Okay, so I restored animusFL's deodexed stock backup, and then I flashed the CWM recovery V20F update, but now my phone is stuck at the T-Mobile logo, and even if I try to flash a KDZ with S/W upgrade mode it doesn't work because I was previously on JB. I'm unable to access my homescreen to activate LG Software Mode. Can somebody please provide me with a simple hotfix? Please I need this fixed before night lol.
EDIT: I'm unable to access my Locked Bootloader CWM as well, before the flash I selected to preserve root and recovery but it didn't work... So now I have a phone that says T-Mobile constantly. /:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43703749
Flash ice cream u & x (for p769) partitions in fastboot, and do the offline flash method.
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kuma82 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43703749
Flash ice cream u & x (for p769) partitions in fastboot, and do the offline flash method.
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Hey llxaot, I'd be interested to know if you tried Kuma82's suggestion & if it worked. I'm in a similar boat ... working phone, but locked bootloader and not rooted on P769 with v20f OTA.
Kuma82, my phone is fully functional now. I'm "simply" trying to unlock bootloader & root the device. The methods in the links look to restore function of a device that's been soft-bricked, etc.
Is this the only currently known method for unlocking bootloader on P769 v20f?
Basically get fastboot working via Lelus script, flash the uboot and xloader from the 3rd link in that post & I'll be unlocked & have ICS recovery on device?
Then, I just need to flash back JB, flash CWM recovery (if I want) and root?
SO DAMN CONFUSING...this is by far the most difficult phone I've ever worked with.
tbonezx11 said:
Hey llxaot, I'd be interested to know if you tried Kuma82's suggestion & if it worked. I'm in a similar boat ... working phone, but locked bootloader and not rooted on P769 with v20f OTA.
Kuma82, my phone is fully functional now. I'm "simply" trying to unlock bootloader & root the device. The methods in the links look to restore function of a device that's been soft-bricked, etc.
Is this the only currently known method for unlocking bootloader on P769 v20f?
Basically get fastboot working via Lelus script, flash the uboot and xloader from the 3rd link in that post & I'll be unlocked & have ICS recovery on device?
Then, I just need to flash back JB, flash CWM recovery (if I want) and root?
SO DAMN CONFUSING...this is by far the most difficult phone I've ever worked with.
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I fixed it with Lelus' help. Kuma's would definitely work but I can't seem to get fastboot to work. Anyways, what I did was went into LG PC Suite and clicked on Device -> Emergency Recovery or something like that. Make sure you don't have the local server setup from cmahendra's offline KDZ flash method. Then you just find where you put in your device's IMEI code or whatever and click OK, it'll flash the stock v20F firmware straight from LG's server to your phone! Then you have to re-root (I recommend LG Pwn method) and install busybox and then flash Artas locked CWM recovery. About the whole bootloader thing, just wait. @carloswii5 is making a video to upload soon on how to do it, that's when noobs like you and I can do this.
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Hello,
is it possible to relock bootloader after ulocking it? I need it due to the warranty.
in short, No. please search the forum for details, as this is discussed.
i suggest you just try the luck sending the phone in and not mention anythong about the bootloader. of course should flash to stock rom if that still can be done
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@stanislavdavid
Why you want the warranty? Want to sell it later? Or did it already got any fault?
mrmathematica said:
in short, No. please search the forum for details, as this is discussed.
i suggest you just try the luck sending the phone in and not mention anythong about the bootloader. of course should flash to stock rom if that still can be done
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I think, he did not say he is sending to service center. He just said he needs it for warranty (in future).
See how smart these new pals are. May be we are all idiots to unlock it without giving a second thought. lolz
I do not have yet any fault, I just want to try alternative rom and I want to have way back to stock rom
My last phone had after 3 month of use some problem and I must return it. So I just want to know if it is possible
I thought that flashing the stock u-boot & x-boot will re-lock the bootloader.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37250265&postcount=10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39761686&postcount=30
Maybe this should be in a sticky post somewhere. I have seen a few people ask about re-locking the bootloader.
If this works, we should start collecting u-boot & x-boot images.
There is no way to relock bootloader. Here is good post about bootloader and omap4430, it applies to L9s. In our case ics xloader ,uboot or both simply don't recognize that bootloader had been unlocked and it just appears locked.
I see. Thanks you.
So, you guys with unlocked bootloader, have no problem with fact that your devices have no warranty?
If you don't mention the unlocked bootloader to the customer service and your device has an unrooted stock ROM, there is only a few chance that they check the bootloader if it is for an hardware issue.
It only requires a little bit luck .
If i will make root by this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173465
With locked bootloader, then install cwm. May I then install cyanogenmod and if something goes wrong may i return to original stock rom together with warranty?
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stanislavdavid said:
If i will make root by this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173465
With locked bootloader, then install cwm. May I then install cyanogenmod and if something goes wrong may i return to original stock rom together with warranty?
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cwm requires unlocked bootloader
I think you need to install the "CWM Recovery" bootloader to flash a custom ROM. And with a locked bootloader, you can only have a bootloader signed by LG (not a "CWM Recovery" one).
However, you can try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095825
It is a "CWM Recovery" which is not directly placed inside the bootloader (instead, it adds a step on Android start). When I tried it on my P760 (when it still had a locked bootloader), it failed (but you can still try).
OperationNT said:
I think you need to install the "CWM Recovery" bootloader to flash a custom ROM. And with a locked bootloader, you can only have a bootloader signed by LG (not a "CWM Recovery" one).
However, you can try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095825
It is a "CWM Recovery" which is not directly placed on in the bootloader. When I tried it on my phone, it failed (but you can still try).
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Actually that recovery will not work on jb,
Ok, that's why it failed for me.
Now, you have your answer, you must stay on ICS if you wish to keep your bootloader locked with CWM Recovery.
However, I would be curious to know what happens if a JB ROM (custom or stock) is installed through using this "locked bootloader CWM Recovery".
OperationNT said:
Ok, that's why it failed for me.
Now, you have your answer, you must stay on ICS if you wish to keep your bootloader locked with CWM Recovery.
However, I would be curious to know what happens if a JB ROM (custom or stock) is installed through using this "locked bootloader CWM Recovery".
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I received "Security Error" when attempting to boot when I tried this a while back. It just won't work because the kernel needs to be signed by LG.
So may I at least root phone or even root is not possible without unlocked bootloader?
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Root is possible with boolloader, try this method (it worked fine for me while I wasn't on an unlocked bootloader) :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173465
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stanislavdavid said:
Hello,
is it possible to relock bootloader after ulocking it? I need it due to the warranty.
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You do not know resealed on, it is true that and forth they have forgotten to write never to can be relocked
sometihing new
Hello, does anybody know something new about bootloader relock?
stanislavdavid said:
Hello, does anybody know something new about bootloader relock?
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Not possible yet.
So, here I was just sitting, thinking about our beautiful L9's and how they have come a long way, when I started thinking about the current method to unlock the p769 boot loader. As most of you know the current method has you flash a p760 and p765 kdz onto our p769 which messes up our touchscreen. This is when I got to thinking. What about restoring to a custom tailor made p760 nandroid backup in CWM with the correct touch firmware already in place? This way we would have the p760 firmware needed to unlock the boot loader, AND our touchscreens would not be messed up . Anyone think this is possible?
In short:
1. Flash nandroid backup from p760 (with p769 touch firmware) via CWM
2. wait 30 min
3. unlock boot loader as you normally would on a p760 or p765
4. restore to p769 nandroid of jb or ics with unlocked boot loader for custom roms
mjb1994 said:
So, here I was just sitting, thinking about our beautiful L9's and how they have come a long way, when I started thinking about the current method to unlock the p769 boot loader. As most of you know the current method has you flash a p760 and p765 kdz onto our p769 which messes up our touchscreen. This is when I got to thinking. What about restoring to a custom tailor made p760 nandroid backup in CWM with the correct touch firmware already in place? This way we would have the p760 firmware needed to unlock the boot loader, AND our touchscreens would not be messed up . Anyone think this is possible?
In short:
1. Flash nandroid backup from p760 (with p769 touch firmware) via CWM
2. wait 30 min
3. unlock boot loader as you normally would on a p760 or p765
4. restore to p769 nandroid of jb or ics with unlocked boot loader for custom roms
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I was under the impression that the touch screen issue is in the uboot file. And that file is what unlocks our bootloader.
kevev said:
I was under the impression that the touch screen issue is in the uboot file. And that file is what unlocks our bootloader.
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Oh is it? then couldnt you just flash the uboot alone? instead of the whole kdz? The main goal is to find a simpler more user friendly way ha
mjb1994 said:
Oh is it? then couldnt you just flash the uboot alone? instead of the whole kdz? The main goal is to find a simpler more user friendly way ha
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I see. That may be possible. But I am not sure if you can flash a new uboot without unlocked uboot.
kevev said:
I see. That may be possible. But I am not sure if you can flash a new uboot without unlocked uboot.
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You can flash a new uboot without an unlocked uboot, you just have to be rooted (dd if/of), or even unrooted (fastboot via omap). As for being able to unlock using that method, I'm still testing that out on my backup P769 with no luck so far.
aequitas3 said:
You can flash a new uboot without an unlocked uboot, you just have to be rooted (dd if/of), or even unrooted (fastboot via omap). As for being able to unlock using that method, I'm still testing that out on my backup L769 with no luck so far.
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I think you may need uboot and xloader from an unlockable device, aequitas3, i just pm'd you.
Bump... Any new findings on this?
Hello i have just purchased this phone and i want to unlock the bootloader and install CWM and then Cyanogenmod but im finding it is very difficult to do so.. I have a few questions.. i have found some info on here but it says from tmobile 10g..which i am not.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277639. Why is it so hard to do this and why after so much time has an easy fast method not been posted anywhere.It pisses me off they lock this thing up with all this built in bloat and make this so hard for users.. we are paying for the phones-therefore we should have 100 percent control over how they are used..
1. Is there any easier less risky way to unlock my bootloader and install cwm/cyanogenmod than this clusterfack way
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277639) for noobs ha
2. I rooted and flashed Cwm but i cannot get into it either with key combo or adb reboot recovery(brings me to android with open stomach screen, thats it..and i assume if i try to flash a zip like cyanogenmod IF I DID GET IN WITH A LOCKED bootloader it wouldnt work or id get security error)
i have busybox installed and phone is fully rooted..I need to avoid bricking and security errors at all costs
3.i need detailed step by step instructions for lg l9 p769 21d (locked bootloader) willing to offer a bit of cash to anyone who can help me successfully Unlock my Bootloader without any device brickage or security errors.
Update: Itried installing the artas test version on cwm with his installer and I now can get into cwm..the stable one wasn'tworking..
So now Ihave recovery just bbootloader locked preventing me from flashing any new ROMs...sighh
Update..I used cwm recovery installer by artas and I now can get into cwm
Device info
lg l9 p769 21d (android 4.1.2)
build number JZO54K
1.) Flash to 10G. T-Mobile doesn't matter, it still works with Wind. I've used Wind ROMs on my T-Mobile.
2.) That is the only way to unlock it, I'm sorry. Some conspiratist was trying to unlock it using a different method, but he rage quit when someone made fun of his website (lol).
3.) Really, it just takes luck. I haven't got it yet. But I try daily and it takes about 20 mins of work and 30-40 mins of waiting, so it's worth it. About to give up though lol.
LOL, I just realized you used numbers too. My numbers here don't correspond to your questions in that order. What a coincidence!
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OK flash from 21d wind too T-Mobile 10g... Then I need to flash to Europe open 20b for 760...unlock the boot loader with mirrored image and messed up touch screen..then gain root..install cwm and fix the touch screen..
ARE YOU SURE I CANT GO FROM 21d to EUROPE 20b? Unlock bootloader and root and then Be done with it?And if so , Why not?
Anyone here unlocked boot loader of 769? BTW there is no working link to Europe open 20b kdz..I've been looking everywhere for an hour all links and downloads are broken/not working..anyone have the Europe open 20b for this process?
edit think i found the europe 20b
People say there's problems with it lol.. I haven't unlocked yet sadly. It's an annoying process and I feel that some devices can't be unlocked no matter what
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Well it can be unlocked..but its a pain..day 1 and lg support tool will not install w admin priv/compatibility mode for xp sp 2/3.I'm on win 7
I take it this is why it won't flash the kdz and crashes the kdz installer..also shows phone not found in emergency mode but it is found in diag mode..what's with that?
Lol.. I'll try again tomorrow.. But I think I need to on a diff PC cause I've tried everything and it just gets stuck(lg support tool) at like 10 percent install..
What is the reason for going from 10g to 20b Europe and then back to 10g
Why not just stay on 20b fix the touchscreen etc and leave it..?
What issues if any would arise from flashing 20b Europe from 21d wind?
The unlock boot loader for.noobs 769 has files for SD including radio.zip..
Does the radio not work after flashing 20b Europe open? And if so how can I flash a zip on Europe 20b and unlock the boot loader without first installing radio.zip through a cwm?
The unlock boot loader for.noobs 769 has files for SD including radio.zip..
Does the radio not work after flashing 20b Europe open? And if so how can I flash a zip on Europe 20b and unlock the boot loader without first installing radio.zip through a cwm
I'd like to know what issues if any would arise from flashing to 20b from wind 21d?
What's the point of flashing from T-Mobile 10g to Europe 20b unlocking then flashing back to T-Mobile 10g?
Why not just leave it at 20b? Root 20b and be done?
matthewstice said:
The unlock boot loader for.noobs 769 has files for SD including radio.zip..
Does the radio not work after flashing 20b Europe open? And if so how can I flash a zip on Europe 20b and unlock the boot loader without first installing radio.zip through a cwm
I'd like to know what issues if any would arise from flashing to 20b from wind 21d?
What's the point of flashing from T-Mobile 10g to Europe 20b unlocking then flashing back to T-Mobile 10g?
Why not just leave it at 20b? Root 20b and be done?
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Long story short, it won't work. Just do it lol.
Where are u in can?
Sent from my unlocked LG Optimus L9 running CM 10.1
isitbricked... I'm in Toronto...I read your posts today how u messed up then fixed your touch screen..and I also noticed your wind and u have ul your boot loader..was it from 20d as well ..? earlier version..?I wanna get this done
Ilxaot.
so do u have link to T-Mobile 10g..I'll flash to that then 20b then up..then flash back to 10g ?? or straight to cyanogemod..I just want cm in the en
d
matthewstice said:
Ilxaot.
so do u have link to T-Mobile 10g..I'll flash to that then 20b then up..then flash back to 10g ?? or straight to cyanogemod..I just want cm in the en
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Go to the General section, and find the sticky (at the top) of the thread with the stock KDZ's by cmahendra. Find the ICS KDZ for P769, and download it.
matthewstice said:
Ilxaot.
so do u have link to T-Mobile 10g..I'll flash to that then 20b then up..then flash back to 10g ?? or straight to cyanogemod..I just want cm in the en
d
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Get your T-Mobile STOCK here.
Get the V20B Euro Open here.
Good Luck and be patient.
do I have to flash back to 10g??? or I can go straight to cm 10.2..
what's the reason in the post everyone using this pattern
tmob10g-europe20b-tmob10g
why not flash to stock jb after Europe open? or cm 10.2 etc?
matthewstice said:
do I have to flash back to 10g??? or I can go straight to cm 10.2..
what's the reason in the post everyone using this pattern
tmob10g-europe20b-tmob10g
why not flash to stock jb after Europe open? or cm 10.2 etc?
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You don't have to go to v10G after unlocking it... I don't know where you heard that lol.
please help
ive followed everything in the guide slowly and accurate to flash kdz with offline method..im flashing to 10g
it crashes every time after unpacking kdz ........dunno what to do..ive done exactly how it has said in guide step by step
windows 7.. http small server running... run as admin (sp3 mode) drivers installed(universal driver package) uninstalled /restart/reinstalled..
still program is crashing before it flashes kdz.. I included a screenshot of the logs
restart your pc and check yout host file and try a diffrent port...thats wat i did and its weird but it works
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isitbricked... I'm in Toronto...I read your posts today how u messed up then fixed your touch screen..and I also noticed your wind and u have ul your boot loader..was it from 20d as well ..? earlier version..?I wanna get this done
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20f is what I started with
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I received phone as 10e (can anyone explain if this interferes with unlocking bootloada). I haven't tried unlocking yet but I think the time is upon me lol. ..I've been lurking these threads for months now. Are you t-mobile lg logo left side of phone?
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Ilxaot said:
1.) Flash to 10G. T-Mobile doesn't matter, it still works with Wind. I've used Wind ROMs on my T-Mobile.
2.) That is the only way to unlock it, I'm sorry. Some conspiratist was trying to unlock it using a different method, but he rage quit when someone made fun of his website (lol).
3.) Really, it just takes luck. I haven't got it yet. But I try daily and it takes about 20 mins of work and 30-40 mins of waiting, so it's worth it. About to give up though lol.
LOL, I just realized you used numbers too. My numbers here don't correspond to your questions in that order. What a coincidence!
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I have none either ....
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matthewstice said:
The unlock boot loader for.noobs 769 has files for SD including radio.zip..
Does the radio not work after flashing 20b Europe open? And if so how can I flash a zip on Europe 20b and unlock the boot loader without first installing radio.zip through a cwm
I'd like to know what issues if any would arise from flashing to 20b from wind 21d?
What's the point of flashing from T-Mobile 10g to Europe 20b unlocking then flashing back to T-Mobile 10g?
Why not just leave it at 20b? Root 20b and be done?
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You know i thought about this .... im gonna try it ...
Isitbricked...
After flashing to 10g then 20b did you then have a working signal for calls and data,,,or did.u only enabke wifi for the waiting.period,,,then unlock?
My issue.is that after flashing 20b i have no signal or data connection ...i also tried flashing the radio zip from putinsd card folder from.unlock.bootloader for.noobs p769 after flashing 20b...still no dice...
I've had a lot of trouble upgrading to KitKat. After attempting to flash different image files for stock recovery/boot/system, I found it impossible to completely unroot the phone using the instructions posted because the phone kept re-rooting itself. Finally, I S-offed, wrote superCID, used the Telus RUU, applied the OTA downloaded to the phone, changed the CID back to GLOBA001 (my carrier is WindMobile). And finally! I know I relocked and unlocked the bootloader somewhere in the process, but I can't quite remember when.
Now, before I even think of re-rooting the phone or installing a custom recovery, I'd like to create a backup of the stock boot, recovery, and system. I tried running
Code:
fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-zaracl.img
using the special KitKat TWRP. There's a message about boot.img being downloaded successfully but the phone reboots to a black screen.
I know that TWRP 2.7.1.0 downloaded from their website worked fine on my phone before I ran the RUU . So I'm not sure that the new TWRP is incompatible with my phone.
If I wanted to use adb instead, I'd need to root the phone before being able to pull the stock recovery, boot, and system images using adb shell. If I have to resort to rooting, is there any way to do so without flashing a custom recovery first? If there is, I might be able to unroot the phone afterward and make it stick. (Delete the supersu apk and su binary, right?)
I remember that the first time my phone attempted to download and apply the OTA automatically, my phone wiped itself. It was a lot of hard work to get it back to a usable state, but it was my own fault for not having a proper backup. I'd like to avoid making that mistake again, and have a stock backup handy on my computer in case there are carrier updates for my phone in the future.
To re-iterate, possible to back up stock everything without root? If not, possible to root without installing custom recovery?
You can no longer boot into a custom recovery, you have to actually flash it.
As far as having the stock recovery and boot, those are actually inside the OTA so you can pull it from there.
Since you'll have the stock recovery already, you can flash TWRP and use that to backup boot and system.
When you need to go stock, just use TWRP to restore your backup and then manually flash the stock recovery.
Since you made the device S-OFF, I recommend that if you need to lock/unlock the bootloader that you use the commands in this thread versus using the htcdev method as that wipes the /data/preload/ folder (as part of its normal /data wipe) which includes a few stock apps.
I had already re-locked the bootloader using the HTCdev method after the upgrade and before starting the thread. Do you think the potential loss of apps would cause any future OTAs to fail? If so, I don't mind re-doing the RUU (no important data on the phone right now). If not, I'll proceed with flashing TWRP.
Thanks for the tip on the alternate unlock method. I'll use that method the next time I need to re-unlock the bootloader.
EveKnight75 said:
I had already re-locked the bootloader using the HTCdev method after the upgrade and before starting the thread. Do you think the potential loss of apps would cause any future OTAs to fail? If so, I don't mind re-doing the RUU (no important data on the phone right now). If not, I'll proceed with flashing TWRP.
Thanks for the tip on the alternate unlock method. I'll use that method the next time I need to re-unlock the bootloader.
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Locking the bootloader won't do anything, it's only unlocking using the htcdev token that causes the data wipe. So if you haven't unlocked using the htcdev method since running the RUU you will still have the 2 - 3 apps.
I don't know if the /data/preload/ folder is a requirement for a successful OTA update or not but I checked inside my OTA zip for my phone and it does include the 3 items stored there for the VM variant.
The unlock was AFTER the RUU. I ran the RUU, then used the OTA to upgrade to KitKat, then unlocked the bootloader again. However, I didn't notice any apps disappearing and the OTA zip for Wind also has a /data/preload folder.
*Shrugs* Seems good enough to me. TWRP, here I come!
needing wind stock stuck with wind awsy amd wont connect
I have an unlocked desire 601 it finds only wind away I'm trying to get a backup of the stock Rom to flash it does anyone k ow if there any around or even a back up I can use to try to get my phone working on wind home
jayjsteez said:
I have an unlocked desire 601 it finds only wind away I'm trying to get a backup of the stock Rom to flash it does anyone k ow if there any around or even a back up I can use to try to get my phone working on wind home
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2804427
needing help for s-off
EveKnight75 said:
I had already re-locked the bootloader using the HTCdev method after the upgrade and before starting the thread. Do you think the potential loss of apps would cause any future OTAs to fail? If so, I don't mind re-doing the RUU (no important data on the phone right now). If not, I'll proceed with flashing TWRP.
Thanks for the tip on the alternate unlock method. I'll use that method the next time I need to re-unlock the bootloader.
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hey i have unlocked desire 601 but only says wind away and wont connect ive knoticed the wind version is the same as the other versions but im wondering do i need the wind rom in order for it to pick up the wind home i cant seem to find anywhere online the wind rom and everytime i try to s-off it saysfailed and ive followed everything is there any insite you could give me to help me with this issue if its fixable again my phone says wind away but wont connect to it and i need to get it working as its my only device and carrier i use thx
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EveKnight75 said:
I had already re-locked the bootloader using the HTCdev method after the upgrade and before starting the thread. Do you think the potential loss of apps would cause any future OTAs to fail? If so, I don't mind re-doing the RUU (no important data on the phone right now). If not, I'll proceed with flashing TWRP.
Thanks for the tip on the alternate unlock method. I'll use that method the next time I need to re-unlock the bootloader.
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hey i have unlocked desire 601 but only says wind away and wont connect ive knoticed the wind version is the same as the other versions but im wondering do i need the wind rom in order for it to pick up the wind home i cant seem to find anywhere online the wind rom and everytime i try to s-off it saysfailed and ive followed everything is there any insite you could give me to help me with this issue if its fixable again my phone says wind away but wont connect to it and i need to get it working as its my only device and carrier i use thx
-Duir- said:
You can no longer boot into a custom recovery, you have to actually flash it.
As far as having the stock recovery and boot, those are actually inside the OTA so you can pull it from there.
Since you'll have the stock recovery already, you can flash TWRP and use that to backup boot and system.
When you need to go stock, just use TWRP to restore your backup and then manually flash the stock recovery.
Since you made the device S-OFF, I recommend that if you need to lock/unlock the bootloader that you use the commands in this thread versus using the htcdev method as that wipes the /data/preload/ folder (as part of its normal /data wipe) which includes a few stock apps.
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I don't understand how you can pull the stock recovery from the OTA. I thought OTA's are immediately installed, instead of stored untill you want to install it? So, how do you backup the stock recovery?
It is saved until you want to install. When it go finishes Downloading, just choose install later. And you will be able to copy it into other storage devices and extract files and what not. I'm not sure if it stores in internal or external I'm 80% sure external sd if you have one.
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I have xperia pro and rooted it with eroot. Bootloader is not unlocked. When I flash APKs using ADB or Fastboot it gives error that device is not rooted but superuser is already there on the phone. I don't know if I can flash APKs to locked bootloader. I tried everything CWM but doesn't go into recovery mode.
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I have xperia pro and rooted it with eroot. Bootloader is not unlocked. When I flash APKs using ADB or Fastboot it gives error that device is not rooted but superuser is already there on the phone. I don't know if I can flash APKs to locked bootloader. I tried everything CWM but doesn't go into recovery mode.
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What do you mean by "flash apk" ? If it is install then adb install apkname.apk should work...
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Actually I am trying to install Cybershot APK which will replace my original Camera app but still after rooting it is not allowing to do that.
Is this because I don't have unlocked bootloader???
But in the threads it said that you just need rooted phone.
So please let me know if I can replace standard APKs with custom ones in locked bootloader.
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Actually I am trying to install Cybershot APK which will replace my original Camera app but still after rooting it is not allowing to do that.
Is this because I don't have unlocked bootloader???
But in the threads it said that you just need rooted phone.
So please let me know if I can replace standard APKs with custom ones in locked bootloader.
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Yes, you only need an unlocked bootloader. Mount system as RW. And then replace the cam app in /system/priv-app, but I would suggest you to unlock bootloader, install cwm and make a nandroid
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But can I backup locked bootloader. If in case phone gets issues like bootloop and all can I lock my phones bootloader again.
If I unlocked bootloader then can I able to use repair operation from Sony PC Companion.
Like yesterday I tried to delete all system files from root and my phone was not able to start. So what I have done is repaired it using PC Companion and it has been started.
I mean to say can I backup my existing ROM, bootloader and all and if so can you please let me the process to do so.
Because there are so many threads and there are so many applications to do it and I am not able to figure out the correct procedure.
I also have the RW permissions and can replace the app but its meta files and all will not be replaced then. So do you know method to flash this APK.
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But can I backup locked bootloader. If in case phone gets issues like bootloop and all can I lock my phones bootloader again.
If I unlocked bootloader then can I able to use repair operation from Sony PC Companion.
Like yesterday I tried to delete all system files from root and my phone was not able to start. So what I have done is repaired it using PC Companion and it has been started.
I mean to say can I backup my existing ROM, bootloader and all and if so can you please let me the process to do so.
Because there are so many threads and there are so many applications to do it and I am not able to figure out the correct procedure.
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Bootloop is a different term. It is because of bad ROM, once you unlock bootloader, nothing can relock it except you do it. So nothing to be scared of.
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I tried everything Rom Manager, X-Parts, Recover-X, BusyBox but not able to boot into recovery.
Can anyone help me with this???
I got this working using below thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364509
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