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[Sprint HTC One (M8)] shawnc022:
I have a normal edition Sprint HTC One M8 that is rooted with android version 4.4.4. I am still on the stock ROM. Whenever I got the phone, about 2-3 weeks ago, I wasn't aware that 5.0 was being released to the M8. So I updated to 4.4.4 through the OTA update and rooted. After rooting the system update popped up prompting me to update to version 5.0.

Now my question, is there an official rooted stock 5.0 ROM yet? I can't find it anywhere.

If there isn't, how do I go about updating to 5.0 from rooted 4.4.4?

Thanks,

Shawn

More info: this isn't the first time I've rooted phones. I've had an HTC EVO 4G and a Samsung Galaxy S3. This is just the first time I've had stuff not go as planned.

I tried to get S-OFF, however since "firewater" no longer works, and the only other way is SunShine, I can live with S-ON.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Sloth:
In order to take the OTA you need a stock rom (no modifications to system) and stock recovery.

Or option 2 is you can run the latest RUU
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] shawnc022:
How would I go back to stock recovery and remove root?

Same question for RUU. I've only used RUU once on my EVO 4G to reset everything. Not sure if the process is the same for the One M8 or where I'd start lol
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Sloth:
You flash stock recovery the same way you flash twrp, root should be ok I've never done an OTA I've always been s-off.

The rom you are on should also be ok unless you removed a bunch of bloat.

The RUU will wipe your device...back up anything important to your PC.

Side note: Every time there is an update and you like custom roms most require the firmware to be updated in order for them to work properly.

Updating firmware with s-off only takes a couple minutes and a lot less hassle then if you are s-on... so I would recommend biting the bullet and using Sunshine if at all possible.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] shawnc022:
I plan on staying with the stock ROM, just rooted so I'm gonna skip S-OFF. Never had an issue with it being on on my EVO (I flashed dozens of ROMs and stuff on it).

I'm ok with RUU wiping everything. I purposely haven't put much personal data on the phone cause I knew I'd be wiping within the next few weeks.

I'm gonna go the RUU method as everything will be fresh and unmodified.

Thanks for your help! :)
[Dell Venue] bobtroy:
did anyone do a tethered backup of the system image and boot image? I messed up my tablet a bit :( :confused:
[Dell Venue] bobtroy:
still looking for a backup of Dell 10 5050

Anyone make a backup before they rooted this tablet via tether?

Please and thank you;)
[Dell Venue] domenictroilo:
clockwork recovery files

Hi, I have attempted to create a backup pre root, you can find it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0c1jpaziDZ-NDRzeWdnR1BPYlk/view?usp=sharing

it does not look quite right (but I have not created one before) You will find 5 files, boot.img, recovery.img, system.ext4.tar (0 KB) and system.ext4.tar.a and system.ext4.tar.b

Not certain if the system.ext4 partition is dumped correctly as 3 files.

Domenic
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
So first off I know I messed up bad. I had 4.4.2 bell s3 i747m. I was able to go from 4.1.2 to 5.1 with cwm. I wanted 4.1 to unlock sim. I saw the warnings but they were a cpl years old. Nothing new. And it said 4.3 and above only. Since I could get to 4.1.2 I thought maybe it wasn't still ongoing. I downgraded the bootloader. Phone went black from recovery and now nothing. The tuts are for 4.3. What works on 4.4.2? Does the sd card boot work for 4.4.2?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
The phone was running a stock 4.4.2?

Did you try using the 4,3 de-brick image?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
I did. It doesn't boot. And yes stock 4.4.2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
I need the 4.4.2 bootloader
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
Also is it Knox bricking the phone? And if so will removing it (if I can boot it) stop future bricks? Anyone out there got a bell s3 they can get the bootloader and debrick from on 4.4.2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jason2678:
It's not Knox, it's just the newer bootloaders. Disabling Knox doesn't make any difference. You still can't downgrade the more recent bootloaders.

They might be somehow related. The bootloaders that produce bricks when downgraded emerged at the same time as Knox when Samsung started their corporate device push. Better to brick a phone than risk it running on a downgraded bootloader, when the bootloaders are all unlocked and will run unsigned code anyway :confused: It always seemed a little half-baked, but I'm sure there's something I'm failing to grasp.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
Me as well. And I've only got mild understanding about this brick. I'm thinking with the right 4.4.2 bootloader and whatnot I may be able to use my 16 gig sd card to boot the phone. Is there any way to connect it in raw data mode? I remember older phones had to be off and have a button held while plugging it in to flash firmware.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
I'm really stuck here
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
Also does anyone know where the extra hidden files internally are? I know it won't boot the phone because the phone knows the bootloader is invalid. Maybe if I just reinstall the right one I may revive it. But I assume I need sd boot for that to get to cwm
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
You should try different sd cards. Some members had to try a few different cards.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
Has anyone out there successfully debrick the s3? On 4.4.2? Or should it let me force 4.3 rom and bootloader to work? I'm not sure if the method posted works for kit kat
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
I gotta locate a member with a bell s3 for the 4.4.2 debrick img. I can't just flash any 4.4.2 I wouldn't imagine. Maybe at&ts will work since that's i747 and this is i747m? I'm fine having to fix the modem and all that good stuff manually. I just need to get it on n I can fix the rest. Never bricked a phone before
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
did you check here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549068

sorry , that's all I got. good luck.

"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
Yeah that's not going to work :( thanks tho. Anyone know how to flash to the boot sector while device off? Like raw data read/write?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
so to clarify where im at. im at the dreaded QHSUSB - DLOAD with my s3. meaning there is hope. its hard bricked but it still connects in fast download mode. is there a program i can use to connect to it at this point? im not able to find usb drivers for that. so it must be an app that reads it
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
What do you mean fast download mode? You mean you see the android guy with the shovel?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
No I mean even tho the phone doesn't turn on or do anything it pops up on the computer.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
You will have to have the phone repaired via jtag if you can't get it to work using a de-brick image.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
I can. I just need a 4.4.2 bell debrick img. It's got to be the exact same no? Isn't 4.4.2 a different bootloader? Also does it matter if I flash a non bell bootloader and rom? Say at&t? It's i747 instead of i747m but I've used an at&t rom n it worked fine. I just don't know what works at bootloader level. Anyone out there got a bell s3 they can take the files from?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
might be one in here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549068

"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] godkingofcanada:
Still bricked. Still have device lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Rocklee99:
I'm surprised to see how many people have the edge and how empty it is over here. Is there anyone willing to make a rom for us when the 5.1 update hits? Or is there a place to learn so I could give it a try?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Thoth33:
Roms from the Sprint Edge model work on Sprint S6 with g920p kernel.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Rocklee99:
Isn't there like an issue or something like fingerprint not working? Is that the only thing?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] spacer89:
That is correct
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] JoeFCaputo113:
Huge dealbreaker for me personally.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] adrianr514:
I thought more people would lean to the S6 over the Edge as well.
[G2 General] Supracer:
At htcmania they just released the first g4 ROM and I'm about to flash in about an hour!!! Wish me luck

http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=1026596

For screenshots here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nm5cgcq21oaglcv/AACOjyFVfIwIP7b8ie4Grydya?dl=0

Sent from my G2 Cloudy 2.2 RX Edition
[G2 General] casual_kikoo:
Damn just got real.. But personally I prefer to wait for [MENTION=270378]Cloudyfa[/MENTION]'s one, baseband, stability, etc. But have a good time with this one, and please described steps of your installation, so that everyone who wants to install this ROM will do it in the right way ;) !
[G2 General] Supracer:
Sure no problem my pleasure, but isn't that the hold point of custom roms? To take a risk and try for personal liking and experience?

Sent from my G2 Cloudy 2.2 RX Edition
[G2 General] Supracer:
Well i just flashed it and i can say one thing.... Omg!!!!!!!!! It gives our old G2 a fresh and new look. This rom is soooooo beautiful, the new camera, the new gallery, lg g flex 2 lockscreen, the settings everything about this rom is awesome tfoo tfoo tfoo!! Im restoring my apps now via titanium backup and everything is going smooth no force closes no nothing....

I came from Coqueror rom with dominatrix kernel, rebooted to the latest twrp, double wiped system data dalvik cache and cache, flashed bootloader and then the rom.

Happy flashing guys

Sent from my G2 Cloudy 2.2 RX Edition
[G2 General] Supracer:
Anyways im going to sleep... Hope i helped a few people. Will be back soon

Sent from my G2 Cloudy 2.2 RX Edition
[G2 General] donalberto17:
This is just stock with G4 apps, not really a port.
[G2 General] philliedbz:
It doesnt have the g4 camera
[G2 General] Eminemiero:
Its bugged everywhere and the dev is well known for bricking devices (Thats what i read in the spanish forum)
[G2 General] megaghostgamer:
Well, I'm not calling anyone a lie for bricking and no I'm not saying it couldn't happen to you however, I've flashed it on my VS980 using the patch method from Grola.

I was already on stock lollipop for my Verizon variant, I downloaded the rom, went into recovery wiped everything except internal storage, flashed the rom, flashed the patch from Grola/Simple rom 1.2 (THIS IS A MUST), flashed the 39A Bootstack, rebooted and it seems to be working. It is a little buggy, I'm not going to lie. The transitions aren't as "Fast" as they should be. They jump here and there a little but again, I used a patch on top of a rom. It's not going to be perfect.

Just letting you Verizon users know it did work (for me). If you do try what I did, try it at your own risk. And I assume it may or may not work for other variants because the Grola/Simple Rom Patch supports a lot of variants. Again, at your own risk. I'm just trying to help out as much as I can (:
[G2 General] vesi:
Could someone describe the procedure to install this rom if I use LP ROM (http://xdaforums.com/lg-g2/development-d802/rom-stock-30d-flashable-zip-t3070383) Unfortunately, I do not understand Italian :)
[G2 General] Nussi29:
Xposed don´t work.
[G2 General] megaghostgamer:
It's quite buggy for me. The play store had to of been one of the biggest issues with it fc. The gallery would fc when deleting something. It wasn't bad with bloat or anything for me. Majority you could delete or disable so not really an issue to me. However, it wasn't quite usable for me mainly because of the play store issue. I saw there was a fix but it wouldn't show on the thread.
[G2 General] danmen2:
The rom was uploaded again yesterday with these issues fixed
[G2 General] Kuoi:
"Apariencia total del G4" = "LOOKS like G4"
[G2 General] TaDoey:
I was able to successfully install this rom following megaghostgamer's instructions. This rom does have the G4 camera, but it crashes often especially when using manual focus. This is full lollipop and I'm not sure whether or not this is a ported rom. During the initial setup the device was named "*my name*'s G2" instead of "*my name*'s G4" which should be the default because when I setup my phone using Cloudy's G3 rom the device was named "*my name*'s G3". Perhaps this is a G2 lollipop rom with a very extensive G4 skin with ported apps?
[Desire 816 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitbullmomma:
I am needing help on how to get these stupid bloatware programs off this phone. When you are locked down with 8GB of internal storage, every MB you can gain back helps alot! It doesnt matter how many times I uninstall them, if you reboot the phone they come running back to steal up my MB's. This is why I should have went with a unlocked phone in the beginning, but if I can do it to this phone it will be okay. I am thinking that I might have to flash back to stock and do it right then but I know there has to be a thread out there or someone that knows how to do this...Thanks!!!
[Desire 816 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seekfind:
if you're rooted, just use something like root manager. I personally use even es file explorer with root permissions to uninstall system apps

no need for S-off. if you wanna keep them gone, you can try several things; first install this patch, then change all settings on playstore and software update on settings to prevent automatic installation of apps, then uninstall all those unnecessary apps
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 996:
Hey All,

Been a fan of this phone for a while. I am currently on a BB Q10 (which I like a lot), and I just feel like going back to Android. I love the fact that this phone comes stock with AOSP, but I will definitely root and optimize. I have owned Motorola, Samsung, and HTC. I love the quality that Motorola provides, and I really like this phone. I feel as though it is optimized for AOSP. I was leaning towards the HTC One M9, but the whole S-Off issue is pushing me away.

The only thing I am worried about is battery life. People who own this phone, could you comment on your experience with performance and battery life? What would you like changed about this phone?

Thanks in advance!

996
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougisthelamb:
I personally have no issues with battery. I run rooted CM 12.1 with clean master only. My day usually goes from 8am wake up to 12am sleep. I usually find myself at 60-70% by noon with moderate to high usage. Before I go to sleep, I'm usually 40-50%. I bike to and from work and track that so my location settings are on high accuracy (most draining one). I'm a person who doesn't mind charging my phone every day along with my moto 360. Other flagship phones of comparable calibre might statistically have a higher battery life because of a higher mah, but I feel I end up saving a lot of battery life with the active display feature for checking notifications.

In addition, the apps that I typically use have high battery consumption rate like hearthstone (especially) and browsing a lot of gifs and vids using Reddit Now. In terms of performance, I get lightning fast animations and load speeds in CM (and I'm sure in stock as well). I average 52% RAM usage by allowing a few key apps like fb, fb Msgr, sleep for android, android wear, and mightytext autostart and run in background on my ignore list. If you have anything specific to ask, go ahead since I've used this phone 3 months on stock (bootloader locked and unrooted) as well.

Edit: I should also mention I am XT1095 pure edition. Also, I took the advice of someone and started using system profiles so that when I'm on WiFi at work, home, or place that I frequently visit, I have data connection automatically shut off. I've noticed a significant difference.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miklosbard:
hi doug,

please describe a bit more about the system profiles, what you use for it and how significant is that diff. Thanks!
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougisthelamb:
I use systems profiles to save battery by having my phone automatically turn off the data connection when I am connected to a list of chosen WiFi spots. Doing this actually improves the battery a ton because normally your phone tries to maintain a radio connection even if you're on WiFi. This causes unnecessary drain on battery, especially if you're in an area with bad coverage. You don't actually need the radio connection to receive texts and calls, only MMS which most people send via fb or whatsapp/etc nowadays.

Back to systems profiles, I have 1 profile I call 'default'. My settings for default are simple. Whenever my phone disconnects from a list of chosen WiFi connections, my data connection is turned on. Its quite simple to set up. There's an option clearly labelled WiFi where you choose from a list of WiFi spots your phone has connected to. Once you've chosen the list, you set the option 'trigger upon disconnect'. Then, I have a second profile with the same WiFi spots chosen, but with two differences: triggers upon connection to chosen WiFi spots; and results in disconnection of data connection.

It makes a pretty big difference because I work in an office area where the reception is not always good so my battery sometimes drains like 20-30% unnecessarily trying to reestablish data connection (this happens with all phones). If you usually aren't in areas with bad reception, this trick still helps if you're on LTE connections. I think there's a certain bug with LTE connections and Google play services for lollipop in general where maintaining an LTE connection is quite draining on battery. I myself mainly use 3G cause I find it fast enough. However, everything above is only relevant if you are frequently connected to WiFi. Hope this answered some questions :)

Moto X (2014) Pure Edition
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miklosbard:
It definately did, thanks:)

My only remaining question is what app you use for this? Tasker or llama or something else? I tried a some of these apps a few years back but then they were draining more battery than saving. Any suggestions there?
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougisthelamb:
I used to use both clean master and battery doctor. Now I only use clean master. When using clean master, make sure you give it root access and add all non essential apps to the 'block auto start' list. As well, close processes occasionally using either the clean master boost or the multi task window. Clean master is also really good for finding useless stuff that takes up memory for you to delete.

Moto X (2014) Pure Edition
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyus2:
Hey. Can you post screenshots of your battery graph with screen on time upon the end of your typical day?
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougisthelamb:
I'd love to but I don't have enough posts to post outside links... Perhaps pm me and I can send them?

Moto X (2014) Pure Edition
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] qwakuk:
I have a MDA Vario (Tmobile branded) which I recently purchased second hand. The IPL/SPL was 1.06 and I upgraded it with the official ROM from Tmobile and the settings are now;

IPL/SPL 2.21

GSM 2.19.11

OS 2.24.2.6

Used lokiwiz (?) to remove the sim and cid locks and now using it on Vodaphone.

My problem is the wifi within the house, I can get a connection and it reports the connection at 24 Mbps (everytime) but the connections fails / times out within a minute. Any recommendations for a better radio rom or have I got a different problem ?:confused:

Waqar
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] qwakuk:
bump..........
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alemones:
People, where I can found the sounds of BlissPop Rom to download?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phalanx7621:
I guess I'll field this one. Either A) Ask in the thread for that ROM. B) Pull them yourself from the ROM or C) Ask in Q&A next time.

Link to blisspop - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3022685
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrappleSucks:
I got a G4 last week and ended up returning it as defective and I got my new one today. I remember white colors being very clear and white on the old one, but on this new one, whites are less bright and more yellow tinted. It's not quite as yellow as the whites on my Note 4, but definitely less white than the colors on my previous G4. Does anybody have any suggestions for this? I just got this one because the battery life on my other one was bad and I don't want to have to end up returning this one as well due to a bad screen.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sfkn2:
Return it.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrappleSucks:
Lol thanks that's super helpful
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phurkus:
Return it agian. You are the customer, and they have to satisfy and meet your needs with there products. If it has a yellowish tint, and you dont like it, return it.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrappleSucks:
I'd be more worried about it if there weren't other threads saying the same thing. There have been people who have compared 4 different G4s and seen different display qualities on all of them. So I especially don't want to send this one back and potentially get one with an even worse screen.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpehenry:
I'm doing this now but with little different reason. My screen had big darker brightness in the middle of the screen. I requested for replacement and it is on its way now.

If the second one is bad again, I will ask for the third one. And the fourth one.