Starmobile ASTRA - Root and CWM based Recovery

[fabricantlevy]

nag bo-boot loop ba sir? nakapag flash ka ba ng CWM bago mo i factory reset?

yes boot loop lang.nkagflash ako ng cwm pero ipinagtataka ko hndi po gumagana yung power button+volume up.bukas pa kasi bukas ng service center baka out of warranty na po kasi.cnubukan ko po mag sp flash tool kaso parang kulang yung files ko para ma flash cwm.

 

[agony023]

mga bossing tnung ko lng bkit parang ndi msyadu sikat ang starmobile astra tska wla syang solo thread na mdming suporter?? tnung lng nman o sikat lng tlga yung iba kc nkikita sila sa tv?

 

[redtagblogger]

@fabricantlevy

parehas tayo... bootloop lng siya... huhuhu... natatawa ako na naiinis ako sa sarili ko... haha! )

nag-full unroot kc ako using super su, tpos sabi sa instruction, mag-clo-close daw yung app kung successful. eh hindi siya nagclose... so ang ginawa ko, nag-factory reset ako using yung sa phone formatting pati yung phone storage. ayun, nagbootloop na lang...

di ko nga alam kung kelan ako makakapunta sa pasig service center nila. balitaan mo naman ako kung anong nangyare sa phone mo ah... please keep us updated...

 

[bealac]

try nyo instead power button + volume up, power button + volume down, meron din don reboot, bka sakali magboot up na ang phone.. please reply kung nag ok na..

 

[redtagblogger]

negative, boot loop pa rin using yung restart ng power button + volume down (para ma-select yung restart, tap on the "home" menu--hindi gumagana sa power button)

 

[bealac]

ano ano paba meron don sa menu aside from restart? bka may clear dalvik don..

 

[redtagblogger]

ok na... bigla na lang nagboot to normal screen. problem ko lng ngayon, ayaw ng mag-connect sa wifi khit na walang password yung wifi. pero kapag nag-restart ka using power button + volume down, then item test ka sa wifi connected.

try ko na lng re-install yung CWM, then recover siguro... gudluck sa akin... hehehe )

 

[bealac]

buti naman at nagboot up na.. gudluck!

 

[fabricantlevy]

try nyo instead power button + volume up, power button + volume down, meron din don reboot, bka sakali magboot up na ang phone.. please reply kung nag ok na..

Sir maraming tenk yu sau...sinunod ko yung power button+volume down. napunta siya sa factory mode instead of recovery mode. tapos pass all testings. ayun ok na cya.

tapos sinubukan ko din irestore yung dating backup ko using CWM at ayun kahit downgraded from version 15 to version 11 mas ok pa din.lahat restored pati dpi change at mga hd games ko.

Maraming salamat po talaga..so happy to be astra user

 

[redtagblogger]

di ko na po ma-root yung astra ko... ganito po kc nangyare, successful po yung pag-root ko sa phone ko noon, then this morning, i followed yung steps sa "SWAPPING PHONE STORAGE WITH SDCARD STORAGE" then nag-decide akong mag-unroot using superSU, kaso lang di yata naging successful. so ang ginawa ko, nag-factory reset ako. tpos nag-boot loop na lang... then later on sa kakatry ko, nagboot na rin into normal screen pero kahit ilang beses na akong mag-write erase / empty cache at pag-try ng procedure sa pag-root, ayaw na. di nya ma-access yung /system/bin yata yun.

di ko rin naman na ma-edit yung file sa /etc para sa swapping ng phone storage with sdcard kaya siguro nag-f-fail... haist... sino po bang may alam na pwede kong i-try? i'm trying yung droid explore, nag-i-install pa pero kailangan daw rooted yung phone... di na rooted yung phone ko ei... any suggestions?

 

[bealac]

@redtagblogger,
diba naka cwm pa recovery mo, parang meron akong nakita flashable zip for su update somewhere sa thread na to or sa xda siguro yun. hindi ko rin natry kasi di ko pa naexperience yan. pero search mo na lng baka maroot pa uli phone mo..

 

[redtagblogger]

thanks sa suggestion @bealac .. i really appreciate it...

ginawa ko yung suggestion mo kaso lang hinahanap nya yung file na "update.zip" pero wala naman dun sa phone ko. i tried browsing through the phone, wala talaga... nagbakasakali nga ako ei, ni-rename ko yung "Root with Restore by Bin4ry" into update.zip pero as expected di siya nag-work (i know, tanga lang di ba? haha! desperado na kc ei)

baka naman pwede makahingi ng kopya ng update.zip nyo (sa lahat ng nakakabasa na may rooted na starmobile astra--pleeeeaaaassseeee!) --hehe )

gusto ko i-try suggestion ni @bealac... rest muna ako, kanina ko pa tinatry tong phone na to ei but i'll monitor this thread. hopefully may super bait na mag-she-share ng kanilang update.zip ... ayaw ko kc magdownload sa net ei, baka kc iba yung file na madownload ko kesa dun sa required ng phone ko...

salamat ng marami sa lahat! )

 

[bondying1977]

mga sir REMINDERS lang ULIT...

if naka CWM RECOVERY na kayo, HWAG NA HWAG (A BIG DONT) KAYONG MAG FACTORY RESET USING THE SETTINGS MENU.

kung mag FACTORY RESET kayo, I-OFF NIYO ANG ASTRA nyo THEN ENTER KAYO SA CWM RECOVERY AND DON KAYO MAG RESET... look lang niyo sa mga post dito kung paano mag factory reset using the CWM RECOVERY...

kahit sa Alcatel 918N dati, pag naka CWM and nag factory reset using the Settings Menu, bootloop talaga ang kalalabasan. ok lang sa alcatel kasi maraming guru don and moded ROMs so madali lang mag flash ulit ng ROMs. ang ASTRA natin di pa masyado advance ang mga modifications by some gurus so laki ng chance na ma-brick talaga siya. sayang ang P7000, magiging display na lang siya and paperweight na lang sa opis mo...

karamihan ata ng nag bootloop dito, ganun ang nagawa nila sa phone nila...

 

[redtagblogger]

just to add sa sinabi ni @bondying1977 , bago kayo mag-reset or mag-unroot, kung ginawa nyo procedure sa "SWAPPING PHONE STORAGE WITH SDCARD STORAGE" kailangan nyong ibalik ulet sa dati... para lang sigurado... yun kc nangyare sa akin ei...

 

[bondying1977]

just to add sa sinabi ni @bondying1977 , bago kayo mag-reset or mag-unroot, kung ginawa nyo procedure sa "SWAPPING PHONE STORAGE WITH SDCARD STORAGE" kailangan nyong ibalik ulet sa dati... para lang sigurado... yun kc nangyare sa akin ei...

ahhhmmm...

rooted lang ang astra ko, di pa ako nag install ng CWM. and naka swap na rin ang phone storage niya with the SDcard.

nong nag factory reset ako kahapon, wala namang side effects sa astra ko sir. ang ginawa ko, before ako nag reset, tinanggal ko muna ang SDCard ko then reset na. after ng reset, binalik ko na ang SDcard sa slot niya, ok naman siya. and kahit na reset ko na ang phone ko, naka swap pa rin ang phone storage niya with the SDcard and syempre rooted pa rin siya.

by the way, reset lang ginawa ko. di ako nag unroot sa SU.

so cguro, don sa pag unroot mo sa SU ka nagka problem sir. di ba sabi mo, mukhang di successful ang pag unroot mo. so baka may na modify na mga files don.

kung naka CWM ka sana, pwede ka sana mag flash ng moded ROM (pagkakaalam ko meron don sa thai na website). kaso lang kung di ka na naka root, di mo rin ma install ang CWM niyan.

di kaya, rooted ka pa rin bossing? try mo daw test using root verifier. install mo lang sya from google play...

 

[redtagblogger]

i doubt kung rooted pa rin yung phone ko... pero sa mobileuncle (installed after kong mag-unroot at magkaloko-loko phone ko--haha) nakalagay dun na unroot. tpos, nung tinatry kong i-edit yung file na "vold.fstab" located sa "/system/etc" using ES File Explorer (para ma-browse ko) ayaw ma-modify. so i assume na unrooted na phone ko... pero ang problem is, na-a-access ko pa yung CWM Recovery kapag hinohold ko power button + volume up to restart... ok lng sana yung ganitong setup, kaso lang, di na ko maka-connect sa kahit anong wifi kahit na walang password. siguro, dahil yun sa pag-swap ko ng phone storage na hindi ko na-ibalik nung nag-unroot ako using supersu then reset ng phone thru "system settings" sa android....

iniisip ko nga rin na khit na may update.zip ako kung di rooted ang phone ko, wala ring kwenta. ang last chance ko na lang siguro is pumunta ng service center para maibalik sa unboxed status yung phone... posible ba yun? mga magkano naman kaya yung charge nila?

wait! there's more! may nabasa ako sa forum using yung command line interface pero ayaw ko naman gawin yun... pero na-te-tempt akong i-try yun... hehe )

 

[redtagblogger]

Hi Everyone!

A month ago, I had rooted my Starmobile Astra and it was successful. Two days ago, I found out that you can swap the phone storage and the sdcard, which I did successfully. I'd like to use DroidVPN on my phone but it won't allow to successfully install the tun.ko... i decided to fully unroot my phone using the SuperSU but it was not successful. I then reset my phone thru android "settings". When I restarted it, i just got boot loop. Over time, I manage to bring my phone back but my wifi couldn't connect even to unsecured networks. I have tried so many things and it get to a point that my phone was stuck in Starmobile logo screen.

I decided to try my luck flashing the ROM using custome rom from i-mobile q2 duo. And guess what? It went just fine. My phone is now fully working and can connect to wifi with no problems.

I have learned a lot of things with this experience and I'm happy to say that I'm glad I had experience it. For those people who are in the same situation where you get boot loop or stuck with Starmobile starup screen and had rooted their phone using the instruction on page 1 of this thread, just follow these steps:

1. Download and save the custom rom for i-mobile-q2duo located on page 15 of this thread as posted by @onesaviour (http://d-h.st/Dfs)
2. Access CWM Recovery by holding the "power button + volume up"
3. Choose "mounts and storage" > mount USB storage (do not leave from that screen, else you'll unmount it)
4. Connect your phone to your computer. Your computer should recognize one of your phone storage.
5. Copy and paste the "i-mobile-q2duo_v22_r2.2.zip" to your phone storage. Do not unzip it.
6. Once done, on you phone, go back to the main screen of CWM Recovery by chooing "Go Back".
7. Choose "install zip from sdcard", then select "choose zip from sdcard" and locate the "i-mobile-q2duo_v22_r2.2.zip". It will now begin flashing your rom. Please do not interrupt the process.
8. Once done, go back to the main screen of your CWM Recovery and choose "reboot system" now.
9. You'll notice that your startup screen will have "i-mobile" instead of Starmobile. It is because the rom was from i-mobile based in Thailand. But that is just fine.
10. You'll also notice that LEDs are constantly lit up. You can turn it off in "Settings" > "Display"
11. Enjoy your newly revived phone! )


Sidenotes: baka po meron kayong ROM na yung startup screen logo is from Starmobile at yung Model is Starmobile Astra kapag in-access yung "About Phone" under "Settings". Pa-upload naman please... thanks! )

@bealac, eto pala yung sinasabi mo... di ko gets kasi baguhan lang ako sa mga ganitong bagay. first android phone ko kc tong Astra at ngayon lang ako nangalingot ng Android OS.... )

 

[bealac]

congrats pre!

 

[BLAIZER_28]

musta anything new?

 

[tigerhowl]

guys tanong lang upgradable ba ang astra sa jelly bean may nagsabi kasi sa isang thread ko tnatanong ko kasi about dito e ang sagot kelangan daw rooted so nakita ko tong thread ni dre
so ngaun nagtatanong po ako if possible po bang e upgrade po eto salamat mga dre