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How to do a complete system restore?

Let me apologize for being a newbie as I come from 5 years of using Windows Mobile and just got my first Tab/Android 2 weeks ago. This is all new to me.
After messing up with some system files and factory applications (like I removed stk.apk and other things) I decided to do a full hardware reset. This is something I did many times in Windows Mobile... whats bad get overwriten in ROM and whats missing gets back where it was. But is seems on this Tab this is not the case.
After the full resetthings only got dramatically worse. All the missing system apps are still missing (I thought they be "restored") and nothing works, just crashes one after the next, cant use anything. I also tried with the system off the method of pressing and holding the “Volume Up” and “Power” buttons at the same time, then after recovery screen appears navigate and select “wipe data / Factory reset” and pressing the “Home” button, but after that and the system re-starts, same thing! All bad.
Can someone please explain to me how to do a full rstore where all system files, all and everythign gets back as it was in the Tab as it was shipped? What a flippin' nightmare... Windows Mobile, I love you!
Thanks in advance.

settings/privacy/factory reset.

natious said:
settings/privacy/factory reset.
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No no, that doesnt restore anything! All missing files dont get restored. I need a full stock ROM image and restore EVERYTHING. Thats what I dont know where to get and how to do...

VeEuzUKY said:
No no, that doesnt restore anything! All missing files dont get restored. I need a full stock ROM image and restore EVERYTHING. Thats what I dont know where to get and how to do...
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Yeh i realized that after reading your post properly sorry man, i guess you can just flash one of roms found here, like rotos or modaco's JMI, that would atlest give you a work tab till you can find a stock samsung rom
If you dont have cwm installed you can flash with odin or heidmill (sp)

natious said:
Yeh i realized that after reading your post properly sorry man, i guess you can just flash one of roms found here, like rotos or modaco's JMI, that would atlest give you a work tab till you can find a stock samsung rom
If you dont have cwm installed you can flash with odin or heidmill (sp)
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Yeah, I enever flashed the Tab. Can U advise me on a stable "OK" ROM? Where can i find odin or heidmill and some sort of a guide to help me step-by-step? I have positively no clue what I am doing... sorry for my ignorance... I feel thoroughly stupid...

I got lucky and found this site. Hope yours is a Verizon Tab
I'm not allowed to post links. But go to google type in "galaxy tab system restore" and click on the "[How TO] Restore VZW Galaxy Tab to stock DJ11" link
It's in the droidforums. net

VeEuzUKY said:
Yeah, I enever flashed the Tab. Can U advise me on a stable "OK" ROM? Where can i find odin or heidmill and some sort of a guide to help me step-by-step? I have positively no clue what I am doing... sorry for my ignorance... I feel thoroughly stupid...
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First of all, you need to post what "type" of Tab you have, which is generally going to be determined by your country and/or carrier.
Flashing a new Android ROM isn't a particularly complicated process, but it can seem daunting if you've not done it before - this is especially true when using Odin or Heimdall over a "recovery" based flash.
FWIW, the reason your "factory reset" didn't work is because all is essentially does it reformat the /data partition (a generalisation, but close enough for these purposes). On a stock Tab, you cannot mount /system as read/write, so you are unable to change the contents of that partition. This means that on a stock Tab, /system should never change.
However, when you root the device you give yourself the ability to remount /system as read/write and thus make changes which are not going to affected by a factory reset.
Take a look at this thread - lots of useful information there!
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
First of all, you need to post what "type" of Tab you have, which is generally going to be determined by your country and/or carrier.
Flashing a new Android ROM isn't a particularly complicated process, but it can seem daunting if you've not done it before - this is especially true when using Odin or Heimdall over a "recovery" based flash.
FWIW, the reason your "factory reset" didn't work is because all is essentially does it reformat the /data partition (a generalisation, but close enough for these purposes). On a stock Tab, you cannot mount /system as read/write, so you are unable to change the contents of that partition. This means that on a stock Tab, /system should never change.
However, when you root the device you give yourself the ability to remount /system as read/write and thus make changes which are not going to affected by a factory reset.
Take a look at this thread - lots of useful information there!
Regards,
Dave
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Thanks for the link... yes Ive seen that master thread... I just keep reading from link to link and thread to thread and all gets more complicated, I keep downloading more files and installing more stuff but in the end Im more confused and positively going no where. There is not one simple, from start to finish guideline on how to do the process of wiping all data and installing a new ROM. Ive done this endless times on many phones under WinMo, and with more or less difficulty never had any problems getting this done. But here, the more I read the more utterly chaotically confused I am.
I am yet to have anyone explain what type of Tab I have. Its GSM, I think its Euro, bought in Hong Kong. I have found out all bootloaders and stuff seem to be cleaer and I should be able to flash anything. Its a GT-P1000 and Baseband P1000ZHJJ1. This is all I know.

VeEuzUKY said:
Thanks for the link... yes Ive seen that master thread... I just keep reading from link to link and thread to thread and all gets more complicated, I keep downloading more files and installing more stuff but in the end Im more confused and positively going no where. There is not one simple, from start to finish guideline on how to do the process of wiping all data and installing a new ROM. Ive done this endless times on many phones under WinMo, and with more or less difficulty never had any problems getting this done. But here, the more I read the more utterly chaotically confused I am.
I am yet to have anyone explain what type of Tab I have. Its GSM, I think its Euro, bought in Hong Kong. I have found out all bootloaders and stuff seem to be cleaer and I should be able to flash anything. Its a GT-P1000 and Baseband P1000ZHJJ1. This is all I know.
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Its pretty much the same as mine then, so i recommend you use modacos kernel and rom and installing cwm
cwm - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870690
Kernel - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925760
Rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=941423
If you have and external sd card (one that you put into the side of the tab)
You can flash the ext4 kernel via odin, its pretty simple, there will be instructions in the threads.
Are you still able to go on the market? If so download the cwm app and use that so you get the awesome recovery menu and features, you can then use it to flash a new rom and make backups that are really really easy to restore. Seeing it looks like you like to mess around with stuff i suggest it the best way to go.
Hope this helps

Ok thanks for the tips. I have finally managed to get the Tab working again and flashed it with Roto JMI Pre-Rooted Firmware v2. All seems OK at this point. Ill check the links you sent me and follow-up. Flashing Roto JMI Pre-Rooted Firmware v2 with Odin3 1.7 is easy so I hope modacos kernel and rom and installing cwm are easy as well.

A little off topic:
I just got my SGT on Friday and want to root&/flash custom ROM. Gonna definitely root soon...But thinking of holding off on the custom ROM until CM7 is stable or a nice clean Honeycomb ROM is cooked
Does ClockWorkMod require root? I know Titanium Backup does. Can't really do any "fun" things with the tab until it's rooted it seems.

[SOLVED] Vibrant Root Concerns

Hey there. I rooted my Vibrant successfully, but realized I left some important things out. I used this guide to root my Vibrant: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479
The problems:
1) I can't nandroid (not that I need to, I only have 4 apps)
2) I would like to install either Miui v4 or CyanogenMod 9 but cannot as my recovery screen does not show me the options to do so (I only get the 4 options you normally would get unrooted, such as "Reinstall Packages"), so I'm stuck with the lame default homescreen.
3) I'm currently on 2.1-update1; should I upgrade to 2.2? If so, must I unroot to upgrade, and then reroot? And if this were the case, how do you unroot, and can I reroot using the same method in the link above?
Also, I was looking at this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Sa...te_Guide#Installing_the_ClockworkMod_Recovery
and noticed the line "This guide assumes the Samsung Vibrant already has Android 2.2 build UVKB5 already installed on it."
Does this mean 2.2 is required to install the CWM Recovery?
Thank you.

I'm not sure how you don't have CWM recovery if you followed the guide as it is written. Maybe its because the 2.1 is updated? I would do the following and see if that's all it takes. You definitely don't want to update to stock 2.2 via Kies or anything of that nature.
Worst case scenario, we can have you Odin back to stock JFD. You'll be smooth sailing from there.
Search the forums and find the update.zip for CWM for our Vibrant.
Put that on the lowest level of your INTERNAL storage. Not your microsd card. For example f:\update.zip
Now go to your boring 4 option stock recovery and select reinstall packages. It will reboot to the same boring screen. Select reinstall packages again, and it will reboot into Clockwork Mod Recovery.
Let me know if that does anything for you. Also what version of stock recovery do you have?

Toast6977 said:
Search the forums and find the update.zip for CWM for our Vibrant.
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Can pull that directly from my signature, if OP wants. (Only works on Eclair [JFD] build btw)
Also OP, You will have to have a ROM that you are going to want to flash saved on your Internal SD card. Jsut download it, put in a folder and follow the ROM OP's instructions. Since you are fresh and new, I would NOT suggest flashing anything of ICS or JB until you get the hang of things first.
Read, read and then read somemore. When it comes time to flash ICS or beyond, there is a guide in my signature. Good luck and make sure to hit Toast's "Thanks" button. He is a good asset to have around here.

Wow! I was hesitant to even check today, let it alone this early! Did not think that I would have two very useful replies waiting for me. Thanks guys, much appreciated!
I'll try the Odin thing out first before I even try to flash (you need root first before flashing, I'm assuming). Just out of curiosity, what is JFD and Odin? I'm still gonna try it out using the guides found here, but just curious.
EDIT: Damn, it worked like a charm! Now I have CWM. The mistake I made was that I only installed the Superuser/ROOT and not both. Gonna play with it for a bit now

I'm glad that your issue was solved
If you have any other questions/issues feel free to hit us up. We tend to lurk around these parts from time to time.
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Toast6977 said:
I'm glad that your issue was solved
If you have any other questions/issues feel free to hit us up. We tend to lurk around these parts from time to time.
--you could now modify the title of this post to add [Solved] to the title or contact Oka1 and let him know it's case closed.--
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Thank you for teaching me the etiquette around here as well

[Q] note 3 beginner questions before custom rom install

Hi,
I am looking at flashing some custom roms to see which one I like, I have got root by using the cf-auto root by cahinfire but, before I begin I just want to make sure that I back every thing up correctly to avoid any trouble further down the line.
As I understand it ( I use the term 'understand' loosely ) I need to back up the EFS folder and imei
Is that all that is needed? or is there something else that i should do? essentially I would just like to ensure that I can revert back to a stock rom, im not that concerned about knox or warranty. Im sorry if this has been brought up before but as a novice I would appreciate some assistance in gaining a proper understanding of the requirements before starting off
thanks

Backing up EFS has it's pros and cons - I done it, but then I got a mess up, and restoring my EFS did not work. I had to run the fire script posted in the dev section (this script rebuilds your EFS partition so it can be read properly again) - I have seen countless users brick their devices by backing up EFS with bad/rogue apps, so if you go this method, choose very very wisely.
My advice, install CWM, and make a back up via that. - it'll see you right. - If by chance you do get a mess up, you can run the fire script by firausman in the dev section and it'll fix unknown baseband and bootlooping errors.
Ultimately, I cannot stress that you read as much as you can and are aware of the potential what can and does happen, what cannot happen and ultimately can you fix it if something does go wrong.
EDIT:: here is the SCRIPT if you do indeed need it, keep it on your extSD Card for just in case reasons.

radicalisto said:
Backing up EFS has it's pros and cons - I done it, but then I got a mess up, and restoring my EFS did not work. I had to run the fire script posted in the dev section (this script rebuilds your EFS partition so it can be read properly again) - I have seen countless users brick their devices by backing up EFS with bad/rogue apps, so if you go this method, choose very very wisely.
My advice, install CWM, and make a back up via that. - it'll see you right. - If by chance you do get a mess up, you can run the fire script by firausman in the dev section and it'll fix unknown baseband and bootlooping errors.
Ultimately, I cannot stress that you read as much as you can and are aware of the potential what can and does happen, what cannot happen and ultimately can you fix it if something does go wrong.
EDIT:: here is the SCRIPT if you do indeed need it, keep it on your extSD Card for just in case reasons.
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Thanks for the reply and advice Radicalisto.
I will check out CWM and how and what that backs up. If I take a guess now it will make an image of my current system that can be restored? If so does that ensure a back up of efs folder?

mjneil.81 said:
Thanks for the reply and advice Radicalisto.
I will check out CWM and how and what that backs up. If I take a guess now it will make an image of my current system that can be restored? If so does that ensure a back up of efs folder?
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CWM offers an EFS backup yes, it has to be done seperate to the IMAGE back up though. Also note if you back up a 4.3 ROM on MJ7 firmware you cannot downgrade to a lower version ie: MJ1-2-3-4-5-6 etc - you can go to MK2 and back to MJ7 though.
Similar if you back up a 4.3 and upgrade to 4.4.2 then that backup becomes useless as it cannot be restored.
CWM - Install custom ROM, keep that script I posted close by, and you'll be 100% :good:

radicalisto said:
CWM offers an EFS backup yes, it has to be done seperate to the IMAGE back up though. Also note if you back up a 4.3 ROM on MJ7 firmware you cannot downgrade to a lower version ie: MJ1-2-3-4-5-6 etc - you can go to MK2 and back to MJ7 though.
Similar if you back up a 4.3 and upgrade to 4.4.2 then that backup becomes useless as it cannot be restored.
CWM - Install custom ROM, keep that script I posted close by, and you'll be 100% :good:
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Thanks alot for your assistance im going to get the back up sorted and read up some more there is fair bit that i need to understand before flashing

Wise words my friend. Read up and understand are the two most important words of advice anyone can give and words that anyone should take heed of.
Good luck, if you run into problems, just holler :good:

radicalisto said:
Wise words my friend. Read up and understand are the two most important words of advice anyone can give and words that anyone should take heed of.
Good luck, if you run into problems, just holler :good:
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so far the best thing I have come up with is to flash the latest 4.4.2 stock rom, I think this is the best option until some of the custom ROMs develop along a bit further.
but this leeds to a few more questions (I hope its not too much of a bother) Im going ( i think) to download the rom from Firmwares|SamMobile but it will be from another country(im in Australia) could this affect the perfomance of the phone in anyway or can I just flash other modems/radios in order to fix any problems that may occur?

mjneil.81 said:
so far the best thing I have come up with is to flash the latest 4.4.2 stock rom, I think this is the best option until some of the custom ROMs develop along a bit further.
but this leeds to a few more questions (I hope its not too much of a bother) Im going ( i think) to download the rom from Firmwares|SamMobile but it will be from another country(im in Australia) could this affect the perfomance of the phone in anyway or can I just flash other modems/radios in order to fix any problems that may occur?
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So long as your note isn't a Hong Kong model you're alright, Here is a faster download link for XEO (Stock Polish ROM) - So long as it's an Intl N9005 (not HK) should be fine

all done upgraded to 4.4.2 no problems at all thanks radicalisto

mjneil.81 said:
all done upgraded to 4.4.2 no problems at all thanks radicalisto
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:highfive:

ok now I have a problem I just tried to root the phone again with cf autoroot and its stuck in a boot loop. I cant get it back in download mode or recovery any suggestions

all good i got back into download mode hahaha *stops having a heart attack

Successful Root and Unlock HTC One M8 with VZW Lollipop

Hey guys,
I have never posted a thread like this so please tell me if I have done anything wrong. I don't have enough time to write a proper guide but if someone wants to they are more then welcome. I take no credit for any of this information, I just took the risk and attempted an M7 root and unlock method on my M8. And it worked! But just a little differently. I followed the steps in this thread but with a few minor changes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...root-root-method-bl-unlock-5-0-x-ota-t3122099
Okay so basically instead of using the mobile app of Kingroot I used the desktop version and had a much higher success rate. Once I gained temporary root for the first time I ran sunshine and finished all of the compatibility tests. The phone will reboot and you will need to re-root. Once you've gained root again run sunshine. It'll only take a couple of minutes. It may crash. That's fine you should now be unlocked. This is as far as I have gotten do to time constraints and not knowing exactly what recovery to flash. If someone knows please let me know! As stated in the original thread this is super finicky but will work. Just have some patience.
Also, I didn't get official software status. In case that's a problem for anyone.
My Phone:
VZW HTC One M8 running lollipop 5.0.1
Ill try to clean this up when I get home from work but I just wanted it to be out there so everyone knows. I will remove this thread if someone posts a better one. Thanks!

UPDATES?
i need this working bro, my m8 is pissing me off, king root wont work i followed all your instructions
also what version of kingroot did you have?
radiowavedev said:
Hey guys,
I have never posted a thread like this so please tell me if I have done anything wrong. I don't have enough time to write a proper guide but if someone wants to they are more then welcome. I take no credit for any of this information, I just took the risk and attempted an M7 root and unlock method on my M8. And it worked! But just a little differently. I followed the steps in this thread but with a few minor changes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...root-root-method-bl-unlock-5-0-x-ota-t3122099
Okay so basically instead of using the mobile app of Kingroot I used the desktop version and had a much higher success rate. Once I gained temporary root for the first time I ran sunshine and finished all of the compatibility tests. The phone will reboot and you will need to re-root. Once you've gained root again run sunshine. It'll only take a couple of minutes. It may crash. That's fine you should now be unlocked. This is as far as I have gotten do to time constraints and not knowing exactly what recovery to flash. If someone knows please let me know! As stated in the original thread this is super finicky but will work. Just have some patience.
Also, I didn't get official software status. In case that's a problem for anyone.
My Phone:
VZW HTC One M8 running lollipop 5.0.1
Ill try to clean this up when I get home from work but I just wanted it to be out there so everyone knows. I will remove this thread if someone posts a better one. Thanks!
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I'll work on creating a step by step when I get home. I've just been really busy. It's just a lot of trial and error but it should work at some point. Keep a look out for my reply tonight.

xercurial said:
i need this working bro
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Such a polite way of asking someone to go out of their way to help you or write a guide for you.

lol sorry about that man i did however end up rooting it , now im having trouble
redpoint73 said:
Such a polite way of asking someone to go out of their way to help you or write a guide for you.
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i am having trouble iwth twrp

xercurial said:
i am having trouble iwth twrp
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Is there a question you are intending to ask?
And you need to describe the "trouble" exactly and precisely.
What version TWRP?

twrp issues
redpoint73 said:
Is there a question you are intending to ask?
And you need to describe the "trouble" exactly and precisely.
What version TWRP?
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i have the one the ends with 7.0.1 i believe i cannot check right now, i am servicing it because i have to replace the jack and get a new housing which will take a coupe days to ship, i did however get root s off after trying for the longest time. my issue now is whenever i try to boot into the recovery, most of the time it will take me to stock or show the error triaangle which indicates there is none installed which there is (very frustrating) once in a blue moon however i will finally get into twrp and whenever i try to do a backup, it says failed or some kind of error. and EVERYTIME i try to reboot my system it would bootloop into recovery! and when that happens i would be forced to re install a rom and the whole proccess starts again. So i just stuck with the gpe rom basically and i tried to do a backup and the whole recovery issue just pissed me off so i just decided to to my hardware fix by replacing the frame and the headphone-charging port which ended up not being compatable with the verizon model so i had to re order (very frustrating) will probably by the at&t model at some point instead
anyways sorry for being rude earlier and thanks for your patience!

Alright, sorry that I lied about going home and typing up a step by step things are just hectic ya know? Anyways i'm here now so let me gather myself and get you some help. lol

xercurial said:
i have the one the ends with 7.0.1 i believe i cannot check right now, i am servicing it because i have to replace the jack and get a new housing which will take a coupe days to ship, i did however get root s off after trying for the longest time. my issue now is whenever i try to boot into the recovery, most of the time it will take me to stock or show the error triaangle which indicates there is none installed which there is (very frustrating) once in a blue moon however i will finally get into twrp and whenever i try to do a backup, it says failed or some kind of error. and EVERYTIME i try to reboot my system it would bootloop into recovery! and when that happens i would be forced to re install a rom and the whole proccess starts again. So i just stuck with the gpe rom basically and i tried to do a backup and the whole recovery issue just pissed me off so i just decided to to my hardware fix by replacing the frame and the headphone-charging port which ended up not being compatable with the verizon model so i had to re order (very frustrating) will probably by the at&t model at some point instead
anyways sorry for being rude earlier and thanks for your patience!
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If I remember correctly all I did was go to twrp's website and download the most recent version for the VZW M8 (I think it might have just been one for all versions not sure) then installed it through adb and it has been working flawlessly. I since installed ViperOne without any problems. The version of twrp I got was 2.8.7.0. Once you get your phone going again i'd suggest reinstalling twrp through adb.

xercurial said:
i have the one the ends with 7.0.1
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As noted by the previous response, you should get the latest version of TWRP (2.8.7.0) if you are on Lollipop firmware. TWRP versions 2.7 are known to be problematic on LP.
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If I remember correctly all I did was go to twrp's website and download the most recent version for the VZW M8 (I think it might have just been one for all versions not sure)
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You're correct, TWRP for CDMA (Verizon, Sprint) and GSM versions (most other M8 versions) was merged some time ago.

What LS997-compatible ROM contains *all* working LG Stock Apps?

So the whole reason I rooted this damn phone was to be able to install working stock apps. Not just the Music and Gallery apps either--ALL THE LG APPS. Which LS997-compatible 100%-working ROM can I flash and get them all, if any? I keep hearing one exists, but no one bothers sharing that info and when I search I find nothing.

Really? No one?

bgibson72 said:
Really? No one?
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Look in the development section it's like the 5th one down has ls997 in the title

@bgibson72
Im the only person developing a STOCK LS997 rom currently.. It contains the LG base apps and all the removed ones that we didnt get shipped with out model . Includes a ton of extras as well, alternatively we have 3 or 4 aosp roms you can use, but make sure you use twrp and backup your efs before flashing as it tends to jumble your programming up and cause issues. Otherwise you can flash the stock rom the Dev who provided the dirty santa unlock method.
Theres a good bit of info here to locate everything you need to have a awesome experience with the LG V20!
My link
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/rom-ls997-stock-debloated-su-goodies-t3531923
READ THE ENTIRE FIRST 3 POSTS!!! A LOT OF TIME WENT INTO THIS TO CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION!
I also itemized a list of 15 or so mods and add-ons that we can use to increase our enjoyment with perspective links to their home locations and the devs that built and maintain them.

jerrycoffman45 said:
Look in the development section it's like the 5th one down has ls997 in the title
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This one?
{ROMS}[LS997] Stock-ish Magisk+3minit+ModControl 3/10/17
Other than DirtySanta, this is the only other one with LS997 in the title on that page. I'll give it a shot, and thanks for answering.

Team DevDigitel said:
@bgibson72
Im the only person developing a STOCK LS997 rom currently.. It contains the LG base apps and all the removed ones that we didnt get shipped with out model . Includes a ton of extras as well, alternatively we have 3 or 4 aosp roms you can use, but make sure you use twrp and backup your efs before flashing as it tends to jumble your programming up and cause issues. Otherwise you can flash the stock rom the Dev who provided the dirty santa unlock method.
Theres a good bit of info here to locate everything you need to have a awesome experience with the LG V20!
My link
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/rom-ls997-stock-debloated-su-goodies-t3531923
READ THE ENTIRE FIRST 3 POSTS!!! A LOT OF TIME WENT INTO THIS TO CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION!
I also itemized a list of 15 or so mods and add-ons that we can use to increase our enjoyment with perspective links to their home locations and the devs that built and maintain them.
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Hey thanks--I was fairly sure this was the ROM in question. Thank you for providing this! I was hesitant to flash because I'm always a little skeptical about the amount of help I'll get should I get stuck. I'm not exactly a noob at this, but I have plenty to learn. It looks like you've done a lot of work to provide a positive experience, so I'll give it a shot and see how it goes. I promise to read and re-read the instructions on the first 3 posts, and to NOT bother you with questions that have already been addressed in the thread. . Thanks!!

bgibson72 said:
Hey thanks--I was fairly sure this was the ROM in question. Thank you for providing this! I was hesitant to flash because I'm always a little skeptical about the amount of help I'll get should I get stuck. I'm not exactly a noob at this, but I have plenty to learn. It looks like you've done a lot of work to provide a positive experience, so I'll give it a shot and see how it goes. I promise to read and re-read the instructions on the first 3 posts, and to NOT bother you with questions that have already been addressed in the thread. . Thanks!!
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if you made it through dirty santa the rest should be cake. 99% of the issues i covered for people were
after going to AOSP and not having a backup of their programing info in their efs and having to find a way to
manually go in and fix each fd up piece.
The other is being on older software and downloading a OTA and rebooting with it in your internal storage.
This one causes a endless boot loop into twrp, so be advised to delete the update if your on older software or be prepared to
hit my post # 3 for fixes and be near a pc as you need to fastboot erase the fota and misc directories to resolve the boot loop. A twrp wipe will not fix it and restores etc wont either lol.
Otherwise theres now a lil over 100 pages of chatting and troubleshooting, fixes and things that have gone on, and mostly its all outdated as ive provided the fixes for 99% of everything in the latest version 7.5
Just be prepared to take 15-20 minutes for the phone to boot up the 1st time. My rom is deodexed, and the 1st boot is doing 298 things before you get to the optimization part. There is not boot animations as the phone will always have the static screen issue on reboots so i went ahead a placed a disabled command there to just save time/batt life. The setup wizard is stripped and only there to give you the notice its done booting and time to get to playing around.
Magisk is kinda finicy being its systemless design. It takes some time to get used to it, and be aware that some older apps that dont support exotic root or systemless root may not request root and not fully work. Titanium backup is one i know is getting attacked by googles app scanning and needs to have that turned off before it will work, most of my apps have a option to set "force root" so it asks for a root request regardless if it understands MagiskSu's root methods.
just some food for thought. Hope everything goes well, and there is a ton of people on the forum here that have great knowlege and can help with troubleshooting issues you may have

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if you made it through dirty santa the rest should be cake. 99% of the issues i covered for people were
after going to AOSP and not having a backup of their programing info in their efs and having to find a way to
manually go in and fix each fd up piece.
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Yeah, I didn't have many problems there, although I did get stuck in the TWRP loop once.
The other is being on older software and downloading a OTA and rebooting with it in your internal storage.
This one causes a endless boot loop into twrp, so be advised to delete the update if your on older software or be prepared to
hit my post # 3 for fixes and be near a pc as you need to fastboot erase the fota and misc directories to resolve the boot loop. A twrp wipe will not fix it and restores etc wont either lol.
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I am on the ZV3 version of the software. I do have the ZV5 update in my cache folder--are you saying it's a good idea to delete the update.zip file?
Otherwise theres now a lil over 100 pages of chatting and troubleshooting, fixes and things that have gone on, and mostly its all outdated as ive provided the fixes for 99% of everything in the latest version 7.5
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That's what I like to hear! :good:
Just be prepared to take 15-20 minutes for the phone to boot up the 1st time. My rom is deodexed, and the 1st boot is doing 298 things before you get to the optimization part. There is not boot animations as the phone will always have the static screen issue on reboots so i went ahead a placed a disabled command there to just save time/batt life. The setup wizard is stripped and only there to give you the notice its done booting and time to get to playing around.
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Appreciate the heads up. Familiar with the long boot process from DS, lol.
Magisk is kinda finicy being its systemless design. It takes some time to get used to it, and be aware that some older apps that dont support exotic root or systemless root may not request root and not fully work. Titanium backup is one i know is getting attacked by googles app scanning and needs to have that turned off before it will work, most of my apps have a option to set "force root" so it asks for a root request regardless if it understands MagiskSu's root methods.
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Magisk is a new animal for me, as I've had zero experience with it. I do have Titanium Backup installed, so I'll make a mental note on that.
just some food for thought. Hope everything goes well, and there is a ton of people on the forum here that have great knowlege and can help with troubleshooting issues you may have
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Thanks again--I appreciate your hard work and dedication to this!

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Yeah, I didn't have many problems there, although I did get stuck in the TWRP loop once.
I am on the ZV3 version of the software. I do have the ZV5 update in my cache folder--are you saying it's a good idea to delete the update.zip file?
YES, dont boot into twrp until you remove it, or its back into the twrp loop you go hehe
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bgibson72 said:
Yeah, I didn't have many problems there, although I did get stuck in the TWRP loop once.
I am on the ZV3 version of the software. I do have the ZV5 update in my cache folder--are you saying it's a good idea to delete the update.zip file?
YES, dont boot into twrp until you remove it, or its back into the twrp loop you go hehe
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Will do!
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