:
That's what I attempted? I flashed the band and no boot...not complete dl09
Edit: You and I actually talked about it through pm.
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you made it sound like you flashed the dl09 rom, thats where i was coming from on my comments

Nope...not the rom lol. I was going off of a convo in pm with nuts. I wish it was that obvious though...

hi everyone..
having an issue with this recovery...i have used this file twice before to recover the wife's continuum.. however last night it wouldn't work.. meaning, it flashes in ODIN just fine, gives me "success" however when the phone reboots, nothing has flashed and it is exactly the same as before flashing..
i have red cwm on the phone, and have tried clearing everything (cache, dalvik, data/factory reset, mounted all partitions and wiped those) i also tried flashing the kernel which seemed to work.. however it still will not reset to factory.. i used the same file i have on my computer that worked 2x before, and even re-downloaded the one posted here and tried that as well.. nothing..
it appears for some reason the phone accepts the connection and/or files, but won't "run" them if that makes any sense...
i also have 2 nandroid backups that i tried to restore, which is the factory setup..and it hangs at the samsung logo (i gave up after 20 mins and pulled battery) .. and the second nandroid takes me to the deodexed/basic rom that was built here.. which works but has issues..
im trying to get back to complete stock.. i have also tried using superoneclick to unroot, but the program gives me an "error 22" when pushing rage, and locks up..
i have tested adb, and it will connect to phone, but NOTHING can be pushed or pulled using the commands..
im lost here.. anyone have any ideas?

Did you convert the partition with voodoo?
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trailblazer101 said:
Did you convert the partition with voodoo?
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thanks for the reply sir..
i did not convert to voodoo...however i will check that in the voodoo section just to be certain its not toggled..im very familiar with voodoo, as i ran it on my fascinate for a long time .. i am using factory cable as well.. i will edit the post if it comes to fruition that it did..i never flashed a kernel - unless the one with the ROM here was voodoo..but i dont remember hearing sexy lady telling me anything when i flashed it
this is SO frustrating..it worked 2x before.. im assuming something is borked with r/w somewhere..but i havent a clue where to look to change it..
it boots to blue recovery, run update.zip to red..
under mounts and storage (that i cleared all on before) it currently reads all mounted except /dbdata which is unmounted..

Lmao, sexy lady...
When I get home, log into the Continuum irc channel, and lets see if we can't straighten you out
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any chance we can have the OP links updated, please, i tried downloading the files but links are broken

Keep soft key mod while changing battery icon

Hey gang. Searched for an answer to this but couldn't find it, so was hoping someone could provide some insight.
I'm running vicious 4.1.1 on my verizon galaxy nexus. the other day i modded my soft keys, and last night i modded my battery icon. in flashing the battery icon w/clockwork mod recovery, the phone returned to the stock soft keys. so then i went back to re-do the soft keys and the battery returned to stock.
is there something i should be doing when flashing new mods to ensure the old ones stay in place?
thanks!

Are they mods applied through ZipThemer? There's a way to have both mods applied through ZT if that's the case.
If not, then just make sure the images for the nav keys are in the SystemUI.apk containing the battery images or vice versa, push the apk to system/app, set permissions, reboot, and you're good to go.

dirtygoldfish said:
Are they mods applied through ZipThemer? There's a way to have both mods applied through ZT if that's the case.
If not, then just make sure the images for the nav keys are in the SystemUI.apk containing the battery images or vice versa, push the apk to system/app, set permissions, reboot, and you're good to go.
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i flashed the zips through clockwork mod recovery. just went to see if i could do it w/zipthemer, but it said it couldn't find a theme within the files.
as for your second set of instructions, just went right over my head. i'm new to this whole process as i just unlocked and rooted about a week ago.
if i unzip the mod files on my comp, will that give me access to the apk file? how do i look at what's in the apk? a search told me ninjamorph - is that what you'd recommend?
sorry for all the extra questions. like i said - still feeling my way around.

Send me both mods. I'll combine the images for you.
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evantonio said:
i flashed the zips through clockwork mod recovery. just went to see if i could do it w/zipthemer, but it said it couldn't find a theme within the files.
as for your second set of instructions, just went right over my head. i'm new to this whole process as i just unlocked and rooted about a week ago.
if i unzip the mod files on my comp, will that give me access to the apk file? how do i look at what's in the apk? a search told me ninjamorph - is that what you'd recommend?
sorry for all the extra questions. like i said - still feeling my way around.
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Well if the files weren't originally meant to be applied through ZT they wouldn't work.
I'm guessing you're going to take up Zeinzu's offer, but if you still want more clarification about my earlier suggestion, feel free to ask.

dirtygoldfish said:
Well if the files weren't originally meant to be applied through ZT they wouldn't work.
I'm guessing you're going to take up Zeinzu's offer, but if you still want more clarification about my earlier suggestion, feel free to ask.
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yeah, i sent him the images to combine. figure i'll allow myself one get-out-of-jail-free card.
if you can provide some more clarification that would be great as i'm sure i'll run into this again as i get deeper and deeper into modding my nexus.

evantonio said:
yeah, i sent him the images to combine. figure i'll allow myself one get-out-of-jail-free card.
if you can provide some more clarification that would be great as i'm sure i'll run into this again as i get deeper and deeper into modding my nexus.
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Sounds good. Also -- check your PMs, I sent my attempt at an explanation lol.

[Q] Werid issue where my GS3 is stuck in Factory Mode

Let me start by saying I've read through several other threads with a similar issue, but they all have a common connectivity problem that I'm NOT experiencing so I thought I'd ask this in a new thread. I was using AOKP build 5, and I decided to try out a more TW stock rom to see how devs have modified it. I chose Intergalactic v 2.8, wiped data/cache and installed like ya do. Almost immediately I got the pop up saying, "Unfortunately, Factory Test has stopped." I didn't think much of it, even though I had never seen it before. I restored my app data via Titanium Backup and starting fiddling with my settings. Made a couple calls, a few texts. Put my phone down to go about my morning. Later when I went to unlock my phone I realized I don't have a lockscreen. Thought that was funny so I went to boot into recovery but punching the power button just turned the phone off; So I investigated and I realize I'm in factory mode. and I can't seem to get out of it. I've tried running the terminal commands to turn it off, but that didn't work. It looks like my ESF folder is empty or doesn't exist.
So here's what I know after all of my research: My IMEI somehow seems to be intact since I can make calls and get on the network, but because my ESF is empty or gone can't turn off factory mode, which is causing all kinds of other buggy issues such as no lockscreen, no power menu, and the annoying Factory Test pop-up. If there is a thread out there that had a similar problem, I apologize that I couldn't find it. is there any way to recover this info, since the IMEI is still intact? Thanks.

Flash a stock rom
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did that, no dice
peneoark said:
Flash a stock rom
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Tried to restore the stock JB with Odin and it didn't fix the problem. I'm attempting to flash the stock ICS, then attempt an OTA update to see if that does the trick. Will keep you posted.

So I flashed ics and then allowed AT&T to push my JB update to me OTA. Still in factory mode. I guess I'll just have to investigate this more thoroughly. I'm using widget locker as a work around for my lockscreen, but still no power menu and the popups are still showing up every now and then. Super annoying, but at least my phone is still functioning. If anyone has any other ideas I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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drunkenscholar said:
So I flashed ics and then allowed AT&T to push my JB update to me OTA. Still in factory mode. I guess I'll just have to investigate this more thoroughly. I'm using widget locker as a work around for my lockscreen, but still no power menu and the popups are still showing up every now and then. Super annoying, but at least my phone is still functioning. If anyone has any other ideas I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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Try taking and EFS folder from a stock ROM and push it to your current ROM and see if that helps

DamageSource said:
Try taking and EFS folder from a stock ROM and push it to your current ROM and see if that helps
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How would I extract it from the EFS folder from the stock image? I figured I would need to do with through ADB, but I have no idea what commands I would have to execute.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
Would this not work for you ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
Would this not work for you ?
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Is your efs folder completely gone ?

hednik said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
Would this not work for you ?
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Is your efs folder completely gone ?
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I saw this fix, but frankly, I'm skittish to try it as my IMEI is still intact and I'm afraid of making the problem worse. My EFS folder is there, but it's empty.

drunkenscholar said:
I saw this fix, but frankly, I'm skittish to try it as my IMEI is still intact and I'm afraid of making the problem worse. My EFS folder is there, but it's empty.
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Don't be skittish. It really and truly is the only way to get everything back to how it should be. Ton's of people have tried it and this allows you to push the IMEI back into your phone the way it came from the factory. It's not for spoffing or doing anything illegal.
Now its usually for replacng a lost IMEI from flashing a ROM. Sometimes happens when going from a non-stock type ROM (i.e. CM or AOKP) to stock type ROM (i.e TW)
Search on how to push files with ADB and you should be good to go
BE CAREFUL though and don't skip steps or go fast.
I meant to ask...can you use your phone ? does data work ? Have you tried to get into download mode ?
If you can then download good manager and select reboot into recovery or any other number of apps that let you boot into recovery without having a power menu

hednik said:
Don't be skittish. It really and truly is the only way to get everything back to how it should be. Ton's of people have tried it and this allows you to push the IMEI back into your phone the way it came from the factory. It's not for spoffing or doing anything illegal.
Now its usually for replacng a lost IMEI from flashing a ROM. Sometimes happens when going from a non-stock type ROM (i.e. CM or AOKP) to stock type ROM (i.e TW)
Search on how to push files with ADB and you should be good to go
BE CAREFUL though and don't skip steps or go fast.
I meant to ask...can you use your phone ? does data work ? Have you tried to get into download mode ?
If you can then download good manager and select reboot into recovery or any other number of apps that let you boot into recovery without having a power menu
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Yeah, the phone works perfectly other than a lack of lock screen, no power menu, and the pop ups that annoyingly show every once in a while. Download mode works, and I pushed stock back to my device using ODIN. It now occurs me me to wonder if I might have had a different result if I had flashed my stock rom using ADB.

drunkenscholar said:
Yeah, the phone works perfectly other than a lack of lock screen, no power menu, and the pop ups that annoyingly show every once in a while. Download mode works, and I pushed stock back to my device using ODIN. It now occurs me me to wonder if I might have had a different result if I had flashed my stock rom using ADB.
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I hate to ask but did yo factory reset the phone...like in stock recovery ?

drunkenscholar said:
Yeah, the phone works perfectly other than a lack of lock screen, no power menu, and the pop ups that annoyingly show every once in a while. Download mode works, and I pushed stock back to my device using ODIN. It now occurs me me to wonder if I might have had a different result if I had flashed my stock rom using ADB.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703175
check out post #8
the user restored the backed up EFS folder with Root Explorer and his device is fixed now.

xBeerdroiDx said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703175
check out post #8
the user restored the backed up EFS folder with Root Explorer and his device is fixed now.
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Beer,
I'm not thinking he has a backup of his EFS though
Try his first but this might do the trick as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703175&page=2
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Odia said:
# echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
(and yes ON is the correct setting to turn it off)
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hednik said:
Beer,
I'm not thinking he has a backup of his EFS though
Try his first but this might do the trick as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703175&page=2
post #14
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you are correct. i looked back over the thread. i had thought he posted something yesterday about having an EFS backup.
your find seems like it should do the trick

hednik said:
I hate to ask but did yo factory reset the phone...like in stock recovery ?
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Yessir. When the phone booted back up it didn't go through the setup process. Just goes straight to the homescreen. Also when I boot into restore mode I see this under the menu options:
E:failed to mount /efs (Invalid Argument)
E:failed to mount /efs (Invalid Argument)
# MANUAL MODE #
--Applying Multi-CSC...
Applied CSC-code : unknown
Successfully applied multi-CSC.

I tried turning it off with terminal emulator at one point last night, but it didn't seem to work, I THINK because the EFS folder is empty. I'll have to re-root tonight and try it again since I've restored my stock firmware.
It may seem like I'm shooting down every suggestion you guys throw at me, but I really appreciate the input. XDA is a big place and I tried to be very thorough when searcing for a solution before posting this thread, but I'm sure there's something out there I've missed. Thank you for your efforts.

I think I found something that will allow me to restore a generic EFS here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39523753&postcount=4
Asked the originator if it will work to restore my files. If so, gonna try it when I get off work tonight.

drunkenscholar said:
I think I found something that will allow me to restore a generic EFS here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39523753&postcount=4
Asked the originator if it will work to restore my files. If so, gonna try it when I get off work tonight.
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Ah exactly what I have been looking for on this one for you. I found a few that explained how to push your old EFS folder with ADB but none about making another. How crazy it was yesterday it popped up on a post. That looks like your best shot as you folder seems to be corrupted and although IMEI is intact you need a new one folder that is intact. Let us know how it turns out

Can you hit me with the stuff you found about pushing it through ADB? My efforts have been less than fruitful on that front. I'd rather be armed with as much information as possible.

drunkenscholar said:
Can you hit me with the stuff you found about pushing it through ADB? My efforts have been less than fruitful on that front. I'd rather be armed with as much information as possible.
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Here is one I had found earlier:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169805
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[/COLOR]Problem fixed!! give read write permissions for user/group/others to the keystr file.[/QUOT
Have you looked at this ? (or is this just the same thing as turning it off)
- One more thing, what file explorer are you looking at the efs folder with ?
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[Q] Question about ADB pushing?

sorry if i posted it on the wrong section but unfortunately there isnt a section for my phone(LG DoublePlay)
this is just a general questino about ADB pushing.
i accedentally deleted a system app on my phone and now my phone doesnt respond. i have a stock ROM and want to push the app back into the phone. but i forgot which system app i deleted.
also, i cannot flash the ROM because my phone doesnt allow that
QUESTION: if i push all the system apps/files into the phone, will there be two copies of the same or will it replace the original?

idealk23 said:
sorry if i posted it on the wrong section but unfortunately there isnt a section for my phone(LG DoublePlay)
this is just a general questino about ADB pushing.
i accedentally deleted a system app on my phone and now my phone doesnt respond. i have a stock ROM and want to push the app back into the phone. but i forgot which system app i deleted.
also, i cannot flash the ROM because my phone doesnt allow that
QUESTION: if i push all the system apps/files into the phone, will there be two copies of the same or will it replace the original?
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Pushing an app will overwrite whatever you're trying to. Why can't you flash?
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nbeebe24 said:
Pushing an app will overwrite whatever you're trying to. Why can't you flash?
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i cant. my phone doesnt let my flash. there arent even any roms for my phone ....LG DoublePlay sucks. i wasnt able to fix my phone still. dont
know what i will do anymore. just cause i deleted something.

There's got to be a stock RUU image or something you can run. its definitely fixable most likely. Its late here and I've been sick, but if you send me a PM with the model of your phone and everything I will do some research.
(I realize the irony in that sentence. Lol)
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idealk23 said:
i cant. my phone doesnt let my flash. there arent even any roms for my phone ....LG DoublePlay sucks. i wasnt able to fix my phone still. dont
know what i will do anymore. just cause i deleted something.
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Oh i see now... You're posting in the wrong threads. Anyway, you can push whole folders with adb so you should be okay.
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CharliesTheMan said:
There's got to be a stock RUU image or something you can run. its definitely fixable most likely. Its late here and I've been sick, but if you send me a PM with the model of your phone and everything I will do some research.
(I realize the irony in that sentence. Lol)
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so many thanks bro ive been asking around for days and no one seemed to help me. Anyways, my device is the LG DoublePlay(c729).
I downloaded a file from another guy that has the stock rom(funny cause there isnt a single on ein the internet. had to pm him for it).
anyways, after i rooted my phonei wanted to be an idiot and delete the bloatware. i accidentally deleted a system file on Titanium Backup
and an error came saying 'the process home(lge.SubDIsplayhome.app........" it has a force close button that when i click, it comes up again.
my phone works fine except the forceclose button and the second screen doesnt work(the LG DOUBLEPLAY has a second small scrren when you
slide it). So i read about adb pushing and figured why not?After hours of frustration and hair pulling, i was able to push and apk called SubDisplayHome.apk and .odex thinking that i mustve deleted that , since the there error said the the SUbDisplayHome blah blah stop working.
well, after i pushed both .apk and .odex into the system/app, i rebooted and it still gave the error. i then tried to use this program called batch adb or something(it "takes multiple files and pushes it to system). but i got errors on the program when it was pushing it. the top bar on my android phone dissappeared and so i rebooted it, and it came back. but i still wasnt able to get rid of that force close button. sorry if i made you read all this, ive given up on fixing this and am thinking of paying 200 dollars for technician repair at LG

[Q] Newbie questions

Hi all.
My first post here and a couple of questions.
Per instructions found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195283 , I was able to root my phone using TWRP and odin.
The phone works fine but many of the apps are missing (maps, youtube etc). I was able to download the maps 6.14 apk and install it, but the gps takes forever to lock now. Is there a s2 specific app that was somehow wiped out by the rooting process?
Also, the stock browser is set to full screen, but when typing in the address, the address bars flickers on and off and I can only see the google search suggestions untill I press the keyboard again. Im using stock samsung keyboard.
Don't know if it's normal, but the phone doesn't pull my contacs from the sim card before or after root. I used to have HTC Mytouch from T-mobile and the names and phone numbers all came up as soon as I insterted the sim card into that phone when I bought it 2 years ago.
Thank you.
Sorry forgot to add.
The phone is ( was?) stock JB 4.1.2 (t-mobile) and the only thing I did was root it.

The only thing I can think of is to re flash the stock ROM in Odin. Then redo installing recovery. I followed roughly the path to root you described and didn't have any problems.
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tronmech said:
The only thing I can think of is to re flash the stock ROM in Odin. Then redo installing recovery. I followed roughly the path to root you described and didn't have any problems.
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Thanks for the suggestion.
Do you know if the settings and data will be wiped out if I try to reinstall ? I dont have a spare phone I would hate to lose the apps and the texts and etc.

Well, if you have twrp, install it first and make a backup that INCLUDES the preload partition as well as data, system, cache, etc. Then you don't need to worry. But odining stock job over stock job should be harmless since it won't overwrite data -- just be sure repartition isn't checked
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Well, unrooted, rerooted, wiped clean, reinstalled stock 4.1.2 and nothing ...
The gps is crap with all the .conf files tried. And no matter what, once I install SU , the damn apps disappear after reboot. Plus considering that it's a 1.5mhz processor, its slower than my old HTS 1.2mhz Mytouch and even 1mhz ZTE warp. Probably gonna send it back. Too bad, since I like the screen a lot.

You're missing apps can be redownloaded from the play store. As for your GPS problem, download and follow the instructions to install AGPS from this thread and you should be fine.
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iburnhearts said:
You're missing apps can be redownloaded from the play store. As for your GPS problem, download and follow the instructions to install AGPS from this thread and you should be fine.
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Thanks , but I already tried that.
As for the apps, it's really not a big deals, but the fact that the SU app makes them disappear is a bit of a concern. , plus the fact that gps works like crap even after the patch and several new gps.conf files , make this phone an overpriced and kinda overhyped toy. Frankly one shouldnt be looking at patches and fixes on a phone this "good". If an old ZTE and Htc work without a hitch, then this thing is about $150 too expensive for what it is.
And for the life of I cant understand why wouldnt sucksung put a damn led light on the case to alert the user of missed calls or texts instead of us having to resort to the nolite and such..
Thank you for all the help though).Thank you though for the help.

cyclefan said:
Hi all.
My first post here and a couple of questions.
Per instructions found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195283 , I was able to root my phone using TWRP and odin.
The phone works fine but many of the apps are missing (maps, youtube etc). I was able to download the maps 6.14 apk and install it, but the gps takes forever to lock now. Is there a s2 specific app that was somehow wiped out by the rooting process?
Also, the stock browser is set to full screen, but when typing in the address, the address bars flickers on and off and I can only see the google search suggestions untill I press the keyboard again. Im using stock samsung keyboard.
Don't know if it's normal, but the phone doesn't pull my contacs from the sim card before or after root. I used to have HTC Mytouch from T-mobile and the names and phone numbers all came up as soon as I insterted the sim card into that phone when I bought it 2 years ago.
Thank you.
Sorry forgot to add.
The phone is ( was?) stock JB 4.1.2 (t-mobile) and the only thing I did was root it.
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Make Sure you Flash it Correctly.. Since you have TWRP Flash other Rom of your preferences and then DO THE CORRECT Wipes!.

Dennisalex said:
Make Sure you Flash it Correctly.. Since you have TWRP Flash other Rom of your preferences and then DO THE CORRECT Wipes!.
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Appreciate the advice.
But Ive done that already. The gps ,when it does finally lock, takes forever. Regardless of the .conf files. And no matter what, after SU gets installed and the phones is restarted some apps are simply gone.

Instead of stock ROM I would give you the suggestion of trying out cyanogen mod since imo its actually much better everything wise over stock ROM
Give it a whirl and tell us what u think
See if the probs went away
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