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Slimbean 4.2.2 Build - media issues

Hi all,
I recently installed the newest build of Slimbean. I am having a few issues: I am unable to play any media... Music, videos (youtube). My phone app does not work. I cannot receive nor send any calls. And my phone produces no sounds at all.
I tried installing build 7 to see if it was an issue with the build I was using... didn't help.
Internet and wifi work without any problems.
Galaxy S4 i337m
Baseband: I337MUMUAMDL
Version: Slim-4.2.2.build.7-OFFICIAL
Build #: slim_jfltecan-userdebug 4.2.2 JDQ39E eng.blk_jack.20130706.15730 test-keys
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

Update: Any ROM I install... Phone and sounds do not work.

Talabis said:
Update: Any ROM I install... Phone and sounds do not work.
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I'd Odin back to stock and see if you still have the issue. If you do it's a hardware issue.

jd1639 said:
I'd Odin back to stock and see if you still have the issue. If you do it's a hardware issue.
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I did just that... But it's a bit of a story.
I had just fixed another problem I was having yesterday. Was getting stuck at the S4 splash screen right after powering on the phone. The problem was caused by TWRP 2.6 and formatting /data partition. Long story short, I installed CWM and used it to do a full wipe/format of partitions and then was able to install ROMs, restore backups without issue.
So today, since everything was working, I decided to flash a new custom ROM (which I installed) and the MG1 radio. Wasn't having any luck with the radio. Finally, I was able to flash a radio via mobile odin, but then I soft bricked my phone. Got stuck at the S4 splash screen (same issue I had yesterday, but this time, a different cause). So was troubleshooting it all day. Tried to go back to stock, no luck. Tried to restore the stock backup I had, no luck. Only thing I could do was install custom ROMs at this point to get into my phone (i.e. Slimbean, FoxHound, etc...). But, at this point, although I could boot into Android, I had no sound at all and couldn't play video. So after hours of trial and error, I installed CWM again (replacing TWRP 2.5.0.2), did a full wipe/format and tried to install a stock ROM. No luck. Still was hanging at the S4 splash screen. Then I tried to install this ROM again which I had luck with in the past; |ROM| |★VLUAMG1★| |CANADIAN||i337M||STOCK||ROOTED||July.26.13|. But his instructions said to install a wifi fix or fear soft bricking my phone. So I installed the wifi fix, but selected the wrong file (I know, stupid. Done a lot of stupid **** in the past couple days with this phone). Now, after the phone rebooted, I would see the S4 splash screen for a split second, and it would auto load into download (odin) mode. Couldn't get into recovery at all. So then I decided to flash one of the stock ROMs I tried earlier that didn't work, but this time, SUCCESS!!!!! Phone was booting and all sounds worked. I could make/receive phone calls as well... Everything seems to be working fine now. I find it funny that flashing a wifi fix that I shouldn't have seems to have fixed my issue in a sense. Since it allowed me to successfully flash a stock ROM. So I am making a backup of the stock ROM and will decide what I'm going to do from here.
Holy goalie!!! It's been a very vexing couple of days.

Nice that you got it all worked out, I've found out that if your "status" is custom, it will sometimes give you problems when flashing a "stock" rom via odin.
So what I always do when reverting back to the stock rom, I use triangle away to clear the flash count and make my phone back to "Official". If you want the steps to do this, let me know, it's not hard, but there are crucial steps to get this right!
JP

Need Help! VZW G2 Not Activating!

Hi, just wondering if anyone has seen an issue like mine. I looked but did not find a thread or problem like what I am having right now. I have an original VS980, I was using TWRP 2.6.3.3 (the newest one) and tried to flash the new CM11 nightly and GAPPS, and it boot looped. I went back into TWRP using the vol down and power buttons, and installed a stock rom. Still boot looped. I restored a backup that I had actually restored and used before, of an earlier CM11 build, and that bootlooped too!!! So I have tried a couple of methods of restoring to stock firmware, and each time I am reaching the same point. The phone boots and the setup wizard starts. I click next, and the little activation window pops up, and just spins until the phone reboots. There is no signal showing during this.
I can get into download mode, and I can do factory resets. But I still can't get my phone activated, so I can't get into the stock ROM, to root or install TWRP again. Any ideas? Hopefully someone can help me by tomorrow, I am without a phone (I'll be fine lol).

Try doing this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
And if/when you get it working, don't use TWRP 3.3, it's all kinds of FUBAR'd at the moment. If you use 3.2 you'll be just fine.
Sent from CAMACHO, my Verizon G2 (VS980) running PAC ROM.

Vepaot said:
Try doing this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
And if/when you get it working, don't use TWRP 3.3, it's all kinds of FUBAR'd at the moment. If you use 3.2 you'll be just fine.
Sent from CAMACHO, my Verizon G2 (VS980) running PAC ROM.
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Yes, I tried this. When it boots, it just gets stuck at activation.
BUMP NEED HELP!!!
EDIT: More info, so maybe someone can see where I went wrong. I tried the WACOMalt method, and flashed VS98010B_13.tot to my phone. Someone in that thread mentioned that if you are on VS98011A then flashing VS98010B might not work. Then I tried a few times with a different restore method to flash a VS98011A stock image, and came to the same result, boots fine but does not activate and I cannot do anything with the phone.

gotta say twrp 2.6.3.3 is working fine here on d802 uk and has been for the last week or so ive flashed roms,restored from backups and all was fine -providng you've got the latest twrp or cwm youll have no problems

Sounds like you are zeroed. Check status for IMEI, ect. If good, you may need to "reactivate" online. If not, hope you backed up EFS, would be time to restore it. If both the latter fail, flash stock and go to Verizon.

Steamer86 said:
Did you back up your EFS?
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Unfortunately no.

Edited ^ Our EFS isn't in a separate partition. A bad wipe can and will destroy it. EVERYONE should back this up after root, no matter what you're doing with the phone. And store it in a few places.

Steamer86 said:
Sounds like you are zeroed. Check status for IMEI, ect. If good, you may need to "reactivate" online. If not, hope you backed up EFS, would be time to restore it. If both the latter fail, flash stock and go to Verizon.
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What do you mean "check status"? If you mean from system settings -> about phone, I cannot even get to that since I am stuck in setup wizard. I am planning on going to Verizon tomorrow, first thing in the morning. I have already flashed stock, so they will not see anything out of the ordinary. I am also bringing my HTC Rezound, in case I need to go back to that. Hopefully they can help me reactivate the G2 though...

There's a key combo to pass that. Go online on your account, switch theline over to the rezound, activate, back to the g2, try and let it go through activation. If it doesn't work, return. Sounds like your EFS is gone though.

Okay, I tried that. I can bypass the setup wizard by pressing vol up, then vol down, then back. I took my sim card out to do this. Under about phone, it shows unknown for emei and all the other settings. But I keep getting an issue, whenever I turn the screen off, it cannot turn back on and I have to reboot it. So, I think my EFS is messed up, but I have restored stock. I can get into the rom and look at about phone settings. But I am having issues with the screen turning off and not turning back on. And when that happens the phone reboots itself after a while.
I don't have my Rezound sim card on me right now to try activating it. I will just find it tonight and take everything to Verizon tomorrow. I'm sure they will help me out of this jam. Thanks for your help dude!

You are zeroed regardless, as you suspected, nothing to do but return. Back up that EFS next time! If you are stock, you'll be fine and get a "new" refurb. Someone will get your nice refurb when it's repaired. You're good.

[Q] D803 Phone freezes then reboots every few minutes

What's currently happening is my phone will boot and work normally except it appears the radio is not working then after 60-120 seconds freeze for a second then reboot. Wifi does work but I just see an x for the cell network signal and if I take out the SIM I get no notification. Curiously if I'm using the camera it seems to delay the rebooting by a few minutes.
I've tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476 LG G2 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) to no success, I was able to flash, it removed TWRP but I get the same symptoms anyway.
I've tried flashing the Rogers modem and this did not make a difference.
When I noticed this problem was when I was installing/testing some xposed modules, although it seems strange that they could break the phone in this way.
I've run out of ideas and although my phone isn't bricked per say it's near useless if it's going to reboot every minute or two. The phone doesn't reboot if I leave it in download mode or TWRP so this makes me think there's some hope.
Assuming it's not against the rules I'll PayPal anyone who comes up with the fix $50 CAD because right now I'm hooped.

Did you download and try flashing the exposed disabler zip file?
Sent from my LG-D803 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Of course there is hope!
All you gotta do is just download this ROM...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451592
Download it with your PC, then connect your phone to the PC to transfer the file.
The TWRP and flash it and that should fix it all.
Good luck

Do you have a gmail widget on your lockscreen? (Was worth a shot since others have reported varying issues with gmail widgets on the lockscreen).

I lost my recovery when I tried to go back to stock, and I can't seem to install any apps. I'm trying "upgrade recovery" from the LG Mobile Support Tool to see if that works. Otherwise I guess I have to find out how to root and flash a recovery entirely over ADB

I was able to restore the stock recovery and factory reset but that still didn't resolve the issue. Can someone provide a /system/ partition dump of a d803? I'm assuming there's something broken in there but I don't think flashing a ROM will solve that since flashing stock didn't seem to.

mrsocksfox said:
I was able to restore the stock recovery and factory reset but that still didn't resolve the issue. Can someone provide a /system/ partition dump of a d803? I'm assuming there's something broken in there but I don't think flashing a ROM will solve that since flashing stock didn't seem to.
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If flashing to stock didn't work then your phone may as well be defective...

crzykiller said:
If flashing to stock didn't work then your phone may as well be defective...
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It's not a paperweight yet, I can adb. I rooted it through adb I'm just not sure what the xposed module broke. It has to be something that persists across flashing stock but I don't have anything to compare against.

EFS. Flash or push your backed up EFS.

Steamer86 said:
EFS. Flash or push your backed up EFS.
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I don't have one. I made a backup in TWRP but ended up losing it when trying to fix things :silly:. I believe I can still see my IMEI if that's any sign of things not being completely ****ed.

Hi I have LG G2 D802 . My problem is that my phone hangs a lot . I did hard reset but problem didnt go. After hard reset i tried to install custom built rom but still same problem. Then I re installed lolipop 5.0.2 still the same problem .. now
i have downgraded to kitkat and again same problem .. Even now when it hangs It turn off completely like it got bricked or something but it work some time and again after some use it hang.. now i have hardreset my device and putted on standby mood but phone was working fine after some use phone hanged again . I dont understand what is the problem with my LG G2

I am having the exact same problem on stock 4.4.2 with my D803. I have random reboots every few minutes. I suspect it is a hardware issue since the problem persisted even after returning to stock using kdz. Unfortunately, I don't have an EFS backup.
I have tried multiple other ROMS (CM12.1, DU, Cloudy 3.2 and 3.3) and all are even less usable than stock (reboots while I am doing the initial setup).
Any suggestions? I don't know what else to try and am ready to buy a new phone now as this G2 is basically unusable... I'd greatly appreciate any help.

mrsocksfox said:
It's not a paperweight yet, I can adb. I rooted it through adb I'm just not sure what the xposed module broke. It has to be something that persists across flashing stock but I don't have anything to compare against.
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If you have restored it to stock ....... and you still have the problem, u may have a short somewhere in the phone. The only thing that remains the same is the hardware .... u have changed the software

[Q] No USB connection?

Hey,
I've messed up my phone many times before but I usually find my way and end up fixing it. This time, I have no idea.
I got a new refurbished LG G2 in the mail after my old one had completely broken down and Rogers honored their warranty and sent me a replacement. This replacement took a while and I became an iPhone guy for a bit (about a month). Usually there aren't much options for the D803 but this time I seen the new 5.0 Lolipop Resurrection Remix for D803 and having been away from andriod for so long I wanted the latest and greatest features so I blinded installed it (after rooting using towelroot and installing recovery through AutoRec). I used TWRP to flash the ROM and then GAPPS right after. When the phone restarted it would pass the LG boot logo but got hung on the Resurrection Remix boot logo for quite some time. I let the phone sit for a few minutes and it finally went to the setup page of the ROM. I input everything and being worried that this would happen again when I restart my phone, I used Flashify to flash a 4.4.4 ROM because I thought it was the 5.0 ROM that was causing the problems. The phone still hangs sometimes. So I thought I would go back to stock using LG Flashtool and a D803 Kdz. (which I've done numerous times before). I then realized that whenever I connect my phone to my computer, it doesn't recognize it at all. (makes no noise, but it charges). The phone doesn't prompt me to select which method I want to use for my usb connection either (usually it asks if I wanna use it just to charge, MTP, tether, etc).
I realized I probably did a couple of things wrong here and I was wondering if anyone knows where I would start to get my G2 back to working order. (I hate using the iPhone)

Any help

Same probem here, i read in other post that it's a problem on boot image, i don't know i kdz tool can be the cause but after that i got back stock firmware doesn't work.
here my post http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/help/usb-otg-t3012311

Phone Semi-BrickeD?

Main:
Ok, so I was waiting until i got a new phone so i can root my g2, well never happened as my g2 decided to randomly freeze up and restart and get stuck in boot loops either on the LG logo, or freeze on the T-mobile splashscreen and restart infinately. So now i got a new phone and i want to root the old one, But first up I need to figure out what is causing the random boot loops, freezing, and shut offs. It's a T-Mobile variant
ALSO: IT WAS NEVER ROOTED, So it's not a root related issue.
NOTES:
plugging it in help increase chances of escaping loop
It doesn't require a plug in to fix but it helps.
Reboot/Glitching occur when phone is in use and out of use.
Phone works normally otherwise but suffers these glitches
Phone has be factory reset twice
Phone has no external damage
Possible Internal:
Broken L. speaker due to rain
Maybe water damage from steam (phone was on counter as i showered a few times)
possible battery issue
Maybe a bit of drop damage as i did drop it a bit, but it was in a tech21 impactology case, and it remains not cracked

I have a similar issue. The phone will loop the LG logo, but only sometimes--at other times it will poop android's boot animation until it decides it wants to boot normally.
It happens in every ROM(ota or cuatom) even after flashing the stock .tot file about 4 times, so it's clearly a hardware defect for me & probably you too. I read the logs & saw rtc blah blah time will be lost on reboot & other errors. During normal use it randomly freezes prior to rebooting itself, though it reboots even while idle for long periods.
Unfortunately I don't have a solution for your problem besides restoring the stock image.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
After that you can trade the phone in, sell it, or send it to LG.
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So If i reflash to STOCK will it work for a short time normally and in x weeks/months resort to it's retardism of loops

pvt900 said:
So If i reflash to STOCK will it work for a short time normally and in x weeks/months resort to it's retardism of loops
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It fixed my problem temporarily, but not too long afterwards all the issues came crawling back. For this reason I suggested ditching the phone completely unless you really want LG to examine it.
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Since i own 2 G2's is it worth my time re flashing to stock and then rooting the phone, cause i plan to run my sim carded phone as my normaly device and my root would handle experiment tech uses and hacked apps/superuser apps and such stuff

pvt900 said:
Since i own 2 G2's is it worth my time re flashing to stock and then rooting the phone, cause i plan to run my sim carded phone as my normaly device and my root would handle experiment tech uses and hacked apps/superuser apps and such stuff
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I've heard of the random reboot issue. Fixes have been created and detailed. Please give me the following info, and I can help you resolve the problem:
Current Baseband Version
Current Bootstack / Modem
Root status in recovery
Current ROM and Carrier
Current Recovery

I'm having the exact same issue with my D800. I was rooted and had run a couple of ROMs but returned to stock right after I started experiencing the reboots. Unfortunately, the return to unrooted stock - and upgrade to lollipop - didn't fix the random reboot issue.
I've noticed that when my phone shuts off I typically need to hold down the power button at least a min to get it back up and running. And when I get it back up and running the battery stats show a substantial drop in battery - between 5-10%. I took it to a local shop and they said it was a bad motherboard. I've read some threads about shorting some pins on the MB and then reinstalling pieces of the boot image piece by piece and then use the LG Flash tool to reinstall the OS.
I haven't tried it out yet but is this the fix you have in mind @dmezh?

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I'm having the exact same issue with my D800. I was rooted and had run a couple of ROMs but returned to stock right after I started experiencing the reboots. Unfortunately, the return to unrooted stock - and upgrade to lollipop - didn't fix the random reboot issue.
I've noticed that when my phone shuts off I typically need to hold down the power button at least a min to get it back up and running. And when I get it back up and running the battery stats show a substantial drop in battery - between 5-10%. I took it to a local shop and they said it was a bad motherboard. I've read some threads about shorting some pins on the MB and then reinstalling pieces of the boot image piece by piece and then use the LG Flash tool to reinstall the OS.
I haven't tried it out yet but is this the fix you have in mind @dmezh?
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What I had in mind is a multi-step solution that didn't involve opening the device - we can try it, and if it doesn't work then I guess you should try it. I've never actually heard of the pin-shorting, can you post links to the threads?
Anyways, this is roughly what we can try (I can give you all the files you need if you give the info from my first post):
1. Get to fastboot
2. Reflash laf, recovery, boot, modem, sbl1, and a bunch of other things
3. Reboot to download mode
4. Reinstall the kitkat TOT
5. Install custom recovery and wipe all partitions
6. Kitkat TOT again
7. Factory reset (yes, even though this is a fresh install)
8. Reflash laf, recovery, boot, modem, sbl1, and a bunch of other things AGAIN
I've tried these steps before on a friend's VS980 and they seemed to fix the problem. I know that this seems overly complex, but it has been documented in other threads. Provide the info, I'll get the files, and let's get started.

I have all of the D800 files I need to restore the KitKat partitions downloaded here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d5b_osUTug but am not sure how to get the phone into a mode that I can flash the .img files I have into the right locations. I follow what you are proposing I do - just not sure how to get there.
Current Baseband Version: M8974A-AAAANAZN-1.0.19.128
Current Bootstack / Modem - not sure
Root status in recovery: not rooted stock lollipop
Current ROM and Carrier: 5.0.2 AT&T
Current Recovery: Stock Recovery
Here's the link to the hardware shorting pins post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/lg-g2-unbrickable-fix-real-hard-brick-t2904404

jkeats20 said:
I have all of the D800 files I need to restore the KitKat partitions downloaded here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d5b_osUTug but am not sure how to get the phone into a mode that I can flash the .img files I have into the right locations. I follow what you are proposing I do - just not sure how to get there.
Current Baseband Version: M8974A-AAAANAZN-1.0.19.128
Current Bootstack / Modem - not sure
Root status in recovery: not rooted stock lollipop
Current ROM and Carrier: 5.0.2 AT&T
Current Recovery: Stock Recovery
Here's the link to the hardware shorting pins post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/lg-g2-unbrickable-fix-real-hard-brick-t2904404
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The pin-shorting manually puts the device into a Qualcomm fallback mode, but this is not necessary if we can just get it to go to fastboot (the images can be flashed from there as well). The only time I've been in fastboot on the G2 was when I flashed a VS980 recovery on an LS980 with AutoRec. Fastboot is triggered if any of a set of five partitions are corrupted.... so we may need to corrupt a partition. I'll try this on one of my devices first before I instruct you to do it.

dmezh said:
The pin-shorting manually puts the device into a Qualcomm fallback mode, but this is not necessary if we can just get it to go to fastboot (the images can be flashed from there as well). The only time I've been in fastboot on the G2 was when I flashed a VS980 recovery on an LS980 with AutoRec. Fastboot is triggered if any of a set of five partitions are corrupted.... so we may need to corrupt a partition. I'll try this on one of my devices first before I instruct you to do it.
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Did you have a chance to try this out? It sounds like a good way to get the phone into fastboot but am reluctant to try without knowing if it's going to work. Thanks for your suggestions so far - and no rush on getting back I have a working backup phone at the moment.