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This is an updated (and short) version of my guide for rooting and/or unbricking your DROID 3. This method works on Motorola phones running Android OS 2.3.4 or earlier. If you have a version of MotoBlur/Android on your DROID 3 that isn't compatible with this version, you can use the unbrick method to return your DROID 3 to MotoBlur 5.6.890 Verizon OTA first.
All instructions and downloads are linked from my website at:
www.psouza4.com/DROID3
UPDATE 9/1/2011 1.03: completely re-written, includes one-click root and unroot for practically all Motorola Gingerbread devices, /system/app fix & restore, and ADB temp root. DROID 3 fixes work for build 5.5.959 (stock) and 5.6.890 (late August OTA update).
UPDATE 9/8/2011 1.05: lots of logic testing for fixing bad root attempts/root carry-over's for DROID X, DROID 2 Global, and other devices. Some messages were made clearer, and unrooting is now open to other devices (/system/app restore optional).
UPDATE 7/8/2012 1.08: new links for the system restore features
UPDATE 6/14/2013 1.09: guide re-written, files re-uploaded, everything should be working again (I removed /system/app restore feature since it wasn't reliable and now unnecessary with unbrick/restore methods)
Thanks! That was dead easy and i'm happy that i still have root after rebooting a couple of times.
I assume that if i do a factory wipe, I will have to use this root method again, right?
nosaturn said:
Thanks! That was dead easy and i'm happy that i still have root after rebooting a couple of times.
I assume that if i do a factory wipe, I will have to use this root method again, right?
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No, you will lose superuser.apk which can be re-installed from the market as it is wiped when the /data partition is formatted, but su and busybox are installed in /system/xbin and will not be removed during a factory reset, so it will survive a factory reset (but you will just need to reinstall superuser).
oki doki.... i saw another thread on unrooting the phone and if i have to exchange it, i'll experiment there
nosaturn said:
oki doki.... i saw another thread on unrooting the phone and if i have to exchange it, i'll experiment there
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I'm in the process of writing a one-click unroot for Droid 3.
psouza4 said:
I'm in the process of writing a one-click unroot for Droid 3.
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nvm didnt read
psouza4 said:
I'm in the process of writing a one-click unroot for Droid 3.
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Awesome!!!
Woot for root!
Thank you
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So freaking stoked to try this tomorrow.
My Droid 3 is in Tennessee and i'm too damn hyped...i've contemplated driving to go get it, DAMN!
@psouza4, is this a script made by you? I make websites and fancy stuff like that and i'm steadily compiling all my information on the Evo into web format and would be interested in including this method with my Droid 3 page in the works at your request.
NyghtGT said:
So freaking stoked to try this tomorrow.
My Droid 3 is in Tennessee and i'm too damn hyped...i've contemplated driving to go get it, DAMN!
@psouza4, is this a script made by you? I make websites and fancy stuff like that and i'm steadily compiling all my information on the Evo into web format and would be interested in including this method with my Droid 3 page in the works at your request.
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Yes it is (but don't credit me for finding the exploit, I'm just automating it).
Hey souza quick Q for you.
Does your one click modify the build.prop ?
I saw it modified something during the process but blanked out
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Edit: nevermind, it was local.prop
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Yes it is (but don't credit me for finding the exploit, I'm just automating it).
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Great job, none the less
Awesome work Mate, well done.
-smc
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I love your tool man!
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royolpunk said:
I love your tool man!
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Never admit that in public. XD
Awesome work psouza4!
BTW (DISCLAIMER : THIS IS OFF TOPIC) are you the same guy that made Media center master?
djrajir said:
Awesome work psouza4!
BTW (DISCLAIMER : THIS IS OFF TOPIC) are you the same guy that made Media center master?
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Yep.
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Yep.
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Awesome, that has to be my favorite piece of software on my HTPC!
Restoring apps arent working to tell the truth im stuck at saving it to a restore folder
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Stock Rooted Sprint SM-T217S Odexed & Deodexed
Insecure Boot img
init,d support
SuperSu
Install Instructions
Must have a Custom recovery installed
Download annd copy to your tablet and flash in recovery
Thanks for creating this for us. I am already rooted, so this isn't any different, correct?
btvolta said:
Thanks for creating this for us. I am already rooted, so this isn't any different, correct?
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It has a insecure boot img and init.d support
Im gonna see what other mods i can come up with and do another rom
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It has a insecure boot img and init.d support
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Ok. Thanks. I am downloading now.
I flashed this rom and I keep getting an error saying prevention information that an application has been forced to stop for an unaurhorized attempt to access system in my device.
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I flashed this rom and I keep getting an error saying prevention information that an application has been forced to stop for an unaurhorized attempt to access system in my device. I've never seen this before, any ideas?
Edit: I restored my nand back to just root and error is gone. Everything I read seems to a link this error on At&t phones, so I don't know why I got it here. I will hold off on flashing roms on this for a while, and continue flashing on my phone where I don't ever have any issues.
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I get the same thing but it doesn't bother anything. Im in the process of finding which apk is the cause and then i'll get rid of it.
benny3 said:
I get the same thing but it doesn't bother anything. Im in the process of finding which apk is the cause and then i'll get rid of it.
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I used tb to uninstall Knox and now it's gone.
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Nice work Benny! Kind of makes me want to go buy one of these.
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It's running great Benny. Thanks
newboyx said:
Nice work Benny! Kind of makes me want to go buy one of these.
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Thanks!!
btvolta said:
It's running great Benny. Thanks
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Cool im glad to hear, Have added any mods or tweaks ?
benny3 said:
Cool im glad to hear, Have added any mods or tweaks ?
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I added Comadose with crossbreeder but haven't added any mods yet. Do you have any mods that you recommend? I really like inverted and transparency mods if you know of anything. I use a ton on my phone, but don't know what works on my tab yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2188416
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It would be really cool if we could get a rom like the Jellybomb rom they have for the note 3. It is an awesome rom!
Could someone point me to the root method for the sprint version? thanks
paychex said:
Could someone point me to the root method for the sprint version? thanks
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Download the new cwm, and flash this rom, it is a stock rooted rom.
Just started playing with some mods. I installed xposed and added gravity box.
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btvolta said:
Download the new cwm, and flash this rom, it is a stock rooted rom.
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Thanks
btvolta said:
Download the new cwm, and flash this rom, it is a stock rooted rom.
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Any link to this recovery? Can you get it through goo manager?
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ryan0260 said:
Any link to this recovery? Can you get it through goo manager?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514821
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Great work. Two things I have rooted by installing cwm recovery then flashing this rom and Google search keeps force closing. I flashed the deodexed version, first I just did a dirty flash, since I was coming from unrooted stock, so I thought maybe ifi go through all the wiping steps, factory reset and then flash but it still fc s. Second thing I thought maybe I'll try the odexed version since I'm coming from stock unrooted and the link won't work. The little green download button pops up but when it's pressed nothing happens then says page won't load. Any ideas?
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Great work. Two things I have rooted by installing cwm recovery then flashing this rom and Google search keeps force closing. I flashed the deodexed version, first I just did a dirty flash, since I was coming from unrooted stock, so I thought maybe ifi go through all the wiping steps, factory reset and then flash but it still fc s. Second thing I thought maybe I'll try the odexed version since I'm coming from stock unrooted and the link won't work. The little green download button pops up but when it's pressed nothing happens then says page won't load. Any ideas?
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I will look into it
http://android.clients.google.com/p...ed-hammerhead-KOT49E-from-KRT16M.7ed504f6.zip
There you go.
Not working for me
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How to install? Assuming its not flashable...
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GumboChief said:
Not working for me
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Same here. I get an error.
Link's not working...maybe this? http://r7---sn-nx5cvox-hpal.c.andro...A71B667AD85D6BFF80FEEDCCD65D48A2D7BF&key=cms1
Downloaded just fine for me. Not sure the best way to utilize it, I'm simply providing the download.
Link is for real fixed now.
How to apply. Wish I was near my computer... http://www.cultofandroid.com/45466/manually-install-the-android-kitkat-update-on-nexus-4/
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sluflyer06 said:
Downloaded just fine for me. Not sure the best way to utilize it, I'm simply providing the download.
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You could manually install it from SD card, but you'd have to be stock. I think I'll give it a shot and give up Cataclysm for a few days to check out the new camera fixes.
corrected link: http://android.clients.google.com/p...ed-hammerhead-KOT49E-from-KRT16M.7ed504f6.zip
billteeth said:
How to apply. Wish I was near my computer... http://www.cultofandroid.com/45466/manually-install-the-android-kitkat-update-on-nexus-4/
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Isn't that for 4.4.0?
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Valdeck said:
Isn't that for 4.4.0?
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Yes, but the process is the same. You can also do it from the SD card: http://www.technostall.com/nexus-7-android-43-update/
Perfect option if you don't have a computer with you.
Can we do this in twrp sideload?
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havanahjoe said:
Yes, but the process is the same. You can also do it from the SD card: http://www.technostall.com/nexus-7-android-43-update/
Perfect option if you don't have a computer with you.
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Need to have stock recovery? I'm on stock, but not stock recovery.
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You don't have to have stock recovery. I've got TWRP and it flashed just fine. Put the zip on your SD. Boot into TWRP/CWM, flash as you would any other zip.
BUT, you WILL lose root.
*edit* I should also add that other than TWRP and root, I was completely stock.
Cool! Did you lose user data?
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holtenc said:
You don't have to have stock recovery. I've got TWRP and it flashed just fine. Put the zip on your SD. Boot into TWRP/CWM, flash as you would any other zip.
BUT, you WILL lose root.
*edit* I should also add that other than TWRP and root, I was completely stock.
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thanks for the info
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You don't have to have stock recovery. I've got TWRP and it flashed just fine. Put the zip on your SD. Boot into TWRP/CWM, flash as you would any other zip.
BUT, you WILL lose root.
*edit* I should also add that other than TWRP and root, I was completely stock.
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Did you try flashing SuperSU to see if root can be achieved on this new image?
Wowie! I just got Omni. I'll gladly switch back to stock for this. Sold!
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havanahjoe said:
Did you try flashing SuperSU to see if root can be achieved on this new image?
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I'm about to give that a shot. Flashing over stock + root immediately followed by superSU 1.65
Worked perfectly.
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Did you try flashing SuperSU to see if root can be achieved on this new image?
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I'll be the guinea pig...downloading everything now. Sit tight, people!
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Using this method you can manually update your phone and it downloads the 24A KDZ to your PC. The KDZ stacks up to 2gb. I haven't completed the install yet (using hotspot to download KDZ on laptop), but I would assume this does a complete factory reset. Will update when I have completed it.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/04/1...available-from-verizon-via-upgrade-assistant/
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IORoot25 works
Hotspot works
mouf32 said:
Using this method you can manually update your phone and it downloads the 24A KDZ to your PC. The KDZ stacks up to 2gb. I haven't completed the install yet (using hotspot to download KDZ on laptop), but I would assume this does a complete factory reset. Will update when I have completed it.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/04/1...available-from-verizon-via-upgrade-assistant/
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I know you want to do this,but I'd think about it. It's possible you'll lock your device down. I'd wait til the devs get this first. And look for news from them that it's safe and you can downgrade if needed. My 2 cents.
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I know you want to do this,but I'd think about it. It's possible you'll lock your device down. I'd wait til the devs get this first. And look for news from them that it's safe and you can downgrade if needed. My 2 cents.
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IORoot25 can root 24A from what I read.
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IORoot25 can root 24A from what I read.
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While there is a good chance it will still work. It might not. But if it didn't root would be obtained soon most likely. The bigger worry is the boot loader. No custom recovery potentially. If last minute stuff was added etc... Might be fine. But I wouldn't take a chance on locking my device til I was sure. S4 been locked since July. Many a tear over there for taking ota.
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Mightycaptain said:
While there is a good chance it will still work. It might not. But if it didn't root would be obtained soon most likely. The bigger worry is the boot loader. No custom recovery potentially. If last minute stuff was added etc... Might be fine. But I wouldn't take a chance on locking my device til I was sure. S4 been locked since July. Many a tear over there for taking ota.
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Good to know. I went ahead and restored to 10B via TOT method (I had the intial hacked 24B without the kernel and what not). Performed the update via KDZ per Droid Life article and lost root. Re-rooted via IORoot25 and all is up and running. I'm content with Google Experience Launcher and Hotspot hack. Might try and flash TWRP via the previous 24A methods.
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Good to know. I went ahead and restored to 10B via TOT method (I had the intial hacked 24B without the kernel and what not). Performed the update via KDZ per Droid Life article and lost root. Re-rooted via IORoot25 and all is up and running. I'm content with Google Experience Launcher and Hotspot hack. Might try and flash TWRP via the previous 24A methods.
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While I cautioned you it always takes one brave soul. Good luck.
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Is this worth our time if we already flashed micromod's 24a Rom? Do you think verizon changed anything?
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Mightycaptain said:
While there is a good chance it will still work. It might not. But if it didn't root would be obtained soon most likely. The bigger worry is the boot loader. No custom recovery potentially. If last minute stuff was added etc... Might be fine. But I wouldn't take a chance on locking my device til I was sure. S4 been locked since July. Many a tear over there for taking ota.
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There's an app called autorec that takes care of the recovery on official kit Kat. I manually installed OTA and have twrp. I'm also running a stock kit Kat kernel with linaro.
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Using this method you can manually update your phone and it downloads the 24A KDZ to your PC. The KDZ stacks up to 2gb. I haven't completed the install yet (using hotspot to download KDZ on laptop), but I would assume this does a complete factory reset. Will update when I have completed it.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/04/1...available-from-verizon-via-upgrade-assistant/
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IORoot25 works
Hotspot works
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Did you install recovery?
greyhd said:
Did you install recovery?
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Haven't tried yet.
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Haven't tried yet.
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FreeGee won't work with 24A so you'll have to use Flashify or manual way like JackPotClavin's directions on his CM11 post (step 8)
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FreeGee won't work with 24A so you'll have to use Flashify or manual way like JackPotClavin's directions on his CM11 post (step 8)
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I've seen people say that cloudyfas auto rec also works.
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Lawlrus said:
I've seen people say that cloudyfas auto rec also works.
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Works perfectly
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Lawlrus said:
I've seen people say that cloudyfas auto rec also works.
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Autorec works.
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Autorec works.
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Where can we get this? I searched in the play store and didn't find anything? Thanks
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abdel12345 said:
Where can we get this? I searched in the play store and didn't find anything? Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
I don't see how they updated using the KDZ method. What steps did they take? I think they just plugged in their phone and it just worked somehow.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
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Thanks
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situman said:
I don't see how they updated using the KDZ method. What steps did they take? I think they just plugged in their phone and it just worked somehow.
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Step 1: Download and install LG Unified Driver for Windoze PC
Step 2: Download the 2GB VS98024A file on your PC and move the file into LG PC Suite directory
Step 3: Put your phone in "Download mode" (see Youtube video link above)
Step 4: Download and install LG PC suite and follow its directions (see XDA link above to learn how to use LG PC Suite)
Step 5: Profit
Oh, and it helps to RTFM :silly:
The file has been approved by Verizon. Just saw it on my phone but it's not 2gb, more like 690mb.
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Removed due to hard brick downgrading!!!
Awesome!! Thanks for putting this together!
G4'ed it!
Great, thanks!
Would a version without stock recovery be possible? I'm out of town without my laptop otherwise I'd mod the current zip. Thanks.. ?
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Rydah805 said:
Would a version without stock recovery be possible? I'm out of town without my laptop otherwise I'd mod the current zip. Thanks.. ?
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Could you not just download the file and delete the recovery.bin from the .zip? Not 100% sure that'll work, but thought I'd throw it out there.
G4'ed it!
Rydah805 said:
Would a version without stock recovery be possible? I'm out of town without my laptop otherwise I'd mod the current zip. Thanks.. ?
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Just flash my stock rooted rom.
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So this will remove root correct? TIA
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theedon323 said:
So this will remove root correct? TIA
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It certainly will ...
G4'ed it!
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So this will remove root correct? TIA
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Its return to full stock!
One day, sometime in the future this will come in suuuuuper handy. Thank you so much good sir! :highfive:
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Could you not just download the file and delete the recovery.bin from the .zip? Not 100% sure that'll work, but thought I'd throw it out there.
G4'ed it!
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Yup. I deleted recovery and boot images leaving just system and it flashed only system preserving my TWRP.
I needed a quick 100% stock system to check if there is an update for Stagefright so it was a quick way to flash it.
I am starting to think about moving off of a TMO ROM even sacrificing WiFi calling in a process as the bloat and problems with upgrades are a bit discouraging to me. I guess I am spoiled with my Nexuses and 1+ in this regard and G4 is my first mainstream phone. Locked bootloader, a mess with updates..... not sure if I've made a good decision....
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Yup. I deleted recovery and boot images leaving just system and it flashed only system preserving my TWRP.
I needed a quick 100% stock system to check if there is an update for Stagefright so it was a quick way to flash it.
I am starting to think about moving off of a TMO ROM even sacrificing WiFi calling in a process as the bloat and problems with upgrades are a bit discouraging to me. I guess I am spoiled with my Nexuses and 1+ in this regard and G4 is my first mainstream phone. Locked bootloader, a mess with updates..... not sure if I've made a good decision....
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So did you just flash the system.img (only) with TWRP? Or the whole zip without boot.bin and recovery.bin? I could use this to revert back to stock with root, and debloat from this? Also, is it stable this way?
After u download flash how?
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I think I screwed up, but I'll learn from it. I find this to be the hardest I've done to root. The G4 requires so much, I'm my opinion. It's not bricked, that's all it matters.
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After u download flash how?
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Flash with TWRP.
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RafalCOM said:
Yup. I deleted recovery and boot images leaving just system and it flashed only system preserving my TWRP.
I needed a quick 100% stock system to check if there is an update for Stagefright so it was a quick way to flash it.
I am starting to think about moving off of a TMO ROM even sacrificing WiFi calling in a process as the bloat and problems with upgrades are a bit discouraging to me. I guess I am spoiled with my Nexuses and 1+ in this regard and G4 is my first mainstream phone. Locked bootloader, a mess with updates..... not sure if I've made a good decision....
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Huh? Locked boot loader? This is an LG phone, not Samsung. Go to Developer Options and unlock your boot loader if you want lol
willshep said:
Huh? Locked boot loader? This is an LG phone, not Samsung. Go to Developer Options and unlock your boot loader if you want lol
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I'm not sure if you're joking or serious...
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I'm not sure if you're joking or serious...
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yup..for tmobile g4 its that easy...
I've stored this file locally and renamed it 'NuclearOption.zip'
Google~Android said:
yup..for tmobile g4 its that easy...
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Try it yourself and get back with results.