Hello, I have my phone rooted and would like to update to NMJ51B, but I'm not exactly sure how to go about it and don't want to risk bricking my phone again! What would be the exact process to go about this? I'd like to do it without wiping my phone if possible. While I love having root, OTA updates seem to be a real headache. Any help would be appreciated!
You have to re-flash the stock boot.img from your current build via fastboot, then you should be good to go. Check for an update in the settings and update. Shouldn't have to wipe anything
You can get the boot image from the essential site or from the firmware dumps in the rom section of the essential forum. I hope this helps!
sirdicholas said:
You have to re-flash the stock boot.img from your current build via fastboot, then you should be good to go. Check for an update in the settings and update. Shouldn't have to wipe anything
You can get the boot image from the essential site or from the firmware dumps in the rom section of the essential forum. I hope this helps!
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Ok, I was thinking I'd have to wipe the phone to flash a stock image. Thanks for the info!
Uh, the very first thing it says when flashing the stock rom is "erasing userdata." Are you saying it's NOT going to wipe my phone?
Annnnd, it wiped everything, including the backup I created with TWRP. For future reference, does anyone have a step by step that does NOT wipe data?
sublimejhn said:
Uh, the very first thing it says when flashing the stock rom is "erasing userdata." Are you saying it's NOT going to wipe my phone?
Annnnd, it wiped everything, including the backup I created with TWRP. For future reference, does anyone have a step by step that does NOT wipe data?
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You don't have to flash the whole package just the boot.img. But it sounds as if you already wiped. I should have clarified. In the guide to how to root your essential, if you read through, others have explained how to unroot without wiping.
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Hello to all,
as one can easily deduce from the title I would need a guide with all the steps you can take to upgrade from the version of Paranoid Android 3.99 RC2 to the latest version 4.4 RC2.
I wanted to wait for it to come out of beta before flashing the new version but now I do not know if I need new bootloader and radio or make other steps introduced with the new versions of the PA.
Can someone guide me with the steps to follow to make this switch?
Thanks in advance for the answers.
PS: Sorry for my bad English.
make a nandroid backup in recovery, then dirty flash it over the previous version and also flash the gapps. if you have issues, wipe data and reflash everything.
Piota said:
Hello to all,
as one can easily deduce from the title I would need a guide with all the steps you can take to upgrade from the version of Paranoid Android 3.99 RC2 to the latest version 4.4 RC2.
I wanted to wait for it to come out of beta before flashing the new version but now I do not know if I need new bootloader and radio or make other steps introduced with the new versions of the PA.
Can someone guide me with the steps to follow to make this switch?
Thanks in advance for the answers.
PS: Sorry for my bad English.
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Hiya Piota
basically:
1. Backup ur data
2. reboot into bootloader
3. Download and Flash the latest 2 files Radio , Bootloader
4. boot into recovery factory reset and format system
5. flash the rom and gapps.
new radio or bootloader is not needed if you dont want it.
nightmare911 said:
Hiya Piota
basically:
1. Backup ur data
2. reboot into bootloader
3. Download and Flash the latest 2 files Radio , Bootloader
4. boot into recovery factory reset and format system
5. flash the rom and gapps.
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Can I flash radio and bootloader from the recovery?
If I factory reset and format system have I to reinstall all the apps?
PS: Thank you!
Piota said:
Can I flash radio and bootloader from the recovery?
If I factory reset and format system have I to reinstall all the apps?
PS: Thank you!
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you can flash them in recovery, yes.
yes, wiping data/factory reset will get rid of all your apps and data.
simms22 said:
you can flash them in recovery, yes.
yes, wiping data/factory reset will get rid of all your apps and data.
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I have done a bkp, then I've flashed radio and bootloader, than I've done wipe and format but now how can I flash something if I can't put the image in the phone (because there isn't an OS)?
Piota said:
I have done a bkp, then I've flashed radio and bootloader, than I've done wipe and format but now how can I flash something if I can't put the image in the phone (because there isn't an OS)?
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why did you wipe the os? youll need to adb push a rom to your device now or flash the factory img and reroot. OR, restore your backup. thats why i wrote to dirty flash the rom first, you most likely would have been fine and had no data loss. second choice would be to wipe fdata and flash, where you would lose data. the last option is to wipe the os off your phone, only if you have serious issues.
edit. if you wiped all from your phone that means you cleared your backup as well.
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why did you wipe the os? youll need to adb push a rom to your device now or flash the factory img and reroot. OR, restore your backup. thats why i wrote to dirty flash the rom first, you most likely would have been fine and had no data loss. second choice would be to wipe fdata and flash, where you would lose data. the last option is to wipe the os off your phone, only if you have serious issues.
edit. if you wiped all from your phone that means you cleared your backup as well.
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How can I restore the bkp if I can't put the bkp in the phone?
I have to push with ADB how can I do that?
search google "how to adb push a rom", or if youre using twrp you can search also search adb sideload. lots of links will come up.
Problem solved! Thank you all! I've just done an "adb push".
Piota said:
Problem solved! Thank you all! I've just done an "adb push".
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sweet
I am on stock 5.1.1 (Offical) and want to hard reset everything on phone, to solve horrible lag problems.
I want to boot into recovery and wipe the- data,cache/dalvik cache & partition.
Once I delete the above, and restart the phone it will boot into clean default OS OR then I have to download & install the OS again that I presume I have to download from sammobile ? If yes, once I restrat the phone after deleting everything from recovery how to install OS... please help with complete details.
See instructions for flashing on Sammobile or in the Stickied genera section of faqs and guides .
Stock roms are flashed via odin .
Wiping from recovery should put the phone back to a factory fresh rom.
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Wiping from recovery should put the phone back to a factory fresh rom.
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Okay, so once done the cleanup via recovery as stated above, phone will re-start into exsiting OS and no further action/download is required by me... have I understood it right ?
craige said:
Okay, so once done the cleanup via recovery as stated above, phone will re-start into exsiting OS and no further action/download is required by me... have I understood it right ?
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Yes, factory reset from official recovery will wipe everything clean (minus the system partition). No further action required, just reboot the phone after you've reset it.
stonedead said:
Yes, factory reset from official recovery will wipe everything clean (minus the system partition). No further action required, just reboot the phone after you've reset it.
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Yes system partiton, thats what I was thinking...
Now, say I want to even wipe partition and install the official OS all over again... how can I do that? - From what I understand, I have to download OS from sammobile, install Odin and then flash from there.... Can u guys provide more steps as I am not very confident.
you can use this as a reference..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T95Eqftb7do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdDgaqsYrRs
just recieved my moto which still has marshmallow 6.0 and have been doing some reading Found the stickies(nicely done) . my question revolves around the systemless root. I can just unlock bootloader, install twrp, backup stock unrooted rom (just in Case) then flash whatever rooted rom I please from those available right ? In other words, I wont need to get root access via this systemless root method unless I want that exact stock rom rooted right ? Also, is there any other concerns for a newb to worry about before flashing a nougat rom like a different bootloader or modem requirement ? Thanks in advance for your help.
Found this not in the stickies section that seems to clear things up for me and be quite straight forward for the rooting process . https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-style/general/guide-how-to-root-pure-style-t3503958
recomend this gets stickied as well
You do not need to root the stock ROM unless you are going to run the stock ROM as a rooted ROM.
Custom ROMs do not make changes to bootloader or modems, only boot, system, data, and cache.
Anything else to be aware of? Yes, backup, and get the backup off the device because most ROMs recommend a wipe, which when you wipe internal storage it would delete the default TWRP backup location, thus making returning to stock much more difficult.
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You do not need to root the stock ROM unless you are going to run the stock ROM as a rooted ROM.
Custom ROMs do not make changes to bootloader or modems, only boot, system, data, and cache.
Anything else to be aware of? Yes, backup, and get the backup off the device because most ROMs recommend a wipe, which when you wipe internal storage it would delete the default TWRP backup location, thus making returning to stock much more difficult.
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Thanks for the informative concise response !!
I used Flashfire to flash a radio.img without checking flash bootloader.
I can get into the bootloader and twrp.
When wiping the device and flashing another rom or restoring a backup my 6p does not get passed the custom rom splash screen.
I was thinking of trying to fastboot flash system/data/cache of the March update and see if it boots.
I know I messed up. don't even know if it was because I didn't check the bootloader option in Flashfire. Just my guess because everything was working fine beforehand.
Any help or ideas would be welcome.
dirtyreturn said:
I used Flashfire to flash a radio.img without checking flash bootloader.
I can get into the bootloader and twrp.
When wiping the device and flashing another rom or restoring a backup my 6p does not get passed the custom rom splash screen.
I was thinking of trying to fastboot flash system/data/cache of the March update and see if it boots.
I know I messed up. don't even know if it was because I didn't check the bootloader option in Flashfire. Just my guess because everything was working fine beforehand.
Any help or ideas would be welcome.
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Hey... You said you wiped your device? What did you wipe in TWRP?
Try to install a ROM from TWRP. Once it's over go in wipe and do a factory reset. Reboot. It should likely fix your issue.
Good luck...
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Hey... You said you wiped your device? What did you wipe in TWRP?
Try to install a ROM from TWRP. Once it's over go in wipe and do a factory reset. Reboot. It should likely fix your issue.
Good luck...
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Hey thanks for the reply.
Yeah, I wiped data, system, cache. Just the standard - I still have internal storage intact.
Its just strange, I've used Flashfire before but not for flashing a radio and it worked out fine.
I am on 3.79 and used Flashfire to flash 3.78. Went to the bootloader just to check and it still shows 3.79. Just my fault . I didn't check flash bootloader in the Flashfire settings. Atleast that's what I am guessing. Things were just fine before
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dirtyreturn said:
Hey thanks for the reply.
Yeah, I wiped data, system, cache. Just the standard - I still have internal storage intact.
Its just strange, I've used Flashfire before but not for flashing a radio and it worked out fine.
I am on 3.79 and used Flashfire to flash 3.78. Went to the bootloader just to check and it still shows 3.79. Just my fault . I didn't check flash bootloader in the Flashfire settings. Atleast that's what I am guessing. Things were just fine before
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Well, if nothing work, maybe backup your internal storage and flash a factory image... Then in recovery do a factory reset afterward. Who knows. Going back to stock shouldn't hurt anyway.
Good luck...
@dirtyreturn
I've used FF to flash only radio files to the modem partition many times without issue. You untick all but modem, and you untick inject SU and preserve recovery. Not sure what went wrong for you. As mentioned , you should be able to manually flash stock and if you're careful, you'll still have your data. All your settings will be reset, but the userdata will be there. You can even use flash-all.bat, but open it in a text editor and remove the "-w" flag so it will not wipe your userdata. The Google page where you get the full factory image will have instructions.
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@dirtyreturn
I've used FF to flash only radio files to the modem partition many times without issue. You untick all but modem, and you untick inject SU and preserve recovery. Not sure what went wrong for you. As mentioned , you should be able to manually flash stock and if you're careful, you'll still have your data. All your settings will be reset, but the userdata will be there. You can even use flash-all.bat, but open it in a text editor and remove the "-w" flag so it will not wipe your userdata. The Google page where you get the full factory image will have instructions.
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Thanks. It was obviously my fault somehow.
I do remember there being only one option to tick.
Using fastboot back to stock did the trick and made me realize maybe I should hold off on using Flashfire for a bit.
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dirtyreturn said:
Thanks. It was obviously my fault somehow.
I do remember there being only one option to tick.
Using fastboot back to stock did the trick and made me realize maybe I should hold off on using Flashfire for a bit.
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Nah, FF is awesome and a major time-saver. Just read up on the documentation here and become familiar with it.
So I'm manning up and saying that I did indeed screw up this phone, but to what extent is unknown to me.
Didn't make any backups or anything. Can this phone be saved?
I can get to the fastboot screen and I can also get to TWRP... but that's it. Otherwise it stays at the T-Mobile white screen.
Video of what my phone is capable of at this point: https://youtu.be/PNEB2ijgRSI
Chocl8Surprise said:
So I'm manning up and saying that I did indeed screw up this phone, but to what extent is unknown to me.
Didn't make any backups or anything. Can this phone be saved?
I can get to the fastboot screen and I can also get to TWRP... but that's it. Otherwise it stays at the T-Mobile white screen.
Video of what my phone is capable of at this point: https://youtu.be/PNEB2ijgRSI
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Lets cover the basic questions. Have you wiped cache and dalvik cache? have you wiped data? have you factory reset? have you flashed a rom (as in .zip file compatible with twrp)? did you flash a rom not meant for your phone?
Truth to be told. this does not look like bootloop nor brick. if it were brick, i dont think it would even pass from the first screen. Maybe some of your system files got corrupt. Reflashing the stock rom should solve the issue.
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Lets cover the basic questions. Have you wiped cache and dalvik cache? have you wiped data? have you factory reset? have you flashed a rom (as in .zip file compatible with twrp)? did you flash a rom not meant for your phone?
Truth to be told. this does not look like bootloop nor brick. if it were brick, i dont think it would even pass from the first screen. Maybe some of your system files got corrupt. Reflashing the stock rom should solve the issue.
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I've wiped everything TWRP lets me wipe (Dalvik/ART Cache, System,Data, Internal Storage, Cache, Micro SD Card, USB OTG). When I do the factory reset it tells me "No OS Installed" but I'm sure I picked the stock one.
I'm thinking you're right about the files getting corrupt (or maybe I accidentally deleted something important ). I actually wouldn't mind reflashing the stock rom, but I think the one I have is corrupt or I'm flashing it wrong, orrr I'm following an outdated guide.
Copy a rom for your version. H918. Or download Alpha rom for h918 then flash it through recovery. But don't forget to format only, "format data", internal storage then flash the rom. You should be good to go. I am here to help
princedede said:
Copy a rom for your version. H918. Or download Alpha rom for h918 then flash it through recovery. But don't forget to format only, "format data", internal storage then flash the rom. You should be good to go. I am here to help
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Hey, thanks, flashed (Discontinued) Alpha Omega Rom zip through TWRP and I got the phone working again. However, I can't download the T-Mobile security update... not sure if I even need it though. Everything else seems to be in working order.
Chocl8Surprise said:
Hey, thanks, flashed (Discontinued) Alpha Omega Rom zip through TWRP and I got the phone working again. However, I can't download the T-Mobile security update... not sure if I even need it though. Everything else seems to be in working order.
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No u can't and u shouldn't if not it might cause an issue. Alpha rom is a stock rooted and tweaked rom. No need to update. Only the dev can do that. Just keep using it that way.