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How does one replace the existing systemui.apk file with the new desired one? Each attempt on my own, I end up with force closes, or "not able to install."
Thanks in advance.
Doesn't work like that. To be simple.
anaglich said:
How does one replace the existing systemui.apk file with the new desired one? Each attempt on my own, I end up with force closes, or "not able to install."
Thanks in advance.
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Google "droid explorer," should help.
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MicrosoftBug said:
Google "droid explorer," should help.
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I should point out I am on a Mac.
Do I need to sign my new apk or something? Maybe include it in the entire rom to be flashed?
Help pwease...
I managed to include it with my rom and flash it.
Now, Am I able to rename the rom or will that screw something up?
q and a !!
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q and a !!
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Sure, but this is still development no?
anaglich said:
Sure, but this is still development no?
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Technically no. Your question pertains to development, but the development section is for releases of Roms, Radios and kernels and such. But to answer your question, you can rename your flashable zip with no problems. Good luck!
Hi Guys, I really need your help on this one. I have HTC Wildfire from Cox. I wanted to root and remove Cox power up animation on this phone. Here is the details of my phone:
Android 2.2.1
HBoot 1.40.0000
Kernel 2.6.32.21
Let me know if you need more information. I saw many guides about Wildfire but I did not see anyone that has HBoot 1.40.0000 that is why I'm not really sure if the guide is right for my phone.
Sorry I'm new with HTC and Android please help and point me to the right direction.
Thank you so much!!
Sorry, the HTC Bee is very similar but not the same as the Buzz. But that doesn't mean I can't help you
Get one of the Wildfire boot animations or any boot animation that is 240x320. Look in the folders
/system/customize/resource or
/system/media or
/data/local.
Replace it with your boot animation.
Watch it go
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Thanks Giffgaff! You are a ROCKSTAR!!
I was able to root my phone using Z4root
Instead of just changing the boot animation I want to load a new ROM. There are so many ROMs in this site how can I tell if the ROM is the right for my phone? Please note this is a CDMA phone.
Thank you so much Guys!!!
iUNWiReD said:
Thanks Giffgaff! You are a ROCKSTAR!!
I was able to root my phone using Z4root
Instead of just changing the boot animation I want to load a new ROM. There are so many ROMs in this site how can I tell if the ROM is the right for my phone? Please note this is a CDMA phone.
Thank you so much Guys!!!
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Lol, giffgaff is just the name of my carrier, not actually my username
Unfortunately, this is where the Bee is lacking in - ROMs. As the Buzz is a GSM phone, not CDMA, the ROMs in this phone's Development section will not work on your Bee
The Bee is very similar to the Buzz but as it is CDMA, most ROMs will not work and as there have been no custom recoveries, that makes it even harder to flash ROMs
But you're free to make one if you wish, you'll save the Bee community
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usaff22 said:
Lol, giffgaff is just the name of my carrier, not actually my username
Unfortunately, this is where the Bee is lacking in - ROMs. As the Buzz is a GSM phone, not CDMA, the ROMs in this phone's Development section will not work on your Bee
The Bee is very similar to the Buzz but as it is CDMA, most ROMs will not work and as there have been no custom recoveries, that makes it even harder to flash ROMs
But you're free to make one if you wish, you'll save the Bee community
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I'm new with Androids. Can you point me to the right direction? Thanks!
iUNWiReD said:
I'm new with Androids. Can you point me to the right direction? Thanks!
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I don't know any ROMs personally for the Bee, but a good place to start to make ROMs is Chef Central, here in XDA. You can ask whatever you wish about ROM making - there are quite a good few guides to making them. You can start by extracting a ROM from the HTC Bee RUU. A guide for that is here: I also started off like this!
But first of all, it would be a good idea to start learning the Android slang - this is a good one. Or alternatively, browse any random HTC device and browse the threads, looking for new words. And that thanks was to increase your thanks meter.
usaff22 said:
I don't know any ROMs personally for the Bee, but a good place to start to make ROMs is Chef Central, here in XDA. You can ask whatever you wish about ROM making - there are quite a good few guides to making them. You can start by extracting a ROM from the HTC Bee RUU. A guide for that is here: I also started off like this!
But first of all, it would be a good idea to start learning the Android slang - this is a good one. Or alternatively, browse any random HTC device and browse the threads, looking for new words. And that thanks was to increase your thanks meter.
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Man you are awesome! You are a ROCKSTARR!! Thank you so much!!!
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Man you are awesome! You are a ROCKSTARR!! Thank you so much!!!
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No problem
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iUNWiReD said:
Hi Guys, I really need your help on this one. I have HTC Wildfire from Cox. I wanted to root and remove Cox power up animation on this phone. Here is the details of my phone:
Android 2.2.1
HBoot 1.40.0000
Kernel 2.6.32.21
Let me know if you need more information. I saw many guides about Wildfire but I did not see anyone that has HBoot 1.40.0000 that is why I'm not really sure if the guide is right for my phone.
Sorry I'm new with HTC and Android please help and point me to the right direction.
Thank you so much!!
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I found Alltel and C Spire RUU.... I'm sure these are "Bee" RUU. How can I tell these are compatible for my Wildfire? Thanks!
iUNWiReD said:
I found Alltel and C Spire RUU.... I'm sure these are "Bee" RUU. How can I tell these are compatible for my Wildfire? Thanks!
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This should be it. I think C Spire only sell the Bee, judging by their website
Is this a good news or what Let's start cookin' people
iUNWiReD said:
Is this a good new or what Let's start cookin' people
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Keep it going and they might open a Bee forum
You can also theme icons once you get the ROM going by going into /system/framework and decompiling framework-res.apk before replacing the icons. Then, compile it as a system app and replace your existing one. APK Manager is a good tool for compiling and decompiling, and using adb pull to get your framework-res.apk in command prompt. e.g
adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk C:\Users\Me\Desktop\ROMcooking
EDIT: If you want to unlock your bootloader, not just root, you can try this:
Here
or you can also try plugging your phone into your computer, typing adb reboot bootloader and try fastboot oem write secureflag 0.
But I don't take responsibility if your phone is damaged
I have Alltel and C Spire RUU. How can I tell this is compatible with my phone? Note I have a Cox branded Wildfire. Thanks!
I was wondering if any of you could instruct me on how to dump the boot.img from either my phone or an original image. This would be great help. Thanks!
I figured this would be a good way to start a path for those of us that are trying to learn.
Probably get a better response in Q&A.
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seshaz said:
Probably get a better response in Q&A.
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agreeded- but start here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578099
use the search field bro
superuser696 said:
agreeded- but start here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578099
use the search field bro
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i hear ya, been using the search field and have been coming up with nothing.
thanks superuser! that one worked. mods can delete this thread if they want.
sa1tine said:
thanks superuser! that one worked. mods can delete this thread if they want.
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If you really wanted deleted, pm a mod and ask them to do so.
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sa1tine said:
thanks superuser! that one worked. mods can delete this thread if they want.
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cool glad to help. i did find other threads but that seem to be the most legit. im at work so not alot of time to reseach.
good luck :cyclops:
sa1tine said:
I was wondering if any of you could instruct me on how to dump the boot.img from either my phone or an original image. This would be great help. Thanks!
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You should be able to get the current boot.img on your phone by doing the following in adb
'adb shell'
'su'
'dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/sdcard/boot.img'
'exit'
'exit'
'adb pull /sdcard/boot.img C:\Location of your choice'
Hope this is what you were going for...
hello, my name is elia, I recently purchased a samsung s3 clone I unlock (root). I followed several guides, one of whom also taken on this site and none are successful. I can do the whole process, it will restart, but supersu not appear. a model is a bit special e1920_v77_zlh_fwvga with Android 4.1.1 and cpu MT6577. Someone has done it? I already tried with root_with_restore_by_bin4ary_v17 and v25
Thanks
Solution
We have the exact same phone, and I rooted my phone.. here is the solution;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40329451
Regards,
Boocy.
Partitioning SD as Internal Memory
have you the guide also for Partitioning SD as Internal Memory?
Thanks
PS: excellent guide for root!!!! :fingers-crossed:
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eliamadori said:
have you the guide also for Partitioning SD as Internal Memory?
Thanks
PS: excellent guide for root!!!! :fingers-crossed:
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I am glad that I can help someone..
Now, about that partitioning, there is this link; mtk6577gamingrig.blogspot.com/p/how-to-change-your-sd-card-to-phone.html
But I have not tried that partitioning, I rooted my phone just so I could change some things in "build.prop" file, and bootanimation.zip, so that everyone gets the idea that I actually have the original Galaxy S3..
If you succeed in partitioning, leave a comment here.
Also on this blog; mtk6577gamingrig.blogspot.com there are all kind of compatible games for our phone..
Regards,
Boocy.
eliamadori said:
hello, my name is elia, I recently purchased a samsung s3 clone I unlock (root). I followed several guides, one of whom also taken on this site and none are successful. I can do the whole process, it will restart, but supersu not appear. a model is a bit special e1920_v77_zlh_fwvga with Android 4.1.1 and cpu MT6577. Someone has done it? I already tried with root_with_restore_by_bin4ary_v17 and v25
Thanks
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would you be so kind to me for my phone would your firmware backup
uploaden ? e1920_v77_zlh_fwvga with Android 4.1.1
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toni0815 said:
would you be so kind to me for my phone would your firmware backup
uploaden ? e1920_v77_zlh_fwvga with Android 4.1.1
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Do you still need that backup? Or do you need ROM?
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Do you still need that backup? Or do you need ROM?
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I've done everything I wanted to do on the phone (increase the memory: root + partition) and then I would be fine. but I would try a new rom willingly because I find it slow.
thanks
Nice
eliamadori said:
I've done everything I wanted to do on the phone (increase the memory: root + partition) and then I would be fine. but I would try a new rom willingly because I find it slow.
thanks
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I would like to install Android 4.0.4 version of android on my phone.. because android 4.1.1 keeps crashing some of my games.. Like for instance "Brothers in Arms 2 HD Free++" ..and maybe I would like to create custom kernel and custom rom for this thing.. but I do not have enough expirience for this.. :/
Boocy said:
I would like to install Android 4.0.4 version of android on my phone.. because android 4.1.1 keeps crashing some of my games.. Like for instance "Brothers in Arms 2 HD Free++" ..and maybe I would like to create custom kernel and custom rom for this thing.. but I do not have enough expirience for this.. :/
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I'm sorry but I don't have any of that
It is okay..
eliamadori said:
I'm sorry but I don't have any of that
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Well, it is okay.. I will find some solution.. Here I posted a new topic; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266952
Read it if you have time..
Now I need your help.. :/
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I'm sorry but I don't have any of that
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Hey man, could you please make SP Flash Tool backup of your ROM, and upload it on http://bitupload.com/ for me so I can fix my cellphone??
Only you can do this becouse you have the same model as I do ..
Here is how you can do it; http://bm-smartphone-reviews.blogspot.pt/2012/04/creating-rom-dump-of-your-mt65x3-device.html
First you will need ADB drivers installed, and MTKdroidTools, you can find all of the files you need here; http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/91738412/file.html and then start ADB Terminal from MTKdroidTools..
Then enter these commands;
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adb shell
cat /proc/mtd > /sdcard/firmware.info
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Then just continiue tutorial from that link,,, anyway... When you are done, it will be around 650 Mb in size, just zip the folder and upload it on http://bitupload.com/
Please man do me this favour.. my phone is dead with out your help, you know I would do the same for you.. :/
Regards,
Emrah.
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I'm sorry but I don't have any of that
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Man can you please make MTK Droid tools backup and post it to http://bitupload.com/ ??
It is one click job.. please!!
Emrah.
e1920 - New Clone S3 G9300
Boocy said:
Do you still need that backup? Or do you need ROM?
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I posted a related query at [UNBRICK & ROM & ROOT] G9300 {e1920_v77_zlh_fwvga} ~V2~ here: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288124#post65175601>
Help and TIA.
Hello everyone.
I'm SafinWasi. I know I'm new to the Fire Phone forums,but I found something big,so I thought that I should post it here.
It seems that unlike the Kindle Fire Tablet series which used a TI OMAP based chipset,the Fire Phone uses a Qualcomm MSM based chipset. That being said,we should now have access to the Fire OS images for modding.
To those who have root:
Please use the following steps to get the boot and recovery images:
Using ES File Explorer,mount system and "/" path as rw- and navigate to /dev/block/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/ and copy "boot" and "recovery" to sdcard.
Please send the two images to me via PM or post it in this thread so that I may open them up for examining.
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A big thanks to @I am M3 for helping me out to find these. And to the Moderators: Please move my thread if it is misplaced.
Thank you.
SafinWasi said:
Hello everyone.
I'm SafinWasi. I know I'm new to the Fire Phone forums,but I found something big,so I thought that I should post it here.
It seems that unlike the Kindle Fire Tablet series which used a TI OMAP based chipset,the Fire Phone uses a Qualcomm MSM based chipset. That being said,we should now have access to the Fire OS images for modding.
To those who have root:
A big thanks to @I am M3 for helping me out to find these. And to the Moderators: Please move my thread if it is misplaced.
Thank you.
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Thank you once again for getting the ball rolling on this. I had (almost) lost hope!
Absolutely certain root is needed to pull any of the files. I have tried every method possible through ES (e-mail, BT, MMS, copying the file to /sdcard/, etc.)
Another thing I can try is to obtain root on my phone. Someone mentioned towelroot has many different versions floating around, I've only tried the v3 from geohot's site. I'll find some other sources & see if I can't get lucky.
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Thank you once again for getting the ball rolling on this. I had (almost) lost hope!
Absolutely certain root is needed to pull any of the files. I have tried every method possible through ES (e-mail, BT, MMS, copying the file to /sdcard/, etc.)
Another thing I can try is to obtain root on my phone. Someone mentioned towelroot has many different versions floating around, I've only tried the v3 from geohot's site. I'll find some other sources & see if I can't get lucky.
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No problem mate. If I can get a recovery working on this thing I can almost certainly port CM. But Amazon still hasn't posted the source code for Fire Phone
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No problem mate. If I can get a recovery working on this thing I can almost certainly port CM. But Amazon still hasn't posted the source code for Fire Phone
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Judging by the 35,000 units sold, and not much interest / activity for this phone on XDA, I doubt anyone's requested it. I sent the following email to Amazon which "escalated" my issue, & also sent the email directly to Jeff Bezos. It's a long shot but let's hope it makes some noise. By AOSP guidelines, they are required to release the device's source code.
The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) has compliance guidelines for companies which produce & distribute devices containing the Android operating system. The recently released Fire Phone operates on the Fire OS, which is a modified version of Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean".
In order to comply with the AOSP guidelines, Amazon is required to release the source code for the Fire Phone device, which it has not.
Please make the source code available for download.
Thank you.
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You rubbed it in their face mate!
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SafinWasi said:
You rubbed it in their face mate!
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Wow haha that was quick! Now we just need someone with root to pull the files.
@Dilbert1959 - Seems your device has root. Please follow @SafinWasi's guide above to pull the requested files.
Since the boot loader is locked, I doubt that custom recoveries would be possible, but SafeStrap is definitely a probability.
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Since the boot loader is locked, I doubt that custom recoveries would be possible, but SafeStrap is definitely a probability.
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I know. BTW,I added you to the github repo for fire phone source.
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I know. BTW,I added you to the github repo for fire phone source.
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Thanks. Do you have the phone?
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Thanks. Do you have the phone?
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Nope
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If anyone knows of a safe place for me to download old versions of towel root I can try to help with pulling the image. AT&T for some reason can't find my phone on their network so it's basically a paperweight and don't mind trying to help with this. If there are other methods I can try to root let me know as well. I can give them a shot when I have some down time.
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If anyone knows of a safe place for me to download old versions of towel root I can try to help with pulling the image. AT&T for some reason can't find my phone on their network so it's basically a paperweight and don't mind trying to help with this. If there are other methods I can try to root let me know as well. I can give them a shot when I have some down time.
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Ok. Please contact Dilbert1959
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Ok. Please contact Dilbert1959
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I requested the tr.apk from @Dilbert1959 but have not gotten anything yet, however I used Google & tried all versions with no luck. Another thing we're not sure of - if those who have root did so before the 3.5.1 update.
Yeah I just contacted him as well. Will see what happens. Sadly my phone appears to be at 3.5.1.
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Yeah I just contacted him as well. Will see what happens. Sadly my phone appears to be at 3.5.1.
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Hmmm... @Dilbert1959 you can post it here as well.
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Hmmm... @Dilbert1959 you can post it here as well.
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@SafinWasi and all - I posted the APK in a separate thread in this same sub-forum. In retrospect, I should've just posted in this thread.
EDIT: I believe Towelroot will only work on this phone if you haven't updated to 3.5.1. I'm searching for a way to revert my phone to 3.5 to test this. The Amazon AWS site only has the most recent version available for download.
2ND EDIT: @SafinWasi - I found the old 3.5 OS download link in another thread. The file has a *.bin extension and is 1.12GB. We know through the recovery we can "update via ADB" which will prompt you to adb sideload an update file. I'm thinking I'll try this to get back on 3.5 & towelroot it.
Fire OS 3.5 (thanks to @ONYXis) - https://s3.amazonaws.com/fire-phone-updates/update-fire-phone-121_1.0.1_user_101012120.bin
First of all, I take no credit for these images. I received these from @Dilbert1959 who has confirmed root access using towelroot on Fire OS 3.5. I simply compressed the images to an acceptable file size for XDA.
@SafinWasi - Feel free to move these images to the OP.
I am M3 said:
First of all, I take no credit for these images. I received these from @Dilbert1959 who has confirmed root access using towelroot on Fire OS 3.5. I simply compressed the images to an acceptable file size for XDA.
@SafinWasi - Feel free to move these images to the OP.
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Thank you and yes,I will move them to the OP
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SafinWasi said:
Thank you and yes,I will move them to the OP
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EDIT
And to anyone who has successfully downgraded to 3.5 and has rooted their phone,please do a system dump with the following commands:
Code:
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system of=/sdcard/system.img"
adb pull /sdcard/system.img"
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SafinWasi said:
EDIT
And to anyone who has successfully downgraded to 3.5 and has rooted their phone,please do a system dump with the following commands:
Code:
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system of=/sdcard/system.img"
adb pull /sdcard/system.img"
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PLEASE.