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This thread is primarily intended for n00bs.
I would like to say thanks to xda forum members: Noejn, Zecanilis, drellisdee, The_ERROR etc. Also thanks is due to Godlike! at tech-mania.com for his tutorials. Thanks is due especially to The_ERROR for proofreading the post and to other users for their suggestions written in the thread.[/SIZE]
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NEW - 3 May 2011 - Simplified Guide to Root & install version 1.2 of Custom Thunderg Recovery by AmonRa/modified by Drellisdee on LG P500
ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE CUSTOMISING YOUR PHONE.
[CUSTOMISING A PHONE USUALLY INVOLVES: ROOTING >>>> INSTALLING CUSTOM RECOVERY >>>> INSTALLING CUSTOM ROM]
The instructions written below have been tested by me using an Indian unbranded GSM model of LG P500 which came with stock Android 2.2.1 (V10C). The procedure to be followed for any LG P500 phone is the same.
This post is split into 4 major sections -
1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROOTING
2. INSTALLING ANDROID SDK ON A WINDOWS PC (This step is needed to install Custom Recovery on phone using adb from PC. Can be omitted if Recovery is installed from phone using Terminal Emulator)
3. INSTALLING A CUSTOM RECOVERY
4. INSTALLING CUSTOM ROMs
MUST READ: If you haven't read this thread already, please do read it - Dictionary for n00b - What is.../What does ...mean?
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1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROOTING
To know your present firmware version - Go to Settings/About Phone
Only phones which come with stock android 2.2 could be rooted till recently.
UPDATE - 24 April 2011 : A tool called 'GingerBreak APK' is able to root phones running stock android 2.2, 2.2.1 & 2.2.2. Read about it HERE. This tool enables rooting without the need for downgrading the firmware to 2.2. If 'GingerBreak APK' doesn't work out for you, continue reading to understand the procedure to root your phone after downgrading your firmware. Note: 'GingerBreak APK' permanently roots your phone. Also,GingerBreak might not install BusyBox and SuperUser apps properly on your phone. These apps are required by many rooted apps for their proper functioning. So, use Root Checker from android market to verify the proper installation of these 2 apps.
If your phone runs stock android 2.2, enable 'USB Debugging' on Phone (Settings/Applications/Development). Install z4root (copy the apk file to the sd card and open the file after browsing to the location using the phone's file manager), run it and root the phone. Find it HERE.
Choose the permanent root option as it is still possible to force unroot if needed.
Restart the phone and launch z4root to check the root status. A successful rooting should show 'Unroot' option when z4root app is opened.
{Note: z4root automatically installs Busybox and Superuser application(which appears as an icon in your app drawer) on the phone.}
If rooting fails with z4root, there is another application called SuperOneClick which can root your phone. Read about it HERE
For phones that came with stock 2.2.1 or 2.2.2 installed, rooting first involves downgrading the firmware to 2.2.
Downgrading the firmware can be done with KDZ-FW-UPD.exe (procedure outlined below)
(KDZ-FW-UPD.exe has been claimed to work best with windows xp 32bit.)
FIRST: DOWNLOAD THE Android 2.2 FIRMWARE FOR YOUR DEVICE. For this, go to: [ROMS] Original LG Firmware list and read about the procedure to download the original firmware.
{Tips: Use Ctrl+F in browser to search for Country name, Remember to change the alphabet in 2 places in the final link to download the firmware, Do not bother about the 'CDMA' tag attached to country code. It works for the GSM model phones too. If the link to find out the country codes doesn't work, use the 2nd method mentioned in the post to find out the country code using your phone's IMEI or ESN number }
Download the required Firmware onto your PC.
Links to Original firmware versions for Indian P500 are mentioned in THIS POST
Procedure to install original firmware using KDZ-FW-UPD.exe ( KDZ FIRMWARE UPDATER ) This procedure can also be used to restore the stock firmware and recovery onto your phone in case you want to give your phone to the service centre during warranty period as the phone will appear similar to as you bought it from the store.
[Note: This procedure was used to install V10B_00.kdz(android2.2) over V10C_00.kdz(android2.2.1) on an unbranded Indian GSM model of LG P500 using a Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit updated to date PC.]
1. Install LG PC Suite IV from SD card which came with phone by connecting the phone to PC through USB cable. This is done to install the drivers for the phone on the PC (the procedure is as follows)
- Enable the 'USB Mass Storage Only' mode in the phone's Settings/SDcard & Phone Storage menu.
- Connect phone to PC with the USB Cable.
- Press the 'Turn on USB Storage' button which appears on phone.
- Browse to the folder containing the 'LG PC Suite IV' on the phone's SD card using Windows Explorer and run the LG Installer file. PC Suite will now install on your system along with the required drivers for your phone.
- Cancel setting up PC Suite or continue setting up PC Suite if you want to Sync or backup the phone data.
- After closing PC Suite, Safely remove the USB device from your system.
- Press the 'Turn off USB Storage' button on phone screen.
- Detach the USB Cable.
- Disable the 'USB Mass Storage Only' mode in the phone's Settings/SDcard &Phone Storage menu.
Alternatively, I also tried installing the latest drivers via LG Mobile Support Tool from LG's website (available HERE) but KDZ-FW-UPD.exe (mentioned below) crashes when run. This could be happening only to me, so please try for yourself before writing off this method.
2. For my comfort more than anything else, I switched off the screensaver and other power saving features on the PC and also set the screen timeout delay on the phone to 30 minutes.(Settings/Display/Screen Timeout)
3. Charge the phone to the maximum.
4. Enable USB Debugging on Phone (Settings/Applications/Development).
5. Detach all other peripherals from your PC. Exit all running applications on your PC especially other PC suites if any. Also exit running programs from the notification bar on the desktop. (Also uninstall Nokia or other phone drivers & microsoft visual ++ runtime environments - not an essential step.)
6. Disable 'LGE Virtual Modem' in PC's Device Manager. (In your Windows operating system, go to Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Modems > Right click on LGE Virtual Modem and click Disable.)
7. Unmount the SD card from the phone (Settings/SDcard & Phone Storage).
8. Open phone back and remove the SD Card.
9. Download KDZ_FW_UPD_EN.7z onto your PC and extract it to a folder. Available HERE.Direct Download Link. (MD5 of 7zip file - 813A28BE9182AB604A1D43E745CE7AD7)
10. Run the msxml.msi file and complete the installation.
11. Connect the phone to PC with USB Cable.( If you are using a desktop PC, make sure you use USB ports that are in the back of your PC, avoid the front ports.)
12. Run KDZ_FW_UPD.exe from the extracted folder.
13. Chose TYPE as 3GQCT & Phone Mode as DIAG.
14. In the 'KDZ file' space, browse for the firmware you want to install. (In this case V10B_00.kdz)
15. Press the 'Launch software update' button.
16. The firmware flashing process is now underway.
If all goes well, in 5-10 minutes the phone will be flashed with the new firmware.
I shall describe in detail what happened with my phone - 10-15 seconds after launching software update on PC, my phone screen turned blank and in a couple of seconds the phone entered the 'Emergency Mode'. During this mode the screen was yellow with Emergency Mode written along the middle of the screen. The phone stayed in the same way till the Software update procedure finished on the pc and the phone turned blank. I waited a while for it to reboot but after a minute or so, I manually switched on the phone. The phone came alive and following the LG boot animation, the android logo screen came up. The phone spent about 2 whole minutes in that state before booting up fully and entering the home screen. Update: Wait till phone reboots by itself or wait for a while before manually switching it on.
17. After booting up fully, detach the phone from the pc.
(If the phone gets stuck in the android boot logo screen during first boot, doing a hard reset by pressing and holding the VolDown+Home+Power buttons may resolve the problem.)
Go to 'About Phone' in Settings and confirm the change from 2.2.1 or 2.2.2 to 2.2.
Root the phone using z4root as mentioned before.
If rooting fails with z4root, there is another application called SuperOneClick which can root your phone. Read about it HERE
IN CASE OF PROBLEMS DURING DOWNGRADING FIRMWARE, read the following thread completely. Various types of errors and various measures to correct them including some innovative ones like shaking the phone etc. are mentioned here - [HOWTO] Phone not responding at all - last chance to repair. It is advisable to read this thread completely before attempting to downgrade the firmware using KDZ_FW_UPD.exe to become aware of all the possible problems you might encounter and their possible solutions.
PS: Here is the link to the phone drivers that came with my SD card. One user reported a problem wherein kdz updater would recognise the phone but the update process would fail during kdz unpacking. the problem was resolved by using the drivers i sent him. So, if anyone has the same issue, it might be worthwhile to try out the following drivers. I wouldn't advise everyone to follow this method, but those of you who are feeling lucky might try it out. Download Link
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2. INSTALLING ANDROID SDK ON YOUR WINDOWS PC
This step is required to install Custom Recovery on your phone using adb from your PC. Using a Custom Recovery, you can make a backup of your current ROM, restore backups, create partitions on your SD card, wipe your phone and the SD card and then also go on to install Custom ROMs using the Flash from Zip option.
Installing a Custom Recovery can also be done in other ways. Using Android SDK from your PC is just one method.
(Custom Recovery can alternatively be installed on your rooted phone using the commands given in the next section using a Terminal Emulator. This method removes the need for installing Android SDK on your PC and connecting your phone to PC. Download Terminal Emulator from Android Market. Install on phone. Run it and give it root permissions when prompted by the 'Superuser' application. As mentioned in the next section, copy the 2 files (flash_image & the custom recovery image file) needed to install Custom Recovery onto the root directory of SD card. Reboot phone. Open terminal emulator and type 'su' without the quotes and press Enter. This will take you to the root shell (#) from the default user shell($). Carefully type in the 7 commands mentioned in the next section one after the other. After typing in the last command (reboot recovery) and pressing enter, WAIT. The phone will reboot. Custom Recovery will have been succesfully installed on your device.
Hint: Copy the installation commands as a text file to phone & copy and paste the commands one by one into terminal emulator using a text editor. Please make the necessary changes to the installation commands depending on the recovery version used)
To install Android SDK on PC, there are a few requirements/downloads which have to be completed first:
JDK (Java Development Kit) - Download Here
JRE (Java Runtime Environment) - Download Here
Android SDK installer - Download here
So after all the downloads are completed, you are good to go. Run PC as Administrator.
First of all install the JDK, then the JRE and then the SDK Installer.
{If when android sdk installer is run, you get an error that JDK or JRE is not detected even after their installation, wait for a while, shut down the computer and restart and run the SDK installer once again.}
Make sure that while installing the android sdk, the installation directory should be the root of a partition i.e. it should be in the following form: C:\android-sdk, where you should replace the letter C with the letter you have assigned to the partition that you want to install it in.
Now that the Android-SDK is installed, go to the installation directory and start the SDK Manager. You need to add the components of the Android SDK to your installation. Before that I would like to inform you that you can save time if you download only what is necessary. If you are on Android 2.1 then you should download the 2.1 sdk, for 2.2 the 2.2 sdk and so on. You do not need to have all the versions for this thing to work. Just your version would do. So to start adding components, I recommend that you read THIS
After installing the desired components, you need to do perform some simple steps in order to use the adb terminal just like the cmd terminal for Windows.
For that purpose, here are the steps to be followed:
Right click My Computer, select Properties, and click Advanced System Settings. (Windows XP users - Right click My computer and just click Properties and select the Advanced Tab)
Click on Environment Variables, in the System Variables box, scroll down to the variable name 'Path' and double click to edit it
It would read something like " %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static".
Here you need to add a semicolon ( ; ) and add the path of the tools folder in android-sdk.
It should finally be like this " %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\android-sdk\platform-tools {or the location where adb.exe resides on your system}
Click OK wherever asked and then restart your computer.
Now open a command prompt window and type adb and hit enter. If a terminal window is displayed, you have done it all right.
If it gives some error message, read the article carefully and see what you have messed up with.
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Tip:
Using adb - How to install apps from PC without having to copy them first to the SD card?
If you want to install apps in one click, all you need to do is download the .apk file of your application to your PC and set the open with option to this batch file which you can download HERE
Save the batch file on the desktop of your PC before setting the option to 'Open With'.
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3. INSTALLING A CUSTOM RECOVERY
(Procedure of installing Custom Recovery using a terminal emulator from your phone instead of installing android SDK on your PC and connecting your phone to PC is mentioned in the last section.)
UPDATE - 3 May 2011 : Very simple way of installing Custom Thunderg Recovery by AmonRa/modified by Drellisdee version 1.2. Originally posted by ungaze in this post.
1. Download Android Terminal Emulator from Android Market. Install it on your rooted phone.
2. Download the file "amon_ra_recovery_installer.zip" from here or here. Check the MD5 hash value of the downloaded 'zip' file using tools like HashTab etc. before proceeding further. Correct MD5 value : 86db8a52b01f049cadb8f097a4c5bd9e
3. Extract the contents of the 'zip' file to the root of the sd card (ie. not inside any folder) using tools like 7-Zip or WinRAR or any other similar tool.
4. Open the terminal emulator app on your phone and type in the command 'su' without the qoutes. This will prompt a popup on your phone from the SuperUser app asking you whether you want to give root permissions to the terminal emulator app. Click 'Allow' and proceed. You will notice that the shell prompt has changed from the previous user shell '$' to root shell '#' in the emulator app.
5. While in the root shell '#', type in the following command and press Enter. Wait and the phone will reboot into the Custom Recovery.
Code:
sh /sdcard/rf.sh
Once you are up and running with a rooted phone, you will need to download the 2 files needed to install the Custom Recovery. They are:
Download No:1: flash_image - (This file is the same one needed to install any of the 3 versions of Custom Thunderg Recovery by Drellisdee given below)
Download Link (MD5 of zip file - 13FED5DF927214D744A256DAB4C3DC06)
Mirror Link (MD5 of zip file - 13FED5DF927214D744A256DAB4C3DC06)
Mirror Link - requires registration at androidforums.com. (MD5 of zip file - 13FED5DF927214D744A256DAB4C3DC06)
Download No:2: Custom Recovery image file - Choose & download any version among the 3 available after reading what is written below.
Custom Thunderg Recovery by Drellisdee has versions 1.1, 1.2 and 1.2.1 at the time of writing this. I personally prefer version 1.2 as it supports backup & restoration of ext4 Partition on SD Card. Version 1.2.1 is a little experimental in nature & it may not fit all devices as it has a size near 5 MB.
Link to xda-forum thread for Custom Recovery P500/Thunderg - HERE.
The different versions of the Custom Recovery image files are available at the following pages
Custom Recovery P500/Thunderg v1.1
Direct Download link - (MD5 of zip file - eb4ea2ffb26f387a891bb4d7261a0e5f)
Mirror Link - (MD5 of zip file - eb4ea2ffb26f387a891bb4d7261a0e5f)
Custom Recovery P500/Thunderg v1.2
Direct Download link - (MD5 of zip file - 217FC9115899A41195CF124CAF07B880)
Custom Recovery P500/Thunderg v1.2.1
Direct Download link - (MD5 of zip file - 388aac16b1184ab15b5500b2b32d914c)
Please check the MD5 hash values of downloaded files to ensure that files are not corrupted using tools like HashTab etc.
Now to install Custom Recovery, Copy the two files [ the chosen recovery image file (*.img) & the flash_image file (flash_image) ] and paste in the root of your SD card (root means the directory L:\ where L is the letter for your Phone's USB Storage. In short, don't create a folder and paste the files inside it on your SD card).
{Note that the recovery image file should have an .img extension and flash_image file should have no extension when placed on the SD card}
Reboot the phone. Connect phone to PC.
The next step requires Android SDK to be installed on your PC.If you have installed the Android SDK, follow these steps:
Go to Start Menu & Run and type cmd (run as Administrator)
In the cmd window, type adb. If you have installed it correctly, you will see a lot of text on the screen. If you get an error message then you have probably not installed the Android SDK properly.
Type adb shell and hit enter
Type su and hit enter
See your phone at this time and touch the 'Allow' option which SuperUser shows you
Now the terminal window will have a # sign appended to it instead of the previous $ sign. See this screenshot for a better understanding
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
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"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now one by one, copy the following lines, in the serial order and paste it into the terminal window and press enter following each line(right click on window and paste, CTRL + V won't work)
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak (if it gives error message here, simply proceed to the next step)
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/LGp500-recovery-v12.img (If the recovery version chosen is different from v1.2, type the appropriate file name of the recovery image here instead.)
reboot recovery
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Wait. The phone will reboot now.
Note:{If you get this error after step 4
mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
failed on '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh' - No such file or directory
Simply move on to the next step.
If you get any errors other that those mentioned here, please do not proceed with the last command of 'reboot recovery'. If you do so, recovery may not be correctly installed and you will lose all data on the phone as the phone will be reset to factory defaults. Please go back to the instructions and see what you have done wrong.
NOTE: If on booting into the recovery you get the following message at the bottom of the screen -
E: 'Bad Boot Message'
Don't panic, it's perfectly normal and you can proceed with what you want to do from the recovery.}
Detach the phone from the PC.
To access the Custom Recovery, turn off the phone and then press & hold Home+Vol Down+Power buttons to boot into the Custom Recovery.
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Once you have booted into the recovery, the touch screen won't work. The actions assigned to the different buttons are given here. Use them to navigate through the different options in Custom Recovery.
Up & down: vol-up and vol-down key
Select: Menu key (left most)
Back: Back (3rd from left)
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What does Custom Recovery look like & What does it do?
Note: In Custom Recovery versions 1.2 and above, zips can be extracted from inside folders. So, save the zips in a folder named AAA and flash the zip after browsing inside the folder through recovery. The folder name should be named 'AAA' so that it appears among the first on the recovery screen, since scrolling is not an option in recovery.
Note: There is also an unofficial port of ClockworkMod Recovery availble. I do not recommend this recovery for newbies as it isn't compatible with all Custom ROM's out there.
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4. INSTALLING CUSTOM ROMs
BEFORE FLASHING ANY ROM, DO A NANDROID BACKUP FROM CUSTOM RECOVERY
Since all the ROMs have their own kinds of partitions to be created and other requirements, you can check them at the ROM specific pages.
General procedure to follow for installing a Custom ROM
Boot into Custom Recovery
Wipe your cache, dalvik cache, SD card
Make partitions according to the ROM requirement
Wipe cache again.
Connect Phone to PC
Toggle USB MS and paste the ROM zip file to a folder called AAA in the root of the SD card
Disable USB MS.
Detach phone from PC.
Select 'Flash from zip' option in Custom Recovery menu
Select the ROM file
Flash the ROM file
After flashing is finished, Reboot the phone.
Note: It will take some time to flash and reboot into your new Custom ROM. The phone may stay with the boot logo displayed for a number of minutes. Do not switch off phone during this period.
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In case of problems with phone, read: [HOWTO] Phone not responding at all - last chance to repair
Also read: [READ FIRST] [REF] Repository of howto's, roms, kernel, etc.
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Update - 24 April 2011 - New rooting method without needing to downgrade firmware.
Update - 3 May 2011 - Very simple way of installing Custom Thunderg Recovery
Update - 3 May 2011 - Added Simplified Guide to Root & install Custom Recovery on P500
i have done all steps but cannot boot in custom recovery may be pressing the keys wrong please help
Thank you very much for posting this! I think it's only missing a section for downgrading, and changing from one custom rom to another, and it's perfect!
I guess my memory card died.. The USB-MS Toggle doesn't launch anything on my PC, tried several times.Now what?
FnH84 said:
I guess my memory card died.. The USB-MS Toggle doesn't launch anything on my PC, tried several times.Now what?
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Have you installed the drivers for the phone on your computer? If you haven't, your phone will not be detected when toggling usb mass storage.
saileshchowatia said:
i have done all steps but cannot boot in custom recovery may be pressing the keys wrong please help
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Did you read the thread I have linked to at the end of the article? it may help you.
FnH84 said:
Thank you very much for posting this! I think it's only missing a section for downgrading, and changing from one custom rom to another, and it's perfect!
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The procedure for downgrading the firmware is included in the article. The procedure is the same for installing any version of original firmware on the phone.
Procedure to change from one custom rom to another various with each rom.some may need a wipe while others might need repartitioning your sd card.
victortangocharlie said:
Have you installed the drivers for the phone on your computer?
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Yes. It worked fine before. I tried to flash with CM7, and something went wrong. The whole SD-card is empty, works on another phone though. However, Windows will not recognize it no matter what I do
Do you mean to say that your sd card is empty our that you can't see the sd card contents on your computer?
victortangocharlie said:
Do you mean to say that your sd card is empty our that you can't see the sd card contents on your computer?
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Both. I put the memory card on another phone and it said it was empty. Also, custom recovery says it's empty and from mount menu, I can see it keeps unmounting.
Have you tried another card on your phone?
victortangocharlie said:
Have you tried another card on your phone?
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I managed to get the card work via another card reader. I put the zip files on it and trying again now. Hope it will work.
EDIT: It works!!!
nvm.....................
Glad to hear it.
Sorry for noob question, but after downgrade to 2.2, root, can I flash any rooted 2.2.1 ? And is there any?
Once you have rooted your phone, you can install any custom rom meant for p500. This includes all android versions. And, you don't have to apologise for being a noob, this thread is meant for noobs primarily. everyone has to start someplace. There are many rom's accessible on this forum including android versions 2.2 to 2.3.3. I suggest you try Nessy#Euridice ROM by Dookmatt. I am using it and it is easy to set up.it is based on android 2.2.2
Thanks,
So if there isn't any method for root on 2.2.1, how they managed to give us pre rooted 2.2.1 roms?
I seek the fastest and stable rom with OC, but Im used to CM7 tweaks,.so im interested in it the most. So is it usable? Beside cm7 which is the fastest?
Guess, you will have to ask the people who make the rom's. I don't know about the cm7 rom.haven't used it myself.
IFLPI said:
Thanks,
So if there isn't any method for root on 2.2.1, how they managed to give us pre rooted 2.2.1 roms?
I seek the fastest and stable rom with OC, but Im used to CM7 tweaks,.so im interested in it the most. So is it usable? Beside cm7 which is the fastest?
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rooting a stock Rom is hard where as as rooting a custom made rom is easy because u only need the framework to create ur custom rom....
and about CM7 u can choose between many flavours.... its upto u ..
hi
hey man thanks for the wonderful tutorial!!
i just broght my phone 2weeks back. got it after lots of requests to dad!!
i wanna try all the stuff but im damn scared if i would brick my phone..
although i have the exact same phone as yours..unbranded indian optimus one with v10c
should i try it or is there a risk that ill brick it..?
if i brick it.. is there a chance that i can get it repaired? or will the lg ppl refuse to support me because i screwedwith it??
thanks in advance!!
hi guys....
i have a i9000.......... with soft-brick, i use a jig (301k whit miniusb ), and access to download mode and flashed a stock rom......
but the internal memory, keeps previous programs and gives me FC, with CWM recovery after doing full wipe, and format the internal memory, restarting the computer maintains all, do not delete anything ........
now get a message that the internal sd is damaged, but not allow me to enter mode debbug because the phone is freeze ... I also recognize the pc to format the external memory .........
as I can do to install a ROM CM-10, in the external memory?
thanks for the help.
sorry for my eng.
You say the message says your internal SD is damaged. What EXACTLY does the message say?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2
try this! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906089 i don't have an sgs, so i can't tell you if it works and i can't help you, but in that thread you can find someone to help you
I was having the same problem and found the solution here
I was having the same problem and found the solution here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35585404&postcount=8
this is my post to thanks for the kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38210629&postcount=12
look for a sd fast I have a class 4 and was too slow and buy a class 10 and now works just like new.
far2 said:
I was having the same problem and found the solution here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35585404&postcount=8
this is my post to thanks for the kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38210629&postcount=12
look for a sd fast I have a class 4 and was too slow and buy a class 10 and now works just like new.
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Thank you.
I flash the kernel but got a boot loop.
I have the firmware JW4 not get the JVU ... my model is i9000t, could you help me get the firmware that worked with your phone.
Thanks in advance.
sorry for my English.
solved!!!
Downloading the ROM file: I9000XXJVU_I9000OXAJVU_OXA.rar
Downloading the ODIN & PIT files: Flashprogram_Samsung_I9000__Pits.rar
Downloading the Drivers for the PC: SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1_3_2300_0.zip
Most importantly: KEEP YOUR PHONE FULL CHARGED OR AT-LEAST ABOVE 50% CHARGING LEVEL.
Once you are done with the prerequisites, you can move down to the installation procedure as below:
1. Unzip the ROM, ODIN and Drivers to their respective folders in case it requires any password, it will be “samfirmware.com”
2.Now, the first thing to be done is install the phone drivers on the PC which you are to use for flashing the ROM. To do this, navigate to SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1_3_2300_0 folder and select the appropriate setup x86 or x64 based on the type of OS you are using on your PC.
Once this one has been installed, get your GT I9000 in the download mode by using the 3-Button combo. For that, first switch off the phone and wait for it to vibrate a little just to confirm that it is completely switched off. Then, press the three buttons: Power Key, Volume Down and Home Key and hold until you see a green android saying “Downloading”
3. Next, goto Flashprogram_Samsung_I9000__Pits folder and open I9003_Odin3 v1.82.exe (Don’t bother the I9003 in the file name. It is compatible for I9000 also)
4.Once ODIN has be opened, connect your phone to the PC while it is in download mode. Once connected, an “Added” remark will appear on the message window.
5. Next, click on the PIT button, navigate to the Flashprogram_Samsung_I9000__Pits folder and select s1_odin_20100512.pit
6. Then, click on the PDA button, navigate to the I9000XXJVU_I9000OXAJVU_OXA folder and select the CODE_I9000XXJVU_CL851880_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5 file.
7. Then, click on the PHONE button, navigate to the I9000XXJVU_I9000OXAJVU_OXA folder and select the MODEM_I9000XXJVU_REV_00_CL1092175.tar.md5 file.
8. Then, click on the CSC button, navigate to the I9000XXJVU_I9000OXAJVU_OXA folder and select the GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVU.tar.md5 file.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SELECT THE FILE PROPERLY AS ABOVE AND DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE CONTINUING FURTHER.
9. Next, make sure that Re-Partition, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time have been check marked.
Once all the above steps are done, click on Start button and wait for the message window to show “All threads completed” and “Pass” displayed on the top left box.
10. Then, click on PDA button, navigate to Kernel_JVU_Fix_sdcard file, and clic on Start!
and viola!!!
thanx far2
I glad this Solve the SGS problem for you
gerickt said:
solved!!!
and viola!!!
thanx far2
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I glad this Solve the SGS problem for you, and all the people in the forum, hope some developer can make a kernel like this but for the new jw4+ or even better for the cm9 or cm10
I know some people has install the cm9 and cm10 do but they have a total sd failure, our sd is still readable and is even worse.
Gerickt yesterday I write to you a PM in Spanish wit more indication to you did you receive?
PD: nice you made a detail description for the procedure :good:
the developer answer to my
rxxxni was the developer to post the kernel here and he just answer the place to look for more info in his kernel here
htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=520348
I don't know if this is bad to post other links outside the xda but he made the kernel and there is more info
Hi there, only just joined site as have had problem with this phone for a while now but left it alone untill my GF nagged me to try and fix it, but am very stuck and confused so here it goes....
the phone's carrier was virgin mobile so i downloaded an app to unlock it to another carrier but phone froze during process so had to power off and on the it got stuck on logo screen so some how i managed to install twrp v2.6.3.0 onto the phone but i am now just stuck here the phone now has no operating system and it showing internal memory as 0mb and i can only mount external SD.
Please if someone can help me i would be very very happy as its driving me crazy...serious.
Hope this post is in the correct section and any other info required i can give if needed.
Thanks in advance
John
johnlfc81 said:
Hi there, only just joined site as have had problem with this phone for a while now but left it alone untill my GF nagged me to try and fix it, but am very stuck and confused so here it goes....
the phone's carrier was virgin mobile so i downloaded an app to unlock it to another carrier but phone froze during process so had to power off and on the it got stuck on logo screen so some how i managed to install twrp v2.6.3.0 onto the phone but i am now just stuck here the phone now has no operating system and it showing internal memory as 0mb and i can only mount external SD.
Please if someone can help me i would be very very happy as its driving me crazy...serious.
Hope this post is in the correct section and any other info required i can give if needed.
Thanks in advance
John
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if you've got a working CWM or TWRP Recovery then it should be easy to flash a new firmware onto the phone. I haven't done this but try the following steps :
1. Download this http://www.ipho9.com/install-dmod-custom-rom-galaxy-s3-mini-gti8190/ custom ROM
2. DO NOT extract it (keep the .zip file, well, zipped )
3. Copy/Paste the above .zip file to your external sd card
4. Start the phone and go to recovery (power+home+volume up buttons)
5. Choose install zip from external sd card
6. Find the .zip file that you just copied and select it
7. Now wait until it installs (can take about 10 mins or more - just be patient)
8. Reboot phone when the installation of the ROM is complete
9. Have fun with your completely new S3 Mini with a new great S4 look&feel
Hope that works !
koragg97 said:
if you've got a working CWM or TWRP Recovery then it should be easy to flash a new firmware onto the phone. I haven't done this but try the following steps :
1. Download this http://www.ipho9.com/install-dmod-custom-rom-galaxy-s3-mini-gti8190/ custom ROM
2. DO NOT extract it (keep the .zip file, well, zipped )
3. Copy/Paste the above .zip file to your external sd card
4. Start the phone and go to recovery (power+home+volume up buttons)
5. Choose install zip from external sd card
6. Find the .zip file that you just copied and select it
7. Now wait until it installs (can take about 10 mins or more - just be patient)
8. Reboot phone when the installation of the ROM is complete
9. Have fun with your completely new S3 Mini with a new great S4 look&feel
Hope that works !
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1. Download this http://www.ipho9.com/install-dmod-custom-rom-galaxy-s3-mini-gti8190/ custom ROM
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you can download every ROM you want for s3 mini (somin.n, Virginity, CM, ...) - steps 2 - 9 are the same
good luck
JackoMJ is right. I just posted the one i'm on 'cause i know that all the stuff are working
I brick my lg f160k while flashing wrong kdz on it. It was in no download no recovery mode. Pc was showing qhsusb_dloade 9008. I searched alot over the internet to unbrick it but found nothing except a thread on veitnam site by a veitnamis developer. Thanks to him for this useful thread. With the help of this i unbrick my cell. It was very difficult to understand the thread while in Vietnam's language but i managed to do so with the help of google translator. I thought i should must share it on xda to English community for easy umderstading. Hit thanks if you get your phone back. And many thanks to veitnamis developer too....
1. Download the qualcom drivers and install it from given link.
https://app.box.com/s/5n42md550n4oxne04xttfz788cp0i4i3
Open device manager and ensure that you have correctly installed qualcom 9008 drivers. Remember the com port
2. Download and unzip this folder
https://app.box.com/s/zvvj2v87csuwmv93k7ztzevuiytyd0fi
You shall have a tool Boar Diag v3.99c folder and two folder named S and L.
3.IMPORTANT. You will have to choose folder S For F160K and S and for F160L and LV choose Folder L.
4. Now run the tool.
Check the 2 points on tool
1.Ap check
2.Emmc Test
In Ap chipset choose board
For F160s and F160k
D1L(MSM8960 SKDA)
FOR 160L
D1L(MSM8960 LV)
Select Com Port shown in device manager of your computer.
In TARGET DIR Choose the Folder of Named S or L according to your modal, As i told you earlier in step 3
Rest all should be unchecked
PRESS START
https://app.box.com/s/hr8y0cmzcond0jciemprl5jzr4rllggn
Now test will start and will take 10 seconds to complete
If this test run successfully AP and EMMC should show pass on tool window
5. In this step Now only uncheck
Emmc Test and then check the
Boot Image Restore and select ABOOT from drop down menu.
Only w points Checked.
Ap Check
Boot Img Restor
Rest all should be uncheck the same as in previous step.
PRESS START
https://app.box.com/s/w1r560py2bm2wwlbtch9bn7kh1bski2u
Now it will Test the AP CHECK and will write Boot image to your mobile.
It will take 10 to 15 seconds.
After successfully completion of this test you ll see download mode on your mobile. Or you may see an LG logo with a secure boot massege.
Important...
STEP 6 was not mentioned in orignal thread. I did this at my own and got my result.
6. If you dont see download mode or LG logo after completing step 5 even successfully completion shown ion tool, As in mine case on F160k. Then try step 5 with AP CHIPSET with D1L(MSM8960 RR&G)
rest same selection.
AND PRESS START.
I hope this will resolve your issue. As i did.
7. NOW ITS TIME TO FLASH LATEST KDZ FIRMWARE ACCORDING TO YOUR MoBILE Phone.
.
THATS ALL WHAT I HAVE FOR MY FRIENDS.
IF I HELPED YOU THEN PLZ PRAY FOR ME. THANKS ALOT
Thank you for providing the files! I have a bricked LG LTE2 F160K, which mode should I put the phone be?
My phone can still access download mode, and when I try to start up the tool, it just says "Failed during loading flash programmer"
bro if your download mode is working then you will have to flash kdz of your modal for f160k I think its 20k. you can find the latest kdz many sites. google it lg firmware you can find it on vietnam site lgviet.com
this programe is only for qhsusb_delod mode. no download no recovery state. if you have download mode then kdz is the way to unbrick
Help! "device was not found in dload trying flash programmer" i get this error
What kind of brick you have? Its qhsusb bulk mode. Then this guide will help you
what is "ion took"??
there are no "D1L(MSM8960 RR&G)" in the selection
muzammil457 said:
What kind of brick you have? Its qhsusb bulk mode. Then this guide will help you
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test completed but my phone didn't enter to download mode
the driver name when i connect my LG is"QHSUSB_QLOAD"
why yu no reply??
Have you installed qualcm drivers first? If no then do it if yes then in board ap choose msm8960 it will work. But if doesnt then there is 1 more 8960 selection try that
Does this method works for a sony xperia ion which has the same problem????
ahamedlaheer said:
Does this method works for a sony xperia ion which has the same problem????
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This programe is for qualcom devices. If your experia is qualcom based then it will work. But u need to find the files to flash doe your modalm I have loaded only f160 system files.
muzammil457 said:
Have you installed qualcm drivers first? If no then do it if yes then in board ap choose msm8960 it will work. But if doesnt then there is 1 more 8960 selection try that
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yes i install it, i tried the other msm8960 but it doesn't work
Test point to force qhsusb-dload in LG F160s
mcycharles said:
Thank you for providing the files! I have a bricked LG LTE2 F160K, which mode should I put the phone be?
My phone can still access download mode, and when I try to start up the tool, it just says "Failed during loading flash programmer"
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Dear all,
Can some one provide me the details of test points for LG F160s i want to force it, as m phone in dead alsmost,,,
i will b very thankful
Rizwan
Why u need to do that if u r not in hard brick state?
muzammil457 said:
I brick my lg f160k while flashing wrong kdz on it. It was in no download no recovery mode. Pc was showing qhsusb_dloade 9008. I searched alot over the internet to unbrick it but found nothing except a thread on veitnam site by a veitnamis developer. Thanks to him for this useful thread. With the help of this i unbrick my cell. It was very difficult to understand the thread while in Vietnam's language but i managed to do so with the help of google translator. I thought i should must share it on xda to English community for easy umderstading. Hit thanks if you get your phone back. And many thanks to veitnamis developer too....
1. Download the qualcom drivers and install it from given link.
https://app.box.com/s/5n42md550n4oxne04xttfz788cp0i4i3
Open device manager and ensure that you have correctly installed qualcom 9008 drivers. Remember the com port
2. Download and unzip this folder
https://app.box.com/s/zvvj2v87csuwmv93k7ztzevuiytyd0fi
You shall have a tool Boar Diag v3.99c folder and two folder named S and L.
3.IMPORTANT. You will have to choose folder S For F160K and S and for F160L and LV choose Folder L.
4. Now run the tool.
Check the 2 points on tool
1.Ap check
2.Emmc Test
In Ap chipset choose board
For F160s and F160k
D1L(MSM8960 SKDA)
FOR 160L
D1L(MSM8960 LV)
Select Com Port shown in device manager of your computer.
In TARGET DIR Choose the Folder of Named S or L according to your modal, As i told you earlier in step 3
Rest all should be unchecked
PRESS START
https://app.box.com/s/hr8y0cmzcond0jciemprl5jzr4rllggn
Now test will start and will take 10 seconds to complete
If this test run successfully AP and EMMC should show pass on tool window
5. In this step Now only uncheck
Emmc Test and then check the
Boot Image Restore and select ABOOT from drop down menu.
Only w points Checked.
Ap Check
Boot Img Restor
Rest all should be uncheck the same as in previous step.
PRESS START
https://app.box.com/s/w1r560py2bm2wwlbtch9bn7kh1bski2u
Now it will Test the AP CHECK and will write Boot image to your mobile.
It will take 10 to 15 seconds.
After successfully completion of this test you ll see download mode on your mobile. Or you may see an LG logo with a secure boot massege.
Important...
STEP 6 was not mentioned in orignal thread. I did this at my own and got my result.
6. If you dont see download mode or LG logo after completing step 5 even successfully completion shown ion tool, As in mine case on F160k. Then try step 5 with AP CHIPSET with D1L(MSM8960 RR&G)
rest same selection.
AND PRESS START.
I hope this will resolve your issue. As i did.
7. NOW ITS TIME TO FLASH LATEST KDZ FIRMWARE ACCORDING TO YOUR MoBILE Phone.
. THATS ALL WHAT I HAVE FOR MY FRIENDS.
I have F160L.i tried same as u mention,All proceger complete but no download mode no fastboot mode no LG logo.What to do now?still on qualcomm 9008
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Hello all
If after restore aboot phone not power on
Need restore all this file: about, Backupgpt, boot, dbi, laf, Primarygpt, recovery, rpm, tz, sdl1, sdl2, sdl3 (one by one, not MIX!!!) and after restore last sdl3 power turn on!
muzammil457 said:
I brick my lg f160k while flashing wrong kdz on it. It was in no download no recovery mode. Pc was showing qhsusb_dloade 9008. I searched alot over the internet to unbrick it but found nothing except a thread on veitnam site by a veitnamis developer. Thanks to him for this useful thread. With the help of this i unbrick my cell. It was very difficult to understand the thread while in Vietnam's language but i managed to do so with the help of google translator. I thought i should must share it on xda to English community for easy umderstading. Hit thanks if you get your phone back. And many thanks to veitnamis developer too....
1. Download the qualcom drivers and install it from given link.
https://app.box.com/s/5n42md550n4oxne04xttfz788cp0i4i3
Open device manager and ensure that you have correctly installed qualcom 9008 drivers. Remember the com port
2. Download and unzip this folder
https://app.box.com/s/zvvj2v87csuwmv93k7ztzevuiytyd0fi
You shall have a tool Boar Diag v3.99c folder and two folder named S and L.
3.IMPORTANT. You will have to choose folder S For F160K and S and for F160L and LV choose Folder L.
4. Now run the tool.
Check the 2 points on tool
1.Ap check
2.Emmc Test
In Ap chipset choose board
For F160s and F160k
D1L(MSM8960 SKDA)
FOR 160L
D1L(MSM8960 LV)
Select Com Port shown in device manager of your computer.
In TARGET DIR Choose the Folder of Named S or L according to your modal, As i told you earlier in step 3
Rest all should be unchecked
PRESS START
https://app.box.com/s/hr8y0cmzcond0jciemprl5jzr4rllggn
Now test will start and will take 10 seconds to complete
If this test run successfully AP and EMMC should show pass on tool window
5. In this step Now only uncheck
Emmc Test and then check the
Boot Image Restore and select ABOOT from drop down menu.
Only w points Checked.
Ap Check
Boot Img Restor
Rest all should be uncheck the same as in previous step.
PRESS START
https://app.box.com/s/w1r560py2bm2wwlbtch9bn7kh1bski2u
Now it will Test the AP CHECK and will write Boot image to your mobile.
It will take 10 to 15 seconds.
After successfully completion of this test you ll see download mode on your mobile. Or you may see an LG logo with a secure boot massege.
Important...
STEP 6 was not mentioned in orignal thread. I did this at my own and got my result.
6. If you dont see download mode or LG logo after completing step 5 even successfully completion shown ion tool, As in mine case on F160k. Then try step 5 with AP CHIPSET with D1L(MSM8960 RR&G)
rest same selection.
AND PRESS START.
I hope this will resolve your issue. As i did.
7. NOW ITS TIME TO FLASH LATEST KDZ FIRMWARE ACCORDING TO YOUR MoBILE Phone.
.
THATS ALL WHAT I HAVE FOR MY FRIENDS.
IF I HELPED YOU THEN PLZ PRAY FOR ME. THANKS ALOT
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any other link for qualcomm drivers?
Link is fine. U can download it from google.
Need some Help
My phone goes to Service Mode but not in Download mode.
Should i try this method?
And how i can find out my phone is S OR K OR L originally hardware based
Waiting for your answer .
My phone is dead since 1 month
Firstly, I want to say ‘thankyou’ to pranaay saini and dr.faramroze. u guys are first man who post topic guide root and build specialy TWRP for Moto E3 Power. And now, I want to share my story about my process ‘rooting Moto E3 Power’ LoL :
*Note:
1/ Im a newbie, not a specialist about android phone or technician mobile. I just a person who curious ‘rooting android’ to make my phone can delete almost factory app not neccesary.LoL. Truly, I want to cheat mobile game =)).
2/ I had successful root HTC One M7 before, so Let’s see me have a little exp for Rooting . Then own the new Moto E3 Power and I want do the same HTC .
*My story:
I bought the new E3 Power on online store and Im going to root it. Unluckily, I forgot to ‘fastboot format userdata’ and this phone gonna ‘bootloop’ :v. I bring it to fix in small repair phone center (I already give them the stock rom), hope they can flash rom stock but they turn my phone into ‘hard bricked mode’ :v, less well they format S/N @@.
That’s a awful time in my life =)), I sent it back to store. Luckily, they accept to fix it cause I just used it for 2 days (actually I told them it was factory error) and maybe they believe it true ‘opsss! So sorry’.
After my phone fixed, I root it again, and this time I did really carefully so ‘Your device has rooted’ Bravo! =)). And ‘Peaceful time’ long last 4months, I just install SDMaid and run Luckypatcher to crack SDMaid FREE up to SDMaid PRO, and used SDMaid to cleanup the phone, then my phone run to error ‘com.android.phone had stoped’, and I also find many ways to fix this problem, almost solution on the internet I have try but it’s not working, the finnally option, I chose to ‘reset phone to factory’ . OOOPS! My phone got ‘Soft bricked’ =.=,unfortunately I had deleted file TWRP backup @@, then I tried to flash stock rom thought TWRP but it error =.=. At this moment, I think ‘prehap I bring it to store fix it again?’ . NOPE! Im looking on the internet to find out solution to fix it (just a few days before I write this topic), finally only way to fix that is ‘SP Flash Tool’ =)), and it work! .
*So it’s all my story when I come to E3 GOD Power =)). Sorry if it so drammatic and bad english :”>. U guys can skip that and go to Main Problem here:
== How to root Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step if u are new guys like me xD! (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare: ADB (or minimal ADB) and ADB driver on ur PC (u can search on XDA forum to get link download – I recommend use minimal ADB).
2/ Get TWRP recovery and SuperSU from this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69311942&postcount=22
copy file SuperSU to SDcard.
3/ On your phone, go to Setting > Choose About phone > roll down to last line > tap many times to set u up to Developer > then back so now u can see ‘Developer options’ line > go into it > swipe ON OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging.
4/ Now turn off power, after screen off hold Power button and Up Volume to boot ur phone into ‘fastboot mode’.
5/ Connect ur phone to PC and open ADB u install before (open ADB as administrator)
6/ Copy file TWRP recovery (*.img) u have download into folder ADB u install before. U can rename it to remember and type on ADB easier. (to me: rename it to recoverymoto.img)
7/ Execute the following comand on ADB:
- ‘fastboot devices’ >> its show u ur device connected to PC or not. If not, plz check adb driver.
- ‘fastboot oem unlock’ >> now on ur display phone have announce unlock YES/NO? follow instruction on display phone. YES to unlock.
- ‘fastboot format userdata’ >> make sure u do this command cause if not after u flash TWRP recovery and reboot system u gonna to stuck boot or boot loop.
- ‘fastboot flash recovery recovery.img’ >> its change Default recovery to TWRP recovery.
Well done! Now u successful to install TWRP.
8/ Now hold Power button and Up Volume to boot ur phone into ‘fastboot mode’ but not choose Fasboot mode, choose Recovery mode. It gonna turn into TWRP recovery display.
9/ Last step. In TWRP working display > choose Install > Select microSD > then u see file SuperSU in SDcard u copy in step 2 > choose file SuperSU and install it > after all done, reboot system and ENJOY ‘Your device has rooted’ .
*Note: If u reboot, it stuck at Moto logo, or boot loop. Plz Redo Step 4 to Step 9. If not, u need to comment and me and E3 power brother will help u
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== How to unbricked Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare Stock ROM and SP Flash tool, u can download on this link and the extract it:
https://firmwarefile.com/lenovo-xt1706?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,9894486982
(ROM S135 is newest for XT1706)
2/ Prepare MTKdriver (MediaTek driver) for ur PC, u can download on this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-m2/help/windows-10-mtk-vcom-usb-drivers-32-64-t3267033
https://androidmtk.com/download-mtk-usb-all-drivers
3/ After install all, open SPflash tool (dont plugin cable and phone to PC), just open flashtool and WARNING on tab Format, don’t Format if u don’t know how to use for what purpose! Cause if u format ur imei phone has gone :v…and u will find and learn how to use S/N tool or even bring it to change mainboard :v…. So DONT, just focus on tab Dowload.
4/ Choose tab download, select Sccatter-loading file (u extract before). Uncheck Preload. Then click Download (u will see it proccessing).
5/ Then plugin ur cable and phone into PC (*note: remove ur battery, sim card and microSD before plugin). Now u will see SP flash tool regconize ur device and auto flash ROM to ur device. Keep wait for 2~3mins till it show check V green symbol. Now u can plugout cable.
6/ Congratulation! Ur phone back to Factory come out . hold the power button and ENJOY ur phone reborn .
*Note: during time flashing ROM, do not plugout cable.
Thanks for your reading!If u like this,give me 1 Thanks . Welcome all constructive comments to help me edit this topic more complete.
First of all I would like to say that @bopvnn luck is not on your side :silly: second of all , all the work was done by @dr.faramroze I just made the tutorial a bit easier .
pranaay saini said:
First of all I would like to say that @bopvnn luck is not on your side :silly: second of all , all the work was done by @dr.faramroze I just made the tutorial a bit easier .
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i dont know what u mean "lucky is not on my side" :-?
bopvnn said:
i dont know what u mean "lucky is not on my side" :-?
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Meaning you have bad luck .
Hey, I see some guys on Youtube that said losing their IMEI after flashing stock rom using SP Flash Tool. How to restore it? The last time I use a Mediatek Device it was an Android One.
Removing battery wont help ,
bopvnn said:
Firstly, I want to say ‘thankyou’ to pranaay saini and dr.faramroze. u guys are first man who post topic guide root and build specialy TWRP for Moto E3 Power. And now, I want to share my story about my process ‘rooting Moto E3 Power’ LoL :
*Note:
1/ Im a newbie, not a specialist about android phone or technician mobile. I just a person who curious ‘rooting android’ to make my phone can delete almost factory app not neccesary.LoL. Truly, I want to cheat mobile game =)).
2/ I had successful root HTC One M7 before, so Let’s see me have a little exp for Rooting . Then own the new Moto E3 Power and I want do the same HTC .
*My story:
I bought the new E3 Power on online store and Im going to root it. Unluckily, I forgot to ‘fastboot format userdata’ and this phone gonna ‘bootloop’ :v. I bring it to fix in small repair phone center (I already give them the stock rom), hope they can flash rom stock but they turn my phone into ‘hard bricked mode’ :v, less well they format S/N @@.
That’s a awful time in my life =)), I sent it back to store. Luckily, they accept to fix it cause I just used it for 2 days (actually I told them it was factory error) and maybe they believe it true ‘opsss! So sorry’.
After my phone fixed, I root it again, and this time I did really carefully so ‘Your device has rooted’ Bravo! =)). And ‘Peaceful time’ long last 4months, I just install SDMaid and run Luckypatcher to crack SDMaid FREE up to SDMaid PRO, and used SDMaid to cleanup the phone, then my phone run to error ‘com.android.phone had stoped’, and I also find many ways to fix this problem, almost solution on the internet I have try but it’s not working, the finnally option, I chose to ‘reset phone to factory’ . OOOPS! My phone got ‘Soft bricked’ =.=,unfortunately I had deleted file TWRP backup @@, then I tried to flash stock rom thought TWRP but it error =.=. At this moment, I think ‘prehap I bring it to store fix it again?’ . NOPE! Im looking on the internet to find out solution to fix it (just a few days before I write this topic), finally only way to fix that is ‘SP Flash Tool’ =)), and it work! .
*So it’s all my story when I come to E3 GOD Power =)). Sorry if it so drammatic and bad english :”>. U guys can skip that and go to Main Problem here:
== How to root Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step if u are new guys like me xD! (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare: ADB (or minimal ADB) and ADB driver on ur PC (u can search on XDA forum to get link download – I recommend use minimal ADB).
2/ Get TWRP recovery and SuperSU from this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69311942&postcount=22
copy file SuperSU to SDcard.
3/ On your phone, go to Setting > Choose About phone > roll down to last line > tap many times to set u up to Developer > then back so now u can see ‘Developer options’ line > go into it > swipe ON OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging.
4/ Now turn off power, after screen off hold Power button and Up Volume to boot ur phone into ‘fastboot mode’.
5/ Connect ur phone to PC and open ADB u install before (open ADB as administrator)
6/ Copy file TWRP recovery (*.img) u have download into folder ADB u install before. U can rename it to remember and type on ADB easier. (to me: rename it to recoverymoto.img)
7/ Execute the following comand on ADB:
- ‘fastboot devices’ >> its show u ur device connected to PC or not. If not, plz check adb driver.
- ‘fastboot oem unlock’ >> now on ur display phone have announce unlock YES/NO? follow instruction on display phone. YES to unlock.
- ‘fastboot format userdata’ >> make sure u do this command cause if not after u flash TWRP recovery and reboot system u gonna to stuck boot or boot loop.
- ‘fastboot flash recovery recovery.img’ >> its change Default recovery to TWRP recovery.
Well done! Now u successful to install TWRP.
8/ Now hold Power button and Up Volume to boot ur phone into ‘fastboot mode’ but not choose Fasboot mode, choose Recovery mode. It gonna turn into TWRP recovery display.
9/ Last step. In TWRP working display > choose Install > Select microSD > then u see file SuperSU in SDcard u copy in step 2 > choose file SuperSU and install it > after all done, reboot system and ENJOY ‘Your device has rooted’ .
*Note: If u reboot, it stuck at Moto logo, or boot loop. Plz Redo Step 4 to Step 9. If not, u need to comment and me and E3 power brother will help u
== How to unbricked Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare Stock ROM and SP Flash tool, u can download on this link and the extract it:
https://firmwarefile.com/lenovo-xt1706?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,9894486982
(ROM S135 is newest for XT1706)
2/ Prepare MTKdriver (MediaTek driver) for ur PC, u can download on this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-m2/help/windows-10-mtk-vcom-usb-drivers-32-64-t3267033
https://androidmtk.com/download-mtk-usb-all-drivers
3/ After install all, open SPflash tool (dont plugin cable and phone to PC), just open flashtool and WARNING on tab Format, don’t Format if u don’t know how to use for what purpose! Cause if u format ur imei phone has gone :v…and u will find and learn how to use S/N tool or even bring it to change mainboard :v…. So DONT, just focus on tab Dowload.
4/ Choose tab download, select Sccatter-loading file (u extract before). Uncheck Preload. Then click Download (u will see it proccessing).
5/ Then plugin ur cable and phone into PC (*note: remove ur battery, sim card and microSD before plugin). Now u will see SP flash tool regconize ur device and auto flash ROM to ur device. Keep wait for 2~3mins till it show check V green symbol. Now u can plugout cable.
6/ Congratulation! Ur phone back to Factory come out . hold the power button and ENJOY ur phone reborn .
*Note: during time flashing ROM, do not plugout cable.
Thanks for your reading!If u like this,give me 1 Thanks . Welcome all constructive comments to help me edit this topic more complete.
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everything you said is right except for you have to keep the battery inside and the phone switched
this will help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-bBhe3kp_8&t=327s
Will root will run on xt1700?
As in the title - Will the TWRP work with the XT1700?
Alcatraz_91 said:
everything you said is right except for you have to keep the battery inside and the phone switched
this will help
&t=327s
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Bro my phone is vibrating and showing Moto logo and again vibrating and showing Moto logo...so I'm thinking that my phone is soft bricked after flashing twrp 3.1.1
When I try to flash stock using sp flash tool some error is showing 0*00... Will u plzzz help to get back my device..:crying::crying:
My internal storage is about nill...
But it is showing about 14 GB and the actual storage is now 774 mb....how to format it...I'm unable to format it with twrp plzzz help...it is showing storage is running out....plzzzzzz help me....
Manoj Kumar 9779 said:
My internal storage is about nill...
But it is showing about 14 GB and the actual storage is now 774 mb....how to format it...I'm unable to format it with twrp plzzz help...it is showing storage is running out....plzzzzzz help me....
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Please do not private message me asking for help/assistance with your problems.
I will help anyone if asked correctly, in the correct way and in the correct place.
I will not answer to demanding messages or messages giving no information what so ever.
I'm a typical user, not a helpdesk.
You question is answered in this thread and the Q and A section.
Not able to roote3 power with build s144
Hi,
I have moto e3 power with build number xt1706_s144_170915_row. When i am rooting and installing twrp through fastboot method, after rooting the phone goes in bootloop. The same issue was happening with build s143, however i was able to successfully root for previous build s141. I am following the same method but failing now. Any help will be great
It's my first phone that I will root (moto e3 power)
But the main problem is that, I can't unlock the bootloader , i have used adb driver but after the "fastboot devices" command , my phone's starts in fastboot mode but the connection with my PC is lost. , so please give me the link of the minimal adb and the other moto e3 power driver that you have used to unlock
Jackyhost said:
It's my first phone that I will root (moto e3 power)
But the main problem is that, I can't unlock the bootloader , i have used adb driver but after the "fastboot devices" command , my phone's starts in fastboot mode but the connection with my PC is lost. , so please give me the link of the minimal adb and the other moto e3 power driver that you have used to unlock
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STOCK ROM INSTALLATION WITH TWRP RECOVERY
Check this video
Without wiping your imei no flash stock rom
This method is find by me please share to others
:good:
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jigar191089 said:
Hi,
I have moto e3 power with build number xt1706_s144_170915_row. When i am rooting and installing twrp through fastboot method, after rooting the phone goes in bootloop. The same issue was happening with build s143, however i was able to successfully root for previous build s141. I am following the same method but failing now. Any help will be great
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STOCK ROM INSTALLATION WITH TWRP RECOVERY
Check this video
Without wiping your imei no flash stock rom
This method is find by me please share to others
:good:
Note :-
It works only on S135 and S141
It does not work with S143 and S144
I don't know why
hey 'fastboot format userdata' command not working.. it says "Createprocess failed: system cannot find file specified. (2) cannot generate image for userdate" Kindly help I am noobie
kunal0303 said:
hey 'fastboot format userdata' command not working.. it says "Createprocess failed: system cannot find file specified. (2) cannot generate image for userdate" Kindly help I am noobie
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use this adb... i too had the same issue......... it worked for me.....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
HELP!!!
i cant execute "fastboot reset userdata" it shows "cant find file specified" please help someone
bopvnn said:
Firstly, I want to say ‘thankyou’ to pranaay saini and dr.faramroze. u guys are first man who post topic guide root and build specialy TWRP for Moto E3 Power. And now, I want to share my story about my process ‘rooting Moto E3 Power’ LoL :
*Note:
1/ Im a newbie, not a specialist about android phone or technician mobile. I just a person who curious ‘rooting android’ to make my phone can delete almost factory app not neccesary.LoL. Truly, I want to cheat mobile game =)).
2/ I had successful root HTC One M7 before, so Let’s see me have a little exp for Rooting . Then own the new Moto E3 Power and I want do the same HTC .
*My story:
I bought the new E3 Power on online store and Im going to root it. Unluckily, I forgot to ‘fastboot format userdata’ and this phone gonna ‘bootloop’ :v. I bring it to fix in small repair phone center (I already give them the stock rom), hope they can flash rom stock but they turn my phone into ‘hard bricked mode’ :v, less well they format S/N @@.
That’s a awful time in my life =)), I sent it back to store. Luckily, they accept to fix it cause I just used it for 2 days (actually I told them it was factory error) and maybe they believe it true ‘opsss! So sorry’.
After my phone fixed, I root it again, and this time I did really carefully so ‘Your device has rooted’ Bravo! =)). And ‘Peaceful time’ long last 4months, I just install SDMaid and run Luckypatcher to crack SDMaid FREE up to SDMaid PRO, and used SDMaid to cleanup the phone, then my phone run to error ‘com.android.phone had stoped’, and I also find many ways to fix this problem, almost solution on the internet I have try but it’s not working, the finnally option, I chose to ‘reset phone to factory’ . OOOPS! My phone got ‘Soft bricked’ =.=,unfortunately I had deleted file TWRP backup @@, then I tried to flash stock rom thought TWRP but it error =.=. At this moment, I think ‘prehap I bring it to store fix it again?’ . NOPE! Im looking on the internet to find out solution to fix it (just a few days before I write this topic), finally only way to fix that is ‘SP Flash Tool’ =)), and it work! .
*So it’s all my story when I come to E3 GOD Power =)). Sorry if it so drammatic and bad english :”>. U guys can skip that and go to Main Problem here:
== How to root Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step if u are new guys like me xD! (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare: ADB (or minimal ADB) and ADB driver on ur PC (u can search on XDA forum to get link download – I recommend use minimal ADB).
2/ Get TWRP recovery and SuperSU from this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69311942&postcount=22
copy file SuperSU to SDcard.
3/ On your phone, go to Setting > Choose About phone > roll down to last line > tap many times to set u up to Developer > then back so now u can see ‘Developer options’ line > go into it > swipe ON OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging.
4/ Now turn off power, after screen off hold Power button and Up Volume to boot ur phone into ‘fastboot mode’.
5/ Connect ur phone to PC and open ADB u install before (open ADB as administrator)
6/ Copy file TWRP recovery (*.img) u have download into folder ADB u install before. U can rename it to remember and type on ADB easier. (to me: rename it to recoverymoto.img)
7/ Execute the following comand on ADB:
- ‘fastboot devices’ >> its show u ur device connected to PC or not. If not, plz check adb driver.
- ‘fastboot oem unlock’ >> now on ur display phone have announce unlock YES/NO? follow instruction on display phone. YES to unlock.
- ‘fastboot format userdata’ >> make sure u do this command cause if not after u flash TWRP recovery and reboot system u gonna to stuck boot or boot loop.
- ‘fastboot flash recovery recovery.img’ >> its change Default recovery to TWRP recovery.
Well done! Now u successful to install TWRP.
8/ Now hold Power button and Up Volume to boot ur phone into ‘fastboot mode’ but not choose Fasboot mode, choose Recovery mode. It gonna turn into TWRP recovery display.
9/ Last step. In TWRP working display > choose Install > Select microSD > then u see file SuperSU in SDcard u copy in step 2 > choose file SuperSU and install it > after all done, reboot system and ENJOY ‘Your device has rooted’ .
*Note: If u reboot, it stuck at Moto logo, or boot loop. Plz Redo Step 4 to Step 9. If not, u need to comment and me and E3 power brother will help u
== How to unbricked Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare Stock ROM and SP Flash tool, u can download on this link and the extract it:
https://firmwarefile.com/lenovo-xt1706?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,9894486982
(ROM S135 is newest for XT1706)
2/ Prepare MTKdriver (MediaTek driver) for ur PC, u can download on this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-m2/help/windows-10-mtk-vcom-usb-drivers-32-64-t3267033
https://androidmtk.com/download-mtk-usb-all-drivers
3/ After install all, open SPflash tool (dont plugin cable and phone to PC), just open flashtool and WARNING on tab Format, don’t Format if u don’t know how to use for what purpose! Cause if u format ur imei phone has gone :v…and u will find and learn how to use S/N tool or even bring it to change mainboard :v…. So DONT, just focus on tab Dowload.
4/ Choose tab download, select Sccatter-loading file (u extract before). Uncheck Preload. Then click Download (u will see it proccessing).
5/ Then plugin ur cable and phone into PC (*note: remove ur battery, sim card and microSD before plugin). Now u will see SP flash tool regconize ur device and auto flash ROM to ur device. Keep wait for 2~3mins till it show check V green symbol. Now u can plugout cable.
6/ Congratulation! Ur phone back to Factory come out . hold the power button and ENJOY ur phone reborn .
*Note: during time flashing ROM, do not plugout cable.
Thanks for your reading!If u like this,give me 1 Thanks . Welcome all constructive comments to help me edit this topic more complete.
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From where i can download fastboot file??
bopvnn said:
Firstly, I want to say ‘thankyou’ to pranaay saini and dr.faramroze. u guys are first man who post topic guide root and build specialy TWRP for Moto E3 Power. And now, I want to share my story about my process ‘rooting Moto E3 Power’ LoL :
*Note:
1/ Im a newbie, not a specialist about android phone or technician mobile. I just a person who curious ‘rooting android’ to make my phone can delete almost factory app not neccesary.LoL. Truly, I want to cheat mobile game =)).
2/ I had successful root HTC One M7 before, so Let’s see me have a little exp for Rooting . Then own the new Moto E3 Power and I want do the same HTC .
*My story:
I bought the new E3 Power on online store and Im going to root it. Unluckily, I forgot to ‘fastboot format userdata’ and this phone gonna ‘bootloop’ :v. I bring it to fix in small repair phone center (I already give them the stock rom), hope they can flash rom stock but they turn my phone into ‘hard bricked mode’ :v, less well they format S/N @@.
That’s a awful time in my life =)), I sent it back to store. Luckily, they accept to fix it cause I just used it for 2 days (actually I told them it was factory error) and maybe they believe it true ‘opsss! So sorry’.
After my phone fixed, I root it again, and this time I did really carefully so ‘Your device has rooted’ Bravo! =)). And ‘Peaceful time’ long last 4months, I just install SDMaid and run Luckypatcher to crack SDMaid FREE up to SDMaid PRO, and used SDMaid to cleanup the phone, then my phone run to error ‘com.android.phone had stoped’, and I also find many ways to fix this problem, almost solution on the internet I have try but it’s not working, the finnally option, I chose to ‘reset phone to factory’ . OOOPS! My phone got ‘Soft bricked’ =.=,unfortunately I had deleted file TWRP backup @@, then I tried to flash stock rom thought TWRP but it error =.=. At this moment, I think ‘prehap I bring it to store fix it again?’ . NOPE! Im looking on the internet to find out solution to fix it (just a few days before I write this topic), finally only way to fix that is ‘SP Flash Tool’ =)), and it work! .
*So it’s all my story when I come to E3 GOD Power =)). Sorry if it so drammatic and bad english :”>. U guys can skip that and go to Main Problem here:
== How to root Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step if u are new guys like me xD! (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare: ADB (or minimal ADB) and ADB driver on ur PC (u can search on XDA forum to get link download – I recommend use minimal ADB).
2/ Get TWRP recovery and SuperSU from this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69311942&postcount=22
copy file SuperSU to SDcard.
3/ On your phone, go to Setting > Choose About phone > roll down to last line > tap many times to set u up to Developer > then back so now u can see ‘Developer options’ line > go into it > swipe ON OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging.
4/ Now turn off power, after screen off hold Power button and Up Volume to boot ur phone into ‘fastboot mode’.
5/ Connect ur phone to PC and open ADB u install before (open ADB as administrator)
6/ Copy file TWRP recovery (*.img) u have download into folder ADB u install before. U can rename it to remember and type on ADB easier. (to me: rename it to recoverymoto.img)
7/ Execute the following comand on ADB:
- ‘fastboot devices’ >> its show u ur device connected to PC or not. If not, plz check adb driver.
- ‘fastboot oem unlock’ >> now on ur display phone have announce unlock YES/NO? follow instruction on display phone. YES to unlock.
- ‘fastboot format userdata’ >> make sure u do this command cause if not after u flash TWRP recovery and reboot system u gonna to stuck boot or boot loop.
- ‘fastboot flash recovery recovery.img’ >> its change Default recovery to TWRP recovery.
Well done! Now u successful to install TWRP.
8/ Now hold Power button and Up Volume to boot ur phone into ‘fastboot mode’ but not choose Fasboot mode, choose Recovery mode. It gonna turn into TWRP recovery display.
9/ Last step. In TWRP working display > choose Install > Select microSD > then u see file SuperSU in SDcard u copy in step 2 > choose file SuperSU and install it > after all done, reboot system and ENJOY ‘Your device has rooted’ .
*Note: If u reboot, it stuck at Moto logo, or boot loop. Plz Redo Step 4 to Step 9. If not, u need to comment and me and E3 power brother will help u
== How to unbricked Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare Stock ROM and SP Flash tool, u can download on this link and the extract it:
https://firmwarefile.com/lenovo-xt1706?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,9894486982
(ROM S135 is newest for XT1706)
2/ Prepare MTKdriver (MediaTek driver) for ur PC, u can download on this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-m2/help/windows-10-mtk-vcom-usb-drivers-32-64-t3267033
https://androidmtk.com/download-mtk-usb-all-drivers
3/ After install all, open SPflash tool (dont plugin cable and phone to PC), just open flashtool and WARNING on tab Format, don’t Format if u don’t know how to use for what purpose! Cause if u format ur imei phone has gone :v…and u will find and learn how to use S/N tool or even bring it to change mainboard :v…. So DONT, just focus on tab Dowload.
4/ Choose tab download, select Sccatter-loading file (u extract before). Uncheck Preload. Then click Download (u will see it proccessing).
5/ Then plugin ur cable and phone into PC (*note: remove ur battery, sim card and microSD before plugin). Now u will see SP flash tool regconize ur device and auto flash ROM to ur device. Keep wait for 2~3mins till it show check V green symbol. Now u can plugout cable.
6/ Congratulation! Ur phone back to Factory come out . hold the power button and ENJOY ur phone reborn .
*Note: during time flashing ROM, do not plugout cable.
Thanks for your reading!If u like this,give me 1 Thanks . Welcome all constructive comments to help me edit this topic more complete.
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Awesome post brother! I only wish I had simply read this post before messing up so much with my phone. Actually, I was messing with some magisk module (edxposed) whick bricked my device and got me stuck at a bootloop and with no recovery partition at all. (It erased my TWRP). So I used the sp flash tool and formatted the whole flash (at that time, I hadn't read this post of yours). Then I flashed my entire firmware back via the sp flash tool. So I thought that now my problem was fixed. But when I switched on my phone I saw my phone's IMEI Number gone! And the sim not working and showing invalid IMEI message. So I tried to find a fix on the internet and I found 2 solutions. First was using an app which requires the phone to support some mtk engineering mode. I followed the instructions and realised that maybe our phone Moto E3 Power doesn't support this mode. So I switched to the second solution, which required root access. So then I set off for rooting my newly unbricked phone. But I again did some mistakes:
1.) Allowed usb debugging and OEM unlocking in my phone's developer options in settings.
2.) I installed minimal ADB v1.4.3 on a windows 10 computer. Checked my phone's connection with the PC via ADB command adb devices. It worked showing some error initially (daemon not started.... Starting daemon...) and then showing some hex code signifying my device's successful connection with the PC.
3.) Used ADB command adb reboot bootloader to boot into fastboot mode. It worked too.
3.) Used fastboot command fastboot devices to check if my device is still being recognised as connected to the pc. Here came an error (the command didn't return any hex code like the adb command adb devices did. So I googled a solution which involves updating the "Android ADB interface" to "Android Bootloader interface" in the "Android device" submenu of the "Device Manager" window of the "control panel" of the pc, by updating its drivers using the "latest windows usb drivers" 8mb file which could be found very easily on the internet (searching solution for fastboot device drivers update on Google). {*Note: If you hadn't installed beforehand, any adb and fastboot drivers at all, then you will see "Other devices" submenu instead of the "Android device" submenu in the device manager window.
Also, you compulsively need to be in fastboot mode with your device attached to pc, in order to see this "other devices" submenu.} So now the fastboot devices command started working by showing the hex code like adb devices command did.
4.) Used fastboot oem unlock command to unlock the phone's bootloader. Pressed the volume up button of my phone as instructed by the warning message on my phone's screen. Unlock flow started in the minimal adb window in my pc. Finished successfully within 9-13 seconds. Another mistake now, after unlocking the bootloader, I forgot to format userdata.. Actually I didn't know about the fastboot format userdata command. I thought the fastboot -w reboot is the only way to format userdata (which wasn't working for me). Unaware of the fact that now I was going to experience a bootloop during rebooting my phone, I continued with the further steps.
5.) Used fastboot flash recovery recovery.img command to flash the unofficial twrp img which I had already placed in the minimal adb folder and renamed to recovery.img I used unofficial twrp v3.1.1 (by moderator) [which was working perfectly earlier on my phone] {link at bottom}. Successfully finished this step too. [You can use either of the two twrp: Dr. Faramroze (link provided by op) or moderator (link provided by me). Both are working fine]
6.) Used the fastboot reboot command (although it never works for me). It shows finished in the minimal adb cmd screen but the phone doesn't reboot. So I manually unplugged the device. Removed and reinserted the battery.
7.) Now rebooted to recovery screen and found the unofficial twrp successfully installed. [ Warning: After the 6th step, don't reboot your phone normally. Instead, boot into the fastboot window [hold power + vol. up] and select the boot into recovery option. This is required only for the first boot up process or else if you do a normal boot during the first boot, the stock recovery replaces our recently flashed custom recovery..
8.) Upon entering the twrp recovery during the first boot, I installed the magisk v19.3 zip I had in my external SD card. It's not necessary to root your phone right now, you may even do it later by simply rebooting from within the twrp, and later on entering recovery after your phone is all set and working and when you're free from other hassles. But I went for rooting during the first boot. And encountered an error something like: "Cannot mount data(0mb)" at the second last line. So, I could not root my phone. So I decided to root it later on and currently just have it switched on. So, I went for the reboot option in twrp.
9.) My phone started rebooting and got stuck at the boot screen with the tag Device unlocked at the lower left corner (indicating unlocked bootloader). But this was something familiar to me, I had already dealt with this error the previous time I rooted my phone. The solution was very simple. I just had to flash a no verity-otp-encrypt.zip file {included along with the twrp link} using the twrp recovery and then my device would boot properly, as it did the last time.
10.) I flashed the no verity-otp-encrypt.zip file from the twrp and got so many red line errors during the flash. (This didn't happen the last time). Every error had the same words, "cannot mount data (0mb)". So I went back to try rebooting again.
11.) Started rebooting again. This time the device didn't get stuck at boot screen, rather it went into a bootloop, rebooting again and again. Now maybe the no verity-otp-encrypt.zip file did its job and my device got free from the stuck at boot screen problem but simultaneously got caught by the bootloop error probably created due to not formatting the userdata after unlocking the bootloader. Or maybe the "cannot mount data (0mb) just ruined up my phone. Whatever the cause be, I just went for reflashing the entire firmware via the sp flash tool and temporarily forgetting all the bootloader unlocking, custom recovery, rooting, etc and live with an invalid IMEI phone without a working sim, until I find a solution on the internet.
12.) And then, I ended up here on this thread leaving my experience, and learning my mistakes from the OP's post. Very soon I will depart for the cyber cafe to try again without any mistakes this time.
At last thanks for this awesome thread.
And yes here's the link for the unofficial twrp 3.1.1 (by moderator) & the no verity-otp-encrypt.zip file:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1-CHJtDUyPH1CJHebhKsUJz8SzKJAcDbv
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smug_loner said:
From where i can download fastboot file??
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Search Google for "Moto E3 power firmware flash file" and you will come across websites providing the flash file. The file would have a name like "Motorola_Moto_E3_Power_XT1706_MT6735M_S135_161108_6.0.1.zip". The "S135" over here is the firmware version and will vary upon the version uploaded by the site. The latest version as of today is S152_190315. I somehow managed to download a S151 file and I forgot where I downloaded it from. But you can still go for older firmware versions, and then when you're done with all the flashing and rooting and all that and your phone starts up without any error, you can go for OTA updates from within the settings>about phone>system update.
bopvnn said:
== How to unbricked Moto E3 Power (XT1706) ==
Plz follow step by step (Picture guide bellow)
1/ Prepare Stock ROM and SP Flash tool, u can download on this link and the extract it:
https://firmwarefile.com/lenovo-xt1706?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,9894486982
(ROM S135 is newest for XT1706)
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S151 is newest (flash file available for download) for XT1706. [Actually S152 is latest but it's not yet available for download] So you succeeded maybe because you used the older version. Cause a guy commented that he couldn't root the newer versions but could root the older versions.
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bopvnn said:
4/ Choose tab download, select Sccatter-loading file (u extract before). Uncheck Preload. Then click Download (u will see it proccessing).
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Is it necessary to uncheck preload? If yes, I think you should highlight it. Anyway, I didn't uncheck preload and the flash successfully worked for me? So what difference does it count for? Please do notify us of its significance.
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bopvnn said:
4/ Choose tab download, select Sccatter-loading file (u extract before). Uncheck Preload. Then click Download (u will see it proccessing).
5/ Then plugin ur cable and phone into PC (*note: remove ur battery, sim card and microSD before plugin). Now u will see SP flash tool regconize ur device and auto flash ROM to ur device. Keep wait for 2~3mins till it show check V green symbol. Now u can plugout cable.
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I didn't remove my battery, sim or microsd card and everything worked fine for me. Also, I didn't connect my device to pc after pressing the download button in the sp flash tool. Here's what I did instead:
I kept the sp flash tool ready with all steps. Only pressing the download button remaining. Then I connected my device to the pc. As soon as you hear the device connected sound, press the download button. And the flashing process will start. If you get late in pressing the download button, you will hear another sound of device disconnected. Then you'll have to remove the usb from the device and replug it and go for trying again pressing the download button as soon as you hear the device connected sound.