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Hello,
I am unable to post in the Developement threads at the moment due to the post limit but thought I would ask here and hopefully someone can help me.
Firstly, I have a Locked BootLoader that cannot be unlocked, I have rooted my XS and it is running ICS, I pretty much have it the way I want it but would like to try the MIUI ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768057 which works for all BootLoaders.
Secondly, I need to know if I will lose Root access by flashing the above ROM and also if I will lose all my personal Data. I have CWM installed and have backed up everything it will alow me to back up. But I am just concerned about losing root access and personal data.
For those of you who have flashed the ROM, can you tell me if root access is removed and if personal data is also wiped?
Thank you in advance and I appreciate all answers.
Personal data like pics,music and movie will not be lost if they are on the ext sd card.
Root should stay, but all apps that you install will be wiped so you need to download again from play store and make a backup for contacts and sms.
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gm007 said:
Personal data like pics,music and movie will not be lost if they are on the ext sd card.
Root should stay, but all apps that you install will be wiped so you need to download again from play store and make a backup for contacts and sms.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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Would backing up via CWM not be advisable, just backup using the Sony PC Companion or the Backup and Restore utility on the phone itself, should I just use them all to be sure?
Thank you for the reply, much appreciated.
Allow me to add, all Media files are on the additional storage of the phone, the 32gb, I am just worried about SMS, Contacts and so on.
Also, with the above mentioned ROM, are there any limitations as to what apps would run, for instance, ICS compatible apps I previously purchased should have no issue?
Forgive my ignorance, I am not so familiar with Android.
gm007 said:
Personal data like pics,music and movie will not be lost if they are on the ext sd card.
Root should stay, but all apps that you install will be wiped so you need to download again from play store and make a backup for contacts and sms.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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He will lose root, as he have locked bootloader. But there is a link somewhere that is a workaround for it.
Felimenta97 said:
He will lose root, as he have locked bootloader. But there is a link somewhere that is a workaround for it.
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Any chance you could point me in the right direction?
I originally used the method outlined by Sharaz22 to root my XS, downgrading to GB and flashing several things, but that is the only thing I have read on the subject of rooting a locked bootloader and to get it up to ICS rooted, I have not read about any special method for MIUI to maintain root access, even in the thread I linked above I could not see a work around, unless I am going blind.
Again, thank you and your help is appreciated.
Mobfigurz said:
Any chance you could point me in the right direction?
I originally used the method outlined by Sharaz22 to root my XS, downgrading to GB and flashing several things, but that is the only thing I have read on the subject of rooting a locked bootloader and to get it up to ICS rooted, I have not read about any special method for MIUI to maintain root access, even in the thread I linked above I could not see a work around, unless I am going blind.
Again, thank you and your help is appreciated.
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If you have CWM, when you flash MIUI you'll still have it.
Felimenta97 said:
He will lose root, as he have locked bootloader. But there is a link somewhere that is a workaround for it.
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You will never lose root if you install roms with cwm,you will lose it only if the rom are buggy but not in case of miui.
@op use this link to download the rom for LT26
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/miui-rom-2-7-20.17338/
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
gm007 said:
You will never lose root if you install roms with cwm,you will lose it only if the rom are buggy but not in case of miui.
@op use this link to download the rom for LT26
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/miui-rom-2-7-20.17338/
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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Okay, this is making sense to me now, so I just need to place the files into the suggested directory and reboot into CWM and flash MIUI throught there. Obviously following the instructions in the original thread and all should be fine, root access will not be lost and I can restore backed up content such as SMS and contacts without any fuss?
Thanks guys, that is great. :good:
Mobfigurz said:
Okay, this is making sense to me now, so I just need to place the files into the suggested directory and reboot into CWM and flash MIUI throught there. Obviously following the instructions in the original thread and all should be fine, root access will not be lost and I can restore backed up content such as SMS and contacts without any fuss?
Thanks guys, that is great. :good:
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I lost both when I flashed MIUI. I still had root, but not CWM. For locked bootloaders, the CWM is installed in the /system partition. When you flash MIUI, all of the files in that partition are changed, so you lose it. You can either reflash CWM like you did the first time or you can use this method (I forgot I had the link): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787532
gm007 said:
You will never lose root if you install roms with cwm,you will lose it only if the rom are buggy but not in case of miui.
@op use this link to download the rom for LT26
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/miui-rom-2-7-20.17338/
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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Sorry GM, one final question.
What is the difference between the one you linked and the one in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793432
I notice Sharaz22 states he removed the Kernel so it would work with the stock Kernel, now I have the stock Kernel since I installed a stock ICS so what problems would I face if I went with the official one and not the one Sharaz22 "edited"?
Felimenta97 said:
I lost both when I flashed MIUI. I still had root, but not CWM. For locked bootloaders, the CWM is installed in the /system partition. When you flash MIUI, all of the files in that partition are changed, so you lose it. You can either reflash CWM like you did the first time or you can use this method (I forgot I had the link): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787532
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And that would be flashed using Flashtools, is that correct?
Mobfigurz said:
Sorry GM, one final question.
What is the difference between the one you linked and the one in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793432
I notice Sharaz22 states he removed the Kernel so it would work with the stock Kernel, now I have the stock Kernel since I installed a stock ICS so what problems would I face if I went with the official one and not the one Sharaz22 "edited"?
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My link is straight from the official site and doesn't include any kernel plus Multilanguage.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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And that would be flashed using Flashtools, is that correct?
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Nope. Flash ROM with CWM, wipe what you have to wipe, and before rebooting, flash the CWM package (no need for the Superuser one)
Guys, I suffered some mishap yesterday trying to flash MIUI on my phone.
After the flashing process with CWM, the phone would not boot, no response other than a single flash of the green LED and a vibration, it would not boot and i tried for over an hour. In the end I had to use Flashtools and get ICS back on the phone.
Since that, I cannot root my phone again, I have tried and tried, the first time I did it, it was easy and straight forward, downgrading to GB and using the batch files and so on, but now, each and every time I try to do it and follow the guides, of which I have found two, it does not work. That is because the process states that the "Device is not detected" and it cannot locate anything related to ADB. I have checked the drivers, installed several, reinstalled flashtools and each time I go through the guide I am left with an unrooted phone and nothing seems to work. Even in flashtools it struggles to flash the ROM every now and then and the phone just seems to randomly disconnect even though it remains plugged in.
Any help, I am struggling to get anything done on this phone and I would rather just have Root and CWM than MIUI.
Mobfigurz said:
Guys, I suffered some mishap yesterday trying to flash MIUI on my phone.
After the flashing process with CWM, the phone would not boot, no response other than a single flash of the green LED and a vibration, it would not boot and i tried for over an hour. In the end I had to use Flashtools and get ICS back on the phone.
Since that, I cannot root my phone again, I have tried and tried, the first time I did it, it was easy and straight forward, downgrading to GB and using the batch files and so on, but now, each and every time I try to do it and follow the guides, of which I have found two, it does not work. That is because the process states that the "Device is not detected" and it cannot locate anything related to ADB. I have checked the drivers, installed several, reinstalled flashtools and each time I go through the guide I am left with an unrooted phone and nothing seems to work. Even in flashtools it struggles to flash the ROM every now and then and the phone just seems to randomly disconnect even though it remains plugged in.
Any help, I am struggling to get anything done on this phone and I would rather just have Root and CWM than MIUI.
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had this EXACT problem, tried flashing miui and struggled to gain root again after it failed and i reverted back to GB,so then used this tool and guide and it worked 1st time http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754429
3stage said:
had this EXACT problem, tried flashing miui and struggled to gain root again after it failed and i reverted back to GB,so then used this tool and guide and it worked 1st time http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754429
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I tried that also, but it did not work. Maybe I missed a step or did not read correctly, but I will give it another go in a bit and see if it works.
Mobfigurz said:
I tried that also, but it did not work. Maybe I missed a step or did not read correctly, but I will give it another go in a bit and see if it works.
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Maybe repair the phone using pcc and try again.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
To all of you, thank you, I f***ing love you guys!
I managed to get Root and CWM back on with ICS and Flashed MIUI, I was disappointed by MIUI and thankfully I had created a CWM backup a day earlier of my phone the way I wanted it, so I restored that and have everything I was missing and back how the phone was before I started messing around with MIUI.
Thank you all so much for your help, you guys are a great benefit to this community, thanks!
Mobfigurz said:
To all of you, thank you, I f***ing love you guys!
I managed to get Root and CWM back on with ICS and Flashed MIUI, I was disappointed by MIUI and thankfully I had created a CWM backup a day earlier of my phone the way I wanted it, so I restored that and have everything I was missing and back how the phone was before I started messing around with MIUI.
Thank you all so much for your help, you guys are a great benefit to this community, thanks!
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nice one fella:victory:
HELP!!!HELP!!!HELP!!!
Below is my phone information:
Android Version : 4.2.2
Baseband Version : I9205XXUCNA3
I followed the steps to root my phone.
1. I flash vcoreroot-v2.tar via Odin. After flash, I open SuperSU i know that my phone get root access.
2. But, I notice that my WIFI could not open and all my file in internal memory was missing.
3. The thread I view says that I have to flash the stock kernel to my phone.
4. After I flash, my phone back to normal (WIFI can use and internal memory have data) but there have no root acces in my phone.
I have try another ways to root my phone that is using Recovery Mode to install the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.34.zip. It doesn't work also.
Any steps i have missed up while rooting?????
Let's flash MegaFireV10 and you will have very fast system already rooted. If you wish, you can flash MFv10X which is heavy debloated version of MegaFire
Yep. Same problem for me when I try to root via vcoreroot. No wifi after root. I just wasted my time rooting and got 0x1 knox in the end. Great job, Samsung.
Anyway, there's two red lines upon booting up with root.
Now I'm just waiting for kitkat 4.4.2 first before rooting. Waste of time.
trurl3 said:
Let's flash MegaFireV10 and you will have very fast system already rooted. If you wish, you can flash MFv10X which is heavy debloated version of MegaFire
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Any thread describe about MegaFireV10 ? Can u provide the link for me ? I have to take a look first. Thx...
lai0715 said:
Any thread describe about MegaFireV10 ? Can u provide the link for me ? I have to take a look first. Thx...
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Here you are
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608110
I have the same problem, but at this point i just want to back up apps and files using titanium.
I really dont want to go through flashing stock roms due to the extremely slow download, if i flash Megafire without wiping will i be able to get back my wifi and internal sdcard?
san_099 said:
I have the same problem, but at this point i just want to back up apps and files using titanium.
I really dont want to go through flashing stock roms due to the extremely slow download, if i flash Megafire without wiping will i be able to get back my wifi and internal sdcard?
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MegaFire Should'nt be flashed without factory reset. So back up your apps, contacts, sms's and whats more and make clean install. I would suggest to use for backup Super Backup app from Store.
trurl3 said:
MegaFire Should'nt be flashed without factory reset. So back up your apps, contacts, sms's and whats more and make clean install. I would suggest to use for backup Super Backup app from Store.
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You are right if I wanted to stay on Megafire, but my concern was to get wifi and sdcard working again,I flashed without any wiping and it worked. yes there was FC every 2 minutes, but I managed to temporary fix the issue and move on to the next custom ROM.
Thanks anyways!!
trurl3 said:
Here you are
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608110
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Oh yeah...Thank u for reply my thread and suggest the ROM for me...now i got rooted for my phone already...Thank You!:victory::victory::victory:
Redlines-No wifi-No internal SD
lai0715 said:
HELP!!!HELP!!!HELP!!!
Below is my phone information:
Android Version : 4.2.2
Baseband Version : I9205XXUCNA3
I followed the steps to root my phone.
1. I flash vcoreroot-v2.tar via Odin. After flash, I open SuperSU i know that my phone get root access.
2. But, I notice that my WIFI could not open and all my file in internal memory was missing.
3. The thread I view says that I have to flash the stock kernel to my phone.
4. After I flash, my phone back to normal (WIFI can use and internal memory have data) but there have no root acces in my phone.
I have try another ways to root my phone that is using Recovery Mode to install the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.34.zip. It doesn't work also.
Any steps i have missed up while rooting?????
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hi buddy..care to share the Stock Kernel u used? i keep looking for the kernel but can't find it.i faced the same problem with u..no wifi,no internal sd card..really hope u can help..TQ
Hi There,
I'm running a rooted version of KitKat 4.4.4 on my Z2 (23.0.1.A.0.167) and I was just wondering about the process of upgrading to a rooted version of Lollipop. Can I just upgrade using the standard method (from the settings menu) and retain root access? Or will I have to flash an entirely new Lollipop ROM onto the device and then root that separately?
I'm in no rush for Lollipop so I'm happy to wait for the official upgrade, but if it won't be possible or will mess up my device then I'd rather just do whatever it takes to get it flashed.
BottleGreen said:
Hi There,
I'm running a rooted version of KitKat 4.4.4 on my Z2 (23.0.1.A.0.167) and I was just wondering about the process of upgrading to a rooted version of Lollipop. Can I just upgrade using the standard method (from the settings menu) and retain root access? Or will I have to flash an entirely new Lollipop ROM onto the device and then root that separately?
I'm in no rush for Lollipop so I'm happy to wait for the official upgrade, but if it won't be possible or will mess up my device then I'd rather just do whatever it takes to get it flashed.
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I guess your bootloader is still intact, if so you're good to go. You will will only lose root when you update to lollipop through OTA.
On the other hand, if you've unlocked your bootloader and probably have a custom kernel, then I'm afraid ota will not work.
Hope this helps.
BottleGreen said:
Hi There,
... and I was just wondering about the process of upgrading to a rooted version of Lollipop.
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sublinker said:
I guess your bootloader is still intact, if so you're good to go. You will will only lose root when you update to lollipop through OTA.
On the other hand, if you've unlocked your bootloader and probably have a custom kernel, then I'm afraid ota will not work.
Hope this helps.
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If the desired outcome is root on lollipop, don't do ota.
Install recovery (if you don't have one) and flash a rooted lollipop zip through recovery.
@o0 Matt 0o, you've made your point but I guess quoting me wasn't necessary.
Thanks for the replies, a couple of questions still though:
o0 Matt 0o said:
If the desired outcome is root on lollipop, don't do ota.
Install recovery (if you don't have one) and flash a rooted lollipop zip through recovery.
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I think I have recovery, though I can't remember to be honest. I followed a guide here when I rooted my Z2.
If I flash a rooted L zip does this mean I'll lose all my apps/data? I remember that I did when I rooted 4.4.4 but the process was such a headache that I can't remember which parts required wiping everything from my phone.
Also, is there a ROM version you'd recommend? Is the current one stable or should I wait a little while longer for a better one?
Google recovery and Xperia to see videos of how to get into recovery to find out if you have it.
You don't 'need' to wipe, but it's always advised. Before I flash I do a nandroid backup and wipe and recovery specific app data with nandroid manager.
Have a look at the dev section, there is a rooted stock lollipop room there. lollipop is stable and awesome.
If.I helped don't forget to hit thanks [emoji14]
o0 Matt 0o said:
Google recovery and Xperia to see videos of how to get into recovery to find out if you have it.
You don't 'need' to wipe, but it's always advised. Before I flash I do a nandroid backup and wipe and recovery specific app data with nandroid manager.
Have a look at the dev section, there is a rooted stock lollipop room there. lollipop is stable and awesome.
If.I helped don't forget to hit thanks [emoji14]
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Is it worth waiting for a Lollipop 5.1 ROM or would this ROM update to 5.1 without needing to be flashed? http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/development/stock-d6503-23-1-0-690-bal-rooted-t3057150/ (I presume this is the ROM you were talking about?)
Thanks, turns out I do have recovery. I followed this guide all the way through: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/general/how-to-root-23-0-1-0-167-fw-sony-xperia-t2928591/
So seeing as I have CWM recovery on there. Does this mean I can just use flashtool to put the lollipop ROM onto CWM Recovery and then do 'install from zip' and all should be good?
What would happen if I flashed without wiping the data? I'm more inclined to wipe too, but I wondered if it's possible to do it without wiping.
BottleGreen said:
Is it worth waiting for a Lollipop 5.1 ROM or would this ROM update to 5.1 without needing to be flashed? http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/development/stock-d6503-23-1-0-690-bal-rooted-t3057150/ (I presume this is the ROM you were talking about?).
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Yea that's what I was referring to. Once 5.1 comes out you'll need to do the same thing to keep root so it's up to you if you do it once or twice.
BottleGreen said:
Thanks, turns out I do have recovery. I followed this guide all the way through: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/general/how-to-root-23-0-1-0-167-fw-sony-xperia-t2928591/
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Good
BottleGreen said:
So seeing as I have CWM recovery on there. Does this mean I can just use flashtool to put the lollipop ROM onto CWM Recovery and then do 'install from zip' and all should be good?
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No. No flashtool needed just get the zip into the phone (either download it on the phone or use a usb cable to copy it over) then go to install zip.
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What would happen if I flashed without wiping the data? I'm more inclined to wipe too, but I wondered if it's possible to do it without wiping.
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What would happen depends on what you've done:
Best case nothing happens
Medium case apps misbehave
Worst case bootloop
It is possible and give it a go. Make sure you do a backup first and copy the backup to your computer just in case. If bad things happen, recovery the backup and try again another way.
o0 Matt 0o said:
Yea that's what I was referring to. Once 5.1 comes out you'll need to do the same thing to keep root so it's up to you if you do it once or twice.
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No. No flashtool needed just get the zip into the phone (either download it on the phone or use a usb cable to copy it over) then go to install zip.
What would happen depends on what you've done:
Best case nothing happens
Medium case apps misbehave
Worst case bootloop
It is possible and give it a go. Make sure you do a backup first and copy the backup to your computer just in case. If bad things happen, recovery the backup and try again another way.
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Okay perfect, thanks for that. One last question though, in that thread with the Lollipop ROM someone mentioned that you could lose your recovery if you install it (I guess because of a bug or something). Will this affect me if I want to install 5.1 later on?
Not really. You'll just need to get back to a ROM with recovery for locked bootloader or wait until they get recovery working on locked bootloader on 5.0
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Not really. You'll just need to get back to a ROM with recovery for locked bootloader or wait until they get recovery working on locked bootloader on 5.0
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Okay, so my bootloader has been unlocked. Does that mean I won't be affected at all?
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Okay, so my bootloader has been unlocked. Does that mean I won't be affected at all?
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Is that first sentence a statement or a question?
Bootloader unlocked means freedom. Life is a lot easier, just flash a kernel with recovery and upgrade
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Is that first sentence a statement or a question?
Bootloader unlocked means freedom. Life is a lot easier, just flash a kernel with recovery and upgrade
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Yes my bootloader is unlocked, I used the Sony method. I didn't think I could flash a rooted ROM without it to be honest.
Hmm, I think I'm confusing recovery with Bootloader though here. I thought Recovery was part of the bootloader unlocking process and was separate from the ROM. Kind of like a small management interface to flash new ROMs and manage the device from the boot partition.
Does anyone have an answer to the above? I'm just trying to make sense of the process here.
What do you want to know? What the bootloader is?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Bootloader
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What do you want to know? What the bootloader is?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Bootloader
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I'd really like to know what 'recovery' is exactly and how it differs from either a ROM or a bootloader. I understand the Xperia Z2 stock rooted Lollipop ROM has no recovery, so I want to know what exactly that means and what the implications are in the event I choose to upgrade to 5.1 in the future.
Hi,
I am trying to use Wireless Update to update to 20160315. It says my current version is P9000_Elephone 6.0_20160304 and no update is available. Is it possible to use Wireless Update for this or do I need to flash the ROM?
Thanks
badbobe said:
Hi,
I am trying to use Wireless Update to update to 20160315. It says my current version is P9000_Elephone 6.0_20160304 and no update is available. Is it possible to use Wireless Update for this or do I need to flash the ROM?
Thanks
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Some had the luck with an ota update, but I think most of us flashed the new rom.
This is a bit ridiculous, Im in same boat, I cant use the FP sensor on mine until I get 0315, but it says Im up to date on 0304, I cant flash as I dont have windows. I think the best thing I can do with this phone now is put it back in its box and send it back to the retailer. Very frustrating as apart from this, its a good device.
I ended up flashing it and overall it was worth it. I ended up with a clean install - don't know if there was another way so that I didn't have to re-install everything? The process was also a bit more fiddly when using Windows 10 as I had to bypass the driver signing system by booting windows with this disabled.
Does anyone have an issue with WiFi consuming a lot of power? I've now enabled it to be always on to see if that helps as I read somewhere that it might.
According to a post on the Elephone forum, they've pulled the ota and we should expect a new one mid April.
Some users have 20160401beta, so they are working on something.
For me no OTA, you need to flash it manually with the latest flash tools. Older versions can not load the scatter file.
Best would be, if the elephone distributes the update.zip so we could copy it to the phone and install it from the update menu.
Maor545 said:
Some users have 20160401beta, so they are working on something.
For me no OTA, you need to flash it manually with the latest flash tools. Older versions can not load the scatter file.
Best would be, if the elephone distributes the update.zip so we could copy it to the phone and install it from the update menu.
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Does installing via the update menu work? I have the zip for the 20160315 build but am unsure as to whether installing this way would work. I use a Mac so flashing via computer isn't an option...
Hello, i would like to ask how we can perform a local update from the option that there is at the phone
chtsarts said:
Hello, i would like to ask how we can perform a local update from the option that there is at the phone
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For that you need the OTA file, which so far are not provided by Elephone.
Jonny said:
For that you need the OTA file, which so far are not provided by Elephone.
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Then i must wait a developer to provide the OTA file because i have mac and i can't use sp flash tools?
chtsarts said:
Then i must wait a developer to provide the OTA file because i have mac and i can't use sp flash tools?
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Thought there were windows emulators for Mac, or dual boot etc.
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Jonny said:
Thought there were windows emulators for Mac, or dual boot etc.
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So I finally managed to flash using my Mac, virtualbox, and v5.1604 of flash tool.
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Hello,I had also problem with wireless updete.When I press install now, app crash.It sad wireless update shout down.
What can I do?If you have any sugesstions, please tell me.
Thanks
Hi,
I currently have .570 fw installed with root, dualrecovery, xposed,... and wonder how to update to .575 w/o losing them. Can I just create flashable zip and that's it, or should I use the original guide that I used to update from LP to MM ([Stock][Z2(D6503) 6.0.1 Marshmallow][.570][Prerooted+ TWRP + Xposed][LB])?
//UPDATE: If you want to upgrade too, then grab files from this post and follow "nurps" guide here.
//UPDATE 2 (To avoid misunderstanding):
1. Make sure you download both files from here
2. In PRF Creator, insert your FTF as FTF File, dummy_flashable.zip as SuperSU and RecRootV4_combined.zip as Recovery.
3. Flash in recovery, if you want xposed, flash it separately afterwards.
4. Wipe cache
5. Reboot and that should be it.
//UPDATE 3
Also works for .291!
Well and without losing recovery would be important too. I'm ready with PRF Creator, but where do I get that TWRP Recovery zip from that works with MM?
nurps said:
Well and without losing recovery would be important too. I'm ready with PRF Creator, but where do I get that TWRP Recovery zip from that works with MM?
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I'm not sure that we are having the same issue... I am already on MM, with recovery, etc. And want to update to newer version of MM.
btw if you just want dual recovery for MM you can visit the guide I mentioned earlier. You won't get .zip, since it's flashed by adb, but it works just the same.
Yes and when you reflash you have to reflash a rooted image and also recovery, or its gone.
nurps said:
Yes and when you reflash you have to reflash a rooted image and also recovery, or its gone.
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I see.. Now I know what you mean... The thing is... I would assume that you would just flash it the same way you did from LP to MM.. flash ROM (w/o recovery), then flash SuperSU, boot Android and use the adb recovery flasher... But i don't really want to spend hours getting things to normal if that doesn't work. So I'm hoping someone braver already done this and will shed some light on how it really is...
Actually I dont remember how it went, but now that you mention it, than a prerooted firmware should be enough, maybe I'll try tomorrow. Of course a flashable backup would make it easier if anything happens.
nurps said:
Actually I dont remember how it went, but now that you mention it, than a prerooted firmware should be enough, maybe I'll try tomorrow.
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Yeah... The problem was, after flashing MM and SuperSU, you had to pray that when Android boots up, you will have root permissions. If not, then it was game over, as you no longer had dual recovery...
Anyway... If you'll try, let me know how it went. I would really appreciate it!
Prerooted PRF creator file didn't work, root is lost.
nurps said:
Prerooted PRF creator file didn't work, root is lost.
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That's what I was afraid of... Have you tried flashing SuperSU after flashing ROM? I know that you can insert it in the ROM, but just to be sure I find it "safer" to flash separately.
Because I got an error on supersu I actually did reflash it, but the same error message appeared. Should have stopped there and reflashed my backup....I didnt...
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Because I got an error on supersu I actually did reflash it, but the same error message appeared.
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And do you remember what error it was by any chance? We could probably find out why you lost root permissions that way...
No, sorry.
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No, sorry.
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That's a shame... Nevermind, what version of SuperSU were you flashing?
can u fetch me the ftf link ?
medalogii said:
can u fetch me the ftf link ?
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Not sure what link you mean... Can you be more specific?
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Because I got an error on supersu I actually did reflash it, but the same error message appeared. Should have stopped there and reflashed my backup....I didnt...
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It's annoying, but at least you won't lose anything, as long as you have that backup... Now, you will have to downgrade to LP, root, flash back to MM, get recovery, flash your backup and done (if you want root back, that is of course, which I would strongly recommend for MM, as there are some things that would really bother me, if I didn't have root).
It's not the best solution, as it takes quite the time, but at least you have backup... could have been worse, take it that way...
Sorry my bad, I Was looking for the ftf now I'm downloading it with xperifirm,, now I'm looking for the recovery and supersu files to try,,
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Thats a bit overcomplicated. I wasted some hours to find a rootable FTF though, 3rd I tried (D6503_17.1.A.2.69) worked, then it's just nuts dual recovery (with its own root exploit included) and restore.
For the other stuff I should have kept up, apparently for MM you include dummy_flashable for root not supersu and RecRootV4_combined is actually available as flashable recovery.
https://mega.nz/#!dtYQSYKa!V3cV1KUB2XPMn71wJHPPAwLrrVvB_hG7JPoun9WQ7AM
https://mega.nz/#!8woHjZyb!ksx9rXDSOnS_zUncNiYw0JbfUIt14YU61Fwc8Wrcjz8
nurps said:
Thats a bit overcomplicated. I wasted some hours to find a rootable FTF though, 3rd I tried (D6503_17.1.A.2.69) worked, then it's just nuts dual recovery (with its own root exploit included) and restore.
For the other stuff I should have kept up, apparently for MM you include dummy_flashable for root not supersu and RecRootV4_combined is actually available as flashable recovery.
https://mega.nz/#!dtYQSYKa!V3cV1KUB2XPMn71wJHPPAwLrrVvB_hG7JPoun9WQ7AM
https://mega.nz/#!8woHjZyb!ksx9rXDSOnS_zUncNiYw0JbfUIt14YU61Fwc8Wrcjz8
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So, now you have .575 with root/recovery? And if, then you just create flashable.zip from your FTF and include dummy_flashable, flash in recovery and then flash RecRootV4_combined?
Nope not done yet. Trying now.