Hi,
Before everyone gets too excited it's not a major amount - I had a Bitcoin wallet on the phone, smashed the screen and left the phone in a drawer because at the time a repair would have been more than the amount on the phone.
I believe it was something like 0.25 Bitcoin back in 2015. Obviously this is now significantly more
After trying to just boot with a replacement screen (boot looped) I've now transplanted the motherboard to a new Z2 phone that I bought cheaply from eBay and the phone boots.
EXCEPT: I changed my screenlock pattern a few years ago and now can't remember my Xperia Z2 one.
Is there any way to remove the screenlock without wiping the phone.
Phone status:
Simcard works in the phone so there is mobile phone / data
I have Wifi - phone will connect to Wifi on open network from the lock screen
No ADB enabled (also tried Wifi - refused connection)
Can connect to fastboot mode
From the lockscreen I can see I have 2 google accounts logged into the phone which I can still access but it's so long ago they've been logged out on google
No idea which version of Android but I broke the phone around September 2015 as I can see my emails changing to a new phone
I bought a second Xperia Z2 from eBay for £20 to tinker around with so I didn't wipe the data on this one.
Thoughts and advice please
Maybe if you backed it up with Google...
Don't set screen, bios passwords or encrypt data drives as you are the most likely the one who will be locked out. Always keep copies of critical data as a fail safe. Sometimes all you can do is learn from your mistakes...
been there, done that
blackhawk said:
Maybe if you backed it up with Google...
Don't set screen, bios passwords or encrypt data drives as you are the most likely the one who will be locked out. Always keep copies of critical data as a fail safe. Sometimes all you can do is learn from your mistakes...
been there, done that
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I've been doing some hunting since posting, apparently firmwares prior to 4.4 allow you to press "forgot pattern". I have access to the email account and should be able to unlock via Google.
So does anyone have a stock 4.x firmware for the Xperia Z2?
Do you have TWRP? If not, you can download it from twrp.me and boot into it with
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2.0-sirius.img
Next, in the TWRP File Manager (under Advanced) delete these files from "/data/system":
-gatekeeper.password.key
-gatekeeper.pattern.key
-locksettings.db
-locksettings.db-shm
-locksettings.db-wal
Reboot to system and you can unlock your screen without pattern or password.
heinhuiz said:
Do you have TWRP? If not, you can download it from twrp.me and boot into it with
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2.0-sirius.img
Next, in the TWRP File Manager (under Advanced) delete these files from "/data/system":
-gatekeeper.password.key
-gatekeeper.pattern.key
-locksettings.db
-locksettings.db-shm
-locksettings.db-wal
Reboot to system and you can unlock your screen without pattern or password.
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Just says Booting then Failed, presume this means the bootloader is locked?
fknxperiaZ2 said:
Just says Booting then Failed, presume this means the bootloader is locked?
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Possible yes. You can try to flash the file and reboot with
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2.0.img
fastboot reboot recovery
Edit: I got confused whether to fastboot reboot bootloader or recovery
heinhuiz said:
Possible yes. You can try to flash the file and reboot with
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2.0.img
fastboot reboot recovery
Edit: I got confused whether to fastboot reboot bootloader or recovery
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Yes FAILED remote: command not allowed
I've just tried to flash 4.4.2 as apparently that supports "forgot pattern" and it's boot looping. I wonder if there are any custom roms I can flash with flashtool that enable adb?
How about, whoever comes up with something that works will get 10% of whatever Bitcoin I can get off the device
fknxperiaZ2 said:
How about, whoever comes up with something that works will get 10% of whatever Bitcoin I can get off the device
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If I knew how I let you have it... karma.
Funny how Google says its old OS version aren't secure enough... although Kitkat has some glaring security holes they don't seem to be helping your cause
Update: I had the idea of using the stagefright exploit to get a connection to phone. It worked once (well the IP of the phone attempted to connect to my PC) didn't connect to the reverse TCP though and it now seems to ignore the text message I send it.
Does this mean it's patched or does stagefright not work on Sony?
fknxperiaZ2 said:
How about, whoever comes up with something that works will get 10% of whatever Bitcoin I can get off the device
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Step 1: Switch on your Sony Xperia Z2 and swipe to unlock.
Step 2: Now, tap on the “Emergency” option to make an emergency call.
Step 3: Type a string of special symbols such as asterisks ten or twelve times.
Step 4: Copy the symbols and paste them on the screen.
Step 5: Again, tap on the screen and paste your copied symbols.
Step 6: Repeat this process 10-12 times until you cannot paste any string.
Step 7: Now, navigate to the lock screen and tap on the “Camera” icon to open the app.
Step 8: Swipe down the notification bar from the top.
Step 9: Now, go to the device settings by tapping on the gear icon from the screen’s top.
Step 10: When the password option comes, long tap and paste the copied symbols.
Step 11: Paste the strings multiple times until this option is gone.
Step 12: Keep pasting the symbols until the UI is crashed.
Step 13: Within a few seconds, the camera app will be crashed, and the Sony Xperia Z2 will be unlocked.
Step 14: You will see your phone’s home screen, and you can quickly enter your device.
This should work if you are on an OS 5.0 or earlier.
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Step 1: Switch on your Sony Xperia Z2 and swipe to unlock.
Step 2: Now, tap on the “Emergency” option to make an emergency call.
Step 3: Type a string of special symbols such as asterisks ten or twelve times.
Step 4: Copy the symbols and paste them on the screen.
Step 5: Again, tap on the screen and paste your copied symbols.
Step 6: Repeat this process 10-12 times until you cannot paste any string.
Step 7: Now, navigate to the lock screen and tap on the “Camera” icon to open the app.
Step 8: Swipe down the notification bar from the top.
Step 9: Now, go to the device settings by tapping on the gear icon from the screen’s top.
Step 10: When the password option comes, long tap and paste the copied symbols.
Step 11: Paste the strings multiple times until this option is gone.
Step 12: Keep pasting the symbols until the UI is crashed.
Step 13: Within a few seconds, the camera app will be crashed, and the Sony Xperia Z2 will be unlocked.
Step 14: You will see your phone’s home screen, and you can quickly enter your device.
This should work if you are on an OS 5.0 or earlier.
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Thanks, just downgrading my guinea pig phone to 4.4.2 to see if this works on a flashed with no data wipe.
elliwigy said:
Step 1: Switch on your Sony Xperia Z2 and swipe to unlock.
Step 2: Now, tap on the “Emergency” option to make an emergency call.
Step 3: Type a string of special symbols such as asterisks ten or twelve times.
Step 4: Copy the symbols and paste them on the screen.
Step 5: Again, tap on the screen and paste your copied symbols.
Step 6: Repeat this process 10-12 times until you cannot paste any string.
Step 7: Now, navigate to the lock screen and tap on the “Camera” icon to open the app.
Step 8: Swipe down the notification bar from the top.
Step 9: Now, go to the device settings by tapping on the gear icon from the screen’s top.
Step 10: When the password option comes, long tap and paste the copied symbols.
Step 11: Paste the strings multiple times until this option is gone.
Step 12: Keep pasting the symbols until the UI is crashed.
Step 13: Within a few seconds, the camera app will be crashed, and the Sony Xperia Z2 will be unlocked.
Step 14: You will see your phone’s home screen, and you can quickly enter your device.
This should work if you are on an OS 5.0 or earlier.
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Tried on 5.02 as 4.4.2 boot looped, it seems like it's cleared the clipboard between the emergency screen and the camera
elliwigy said:
Step 1: Switch on your Sony Xperia Z2 and swipe to unlock.
Step 2: Now, tap on the “Emergency” option to make an emergency call.
Step 3: Type a string of special symbols such as asterisks ten or twelve times.
Step 4: Copy the symbols and paste them on the screen.
Step 5: Again, tap on the screen and paste your copied symbols.
Step 6: Repeat this process 10-12 times until you cannot paste any string.
Step 7: Now, navigate to the lock screen and tap on the “Camera” icon to open the app.
Step 8: Swipe down the notification bar from the top.
Step 9: Now, go to the device settings by tapping on the gear icon from the screen’s top.
Step 10: When the password option comes, long tap and paste the copied symbols.
Step 11: Paste the strings multiple times until this option is gone.
Step 12: Keep pasting the symbols until the UI is crashed.
Step 13: Within a few seconds, the camera app will be crashed, and the Sony Xperia Z2 will be unlocked.
Step 14: You will see your phone’s home screen, and you can quickly enter your device.
This should work if you are on an OS 5.0 or earlier.
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Just found the source for this, only works if the phone had a password set not a pattern, but it has given me an idea - maybe I can crash the camera by filling up internal memory?
fknxperiaZ2 said:
Just found the source for this, only works if the phone had a password set not a pattern, but it has given me an idea - maybe I can crash the camera by filling up internal memory?
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when you try your pattern multiple times then select forgot what does it bring up?
fknxperiaZ2 said:
Just found the source for this, only works if the phone had a password set not a pattern, but it has given me an idea - maybe I can crash the camera by filling up internal memory?
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wait, do you have access to twrp?
edit: nvm just saw you cant flash it or boot to it cuz ur bl is locked lol
elliwigy said:
when you try your pattern multiple times then select forgot what does it bring up?
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it gives no forgot option
elliwigy said:
wait, do you have access to twrp?
edit: nvm just saw you cant flash it or boot to it cuz ur bl is locked lol
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I've mailed Sony, figured they might just give me an FTF which can unlock the pattern or enable ADB given the phone is 7 years old
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A big thanks to Bentenrai and his initial thread for rooting the EVO 3D, off which I created this guide, eugene373 for the temp root solution, Team Win, UnrEVOked and AlphaRev, and anyone else that has helped make this happen.
Some of you may know my video guides from the EVO and I'm bringing those simple tutorials to the EVO 3D. This guide is a complete video walkthrough on how to root the EVO 3D with edits based on the issues that some may run into with previous guides. Without further ado, let's get started!
LINK TO VIDEO WALKTHROUGH FOR HOW TO ROOT THE EVO 3D
◄●REQUIRED DOWNLOADS●►
Just download, do not install or run anything yet.
Temp Root File - RW EVO 3D
Android SDK - This guide uses the r12 Windows Installer
HTC Driver Pack
Revolutionary Exploit - Select OS and download. Leave the page open. Do not run yet.
TWRP Recovery - Download PG86IMG.zip version or just click this direct link.
Superuser file
◄●Instructions●►
This guide starts by temp rooting the phone so that we can back up our apps and all their data. If you don't want to do this, you can skip to the Full Root Section.
◄●Temp Root to Backup Apps●►
Keep your phone unplugged and restart it
Make sure that HTC Sync is not installed on your computer
Click the Start button in Windows
Type uninstall a program in the search box and hit Enter
Make sure HTC Sync does not show up in the list. If it does, uninstall it
Download the HTC Driver Pack and the Temp Root File
Double click and install the HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe you just downloaded
Unzip the RW_EVO_3D file by right clicking and selecting Extract All
On your phone, go to Menu>Settings>Applications>Development and make sure USB debugging is CHECKED
On your computer, open the RW_EVO_3D folder that you just extracted and run the Run_ME_Fr3vo_ROOT batch file by double clicking.
Plug in your phone when you see "waiting for device" in the command prompt. It will then initiate the temporary root.
On your phone, download Titanium Backup from the Android Market and open it.
Hit the Menu button on your phone and select Batch.
Under the Backup section, click "RUN" for Backup all user apps
◄●Full Root Section●►
This is the full root section for those that don't care about backing up their apps.
◄●Clear Traces of Past Temp Root●►
Clear all traces of the temporary root
On your phone, go to Menu>Settings>SD & phone storage
Select Factory data reset
Click Reset Phone
Click Erase Everything and your phone will reboot and do the factory reset
When the phone restarts, unlock the phone and skip through the whole setup wizard
Go to Menu>Settings>Applications>Development and make USB Debugging is CHECKED
Go to the Dialer(Phone) and dial ##3282#
Select View Mode
Select Data Profile
Write down the email under "User Name" (this may get erased in the root process. If we write this down, we can just put it back in after root if the Profile Update fails)
◄●Install Android SDK●►
On your computer download the Android SDK for your OS (this guide will work with Windows and Linux). This guide uses the r12 Windows Installer.
Run the exe file that you just downloaded by double clicking on it and install the Android SDK. I change the install location to C:/android-sdk
If you don't have Java installed, click the link it gives you, download JDK Java SE 6 and select your OS (I'm on Windows 64bit). Run the file and install Java. Once complete, just hit Back on the Android SDK installer and then Next.
◄●Install Drivers and Prepare for Root●►
Make sure your phone is NOT connected to the computer.
Make sure that HTC Sync is not installed on your computer (if you didn't do the temp root section)
Click the Start button in Windows
Type uninstall a program in the search box and hit Enter
Make sure HTC Sync does not show up in the list. If it does, uninstall it
Download the HTC Driver Pack (if you didn't do the temp root section) and install the HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe you just downloaded.
Plug in your phone to the computer. If it asks where to install drivers from, just select Install Automatically.
Download the Revolutionary Exploit by selecting your OS (I'm using Windows).
Leave the page open as we will use it later
Right click the revolutionary file you just downloaded by right clicking and selecting Extract All.
Download the TWRP Recovery - Download PG86IMG.zip version or just click this direct link.
Go to the this PG86IMG-twrp-shooter zip file that you just downloaded and rename it "PG86IMG" with NO .zip at the end. Your computer knows its a zip file.
Put your phone into disk drive mode by dragging down the notification bar, click Charge Only and change it to Disk Drive mode.
On your computer, transfer the PG86IMG zip file to the phone. Don't put it inside any folder, just drag it on the the Removable Disk that is your phone and wait for it to transfer.
◄●Apply S-Off and Flash Recovery●►
Go to the revolutionary exploit folder that you extracted and run the "revolutionary" application file that is inside by double clicking.
It will give you your serial number. If it doesn't this can be found under your battery on your phone or on the box your phone came in. Open up the revolutionary.io page that we left open (after downloading the exploit) and put this serial number into the Serial Number section.
Select your operating system, device, and HBOOT version (also shown in the command prompt from the revolutionary exploit that we are running).
Click Generate Key and type the key it gives you into the open command prompt and hit enter. Let it the exploit run. It may reboot a few times.
It will ask if you want to install ClockworkMod recovery. I select n for No, but you can say yes. It may crash. If it does. Just skip it. We will install a recovery now anyways.
Your phone should now be in Fastboot and say S-Off at the top. Use the Volume Down button to go down to Power Down. Click the power button on your phone to select it.
Take off the back of the phone and take out the battery for 10 seconds.
Put the battery back in, put the back on, HOLD the Volume Down button and then press and HOLD the Power Button at the same time and it will boot into HBOOT .
It will ask if you want to start update (of the PG86IMG.zip that we put on the phone). Press Volume Up for yes.
◄●Install Superuser Permissions●►
When it is done, we need to delete the file. So press the Power Button to reboot the phone and let it start up. PLUG IN your phone while its booting up.
Your phone will go through Hands Free Activation. Let it do this and then press OK.
Let it do the PRL Update and press OK.
Cancel the firmware update or just wait for it to fail.
Drag down the notification bar and put your phone into disk drive mode. If it doesn't show up, unplug your phone and plug it back in.
On your computer, delete the PG86IMG.zip from your phone.
Download this Superuser file and transfer it to the phone to the same location as the deleted PG86IMG (i.e. not inside any folder, just directly on the phone).
Power off the phone(hold the Power Button and select Power Off)
Wait for it to completely turn off. Once off hold down the Volume Down button and the Power Button to boot into HBOOT. If it doesn't boot into HBOOT, take out the battery, put it back in, and try again.
Use the Volume Down button to go down to Recovery and select it by pressing the Power Button
Once in recovery, select Install Zip (by pressing the power button)
Select Choose Zip to Flash (by pressing the power button)
Use the Volume Down button to go down to the superuser zip file that we put on the phone and select it by pressing the Power Button.
It will install quickly. Use the Volume Down button to go down to Reboot and select it with the Power Button
You are now complete rooted with S-Off and a custom recovery. Once booted, you can login to Google, download Titanium Backup, and Restore your apps by opening TB, hitting Menu>Batch and selecting Restore all apps with data
You're now rooted!
◄●Notes●►
I can't make calls or send text messages (Error 16): ~Thanks bk718~
Make a phone call to anyone/any number and stay on the phone.
It will automatically connect you to a particular sprint department that handles this issue. It should take just a couple minutes and they will fix the error.
Updating my profile fails:
Download "MSL Reader" from the market and run it to get your MSL, a 6 digit number
Go to the Dialer(Phone) and dial ##3282#
Select Edit Mode
Select Data Profile
If it already shows your User Name, press Menu>Restore
Input under "User Name" the email address that you wrote done before rooting.
Press Menu>Commit Modifications
Very nice, clean guide. Will try it out when I get home.
nice guide
nice guide but you don't have to backup any apps as apps aren't touched when rooting, see this guide also: http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-htc-evo-3d/
zedomax said:
nice guide but you don't have to backup any apps as apps aren't touched when rooting, see this guide also: http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-htc-evo-3d/
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yes.. and this is understood when the OP wrote:
This guide starts by temp rooting the phone so that we can back up our apps and all their data. If you don't want to do this, you can skip to the Full Root Section.
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zedomax said:
nice guide but you don't have to backup any apps as apps aren't touched when rooting, see this guide also: http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-htc-evo-3d/
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Hey Max,
Yes you're right. I just find it beneficial to do the quick temp root to back everything up in case anything goes wrong. I also always feel having a clean slate is the best way to go. Because of that, you'd need to backup prior to rooting. Thanks for the feedback and nice work on your site.
djR3Z
so i tried everything in the book... still cant flash... problem: invalid beta key. is there any way to get a new one?
thanks in advance
supahero00 said:
so i tried everything in the book... still cant flash... problem: invalid beta key. is there any way to get a new one?
thanks in advance
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did u copy and paste ur beta key.. or enter it manually?
both many times
supahero00 said:
both many times
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Have you tried putting ur s/n back in and obtain a new beta key?
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Glad to see this stickied Brent. It will help countless n00bs enter our wonderful world haha
Biofall said:
Glad to see this stickied Brent. It will help countless n00bs enter our wonderful world haha
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Thanks man! Looking toward to releasing some good stuff for the 3D.
I've followed these instructions to a T. But when I run Revolutionary, it says Root acquired, and reboots to Fastboot, but it still says S-On, and I cannot continue with the instructions as written. Any ideas?
got it rooted ok. Had that error with the text messaging and phone calls. Interface radio shortage whatever it is error. I even loaded synergy rom and it still continued. Was on tech support for about an hour. Not fun. That kink needs to be worked out guys.
midnightmaraude said:
got it rooted ok. Had that error with the text messaging and phone calls. Interface radio shortage whatever it is error. I even loaded synergy rom and it still continued. Was on tech support for about an hour. Not fun. That kink needs to be worked out guys.
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whats the error and whats the solution cause i can't send any texts right now...
lbhocky19 said:
whats the error and whats the solution cause i can't send any texts right now...
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can u make calls?? is it error 16??
bk718 said:
can u make calls?? is it error 16??
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yeah it was. called them and fixed it, thanks
Yeah. I even hard reset my phone and put it back to s-on. (had s-off but my internet failed b4 the clock work mod was installed) so I thought that was the problem but I guess not. I've only gotten 2 beta keys so far. Should I try another internet browser or something? Racking my brain on what the problem is.
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Jye75 said:
I've followed these instructions to a T. But when I run Revolutionary, it says Root acquired, and reboots to Fastboot, but it still says S-On, and I cannot continue with the instructions as written. Any ideas?
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before u ran revolutionary did u make sure the fastboot was not checked?
Jye75 said:
I've followed these instructions to a T. But when I run Revolutionary, it says Root acquired, and reboots to Fastboot, but it still says S-On, and I cannot continue with the instructions as written. Any ideas?
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Try doing another factory reset on your phone, turning fastboot off, and running it again. These auto-roots are sometimes finicky.
midnightmaraude said:
got it rooted ok. Had that error with the text messaging and phone calls. Interface radio shortage whatever it is error. I even loaded synergy rom and it still continued. Was on tech support for about an hour. Not fun. That kink needs to be worked out guys.
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lbhocky19 said:
whats the error and whats the solution cause i can't send any texts right now...
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Thanks for the feedback, guys. Added a "Notes" section to the guide that addresses this and any other issues that come up.
I would like to give credit to everyone who has worked on the android roms, and other guides. I have taken some of the info for this guide from the WIKI
It seemed we were due for a friendly how to guide on how to load a NAND rom on a RHOD device. I decided to write a step by step guide to help people out. This guide does provide a very basic ADB setup, but it is just enough to get you up and running. If you want to do advanced things you should get the full ADB, and learn more about it.
This guide is written for a RHOD400, Android GBX0*+3.4.26 rom, and a Win7 pc, but should be almost identical for the rest of the RHOD family, other versions of Windows, and most other roms.
It is assumed that you have unlocked your phone for custom rom loading in the past at some point. This is not the same as unlocking the sim card. This is 100% required. Please read here and/or here, and/or here if you need help with unlocking your phone.
This guide assumes that you know what a command prompt is, how to load windows drivers for a device, and can open zip files. If these things are not within your skill sets I would recommend that you find someone who understands these things to assist you.
Things you need.
1. A RHOD phone.
2. A micro SD card that is at least 512mb in size.
Tip: I suggest a sd card that is less than 4gb in size. There tends to be less compatibility issues with non SDHC cards. SDHC cards usually work, but if you have trouble this is a good thing to change. The SD card does have to be less than 64gb in size as the phone can not read cards larger than 32gb.
3. A usb based micro sd card reader. A usb based card reader is need to be compatible with the HP format tool. Some built in ones are usb based others are not. If you have one, you can try it and see if it works. It is not recommended to use your phone's sd card reader for prep work.
4. A usb cable that is known to work. Test it in WM first. On rare occasion I have seen cables that did work with WM and not Android. If you have issues, this is also something good to swap out during trouble shooting.
5. A windows based pc. *DO NOT USE USB 3.0 PORTS* Many reports about have come in about them causing issues.
The procedure.
1. Back up anything you want to keep from your phone. Everything on the phone will be wiped during this process.
2. Put the micro sd card into your USB card reader and format with the HP format tool. It needs to be a full fat32 format. Windows format is known to have issues on occasion, and this step is a work around for that problem. It is not 100% required, but if you have trouble it is 100% required during trouble shooting.
3. While this is formatting you can download the recovery (recovery_cwr_6.0.1.3.img) ***It has been found that the 6.0.1.3 recovery does not make backups correctly, resulting in md5 errors. You may use it if you are not planning on using the backup feature, or the older one by acl works fine. You can rename it to use the included scripts if you wish.***, rom (GBX0*+3.4.26 Full) , the boot loader, the needed usb android drivers, and the adb files.Gapps is optional.
4. Make sure your battery is at least 50% charged. I recommend a 100% charge. A dead battery in the middle of flashing can brick your phone.
5. Copy the RHODIMG.NBH, rom (GBX0*+3.4.26 Full), and the gapps (optional) files to the sd card and put it in your phone with the phone turned off.
6. Press the hold down the volume down button while pressing the power button. This will bring up the tri colored screen. It will then automatically go to the white rom update screen.
7. Follow the directions (press the power button on the RHOD400) to start the update. This should take less than 1min.
Troubleshooting tip:
If the phone sits at loading 0%, and never moves after 10 min you may not have unlocked your phone or there is an issue with your RHODIMG file. Verify that you have unlocked your phone (you can try loading a WM custom rom), format the SD card, re-download the RHODIMG file, and try again. Also try another SD card and SD card reader.
8. If the phone reboots automatically, that is fine. Otherwise when the phone says Update Success you can pull the battery to shut it off.
9. Turn the phone back on. You should see a blue miniPooploader screen with a lot of white text scrolling for a moment. When it gets done, pull the battery to shut it off. Then replace the battery (it should still be off)
10. Connect the usb cable between the phone and the PC, and turn the phone on. The PC should see the device, and may or may not assign drivers to it.
11. Install the USB/fastboot driver for the phone. On Win 7 the phone showed initially as android device under other folder in the device manager. After the driver is installed it should be called My HTC.
12. Open the ADB Tools zip file, and put the platform-tools folder on c:\
13. Open a command prompt and go to c:\platform-tools\.
Once there type:
Code:
fastboot devices
You should get a response similar to this:
C:\platform-tools>fastboot devices
HT04TM300704 fastboot
If this is not working stop now and troubleshoot.
14. Now to wipe the phone in prep for loading (or reloading) the android rom.
There is a wipe.bat file I have included. You may run it, or you may type the following commands.
Code:
Fastboot erase recovery
Fastboot erase boot
Fastboot erase misc
Fastboot erase system
Fastboot erase userdata
Fastboot erase cache
15. Place the recovery (recovery_cwr_6.0.1.3.img) file into c:\platform-tools.
16. Now load the recovery image. If it is named recovery_cwr_6.0.1.3.img you may use the reload_recovery.bat or type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery_cwr_6.0.1.3.img
to load the recovery image then
Code:
fastboot boot recovery_cwr_6.0.1.3.img
to boot the recovery image.
17. Install the rom.
Using the volume keys highlight 'Install zip from sdcard' then press the call button to select it.
Highlight 'choose zip from sdcard' and press the call button to select it.
Highlight the rom file (GBX_3.4.26_Full.zip) and press the call button to select it.
Highlight yes and press the call button to select it.
The rom will now install. This will take a few minutes.
18. (optional) Install Gapps.
Using the volume keys highlight 'Install zip from sdcard' then press the call button to select it.
Highlight 'choose zip from sdcard' and press the call button to select it.
Highlight the gapps file (probably gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip) and press the call button to select it.
Highlight yes and press the call button to select it.
Gapps will now install. This will take a few minutes.
19. Press the back arrow, and select reboot system now.
The phone should reboot into the Android rom now. It will take about 10min the first time. If you have waited more than 30 something has gone wrong. You should troubleshoot and try again.
At this point you have the basics all in place, and can start using your phone.
If you want to do basic ADB tasks (along the lines of installing apps remotely/side loading or pushing/pulling files) you will need to install the adb windows driver.
20. Press the thanks button if you liked this guide.
P.S.
If you have issues getting adb to work later, download and use USBDeview.exe to remove the HTC driver entries and then install pdanet for android to get the correct adb drivers installed.
So is my RHOD500 not supported by this Rom ?
denva said:
So is my RHOD500 not supported by this Rom ?
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This is a guide, not a rom...
wizardknight said:
This is a guide, not a rom...
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I know Is a guide . But need to know why my device keeps restarting at startup :crying:
denva said:
I know Is a guide .
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Then why ask if your phone is supported by this rom?
denva said:
But need to know why my device keeps restarting at startup :crying:
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Well if you have not listed all your trouble shooting steps, you will not get help from anyone. Our physic abilities are lacking these days.
Also posting specific questions in the thread about the rom you are trying to install will have a higher chance of getting useful feedback.
wizardknight said:
Then why ask if your phone is supported by this rom?
Well if you have not listed all your trouble shooting steps, you will not get help from anyone. Our physic abilities are lacking these days.
Also posting specific questions in the thread about the rom you are trying to install will have a higher chance of getting useful feedback.
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Am refering you to this thread HERE av done all necessary things but still i get my device rebooting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870081
denva said:
Am refering you to this thread HERE av done all necessary things but still i get my device rebooting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870081
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Well if you have done all necessary things, then your phone must not be compabtiable.
Maybe if you provided a list of your troubleshooting steps we might be of more help... Otherwise we have no choice, but to bow to your knowlage of having done all necessary things.
wizardknight said:
Well if you have done all necessary things, then your phone must not be compabtiable.
Maybe if you provided a list of your troubleshooting steps we might be of more help... Otherwise we have no choice, but to bow to your knowlage of having done all necessary things.
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Thank you WizardKnight for replying me.
This is the steps i use to do.
1. I use RhodiumWUnlocker to unlock my rhod500 , to get any rom loaded with it
2. I copy RHODIMG.NBH, GBX_3.4.24_Full, recovery_cwr_6.0.1.3 all to my 4gb SDard
3. Vol- + PWR and phone turns to the tri color screen, then the phone started to load the image files
4. I press PWR butt to start the update, within a couple of seconds the phone update successfully
I press resest button for the phone to boot up to see if it will go to the fast boot screen.
But i was unlucky always the phone restart itself within some seconds.
This is my Prb
denva said:
Thank you WizardKnight for replying me.
This is the steps i use to do.
1. I use RhodiumWUnlocker to unlock my rhod500 , to get any rom loaded with it
2. I copy RHODIMG.NBH, GBX_3.4.24_Full, recovery_cwr_6.0.1.3 all to my 4gb SDard
3. Vol- + PWR and phone turns to the tri color screen, then the phone started to load the image files
4. I press PWR butt to start the update, within a couple of seconds the phone update successfully
I press resest button for the phone to boot up to see if it will go to the fast boot screen.
But i was unlucky always the phone restart itself within some seconds.
This is my Prb
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Ok. I see the standard steps outlined in the guide that you have done. Now what troubleshooting have you done?
denva said:
Thank you WizardKnight for replying me.
This is the steps i use to do.
1. I use RhodiumWUnlocker to unlock my rhod500 , to get any rom loaded with it
2. I copy RHODIMG.NBH, GBX_3.4.24_Full, recovery_cwr_6.0.1.3 all to my 4gb SDard
3. Vol- + PWR and phone turns to the tri color screen, then the phone started to load the image files
4. I press PWR butt to start the update, within a couple of seconds the phone update successfully
I press resest button for the phone to boot up to see if it will go to the fast boot screen.
But i was unlucky always the phone restart itself within some seconds.
This is my Prb
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Sounds like you just need to flash CWM... the CWM recovery image doesn't go on your SD card, you flash that from your computer using the "fastboot flash" command...
You can also try "fastboot boot <recovery.img>" - w/o the < >. Remember, this is done on your computer. That's why you need the fastboot drivers...
arrrghhh said:
Sounds like you just need to flash CWM... the CWM recovery image doesn't go on your SD card, you flash that from your computer using the "fastboot flash" command...
You can also try "fastboot boot <recovery.img>" - w/o the < >. Remember, this is done on your computer. That's why you need the fastboot drivers...
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Ok Can you guide me how to do this on the P.C. ?
denva said:
Ok Can you guide me how to do this on the P.C. ?
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It's in the guide, is it not...? Please read the guide. It walks you through everything necessary...
Edit - following the guide, you should be on step 9 at this point. Please continue with the guide.
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It's in the guide, is it not...? Please read the guide. It walks you through everything necessary...
Edit - following the guide, you should be on step 9 at this point. Please continue with the guide.
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You Mean This .
9. Turn the phone back on. You should see a blue miniPooploader screen with a lot of white text scrolling for a moment. When it gets done, pull the battery to shut it off. Then replace the battery (it should still be off)
My Phone doesn't bring this window
denva said:
You Mean This .
9. Turn the phone back on. You should see a blue miniPooploader screen with a lot of white text scrolling for a moment. When it gets done, pull the battery to shut it off. Then replace the battery (it should still be off)
My Phone doesn't bring this window
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You described this screen (scrolling text, blue background?) I remember you said you got it to fastboot, no?
Where is your phone getting to?
edit: nevermind fiddled with it, dont know what i did but it worked
I have a rhod400. I have been messing with OMGB as my daily phone OS since July 2012 and just installed this one about a week ago.
I have two questions/issues
1) Every time I try to reboot, it freezes. When I try to power off, it sometimes freezes, but usually reboots.
2) I can't seem to make persistent changes to the hosts file. After every reboot, it's set to the same old generic "127.0.0.1 localhost"
During boot, does the OS unpack a .img or something with the hosts file packed inside it? If so, where is it?
Thanks, guys. Other than these 2 issues, this flavor of android for rhodium is pretty solid. i like it.
jdoggsc said:
I have a rhod400. I have been messing with OMGB as my daily phone OS since July 2012 and just installed this one about a week ago.
I have two questions/issues
1) Every time I try to reboot, it freezes. When I try to power off, it sometimes freezes, but usually reboots.
2) I can't seem to make persistent changes to the hosts file. After every reboot, it's set to the same old generic "127.0.0.1 localhost"
During boot, does the OS unpack a .img or something with the hosts file packed inside it? If so, where is it?
Thanks, guys. Other than these 2 issues, this flavor of android for rhodium is pretty solid. i like it.
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Please put rom specific questions in that rom's thread.
If you are running a newer than.27 kernel the reboot and power off functions do not work properly in any rom.
I believe that the host file is overwritten by the ram disk/boot.img on boot every time. Any changes will not stick.
There is a chance these issues may be fixed on the next release of GBX, but no promises.
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You described this screen (scrolling text, blue background?) I remember you said you got it to fastboot, no?
Where is your phone getting to?
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My Device always restarting after passing through all the tutorials
denva said:
My Device always restarting after passing through all the tutorials
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This isn't enough information to help you.
If you're not going to provide detailed information on what is happening, no one will be able to help you.
Perhaps NAND is not for your device. Flash back to WinMo.
arrrghhh said:
This isn't enough information to help you.
If you're not going to provide detailed information on what is happening, no one will be able to help you.
Perhaps NAND is not for your device. Flash back to WinMo.
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Yeah sir i think so , bcz av search all ova the net only rhod400 is ok
Unlucky for rhod500 am waiting maybe nxt update
anyway thank you arrrghh and wizardknight for your help :good:
Hi earlier my son was on the nabi 2 and randomly it started spamming "Unfortunately google search has stopped" every 3 - 4 seconds, which affects the keyboard I suppose, now I'm just stuck on the "Enter the password" but no keyboard to do so? Please help me I'm not sure how to run these programs to fix it or how to even start.
"Unfortunately google search has stopped"
eyon99999 said:
hi earlier my son was on the nabi 2 and randomly it started spamming "unfortunately google search has stopped" every 3 - 4 seconds, which affects the keyboard i suppose, now i'm just stuck on the "enter the password" but no keyboard to do so? Please help me i'm not sure how to run these programs to fix it or how to even start.
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hello, my son's nabi is behaving the same. Did you ever get a way around this? If so please post
My daughters is the same. It's incredibly irritating as we can't get into parent mode to try updates. Only thing I can think to do is a factory reset but am loath to do it as she has had this nabi for 3 years and has a lot of stuff on it. Anyone find a solution?
Debbiemeep said:
My daughters is the same. It's incredibly irritating as we can't get into parent mode to try updates. Only thing I can think to do is a factory reset but am loath to do it as she has had this nabi for 3 years and has a lot of stuff on it. Anyone find a solution?
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Not sure what android version you are on. With ADB you could try
adb shell pm clear com.google.android.gms
Otherwise it will likely be a factory reset.
You could try and enter recovery mode and clear the cache.
1. Turn the tablet off completely.
2. Hold volume up and power.
3. A menu should pop up.
4. Use the volume keys to scroll the menu selection. volume down scrolls the menu down.
5. Scroll to recovery kernel and press volume up to select it.
6. Wait until an android lying on it's back with a warning triangle popping from it's body appears.
7. Hold Volume Down, and while you're holding it, press volume up.
8. A menu should appear. Using the volume down button, scroll to "wipe cache partition" and press power to select it.
9. Using the volume down button once again, scroll to "yes" and press power to select it.
10. When it says it's done and the menu is back, press power and the tablet will restart.
This worked for me: delete com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox in data/data
Hello, all. I joined just to post this solution I just discovered.
Problem:
"Unfortunately Google Search stopped working" + no keyboard + thus Nabi is stuck in "Kid Mode" as OP described, because you can't get to system settings in "Mommy Mode" to disable the malfunctioning app, because you can't enter the Mommy Mode password.
Background:
My daughter's Nabi2 tablet (running Android 4.1) did not have USB debugging enabled before it flaked out, so I thought I was out of luck. Moreover, doing "fastboot delete cache" didn't work, nor did deleting the cache and the Dalvik cache via TWRP. But this DID work:
1) Installed Android SDK tools to get fastboot utility working. (How to do this is amply documented elsewhere.)
2) Installed TWRP, twice. First an older version 2.3.x, then 2.8.5.0. You may be able to go straight to 2.8.5.0. but I followed a helpful post on beatificabytes dot be (search for "Nabi 2 Bricked"), who did it in two stages, and this worked easily for me.
3) Optional: I made a backup of my data using TWRP 2.8.5.0, just in case anything went wrong. I also made a backup of the whole system. (The earlier version of TWRP couldn't access the files, but loading 2.8.5.0 enabled me to back up files.)
4) Go to TWRP file manager. (Tap "Advanced" tab, then "File Manager") I navigated to data/data and deleted the whole folder named com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox You have to look carefully for it because the end of the name gets cut off in the left-hand window that lists folders. Just tap the folder name, then when it shows you the contents in the right-hand window, tap delete without tapping anything in the right-hand window. You can verify that you are deleting the whole folder after you tap delete.
5) Exit TWRP. I did not opt to install SuperSU; I left the tablet unrooted. Reboot to normal system.
Voila! "Unfortunately..." no longer appeared, and the keyboard was back!
I took a moment to go into Mommy Mode and enabled USB debugging for future use.
Hope this helps. There seem to be a lot of people trying to fix this bug! Saved me a factory reset and my daughter losing all her progress in her games.
Other folks have suggested directly attaching a keyboard to the Nabi using an "on the go" cable. (Female normal size USB to male micro USB.) I didn't have one handy so didn't try it, but let folks know if it works for you, because it's an easier solution than installing a recovery program. But I am extremely grateful for the TeamWin community and those who ported it for Nabi2.
EJJ
Buy an OTG cable and plug a wired keyboard into the nabi 2. Type your password in and you will be in mommy mode!! The cable costs 1 buck to 3 bucks online. While in mommy mode go to your settings. Open APPS. Select ALL in top right and find Google search. Open it and clear all cached as well as all data! Tablet is back to normal without losing a thing!!!!! I just did this to my nieces today and it worked great!!!
[Guide/tutorial] Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VELTE/G531F from stock to custom ROM
[Guide/tutorial] Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VELTE/G531F/grandprimevelte from stock to custom ROM
This detailed step-by-step guide helps you transform your Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VE/LTE/531F to a powerful one with a custom Android 5.1.1.
Make sure your phone is SM-G531F before going further : in Android, go to Settings -> About -> Check model is G-531F.
AND note down the baseband version in a safe place (in case of device brick) : G531FXXU1APG2 in my case.
If not, quit this tutorial.
### Phone is reset and you can't access Android ? Shutdown phone, start in Recovery Mode (Hold Power + Home + Volume+) until you see Samsung logo and release buttons.
### In the recovery, on the 2nd line, look at the right part of the string after the . : G531FXXU1APG2 in my case, the first letters show G531F. It's good.
### AND note down the baseband version in a safe place (in case of device brick) : G531FXXU1APG2 in my case.
### If it is another model, quit this tutorial.
CHANGELOG ------------------------
v2. Enhenced FRP Lock bypass
v1. Initial release for Android 5.1.1
1) DOWNLOAD ---------------------
- djibe Galaxy Grand Prime VE/G531F pack v1 : http://bit.ly/djibe-grandprimeve-g531f-v1
(contains preconfigured Odin 3.13.1 + Samsung drivers + TWRP3.0.2-0 unofficial recovery + DeviceID app).
Unzip files from my pack.
+ ROM CS-Rom 3.2 (Android 5.1.1) : https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/general/g531f-galaxy-grand-prime-custom-stock-t3683569
Download from : http://bit.ly/grand-prime-csrom32
+ a microSD card. Copy ROM and deviceID.apk file on microSD card (FAT32 format) and insert it in phone.
+ Charge phone to 100 %
2) BACKUP DATA -------------------
Install Samsung drivers (you unzipped earlier).
Then plug phone to PC in File transfer mode.
Collect all .jpg or .mp4
Use an app like Backupyourmobile to backup texts, contacts, etc.
Check that backup is located on microSD card.
Then copy the backup on your PC.
3) FLASH TWRP3.0 RECOVERY ----------------
Shut down phone.
Boot in Recovery mode : Hold Home + Power + Volume+ until you see Samsung logo and release buttons.
Navigate with volume buttons to go over wipe data/factory reset menu. Confirm with Power.
Confirm again with yes using same buttons.
Shutdown phone.
Boot in Download Mode : hold Home + Power + Volume- until you see the download mode screen and release.
Confirm with Volume+.
Look at the FRP Lock line (5th line). If FRP lock is off, follow these instructions.
### If FRP Lock is on, move to the chapter below : 3bis)
Connect phone in USB, wait for bootloader drivers installation.
Then launch Odin.exe (included in my archive) and wait for Odin indicator ID:COM to become blue.
In options: Verify Auto Reboot and Re-Partition are NOT ticked while F. Reset Time is ticked.
On the right panel -> in AP menu -> select twrp-3.0.2-0-grandprimevelte.img.tar included in my pack.
### Don't use other menus like BL, CP or CSC (I desactivated them but we never know).
### Warranty will be Void after next click ###
Click Start.
Power Off phone when PASS! green message appears : hold Power + Home + Volume- until phone is shut.
3bis) Reset internal memory to bypass Google FRP lock. ONLY IF FRP LOCK IS ON in bootloader mode
If FRP lock is on, follow this chapter.
Boot in recovery mode (Hold Power + Home + Volume+ and release when Samsung logo is appears).
Use volume buttons to select Wipe data/factory reset, confirm with Power button.
Use volume buttons to select Yes -- delete all user data, confirm with Power button.
Then select Power down.
Go back to step 3.
### If it is still not working, follow next chapter 3ter).
3ter) Factory reset is not enough to remove FRP Lock
Go to SamMobile.com and create an account (Join button): https://www.sammobile.com/join/
Select the FREE join, complete registration.
Confirm registration by clicking on the verification email.
Now visite this page : https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-grand-prime/SM-G531F/
Select your corresponding country.
Now there are many versions for your country : look in the PDA column for the ones corresponding to your Baseband version you noted earlier (G531FXXU1APG2 in my case).
Preferably chose the one independant from a telecom operator, click on this line.
Then download the firmware, it's huge so be patient.
You then have a zip file on your PC. Unzip it 1 time (using 7-zip or other tool) to keep the file named like : G531FXXU1APG2_G531FOXX1APG2_G531FXXU1APG2_HOME.tar.md5
Start phone in recovery mode again, connect it to PC and Launch Odin.exe.
In AP, set this brand new ".tar.md5".
Wait for Odin to control md5 signature.
Then flash it. Be patient, all the partitions of the phone are being reset.
When Odin green success message appears, disconnect from PC, shut phone down by holding Power + Home + Volume-.
Now start phone in Download mode right away, FRP Lock line should be OFF.
Go back to step 3) at this line : "Connect phone in USB, wait for bootloader drivers installation.".
4) FLASH CUSTOM ROM
Start phone in recovery mode
TWRP is launching and reboots.
Check never show this screen during boot again and Swipe to Allow Modifications on first TWRP launch.
Go to Wipe menu -> Advanced Wipe : check Dalvik/ ART Cache, cache, system, Data and Internal Storage partitions.
Then Swipe to Wipe and wait for operations pending.
Go back to TWRP Home menu. Then tap on Install -> choose CSR*.zip
### If you don't see the files, tap on Select Storage and make sure Micro SDCard is active
then Swipe to confirm Flash.
Wait for operation to end.
Then tap Wipe cache/dalvik, swipe to confirm,
then Reboot System.
Wait for the phone to boot during 10 minutes.
5) ROOT ACCESS
The ROM has SuperSU preinstalled so no extra work to do.
6) CALIBRATE BATTERY
In Google Play Store, download App Battery Calibration (from IMobS Ltd).
Launch the App.
Confirm root acces.
Plug tab and wait till charge hits 100%, then hit BATTERY CALIBRATION and unplug it.
You can use GPS Status & Toolbox app for faster GPS fix.
7) OBTAIN GOOGLE MOBILE SERVICES (GMS) CERTIFICATION
Google now restricts Google Play and Google apps access to certificated devices. Since you have a custom ROM, you are banned.
We now need to subscribe for the Google Play Certification.
In Android, go to Settings -> Security and activate the Unknow sources
Now use the built in File explorer app to install the deviceID app from you microSD card.
Install it, launch it.
Tap on the Google Service Framework (GSF) line, then tap on the COPY button.
In your Android webbrowser, go to : https://www.google.com/android/uncertified/
Connect to Google using your Google/Android account.
In the input field of the page, paste the 16 digits code.
Click on the Save button, a success message confirms your device is Certified.
Do I need to re-certify it ?
"Your device’s GSF ID is reset every time your device is factory reset (or when you wipe the GSF app itself) since it is stored in your data partition, so you must re-register your GSF ID every time you perform either of these actions."
More info here : https://lineageos.org/Google-Play-Certification/
Enjoy,
djibe
Thanks : @adiJ5FN
Thanks @djibe89.
But I cannot install Root. Log there
Myself custom ROM install perfectly.
sashokmc said:
Thanks @djibe89.
But I cannot install Root. Log there
Myself custom ROM install perfectly.
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Hi, root is built-in the ROM.
With what app the root is failing ?
djibe89 said:
Hi, root is built-in the ROM.
With what app the root is failing ?
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I try install myself rom G531FXXU1AQK2 and supersu root zip. whatch log.
myself rom. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Mv10hBhAvl23xlOPoGjNM4_rtO6sx8hS
sashokmc said:
I try install myself rom G531FXXU1AQK2 and supersu root zip. whatch log.
myself rom. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Mv10hBhAvl23xlOPoGjNM4_rtO6sx8hS
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Hi,
so you are trying to root an official firmware isn't it ?
I can't seem to find the custom rom you posted. Everytime i press on the google drive link it says '404 not found' Could someone help me with this issue?
TheGiovan said:
I can't seem to find the custom rom you posted. Everytime i press on the google drive link it says '404 not found' Could someone help me with this issue?
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True, happily I kept it in case of crash.
http://bit.ly/grand-prime-csrom32
Enjoy
Hi guys, don't hesitate to report errors in my tutorial.
hi, i followed your tuto step by step then im in the new rom now and it works well but my FRP LOCK is back to ON and im not allowed to reboot in recovery mode anymore, i get a message in red (custom binary blocked by FRP).. I reflashed the stock rom then redo all the process but with the same issue. Can you help me with it please? thanks
estemanito said:
hi, i followed your tuto step by step then im in the new rom now and it works well but my FRP LOCK is back to ON and im not allowed to reboot in recovery mode anymore, i get a message in red (custom binary blocked by FRP).. I reflashed the stock rom then redo all the process but with the same issue. Can you help me with it please? thanks
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Hi,
Sincerely I didn't try to access recovery again.
At least you can log to a phone where you don't know the original owner.
Sorry for that.
Looked up for newer packages for 531f.
This tutorial is up to date.
What is the best rom for this 531f phone? My mom has one and on stock rom it sucks badly.
crisbm said:
What is the best rom for this 531f phone? My mom has one and on stock rom it sucks badly.
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Hi, no ROM is available for 531f, except the one I cite in this tuto.
crisbm said:
What is the best rom for this 531f phone? My mom has one and on stock rom it sucks badly.
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Oooooops.
LineaOS 13 is available but marked as unstable : https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/development/lineageos-13-0-grand-prime-velte-t3874411
However users say it is pretty stable for a daily usage.
Read carefully the manual.
crisbm said:
What is the best rom for this 531f phone? My mom has one and on stock rom it sucks badly.
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Latest Official Firmware with root (tutos available)
Optimized it myself by removing all crappy software pre-installed and some unnecessary services
Set Nova Launcher as default since TouchWiz is laggy asf
Updated
Hello there, I found 4 working custom roms for sm-g531f. This rom is great.
I just wanted to know if i can change the launcher back to touchwiz, i liked it more
ShakthiNandan said:
Hello there, I found 4 working custom roms for sm-g531f. This rom is great.
I just wanted to know if i can change the launcher back to touchwiz, i liked it more
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Hi, Touchwiz is proprietary.
You can try Lawnchair or Nova launcher.
djibe89 said:
Hi, Touchwiz is proprietary.
You can try Lawnchair or Nova launcher.
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oops, ok
the battery life with this rom is 10 times better than the lineage rom and even the stock rom.
I'll stick with this rom
Awesome work.
Hey all.
Notice: This wiki might work for more LG Devices with limited settings..
I have browsed the web for find a working tutorial for bypass FRP on a LG G6 wich has LIMITED settings: network settings + tethering only and that wont let you install any applications or even list applications due to selinux but none is legit, not even here at this forum so I decided to create one.
I am not very active here at xda developers so don't expect me to create more wikis, maybe for some other devices I haven't seen a legit wiki for, we will see.
I wanted to add pictures first but they got HUGE so I decided to create the wiki without pictures and videos so if you feel you wanna see pictures while you hacking the device, browse to my github (here you will see how to install apk files aswell if you are on Android 8.0, wich is not possible without using the method on my git due to limited settings, you wont be able to override them to install lg settings or any similiar, you wont be able to install hidden menu neither):
https://github.com/wuseman
However, let's go!
Requirements
Your device, a PC and your usb cable, no annoying urls will be posted in my wikis.
Important:
You must be on Android 7.0, you can download any firmware from lge.firmware.com, it wont matter wich you will download until you bypassed the firmware.
But since you probably not wanna download a firmware twice it's better to download the correct one already now, okey the flashing part is easy and is described at
lge's homepage so I wont go deeper in this part since I expect you know how to rollback your device to 7.0 from 8.0.
# Bypassing FRP!
At welcome screen, press arrow next button:
followed by pressing on skip
Now you will notice next button in wifi window is inactive so now connect to wifi, this is only needed so settings will appear in the accessibility menu
No worries, we wont enable some lame talkback setting wich is used many times
Go back to main screen (wifi must be connected):
Press on accessibility
Press on switch access at bottom:
Press on settings in down right corner
Press on Help & Feedback
Press on about switch access for Android
Press fast on top at the video, now you see the clock and press on it beside the share icon
Youtube getting started for 1 second you wont even notice it, and you have been redirected to google chrome browser
Now you're at google chrome, if you wanna try to install an apk do it, you wont be able too since the limited settings, probably you already know? (However, lets move on and ignore the scammers/noobs that claims it works to install applications this way)
But no worries, browse to any site that allowing you to press on a number since we want phone application to be started:
Once pressed on any phone number you found on any site get into call application
Now enter the uusd code for secret menu
*#546368#*870# (Hidden Menu Is Not Available On Android 8.0 Hence We On Android 7.0)
And now you're in hidden menu wich you wasnt allowed to open in android 8.0, browse to SVC MENU:
Followed by pressing on LDB
Is the USB debugging button grayed out? This seems to be various for different firmwares have I noticed:
Don't get panic! Then just read the below, others can feel free to jump over this part once they enabled usb debugging:
Turn off your LG device
Re-do the flash process with LGUP
Once the installation is complete and your device is erasing itself with the white background and the android logo on screen saying "DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR DEVICE" - That's exactly what you must do so turn off device by hold POWER + VOLUME DOWN (if you will be to late first time, you will succeed second time just press the buttons ~2-3 seconds before you know the screen will popup so you will poweroff the device during installation) - Now let the device be powered off for ~1 minute and then turn it on again and redo the process from step 1 until 22 and you will be enable to enable usb debugging if you wasn't to late when powering off the device, IF it's still inactive then just try again and try again until it will work, actually I figure out this after my third attempt and now I have tried this several times and you must turn it off while it's between 0% and 100% and since POWER + VOL DOWN takes ~7 seconds to power off device and the screen appears for around 4 seconds you must press the buttons few seconds before to turn it off exactly when it's needed.
Now when usb debugging has been enable, plug in usb cable in your pc and enter shell by adb shell and copy and paste below oneliner:
Code:
for apps in "com.android.google.gms com.lge.setupwizard com.lge.hiddenmenu com.google.android.setupwizard com.lge.easyhome"; do pm uninstall --user 0 "${apps}";done; am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR;reboot
Once device rebooted
Click next arrow button at main screen
And press on skip again as we did earlier.
Connect to wifi and hit next
Voila! You can accept documents now ... But hey, don't be to excited yet..
Just continue until you will join the HOME screen, voila - It's done!
Nah, just kidding. You will get your device formated, again, don't cry over this since it is expected!!!!
The device will reboot, erase itself and now the magic! Your'e done.
Setup your device as usual once again:
For third time hit arrow next button in main screen
Hit next in sim menu if you have no sim-card
Connect to wifi, or leave it disconnected it wont matter
Next, setup your fingerprint
Okey, you're back at were you was started for accept the documents, don't worry - It will work! However, now
You will see a smart forward window for setup sim, just press next as usual:
Finally done.
We have now reset the permissions for everything so just setup device again and this time you you will enter LGE home screen and device wont reboot.
Have fun with your fully unlocked LG device running with latest firmwares for version 7.0 from lge.firmware.com with limited settings and no options for setup apk files or bypassing hidden menu.
Feel free to upgrade firmware with LG Bridge or LGUP to Android 8.0
Enjoy
Regards wuseman