I was hoping someone here can give me a bit of advice.
A couple days ago I was able to successfully root my SF and change out the bottom right search key so it would default to Google from now on.
Feeling good from all that I thought I'd take on a little tougher challenge and do some more customizing, starting out small before I think about tackling the Voodoo stuff later on.
WELL... I tried to change the battery indicator to the circle indicator followed the directions here: UOT Kitchen. How-To
It asked me to back up my "framework-res.apk" because I would have to replace it with one the website generated for me.
Everything went fine until I stupidly tried to do a 1:1 exchange of the new "framework-res.apk" for the original one, by first renaming it to apk.old with the hopes to paste in the new one in its place. BUt as soon as I renamed it and moved it to a backup folder it froze before I could insert the new one.
I know now I should've run the new .apk instead of swapping, but am now stuck with a SF that turns on but that is stuck at the SAMSUNG logo.
I hear the startup sound play and the verizon logo music, but that's as far as it goes. I can still boot into recovery or download mode.
Now, It seems that "all I need to do" is find a way to get access to my internal SD card and rename the "original back to .apk and move it to its original spot in the framework folder.
Is there a way to do something like this? I'm hoping there's some easy way to do this, short of having to do something more radical.
Hopefully there's someone out there that might be able to offer some advice for my current situation.
THANKS!
UPDATE:
FIXED!
Here's what I did.
I tried all the fixes in this link
Odin Restore files to get you to stock - xda-developers
but i was still getting forced closes.
then I wiped the stock recovery cache from the recovery menu.
After that it was still giving me FCs but to a lesser degree and I was able to make it into the "Settings menu" and do a factory reset.
After factory Reset everything has been quite stable.
Using Rooted Samsung Proclaim:
(I have used both of the root kernels and the stock kernel)
I've read multitudes of online problems involving bootloops. I've even fixed one of my own a few months ago using adb. (In that case I renamed the framework-res.apk file because I was messing around with changing the emoticons, this turned out to be a terrible Idea, but easily fixed after about 12 hours of frantic trial and error.) I learned that ADB is quite awesome.
Anyway, I recently used System Tuner Pro to boil the stock Video Player after installing and uninstalling a few video players from the play store. I like to freeze most stock apps to see whether I really want to use them or not. I didn't pay attention to the toast which warned me that I might need to reboot for the change to take affect. So after I couldn't find the Video Player in my apps, I boiled it again. This time noticing the toast warning. So I rebooted. Now I'm stuck at the bootanimation loop.
I can still connect with adb from the bootloader and during the bootanimation loop. I have pulled most of the system files just to see if everything is still in there. I have also removed the VideoPlayer.apk file thinking the double boil had something to do with it. Still loops.
I've tried reinstalling the framework-res file that was still on my computer from the last time I had trouble. It installed just fine but still looping after reboot.
There must be some unresolved conflict during the bootanimation but I have no Idea which files to replace or reinstall. I have even wiped everything using the factory reset in the bootloader. I have attempted to wipe with adb but this always seems to give failures and permission troubles.
Any Ideas?
Well now I've really gone and messed things up. Pretty sure it's out of my realm of possibilities now.
After pushing my wife's (same phone) bin folder into mine i have lost all permissions due to system/bin/sh.
Now I can't do anything with adb except connect to the phone. So technically its all still there.
I just need to write over the bin with my original bin and then I might hopefully be back at the previous problem.
Also, it's looping at the Samsung logo now so I've definitely gone backwards.
This is what I get for messing with things that I don't fully understand.
I couldn't leave well enough alone. I am in Europe, using a Verizon Motorola Droid, which was working (although at each boot would say 'unknown SIM - press ok, then it worked). I rooted the phone, installed Titanium, backed everything up and then started playing. I froze a load of bloatware - everything fine. I then downloaded Greenify and hibernated apps I didn't use. It was great. I should have stopped. I didn't. I downloaded Xposed framework, and then the Gravitybox module. Whoops. My phone took on a life of its own. First, my 'phone' (dialler) and 'people' (contacts) icons said 'app isn't installed' when they were clicked. I restored my Titanium backup. No change. I unfroze all the Titantium apps. No changed. I then rebooted, and the phone and contacts icons completely disappeared, as well as my wallpapers and ringtone, to something that my phone couldn't identify. I uninstalled Gravitybox and rebooted. Now the phone no longer connects to the cell phone signal either. I'm sunk, and really need some idea of what to do. Please.......Is there any way of just getting this phone back to some kind of workable order?
Try re-flashing the gapps for your android version. I think Android 4.2.2. And always remember: Make backups. Systembackups with Safestrap for example.
Einheit-101 said:
Try re-flashing the gapps for your android version. I think Android 4.2.2. And always remember: Make backups. Systembackups with Safestrap for example.
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Thanks. I'm on 4.1.2. I have been trying to find instructions and/or a link regarding just reflashing the whole phone to the stock version, but can't find any. Would you know of one? I am a total noob (as evidenced by my thread) - so I am wondering - if I downloaded one of the other systems, like Liquid Smooth or whatever, does that also flash the phone where all the system files are new, or does it build upon the kernel which I appear to have screwed up??
Google should find a flashable Gapps.zip file. If nothing works, look into the firmwares super thread for stock roms or install cyanogenmod.
My mystery is somewhat solved - the upshot being don't leave a rooted phone around a young fella who is just starting to play with computers, as my son has been 'uninstalling' various files on my phone - the effect of which, of course, didn't come into effect until I rebooted, having downloaded Gravity Box. I have been able to find and restore 'People' and 'Phone' through my Titanium back-up. However, my phone is still not seeing my sim - another file that has been uninstalled, I imagine. I would hope that perhaps someone knows the name of the file that allows the phone to see the sim, rather than me having to uninstall all the files. My son says he only uninstalled about 5 files, but does not remember the names. Not a developer in the making!
I also have the problem with the recovery menu, where I cannot boot into it. Would an uninstalled file cause this? I downloaded Clockworkmod recovery, only to be then told that it does not support the Motorola Razr 'Spyder'. Are there any other options? And is the XT912 considered the 'Razr Spyder or is it one of the Droid options?? Thanks for any help you can give.
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I'm looking for the stock image for the LG Sunrise (lgl15g). For some reason I can't find my backup image of stock 4.4.2. I've rooted with Kingroot and somewhere along the way something went horribly wrong. I'm unable to pair w/ bluetooth, can't recieve or make calls, and my home button isn't working correctly. If anyone has the stock image for this phone it would be a big help and much appreciated.
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I made a few changes to the build prop. And the system apps. But i wasnt aware of any major changes that i made. But the same thing has happened to me for the most part.
If anyone has a copy of a stock or working build prop. And or a copy of the stock image once someone comes out with a working recovery. Plrase post it.
Good day.
Just want to point out that it's not my first time rooting a phone and playing with settings. But of course I could've done something dumb so please be patient.
So our device has some GPS issues. Mainly is that it detects some satellites but is unable to get a strong signal and establish a fix.
I tried crDroid 7.17 (Android 11) and VoltageOS 1.6 (Android 12.1). On both I had the issue.
Then I decided to try to tweak /vendor/etc/gps.conf. I made a backup of the file and edited it a bit. As a result phone stopped even seeing satellites. And the problem didn't disappear after I restored the file to original state. I'm a bit confused how a simple operation like this could cause such problems?
I tried editing and restoring file via Total Commander and Root Explorer apps. I also tried Magisk Global Optimized GPS File Replacer. Nothing worked. The only solution is to reinstall ROM.
Is something different on newer ROMS? On older ones I had no issues editing gps.conf or hosts files.
Dirty flash your rom or flash the right vendor image
Could also be HW issue. Antennas last almost nothing.