Hello, I am using the SPH-L700 (Sprint) Galaxy Nexus. I was having problems with a dock of mine, which was behaving oddly. I eventually decided the software (apps) on the phone must be the problem. So I looked up the instructions for booting into safe mode. I followed them, and got the prompt, (I am running 4.1) yet after my phone rebooted it still wasn't in safe mode. I don't know how to rectify this error, but a factory reset is a last resort here, so if anybody has some ideas, they would be much appreciated.
Backup using adb and factory reset. 5th post in thread shows
how to do this I think
Root?
namtombout said:
Backup using adb and factory reset. 5th post in thread shows
how to do this I think
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Can I do this without root? If the answer is no, then could you please answer a question that the clods at the phone company can't seem to answer? If I root my phone, will I have to pay a new activation fee? I know how to root a phone btw; I've just never done it for my daily driver, I.E. one with cell service.
I believe root not needed for adb. Check 1st post in the thread.
I'm on sprint and didn't have any fees. Never heard of fees for rooting.
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Hi, I sold my EVO on eBay and I need a way to return it to stock software. Thank you!
Download and flash the ODEXED version of the stock rom from here. Remember to do a full wipe/Factory reset prior to flashing. NOTE: The EVO will still be rooted.
Can I unroot it?
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Can I unroot it?
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Sure you can, but why? You are selling it, right? It will still work normally and if the buyer is into rooting, he or she will be grateful and if the person is not into rooting, the device will automatically be unrooted when he or she accepts an OTA update from Sprint.
UPDATE: follow the steps here to unroot.
In the meantime, I don't want a problem with an inaccurate item description, as they make take it into Sprint for something.
I understand and updated my previous post to include a link to help you unroot.
Thank you 10char
You're very welcome. Enjoy the rest of your day...
How do I eliminate or decrease the possibility that it can't be rooted after O di this?
I'm not sure I follow you. I mean there is nothing you can do to prevent the buyer from rooting if he or she wants to do so.
posting & replying via the XDA Premium app.
Ok please help let me know what you guys think...
In theory could this same thing work given the following situation. My phone is rooted but the power button recently shorted and stopped working. Sprint didnt flag my phone as rooted but said get it back to stock and we will exhange it. Do you think it could work if I flash the odex using Rom MANAGER which ive never used to flash but im useless flashing through recovery with no "power button" to use as enter. Once I flash the rom using rom manager it will be back on sense from there can I then unroot without using the power button though bootloader or even HTC Sync because at that point I think HTC sync will recognize it? I hope all that makes sense im just trying to get my phone replaced. :/ Thanks!
**UPDATE** Scratch that Rom Manager took me to clockwork
HI,
I've using my Galaxy Nexus (GSM) for a long time, but i want to get Root access, i've been reading a lot and it seems if i use Galaxy Nexus Toolkit it will delete all my data, there's any way to root it without losing any data?
Thanks a lot! :good: :fingers-crossed:
milerx said:
HI,
I've using my Galaxy Nexus (GSM) for a long time, but i want to get Root access, i've been reading a lot and it seems if i use Galaxy Nexus Toolkit it will delete all my data, there's any way to root it without losing any data?
Thanks a lot! :good: :fingers-crossed:
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no.
you have to unlock your bootloader (no matter which method you use, also, dont use a toolkit, use the sticky at the top of the forum) which wipes your data. period.
Zepius said:
you have to unlock your bootloader (no matter which method you use, also, dont use a toolkit, use the sticky at the top of the forum) which wipes your data. period.
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I did a root of my Galaxy Nexus, when I flashed the new 4.1. It did work fine. When the phone did the small update to 4.1.2, can it be true that it rolled back the root? My phone don't seem to be rooted anymore.
Isn't it possible to get root permissions again, without loosing data?
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I did a root of my Galaxy Nexus, when I flashed the new 4.1. It did work fine. When the phone did the small update to 4.1.2, can it be true that it rolled back the root? My phone don't seem to be rooted anymore.
Isn't it possible to get root permissions again, without loosing data?
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if your bootloader is unlocked, reflash the supersu.zip
otherwise, you have to unlock the bootloader and it will wipe your device.
Zepius said:
if your bootloader is unlocked, reflash the supersu.zip
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It should be. Anyway to see that?
(sorry for noob questions)
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It should be. Anyway to see that?
(sorry for noob questions)
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if you enter fastboot, it will says "lock status: unlocked"
or you can see if when you first start up your phone if there's a little lock that is unlocked.
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or you can see if when you first start up your phone if there's a little lock that is unlocked.
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Hep hep! The lock is unlocked. Perfect.
When I receive the 4.2 update (my phone is yakju), I will root again. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it a lot.
Similar thing happened to me. I was messing around with different ROM's for some time but in the end went back to the stock ROM. My phone now shows unlocked and using the stock recovery (as described here http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-samsung-galaxy-nexus/243004-recovery-mode.html).
The stock recovery offers 4 options: reboot, apply update from ADB or USB, wipe.
How do I "reflash the supersu.zip" from here? I want to avoid wiping as everything is set up as I like it now, and because it isn't rooted I can't back it up, catch 22 thing
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Similar thing happened to me. I was messing around with different ROM's for some time but in the end went back to the stock ROM. My phone now shows unlocked and using the stock recovery (as described here http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-samsung-galaxy-nexus/243004-recovery-mode.html).
The stock recovery offers 4 options: reboot, apply update from ADB or USB, wipe.
How do I "reflash the supersu.zip" from here? I want to avoid wiping as everything is set up as I like it now, and because it isn't rooted I can't back it up, catch 22 thing
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Why did you bump a 4 months old thread?
Obviously, you need a custom recovery to flash a non-Google zip...
Sent from my Nexus
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Why did you bump a 4 months old thread?
Obviously, you need a custom recovery to flash a non-Google zip...
Sent from my Nexus
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I'm sorry, I didn't know there was a rule against that. I searched Google for the problem and this thread came up closest.
Well sorry if I am not a genius like you who know everything already. I thought that forums like this was for asking questions.
It would be nice if instead of just being mean and nasty you'd offer some constructive suggestions, such as would installing a custom recovery wipe the phone? The distinction between the boot loader and the custom recovery isn't clear to me.
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I'm sorry, I didn't know there was a rule against that. I searched Google for the problem and this thread came up closest.
Well sorry if I am not a genius like you who know everything already. I thought that forums like this was for asking questions.
It would be nice if instead of just being mean and nasty you'd offer some constructive suggestions, such as would installing a custom recovery wipe the phone? The distinction between the boot loader and the custom recovery isn't clear to me.
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Yeah?
Then it would be nice if you read the stickies.
Sent from my Nexus
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I'm sorry, I didn't know there was a rule against that. I searched Google for the problem and this thread came up closest.
Well sorry if I am not a genius like you who know everything already. I thought that forums like this was for asking questions.
It would be nice if instead of just being mean and nasty you'd offer some constructive suggestions, such as would installing a custom recovery wipe the phone? The distinction between the boot loader and the custom recovery isn't clear to me.
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Sarcastic, aren't we? Look, XDA is first and foremost a developer site for developers to develop. Answering and asking questions about that development is only incidental. Members are expected to have read the rules of XDA and to follow them. That includes not bumping old threads, but it also includes an expectation that you will read the information readily available to you. Seeing the same common questions get asked daily, when there are good guides made specifically for this purpose, gets very old very fast. The constructive suggestion is to search and read. Guides abound both in the stickies and elsewhere, and the fact that you haven't found answers to your fairly common questions tells me that you either haven't made an effort to look, or you just don't understand and therefore probably shouldn't be messing with your phone.
I was able to root my gnex without wiping the data!
I dont know how it happened, but it happened, I was surprised too because I was really frustrated couldn't root it even after 10-15 tries ( I am a big time noob) and suddenly I unlocked the boot loader and rooted the phone without any loss of data, actually I was rooting because I had the VM100U something memory issue and my phone was terribly slow! I was surprised becasue i was expecting to copy all my files and crap one by one but now I have no issues
Had a few questions here. I researched and found this tool. However, I can't post in the thread to ask questions because of my noobtasticness and I searched and couldn't find a similar problem elsewhere.
My first question is, can I use the root and backup tools in the toolkit with no access to the screen whatsoever? I damaged my phone and the touch and lcd screens aren't functioning, but I can plug it in and access memory via usb.
Secondly, I've received the replacement phone. Is there an order I should do all of this in? My first guess is to root/backup the old phone (if possible), then activate the new phone, then root/restore on the new phone. Does that sound about right?
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Had a few questions here. I researched and found this tool. However, I can't post in the thread to ask questions because of my noobtasticness and I searched and couldn't find a similar problem elsewhere.
My first question is, can I use the root and backup tools in the toolkit with no access to the screen whatsoever? I damaged my phone and the touch and lcd screens aren't functioning, but I can plug it in and access memory via usb.
Secondly, I've received the replacement phone. Is there an order I should do all of this in? My first guess is to root/backup the old phone (if possible), then activate the new phone, then root/restore on the new phone. Does that sound about right?
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The phone with the broken screen isn't rooted already? If it is rooted this may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2353828
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The phone with the broken screen isn't rooted already? If it is rooted this may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2353828
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Thanks, I found that thread too actually, but this phone isn't rooted. I was mainly contemplating root, if it's an option, as a way to take advantage of the more expansive toolset/backup options available to rooted phones in the toolkit. I just wasn't sure if rooting was an option for a phone with a broken screen.
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Thanks, I found that thread too actually, but this phone isn't rooted. I was mainly contemplating root, if it's an option, as a way to take advantage of the more expansive toolset/backup options available to rooted phones in the toolkit. I just wasn't sure if rooting was an option for a phone with a broken screen.
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Oh, ok. I hope someone comes along to answer your question because now I'm curious... lol.
Edit: Also posted your link in that thread to possibly grab someones attention
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Oh, ok. I hope someone comes along to answer your question because now I'm curious... lol.
Edit: Also posted your link in that thread to possibly grab someones attention
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Awesome, thanks. I checked on that post and someone responded about having usb debugging on...which I don't. So it looks like I may have to just do the straight backup without rooting unfortunately. :/
You don't need root to use my method, you just need a custom recovery...and remember NOT to boot into the system at all, only recovery or else the stock recovery will be reflashed
Sent from my S3 on Sense 5 (you jelly?)
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You don't need root to use my method, you just need a custom recovery...and remember NOT to boot into the system at all, only recovery or else the stock recovery will be reflashed
Sent from my S3 on Sense 5 (you jelly?)
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Followed the instructions on the post, and when I get to "./adb devices", I get "Permission denied" in terminal. This is with booting into recovery.
That means that the adb binary on your computer doesn't have executable permissions. Nothing to do with the phone.
Sent from my S3 on Sense 5 (you jelly?)
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That means that the adb binary on your computer doesn't have executable permissions. Nothing to do with the phone.
Sent from my S3 on Sense 5 (you jelly?)
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Ok, so tried this again, as I'm less familiar with terminal on my Mac than I am on my PC. Got my device discovered, twrp.img loaded into tmp. But when attempting to install I get a "/dev/block/mmcblk0p18: cannot open for write: Permission denied"
I assume since this is the AT&T Galaxy S 3 section, you already know that I have the SGH-i747 model.
So I've been looking for a while, and I can't find anyone that has caused my same problem the way I did. I'll give the entire story: After having my S3 for a while, I decided to try rooting. I did it successfully, and got CyanogenMod installed. I don't know what, but I wanted to go back to touchwiz. I loaded a backup because it was exactly what I had before CM. fast forward about a month and a half, AT&T keeps bugging me about some update. It's the 4.3 update, I find out, after I installed it. Now, here's the confusing part. The SuperUser app was left over, but I have no CWM and no root privileges. I used this watch?v=yuBuD9aL12o (Paste after yt url) tutorial to root and get SuperSU, and it worked. The phone restarted many times in that entire process, and in the end it worked. One forum told me to install and apk called EZ-Unlock12.apk to unlock my boot loader. (I have included the exact APK if you want to look at it.) It just said successful and I closed out. Now, I wanted to flash CWM again with ODIN. I installed the drivers, and booted up ODIN. This is when it happened. I loaded up the CWM.tar.md5 file into ODIN, (not exact file name but you get what I mean), and it did it's verification and said it was good. I don't remember having my phone plugged in while doing this. I went to shut down my phone and put it in DL/ODIN mode. But now it has happened. I tried to bring my phone back up, but it didn't give ANY feedback. The only possible way to make it do ANYTHING is to plug it in without the battery, and i get the red light. I think it may have been that boot loader unlock program that messed it up, but I can't say for sure.
TL;DR I hardbricked my phone and don't know what went wrong.
Is that app for the verizon version of the s3? I believe the AT&T version of the s3 is the SGH-i747; however, your post refers to the sch-747 in the first line. From everything I have read, there is no way to unlock the AT&T s3 bootloader.
Not sure if this would help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
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Is that app for the verizon version of the s3? I believe the AT&T version of the s3 is the SGH-i747; however, your post refers to the sch-747 in the first line. From everything I have read, there is no way to unlock the AT&T s3 bootloader.
Not sure if this would help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
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I meant SGH-i747, sorry for any confusion.
Did you try the unbricking method I linked? I think that may be the only way to unbrick the phone since it appears that your bootloader has been corrupted. If the unbrick method doesn't work, you'll probably have to have it repair via jtag.
Were you able to get it back to normal state? I am in the same situation as you with the same problem and was wondering if i should go do the method someone provided or just go ahead and pay for a jtag service.
My brother gifted me an old phone which he was using in America. The LG G2. I think it had some sprint contract initially. When I got the phone I was unable to use my IDEA sim on it. So I visited a local mechanic. He said that it will have to be unlocked. I paid the charges and he gave me phone after a few days. It wasn't working well from that day. I thought maybe its hardware is not so good. And then, one day it stopped saving call logs and giving and error like unfortunately google process has been stopped every time I called someone. Then I visited some other mechanic who previously worked in Samsung Service Centre. He said the device is not unlocked properly. And he has to unlock the device again. For that he started to download some LS980ZVE file from the internet. I peeked into his computer. When I saw build version in my mobile it was previously running LS980ZVE. I didn't interrupted. And paid the charges in advance. Today he called me to visit him. He said that he has installed the new software file he downloaded but when I tried it wasn't accepting my SIM. I tried another SIM but the result was same. He scratching his head said that maybe the device has gone to locked state again. He said me to leave the mobile with him as he will give it to me unlocked tomorrow. But now I am keen that if I can do the unlocking at home. I had a friend who is an engineer. He always talked about unlocking, rooting, jail-breaking etc. He always said that it was a easy job. I couldn't get in contact with him. Then I started searching on google and finally saw XDA DEVELOPERS. I thought of finding a solution here. But couldn't understand a thing. I hope if you people can help me about it.
If you could give me a permanent solution to the problem. Also if I could get latest android version working on it.
Even if there is no permanent solution I am keen to know more about this unlocking thing. How it works and what it requires.
Thanks in advance.
The unlock guide is in the General section. Read and read. If you already have TWRP recovery, sounded likely. The simplest way is to completely wipe your phone and flash a stock ROM of your choice and go from there.
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The unlock guide is in the General section. Read and read. If you already have TWRP recovery, sounded likely. The simplest way is to completely wipe your phone and flash a stock ROM of your choice and go from there.
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I don't have a TWRP recovery. Yesterday I tried to google about ROMs and everything else. I found that there are custom ROM s like Cyanogenmod that can be installed. I downloaded the CM 12. Copied it into Internal memory because it doesn't supports a sd card. Pressed the volume down and power button. Booted into recovery. But couldn't found the ZIP file there. I searched for TWRP at twrp.me but couldn't find the file for LG LS980. My phone is already rooted by Kingo Root. It would be very helpful if you could tell me step by step method to completely wipe my phone and install CM 12 ROM.
Thanks