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[Q] for 4.1.2 root, what is the difference between build no.?

Hi,
I want to root my device, which i have upgraded recently to 4.1.2
the thing is, I found some information in root threads regarding build no. like XXAMA1, XXAMA2, XXAMA4 ...etc
what are the differences between them? if all of them are 4.1.2 JB?! will anyone work?
to make it easier, which thread can work to root my SG3mini device:
Android version: 4.1.2
Baseband version: I8190XXAMA3
Kernel version: 3.0.31-860525
Build number: JZ054K.I8190XXAMA3

You can just root the one you got. No need to re-flash the whole rom.
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Here is also a very good explanation on these PDA/PHONE/CSC codes.

tys0n said:
You can just root the one you got. No need to re-flash the whole rom.
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Here is also a very good explanation on these PDA/PHONE/CSC codes.
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can you root with a 4.1.1 custom version on a 4.1.2?

TerenceTP7 said:
can you root with a 4.1.1 custom version on a 4.1.2?
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Yes you can, but only if you make a factory reset first. Otherwise you'll have bootloops or force closed apps.

tys0n said:
Yes you can, but only if you make a factory reset first. Otherwise you'll have bootloops or force closed apps.
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now i have a official firmware 4.1.2 ,baseband I8190XXAMA2.before this i had a rooted 4.1.1 by avicoh.but my phone didnt boot anymore,so i flashed with the official 4.1.2 and after that with PARAM.
so now i need to factory reset,but the one that i now have isnt the one that came with my phone from the store.doesnt it give any problems when i factory reset?
original from the store was 4.1.1 JB

TerenceTP7 said:
now i have a official firmware 4.1.2 ,baseband I8190XXAMA2.before this i had a rooted 4.1.1 by avicoh.but my phone didnt boot anymore,so i flashed with the official 4.1.2 and after that with PARAM.
so now i need to factory reset,but the one that i now have isnt the one that came with my phone from the store.doesnt it give any problems when i factory reset?
original from the store was 4.1.1 JB
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No it shouldn't be any problem. Factory reset makes sure there is no leftovers from previous install. Clears cache, settings, user data.

tys0n said:
No it shouldn't be any problem. Factory reset makes sure there is no leftovers from previous install. Clears cache, settings, user data.
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alright,i trust you on this.i did the reset my phone rebooted and now its stuck on the bootlogo(galaxys3mini gt-i8190).do i need to wait?or?
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still stuck on bootlogo after 10minutes.doesnt look good.use param again?
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ok,that didnt work..man im getting headache of this..
i booted my phone again using PARAM.
do you know a root version for my phone?maybe a version that clear all my data too?
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TerenceTP7 said:
alright,i trust you on this.i did the reset my phone rebooted and now its stuck on the bootlogo(galaxys3mini gt-i8190).do i need to wait?or?
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still stuck on bootlogo after 10minutes.doesnt look good.use param again?
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ok,that didnt work..man im getting headache of this..
i booted my phone again using PARAM.
do you know a root version for my phone?maybe a version that clear all my data too?
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the one that you have http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178346 is this a root version?for the netherlands?can i use it on my phone?

Just flash a wipe.tar and then your firmware.
I never had to flash param.lfs to get it boot.
Once I had to pull the battery and power on again when it got stuck on boot after flash.

tys0n said:
Just flash a wipe.tar and then your firmware.
I never had to flash param.lfs to get it boot.
Once I had to pull the battery and power on again when it got stuck on boot after flash.
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i did used it once that wipe.tar but get stuck on bootscreen.
do you need to wait long on bootscreen while flashing with wipe.tar?
and how does it work?just odin>pda,select wipe.tar>start?

TerenceTP7 said:
i did used it once that wipe.tar but get stuck on bootscreen.
do you need to wait long on bootscreen while flashing with wipe.tar?
and how does it work?just odin>pda,select wipe.tar>start?
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Yes flash as pda. It's basicly the same as a factory reset.
If your phone reboots after, just put it in download again and flash firmware.

tys0n said:
Yes flash as pda. It's basicly the same as a factory reset.
If your phone reboots after, just put it in download again and flash firmware.
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and what if its get stuck on bootscreen again.use PARAM?

TerenceTP7 said:
and what if its get stuck on bootscreen again.use PARAM?
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Afaik the param.lfs is mostly just a bunch of pictures. Don't know what it does, except loads the phone with startup/downloadmode pictures.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750645
http://z4ziggy.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/looking-into-param-lfs-file/

tys0n said:
Afaik the param.lfs is mostly just a bunch of pictures. Don't know what it does, except loads the phone with startup/downloadmode pictures.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750645
http://z4ziggy.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/looking-into-param-lfs-file/
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i dont get it.i have my 4.1.2 rooted now,but after flashing ,my phone doesnt boot.it only boots when i flash the PARAM file.i restarded my phone to check if that works and that works fine.i dont think this is a big problem,is it?
at first sight everything works fine.
WIPE doesnt work,and factory reset doesnt work either.is there a option to do this manually.i have clear master,is that the same?

tys0n said:
You can just root the one you got. No need to re-flash the whole rom.
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Here is also a very good explanation on these PDA/PHONE/CSC codes.
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thank you tys0n for your replies! i kept my CSC, didn't change it.. since i'm already having 4.1.2 (last firmware for s3 mini till now)
and followed this way to root my device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150979
and it worked
the only thing is, this way increased the flash counter! i dont know how is this bad, but i guess just if i want to give it to someone to check it, they will know, right?!
BUT I found other rooted ROM that they will reset binary count after flash to "none"! and will show firmware as "official" instead of "custom"..
anyway, good to learn and i'm saying all that just in case any noob like me saw this thread in the future maybe they can find one useful info or two
sorry TerenceTP7 that i can't help you.. still new to those things..
and thank you again tys0n

Sv: [Q] for 4.1.2 root, what is the difference between build no.?
Search triangle away here on xda. It's an app that will reset your binary count to zero
Sent through time and space from my s3mini.

[Q] Stuck in boot screen, even after wiping data and cache

hi, im using 4.4.4, my device is unlocked and rooted.
i was trying to enable the advanced options in Camera+ as mentioned here in the forum, changed the line on build.prop, rebooted the device, and it got stuck at the "bootloader unlocked" screen, not passing that anymore.
so, i got in to recovery > and wiped data and cache. the device rebooted itself and now is stuck again in "bootloader unlocked" screen.
now if i press power button to turn off it gives "2 vibrations", like its doing something (but is in this screen for past 5 minutes)
any help apreciated.

You need to reflash a firmware.. I would flash back to stock firmware and then go from there.
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Plug into computer and use adb and/fastboot to flash the firmware. There might be a toolkit in the original moto x forum to help do this.
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Do you have a twrp backup you can restore ? What firmware are you on?

dobbs3x said:
You need to reflash a firmware.. I would flash back to stock firmware and then go from there.
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im downloading the firmware (Firmware Retail Brasil XT1097 4.4.4 KXE 21.187-30.3)
its the same as was in the phone i believe (KXE21.187-30.3)
dobbs3x said:
[/COLOR]Plug into computer and use adb and/fastboot to flash the firmware. There might be a toolkit in the original moto x forum to help do this.
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thanks. i found a forum with explanations on how to use adb/fastboot to reflash. i hope it works
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Do you have a twrp backup you can restore ? What firmware are you on?
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noopz. i just got the phone a few days ago, didn't even finish to install my apps
thanks for your help, appreciated

You could always mount the system partition with twrp and edit the build.prop to put it back to its original state. It is also possible you need to fix the permissions on the build.prop file.

Steve-x said:
You could always mount the system partition with twrp and edit the build.prop to put it back to its original state. It is also possible you need to fix the permissions on the build.prop file.
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i will look into twrp as i'm not familiar with it. i also thought about the file permissions may be the problem cause i did not edit the file, i modified on the PC and replaced the file on phone. maybe this was the cause? cause i installed a lot of apps and Xposed stuff before that reset, so im not sure if exactly that was the problem. but as i didn't know how to edit the permissions on the file with the phone in that situation, i didn't even consider possible to fix it.
but i flashed with the same ROM and the phone is now fully working (at least this i could do miself )
thanks dobbs3x and Steve-x for the help! :good::good:

[Q] Boot loop

Hi,
I edited my build.prop and it's causing my phone to boot loop. I know I can odin back the factory image to fix the issue but I have important data on it that I can't loose. Is there a way to only odin the correct build.prop?
Thanks

hnamanh said:
Hi,
I edited my build.prop and it's causing my phone to boot loop. I know I can odin back the factory image to fix the issue but I have important data on it that I can't loose. Is there a way to only odin the correct build.prop?
Thanks
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Not to my knowledge. Always make a backup before modding your phone.

Yeah, I should have. Thanks
Update: I got really lucky and used "elliwigy's" G925VVRU1AOE2_G925VVZW1AOE2_VZW.ZIP and odin the phone. What did you know my I didn't loose anything from it.

I'm about to experiment with my build.prop regarding memory management. One thing I'm not sure I understand with Flashfire backups is restoring after a boot loop. I assume i need to odin back to stock, then ping-pong root again, then load Flashfire and restore my backup? I hope I'm missing something and there is an easier way. Sure miss having TWRP!

rkirmeier said:
I'm about to experiment with my build.prop regarding memory management. One thing I'm not sure I understand with Flashfire backups is restoring after a boot loop. I assume i need to odin back to stock, then ping-pong root again, then load Flashfire and restore my backup? I hope I'm missing something and there is an easier way. Sure miss having TWRP!
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That sounds right. When restoring with flashfire you obviously have to have root but also you need to be on the same build that you were on when you did your backup in the first place. I don't believe you can be on OC3 and restore a OE2 backup.
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hnamanh said:
Yeah, I should have. Thanks
Update: I got really lucky and used "elliwigy's" G925VVRU1AOE2_G925VVZW1AOE2_VZW.ZIP and odin the phone. What did you know my I didn't loose anything from it.
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The ones named "low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar" are full wipe. Ones ending in "Home" are not. Couldn't tell with elliwigy's but that is good to know.

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Tulsadiver said:
That sounds right. When restoring with flashfire you obviously have to have root but also you need to be on the same build that you were on when you did your backup in the first place. I don't believe you can be on OC3 and restore a OE2 backup.
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The ones named "low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar" are full wipe. Ones ending in "Home" are not. Couldn't tell with elliwigy's but that is good to know.
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ASUS MeMO Pad 7 ‏(ME176CX)‏ Not updating to lollipop

As it says in the title. How to i get it to install. My Tablet is rooted.

Updating this tab to lollipop isn't a good idea (lots of bugs) but have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/memo-pad-7/general/me176c-x-collection-roms-updates-t3012965

Saarge said:
Updating this tab to lollipop isn't a good idea (lots of bugs) but have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/memo-pad-7/general/me176c-x-collection-roms-updates-t3012965
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I had seen that but it didnt work at all.

Dublin2275 said:
I had seen that but it didnt work at all.
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If you have a ww sku try to put this file (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/ME176C/UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36_KK-user.zip) on the root of you microSD card and reboot the tab, it should try to flash it (well not on first reboot, you'll have a notification asking you if you want to do the update); if this doesn't work either try the nandroid (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347832070) from jerbear, it was done on an unmodified me176c with lollipop, you must use the tethered recovery, make a backup, reboot, replace your back up files by the files of the nandroid, then reuse the tethered recovery and restore from the new back up. Ask jerbear from this forum for further explanation, i'm just a user who had the same problem, not a specialist.
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Ps; the system will do an update after the nandroid restore, it is an older version of the me176c's lollipop rom.

Saarge said:
If you have a ww sku try to put this file (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/ME176C/UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36_KK-user.zip) on the root of you microSD card and reboot the tab, it should try to flash it (well not on first reboot, you'll have a notification asking you if you want to do the update); if this doesn't work either try the nandroid (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347832070) from jerbear, it was done on an unmodified me176c with lollipop, you must use the tethered recovery, make a backup, reboot, replace your back up files by the files of the nandroid, then reuse the tethered recovery and restore from the new back up. Ask jerbear from this forum for further explanation, i'm just a user who had the same problem, not a specialist.
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Ps; the system will do an update after the nandroid restore, it is an older version of the me176c's lollipop rom.
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I have the ME176CX not the ME176C i think that has something to do with it

Dublin2275 said:
I have the ME176CX not the ME176C i think that has something to do with it
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No, it's the same rom, the difference between them is just the quality of the cams, btw i have a 176cx too and can guaranty you it works.

Saarge said:
No, it's the same rom, the difference between them is just the quality of the cams, btw i have a 176cx too and can guaranty you it works.
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Does that update mess up the current root i have? Will i need to do a fresh install?

Saarge said:
No, it's the same rom, the difference between them is just the quality of the cams, btw i have a 176cx too and can guaranty you it works.
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And also if i do a factory reset will i still have the update or can i get it all the way back?

Dublin2275 said:
Does that update mess up the current root i have? Will i need to do a fresh install?
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You'll have to root again indeed, but remember what i said in the start, you're likely to regret it if you manage to do the update, it's a very bugged one.
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Dublin2275 said:
And also if i do a factory reset will i still have the update or can i get it all the way back?
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a factory reset doesn't give you the original rom, the update will still be there, the downgrade is a very tricky process, and i answered you only because you asked, but i repeat myself, you should really keep your tab the way it is now, i regretted having done the update for months until someone finally found a way to roll-back to kitkat.
With lollipop you'll have:
-memory leak (can be fixed anyway).
-overheating.
-crashes.
-apps closing themselves or refusing to launch.
-random reboots of the tab itself.
-some users even had clock issues on the tab (too slow).
-others had battery life issue (tablet discharging too fast).
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oh and i forgot, google apps crashs.

Reset After Every Reboot

Every time I reboot my phone, it resets to factory settings and I see the "Welcome" screen. It only does this when the time in TWRP is inaccurate (e.g. 10:03AM when it's 8:49PM). I've reinstalled twrp, reinstalled the ROM, locked and unlocked the bootloader, but nothing works. I just get the same blue screen.

I actually have the exact same issue

Anyone? (bump)

thats a strange issue you on custom rom? i dont have this device but i ordered it and this post getting me worried

captain here i had the same issue this morning when i tryed to reboot to add some mods on Octos Rom it's a bug in force encryption i really want my data to be secured and encrypted but at the same time it makes it hard to play with.
Solution : flash stock recovery then factory reset the phone
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nitinvaid said:
thats a strange issue you on custom rom? i dont have this device but i ordered it and this post getting me worried
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u should be worried this new encryption thing is awesome for normal users but it will make it hard for the devs

Do you have f2fs or extv4 partition? f2fs is currently having some issue..better to stay with extv4 for some time

venomus001 said:
captain here i had the same issue this morning when i tryed to reboot to add some mods on Octos Rom it's a bug in force encryption i really want my data to be secured and encrypted but at the same time it makes it hard to play with.
Solution : flash stock recovery then factory reset the phone
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u should be worried this new encryption thing is awesome for normal users but it will make it hard for the devs
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i was using nexus bcoz of development and bought one plus becouse of development
is there any way to avoid it?

nitinvaid said:
i was using nexus bcoz of development and bought one plus becouse of development
is there any way to avoid it?
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It worths every penny keep it on rooted stable stock in my opinion

Unbrick Tutorial
OK, so far I've used this unbrick tutorial to get me completely back to stock (version 3.5.1) and now I'm waiting for the OxygenOS to finish the OTA. Will report back when finished.

venomus001 said:
It worths every penny keep it on rooted stable stock in my opinion
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i am a theme developer so i cant use stock

nitinvaid said:
i am a theme developer so i cant use stock
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Then u ll have to disable encryption so u can use whatever rom u like without bugs

venomus001 said:
Then u ll have to disable encryption so u can use whatever rom u like without bugs
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How to disable encryption? need bootloader or a kernel??

Still no luck. Does anyone know why the time is off by several hours in TWRP?

nitinvaid said:
How to disable encryption? need bootloader or a kernel??
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use OnePlus3T-ToolKit-v2.0 to disable it
also don't use PIN lock on ur rom
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RockCityGeek said:
Still no luck. Does anyone know why the time is off by several hours in TWRP?
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did u try flashing the stock recovery if no then u need an other way to clean data partition as sed it's and encryption problem
1- download OnePlus3T-ToolKit-v2.0
2- connect ur device in fastboot
3- choose flash stock recovery
4- flash stock recovery and wait for it to boot
Note : if u dont want to lose ur data try flashing TWRP 3.0.4 insted

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