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Ok so I have successfully rooted my phone after updating to Gingerbread. However, I had a few issues and had to read through a bunch of different posts to get there. So I'm bored and decided to consolidate everything into one.
If anyone has any other issues or fixes post them here and I will update the OP.
Credit goes to mtmichaelson and all those who helped get this working
http://androidinvasion.us/forum/index.php/topic,77.0.html
Here it is:
1. ROOT PROCESS
A. Get back to Stock:
-download the stock Zv4 ROM zip from here and put it on your external SD card- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326893
-Back up all your apps in titanium (important: USER apps only, no data or system apps)
NOTE: It has been reported that restoring apps and data in titanium may cause some issues coming from Froyo to Gingerbread. I backed up my user apps only for easy re-install and NO data or system apps. It worked without a problem.
-MAKE SURE YOU HAVE 4G ENABLED
-boot into recovery (CWM)
-backup?
-factory reset
-select "install ZIP from SD card" in CWM, and install the stock ZIP from the link
-re-bootyour phone (you will have to re-activate it as well)
-install revo toolkit from here if it was wiped with the system reset - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144951
-press "install recovery" and then !!!Revo Stock!!! to go back to stock recovery and wait for it to complete
B. Update to Zv6 then Zv7 (Gingerbread)
-manually search for the update and install it (this will install the v6 update)
-once that installs, manually search again to install the gingerbread update
NOTE: Some people still can't get gingerbread. Verizon has not finished rolling the update out to everyone yet.
Now here is where it gets a little dicey...
C. Rooting Your Gingerbread Phone
-pick up the rooting package from mtmichaelson here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326509
-follow the instructions he has on that page to obtain root
-Two issues arose for me from this point on.
2. ISSUES
A. Drivers Issue
-The first issue was that some people, including myself, couldn't download the esteem drivers.
-Some people were able to get the drivers from this page to work - http://androidnerds.net/2011/10/08/lg-esteem-oneclickroot-now-ready/.
-I was not able to get my computer to recognize my phone using the above drivers either. I would run the root command from the downloaded package and it would get stuck at "running daemon something something".
-What I did was manually uninstall the LG drivers from my computer and deleted everything "LG related"
-Then I got the drivers from the LG website at this link - http://www.lgforum.com/resources
-Scroll down to the Verizon section and download the "LG_VZW_UNITED..." drivers.
-Your phone should be recognized using the drivers from one of these links.
B. Superuser/Root access Issue - NOTE: this should be fixed now with mtmichaelson's newest root method found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326509
-The second issue that came up was that the previous superuser app I had installed stayed on my phone after the updates, even though I lost root.
-The root command from the LG Esteem page would think I had root, but I actually didn't get root access.
-Apparently this issue came up on the Esteem previously and someone wrote a fix for it here - http://androidforums.com/esteem-all...-w-superuser-3-0-6-binary-3-0-3-download.html. It will uninstall the old superuser and install the new version.
3. INSTALL CWM RECOVERY
-mtmichaelson's new rooting package should automatically install CWM recovery on your phone now.
Old method:
-To get CWM back on your phone it's the same process as before the update. Get the Revo Toolkit from thecubed here and follow the instructions - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144951
-There is sometimes an issue where the recovery does not install correctly and gives a fatal error. If this happened, make sure you have version 1.17.1 of busybox installed at system/bin. This worked for me and I got it installed correctly.
...And you should have root after trying a combination of the above. Hope this helped.
-If you have READ through this and still have any issues you can get more personalized help on the IRC channel here.
-Again I did not help with any of this, I'm just consolidating info. If you want to thank someone, thank mtmichaelson and everyone else who helped figure all this out.
-I will keep updating this as new issues arise.
Thank you for compiling this information, it is a useful reference for people to have. I know that the drivers issue took me quite a while to work out even though it is pretty simple. Hopefully this helps others to get rooted with much less trouble.
Quick question using that stock ROM will it completely unroot me?
Also a bit confused with me running revolt does that mess up me just flashing that and it has the stock boot image.
I've Revolted have you?? Sent via tapatalk plugin.
i'm having issues with CWM... i flashed back to my stock+root backup and every time the OTA update tries to install it boots to clockwork. ran the exitrecovery.zip in clockwork and it still boots to clockwork. i cleared the cache/dalvik again, the OTA is downloading gonna try it again...
xjli said:
i'm having issues with CWM... i flashed back to my stock+root backup and every time the OTA update tries to install it boots to clockwork. ran the exitrecovery.zip in clockwork and it still boots to clockwork. i cleared the cache/dalvik again, the OTA is downloading gonna try it again...
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Hey guys, I have a new package for root for those having problems. I need testers though. If you can come on irc in about 20 minutes. It has the drivers in it also.
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xjli said:
i'm having issues with CWM... i flashed back to my stock+root backup and every time the OTA update tries to install it boots to clockwork. ran the exitrecovery.zip in clockwork and it still boots to clockwork. i cleared the cache/dalvik again, the OTA is downloading gonna try it again...
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You need to use Revo toolkit to get cwm off and the stock recovery back on. from there it will run fine. Then you just have to reroot using MT's modified rooting .bat file
Haro912 said:
You need to use Revo toolkit to get cwm off and the stock recovery back on. from there it will run fine. Then you just have to reroot using MT's modified rooting .bat file
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How? I'm pretty good at this stuff but i feel like a moron bc i can't figure this out.
xjli said:
How? I'm pretty good at this stuff but i feel like a moron bc i can't figure this out.
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Got it. I guess the first release of revo toolkit didn't have the flash stock recovery option. Can't wait to finally have gb on this thing..
Still reboots to cwm... it won't flash stock recovery. Any ideas?
xjli said:
Still reboots to cwm... it won't flash stock recovery. Any ideas?
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Go into revotoolkit, Click install clockwork recovery, it should pop up to choose !!revo_stock!! or 4.0.0.2. Choose the revo stock. After it runs, click to check which recovery is installed and make sure it says revo stock, then reboot.
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mtmichaelson said:
Go into revotoolkit, Click install clockwork recovery, it should pop up to choose !!revo_stock!! or 4.0.0.2. Choose the revo stock. After it runs, click to check which recovery is installed and make sure it says revo stock, then reboot.
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It doesn't..still says 4.0.0.2... how long should it take to 'install?'
OP updated for the new packages from mtmichaelson
xjli said:
It doesn't..still says 4.0.0.2... how long should it take to 'install?'
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It depends on you connection speed. If it's 3g a while. I recommend doing it on 4g or wireless. You also need busybox installed in the right location. Install the version 1.17.1 in system/bin. The newer versions of busybox may work now but they previously did not.
jrf28 said:
It depends on you connection speed. If it's 3g a while. I recommend doing it on 4g or wireless. You also need busybox installed in the right location. Install the version 1.17.1 in system/bin. The newer versions of busybox may work now but they previously did not.
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Righto. Only slow 3g in my silo of an office :-/ ill let it go for a while.
Just reinstalled busybox... got it!
The only issue I'm having is getting CMW to stick. I install it, reboot into recovery, and it's there. Reboot, open RevoToolKit, check version, and it says none installed. Hmmm. Trying to install again and see...
borborpa said:
The only issue I'm having is getting CMW to stick. I install it, reboot into recovery, and it's there. Reboot, open RevoToolKit, check version, and it says none installed. Hmmm. Trying to install again and see...
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It looks like it's a common problem. I haven't installed the ROM yet but mt's new gingervolt rom is supposed to make CWM stick - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326542
Ok so I'm a complete and utter noob when it comes to CWM etc. Never had an android device before this one, never flashed a ROM.
I've got a pretty good grasp of whats going to be happening here, but I'm a little skiddish.
I'm on stock GB with root, at the point where i'm supposed to install CWM with the RevoToolkit. In the RevoToolkit instructions, thecubed says "If no version is listed, STOP and post here.". Well, no version is listed, presumable because i'm on a GB stock recovery. Do I stop here, or do I proceed with installing clockwork recovery?
Specifically, RevoToolkit reports "Version Not Found".
Advice?
i_t_n said:
Ok so I'm a complete and utter noob when it comes to CWM etc. Never had an android device before this one, never flashed a ROM.
I've got a pretty good grasp of whats going to be happening here, but I'm a little skiddish.
I'm on stock GB with root, at the point where i'm supposed to install CWM with the RevoToolkit. In the RevoToolkit instructions, thecubed says "If no version is listed, STOP and post here.". Well, no version is listed, presumable because i'm on a GB stock recovery. Do I stop here, or do I proceed with installing clockwork recovery?
Specifically, RevoToolkit reports "Version Not Found".
Advice?
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I had the same thing I got all pissed and thought I was screwed then someone mentioned the GB thing. You'll be fine if you flash cwm. Just flash cwm, boot into it, make a backup in cwm, flash gingervolt, and reboot. everything will work fine
Haro912 said:
I had the same thing I got all pissed and thought I was screwed then someone mentioned the GB thing. You'll be fine if you flash cwm. Just flash cwm, boot into it, make a backup in cwm, flash gingervolt, and reboot. everything will work fine
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Awesome, thank you for the quick reply. Another stupid question that i'm sure is answered somewhere on here, but what exactly will I lose when flashing a ROM, and what will I be able to restore back with a backup?
First I would like to thank PlayfulGod and mtmichaelson for the development that makes this work. The other credits as mentioned in the bat file are djrbliss, DRockstar, koush, Raidzero, thecubed, and firon.
This All in One will root, unroot, install and uninstall CWM without any pre setup on your V8 & V9 Revo. Super easy!
I modified the LG-Esteem-Revo_AIO.zip to work on my Revo and thought others would find it useful. I modified the bat file and moved a few things around. I tested all of the options on my V8 Revo. When using this your phone will reboot several times during the process. Please note that your phone needs to have USB Debugging enabled and the phone needs to be in Internet Connection mode.
I am NOT a phone expert!!! So please remember that if you have any trouble!
Please give all credit to the developers as shown above.
The original file was no good. Sorry!
*** NEW FILE LINK ***
http://www.filefactory.com/file/7f2w7g1h3i99/n/Root-CWM_zip
Filefactory is adding the ' before and after the file name. I have NO idea of why. Just rename the file without the ' and it works as expected!
I added another copy of the file here:
https://www.box.com/s/8867602e2ff53649c37b
CWM would NOT work on my wife's rooted Revo after using this tool. I had to use the LGNPST tool and replace the V8 software. Worked perfectly afterward! Rooted and CWM V8!!!
Mark Once Again said:
First I would like to thank PlayfulGod and mtmichaelson for the development that makes this work. The other credits as mentioned in the bat file are djrbliss, DRockstar, koush, Raidzero, thecubed, and firon.
This All in One will root, unroot, install and uninstall CWM without any pre setup on your V8 Revo. Super easy!
I modified the LG-Esteem-Revo_AIO.zip to work on my Revo and thought others would find it useful. I modified the bat file and moved a few things around. I tested all of the options on my V8 Revo. When using this your phone will reboot several times during the process. Please note that your phone needs to have USB Debugging enabled and the phone needs to be in Internet Connection mode.
I am NOT a phone expert!!! So please remember that if you have any trouble!
Please give all credit to the developers as shown above.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/4g1l2reuoyxz/n/V8_All_In_One_-_Root_and_CWM.zip
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Has anyone tried this yet? I'm trying to get my ZV8 to root, but I don't know how.
SmokinHawtVegasChic said:
Has anyone tried this yet? I'm trying to get my ZV8 to root, but I don't know how.
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This is how apparently
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Make sure you backup your current setup before trying any new root method. Ive been saved countless times by this and some people are just to lazy to let the phone backup for ten minutes, because they get over excited by being able to root a new version.
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The original file was bad. Sorry!
New link posted above and here:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/7f2w7g1h3i99/n/Root-CWM_zip
Filefactory is adding the ' before and after the file name. I have NO idea of why. Just rename the file without the ' and it works as expected!
Additional info - Needs stock V8 to work!
CWM would NOT work on my wife's rooted Revo after using this installation tool. I had to use the LGNPST tool and replace the V8 software. Worked perfectly afterward! Rooted and CWM V8!!!
Mark Once Again said:
CWM would NOT work on my wife's rooted Revo after using this installation tool. I had to use the LGNPST tool and replace the V8 software. Worked perfectly afterward! Rooted and CWM V8!!!
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Wait how do i do that? :/
you mean use lgpnst?
see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337386
my download failed...
it will only let me download the file once and my download failed can u plz post a new link? or a torrent??
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just tried it, went straight to zv8 and rooted with esteem aio, works perfect thanks so much
I uploaded another copy here:
https://www.box.com/s/8867602e2ff53649c37b
Hope it works better.
My vz9 OTA keeps failing, even after running Stock Recovery in this AIO...others having the same issue?
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also, when I choose the "Unroot and Stock Recovery" option it says:
"The system cannot find the batch label specified - UNROOTSTOCK"
ok I downloaded from the newer box.com link and that solved the cannot find the UNROOTSTOCK issue. But I still cannot successfully push stock recovery. It says
# is not recognized as an internal or external command
I tried it on my Revo. I got the same message. When the phone booted back up it had the stock recovery and root was gone. I don't know why the message shows up but the result was correct. Hope it helps. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can improve this. I put CWM and root back on without a hitch with option 2.
I successfully reverted back to stock recovery using this thread's AIO - I chose option 4 for stock recovery. I didn't chose 'unroot and stock recovery'. After that the OTA successfully pushed VZ9 to my device without error and I re-rooted using the Esteem root method here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621625
After that, I used this thread's AIO Option 2: root and recovery to get CWM back. root just failed because I was already rooted using the Esteem method but CWM re-installed.
Only hiccup is after I re-rooted, my phone booted and hung at the black screen after about 3 seconds of the intro splash. I hard reset and restored all of my data (cwm - advanced restore - data only) using a CWM backup I did just before beginning. Maybe if I wiped dalvik and cache before starting it might have prevented that bump in the road?
All good now: VZ9 rooted with CWM and my phone and data just as it was before the OTA.
jeff_roey said:
I successfully reverted back to stock recovery using this thread's AIO - I chose option 4 for stock recovery. I didn't chose 'unroot and stock recovery'. After that the OTA successfully pushed VZ9 to my device without error and I re-rooted using the Esteem root method here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621625
After that, I used this thread's AIO Option 2: root and recovery to get CWM back. root just failed because I was already rooted using the Esteem method but CWM re-installed.
Only hiccup is after I re-rooted, my phone booted and hung at the black screen after about 3 seconds of the intro splash. I hard reset and restored all of my data (cwm - advanced restore - data only) using a CWM backup I did just before beginning. Maybe if I wiped dalvik and cache before starting it might have prevented that bump in the road?
All good now: VZ9 rooted with CWM and my phone and data just as it was before the OTA.
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When you did option for to install Stock Recovery did you get the "# is not a recognized internal or external command" as part of the activity string?
dbeauch said:
When you did option for to install Stock Recovery did you get the "# is not a recognized internal or external command" as part of the activity string?
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I honestly don't recall. My phone did reboot 3 times and the final command line message informed me that stock recovery was installed. Aside form that, I didn't pay much attention to the string messages.
jeff_roey said:
I successfully reverted back to stock recovery using this thread's AIO - I chose option 4 for stock recovery. I didn't chose 'unroot and stock recovery'. After that the OTA successfully pushed VZ9 to my device without error and I re-rooted using the Esteem root method here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621625
After that, I used this thread's AIO Option 2: root and recovery to get CWM back. root just failed because I was already rooted using the Esteem method but CWM re-installed.
Only hiccup is after I re-rooted, my phone booted and hung at the black screen after about 3 seconds of the intro splash. I hard reset and restored all of my data (cwm - advanced restore - data only) using a CWM backup I did just before beginning. Maybe if I wiped dalvik and cache before starting it might have prevented that bump in the road?
All good now: VZ9 rooted with CWM and my phone and data just as it was before the OTA.
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Does this work with Broken Out? Or were yo running stock when you used this?
My Revo is Broken out and works fine.
My wife's Revo is stock and works fine.
I have a heavily modified version of BO and after trying both option 4 and 5 the update failed.
sleepycarl5150 said:
I have a heavily modified version of BO and after trying both option 4 and 5 the update failed.
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Yeah same for me man. I had to use LGNPST to go back to V7, then did OTA updates to V8 then V9. So I am on V9 now unrooted, and stock, waiting for MT or someone else to do a V9 ROM...hopefully I don't have to wait long...BING SUCKS!
Now that there is a root for kitkat, I was interested in upgrading. Problem is, I stayed on jellybean rooted (LS995 - SPRINT) and installed TWRP recovery and therefore could not install the OTA. Is it possible to remove TWRP, install factory recovery and UNROOT, then accept the OTA or do I have to use the brick recovery method with the .tot files although I'm not bricked and phone is running fine?
Have to uproot completely using LG Flash tool with .tot files then upgrade to KK, but there is no custom recovery (as far as I know I think)
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I can't seem to find a process for backing up my current "stock" setup, then rooting it and installing TWRP and ROM's.
I had a G2 previous to it getting kitkat and had done all of this with that, fairly easily too...but can't seem to find the same process to do it after the kitkat update (4.4.2)...?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I can't seem to find a process for backing up my current "stock" setup, then rooting it and installing TWRP and ROM's.
I had a G2 previous to it getting kitkat and had done all of this with that, fairly easily too...but can't seem to find the same process to do it after the kitkat update (4.4.2)...?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You need to root it (using ioroot), install a recovery (using autorec) then you can back it up.
mjones73 said:
You need to root it (using ioroot), install a recovery (using autorec) then you can back it up.
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This worked to get twrp on it thanks! ks (i was able to eventually get it rooted using ioroot and did a nandroid backup), i am however not able to flash a new rom (using cm's latest nightly for the vs980 now...going to try the snapshot next, but the nightly just fails almost immediately and i did have twrp fix permissions????
thanks again!
EDIT: And crap, stuck in a boot loop...said it flashed the snapshot ok, almost immediately, rebooted and boot loop.
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You need to root it (using ioroot), install a recovery (using autorec) then you can back it up.
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It's official, I'm bricked...lg logo boot loop, nothing else. Somehow in the process my nandroid and twrp backups no longer show up in twrp either (have to do the factory reset (hold down vol down and power twice, then power twice to confirm reset)...I've looked in the backup folders using twrp file manager and the folders have lots of stuff in them (not sure if it's correct stuff though?) and the folders are named as I named them when I did the backups...also, most other data seems to be on the phone and only 13gb's free according to twrp, so has to be a "system" there, but just get boot loop...
I've since read that the cm builds dont work on 24a kk 4.4.2 vs980; results in boot loops, but I can't get adb to work either so I can't even download a different rom to get it going...
I'm stuck...way stuck....
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This worked to get twrp on it thanks! ks (i was able to eventually get it rooted using ioroot and did a nandroid backup), i am however not able to flash a new rom (using cm's latest nightly for the vs980 now...going to try the snapshot next, but the nightly just fails almost immediately and i did have twrp fix permissions????
thanks again!
EDIT: And crap, stuck in a boot loop...said it flashed the snapshot ok, almost immediately, rebooted and boot loop.
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Did you use jackpotcalvin's cm11? If not then you're in a bootloop because the official cm11 for our phone users 4.2.2 kernel base, whereas jpc's uses kk kernel.
Can you get into download mode? If so, return to stock using kdz or tot method (I've used tot, fairly easy).
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ADB Sideload may work for you.
http://teamw.in/ADBSideload
Boot into TWRP, Advanced, ADB Sideload.
Hey guys,
I have Motorola Moto g 2014 and I have recently rooted it and it's unable to detect SIM cards.
Here I explain what I have done:-
1. I downloaded latest TWRP.
2. I flashed TWRP custom recovery using flash boot tool.
3. I downloaded superSU 2.48 zip and I had put it in my internal storage.
4. I switched off my phone and booted into recovery mode i.e. TWRP
5. And selected install and installed superSU zip
6. Then I rebooted my device after successful install of superSU.
7. After reboot I downloaded root checker to verify root access and checked.
8. But it showed no root access and then I tried to open superSU app it showed error stating no binaries are installed something like that.
9. Till that time everything was ok.
10. Then I switched my phone off and tried installing superSU again.
11. This time my phone booted home screen appeared and after some time it got powered off automatically.
12. After this it went into the bootloop, it was showing bootloader unlock warning and was shutting down.
13. Thankfully some how I managed to get into recovery mode and followed some solution to get out of bootloop.
14. But nothing was really working.
15. Then I tried manually flashing ROM from pc using adb and flashboot even this wasn't helping.
16. Finally I changed the custom recovery and installed latest clockwork mod.
17. I flashed Marshmallow stock rom through clockwork recovery.
18. My phone started working but it had this network issue, it is now unable to detect SIM cards in either of the slots.
19. Then I thought it there might be problem with rom so I tried flashing lollipop and KitKat from clockwork recovery but the problem persisted.
20. Then I started searching this problem on the internet there I found that IMEI might have got erased.
21. I checked my phones IMEI it was showing single IMEI though my phone has two simcard slots.But the network error is for both slots. WiFi works fine but mobile network doesn't.
22. I also read that to rectify this issue we need backup of efs folder.
23. But I don't have any backup, I didn't knew about this before.
Please can anybody help me get my phone working for detecting simcards.
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It seems that you know what you are doing but are you sure you flash the right stock firmware? Just asking because of the single IMEI in a dual SIM phone.
Have you tried any custom rom?
Yes i have tried both stock as well as custom ROMs but it didn't work after I lost my imei.
Before getting into this trouble I don't know what went wrong but I am sure that I flashed correct ROM. I got all the ROMs from moto g 2014 xda forum for xt1068 which is my phone.
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Hey got the solution.
I got the lollipop stock rom and flashed it using adb & flashboot tool and everything seems good now.
Network issue is resolved
Thanks Wolfcity for ur suggestion.. it helped me... I got actual stock rom.
I don't know what was wrong with previous ones I tried earlier.
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v.s.salvi said:
Hey got the solution.
I got the lollipop stock rom and flashed it using adb & flashboot tool and everything seems good now.
Network issue is resolved
Thanks Wolfcity for ur suggestion.. it helped me... I got actual stock rom.
I don't know what was wrong with previous ones I tried earlier.
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Sometimes just another zip does the job even if you don't know why.
Doesn't matter this was sent from