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Restoring the Streak 7 using NVFlash

Restoring the Streak 7 using NVFlash
This will bring your device back to the unrooted 2.2.2 stock ROM. This has only been tested by the OP (me) on a T-Mobile 4G version. If you use this on other models, I cannot guarantee it's usefulness.
(Windows Only Instructions) If you’re a Linux user, you should be able to 'translate' this yourself.
This is for those who cannot use fastboot or adb. If you can successfully use these tools, DO NOT use NVFlash. You will lose all your data on your device. Do not proceed with these instructions if you are not expecting to lose all personal data on the device.
Step 1) APX Drivers – To work in NVFlash mode you need to install the drivers for the nvidia boot-recovery device. Power off your device and disconnect it from the computer. Hold down the Volume up & down buttons while plugging in the USB cable. (Or leave the USB cable attached and hold the pinhole ‘power off’, hold down the volume Up & Down and release the pinhole ‘power off’.) (The volume button seems like a rocker switch, but you can hold down both sides at once)
Your computer should now recognize the Streak 7 as an APX device. Manually install it using the nvidia boot-recovery drivers.
NVFlash
http://www.4shared.com/file/SewzEdtV/nvflash.html
Nvidia Boot-Recovery Drivers
http://www.4shared.com/file/-utyTYcJ/usbNvidiaBootdriver.html
Step 2) Install NVFlash. For ease of function simply create a folder on your C:\ drive called ‘nvflash’. Download the nvflash zip and extract it to the nvflash folder.
Step 3) Download the 13 img files that make up the original partitions of the device. Files p2.img through p14.img. Put these files in the C:\nvflash folder. ***You can skip the 14.img file (Don't put it in the NVFlash folder) if you want to attempt to keep your original internal SD Card data, but again, no guarantees.
IMG File Mirrors:
(.zipx file containing P2 through P22 - 387 MB)
Hotfile:
http://hotfile.com/dl/120032619/5858...7Img.zipx.html
DepositFiles:
http://depositfiles.com/files/8zkfcfkhh
FileSonic:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/114412...treak7Img.zipx
Original System File Mirrors:
(.zipx file containing Boot, System, Recovery and Animation - 125 MB)
Hotfile:
http://hotfile.com/dl/120032773/df86...stem.zipx.html
DepositFiles:
http://depositfiles.com/files/u9s1drd9j
FileSonic:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/114412...rigSystem.zipx
Alternate source:
Img files
http://www.4shared.com/file/R-Zl7jSj/p2_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/iR-8FbSp/p3_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/rBpYOv5r/p4_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/fYTvjnck/p5_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/mWE-yz8n/p6_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/PCRtISra/p7_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/hhjX5hj2/p8_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/IK8GXafe/p9_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/r5dQ9vhx/p10.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/yaMPAoxE/p11.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/gtjvMcsH/p12.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/jZKIWx1Z/p13.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/nnELROLc/p14.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/LLFPuE0C/p16.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/pDw8TwjJ/p18.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/TxL33jOv/p19.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/oiZevyl9/p20.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/9WizbDai/p21.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/fairIFEW/p22.html
Step 4) Launch (double-click) the Restore.bat file from the C:\nvflash folder. This batch command will begin copying the partitions to the device. Wait patiently as your device is being restored.
Step 5) Once all of the partitions have been written, use the pinhole ‘power off’ button next to the SD card to power off the device. Now power it back on normally to enjoy your restored Streak 7.
If you have trouble with any of the links or corrupted files, please pm me or reply to this thread.
That's all I can do folks. Ran out of free space on my free storage site.
*** Update *** If you are still stuck at boot logo, check to see if you can get into fastboot mode, if so,
finish restoring with the fastboot method.
************* Also, I recently used this method to restore from Honeycomb. I too was again stuck at the Dell logo. However, I was able to use the recovery menu (Vol Up + Power) and do a factory reset and was fine from there.
Original System Files
Boot
System
Recovery
T-Mobile Boot Animation

There may still be an issue with some units restarting as if no files had been written. If this is your experience, please let me know and I will start a new thread for that issue. Good luck!

illdill said:
There may still be an issue with some units restarting as if no files had been written. If this is your experience, please let me know and I will start a new thread for that issue. Good luck!
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link for img 14 isnt working

graffixnyc said:
link for img 14 isnt working
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Figured it might fail. Its the biggest one and it dropped a few times in the transfer. Will give a heads up when it is available. Might not be till the morning.

I was able to restore my boot and recovery partitions using the files you have already provided. Thanks for the excellent work. I am now using Clockwork to finish the job for the system recovey.

Thank you so much for sharing.
Downloaded files and waiting for p14.

im having trouble downloading p11 also. tried flashing all but p11, but nothing has changed!?!? thanks for sharing
edit: did finally get p11 to download, tried again, still no change. everything said it went fine on nvflash, but streak 7 still stuck in apx mode?

So- I have gone from a corrupted system that would boot with no fastboot or recovery mode into an operating environment that was unusable due to repeated force closures. Now thanks to these files I have been able to restore my system and finally apply Steve's 2.2.2 rooted with clockwork. Thanks to Illdill, Steve and everyone on the forum!

jesus2282 said:
im having trouble downloading p11 also. tried flashing all but p11, but nothing has changed!?!? thanks for sharing
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You will need the p11 for a successful restore. p14 may not be required as some have had success without it. Keep trying for the p11 file. It may be an issue with the online storage site I chose, or if you could use a download manager, that may help.

graffixnyc said:
link for img 14 isnt working
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Give it a try without p14 and let me know what you get?

jesus2282 said:
im having trouble downloading p11 also. tried flashing all but p11, but nothing has changed!?!? thanks for sharing
edit: did finally get p11 to download, tried again, still no change. everything said it went fine on nvflash, but streak 7 still stuck in apx mode?
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What happens when you use the pinhole to power it off then attempt to power it on normaly?
Also, are you using the flash.cfg, flash.bct, fastboot.bin and bootloader.bin from the nvflash.zip I provided?

tried 3 times, seem still cant get pass the boot screen. question, when i press up + down and plug in the usb, nothing happen but the buttons lights up... then i clicked restore and it runs all 12 files.... then i reboot.... still stuck at boot screen...

n0906 said:
tried 3 times, seem still cant get pass the boot screen. question, when i press up + down and plug in the usb, nothing happen but the buttons lights up... then i clicked restore and it runs all 12 files.... then i reboot.... still stuck at boot screen...
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Yes, nvflash mode should only give you the back, menu and home lights. Screen will remain black.
Can you get into fastboot or recovery?

illdill said:
Yes, nvflash mode should only give you the back, menu and home lights. Screen will remain black.
Can you get into fastboot or recovery?
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i can... so u saying i can have it fix if i can get into either?

n0906 said:
i can... so u saying i can have it fix if i can get into either?
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Yes If you can get into fastboot you can flash the system, recovery and boot images.

illdill said:
Yes If you can get into fastboot you can flash the system, recovery and boot images.
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AWESOME! but i tried look for those post and tried few weeks already.... no luck at all, i did follow every steps..... any post suggestion?

n0906 said:
AWESOME! but i tried look for those post and tried few weeks already.... no luck at all, i did follow every steps..... any post suggestion?
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Try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938824

If anyone can provide an alternate download source for the p14 image please post here and I will add it to the how-to.
Thanks in advance.
Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using XDA Premium App

worked for me without p14 Thanks man! Although I have a replacement coming.. at least I can play with it, configure it the way I want again then back it up, then when the new one comes just restore it to that one

Oh and another thing.. everything on my internal sd card was still there! All the files that were there that I downloaded, my titanium backups, clockwork recovery back ups.. all of that was there

Best way to root the Dell Streak 7 - Gingerbreak

GingerBreak 1.2 - Easy way to root your streak read on
I have a t-mobile dell streak 7 and I read the forums for days about rooting with SuperOneClick and a couple of outdated ways which would simply not work for me. I tried it with various versions of SuperOneClick from 1.55 up to 1.9 with no luck. Since I am on a Macintosh this further complicated things. I tried doing it with SuperOneClick in VMWare with no luck and then I used an actual Windows XP 32bit PC with no hope. I am not sure if the solution below will work on ATT, Rogers, WiFi or other dell streaks but it worked for me on my tmobile streak
Gingerbreak worked wonders and is by far the easiest way to root the dell streak 7. Its a simple android app which you download and install and then launch and click the root button.
As always you should read up on the forums first about this device. I am no expert and most people were able to get SuperOneClick to work by the looks of things. Remember by rooting your tablet you are voiding your warranty and you could easily damage your device.
Unrelated to rooting one of the LED backlights in my screen has recently broken and so I am having to unroot mine in order to send it back to dell for repairs. Just keep this in mind before you jump into doing it. I imagine if I sent them my streak in its current state they would not fix it. I will post the steps I performed to un-root later.
STEPS TO ROOT DIRECTLY FROM DELL STREAK 7:
Go to market and search for "Download All Files" and install the program
Install a file manager like "File Expert" - so you can extract the zip file once its downloaded
Go to Settings then Applications and check the box "Unknown sources"
Open xda-developers.com and search for Gingerbreak - at this time the top result will give you the main page for Gingerbreak with various versions
Download version 1.2 by clicking on it: GingerBreak_exploit_source_from_APKv1.2.zip (14.9 KB, 3542 views)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Once its downloaded launch FileExpert
Browse to your downloads folder
Click on the Gingerbreak zip file and extract it
Now you will have a package you can install by clicking on it (.pkg)
Gingerbreak will show up in your apps, launch it.
In the app all you have to do is click the Root button
Once its done it should reboot automatically
Simply install Clockworks Rom Manager from the Market and you are ready to try new roms from the main xda dev page for streak 7 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dell_Streak_7
NOTE: I have heard mixed reactions on what version of Rom Manager CWM to use. Some people say that only certain version work and others say that you can use the current version. I had no troubles with the latest version 4.3.0.1. I have not looked at the development fork so I have no idea. When I tried one method of unrooting I ran into a CWM Loop but I am 99% sure that it was my fault, not CWM's.

Worked great for me
Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using XDA App

Easiest way to unroot Dell Streak 7
This is the easiest way to unroot the dell streak 7 that I could find. Keep in mind you will loose your data doing it this way.
I tired another unrooting method and ended up stuck in CWM loop. In other words I could not get to fastboot. I could not get to the stock recovery. I would turn on my device and ended up in Clockwork Mod Recovery menu each time. It was as if I had deleted the normal recovery menu.
I also had a hard time getting into the APX mode to install the driver. After carefully reading the instructions I noticed how easily it was to accomplish this. You simply unplug the USB from your computer first then hold down volume up and down at the same time as pressing and holding power button. Its hard to tell its in APX mode. THe navigation buttons will be lit up but the screen will be dark still. Then plug the usb back into your computer and it will detect it as an APX device.
It does take a little while to download all the files but you only need p2.img through p14.img GOOD LUCK!
Here is the guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1018809

Works like a boss!

What version of Android were you running on your Streak 7 when you used GingerBreak?

Tom2112 said:
What version of Android were you running on your Streak 7 when you used GingerBreak?
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I was using 2.2.2.

Thanks It worked perfect!

Hmmm... a little confused... maybe it's just late... maybe I'm having a blonde moment...
Anyway, the file you said to download did not have a .pkg in it. But in that thread there was an .apk file to download. Which I did, and I installed it. (No unzipping required)
After I installed it, I put my S7 into usb debugging mode, and ran GingerBreak. It appears to have rooted the device. I tried SetCPU after and it worked as Superuser (root).
But when I installed ClockworkMod, it doesn't reboot into recovery mode. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

Tom2112 said:
Hmmm... a little confused... maybe it's just late... maybe I'm having a blonde moment...
Anyway, the file you said to download did not have a .pkg in it. But in that thread there was an .apk file to download. Which I did, and I installed it. (No unzipping required)
After I installed it, I put my S7 into usb debugging mode, and ran GingerBreak. It appears to have rooted the device. I tried SetCPU after and it worked as Superuser (root).
But when I installed ClockworkMod, it doesn't reboot into recovery mode. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
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Boot into recovery by holding power and volume +. Choose the second option (I believe it's "install update.zip"). This will boot you into Clockwork Recovery.

Thanks Zandar!
One more question: I'm used to the way Clockwork Recovery works on my phone (Droid Eris with CyanogenMod 7 on it). On my phone, I go into Rom Manager and select an option (such as Backup current ROM) the app reboots into Clockwork Recovery.
The way my Streak works now, no matter what I select in ROM Manager, I have to reboot the Streak manually, hold the volume up and power to get it to go into Clockwork Recovery, and then manually do whatever I need to do in Clockwork Recovery.
The question is: Is that how it is supposed to work, or did I screw something up?

Tom2112 said:
Thanks Zandar!
One more question: I'm used to the way Clockwork Recovery works on my phone (Droid Eris with CyanogenMod 7 on it). On my phone, I go into Rom Manager and select an option (such as Backup current ROM) the app reboots into Clockwork Recovery.
The way my Streak works now, no matter what I select in ROM Manager, I have to reboot the Streak manually, hold the volume up and power to get it to go into Clockwork Recovery, and then manually do whatever I need to do in Clockwork Recovery.
The question is: Is that how it is supposed to work, or did I screw something up?
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ROM Manager is only good for flashing Clockwork on the Streak 7. All of the other functions don't work.

Yaaaay...finally an easy way to root the dell streak 7 --gingerbreak saves the day!!!
Re: Easy way to root dell streak 7 android os 2.2
thank you soooooo much!!! This took 2 minutes and worked...i tried all of the versions of super1click with no results (actually i almost bricked the tablet once with it...good thing there's a reset pin hole next to the sd card).
At any rate, muchas gracias!!!!

Flawless
Worked perfectly, even for a noob like me. Many thanks!
Rooted DS7 stock 2.2.2

No matter what I did with superoneclick I could not get it to work with 2.2.2, this worked like an absolute charm. Thanks'd!

Okay, I have a new wifi-only S7, and I can't get it to root for anything. Gingerbreak just sits on the "Rooting... running exploit... This may take a few minutes! Device will reboot on success!" screen; I've left it for upwards of 45 minutes several times. I've tried two different SD cards, and, per one thread that said that the pre-installed card is treated like an external and so you don't need a separate card, right now it's running without a second SD card.
I tried SuperOneClick, and it hung on step 6 the first couple tries, then wouldn't even go that far (I was rebooting and/or unplugging between tries) before giving me a popup asking if it had 2.0 or above and then giving me this message:
startIndex cannot be larger than length of string.
Parameter name: startIndex
FAILED
Usually right below a line about checking the manufacturer.
What the heck am I doing wrong here? How do you mess up "install and hit run" or "click 'root'"? And is there a manual method I'm just missing somewhere? I've always found those more effective, and usually easier than trying to deglitch a one-click...

When using Gingerbreak, do you have usb debugging on?
Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using Tapatalk

Yup. I'm starting to wonder if something's a tad wonky with this one, though. If I take out the SD card, the computer doesn't always see the tab at all, and if it does it's only in Device Manager. I'm going to try my other laptop to see if it's related (I normally use this one since it's 32bit and there seem to be more glitches with 64bit).

Fastboot hangs at "waiting for device." SuperOneClick doesn't work on the other computer either. Same error message. ADB sees it. I am confused and getting very, very annoyed here...

I did read somewhere that the apk should be on the device and not the sd card. Also that the sd card should be formatted. I don't know if you had read the same. Just something to look at.
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I had seen that, and that was the setup, but thank you for helping. I think it was either a connection or driver issue, although I'm pretty sure I had all the drivers installed properly. Wound up trying HoneyStreak, and that took Wanted to put TiBu on first, and to have a fully functional ROM, but I'll take no GPS over no root!
Sent from my ThunderBolt using XDA App

How do I root manually?

Hello everyone!
I'm a new member from today but I have read (and read and read...) the threads here and on every forum I could find, in desperate search for an answer to my questions, but so far I have found none.
Don't shop my head of now but could someone please be so kind and help me root my LG Optimus 2x by giving me a step-by-step info AND include the correct files AND then tell me what to do to have them installed?
There seem to be all too many different alternatives and I am really confused!
Here's what I've done so far -
I had Gingerbread installed and got the phone rooted with SuperOnecClick.
Upgraded then the phone to Ice Cream Sandwish 4.0.4 with LG Support Tool and lost root.
Tried to root with SuperOneClick again but constantly got stuck at # 5 or # 7 (waiting for device).​
So, how do I root and where do I find the correct firmware for this?
Android
4.0.4
Bandwithversion
1035.21_20121130
Kernel-version
2.6.39.4
Version
IMM76L.LG-P990-P99030a.1211302332
Software
P99030a
Android SDK
Superuser (not rooted)
SuperOneClick

Hi there,
Since you upgraded to official ICS, you can't use SuperOneClick to get root access again, but fear not as there are alternatives. Here you will find three different methods to root your device. In your case, I believe you need to use either the second or third option listed there.
Be aware that the third option will wipe your device, including your internal SD card, so it'd be a good idea to backup first, just in case. All three methods are harmless, but you never know.

Thank you for your reply! Now I'm on and a step closer in fixing this.
So, my phone cannot be rooted because of Official ICS?! Oh!
- that was new news to me and it could have saved me countless of hours if I had found that information out sooner. A pity I did not write here weeks ago!
I have some more questions though and I think I'm going for the 2nd option in the link you gave me.
"Put your phone into nvflash mode". Do I need a tool for that? (Here I was linking to a nvflash-setup, but as I am a new memeber I am not allowed to post outside links yet). Or do I just hold down volyme + power in order to get into that nvflash mode?
By "unzipping attached archive" I assume it means zipping it on the PC and not on the SD card?
When doing this procedure, do I have the phone in Charging or Mass storage mode?
Just a few questions I hope you (someone) have to time to give me an answer to - Thank you!

MissLight said:
So, my phone cannot be rooted because of Official ICS?! Oh!
- that was new news to me and it could have saved me countless of hours if I had found that information out sooner. A pity I did not write here weeks ago!
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You can get it rooted, only not with SuperOneClick ^^
MissLight said:
"Put your phone into nvflash mode". Do I need a tool for that? (Here I was linking to a nvflash-setup, but as I am a new memeber I am not allowed to post outside links yet). Or do I just hold down volyme + power in order to get into that nvflash mode?
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To enter nvflash mode turn off your device, remove the battery, then press and hold Vol- and Power at the same time and plug your phone to your PC via USB. Then follow the rest of the instructions.
MissLight said:
By "unzipping attached archive" I assume it means zipping it on the PC and not on the SD card?
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Yep ^^ you need to extract the files from the zip to your PC.

Ok, next question :
"boot into cwm and flash SuperSU Root.zip"
How am I suppose to flash anything when the telephone is black and I'm not into it and only work from the computer?
How do I do that?
I'm stuck with a black screen only on the phone.
I heared nothing or saw nothing that sais (sound) that the phone is connected through the USB, but I have followed each step and are now stuck at above question.
Greatful for more help!

MissLight said:
Hm. I have now read more closely on the linked site. Why am I to download ICS again, I already have the same ROM?
Or do you mean I have to change the official ROM to this one in order to root properly?
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No, there's no need to reflash ICS. The second method listed there just flashes the unlocked bootloader + root + custom CWM, and it won't touch your data & settings.
MissLight said:
I tried Volume down + Power without battery. Nothing happened, the phone was stonedead even when plugged in with USB.
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That's OK. When in nvflash mode, you won't see anything on screen. All you'll get is the sound it makes when connected to USB.
Don't worry, you're nearly there! Keep going!
Edit: just realized I made one small mistake. To enter nvflash mode, you need to press and hold both Vol+ & Vol- at the same time (this also requires removing the battery first). Sorry about that!

Edit: just realized I made one small mistake. To enter nvflash mode, you need to press and hold both Vol+ & Vol- at the same time (this also requires removing the battery first). Sorry about that!
Oh! That explains why. My next question was published above your question and still remains.
How do I "boot into cwm and flash SuperSU Root.zip"?
Edit : This procedure does somehow not work on XP so I changed to Windows7 and have now come a bit further. The only thing remaining now is that the computer sais that it cannot find the USB device.
I have downloaded the LG modem and USB firmware but maybe I need something else? Does the firmware in a folder on C: just as NvFlash and SU-folder.

Got OK with USB firmware and all set to go now.
But, in NVFlash Recovery it sais :
Please pick bootloader, or exit (1,X)? (I pressed 1)
Attempting to flash bootloader...
Nvflash started
USB device not found
Program will now exit​
So, I'm stuck.
The phone can be found both in Mass Storage mode and I got a OK that the drivers are installed.

MissLight said:
Got OK with USB firmware and all set to go now.
But, in NVFlash Recovery it sais :
Please pick bootloader, or exit (1,X)? (I pressed 1)
Attempting to flash bootloader...
Nvflash started
USB device not found
Program will now exit​
So, I'm stuck.
The phone can be found both in Mass Storage mode and I got a OK that the drivers are installed.
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Alright, it sounds like you still need the APX drivers. I believe you can find it somewhere on the Development forum (find tonyp's threads, I'm sure he has posted it there). If you already did this, then remember to hold and press both Vol buttons when selecting option 1 so Nvflash can connect to your device and do all the magic.
Don't give up yet, you're a few seconds away from rooting your device (and learning stuff at the same time ^^).

Tried exactly as you said but still no luck. But I'm not giving up!
I found a APX driver. Installed and unziped in the same file as NvFlash. Rebooted PC and tried again.
Still no luck - "USB device not found".
What am I doing wrong?
BEFORE removing the battery from mobile, shall I have Mass Storage or Charging marked?
Do I need to have USB Debugging marked or not?

Latest Update :
I managed to install Nvidia usb boot recovery in the device manager and it's OK.
The device is now found and I got the phone into S/W Upgrade please wait while upgrading-mode.
And there I am - stuck. Nothing more happens. It has freeze.
What do I do next?
A question : How do I "boot into cwm and flash SuperSU Root.zip" - how do I do that?

Nice! Has nvflash finished flashing? If so, it should be safe to unplug the device now.
Put the battery back on, press and hold both Power and Vol- at the same time until the second LG logo appears to enter CWM. From there, select "Install zip from SD card" (or something similar) and select the SU zip file you previously stored onto your sdcard. CWM will then flash the necessary files to root your device! Once done, reboot and enjoy!

Hi again! It's not going as well unfortunately. Very mysterious. *laugh*
"until the second LG logo appears to enter CWM. From there, select "Install zip from SD card"
When pressing Volyme - + Volyme up + Power I get a black screen. Nothing more happens.
And after flashing the flash-boot in NvFlash the phone goes into s/w upgrade please wait while upgrading-mode.
And there it is. Stuck. Nothing more happens. I repeted the procedure for 5 times. I only get to the s/w-mode.
After 3 hours I unplugged it and will restart my search today for what's blocking it to continue.
Hm? Hmmmm....? Any suggestions in what might be wrong?

You have to push and hold only Vol- and Power this time ^^ That will get you into CWM if the flash-boot.bat went right.

Great, I'm in!
But I managed to place the SU zip on wrong device (internal, not external).
How do I get out from cwm-mode, there's no "exit" options?

There should be a Reboot option, use it and your phone will boot as usual. When you're done moving the SU zip file to the external SD card, power off your 2X and do as instructed above to enter CWM again ^^

Thank you for replying so quickly!!!!!
There is a reboot option BUT I unfortunately pressed adb sideload (hoping to install the SU.zip that way, but the device is not to be found on the PC at all in that mode so I can't reach it through cmd either!).
So, I'm completely STUCK at adb sideolad-mode.... (sorry). I'm starting to get grey hair.

Hahahah XD don't worry, just remove the battery and put it back again ^^

*BIG SMILE* Guess what? I have root access! *jumping up and down of joy*
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU so very much for your guidance!
I believe in passing knowledge forward and I will do my best to help others noobs with what you just learned me!​
For a stubborn noob like me I was not reflecting over some obvious things though. As that the SU.zip had to be placed on SD-card (and not being unzipped in C: )
And that I had to get the Nvidia APX in order to make NvFlash to work properly (and search through Google to find it and how to make it work).
And that when I'm stuck in CWM I can always remove the battery.
Once again. I'm very glad and THANK you and all credit to You!

You know, I decided to help you because of your will to learn and do stuff by yourself. Many come here and ask for help without trying anything by themselves first, so I actually enjoyed watching you learn ^^
See? It wasn't that hard. All it takes is a lot of reading and patience.
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UnBrick Memo PAd me176cx

Hello, i have bricked my Memo pad 7 then me176cx model and need help fixing it. i installed the adb driver and cant get into recovery for some reason, but i can get into the bootloader. but i cant figure out how to flash the update from the asus website threw the bootloader. is there anyway to unbrick it? :good:

clapper66 said:
Hello, i have bricked my Memo pad 7 then me176cx model and need help fixing it. i installed the adb driver and cant get into recovery for some reason, but i can get into the bootloader. but i cant figure out how to flash the update from the asus website threw the bootloader. is there anyway to unbrick it? :good:
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Dont bother, I have tried for a week straight trying to unbrick mine. I did a factory reset and it destroyed my whole filesystem. :/

i just got mine so i just got a replacement from amazon

Mine was a present and I have no idea where they got it and they tossed the receipt. I'm sol. I'm broke so RMA may take a while as well! xD
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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Also for getting into recovery follow these steps. Turn off. Hold volume down and also power. When Asus pops up release power and keep hold of volume until the bootloader appears. On bootloader go down to boot recovery. When it reboots to an android guy hold volume up and down at the same time. Let go of volume up and do this r over and over until it goes to recovery. The steps are ridiculous but I know it for sure because my last week of trying to fix mine has been hell.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

the there is a way
applerulez1 said:
Mine was a present and I have no idea where they got it and they tossed the receipt. I'm sol. I'm broke so RMA may take a while as well! xD
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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Also for getting into recovery follow these steps. Turn off. Hold volume down and also power. When Asus pops up release power and keep hold of volume until the bootloader appears. On bootloader go down to boot recovery. When it reboots to an android guy hold volume up and down at the same time. Let go of volume up and do this r over and over until it goes to recovery. The steps are ridiculous but I know it for sure because my last week of trying to fix mine has been hell.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/asus-memo-7-me176cx-t2814046/post57408037#post57408037

clapper66 said:
Hello, i have bricked my Memo pad 7 then me176cx model and need help fixing it. i installed the adb driver and cant get into recovery for some reason, but i can get into the bootloader. but i cant figure out how to flash the update from the asus website threw the bootloader. is there anyway to unbrick it? :good:
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what update are you trying to flash?

Steps to unbrick (if you can get into fastboot)
clapper66 said:
Hello, i have bricked my Memo pad 7 then me176cx model and need help fixing it. i installed the adb driver and cant get into recovery for some reason, but i can get into the bootloader. but i cant figure out how to flash the update from the asus website threw the bootloader. is there anyway to unbrick it? :good:
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I bricked mine, but I am adventurous so found a method to recover to factory.
I'm not providing links as they are searchable here on XDA.
The steps are:
1) Get the factory image from Asus
2) Get FB Tethered Recovery Launcher
3) boot into fastboot mode
4) Hook up to computer
5) ensure the device is listed with correct drivers
6) Run ADB (from your platform tools, there is a copy in FBRL folder)
8) copy the zip file from Asus to the device (adb push /path/to/local/file /mnt/sdcard/path/to/file)
9) Run launcher from FB recovery
10) Choose T2 option, follow prompts to let it do it's thing
11) You should boot into CWM on the device
12) install from zip and point to the zip file you pushed earlier
13) Follow the prompts, and presto, restored to factory and can root/update etc.

I'd like to say thanks to the good info posted here and in other threads. I got stuck in a boot loop tonight and had no idea if I'd be able to fix it. Here's what I did (combination of this thread and others)
My method requires an micro SD card and an Internet connection
1. Confirm you can boot into fastboot:
---->Reboot into fastboot (droid boot) by powering device off (hold power button down), then holding down volume up while powering on. I released the up button once the screen went blank. It should eventually present options to reboot into droidboot, reboot, update from SD, etc.
2. Download the newest firmware from ASUS
YOU NEED THE WW version most likely (worldwide?)
3. Save this to the root of your SD card
4. rename file to MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
5. Insert card into tablet.
6. While in droidboot/fastboot Choose the option to update from SD. It reboots and uploads the firmware. I was pleasantly surprised that I got my tablet back so easily.
Hope this helps some other poor soul.

There are other methods, but in simplicity, yours seems to win the match. Thank you very much.

How did you get cwm?
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JarrelStudios said:
How did you get cwm?
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I do not get the option to Update from SD while in DroidBoot...why is that? I get the other options...REBOOT, REBOOT DROIDBOOT, RECOVERY, POWER OFF.
Please help! I've already sent this back to Asus, and they just sent it right back to me.

Shaundiesel said:
I do not get the option to Update from SD while in DroidBoot...why is that? I get the other options...REBOOT, REBOOT DROIDBOOT, RECOVERY, POWER OFF.
Please help! I've already sent this back to Asus, and they just sent it right back to me.
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Click on recovery. Inside recovery you'll get a "no command" screen. Hit the center of the volume rocker (it'll take a few tries) and you'll see the update command.

jerbear294 said:
Click on recovery. Inside recovery you'll get a "no command" screen. Hit the center of the volume rocker (it'll take a few tries) and you'll see the update command.
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thanks Jerbear (Love the name, Deadhead!), I did this which brings up regular Android recovery, but no option to update except through ADB.

Shaundiesel said:
thanks Jerbear (Love the name, Deadhead!), I did this which brings up regular Android recovery, but no option to update except through ADB.
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Try this, then.
In the main thread somebody linked a temporary cwm session. Try booting into it and installing the update from there (Nandroid while you're at it )

Why would I not even have the option though??

Shaundiesel said:
Why would I not even have the option though??
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I'm not exactly sure.

I need some help. I have average experience with ADB and cannot get ADB to recognize my device. Debugging on of course, and I dowloaded the zip for the drivers. I don't really know where to go from here. Any help will be greatly appreciated! I need to get this thing back up and running!!

gcballard said:
I'd like to say thanks to the good info posted here and in other threads. I got stuck in a boot loop tonight and had no idea if I'd be able to fix it. Here's what I did (combination of this thread and others)
My method requires an micro SD card and an Internet connection
1. Confirm you can boot into fastboot:
---->Reboot into fastboot (droid boot) by powering device off (hold power button down), then holding down volume up while powering on. I released the up button once the screen went blank. It should eventually present options to reboot into droidboot, reboot, update from SD, etc.
2. Download the newest firmware from ASUS
YOU NEED THE WW version most likely (worldwide?)
3. Save this to the root of your SD card
4. rename file to MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
5. Insert card into tablet.
6. While in droidboot/fastboot Choose the option to update from SD. It reboots and uploads the firmware. I was pleasantly surprised that I got my tablet back so easily.
Hope this helps some other poor soul.
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I'm at the Android System Recovery, however, there's no option to apply update from SD...only apply update from ADB...

jhenehj said:
I'm at the Android System Recovery, however, there's no option to apply update from SD...only apply update from ADB...
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In this case use the Intel Atom temporary ClockWorkMod to flash it.

jerbear294 said:
In this case use the Intel Atom temporary ClockWorkMod to flash it.
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Thanks for your reply...I'm not really sure what you're referring to, but is this about ADB sideloading? I already tried but this comes up...
Now I don't know what to do...so I badly need anyone's help here...thanks in advance!

Soft bricked G4 after attempting to root

I made an account just to ask this question because I’m honestly at a loss lol I’ve been reduced to using my girlfriends old iPhone and I miss my G4 ?
Anyways I recently had installed TWRP on my G4 along with the most recent version of Lineage OS on my phone. Not too long after that a new build came out so I updated my phone but I lost root access after that. I tried to root it again by flashing Supersu using TWRP but I guess I messed up a step along the way because afterwards my phone hasn’t been booting properly. It stays stuck at the animation screen after the LG logo appears.
I’ve tried to access recovery mode using the buttons on the phone but it doesn’t work. The only thing I can do is enter download mode but even then when I plug in my phone to my computer it doesn’t recognize my phone.
I feel like I’ve searched everywhere for answers but I’m clueless right now lol I would really appreciate any advice or help! I wanna get back to using my Android this iPhone isn’t the same ? I can provide any other information as needed.
My g4 is the H811 model if that’s of any use.

Sorry the XDA app had screwed up my answer...
How exactly do you try to open TWRP ?
Do you see the factory reset screen ?
If not pull out battery , unplug USB cable.
Put battery back. Press vol down and power and keep them pressed. When you see the LG logo release ONLY the power button for a sec then press it again. You should see the factory screen .walk through it and you should see TWRP popping up
sfX

steadfasterX said:
Sorry the XDA app had screwed up my answer...
How exactly do you try to open TWRP ?
Do you see the factory reset screen ?
If not pull out battery , unplug USB cable.
Put battery back. Press vol down and power and keep them pressed. When you see the LG logo release ONLY the power button for a sec then press it again. You should see the factory screen .walk through it and you should see TWRP popping up
sfX
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I’ve tried the button combination numerous times but I don’t think I’ve done it the way you described. I’m at work right now so I’ll try that when I get home. If that doesn’t work what are my other options?
I read a thread about using an SD card to repair bricked phones but I’m skeptical and I don’t wanna waste money on an SD card for it not to work.

michael_0394 said:
I’ve tried the button combination numerous times but I don’t think I’ve done it the way you described. I’m at work right now so I’ll try that when I get home. If that doesn’t work what are my other options?
I read a thread about using an SD card to repair bricked phones but I’m skeptical and I don’t wanna waste money on an SD card for it not to work.
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I never had success with booting from sdcard but some had..
FWUL is an option maybe. FWUL has lglaf included and with lglaf we can flash TWRP to the boot partition. Then you can boot and TWRP will come up and you can flash LOS or whatever you want.
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steadfasterX said:
I never had success with booting from sdcard but some had..
FWUL is an option maybe. FWUL has lglaf included and with lglaf we can flash TWRP to the boot partition. Then you can boot and TWRP will come up and you can flash LOS or whatever you want.
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Okay I read your post about FWUL and if I’m understanding right I would need to use a virtual machine running Linux to be able to use it on my windows laptop? If I can’t access my recovery using the buttons I’ll definitely give this a try. I’m not too familiar with Linux so forgive me if i ask a lot of questions. May I PM you if I run into any issues later on?

michael_0394 said:
Okay I read your post about FWUL and if I’m understanding right I would need to use a virtual machine running Linux to be able to use it on my windows laptop? If I can’t access my recovery using the buttons I’ll definitely give this a try. I’m not too familiar with Linux so forgive me if i ask a lot of questions. May I PM you if I run into any issues later on?
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You can use VirtualBox or you can flash FWUL on an USB stick and then boot from it instead booting windows.
No PM. Use the FWUL thread for FWUL questions and the DLM backup thread for DLM related questions.
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Buy an sdcard for 10 dollars and we will figure it our