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A bit confused about debranding i5801

Hi all,
I have an i5801 with all the usual orange crapware.
I'd dearly like to lose all that and turn it into an i5800 with the standard samsung firmware. I don't really want to root it, and i do not need to unlock it.
Is it as simple as downloading a rom (I5800XWJPF) and flashing it with odin as described in this thread?
Should I get a rom with the bootloader removed? or an entirely stock one?
Once this is done, will my phone basically actually be an i5801 and then be updatable via the normal channels?
thanks for some guidance. It's a little confusing (too much information out there)
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i think u can just flash xwjpf when u flash the bootloader ur phone will say i5800 when it boots. when u dont flash the bootloader it says i5801. without the bootloader is safer u dont need root to flash a rom

You can simply flash a i5800 stock ROM, with the bootloader
I've done dozens of flash with bootloader and never hardbricked my phone, so I think it's quite safe.

thanks chaps.
how do i factory reset / clear cache (as mentioned in the guide)
i have tried vol+, vol- home and pwr but it just takes me to the downloading screen, not a menu.

you have to press Vol Up + Vol Down + Home + Power on
its a bit tricky

i could never get into recovery. before I flashed, vol+,vol-,home+pwr just started downloader.
adb reboot recovery just rebooted the phone.
So i flashed anyway. Still could not get in with vol+,vol-,home+pwr but managed to get into recovery via adb.
cache cleared and reset, and now i have an i5800!
thanks again

let the boot loader remain.dont tamper with it.chances of hard bricking are less when you leave the boot loader files intact

[Q] Defy+ bricked to bootloops

While trying cm9 red lens battery fix my phone just stucked on the bootloader. So i flashed the sbf file for my region and now my defy+ is stucked in bootloops and i tried to flash sbf 3 to 4 times. But still no result. Guys help me please cause this is my first phone....... Thanx in advance

You're not flashing a SBF with lower BL version than you are already on.. Right??
PS: It isn't bricked. Its said to be bricked when it is a brick.

dont worry its easy to restore..
after flashing sbf, go to recovery (vol down+power)..when u get android with "!" logo press both volume up n down buttons together (better press in middle)..
in stock recovery clear data, cache & reboot..
hope thus helps..happened to me too..2 months back..

apurvdate said:
dont worry its easy to restore..
after flashing sbf, go to recovery (vol down+power)..when u get android with "!" logo press both volume up n down buttons together (better press in middle)..
in stock recovery clear data, cache & reboot..
hope thus helps..happened to me too..2 months back..
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And if that doesn't work, you could always flash a stock SBF via RSD Lite, from the stock recovery (vol up + power)...

Questions go in the Q&A section

it happened to me too, don't be afraid, just calm down and "doesn't spend unnecessary energy from the battery"
with the wipes all will be alright

[Q] Return to stock rom (LG GT540)

Hello!
I got cyangenmod 7.1.0 with swiftdroid and now I want to return to stock ROM. I tried this tutorial but without success, when I plug in my phone and press start nothing happens. Is there any easier way (for noobs)?
I got LG GT540.
Thanks in advance.
Regards.

solution software bricked
After flashing with stock rom v2.1 successfully using kdz updater, the phone was stuck on boot logo or there was infinite boot load cycle (depends of the stock rom used).
Now, if you have software bricked LG GT540 before becoming another brick of your house try this:
1. Install Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread Cyanogenmod 7.1 using this
Code:
modaco.com/topic/344369-2nov11-android-237-gingerbread-swiftdroid-cm-71-for-lg-gt540-new-method/
tutorial. Now I want to mention ignore step 9 because you obviously can't boot. Now other thing to boot into fastboot mode press VOLUME UP + SEARCH button and plug the USB cable into the PC. If that don't works press VOLUME UP + SEARCH + POWER ON and wait until FastBoot Mode is shown on the screen of the phone or nothing is shown on the screen (don't worry if you see nothing you're probably in fast boot mode). Then proceed with the rest of the tutorial.
2. Now if you have your phone up and working and want to upgrade to ice sandwich follow this
Code:
androidforums.com/lg-optimus-gt540/494941-update-4-0-lg-gt-540-a.html
tutorial Section 2.
I was messing around all day to workaround this problem and the conclusion is that: this is the ONLY way it worked. I tried all possible ways to flash to stock rom but still stuck on the boot logo.
Hope that I helped someone with the same problem.
Regards.

Find a backup of stock rom in development section..unzip it and paste in sd ( clockworkmod>backup folder) and restore in cwm recovery..
Sent from my LG-GT540 using xda premium

cwm recovery
SmashDrill said:
Find a backup of stock rom in development section..unzip it and paste in sd ( clockworkmod>backup folder) and restore in cwm recovery..
Sent from my LG-GT540 using xda premium
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Cool it works like a charm. I found this .zip with European Open V20A + fastboot.
Btw, do you know what combination of keys would put me in CWM (when starting the phone) or how to get "POWER button until it appears to turn off the menu, select REBOOT and then select RECOVERY, the phone will reboot into Recovery Menu." ?
I tried pressing Power Off+Home or only Home on LG logo but still nothing, it just went into safe mode.
Thanks a lot for the help.
Regards.

[Q] Can't Boot/ NO STOCK RECOVERY option for LG-D802? (D80220b-HKG-XX) Any ideas??

Recently i have updated the phone from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 by LG PC suite and OTA upgrade. During 4.2.2 i am able to boot into stock recovery by pressing power + vol down button, but after upgrade my phone was unable to boot into custom recovery nor hard reset. The LG logo just appear and disappears (Like how you force shutdown a phone).
My phone is unrooted and no custom recovery has been flashed. (I was a little worried for flashing custom recovery and start rooting since i cant boot into stock recovery in D80220b-HKG-XX
Does anyone experiencing this or is recovery accessible only after custom recovery has flashed?
Thanks.

silverarc29 said:
Recently i have updated the phone from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 by LG PC suite and OTA upgrade. During 4.2.2 i am able to boot into stock recovery by pressing power + vol down button, but after upgrade my phone was unable to boot into custom recovery nor hard reset. The LG logo just appear and disappears (Like how you force shutdown a phone).
My phone is unrooted and no custom recovery has been flashed. (I was a little worried for flashing custom recovery and start rooting since i cant boot into stock recovery in D80220b-HKG-XX
Does anyone experiencing this or is recovery accessible only after custom recovery has flashed?
Thanks.
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Hi, There's many, MANY threads talking about NOT upgrading with OTA, instead install custom recovery and flash thru recovery stock KK with SuperSU.
I (and many) don't trust OTA for the same reason, sometimes something goes wrong and you have no custom recovery and no Rom. If you don't have experience rooting, unlocking, so on ,,, your best bet is go to your cell company and tell them you took OTA and your phone broke, they should be able to give you a new one since you don't have ROOT or Custom Recovery.
Hope this helps

matury said:
Hi, There's many, MANY threads talking about NOT upgrading with OTA, instead install custom recovery and flash thru recovery stock KK with SuperSU.
I (and many) don't trust OTA for the same reason, sometimes something goes wrong and you have no custom recovery and no Rom. If you don't have experience rooting, unlocking, so on ,,, your best bet is go to your cell company and tell them you took OTA and your phone broke, they should be able to give you a new one since you don't have ROOT or Custom Recovery.
Hope this helps
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So in order for me to get rooted kk with custom recovery, i have to revert back to jellybean in G2 and flash custom recovery +root stock kitkat?
I wonder why does manufacturer made things harder...
Sincere thank you for the answer, Have a nice day!

silverarc29 said:
So in order for me to get rooted kk with custom recovery, i have to revert back to jellybean in G2 and flash custom recovery +root stock kitkat?
I wonder why does manufacturer made things harder...
Sincere thank you for the answer, Have a nice day!
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NP, yes just go back to JB ->root -> TWRP -> flash stock KK -> flash SuperSU 2.x ->profit
If you want TWRP in KK just intall AutoREC.

The reset process is changed since 20b (i think I'm not wrong!?)
1. hold power + volume down until you see the lg logo --- release shortly (just release and after releasing 2.)
2. hold volume up + volume down instead of volume down + power

bender_007 said:
The reset process is changed since 20b (i think I'm not wrong!?)
1. hold power + volume down until you see the lg logo --- release shortly (just release and after releasing 2.)
2. hold volume up + volume down instead of volume down + power
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Wow It works! But it booted me to hard reset mode, is there anyway to boot into recovery mode? Or am i only able to boot into recovery once i flashed custom recovery like TWRP?
Thanks a bunch sir!

silverarc29 said:
Wow It works! But it booted me to hard reset mode, is there anyway to boot into recovery mode? Or am i only able to boot into recovery once i flashed custom recovery like TWRP?
Thanks a bunch sir!
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once you flash TWRP via autorec it will take you back to twrp (the old combination)
For now you can't boot to recovery(you might try "adb reboot recovery" - it might factory reset if this is your fresh installed kdz

bender_007 said:
The reset process is changed since 20b (i think I'm not wrong!?)
1. hold power + volume down until you see the lg logo --- release shortly (just release and after releasing 2.)
2. hold volume up + volume down instead of volume down + power
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Absolutely correct and these type of answers are incredibly HARD to come by since most of the youtube vids + google search results are methods prior to the 20b update.
For the users out there with the latest update, they will have a hard time searching for the right combination. With the latest update, pushing down button + power key again and holding it will only result in the phone powering off.
For the ultimate method, use ADB reboot recovery via PC to access stock recovery.
(If you have rooted your G2 before via IOROOT method, you would have noticed the existence of the G2's stock recovery menu when this command was executed by IOROOT during the root process.)
*Be Aware* Holding the Vol Up + Vol Down key will bring up the Factory Hard Reset. You only enter YES if you're confident you have TWRP custom recovery installed, it will not perform a hard reset but instead load up TWRP immediately. This is the only way to enter TWRP through the phone. But if you had stock recovery it will erase everything in your phone! (incl. camera photos and vids)
I've heard something about bricking the phone if custom recovery was installed and OTA update was performed. With the imminent Lollipop official release, most users need to be aware of this or refresh their minds readily to avoid themselves another round of headache...
Boy these LG phones are complicated to mod as compared to the Nexi or the Galaxies....

TWRP and Root gone for me on Z1 Compact and my USB port is broken. Please help

Hi, I see a lot of posts everywhere, here and on reddit talking about how the latest PA wipes TWRP and root. I've never flashed a rom that did that. I'm not a newbie and would have been able to fix it, but my USB port is broken. I've been charging via the magnetic port. I don't like that people aren't being taken seriously with this request because in most cases, sure you could use flashboot, but in my case I'm locked out of my device.
I would use something like Rashr, but I don't have root. The only way I can think of to get root is to use one of those sketchy apps like KingoRoot and then install Rashr but I have a feeling that would probably brick my device and since it's "usable" (but I can't get into recovery or root it) I should probably cut my losses and sell it.
I think this release should be pulled if it's causing this many problems. If the release is updated with a working TWRP, would I be able to fix it through the PA updater, or is that only system files and no recovery?

We haven't shipped with root in a LOOOOONG time.
I've never seen a ROM flash remove recovery. The ROM itself has nothing to do with recovery, and doesn't actively remove it.

I tried Paranoid Android on my Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, I liked it a lot, but P.A. breaks TWRP so I'd be forced to reinstall the rom from scratch with every rom update so I can't use P.A.

thommcn said:
I tried Paranoid Android on my Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, I liked it a lot, but P.A. breaks TWRP so I'd be forced to reinstall the rom from scratch with every rom update so I can't use P.A.
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Not required . It is very easy to get twrp after flashing PA. It is a problem with sony devices. Follow my guide on how to get twrp, but download the twrp for your device and not for z3 compact
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/twrp-z3-compact-unlocked-bootloader-t3476868
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bananabytes said:
Hi, I see a lot of posts everywhere, here and on reddit talking about how the latest PA wipes TWRP and root. I've never flashed a rom that did that. I'm not a newbie and would have been able to fix it, but my USB port is broken. I've been charging via the magnetic port. I don't like that people aren't being taken seriously with this request because in most cases, sure you could use flashboot, but in my case I'm locked out of my device.
I would use something like Rashr, but I don't have root. The only way I can think of to get root is to use one of those sketchy apps like KingoRoot and then install Rashr but I have a feeling that would probably brick my device and since it's "usable" (but I can't get into recovery or root it) I should probably cut my losses and sell it.
I think this release should be pulled if it's causing this many problems. If the release is updated with a working TWRP, would I be able to fix it through the PA updater, or is that only system files and no recovery?
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Im not a 100% sure this will work, it mostly wont work, but try using kingroot to get root on the device, then use flashfire to flash recovery to boot/FOTA/Recovery partition depending on your device. Then try getting into recovery. But how did you get recovery in the first place if you had a broken USB? Why would you take chances?

Hi panzerox123, Thanks for link to guide but no go - I followed that guide five times and failed five times. It fails at 'To enter recovery mode, power off your phone, and press and hold Vol-down and Power button together until you see the sony logo.', it boots stock android instead. I tried flashing to Recovery and to the FOTAKernel - both failed. Recovery doesn't work with stock or Paranoid Android on this Z3TC but does with CM12 and FreeXperia.

thommcn said:
Hi panzerox123, Thanks for link to guide but no go - I followed that guide five times and failed five times. It fails at 'To enter recovery mode, power off your phone, and press and hold Vol-down and Power button together until you see the sony logo.', it boots stock android instead. I tried flashing to Recovery and to the FOTAKernel - both failed. Recovery doesn't work with stock or Paranoid Android on this Z3TC but does with CM12 and FreeXperia.
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Really? This is how I got recovery back when I flashed pa. Are you sure fastvoot is working in your device? When you hold vol- and power button for around 10 seconds, you shoyuld see Sony logo, and then screen flashes and enters recovery.
Another question, did you download the correct twrp for your device? The link in the thread is for z3 compact phone

My tablet is the SGP611 'scorpion_windy'. Firmware: SGP611_23.5.A.1.291_UK.ftf TWRP: twrp-3.0.2-0-scorpion_windy.img (https://dl.twrp.me/scorpion_windy/twrp-3.0.2-0-scorpion_windy.img)
Vol- and power buttons are pressed until I get the Sony logo but it doesn't enter recovery - instead the tablet boots. Unlike with CM12, I don't get to see the violet led either.

thommcn said:
My tablet is the SGP611 'scorpion_windy'. Firmware: SGP611_23.5.A.1.291_UK.ftf TWRP: twrp-3.0.2-0-scorpion_windy.img (https://dl.twrp.me/scorpion_windy/twrp-3.0.2-0-scorpion_windy.img)
Vol- and power buttons are pressed until I get the Sony logo but it doesn't enter recovery - instead the tablet boots. Unlike with CM12, I don't get to see the violet led either.
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Hmmmm very weird... are you on stock or pa?
Wait... Flash the latest firmware available for your device using flashtool. It updates bootloader so you can enter recovery using the above.
If all else fails, there is another method to update pa without starting from scratch every time. Can't explain it right now, I'm on Mt phone, when I get to lapptop , I'll explain

23.5.A.1.291 is the latest firmware that I downloaded with XperiFirm http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
Either stock or P.A. won't enter recovery.

thommcn said:
23.5.A.1.291 is the latest firmware that I downloaded with XperiFirm http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
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Weird... I'll get back alright... Don't know why there are problems

The only method that will work for stock on this tablet to get recovery right now is this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...torial-stock-android-marshmallow-6-0-t3409486 using RecRoot.
As for P.A. - attempting to enter recovery results in continuous bootloops until reset.

thommcn said:
The only method that will work for stock on this tablet to get recovery right now is this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...torial-stock-android-marshmallow-6-0-t3409486 using RecRoot.
As for P.A. - attempting to enter recovery results in continuous bootloops until reset.
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That only happens when the wrong recovery is flashed...

RecRoot is only used with stock because it was designed for the Z3 phone so obviously that is no good for our purposes as would still have to flash the correct version of twrp.
So I either flash the base.img from CM12 (lollipop) scorpion_windy or FreeXperia 6.0.1 (marshmallow) scorpion_windy, then flash TWRP scorpion_windy. Then get into recovery, then wipe dalvik, system, data, cache, then install paranoid android, then wipe dalvik + cache and finally reboot. Well it boots fine but booting in to recovery just ends in bootloops.

thommcn said:
RecRoot is only used with stock because it was designed for the Z3 phone so obviously that is no good for our purposes as would still have to flash the correct version of twrp.
So I either flash the base.img from CM12 (lollipop) scorpion_windy or FreeXperia 6.0.1 (marshmallow) scorpion_windy, then flash TWRP scorpion_windy. Then get into recovery, then wipe dalvik, system, data, cache, then install paranoid android, then wipe dalvik + cache and finally reboot. Well it boots fine but booting in to recovery just ends in bootloops.
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Same here.
Entering Recovery from ADB or standard hard buttons (USB + Vol-Up several time at boot) caused the boot loops.
The only way I found to enter the Recovery mode is: Unplug USB, Vol-down + Power press at the same time until the sony logo comes up.

igiona said:
Same here.
Entering Recovery from ADB or standard hard buttons (USB + Vol-Up several time at boot) caused the boot loops.
The only way I found to enter the Recovery mode is: Unplug USB, Vol-down + Power press at the same time until the sony logo comes up.
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That is not how you enter recovery, that is how you enter fastboot mode... To enter recovery, you need to have a recovery installed on the recovery partition. To enter it, press vol-down+power button until you see sony logo and then leave the buttons

panzerox123 said:
That is not how you enter recovery, that is how you enter fastboot mode... To enter recovery, you need to have a recovery installed on the recovery partition. To enter it, press vol-down+power button until you see sony logo and then leave the buttons
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When the device is normally powered up, the status led turns purple/pink. There if the Volum-up (down as well?) is pressed a couple of time, the LED changes color and the device enters the Recovery mode.
Of course you need a recovery image to be flashed in the recovery partition.
The problem here is that with some ROMs (i.e. AOSPA) is not possible to enter the recovery mode via "purple/pink led" procedure. The device will enter a reboots loop.
This procedure works properly with CM12.1 and CM13.
from "theandroidsoul" (I cannot post outside link yet, sorry).
How to boot into recovery
Switch off your Xperia Z first
Switch it back on and the time when you see your phone’s LED notification light turn purple or pink — start pressing either the Volume UP or Volume Down key a couple of times and your phone will reboot into recovery
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igiona said:
When the device is normally powered up, the status led turns purple/pink. There if the Volum-up (down as well?) is pressed a couple of time, the LED changes color and the device enters the Recovery mode.
Of course you need a recovery image to be flashed in the recovery partition.
The problem here is that with some ROMs (i.e. AOSPA) is not possible to enter the recovery mode via "purple/pink led" procedure. The device will enter a reboots loop.
This procedure works properly with CM12.1 and CM13.
from "theandroidsoul" (I cannot post outside link yet, sorry).
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That is when your recovery is embedded with the kernel. If you have the latest marshmallow build for Sony, it allows to to boot into recovery partiton .