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Issue getting to recovery to activate root, stuck on "Downloading"

I am trying to root my Vibrant, but when I hold down both ends of the volume rocker and power the device on I get stuck on a screen that says "Downloading..... Do not turn off Target".
Is my phone actually downloading something from the web? I left it on like this all night and nothing seemed to have changed.
If it is actually downloading something should I move to an area with better 3G reception while trying to root?
Any help on this subject is IMMENSELY appreciated.
Thanks!

It shouldn't be downloading anything. Unless I'm mistaken. The phone should just be installing the zip that's on the phone.

Thanks for the reply Rick!
to quote the Root your Vibrant Guide:
"7. In Recovery menu select 'Reinstall Packages' (use vol_down then power to select)"
Does this mean I do not need to do this? I put the renamed file "update.zip" onto the phones internal memory....
Am I missing something?

Unplug the usb cable and try again.

or alternatively, issue a "adb reboot recovery" command from ADB.

phantasm714 said:
or alternatively, issue a "adb reboot recovery" command from ADB.
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Unfortunately Windows is not properly identifying the Vibrant, and it seems that ADB is not detecting it as a result either.... I'll keep at it.

symbit said:
Unfortunately Windows is not properly identifying the Vibrant, and it seems that ADB is not detecting it as a result either.... I'll keep at it.
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I'm assuming you have the correct drivers installed on your Windows box?

phantasm714 said:
I'm assuming you have the correct drivers installed on your Windows box?
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I cant find any standalone drivers, but I am downloading this Samsung PC Studio crap. I hope that has them.

symbit said:
I cant find any standalone drivers, but I am downloading this Samsung PC Studio crap. I hope that has them.
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Did you turn on USB Debugging in the setting menu?
I know it's a stupid question, and I'm not trying to call you stupid, but it is a commonly missed step in getting ADB recognition.

really dude there are plenty of answers you could have found for this with a little searching but your in download mode yellow triangle sign with the android guy digging right? well unlplug the charger from the phone hold both volume up and down and hold power while turning on the phone and then the recovery should pop up use the volume keys to select reinstall packages then select it with the power button then reboot and now your rooted.... you should have searched for this instead of posting a thread and this is not development it should have been posted in the general section and if you cant do this then you should try to root your phone in the first place but if you need a easier way to do i have a theory of a one click method using rom manager from the market that should work

skater4690 said:
really dude there are plenty of answers you could have found for this with a little searching but your in download mode yellow triangle sign with the android guy digging right? well unlplug the charger from the phone hold both volume up and down and hold power while turning on the phone and then the recovery should pop up use the volume keys to select reinstall packages then select it with the power button then reboot and now your rooted.... you should have searched for this instead of posting a thread and this is not development it should have been posted in the general section and if you cant do this then you should try to root your phone in the first place but if you need a easier way to do i have a theory of a one click method using rom manager from the market that should work
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Thank you for correcting me. Was that meant to be one long sentence?

symbit said:
Thank you for correcting me. Was that meant to be one long sentence?
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no it wasnt i just dont like using punctuation. Did it help you, or do you need me to put it in numerical order of the steps?

This is all starting to seem very similar to the dream forum.you guys need to all chill out.
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Minker17 said:
This is all starting to seem very similar to the dream forum.you guys need to all chill out.
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i just left that forum lol its not as bad as this posting was usually in the right place

skater4690 said:
Thank-you I agree you can't search for anything on this phone cause nothing is out or made for it yet. And then I have some ungrateful people saying SEE A SIMPLE SEARCH WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS....
...so if you have nothing nice or helpful then please don't say anything
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quoted from a guy with nothing good to ever say...
...literally this is the only thing good ever stated from this guy...

junkdruggler said:
quoted from a guy with nothing good to ever say...
...literally this is the only thing good ever stated from this guy...
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so what is this suppose to even mean? i already posted something towards helping this guy and what have you done? and how would you know what the only good thing i have ever said? have you read any of the 300 some odd posts ive had?

Besides arguing why couldn't someone advice him to unplug the phone from the USB cable in order to enter recovery mode.

[Q] MYT4G recovery mode

how do you put the myt4G in to recovery mode?

Wow not to be rude but did you try the search button......hold down the power button and the volume down button at the same time while the phone is off. The select recovery
Sent from my icy cold glacier freezing every phone in its path

i did and i tried search by looking up hbooting myt4g recovery mode couldn't find nothing i even googled it and found this method your giving me but for some reason when i hold down home and power then let go of power button it fastboots..

but now i realized its the vol button i was looking at the myt3G recovery...thank you.

this is not working for me BTW.... can anyone else help out?

l0uisz said:
this is not working for me BTW.... can anyone else help out?
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You have to have fastboot unselected before it will work. I'm looking into rooting my wife's mt4g, and that took me forever to figure out.
I have a vibrant, so I'm new around these parts. Still doing my research before taking the plunge.

lol! wow thanks i wouldve never figured that out hah! yea well this is very helpful here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996 hoping that you know how to use ADB of course =) now i am ready to root !
OH! btw how do you get off recovery mode ? do u just pull the batt out?

l0uisz said:
lol! wow thanks i wouldve never figured that out hah! yea well this is very helpful here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996 hoping that you know how to use ADB of course =) now i am ready to root !
OH! btw how do you get off recovery mode ? do u just pull the batt out?
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factory recovery image? that i am aware of, yes. but i might be incorrect on that.

bnielsen40 said:
You have to have fastboot unselected before it will work. I'm looking into rooting my wife's mt4g, and that took me forever to figure out.
I have a vibrant, so I'm new around these parts. Still doing my research before taking the plunge.
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Please use the term quick boot when referring to the reboot option that does not fully restart the phone.
Use 'fastboot' to refer to the low level utility / protocol that allows image (ROM,etc) flashing via USB

l0uisz said:
lol! wow thanks i wouldve never figured that out hah! yea well this is very helpful here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996 hoping that you know how to use ADB of course =) now i am ready to root !
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No problem (clicky the thanks button ). I was actually leaning toward this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225. I'm still trying to determine the difference between it and the one you linked. The main purpose will not be really to flash any roms (she likes the stock), but to resolve some minor issues she has w/ her device. For example, her market fc's every time it updates - it's getting old to have to uninstall updates before she can even access the market. So I'm wanting to root so I can use TB to freeze the market updater.
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Please use the term quick boot when referring to the reboot option that does not fully restart the phone.
Use 'fastboot' to refer to the low level utility / protocol that allows image (ROM,etc) flashing via USB
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Aha...see this is the stuff I need to learn - I simply used that term b/c it's what was in the reboot option. So it sounds like "fastboot" is the same as Downloading mode on my vibrant, correct? In other words, roms can be flashed via either clockwork or a usb connection to a computer while the device is in fastboot...?
I need to find a tutorial that explains the basics for the mt4g. It's a pretty different animal than my vibrant. I'm creating my own flashable mods for my vibrant, yet I pick up my wife's mt4g and I'm back to square one. Fruustratting!

If you already flashed it, Power Off > Hold Vol Down + Power until booted > Vol Down to recovery and select

bnielsen40 said:
No problem (clicky the thanks button ). I was actually leaning toward this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225. I'm still trying to determine the difference between it and the one you linked. The main purpose will not be really to flash any roms (she likes the stock), but to resolve some minor issues she has w/ her device. For example, her market fc's every time it updates - it's getting old to have to uninstall updates before she can even access the market. So I'm wanting to root so I can use TB to freeze the market updater.
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thats what i want i don't want to deal with flashing roms and all that crap lol i just want ROOT and keep it stock i just better not forget to UNroot before accepting an OTA update lol

hey i'am successfully rooted now with stock ROM! with the link i gave you! i think you should use the one i gave you its more detailed that the one you linked to me...theres a few things missing there in your link.

[FLASHING ROMS] HTC EVO 4G 2.3 gingerbread how to flash roms

Hello again, everyone. This is going to be another one of my easy-to-understand, simplistic type tutorials. For all of the people that might not have an extensive knowledge of android and how to operate basic linux devices, this is going to be a noob level how-to on flashing roms. Most of these directions also go for kernels (not 100% of the time, but most), so just ask if you need help.
Alright, I'm going to assume that you're already rooted and have s-off, as well as a custom recovery menu, if not this tutorial will mean nothing to you. Go read my root tutorial if you need to accomplish this task.
My root tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228566
How to flash roms:
(Step 1) Finding a rom. May sound easy, but you have to figure out what you want, and more importantly, what you need. There is a very diverse selection of roms here on xda so reading up shouldn't be too much homework for y'all. If you're not willing to do this little amount of work to just read and see what you want and need, then you are hopeless in the first place. I will, however, help you if you are putting a significant amount of effort into this process.
(Step 2) Downloading the rom. This is not hard at all. I get all of my roms and kernels (not including my own) from xda, and downloading has always been a breeze. I can't remember now if you need to sign up for xda or not in order to access downloading. If so, then you should sign up anyway, xda is great! The easiest way to download roms is to download them on the computer then plug your phone in as usb drive and just place them on the root of you sdcard. There is another way though, and it isn't much more difficult. Just go to the market and download the xda app, you don't need the premium (unless you want it) the free version is good enough. The app is pretty much just a mobile translation of the actual site, so finding something on the app that you found on the computer isn't too much of a pain. Once you have found it in the app, just download it, and it should be placed in the folder sdcard>downloads.
(Step 3) Making a backup. Go into recovery by powering down the phone and holding volume down and the power button until the hboot menu appears. Make sure before you actually power down the phone, that you have fastboot turned off. If it is on, then the phone will automatically do the fastboot procedure, instead of going to the hboot menu. How to turn off fast boot: home>menu>settings>applications>fastboot. Make sure that it is unchecked. Okay, at this point we are at the hboot menu. It may check for an image, but shouldn't find one. Just let it do its thing. Volume down to recovery and select it by hitting power. The phone should reboot into recovery. This next part may have some variation because there are a couple of different custom recoveries. Most of them are all going to operate the same though. Once you are in recovery, volume down to "backup/restore". Select it. ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING ANYTHING, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT GOES WRONG!! Now select "backup". It will start backing everything up. It usually takes about five minutes so be patient, if it looks like it froze then just wait it is probably just rendering. After it has completed go back to the previous menu and proceed to the next step.
(Step 4) Flashing the rom. To do this, have the phone in recovery and volume down to "install zip from sdcard". Select this then volume down to and select "choose zip from sdcard". Now navigate to where you put the file and select it. If you did the method of downloading it on the computer then putting it on the root of the sdcard, then it should be on the current menu. If you downloaded it using the method of the app, then it should be in a folder called "download/". Finding it is really simple, just navigate the folders until you see it. Once you have found it, select it and install it. This process might take a couple of minutes. Once it has completed, you can select the reboot phone option and power that baby up.
(Step 5) Troubleshooting. If you are in a bootloop, (a bootloop is when the phone is stuck booting up) then just take the battery out, put it back in and power it up to try again. If it fails again, then go back into recovery. (like we did before^) This is the reason we made a backup. Just volume down to "backup/restore" select restore and select the image you would like to restore. Again, this may take a few minutes, just let the phone work. After it is done you can just boot it up and it is like you never did anything. If this happens, then this whole process was a fail. But, on the bright side, you made the backup (hopefully) and avoided having to flash a stock RUU or bricking your phone. Just try again with more roms, you'll get the hang of it.
Here is a very good aosp rom that I, in know way, take credit for: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178834&highlight=omgb
This rom was created by user: r2DoesInc
I am in no way affiliated with this user and have no right over his/her rom.
Remember, the rom page will probably have directions also. If it calls for specifics, then make sure to carry out those specifics!
Congratulations, you now know how to flash roms, even if you are a noob!
Thank you so much xda for making this site where fellow androdians can come together and help one another.
Thank you to all my supporters and I hope you all found this tutorial to be quite resourceful.

Post all of your questions and statements here. If I don't immediately respond that means I am asleep, at school, or at work. Yes, I am just a high school student, but that in now way makes me any less eligible of being a genius than anyone else.

soo pumped
finally got my evo 4g root tried miui thought it was incredible...until i tried cm7 rc1.....completely flawless but i cant find the savaged kernel to pair it....

You should try that rom that I linked. It's really refreshing to experience true gingerbread 2.3.5. I love it and I use it as my daily rom. But cm7 is pretty amazing also.

dont know why i was so dumb i went with rc1... rc4 is even better ...what link? ill check it out i just am still confused about flashing a rom and kernel i know fn noob haha
sorry for the edit i meant to say im confused about flashing them both because the evo has been out for so long but it seems like there isnt that much for them or way too much there isnt really an optimal flash yet with both kernel and rom

I think it's a little bizarre to assume that someone can root the phone, s-off, and get a custom recovery on the phone but not flash a rom.....

deathsled said:
I think it's a little bizarre to assume that someone can root the phone, s-off, and get a custom recovery on the phone but not flash a rom.....
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Haha, I agree. But still, if you used revolutionary to root, like in my tutorial, then it was all automated. By using that method, the user doesn't have barely anything to do except for some small stuff like taking out the battery and turning some functions off. I'm just being helpful because I too was once a noob.

This was super helpful thanks for the guide
Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³

infamousteeboy said:
This was super helpful thanks for the guide
Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³
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Gracias. Hit that thanks button if it helped!

Thank you for posting this guide, as this helped me to install MIUI.

YouThere said:
Thank you for posting this guide, as this helped me to install MIUI.
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You are very welcome. Hit the thanks button if ya want.

ceng7904 said:
Gracias. Hit that thanks button if it helped!
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I'll have to do it tomorrow...I got hit with
"You are only limited 5 thanks per day"
LOL but I will hit the thanks for sure in the morning!
Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³ *ROOTED*

infamousteeboy said:
I'll have to do it tomorrow...I got hit with
"You are only limited 5 thanks per day"
LOL but I will hit the thanks for sure in the morning!
Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³ *ROOTED*
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Thank you...

Well what happens when your SD won't mount as disk drive
Sent From KaoMinerva

I am new, but I have a question why you didn't mention wiping things before flashing the rom? While I saw many other tutorials emphasized on wiping menu in the recovery mode.
Is that really a necessary step or not?

yww325 said:
I am new, but I have a question why you didn't mention wiping things before flashing the rom? While I saw many other tutorials emphasized on wiping menu in the recovery mode.
Is that really a necessary step or not?
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It is necessary, believe me. Wiping everything in recovery except for SD card is important between ROM switches. Otherwise you will run into so many issues.
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thank you.

ceng7904 said:
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Once you have successfully flashed a ROM do you need to keep the Zip file for it on your SD Card in order for it to work or can you delete the zip file?

scrappa_doozie said:
Once you have successfully flashed a ROM do you need to keep the Zip file for it on your SD Card in order for it to work or can you delete the zip file?
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You can delete the Zip off your card once you are done flashing!
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Thanks for posting this guide. It was huge helping me Root my first phone! I spent a ton of time researching, trying to soak it all in before I attempted to root and this thread was awesome!
Thank you

Untouched 6.0.1 for boost/sprint/virginmobile

Its actually only 6.0 oops didn't look
If you are getting Error 7 Restore the stock system.img and it will flash
this is being uploaded i will have it up by the end of this day 1/4/2016
Update.zip file found here - Google Drive
when of course i get it fully uploaded
So if you have any questions or comments feel free to email me at [email protected] or text me at 5418870575 I do have school since I'm only 16 but will get to you asap
Me and 6th_Hokage think that the bootloaders completely locked because of the messages that the terminal gives system.img is unavailable because of this reason
Instructions
Step 1: Download the zip to your sdcard.
Step 2: Boot your phone into recovery mode by turning off your phone then holding the power and down volume button at the same time. Holdthese buttons until you see the recovery mode screen
Step 3: Navigate the menu by using the up and down volume buttons. Push the down volume button until you reach Update using sd card" It should be the last selection on the menu,
Step 4: Select this option by pressing the power button Once Step
5: Install the zip by selecting the update.zip.
Step 6: Let the install run(total time took about 15 minutes for me)
Step 7: Reboot the phone.
Your done.
I can't pull the system img I already posted what I was getting trying to pull it - bootloaders completely locked no way of bypassing it so far
Want to watch some tutorials on how to install the stock zv4 or zv5 come on by to my YouTube channel - Dominic Gresham

Ok ill say it... What the hell is this? Where did it come from?

Since Boost has already started OTA, I imagine Dominic is capturing and preparing to upload it for us.

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Since Boost has already started OTA, I imagine Dominic is capturing and preparing to upload it for us.
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exactly i will also have a youtube video showing up soon enough

Well it should be 6.0.1 because that's what ZV7 is so so so... get some kind of confirmation on it 'cause I'm pretty sure there's no 6.0.0 for our CDMA devices.

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Ok ill say it... What the hell is this? Where did it come from?
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boost mobile a week ago said that marshmallow 6.0 was coming out for the phone im half way uploaded it should be up vary soon maybe like another 20 minutes but i did run into some issues when capturing the system.img
here i have attached a image of the error that i get and its a weird one

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boost mobile a week ago said that marshmallow 6.0 was coming out for the phone im half way uploaded it should be up vary soon maybe like another 20 minutes but i did run into some issues when capturing the system.img
here i have attached a image of the error that i get and its a weird one
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br0adband said:
Well it should be 6.0.1 because that's what ZV7 is so so so... get some kind of confirmation on it 'cause I'm pretty sure there's no 6.0.0 for our CDMA devices.
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ya it is 6.0 thats the android version

Well that ain't right, geez, guess they'll have to push another update at some point to get that .1 happening. Bleh, I'm selling my Stylo this morning anyway so I guess I'm pretty much done with them till I can find a good deal on a T-Mobile model, the 1GB of RAM just ain't workable for me.

Is this for the sprint lg stylo too thx

i instaled update.zip i put in sd card recovery and install beware they stuck in update system image long time but they instaled fine

Thanks Dominic! and also [email protected] for preparing me to be patient for the update to install. Looking forward for the root solution Dominic, Thanks again!

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Well that ain't right, geez, guess they'll have to push another update at some point to get that .1 happening. Bleh, I'm selling my Stylo this morning anyway so I guess I'm pretty much done with them till I can find a good deal on a T-Mobile model, the 1GB of RAM just ain't workable for me.
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Thanks Dominic! and also [email protected] for preparing me to be patient for the update to install. Looking forward for the root solution Dominic, Thanks again!
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thanks and work great is less lagging and more fast response

the one thing we now have to work on is root for 6.0 and pulling the system.img i can look into the international G3 forums to see how they did it
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Is this for the sprint lg stylo too thx
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should work an technically you should've gotten it first ._.

Where is the option to adopt sd card??
I did the update through recovery and the only thing i can't seemed to find is how to make sd card adoptable on my lg stylo??

Hey guys two quick questions, first the download seems to not be working, maybe uploading it someplace else would alleviate that. Secondly, doesn't booting into recovery force you to do a factory reset? If anyone that already flashed can clear that up I'd be grateful...

Anyone with root able to uninstall root and install update yet?
Either with simple unroot or factory reset

Blu8 said:
Hey guys two quick questions, first the download seems to not be working, maybe uploading it someplace else would alleviate that. Secondly, doesn't booting into recovery force you to do a factory reset? If anyone that already flashed can clear that up I'd be grateful...
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Blu8, I just re-dwnld's it went a 8,5 MB/s, that's my max ( downl'd to my PC, then transferred to my SD) and it was fine. So I don't know. Some guys on the facebook stylo page just now were having problems straight dwnloading to their phone, so I don't really know.
Kolma- I used the Un-root and un-brick-xda- http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/official-boost-lg-g-stylo-unbrick-guide-t3215198
then I used Dominic's update.zip in his OP on the first page and it all went fine. It took a bit of time to check, extract and install, so be patient, but it went fine for me. Good Luck!

This is Edwin bro lol thanks again
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vs995 stuck on verizon logo after starting step 3

i pressed step 3 and all the command windows closed and my v20 rebooted. However it is stuck on the verizon loading logo. Any one know how to fix?

jccspeed said:
i pressed step 3 and all the command windows closed and my v20 rebooted. However it is stuck on the verizon loading logo. Any one know how to fix?
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You didn't read the guide.

me2151 said:
You didn't read the guide.
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I don't get what I did wrong. And when I said the command windows closed I meant step3 ran through and when it finished it closed out all of the existing command prompts including the runmefirst prompt and then the V20 got stuck into the Verizon logo.

me2151 said:
You didn't read the guide.
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I actually just browsed the guide so I could point him towards the part where you discuss flashing "boot2.img" and I didnt see it. Did you remove it?

jccspeed said:
I don't get what I did wrong. And when I said the command windows closed I meant step3 ran through and when it finished it closed out all of the existing command prompts including the runmefirst prompt and then the V20 got stuck into the Verizon logo.
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I actually just browsed the guide so I could point him towards the part where you discuss flashing "boot2.img" and I didnt see it. Did you remove it?
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5) During reboot you will get a Red Triangle with a "!" inside, this is normal (First boot after flashing SuperSu will show the Red triangle twice.Wait for system to boot (this will take awhile). It may appear like the system has frozen but it has not. JUST WAIT!
*****VERIZON USERS******
It has come to my attention that some users have encountered abnormally long first boot time(over 20 minutes before first time setup)
To resolve this issue:
Boot into bootloader by pulling the battery and reinserting it and holding VOL- and phugging in the phone. then typing:
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fastboot flash boot boot2.img
fastboot reboot
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Wasn't removed

I swear I looked at that like 20 times. I'm getting too freaking old, sorry!

bond32 said:
I swear I looked at that like 20 times. I'm getting too freaking old, sorry!
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Well ive seen that but where would i type in this command. I also wasn't at the point where i flash supersu because it wouldnt boot to twrp

that command is from fastboot(bootloader)

jccspeed said:
Well ive seen that but where would i type in this command. I also wasn't at the point where i flash supersu because it wouldnt boot to twrp
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and yes im sorta a noob (only rooted a g3 before) but what is and where would my "active adb directory be

me2151 said:
that command is from fastboot(bootloader)
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sorry if i sound like an idiot but how do i type that into the bootloader

me2151 said:
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i did this after trying root the second time. It said could not load boot2 and when i rebooted it it is still not booting up

jccspeed said:
and yes im sorta a noob (only rooted a g3 before) but what is and where would my "active adb directory be
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Did you get it working? I asked the same thing.. Pm if do so you. Can walk my butt through it..please

d73jester said:
Did you get it working? I asked the same thing.. Pm if do so you. Can walk my butt through it..please
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well i learned where the active adb directory is (C:\adb) and i moved everything there but my phone bootlooped on the same part. For some reason the people who know how to do this are being irritating and giving very vague answers. If you find out how to fix then pm me cuz im probably going to stop trying until a new method is released by a nicer dev

jccspeed said:
well i learned where the active adb directory is (C:\adb) and i moved everything there but my phone bootlooped on the same part. For some reason the people who know how to do this are being irritating and giving very vague answers. If you find out how to fix then pm me cuz im probably going to stop trying until a new method is released by a nicer dev
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I got stuck on the 3rd step too man. I left it overnight hoping it would finally start up only to wake up and find it still vibrating. What I ended up doing was flashing the NRD 90M Modded not so stock ROM and was finally able to get my phone to boot up after 5min and it has been working great since. Heres the link. https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/vs995-vzw-nrd90m-modded-notsostock-rom-t3525864

viper_1315 said:
I got stuck on the 3rd step too man. I left it overnight hoping it would finally start up only to wake up and find it still vibrating. What I ended up doing was flashing the NRD 90M Modded not so stock ROM and was finally able to get my phone to boot up after 5min and it has been working great since. Heres the link. https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/vs995-vzw-nrd90m-modded-notsostock-rom-t3525864
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how did you manage to flash it if it was stuck on the verizon logo?

jccspeed said:
well i learned where the active adb directory is (C:\adb) and i moved everything there but my phone bootlooped on the same part. For some reason the people who know how to do this are being irritating and giving very vague answers. If you find out how to fix then pm me cuz im probably going to stop trying until a new method is released by a nicer dev
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I wasn't really being vague. I told you exactly what you needed to do. Another method isn't coming out any time soon. And the reason why I may not seem "Nice" is because people don't know how to read a thread through where stuff like this IS ALREADY ANSWERED MULTIPLE TIMES. If you don't even know how to input commands through fastboot(bootloader) you really should NOT have tried this. Thats why I stopped posting replies to you. Im sorry but just read the thread...

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I wasn't really being vague. I told you exactly what you needed to do. Another method isn't coming out any time soon. And the reason why I may not seem "Nice" is because people don't know how to read a thread through where stuff like this IS ALREADY ANSWERED MULTIPLE TIMES. If you don't even know how to input commands through fastboot(bootloader) you really should NOT have tried this. Thats why I stopped posting replies to you. Im sorry but just read the thread...
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yea i know how to input bootloader commands now sorry about that i was being a little slow. I just wanna know if i could flash boot2 cuz on the op it only says to do that after it goes into twrp and i flash supersu then if it gets stuck in boot. Mine got stuck when it was rebooting before i could put the adb reboot recovery thing. So i just want to know if i can do the boot2 command before flashing supersu or if i can just reboot to recovery and flash a rom? Sorry for being rude I was just irritated in failing to root.

At this point you can just install roms. The boot2.img is mainly for first boot situations after the bootloader flashing.

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how did you manage to flash it if it was stuck on the verizon logo?
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What I did is went back to step 3, the step on how to install TWRP, put the rom on an sd card and then flash from there.