[Q] Used Tenfar's CWM to Format & Partition, Touch Screen Off - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I'm trying to help a fellow Atrix user after he formatted and partitioned the internal flash memory using Tenfar's CMW Recovery.
He has lost touch on the bottom part of his screen; about a 1/2" of screen space doesn't work.
Tenfar posted that he had done this too, and had resolved this by reformatting with the Stock Recovery. Another user asked in that same thread how he accomplished that, but no answer has been given yet.
This user cannot get the Recovery Menu to show up because of the lower touch screen not working.
Can the steps be run blindly without the Recovery Menu showing up?
Or, can someone help me on how to have him format the internal memory via ADB?
I've had him try the following ADB commands from both the /!\ Recovery Screen and after enabling Early USB Enumeration without luck.
Code:
adb shell
$ su
# format DATA:
Comes back with format: not found.
Can anyone help? I've seen a few others with this issue but have yet to see a full solution posted for those that aren't ADB experts.

I have this problem too! Tenfar was kind enough to try helping me but apparently I'm a retard and unfortunately can't follow his instructions. I've been spending an entire week reading hours each day and I'm embarrassed that I still can't fix it, despite him sending me almost a dozen PM's trying to do so. Very grateful but sad that I'm so dumb.
He's told me to do this:
$adb shell
$su
#busybox umount /sdcard (hit enter key)
#newfs_msdos -F 32 -S 512 -L MB860 -c 64 -u 16 /dev/block/mmcblk0p18 (hit enter key)
I'm not sure where to do this. I now think I do this while the device is in Early USB Numeration but I haven't tried it yet. The wife was getting really pissed because I spent the entire weekend trying to fix this and have been investing too much time on the computer. She's... having mad PMS so I'm leaving it for a few days lol
I tried earlier when the phone was booted up but after some research, believe it may need to be done in Early USB Numeration mode but there's only about a minute before it automatically reboots. I haven't tried this and hope that my assumption is correct. I know about 3 other people who are currently experiencing this challenge and I hope that it corrects it.
The wife is working a double shift today so I'll try after work. Can't blame her for getting upset with me. Soft bricked a few other phones but fixed them with relative ease. This has been by far the toughest. It was my birthday last week and I spent most of my day on the computer trying to fix my Atrix lol
After this, no more formatting internal SD partitions!!! Paypal is giving me grief but I plan on giving Tenfar a modest donation. He's been very supportive of my dumb ass lol

In this forum there is a very good guide on how to use adb. Can't remember where exactly it's at I just did a general search for How to use adb it may help you.
Edit I think this is the link androidsamurai.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=12

coldfusionb said:
In this forum there is a very good guide on how to use adb. Can't remember where exactly it's at I just did a general search for How to use adb it may help you.
Edit I think this is the link androidsamurai.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=12
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Thank you!
I managed to install Ubuntu and I really like that.. tried from there too and it wasn't working. So I think it's definitely a problem with my dumb ass. If and when I get it working (I'm determined!...... and sort of stuck lol) then I'll post a guide.

Fuuuuuuuuuuck!!! Still not working!!

Yeah.. i ended up wiping with stock recovery and still a no go. Still no lower half of the screen or buttons. Sucks big time

Once ADB can be run in the recovery menu I think it should be fine.
Tenfar said he's fixed this problem but I'm no sure where he's run these commands. I feel bad after sending him a ton of PMs so I'm just waiting until he updates his Recovery app.

You could try restoring your sbf in rsd
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sgtmedeiros said:
You could try restoring your sbf in rsd
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That's been mentioned and tried multiple times.

I have a simple script written with the command lines from Tenfar, but I am getting his input via PM to make sure it's correct and when exactly to run it. Hopefully he'll be able to direct me on how to get it done. Unfortunately, even if he says it looks right it's going to be completely untested. :-/
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das8nt said:
I have a simple script written with the command lines from Tenfar, but I am getting his input via PM to make sure it's correct and when exactly to run it. Hopefully he'll be able to direct me on how to get it done. Unfortunately, even if he says it looks right it's going to be completely untested. :-/
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There's still a glimmer of hope, buddy. Once we get ADB access in Recovery I think all should be well.. unless partitioning this block somehow corrupts and kills the digitizer or something.
I actually couldn't wait any longer. Ported to Bell and got a new Atrix so if things go bad I'll have an easier time swapping. When I fix this AT&T one I'll sell it to pay off my cancellation fee with Rogers. Or, if I end up sending it to Motorola I can go back with my buyer's remorse period and go back to Rogers.
Hope you've got a backup phone or something to use in the meanwhile, man. This issue drove me INSANE!!

Hope is good, but this isn't necessarily for me. That's why I can't test it; this didn't happen to my phone. I have just been trying to help those who this did happen to. I'm also sure it will continue to happen if the CWM port for our phones isn't preset to format correctly.
Glad you were able to get a working phone again, but too bad a phone had to go back under these conditions.
Well, I'll keep trying to figure it out; waiting on another reply from Tenfar. Our schedules don't mesh too well, so if there's anyone else that might have experience in formating via ADB any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I have the same problem, I just wanna know if anyone found a solution to fix that?
Also, I live in Belgium (Europe), I bought the atrix in usa a month ago during my honey moon. Motorola Europe doesn't support yet the atrix, I don't know what to do!
The phone is not usable anymore, like someone said: "clicking on the soft button area registers as a click on the bottom of the screen". So, the back button don't work anymore (you have to reboot when your stuck in a menu!)

hi guys i'm currently with a reflashed stock 1.83 rom, i can use android recovery (there the bottom screen portion works) and i can run wipe data/cache.
but no matter how many times i tried when the phone finally boots up it starts with motoblur setup and i cannot pass it, all the buttons work like the bottom of the visible screen and i cannot raise up the keyboard to turn the setup off...
i read in the sbf thread that would be possible to flash or not some particular areas, so if the problems is the wrong partitioning of the /dev/block/mmcblk0p18
maybe some of them could create a sbf replacement toreflash only that partition
other side i was talking with bongd and he says he had problem with the psd.bin file that is in the mmcblk0p03...
so what is the current status of this? adb seems not to work even in early enumeration usb mode...

what if we execute the script using the update.zip function?
i can access my sdcard from windows in storage mode
if we put the script in one signed update.zip into the sd the phone should be able to execute itself?

KeRmiT80 said:
hi guys i'm currently with a reflashed stock 1.83 rom, i can use android recovery (there the bottom screen portion works) and i can run wipe data/cache.
but no matter how many times i tried when the phone finally boots up it starts with motoblur setup and i cannot pass it, all the buttons work like the bottom of the visible screen and i cannot raise up the keyboard to turn the setup off...
i read in the sbf thread that would be possible to flash or not some particular areas, so if the problems is the wrong partitioning of the /dev/block/mmcblk0p18
maybe some of them could create a sbf replacement toreflash only that partition
other side i was talking with bongd and he says he had problem with the psd.bin file that is in the mmcblk0p03...
so what is the current status of this? adb seems not to work even in early enumeration usb mode...
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Tenfar told me it was mmcblk0p18 but it's actually mmcblk0p03 which needs to be corrected.
There's no ADB in recovery right now. Tenfar's apparently got it working but hasn't released it yet.

I also guarantee you can bypass the Motoblur setup as well. Hit these keys:
?123
ALT
ABC
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?123
ALT
ABC
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b
l
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I'm positive because I've literally flashed every SBF and I've spent a lot of time troubleshooting this issue.

really i cannot open the keyboard while i'm in the blursetup screen, i keep pressing the menu button but it highlights only the emergency call and after many seconds it chance to emergency call screen...

At this time, your phone is 'bricked' since we can't get ADB access.
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we don't have adb access but i tried and we can use the update function in the stock recovery...i tried to put a update.zip of my old milestone and the process worked till the sign verification that failed.
in the milestone that update.zip is used to run the updaterscript that launches the openrecovery by skrilax_cz, that works like the recovery of tenfar
i guess that if we have a correct update.zip for atrix and we put in it the script we need, it should be run.
unfortunately i don't have the knowledge to build the correct script and don't have access to a signed update.zip for atrix.
if we only could gain some interest of the devs i think our problem could be solved in short time...
edit: i sent 2 pm to tenfar but did not reply, maybe someone has more luck...

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[SOLVED] LG Optimus V - Blank Screen

I have yet to find an answer to this while searching for the past day, so I'm going to ask about it here.
My LG Optimus V's (just got it a few days ago as a birthday present) screen seems to be permanently blank... In case someone asks... yes, it is activated.
What Happened:
I rooted the phone using Gingerbreak 1.2, installed rom manager/clockwork recovery mod, then attempted to backup my phone in case something went wrong. However, when I started the backup, I noticed that the screen was completely blank. I was kinda freaking out, so I just took a shower while it did it's thing. When I came back, it was done creating the backup and it showed up in Rom Manager. After toying with some of the things I can do with it rooted (I only rooted it to see how much of a difference it would make without changing the kernel), I decided to recover that backup. When my phone restarted to recover the backup, the screen was blank once again. After waiting for over an hour, I concluded that it must have finished (since my HTC Hero would finish restoring and never reboot until I tell it to) and took out the battery. Afterwards, it would show the LG splash screen... then the blank screen.
What I Did:
I was thinking about the android screencast java application a few hours after my problem first developed. I plugged my phone into my computer, got adb working, and android screencast showed me that my phone was actually getting stuck at the clockwork recovery mod screen. I tried many things... I installed a CM7 rom, flashed 3 different recoveries, flashed an overclocked stock rom, etc. Eventually, I flashed the stock rom (no changes whatsoever) and stock recovery. Now I can hear my phone, but cannot see it. However, I should note that while using CM7 the same thing happened. The only difference being that I could use android screencast to see the screen (the phone was actually working) with CM7. Now with the stock rom, adb is disabled and I cannot see the screen or do... anything.
What I Think I Should Do:
I'm thinking about calling Virgin Mobile and telling them that my screen is defected. If they see the issue they'll probably think that it's a hardware issue (for all I know, it could be) and they'll probably give me a replacement. However, if anyone as had the same problem and fixed it, I would love to know.
I would love you hear your opinion on this and, if possible, a fix. Thanks in advance!
(JIC, if I posed in the wrong section, I'm sorry...)
you poor souls reporting the symptoms of getting the newer screen hardware from the optimus s in your v's don't number in the double digits yet, but it's getting closer.
I posted a fix on AndroidCentral, see it:
here
good luck! the fix has worked for everyone I pointed to it so far.
btw, the screencast idea is excellent!
crud. stock recovery, you may be SOL.
you'll probably have to boot into custom recovery to use screencast or adb now.
use the unplug phone -> pull&replace battery -> hold home+volume down -> keep holding, press and hold power until lg screen goes blank to enter recovery. maybe adb will work in stock recovery, I dunno.
Thank you very much for the reply!
Yeah, you're right, I'm probably SOL... I still have one option though! Theoretically, I should be able to turn on ADB without being able to see my screen. I know how to access the settings without seeing it, but navigating myself to the "Applications", "Development", "USB Debugging" may be a little hard. I will attempt to do so. I will report my progress in a bit.
However, if you (or somebody else) could provide screenshots of a step-by-step process to turn on USB Debugging in the stock rom (since it's kinda hard to do remember where everything is and screenshots of different phones is kinda different) then I would appreciate it VERY much!
I shall update this in an hour or so.
UPDATE (9/2/11 - 9 PM):
I'm going to take a break for now. Good thing I give everyone my Google Voice number, I doubt anyone will notice a change. I'm going to flash a stock rom onto my HTC Hero so I can figure out where things are on the LG Optimus V (Same screen size) in an hour or so. I'll update my progress in like 2 hours.
UPDATE (9/3/11 - 8:10 AM):
I have been unable to turn on USB Debugging and it seems to be because I don't know where the confirmation after turning it on is located. However, I should note that when I boot into (I think) recovery, "adb devices" states that the device is attached but offline. If there is a way to make it "online" from stock recovery then I would love to know. For now, I will try everything I can.
UPDATE (9/3/11 - 8:22 AM):
Ok. I plugged my phone into the back of my computer and now when I do "adb devices" it detects the device in recovery mode. However, when I try "adb shell" it says "- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory <2> -". I'll try some more stuff, but does anyone have any idea of what I can do? Android Screencast doesn't work either, so that's not an option.
UPDATE (9/3/11 - 9:42 AM):
Crap... now it's indefinatly booting into recovery... I had something like this happen before, I'll report my status in an hour or so...
UPDATE (9/3/11 - 12:36 PM):
My friend finally got my phone booting out of recovery again! Now all I have to do is get "USB Debugging" on and it SHOULD work!
I <think> there's a key combination to power up into the bootloader. if you can find it with searching here and android central.
I haven't been able to track that down today. If you can get into the bootloader, you can fix it. Search for asadullah's fastboot root instructions here if you find a way to get into the blue screen (the bootloader, which fastboot talks to.)
otherwise, I'll be done taking the kids to the (ugh) pool in a few hours and I'll search more.
try pulling your battery for a few minutes and see if the reboot cyle stops that way, at least it might get into recovery or the rom.
glad you got back into recovery again, not too sure how to help at this stage though, since I can't find a way to get into the bootloader with a power-on key combo. just emergency mode (useless to the V since the firmware from LG is missing a file) and safe mode. boo.
there is a youtube video for enabling usb debugging on the v, maybe it'll help you find the right spots to press.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHal0hPNS6s
edit: you can also try to reboot into the bootloader with adb, even though it's missing the shell... it's worth a try, and if it works you can flash xionia recovery with fastboot and things would be a lot easier from that point.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
if that works but you need more help, a battery pull is the only way to power off with the bootloader except "fastboot reboot" will try to boot your rom.
Awesome, thanks for the replies! I'm going to try your suggestions now. I'll let you know how things work out in a few hours. I would have replied earlier, but to my satisfaction there was a surprise party planned for me, lol. I will defiantly try these out now.
Once again, thank you very much. I honestly did not expect a reply for something that happens to such few people.
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I <think> there's a key combination to power up into the bootloader. if you can find it with searching here and android central.
I haven't been able to track that down today. If you can get into the bootloader, you can fix it. Search for asadullah's fastboot root instructions here if you find a way to get into the blue screen (the bootloader, which fastboot talks to.)
otherwise, I'll be done taking the kids to the (ugh) pool in a few hours and I'll search more.
try pulling your battery for a few minutes and see if the reboot cyle stops that way, at least it might get into recovery or the rom.
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I'm honestly not sure what my friend did, lol. She was just messing with it while it was, apparently, in recovery and it ended up rebooting and loading the rom. I, honestly, don't want to risk getting stuck in recovery anymore since taking out the battery for an hour didn't do anything... If I'm unable to get adb on using what I know from that video then I'll try booting into the bootloader. Like I said before, I'll report my status in a few hours. I really appreciate your help up to now!
EXTREMELY HAPPY UPDATE!!! (9/4/11 - 1:22 AM)
I was able to turn on ADB! I used what I learned from that video and how turning on ADB works on my HTC Hero to get it working and it's FINALLY ON! Now I can attempt to flash the recovery, kernel, and everything else in order to get it working! Thank you VERY much! I will let you know how everything turn out
Another Wonderful Update! (9/4/11 - 2:03 AM)
I have flashed the recovery.img (the Xionia CWMA one) and can see my screen in recovery! I haven't seen anything on my screen besides the LG splash screen so I'm overwhelmed with joy! I'm flashing a new ROM and the other stuff now!
Final Update! (9/4/11 - 2:09 AM)
2:05 AM - I see the rom's boot screen!
2:06 AM - I see the CM7 Mod boot screen!
2:08 AM - I see the UI on my screen and everything seems to be working! Thank you VERY much!
Quick question though... If I want to install a new ROM, do I need to flash the xionia anykernel one directly afterwards?
ah, excellent! glad it's working now.
you're the most persistent (and maybe technically apt) person I've helped with this so far.
I still think that using screencast was the best new idea I've seen yet.
yes, you'll need to flash the xionia kernel after flashing any rom or rom update.
roms come with their own kernel in the boot.img, and none of them currently out for the v have the video drivers from the newer sprint kernels.
right now, xionia kernel is the only thing that works.
and, you'll need to flash the key swap after changing roms, as well, but at least forgetting to do that won't take out your display.
now that you've got xionia recovery on your phone, it should be a lot easier next time.
Thank you for both the help and the compliment!
I don't like giving up when it's something I know I can do. I figured that if I was able to mount my SD card without being able to see the screen, I should be able to turn on USB Debugging as well. About the Android Screencast... I didn't actually think about it until it until I plugged in my phone while the screen was blank, ran "adb devices", and saw that my device was detected within recovery. I figured that I might as well give it a shot... and it worked.
Alright, that's what I figured. Hopefully someone realizes what's happening with refurbished Optimus V smartphones and ports the newer sprint kernels to the Optimus V. I feel like I got ripped-off though... I bought my phone "new" and got a refurbished one. I can't really do anything though, we're not technically supposed to be rooting our Virgin Mobile phones anyways, lol. I'll be sure to do that everytime now though. For now, I think I'm good with the Bumblebee rom.
Once again, thank you VERY much for your help! I know I would not have been able to fix my phone without your help.
EDIT:
Oh yeah, btw, if the Optimus V ever gets stuck in stock recovery, press the "back" button then "home" button to boot into the rom. Not sure why it works (I was never able to see the screen), but it worked.
There is a key combo!
First time caller long time listener... I bricked my own Optmus V with a bogus ROM. To boot into recovery without adb press (Home)+(Volume Down)+(Power) Now rocking CM7!

[Q] Possible "Brick" on the Optimus V

Ok the web just glitched on me so this is the second time of me writing this novel and patience has grown very thin. First i would never be asking for this help if i didnt already do my 5 days of research and exhaust all solutions i can see. And since this is my second time writing this im sorry but im going to give the short version. I did the fatal mistake of lg style reset while i was rooted i know its a rookie mistake i thought i was completely unrooted and didnt double check it before i continued. i cant boot into recovery at all or if i can its just a black screen. when i boot normally it goes to the lg logo then to a black screen. i can access emergency mode however i cant get my pc ( running xp sp3 ) to recognize the device. I can get it to be recognized when i boot it normally to the black screen and even gain acces to root through adb, When in emergency i get nothing though and i have attempted recovery and flashing through adb, kdz, romtools, lgmdp and a few more randoms i could find in the forums ( i have done a lot of research ) when i do establish root though i cant seem to push or pull files, flash, mount or anything besides adb shell, the rest is filled with error: 0's and sbin/sh "whatever" not found, etc. since i can establish root it leads me to believe this can be fixed. THANK YOU in advance for any help you can throw my way and I'm sorry if this post is vague, poorly written ( like i said second time going through this ) or gets under your skin i know better that you veterans hate reading these posts and im only asking for help because now i am at my wits end. Thank you again
hey it would be nice if you could tell something about lg style reset and that rooted thing..... I don't have any info. about bricking the device like this.... ;-)
just wanted to know as a word of caution....
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I m not aware if lg p500/optimus one clockwork mod recovery will work on optimus v.
If recoveries of both phones are same you can follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318750 to install custom recovery of lg p500/optimus one from emergency mode.
fundoozzz said:
hey it would be nice if you could tell something about lg style reset and that rooted thing..... I don't have any info. about bricking the device like this.... ;-)
just wanted to know as a word of caution....
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium
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Rooting is the process of essentially gaining Administrator rights to your phone ( So you can access files and gain privilages you wouldn't normally have ) Think of it like a computer and your signed in as a guest when you root your signed in as the Admin, Hope that helps. LG style reset is the factory reset of the phone from the recovery menu to restore the phone to its original state, Which is a huge no no while rooted or a custom recovery is installed.
mak.3736 said:
I m not aware if lg p500/optimus one clockwork mod recovery will work on optimus v.
If recoveries of both phones are same you can follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318750 to install custom recovery of lg p500/optimus one from emergency mode.
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I attempted that and its a no go. The main problem being i can not get my phone to be recognized by the computer while it is emergency mode and i can not even select an image or anything. I booted it normally ( into the black screen i get after LG logo ) And i dont recieve a pop up with image and i recieve a error everytime i attempt to backup my nv its doesnt seem to be found, Nothing, but the device does get recognized at least.
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I attempted that and its a no go. The main problem being i can not get my phone to be recognized by the computer while it is emergency mode and i can not even select an image or anything. I booted it normally ( into the black screen i get after LG logo ) And i dont recieve a pop up with image and i recieve a error everytime i attempt to backup my nv its doesnt seem to be found, Nothing, but the device does get recognized at least.
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Are you able to connect to phone from lgmdp when booted normally ( into the black screen you get after LG logo ).
If yes then
dont back up nv
no need the pop up window, press on "select image" in lgmdp and browse to recovery extracted folder for "image folder"
then press "start or download"
fix-black-screen-custom-recovery-custom-roms
I'd've posted it here on xda, too, but it's quite enough manainance dealing with it in one forum already.
the problem is that lg started shipping the optimus v with cheaper hitachi screens instead of the novatek screen it was released with. so the older custom recoveries and roms use a kernel that isn't configured to use the hitachi screen and you only get to see the backlight with no display.
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mak.3736 said:
I m not aware if lg p500/optimus one clockwork mod recovery will work on optimus v.
If recoveries of both phones are same you can follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318750 to install custom recovery of lg p500/optimus one from emergency mode.
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the p500 kernel is incompatible (different chipset.) so the recovery won't work even it the mtd map is the same.
bummer, as that's be a nice easy fix.
Mak Thank you for the progress i have made so far i did manage to get the phone connected through lgmpd as i have before however this was the first time when connected it went straight to emergency ready ( in the lgmpd screen ) I am going ahead to assume that is good i was never able to get it that far. The problem i face now when i press the "select image" button nothing happens, as long as the button is pushed down the word ready in the bottom left disappears and when released the word reappears, However i dont recieve the option to browse any menu for the image. Is there a specific folder i should have extracted to? I'll continue my research too if i find out the problem i wil post it immediately, Thank you again for your help i'm not there yet but definately making progress.
Squid, I knew about that topic too i remember reading it during my research, It must of slipped my mind before i even though about posting this. I'm Sorry ill be more careful about making these posts in the future
Also Squid since the chipsets are different i assume thats a no go, Would it still hurt to try? i'm running on hopes and dreams at the moment. Also when booted normally to my black screen i can obtain root access via adb leading me to believe if i can do that a fix is present somewhere
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Also Squid since the chipsets are different i assume thats a no go, Would it still hurt to try? i'm running on hopes and dreams at the moment. Also when booted normally to my black screen i can obtain root access via adb leading me to believe if i can do that a fix is present somewhere
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yes, a no-go. when I flashed a p500 kernel to my v for experimental purposes, it wouldn't boot right for a day even after putting a working kernel back on it. it had to sit with the battery pulled for a few minutes between boots or it would just freeze on the lg logo.
if you follow the adb instructions to install a compatible recovery (currently, BobZhome IHO recovery is advised) in the thread I linked to, you should be fine.
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Mak Thank you for the progress i have made so far i did manage to get the phone connected through lgmpd as i have before however this was the first time when connected it went straight to emergency ready ( in the lgmpd screen ) I am going ahead to assume that is good i was never able to get it that far. The problem i face now when i press the "select image" button nothing happens, as long as the button is pushed down the word ready in the bottom left disappears and when released the word reappears, However i dont recieve the option to browse any menu for the image. Is there a specific folder i should have extracted to? I'll continue my research too if i find out the problem i wil post it immediately, Thank you again for your help i'm not there yet but definately making progress.
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yes, as long as pressing the "select image" button ready in the bottom left disappears. But when you release button you should get a window poped up to select image folder.
Try again to connect in emergency mode and see.
AbattoirX said:
when i do establish root though i cant seem to push or pull files, flash, mount or anything besides adb shell, the rest is filled with error: 0's and sbin/sh "whatever" not found, etc.
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I did follow those instructions previously ( 2 days ago i believe ) When i attempted that i was not able to push the needed files to my sd card unfortunately and i did try multiple times using Xionia recovery. I understand user error so I'll try again with a fresh mind just to be certain and get back to all of you.
AbattoirX said:
Rooting is the process of essentially gaining Administrator rights to your phone ( So you can access files and gain privilages you wouldn't normally have ) Think of it like a computer and your signed in as a guest when you root your signed in as the Admin, Hope that helps. LG style reset is the factory reset of the phone from the recovery menu to restore the phone to its original state, Which is a huge no no while rooted or a custom recovery is installed
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I know what rooting is....infact I myself is on CM 6.5.8
what I didn't knew was that factory reset with custom recovery can brick our device..
but I feel this is not true as many people had done factory reset when they had problems after restoring nandroid backup....
I know a corrupted /system partition will cause the 'system/bin/sh not found' with adb if you're booting into the rom, I hadn't seen that booting into recovery.
if you have an older optimus v (2.2.1 froyo original, pv5 baseband) you can
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
to get to the bootloader and use fastboot to flash the recovery or even the whole system.
2.2.2 optimus v with pv7 firmware has the bootloader locked, so trying to reboot into the bootloader just tries to boot to the normal ROM.
My apologies Fundoozzz i was not insulting your intelligence just covering all basis, And from what i understand when you choose lg style reset from recovery it is the same as perform the factory reset from the settings menu which i guess your not suppose to. I by no means am not an expert on any of this obviously, I'm just simply relaying the information i have read on these and android forums as well as my personal experience.
Squid, I purchased this in the beginning of sept. and as i understand the revamped the Optimus in August?? So yes im running the later version and to double back on the posts I tried to push files again and attempted fastboot before still with the sbin/sh not found error....I am still hopeful that this is not a paper wieght however it very well could be thank you both again
have you tried booting into the blacked recovery before using adb?
(hold home+vol down while pressing power until lg logo goes black)
it sounds like your rom was corrupted (so adb is fairly useless there,) and recovery might be working but you just can't see it if you do have a newer OV.
to force reboot to recovery without the button-smashing,
adb reboot recovery
while you're booted normally.
then try adb again.
please cut/paste the errors you're getting with the commands you're using, here in this thread..
Well all be cheese and crackers, Thank you Squid it did the trick to actually push the image to my sd card here are the commands that I used....
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>cd c:\android\platform-tools
C:\Android\platform-tools>reboot recovery
'reboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Android\platform-tools>adb shell
~ # reboot recovery
reboot recovery
C:\Android\platform-tools>adb push vm670nh_recovery.img /sdcard/
2608 KB/s (4200448 bytes in 1.572s)
C:\Android\platform-tools>
Now before i move further just to humor me all i need to do is push the flash_image and reboot to recovery and i should be good from there to flash a new rom. I ask only so i dont mess this up any worse than i have
if you're in the recovery, flash_image is already in the PATH.
Code:
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/vm670nh_recovery.img
exit
adb reboot recovery
then you should be ready to see your recovery.
format cache, data, and system.
install the rom.zip as usual.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, How I wasn't able to obtain this I'm not too sure lack of knowledge or user errors possibly regardless I am now in CWM recovery and will format and flash my new rom. Any suggestions by the way? I was considering CM7 but i heard mixed reviews about it on the Optimus v. Oh well I'll do some research Thank you again Squid if i can repay this debt let me know, Lets face the facts in reality you just saved me over a hundred dollars and countless more headaches. Thank you again to everyone, much appreciated!
AbattoirX said:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, How I wasn't able to obtain this I'm not too sure lack of knowledge or user errors possibly regardless I am now in CWM recovery and will format and flash my new rom. Any suggestions by the way? I was considering CM7 but i heard mixed reviews about it on the Optimus v. Oh well I'll do some research
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I really enjoy the IHO cm7 flavors, all of them.
I advise giving one a whirl, froyo just doesn't compare to gingerbread for my personal use.
They use more battery than harmonia, but the features! the features!
Thank you again Squid if i can repay this debt let me know, Lets face the facts in reality you just saved me over a hundred dollars and countless more headaches. Thank you again to everyone, much appreciated!
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if you're financially solvent, I have a donate button in the sidebar... I like to help people out, but my woman really appreciates it when I get more from helping than warm fuzzies.
the thanks are appreciated, though, and if your income is like mine, don't send any money
Well if a promise is worth anything in this day and age, when I am slightly more financially stable I'll send enough for a six pack your way or some flowers so your girl won't mind you helping us for a while longer Thanks again and I'll load up CM7 now
Well easy come and easy go back to a new LG screen. So after managing to get the recovery working i went to flash CM7 on the Optimus using information here http://androidforums.com/optimus-v-all-things-root/366620-cm7-installation-my-optimus-v.html Anyway I am now experiencing this problem, I get stuck back at the lg screen again. I did wipe the cache data system 3 times to be safe before flashing the rom and i only have access to emergency mode and this screen ( regular boot and recovery mode come up and end the exact same way ). I'll explain what i see step by step...
1. The black and silver LG Logo
2. A green Android guy next to a box with arrow coming out and these words come up on the screen. " with out the numbers of course "
(1) Android Recovery
(2) Do Not Pull Battery
(3) Formatting Data:...
(4) Formatting cache:...
(5) Factory Reset...
(6) Rebooting...
3. Then reboots back to the black and silver LG Logo screen.
4. Finally stops and freeze's up on the screen with a pinkish/reddish LG symbol with LG next to it and www.lgmobile.com written underneath it.
Question being is this some sort of recovery boot loop? And if it is what can be done about it? Furthermore many if not all files on the phone so far seem to be " read only " .... well i guess I'm ready for round two!

[q] Atrix not starting past M Dual Core screen - Long boot time

Hey all,
I did my searching for the last several hours, and am feeling pretty weak. I know there are several other posts with this error - but please let me explain my situation.
Phone was running 2.3.6. I am unsure how it was originally unlocked (carrier unlocked) and bought it used. To my knowledge it did not have root access... (though the advert said it did - running SU in Terminal to show if it had access failed)
I tried doing a factory reset on the phone because it kept acting weird. Just rebooting 10 times a day, and wifi not working either.
Since the reset the phone has not made it past the M Dual Core screen.
Edit as I type: As I type this, I FINALLY got into recovery mode. It took a long time... is that normal? I mean.. loongggg. Now i see other posts state I just need to click the bottom right corner above the search key and I should be on the way to recovering the device...
This however is not working...
I will keep the phone plugged in over night and see if it just needed more time I suppose. Can you guys recommend anything?
I am on win7 - should have the device drivers installed (though, Windows doesn't seem to recognize this with a notification bubble). I know the phone was not on USB Debug Mode when I clicked 'factory reset'.. would it have retained this?
I will update as i have more information.. otherwise if I am missing something please let me know.
Thanks again,
-k
Try booting into recovery mode by holding volume down while turning on. When the menu appears keep pressing volume down until it says android recovery and then press volume up to select it. If an android Guy with a warning sign shows up, press volume down and up. A menu should appear soon. Try to do a data wipe and factory reset from there.
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Hi ar31791, thank you for the reply.
That worked to put me into a recovery mode - very nice. Is the button combo different depending on the version of android your'e running, or just phone dependent? I appreciate that.
Couple follow up questions if you guys don't mind and can help
- after the factory reset - my boot time is incredibly slow.... like 30 minutes to boot kinda thing. I tried to factory reset several times since, and its the same issue.
- my data is not working on the phone. I used the apn suggestions from all sites I've found, rebooted (took a while) tried data roaming, etc, but it just doesn't work. I have a decent idea that the apn's are correct because the mms apn worked fine with a test picture message.
My main concern is the incredible lengthy boot time and the data no longer working. The issue with wifi still showing 'error' when enabling it was not resolved by the reset (I didn't think it would - I was reading other posts where it is suspected as a hardware issue).
Thanks again for the reads, and replies. I appreciate the help!
-kenny
You need romracers or cwm. Unless yer going to stay stock.
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Is this an att or a rogers/international phone? Best bet would be to flash pudding and than cwm + custom roms
hey again- thank you for the replies.. seriously. much appreciated.
phalanx, i dont mind staying stock but would that not allow the data connection to work correctly? i found a few posts based on the romracer. i lack the hands on experience, but it looks like i just need to follow the steps for an adb push and then install eh?
you mention staying stock, is that an option? info on my setup below
crnkoj, i am running a bell phone on a fido network in canada. bought on ebay pre unlocked. i do not bekieve it is rooted. phone, mms and text work fine, it seems to be a problem finding a data network at this moment.
thanks again guys, ill be taking a look into the tutorials for romracer and cwm, and giver a shot. lemme know if you have any further ideas, questions or anything you think i might need to know.
edit.. also, whats the deal with the crazyyyyy long boot up time?
kenny
(send from a mobile.. please excuse any typos or punctuation errors)
No its just that with an unlocked bootloader you can flash a new.recovery and that makes it easier to flash roms and also kernels and radios. Kernels and radios can affect your ability to connect with data and can even affect the speeds.
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I had a similar situation. So, i did a full wipe installed the rom did another full wipe then installed the appropriate kernel and booted it up. I believe you nedd to install the right kernel per the instructions. It will mot boot if the kernel is not correct.
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Thanks again guys,
Man it's a funny issue. I am always able to get in and factory wipe the device, but it seems that sometimes that damn M screen will sit forever. I left it over the course of a movie and a half (probably 3 hours) and that screen was still just sitting there.
I get into the fastboot menu easy enough before that screen hangs, and sometimes i can get into the Boot Android (without BP) (I believe it's called) and sometimes it hangs, and sometimes it works.
Other times, like right now, it boots just fine and kinda fast.
I am having an issue with the RSDLite application recognizing my phone. It did once - then hung at 94% flash of the pudding tutorial. I didn't realize the tutorial says to keep the phone plugged in for 10 minutes even after a fail to see if it actually completes. I havent been able to have the software recognize the phone since- I've installed and reinstalled the motorola drivers, set the phone to usb debugging, and was able to try 2 computers, and 2 different cables. I'll giver another shot though.
I am pretty sure my boot loader was unlocked (as I said I had this all done from an ebay purchase) so I think I can just proceed to the flashing, but if there is a way to confirm that it is indeed locked, I'll take the advice.
The more I read though, it looks like I might just need to send this beast in for a service call with Motorola, because of that damn wifi "error" error. I'd hate to go through all this and realize it still will not work.
Thanks for the replies, I'll always take more suggestions, and if you guys think I'm on the wrong path, let me know. I'll keep searchin dem' forums
If your bootloader is unlocked it will say unlocked in white letters on that M boot logo screen. Did you run "fastboot oem unlock" after the rsd flash?
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[Q] Phone stuck on bootscreen after build.prop changes

I've been searching the forums, and google for a while and can't seem to find a solution that works at all for me. First off, a little history. I am a n00b, and I very stupidly rooted my phone last night, without a recovery.... Actually I don't think just rooting was a big deal, it was me changing the vm heap properties that was really stupid. Why did I change it when the phone was working fine you might ask? Because I quickly gleaned over a forum post about adjusting the heap size to make your phone blazing fast, so, like any other idiot would, I did what the thread suggested, and instead of blazing fast speeds I got a boot screen logo....... forever... Talk about a huge mistake on my part....
Here's the problem,
Phone is stuck on the bootscreen, I can boot into system recovery (stock).
Android System Recovery has a message on the bottom of the screen that says "E: Cannot load volume /misc!"
I have wiped the cache partition, and did factory reset according to the manufactures website.
I cannot get ADB of Fastboot to see the device, even with drivers installed.
I do have a back up of build.prop that is unscathed, but I have no idea how to flash it, or "push" it or whatever.
I do not have CWM installed, and it appears that usb debugging is disabled.
My phone is a Kyocera Hydro. I'm using Windows 7 64bit.
I know I should never have done this, it was idiotic, and easily the dumbest thing I've done in a while. I'm hoping someone out there can help me fix this. Is it possible to put the backup of build.prop on the SD card and have it overwrite the corrupted one? Is there any hope at all?
I guess it can't be done then? I had hoped that as long as the bootscreen could come on that there was hope. Hopefully someone out there knows how to push the backup build.prop back onto the phone.
Well right now you're pretty screwed. There's no way to restore it without a custom recovery. You have 2 options -
1) Wait for someone to make a custom recovery for your phone.
2) Try to claim warranty and get it restored/exchanged at the service center. Say it just randomly rebooted and got stuck at the boot screen.
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Aravoth said:
I guess it can't be done then? I had hoped that as long as the bootscreen could come on that there was hope. Hopefully someone out there knows how to push the backup build.prop back onto the phone.
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Where did you get the phone Boost, Amazon Wal-Mart?
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Verizon Ellipsis 7 Unbricking?

I am assuming no one has bricked this device yet but I believe I just did I am rooted and stuck at a welcome screen if anybody has a solution please help! if not I'm going to the store Saturday and telling them a silly lie
Yeah I just did too :/ I installed chainfire 3D and now it stays at the Verizon loading screen. It doesn't shut off, only reboots to this screen. Safe mode doesn't work. I'm hoping there is a way to fastboot, factory restore, etc. via USB. But I think I'm SOL
I just went up to the Verizon store and play dumb I was able to get mine replaced
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I figured as much. I talked to someone over the phone and they said to bring it in for a replacement. So I'm going in tomorrow for a new one. Lesson learned haha
Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk
Really hoping someone has came out with a unbrick/really BootLoop of Doom...
So I know a little about android and learn quick and there is very little information on the verizon ellipsis 7. Just so happens I bought one from a side shop and figured out Framaroot will easily root this device. Well you can guess what happen from there. All was going well until i rebooted with rom toolbox pro to change the font format for the second time. Now ever since it hasn't made it past the verizon screen and i cant take it back. Is there any possible way at all of somehow getting a custom recovery on this thing? Or even better a unbrick/bootloop? Oh and I CAN get it to go into stock recovery. Tried the Clear eMMC and Safe Mode but no luck.
Im in the same situation, I'm not able to boot into safe mode and clearing the emmc (formatting /data) doesn't seem to help either. I believe /data is just the user saved data, system data remains the same and is still corrupted. I had rooted, installed xposed framework and a few modules, rebooted fine the first time, but when I went to go change a setting within Ultimate Dynamic Navbar to make the stock navbar hide or not to hide, the script it used killed the tablet and now my wife's valentines day present is stuck in a bootloop. I'm going to try and take it back to verizon tomorrow after work, hopefully I can get yet another free tablet from big red... rvajuggalo said he was able to get it replaced right away even though it was rooted, anyone think I'll be fine taking it back as well? Or should I just wait til someone comes out with a fix for this issue?
wonton9224 said:
Im in the same situation, I'm not able to boot into safe mode and clearing the emmc (formatting /data) doesn't seem to help either. I believe /data is just the user saved data, system data remains the same and is still corrupted. I had rooted, installed xposed framework and a few modules, rebooted fine the first time, but when I went to go change a setting within Ultimate Dynamic Navbar to make the stock navbar hide or not to hide, the script it used killed the tablet and now my wife's valentines day present is stuck in a bootloop. I'm going to try and take it back to verizon tomorrow after work, hopefully I can get yet another free tablet from big red... rvajuggalo said he was able to get it replaced right away even though it was rooted, anyone think I'll be fine taking it back as well? Or should I just wait til someone comes out with a fix for this issue?
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I was able to get a new one and mine was stuck in a boot loop
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Elipsis Bootloop Help!
rvajuggalo said:
I am assuming no one has bricked this device yet but I believe I just did I am rooted and stuck at a welcome screen if anybody has a solution please help! if not I'm going to the store Saturday and telling them a silly lie
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If anyone has a clean copy of the system or firmware directories can you please share with me? --- Also if anyone knows how to get into the stock recovery without android debugging please explain? On a final note if anyone has a custom recovery that they could share that would be amazing as well. I'm in a bootloop and have been stuck in it for a couple weeks. Any assistance would be most appreciated.
dduncan55330 said:
I was able to get a new one and mine was stuck in a boot loop
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Thanks, that confirms it for me, I'll definitely take it back tonight, hopefully it's in stock and not back-ordered
wonton9224 said:
Thanks, that confirms it for me, I'll definitely take it back tonight, hopefully it's in stock and not back-ordered
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VZW made me send my ellipsis to them for the screen issue after update, i unrooted it before sending it. They were able to fix it somehow because they sent mine right back fixed(i wrote down the serial)
mtk_droidroot_backup_Verizonellipses...HERE
Backed up my QMV7B before i Bricked it, now ive got two mtk paperweights pm me ,I'll link you to a backup on my drive. also bookending my desk is a lovely alcatel oone touch fierce 7024n which proudly boasts "ERROR 101 This phone has been flashed with unauthorized firmware and has been locked." niether of these will respond to any flash utility ive been able to conjure
Maybe you can use it. I need some hands on guidance flashing these. way too many tutos,way too many fllashtools, way too many drivers, usb cables, homemade serial cables, linux distros ,windows xp,7,8,8.1, hours, days,weeks,....... you get the picture.
apt-get ME_A_STRAIGHT_JACKET!
I know it can be done, i would like to learn from someone who ddoes it. its taking way to long to teach myself. and i still kinda like my wife but i doubt shell take much more.
#BRICKED --help
dereksilvers said:
Backed up my QMV7B before i Bricked it, now ive got two mtk paperweights pm me ,I'll link you to a backup on my drive. also bookending my desk is a lovely alcatel oone touch fierce 7024n which proudly boasts "ERROR 101 This phone has been flashed with unauthorized firmware and has been locked." niether of these will respond to any flash utility ive been able to conjure
Maybe you can use it. I need some hands on guidance flashing these. way too many tutos,way too many fllashtools, way too many drivers, usb cables, homemade serial cables, linux distros ,windows xp,7,8,8.1, hours, days,weeks,....... you get the picture.
apt-get ME_A_STRAIGHT_JACKET!
I know it can be done, i would like to learn from someone who ddoes it. its taking way to long to teach myself. and i still kinda like my wife but i doubt shell take much more.
#BRICKED --help
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Do you think I could get a copy of that backup file?
DYI
rvajuggalo said:
I am assuming no one has bricked this device yet but I believe I just did I am rooted and stuck at a welcome screen if anybody has a solution please help! if not I'm going to the store Saturday and telling them a silly lie
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If you're willing to open the back plate. (Back plate just pulls off. I'd suggest opening the sim/sd card slot and using that to pull it off. You need to disconnect the battery wait a few seconds, reconnect and then boot into recovery.
1. Black plate removal
2. Disconnect battery
3. Wait a few seconds
4. Reconnect battery
5. Press and hold Power and Down volume button until you see "Powered by Android"
6. Release the power button continue to hold down volume
7. Once in Factory recovery mode choose your best option
(I just factory reset it)
:good:
-love
A new development, possibly.
dereksilvers said:
Backed up my QMV7B before i Bricked it, now ive got two mtk paperweights pm me ,I'll link you to a backup on my drive. also bookending my desk is a lovely alcatel oone touch fierce 7024n which proudly boasts "ERROR 101 This phone has been flashed with unauthorized firmware and has been locked." niether of these will respond to any flash utility ive been able to conjure
Maybe you can use it. I need some hands on guidance flashing these. way too many tutos,way too many fllashtools, way too many drivers, usb cables, homemade serial cables, linux distros ,windows xp,7,8,8.1, hours, days,weeks,....... you get the picture.
apt-get ME_A_STRAIGHT_JACKET!
I know it can be done, i would like to learn from someone who ddoes it. its taking way to long to teach myself. and i still kinda like my wife but i doubt shell take much more.
#BRICKED --help
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After making edits in system files I broke my QMV7B. Hangs on powered by android logo. In a panic, I wiped emmc from factory more (Chinese).. This reset ADB keys, and complicated matters further. After some digging I may have caught a break... I have figured out a way to stop and suspend the tablet in it's pre boot, or preloader, state. While suspended, it maintains COM3 connection with SPFT, and does not power cycle on and off. It also successfully installs it's onboard Preloader driver without error. Problem is that I need help attempting flash (for best chances)...
needing stock 4.4.4 fit the qmv7, or possibly advice on stock recover if possible.. I have successfully flased devices with Odin before, and have rooted almost every I have had.. I just want the best chance for success, and not to full brick the tab.. this could also be a solution for newer devices as well, but would like to for a good developer to speak with me before I post my findings. I will also post if I get the stock room compatible for flashing with SP Flash tool.. thanks guys..
Help
Please post specifics on how you achieved suspending in Preloader mode. That would help me alot.
I really need the un-rooted qmv7a stock rom, if any one could provide, that would be fan-freaking-tabulous lol...
no, for real i need the stock rom. I'd really appreciate it.
BTW
if you wanna get clean root on this device, i suggest this- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2748169
(has nothing to do with my need for a clean start, that was my own carelessness...)
Bondaddict said:
Please post specifics on how you achieved suspending in Preloader mode. That would help me alot.
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Needle point method at USB port
ellipsis 7
I root my ellipsis 7 and install clockworkmod recovery after reboot in recovery struck on boot loop and not even access on recovery mode plz help
anybody still own one of these? lol
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LoveAboveAll said:
If you're willing to open the back plate. (Back plate just pulls off. I'd suggest opening the sim/sd card slot and using that to pull it off. You need to disconnect the battery wait a few seconds, reconnect and then boot into recovery.
1. Black plate removal
2. Disconnect battery
3. Wait a few seconds
4. Reconnect battery
5. Press and hold Power and Down volume button until you see "Powered by Android"
6. Release the power button continue to hold down volume
7. Once in Factory recovery mode choose your best option
(I just factory reset it)
:good:
-love
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Hey man it's been 5years & I just wanna say thank you for posting this as I just managed to get into factory mode thanks to your comment xD. factory mode didn't help me a bit but maybe when I get to a PC I can use mtk tools to get a shell or something from there. Thanks again and if anybody has anything more than what's on here about this tablet please contact me as I feel like the last human on Earth with one ????
Yeh
I have one??
And Reading all topics about rooting this tablet...i'm afraid to do that?

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