Developers friends, please make loader.img available, I found a tutorial that allows you to remove the hard brick from Motorola devices by recording the image on the SD card.
I do not know if it will work, but we can run some tests.
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First of all I apologies because my thread isn't really phone related. But I saw that some members have experience with magellan gps devices, like Roadmate.
Triton are new GPS handled devices from Magellan. They run WINCE 5.0 Core and have custom shell(similar structure like Roadmate devices).
Issue that I have is that during upgrade of firmware power went down on my Desktop PC and flashing process gone bad. Now I can power up device but there is no connectivity to PC(shell uses special drivers to connect to PC, which now are probably corrupted or what so ever).
So what I would like to now is somebody can explain to me is it possible to change somehow startup process, or something similar. I think that word "cooking" is used to describe process of editing OS image to add, replace, modify OS. I tried some of tools for editing but I'm not sure where I'm making mistakes because I can't even get dump of files from OS image. I again say it is WinCE 5.0 CORE. I tried looking with hex editor but I can't find any reference to mgmShell.exe(that is name of shell exe). I would be very thankful if somebody could explain me these things to me because then I would probably be able to copy files back(I would add FileManCE or MortScript and I figured out way of applying OS image from SD Card) from SD card to internal storage and restore my unit.
If there is anybody interested I will put somewhere whole update package from Magellan. It contains OS image in bin format.
Again I apologies but I'm very desperate to restore my unit , and as I can see this only place with enough knowledge to help me. Sorry.
Hi everyone is it possible to play games straight from Pendrive without install `em on SD card. If so could someone please explain to me that because I can't get it to work. Thanx in advance
budensik said:
Hi everyone is it possible to play games straight from Pendrive without install `em on SD card. If so could someone please explain to me that because I can't get it to work. Thanx in advance
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This won't be easy and will certainly not work out of the box.
In the standard case the .apk file needs to be installed on the system itself.
But: there is an app to use a secondary partition which is called Link2SD, you need to have a rooted device though.
I found a guide for the process on the Ouya Android-device, which might point you into the right direction: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345680
Good luck and please keep us updated with your progress on the matter
My G4 818P went to a boot loop yesterday. Found that it's usual hardware problem for that model.
LG service is ready to replace motherboard for free.
But in that case I will lose all my data on internal storage, whereas I can still see and touch it.
What I found at the moment:
I can't use Recovery mode as the model still have locked bootloader
can boot in *Download mode*, and run `Send_Command.exe` (used in the rooting procedure for LG devices)
The last thing allows me to sent some unix-like commands to the phone body, I can see all the files on the Internal SD (/data/media/0), can even see their content in the console using `cat` command. The problem is that I can't copy them outside the phone. External SD can't be mounted. At least I don't know if `mount` command blaming since STDERR is not available.
In addition:
I found a @jacob019 version (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60557353&postcount=454) of `Send_Command.exe`, hoping to modify it to extract the data somehow;
Another option I found is eMMC Raw Tool, which works with download mode to copy phone partitions on many Qualcomm-based devices, but it doesn't see my phone.
Really appreciate any ideas or help!
Anyone?
Ready to pay for any help. Thank you!
go to a phone service? locally? they have more experience with this kind of stuff and can easily solve it.
Eventually, I found the solution for the problem.
I could download full internal memory by using a hardware module called Octopus (http://octopusbox.com/eng/news/details/572). I hired it in a phone service.
It creates an image file of whole the partitions on the phone. Later you can use it with R-Studio to get access to different partitions and files.
Hi @carmalius - I have hit a similar problem. My H818P has died and not able to boot. Could you please provide details as to how you were able to recover data.
Thanks a lot in advance....
Trying to delete a two-second mistake video through the "Gallery" app, I highlighted and hit "Delete" after selecting the video's folder, rather than the video itself.
This wiped out all photos and videos (kids, beach trip, more family pics, vegetable garden, etc.). &%@#%@!!
I know this basically only deleted a pointer to the location (on "disk") of the folder. I haven't touched the phone since and I know the vast majority of my precious memories are all sitting there waiting to be recovered.
I have an LG G4 Verizon / VS986 running marshmallow 6.0 and VS9862BA
The photos and videos folder was on the phone's internal memory and not on an SD card.
From reading many threads on xda-developers, I have gleaned the following:
- For recovery software to access the /sdcard partition directly (to look for deleted files), the phone needs to be rooted.
- A root for LG G4 Verizon / VS986 on marshmallow 6.0 has not been developed.
- VS986 running lollipop 5.x is rootable
As I understand it, any way available of downgrading to lollipop will reimage the entire phone, blowing away all my hidden deleted data anyway. Is this correct?
With the phone as it is now, is there a way for me to flash a 5.x system image to just the /system partition and not overwrite the entire phone?
If not, is there a way for me, without root access, to take an image of the entire phone (perhaps through boot menu's USB debug mode) and then mount it and scan with recovery tools?
I would follow this procedure ([GUIDE] Internal Memory Data Recovery - Yes We Can! by Wartickler) but it requires root access.
Any other possible ways to recover this data? Am I missing a "How to root Verizon LG G4 under Android 6.0" thread somewhere in this giant site?
I'm pretty desperate.
I will give thanks and praise and a paypal donation to anyone who can help me recover these.
As i know, you need to be rooted to recover images. But try DiskDigger, i have not tried it yet, so i cant say anything about it.
There is a way even when not rooted.
Try the backup guide within download mode here :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/fix-lg-g4-bootloop-issue-t3647538
I recommend to use FWUL for this because it has all all required on board
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Undeleteme said:
Trying to delete a two-second mistake video through the "Gallery" app, I highlighted and hit "Delete" after selecting the video's folder, rather than the video itself.
This wiped out all photos and videos (kids, beach trip, more family pics, vegetable garden, etc.). &%@#%@!!
I know this basically only deleted a pointer to the location (on "disk") of the folder. I haven't touched the phone since and I know the vast majority of my precious memories are all sitting there waiting to be recovered.
I have an LG G4 Verizon / VS986 running marshmallow 6.0 and VS9862BA
The photos and videos folder was on the phone's internal memory and not on an SD card.
From reading many threads on xda-developers, I have gleaned the following:
- For recovery software to access the /sdcard partition directly (to look for deleted files), the phone needs to be rooted.
- A root for LG G4 Verizon / VS986 on marshmallow 6.0 has not been developed.
- VS986 running lollipop 5.x is rootable
As I understand it, any way available of downgrading to lollipop will reimage the entire phone, blowing away all my hidden deleted data anyway. Is this correct?
With the phone as it is now, is there a way for me to flash a 5.x system image to just the /system partition and not overwrite the entire phone?
If not, is there a way for me, without root access, to take an image of the entire phone (perhaps through boot menu's USB debug mode) and then mount it and scan with recovery tools?
I would follow this procedure ([GUIDE] Internal Memory Data Recovery - Yes We Can! by Wartickler) but it requires root access.
Any other possible ways to recover this data? Am I missing a "How to root Verizon LG G4 under Android 6.0" thread somewhere in this giant site?
I'm pretty desperate.
I will give thanks and praise and a paypal donation to anyone who can help me recover these.
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disk digger is good even without root but most of the pics arent orig quality
Hello i´m brand new here and wonder if my question is too easy or too seldom to be answered but i am stuck with this probleme as i don´t know how things are working.
i rooted my s4 mini gt i 9195 4.4.2, that wasn´t a too big deal.
thereafter i wanted to secure all my data and used the standard 4.4.2 cryption (encoding) tool for both the phone and the exsd card.
since then i do not have anymore root rights.
is it so that root rises everytime a phone is booted but a crypted can´t as the phone can´t acess any memory in the boot mode ?
i´m sorry if this question is too oversimple but i´m fully stuck and can´t find how to root the device and same time have it fully crypted phone and exsd card.
maybe someone there to help me with this problem ?
thank you very much in advance !
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Hello i´m brand new here and wonder if my question is too easy or too seldom to be answered but i am stuck with this probleme as i don´t know how things are working.
i rooted my s4 mini gt i 9195 4.4.2, that wasn´t a too big deal.
thereafter i wanted to secure all my data and used the standard 4.4.2 cryption (encoding) tool for both the phone and the exsd card.
since then i do not have anymore root rights.
is it so that root rises everytime a phone is booted but a crypted can´t as the phone can´t acess any memory in the boot mode ?
i´m sorry if this question is too oversimple but i´m fully stuck and can´t find how to root the device and same time have it fully crypted phone and exsd card.
maybe someone there to help me with this problem ?
thank you very much in advance !
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it's a very long time ago I thought of stock fimware, but it should be possible to have root and encryption. But I think you might have to unroot, encrypt & then reroot. (but it may also depend on the rooting method and/or the version of the root package you are using).
If you tell us which root method you are using and the version maybe someone else will be able to help who rooted stock ver 4.
Personally I'd say you should update to to a newer custom rom which is more secure and will have more support here on forums (through you will lose the Samsung apps like s-memo etc but there are plenty of apps to replace them). Also I think the open source root addon package from Linage OS (only works on Linage rom) is best as many of the root packages have questions over trust & access by governments from the source country, if not out right malware, in my opinion.
Eg Kingroot, though they are not the only ones,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/kingroot-malware-adware-root-t3563090
thank you...
... very much for your answer, i will start the process all over, i was thinking that an other, particular a newer then stockrom might become slower, but i have also been thinking already about the linage os, but i haven´t been checking enough yet to be able to make decision. i anyhow wanted to use root also for deleting basically all bloatware and system apps i won´t use or replace them by open source, but my limited knowlegde in general about the android system didn´t let me come to a good and fully useful system yet which fullfills my requirements of fully crypted including sd card and same time having the power of deleting apps and being able if needed to move all apps which i want to the sd card and withdraw rights of apps. i will now investigate linage more, but somehow i had in mind it´s not existing for every phone i.e. my samsung gti9195.
do you know if there is anything what can use truecrypt in opensource for mounting and creating containers under android ?
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... very much for your answer, i will start the process all over, i was thinking that an other, particular a newer then stockrom might become slower, but i have also been thinking already about the linage os, but i haven´t been checking enough yet to be able to make decision. i anyhow wanted to use root also for deleting basically all bloatware and system apps i won´t use or replace them by open source, but my limited knowlegde in general about the android system didn´t let me come to a good and fully useful system yet which fullfills my requirements of fully crypted including sd card and same time having the power of deleting apps and being able if needed to move all apps which i want to the sd card and withdraw rights of apps. i will now investigate linage more, but somehow i had in mind it´s not existing for every phone i.e. my samsung gti9195.
do you know if there is anything what can use truecrypt in opensource for mounting and creating containers under android ?
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No Android doesn't get slower and slower like Windows did as out works differently, newer versions have even better memory management.
If you have the normal international I9195 phone (no other letters after it) then there is a linage rom for it, that's what I have.
No you can't use Truecrypt, Veracrypt or similar on Android, as far as I know. There are apps that allow you to open Truecrypt containers but I had my doubts about almost all of them, though I didn't fully research as I don't really need it. Android built in encryption is regarded as good enough, ..... though as the key is stored in memory (on our model, & most Android phones) it could be recovered on our phones by a sophisticated attacker with personal access to a powered up phone using for example direct chip probing, freezing etc. (BTW Truecrypt is also known to have weaknesses now)
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if you want people to see your answer/repy make sure you use the quote button or @username so hey get a notification.
No Android doesn't get slower and slower like Windows did as out works differently, newer versions have even better memory management.
If you have the normal international I9195 phone (no other letters after it) then there is a linage rom for it, that's what I have.
No you can't use Truecrypt, Veracrypt or similar on Android, as far as I know. There are apps that allow you to open Truecrypt containers but I had my doubts about almost all of them, though I didn't fully research as I don't really need it. Android built in encryption is regarded as good enough, ..... though as the key is stored in memory (on our model, & most Android phones) it could be recovered on our phones by a sophisticated attacker with personal access to a powered up phone using for example direct chip probing, freezing etc. (BTW Truecrypt is also known to have weaknesses now)
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i downloaded now the linage s4mini lte version, mine is basic gti9195 with no extras, but hadn´t yet the time to give it a try. first i´ll have to decrypt the 200gb sd card i´m using, for that longperiod it´s taking for backdecrytion i´ll have to be home, which is in 3 days.
first i didn´t want to try linage as i understood that google was somehow buying cynagenmod some time ago. of course a stock rom is anyhow by google so it would make no difference if google would be involved in linage by part owning it.
the crypted containers would help to use the sd card flexible also in the case u want to swap it around for the purpose of sharing files with other systems or phones fast, like a portable hdd, with a crypted card you are locked to your phone, and i also don´t know if it would work after it´s removed once from the phone and used after another has been inserted.
i investigated some time ago those apps which were cabable to open true and veracrypt containers, but i didn´t manage to use them, same time i also had doubts about them in general as you did.
i personally still trust true crypt most as it was born as far i understood independently, the slight risks it has concerning those mentioned hack methodes are as i see only if the device is physically out of hand, with this risk i can live as it needs some effort to be hacked.
but it looks like for a phone, which i´m actioally not using as a phone(mine is an old nokia) but as an small perfect mainly offline computer which has all offline to hand, wikipedia, mapsme, general helpful apps and own data without storing it in a cloud etc i will now go the complet cryption for both the phone and the sd card as containers don´t work, and it´s nice to have all privat data like lifetime pictures and videos with you without fearing too loose them. i wonder if the phone can crypt more than one sdcard and use it when changing , so it would be easy to have some tens of terabyte of data behind the cover.
i will tell you when linage works, it might take still some time and new questions from that arise, as i´m still fully novice with this whole android thema as i haven´t been working with linux systems yet in general.