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Root LG Tribute Stock ZV5 Deodexed & Unmodified [4.4.2]

Good News, it successfully flashed this time. I booted it up, and i haven't found any problems. I am able activate it and stuff. Great Job on finding the problem!
 
Report...everything working. I think we have a "daily driver" in this version! I'm keeping it loaded. I've waited a while for this one. Tribute development will only get better from here! AWESOME!
 
Just curious... What advantages would we get by using this deodexed stock from compared to the stock tribute rom I have now that is rooted? I'm aware of most of the basics but can we do anything like theme the entire system like with a CM12 rom?
 
wuzdat said:
Just curious... What advantages would we get by using this deodexed stock from compared to the stock tribute rom I have now that is rooted? I'm aware of most of the basics but can we do anything like theme the entire system like with a CM12 rom?
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Yes, you can theme deodexed roms. The deodexed rom is also rooted.
 
Firstly, thank you for all the work you put into this. I have flashed to the latest revision and everything seems to be working great but I am not able to establish a wireless data connection. Any idea as to why? I'm on Virgin Mobile, your post didnt specify a carrier so I figured it was universal. If there is no way around this I can load my backup but i would like to de-bloat it. Can anybody who has self de-bloated help me out with that?
 
dubbadan said:
Firstly, thank you for all the work you put into this. I have flashed to the latest revision and everything seems to be working great but I am not able to establish a wireless data connection. Any idea as to why? I'm on Virgin Mobile, your post didnt specify a carrier so I figured it was universal. If there is no way around this I can load my backup but i would like to de-bloat it. Can anybody who has self de-bloated help me out with that?
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I am not sure what carrier this rom was made from. I guess it was Sprint, Boost, or Virgin because of all the Sprint apps I removed. Is it wifi that is not working or carrier data?
 
Carrier data, WIFI works perfectly.
Also, I did the flash on an already activated phone. I did not have to activate upon reboot after flash, is it possible I didnt wipe the phone thoroughly? In TWRP I did the "format data" and "factory reset" options.
 
I guess you are on a different carrier than the rom was made from. Normally roms work on all 3 if they work on one, so I am not sure what is going on. If you have an unmodified backup (besides root), I can compare them and see what the differences are. Then I can make flashables for the different carriers.
 
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That's what my backup looks like, what parts do you need?
 
Uploading now I'll PM you link once its done. Idk if theres personal info in that. And yes, all I had done at time of backup was rooted and Installed TWRP.
 
Media update..confirmed..
Viper4androidfx and Sony Xperia Walkman Player 8.0+ WILL run beautifully in this rom. Walkman player has to be manually "installed" to system and have permissions set to rw-r-r, not flashed as a zip. The benefits of a deodexed rom you ask is?
CUSTOM TUNES! Woo Hoo!
 
dubbadan said:
Uploading now I'll PM you link once its done. Idk if theres personal info in that. And yes, all I had done at time of backup was rooted and Installed TWRP.
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There is no personal info in either of the files I need, but PM is fine by me :)

All your personal data is in data.ext4.win fyi
 
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Oh cool. Also, did you see me edit to my second comment about wiping the device?
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I think you did it correctly. I normally do advanced wipe in TWRP and check system, data, dalvik, and cache just to be sure. I think you wiped all those things with what you did though. If you did not wipe system, no big deal because the rom wipes it when it flashes.

You should not have to reactivate as far as I know. I am on Boost and used several phones and reactivation was never required.
 
A good rule of thumb, taught to me by the great Jerry Script,( who was one of the original IHO ROM authors) ...
Always start with a clean wipe. That way, none of your old junk is left to screw up your new stuff. With roms..cleaniness is next to Godliness! And backups are everything!

And I had to reactivate too, using the self activate utility. It worked perfectly. Then I updated the prl & profile. Everything worked after that. I had a similar experience using AS8v22 rom for my old LG F3. It worked the same way upon first flash.
 
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nannycrick said:
A good rule of thumb, taught to me by the great Jerry Script,( who was one of the original IHO ROM authors) ...
Always start with a clean wipe. That way, none of your old junk is left to screw up your new stuff. With roms..cleaniness is next to Godliness! And backups are everything!

And I had to reactivate too, using the self activate utility. It worked perfectly. Then I updated the prl & profile. Everything worked after that. I had a similar experience using AS8v22 rom for my old LG F3. It worked the same way upon first flash.
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Are you on Virgin Mobile or another carrier?

edit: I ask because it seems like your carrier data is working and I am trying to find out what works for which carrier. Thanks
 
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I'm on Virgin Mobile.

dubbadan..go to Settings>Activate and hit it. It should reactivate. Then when you see the DONE button, hit it, and go to System Update. Update your PRL, then the Profile. Then reboot the phone. I think network should work then. I hope.
 
Sorry had to step out for a minute. I tried what you said Nannycrick, and it seems to have solved the problem! Thank you both. Curious, under storage>misc, how big is your "system data?"
 
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