OK I got my hd2 at a place that would install android and also get my hd2 working on simple mobile at the same time, and so far it has been great but I'm having some issues with the battery life report (it never resets how long it has been unplugged) and also a newer version of my the Tom that I am on has been released. Be I want to move to either that or cyanogen mod 7. My issue is how exactly do I flash a different ron and after I do it how do I get it working right again on simple mobile?
Kinda a noob but I have rooted and installed custom roms on all of my families devices including a evolution, a Droid global and a Samsung intercept?
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deadant2 said:
OK I got my hd2 at a place that would install android and also get my hd2 working on simple mobile at the same time, and so far it has been great but I'm having some issues with the battery life report (it never resets how long it has been unplugged) and also a newer version of my the Tom that I am on has been released. Be I want to move to either that or cyanogen mod 7. My issue is how exactly do I flash a different ron and after I do it how do I get it working right again on simple mobile?
Kinda a noob but I have rooted and installed custom roms on all of my families devices including a evolution, a Droid global and a Samsung intercept?
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Well first off, if you payed someone to install android I suggest you do and demand your money back as its free software. Secondly, to install a new rom you have to either use the DAT.exe that comes with your rom, or if you have a ZIP file, put that on your SD card and boot into clockwork recovery and flash it that way. Simple mobile is just a network provider so your phone should still work perfectly. However, as im not american (and where I live all providers use the same signals) I dont really know.
who says he paid for android? he paid for the persons time to install android by the sounds of it
you should read the guides on how to flash etc plenty of information there
Well my isssue was making sure it would work properly on simple ( although they do use T-Mobiles network)
So nobody here knows what to do?
Shouldn't it just be having the right similar and changing a few settings?
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...thats what they are saying, read the stickies and use the search function. All you need todo is boot into MAGDLR and flash a new ROM from the DAT.exe file that most NAND builds of Android come with. Simple Mobile is just your carrier, and you will need to enter in their APN settings once you flash a new ROM in order to get data but other than that your phone should work fine.
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hi there,
as my first android-experiences were made with the SE Xperia X10, i played a lot in the respecitve xda-section before i came to my beloved NS.
what the X10-community developed is the flashtool, which is an application, that gives you the possibility to simply do flashes, root, install recovery and many more things via your PC with one single software.
here the current link: http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/
maybe this could also be established for our NS? it would give the possibility to easily try roms, themes or kernels without having the need of adb & co...(damned, i am grown up and don't have the time any more to play the whole evening with my phone...unfortunately...)
for example i would love the following functions (and have no idea, if any of it is possible! ):
- root
- install custom recovery
- unlock/lock bootloader
- flash rom/kernel/theme
- backup/restore system
- backup/restore efs
- ...?
is that anyhow realizable for NS?
of course flashing and backing up can be done easily via cwm-recovery...but imagine you totally messed up your device. you just flash complete stock rom, root it and install cwm-recovery in minutes, with just some clicks...wouldn't that be awesome?
i also want to state, that i totally appreciate the work of the devs in the NS-section! it is great and we have a lot of stuff to choose and try! also there are a lot of very helpful guides and hints in this forum! this shall just be an idea, maybe some others might like it as well...?
and yes, this is for the lazy ones also, without doubt. but cmon, mates, imagine the possibilities for softbricked devices...you just need a stock rom image and have your NS connected to your PC...only some clicks away from "puh, back on track"
greez
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you can do most of the things with Rom Manager by kosuh. It's on the market.
You can't do what the OP is suggesting with rom manager.
Flashtool is sorta like Odin for Samsung phones and rsa lite for Motorola phones. It gives you the ability flash packages straight from windows.
Being an ex x10 guy myself, it was an awesome tool to do almost anything with the phone including rooting, installing recovery, reverting to stock, flashing updates, installing jit etc.
Yes some of these functions are possible in rm but its not the same and I'd love to see it developed for ns.
Saying that, doesn't Odin work on our nexus?
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so, here reunites the former X10-elite!
Odin does actually work on the NS, I already used it once to return to stock. but, as with the ROM Manager, you can "only" flash roms with it, but you can't root or push anything for example...
I was working on an app for mac that did adb functions and fastboot without actually using the terminal, but i haven't had time to work on it.
There its an app like this on the Desire section maybe it will work for the NS as well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823315
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I was working on an app for mac that did adb functions and fastboot without actually using the terminal, but i haven't had time to work on it.
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oh man! and how 'bout now spending all your free time for all the other's felicity?!
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There its an app like this on the Desire section maybe it will work for the NS as well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823315
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thanks for that, mate! at least it brings out a GUI for some fastboot commands and mumilover says it's good for all devices! i will definitely give it a try, because it's so far the best there is to find. though, it's limited to flash-action again...ok, i will stop *****ing now, it's really great and i think i have made my point clear.
cheers
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I'm pretty sure Odin would work for every thing your requesting.
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+1
Would love to see a tool for us!
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OK, a long time ago, I did a manual update on my EPIC 4g (sprint). I am thinking that is why I am unable to download the update through the setting tab a week after the update came out. I know everyone has it now. I have no idea what update I did on my phone last year... but I havnt been able to get firmware updates from sprint since them. I'd kinda like to have this one.
Does anyone know of a link that has this update, I can load to my SD card and execute on the phone? I just want to be able to reboot to the new ROM, I dont want to have to hook up to a PC and load it that way. I need a rookie, easy way to do this.
Thanks!!!
You most likely have either rooted or removed at least 1 pre-installed application. That would cause the EL30 update not to install. You can find the .zip file in both the General and Development forums.
If you have rooted or removed any pre-installed apps, then the stock .zip file won't install for you. You would need to make sure you're on a custom kernel for your current build (most likely EC05 or EI22), get CWM 5 installed and then install one of the near stock roms in the Dev forum.
Yea, it was so long ago, I dont know if it is rooted or not? I have been away from this stuff for quite a while and have completely lost touch. CW5? is that an app that I can install directly from the SD card? Also, does the dev forum have ROM's that I can install from SD as well? - sorry for all the questions!
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Also, does the dev forum have ROM's that I can install from SD as well? - sorry for all the questions!
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Yes... you would know it if you clicked on it. Just don't start a new thread there. Read, and it'll all make sense.
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Yea, it was so long ago, I dont know if it is rooted or not? I have been away from this stuff for quite a while and have completely lost touch. CW5? is that an app that I can install directly from the SD card? Also, does the dev forum have ROM's that I can install from SD as well? - sorry for all the questions!
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Go to your Settings > About Phone to see what your baseband, kernel and OS build are.
Yes the dev forum has kernels and roms available for you to flash. Google search "QBKing77 youtube channel" to get how-to videos for doing everything.
Baseband = your modem version. This is completely independent of your kernel and OS and can be a different version from those two.
Kernel & OS build = these must match in build #. Example would be EC05, EI22 and EL30. Some custom kernel's do not include the build # on the About Phone screen, but stock would.
CWM = ClockworkMod Recovery. This is a custom recovery tool that allows you to flash custom roms, kernels, mods and themes.
Easiest way to see if you're rooted is to look for the application Superuser in your application list. If it's there, then you're most likely rooted.
is there a way to unroot this handset and allow the sprint update to come thru? If not, what is the name of a good (stock) gingerbread ROM? There are a ton of them over on the dev side and honestly I dont want to mess with he clockwork stuff. Im kinda pinched for time.
I did find the CWM5 zip - i assume i can run that directly from the SD card, then apply the new ROM.
no superuser... know that I think back, I dont think I did root it. But I dont know why else the carrier update wont work?
ok, I just looked @ the current version(s).
BASEBAND: d700.0.55.DK28
KERNAL:2.6.32.9
BUILD: FROYO.DK28
so, what is going to be the easiest way to get this to EL30?
I am almost done bothering you guys - I promise!
Odining the el30 stock package and flashing an ec05 modem and then flashing the ec05 to el30 delta
Ill offer to do it for you in a little over 15 minutes if you'd like via teamviewer
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The modem is if I want to tether - correct? If I dont want to tether, then I dont have to flash the modem portion ?
No the modem is what allows for reciveing signal
Usually the most updated modem allows for better signal
Serisouly don't wanna take me up on the offer? You could just sit back let me d it for you then again if your one of those DIY'S its not very hard if you know what your doing
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ok.. I think im getting in over my head here... UGH.
hammerhead007 said:
ok.. I think im getting in over my head here... UGH.
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Let me do it for you free of charge go download teamviewer and private message me your teamid and password and I can walk you through it.
I read post I'm sorry .... do you want to go through the computer it pays off in the long run... this will help you if you ever brick your phone and could be a life saver.
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Thanks for the offer! Seriously an offer like that and I would paypal you a few $'s. Its the girlfriends phone. So, I dont have it in front of me now. I was gonna try to do it late tonight. In this process would she loose her settings / contacts /ect...?
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Thanks for the offer! Seriously an offer like that and I would paypal you a few $'s. Its the girlfriends phone. So, I dont have it in front of me now. I was gonna try to do it late tonight. In this process would she loose her settings / contacts /ect...?
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Yes but these things can be backed up with mybackup from the market her settings not really but contacts sms call logs etc, can be backed up just make sure you don't use the stock cable that you have a good cable and the computer will recognise it
If you would like me to do it from her computer if she has one and her cable isn't stock then I could . Just pm if you need any help.
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Another good idea is to google Qbking77 youtube videos. He has a video for just about everything you need to update your phone.
Hi guys, I'm totally new, as in I know not a thing about rooting or changing the ROM or anything, and after 1.5 years of owning this on stock android, it's time to take the plunge and see what ROMs are efficient and fast.
From what I heard, the ROM is like the OS. Do I need to Root in order to change the ROM? If yes, how long does it take? If not, how long does it take?
That's it for now, I am interested in the newest and fastest ROMs, I think CM 10 was one of them which I was looking at.
Yes you need to be rooted... you can search in Google on how to root the nexus as though I highly recommend going to 'nexus s hacks' website for a good tutorial :thumbup: and yes I do suggest cm10 with Marmite kernel
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Thank you! Is it a quick process? Or will it take hours? And, are there any cons to switching to a new ROM?
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Thank you! Is it a quick process? Or will it take hours? And, are there any cons to switching to a new ROM?
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The pros are that u can customize ur phone any way u want and u get rid if the unwanted junk apps that ur cell provided makes u have when u get a phone... its called bloatware! Custom ROMs speed up ur phone and once u get used to it, then u can add a better kernel and other tweaks that will keep u and ur friends in awe.
Its a quick process.... less than 30 minutes
But
read, read and read some more.
Ur only as good as the info u read and understand cuz if u flash(install) an improper ROM then ur phone is dead!
So Google some searches for ur phone only and read of possible errors & tips so u know where to look in case u screw up.... cuz we all do screw up.
Roms: look at the development section and see what ROM interest U. I wouldn't flash a different kernel until U actually know what one is. And dont be to concerned with themes until u pick a stable ROM cuz some ROMs already come themed.
Good luck and do not take some of the smartalics or jerks on these threads to serious.... they mean well but are just tired of the same new Rooter's ignorant questions they just forgot that they were once new to all this.
And if someone does help u then hit the "thanks" button below the reply since some of these guys need them or it just makes them feel better about using their time to actually reply to ur needs. I myself can care less for them but I've read enough that some developers need them for status and money backing to their ROM's development hard work and time.
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You can also use a one-click-root tool. This will root your phone with your just one click. Its as easy as that. I highly recommend you to Google that as well. I used this as well as the method described on http://www.nexusshacks.com.
WARNING 1: UNLOCKING YOUR BOOTLOADER WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR MEMORY. MAKE A BACKUP OF YOU MOST IMPORTANT STUFF!!! You will have to unlock your bootloader only once. afterwards, you can flash as many ROMs as you wish to, without losing any of your data on the storage.
WARNING 2: Be prepared to get heavily addicted to XDA
WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY!!!
Thank you!!
I am extremely busy with school.. hopefully I find the time (a couple of hours) to root my phone and get a new ROM running..
And hopefully I don't get ADDICTED!! Haha!! But I have a feeling I will..
So, once I unlock the bootloader, and flash a new ROM, everything else is erased right, and I start from scratch? My contacts are the only thing saved on my SIM card/Google account?
And secondly..what ROM do you guys recommend, the one I am looking towards is CM 10, it is the latest and that's the one I've heard the most when it comes to ROMs..
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Thank you!!
I am extremely busy with school.. hopefully I find the time (a couple of hours) to root my phone and get a new ROM running..
And hopefully I don't get ADDICTED!! Haha!! But I have a feeling I will..
So, once I unlock the bootloader, and flash a new ROM, everything else is erased right, and I start from scratch? My contacts are the only thing saved on my SIM card/Google account?
And secondly..what ROM do you guys recommend, the one I am looking towards is CM 10, it is the latest and that's the one I've heard the most when it comes to ROMs..
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There are many ROMs out there that are awesome ! It just depends on you taste though and yes when you unlock your boot loader everything in your phone is erased but you can backup your contacts to Google account and I'm running on slimbean because I love the dual pane mode
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OnlySkills said:
Thank you!!
I am extremely busy with school.. hopefully I find the time (a couple of hours) to root my phone and get a new ROM running..
And hopefully I don't get ADDICTED!! Haha!! But I have a feeling I will..
So, once I unlock the bootloader, and flash a new ROM, everything else is erased right, and I start from scratch? My contacts are the only thing saved on my SIM card/Google account?
And secondly..what ROM do you guys recommend, the one I am looking towards is CM 10, it is the latest and that's the one I've heard the most when it comes to ROMs..
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Yeah its all erased. I use Google voice for backing up all my texts, voicemail call log etc... its also a great way to never miss a text or call... just go online or open up the app.
Backup ur files to ur computer and then root. Then put back ur media files... music, movies & pics.
Always sync Google acct b4 flashing and
I recommend the newest slimbean 3.0 also since it has everything including a great kernel.
Happy flashing
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I recommend using MMetal Dragon Overlord 4.1.2 because it is extremely smooth! although its not even close to cm10 on tweaking and modding base. A cm10 stable has just been released, so check that out as well!
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WOW...1.5 years using nexus with stock rom?
what an ......... (don't know what's the best word to say, LOL)
marvellous....
to have your phone rooted is just take less than 1 hour (if and only if you've already had all files needed and no errors occured )
My Nexus S is just stand for 3 days using it's Stock ROM, LOL
don't worry...being a crack flasher is not a crime.. LOL
welcome to the rooted Nexus company then....
don't forget to backup all your datas before doing all rooting processes
for some reason CM10 Nightly 11-23 version + matr1x v24.0 (OC'd @ 1320mhz) is the FASTEST combination for my i9023 so far.
Temple Run Brave doesn't lag at all.
After 6 years with iPhone Operating System my 3GS left me and took the kids so here I'm enjoying this brave new world.
6 hours stuck with stock
At first I got cm10 thinking that was already 4.2 because I used gapps 4.2
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I've had my NS for a year or so now...and I thought very long before finally taking the plunge to root & flash Althought I have only flashed 2 different custom ROMs so far, I am constantly looking for furthermore to enhance my phone. Initially I only wanted to root to get to overclock my phone and for BLN access, since my only grudge with the NS was that it didn't have the notification LED. But now I'm totally absorbed by the various extra settings and customisations that these custom ROMs bring with them
I haven't used a 1-Click tool for rooting so the initial process to unlock the bootloader & root took me quite some time...but after that flashing the ROMs and kernels is only a matter of minutes. I definitely recommend it!
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But now I'm totally absorbed by the various extra settings and customisations that these custom ROMs bring with them
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Totally agree with you on this. My only regret is that i should have made this jump much earlier .
I was also unhappy about no notification lights on the Nexus S. I just tried the CM 10 ROM and was surprised that the touch keys light up for notifications.
ROM better Stock
I prefer use custom rom (4.2 for nexus S) because reactivity and performances are better.
Why use 1GHz phone when you can have 1,4GHz....?
Custom rom = Customisation
With custom rom you can custom all in your device
And you can have the latest version of android
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slab62 said:
With custom rom you can custom all in your device
And you can have the latest version of android
Send form Nexus S on android 4.2
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Amen to that. I'm still discovering and tweaking 4.1.2 though!
hi
i have a 2 year old orange san francisco. lately there has been quite a bit of lag when operating the phone. for example opening SMS takes over 2/3 minutes, sometimes i dont get notification for voicemail in time etc.
so i was thinking before i upgrade the phone may be its worth upgrading the phone software and see if that solves the problem.
have a feq questions and would appreciate help
1) phone was purchased second hand and has customised ROM installed. Problem is i dont know which one. How do i find, whats installed on the phone.
2) is it possible to get a complete backup of phone including contacts and SMS before upgrade and then transfer this over to new rom once done.
3) what is the best rom out there? any recommnedations? not looking for anything flashy, just something that works really.
ta
Is your phone rooted?
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That's what I think, I.. It's rooted, but how can I confirm it.
Okay, what android version is your phone running?
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You can use KonstaT's based on CM10 Rom (search Modaco for official thread). Great and with small partition needs... :good:
Just check if you have superuser on the phone. And if you want check on the settings on about phone keep pressing where it mentions the version of the phone
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In about phone look at the build number, it should tell you the ROM your running
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xyz321 said:
2) is it possible to get a complete backup of phone including contacts and SMS before upgrade and then transfer this over to new rom once done.
3) what is the best rom out there? any recommnedations? not looking for anything flashy, just something that works really.
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2) Yeah, with Titanium Backup you can do it
3) The most stable ROM is the CM7 (it's my opinion, this can't be measured) (http://get.cm/?device=blade, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957156), but I use CM10.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061682)
Here is some kind of help to start: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644220
hi guys,
does anyone know where I can download the stock updater for Orange San francisco. The phone had been converted to Gen2 by the person I bought it from off ebay UK. I fixed it using the zte updater tool, but now the updater only installs GEN2 stock firmware.
I need a GEN1 zte stock updater for windows, even if its eclair. anyone has that ROM? The ones that have to be flashed via cwm dont work for my phone. Pls help
I want to root my phone which I found towel route which I I downloaded but its not really working, which I found out is due to bootloader being locked. so I decided what I needed to do was unlock the bootloader but I'm reading all these forums which are talking about roms and I have no idea what that is. I was wondering if someone could kind of walk me through this a little bit like talk about it n smaller not so technical terms because I don't really understand it. I know some coding and a lot of the technical know-how but I've never really worked with phones and really deep programming I guess. I'm sure I could figure it out if someone explained it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlK3r81kQPw&list=FLRvqjdmBGEGRU4qfddJMuDQ&index=33
Here's a video that might help a little. It's sort of old, but depending on which version of android you're on it'll probably help you get root access at the very least
What firmware version are you on? If you're on newer firmware the vid the other guy linked to is not going to work for you. There are tutorials in the general forum that can help you.
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Galaxy s4
I was able to root my phone using towel root, then I disabled Knox with supersu. I wanted to remove all the bloat wear so I thought getting a new rom would do it (I've been researching) and I tried that three times but it keeps resetting my phone to factory settings. What am I doing wrong? I tried CM and that pacman one. I really like the aok(whatever letter) one but it's not compatible with my phone. I have a galaxy s4 unlocked, it's at&t but I actually have tmobile. I have all the at&t software AND tmobile crud on here. I really want it gone. I was trying to install the roms through my sd card with my phone on odis mode.
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I was able to root my phone using towel root, then I disabled Knox with supersu. I wanted to remove all the bloat wear so I thought getting a new rom would do it (I've been researching) and I tried that three times but it keeps resetting my phone to factory settings. What am I doing wrong? I tried CM and that pacman one. I really like the aok(whatever letter) one but it's not compatible with my phone. I have a galaxy s4 unlocked, it's at&t but I actually have tmobile. I have all the at&t software AND tmobile crud on here. I really want it gone. I was trying to install the roms through my sd card with my phone on odis mode.
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Are you using safestrap and flashing touch wiz based roms? Cm and Pac will not work on your device if you're using safestrap.
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Inever got around to downloading safestrap. I thought that was something you did after you downloaded the rom. And I've never heard of the other one. It shows up with something about verification problems. I should have written it down. It took so long for my phone to turn back on.
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Inever got around to downloading safestrap. I thought that was something you did after you downloaded the rom. And I've never heard of the other one. It shows up with something about verification problems. I should have written it down. It took so long for my phone to turn back on.
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I'm not sure what firmware version your phone is on but I'm guessing it's on a newer version where cwm or twrp recoveries are not going to work. You'll need to install safestrap and install roms with it.
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Okay. I will try that. I did post a picture of my device information in my second post in case it had what you were asking get for.
plethoralaura said:
Okay. I will try that. I did post a picture of my device information in my second post in case it had what you were asking get for.
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Sorry,I didn't see that. I'm on my mobile. You're on nc1 firmware. You definitely need safestrap.
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