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Hey everyone, I decided against my better judgment to Root and ROM my HTC One. Through my trials of every currently available ROM on this forum, I'm pretty pleased with ViperRom, as it seems to be the only stable alternative to stock.
The problem I'm facing, however, is that somewhere between this morning and now, my speakers stopped working. The issue started after I got myself caught in a nasty boot loop that took the better part of 2 hours to get out of. Regardless of which ROM I'm using, I get no sound. I realize of course that there are three separate volumes for ringtones, media, and alarms. Despite turning all three to the max and ensuring I'm not in silent mode, I can't elicit any sort of audible response from my One. Even with headphones plugged in, I still get nothing. I know the speakers work, because I'm able to make calls on ViperROM, and the speaker works fine. (On CM10.1 and AOPK, I experienced the pesky calling issue where there's just silence). But other than phone calls, I get absolutely no sound, regardless of which ROM I'm using. Worth mentioning - vibration works just fine.
I'm using TWRP 2.5, and I've tried wiping caches/data dozens of times, as well as formatting the whole file system and starting fresh. I used CWM this morning, and upgrading to the most recent version (yesterday's release) is what I believe sent me into the boot loop. I've also tried the RUU approach to no avail - even in stock form, the speakers aren't working.
The only thing I can think of, is that there must be some part of the file system that contains bad config files, but is outside of the reach of the recovery's wipe and format features. In fact, using the format feature only clears the "sdcard" directory, leaving the parent folder and the rest of its contents untouched. Is there a way to clear that folder as well?
Anyways, sorry for the novelette. I'm open to any suggestions you guys might have. In the meantime, I'll have to use my One on vibe and forgo any sort of media entertainment
Thanks for your input.
I actually had an issue similar to this on my EVO 4G LTE except regarding the camera. Worked fine, flashed a ROM, no camera. Nothing worked, even having it replaced. I'd go ahead and have Sprint take a look at it. Erase all traces of your root and tell them it just stopped working.
This is certainly an option, but even in fully stock mode, the bootloader displays "Relocked", so I'm not going to be able to hide my tampering. I really don't think it's a hardware fault though... Surely it's due to something quirky on the root filesystem.
Relock the bootloader, and flash the RUU. The phone will be stock with no "tampering" messages.
I have a galaxy s captivate sgh-i897 at&t phone on t-mobile and upgraded to gingerbread 2.3.5 and like most others who have done this my phone now reboots whenever it feels like it. I found instruction on how I might fix this however I have been everywhere looking for an app called Android
sync manager wifi agent. I have it installed on my Pc but cannot find the phone app. everything is for the Pc.
What I really want is a way to backup the entire phone must the same way I used to backup my pocket pc. This way when I reset the phone I can restore everything & not loose anything.
Isn't there a backup I can use vis USB. This shouldn't be so hard. :silly:
Not sure about backup via usb, but i've always used Titanium Backup Pro app. That along with my Google acct. sync has always been sufficient. Also i would make a copy from my phone to pc of my external sdcard...just in case it got erased or went bad etc. But that's all i've done for several yrs.
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Not sure about backup via usb, but i've always used Titanium Backup Pro app. That along with my Google acct. sync has always been sufficient. Also i would make a copy from my phone to pc of my external sdcard...just in case it got erased or went bad etc. But that's all i've done for several yrs.
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by google account do you mean a gmail address because thats all i have
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by google account do you mean a gmail address because thats all i have
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Yes your gmail account is what you need. It should be asking you for it during the initial setup. Once you link it to your phone you can let it back up and restore automatically for you.
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Yes your gmail account is what you need. It should be asking you for it during the initial setup. Once you link it to your phone you can let it back up and restore automatically for you.
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I can't believe I missed that. i'm doing it now. this is a little different than an entire backup though. As I stated before my pocket pc would backup the entire system & if it ever got corrupted your backup would restore the entire device.
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I can't believe I missed that. i'm doing it now. this is a little different than an entire backup though. As I stated before my pocket pc would backup the entire system & if it ever got corrupted your backup would restore the entire device.
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A nandroid backup along with copying the contents of the sdcard to your pc is probably the closest thing to this. Titanium backup can save time too but it can all be a bit tricky at first.
All I can say is I hope you like to read There is so much info buried in these forums that the search feature is your friend for sure.
A lot can be done to/with this old phone as far as mods and upgrades, and it can be really fun once you get the hang of it, just don't depend on the GPS!...It doesn't work too bad on some of these cappys but others (dare I say most) it is horrible.
Welcome and good luck!!
rmntruexjr said:
A nandroid backup along with copying the contents of the sdcard to your pc is probably the closest thing to this. Titanium backup can save time too but it can all be a bit tricky at first.
All I can say is I hope you like to read There is so much info buried in these forums that the search feature is your friend for sure.
A lot can be done to/with this old phone as far as mods and upgrades, and it can be really fun once you get the hang of it, just don't depend on the GPS!...It doesn't work too bad on some of these cappys but others (dare I say most) it is horrible.
Welcome and good luck!!
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Don't laugh too hard but I like my palm pixi+ a 1000x more than this galaxy s. I'd still be using it if it weren't for the digitizer making the touch screen inoperable. its the right size & did everything i wanted. I don't really use phones for the web so that wasn't an issue & it never restarted out of nowhere like this thing does........& just did now.i hate it. its unfixable.
imnew2galaxys said:
Don't laugh too hard but I like my palm pixi+ a 1000x more than this galaxy s. I'd still be using it if it weren't for the digitizer making the touch screen inoperable. its the right size & did everything i wanted. I don't really use phones for the web so that wasn't an issue & it never restarted out of nowhere like this thing does........& just did now.i hate it. its unfixable.
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Is it rebooting or shutting down? While in use or sleeping? wifi on or off?.....There is actually a few things that can cause reboots or shutdowns and there are fixes for some. A bad battery (most of the originals are 4 or 5 years old now), a bad flash/upgrade, a weird wifi issue with some routers, an app behaving badly and more I'm sure. Narrowing it down and fixing it is possible.
I have 4 of these total between family and one set up as a media device. All are running custom JB roms and kernels overclocked to 1440Mhz and none of them have an issue other than the time all 4 started randomly shutting off while sleeping only when on a particular router. Switched routers and it stopped...
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Is it rebooting or shutting down? While in use or sleeping? wifi on or off?.....There is actually a few things that can cause reboots or shutdowns and there are fixes for some. A bad battery (most of the originals are 4 or 5 years old now), a bad flash/upgrade, a weird wifi issue with some routers, an app behaving badly and more I'm sure. Narrowing it down and fixing it is possible.
I have 4 of these total between family and one set up as a media device. All are running custom JB roms and kernels overclocked to 1440Mhz and none of them have an issue other than the time all 4 started randomly shutting off while sleeping only when on a particular router. Switched routers and it stopped...
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Ok, here we go. its rebooting- randomly.While in use or sleeping-yes to both.wifi on or off-yes to both.my battery lasts all day. its been unplugged since 6-am & have been on the phone for aprox 1+hrs(less than 2) & have 52%. i have had issues with wifi. i had to unplug the router to get connected all the time until i went with a static ip setup.( i think it may be due to wpa-2. never had problems with my other equipment until i went from wpa to wpa-2) can't speak to the bad flash......have no way to verify one way or the other. i often have nothing running except the phone.
There you have it. :cyclops:
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Ok, here we go. its rebooting- randomly.While in use or sleeping-yes to both.wifi on or off-yes to both.my battery lasts all day. its been unplugged since 6-am & have been on the phone for aprox 1+hrs(less than 2) & have 52%. i have had issues with wifi. i had to unplug the router to get connected all the time until i went with a static ip setup.( i think it may be due to wpa-2. never had problems with my other equipment until i went from wpa to wpa-2) can't speak to the bad flash......have no way to verify one way or the other. i often have nothing running except the phone.
There you have it. :cyclops:
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I had an after market battery that would operate as well as all my others until it got around 50% then it would reboot the phone a few times and finally shut down, but not sure that's your issue.
If it didn't have the issue until you upgraded to GB, I would guess a bad flash or something other than hardware.
At your own risk..you could read up here and flash a stock or custom rom/kernel to try to fix the issue....or sell it really cheap on ebay. Be sure to shoot me a pm if you do though...
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I had an after market battery that would operate as well as all my others until it got around 50% then it would reboot the phone a few times and finally shut down, but not sure that's your issue.
If it didn't have the issue until you upgraded to GB, I would guess a bad flash or something other than hardware.
At your own risk..you could read up here and flash a stock or custom rom/kernel to try to fix the issue....or sell it really cheap on ebay. Be sure to shoot me a pm if you do though...
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Will Do. Thanks for all yr help.
Hello all, wanting to use ADB to do a backup of my device. Running OSX 10.9, Moto X 4.4.2 VZW, unrooted, stock. I've downloaded the Android SDK, ran it, and updated it; downloaded and installed the Motorola drivers; enabled USB debugging; navigated to adb and can run commands, but when I run adb devices, it does not list my device. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Its your drivers. They aren't letting your PC see the phone.
Now, I know nothing of Mac....so not sure what you can do. Except uninstall them completely. Download again and be sure they're the right ones. Also, try another cable perhaps.
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Its your drivers. They aren't letting your PC see the phone.
Now, I know nothing of Mac....so not sure what you can do. Except uninstall them completely. Download again and be sure they're the right ones. Also, try another cable perhaps.
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The phone is being recognized by the computer. I can transfer data and connect to Android File Transfer, etc. Just isn't being recognized by ADB. I'll try reinstalling the drivers, though.
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The phone is being recognized by the computer. I can transfer data and connect to Android File Transfer, etc. Just isn't being recognized by ADB. I'll try reinstalling the drivers, though.
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Sometimes adb has issues while booted into android. Try this: Unplug the phone from the usb cable. Power it off.
Now, hold down the VOL DOWN button, and power it back on. You should boot into the bootloader. The screen will say something about "AP Fastboot Mode".
Now, plug the usb cord back in. adb devices should now respond with your connected phone, and your adb commands should work.
May I ask why you are backing up your phone via adb? Or more aptly, what do you plan to do with the backup? With a locked bootloader, there should be no way you will be able to restore whatever backup you plan to make. What am I missing?
Good Luck
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Sometimes adb has issues while booted into android. Try this: Unplug the phone from the usb cable. Power it off.
Now, hold down the VOL DOWN button, and power it back on. You should boot into the bootloader. The screen will say something about "AP Fastboot Mode".
Now, plug the usb cord back in. adb devices should now respond with your connected phone, and your adb commands should work.
May I ask why you are backing up your phone via adb? Or more aptly, what do you plan to do with the backup? With a locked bootloader, there should be no way you will be able to restore whatever backup you plan to make. What am I missing?
Good Luck
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Thanks, I had intended to try the bootloader and quite frankly forgot as I got caught up troubleshooting other methods. I'll try that shortly and post results.
Meanwhile, you may be right. I've found lots of conflicting information. At least one person in the Motorola forums claims to have been able to do an adb backup and then restore it on his locked device after a FDR. I need to do one to try to deal with some battery issues. I was trying to find the path of least resistance for backup and restore, although I'm two days into researching this, so I can pretty well say this is no longer the path of least resistance, but I haven't wanted to give up, either, if it's possible...
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Thanks, I had intended to try the bootloader and quite frankly forgot as I got caught up troubleshooting other methods. I'll try that shortly and post results.
Meanwhile, you may be right. I've found lots of conflicting information. At least one person in the Motorola forums claims to have been able to do an adb backup and then restore it on his locked device after a FDR. I need to do one to try to deal with some battery issues. I was trying to find the path of least resistance for backup and restore, although I'm two days into researching this, so I can pretty well say this is no longer the path of least resistance, but I haven't wanted to give up, either, if it's possible...
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My best advice would be to make a list of all the apps you need, save any pictures or files you need, do FDR, then use the list to re-install your apps, and copy your pictures / files back, and set everything back up the way you want it.
Even if you are able to 'backup via adb', and do a FDR, once you subsequently do your 'restore', you will have the exact same issues you are having now. Battery issues are usually caused by misbehaving apps, but even if you assume the issue is caused by something else, the method you are pursuing is ill-advised.
Ok, so when you do a FDR, it clears the data and cache partitions, essentially returning the device to factory assuming you haven't tried to do root exploits or similar.
If you do a restore, it writes to....(you guessed it!) the data and possibly cache partitions. You'll essentially be right back at square 1 so to speak because -whatever- the problem is, you'll RESTORE it...
EDIT: What kind of battery life are you getting on your X? Can you give us an idea how long it is lasting, and tell us a little about your usage patterns. How much time do you spend on calls, and how much of the time is the screen on?
With what I would consider 'average' usage, I normally get 14~18 hours between charges. This includes very little talk time, but regular internet usage, and usually 1-3 hours of internet radio streaming.
I'm just curious how long yours is lasting between charges.
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My best advice would be to make a list of all the apps you need, save any pictures or files you need, do FDR, then use the list to re-install your apps, and copy your pictures / files back, and set everything back up the way you want it.
Even if you are able to 'backup via adb', and do a FDR, once you subsequently do your 'restore', you will have the exact same issues you are having now. Battery issues are usually caused by misbehaving apps, but even if you assume the issue is caused by something else, the method you are pursuing is ill-advised.
Ok, so when you do a FDR, it clears the data and cache partitions, essentially returning the device to factory assuming you haven't tried to do root exploits or similar.
If you do a restore, it writes to....(you guessed it!) the data and possibly cache partitions. You'll essentially be right back at square 1 so to speak because -whatever- the problem is, you'll RESTORE it...
EDIT: What kind of battery life are you getting on your X? Can you give us an idea how long it is lasting, and tell us a little about your usage patterns. How much time do you spend on calls, and how much of the time is the screen on?
With what I would consider 'average' usage, I normally get 14~18 hours between charges. This includes very little talk time, but regular internet usage, and usually 1-3 hours of internet radio streaming.
I'm just curious how long yours is lasting between charges.
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Absolutely.
First, agreed on the app and cache situation. I was going to exclude apps on the adb backup and just use it for pictures, settings, text messages, etc., and leave out of the backup would be potentially corrupting it after the FDR. I've used other apps in the past to back those things up, but the promise of adb seemed easier (and more fun), thus going that route. I think I've thrown in the towel on that plan at this point, but it has been a good learning experience as I learned a lot commands and troubleshooting methods in that department.
As far as battery life goes, I've had two devices. Started with a dev edition, and while I had that, I was really impressed that it would make it all day long and still have some battery leftover at the end of the day. I exchanged it for a MotoMaker edition, though. I'm not sure I ever remember this one getting as good as battery life as the other, although it's been 5 months, so it's hard to tell. Nevertheless, 18 hours would be fantastic for me.
GSAM says my average fully charged battery lasts 14 hours, with 7 hours and 4 minutes active time. That sounds pretty on par with you, but looking at the charts, I believe they're projecting from 100%–0% as I wouldn't say I typically make it from 100%–20%, which is when I always try to recharge by. The 7 hours active is where I assume my problem lies, and thus the desire to try an FDR. I use my phone a lot, but I'm not active on it for over 7 hours a day. GSAM says my average screen on time is 2h 8min, max of 2h 33min. (These averages are over a 2 month period.) In light of that, I'm regularly charging midday to make sure I can make it through the end of the night.
Regular usage patterns include very little by way of voice calling. I felt like I was on the phone a lot today, that was probably no more than 10–15 minutes. Most of the rest of the SOT time split between texting and internet/light app usage.
Android OS is of course the far and away process consuming battery, which I realize tells us nothing and isn't that uncommon, especially when the phone isn't in use.
Over the past few months, I've tried isolating the typical likely suspects (Facebook and Facebook Messenger, Google+, location services, etc.), uninstalling them, and looking for battery improvements to no avail. The only time I ever really saw a direct correlation with a particular app that I could trace has been with Google Camera. I haven't reinstalled it since they're most recent update, but while it was installed, after it's first update I dropped to about 6–8 hours of battery life.
I've also participated a good amount in this forum on the issue: https://forums.motorola.com/posts/6675cef7e3?page=31 which also happens to be where I read of user jason.motox's experience backing and and restoring with adb.
Alright, I think that's a good start from there. Would love anyone's thoughts on best practices, etc. As much as I hate the thought of adding a few apps at a time every few days, I know that's the best way to go to ensure it's not an app. But anything else that anyone else is aware of to watch out for would be useful. Also happy to post a list of currently installed apps if that would be useful.
EDIT (A thought I started and never completed in the original post): I have read in the Motorola forums of at least one user eventually having the cellular radio replaced in theirs, which solved their battery life. In a 31 page thread, I had only seen one user have a FDR actually fix their battery problems, so I haven't exactly been hopeful that it would help mine. In addition to that, since I remember my Dev Edition getting better battery life all things being equal, it does make me wonder if mine is more hardware related than app or software/firmware.
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Absolutely.
First, agreed on the app and cache situation. I was going to exclude apps on the adb and just use it for pictures, settings, text messages, etc., and leave out of the backup would be potentially corrupting it after the FDR. I've used other apps in the past to back those things up, but the promise of adb seemed easier (and more fun), thus going that route. I think I've thrown in the towel on that plan at this point, but it has been a good learning experience as I learned a lot commands and troubleshooting methods in that department.
As far as battery life goes, I've had two devices. Started with a dev edition, and while I had that, I was really impressed that it would make it all day long and still have some battery leftover at the end of the day. I exchanged it for a MotoMaker edition, though. I'm not sure I ever remember this one getting as good as battery life as the other, although it's been 5 months, so it's hard to tell. Nevertheless, 18 hours would be fantastic for me.
GSAM says my average fully charged battery lasts 14 hours, with 7 hours and 4 minutes active time. That sounds pretty on par with you, but looking at the charts, I believe they're projecting from 100%–0% as I wouldn't say I typically make it from 100%–20%, which is when I always try to recharge by. The 7 hours active is where I assume my problem lies, and thus the desire to try an FDR. I use my phone a lot, but I'm not active on it for over 7 hours a day. GSAM says my average screen on time is 2h 8min, max of 2h 33min. (These averages are over a 2 month period.) In light of that, I'm regularly charging midday to make sure I can make it through the end of the night.
Regular usage patterns include very little by way of voice calling. I felt like I was on the phone a lot today, that was probably no more than 10–15 minutes. Most of the rest of the SOT time split between texting and internet/light app usage.
Android OS is of course the far and away process consuming battery, which I realize tells us nothing and isn't that uncommon, especially when the phone isn't in use.
Over the past few months, I've tried isolating the typical likely suspects (Facebook and Facebook Messenger, Google+, location services, etc.), uninstalling them, and looking for battery improvements to no avail. The only time I ever really saw a direct correlation with a particular app that I could trace has been with Google Camera. I haven't reinstalled it since they're most recent update, but while it was installed, after it's first update I dropped to about 6–8 hours of battery life.
I've also participated a good amount in this forum on the issue: https://forums.motorola.com/posts/6675cef7e3?page=31 which also happens to be where I read of user jason.motox's experience backing and and restoring with adb.
Alright, I think that's a good start from there. Would love anyone's thoughts on best practices, etc. As much as I hate the thought of adding a few apps at a time every few days, I know that's the best way to go to ensure it's not an app. But anything else that anyone else is aware of to watch out for would be useful. Also happy to post a list of currently installed apps if that would be useful.
I have read in the Motorola forums of at least one user eventually having the cellular radio replaced in theirs
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Who is your carrier? Are you rooted, or are you able to unlock your BL? There is a root app called "Greenify" that many people swear by. It helps identify potential 'problem apps', and actually allows you to 'hibernate' them.
This basically 'hides' the app from the system completely, but you don't notice. When you explicitly launch the app it functions 100% normally, but a short time after you exit it, it gets hibernated again so it can't suck any power.
If you are rooted, or if you may consider unlocking, I would suggest giving Greenify a try. It always sucks to have to charge mid-day.
Also remember that even if moto won't unlock your BL, the gentleman from China will...for a small fee of course
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Who is your carrier? Are you rooted, or are you able to unlock your BL? There is a root app called "Greenify" that many people swear by. It helps identify potential 'problem apps', and actually allows you to 'hibernate' them.
This basically 'hides' the app from the system completely, but you don't notice. When you explicitly launch the app it functions 100% normally, but a short time after you exit it, it gets hibernated again so it can't suck any power.
If you are rooted, or if you may consider unlocking, I would suggest giving Greenify a try. It always sucks to have to charge mid-day.
Also remember that even if moto won't unlock your BL, the gentleman from China will...for a small fee of course
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Sadly I'm a Verizon user, and since I didn't keep my Dev Edition, my bootloader is locked down hard core. I'd love to use Greenify. Had it on my GNex (speaking of atrocious battery life!), but no such luck here. I've contemplated unlocking and rooting, but I have read a lot of horror stories of OTA updates with the X for those who are unlocked and/or rooted and just didn't want to deal with all that. In moments like these, though, it makes me want to send a few bucks to that Chinese gentleman...
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Sadly I'm a Verizon user, and since I didn't keep my Dev Edition, my bootloader is locked down hard core. I'd love to use Greenify. Had it on my GNex (speaking of atrocious battery life!), but no such luck here. I've contemplated unlocking and rooting, but I have read a lot of horror stories of OTA updates with the X for those who are unlocked and/or rooted and just didn't want to deal with all that. In moments like these, though, it makes me want to send a few bucks to that Chinese gentleman...
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There are just a few caveats to being unlocked:
If a new OTA comes out, it is recommended to return to stock before accepting the OTA. This is because OTAs include a "manifest" of the files that SHOULD be present on the device, along with their checksums. A modified device often won't match the manifest.
Don't let this scare you though. We may not be updated past 4.4.2 heck, 4.4.3 hasn't been released on anything yet. And if we do get another OTA, you can SBF back to stock, take the update, and then re-install everything.
In my humble opinion, the ability to use root apps (especially TETHER) is much more important to me that the minor inconvenience of possibly having to set everything back up again in the future.
If you're considering it, I recommend you take the plunge. You will get your money back if he doesn't have your code. I was able to unlock my device using the China method this 2nd time around and my device is from Nov 2013 - he still had my code. So there ARE some 2013 models in his database for sure....or I wouldn't have gotten one.
If you suspect this is a hardware problem, unlocking is ill-advised as your warranty will be void. Even if you re-lock the bootloader, it will never show "LOCKED" - it will say "RE-LOCKED" instead......and they will know you had unlocked it.
Good Luck
Ok, just to get this out of the way, I am an idiot.. Many points in this post will verify this fact. I apologize in advance, but sincerely appreciate any help.
So, this issue started badly and has gone down hill from there. I will try to go step-by-step with what has happened and will probably use too many words because I usually do.
To start, I have an HTC Vivid, rooted with the Vivid All-in-One Root Kit V2.2. When I got the phone nearly 2 years ago, I rooted it as soon as I got it out of the box and the root went flawlessly. I am still on stock ICS 4.0.3 and HTC 3.6. I have CWM Recovery 5.5.0.4.
While on vacation last week, my phone was being buggy. Shutting off, taking forever to reboot and once rebooted if you touched in less than 5 minutes, it died again. It has done this in the past but was getting worse. So, Monday night, having just got back from vacation, and utterly exhausted, I decided it was a fine time to move some media files that should not have been on my phone storage to my sd card. I grabbed the DCIM file in ES Explorer and moved it to ext-sd folder. In my tired state, I did not realize I was not moving it to the right area. I fell asleep while it was transferring.
I woke up the next morning and saw some type of notification from ES Explorer, but was running late to get the dog from the kennel, so I dismissed it and ran. While at the vets, I realized my text message tone had reset to default. I went back home and looked and all my vacation pictures and videos from Sunday and all my ringtones were gone. So, I start trying to find my pics and ringtones on my phone and it starts crashing again. At this point, I can't get it to stay on for longer than 5 minutes. I could get the phone to behave if I mounted as a disk drive on my PC, so I copied all the internal and sd files to a folder on my desk top.
After working on things for hours, at my husband's advice, I did a factory reset. I opted to do this from CWM. I thought I had been backing everything up on Titanium (nope, apparently not. I thought I had it backing up all user apps and system data). So, since I didn't have a proper Titanium back up, I reinstalled all the folders from my desktop back to my phone. In the past, when I have done this (long time ago, first phone I rooted, then when changing phones), the phone was restored exactly like it was before. This time, nope.. Several pictures still gone, SIM card wiped of all phone number data (have no idea how), call logs and text messages gone. APP data gone..
I used Disk Digger to find the missing photos and videos which have now become corrupted. (I am hoping to be able to restore them, we'll see). I also found my downloaded ringtones. They were fine.
So, then I start trying to restore my phone to how it was before, but nothing was working. I looked at the files I transferred and can see all the information is in there, but not loading correctly. I had my phone numbers backed up to Google, but even though I had them set to sync, none of the numbers I had on my SIM card were on the Google contacts list. Well, several factory resets and idiot moves later, I have managed to delete a system file or two by mistake. I can't even make a phone call at this point.
Here's what I need to find out:
I know I probably need to reflash the ROM. I want the ROM to remain stock 4.0.3, because I like it like that. I still have the All-in-One Kit and all it's associated files on my computer. Can I run the Vivid All-in-One again starting at a different step since it is already rooted? Can I just go to the "extras" menu and select Flash Factory RUU Zip, or should I do what I saw on this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836. I have Odin on my PC as well. Should I reinstall from there?
Once I have restored my ROM, is there anyway I can restore my phone to the state it was in Monday night before I screwed everything up. So sorry for the long post, but I figured the more details the better. I truly appreciate any advice. I know I have pulled some seriously stupid mess ups here and just need some help.
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I found I was backing up w /Titanium correctly, but forgot to mention after ES did whatever it did, my sd card was completely wiped as well. I did not move anything or format my SD card.. Apparently ES or whatever was wrong with my phone did. I had my Titanium set to back up to some cloud, but don't remember the settings.. (Again really, really stupid of me.)
badkitty795 said:
Ok, just to get this out of the way, I am an idiot.. Many points in this post will verify this fact. I apologize in advance, but sincerely appreciate any help.
So, this issue started badly and has gone down hill from there. I will try to go step-by-step with what has happened and will probably use too many words because I usually do.
To start, I have an HTC Vivid, rooted with the Vivid All-in-One Root Kit V2.2. When I got the phone nearly 2 years ago, I rooted it as soon as I got it out of the box and the root went flawlessly. I am still on stock ICS 4.0.3 and HTC 3.6. I have CWM Recovery 5.5.0.4.
While on vacation last week, my phone was being buggy. Shutting off, taking forever to reboot and once rebooted if you touched in less than 5 minutes, it died again. It has done this in the past but was getting worse. So, Monday night, having just got back from vacation, and utterly exhausted, I decided it was a fine time to move some media files that should not have been on my phone storage to my sd card. I grabbed the DCIM file in ES Explorer and moved it to ext-sd folder. In my tired state, I did not realize I was not moving it to the right area. I fell asleep while it was transferring.
I woke up the next morning and saw some type of notification from ES Explorer, but was running late to get the dog from the kennel, so I dismissed it and ran. While at the vets, I realized my text message tone had reset to default. I went back home and looked and all my vacation pictures and videos from Sunday and all my ringtones were gone. So, I start trying to find my pics and ringtones on my phone and it starts crashing again. At this point, I can't get it to stay on for longer than 5 minutes. I could get the phone to behave if I mounted as a disk drive on my PC, so I copied all the internal and sd files to a folder on my desk top.
After working on things for hours, at my husband's advice, I did a factory reset. I opted to do this from CWM. I thought I had been backing everything up on Titanium (nope, apparently not. I thought I had it backing up all user apps and system data). So, since I didn't have a proper Titanium back up, I reinstalled all the folders from my desktop back to my phone. In the past, when I have done this (long time ago, first phone I rooted, then when changing phones), the phone was restored exactly like it was before. This time, nope.. Several pictures still gone, SIM card wiped of all phone number data (have no idea how), call logs and text messages gone. APP data gone..
I used Disk Digger to find the missing photos and videos which have now become corrupted. (I am hoping to be able to restore them, we'll see). I also found my downloaded ringtones. They were fine.
So, then I start trying to restore my phone to how it was before, but nothing was working. I looked at the files I transferred and can see all the information is in there, but not loading correctly. I had my phone numbers backed up to Google, but even though I had them set to sync, none of the numbers I had on my SIM card were on the Google contacts list. Well, several factory resets and idiot moves later, I have managed to delete a system file or two by mistake. I can't even make a phone call at this point.
Here's what I need to find out:
I know I probably need to reflash the ROM. I want the ROM to remain stock 4.0.3, because I like it like that. I still have the All-in-One Kit and all it's associated files on my computer. Can I run the Vivid All-in-One again starting at a different step since it is already rooted? Can I just go to the "extras" menu and select Flash Factory RUU Zip, or should I do what I saw on this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836. I have Odin on my PC as well. Should I reinstall from there?
Once I have restored my ROM, is there anyway I can restore my phone to the state it was in Monday night before I screwed everything up. So sorry for the long post, but I figured the more details the better. I truly appreciate any advice. I know I have pulled some seriously stupid mess ups here and just need some help.
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I found I was backing up w /Titanium correctly, but forgot to mention after ES did whatever it did, my sd card was completely wiped as well. I did not move anything or format my SD card.. Apparently ES or whatever was wrong with my phone did. I had my Titanium set to back up to some cloud, but don't remember the settings.. (Again really, really stupid of me.)
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No... Odin is for Samsung phones...
Yea you should RUU...
While your at it... Ditch CWM for TWRP... Even if you don't use recovery all that much...
The only way to put the phone back to where it was... Since you don't have a nandroid backup is to change the settings yourself...
Sent from my Vivid 4G using Tapatalk
rignfool said:
No... Odin is for Samsung phones...
Yea you should RUU...
While your at it... Ditch CWM for TWRP... Even if you don't use recovery all that much...
The only way to put the phone back to where it was... Since you don't have a nandroid backup is to change the settings yourself...
Sent from my Vivid 4G using Tapatalk
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Well, after 5 days of fighting, only after I put my business online for all to see, I found my back up from Titanium!! It had been moved to a subfolder of a subfolder that I had looked in multiple times before. Ran it and phone has been restored including system files. It's back running normally now!
Lessons learned:
Do not decide after vacation and after driving for several hours to move files on your phone. You will mess it up!
Only after you have written an overly long post will you figure out what you did and fix it and feel even dumber than before..
Many, many thanks.
BTW, I am a bigger fan of Titanum than ever before. I can't how perfectly it restored everything, down to what panels I had my different apps on.
Hi ...
So about Tuesday (14th) morning, my G4 rebooted itself, and went into perpetual bootloop. I bought it on 3/10/2016, so it was out of warranty by a few days. I'd heard, various places online, that people were getting their G4s fixed even out of warranty, but ....
First, I went to the T-Mobile store where I bought the phone. The rep there didn't know about the bootloop issue, and said he wasn't able to help me.
Next, I contacted LG live chat online, and they said they were unable to help because the camera lens is broken. (That happened within a month or so after getting the phone. Even if I didn't tell them up front, they still would have found out when they got it. I'd considered buying a replacement & installing it myself previously, but never could figure out which was the exact OEM model or where to get it.)
I really need to preserve the data that's on the phone. I'm not just talking about pictures, documents, downloaded files, etc (I think camera pics are backed up automatically, but idk about screenshots for example) ... I also mean Wi-Fi credentials, my 60-70+ open Chrome browser tabs & history, txt/mms messages, call logs, voice mails (stored in the T-Mo Visual Voicemail app) - basically everything.
Both T-Mobile and LG, if I understood right, told me that if they took the phone in for repair, one of the first things they'd do is factory reset it, which would wipe out that data, and I can't have that.
I'm at a loss for what to do right now. I really want to get my specific phone's bootloop / motherboard issue fixed, with its data retained, and not get it replaced, at no cost to me. (Don't care so much about the camera, it's still working fine even with the external lens busted off.) If I have to replace the phone, I still need to preserve the data I mentioned above, plus anything else I may have forgotten. (Basically a full system image/clone.) Also I haven't rooted / installed a custom OS.
If replacing with a new phone is in order, I'll want a really good one without breaking the bank. (I was going to keep the G4 until 2020 or 2021, if not longer - my T-Mobile G1 lasted 4.5 years and was a then-lower-end phone at the time than the G4.) I'm still trying to figure out what all I want in the phone, or what my budget is. (I *do* know I don't want anything by Apple, or an equivalent of the G4 or Note 7 of course.) My initial budget idea (ONLY for complete phone replacement, NOT if repair is involved), subject to modification, would include taking the $ I would have used to upgrade my 4790K desktop PC to Ryzen 7, and instead getting a new phone. I'm thinking anywhere from $300 to $800. A few preliminary models that popped up in my search are the LG G6, Galaxy S8, Note 8, 1+5, Pixel/2, and a few other Asian-sounding brands I'm not sure about yet. If it's decided I have to get a new phone, I'll be making another post/thread asking for more advice in detail on that.
pianoplayer88key said:
Hi ...
So about Tuesday (14th) morning, my G4 rebooted itself, and went into perpetual bootloop. I bought it on 3/10/2016, so it was out of warranty by a few days. I'd heard, various places online, that people were getting their G4s fixed even out of warranty, but ....
First, I went to the T-Mobile store where I bought the phone. The rep there didn't know about the bootloop issue, and said he wasn't able to help me.
Next, I contacted LG live chat online, and they said they were unable to help because the camera lens is broken. (That happened within a month or so after getting the phone. Even if I didn't tell them up front, they still would have found out when they got it. I'd considered buying a replacement & installing it myself previously, but never could figure out which was the exact OEM model or where to get it.)
I really need to preserve the data that's on the phone. I'm not just talking about pictures, documents, downloaded files, etc (I think camera pics are backed up automatically, but idk about screenshots for example) ... I also mean Wi-Fi credentials, my 60-70+ open Chrome browser tabs & history, txt/mms messages, call logs, voice mails (stored in the T-Mo Visual Voicemail app) - basically everything.
Both T-Mobile and LG, if I understood right, told me that if they took the phone in for repair, one of the first things they'd do is factory reset it, which would wipe out that data, and I can't have that.
I'm at a loss for what to do right now. I really want to get my specific phone's bootloop / motherboard issue fixed, with its data retained, and not get it replaced, at no cost to me. (Don't care so much about the camera, it's still working fine even with the external lens busted off.) If I have to replace the phone, I still need to preserve the data I mentioned above, plus anything else I may have forgotten. (Basically a full system image/clone.) Also I haven't rooted / installed a custom OS.
If replacing with a new phone is in order, I'll want a really good one without breaking the bank. (I was going to keep the G4 until 2020 or 2021, if not longer - my T-Mobile G1 lasted 4.5 years and was a then-lower-end phone at the time than the G4.) I'm still trying to figure out what all I want in the phone, or what my budget is. (I *do* know I don't want anything by Apple, or an equivalent of the G4 or Note 7 of course.) My initial budget idea (ONLY for complete phone replacement, NOT if repair is involved), subject to modification, would include taking the $ I would have used to upgrade my 4790K desktop PC to Ryzen 7, and instead getting a new phone. I'm thinking anywhere from $300 to $800. A few preliminary models that popped up in my search are the LG G6, Galaxy S8, Note 8, 1+5, Pixel/2, and a few other Asian-sounding brands I'm not sure about yet. If it's decided I have to get a new phone, I'll be making another post/thread asking for more advice in detail on that.
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the safe way is to do the freezer method search and youll find tutorial.. get you data and stuff. use titanium to back up apps with data with the paid app..
raptorddd said:
the safe way is to do the freezer method search and youll find tutorial.. get you data and stuff. use titanium to back up apps with data with the paid app..
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I've heard of the freezer method. I did pop it in the fridge and it almost started to work for a minute, but maybe I should try the freezer. I've also heard of people heating it and getting some temporary use out of it.
I have the paid Titanium Backup on my rooted Galaxy Relay 4G, but I haven't rooted the G4. And, once I went to a new phone, how would I restore without root? (I'd decided not to root until the warranty expired, but it'd be nice to get one that's more friendly to that in the future, also have better full backups, etc.)
Also I've heard there's a way to disable a couple cores & get it working that way, but I have Marshmallow and I hear it requires Lollipop.
pianoplayer88key said:
I've heard of the freezer method. I did pop it in the fridge and it almost started to work for a minute, but maybe I should try the freezer. I've also heard of people heating it and getting some temporary use out of it.
I have the paid Titanium Backup on my rooted Galaxy Relay 4G, but I haven't rooted the G4. And, once I went to a new phone, how would I restore without root? (I'd decided not to root until the warranty expired, but it'd be nice to get one that's more friendly to that in the future, also have better full backups, etc.)
Also I've heard there's a way to disable a couple cores & get it working that way, but I have Marshmallow and I hear it requires Lollipop.
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we have antirollback in h811 if you are in 20i you are okey to downgrade if higher then 20i say 20o then you cant downgrade to lollipop.
not sure how you would go about restoring. your data..
raptorddd said:
we have antirollback in h811 if you are in 20i you are okey to downgrade if higher then 20i say 20o then you cant downgrade to lollipop.
not sure how you would go about restoring. your data..
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Hmm... well since I can't boot (for now) past the LG screen, idk if I can even get TO a place where I can attempt a rollback.
And even if I have to use other methods to get the data back (so long as it doesn't cost much, as in less than the cost of an SD card) ... then another important criteria for my next phone is automatic backup of *everything*, either to the cloud, or to a second removable micro SD card, or something. (And, by backup of everything, I mean full system image basically.)
And the data I'm talking about includes, but is not limited to, call logs, browser history & open tabs (chrome was my primary browser on that phone), sms/mms messages, saved voicemails (in the T-Mobile Visual Voicemail app), and other things that aren't saved in places like Documents, Downloads, DCIM, Pictures, etc.
pianoplayer88key said:
Hmm... well since I can't boot (for now) past the LG screen, idk if I can even get TO a place where I can attempt a rollback.
And even if I have to use other methods to get the data back (so long as it doesn't cost much, as in less than the cost of an SD card) ... then another important criteria for my next phone is automatic backup of *everything*, either to the cloud, or to a second removable micro SD card, or something. (And, by backup of everything, I mean full system image basically.)
And the data I'm talking about includes, but is not limited to, call logs, browser history & open tabs (chrome was my primary browser on that phone), sms/mms messages, saved voicemails (in the T-Mobile Visual Voicemail app), and other things that aren't saved in places like Documents, Downloads, DCIM, Pictures, etc.
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is bootloopng . thats a hardware issue.. i would suggest to do the freezer method .making sure no moist gets in phone.. i think people put in frezzer with cable and recovers their data.
So ... the freezer method has worked (with the phone in a Ziploc bag), at least partially. After turning off WiFi, a few days ago I was able to use ES File Explorer (already installed) to copy the internal phone memory to a 128GB SD card which was only about 10-20% full or so. (I couldn't copy absolutely everything, as my G4 isn't rooted yet.) I did it in stages - first copied several user data folders just in case it croaked mid-backup (it didn't), then did the rest.
Just earlier this morning, I used SuperBackup+ (or whatever it's called, I forget atm & the phone's charging again) to back up a few more things.
Then I went into the settings to see if anything was set to back up to the cloud, or could be backed up. Under "Backup and Reset", it was set to back up to my Google account. I also checked a few other settings.
Right before turning on WiFi again, I opened CPU-Z, to find most of the temps around 8°C. After turning WiFi back on, within seconds most of the temps shot up to the 30s to 60s °C, and the top 2 on the list (which included battery) pegged at 140°C, then the phone rebooted itself. So apparently turning WiFi on quickly overwhelms the phone. (I can't use mobile data, as I took the SIM card out and am using it in my SGH-T699 for now.) It then started up briefly, and while I *think* I may have been able to turn off WiFi again before it rebooted again, it started looping, from what I could tell. (Was probably time to take a break anyway, as I'd been standing there for a good 10-15 minutes or so with the freezer door open.)
I'm still hoping I might have a little bit of life left for backing up, after giving the phone a rest, battery a charge, letting the freezer settle down, and refreezing the phone.
One more thing I'd like to do with the phone - root it. Is there a way to do it without an internet connection, if possible without a computer (although maybe I could shut the freezer door on the USB cable), and for sure without wiping the device? I'd really like to use Titanium Backup Pro (already installed) to back everything up to the 128GB SD card.
Also I've heard about possibly disabling the two fast CPU cores, but also heard that may only work on Lollipop. (My G4 has Marshmallow installed.)
Anyway, right now the phone is plugged in (out of the freezer) and charging again. Interesting thing though ... while it was powered on in the freezer, it was saying I had 51% battery left. (This was right after I'd pulled it off the charger and it said 98-100% or so - the powered-off battery meter.) Then, plugging it back in (again powered off), it said 78%. Is the huge discrepancy in battery percentages temperature related, or indicative of another issue like a weakening battery? (The battery hasn't swelled at all, from what I can tell.)
I think it's time for a new phone soon, though. I might make another topic with more details, but a few I'm looking at maybe are the Asus Zenfone AR, Google Pixel, OnePlus 3T, Samsung Galaxy S7, maybe a few others. (I'm not as sure about the LG G6 or V20.) Other brands under consideration include HTC, Huawei, LeEco, Motorola, Oppo, vivo, Xiaomi & ZTE.
Basically I'd like something that
officially supports rooting / custom ROMs (and stock ROM is as close to vanilla Android as possible),
is officially supported for updates for a good while (for example if it comes with Android 7, I can upgrade to 9 or if possible 10 OTA, and beyond with community-made ROMs),
has a decent CPU/GPU (like SD 820/821/835 & Adreno 530/540),
plenty of RAM (6+ GB),
a decent amount of internal storage (64+ GB),
has either a micro SD slot or supports USB OTG or both,
among other things.
I'm guessing the 1+3T might be the best compromise? (Or stretch the budget & get the Pixel?) Or should I maybe consider waiting for the Pixel 2 or the OnePlus 4/5? Or get one of the other options / something else entirely? (I'd like to buy within the next month or two, if not sooner.) I had been planning to upgrade my desktop PC to AMD Ryzen 7, but figured I'd use the $ I would have spent on that, on the phone instead. (I can limp along on my i7-4790K a while longer, or my laptop's i7-6700K, etc, it'll just be somewhat slower in video editing, multitasking, etc. From what I hear my i7s are maybe faster at 1080p gaming, but I don't game all that much.)
I'm on T-Mobile - the $30/month 5GB+100min plan for now, but eventually tentatively plan to upgrade to unlimited with the unlimited hotspot addon.