Hello everyone,
After seeing all these bricks, and generally knowing that there is dangerous when u flash ur phone to damage its crusial partitions with various problems then (such as missing IMEIs, damaged bootloader), i was wondering..
Which is the best possible way to back up our zenfone2, in order we have a "rescue boat" in case of a brick, missing IMEIs and staff like that?
Follow this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-brick-soft-hard-bricked-zenfone-2-t3284256
Is the best solution if you lost the partition of you cellphone, I was one of the had a brick in the cellphone with this tutorial a could revive it.
very useful topic but it's not what i really asked. will this guide help me in case of lost IMEIs?
i am asking about the best possible backup in order to be 100% sure that in every possible case, i will have the needed files from my phone to make it functional again.
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First off, sorry if this post is in the wrong section. I thought this was the best place for it.
So, I am about to get a Cingular 8125, aka HTC Wizard or whatever.
Now, before I start the flashing roms deal, I wanna ask a few questions.
Before that let me tell you that I have a lot of experience with Windows Mobile 5 on a Cingular 2125. I've had that for about 2 years, until a water incident. Luckily I can get a 8125 because of my 2 year contract. Also, I'm not computer literate. I'm actually quite intelligent when it comes to computer type questions. This might not affect my knowledge with ROMS, but computer terms won't be hard for me to understand.
Okay, this is coming in the mail tomorrow afternoon. My questions are:
1. Can I ruin a warranty by flashing a rom?
2. What does "brick" a device actually mean. I know it means ruin it, but do you mean cause it to become unbootable?
I had a few questions but they slipped my mind. I'll post more questions if I can think of more.
Thanks for the support!
The term brick is used to describe a pda that is entirely unusable. A bricked wizard refers to a wizard that is unable to enter bootloader mode, and hence unable to be flashed with anymore roms.
Flashing roms is generally considered a void of warranty. It is often a good idea to flash back your original idea prior to submitting your device for warranty claims.
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1. Can I ruin a warranty by flashing a rom?
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CID Unlocking and flashing a custom rom voids the warranty. Period. But, they have to look to see that you've done this for them to hold that against you. So if something happens and you need to do a warranty replacement, then flash it back to an official rom (hopefully whatever happens doesn't render it unflashable). There are some that won't flash for this reason (or use the thread on how to flash without CID Unlocking that the G4's use. But I've heard some G3's have been bricked by this process).
2. What does "brick" a device actually mean. I know it means ruin it, but do you mean cause it to become unbootable?
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A Brick is a term used to describe how useful the phone is after something went wrong and the IPL/SPL (like a PC's BIOS) has been hosed so its no longer bootable. Some have raised their phones from the dead (brick state) but using a process to flash rom the SD card (read the wiki as it has a pointer to how this can be done) or via JTAG (I only know of the process, not how or where to do it, but it involves opening the phone and soldering wires as I understand it).
Understand though that a lot of people here throw around the term "Brick" to describe when the phone just doesn't boot normally. IMO that is not a brick as the phone is "easily" recoverable.
So basically the only way I can "brick" the phone is by doing something completely wrong?
The first thing you should do is determine if your phone is a G3 or G4. You use different techniques with each one. Then read and ensure you fully understand the unlocking/burning directions for your particular model (G3 or G4). Also ensure you accomplish each and every step, don't skip anything.
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The first thing you should do is determine if your phone is a G3 or G4. You use different techniques with each one. Then read and ensure you fully understand the unlocking/burning directions for your particular model (G3 or G4). Also ensure you accomplish each and every step, don't skip anything.
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Will do. I'm hoping it a G3, that way I can have an easier experience and people can help me out easier.
Hello everybody
This is Siddharth from India. I am a mechanical engineer. I just purchased the Galaxy Note 2 a month back prior to this I always used an iPhone. I am new to the android platform and don't know how to flash, jailbreak or how to load different roms. I am very much tempted to install the moromoto00 theme on my phone but don't have a clue how to proceed. Frankly speaking it seems a lot more complicated than jailbreaking. Can anyone help me out??
Thanks in advance
Hello
I recommend you download and install the Note II Toolkit on your PC. You can find that here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956
It makes flashing and rooting very simple, and everything is explained very well.
So the first step for you now is to root your phone, install CWM and then make a Nandroid backup. The toolkit will let you do all these things very easily. :good:
Those things are necessary to do first, then after that you can start flashing ROMs and themes!
Also recommended to backup your EFS before you start flashing things. Essentially, an EFS backup backs up your IMEI code in case something goes wrong you won't be left with a device with a faulty IMEI (that would be very bad). The toolkit lets you do this as well!
I have been searching the internet far and wide for some type of solution to the boot loop I am getting. I'm in way over my head here. Before anyone considers trying to root their new Note 3... I should warn you that it is extremely risky. It's much riskier than rooting my original Note was. It seems like Samsung has gotten savvier to people modifying the phones.
My knox "warranty void" is now maked as 0x1... which from my understanding means that I can no longer load a stock kernel on my phone... The problem is I can't find any non-stock kernels or roms for the N900W8. Hopefully this is just a matter of time, and I can try to make due without a phone for a while. (the thought of that being more than a few days is gutwrenching. I use my phone at work constantly.)
I made the mistake of trying to restore a backup through TWRP after SuperSU was crashing constantly. Little did I know that restoring a backup would throw me into a boot loop. And now upon reading the "rooting" instructions, I see in huge bold capital letters "DO NOT RESTORE A NANDROID OR YOU WILL HARD BOOTLOOP." The problem is I had never even heard of "Nandroid" before tonight. I rooted my original Note a long time ago and never thought about it again. After looking up what a "Nandroid" is, I've become aware that it's backup software for rooted users. Well.. how could I possibly have a Nandroid if I wasn't able to root yet. Are all backups, even those made in TWRP referred to as Nandroids? If that disclaimer had said "DO NOT RESTORE A BACKUP", then perhaps I would have known... but ultimately I should have been 10x more careful in this. The idea that the act of restoring a backup will ruin your phone is like a horror story. There is no way I would ever attempt to root this phone if I knew that you could not restore a backup.
Anyways... let this serve as a warning to those who don't know everything about these devices. If there is a single term in anything you are reading that you don't understand, even if it doesn't seem to apply to you, DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.
P.S. if someone could help me unbrick my phone, I would be forever grateful.
Hi everyone,
I tried to find a solid guide for fully backing up my system before doing anything to it to no avail. I'm currently on stock VNS-L21/VNS-L21C432B380/EMUI 5.0/Android 7.0 and plan to do the following:
1) Unlock bootloader
2) Root
3) Install Elite kernal and Arsenik rom
4) Probably some other modifications later on
I've already got some app from the store for application backup purposes but would like to have a firmware/rom/whatever backup of my current setup in order to safely restore in case anything goes wrong. I've done considerable amount of flashing with my other Android phones previously but any help would be appreciated.
Furthermore, perhaps it's worth to create a guide for this and sticky it to the top? I saw a lot of "help, bricked device" posts in this forum. I bet the guys with know-how are sick and tired of helping. Anyway, if you point me in the right direction I might as well create the guide for others.
Have a good one,
Renārs
Without root I don't think that I can make a backup . I can make apk file but not backup of data :/
Most likely this will have been asked many times, and I have done my own research already, but somehow I still feel uneasy about the whole process.
I've read this thread through and through and have even downloaded the appropriate zip file, but the ever-present risk of bricking my phone is holding me back.
What contingencies can I put in place in case this all goes horribly wrong and I brick my phone and what can I do to give me the best chances of success?
Thanks in advance
Xylius said:
Most likely this will have been asked many times, and I have done my own research already, but somehow I still feel uneasy about the whole process.
I've read this thread through and through and have even downloaded the appropriate zip file, but the ever-present risk of bricking my phone is holding me back.
What contingencies can I put in place in case this all goes horribly wrong and I brick my phone and what can I do to give me the best chances of success?
Thanks in advance
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Just out of curiosity, which model note 4 do you have?
To answer your question though, there's very little chance of actually hard bricking your phone. Usually the worst case scenario is that you'll have to factory reset and lose your data and your internal sdcard data.
Just be certain that you have the correct firmware for your device that way things go sideways on you you'll be able to get back to a stock rom.
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Just out of curiosity, which model note 4 do you have?
To answer your question though, there's very little chance of actually hard bricking your phone. Usually the worst case scenario is that you'll have to factory reset and lose your data and your internal sdcard data.
Just be certain that you have the correct firmware for your device that way things go sideways on you you'll be able to get back to a stock rom.
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Hi, I have a n910G
Xylius said:
Most likely this will have been asked many times, and I have done my own research already, but somehow I still feel uneasy about the whole process.
I've read this thread through and through and have even downloaded the appropriate zip file, but the ever-present risk of bricking my phone is holding me back.
What contingencies can I put in place in case this all goes horribly wrong and I brick my phone and what can I do to give me the best chances of success?
Thanks in advance
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I was always scared about flashing mine too, I'll offer a couple things I did to make me feel a little easier.
1. (Correct software) Make sure you have the right software packages for your phone N910P/G/N/V...whatever, usually the first page has links to everything you'll need.
2. (Clean/Organize a little) Before you go to backup your current phone setup thin it out, delete any apps you wouldn't want on a new phone is the way I look at it. Move any pictures, Files, Music, anything you wouldn't want to lose off your internal storage (just in case)
3. (Create nandroid/backup, and store in a cool dry safe place) Assuming you're using TWRP recovery there is an option to back up your system, Data and Boot partitions (files). I believe those 3 are selected by default. I'd also recommend selecting EFS (that is the part that has all your phone's radio information in it so should you lose your network you can install that and get it back.
4. (Flash away) Make you do a clean flash the first which involves wiping everything most ROM's have good instructions on their first post.
5. ( Any problems boot into TWRP and flash your back ups) If you have the above backed up on an external SD card send a copy to Dropbox, Google Drive, i Cloud, your own computer, anywhere and everywhere you know it won't get lost, This file is a snapshot of your phone right now, treat it like gold. So if you nerf it up, install the recovery file you made and it'll be exactly like it was before.
I hope this helps ease your concerns a little, I've only been playing for a little while myself so I thought hearing from someone in a similar position would help.
Also if you run into problems always post your issue here, there are a lot of people with a wealth of knowledge willing to help here.
Good luck, most of all have fun!!
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