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Unrooted Bionic, but Liberty ROM still on phone

Hey guys,
unrooted the bionic, but Liberty rom is still very present. super user is gone, and it looks like it was unrooted successfully. Any ideas how to get rid of the boot loader and other Liberty artifacts?
thanks

yungwunn911 said:
Hey guys,
unrooted the bionic, but Liberty rom is still very present. super user is gone, and it looks like it was unrooted successfully. Any ideas how to get rid of the boot loader and other Liberty artifacts?
thanks
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run the fxz file

ran it twice on RSD lite and keep getting a cycling boot screen...
hmm...any tips?

yungwunn911 said:
ran it twice on RSD lite and keep getting a cycling boot screen...
hmm...any tips?
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Do you have usb debugging on? If not it needs to be on. Also are you in fastboot mode? Volume down then power at the same time
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If all else fails, hopefully you made a nandroid backup of your phone when it was stock right after you rooted it and you can always reboot and restore your nandroid then un root.

Use dhacker's one-click restore. It's stickied in development. I guarantee it'll fix you right up.
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Similar experience here...but i know why. I did the one click root using the smaller file that preserves data.
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Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279825
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[Q] Safestrap Stock slot showing 0 space available

accidentally installed a jellybean copy of dynamic instead of the kit kat version.Safe strap is the kit kat version. Now my stock slot is showing 0 space for system and I cant seem to straighten this mess out. Anyone have any help they can give?

no one has any ideas how to fix this?

Did you install the JB version in a slot? Or is it in the stock slot? Does the rom boot? What happens if you try to install something to the stock slot?

I_R_Josh said:
Did you install the JB version in a slot? Or is it in the stock slot? Does the rom boot? What happens if you try to install something to the stock slot?
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jb version went into the stock slot, boots till it gets to the safestrap options screen and i cannot install anything into any slot....the stock slot shows
0 space but the data partition has almost 27 gigs.
im at a loss

What (if any) errors do you get when doing just a wipe on the stock slot?
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I_R_Josh said:
What (if any) errors do you get when doing just a wipe on the stock slot?
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dont have the option to wipe the stock slot. only option is activate

Will it let you mount system in the "mount" tab?
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I had some file system errors that only went away with a wipe from stock recovery.
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I_R_Josh said:
Will it let you mount system in the "mount" tab?
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I had some file system errors that only went away with a wipe from stock recovery.
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how do i get the stock recovery back?
no it wont let me mount system ....and thanks for your help here

I was still able to boot the rom, so I rebooted to stock recovery from there. There's usually a combination (holding home/power/volume) while booting but I haven't done it yet on this phone. Lemme look around/test on my phone.
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Hold power/home/volume up all at the same time.
(I sent this earlier but it never went through. ..)
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Tried kies recovery and now its even more messed up. I'll play with it some more and see what happens
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Same problem
knoshann said:
accidentally installed a jellybean copy of dynamic instead of the kit kat version.Safe strap is the kit kat version. Now my stock slot is showing 0 space for system and I cant seem to straighten this mess out. Anyone have any help they can give?
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I had installed kitkat instead of jelly bean, was even on new kit kat safestrap 3.72... I even tried the factory recoverys wipe, now i have no roms, and 0/0 free space on system and 0/0 on data in stock slot, and nothing else installed at all.. when i did at least have working rom in slot 1. Someone please haaalp! lol

kizzle4 said:
I had installed kitkat instead of jelly bean, was even on new kit kat safestrap 3.72... I even tried the factory recoverys wipe, now i have no roms, and 0/0 free space on system and 0/0 on data in stock slot, and nothing else installed at all.. when i did at least have working rom in slot 1. Someone please haaalp! lol
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Here you go. Follow this guide. This is probably your only option at this point.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
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Thanks. Have all that downloaded and ready to go.. have rom running on slot 1. Just obviously missing space overall now. Is there anyway to just restore that partition? Has anyone else experienced this? All I did was wipe like the rim thread told me to do. Don't understand how and why this happened.

kizzle4 said:
Thanks. Have all that downloaded and ready to go.. have rom running on slot 1. Just obviously missing space overall now. Is there anyway to just restore that partition? Has anyone else experienced this? All I did was wipe like the rim thread told me to do. Don't understand how and why this happened.
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Any luck with this? I have about the same issue but haven't had a chance to give this a try

knoshann said:
Any luck with this? I have about the same issue but haven't had a chance to give this a try
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Ended up doing mj5 restore. Staying on jelly bean for now...

Please help (can't boot back into the os)

Its stuck on the lg logo
when i plug it in to my computer it does't recognize the phone
i can only go to download mode
is my phone fully bricked

phillip_viado said:
Its stuck on the lg logo
when i plug it in to my computer it does't recognize the phone
i can only go to download mode
is my phone fully bricked
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How did this happen?

Visa Declined said:
How did this happen?
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i was testing clockworkmod

what does "testing" mean? what exactly did you do prior to this happening?
what version are you on? what file did you flash?
if you want help, you have to be more specific..

phillip_viado said:
Its stuck on the lg logo
when i plug it in to my computer it does't recognize the phone
i can only go to download mode
is my phone fully bricked
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You need to flash the correct laf.img for your device so you can enter download mode all the way. Then you will be able to tot back. You were on jb 4.2.2. Right? I need more info. What variant do you have?
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im on the at&t d950, i was on kitkat update, and used playfulgods recovery app. thats why it went like like, i was testing the app on kitkat. it does not work on kitkat

phillip_viado said:
im on the at&t d950, i was on kitkat update, and used playfulgods recovery app. thats why it went like like, i was testing the app on kitkat. it does not work on kitkat
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As far as I know, there is NO way to fix what you've done. I had the exact same problem and exhausted all options trying to flash back to stock, flash the laf.img etcetera. The problem is the phone will no longer communicate with a computer. It's a hard brick. @brandonAtty and @aznrice24 can confirm as we all went thru the same thing. I ordered a new phone thru ins
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phillip_viado said:
im on the at&t d950, i was on kitkat update, and used playfulgods recovery app. thats why it went like like, i was testing the app on kitkat. it does not work on kitkat
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I'm curious why you tested it in kit kat. He says right in the op it doesn't work. what happens in download mode? You can't use the lgflash tool and restore
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so many people are gonna brick their phones because they don't READ EVERYTHING BEFORE FLASHING ANYTHING!

i did it before it was confirmed it was not working on kitkat
and F.Y.I i do read before flashing, i even go back and read it twice and third time before i do anything. im those idiots that does not read before flashing.
like i said i was TESTING

phillip_viado said:
i did it before it was confirmed it was not working on kitkat
and F.Y.I i do read before flashing, i even go back and read it twice and third time before i do anything. im those idiots that does not read before flashing.
like i said i was TESTING
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Okay it's been confirmed for a while, but whatever man. There may be hope though. Go into device manager and tell me what the device is named. Also you never answered me about what happens with the flash tool?
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The problem is that KK will not boot on a JB aboot so we need to get the KK aboot back or a while JB ROM on it
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kintwofan said:
Okay it's been confirmed for a while, but whatever man. There may be hope though. Go into device manager and tell me what the device is named. Also you never answered me about what happens with the flash tool?
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The problem is that KK will not boot on a JB aboot so we need to get the KK aboot back or a while JB ROM on it
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it does not say anything it does not recognize the phone. the flash tool doesn't do anything because it doesn't recognize the phone. the phone doesn't go fully to download mode
i can go to cwm by holding down power and volume up if that helps

Wait you can get into cwm? Week if someone who is on ATT kit kat will upload their factory aboot and recovery I may have something that will fix you.
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kintwofan said:
Wait you can get into cwm? Week if someone who is on ATT kit kat will upload their factory aboot and recovery I may have something that will fix you.
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yes i can boot into cwm but i don't know if cwm is fully functional.
i found this but i cant download it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2666763

phillip_viado said:
yes i can boot into cwm but i don't know if cwm is fully functional.
i found this but i cant download it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2666763
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I'm sure it's fine if it boots so if someone gets me those files I think we can fix it
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kintwofan said:
I'm sure it's fine if it boots so if someone gets me those files I think we can fix it
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he's reuploading onto a different host. if your method works you will be saving me a fortune on buying a new phone. right now im using a nokia 1520. a windows phone

Who's reuploading? If D-fuse that's T-Mobile. I need the att files
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Not sure if this would work but is it possible to pull them from an extracted kdz file? http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda%2FLG+G+Flex%2FStock%2F
extractorhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575

kintwofan said:
Who's reuploading? If D-fuse that's T-Mobile. I need the att files
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i pm'd him and he said he's uploading the att files too

PattyNYC said:
Not sure if this would work but is it possible to pull them from an extracted kdz file? http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+G+Flex/Stock/
extractorhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
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Yes it is possible, but I don't have that much time right now
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[Q] Root for VS980 on KitKat 4.4.2?

Is there a method to root the Verizon LG G2 (VS980) on the stock OTA Kit Kat 4.4.2 build yet?
I bought the phone used, already had the OTA on it...now I just need root.
Not interested in Rom'ing, just need tethering without the $30/month charge for the few times I use it and need root to do it.
Thanks!

mcdonsco said:
Is there a method to root the Verizon LG G2 (VS980) on the stock OTA Kit Kat 4.4.2 build yet?
I bought the phone used, already had the OTA on it...now I just need root.
Not interested in Rom'ing, just need tethering without the $30/month charge for the few times I use it and need root to do it.
Thanks!
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ioroot25 should still work...

I'm considering a G2 also and have been wondering the same. From what I gathered you would have to go back to 4.2.2 first, gain root, and then flash back to 4.4.2. Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.

Juggernaut79 said:
I'm considering a G2 also and have been wondering the same. From what I gathered you would have to go back to 4.2.2 first, gain root, and then flash back to 4.4.2. Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.
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You don't have to. Ioroot25 will root the official kk. That's what I used and it worked without an issue. Just make sure all the proper drivers are installed on your computer...
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mjones73 said:
ioroot25 should still work...
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GRACIAS!...Didn't know that.

mjones73 said:
ioroot25 should still work...
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As far as that goes, how is installing the LG G2 unified drivers supposed to go? I found the download link for them in the main 200 page thread for this. Extracted the zip, but none of the .exe files do anything when run. Is that normal or is something wrong? For example I tried running InstallUSB64.exe but absolutely nothing happens.
Another more recent post on like page 185 of the thread had another download link, but that just leads to a file called "LG" with no extension and it doesn't appear to be a .zip
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ivanalbright said:
As far as that goes, how is installing the LG G2 unified drivers supposed to go? I found the download link for them in the main 200 page thread for this. Extracted the zip, but none of the .exe files do anything when run. Is that normal or is something wrong? For example I tried running InstallUSB64.exe but absolutely nothing happens.
Another more recent post on like page 185 of the thread had another download link, but that just leads to a file called "LG" with no extension and it doesn't appear to be a .zip
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Nevermind, got it. The link to the driver is at the very bottom of this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53128251&postcount=1847
You have to add the extension .exe
Root successful with the instructions listed there. Used ioroot25. Running android 4.4.2

Is root all I need to flash Roms? Do I need to unlock the boot loader as well?
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coliny59 said:
Is root all I need to flash Roms? Do I need to unlock the boot loader as well?
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No you will need to root and then install custom recovery. Depending on what you are on. If you are on kitkat you can use autorec, and anything earlier you can use flashify.

simple_fear85 said:
No you will need to root and then install custom recovery. Depending on what you are on. If you are on kitkat you can use autorec, and anything earlier you can use flashify.
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I understand this phone has an e fuse. Will it be tripped by installing a custom recovery?
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coliny59 said:
I understand this phone has an e fuse. Will it be tripped by installing a custom recovery?
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I am not sure about the question but I know when you root this phone there is a trip where it will show in the lg menu that it is rooted. In order to get rid of that you will have to return to stock. Tell you though I have had this phone for a few months now and I am glad i finally decided to root and put custom recovery on. Its my phone and set up the way I want with root and all.

simple_fear85 said:
I am not sure about the question but I know when you root this phone there is a trip where it will show in the lg menu that it is rooted. In order to get rid of that you will have to return to stock. Tell you though I have had this phone for a few months now and I am glad i finally decided to root and put custom recovery on. Its my phone and set up the way I want with root and all.
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Thanks for the feedback!
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coliny59 said:
Thanks for the feedback!
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no problem. If you want a nice working asop rom check on Vanir 4.4.3

I'm having a hell of a time trying to get this thing to root. I followed all of the instructions for installing the LG device drivers and when I go to run the IOroot25 it flashes really quickly and then goes away. USB debugging is enabled and I have tried it in ethernet mode and charging mode. Both produce the same result. Do I need to remove any other drives I might have on my computer in order to get it to work? Any other ideas?

yoderz said:
I'm having a hell of a time trying to get this thing to root. I followed all of the instructions for installing the LG device drivers and when I go to run the IOroot25 it flashes really quickly and then goes away. USB debugging is enabled and I have tried it in ethernet mode and charging mode. Both produce the same result. Do I need to remove any other drives I might have on my computer in order to get it to work? Any other ideas?
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You need to be in Ethernet mode.
Once it boots into recovery, did you scroll down and select "install from adb"?

tech_head said:
You need to be in Ethernet mode.
Once it boots into recovery, did you scroll down and select "install from adb"?
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Yeah, I had everything setup correctly and it didn't work. Tried the same exact thing on another computer and it worked flawlessly. Thanks though!

yoderz said:
Yeah, I had everything setup correctly and it didn't work. Tried the same exact thing on another computer and it worked flawlessly. Thanks though!
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Im having problems rooting it as well. I installed the latest drivers 1.14 I believe, and when trying to root it using ioroot25 it says downgrade to a previous version.
I do have it on Ethernet mode, and it reboots it into recovery, but that's it. I select apply update from adb but again, on ioroot it does nothing after the suggestion to downgrade.
any suggestions?

Make sure your phone is setup. Debugging mode is set. Unknown sources is set. Phone is on airplane mode. Plug into computer and start ioroot25 and follow steps
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Guys just use towelroot to root. You install an app and push a button.
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squidder said:
Guys just use towelroot to root. You install an app and push a button.
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I second this. I used it just yesterday to root a stock G2 on the Kit Kat update.

I wouldnt trust in my opinion. Ioroot way easier
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[Q] How to do a stock MJ5 upgrade to NC2 ?

Guys
I have a SM-900A on MJ5, not rooted, on ultra mobile (t-mobile)
1. software update says there is no update available.
2. i tried 240258.zip (or something - renamed to update.zip) in sd card...Install from external storage...gives me some error about keys not matching, wipes /data and reboots
The guide to go up to 4.4.2 over here uses a UrDroid rooted 4.4.2 after safestrap. But that was back in Apr 2014 when towelroot was not available.
Where can i just download the correct update.zip and do a stock upgrade to 4.4.2? i do want to root after it but i am assuming towelroot should work without a hiccup. Am i missing something here?
Thanks

I JUST did this same dance. Don't follow any other instructions except for the "Ready to update to KK from JB" guide laid out here. You'll be incredibly pleased ha. So easy and hiccup free. Use Geohot's root toolbar to get you started! Good luck! PM me if you have problems
EDIT: Guide is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2710972
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monkor said:
I JUST did this same dance. Don't follow any other instructions except for the "Ready to update to KK from JB" guide laid out here. You'll be incredibly pleased ha. So easy and hiccup free. Use Geohot's root toolbar to get you started! Good luck! PM me if you have problems
EDIT: Guide is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2710972
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Thanks monkor..will gave that a shot
edit: monkor..that was I asking about when I said do you really need to safestrap? Can't I just Odin that urdroid rom or the stock update? (Where is the stock update of 4.4.2?)

From what I've read, everyone who deviates from that guide has problems. You might Hey lucky and not, but I'd just go roti the easy method. Took me all of five minutes
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monkor said:
From what I've read, everyone who deviates from that guide has problems. You might Hey lucky and not, but I'd just go roti the easy method. Took me all of five minutes
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ok here's where i am at
1. rooted on mj5 using kingo
2. safestrap 3.71 done
3. when i try to do a wipe data in ss, i am getting a error on /data and /data media (something about encryption, i hadn't touched any settings in mj5..i was pure stock)...any ideas what might be going on?
Thanks

AtlzBest26 said:
ok here's where i am at
1. rooted on mj5 using kingo
2. safestrap 3.71 done
3. when i try to do a wipe data in ss, i am getting a error on /data and /data media (something about encryption, i hadn't touched any settings in mj5..i was pure stock)...any ideas what might be going on?
Thanks
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i just went to bestbuy and got 4.4.2. Btw all they did was Odin the stock 4.4.2 in and im sure he only did that.