[Q]Easiest way to sbf and get rooted again - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Didn't know where would be the appropriate place to ask this so I hope starting this thread isn't causing too much trouble. I am on 1.57 rooted and have everything set up perfectly. So would the easiest and fastest way to get where I am now to sbf the oldest version gladroot and then update? Or would gingerbreak be easier I saw that it would erase the sd card and im not too familiar with adb so id need dumbed down instructions
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anyone?
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New method of root. Find Gingerbreak (check the development sub-forum).
SBF to 4.1.26
Update to 4.1.57.
Gingerbreak
Rom
After the last step though I have yet to find cake....

Girgizzlemuf said:
New method of root. Find Gingerbreak (check the development sub-forum).
SBF to 4.1.26
Update to 4.1.57.
Gingerbreak
Rom
After the last step though I have yet to find cake....
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I read that this erases your sd card though, is it too hard to backup. And all that adb stuff looked kinda confusing though. But if its faster than gladroot id rather do that
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milesjohnson said:
I read that this erases your sd card though, is it too hard to backup. And all that adb stuff looked kinda confusing though. But if its faster than gladroot id rather do that
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It is quite easy to backup. Just plug your phone into a computer USB and connect it as mass storage. Just drag and drop the contents of your SD onto your computer. In addition, you do not need to flash 1.26 then update to 1.57. You can download 1.57 sbf and directly flash to that then use gingerbreak.
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BBock9 said:
It is quite easy to backup. Just plug your phone into a computer USB and connect it as mass storage. Just drag and drop the contents of your SD onto your computer. In addition, you do not need to flash 1.26 then update to 1.57. You can download 1.57 sbf and directly flash to that then use gingerbreak.
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Oh sweet im going to have to try that. I need a little help with adb though. Like where are you supposed to enter all those commands? In terminal?
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milesjohnson said:
Oh sweet im going to have to try that. I need a little help with adb though. Like where are you supposed to enter all those commands? In terminal?
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I run them from a cmd prompt in windows. You have to make sure you phone is in USB debugging, connected for none, and have the adb.exe from android sdk or other installs (ex gladi or prior themese etc)
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Why not take your sd card out before doing a wipe? Seems to me like that would be easier...

DiscipleDOC said:
Why not take your sd card out before doing a wipe? Seems to me like that would be easier...
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It said that you had to have an sd card and that it would wipe the internal sd card I think so I don't think taking the sd card out would do anything. Correct me if im wrong though im new to this stuff
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Getting apps from computer to Vibrant?

Im getting the Vibrant on Thursaday and I found a few app packs online that I have downloaded to my computer. I wanted to know how I can transfer them to my phone. Do they need to be in a certain folder? Can I just hook it up to my USB cable? Thanks!
itsLYNDZ said:
Im getting the Vibrant on Thursaday and I found a few app packs online that I have downloaded to my computer. I wanted to know how I can transfer them to my phone. Do they need to be in a certain folder? Can I just hook it up to my USB cable? Thanks!
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Use the adb install command. It's really easy.
Or you could use astro file manager if your not familiar with adb.
Feeling Vibrant on xda-app
Just plug your phone into your computer, throw the APKs onto one of the memory cards, then go into the file manager that came with the phone and run the APKs.
cashless said:
Use the adb install command. It's really easy.
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Why would you suggest using ADB if this person has 1 post?
DAKIDD236 said:
Why would you suggest using ADB if this person has 1 post?
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If he's on XDA and plans to mod his phone, he's gonna have to learn ADB eventually. Better to jump right in it and get it out the way now. ABD install is probably one of, if not, the simplest command. Let's not baby new folks just because they're new.
I dont plan to mod my phone. I just would like to know how to add new wallpapers and widgets from my laptop to my phone.
Just copy the apk files to the sdcard then use the file manager to install them.
Lol, I try to stay away from ADB as much as I can. I always go for the easiest way out.
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Shagman68 said:
Lol, I try to stay away from ADB as much as I can. I always go for the easiest way out.
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90% of the time, ADB is the easiest way out. Especially in the case of having multiple apk installs. adb install *.apk will do them ALL at once instead of having to do it one by one.
use this program:
http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
I would like to point out that to get your Mac to recognize the phone as a USB device USB Debugging needs to be enabled.
Dont ask me, I dont know why, it just does.
Maybe it just mine though. Anyone else?
Lieu10ant said:
use this program:
http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
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App description says you need to have your phone drivers. Uh, anybody know a source of drivers? I'm running XP
dirkyboy said:
I would like to point out that to get your Mac to recognize the phone as a USB device USB Debugging needs to be enabled.
Dont ask me, I dont know why, it just does.
Maybe it just mine though. Anyone else?
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Gee thanks. I haven't read and/or tried that over 100 times in the last few days.
I'm way beyond that and have gotten it to mount via terminal, which STILL doesn't show up as a mounted drive when I do a df, but I can moves files to it so I guess it *KINDA* works for now.
OK then sassy pants!
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ultra spikey said:
Just plug your phone into your computer, throw the APKs onto one of the memory cards, then go into the file manager that came with the phone and run the APKs.
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speoples20 said:
Just copy the apk files to the sdcard then use the file manager to install them.
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+1 everyone else is just making it way too complicated. This is the easies method.

[Q] how to get Flyer back to original rom - USB port broken?

My USB port of Flyer is damaged, how to restore original rom and back to s-on before I send it for repair?
Sorry for my poor English.
You can remove the sdcard to put files on it and you can use adb wireless from the market. You can also use adb wireless to push/pull files to your sdcard. If you are uncomfortable with adb, you are going to have to get over it because that is your life line at this point.
lovethyEVO said:
You can remove the sdcard to put files on it and you can use adb wireless from the market. You can also use adb wireless to push/pull files to your sdcard. If you are uncomfortable with adb, you are going to have to get over it because that is your life line at this point.
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Is that means I can run RUU with adb wireless?
Anyway, I will try it.
Thanks.
lovethyEVO said:
You can remove the sdcard to put files on it and you can use adb wireless from the market. You can also use adb wireless to push/pull files to your sdcard. If you are uncomfortable with adb, you are going to have to get over it because that is your life line at this point.
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I have tried adb wireless, but it is not work, because the RUU tool only support physical USB interface, not by adb connection, is there any way to unroot flyer by memory card?
I'd be inclined to try out the following guide which is notionally for reverting back to Gingerbread to Honeycomb. You probably don't need to do steps 1 to 5, and probably don't need to use a gold card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257909.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
I'd be inclined to try out the following guide which is notionally for reverting back to Gingerbread to Honeycomb. You probably don't need to do steps 1 to 5, and probably don't need to use a gold card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257909.
Regards,
Dave
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Thanks, I will try it and feed back the result to you.
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foxmeister said:
I'd be inclined to try out the following guide which is notionally for reverting back to Gingerbread to Honeycomb. You probably don't need to do steps 1 to 5, and probably don't need to use a gold card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257909.
Regards,
Dave
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I have tried it, but failed, because the ROM flash procedure will skip HBOOT update section when it detected the s-off HBOOT.

[Q] hboot help

hboot wont read my files any suggestions? it doesnt recognize any files when i try to update the radios all help would be greatly appreciated
funkyearl said:
hboot wont read my files any suggestions? it doesnt recognize any files when i try to update the radios all help would be greatly appreciated
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Make sure there not ,zip,zip, ive done that before
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i have the correct format down PG05IMG.zip it runs its course quickly says loading then stops at the hboot main screen.
I have no answer, maybe someone else can help, sorry dude
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thanks for your help!
Make certain SD is FAT32 format
Make certain you are putting the file on root of SD card.
Boot into HBOOT from a device that's off, by holding power and volume DOWN.
Absent that working, try another SD you know works and is FAT32 format.
R ur PG files named O5(O, letter) or 0,(zero5) ?
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It sounds like you are doing everything right. I would download the file again and\or try flashing a different file all together.
a buddy of mines thunderbolt would not read the SD card at all. I swapped mine from my bolt and his would not read it.... It was as if the slot had failed.. I ran an exe RUU and it fixed it... so that may be something to consider as an absolute last resort.....
i have ran multiple different sd cards it has worked flashing radios up until this point and now it wont initiate the loading process it just stops working.
funkyearl said:
i have ran multiple different sd cards it has worked flashing radios up until this point and now it wont initiate the loading process it just stops working.
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Make sure you have the right PG05IMG file. I know someone higher up on the form said pretty much the same thing, but I really think it's true. When I was trying to downgrade my radio (so I could root with Revolutionary), the exact same thing happened to me. I couldn't get it to ask for the update. After a lot of hair pulling and frustrated form-searching, I found out that it was just the wrong radio. The one I used to downgrade was 461.8 MB (to give you an idea of size). Just go to some different forms that explain how to downgrade, then download the PG05IMG file and try it. That's my advice.
Also, if you send me a message, I'll email you the PG05IMG that I used. Best of luck.

help with n4 conversion

hello XDA world!
first of all i wanna thank you all! good job and good work for everything you make!
that thing about lg optimus g converting to nexus 4 is a huge thing never seen anything like it!
ok now to the point.
i did everything studied it all about the n4 conversion one thing that i cant understand is how to get my 16gb back!
i tryed that TUT but i dont know how to use ADB SHELL and all those stuff
can anyone help me with that
another thing is when i connect my LG-->N4 the the pc the SD card wont load the pc wont show it to me even an EXT card.
help please//
im using this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130639 (4.2.2) with the fixes
sport93 said:
hello XDA world!
first of all i wanna thank you all! good job and good work for everything you make!
that thing about lg optimus g converting to nexus 4 is a huge thing never seen anything like it!
ok now to the point.
i did everything studied it all about the n4 conversion one thing that i cant understand is how to get my 16gb back!
i tryed that TUT but i dont know how to use ADB SHELL and all those stuff
can anyone help me with that
another thing is when i connect my LG-->N4 the the pc the SD card wont load the pc wont show it to me even an EXT card.
help please//
im using this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130639 (4.2.2) with the fixes
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I'd recommend doing a Google search of adb and not try anything with it until you understand it. And you could try dvhexers version of faux's kernel to fix the sd card, but you should probably just use his fixed cm10 rom.
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C2fifield said:
I'd recommend doing a Google search of adb and not try anything with it until you understand it. And you could try dvhexers version of faux's kernel to fix the sd card, but you should probably just use his fixed cm10 rom.
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well i know a bit about ADB its not my first time.. when i try the ADB SHELL with my phone in recovery plugged to the PC, the PC says device not detected .
yes i tried the faux's kernel to fix the sd card it still not showing me the EXTERNAL or INTERNAL storage on my pc i can transfer or do anything only via Airdroid.
and yes, i used the CM10 rom with the faux fix... still not showing anything new.
for startes i have to say i love this rom but these bugs really gives me the thought of getting back to STOCK LGOG..
so what do u think is best to do know?
thanx!Q!
Did you download the n4 drivers?
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jimi_pooh said:
Did you download the n4 drivers?
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i think so why is there something else?
Uninstall LG drivers and Google nexus 4 naked drivers. Should be first link from xda. Install, and your computer should recognize it now
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tdnick said:
Uninstall LG drivers and Google nexus 4 naked drivers. Should be first link from xda. Install, and your computer should recognize it now
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cant find the Nexus 4 drivers only the ADB interface i've got but still not loading in pc any storage
what about the 16gb issue?
Sounds like you jumped in without being fully prepared.
you need a working knowledge of ADB and the BASH shell in order to proceed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345 N4 driver
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160124 Convert 8 GB to 16 GB
Now. read these threads. Then read them again
and again
for a quick and dirty understanding of ADB I've written a tutorial. It's found in a link in my signature.
Read it
then read it again
and then again.
gunnyman said:
Sounds like you jumped in without being fully prepared.
you need a working knowledge of ADB and the BASH shell in order to proceed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345 N4 driver
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160124 Convert 8 GB to 16 GB
Now. read these threads. Then read them again
and again
for a quick and dirty understanding of ADB I've written a tutorial. It's found in a link in my signature.
Read it
then read it again
and then again.
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about the 8gb to 16gb
i tried that but in CMD i get error cant detect device when typing adb shell why is that?
Adb debugging needs to be on and proper n4 drivers need to be installed
gunnyman said:
Adb debugging needs to be on and proper n4 drivers need to be installed
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allright ill try all these and get back with an answer
it seems like i cant debug on the CM10 rom
Go to about phone. Tap build number 10 times developer options appear
gunnyman said:
Go to about phone. Tap build number 10 times developer options appear
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lol ok i will try all of this and give you my answer
sport93 said:
lol ok i will try all of this and give you my answer
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ok so i did everything i've told to do. still no go ADB says cant stat cp /external_sd/dd / no such file
why ?
and the external card wont show me my files
In cwm you can mount the external and verify the files are there
gunnyman said:
In cwm you can mount the external and verify the files are there
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Oh now i got it.. Ok at the right moment im at the army when ill come back ill post my result
Thank you

[Q] lossed everything help!!!!!!

i am rooted and unlocked and ran a rom well in twrp i accidentally wipe everything internal now i have to way to get zips back to flash them my backup and all is gone and i have zips on ext card but twrp wont mount it please help
I pretty much just need a way to get my zips back to internal storage
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trinitystudio said:
i am rooted and unlocked and ran a rom well in twrp i accidentally wipe everything internal now i have to way to get zips back to flash them my backup and all is gone and i have zips on ext card but twrp wont mount it please help
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while in recovery, you can use ADB to transfer files to prime from PC via data cable. look for ADB PUSH here on forums
qery said:
while in recovery, you can use ADB to transfer files to prime from PC via data cable. look for ADB PUSH here on forums
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thanks ill give it a try and get back with you
ok i found and did what it says it sees my prime but im getting this error now failed to write data 'protocal fault <no status>' *3%
now this
i am runnung this command - adb push pac_tf201_4.3.Build-1_20131003.zip /sdcard/ ..all i get is a protocol failure not sure what that means but i need help bad wiped internal and stuck in twrp recovery
trinitystudio said:
i am runnung this command - adb push pac_tf201_4.3.Build-1_20131003.zip /sdcard/ ..all i get is a protocol failure not sure what that means but i need help bad wiped internal and stuck in twrp recovery
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You need to make sure sure you have all the Android files installed on your PC which I am sure you do. Also, you need to specify where the pac_tf201 build is located. This is what I did to push the version onto my TF201 in Recovery:
adb push c:/pac_tf201_4.3.Build-1_20131003.zip /sdcard/
I did the same with gapps but I made sure that both zip files (rom and gapps) were directly on my C drive and not anywhere else. Let me know if you need anymore help as I just barely did this a few days ago. Took me hours to get it but I have learned quite a bit from it. :good:
Edit: Make sure your directory is pointed to your sdk platform-tools folder as well in CMD.
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You need to make sure sure you have all the Android files installed on your PC which I am sure you do. Also, you need to specify where the pac_tf201 build is located. This is what I did to push the version onto my TF201 in Recovery:
adb push c:/pac_tf201_4.3.Build-1_20131003.zip /sdcard/
I did the same with gapps but I made sure that both zip files (rom and gapps) were directly on my C drive and not anywhere else. Let me know if you need anymore help as I just barely did this a few days ago. Took me hours to get it but I have learned quite a bit from it. :good:
Edit: Make sure your directory is pointed to your sdk platform-tools folder as well in CMD.
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i have done that all but putting it on the c:\ drive ....yes im pointed to that folder ill try c and get back to you thanks
edit: try c drive thing still a no go still getting protocol failure
Hardbricked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well im hardbricked now asus wants $324 to fix so NOT!!!!!! Guess its time to go shopping lol
trinitystudio said:
Well im hardbricked now asus wants $324 to fix so NOT!!!!!! Guess its time to go shopping lol
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Can you boot into fast boot at all? Or are you stuck at the Asus screen?
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alias4ever said:
Can you boot into fast boot at all? Or are you stuck at the Asus screen?
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What would you plan on doing or what does anyone do with a hardbricked Prime as I am curious? Sorry to hear it.
It happens I have done roms for years from droid one to note2 never had a issue till now it was my own mistake so... I guess nothing to do but trash it prob going today to get Samsung note 8 or 10.1
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Do you by any chance have Asus sync running on your pc? It seems that this can interfere with adb.
Try killing all asus related programs on your pc through task manager and then try adb push again.
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This is what I'm curious about too. If there were photos on this SD card before you put it in the device, they will remain intact after a security wipe.
This is unclear to me based on the OP: You got the Bold as a graduation gift and would like to start using it i assume. (I also got this bold a couple days ago after my HTC One S died, bringing me to Blackberry after years of faithful service on Android. The 9900 is a great phone)
When you tried to use the phone, you were prompted to input your BBID credentials, which subsequently failed repeatedly. The phone has since been security wiped due to too many failed attempts. Upon opening the phone, the microSD that you had in there is gone.

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