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Everything have worked fine until now..
Latest things i did was update firmware on the camera, then rebooted and the camera worked just as fine as before.
I had two framework-res.apk's that i have moded from my own frameworkfile in kitchen, i did try both out and they worked just fine before, i did rename them and hade both in my bluetooth folder on the phone.. one circle and one guage battery framework modfile.
I wanted to go back to the guagefile, so i copied the file (it was renamed framework-res..guage.apk) and pasted it in the framework folder on the phone, renamed it and now it seamed i had two framework-res.apk files... thought one would overwrite the other, but no it didnt. So i checked what file was oldest and deleted that and rebooted, now i cant get by the samsung logo have tried everything and it just wont go any further
Could anyone help me with what to do pleeeeeease ? i can flash with odin, and i have tried flasing kernels unsecure and original with no effect, please help me !! i really hope this phone isnt bricked now
Put phone in download mode or cwm and flash a rom. Use a stock rom made for your phone.
I would prefer not to flash a new rom as there is many things on my phone that i dont want to get wiped away. I have some movies in the camera folder that i havent made a backup for yet and i just cant live without them, if they are lost i could just as well throw away the phone
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I would prefer not to flash a new rom as there is many things on my phone that i dont want to get wiped away.
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root it , then buy titanium backup from the market and backup what you want , then flash rom , then install titanium again , then reinstall back up , easy peasy
your phone will have what you want on it still and hopefully be working again
have a good day
flashing a rom shouldnt clear your mass memory mate , your videos etc should remain unless you use the android restore function in settings or format it via pc
buxz777 said:
root it , then buy titanium backup from the market and backup what you want , then flash rom , then install titanium again , then reinstall back up , easy peasy
your phone will have what you want on it still and hopefully be working again
have a good day
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It is rooted, and i cant get past the bootlogo.
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It is rooted, and i cant get past the bootlogo.
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sorry didnt read post properley my fault :-(
still flashing a new rom wont delete your mass memory files
it never has on mine , as the other user said , wipe , wipe cache , wipe dalvik cache , if this still doesnt boot then flash a rom of your choice it may bring it back fine and your mass memory should be intact
leomar2.4 / 2.5 / 2.6 / doesnt touch the mass memory files anyways so your videos would be fine and you would have one of the best roms going
No worries
As it is now i can only get into odin mode.. down volume,home button,power button and get connected to the odin flashprogram, that is the only thing i can do
So even if my pictures and movies are on phones internal sd-card it wont be deleted ?? i just need to know this before i do something major like new rom.
I have a external sd-card to and i guess that wont be effected, but i dont know about the internal sd-card
Can i flash a rom without do those wipe cleaning stuff i read about that seams to be important to do before flashing a new rom ?
If it is just the framework-res.apk file thats wrong, cant i flash a new framework file with odin ? if for some reason there was something wrong there.
What rom do you use now? Wiping data wipes everything, wiping cache and dalvik cache shouldn't delete any personal data.
Im running original stock rom with unsecure kernel..
boarne71 said:
Im running original stock rom with unsecure kernel..
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Just flash a stock ROM with Odin.
It won't remove anything, it'll all br there.
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Wipe will only wipe /data and /system which will be user and system apps and data.
You wont lose anything on the internal sd card and ext sd card.
You can always flash the same rom as you had before over the top which should fix the framework.
just flash non wipe rom from intratech topic, it will fix it for you
or boot into recovery, do backup there, flash new rom and then restore advenced only data in recovery
and as was mentioned before, reset/wipe/new rom through odin will not touch pictures/movies/music on internal sd card only apps and app setup with data will be erased
sent from my GalaxyS2
Thanks everyone for your help, you are really a great bunch of people here, so fast and very helpful, thank you all so much !
I must admit that my heart stopped for a moment when i couldnt get it restarted, forgot to breath but i did as you said only thing is i didnt flash a stock rom, i flashed a very nice rom called lightning and im much more happy with my phone now then i was before... in the end it was a good thing maybe that this happen to me today, otherwise i would probably never have gone from stock rom, now im glad i did it's faster and everything is better, and i could just now flash a new bootanimation that i couldnt do before, i tried the cool pc bios boot and im very happy with that, overall it feels like a new improved phone
Thanks everyone !!! Have a great eavning !
All you had to do was boot in recovery, and adb a stock frameworkres.apk to the phone and it wouldve booted fine! Or made a flshable zip that copies the stock frameworkres.apk and flash that through clockwork!
...and on the 8th day he created the SGS II!
hi
I have a samsung note which i rooted when i bought it. when i go to recovery mode sig cwm and trying to install this auto brightness mod from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373008
I get the error
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
any ideas what could be causing this? Im pretty new to android... used to have an Iphone
ps: when I start CWM it says "This version of CWM manager should be used with CF-Root v5.0 or newer.
It appears you are running a different kernel. Various features has been disabled."
and also when entering recovery mode I get an error which says "Can't access to '/system/csc/XEF/system/"
my phone is a mess now ((
ive flashed kernel with cd-root 5.0 ..then seemed like cwm issue was fixed
then i added auto brightness update and now the phone is totally messed up :O
when phone started it didnt ask for pin... i keep hearing the samsung boot sound and the screen goes on and off with menu showing..
please someone help the noob (
i am able to go to recovery mode...any chance i can redo the last mess i did??
Ok, hope you have made a backup (nandroid or Titanium), because now that you are in this situation the best way to recover is to flash an other ROM (custom or stock) and wipe cache & Dakvik-cache, depending if you use a WIPE or NON-WIPE Rom, you might get back your "stuffs". Try first to flash a Stock NON WIPE ROM for your country for ex. and clear cache and dalvik and see how it goes, you might have to manually clear data from som apps that will FC (or even uninstall and reinstall them if clear data is not enough) but has long that you have access to CWM your note is not brick you can always "repair" it good luck.
When you wanted to try patch/mod apk:
- first verify it apply to your build (KKA or such)
- second do a nandroid, and if anythings goes wrong you can always restore to previous state
Good luck
PS: for the kernel missmatch it is not that big of a deal, some kernel have been built in order to have access to some features from CWM from the running OS itself while other does not, but has long that you can go manually in CWM you can do manually all things from there
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Ok, hope you have made a backup (nandroid or Titanium), because now that you are in this situation the best way to recover is to flash an other ROM (custom or stock) and wipe cache & Dakvik-cache, depending if you use a WIPE or NON-WIPE Rom, you might get back your "stuffs". Try first to flash a Stock NON WIPE ROM for your country for ex. and clear cache and dalvik and see how it goes, you might have to manually clear data from som apps that will FC (or even uninstall and reinstall them if clear data is not enough) but has long that you have access to CWM your note is not brick you can always "repair" it good luck.
When you wanted to try patch/mod apk:
- first verify it apply to your build (KKA or such)
- second do a nandroid, and if anythings goes wrong you can always restore to previous state
Good luck
PS: for the kernel missmatch it is not that big of a deal, some kernel have been built in order to have access to some features from CWM from the running OS itself while other does not, but has long that you can go manually in CWM you can do manually all things from there
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thanks for the reply..
another noob q... when I rooted it the first time I just put the stock rom onm y sc card and flashed, but now since it wont go to the phone menu, my pc cants see my phone...
so the question is, how do i put the rom file on the phone to flash it?
I dont have a microsd reader either
btw
i did take a titanium back ..its on the phones sd card
Ok, do you have another phone or sdcard reader somewhere, in order to transfer the ROM in it then you can put it back in your NOTE and flash it. If not you are in a not so good situation, you can always go to CWM plug the usb cable, go to advance settings mount the sdcard and with adb you can push the ROM in your sdcard.
For adb, you have to install KIES to have to right driver, then download adb from android sdk then from a command prompt go to your adb folder (put the ROM in it) and then from the command "adb push MYROM /sdcard/" and you you should see it transfer to your sdcard.
For the titanium, it will be use only if you use a WIPE rom and once booted OK install Titanium and restore everythings. GL
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Ok, do you have another phone or sdcard reader somewhere, in order to transfer the ROM in it then you can put it back in your NOTE and flash it. If not you are in a not so good situation, you can always go to CWM plug the usb cable, go to advance settings mount the sdcard and with adb you can push the ROM in your sdcard.
For adb, you have to install KIES to have to right driver, then download adb from android sdk then from a command prompt go to your adb folder (put the ROM in it) and then from the command "adb push MYROM /sdcard/" and you you should see it transfer to your sdcard.
For the titanium, it will be use only if you use a WIPE rom and once booted OK install Titanium and restore everythings. GL
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I used odin to flash the stock rom, rooted & now restoring now with titanium everything seems fine & dandy ..
Im not gonna touch anything until the ICS is out ..hehe
Merry xmas to you!
This little issue should not scare you that much, the things you should remember from that is to always make a nandroid backup before falshing anythings or changing things.
Do not stop "messing" around your phone because a that experience, go for it but REMEMBER ALWAYS HAVE A VALID BACKUP.
Merry Xmas to you and all the other too
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This little issue should not scare you that much, the things you should remember from that is to always make a nandroid backup before falshing anythings or changing things.
Do not stop "messing" around your phone because a that experience, go for it but REMEMBER ALWAYS HAVE A VALID BACKUP.
Merry Xmas to you and all the other too
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well ..titanium backup screwed me pretty good... apparently sms/contacts was not backed up by default
For contact use google sync and your google accounts
For sms use SMS backup and restore or some other backup (some apk can backup your SMS in your gmail account also)
Sorry to hear for your "lost"
That is why you should always have a nandroid to be able to extract what (backup the working one, restore the old one backup your contaact and email, then restore your new ROM and restore your missing stuffs) is missing and restore to your new ROM
GL
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For contact use google sync and your google accounts
For sms use SMS backup and restore or some other backup (some apk can backup your SMS in your gmail account also)
Sorry to hear for your "lost"
That is why you should always have a nandroid to be able to extract what (backup the working one, restore the old one backup your contaact and email, then restore your new ROM and restore your missing stuffs) is missing and restore to your new ROM
GL
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It was my own fault. I took for granted that titanium backed up everything by default I acrtually had sms backup/restore on the phone.. hehe
well... these stuff happen when Im on new platforms. Im gonna go trough this forum to figure more about flashing costume roms.
I am on Sprint S4 SPH-L720 4.2.2 updated to MF9 through OTA before rooting.
I rooted using qbking77's method and did a full nandroid backup I had no issues going through either process.
Like probably a lot of people, here's where I get nervous and a little confused.
So am I ready to go and install a Rom or are there steps i'm forgetting?
This is my first time messing with Roms and I don't want to rush it and have been reading this site for days so maybe i'm overthinking it but want to be more safe than sorry.
I've downloaded the TriForceRom 3.0 to my PC and put a copy on my extsd card, ran everything through MD5checker.
Now I watched the video that Unknownforce added at the end of the install notes and it looked easy enough but then in the video when it gets to the the part where you're in recovery mode and going into the advance Wipe menu the guy in the video selects Dalvik, System, Data and Cache and leaves sdcard and usb unchecked (which I get) and then swipes to wipe. But when I go into the Wipe menu it also gives an option for Internal Storage and Preload to wipe, I don't want to make any mistake here and could use some advice. Do I leave them or tick them or am I going about this completely wrong?
I get a nagging feeling that there's something else I need to do before flashing this Rom or any Rom really.
In the Install Instructions it says the Rom comes with AROMA installer, does pop up to prompt you after you choose the zip to install?
If anyone can give me any suggestions or help get me on the right path I really would appreciate it, until then I'll keep reading.
No need to wipe internal storage. That is basically all the stuff you have on your internal SD card. I also always wipe preload, not sure if it matters but I never have any issues. Sounds like you are ready to go so just make sure to do a fresh nandroid then wipe then run the triforce zip. Aroma will ask you options once you start the flash. You can choose what you would like. Since it is your first flash maybe just use the stock flash the first time. Then you can always go back and reflash. When you reflash you can choose modify and the aroma installer will let you change options without wiping the data from the ROM. Give it a shot if you run into problems restore the nan droid. Oh and when I do a nandroid I backup preload also.
SGS4 Sent
Ok, ha that's a relief. Thank you so much for responding, I've got everything backed up so guess I'll dive in, thanks.
Well that was smooth and easy, thanks for the tips.
When I booted up TriForce I had a lit up 4Glte icon in the notification.
Does anyone know if it's just there or am I on 4Glte now, because that would be the first time since I got the phone that it has lit up.
If it is showing 4g you should be on 4g. Run a speed test and see what you get. Glad you got it going.
SGS4 Sent
I cant seem to download anything of the playstore when having TriForce running. I cleared the apps cache and data and removed my Google account and rebooted and re enabled the account and it still hangs and doesnt start the download.
I dont have an issue with it when going back to stock rooted.
I used TB to back up nandroid manager so I could reinstall some apps but I cant figure out how to re install that do I tried re downloading from play store and it lets me go through the process but just sits there instead of downloading.
Any suggestions?
Never mind, I solved this myself. Had to do a battery pull and tada. When in doubt right.
i have lg g2 rooted and with twrp 2.7.0.0
i put the rom on my device and the rom is amazing i realy liked him but after i put some apllication is getting all crazy and start to pop massege like "we sorry the procses _____ is stoped" and when it happend i cant do a thing with my phone even if i restart him and the massege is not appear is acting crazy and i cant used him...i tried to wipe fartory reset and it works up to five miniutes and happend again
thank you..
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i have lg g2 rooted and with twrp 2.7.0.0
i put the rom on my device and the rom is amazing i realy liked him but after i put some apllication is getting all crazy and start to pop massege like "we sorry the procses _____ is stoped" and when it happend i cant do a thing with my phone even if i restart him and the massege is not appear is acting crazy and i cant used him...i tried to wipe fartory reset and it works up to five miniutes and happend again
thank you..
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After the Factory reset (wipe data/cache/dalvik-cache) did you restore any application data (via Titanium Backup or similar)?
If not I would suggest a full wipe (format system, data, cache, dalvik-cache) and complete reflash.
Also, double check on how to correctly install mahdi 2.5:
- (Backup)
- Full wipe (including system)
- Flash the ROM-zip
- Flash your device specific patch
- Flash GApps
- Flash SuperSU if needed
Also, the original LG G2 Mahdi-Thread sais to not restore any system-app-data after install (that can lead to Force closing system apps)
If your device runs as it should at this point, you can try restoring the apps and app-data you need (best would be one by one so in case you run into issues you know what causes them).
Assuming your device is not broken Mahdi 2.5 should run pretty much flawlessly (I have not run into trouble yet and I've been running the 04/14 release with the device-patch v2 on my D802 since it came out )
lavanaviv said:
i have lg g2 rooted and with twrp 2.7.0.0
i put the rom on my device and the rom is amazing i realy liked him but after i put some apllication is getting all crazy and start to pop massege like "we sorry the procses _____ is stoped" and when it happend i cant do a thing with my phone even if i restart him and the massege is not appear is acting crazy and i cant used him...i tried to wipe fartory reset and it works up to five miniutes and happend again
thank you..
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Try to pinpoint which apps doing it. Mahdi's pretty stable for a custom rom I rarely get FC's on it. Or try flashing again, rom - patch - gapps and modem if coming from jellybean.
Preggy said:
After the Factory reset (wipe data/cache/dalvik-cache) did you restore any application data (via Titanium Backup or similar)?
If not I would suggest a full wipe (format system, data, cache, dalvik-cache) and complete reflash.
Also, double check on how to correctly install mahdi 2.5:
- (Backup)
- Full wipe (including system)
- Flash the ROM-zip
- Flash your device specific patch
- Flash GApps
- Flash SuperSU if needed
Also, the original LG G2 Mahdi-Thread sais to not restore any system-app-data after install (that can lead to Force closing system apps)
If your device runs as it should at this point, you can try restoring the apps and app-data you need (best would be one by one so in case you run into issues you know what causes them).
Assuming your device is not broken Mahdi 2.5 should run pretty much flawlessly (I have not run into trouble yet and I've been running the 04/14 release with the device-patch v2 on my D802 since it came out )
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What is the couse of doing the full wipe like you said? And i dont use back up at all i just flash the all 4 things like he said and reboot...After that the phone is automaticly started to download all my apllication from the previous version...Now when im tryng to remember all the problems start after i download app called "wifix"...You think it could be the problem?
Thanks!
lavanaviv said:
What is the couse of doing the full wipe like you said? And i dont use back up at all i just flash the all 4 things like he said and reboot...After that the phone is automaticly started to download all my apllication from the previous version...Now when im tryng to remember all the problems start after i download app called "wifix"...You think it could be the problem?
Thanks!
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Well, doing a full wipe and running the rom with the bare minimum from the install procedure (no user apps) would confirm/deny that the ROM itself runs well and the install is good; that would mean one potential sourde of problems is ruled out.
Assuming you didn't mess around with the system partition that would then mean the cause of the problem lies within your installed user apps (or their corresponding app-data). Of course if you already have a suspicion as to what apps may cause the problem I would suggest you clear their data via the app manager and/or uninstall them to see if that helps.
I'm not sure what that app does, if it is supposed to fix wifi problems then I'd say you probably won't need it on mahdi anyway, and yes I'd say that could very well be what causes your issues...
Also you may prevent the automatic installation of apps by either not singing into your Google-account on initial setup or (maybe, haven't tried that though) by specifying to not backup / or restore your user data during initial setup.
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Well, doing a full wipe and running the rom with the bare minimum from the install procedure (no user apps) would confirm/deny that the ROM itself runs well and the install is good; that would mean one potential sourde of problems is ruled out.
Assuming you didn't mess around with the system partition that would then mean the cause of the problem lies within your installed user apps (or their corresponding app-data). Of course if you already have a suspicion as to what apps may cause the problem I would suggest you clear their data via the app manager and/or uninstall them to see if that helps.
I'm not sure what that app does, if it is supposed to fix wifi problems then I'd say you probably won't need it on mahdi anyway, and yes I'd say that could very well be what causes your issues...
Also you may prevent the automatic installation of apps by either not singing into your Google-account on initial setup or (maybe, haven't tried that though) by specifying to not backup / or restore your user data during initial setup.
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i did the full wipe and now when im trying to reboot he told me that my device is not rooted and stuck ob the lg logo
lavanaviv said:
i did the full wipe and now when im trying to reboot he told me that my device is not rooted and stuck ob the lg logo
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But you did install the rom after the full wipe and you have and can still access TWRP?
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But you did install the rom after the full wipe and you have and can still access TWRP?
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yes..
after i flash again the rom there was another problem, after the reboot and the lg logo apeared on the up left side of the screen this:
[640 ] started Fastboot Mode
[ 690] udc start ()
but i did full restore bucause its freak me out i thought my device is gone
and now i dont know if i am rooted or not...its confusing
oh god its happend again...after i did the restore and all i flash again the the rom with the pach an all the thing and it apear again 2 masseges
now its:
650 fastboot mode started
700 usd start()
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yes..
after i flash again the rom there was another problem, after the reboot and the lg logo apeared on the up left side of the screen this:
[640 ] started Fastboot Mode
[ 690] udc start ()
but i did full restore bucause its freak me out i thought my device is gone
and now i dont know if i am rooted or not...its confusing
oh god its happend again...after i did the restore and all i flash again the the rom with the pach an all the thing and it apear again 2 masseges
now its:
650 fastboot mode started
700 usd start()
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Ok At this point I no longer really feel comfortable giving you tips as I personally never messed with the whole bootstack/fastboot stuff on my G2, did you by any chance flash any bootstack related stuff?
Anyway I would probably look for a way to restore everything to stock and start afresh...
maybe this helps? HOW TO get back to stock when your phone stuck in fastboot mode
Or maybe if you have connectivity from the PC in fastboot mode you can flash a 4.2.2 KDZ directly to revert everything to stock...
flash patch again, make sure its right one, for your phone and for the version of mahdi, 23th build and below version2, beta builds version 3 and up
Hello everyone. I've tried really hard to DO NOT create this thread. As it happens I have used all I know (which isnt much) to try to fix this problem but got no success.
So I've got a S4 GT-I9505. I've recently decided to root it mainly because I wanted full External SD-card access to some apps. Here are some facts about my rooting:
- I used TWRP;
- I used SuperSU;
- I kept the stock ROM. I personally dont have anything to complain about it so I didnt install any custom ROMs.
- I had a problem with Knox afterwards, the phone was rebooting and freezing. I made a backup on Titanium and then uninstalled every Knox-related app.
- The system worked nicely for days.
Then I decided to clean some garbage that I knew was present in my device, like ghost folders and foster files and such.
- I installed SD-Maid and Clean Master.
- On the same day, I switched my SIM card because of some personal issues. I'm brazilian but now living in Deutschland. The change of SIM cards (if it matters) was as follows: bought the phone > inserted brazilian SIM > inserted deutsch SIM > inserted brazilian SIM (due to a personal problem) > back to deutsch SIM. I'm telling you this because I'm not sure of how relevant it is. Just trying to give as much info as possible.
- I cleaned some **** with SD-Maid AND Clean Master.
What happened next:
- WhatsApp was broken. I couldnt receive any media (voice recordings, videos, images, nothing at all).
- I tried re-installing the App
- I tried to restore my WhatsApp backup from Titanium. No success*.
- I tried to restore my backup from TWRD. No success.
- I tried to change WhatsApp folder (on data/media) permissions to r-r-r---- and then back to 00775. No success.
- I tried re-registering my phone to whatsapp network. No success.
- I tried deleting whatsapp folder on data/media (WhatsApp FAQ recomendation). Thats when WhatsApp stopped also SENDING media. I couldnt simply send or receive through the app.
- I tried re-creating the WhatsApp media folder on data. No success.
- I tried a factory reset followed by a TWRD backup restoration. WhatsApp was once again SENDING, but NOT RECEIVING media. When my phone finished booting and the launcher loaded, I was immediately prompted by a WhatsApp message saying something like "Conection failed! Please verify your phone number. WhatsApp can only be installed in one device per phone-number" even though everything else internet-related was working just fine.
(* when I say NO SUCCESS, I refer to the fact that WhatsApp still not receiving/sending media, not that I failed to implement that given fix)
Now, when I wiped my phone to factory defaults, I noticed that in TWRD prompt it said something like "Wiping Data, EXCEPT data/media". My knowledge of the subject isnt great but I think it might be something with this folder.
Any thoughts?
Thank you very much in advance!
Do nothing. Delete your account from whatsapp and recreate it with the number you wish to use
My whatsapp works fine with a different no. And has a diff sim for calling.
Maybe to much of backup.. restore...bla bla..made it crash.
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- I tried re-registering my phone to whatsapp network. No success.
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DeepankarS said:
Do nothing. Delete your account from whatsapp and recreate it with the number you wish to use
My whatsapp works fine with a different no. And has a diff sim for calling.
Maybe to much of backup.. restore...bla bla..made it crash.
Press Thanks if I helped
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It was not very clear in my post, indeed, but yes I have tried that as well. Thanks for trying!
I would just take the shortcut.
- Backup the apps you want to backup with Titanium.
- Make a backup of Whatsapp from within the app.
- Wipe from TWRP recovery (I assume that's what you mean by TWRD). Use the option prepare for rom flash (don't know the excact words, but you understand when you see the option).
- Reflash the rom you are currently on with Odin (or flash a custom rom).
You can also just skip the wiping part and just flash the rom with Odin again. I always like to start from scratch if something goes wrong, but it should probably work without the wipe.
Then restore the apps you want to restore. Whatsapp should probably be working now.
You can spend many more hours finding a solution, but my guess is that SD-maid or Clean Master deleted something it should not have. Always be carefull with those kind of apps. I don't really like those apps because the benefit you get from them is limited.
GOT A FIX!
After 2 days of hitting my head on the wall with this, I came up with a solution.
My girlfriend has the exact same phone as me (though I think any rooted android with WhatsApp installed would do).
I entered her data/media/whatsapp folder and created all the folders that were missing on my own folder (deleted by CleanMaster just for being empty). Then I gave all the folders the exact same permissions (rwxrwx--x or 0775) as my girlfriend's device and voila! It's working perfectly!
Now just for future reference and to feed my curiosity: why does factory reset through TWRP do not also wipe data/media? If this folder were wiped, I would get a fresh WhatsApp install and the problem would have been gone sooner. I kinda dont understand the folders' structure in my phone. Sometimes it looks like I can get to the same very place using diferent paths (like /data/ OR /emulated/ OR /0/ OR /sdcard/).
Anyway, thanks people! Though I figured it all by myself, this forum still rocks!
Venorian said:
GOT A FIX!
After 2 days of hitting my head on the wall with this, I came up with a solution.
My girlfriend has the exact same phone as me (though I think any rooted android with WhatsApp installed would do).
I entered her data/media/whatsapp folder and created all the folders that were missing on my own folder (deleted by CleanMaster just for being empty). Then I gave all the folders the exact same permissions (rwxrwx--x or 0775) as my girlfriend's device and voila! It's working perfectly!
Now just for future reference and to feed my curiosity: why does factory reset through TWRP do not also wipe data/media? If this folder were wiped, I would get a fresh WhatsApp install and the problem would have been gone sooner. I kinda dont understand the folders' structure in my phone. Sometimes it looks like I can get to the same very place using diferent paths (like /data/ OR /emulated/ OR /0/ OR /sdcard/).
Anyway, thanks people! Though I figured it all by myself, this forum still rocks!
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Good that you found a solution.
It would be bad thing if the custom recovery would standard wipe data/media because that would wipe your entire internal sd. People that flash roms don't want that to happen. You can still wipe it from the recovery, it's just in a different place then the standard wiping.
Lennyz1988 said:
Good that you found a solution.
It would be bad thing if the custom recovery would standard wipe data/media because that would wipe your entire internal sd. People that flash roms don't want that to happen. You can still wipe it from the recovery, it's just in a different place then the standard wiping.
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So basically its just a matter of keeping your apps and app data? Not something system-damaging or system-related at all?
And thanks for your answer!
Venorian said:
So basically its just a matter of keeping your apps and app data? Not something system-damaging or system-related at all?
And thanks for your answer!
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No your apps and data will be wiped. Basically every part that could interfere with a new rom is wiped. It's only the data on your internal storage that is kept. So apps (like Whatsapp) also write data to your internal storage and that won't get wiped.
/system
/data (excluded /data/media)
/cache
and a few more will be wiped.
(There are more parts that don't get wiped, but that are parts that neither an app or you will ever touch.)
Now the problem is back. I can't really understand what happened.
I rebooted my phone just to check if everything was OK and then to do a new backup in TWRP.
Checked WhatsApp and the problem was back. Then I went to see the files and some folders that I've just copied were gone! The WhatsApp main folder on data/media was still there, but some subfolders were simply missing. I also noticed that my copy of that folder on my External SD-card was also gone! Like WTH?!
Any help will be much appreciated.
P.S.: and to my happiness, copying the files once again (as I've done before) simply doesnt work. This is driving me crazy, seriously.
this happened to me once, and wasn't whatsapp only, the reason whatsapp wasn't being able to receive/send media files was because it somehow could not access the internal storage.. same with all my other apps, it happened when restoring a full rom backup with CWM.. and the only way i managed to fix it was to re-flash the stock rom with odin
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this happened to me once, and wasn't whatsapp only, the reason whatsapp wasn't being able to receive/send media files was because it somehow could not access the internal storage.. same with all my other apps, it happened when restoring a full rom backup with CWM.. and the only way i managed to fix it was to re-flash the stock rom with odin
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Not even a factory reset will do?
How do I find a stock ROM from Samsung (with 4.4.2) compatible with my S4 GT-I9505? Also: should I also wipe everything or simply flash the rom without doing anything else?
Now that you said, I also noticed that one of my favorite games (Mushroom Wars) has also stopped working. Might be that you're right!
Venorian said:
Not even a factory reset will do?
How do I find a stock ROM from Samsung (with 4.4.2) compatible with my S4 GT-I9505? Also: should I also wipe everything or simply flash the rom without doing anything else?
Now that you said, I also noticed that one of my favorite games (Mushroom Wars) has also stopped working. Might be that you're right!
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Do as I suggested. Start from a blank sheet and stay away from those rom cleaners for now.
You could just take a clean custom rom, then you don't have to worry about deleting those knox stuff and rerooting again.
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Not even a factory reset will do?
How do I find a stock ROM from Samsung (with 4.4.2) compatible with my S4 GT-I9505? Also: should I also wipe everything or simply flash the rom without doing anything else?
Now that you said, I also noticed that one of my favorite games (Mushroom Wars) has also stopped working. Might be that you're right!
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i honestly didn't attempt a factory reset because i wanted to keep all my stuff, so i just flashed the stock rom on odin and everything worked out fine, was the only way i was able to fix it
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i honestly didn't attempt a factory reset because i wanted to keep all my stuff, so i just flashed the stock rom on odin and everything worked out fine, was the only way i was able to fix it
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By doing this I'll have to reroot, right? Do you think it is a problem if I recover my backup from TWRP after flashing the stock rom?
Dont wanna go through the configs and app installing all over again.
Venorian said:
By doing this I'll have to reroot, right? Do you think it is a problem if I recover my backup from TWRP after flashing the stock rom?
Dont wanna go through the configs and app installing all over again.
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you don't need to re-configure or recover a backup, if you flash the same stock on odin as you already had running, without wiping, it should work right away, without any issues and without any need for a wipe or a restore, you will have to re-root though, yes.
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you don't need to re-configure or recover a backup, if you flash the same stock on odin as you already had running, without wiping, it should work right away, without any issues and without any need for a wipe or a restore, you will have to re-root though, yes.
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Here is your stock firmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=33568
Tkkg1994 said:
Here is your stock firmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=33568
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This is for switzerland, isnt it? A Brazilian version would be most welcome! I'm currently downloading one from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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you don't need to re-configure or recover a backup, if you flash the same stock on odin as you already had running, without wiping, it should work right away, without any issues and without any need for a wipe or a restore, you will have to re-root though, yes.
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Sure! Thank you for your help!
Just a side note: while downloading the stock rom, I found this and installed the given app (Folder Mount) just to check. As soon as I opened it, it pop'd a message saying that he identified a crucial problem with my /bin/sdcardwhatever file. So yes, I'm confident that your solution will be the one to fix my problem. Let's see...
Also thanks for Lennyz1988 for your suggestion. Your fix seems a little bit... harder?... for me, but if this one doesnt work I'll try yours and post the results. BTW, where do I find a clean custom ROM? Thank you!
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This is for switzerland, isnt it? A Brazilian version would be most welcome! I'm currently downloading one from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Sure! Thank you for your help!
Just a side note: while downloading the stock rom, I found this and installed the given app (Folder Mount) just to check. As soon as I opened it, it pop'd a message saying that he identified a crucial problem with my /bin/sdcardwhatever file. So yes, I'm confident that your solution will be the one to fix my problem. Let's see...
Also thanks for Lennyz1988 for your suggestion. Your fix seems a little bit... harder?... for me, but if this one doesnt work I'll try yours and post the results. BTW, where do I find a clean custom ROM? Thank you!
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Cause you want a Brazil version, here you go : http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=31097
Lennyz1988 said:
I would just take the shortcut.
- Backup the apps you want to backup with Titanium.
- Make a backup of Whatsapp from within the app.
- Wipe from TWRP recovery (I assume that's what you mean by TWRD). Use the option prepare for rom flash (don't know the excact words, but you understand when you see the option).
- Reflash the rom you are currently on with Odin (or flash a custom rom).
You can also just skip the wiping part and just flash the rom with Odin again. I always like to start from scratch if something goes wrong, but it should probably work without the wipe.
Then restore the apps you want to restore. Whatsapp should probably be working now.
You can spend many more hours finding a solution, but my guess is that SD-maid or Clean Master deleted something it should not have. Always be carefull with those kind of apps. I don't really like those apps because the benefit you get from them is limited.
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this happened to me once, and wasn't whatsapp only, the reason whatsapp wasn't being able to receive/send media files was because it somehow could not access the internal storage.. same with all my other apps, it happened when restoring a full rom backup with CWM.. and the only way i managed to fix it was to re-flash the stock rom with odin
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I just realized both solutions are the same, LOL.
ODIN just finished flashing the stock rom. Will update soon with the preliminary results.
Apparently it did NOT work. Not completely at least.
WhatsApp is now once again making voice recordings and receiving them as well, but is not handling any other kind of media. Mushroom Wars (the game I talked about earlier) is also not loading.
The system looks just it was before, only without root (I know that was expected).
Don't know what to do now.
Just one more question: how much of a problem is it restoring a backup using TWRP? I mean, in a scenario in which I get this problem fixed, I couldnt simply restore any backup due to the possibility of screwing my internal storage thing all over again?