I flashed the zip file for "no exchange security pin". I guess it's not the correct file because now I can't set up exchange email and I'm getting forced closes. Is there a way to undo a flash? Or will I need to factory reset and start all over?
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jinwu57 said:
I flashed the zip file for "no exchange security pin". I guess it's not the correct file because now I can't set up exchange email and I'm getting forced closes. Is there a way to undo a flash? Or will I need to factory reset and start all over?
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There's no undo button for a flash as it overwrites existing stuff typically. This is why a backup should be done before flashing anything.
There is no 'undo' after a zip flash. The only way to fix it is to factory reset and start over.
Thanks. Just did a factory reset.
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Or you can dirty flash the rom your running
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Hello, really hoping someone can help me with this. I have the locked bootloader 2.3.5 on my photon 4g. I rooted the device and installed bootstrap and tried flashing RockoDev's locked ROM. Before I did this, I did a nandroid backup of my stock ROM onto my SD card. I did a factory reset, wiped the cache and wiped the delvic cache all from the recovery menu before trying to flash the ROM. It said it was successful, however, I'm stuck at the Dual Core screen. Is there anyway I can get back into recovery to reload my nandroid backup I did?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35489339
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then flash this rom instead
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30331925
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jrebo said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35489339
see posts 2 and 3
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The link to the solution you provided is for someone who is able to unlock their photon. The problem is I'm on the dreaded 2.3.5 that cannot be unlocked. I can get to the regular Android Recovery with the robot and triangle, I have tried wiping the cache partition and factory reset. I can access the apply update from sdcard option, but if I try to navigate to the clockworkmod/backup location, I see the nandroid backup I made, but it won't let me select the image. I'm assuming it's because I need a zip file. Is there anyway I can get the phone to boot up into CWM recovery using fastboot maybe?
I thought you were in a bootloop. Since factory reset didn't help, I had to follow this thread when I was in your same situation. I'm on the locked. 2.3.5 ota.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29366503
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I thought you were in a bootloop. Since factory reset didn't help, I had to follow this thread when I was in your same situation. I'm on the locked. 2.3.5 ota.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29366503
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Thank you sir! I'm giving this a shot right now. Hopefully this will do the trick, will let you know.
My wife has a Thunderbolt that was given to us about 6 months ago. I rooted it following a guide I found on here and everything has been fine up until now.
The other day it must have downloaded an update and is now stuck in a never ending boot loop. It will boot like normal and somethimes you can use it for a few minutes before it restarts itself and boots into CWM other times you can use it for hours before it does this.
How can I get rid of this update and stop it from doing this?
Please help ASAP, the wife without her phone is like a squeaky wheel without oil.
Can you boot in to the boot loader and see if you still have s off. If so boot in to recovery wipe everything and flash a backup or do a full wipe and load a new ROM. If you was on a custom ROM I can't see how you could of gotten an update as awhile back all devas disabled the ota update on the phone. To boot in to boot loader press power and volume down at the same time.
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Can you boot in to the boot loader and see if you still have s off. If so boot in to recovery wipe everything and flash a backup or do a full wipe and load a new ROM. If you was on a custom ROM I can't see how you could of gotten an update as awhile back all devas disabled the ota update on the phone. To boot in to boot loader press power and volume down at the same time.
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I didn't flash a custom rom, I just rooted it so she wouldn't get the ads in some of the games she plays.
Yes when I boot into the bootloader S-OFF
I was hoping to just use astro or some other file manager to delete the file that checks for updates or something like that. Is that not an option?
I know it's an update because when it stays on for a while I can watch it attempt the update download, which I can longpress on and press back and it stops it (I think that's what I was doing)
Try wiping cache and delvic cache. If I remember correctly it will clear out the ota that's trying to install but can't because your s off. Worse thing is to do. A full wipe and reload her phone.
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If you're running the stock rooted 2.3.6 it may be trying to update. You can stop it by deleting or renaming the otacerts file.
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If you're running the stock rooted 2.3.6 it may be trying to update. You can stop it by deleting or renaming the otacerts file.
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Just cleared the Dalvik cache (that was the only cache listed), now rebooting to try to rename the otacerts file. I'll post results...thanks!
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Just cleared the Dalvik cache (that was the only cache listed), now rebooting to try to rename the otacerts file. I'll post results...thanks!
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If its there you can just add .bak too the end of the file extension and that will prevent it from workimg
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If its there you can just add .bak too the end of the file extension and that will prevent it from workimg
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I found 2 of them, but the phone restarted before I could try to rename it. I also found wipe cache partitioni, so I wiped that and dalvik again, we'll see what happens.
This time when it booted it said update failed and so far it is still on. For some reason astro found 2 files (which obviously I can't rename with that program), but root explorer only found one, which I renamed with .bak so........hopefully it worked.
I'll know in a few hours and will post results for future users with this problem.
THANKS!!!!!
So far so good! Thanks to everyone that helped!
If you are going to run rooted stock might want to look for an ota blocker so this doesn't happen again.
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If you are going to run rooted stock might want to look for an ota blocker so this doesn't happen again.
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No need for it. Renaming otacerts or deleting it does block the ota.
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That's good to know.
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Hi all I'm a newbie to all this I have rooted my s4 and when I was playing I have lost some files and some app are not working right
I was hopeing that some one could help me replace them in the form of copying and pasting I have tried to factory reset but that did not work
And I have copy and some files from my wife s3 to get its working as touch whizz and some thing else was not work right
Sorry about any spelling errors
Any help would be great Paul
If you lost any data from system partition,so you can flash the stock firmware to get them
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akshay.mehta9 said:
If you lost any data from system partition,so you can flash the stock firmware to get them
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Thank you as I said I'm new will it replace all my files because I'm missing sync file and some other one
And how do i do it and how do I get the from you
Many thanks
If you sync your files(user data) before so you may be get them back by resync
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Thank you as I said I'm new will it replace all my files because I'm missing sync file and some other one
And how do i do it and how do I get the from you
Many thanks
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Thank you for your help, I've tried to flash my s4 again but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. As I have overwritten some files with my wife's s3 by copying and pasting so when I do a stop flash all my apps and folders are the same. So do you know where I can get the files so I can overwrite them all again and get my phone working properly because if I hold the power, the centre button and up to go into the main reset I have an error message. Please help as I've only had my s4 3 weeks!!!!!!! Cheers Paul
First boot in to recovery mode and select wipe data/factory reset when done i think also there is a wipe nv partition option available.
When both wipe process finished completely then remove the battery and put it again but don't turn on the device,then start the flashing process and leave it alone to completely finish the flash.
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Thank you once again I will try the next few days
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I have read several threads and watched youtube videos, but they dont say if I should remove Supersu before flashing odin or after - or if that is even necessary. Im on ME7 and want to do a factory restore.
Thanks
jrv331 said:
I have read several threads and watched youtube videos, but they dont say if I should remove Supersu before flashing odin or after - or if that is even necessary. Im on ME7 and want to do a factory restore.
Thanks
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As long as you dont use a no wipe image itll be wiped out in the process. If you go the odin route.
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You should just ODIN back to stock without removing it. It erases SuperSU, so you wouldnt be able to unroot after you go back to stock anyways.
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As long as you dont use a no wipe image itll be wiped out in the process. If you go the odin route.
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I plan on flashing the file through odin then doing the factory reset to wipe everything and start from the beginning. Im running into a problem where my mobile data is off when the phone starts.
Thanks
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I plan on flashing the file through odin then doing the factory reset to wipe everything and start from the beginning. Im running into a problem where my mobile date is off when the phone starts.
Thanks
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When you odin everything will be wiped already. You should only need to do a factory reset if your phone wont boot. I have had the time problem before too, if you toggle auto date time off then back on it should correct it. Also you posted in this wrong section, should of been in thr Q and A section.
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When you odin everything will be wiped already. You should only need to do a factory reset if your phone wont boot. I have had the time problem before too, if you toggle auto date time off then back on it should correct it. Also you posted in this wrong section, should of been in thr Q and A section.
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Sorry about the wrong area. And that should have been mobile data is off. Thanks for the help.
I encrypted my device, now all it says is to input the password, and when I do enter the correct password it just says, try again. It was rooted with some stuff deleted so I tried using odin to flash it from NG6 to NC5 It was a NG6 prior to encryption . Thanks
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I encrypted my device, now all it says is to input the password, and when I do enter the correct password it just says, try again. It was rooted with some stuff deleted so I tried using odin to flash it from NG6 to NC5 It was a NG6 prior to encryption . Thanks
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So now I updated it to NG6 and am just getting to the red Verizon boot up screen and then no more activity just stays lit. Any help seriously appreciated you will prevent me from making this thing a paperweight.
Did you do a full wipe Odin might help. You could try a factory reset from stock recovery. Both of these with wipe everything but your ext sdcard but is probably your only hope
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tshelby73 said:
Did you do a full wipe Odin might help. You could try a factory reset from stock recovery. Both of these with wipe everything but your ext sdcard but is probably your only hope
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I used Nand and erase (is this what you mena by a wipe?) all in odin but still only gets to the red verizon screen and stops... also how do I do a factory reset I pressed the poawer home key and volume down but it only warns me about a costume os and then puts me into download mode.
Do the full wipe method here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
Sorry for slow response. Been busy.
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tshelby73 said:
Do the full wipe method here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
Sorry for slow response. Been busy.
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The wait was worth it, SUCCESS thank you so much, I guess the PIT file was the key didn't know about it or what it does any idea? And what exactly does encrypting your phone do? I was curious and probably will never do it again after this incident unless its worth it.
I think the pit file basically rebuilds the partitions on sense wiping everything I think. Encryption makes the phone more secure but I wouldn't use it unless it's completely stock myself.
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