[NOOB] system update questions. - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

Thank you in advance!..
So the thing is I rooted and installed a rom I got from xda forum. it was just a detox rom I believe I'm not so sure tho. I was wondering if I updated will it brick or mess up my phone in anyway. If it can mess up my phone could you please link me to a few roms that will work on my phone? something simple and clean looking. the reason I'm asking it cause I'm not really sure how kernel works. can I install any rom with my current kernel?. thank you again!

No you can't take the update!! It will detect the custom files and fail on install! As far as Roms go there's many to choose from and most if not all have screenshots in the op so you can see what your gonna get! My suggestion is try em all but then again I'm a flashaholic!!
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However you can manually flash the stock ROM update if you really want it here's a link to both rooted and unrooted stock Roms mja
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2505025
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so I just did what you told me too. now my phone is on the Samsung s4 keeps restarting. it wont load up. I just tried to open and it said failed.

Tried to open what?? And what did you do? Can you get back to recovery? Did you make a backup?? If you can get to recovery or download mode you should be fine Dont panic!
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I made a back up but idk why my backup would not restore. I reloaded all the odin and md5 files and managed to get my phone back to stock. I now rooted and put sacs on it but now idk if it is stuck on the Samsung galaxy s4 screen or it still loading. during the configs of the phone it said 5-10 for first time load. but it has been longer. has anyone had this problem?

Sometimes a battery pull will does the trick for me! I wait 15 min max the do a pull and wait again! If still a no go I restore a back up!! When trying to restore your back up did you do a full wipe before trying to restore?
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yep i did wipe before i tried to restore. i also tried to take the battery out and i waited 25mins. and another time waited another 20mins. still a no go. im about to odin it back and re root once i do ill wake a screen shot of my system. and post up. hopefully there is a rom for me out there. lawls.. thanks big neck you are a big help brotha!:good::good::good:

There is a couple posts about upgrading from mf9 to mk2 without installing the Knox bootloader. ..I will see if I can find it... is in the original development thread
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this is my device current firmware and what not. can i install any rom now? it just seems like anyrom i install now just gets stuck. installing rom used to be so easy.. what nice and clean rom i can install?

You could try this one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480
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And a how to video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yzj7AvnV00&hd=1&list=SP16F7F948A9277141

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S4 MF3 Firmware

I know i cannot install recovery and custom rom on this baseband yet, so my question is. Is it possible to root , and then install titanium to remove the bloats ? will doing this damage my phone when i want to factory reset it later ? . thank you
You can root. But do not delete the bloat. Only freeze with Titanium Backup
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so when i need to factory restore , i have to unfreeze them ?
sjhotwings said:
so when i need to factory restore , i have to unfreeze them ?
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Depends on which apps your freezing/considering bloat. Its probably safer to unfreeze first before you reset in the event you accidentally freeze something that is required for the phone to function properly. Heres a list, BUT I didnt see which firmware they were using.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265296
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should have posted this in the MF3 question and answers thread 3 post down...may get more help...
sjhotwings said:
I know i cannot install recovery and custom rom on this baseband yet, so my question is. Is it possible to root , and then install titanium to remove the bloats ? will doing this damage my phone when i want to factory reset it later ? . thank you
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If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted. Factory reset through the phone will not work and make your phone in bootloop. There is no ODIN/factory reset at this time. So please be careful
Your best bet if you want to root is to carefully know what you're doing.
As for your other question if it's possible. Yes, it is possible to root but read above as I have warned you. Since you can root on MF3, you will also be able to install titanium backup to freeze the bloats. Do not remove/uninstall ANY of the bloats in case something goes wrong.
If you choose to unroot later: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45340743#post45340743
Good luck
Phewww..i followed the link and got the phone unrooted. So i guess i can factory restore now ? correct ? haha thanks
I unrooted my S4 before sending it back for a warranty exchange. I factory reset it and it worked fine.
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mrro82 said:
I unrooted my S4 before sending it back for a warranty exchange. I factory reset it and it worked fine.
Sent from the other side of the Milky Way with my S4.
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thank you
"If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted."
haremmon said:
If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted. Factory reset through the phone will not work and make your phone in bootloop. There is no ODIN/factory reset at this time. So please be careful
Your best bet if you want to root is to carefully know what you're doing.
As for your other question if it's possible. Yes, it is possible to root but read above as I have warned you. Since you can root on MF3, you will also be able to install titanium backup to freeze the bloats. Do not remove/uninstall ANY of the bloats in case something goes wrong.
If you choose to unroot later: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45340743#post45340743
Good luck
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I have been using CM as my OS since around the first stable release. I am now on 10.2 JB 4.2.2 Yet when I go in and look at my About Phone it says MF3. I have installed root for about a week and all was well and working with CWM (corrected) recovery. I even upgrade to a later version (corrected). Then some app (I can't remember which unfortunately) put on a different recovery with tiny letters - the purpose of which so it can script a full install so I didn't have to do it every step myself. When it installed it, I encountered the horrific blue letters of "Booting Recovery..." and it will not get past that.
I can't load any other recovery no matter what method tried, and I have tried many, and many different recoveries. I think I found out after installing the apk from the verizon section SAFESTRAP program some things. First there appears to no way to delete the cache partition. Both the cache and the recovery partitions can be empty. The recovery partition is not always empty but usually that is the case.
I have the sinking feeling I am the victim of what you said at first "If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted." But I dont see how this is possible considering I had CM 10.2 4.2.2 (corrected) when root was installed. But my symptoms fit what you have said above. Can you explain a lot more about what this is about and and details inside the phone as to what is known so far? I have a MS in CS so I have a good background, even though I am very limited on what I can do on computers today. Details!
I am willing to do most anything to get back to a starting point.
HP
heartspeace said:
I have been using CM as my OS since around the first stable release. I am now on 10.2 JB 4.2.2 Yet when I go in and look at my About Phone it says MF3. I have installed root for about a week and all was well and working with Rouge recovery. I even upgrade to 1.5.0 Rouge. Then some app (I can't remember which unfortunately) put on a different recovery with tiny letters - the purpose of which so it can script a full install so I didn't have to do it every step myself. When it installed it, I encountered the horrific blue letters of "Booting Recovery..." and it will not get past that.
I can't load any other recovery no matter what method tried, and I have tried many, and many different recoveries. I think I found out after installing the apk from the verizon section SAFESTRAP program some things. First there appears to no way to delete the cache partition. Both the cache and the recovery partitions can be empty. The recovery partition is not always empty but usually that is the case.
I have the sinking feeling I am the victim of what you said at first "If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted." But I dont see how this is possible considering I had CM 10.2 4.2.1 when root was installed. But my symptoms fit what you have said above. Can you explain a lot more about what this is about and and details inside the phone as to what is known so far? I have a MS in CS so I have a good background, even though I am very limited on what I can do on computers today. Details!
I am willing to do most anything to get back to a starting point.
HP
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How do you have cm 10.2 4.2.1? That doesn't make any sense.
heartspeace said:
I have been using CM as my OS since around the first stable release. I am now on 10.2 JB 4.2.2 Yet when I go in and look at my About Phone it says MF3. I have installed root for about a week and all was well and working with Rouge recovery. I even upgrade to 1.5.0 Rouge. Then some app (I can't remember which unfortunately) put on a different recovery with tiny letters - the purpose of which so it can script a full install so I didn't have to do it every step myself. When it installed it, I encountered the horrific blue letters of "Booting Recovery..." and it will not get past that.
I am willing to do most anything to get back to a starting point.
HP
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Yea jd and I are confused.
Just to make sure you are on our train, are you sure it says "1337UCUAMF3" under Baseband Version in the 'About device' and not "1337UCUAMDL"?
haremmon said:
Yea jd and I are confused.
Just to make sure you are on our train, are you sure it says "1337UCUAMF3" under Baseband Version in the 'About device' and not "1337UCUAMDL"?
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I think he's trolling. He says he has 3 different firmware on his phone.
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He even mentions rouge recovery. Non existent on our device.
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Sorry for the typo!
jd1639 said:
How do you have cm 10.2 4.2.1? That doesn't make any sense.
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Sorry that is 4.2.2 - a typo.
I have CM 10.2 JB 4.2.2
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jd1639 said:
I think he's trolling. He says he has 3 different firmware on his phone.
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I am not trolling. I have a solid past on many forums. A Recovery is not the same as a firmware. I do admit to one type.
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Febby said:
He even mentions rouge recovery. Non existent on our device.
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Rouge Recovery is available for Xoom, which I also have. Sorry, I crossed paths there and got them confused in the name of the recovery program. The recovery program was clockworkmod with with touch.
HP
Picture of About Device for Not Nice Skeptical Types & Helpful Types
heartspeace said:
Sorry that is 4.2.2 - a typo.
I have CM 10.2 JB 4.2.2
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I am not trolling. I have a solid past on many forums. A Recovery is not the same as a firmware. I do admit to one type.
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Rouge Recovery is available for Xoom, which I also have. Sorry, I crossed paths there and got them confused in the name of the recovery program. The recovery program was clockworkmod with touch.
HP
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Check out attachment for About Device Info.
First, cm 10.2 is android 4.3. But it really doesn't matter because your on mf3 firmware. You can't flash a recovery or rom.
jd1639 said:
First, cm 10.2 is android 4.3. But it really doesn't matter because your on mf3 firmware. You can't flash a recovery or rom.
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I guess I got confused with all the numbers I'm sorry about that guys. When did AT&T sneak mf3 on to my phone considering I have had custom OS is on here since I remember?
heartspeace said:
I guess I got confused with all the numbers I'm sorry about that guys. When did AT&T sneak mf3 on to my phone considering I have had custom OS is on here since I remember?
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Can you still boot into a custom recovery?

[SOLVED] Reboots on Uninstalls

Droid Maxx on 4.4, unrooted (due to update). Every time I try to uninstall any app the phone soft reboots and the app remains. Anyone else experiencing this problem? I've found people in similar situations with devices like the Nexus 4 but their only fix was reflashing stock firmware and I'd prefer to not have to do that... Any solutions?
SORRY; please move to troubleshooting thread this doesn't belong here
Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and uninstalling the app there?
What about using House of Moto to flash back to stock 4.4 with keep data?
I had the same problem. You have to flash the dev image for Maxx 4.4. I'll be home in a few hours and will edit this post with a link if you haven't found it by then.
opt05 said:
Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and uninstalling the app there?
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Yes i have - same result
I'm in a droid mini using the posted ota and I can install and uninstall just fine. The update you have, is it the one that was pushed officially, or the file from the other thread?
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Summersett said:
I had the same problem. You have to flash the dev image for Maxx 4.4. I'll be home in a few hours and will edit this post with a link if you haven't found it by then.
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Had no luck trying to find it. What is the Dev image?
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The fix that I used was found in the "Who's gonna leak the Soak Test?" thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48813998
I recommend reading the other posts in that topic (after the "fix" reply) to see what other uses had to do and what did or didn't work for them. I had to do all steps, including all of the fastboot stuff, to get mine to work, but it did retain all data. Good luck!
just had this issue, go ahead and place the 4.4 ota on your root again and flash it through your recovery menu. Just like you did to get 4.4 originally. You won't lose any files but it will fix your system data which right now is goofed up.
A simple try is to clear cache in system recovery. Can't hurt.
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Kickbut101 said:
just had this issue, go ahead and place the 4.4 ota on your root again and flash it through your recovery menu. Just like you did to get 4.4 originally. You won't lose any files but it will fix your system data which right now is goofed up.
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Worked perfectly, thank you very much

[Q] LG G2 Rom Questions

I am going to be getting a LG G2 Verizon - VS980 and I am fimliar with rooting but not with custom roms. I have a Nexus 10 so I never felt the need to fiddle with ROMs. I wanna install CyanogenMod Release candidate. I heard freegee and root are needed to install something that is needed for custom roms but I just don't quite have a full grasp on it. I am new at ROMs but not at rooting. Could someone point me in the right direction? Also I have a few questions.
Is the VS980 correct LG G2 for Verizon to get downloads from the CyanogenMod site?
Do you recommend any other roms besides CM? I like the Nexus line because it is simply stock android but I do like the feature over overclocking that CM offers I think with its 2Ghz it would be uneeded.
If your already on Verizon this about the best android device you can get right now I personally prefer the nexus 5 but I'm on Verizon so no nexus devices for us except the galaxy nexus which i maymake my my backup device oh and if you plan on getting the lg g2 you might wanna get one soon before you get an lg g2 with firmware that patches Loki
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Oh and yes the vs980 is the correct model number for CyanogenMod
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I'm on liquidsmooth I find it very stable occasionally freezes that's with all custom ROMs especially kitkat ROMs sometimes you have to hard reset which stinks but it will get more stable
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CombustLemonz said:
I am going to be getting a LG G2 Verizon - VS980 and I am fimliar with rooting but not with custom roms. I have a Nexus 10 so I never felt the need to fiddle with ROMs. I wanna install CyanogenMod Release candidate. I heard freegee and root are needed to install something that is needed for custom roms but I just don't quite have a full grasp on it. I am new at ROMs but not at rooting. Could someone point me in the right direction? Also I have a few questions.
Is the VS980 correct LG G2 for Verizon to get downloads from the CyanogenMod site?
Do you recommend any other roms besides CM? I like the Nexus line because it is simply stock android but I do like the feature over overclocking that CM offers I think with its 2Ghz it would be uneeded.
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You don't need root to flash custom roms you just need to unlock your bootloader
you can find that guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224020
Personally I'd just root it since your new rom will be rooted anyway, it just makes life easier, and there are easier methods of unlocking the bootloader using root apps.
To answer your other questions I don't believe the cyanogenmod installer works on your device but it wouldn't hurt to give a shot. If your looking for a stock android feel cyanogen's the way to go I'd highly recommend it over any stock rom but try things for yourself and see what you like best.
spinninbsod said:
If your already on Verizon this about the best android device you can get right now I personally prefer the nexus 5 but I'm on Verizon so no nexus devices for us except the galaxy nexus which i maymake my my backup device oh and if you plan on getting the lg g2 you might wanna get one soon before you get an lg g2 with firmware that patches Loki
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Oh and yes the vs980 is the correct model number for CyanogenMod
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I'm on liquidsmooth I find it very stable occasionally freezes that's with all custom ROMs especially kitkat ROMs sometimes you have to hard reset which stinks but it will get more stable
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I am getting a LG G2 this Sunday or Saturday. Do you think that it will be to late? How do I tell if I have a version that has loki patched on it?
I would not try this on the g2 maybe it works maybe it doesent
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It shouldn't be to late were not expecting an ota till sometime in march you might be cutting it close depends when but as soon as you root install custom recovery or disable ota because lg will push updates to your device even if you say no and when your rooted it creates a mighty soft brick
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CombustLemonz said:
I am getting a LG G2 this Sunday or Saturday. Do you think that it will be to late? How do I tell if I have a version that has loki patched on it?
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You'll be good to go, probably not going to see an ota until the kk release which could be months away (Yay Verizon ). I just got mine today (Verizon) rooted using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869
And recovery using freegee. Effortless, and easy. Make sure you backup your efs in the freegee app and there is a better efs backup in the general section that you should do to.
And to reference another poster here, our bootloader is 100% locked. Root is required in order to apply the loki patch to flash a custom recovery. Loki allows a custom recovery to operate on the stock locked bootloader... You really won't know the difference from it being locked or unlocked.
-VZW LG G2 VS980
I just looked closer this unlock method is for the optimus 4g different hardware everything is different lg went the more locked down root with the g2
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Do you mind going into a little more detail about the Loki patch? My buddy is pretty into this stuff (I'm not, but I have a Nexus 7 and prefer the stock version instead of LGs), and said he'd be able to help me...well, he has a GS4, and it took him a while to figure out something was wrong with the boot loader (communicating long distance)...now were kinda stuck, and don't know what to do. I'm in almost the exact same situation as OP...VZW G2 that I'd like to put CM on.
Also...I think I may have messed up big time and rooted my phone before making any recovery files...the poster above talking about the upcoming OTA bricking phones....am I just sitting on a ticking time bomb?
Garsh that xda forums noob video is making me feel awfully stupid right now
amsage3 said:
Do you mind going into a little more detail about the Loki patch? My buddy is pretty into this stuff (I'm not, but I have a Nexus 7 and prefer the stock version instead of LGs), and said he'd be able to help me...well, he has a GS4, and it took him a while to figure out something was wrong with the boot loader (communicating long distance)...now were kinda stuck, and don't know what to do. I'm in almost the exact same situation as OP...VZW G2 that I'd like to put CM on.
Also...I think I may have messed up big time and rooted my phone before making any recovery files...the poster above talking about the upcoming OTA bricking phones....am I just sitting on a ticking time bomb?
Garsh that xda forums noob video is making me feel awfully stupid right now
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If you have a recovery
http://youtu.be/ifi-ArGeTzQ
If you have a recovery
(link)
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I do have a recovery...have tried with Clockwork Mod and TWRP, but basically what happens is if I try to do a manual boot in to recovery mode using the keys on the back, it just actually goes through with the factory reset of the phone. If I try to do it through an app like CWM or TWRP, I get the LG splash screen, and then the android logo with its chest open and the red exclamation point over it. If I let it sit and do nothing on that graphic, eventually the phone just resets. There is nothing else on that screen but that graphic.
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Even using Flashify, which claims to bypass this whole Lokis patch (still dont really understand what it is) didnt work...
amsage3 said:
I do have a recovery...have tried with Clockwork Mod and TWRP, but basically what happens is if I try to do a manual boot in to recovery mode using the keys on the back, it just actually goes through with the factory reset of the phone. If I try to do it through an app like CWM or TWRP, I get the LG splash screen, and then the android logo with its chest open and the red exclamation point over it. If I let it sit and do nothing on that graphic, eventually the phone just resets. There is nothing else on that screen but that graphic.
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Even using Flashify, which claims to bypass this whole Lokis patch (still dont really understand what it is) didnt work...
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Try to do through an app? You mean rom manager or twrp manager? If so it sounds like you still have the stock recovery, which would render those apps useless. Use the freegee app instead of flashify, it automatically downloads the correct recovery/loki patch and applies it.
Loki is simply a patch that tells the bootloader upon initial boot that it's OK to continue...Your bootloader is still locked, but the phone doesn't recognize that. If loki wasn't there, you'd just brick just like all the poor Verizon samsung users since the last update...
-VZW LG G2 VS980
annoyingduck said:
Try to do through an app? You mean rom manager or twrp manager? If so it sounds like you still have the stock recovery, which would render those apps useless. Use the freegee app instead of flashify, it automatically downloads the correct recovery/loki patch and applies it.
Loki is simply a patch that tells the bootloader upon initial boot that it's OK to continue...Your bootloader is still locked, but the phone doesn't recognize that. If loki wasn't there, you'd just brick just like all the poor Verizon samsung users since the last update...
-VZW LG G2 VS980
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THANK YOU!!!
I know it may be common knowledge to some, but to a complete newbie, this was the one bit of information I was missing that made a very frustrating process very simple. Many thanks to you my friend, if I could hit more than just a button to express it I would :highfive:
amsage3 said:
THANK YOU!!!
I know it may be common knowledge to some, but to a complete newbie, this was the one bit of information I was missing that made a very frustrating process very simple. Many thanks to you my friend, if I could hit more than just a button to express it I would :highfive:
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No problem. That's what these forums are all about...
-VZW LG G2 VS980

[Q] I'm stuck in CWM recovery mode

Hello,
Yesterday an update came up on my screen, I clicked "Install Now"
The phone restarted into CWM.
I am rooted ofcourse, and I'm really scared for my phone,
Is there anything to be done?
Which phone do you have?
Your phone is rooted, do you have a stock or custom ROM?
You should provide a little more information so people can help you.
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LG G2 D802 T-mobile version
umm...I had stock firmware,
Just now i installed CyanogenMod, and still im going back to recovery...
btw, if i have recovery up and working, i shouldn't be madly worried...shoud i?,,
iMetalliX said:
LG G2 D802 T-mobile version
umm...I had stock firmware,
Just now i installed CyanogenMod, and still im going back to recovery...
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You should try to reverse back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I've found that on the forums for LG G2's.
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iMetalliX said:
btw, if i have recovery up and working, i shouldn't be madly worried...shoud i?,,
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The only thing you probably have to worry about is the data on your device since it is possible you have to wipe it. No worries on bricked device.
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iMetalliX said:
btw, if i have recovery up and working, i shouldn't be madly worried...shoud i?,,
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No. But it looks like you flashed a borked file. Maybe the CM you installed has a wrong MD5, or you might have flashed a CM that's for a different G2. Either way, you can either push a new ROM zip into your phone to flash, or KDZ back to stock like the guy above me said. Good luck!
And don't worry, your phone is completely fine. But this should be a lesson to always perform a backup before ANY ROM flashing.
mackster248 said:
No. But it looks like you flashed a borked file. Maybe the CM you installed has a wrong MD5, or you might have flashed a CM that's for a different G2. Either way, you can either push a new ROM zip into your phone to flash, or KDZ back to stock like the guy above me said. Good luck!
And don't worry, your phone is completely fine. But this should be a lesson to always perform a backup before ANY ROM flashing.
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Thank you mate )
umm..i'm going back to stock, and the MD5 was ok, and yes, im a noob
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iMetalliX said:
btw, if i have recovery up and working, i shouldn't be madly worried...shoud i?,,
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What I'd like to know is how did you get CWM in the first place? I've tried for a couple of hours with ROM Manager and the D802 is not supported even though it claims it is. All I get is the red triangle on top of the green android bot and what looks like 2.x CWM. Not sure since I'm new. But it only has about 5 options. No MOUNT, NO ADVANCED, Looks unsuitable for flashing a ROM. I saw this version the very first time I flashed a phone and I soft bricked the phone. It was a Nexus 4. I recovered but I'm not taking any chances and messing with that again. The only way I recovered was using Wugfresh. I need something like Wugfresh for my D802 where I can take those risk. I'm angry because I can't flash anything now. I've got 327 apps to get installed. No one wants to do that manually. It is really inconceivable that this phone which is still arguably the best in the world after 6 months is not supported the way it should be with recovery. Any help in getting CWM working would be greatly appreciated.
notanymore said:
What I'd like to know is how did you get CWM in the first place? I've tried for a couple of hours with ROM Manager and the D802 is not supported even though it claims it is. All I get is the red triangle on top of the green android bot and what looks like 2.x CWM. Not sure since I'm new. But it only has about 5 options. No MOUNT, NO ADVANCED, Looks unsuitable for flashing a ROM. I saw this version the very first time I flashed a phone and I soft bricked the phone. It was a Nexus 4. I recovered but I'm not taking any chances and messing with that again. The only way I recovered was using Wugfresh. I need something like Wugfresh for my D802 where I can take those risk. I'm angry because I can't flash anything now. I've got 327 apps to get installed. No one wants to do that manually. It is really inconceivable that this phone which is still arguably the best in the world after 6 months is not supported the way it should be with recovery. Any help in getting CWM working would be greatly appreciated.
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Have you tried philz http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554053
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Have you tried philz http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554053
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That won't work because you can't even get to the menus to install the zip. That the whole problem. You can't really do anything because it basically hangs up with the red triangle. With the number of people having this problem and how great a phone this is you'd figure this problem would not even exist. Here's a screen shot of the problem everybody is having.
notanymore said:
That won't work because you can't even get to the menus to install the zip. That the whole problem. You can't really do anything because it basically hangs up with the red triangle. With the number of people having this problem and how great a phone this is you'd figure this problem would not even exist. Here's a screen shot of the problem everybody is having.
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okay so that's the stock recovery, by any chance are you on kitkat because it says d80220a?
iMetalliX, can you still flash a .zip file?, if you can I know this would work for you, just translate the thread and OTG flash the small zip file. This happened to me yesterday, and piece of cake.
me having the same problem (stock recovery)
cant flash anything (E:footer is wrong ) (E:signature verification faild)
and now when flashing new Philz recovery ( assert faild : run_program (`/temp/loki.sh`) ==0 E:error in /temp/update.zip status 7
since 2 days trying to get out of it but i cant lol
same thing happened to me but i managed to install twrp now my problem is im stocked at lg logo. I have no back up nor any rom downloaded. i have kdz file saved on my g2 but i cant copy it to the computer since it cant be detected or if it has a way please please let me know. Pls help me out of it, i miss my phone. Thank you.
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XxZombiePikachu said:
okay so that's the stock recovery, by any chance are you on kitkat because it says d80220a?
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Yeah I made the foolish mistake of upgrading to kitkat. I knew it as soon as I hit yes button to upgrade. Too late.
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pmorales said:
iMetalliX, can you still flash a .zip file?, if you can I know this would work for you, just translate the thread and OTG flash the small zip file. This happened to me yesterday, and piece of cake.
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I'm new so don't know much. My understanding is you can't flash anything without being in recovery, right? Look at busted25's post. I'm not risking anything that is not concrete. Much as I like to tinker around I accomplish nothing if I end up with a brick. On my Nexus I could risk everything and because I had Wugfresh. No such thing. I'm going to look at he LG software suite and see if can backup the phone enough to restore it should i soft brick or something
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Yeah I made the foolish mistake of upgrading to kitkat. I knew it as soon as I hit yes button to upgrade. Too late.
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Well that's why you can't get recovery, kit Kat does not have ability for recovery and who knows if it ever will
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notanymore said:
Yeah I made the foolish mistake of upgrading to kitkat. I knew it as soon as I hit yes button to upgrade. Too late.
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I'm new so don't know much. My understanding is you can't flash anything without being in recovery, right? Look at busted25's post. I'm not risking anything that is not concrete. Much as I like to tinker around I accomplish nothing if I end up with a brick. On my Nexus I could risk everything and because I had Wugfresh. No such thing. I'm going to look at he LG software suite and see if can backup the phone enough to restore it should i soft brick or something
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Yesterday I just write but I forgot to include the thread to be translated for the instructions and the .zip file to be OTG flashed, here it is, sorry
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=746320
Lg g2 d80220a
XxZombiePikachu said:
Well that's why you can't get recovery, kit Kat does not have ability for recovery and who knows if it ever will
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What?! Are you sure about that? If true that is really foul. What, do they think we are Apple fans or something? If we didn't want recovery we would have bought Apple. I hope that is not true. Why would they do such think knowing you can't flash if you they do that. I'm addicted to custom roms...LOL! I need my fix now!!
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pmorales said:
Yesterday I just write but I forgot to include the thread to be translated for the instructions and the .zip file to be OTG flashed, here it is, sorry
It is in Spanish. Just trying working with that on your beautiful phone as a noobie...hahahaha! Thanks though.
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notanymore said:
What?! Are you sure about that? If true that is really foul. What, do they think we are Apple fans or something? If we didn't want recovery we would have bought Apple. I hope that is not true. Why would they do such think knowing you can't flash if you they do that. I'm addicted to custom roms...LOL! I need my fix now!!
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Well the exploit we were using to install recovery/Loki was patched in kk so currently if you want recovery it's the same procedure for all devices downgrade to 4.2(first firmware available) root install recovery and depending on your device I can link you a modified kk that uses the aboot from 4.2 plus modified kk kernel to boot to kk while retaining root/recovery
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Well the exploit we were using to install recovery/Loki was patched in kk so currently if you want recovery it's the same procedure for all devices downgrade to 4.2(first firmware available) root install recovery and depending on your device I can link you a modified kk that uses the aboot from 4.2 plus modified kk kernel to boot to kk while retaining root/recovery
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
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I don't know if I have the skills to pull that off. I could wind up like busted25 and all the others who bricked. I think my best option might be to sell it very cheap quickly and order a new one and never upgrade. I'll take the hit. Phone is less than a week old. One thing I'm not understanding though is I'm seeing only kitkat custom roms for this phone out there. That's why I thought it was ok to upgrade. I didn't see any 4.2.2. Everybody who flashed the custom roms must have been fairly or very skilled.One thing that made me upset is ROM Manager advertised recovery for this phone that was bogus. I even paid for the touch version and got nothing and no email reply

Sprint Note 4 Update rolling out. 05.21.15

version N910PVPU2BOE1
276.98MB
Factory reset protection
Bug Fixes
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...-galaxy-note-4-with-factory-reset-protection/
I'm downloading it now.
Already took it and re rooted lol
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Cant use emotion kernel anymore
Oh we got hd calling too i love it
I've had HD calling since OB7...
Can I ask how you rooted your Note 4. Is there a guide or link that will walk me in steps.
I have Sprint Note 4 and would like to root (I don't care about custom ROM.. just want rooted so that I can remove some apps and use hotspot).
Thanks!!
Got it. Just need the stock tar in case I make an oopsy.
Can I ask how you rooted your Note 4. Is there a guide or link that will walk me in steps.
I have Sprint Note 4 and would like to root (I don't care about custom ROM.. just want rooted so that I can remove some apps and use hotspot).
Thanks!!
pbedard said:
Already took it and re rooted lol
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It's all over the place. Cf auto root.
Updated this morning and now my camera keeps saying it stopped working [emoji34]booooo
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Clear caches and/or factory reset.
Can anyone who took the update confirm the lollipop hotspot still works?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/lollipop-hotspot-root-flashing-t3048163
I don't even use it but i like the idea of having it just incase.
Thank you
It breaks it
Mine works. I was rooted and flashed the stock tar. Took the update. Rooted again and my hotspot still works.
Can anyone else chime in on the Wifi hotspot hack? Does it break it or not for stock unrooted?
Itchiee said:
Can anyone who took the update confirm the lollipop hotspot still works?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/lollipop-hotspot-root-flashing-t3048163
I don't even use it but i like the idea of having it just incase.
Thank you
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Stock Non-rooted N4, took the new OTA. Rebooted once, things are smooth. Hotspot still works.
I'm the guy who found that hotspot trick. I'm downloading the update now. After it installs, I'll test to see if hotspot still works, and I'll also check to see if you can still access/edit APNs via my previous method.
UPDATE: It still works, absolutely no change whatsoever in the process or results.
LOL. I was wondering how people were able to odin the stock tar then reroot and still have working hotspot. I know if you odin the stock Lollipop rom tar without first wiping everything you will have leftover data but other than that, all of the system & framework files get overwritten thus undoing any hotspot mod. So i'm baffled by these reports. Maybe some of you used a different method to hack hotspot?
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LOL. I was wondering how people were able to odin the stock tar then reroot and still have working hotspot. I know if you odin the stock Lollipop rom tar without first wiping everything you will have leftover data but other than that, all of the system & framework files get overwritten thus undoing any hotspot mod. So i'm baffled by these reports. Maybe some of you used a different method to hack hotspot?
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My guess is probably the Galaxy Tools way.
If there's one thing I learned..wait
If it aint broke, why fix it
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ibcenu said:
If there's one thing I learned..wait
If it aint broke, why fix it
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That's a very good habit to have my friend Saves you 99.95 of all problem by "experimenting" or trying to make "improvements" LOL

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