Hi, first of all, sorry if my english is wrong sometimes, I am French.
I was on CM11 M12 and wanted to update to CM12. It could not flash and I tried to wipe again before reflashing but my error was to wipe the system I think. From then, no OS. I followed many threads, tried to flash others ROMs, even RUU by all means (sideload, fastboot..) But my phone seemed not to accept any of them.
FInally, yesterday after 5 days of struggle, I managed to flash the Omnirom. I can't explain why this one worked but well it did. Now the problem still is it always fails when trying to flash gapps or trying to root. It is like my phone can only flash some specific stuff. At least, my phone is working right now, and I have no network problems. But yeah , can't flash gapps or root.
I tried to root with towelroot but not working either. If I could get root access, I was told (on a french forum) that I would be able to copy paste the gapps stuff right where it has to be in the system.
I never had such issues before, I could flash any ROM, root easily. If someone could explain
Thanks for helping
Little update.
I finally got it to work. I used Root Genius to root my phone. I copied/pasted the gapps in /system/app and /system/priv-app with Root Explorer. Then reboot and all was good.
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I decided to try out rooting my device using superoneclick on Friday, then I also manually installed the latest OTA update yesterday. And now my device is not happy. Before all this, the thing was solid, has never once crashed or rebooted on me. In the last 24 hours, I've had to remove the battery about 10 times so far, as it has locked up completely. Seems something is off with GPS, as using geo-location related functions from within apps seems to cause this. The bootloader is still locked, and I haven't installed any recovery images or anything like that, just rooted and updated using the update.zip method, but something has not gone well.
So, my question is, how can I restore everything back to how it was? I want stock, 100% unfucked-with everything back in the device. Factory wipe hasn't helped, and hasn't removed root (which surprised me, but seems obvious now I think about it). I have a copy of the Nexus One FRG83 system image (73.9mb) from HTC, but don't know how to install it. Once I install this, I will update using the ota updates, and try root again.
What do I do?
Read my signature.
Rename the the system image to PASSIMG.zip. Boot into the bootloader and it should detect it automatically. Update, restart, done.
Thanks guys/
Hello everyone.
I got a little problem with my phone, since i want to root it, i checked out which build I had installed on my phone, here's the results:
i.imgur.com/1sOmg7i.png
As you can see, my build is an AMG3/AMF3, and i couldn't find any guide for rooting with that build installed.
What should i do?
Thank you in advance,
Amaryl.
Hi there,
Firstly, I am new to all this too, so take my advice, or leave it, with that in mind!!
I have recently rooted mine from the AMG3 build with mskip's toolkit. I took the plunge and took his advice on choosing the closest available build. I donated so as to be sure I had his latest update of the toolkit. I am not near my pc, but it was the selection which included the AMD3 build (the most recent, ie bottom in the section for the model with NFC, as that is themodel I have). I had one root through odin which failed to give superSU any binaries or permissions at all, so then completely reinstalled the toolkit on my pc (possibly unnecessary) and then reflashed twrp recovery, but chose the cwm version of superuser and ot worked perfectly! As far as I can tell, my phone works exactly as it did before, but now with root access.
If you look in this section of the forum, I posted a q this morning which gives a couple more details about the process I went through re 1st failed attempt which I won't retype here, but I can confirm I have full rooted functionality with the toolkit over the AMG3 build on the N model of the mini, with twrp and superuser!
Btw I say a failed attempt, but my phone worked fine, I just got an error message at the end of the toolkit installing busybox, so booted the phone and superSU just said "there are no binaries I stalled, this is a problem!". So I assume I wouldn't have been able to exploit the root, but at no point did It stop the phone working as a phone.
As I say, I am faaaar from an expert, but that's my experience.
Hi guys,
First post here, so am not allowed to post in toolkit forum.
Having wanted to root several android devices in the past, I have lurked here for quite a while, but finally got round to rooting my s iii mini two days ago. My firmware updated to amg3, but I followed the advice in the toolkit and used the closest match. Everything seems to be working fine.
When it came to flashing a new recovery through odin, I chose twrp, and superSU and it failed. When opening superSU it gave a message about no binaries being present. I decided to reinstall the toolkit, this time flashing CWM and superuser.
This worked perfectly! I disabled superSU, as superuser is functioning correctly, but now when I boot into recovery, TWRP comes up.
Excuse the newbie question, but does this mean that flashing CWM didn't work, or do I now have 2 recoveries installed? Could I have inadvertently caused myslef a problem that will manifest itself later? I did a search for CWM files through root explorer, which came up with nothing, but I am not sure if I searchex for the correct file names or in the right places.
I am only really concerned as I am currently deciding which ROM to flash, but obviously want to check I'm not about to brick my phone!
Thanks guys.
OCTAF1SH said:
Hi guys,
First post here, so am not allowed to post in toolkit forum.
Having wanted to root several android devices in the past, I have lurked here for quite a while, but finally got round to rooting my s iii mini two days ago. My firmware updated to amg3, but I followed the advice in the toolkit and used the closest match. Everything seems to be working fine.
When it came to flashing a new recovery through odin, I chose twrp, and superSU and it failed. When opening superSU it gave a message about no binaries being present. I decided to reinstall the toolkit, this time flashing CWM and superuser.
This worked perfectly! I disabled superSU, as superuser is functioning correctly, but now when I boot into recovery, TWRP comes up.
Excuse the newbie question, but does this mean that flashing CWM didn't work, or do I now have 2 recoveries installed? Could I have inadvertently caused myslef a problem that will manifest itself later? I did a search for CWM files through root explorer, which came up with nothing, but I am not sure if I searchex for the correct file names or in the right places.
I am only really concerned as I am currently deciding which ROM to flash, but obviously want to check I'm not about to brick my phone!
Thanks guys.
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It sounds like CWM hasn't reflected TWRP, have you tried using the tool kit again just to flash CWM? Or how about flashing CWM via Odin using the recovery in the below thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232856
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
OCTAF1SH said:
Hi guys,
First post here, so am not allowed to post in toolkit forum.
Having wanted to root several android devices in the past, I have lurked here for quite a while, but finally got round to rooting my s iii mini two days ago. My firmware updated to amg3, but I followed the advice in the toolkit and used the closest match. Everything seems to be working fine.
When it came to flashing a new recovery through odin, I chose twrp, and superSU and it failed. When opening superSU it gave a message about no binaries being present. I decided to reinstall the toolkit, this time flashing CWM and superuser.
This worked perfectly! I disabled superSU, as superuser is functioning correctly, but now when I boot into recovery, TWRP comes up.
Excuse the newbie question, but does this mean that flashing CWM didn't work, or do I now have 2 recoveries installed? Could I have inadvertently caused myslef a problem that will manifest itself later? I did a search for CWM files through root explorer, which came up with nothing, but I am not sure if I searchex for the correct file names or in the right places.
I am only really concerned as I am currently deciding which ROM to flash, but obviously want to check I'm not about to brick my phone!
Thanks guys.
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I think when you rebooted into system in CWM, you accidentally chose to revert to the old recovery
Thanks so much for the answers guys. I went ahead and flashed a rom anyway, figuri g that as long as A recovery was in place, it would be ok, and it seems to be so.
And it turns out I am happy with TWRP and as the old sayi g goes, if it aint broke....
I only chose CWM as the previous root had failed, so I tried with different variables, ot because of a burning preference for one over the other.
Thanks again for your help.
Wil.
Good evening and sorry if post a thread of which I see two similar oness
However, I could not find a solution in the other ones and have questions which go a little further and really hit my privacy.
I have two XZ3 and both could go into recovery node when I bought them and after a while could not.
I used the reset to factory seting fo wiping cache etc. quite regularly as I had/have reasons to belive that I was/am spied on.
Sice the recovery mode possibility is gone I feel totally unsafe with both phones.
I tried all possibilities I can find of this website or any other in internet, and all were without success.
As described by others, after pushing the power button, there is no led light and it boots suoer-quicklyto the blue stripe view in which we wait till the boot is complete.
Till two days ago I thought ok, the phone just needs a flash, wipe everything away once and all would be resolved.
Well, two days ago I flashed my phone the first time from lollipop to kitkat, which worked without problems and then rooted it with gifroot and then put back lollipop.
Everything ran smoothly and after the whole process I had a rooted lollipop version with a working recovery. I tried the apps which confirm if the root works abd everything was great.
Tthe morning after, however the recovery possibility was gone. The phone was still rooted for everything, but for recvery mode.
I tried several apps, which I gave superuser access with SuperSu, but even from the apps the boot goes always just the NORMAL way without recovery.
To give it another try today I flashed that xz3 again, then rooted it with Kingo root, which in Kitkat firmware worked lalso super easy, the checked with other apps whihchconfirmed that the root works, but still no recovery possibility, no matter with which app..
I really need a specialist who can explain that to me, as I am going mad to think that someone else has total control over my phones.
How realistic is that some spyware does not allow the recovery as of course it knows that it would be eliminated then.
Please give me your thuoghts or knowledge. Everything helps. And if you know a method with which I can be sure that nothing is keft on the phone, I would appreciate.
Thanks and Regards
iFran72 said:
Good evening and sorry if post a thread of which I see two similar oness
However, I could not find a solution in the other ones and have questions which go a little further and really hit my privacy.
I have two XZ3 and both could go into recovery node when I bought them and after a while could not.
I used the reset to factory seting fo wiping cache etc. quite regularly as I had/have reasons to belive that I was/am spied on.
Sice the recovery mode possibility is gone I feel totally unsafe with both phones.
I tried all possibilities I can find of this website or any other in internet, and all were without success.
As described by others, after pushing the power button, there is no led light and it boots suoer-quicklyto the blue stripe view in which we wait till the boot is complete.
Till two days ago I thought ok, the phone just needs a flash, wipe everything away once and all would be resolved.
Well, two days ago I flashed my phone the first time from lollipop to kitkat, which worked without problems and then rooted it with gifroot and then put back lollipop.
Everything ran smoothly and after the whole process I had a rooted lollipop version with a working recovery. I tried the apps which confirm if the root works abd everything was great.
Tthe morning after, however the recovery possibility was gone. The phone was still rooted for everything, but for recvery mode.
I tried several apps, which I gave superuser access with SuperSu, but even from the apps the boot goes always just the NORMAL way without recovery.
To give it another try today I flashed that xz3 again, then rooted it with Kingo root, which in Kitkat firmware worked lalso super easy, the checked with other apps whihchconfirmed that the root works, but still no recovery possibility, no matter with which app..
I really need a specialist who can explain that to me, as I am going mad to think that someone else has total control over my phones.
How realistic is that some spyware does not allow the recovery as of course it knows that it would be eliminated then.
Please give me your thuoghts or knowledge. Everything helps. And if you know a method with which I can be sure that nothing is keft on the phone, I would appreciate.
Thanks and Regards
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Spyware cannot affect Recovery unless it is granted root permissions and is embedded on system.
Also do not use KingoRoot, a thread in the SG note 3 forums reported Spyware installed after using it, source. For now steer clear of that application until all claims have been proven false
At any rate, ( assuming you have Unlocked Bootloader ) just flash another kernel with recovery, do a full wipe including formating the system partition and restore your system via flashing a rom
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Revontheus said:
Spyware cannot affect Recovery unless it is granted root permissions and is embedded on system.
Also do not use KingoRoot, a thread in the SG note 3 forums reported Spyware installed after using it, source. For now steer clear of that application until all claims have been proven false
At any rate, ( assuming you have Unlocked Bootloader ) just flash another kernel with recovery, do a full wipe including formating the system partition and restore your system via flashing a rom
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i got that problem i cant hard reset my phone i forgott my posswords and the key combo dosent work and i have never rooted before, can you give me a step by step for dummie (me)
petterssonjohan said:
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i got that problem i cant hard reset my phone i forgott my posswords and the key combo dosent work and i have never rooted before, can you give me a step by step for dummie (me)
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If you can enter flash mode, flash the latest firmware and software for your device using flash tool.
What is flash mode? I can get the phone in a mode where the indicator lamp turns blue is it that?
get Flashtool @ https://xperiafirmware.com/flashtool/
it includes Xperiafirm so you can download a stock ROM for your device and build an .ftf file
when you have the ftf file, drag it into the main Flashtool window
follow prompts
Hey guys,
Followed a guide (which I cannot post a link to because I'm too new to the forum) today and I get a message that says "Your device is corrupt. It cannot be trusted to work properly". After this message, it won't boot. At all. I had the latest version of Marshmallow when I attempted this. Never rooted before. New to this whole scene. Hoping for some guidance on how to fix this.
I tried wiping with the TWRP installed and rebooting, but I get the same message. I can still plug in to my Mac and use Android File Transfer.
Thanks!
guide: on androidrootz /2014/12/how-to-root-nexus-6-windowsmaclinuxubun.html
EDIT: Just needed newest supersu. Works fine now. Don't follow old guides, and make sure you have the newest software =]
You are not hard bricked, you will get out of this.
Sounds like you flashed the old root. You must use 2.60 or higher. 2.66 is current.
Flash it back to stock.
Flash twrp.
Copy over root 2.66 from Chainfire and install it with twrp.
When you exit twrp it will ask you if you want to root your phone. NO. Always answer no to that question from twrp.
The old way modifies the system. The new android does not like that.
And, just looking at your link, that guide is over a year old. Always try to look for fresh information. A lot happens to change things during a year...
TonikJDK said:
You are not hard bricked, you will get out of this.
Sounds like you flashed the old root. You must use 2.60 or higher. 2.66 is current.
Flash it back to stock.
Flash twrp.
Copy over root 2.66 from Chainfire and install it with twrp.
When you exit twrp it will ask you if you want to root your phone. NO. Always answer no to that question from twrp.
The old way modifies the system. The new android does not like that.
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Resolved the issue. Got it. Thank you!!! Just needed to install the newest root (2.66)