Hey guys,
I am planning on selling my Rogers X10a which has been unlocked and rooted and is currently running 026 firmware, and I'm going to buy the new American release as I am stuck with AT&T regardless (for other reasons). When i have the new phone and I root it, can I still use the same data from my memory card from titanium backup or do I have to start fresh because its a different device?
I don't know if this sounds like a bit of a noobish question, I'm just curious whether or not your device id somehow comes into play when using titanium backup. Thanks for any advice and I really appreciate everyone's thought and efforts in the forum. The info here is more helpful than anywhere else I have looked by far.
Nope, just backup the phone on the microSD and insert that microSD on that new phone and you will restore the phone like nothing happened. I have done it when I was swapping from black to white X10
Great, thanks for the quick follow-up. I'm thinking about switching to white also... It really looks good. Anyway, I appreciate it as always. thanks for the input.
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Hi everyone.
This is my first time in xda and i am here posting because i have a problem with my htc elfin.
I bought the phone from e-bay. The seller told me it was unlocked but in fact it wasnt. It was on Orange and i had to unlock it using a program i bought on ebay (latter i saw it for free online ). The program was designed for htc elf but i was told it would work. Well, in fact it did, but i have a problem... The phone easilly loses network and even when it was network it wont make or receive calls... Texting works ok... I really dont know what to do... Can anyone help me??
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Hi,
Well, I hate to break the news to you, but it does kind of sound like the phone may be broken... two things you could try anyways:
a) Perform a hard-reset: Switch off your phone, keep both phone buttons pressed (green&red) and switch it on. The out-of-box state will be restored and all your data will be erased (!). So backup your contacts before doing this.
If this does not work, then it is highly likely that your phone has some sort of hardware-issue. But you may still want to try
b) Upgrade the firmware of your phone (including the radio part!). Just look around in this forum, there's basically everything you need. Always pay close attention to the how-to-guides & make sure you proceed exactly as decribed there.
Good luck,
murosama
Hi
I tryed what you said. Hard reset made nothing but updating rom did... I his working better but not perfect... Maybe some antena problem dont you think?
Hello. I'm sorry if I write this kind of questions, I know it annoys if it's already been asked, but I swear to you I looked *everywhere* and couldn't find a precise answer.
I'm coming from an iphone, and the sgs is my first android phone. Obviously I jailbroke my iphone on day 3, and I would like to keep the same tradition rooting my new phone today. The thing it's keeping me from doing it is warranty-related: on my iphone I knew that if one day I had to send it to apple (like for a broken wifi chipset), I could just connect it to my computer, hit the "restore" button and I was good to go. Now the question is: is the same also true for the sgs? Can I just plug it in with kies and restore it to factory settings?? Or with odin? I know about the samsung-firmwares website...does it provide truly *stock* firmwares without root? So that if I send the phone to samsung for repair it is *impossible* for them to see that my phone is-was rooted??
I also have a second question concerning these problems: why does rooting avoid your warranty?? Seriously, I can understand why apple doesn't want you to jailbreak your device...it's a double money loss for them. Either because you crack apps without buying them and/or because you use another "appstore" where you buy apps without giving them a cent...
But google I really can't understand: it's an open os, you can use other appstores right in your device (I read this info, but in fact apart from the samsung one, I've never seen alternative stores...), heck, you can also crack applications right in your device without rooting it!
So really, WHY?!?
I just wanted to root because of titanium backup. When I bought the phone I started playing with it for a while, downloaded some apps, changed some settings, tuned my homescreen, etc. Then I rebooted into windows to use kies and upgrade the firmware...and I found the horrible news: I had to do everything back from scratch. Now, that is something (coming from an iphone) that I find really disturbing. And then I read about titanium backup pro...but you need root. Seriously, why should that be something that avoids my warranty?!? Can someone explain this to me?
Hi Everyone,
I am hoping some one can help. i got ripped off by buying a galaxy note 3 from an ad. the imei number is missing, the phone is not rooted and when i try to go the to the bootloader screen it is in chinese. if anyone can give me some suggestions on how to install a new rooted operating system i would really appreciate it. under phone information it says that it is a gt-n9000. i have attached a copy of the screen i get when i press vol down, home and power. please please help. i paid 600.00 for this phone and i can't use it at all. :crying:
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Hi Everyone,
I am hoping some one can help. i got ripped off by buying a galaxy note 3 from an ad. the imei number is missing, the phone is not rooted and when i try to go the to the bootloader screen it is in chinese. if anyone can give me some suggestions on how to install a new rooted operating system i would really appreciate it. under phone information it says that it is a gt-n9000. i have attached a copy of the screen i get when i press vol down, home and power. please please help. i paid 600.00 for this phone and i can't use it at all. :crying:
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Yup you got short changed, that is a counterfeit Note 3, If you have a look around the forum you will see some threads of a similar nature. No IMEI is a worry though... it means your phone cannot and will not function on a network.
radicalisto said:
Yup you got short changed, that is a counterfeit Note 3, If you have a look around the forum you will see some threads of a similar nature. No IMEI is a worry though... it means your phone cannot and will not function on a network.
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thanks for responding so quickly, that's kind of what i figured. i have done some research and it seems i can restore the imei number if i can get the phone to root. its on the back of the phone under the battery but not programmed in the phone itself.
sprtsmum said:
thanks for responding so quickly, that's kind of what i figured. i have done some research and it seems i can restore the imei number if i can get the phone to root. its on the back of the phone under the battery but not programmed in the phone itself.
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As long as you have your IMEI you should be OK. Hardest part will be finding the right OS to root etc. Good luck anyway, sorry you got screwed
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As long as you have your IMEI you should be OK. Hardest part will be finding the right OS to root etc. Good luck anyway, sorry you got screwed
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thanks, hopefully with any luck some one will have some os suggestions.
First I would try to read all the fake reviews (i've seen more than one) to figure which phone you actually have . I mean even if unlikely, this could be original Note 3, made for Chinese market? no? Once you know which phone it is, it would be easier to find some support and help.
Hi guys, I'm somewhat new to the forum and I don't think I've ever really posted but I do need some help on something. I've just ordered a Nexus 6P and recently I smashed my OnePlus One by accident and it doesn't turn on or anything, however I do have some TWRP backups of it.
I was wondering if there was anyway I could get my data, like contacts, pictures, music, etc. from the backups onto my new phone? I'd appreciate any and all help, thanks guys.
Dear developers,
My rooted S8 just started acting up, sound broke completely and everything starts crashing related with watching videos or sound. Phone calls are stuck on speaker phone and it will not react on any other input. I decided to backup the phone, and restore it on a differnt rooted S8.
It works great on the other S8 however the SIMCARD just will not work. It does not detect the simcard being inserted or removed. I wiped the backup and no difference. When I restore the original samsung rom (rooted) with trwp etc, the simcard is detected. So it must be somesort of software issue.
Any ideas?
mornioas said:
Dear developers,
My rooted S8 just started acting up, sound broke completely and everything starts crashing related with watching videos or sound. Phone calls are stuck on speaker phone and it will not react on any other input. I decided to backup the phone, and restore it on a differnt rooted S8.
It works great on the other S8 however the SIMCARD just will not work. It does not detect the simcard being inserted or removed. I wiped the backup and no difference. When I restore the original samsung rom (rooted) with trwp etc, the simcard is detected. So it must be somesort of software issue.
Any ideas?
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Sounds like your emmc is corrupt. Afaik you cannot write a new firmware without about 450$ invested in a factory jig and dongle. Possibly one of those multi-phone dealer stores you see run out of the side of gas stations selling boost, cricket and used phones has the tools and will charge you less but it's honestly way cheaper and much less hassle to buy a used motherboard and swap it.
That being said, be sure you know what to look for. I will be posting a motherboard buyer's guide for this very soon to know what to be aware of and how to best protect yourself from being scammed with an FRP Locked or carrier locked board.
There are ways to repair it from inside the phone using the built in secret factory menus but I've only ever managed to mess it up even further using the emmc write functions. There are some gurus on here though so I would check the forum for the threads for the secret menus and try and ask the gurus there.
Good luck!