Hello,
I tried to alter my build.prop so I was able to download incompatible apps, but on reboot, my phone will not turn on. I changed ro.product.model to Galaxy S3, and now my phone will not turn on.
I made a copy of the original build.prop onto my SD card, but have no idea how to put this back into system, to overwrite the one I changed.
Please help,
thanks
Can you get back into recovery?
I apologize if I say anything I don't mean.
Yes, if I hold, volume up, home, and power, i get into the recovery
gmillz said:
Can you get back into recovery?
I apologize if I say anything I don't mean.
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Flash your nanroid?
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How?
I cant even find the original build.prop i made a copy of?
rich8506 said:
How?
I cant even find the original build.prop i made a copy of?
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Nandroid is a backup of your phone. It is something you should do before doing things like changing build.prop and flashing stuff
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If you flash the stock rom through Odin....you should be able yo get back to where you were with all your apps and settings in place.....
*This is IF you were on stock touchwiz
Galaxy S III I747
Reflash your ROM?
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Where do I get the stock ROM from to put into ODIN?
Assuming you made a nandroid backup in CWM before changing anything in build.prop (like you always should!), just go in to backup and restore, and hit restore. If not, you have to re-download and reflash your ROM.
EDIT: Here is a stock ROM. Please also read here.
Excellent. That worked.
Do you know how to do what I was originally trying to do? I am unable to download some apps in Google play as they are not compatible with the SGH-I747, and I was trying to change this so Google play seen the phone as a different device allowing me to download the apps.
Thank You for your help
Have you done a search for the apk files? If you can find them you could just side load them.
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Have you done a search for the apk files? If you can find them you could just side load them.
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Yes I have, with no luck
How did you edit it.. most likely you screwed up the.permissions. you also need to edit more than one entry. Look for the thread on getting Google wallet to work. Use root explorer to edit it.
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I followed this. But I didnt change it to Nexus S, I changed it to Galaxy S3, thats where I messed up. I am not sure if changing it to Nexus S will work either though?
http://www.howtogeek.com/116456/how-to-install-incompatible-android-apps-from-google-play/
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Is there anywayyyy to restore data from an ext4 backup on cyanogenmod??? I'm totally screwed if I do.. or is there anyway to return to my backup completely without using a computer?? The mtd thing messed me up cuz I didn't back up any of my contacts or anything I just did a nandroid backup thinking I could restore my data..
Or atleast someone help me restore my gmail account its not letting me connect but 3g is on and working it keeps saying unable to cnnct to server
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lilajrestnom said:
Is there anywayyyy to restore data from an ext4 backup on cyanogenmod??? I'm totally screwed if I do.. or is there anyway to return to my backup completely without using a computer?? The mtd thing messed me up cuz I didn't back up any of my contacts or anything I just did a nandroid backup thinking I could restore my data..
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Backing up contacts? Those should be with google good friend. If you're saving them to the phone instead of through Google, well, I don't know why you would do that.
Did you use Titanium Backup at all? That will probably help with apps and their corresponding data. And no, there is no way to get back to your old nandroid without a PC. You HAVE to use Odin to go back to EC05 and from there, after you one-click root, you should be able to restore your nandroid assuming you're still using the same version of CWM you made the backup with.
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Backing up contacts? Those should be with google good friend. If you're saving them to the phone instead of through Google, well, I don't know why you would do that.
Did you use Titanium Backup at all? That will probably help with apps and their corresponding data. And no, there is no way to get back to your old nandroid without a PC. You HAVE to use Odin to go back to EC05 and from there, after you one-click root, you should be able to restore your nandroid assuming you're still using the same version of CWM you made the backup with.
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Thanks for the reply but no unfortunatley I didn't use tb I thought the nandroid was good enough
But anyway do u know why my google accnt won't sign in? It doesn't give me the option to actually choose "google account" like what I'm used to but when it says sing in with ur exchange accnt or whatever then it asks for basically everything again and it says unable to connect to server
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lilajrestnom said:
Thanks for the reply but no unfortunatley I didn't use tb I thought the nandroid was good enough
But anyway do u know why my google accnt won't sign in? It doesn't give me the option to actually choose "google account" like what I'm used to but when it says sing in with ur exchange accnt or whatever then it asks for basically everything again and it says unable to connect to server
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If you are using the EpicMTD CM 7.2.0 RC0 Rom, I had the same problem. You need to go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20784134&postcount=1
Scroll down till you see GAPPS and download that zip file and flash it in CWM.
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If you are using the EpicMTD CM 7.2.0 RC0 Rom, I had the same problem. You need to go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20784134&postcount=1
Scroll down till you see GAPPS and download that zip file and flash it in CWM.
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Thanks that worked for me =)
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Just one more question about this rom
To get a theme I just download any regular theme from the "themes" forums? Or is there a specific place to get themes for this rom?
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lilajrestnom said:
Just one more question about this rom
To get a theme I just download any regular theme from the "themes" forums? Or is there a specific place to get themes for this rom?
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Go to the market and search CM7 themes. There are tons!
Just install one and then go into theme chooser and apply it! Simple as that!
darkierawr said:
Go to the market and search CM7 themes. There are tons!
Just install one and then go into theme chooser and apply it! Simple as that!
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Oh.. thankss lol I thought that they were the regular themes that r for other roms too but I didn't think it was that simple lol thanks
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Hi
I've posted a few threads relating to my issue, and I keep thinking it is solved, but the issue still lingers for me. The previous posts are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791701
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808195
My current issue is having a few apps write to storage. The 3 apps that are most obvious are:
Dropbox - when exporting a file, it says 'error exporting file'
Beautiful widgets - I download a skin, but it doesn't show up in the downloaded files list.
Sixaxis - I made a custom controller profile, and hit save, but it doesn't save. The folder to put downloaded profiles doesn't seem to exist.
I'm pretty sure this issue started when I used the Gnex toolkit to backup and restore when I was updating from Android 4.0.3 to 4.1.
If I knew it would help, I would go so far as to restore back to 4.0.3, and factory reset,
Anyone offer any insight into this?
Thanks
So you probably already checked this, but I remember having this problem when my sd was full...
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RSenG2x said:
So you probably already checked this, but I remember having this problem when my sd was full...
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Yep, still have about 5 GB free
So just to clarify, have you changed anything with your phone such as flashing a rom, rooting, or a custom kernel?
If so you might want go back to stock and see if that fixes it.
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RSenG2x said:
So just to clarify, have you changed anything with your phone such as flashing a rom, rooting, or a custom kernel?
If so you might want go back to stock and see if that fixes it.
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Yeah.
My carrier was being really slow about releasing Jelly Bean, so I rooted, and installed it myself.
It was "bigxie_JRN84D_rooted_busybox_deodexed" for 4.1 and
Maguro_JZO54K_Deodexed_Rooted_FactoryImage_teshxx for 4.1.2
Both just zipped version of the factory image. I didn't change the Kernel beyond that.
My carrier has now released the most current version now, so I could return to stock, then root again.
Sounds like a good idea, and if you're looking for a good Rom,I would suggest minco, it's as stable as stock and a whole lot faster with better battery life.
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Think I got it solved.
Previously I was doing a factory reset on the phone, so it was restoring the same ROM.
Today I used the Gnex toolkit, and flashed the stock rom from google, and re-rooted. That seems to have worked. I can export files from Dropbox no problem now.
Glad to hear it
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Hey guys, just wanted to make sure everyone knew about the latest update. From the changelog:
Create your own update.zip containing apps+data!
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For all of the flash-a-holics out there, this is huge. I'm going to finally break down and buy a Titanium Backup Pro key. I've been using Ultimate Backup Pro for a while now, but screw them.
Yep. It works very well to.
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props
trifthen said:
Hey guys, just wanted to make sure everyone knew about the latest update. From the changelog:
For all of the flash-a-holics out there, this is huge. I'm going to finally break down and buy a Titanium Backup Pro key. I've been using Ultimate Backup Pro for a while now, but screw them.
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props to an epic app!!
This is actually pretty awesome. It was always tedious to have to get my phone half way set up and download titanium backup pro, then install all my apps. One click zips is just too cool.
If anyone has already done this, mind posting the steps necessary to get it done?
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If anyone has already done this, mind posting the steps necessary to get it done?
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Its under batch, scroll down till you see recovery mode, only one option that says create update.zip. Correct me if i am wrong.
This is music to my ears. As a recovering flashaholic, I fully realize how much time it takes to restore 100+ apps. Plus, I always feel like my phone is so laggy during the restore, so it really does take about 15-20 minutes. This step will be a HUGE time saver.
The one question I have is does the first boot take longer? Would you almost recommend flashing the ROM and booting first, let the ROM settle and then boot to recovery and flash the TB zip?
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This is music to my ears. As a recovering flashaholic, I fully realize how much time it takes to restore 100+ apps. Plus, I always feel like my phone is so laggy during the restore, so it really does take about 15-20 minutes. This step will be a HUGE time saver.
The one question I have is does the first boot take longer? Would you almost recommend flashing the ROM and booting first, let the ROM settle and then boot to recovery and flash the TB zip?
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This is what I would probably feel more comfortable doing. I would like to make sure the actual ROM boots up first lol
tdunham said:
If anyone has already done this, mind posting the steps necessary to get it done?
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Its under batch, scroll down till you see recovery mode, only one option that says create update.zip. Correct me if i am wrong.
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Do you need to sign the update.zip before flashing? If so, what is everyone using to sign the file?
srkmagnus said:
Do you need to sign the update.zip before flashing? If so, what is everyone using to sign the file?
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I actually didn't try flashing the zip yet, just did a backup for next time i flash a rom, so i don't know if it needs to be signed sorry. Maybe someone else can answer the question?
I flashed it no problem. Do not use the update.zip function in recovery. Just flash like a normal zip.
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1. You need to boot up first then reboot recovery for it to flash.
2. In my case flashed correctly but all apps were FCing and a lot of lag and freezes.
3. Stick to old way till they fix the problem.
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Finally they fix it. app+data update.zip wasn't compatible with odexed systems.
New version 5.7.0.1
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I created update. Zip
But im not able to find th file... Can someone tell where th zip is located
chillteddy said:
I created update. Zip
But im not able to find th file... Can someone tell where th zip is located
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File is located in root Internal Storage by default.
Did my restore, worked great! I was a little surprised by the fact that my phone automatically rebooted, but everything works fine.
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Do you need to sign the update.zip before flashing? If so, what is everyone using to sign the file?
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It is not necessary to sign update.zip unless you are using a stock recovery. Since most of us are rooted, I imagine we're also using a custom recovery so it won't be necessary. Like another user said, just flash it like normal.
After I create update.zip, can I edit it on my PC to add/remove items?
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It is not necessary to sign update.zip unless you are using a stock recovery. Since most of us are rooted, I imagine we're also using a custom recovery so it won't be necessary. Like another user said, just flash it like normal.
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Thank you for the clarification. This is a great feature to have and will definitely make switching ROMs a whole lot easier.
Hello. When I am opening files or links it will ask me what app I would like to use, and even though I select "Always" afterwards it still prompts me again the next time I try the same action. Now I just hit "Just Once" in order to avoid that annoying "Clear defaults" message (Yes phone, I know where to clear defaults, you've told me a thousand times...). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
What Rom? Rooted or not?
Did you try the usual, turn it off and pull the battery, clean the odex left over files. ..etc?
Maybe some tweaks you did or a roque app you installed?
More information would be helpful.
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Hello. It is rooted, but I'm pretty sure that this issue predates the rooting. I did it with a one click solution from here so I'm not sure what the rom is called. The screen shot attached should give you that info. Also, not sure what you mean by "clean the odex left over files". Thanks.
premiatul said:
What Rom? Rooted or not?
Did you try the usual, turn it off and pull the battery, clean the odex left over files. ..etc?
Maybe some tweaks you did or a roque app you installed?
More information would be helpful.
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You are currently on the old stock Rom.
Go here and install the latest version UVBMD1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102380
Most likely that will fix your problem.
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Does it matter which one I install (Factory Image, Odexed , Deodexed, Kernel, Modem)?
Also, can I just use ROM Manager from the app store o install it? Thanks.
premiatul said:
You are currently on the old stock Rom.
Go here and install the latest version UVBMD1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102380
Most likely that will fix your problem.
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It is up to you which one you want.
It looks to me that you didn't do this before, so my advice is to read, read, read and when you think you understand it READ everything all over again. We don't want you to brick your phone.
Go to Original Development section and learn how to flash Roms.
Good luck.
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I've rooted and flashed roms before on my previous two LG phones and my tablet, I've just haven't seen them labeled like that before (Factory Image, Odexed , Deodexed, Kernel, Modem). My question is: Which is the best/easiest one to use for a newb like me (or a link to good thread that explains the difference)? Thanks.
premiatul said:
It is up to you which one you want.
It looks to me that you didn't do this before, so my advice is to read, read, read and when you think you understand it READ everything all over again. We don't want you to brick your phone.
Go to Original Development section and learn how to flash Roms.
Good luck.
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I've been having the same issue.
T mobile note 2
Latest at&t Bean stalk Rom
Latest Devil kernel
No system apps are restored with tb
Basically no apps retain default settings
Examples
Facebook: does not retain dolphin as default browser
Handcent: does not retain quickpic as default gallery
This happens even if phone is not shut off. I can set them as default apps and at some point in the day they lose the setting. Happens whether clean install or dirty flash. Any ideas? If more info needed please advise.
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I should add that some of my defaults work fine. I use different text editors to work on files from different apps and never have any issues with those. It seems to be mostly browsing issues on my phone.
Hey, guys. I'm looking for some help here. I've been having some trouble with a few recent ROMs. I try to do a full wipe and do a fresh install of the new ROM, but I get an error saying something about being unable to read the lost + found file. I think it was deleted somehow because I can't find it. Does anyone know how to get it back? Can I possibly just reinstall a recovery or something? I don't actually know where the file even comes from to begin with.
Bump. Really needing some help.
Have you tried restoring a nandroid back up?? (If any)
At least you can start your search for a solution with a working phone.
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Mojar7070 said:
Have you tried restoring a nandroid back up?? (If any)
At least you can start your search for a solution with a working phone.
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I don't have a recent Nandroid backup at the moment. My last one would take me straight from AOSP 4.3.1 all the way back down to TW 4.1.2 and I just don't like that idea. It's caused me complications before.
File explorer?
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I don't have a recent Nandroid backup at the moment. My last one would take me straight from AOSP 4.3.1 all the way back down to TW 4.1.2 and I just don't like that idea. It's caused me complications before.
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Have you tried using a file explorer and looked to /data and in there do you happen to see a folder named lost+found? Suggest using ES File Explorer to look through the contents of your phone.
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Have you tried using a file explorer and looked to /data and in there do you happen to see a folder named lost+found? Suggest using ES File Explorer to look through the contents of your phone.
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Hmm... Interestingly enough, I have three lost+found's in /data.
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Rokonacdc said:
Hmm... Interestingly enough, I have three lost+found's in /data.
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Weird.. Are the contents of each of them the same?? If thats the case then it may have occurred when flashing roms and an not fully wiping.
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Weird.. Are the contents of each of them the same?? If thats the case then it may have occurred when flashing roms and an not fully wiping.
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When I use ES, they are all blank and say 0b in properties. It always has every time I've looked at them, though and ice only recently had the problem.
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