So I bought a Thunderbolt off eBay. Seller said it just had a cracked screen. Replaced that and come to find it's in a boot loop. It won't boot into the ROM or into Recovery. No big deal..
I go into hboot, unlock the bootloader, great.
Now, however, I am trying to install a recovery, and it won't even boot into recovery, just shows the splash image and then reboots into a loop. I've tried installing, CWM (touch and non), amon-ra, and one other one, all with the same results.
I tried flashing the latest ruu to get back to step 1, but I get the message that the mainver is older than currently installed and it won't let me install the ruu.
Any ideas?
Search for a setmainver.zip file on here that should spoof your version #.
The new way to root isn't posted on xda and is on santods forums
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Search for a setmainver.zip file on here that should spoof your version #.
The new way to root isn't posted on xda and is on santods forums
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That requires flashing from recovery; I can't even get into recovery.
Crap that's right. Can u get into fastboot? If u can do this:
"Fastboot getvarall" to get your version.
If you can get the RUU as phxxx.zip (forget the numbers) to flash in the boot loader you can edit the android text file version # to the same as your phone using 7zip. Edit the mainver line to =or> than yours
Cant do this with an exe ruu.
Hope this helps
I have the 2.11.605.19 ruu zip its little over 400mb. U can upload it if u need it.
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tburns said:
Crap that's right. Can u get into fastboot? If u can do this:
"Fastboot getvarall" to get your version.
If you can get the RUU as phxxx.zip (forget the numbers) to flash in the boot loader you can edit the android text file version # to the same as your phone using 7zip. Edit the mainver line to =or> than yours
Cant do this with an exe ruu.
Hope this helps
I have the 2.11.605.19 ruu zip its little over 400mb. U can upload it if u need it.
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Okay, I hadn't thought of that; I'll give it a shot, thanks!
I tried it; hboot reads the file, gets to "parsing" and then stops. Do I need to do anything special, or has anyone already gotten something like this to work?
Relocked bootloader (derp), and now it is checking the file... and no option to install.. gah..
Tried installing via fastboot:
c:\android>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
OKAY [ 0.162s]
finished. total time: 0.166s
c:\android>fastboot flash zip PG05IMG.zip
sending 'zip' (454974 KB)...
OKAY [ 74.499s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 151.845s
Hmm. Did you use 7zip to open and edit? I don't use windows too often?
Also I think you have to make your edits with notepad+ in windows (free). Sorry I use Linux..
This should solve the verification error your getting.
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What hboot version did the thunderbolt have when you bought it? You may have only have needed to finish running the revolutionary tool.
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What hboot version did the thunderbolt have when you bought it? You may have only have needed to finish running the revolutionary tool.
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hello, i'm having the same problem,no recovery,no booting up normal, my hboot is 1.08.0000,my radio is 2.03.00.0201r,fastboot allows me to flash a recovery,but won't go to it,just boot to the splash screen,then rebots non stop untill i pull the battery
Are you s off?
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Are you s off?
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sadly no
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i have hboot 1.50 i did the htc unlock method so i am good to go there. but here is where i have a problem when i try to flash recovery though either fastboot or bootloader nothing will flash the fastboot way it fails everytime when i do it through bootloader with the file being pg86img the phone pickes it up but then says that main version is older! update failed press power to reboot.anyone know what i need to do here?
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i have hboot 1.50 i did the htc unlock method so i am good to go there. but here is where i have a problem when i try to flash recovery though either fastboot or bootloader nothing will flash the fastboot way it fails everytime when i do it through bootloader with the file being pg86img the phone pickes it up but then says that main version is older! update failed press power to reboot.anyone know what i need to do here?
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Does the bootloader say "unlocked" at the top?
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Yeah I'm unlocked
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It makes me said that I have had 90 veiws with no help.plz help I can't stand stock and I need tether for my new tablet I just got
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I had the same problem you are unlocked but your trying to flash recovery and that's what's failing. Are you in the USA if so give me yourphone number and I will help you through it.
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If not check my post " unlocked and upset" and go to the bottom and click on the link the last person posted and follow their directions. When you are prompted to open a command window in the tools folder make sure the s.u folder and the twelve are in your platform tools folder and open cmd prompt in the platform tools folder.
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Thanks bro I sent u a pm with my info
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Sorry in advance if this had been covered before but there are so many different threads everywhere i don't know where to start. As of right now i'm running 1.50 s-on and have been attempting to use the HTC method to unlock the bootloader. I have no problems or errors at all til i get to i think it's step 13 or 14
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.152s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
OKAY [ 0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.159s
it appears that everything goes through but then nothing happens? my phone just stays in the same hboot screen. What am i doing wrong? thanks in advance and sorry again if this has been covered but i'm somewhat noob to rooting and am still trying to figure all of this out.....
If your cdma you need to run the latest ruu 2.17 ruu exe . Once done then apply the unlock code your set.
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You can download the ruu in the sticky on how to get back to stock. I had this same problem and that's how I got it fixed.
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If your cdma you need to run the latest ruu 2.17 ruu exe . Once done then apply the unlock code your set.
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ok how do i run the ruu? it's a .exe file so i just plug in my phone and run the .exe?
EDIT: i did the latest OTA from sprint a couple days ago (removed CIQ) and i'm running software number 2.17.651.5...is that what you guys are referring to?
casper916 said:
ok how do i run the ruu? it's a .exe file so i just plug in my phone and run the .exe?
EDIT: i did the latest OTA from sprint a couple days ago (removed CIQ) and i'm running software number 2.17.651.5...is that what you guys are referring to?
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Yes you need to run that ruu from fastboot in hboot . It is the same Ota you took but will fix your problem.
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Yes you need to run that ruu from fastboot in hboot . It is the same Ota you took but will fix your problem.
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ok one last question? I'm at the shipped roms.com site and there are is a .zip and a .exe of the RUU. Which one should i DL? if it's the zip do i extract it to the rootevonew folder on my C: drive? And just so i'm clear i go into fastboot and while in fastboot i run the .exe on my comp? or do i put it in the root of my sd card? Sorry again for all the questions.....
Put your phone on fasboot usb .
Run RUU.EXE
And your set. It will take about 10 min to complete.
Realize that if you remove your USB while its updating your phone might end up bricked so be careful to not get it unplugged.
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iTzLOLtrain said:
Put your phone on fasboot usb .
Run RUU.EXE
And your set. It will take about 10 min to complete.
Realize that if you remove your USB while its updating your phone might end up bricked so be careful to not get it unplugged.
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ok, and i need to uncheck the fastboot option in my phone first correct. Just like if i were to be doing the HTC unlock?
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ok, and i need to uncheck the fastboot option in my phone first correct. Just like if i were to be doing the HTC unlock?
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Not really. you can just remove the battery and place it back in.
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ok, and i need to uncheck the fastboot option in my phone first correct. Just like if i were to be doing the HTC unlock?
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Ya you can do that to make it easier to get into hboot .
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Ya you can do that to make it easier to get into hboot .
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thanks again and i'll let you know how it goes
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Put your phone on fasboot usb .
Run RUU.EXE
And your set. It will take about 10 min to complete.
Realize that if you remove your USB while its updating your phone might end up bricked so be careful to not get it unplugged.
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Right on thanks guys i finally got around to doing all this and it worked. One last question....Any advice on a particular ROM to flash? I was looking at the Nocturnal Adrenaline E3D 1.0.2 ODEX?? what do you guys think? Thanks again for all the help...
I'm currently running MeanRom 3.92. It's really good. Lots of features & easily over clockable on included ziggy kernel or Anthrax Rls8 Final. Also includes other options that get loaded onto sdcard for flashing.
I flashed leedroid Tweaks, & anthrax, clocked to 1.728Ghz. Stable, fast, quadrant average about 4k.
All up to your preference really, but some consider it a good idea to stick with 2.17 based roms if that's the radio base you have.
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Ok cool,and i can just flash that using the fastboot method right? What about the kernel? Do I need to flash that seperately or does it all go in with the rom?
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Ok cool,and i can just flash that using the fastboot method right? What about the kernel? Do I need to flash that seperately or does it all go in with the rom?
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Yes, once you enter recovery VIA fastboot command prompt everything will flash fine. See the Hboot 1.50 guide flashing notes in my signature for details or just get 4ext recovery.
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Yes, once you enter recovery VIA fastboot command prompt everything will flash fine. See the Hboot 1.50 guide flashing notes in my signature for details or just get 4ext recovery.
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+1
we are android, android is us
Did you connect the EVO to your USB
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casper916 said:
Ok cool,and i can just flash that using the fastboot method right? What about the kernel? Do I need to flash that seperately or does it all go in with the rom?
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run 4ext recovery, u dont need a usb cord...and the best rom out right now is ZR3D
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1561999
evomike77 said:
run 4ext recovery, u dont need a usb cord...and the best rom out right now is ZR3D
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1561999
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Ok i got 4ext recovery and am trying to figure it all out, I read the thread on 4ext but I'm totally confused. I download the rom, put it on the root of my sd
Card, then open 4ext and when I install through 4ext do I still do the full wipe/dalvik cache wipe, etc. Etc? Or can I just install Zip from sd Card?
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Ok i got 4ext recovery and am trying to figure it all out, I read the thread on 4ext but I'm totally confused. I download the rom, put it on the root of my sd
Card, then open 4ext and when I install through 4ext do I still do the full wipe/dalvik cache wipe, etc. Etc? Or can I just install Zip from sd Card?
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it works the same as any other recovery, but when you choose the zip to install, a menu will pop up asking you what to do prior to the flash, that is where you do all your wiping...enjoy
Shouldn't I be able to flash AR Recovery 3.15 in hboot by renaming the zip to PH98IMG.zip and placing in the root directory of the external SD?
Every time I try, it says something about "wrong image" or something... It's quick, before it spits me back out to the main hboot screen.
I'm using the same zip I used to flash AR Recovery when I was running GB... Why doesn't it work now?
I've always done it through adb fastboot command fastboot flash recovery <filename>
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I tried both ways, neither worked... Could this be because I didn't flash hboot after getting s-off? I decided not to cause i read this was risky, but maybe i have to in order to flash a new recovery? I believe my hboot says locked at the top (but also says s-off).
Is that the problem ?
Locked is fine as long as you are s off. Maybe try hasoon2000's all in one toolkit, it has a feature to flash recoveries
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I tried that too.
Here is what I got when I tried to flash via command:
c:\mini-adb_vigor>fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-vigor-3.15-gnm.img
sending 'recovery' (7078 KB)... OKAY [ 1.641s]
writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.959s
See any clues as to what's preventing me from flashing a recovery?
Did you unlock bootloader via HTCDev? Again, the hasoon2000 tool will help with that
Oh and enable usb debugging on your phone
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Did you unlock bootloader via HTCDev? Again, the hasoon2000 tool will help with that
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Pretty sure you have to be unlocked to be able to flash a recovery, even when S-Off.
I unlocked when i rooted. But now that i updated to ICS, do i need to re-unlock?
Does this mean I should flash a new hboot? Or should i follow HTC's unlock instructions... If they have any for the ICS update?
:/
bloodymurderlive said:
I unlocked when i rooted. But now that i updated to ICS, do i need to re-unlock?
Does this mean I should flash a new hboot? Or should i follow HTC's unlock instructions... If they have any for the ICS update?
:/
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Yep just unlock like you did the first time you don't need to flash an hboot you can't unless your s off anyways
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bloodymurderlive said:
I unlocked when i rooted. But now that i updated to ICS, do i need to re-unlock?
Does this mean I should flash a new hboot? Or should i follow HTC's unlock instructions... If they have any for the ICS update?
:/
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Don't unlock after s-off. You need jb hboot if you want to use flashboot flash commands. Amonra should flash in stock hboot as long its a proper ph98img.zip file. Make sure it wasn't ph98img.zip.zip !
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Thanks everyone... I did end up re-unlocking. I suppose I was more comfortable restoring my backed up data than messing with the hboot.
My zip file was named properly, but still wouldn't flash from hboot for some reason. However, the same file flashed using the console commands (I'd prefer that the phone was self-sufficient for doing these things, but ah well).
Once I had AR Recovery 3.15, I used it to flash the superSU zip file (which was confusingly named "CWM"... Clockwork mod screwed up charging on my phone a while back).
Now I'm rooted, ICS, and all is well.
Thank you everyone.
I had to get a new Evo this weekend because my old one went into a coma. Now I havent been on here too much lately due to my new job, so the last time I rooted/s-off-ed something was about a year ago. So forgive me. I was able to successfully after many Many MANY tries to do so. I just kept putting in the same code over and over, literally. then came to part to 'root' it. I follwed 'bigdaddy619's' instuctions to a "t". (or at least I felt I did.) im sure I got all the drivers updated as well. I even followed along with a video on YouTube However, I was unsuccessful in my attempts to root. I kept getting the same error, and if I did NOT get the error, then it just got stuck on "sending file <8024mb>", or something of that nature. That seriously happened about 8 times. the green bar on the fastboot screen filled up and nothing happened. Nothing happened at all. I know its supposed to be somewhat instantaneous on rooting, but I even waited a good 5 mins.
To avoid possible encounter with the forum police (sarcasm) I tried other ways to do so.I think I may end up regretting doing so. I downloaded GooManager and installed to the open recovery script which I believe is twrp 2.6.0.0. It says it installed sucessfully, but of course I was unable to boot into recovery. When I tried, I only got the exclamation mark in a triangle over-the-phone picture.I then went t Twrps website and downloaded the PJ75IMG which is twrp 2.3.x.x. When I tried fastboot-that, it failed and said something along the lines of, this version is older. So itried to find a way to delete TWRP which I could not.... Dealing anything on the HBOOT screen makes me nervous
so my questions are:
1. DO I just need to flash an RUU and start from scratch? (that would be my least favorite option.)
2. Is there some other way to 'root' without starting over?
3. Do I need to delete any htc/android/google affiliated programs on my computer?
4. im lost.
I have HBOOT 2.09, Software 3.16.651.3
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Good day!
Can you kindly post what you did to resolve this issue? I have the EXACT same issue. I have unlocked the bootloader with no problem but flashing recovery gives me fail over and over....
Thanks in advance.
enochbenjamin said:
Good day!
Can you kindly post what you did to resolve this issue? I have the EXACT same issue. I have unlocked the bootloader with no problem but flashing recovery gives me fail over and over....
Thanks in advance.
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What command are you using to flash the recovery? Is the recovery file in your ADB tools folder?
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FinZ28 said:
What command are you using to flash the recovery? Is the recovery file in your ADB tools folder?
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I am on a mac so I just have an android folder on my desktop and I am running:
./fastboot-mac flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-jewel.img
sending 'recovery' (8204 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: image update error)
enochbenjamin said:
I am on a mac so I just have an android folder on my desktop and I am running:
./fastboot-mac flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-jewel.img
sending 'recovery' (8204 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: image update error)
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What's your bootloader version?
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What's your bootloader version?
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Hboot 2.09/3.16 software version.
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I messed up when going to sense 6 and am trying to ruu back and apply the updates. Well I did RUU earlier today and it worked fine. Now I can't for some reason. Running rooted stock from Android Development forum and adb and fastboot both work fine. I get error 155. Tried relocking the bootloader, rebooting both phone and pc. Don't know what else to do. Sprint btw. Using the exe file. Worked fine hours ago.
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I messed up when going to sense 6 and am trying to ruu back and apply the updates. Well I did RUU earlier today and it worked fine. Now I can't for some reason. Running rooted stock from Android Development forum and adb and fastboot both work fine. I get error 155. Tried relocking the bootloader, rebooting both phone and pc. Don't know what else to do. Sprint btw. Using the exe file. Worked fine hours ago.
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I've tried the zip as well and errors out as well...
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\sdk\platform-
target reported max download size of 1542111
sending 'zip' (1271680 KB)...
OKAY [ 49.560s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) rom parsing start ...
(bootloader) rom parsing finish ...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) Read zipped android_info fail
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 56.335s
I am at a loss. The stock rom I downloaded won't let me update to 4.4.2 or sense 6. I have both updates downloaded I just need to get back to stock so I can take the updates or a rom that will allow me to. The stock roms available are missing files that are needed for the update.
BTW: Hboot 2.49.0000 Perhaps I have to downgrade Hboot or something really could use some help here. Pretty much stuck on this for 24 hours.
Sorry I keep bumping but I am at a loss and may have to return. I can find way to take OTA. RUU fails after it says erasing user data and gets to about 2% and then says sending till it fails. I've done just about everything I can think of really could use some outside ideas here...
EDIT: At worst could someone upload a stock nandroid with all the apps so I can take the OTA?
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Sorry I keep bumping but I am at a loss and may have to return. I can find way to take OTA. RUU fails after it says erasing user data and gets to about 2% and then says sending till it fails. I've done just about everything I can think of really could use some outside ideas here...
EDIT: At worst could someone upload a stock nandroid with all the apps so I can take the OTA?
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Are you s-off?
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Are you s-off?
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Yes sir.
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Yes sir.
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Did you try putting that ruu.zip on a fat32 formatted sd card and letting the phone attempt to ruu from boot?
Md5 of the zip matches ?
Can you post a copy of the output of
Fastboot getvar all
Edit out your serial and imei....
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dottat said:
Did you try putting that ruu.zip on a fat32 formatted sd card and letting the phone attempt to ruu from boot?
Md5 of the zip matches ?
Can you post a copy of the output of
Fastboot getvar all
Edit out your serial and imei....
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No ex SD card laying about. Flyhalf just sent me a ROM to try and help me out. I'm gonna download it and give it a shot. Either way thanks for calming me a bit. I rarely get into these situations lol
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cstrife999 said:
No ex SD card laying about. Flyhalf just sent me a ROM to try and help me out. I'm gonna download it and give it a shot. Either way thanks for calming me a bit. I rarely get into these situations lol
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Yeah I told him you were stuck. Let us know how you make out. One way or another I'm sure you can get er back as long as you remain s off.
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Yeah I told him you were stuck. Let us know how you make out. One way or another I'm sure you can get er back as long as you remain s off.
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Yea I took a walk to get some LTE its literally a block away lol almost done with the download I'll reflash twrp and get right back at your. Thanks so much man
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Worked great thank you so much!!!!
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