So I've been relatively happy with my rooted (but not unlocked) OG running V8 and see no need to upgrade to V9 right now. When JB is released, that will be a different story but for now, I don't have the time to do all the proper research on how to unlock (I understand though that its relatively simple with FreeGee), download a stock rooted V9, install, then reload all my apps and settings (only to do it all again in another month or two when JB is hopefully released). Yes, I know that I can simply do a Titanium Backup and restore from that but I always like to do clean installs of all my apps and settings after a ROM upgrade. It just makes for a more stable phone in the long run has been my experience. And so it feels like V9 has been nagging me every 10 seconds to update but due to the fact that I would lose root and the ability to unlock, I did not want to tell it ok to update. So I tried the method that I have used to prevent my Nexus 7 from also nagging me to update and after 24 hours, it seems to have also worked on the OG. The steps are below and of course, you do this at your own risk as I will not be responsible if it has unintended consequences for your phone.
- Install Autostarts app from Google Play (this is a pay app and there may be other free apps that do the same thing but this is what I used)
- Go to "After Startup" (it may take a minute or two to load everything and you may get a message that the app is not responding. Just tell the popup dialog to continue waiting.)
- Scroll down until you see "Google Services Framework"
- There should be several of them. For me it was the third one. Tap it and read the bottom of the popup to find out. It will say "Receiver com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService. .."..
- Disable it, exit out of the app, and reboot.
Its been 24 hours and so far, no more V9 update notifications from Sprint. Of course, if you ever want to update your phone via the standard OTA method, you will need to re-enable the service you disabled above. Hope this helps.
Seems to work for me also, although it's only been an hour or so..I was getting really tired of that notification every time I turned the thing on.
will try this but with a diff app.. currently using "Autorun Manager" and no Google service framework found
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I used Autostart manager (free) for anyone doesn't want to pay $1.50.. I found the serviceupdate and disabled it.will let you know how it is after a day.
this can aslo be done with any root browser / explorer and for free
all you need to do is find the bulid.prop and open in text edidtor and change all zv8 to zv9 save changes and re-boot done deal no more update. Of course every time you flash a rom you will need to redo this until zv9 is hacked and able to flashed as a new firmware from source.
This was tought to me by Adrielvelazquez while using his lifeless rom based off zv9
Nice easy fix. Used Free AutoRun Manager. Thanks for the tip.
Does not work for me.
I used the AutoRun Manager and unchecked the file, rebooted, but the notification still appears.
(on Sprint)
mesacarvin said:
Does not work for me.
I used the AutoRun Manager and unchecked the file, rebooted, but the notification still appears.
(on Sprint)
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All I can tell you is that it will definitely work with the pay Autostarts app I referenced in the first post. I cannot vouch for the one that you tried.
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All I can tell you is that it will definitely work with the pay Autostarts app I referenced in the first post. I cannot vouch for the one that you tried.
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It's been 24 hours and still no upgrade reminder. I used the autostarts from the original post. Thanks Marty.
Jeff
BigRitz said:
this can aslo be done with any root browser / explorer and for free
all you need to do is find the bulid.prop and open in text edidtor and change all zv8 to zv9 save changes and re-boot done deal no more update. Of course every time you flash a rom you will need to redo this until zv9 is hacked and able to flashed as a new firmware from source.
This was tought to me by Adrielvelazquez while using his lifeless rom based off zv9
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I was gonna say that.
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If you want to PM me I can walk you through everything. All you have to do is click two buttons in an app and restart to get unlocked, and recovery. Then you can flash mine, adriel, or b-reezy's versions of the ZV9 rom, which shouldnt erase anything from ZV8, but can also mess up.
Saved me, crap was driving me insane. Almost just updated so i wouldnt have to deal with it anymore
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All I did was root the phone then mv LGFota.apk from /system/apps to /sdcard/backups (folder which i created)
Marty said:
So I've been relatively happy with my rooted (but not unlocked) OG running V8 and see no need to upgrade to V9 right now. When the JB is released, that will be a different story but for now, I don't have the time to do all the proper research on how to unlock (I understand though that its relatively simply with FreeGee), download a stock rooted V9, install, then reload all my apps and settings (only to do it all again in another month or two when JB is hopefully released). Yes, I know that I can simply do a Titanium Backup and restore from that but I always like to do clean installs of all my apps and settings after a ROM upgrade. Just makes for a more stable phone in the long run has been my experience. And so it feels like V9 has been nagging me every 10 seconds to update but due to the fact that I would lose root and the ability to unlock, I did not want to tell it ok to update. So I tried the method that I have used to prevent my Nexus 7 from also nagging me to update and after 24 hours, it seems to have also worked on the OG. The steps are below and of course, you do this at your own risk as I will not be responsible if it has unintended consequences for your phone.
- Install Autostarts app from Google Play (this is a pay app and there may be other free apps that do the same thing but this is what I used)
- Go to "After Startup" (it may take a minute or two to load everything and you may get a message that the app is not responding. Just tell the popup dialog to continue waiting.)
- Scroll down until you see "Google Services Framework"
- There should be several of them. For me it was the third one. Tap it and read the bottom of the popup to find out. It will say "Receiver com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService. .."..
- Disable it, exit out of the app, and reboot.
Its been 24 hours and so far, no more V9 update notifications from Sprint. Of course, if you ever want to update your phone via the standard OTA method, you will need to re-enable the service you disabled above. Hope this helps.
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Worked as advertised.
I used the alternative method with the other app but didn't work for me
As mentioned somewhere else here. Editing the build.prop helps. Theres 3 line with ZV8, change them all with ZV9. That works for me.
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Free AutoStart Manager/ install/open/search google/find 2 update recievers/uncheck/you're free of that annoying ota notification.
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Even months down the road this is still a useful post. Of course were on ZVC now, but I stick to some custom ZVB ROMs because of speed tweaks and stability. ZVC custom roms have been having some issues such as switching from WiFi to data.
I used this trick to stop the ZVC update harassment. Besides, if I'm not mistaking, accepting the update can brick you.
Thanks!
I simply updated my phone before rooting it,now i don't get any bothersome notifications.
Diablo67 said:
I simply updated my phone before rooting it,now i don't get any bothersome notifications.
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Theres always that, but certain roms such as AdriVelazquez' Lifeless rom and Stock Deodexed are on ZVB, while the latest is ZVC. I use his Lifeless rom (14) which has some nice tweaks packed in the Aroma installer. 100% stable IMO. ZVC stock BASED roms like the OpTimuS 4.6 have some issues like problems when switching between wifi and data. Also the battery life can get pretty inaccurate when it reaches 15%.
Which leads me to stick to the ZVB roms by AdriVelazquez.
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Theres always that, but certain roms such as AdriVelazquez' Lifeless rom and Stock Deodexed are on ZVB, while the latest is ZVC. I use his Lifeless rom (14) which has some nice tweaks packed in the Aroma installer. 100% stable IMO. ZVC stock BASED roms like the OpTimuS 4.6 have some issues like problems when switching between wifi and data. Also the battery life can get pretty inaccurate when it reaches 15%.
Which leads me to stick to the ZVB roms by AdriVelazquez.
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I'm just starting to learn the LG aspects of the OS,which is totally different from HTC,Acer and Casio,hahahaha,in which i'm just learning Casio also.
Diablo67 said:
I'm just starting to learn the LG aspects of the OS,which is totally different from HTC,Acer and Casio,hahahaha,in which i'm just learning Casio also.
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LG is pretty simple. No crazy UI twists, no crazy hocus pocus bricks, and not a hard one to root. Most LG's just require the LGPwn app, and some such as the LG Optimus G can have an unlocked BL thru FreeGee, making the entire process computer free! HTC's I hate because of the whole S-On/S-Off thing. Last week or so I got lucky in getting an HTC One S already S-Off. Yesterday I went back to the past and gote another HTC Evo 4G LTE and its S-On. there's a simple software to get it S-Off but it requires internet, and I depend on my phones so much that I have sold my laptops and got stuck with an old "internet-less" one. As for Casio, Ive seen one or two of their geared up looking phones but no recent ones. In terms of rooting and bootloaders, Samsungs are pretty easy, Asus are pretty easy, Kindles are pretty easy NOW etc.
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Even months down the road this is still a useful post. Of course were on ZVC now, but I stick to some custom ZVB ROMs because of speed tweaks and stability. ZVC custom roms have been having some issues such as switching from WiFi to data.
I used this trick to stop the ZVC update harassment. Besides, if I'm not mistaking, accepting the update can brick you.
Thanks!
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Indeed it can, softbrick but a brick nonetheless. I was on ZVB rooted but with a LOCKED bootloader, and the OTA for ZVC softbricked me. I had to lgnpst back.
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When last Feb. I finally switched from my iToy to my N7100, I thought that 'flashing' was something that some perv did while wearing a raincoat.
(Hey, I'm pushing 70)
I Finally got my device rooted. I know that it's rooted because while using CF Auto, It wanted me to flash a Triangle Away update, and my binary count went down from 22 to one... so I know at least that worked.
Overjoyed that in Odin, when flashing I first got the notice "Reset!" and then after a few minutes and a restart, I got the "Done" notice (or whatever it said) as I never unplugged from the USB as it says you're supposed to. I just forgot.
Prior to "upgrading" to 4.3 Indian version, I had the stock Rom 4.1.2 running the Perseus Kernel... loved it, but upgrading to 4.3 has turned out to be the worst decision so far.
I still have a lot of Root apps on the phone but they don't work, but as I said, Triangle Away did work.
Should I uninstall the existing ones like Tit. Backup Pro and a few others and re-download them?
Does CF Auto Root automatically install SuperSU? Or should I uninstall that and re-download that too?
One last question....
Assuming that I do have Root, and I'm able to get Titanium Backup Pro working and am able to freeze and/or uninstall the Knox files... What about the ODEX files with Knox.
On this site, I have heard both pieces of advice... Delete and not delete the ODEX'd files.
What is it?
Nobody ever comes up with a definitive answer on this site... it's just a bunch of opinions, usually with the disclaimer, "Worked for me", or something like that... combined with the fact that I really hate working with the Windows partition on my Mac to do the flashing.
Oh, one more thing.
I'd like to go back to the Perseus kernel which somebody mentioned here on XDA.
Are there any kernels for the N7100 that are only useable with 4.1.2 that I should NOT use with 4.3, or does it matter. In other words, would it work with 4.3 as it did with 4.1.2?
Too bad that I don't have somebody like ChainFire living next door. Haha!
I have to thank the XDA site for most of my knowledge since last Feb. when I thought that rooting had something to do with digging up a tree in my front yard.
One more thing (again), I just got an update for Rom Manager Premium and it looks like I can download a CM stable release, which I'm gonna do as soon as I get some of these things ^^^Above answered and ironed out.
I'd like to stick with AOSP as opposed to AOKP but I'll do anything to get away from this current ROM.
Thanks in Advance to anyone who can answer some of these Noob questions.
1-ok i think that you have a custom recovery now, i had these issues a lot on 4.3, if you have custom recovery TWR or CWM you can install any rooted 4.3 rom, but before you do so make sure you backed up your efs folder (VIP you will lose signal if this folder corrubted), after a clean install of any rooted rom, just install ur apps again, if you don't have custom recovery you will need to flash any recovery from Odin, if you can't install recovery from odin so this will be bec. of knox, report back bec. this is another story.
2- some kernels works fine with 4.1.2 or 4.3, and some old ones are only 4.1.2, so make sure that you will flash the right kernel (e.g. devil, AgniPure Stock, ....)
3- don't try to update to CM now, frist make sure that you have a fully working rooted rom with custom recovery install, i also don't recommend flashing roms using any app (rom manager fore example), i think the best flash is the one you do from recovery with clean flash
Just A Follow-Up...
Hey, thanks, evaworld!!!
UPDATE:
I decided to try Root Explorer again (It never worked before to delete anything before this time) and do a search for anything with Knox in it.
I found everything Knox and checked all the boxes except for the ODEX'd files, hit the trash can and wow... it asked for Root privileges. I gave it, and everything was gone in a flash (Pun intended).
Then I tapped on Ti Backup Pro and got the dreaded 'Android device I.D. changed' message so I came back here to XDA and read literally every post on it (Again, opinions are divided) and decided to ignore.
After that, nothing was working for me in Google Play, so I just deleted the data in Google Play Services, Google Play Store, and now I'm waiting for it to take effect in Google Play... whenever I did that in the past, it usually took a couple of hours for it to register. (?)
Now, all of my Rooted apps that I've tried so far are working, but somewhere along the line they pushed Samsung Link on my phone even though I've had Samsung Apps disabled since day one.
The funny thing is that with a Binary Count of 22, I did absolutely nothing differently than this time (Except for an abortive try with Philz_Touch that I don't particularly like the GUI in P_T)... same USB cable, same port, same Windows partition on my Mac, etc. etc. it took this time and I'm pretty overjoyed!
I'll follow evaworld's advice on the ROM... better not throw too much into the mix until I decide that everything is all ironed out.
And, yes, I did click the "Thanks" button for you.
Very good that you have root, but also note that your setup isn't so stable (besides the fact that 4.3 isn't very stable with root apps e.g. I always have problems with titanium and Super and alot of other apps that requires root) , so just clean install a good 4.3 app (I recommend DN3), and after that you are free to do whatever you want (don't forget efs backup in sage place).
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I searched and couldn't find an answer to my specific situation but apoligize in advance if this is addressed. I really am new to this so don't want to screw something up.
Basically, if I am rooted with the current stock 4.3, can I take an OTA update? I don't mind losing root.
Background info:
I rooted a while ago, can't specifically but I recall it being a "one-click" method. I checked with root checker from the play store and it says I have root access. If I open SuperSU it tells me KNOX is detected and I know I never removed them so I think it's right. I am running L900VPUBMK4.
I hope 4.4 is released soon, so I'm really just preparing for that day. I need to do a factory reset in the next day or two anyways because my phone is acting up and I have a ton of junk on it anyways so I want a fresh start. I originally rooted to get wifi tethering working but that never worked out for me and I really don't need root at all.
Thanks in advance.
This should be asked under q&a but to answer your question yes you can but you will need the stock recovery installed and not CWM/Philz/TWRP
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Elw00d said:
This should be asked under q&a but to answer your question yes you can but you will need the stock recovery installed and not CWM/Philz/TWRP
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Thanks for the reply. Can this be moved to QA then?
So did I install a custom recovery to root? Is there a way to check? I've tried several varieties of volume +/- and power to try to boot into recovery but nothing happens.
I'm in the same boat as you, but I'm still running 4.1.2. I installed "CF Auto Root" so I could run "WiFi Tether - TrevE Mod". From what I remember it installed a different recovery as well. I'm trying to avoid completely erasing everything on my phone, I just wanna remove the root and nothing else, goto Setting, System Update, Update Firmware to whatever is the recent one available, then run CF Auto Root again. Is that not possible?
I've got MobileODIN installed on my phone, but I swear that over the years that the "standard" skill level has jumped 10 fold since my days of rooting Palm Treo's, my Samsung Epic, etc...there are so many [xxxx][xxxx][xx] box things that I'm COMPLETELY at a loss here.
m5james said:
I'm in the same boat as you, but I'm still running 4.1.2. I installed "CF Auto Root" so I could run "WiFi Tether - TrevE Mod". From what I remember it installed a different recovery as well. I'm trying to avoid completely erasing everything on my phone, I just wanna remove the root and nothing else, goto Setting, System Update, Update Firmware to whatever is the recent one available, then run CF Auto Root again. Is that not possible?
I've got MobileODIN installed on my phone, but I swear that over the years that the "standard" skill level has jumped 10 fold since my days of rooting Palm Treo's, my Samsung Epic, etc...there are so many [xxxx][xxxx][xx] box things that I'm COMPLETELY at a loss here.
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I looked on my laptop and remember what I used. I used Kingo Android Root to do it. It didn't appear to work because I never got a "success" popup. But when I did a root check it says I have it.
How do I check if I have a custom recovery?
I'm with you M5James - very confusing. Even the "one-click" idiot proof method I used confused me. Different boxes to check that I have no idea as to what they mean.
I've rooted, installed ROM's and kernals, OC'd, custom baked my own ROM's using 7Zip, I tweaked my GF's phone so that she could use it here in the States and then while we were in Dubai as well, etc. Nowadays, when it comes to things like pushing through ADB (I have no clue what that even means, I've just heard it enough that it sticks lol), all the [xxx] before the title of the ROM, kernal, etc and I just become a dear in headlights. Lastnight I tried Googling random things on how to remove root easily and one mentioned using Superuser and just clicking the Unroot Complete icon, which I did. Running random apps says I've removed root, Market doesn't work anymore (I'd upgraded to the Lucky Patcher Market is where I'm guessing the problem is), yet even though I don't have root, I still can't get the OTA to push 4.3 to my phone. I don't even really care about having 4.3 because I'm fine w/ using 4.1.2 at the moment, I'm just sick of the random pushes to my phone asking me to update.
In regards to my Note II with just installing things like custom ROM's, I haven't wanted to do anything wild to it for fear of being like the days of when I had a custom Samsung Epic...worked great OC'd, but could never get battery stats to work right, then the phone would freak out and become laggy, I'd reboot and then suddenly the battery was dead. I just want a simple root, add root-only apps as needed like WiFi Tether, then continue on being a texting whore lol.
If you have rooted your epic and installed custom recovery all this should be pretty simple. All the info is here. Its to the point where rooting and unroofing can be down in probably under 10 mins. You have to read.
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I read it all, but it's gotten to the point where it's overly technical sometimes. I get lost in jargon, acronyms, I liked it better when there were 5 REALLY good guys making ROM's that worked, not 30 people making their own variations in their basement, then it turns into a pissing match of who's got the latest, fastest, most battery efficient, you've gotta do this to do that, but don't do this if you want that (assuming I know WTF "that" is in the first place) otherwise you'll brick your phone (but you can maybe unbrick it this way), if you swallow this pill you'll get rid of one symptom but you'll get 15 other problems in it's place, etc...then I just say F'it and leave my phone the way it is lol
My wife has the note2, I have the s3 (both rooted, I'm running a custom rom). I think I'm gonna take her back to stock so so she can get the update, then I'll just flash a custom recovery and su zip. It'll give me a chance to clean up her phone.
Edit: thinking of using this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086769
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Hello,
When I woke up a few moments ago I noticed that a system update icon was in my notification bar, which I assume is the new ZVD update and right now my phone is on ZVC and is stock rooted using ioroot25 and I have TWRP 2.7.0.0 AND download mode both working thanks to AutoRec and everything is working fine but it was a difficult getting to this point because I was one of the early adopters of the AutoRec method and I had to to go back to stock and re-tot my phone numerous times to get root, recovery, & download mode all 3 working on my phone without issue.
Now that the ZVD update is waiting to be downloaded on my phone I do not want to have to go through all this stuff again nor do I want to lose anything I have on my phone currently so I would like to ask what is the recommended / safest way to install this update so that I can keep root, recovery, and download mode all 3 and not lose any of my data at the same time ?
Of course, I want to also make sure that this does not mess up my phone like the white screen issue some people had when using AutoRec on the Sprint version of the G2 or other issues so what are my choices and thanks in advance for any and all replies.
MTCell
You won't be able to until they fix the update. Even just root will lock the system on the update.
Only safe way right now is to tot back to stock zvc, take the update. Root with ioroot25. If you want recovery, you can use auto-rec and then flash dorimax kernel. Which has the zvd knock code in it.
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secret.animal said:
You won't be able to until they fix the update. Even just root will lock the system on the update.
Only safe way right now is to tot back to stock zvc, take the update. Root with ioroot25. If you want recovery, you can use auto-rec and then flash dorimax kernel. Which has the zvd knock code in it.
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I also have a similar issue as the OP. I am currently rooted, stock rom. ZVD update has downloaded and is ready to install. However, what would be the nessesary steps to take prior to updating my phone? I dont care if I have to re-root again. I rooted me device using IOroot25. How can I unroot?
Thanks!
Supersu has the option to unroot permanently. Doing a full unroot. Weather the system accepts that, I'm not sure.
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...Only safe way right now is to tot back to stock zvc...
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But, reflashing the ZVC tot will erase all data, correct?
jlv3 said:
But, reflashing the ZVC tot will erase all data, correct?
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Yes, complete everything. Data, pictures, documents, downloads.
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mtcellph said:
Hello,
When I woke up a few moments ago I noticed that a system update icon was in my notification bar, which I assume is the new ZVD update and right now my phone is on ZVC and is stock rooted using ioroot25 and I have TWRP 2.7.0.0 AND download mode both working thanks to AutoRec and everything is working fine but it was a difficult getting to this point because I was one of the early adopters of the AutoRec method and I had to to go back to stock and re-tot my phone numerous times to get root, recovery, & download mode all 3 working on my phone without issue.
Now that the ZVD update is waiting to be downloaded on my phone I do not want to have to go through all this stuff again nor do I want to lose anything I have on my phone currently so I would like to ask what is the recommended / safest way to install this update so that I can keep root, recovery, and download mode all 3 and not lose any of my data at the same time ?
Of course, I want to also make sure that this does not mess up my phone like the white screen issue some people had when using AutoRec on the Sprint version of the G2 or other issues so what are my choices and thanks in advance for any and all replies.
MTCell
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From what i understand , you will need a stock ZVC recovery and boot loader to apply the update. if you have any modification done in ROM (debloat/deleting/modifying system files) then the update might not complete.
So flash stock aboot(bootloader), recovery and kernel and then only apply the update.
TOT reflash is too cumbersome process and requires lot of restoration of apps setting etc.
I have same situation and am searching for stock files from ZVC. Please if any one has these stock file please do share.
Cheers
Phuq! I wish I read these forums more frequently.
Hey all,
Okay now, let me begin this horror story by say what I think needs to be said first and foremost.
"No matter your level of knowledge, there is always something new for you to learn."
With that being said, I phuqed up!!
I had my dream setup running almost perfectly. I mean heavily modded. Stock kitkat 4.4.2. from Sprint so I didnt have to upgrade anything. I rooted via .apk file. I autorec'd TWRP recovery. I first flashed a furnace kernel that gave me 2.49GHz overclock. And added in xdabebs cam mod. And loved it. I kept reading and researching. I found more goodies to play with. I install xposed framework and some useful add-in's. I find some old apps I love, like hide softkeys, and several quick launchers like pie control, and gestures. I eventually find D's kernel and was elated! 2.8GHz, whoopee! (although I have seen someone @3GHz.)
After about a weeks worth of additions, and stupid auto-updates from google play (omfg they take up so much room) I got that dreaded icon in my notifications bar that Im out of room!!!! Stupid phuq'n non Korean model phones! (I feel that is hella racist of LG to show their people love and phuq us over with no external memory support. We should arrange a class action law suit. Thats purposely shaping the market favorably in your region, and selling obsolete hardware to the rest of the world. "shameful behavior LG")
So to remedy the space issue, I go through my most painful, and totally ridiculous ritual of removing "my" bloatware. All the launchers that I dont really NEED or use OFTEN. The apps that are convenient to have , but that convenience is never utilized. Or its rarely needed. And that helped me out about say, oh 200mb.
DAMN IT! need more room! Need room now!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
Okay so a few Big boys had to go. So I dumped a game or two, and the 2nd OS I forgot about on my device, Kali Linux. That gave me the much needed room. I gained about 4GB back. Cool beans, I figure before I do any new major changing of this phone I will force myself to make room for backups, ON device! :angel:
Well that didnt pan out. Instead I did one better, (I thought) I chose to back up on device, then rip it to my PC. Cool , it has the space for storing crap like that..
"ahh, life and its inevitable bullshnikeys"
BAM!! a day or so later, my PC froze, in the middle of a gnarly drift. Crap, restart, checks disk , fixes one error, bam froze again, "ah shiz, I need to back up my back ups!" checks disk, a few errors , I have seen worse. I got it up and running then, ZZZzzzzrrrrttt! NOOOoooooooh! So the PC goes down hard. No HDD found style.
So I reach for my G2 to take a much needed brake on the throne and plan somethings out. I sit down, hit the pwr button, and my phone was in TWRP! Odd I think to myself, and proceed to reboot. TWRP! look through settings, look for anything new on the sdcard (internal) nothing. So I power it down and turn it back on. TWRP! Furious!
Now Im at defcon5 using my LIVE OS, BT5r3 KDE, and decided to hear back into the XDA jungle to see what might have happened.
I got the update for ZVD it would seem. And it bit me in the ass at the worst time. I do not have the Android drivers that the phone installs to the PC installed and configured because I cant cycle into Android OS. Im seriously stuck in TWRP mode. I managed to get into download mode once after trying for 20minutes to do so. ( I need to practice that) But for no avail, I couldnt configure/install/set anything up that would have allowed me to communicate with the phone.
Im so very tired and stressed. Normally I would throw this crap away and go back to my trusty and (IMO) more stylish motorola RZRv3, but its battery is like a joke with its 3 minute, PERIOD life time. SMH
So now I come before you, alone, tired, confused, and depressed, (I do not, like reinstalling anything, ever, in anything.) I just really dont want to hit that brick wall (pardon the pun) an know I have to, ahem, configure, so many apps that I enjoy using. All because I lost my recovery.
What is it about the recovery file that makes the option for keeping your user installed apps, achievable, versus the wack (not even an option at all) choice of having to wipe everything and start over? Because (IMO) that is in no way, a recover. Thats a fumble, oh, interception. Thats dropping the ball. If you waste all the space for "backing things up" then something happens, and you still have to completely wipe the IMPORTANT stuff!! Whats the point?
I have found and installed on this VB PC running windows 7 non sp1, x86-
LG Flashtool 1.8.1.1023
LG-Mobile-Driver v 3.8.1
adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140702
adbpush
LG PC Suite (that just serves no purpose other than to annoy me by not working WITH my phone)
I have downloaded the .dll for MY phone for Flashtool
I found and downloaded the 45475791e80904201311e1051ea628c3b98eef87.LS980ZVC_12-LS980ZVD_19_update from sprint
I have downloaded CloudyG3_1.2 and cm-11-20140623-nightly-ls980
What can I do to attempt to simply boot back into my android.
and if there is no option for simply restoring the functionality of the devices previous state,
what ROM/OS do you suggest I shove in this brick or what method should I use to punch the life back into my phone?
Im dyin ova eeeah!!!
Thanks in advance,
Orcinus
ZVD bit me too-not sure how, NEVER told it to install
adamant_orcinus said:
Hey all,
Okay now, let me begin this horror story by say what I think needs to be said first and foremost.
"No matter your level of knowledge, there is always something new for you to learn."
With that being said, I phuqed up!!
I had my dream setup running almost perfectly. I mean heavily modded. Stock kitkat 4.4.2. from Sprint so I didnt have to upgrade anything. I rooted via .apk file. I autorec'd TWRP recovery. I first flashed a furnace kernel that gave me 2.49GHz overclock. And added in xdabebs cam mod. And loved it. I kept reading and researching. I found more goodies to play with. I install xposed framework and some useful add-in's. I find some old apps I love, like hide softkeys, and several quick launchers like pie control, and gestures. I eventually find D's kernel and was elated! 2.8GHz, whoopee! (although I have seen someone @3GHz.)
After about a weeks worth of additions, and stupid auto-updates from google play (omfg they take up so much room) I got that dreaded icon in my notifications bar that Im out of room!!!! Stupid phuq'n non Korean model phones! (I feel that is hella racist of LG to show their people love and phuq us over with no external memory support. We should arrange a class action law suit. Thats purposely shaping the market favorably in your region, and selling obsolete hardware to the rest of the world. "shameful behavior LG")
So to remedy the space issue, I go through my most painful, and totally ridiculous ritual of removing "my" bloatware. All the launchers that I dont really NEED or use OFTEN. The apps that are convenient to have , but that convenience is never utilized. Or its rarely needed. And that helped me out about say, oh 200mb.
DAMN IT! need more room! Need room now!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
Okay so a few Big boys had to go. So I dumped a game or two, and the 2nd OS I forgot about on my device, Kali Linux. That gave me the much needed room. I gained about 4GB back. Cool beans, I figure before I do any new major changing of this phone I will force myself to make room for backups, ON device! :angel:
Well that didnt pan out. Instead I did one better, (I thought) I chose to back up on device, then rip it to my PC. Cool , it has the space for storing crap like that..
"ahh, life and its inevitable bullshnikeys"
BAM!! a day or so later, my PC froze, in the middle of a gnarly drift. Crap, restart, checks disk , fixes one error, bam froze again, "ah shiz, I need to back up my back ups!" checks disk, a few errors , I have seen worse. I got it up and running then, ZZZzzzzrrrrttt! NOOOoooooooh! So the PC goes down hard. No HDD found style.
So I reach for my G2 to take a much needed brake on the throne and plan somethings out. I sit down, hit the pwr button, and my phone was in TWRP! Odd I think to myself, and proceed to reboot. TWRP! look through settings, look for anything new on the sdcard (internal) nothing. So I power it down and turn it back on. TWRP! Furious!
Now Im at defcon5 using my LIVE OS, BT5r3 KDE, and decided to hear back into the XDA jungle to see what might have happened.
I got the update for ZVD it would seem. And it bit me in the ass at the worst time. I do not have the Android drivers that the phone installs to the PC installed and configured because I cant cycle into Android OS. Im seriously stuck in TWRP mode. I managed to get into download mode once after trying for 20minutes to do so. ( I need to practice that) But for no avail, I couldnt configure/install/set anything up that would have allowed me to communicate with the phone.
Im so very tired and stressed. Normally I would throw this crap away and go back to my trusty and (IMO) more stylish motorola RZRv3, but its battery is like a joke with its 3 minute, PERIOD life time. SMH
So now I come before you, alone, tired, confused, and depressed, (I do not, like reinstalling anything, ever, in anything.) I just really dont want to hit that brick wall (pardon the pun) an know I have to, ahem, configure, so many apps that I enjoy using. All because I lost my recovery.
What is it about the recovery file that makes the option for keeping your user installed apps, achievable, versus the wack (not even an option at all) choice of having to wipe everything and start over? Because (IMO) that is in no way, a recover. Thats a fumble, oh, interception. Thats dropping the ball. If you waste all the space for "backing things up" then something happens, and you still have to completely wipe the IMPORTANT stuff!! Whats the point?
I have found and installed on this VB PC running windows 7 non sp1, x86-
LG Flashtool 1.8.1.1023
LG-Mobile-Driver v 3.8.1
adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140702
adbpush
LG PC Suite (that just serves no purpose other than to annoy me by not working WITH my phone)
I have downloaded the .dll for MY phone for Flashtool
I found and downloaded the 45475791e80904201311e1051ea628c3b98eef87.LS980ZVC_12-LS980ZVD_19_update from sprint
I have downloaded CloudyG3_1.2 and cm-11-20140623-nightly-ls980
What can I do to attempt to simply boot back into my android.
and if te youhere is no option for simply restoring the functionality of the devices previous state,
what ROM/OS do you suggest I shove in this brick or what method should I use to punch the life back into my phone?
Im dyin ova eeeah!!!
Thanks in advance,
Orcinus
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Sorry Dude, I was in the same spot, maybe I can save you hours of reading. This is what I had to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476 it's the dreaded tot to zvc
Hi,
I'm a newbie to these forums, & overwhelmed at all the great information.
I have been looking around on how to root my SPH-L900. I have never updated it, bc previous phones were easier to root without updates. Could someone be kind enough to direct me to the correct thread on how to root an non-updated Note 2? I don't want to do anything extensive, mainly rooting so I can do a few things, like wifi hotspot, & maybe titanium backup.
sbooher said:
Hi,
I'm a newbie to these forums, & overwhelmed at all the great information.
I have been looking around on how to root my SPH-L900. I have never updated it, bc previous phones were easier to root without updates. Could someone be kind enough to direct me to the correct thread on how to root an non-updated Note 2? I don't want to do anything extensive, mainly rooting so I can do a few things, like wifi hotspot, & maybe titanium backup.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956180
Try this out. The one I used when I first got my Note 2 running 4.1.2
ianmb said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956180
Try this out. The one I used when I first got my Note 2 running 4.1.2
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Thank you. Whatever I did seemed to work. :victory: SuperSU is there now. Now I am off to look for how to get a wifi tether app.
sbooher said:
Thank you. Whatever I did seemed to work. :victory: SuperSU is there now. Now I am off to look for how to get a wifi tether app.
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What firmware are you on? 4.1.2,4.3,4.4.2?
4.1.1 Never once updated, bc I knew I'd eventually root. (Previous phones were harder to root when updated.)
I have wifi tether now (working), & titanium backup (which is running now). When that finishes, can I update my phone? I'm tired of getting the "newer updates available" message flashing up. And I'm curious about what has been updated.
sbooher said:
4.1.1 Never once updated, bc I knew I'd eventually root. (Previous phones were harder to root when updated.)
I have wifi tether now (working), & titanium backup (which is running now). When that finishes, can I update my phone? I'm tired of getting the "newer updates available" message flashing up. And I'm curious about what has been updated.
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You can get the latest update here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53353625
However, you have a very good possibility of losing everything that you done so far.
You kinda did things backwards (imho). I would've taken the ota then flashed a custom recovery then flashed root. But, I think it's definitely worth it to flash to ne2 stock, then root. Before you do that though, check to make sure you can find a working Wi-Fi tether for ne2 (never bothered with putting it on my wife's ne2,so not sure if/where you could get it)
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
I"m told there is a working wifi hotspot mod specifically for NE2. I haven't used it, so I cannot verify that's the case.
I personally use WiFi Tether Router. It's not free, but it does work on NE2. In my experience with it, there is a bug that when the display goes off, the phone uses some kind of power save function, and this causes the phone not to wake up. The tethering works fine, but nothing else. Unfortunately, it's inconsistent when it occurs, and when it does, it can take a minute to wake to needed to do a battery pull. It does occur more often when having multiple applications running such as streaming radio. It's a known issue by the developer.
Personally,unless that really some features you need or want, I would stay on Android 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 if you're going stay on the TouchWiz stock. There are custom kernels you can use, such as Persues. If you're going to go AOSP, then it doesn't matter. You should know any quirks ahead of time, such is if there is a GPS lock issue; this seems to be a popular one.
lovekeiiy said:
I"m told there is a working wifi hotspot mod specifically for NE2. I haven't used it, so I cannot verify that's the case.
I personally use WiFi Tether Router. It's not free, but it does work on NE2. In my experience with it, there is a bug that when the display goes off, the phone uses some kind of power save function, and this causes the phone not to wake up. The tethering works fine, but nothing else. Unfortunately, it's inconsistent when it occurs, and when it does, it can take a minute to wake to needed to do a battery pull. It does occur more often when having multiple applications running such as streaming radio. It's a known issue by the developer.
Personally,unless that really some features you need or want, I would stay on Android 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 if you're going stay on the TouchWiz stock. There are custom kernels you can use, such as Persues. If you're going to go AOSP, then it doesn't matter. You should know any quirks ahead of time, such is if there is a GPS lock issue; this seems to be a popular one.
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I can confirm that the WiFi mod works. Ive use it a few shirt times. It runs fine.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Free mobile app
g_money said:
You can get the latest update here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53353625
However, you have a very good possibility of losing everything that you done so far.
You kinda did things backwards (imho). I would've taken the ota then flashed a custom recovery then flashed root. But, I think it's definitely worth it to flash to ne2 stock, then root. Before you do that though, check to make sure you can find a working Wi-Fi tether for ne2 (never bothered with putting it on my wife's ne2,so not sure if/where you could get it)
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
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If you flash one of my modified NE2 roms (or chaz's) you dont need to upgrade anything. Just install philz recvery (6.07.9 recommend) backup everything then do factory reset/clean for new rom. Then under mounts format data/media (make sure you backup internal sdcard to your pc since this wipes it) reboot into recovery and flash the rom following steps in the OP. The custom NE2 roms are pre rooted so no need to worry about that step. Also in the ne2 hotspot mod thread there are flashable zips for most of the custom ne2 roms.
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Hello! Pretty new in XDA forum and I have a couple of questions and concerns. I was browsing through some threads and I was wondering if I could get some opinion/help from other members.
I have a second phone that I want to mod and I need some help.
Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 (ROOTED)
Model#: SGH-M919
Android Version: 4.4.4
Baseband: M919UVUFNK2
It's an old phone and lately, it's been running really slow and if possible, I'd like to make it run as if it was brand new or at least somewhat close. So the question is, are there any recommended stable roms/mods I could use and if there are/is, will I be able to use it with my rooted phone or do I have to completely factory reset it before I apply the mods/roms?
Thank you!
Hi @Mr.LinK,
Just yesterday I finally got sick of my M919 slow/battery drain/old stuff and decided it was time for a reset. I was running SlimKat from over a year ago and while it was a great ROM, I had accumulated so much crap that it was getting really bogged down. This just happens over time no matter what OS, no fault to Slim. But I was also looking to move to Lollipop. Here's what I did:
1. Backed up using several methodologies (full backup with TWRP just in case, then from Android I backed stuff up with Helium, and used Backup My Mobile for SMS/MMS etc., an EFS backup just in case, etc..)
2. From within Android, did a factory reset. This sent the phone into recovery, and it formatted the data partition.
3. Rebooted to recovery again, and used TWRP to manually format the media section, just in case something was left there. Then wiped everything except the external SD.
4. Used ODIN to flash the OH3 firmware onto my MDL M919, without letting reboot after (unchecked the reboot checkbox). Pulled battery, rebooted back into download mode again, and flashed OH3 a second time... this gets around some instance people have reported about incomplete upgrades of firmware and all sorts of issues... better safe than sorry.
5. Let phone boot into now 100 % stock OH3 Android 4.4.4. YEEEUKKK. Some part of me thought I would just root the thing and get rid of Samsung crapware, but just the sheer annoyance of the T-Mobile boot animation was enough to remind me why I left stock long ago. Anyway, I let it boot, and set it up minimally with just 1 Google account, not restoring from backup. To my surprise it found the ATT network (I'm an ATT user, not T-Mobile... I just prefer T-Mo phones because they have unlocked bootloaders) and APN no problem no effort from me. Usually I have to enter an APN.
6. I tested the phone out to make sure all systems were working. GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc.. To my surprise, first time I ran the camera app, it applied a firmware patch. Sweet. I'm glad I went through this step. Coming from ancient MDL, I figured there might be some kinks like this. I let it sit on stock for a few hours while I did stuff with my kids.
7. Back home, I did a factory reset from within Android. Then I flashed the latest TWRP tar file (2.8.7.0) using ODIN, and in TWRP did a full wipe of everything again.
8. At this point I flashed Danvdh's GPE edition of Lollipop from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539361
Installation went smoothly. It's a very basic set of apps that it comes with (Google play is there, but you have to download email/messaging apps from the store such as Gmail and Messaging, Maps, etc). I like this approach!
I've been gradually setting things back up, and am very happy with things so far. Haven't run into any problems yet. The nice pure GPE android experience is refreshing.
@Frankenscript Thanks for the information. I was reading the linked thread and it looks really good so I'll give it a try
Mr.LinK said:
@Frankenscript Thanks for the information. I was reading the linked thread and it looks really good so I'll give it a try
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Good luck and let us know how it goes!
Frankenscript said:
Good luck and let us know how it goes!
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I just completely flashed my phone with the ROM and I'm pretty happy with the outcome. No bloatware feels so nice. I've been tinkering with it for a while now and I haven't encountered any problems so far but I did notice that model number changed to GT-I9505G. I'm assuming that's normal since the rom is based off of another variant which makes sense, correct me if I'm wrong. Will this complicate future updates or other rom installation? If so, are there any ways of reverting back to the original model number?
Mr.LinK said:
I just completely flashed my phone with the ROM and I'm pretty happy with the outcome. No bloatware feels so nice. I've been tinkering with it for a while now and I haven't encountered any problems so far but I did notice that model number changed to GT-I9505G. I'm assuming that's normal since the rom is based off of another variant which makes sense, correct me if I'm wrong. Will this complicate future updates or other rom installation? If so, are there any ways of reverting back to the original model number?
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I'm pretty sure we can change the reported model number by modifying the build.prop file. I just haven't poked around with it yet... I did ask the question in the thread and am waiting for a reply. I haven't had to do this kind of thing for over a year, and I forget the build.prop key that does it. But I had some concern that it might bork something else down the road so I decided to wait a bit. IT's just a cosmetic thing and I'm SOOO enjoying the experience right now.
Two little things I'm still fishing around for answers to:
-In the drop down quick access menu, I wish there was a sound/vibrate/mute toggle. I can make one with PowerToggles but maybe there's a way to adjust what's in the native one.
-Really silly, but the power off button when pressed just seems to ... power off the phone!? No option for restart / recovery. Maybe there's an option to set this somewhere; haven't checked.
Still, these are all minor things to sort out. Really, I think I'm very sold on GPE editions now thanks to Danvdh's work.
Marc
Just an update, my phone just rebooted twice in the last 5 mins or so. Was watching on my netflix and it randomly rebooted. Any idea what's causing it and how to prevent it from happening?
Mr.LinK said:
Just an update, my phone just rebooted twice in the last 5 mins or so. Was watching on my netflix and it randomly rebooted. Any idea what's causing it and how to prevent it from happening?
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Haven't seen random reboots. I think I got maybe one reboot since installing the ROM. Then again, I haven't put NF on the phone. I do know that Netflix app had some issues on my Shield tablet, and the manufacturer (Nvidia) came out with a patch... maybe it's something general in Lollipop?
Frankenscript said:
Two little things I'm still fishing around for answers to:
-In the drop down quick access menu, I wish there was a sound/vibrate/mute toggle. I can make one with PowerToggles but maybe there's a way to adjust what's in the native one.
-Really silly, but the power off button when pressed just seems to ... power off the phone!? No option for restart / recovery. Maybe there's an option to set this somewhere; haven't checked.
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Both if those can be fixed with Xposed modules.
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Will look into doing this in a week or so. Thanks
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