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Hi,
I am trying to restore a couple of nandroid backups, but a Device Administrator app gone "quirky" seems to materialize no matter what I do. I did a CWM Wipe, restored the nandroid backup before the app went bad. However that did not work, the app was still misbehaving. So I wiped again, restored a nandroid backup from before I had installed the app. Still the app shows up again. It has in effect locked me out of the device.
Can anyone tell what can I do to get rid of the app?
Are these Device Admin app supposed to persist like this? Or am I doing something wrong?
Do I need to choose a different wipe mode (I chose the normal one, which wipes /data/, /cache etc). I did not try to wipe /cache separately, as the first wipe does that by itself. Neither did I wipe the dalvik cache, as I thought they are not relevant here. I don't see any relevant files in the sdcard either, though how the app reappears in the nandroid restore before it was installed is a mystery.
Should I mount more partitions before wiping, like the data/cache etc.
Since the wipes don't seem to make it go away, I am not even sure flashing a different ROM would get rid of this app either, however I can try that (since I was planning to anyway, before this mishap). If that doesn't work either, I might just have the most unusual case of bricking ever.
The XDA forum does not seem to be much info about device-admin apps and my search-fu is not good enough today to find anything directly relevant about the other stuff.
PS. btw the app actually modifies the lockscreen. So I don't actually see the files it has with the pre-app restore, however the lockscreen still comes up, perhaps because of some remanant of the app or because of a setting it left in there somewhere.
efs?
Just to add more info, I see some files in /efs, which look relevant to the lockscren/ They have file names like this "/efs/cryptoprop_lockscreen".
Would these files store the data this app stored. I fortunately have an EFS backup, should I consider restoring these files.
If someone doesn't know the answer, can they suggest which devs would be good to ask about this.
AnDruid said:
Hi,
I am trying to restore a couple of nandroid backups, but a Device Administrator app gone "quirky" seems to materialize no matter what I do. I did a CWM Wipe, restored the nandroid backup before the app went bad. However that did not work, the app was still misbehaving. So I wiped again, restored a nandroid backup from before I had installed the app. Still the app shows up again. It has in effect locked me out of the device.
Can anyone tell what can I do to get rid of the app?
Are these Device Admin app supposed to persist like this? Or am I doing something wrong?
Do I need to choose a different wipe mode (I chose the normal one, which wipes /data/, /cache etc). I did not try to wipe /cache separately, as the first wipe does that by itself. Neither did I wipe the dalvik cache, as I thought they are not relevant here. I don't see any relevant files in the sdcard either, though how the app reappears in the nandroid restore before it was installed is a mystery.
Should I mount more partitions before wiping, like the data/cache etc.
Since the wipes don't seem to make it go away, I am not even sure flashing a different ROM would get rid of this app either, however I can try that (since I was planning to anyway, before this mishap). If that doesn't work either, I might just have the most unusual case of bricking ever.
The XDA forum does not seem to be much info about device-admin apps and my search-fu is not good enough today to find anything directly relevant about the other stuff.
PS. btw the app actually modifies the lockscreen. So I don't actually see the files it has with the pre-app restore, however the lockscreen still comes up, perhaps because of some remanant of the app or because of a setting it left in there somewhere.
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Do a CWM wipe, and turn off the phone when done by selecting "Power Off"
Now enter download mode, and ODIN flash a stock ROM.
Then re-root with CF-Root and install custom ROM if desired.
pulser_g2 said:
Do a CWM wipe, and turn off the phone when done by selecting "Power Off"
Now enter download mode, and ODIN flash a stock ROM.
Then re-root with CF-Root and install custom ROM if desired.
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Thanks for the help pulser_g2. I am still concerned about the files i saw in /efs related to the lockscreen (see my second post). Would the stock ROM overwrite settings/configuration inside /efs (I guess since the IMEI etc are all in there, that might not be the case)?
Got through finally.
pulser_g2 said:
Do a CWM wipe, and turn off the phone when done by selecting "Power Off"
Now enter download mode, and ODIN flash a stock ROM.
Then re-root with CF-Root and install custom ROM if desired.
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OK this worked.
However after I Odin flashed the stock rom and rebooted, I got this
1. First got a different kind of lockscreen.
2. I entered the wrong password five times (after trying the Device Admin alternate password, my Google password, a new 2-step auth password from google) .
3. it said something about wiping sd card. I couldn't catch it (I should probably have videoed this using my point and shoot camera, but this did not strike me then as it was 2am).
4. I was hoping that the stock ROM will boot, cause it stayed on the Samsung logo for too long. (I had already ordered my USB Jig on ebay anyway, but it could have taken time because of my being far off from the seller.). Finally I got the Android Welcome screen and I let out my breath.
In any case, things seem to ok right now. I feel a slight slowness in the rooted stock ROM from my earlier rooted stock ROM, but I am gonna flash a custom ROM later anyway. Thanks a lot for your help pulser.
READ AT THE END OF THIS POST FOR THE SOLUTION
I accidentally used Titanium Backup's widget to frost all system and user apps, leaving mi phone in a infinite boot animation loop. I dont have aNandroid Backup and I would really love to solve this issue without flashing.
I found at Titanium Backup's troubleshooting webpage that I could use this command with adb to solve my issue:
Code:
Type the following command (replace with /dbdata/system/packages.xml if you have a Samsung phone):
busybox sed -n 's/<package name="\([^"]\+\)".*enabled="false".*/\1/p' /data/system/packages.xml | while read PKG; do pm enable "$PKG"; done
but it just says: No such file or directory (yes, I changed /data to /dbdata as stated in the webpage)
Any idea on how to solve this issue?
Thank you!
**EDIT:
This is the way I managed to get my phone working again without having to flash or wipe:
1. Boot in recovery mode and used adb pull command to extract "packages.xml" and "packages-more-backup.xml" from /data/system/
2. Open both files with Wordpad and replaced all protection="2" or "3" lines to protection="1".
3. Also, and very important, replaced all enabled="false" lines to enabled="true"
4. Boot in recovery again and used adb to delete old "packages.xml" and "packages-more-backup.xml" files and push the new ones.
5. Reboot and Voila!
6. Boot once again in recovery mode and fix permissions to avoid any problem.
Hope that this could be usefull to someone else having this horrible problem.
Thank you all!
Checked for that file on my phone, it doesn't exist in /dbdata/system/, but it does in /data/system/
It's probably fixable from the command line with Linux but that is over my head, one option would be to Odin or heimdel back to stock, and start from scratch. You might need a jig to get into dlmode.
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nitox.n2o said:
Checked for that file on my phone, it doesn't exist in /dbdata/system/, but it does in /data/system/
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I tried with /data too but same result.
shadow65781 said:
It's probably fixable from the command line with Linux but that is over my head, one option would be to Odin or heimdel back to stock, and start from scratch. You might need a jig to get into dlmode.
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I know I could do that but I would really like to restore my system as it was
Help please
I wonder what would happen if you removed the app (its apk) via adb from /data/app. Would it retain the freeze settings? Something to consider trying.
This happened to me. I reflashed the ROM without wiping and all was back to normal
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Simba501 said:
I wonder what would happen if you removed the app (its apk) via adb from /data/app. Would it retain the freeze settings? Something to consider trying.
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Pretty sure that's not gonna work because the frozen apps settings are at packages.xml file, but I can't access it I don't know why
jhermit said:
This happened to me. I reflashed the ROM without wiping and all was back to normal
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I tried doing that right now but it didn't worked
I got a little too punchy with titanium on my 3 year old original Galaxy tab 7 and froze a samsung system app. Got irreversibly stuck is soft brickland - Tried various methods before giving up and hitting the wipe and reset to factory restore in the system recovery mode. Everything was backed up except recent photos, so it was more annoying than the end of the world.
Odd thing was when it reset to factory, it appeared to do just that, yet when I plugged it into PC and mounted it - the memory was full and all my files and app data files were there - untouched. The apps themselves have gone except one - Superuser is still there, Does Superuser somehow override being reset? and act as a guardian of your data in the event of reset?
Odd. I was expecting to run some file recovery software to a salvage what i could, but viola - it was all there.
shokuchi said:
I got a little too punchy with titanium on my 3 year old original Galaxy tab 7 and froze a samsung system app. Got irreversibly stuck is soft brickland - Tried various methods before giving up and hitting the wipe and reset to factory restore in the system recovery mode. Everything was backed up except recent photos, so it was more annoying than the end of the world.
Odd thing was when it reset to factory, it appeared to do just that, yet when I plugged it into PC and mounted it - the memory was full and all my files and app data files were there - untouched. The apps themselves have gone except one - Superuser is still there, Does Superuser somehow override being reset? and act as a guardian of your data in the event of reset?
Odd. I was expecting to run some file recovery software to a salvage what i could, but viola - it was all there.
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Wrong forum dude
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ZIP for unfreezing apps
For those, who accidentally frozen important system app: here quick solution without factory reset, reflashing and ADB
It automatically edits files as described in first post.
You should have unlocked bootloader. If no, ZIP useless because unlocking wipes all data.
Download both ZIP's and just flash them via custom recovery (TWRP / CWM)
If first throws error try second and vice versa. 2nd with mark "New" contains newer updater-binary that must be compatible with recent TWRP.
Then all apps will be unfrozen, so phone will boot.
Fix compatible with all Android versions.
Note: also you can somehow (ADB or filemanager in TWRP) delete file /data/system/0/package-restrictions.xml
More correct to edit that file which ZIP actually do, but deleting not harmful too.
tags: unfroze apps, auto-unfroze, defrost apps, unfreeze apps, 5596
Bonoboo said:
For those, who accidentally frozen system app there is quicker solution without factory reset and ADB.
It automatically edits files as described in first post.
Just flash this ZIP through recovery and all apps will be unfrozen.
Compatible with all Android versions.
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THANKS MAN!! i just signed up to say thanks! you just saved my life :highfive:
Bonoboo said:
For those, who accidentally frozen system app here quicker solution without factory reset and ADB
It automatically edits files as described in first post.
Just flash this ZIP through recovery and all apps will be unfrozen, so phone will boot.
Compatible with all Android versions.
tags: unfroze apps, auto-unfroze
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Thanks very much for the zip. It worked great
Same Problem
Does anyone have an updated version of that zip? I also froze an app linked to the device and it won't boot, even after factory resetting it. Tried running the zip on my t-mobile GS4 (probably newer than that zip) from the SD card in recovery mode, however it didn't unfreeze it.
Any help greatly appreciated!
pianoplayer55 said:
Does anyone have an updated version of that zip?
I also froze an app linked to the device and it won't boot, even after factory resetting it.
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1. To flash that ZIP you need have custom recovery (CWM or TWRP), not stock.
No update needed, it still works in this case.
2. That strange. Maybe you not really performed reset?
Double check all and try again.
Bonoboo said:
1. To flash that ZIP you need have custom recovery (CWM or TWRP), not stock.
No update needed, it still works in this case.
2. That strange. Maybe you not really performed reset?
Double check all and try again.
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Yup, unfortunately I did select wipe data on the recovery screen. I am also stuck in an infinite boot up loop and cannot access the phone to install any apps. How can I use a custom recovery to run the zip file if i cannot access the phone? Instructions much appreciated. Thanks again.
pianoplayer55 said:
How can I use a custom recovery to run the zip file if i cannot access the phone?
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ZIP – it's not app.
Again, you need to install custom recovery.
Here link to TWRP and how install it via Odin on PC.
You need place that ZIP on sdcard.
Enter in recovery (don't know how on your model), select Install > find ZIP > confirm > reboot,
Bonoboo said:
ZIP – it's not app.
Again, you need to install custom recovery.
You need place that ZIP on sdcard.
Enter in recovery (don't know how on your model), select Install > find ZIP > confirm > reboot,
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Downloaded TWRP with Odin and ran custom recovery without a change after the zip (this must have been a deeper-rooted problem in the OS itself), however in the meantime I formatted the system partition, removing the operating system. Installed Kies and ran the update. It reinstalled the OS and I'm good now. Most stuff was backed up anyways. Thanks guys for your time :good::good:
Which apk is the culprit?
Man, I wish I'd found this thread before restoring my phones internal ROM. Had it rooted and set up in every way I like except removing bloatware.
Using TB, I froze a system apk that shut down my System UI and sent the phone bootlooping. What I'm trying to determine is WHICH apk(s) I froze that caused this. I thought I had researched each one that didn't seem obvious, but I musta missed one or one of the 'obvious' ones wasn't so obvious.
Hey guys I get "Android is Updating" "Optimizing Apps" Window on Every Boot, just for a Few Seconds, It didn't use to do this, has anyone experienced this, I'm Running Hydra-H2o ROM and Siyah Kernel?
UPDATE, SOLVED, Thanks to SoLoR1 for the "Fix"
SoLoR1 said:
I found out what caused this message for me... It was Titanium Backup odex file. So you can do two things, you can remove and then install again Titanium Backup or go in to /data/app and remove TB odex file and reboot phone....
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Mine only does this when I install a new app to the /system directory and reboot. As you said it only lasts a few seconds, nothing to get worried about.
Chris.
Sounds like it's a boot animation.
OP, does the "Android is Upgrading" occur after the boot animation or as part of the boot animation? I doubt it is a boot animation as I have had it before, and it is standard, just not after every boot. Are you changing something in the /system/app directory or flashing a new mod? These would trigger an "Android is Upgrading" message.
Chris.
Some form of zip align/ optimise at boot
Check your roms specifications .
With 42 posts you can ask in the rom thread .
jje
It could be your cache or delvik cache is being cleared. Do you have something like a cleanup cache program running.
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First I want to thank everyone for your prompt replies it's nice to see how helpful this community is!
themadba said:
Mine only does this when I install a new app to the /system directory and reboot. As you said it only lasts a few seconds, nothing to get worried about.
Chris.
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It does it every time, I'm not worried I'm Annoyed LOL
ctomgee said:
Sounds like it's a boot animation.
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it's not boot animation
themadba said:
OP, does the "Android is Upgrading" occur after the boot animation or as part of the boot animation? I doubt it is a boot animation as I have had it before, and it is standard, just not after every boot. Are you changing something in the /system/app directory or flashing a new mod? These would trigger an "Android is Upgrading" message.
Chris.
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It ALWAYS occurs after, I've only changed the Launcher in system/app dir could that be it?
JJEgan said:
Some form of zip align/ optimise at boot
Check your roms specifications .
With 42 posts you can ask in the rom thread .
jje
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Hydra-H2o is Zipaligned could that be it?
bored_stupid said:
It could be your cache or delvik cache is being cleared. Do you have something like a cleanup cache program running.
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I've wiped all caches, it still does it...
Try to install ultimate kernel cleaning script before you flash the rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363738.
RGNDI said:
First I want to thank everyone for your prompt replies it's nice to see how helpful this community is!
It does it every time, I'm not worried I'm Annoyed LOL
it's not boot animation
It ALWAYS occurs after, I've only changed the Launcher in system/app dir could that be it?
Hydra-H2o is Zipaligned could that be it?
I've wiped all caches, it still does it...
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Thats what im talking about, when I wipe cache/delvik cache and when I reboot, the phone as to rebuild the delvik cache, hence andriod is upgrading. Never did it under gingerbread but i think its par of the course for ICS.
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davidsgs23 said:
Try to install ultimate kernel cleaning script before you flash the rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363738.
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I have it and I've Used it , but will give it another try, now that Siyah 3.2.3 is out!
Tried it super script and flash new kernel, didn't work, will try when the new rom is out
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It isn't the dalvik cache being rebuilt that causes the "Android is Upgrading" because I just wiped my davlik cache as a test, and just a longer boot animation. I see that Hydra H2O is also an AOKP based ROM, like HydrogenICS, so I don't know, depends on the build version. Anyway, nothing to get annoyed about either. Just post on the developer's thread and see if anyone else has the same problem. Also, it isn't kernel related because I use Siyah Kernel too.
Chris.
I have same issue.... on every boot i get "Android is upgrading" window with Starting applications, i dont get any Optimizing applications, just Starting... for a sec or two... Didnt find the solution yet i also went and reflash same rom over with no success, only thing i didnt do is format /data partition since i cant be bothered to install all apps again....
edit: i found this since im runing stock XWLP9 with siyah krnel it might be it... however im sure i didnt have it few days ago...
SoLoR1 said:
I have same issue.... on every boot i get "Android is upgrading" window with Starting applications, i dont get any Optimizing applications, just Starting... for a sec or two... Didnt find the solution yet i also went and reflash same rom over with no success, only thing i didnt do is format /data partition since i cant be bothered to install all apps again....
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Just found this. It does including optimising applications, but I think it gets to the point. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365133&highlight=upgrading
Chris.
The thing is it didn't do it when it I did the clean install, it did it after the phone was completely set up...
Had a good think about this. Back in the days when we were all on gingerbread. We would install a new firmware and have to wait 10-20 mins for first boot," building the delvik cache, etc ". Prompting some noobs to think they were in a bootloop and pull the battery. ICS boots faster after first install," building aplication list, delvik cache, etc", can remember it stopping have way through to ask for data roaming to be enabled. After that, whenever we clear cache/delvik cache then reboot, it has to rebuild cache again. Only this time as a Andriod is upgrading message.
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I found out what caused this message for me... It was Titanium Backup odex file. So you can do two things, you can remove and then install again Titanium Backup or go in to /data/app and remove TB odex file and reboot phone....
SoLoR1 said:
I found out what caused this message for me... It was Titanium Backup odex file. So you can do two things, you can remove and then install again Titanium Backup or go in to /data/app and remove TB odex file and reboot phone....
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Dude you rock, I had a hunch it could be Ti but never did actually do anything I uninstalled it and installed it again worked like a charm
SOLVED!
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Just FYI : This can be caused by modified ODEX files (maybe you've used some sort of patcher to remove ads, etc...) Simply remove all the modified ODEX files and you're done.
cyber9940 said:
Just FYI : This can be caused by modified ODEX files (maybe you've used some sort of patcher to remove ads, etc...) Simply remove all the modified ODEX files and you're done.
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Where do I find the ODEX files exactly?
I'm having the exact same problem - I get "Android is upgrading - starting applications" every time I boot my phone. I've got a Galaxy S I9000 running CM9 stable I haven't modified any ODEX files (not that I'm aware of). I just uninstalled Titanium Backup but I'm still getting the same message.
I tried to locate the ODEX files using ES File Explorer but I can't find them. More specifically, I can see all the .odex files for the system apps within the /system/apps folder (I don't think I should touch those though, right?) - but when I go to the /data/app folder to look for the user-installed apps, there are only .apk files in there and no .odex files at all. Are they kept somewhere else?
And if I do find where they are kept, then what? Should I just delete all of them? Is that safe?
Hello and thanks for reading this. This is what happened:
So I've just rooted my phone with the CF-1.5 for the second time and installed GTAIII (and one other app) without thinking about the amount of space it would take.
90% through the installation i get a warning that the memory is almost full. Before i could push anything the screen went black and it rebooted.
I pass the Samsung logo but then it says "Android is upgrading: Optimizing apps 2/2" then: "Android is upgrading: Opening program" (but in Swedish so my translation might be a bit off).
After that it makes a short vibration, the LED blinks blue and after a small time of being black screen it returns to the "Android is upgrading: Optimizing apps 2/2" in an endless loop.
Can i do anything to skip the app-optimizing?
How can i make this better from recovery mode without any backups and without wiping everything to factory reset?
My initial guess is that i just have to make enough room for the upgrade and then it will boot normally. But how?
try to use the aroma file manager which you can use out of recovery mode.
aHcVolle said:
try to use the aroma file manager which you can use out of recovery mode.
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i can't find aroma file manager. i have "CWM-based Recovery v5.5.0.4 : : CF-v1.5".
I would happely wipe all apps as long as i get to keep the photos!
Perform factory reset in recovery doesn't delete your photos.
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THANKS!
Arsaw said:
Perform factory reset in recovery doesn't delete your photos.
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Thank you so much! i lost all apps and settings but that is nothing when i got to keep the pictures! Much appreciated!
Wrong thread, sorry.
I am stuck on this Android app optimizing after a Dalvik cache wipe.
This optimize will occur every time a Dalvik cache wipe is done.
I am using AROMA Filemanager to try to delete some apps so not to be optimized at boot and to avoid a factory reset.
What should I delete so to do this??
Is the .apk file (or .asec file if app instaled on sdcard -- located in /.android_secure folder) and related /data/data the only things I must delete???
EDIT: I tryed removing all my ROVIO Angry games and it worked!! All those games where installed on internal sdcard, so I deleted the related /data/data folders in Root and related app files .asec that where located on internal sdcard in the /.android_secure folder
Thank you very much!!
EDIT2: The problem was that I had an/some app/s that won't build Dalvik cache. This might be related to apps that where installed from market or backup (TitaniumBackup) and that where never runned once!! Before wiping Dalvik cache be sure to have all apps that where executed/opened/played at least one so to create correct database scructure!!
I have a Verizon droid RAZR that the screen has cracked in many places. I have bought a new phone and have no plans for ever using this as a phone. What I would like to do is install a ROM over the stock one, not dual boot both. I was also wanting to get rid of all of the phone stuff, no Verizon apps, no SMS, and no phone logs. I would use this like a tablet and would love to save as much space as possible. I don't need the moto docks (I don't have one). Basicly strip this thing down to just bare necessities. Is it even possible to do this? If so is there a ROM that gets great battery life? Thanks for reading my question.
Nomad7801
You can flash ROM on your stock slot and then delete the useless apks.
Try any AOSP ROM. It should work fine.
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I have downloaded tonyt's aokp rom. I have extracted the rom to its own folder and have looked at the apps in the app folder. System>app. I am not sure which of these I can get rid of. I would like to get ride of anything that is VZW or phone related just keeping maybe the contacts. I dont know what apps should be gotten rid of with out breaking the rom. Sorry I'm a noob. All I have done was flash a few roms, never tried to remove apks before. Do I need a cellphone broadcast for location services like maps and for the in browser location? I have safestrap installed. It will not let me flash a rom over stock rom. I am trying to find a way to get cwm or twrp installed instead.
ok bricked my phone. Device would restart and get the red moto logo, then nothing, blank black screen. rebooted the phone and could not get to safestrap. Used Matt's utility to install jb and reroot phone.
The procedure that I used to install the rom on my stock image is as follows:
1. copied rom zip to micro sd card
2. booted to safestrap
3. wiped cache, delvic, and system
4. installed rom zip through safestrap
5. no errors got success
6. reboot got nothing
I think anything could still happen even if SafeStrap didnt indicate any error after installation, that's why backup is important, also this ;
ChungHung.Chen said:
Notice 2 - MAKE SURE you see "Update partition detail...." in SafeStrap log console before you press "Reboot System" or you will not get boot!
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Just sharing what I heard
Cheers
nomad7801 said:
ok bricked my phone. Device would restart and get the red moto logo, then nothing, blank black screen. rebooted the phone and could not get to safestrap. Used Matt's utility to install jb and reroot phone.
The procedure that I used to install the rom on my stock image is as follows:
1. copied rom zip to micro sd card
2. booted to safestrap
3. wiped cache, delvic, and system
4. installed rom zip through safestrap
5. no errors got success
6. reboot got nothing
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You will need to do a complete wipe when flashing a new ROM, including /data.
Use latest SS. And make sure the ROM is compatible with the latest SS.
neo.ank said:
You will need to do a complete wipe when flashing a new ROM, including /data.
Use latest SS. And make sure the ROM is compatible with the latest SS.
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How do I format the internal storage? I have about 3 roms I have running and I have games and apps that I have uninstalled that left behind folders in root folders and some apps that did not get uninstalled also left behind some data. I tried doing a factory reset and also tried using safestrap to wipe internal but it fails. I made a folder in my system folder and put 2 pics in it then factory reset, wiped system data, and checked every box in the advance wipe options and that folder (along with the others) are still there.
nomad7801 said:
How do I format the internal storage? I have about 3 roms I have running and I have games and apps that I have uninstalled that left behind folders in root folders and some apps that did not get uninstalled also left behind some data. I tried doing a factory reset and also tried using safestrap to wipe internal but it fails. I made a folder in my system folder and put 2 pics in it then factory reset, wiped system data, and checked every box in the advance wipe options and that folder (along with the others) are still there.
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Every slot has its own /data partition.
After you activate a slot, wipe /data along with system and cache.
That is called full wipe. It will remove all your apps,files and user settings will be deleted.
Then flash your desired ROM.