If I have Rooted 5.1.1 can I go to 6 via LGUP without loosing all my data or is it a total wipe situation?
I am ready to give up root, but to lazy to resetup my phone
whatsinaname said:
If I have Rooted 5.1.1 can I go to 6 via LGUP without loosing all my data or is it a total wipe situation?
I am ready to give up root, but to lazy to resetup my phone
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Just like most ota upgrades. I'm sure you won't lose anything other than root. Although I'm not completely sure if 6.0 will even install unless you go back to an unrooted phone. All you can do is try.
Kickin' it on my VS990
You can do the upgrade in LGUP and not lose your data. However when I did it, it seemed most of my apps did not work and I ended up doing a reset... Also, many apps did not work after the LG restore from backup and I had to uninstall/reinstall them... So, I'd recommend doing a reset from tbe beginning...
Thanks for the input, I should just wipe it.... clean start is always nice.
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Would a factory reset remove root?
My config:
Apollo, FireOS 14.3.2.3.2
Rootmethod: towelroot
factory reset on new rom slot after installed safestrap or factory reset on stock rom?
stapler85 said:
factory reset on new rom slot after installed safestrap or factory reset on stock rom?
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ROM Slot. The safestrap for 14.3.2.3.2 is in development and not existent as far as I know.
dimi5 said:
ROM Slot. The safestrap for 14.3.2.3.2 is in development and not existent as far as I know.
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Then no. changes on rom slots wont affect stock, which is where you shouldnt mess with
stapler85 said:
Then no. changes on rom slots wont affect stock, which is where you shouldnt mess with
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Soory stapler85. I'm posting bull****.
Again: I don't have safestrap, therefore, I've only the stock rom. However, at I'm going to do a factory reset in the near furutre, and was just curious, whether the device must be rooted afterthat or the factory reset would not affect the system apps/data.
Its funny when people post a question, get an answer, and then claim they dont like that answer.
Perhaps if you gave correct information you would get the answer related to what is going on. You said you were on a ROM slot, so factory reset of that slot will NOT make you lose root just like stappler85 said. Now you just said you are not on a slot but on regular stock, so yes a factory reset probably will make you lose root of your stock system.
If you think about it. You are going to root the stock rom anyway. Why not factory reset FIRST so you know it wont mess up. Then root and SS etc.
But im sure factory reset on rooted stock rom will mess some things up. This device seems unpredictable and probably amazon intention to deter messing around with.
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Its funny when people post a question, get an answer, and then claim they dont like that answer.
Perhaps if you gave correct information you would get the answer related to what is going on. You said you were on a ROM slot, so factory reset of that slot will NOT make you lose root just like stappler85 said. Now you just said you are not on a slot but on regular stock, so yes a factory reset probably will make you lose root of your stock system.
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If you read his post he explained that safe strap does not exist for his version of kindle. Therefore he did not receive an answer for his question and your entire post is in error, as well as utterly useless. As for this particular device I can't say but on MOST android devices I've owned root stays even after a factory reset. Must re flash or Un root on many of my other devices I've had to reset, just re downloaded supersu.
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If you read his post he explained that safe strap does not exist for his version of kindle. Therefore he did not receive an answer for his question and your entire post is in error, as well as utterly useless. As for this particular device I can't say but on MOST android devices I've owned root stays even after a factory reset. Must re flash or Un root on many of my other devices I've had to reset, just re downloaded supersu.
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You should not lose root by doing a factory reset on a working system. You may however lose superuser app if you do not have it installed into system . Open superuser be sure binaries are updated scroll down in settings and be sure superuser is installed into system and you will be fine . To do a factory reset per security settings . Keep in mind if you want to do a reset it will wipe Sdcard and everything you have copied to tablet so backed them up onto your PC and put them back if you wish to keep it
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You should not lose root by doing a factory reset on a working system. You may however lose superuser app if you do not have it installed into system . Open superuser be sure binaries are updated scroll down in settings and be sure superuser is installed into system and you will be fine . To do a factory reset per security settings . Keep in mind if you want to do a reset it will wipe Sdcard and everything you have copied to tablet so backed them up onto your PC and put them back if you wish to keep it
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Thanks to all who are commenting on this post. I started a similar thread earlier because I didn't realize this one was asking a question similar to what I would like to better understand.
I rooted an HDX 7 running 13.3.2.2 using Towel root. All works well. I may sell this tablet in the very near future in order to upgrade to an 8.9 HDX. Is there a simple process for fully UN-rooting this tablet and resetting it back to stock as if it just came out of the box? I am not concerned with losing any personal data on the tablet.
I stress simple because my skills are limited and I do not want to risk bricking. If the risk is too high, I would rather sell it as rooted and erase all user data.
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Thanks to all who are commenting on this post. I started a similar thread earlier because I didn't realize this one was asking a question similar to what I would like to better understand.
I rooted an HDX 7 running 13.3.2.2 using Towel root. All works well. I may sell this tablet in the very near future in order to upgrade to an 8.9 HDX. Is there a simple process for fully UN-rooting this tablet and resetting it back to stock as if it just came out of the box? I am not concerned with losing any personal data on the tablet.
I stress simple because my skills are limited and I do not want to risk bricking. If the risk is too high, I would rather sell it as rooted and erase all user data.
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Open su /setting/ full unroot/ bam
Security/ factory reset/bam
Love it! Thank you!
Is there any reason I shouldn't use the factory data reset in settings, after using Stump Root, to restore to factory? Is there even a need to unroot before data reset? It's not soft bricked, everything works fine and I don't really want to use the LG Flash Tool if it's not needed. Thank you in advance.
You can factory reset without issue, but stump makes changes to the system and a factory reset doesn't do anything to the system.
Stump will not work again until you use flashtool to restore.
Will32 said:
You can factory reset without issue, but stump makes changes to the system and a factory reset doesn't do anything to the system.
Stump will not work again until you use flashtool to restore.
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So it will boot up like normal after a full reset? I rooted and now decided to sell it and keep my S5 till the Note 4 comes out.
gottria said:
So it will boot up like normal after a full reset? I rooted and now decided to sell it and keep my S5 till the Note 4 comes out.
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Yes, but the system partition will still be somehow modified from stock. Even if you use the unroot option in SuperSU.
It would probably work fine, mine did, but some apps might not work such as some banking apps that check for root modification.
I suggest you do the buyer a favor and use flashtool to completely restore. Plus, as stated before, stump will not work again until it's been fully restored with flashtool. So in the case your buyer wants to root, you could save them a headache by restoring before you sell.
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Yes, but the system partition will still be somehow modified from stock. Even if you use the unroot option in SuperSU.
It would probably work fine, mine did, but some apps might not work such as some banking apps that check for root modification.
I suggest you do the buyer a favor and use flashtool to completely restore. Plus, as stated before, stump will not work again until it's been fully restored with flashtool. So in the case your buyer wants to root, you could save them a headache by restoring before you sell.
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Couldn't I just leave it rooted and delete all my accounts and apps? Not sure what is left behind.
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gottria said:
Couldn't I just leave it rooted and delete all my accounts and apps? Not sure what is left behind.
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Screw it, just ran the flash tool and worked first time out. Back to stock and off it goes. Gonna miss this phone but need to make room, and funds for the Note 4. Thanks guys.
I had to factory reset from stock recovery and I just re-installed SuperSU, double checked with Rootchecker and all is good still. Unless something creeps up later..
Hey guys,
Do I lose all my data on a downgrade? (4.4.4 to 4.4.2) because I think it's just like a update, just the other way round.
Thanks in advance, _Heisenberg
_heisenberg said:
Hey guys,
Do I lose all my data on a downgrade? (4.4.4 to 4.4.2) because I think it's just like a update, just the other way round.
Thanks in advance, _Heisenberg
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yes you will lose all the data. it not exactly an update. its more like a factory restore. if you dont select system while flashing than you might retain the data but it'll create other problems i think like FCs and such. if you want retain the data, like game progress and such i suggest you use helium app, it can backup entire data and restore it when you have flashed anything else. but if you gonna unlock your bootloader and flash a lollipop ROM than its not gonna help as file placement is different in lollipop, i dont know whether even titanium will help in that case, you might have to start completely from scratch.
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yes you will lose all the data. it not exactly an update. its more like a factory restore. if you dont select system while flashing than you might retain the data but it'll create other problems i think like FCs and such. if you want retain the data, like game progress and such i suggest you use helium app, it can backup entire data and restore it when you have flashed anything else. but if you gonna unlock your bootloader and flash a lollipop ROM than its not gonna help as file placement is different in lollipop, i dont know whether even titanium will help in that case, you might have to start completely from scratch.
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Okay, i just want to flash the downgrade for root and recovery, so I think there is no problem with it, is it? And if I downgrade, I think I am able to backup everything with Titanium Backup. Do you think that's possible?
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Okay, i just want to flash the downgrade for root and recovery, so I think there is no problem with it, is it? And if I downgrade, I think I am able to backup everything with Titanium Backup. Do you think that's possible?
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You can root and then update using the PRFtool and you'll retain root,probably even after OTA you will retain root, but i've heard that it varies with different people, you may or may not retain root after simple OTA, also i'm not sure how much help titanium backup will be before rooting as it requires root for backup function, as i suggested, use helium app, no root required. keep the backup safe, flash the prf through recovery, the flash the baseband and kernel through the ftf, then you'll be on latest FW with root and then you can restore the data from helium backup.
Edit: just now understood, you meant use titanium after downgrading and rooting probably, you will lose all the data during downgrading, so nothing will be left after downgrading to backup. have to backup before downgrading.
I was wondering if their a way to receive and install OTA without having to unroot my device if you do can someone point me in the right direction thanks in advance
lavin40 said:
I was wondering if their a way to receive and install OTA without having to unroot my device if you do can someone point me in the right direction thanks in advance
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No. You must be on pure stock, never rooted or it will never accept it. Rooting modifies the system partition which the OTA senses and refuses to install.
And, if you are rooted, unrooting won't fix it as the system partition has already been modified.
Also, you have to remove TWRP (if bumped) as it cannot apply the OTA.
So you have to either flash back via TOT or KDZ to 12B and then start accepting the OTAs that way.
You can, however, try dirty flash JasmineROM 8.0 over what you have now (do a backup first). Several people have reported success dirty flashing over 23C. Make sure and wipe Cache & Dalvik before or after dirty flashing if you try it. Personally, I rarely dirty flash, but I have noticed several people commenting that it worked fine for them.
I would also use LG Backup in Settings / Backup & Reset menu first. That way, if everything doesn't come out right dirty flashing, you can wipe everything (data/system/cache/Dalvik), flash JasmineROM 8.0 again, and when it boots up, use LG Backup to restore what you did.
Two weeks ago, Sprint had sms issues. Next day they cleared up for my wife, but not for me. Specifically, while she could send and receive sms on her LS990, I could only receive sms on my LS990. Called Sprint and they had me enter the ##72786# into the dialer and power cycle the phone (I think it was the 72786 code). At that point, my phone would not connect to the Sprint LTE network to make calls or access the internet. All apps dependent on an internet connection displayed errors.
Prior to this, I had problems updating the profile and PRL...meaning, I would select each option and nothing would happen. The phone would not display a new screen, no message popped. I concluded that no update happened because the PRL version remained the same.
I rooted long ago using stumpd. I also recall doing something to block the OTA OS update, though don't recall what that was now.
Okay, so the questions:
1) If I do a factory data reset, do you think my sms, internet, and phone connectivity problems will be fixed?
2) If I do a factory data reset, will I brick the phone if I do the reset before unrooting the phone?
3) I've seen a couple of threads about using the lg flashtool to unroot and return to stock and they're intimidating. Do you have any advice or a suggestion on the best resource to unroot the G#?
Thanks in advance. I hope I provided enough information for some help here.
Actually lg flash tool is not as difficult as it seems. It's the safest and simplest way to return to stock with no root. I can't speak for many roms but if you are on a stock based rom you can do a factory reset without bricking your phone, i would assume it's safe for all roms. Factory reset basically just removes and resets everything except things stored on your internal and external sd. This is likely your simplest option. Worst case you soft brick and have to use flash tool. Hard bricking is very very uncommon and even that is fixable with a paperclip. Good luck!
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Actually lg flash tool is not as difficult as it seems. It's the safest and simplest way to return to stock with no root. I can't speak for many roms but if you are on a stock based rom you can do a factory reset without bricking your phone, i would assume it's safe for all roms. Factory reset basically just removes and resets everything except things stored on your internal and external sd. This is likely your simplest option. Worst case you soft brick and have to use flash tool. Hard bricking is very very uncommon and even that is fixable with a paperclip. Good luck!
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Thanks, Decep.
No custom ROM installed. I rooted with Stumpd, then installed the Framework to use things like G3TweaksBox.
I am wondering, though, if the factory data reset will unroot the phone? I thought I read that it did not. Hence, I think, in my problem here, that the root is what's causing the phone's connectivity issues.
I'll try the factory data reset first...and report back.
wife has had problems receiving calls. phone never rings its going straight to voice mail. hers is bone stock zva. mine is rooted and on zva and i have no problems. gonna factory reset hers and see if that helps
So uninstalled xposed and then used full unroot in SuperSU. Via root checker, I am no longer rooted.
Did factory data reset; activated phone on Sprint's network; but cannot send/receive calls/sms, etc.
Attempted to go the flashtool route, however, I cannot install the lg drivers...well, my pc says that install was successful, but when I open up device manager, I don't the lg under Ports. Can't figure out the problem. Tried running the lg installer as admin and still didn't work.
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So uninstalled xposed and then used full unroot in SuperSU. Via root checker, I am no longer rooted.
Did factory data reset; activated phone on Sprint's network; but cannot send/receive calls/sms, etc.
Attempted to go the flashtool route, however, I cannot install the lg drivers...well, my pc says that install was successful, but when I open up device manager, I don't the lg under Ports. Can't figure out the problem. Tried running the lg installer as admin and still didn't work.
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try installing driver as administrator
Tried installing drivers as admin, didn't work.