rom flashing help - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5

Ok so I rooted my phone and its rooted at&t us. when i go to recover i don't see any back up options,every time i flash from my sd card it wipes my phone out iv'e flashed roms on my old phone so its not like i don't know what i'm doing. can anyone help am i doing something wrong that's why it's not flashing thanks in advance.

tdogin said:
Ok so I rooted my phone and its rooted at&t us. when i go to recover i don't see any back up options,every time i flash from my sd card it wipes my phone out iv'e flashed roms on my old phone so its not like i don't know what i'm doing. can anyone help am i doing something wrong that's why it's not flashing thanks in advance.
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What recovery are you using, and what are you trying to flash?

I have rom manger and twarp none of them seem to be working I tried superuser from rom manger wont work also used unity rom every time i flash it wipes it out and i cant flash a backup cause theirs no option

tdogin said:
I have rom manger and twarp none of them seem to be working I tried superuser from rom manger wont work also used unity rom every time i flash it wipes it out and i cant flash a backup cause theirs no option
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Well I'm taking it you haven't read up too much on the status of the S5 for AT&T and Verizon, but the bootloader is locked and encrypted with no known workaround so you can't flash a custom recovery.
The only option for recovery is Safestrap. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794087

tdogin said:
Ok so I rooted my phone and its rooted at&t us. when i go to recover i don't see any back up options,every time i flash from my sd card it wipes my phone out iv'e flashed roms on my old phone so its not like i don't know what i'm doing. can anyone help am i doing something wrong that's why it's not flashing thanks in advance.
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You really need to do a lot more reading I'm not being rude but by what you're posting leads me to believe you've jumped into the AT&T S5 and didn't know what you were getting into. Every device is completely different. If I were you I'd try to do quite a bit more research before going any further before you brick your device I'd start here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2697270
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[Q] Can't use any other ROM after flashing mg2195's CM10

Ok so for shiz and giggles i wanted to try out cm10 so i did.. now that i've tested it and tried to recover from a back up and tried other roms but they all get stuck in a boot loop. tried flashing all different kinds of kernels including faux's. although i didnt see this as a thing that could be wrong with CM10 but i cant mount the phone anymore so i've been downloading different roms straight to the phone.. is there anybody out there that can help me figure out how to fix this? i still havnt tried the RUU so i'm downloading that now but i figured it may take awhile for anyone to answer so i posted this first. i'm technically a newb to this whole android rooting and flashing roms thing but i'm a software engineer so i'm not completely out of my element. edit: my carrier is ATT btw.. also i used the AIO toolkit 2.1 thing to do all the rooting and flashing CWM 5.5.0.4
RujinXERO said:
Ok so for shiz and giggles i wanted to try out cm10 so i did.. now that i've tested it and tried to recover from a back up and tried other roms but they all get stuck in a boot loop. tried flashing all different kinds of kernels including faux's. although i didnt see this as a thing that could be wrong with CM10 but i cant mount the phone anymore so i've been downloading different roms straight to the phone.. is there anybody out there that can help me figure out how to fix this? i still havnt tried the RUU so i'm downloading that now but i figured it may take awhile for anyone to answer so i posted this first. i'm technically a newb to this whole android rooting and flashing roms thing but i'm a software engineer so i'm not completely out of my element. edit: my carrier is ATT btw.. also i used the AIO toolkit 2.1 thing to do all the rooting and flashing CWM 5.5.0.4
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My cm10 is not the problem...sometimes recoveries go bad on this phone...try downloading a recovery and flashing it...if it doesn't work just wait for that ruu
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mg2195 said:
My cm10 is not the problem...sometimes recoveries go bad on this phone...try downloading a recovery and flashing it...if it doesn't work just wait for that ruu
Sent from my SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2
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i didnt mean anything by it.. it just seemed that it was the problem what with i couldnt use any other rom anymore.. other than the calls not working it looks very pretty.. very snappy.. cant wait for more updates.. so yeah apparently i'm a retard because i was seriously up all night trying different things.. dead tired.. i never thought to try a rom that i previously got working properly.. so i just did that and it works.. so basically all those other roms i tried wernt flashing correctly or maybe i was doing something wrong in the process that made them boot loop.. but now i know backups on this phone go bad.. thanx for the tips.. and your rom..
RujinXERO said:
i didnt mean anything by it.. it just seemed that it was the problem what with i couldnt use any other rom anymore.. other than the calls not working it looks very pretty.. very snappy.. cant wait for more updates.. so yeah apparently i'm a retard because i was seriously up all night trying different things.. dead tired.. i never thought to try a rom that i previously got working properly.. so i just did that and it works.. so basically all those other roms i tried wernt flashing correctly or maybe i was doing something wrong in the process that made them boot loop.. but now i know backups on this phone go bad.. thanx for the tips.. and your rom..
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alot of vivid owners had/having problem with cwm , i avioded it. and use the other recover that was in the all-in-one tool .. think the name is WCX recovery .. and i have no issue
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alot of vivid owners had/having problem with cwm , i avioded it. and use the other recover that was in the all-in-one tool .. think the name is WCX recovery .. and i have no issue
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same- its also in the WCX root pack in the superguide

Successful Unroot Options

I am returning my phone back to stock so I can trade it in. I found a few threads on here that have ways to unroot but some seem questionable. Can anyone point me in the right direction to unroot an official Kit Kat updated device?
Thanks
Assuming you have supersu, uninstall all of your apps that have root access (for safestrap, busybox, etc make sure to uninstall the in-app stuff first), i would reboot here but that may not be necessary...then open up supersu and choose "full unroot". Then factory reset and double check status is official ☺
If you get a custom screen after that try rerooting then full unroot with supersu again
Edit: I stand corrected - flashing NC2 with Odin is easiest
Yeah I have su. So before I do this should I restore my stock rom I have backed up via safestrap? I am currently running dynamic kat 5.0
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
Awesome, I will give that a try when my upgrade is closer. Thank you
440bro said:
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
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konaman said:
Awesome, I will give that a try when my upgrade is closer. Thank you
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Yea @440bro 's suggestion is way easier since Odin removes all of that! unroot with SuperSU does work but it's a long way around for just returning to stock
please help
440bro said:
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006[/QUOTE
]I have similar situation except I have an iMac running OS X Mavericks. Could anyone tell me if it's possible to unroot my AT&T Note 3 to stock ROM to sell? I installed stock custom rom using safestrap but when I reboot or turn device on, I get a safestrap enabled cartoon thing asking to continue or recover. I don't think people will want to buy phone if they saw this sick looking robot thing when they switch it on. Please help...Phone too big for my hands. Thank you
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braddy66 said:
440bro said:
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006[/QUOTE
]I have similar situation except I have an iMac running OS X Mavericks. Could anyone tell me if it's possible to unroot my AT&T Note 3 to stock ROM to sell? I installed stock custom rom using safestrap but when I reboot or turn device on, I get a safestrap enabled cartoon thing asking to continue or recover. I don't think people will want to buy phone if they saw this sick looking robot thing when they switch it on. Please help...Phone too big for my hands. Thank you
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Did you backup stock rom before you flashed the custom rom in safestrap? if yes, reflash your backup in safestrap then the steps in post #2 should work. If no, I'm really not sure how going through that unroot process with SuperSU while still on a custom rom would work out...Odin is much easier and more reliable so if there's any way you can get to a PC you might want to go that route.
Also if you're selling online you might find some people who do want to buy a rooted Note 3...I sold a phone on swappa a few months ago and there were people looking specifically for rooted phones. The 'cartoon thing' is safestrap and is exactly what you want to see when you turn on a rooted AT&T Note 3
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thank you
braddy66 said:
440bro said:
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006[/QUOTE
]I have similar situation except I have an iMac running OS X Mavericks. Could anyone tell me if it's possible to unroot my AT&T Note 3 to stock ROM to sell? I installed stock custom rom using safestrap but when I reboot or turn device on, I get a safestrap enabled cartoon thing asking to continue or recover. I don't think people will want to buy phone if they saw this sick looking robot thing when they switch it on. Please help...Phone too big for my hands. Thank you
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brisinger08 said:
braddy66 said:
Did you backup stock rom before you flashed the custom rom in safestrap? if yes, reflash your backup in safestrap then the steps in post #2 should work. If no, I'm really not sure how going through that unroot process with SuperSU while still on a custom rom would work out...Odin is much easier and more reliable so if there's any way you can get to a PC you might want to go that route.
Also if you're selling online you might find some people who do want to buy a rooted Note 3...I sold a phone on swappa a few months ago and there were people looking specifically for rooted phones. The 'cartoon thing' is safestrap and is exactly what you want to see when you turn on a rooted AT&T Note 3
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Thanks for your feel good message...made my day. I thought I backed up stock rom however being an obviously root virgin...When I went to factory reset, everything was gone except for my ugly cartoony friend. Luckily I am able to read in small doses so I was able to do whatever it was I did to get her running factory...still rooted and unlocked. When you mentioned that people on swappa might be interested in a rooted device WITH my lonely friend at startup? I felt all fuzzy. I will post an ad on swappa later today in your honor my mysterious phoneguardian angel. Thanks again.
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Looks like I'll need to go the long route to unroot. I have a Mac book and I can't find Odin for it

[Q] RUU

Hi, I did a lot of things with my One Mini 2 and I actually really don't know what to do anymore... So much options and yet there always seems to be a problem. Let me explain everything.
What I did:
-flashed a custom rom, then went back to a stock rom of this forum
-flashed the dt2w kernel, it messed up my phone so I then flashed the liberty one, which worked
But with the liberty one I had some memory problems, for exemple I couldn't take screenshots... That's why I decided that I wanted to put my phone just as it was when I bought it, I really hope that's possible, by that I mean having official firmwares etc, therefore being able to do official upgrades from my phone (is that what OTA is?).
I looked on internet and it looks like what I need is RUU, as it includes everything (from what I understood)... I know a lot of threads were made about this, but quite a few months ago, so that's why I'm making a new one, and to make things clear.
Also, I downloaded an official kernel from htcdev.com, but each time I tried flashing it with TWRP, it "failed".
So, if you guys have an answer, solution or, in best case, the actual RUU, that would be great.
Thanx
Linkalex1 said:
Hi, I did a lot of things with my One Mini 2 and I actually really don't know what to do anymore... So much options and yet there always seems to be a problem. Let me explain everything.
What I did:
-flashed a custom rom, then went back to a stock rom of this forum
-flashed the dt2w kernel, it messed up my phone so I then flashed the liberty one, which worked
But with the liberty one I had some memory problems, for exemple I couldn't take screenshots... That's why I decided that I wanted to put my phone just as it was when I bought it, I really hope that's possible, by that I mean having official firmwares etc, therefore being able to do official upgrades from my phone (is that what OTA is?).
I looked on internet and it looks like what I need is RUU, as it includes everything (from what I understood)... I know a lot of threads were made about this, but quite a few months ago, so that's why I'm making a new one, and to make things clear.
Also, I downloaded an official kernel from htcdev.com, but each time I tried flashing it with TWRP, it "failed".
So, if you guys have an answer, solution or, in best case, the actual RUU, that would be great.
Thanx
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Still no RUU's avaiable as HTC wont release them. your best option is to use TWRP backup and restore.
Original stock backup
Thank you, but my backup kind of disappeared... I saw your post where there was the "HTC Original Backup.zip", I tried to flash but again it failed... Am I supposed to flash it as a backup?
Linkalex1 said:
Thank you, but my backup kind of disappeared... I saw your post where there was the "HTC Original Backup.zip", I tried to flash but again it failed... Am I supposed to flash it as a backup?
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You need to send it as it is to your phone and use TWRP > restore. choose file and done.
Thanx so much for answering... I uses the backup you told me to. Although I had to use the "install" option instead of the backup one, it now works perfectly! But how do I know if my phone is "official"? Are the upgrades going to be made straight from the phone?
Linkalex1 said:
Thanx so much for answering... I uses the backup you told me to. Although I had to use the "install" option instead of the backup one, it now works perfectly! But how do I know if my phone is "official"? Are the upgrades going to be made straight from the phone?
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Yes OTA updates should work just fine. just look for updates in settings>about >software update.
you may have one for polaris office.
Hi, I just want to check this too before I screw up wife's phone..
She has CM12 on her phone now as I replaced recovery as well as unlocking bootloader. Now she wants it back to stock as too many things crash on her. I get that I can install your backup but what worries me is that other posts have said you need the stock recovery to allow for OTA updates to work and the link to this no longer works.
She MUST have OTA updates or my balls will be removed, so can you please confirm this, but also explain why.
Thanks (on behalf of my testicles and unborn children!)
(Oh, and she wants it unrooted ant the bootloader relocked)
arm1e said:
Hi, I just want to check this too before I screw up wife's phone..
She has CM12 on her phone now as I replaced recovery as well as unlocking bootloader. Now she wants it back to stock as too many things crash on her. I get that I can install your backup but what worries me is that other posts have said you need the stock recovery to allow for OTA updates to work and the link to this no longer works.
She MUST have OTA updates or my balls will be removed, so can you please confirm this, but also explain why.
Thanks (on behalf of my testicles and unborn children!)
(Oh, and she wants it unrooted ant the bootloader relocked)
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Stock Recovery
To unroot just lock bootloader:
fastboot oem lock

Won't boot into recovery

Hello. I have unlocked bootloader successfully (it says "unlocked" at screen and also "tampered"). I have all the fastboot/adb software on my windows pc and can communicate with the phone. I flash recovery via fastboot and it is successful...includes a "recovery" option under bootloader options but it just flashes a disclaimer screen and quickly goes back to bootloader screen. Without custom recovery I cannot root this phone which is my goal. I have tried to reflash other recovery images, including cmw and twrp - I believe cmw is on it now but it won't open.
Hoping someone can assist me with this.
Thank you
belowHeights00 said:
Hello. I have unlocked bootloader successfully (it says "unlocked" at screen and also "tampered"). I have all the fastboot/adb software on my windows pc and can communicate with the phone. I flash recovery via fastboot and it is successful...includes a "recovery" option under bootloader options but it just flashes a disclaimer screen and quickly goes back to bootloader screen. Without custom recovery I cannot root this phone which is my goal. I have tried to reflash other recovery images, including cmw and twrp - I believe cmw is on it now but it won't open.
Hoping someone can assist me with this.
Thank you
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Reflash whichever recovery you plan to use then remove the battery and put it back in then hold the volume down button and then press and hold the power button at the same time and the phone should then boot to recovery. Make a backup after so you have something to fall back on just in case.
MrMike2182 said:
Reflash whichever recovery you plan to use then remove the battery and put it back in then hold the volume down button and then press and hold the power button at the same time and the phone should then boot to recovery. Make a backup after so you have something to fall back on just in case.
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Thanks for the reply! I just now gave that a shot but it had no effect.
belowHeights00 said:
Thanks for the reply! I just now gave that a shot but it had no effect.
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Are you actually holding both buttons down at the same time until the screen turns on? Don't let them go hold them both down until your screen lights up. Then select recovery but if it doesn't work then try below.
Try flashing this version of twrp https://twrp.me/devices/htcdesire510usa32bit.html ... If you're not in the USA I need to know.
Flashing twrp didn't change anything unfortunately. I recently tried re-locking my bootloader and attempted to flash stock images back to the phone but when I press "yes" to the question about voiding the warranty before unlocking the bootloader again...the disclaimer just flashes and the phone won't let it.
Also, I cannot seem to restore it to stock through the menu...nor the bootloader screen.
So now I have "tampered" and "Relocked" banners on top of bootloader screen.
One the upside, the phone itself works fine (I currently only use it for wifi).
Only thing I can think of is I originally flashed a corrupt recovery img (or incompatible version).
Hoping you or someone else has any ideas as to how to get this thing working again. I'd be happy with reverting completly back to stock and starting the process over..
belowHeights00 said:
Flashing twrp didn't change anything unfortunately. I recently tried re-locking my bootloader and attempted to flash stock images back to the phone but when I press "yes" to the question about voiding the warranty before unlocking the bootloader again...the disclaimer just flashes and the phone won't let it.
Also, I cannot seem to restore it to stock through the menu...nor the bootloader screen.
So now I have "tampered" and "Relocked" banners on top of bootloader screen.
One the upside, the phone itself works fine (I currently only use it for wifi).
Only thing I can think of is I originally flashed a corrupt recovery img (or incompatible version).
Hoping you or someone else has any ideas as to how to get this thing working again. I'd be happy with reverting completly back to stock and starting the process over..
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What service provider are you using?
Don't toss the unlock code you got from HTC you're gonna need the very first one you got keep it forever.
I'm using Boost but I think I figured it out. It ended up being a corrupt download of cmw. I actually used an ruu to get back stock and now the whole process went smoothly. Just looking for a rom that fits...got any recommendations in that area?
belowHeights00 said:
I'm using Boost but I think I figured it out. It ended up being a corrupt download of cmw. I actually used an ruu to get back stock and now the whole process went smoothly. Just looking for a rom that fits...got any recommendations in that area?
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Not really since everyone has their own tastes but I'd advise you to create a backup in your recovery so you can use it in case something goes wrong. Currently me and a friend are working on CM13/12..
MrMike2182 said:
Not really since everyone has their own tastes but I'd advise you to create a backup in your recovery so you can use it in case something goes wrong. Currently me and a friend are working on CM13/12..
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Funny enough I never made a backup before and constantly have to re-locate stock images due to soft bricking. I now am making backups so as not to go through that again.
I have a question perhaps you could answer -- if I install a rom that doesn't include any additional tweaks such as extended personaliation options in settings (transitions, etc, etc.)..is there a mod I can flash to achieve that?
belowHeights00 said:
Funny enough I never made a backup before and constantly have to re-locate stock images due to soft bricking. I now am making backups so as not to go through that again.
I have a question perhaps you could answer -- if I install a rom that doesn't include any additional tweaks such as extended personaliation options in settings (transitions, etc, etc.)..is there a mod I can flash to achieve that?
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For extended personalizing other than developer options, I'd use Xposed.
MrMike2182 said:
Not really since everyone has their own tastes but I'd advise you to create a backup in your recovery so you can use it in case something goes wrong. Currently me and a friend are working on CM13/12..
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How have you started working on that, i gthink i should join too. Are you working on the USA model or UK? (X86 or X64)
Zubagy said:
How have you started working on that, i gthink i should join too. Are you working on the USA model or UK? (X86 or X64)
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The USA model because myself and rb don't have the EU phone to even test anything on it.. We still have a lot of booting problems right now. I'd say if you wanted to help I'd have to ask what you know about building roms from source? Have you done it before?
P.S: There's already a CM-12.1 available for the EU model although it does have some issues.. You should read about it if you want to try it..
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The USA model because myself and rb don't have the EU phone to even test anything on it.. We still have a lot of booting problems right now. I'd say if you wanted to help I'd have to ask what you know about building roms from source? Have you done it before?
P.S: There's already a CM-12.1 available for the EU model although it does have some issues.. You should read about it if you want to try it..
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Not really, But perhaps it time to learn
Zubagy said:
Not really, But perhaps it time to learn
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It's pretty cool and fun once you get the hang of making things and seeing them function right, and the other thing is... You'll need a pretty decent computer to compile/build with and it'll need to have at least 4GB ram (more is better) and about 50 to 100 GB hard drive space for building your rom plus the CM source code needs to be on your system too...
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It's pretty cool and fun once you get the hang of making things and seeing them function right, and the other thing is... You'll need a pretty decent computer to compile/build with and it'll need to have at least 4GB ram (more is better) and about 50 to 100 GB hard drive space for building your rom plus the CM source code needs to be on your system too...
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I guess then am good to go, are those the only requirements....... i dont have any source code though
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I guess then am good to go, are those the only requirements....... i dont have any source code though
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Well how fast is your internet? By the way.. I'm using a Linux operating system... What are you using? It cannot be done on Windows unless you use a VM.
Hey, I also faced this problem but I find the solution and successfully flash twrp
Hey, I also faced this problem but I find the solution and successfully flash tarp recovery.
belowHeights00 said:
Hello. I have unlocked bootloader successfully (it says "unlocked" at screen and also "tampered"). I have all the fastboot/adb software on my windows pc and can communicate with the phone. I flash recovery via fastboot and it is successful...includes a "recovery" option under bootloader options but it just flashes a disclaimer screen and quickly goes back to bootloader screen. Without custom recovery I cannot root this phone which is my goal. I have tried to reflash other recovery images, including cmw and twrp - I believe cmw is on it now but it won't open.
Hoping someone can assist me with this.
Thank you
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Well how fast is your internet? By the way.. I'm using a Linux operating system... What are you using? It cannot be done on Windows unless you use a VM.
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Sorry for the delay, yes.... i am using vm ware... my net is not that fast... but it can get things done.

verizon data

hey, i haven't rooted a phone for personal use since kitkat came out, so it was weird to see cwm and supersu outdated and crusty. anyway, i did my research and bought this phone to play with. these are the steps i took:
unlocked bootloader
flashed twrp
flashed magisk and rebooted
flashed aokp, gapps, then magisk
watched it fail to boot according to plan
wiped and flashed aosp extended, gapps, and magisk
set it up and put in a verizon sim card
so everything's good except for the random weird buggy stuff. my only problem is that i can't get service above 3g. like an idiot i didn't test the phone out before i rooted it... i'm going to try my backup then maybe different roms, but does anyone know anything? i tried search and didn't find anything helpful.
xtasquee said:
hey, i haven't rooted a phone for personal use since kitkat came out, so it was weird to see cwm and supersu outdated and crusty. anyway, i did my research and bought this phone to play with. these are the steps i took:
unlocked bootloader
flashed twrp
flashed magisk and rebooted
flashed aokp, gapps, then magisk
watched it fail to boot according to plan
wiped and flashed aosp extended, gapps, and magisk
set it up and put in a verizon sim card
so everything's good except for the random weird buggy stuff. my only problem is that i can't get service above 3g. like an idiot i didn't test the phone out before i rooted it... i'm going to try my backup then maybe different roms, but does anyone know anything? i tried search and didn't find anything helpful.
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I use Straight Talk, which uses Verizon, all is well with mines. I never had to backup EFS or anything when I first rooted my phone but maybe that's a good Idea for you to do. Return to stock xt1806 April patch. And take OTA updates and backup efs after you reinstall twrp. Than flash your custom ROM. Is you don't have the speed you need then restore efs from twrp. Also make sure your didn't use all of your data on your plan [emoji39]
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well i made the backup using defaults for twrp but i guess i didn't do it right and it can't boot now. any way to fix this?
edit: i mean, now i wipe and restore and the phone won't boot. i'm not bricked if i install the rom back. i don't even need anything fancy, just root access, lte data, and a 64-bit os.
i'm sorry for needing extra help. i did a week of research before i got the phone and thought i had all my ducks in a row.
xtasquee said:
well i made the backup using defaults for twrp but i guess i didn't do it right and it can't boot now. any way to fix this?
edit: i mean, now i wipe and restore and the phone won't boot. i'm not bricked if i install the rom back. i don't even need anything fancy, just root access, lte data, and a 64-bit os.
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Just reinstall twrp and try flashing another ROM. If not return to stock and rerooted. But take backups of efs while doing it
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xtasquee said:
hey....so everything's good except for the random weird buggy stuff. my only problem is that i can't get service above 3g. like an idiot i didn't test the phone out before i rooted it... i'm going to try my backup then maybe different roms, but does anyone know anything? i tried search and didn't find anything helpful.
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I kinda did the exact same thing as you - unlocked bl, installed recovery, installed custom rom & then inserted Verizon sim...and I got the same result: no 4g.
You can try other ROMs and you may get lucky(I know I didn't get that lucky) but I ended up having to fastboot flash full stock(no need to relock bootloader) & let the Verizon sim register with the network. Once you boot into stock & see that lil 4g/lte icon you're good to go & can root, reflah twrp, rom, etc.
I think it's just a Verizon thing. Verizon making things difficult for custom software? No way - never - get outta here with that They do have the best service though. A lil pricey, but reliable AF.
i will try again. i found a post for the stock rom so i'm working on flashing it now. thanks very much for your advice and patiemce.
edit: ah thanks, bob. yeah, i have a habit of opening the box, glancing at the warranty, crumpling/disposing of it, and getting to rooting without much forethought.
uck, sorry but i'm searching for the stock us firmware and can't seem to find it. the one was an ad and everything i can find is for international or india. i know i messed up when i took my backup so i'm already kicking myself.
*edited out off-topic drunken rambling
*edited out off-topic drunken rambling
xtasquee said:
hey, i haven't rooted a phone for personal use since kitkat came out, so it was weird to see cwm and supersu outdated and crusty. anyway, i did my research and bought this phone to play with. these are the steps i took:
unlocked bootloader
flashed twrp
flashed magisk and rebooted
flashed aokp, gapps, then magisk
watched it fail to boot according to plan
wiped and flashed aosp extended, gapps, and magisk
set it up and put in a verizon sim card
so everything's good except for the random weird buggy stuff. my only problem is that i can't get service above 3g. like an idiot i didn't test the phone out before i rooted it... i'm going to try my backup then maybe different roms, but does anyone know anything? i tried search and didn't find anything helpful.
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I had issues going to Verizon with custom roms. The fix was to flash stock, was all good after that. Just skip the erase modemst1 and t2 commands.

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