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Hello,
I have a NEVER ROOTED Motorola Droid Razr M XT709
In the end all I want to do is use my SD card to store app stuff, just the data would be acceptable ( entire thing would be best ). I am figuring I need to root my device to be able to do this but before I did I wanted to make sure I was capable of rooting it and UNrooting it as well. Here is a link to a screen shot from my phone with it's basic specs displayed under Settings > About Phone : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16564468/Screenshot_2013-11-23-09-44-00.png
So...
Can I move apps or app data to SD without rooting? If so, how? If not...
Can I root? If so, what would be the safest method?
Can I unroot? If so, what is the safest method?
Thanks!
-Reiz
I hit a button accidentally while playing a game and got an ota. Posted link to new stats after ota
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eo11d9gqkbbltss/2013-11-23 16.20.04.png
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Unfortunately, I can't open your links at work, but I did see your first pic last night and on that version, you would have been able to root. If you took the latest update, then you can't root it.
RikRong said:
Unfortunately, I can't open your links at work, but I did see your first pic last night and on that version, you would have been able to root. If you took the latest update, then you can't root it.
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Is there any way to roll back on the OTA?
Reizvoller said:
Is there any way to roll back on the OTA?
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Not if your bootloader is locked.
RikRong said:
Not if your bootloader is locked.
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So essentially, even if I did a 'hard reset' , I am still boned?
Reizvoller said:
So essentially, even if I did a 'hard reset' , I am still boned?
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I would assume that you're talking about a factory reset? Yes, you are boned, it will only revert back to the latest OTA, which you just did.
Is there any way of getting TWRP on stock KitKat?
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+1 same pain....any custom recovery for kitkat without going back to JB...
Zyner said:
Is there any way of getting TWRP on stock KitKat?
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ahmed4never said:
+1 same pain....any custom recovery for kitkat without going back to JB...
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no and no
Install freefee gee from playstore.
fazlee90 said:
Install freefee gee from playstore.
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Tried that, not working
There probably won't be one. Loki has been patched, and looks to be permanent. Even DrJbliss said he doesn't think its possible now with the way they patched.
Its pretty safe to say the only way to get a recovery again will be to roll back.
JRJ442 said:
There probably won't be one. Loki has been patched, and looks to be permanent. Even DrJbliss said he doesn't think its possible now with the way they patched.
Its pretty safe to say the only way to get a recovery again will be to roll back.
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That is not 100% accurate. I have the sprint version and can confirm that it IS possible to have TWRP on this phone with the latest kitkat firmware (4.4.2), the only problem is it breaks download mode, but there is a way to get it back as well and the devs are working on getting them both working at the same time. Additionally, I realize that the OP does not have a Sprint model phone, but if it is possible on one carrier, I would not say it's impossible on another carrier so there is hope.
HTH,
MTCell
mtcellph said:
That is not 100% accurate. I have the sprint version and can confirm that it IS possible to have TWRP on this phone with the latest kitkat firmware (4.4.2), the only problem is it breaks download mode, but there is a way to get it back as well and the devs are working on getting them both working at the same time. Additionally, I realize that the OP does not have a Sprint model phone, but if it is possible on one carrier, I would not say it's impossible on another carrier so there is hope.
HTH,
MTCell
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OMG Please be telling the truth. I have been waiting for a long while for this, I hate that the T-mobile variant always gets the left overs
TehJorge said:
OMG Please be telling the truth. I have been waiting for a long while for this, I hate that the T-mobile variant always gets the left overs
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I have no reason to lie, but you can check out this thread to see it for yourself. I have done this myself and can confirm that I had TWRP working with kitkat on my Sprint LG G2 variant phone. I have since went back to stock rooted because I did not like not having download mode, but as I said it has been done (for the Sprint variant atleast) so there is hope.
BTW. It should go without saying that you should NOT try this method unless you have the Sprint variant of the G2 as it will definitely not work with other carriers and will more than likely hard brick your device and even if you do have a Sprint variant make sure to read the instructions carefully and fully understand what you are doing before doing anything. You have been warned / advised.
Additionally, I am not a dev and I did not come up with or take any credit for this or any other guide. I am simply passing the information along.
MTCell
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705259
it's not we can't get recovery on kk, there are work arounds, but everyone who asks just wants a way to do it without going through all the trouble of downgrading
mtcellph said:
That is not 100% accurate. I have the sprint version and can confirm that it IS possible to have TWRP on this phone with the latest kitkat firmware (4.4.2), the only problem is it breaks download mode, but there is a way to get it back as well and the devs are working on getting them both working at the same time. Additionally, I realize that the OP does not have a Sprint model phone, but if it is possible on one carrier, I would not say it's impossible on another carrier so there is hope.
HTH,
MTCell
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I was under the impression that the OP wants to take the OTA, root and flash TWRP. That isn't possible. That part I'm 100% correct on. But the method you linked to for Sprint is available for all other variants I've seen so far, similar anyway. Including VZW. That's why I said roll back, you have to be on the Jelly Bean bootloader.
What's that mean? I cant get TWRP on my d802?
no more custom roms? Is that true or what guys, i mean I'm waiting for a loki to solve the problem and cant go back to stock any more i cant find my rom wich is d80220a, so what, no more hope?! please dont tell me that!!!
XxZombiePikachu said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705259
it's not we can't get recovery on kk, there are work arounds, but everyone who asks just wants a way to do it without going through all the trouble of downgrading
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There is no trouble downgrading. I have windows 8 and I used Method 2. from this thread: THREAD. OP says that there are problems with win 8. Only thing I "shat brix" is because I didn't installed drivers provided there :crying: Still, I had 4.4.2. and now I have 4.2.2. Tonight, after Champions League, I will install custom recovery and other stuff :victory:
XxZombiePikachu said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705259
it's not we can't get recovery on kk, there are work arounds, but everyone who asks just wants a way to do it without going through all the trouble of downgrading
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Thank you so much! at least this will take care of all the constant questioning. I hope there will be a way to get a custom recovery on it soon because I am starting to regret getting the LG G2 instead of the Nexus 5. Ugh
I received a new update 2 days ago I'm on 5.1.1 if I take it will I lose root?
Kernesto said:
I received a new update 2 days ago I'm on 5.1.1 if I take it will I lose root?
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yes you will lose root but you can again root your device with same method...
and dont post questions here...
post in q & a forum...
With Lollipop you need the stock recovery and a completely stock, unchanged system partition (i.e. no root) or the OTA will fail.
new ota
what phone/carrier do you have
saurabh1234 said:
yes you will lose root but you can again root your device with same method...
and dont post questions here...
post in q & a forum...
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How would you know if they could root with the same method when nothing was mentioned about what phone they have?
es0tericcha0s said:
How would you know if they could root with the same method when nothing was mentioned about what phone they have?
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my experiance with my device....
I've literally rooted 100s of devices in the past 5 years as it's a hobby and a side job. This is very seldom the case except for some Chinese manufacturers that are very lax on security, and even then it's not that common. Especially if it's an update to the version like 5.0 to 5.1, etc.
Unroot Sprint LG Stylo
Hello All,
I have done some searching on this and come up with different answers.
I received a OS update notification to V5. Now of course I am getting failure to update because I am rooted. I have read to use the Superuser app option to remove all files related to root and the update is still failing. The superuser option is the only thing I am getting in results. I understand that I can re root after taking the OTA update.
What method can I use to go back to stock so I am able to take this update? My phone still has stock recovery so I am kinda hitting a brick wall here.
Thank you all, I apologize if this answer is somewhere I didn't find.
mhroten77 said:
Hello All,
I have done some searching on this and come up with different answers.
I received a OS update notification to V5. Now of course I am getting failure to update because I am rooted. I have read to use the Superuser app option to remove all files related to root and the update is still failing. The superuser option is the only thing I am getting in results. I understand that I can re root after taking the OTA update.
What method can I use to go back to stock so I am able to take this update? My phone still has stock recovery so I am kinda hitting a brick wall here.
Thank you all, I apologize if this answer is somewhere I didn't find.
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kdz + LG Flashtool via PC
http://devtester.ro/projects/lg-firmwares/ - Punch in your IMEI there and see if they have the file there.
es0tericcha0s said:
kdz + LG Flashtool via PC
http://devtester.ro/projects/lg-firmwares/ - Punch in your IMEI there and see if they have the file there.
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Thank you very much for your response. It was a no go. They didnt have my KDZ
Same issue here. Any other suggestions?
You will need to flash a stock system.img matching your firmware number to go stock and update. For example, boost stylo users on ZV4 can flash the system.img from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/official-boost-lg-g-stylo-unbrick-guide-t3201406
_Cristian_ said:
You will need to flash a stock system.img matching your firmware number to go stock and update. For example, boost stylo users on ZV4 can flash the system.img from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/official-boost-lg-g-stylo-unbrick-guide-t3201406
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Thank you for the response, I asked a question over at that thread regarding doing that. The person in there recommended not to do that since mine is sprint and that one is boost in case there is a small difference in the file even though they are the same company, etc..
mhroten77 said:
Thank you for the response, I asked a question over at that thread regarding doing that. The person in there recommended not to do that since mine is sprint and that one is boost in case there is a small difference in the file even though they are the same company, etc..
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Yeah, thats why i said boost stylo users, you never want to flash a system.img from another carrier. Im not sure where you can find a stock sprint system.img but you can ask around.
Lost root accepting new update, I need help with regaining root.
I recently flashed the new update to my phone and lost root. How can I regain root again. I'm unable to boot into recovery via flashify.
@CitySlicka Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-how-to-root-lgls770-5-1-1-t3184649
Hi All,
Im posting this thread after review all others.
I have the phone for almost an year and everything was working fine.
Suddenly the Camera stopped working.
The problem is only in the rear camera. Front camera is working.
Wipe data / Factory reset from setting or Pwr+Home+Vol up doesnt help.
Also i even went to a phone shop and tried to replace the camera. After 3 different cameras the tech told me he dont know what to do and think need motherboard replacement. Another thing is the flash that i tought might stopped working but it is still functioning properly.
Need your wise help guys! Appriciate every comment or suggestion!
Thanks,
Eyal.
Have you tried reflashing the stock ROM back onto your device? There is a chance that the drivers for your main camera maybe corrupted or have been deleted. If that doesn't work then you are going to need a replacement motherboard.
DarkGuyver said:
Have you tried reflashing the stock ROM back onto your device? There is a chance that the drivers for your main camera maybe corrupted or have been deleted. If that doesn't work then you are going to need a replacement motherboard.
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Thank you for taking time looking amd replying.Thats an intresting option. I didnt tried that.
However i also didnt found a root method for the N-910C. I would need to replace the kernel with a different one and i cannot find a suitable Kernel.
Let me explore this option and lets see.
If you have any direction on the rooting part it would be great.
Thanks,
Eyal.
Ummm, if you have no experience in rooting your device I would strongly recommend you avoid doing that as you can easily brick your device. I'd highly recommend you reflashing the stock ROM back onto your device to see if that will fix your problem. Otherwise you will need to replace the motherboard.
DarkGuyver said:
Ummm, if you have no experience in rooting your device I would strongly recommend you avoid doing that as you can easily brick your device. I'd highly recommend you reflashing the stock ROM back onto your device to see if that will fix your problem. Otherwise you will need to replace the motherboard.
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Thanks man, ive rooted many devices i had in the past, the New ones dont need that as everything is quite good out of the box.
the problem is to find a kernel matching the 'C' version. all the rest is easy.
let me look into it.
djshubi said:
Hi All,
Im posting this thread after review all others.
I have the phone for almost an year and everything was working fine.
Suddenly the Camera stopped working.
The problem is only in the rear camera. Front camera is working.
Wipe data / Factory reset from setting or Pwr+Home+Vol up doesnt help.
Also i even went to a phone shop and tried to replace the camera. After 3 different cameras the tech told me he dont know what to do and think need motherboard replacement. Another thing is the flash that i tought might stopped working but it is still functioning properly.
Need your wise help guys! Appriciate every comment or suggestion!
Thanks,
Eyal.
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Its a N-910C it still has warranty for a few months as each samsung phone comes with 24months. How could the Samsung Tech not replace or fix the camera under warranty?
Also why did they try 3 different types, you would have though after the first they would stop if they matched up the model number of the parts etc before even opening the phone.
djshubi said:
Thanks man, ive rooted many devices i had in the past, the New ones dont need that as everything is quite good out of the box.
the problem is to find a kernel matching the 'C' version. all the rest is easy.
let me look into it.
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You would be better off just reflashing the stock ROM back onto your device rather than go hunting for the individual kernel. As the original firmware file probably has that within it.
A|ex said:
Its a N-910C it still has warranty for a few months as each samsung phone comes with 24months. How could the Samsung Tech not replace or fix the camera under warranty?
Also why did they try 3 different types, you would have though after the first they would stop if they matched up the model number of the parts etc before even opening the phone.
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Thanks for your reply, im living in thailand and bought the phone in non samsung shop, so i have to go to this places where they almost know what they do , but frenkly they are pro's, for some reason it didnt work so they tried 3 cameerras , this is how it is here
DarkGuyver said:
You would be better off just reflashing the stock ROM back onto your device rather than go hunting for the individual kernel. As the original firmware file probably has that within it.
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What do you mean?
Can i reflesh an unrooted phone?
in order to root i need to replace the Kernel as this is 5.1.1 (as far i understood have some lock mechanism from rooting)
if you know somehing else it would have alot.
Thanks,
Eyal.
djshubi said:
What do you mean?
Can i reflesh an unrooted phone?
in order to root i need to replace the Kernel as this is 5.1.1 (as far i understood have some lock mechanism from rooting)
if you know somehing else it would have alot.
Thanks,
Eyal.
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From what I understand you should be able to reflash the stock Samsung ROM back onto your device. This will remove the root functions and restore your device back to when it left the factory.
DarkGuyver said:
From what I understand you should be able to reflash the stock Samsung ROM back onto your device. This will remove the root functions and restore your device back to when it left the factory.
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Yes, but to re-flesh i need first to root the device. this is where i'm struggling.
djshubi said:
Yes, but to re-flesh i need first to root the device. this is where i'm struggling.
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No, you shouldn't have to root your device in order to reflash the stock ROM back onto it. Just download the stock ROM from Sammobile and use Odin to flash it back onto your device. It's as simple as that. But you will loose the root features after you do this.
djshubi said:
Yes, but to re-flesh i need first to root the device. this is where i'm struggling.
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Flash the latest stock ROM for your model with Odin. Root is NOT required for STOCK ROM.
djshubi said:
Yes, but to re-flesh i need first to root the device. this is where i'm struggling.
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Got to sammobile.com, create an account, it's free. Download stock firmware for you device.
Google search flash firmware with ODIN, you'll get a many web pages with instructions and there's a youtube video also.
https://www.google.com/search?espv=....0..0.0....0...1c..64.serp..0.0.0.cyqn6CcxG_E
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From what I understand you should be able to reflash the stock Samsung ROM back onto your device. This will remove the root functions and restore your device back to when it left the factory.
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Hi Guys,
Thank you for your responses, i have tried with Odin and downloaded the correct firmware from Sammobile (by verifying *#1234#) and after Odin pass successfully the device was not able to boot from the new firmware. so it rebooted again and returned to the former status (with all the apps and everything i currently still have ) means in other words Odin failed or i did something wrong.
i will keep trying. and update you.
Thanks,
Eyal.
dicksteele said:
Got to sammobile.com, create an account, it's free. Download stock firmware for you device.
Google search flash firmware with ODIN, you'll get a many web pages with instructions and there's a youtube video also.
https://www.google.com/search?espv=....0..0.0....0...1c..64.serp..0.0.0.cyqn6CcxG_E
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Thank you Sir, im trying, first shot failed now going back to square 1
will update you, thanks for taking the time and answer.
djshubi said:
Thank you Sir, im trying, first shot failed now going back to square 1
will update you, thanks for taking the time and answer.
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Well, at least you didn't brick your device. Follow this video from Sammobile on how to flash your device back to stock
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Thank you Sir, im trying, first shot failed now going back to square 1
will update you, thanks for taking the time and answer.
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What did it fail on? If it was sboot.bon that's the bootloader and you need to get the same version that was previously on your phone (Didn't read the post above. Try below, that will probably work).
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djshubi said:
Hi Guys,
Thank you for your responses, i have tried with Odin and downloaded the correct firmware from Sammobile (by verifying *#1234#) and after Odin pass successfully the device was not able to boot from the new firmware. so it rebooted again and returned to the former status (with all the apps and everything i currently still have ) means in other words Odin failed or i did something wrong.
i will keep trying. and update you.
Thanks,
Eyal.
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After it boots up and fails, go into the stock recovery and do a factory reset. That should bring it up.
Guys, thank you all for your help, it is really not obvios!!
end of the day, i was able to reflesh my phone, this didnt help, camerra still failed to open. im now stuck again, i will try to find our an official samsung dealer who fix HW (dont think i can find one, but lets give it a shot...
if you have other ideas... then you off course welcome
Thanks,
Eyal.
Just wanted to ensure everyone here knows that root was achieved for Snapdragon processors. I had nothing to do with this except to root my Note 8 based on the below link.
See thread below for instructions.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/root-samfail-galaxy-note8-t3685340
What is the possibility of a fix so that we can charge the battery to 100%?
b3y0ndd34th said:
What is the possibility of a fix so that we can charge the battery to 100%?
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0% without terrible hacks that require the phone be unusable. It's built into the combo/eng bootloader that makes root possible
partcyborg said:
0% without terrible hacks that require the phone be unusable. It's built into the combo/eng bootloader that makes root possible
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I see, Thank you for that information. I guess I will wait to see if Xposed Framework is made to work with this device.
My only real draw to rooting is the Per App DPI and a modified hotspot app
partcyborg said:
0% without terrible hacks that require the phone be unusable. It's built into the combo/eng bootloader that makes root possible
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They were able to overcome this with the S7, and Keep samsung pay working so I am hopeful they will find a way for the note8.
It might take awhile but it will come. Other than 1 or 2 mods i feel no need to root. But I would like to have the dual speaker mod.
Peace
This setup runs very smooth and fast. System root, no lag. Very resource friendly.
how do you like root so far? I just put the unlocked version would it be worth going to the rooted version?
Rooted then reverted back to stock but now I can't get any of the stock Verizon apps back ie visual voicemail app. Does anybody know how to get these back? I wanna be able to update to Oreo later on without any issues.
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b3y0ndd34th said:
and a modified hotspot app
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Is there a link to this app?
Thanks!
plainbum said:
Is there a link to this app?
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There are tons of them just Google it
plainbum said:
Is there a link to this app?
Thanks!
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I don't have one, I want one though. If all else fails, after rooting I was able to the ADB trick, but I still have to turn off mobile data, turn on hotspot, turn mobile data back on.
I really want to be able to click the hostpot button and have it just turn on.
volcalstone said:
Rooted then reverted back to stock but now I can't get any of the stock Verizon apps back ie visual voicemail app. Does anybody know how to get these back? I wanna be able to update to Oreo later on without any issues.
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I have the same issue and would love to have Visual Voicemail again.
b3y0ndd34th said:
I see, Thank you for that information. I guess I will wait to see if Xposed Framework is made to work with this device.
My only real draw to rooting is the Per App DPI and a modified hotspot app
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Yeah I'm waiting for xposed before I even buy a Note 8, can't live without it
Bob the tomato said:
I have the same issue and would love to have Visual Voicemail again.
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volcalstone said:
Rooted then reverted back to stock but now I can't get any of the stock Verizon apps back ie visual voicemail app. Does anybody know how to get these back? I wanna be able to update to Oreo later on without any issues.
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Did you flash the userdata partition when returning to stock?
reocej said:
Did you flash the userdata partition when returning to stock?
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Thanks for your reply.
I heard about doing that but didn't know how. I do know that I have the Verizon boot up screen and the 4G LTE logo for the data. It looks like I got HD voice but not for video. I can't even get WiFi calling to activate too.
If you could help me that would be great otherwise I might have to do a warranty replacement which is a last resort that I don't want to do in the first place.
volcalstone said:
Thanks for your reply.
I heard about doing that but didn't know how. I do know that I have the Verizon boot up screen and the 4G LTE logo for the data. It looks like I got HD voice but not for video. I can't even get WiFi calling to activate too.
If you could help me that would be great otherwise I might have to do a warranty replacement which is a last resort that I don't want to do in the first place.
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Just click ums option in odin and select the userdata partition and flash.
the UMS option is grayed out.
reocej said:
Just click ums option in odin and select the userdata partition and flash.
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Figured it out. Need to change UMS in the .ini file to "1"
Bob the tomato said:
Figured it out. Need to change UMS in the .ini file to "1"
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Hi, were you able to flash the userdata partition? I'm not sure how to do this or if I even have the necessary file if needed. I was able to get the UMS button to show with your instruction but now I'm stuck.
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reocej said:
Just click ums option in odin and select the userdata partition and flash.
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Is this under the option tab or UMS button? Do I need another file? Seems like I'm missing something. I'm going to do a search here in the mean time. Btw it seems like I have to use Comsy Odin 3.12 to flash my files without errors.
Thanks for all of your help so far.
Ok looks like I finally was able to get all my Verizon apps back on it. I had to download the N950U firmware which had the USERDATA file that I needed to flash. I'm not sure why there is even a N950U1 firmware to begin with.
I have the August security patch and is still have the U1 baseband. WiFi calling is working but I didn't activate my visual voicemail yet but the app is there though. I didn't activate video calling yet because I would need to setup basic voicemail service first.
Thanks again for all of the help guys.
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