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Hi Guys,
I rooted my Optimus One using the Gingerbreak method following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765. I got SuperUser privileges and everything worked fine.
Then I started deleting those Apps which can pre-installed on my Phone and were really irritating me and taking on space by using the "Root App Remover" from the Android Market.
Preinstalled Apps I removed :-
(1) Facebook for Android
(2) Twitter
(3) LG Home
(4) LG Games
(5) Music
(6) Video
Now my phone wont start and its stuck on the "Android" bootup screen.
I think I screwed up by removing LGHome, which probably was the Launcher. I then tried recovering by setting my phone back to factory settings but the Home screen just goes black and when I reboot gets stuck in "Android" screen.
Any help would be appreciated, as to what I did wrong and if I can somehow recover from this.
Thanks in advance.
do you have a custom recovery like CWM or Amonra ? if so boot int orecovery console then delete data/cache files including dalvik cache, also theres a how to section sticied at the top of the posts with instructionional thread on un-bricking
you removed the LG Home!(It's the launcher) Now you can do one thing switch of your phone then hold down home+vol down+power it will reset your phone via lg recovery!
JulyDerek said:
Hi Guys,
I rooted my Optimus One using the Gingerbreak method following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765. I got SuperUser privileges and everything worked fine.
Then I started deleting those Apps which can pre-installed on my Phone and were really irritating me and taking on space by using the "Root App Remover" from the Android Market.
Preinstalled Apps I removed :-
(1) Facebook for Android
(2) Twitter
(3) LG Home
(4) LG Games
(5) Music
(6) Video
Now my phone wont start and its stuck on the "Android" bootup screen.
I think I screwed up by removing LGHome, which probably was the Launcher. I then tried recovering by setting my phone back to factory settings but the Home screen just goes black and when I reboot gets stuck in "Android" screen.
Any help would be appreciated, as to what I did wrong and if I can somehow recover from this.
Thanks in advance.
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if nothing works use kdz to flash a new lg rom.
one humble opinion.....i think this is the dev section not the general section.so please post it in the general section...please please...
Devil_Dude said:
you removed the LG Home!(It's the launcher) Now you can do one thing switch of your phone then hold down home+vol down+power it will reset your phone via lg recovery!
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I did that. It just goes to a black blank screen when the homepage opens. When I try to reboot, it again gets stuck on the "Android" screen.
josinpaul said:
if nothing works use kdz to flash a new lg rom.
one humble opinion.....i think this is the dev section not the general section.so please post it in the general section...please please...
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Sorry mate, hope a mod moves this.
I dont know if I can flash it if nothing works !! But I will check it out. Thanks.
Can u install any other launcher via adb ? Search how to's.
Sent from my LG-P500
JulyDerek said:
Hi Guys,
I rooted my Optimus One using the Gingerbreak method following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765. I got SuperUser privileges and everything worked fine.
Then I started deleting those Apps which can pre-installed on my Phone and were really irritating me and taking on space by using the "Root App Remover" from the Android Market.
Preinstalled Apps I removed :-
(1) Facebook for Android
(2) Twitter
(3) LG Home
(4) LG Games
(5) Music
(6) Video
Now my phone wont start and its stuck on the "Android" bootup screen.
I think I screwed up by removing LGHome, which probably was the Launcher. I then tried recovering by setting my phone back to factory settings but the Home screen just goes black and when I reboot gets stuck in "Android" screen.
Any help would be appreciated, as to what I did wrong and if I can somehow recover from this.
Thanks in advance.
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flash via kdz http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338
read downgrading ur phn
mansirawat said:
Can u install any other launcher via adb ? Search how to's.
Sent from my LG-P500
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I just managed to flash the latest LG ROM with KDZ and works great now !!
Thanks to you guys for pointing me in the right direction.
Also, going to root it again.....bah !
JulyDerek said:
I just managed to flash the latest LG ROM with KDZ and works great now !!
Thanks to you guys for pointing me in the right direction.
Also, going to root it again.....bah !
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This time install recovery. And make a backup before you start braking things.
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA Premium App
JulyDerek said:
Also, going to root it again.....bah !
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That's the spirit
My cousin delete his lg home LUNCHER and that happened.. But it's an easy fix just get someone to call you then end the call and you should be able to unlock your phone blank screen but you still have your status bar just send an apk/home LUNCHER file through gmail and you should get it on your phone that's if your signed in.. And just download.. This only applies if your phone is boot up but has an black screen.. If not of course this would not work.. Why t I posted it cause it came to mind
KickAss City Mik_CM7 FK V18.BFS
Rooted it again! Working perfectly.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
my stock gingerbread atrix is not booting properly at all. the android system will not load. has anyone ever heard of this problem, i've restarted countless times and it still happens. any help is very thankful
turnernader said:
my stock gingerbread atrix is not booting properly at all. the android system will not load. has anyone ever heard of this problem, i've restarted countless times and it still happens. any help is very thankful
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You will have to be more specific than this...
Have you tried wiping Cache Partition and/or Dalvik Cache
When i boot the phone it never fully boots, when it finally gets to my lock screen the android system does not load. I can't do anything at all. I havent tried to root or anything. it just started and there was no reason why
the phone has finally booted to where my homepage would be but its a black screen that says android system on it and thats all. i can get to no apps or anything,
Im going too take a wild guess and say you either tried too install cwm without being rooted or u did not properly unlock your bootloadeR. Which is the case? Because this would not just happen did u read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
turnernader said:
the phone has finally booted to where my homepage would be but its a black screen that says android system on it and thats all. i can get to no apps or anything,
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You might have to use rsd lite to flash a stock rom. If you look thru the posts in the dev section you will find what your looking for. I believe the post is labeled but don't quote me, how to root after sbf flash. I know it's something like that.
Read up on using rsd lite it's very easy once you read about it.
Best of luck to you.
If I can be of any further help feel free to pm me and I'll do my very best.
Don
Sent from my MB865
i can honestly say that i did not try to install anything on it. the phone was running a little slow as i was installing an app so i turned it off after it was done downloading and when i went to start it back up this happened. i was not trying to root or anything
turnernader said:
i can honestly say that i did not try to install anything on it. the phone was running a little slow as i was installing an app so i turned it off after it was done downloading and when i went to start it back up this happened. i was not trying to root or anything
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Sounds like you should factory reset.
Turn off phone
Hold volume down and press power
Continue holding volume down until it says fastboot in upper left corner
Release volume down
Press volume down until you get android recovery in upper left corner
Press volume up
Find factory reset option ( not sure where since I don't have factory recovery anymore)
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I have what I think is an unusual booting splash screen. It is the first thing to show up after turning on.
I also booted in to the Odin menu just to see the status and took a picture of that.
I just got my phone today and have done nothing other than install normal applications, I haven't tried to root or flash anything.
I watched a video of some other verizon SGS3 owner turning on their device and that unlocked lock icon and custom do not appear.
Anyone know what this means?
What I believe is normal boot up image (5:13)
http://youtu.be/VaVyWfS69J0
You will probably get a better response if you post this in Q&A. I don't know the answer to your question though. I am curious what they answer is.
it comes up once you've flashed something using odin
if you'll notice on the third image, next to "SYSTEM STATUS:" it says "Custom" this means something other than something official has been flashed to it
i'd really like to know how you did this
me too
Like I said, I haven't done anything. I have actually not even plugged it into my computer yet via usb cable.
Maybe it came rooted
Sent from my Ally using XDA
Its not rooted
I suspected that and tried to just download superSU and it doesn't work, says phone isn't rooted.
Assuming you bought yours brand new from the store, I'd go back. But first I'd try removing the microsd card and booting up. Then try the SIM card, then boot up again. If its still the same, something is up with your device. It keeps booting up into download mode. :S
I don't think he was saying it boots into DL mode on its own, just that he went into DL mode to confirm he's not running anything custom, which it appears he is not.
Strange that it would show the custom boot image when you're running the official ROM. I don't know that that's a bad thing, or that it's worth returning the phone. Might be worth calling Verizon and talking to them about it. At the least you then have a record that your phone was doing that from the beginning, so if you have to return it later on after installing custom ROMs, you can say it was always like that
silasrye said:
I have what I think is an unusual booting splash screen. It is the first thing to show up after turning on.
I also booted in to the Odin menu just to see the status and took a picture of that.
I just got my phone today and have done nothing other than install normal applications, I haven't tried to root or flash anything.
I watched a video of some other verizon SGS3 owner turning on their device and that unlocked lock icon and custom do not appear.
Anyone know what this means?
What I believe is normal boot up image (5:13)
http://youtu.be/VaVyWfS69J0
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We need a dump. It might help with Root.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
cue_32 said:
Assuming you bought yours brand new from the store, I'd go back. But first I'd try removing the microsd card and booting up. Then try the SIM card, then boot up again. If its still the same, something is up with your device. It keeps booting up into download mode. :S
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you aren't from around here are ya'? :silly:
IN8skillz said:
We need a dump. It might help with Root.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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this +1
jamesnmandy said:
you aren't from around here are ya'? :silly
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James is right; whatever you do, DO NOT return your device to the store. You might have the golden ticket in your palms.
silasrye said:
I have what I think is an unusual booting splash screen. It is the first thing to show up after turning on.
I also booted in to the Odin menu just to see the status and took a picture of that.
I just got my phone today and have done nothing other than install normal applications, I haven't tried to root or flash anything.
I watched a video of some other verizon SGS3 owner turning on their device and that unlocked lock icon and custom do not appear.
Anyone know what this means?
What I believe is normal boot up image (5:13)
http://youtu.be/VaVyWfS69J0
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Do you have access to a computer? Are you familiar with ADB?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Odin Dump
I've hooked up to Odin 3.07.
The options for dumping are grayed out. I don't know if that's normal or if Odin is even how I should dump.
Of note, My ODIN MODE screen the top left corner of the phone.
(in my linked post i have image) (Purple text is actually written in white)
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SCH-I535
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Yes, I am familiar with ADB... "familiar but not too familiar, but not too not familiar"
cue_32 said:
Assuming you bought yours brand new from the store, I'd go back. But first I'd try removing the microsd card and booting up. Then try the SIM card, then boot up again. If its still the same, something is up with your device. It keeps booting up into download mode. :S
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Ahahahahahahaha... you funny man
ummmmmmmmmmm WTF!!!!!! VZW bootloader is locked meaning you SHOULDN'T be able to have custom system binaries
DON'T SELL YOUR PHONE YOU COULD SAVE ALL VZW sIII!!!!!
silasrye said:
I have what I think is an unusual booting splash screen. It is the first thing to show up after turning on.
I also booted in to the Odin menu just to see the status and took a picture of that.
I just got my phone today and have done nothing other than install normal applications, I haven't tried to root or flash anything.
I watched a video of some other verizon SGS3 owner turning on their device and that unlocked lock icon and custom do not appear.
Anyone know what this means?
What I believe is normal boot up image (5:13)
http://youtu.be/VaVyWfS69J0
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Please please don't return to VZW. See if a dev can help you to get dump. You could be holding the key to save tens of thousands of us.
This is very interesting. Subscribing to thread!
Although yours isn't rooted and perhaps not unlocked, the devs can check out what's different in your device through a dump and it could assist them in achieving root and unlocking the bootloader. I don't really know a whole lot about developing, so maybe that's not possible
Sent from my Ally using XDA
NightxFall said:
Although yours isn't rooted and perhaps not unlocked, the devs can check out what's different in your device through a dump and it could assist them in achieving root and unlocking the bootloader. I don't really know a whole lot about developing, so maybe that's not possible
Sent from my Ally using XDA
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it is! it has been done before (different phone of course)
This may be the key to having an awesome phone on Verizon. Whatever you do don't return it.
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So I have an LG Optimus L9 phone from T-Mobile that I recently got, but it wouldn't let me save apps to my SD card, which really limited my space. Id rooted my previous Android phone, and I thought I could do it again.
So I tried unlocking my bootloader and rooting my phone using this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277639
But I guess one thing led to another and... Well, now when I start my phone, it just leads to a screen that says Encrypting and a button that says "Reset phone", and every single time it resets to this "Encrypting" screen. Every once in a blue moon, I can get it into CWM recovery screen, but I don't know what to do. I've been trying out multiple things, but I'm on the verge of losing my mind! Can anyone help me? I'd really appreciate it!
*UPDATE*
Good news! I used the LG Mobile Support tool to update my phone to V20H by using the advice below!
BOOTLOOPS? STUCK AT LG LOGO? : Dont worry!!! If you were on CM and flashed JB or vice versa or your data partition is not matching with new partitions, then your phone may get BOOTLOOPS on LG Logo.
HARD-RESET to solve it (Press VolDown, Home and Power all together) You will loose data, dont worry, before starting you took BACKUP and I am sure about it. Phone should start normally. (Click for correct method of HARDRESET)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085344
So now it boots up fine and works! But now the touchscreen is wonky. That's normal from what the tutorial said, but at this point, I'm desperately just trying to bring my phone back to normal... Anyone know how I can fix the touchscreen issue, or restore back to normal from here?
panda_boy91 said:
So I have an LG Optimus L9 phone from T-Mobile that I recently got, but it wouldn't let me save apps to my SD card, which really limited my space. Id rooted my previous Android phone, and I thought I could do it again.
So I tried unlocking my bootloader and rooting my phone using this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277639
But I guess one thing led to another and... Well, now when I start my phone, it just leads to a screen that says Encrypting and a button that says "Reset phone", and every single time it resets to this "Encrypting" screen. Every once in a blue moon, I can get it into CWM recovery screen, but I don't know what to do. I've been trying out multiple things, but I'm on the verge of losing my mind! Can anyone help me? I'd really appreciate it!
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Reflash kdz rom using lg flash tool with software upgrade mode. Follow the link below for tutorials and kdz download :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085344
panda_boy91 said:
So now it boots up fine and works! But now the touchscreen is wonky. That's normal from what the tutorial said, but at this point, I'm desperately just trying to bring my phone back to normal... Anyone know how I can fix the touchscreen issue, or restore back to normal from here?
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Keep following the tutorial if you still want to unlock bootloader. Otherwise jump to the 2nd part of it (step 5 and on), to flash back to P769 rom and then apply (flash) touchscreen fix.
mrmathematica said:
Keep following the tutorial if you still want to unlock bootloader. Otherwise jump to the 2nd part of it (step 5 and on), to flash back to P769 rom and then apply (flash) touchscreen fix.
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I just tried following the tutorial again, but I came across the same error I got the last time I tried (before I got myself into the encryption shenanigans). I was following the youtube tutorial that carloswii5 posted at the top of his written tutorial.
I got to the part where I had to install the recovery (At 13:37 of the video), but when I click the button to install it, I get this error:
h ttp://i.imgur.com/HzZGMlx.jpg
(The forum won't let me post links until I'm have 10 posts on the forum, so I put a space after the h in the http...)
Sorry for the terrible webcam picture. Any idea what this means, and how I can fix this? Where did I go wrong? And thanks again, people, I appreciate the help!
panda_boy91 said:
I just tried following the tutorial again, but I came across the same error I got the last time I tried (before I got myself into the encryption shenanigans). I was following the youtube tutorial that carloswii5 posted at the top of his written tutorial.
I got to the part where I had to install the recovery (At 13:37 of the video), but when I click the button to install it, I get this error:
http://i.imgur.com/HzZGMlx.jpg
(The forum won't let me post links until I'm have 10 posts on the forum, so I put a space after the h in the http...)
Sorry for the terrible webcam picture. Any idea what this means, and how I can fix this? Where did I go wrong? And thanks again, people, I appreciate the help!
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It appears you don't have root.
I'll send you a file to flash (once you get root & l9 recovery installed) to restore your touch screen & u-boot if you feel like throwing in the towel.
Sent from my LGMS769 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
kuma82 said:
It appears you don't have root.
I'll send you a file to flash (once you get root & l9 recovery installed) to restore your touch screen & u-boot if you feel like throwing in the towel.
Sent from my LGMS769 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I actually got it up and running a while ago, thanks though, I really appreciate it!
Apprearently I had to flash my phone to V10G, root it, install the L9 recovery, and then follow the tutorial. I don't know how that slipped my mind, but I didn't try flashing it to V10G first.
Just for the sake of putting a resolution to this thread's issue, here's what I did.
1. I flashed my phone to V10G using cmahendra's tutorial here:
h ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085344
2. Then I rooted the phone using this Chinese tool that aristide1997 posted:
h ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439667
(There might be a better way to root the phone, but that's how I did it)
3. Then I installed the L9 Recovery apk that I got from carloswii5's tutorial. (It's the last link, the mega.co.nz one, the all in one zip that ggfool politely posted)
h ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277639
5. After that, I just followed carloswii5's youtube tutorial,
h ttp://youtu.be/WyNtFP_TkKc
and everything went smoothly from there.
Anyway, thanks for all the help you guys, I'm glad I finally got this problem sorted out, and can now install custom roms on my phone!
panda_boy91 said:
I actually got it up and running a while ago, thanks though, I really appreciate it!
Apprearently I had to flash my phone to V10G, root it, install the L9 recovery, and then follow the tutorial. I don't know how that slipped my mind, but I didn't try flashing it to V10G first.
Just for the sake of putting a resolution to this thread's issue, here's what I did.
1. I flashed my phone to V10G using cmahendra's tutorial here:
h ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085344
2. Then I rooted the phone using this Chinese tool that aristide1997 posted:
h ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439667
(There might be a better way to root the phone, but that's how I did it)
3. Then I installed the L9 Recovery apk that I got from carloswii5's tutorial. (It's the last link, the mega.co.nz one, the all in one zip that ggfool politely posted)
h ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277639
5. After that, I just followed carloswii5's youtube tutorial,
h ttp://youtu.be/WyNtFP_TkKc
and everything went smoothly from there.
Anyway, thanks for all the help you guys, I'm glad I finally got this problem sorted out, and can now install custom roms on my phone!
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I am having similar problems to the one explained above...
Today my phone started giving me google service stopped working and calculator stopped working...so I restarted my phone. when it powered back up it got stuck on the LG Logo Screen...once in a while it will go to the encryption screen with the reset phone button and does nothing if I push it. I have tried to hard reset the phone by doing the Volume Down + Home Button + Power button all at the same time. When I push all three after removing the battery to make sure the phone is powered down, it just vibrates and powers up to the LG Logo screen again and sits there. I am really frustrated at this point and heart broken because I really like this phone. I have had the phone a little over a year now. So it is out of warranty. For some reason it is not getting seen when I connect it to my computer via USB cable. I do not understand all the conversation about re-rooting and such. I am not all that tech savvy, so I need simple instructions.
Hi @thejenibear, you could try this way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50729855
** In LG Mobile Support Tool Navigate to Update/Tools and there select upgrade recovery.
Cheers . Good luck.
Edited: or this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53407503
Sent from my LG P76020p-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
BajoPrimate said:
Hi @thejenibear, you could try this way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50729855
** In LG Mobile Support Tool Navigate to Update/Tools and there select upgrade recovery.
Cheers . Good luck.
Edited: or this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53407503
Sent from my LG P76020p-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
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Hey I tried installing that program but it just gets stuck and the installation won't finish. Could you upload a zip with the files and exe for the lg support tool please? Thanks
Hi @sbecerra407, you could download it from here http://lg-support-tool.en.lo4d.com/
Cheers. Good luck.
Sent from my LG P76020p-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
BajoPrimate said:
Hi @sbecerra407, you could download it from here
Cheers. Good luck.
Sent from my LG P76020p-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
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That's exactly where I downloaded it from at first but it still doesn't work
sbecerra407 said:
That's exactly where I downloaded it from at first but it still doesn't work
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Here you go (by lino08) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2620378
Cheers. Good luck.
Edited: you could erase the contents of C:\ProgramData\LGMOBILEAX\ and expand the LGMOBILEAX.zip in it
http://www.mediafire.com/download/t67l9e9ladhg95c/LGMOBILEAX.zip
LG Optimus Stuck at Logo Screen
BajoPrimate said:
Hi @thejenibear, you could try this way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50729855
** In LG Mobile Support Tool Navigate to Update/Tools and there select upgrade recovery.
Cheers . Good luck.
Edited: or this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53407503
Sent from my LG P76020p-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
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I tried the LG Mobile Support Tool....unfortunately because the phone is not booting up all the way, my computer is not being seen. I ended up going out and replacing the phone with another phone. This was the second time that something like this happened to that phone. The first time it automatically started an System Update without my input and I was not in a good coverage area and not hooked to a Wi-Fi at the time and then my battery dies midway through. This lead to the phone being stuck without the software fully downloaded. Had to send it to LG for a little over a week to completely wipe the phone and re-install the software. It was under warranty at that time. This time the warranty was out of date. I will still see if there is anything that they can do for it. I went with another LG, but bought the extended warranty through the store where I bought it, not making that mistake again.
Hi thejenibear, thanks for your feedback.
Cheers. Good luck.
I have an E970 which I have loved over the past 16 months. Love it. It's not rooted or modded in any way, but I had it set up real nice.
I was at the hospital emergency room yesterday visiting someone and had some time to kill, so I updated some apps that needed updating. I did this over LTE, not hospital WIFI. I mention this because of what happened next.
Last night I started getting an error message when I attempted to get into the settings: "unfortunately settings has stopped." Everything else looked normal at this point.
Of course, the first thing I did was reboot and there was no change.
So, I did a little research and the suggestion was:
1) something you installed or updated last messed it up, try uninstalling the updates.
2) try putting the phone into safe mode and see if it works.
So I uninstalled the apps I had updated while at the hospital. Swiftkey keyboard, Chrome, Dolphin, the MyAT&T app (never used), and some others. About 12 in all. No dice, settings was still not working.
So after another reboot, I put the phone into safe mode (which I didn't know existed on Android). It took a long time to reboot into safe mode, much longer than a normal reboot. Settings was still not working. Same errror. Thats when things got worse.
Rebooted back out of safe mode. It still took a long time to reboot. Now not only does settings not work, but now the notification area on the top of the screen is gone, the notiication shade is now gone, and long pressing home does not bring up task manager. I am able to get into the settings for the home screen and the lock screen via the menu key. I cannot access sound settings or wifi or anything else in settings. I also lost my wallpaper. The LG launcher was still working as was the LG lock screen. All else looks fine, my MMS, contacts, email, etc.
This morning, I tried rebooting again. Now the phone won't boot past the white AT&T logo after the animation and sound plays.
I tried removing the sim and the sd card. No change. No boot.
What the hell happened to my phone and what should I do?
At this point I realize I'm probably going to lose everything in my phone memory, and I'm at peace with that. I had my photos and media all on my SD card, but my contacts and my text messages from the last 16 months are going to be gone.
I am not versed in rooting or recovery, though I am actually very technical. I would appreciate any assistance anyone could give. Thank you.
jaytee23 said:
I have an E970 which I have loved over the past 16 months. Love it. It's not rooted or modded in any way, but I had it set up real nice.
I was at the hospital emergency room yesterday visiting someone and had some time to kill, so I updated some apps that needed updating. I did this over LTE, not hospital WIFI. I mention this because of what happened next.
Last night I started getting an error message when I attempted to get into the settings: "unfortunately settings has stopped." Everything else looked normal at this point.
Of course, the first thing I did was reboot and there was no change.
So, I did a little research and the suggestion was:
1) something you installed or updated last messed it up, try uninstalling the updates.
2) try putting the phone into safe mode and see if it works.
So I uninstalled the apps I had updated while at the hospital. Swiftkey keyboard, Chrome, Dolphin, the MyAT&T app (never used), and some others. About 12 in all. No dice, settings was still not working.
So after another reboot, I put the phone into safe mode (which I didn't know existed on Android). It took a long time to reboot into safe mode, much longer than a normal reboot. Settings was still not working. Same errror. Thats when things got worse.
Rebooted back out of safe mode. It still took a long time to reboot. Now not only does settings not work, but now the notification area on the top of the screen is gone, the notiication shade is now gone, and long pressing home does not bring up task manager. I am able to get into the settings for the home screen and the lock screen via the menu key. I cannot access sound settings or wifi or anything else in settings. I also lost my wallpaper. The LG launcher was still working as was the LG lock screen. All else looks fine, my MMS, contacts, email, etc.
This morning, I tried rebooting again. Now the phone won't boot past the white AT&T logo after the animation and sound plays.
I tried removing the sim and the sd card. No change. No boot.
What the hell happened to my phone and what should I do?
At this point I realize I'm probably going to lose everything in my phone memory, and I'm at peace with that. I had my photos and media all on my SD card, but my contacts and my text messages from the last 16 months are going to be gone.
I am not versed in rooting or recovery, though I am actually very technical. I would appreciate any assistance anyone could give. Thank you.
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Two option that I can think are a factory reset and restoring with a program named lgnpst.
Factory reset would be simplest if it works, but will definitely wipe your phone.
Using lgnpst usually doesn't wipe the phone. Let me know how you want to proceed.
adfurgerson said:
Two option that I can think are a factory reset and restoring with a program named lgnpst.
Factory reset would be simplest if it works, but will definitely wipe your phone.
Using lgnpst usually doesn't wipe the phone. Let me know how you want to proceed.
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First of all, thank you very much for replying!
LGNPST doesn't wipe the phone? Well, I'm all for that if it works. Boy, I thought for sure I was 100% going to lose everything. Now at least maybe there is a tiny chance of not losing everything.
I had joined the lg-optimus-g irc and user autoprime directed me to the guide there. I downloaded and installed tSilenzio's Automated LGNPST already. I was going to use it to flash the stock rom, but I didn't do that yet. Is that what you need me to do with LGNPST, flash the stock rom or does LGNPST have other options? Please let me know, I'll wait for your reply, sir!
jaytee23 said:
First of all, thank you very much for replying!
LGNPST doesn't wipe the phone? Well, I'm all for that if it works. Boy, I thought for sure I was 100% going to lose everything. Now at least maybe there is a tiny chance of not losing everything.
I had joined the lg-optimus-g irc and user autoprime directed me to the guide there. I downloaded and installed tSilenzio's Automated LGNPST already. I was going to use it to flash the stock rom, but I didn't do that yet. Is that what you need me to do with LGNPST, flash the stock rom or does LGNPST have other options? Please let me know, I'll wait for your reply, sir!
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I would use the stock firmware posted by g33k3r, it is a zip that contains a tot file which you rename to .bin for use with lgnpst. If afterwards you want to try custom ROMs we can go from there.
adfurgerson said:
I would use the stock firmware posted by g33k3r, it is a zip that contains a tot file which you rename to .bin for use with lgnpst. If afterwards you want to try custom ROMs we can go from there.
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I'm downloading LGE970ATT-V20j-Stock.bin.zip right now. It's a super slow download though...
Let me see if I can find the one from g33k3r...
jaytee23 said:
I'm downloading LGE970ATT-V20j-Stock.bin.zip right now. It's a super slow download though...
Let me see if I can find the one from g33k3r...
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http://downloads.codefi.re/g33k3r/LGE970AT-01-V20j-310-410-MAR-08-2013.zip
adfurgerson said:
I would use the stock firmware posted by g33k3r, it is a zip that contains a tot file which you rename to .bin for use with lgnpst. If afterwards you want to try custom ROMs we can go from there.
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Is this the file you wanted me to dl?
LGE970AT-01-V20j-310-410-MAR-08-2013.zip
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http://downloads.codefi.re/g33k3r/LGE970AT-01-V20j-310-410-MAR-08-2013.zip
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I found it just before you posted that... DLing now.....
So flashing this *may* repair my phone without losing everything? I'm guessing it will overwrite all the Android OS, LG and AT&T files?
jaytee23 said:
Is this the file you wanted me to dl?
LGE970AT-01-V20j-310-410-MAR-08-2013.zip
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Is it a .tot file when unzipped? If so it should be right.
adfurgerson said:
http://downloads.codefi.re/g33k3r/LGE970AT-01-V20j-310-410-MAR-08-2013.zip
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got it, unzipping now... I also need to reboot my PC since I haven't done that since installing LGNPST...
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Is it a .tot file when unzipped? If so it should be right.
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aw crap, i just ran LGNPST and the com port is not showing up.. the instructions say that a com port should show up in the list
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Is it a .tot file when unzipped? If so it should be right.
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or does the com port only show up when the phone is attached?
jaytee23 said:
aw crap, i just ran LGNPST and the com port is not showing up.. the instructions say that a com port should show up in the list
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Is your phone in download mode?
Edit just seen second post yes connect phone to PC and enter download mode.
adfurgerson said:
Is your phone in download mode?
Edit just seen second post yes connect phone to PC and enter download mode.
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on it... hold on...
adfurgerson said:
Is your phone in download mode?
Edit just seen second post yes connect phone to PC and enter download mode.
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okay, the phone is in download mode and plugged in... it showed up in LGNPST on COM4
adfurgerson said:
Is your phone in download mode?
Edit just seen second post yes connect phone to PC and enter download mode.
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I selected the DLL and the BIN file.. i'm guessing i'm ready for the transfer?
adfurgerson said:
Is your phone in download mode?
Edit just seen second post yes connect phone to PC and enter download mode.
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is there a way to use LGNPST to try to back up my phone book before I flash this?
adfurgerson said:
Is your phone in download mode?
Edit just seen second post yes connect phone to PC and enter download mode.
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I think i'm screwed.. I did the flash, it rebooted, but is stuck on white AT&T screen...
I think I have to do the factory reset.
well, that's it. did the factory reset. that worked.
>sigh<
the only stuff I wish I could have saved would have been the contacts and the text messages. They are gone now.
Thank you, adfurgerson, for the hand holding. I appreciate it!
jaytee23 said:
got it, unzipping now... I also need to reboot my PC since I haven't done that since installing LGNPST...
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Sorry I didn't reply back of was set for email alerts but they didn't come through. Your contacts don't sync to google.?