I have been rooted for a few months now and need to get a replacement phone from vzw. I have been searching for the better part of 2 days on how to completly unroot my nexus 6. i used the method used in "[HOW-TO] The Nexus 6 All-In-One Beginner's Guide By xBeerdroiDx" to root it. Which installed TWRP, with any other phone ive rooted i could just go to SuperSU and click full unroot and it would do it. That is not the case now. Can i get a step by step directions from someone on how to unroot my phone please.
Thanks in advance.
djhudjr said:
I have been rooted for a few months now and need to get a replacement phone from vzw. I have been searching for the better part of 2 days on how to completly unroot my nexus 6. i used the method used in "[HOW-TO] The Nexus 6 All-In-One Beginner's Guide By xBeerdroiDx" to root it. Which installed TWRP, with any other phone ive rooted i could just go to SuperSU and click full unroot and it would do it. That is not the case now. Can i get a step by step directions from someone on how to unroot my phone please.
Thanks in advance.
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sure.. get the factory image from the google site, download it to your computer, unzip it, then flash each part of it individually via fastboot while youre in your bootloader. thats the only real way to "unroot" a device.every othet way removes root but keeps the changed files. so they think that youre still rooted.
simms22 said:
sure.. get the factory image from the google site, download it to your computer, unzip it, then flash each part of it individually via fastboot while youre in your bootloader. thats the only real way to "unroot" a device.every othet way removes root but keeps the changed files. so they think that youre still rooted.
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So after i flash each part it will be "Unrooted" or do i have to delete anything else?
djhudjr said:
So after i flash each part it will be "Unrooted" or do i have to delete anything else?
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nope, thats it. but, to finish, you want to make sure that you will boot first, then youll have to relock your bootloader at the very end
djhudjr said:
So after i flash each part it will be "Unrooted" or do i have to delete anything else?
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if you want the phone clean, you will need to use -w command in fastboot to wipe all the data also.
bweN diorD said:
if you want the phone clean, you will need to use -w command in fastboot to wipe all the data also.
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ive never wiped before flashing a factory image(i assumed it does it automatically before flashing each partition), but that can be a good idea as well :good:
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ive never wiped before flashing a factory image(i assumed it does it automatically before flashing each partition), but that can be a good idea as well :good:
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-w only wipes the data partition as far as i know.
i havent dissected the files for this phone, but all past device img's i have, has a wiping command of some sort in there somewhere.
its usually something like "erase userdata" or similar.
the files are .tar and .tgz my computer wont recognize them am i doing something wrong?
djhudjr said:
the files are .tar and .tgz my computer wont recognize them am i doing something wrong?
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you need software to open the archives. i think win rar may do it, but im not positive.
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sure.. get the factory image from the google site, download it to your computer, unzip it, then flash each part of it individually via fastboot while youre in your bootloader. thats the only real way to "unroot" a device.every othet way removes root but keeps the changed files. so they think that youre still rooted.
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ok so noob it down because i cant seem to figure out how to flash it from my pc to my phone. it isnt showing up
djhudjr said:
ok so noob it down because i cant seem to figure out how to flash it from my pc to my phone. it isnt showing up
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you need fastboot(and adb for other things). you can get that from google or you can search google for a smaller download. its in the sdk( i believe), but that download is huge. i installed a fastboot for dummies version a few years back, with adb as well, and ot turned out to be only 35mb.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-flash-factory-images-nexus-6shamu-t2954008
i think fastboot is in this zip too, let me know if its not.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/2845j2d8tqzi6at/adb.rar
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heres the proper mfastboot if you want that
http://www.mediafire.com/download/abfnoae9hdeyh5k/mfastboot-v2.zip
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I'm currently rooted and am running only Xposed Mods with a few root apps. How can I unroot my phone and get the stock recovery back onto my Moto X so that I can take OTA's again without wiping all of my data? What files do I need to download/flash and how do I do it? I've searched around, but it just got me even more confused.
bd1212 said:
I'm currently rooted and am running only Xposed Mods with a few root apps. How can I unroot my phone and get the stock recovery back onto my Moto X so that I can take OTA's again without wiping all of my data? What files do I need to download/flash and how do I do it? I've searched around, but it just got me even more confused.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that flashing the stock system will remove all the changes you've made with root/xposed modules, and flashing the stock recovery should essentially get rid of root (I think).
I don't know precisely where to get all the files, but if you find them around, you can push them using ADB.
If you're like me and are okay with losing everything on the phone, go ahead and use RSDLite (it requires ADB). It's easy-ish to use, and there's even a video tutorial that covers everything after installation of all the files.
You need to use fastboot to push system.img and recovery.img from the version of the OS you're currently running. See here for a list of OS images:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
See this thread for a link to a fastboot.exe that'll work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2527287
See this thread for a quick overview and link to more detailed info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525495&page=4
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You need to use fastboot to push system.img and recovery.img from the version of the OS you're currently running. See here for a list of OS images:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
See this thread for a link to a fastboot.exe that'll work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2527287
See this thread for a quick overview and link to more detailed info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525495&page=4
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Thanks for the info and links. I'm currently downloading the OS that I'm currently running (VZW OTA update in my case), but I have one question: How do I use fastboot? When I double click that .exe nothing happens.
bd1212 said:
Thanks for the info and links. I'm currently downloading the OS that I'm currently running (VZW OTA update in my case), but I have one question: How do I use fastboot? When I double click that .exe nothing happens.
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You need to install the Android SDK and the platform tools, then boot your phone into fastboot mode. You need to run a command line to flash the IMGs. It's explained in the links.
meant2live218 said:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that flashing the stock system will remove all the changes you've made with root/xposed modules, and flashing the stock recovery should essentially get rid of root (I think).
I don't know precisely where to get all the files, but if you find them around, you can push them using ADB.
If you're like me and are okay with losing everything on the phone, go ahead and use RSDLite (it requires ADB). It's easy-ish to use, and there's even a video tutorial that covers everything after installation of all the files.
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I was under the impression that we cannot do a factory reset or we won't get the soak test OTA pushed to our phones. That's what the soak test post said atleast. Something along the lines of "DO NOT FACTORY RESET or you will not receive the OTA"... don't want to quote it directly since I'm under an NDA, but it was something like that. Did I misunderstand? If I use the Moto X toolkit or RSDLite to revert back to stock is that different than a factory reset?
jonnythan said:
You need to install the Android SDK and the platform tools, then boot your phone into fastboot mode. You need to run a command line to flash the IMGs. It's explained in the links.
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I've got the Android SDK install and ADB is setup. I'm pretty familiar with ADB. I moved the motorola fastboot.exe into platform-tools and I know how to put the phone into fastboot mode. What I don't understand is what I need to do once I've got the system.img file and the recovery.img file. I'm still reading all of the links so I might not have gotten to the part where it explains what to do, so forgive me for that.
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I've got the Android SDK install and ADB is setup. I'm pretty familiar with ADB. I moved the motorola fastboot.exe into platform-tools and I know how to put the phone into fastboot mode. What I don't understand is what I need to do once I've got the system.img file and the recovery.img file.
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Right from my third link:
Next, you need to put the phone into "fastboot mode" as described above, also make sure usb debugging is enabled in the developer menu settings. Then download the FW for your phone found (follow what i said in regards to the other persons post below), then unzip that, put the system and recovery image in the same directory that your fastboot and adb is in, then run these commands from the cmd prompt
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
then your done, you can type
fastboot reboot
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Right from my third link:
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Yep, just got to that part lol. Having some trouble downloading the VZW file. My current download just stopped with a network error and the website that is hosting the files keeps saying service unavailable and to contact the website administrator. Weird. I'm blaming it on my college's ****ty wireless network.
Edit: Yup, for some reason the wifi at the school decided it need me to input my credentials to re-login for the 6th time today to verify who I am and allow me internet access.
Edit 2: The things I'd do to have a stable connection... Once again, the download failed halfway through because the damn connection at this college sucks. This is infuriating.
jonnythan said:
Right from my third link:
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Is there anyway you (or someone else) could upload the VZW OTA update file to Google Drive or Dropbox for me? This download is going way to slow to the point where I can't even finish it before my connection craps out. Or can you (or someone else) just upload the system.img and recovery.img files for me?
bd1212 said:
Is there anyway you (or someone else) could upload the VZW OTA update file to Google Drive or Dropbox for me? This download is going way to slow to the point where I can't even finish it before my connection craps out. Or can you (or someone else) just upload the system.img and recovery.img files for me?
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Uploading now, but it'll take a bit. Big file.
jonnythan said:
Uploading now, but it'll take a bit. Big file.
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Thanks man. You don't even know how much I appreciate this.
Which one of the two is the camera update for vzw?
Where do you get stock recovery?
EDIT: Sorry, Nevermind. I probably extract it from the zip.
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I am trying to apply an update that was pushed to my Verizon Nexus 6. I was using Nexus Root Toolkit V2.0.5 developed by Wug, to do the unroot and re-lock the boot loader. It went fine no issues, have the correct build of android plugged into the toolkit. Rebooted, and I used root checker to verify that root is gone, and it is not, it is still rooted. I can unroot using supersu, and root checker confirms that root is gone. After locking the bootloader, I go and try to apply the update and it still fails. I am able to restart the phone and use it, but I do not understand what is going on with it. Anybody have any thoughts?
FireMedic1234 said:
I am trying to apply an update that was pushed to my Verizon Nexus 6. I was using Nexus Root Toolkit V2.0.5 developed by Wug, to do the unroot and re-lock the boot loader. It went fine no issues, have the correct build of android plugged into the toolkit. Rebooted, and I used root checker to verify that root is gone, and it is not, it is still rooted. I can unroot using supersu, and root checker confirms that root is gone. After locking the bootloader, I go and try to apply the update and it still fails. I am able to restart the phone and use it, but I do not understand what is going on with it. Anybody have any thoughts?
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for the couple thousandth time it has been mentioned here, you can not apply an update if any stock files have been changed. with you having root at one point, your files have been changed. and to really unroot, you have to flash a factory image. otherwise, even tjough you unrooted, your files are still changed.
simms22 said:
for the couple thousandth time it has been mentioned here, you can not apply an update if any stock files have been changed. with you having root at one point, your files have been changed. and to really unroot, you have to flash a factory image. otherwise, even tjough you unrooted, your files are still changed.
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Yeah hey thanks hadn't seen that a million times or so. I know updates cannot be flashed while rooted or unlocked. I am trying to unroot by flashing a factory image and it is not taking, no errors come up in the log and it reboots fine.
FireMedic1234 said:
Yeah hey thanks hadn't seen that a million times or so. I know updates cannot be flashed while rooted or unlocked. I am trying to unroot by flashing a factory image and it is not taking, no errors come up in the log and it reboots fine.
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are you using fastboot while you are in your bootloader? oh, and you need an unlocked bootloader as well.
simms22 said:
are you using fastboot while you are in your bootloader? oh, and you need an unlocked bootloader as well.
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Yes I am. I had locked the bootloader and tired to apply the update and that didn't work. I currently have an unlocked boot but did not root yet, was waiting for feedback from here.
FireMedic1234 said:
Yes I am. I had locked the bootloader and tired to apply the update and that didn't work. I currently have an unlocked boot but did not root yet, was waiting for feedback from here.
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ok, boot into the bootloader, connwct via usb to your computer, the type fastboot devices. at that point, it should list your phone via a number. if it does, then its all connected right. then you can flash the factory image, but do not use the flash-all script, flash them all individually.
Ok thanks, Does it work the same if you do it through Wugs tool, clicking the flash stock + unroot button, and letting it run the scripts?
FireMedic1234 said:
Ok thanks, Does it work the same if you do it through Wugs tool, clicking the flash stock + unroot button, and letting it run the scripts?
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ill be honest.. its best to do it the first time manually. that way you learn to do things that can fix your phone in the future, plus tool kits can and fo mess up occasionally, which make things hard to fix. i tell everyone that they can use toolkits, but they wont learn anything and will remain clueless. if you already know what you are doing, then tool kits are fine
I concur. I have used "the" toolkit to see what happens. Have had multiple failures using toolkit and always had to revert to fastboot to fix. Might as well use fastboot up front. Saves a lot of time and headaches.
simms22 said:
ill be honest.. its best to do it the first time manually. that way you learn to do things that can fix your phone in the future, plus tool kits can and fo mess up occasionally, which make things hard to fix. i tell everyone that they can use toolkits, but they wont learn anything and will remain clueless. if you already know what you are doing, then tool kits are fine
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Gotcha thanks again!
When I try to flash system.img it errors out saying it is not there, but it is. any thoughts?
FireMedic1234 said:
When I try to flash system.img it errors out saying it is not there, but it is. any thoughts?
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You can drag and drop or copy/paste the image into the command line.
FireMedic1234 said:
When I try to flash system.img it errors out saying it is not there, but it is. any thoughts?
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are you flashing with flash-all or are you flashing each image individually. dont use flash-all, flash them individually.
Share a screen print of the command prompt, with the command you executed, and the error message?
was doing the flash-all. is the command "fastboot flash system system.img" minus the quotes? If that doesn't work I will try and drop and drag see if that works
FireMedic1234 said:
was doing the flash-all. is the command "fastboot flash system system.img" minus the quotes? If that doesn't work I will try and drop and drag see if that works
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Yes.
FireMedic1234 said:
When I try to flash system.img it errors out saying it is not there, but it is. any thoughts?
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You don't need to put the system.img there. Please do read general > sticky roll-up thread > adb and fastboot...
...some time.
I guess my issue was in my head. I am so damn concerned that I am going to do something wrong and brick the phone that I am afraid to run the commands. I just flashed the system.img had it write in 4 different parts.... and it worked fine, rebooted and everything.... so far.
FireMedic1234 said:
I guess my issue was in my head. I am so damn concerned that I am going to do something wrong and brick the phone that I am afraid to run the commands. I just flashed the system.img had it write in 4 different parts.... and it worked fine, rebooted and everything.... so far.
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Yes the flash-all.bat can't break up the image. Has something to do with how it sees the partition. Have heard that fastboot in SDK 23+ has fixed this problem. Have not confirmed as I do each individually anyway depending on what I want to do.
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Only way you're gonna possibly brick is flash wrong image to wrong partition. Not sure that even that can be corrected with fastboot as long as the one you bork isn't the bootloader.
got update today tried to install but got error "this package is for htc_a32eul devices this is a a32e"
need advice on how should i update
going to try to change id back to htc_a32eul dont know where yet
if not i will factory restore hate to do it because dont want to lose root
admins please help
Yep, got the same error and have no clue what to do. Cannot flash the OTA zip at all.
ok so i flashed stock recovery then rebooted and installed update was going good but then got image of phone with triangle and ! mark
llib01 said:
ok so i flashed stock recovery then rebooted and installed update was going good but then got image of phone with triangle and ! mark
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I got the same thing. I'm reverting to the stock recovery and rom to see if that fixes anything. rip - my root
Lol, I'm gonna let you guys trial and error the issue out. Too scared to do something I'm not sure of.
Please tell me how it goes though guys, hoping for the best!
Dmntd said:
Lol, I'm gonna let you guys trial and error the issue out. Too scared to do something I'm not sure of.
Please tell me how it goes though guys, hoping for the best!
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Just did a full reset. Everything is stock, 6.0.1 update is at 87%. I'll reply with what happens next. Wish me luck.
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BladefuryGames said:
Just did a full reset. Everything is stock, 6.0.1 update is at 87%. I'll reply with what happens next. Wish me luck.
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And that seems to do the trick. I'm on Marshmallow!
So here's what I did. (MetroPCS Variant Only) (Remember to backup stuff you want to keep (Duh))
Step 1: If you're using a custom recovery, switch back to the stock recovery found bundled here: https://mega.nz/#!sp0wCThZ!MQVTq6y_8DJShrvNrY4L-JtJBDHOQhnaLRq8UiqLruQ
Step 2: Use this to get to the stock Rom (Scroll down): https://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-desire-626s-metro-pcs/news/
Step 3: Do all the updates from the settings menu
Step 4: Profit
BladefuryGames said:
Just did a full reset. Everything is stock, 6.0.1 update is at 87%. I'll reply with what happens next. Wish me luck.
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And that seems to do the trick. I'm on Marshmallow!
So here's what I did. (MetroPCS Variant Only) (Remember to backup stuff you want to keep (Duh))
Step 1: If you're using a custom recovery, switch back to the stock recovery found bundled here: https://mega.nz/#!sp0wCThZ!MQVTq6y_8DJShrvNrY4L-JtJBDHOQhnaLRq8UiqLruQ
Step 2: Use this to get to the stock Rom (Scroll down): https://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-desire-626s-metro-pcs/news/
Step 3: Do all the updates from the settings menu
Step 4: Profit
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Ok, I just flash the recovery zip from TWRP, correct?
Somehow I do not think that's correct, lol. So please tell me if I'm wrong.
BladefuryGames said:
Just did a full reset. Everything is stock, 6.0.1 update is at 87%. I'll reply with what happens next. Wish me luck.
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And that seems to do the trick. I'm on Marshmallow!
So here's what I did. (MetroPCS Variant Only) (Remember to backup stuff you want to keep (Duh))
Step 1: If you're using a custom recovery, switch back to the stock recovery found bundled here: https://mega.nz/#!sp0wCThZ!MQVTq6y_8DJShrvNrY4L-JtJBDHOQhnaLRq8UiqLruQ
Step 2: Use this to get to the stock Rom (Scroll down): https://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-desire-626s-metro-pcs/news/
Step 3: Do all the updates from the settings menu
Step 4: Profit
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Dmntd said:
Ok, I just flash the recovery zip from TWRP, correct?
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I flashed the recovery using fastboot on my PC. Not too sure about flashing it from the phone itself.
BladefuryGames said:
I flashed the recovery using fastboot on my PC. Not too sure about flashing it from the phone itself.
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Could you write a small guide on how to do that? I have adb and all that installed, I just forget which commands to use. Sorry if I'm asking too much.
Dmntd said:
Could you write a small guide on how to do that? I have adb and all that installed, I just forget which commands to use. Sorry if I'm asking too much.
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Sure.
(Go to the folder where adb and fastboot are located) (Have the phone in download mode)
Step 1: Move the stock recovery to that folder and name it "srecovery"
Step 2: Hold SHIFT and right click anywhere in the folder and click "Open command window here"
Step 3: When the command window opens up, type in "fastboot flash recovery srecovery.img" and press enter
Step 4: Profit??
BladefuryGames said:
Sure.
(Go to the folder where adb and fastboot are located) (Have the phone in download mode)
Step 1: Move the stock recovery to that folder and name it "srecovery"
Step 2: Hold SHIFT and right click anywhere in the folder and click "Open command window here"
Step 3: When the command window opens up, type in "fastboot flash recovery srecovery.img" and press enter
Step 4: Profit??
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Actually I figured it out myself, same thing as you typed but thank you very much. Hopefully it's also useful for someone else not super knowledgeable about this stuff.
Thanks again.
Kinda stuck here I cant install the update because it takes me to twrp
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didnt notice the new posts sorry
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For some reason it's not seeing my device now
Weird thing going on with my phone, after putting everything to stock, now it will not find system updates. It keeps saying "There are no updates available for your phone."
Very weird. I've restarted the device but same thing happens. I'm not quite sure what to do except keep trying to check for updates.
Dmntd said:
Weird thing going on with my phone, after putting everything to stock, now it will not find system updates. It keeps saying "There are no updates available for your phone."
Very weird. I've restarted the device but same thing happens. I'm not quite sure what to do except keep trying to check for updates.
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Mine did the same thing for the first few checks, restarting seemed to help.
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Mine did the same thing for the first few checks, restarting seemed to help.
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Yeah, I'm on my 2nd restart. Turning WiFi off, and on, etc... Maybe the servers are getting hammered at the moment and it's just not popping up for the moment. Oh well, I'm sure I'll get there eventually.
It says it's not the right sofware for my phone RUU
BladefuryGames said:
Mine did the same thing for the first few checks, restarting seemed to help.
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Let me ask you, did you have to install those 2 small updates first before the actual Marshmallow update? Or did it just give you the Marshmallow update immediately?
Dmntd said:
Let me ask you, did you have to install those 2 small updates first before the actual Marshmallow update? Or did it just give you the Marshmallow update immediately?
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You do have to install the 2 smaller ones first, I forgot to mention that. xD
BladefuryGames said:
You do have to install the 2 smaller ones first, I forgot to mention that. xD
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Do you know if I absolutely need them in order to flash Marshmallow? I copied over the OTA zip that I did download before going back to stock. So, if I don't need them then couldn't I just flash it from default recovery?
Dmntd said:
Do you know if I absolutely need them in order to flash Marshmallow? I copied over the OTA zip that I did download before going back to stock. So, if I don't need them then couldn't I just flash it from default recovery?
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You do need to download the 2 updates for the 6.0.1 update to show up. Otherwise nothing will happen.
Can you flash ROMs without root?
What twrp version is best for this device? Thanks
Tmobilefan906 said:
Can you flash ROMs without root?
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Yes. You do have to have your bootloader unlocked though. Most custom ROMs come rooted once you flash them.
Tmobilefan906 said:
What twrp version is best for this device? Thanks
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I'm using 2.8.7.0 and haven't had any issues.
coal686 said:
Yes. You do have to have your bootloader unlocked though. Most custom ROMs come rooted once you flash them.
I'm using 2.8.7.0 and haven't had any issues.
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I'm no stranger to this....just making sure. Lol. How can I sideload a ROM? There's no o.s on mine. Do I go to a cmd prompt and type su...then adb push.....? I've always had issues with adb side loading. Thanks.
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Tmobilefan906 said:
I'm no stranger to this....just making sure. Lol. How can I sideload a ROM? There's no o.s on mine. Do I go to a cmd prompt and type su...then adb push.....? I've always had issues with adb side loading. Thanks.
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And is facepalm still working for s off? I heard they stopped deving for it. Thanks again.
Tmobilefan906 said:
I'm no stranger to this....just making sure. Lol. How can I sideload a ROM? There's no o.s on mine. Do I go to a cmd prompt and type su...then adb push.....? I've always had issues with adb side loading. Thanks.
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And is facepalm still working for s off? I heard they stopped deving for it. Thanks again.
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No problem. I moved this conversation into its own Q&A thread.
I've never had to ADB sideload before. If I remember right, the one time I had that issue, I was able to copy the ROM file over through the custom recovery. So, you'd put TWRP on first, boot into it, and then copy it over that way.
Since you have no OS, you could also run the RUU to completely reset the phone back to stock. Then unlock the bootloader, flash TWRP, copy the new ROM over, and then wipe and flash in TWRP.
I don't think Facepalm still works. If the phone has an older bootloader, one of the older methods might work, but the only s-off method that works on newer bootloaders is called Sunshine.
You can also adb push a rom while in recovery.
1. Download said rom, place it in your adb/fastboot folder.
2. Open a cmd window from said folder.
3. type adb push RomName.zip /sdcard/
It will take a few minutes to complete so be patient.
4. Wipe data/cache/dal cache/system
5. Flash rom.
6. Profit.
Sloth said:
You can also adb push a rom while in recovery.
1. Download said rom, place it in your adb/fastboot folder.
2. Open a cmd window from said folder.
3. type adb push RomName.zip /sdcard/
It will take a few minutes to complete so be patient.
4. Wipe data/cache/dal cache/system
5. Flash rom.
6. Profit.
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OK. Every time I tried that, it kept saying error. All drivers were installed..drivers for while in BL, normal mode and recovery were installed on my PC. Maybe I typed it wrong. After .zip, there is a space then /sdcard/...right?
coal686 said:
No problem. I moved this conversation into its own Q&A thread.
I've never had to ADB sideload before. If I remember right, the one time I had that issue, I was able to copy the ROM file over through the custom recovery. So, you'd put TWRP on first, boot into it, and then copy it over that way.
Since you have no OS, you could also run the RUU to completely reset the phone back to stock. Then unlock the bootloader, flash TWRP, copy the new ROM over, and then wipe and flash in TWRP.
I don't think Facepalm still works. If the phone has an older bootloader, one of the older methods might work, but the only s-off method that works on newer bootloaders is called Sunshine.
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Yea, the phone has 2.6.4 twrp already on it. I bought it with no o.s
coal686 said:
No problem. I moved this conversation into its own Q&A thread.
I've never had to ADB sideload before. If I remember right, the one time I had that issue, I was able to copy the ROM file over through the custom recovery. So, you'd put TWRP on first, boot into it, and then copy it over that way.
Since you have no OS, you could also run the RUU to completely reset the phone back to stock. Then unlock the bootloader, flash TWRP, copy the new ROM over, and then wipe and flash in TWRP.
I don't think Facepalm still works. If the phone has an older bootloader, one of the older methods might work, but the only s-off method that works on newer bootloaders is called Sunshine.
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I hear rumrunner and firewater still work...true?
Tmobilefan906 said:
Yea, the phone has 2.6.4 twrp already on it. I bought it with no o.s
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You'll definitely want to update that as I've heard older versions can have issues with newer ROMs. Not sure about that particular one.
Tmobilefan906 said:
I hear rumrunner and firewater still work...true?
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@Sloth might have kept up with this better. AFAIK, those Rumrunner will still work if you are on an older firmware, but I'm not sure.
EDIT: Fixed due to Sloth's answer below.
coal686 said:
You'll definitely want to update that as I've heard older versions can have issues with newer ROMs. Not sure about that particular one.
@Sloth might have kept up with this better. AFAIK, those will still work if you are on an older firmware, but I'm not sure.
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Update what? My twrp? I was thinking flashing 3.8.7 like u suggested. Its been a while since I tinkered with htcs. I've hacked quite a few in my days. Thanks again!!
coal686 said:
You'll definitely want to update that as I've heard older versions can have issues with newer ROMs. Not sure about that particular one.
@Sloth might have kept up with this better. AFAIK, those will still work if you are on an older firmware, but I'm not sure.
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RumRunner might work if it is still on one of the earlier updates, Firewater has been discontinued, if RR does not work you will have to use SunShine to s-off.
Tmobilefan906 said:
Update what? My twrp? I was thinking flashing 3.8.7 like u suggested. Its been a while since I tinkered with htcs. I've hacked quite a few in my days. Thanks again!!
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Yeah, TWRP. 2.6.x is pretty old. Since you've hacked a few HTC devices in the past, this device isn't much different except without an SD card, you can't use a specially named zip (like PGxxxx.zip) to flash firmware. It must be done with fastboot.
coal686 said:
Yeah, TWRP. 2.6.x is pretty old. Since you've hacked a few HTC devices in the past, this device isn't much different except without an SD card, you can't use a specially named zip (like PGxxxx.zip) to flash firmware. It must be done with fastboot.
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Why is recovery m7lw and roms zips are m7spr?
Sloth said:
You can also adb push a rom while in recovery.
1. Download said rom, place it in your adb/fastboot folder.
2. Open a cmd window from said folder.
3. type adb push RomName.zip /sdcard/
It will take a few minutes to complete so be patient.
4. Wipe data/cache/dal cache/system
5. Flash rom.
6. Profit.
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It says no such directory
Tmobilefan906 said:
It says no such directory
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I had to put .zip in the cmd prompt. Thanks.
Tmobilefan906 said:
It says no such directory
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Ugh. Stuck at 5%
Every time I flash recovery, it won't stick. I've tried button combos, multiple flashing recoveries. I need help
I think my bootloader is locked. Ugh
On my bootloader it says m7wls. Where can I find ROMs for that? I need to adb push it..I tried the RR ROM named m7spr, and it won't work. Please help!! Lol
Tmobilefan906 said:
Why is recovery m7lw and roms zips are m7spr?
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Does ".zip" have to be in ROM name to flash? This is my first sprint HTC. Ugh.
I found that you can use kingroot to root the factory test firmware for the SM-S903VL
This is the only root method I know and I belive it is the first for the SM-S903VL
The factory firmware has drawbacks, no text calling or downloads or play store.
If anyone can find a way to make this better and actually be able to use the play store phone and texting let us know.
MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU DO THIS
Downgrade and root files found on my drive...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4954IfsDiYKendnaWN1cGZ2Snc
Use odin to flash and Kingroot to root, may take a few tries.
If you are done and need to flash back to stock firmware flash these files with odin...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4954IfsDiYKUmkyZkNIMVhrOUk
Downloading files. Will confirm asap. Thanks!
Definitely works. Root verified. I'm going to stay here and mess around for awhile and see what I can get away with. I'm far from any kind of expert but this seems like a good sign.
omgitsMATT said:
Definitely works. Root verified. I'm going to stay here and mess around for awhile and see what I can get away with. I'm far from any kind of expert but this seems like a good sign.
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I played with it for awhile, seems the bootloader is locked so that explains not being able to flash a custom recovery. I can't wait till development takes off.
mortj19 said:
I played with it for awhile, seems the bootloader is locked so that explains not being able to flash a custom recovery. I can't wait till development takes off.
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I flashed a custom recovery used from one of the other S5 phones but it kept booting into a page that said take it to a Verizon employee. I assume that's because of the bootloader being locked. I installed Flashify with an apk and used that to flash.
omgitsMATT said:
I flashed a custom recovery used from one of the other S5 phones but it kept booting into a page that said take it to a Verizon employee. I assume that's because of the bootloader being locked. I installed Flashify with an apk and used that to flash.
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flashify to flash what? sorry lol i got excited please tell me you found how to flash something that works
mortj19 said:
flashify to flash what? sorry lol i got excited please tell me you found how to flash something that works
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I used Flashify to flash a custom recovery image, TWRP. It worked but the device wouldn't boot into the recovery image or even back into the operating system anymore. It went straight to a page telling me to take my phone to Verizon store so Verizon could fix my phone. I tripped something.
I just opened Odin and reflashed 4.4.2 and kept messing around, that fixed my phone.
Sorry, didn't mean to get your hopes up.
omgitsMATT said:
I used Flashify to flash a custom recovery image, TWRP. It worked but the device wouldn't boot into the recovery image or even back into the operating system anymore. It went straight to a page telling me to take my phone to Verizon store so Verizon could fix my phone. I tripped something.
I just opened Odin and reflashed 4.4.2 and kept messing around, that fixed my phone.
Sorry, didn't mean to get your hopes up.
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aw poop, seems we need someone to make a safestrap or bootloader unlock method.. I wish we didn't have to fight to get root and recovery control...
mortj19 said:
aw poop, seems we need someone to make a safestrap or bootloader unlock method.. I wish we didn't have to fight to get root and recovery control...
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I think you finding this method mentioned in this thread on the original post is a real winner. I think it might be the answer for someone to come in and start developing. *fingers crossed*
omgitsMATT said:
I think you finding this method mentioned in this thread on the original post is a real winner. I think it might be the answer for someone to come in and start developing. *fingers crossed*
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Hopefully... It took forever to find the firmware files and I only just happened to investigate the factory test files and noticed it was 4.4.2 and decided to try out different one click roots for the heck of it...
mortj19 said:
I found that you can use kingroot to root the factory test firmware for the SM-S903VL
This is the only root method I know and I belive it is the first for the SM-S903VL
The factory firmware has drawbacks, no text calling or downloads or play store.
If anyone can find a way to make this better and actually be able to use the play store phone and texting let us know.
MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU DO THIS
Downgrade and root files found on my drive...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4954IfsDiYKendnaWN1cGZ2Snc
Use odin to flash and Kingroot to root, may take a few tries.
If you are done and need to flash back to stock firmware flash these files with odin...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4954IfsDiYKUmkyZkNIMVhrOUk
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Where the hell did you find the stock 6.0.1 firmware?! Please tell me because I want to see if it has other "weird" Samsung firmware like s975L
parrotgeek1 said:
Where the hell did you find the stock 6.0.1 firmware?! Please tell me because I want to see if it has other "weird" Samsung firmware like s975L
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Easy-firmware
mortj19 said:
Easy-firmware
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Thanks!
I don't have this phone, but can you send me some screenshots of what apps are installed, and a screenshot of About phone menu, so that I can try to help with play store and phone/text?
edit: never mind
parrotgeek1 said:
edit: never mind
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You edited to quick, lol.
I'm looking up the stuff you asked now. Will have to reflash everything, bbiab
Im having difficulties waiting patiently for development. .....
Off topic: I was a burrito once
parrotgeek1 said:
Thanks!
I don't have this phone, but can you send me some screenshots of what apps are installed, and a screenshot of About phone menu, so that I can try to help with play store and phone/text?
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I wasn't entirely sure what you wanted when it concerned Apps so I just went to settings and took screenshots of everything under Settings > Device > Apps
Let me know if that's everything you need so I can put 6.0.1 back on before I head to work so I have a stable phone.
omgitsMATT said:
I wasn't entirely sure what you wanted when it concerned Apps so I just went to settings and took screenshots of everything under Settings > Device > Apps
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thanks, also need lock screen, home screen, notifications
I want to see if the aosp apks could work
and thats it
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mortj19 said:
Im having difficulties waiting patiently for development. .....
Off topic: I was a burrito once
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what
parrotgeek1 said:
thanks, also need lock screen, home screen, notifications
I want to see if the aosp apks could work
and thats it
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what
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I was able to get the home screen and notifications but there is this black transparent thing with yellow text that is getting in the way of everything, you can see it in the screenshots. Also because this is Factory Mode apparently there is no lock screen? I've rooted again and am trying to see if I can turn it off for you but here is what I got so far