Hello my name is Dominic Gresham and i've got this custom img that i made for the G Stylo for boost mobile with this you will be able to install about anything you would like and also have bigger games then before now before we get started you can go ahead and look at my first tutorial on how to do this at HERE just so you know it is going to be about the same method but only with one thing changed is that DominicLGSTYLOB_S-V2.img if you have any issues please feel free to contact me on hangouts or text me through 5418870575 maybe even call if its on the weekends you could always comment on my youtube page at HERE
New thing added
click on connection manager and it will reset your connection to the network
all the files you will need please do install the drivers that i provided you will need them to complete the process without any errors
Send_Command.zip found HERE
LG Drivers found HERE
DominicLGSTYLOB_S-V2.img found HERE
UNZIP ALL WITH WINDOWS UNZIPPER EXCEPT SYSTEM.IMG system img is to go into the external sd card
File Path Should Look like this /storage/external_SD/DominicLGSTYLOB_S-V1.img
DO NOT DO A FACTORY RESET SOME ISSUES WILL OCCUR
I personally Tested this
Do not attempt if your Software version is on ZV4 >Easy way to tell>(LTE WITH SPINNING SPARK STAR LOGO)<you will have to download the ZV4 image then go on over to 6th_hokage's page with the zv4 system.img flash it go to his thread zv5 unbrick then download his update.zip file then go over here and start flashing after your device fully optimises apps and you know your on ZV5
i have here a Custom image that comes with the latest updates with the newest busybox,play store,google play settings,Xposed Installer w Command script already installed,Gmail nothing else all GOOGLE APPS
1.Place downloaded .img to your external SD via adapter or through a Android running 4.0 n below without mtp you have or it will fail transferring to the SD card because it timed out thanks to windows being a pain
2.Now place SD back into your phone
3.Reboot your device into download mode pop out battery then pop it back in press and hold the volume up and plug in the phone into your pc
4.Download this folder and unzip it to your desktop:
5.Run ports.bat from within the extracted folder, to find your correct port (use the one with: LGVZANDNETDIAG1)Usually when your first installing the drivers and your looking at the progress it will briefly show the port number for you
5.In the Send_Command folder hold shift and right click and choose open command windows here
Please open notepad to make this easier on you
Copy all commands and erase the (Your Port #) in the code and then copy and paste everything that is on this
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Code:
Send_Command.exe \\.\COM(your Port #)
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dd if=/storage/external_SD/DominicLGSTYLOB_S-V2.img bs=8192 seek=42816 count=327680 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
you will see a flashing _ line wait about 3-5 minutes and it should show up a # sign once that shows up
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Code:
LEAVE
Your Device will reboot and it will take about 5-10 minutes to boot because it has to optimize all the apps
9 go into xposed installer modules then check both gravity box and XinternalSD then reboot your phone
10 go into XinternalSD then allow all apps including system apps then click enable for apps select all of them
11 go and download a app and watch your memory not plummet :good::good: other then the apk that gets installed just not the android files to run it that will just be installed on the sd card
and that's it your all done have fun with a more faster more memory phone
Made by a 16 year old
DominicGresham said:
Hello my name is Dominic Gresham and i've got this custom img that i made for the G Stylo for boost mobile with this you will be able to install about anything you would like and also have bigger games then before now before we get started you can go ahead and look at my first tutorial on how to do this at HERE just so you know it is going to be about the same method but only with one thing changed is that DominicLGSTYLOB_S-V2.img if you have any issues please feel free to contact me on hangouts or text me through 5418870575 maybe even call if its on the weekends you could always comment on my youtube page at HERE
all the files you will need please do install the drivers that i provided you will need them to complete the process without any errors
Send_Command.zip found HERE
LG Drivers found HERE
DominicLGSTYLOB_S-V2.img found HERE
UNZIP ALL WITH WINDOWS UNZIPPER EXCEPT SYSTEM.IMG system img is to go into the external sd card
File Path Should Look like this /storage/external_SD/DominicLGSTYLOB_S-V1.img
Cracked pandora.apk
DO NOT DO A FACTORY RESET SOME ISSUES WILL OCCUR
I personally Tested this
Do not attempt if your Software version is on ZV4 >Easy way to tell>(LTE WITH SPINNING SPARK STAR LOGO)<you will have to download the ZV4 image then go on over to 6th_hokage's page with the zv4 system.img flash it go to his thread zv5 unbrick then download his update.zip file then go over here and start flashing after your device fully optimises apps and you know your on ZV5
i have here a Custom image that comes with the latest updates with the newest busybox,play store,google play settings,Xposed Installer w Command script already installed,Gmail nothing else all GOOGLE APPS
1.Place downloaded .img to your external SD via adapter or through a Android running 4.0 n below without mtp you have or it will fail transferring to the SD card because it timed out thanks to windows being a pain
2.Now place SD back into your phone
3.Reboot your device into download mode pop out battery then pop it back in press and hold the volume up and plug in the phone into your pc
4.Download this folder and unzip it to your desktop:
5.Run ports.bat from within the extracted folder, to find your correct port (use the one with: LGVZANDNETDIAG1)Usually when your first installing the drivers and your looking at the progress it will briefly show the port number for you
5.In the Send_Command folder hold shift and right click and choose open command windows here
Please open notepad to make this easier on you
Copy all commands and erase the (Your Port #) in the code and then copy and paste everything that is on this
6
Code:
Send_Command.exe \\.\COM(your Port #)
7
Code:
dd if=/storage/external_SD/DominicLGSTYLOB_S-V2.img bs=8192 seek=42816 count=327680 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
you will see a flashing _ line wait about 3-5 minutes and it should show up a # sign once that shows up
8
Code:
LEAVE
Your Device will reboot and it will take about 5-10 minutes to boot because it has to optimize all the apps
9 go into xposed installer modules then check both gravity box and XinternalSD then reboot your phone
10 go into XinternalSD then allow all apps including system apps then click enable for apps select all of them
11 go and download a app and watch your memory not plummet :good::good: other then the apk that gets installed just not the android files to run it that will just be installed on the sd card
and that's it your all done have fun with a more faster more memory phone
Made by a 16 year old
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You might want to remove the cracked pandora apk, they don't take kindly to piracy on this site because it steals from developers.
Thediesel1972 said:
You might want to remove the cracked pandora apk, they don't take kindly to piracy on this site because it steals from developers.
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I took it down although it doesn't download anything from Pandora it just unlimited skips and no ads
Thediesel1972 said:
You might want to remove the cracked pandora apk, they don't take kindly to piracy on this site because it steals from developers.
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Might want to take down your post also because it still reveals the link
DominicGresham said:
Might want to take down your post also because it still reveals the link
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will this work for the T-mobile version?
thugmafia said:
will this work for the T-mobile version?
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Sadly to say if you flash this on your tmobile phone you will no longer have a phone its kinda like flashing the kdz file for a tmobile phone on the boost one it just messes everything up sorry dude it wont even allow you back into recovery after that
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Sadly to say if you flash this on your tmobile phone you will no longer have a phone its kinda like flashing the kdz file for a tmobile phone on the boost one it just messes everything up sorry dude it wont even allow you back into recovery after that
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thanks for that info
thugmafia said:
thanks for that info
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no problem
wheres the stock apps like camera and messaging
daskydivr said:
wheres the stock apps like camera and messaging
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oh sorry xda didn't notify me about that message sorry i have them if you would like them i was just thinking all google
DominicGresham said:
oh sorry xda didn't notify me about that message sorry i have them if you would like them i was just thinking all google
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Would it be possible to get though's stock apps like camera and message by chance?
Thank's ahead of time!
Ubiquitous_22 said:
Would it be possible to get though's stock apps like camera and message by chance?
Thank's ahead of time!
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ya let me pull them from the stock img
Me too, thanks!
DominicGresham said:
ya let me pull them from the stock img
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Dominic, I haven't had the guts yet to flash your rom, but I will. I was interested in getting the stock camera apk too, if I could. I was messing with an uninstaller an deleted my stock cam, so could I get a link also, thanks, johnm
Heres camera apk for some reason i wasnt able to get the messaging apk out of it
DominicGresham said:
Heres camera apk for some reason i wasnt able to get the messaging apk out of it
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Right on Bro!, Thanks! Not working though. I dwnld it twice, it fails at the end of installation. I'm on the same as you LS770ZV5
Stuck
I do the send command to the proper port...then i paste the next command to read the .img from the sd and it just jumps to another #. I type LEAVE and my phone reboots and that's it. Nothing happens. Help?
do you know where I can find the stock boost firmware
daskydivr said:
do you know where I can find the stock boost firmware
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its the system img that 6th_Hokage posted
The stock camera and stock gallery app would be nice to have added. Otherwise it's great and I appreciate you putting this together.
Related
Project Cheesecake
CAUTION, ACCIDENTAL FLASHING OF A DOWNLOADED BUILD MAY END UP ON A HARD BRICK. YOU'VE BEEN WARMED.
Cant get any simpler than that, today we all got to work together and find as many international builds as possible in the test servers before they are remove.
Getting into the test servers is actually very very simple!Requirements!
You need to be on the latest android for your distributor.
(bell, telstra, tmobile uk, orange, etc)
You need to be rooted
(and must own root explorer.)
You also need Tenfars Bootstrap CWM.-How can i search the test servers.-
(one of these steps will have you erase your data, back up if needed)1. Download the file here. (cavalynts test cloud setup)
2. Open the zip and extract the files into your sdcard or internal memory
3. Using root explorer move those files into their correct places (just follow folder setup, where they came from is where they go)
4. Reboot into CWM and wipe data, and cache. (the warning).
5. Now reboot, and when the setup screen appears, press the menu key (the one all the way to the left) and set-up your wifi
6. in the same menu all the way to the right there will be a magical option "Set up Cloud"
7. Open that optin pick a cloud, and then follow the set up accound process like normal (do not use your real names emails or password, doh!)
A list of servers and whats been found.
Master-lab.blurdev.com
HKTW(dl), 45.0.7(dl orange uk)
master-demo.blurdev.com
master-dev.blurdev.com
master-qa1.blurdev.com
master-qa2.blurdev.com
4.5.40(dl att), 45.2.12(dl bell)
master-qa3.blurdev.com
4.5.91(dl att)
master-qa4.blurdev.com
master-staging1.blurdev.com
master-sdc1.svcmot.com
master-blur.svcmot.com
33.99(not dl bell)
master-homer.blurdev.com
master-bart.blurdev.com
master-lisa.blurdev.com
master-maggie.blurdev.com
master-marge.blurdev.com
master-bqa1.blurdev.com
master-bqa2.blurdev.com
testcloud01-sdc1.blurdev.com
DO NOT INSTALL WHAT YOU DOWNLOAD, HIT THE INSTALL LATER. THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION TO GET ON LATEST BUILD QUICKER. BE CAREFUL OR YOU WILL HARD BRICK.
Read next post to learn how to retrieve it and sent it to US over at webchat.freenode.net #moto-atrix
Stop pressing thanks and start joining in the download fest.
How to retrieve the OTA safely.
1. Once the OTA finishes downloading, it will ask you if you want to install
(press INSTAL LATER)
INSTALLING THIS MAY END UP IN A HARD BRICK, AS IN KAPUTS YOUR PHONE DOES NOT WORK, AS IN YOUR PHONE IS BROKEN FOREVER, AS IN F*CK THE PHONE HARD BRICKED.
2. Open Root Explorer and go to the cache folder in the root of your phone and retrive the ATA .zip
(it be easy to know which of all the things in there is the ota.)
3. Move it to your sd card and from there to your pc.
4. sharing it with the devs. Please upload this on Multiupload, and either sent me the PM with the link, or PM us on IRC.
THERES A MILLION WARNINGS BUT THERES ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO DOES SOMETHNG STUPID AND CRIES. DONT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN TONIGHT
Is step 4 factory reset? Just checking
Is there any way AT&T users can help out? Just go through the same process?
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yes it is, be careful and get goodies
Magnetox said:
Is step 4 factory reset? Just checking
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yes but is a bit more complicated, you can simply flash the zip up there on 183. and then get a build.prop for any version and replace yours with it. now to download its the tricky part
you are going to needs to be rooted
and once the download starts you are gonna want to open a shell
abd shell
su
cd /cache
trail - -(not sure what options they where) file.zip >/destination/file.zip
is easier to let them do it themselves.
Sinful Animosity said:
Is there any way AT&T users can help out? Just go through the same process?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
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EDIT: samcripp beat me to it...
might wanna toss this in your OP somewhere
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1164323
also, where does meta-inf go? there is no meta-inf folder to overwrite so should I just plop it in anyways? only system was an overwrite
I'm on retail france 2.1.1, during setup it does not give me a cloud option.
I've installed the file through CWM and done a factory reset. Any ideas?
jaysnip said:
I'm on retail france 2.1.1, during setup it does not give me a cloud option.
I've installed the file through CWM and done a factory reset. Any ideas?
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You cant install through CWM you have to place them in manually as in the instructions
if you have root explorer go over to your files and on top at the right theres a yellow button with read 0, click it and it will say write 1, then do it again
it remounds your system
jaysnip said:
I'm on retail france 2.1.1, during setup it does not give me a cloud option.
I've installed the file through CWM and done a factory reset. Any ideas?
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doing the back-up now. on bell. going to start from the bottom of the list and work my way up I assume I only upload if I find a different file than what you have?
Where does the META-INF folder go then? In root? I guess what I want to know is where those certs are supposed to end up.
y2whisper said:
doing the back-up now. on bell. going to start from the bottom of the list and work my way up I assume I only upload if I find a different file than what you have?
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if you find something like 2.3.3 that is particularly interesting because that is where we found our unlock from att (2.3.4 did not have this). I am talking in android versions not att/bell specific. Of course upload anything unique and we will inspect it to see if there is an unlockable bootloader inside =D
Come on guys we need to bring more attention to this! i will try the french SBF but it would help if someone could send me the Build.prop because i would rather not stray from the bell firmware, but if i have to i will to help out.
jaysnip said:
Where does the META-INF folder go then? In root? I guess what I want to know is where those certs are supposed to end up.
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this file does not go in ours, those folders hold the script
Ratchet556 said:
Come on guys we need to bring more attention to this! i will try the french SBF but it would help if someone could send me the Build.prop because i would rather not stray from the bell firmware, but if i have to i will to help out.
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if you are in linux you can download any of the sbf, and sbf_flash
and do the following comand to split it sbf_flash -x sbf.sbf
the simply mount the image
perfect will do. I also am not sure where to put the META-INF folder. just putting it under / didn't seem to work
Ratchet556 said:
Come on guys we need to bring more attention to this! i will try the french SBF but it would help if someone could send me the Build.prop because i would rather not stray from the bell firmware, but if i have to i will to help out.
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I have it. pulling it up.
Accidental OTA on custom rom. I have tried other posts but nothing works so far. Can someone please help.
Does the phone turn on and show LG?
Sent from my LG-VS980 using Tapatalk
lilxman said:
Does the phone turn on and show LG?
Sent from my LG-VS980 using Tapatalk
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What happens when you use anything in CWM?
SmurFFF said:
Accidental OTA on custom rom. I have tried other posts but nothing works so far. Can someone please help.
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the link below will allow you to revert back to stock unrooted 11A.
after that you can take the OTA to 12B, reroot via IORoot and then use FreeGee to install recovery of your choice.
This has saved my phone a couple times from me getting too cocky with screwing around with things i don't fully understand but think I do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
no download mode
WolfmanJack said:
the link below will allow you to revert back to stock unrooted 11A.
after that you can take the OTA to 12B, reroot via IORoot and then use FreeGee to install recovery of your choice.
This has saved my phone a couple times from me getting too cocky with screwing around with things i don't fully understand but think I do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
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cant boot into download mode
lilxman said:
Does the phone turn on and show LG?
Sent from my LG-VS980 using Tapatalk
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it boots straight into cwm usually, sometimes stuck in lg logo
Hmm OK. At work now, I will look into it when I get home. Just throwing this out there cause it caught me, you just press the volume up button, hold it down, then plug in the USB cable with the LG flash tool open and configured. I kept holding the power button down as well.
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staticx57 said:
What happens when you use anything in CWM?
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i tried flashing new rom but says loki not supported or something
WolfmanJack said:
Hmm OK. At work now, I will look into it when I get home. Just throwing this out there cause it caught me, you just press the volume up button, hold it down, then plug in the USB cable with the LG flash tool open and configured. I kept holding the power button down as well.
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how do i log into flash tool
SmurFFF said:
how do i log into flash tool
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Reread the thread there is a file you need to replace that corrects that. Uninstall it, reinstall, replace the file and then attempt to open.
WolfmanJack said:
Reread the thread there is a file you need to replace that corrects that. Uninstall it, reinstall, replace the file and then attempt to open.
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still no download mode
SmurFFF said:
still no download mode
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Ok man here ya go, did some digging around here and found these two threads that may help you.
First is a means of pushing TWRP via ADB, not sure if that is the answer for you by you never know till you try.
Second is a means of using Ubuntu or a VM to replace the corruption caused by OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449670
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
If those do not work either the only other thing I could think to do would be to get on the lg-g2 IRC channel and request help from a dev that is online.
WolfmanJack said:
Ok man here ya go, did some digging around here and found these two threads that may help you.
First is a means of pushing TWRP via ADB, not sure if that is the answer for you by you never know till you try.
Second is a means of using Ubuntu or a VM to replace the corruption caused by OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449670
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
If those do not work either the only other thing I could think to do would be to get on the lg-g2 IRC channel and request help from a dev that is online.
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i have never done an adb before is there any way u could help
SmurFFF said:
i have never done an adb before is there any way u could help
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There is a pretty detailed guide somewhere on the forum. I will locate it, read through it and add to it if need be bro.
WolfmanJack said:
There is a pretty detailed guide somewhere on the forum. I will locate it, read through it and add to it if need be bro.
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thanks sorry about all the questions
SmurFFF said:
thanks sorry about all the questions
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
No worries on the questions man, here is the guide I was talking about. It is pretty straight forward but some areas you may have questions I will let you know what I did.
At one point it talks about setting up system variables or something to that effect. I did not perform this step.
When you open the SDK manager and look at all the packages that are listed it can get a little confusing, for me I just selected all and let the install run it's course. ( took about 20mins ).
Once the install is good it talks about moving a copy of command prompt to the platform tools folder. Not trying to insult your intelligence but it is that simple. Just locate where the .exe for command promt on your computer is, copy it and paste in the platform tools folder.
Once that is done turn your phone on and then plug the phone into your computer. Open the command prompt from the platform tools folder and then type the following:
adb devices
it should populate some brief info about your phone. If not then usb debugging is not enabled on the device. This is why I think this one may not work for you because if it isn't already enabled not sure if there would be a way for you to enable it with the state your device is in, but there are two other ways in the TWRP guide that i already posted about that may work plus the second thread talking about using ubuntu.
WolfmanJack said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
No worries on the questions man, here is the guide I was talking about. It is pretty straight forward but some areas you may have questions I will let you know what I did.
At one point it talks about setting up system variables or something to that effect. I did not perform this step.
When you open the SDK manager and look at all the packages that are listed it can get a little confusing, for me I just selected all and let the install run it's course. ( took about 20mins ).
Once the install is good it talks about moving a copy of command prompt to the platform tools folder. Not trying to insult your intelligence but it is that simple. Just locate where the .exe for command promt on your computer is, copy it and paste in the platform tools folder.
Once that is done turn your phone on and then plug the phone into your computer. Open the command prompt from the platform tools folder and then type the following:
adb devices
it should populate some brief info about your phone. If not then usb debugging is not enabled on the device. This is why I think this one may not work for you because if it isn't already enabled not sure if there would be a way for you to enable it with the state your device is in, but there are two other ways in the TWRP guide that i already posted about that may work plus the second thread talking about using ubuntu.
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Ive done everything it said but i cant get it to recognize adb as a command
SmurFFF said:
Ive done everything it said but i cant get it to recognize adb as a command
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Does it say:
"adb" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or bath file
If so the command promt isnt executing from the platform tools.
attatched is a screenshot of two CMD windows, look at the location listed before where what you type in shows up.
the location on the left is from the cmd opened from the platform tools folder, the one on the right is from opening up command prompt from where it is originally located on my computer. when you open yours compare the locations and let me know what you got.
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Does it say:
"adb" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or bath file
If so the command promt isnt executing from the platform tools.
attatched is a screenshot of two CMD windows, look at the location listed before where what you type in shows up.
the location on the left is from the cmd opened from the platform tools folder, the one on the right is from opening up command prompt from where it is originally located on my computer. when you open yours compare the locations and let me know what you got.
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im on windows 8 and when i try to find the cmd application i only get a shortcut?
not sure if it differs in windows 8 or not but I know i 7 and older versions it is located C:/windows/system32
also when you copied it did you select paste shortcut or just paste? If you selected paste shortcut that may be your issue, i selected paste and it populates as its own .exe not a short cut. Let me know what you get.
Hello everyone, I recently purchased the Desire 816 for Virgin Mobile, and could not find anything on rooting this device.
So... I figured it out on my own! I decided to write out a tutorial since there isn't anything out there about rooting this phone!
I'm also including a nandroid backup of my stock rooted rom if you don't want to go through all of the steps. You will still need custom recovery.
1. Unlock your bootloader, install custom recovery, and flash superuser. I used v_superuser's guide for this, so thanks to him!
Use his guide to install custom recovery and root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2775801
The custom recovery he links to isn't made for the VM variant of this phone, but it works!
Now you can restore my clean install, rooted nandroid backup (link at end of post) if you don't want to do the following steps and still have full root.
2. Hopefully you were able to successfully install custom recovery and root.
Now this part is a bit tricky. Even with root HTC is stopping us from writing to system. For this we need to apply the wp_mod.ko module.
Download it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2707378
Copy this file to the root of your internal storage.
Now download Terminal Emulator from play store, run it and enter the following commands (you only need to do this once):
su
insmod /sdcard/wp_mod.ko
Once you do this go into your favorite root explorer and mount as R/W. Copy the wp_mod.ko file to /system/lib/modules
Now go to /system/etc and find install-recovery.sh. Open it with a text editor and add a new line at the end with the following:
insmod /system/lib/modules/wp_mod.ko
Reboot! If all went well the wp_mod module will run at boot every time so you won't have to do it manually each time!
Congratulations, you now have a fully rooted Desire 816!
Download my nandroid backup here (place the contained folder into the CWM backup directory):
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B0bhyG2E55hXaWtpeGVQaEpOVzA&export=download
Hope this helped anyone wondering how to root the device!
I just get md5 mismatch error when I try to restore
Never mind found out my phone wasn't downloading the whole back up
jcrt2000 said:
I just get md5 mismatch error when I try to restore
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I'm not trying to offend with my answer. Just going for the easiest solution first...
Did you unzip the backup nandroid onto your PC? I imagine he zipped the actual Nandroid folder as it would have a date and time as the name.
If you unzip VM_HTC_Desire_816_Rooted_NandroidBackup.zip you SHOULD see a folder with a date and time. That is the actual nandroid that you'd copy to your Clockwordmod backup folder.
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I'm not trying to offend with my answer. Just going for the easiest solution first...
Did you unzip the backup nandroid onto your PC? I imagine he zipped the actual Nandroid folder as it would have a date and time as the name.
If you unzip VM_HTC_Desire_816_Rooted_NandroidBackup.zip you SHOULD see a folder with a date and time. That is the actual nandroid that you'd copy to your Clockwordmod backup folder.
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^ this. And restore that from clockworkmod. I know it should work because I already had someone confirm it working.
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^ this. And restore that from clockworkmod. I know it should work because I already had someone confirm it working.
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It does work. I had to download on my pc to get the whole file downloaded.
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It does work. I had to download on my pc to get the whole file downloaded.
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Oh nice! Glad you got it working.
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^ this. And restore that from clockworkmod. I know it should work because I already had someone confirm it working.
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Also...
The act of unlocking the phone clears out your data so you might notice that your flashlight and calculator apps are missing. For some reason HTC didn't make those 2 system apps.
If you'd like them back, here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699906
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Also...
The act of unlocking the phone clears out your data so you might notice that your flashlight and calculator apps are missing. For some reason HTC didn't make those 2 system apps.
If you'd like them back, here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699906
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Thank you, I sold the phone but never noticed that.
Thanks for this, I had deleted my stock backup
problems with the mod.ko
everything works until I get to the wp_mod.ko command when using the terminal command. It just says cannot open. I tried countless times but it says the same thing. Is there any other way?
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everything works until I get to the wp_mod.ko command when using the terminal command. It just says cannot open. I tried countless times but it says the same thing. Is there any other way?
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If you're having too much trouble and are about to give up you can always download Kontrary's Nandroid backup. I didn't use it but I did look through it and it looks like he already did the write protect mod in it.
Just unzip it on your PC and put the dated folder in your clockworkmod/backup folder. Boot into CWM recovery and restore from his nandroid.
Out of curiosity... Are you hitting enter after SU and before insmod???
Also...
The command insmod /sdcard/wp_mod.ko is only good if you have wp_mod.ko sitting on the root of the internal sd. If its on your micro sd card you'll obviously have to change the path after insmod or just move it to the internal sd..
thanks
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If you're having too much trouble and are about to give up you can always download Kontrary's Nandroid backup. I didn't use it but I did look through it and it looks like he already did the write protect mod in it.
Just unzip it on your PC and put the dated folder in your clockworkmod/backup folder. Boot into CWM recovery and restore from his nandroid.
Out of curiosity... Are you hitting enter after SU and before insmod???
Also...
The command insmod /sdcard/wp_mod.ko is only good if you have wp_mod.ko sitting on the root of the internal sd. If its on your micro sd card you'll obviously have to change the path after insmod or just move it to the internal sd..
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Thanks I figured it out last night. I put in the internal memory and it worked but thanks for the reply!
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Thanks I figured it out last night. I put in the internal memory and it worked but thanks for the reply!
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Right on. Glad you got it working.
driver issue
ive downloaded and installed and uninstalled and rebooted and done everything i can think to do...ive tried on my PC and on my laptop...ive tried with every usb cable i have...including the one that came with the phone...i can not get windows to recognize my phone...so i cant even unlock the bootloader to begin this process...any suggestions or hints on what i could try?
any help??
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ive downloaded and installed and uninstalled and rebooted and done everything i can think to do...ive tried on my PC and on my laptop...ive tried with every usb cable i have...including the one that came with the phone...i can not get windows to recognize my phone...so i cant even unlock the bootloader to begin this process...any suggestions or hints on what i could try?
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i really really need to get this phone rooted any help??
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i really really need to get this phone rooted any help??
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Have you plugged it in while in Fastboot? Which OS are you running? I'm on Win 7 x64 and have it set to download drivers from Windows update, I didn't have any problems going that route.
Have you downloaded HTC Sync Manager? It has the drivers required for your PC to recognize your phone.
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Download my nandroid backup here (place the contained folder into the CWM backup directory):
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B0bhyG2E55hXaWtpeGVQaEpOVzA&export=download
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I installed your CWM Backup after I couldn't figure out your steps... but now there's an ANNOYING notification that says, "Smith disabled... Click here to open." I open it, and no matter what settings I choose, this notification keeps POPPING UP! Is this your doing, or a known issue with this "Mod." All I wanted to do was uninstall all the Google/VM Bloatware. Now going back to stock might be the only fix... ????
That Smith app is a problem for most recent HTC phones. It has nothing to do with the CWM backup. It happens with the M8 and our 816.
I just long press the notification, click App Info and force close. It's usually good until you reboot your phone.
Either HTC or Sprint is supposed to be looking for a fix but who knows.
https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/169142?start=0&tstart=0
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I installed your CWM Backup after I couldn't figure out your steps... but now there's an ANNOYING notification that says, "Smith disabled... Click here to open." I open it, and no matter what settings I choose, this notification keeps POPPING UP! Is this your doing, or a known issue with this "Mod." All I wanted to do was uninstall all the Google/VM Bloatware. Now going back to stock might be the only fix... ????
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I was able to stop this annoyance by simply going to Titanium Backup (root needed) and freezing the process.
I typed in Smith in the search bar of TB and it came back with this process/app called
"Smith 4.21-plat_4.4.2-KOT49H"
I believe it happens to come up when a specific "bloatware" app is unaccessible by the device when removed but I have not singled out which app is it so far.
I backed up the app first then froze it and it stopped the Smith popup error permanently even after reboots and power offs.
(You could possibly delete it but until the stock bloatware app that causes this pinpointed i wouldn't recommend it.)
Tested running everything is good no errors rebooted fine checked bootloader and recovery and both are fine as well.
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Hi everyone. As I found out there's root for the G4 but doing this isn't easy especially if your variant is hard to find or has less users. This may result in you waiting for longer than you should. This thread is for those who can take things into their own hands and do it themselves. The tools are available everywhere but I'll give you the best order and steps. I'm using the China LG G4 H818 Dual SIM variant but this method is UNIVERSAL FOR ALL LG G4s.
The process will involve extracting a system image, injecting root and reflashing this image. Most of the steps are effortless and need just copy and paste with keen eyes. Do it slowly. You need an Ubuntu installation for step 2 of this 3-step tutorial. I used universal USB installer and put in on my 8GB USB. Anywhere will do so far as it boots&works. Beware this thread is not dumb-proof but this will not wipe your data or void your warranty if done successfully.
Step 1 -> Getting the proper system image.
Check here and skip to step 3 if you have your rootedsystem.img
>Don't worry because this doesn't require searching. It is from your device. Every device has a system partition and this method will pull it out as an image without root required.
1--Make sure all drivers are installed properly. I'll not be talking about this. We're on XDA not kindergarten.
2--Download the LG_root file or send command file from here and extract it. US Carrier specific check here
3--Put your device in download mode and connect it to your PC.
4--Open(double-click duh) port.bat and make sure to write down the number after com. There maybe different com numbers but choose the com on the DIAG1 line and write down that number. This is important.
5--Hold shift and right-click in any empty space in the extracted folder. Choose open command windows here.
6-- In that copy and paste this
Code:
[FONT=Lucida Console][COLOR=#ff8c00]Send_Command.exe \\.\COM[/COLOR][COLOR=#00ff00][*insert your number here][/COLOR][/FONT]
7--Now you're in send command mode. Nothing looks different on your phone but that's ok. It should just remain in download mode.
8-- On the computer screen in the window you now see #.
9--Now in this post copy the Backup system to internal storage command specific to your device model number. Check in you settings >general >about if in doubt. This is the most important step. Copy the whole line of code. Highlight with your mouse, select everything on the line and copy.
10--You didn't come all this way to fail so do it. Remember it is device model specific.
11-- Paste it in the command window and hit enter. It should take a while so wait until you see#reappear.
12--Now typeLEAVEall in capital letters. Your device will reboot. Check using the file manager if you have a file called system.img in your internal storage. If yes step 2 is next and you did well. If no repeat it and follow the steps properly. Make sure drivers are installed especially windows 10/8/8.1 users. Check device manager
Step 2 -> Root injection.
1--Prepare your Ubuntu USB or virtual machine or computer.
2--Download inject_root zip from here and extract.
3--Copy the system.img from your phone to the extracted inject_root folder on your PC.
4-Reboot into Ubuntu.
5--Here open a terminal.
6--Gain root access on Ubuntu by typing or copy and paste sudo -i
7--You should either be asked for your password which you have to enter or if you used a USB drive like me you'll see the name change to[email protected]
8--Navigate to the inject_root folder by using cd commands. This can also be done by typing cd then [space] then dragging and dropping the folder into the terminal and hitting enter.
9--You'll now see the name in the terminal become longer with the name of the folder in it.
10--Now type chmod +x autoroot.sh
11--Hit enter then sudo ./autoroot.sh
12--If you get any thing like command not recognized or something of the sort use sudo sh autoroot.sh
-That worked for me.
13--If you're successful the name of the file should change from system.img torootedsystem.img
-Please note don't rename the files. Leave them as they are.
14--Now go back to Windows let's finish this.
Step 3 ->Root
1--Transfer the rootedsytem.img to your phones internal storage.
2--Put your phone in download mode and connect it to your PC.
3--Get into send command mode as in step one.
-Put your device in download mode and connect it to your PC.
-Open port.bat and make sure to write down the number after com. There maybe different com numbers but choose the one that has DIAG1 on the same line as it. Note it down this is important.
-Hold shift and right click in any empty space in the extracted folder. Choose open command windows here.
- In that copy and paste this
Send_Command.exe \\.\COM[*insert your number here]
-Now you're in send command mode. Nothing looks different on your phone but it's find. It should just remain in download mode.
4-Now grab your command to flash system.img line of code from this post. It isn't the same as step one. Copy that an paste in the command window. Make sure it is for your device. They are model specific.
5--This should take a while so wait until you see the # again.
6--After thatLEAVEand upon reboot you should have root.
To Un-root just flash a KDZ file compatible with your device here.
Testimonies
Spudnubs said:
Rooted H812 10g for my fellow Canadians. Enjoy!
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347821979
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Wildsheep said:
This root method works for my G4 purchased in Singapore (H815 SEA)
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luongquang said:
Thanks to @hackarchive, H818p10f done with tut.
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player911 said:
Fantastic. This method will also ease devs for future rooted firmwares. I really cannot see LG being able to patch this, since this is basically a 3rd party LG Flashing tool. If they block this method, then their own tool will ultimately die with it.
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GavTheStoner said:
Fantastic! I had almost given up hope of root on my EE LG G4. Have just used this method and now rooted perfectly!
hackarchive You rock! Have a thanks!
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articular said:
everything worked fine and i successfully got my g4 rooted
my variant is H815TR
all steps easy only the ubuntu part was a bit hard especially for a windows user ( finding an ubuntu version and usb install etc. not root injection part)
ty ty ty again )
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rirozizo said:
if it were for me to decide if we should delete the low effort root method, i'd totally delete it.
"The more 'manual', the better"
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Moe5508 said:
Only method that roots my device successfully...I updated to 10e of the H815P and using this method (and only this!0 I was able to root my phone...ah felt so good...
The other 1-click rooting methods I came across in other parts of this forum just fail on the G4...
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Marshmallow and root situation read here
Hit thanks if you appreciate. Hope I helped.
Credits to them whom without this won't be possible :good:
Thecubed
Team Codefire
ManhIT
This is a good method, thanks for writing this up.
I would like to add a few points....
I recommend you do keep your original system.img on your phones regular internal storage. If you encounter any boot issues you can then re-enter download mode and write the original system.img over the top of the failed root attempt. Use the same command from "step 3: root" but replace rootedsystem.img with system.img. This should still be on your phone from step 1 and will recover your phone from a failed root injection attempt. Note that it will not recover your phone if you messed up the dd command and overwrote other partitons. Be sure to use the right dd command and cut n paste to prevent seek/offset typeos.
I also recommend that you keep a backup of your system.img on your pc. When you run autoroot.sh in step 2 the copy on your pc will be renamed and patched. I suggest copying system.img somewhere else first, or re-copy it off your phone.
Additional credits to blog.lvu.kr. This is the blog of the hobbyist who reverse engineered the download mode protocol, created send_command.exe and gave it to the world. Kudos to you.
How is this any easier than the original method....if anything this requires even more work
kyle1867 said:
How is this any easier than the original method....if anything this requires even more work
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It's for those who have rare variants.
psycho_asylum said:
It's for those who have rare variants.
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Then you should probably take out the claim that this method is easier from the OP
Can this be used to inject Xposed as well for those of us with locked BLs.
djkinetic said:
Can this be used to inject Xposed as well for those of us with locked BLs.
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No, we need to wait for a custom recovery.
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No, we need to wait for a custom recovery.
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Just used flash fire it worked rocking xposed now on 810!
djkinetic said:
Just used flash fire it worked rocking xposed now on 810!
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Oh nice! I wasn't adventurous enough to try it. I'll make a system backup and give it a whirl!
Very nice thread, thank you. The steps were short, few, and fairly concise.
I was waiting for something like this where I could modify my own image and I wouldn't have to wipe everything or replace it with a new image.
One thing you might want to mention is that if your phone is encrypted, you'll need to unencrypt it first.
Can anyone link me to some instructions on how to disable OTA updates for an unlocked/international H815T?
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How is this any easier than the original method....if anything this requires even more work
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This is what XDA is all about. It tells you how to inject root into your OWN system image. it's the opposite of spoon feeding. it's about teaching members how to do things for themselves. Too many people come here expecting to be spoon fed and have thigns done for them. This thread teaches people how to do their own work, while learning something at the same time.
Good work OP! :good:
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This is what XDA is all about. It tells you how to inject root into your OWN system image. it's the opposite of spoon feeding. it's about teaching members how to do things for themselves. Too many people come here expecting to be spoon fed and have thigns done for them. This thread teaches people how to do their own work, while learning something at the same time.
Good work OP! :good:
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Thanks. I guess people don't know what XDA is about. Seeing noobs and others trying to spit on hard work when I used my time and device as Guinea pig. Also people don't know this is almost brick-proof because the system image if from their devices. Unless they use wrong commands but all here is just copy and paste. They see lot's of text and get cold feet. Anyways will be updating the OP with system images. If yours is available please share. If you see your image available and you have drivers and LG_root downloaded proceed to step 3.
The only downside is that I have to drag out my windows laptop instead of doing everything on the ubuntu machine I use at work.
But if that's the biggest of my problems then I don't really have a problem
hi, thx for this tutorial, looks good
when flashing back the rooted img,does it wipe everything ? apps, data ... etc
thx
EDIT: just correct me if im wrong
using this method WILL NOT wipe everything on my device cause im rooting my system with everything on it
correct ???
must make sure before i go ahead
thx
How to calculator extractly bs/seek/count ?
Is there a possibility of any personal data being written to /system on a phone during normal use? I can provide 10c Optus AU (carrier 505-02) if I can be sure its not identifying, but ive been using the phone a couple of weeks.
Download link:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799013
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using this method WILL NOT wipe everything on my device cause im rooting my system with everything on it
correct ???
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correct.
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djkinetic said:
Can this be used to inject Xposed as well for those of us with locked BLs.
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HTCuser90 said:
How to calculator extractly bs/seek/count ?
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I would also like to know this. You can resolve system by running the following. Note that this is for the H815T and is not the same on all variants.
# ls -lZ /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system
You'll get something like:
lrwxrwxrwx root root ubject_r:block_device:s0 system -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p47
Which tells you the actual block device (partition its on).
And you can see the size of that with:
# cat /proc/partitions
where you see:
major minor #blocks name
<snip>
259 15 4239360 mmcblk0p47
<snip>
However I dont know how to identify how large a block is or how to calculate the start offset in the main partition.
ok, it worked great
wasnt easy, since im not so familiar with using ubuntu, but all is ok
the explanation of the how to... was great and nothing lost
my H815L is now rooted
thx guys
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Just used flash fire it worked rocking xposed now on 810!
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I know it's kind of going off topic, but I figured I'd mention that Flash Fire doesn't work on VS986. It just goes to a black screen and sits there forever. I left it sit for almost an hour. I saw elsewhere it has something to do with automount, I'll have to mess with it further.
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Hit thanks if you appreciate. I spent hours trying to root so hope I helped.
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Appreciated but you should include a way to unroot (undo) as well, ie how do we get back to stock (if required) ?
Attention if you try this and end up with a brick or your device transforms and tries to destroy you; it's not my fault you did this not me. So just read all of this thread not just the O.P to get out of a bind if you reply with "the thread is too long i wont read it please help" don't expect anything short of "there's a search bar use it"
Here is how i got it to work without a Custom recovery
follow my steps perfectly
Found these instructions in Italian on how to install without recovery (i edited and translated them to work correctly):
This Guide will show you how to install Xposed Framework on the LG G Stylo with Android
Lollipop 5.1.1 without recovery!
Required:
Root
Busybox installed on the device: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en
Script Manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=os.tools.scriptmanager&hl=en
Package needed Xposed Boost Stylo.zip: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347813218
1- Download the package by pressing the link
2- Unzip
3- Put the contents of the folder in the root of internal or external storage of the device (no sub-folders).
4- Install Xposed (the apk is among the file you just put into the device) BUT do not open it
5- Open Script Manager and navigate to the installer file (script) and chose script, su then press save .
6- now select the same script and press run and choose the option according to what you want (Yes/No)
7- Wait for the script to finish, now go to Xposed Installer apk that you installed before and select soft reboot (it will turn off just power back on)
8- After restart and you may use Xposed properly
PS: procedure performed perfectly on Boost LG G Stylo which as you know does not have recovery mod, should work on other 5.1.1 phones
link to the video with his links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDInZYNrEr8
and link to original Xposed thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Awesome, i'll test this out on my boost stylo. I've been waiting for Xposed for a while. Will report back with results.
I'm stuck trying to execute the installer script, anytime i try to run it, it shows this:
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I'm stuck trying to execute the installer script, anytime i try to run it, it shows this:
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Are you running script manager with root privileges?
Dont worry i got it, all i have to do is edit the script since my shell location at /system/bin/sh, not /sbin/sh
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Dont worry i got it, all i have to do is edit the script since my shell location at /system/bin/sh, not /sbin/sh
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hmmm...worked for me on first try....
Wel now that i look through the steps i forgot to install xposed installer, and i also had to change a line in the script for the framework, after that the script went fine. But now trying to install xposed i get "application not installed", is there something i need to change?
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Wel now that i look through the steps i forgot to install xposed installer, and i also had to change a line in the script for the framework, after that the script went fine. But now trying to install xposed i get "application not installed", is there something i need to change?
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hmmm...try installing it as a system app...like copy and paste it into the system/app folder and fix the permissions and reboot...
Well i pushed the installer into system/app, fixed the permissions and rebooted, and ended up with a soft brick. I think its because i deleted some of the files that were pushed from the zip folder. I'm gonna try to bring it back to life.
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Well i pushed the installer into system/app, fixed the permissions and rebooted, and ended up with a soft brick. I think its because i deleted some of the files that were pushed from the zip folder. I'm gonna try to bring it back to life.
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Okay try redoing my root method since it's proven to unbrick a certain brick
I tried using that but it gets stuck, i can see my device with adb, maybe pushing something into the system will fix it? A script to push the right files in? If not i pulled my internal storage so i can try a factory reset.
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I tried using that but it gets stuck, i can see my device with adb, maybe pushing something into the system will fix it? A script to push the right files in? If not i pulled my internal storage so i can try a factory reset.
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Try that
6th_Hokage said:
Try that
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Wait no don't try that
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I tried using that but it gets stuck, i can see my device with adb, maybe pushing something into the system will fix it? A script to push the right files in? If not i pulled my internal storage so i can try a factory reset.
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347788740 That's my pulled 100% stock system.img try to dd push it to your phone
6th_Hokage said:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347788740 That's my pulled 100% stock system.img try to dd push it to your phone
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Use dd if=/data/media/0/system.img bs=8192 seek=42816 count=327680 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0 to flash it
I already tried a factory reset and it didnt work, even it fixed my last brick. Im gonna send it in to lg and see if they can fix it, do i have to hide root or something before sending it in?
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I already tried a factory reset and it didnt work, even it fixed my last brick. Im gonna send it in to lg and see if they can fix it, do i have to hide root or something before sending it in?
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LG will check for root...did you get the $7 insurance?
I finally got xposed on lollipop (i followed all the steps correctly this time). I had to change the name of the .zip file in the script though, after that the script ran fine. Do you know if gravitybox works on the stylo?
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I finally got xposed on lollipop (i followed all the steps correctly this time). I had to change the name of the .zip file in the script though, after that the script ran fine. Do you know if gravitybox works on the stylo?
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for the most part
does this work on 5.0.2?