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I have the Verizon LG G3 with build 12b installed (Was updated by the store when I purchased phone). Is there anyway to unlock the boot loader and root the device as is, or roll the device back to a previous build that is easily unlockable/rootable?
You should have posted in the q&a forum area.
Anyhow - if you want to root, and install a custom recovery (twrp), use the kdz method to get back to 10b:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56484240
Then from this forum area install the bump/twrp from autoprime, and make sure to either freeze system updates or rename the two LGDMSClient files in /system/app. The freeze or rename is so new ota don't get pushed onto your phone after you get the custom recovery (twrp). Otherwise you'll needed the solution in the "stuck in custom recovery" thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56061720
(It is handy to download the "stuck" zip onto your phone as a just-in-case. If you do get an ota, and your phone keeps booting to recovery, tell twrp to Install the zip to clear the ota files )
HTH!
I am trying that method now (actually before you replied) but the kdz file is taking for ever to download. Been running for 30 minutes and still showing 7 hours remaining. I have a really fast internet connection but that one file doesn't wanna download!
markfm said:
You should have posted in the q&a forum area.
Anyhow - if you want to root, and install a custom recovery (twrp), use the kdz method to get back to 10b:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56484240
Then from this forum area install the bump/twrp from autoprime, and make sure to either freeze system updates or rename the two LGDMSClient files in /system/app. The freeze or rename is so new ota don't get pushed onto your phone after you get the custom recovery (twrp). Otherwise you'll needed the solution in the "stuck in custom recovery" thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56061720
(It is handy to download the "stuck" zip onto your phone as a just-in-case. If you do get an ota, and your phone keeps booting to recovery, tell twrp to Install the zip to clear the ota files )
HTH!
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Check post 150 in that thread. annoyingduck posted a second link
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Check post 150 in that thread. annoyingduck posted a second link
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I think I am in love with you, JK.....seriously though thanks a bunch....downloading the Mega link now and it seems to be going MUCH faster.
Did it work for you? I tried to downgrade, when phone said 100% it rebooted. I had a dark screen.... Went to the Verizon store, was told it was hard bricked. Haven't tried rooting my replacement yet.
Early adopter, got my phone in July, used the original ioroot, never had to revert.
The kdz method has had quite a few people who succeeded, based on what I read, no idea why it went bad for you. If you are gun shy, understandable, post 2 of annoying duck's thread has a link for the tot approach, supposed to be a slightly more pita way but not too exotic. Key is to flash any existing g3 drivers on your PC, install the proper things used by the tot method.
martinez5241 said:
Did it work for you? I tried to downgrade, when phone said 100% it rebooted. I had a dark screen.... Went to the Verizon store, was told it was hard bricked. Haven't tried rooting my replacement yet.
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Anyway to downgrade without this happening? I want to run stock lollipop on my G3 but so far am stuck at the VS98512b update too
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Anyway to downgrade without this happening? I want to run stock lollipop on my G3 but so far am stuck at the VS98512b update too
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I did the kdz method. Omg you run the program and it starts don't click on any notifications, just let it run. Sorry about the late response.
Firstly, I apologize if this has been asked. And I'm sure it has. Before we get into the " do your research" rebuttals, I have been trying to get this done for about 2 weeks now. What i'm trying to do is root my phone and install a custom recovery. This is my first LG phone ( im coming from Samsung). I am on Lollipop. I understand that I have to revert back to 12b. So as I do this, I see that we use the LG flash tool. I am having a terrible time in getting this to work even as I follow the instructions on youtube ( although im starting to wonder if these are out of date). Main Issues tend to be that they call for a .kdz file and all I find for downloading are .tot files. What is the difference here? Another Issue im running into is the fact that I cant even get signed into the toolkit. I keep getting an error message. Unable to login and what not. I'm guessing it has something to do with the .dll file? Anyway. I'm not a pro by any means, but I just feel like I should be having some rom fun by now Can I get anyone willing to help me further please??? Cheers ahead of time!!!!
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Firstly, I apologize if this has been asked. And I'm sure it has. Before we get into the " do your research" rebuttals, I have been trying to get this done for about 2 weeks now. What i'm trying to do is root my phone and install a custom recovery. This is my first LG phone ( im coming from Samsung). I am on Lollipop. I understand that I have to revert back to 12b. So as I do this, I see that we use the LG flash tool. I am having a terrible time in getting this to work even as I follow the instructions on youtube ( although im starting to wonder if these are out of date). Main Issues tend to be that they call for a .kdz file and all I find for downloading are .tot files. What is the difference here? Another Issue im running into is the fact that I cant even get signed into the toolkit. I keep getting an error message. Unable to login and what not. I'm guessing it has something to do with the .dll file? Anyway. I'm not a pro by any means, but I just feel like I should be having some rom fun by now Can I get anyone willing to help me further please??? Cheers ahead of time!!!!
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go to the general verizon forum and look at op #2 in my sticky Reference thread. all the drivers, tools, directions, and links are there.
i prefer to use the TOT method, have never used the kdz, but each uses a different flash tool and instructions.
the instructions in the flashing stock threads linked there are very good.
try following those threads, and forget youtube.
after you pick a direction, and run into issues, post back with which method, and your issues. then it will be much easier to help, rather than me posted a step by step novel that for the most part already exists.
mattym320 said:
Firstly, I apologize if this has been asked. And I'm sure it has. Before we get into the " do your research" rebuttals, I have been trying to get this done for about 2 weeks now. What i'm trying to do is root my phone and install a custom recovery. This is my first LG phone ( im coming from Samsung). I am on Lollipop. I understand that I have to revert back to 12b. So as I do this, I see that we use the LG flash tool. I am having a terrible time in getting this to work even as I follow the instructions on youtube ( although im starting to wonder if these are out of date). Main Issues tend to be that they call for a .kdz file and all I find for downloading are .tot files. What is the difference here? Another Issue im running into is the fact that I cant even get signed into the toolkit. I keep getting an error message. Unable to login and what not. I'm guessing it has something to do with the .dll file? Anyway. I'm not a pro by any means, but I just feel like I should be having some rom fun by now Can I get anyone willing to help me further please??? Cheers ahead of time!!!!
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There are two different flash tools. The official LG flash Tool, which requires TOT and DLL files. And the unofficial KDZ tool called "LG flash Tool 2014", which only needs a KDZ file. Use either one to get back to 10b firmware. You can then use Stump root to root it. After that, you can install TWRP Manager from Play Store. And from TWRP Manager, you can put in your phone model and it will download and install TWRP for you. If you want to, you can then follow the Jasmine rom thread to upgrade back to Lollipop using TWRP. I personally prefer to stay in 10b as I found it to be very stable and after I un-install the Verizon bloatware using Titanium backup, it is quite smooth.
Thank you both. I'll give it a try here in a bit. It helped a lot no one there to compare two completely different setups I did not know that thank you both again
acefr said:
There are two different flash tools. The official LG flash Tool, which requires TOT and DLL files. And the unofficial KDZ tool called "LG flash Tool 2014", which only needs a KDZ file. Use either one to get back to 10b firmware. You can then use Stump root to root it. After that, you can install TWRP Manager from Play Store. And from TWRP Manager, you can put in your phone model and it will download and install TWRP for you. If you want to, you can then follow the Jasmine rom thread to upgrade back to Lollipop using TWRP. I personally prefer to stay in 10b as I found it to be very stable and after I un-install the Verizon bloatware using Titanium backup, it is quite smooth.
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UPDATE.... I am now rooted with TWRP. Once again thanks to both!!
I have the LG v10 from T-Mobile. I bought the phone a few weeks ago and it had Marshmallow installed. Somehow I managed to install TWRP/SuperSU, but then had issues and flashed the official/stock MM image with LGUP. Afterwards I discovered that MM for this device is not currently rootable, and TWRP cant be flashed via fastboot because MM blocks it. So I returned the device to T-Mo store, lied and said it force-upgrade to MM and had began freezing up. They did an in-store trade for an identical model that had 5.1.1 Lollipop.
The device is currently still in factory condition in every way, with the exceptions that I unlocked the bootloader via fastboot and installed TWRP. Nothing else is modified yet and no custom ROMs have been flashed.
I recently became aware that there is no stock LP image for the T-Mo v10, only MM images are available. After all the issues I've had, I'm now paranoid and want to have a complete dump of the phone's entire contents (partitions, bootloader, system, etc) that is in KDZ or TOT format, and can be reflashed with the standard tools available. Since there is nothing official then I would have to do this myself. This would be useful in the event that I run into lots of issues and need to do a emergency stock restore.
I found a thread by XDA user @tungkick, in which he created a modified dump of the device while it was running LP. However, because it was unofficial and he didn't disclose this upfront, his thread was shut down. His file bricked multiple MM users. I assume it would work if one was still on LP and hadn't upgraded to MM. Not to mention that I cant seem to find his file anywhere. So I figure the safest way is to do this myself. I would be willing to make this file available to the community when finished, with full disclosure that it is unofficial. But the problem is, I don't know how.
I know that the Linux dd command can be used to dump images of various things, and I have read that this can be done on PC by connecting to the device via ADB or fastboot. This would hopefully result in an image file that contained the contents of all the device's partitions.
But another issue would be converting it to KDZ or TOT. And it would have to be done in such a way that it would be flashable with the standard tools.
Can someone please give me a technical understanding of the tools and knowledge I would need to undertake this? Would it be too complicated for someone like myself that has little Android/Linux experience (but is generally competent with computers/technology)?
Thanks for any advice!
Noone can help me with this?
To the mods/admins: I think maybe I posted this in an area where it is unlikely to get any useful answers. Can someone move the thread to the Help& Troubleshooting area of the general LG v10 forum (not here in the T-Mobile subforum)? Thanks!
I think it's just that if that could. have been done someone would have done it already. Even tungkick didn't make one for tmobile for some reason. I think because he made his root injected files from official lg files and lg has not released a kdz or tot for tmobile LP.
Just my observation... I could be wrong.
Sent from my pretty nifty brand new LG V10
@ planetbeen: I don't see why it wouldn't be possible. Linux's dd program can dump almost any connected device that it can see. But then it needs to be converted into a standard TOT/KDZ that can be flashed with any standard software. Which is why I want to create an unofficial backup of the entire phone before modifying it further, so I can do an emergency restore if necessary. I just need the right instructions from people who have the technical expertise.
I had trouble with my old LG v10, I had used LG's LGUP program to flash it to Marshmallow from my PC, only to realize that it couldn't be rooted or have a custom recovery. And I also discovered that I couldn't downgrade to Lollipop. So I returned the phone to the store and exchanged it for an identical model that still had LP. I just told them it had auto-upgraded to MM and started crashing. They exchanged, no questions. Before this I had various issues, like GPS crashing randomly when turning it on, Bluetooth also doing the same thing, and the Settings app also crashed sometimes when accessing the Security menu. I had flashed multiple ROMs, but stock-based and CM/AOSP-based, but kept running into issues, oftentimes the same ones. So I figured that something in the phone had become corrupt and figured that flashing stock MM would fix everything. Big mistake. I'll never let this phone upgrade again until MM is solidly hacked, which from what I've read may be a long time away. I paid enough for this phone and I really value hackability. I'm not the average Joe that just uses my phone for Facebook, etc. To me, if a phone cant be hacked, then buying/owning it is a waste of time/money. Same thing with every computer/electronics device I've ever owned.
Thanks again!
It looks like I'm going to have problems getting answers from knowledgable people, so instead of waiting, I'm going to take a little initiative and at least try to do the dump with dd. I found a post by @tungkick that says to enable USB debugging and make a backup file via dd with the 'adb shell' and 'su' commands. Is the following syntax correct?
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/H901.bin bs=1024 count=6291456
Do I run these commands from a PC via command line while connected via USB? Or directly on the device in a terminal emulator? Or do I need to run the command while in fastboot/bootloader mode, while Android is powered down?
Thanks again!
Stock use tool extract kdz then choose file dz (use lgup)
remember can not flash if phone update 6.0
Never downgrade because phone brick now.
version 5.1.1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Hol5T47S-bQkJVemgzMDV0Nzg/view?usp=sharing
@ tungkick: Thanks for the info. I had used the dd command to dump my phone to external SD before, but the file was 6GB! I was unable to use Tool KDZ Extract to extract the *.dz from the *.kdz file you provided. I was able to flash your KDZ with LGUP, but it boots me into TWRP recovery near the end.
Do you mind if I publicly distribute a mirror copy of your file on my Dropbox, so that it will be available to others that need the stock LP firmware for this device?
Thanks again!
I just wanted to say that flashing your KDZ has possibly screwed up my device permanently. Your image has TWRP, not the stock recovery, and is pre-rooted with SuperSU. Normally this would be good but...............
Near the end of LGUP, the device boots into TWRP. System and MicroSD are mounted, but nothing else (data, cache, dalvik, etc). I was able to obtain a stock recovery *.img, then copied it over to my MicroSD while in recovery. Then I flashed it, booted the phone into stock recovery, and performed a factory reset. Afterwards I booted into system, and all looked good, until it got to the "Checking connection" screen, then a lot of apps started force-closing repeatedly. Because of this I can't get to the Home screen, and no amount of factory reset is working. It just keeps happening over and over again.
How to get out of this mess, anyone?
Help please!!!
Still looking for a solution and would really appreciate any help!
My theory is that the /cache and /data partitions somehow got corrupted during the flash. So I tried booting into FastBoot mode and issueing the commands:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot format cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot format userdata
It just says something something along the lines of "remote: cant format/erase in an unlocked state". If I relock the bootloader, it says that it cant erase/format in a locked state.
TWRP still cant read those partitions (they won't mount and cant be mounted), and the apps still start force-closing almost immediately after rebooting into system, before I can complete the setup, preventing me from getting to the home screen.
@ tungkick: Is there any possibility we can arrange a TeamViewer meeting to fix this?
Thanks!
As we all know, Tungkick's Root Method by TOT instructions, are to be observed and followed step-by-step in order to achieve proper root on this device. One of the instructions is to leave the settings in LGUP, as "Refurbished".
Well, after accidentally flashing a zip file on my H900, my phone went through several boot loops and started giving me a headache from Hell. After considering the instructions by Tungkick, I thought, "What would Wesley do?" Think outside the box. Since I had not set my phone to MTP, I was not able to make any type of connection with the LG Bridge app, but once I crossed my fingers, ran LGUP and chose the "Ugrade" option, the phone rebooted like out of the box, and the good thing about this is that YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR DATA (pics, music, call logs, etc....) The recent lags my phone had been experimenting, went away and I was able to recover all my data using LG Bridge.
So, there. I hope this comes in handy for anyone experimenting issues and are Rooted.
Do you have a tutorial? Or links to this! I have the same issue please.
Nvm found the information tnx.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...g-h900-real-tot-make-tungkick-t3336317/page44
what zip did u flash? if u got bootloop with "fail *something*" on the top left, it's because u didnt unlock bootloader using fastboot (dev setting is not enough)
make123 said:
Do you have a tutorial? Or links to this! I have the same issue please.
Nvm found the information tnx.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...g-h900-real-tot-make-tungkick-t3336317/page44
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Follow Tungkick's tutorial to "re-root" your phone, but instead of selecting "Refurbish", you'll select "Upgrade".
It's that simple.
If you have Xposed, you'll need to reflash it using Flashfire, and you'll have to re-install BusyBox. The rest of your apps keep the data, just as a computer would if you would to do an "upgrade" with the "without losing your files" option or something like that...sorry, it's been a long week.
Help!
I've had a verizon V30 I unlocked and rooted via the frankenstein method a few years ago.
I was running out of space recently and did some cursory research about 'my verizon' app and it was pretty large, so I made a titanium backup and then deleted it. Also did this for the basic 'messages' app built in.
Noticed the phone was a little laggy and having some hang issues after that so I rebooted. It's stuck on a Verizon splash screen with a few colorful dots.. seems stuck there.
I've tried clearing the cache and booting into safe mode all with the same result. I really do not want to do a factory reset.
What are my next steps for troubleshooting this or trying to restore that program? Any help is appreciated--I've tried to search a bit but not finding a good first step towards trying to resolve this.
Thanks!
water- said:
Help!
I've had a verizon V30 I unlocked and rooted via the frankenstein method a few years ago.
I was running out of space recently and did some cursory research about 'my verizon' app and it was pretty large, so I made a titanium backup and then deleted it. Also did this for the basic 'messages' app built in.
Noticed the phone was a little laggy and having some hang issues after that so I rebooted. It's stuck on a Verizon splash screen with a few colorful dots.. seems stuck there.
I've tried clearing the cache and booting into safe mode all with the same result. I really do not want to do a factory reset.
What are my next steps for troubleshooting this or trying to restore that program? Any help is appreciated--I've tried to search a bit but not finding a good first step towards trying to resolve this.
Thanks!
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Early on with the verizon V30 roms I found that uninstalling some of the bloatware caused boot loops. From then on I just froze them; doesnt help your space situatuon though...
If no other suggestions, you could try a dirty flash of the ROM you were running (assuming you flashed TWRP zip).
I believe you'll need MyVerizon anyway, as this is what enables VOLTE and VOWIFI on Verizon (for me, at least). So I would not recommend removing it anyway.
Granted, you're past that. I would think that dirty-flashing the ROM should restore it, potentially? That could be one way to get back to running. Another way might be to reload the APK somehow. You might need to use TWRP to do that, unless there's another way to do it from a TiBu backup? If I can help in some way (I'm on VS996) I'm happy to try.
Unless you actually deleted the apps from System, it's almost certain that a Factory Reset will solve it. But I can understand your reluctance.
I'm not sure a dirty flash will help, since the problem is your data partition. You already tried deleting cache (I presume in TWRP).
And I agree that if you could somehow reload the apk, that might do it. Does ADB install work in TWRP, despite no OS? If so, that's worth trying. First pull the apks you removed from System to your computer, then run adb install apk-filename.
But FIRST make a full TWRP data backup of what you have now!
If you have to Factory Reset, you can use TiBu to restore your user apps from that backup. I haven't tried that in years, but I assume TiBu still has this feature.
Fingers crossed for you :fingers-crossed:
And for others who see this: Careful, selective debloating IS possible, but it always starts with a full backup: TWRP if rooted, otherwise LG Backup, (which saves app data and most OS settings).
Thanks all for responses, appreciated so much. In a bit of a pinch as I needed my phone for a backpacking trip last weekend, I just moved forward as best I could on Friday. Generally I tweak my phone enough to unlock/root then let it be. I guess I got greedy/complacent try trying to de-verizonify it and clear some space as much as possible.
Two things
1) Immediate solution, and still seeking some advice:
I used LGUP to flash the Android 9 kdz as an upgrade I think to the phone. Because I had TWRP as my recovery that ran into an encryption error (I subsequently saw this caveat/warning further down in one of ChazzMatt's posts), and due to that was required to wipe/clear everything.
So now I have 'benefits' of Android 9 but no root. However my bootloader is still unlocked.. so I am still seeking advice how I can get Android 9 root. Please don't tell me I have to go back to 8 and do some stuff before going back to 9 with root. I didn't actually see in any guide how to root on 9. But it is possible I missed it/just need to apply same sequence as shown as on the guide for doing so on 8.
I'm on 30c version of PIE and keep getting bugged to install a system update which I keep putting off because I'm leery of that..but I can't freeze the process without root.
Also because I flashed the stock OS, that means I lost the custom recovery, I don't have TWRP anymore (this seems so, but looking for confirmation), right?
2) retrospect, and a question for future reference
After all this I realized like an idiot I had a TWRP backup made in 2018 after I first unlocked and rooted it. Just hanging out on my SD card, which I could have accessed via TWRP before I flashed the KDZ. If I would have restored that it would have re-installed the OS and retained my data. Is that considered a dirty flash though, like it might not have worked or had subsequent problems?
And secondly on the SD card, I found all the 'dank memes' and other downloads I was worried I'd lost, so most of the data loss tragedy :silly: was averted (main pics backup to cloud, learned that lesson after lg g4 hardware bootloop pain).
water- said:
1) Immediate solution, and still seeking some advice:
I used LGUP to flash the Android 9 kdz as an upgrade I think to the phone. Because I had TWRP as my recovery that ran into an encryption error (I subsequently saw this caveat/warning further down in one of ChazzMatt's posts), and due to that was required to wipe/clear everything.
So now I have 'benefits' of Android 9 but no root. However my bootloader is still unlocked.. so I am still seeking advice how I can get Android 9 root. Please don't tell me I have to go back to 8 and do some stuff before going back to 9 with root. I didn't actually see in any guide how to root on 9. But it is possible I missed it/just need to apply same sequence as shown as on the guide for doing so on 8.
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With unlocked bootloader on Pie, here's how you reinstall TWRP (IF you are on firmware with fastboot flash commands). Yes, I made a standalone post for this -- but if you read it it's basically just Section 6 of WTF Instructions. However, I had to make a standalone post because too many people kept thinking they had to downgrade back to Oreo, etc.
So, you can reinstall TWRP on Pie if you have unlocked bootloader. The problem is you need to fastboot flash commands to do that. VS996 firmware does not have that, which is why VS996 owners have to TEMPORARILY convert to US998 in the first place to unlock bootloader, install TWRP and root. Yes, your bootloader is already unlocked, but on VS996 you don't have the necessary fastboot flash commands to reinstall TWRP.
Thus, you will need to go back to US998 firmware (flashing KDZ via Dev Patched LGUP) to get fastboot flash commands. You can do it the hard way (US998 Pie KDZ) or you can do it the easy way (US998 Oreo KDZ). With already unlocked bootloader, you don't need to go back early Oreo, you can go to last Oreo. I don't recommend flashing US998 Pie for this, as there's too many people who have trouble with US998 Pie (stuck on LG logo, etc). You just need to temporarily get fastboot flash commands, and get TWRP reinstalled.
That post I have linked in the first sentence is for unlocked Bootloader with fastboot flash commands, on any stock firmware (Pie, Oreo, even Nougat if you wanted that for some reason).
Once you reinstall TWRP, then you can go back to VS996 Pie firmware via TWRP flashable zip.
Thanks for your response, now and two years ago.. super appreciated
I only need to get to the point to put the phone in debug mode (with access to fastboot) to get TWRP installed after flashing the recent oreo kdz. After TWRP installed follow your instructions (thanks!) to flash TWRP pie..
I'll probably give it a go this weekend or tomorrow evening, but do you have a recommended link to US998 Oreo kdz? https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397933445 is fine?
Whereafter I'll follow your instructions for installing it (using LGUP patched) at: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/us998-lg-v30-us998-us99820a040330-kdz-t3786337
In the ROM section, go to ChazzMatt's US998 Pie KDZ thread. It also has instructions for rolling back to Oreo. Follow them to the t.
Make sure to use the Pie-compatible LGUP version in there when you roll back, and install it exactly as described in that thread.
His US998 Oreo thread will have a download link for Oreo 20h (the latest Oreo). Otherwise it's easy to find on lg-firmwares.com.
Good luck to you
Ok really that was pretty easy and not bad once I got everything lined up, did it in maybe 30 minutes or less. I'm in Pie with root now and TWRP recovery. Thank you for the help!
Two points:
1) after flashing TWRP, I got some issues when wiping, I was able to flash the VS996 ROM but kept seeing some red "twrp can't mount system" or something like this. It would be a hassle but do I need to go back and reformat/reflash? or do it dirty at least?
2) maybe related to the above, maybe (probably not) not.. and I realize magisk and other avenues might cover it these days but I'm trying to debloat the TWRP flashed VS996 ROM with Titanium Backup.. stuff like NFL and slacker radio, google music.. like I did on Oreo. But Titanium keeps giving me an error about 'can't find the apk' -- Ti says I have root. I have read a bit that Android 10 really packages the apps in there so it's not like you can just remove the ones you want. is this the case for 9 too?
suggestions for alternative tool if Titanium is kind of a dinosaur in that regard?
Thanks
Well done!
1) It's best to use Format Data in TWRP to avoid that mounting error. Unless you are certain you have no mounting problems, I would recommend doing that before spending more time setting up the OS.
2) Before trying to freeze apps with TiBu, see if they can be Disabled in the regular Apps menu. Most of the "optional" bloatware can. Of course make a TWRP backup before freezing anything with TWRP!
Water-, there is already a debloated Verizon 99630c rom out there somewhere, if you would like to try it. I'm on it now.
Sorry, I can't link it. It was made by micromod777. So do a search for him.
I also use tibu, but there is another app (?) out there called migrate that backs everything up. You might look for it and try it. (I did use it a month or so ago myself just to try it - - worked for me).
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Ok really that was pretty easy and not bad once I got everything lined up, did it in maybe 30 minutes or less. I'm in Pie with root now and TWRP recovery. Thank you for the help!
Two points:
1) after flashing TWRP, I got some issues when wiping, I was able to flash the VS996 ROM but kept seeing some red "twrp can't mount system" or something like this. It would be a hassle but do I need to go back and reformat/reflash? or do it dirty at least?
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You're welcome!
See points "f" and "g" of the screenshot. When you were installing TWRP I think you missed the "format data" part... And/or possibly the "reboot recovery" step immediately after.
If you were reading in an app (XDA or Tapatalk) instead of web browser, it's possible that section was truncated and you didn't see it.
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You're welcome!
See points "f" and "g" of the screenshot. When you were installing TWRP I think you missed the "format data" part... And/or possibly the "reboot recovery" step immediately after.
If you were reading in an app (XDA or Tapatalk) instead of web browser, it's possible that section was truncated and you didn't see it.
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hmmm
it's possible.. ..i definitely gave formatting a shot (hence the red errors.) and believe I rebooted to recovery.
Where I'm at now, OS booting/operating flawless (bloat aside) and root verified, can boot back into TWRP no problem...
recommended course of action?
water- said:
hmmm
it's possible.. ..i definitely gave formatting a shot (hence the red errors.) and believe I rebooted to recovery.
Where I'm at now, OS booting/operating flawless (bloat aside) and root verified, can boot back into TWRP no problem...
recommended course of action?
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Sorry, I'm in another hemisphere for several weeks on leave of absence for family matters. Didn't see this until now. Hope you got it worked out.
ChazzMatt said:
Sorry, I'm in another hemisphere for several weeks on leave of absence for family matters. Didn't see this until now. Hope you got it worked out.
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Not a problem at all! Maybe you mistook this post for another, as you'd fairly promptly replied to me through here over the last two weeks! much to my appreciation.
Basically I'm saying when I was doing some of the wipe functions in TWRP before flashing the new OS, and while flashing it, I saw some red mount system error messages.
However my phone is fully functional, I can reboot into TWRP recovery, I'm not noticing any functional issues with it right now.
Can I ignore because functional phone and recovery access = functioning fully! or is there some check I should do or whatnot. I mean I could clear data and start over again but It's been a week+ of customizing and getting it how I like it, kind of a hassle if it's not needed/necessary.
Thanks
water- said:
Not a problem at all! Maybe you mistook this post for another, as you'd fairly promptly replied to me through here over the last two weeks! much to my appreciation.
Basically I'm saying when I was doing some of the wipe functions in TWRP before flashing the new OS, and while flashing it, I saw some red mount system error messages.
However my phone is fully functional, I can reboot into TWRP recovery, I'm not noticing any functional issues with it right now.
Can I ignore because functional phone and recovery access = functioning fully! or is there some check I should do or whatnot. I mean I could clear data and start over again but It's been a week+ of customizing and getting it how I like it, kind of a hassle if it's not needed/necessary.
Thanks
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Do you have encryption on? TWRP will show a mount error upon start, and prior to the passcode being entered.