Q&A for [TOOLS] KitKat 24A Freedom One Click Tools **root**twrp
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I followed the method to root my phone per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2713954 but I am trying to install the latest update from Verizon. I am getting an error code when trying to update, 0x111708, anyone come across this and any solutions to fix it so I can update?
Thanks in advance!
SirCheese said:
I followed the method to root my phone per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2713954 but I am trying to install the latest update from Verizon. I am getting an error code when trying to update, 0x111708, anyone come across this and any solutions to fix it so I can update?
Thanks in advance!
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What ROM are you on or where you on?
MicroMod777 said:
What ROM are you on or where you on?
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No ROM and haven't put one, just rooted.
I'm rooted via Stump Root after taking 26A and I'm unclear which version of Freedom I can use to get custom recovery installed and not get a brick in the process.. guidance would be appreciated.
Stbrightman said:
I'm rooted via Stump Root after taking 26A and I'm unclear which version of Freedom I can use to get custom recovery installed and not get a brick in the process.. guidance would be appreciated.
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Use the "KitKat 24A ota freedom zip". Just check the md5, and run that bad-boy!
njstein said:
Use the "KitKat 24A ota freedom zip". Just check the md5, and run that bad-boy!
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Thx, yeah ended up just going for it and it worked perfectly. Niiiiiiiice.
Does autorec not work?
staticx57 said:
Does autorec not work?
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Who you replying too?
Anyone have any further suggestions? I am being prompted to update every day now.
SirCheese said:
Anyone have any further suggestions? I am being prompted to update every day now.
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Don't know the entire situation, but if you have a custom recovery, then need to revert to stock. If stock recovery and just root, then update, root should be held over update. After update, then install custom recovery.
njstein said:
Don't know the entire situation, but if you have a custom recovery, then need to revert to stock. If stock recovery and just root, then update, root should be held over update. After update, then install custom recovery.
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It is stock, all I did was root to remove Verizon bloat.
SirCheese said:
It is stock, all I did was root to remove Verizon bloat.
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If it's the update to go from 24a to 26a, then do the update. Root should persist (it has for me, I've done it twice now). I haven't seen anything in the way of performance improvement, but the persistent "update now" pop-up is annoying.
njstein said:
If it's the update to go from 24a to 26a, then do the update. Root should persist (it has for me, I've done it twice now). I haven't seen anything in the way of performance improvement, but the persistent "update now" pop-up is annoying.
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That' the problem, I can't do the update, I get an error 0X1117008. And everything I had read so far, hasn't been helpful, and I really don't want to tell Verizon I rooted it. I am sure they will shoo me away.
SirCheese said:
That' the problem, I can't do the update, I get an error 0X1117008. And everything I had read so far, hasn't been helpful, and I really don't want to tell Verizon I rooted it. I am sure they will shoo me away.
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Ahh, gotcha. So, have you tried to kdz back to 24A, disable myverizon app, root with ioroot25, then taking ota?
njstein said:
Ahh, gotcha. So, have you tried to kdz back to 24A, disable myverizon app, root with ioroot25, then taking ota?
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I haven't :silly:
SirCheese said:
I haven't :silly:
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Try that. Something isn't right and I'm betting starting over will fix it (hopefully).
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Hi all. I've got two VZW LG G2s that are rooted, and the current KitKat update continues to download and fail. Is there any way to force the update?
VZW support suggests a factory reset and I dont' want to do that for sure.
kcfried said:
Hi all. I've got two VZW LG G2s that are rooted, and the current KitKat update continues to download and fail. Is there any way to force the update?
VZW support suggests a factory reset and I dont' want to do that for sure.
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Do you still have the stock recovery? You need it for this update to take.
mjones73 said:
Do you still have the stock recovery? You need it for this update to take.
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Thanks for the reply. So I guess I'd have to do a factory reset, or is there a way to unroot?
kcfried said:
Thanks for the reply. So I guess I'd have to do a factory reset, or is there a way to unroot?
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If you need the stock recovery back, easiest thing to do is wipe the phone back to stock using the flashtool then let it take the OTA, you can re-root with ioroot25 afterwards and if you need TWRP, re-install it with AutoRec.
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If you need the stock recovery back, easiest thing to do is wipe the phone back to stock using the flashtool then let it take the OTA, you can re-root with ioroot25 afterwards and if you need TWRP, re-install it with AutoRec.
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Ok, thanks. Any link for the flash tool and ioroot25? Can't remember what I used to root the first time. and TWRP??
kcfried said:
Ok, thanks. Any link for the flash tool and ioroot25? Can't remember what I used to root the first time. and TWRP??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706389
Most of it's listed in there. Use AutoRec to install TWRP, you can find it in the regular G2 Dev section.
Hello,
I am currently running the most recent CM11 Nightly, but I constantly have performance trouble. If I wanted to return to Stock while keeping root, how would I go about doing this?
Thank you!
-neverused
neverused said:
Hello,
I am currently running the most recent CM11 Nightly, but I constantly have performance trouble. If I wanted to return to Stock while keeping root, how would I go about doing this?
Thank you!
-neverused
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Do a .kdz or .tot flash. Search within the forums, or Google search. Either way will get you back to stock, and you can root from there.
Thank you, I saw info referring to both .kdz and .tot but could not find anything explicit that I could follow.
neverused said:
Hello,
I am currently running the most recent CM11 Nightly, but I constantly have performance trouble. If I wanted to return to Stock while keeping root, how would I go about doing this?
Thank you!
-neverused
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neverused said:
Thank you, I saw info referring to both .kdz and .tot but could not find anything explicit that I could follow.
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KDZ method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797190
KDZ and TOT medthod: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Make sure you download the correct .kdz or .tot files for your phone.
Root your phone once you get to 24A and before taking the 25B/26A update and it will stick.
mjones73 said:
Root your phone once you get to 24A and before taking the 25B/26A update and it will stick.
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You can obtain root with Stump root on 26A, either way should be fine to root.
bouchigo said:
You can obtain root with Stump root on 26A, either way should be fine to root.
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That's good to know, thanks.
It showed up this morning for me on T-Mobile, Folsom, CA. but I didn't go for it yet.
No problems for me so far. Seems about the same as 5.0
Thanks!
Seems like only yesterday I re-rooted after going to 5.0.
My OTA failed. I have put stock recovery back but I am still rooted and have installed the custom LTE radios. Would one of the two be causing the problem?
Well, With 0 knowledge in the world of compiling and recompiling - can someone assist and build an flashable update to those who have closed bootloader but has TWRP recovery? (I've closed it in the past)..
10x
ForMartha said:
Well, With 0 knowledge in the world of compiling and recompiling - can someone assist and build an flashable update to those who have closed bootloader but has TWRP recovery? (I've closed it in the past)..
10x
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One question why would you install TWRP and reclose the bootloader? That doesn't make scense.
_jay_uk_ said:
My OTA failed. I have put stock recovery back but I am still rooted and have installed the custom LTE radios. Would one of the two be causing the problem?
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Yes. Both will cause it to fail.
Flash the factory image manually (leave out the "-w" to keep your data), then re-root / flash radio if desired.
flopower1996 said:
One question why would you install TWRP and reclose the bootloader? That doesn't make scense.
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In the past I used to install custom roms. I've stopped but the TWRP was still on there.. and the locked bootloader is a mistake that iv'e made :/
well, got any clue what can I do without opening the bootloader once again?
you could root your phone and reopen the bootloader with an app called boot unlocker.
Long story short, I finally got the job done with Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit, what a breeze.
Any changelogs?
Is the upgrade worth?
Better than 5.0
rooting 5.0.1
Is the any difference in rooting 5.0.1 compared to 5.0?
kisller said:
Is the any difference in rooting 5.0.1 compared to 5.0?
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No
flopower1996 said:
No
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Any suggestions for a tutorial for a noob?
5.0.2 is on the way.
OTA's should return to root if rooted.
RASTAVIPER said:
5.0.2 is on the way.
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That might just be for the Nexus 7 (2012 WiFi).
Does anybody get mobile internet connection issues like slowing down or anything like that after 5.0.1?
udakar said:
Does anybody get mobile internet connection issues like slowing down or anything like that after 5.0.1?
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This should be your device's matter.
Either reflash the same or try other radio.
My G2 was made in 2014 I guess and it comes with VS98026a. Some people say stumproot works but I'm not taking any risks. What would be the best and safest way to go about rooting this phone?
Thanks in advance
androidnewbie123 said:
My G2 was made in 2014 I guess and it comes with VS98026a. Some people say stumproot works but I'm not taking any risks. What would be the best and safest way to go about rooting this phone?
Thanks in advance
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You're not really risking anything. Either stump root works for you, or it does not. You will have to use brute force mode.
If it doesn't work for you, then you will have to .kdz or .tot your way back to 24A, and root 24A with ioroot. After that, just go to system settings, and do a system upgrade all the way up to 27A.
bouchigo said:
You're not really risking anything. Either stump root works for you, or it does not. You will have to use brute force mode.
If it doesn't work for you, then you will have to .kdz or .tot your way back to 24A, and root 24A with ioroot. After that, just go to system settings, and do a system upgrade all the way up to 27A.
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So if the root method fails my phone won't mess up or anything?
I'll keep the downgrade as a last resort because it looks really confusing.
Thanks!
androidnewbie123 said:
So if the root method fails my phone won't mess up or anything?
I'll keep the downgrade as a last resort because it looks really confusing.
Thanks!
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No, it won't mess up your phone. It will just fail at rooting your phone is all.
bouchigo said:
No, it won't mess up your phone. It will just fail at rooting your phone is all.
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It says towelroot is only meant for the g3 but people reported success on the g2. Is it a good idea to try?
androidnewbie123 said:
It says towelroot is only meant for the g3 but people reported success on the g2. Is it a good idea to try?
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I've never tried it, but I don't see the harm in trying it.
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I have the g2 vs98010b and towel root worked fine for me easiest root i have ever done, but haven't had success getting custom recovery yet
bell boy said:
I have the g2 vs98010b and towel root worked fine for me easiest root i have ever done, but haven't had success getting custom recovery yet
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We were talking about towel root on 26A, not 10B.
Yes I am aware of that just providing my results for op's consideration.
Stump root did the trick for me, and autorec for the recovery. G2 has so many easy ways to do stuff
Thanks guys for the confirmations
bell boy said:
I have the g2 vs98010b and towel root worked fine for me easiest root i have ever done, but haven't had success getting custom recovery yet
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
androidnewbie123 said:
Stump root did the trick for me, and autorec for the recovery. G2 has so many easy ways to do stuff
Thanks guys for the confirmations
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If you ever .kdz to 27A, stump root will work, but don't use AutoRec. You'll get a video call error every time at boot up, and you'll get random reboots, and weird phone behavior.
There are other things you can do to get around that.
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bouchigo said:
If you ever .kdz to 27A, stump root will work, but don't use AutoRec. You'll get a video call error every time at boot up, and you'll get random reboots, and weird phone behavior.
There are other things you can do to get around that.
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I didn't KDZ to anything
Autorec worked, went straight to CloudyG2 2.2
All in 1 hour
I love the G2
androidnewbie123 said:
I didn't KDZ to anything
Autorec worked, went straight to CloudyG2 2.2
All in 1 hour
I love the G2
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I know you didn't. I said: "If you ever...". It was just a heads up :good:
All,
I just got prompted by AT&T to install the 5.1 update and while I want it right now my phone is working near perfectly and I use a number of root needed applications. Before I do the upgrade I want to know if this will cause me to lose root and if so how easy it is to get it back? Right now I'd definitely pick root over 5.1
Searched but couldn't find an answer so sorry if I missed a thread on it already...
-Ross
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All,
I just got prompted by AT&T to install the 5.1 update and while I want it right now my phone is working near perfectly and I use a number of root needed applications. Before I do the upgrade I want to know if this will cause me to lose root and if so how easy it is to get it back? Right now I'd definitely pick root over 5.1
Searched but couldn't find an answer so sorry if I missed a thread on it already...
-Ross
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you have root, you wont be able to update via ota. any kind of system file changes prevents you upating via ota.
simms22 said:
you have root, you wont be able to update via ota. any kind of system file changes prevents you upating via ota.
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Ah, ok - so even if I'm being prompted you're saying that it will fail? I'm not running a custom ROM or anything just rooted. Just clarifying as it is prompting me to update.
So to update would I then need to go through the process manually? I'm sure there's a thread somewhere so I can find that, just making sure I understand...
-Ross
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Ah, ok - so even if I'm being prompted you're saying that it will fail? I'm not running a custom ROM or anything just rooted. Just clarifying as it is prompting me to update.
So to update would I then need to go through the process manually? I'm sure there's a thread somewhere so I can find that, just making sure I understand...
-Ross
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yup, itll fail. and yes, manually. theres ways of doing it without losing data as well. yes, theres a thread for that
simms22 said:
yup, itll fail. and yes, manually. theres ways of doing it without losing data as well. yes, theres a thread for that
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I can't find that thread
PunishedSnake said:
I can't find that thread
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Loads of threads. Search "update losing data" or something.
But in short, just fastboot flash system.img and boot.img and not userdata.img
rootSU said:
Loads of threads. Search "update losing data" or something.
But in short, just fastboot flash system.img and boot.img and not userdata.img
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Thats what I figured
And I went from D build to E back down to 5.0.1 then ota to M lol
I hope the release the wifi calling update as a system image
PunishedSnake said:
Thats what I figured
And I went from D build to E back down to 5.0.1 then ota to M lol
I hope the release the wifi calling update as a system image
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If its m that's already out, I don't see a factory image coming