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Hey guys.. after like 2 months i still havent figured out what to do after following thousands of guides..
I've tried rooting my hero but it stucks on downloading .boot.img = FAILED (remote:no access) or sth like that.. i have followed every step in like 20+ guides?and i always get the same error no matter what i do.. also the one-click flash rooting fails because from what i've been told i have an updated kernel (or how its called) version and it is fixed :/
any info u might want i am open to tell you (like my kernel version etc) i just dont know what u need to "solve" my problem ;d just ask!
i just want to root it so i can have apps on my sd, bluetooth and nothing else
Dont worry, you havent bricked your Hero yet!
GO TO THIS>>>>>>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571
and read 3rd post first and first thenafter and read on. Ypu should find everything you need. Be patient.
And also this thread>>>>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559613
thx A LOT for the replies! one of the few i got so far in multiple forums..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571 this is the guide i had followed and it failed ;/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559613 i have a newer version of hero and i've been told that the flashrec is patched on mine ;/ is it possible or? i couldnt do the guide (some options werent there atleast)
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so i somehow managed to downgrade my hero, flash it through recovery and i can access the new menu from home + power button but it still says am not rooted... any ideas?:/
You have achieved major hurdles.
To get root you have to flash rooted rom like Mocado's. I have v2.8 which I think has everything I wanted. You can have your own choice>>>
http://www.thei.tguy.co.uk/hero/Older 'Updates'/
if i flash a rom do i loose my messages/contacts if i DONT backup?also can i partition my SD without rooting? and i have already tried Amon Ra with better terminal emulator but it fails ;d btw if possible try pm me
f--k this-.-
after all the good progress i've had..
i managed to root it, partition my SD and when i tried to move my apps it, midway, it asked me to restart my device..so i did.. and now all my apps are gone, factory reset has been made, contacts are lost, messages are lost..almost EVERYTHING is lost apart from application shortucts-.- :S i have made a backup but i dont know how to use it (lol-.-) pls reply
freaking p----ed...
sry for all the bumpness.. really in need of help
whenever i try to fastboot it says not allowed..and am about to cry..
stupid nandroid backup cant get it to work! pls help!
You flashed Amons recovery... With it you can format and partition sd card, and flash rom of your choice.
Yes you loose everything when flashing rom. You could have copied your contact on sim or sd, same for applications. You can reinstall but a word of advice,
Do your wipes first, I mean to ensure smooth running of rom. Hope it helps.
And when not sure please read, read and read, we are all here to help one another. Regards.
how can i do a backup for my contacts and messages? i have the .img files ;/
when i fastboot it says remote: not allow
also htc sync doesnt work now
and when i restore from recovery boot it says nandroid mobile sh failed run via console ;/
No dont flash .img.
Re- restoring contacts, I dont know any easy way but all your sim contacts can be copied. All phone contacts will have been wiped ,that swhat happenes when we install new os.
i thought it was the other way around and i copied everything on my mobile.. lol..
anw doesnt matter ;d just had 40 contacts anw ;d
can i restore messages, application saves and application folders at least? btw my phone aint working on htc sync now ROMS are still on btw
and how can i correctly partition my SD so any application i add it is saved on SD?thx ;d
Just one thing. Refrain from using foul languages as this forum is open to all ages of members and it will also reflect bad on you.
Install something like Astro, open it ,click menu and go from there to back up all your installed apps.
yeah sry forgot :/
will edit it right away
also thats what i mean, all my apps and their saves/settings are on backup.imgs :/ my hero is like a brand new one with modaco installed and nothing else... and htc sync doesnt load it, although i can use mass storage
Back up images are actually of rom itself. Sorry I dont know how to reinstate sms messages. This questiones was asked by a friend about his iPhone and again I couldnt answer as I never owned iPhone.
Anybody out there to answer question raised in above post?
meh doesnt matter i guess
i'll just "rebuild" it from scratch ;/
just wanna know what to do now so i get a partition on my SD.. i have a 2gb card which was partitioned before but i restored it.. i want 2 things
1) howto partition it for automatic saving apps on SD! and not having to move them everytime
2) how to make HTC sync works -.- i think i "broke" it:S i reinstalled it 4 times so far..nothing..
1) Format and partition feature s in your recovery. Format the whole card as fat32 and next make partition but again you will loose everything on card! After that you will need to mount your sd card ( option in recovery) so that you can put copy back everything on it. But why do you want to do it if everything is working?
2) Do you see ADB in system properties? If yes, drivers are installed correctly.
It is worth browsing Dream forums as Dream was first Android phone hence more to read and almost all can be related to Magic and Hero units operational practices except rooting and flashing bits.
one last thing man
atm i am looking for another application to connect to my hero to install other apks :/ currently i have apps2sd on hero although and i was wondering if all i have to do is Copy apps to SD and thats all? (whats dalvik cache that asks me to copy btw?)
i asked about formating and partitioning cause i am getting an 8gb in a few days and i was wondering if i should do it like that
and no i cant see ADB in system properties ;o how can i install the drivers ;/
1) i've read that modaco doesnt work with HTC sync anymore sometimes.. so i was wondering if there is anyway i can install apk without htc sync?
(tried with adb had 2 different errors)
2)is there anyway to like load 2-3 roms and swap between them without loosing anything? (if yes, how)
thx
edit: i reinstall htc sync and my drivers are gone! cant get them back..my pc doesnt even load APK files! :S
Every since i updated to the latest rom via the HTC website, i noticed my phone info now says T-Mobile_LEO, what's up with that? NORMAL or what?
Plus SPB Backup also recognises it as not the same device i made a backup on although it is, even if i backup using the same rom it thinks it's different.
Other then this weird thing the entire phone works flawless, was just curious as to whats up.
Thanks for any input.
mine does this too because the energy rom im using based on a rom for the tmous..... must be the same sort of issue.
its nothing to worry about, shouldn't cause you any problems.
I wouldn't advise restoring your backup from an old rom to a new rom anyway in case there are any incompatibility issues....
Just tried to restore my backup from SPB Backup which was made on this phone and when i get to the restore part it states the phone is different from the one which i made the backup ?? Anyone with any ideas what's up here ?
Why does it say it's T-Mobile_Leo in the first place as the rom update was downloaded from HTC's own website.
Anyone else had this same problem ??
I backed up everything and now i can't restore it properly.
121man said:
Just tried to restore my backup from SPB Backup which was made on this phone and when i get to the restore part it states the phone is different from the one which i made the backup ?? Anyone with any ideas what's up here ?
Why does it say it's T-Mobile_Leo in the first place as the rom update was downloaded from HTC's own website.
Anyone else had this same problem ??
I backed up everything and now i can't restore it properly.
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First, you should only use SPB Backup to restore to the SAME ROM as was backed up. Otherwise you will have trouble. Not might, will.
You have to select the Force ROM Upgrade mode, and then just before the restore, check the options and select ROM upgrade. Then it should work.
Hi there,
Well, I just got my HD2 back from repairs, where they replaced the mainboard. The ROM seems to be the same, 3.14, but the phone ID is showing as T-Mobile_LEO. When I restored using SPB backup, it said the ROM was different though. What is going on here?
Thanks,
David
I can't figure it out either, exact same thing but my one happened with the rom update.
Weird.
Do some of you guys use Swype?
If yes, the naming of your device is "normal", Swype wouldn´t run with the "normal" naming.
Afaik, the Swype cab installs a certain file into the Windows folder.
If you remove it, the name would be normal, but Swype won´t run correctly.
Ahh. I use swype, I did not know it actually renames the device.
That actually makes sense.
Thanks for this finally cleared up now.
Brilliant.
I rooted my phone successfully and passed the test with the app Root Check Basic and I can use Wifi tether and everything. But when I start my phone up and try to use different setting options for my MOFO I get the error:
the process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly please try again.
I have tried the system restore,
unfreezing all of my apps,
going to settings manage apps,
clearing the data for each app,
and I also tried doing the system recovery multiple times
and I still get the same error.
PLEASE HELP ASAP
I say thanks ahead of time
Weapon X 20 said:
I rooted my phone successfully and passed the test with the app Root Check Basic and I can use Wifi tether and everything. But when I start my phone up and try to use different setting options for my MOFO I get the error:
the process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly please try again.
I have tried the system restore,
unfreezing all of my apps,
going to settings manage apps,
clearing the data for each app,
and I also tried doing the system recovery multiple times
and I still get the same error.
PLEASE HELP ASAP
I say thanks ahead of time
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sounds good so far, now if your unlocked on cm7 it does that even on my phone
but if your stock you must have pooched it, nothing serious but you will need a computer and RSDlight because honestly, you did everything correct and its still hatin on you follow this link and you should be A-OK and reroot it again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202666
Thanks for the help! I did try that and I kept getting a error with it. But I just got a new computer and I will try it again and see if it works. If it doesn't do you have any other suggestions?
Reflash with stock sbf and restore frim titanium should be giod
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Weapon X 20 said:
Thanks for the help! I did try that and I kept getting a error with it. But I just got a new computer and I will try it again and see if it works. If it doesn't do you have any other suggestions?
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best thing if that fails is to download the STOCK firmware and try even flashing that, if you come across the error code make sure you post it up in here so we can narrow it down
Just incase the steps above don't work, how would I flash with the stock sbf and restore it from Titanium Backup? I'm sorry I kind of a newbie to the rooting on android all together. Trying to get my experience now with some different forums
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Just incase the steps above don't work, how would I flash with the stock sbf and restore it from Titanium Backup? I'm sorry I kind of a newbie to the rooting on android all together. Trying to get my experience now with some different forums
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you would need to use RSDlight which can be found on the threads here or the one i posted above, i would help find the stock sbf but im at work and little on time now to find it. more then likely could be found via google.
everything you need to do can be found in ACS qbkings thread search the development thread and you will find it he does have youtube videos up as well that can help you step through step on reflashing the sbf to rooting unlocking and installing on your phone make sure you give him a thumbs up
Does anyone have a working link for the Motorola Photon 4G stock SBF file? All of the ones I have googled and tried to find were not available links. Anyone?????
Ok so I found out why I was getting that random error message before when I tried to go through the process of getting that stock ROM on the MOPHO to get rid of those errors. It was because I still had my SD and SIM card in still. So after taking them out and going through all the processes I got it working now. Thanks for all of your help!
The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again
I would get this same error as well as other system apps crashing on both my captive (Samsung Galaxy S) and Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket. The cause was that I restored system apps from older versions of android and they were conflicting with the newer build. When you do the batch restore be sure to deselect system apps such as phone 1.0. Most of these are marked in red so they are easy to route out. Also you can sort by install date to push most of them to the bottom of the list. I did not install phone however I am getting the error now on my new SG2 Skyrocket. Need to test it some more but do not have time right now. It may be CONTACTS/CALLS data, or maybe SMS/MMS/APN Dial Storage data that is the culprit. or maybe i missed contacts 1.0 or phone 1.0 when i did the restore. Anyway I will go back and do it again and let you know my finds.
BTW I am restoring my data to my AT&T SGII Skyrocket which was created on the Captivate running 2.3.3 Cognition 5.2. The SG2II is stock, rooted 2.3.5.
Note, using the Migrate System Data option in TB's preferences may resolve this too as restoring with TB across newer versions of Android have not been this problematic in the past and I forgot to check that option. Haste makes waste.
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OK I got tired of my phone messing up so I took the time out to fix it.
My suspicions were correct, in my case the culprit was:
[CONTACTS/CALLS...cts Storage 2.3.5
You can either choose to not restore the offending data or if you have already done so and are experiencing the:
The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again
error you can delete the data for the offending item(s) via TB.
To remove the data just locate in the backup/restore page the item(s) in question in TB and tap on them. choose wipe data. Reboot and it should be fixed.
A heavy handed way to avoid this or if you are not sure what is the offending data you can simply use the restore missing apps + data batch option in TB. This will ensure no system apps are replaced as this is the cause of the problem in the first place (replacing an app or its data with and outdated version).
If you go this route and still need the missing data imported, use google's cloud (account sync) to retrieve your contact, calender, and other data. As for text messages, you can carry these over with a free app on the market Backup SMS.
your findings are awesome! I just bumped into this "com.android.phone" FC problem with my newly flashed Samsung Galaxy S2.
Thanks a lot
I need a bit of help. I update my Xperia Go to ICS after backing it up on Sony's PC Companion. After successfully updating, I tried restoring my stuff, almost everything was there except the sms messages, I can live with the missing apps. But the messages are very important (been moving them since 2009) and in hindsight I know I should have used an app to archive them for restoration later but it slipped my mind.
I've tried several times to restore, backup then restore and still the messages are just not getting into the phone. I opened the backups and saw there is a difference with the way the data for the messages are formatted. GB had them in individual files, ICS seems to be on a single file so transporting the contents of the old conversations to the new one did not do anything.
I was thinking of downgrading the phone to try and restore the sms and then use an app then update and transfer but
1. I couldn't find a gingerbread firmware to return to
2. Flashtool would not work, saying that it could not find the driver (am thinking the Go on ICS needs a different driver) and this was the same one I used to flash it in the first place.
Is there an easier way to move the sms files from the old pc companion backup to phone? or a gingerbread firmware i can go back to/download? and a working flashboot driver too.
Since there isnt a dedicated forum for the Go, I had to post here, sorry if this was a mistake but thank you for any help I can get.
Raindog14 said:
I need a bit of help. I update my Xperia Go to ICS after backing it up on Sony's PC Companion. After successfully updating, I tried restoring my stuff, almost everything was there except the sms messages, I can live with the missing apps. But the messages are very important (been moving them since 2009) and in hindsight I know I should have used an app to archive them for restoration later but it slipped my mind.
I've tried several times to restore, backup then restore and still the messages are just not getting into the phone. I opened the backups and saw there is a difference with the way the data for the messages are formatted. GB had them in individual files, ICS seems to be on a single file so transporting the contents of the old conversations to the new one did not do anything.
I was thinking of downgrading the phone to try and restore the sms and then use an app then update and transfer but
1. I couldn't find a gingerbread firmware to return to
2. Flashtool would not work, saying that it could not find the driver (am thinking the Go on ICS needs a different driver) and this was the same one I used to flash it in the first place.
Is there an easier way to move the sms files from the old pc companion backup to phone? or a gingerbread firmware i can go back to/download? and a working flashboot driver too.
Since there isnt a dedicated forum for the Go, I had to post here, sorry if this was a mistake but thank you for any help I can get.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854400
You can download GB firmware here
For drivers, you go to drivers folder inside Flashtool and install it.
Can you please upload FTF file of ICS firmware of Go? I need it badly
Edit: this is a guide how to make FTF file http://mytechencounters.wordpress.c...eate-an-ftf-file-of-your-xperia-ics-firmware/
nguyen47 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854400
You can download GB firmware here
For drivers, you go to drivers folder inside Flashtool and install it.
Can you please upload FTF file of ICS firmware of Go? I need it badly
Edit: this is a guide how to make FTF file http://mytechencounters.wordpress.c...eate-an-ftf-file-of-your-xperia-ics-firmware/
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Thanks, I got the file.
You can download here http://www.4shared.com/file/NDe4G08P/ST27i_611B110_CE.html
It gave the same error about not having the right driver blah blah twice. Then in my pissed off state, I kinda accidentally got it into fast boot i think (blue purple light, up volume) then took it off then put it back on back to try to flash the GB rom, it did!
After checking if the flash was alright, I tried restoring the sms only and it worked. there really is a problem with this that sony has to acknowledge between migrating from GB to ICS...
Time to install that sms app. Thank you
I rooted my xperia x10 mini around a year ago, and all was fine. I recently unlocked the bootloader, and decided to try flashing a new rom and kernal as Sony refuse to do any further updates. I backed everything up on titanium back up, videos, contacts, apps etc. And also followed the instructions to do full back up when I flashed the new rom. I followed everything to the letter, but when the new rom was installed, I could find no contacts, music, apps or anything? I thought the best option was to use cwm and restore back? That looked as if it had gone ok, but there was a message at the end to say something? img? could not be found, and it didn't revert back, just hung at nAa screen, and would do nothing else.
After reading a few threads, I thought I'd go back to SE stock firmware - better than a dead phone! But although the sd card is showing all my back ups, including titanium back up, nothing is showing in the phone apps, or folders, all my contacts are missing, pictures, notes, everything :crying:
How do I get everything back to where it shoud be?? It may be a stupid question, but I hope you can offer some advice please.
The phone is rooted again. Thanks in advance from a newbie flasher
Did you restore your backup using Titanium again then?
The other way is to do advanced restore from CWM and choose data only.
SmG67 said:
Did you restore your backup using Titanium again then?
The other way is to do advanced restore from CWM and choose data only.
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I wasn't sure how to restore from Titanium, but I've now downloaded Titanium backup app, and it has restored some of the things I lost, not everything :crying:
It hasn't restored any of my text messages and I have quite a lot of pictures missing. Is there anyway to get messages or pictures back?
Thanks :fingers-crossed:
alittleblonde said:
I wasn't sure how to restore from Titanium, but I've now downloaded Titanium backup app, and it has restored some of the things I lost, not everything :crying:
It hasn't restored any of my text messages and I have quite a lot of pictures missing. Is there anyway to get messages or pictures back?
Thanks :fingers-crossed:
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Pictures are usually stored on the sd-card, so they won't get affected if you change your rom or kernel, not sure what happened with that, but the best way to get everything back would be to use CWM and choose advance restore to get your data back I suppose, it will restore everything that was on internal memory.
The reason you got stuck at the nAa-kernel logo when you restored from cwm previously is because you also restored your old rom, which doesn't run with the nAa-kernel.
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SmG67 said:
Pictures are usually stored on the sd-card, so they won't get affected if you change your rom or kernel, not sure what happened with that, but the best way to get everything back would be to use CWM and choose advance restore to get your data back I suppose, it will restore everything that was on internal memory.
The reason you got stuck at the nAa-kernel logo when you restored from cwm previously is because you also restored your old rom, which doesn't run with the nAa-kernel.
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Thanks for your reply. I got most of the pictures back, but some seem to have vanished, and something a little weird happened, as in my photo gallery, I now have pics of little android men, a tick, camera, tools etc Guess I should just delete them??
Do you know of any way to get text messages back?
alittleblonde said:
Thanks for your reply. I got most of the pictures back, but some seem to have vanished, and something a little weird happened, as in my photo gallery, I now have pics of little android men, a tick, camera, tools etc Guess I should just delete them??
Do you know of any way to get text messages back?
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It may be that just the thumbnails of those pictures are messed up, not the pictures itself. I would suggest copying your pictures to a folder on your computer, deleting them from sd-card and open the gallery, so it can update it's thumbnails (it will delete them all). If you then move back your pictures to your sd-card it will generate proper thumbnails again.
The txt-messages should be in your CWM-backup.
I don't know if you had CWM installed on your phone before you flashed the kernel, and what kernel you used when you made the backup. It can be a bit tricky if you tried JellyBean, but not impossible. I need a bit more information from you to be sure about how to go about that.
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It may be that just the thumbnails of those pictures are messed up, not the pictures itself. I would suggest copying your pictures to a folder on your computer, deleting them from sd-card and open the gallery, so it can update it's thumbnails (it will delete them all). If you then move back your pictures to your sd-card it will generate proper thumbnails again.
The txt-messages should be in your CWM-backup.
I don't know if you had CWM installed on your phone before you flashed the kernel, and what kernel you used when you made the backup. It can be a bit tricky if you tried JellyBean, but not impossible. I need a bit more information from you to be sure about how to go about that.
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Hi. Yes, I installed CWM before hand, and did a complete back up, I used the miniCM7 robyn rom and the nAa-2.6.29.6-nAa 14 kernal. I had considered jelly bean, but thought I'd just start with this one, before working my way up! Someone suggested ST15i 4.2.0.A.62 but it didn't sound right for the X10mini? I only bought the phone 18 months ago, so its a shame there are no further updates.
I did try to restore through the advanced setting on cwm, but it didn't work, I had the same message as before about something being missing.
I noticed another thread about a similar problem, a mismatch between numbers?? Not too sure, but it sounded similar to the problem I had.
At least I have back most of my pictures Thanks for your help.
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Hi. Yes, I installed CWM before hand, and did a complete back up, I used the miniCM7 robyn rom and the nAa-2.6.29.6-nAa 14 kernal. I had considered jelly bean, but thought I'd just start with this one, before working my way up! Someone suggested ST15i 4.2.0.A.62 but it didn't sound right for the X10mini? I only bought the phone 18 months ago, so its a shame there are no further updates.
I did try to restore through the advanced setting on cwm, but it didn't work, I had the same message as before about something being missing.
I noticed another thread about a similar problem, a mismatch between numbers?? Not too sure, but it sounded similar to the problem I had.
At least I have back most of my pictures Thanks for your help.
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hmm, it sounds almost like your sd-card is experiencing some problems, maybe you could copy the whole thing to your computer and reformat it. but i don't think the backup will be valid anymore.
The number mismatch is the md5-checksum, The backup calculates a number when the backup is created, which is stored alongside your backup.
The restore function then uses the same method to create a checksum from the backup-file and compare it to the number created when the backup was made. If they don't match, the most likely option is a corrupt backup file, which is a pain.
And no, the st15 is the 2011 xperia mini i think, you better stick with E10-kernels and robyn-ROMS for the x10mini (if it doesn't have a hardware keyboard)