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[Q] S3 I9305 won't boot in custom recovery

Hi Guys,
I have s3 GT-I9305, android version 4.1.2, baseband version I9305XXBLL5. Australian model for Optus.
I successfully rooted and installed Philz_Touch_6.19.3 _ After that I could do Nandroid online backup and confirm it is rooted.
When I tried to flash custom ROM today - I found I can't boot in CWM/Philz recovery mode. Then I tried to different version of Philz/CWM and TWRP but none worked. It keeps booting in stock recovery mode- I get message as shown in attached image.
PS: I have USB diagnosis checked but haven't unlocked boot loader?

to be specific: my phone works fine - boots fine - It is just I want to load custom rom and it won't go to custom recovery and I can't load custom ROM.
Thanks.

HELP!
can anyone please help me out here!
I kept searching and found some solution but none worked.
I used triangle away. - didn't work
Installed custom recovery without checking auto reset and started after pulling battery out. - didn't work
It still boot in odin mode and I can't go to custom recovery

i have the same problem too when i got my phone flashed 3rd recovery last year,
the stock recovery can automaticly restore itself after reboot~
but i found the solution here in xda,just flash a zip to unlock the self-protection of the stock recovery~
i will tell you the link and the attachment several hours later after my work,if you cannt wait, you can search it here,maybe you can find it yourself.
Sent from my GT-I9305

Aphirodite said:
i have the same problem too when i got my phone flashed 3rd recovery last year,
the stock recovery can automaticly restore itself after reboot~
but i found the solution here in xda,just flash a zip to unlock the self-protection of the stock recovery~
i will tell you the link and the attachment several hours later after my work,if you cannt wait, you can search it here,maybe you can find it yourself.
Sent from my GT-I9305
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I had a quick search but couldn't find it. Will greatly appreciate if you can post link.
Thanks

even after you flash a custom recovery...your phone will automatically flash stock recovery every time it reboots...so that's why you will get into stock even if you flash CWM/TWRP or what you like.....
here is the solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-cf-root-cwm-recovery-ported-supersu-t1914394
read at the end of the first post....WORKAROUND......
i used myself and worked....

ggmm2013123 said:
I had a quick search but couldn't find it. Will greatly appreciate if you can post link.
Thanks
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the guy offered the post which included the solution.
try to flash the "Remove-boot-recovery.p.zip",it will work..
good luck
:fingers-crossed:

Done
Thanks guys.
Above solution didn't work for me but I got it working through rom manager App. I reboot to recovery through ROM Manager and it worked.
How ever After I installed Pacman rom, I couldn't use App as there were no Gapps and wouldn't boot to recovery. The workaround here was to press home, volume up and lock button simultaneously and release it after few second and it will go to custom recovery.
In the end, I am on Pacman Nightly 06/04/2014 with Philz touch recovery.

Help! Can't return to stock

Hey guys, any info on this would be great.
Have a ATT Note 3... It boots into recovery and Download mode..
Basically, I was going to install knoxraid, wiped /system /data, but didn't have the rom file to flash.
Then, rebooted phone, and it will go into stock recovery but not safestrap.
Please help... I know it can't be completely bricked.
I tried unbrick-soft-bricked-att-galaxy-note-3-sm-900a but it fails
(also, I am sure Samsung drivers are installed)

kuttor said:
Hey guys, any info on this would be great.
Have a ATT Note 3... It boots into recovery and Download mode..
Basically, I was going to install knoxraid, wiped /system /data, but didn't have the rom file to flash.
Then, rebooted phone, and it will go into stock recovery but not safestrap.
Please help... I know it can't be completely bricked.
I tried unbrick-soft-bricked-att-galaxy-note-3-sm-900a but it fails
(also, I am sure Samsung drivers are installed)
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So you can't get the phone to boot normally? What happens when you try to let the phone boot up on it's on without trying to go into recovery or download mode?

Same thing happened to me once.. just took it to my nearest at&t and told them I was upgrading to kit Kat by computer thru kies and that my daughter unplugged my phone during its process and failed and they fixed it for me..free
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kuttor said:
Hey guys, any info on this would be great.
Have a ATT Note 3... It boots into recovery and Download mode..
Basically, I was going to install knoxraid, wiped /system /data, but didn't have the rom file to flash.
Then, rebooted phone, and it will go into stock recovery but not safestrap.
Please help... I know it can't be completely bricked.
I tried unbrick-soft-bricked-att-galaxy-note-3-sm-900a but it fails
(also, I am sure Samsung drivers are installed)
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I believe you are going to have to Odin back with the Odin JB files. Their is three of them. I see if I can find you more info as to what to do.
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kuttor said:
Hey guys, any info on this would be great.
Have a ATT Note 3... It boots into recovery and Download mode..
Basically, I was going to install knoxraid, wiped /system /data, but didn't have the rom file to flash.
Then, rebooted phone, and it will go into stock recovery but not safestrap.
Please help... I know it can't be completely bricked.
I tried unbrick-soft-bricked-att-galaxy-note-3-sm-900a but it fails
(also, I am sure Samsung drivers are installed)
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Here is the like on how to get back to JB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2707555

htsl said:
I believe you are going to have to Odin back with the Odin JB files. Their is three of them. I see if I can find you more info as to what to do.
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Here is the like on how to get back to JB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2707555
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That would work beautifully, but I don't have safe strap installed and can't get into a ROM...
Basically, I can get into download and stock recovery mode.

Ideas4ya said:
So you can't get the phone to boot normally? What happens when you try to let the phone boot up on it's on without trying to go into recovery or download mode?
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Nope, I erased system and data... So, I can get into recovery and download mode.
Any help is hugely appreciated....if I could flash safe strap, it would be fine.

kuttor said:
Nope, I erased system and data... So, I can get into recovery and download mode.
Any help is hugely appreciated....if I could flash safe strap, it would be fine.
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All your gonna have to do is Odin some JB files and your Safestrap should still be on their regardless of you erassing your system data.
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kuttor said:
Nope, I erased system and data... So, I can get into recovery and download mode.
Any help is hugely appreciated....if I could flash safe strap, it would be fine.
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What version of SafeStrap did you have installed ? 3.7.1 or 3.7.2

Dude. Wait. If you wiped system you have no rom..All you have to do is use your computer and download a rom and push to your sd card. Then use stock or recovery to flash. Lol. I did this on my nexus once. Anyway it's simple fix.
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kuttor said:
Nope, I erased system and data... So, I can get into recovery and download mode.
Any help is hugely appreciated....if I could flash safe strap, it would be fine.
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I would say you could revert to MJ5 link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715. Read it to the T. This will put the MJ5 4.3 back on your phone. You don't need safestrap to revert back to MJ5 method. You can root and install safestrap back on when its installed. Just do steps 1-9 if you don't want to root this method. don't worry about this download link ( https://mega.co.nz/#F!icMTnSQY!bMBNFmUnn2_K8olSTYpwIA (mirror provided by drakeymcmb) i'ts just a mirror for the ml9 fix.image ext4.

YRC123 said:
I would say you could revert to MJ5 link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715. Read it to the T. This will put the MJ5 4.3 back on your phone. You don't need safestrap to revert back to MJ5 method. You can root and install safestrap back on when its installed. Just do steps 1-9 if you don't want to root this method. don't worry about this download link ( https://mega.co.nz/#F!icMTnSQY!bMBNFmUnn2_K8olSTYpwIA (mirror provided by drakeymcmb) i'ts just a mirror for the ml9 fix.image ext4.
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Alright, I'll follow this eexact. I am not new to flashing and ROM mods. (Been doing it since the s2). I normally would push via ADB, use a custom recovery and be set. But, just picked up the note 2… and ADB wouldnt detect the phone to push ROM.. (Using ADB device). So, anyways.... I know I have to use ODIN. I know its not fubard because the phone boots into download and stock recovery mode.
Thanks everyone, I really want to get this fix. Luckily I have a nexus 5 as well.

kuttor said:
Alright, I'll follow this eexact. I am not new to flashing and ROM mods. (Been doing it since the s2). I normally would push via ADB, use a custom recovery and be set. But, just picked up the note 2… and ADB wouldnt detect the phone to push ROM.. (Using ADB device). So, anyways.... I know I have to use ODIN. I know its not fubard because the phone boots into download and stock recovery mode.
Thanks everyone, I really want to get this fix. Luckily I have a nexus 5 as well.
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hold on do you have the note 2 or note 3

jerrycoffman45 said:
hold on do you have the note 2 or note 3
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Note 3 -- sorry.

kuttor said:
Alright, I'll follow this eexact. I am not new to flashing and ROM mods. (Been doing it since the s2). I normally would push via ADB, use a custom recovery and be set. But, just picked up the note 2… and ADB wouldnt detect the phone to push ROM.. (Using ADB device). So, anyways.... I know I have to use ODIN. I know its not fubard because the phone boots into download and stock recovery mode.
Thanks everyone, I really want to get this fix. Luckily I have a nexus 5 as well.
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We can't use the old way to get into our or past our bootloaders. If you follow everything on revert to MJ5 steps 1-9 that should give you bootable verse of MJ5 4.3. If you still want root and stay on MJ5 ok. If you want the next software fix then don't root yet then try to get the NB4 patch then you can root with Kingo 1.18.

Stock Flashable LS995 Sprint Flex Rom

Here is a stock flashable sprint flex rom for those who might ever need it. It can be used for development purposes or if you simply messed up your phone and need it.
steps to install
1. First download Playfulgods app that installs clockwork mod recovery
2. Download the flashable rom located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HYWZRx8JLsRHhPVVhvQko3akU/edit?usp=sharing
3. Boot to recovery by turning phone all the way off and holding down vol + and power until you see a black screen with a symbol and korean writing. You will then see cwm recovery start.
4. scroll to advance
5. click the loki toggle. This will stop the recovery from trying to loki the boot.img and causing an error. The boot.img is already lokied thanks to Playfulgod
6. Install the Rom and let it finish
7. reboot the device.

Very nice work,....
Sent from my LG-LS995 using XDA Free mobile app

So if loki is enabled in cwm then the rom dev doesn't need to patch the boot.img? or is because it's the stock boot.img?

I'm on T mo but hellz yea to development congrats n thanks! !!
sentfromybrain

PattyNYC said:
So if loki is enabled in cwm then the rom dev doesn't need to patch the boot.img? or is because it's the stock boot.img?
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Clock work is having errors with loki at the moment. Therefor Playfulgod made me a lokied stock boot.img for now. So loki is not needed.

Awesome! U r the man. Thx!
Sent from my LG-LS995 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Is this 4.2.2 ZV3 or 4.4 ZV6
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jesmann said:
Is this 4.2.2 ZV3 or 4.4 ZV6
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4.2.2. I am going to try to make a 4.4.2 today
Sent from my LG-LS980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

I uploaded the update file the kit Kat discussion thread if that helps
Sent from my LG-LS995 using Tapatalk

Any headway on a 4.4 Rom? Decided I'll wait for a Rom rather than unroot for the update. It's good to see advances are being made! Good work dude.

scarsofapathy said:
Any headway on a 4.4 Rom? Decided I'll wait for a Rom rather than unroot for the update. It's good to see advances are being made! Good work dude.
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If your on sprint variant you can update to kitkat and root it with IOroot25 that's what i did. I'm also waiting for roms but not 4.2.2 roms im waiting for kitkat roms i don't see the point to be hype for JB roms when kitkat is out and as long as you can root kitkat that should be fine to hold you off until roms start popping out.
Sent from my LG-LS995 using Tapatalk

yellowman82 said:
If your on sprint variant you can update to kitkat and root it with IOroot25 that's what i did. I'm also waiting for roms but not 4.2.2 roms im waiting for kitkat roms i don't see the point to be hype for JB roms when kitkat is out and as long as you can root kitkat that should be fine to hold you off until roms start popping out.
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need recovery to work on kk first b4 you can have roms.

So if I flash this stock Rom will my phone accept the kk update or do I still need to unroot? I read something about needing to unroot but also read you can flash a stock Rom? Confused about the best way to take the kk update. I've just seen some people saying it's best to wait for a kk Rom and others say go ahead and update then root haha

No won't update with custom recovery
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justinswidebody said:
Here is a stock flashable sprint flex rom for those who might ever need it. It can be used for development purposes or if you simply messed up your phone and need it.
steps to install
1. First download Playfulgods app that installs clockwork mod recovery
2. Download the flashable rom located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HYWZRx8JLsRHhPVVhvQko3akU/edit?usp=sharing
3. Boot to recovery by turning phone all the way off and holding down vol + and power until you see a black screen with a symbol and korean writing. You will then see cwm recovery start.
4. scroll to advance
5. click the loki toggle. This will stop the recovery from trying to loki the boot.img and causing an error. The boot.img is already lokied thanks to Playfulgod
6. Install the Rom and let it finish
7. reboot the device.
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I desperately need this and the link doesn't work, ..I need to fastboot flash all these files because this phone won't respond to charging and the screen doesn't show anything, yet it willl take fastboot flashes...it's strange..even "fastboot devices" returns a "? fastboot" instead of showing the device #

adb
justinswidebody said:
Here is a stock flashable sprint flex rom for those who might ever need it. It can be used for development purposes or if you simply messed up your phone and need it.
steps to install
1. First download Playfulgods app that installs clockwork mod recovery
2. Download the flashable rom located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HYWZRx8JLsRHhPVVhvQko3akU/edit?usp=sharing
3. Boot to recovery by turning phone all the way off and holding down vol + and power until you see a black screen with a symbol and korean writing. You will then see cwm recovery start.
4. scroll to advance
5. click the loki toggle. This will stop the recovery from trying to loki the boot.img and causing an error. The boot.img is already lokied thanks to Playfulgod
6. Install the Rom and let it finish
7. reboot the device.
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Was finally able to download the zip file, is there anyway to get it on my device from Recovery? My Device is stuck in a boot loop but I can get the phone into recovery mode, but I believe the CWM on my device isn't working 100%, I can back up and restore if that helps, but when I restart the system, I get nothing but the LG Boot Logo.
Tried adb sideload, "device not found"
UPDATE: Somehow got sideload to cooperate but keep getting * failed to write data 'protocol fault <no status>' * get this at about 55-60%
Sideload gets to exactly 59% every time, then fails. Can I not sideload this Stock ROM?

justinswidebody said:
Here is a stock flashable sprint flex rom for those who might ever need it. It can be used for development purposes or if you simply messed up your phone and need it.
steps to install
1. First download Playfulgods app that installs clockwork mod recovery
2. Download the flashable rom located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HYWZRx8JLsRHhPVVhvQko3akU/edit?usp=sharing
3. Boot to recovery by turning phone all the way off and holding down vol + and power until you see a black screen with a symbol and korean writing. You will then see cwm recovery start.
4. scroll to advance
5. click the loki toggle. This will stop the recovery from trying to loki the boot.img and causing an error. The boot.img is already lokied thanks to Playfulgod
6. Install the Rom and let it finish
7. reboot the device.
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Were you ever able to make a kit Kat zip I have someone who will they also were looking for the about and stock kit Kat recovery for ls995
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rekamyenom said:
adb
Was finally able to download the zip file, is there anyway to get it on my device from Recovery? My Device is stuck in a boot loop but I can get the phone into recovery mode, but I believe the CWM on my device isn't working 100%, I can back up and restore if that helps, but when I restart the system, I get nothing but the LG Boot Logo.
Tried adb sideload, "device not found"
UPDATE: Somehow got sideload to cooperate but keep getting * failed to write data 'protocol fault <no status>' * get this at about 55-60%
Sideload gets to exactly 59% every time, then fails. Can I not sideload this Stock ROM?
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This same thing is happening to me I'm on kit Kat but like an idiot installed twrp and now I only have twrp dlmode and I can ADB push ADB sideload reads but I get that same protocol thing annoying

Hi
The ROM link is no longer available.
Could anyone offer a another link!

justinswidebody said:
Here is a stock flashable sprint flex rom for those who might ever need it. It can be used for development purposes or if you simply messed up your phone and need it.
steps to install
1. First download Playfulgods app that installs clockwork mod recovery
2. Download the flashable rom located here: [B]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HYWZRx8JLsRHhPVVhvQko3akU/edit?usp=sharing[/B]
3. Boot to recovery by turning phone all the way off and holding down vol + and power until you see a black screen with a symbol and korean writing. You will then see cwm recovery start.
4. scroll to advance
5. click the loki toggle. This will stop the recovery from trying to loki the boot.img and causing an error. The boot.img is already lokied thanks to Playfulgod
6. Install the Rom and let it finish
7. reboot the device.
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link not working

Don't mean to perpetuate the broken record but. Link isn't orking. I need this very very badly.Stuck in boot loop without backup. Thanks

[Q] Cannot root S5830 2.3.6

Hello,
I'm trying to root my S5830 but it's not working. I have had it rooted before because I installed Samsung's stock android version 2.3.6 (The phone originally came with 2.2.1 I think).
The exact stock firmware on the phone is GINGERBREAD.XWKTQ.
I tried applying the universal_gb_root_v25 file in recovery mode and it seems to be working. There's no errors or anything and it tells me the device has been rooted and to restart. However after restarting, the device does not appear to be rooted at all, RootValidate tells me root access is not available. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!

Cannot root S5830 2.3.6
brummbeere said:
Hello,
I'm trying to root my S5830 but it's not working. I have had it rooted before because I installed Samsung's stock android version 2.3.6 (The phone originally came with 2.2.1 I think).
The exact stock firmware on the phone is GINGERBREAD.XWKTQ.
I tried applying the universal_gb_root_v25 file in recovery mode and it seems to be working. There's no errors or anything and it tells me the device has been rooted and to restart. However after restarting, the device does not appear to be rooted at all, RootValidate tells me root access is not available. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!
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have you just installed custom recovery?
I remeber you need first to root the phone and later install custom recovery.
If you not installed custom recovery, try to flash the attached file.
daniga74

daniga74 said:
have you just installed custom recovery?
I remeber you need first to root the phone and later install custom recovery.
If you not installed custom recovery, try to flash the attached file.
daniga74
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Thanks, what custom recovery are you talking about? I just entered the default android recovery mode by pressing HOME and POWER buttons on startup. I tried the upd_1 file in recovery mode and it ran okay, but unfortunately it didn't fix the problem.

brummbeere said:
Thanks, what custom recovery are you talking about? I just entered the default android recovery mode by pressing HOME and POWER buttons on startup. I tried the upd_1 file in recovery mode and it ran okay, but unfortunately it didn't fix the problem.
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I talk about CWM /clockwork) 5.0.2.6

This fixed it for me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850070
So it seems the problem was there was not enough space left and I first had to run Delete_thinkdroid.zip to free up some space. After that I applied upd_1.zip and now the phone is rooted.

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glad to know now it works!!!

Well done
If you need to root your device, I've a post too when you can find a couple of script to get some free internal space in order to achieve your goal

New factory image MMB29V released

https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/hammerhead-mmb29v-factory-62a68ee9.tgz go and get some'
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

Thanks for the heads up. I think I'm going to wait for the OTA with this one. I'm hoping there's more than just security updates here, fingers crossed for some 800MHz LTE capability with my carrier.

dkconor said:
Thanks for the heads up. I think I'm going to wait for the OTA with this one. I'm hoping there's more than just security updates here, fingers crossed for some 800MHz LTE capability with my carrier.
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I read they were going to fix the bug related to volume control arrows disappearing :fingers-crossed:

Kustaa said:
I read they were going to fix the bug related to volume control arrows disappearing :fingers-crossed:
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Oh I hope that's true.. that has been driving me insane!

I flash it and rooted, but I can´t change build.prop anymore. strange.
edit: only one build prop editor worked. trough kernel auditor and throug explorer cant´t change.

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error stop work

I just flash factory images without wipe. Everything worked fine as usual. But afterwards, I tried to flash the last twrp recovery, 3.0 but I can't flash it!!! After I flash it, via fastboot commands, when I try to enter recovey all I get is the stock recovery!!!
The other times I did this and twrp did flash ok!! Am I doing something wrong?!? Help me please!!

After flashing TWRP, are you booting directly to recovery using the buttons or are you rebooting the phone and then trying to enter recovery?

audit13 said:
After flashing TWRP, are you booting directly to recovery using the buttons or are you rebooting the phone and then trying to enter recovery?
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I think I did both, and it didn't work on both methods after glashing two times...

I would try 2.8.7.1 instead of 3.0. I have seen a couple of posts from other XDA member with phones that work fine with 2.8.7.1 but not 3.0.

Hello! After flashing this, I've got Google Services battery drain again. Anyone else? Regards, Zagor

Hope it's the System UI memory leak fix...

the sound bar bug is not fixed

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onesolo said:
I just flash factory images without wipe. Everything worked fine as usual. But afterwards, I tried to flash the last twrp recovery, 3.0 but I can't flash it!!! After I flash it, via fastboot commands, when I try to enter recovey all I get is the stock recovery!!!
The other times I did this and twrp did flash ok!! Am I doing something wrong?!? Help me please!!
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Recovery Fix -
Flash recovery in Fastboot
Use power button to manually power off
Reboot bootlader, then recovery. Voila.