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Started rooting and flashing custom ROMs few days ago and chose Liquidsmooth as my first custom ROM to use for my GS3
While on RC1, Goo manager notified me about the RC2 update. I flashed it through the Goo app making sure I checked wipe cache/system and dalvik.
I didn't check factory reset option cause I thought it's not necessary as it is update of the same ROM.
When it booted up, a message started popping up saying "System UI has stopped working". If I clicked OK it will just pop up again and again.
I went and did factory reset and also did another cache/dalvik wipe.
It booted fine. However my physical home button does not function when I press it. I activated Navbar feature to see if the HOME button is working. Other buttons such as Recent and Last App button were working fine, but when I tap Home, it also does not respond.
When I pull down my Notifications bar, there is the Quick panel button on the top right but it doesn't do anything when I tap on it.
Phone is working fine again since I restored from backup, running RC1.
Some questions:
Should I always do a clean install (including factory reset) everytime there is an update of the same ROM?
And when I do update, should I use the Goo app, or flash from TW recovery?
I skipped some steps when updating my ROM. I looked through the forums but I can only find instruction on how to flash from another ROM. Can anyone link me with a appropriate guide?
Thanks for your time and I really appreciate any help
I would avoid updating through goo manager or any rom with ota functionality. Clean install is the best way. You just need to get familiar with apps that make setting up your new rom or new version painless.
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i one click rooted my device and installed CWM . later on i unrooted my device and tried to remove CWM i factory reseted and then i started getting an "unfortunately, google play services have stopped. i tried disabling and enabling in apps settings same with google play and gmail and no dice. factory reset doesnt work either NEED HELP ASAP
Arregee173 said:
i one click rooted my device and installed CWM . later on i unrooted my device and tried to remove CWM i factory reseted and then i started getting an "unfortunately, google play services have stopped. i tried disabling and enabling in apps settings same with google play and gmail and no dice. factory reset doesnt work either NEED HELP ASAP
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I'm new to this phone but I've had an lg in the past.. couldn't you just flash the stock firmware and start from scratch?
deadenz said:
I'm new to this phone but I've had an lg in the past.. couldn't you just flash the stock firmware and start from scratch?
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do flash it like a regular rom through CWM. im new to CWM because i tried replacing with TWRP and where can i find the stock firmware
Arregee173 said:
i one click rooted my device and installed CWM . later on i unrooted my device and tried to remove CWM i factory reseted and then i started getting an "unfortunately, google play services have stopped. i tried disabling and enabling in apps settings same with google play and gmail and no dice. factory reset doesnt work either NEED HELP ASAP
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You can't do an actual stock factory reset without the stock recovery installed, because the stock recovery is what does the reset process and restores your device to factory defaults, so the easiest thing to do is just flash the stock ROM then do a factory reset.
The AT&T ROM is flashed as a tot file with one LG flashing tool, where the other stock ROMs are kdz and are flashed with a different tool. Personally, I find the second method via kdz to be much simpler, and I'm not on AT&T, so I prefer to not use their ROM anyway, since it's a bit more bloated and has Carrier IQ installed.
Take a look here, and you'll get it, if you follow the steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=2420219
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
Hello
I have Galaxy S3 (ATT), currently i'm stuck at 4.1.1. I can't update to 4.1.2 or 4.3.
I had my phone rooted by the Galaxy tookkit.
What I tried so far is.
1) recovered recovery back to stock (rooted stayed), update failed
2) used the toolkit to remove root, also removed busybox and superuser, toolkit put the clockwork recovery back in., update failed.
How can I update to 4.3?
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Hello
I have Galaxy S3 (ATT), currently i'm stuck at 4.1.1. I can't update to 4.1.2 or 4.3.
I had my phone rooted by the Galaxy tookkit.
What I tried so far is.
1) recovered recovery back to stock (rooted stayed), update failed
2) used the toolkit to remove root, also removed busybox and superuser, toolkit put the clockwork recovery back in., update failed.
How can I update to 4.3?
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have you tried using kies to go to 4.1.2 and then manually update to 4.3?
rkant18 said:
have you tried using kies to go to 4.1.2 and then manually update to 4.3?
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how? Kies is telling me 4.1.1 is the latest.
anyone else?
Tried again yesterday, no root, stock recovery, superuser, busybox all removed. And it downloaded 650mb updated it failed at 31%, this update was interrupted.
nekrosoft13 said:
anyone else?
Tried again yesterday, no root, stock recovery, superuser, busybox all removed. And it downloaded 650mb updated it failed at 31%, this update was interrupted.
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I used this thread to get back to stock so my flash counter would be reset back to 0 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363882
Then I used KIES recovery to reflash 4.1.1 just to be sure it was exactly what Samsung intended.
Then when i checked for OTA update (while on 4.1.1) it found one and took a while to download. When it installed the update, it was already to 4.3 - i guess it skipped the 4.1.2 official update.
I then did a master reset from the settings menu and deleted everything so that 4.3 could start fresh. I haven't had any problems with the stock 4.3.
Goofy? Did u try the ota to get to 4.3
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Goofy? Did u try the ota to get to 4.3
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yes, it fails at 31% phones reboots and once booted it tells me update was interrupted.
jack man said:
I used this thread to get back to stock so my flash counter would be reset back to 0 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363882
Then I used KIES recovery to reflash 4.1.1 just to be sure it was exactly what Samsung intended.
Then when i checked for OTA update (while on 4.1.1) it found one and took a while to download. When it installed the update, it was already to 4.3 - i guess it skipped the 4.1.2 official update.
I then did a master reset from the settings menu and deleted everything so that 4.3 could start fresh. I haven't had any problems with the stock 4.3.
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Thanks will try that, you did a factory reset prior to flashing this?
At work now, so can't download the files, but will try it later.
What did you use to backup your files?
nekrosoft13 said:
Thanks will try that, you did a factory reset prior to flashing this?
At work now, so can't download the files, but will try it later.
What did you use to backup your files?
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I didn't factory reset before flashing because i knew that when I use KIES to do a recovery it will erase everything on the phone. However, I did wipe cache and dalvic in recovery beforehand... well, come to think of it, i probably did also wipe data before flashing the 4.1.1 that resets the flash counter.
Regarding backing up my files, I have all the files I need on an external sd card so all i have to do is take out the card. Plus, I also use Google Drive to store my pictures as I take them with the camera. no real need to back-up things because things are saved somewhere else, and not directly to the phone. I will probably use the phone storage more now, though since I won't be flashing anything for a while. Taking a break from flashing.
Hope it works out for you.
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I didn't factory reset before flashing because i knew that when I use KIES to do a recovery it will erase everything on the phone. However, I did wipe cache and dalvic in recovery beforehand... well, come to think of it, i probably did also wipe data before flashing the 4.1.1 that resets the flash counter.
Regarding backing up my files, I have all the files I need on an external sd card so all i have to do is take out the card. Plus, I also use Google Drive to store my pictures as I take them with the camera. no real need to back-up things because things are saved somewhere else, and not directly to the phone. I will probably use the phone storage more now, though since I won't be flashing anything for a while. Taking a break from flashing.
Hope it works out for you.
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have you ever tried Helium? I was planning to use that for backup of my apps data.
last time I recovered/flashed phone was with Windows Mobile... so yeah really behind with all of this.
So if I first use helium for backup and then do factory reset, then flash the stock 4.1.1.
I know google account has all my contacts and calendar.
After I have the stock 4.1.1 back I should be able to update to 4.3 and from there restore the backup?
nekrosoft13 said:
have you ever tried Helium? I was planning to use that for backup of my apps data.
last time I recovered/flashed phone was with Windows Mobile... so yeah really behind with all of this.
So if I first use helium for backup and then do factory reset, then flash the stock 4.1.1.
I know google account has all my contacts and calendar.
After I have the stock 4.1.1 back I should be able to update to 4.3 and from there restore the backup?
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Never used Helium. I have use Titanium Backup before. It's widely used for backing up app data. You can get it in the Play Store. Make sure you don't try to restore system data - it will cause all kinds of trouble. I don't usually restore app data anymore - well, now that I'm on stock I can't, anyway. I always had some kind of issue, whether it be small or big, when I restored data. who knows, maybe I wasn't doing it exactly right.
I'm not sure if restoring apps from 4.1.1 to a 4.3 base would be safe or not. remember, if you try, that means you'll have to root the 4.3 and that will trip your warranty bit count off of zero, so if you're concerned about warranty, you shouldn't root. (if you upgrade to 4.3 stock, you can go to download mode and see that they now have included two flash counts: one to count custom binaries (that can be reset) and the other one called warranty bit, that no one here knows how to reset yet.)
according to Helium, it doesn't require root. I will make a backup just in case, just want my angry birds progress...
still at work, so I can't download the file (yet), so how exactly does this work, since it says you don't need odin?
nekrosoft13 said:
according to Helium, it doesn't require root. I will make a backup just in case, just want my angry birds progress...
still at work, so I can't download the file (yet), so how exactly does this work, since it says you don't need odin?
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After you download it, make sure it's on your internal sd card in the phone. Boot into ClockWorkMod recovery, wipe data/factory reset, clear cache, clear dalvic from the advanced menu, then flash the zip. that's it. near the end of the flash it will ask you if you want to keep root. i chose no since I knew I was going to be update to the official release. I've heard of people having problems trying to update OTA with root.
Just make sure that updating to 4.3 is what you want because it will limit what you can do with the device after you have the new bootloaders.
Just wanted to let everyone know that the 1.2.5i OTA that I received today has completely fixed the screen over-sensitivity issues for me.
I used to have a lot of issues with things like typing on the keyboard and scrolling through lists and the app drawer, but all those issues are completely gone now.
Also, the OTA did not mess with root. Root is intact.
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It also deleted everything an now I have to install everything again! So annoyed may not even go back to colouros, I'm am more than fed up with this phone this has happened to me twice, where the phone has decided to delete everything! Really starting to wish I didn't get the find 7
themsubtle said:
It also deleted everything an now I have to install everything again! So annoyed may not even go back to colouros, I'm am more than fed up with this phone this has happened to me twice, where the phone has decided to delete everything! Really starting to wish I didn't get the find 7
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That is very strange. Did not delete anything for me, even the root is intact.
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rajitsingh said:
That is very strange. Did not delete anything for me, even the root is intact.
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My root is intact but everything else back to default factory settings and as titanium or the built in backup app don't work I now have to start again, i am really not happy would quite happily sell this phone now
Also there seems to be a bug with the new update where if you go into apps in the settings, it's force closes the settings app
Also since the update a lot of the system apps such as the backup and restore app force closes!
themsubtle said:
Also there seems to be a bug with the new update where if you go into apps in the settings, it's force closes the settings app
Also since the update a lot of the system apps such as the backup and restore app force closes!
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It cannot be the update fault!! Check very well whats goes wrong. The update ist very good and completely fixed the screen over-sensitivity issues.:good:
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It cannot be the update fault!! Check very well whats goes wrong. The update ist very good and completely fixed the screen over-sensitivity issues.:good:
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It must have been the update, because I have haven't changed anything else for it to happen, the update has fixed the screen sensitivity too which is good,but I am getting a lot of force closes, from settings app, backup and restore app, and few other system apps.
No issues
I had no issues with the update or any update. I still have root, settings are the same and all to data is there. Maybe your OTA packet got corrupted.
jebulol said:
I had no issues with the update or any update. I still have root, settings are the same and all to data is there. Maybe your OTA packet got corrupted.
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It may have done because I lost all of my settings, apps and data, root was fine but thinking of possibly going to custom rom soon but not which is the most stable with least bugs
No issues here.
Every OTA update has been fine and dandy. I still have root since 1.2.1.
you're not alone.
themsubtle said:
It may have done because I lost all of my settings, apps and data, root was fine but thinking of possibly going to custom rom soon but not which is the most stable with least bugs
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My girl's phone had something similar happen.
She updated to 1.2.5i OTA and lost everything - as if the phone went through a factory reset.
It even lost root. Irritated me to no end.
For reference, root was gained a couple of days prior on 1.2.4i through TWRP recovery and the supersu update 2.02.
The recovery was then flashed to the Find7 Mod recovery in the rooting thread on oppo forums.
I suspect that the OTA screw up may have been due to this Find7 mod recovery. I'm not sure.
How did you get root? and what recovery was on the phone when you did the OTA update?
scar200 said:
My girl's phone had something similar happen.
She updated to 1.2.5i OTA and lost everything - as if the phone went through a factory reset.
It even lost root. Irritated me to no end.
For reference, root was gained a couple of days prior on 1.2.4i through TWRP recovery and the supersu update 2.02.
The recovery was then flashed to the Find7 Mod recovery in the rooting thread on oppo forums.
I suspect that the OTA screw up may have been due to this Find7 mod recovery. I'm not sure.
How did you get root? and what recovery was on the phone when you did the OTA update?
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I use the same modified recovery as I also used the same method for rooting on 1.2.4i. Even upgraded my supersu after rooting. It has to be something else.
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rajitsingh said:
I use the same modified recovery as I also used the same method for rooting on 1.2.4i. Even upgraded my supersu after rooting. It has to be something else.
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hmmm, then I'm not sure.
Her x9006 (Int-EU) is less than a week old and had nothing significant done except OTA (to 1.2.4i) then root before the 1.2.5i OTA was released.
scar200 said:
My girl's phone had something similar happen.
She updated to 1.2.5i OTA and lost everything - as if the phone went through a factory reset.
It even lost root. Irritated me to no end.
For reference, root was gained a couple of days prior on 1.2.4i through TWRP recovery and the supersu update 2.02.
The recovery was then flashed to the Find7 Mod recovery in the rooting thread on oppo forums.
I suspect that the OTA screw up may have been due to this Find7 mod recovery. I'm not sure.
How did you get root? and what recovery was on the phone when you did the OTA update?
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I had the same as you modded recovery, and I gained root at 1.2.4i (the same way too supersu update thru twrp, then flashed modded recovery) not sure what happened but am still getting force closes when I go into apps in settings and couple other system apps
Also I have the find 7 qhd version
themsubtle said:
I had the same as you modded recovery, and I gained root at 1.2.4i (the same way too supersu update thru twrp, then flashed modded recovery) not sure what happened but am still getting force closes when I go into apps in settings and couple other system apps
Also I have the find 7 qhd version
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Hmmm, when she gets back, I'll try to test if this modded recovery is indeed the issue.
I'm thinking of using the stock recovery provided by oppo on their forums.
Have you thought of doing full reflash to try and get rid of all the FCs?
scar200 said:
Hmmm, when she gets back, I'll try to test if this modded recovery is indeed the issue.
I'm thinking of using the stock recovery provided by oppo on their forums.
Have you thought of doing full reflash to try and get rid of all the FCs?
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Yeh you'll have to let us know what you find out, Yeh I'm thinking that to, i have got twrp installed at the moment but that was only to do a backup.
I have thought of doing full wipe and re-flash but I haven't got a way to restore everything because titanium backup or the built in backup app are not working
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Yeh you'll have to let us know what you find out, Yeh I'm thinking that to, i have got twrp installed at the moment but that was only to do a backup.
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Ok, I did multiple tests, and am listing the 2 important ones.
Test 1
1. I reflashed back to 1.2.1i then OTA-ed to 1.2.2i (the next OTA it detected was1.2.5i), flashed TWRP and Update SuperSU 2.02 (to get root) then flashed the x9077-official-recovery-mod.
2. Installed some apps, changed some settings then OTA-ed to 1.2.5i - everything was deleted and I lost root after the OTA - essentially I had to go through the new phone start up menu (language, area, wifi, etc.).
*Initial problem replicated*.
Test 2
I did the exact same procedure again as in Test 1 step 1, but instead of the mod recovery I flashed the Stock Recovery for Find 7/7a (from the thread of the same name in the oppo forums, I used version 0712).
Then I again installed the same apps, changed the same settings and OTA-ed to 1.2.5i.
All the apps and settings remained but the phone lost root.
*Only significant delta between the 2 cases was the recovery version.*
Conclusion
The problem in my girl's case was the x9077-official-recovery-mod.img recovery. OTA-ing using that recovery caused her phone to go through a factory reset. This problem isn't present if the stock recovery direct from Oppo was used. Lesson learnt.
Hope this helps someone. Cheers.
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I have thought of doing full wipe and re-flash but I haven't got a way to restore everything because titanium backup or the built in backup app are not working
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Quick update, I switched the SU app from SuperSU to CWM's Superuser and that appears to have solved Titanium Backup issues (based on a thread in oppoforums).
It also made FolderMount usable (I set it up to link some folders from the internal storage to the external SD card).
Hope this helps.
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Quick update, I switched the SU app from SuperSU to CWM's Superuser and that appears to have solved Titanium Backup issues (based on a thread in oppoforums).
It also made FolderMount usable (I set it up to link some folders from the internal storage to the external SD card).
Hope this helps.
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I can confirm that switching to CWM's Superuser works. When I updated to 1.2.5i I wasn't able to restore my data for ANY of my apps via Rom Toolbox. I decided to replace the Superuser app caused I remembered that worked for me once with a custom rom on the HTC Amaze, and sure enough now my apps' data has been restored. Success. :good:
rajitsingh said:
Just wanted to let everyone know that the 1.2.5i OTA that I received today has completely fixed the screen over-sensitivity issues for me.
I used to have a lot of issues with things like typing on the keyboard and scrolling through lists and the app drawer, but all those issues are completely gone now.
Also, the OTA did not mess with root. Root is intact.
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Hi, regarding the screen touch oversensitivity issue, just one question - are you using any sort of screen protector?
I have a tempered glass screen protector. I tried everything from 1.2.4i to 2.0.1i beta and the screen problem is there. Hearing good news about this 1.2.5i update and need somebody to confirm it works.
I have LG G2 (Sprint) LS980 ZVC
Have installed this ROM [4.4.2][ZVD] Affliction Rom [DEODEXED][9/08/14] by @SaintZ93
Everything was ok but I lost root. Just update SuperSu from play store and restart the phone.
From now on just staying at TWRP screen. can't reboot to system. Whenever I restart, it just show LG screen and then back to recovery (TWRP)
Don't know what happened now, many times formats everything except internal memory, tried to install my previous ROM ZVC SuperG2 but useless.
Can anyone help me out on this ? what has happened???
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I have LG G2 (Sprint) LS980 ZVC
Have installed this ROM [4.4.2][ZVD] Affliction Rom [DEODEXED][9/08/14] by @SaintZ93
Everything was ok but I lost root. Just update SuperSu from play store and restart the phone.
From now on just staying at TWRP screen. can't reboot to system. Whenever I restart, it just show LG screen and then back to recovery (TWRP)
Don't know what happened now, many times formats everything except internal memory, tried to install my previous ROM ZVC SuperG2 but useless.
Can anyone help me out on this ? what has happened???
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Fixed it with the help of these threads;
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ricked-lg-g2-stuck-twrp-no-download-mode.html
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696