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I have just rooted my Google Nexus and it went very well. I have installed the phone encryption which also went well... I installed an application that I bought on Google Play called phone locator Pro and it crashed when i opened it, so i submitted a bug report and decided to reboot phone, when the phone boots back up and I unlock it with my pin the msg phonelocator has crashed appears and it takes presidence of the screen and I cant select the OK button to get rid of it - so I cant use my phone at all!
I cant even restore my backup because the phone cant read the virtual sd card in clockwork recovery because its encrypted! How can I get around this, Im freaking out and my heart is beating at 200 bpm!
Thanks!!!!!!!!
Have you tried pulling the battery yet.
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herbzilla said:
Have you tried pulling the battery yet.
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yep, when I pull the battery the phone reboots and the same msg appears.
I think worst case that you might have to flash the phone again and you might lose your data. But with everything backed up to Gmail as far as contacts and things, you can recover. At least it isn't hard bricked.
I know that doesn't sound too reassuring but all is not lost! I would suggest when you get it back and running that you make sure everything works and do a reboot before encrypting it.
I assume you already have the toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400871
See if you can get into CWM from the toolbox.
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I think worst case that you might have to flash the phone again and you might lose your data. But with everything backed up to Gmail as far as contacts and things, you can recover. At least it isn't hard bricked.
I know that doesn't sound too reassuring but all is not lost! I would suggest when you get it back and running that you make sure everything works and do a reboot before encrypting it.
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I cant flash it though, because the phone is encrypted and in recovery it wont mount the volumes. I have a backup I can restore from if this worked for me....
Yup, I have the toolkit, used that to root my phone, but it will want to reboot the phone, I wonder if I can remove the APK somehow without being in recovery?
As one of the users pointed out, you have to reflash a custom rom again, you will obviously loose your contacts but it better than loosing your nexus.
1.get a custom rom, not stock because it will erase cwm.
2.transfer it to the SD card
3.boot into cwm using boot combination.
4. Wipe data/factory reset and cache.
5.choose *choose zip from SD card.*
6.reflash your rom then your gapps package if u have one.
If this doesn't help you will have to try fast boot method
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Most likely fastboot is the right method for you, I can't explain much as I'm mainly a cwm user
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krishneelg3 said:
As one of the users pointed out, you have to reflash a custom rom again, you will obviously loose your contacts but it better than loosing your nexus.
1.get a custom rom, not stock because it will erase cwm.
2.transfer it to the SD card
3.boot into cwm using boot combination.
4. Wipe data/factory reset and cache.
5.choose *choose zip from SD card.*
6.reflash your rom then your gapps package if u have one.
If this doesn't help you will have to try fast boot method
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I have http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400775 on my phone, but when I try to select it in recovery it cant see the partition because its encrypted.
Use fastboot to flash stock google images.
nodstuff said:
Use fastboot to flash stock google images.
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I dont know how to do that
How where I get the images from... I'm so freaking out.
Well I agree with a few people on here flash a custom rom how about a full factory reset
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herbzilla said:
Well I agree with a few people on here flash a custom rom how about a full factory reset
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How can I flash a custom ROM if I cant access my partitions in CWR!!
The phone has encryption...... It wont mount the partition where the ROM is and I cant do a factory reset because it fails when it tries to delete the data partition because its encrypted and the android secure partition.
Here are the stock images.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366806
Here is some reading material. Read it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
Also no need to freak out, take a deep breath. Its a nexus, it'll be fine.
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Here are the stock images.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366806
Here is some reading material. Read it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
Also no need to freak out, take a deep breath. Its a nexus, it'll be fine.
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Thanks, would this be the same as selection option 8 on the nexus toolkit?
"extract and flash google factory ROM?" or would this method you linked above allow me to do it without worrying about phone ecryption?
the ginger god said:
Thanks, would this be the same as selection option 8 on the nexus toolkit?
"extract and flash google factory ROM?" or would this method you linked above allow me to do it without worrying about phone ecryption?
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I have no idea as I have never used a toolkit.
It sounds as if it may be the same so give it a try.
nodstuff said:
I have no idea as I have never used a toolkit.
It sounds as if it may be the same so give it a try.
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Will this need to boot into fastboot, if it will it wont work, since the partition that the ROM is on wont be visible, this gets decrypted later into the boot of the phone.
Just hold down vol. Up and down and power at the same time.
Type fastboot devices into terminal on your computer and see if it shows.
The partition should be visible, just not the data on it.
And it should only be the data partition that is encrypted anyway.
nodstuff, it worked!!!!!
Send me your PayPal please..... I will sort you out. I was seriously freaking - thank you!!!
the ginger god said:
nodstuff, it worked!!!!!
Send me your PayPal please..... I will sort you out. I was seriously freaking - thank you!!!
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I don't have one and anyway its not about money so enjoy your phone and remember that it is really hard to brick a nexus so don't give yourself a heart attack next time something happens, it can always be fixed.
Read about adb and fastboot, so valuable.
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I don't have one and anyway its not about money so enjoy your phone and remember that it is really hard to brick a nexus so don't give yourself a heart attack next time something happens, it can always be fixed.
Read about adb and fastboot, so valuable.
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Thanks for the all the info..
I did similar with my HTC Desire and learnt fast! Appreciate the advice too - I got the phone just yesterday
I am now just reapplying the custom ROM I use and NEVER using encryption again.
hello everyone this is my first time asking a question on here so forgive if i got this in the wrong section.
i was wondering if you all could tell me how to "uninstall" cyanogenmod 10 off my samsung epic, but without unrooting.
i like cyanogenmod but i have to get it off because i cant change phone lines within my account because in order to put service back on my phone sprint wants me to dial ##somenumbers# and a menu is suppose to pop up but it doesnt and i think i read somewhere around here that you dial those "codes" in the dialer because they wont work.
soo I followed qbkings method to root my phone. youtube title = how to root the samsung epic on FC09
then i installed cyanogenmod10 using his method again
I did this to two samsung epics since i have two samsung epics at my disposal and i would follow qbkings method of unrooting
but i tried that on of the epics but odin failed and it got completly bricked and I mean hard bricked. so i am extremly fearful of even attempting qbkings unrooting method since i completly bricked one of the epics trying to unroot it.
and i was thinking that since i followed qbkings method i just need to go to recovery mode after turning off the phone and then clear everything data and cache.
and then do the install zip from sd card and just install the deodexedFC09 zip file that i previously put on the card when i was rooting my phone.
and then that would be it but i am extremly fearful of messing with the phone like that because i really dont want to brick my phone so i come to you all today for your help on this because i am new to rooting and flashing roms on my phone so i didnt really know whereelse to ask.
Ive tried looking for help on the forums and the web but i did not find nothing so i just rather ask then ...
You can buy a jig for like $1-2 to jump the bricked one back in dl mode then flash full stock, as for the other, there is a boot from sdcard rom that will enable you to activate your phone without uninstalling cm10
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phonehunter59 said:
You can buy a jig for like $1-2 to jump the bricked one back in dl mode then flash full stock, as for the other, there is a boot from sdcard rom that will enable you to activate your phone without uninstalling cm10
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Also, you can just flash a tw mtd rom to get those dialer codes woring... just flash TPR (the peoples rom) after backing up cm10... flash tpr, boot it, call sprint, do your thing, restore backup of cm10... all done...
alright ill try that but can you tell how to flash the peoples rom? or anyother rom for that matter.
i assume that i boot into recovery mode and clear everything and install from sdcard and look for the zip of the rom? im not sure if thats how to do it? if not can you explain to me how?
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alright ill try that but can you tell how to flash the peoples rom? or anyother rom for that matter.
i assume that i boot into recovery mode and clear everything and install from sdcard and look for the zip of the rom? im not sure if thats how to do it? if not can you explain to me how?
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That's exactly right. Remember to wipe data in cwm. Use titanium backup to back up any 3rd party apps and data you need first.
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do you have a link to where i can download the rom?
All ROMs are in the development subforum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24594038
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alright thanks man hopefully everything goes well.
i download the mtd one right ? since i have cyanogenmod 10
alright just to be clear
1st i download the peoples rom on my pc and transfer it to the sd card.
then 2nd I boot into recovery and click on backup ? correct
3rd after that is done i wipe data and factory reset?
4th I wipe cache partition
5th go to advanced menu and wipe dalvik cache?
6th install zip from sd card and look for the peoples rom and install that right?
this would be how to install the peoples rom if i have cyanogenmod 10?
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alright thanks man hopefully everything goes well.
i download the mtd one right ? since i have cyanogenmod 10
alright just to be clear
1st i download the peoples rom on my pc and transfer it to the sd card.
then 2nd I boot into recovery and click on backup ? correct
3rd after that is done i wipe data and factory reset?
4th I wipe cache partition
5th go to advanced menu and wipe dalvik cache?
6th install zip from sd card and look for the peoples rom and install that right?
this would be how to install the peoples rom if i have cyanogenmod 10?
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Exactly correct...
thanks everyone it was very successful flashing it and I am done. thanks very much for guiding me through this.
does anyone one know a dialer code from sprint so i can try it and see if it works?
nike0518 said:
thanks everyone it was very successful flashing it and I am done. thanks very much for guiding me through this.
does anyone one know a dialer code from sprint so i can try it and see if it works?
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##8778# or ##data# (don't know the button sequence for data) hope it helps..
alright the menus pop up like they are suppose too.
im going to call sprint later today and try to activate a number on my phone.
do i do the exact same method to go back to cm10? after i talk to sprint
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alright the menus pop up like they are suppose too.
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Awesome your good to go... call sprint and set things up and then you can restore your backup of cm10 and all will be riight with the world...
do i flash back to cm10 the same way i just flashed the peoples rom??
nike0518 said:
do i flash back to cm10 the same way i just flashed the peoples rom??
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You can, but its probably easier to just restore the back up you made in cwm before flashing the peoples rom...
how would i restore it ? i did make a backup of cm10..
nike0518 said:
how would i restore it ? i did make a backup of cm10..
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Boot into recovery, go to backup and restore, press restore, press on the backup you just made (the name will be the date). And press restorre... once you boot into recovery, its pretty self-explanitory from there on out...
alright man thanks alot to all of yall who replied i really appreciated it. i will post back on here on the status of me with sprint and flashing cm10 back.
alright i tried to activate my phone online with sprint but it wouldnt work so i called customer service and phone is up and running with service.
once again thank you very much everyone
nike0518 said:
thanks everyone it was very successful flashing it and I am done. thanks very much for guiding me through this.
does anyone one know a dialer code from sprint so i can try it and see if it works?
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I had this issue back when I had my original Evo. I just flashed it back to a stock rooted Sense ROM and it worked. If it is a stock TW ROM (The Peoples Rom is), then all Sprint codes will work.
I really hate to start a new thread but I really can't find a reason/solution to this issue. It's just as the title says. I tried flashing the MIUI ROM just as any ROM and got a failed error. Then went to do my nandroid restore and it just hangs on the splash screen (boot screen). Anyway I thought there could be a bad download so I took out the SD and redownloaded synergy on my laptop, then put it back in the phone and nothing but the nandroid should let me restore. I even tried moving the files to the internal SD and nothing. The only thing I can think of is to Odin back to stock? Is it the same method as rooting? I'm sure I can find that out, but I'm just confused why it seems TWRP doesn't want to work. Thanks for any help, it's 4 a.m. here and I'm dog tired.
Are you on the latest TWRP?
If all else fails you could go back to stock and root again.
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Are you on the latest TWRP?
If all else fails you could go back to stock and root again.
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I think so. Yeah, just didn't want to go throught it all, and didn't know why.
jtadak said:
I think so. Yeah, just didn't want to go throught it all, and didn't know why.
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Can I just reflash recovery from the state I'm in, or do I still need to unroot? I've moved some of my files to the ext SD within recovery but some things won't move and I really don't want to wipe it.
jd14771 said:
Try wiping everything 3X, then go to the reboot menu, and reboot system, wipe both the cache and dalvik cache and try to restore.
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Do you mean reboot recovery? I can't reboot system. Sorry, not trying to split hairs, just trying to be specific.
Odin back to stock seems like the best option.
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are you able to flash a different rom, say a stock rom? It's possible you got a corrupted TWRP download.
Since they just released another update 2.4.3, you might want to try and download the zip file, wipe cashe and davick (may want to do it three times). Reboot back into TWRP 2.4.3 and see if it gives you some better luck.
I've had Nandroid backup that didn't work for whatever reason. I didn't test it prior to needing it, and got burned. It just wouldn't show up in the restore menu.
On a side note, what error did you get when you tried flashing MIUI?
Try rebooting recovery when you are in recovery already once before flashing/restoring anything anything.
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Odin back to stock seems like the best option.
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Yes, that's what I did. I'm just bummed I had to wipe storage. Oh well, it's inevedible... I dig that sig though, with phone line up.
lovekeiiy said:
are you able to flash a different rom, say a stock rom? It's possible you got a corrupted TWRP download.
Since they just released another update 2.4.3, you might want to try and download the zip file, wipe cashe and davick (may want to do it three times). Reboot back into TWRP 2.4.3 and see if it gives you some better luck.
I've had Nandroid backup that didn't work for whatever reason. I didn't test it prior to needing it, and got burned. It just wouldn't show up in the restore menu.
On a side note, what error did you get when you tried flashing MIUI?
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I tried multiple ROMs, but not a stock one. Hmm, I was on 2.3.2.3. I did'nt get a special error, just said a red message saying failed.
Evo_Shift said:
Try rebooting recovery when you are in recovery already once before flashing/restoring anything anything.
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Tried that. Did'nt work.
jd14771 said:
no, i meant reboot system, the recovery will warm you that there is no os installed but go fourth with it, it will turn off and reboot back to recovery. at that point in time, wipe cashe/dalvik cache and try to install.
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Ok, I was'nt sure. I just went back to stock. I just wanted to know what exactly was going on and why.
The only thing different on my phone is I got a 32 gig SD card. I transfed some of my files a couple days before doing anything of this. That's the only thing I can think of. Even after root/unroot it STILL won't do my nandroid restore. I had so much time and work into the apps I set up, games, ect. Really freakin sucks. I even went into the the TWRP backup folder and made sure the backup files were there before doing anything. I never even got to flash many ROMs, I kinda just stayed on Jellybomb.
I had the uTorrent app installed and I noticed that it changed a lot of files with the "u" in front that the uTorrent app has. Anyone know why that is?
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This is what it did to a lot of my files. But not the ones I tried to flash.
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Important info in the story:
Device: Nexus 7 (Rooted)
OS: Cyanogenmod 10.2.0
Overall problem: Google play not working or getting apps on working Google play system.
So let me start from the beginning. I was trying to get an app to work but the app kept saying i need root permission, so i went on SuperSU and i accidentally clicked a button that supposedly gets rid of supersu (no warning whatsoever). so to fix this problem i reboot my device that doesn't work. So i went in twrp and installed supersu. so now another problem arose. When i open Google play it says no connection, even though i can get on chrome and other things. so at this point i'm just concerned. i go home and tried uninstalling Google play and reinstall it. doesn't work. Then i try clearing cache, doesn't work, then data, still doesn't work. after that i try to delete my gmail account to see if that works, does not. so then i try on backing up my device with twrp, then making a whole new restore to get a fresh copy of cyanogenmod. everything works but i have no apps and data. so backup this new cyanogenmod and tried to go back on my old not working save and it wont restore, it says it failed. so i wipe all data so now i don't have an OS and then i solved that and got back rooted and installed cyanogenmod. the i try to just restore data from my old cyanogenmod and it goes through but this time on boot it optimizes apps, done with that, now is stuck in a infinite bootloader. so i restore to my old cyanogenmod and this is where i am now.
The overall question is how to i either fix google play store, or how do i port my apps and data to the working cyanogenmod Google play store?
If you can't follow with my terrible typing skills tell me and ill try to clarify. I just thought starting from the beginning of the problem would help.
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Lionex1 said:
Question: Why are you using cyanogenmod 3.2? Or was that a typo? Currently, you should be on either 10 or 11.
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typo
HVC FOG3Y34 said:
typo
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Thanks.
My suggestion:
-----BACKUP EVERYTHING-----
Flash the stock factory image and the stock kernel, and go from there. You can easily reinstall a new CM, and reroot if you lost it in the process. WugFresh's N7 toolkit is great for this.
Also - I had problems with TWRP on my nexus. CWM touch works much better, I find.
EDIT: The N7 toolkit will restore everything to factory defaults, and can do backups as well.
Lionex1 said:
Thanks.
My suggestion:
-----BACKUP EVERYTHING-----
Flash the stock factory image and the stock kernel, and go from there. You can easily reinstall a new CM, and reroot if you lost it in the process. WugFresh's N7 toolkit is great for this.
Also - I had problems with TWRP on my nexus. CWM touch works much better, I find.
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how do i flash the sock factory image and the stock kernel?
HVC FOG3Y34 said:
how do i flash the sock factory image and the stock kernel?
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http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
^that's the toolkit. Pretty self-explanatory GUI.
So doing this i won't lose any apps and data and ill have to reroot? cause all i care about is not losing apps and data and getting google play to work again with a root.
^that's the toolkit. Pretty self-explanatory GUI.
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ok so when i'm selecting my android build what "CUSTOM ROM (Wi-Fi Tablet) - ?" do i use JB or KK?
HVC FOG3Y34 said:
ok so when i'm selecting my android build what "CUSTOM ROM (Wi-Fi Tablet) - ?" do i use JB or KK?
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Android 4.4+ is kitkat, 4.1-4.3 is JB. Select what it's running currently.
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Android 4.4+ is kitkat, 4.1-4.3 is JB. Select what it's running currently.
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I seem to be having trouble, can you take me step by step on what to click to do this?
HVC FOG3Y34 said:
I seem to be having trouble, can you take me step by step on what to click to do this?
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Sure, what exactly are you having trouble with?
When you first start the app, it will ask for the version and device model. After that, it will ask for your recovery that you're currently running (maybe not in that order), select TWRP in your case. It will then download things, and the program will start up.
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Sure, what exactly are you having trouble with?
When you first start the app, it will ask for the version and device model. After that, it will ask for your recovery that you're currently running (maybe not in that order), select TWRP in your case. It will then download things, and the program will start up.
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I got that part selecting the model type, i'm now in advanced utilities do i select flash zip?
HVC FOG3Y34 said:
I got that part selecting the model type, i'm now in advanced utilities do i select flash zip?
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You don't have to go to advanced utilities. On the first screen, "backup", then "back to stock"
After that's done and everything works, you can root and flash custom recovery if you lost it.
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You don't have to go to advanced utilities. On the first screen, "backup", then "back to stock"
After that's done and everything works, you can root and flash custom recovery if you lost it.
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Ok now what do i do in "Which factory image?" remember i have cyanogenmod 10.2.0 or do i just get default android then reroot and get cyanogen mod again.
HVC FOG3Y34 said:
Ok now what do i do in "Which factory image?" remember i have cyanogenmod 10.2.0 or do i just get default android then reroot and get cyanogen mod again.
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Default, then reroot and cyanogen.
Confirm it's working on stock before flashing cyanogen.
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Default, then reroot and cyanogen.
Confirm it's working on stock before flashing cyanogen.
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ok that part fixed it, i think i lost my root, but am i still unlocked? because isn't the unlocking part that loses your data.
HVC FOG3Y34 said:
ok that part fixed it, i think i lost my root, but am i still unlocked? because isn't the unlocking part that loses your data.
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You backed everything up, right? I'm pretty sure it doesn't relock it if you reflash factory image (what you just did)
If it did, just unlock it.
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You backed everything up, right? I'm pretty sure it doesn't relock it if you reflash factory image (what you just did)
If it did, just unlock it.
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Ok i have now got everything working except i now need to install cyanogenmod. but when i go to install it i click the thing that says "click here to install" it goes to twrp then stops. what can i do to fix this, im in twrp now.
HVC FOG3Y34 said:
Ok i have now got everything working except i now need to install cyanogenmod. but when i go to install it i click the thing that says "click here to install" it goes to twrp then stops. what can i do to fix this, im in twrp now.
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Grab the flashable zip from somewhere, go into twrp, and select "install" then flash the zip.
where would the .zip be if installed it from Rom toolbox pro
Hello i tried to root my samsung galaxy s4 mini gt-19195 and i rooted it and after root wiped all data cuz i wanted to be clean and now it only turns on download mode and recovery and i tried rooting with odin , please help me fix this
k3q said:
Hello i tried to root my samsung galaxy s4 mini gt-19195 and i rooted it and after root wiped all data cuz i wanted to be clean and now it only turns on download mode and recovery and i tried rooting with odin , please help me fix this
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Which method did you use to root? Did you root & wipe at her same time without a reboot? what exactly did you wipe? Did you wipe to install a new ROM? Which ROM did you install or are you still on stock?
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Which method did you use to root? Did you root & wipe at her same time without a reboot? what exactly did you wipe? Did you wipe to install a new ROM? Which ROM did you install or are you still on stock?
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it was my moms phone i rooted it and instantly get into recovery and just chose to factory wipe or something like that and i used all the files from this, my rom is still on stock. and the mom gave me the phone cuz she got a new one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387341
k3q said:
it was my moms phone i rooted it and instantly get into recovery and just chose to factory wipe or something like that and i used all the files from this, my rom is still on stock. and the mom gave me the phone cuz she got a new one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387341
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looks like you used the old root method that no longer works, you should have used the new one linked at the bottom of that thread, so have you got phone working?
IronRoo said:
looks like you used the old root method that no longer works, you should have used the new one linked at the bottom of that thread, so have you got phone working?
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yea i installed rom from some site with all phone stock roms and yea it works , but i still want to root but im afraid to risk with nexus 5 this was alot easier