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I hope I'm posting in the correct place. I have a rooted Lg V20 VS 995 which I found out has a blacklisted imei so am exchanging for another device same model with a good imei. I have the first device exactly how I want it, rooted, custom Resurrection Remix rom and have a good TWRP backup on PC. if I use the Rooted TWRP PC backup as a restore will it make the new device a duplicate of the old one, rooted and all? I'm trying to save $40 on paying for another root. I don't know how to root myself, but I can install TWRP I think, and restore if that would work.
Thank you, Barry
dice4206 said:
Hellol
I hope I'm posting in the correct place. I have a rooted Lg V20 VS 995 which I found out has a blacklisted imei so am exchanging for another device same model with a good imei. I have the first device exactly how I want it, rooted, custom Resurrection Remix rom and have a good TWRP backup on PC. if I use the Rooted TWRP PC backup as a restore will it make the new device a duplicate of the old one, rooted and all? I'm trying to save $40 on paying for another root. I don't know how to root myself, but I can install TWRP I think, and restore if that would work.
Thank you, Barry
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if you do a twrp restore, only restore data and system. I repeat do not restore EFS! this will brick the efs structure that contains the imei etc.
So yes you can use ur old backup. but do not restore the efs as it will brick the protected folders ur serial etc hides.
Root isn't hard. Dont pay 40$, just check out the thread on how to root the VS995, the process to get twrp IS ROOTING it really, once its got twrp you just flash a rooted rom and bennifit. The hardest part is unlocking the bootloader and getting twrp, the rest is just wiping data and installing a zip.
you can do it bro!
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Hi can someone please help with this, i am completely new to this. I have read about it but had no luck in restoring my handset.
Did you unlock the bootloader? or is there phone not rebooting right?
yes i have unlocked the bootloader, i have a custom firmware on the device
gurvinder76 said:
yes i have unlocked the bootloader, i have a custom firmware on the device
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If I read posts from Cyanogen correctly, there should be a nandroid of the original stock firmware of the Nexus One (there is no one's info in this backup)
Just put the folder in the root and run a nandroid restore
So I have an AT&T galaxy s4 and I rooted and installed TWRP recovery. I want to revert my s4 completely back to stock as in remove twrp recovery and unroot. Ive been trying to look for a way to get stock recovery back on my s4 but cant seem to find the answer. Please help me out!!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
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cloud628 said:
So I have an AT&T galaxy s4 and I rooted and installed TWRP recovery. I want to revert my s4 completely back to stock as in remove twrp recovery and unroot. Ive been trying to look for a way to get stock recovery back on my s4 but cant seem to find the answer. Please help me out!!!!!
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I did the "Casual" TWRP Recovery and Root for my AT&T S4 and love it. I booted into recovery and flashed a backup image of my stock device and saved the 3.56 GB nandoid file on both the internal and external SD and put another copy of my original phone image or nandroid or backup or whatever flavor you want to call it, on my PC.
I've frozen 37 phone functions with Titanium Backup and dodged a bullet. I heard there was another over the airwaves update from AT&T a couple days ago, and I am pleased to see it never appeared on my S4. I couldn't be happier. I have yet to try any custom roms as cyanogenmod doesn't seem to be getting any love lately, plus I would not want to give up the universal remote in the on board "watch on" app.
Why do you want to undo TWRP custom recovery and lose root? Titanium Backup needs root. Did you flash a custom rom without going into recovery first and making a backup of your stock handset once you got root and TWRP?
In any case I think there is an Odin thread you need to read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
fukenbiker said:
I did the "Casual" TWRP Recovery and Root for my AT&T S4 and love it. I booted into recovery and flashed a backup image of my stock device and saved the 3.56 GB nandoid file on both the internal and external SD and put another copy of my original phone image or nandroid or backup or whatever flavor you want to call it, on my PC.
I've frozen 37 phone functions with Titanium Backup and dodged a bullet. I heard there was another over the airwaves update from AT&T a couple days ago, and I am pleased to see it never appeared on my S4. I couldn't be happier. I have yet to try any custom roms as cyanogenmod doesn't seem to be getting any love lately, plus I would not want to give up the universal remote in the on board "watch on" app.
Why do you want to undo TWRP custom recovery and lose root? Titanium Backup needs root. Did you flash a custom rom without going into recovery first and making a backup of your stock handset once you got root and TWRP?
In any case I think there is an Odin thread you need to read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
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well.....Theres nothing wrong with TWRP recovery and root, its just that I have no need for it. I have tried a few custom roms and none offer battery life better than that of the stock TW software so I decided to just stay stock. As you said like 2 days ago at&t rolled out another OTA, however I dont think my phone installed it. It booted into TWRP and it started installing a zip. I wasnt sure if that was the OTA or not. I just dont need the TWRP and root as of now and its kind of a hastle in my current state to flash the new OTA's instead of having it automatically install via stock recovery.
Hello!
I have just got a new LG G2!
I want to root it, but I'm a little bit confused atm:
1) Rooting the device using IORoot does not change the kernel or recovery, does it? (I'll be rooted runnig stock and won't be able to flash stuff)
2) If I want to create a nandroid backup, I have to flash first CWM/TWRP. So how can I make a nandroid backup for my current unrooted and runnig stock phone?
3) Can I backup my EFS files without a custum recovery (with root only)?
4) Is that correct that after each rom I flash, the phone needs to be rooted again?
Thanks!
1. Yes
2. You use the cwm. Or twrp to make the backup.
3. Not sure, have always been rooted sui never looked for a way to do that.
4. No, I've never had to reroot after installing any rom.
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Is there a way to unroot and leave no evidence that the phones been rooted. Im planning to return it and get another one. THanks in advance
ok guys got my att d800 and i want to root and install recovery and a rom.. am not new at flashing but the way g2 is i am.. well first of all am pretty worried about refurbished. i really dont want to open the phone.. i have checked the thread about refurbished phones... well i got mine from craiglist. black 32gb. it had everything except the charger.. the box manual and a how to use guide, a at&t sim card in a little bag with a metal g2 with pin. ( i assume this is to open sim tray).. i cheked phone imei on dialer and it matches, i used online phone imei and it matches ive checked the box and it matches.. if i go this way and trust this way, will i be able to recover phone back and unbrick if it does?
if i go and trsut its a true d800
what are the steps? what should i do first back up imei? first root right and recovery thats where i can back up efs that contains imei number right? if so wich method of root and wich ecovery. am not good at command prompt.
then whats next?
phone is unlocked am in mexico havent tried my sim card yet.
on software it says am on d80030f. lollipop
when you do nandroids can you save it in a laptop and if need it can it be tranfer back to phone, on recovery mode.?
update i just roote it with one click root for lollipop..
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ok guys got my att d800 and i want to root and install recovery and a rom [...]
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Well, first, welcome in G2 forum !
Ok, so about your questions:
-First step, yeah, backup your EFS partition -> use this thread, thanks to @autoprime: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451390: it will backing up the partitions on your phone, then you MUST MOVE those backups into safe place, such as an external hard drive.
-Second step, yes, when you make an Nandroid Backup, it's located in "/sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/your_phone_id/", so if you provide to do "risky" things, do the same as the EFS, move your backups into safe place: if you want to be able to push it when in recovery, you must use a recovery that use the MTP protocol: the latest TWRP use it, so flash it into recovery (see my signature to link for TWRP, BUT USE THE 2.8.7.1 VERSION, 'CAUSE THE 2.8.7.2 SEEMS TO HAVE A BUG THAT WIPE YOUR DATA).
If you experimenting a bootloop for example, boot into recovery, plug your phone, and you'll be able, after LG's drivers installed, to push the backup from your PC to your phone.
Here if you got any questions mate!
casual_kikoo said:
Well, first, welcome in G2 forum !
Ok, so about your questions:
-First step, yeah, backup your EFS partition -> use this thread, thanks to @autoprime: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451390: it will backing up the partitions on your phone, then you MUST MOVE those backups into safe place, such as an external hard drive.
-Second step, yes, when you make an Nandroid Backup, it's located in "/sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/your_phone_id/", so if you provide to do "risky" things, do the same as the EFS, move your backups into safe place: if you want to be able to push it when in recovery, you must use a recovery that use the MTP protocol: the latest TWRP use it, so flash it into recovery (see my signature to link for TWRP, BUT USE THE 2.8.7.1 VERSION, 'CAUSE THE 2.8.7.2 SEEMS TO HAVE A BUG THAT WIPE YOUR DATA).
If you experimenting a bootloop for example, boot into recovery, plug your phone, and you'll be able, after LG's drivers installed, to push the recovery from your PC to your phone.
Here if you got any questions mate!
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thanks for the advice so far... yay i got me a true d800 because i installed autorec and that installed twrp. i did a full nandroid just place it on to my laptop.. now ill debloat it a little make another back up, and the i will flash no name 420 for a while install blastagator twrp dorimanx kernel and then ill try g2. 3.3
ok i had blastagator lastest so ill download the one suggested by you.. 2.8.7.1
ok i run the efs flashable and i have it now.. but i also did the partitions but how would this be restored?
raptorddd said:
thanks for the advice so far... yay i got me a true d800 because i installed autorec and that installed twrp. i did a full nandroid just place it on to my laptop.. now ill debloat it a little make another back up, and the i will flash no name 420 for a while install blastagator twrp dorimanx kernel and then ill try g2. 3.3
ok i had blastagator lastest so ill download the one suggested by you.. 2.8.7.1
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Hmmm, nice dude, you make things fast !
But be sure every time you download a ROM to download the correct version for your model, and also, check some posts into the ROM threads to see how you can go back to stock, etc. Always good things to do !
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Hmmm, nice dude, you make things fast !
But be sure every time you download a ROM to download the correct version for your model, and also, check some posts into the ROM threads to see how you can go back to stock, etc. Always good things to do !
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yeah am all set flashed new rom.. backed up efs ans partitions and a nandroid.. still need to flash a kernel and blastagator twrp the one you mentioned.. and wondering if the memory fix is integrated onto rom, but ill use xposed and fix.. i may have a few question later or tomorrow.
Respected sir
Few days ago i rooted my moto g4 plus . I am currently using shh superuser and i was thinking abt flashing a custom rom ....but i am unable to backup my efs cuz that superuser is not granting acces to few appa like xmod games , imei/efs back up and few more i guess ...so is there any way to backup my efs with out that imei backup app ...tried many other appa but its is not getting the root permission form shh superuser is there any way to backup my efs partation
Tmx in adv
Flash TWRP by @oadam11 , it has the option for backing up efs and other additional partitions:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70939009&postcount=2
tywinlannister7 said:
Flash TWRP by @oadam11 , it has the option for backing up efs and other additional partitions:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70939009&postcount=2
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I already have twrp tnx i will back up using it
I actually don't know how but i have deleted the stock firmware from my phone when i was rooting and now I'm currently using rr os but it's not worth it so how can i get my stock firmware back
And i also want unroot tge device as well so please help ..
Thanks
ArjunPansheria said:
I actually don't know how but i have deleted the stock firmware from my phone when i was rooting and now I'm currently using rr os but it's not worth it so how can i get my stock firmware back
And i also want unroot tge device as well so please help ..
Thanks
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/captured-ota-nougat-ota-moto-g4-plus-t3517059
Pratham Nathyal said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/captured-ota-nougat-ota-moto-g4-plus-t3517059
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Is there any video are method step by step of doing it
ArjunPansheria said:
I actually don't know how but i have deleted the stock firmware from my phone when i was rooting and now I'm currently using rr os but it's not worth it so how can i get my stock firmware back
And i also want unroot tge device as well so please help ..
Thanks
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The easiest way to unroot and return back to stock is to flash either the NPJ25.93-14 Dec 2016 firmware (https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/moto-g4-plus-xt1640-43-athene-npj25-93-t3549369) or the NPJS25.93-14.4 March 2017 firmware https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/stock-rom-npjs25-93-14-4-march-1-t3608138
Both can be flashed via fastboot, instructions are included with either stock ROM. Flashing these will return you back to Nougat stock, without root as they replace your kernel, system and recovery with stock. There are scripts to flash without re-locking your bootloader as well. However, the steps will likely involve erasing your data, ensure you have the necessary files backed up and saved off your internal storage (preferably on your computer).