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[Tut][I9001] How To Repartition Brocken Partitioned I9001 devices

Hi every one !
Our Odin version doesn't support repartition , so we can't do any thing while we have a Brocken partition ! Brocken partition are software related or hardware related , If you used the method bellow with no success your problem is hardware related and you need to at least replace your EMMC ic . OK I will describe more on method , the alternative method is flashing whole of empty partitions on +8 partitions except some partitions such as efs and ...
1- you need to check out which partitions are Brocken ! Choose format/wipe option in recovery mod to find out which are brocken , mostly data or cache partitions are Brocken , or in harder situation may system !
2- you need to create empty partitions for Brocken ones , you need terminal emulator to run this ( for data and cache )
Code:
su
dd if=/dev/zero of=/data.img.ext4 count=1413120
dd if=/dev/zero of=/cache.img.ext4
count=102400
# ... do Like this for other brocken partitions
continue for every Brocken partitions
3- tar every empty partitions you have created in step 2
4- flash tar file by Odin in one package
5- When your device boots up check out Brocken partitions are fixed or not if yes wipe them in recovery if not your problem is hardware related and you need to change EMMC ! I hope all Brocken partitions fix by this method and you won't need to hardware fixing .
# Do At Your Own Risk ! # I'm not responsible any more ! #
Just do this when you have Brocken partitions ! This can cause some problems to non damaged devices !(thanks to Broodplank for reminding )
Credit:
BroodPlank1337 - Helping me
Cheers
AliReza

Ok some additional info:
You can get the block size by looking at the /proc/partitions table
Code:
major minor #blocks name
7 0 2111 loop0
179 0 7757824 mmcblk0
179 1 106495 mmcblk0p1
179 2 500 mmcblk0p2
179 3 3596 mmcblk0p3
179 4 1 mmcblk0p4
179 5 5120 mmcblk0p5
179 6 20000 mmcblk0p6
179 7 3072 mmcblk0p7
179 8 5120 mmcblk0p8
179 9 7000 mmcblk0p9
179 10 3072 mmcblk0p10
179 11 3072 mmcblk0p11
179 12 8192 mmcblk0p12
179 13 7680 mmcblk0p13
179 14 5120 mmcblk0p14
179 15 532480 mmcblk0p15
179 16 102400 mmcblk0p16
179 17 1413120 mmcblk0p17
179 18 204800 mmcblk0p18
179 19 500 mmcblk0p19
179 20 3596 mmcblk0p20
179 21 5120 mmcblk0p21
179 22 20000 mmcblk0p22
179 23 5120 mmcblk0p23
179 24 7000 mmcblk0p24
179 25 5120 mmcblk0p25
179 26 5120 mmcblk0p26
179 27 5120 mmcblk0p27
179 28 5230592 mmcblk0p28
179 64 1024 mmcblk0boot1
179 32 1024 mmcblk0boot0
254 0 2110 dm-0
Also our odin has no default repartition box idd, but I made a package a while ago which resets "all" partitions:
Code:
adsp.mbn (mmcblk0p5)
amss.mbn (mmcblk0p6)
boot.img (mmcblk0p8)
cache.img.ext4 (mmcblk0p19)
data.img.ext4 (mmcblk0p17)
dbl.mbn (mmcblk0p1)
EMMCBOOT.MBN (mmcblk0p4)
emmcparam.bin (mmcblk0p14)
osbl.mbn (mmcblk0p2)
partition.bin (mmcblk0p0)
persist.img.ext4 (mmcblk0p12)
preload.img.ext4 (mmcblk0p18)
recovery.img (mmcblk0p13)
system.img.ext4 (mmcblk0p15)
oh and a global message to all, if you don't have to use dd, don't use it. when you have non corrupted partition that you want to wipe use "cd /partition && rm -Rf *" its always the safest option. (unless executed in root hehe)

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Thats very usefull! Thanks to you both!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app

XeLLaR* said:
Thats very usefull! Thanks to you both!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for supporting ... but I wish you won't ever need to use this

alireza7991 said:
Thanks for supporting ... but I wish you won't ever need to use this
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Idd hehe, I've had some crazy moments that I accidentally removed a partition (when having over 50 windows open, and 10 of them are a commandline), but when flashing broodROM RC5 it was restored anyways ;p

broodplank1337 said:
Idd hehe, I've had some crazy moments that I accidentally removed a partition (when having over 50 windows open, and 10 of them are a commandline), but when flashing broodROM RC5 it was restored anyways ;p
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Hehe
You were in the software damaged case , so you could restore but if you had hardware damaged emmc you had to change it ! Some thing like Buffo had done to its device was hardware Brocken emmc

UP !

Hi! Is this useful if my SGS+ always freezes when I wanna make a factory reset? And it freezes at the Samsung galaxy screen.... I tried to format with a few recoveries but always the same problem. It started after I failed to flash the newest CM 10b4.
I tried already to flash a few stock-roms over odin and other custom roms over CWM / FeaMod / TeamWin recovery.... Nothing helped. How can I find out if that emmc is brocken?

Imanidiot said:
Hi! Is this useful if my SGS+ always freezes when I wanna make a factory reset? And it freezes at the Samsung galaxy screen.... I tried to format with a few recoveries but always the same problem. It started after I failed to flash the newest CM 10b4.
I tried already to flash a few stock-roms over odin and other custom roms over CWM / FeaMod / TeamWin recovery.... Nothing helped. How can I find out if that emmc is brocken?
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Did you flash the CM10 with a to old version of CWM? (it needs to be 5.4.0.4 atleast). this could have caused it, if not, did you do excessive rom flashing? (sometimes when im hours and hours of trying to flash things on my phone it seems to get "tired" and the formatting/installing goes so slow that you almost manually pull the batter)
Have you tried to flash broodROM RC5? don't want to advertise for it but it's generally known that it "unbricks" devices because of the large number of partitions
Have you tried the CWM bootloop solution btw? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24831012&postcount=1330

I tried the bootloop solution but it didn't work... And I don't think that my phone went "tired" cuz cache formating is still working...but the phone turns automatically off after a few seconds.
No i never tried the other rom solution cuz someone other with the same problem tried it already but it didn't work... Well I'll try it anyway.
And thanks for the fast answer! I would give you a "thanks" but i gave already 8 sorry..
Edit:
I can't remember which CWM I used before... but after I saw the "Symlinks failed" "Status 7" error I flashed the latest CWM but there it was just the same :/

How can i know about broken partitions ?
Because i have ~7 months left to change my phone, and i don't want to brick my phone which i love much <3

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DiKei said:
How can i know about broken partitions ?
Because i have ~7 months left to change my phone, and i don't want to brick my phone which i love much <3
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If your device is booting and running fine, you dont have to worry about these things at all.
Sent from my GT-I9001 using xda app-developers app

Okay, i flashed the broodROM RC5 over Odin, but i can't still boot the phone.
And i can't make a factory reset / deleting data. The phone just freezes while the process ... Any ideas? Please :/

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Imanidiot said:
Okay, i flashed the broodROM RC5 over Odin, but i can't still boot the phone.
And i can't make a factory reset / deleting data. The phone just freezes while the process ... Any ideas? Please :/
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Flash stock ROM via odin. Then flash broodROM again. Make sure you followed the instructions in the thread.
Grammar™ is freeware; this means you can use it without paying anything. Though, Grammar™ is not open-source; this means you can't edit source code.

edisile said:
Flash stock ROM via odin. Then flash broodROM again. Make sure you followed the instructions in the thread.
Grammar™ is freeware; this means you can use it without paying anything. Though, Grammar™ is not open-source; this means you can't edit source code.
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I know about my grammar, sorry. And yes okay, I'll try this one
Edit:
Factory reset is still not working...so how can I follow the instructions? :/

Imanidiot said:
I know about my grammar, sorry. And yes okay, I'll try this one
Edit:
Factory reset is still not working...so how can I follow the instructions? :/
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Can you stil mount /data & /cache ??
Can you go in /data partition via twrp file manager or aroma file manager ?

Yes I can mount data and cache over the FeaMod recovery.
Well...should I flash twrp again?

Imanidiot said:
Yes I can mount data and cache over the FeaMod recovery.
Well...should I flash twrp again?
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You can use aroma file managed too !
just check out that you can enter in /data and remove or.copy files there !

Phone is finally dead now...I got a reset.md5 to reset all partitions, but now it won't even start...I think I can trow it now out of the window

Okay a short summary please.
What are the thing you have done to try to get your phone back to life?

[Q] No boot: 7 vibrations + Black Screen

Containment: remove battery for more than 5 minutes, phone then boots without issues.
Known solution: I don't have one yet for my phone, but could a stock RUU fix it?
Happens on a HTC Desire SV, but I read there's more phones who have the same issue, but no solution yet.
Have the same problem?
- You can leave a reply with details about your situation. Have you rooted you phone, flashed roms, etc? This could help pinpoint the problem and search for a solution.
- Which brand / type do you have? You can vote which brand of phone you have with the same issue. I've listed some popular brands. This could indicate if it's related to one specific brand/type or not.
Other observations and possible explanations:
- Happens after turning off the phone. Possible issue here: is the phone failing to shutdown properly, leaving incorrect code or data in memory?
- Does not happen when restarting the phone.
- Does not happen when switching off the phone with fast boot option (in Settings > Power). There's reason to believe HBOOT is bypassed in this fast boot mode, as it would take more than 2 seconds to go from the black screen to the boot logo in normal boot mode, and in fast boot mode this black screen takes far less than 2 seconds.
- Phone vibrates 7 times after a couple of minutes. I see several hints on hardware failures on the forum: EMMC, overheating CPU, see related issues below. Both do not seem to be the case, since the phone is able to (re)boot containment.Open question here is what does this boot error code mean, and is it part of first or secondary (HBOOT) bootloader? See also next observation:
- Screen remains black when attempting to power-up. This could mean we do not get passed HBOOT. Possible issues: kernel can not be found by HBOOT, or HBOOT can not be started. Again here, it could be interesting to know what exactly makes the phone vibrate 7 times. Is it HBOOT, or firmware?
- Removing the battery for more than 5 minutes solves the issue. Does this mean the phone boots differently when it's just restarted, when it's booted from power-off, or when the battery is pulled and then started? I can think of two possibilities: that the phone attempts to boot from incorrect code in RAM, which is being wiped after the battery is removed long enough, or that some CPU pins remain high when the battery stays in the phone, causing the CPU to boot from another location. Room for thought here as well.
- CWM recovery is flashed, the phone is rooted, but still S-ON. Going back to stock recovery did not fix it. I have some doubt believing that flashing a custom recovery partition can cause something to happen to the boot partition, although in my case, I see the boot partition is located right after the recovery partition. The CWM recoveries I flashed, were about 5MB, while the partition it's placed in is more than 8 MB. So plenty of room to fit CWM recovery in.
Related issues:
- Overheating CPU. Most likely not the case here. Phone does not feel hot at all, never had freezes and such when using the phone.
- 7 times vibrate during welcome screen or even after that. In the case above, the phone doesn't reach that far.
- Hard brick. Issue described above can be called soft-brick maybe. Pulling the battery for more than 5 minutes fixes it until the next shutdown.
That's all I can mention, maybe this is already helpful to some, most certainly when you gave up on your phone thinking it's hard bricked.
So pleae leave a message if you like this thread, hit thanks, and/or vote for the brand that you have the same issue with, and maybe this leads to the solution,

Several boot partitions?
Something I noticed for the HTC Desire SV: the boot partition is in mmcblk0p22 (see /proc/emmc below), but there are 2 other partitions with the same size (mmcblk0p13 and mmcblk0p14, see /proc/partitions further below). Are these alternative /boot partitions?
Code:
/proc/emmc:
dev: size erasesize name
mmcblk0p17: 00040000 00000200 "misc"
mmcblk0p21: 0087f400 00000200 "recovery"
mmcblk0p22: 00400000 00000200 "boot"
mmcblk0p25: 3bdffe00 00000200 "system"
mmcblk0p27: 0ffffe00 00000200 "cache"
mmcblk0p26: 4cfffe00 00000200 "userdata"
mmcblk0p28: 017ade00 00000200 "devlog"
mmcblk0p30: 00040000 00000200 "pdata"
mmcblk0p31: 46800000 00000200 "fat"
mmcblk0p29: 00011c00 00000200 "extra"
/proc/partitions:
major minor #blocks name
179 0 3817472 mmcblk0
179 1 20 mmcblk0p1
179 2 544 mmcblk0p2
179 3 4500 mmcblk0p3
179 4 1 mmcblk0p4
179 5 30000 mmcblk0p5
179 6 12500 mmcblk0p6
179 7 2048 mmcblk0p7
179 8 3072 mmcblk0p8
179 9 2048 mmcblk0p9
179 10 1024 mmcblk0p10
179 11 1024 mmcblk0p11
179 12 8751 mmcblk0p12
179 13 [COLOR="Red"][B]4096[/B][/COLOR] mmcblk0p13
179 14 [COLOR="Red"][B]4096[/B][/COLOR] mmcblk0p14
179 15 1024 mmcblk0p15
179 16 6909 mmcblk0p16
179 17 256 mmcblk0p17
179 18 1024 mmcblk0p18
179 19 1024 mmcblk0p19
179 20 1280 mmcblk0p20
179 21 8701 mmcblk0p21
179 22 [COLOR="Red"][B]4096[/B][/COLOR] mmcblk0p22
179 23 256 mmcblk0p23
179 24 2047 mmcblk0p24
179 25 980991 mmcblk0p25
179 26 1261567 mmcblk0p26
179 27 262143 mmcblk0p27
179 28 24247 mmcblk0p28
179 29 71 mmcblk0p29
179 30 256 mmcblk0p30
179 31 1155072 mmcblk0p31
179 64 7778304 mmcblk1
179 65 7774208 mmcblk1p1

Interesting
Something I stumbled upon by the way:
android/system/bootable/recovery/bootloader.h
Code:
/*
* Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
#ifndef _RECOVERY_BOOTLOADER_H
#define _RECOVERY_BOOTLOADER_H
/* Bootloader Message
*
* This structure describes the content of a block in flash
* that is used for recovery and the bootloader to talk to
* each other.
*
* The command field is updated by linux when it wants to
* reboot into recovery or to update radio or bootloader firmware.
* It is also updated by the bootloader when firmware update
* is complete (to boot into recovery for any final cleanup)
*
* The status field is written by the bootloader after the
* completion of an "update-radio" or "update-hboot" command.
*
* The recovery field is only written by linux and used
* for the system to send a message to recovery or the
* other way around.
*/
struct bootloader_message {
char command[32];
char status[32];
char recovery[1024];
};
/* Read and write the bootloader command from the "misc" partition.
* These return zero on success.
*/
int get_bootloader_message(struct bootloader_message *out);
int set_bootloader_message(const struct bootloader_message *in);
/* Write an update to the cache partition for update-radio or update-hboot.
* Note, this destroys any filesystem on the cache partition!
* The expected bitmap format is 240x320, 16bpp (2Bpp), RGB 5:6:5.
*/
int write_update_for_bootloader(
const char *update, int update_len,
int bitmap_width, int bitmap_height, int bitmap_bpp,
const char *busy_bitmap, const char *error_bitmap);
#endif

It happens everytime i switch off the device
jheller said:
Containment: remove battery for more than 5 minutes, phone then boots without issues.
Known solution: I don't have one yet for my phone, but could a stock RUU fix it?
Happens on a HTC Desire SV, but I read there's more phones who have the same issue, but no solution yet.
Have the same problem?
- You can leave a reply with details about your situation. Have you rooted you phone, flashed roms, etc? This could help pinpoint the problem and search for a solution.
- Which brand / type do you have? You can vote which brand of phone you have with the same issue. I've listed some popular brands. This could indicate if it's related to one specific brand/type or not.
Other observations and possible explanations:
- Happens after turning off the phone. Possible issue here: is the phone failing to shutdown properly, leaving incorrect code or data in memory?
- Does not happen when restarting the phone.
- Does not happen when switching off the phone with fast boot option (in Settings > Power). There's reason to believe HBOOT is bypassed in this fast boot mode, as it would take more than 2 seconds to go from the black screen to the boot logo in normal boot mode, and in fast boot mode this black screen takes far less than 2 seconds.
- Phone vibrates 7 times after a couple of minutes. I see several hints on hardware failures on the forum: EMMC, overheating CPU, see related issues below. Both do not seem to be the case, since the phone is able to (re)boot containment.Open question here is what does this boot error code mean, and is it part of first or secondary (HBOOT) bootloader? See also next observation:
- Screen remains black when attempting to power-up. This could mean we do not get passed HBOOT. Possible issues: kernel can not be found by HBOOT, or HBOOT can not be started. Again here, it could be interesting to know what exactly makes the phone vibrate 7 times. Is it HBOOT, or firmware?
- Removing the battery for more than 5 minutes solves the issue. Does this mean the phone boots differently when it's just restarted, when it's booted from power-off, or when the battery is pulled and then started? I can think of two possibilities: that the phone attempts to boot from incorrect code in RAM, which is being wiped after the battery is removed long enough, or that some CPU pins remain high when the battery stays in the phone, causing the CPU to boot from another location. Room for thought here as well.
- CWM recovery is flashed, the phone is rooted, but still S-ON. Going back to stock recovery did not fix it. I have some doubt believing that flashing a custom recovery partition can cause something to happen to the boot partition, although in my case, I see the boot partition is located right after the recovery partition. The CWM recoveries I flashed, were about 5MB, while the partition it's placed in is more than 8 MB. So plenty of room to fit CWM recovery in.
Related issues:
- Overheating CPU. Most likely not the case here. Phone does not feel hot at all, never had freezes and such when using the phone.
- 7 times vibrate during welcome screen or even after that. In the case above, the phone doesn't reach that far.
- Hard brick. Issue described above can be called soft-brick maybe. Pulling the battery for more than 5 minutes fixes it until the next shutdown.
That's all I can mention, maybe this is already helpful to some, most certainly when you gave up on your phone thinking it's hard bricked.
So pleae leave a message if you like this thread, hit thanks, and/or vote for the brand that you have the same issue with, and maybe this leads to the solution,
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This problem first started when i backedup image of my existing system using the latest version of cwm. after backing up, the phone switched off. it took around 15 mins after reinserting battery to restart it. but again when I switched it off to go into boot menu the phone didint switch on. It has got me worried. I think its because of this new version of CWM. Now I'm waiting for the phone to start again, will probably go directly into recovery and try to boot into 0.8 version
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The phone denies either starting or going into boot menu. Last time it happened, i had kept my phone idle for hours. So i am unable to find the exact time after which it will supposedly start.

No change in status of the phone.......:crying:
tanaynaik said:
This problem first started when i backedup image of my existing system using the latest version of cwm. after backing up, the phone switched off. it took around 15 mins after reinserting battery to restart it. but again when I switched it off to go into boot menu the phone didint switch on. It has got me worried. I think its because of this new version of CWM. Now I'm waiting for the phone to start again, will probably go directly into recovery and try to boot into 0.8 version
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The phone denies either starting or going into boot menu. Last time it happened, i had kept my phone idle for hours. So i am unable to find the exact time after which it will supposedly start.
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I kept the battery out of the phone for different durations of time. All more than 5 mins, Still the phones refrains from switching on. The blinking of charging LED continues and the phone vibrates 7 times after sometime.
Also keeping the battery inside the phone without connecting the charger also causes the phone to vibrate.
Some 1 please help.....This is my daily use phone, and theres no chance of me getting a new deivce of this kind. :fingers-crossed:

FIX for Black Screen after Power Off
But to help many people , still being annoyed by this method .
This issue is experienced when the bootloader is unlocked with HtcDev.
I have a very simple solution to this...
Download RUU from the below link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p46ly9rs0bguyxu/RUU_MAGNI_DS_ICS_40A_1.07.401.6_system_imadge.exe
YOU SHOULD HAVE S-OFF FOR THIS TO WORK-I will post another tutorial for S-Off
Download adb and fastboot binaries from google.
Extract the binaries to "C:/Android"
1.Open cmd as administrator and type: "cd C:/Android/"
2.Then type "adb reboot bootloader"
Unlocking Bootloader is necessary-Below commands will relock the bootloader.
3.Then type "fastboot oem lock"
4.Type fastboot reboot
5.When device boots on unlock the lock screen and type:"adb reboot bootloader"
6.Now open the RUU file (Link Above)
7.It may take time for the RUU to load.
8.When the RUU loads , minimize it.
8.Check the box and click the last option (towards the left)
9.Wait for the RUU to install.
10.After installing the phone reboots automatically.
11.Now to root your phone again unlock your bootloader with Windroid & Root wih the same application.
12.Framaroot (1.9.3) also works after S-Off.One Click Root APK for Desire SV.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276

akash14darshan said:
This issue is experienced when the bootloader is unlocked with HtcDev.
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That sounds plausible and new to me. Can you elaborate on this?
Quite some HTC devices seem to have the 7x vibration issue after unlocking and/or replacing stock recovery. I tend to think it's related to hboot, also pointing into the direction of htcdev causing this.
With hindsight, for me a reason to ditch HTC altogether is the s-off "functionality" which in reality makes it even more difficult to make modifications to /system. Still curious though how you managed to s-off the Desire SV.

jheller said:
That sounds plausible and new to me. Can you elaborate on this?
Quite some HTC devices seem to have the 7x vibration issue after unlocking and/or replacing stock recovery. I tend to think it's related to hboot, also pointing into the direction of htcdev causing this.
With hindsight, for me a reason to ditch HTC altogether is the s-off "functionality" which in reality makes it even more difficult to make modifications to /system. Still curious though how you managed to s-off the Desire SV.
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It is easy to get S-OFF in HTC Desire SV
I just downloaded RumRunner Universal and tried to S-OFF.
But at some stage it used to give me an error : Please flash insecure kernel or custom rom.
So I download a rom from 4pda ( https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B82Fg9xGxxLeZXdnZHhCUHdZcXM/edit ) and flashed it. Still I got the same error at same stage.
So what I did is decompiled the kernel , changed it to insecure one , flashed it in fastboot and ran RumRunner.
And Voila ! My phone got S-OFF
But the ics recovery you compiled was the only serious threat (sorry to say man xD)
Just after installing your recovery , my phone rejected to Boot after switching off. This was fixed by flashing ruu .
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Sorry I forgot to mention
Everyone else other than jheller , the kernel file is available in the link ( boot.img )
Decompiling can be easy :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFdH_P6fd9U
I used the same tool.
To make the kernel insecure :
Decompile Boot.img file , find default.prop and open it using NOTEPAD++ ONLY!!!
Change ro.secure=0 and ro.adb.secure=0
NOTE: Donot add second second line if it is not present
After changing ro.secure to 0 , save the file and recompile the boot.img file
Flash it in fastboot and download RumRunner : http://rumrunner.us/downloads-2/
Download the universal one for your OS.
And let the rumrunner do the work for you.
After S-OFF , your phone will be in HBOOT , so change it to fastboot and type this in cmd/terminal in pc:
"fastboot oem writecid 11111111" without quotes.
To confirm this ,type:
"fastboot read cid"
This should state your cid is 11111111 ( 8times 1).
CHanging to supercid allows you to flash RUU which will solve the No Boot problem.

[RECOVERY][DREAMTAB] TWRP 3.0.0.0 for Nabi Dreamtab HD8

TWRP recovery 3.0.0 for the Nabi Dreamtab HD8. (t8400n)
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At this point this recovery is still considered in testing. The normal disclaimers apply.
IMPORTANT!!!! If you have an IN08A version do not use this recovery, this will only work on NV08A
For IN08A see a tethered recovery and rooting method here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57825022&postcount=25
This is for Nabi Dreamtab
Nabi2 is HERE
Nabi JR 4GB is HERE
Nabi JR 16GB is HERE
NabiXD is HERE
Updates
READ THIS FIRST!!
03/22/2016 Latest TWRP 3.0.0 files http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65989774&postcount=66
10/5/2015 older TWRP 2.8.7 files http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63151136&postcount=46
Initial TWRP 2.7.1 Direct Link
Stock recovery for Nabi version 1.3.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59290754&postcount=41
For more information on TWRP and change log see the TeamWin Website
Information
You do not need root to install this, in fact you can use the recovery to root your Dreamtab HD8. Upon exiting TWRP it will ask to root the device if it is not already, I ran in to an issue where I had to download SuperSU from play store afterwards to get it properly rooted.
Installation
Video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_JML4wN3QM&feature=youtu.be
Having trouble? http://forum.xda-developers.com/nabi-2/general/nabi-information-t3229119
Start with Nabi booted to android, ADB debugging enabled, windows adb and fastboot drivers installed. (PDAnet drivers are popular)
-Method 1 (Recommended install , guided installer)
-Download Dreamtab Auto Installer from above
-Extract DTTWRPinstaller.zip
-Run install.bat
Code:
Select option 1 for installing recovery and immediate backup of tablet
Select option 2 to just install TWRP
Select option 3 to install the original stock recovery
-Method 2 (manual temporary install, will keep your current recovery)
-Download "TWRP 3.0.0.0 for Nabi Dreamtab"
-Extract recovery.img from zip to your adb directory
-From a command prompt in your adb directory
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot boot recovery.img
-Method 3 (manual permanent install, will overwrite your current recovery)
-Download "TWRP 3.0.0.0 for Nabi Dreamtab"
-Extract recovery.img from .zip to your adb directory
-From a command prompt in your adb directory
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Other
Device source https://github.com/aicjofs/android_device_fuhu_t8400
TWRP source https://github.com/omnirom/android_bootable_recovery
Credits
Geohot for towelroot (version 1 specifically)
TeamWin and OmniROM teams for TWRP.
Dees_Troy for build tutorials.

are you playing with new goodies again ? lol
Cant wait for you to " port " this to another nabi :victory:

aicjofs said:
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You are awesome! :highfive:
Now for the $10^6 question....did Fuhu pull a Nabi2 and screw up the filesystem on the Dreamtab?
Thanks
Sno

Snoshrk said:
You are awesome! :highfive:
Now for the $10^6 question....did Fuhu pull a Nabi2 and screw up the filesystem on the Dreamtab?
Thanks
Sno
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Better. /cache is ridiculously large, and while system is big, their ROM takes most of it and this time they left a little wiggle room. Dumbest by far is recovery being only 8MB. I may not be right on my markup below because I don't have my notes handy, but it's close
C:\Users\JON\Downloads\V50020_aboot_twrp_v2>adb shell
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
[email protected]:/ $ su
su
[email protected]:/ # df
df
Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/dev 959256.0K 128.0K 959128.0K 4096
/sys/fs/cgroup 959256.0K 12.0K 959244.0K 4096
/mnt/asec 959256.0K 0.0K 959256.0K 4096
/mnt/asec/com.mojang.minecraftpe-1 29688.0K 28108.0K 1580.0K 4096
/mnt/obb 959256.0K 0.0K 959256.0K 4096
/system 1548144.0K 1427960.0K 120184.0K 4096 Some free space for grow or user add system apps
/cache 1548144.0K 703612.0K 844532.0K 4096 I don't see using all this space in normal system operation
/data 10234424.0K 5400448.0K 4833976.0K 4096 I think I have a whole bunch of stuff on here so ignore this
/forever 64496.0K 4172.0K 60324.0K 4096
/forever/addon 1548144.0K 1010428.0K 537716.0K 4096
/mnt/shell/emulated 10234424.0K 5400448.0K 4833976.0K 4096
/storage/emulated 959256.0K 0.0K 959256.0K 4096
/mnt/media_rw/sdcard1 31154688.0K 27072640.0K 4082048.0K 32768
/storage/sdcard1 31154688.0K 27072640.0K 4082048.0K 32768
/storage/emulated/0 10234424.0K 5400448.0K 4833976.0K 4096
/storage/emulated/0/Android/obb 10234424.0K 5400448.0K 4833976.0K 4096
/storage/emulated/legacy 10234424.0K 5400448.0K 4833976.0K 4096
/storage/emulated/legacy/Android/obb 10234424.0K 5400448.0K 4833976.0K 4096
[email protected]:/ # cat /proc/partitions
cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
7 0 30177 loop0
179 0 15267840 mmcblk0
179 1 8192 mmcblk0p1
179 2 4096 mmcblk0p2
179 3 8192 mmcblk0p3
179 4 1572864 mmcblk0p4 system
179 5 1572864 mmcblk0p5 cache
179 6 2048 mmcblk0p6
179 7 65536 mmcblk0p7
179 8 1572864 mmcblk0p8 addon
179 9 2048 mmcblk0p9
179 10 32768 mmcblk0p10
179 11 2048 mmcblk0p11
179 12 10397696 mmcblk0p12 data
179 32 4096 mmcblk0boot1
179 16 4096 mmcblk0boot0
179 48 31166976 mmcblk1
179 49 31162880 mmcblk1p1
254 0 30177 dm-0
[email protected]00n:/ # ^C
These thing at $200 at Walmart a week ago, very good deal, considering they had the Nabi2 at $179 right next to it.

Hi, just got this tablet today and I'm puzzled as why the Nabi website says this is supposed to have a Tegra 4 CPU but in CPU-Z it says is an Intel Atom Z3745. Many thanks for any info.
Sent from my DMTAB-IN08A using Tapatalk

Omegadrive said:
Hi, just got this tablet today and I'm puzzled as why the Nabi website says this is supposed to have a Tegra 4 CPU but in CPU-Z it says is an Intel Atom Z3745. Many thanks for any info.
Sent from my DMTAB-IN08A using Tapatalk
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Interesting. Initially this was to be an Intel CPU tablet(see CES articles from Feb), then it came out as Tegra4. Look at you model number. The "IN08A" versus the "NV08A". This is a first for Fuhu. So this recovery certainly won't work. Do you have fastboot?

aicjofs said:
Interesting. Initially this was to be an Intel CPU tablet(see CES articles from Feb), then it came out as Tegra4. Look at you model number. The "IN08A" versus the "NV08A". This is a first for Fuhu. So this recovery certainly won't work. Do you have fastboot?
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Haven't attempted to root or install recovery, but it could be that they have both tablets at Costco, first one she tried to scan didn't matched the sku and she went and got another one, I will take it back today and make sure the model number starts with NV, I was actually expecting a Tegra CPU which is way better than a crappy Atom.
Sent from my DMTAB-IN08A using Tapatalk

Omegadrive said:
Haven't attempted to root or install recovery, but it could be that they have both tablets at Costco, first one she tried to scan didn't matched the sku and she went and got another one, I will take it back today and make sure the model number starts with NV, I was actually expecting a Tegra CPU which is way better than a crappy Atom.
Sent from my DMTAB-IN08A using Tapatalk
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This recovery definitely won't work on the Intel one. I think I typo'd above, it NV08B not A

aicjofs said:
This recovery definitely won't work on the Intel one. I think I typo'd above, it NV08B not A
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Just came back from Costco, ended up returning it, there is no info on the boxes that says the model number anywhere, so didn't risk it. Thanks anyway.
Sent from my XT910 using Tapatalk

So is there any viable method to root the Intel version? At this point I'd be happy with just knocking out the bloat so my kid can actually install apps.

pm1066 said:
So is there any viable method to root the Intel version? At this point I'd be happy with just knocking out the bloat so my kid can actually install apps.
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You can try towelroot. Only version 1 worked on the nvidia. Likely depends on software version and if futex exploit was patched in kernel.

I'll check it out. Don't want to brick my kid's toy!

Warning !! Locked Bootloader after OTA 1.3.7 Update
Seems they might have locked the bootloader in the OTA 1.3.7
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot boot recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
FAILED (remote: Bootloader is locked.)
finished. total time: 0.003s
The OTA 1.2.9 didn't do this, and I as able to still fire over the TWRP custom recovery just fine
fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) Showing Options on Display.
(bootloader) Use device keys for selection.
(bootloader) erasing userdata...
(bootloader) erasing userdata done
(bootloader) erasing cache...
(bootloader) erasing cache done
(bootloader) unlocking...
(bootloader) Bootloader is unlocked now.
OKAY [ 71.105s]
finished. total time: 71.105s
Bootloader is now unlocked again but at the expense of basically a factory reset (losing all outside data and apps)
And the question I'm left with now is how do I apply any future OTA without having to dump the data again *Grin* ?
Thanks again aicjofs

Since this is the only thread I've found that even mentions the DreamTab, I'm going to hope someone can help me. Basically my DreamTab was bricked with the latest OTA. Upon restarting after the update, I get the DreamTab logo "powered by android" and then after, it goes to the generic "android" boot animation, rather than the DreamTab animation. (The word android in the old font in a greenish color that has a "shine" moving across it) I've let it sit on this screen for a while, but it never moves beyond it. I've done a factory reset through the recovery kernel, but that doesn't seem to have helped anything. I am RMAing the device, but if I can avoid the 2+ of transit and such, I would like to. Any chance I can flash the OTA through the recovery kernel and possibly fix this? If so, any chance someone actually has the OTA zip? Thanks in advance.

chikimonke said:
Since this is the only thread I've found that even mentions the DreamTab, I'm going to hope someone can help me. Basically my DreamTab was bricked with the latest OTA. Upon restarting after the update, I get the DreamTab logo "powered by android" and then after, it goes to the generic "android" boot animation, rather than the DreamTab animation. (The word android in the old font in a greenish color that has a "shine" moving across it) I've let it sit on this screen for a while, but it never moves beyond it. I've done a factory reset through the recovery kernel, but that doesn't seem to have helped anything. I am RMAing the device, but if I can avoid the 2+ of transit and such, I would like to. Any chance I can flash the OTA through the recovery kernel and possibly fix this? If so, any chance someone actually has the OTA zip? Thanks in advance.
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Do you know if it's the Intel or Nvidia version?
I am sure I have stock backup of nvidia in my archives somewhere, but haven't uploaded it.

aicjofs said:
Do you know if it's the Intel or Nvidia version?
I am sure I have stock backup of nvidia in my archives somewhere, but haven't uploaded it.
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How would one tell?

chikimonke said:
How would one tell?
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I'm at work, but I think on the back in says something like NV8B, or IN8A. nv for nvidia, in for intel.

aicjofs said:
I'm at work, but I think on the back in says something like NV8B, or IN8A. nv for nvidia, in for intel.
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nvidia it is. Is this something that can flashed through the stock recovery? Because if this doesn't work, I still want to be able to use the RMA that I have setup.

chikimonke said:
nvidia it is. Is this something that can flashed through the stock recovery? Because if this doesn't work, I still want to be able to use the RMA that I have setup.
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No you would have to temp load TWRP to RAM(no flashing to nand), then restore. I could upload the OTA that's flashable with stock recovery, it might work if it happens to update the right files but if you have something corrupt it will fail the SHA1 checks. You were going from 1.2.9 to 1.3.7?
Let me know how you want to proceed.

aicjofs said:
No you would have to temp load TWRP to RAM(no flashing to nand), then restore. I could upload the OTA that's flashable with stock recovery, it might work if it happens to update the right files but if you have something corrupt it will fail the SHA1 checks. You were going from 1.2.9 to 1.3.7?
Let me know how you want to proceed.
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Alright, if I understand correctly, I could try the OTA first, then if that doesn't work try with TWRP. The temporary TWRP method, does it require unlocking the bootloader? I'm not familiar with loading a recovery only in RAM. And yes, going from 1.2.9 to 1.3.7. Thanks for your help.

Samsung General Galaxy Core LTE SM-G386F knowledge base

In this thread I would like to gather all information about custom roms, recoveries, kernels and root methods suitable for the Samsung Galaxy Core LTE SM-G386F, so that people don't have to look up every single thread in order to find (or, which is true in most of the cases, to not find) their desired solutions. Also this may get developers interested which would be good since there is nearly no developing going on at the moment. It would be very kind of the mods if they'd made this thread a sticky so that everybody can easily access the information.
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DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS
Display - PLS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; 540 x 960 pixels, 4.5 inches (~245 ppi pixel density)
Internal Memory - 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Connectivity - GPRS; EDGE; HSPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP; NFC;
Camera - Back: 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash; Front: 0,3 MP
CPU - Renesas MP5232 dual-core SoC (1,2 GHz)
Graphics Chip - PowerVR SGX544
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
GPS - with A-GPS, GLONASS
LATEST STOCK ROM
Android OS, v4.2.2
Release date: August 2014
Country: Italy
PDA: G386FXWUANG1
CSC: G386FITVANH1
Download: http://rapidgator.net/file/6a9315a968157e27400354cc6850bfcd/XEF-G386FXWUANG1-20140805095652.zip.html
HOW TO ROOT
First of all: I am NOT responsible for any damage the following guides may do to your phones. Use them at your own risk! If you don't know what you're doing - stop! You have been warned.
Currently there is only one working root method (thanks to freb123 for letting me know!).
Root via Chimera tool
EDIT: You can now manually root your devices!
The necessary files can be downloaded from here: sendbox.fr/pro/yagmbf4ke22i/g386froot.zip.html (thanks to freb123 again for providing us with the files! )
These files can be flashed through ODIN and/or adb. The only thing you need to do is to change the file extension from .md5 to .tar (thanks to mstefanski1987 for figuring that out!)
Note: You still need to install supersu from Google Play after flashing.
Again: Use this at your own risk and only if you're completely aware of what you're doing.
Download ODIN 3.07: http://www.mediafire.com/download/khxp78iwthsukji/Odin+3.07+BY+taringuero_d+.rar
Download Samsung USB driver: http://developer.samsung.com/board/download.do?bdId=0000000700&attachId=0000000001
Requirements - Computer running Windows XP or above; Chimera Tool: https://chimeratool.com/application/142; All-in-one driver package: https://pics.chimeratool.com/drivers/chimera_drivers.exe; USB debugging enabled in phone
1. Download the linked packages
2. Install the drivers first and the program itself afterwards
3. Launch chimera tool
4. You will have to log in in order to proceed. To do so you'll need to sign up for a free chimera account here: https://chimeratool.com/register (this account expires after three days)
5. Connect your phone via USB with USB debugging enabled
6. If the phone is recognized correctly, the program will display your device model and five options (Info, Repair, Root/Unroot, Firmware Update and Factory Unlock)
7. Click "Root/Unroot"
8. The rooting process is automated so everything from 7. on should happen automatically. However, the program prompted me to manually enter download mode. If that's the case, simply disconnect your phone from USB, turn it off and enter download mode by following the on-screen instructions. After entering download mode reconnect your phone via USB and rooting should finish.
9. Since the program does NOT install supersu, you'll have to manually install it via Google Play.
10. That's it - your device is rooted!
CUSTOM ROMS & KERNELS
None yet
CUSTOM RECOVERY (TWRP,CWM)
None yet
Note: This thread will be updated as soon as I receive new information about the listed sections. If there is anything you wish to add or contribute (I'd love you to do that, believe me ) feel free to comment!

Thx for this thread.
Could we use the root.tar.md5 downloaded by chimera and root directly with adb or odin ?

freb123 said:
Thx for this thread.
Could we use the root.tar.md5 downloaded by chimera and root directly with adb or odin ?
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It should work, I'll give it a try when I'm on my Windows PC and report back.
Btw: You can also use the thanks-button if you want to thank me

Thx for this thread, my Core LTE will appreciate :good:

freb123 said:
Thx for this thread.
Could we use the root.tar.md5 downloaded by chimera and root directly with adb or odin ?
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Do you know where chimera tool puts the downloaded files? I can't seem to find them.
If they can be taken from any directory, flashing via ODIN or adb should be no problem, since that's what the tool does as well.

bchzmlsn said:
Do you know where chimera tool puts the downloaded files? I can't seem to find them.
If they can be taken from any directory, flashing via ODIN or adb should be no problem, since that's what the tool does as well.
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Yes, in the directory where you launh chimera (/backup/gm-386), but files are deleted after root. You can get them just after chimera asks you to put the phone off.
If you are already rooted, you need to unroot your phone to see them again ! (voodoo ota root keeper can help you...)
I send you the link to the file in PM (can't include a link, not enough posts in the forum).
sendbox.fr/pro/yagmbf4ke22i/g386froot.zip.html

freb123 said:
Yes, in the directory where you launh chimera (/backup/gm-386), but files are deleted after root. You can get them just after chimera asks you to put the phone off.
If you are already rooted, you need to unroot your phone to see them again ! (voodoo ota root keeper can help you...)
I send you the link to the file in PM (can't include a link, not enough posts in the forum).
sendbox.fr/pro/yagmbf4ke22i/g386froot.zip.html
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Thank you!
I've updated the initial post and attached the files.

When i try to use attached file with Odin 3.07 I get this:
Code:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> MD5 hash value is invalid
<OSM> sm-g386f_root.tar.md5 is invalid.
<OSM> End...
What am I doing wrong?
I am trying to get root so I can dump recovery image and start working on it. Any help is appreciated.
EDIT:
Figured it out, I had to change extension from .tar.md5 to .tar.
MANUAL ROOT METHOD IS WORKING.
EDIT 2:
I've added CWM to builder queue: builder-clockworkmod-com/done?build_id=16f0aab3c75f41c0a46f1aa4fdb4b407

There is a recovery.img file in the archive (open the .tar with winrar).

it made my day, can confirm that manual root works

By uploading this file I can void some flag or triangle or it is with samsung signature ?
PS I know root is nonlegal

I've dumped boot.img and I'll try to create recovery later today.
Partition table for reference:
Code:
major minor #blocks name
253 0 153600 zram0
179 0 7634944 mmcblk0
179 1 1024 mmcblk0p1
179 2 20480 mmcblk0p2
179 3 6144 mmcblk0p3
179 4 6144 mmcblk0p4
179 5 6144 mmcblk0p5
179 6 2048 mmcblk0p6
179 7 2048 mmcblk0p7
259 0 8192 mmcblk0p8
259 1 10240 mmcblk0p9 - kernel
259 2 10240 mmcblk0p10 - recovery
259 3 2048 mmcblk0p11
259 4 6144 mmcblk0p12
259 5 32768 mmcblk0p13
259 6 6144 mmcblk0p14
259 7 6144 mmcblk0p15
259 8 256 mmcblk0p16
259 9 2048 mmcblk0p17
259 10 204800 mmcblk0p18
259 11 1510400 mmcblk0p19 - system
259 12 51200 mmcblk0p20
259 13 5730304 mmcblk0p21 - data
179 16 4096 mmcblk0boot1
179 8 4096 mmcblk0boot0
Well, I tried. Any idea why I get this after trying to boot freshly compiled recovery? Is bootloader locked or what?
Normal boot logo byt with red exclamation mark in the top left corner and then nothing.
i-imgur-com/32XyqR5.jpg
EDIT: Trying again, will post results. Here is my recovery.fstab:
Code:
# mount point fstype device [device2]
/tmp ramdisk
/efs ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
/boot emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
/recovery emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
/cache ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p18
/system ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p19
/preload ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
/data ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
/sdcard vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1

mstefanski1987 said:
I've dumped boot.img and I'll try to create recovery later today.
Partition table for reference:
Code:
major minor #blocks name
253 0 153600 zram0
179 0 7634944 mmcblk0
Well, I tried. Any idea why I get this after trying to boot freshly compiled recovery? Is bootloader locked or what?
Normal boot logo byt with red exclamation mark in the top left corner and then nothing.
i-imgur-com/32XyqR5.jpg
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Maybe because your recover is not valid ( samsung signature )
Like in my question above.
If you upload sm-g386f_root.tar you will have red exclamation ? or something else ?

No, everything worked ok.

After uploading of this file all work fine, root working, but in samsung phone info app we have "Bootloader version: unknow". But I think, after reflash of original ROM it will be overwrited.

freb123 said:
There is a recovery.img file in the archive (open the .tar with winrar).
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There is but flashing it won't get you to CWM recovery (or I am doing something wrong). That's why I am trying to compile ClockWorkMod on my own.
I have little to none experience with compiling anything for android (built sony xperia j kernel from sources once). So far I've managed to fail once - compiled CM11 CWM instead of CM 10.1 and without modyfing recovery.fstab, which I presumed would be autogenerated from boot.img. I've fixed thoe mistakes and I will try to compile it again today.
In the meantme I've found that little red exclamation mark signifies that the device has been rooted at least once, so I guess it is not a problem to boot custom recovery once I get compiling it right.
Many fails are inbound, as I learn all the things along the way. Wish me luck.

mstefanski1987 said:
Figured it out, I had to change extension from .tar.md5 to .tar.
MANUAL ROOT METHOD IS WORKING.
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Thank you very much, manual root method is really working if you rename the file ! For me this is the only root method that works :good: (root method with chimera tool does not work for me (device is listed as "unknown") )

mstefanski1987 said:
Figured it out, I had to change extension from .tar.md5 to .tar.
MANUAL ROOT METHOD IS WORKING.
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Thank you very much!
I've put this into the initial post

Core 4G - Best price now
In France the Samsung Core 4G is at 119 euros
Compared to Wiko Kite or Archos 45 HELIUM 4G, I'd like to buy that one.
But, the best configuration would be with the last kitkat OS.
So, I'd like to root, install if possible CyanogenMod...
If I understand all the discussion, it seems to be possible to root it (possible for France ?)
Can we install CyanogenMod ?

eleger91 said:
If I understand all the discussion, it seems to be possible to root it (possible for France ?)
Can we install CyanogenMod ?
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Salut. Oui le root est possible (la méthode manuelle semble bien marcher), par contre il n'y a pour l'instant ni custom recovery, ni rom kitkat.
Root is possible (manual method is ok) but no custom recovery and no kitkat rom.

LG Escape 2 (H443) 5.1.1 OTA failure after unroot/reset

Hello everyone,
I figured I'd give a forum thread a shot, this phone needs some XDA love!
I have an LG Escape 2 (H443) on AT&T, its currently running 5.0.2 H44310k and is offering an OTA to 5.1.1 H44311W but when I reboot to flash the update it gives error 0x112500.
Next it will reboot and display "This device is suspected in rooting. Software update is not available for rooted device."
That message appears to be very common with LG phones, but none of the solutions mentioned for other phones have worked.
I've tried the following:
LGMobile Support Tool and LG PC Suite, neither say there is an update.
Full unroot from SuperSU and factory reset.
I didn't remove any stock APKs, most of the bloat was disabled in the Apps tab but not removed. Due to how obscure this phone is there was no chance of a custom recovery or rom to flash to it, hell, I can't even find the stock rom to use with any of the various flashing tools.
Is there any potential locations for a log file? Does anyone know what exactly LG looks for to determine if the device was rooted?

wingzeroismine said:
Hello everyone,
I figured I'd give a forum thread a shot, this phone needs some XDA love!
I have an LG Escape 2 (H443) on AT&T, its currently running 5.0.2 H44310k and is offering an OTA to 5.1.1 H44311W but when I reboot to flash the update it gives error 0x112500.
Next it will reboot and display "This device is suspected in rooting. Software update is not available for rooted device."
That message appears to be very common with LG phones, but none of the solutions mentioned for other phones have worked.
I've tried the following:
LGMobile Support Tool and LG PC Suite, neither say there is an update.
Full unroot from SuperSU and factory reset.
I didn't remove any stock APKs, most of the bloat was disabled in the Apps tab but not removed. Due to how obscure this phone is there was no chance of a custom recovery or rom to flash to it, hell, I can't even find the stock rom to use with any of the various flashing tools.
Is there any potential locations for a log file? Does anyone know what exactly LG looks for to determine if the device was rooted?
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Your best bet, would be to flash the stock firmware if it's available. Using the unroot features of SuperSU doesn't fully remove all traces of root.

Evolution_Tech said:
Your best bet, would be to flash the stock firmware if it's available. Using the unroot features of SuperSU doesn't fully remove all traces of root.
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Yeah thats the unfortunate thing, I haven't found it anywhere, since its such a low end obscure phone it seems like its just ignored.
With the new Moto G finally out I'll probably switch to the 2GB version of that, 1GB on this phone did NOT perform well, things like Music and Maps open would close Music within 10-15 minutes of using Maps, had to root and use RAM Manager to force better multitasking, which also made switching between apps or launching new ones slow to a crawl after a couple days.
Kinda wish I didn't burn $180 on this, and then another $220 on the Moto G but that's the price to pay for not wanting a giant phone.

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Yeah thats the unfortunate thing, I haven't found it anywhere, since its such a low end obscure phone it seems like its just ignored.
With the new Moto G finally out I'll probably switch to the 2GB version of that, 1GB on this phone did NOT perform well, things like Music and Maps open would close Music within 10-15 minutes of using Maps, had to root and use RAM Manager to force better multitasking, which also made switching between apps or launching new ones slow to a crawl after a couple days.
Kinda wish I didn't burn $180 on this, and then another $220 on the Moto G but that's the price to pay for not wanting a giant phone.
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did you ever find it? I also need it for a friends phone, he tried rooting it and now its stuck on the lg boot logo, if you have the firmware let me know!

No I never found it. But, when its stuck on the logo like that... keep retrying the root in fastboot mode, I've rerooted mine several times now and it getting stuck isn't a big deal, just keep retrying the shell script until it boots. You *may* have slightly better luck if you remove any SD cards.

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Does anybody have a way to undo the soft brick for the LG H443? Mine will load to the at&t screen, but it gets stuck there and won't pass it. These are the steps I followed to try and root it were called "ONE CLICK SCRIPT TO ROOT LG ESCAPE2 H443" It will still load into download mode. Is there a compatible clockwork mod? What shell script did you use to reboot it? Is there any other rom I can flash to make it work again? Thanks in advance.

When it gets stuck on the boot logo after attempting to root it, keep retrying the root until it finally boots. I've had it take anywhere from 2-3 tries, to over an hour, but it will eventually work.
While we are getting root access, we aren't unlocking the bootloader, so there won't be any TWRP or CWM support.
I'm not using any scripts to reboot it, if its stuck just pull the battery and unplug the USB cable.

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When it gets stuck on the boot logo after attempting to root it, keep retrying the root until it finally boots. I've had it take anywhere from 2-3 tries, to over an hour, but it will eventually work.
While we are getting root access, we aren't unlocking the bootloader, so there won't be any TWRP or CWM support.
I'm not using any scripts to reboot it, if its stuck just pull the battery and unplug the USB cable.
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Thank you! I shall keep trying to root it. I have tried several times so far, but it still gets stuck at the at&t logo. I saw a comment on the tutorial I used to attempt rooting my phone that says "ATT just pushed a software update as of July 9, 2015. Both of these tools will softbrick your phone now." I can still get it to load into firmware update/download mode. That's it though. Is there any way I can just restore it to the way it was before? I can't find it's original firmware for it anywheres. Any advice you have to give is appreciated. Is there a way I can up your thanks meter? Because I'd totally do that. If I could.

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Is there any way I can just restore it to the way it was before? I can't find it's original firmware for it anywheres. Any advice you have to give is appreciated. Is there a way I can up your thanks meter? Because I'd totally do that. If I could.
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Well you can try to boot into factory reset mode, which I just found working directions for.
With the phone off press and hold power + volume down
When you see the LG logo release BOTH buttons for 1 second and then press and hold both of them again
It should ask if you want to factory reset.

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wingzeroismine said:
Well you can try to boot into factory reset mode, which I just found working directions for.
With the phone off press and hold power + volume down
When you see the LG logo release BOTH buttons for 1 second and then press and hold both of them again
It should ask if you want to factory reset.
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I tried it, and it let me factory reset, but now instead of freezing at the AT&T symbol, it freezes at the LG logo. It will still let me factory reset and go into download mode. Never loads passed the LG logo (Splash screen maybe?) I guess that's progress of sorts? Thanks for the help!

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I tried it, and it let me factory reset, but now instead of freezing at the AT&T symbol, it freezes at the LG logo. It will still let me factory reset and go into download mode. Never loads passed the LG logo (Splash screen maybe?) I guess that's progress of sorts? Thanks for the help!
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Maybe, you could try flashing the firmware for LG H440n, which is available. But now that I think again, it may not let you proceed with the installation, because it may consider the two devices different.
Anyway, this could be a temporary solution until the h443 firmware is released..

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Maybe, you could try flashing the firmware for LG H440n, which is available. But now that I think again, it may not let you proceed with the installation, because it may consider the two devices different.
Anyway, this could be a temporary solution until the h443 firmware is released..
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Thanks! I'll try it out. If I were to buy another H443, would it be possible to copy the firmware off of it, or somehow mirror it exactly onto the broken one?

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Thanks! I'll try it out. If I were to buy another H443, would it be possible to copy the firmware off of it, or somehow mirror it exactly onto the broken one?
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I would like to know this as well. I would like to do so before I attempt any root method.

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UPDATE: I tried flashing the H440n firmware, it didn't work, quite the opposite in fact. My phone is now hard bricked, and doesn't respond to the attempt to power it on, or to being plugged in to charge. When I plug it in to my computer, instead of the normal noise it makes to indicate that a device is connected, it makes three lower beeps I've never heard it make before. So don't try that, it doesn't work. If anyone does know a way to fix it (although I find that highly unlikely) feel free to let me know. If anyone knows a way to copy firmware from a working phone to use on a different phone, I'd also like to know about that, too.

Since you can't get it to boot into any mode I can't think of any way to recover it....
I also don't know of any way to capture / restore the rom as there is no TWRP or CWM or bootloader unlock that I'm aware of for this phone. And to make matters worse, none of the LG restore tools seem to be usable on this phone either....

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UPDATE: I tried flashing the H440n firmware, it didn't work, quite the opposite in fact. My phone is now hard bricked, and doesn't respond to the attempt to power it on, or to being plugged in to charge. When I plug it in to my computer, instead of the normal noise it makes to indicate that a device is connected, it makes three lower beeps I've never heard it make before. So don't try that, it doesn't work. If anyone does know a way to fix it (although I find that highly unlikely) feel free to let me know. If anyone knows a way to copy firmware from a working phone to use on a different phone, I'd also like to know about that, too.
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Whaaat? If it was to behave like this, did LG Flash tool let you install it with no problems at all?
Damn, why won't they just release the h443 software....
All I know is you can backup and restore boot.img and recovery.img from within the rom with flashify. but only within the rom :/

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thank

Hello again. Could somebody use this guide to make a dump of a H443 working system partition and upload it? This would be lifesaving for those stuck on bootloop after trying to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2450045

Interesting, I'll have to read through that guide. My phone isn't completely clean though so I'll need some time to clean it up, reset it, reroot it, then try the capturing. I'll try to give this a shot over the next couple of days and see what happens.
Updates:
I don't know if this partition information will be of any use to anyone at all.. but since the guide had me gather it might as well share it:
cat /proc/partitions
Code:
major minor #blocks name
253 0 452080 zram0
179 0 7634944 mmcblk0
179 1 512 mmcblk0p1
179 2 512 mmcblk0p2
179 3 512 mmcblk0p3
179 4 512 mmcblk0p4
179 5 2048 mmcblk0p5
179 6 1536 mmcblk0p6
179 7 512 mmcblk0p7
179 8 512 mmcblk0p8
179 9 512 mmcblk0p9
179 10 512 mmcblk0p10
179 11 2048 mmcblk0p11
179 12 16384 mmcblk0p12
179 13 16384 mmcblk0p13
179 14 512 mmcblk0p14
179 15 1536 mmcblk0p15
179 16 1536 mmcblk0p16
179 17 24576 mmcblk0p17
179 18 24576 mmcblk0p18
179 19 24576 mmcblk0p19
179 20 1536 mmcblk0p20
179 21 512 mmcblk0p21
179 22 512 mmcblk0p22
179 23 512 mmcblk0p23
179 24 512 mmcblk0p24
179 25 512 mmcblk0p25
179 26 512 mmcblk0p26
179 27 512 mmcblk0p27
179 28 8192 mmcblk0p28
179 29 32768 mmcblk0p29
179 30 32768 mmcblk0p30
179 31 8192 mmcblk0p31
259 0 24576 mmcblk0p32
259 1 65536 mmcblk0p33
259 2 4096 mmcblk0p34
259 3 2967552 mmcblk0p35
259 4 1253376 mmcblk0p36
259 5 3098624 mmcblk0p37
259 6 13807 mmcblk0p38
179 32 512 mmcblk0rpmb
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
Code:
Model: MMC QN1SMB (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7818MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 524kB 1049kB 524kB sbl1
2 1049kB 1573kB 524kB tz
3 1573kB 2097kB 524kB hyp
4 2097kB 2621kB 524kB rpm
5 2621kB 4719kB 2097kB aboot
6 4719kB 6291kB 1573kB pad
7 6291kB 6816kB 524kB sbl1bak
8 6816kB 7340kB 524kB tzbak
9 7340kB 7864kB 524kB hypbak
10 7864kB 8389kB 524kB rpmbak
11 8389kB 10.5MB 2097kB abootbak
12 10.5MB 27.3MB 16.8MB misc
13 27.3MB 44.0MB 16.8MB ext4 persist
14 44.0MB 44.6MB 524kB metadata
15 44.6MB 46.1MB 1573kB modemst1
16 46.1MB 47.7MB 1573kB modemst2
17 47.7MB 72.9MB 25.2MB laf
18 72.9MB 98.0MB 25.2MB boot
19 98.0MB 123MB 25.2MB recovery
20 123MB 125MB 1573kB fsg
21 125MB 125MB 524kB fsc
22 125MB 126MB 524kB ssd
23 126MB 126MB 524kB DDR
24 126MB 127MB 524kB sec
25 127MB 127MB 524kB encrypt
26 127MB 128MB 524kB eksst
27 128MB 128MB 524kB rct
28 128MB 137MB 8389kB ext4 sns
29 137MB 170MB 33.6MB factory
30 170MB 204MB 33.6MB fota
31 204MB 212MB 8389kB ext4 drm
32 212MB 238MB 25.2MB ext4 mpt
33 238MB 305MB 67.1MB fat16 modem
34 305MB 309MB 4194kB persistent
35 309MB 3348MB 3039MB ext4 system
36 3348MB 4631MB 1283MB ext4 cache
37 4631MB 7804MB 3173MB ext4 userdata
38 7804MB 7818MB 14.1MB grow
According to those, block 35 is the system partition, 18 is boot, and 19 is recovery, so I'm dumping those (dunno if they will all be of value to anyone, they are only 24MB). Are there any other partitions that I should grab?
The goods:
System.img, boot.bin, recovery.bin

Do those images work? Has anyone tried them in their own devices yet? I downloaded them, but I'm shy about flashing them sight-unseen. I may or may not have softbricked an Escape2 already trying to root it. I had to mail it off and wait for a replacement...
My new phone is actually the old software version. It's an H44310K. My old one came as an H44311W, I think. That was the one that died tragically. As far as I can tell, I lucked out and got the previous version that was rootable.
For anyone who has successfully rooted their LG Escape2, what did you use to do it? I've seen the "One Click Script to Root LG Escape2 H443" tutorial, and I've also seen the Kingo rooter something-or-other.
EDIT: I've got the AT&T version of the phone, if that matters. (Are they the only carrier for it?)
EDIT2: Also, wingzeroismine, even if those don't work, thank you. You are awesome for starting a thread asking for help, and then ending up being the one sharing the most valuable info and software. Thank you.