I was trying to get apps to sdcard working and I managed to foul something up. I know I should have made a backup first, but I thought I only made a change to platform.xml. Thanks in advance.
Anybody? Please? If you're installing a new ROM, you have to do a wipe user data/factory reset anyway. If you could make a backup from there, it would be greatly appreciated.
GTabJosh said:
Anybody? Please? If you're installing a new ROM, you have to do a wipe user data/factory reset anyway. If you could make a backup from there, it would be greatly appreciated.
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There is a guide on how to get back to stock in G Pad forum. Why don't you try that.
abdulm said:
There is a guide on how to get back to stock in G Pad forum. Why don't you try that.
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It looked a little sketchy. So I'm not surprised that I'm stuck in a bootloop now. I thought for certain someone had 3 minutes or so to spare while switching ROMs to make a backup. I'd spend five minutes of my time to save you an hour and a half of aggravation. And I'm no saint.
I'd make one except I have a gpe tab and I'm assuming u have the standard LG edition.
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I'd make one except I have a gpe tab and I'm assuming u have the standard LG edition.
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Yep. Thanks for the offer. I tried some of the stock restore tools. Now I can't get my phone to boot and I can't seem to get into recovery or fastboot modes...
GTabJosh said:
I was trying to get apps to sdcard working and I managed to foul something up. I know I should have made a backup first, but I thought I only made a change to platform.xml. Thanks in advance.
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I would help you out but I don't have my gpad yet still lurking till I save a little more cash. Hopefully someone will message you soon.
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naruto.ninjakid said:
I would help you out but I don't have my gpad yet still lurking till I save a little more cash. Hopefully someone will message you soon.
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Using the R&D Test tool, I can get my tablet into a bootloop where I can execute adb commands. I just haven't figured out what I need to do. I can't reboot into recovery or bootloader.
Holy crap. I finally got somewhere. CWM and CM11 installed. So I can use my tablet again. I'd still like a stock ROM tho. Pretty please?
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Hello,
I bought a broken screen T989 from ebay. I needed the motherboard from the device. However, upon receiving device, i swapped motherboards no problem. However, i have an "Unknown" imei and baseband number.
I know there is a way to restore the IMEI from scratch on my galaxy S III (T999) but i am not sure if that method will work on the SII (Also quite afraid to as it most likely may brick it)
Does anyone know the manual method for restoring it?
Also, google lead to a bunch of promissing looking threads about the I9100 (International version) but from what i have read the T989 uses a different partition for the EFS stuff.
Thanks everyone!!
Do you know the imei number by any chance?
Don't type it btw just answer yes or no lol
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Wolfygang said:
Do you know the imei number by any chance?
Don't type it btw just answer yes or no lol
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yes i do know the IMEI number. Its on the sticker of the case.
THis is urgent...
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THis is urgent...
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Another bump.. Seriously NOBODY has ANY clue?
elesbb said:
Another bump.. Seriously NOBODY has ANY clue?
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Please don't do this...
elesbb said:
THis is urgent...
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Seriously...
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ArianaGrande said:
Please don't do this...
Seriously...
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Lol I have too. I miss feeling like a n00b.
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flash the zip from my thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611796
and flash a different radio that is supported by android version u are using
icenight89 said:
flash the zip from my thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611796
and flash a different radio that is supported by android version u are using
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No way. So I just flash the efsfix.zip and then a radio?! Sex. If this works I'll love you forever I also cannot use Odin cause the seller failed to mention the USB port doesn't work except for charging. -.- ugh fml
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Yeah this was a no go...
elesbb said:
Yeah this was a no go...
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Did you ever fix it? If so do share please.
the-Mike_D said:
Did you ever fix it? If so do share please.
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Nope i never did. Everything i ever found lead to using a Jtag box. Which costs about 100 bucks xD And i don't know anyone who has one.
elesbb said:
Nope i never did. Everything i ever found lead to using a Jtag box. Which costs about 100 bucks xD And i don't know anyone who has one.
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I got my T-989 fixed about 30 minutes after posting my question to you. I'm just not sure which one of the steps I took was the actual bullet. But I'll post what I did here in the same order.
1. Downloaded and put onto the phone's sd card these files for future flashing back to back. They are. the "efsfix.zip" file from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611796. Also, this rom which comes with it's own modem. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818305. That's it. Now maybe the trick is in the steps though?
So what I did was boot into clockworkmod recovery "latest one for this phone." Used the factory reset option. Next went to mount the phone to usb option so I could access the internal memory card's files and deleted them all. I had a suspicion that maybe there's something corrupt in the data files or whatever. Really this might be silly but whatever, I did it. I still had my 2 files from before on the external sd card so no worries. Next I unmounted and disconnected from the pc. Then cleared cache again, then cleared dalvic again (I do these two steps a lot when flashing stuff back to back). Then flashed the efsfix.zip. Then clear cach, dalvic again. Then flashed the rom shown above which installed everything in one swoop like kernel, modem, system files, ect. After that finished I cleared cache, dalvic one last time. Then let it reboot.
So, it boots normally but upon the first "What is your name" screen it loads with a funky keyboard. It's a lol factor. Apparently a goof of the rom that happens sometimes. Just skip it all or figure out how to choose the T9 by using the menu key. Anyway, after changing my keyboard from inside the working settings menu to the samsung one I realized that I was so distracted by the keyboard issue that I I was just now noticing that I had a working baseband and it was connected to the network (T-Mobile) again as usual. Problem solved. Now as a last precautionary step I reboot into recovery (clockwordmod) again and use the option to backup efs folder to external sd card just for good measure. Then finally make nandroid backup of the whole working rom as well. You could probably flash any rom you want after this though. Anyway, something in there made it work so I hope it might work for you too.
Hello everyone, firstly I'd like to apologize in advance if this has been answered before. I searched and could not find a resource to help me with my problem. Here goes, I recently purchased a SGH-T889 Galaxy Note II. I managed to unlock the device and popped in a AT&T sim card. All was well until I decided to flash the AT&T varient stock firmware on it and that's when everything went wrong. Odin failed at the very end of the flash and the phone would not boot. I flashed back to TMobile stock and the phone boots into the OS fine but now the IMEI is blank, the baseband is unknown, and it says there is no SIM inserted. I also noticed when the phone is connected via USB the internal storage is not accesible, says there is 0 space. After searching around and reading up a bit it seems I have screwed up my EFS partition. Being the extreme noob that I am unfortunately a backup was not made prior to flashing. Am I screwed? I've tried reflashing different versions of the stock but I still get the same results. Is it possible to use a EFS backup from a different phone and insert the IMEI from my phone? Any help will greatly be appreciated.
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(Please forgive me if you are an advanced user) Are you sure that you are following the step-by-step instructions for flashing that are available here on the forum? I have resolved many problems myself by reading from the list of steps as I flash rather than relying on memory.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145967
Nailed it!!!!!!!!! My 4g is back again
See if that helps u
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(Please forgive me if you are an advanced user) Are you sure that you are following the step-by-step instructions for flashing that are available here on the forum? I have resolved many problems myself by reading from the list of steps as I flash rather than relying on memory.
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Hi bellator7, I have followed the flash back to stock directions exactly with different variations of the stock rom the phone has available since release.
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Hi bellator7, I have followed the flash back to stock directions exactly with different variations of the stock rom the phone has available since release.
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Flashing to stock is not your problem. If you're booting you're fine. You will need to restore your imei now. There is a guide in development (edit I actually didn't find it when I just checked, but that guide above should work). I'm sure you realize this now, but never Odin something not made for your phone.
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moabizzi said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145967
Nailed it!!!!!!!!! My 4g is back again
See if that helps u
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Thanks for the links. I don't have the phone on me at the moment but will give this a try and hopefully this will fix the issue. When this happened to you were you able to see any internal storage from your PC and or the phone itself? When I went into the storage area under settings it displayed how much space was being used by the apps but it also said 0 was available.
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Flashing to stock is not your problem. If you're booting you're fine. You will need to restore your imei now. There is a guide in development. I'm sure you realize this now, but never Odin something not made for your phone.
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Oh believe me I've learned my lesson. I will never flash without making a full backup first and stay away from roms not made for the device. I hope I can get this fixed otherwise it will be a very expensive music player
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Oh believe me I've learned my lesson. I will never flash without making a full backup first and stay away from roms not made for the device. I hope I can get this fixed otherwise it will be a very expensive music player
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I think you'll get it. If it's booting and showing life there's a way to fix it. It may just take a lot of work. When you get the phone check out that link above. It should fix you up.
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try this i backed up my imei.... Also i fixed my borked imei on the s3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 .. If you need help let me know btw the imei generator program link doesn't work in thread i Have it in my dropbox... Here's a youtube video demonstrating.
http://bit.ly/ZCHWMI
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try this i backed up my imei.... Also i fixed my borked imei on the s3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 .. If you need help let me know btw the imei generator program link doesn't work in thread i Have it in my dropbox... Here's a youtube video demonstrating.
http://bit.ly/ZCHWMI
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Very cool, I will try this when I get home. Thanks for the links. Since the phone is booting ok into the OS I'm hoping these options will bring this will do good
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Very cool, I will try this when I get home. Thanks for the links. Since the phone is booting ok into the OS I'm hoping these options will bring this will do good
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I believe it Will let me know when you do I'll help you along if you need,,
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So I was able to generate my IMEI file with my phones number but I cannot write it to the device. The only way I can get my phone to communicate with my PC is if its in download mode. I really screwed up my partition along with the EFS.
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So I was able to generate my IMEI file with my phones number but I cannot write it to the device. The only way I can get my phone to communicate with my PC is if its in download mode. I really screwed up my partition along with the EFS.
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Did you watch the youtube video,. i told you the program you need is in my dropbox
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deeznutz1977 said:
Did you watch the youtube video,. i told you the program you need is in my dropbox
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When I dial *#7284# there is no Qualcomm USB settings option. Only UART modem\pda and USB modem\pda. (save and reset)
cbper66 said:
When I dial *#7284# there is no Qualcomm USB settings option. Only UART modem\pda and USB modem\pda. (save and reset)
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Try again.... What rom are you on
deeznutz1977 said:
Try again.... What rom are you on
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Stock T889UVBMB4
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Stock T889UVBMB4
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And it doesn't show like it did in my pic
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And it doesn't show like it did in my pic
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No it doesn't. Only the settings I mentioned are shown
So I thought myself fairly competent with roms and such as this is my third smartphone and i've never had that many big errors before.
I used the universal root method and FreeGee and used stock with root for a few weeks, was good. Today I downloaded the CM 10.1 unofficial rom and the gapps and did a TWRP backup. I tried to copy it from my phone to my PC and USB HD using both Linux and Windows. Whenever it got to the data part it would error, I couldn't even rename it. As far as I know, this backup may be no good. I did this backup three full times, eventually using just boot, system and data.
I wiped data, system, cache and dalvik. I installed the CM10.1 rom and tried to boot. sticks on the LG boot screen. I can get into the recovery, tried to do the restore, said successful. Still sticks on the boot screen for LG.
Did I miss some step? At this point I'd be glad going back to stock.
Can you boot to download mode?
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Can you boot to download mode?
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Yes, and I seem unable to get back into TWRP.
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Yes, and I seem unable to get back into TWRP.
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That's good all is not lost have you tried kdz update via flashtool? Get back to stock time.
riz157 said:
That's good all is not lost have you tried kdz update via flashtool? Get back to stock time.
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I'm not sure where that is. Can you provide a link? Also I can get into Recovery/twrp. I am frustrated that CM won't install for me. I checked my TWRP backup folder, there is just data and system, and I need boot to restore that, right? So frustrated that the backup is bunk and CM won't install properly. I can't find any clear instructions on the process anywhere on the forums. Just wipe, install CM and then boot, right?
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I'm not sure where that is. Can you provide a link?
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Here you go follow instructions to the letter. It should take you back to stock.
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Here you go follow instructions to the letter. It should take you back to stock.
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Sorry, I don't think there is a link there.
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Sorry, I don't think there is a link there.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420219
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420219
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Thank you SO MUCH! I have been looking all day for a viable option and this is the first thing that has looked good so far. You're an angel! Or a secular hero figure, if that floats your boat. Either way, you rock!
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Thank you SO MUCH! I have been looking all day for a viable option and this is the first thing that has looked good so far. You're an angel! Or a secular hero figure, if that floats your boat. Either way, you rock!
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Lol. Glad I could help, I know what it's like when you think you've bricked your phone and can't find solution.
Just follow instructions and it should work.
riz157 said:
Lol. Glad I could help, I know what it's like when you think you've bricked your phone and can't find solution.
Just follow instructions and it should work.
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It worked! Up and running on the Telcel rom! Kind of neat. Thanks for the assist.
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It worked! Up and running on the Telcel rom! Kind of neat. Thanks for the assist.
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Brilliant
Hi dear xda members,
My phone was rooted out of the box when i purchased it via amazon, i went ahead and downloaded FreeGee and installed CWM. everything went smoothly but on the next reboot, the phone booted into recovery and i was happy to see the CWM their, but now, its stuck on recovery. No matter what i do it keeps booting into recovery.
Pushing files via ADB works, i tried to flash cm11 with ZV8 radio, but still it boots into recovery.
Did any of you guys had any experience like this ? is my device bricked ?
Thank you.
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Hi dear xda members,
My phone was rooted out of the box when i purchased it via amazon, i went ahead and downloaded FreeGee and installed CWM. everything went smoothly but on the next reboot, the phone booted into recovery and i was happy to see the CWM their, but now, its stuck on recovery. No matter what i do it keeps booting into recovery.
Pushing files via ADB works, i tried to flash cm11 with ZV8 radio, but still it boots into recovery.
Did any of you guys had any experience like this ? is my device bricked ?
Thank you.
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Did you make a backup of your previous Rom?, of you did, try restoring your backup and see if your phone will boot normally.
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TechGirl90 said:
Did you make a backup of your previous Rom?, of you did, try restoring your backup and see if your phone will boot normally.
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Nope i couldn't backup the previous rom, I accidentally wiped the sdcard
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Nope i couldn't backup the previous rom, I accidentally wiped the sdcard
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OH NO! THAT'S NOT GOOD!, I'm sorry to read that., I know you may not want to do this, but I'm afraid this is the only way to get your device working again, try to do this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51557219
follow the instructions VERY CAREFULLY
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Thank you so much.,
TechGirl90 said:
OH NO! THAT'S NOT GOOD!, I'm sorry to read that., I know you may not want to do this, but I'm afraid this is the only way to get your device working again, try to do this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51557219
follow the instructions VERY CAREFULLY
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I also found a guide here , it seems to be well put up together.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2656275
I also need this to be GSM unlcoked, will doing this make any difficulties for me to unlock this device ?
Thank you,
magicapps said:
I also found a guide here , it seems to be well put up together.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2656275
I also need this to be GSM unlcoked, will doing this make any difficulties for me to unlock this device ?
Thank you,
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I'm not sure, I never tried to GSM unlock my LS980, because I don't know if it'll damage my phone let alone my service with Sprint and the plan I'm with.
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I'm not sure, I never tried to GSM unlock my LS980, because I don't know if it'll damage my phone let alone my service with Sprint and the plan I'm with.
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Followed the guide, Got the phone back to work. Installed CM11
GSM unlocked. Pure awesomeness .......
Thanks alot, you saved my life :fingers-crossed:
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Followed the guide, Got the phone back to work. Installed CM11
GSM unlocked. Pure awesomeness .......
Thanks alot, you saved my life :fingers-crossed:
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What steps did you take to get GSM Unlocked?
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What steps did you take to get GSM Unlocked?
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I downloaded a OTA update today and now my rooted lg g2 is stuck in recovery...will this work for me as well?
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I downloaded a OTA update today and now my rooted lg g2 is stuck in recovery...will this work for me as well?
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If you made a backup of your Stock Rom, you should be ok.[emoji4][emoji4]
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Hi devs,
don't even know is this possible, but can anyone give me backup file for TWRP recovery, I lost my backup and stuck in recovery more after messing around with firmware update
thank yo in advance
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Hi devs,
don't even know is this possible, but can anyone give me backup file for TWRP recovery, I lost my backup and stuck in recovery more after messing around with firmware update
thank yo in advance
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Someone could possibly help you of they knew which version you were on before. This way, you don't do more damage.
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secret.animal said:
Someone could possibly help you of they knew which version you were on before. This way, you don't do more damage.
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well I'm not sure, my backup file ends with ZVE
I can see if I can tot back to zve this late evening.. And try to do a backup.
Can you get into download mode to tot.
secret.animal said:
I can see if I can tot back to zve this late evening.. And try to do a backup.
Can you get into download mode to tot.
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Yes I can
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Yes I can
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Hope you have a backup of your data and such, tot will clean that all out.
New phone
anaconda691 said:
Hope you have a backup of your data and such, tot will clean that all out.
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thanks for tips and help, now I have LG G3, but cant root it(ubuntu os), if you can suggest any threads about that will be thankfull
SprintLGG2 said:
thanks for tips and help, now I have LG G3, but cant root it(ubuntu os), if you can suggest any threads about that will be thankfull
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Congrats, I guess now you gotta make a new account Since you are using Ubuntu OS on your PC, you can always configure WINE on it to run windows applications, which should help your rooting adventure.