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Im a complete noob trying to get a hang of the smartphone rooting lingo. Believe me when i say that i know next to nothing. Ive just finally managed to root my x5 using z4root (i presume it worked...the reset was very fast...but i see that "superuser" is in the apps list now (not that i know what its for anyway.). The reason im trying to learn how to root and install roms etc is coz my x5 will not connect to my wifi and trust me, ive tried everything that has been suggested on other forums..ive tried all the basics. Im noob, but not THAT noob ok ^^. But i dont know what effects installing a custom rom might have on the wifi at this stage. I see that a custom rom can allow for wifi teethering. So im hoping that might help , sumhow. Its worth a try , before i throw the thing out the window ^^.
So basically anyway , my question is:
Ive rooted the phone (im pretty sure)....so what should i do next? and in the correct sequence, to get my phones hacked software up to spec with you guys?.
e.g ..do i install this clockworkmod thing next..and then a rom, then a kernel?...i dont know what any of these things are or what they are used for...so if anyone could give me a simple bullet pointed list of what to install and in what order...id be VERY VERY grateful =) ...its doing my head in trying to read through these tutorials and trying to figure out what everyones even talking about ^^". Dont have to get too carried away..just a simple list and the correct order will do...i will figure out the rest. (As long as you dont miss any step out of course e.g ...some app i might need to install a crucial app etc. ) Thank You!!
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Im a complete noob trying to get a hang of the smartphone rooting lingo. Believe me when i say that i know next to nothing. Ive just finally managed to root my x5 using z4root (i presume it worked...the reset was very fast...but i see that "superuser" is in the apps list now (not that i know what its for anyway.). The reason im trying to learn how to root and install roms etc is coz my x5 will not connect to my wifi and trust me, ive tried everything that has been suggested on other forums..ive tried all the basics. Im noob, but not THAT noob ok ^^. But i dont know what effects installing a custom rom might have on the wifi at this stage. I see that a custom rom can allow for wifi teethering. So im hoping that might help , sumhow. Its worth a try , before i throw the thing out the window ^^.
So basically anyway , my question is:
Ive rooted the phone (im pretty sure)....so what should i do next? and in the correct sequence, to get my phones hacked software up to spec with you guys?.
e.g ..do i install this clockworkmod thing next..and then a rom, then a kernel?...i dont know what any of these things are or what they are used for...so if anyone could give me a simple bullet pointed list of what to install and in what order...id be VERY VERY grateful =) ...its doing my head in trying to read through these tutorials and trying to figure out what everyones even talking about ^^". Dont have to get too carried away..just a simple list and the correct order will do...i will figure out the rest. (As long as you dont miss any step out of course e.g ...some app i might need to install a crucial app etc. ) Thank You!!
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1) then download to your pc from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067490 the recovery-en.zip which is the Clockwork Recovery and follow carefully the Detailed Installation from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13083454&postcount=1
2) go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059753 and download to your pc the one it says : Complete rom with all fixes and 1.5Ghz kernel
and then follow the instructions carefully from the same post...
then hopefully you are ready....
BUT BE CAREFUL AND READ EVERYTHING AND BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING BEFORE STARTING
//and an advice from me (i'm very new also in adroid) that in every step you should check again the steps from the posts so you don't forget something...
ioucorsa said:
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2) go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059753 and download to your pc the one it says : Complete rom with all fixes and 1.5Ghz kernel
and then follow the instructions carefully from the same post...
then hopefully you are ready....
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Ok, so far ive got as far as renaming recovery.img to recovery.bak and copied the new recovery.img into the same folder. So i presume clockwork recovery is installed now?.
Next i downloaded the 100mb ,or so, rom and have copied it to the sd card. But now i dont know how to "boot to clockworkmod". Is it the same as holding volume keys and power button?...coz if it is, when i do that part it comes up with a purple screen. Otherwise.....how do i boot to clockworkmod?..or does the purple screen mean that somethings not installed right?....
Thanks again.
xxguestxx said:
how do i boot to clockworkmod?.
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Volume-Up + Power button should bring you to the recovery menu.
Excellent...Volume up +.....that made a difference. thanks for that..i shall now continue the process. Thanks =)
ok next problem...in clockworkmod i go to "apply update from sdcard"..then it says these things:
Install from SDcard
-Finding update package...
-Opening update package...
-E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
do i need to create an "sdcard" folder in the sdcard itself...then put the zip file in it?
nevermind ...i see it Matters which sdcard u put the rom onto....looks like its gota be the external one...not the internal one...ok ...moving on.....
well its all installed now. Thanks for the tips. Although it didnt fix my wifi - wireless router connection =x....wonder what it is =x
if you have your wifi with pass check if without encryption it connects...
just to see all the possibillities...
if you continue to have problems without encryption then some compatibility is the problem...
have you checked it with other wifi?
if this happens only with your router then you can search for a more specific solution...
Today I DEcided To Root My Friends SGS Fascinate, All i wanted to do is replace the stock launcher with a newer one on root explorer, but messed it up, the TwLauncher kept FC and i could get out of it, i then came here and started flashing "Recoveries" but all it did was make it worse, right now im waiting for a download to finish with the DI01.bin to see if Odin3 can help, and on top of that the clockworkmod that is flashed on the device is damage somehow doesnt want to mount the sd card where i have the backup and the roms , since i cant flash anything aFTER 12 HOURS ON THE SITE AND TO NO SUCCESS i come to you guys.
I know you have your own business and problems but thats what were here for helping each other
i would appreciated much if anyone can help
treborbula
treborbula1 said:
Today I DEcided To Root My Friends SGS Fascinate, All i wanted to do is replace the stock launcher with a newer one on root explorer, but messed it up, the TwLauncher kept FC and i could get out of it, i then came here and started flashing "Recoveries" but all it did was make it worse, right now im waiting for a download to finish with the DI01.bin to see if Odin3 can help, and on top of that the clockworkmod that is flashed on the device is damage somehow doesnt want to mount the sd card where i have the backup and the roms , since i cant flash anything aFTER 12 HOURS ON THE SITE AND TO NO SUCCESS i come to you guys.
I know you have your own business and problems but thats what were here for helping each other
i would appreciated much if anyone can help
treborbula
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Can you still get your phone into download mode? If you can, follow the instructions in the sticky post titled " how to recover your fascinate from any brick... " by Dalev.
PWGB,TKSGB10-14, adren shot xix, honeycomb2.03, ec09 radio.
No offense, but judging by your post you have no business flashing/rooting anything if you don't understand what your doing, let alone on someone else's phone.
Sent by way of the GB delivery truck..
You can install different launchers without being rooted...just an fyi
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Hello guys,
i got a serious and frustrating problem here.
A few days ago my xoom was stuck on the M screen, so I used a thread in the forum and recovered it.
It solved myh problem back then, but since I had 3.2 before this and the solution injected me with Android 3.01 my problems started to show themselves.
the first one is that
<b> Through Fastboot, RecoveryMod, ADB </b> and any other way you can Imagine to install a new ROM or even remove or create a file,
All of them show success message but when I check them out I see no changes.
i tried fastboot and Recovery to install nearly every ROM,Recovery and bootimage in this site but so far it was wild goose chase.
so I want to ask if I'm doing anything wrong or if you need any more information here, but please help me with this
wow I cant believe it, All these masterminds here and no answer to my distress signal??
Guys I am so in trouble and this is the only place I hoped to get answered.
I can provide you with more info if you need, but please dont say I'm on my own here.
all these years this forum was the last hope for me.
i know I'll get my answer here one day
You are not being very clear about what you have done,, but I'm assuming that you reinstalled the stock image that got you back to HC 3.01. Can you see if you are able to get OTA updates to get you back to at least 3.1, or 3.2 if possible?
If that's my problem forgive me please, Ive written that post in 3:00AM
for the sake of clearity I should add some info:
1. I even tried stock ROMs but you see I cant even flash them (Not from Recovery nor Fastboot) the steps seem successful : it opens the package,it installs them and it says everything was a success. But when I restart the device I see nothing has changed.
2. OTA updates are the same, they keep downloading and when the sysem reboots to recovery to install them it cant find them.
3. You dont believe it if I say even files and programs that I remove from device by my hand(Android OS) are back after the first restart.
And you see it's dark magic! everything from a file to a partition are back by one reboot. I dont know what should I call it but I havent seen anything like it on the whole Internet.
So seems like I should make a competition for the xda experts here
Can you publish it so all of them can see it?
Mohfath said:
If that's my problem forgive me please, Ive written that post in 3:00AM
for the sake of clearity I should add some info:
1. I even tried stock ROMs but you see I cant even flash them (Not from Recovery nor Fastboot) the steps seem successful : it opens the package,it installs them and it says everything was a success. But when I restart the device I see nothing has changed.
2. OTA updates are the same, they keep downloading and when the sysem reboots to recovery to install them it cant find them.
3. You dont believe it if I say even files and programs that I remove from device by my hand(Android OS) are back after the first restart.
And you see it's dark magic! everything from a file to a partition are back by one reboot. I dont know what should I call it but I havent seen anything like it on the whole Internet.
So seems like I should make a competition for the xda experts here
Can you publish it so all of them can see it?
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Actually, I have seen someone with the same problem here on this forum, but I can't recall exactly what the solution was.
Can you describe, step by step what you are doing, what cable you are connecting to your pc with, etc?
okantomi said:
Actually, I have seen someone with the same problem here on this forum, but I can't recall exactly what the solution was.
Can you describe, step by step what you are doing, what cable you are connecting to your pc with, etc?
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That would be relief to know this could be solvable.
I will look more too.
As for your post I must say:
1. I plug the Xoom to the PC using the included cable
2. I start the xoom and start fastboot
3. on the PC system has the drivers and completely knows it
4. I start with SDK:
I. Fastboot oem unlock (Completing onscreen instructions and reboot device)
II. Fastboot mode again I use Fastboot flash boot boot.img
III. Continuing with Recovery,System
IV. Rebooting the device anything is the same.
My ROM is unchanged by the process and keeeeeeeeps giving the damn error of System process error please submit
5. And with ClockworkrecoveryMod I have the stock ROM on my sd card.
I. I choose install zip from sd card.
II.Choose the correct zip file and start flashing.
III. Choosing Wipe Data/Factory reset will take the device into a complete hang. unless I first use the mount page to mount the System/Data
IV. I reboot the device and ..... you know nothing changed.
so thats my story.
Still hope to find something about it.
Thanks...that was helpful. But now I want to know the following:
Were you rooted before the trouble started?
What did you do to recover?
If rooted, what version of CWM recovery did you have installed? Did you do a nanadroid backup? (I guess the answer is no, because you could have just restored with that).
What recovery are you accessing when trying to flash a zip file?
If you can answer these questions I will continue to wrack my brain trying to recall where I saw that thread.
Edit: please check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370312
Some of what I said to him may help you .
okantomi said:
Were you rooted before the trouble started?
What did you do to recover?
If rooted, what version of CWM recovery did you have installed? Did you do a nanadroid backup? (I guess the answer is no, because you could have just restored with that).
What recovery are you accessing when trying to flash a zip file?
If you can answer these questions I will continue to wrack my brain trying to recall where I saw that thread.
Edit: please check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370312
Some of what I said to him may help you .
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Being rooted? -> Yes, The world is more beautiful with root!
to recover -> I followed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097997 Shame it was Android 3.0
I use ClockworkRecovery 3.0.0.28 and I cant upgrade it cause of ... you know
And for your help I must say you are definitely the most caring person I know...
I'm off to check the provided link now
I was thinking of something that might be a reason.
I have this tiny problem:
When I go to CWM and choose Erase userData/Factory Reset Device Hangs
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I was thinking of may be the userdata partition is corrupted and I gotta find a way to flash it completely.
Somehow I used Fastboot utility to do this and after saying Success, Nothing changed again.
Do you know any other way to physically do this job?
I apologize for posting in the wrong thread for this question, if i am, please redirect to the correct thread..
I was trying to load up a custom rom and i did everything necessary for me to run a custom rom, but i forgot i cant mount my sd card and now im stuck with note 10.1 that has no rom on it. I cant revert because i wiped everything so my backup is gone and so is my custom rom i was going to install. I know im a moron but it really did slip my mind.. i havent updated since december.
My question is, "can i unroot to go back to factory settings with a mac?" or "can i still install a custom rom with a mac some way some how?"
For the past 2 hours i have been searching and found no results..
I dont have a windows computer, im stuck with a mac until next week and i already have the roms (custom and factory) downloaded and ready to install. im working until 4pm tomorrow and i have all my stuff on my note (games, movies, ect) to keep me busy so im in need of some help or some directions on where to start. I noticed a thing called Heimdall 1.4.0 but i seriously dont know how to use that and i dont want to brick my device..
Any help at this point would be great, if not, thanks anyways..
by the way, im using clockworkmod recovery v6.0.1.1.. Thanks again
basically i got stuck cause i cnt boot into the recovery without quick boot , after i restored a old backup , but i forgot it had a fingerprint with a pattern so i did the google FRP to wipe it , it gave me access to the recovery witch i have RC8 twrp but formatting and reinstalling does nothing it just keeps allowing it to do everything but when i try to boot to the normal system it keeps putting me back into recovery ?!?
plzz if anyone know of anything i can do let me know the phone was already rooted and oem unlocked but atm im still just trying to get it back to normal =/
Try this.. Turn off the phone and press and hold volume down and power until you see the Lg logo. Release only the power button for 1 sec and then repress. Once you see the white factory reset screen you can release the buttons. Scroll to yes and then again on the next screen. This will boot to twrp. You need to enter recovery this way and no other way. Once in twrp restore your backup. After finished do.not boot yet. Go to mount and make sure system is mounted then go to the twrp file manager and go to data/system/users/0/fpdata and delete the db file. Then back out to data/system/users/0 and deletes settings_fingerprints.xml and then back out to data/system/users and delete the three files that say locksettings.db. This will remove your Lock screen pin/pattern and allow you to setup new fingerprints. Now try to boot into system.
the thing is when i did the format though googles crap , it delete all my files on the system and my sd card so there went my backup D= , do u have a plan backup or anything else i can do atm i am pretty screwed , if u or anyoone else helps me fix this i dont care about giving 10$ , im quite sad about this , i already can install roms but since it wont get past the boot and goes into recovery its not letting it install anyfile , i can get into the terminal of twrp and the file manager within it but i cant find anything like that , i dunno if its in a different spot or anything
i tryed what u said and nothing happends , i did what u said and it keep going into the recovery , i cant seem to get it to boot to that menu
even a bacup of the system boot may help im worryed i may just have briked my phone but i can get into the twrp recover menu and nothing else besides the fastboot witch its unlocked
im keep trying many things , i dunno if anyone has a backup of the tmobile stock recovery boot or any of those backups made when doing the rooting process , i did have them but stupid thing formatted n i lost everything =/
or if somone can backup there system image boot file and the recovery maybe flashing that may help
if anyone thinks they can help me add me on skype mirajane.takami its a old gaming name i used to use , but im taking my surface tablet to work n gonna keep reshearching ways to fix this cause i have my pc n adb aswell all other tools =/ ima have a spare i can use to chat
just uploaded a vid to show anyone exactly whats happening . this is right after i did a full wipe as well as a factory default though twrp and installed a stock rom i found on here , it just boots to recovery without me doing anything and does that whole flash thing? im not mking it go into recovery its doing it by its self --> vid https://youtu.be/kGQYA0SgdjE
X_wretched_egg_x said:
just uploaded a vid to show anyone exactly whats happening . this is right after i did a full wipe as well as a factory default though twrp and installed a stock rom i found on here , it just boots to recovery without me doing anything and does that whole flash thing? im not mking it go into recovery its doing it by its self --> vid https://youtu.be/kGQYA0SgdjE
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Have you tried flashing a Rom in the Development Section? You can also go to jcadduono how to root thread. He has a stock img you can flash using TWRP's "Flash Img" feature.
Double0EK said:
Have you tried flashing a Rom in the Development Section? You can also go to jcadduono how to root thread. He has a stock img you can flash using TWRP's "Flash Img" feature.
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yea i already been rooted and had been flashing roms , but i couldent get into recovery no matter how much i read the instuctions online how to get there with the v20 for some reson it wouldent work , so i restored a backup i had but forgot i had a figerprent on there , so i did tho onlything i could think of cause i could get adb cause i couldent get into the phone n have acces to it , so i did that google fps thing and it let me trigger the factory default reset but it messed witht he phone and it formatted all my data with sucks but o well on that the problem is it delete my backups , so i was like ok just wipe littery everything n start over but this time around after i installed the same rom i had been using it just gives me the boot in the video , i also tryed older roms ive done before on this device but i alwasy get the same results ? i just wanna get it fixed bad i still have access to twrp so i think theres still hope i dont care if i have to pay to get somone to help me honestly i just want it fixed
i didnt know they added that feature into twrp , i found the files i used to root n unlock the bootloader , but i cant find the system.img or the boot.img im thinking those may help if i had the right files i got the recovery.img from there n flaashed it on the recovery section , but nothing changed
did everything in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69685809&postcount=146
but at the end of it there was no system files in the folder after ? dunno if that may be the cause?
just fixed it /T.T/ this guy posted how he fixed it for himself a while back , ima totally donate to him for this >.</
http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/how-fixed-bricked-lg-v20-t3501310#post69705470
this thread can be closed now or just be up if anyone ever runs into a situation like this.
it really saved my phone