I accidentally deleted some pictures from internal memory today while trying to transfer them to my PC laptop. I read that the only way to recover them is to root your phone and then try some of the various photo/file recovery programs you can find on the internet such as PhotoRec. I was once pretty tech savvy but not anymore. I searched around the threads on this site for how-to but am not sure... Can anyone point to a thread for idiots like me to try?
Once I root my phone and hopefully recover the pictures, is there anyway to return the phone back into it's original state (or is that not worth it?).
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(This was the most related section to my phone, if I'm wrong please move it and don't delete it. I really need help! lol.)
K I rooted last night, flashed CM7.2
Phone: LG Thrill 4G AT&T flashed to CyanogenMod 7.2
Before you guys tell me to use the search, I have! I've been working on this for 11 hours straight now cause I can't use my phone!
1st Problem: After flashing I had no service. (Yes I used search.) Tried adding APN manually, no luck with many different methods. All the other methods possible required file transfers, which leads me to my 2nd problem.
2nd Problem: My computer will not recognize my phone to transfer files. It will charge however. I tried uninstalling drivers and reinstalling them, etc.
BUT right now I have it open! Yes! Now I just want to know the best files and things to do right now before it won't let me transfer files again. I do not know why it is suddenly reading it so I'm counting on it not being able to after I try fixing everything.
If I flash to a new ROM will I get service back? Should I just go back to stock/unroot? I'd prefer to keep it rooted if I can get my service and everything working.
Thank you guys! I know a lot of these question have been answered and I tried finding them, I really did. But I'm so close now that I can actually transfer files and I just need help! Thank you. I appreciate it.
And by the way I can't just backup because when I flashed to CM7 my original backup got deleted, or just hidden deep away somewhere??
v3 Steezyy said:
(This was the most related section to my phone, if I'm wrong please move it and don't delete it. I really need help! lol.)
K I rooted last night, flashed CM7.2
Phone: LG Thrill 4G AT&T flashed to CyanogenMod 7.2
Before you guys tell me to use the search, I have! I've been working on this for 11 hours straight now cause I can't use my phone!
1st Problem: After flashing I had no service. (Yes I used search.) Tried adding APN manually, no luck with many different methods. All the other methods possible required file transfers, which leads me to my 2nd problem.
2nd Problem: My computer will not recognize my phone to transfer files. It will charge however. I tried uninstalling drivers and reinstalling them, etc.
BUT right now I have it open! Yes! Now I just want to know the best files and things to do right now before it won't let me transfer files again. I do not know why it is suddenly reading it so I'm counting on it not being able to after I try fixing everything.
If I flash to a new ROM will I get service back? Should I just go back to stock/unroot? I'd prefer to keep it rooted if I can get my service and everything working.
Thank you guys! I know a lot of these question have been answered and I tried finding them, I really did. But I'm so close now that I can actually transfer files and I just need help! Thank you. I appreciate it.
And by the way I can't just backup because when I flashed to CM7 my original backup got deleted, or just hidden deep away somewhere??
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This forum is for the LG Optimus G. You'll probably get some help if you post it in the LG thrill forum.
I have the efs info saved to my pc from a previous backup, but cant get it into the phone.. Anyone with some info on how to maybe sideload it via adb sideload in stock recovery???
This is my last ditch effort. Small back story: I somehow wiped EVERYTHING on my G2. EFS partition, ESN, data, SIM info., everything with dialer codes. All of my network information reads "unknown". I tried many methods from here on the forums to get this data back and it turns out I have lost my EFS partition- DNA for the network? I sent it to LG to get it fixed, having done a hard reset and leaving no trace of root. They sent it back without even asking and did no repairs. The note said "board bent". WTF?? How does the user bend the main board, especially when I never opened it? They voided my warranty and ripped off my IMEI/MEID sticker from the back of the phone.
Anyways, I am here with a brick. No network still. Here is what I have done:
1) .tot method to ZVC. Several more times... once to ZV7 where I lost touch capability. Luckily saved my arse with a micro->usb cable and a mouse.
2) attempted to root with ioroot25. Failed because the phone WILL NOT find recovery mode. adb, voldown+pwr then again from power off, and apps are unable to force the phone into recovery mode. I assume it is possible that my recovery mode is deleted?
3) Would have tried all of these "rewrite your efs/imei/etc" things but I can't do any without root. Can't root without recovery, can I?
4) Spent the last two weeks scouring the internet for a fix and going back to my Epic 4G temporarily.
Please help me, has anyone seen this before? Can anyone help me fix it? I am to the point where I would pay to have it fixed. Any experts out there? XDA has yet to let me down... I just need to know if I can fix it or if it is a brick so I can go searching for an old Sprint GS3.
Thanks all,
baublitz
That is strange, no recovery ?
So phone completely off, power and volume up doesn't put you into stock recovery?
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This is my last ditch effort. Small back story:...
Please help me, has anyone seen this before? Can anyone help me fix it? I am to the point where I would pay to have it fixed. Any experts out there? XDA has yet to let me down... I just need to know if I can fix it or if it is a brick so I can go searching for an old Sprint GS3.
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Have you tried the recovery method detailed in this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
Assuming you can get the file system partitions outlined in this thread to appear on a Linux PC, you should be able to write the partition images here http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G2/LS980/Stock_Firmware/zvc_partitions and recover your phone (particularly if you have an EFS backup).
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Have you tried the recovery method detailed in this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
Assuming you can get the file system partitions outlined in this thread to appear on a Linux PC, you should be able to write the partition images here http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G2/LS980/Stock_Firmware/zvc_partitions and recover your phone (particularly if you have an EFS backup).
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I will try it out and update you. Did not try it since the 1st condition of the post said that your phone ought to be rooted, which I am not.
baublitz said:
I will try it out and update you. Did not try it since the 1st condition of the post said that your phone ought to be rooted, which I am not.
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Rooting doesn't matter for purposes of that recovery method; the reason it is mentioned is because rooting can cause you to get into the soft-bricked situation if you happen to take an over-the-air (OTA) update while you're rooted.
I've been looking around this website and trying to fix my soft bricked at&t galaxy sgh i747(failed root) but there are multiple methods and it's extremely confusing. I've even lost all my data from a factory reset. I've tried to follow these instructions the most because no sd card is required (which I don't have) and it's the simplest:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
I downloaded the second cwm link but I can't seem to get it into into odin because none of the extensions are being recognized. I've been trying different methods for about 3 days now and nothing has worked. It took me hours just to get odin to recognize my sIII. Is this even the correct method to follow?
I just wanted to debloat all the crap those corporate parasites forced onto my device but it's not worth the headache. Please point me to the correct thread or whatever so this torture can end and i can be on my way. thank you so much.
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I don't have an SD CARD and the android version was 4.4.2 before the brick. i tried using kingo root which rooted the verizon version on my at&t phone and then I uninstalled some bloatware with an app and when I closed the app, the top bar started to flicker and then it closed. I have not found any posts with my situation and I'm beginning to think I'm SOL. Posts have told me that my phone cannot be downgraded because you can't use a lower android version and other posts say you need an SD card. I'm able to get to the download mode and factory reset page.
The phone even boots onto the home screen for the wizard guide, but when it gets to google services it says the wizard has stopped. I'm able to mess around with a few things like the settings/camera but there are no apps.
Will someone tell me if there is any hope. There are so many tutorials out there, but I have yet to find a clear one for my situation.
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BACKGROUND:
I don't have an SD CARD and the android version was 4.4.2 before the brick. i tried using kingo root which rooted the verizon version on my at&t phone and then I uninstalled some bloatware with an app and when I closed the app, the top bar started to flicker and then it closed. I have not found any posts with my situation and I'm beginning to think I'm SOL. Posts have told me that my phone cannot be downgraded because you can't use a lower android version and other posts say you need an SD card. I'm able to get to the download mode and factory reset page.
The phone even boots onto the home screen for the wizard guide, but when it gets to google services it says the wizard has stopped. I'm able to mess around with a few things like the settings/camera but there are no apps.
Will someone tell me if there is any hope. There are so many tutorials out there, but I have yet to find a clear one for my situation.
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Properly the reason you bricked it was that you flashed something from this forum which is the international i9300 and any file here will not agree with your phone. You need to report your post and get it moved to the at&t forum where they might be able to help you.
Hello guys. I am posting this thread because I rooted my LG G3 and everything was going fine until I saw a system update for my phone and I got it. Turns out that wasn't the smart thing to do and when the system update was finished, when I would try to go on SuperSU it wouldsay that my SU binaries were not up to date and that I would have to manually re-root my phone. When i go on the play store, it says "no connection" even with wi-fi on. I already tried to factory reset my phone the root is still there and since I can't access the play store I can't do most of the things some youtube videos show. Any idea on how to unroot my phone? I would really appreciate if you would show me a step by step process on how to fix this problem?
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Hello guys. I am posting this thread because I rooted my LG G3 and everything was going fine until I saw a system update for my phone and I got it. Turns out that wasn't the smart thing to do and when the system update was finished, when I would try to go on SuperSU it wouldsay that my SU binaries were not up to date and that I would have to manually re-root my phone. When i go on the play store, it says "no connection" even with wi-fi on. I already tried to factory reset my phone the root is still there and since I can't access the play store I can't do most of the things some youtube videos show. Any idea on how to unroot my phone? I would really appreciate if you would show me a step by step process on how to fix this problem?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799647
That guide is for all variants just follow the one for yours closely. I see this is your first post so I will tell you this before someone who isn't as nice comes along and says it: always search before starting a thread like this. This guide and many others have been available for months and are easily found with a quick Google or forum search. Also, just a word of advice, if you are rooting your phone and/or installing custom recoveries, do not ever take an over-the-air update. You could end up doing some serious damage to your phone that way. From your description of the problem though, it almost sounds as if you have screwed up your EFS partition since you have no WiFi (which is managed through the EFS as well as your IMEI # and other various cell tower connections and their corresponding information). If your EFS partition is shot and you didn't make a proper backup beforehand, then your phone is toast as far as wireless connectivity goes. Your EFS information is device specific so it cannot be obtained from anyone else or restored via the method I posted above. Good luck though man and hopefully it works after returning to stock. Let me know if you have any more specific questions you need help with.
Hi all,
Thought I would bring this up again since it's been a while the older threads were updated and/or to see if anyone else has any ideas... Basically, I (stupidly) deleted all the pics off my ATT Samsung mini S4 SGH-I257 and would really like to get them back. No SD card, of course, so I need to access internal memory.
All the software programs/apps I've found require either USB mass storage (not just USB debugging?) to be enabled or a rooted phone. I'm no genius but I can follow instructions, unfortunately when I try to root using Odin, towelroot, kingo etc nothing works.
Is there any way from me to get these photos back??? Any help would be greatly appreciated!