Problems with G1? - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have some problems with my G1,
At this moment i can boot but i can't use my phone because i have to login with a google account but i have no data connection.
The only way how you can fix that seems to be to downgrade. I cant downgrade because i cant flash dreaimg.NHB because i can't use USA or GB versions those give an error message. I also cant seem to find an europian version.
Its kinda frustrating because i'm a N00B and have no idea about goldcards ect. can anyone help me i want to use my G1

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nice picture but not really useful

If you are running a ROM that has USB Debugging enabled by default (pretty much all custom ROMs do this) you can use ADB to setup wifi during the google setup.
Just google around and you'll find it...
If you aren't running a custom rom... Can you use a friend's SIM who has a data plan? and just sign up that way?
EDIT: you got a facepalm pic cuz this is in the wrong section. Some people like to be dicks about that stuff.
http://www.modmygphone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9471
there's how to setup wifi with ADB

I had the same problem for months, the problem is that dutch G1's won't accept UK/US DREAIMG's.
I used this guide on a dutch android site to finally get it rooted and everything seemed to work perfectly, try this and PM me if you run into any problems, I'll try to help.
edit: Apparently I'm not allowed to post external links, so I'll PM it to you instead.

spamcakes said:
I had the same problem for months, the problem is that dutch G1's won't accept UK/US DREAIMG's.
I used this guide on a dutch android site to finally get it rooted and everything seemed to work perfectly, try this and PM me if you run into any problems, I'll try to help.
edit: Apparently I'm not allowed to post external links, so I'll PM it to you instead.
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Nice thank you

modmygphone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=51891&postcount=12|
here is the guide i followed, very simple to do, got it from the cyanogen wiki ( you probs would have found it if you searched around a bit)
hope you can figure it out from this

Randy_schemes said:
modmygphone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=51891&postcount=12|
here is the guide i followed, very simple to do, got it from the cyanogen wiki ( you probs would have found it if you searched around a bit)
hope you can figure it out from this
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I can't use this because i have a to high version and can't downgrade

chillbeast said:
If you are running a ROM that has USB Debugging enabled by default (pretty much all custom ROMs do this) you can use ADB to setup wifi during the google setup.
Just google around and you'll find it...
If you aren't running a custom rom... Can you use a friend's SIM who has a data plan? and just sign up that way?
EDIT: you got a facepalm pic cuz this is in the wrong section. Some people like to be dicks about that stuff.
http://www.modmygphone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9471
there's how to setup wifi with ADB
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The pic is because i only got the G1 today (bricked it already) and havn't changed the pic yet

garlonnl said:
I can't use this because i have a to high version and can't downgrade
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Which ROM are you using? if it's anything other than an official ROM, you should have USB debugging enabled by default, in which case you dont need to downgrade or anything, just get adb setup on your computer, then enter that command in your computer's shell while the phone is connected and you are at the setup screen. It will pop up the wifi settings box where you can configure your connection and then resume setup as normal.
Also, you could just flash any of the numerous Hero/Sense roms out there, the HTC setup wizard lets you configure Wifi during setup

garlonnl said:
The pic is because i only got the G1 today (bricked it already) and havn't changed the pic yet
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Well, rest assured it's not "bricked" you just can't get to anything... totally different than being bricked

i have the official 1.6 rom, i try to install the SDK because windows doesn't recognize the phone

Enomther's TheOfficial ROM?
Or you have the official vendor-supplied ROM that came on your phone? If this is the case, USB debugging won't be enabled by default :\ You'll have to find someone who will let you borrow their sim with a data plan

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Enomther's TheOfficial ROM?
Or you have the official vendor-supplied ROM that came on your phone? If this is the case, USB debugging won't be enabled by default :\ You'll have to find someone who will let you borrow their sim with a data plan
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The only one i know with data plan is my father, and i wont see him anymore in 2 weeks :S. guess i have to use my old Polaris till than.
btw changed the title.

I don't understand why anyone would want a g1 if they don't have a data plan. That's like buying a submarine when you live in the desert.

goldenarmZ said:
I don't understand why anyone would want a g1 if they don't have a data plan. That's like buying a submarine when you live in the desert.
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Thats because i love android (tested it alot ion my polaris) and normaly use
Wi-Fi. I'm still a scholar so i don't really need to see my e-mails 24/7

just find a wifi spot, skip the google thing, connect via wifi, n thn do the google thing, simple!

Problem Solved?
Here you go! First you must downgrade. I performed this same procedure found here: http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Opera...-need-to-modify-your-Android-phone/m-p/173419
Also, to get your PC to recognize your android, you must install the USB and ADB drivers posted below. There are links to the drivers and the best solution for getting setup to activate the G1 over WiFi.
Be patient, I had to try a few times myself before I got it right.

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Lol... are you just looking at every thread there is just to post comics?

Thugsin313 said:
just find a wifi spot, skip the google thing, connect via wifi, n thn do the google thing, simple!
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i can't skip the google thing, otherwise i wouldn't have a problem

Related

tmobile my account 2.0 issues

Downloaded and forceclose ! Was working fine with old version looking at comments and looks like not working on rooted phones can anyone confirm and hook up a solution ?
jndscslegal said:
Downloaded and forceclose ! Was working fine with old version looking at comments and looks like not working on rooted phones can anyone confirm and hook up a solution ?
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is this just a problem with rooted phones? cause mine isnt working either...
old version apk?
Sucks ! Anywasy then does anyone have apk file to reinstall old one ! My dumb ass didn't save one on sd card !
im having the same force closing
me too having force closing
yeah keeps forclosing for me too and i downloaded loaded and uninstalled like 5times lol i think this is just happeneing with rooted g1's =/ downer
yeap happening to me too. i wonder if it was intentional?
i think someone found a fix for it via the T-mobile forums.
Meh. I have found an easy fix. hint: Build.prop
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not sure if devs need to change things in the Build.prop
Phone Model Not Found
The My Account application is available to T-Mobile customers and supported phones only.
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Dang it. Using Rogers ROM so it's still labeled as HTC Dream. =/
I too am having problems. For all those that need the old version, I am including it in this post. For those that might know how to fix the new one, I am including it in this post as well. Just unzip. Both files inside. 2.0 is obviously the newest version.
Mods, I don't think this is a problem, as the app is not protected and readily available on the Market.
Thanks in advance to someone that can fix it, and I hope the old version helps someone who might have forgotten to back it up.
Yay
MetalMessiah78 said:
I too am having problems. For all those that need the old version, I am including it in this post. For those that might know how to fix the new one, I am including it in this post as well. Just unzip. Both files inside. 2.0 is obviously the newest version.
Mods, I don't think this is a problem, as the app is not protected and readily available on the Market.
Thanks in advance to someone that can fix it, and I hope the old version helps someone who might have forgotten to back it up.
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Muchas Gracias Paisa !
helped me out, i tend to forget to back up my apps.
ok i have something strange to report...
i have the new version installed (2.0) and like everyone else it wont open BUT
my battery level just dropped below 30% and my phone got a notification from My Account 2.0 and when i clicked it a popup came up giving me suggestions to save my battery by changing some settings...hmmmm FC but still running in the background...
2.0 myacct
i am also getting foreclosures hope it was an error by tmobile and theyll update tomorrow or something i cant believe they would target rooted ppl.
Anyone with a JF US CRC1 rom tried it?
Could be that since most of us are on anything but the T-mobile rom that it does this
I mean most of these ROMs are based of ADP or AOSP..
I'm not sure, and maybe im just talking non sense..
But also someone in the comments said they had a Google Ion and it didn't work also..
So this could be ONLY for T-Mobile branded phones?
johnnylicious said:
i think someone found a fix for it via the T-mobile forums.
not sure if devs need to change things in the Build.prop
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Give credit next time. There is some property in build.prop that the app is looking at to see if our phone is supported....dont know which tho since my ROM's build.prop keeps going back to its default every time i apply a "fixed" one.
The app is getting a NullPointerException, I don't think it has anything to do with being rooted or not.
johnnylicious said:
i think someone found a fix for it via the T-mobile forums.
not sure if devs need to change things in the Build.prop
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So what IS the build.prop change that we need to make? And will it hurt anything else if I modify it?
See my post above...its using the build.prop to detect if we can use it...thus this error on some rooted phones.
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I am not getting that far. I get a force close on open, caused by a NPE.
running CM 3.9.2 with no theme.

Cyan 4.0.2 Probs

Hey, just flashed to 4.0.2 and flashed fine but hangs at tmobile screen.
none of adb commands work except adb devices. other commands just quit
flashed 3.6.8.1 n tht worked fine and ran fine. tried upgrading from that still samething.
Ne help b appreciated.
did you wipe? it installed fine for me
Yea I tried almost everything. Still I boot it up type web logcat on pc right b4r powering it on it says waiting for devices 2 sec into bootup the command prompt exits
Did you wipe your ext3 partition too? Wondering if that could cause problems.
What SPL are you running?
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Did you wipe your ext3 partition too? Wondering if that could cause problems.
What SPL are you running?
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I'm running hakuro's newest spl and radio I don't have an ext partition as I don't need app2sd since I don't have many apps
did you check the md5sum of your download against the one in his thread?
Daneshm90 said:
I'm running hakuro's newest spl and radio I don't have an ext partition as I don't need app2sd since I don't have many apps
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Hmmm... the only thing I can think of then is a corrupt download, as david1171 is alluding to.
I've also heard of a newer issue where the device memory can fill up, and there being some process using Fastboot to erase everything (different than wiping). I'm not up to date on it though, and have asked if there's any way to clear everything through recovery console or terminal. Still waiting to hear on that.
Not sure if that is your problem, but try looking around in Cyan's thread for a potential solution. Keep us updated if you figure it out.
can u run a logcat and see where its looping?
Hey guys, nope the md5 matches perfectly, uansari if u cud point me as to how to erase using fastboot that would be great and is it safe or would i have to go back to rc29 n start all over again ? B-man007 yea i cant run logcat either. it just quits when i type adb logcat it goes back to command line.
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I would love to point you to those directions, but unfortunately, I don't know much about it. Someone else posted something along the lines of the problem you're having in a separate thread, and someone replied that this was discussed in Cyanogen's thread and required Fastboot to erase something or other.
Wish I could be more help... I'll try to find the thread where I read that and link you.
Edit: Here is the thread. Shoot a PM over to the guy who posted about it, or do some searching and let us know what you find out. Good luck man...
uansari1 said:
I would love to point you to those directions, but unfortunately, I don't know much about it. Someone else posted something along the lines of the problem you're having in a separate thread, and someone replied that this was discussed in Cyanogen's thread and required Fastboot to erase something or other.
Wish I could be more help... I'll try to find the thread where I read that and link you.
Edit: Here is the thread. Shoot a PM over to the guy who posted about it, or do some searching and let us know what you find out. Good luck man...
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Hey, i contacted the guy, but he doesnt know how to do it either, he said he sent his phone to tmobile to get it fixed lol...but my concern is tht if my phone was full then how come i can flash other roms just fine ?
Daneshm90 said:
Hey, i contacted the guy, but he doesnt know how to do it either, he said he sent his phone to tmobile to get it fixed lol...but my concern is tht if my phone was full then how come i can flash other roms just fine ?
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Who did you message? There was someone who responded to the OP in that thread about the fastboot fix. I've messaged him as well, but haven't heard back yet.
Your other point is well taken though... If you can flash other ROMs fine, then it has to be something else. What other roms have you used? Try a different dev's rom, like JACxROM or the rooted standard rom from enomther. If those aren't flashing right either, then we need to keep looking for a solution, but if they flash right then we've narrowed it down.
hmm im running xRom 1.3 just fine, i flashed 3.6.8.1 just fine 2 n ran fine. Hmm let me try cyans 4.0.1 n c if i get this wierd hang.
Hmm same problem with 4.0.1....so basically up to 3.6.8.1 worked fine and after those i get the same stupid hang. Does that narrow ne thing lol ?
Try installing 3.9.10 and jump to 4.0.2.
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Try installing 3.9.10 and jump to 4.0.2.
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Just tried tht, 3.9.10 flashed n works fine, then w/o wipin flashed 4.0.2 still same problem.

Quick guide I knocked up for Mango update - Updated with Sideload unlock

If you fancy giving it a try, I've knocked a guide up as I did mine.
http://www.nakedcleaner.com/2011/06/omnia-7-mango-update/ for those that want to.
I've updated it to include the sideload unlock, there is another method using the Samsung Diagnostic tools, but that's more complex. However if anyone want's to know that method then shout and I'll write it up here.
nice!
Thats a very nice guide! thanks.
I have some few questions I hope you can answer for me.
1. My Omnia 7 is officially developerunlocked so I dont need to do all the things with the ChevronWP7.cer etc or? thats just the trick for those who cant get developerunlocked the officially way?
2. Do I have to do the "Remove Sideload Limit, and the Prevent Device From Relocking" when I have developer unlocked my device the officially way?
3. Is it correct understood that I can just jump over all in the beginning of the guide and go directly to the part "◦ OK, close Zune, we now need to install the beta version of Zune and the dev stuff......."?
s7yler said:
Thats a very nice guide! thanks.
I have some few questions I hope you can answer for me.
1. My Omnia 7 is officially developerunlocked so I dont need to do all the things with the ChevronWP7.cer etc or? thats just the trick for those who cant get developerunlocked the officially way?
2. Do I have to do the "Remove Sideload Limit, and the Prevent Device From Relocking" when I have developer unlocked my device the officially way?
3. Is it correct understood that I can just jump over all in the beginning of the guide and go directly to the part "◦ OK, close Zune, we now need to install the beta version of Zune and the dev stuff......."?
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Yup, if officially unlocked your good to go (skip all the stuff). Although the sideload limit might still be of note, as you probably have either a 3 (Student) or 10 (Normal dev) limit for sideloaded apps, that bypasses them. However the Mango update kills all the apps that use COM, so kinda useless for most homebrew at the moment anyhow.
shall try this out in the morning
thanks
Thanks. I have a question... after applying mango will you be able to enter download mode to flash an older firmware? does mango beta change your bootloader? This would be very interesting because it means that we can update without having any problem reverting back to stock roms!
Sorry for the OT but I just couldn't not-notice the interesting choice of wording for the topic - "knocked up".
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=knocked up
everything worked fine with the update(s), I am running Mango now, but it seems that Mango blocks all homebrew apps. The Samsung Tool cant be started anymore. A thing that could be good to mention also.
AnnihilatorSC said:
Sorry for the OT but I just couldn't not-notice the interesting choice of wording for the topic - "knocked up".
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=knocked up
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It's a midlands'ism (UK)
s7yler said:
everything worked fine with the update(s), I am running Mango now, but it seems that Mango blocks all homebrew apps. The Samsung Tool cant be started anymore. A thing that could be good to mention also.
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Thought everyone realised that Mango deactivates all Dev Unlocks. Only way to get it unlocked again is to....... Get an LG with the Reg Editor built in For now at least anyhow.
You can kind of go half way house, and get the first 'Mango' update, before the second update and HomeBrew still works with that. However that's just a prep update and not actually Mango, so most of the interesting features are missing.
I wonder, if we set the permissions on the registry key before the update so System cannot change it will we keep the DevMode? hmmm.. Might try 'knocking up' a little app to test that, That is as long as the WP7 registry supports permission set's like the Windows one... Anyone know?
Oh and updated the post to point out HomeBrew gets disabled for now.
the_ape said:
It's a midlands'ism (UK)
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It's a London/South East'ism too
Nice guide,
I was just trying to grab the files to try this out tomorrow, but the "Mango stuff" link has a temp block from Dropbox.
Anyone else got it stashed somewhere ?
ZaForD said:
It's a London/South East'ism too
Nice guide,
I was just trying to grab the files to try this out tomorrow, but the "Mango stuff" link has a temp block from Dropbox.
Anyone else got it stashed somewhere ?
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Sorry about the dropbox link being turned off. I'm uploading them to my Host at the moment so those that need them grab them there.
is there any reason (i.e. functionality stuff) why I wouldn't want to update to mango?
Would be great to know thanks
Broken download mode ;-(
Hi mate,
I was on 3 Uk omnia 7, simunlocked and debrandded to T-mobile rom, nodo update.
I followed your guide to get mango update yesterday night which resulted in broken download mode for me.
I cannot access download mode anymore, when I press the key combination I get the USB connection screen (with phone, pc and a cable).
Any idea how to fix it?
Please help.
The worst part is that I actually did remove my ZUNE and installed devZune from the guide which killed my only chance to revert to old firmware ;-(
My bootloaders is now 4.10.1.9 which is said to be tha faulty one ;-(
In my opinion the problem is connected to the ROM version you suggested in your guide. As I do not have the JIG looks like I'm lost.
Maybe you should investigate this isssue not to let other people brake their devices...
Grab three 100k resistors in your local electro shop, they cost like few pennies and build a JIG. And reflash .
I just did ;-)
I've built my own JIG out of 301k resistor and old chinese car charger ;-)
reflashed to I8700 XEN I8700XENJK1
and download mode is back ;-)
I keep working on mango update following the guide...
I'll let you know the result later.
Wow
It`s a new phone now.
If you still haven`t updated - do it now.
I did have few problems during the update process but finally succeeded.
Thank you for the guide
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I'm facing a problem !!
I'm stuck @ the NoDo update step. i'm trying to force NoDo using Chevron.WP7.updater but it keeps crashing as soon as I choose the language and press enter. I'm now stuck on 7008 update.
Can somebody help here please !
UPDATE : Reflashed with the UK retail ROM and i was able to recieve the NoDo update.
Running Mango now !!! and I'm loving it !!!!
Your post is gone?
Is there a way to dev unlock phone through diagnostics?
Or is that just the carry over from WP7 7.0?
hmmm. I had similar problem.
solved it by not using the chevron updater...
my idea:
0. remove all the wp7 dev software, devzune, all the tools provided in the guide. In my case I also had few crashes. install only the wp7 dev tools, DO NOT INSTALL force nodo fixes and tools...
1. try going to XENJK1 rom instead of the one provided in the guide. email yourself chevron cert, sideunlock the phone, try going to zune - in my case update was there waiting for me so I could update the regular way - chevron updater didn't work for me ;-(
2. remember to sideunlock the phone before every next flash and force it not to lock again (followed by reboot)
3. I had similar problem in the step where you go from nodo to pre mango - try playing with removing the pc software and tools, usb drivers etc. - it helped in my case.
Good luck!
I've just updated to Mango using these instructions.
http://www.redmondpie.com/install-w...evice-even-if-you-arent-a-developer-tutorial/
It took a while but was very straightforward.
Only got the phone yesterday lunchtime but am impressed by how it works so smoothly.

[Q] Rom from S4

Hello,
I´d like to try the new cyanogen mod (on my S4 Active),
is it possible to use one from their list (link) or this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521384 ?
If I could install it, would it work correctly.
Would something not work?
Or wouldnt nothing work at all?
Thank you for your answers
probably not. You need to check your phone to see it's running MF3. If it is, your bootloader is locked and you will not be able to get into the recovery console however if you do a search for safestrap you will find a solution but you still can't use CyanogenMod
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probably not. You need to check your phone to see it's running MF3. If it is, your bootloader is locked and you will not be able to get into the recovery console however if you do a search for safestrap you will find a solution but you still can't use CyanogenMod
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Hello, thanks for the answer I got this details
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This question has been asked many times in here and the answer could easily be found by doing a search.
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Hello,
I´d like to try the new cyanogen mod (on my S4 Active),
is it possible to use one from their list (link) or this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521384 ?
If I could install it, would it work correctly.
Would something not work?
Or wouldnt nothing work at all?
Thank you for your answers
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Your question has been asked many times over in this forum. Please refer to the search engine as the #1 rule on XDA is search first as almost everything you will ask has already been asked. Please familiarize yourself with your forum and the rules as XDA is a development support forum but not a support forum.
EFM
Have a nice day!
Well I couldnt find any usefull information,
but thanks anway
you can close/delete this
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Well I couldnt find any usefull information,
but thanks anway
you can close/delete this
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Your phone is the international version -i9252. same as mine
So Safestrap and those roms won't work, since it's only for the American locked market phones. i.e. ATT and so on.
as far as I can see the only ROMs available is the CM one, and the international Google edition.
Personally I'm still on Stock since there is no good release of any rom for our version out. and it looks like there will never be.
Just root and delete unwanted apps.
nasaprinsloo said:
Your phone is the international version -i9252. same as mine
So Safestrap and those roms won't work, since it's only for the American locked market phones. i.e. ATT and so on.
as far as I can see the only ROMs available is the CM one, and the international Google edition.
Personally I'm still on Stock since there is no good release of any rom for our version out. and it looks like there will never be.
Just root and delete unwanted apps.
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Thanks for this info.
I'll be receiving my Galaxy S4A today and was planning to flash the CM or Google Edition.
I'm now also considering your option to just root and delete apps.
I assume you're freezing them with Titanium or just fully delete?
Do you have a list of programs you removed?
I have never cooked any ROMs for smartphones, but I've hacked almost every device that came into my house and made firmwares for those devices that didn't get support from others...
I started the procedure for the cm10.2 yesterday, but it failed to compile when I started to do things S4A-specific.
Pffff I wish I waited for the Nexus 5... It is sold out,but they will soon be on the market again.
frater said:
Thanks for this info.
I'll be receiving my Galaxy S4A today and was planning to flash the CM or Google Edition.
I'm now also considering your option to just root and delete apps.
I assume you're freezing them with Titanium or just fully delete?
Do you have a list of programs you removed?
I have never cooked any ROMs for smartphones, but I've hacked almost every device that came into my house and made firmwares for those devices that didn't get support from others...
I started the procedure for the cm10.2 yesterday, but it failed to compile when I started to do things S4A-specific.
Pffff I wish I waited for the Nexus 5... It is sold out,but they will soon be on the market again.
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I'm using Rom toolbox lite - freezing some apps like bookmarks sync and so on, but uninstalling apps like dropbox, gtalk, chaton, yahoo finance news and those.
Basically just uninstall the big battery drainers.
i need a kernel
i need a t mobile kernel for echoe rom that im still able to overclock on 4.3
I took your advice and merely rooted it and deleted some unwanted apps.
I did have some problems with Odin when using a standard USB cable. It only worked after I used the cable that came with it. Strange...
I hope there's 4.4 soon for our active
Cheers
frater said:
I took your advice and merely rooted it and deleted some unwanted apps.
I did have some problems with Odin when using a standard USB cable. It only worked after I used the cable that came with it. Strange...
I hope there's 4.4 soon for our active
Cheers
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I own the same device (I am dreaming of a tool able to make S4 roms compatible with our devices) and I am using this rom since about a month http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395242. It's far better than the stock rom: less laggy, from my point of view it's more user friendly, it has more configuration possiblities. But there are some issues like an error with the date on sms, the external SD doesn't work and the useless HDR mode doesn't work...
There is also some stability problems with some apps.
nasaprinsloo said:
as far as I can see the only ROMs available is the CM one
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Hey, I´ve installed this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395242
it works like a charm, no laggs or crashes for over 3 weeks now.
But you will loose AirGestures!

Lenovo A7000 - grey screen only after ROM flash

Hi, wondering if anyone can help here,
I just purchased an A7000 from Ebay, it came with a Chinese ROM, (I am in New Zealand)
I downloaded and installed SP Flash, some USB drivers, then downloaded and ran the official ROW ROM -
S136_150519_ROW_(by XDAFIRMWARE.COM)
running it through SP Flash Tools
when first trying Download I got a message saying "PMT changed for the rom it must be downloaded" I saw a tutorial online showing to run a manual format, then try again, which I did, and it all seemed to work, but all the phone does now is have a grey screen, with darker grey vertical lines...
since then I have tried several different custom ROM's, and also trying the ROW ROM again, but it still just has a grey screen when powering on...
any help would be much appreciated, thanks
Just to add to this, it actually just vibrates once when I turn the phone on, the screen stays black, only when I tether it to the PC the screen comes on as grey...
tsharp440 said:
Just to add to this, it actually just vibrates once when I turn the phone on, the screen stays black, only when I tether it to the PC the screen comes on as grey...
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You have to modify the setting of spflashtool.
Run the spflashtool then go to “Option” tab, go to “Download”, and put a “tick” in the “DA DL All with Checksum.Then Flash the Rom as u are flashing
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For Complete instructions go to my following thread:-http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a7000/development/flashing-stock-rom-via-sp-flash-t3364235
PrashantRana said:
You have to modify the setting of spflashtool.
Run the spflashtool then go to “Option” tab, go to “Download”, and put a “tick” in the “DA DL All with Checksum.Then Flash the Rom as u are flashing
For Complete instructions go to my following thread:-http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a7000/development/flashing-stock-rom-via-sp-flash-t3364235
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Hi Prashant, thanks so much for the reply, I had given up and taken the phones (I have two), to the shop, but they kept them for a few days then said they could not fix them.
I found this post on Youtube, and it has worked - both phones are now operating again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TySRc_DkcFk although the ROM came with no database files to install my IMEI numbers.
It still has Chinese writing in some places in the phone, and some apps I can't remove,
Can you recommend a ROM that is stable and suitable for this phone, installing using SP Flash Tools ?
Many thanks.
tsharp440 said:
Hi Prashant, thanks so much for the reply, I had given up and taken the phones (I have two), to the shop, but they kept them for a few days then said they could not fix them.
I found this post on Youtube, and it has worked - both phones are now operating again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TySRc_DkcFk although the ROM came with no database files to install my IMEI numbers.
It still has Chinese writing in some places in the phone, and some apps I can't remove,
Can you recommend a ROM that is stable and suitable for this phone, installing using SP Flash Tools ?
Many thanks.
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You can try the marshmallow stock rom (android 6.0)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a7000/development/lenovo-a7000-as223160405-row-andoid-6-0-t3360467
PrashantRana said:
You can try the marshmallow stock rom (android 6.0)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a7000/development/lenovo-a7000-as223160405-row-andoid-6-0-t3360467
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Ok, thanks, I will probably try that
tsharp440 said:
Ok, thanks, I will probably try that
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samething happened here, found any solution?
DawarAzhar said:
samething happened here, found any solution?
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I followed the instructions on this youtube tutorial, the phones that had grey screens are working again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TySRc_DkcFk
PrashantRana said:
You can try the marshmallow stock rom (android 6.0)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a7000/development/lenovo-a7000-as223160405-row-andoid-6-0-t3360467
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I tried this Marshmallow ROM, but it just sent it back to grey screen, I think it may be a fake Lenovo ?
I fixed it again by flashing the ROM as per the other post.... not sure what to do, I would like to get rid of the Chinese writing and apps, also, it is only working on 4G connectivity, not 3G...
no, it's no fake Lenovo.. I think your Lenovo is A7000 PLUS/K3 Note not A7000. Maybe u can tried K3 Note ROM.
cause i have same problem with u. and i tried to use ROM k3 Note..andit's work.
Sorry my english so bad XD.
After successful flash go to IMEI.info on your browser and confirm your phone if u had any doubt.
Same please help me.
tsharp440 said:
Hi, wondering if anyone can help here,
I just purchased an A7000 from Ebay, it came with a Chinese ROM, (I am in New Zealand)
I downloaded and installed SP Flash, some USB drivers, then downloaded and ran the official ROW ROM -
S136_150519_ROW_(by XDAFIRMWARE.COM)
running it through SP Flash Tools
when first trying Download I got a message saying "PMT changed for the rom it must be downloaded" I saw a tutorial online showing to run a manual format, then try again, which I did, and it all seemed to work, but all the phone does now is have a grey screen, with darker grey vertical lines...
since then I have tried several different custom ROM's, and also trying the ROW ROM again, but it still just has a grey screen when powering on...
any help would be much appreciated, thanks
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Please anyone help me with this. I tried everything I could. But nothing works. I tried to flash every stock rom for LENOVO A7000 a. But the result is same. I also checked da check sum. I also want to know that if it is hardware or software problem. Please help me.
tsharp440 said:
Hi Prashant, thanks so much for the reply, I had given up and taken the phones (I have two), to the shop, but they kept them for a few days then said they could not fix them.
I found this post on Youtube, and it has worked - both phones are now operating again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TySRc_DkcFk although the ROM came with no database files to install my IMEI numbers.
It still has Chinese writing in some places in the phone, and some apps I can't remove,
Can you recommend a ROM that is stable and suitable for this phone, installing using SP Flash Tools ?
Many thanks.
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Bro did u flash k50 on A7000-a?
tha
PrashantRana said:
You have to modify the setting of spflashtool.
Run the spflashtool then go to “Option” tab, go to “Download”, and put a “tick” in the “DA DL All with Checksum.Then Flash the Rom as u are flashing
For Complete instructions go to my following thread:-http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a7000/development/flashing-stock-rom-via-sp-flash-t336423
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thank you it help me thank you
PrashantRana said:
You have to modify the setting of spflashtool.
Run the spflashtool then go to “Option” tab, go to “Download”, and put a “tick” in the “DA DL All with Checksum.Then Flash the Rom as u are flashing
For Complete instructions go to my following thread:-http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a7000/development/flashing-stock-rom-via-sp-flash-t3364235
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thank you it help me thank you

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