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This is a guide we should have just in case people want to go back to normal. Can anyone say step by step how do we unroot our phone and how do we uninstall a custom rom.
Thanks in advanced, this will help people if they ever want to go back.
EDIT.. I figured out one sure way to uninstall a custom rom, and that is to just restore your nandroid backup that you should have made before you installed the rom.
Just factory reset the phone.
if you run RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe it will be like the way you got it. Unrooted and stock
you can get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559622
fatkitty420 said:
Just factory reset the phone.
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That won't work because when you load a custom rom, it effectively "becomes" the factory image.
kylez64 said:
if you run RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe it will be like the way you got it. Unrooted and stock
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Does this also erase all data on the phone? Call logs, apps, etc.
Stevious said:
Does this also erase all data on the phone? Call logs, apps, etc.
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yes it will make it so its just like you got it on day one new in the box
yup, RUU will unroot your phone, delete all installed apps and settings to include call logs, sms's, or anything else you have on your phone.
Pictures and some downloads are automatically downloaded to your sd card so those should be fine.
Stevious said:
Does this also erase all data on the phone? Call logs, apps, etc.
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Yup, thats why you do a nandroid backup.. It's a life savior
goku14238 said:
Yup, thats why you do a nandroid backup.. It's a life savior
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Trying to restore and nandroid is saying run " nandroid-mobile.sh restore" on console.. any ideas why.
I backed up nandroid on my PC and then formated the SDcard for App2sd but then realized that I formated off my pictures. Kind of hoping those were saved in the nandroid backup.
Has anyone actually attempted to un-root using this RUU utility?
A couple users at androidforums are trying to go back to stock and running into problems - the app it telling them something along the lines of 'you cannot use this utility with your phone, please use the correct utility'
I can't remember exact verbage atm - but something along those lines.
I'm running linux and don't really trust trying this through a Windows VM, else I'd answer my own question here.
cicada said:
Has anyone actually attempted to un-root using this RUU utility?
A couple users at androidforums are trying to go back to stock and running into problems - the app it telling them something along the lines of 'you cannot use this utility with your phone, please use the correct utility'
I can't remember exact verbage atm - but something along those lines.
I'm running linux and don't really trust trying this through a Windows VM, else I'd answer my own question here.
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Yes I did when I had some problems and it works just fine. You have to be able to have your phone on, usb connected and seen by your computer for it to work. I then rooted the phone again.
kylez64 said:
if you run RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe it will be like the way you got it. Unrooted and stock
you can get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559622
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Is the step for using this - put this file on SD card ( not root ) and run recovery< update.zip
Grinder16 said:
Is the step for using this - put this file on SD card ( not root ) and run recovery< update.zip
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no you run that exe from your computer
goku14238 said:
no you run that exe from your computer
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Would you mind posting the steps to take, (or should I start a new thread for that?) as afar as connecting the phone via usb and windows cmd prompt and adb and all that? I am actually happy with my rooted hero and modaco rom, but just in case...id like to know. Thanks in advance!
chalan30 said:
Would you mind posting the steps to take, (or should I start a new thread for that?) as afar as connecting the phone via usb and windows cmd prompt and adb and all that? I am actually happy with my rooted hero and modaco rom, but just in case...id like to know. Thanks in advance!
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First download + install HTC Sync. Verify that HTC Sync can see your phone. If not, you need to uninstall drivers, unplug your phone, plug it back in and have windows find the drivers again for you. EDIT: Just a note, on my Vista comp HTC Sync didn't recognize it for me so I had to pull out a comp with XP on it. Windows 7 I don't know. Vista still works though, I just think I did something funky to the drivers on there.
Next, just exit HTC Sync or leave it running doesn't matter.
Now, while your phone is plugged in Download the RUU exe. Run it, follow directions. Voila. Everything wiped back to brand new out of the box HTC rom.
Thanks TOKi
I did but I dunno if my phone is unrooted or not. Anyway to check this?
Plus my phone is deactivated and I have no idea how to reactivate it. Haha.
redram38 said:
Yes I did when I had some problems and it works just fine. You have to be able to have your phone on, usb connected and seen by your computer for it to work. I then rooted the phone again.
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I have tried several times. Each time I cannot get past the "waiting for bootloader" part. It must have something to do with replacing the recovery partition with RA-heroc-v1.2.3.
Anyone else have this issue?
I had this issue, but I unplugged and tried the process again and it fixed itself
I keep getting the constant nexus loop I am trying to root and I cannt get past that any advise?
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schartzr said:
i keep getting the constant nexus loop i am trying to root and i cannt get past that any advise?
Please and thanks
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briiiiiick
check out the search feat too
I need a System image I believe do you know where i can get that at? And the search feature is not working right now, and I need to get my phone back up and working ASAP.
Thanks
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I need a System image I believe do you know where i can get that at? And the search feature is not working right now, and I need to get my phone back up and working ASAP.
Thanks
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Not sure where the .zip is to flash the entire system..in fact, I don't think that was officially released yet. If you managed to get Clockworkdmod installed, I know there is a system image you can flash in the Dev section here.
Or If I have a nandroid back up how can I get that on m y phone to run that? I have it on the SD part of my card but doest show in the back up and restore file
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Or If I have a nandroid back up how can I get that on m y phone to run that? I have it on the SD part of my card but doest show in the back up and restore file
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Go into recovery and re-flash your nand back up... have your tried that?
edit: damn. didnt realize. see? wtf sammy/goog. WHY WOULDNT YOU HAVE A MSD SLOT??!
allen099 said:
Not sure where the .zip is to flash the entire system..in fact, I don't think that was officially released yet. If you managed to get Clockworkdmod installed, I know there is a system image you can flash in the Dev section here.
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I do have clockwordmod I am guess you mean when I can get to the clockworkmod recovery screen I can get there
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I do have clockwordmod I am guess you mean when I can get to the clockworkmod recovery screen I can get there
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You can try flashing these:
1- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877601
2- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875875
3- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875184 (if you really know what you're doing)
I assume you understand how adb shell works and all that, since you're dabbling in all this goodness .
Good luck, young samurai!
How would I write a system image would it be fastboot flash system system.img?
guys thanks I got my phone fixed Thanks for all your help
Does ADB not work when in recovery?
When my N7 is in recovery mode (CWM) my PC (Win7) doesn't see any attached USB devices and "adb shell" obviously tells me "no devices found".
My N7 is rooted, unlock bootloader, has CWM (non touch) installed and when in "regular", normal boot I can perfectly "shell in" via adb, just not in CWM recovery....
Does CWM not support that as of yet, or am I doing something wrong?
Not sure. Adb works fine for me in cwm
Sent from my Nexus 7
Why did you installed CWM into your tablet, instead of loading it ONLY when you need to? That is the proper approach.
bagofcrap24 said:
Not sure. Adb works fine for me in cwm
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OK, so it might just be something I'm doing wrong.
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Why did you installed CWM into your tablet, instead of loading it ONLY when you need to? That is the proper approach.
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Counter question: Why not?
You don't have to decide what's the proper way to do things for me, I think I know what I'm doing - also I might need it (or at least it's supposed root adb shell access) everytime I go to recovery, so why keeping the need to have to "fastboot boot" it everytime instead of just booting into it?
Also - as said above - adb and fasboot both work fine, just not in CWM.
I might try another driver, maybe that'll help.
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You don't have to decide what's the proper way to do things for me, I think I know what I'm doing.
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The proper way is to tempload CWM, not install it. You want to be special and do it your way, feel free to... nobody is stopping you. Since you know what you are doing, then you should not have any issues.
HellcatDroid said:
I might try another driver, maybe that'll help.
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What's wrong with using the default Google USB drivers? They work properly.
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What's wrong with using the default Google USB drivers? They work properly.
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See first post, not working in CWM for me right now.
Might not be the drivers, if you have any real help to give, feel free to share.
I would not use other drivers, except the Google USB ones provided on their developer site.
Based on my experience, you can have only headaches if you replace stock recovery with CWM. That's the main reason why I always temp load it, instead of physically install it. I know it is convenient to have it installed, but how often do we use it? Very rarely. The less I tweak on the phone, the safer it is. Are you running 6.0.1.0 on your tablet?
First, do you see the Android 1.0 driver marked as invalid in device manager?
If yes, then the fix is easy... Follow the procedure I posted in my signature to properly install the ADB drivers.
Do you have any "fancy" drivers installed, like Samsung, Unsigned from XDA, etc.? Get rid of all of them, if you do and make sure you ONLY deal with Google drivers.
If not, this is what I would do in this situation: I would install the Google factory image (straight from console, no crazy toolkits) and restore everything back to normal. Then, I would test the stock recovery and see if everything works as expected. After that, I would tempload CWM 6.0.1.0 and see if there are any issues. I know is a ****ty deal, especially if you have lots of customizations on your tablet. The goal is to see if you can run all proper commands while using the stock recovery. If you cannot, that's a different ball game.
It's been the drivers.
i installed the ones from the Android SDK and everything works now (had drivers d/l'ed from the Asus page so far).
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Based on my experience, you can have only headaches if you replace stock recovery with CWM.
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Based on my experience it doesn't really matter - unless you are going to use some special functionality CWM breaks (like the full device encryption on the S2 with GingerBread 2.3.x - and I got even that to work with an own build).
Bottom line: every one does things differently and something perfect for one might be suboptimal for the other.
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That's the main reason why I always temp load it, instead of physically install it.
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I love the option to be able to temp-boot a kernel, my Droids so far (Samsung Galaxy S2 and S3) didn't support that.
Tempbooting a kernel is perfect for testing a new build as you don't have to reflash a working one if the one you tried doesn't work
Though, it'd be just more work for me to tempload CWM everytime I need it, but as said, that's just me.
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I know it is convenient to have it installed, but how often do we use it? Very rarely.
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Negatory, I use it alot.
Mostly for the rooted adb shell access though, yet that's rather often - and also quite often away from my home computer with everything loaded and temploading without the kernel image.... hmm, not really
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The less I tweak on the phone, the safer it is.
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Safety is overrated (disclaimer: that's a joke )
For me it's more like "the more I mod the hell out of it, the more fun it is - and if everything breaks, I restore/reflash factory and start over".
CWM won't stay for too long anyways, eventually I'll smack my own kernel and own recovery-kernel onto it.
Time to check out those sources
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Are you running 6.0.1.0 on your tablet?
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Yeah.
TECK said:
Do you have any "fancy" drivers installed, like Samsung, Unsigned from XDA, etc.? Get rid of all of them, if you do and make sure you ONLY deal with Google drivers.
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Nothing "fancy" but Samsung drivers, yes.
And getting rid of them is totally out of the question as my S2 and S3 won't work anymore, then.
But everything works now, got the Google SDK drivers for the N7 and the Sammy drivers for the rest and everything looks good
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(straight from console, no crazy toolkits)
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Yeah, that's exately how I do it, adb and fastboot all "by hand".
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I know is a ****ty deal, especially if you have lots of customizations on your tablet.
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All hail to the backups, just restore my data after the wipe :good:
Anyways, thanks for the help, after all it was that link to the tut that got me to install the Google SDK drivers
I am at a loss as to what else I can try now.
I have a rooted nexus 7 on 4.2 (I think), and I have clockword recovery menu. I need to backup my data and then do a complete reset to bring my nexus 7 back to stock and then to root again.
Basically, as the Nexus 7 doesn't have an SD card it's not as simple as other devices. I also can't backup the data because it keeps failing on me (not enough space..)
I need to setup adb with my device if I were to try that, but what commands can I use and will they work just from the recovery menu?
Or, does anyone have any other ideas?
To summarise; I need to backup my tablet but can't backup from the device and I don't know how to using the PC in recovery menu.
Taz
Why don't you try one of the tool kits, like this one, very easy to use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
killall said:
Why don't you try one of the tool kits, like this one, very easy to use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
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Does it allow backup without booting the device? i.e from the recovery menu?
Does everything from ADB or Fastboot
killall said:
Does everything from ADB or Fastboot
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I've reflashed with 4.1.2 and the tablet is still sticking on the X?
I am experiencing this problem too
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I am experiencing this problem too
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Hi,
I'm trialling another way to fix the problem and hopefully it'll work. Basically you reflash recovery, backup to external memory stick via OTG and then just completely wipe and start again
I can't find this anywhere. Every guide seems to assume that everyone has a micro SD in their phone. Currently, I don't have one. I'm wondering if an S7 Edge root is possible without an SD card.
diraga said:
I can't find this anywhere. Every guide seems to assume that everyone has a micro SD in their phone. Currently, I don't have one. I'm wondering if an S7 Edge root is possible without an SD card.
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try this
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try this
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I have tried the CF-Auto-Root method twice now, both resulting in being stuck on boot like the other times. However, maybe I needed to wait longer? Next time I attempt a root I will leave the phone alone for at least 15 minutes before I call it a failure. Still, the post you linked seems to be for older firmware. Would you still recommend the method for Nougat? Thanks for the reply.
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I have tried the CF-Auto-Root method twice now, both resulting in being stuck on boot like the other times. However, maybe I needed to wait longer? Next time I attempt a root I will leave the phone alone for at least 15 minutes before I call it a failure. Still, the post you linked seems to be for older firmware. Would you still recommend the method for Nougat? Thanks for the reply.
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then you can try twrp , and use adb sideload if you don't have sdcard
mashardpro said:
then you can try twrp , and use adb sideload if you don't have sdcard
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I think I've isolated the problem. After using adb sideloader to install magisk and antiroot remover, I'm prompted to reboot. In other guides, there is a further options screen after pressing the reboot button which has a couple checked boxes and a button that says "Do Not Install". I see this screen for maybe a third of a second after selecting Reboot before the device reboots on its own. Just tried this and now I'm stuck on the Samsung boot logo once again.
Note: There are many errors in the adb sideloader log relating to being unable to mount/unmount /data/ and stuff like that that I know are related to having an SD inserted.
Edit: I should also note that I am new to android. Fresh newbee from iOS, but I have been jailbreaking for the past 9 years. Still in over my head I think.
diraga said:
I think I've isolated the problem. After using adb sideloader to install magisk and antiroot remover, I'm prompted to reboot. In other guides, there is a further options screen after pressing the reboot button which has a couple checked boxes and a button that says "Do Not Install". I see this screen for maybe a third of a second after selecting Reboot before the device reboots on its own. Just tried this and now I'm stuck on the Samsung boot logo once again.
Note: There are many errors in the adb sideloader log relating to being unable to mount/unmount /data/ and stuff like that that I know are related to having an SD inserted.
Edit: I should also note that I am new to android. Fresh newbee from iOS, but I have been jailbreaking for the past 9 years. Still in over my head I think.
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hmmmm, I am a bit confused as well. I am successful with that way. Or read this for other options. But I do not know work or not, because the last link I had never tried
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hmmmm, I am a bit confused as well. I am successful with that way. Or read this for other options. But I do not know work or not, because the last link I had never tried
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Still confused... I really don't want to reset my phone for the fourth time today. Please help!
diraga said:
Still confused... I really don't want to reset my phone for the fourth time today. Please help!
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Well, it seems like all I know already I mentioned, better use of existing first now while waiting for someone who can help you. btw, the root will be used for what?
diraga said:
Still confused... I really don't want to reset my phone for the fourth time today. Please help!
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Once data is wiped in twrp then reboot back to recovery and connect usb to pc. You should be able to copy SuperSU zip via mtp and your phone should show up on pc. Flash SuperSU zip once copied
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Well, it seems like all I know already I mentioned, better use of existing first now while waiting for someone who can help you. btw, the root will be used for what?
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Deleting stock apps, installing adblock, exploring non-Google Play apps, possibly installing custom ROM. I enjoy seeing what my phone can do.
ASHLEY117 said:
Once data is wiped in twrp then reboot back to recovery and connect usb to pc. You should be able to copy SuperSU zip via mtp and your phone should show up on pc. Flash SuperSU zip once copied
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The phone is recognized on the PC but there are no folders. Any files I try to drag over come up with an error. Furthermore, I could use the stock firmware USB to store the necessary files on it, but I can't seem to navigate to the same storage destination via the TWRP file browser.
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The phone is recognized on the PC but there are no folders. Any files I try to drag over come up with an error. Furthermore, I could use the stock firmware USB to store the necessary files on it, but I can't seem to navigate to the same storage destination via the TWRP file browser.
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You could copy SuperSU zip to a usb flash drive and use the otg adapter that came with the s7? Twrp support otg usb install.
diraga said:
The phone is recognized on the PC but there are no folders. Any files I try to drag over come up with an error. Furthermore, I could use the stock firmware USB to store the necessary files on it, but I can't seem to navigate to the same storage destination via the TWRP file browser.
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so you have twrp now?
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You could copy SuperSU zip to a usb flash drive and use the otg adapter that came with the s7? Twrp support otg usb install.
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That's... a really good idea. Going to try right now!
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so you have twrp now?
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I've had no trouble installing TWRP whatsoever. I've done it five times today!
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That's... a really good idea. Going to try right now!
I've had no trouble installing TWRP whatsoever. I've done it five times today!
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seems nice, good luck. maybe lacking some finishing touches you need to do. I remember well my first too so, and the key is I have to format the data in twrp
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You could copy SuperSU zip to a usb flash drive and use the otg adapter that came with the s7? Twrp support otg usb install.
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seems nice, good luck. maybe lacking some finishing touches you need to do. I remember well my first too so, and the key is I have to format the data in twrp
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Update: Still stuck on Samsung boot logo after 15+ minutes after successfully loading from usb drive. TWRP still skipped right by the reboot options screen after the install... I have no clue why it's doing that. It's like it's taking the command to reboot after I press the button and processing it while it is going to the next screen. I don't know. Hopefully someone does. It's so close!
EDIT: IT WORKED!!! Had to format and then installing from usb drive worked great! Thank you so much!!
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Update: Still stuck on Samsung boot logo after 15+ minutes after successfully loading from usb drive. TWRP still skipped right by the reboot options screen after the install... I have no clue why it's doing that. It's like it's taking the command to reboot after I press the button and processing it while it is going to the next screen. I don't know. Hopefully someone does. It's so close!
EDIT: IT WORKED!!! Had to format and then installing from usb drive worked great! Thank you so much!!
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I am glad to hear it. Like I said, just need the final touch that you might forget
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I am glad to hear it. Like I said, just need the final touch that you might forget
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False alarm! Root checker says my phone is not rooted... I'm lost... At least my phone booted?
diraga said:
False alarm! Root checker says my phone is not rooted... I'm lost... At least my phone booted?
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so if you have twrp and your phone is booted, then take a look this. quite easy to understand
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so if you have twrp and your phone is booted, then take a look this. quite easy to understand
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Currently following this tutorial and awaiting boot past the Samsung logo. Hoping it works. I see no reason why it shouldn't.
Edit: Running a rooted Android. Thanks