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Ok so I just got my phone fully rooted woah took awhile hit some speed bumps but thankfully trucked through it!
Ok here is my information I used toasts 2 part method
So is this all correct am I good to go start playing with custom ROMS or no?
Firm version
2.1 Update
Base Band
1.39.00.05.31
Kernal
2.6.29-a2443432
build number (dont think you need this do you?)
software
1.32.651.1
Also how do I get apps that are not from the market the apk files I googled it but didnt reveal much
thanks
well, to test that your nand is unlocked you can use terminal emulator or connect to your pc, use adb shell and use this command: remount rw
if that works your nand is unlocked and yes you should be good to go.
As for the apk files, which ones were you looking for?
elegantai said:
well, to test that your nand is unlocked you can use terminal emulator or connect to your pc, use adb shell and use this command: remount rw
if that works your nand is unlocked and yes you should be good to go.
As for the apk files, which ones were you looking for?
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well bad news I opened the command bar on my pc typed in
adb shell
remount rw
it said error damnit what did I do wrong
Everything went like the IDIOT proof guide said lol
anyway apk files I dont know is there a place to browse them? Or whats good how do I find some?
sorry still learning trying to learn fast
thanks again!
so do i have to unroot and re root again??
or?
also if so how do I unroot?
sorry, when you are in adb shell type:
su
remount rw
As for the app's.... I am still a little confused what you are asking, but all the apps can be browsed on the phone from the market app. I dont think you can browse the market from your pc
I just heard there were different apks out there that are not in the market? I dunno I can search that later though.
ok so i pulled up adb
typed in
adb shell
su
(it copied su)
remount rw
remount rw
:remount not found
I thought it was
Code:
adb remount rw
Try that. If it works, you are ready to flash ROMs. You don't have to have NAND unlocked to flash ROMs, it prevents errors with certain ROMs though.
that would make sense! I was working from the terminal emulator on my phone
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I thought it was
Code:
adb remount rw
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it said remount succeeded
what did I just do LOL
P.S. Thanks!
P.S. I was looking at a different ROM and it has a different base band does this matter for me to use it or not?
you will just have to update your radio to match the baseband. There should be a link in the post to the corresponding radio or something.
Flashing a radio is just like flashing a rom, minus the wiping. So if you can get the rom to flash you should have no trouble upgrading the radio
elegantai said:
you will just have to update your radio to match the baseband. There should be a link in the post to the corresponding radio or something.
Flashing a radio is just like flashing a rom, minus the wiping. So if you can get the rom to flash you should have no trouble upgrading the radio
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Yeah I followed the link for the radio and it said it was the latest one clearly there is an update I did a search but cannot find any others ones.
Can someone point me to the right direction?
Also I followed Part 1 and 2 so my NAND should be unlocked/rooted right?
I really want to get rid of those dumb sprint things.
Thanks very much cant thank you enough for helping me!
JustHereTryingtoLearn said:
it said remount succeeded
what did I just do LOL
P.S. Thanks!
P.S. I was looking at a different ROM and it has a different base band does this matter for me to use it or not?
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No problem.
What you did was remount the protected areas of the file system to be writeable. You can delete, write, or move system files and such in this mode, so if that worries you you can always just
Code:
adb remount ro
And there you go, it is read only again.
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No problem.
What you did was remount the protected areas of the file system to be writeable. You can delete, write, or move system files and such in this mode, so if that worries you you can always just
Code:
adb remount ro
And there you go, it is read only again.
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Woah thats awesome so how do I delete the sprint things I know there has to be a guide some where =P
Also if I delete the sprint things and then run a different rom will they come back?
almost all custom roms will remove these. Its only the stock rooted roms that leave them in
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almost all custom roms will remove these. Its only the stock rooted roms that leave them in
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Thanks goodness!!!
Ok last question(s)
1) where can I get the latest up to date Radio?
2) What is a good custom ROM to start with I think I am running fresh right now.
Once again THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! for your help both of you!!
JustHereTryingtoLearn said:
Woah thats awesome so how do I delete the sprint things I know there has to be a guide some where =P
Also if I delete the sprint things and then run a different rom will they come back?
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If you flash a different ROM they usually come back.
A handy way to remove Sprint .apks is to use Titanium Backup or Root Explorer. If you want to use adb, just remount it as rw and do something like this
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rm /system/app/Sprint_TV.apk
Sprint apps include:
Sprint_NASCAR.apk
Sprint_Navigation.apk
Sprint_NFL.apk
Sprint_TV.apk
Sprint_TVWidget.apk
Some ones you may need to keep are:
Sprint_VVM.apk <- Voicemail App
WifiRouter.apk <- Sprint's HotSpot Program (Replace it with Wifi Tether in the marketplace)
Just make sure you don't remove anything you need.
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Thanks goodness!!!
Ok last question(s)
1) where can I get the latest up to date Radio?
2) What is a good custom ROM to start with I think I am running fresh right now.
Once again THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! for your help both of you!!
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1) Here is a link to the latest radios.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
They should all flash correctly.
2) There are so many great custom ROMs out. Baked Snack is nice, and it is themed. DamageControl has so many features it is mind-blowing. Fresh is a good ROM, too.
You can flash one a day until you find one you like. It is really up to the individual.
Jykinturah said:
1) Here is a link to the latest radios.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
They should all flash correctly.
2) There are so many great custom ROMs out. Baked Snack is nice, and it is themed. DamageControl has so many features it is mind-blowing. Fresh is a good ROM, too.
You can flash one a day until you find one you like. It is really up to the individual.
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Ok if I do not like the ROM can I flash back to
OK lets say I use Fresh I flash to DC (damage control) and dont like it so I flash back to fresh I can go into my files through the pc and delete the DC right?
Thanks flashing latest radio now and going to try DC
I feel dumb now what is winmax?
wimax is for your 4g
yes, when you can switch between roms, although you always make sure you wipe! it is very important so you dont get weird errors or boot loops.
Have you heard of nandroid backup and restore? In the example you mentioned, if you were trying a new rom and you might want to go back to what you had previously, you could do a nandroid backup then flash the new rom, and if you didn't like it then you could do a nandroid restore instead of re-flashing the previous rom
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wimax is for your 4g
yes, when you can switch between roms, although you always make sure you wipe! it is very important so you dont get weird errors or boot loops.
Have you heard of nandroid backup and restore? In the example you mentioned, if you were trying a new rom and you might want to go back to what you had previously, you could do a nandroid backup then flash the new rom, and if you didn't like it then you could do a nandroid restore instead of re-flashing the previous rom
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yes very little I think I made 3 how do I delete them sense we are on that topic now LOL
Im kinda iffy on how to create on though
They are stored on your sd card. Its super easy to use, when you are in your recovery just choose the option backup/restore (or something similar) and choose which you want to do, and that's all there is too it!
If you are sure you are not going to need the backups, just go the your sd card and there should be a folder called nandroid or the like, and you can delete the folder inside corresponding to your backup. -- Although for best practice you should keep one backup from an image you know worked, just in case you ever mess up you will have at least one restoration image.
I had my Lg Nitro rooted. Super user installed. I pulled down the widget thing? And saw I had an update... thinking it was an update for one of my apps I clicked ok to update.. phone rebooted into Clockwork recovery... and here it has been for the last two days.
I tried some cw recovery loop fix.zip, I've tried flashing a new rom onto my sd card and running it, seemed like it installed fine except when it requested I reboot... I rebooted as it called for and back to Clockwork recovery loop it sent me. Now my question is my phone bricked? If so do I follow the sticky "Unbrick Nitro" at the top of the thread or what do I do?
Thank you for the help
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I had my Lg Nitro rooted. Super user installed. I pulled down the widget thing? And saw I had an update... thinking it was an update for one of my apps I clicked ok to update.. phone rebooted into Clockwork recovery... and here it has been for the last two days.
I tried some cw recovery loop fix.zip, I've tried flashing a new rom onto my sd card and running it, seemed like it installed fine except when it requested I reboot... I rebooted as it called for and back to Clockwork recovery loop it sent me. Now my question is my phone bricked? If so do I follow the sticky "Unbrick Nitro" at the top of the thread or what do I do?
Thank you for the help
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Nope, it's not bricked. Just follow the unbricking guide to fix it back to normal. And read what the updates are for more carefully .
Not necessary to use unbricking guide if he can get to CWM. Just install a ROM of your choice.
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Not necessary to use unbricking guide if he can get to CWM. Just install a ROM of your choice.
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He says all ROMS go straight to CWM.
rani9990 said:
He says all ROMS go straight to CWM.
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I'm guessing he didn't wipe data/factory reset.
For the OP: Try installing CM9 after doing wipe data/factory reset.
drumist said:
I'm guessing he didn't wipe data/factory reset.
For the OP: Try installing CM9 after doing wipe data/factory reset.
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I thought I tried doing that, I'm a complete noob with this so I may not have. Thats through CWM I'm doing Wipe/data/factory reset correct?
You're boot looping into CWM because your /misc partition has a flag on it that is forcing it back into there. CWM should automaticly clear this flag, but it is not in your case. You will need to find someone with a good DD image of /misc and then flash it on to your phone. There is no other way out as flashing stock recovery back on to your phone will leave you in a brick situation. You were in the middle of taking an update and by now, you've move likely cleared the update from the phone and any chance of it going thru. Also, don't use CWM boot loop fixes for other phones. They will clear partitions that you need kept in place and will possibly delete stuff you still need.
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You're boot looping into CWM because your /misc partition has a flag on it that is forcing it back into there. CWM should automaticly clear this flag, but it is not in your case. You will need to find someone with a good DD image of /misc and then flash it on to your phone. There is no other way out as flashing stock recovery back on to your phone will leave you in a brick situation. You were in the middle of taking an update and by now, you've move likely cleared the update from the phone and any chance of it going thru. Also, don't use CWM boot loop fixes for other phones. They will clear partitions that you need kept in place and will possibly delete stuff you still need.
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Thank you, okay so let me make sure I'm following here.. basically there is still an on going issue with my phone causing my the constant CWM loop. And I screwed up my phones image of /misc. So now to remedy this I need to flash a new image of /misc? Is that correct?
Assuming correct if I were to find a good image, how do I get it onto my phone, through SD card and then what?
Kct385 said:
Thank you, okay so let me make sure I'm following here.. basically there is still an on going issue with my phone causing my the constant CWM loop. And I screwed up my phones image of /misc. So now to remedy this I need to flash a new image of /misc? Is that correct?
Assuming correct if I were to find a good image, how do I get it onto my phone, through SD card and then what?
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You didn't screw up your image. LG uses the /misc partition to tell the primary boot loader which way to go (fota update, /data format, or into android)
What you need is a DD image and it needs to be done exactly correct or it will not work. Someone with root access on their Nitro needs to go in adb shell or terminal and do this command
DD if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/sdcard/misc.img
This file "misc.img" on their SD card needs to make it to your SD card.
Once there, ADB into your phone while in CWM. You will need to mount the SD card using Mounts->mount sdcard from inside CWM before hand. Then do this command.
DD if=/sdcard/misc.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25
Once done, reboot your phone and it should be back to normal.
I made an update package for the LG Spectrum that does this automatically, but I do not know if our /misc partition is different from the Nitro one.
Edit: The person making the DD image needs to be in SU when they do it. I forgot to mention it, but being as I am going to work, I thought it would be good to know in case they run into an issue.
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You didn't screw up your image. LG uses the /misc partition to tell the primary boot loader which way to go (fota update, /data format, or into android)
What you need is a DD image and it needs to be done exactly correct or it will not work. Someone with root access on their Nitro needs to go in adb shell or terminal and do this command
DD if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/sdcard/misc.img
This file "misc.img" on their SD card needs to make it to your SD card.
Once there, ADB into your phone while in CWM. You will need to mount the SD card using Mounts->mount sdcard from inside CWM before hand. Then do this command.
DD if=/sdcard/misc.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25
Once done, reboot your phone and it should be back to normal.
I made an update package for the LG Spectrum that does this automatically, but I do not know if our /misc partition is different from the Nitro one.
Edit: The person making the DD image needs to be in SU when they do it. I forgot to mention it, but being as I am going to work, I thought it would be good to know in case they run into an issue.
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Ok, this sounds reasonable. Well in the mean time of waiting/hoping for this file I'll get aquainted with ADB and command prompts also i'll try to see if my phone will show in ADB.
Is there a website or anywhere in particular I can find that file and the .img files required in the "Unbrick nitro" thread that is stickied at the top. The links in that thread are all not working.
You're best bet is to have someone on here or possibly a friend you know that has the same phone make the image for you. I made my image from my phone before I started messing around with it.
neph81 said:
You're best bet is to have someone on here or possibly a friend you know that has the same phone make the image for you. I made my image from my phone before I started messing around with it.
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This sounds a bit complicated. Couldn't he just follow the unbricking guide? Seems faster and easier . Just saying.
rani9990 said:
This sounds a bit complicated. Couldn't he just follow the unbricking guide? Seems faster and easier . Just saying.
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Well assuming I can't get one of those DD of a working Nitro /misc.img, can I follow the guide here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582553 starting on post #4. Because it looks like the link I just posted the OP was in the same predicmant as me, as he could boot in recovery.
rani9990 said:
This sounds a bit complicated. Couldn't he just follow the unbricking guide? Seems faster and easier . Just saying.
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I fail to see how doing one DD command is harder then 4 + a bunch of other stuff, but he could try it. The thing is, once you remove CWM, you lose any chance to ADB into your phone if you messed something up. This is the only thing I've found on the Spectrum that is not fixable (Being stuck with a /misc flag after removing CWM).
Hell, if someone can provide me with a copy of the misc.img, i'll even make it into an update.zip for easier install.
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I fail to see how doing one DD command is harder then 4 + a bunch of other stuff, but he could try it. The thing is, once you remove CWM, you lose any chance to ADB into your phone if you messed something up. This is the only thing I've found on the Spectrum that is not fixable (Being stuck with a /misc flag after removing CWM).
Hell, if someone can provide me with a copy of the misc.img, i'll even make it into an update.zip for easier install.
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Oh I'm definately trying the DD/misc if I can get an image. As far as I can see from posts it'll require ADB with those 4+ files anyway.
Here's my misc.img from a Nitro HD.
As a side note, if this post is accurate, it may be safe to just completely blank out the misc partition.
If the above misc.img doesn't work, or if you just want a flashable .zip file, here it is as promised. Please let us know which one works for you as I will tweak my update.zip accordingly.
http://androidfiles.massivefilehost.com/nitro/Nitro_CWM_Bootloop_Fix.zip
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If the above misc.img doesn't work, or if you just want a flashable .zip file, here it is as promised. Please let us know which one works for you as I will tweak my update.zip accordingly.
http://androidfiles.massivefilehost.com/nitro/Nitro_CWM_Bootloop_Fix.zip
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Yes, thank you for all of the help. I've got all the files downloaded. Tonight when I get home from work I'll run it and see where that takes me.
My phone is back from the dead!!!!!!! Thank you so much! Neph & everyone else you guys are life savers!
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Kct385 said:
My phone is back from the dead!!!!!!! Thank you so much! Neph & everyone else you guys are life savers!
Sent from my LG-P930 using xda app-developers app
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So which one did it? I'd like to officially post the zip with the correct misc.img in it in case others need it.
Hi!
I'm running Racing Bean V2 with LuPuS V6 Kernel. I'm very content but have one serious problem. I can't backup my system with TWRP. It always says "Failed" Does anyone else know this or can tell me what to do in order to make a Nadroid Backup? Do I have to change something in the preferences or s.th. like that? I'd like to hold this Kernel and this kind of Recovery is very well structured except this point.....
I'd be glad about useful tipps and answers.
So far
Greetings
I use TWRP find it very good, In preferences when you select back up make sure system,data, and enable compression is checked.I personally dont have cache or skip MD5 Generation checked I leave these two blank and it works great for me.Please note back up takes a lot longer than CWM 5 mins + so don't panic and think it's stuck. Hope that helps:fingers-crossed:
Alternative is to use Online Backup app from Play Store.
I'm not sure, if I remember correctly.
Backup Complete FAILED!
*Backup Folder: /sdcard/TWRP/Backups/0000000000
E:Unable to locate boot partition. Any suggestions, what I could do?
That's exactly the result I always get. And this time I did it just the way you described it, tallman.
In cwm I had no problems but I really prefer LUpUs compared to Arc Fusion 4.0
Louis235 said:
Backup Complete FAILED!
*Backup Folder: /sdcard/TWRP/Backups/0000000000
E:Unable to locate boot partition. Any suggestions, what I could do?
That's exactly the result I always get.
And this time I did it just the way you described it, tallman.
In cwm I had no problems but I really prefer LUpUs compared to Arc Fusion 4.0
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Nevertheless thanks for your replies.
Sorry not come across that problem beforeI would probably flash TWRB again but that's me) needs someone to answer who know's more about TWRP but I agree with you about preferring TWRB
Edit Just Found This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37146305 look at post 72 may help
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Sorry not come across that problem beforeI would probably flash TWRB again but that's me) needs someone to answer who know's more about TWRP but I agree with you about preferring TWRB
Edit Just Found This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37146305 look at post 72 may help
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I just opened my TWRP-Folder and there are only my failed-backups and nothing else. I never did fastboot by command until now due to the fact that I'm still a bloody beginner. Maybe I should re-download the LuPus and hope new Flashing would help. Or I'll try to find another version of the TWRP which is a flashable zip. Don't know if that exists......I'm gonna search here
Greetings
delete all the failed backup files and try to re-flash kernel.
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Alternative is to use Online Backup app from Play Store.
I'm not sure, if I remember correctly.
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Correcting myself - Orange Backup.
And in Settings, choose to not backup boot partition. On SE devices, boot partition cannot be backed up, it cannot be accessed from Recovery at all.
Someguyfromhell said:
Correcting myself - Orange Backup.
And in Settings, choose to not backup boot partition. On SE devices, boot partition cannot be backed up, it cannot be accessed from Recovery at all.
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I missunderstood the post 72, when reading it first time but I understood when reading it once again for a few minutes....changed script and voila......backing up with no problems. Thank you very much:good::good::good:
tallman43 said:
Sorry not come across that problem beforeI would probably flash TWRB again but that's me) needs someone to answer who know's more about TWRP but I agree with you about preferring TWRB
Edit Just Found This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37146305 look at post 72 may help
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Louis235 said:
I missunderstood the post 72, when reading it first time but I understood when reading it once again for a few minutes....changed script and voila......backing up with no problems. Thank you very much:good::good::good:
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Glad I could help Learn't something new myself reading it
I can't seem to get a custom rom to fully boot. EVERY custom rom that I've flashed so far (various roms, various tools) ALL get stuck on the boot loader. The stock rom loads just fine though.
Started with stock rom, rooted it
I've wiped the Davik, cache, and system before each time
Tried the 4.2.2 slim rom and CM10
CM10: Tried downloading and copying rom to SD and also tried downloading through ROM Manager, same issue both times
Clockwork tends to give errors every time about failing whole file verify... Even after re-downloading several time (seems to install ok with TWRP, ignoring verify, well aside from being stuck in boot loader)
Tried the following recovery consoles: TWRP, Clockwork, Clockwork-Touch, and the Sprint Stock
I've gotten pretty good/quick and un soft-bricking my phone
Note: I bought the phone used, so no idea what someone may have done prior. It seemed to work fine with the stock rom installed.
Not sure if this could be related or not, but I'm trying to run commands to remove the Sprint bloat, but get the following responses:
adb reboot recovery (Works fine, reboots into CWM)
adb shell mount /system (Gives error: "error: device not found")
Have you tried one of the stock roms? Try TPR (The Peoples ROM), MOAR (Mother of All ROMs), and Goodness.
Did you verify the md5sum when/after you download and transfer too?
MOAR installed just fine.
No, didn't check md5, but doubt that is the problem as I've d/l'ed multiple rooms, multiple times. Will check the md5 later though, just to be safe.
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I'm going to point out that in your post you didn't say you wiped data each time. Now I'm not sure if you actually did wipe data and just didn't type it but if you haven't been wiping data I'm pretty sure that's why you can't flash an aosp rom. TW roms work because you're coming from a TW rom with TW data on your phone but the aosp rom gets stuck trying to load apps with tw framework dependency
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I *THINK* I formatted the data a couple times, definitely not every time though now that I think about it. I'll give that a try and see what happens
bonduniverse said:
Not sure if this could be related or not, but I'm trying to run commands to remove the Sprint bloat, but get the following responses:
adb reboot recovery (Works fine, reboots into CWM)
adb shell mount /system (Gives error: "error: device not found")
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This is kind of an aside from your main problem, but in terms of the adb issue, are you on a Windows machine? I know that windows adb doesn't play well with phones in Recovery mode. I've heard that on Linux, adb works fine while the phone is in Recovery mode.
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bonduniverse said:
I *THINK* I formatted the data a couple times, definitely not every time though now that I think about it. I'll give that a try and see what happens
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As far as your main problem, try out the latest TWRP and wipe the internal sd card prior to flashing. Try Freeza's stock Rooted Rom at first to see if that works, just make sure to check the md5 sum prior to flashing.
topherk said:
This is kind of an aside from your main problem, but in terms of the adb issue, are you on a Windows machine? I know that windows adb doesn't play well with phones in Recovery mode. I've heard that on Linux, adb works fine while the phone is in Recovery mode.
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This is true, although there is a way to get windows to recognize your phone in recovery and use ADB but you gotta jump through some hoops to do it, I set it up just in case I ever need to use adb sideload in TWRP
bonduniverse said:
I *THINK* I formatted the data a couple times, definitely not every time though now that I think about it. I'll give that a try and see what happens
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Make sure you mean you're wiping data not formatting, but as topherk said, I'd try wiping the internal SD too. It seems that if TW roms are flashing and AOSP isn't the reason must lie with your data, however I am not an expert so don't quote me
sevenpioverthree said:
This is true, although there is a way to get windows to recognize your phone in recovery and use ADB but you gotta jump through some hoops to do it, I set it up just in case I ever need to use adb sideload in TWRP
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Could you link me to the hoops? I want to be able to take screenshots of TWRP so I can make pictorial help posts. The only way to do this is to adb pull the images from the phone, but I only have windows machines.
topherk said:
Could you link me to the hoops? I want to be able to take screenshots of TWRP so I can make pictorial help posts. The only way to do this is to adb pull the images from the phone, but I only have windows machines.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39849970&postcount=10
There ya go that'll take you directly to the post where yours truly shows you the hoops (even though I copied it from another thread for a different device )
Let me know how it goes, I've only tried adb sideload command and pm me if you have any questions
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sevenpioverthree said:
I'm going to point out that in your post you didn't say you wiped data each time. Now I'm not sure if you actually did wipe data and just didn't type it but if you haven't been wiping data I'm pretty sure that's why you can't flash an aosp rom. TW roms work because you're coming from a TW rom with TW data on your phone but the aosp rom gets stuck trying to load apps with tw framework dependency
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BINGO!!! It was that Data!!!! (And one of the ROMs was bad). You hit the issue right on the head, both heads too! :victory:
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BINGO!!! It was that Data!!!! (And one of the ROMs was bad). You hit the issue right on the head, both heads too! :victory:
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Great man glad i could help, enjoy the aosp side
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Question about the recovery.
Whenever i boot into recovery on my galaxy s4 it only has these options
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apple update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apple update from cache
How can i flash a rom from this or is there something i can do to get a better recovery?
I do not think you have flashed a recovery. Are you sure you are rooted? Can use a root checker from a market.
Secondly, download either Rom manager (if you want cwm) or goo manager (if you want twrp) and use those to download your recovery.
mgbotoe said:
I do not think you have flashed a recovery. Are you sure you are rooted? Can use a root checker from a market.
Secondly, download either Rom manager (if you want cwm) or goo manager (if you want twrp) and use those to download your recovery.
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Yeah i will try those out and yes i am rooted titanium manager says I am.
Thanks if this works!
Tonypker14 said:
Yeah i will try those out and yes i am rooted titanium manager says I am.
Thanks if this works!
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You are welcome. I am going to assume you know how to download recovery from the those two apps (depending on preference)
If not just let me know which recovery you want, and I will guide you through
mgbotoe said:
You are welcome. I am going to assume you know how to download recovery from the those two apps (depending on preference)
If not just let me know which recovery you want, and I will guide you through
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Yeah it worked thanks a lot!
I have made a nandroid back up of my phone (stock backup) but I can't seem to find it. I had an S3 and that was a simple find but now, I am lost. Can anyone help me locate it??
Slickickmax said:
I have made a nandroid back up of my phone (stock backup) but I can't seem to find it. I had an S3 and that was a simple find but now, I am lost. Can anyone help me locate it??
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Which recovery did you use? If you used CWM it may be kind of hidden a bit...check under /storage/emulated. I don't remember the folder names, but right now I've only got 0 and legacy. I believe there were a few other folders in there, one of which had my CWM backup.
Toleraen said:
Which recovery did you use? If you used CWM it may be kind of hidden a bit...check under /storage/emulated. I don't remember the folder names, but right now I've only got 0 and legacy. I believe there were a few other folders in there, one of which had my CWM backup.
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I am using CWM and i checked the folder, I do have something but it's only like 9 mb. Is that really the size of a fresh stock back up? I was expecting way bigger. I also think it's not right because I only have a 0.92GB left and my storage is really low. I have about 4.08GB of apps and everything else is inder 120MB in the Device Memory Storage list..
Slickickmax said:
I am using CWM and i checked the folder, I do have something but it's only like 9 mb. Is that really the size of a fresh stock back up? I was expecting way bigger. I also think it's not right because I only have a 0.92GB left and my storage is really low. I have about 4.08GB of apps and everything else is inder 120MB in the Device Memory Storage list..
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No, a full backup of a TW based ROM will be 2+GB.
Not the prettiest way to do it, but open a terminal emulator, and run the following commands. The first will request root access, make sure to grant it.
Code:
su
du | sort -n -r | head -n 40
This will give you the top 40 directories with the most data in them. There will be repeats, but it should give you a starting place to look. Somewhere in there should be some backups...
If you aren't sure how to interpret the results, run the following instead and post the output here and I'll try to help! It will output everything to the du.txt file in /storage/sdcard0.
Code:
su
du | sort -n -r | head -n 40 > /storage/sdcard0/du.txt
I have a question. I was running rooted stock until yesterday. My brother in law showed me how to flash an AOKP ROM. Spent the night configuring, settings, apps, etc. I want to back up this configuration and get back to rooted stock. I'm pretty sure he backed that up before he flashed this ROM. How do I go about doing it? I have ROM Manager installed and CWM ...
I'm good with command lines, and Linux so I'm not afraid to experiment. But I ideally want to be able to dual boot this S4, or easily flash back and forth between AOKP and stock. Thoughts? Suggestions?
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jerzyboy2421 said:
I have a question. I was running rooted stock until yesterday. My brother in law showed me how to flash an AOKP ROM. Spent the night configuring, settings, apps, etc. I want to back up this configuration and get back to rooted stock. I'm pretty sure he backed that up before he flashed this ROM. How do I go about doing it? I have ROM Manager installed and CWM ...
I'm good with command lines, and Linux so I'm not afraid to experiment. But I ideally want to be able to dual boot this S4, or easily flash back and forth between AOKP and stock. Thoughts? Suggestions?
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Lease don't ask the same question in multiple threads. I answered this question in one of the other places you asked.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
I'm sorry. I wasn't sure I was I the correct thread for the question.