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Hello,
I was trying to flash a new Rom onto my phone (Superfly) and installed the .zip file from clockwork, however, when I try to boot the phone, it sticks at the Mytouch slide screen.
I cant load into the card nor the phone.
Is there any way to reverse this?
Thanks in advance!
Hopefully you made a backup. You should still be able to boot into recovery and restore your backup or even flash a new rom.
sandpaperback said:
Hopefully you made a backup. You should still be able to boot into recovery and restore your backup or even flash a new rom.
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The problem the OP and myself are having is that we cant load Clockwork recovery, and I think its cause when we flashed the new rom, it did away with USB debugging mode, and now we cant get back into the OS to select it again. I too am stuck in this loop, and I might just have to bite the bullet and bring it in to tmo and tell em it just stopped working for no reason...
dion20 said:
The problem the OP and myself are having is that we cant load Clockwork recovery, and I think its cause when we flashed the new rom, it did away with USB debugging mode, and now we cant get back into the OS to select it again. I too am stuck in this loop, and I might just have to bite the bullet and bring it in to tmo and tell em it just stopped working for no reason...
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The USB debugging option means nothing while booted in to recovery. If you haven't flashed the engineering rom before you will need to redo the loop/ota.zip/update.zip spoof to get back in to clockwork.
I did do a nandroid backup, but the phone magically can not find it now. And It took forever to get to work, but I was finally able to get back into clockwork and tried to install another a different rom (Kanged CM6 ROM) but ended with the same results of sticking on the mytouch slide startup screen. Frustrating, because it probably took about 3 hours to get back into clockwork!
Any other suggestions???
wipe everything on the phone, find the thread that walks you through that
cursexcore said:
I did do a nandroid backup, but the phone magically can not find it now. And It took forever to get to work, but I was finally able to get back into clockwork and tried to install another a different rom (Kanged CM6 ROM) but ended with the same results of sticking on the mytouch slide startup screen. Frustrating, because it probably took about 3 hours to get back into clockwork!
Any other suggestions???
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As was noted previously, if you haven't flashed the ESPRIMG rom, you're basically looking at re-rooting your phone every time you want to install a different rom. This means going through the whole process again and again and again.
falken98 said:
The USB debugging option means nothing while booted in to recovery. If you haven't flashed the engineering rom before you will need to redo the loop/ota.zip/update.zip spoof to get back in to clockwork.
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thats weird, cause before I could get into clockwork after 2 tries max, not I tried repeatedly for 10 mins and it didnt work, so I should just keep tryin to get into clock work then?
Yes, keep trying. And when you do, please flash the engineering rom and keep the proper update.zip on your card! It will save you a lot of trouble in the long run.
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Yes, keep trying. And when you do, please flash the engineering rom and keep the proper update.zip on your card! It will save you a lot of trouble in the long run.
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will do, theres alot of assumptions around here tho, and newbs to android are kinda expected to know things without them being stated in the threads..
Now I know theres something that makes it so I dont have to go thru the pain of rooting to get into clockwork I'm def gna use it..
what method should I use? Ive been doing the following and no luck so far
1 - cd to android sdk tools folder
2 - vol down + power for recovery
3 - highlight recovery
4 - run loop in cmd
5 - plug usb into phone
6 - plug usb into pc, and before it changes to HBOOT from USB i hit power to select recovery
7 - adb devices sees it as an offline device for a few cycles, then it disappears.
after step 7 I've tried running update.zip
unplugging and plugging back in
ctrl+c to stop the script when its offline
unplug when its noticed as an offline device
whats the best way to get into it now?
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EDIT - finally got it into recovery, i loaded up htc's recover with it plugged it to the pc so it loaded up HBOOT from USB
normally your are not bricked if:
1. you can boot into recovery
2. you can not boot into recovery yet you can boot into bootloader [HOLD (power + volume down) to boot]
Don't worry I got a black/blank screen of death the other day for flashing the wrong boot.img fortunately I was able to boot into bootloader and start from scratch using the ESPRIMG.zip
dion20 said:
will do, theres alot of assumptions around here tho, and newbs to android are kinda expected to know things without them being stated in the threads..
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I agree to an extent, but if you take the time to read through things thoroughly (as in every post in the How To Root or Engineering Build or even Rom Bible thread), you'll be okay. This is my first Android device as well. I put off rooting for a solid couple of weeks while I read through everything I could. I was completely paranoid about bricking my phone. Eventually, I went for it. Even then I had a couple hiccups along the way (including have to re-root two more times), but all the information is here.
So an update:
I went to a Tmobile retail store to see if I could do a direct swap and am having a new phone sent out to me. I will definately take all the replies into consideration when starting the root process on my new one! My final question is, since I am afraid Tmobile will not find my phone valid to be replaced under warranty due to it being rooted, is there any way to unroot and go back to stock? I have googled it, but cannot find anything specific for the slide...
Thanks!
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[blah blah blah....] My final question is, since I am afraid Tmobile will not find my phone valid to be replaced under warranty due to it being rooted, is there any way to unroot and go back to stock? I have googled it, but cannot find anything specific for the slide...
Thanks!
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My question: did u search here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=660
And found items about the champion build and this little file named ESPRIMG.zip?
U can also check out the ROM BIBLE stickie post.
u can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=713507
or you can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=713507
now if you really searched you would of found your own question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744709&highlight=unroot
cursexcore said:
So an update:
I went to a Tmobile retail store to see if I could do a direct swap and am having a new phone sent out to me. I will definately take all the replies into consideration when starting the root process on my new one! My final question is, since I am afraid Tmobile will not find my phone valid to be replaced under warranty due to it being rooted, is there any way to unroot and go back to stock? I have googled it, but cannot find anything specific for the slide...
Thanks!
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I had the same problem you did, and fixed my phone, so its possible. refer to my post on the first page and then refer to this post and use the mirror that Wes himself posted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7001053&postcount=7
Today I was flashing a new Rom (the GingerSense Leak to be specific) and when I was in Rom Manager I decided to update my recover from 2.5.0.7 to 3.0.0.5 (not sure if either of these numbers are right). When I finally rebooted into what I thought was recovery my phone sent me to the bootloader menu. Which normally isn't a big deal and it means that the recovery version didn't take. This time when I selected reboot it rebooted back into the bootloader menu. Now I can't get anywhere, no recovery and no way to reboot the phone.
Am I F$%#ed?
I did do a search and no one has quite had the same problem I am having.
Thank you for the help in advance.
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Today I was flashing a new Rom (the GingerSense Leak to be specific) and when I was in Rom Manager I decided to update my recover from 2.5.0.7 to 3.0.0.5 (not sure if either of these numbers are right). When I finally rebooted into what I thought was recovery my phone sent me to the bootloader menu. Which normally isn't a big deal and it means that the recovery version didn't take. This time when I selected reboot it rebooted back into the bootloader menu. Now I can't get anywhere, no recovery and no way to reboot the phone.
Am I F$%#ed?
I did do a search and no one has quite had the same problem I am having.
Thank you for the help in advance.
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Try running an RUU.
Not sure how advanced of a user you are, but you can try and check if your phone is recognized via USB while in the bootloader and try pushing the recovery on via ADB. That way, you can just restore a good NAND instead of having to start over.
Stalte said:
Today I was flashing a new Rom (the GingerSense Leak to be specific) and when I was in Rom Manager I decided to update my recover from 2.5.0.7 to 3.0.0.5 (not sure if either of these numbers are right). When I finally rebooted into what I thought was recovery my phone sent me to the bootloader menu. Which normally isn't a big deal and it means that the recovery version didn't take. This time when I selected reboot it rebooted back into the bootloader menu. Now I can't get anywhere, no recovery and no way to reboot the phone.
Am I F$%#ed?
I did do a search and no one has quite had the same problem I am having.
Thank you for the help in advance.
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Does your bootloader show Ship S On or Ship S off? If it's S off still, you can probably just flash a PC36IMG of a recovery, using the bootloader. That looks like what teh roxxor attatched, based on the file size of the PC36IMG he attatched. If you're not S off anymore, I'd suggest running an RUU to flash you back to stock, and then start over from that point.
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Does your bootloader show Ship S On or Ship S off? If it's S off still, you can probably just flash a PC36IMG of a recovery, using the bootloader.
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That would be much easier than what I suggested. lol I don't know why I didn't think of that.
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Does your bootloader show Ship S On or Ship S off? If it's S off still, you can probably just flash a PC36IMG of a recovery, using the bootloader. That looks like what teh roxxor attatched, based on the file size of the PC36IMG he attatched. If you're not S off anymore, I'd suggest running an RUU to flash you back to stock, and then start over from that point.
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Yep its still of I'm pushing the PC36IMG to my phone now thank you very much
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Yep its still of I'm using the PC36IMG to my phone now thank you very much
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Sweet, glad you got it back up and rollin'
after like 4 hours of trying I can not get it my adb to recognize my phone. What now.....
PS: I can get it to recognize my phone in fastboot
Stalte said:
after like 4 hours of trying I can not get it my adb to recognize my phone. What now.....
PS: I can get it to recognize my phone in fastboot
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So where are you at exactly? Did you get the recovery flashed earlier, and your phone is back up and running? And now you're just trying to get ADB to work, and you're having trouble..? OR, are you still stuck, and never got the phone back online earlier?
Do you get an error when you try to use adb, or is it just not seeing the device?
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So where are you at exactly? Did you get the recovery flashed earlier, and your phone is back up and running? And now you're just trying to get ADB to work, and you're having trouble..? OR, are you still stuck, and never got the phone back online earlier?
Do you get an error when you try to use adb, or is it just not seeing the device?
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Im still in bootloader I have done everything I can think of. Its not seeing the device.
c:\android-sdk\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
^^^^NO DEVICES LISTED^^^^^.......SIGH.....
c:\android-sdk\tools>fastboot devices
HT12THL02230 fastboot
My 12 year old little brother solved it for me, He told me to take out my micro sd card put it in my computer and than drag and drop the PC36IMG on the sd card than booted. SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Everyone!!
Stalte said:
My 12 year old little brother solved it for me, He told me to take out my micro sd card put it in my computer and than drag and drop the PC36IMG on the sd card than booted. SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Everyone!!
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Haha, I was confused on what you were trying to use adb for. Were you just trying to push the .zip to your sd card? The reason it wasn't working is because you were in the bootloader. ADB only recognizes if the phone is in recovery, or booted into the OS. That's why it wouldn't see adb for ya. And yes, now that you have the PC36IMG on your sd card, you should just be able to apply that using the bootloader, and then you should be able to get up and running again.
Ok I need some help, I unrooted my phone because I had to take into sprint to get a new screen. The problem is this. After unrooting the Evo it constantly reboots itself and on top of that it will not recognize the SD card. Any ideas on how to fix this.
First, being that the phone is no longer rooted, take it to Sprint and have them troubleshoot it. If you don't want to do that, you can try booting into recovery to see if the card will mount there.
dougjamal said:
First, being that the phone is no longer rooted, take it to Sprint and have them troubleshoot it. If you don't want to do that, you can try booting into recovery to see if the card will mount there.
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If the phone is *properly* unrooted (s-on zip, RUU) there shouldn't be a recovery to boot into.
OP, did you unroot the way I mentioned?
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
plainjane said:
If the phone is *properly* unrooted (s-on zip, RUU) there shouldn't be a recovery to boot into.
OP, did you unroot the way I mentioned?
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
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I was under the impression that there is a stock recovery.
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I was under the impression that there is a stock recovery.
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From what I understand, the stock recovery is no recovery. On a brand new not rooted phone, if you try to go into recovery, you get the black screen with red triangle.
At least that's what I've always heard. The Evo I had before this one was freaking out - it had never been rooted. I went into the bootloader to clear storage and out of curiosity chose recovery afterwards. I got the no recovery screen.
Running the RUU should give you the same result.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
plainjane said:
From what I understand, the stock recovery is no recovery. On a brand new not rooted phone, if you try to go into recovery, you get the black screen with red triangle.
At least that's what I've always heard. The Evo I had before this one was freaking out - it had never been rooted. I went into the bootloader to clear storage and out of curiosity chose recovery afterwards. I got the no recovery screen.
Running the RUU should give you the same result.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
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Oh Okay. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Take care, my friend...
Thanks for the info, I did unroot it the way you mentioned in the thread. And it is unrooted the s zip is on and when I try to get into recovery I do get the red triangle warning. So I guess my best bet is to take it to Sprint. Is there a way to root the phone thru bootloader or do I have to have the phone turned on to root it. As far as the SD card issue any ideas.
killwrath said:
Thanks for the info, I did unroot it the way you mentioned in the thread. And it is unrooted the s zip is on and when I try to get into recovery I do get the red triangle warning. So I guess my best bet is to take it to Sprint. Is there a way to root the phone thru bootloader or do I have to have the phone turned on to root it. As far as the SD card issue any ideas.
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so you didnt run an RUU? Did you just flash a PC36IMG.zip from the bootloader? The problem with that method is that you dont know what all was in the zip, or if it included everything. Theres a lot of PC36IMG.zip's out there that all serve different purposes. Go download the official RUU on your computer, plug your phone in and boot into fastboot (or just bootloader, not sure), wait for the process to finish, and your phone will be back to stock 100% no matter what. This is what sprint will do to restore a phone, so its official.
Ok one more quick question, how do I get my computer to recognize my phone after I plug it in. I found the official RUU and when I plugged my phone in and booted to bootloader the computer did not find it. As a result running the RUU did nothing. I went thru all the warning screens and then when it was searching for the phone and then gave me a warning that no phone was connected. So if I could get the phone connected to the computer then I am sure I can run the RUU and see if that helps. Any ideas?
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Ok one more quick question, how do I get my computer to recognize my phone after I plug it in. I found the official RUU and when I plugged my phone in and booted to bootloader the computer did not find it. As a result running the RUU did nothing. I went thru all the warning screens and then when it was searching for the phone and then gave me a warning that no phone was connected. So if I could get the phone connected to the computer then I am sure I can run the RUU and see if that helps. Any ideas?
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check my guide have a link to the ruu you need just place it PC36IMG.ZIP on SD card and run get into boot loader mode and there you go.
Ok the phone wins. It is going back to sprint to see what they can do. All of your suggestions have been great, thanks for them. I just cant get the computer to recognize the phone when its plugged in. And the phone cant detect the SD card even in bootloader. And it will only charge when its is turned off. DAMN YOU TECHNOLOGY!!! hahahaha
Again thanks a ton for all your help. Warms the heart to know there are lots of fellow phone hackers willing to help out.
First thing is Thank You Everyone for all your help and suggestions.
Here is the update. The phone won and I had to take it to Sprint. And much to my suprise and honestly relief, they could not get the software reinstalled, it was stuck in a boot cycle is what they said. Ok if you say so. So they are going to send me a new phone. WOO HOO!!!!!
Thanks again for everything. Guess I get to try out Auto Root this time.
Yeah Rooting.
Last night I installed geefree on my phone from the app store and used it to install TWRP. I downloaded a nightly CM11 and an appropriate gapps. Using geefree I rebooted to recovery (never figured out the button combination to boot to recovery "naturally") and installed both of the zips. This could be where I made my mistake, I installed both at the same time.
Now my phone loops, displaying the LG logo for a few seconds, then shutting off and rebooting before repeating the process. I can't seem to get it to go into download mode or the recovery menu. I've tried power+up, power+down, down+up and each of those while plugging the device in, etc. I can get the device to a hardware key control mode, though it doesn't seem too useful.
How can I save my phone? This forum has been a great resource in the past and I'm very grateful for the many tutorials I've followed rooting other devices. Hopefully you guys can save the day once again!
Volume up plus power is how to access recovery on sprint.
What stock sw version were you on before you flashed cm?
Did you wipe data before flashing?
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I was using stock 4.2.2, I believe. I didn't wipe the data (shame on me), a bad habit that I picked up from my first rooted device, the Samsung Moment. It didn't ever matter on that one, afaik. Thanks for the reply!
Edit: Volume up and power whether plugged in or not takes me to the hardware key control mode screen.
Second Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476&page=35 I also found this thread where someone seems to be experiencing similar issues and they fix it with "LG Utility." Is that a PC application? It's a little vague to google, but I've been trying!
I have a bootloop issue every time i flash a rom i have to wipe all but sd flash roms and gapps the i do a restore from twrp and oly restore my boot image only and they boot no prob
I'm kind of starting to suspect my power button doesn't work at all for whatever reason. I have a lot of difficulty getting the phone to shut down, then it doesn't seem to easily power up. It's a strange collection of problems. Would a Sprint repair place be able to fix this?
If they have parts on hand if not either a swap out or a sendoff
Same problem here - bootloop and no download mode - CWM works! - urgently need help
I guess I have the same problem as InlineFourPower (apart from that my power-button has no problem).
I am stuck in bootloop since I tried to upgrade to Kitkat a few days ago. Now I can´t get into download mode any more, nor into fastboot or anything else. Only CWM works.
From within CWM I can successfully flash ROMs but that doesn´t help, since afterwards I am still stuck in bootloop. It is possible, however, to push files via adb-commands while I am in CWM.
Does anybody have an idea how to go from here or how to get download-mode back?
Device is recognized but can´t be mounted - bricked forever?
Parinibbana said:
I guess I have the same problem as InlineFourPower (apart from that my power-button has no problem).
I am stuck in bootloop since I tried to upgrade to Kitkat a few days ago. Now I can´t get into download mode any more, nor into fastboot or anything else. Only CWM works.
From within CWM I can successfully flash ROMs but that doesn´t help, since afterwards I am still stuck in bootloop. It is possible, however, to push files via adb-commands while I am in CWM.
Does anybody have an idea how to go from here or how to get download-mode back?
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I tried a few things on Linux.
After terminal-command "ls /dev/sd*" when the device is unplugged from the computer I get "/dev/sda".
When the device is connected via USB, I get: "/dev/sda /dev/sdb"
So sdb is my LG G2.
So I went on to the next command: "gdisk -l /dev/sdb"
As a result I get: "Problem opening /dev/sdb for reading! Error is 123."
Does it mean that the phone isn´t mounted or what? Now I´ve connected my phone to another Linux machine with the same result. It is recognised (p.e. as sdd), but there is no sdd1. Seems as if it is recognized, but can´t be mounted. Does that mean my device is bricked for good? That´s it?
to get the phone into download mode you have to plug the usb cord in and hold VOL+, so to get this right as I have a case on mine, plug the usb into the phone first then hold VOL+ and plug into usb port on the computer.
it does take a loooong time to power down the phone with the button when stuck in a boot loop, just keep holding it until it shuts off, it will shut off eventually!!
plug the phone in while in download mode to install drivers and set com ports, then unplug before you begin your flash with LGFlashTool, hope this helps you out.
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to get the phone into download mode you have to plug the usb cord in and hold VOL+, so to get this right as I have a case on mine, plug the usb in first then hold VOL+ and plug into usb port.
it does take a loooong time to power down the phone with the button when stuck in a boot loop, just keep holding it until it shuts off, hope this helps
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Thanks Cronic2009 for your advice.
There are, however, szenarios where download-mode is not accessible any more. Neither by using the hardware-keys, nor by using the adb-command.
After four days of resarch and a lot of trial and error, I finally unbricked my F320L using the two adb-commands outlined at the beginning of that thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
Worked like a charm.
Thanks everyone for your advice.
no problem buddy, glad you got it figured out, good luck to you from here on out!
FYI, that link doesn't work
I just wanted to ask anyone who might know, since the bootloader of the LS980 is locked, we cannot "break" this correct, so no matter what commands we decide to run through root, we cant touch the true bootloader there for LS980 fail safe? (Besides Acts of God, EMP, ect)
Cronic2009 said:
no problem buddy, glad you got it figured out, good luck to you from here on out!
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Thanks for letting me know. I corrected the link in my previous post.
Be sure if you use a aosp based rom to flash the ZV8 modem. Your can use dr87 or furnance kernals after you flash the zva modem althought i have encountered soft brick due to this.
so i'm having this exact issue and i don't know how to get out of it. i just need to transfer the radio to my phone somehow but nothing shows up under adb devices. i'm trying to the lg mobile support tool now. its downloading the software. but if it doesn't work does any one have any fixes?
edit: i fixed it by following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51637410&highlight=download+fail#post51637410
pitbullmommy45245 said:
so i'm having this exact issue and i don't know how to get out of it. i just need to transfer the radio to my phone somehow but nothing shows up under adb devices. i'm trying to the lg mobile support tool now. its downloading the software. but if it doesn't work does any one have any fixes?
edit: i fixed it by following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51637410&highlight=download+fail#post51637410
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Thank You for sharing you fixed your issue pittbullmommy but the link you posted points back to a post about a failed run on LGFlashTool, will you please fix the link and point it to the post/guide you used to fix your phone, it may help others stuck in a similar situation, glad to hear you got it fixed and working, best of luck with it from here on out!
Hi all
was just about to start a new thread but didn't want to get into trouble..anyway I am in need of some assistance please.my ls980 has been bricked for some time now been searching all over the internet for a solution to be stuck back at square one.found this video on youtube which is pretty much exactly what my phone is doing.I have used lg flash tool to revert to stock and still nothing I lost root doing that but last night,I managed to regain root access I have no idea how but it happened when i clicked ioroot batch file i went into download mode and it stated bottom left ROOTED in red so i managed that but that is it still doing what is being shown in the video its on youtube
watch?v=PjLF-pBhZSY
please if anyone has the know how I would like to fix this phone rather then bin it thank you all happy 4th everyone
After using tot and flash tool to get back to stock, did you try going into stock recovery and do a factory data reset? I know it sounds stupid especially after a tot but try it. Couldn't hurt
Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk
Borderline noob here, so please bear with me...
I have been using TWRP 2.7.0.0 to do all my work, and I was able to get the Lego ROM installed with ZVA. I got into too big of a hurry and forgot to make a backup of stock. I've also been unsuccessful in trying to install ZVC modem and firmware. Thankfully ZVA works as does the LEGO ROM, but I'd like to have stock there to access as well. The stockZVC that's on the Android Development page has been getting stuck (bootloop?) on the Sprint Spark logo. I've done TWRP's factory reset with no success. Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance!
Yes sir I've tried that and more to no avail is there anything I can do through adb I'm on stock recovery phone doesn't stay on long enough to install anything
sarfdawg said:
Borderline noob here, so please bear with me...
I have been using TWRP 2.7.0.0 to do all my work, and I was able to get the Lego ROM installed with ZVA. I got into too big of a hurry and forgot to make a backup of stock. I've also been unsuccessful in trying to install ZVC modem and firmware. Thankfully ZVA works as does the LEGO ROM, but I'd like to have stock there to access as well. The stockZVC that's on the Android Development page has been getting stuck (bootloop?) on the Sprint Spark logo. I've done TWRP's factory reset with no success. Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance!
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You ever get her fixed?
So i tried flashing a new recovery and rom. here's how the process went down.
flash recovery
reboot
flash rom
clear cache - failed to mount /cache uh oh
try to boot - fail
reboot to recovery - flash old .zip of twrp 2.6.x
reboot followed by boot loops and no known to turn off device. Can't reach recovery now.
i do NOT have a windows computer which makes using odin hard. is there any way for me to fix this or do i need to locate a windows computer and use ODIN? does anyone know how i can at least get it to stop rebooting in the meantime?
Edit: i can reach download mode, that's all i can do at the moment as far as i know.
Pc and odin is my best solution or check this
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/need-a-samsung-usb-jig-build-your-own/
may help havent tried it
I had the problem myself.
Keep trying VolUp+Home, you must hit it in the right moment between screen cycles. Try pushing and releasing Pwr button too while you hold VolUp+Home, releasing it right before a screen cycle.
I was about to open my tablet to remove the battery but decided to try the last time. Finally I pressed Pwr+VolUp+Home and the right moment when the screen cycled, then released Pwr, and I was in recovery.
Try pulling external sd card to see if it boots up, just in case the card is causing the problem.
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You need PC ODIN... The bootloader wasn't flashed, hence the problem. Flashing another JB recovery won't fix this...
You need to flash the whole rom in PC ODIN, this may require a factory reset.
Find TWRP2.7.0.1 and flash that, it's KK friendly, then flash the latest supersu (I believe its 1.99r3)using TWRP.
You should now be OK to go, Android KK with root and a custom recovery.
Th only drawback is that if you're external sd is formatted exFAT you can't make backups to it. though you can transfer the file to a PC then the Appropriate file on the external sd afterwards...
bootx1 said:
Try pulling external sd card to see if it boots up, just in case the card is causing the problem.
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I don't know if this helps but my Note3 used to have this issue and heated up a lot around the SD card slot right after booting up and would reboot and reboot. Pulling out the sd card helped a little, but to get it to NOT reboot, I would put it in the fridge or put a cold can of drink on top of the sd card area with the battery cover off. The phone would reboot every second day or so and I would need to fridge boot it again.
This was shi77ting me heaps and I was close to giving up on my Note3 when the 4.4 OTA update came thru.
After the update, the Note 3 became rock solid and I was getting 500+ hr up times without itself rebooting. it only reboots now because I shut it down and I cant remember it rebooting by itself since the kitkat update. I love my Note3 now and run it rooted (Kingo Rooted), with SDfix, and dont wish for any update that might upset this rock solid stability.
My note3 is the N900 Exynos 5420 version.
My Note10 is the N605 SD800 version and it runs 4.3 very solid and I'm not keen to upset it with a kitkat update as im happy with the way it is.
actually, you CAN use a Mac
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So i tried flashing a new recovery and rom. here's how the process went down.
[...i do NOT have a windows computer which makes using odin hard. is there any way for me to fix this or do i need to locate a windows computer and use ODIN? does anyone know how i can at least get it to stop rebooting in the meantime?
Edit: i can reach download mode, that's all i can do at the moment as far as i know.
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I was faced with the same problem when I upgraded to KitKat and needed to enable writing to my external SDcard by rooting. I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro running an i7 chip. I was running OS X 10.8x at the time, but have since upgraded to 10.9 since Apple reenabled local syncing of contacts--all these big companies play the same games trying to own your data.
I used Parallels Desktop 9 and installed Windows 8.1. Once I did that, I was able to get Odin running on the Windows side to see my Note 10.1 (2014). After that, rooting was straightforward, just as if I was on a PC. You may not want to go to the expense (about $200 for Parallels and Win 8.1) but I wanted it to run the latest version of Office. Being able to root was a nice bonus for me.
Thanks guys. I ended up finding a windows 8 iso and installing in boot camp. It was a slow process but I eventually got it to work
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