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AT&T imei issues?

How common is this I would likevcto flash some roms and all that good stuff. I have been reading about people phones not working after rooting and applying a Rom. Should I be worried ? Should I wait? And if it's all good any methods that worked cleanly for other people ? Thanks in advance
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Any help greatly appreciated ready to flash away
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I wouldn't say its very common as there are tons of people flashing and we dont hear about half the forum crying about corrupting their imei, thats not to say that its a non issue though. As you can probably see from the numerous threads (main one in the att development). Its advisable to wait, but with any flash you know the risk you are taking.
I was actually holding off till yesterday, ended up just saying eff it and flashed, did the non trip rooting, flashed the latest cwm from the official cwm site. Flashed Aokp, no imei wipe (was scared ****less the whole time though ) Decided i didnt even like the AOKP rom and flashed my carriers stock rom again through odin, So far so good.
However in the future im waiting for a full solution to this imei problem before i root or flash again. :good:
Id say just read the threads, if you understand the risks and want to proceed go ahead. good luck

So you went through all the steps and your fine? Thanks I may wait A week or so the stock Rom is actual nice I just like to try new stuff
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tyshemi said:
So you went through all the steps and your fine? Thanks I may wait A week or so the stock Rom is actual nice I just like to try new stuff
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yeah man i say check out the stock first, if you can wait, wait. The stock rom is best i find. and yes i followed all the steps, downloaded the latest cwm from the rom manager site and whatnot. pushed the cwm through terminal emulator on the phone.

unleashed12 said:
yeah man i say check out the stock first, if you can wait, wait. The stock rom is best i find. and yes i followed all the steps, downloaded the latest cwm from the rom manager site and whatnot. pushed the cwm through terminal emulator on the phone.
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What site did you use for cwm ? Link please and thank u

Anyone have any insights
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What's the Safe way to achieve root and cwm ? I have searched and read a lot but like hearing peoples opinions
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i flashed my phone with the original at&t root method (which increased flash counter). since then, i've flashed the stock rom (UCALEM) to get non-modified status, reset the flash counter, and flashed the stock update rom (UCALG1) with no problems so far. i wasn't even aware of the imei issues until poking around the forums the other day. i suppose ignorance really is bliss.
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i should add.. i used the stock root injected roms (after the initial flash) from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

So ish there a chance even if we follow AT&T stuff directly? I've never heard of this happening I've had and flashed a lot of phones and never heard of such a thing should we worry or what I wanna flash but don't won't a brick
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i think there's always the chance... but you can reduce that chance significantly if you read up and follow the directions.

[Q] [HELP] I bricked my Glide

First of all, to make it totally clear how noob Im at this... I dont even know if this post goes in this section, so feel free to move it wherever fits best.
Second, excuse my english, its not my first language so ill try my best to explain what I did
Last but not least, thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this post and tries to help me.
So, I finally felt courageous enough to try a non-stock ROM.
The first thing I did was search for a rooting guide for the Glide on the forums. And I found one that seemed pretty straight forward. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378082). I downloaded Odin, the CarrierIQ free kernel, started the phone on download mode, started Odin, PDA the kernel file... and when the phne rebooted it got stuck on the samsung sign.
I think my problem is that the guide was old and for GB devices. I was running the stock ICS.
After that, I downloaded from samfirmware the ICS file (is it the kernel or the rom? <-yes, thats how of a noob i am). Tried to use odin with it, but it gets stuck after a couple of mins.
After searching for a while, I found on another forum that it says that I need to downgrade back to GB, and said to install CWM Recovery (I installed it -v5.0.2.7-). And now im downloading the inception ROM (the same post on that forum said to downgrade using that ROM). Since the download is really slow, Im writing here to see if someone knows what happened and how to fix it.
Thanks!

ICS stock kernal herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31695742
Try that maybe
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jayjayjoker2 said:
ICS stock kernal herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31695742
Try that maybe
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Hi, thanks for your reply.
I downloaded the Stock Kernel but cant seem to install it. Im using CWM and trying to install from SDCard, but it only shows me the internal memory from the phone, not my SD. I already formatted it in FAT32 format. Same results.
Can I do this via Odin? Any idea why my SD isnt showing?

Cwmr on this phone doesnt see the external sd
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luquiyahni said:
Hi, thanks for your reply.
I downloaded the Stock Kernel but cant seem to install it. Im using CWM and trying to install from SDCard, but it only shows me the internal memory from the phone, not my SD. I already formatted it in FAT32 format. Same results.
Can I do this via Odin? Any idea why my SD isnt showing?
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Not sure about cwmr 5 but in ver 6 (touch) you can mount the internal memory, use your usb cable and transfer the zip to the phone with your pc. UN-mount and disconnect the cable and then you should be able to find the file to flash!
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jayjayjoker2 said:
Cwmr on this phone doesnt see the external sd
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What option do I have then? Can I use Odin to do it?

dbrannon79 said:
Not sure about cwmr 5 but in ver 6 (touch) you can mount the internal memory, use your usb cable and transfer the zip to the phone with your pc. UN-mount and disconnect the cable and then you should be able to find the file to flash!
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Do you have a link for it? The dropbox one I found isnt working... dont know if the CWM is specific for each device, i found others on google, but since they are on another devices forums, I dont know if it will work with my glide....
Thanks for the help....

The other thing you can do is download the leaked ics that it's a Odin one click file that will flash the kernel and boot loader, should get your phone booted back into stock ics where you can get a fresh start. I'd recommend going to Thegreatergood's LiteRom ver 4 or 5 afterwords. At least until Dman gets cm10 going!
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luquiyahni said:
Do you have a link for it? The dropbox one I found isnt working... dont know if the CWM is specific for each device, i found others on google, but since they are on another devices forums, I dont know if it will work with my glide....
Thanks for the help....
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There is a thread here in the dev section for cwmr 6. If the link there is not working, I should have a copy on my pc I can post
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dbrannon79 said:
The other thing you can do is download the leaked ics that it's a Odin one click file that will flash the kernel and boot loader, should get your phone booted back into stock ics where you can get a fresh start. I'd recommend going to Thegreatergood's LiteRom ver 4 or 5 afterwords. At least until Dman gets cm10 going!
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There is a thread here in the dev section for cwmr 6. If the link there is not working, I should have a copy on my pc I can post
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Thanks! No, the link is not working (too much traffic for DropBox), so if you have it, i would really appreciate it.
Also, can you point me into the Odin compatible ROM... I downloaded the LiteRom and Kernel, but both are zips, and cant use them with Odin.

ok here is the CWMR v6 its in a zip file. just unzip to your desktop, the tar.md5 file is useable in the pda mode for odin. just follow the guide listed in the CWMR 6 thread.

dbrannon79 said:
ok here is the CWMR v6 its in a zip file. just unzip to your desktop, the tar.md5 file is useable in the pda mode for odin. just follow the guide listed in the CWMR 6 thread.
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Awesome!
I just installed the stock GB back.
I know its not the best option, but wanted to try something safe first.
Didnt lost the unlock. So besides GB, all good news.
Thanks a lot. Really.
Tomorrow Ill try to go back to ICS. Will try thegreatergood rom.
Also, thanks.

luquiyahni said:
Thanks! No, the link is not working (too much traffic for DropBox), so if you have it, i would really appreciate it.
Also, can you point me into the Odin compatible ROM... I downloaded the LiteRom and Kernel, but both are zips, and cant use them with Odin.
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here is the link to the ics leak. its a 665mb file that will completely wipe all data in your phone. just be careful!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831561
I would also suggest making a backup if the /efs folder on your phone. that folder contains all the imei information that identifies you device to the networks. there is a thread in another forum that uses a tool to easily make a backup and gives the ability to restore! I have never had to use it to restore, but there have been reports on rare occasions where others have lost that information and the imei numbers turned to all "0's" I'm also not sure that you can use the tool until the phone is booted up. here is a link to that thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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luquiyahni said:
Awesome!
I just installed the stock GB back.
I know its not the best option, but wanted to try something safe first.
Didnt lost the unlock. So besides GB, all good news.
Thanks a lot. Really.
Tomorrow Ill try to go back to ICS. Will try thegreatergood rom.
Also, thanks.
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that's great, you might consider making a nand backup using the recovery and also once rooted, use titanium backup!

Well Im finally using the literom and its great. Cwm6 didnt read my sd card, but it allowed me to mount my phone as a drive on my pc, so i made a folder and copied the zips there, and installed from there.
I will try the backup thing later. Im so glad to have the keyboard backlight back!
I was really frustrated yesterday. I have a lot of experience with computers, but not that much with android phones. It was quite an experience.
Thanks again.
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Glad you were able to get it going! It's somewhat hard to brick a phone but it is possible, I really hate to see that happen to someone! Over the past years I have found that android is a lot like Linux. Still some differences but a lot alike!
The whole XDA community is here to share information and to help each other out. :beer::beer:
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It took me about 3 hours..first time flashing roms in about 2 years.
I bricked but fixed it by reflashing everything in the correct order haha.
I have Kernel 3.1.10-I927UCKH2-CL970642 [email protected]=93 #3 SMP PREEMPT Thu Aug 16:55:50 KST 2012
Build number ImM760
My Baseband version is I927UCLG9
Running Android 4.0.4
Rooted
with AT&T service
and the backlight and tethering fix put on it
using the Nova Launcher for my launcher
Dialer One for calls
GoSMSPro for sms/mms

I am unfortunately stuck in the same position at the moment. I stupidly followed the root guide thinking it'd work for ICS and was horribly wrong.
My phone is now also stuck at the Samsung logo and is driving me crazy. Can you give me some instructions on what you did to restore back to GB? Thanks in advance.

TiDE418 said:
I am unfortunately stuck in the same position at the moment. I stupidly followed the root guide thinking it'd work for ICS and was horribly wrong.
My phone is now also stuck at the Samsung logo and is driving me crazy. Can you give me some instructions on what you did to restore back to GB? Thanks in advance.
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You'll prob have to flash the ics one click file them follow the guide in development to go back to gb.
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N7105 roms on our sgh-t889

As the header says, do every N7105 custom rom works on our phone? If yes, can someone guide me how ?
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Yes they do just make sure it doesn't flash a modem
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deeznutz1977 said:
Yes they do just make sure it doesn't flash a modem
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Awesome. I too have been searching for this answer. I'm really digging the Projectaosp rom for the n7105 and really want it on my t-889
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134099
So than all we need to do is make sure the phone retains the modem. Thats it ? I thought there would be more to it. not that im complaining. Thanks for the help.

blackorean said:
Awesome. I too have been searching for this answer. I'm really digging the Projectaosp rom for the n7105 and really want it on my t-889
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134099
So than all we need to do is make sure the phone retains the modem. Thats it ? I thought there would be more to it. not that im complaining. Thanks for the help.
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did you try it? how did it do? LTE?

jahnbodah said:
did you try it? how did it do? LTE?
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im am going to try it now. havent had time because of the kids but now they are asleep, here goes nothing. i will report once im up and running.

Ok so I just got done flashing this projectaosp.
First I made sure I downloaded latest tmobile modem as of june or july I believe, as well as the most recent saber kernal. Flashed modem first, then the rom followed by kernal.
Everything looks and performs freakin awesome however im missing something. As I speculated its not as easy as just retaining just the modem.
My google play store gives up errors when it does the automatic backup. My voicemail is not working. So I can assume anything tmobile is out of the question. Perhaps I need to tweak my apn settings ? Can anyone shine light to what im missing to get this working ?
I know just by flashing this is the rom I want and need. Just need it functional. Im willing to try anything if you give me instuctions. Ive already "bricked " my note 2 and brought it back so im not scared to try anything. However this was very noticeably quick and snappy compared to my daily driver of the jedi 17 rom. I want this rom so badly on my t-889. Its the best of both worlds, touchwiz and aosp. Please help or directions.
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Can u provide the link to the modem u flashed? I bought the fone from USA and I'm currently using it in Pakistan.. so T-mo features are useless for me.. u say only the voice mail google play backup causes prob.. so its good for me I assume
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I'm almost sure you should flash (in this order) rom radio kernel... at this point, go back into recovery and dirty flash the radio again. Then get back to us
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knightameer said:
Can u provide the link to the modem u flashed? I bought the fone from USA and I'm currently using it in Pakistan.. so T-mo features are useless for me.. u say only the voice mail google play backup causes prob.. so its good for me I assume
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jahnbodah said:
I'm almost sure you should flash (in this order) rom radio kernel... at this point, go back into recovery and dirty flash the radio again. Then get back to us
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You know i had a feeling i may have flashed it in a incorrect order because i had no service when i went to my backed up jedi rom and had to dirty flash the radio. Thank you for pointing that out. i will try it now and report.

blackorean said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102380
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You know i had a feeling i may have flashed it in a incorrect order because i had no service when i went to my backed up jedi rom and had to dirty flash the radio. Thank you for pointing that out. i will try it now and report.
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I tried the same rom, flashed project AOSP, flashed stock radio, flashed stock kernel, No go on data, I went to try to set the apn, and it says no sim card.
...so... I am guessing you will have the same luck.

its not registering my sim card. which answers why i was running into those issues before. i tried flashing in the correct order. and then also dirty flashed again after my first attempt.

jahnbodah said:
I tried the same rom, flashed project AOSP, flashed stock radio, flashed stock kernel, No go on data, I went to try to set the apn, and it says no sim card.
...so... I am guessing you will have the same luck.
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Yup exactly the same.

New Sprint Galaxy S3 d2spr SPH-L710 (Working CWM/TWRP) Roms Stuck on Splash Screen

Initially had the cant mount problem with CWM:
New recoveries for new phones that won't mount storage!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391616
Starting new thread for the other big problem:
After getting either TRRP or CWM on and mounting and backup/restoring properly flashed stable CM10.1 (and a ton of other releases) along with CARBON cannot boot past the Samsung Galaxy SIII splash screen.
What did Sprint do here to screw us out of ditching their stock build?!?!

Most say its the kernel or something about boot images on the aosp ROMs needs to be modified. They way it looks new s3 users are gonna be waiting for a whilr
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Figures I had to replace my freshly shattered screen CM7 Evo 4G right in the middle of a code conundrum
Well hopefully the powers that be can update this thread with the progress so we know when we can rock some badass custom roms.

Noobnl posted an experimental fix to try in the new recoveries thread.

kennyglass123 said:
Noobnl posted an experimental fix to try in the new recoveries thread.
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I flashed it and instead of hanging on the little blue man my phone hung on the black screen. I tried the nightly that a few others had working and I cant even get that one to boot.

I've been able to get several older ROMS to work fine. So long as they are 4.2.1 ROMs there is a chance it will work. I've been unable to get any 4.2.2 or higher ROM to work.
VMU SPH-L710 GS3
JZO54K.L710VPAMG2
Factory 4.1.2 Phone

Do they flash correctly? in CWM or TWRP? Very weird. It's practice to do Factory Reset, Clear Cache, Clear D Cache, Fix Permissions, then install your Rom.
That is what your doing? Then rebooting into it? and you get stuck on black screen?

youngnex said:
Do they flash correctly? in CWM or TWRP? Very weird. It's practice to do Factory Reset, Clear Cache, Clear D Cache, Fix Permissions, then install your Rom.
That is what your doing? Then rebooting into it? and you get stuck on black screen?
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Correct. Im very familiar with flashing. No dirty flash. I've tried the CWN (fixed one) and TWRP with no joy. Wont even boot enough for me to get a logcat.

Moped_Ryder said:
Correct. Im very familiar with flashing. No dirty flash. I've tried the CWN (fixed one) and TWRP with no joy. Wont even boot enough for me to get a logcat.
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I am doing the same things and getting the same result. I am seriously considering selling this s3 and buying an older one.

Any progress?
Just checking to see if any progress was made to get past the hanging blue man samsung screen? I would love to put cyanogen 10.2 on my wifes newer gs3. Thanks again.

The newer s3's have a safeguard in place which will not allow you to mount storage in recovery. You need a modded recovery for the newer devices(several threads) and this will allow you to flash Touchwiz ROMs only AOSP ROMs are still not working on these newer devices.
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Toeonly said:
I am doing the same things and getting the same result. I am seriously considering selling this s3 and buying an older one.
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There's devs working on a solution, unfortunately this like this take a long time
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IDontKnowMang said:
The newer s3's have a safeguard in place which will not allow you to mount storage in recovery. You need a modded recovery for the newer devices(several threads) and this will allow you to flash Touchwiz ROMs only AOSP ROMs are still not working on these newer devices.
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There's devs working on a solution, unfortunately this like this take a long time
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Since I am fairly new to rooting and flashing roms, was this a similar problem with aosp roms in the past? if so what kind of time table are we looking at?

ijimkoz said:
Since I am fairly new to rooting and flashing roms, was this a similar problem with aosp roms in the past? if so what kind of time table are we looking at?
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No, this was only with the S3's purchased within the last 2 to 3 months

cm10.2 now working
you should be able to install the latest nightily and it not get stuck on cid, Thanks to Invisiblek he was able to find the problem from my phone, it works now so please give thanks to Invisiblek and all the others who helped.

killernos said:
you should be able to install the latest nightily and it not get stuck on cid, Thanks to Invisiblek he was able to find the problem from my phone, it works now so please give thanks to Invisiblek and all the others who helped.
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What what what??!!?
What nightly?
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thznutz87 said:
What what what??!!?
What nightly?
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Looks like it was!
Starting from 9/22 nightly
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/b0cd8e73f2c8a34760e3f88843d6a217bd8032c8

CNexus said:
Looks like it was!
Starting from 9/22 nightly
yep it had something to do with the system not wanting to mount.
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killernos said:
CNexus said:
Looks like it was!
Starting from 9/22 nightly
yep it had something to do with the system not wanting to mount.
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Yeah, I saw the commit
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killernos said:
Yeah, I saw the commit
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I can confirm its a fix. Very sweet.
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It's in the kernel
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I Want to Flash Clockword recovery and OS, Can you help?

I need help with everything. And by help, all I really need is your recommendation on links/ which guides I should do from start to finish to get the desired result.
Here are my origins for you to read so you can tell me where to go from here.
Bought a "LG Optimus G E937" or so it was dubbed on eBay. Came with Sprint apps, and the back said LS970.
Came pre-rooted with a TWRP Recovery already flashed, bootloader unlocked, and somehow I deleted the OS and any other files.
Using LGNPST, I flashed "LS970ZV7_02.SV7_02.P25006.something" I renamed to .bin.
I apparently lost recovery and root, and my bootloader appears to be locked.
Phone started okay, and through downloadable updated I got to something called LS970ZVB
Read a root guide, and it told me to go back to something called LS970ZV9 ?
Repeat LGNPST, so I could "start from the beginning" again to earlier firmware and await your orders (I started writing this thread before I re-used LGNPST)
Now my phone is:
Android: 4.0.4
Kernal: 3.0.21
Build: ZV7.IMM76L
Software: LS970ZV7.
Bootlocked, Unrooted, No custom recovery.
My desired result is getting whatever recovery with whatever kernel (I dont know what a kernal is or what its good for) for CM 10.2 whatever that is. I don't know what that is, but apparently from the buzz around the forums, I'm supposed to want it. Help plz?
I got this far by 33% guides and 66% not knowing what the hell I'm actually doing. I'm hoping atleast one of you here can help me get from my current useless phone to a CM10.2 awesomeness one.

Follow this guide and u will be bootloader unlocked and also have custom recovery installed ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230106
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Chocolina said:
I need help with everything. And by help, all I really need is your recommendation on links/ which guides I should do from start to finish to get the desired result.
Here are my origins for you to read so you can tell me where to go from here.
Bought a "LG Optimus G E937" or so it was dubbed on eBay. Came with Sprint apps, and the back said LS970.
Came pre-rooted with a TWRP Recovery already flashed, bootloader unlocked, and somehow I deleted the OS and any other files.
Using LGNPST, I flashed "LS970ZV7_02.SV7_02.P25006.something" I renamed to .bin.
I apparently lost recovery and root, and my bootloader appears to be locked.
Phone started okay, and through downloadable updated I got to something called LS970ZVB
Read a root guide, and it told me to go back to something called LS970ZV9 ?
Repeat LGNPST, so I could "start from the beginning" again to earlier firmware and await your orders (I started writing this thread before I re-used LGNPST)
Now my phone is:
Android: 4.0.4
Kernal: 3.0.21
Build: ZV7.IMM76L
Software: LS970ZV7.
Bootlocked, Unrooted, No custom recovery.
My desired result is getting whatever recovery with whatever kernel (I dont know what a kernal is or what its good for) for CM 10.2 whatever that is. I don't know what that is, but apparently from the buzz around the forums, I'm supposed to want it. Help plz?
I got this far by 33% guides and 66% not knowing what the hell I'm actually doing. I'm hoping atleast one of you here can help me get from my current useless phone to a CM10.2 awesomeness one.
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Follow and read this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35520144
Before the link above. You're on zv7 which is very old. And you need to be updated to ZVB before root and unlock.
Download ZVB.bin, install through LGNPST, then you can use teeny bins.
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engine95 said:
Follow and read this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35520144
Before the link above. You're on zv7 which is very old. And you need to be updated to ZVB before root and unlock.
Download ZVB.bin, install through LGNPST, then you can use teeny bins.
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Is it imperitive that I use LGNPST to get to ZVB, or is over-air updates just as suffecient?
Because I went backward from one version of android to an earlier one just so I could be told where to go from there.

You can take the ota's. There's 3 or 4 of them if you get zvc. But that's hit miss right now.
Just don't root/unlock until you taken all the updates.
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Chocolina said:
Is it imperitive that I use LGNPST to get to ZVB, or is over-air updates just as suffecient?
Because I went backward from one version of android to an earlier one just so I could be told where to go from there.
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U can take any ota update ....this works for all versions .... It uses lgnpst to flash ... U won't lose what ever settings or ROM you're on ...
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engine95 said:
You can take the ota's. There's 3 or 4 of them if you get zvc. But that's hit miss right now.
Just don't root/unlock until you taken all the updates.
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Theres a ZVC?

bigfdaddy2 said:
U can take any ota update ....this works for all versions .... It uses lgnpst to flash ... U won't lose what ever settings or ROM you're on ...
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I'm not concerned about losing any data until after CM10.2. I just got the phone so theres nothing to lose. I already deleted my OS and used lgnpst to recovery, so its no big deal if I have to keep doing the process over until I get it right, just-as-long as I don't lose Download mode apparently.

Chocolina said:
Theres a ZVC?
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Yup. Its in the root guide. Or the LGFlashtool thread. Two ways to install it.
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Chocolina said:
I'm not concerned about losing any data until after CM10.2. I just got the phone so theres nothing to lose. I already deleted my OS and used lgnpst to recovery, so its no big deal if I have to keep doing the process over until I get it right, just-as-long as I don't lose Download mode apparently.
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Well go ahead n follow that guide I mentioned and download a ROM of ya choice plus the gapps and then flash ya ROM u wanting and gapps ...reboot phone and bam their ya new shiny ROM to play with
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Well go ahead n follow that guide I mentioned and download a ROM of ya choice plus the gapps and then flash ya ROM u wanting and gapps ...reboot phone and bam their ya new shiny ROM to play with
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Does it matter what recovery or kernal i use for CM10.2?

When u do the lgnpst it automatically puts twrp recovery on ya phone ...as far as kernels their isn't a modified one out yet besides the stock cm that comes with the ROM ...
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bigfdaddy2 said:
When u do the lgnpst it automatically puts twrp recovery on ya phone ...as far as kernels their isn't a modified one out yet besides the stock cm that comes with the ROM ...
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I have no idea what you mean by stock cm.... is that just stock?
Also im pretty sure ignpst didnt add twrp because before lgnpst, I coold boot twrp and after lgnpst I couldnt...
And you didnt let me know if the recovery mattered or not...
im up at the step where i gotta choose a recovery to flash

If u go here and start from the very top and work ya way down u will have cm in no time... Stock cm I mean no one has made a kernel to flash on the side to either undervolt or over clock u get what kernel is built into what ever ROM u go with
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Cause some people still use cwm and others use twrp it just a matter of taste and if u want something that's been updated or old ...
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If u go here and start from the very top and work ya way down u will have cm in no time... Stock cm I mean no one has made a kernel to flash on the side to either undervolt or over clock u get what kernel is built into what ever ROM u go with
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Cause some people still use cwm and others use twrp it just a matter of taste and if u want something that's been updated or old ...
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But which recovery do I go with? I have 4 options, which one is the one you say is the best?
And I have no idea what a kernal is or does :3
I just know that on my older phones, it was for some reason necessary for some roms, but never figured out how to change it, why I had to change it, but apparently it was a big deal with the whole process. I've had several devices, and all the processes are different, so I'm ften ignorant to what I need to do or how to do it.
Thank you with your patience with me so far. And I keep asking about the recovery, because on other devices I tried, the recovery DID matter for specific roms, just like with the kernal. If recovery doesn't matter, then just tell me so.
Nvm i saw your other post, ill just use twrp

Well u only got two options twrp which is latest and most recommended then u got cwm which some people still recommend ... So It doesn't really matter which recovery .... I recommend twrp with my builds ...kernals are included with Roms so no need to flash kernel sepretly ....
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Well u only got two options twrp which is latest and most recommended then u got cwm which some people still recommend ... So It doesn't really matter which recovery .... I recommend twrp with my builds ...kernals are included with Roms so no need to flash kernel sepretly ....
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TY for your help sofar. Sorry for all the questions, but the more information you give me, the more confident I am in this whole process...
So now I have LS970ZVC, Am rooted, have TWRP Recovery 2.5, have an unlocked Bootloader, and made all the reccommended backups and copied them to my PC for safe keeping. Unless you have any other tips, I think I'm finally ready for CM. (BTW What does CM mean?)
Now I can say I'm pretty much right back at the same conditions this device came in the mail with, which I should have known was ideal for me in the 1st place before I wiped my system clean.
Also... now that I'm at this point... I have to ask, should I install CM10.2? Is it that great? Would you recommend it? What are you using? I'd like a rom thats RAM and battery effecient, free of bloatware, but still takes advantage of my devices SnapS4

I'm using chameleon buts it in beta stage... I would head over to official android development and grab up any ROM their ...their pretty much all sourced from cm 10.2 .... Cm= cyanogenmod ... 10.2= android jellybean 4.3..... Cm 10.2 is the latest and greatest going right know .... Everything works I believe except mhl ....
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I'm using chameleon buts it in beta stage... I would head over to official android development and grab up any ROM their ...their pretty much all sourced from cm 10.2 .... Cm= cyanogenmod ... 10.2= android jellybean 4.3..... Cm 10.2 is the latest and greatest going right know .... Everything works I believe except mhl ....
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I went to here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1933
Thats where I assume I'm supposed to look. Which thread is the one I should pick, they all seem pretty similar.
ALSO... your "donate to me" button doesn't work.
If you don't mind I'd like to send you a small thank you to your paypal's email.

My donate button is supposed to be broke I don't want nothing lol...
They are all based off cm pretty much but probly the most customizable would be spleefs pacman ROM ....
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