Basically I want to know how I can restore everything (ota, firmware, etc) EVERYTHING to its original. is this possible? if so can you tell me how?
Donavonn said:
Basically I want to know how I can restore everything (ota, firmware, etc) EVERYTHING to its original. is this possible? if so can you tell me how?
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Settings->System->Reset Options->Factory Reset
Donavonn said:
Basically I want to know how I can restore everything (ota, firmware, etc) EVERYTHING to its original. is this possible? if so can you tell me how?
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Restore from what condition? Rooted, modded, all that?
Just flash the stock firmware with fastboot or RSDlite.
You probably won't be able to relock the bootloader though.
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Hi im not a total noob but I have never updated my phone as was looking for the simplest way to do so. I also have a few questions for when ive done so. Im currently on 4.4.2 rooted soff and have been advised to update so I can get a working kexec so I can install multirom properly.
will I need to reroot and unlock bootloader after?
Is there a risk of bricking.
thanks.
gimpchop said:
Hi im not a total noob but I have never updated my phone as was looking for the simplest way to do so. I also have a few questions for when ive done so. Im currently on 4.4.2 rooted soff and have been advised to update so I can get a working kexec so I can install multirom properly.
will I need to reroot and unlock bootloader after?
Is there a risk of bricking.
thanks.
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Sir if you were in rooted condition and gladly also in S-OFF, you're free to do anything , i mean rather than fallback to stock, just flash any custom rom you want but also flash it's correlated firmware.
Thank You
erwinpiero said:
Sir if you were in rooted condition and gladly also in S-OFF, you're free to do anything , i mean rather than fallback to stock, just flash any custom rom you want but also flash it's correlated firmware.
Thank You
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Thanks for the reply the reason I was staying on stock is becouse I don't know what Rom to use to suit my needs thats why I was going to try multrom so I can test a few. And keep all my apps and contacts till I change over.
Can anyone add anything further?
gimpchop said:
Can anyone add anything further?
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If I'm you, I rather update my device to 4.4.4 first as you're running the older firmware so all you can enjoy is simply CM based rom whereas the lastest GPE and sense based rom may not work properly since you're still using the older firmware.
Is it better for me to return to stock update everything and reroot rather than updateing Rom and firmware seperately
gimpchop said:
Is it better for me to return to stock update everything and reroot rather than updateing Rom and firmware seperately
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Easier way is to restore back to stock and do the OTA than root if need but I don't. I flash a custom recovery and make a nandroid backup and flashing straight! skipping root
Bobbi lim said:
Easier way is to restore back to stock and do the OTA than root if need but I don't. I flash a custom recovery and make a nandroid backup and flashing straight! skipping root
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Thanks not 100% sure what u meen.
Is it a more fool proof way to go back to stock?
Or better to flash fw from tarp I don't want to wreck my phone
Hi do I need to Unroot and flash stock recovery to do a its update or just flash stock recovery?
When I'm updated will I need to root the new Rom or just re flash custom recovery?
Thanks.
gimpchop said:
Hi do I need to Unroot and flash stock recovery to do a its update or just flash stock recovery?
When I'm updated will I need to root the new Rom or just re flash custom recovery?
Thanks.
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The easiest way is to get s off, then go superCID
You download the firmware zip, rename it to 0P6BIMG.zip. Put that on your extCSD and boot into hboot.
That's it. Your phone does the rest.
You can read more about it here.
xunholyx said:
The easiest way is to get s off, then go superCID
You download the firmware zip, rename it to 0P6BIMG.zip. Put that on your extCSD and boot into hboot.
That's it. Your phone does the rest.
You can read more about it here.
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Hi thanks for the reply my only worry with doing it this way is I have no idea what firmware to flash there are so many how do I know what is the right one. I may be being over cautious but I love my phone and don't want to mess it up.
gimpchop said:
Hi thanks for the reply my only worry with doing it this way is I have no idea what firmware to flash there are so many how do I know what is the right one. I may be being over cautious but I love my phone and don't want to mess it up.
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Do you have s-off?
Or the simplest and fool proof method. Grab your nandroid backup (found in general section) and restore the backup and flash your stock recovery. After which please do a factory reset and try to search for OTA. It'll appear
Bobbi lim said:
Do you have s-off?
Or the simplest and fool proof method. Grab your nandroid backup (found in general section) and restore the backup and flash your stock recovery. After which please do a factory reset and try to search for OTA. It'll appear
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Hi Yes I'm soff and still on stock Rom it rooted do I still need to flash stock nandroid
gimpchop said:
Hi Yes I'm soff and still on stock Rom it rooted do I still need to flash stock nandroid
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Use a RUU will be easier for you. But beware, everything inside your device will be clean. So do backup your pictures and etc to your com before you use it.
Bobbi lim said:
Use a RUU will be easier for you. But beware, everything inside your device will be clean. So do backup your pictures and etc to your com before you use it.
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Ok thannks. I was trying to avoid a full wipe if possible
gimpchop said:
Hi thanks for the reply my only worry with doing it this way is I have no idea what firmware to flash there are so many how do I know what is the right one. I may be being over cautious but I love my phone and don't want to mess it up.
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I understand you not wanting to mess your phone. It is always best not to proceed if you are unsure.
I'm not sure what carrier you are on, but for the normal international model, you will want to download this firmware to use in the method I explained.
Some American carriers have different firmware, so if you on an American carrier, let me know which one and I will provide you with the proper download to update to 4.4.4
The best thing about this method over an RUU is that you won't lose any data.
xunholyx said:
I understand you not wanting to mess your phone. It is always best not to proceed if you are unsure.
I'm not sure what carrier you are on, but for the normal international model, you will want to download this firmware to use in the method I explained.
Some American carriers have different firmware, so if you on an American carrier, let me know which one and I will provide you with the proper download to update to 4.4.4
The best thing about this method over an RUU is that you won't lose any data.
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Hi thanks for the help its appreciated. I have the UK and carrier is O2. Just so I'm clear after fw update all I need to do is update to a 4.4.4 rom? I do have HTC backup and a full tarp backup is that sufficient to restore my phone after thanks again.
gimpchop said:
Hi thanks for the help its appreciated. I have the UK and carrier is O2. Just so I'm clear after fw update all I need to do is update to a 4.4.4 rom? I do have HTC backup and a full tarp backup is that sufficient to restore my phone after thanks again.
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Yep, that's right. The HTC backup I wouldn't worry about. They aren't as good as TWPR's. Flash the firmware from the link I provided, then install a 4.4.4 ROM.
xunholyx said:
Yep, that's right. The HTC backup I wouldn't worry about. They aren't as good as TWPR's. Flash the firmware from the link I provided, then install a 4.4.4 ROM.
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Great thanks for the clarification I'll let you know how I get on.
gimpchop said:
Great thanks for the clarification I'll let you know how I get on.
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Ok so i flashed my fw and it now says 3.19 happy days. My phone boots up in to my previous rom but it seems there is no custom recovery can i just reinstall it useing multirom app as i intend to ues this later on to test roms or do i need to have a custom recovery allready on before i can use the app thanks.
p.s is it normal that i can boot in to a 4.4.2 rom with the 3.19 fw.
Thanks
If I am rooted and have flashed TWRP can I flash back to stock using LG Tools and not have to worry about anything? I need to receive an OTA and this is the only way to do it. Is there anything else I need to do before flashing back to stock aside from backing stuff up? Thanks guys.
Nope just backup all ure apps and contacts the flashtool back stock then let it do its thing now like mine when i goback stock on mine im on kk so i have 2 or 3 updates to do
Ok so basically it will replace my twrp with the base recovery program?
jlgarr86 said:
Ok so basically it will replace my twrp with the base recovery program?
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Yes
I need to perform a full wipe, get this tablet back to stock and then I'll re-root etc.
TWRP thinks I have lt033g when in fact I have the n1awifi model.
I've always been on JB bootloader and I would like to change that as well.
Can someone please list me the steps to correct/change the items?
Thanks in advance!
Figured out how to change the model.
Still would like the steps to completely format and install KK bootloader.
hipocrazy said:
Figured out how to change the model.
Still would like the steps to completely format and install KK bootloader.
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How did you change the model?
In another thread, someone gave me this link on the bootloader question. I have not tried it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69789316&postcount=525
Downgraded TWRP in order to change device being 'read' wrong.
In the end though, I changed my bootloader to KK through Odin which wiped and reset everything.
Hi, I want to know how do I pull my own Stock ROM from a brand new and untouched Z Play, there is any way to do it without unlocking the bootloader?
rfameli said:
Hi, I want to know how do I pull my own Stock ROM from a brand new and untouched Z Play, there is any way to do it without unlocking the bootloader?
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Why exactly do you need that? If you want to backup your setup you should do it if TWRP, but you would need to unlock the bootloader.
If you just want the stock rom, you can use the one available on the links in the stock firmwares post. I used the one for RETBR and it's working just fine.
Link here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/addison/official/RETBR/
That'll give you stock ROM, no need to extract. Hope that helps.
titaniumtux said:
Link here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/addison/official/RETBR/
That'll give you stock ROM, no need to extract. Hope that helps.
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Actually I'm having some problems with 0 IMEI, happened after I've flashed a custom ROM, RETBR as my native. I think the problem is that none of the ROMS available have de DSDS version showing on the one that came on the phone.
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Why exactly do you need that? If you want to backup your setup you should do it if TWRP, but you would need to unlock the bootloader.
If you just want the stock rom, you can use the one available on the links in the stock firmwares post. I used the one for RETBR and it's working just fine.
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I rooted my phone and when I tried to unroot flashing the RETBR ROM I've lost my IMEI, I've seen some discussions saying that this may be caused after wiping modemst1, modemst2 and flashing fsg and modem, I did that.
Now I'm looking for a solution and one of the things I want to try is flashing exactly the same firmware I've had when I bought (And I can do that because my brother bought one too and is totally clean).
Edit: I forgot to say that when I flash the RETBR ROM the baseband is different from the one that shows on my brother phone, we both bought our phone at fastshop here in Brazil.
There is a ROW_DSDS on his rom and mine is only ROW_CUST
Check this: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28296/full-backup-of-non-rooted-devices
I don't know if it will only backup the /system partition or the whole thing, but it's worth a try.
I haven't heard anything about an working method for backup stock recovery in A/B partition system, anyone knows how to do that? I already tried adb, Flashfire, TWRP, there's no recovery partition, help
All3nS3mpai said:
I haven't heard anything about an working method for backup stock recovery in A/B partition system, anyone knows how to do that? I already tried adb, Flashfire, TWRP, there's no recovery partition, help
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Yeah, there is no recovery partition in our phone... Why do you want to backup it?
Technical said:
Yeah, there is no recovery partition in our phone... Why do you want to backup it?
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Because i want to install a custom one(TWRP) and still able to reinstall the stock if a new OTA is released
All3nS3mpai said:
Because i want to install a custom one(TWRP) and still able to reinstall the stock if a new OTA is released
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You will brick your phone as simple as that... You cannot use slots A/B with stock and AOSP simultaneously.
Read the guides on my signature and take care.
Technical said:
You will brick your phone as simple as that... You cannot use slots A/B with stock and AOSP simultaneously.
Read the guides on my signature and take care.
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And I don't want to, what I'm trying to say is that if I want to go back to stock I can do it fully, including recovery, I don't want to have two systems installed at the same time, just stock or AOSP. And thanks for that post, I'll check it, I'm new in this.
All3nS3mpai said:
And I don't want to, what I'm trying to say is that if I want to go back to stock I can do it fully, including recovery, I don't want to have two systems installed at the same time, just stock or AOSP. And thanks for that post, I'll check it, I'm new in this.
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If you return to stock, the recovery is included. You don't need the stock recovery to go back to stock ROM. There is also a guide for "returning to stock".
Technical said:
If you return to stock, the recovery is included. You don't need the stock recovery to go back to stock ROM. There is also a guide for "returning to stock".
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Even if the zip file doesn't include a recovery.img?
All3nS3mpai said:
Even if the zip file doesn't include a recovery.img?
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Recovery is in our boot.img. Flash that and you'll have stock recovery.
Technical said:
If you return to stock, the recovery is included. You don't need the stock recovery to go back to stock ROM. There is also a guide for "returning to stock".
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Does unlocking the bootloader stops the phone from receiving OTA?