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Hi, this is my first post on here:
1) I followed the instructions here: (didnt let me post the link cos I'm new, but its the [Guide] The 100% Complete Idiot's Guide: STOCK to SENSE!"
was able to get Desire running,..... I'm a newbie, but if i wanted to get another rom whats the procedure and Can i have 2 roms at once? looking into Cyanogen.
That isnt possible.
Just one ROM at the same time.
Domskibus said:
That isnt possible.
Just one ROM at the same time.
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Well its not completely impossible, you can make a nanroid on each rom you have and restore it to get the rom back, along with all of your apps.
Whats the process.. could you tell me step by step
U have desire rom installed... boot into recovery. Nandroid backup, remember the date/timestamp.. wipe. install CM mod use it for however long you want. when you want to switch back to desire, boot into recovery. Backup CM mod.. Wipe, Restore Desire backup. the switching process will be several minutes every time. I also recommend doing a little nandroid cleanup every so often and delete old backups in the nandroid folder on your SD card. I tried this for about a day before just sticking with stock look and CM mod.. not a fan of sense ui and Flash Lite is pretty Terribad anyways.
Thanks Sir. I have another problem now.. I didn't want to make a new thread.
I backed up all my contacts before doing anything by going to export to SD. Saved it as a v. card file
But when I import after the MOD, i only see contacts with emails, when I go to show only contacts with phone numbers it only shows me 5 people?
Even stranger, when I open in outlook, It shows only 1 contact!
But when i right click the file, and open in notepad and do a search i see all my contacts..
I'm confused, I dont wanna enter all my contacts by hand. Help?
Your contacts should automatically be restored..if your signed into Google account that is.
contacts > display options > your google account ... open it and make sure you got all the sub groups checked.
... I got tricked once. Maybe this is your issue ?
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contacts > display options > your google account ... open it and make sure you got all the sub groups checked.
... I got tricked once. Maybe this is your issue ?
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Wasn't my issue, I ended up retransfering my contacts from my BB. Thanks I have one more issue. Please check here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=658030
So far it has been hit and miss when flashing 2.3 ROM's on my Nexus One.
For example I can flash the same ROM but depending on the order maybe I'm usually not getting any data connection icon or anything. It's like it's not there.
But every once and awhile I manage to flash something in the correct order and it appears. I make a backup when this happens and its fine. However if I want to flash any new 2.3 ROM I have to start the guessing game all over.
Can anyone explain what exactly is happening here or how I can get a data connection every time?
Thanks in advance.
Are you with an odd ball carrier?
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I have exactly the same issue! After searching/posting about it on here, and across the WWW in general, i was starting to think i was the only person with this problem.
I'm on Vodafone UK so it's not as if it's a small carrier! Somebody suggested using an App thats available from the Market to backup your apn settings and then use it to re-apply them to the new ROM. I've returned to stock now but if you want to give that a try i'd be interested to hear if it helps.
APN Back & Restore will definitely do the job, I've tried it.
MicroMod777 GB included a Vodafone APN, but I used my backed up one just to be sure.
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APN Back & Restore will definitely do the job, I've tried it.
MicroMod777 GB included a Vodafone APN, but I used my backed up one just to be sure.
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Be good to know if this works for the OP. I tried the Vodafone apn setting when running the ROM you mentioned but that didn't help. Perhaps the app would have done the trick.
I'm waiting for the OTA GB now
I am in Shanghai using CMCC. Thanks for the advice although I'd be lying if I said I knew what APN back means. Could you clarify exactly how to do this? I am a little new to Android. Again thank you all for the replies in advance.
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I am in Shanghai using CMCC. Thanks for the advice although I'd be lying if I said I knew what APN back means. Could you clarify exactly how to do this? I am a little new to Android. Again thank you all for the replies in advance.
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OK I figured out that APN Backup and Restore is a program. Now I have a backup of my APN ... HOWEVER ... Now I have a new problem lol.
The version of 2.3 has no file manager or way to install the .apk file of APN Backup and restore ...
How does one go about installing things without some sort of file browser? IS there a work around for this problem?
Am I missing something totally obvious?
adb install appname.apk
This is a post I wrote for my personal forums nTelosDroid.com, but noticing there isn't a dedicated how to for CDMA Milestones, here it is!
So I posted how to root your Milestone using z4root a few days ago, which can be found here [link]. Now, with this post, I'm going to show you how to Root, ROM, and Restore back to the normal nTelos firmware. So heres the tools you'll need to begin. NOTE: These tools are all available for free! I'll host them for you on my DropBox as well as this server.
:!: WARNING: THIS CAN BRICK YOUR DEVICE MAKING IT COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY USELESS! I, MY SITE, OR MY STAFF, CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE! :!:
So, first thing we have to do before ANYTHING else is root or "open" your device. How we achieve this is by installing z4root or Universal Androot. Install the app, follow the directions for z4root from this thread. If you install Universal Androot, once it's installed:
Open Universal Androot
Select Superuser for Android 2.0 ~ 2.2
Don't tick Root Temporary or it'll root until next reboot
Then click Root
If you just want root, stop here. If you want to make a backup and rom your device, continue.
Once you're rooted, exit to your Home screen, check to see if SuperUser was added to your list of apps. If it hasn't try to reroot. Once you see SuperUser, go to the Marketplace and download "ROM Manager" by clockworkmod. This is the tool we need to make a backup and rom the device. Once ROM Manager is installed, run it. You'll be prompted to enable SuperUser permissions. Click Allow.
Scroll all the way down to "Flash Alternate Recovery" which should say SPRecovery 0.99.3b
It'll go through a download process and after that it'll Flash your recovery.
DO NOT PULL THE BATTERY OUT OR SHUT THE PHONE DOWN! YOU'LL BRICK YOUR DEVICE!
Scroll all the way back to the top and Flash the ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.1
It'll go through a download process and after that it'll Flash your recovery.
DO NOT PULL THE BATTERY OUT OR SHUT THE PHONE DOWN! YOU'LL BRICK YOUR DEVICE!
Once everything is flashed and finished, you are now ready to perform a nandroid backup.
Scroll to Backup Current Rom
A Window will pop up and you'll be able to name your new backup.
Once it's named to your liking, click ok. Your device will reboot.
After it reboots into recovery, it'll do a backup process. This shouldn't take more than 5 minutes.
It should make a backup and reboot.
If this doesn't happen, something has failed, pull the battery, reboot into recovery.
Perform a nandroid backup. If that doesn't work, Congratulations! You'll have to sbf! (Google how to do this)
Once this process is finished, you'll have a full backup of your current OS! Now, you can completely stop here and enjoy your nTelos Milestone as "Stock" or continue on to ROM your device.
Open ROM Manager again, and scroll down to Download ROM. Now here's where you have to make a choice. If you don't want to make it a simple easy process, use the free version. You'll have to clear your cache and data in recovery by yourself. This tutorial will not get into that.
Roming is one of those things that if you do it, you will need to know EXACTLY what you're getting into. You're gonna have to setup settings that are hidden in the phone to make things like MMS and Data work. I'm merely showing how to ROM the device, another tutorial will show you how to setup things that aren't working. If you take it upon yourself to write one, please let me know, I'll link to it here.
Once you've downloaded the ROM of your choice, before you do ANYTHING make sure you have a BACKUP!!! Once you have that done, you find the ROM from the downloads section that you want, I chose Bugless Beast (but Cyanogen Mod is another ROM of choice). Once it's done downloading, it'll give you the option to backup your current rom and wipe the data/cache. Select both regardless if you have a backup. It'll go through the backup/install process. Your device will ask you to go through the basic initial setup. If it doesn't, click on the Market and sign in. Once that's done, your data, voice, and sms will be completely ready! If you want to enable MMS (Picture/Video Messages), follow these steps.
Open Voice Dial (NOT Voice Search)
Say in a clear voice "Open APN's". This may take several tries.
Once it's gives you that choice, click it.
You'll see Verizon, tab it, change the name from Verizon to nTelos first
Scroll down to MMSC and enter http://mms.ntelospcs.net
Hit the Menu button (the Four bars next to the House on your device) and click Save
Send a MMS to yourself to test the settings work!
And that's it! You have Rooted, Backed Up, and ROMed your device in under 1 hour! :lol: CONGRATS! :lol: If any thing messes up, you always have your back up. Boot into recovery by pressing and holding X then hitting the power button while keeping X pressed. Go to nandroid and recover from your SD card! Hope this helps!
z4root
Universal Androot
ROM Manager
I hope that this is a help for ANYONE on ANY Forum! Please, feel free to copy/paste this anywhere you feel necessary!
EDIT: For those with LOCKED Bootloaders, there was a post deep in the thread for unlocking them. Here's the quote:
meltwater said:
I have the same issue.
Could the OP of this sticky be updated for Milestone users which have locked bootloaders to point them to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17569718
Spent ages going in the wrong direction when all I needed was to use OpenRecovery instead.
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Very Nice
Great job and all of us CDMA a854 milestones thank you. We need more CDMA stuff!
The Apns part didnt work for me. It either won't save or goes blank and reverts to Verizon on reboot. *tried APN manager as well* Also I noticed the marketplace usually says My Apps, but will switch to Verizon if you flash to say Cyanogen 6.1.2., Bugless ,or LFY.It would be great IF we could get developers to have ROM with no APN's so we can add our own.
Thanks again for the guide, nicely done.
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Great job and all of us CDMA a854 milestones thank you. We need more CDMA stuff!
The Apns part didnt work for me. It either won't save or goes blank and reverts to Verizon on reboot. *tried APN manager as well* Also I noticed the marketplace usually says My Apps, but will switch to Verizon if you flash to say Cyanogen 6.1.2., Bugless ,or LFY.It would be great IF we could get developers to have ROM with no APN's so we can add our own.
Thanks again for the guide, nicely done.
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Yeah man! No problem! As far as APN Manager/APN Backup & Restore. If you just edit the MMSC, do you have the same problem?
Oh I tried APN manager and a slew of others. Still didnt work, editing the MMSC either. There is a way to drop APNs into the Rom before installing.Ipfreelytech made one for me. But if I want to run other ROms it would be nice to have a real fix.
Nice work wish I had it before I began...
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Oh I tried APN manager and a slew of others. Still didnt work, editing the MMSC either. There is a way to drop APNs into the Rom before installing.Ipfreelytech made one for me. But if I want to run other ROms it would be nice to have a real fix.
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I was actually thinking of making a rom for cdma non vzw milestones
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Nice work wish I had it before I began...
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I saw that thread and someone asked for one, figured I'd make one
Tappin' and a Talkin' from my Milestone
Yay Non -verizon Rom!! please make one I'd help test it out
I'm getting the website built at the moment. Started looking at how to's today, but I'll PM you to let you know what's up. Thanks for your interest!
I would be interested in testing as well....
AWESOME
Glad I found this post. I live in Roanoke, VA & my carrier is nTelos. I have been looking for WEEKS on an Android Sense 2.2 rom. I mainly want to just have to option of saving my apps on my SD card. I love Android but WinMo has 1 up on Android with being able to install apps to the SD card.
Good luck & I can't wait to see what you come up with!
I am in Roanoke as well
Will this work for an Alltel Milestone.
As far as I know, this should work on most cdma a854's
From the Milestone
It works with Alltel. I just need to know if I can flash back to my stock 2.1 update 1 nandroid backup from CyanigenMod 6.1.2 without running into problems with the kernel not being compatible. I heard that if you flash between Froyo and Eclair you'll brick your phone because the kernels aren't compatible. Is this true?
Alltel Motorola Milestone A854 / Droid CyanogenMod 6.1.2.
Can't find the sbf for Ntelos
I need help returning my phone to the stock sbf. I rooted my phone, all was well until I started playing with Titanium Backup. I deleted Google talk, and as a result I would get this error "process Google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly" I tried several different things to fix it but finally decided to just flash back to the stock ROM/sbf. I used the MILER_X1-00.26.1 (I now know that my build is 00.26.0) that and-developers.com sites for use. The problem is that now I have the Verizon stock info on my phone. It changed the MIN, PRL MEID AND phone number. I get an error on start up that my phone needs to be activated, it places a call that starts off "welcome to verizon, to activate your phone......" So now I have no phone service. I can use the wifi so I have access to everything that has been backed up via Titanium Back up, but as you know that will not contain any system data from the stock sbf. Does anyone have any ideas or am I just prolonging the insurance call for replacement?
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It works with Alltel. I just need to know if I can flash back to my stock 2.1 update 1 nandroid backup from CyanigenMod 6.1.2 without running into problems with the kernel not being compatible. I heard that if you flash between Froyo and Eclair you'll brick your phone because the kernels aren't compatible. Is this true?
Alltel Motorola Milestone A854 / Droid CyanogenMod 6.1.2.
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I've flashed from Froyo to Eclair with no issues
Tappin' and a Talkin' from my Milestone
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I need help returning my phone to the stock sbf. I rooted my phone, all was well until I started playing with Titanium Backup. I deleted Google talk, and as a result I would get this error "process Google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly" I tried several different things to fix it but finally decided to just flash back to the stock ROM/sbf. I used the MILER_X1-00.26.1 (I now know that my build is 00.26.0) that and-developers.com sites for use. The problem is that now I have the Verizon stock info on my phone. It changed the MIN, PRL MEID AND phone number. I get an error on start up that my phone needs to be activated, it places a call that starts off "welcome to verizon, to activate your phone......" So now I have no phone service. I can use the wifi so I have access to everything that has been backed up via Titanium Back up, but as you know that will not contain any system data from the stock sbf. Does anyone have any ideas or am I just prolonging the insurance call for replacement?
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Call customer support. The EXACT same thing happened to.my first Milestone. Tell them you don't know what happened and you want it fixed.
Tappin' and a Talkin' from my Milestone
Moved and stuck.
Root+Overlock rapid method
Android by O2 :
tested today:
UniversalAndroot 1.6beta + Milestone Overlocking 1.48 from Market (free) and rulez
@ cfultz
Is there a chance you could put a brief description of the Sbf wipe / restore method, or maybe a link you know of? I've been digging for a week and all I find are droid 2 & X references. ROM manager decided to not get me back to a recovery / boot loader screen and I am really stuck.
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Really not trying to be lazy, but all the .sbf methods I've read so far seem require you getting to a boot loader. If I could get to a boot loader this wouldn't be a problem, as I made a back up of my stock ROM. I have a functioning bugless beast ROM, just no recovery / boot loader, and no way to flash back to my recovery.
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Problem fixed, sorry for the interruption.
This thread is no longer valid. Please reffer to this guide -> Here
Reffer to post above.
Reserved for thanks let me know if you need testing phones
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Reserved for thanks let me know if you need testing phones
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Will definately need testing. I got the process down 100% though, just the script will require some testing so please stay posted.
!:-D Thank you in advance!
Sent from my rooted and frozen Bell MB860!
GREAT!
we can get some ROMs going with an sbf with root as a backup and Nandroid backup to go all the way back to stock in case you need to return the phone.
also - we can edit the frameworks to get rid of the BS massive carrier title in the notification bar.
will i still be able to install this theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041450 or at least a black notification bar? thanks
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will i still be able to install this theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041450 or at least a black notification bar? thanks
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Most likely the people making those would have to get the updated framework files and redo the themes to make it work with new firmware. If you really need the theme then i'd recommend waiting for a bit to give people time to make some stuff for the update before you install it. Having root is a good start to getting there though
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my apologies, im just a lil we bit to excited to get this script!
erik10002 said:
will i still be able to install this theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041450 or at least a black notification bar? thanks
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I think we will need to deodex first and repackage the theme first. Correct me if I'm wrong. Root is always the first step but the important thing here as stated above is that bell users can use cwm to backup bell then flash to this telstra verson and root to install cwm and recover to bell if necessary. I'm sure someone will port a theme with a dark bar soon This rom also has minor improvements such as 2.2.2 and hspa fix (or so the small tester army is saying).
Lol, I can't seem to type fast enough to get a response out...yesssss, refresh!
Sent from my rooted and frozen Bell MB860!
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Most likely the people making those would have to get the updated framework files and redo the themes to make it work with new firmware. If you really need the theme then i'd recommend waiting for a bit to give people time to make some stuff for the update before you install it. Having root is a good start to getting there though
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raybond25 i sent you a PM don't know if you got it but basiclly do i have to wait for a new set of deodexed files and then also have to wait for the theme to be compatible with this SBF? thanks
EDIT: also i don't mind waiting for a few weeks for some compatible themes etc. i want my fast upload speeds etc.
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raybond25 i sent you a PM don't know if you got it but basiclly do i have to wait for a new set of deodexed files and then also have to wait for the theme to be compatible with this SBF? thanks
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Yes, that is correct. I wasn't really thinking of deodex. I believe the process is essentially the same for every update, so I don't expect it will be long before this is done. If you really like your current theme setup you might as well wait a week or two before installing the new sbf.
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Yes, that is correct. I wasn't really thinking of deodex. I believe the process is essentially the same for every update, so I don't expect it will be long before this is done. If you really like your current theme setup you might as well wait a week or two before installing the new sbf.
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already flashing it, lol. i did like the gingerbread theme but i can live with a white notification bar a settings menu for a couple weeks, most everything else i can get to look the same. but it shouldn't take very long to at least get a black notification bar updated to work with this SBF (few days to a week im guessing)
okay i have run into a problem, when i try and sign in to my motoblur account i get the error (an error has occurred, please try again) also i have no data connection (may just have to enter bell APN settings later) but using wifi. can someone help me with this and is there a way to bypass the setup? thanks
EDIT: managed to bypass motoblur setup using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1027994 and i do have to enter bells APN settings but i think the problem was my wifi at the motoblur setup screen, its doing some crazy connect>disconnect>connect>disconnect thing so that is probably why i couldn't set up my motoblur account
EDIT 2: everything is working except the wifi issue but i never use the wifi, waiting for root script so i can restore using titanium backup!
erik10002 said:
okay i have run into a problem, when i try and sign in to my motoblur account i get the error (an error has occurred, please try again) also i have no data connection (may just have to enter bell APN settings later) but using wifi. can someone help me with this and is there a way to bypass the setup? thanks
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If its like Bell and has skip setup option when you press menu....
If not, read the thread in this forum called something like" using atrix with no SIM or motoblur account"
erik10002 said:
okay i have run into a problem, when i try and sign in to my motoblur account i get the error (an error has occurred, please try again) also i have no data connection (may just have to enter bell APN settings later) but using wifi. can someone help me with this and is there a way to bypass the setup? thanks
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I never set up my motoblur (on bell version haven't flashed this one yet), I think I just didn't put in my sim card and didn't connect to wifi and it let me bypass it. Bell apn should be easily found.
Sent from my rooted and frozen Bell MB860!
i just installed this rom and running great , set up the rogers APN and all my preferred settings, now just waiting for this root
wont be long
Just working out the final kinks, and testing on a fresh flash to be 100% everything is explained and working perfectly.
I'm going to flash this now, hoping it fixes some issues I was having. Once it gets deodexed I will update my theme ASAP, because I really cant stand the 2.2 look
Great tutorial, thanks!
Can you confirm that we can install cwm and return to the stock bell? ...Just in case we miss the bellbloat
@silent8..amazing...
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I recently installed Project Elixer custom rom on my Poco M2 device, everything worked fine. However, calls and sms are not working, I tried a lot of things but no good. So, I decided to go for other custom rom like PixelPlusUI, but when I went to twrp and tried to install it, shows me error -> ERROR 1: unable to extract rom.zip, I tried other roms and versions too. but same issue, so I guess this is something wrong with my system instead of roms. I am really stuck without sms and calls pls help me
For the sms and calls problem...
Did you make an IMEI Backup? Because is the most common way of lossing mobile services, if you did make a backup, just restore it in TWRP, if not, you're screwed, is impossible to restore the IMEI completely without any backup.
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For the sms and calls problem...
Did you make an IMEI Backup? Because is the most common way of lossing mobile services, if you did make a backup, just restore it in TWRP, if not, you're screwed, is impossible to restore the IMEI completely without any backup.
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I followed this guide
devchaudhary78 said:
I followed this guide
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So did you make the full backup? When everything was working? Like SMS and Calls
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So did you make the full backup? When everything was working? Like SMS and Calls
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So did you make the full backup? When everything was working? Like SMS and Calls
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Hey there, thanks for helping me.
I want to give you an update.
What happened is that I took the backup when my phone was working fine, however my pc got resetted and I lost that eventually.
After reading your post I was totally scared that I nuked the phone.
And the info was correct, w/o backup, if IMEI is gone we are screwed.
However, a friend of mine helped me and told that the issue is not with IMEI, so I somehow managed to boot back into original rom.
Thanks a lot
devchaudhary78 said:
Hey there, thanks for helping me.
I want to give you an update.
What happened is that I took the backup when my phone was working fine, however my pc got resetted and I lost that eventually.
After reading your post I was totally scared that I nuked the phone.
And the info was correct, w/o backup, if IMEI is gone we are screwed.
However, a friend of mine helped me and told that the issue is not with IMEI, so I somehow managed to boot back into original rom.
Thanks a lot
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Great!