Right now I just have root using The torpedo method through TE because my laptop is dead. Gonna go buy another one today and was thinking about using it to be able to get into and real recovery and then being able to flash the 1.4 kernal just to try.
but I don't want to have to reinstall everything on my phone once I do this so I'm just wondering if i have a backup from bootstrap would I be able tto use that once I root using another method?
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There was a guy on here who had to exchange his phone for a new one and when he loaded his backup from his old phone it bricked the new one (I think). I don't know for sure but I wouldn't advise it.
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Hmm that sucks. Thanks for the info. Glad I asked first.
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my google account only had about half of my contacts updated. i must have turned off the sync at some point and forgot to turn it back on. tried using android screencast. no worky. phone is not rooted. any other way i can retrieve all my contacts? adb?
Can you use backup assistant on computer from Verizon
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i disabled and never used it or sync'd with it :/
Edit: I'm bad, disregard.
I'm pretty sure there's a file you can pull from the phone, I just can't remember where the info is stored.
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does anyone know the path so i can retrieve my contacts? that would be greatly appreciated!
You could go to verizon and they can pull the data from the phone with a weird little machine in back, sorry I can't be more help
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You could go to verizon and they can pull the data from the phone with a weird little machine in back, sorry I can't be more help
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i believe they still need to use the touchscreen though.. but i might try this if they dont charge me.
ugh.... I know there's a file somewhere in there you could probably dig out with ADB. I know I've read about it in these forums somewhere, but I can't remember where. If it's on /system, I'm not sure you could pull it off without root. Assuming you left debugging on, achieving temp root then extracting it should be possible if Verizon's gizmo can't do it.
i went to verizon and he was able to transfer them with the machine. took a while but he got my texts too. just had to pay 10 bucks.
My computer crashef and wonderin how do i root without a computer or unroot back to stock if needed
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Yea... In one of the threads you dl the apk and its a one click...
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sprinkle some magic pixie dust over your motorola, clap your hands, chant abra kadabra and BOOM its rooted. if you want to unroot just reverse the steps.
Yea very funny im not new to rooting but am new to motorola products. Andd without a computer i wasnt sure it was possible. Couldnt find the thread you had posted bout the apk
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So no one knows what apk should be used?
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You have to use a computer at this time man. I wont be mean I looked everywhere myself. Use the method in the forums windows Linux and Mac versions are available. Really easy and quick.
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you'll have to find a way to borrow a pc from somewhere it seems
I flashed the jellybean port over in the i9100 section and it booted but then i restarted my phone and it didnt boot so i had to repartition and flash all the pits and stuff and now when i boot it goes straight to recovery and dosnt let me select things or get into download mode
Odin flash back to stock pics or pics rom?
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I flashed the jellybean port over in the i9100 section and it booted but then i restarted my phone and it didnt boot so i had to repartition and flash all the pits and stuff and now when i boot it goes straight to recovery and dosnt let me select things or get into download mode
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Did you try selecting with the home button, please tell me you did
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Yes I did and it won't let me go into download mode
Can you force download mode by plugging in while holding sound up and dowb and power buttons or is it just sound up and down?
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On the i9100 thread you already asked in.
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Grab a pit file for your i777 and push it with odin. Then your partition will be recovered.
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I saw you asked if it worked for i777 if its not in this section don't try to flash it to this phone. There the same phone but its not exactly the same so that's why we have ports from the i9100 from the first 5-6 pages I read they are hardly able to get things fully working and a list of broken items like wifi camera ect.
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I called att and got a replacement for free
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moneyover said:
I called att and got a replacement for free
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How'd that happen?
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Had the same problem trying to root and flash 1900. Phone did some weird things when I kept trying to boot it but, finally it went to the download screen (don't know y it didn't the 10 other times) and I flashed the original.zip and went through the motions again and all is fine now.
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How'd that happen?
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They said since its under one year warranty they would take care of it and today i got my replacement working good
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They said since its under one year warranty they would take care of it and today i got my replacement working good
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did it still have stock recovery? If not, you might get a 500 dollar bill from att when they discover that...
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did it still have stock recovery? If not, you might get a 500 dollar bill from att when they discover that...
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I was just gonna say, when they get into Download mode and check that flash counter, or see that yellow triangle, that replacement is gonna cost you full price.. And you can bet they'll automatically tack it on to your next bill.
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I'd like to let him sit and squirm thinking he'll get it full price and someone will get grounded but if it didn't flash would it count?
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I'd like to let him sit and squirm thinking he'll get it full price and someone will get grounded but if it didn't flash would it count?
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I don't know for sure, but I would imagine if it didn't flash, the counter won't trigger and he'll be OK. That's why I asked about the recovery - if it's still stock the flash probably didn't take. If it is a custom recovery, it probably means that the flash took and borked his phone...that would be the case where I would think he could expect a hefty phone bill when they catch on...
Well they would charge him for shipping the new phone checking the old phone, won't be pretty lol. This is what you get for just diving into flashing formware , I read the topic he flashed from and I knew it wasn't good for our phone yet it wasn't ported to i777 so there's no way I'd flash that.
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Lol no i reset the counter before i bricked and it is stock i9100 recovery so they look the same but the button configuration is different
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Well they would charge him for shipping the new phone checking the old phone, won't be pretty lol. This is what you get for just diving into flashing formware , I read the topic he flashed from and I knew it wasn't good for our phone yet it wasn't ported to i777 so there's no way I'd flash that.
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Hey atleast it booted i got to play with jellybean
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Its stock i9100 recovery? So it isn't i777 stock? Yeah, that'll totally pass the radar lol
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I called att and got a replacement for free
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Your phone was totally recoverable. In my view, you should have taken responsibility for your actions, and stayed with the issue till you fixed it.
It's a shame, and just plain wrong, when people abuse the warranty to get a new phone for free when the problem was due to their own actions. It's like stealing. From my time in the forum, however, it seems to be rather common behavior. I even see a post from time to time where one person advises another to do this.
At least AT&T/Samsung wind up with a phone which can be repaired and resold.
And now, since you sent them an I777 which boots to stock I9100 recovery, you will have a month or two of existential anxiety while you wait to see if they charge you full price for the phone, as written in their warranty.
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I called att and got a replacement for free
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Oh goodie! You messed up your phone and got AT&T to fix it by giving you a new phone, the cost of which they can easily pass on to their other users.:good:
If u screw up yer phone, and u don't want to bother with trying to get "technical" and figure it out, there is a good chance this cycle will repeat itself. I would suggest taking a few days and just pouring over all information available here on how to do things and getting things properly understood before u go about flashing again.
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Please!! im going CRAZY trying to root my Gs3 i747!! My usb mini port got bad so i got it replaced and now it wont connect to computer! not even in download mode it doesnt even show the icon on notifications. I tried framaroot, Ezinox abuse, root Z4, thru terminal with motochopper method and nothing!!!! my gs3 is 6 months old but i lost warranty, My only chance is if someone build a method for the i747 gs3 or i sell it for cheap and loose money please HELP!!!!! IM A FLASHOHOLIC and good rom tester!!
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Check out the Sprint GS3 general section I've seen something about it there before. I'd link it but I'm on my phone.
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Check out the Sprint GS3 general section I've seen something about it there before. I'd link it but I'm on my phone.
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cant find it but is kind of risky to mess with other carriers methods i think.. it could brick my phone right??
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Its universal for the galaxy s3 variants. Its your best bet. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352674
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Its universal for the galaxy s3 variants. Its your best bet. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352674
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yop tried that a few times got me exited for a sec. but ill go ahead and try it again who knows! thanks
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Good luck let me know if you can get it to work out.
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Good luck let me know if you can get it to work out.
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i ended up with this and no root
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Is there a recovery already on your device? If there is and you have an sdcard try moving the root files to that card with a friends phone or something. If there isn't then you might be out of luck. Keep searching I'm sure there's something you can do.
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Is there a recovery already on your device? If there is and you have an sdcard try moving the root files to that card with a friends phone or something. If there isn't then you might be out of luck. Keep searching I'm sure there's something you can do.
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i got stock android recovery and yeah i have a extsdcard and i got the motochopper files on the sdcard (internal) why?
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I was hoping you had a custom recovery from before the usb got messed up. I'm out of ideas just keep looking and if I come across anything I'll let you know.
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I was hoping you had a custom recovery from before the usb got messed up. I'm out of ideas just keep looking and if I come across anything I'll let you know.
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thanks a lot man! yeah this been a nigthmare, i had it root, my usb port got bad i unrooted to take it to warranty the process went good but got me left with a binary count and custom binary (no warranty) couldnt root it back so i pay to get the part fixed, came back only charging, had a big discussion with the tech, spend every hour trying to find a solution here so i can root back my phone and live forever happy lol but !nothing! and guess what my usb port started having trouble charging now AGAIN!! SO i will have to either fight with the tech outside the shop or throw my phone to the wall and put a end to this tragic episodes hahahahahaha
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thanks a lot man! yeah this been a nigthmare, i had it root, my usb port got bad i unrooted to take it to warranty the process went good but got me left with a binary count and custom binary (no warranty) couldnt root it back so i pay to get the part fixed, came back only charging, had a big discussion with the tech, spend every hour trying to find a solution here so i can root back my phone and live forever happy lol but !nothing! and guess what my usb port started having trouble charging now AGAIN!! SO i will have to either fight with the tech outside the shop or throw my phone to the wall and put a end to this tragic episodes hahahahahaha
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Sounds like you've been through a lot with that phone. You're better than me though because I would've slammed it already lol good luck with that and the more power to ya hahaha
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ok so, today my phone dropped and cracked the top of my screen. i filed my insurance claim and will recieve my new phone tomorrow. atm im rooted, running stock and beanstalk on rom1. theres rly nothing to backup on my rom1 slot as i just finished setting it up yday. i ran through titanium backup and hit most apps i thought a good idea to backup and i think i did a full backup from cwm of my stock. just wondering if theres a better way to make sure i dont miss anything that i may need for the new phone. thanks ahead of time for all input.
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also. what shpuld i do to unroot and factory reset for the return of this phone?.
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