Hi,
I'm using Team-Nyx's ICS port for the i9000. The latest version is RC5 (4.0.4) - team-nyx.com/index.php/releases.
After some problems I had with it previously, I have re flashed with the latest version as opposed to RC4.2 I had previously.
I'm now trying to flash my own splash screen that appears on boot, but all the solutions request me to be booted into boot loader and to flash with fast boot, but I seem unable to enter the boot loader, only Recovery and Download mode.
addictivetips.com/mobile/make-and-flash-your-own-android-splash-screen-with-splash-screen-creator/
Any ideas?
Sorry for no links, new around here.
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Hi guys, my friend just bricked his LG Optimus black, by trying to reach recovery mode through Rom manager...
When booting, the security error screen flashes and it turns back off.
I've tried to reach recovery/download mode, by trying several button combinations found on the internet, but none of them seems to work, I get the same security error screen (even when the phone is connected to PC).
Can you guys please help, I have zero experience with this phone
Your friend's phone shows security error because he flashed recovery while he was running a v30x stock rom.
With the update to official ICS, the bootloader changed and if you want to keep stock ICS with recovery you need to flash an unlocked bootloader following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160394.
You could also try using SmartFlash Tool to flash this ROM that already includes a recovery, but, if you flash it, you'll have a gingerbread ROM with an old bootloader and a recovery that can be used to flash CyanogenMod based ROMs.
Lorenzoval said:
Your friend's phone shows security error because he flashed recovery while he was running a v30x stock rom.
With the update to official ICS, the bootloader changed and if you want to keep stock ICS with recovery you need to flash an unlocked bootloader following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160394.
You could also try using SmartFlash Tool to flash this ROM that already includes a recovery, but, if you flash it, you'll have a gingerbread ROM with an old bootloader and a recovery that can be used to flash CyanogenMod based ROMs.
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Thanks, I finally managed to access Download mode and flash stock firmware, and I also flashed the unlocked bootloader, using the exe file...
But I still have a problem...
I still can't access CWM. When pressing the combination in the post you linked, it just shows me a screen, writing recovery mode, and it does nothing.
Didn't the exe file install CWM?
Is it safe to install it with Smart Flash Tool now?
Can you boot to stock ROM? If yes, is his phone rooted?
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Can you boot to stock ROM? If yes, is his phone rooted?
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I can boot to stock ROM, and yeah I rooted it with Unlock Root after installing the unlocked bootloader.
Download terminal emulator from play store, download recovery.img from here and place it in the root of his sdcard.
Open terminal emulator, type su, press enter, type dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 and you should have finished! :highfive:
I have just recently updated my S3 Mini SM-G730W8 to the Stock KitKat 4.4.2 firmware and I'm wondering if anyone one knows of a quick and easy way to root the phone. I know when previously running 4.2.2 Stock firmware the boot loader was locked so custom recoveries/ROMs weren't possible. Is anyone aware if this has changed with the new stock ROM? Is the boot loader unlocked now?
Just a quick update;
I was able to root the phone running the new firmware by using and app called towlroot, which can be downloaded on towlroot's website. It is very easy and just one button click.
As far as the bootloader goes, it appears that it is unlocked. In the past while running the stock 4.2.2 firmware, whenever I tried to flash a custom recovery through odin, the recovery would not boot and instead enter boot-loop. Now that has changed. It does not enter a boot loop, but instead doesn't load the recovery at all, or loads a dysfunctional bugged version. I have limited experience, but that tells me that the boot loader is no longer locked. My issue still pertains that I cannot find a custom recovery version made for my device that actually works.
EDIT : I got rid of the problem and managed to root my phone.
I'm having trouble rooting the K3 note flashed with VIBE UI 3.0. I'm using Lenovo K50a40, Indian Version and I flashed the Dev version of Vibe UI ROM (v 3.0 from hackerpower's signature) . The flashing went all fine. Then I tried to reroot the phone but I noticed that the recovery was the stock one. So I proceeded to reflash the recovery using fastboot but it showed that the file had been downloaded but could not be flashed to the recovery partition. I thought of using SP Flash Tool to flash the recovery. I flashed AthlonX's material TWRP recovery and it flashed okay. Then on rebooting the phone I find it remains stuck on the boot logo with Lenovo written on white backdrop. There's also text written in a small black strip on the bottom left which says "=>Tool DL Image Fail" . The phone stays on that screen for a minute or two and then goes out. Earlier I couldn't boot into the phone due to the above mentioned problem. Then I waited for the battery to drain and then powered the phone on normally (without pressing the button combination for recovery mode) and the phone booted up just fine but the recovery was the stock one .
From all this, there's one thing I've concluded- that this phone has some kind of defense mechanism that protects against installing a custom recovery. This occurred even when I tried rooting on Stock 2.5 VIBE UI. That time I overcame the problem by flashing recovery using fastboot and then booting directly into the recovery instead of system. Now, however, fastboot isn't able to flash the recovery (the transfer of the image is successful but the flashing fails) .
Finally, I request anyone who can help me in any way to Root the phone or to get a recovery installed to please reply.
Thanks.
how were you able to root it
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EDIT : I got rid of the problem and managed to root my phone.
I'm having trouble rooting the K3 note flashed with VIBE UI 3.0. I'm using Lenovo K50a40, Indian Version and I flashed the Dev version of Vibe UI ROM (v 3.0 from hackerpower's signature) . The flashing went all fine. Then I tried to reroot the phone but I noticed that the recovery was the stock one. So I proceeded to reflash the recovery using fastboot but it showed that the file had been downloaded but could not be flashed to the recovery partition. I thought of using SP Flash Tool to flash the recovery. I flashed AthlonX's material TWRP recovery and it flashed okay. Then on rebooting the phone I find it remains stuck on the boot logo with Lenovo written on white backdrop. There's also text written in a small black strip on the bottom left which says "=>Tool DL Image Fail" . The phone stays on that screen for a minute or two and then goes out. Earlier I couldn't boot into the phone due to the above mentioned problem. Then I waited for the battery to drain and then powered the phone on normally (without pressing the button combination for recovery mode) and the phone booted up just fine but the recovery was the stock one .
From all this, there's one thing I've concluded- that this phone has some kind of defense mechanism that protects against installing a custom recovery. This occurred even when I tried rooting on Stock 2.5 VIBE UI. That time I overcame the problem by flashing recovery using fastboot and then booting directly into the recovery instead of system. Now, however, fastboot isn't able to flash the recovery (the transfer of the image is successful but the flashing fails) .
Finally, I request anyone who can help me in any way to Root the phone or to get a recovery installed to please reply.
Thanks.
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i have been using the sp flash tool to download the recovery i want and every time goes back to the stock one
obviously i lost my gapps with the update
but i dont have the google play services issue since i had to re install stock rom and never update google services and just when ahead and applied the updates 2.8 and 3.0,
do you have any ideas
daniiaroxyo said:
i have been using the sp flash tool to download the recovery i want and every time goes back to the stock one
obviously i lost my gapps with the update
but i dont have the google play services issue since i had to re install stock rom and never update google services and just when ahead and applied the updates 2.8 and 3.0,
do you have any ideas
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If the recovery goes back to stock then you should probably try to boot into the recovery before rebooting to system after SP Flash Tool has done it's job.
Hi so I down loaded one more time the recovery thru sp tool
But this time I took the battery out for few seconds instead of rebooting right away
And it worked
Once I rooted back the phone I tried flashing the gapps but it didn't work
I tried changing the permission s thru root explorer for the google base app as I so on a post and nothing
Any ideas
hello guys ...i am trying to install/update on stock kitkat rom on my htc vivid currently having stock gingerbread...
1. i have tried using PH39IMG.zip (stock at&t rom) by copying it in sdcard...update goes smooth and installation is successful...but later when i reboot the mobile, it gets stuck on white screen which green htc logo
2. then i tried updating it using htc sync and stock at&t RUU...it gives the error 132:signature problem
3. tried installing rom via twrp and cwm recoveries ...installation is smooth without any problem but the result is same that when i reboot the mobile, it gets stuck on white screen which green htc logo
4. i also tried to restore backup via cwm recovery ...again the result is when i reboot the mobile, it gets stuck on white screen which green htc logo...
my boot loader is unlocked when i tried PH39IMG.zip, CWM and TWRP recoveries for stock rom (relocked it when required for RUU).....but S lock is ON.....do i need to have S-OFF for all this ??
I have a similar problem. I have an unlocked bootloader, S-on, an NO OS. The phone has an old version of TWRP on it that won't allow me to flash an image. The OS is gone because I removed it trying to remove a software bug in the factory OS. I'm used to flashing Samsung/ LG phones using ODIN and never had an issue just reflashing a stock ROM.
I'm just looking for a way to get the stock rom back on the phone with or without retaining the stock recovery.
Hi,
On my Mi5 I wanted to put TWRP as recovery in order to flash a custom ROM. Device was unlocked using the chinese dev. rom( checked settings - root access)
I go into bootloader flash the latest twrp 3.0.2-1-gemini and boot into it. Nothing more happens then the splash screen.
Any suggestions what I maybe did wrong? Tried more than one step-by-step guide but can't make it.
Thx
I have the same issue. I thought I solved it by using the previous version (3.0.2.0), which worked the first time, but not the following ones
yes i also experience this problem. It got stuck on TWRP logo. And when i try to reboot and enter recovery mode, the stock recovery replaces TWRP. Hope someone can help us? I'm using twrp-3.0.2-1-gemini.
This is a well known problem. Flash 3.0.2-0 and it will go away.
Sent from my MI 5
yoocharns tip worked - installed that version from twrp gemini section and got into TWRP.
TY