Hi guys,
Sorry, a very noob person here when it comes to andriod. My rooted device fails to update to the new MJ7 firmware from Verizon. I was thinking maybe some system apps I deleted earlier had something to do with it.
So I have download the full system dump in zip file. How can I reinstall them into my phone without ruin the root I had?
Please help! THANKS A MILLION!
junjunjunjoon said:
Hi guys,
Sorry, a very noob person here when it comes to andriod. My rooted device fails to update to the new MJ7 firmware from Verizon. I was thinking maybe some system apps I deleted earlier had something to do with it.
So I have download the full system dump in zip file. How can I reinstall them into my phone without ruin the root I had?
Please help! THANKS A MILLION!
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There is a good chance by updating you will lose root anyways. Best thing for you to do is ( if you really want to go to the current firmware) is to use Odin, and then re root after.
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Sorry if im posting a tread that has already been up but I am new to the Android world and need help. I recently got a Galaxy S4 and after a month I rooted the phone. I didn't do much but use the Root for freedom only and then found out that I can't get OTA updates since my device is modified. So i unrooted my phone and tried to do a software update and it still says my phone has been modified. therefore i backed up all my data and did a factory reset. as soon as the factory reset was done the first thing i did was check for a system update and it still says my phone is modified and can't receive any updates. I am so confused and need help. I really want to be able to get software updates and even if there is none currently i still wish to receive them in the future. someone please help. and sorry if i reposted a thread.
exshadowz said:
Sorry if im posting a tread that has already been up but I am new to the Android world and need help. I recently got a Galaxy S4 and after a month I rooted the phone. I didn't do much but use the Root for freedom only and then found out that I can't get OTA updates since my device is modified. So i unrooted my phone and tried to do a software update and it still says my phone has been modified. therefore i backed up all my data and did a factory reset. as soon as the factory reset was done the first thing i did was check for a system update and it still says my phone is modified and can't receive any updates. I am so confused and need help. I really want to be able to get software updates and even if there is none currently i still wish to receive them in the future. someone please help. and sorry if i reposted a thread.
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To get the ota update ur should be in official state and for that now
U need to flash stock firmware back to phone using Odin
Use link in my signature to get firmware it's for I9500 / I9505 download and flash it using Odin
And once u flash it reset the device from the phone settings and reboot ur phone will be complete stock status official no root and should be able to recieve Ota also
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123hiten said:
To get the ota update ur should be in official state and for that now
U need to flash stock firmware back to phone using Odin
Use link in my signature to get firmware it's for I9500 / I9505 download and flash it using Odin
And once u flash it reset the device from the phone settings and reboot ur phone will be complete stock status official no root and should be able to recieve Ota also
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If I flash the stock rom will it delete all my apps and data and stuff i have on the phone?
exshadowz said:
If I flash the stock rom will it delete all my apps and data and stuff i have on the phone?
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It wont delete any apps or data u have till u reset
I suggest take a backup using titanium backup or mybackup pro
and then flash stock and u should reset the device its ideal for error free exprnce
Hi I can find loads of guides to unrooting when stock rom needs flashing, but I am already running stock rom so don't really want to go thought the hassle of losing everything again.
I read a post that said I need to delete SU binary, but tried with root explorer and it wont let me delete it says it's read only
Any tips on how I can unroot when I am already on the correct official rom?
Thanks
mzpresto said:
Hi I can find loads of guides to unrooting when stock rom needs flashing, but I am already running stock rom so don't really want to go thought the hassle of losing everything again.
I read a post that said I need to delete SU binary, but tried with root explorer and it wont let me delete it says it's read only
Any tips on how I can unroot when I am already on the correct official rom?
Thanks
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In SuperSU there is an unroot option.
omnifarious said:
In SuperSU there is an unroot option.
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Yes that appears to have worked thanks, but I still can't do official updates it can still tell phone has been modified? What now? Thanks
Edit: Think it will let me do it with Kies! Fingers crossed
mzpresto said:
Yes that appears to have worked thanks, but I still can't do official updates it can still tell phone has been modified? What now? Thanks
Edit: Think it will let me do it with Kies! Fingers crossed
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Do you have a custom recovery installed? That will stop it. You may have to Odin back to complete stock to get it to update
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
Skipjacks said:
Do you have a custom recovery installed?
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Oh yeah! Forgot about that, that makes sense. I was so close it let me do the update with Kies and rebooted, appeared to work just fine but killed my wifi, wont even let me turn wifi on strange...
OK so there was no shortcut, without a part brick so I had to re-install in Odin, thanks anyway for you help
I had my Tmo S5 rooted and I tried to OTA update. I forgot to uninstall it and now I cant get the OTA. Idk what update it was if it was Lollipop or not. Right now Im on a stock 4.4.2 now non-rooted. How to I get the proper update OTA or do I just say FACK IT and reroot and just flash with a custom Lollipop ROM?
YoshiNurijumi said:
I had my Tmo S5 rooted and I tried to OTA update. I forgot to uninstall it and now I cant get the OTA. Idk what update it was if it was Lollipop or not. Right now Im on a stock 4.4.2 now non-rooted. How to I get the proper update OTA or do I just say FACK IT and reroot and just flash with a custom Lollipop ROM?
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Make sure you're not rooted, connect your phone to you PC via USB, start Kies and update from there.
lingowistico said:
Make sure you're not rooted, connect your phone to you PC via USB, start Kies and update from there.
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The link you gave me says its UK. Im in the states....does it matter or do I need to find one for the states? I have used Kies once before and it bricked my phone. I wasn't rooted or anything...it just broke my phone. So Im a lil worried to do Kies on this phone...LOL
YoshiNurijumi said:
The link you gave me says its UK. Im in the states....does it matter or do I need to find one for the states? I have used Kies once before and it bricked my phone. I wasn't rooted or anything...it just broke my phone. So Im a lil worried to do Kies on this phone...LOL
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It won't brick anything if you follow the onscreen instructions to the point. No it doesn't matter that I gave you a UK link. If you're afraid of losing personal data (apps/photos) make a full nandroid backup and copy that to your pc, then copy all your personal photos and files to your pc. Then download and install Kies and follow the onscreen instructions. :good:
lingowistico said:
Make sure you're not rooted, connect your phone to you PC via USB, start Kies and update from there.
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lingowistico said:
It won't brick anything if you follow the onscreen instructions to the point. No it doesn't matter that I gave you a UK link. If you're afraid of losing personal data (apps/photos) make a full nandroid backup and copy that to your pc, then copy all your personal photos and files to your pc. Then download and install Kies and follow the onscreen instructions. :good:
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Okay...Im gonna give it a try. LOL. Thank you very much. OH, will this "flash" my phone meaning I will lose all my app and app data along with settings and everything? I havent done a stock update...I know when you do ROMS you should always clean and flash...sometimes you can flash over...but stock stuff...dunno what to expect.
YoshiNurijumi said:
Okay...Im gonna give it a try. LOL. Thank you very much. OH, will this "flash" my phone meaning I will lose all my app and app data along with settings and everything? I havent done a stock update...I know when you do ROMS you should always clean and flash...sometimes you can flash over...but stock stuff...dunno what to expect.
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No you're not supposed to lose anything. The word "flash" in this context comes from the act of writing data to the flash based ROM chips. So to "flash" means to "write".
I told you to make a full backup in recovery and a manual backup of your files just in case you are worried. But it's always good to make backups.
Generally when flashing roms, I follow these three simple steps:
1 Make a full backup of your current rom in recovery
2 Flash new rom without wiping (aka dirtyflash), see if it works
3 Only if apps start bugging and crashing do a full wipe and flash new rom again
lingowistico said:
No you're not supposed to lose anything. The word "flash" in this context comes from the act of writing data to the flash based ROM chips. So to "flash" means to "write".
I told you to make a full backup in recovery and a manual backup of your files just in case you are worried. But it's always good to make backups.
Generally when flashing roms, I follow these three simple steps:
1 Make a full backup of your current rom in recovery
2 Flash new rom without wiping (aka dirtyflash), see if it works
3 Only if apps start bugging and crashing do a full wipe and flash new rom again
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Awesome. I am making back ups now like you said. I just hate waiting...LOL! Once this is done, I will post up and tell ya how it went for me. LOL! Thanks again for the help and explanations!
Well....the update was successful....but lame. Thought it was the new Lollipop, but was fooled...LOL! But at least I know how to do this now. Thanks again @lingowistico
YoshiNurijumi said:
Well....the update was successful....but lame. Thought it was the new Lollipop, but was fooled...LOL! But at least I know how to do this now. Thanks again @lingowistico
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Ok, I'm glad I could be of help. Keep an eye on this link for lollipop info. When it's out on T-mobile you will see it there.
Pokmemon Go/ Uninstalled Kingroot and derooted boot screen custom & gear icon on boot
Hi, so a while ago I tried using kingroot and installed it for a little bit and used root to uninstall some factory installed apps like amazon, etc. then when i decided i did not want root anymore. i used the kingroot app to remove root and then uninstalled the kingroot application.
then i downloaded a root checker app to see if i was rooted. i was not.
now whenever i boot up my phone it says samsung and then the word custom with a gear icon below it.
now when i tried the newest version of pokemon go version 0.37.0 it says it cannot run on my device cause apparently it thinks i am rooted.
is there anyway to solve this? other than a factory reset?
I don't think a factory reset would help either.
You'd have to delete every trace of root left on your device, and kingroot probably left some files behind.
Unless you can find them, the most sure method is to flash another ROM (stock) though Odin.
I believe a custom kernel would also work, or the stock boot.img of your current ROM.
GDReaper said:
I don't think a factory reset would help either.
You'd have to delete every trace of root left on your device, and kingroot probably left some files behind.
Unless you can find them, the most sure method is to flash another ROM (stock) though Odin.
I believe a custom kernel would also work, or the stock boot.img of your current ROM.
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ok i have the sch i545 on verizon. which program do i use to find and delete the files tha kingroot may have left behind. also where do i get this "rom"?
Rhalium said:
ok i have the sch i545 on verizon. which program do i use to find and delete the files tha kingroot may have left behind. also where do i get this "rom"?
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The ROM you can get from Sammobile. As for the files left behind, I don't know how kingroot handles those, but to access and delete them you would have to be rooted.
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The ROM you can get from Sammobile. As for the files left behind, I don't know how kingroot handles those, but to access and delete them you would have to be rooted.
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ok, i powered down the phone and held the power and volume up buttons to get into recovery mode and then i selected wipe cache partition. and then rebooted. it seems that has solved the custom and gear icon below on when it first boots up. cause now it shows samsung galaxy s4 which is correct. but when i try pokemon go 0.37.0 it still says this device or software is not supported what should i do now? i heard somewhere that you can use xposed framework module
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The ROM you can get from Sammobile. As for the files left behind, I don't know how kingroot handles those, but to access and delete them you would have to be rooted.
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ok this is weird. i hold power and vol.up button to get into recovery, then i see flash that says no order i think. then i wipe cache partion. then i power off and boot and the custom ans gear icon is no there its just says samsung galaxy s4 on boot like it supposed to. but then when i go into poke go version 0.37.0 it still wont let me play cause it think im rooted and then i power off and boot up again and there it is again. the custom word and then the gear icon below it. should i do a backup of my phone ans do a factory reset? will that solve it?
Rhalium said:
ok this is weird. i hold power and vol.up button to get into recovery, then i see flash that says no order i think. then i wipe cache partion. then i power off and boot and the custom ans gear icon is no there its just says samsung galaxy s4 on boot like it supposed to. but then when i go into poke go version 0.37.0 it still wont let me play cause it think im rooted and then i power off and boot up again and there it is again. the custom word and then the gear icon below it. should i do a backup of my phone ans do a factory reset? will that solve it?
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I already told you that a factory reset does not unroot.
If you want to completely unroot, flash the stock ROM.
If you don't want that, downgrade to Pokémon version 0.35.
0.37 has not even been officially released yet. I mean, I don't even have it on the play store and it's the same for many others.
PS: Xposed also needs root.
GDReaper said:
I already told you that a factory reset does not unroot.
If you want to completely unroot, flash the stock ROM.
If you don't want that, downgrade to Pokémon version 0.35.
0.37 has not even been officially released yet. I mean, I don't even have it on the play store and it's the same for many others.
PS: Xposed also needs root.
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ok thanks, and do i need a specific version of this stock rom? sorry am new to this rooting and rom and stock firmware and bootloader and such.
also it seems there pushing the new update out slowly. also i think the older versions will no longer work soon once the newwer update is firnly established.
Rhalium said:
ok thanks, and do i need a specific version of this stock rom? sorry am new to this rooting and rom and stock firmware and bootloader and such.
also it seems there pushing the new update out slowly. also i think the older versions will no longer work soon once the newwer update is firnly established.
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You need one for your specific phone model (AT&T or Verizon I assume).
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You need one for your specific phone model (AT&T or Verizon I assume).
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yes my phone is verizon. do i need to hook up my phone to a computer in order to flash? will i lose all of the data on my phone when i flash the ROM to it?
Rhalium said:
yes my phone is verizon. do i need to hook up my phone to a computer in order to flash? will i lose all of the data on my phone when i flash the ROM to it?
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Yes and yes.
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Yes and yes.
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ok how do i get the stock boot.img of my current rom? also dumb question, could you explain what a rom is? also is odin a program that i use on my laptop to flash the rom to my phone while it is connected to my laptop? also what is sammmobile? and if you say i should get a rom, is there a specific version of the rom that i should get? sorry for dumb questions.
GDReaper said:
I already told you that a factory reset does not unroot.
If you want to completely unroot, flash the stock ROM.
If you don't want that, downgrade to Pokémon version 0.35.
0.37 has not even been officially released yet. I mean, I don't even have it on the play store and it's the same for many others.
PS: Xposed also needs root.
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ok now do you mean a firmware or rom? am i at the right place see screencap. also how large should these files be? i already have odin downloaded. i am using this guide: http://downloadstockrom.com/download-android-4-4-2-stock-rom-for-samsung-galaxy-s4-sch-i545-2.html
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I don't think a factory reset would help either.
You'd have to delete every trace of root left on your device, and kingroot probably left some files behind.
Unless you can find them, the most sure method is to flash another ROM (stock) though Odin.
I believe a custom kernel would also work, or the stock boot.img of your current ROM.
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http://smallbusiness.chron.com/use-odin-android-28504.html
this website says i need a pit file and a tar file. i already found the pit file here on xda which was a few megabytes and am downloading the tar file from the site seen in the screencap below. are these the correct files i should be using?
Rhalium said:
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/use-odin-android-28504.html
this website says i need a pit file and a tar file. i already found the pit file here on xda which was a few megabytes and am downloading the tar file from the site seen in the screencap below. are these the correct files i should be using?
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You don't need a pit file. And if the files are wrong, the instalation will just fail.
If that's the firmware you had previously, then it's ok.
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You don't need a pit file. And if the files are wrong, the instalation will just fail.
If that's the firmware you had previously, then it's ok.
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ok so i just use the tar file i got from the rwilco12 website and use that with odin and my phone?
Rhalium said:
ok so i just use the tar file i got from the rwilco12 website and use that with odin and my phone?
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Yes. But if the firmware is older than what you had on the phone (5.0 > 4.3) it may fail to flash.
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Yes. But if the firmware is older than what you had on the phone (5.0 > 4.3) it may fail to flash.
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ok when i bought the phone it was on 4.4.2 or something and then when i got it i soon updated it to 5.0. so now you are saying to use it with this? http://androidromupdate.com/2015/08...y-s4-sch-i545-ota-update-with-loads-of-fixes/
the 5.0 lollipop one right? also is there a diference between a stock firmware and a stock rom or are they the saem thing?
Rhalium said:
ok when i bought the phone it was on 4.4.2 or something and then when i got it i soon updated it to 5.0. so now you are saying to use it with this? http://androidromupdate.com/2015/08...y-s4-sch-i545-ota-update-with-loads-of-fixes/
the 5.0 lollipop one right? also is there a diference between a stock firmware and a stock rom or are they the saem thing?
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Stock ROM and stock firmware is the same thing.
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Stock ROM and stock firmware is the same thing.
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Have you even looked at any of the linkes or screencaps ive included in these posts? so this is the tar file i should be using to put my s4 back to stock? it says may 21 2013. see screencap. i got it from that rwilco 12 site.
Hey folks
after searching a ROM which matches with my Android System Recovery #USR100346_160408 I found one at a page with ir.domain.
Full name of the zip-file "YT2-1050L_USR_S100346_1604081524_WW52_ROW-kktol-otafull"
Now I downloaded it, but there is no flash.xml in it.. so I cant use it the folder with the intel flash-tool.
But how can I install it? or what is ota? ota is update? how can I install it?
Or is this "full" ota not full and a few important files are missing?
I am the absolutely nooooob in cases like this XD
Any ideas and guides?
Best regards
I cannot properly help you with your device as I don't own it - but you're trying to flash the OTA which is just an update. You need to find then flash the full, stock firmware.
http://lenovo-forums.ru/files/file/...-1050l_usr_s100081_1507241439_ww52_row_kktol/
Is this your device? I think it is. If so (and please check properly), then this is the stock firmware and you should flash this.
Again, I can't really help further so good luck.
thanks, i am out XD and call the service .