Hello everyone
I had install to my x829 the x829 23s rom but i want to swap to the x829 rom,had no backup so i asked from geekbuying to send me the x829 rom
I have twrp installed and when i try to install the rom i get an error message,sayd the zip file is destroyd
Maybe its a fastboot rom but not sure,if it is a fastboot rom how i can install it?
There is a folder inside the zip named tools and have one fastboot exe,when i click twice it opens a comand window and runs somethink and then it closes
There is another folder named images,i tryed to flash from there only boot.img and system.img and nothink else,i found this quide on the google,rom installed and the phone it starts normaly but i have some problems,is i put my sim card on sim 2 slot i have the message that i can not use the mobile data and if i want to use them i must put sim on card slot 1
My questions are,this happens because i must flashed and the other stuff from the images folder?
And second questions there is no way to install this via twrp?recovery maybe?
eulogison said:
Hello everyone
I had install to my x829 the x829 23s rom but i want to swap to the x829 rom,had no backup so i asked from geekbuying to send me the x829 rom
I have twrp installed and when i try to install the rom i get an error message,sayd the zip file is destroyd
Maybe its a fastboot rom but not sure,if it is a fastboot rom how i can install it?
There is a folder inside the zip named tools and have one fastboot exe,when i click twice it opens a comand window and runs somethink and then it closes
There is another folder named images,i tryed to flash from there only boot.img and system.img and nothink else,i found this quide on the google,rom installed and the phone it starts normaly but i have some problems,is i put my sim card on sim 2 slot i have the message that i can not use the mobile data and if i want to use them i must put sim on card slot 1
My questions are,this happens because i must flashed and the other stuff from the images folder?
And second questions there is no way to install this via twrp?recovery maybe?
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This?
http://blog.geekbuying.com/2017/03/...smartphone-firmware-adding-language-software/
eulogison said:
Hello everyone
I had install to my x829 the x829 23s rom but i want to swap to the x829 rom,had no backup so i asked from geekbuying to send me the x829 rom
I have twrp installed and when i try to install the rom i get an error message,sayd the zip file is destroyd
Maybe its a fastboot rom but not sure,if it is a fastboot rom how i can install it?
There is a folder inside the zip named tools and have one fastboot exe,when i click twice it opens a comand window and runs somethink and then it closes
There is another folder named images,i tryed to flash from there only boot.img and system.img and nothink else,i found this quide on the google,rom installed and the phone it starts normaly but i have some problems,is i put my sim card on sim 2 slot i have the message that i can not use the mobile data and if i want to use them i must put sim on card slot 1
My questions are,this happens because i must flashed and the other stuff from the images folder?
And second questions there is no way to install this via twrp?recovery maybe?
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Buy another phone where everything works. I would be wrong but with your English, tendency to literature descriptions and lack of basics would be a better solution.
What is fastboot ROM?
regards
Heyyo, fastboot.exe is for running commands via your PC while your phone is in bootloader/fastboot mode.
Best to just follow these instructions they work great
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/how-to/protocol-backup-stock-rom-flash-stock-t3517151
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Every time, I download a rom it won't go straight to my sd card. When I'm in TWRP recovery, it doesnt show that I install the rom in my download folder. I am running a rom now, but I want a different one, what should I do.
Well... Just select the desired path when you download your preferred ROM.
Are you using your computer to download your ROMs or your phone?
Lucky Thirteen said:
Well... Just select the desired path when you download your preferred ROM.
Are you using your computer to download your ROMs or your phone?
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I use my phone and the computer to download Roms. When I connected my phone to the computer, the Rom I install, on my computer, won't go the to my sd card. It says that the Rom is there on my computer, but not in TWRP recovery( Sd Card)
Why don't you create a folder on your phone named like this : 1X+ and transfer every ROMs you want to install in this folder only?
This is what I have done on my phone and it's the very first folder I have in TWRP Recovery, from there in recovery when I click on Install the folder 1X+ is right there on the very first line and any ROMs to flash inside. All I have to do is select and swipe to flash.
Maybe I just don't get what you are trying to explain to us.... if so Sorry.
Lucky Thirteen said:
Why don't you create a folder on your phone named like this : 1X+ and transfer every ROMs you want to install in this folder only?
This is what I have done on my phone and it's the very first folder I have in TWRP Recovery, from there in recovery when I click on Install the folder 1X+ is right there on the very first line and any ROMs to flash inside. All I have to do is select and swipe to flash.
Maybe I just don't get what you are trying to explain to us.... if so Sorry.
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Okay I have a folder, where I download Roms to. When I download a Rom, it won't go to that folder. I use different folders, the same thing happens, it won't show up in the folders, where I put the rom to.
Are you unzipping them before putting them in your folder?
They must stay as a .zip file otherwise they are not recognized.
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Are you unzipping them before putting them in your folder?
They must stay as a .zip file otherwise they are not recognized.
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Im not unzipping them, I download the rom from my computer to my sd card and it doesn't show up on my sd card, when I'm in TWRP recovery, that's my problem. The Rom is not in the folder, where I put it at. On my computer, it say shows that my rom is there( In my folder, where I put the rom at) but not in TWRP recovery
You should try to ask about your issue on the TWRP dedicated IRC chat : http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=twrp
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You should try to ask about your issue on the TWRP dedicated IRC chat : http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=twrp
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Okay thank man, it's pretty annoying knowing, that you can't install a rom, you want.
Have u ran cm10 recently? When I did it swithed all my stuff to sd card0 I think is what it was named all stuff would show up in file explorer but I would have to navigate to sdcard0 in recovery to find my stuff...hope this helps
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TigerArmor15 said:
Every time, I download a rom it won't go straight to my sd card. When I'm in TWRP recovery, it doesnt show that I install the rom in my download folder. I am running a rom now, but I want a different one, what should I do.
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It sounds like you are downloading the rom to your computer, plugging the phone in to the computer booted in TWRP and trying to install. If so this will not work. The zip needs to go on your phones SD card. Also you may be wiping incorrectly. What options are you selecting.
Kraizk said:
It sounds like you are downloading the rom to your computer, plugging the phone in to the computer booted in TWRP and trying to install. If so this will not work. The zip needs to go on your phones SD card. Also you may be wiping incorrectly. What options are you selecting.
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Anything I download won't go straight to my SD card (such as Roms and flashing mods, etc). When I download a Rom on my phone, it won't go to my SD card, so I can install it in TWRP recovery and when I try to download a rom it won't appear in TWRP recovery, in my download folder.
Hello
here i am posting here because i cant post on Miscellaneous Android Development , how ever i think i post there before while working on B5512
I Just got new G700 it came with B115 middle east channel , phone is good but as a start is there is a update i must ask my self is root ready , and CWM for sure so i start the digging
@chamaruco thank you for your great thread which saved and helped many people
now i got a file and i think you were looking for it ""G700-U10_V100R001C00B124CUSTC432D001_Firmware_Portugal_Channel-Others_4.2.1_EMUI 1.8_05021LMW.zip"" it contain usb upgrade and sd upgrade with drv and flash tool
i notice EMUI 1.8 not 1.6 which i saw for example a permission manager with it on P6 is that here in that rom too ?
is that rom improved than mine b115 phone is good for first look but
(in B115)
1-camera quality is strange i dont mean bad but it look very strange it is like very poor on quality
2-in call volume is too low in my opinion all " in test mode"
Question now did any one get that update "EMUI 1.8 B124" can tell is there is any improvements ?!
Question am i able to flash CWM image directly with flash tool to save some annoying procedures ?!
a member here provide flasher and cwm.img and orginal recovery.img
i did not work with the phone yet need to shift data from old phone remove ext2 part and prepare for change , and feeling lost here
want to strike it all once
i will upload "EMUI 1.8 B124" soon as it came from a private server
any suggestions are welcome
When you install 1.8 you will notice there is only a tap error from uploader..it is a 1.6 emui. That's all.
Hello
some info to add
incase of softbrick the phone and unable to flash using spflash tool and receive " not allowed , forbidden "
solution
inside the usb upgrade >> flash "Rework-Secro" using scatter in same folder then you will be able to use download mode again
how to install this firmware i.e. B124 on G700-10
chamaruco said:
When you install 1.8 you will notice there is only a tap error from uploader..it is a 1.6 emui. That's all.
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chamaruco; Thanks for the best of the best user guides you have been making for all of us, but what i want to know is to be able to install the B124 into my phone i.e. G700-10, i have rooted my phone using farmaroot, made a back up of my factory shipped OS and make all my data backup safe through Hisuit, have downloaded the firmware B124 Purtogal version, extracted the zip, (it is now carrying META-INF, boot.img, cust.img, logo.bin, sdload.log, system.img) i have made a folder in my SD card named dload and copied the files in it, uninstalled mobileuncle, reinstalled new mobileuncletool, copied my backuped recovery.img into my SDcard and somehow installed the recovery in to my mobile,
now please show me the way forward, what i need to do and how, please step by step if you kindly can. please.
YOU ARE THE BEST CHAMARUCO
talvigi said:
chamaruco; Thanks for the best of the best user guides you have been making for all of us, but what i want to know is to be able to install the B124 into my phone i.e. G700-10, i have rooted my phone using farmaroot, made a back up of my factory shipped OS and make all my data backup safe through Hisuit, have downloaded the firmware B124 Purtogal version, extracted the zip, (it is now carrying META-INF, boot.img, cust.img, logo.bin, sdload.log, system.img) i have made a folder in my SD card named dload and copied the files in it, uninstalled mobileuncle, reinstalled new mobileuncletool, copied my backuped recovery.img into my SDcard and somehow installed the recovery in to my mobile,
now please show me the way forward, what i need to do and how, please step by step if you kindly can. please.
YOU ARE THE BEST CHAMARUCO
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Dload inside put update.app file, restart in updatemode
chamaruco said:
Dload inside put update.app file, restart in updatemode
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But my mobile does not boot into CWM recovery mode as i have seen in my previous Qmobile A8 it always restarts in the defualt recovery mode which only give options to "1. reboot, 2. update from SDcard, 3. update from cashe, 4. wipe/delete user data and wipe/delete cache and in the last there is a calibarate TP, AND OFF COURSE THESE ALL ARE THE ANDROID BUILTIN RECOVERY STEPS NOT OF THE CWM
And off course there is not any file or folder named update.app in the downloaded .zip/extracted file. "as i have mentioned above the folder contains a folder named META-INF and three img files named as boot cust and system while a .bin file named logo too.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP.
foffa said:
Hello
some info to add
incase of softbrick the phone and unable to flash using spflash tool and receive " not allowed , forbidden "
solution
inside the usb upgrade >> flash "Rework-Secro" using scatter in same folder then you will be able to use download mode again
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So after I select the Reworked scatter file there is only the sec_ro partition checked to flash. So after flashing it do I now select the previous scatter file and then flash everything (including preloader)?
I rooted my phone, and then i was trying to flash a Marshmallow Rom. For this, i wiped my system, boot, dalvik cache, internal memory. I forgot to take a nandroid backup. For some reasons, there was some error in flashing that zip file, so i tried to reboot my phone normally and it failed. When i reboot my phone, the company logo appears and it remain sticked there. For now, i could only access the recovery and fastboot. Please HELP me..... Thank you.....
You got exactly same problem with me but i have model: Honor7 Premium (PLK-L01)
Hi,
what did you expect? If you wipe de system partition then obviously the operating system is gone.
What you need to do is to download the full stock rom of your phone somewhere on the internet (needrom.com for instance if available).
You need to take the closest version of your old system and also the same technical name (PLK-UL00).
For instant if you were already on Android 6.0, you can no longer use a stock rom of Android 5.x.
When you have that full stock rom on your computer, you need to use multi-tools and use the unbrick option. Meaning you will be asked to extract the most important img files from the stock rom and to put them into a specified folder. The tool will then restore that rom on the partition file.
Kind reg,
I had android lollipop 5.0.2. Is it possible that i install the backup file of any other person's honor 7 PLK-UL00 running same android?
Hi,
please have a look there and use the stock rom that fits with your model and version.
https://yadi.sk/d/ZD8hXFjenRFHf
Kr,
how do i flash an UPDATE. APP file?
Create folder called dload on your SDCard and copy Update.app file to your SDCard inside that "dload" folder.
Then shutdown your device and use 3-Button method(Vol- & Vol+ & Power button) to boot that to recovery, that should start installing "recovery" file what is that Update.app inside dload folder.
Sent from my PLK-L01 using XDA-Developers mobile app
i don't know but the 3-button method is not working. When i do so, it boots to the recovery and nothing happens. Anyways, i have copied the dload folder with update.app file to the sdcard.
Use Multi-Tools available in the forum. There is a little app where you will be able to extract all required files from the file update.app.
Then in multi-tools use unbrick option and it will install the stock rom correctly. ++
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7/general/honor-7-multi-tool-t3281176
Thank you!!!!! Sebastien_be and everyone to help me... It worked very well.. Thank u guys so much for the help...
Hi All -
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Pro with an unlocked bootloader which is stuck in a boot loop. It has some very recent pics and videos of my 8 months old daughter that I desperately want to save. Thre is no SD card in the phone. However, I cannot get the phone to be detected by the computer/ boot in recovery etc. I have tried a few DIY(TWRP) from online forums but to no avail. I flashed it with MI flash tool(fastboot rom) using save user data; Flash was successful but the phone is still stuck in a bootloop.
I came across an article on Gizbeat with the title " Flash ROM upgrade firmware without losing user data cache" which showed how to save user data while flashing the phone with SP Flash tool. The author has advised deselecting certain parts of the scatter file. I have downloaded Redmi Pro china stable fastboot rom, but the scatter file has different parts to what was shown in the tutorial. At this stage, I do not know what to deselect.
Can the experts on this forum please advise which options should be selected/deselected to save user data while flashing? I have attached a screenshot of the scatter file. Thanks already.
Sid
sid_aj said:
Hi All -
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Pro with an unlocked bootloader which is stuck in a boot loop. It has some very recent pics and videos of my 8 months old daughter that I desperately want to save. Thre is no SD card in the phone. However, I cannot get the phone to be detected by the computer/ boot in recovery etc. I have tried a few DIY(TWRP) from online forums but to no avail. I flashed it with MI flash tool(fastboot rom) using save user data; Flash was successful but the phone is still stuck in a bootloop.
I came across an article on Gizbeat with the title " Flash ROM upgrade firmware without losing user data cache" which showed how to save user data while flashing the phone with SP Flash tool. The author has advised deselecting certain parts of the scatter file. I have downloaded Redmi Pro china stable fastboot rom, but the scatter file has different parts to what was shown in the tutorial. At this stage, I do not know what to deselect.
Can the experts on this forum please advise which options should be selected/deselected to save user data while flashing? I have attached a screenshot of the scatter file. Thanks already.
Sid
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Hi,
It seems like you've posted in the wrong section. The correct section would be this one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-pro/help
Regarding the question, however, you can uncheck "userdata" part (and probably "cache" too). Doing so will leave your pictures untouched (hopefully the phone boots).
Also, if you can boot to TWRP, there is no need of this. You should be able to access your internal storage in TWRP from your computer. Otherwise, you can backup the userdata partition with TWRP, copy it to your computer and then try to access the contents of the backup. You can also try to boot to stock recovery, there SHOULD BE an option to backup the userdata. If such option exists (recent MTK phones do have this option by default), you can give it a shot. I have no idea how it works, though.
Nonta72 said:
Hi,
It seems like you've posted in the wrong section. The correct section would be this one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-pro/help
Regarding the question, however, you can uncheck "userdata" part (and probably "cache" too). Doing so will leave your pictures untouched (hopefully the phone boots).
Also, if you can boot to TWRP, there is no need of this. You should be able to access your internal storage in TWRP from your computer. Otherwise, you can backup the userdata partition with TWRP, copy it to your computer and then try to access the contents of the backup. You can also try to boot to stock recovery, there SHOULD BE an option to backup the userdata. If such option exists (recent MTK phones do have this option by default), you can give it a shot. I have no idea how it works, though.
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Thanks Nonta72. I have tried but cannot boot to TWRP. My phone is either stuck in a bootloop or I can boot it to fastboot screen. without being able to boot to TWRP, how can I backup the userdata partition?
sid_aj said:
Thanks Nonta72. I have tried but cannot boot to TWRP. My phone is either stuck in a bootloop or I can boot it to fastboot screen. without being able to boot to TWRP, how can I backup the userdata partition?
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Can you flash things with SP Flash Tool?
Try to flash just the boot.img (uncheck everything else) to see if you can do that.
Nonta72 said:
Can you flash things with SP Flash Tool?
Try to flash just the boot.img (uncheck everything else) to see if you can do that.
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I haven't tried it yet, and that is why made this post so that I don't end up screwing things whilst using SP Flash tool. You mean flash the full rom with just boot.img selected in the scatter file? Thanks much.
sid_aj said:
I haven't tried it yet, and that is why made this post so that I don't end up screwing things whilst using SP Flash tool. You mean flash the full rom with just boot.img selected in the scatter file? Thanks much.
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When you open SP Flash Tool program and then select the scatter file by clicking "Scatter Loading", you will be given the possibility to choose which partitions to flash. So, you have to uncheck every partition in SP Flash Tool except "boot" (on the left side, you can see the checkboxes). After that, click "Download", power off the phone, plug it in. It will flash just the boot.img and the process will be very quick (few seconds).
If you want to be ABSOLUTELY sure (even though, unchecking the other partitions is enough), you can go to your stock rom's folder containing the scatter file and then delete the userdata.img file. If the corresponding file isn't found in the folder containing the scatter file, the program will automatically uncheck that partition and will remain so untill you manually provide a usable file for that partition.
Nonta72 said:
When you open SP Flash Tool program and then select the scatter file by clicking "Scatter Loading", you will be given the possibility to choose which partitions to flash. So, you have to uncheck every partition in SP Flash Tool except "boot" (on the left side, you can see the checkboxes). After that, click "Download", power off the phone, plug it in. It will flash just the boot.img and the process will be very quick (few seconds).
If you want to be ABSOLUTELY sure (even though, unchecking the other partitions is enough), you can go to your stock rom's folder containing the scatter file and then delete the userdata.img file. If the corresponding file isn't found in the folder containing the scatter file, the program will automatically uncheck that partition and will remain so untill you manually provide a usable file for that partition.
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Many thanks. I will give it a shot over the weekend. Fingers crossed!
Nonta72 said:
When you open SP Flash Tool program and then select the scatter file by clicking "Scatter Loading", you will be given the possibility to choose which partitions to flash. So, you have to uncheck every partition in SP Flash Tool except "boot" (on the left side, you can see the checkboxes). After that, click "Download", power off the phone, plug it in. It will flash just the boot.img and the process will be very quick (few seconds).
If you want to be ABSOLUTELY sure (even though, unchecking the other partitions is enough), you can go to your stock rom's folder containing the scatter file and then delete the userdata.img file. If the corresponding file isn't found in the folder containing the scatter file, the program will automatically uncheck that partition and will remain so untill you manually provide a usable file for that partition.
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Hi,
I tried, but it did not work. Getting PMT error(screenshot attached). Thanks.
sid_aj said:
Hi,
I tried, but it did not work. Getting PMT error(screenshot attached). Thanks.
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It appears that you have held an incompatible scatter file. Please note that the scatter file isn't the same for the 3 versions.
The Note 4 (Mediatek) comes in 3 versions:
- 16+2
- 64+3
- 64+4 (You probably can use 64+3 scatter in 64+4 and vice versa but 16+2 scatter is likely not compatible with 64GB versions and also vice versa).
I may be wrong! But you have to make sure that it's the correct firmware that you have.
Nonta72 said:
It appears that you have held an incompatible scatter file. Please note that the scatter file isn't the same for the 3 versions.
The Note 4 (Mediatek) comes in 3 versions:
- 16+2
- 64+3
- 64+4 (You probably can use 64+3 scatter in 64+4 and vice versa but 16+2 scatter is likely not compatible with 64GB versions and also vice versa).
I may be wrong! But you have to make sure that it's the correct firmware that you have.
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Hi Nonta72 -
I have downloaded the Redmi pro fastboot stable rom from here - http://en.miui.com/a-234.html and using the scatter file that came along with it. My phone is 3gb/64gb Helio x25(6797T). The rom page does not have different roms for different versions of processor - just stable or developer. I have attached my scatter file for your reference. Thanks
sid_aj said:
Hi Nonta72 -
I have downloaded the Redmi pro fastboot stable rom from here - http://en.miui.com/a-234.html and using the scatter file that came along with it. My phone is 3gb/64gb Helio x25(6797T). The rom page does not have different roms for different versions of processor - just stable or developer. I have attached my scatter file for your reference. Thanks
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I really can't tell whether you have the correct scatter file or not.
But I do know that it's really rare that different versions of the phone share the same scatter file especially when there is a big gap between the storages.
If SP Flash Tool doesn't work, you can try to backup the device and maybe you'll get a working scatter file.
Here is an interesting guide that will teach you how to backup your phone (and possibly create a scatter file from it as well).
https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-13347.html
Notes:
You may want to turn off your computer's internet connection before using the program
On step 9, make sure you tick the USERDATA checkbox! If it succeeds, you'll get your pictures in that file. Since the phone has a huge 64GB storage, make sure your computer has enough space (70GB or more) just to make sure!
Attached i will have a link to my google drive with programs and zip files for everyone to use will explain further.
Okay I have a few problems going... here is what I have and have tried and the issues I have been having... I have log files and such saved too should you need those.
Synthoms: LGK20 PLUS aka TP260
- I needed a Binary update for SU... (never did get that to work) Somehow afterwards my phone would only reboot into Twrp Recovery on boot loop.
-I installed an Update SU file ( also didn't work) then the phone started booting into only fastboot.... ( I had a brief issue of it not connecting on ADB but I hade to just end task adb in the task menu (Crtl Alt Del in case somebody has same problem) Afterwards connected no problem.
-I have wiped datas and cache and all sorts of instuctions to no avail.. lol
_phone now boot immediately to fastboot but I am able to get to twrp recovery just fine
Whats Weird:
-I can see the device on the computer get onto the sd card add files and zip files and the computer recognizes it n o problem at all... but LG MOBILE SUPPORT LGUP LG Bridge and LG Flash Tool.... all do not recognize my phone.
-But no matter where I partition anything and no matter what recovery img or zip file I install... it just only wants to open into fastboot.... I'm sure it is a very simple operation to fix... maybe one of you have a restore file can put on the SD with mine that have done me no good? Any help would be appreciated hardcore lol and I appreciate the learning experience a per i have learned a lot..
Heres what I have collected in my attempts
A: I have a Twrp.img and Recovery.img (not sure if they are a recovery or boot partition)
B: I have ADB it connects to my device fine and I can even flash onto the phone but seems to not be helping lol
C: : LG Bridge and LG UP do not see that my phone is connected (all my drivers are updated)
D: I have a stock KTZ file for my phone but I have no programs to flash it except adb (the others will not recognize my phone except ADB
E: I am very sure Xposed may have something to do with this... I downloaded an uninstaller and the zip file will not flash error 555 or something like that.
F: I'm very sure I need a Boot.img?? this I know little about but I have a program to build one if I can figure out how lol.
G: My recoveries did not work :0(
H: None of my SU zips seem to be working (is why I believe Xposed is behind it lol.
I: There are commands you can put into the terminal in TWRP recovery ( I can get there will explain further later) to disable Xposed but they say to create a folder name \data\data\....ect ect... There is no way that the TWRP recovery will let me create folders so I'm at a loss there.....
Chances are there was software on the phone that allows the LG software on the computer to see it.
I'm not seeing the Google drive link, but if you wiped the system & data partitions in TWRP, then you have no OS.
Don't know if TWRP can flash a KTZ file, most 3rd party ROMs are ZIP.
Is it Tmobile or MetroPCS?
I assume you have read Aletron9000's thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/lg-k20-plus-how-to-flash-original-rom-t3632850/page1
It seems like it has a download mode similar to Samsung phones when using Odin. I have a OnePlus and its straight forward, TWRP (in twrp plugging into pc will bring up the device in file mode so you can copy rom and gapps zip files) and once I got twrp on my mom's galaxy s4 it was same process with LineageOS 14.1 and the phone runs 10x better.
I wish I knew if you could flash the KTZ file in twrp, but I doubt it.. If you can uncompress it in 7zip or winrar, then zip it again that may work. But if your just trying to install a factory image (assuming that's what a KTZ is) the the directions in the link above should get you there. Then for root either flash supersu (apparently Chinese controlled if that matters) or maybe better magisk 16 from twrp (and the newest magisk manager apk from within the Android, should still pass safety check, and can install alot of modules that I previously used xposed for.
Only trust the magisk on xda-developers
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
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TP260 SOFT BRICK: Recovery File?
I am on a TMOBILE phone... I"M sure that's exactly what my problem is... I did read that post and have LGUP (will also be in my drive link) BUT it does me no good because it will not show up on the program for me to flash anything to it...
If I could get somebody to send me a recovery file I would be able to put it into my SD card then load it up will solve my entire issue lol.
I did consider trying magicks honestly but I do not know enough about it to switch over like that... Once I get my phone back I will research into it and let you guys now how my adventure turns out. lol.... I'm a research first kind of person hahaha....
FILES
Soon I will type up instuctions for each KIT I put together. That way all the instructions will be able to be found in one place which will help out a lot of people looking for LG UP or Recovery.img or Twrp.img plus a lot of other stuff including SU zip file ect,,,
https://drive.google.com/open?id=10OXHQtyZBCap7PaqiGZEEErmo_th8xFp
The KTZ file would not upload but if You want I will send it no problem at all Just ask. I will be adding a couple other things on there too probably.
I believe my best bet would be to take that KTZ file (bugger wouldn't load onto my DRIVE account lol) but I thin I will take that and convert it to a zip file and maybe give that a shot... But when I flash something like that does it go under the BOOT or RECOVERY partition? I undertand what a partigtion is but I'm not sure of the difference between the BOOT and RECOVERY idea .... is recovery out ROM and BOOT our OS system?