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[Q] Help please possible brick :(

Hey guys so i rooted my phone using odin and was attempting to put on cyanogen mod 10.1 when it failed and i restored to factory settings. then i thought ill restore to my previously saved backup and it stayed at the samsung screen that lights up behind the white lettters. now i tried going into recovery mode and restoring to factory and also tried clear cache and delvik cache. only problem is it still got stuck at the samsung screen so i then tried to reroot it on obin but since there was a binary count of 1 it didnt work what can i dooo

binary count wouldn't stop anything from flashing. after flashing a stock rom with odin again, make sure to go directory into recovery to wipe data/factory reset and then boot up the phone.

I got it working then I tried to put cyanogen 10.1 on and it crashed again idno what the deal is I put it on sd card and loaded it with root manager
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root manager? or rom manager?
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Don't use rom manager to flash a rom. Odin back to stock (Samsung devices are special that way) or use one of the root injected firmwares in one of the stickies in the development section. Once you get set up, download goo manager from the play store (you must be rooted to use it). From the menu of goo manager install recovery script, you will then have twrp recovery installed. Then follow the instructions in the op for the rom you want to flash. If this seems foreign to you then Odin back to stock and stay there. If you want to continue to modify your device read and read some more. Tony stark has a thread with all the information you need. Just Google search.
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Rom lol sorry was flustered. That all does sound beyond me I thought it would be easier to install a rom
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tsoby said:
Rom lol sorry was flustered. That all does sound beyond me I thought it would be easier to install a rom
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It is easy once you do it once. First time can be overwhelming. I'm a visual learner so I found a YouTube video for the phone and followed it step by step. Now I'm almost flashing them in my sleep. :thumbup:
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So I know I'm rooted right now on my s3 so do I have to go back to stock and reboot it before I flash a rom? Or can I just do it like in the video now and flash it from recovery mode
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Just odin to stock and reroot, reflash recovery, and restore backup
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okay will doo

so it bricked trying to install the cyanogen mod again i just want to go back to stock unrooted lol how can i do this? can only get into download and recovery mode and my backup wont work for some reason

alright so unbricked it and dont ever wanna root again haha ill wait for samsung to release updates from here on out lol

tsoby said:
alright so unbricked it and dont ever wanna root again haha ill wait for samsung to release updates from here on out lol
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Thats how we learn lol.
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tsoby said:
so it bricked trying to install the cyanogen mod again i just want to go back to stock unrooted lol how can i do this? can only get into download and recovery mode and my backup wont work for some reason
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It's only a soft brick. As long as you can get into download mode you can use Odin to return to stock.
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I really do want to run 4.2.2 but don't want to brick it again is there a really cool proof guide I could read
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Good guide* was watching TV typig what I was hearing woops
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Goto dev section stickies and read the rooting guide. Then follow directions step by step in the room you want op's.
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Well the first time i rooted it and followed the instructions it bricked and kept bricking lol so idno how to do it now
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tsoby said:
Well the first time i rooted it and followed the instructions it bricked and kept bricking lol so idno how to do it now
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If it was bricked you don't get a chance to keep bricking it. Stay with stock until you feel more comfortable with the process.
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Yeah I have read a lot I feel like I did it right that's the frustrating part
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Update

Okay my phone been saying I can update it now, which I still haven't done it yet one cos it really not a big file i noticed & two it seems everyone got some issue with it soft bricking the phones... My question is what did the update do? & anyone got the update w/o soft brick & is rooted?
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No clue. But if you haven't touched anything in the /system partition (I.e. removing the bloatware, installing 3rd party drivers from apps like viper4android, using xposed, etc etc) then the install should go just fine.
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Update summary
Effective January 8th, 2014, a software update for the LG Optimus G Pro (E980) will be available to AT&T customers. Customers will be able to update over the air via Wi-Fi.
Software update includes
Closed Captioning: Closed captioning option will appear in full screen mode for video files that are closed captioning supported.
Battery and Data icons in AT&T apps folder: You now have quick and easy access from your device home screen in the AT&T folder to manage data usage or optimize battery life.
Dual camera: You can take still photos using the front and rear camera at the same time.
Video pause and resume: You can pause and resume while recording a video.
Smart video: With eye detection, if you stop watching a video, the video will pause.
Home button LED: You can set the home button LED for "Favorite" contacts. Go to "Favorite" contact > Edit > Home Button LED.
Unused apps: You can set notifications for unused apps at: Settings > Apps > Menu key > Unused apps.
http://www.wireless.att.com/support/...rialId=1107330
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someone said if you aren't rooted already and take this update then you won't be able to root and if you take this update while you have a custom recovery installed you will soft brick your phone.

deadenz said:
someone said if you aren't rooted already and take this update then you won't be able to root and if you take this update while you have a custom recovery installed you will soft brick your phone.
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I tried the update. On my GPro was rooted on stock Rom. Got stuck in horrible CWM boot loop had to restore with LG R&D test tool... was kinda scared for a minute.
"Klaatu Barada Nikto"

So how do we do this update? Go back to stock & root it but dont flash a custom recovery? This is so much work for that lil update.

Seeing as this is question #3648596925385925486526595 about the matter, just don't update. Its not that big of a deal. Its still 4.1.2 nuff said
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joe3681 said:
Seeing as this is question #3648596925385925486526595 about the matter, just don't update. Its not that big of a deal. Its still 4.1.2 nuff said
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okay tyvm all I wanted to know if it was worth it...

It doesn't have anything but data and battery monitor. Dual camera but I thought somehow it already had
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Well I got bored & my curiosity got the best of me so I updated it... So as to my question, dont have custom recovery but be rooted before you update or you wont be able to root after update... :0p
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Yep and having cwm installed when you update will result in cwm flash
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joe3681 said:
Yep and having cwm installed when you update will result in cwm flash
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it'll result in a soft brick from what I hear.

I did both already one wit custom recovery which soft bricked my phone, had to factory reset it using lg flash tool. After i did that I rooted using universal didnt flash nothing & jus updated & its fine. So yea dont update if you have custom recovery installed
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esimon311 said:
I tried the update. On my GPro was rooted on stock Rom. Got stuck in horrible CWM boot loop had to restore with LG R&D test tool... was kinda scared for a minute.
"Klaatu Barada Nikto"
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haveing same issue flash tool now working it says low battry

lakshyamodi65 said:
haveing same issue flash tool now working it says low battry
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•Follow the steps in madmack thread to get yourself back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
•Then you can root wit Universal Root
(Do not install or flash any custom recovery)
•Update
Now u can
•Install your custom recovery using FreeGee
Good Luck ;D
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SDChargerGurl said:
•Follow the steps in madmack thread to get yourself back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
•Then you can root wit Universal Root
(Do not install or flash any custom recovery)
•Update
Now u can
•Install your custom recovery using FreeGee
Good Luck ;D
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not working it says bettry low and it is charged 90%

lakshyamodi65 said:
not working it says bettry low and it is charged 90%
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there were other people having this same issue. look through the threads for it.. I don't remember where I saw it but it's in there somewhere.

Does anyone know if there will be a way to flash a custom recovery again with this update? I really want CWM back
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MrKite4 said:
Does anyone know if there will be a way to flash a custom recovery again with this update? I really want CWM back
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Yesh once you do the update without any custom recovery installed, use freegee from the market to get it back
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.shell.freegee_free

SDChargerGurl said:
Yesh once you do the update without any custom recovery installed, use freegee from the market to get it back
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.shell.freegee_free
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Have you tried it and it worked? I tried it once before after I restored my phone from a soft brick caused by the update, then I ran freegee and it would show the screen where it says the bootloader was unlocked with the LG logo then jump to another screen with just the LG logo and just kept looping in that boot forcing me to do another restore. I don't know if something went wrong and that's why I didn't work
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MrKite4 said:
Have you tried it and it worked? I tried it once before after I restored my phone from a soft brick caused by the update, then I ran freegee and it would show the screen where it says the bootloader was unlocked with the LG logo then jump to another screen with just the LG logo and just kept looping in that boot forcing me to do another restore. I don't know if something went wrong and that's why I didn't work
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I actually made this thread because of all i was hearing bout it soft bricking the phones. I didn't wanna update it if it wasn't worth it. Well I did it anyways yes I did do it once with a soft bricked then restored it like i said in a thread earlier & was successful

Superuser binary manual update

it's been a while since I rooted and now super user wants me to update the binary, and I lost root. I forgot pretty much everything about this, can someone walk me through how to manually update the super user binary? I downloaded superuser.zip from clockwork mod. thabk you

Good. All you have to do now is flash it like any other zip or ROM
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I'm sorry for my newbishness, but I've forgotten how to do that. I remember terms like ODIN and TRWP but I've forgotten what they are.

Go into recovery. There may be a power menu option or you can power down your device and hold the power and volume down button at the same time until the animation comes up
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Freegee KitKat

Why does it say on my freegee purchased that my device is not supported? Because I wanted to back up my stock rom to twrp or cwm any answers and why arnt there anyroms yet????
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jamaicamike said:
Why does it say on my freegee purchased that my device is not supported? Because I wanted to back up my stock rom to twrp or cwm any answers and why arnt there anyroms yet????
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ok you need to read and learn to use the search function

jamaicamike said:
Why does it say on my freegee purchased that my device is not supported? Because I wanted to back up my stock rom to twrp or cwm any answers and why arnt there anyroms yet????
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because it doesn't support KK yet, use autorec its easier to get twrp and keep download mode.

Chainfire Unroot

Does the unroot function in the Super SU paid version work?
Unrooting from the 4.4 kit kat stock rom. Im running stock recovery also.
Has nobody used the Full Unroot feature of SuperSU with kitkat and the note 4?
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dmisselh said:
Does the unroot function in the Super SU paid version work?
Unrooting from the 4.4 kit kat stock rom. Im running stock recovery also.
Has nobody used the Full Unroot feature of SuperSU with kitkat and the note 4?
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Made an account just to reply to this. I was in the same boat, and tried that. Phone rebooted but couldn't take OTA. When it restarted after failed OTA install, went into bootloop. Had to reflash stock through ODIN and problem solved. Sorry man.

So Im running stock recovery and stock rooted 4.4. So that means I either wait for lollipop on Kies or Odin back to stock then take the OTA.
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I'm in the same boat

Not sure about this but Odin to stock and taking update will keep all your data if that is what you are worried about. Only issue is you might not be as smooth keeping your settings. I had some fc's and lag. So I reset to factory and restored apps and there was a huge speed and smoothness increase.

Im planning on reseting, trying to maintain setup on a major update always causes lag.
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Just checked Kies update still isn't there.
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There is a tar file now in general.

So I could just odin millerboys tar file?
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dmisselh said:
So I could just odin millerboys tar file?
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no. you cannot. its not a flashable tar.

I know I saw the comments thanks for the update. I will use methods I know work.
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