Hi. It's been a while since I've done any flashing etc so not exactly sure about this. Is there a way to flash stock recovery without data loss?
I restored my s3 to stock before giving it to my niece but didn't realize twrp was still on there. I guess the phone is trying to get an ota update and ends up in twrp when restarting.
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Check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026751
I think it has what you need.
And for those who prefer, a link to a stock recovery that is flashable from a custom recovery can be found in this thread by enewman17.
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Hi, I was wondering what people do when they enter into a bootloop. I kinda want to find a easy way to recover from it. Atm I have to re-root my phone again using the r6 madaco method.
So the question is there a better way to recover from this. Like should I flash a custom recovery? I think there one from unrevoked if memory serves me right.
Thanks!
How about restoring nandroid backup and trying to the activity you want to do again..
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Any one of these should sort out that problem.
Nandroid restore
Wipe data
Flash rom again
Flash a different rom
I think what I should do is flash a perma custom recovery image. I tried using unrevoked yesterday but it seems to have failed during the root.
So I have flashed some customer roms and then used odin to go back to stock after failing to restore a back-up using TWRP. After using Odin and the latest factory image from XDA. I am still showing signs of old flashes. I would like restore the phone completely back to factory. I am not sure if I need to reformat something using twrp. Can anyone help with some advice?
Bl4ckpheniX said:
So I have flashed some customer roms and then used odin to go back to stock after failing to restore a back-up using TWRP. After using Odin and the latest factory image from XDA. I am still showing signs of old flashes. I would like restore the phone completely back to factory. I am not sure if I need to reformat something using twrp. Can anyone help with some advice?
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If you need to send it back, you need to:
wipe data/factory reset
reset flash counter (requires root, triangle away)
odin stock rom
The root toolkit in original development forums can babysit you through the whole process
Bl4ckpheniX said:
So I have flashed some customer roms and then used odin to go back to stock after failing to restore a back-up using TWRP. After using Odin and the latest factory image from XDA. I am still showing signs of old flashes. I would like restore the phone completely back to factory. I am not sure if I need to reformat something using twrp. Can anyone help with some advice?
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Elaborate on what u mean by signs of old flashes
Odin should put back stock, u will keep storage and sd untouched
If you flashed a 4.2.2 aokp cm10 rom I think it screws up nandroid restore folder, it redirects restores to data folder...
I lost my backup too
Chain fire app has root away script use that to remove any sings of flashing
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lojak29 said:
Elaborate on what u mean by signs of old flashes
Odin should put back stock, u will keep storage and sd untouched
If you flashed a 4.2.2 aokp cm10 rom I think it screws up nandroid restore folder, it redirects restores to data folder...
I lost my backup too
Chain fire app has root away script use that to remove any sings of flashing
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I infact had flashed AOKP. I was seeing signs of it left behind even after using odin to go back to stock. This is not my first Sammy device and havne't run into this issue before. I will try wiping things down multiple times. I think the thing that maybe bothers me the most was after going back to a factory image the last time Samsung Kies would not even check for updates saying " your devices current firmware is not supported to update from kies"
This is new as I have had my Note 2 rooted w/ custom recovery since it came out and had been able to update using kies in the past, just wasn't able to use the OTA updates from the device. (which I knew from the past)
Anyways I hope the clearing multiple times data/system/cache clears it up after another Odin flashing
Hi all,
So I've gotten myself into a bootloop by messing with permissions/ownership in the /data/ directory. I would like to recover by losing as little data/settings as possible (I only rooted with chainfire AutoRoot anyway, so stock, rooted, ROM).
1) I have a few months-old TWRP backup, is it possible to extract what I need from this?
2) If not, what rom is my best bet to flash to recover a stock, rooted ROM, with my old data? I tried re-flashing CF-AutoRoot, but it didn't do anything...
Thanks for any help
Well first things first.
1. Did you install a custom ROM?
2.or backup your rooted stock?
3. Did you already do a full wipe
(Data/factory reset)
4. If you didn't do step 3 but you did step 1...I would advise a dirty flash of the custom ROM that you had
4. If only step two is applicable I only see two possible routes
4.1a. Use Odin to update twrp or download a new custom stock ROM and flash that so you can boot...then try and update twrp to the newest version and then try to flash your backup to see if it was a version problem
OR
4.1b. Start from scratch but I would advise using cwm from now on. twrp to my knowledge isn't updated as frequently as cwm
Hope that helps. Feel free to pm
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infamous916 said:
Well first things first.
1. Did you install a custom ROM?
2.or backup your rooted stock?
3. Did you already do a full wipe
(Data/factory reset)
4. If you didn't do step 3 but you did step 1...I would advise a dirty flash of the custom ROM that you had
4. If only step two is applicable I only see two possible routes
4.1a. Use Odin to update twrp or download a new custom stock ROM and flash that so you can boot...then try and update twrp to the newest version and then try to flash your backup to see if it was a version problem
OR
4.1b. Start from scratch but I would advise using cwm from now on. twrp to my knowledge isn't updated as frequently as cwm
Hope that helps. Feel free to pm
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Hi! Thanks for the reply!
I have not done a data wipe, and I would like not to...
I used CF-AutoRoot, I'm not 100% sure if this counts as flashing a custom ROM or not, it's supposed to keep stock ROM but give you SU. I have tried repeating CF-AutoRoot again, but it doesn't seem to fix the problem...
The only backup I have is of the full phone image, which I don't want to restore since it is months old and I would lose data... Is there a way to only restore selected files from the backup? So far I have restored CWM and can access an adb shell...
Thanks
OK so basically as far as I know you are Sol on your original rom ....that's why I always flash a custom ROM but the data stored should still be on your internal (pictures, videos, things of that nature). your app data and accounts however is not...for example games and such...I would advise titanium backup and do a backup of all your app data at least once a week from now on
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Agreed ...you are going to lose data in this case ...as you will need a restore of your old backup ..or fresh install of a new rom ...
Backups are king when playing with device roms and recoveries etcetera ..g
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Btw twrp has been updated
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could someone post a file of their nandroid backup of the stock rom? flashable thru twrp please.
I tried flashing the OTA on a stock rooted rom with twrp installed and my phone didn't like that. (rookie mistake:silly now any restore, rom flash, wipe, ect . will not work and my phone boots straight into TWRP every time. So if you could give me your nandroid backup w/o any data, or if you have a better solution please give me that. thanks!
MixedBoy8thStreet said:
could someone post a file of their nandroid backup of the stock rom? flashable thru twrp please.
I tried flashing the OTA on a stock rooted rom with twrp installed and my phone didn't like that. (rookie mistake:silly now any restore, rom flash, wipe, ect . will not work and my phone boots straight into TWRP every time. So if you could give me your nandroid backup w/o any data, or if you have a better solution please give me that. thanks!
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We need more details really.
But if you can get into recovery, have you tried a factory reset? Then reboot.
We need to know your TWRP version, (KK or not), What ROM you were on prior, and what ROM's have you flashed since.
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engine95 said:
We need more details really.
But if you can get into recovery, have you tried a factory reset? Then reboot.
We need to know your TWRP version, (KK or not), What ROM you were on prior, and what ROM's have you flashed since.
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I was on the latest snapshot of CM11 and then i flashed LS970ZV9_DEODEX_STOCKROOT_1_13.zip
then i got the normal notification for the available OTA update (ZV9>>ZVB i believe) and i forgot that OTA's and custom recoveries don't work well together.
So I've literally wiped everything except for sd/data/media (or what ever holds all your photos and music ect) and I've tried restoring ALL my backups, nandroid wont ever work...
I believe installing a new recovery MIGHT work although I've tried two different versions of TWRP i had on my phone. (current TWRP v2.6.3.0)
Requesting:
1. Someone's NANDROID backup zip file with no data, obviously
2. CWM recovery for LS970 (lg optimus g) sprint
3. Drivers for XP PC to be able to access file system of my Optimus G
MixedBoy8thStreet said:
I was on the latest snapshot of CM11 and then i flashed LS970ZV9_DEODEX_STOCKROOT_1_13.zip
then i got the normal notification for the available OTA update (ZV9>>ZVB i believe) and i forgot that OTA's and custom recoveries don't work well together.
So I've literally wiped everything except for sd/data/media (or what ever holds all your photos and music ect) and I've tried restoring ALL my backups, nandroid wont ever work...
I believe installing a new recovery MIGHT work although I've tried two different versions of TWRP i had on my phone. (current TWRP v2.6.3.0)
Requesting:
1. Someone's NANDROID backup zip file with no data, obviously
2. CWM recovery for LS970 (lg optimus g) sprint
3. Drivers for XP PC to be able to access file system of my Optimus G
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If you are on a stock rom you should be able to use freegee through the play store and it can install CWM if that's what you want.
Have you tried reflashing a stock rom? Why did you flash the zv9 when the zvc is available? I would try flashing that in recovery, twrp should flash it.
There are a few other options as well. Check the brick recovery thread and it will lead you to a teeny bin, you can use the programs that are suggested there and it will flash a recovery and unlock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230106
I think you can also use fastboot to flash a different recovery and unlock.
dopy25 said:
If you are on a stock rom you should be able to use freegee through the play store and it can install CWM if that's what you want.
Have you tried reflashing a stock rom? Why did you flash the zv9 when the zvc is available? I would try flashing that in recovery, twrp should flash it.
There are a few other options as well. Check the brick recovery thread and it will lead you to a teeny bin, you can use the programs that are suggested there and it will flash a recovery and unlock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230106
I think you can also use fastboot to flash a different recovery and unlock.
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Yeah i tried reflashing all the roms i have on my phone and i tried the ZVB/C stock (deodexed) rom and they both failed flashing.
ZV9 was the only success until i tried that OTA. I'm downloading the CWM recovery zip file right now to flash in TWRP. could you tell me how i could move that file to my phone within TWRP? I have trouble finding out how to access the file system from my computer when my phone is in TWRP
Thanks for the quick replies!:good:
MixedBoy8thStreet said:
Yeah i tried reflashing all the roms i have on my phone and i tried the ZVB/C stock (deodexed) rom and they both failed flashing.
ZV9 was the only success until i tried that OTA. I'm downloading the CWM recovery zip file right now to flash in TWRP. could you tell me how i could move that file to my phone within TWRP? I have trouble finding out how to access the file system from my computer when my phone is in TWRP
Thanks for the quick replies!:good:
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That's what we needed to know.
I think the issue is your modem. ZV9 is for ICS. ZVB/C is for JB/CM/AOSP
So if you still have your recovery or any unlocked recovery, flash the ZVC modem from the teeny bin thread. Then I would suggest a Stockish Rom. That should get you going.
hi,
E980 ATT. Installed CWM 6.0.4.8. How do I return to stock recovery?
Do I need to erase all data on the phone in the process of returning to stock recovery or is there a way to just flash the recovery?
Thanks
I tried to restore my backups in FreeGee but it didn't work. I had to use a tot to get it back. I recommend the KitKat tot. It worked perfect for me. Fully restored, but you will loose everything.
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