[Q] Dead android when updating ota - LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769

My wife and I both have rooted L9 and used that script in /etc which freezes all the T-Mobile apps.
She was able to do the ota update but my phone shows dead android when I try it.
Any idea how I can get my upgrade to work?
The biggest difference I can think of between our phones is that I'm using link2sd and she's not.
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I was in the same boat this morning until I
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flashed my phone with instruction in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085344

szczys said:
My wife and I both have rooted L9 and used that script in /etc which freezes all the T-Mobile apps.
She was able to do the ota update but my phone shows dead android when I try it.
Any idea how I can get my upgrade to work?
The biggest difference I can think of between our phones is that I'm using link2sd and she's not.
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Dude link2sd is your problem. Unlink apps and uninstall link2sd. Remember to uninstall busybox as well. Anything that modified the build.prop or system. Install voodoo ota rootkeeper and protect your root. Good luck!
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szczys said:
My wife and I both have rooted L9 and used that script in /etc which freezes all the T-Mobile apps.
She was able to do the ota update but my phone shows dead android when I try it.
Any idea how I can get my upgrade to work?
The biggest difference I can think of between our phones is that I'm using link2sd and she's not.
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Unfreeze the T-Mobile apps that you froze. Then uninstall link2sd... Try updating now and give me results.. And the only .apk that should be frozen is lookout security and LGsetupwizard.
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geeshiet said:
Unfreeze the T-Mobile apps that you froze. Then uninstall link2sd... Try updating now and give me results.. And the only .apk that should be frozen is lookout security and LGsetupwizard.
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No Dice, still getting dead android:
Unlinked all apps and unistalled Link2sd
Uninstalled Busybox
Unfroze everything except the two apks mentioned
I did use the Mass Storage script from this thread. It was installed via CWM. Could that be causing the problem? If so, what should I do to fix it?

Now I've gone and made a mess.
I didn't uninstall BusyBox, I only uninstalled the BusyBox installer APK. Now I can't reinstall that package to use it to remove the actual busybox binary. When I try to install Stericson's BusyBox installer from google play store I get "error downloading" RPC:S-5:AEC-0
Any idea where I should go from here?

szczys said:
Now I've gone and made a mess.
I didn't uninstall BusyBox, I only uninstalled the BusyBox installer APK. Now I can't reinstall that package to use it to remove the actual busybox binary. When I try to install Stericson's BusyBox installer from google play store I get "error downloading" RPC:S-5:AEC-0
Any idea where I should go from here?
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Download a nandroid backup and you will have no worries. But you should make your own stock backup before doing any mods sui you won't have this problem again.
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Nathan.7118391 said:
Download a nandroid backup and you will have no worries. But you should make your own stock backup before doing any mods sui you won't have this problem again.
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Thanks, I'm all set now.
Here's what I did:
Installed a rooted V20D nandroid from the sticky thread
Installed BusyBox
Used Voodoo Rootkeeper to preserve root
Installed the OTA upgrade (clear data for Google Services Framework then check for update in the settings menu to force this)
Upgraded SuperSU binary
Restored Root (I might have done this before the SuperSU binary upgrade)
Let the phone fully update itself
Reboot into CWM
Make an initial backup
Wipe all data and cache
Make a clean backup for the next time this happens (per Nathan's advice)
Restore the initial backup

Perfect glad I could help.
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[Q] Cleanup

hi there i rooted my fone a couple of mins ago using the exploid method (026), it was a great success.., lemme go back to my question.., how can i clean up the apps that i don't need.,
in bin4ry's method (024) on step2 folder there's a file called cleanup.cmd i just have to edit it and run it.., it will remove all the unnecessary apps like the moxiersh*t on my (024) x10i..,
but when i used bin4ry's cleanup.cmd on my (026) is says "mount: operation not permitted"
i know they have different sources, but can somebody help me cleaning up my 026x10i?
any links?
Use titanium backup
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Did you use the donate or free version of Titanium Backup? I have installed the free version but i still could not figure out how to delete or uninstall unwanted programs. Care to share how you did it? Thanks
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long press the app u want 2 delete
nooo i dont need titanium backup.., what i said is.., the CMD(command) file in the root that can cleanup the apps using the computer not the phone itself..,
Jus use the cleanup file.. don't mount your usb, make sure usb debugging is on n c what happens!
as for titanium backup, there's nothing wrong with it.. does the job!! plus the full version can b used to freeze apps to c how the rest of your phone would react if u had actually uninstalled it!!
Sent from my rooted 026 X10i using swype via XDA!!
hi i still can't delete from titanium(free version).it doesn't give me an option to delete.
and from the cleanup file it tells me rm failed.red-only file system
yet the apps are still there!!(moxier,quadrapop etc.)
am i doing something wrong?
Download busybox of market and c if that confirms your root privileges..
if so then go into titanium n try your luck again
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use exploid 1.08, once rooted again, open exploid app again, click unsecure shell, rerun the cleanup cmd. u should now be read/write mounted...
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bryanvincent said:
nooo i dont need titanium backup.., what i said is.., the CMD(command) file in the root that can cleanup the apps using the computer not the phone itself..,
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Make sure you edit the cleanup.cmd so it doesn't remove stuff you might need or want to keep.
Ang3losqws said:
hi i still can't delete from titanium(free version).it doesn't give me an option to delete.
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You just tap the app, as long pressing gives you a different menu.
yes, thanks, everything ok, cause in another post it said longpress that's why i couldn't see it.yet there's another problem.i uninstall creatouch yet it keeps on showing up in apps and menu...why is that?
Ang3losqws said:
yes, thanks, everything ok, cause in another post it said longpress that's why i couldn't see it.yet there's another problem.i uninstall creatouch yet it keeps on showing up in apps and menu...why is that?
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If I remember correctly, what I did was uninstall it with TB, then using roorexplorer navigate to data/app and remove the apk, then went to app-private and removed it from there too.
thanks man, finally got rid of it!

[Q] cannot uninstall bloat with full s-off root =(

so i have s-off, root, custom recovery , the works......but y cant i UNINSTALL stupid bloat? i can disable, but not uninstall via an app like my 4gevo ........is me just stupid?
Hummm. Well what have you tried so far???? As in apps??
Locked & Loaded
did you already flash the su zip or a rooted rom?
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Get Root Explorer and use that, or if you're not sure and need to make sure you have root access just download busybox from the market and it will check to see if you have root, that's a fast way to determine if your root access is functioning or not.
unslav3d said:
so i have s-off, root, custom recovery , the works......but y cant i UNINSTALL stupid bloat? i can disable, but not uninstall via an app like my 4gevo ........is me just stupid?
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Just install Root Explorer from market..then go to system>app> and click and hold on what u want removed and then click delete(If it says it cant be deleted the click where it says write r/o or write r/w up top i always get them confused..lol..then do it again it then they will delete no problem) I just got rid of a crapload of bloat this way..hope it helps
nice thanx guys, yeah i figured it just wasnt as easy as using system app uninstaller n **** =* lol
and yes im all rooted for shizzle n junk and got paid foreman rate on a construction site to do it , while it rained, ****ING GREAT DAY
i wonder why that is though.......ya know?
for clarification, no app uninstaller for root is working for ne one els then right?
unslav3d said:
i wonder why that is though.......ya know?
for clarification, no app uninstaller for root is working for ne one els then right?
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Every root app should work except ones that depend on kernel mods (i. e. market version of Wireless Tether). I used Root Explorer and Titanium Backup to take care of my bloat and all went well.
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I used titanium backup to remove the bloatware. Worked perfect
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Yup tb and re worked fine for me as well.
Locked & Loaded
I still can't get tb working. All other root apps are fine. Flashed toasts Su an still no joy
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Go to the development section and search for Vipermod, that's the best way to uninstall the bloat
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laie1472 said:
Yup tb and re worked fine for me as well.
Locked & Loaded
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I used titanium backup to remove the bloatware but the icons/shorcuts are still there in the app drawer.
DarkManX4lf said:
I used titanium backup to remove the bloatware but the icons/shorcuts are still there in the app drawer.
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Nevermind, I used viperboy scripts and a reboot later and the bloatware is gone from the app drawer as well. I'm not sure if it was viperboy scripts or titanium backup that removed it from the app drawer but a reboot helped.
DarkManX4lf said:
Nevermind, I used viperboy scripts and a reboot later and the bloatware is gone from the app drawer as well. I'm not sure if it was viperboy scripts or titanium backup that removed it from the app drawer but a reboot helped.
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Glad you got it worked out
Locked & Loaded
Running into strange issue.
Have complete root. Using root explorer, root user granted.
When i first go into the program I can set to R/W. However, once R/W is set and then I go into the system folder it goes back to R/O. If I back out to the first page it goes back to R/W.
It's very weird that it'll only stay R/W on some folders and not others.
Any ideas what might cause this?
UPDATE: I uninstalled root explorer and downloaded ES File Explorer. Gave ES root permissions, and hurrayyyy. I can delete the bloatware.

[Q] uninstall AT&T apps on rooted 2.2?

can I use any uninstaller app from the market to do this, or do I need a special one? thx.
I believe you have to be s off
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You could try SystemApp Remover (market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.danesh.system.app.remover&feature=search_result ). It only requires root and busybox for most devices. I say most because it requires S-OFF for the HTC Desire.
andrew.cambridge said:
I believe you have to be s off
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Just a lil curious... Wont the Titanium Backup do the job??
My Aria is S-off. is that changes anything?
didn't tried titanium backup.
CaptainMaki said:
My Aria is S-off. is that changes anything?
didn't tried titanium backup.
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If it does, then its for the better. You could try Titanium backup or some root uninstaller like the one linked.
thx, I will try titanium.
Bloat freezer works well too if all you wanna do us freeze them. I use it to freeze some system apps.
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CaptainMaki said:
can I use any uninstaller app from the market to do this, or do I need a special one? thx.
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Search this forum, there is a thread about removing bloatware using adb commands - no s-off needed.
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EDIT: see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735255&highlight=bloatware
I'm comfortable using ADB commands, but still if that can be done using titianum backup then using ADB seems just a hassle.
Bloat freezer works well too if all you wanna do us freeze them. I use it to freeze some system apps.
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what do you mean by freeze?
CaptainMaki said:
what do you mean by freeze?
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I did a quick search and found this: "Freezing an app prevents it from running constantly in the background on its own and pretty much makes it invisible to the system."
I would just freeze system apps that you don't want/need. You can just unfreeze if something goes wrong.
Like today my voice search was force closing on me and tried everything to make it work. Finally figured out it needed the stock browser to work, I had it frozen since I use dolphin.
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so far uninstalled most of AT&T apps and everything is OK. good tip about the browser. would freeze it.
reboot to clockwork recovery, mount /system via partitions menu, attach usb to PC, adb shell, remove the offending APKs via the busybox shell.
/system is writable when in CWR's busybox.
Works for me with CWR 2.5.0.1, s-on, hboot 0.57 (original aria) and CM71

Rooted but not able to gain root rights

I rooted my phone months ago but suddenly today I noticed when trying to make a backup with Titanium backup, a few weeks after my most recent backup, that the app lost it's root rights. Normally this wouldn't be a problem because when an app needs root access a pop-up display asks you if you want to grant or deny access. But since the pop-up wasn't showing up either I started searching on my phone for the superuser app. All settings seemd correct, also the premission manager which comes default with MIUI rom looked ok.
To keep the story short, I eventually found out that my phone lost it's root rights. Don't know why... perhaps a new kernel I tried the other day but even then it would be weird that my phone has suddenly unrooted.
So I tried rooting my phone again using Odin. I got all the confirmation messages I used to get after the rooting proces has completed so I re-ran Titanium backup. But this time after a few seconds I got a message onscreen that the root rights had been denied! I checked Superuser app and the log area showed me the same but I can't seem to find out why I keep getting this message instead of the regular Grant/Deny root access pop-up box.
I eventually even tried unrooting my phone. Then re-root using Odin including flashing of CWM touch and Superuser app. Still the same problem: every root based app I try (even typing "su" in the terminal) gets a toaster saying root access denied without even an option to grant or deny root access to this app.
What is happing with my SGS3 and how can I get my root access back to working state?
Update super user su mate
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Ausboy 2011 said:
Update super user su mate
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Already tried without any succes. Updated from 3.1 to 3.1.3 which should be the latest version.
Install super user....and try in super su it ill give problm while accessing.......just install and replace with super user latest version
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Have you tried clearing data for the apps that need root access?
Subash036 said:
Install super user....and try in super su it ill give problm while accessing.......just install and replace with super user latest version
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Uhmm, you mean just update superuser to the latest version? I already dead, see this post above.
I also tried installing 'Super SU', when running it said it was unable to update the SU binary.
mikep99 said:
Have you tried clearing data for the apps that need root access?
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Already tried that but didn't solve my problem.
Anyone? Maybe the solution is in the "Unable to update SU binary" message Super SU gave me?
Fidelity88 said:
Anyone? Maybe the solution is in the "Unable to update SU binary" message Super SU gave me?
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Backup data factory reset and root again .
jje
JJEgan said:
Backup data factory reset and root again .
jje
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I would see that as the only solution too. But how do you suppose that I make a backup without a working Titanium Backup?
Try getting an older version of super user and then updating it.
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I have same problem in my tho w7 ..su icon is there but can't access root operations..can't unroot or root using any software any one knows how to flash stock on tho w7?
dladz said:
Try getting an older version of super user and then updating it.
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Try to re-root using CF root
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Fidelity88 said:
I would see that as the only solution too. But how do you suppose that I make a backup without a working Titanium Backup?
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I believe the Carbon backup app from Koush doesn't require root, and there are other ADB backup tools out there, just search.
Play Store link here.

[Q] Blocking OTA update

Currently S4 is rooted with TWRP custom recovery. Don't want to lose root access and I read that if you have a custom recovery the OTA update will fail. The update downloaded but not installed yet. I don't want the notification to keep prompting me to install. If I try to install the update, will it fail and not prompt me any notification?
It would probably fail to install because of twrp recovery. Freeze sdm 1.0 to stop the notification from popping up.
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As stated, Use Titanium to freeze SDM 1.0 and that should removed the annoying pop up that asks you to install the update. Worked for me.
So I was forced to "schedule" the update for 6AM on my rooted/CWM recovery S4. There was no way to continue or go back. I just froze sdm 1.0. Will this block the update ? Can anyone confirm it will fail due to the custom recovery ? Haven't installed a custom ROM (probably CM 10.1) yet as I'm waiting for it to settle a little more.
balaams_ass said:
So I was forced to "schedule" the update for 6AM on my rooted/CWM recovery S4. There was no way to continue or go back. I just froze sdm 1.0. Will this block the update ? Can anyone confirm it will fail due to the custom recovery ? Haven't installed a custom ROM (probably CM 10.1) yet as I'm waiting for it to settle a little more.
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It will block the ota. I had your exact situation. If you want to make sure for peace of mind, back up a couple system apps then uninstall them or freezem. Or you could just manually delete the ota files. But make sure to freeze sdm as was stated above.
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Surge1223 said:
It will block the ota. I had your exact situation. If you want to make sure for peace of mind, back up a couple system apps then uninstall them or freezem. Or you could just manually delete the ota files. But make sure to freeze sdm as was stated above.
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I freezed SDM and how would you manually delete the OTA files? I know verizon downloaded the file since it keeps on prompting me to install it
They are usually in /data/fota/ , but I haven't tried extracting them on a Galaxy phone before so I'm not sure if you will need to use adb to extract the files. You dont need to do this, I was just saying its an option.
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Surge1223 said:
They are usually in /data/fota/ , but I haven't tried extracting them on a Galaxy phone before so I'm not sure if you will need to use adb to extract the files. You dont need to do this, I was just saying its an option.
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Thanks.. I ended up just deleting the update since its 327MB of unwanted space and Froze SDM + FWupdater.
Hey guys where can i find the SDM 1.0 you are referring to.. thanks
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scottgalit61 said:
Hey guys where can i find the SDM 1.0 you are referring to.. thanks
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/system/app/SDM.apk. if you dont have it try to find com.samsung.sdm in /data/data/
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scottgalit61 said:
Hey guys where can i find the SDM 1.0 you are referring to.. thanks
Sent from my hacked & wacked S4
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Go into Titanium Backup under Backup/Restore and freeze it there. Also freeze FWUpdate for good measure.

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