I have spent 2 weeks researching how a novice like me can install a new rom on a Virgin Media supplied Blade V.
So far I have had no success, despite following instructions to the letter. I have tried on a Windows PC and on a Ubuntu lap top and also on the phone itself with several apps for that purpose. All I have managed to do is Root the phone, and keep going around and around in a loop when trying to install anything.
Can it be done ? Or should a novice be happy with just uninstalling apps to cut down on bloat ?
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Hey folks.
I've had a HTC Hero on Orange since launch. Recently got me an iPhone 4 so stopped using the Hero.
I went back to use it a couple of weeks ago and the screen seems to have stopped working correctly (there is another few threads about it) - It seems i'm going to have to send the phone back to be repaired..
Before I send it back, I'm going to have to un-root the device. I've had a look through these forums, the unlockr.com, android forums etc looking for how to's - Everyone seems to think its as easy as plugging the phone in and double clicking the RUU for Orange. Not for me it seems.
My SD card with my nandroid backups messed up just before I got my iPhone, so I don't have any nandroid backups available. All the RUU's I've downloaded give me an error about being unable to connect with the phone after restarting. I think its because I have a different recovery image installed.
Is there a one-click unroot/revert application available? Or can someone point me in the right direction of how to do it? I have googled, and searched, but so far I'm stumped..
Thanks in advance!
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Hi all,
I recently decided on trying my hand at rooting my s5, have done my research and this is where i wanted to take my phone, and where to come for help.
Ive gone through Odin v3.07 and no COM's would register, i tried tool kit but it wouldn't start after i installed drivers and such, there was a third one i found through threads in here as well but to no avail, nothing has proved any results.
so this is where you all can swoop in and save the day, when I used Odin (which seems to yield the furthest results) the only trouble im having is opening my phone in the ID:COM section. When I plug my s5 into my linux mint 10.something hp notebook (which could be the whole problem all together), with a v2 or v3 usb it registers as gFTP and I can do very little with the files there. like i noted above, toolbox didnt even open, nor could i even figure out what to do with the third thing i tried using. so, my last resort, a community that actually knows what they're doing...
What advice/guidance can you all pert to me? what do you think the problem might be? do i need to perform a factor reset to root my phone? is it the operating systems i am working on? i tried briefly on a mac osx 10. something and now am on a linux mint.
i am not very tech savy but can pick things up fairly quickly, so pretend im dumb and give explicit detail and i will pick up what you miight be talking about more easily.
P.S. I am NOT a robot lol
I have been searching through different android support pages today and everyone seems to resolve their rooting issues easily. though their solutions dont seem to provide me with any answers. i can list any info needed for further diagnostics, but to label a few outright, i have enabled usb debugging in developer mode, tried different usb ports and before/after phone is in downlaod mode, i have SM_G900P 4.4.4 and anything else you need, to help me
So I just got this phone after my old phone (which couldn't be rooted at all) got dropped too many times, and I'm eager to see if this can be rooted. I did see a guide here, but I'm wondering if it's possible to do it on the phone itself as I don't have access to a PC where I can download files required for rooting.
Okaay so I've been rooting my phones for a few years now, back to the Sony Ericsson phones soo I do have a tiny bit of experience when it comes to rooting but my memory is kinda weak haha...
I rooted my galaxy S8 like a year ago and had no problems What so ever...until I started messing I was messing around with Snapchat and realised I couldn't log back in due to the root checks and the only way I could get back in was unrooting however I am now bored of an unrooted phone and want my freedom back ?
I installed a custom rom while rooted and came with some apps etc such as 'mTweaks' which no longer works because I don't have root...I also have problems assessing some apps such as games because a "hack is detected"
I would like to have root back but I'm currently moving homes and don't have access to a pc for now, is there a way to do it via phone ?
Also is my phone still semi rooted as some apps seem to detect a modified device...
Thanks for taking your this time read this ?
if the thread isn't clear enough then here are the main concerns:
-Can I root without needing a PC
-Why do apps detect a modified device if I don't have root
-Why do I still have access to a custom Rom and kernel?
Thanks alot! ?
my first g6 had a broken screen last week. me being abusive to it. from frustration.
bought a used g6 as a backup very quickly but im not liking v9.0
id like to install the first 7.0 version it ever had available H870. I have 3 apps total installed more of a pro privacy advocate so no browser and would like to shut those annoying update popups which are extremely intrusive and come at the worst times. would like to block as much as possible to also have battery life
I dont understand what the roo does, what the bootloader does and I understand I need to flash a kdz rom. if I understand, I need to install 7.0 (not 7.1 or later) then use the root and bootloader to block updates notifications and to remove default apps in the phone.. basically tweak system things...is this correct?
I used to tinker with windows mobile back in the days but after years of fear of bricking and only have one phone, I had to suffer through annoyances in the OS they give. it is time to have a phone that doesnt annoy me and isnt intrusive. I really do need calmness after 18 months of hell with covid.
inevitably I will move to pinephone once it gets mature. for now using this g6. I dont run after the newest models.
any insight or experiences or tips you could throw at me would be appreciated as I think i may be mixing things up
stay afe
i have a used H870 here. Did the root+twrp, up to PIE and tryed/flashed many things, but wasn´t that happy at all. That was a few month ago. A week ago I replaced my battery and tada, sweet runner. So again I wanted more and bricked it to "no sim" after restoring from a kernel here. Since there isnt much for Pie, roms, deadlinks, broken twrp etc. the only tool which worked and helped me was LG bridge to restore to latest stock pie.
I would recommend u to root without recovery via magisk/fastboot method and go for some adaway, acc battery charger, lsposed + gravity, debloat and maybe a kernel manager + etc.
dont forget, when u have sporadic lags, go for the battery.
gl on ur way mate
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ps just for info
the only working usb drivers where delivered via the LG bridge tool driver update for me, i tryed many..