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Just like the title suggests, I need help. I have been working on this for three days and have not accomplished anything.
I have been rooted for six months, flashed many roms, kernels, enabled apps2sd, etc.., etc.., but I do not know how it all works(just to give you a little FYI).
"I do not have a recovery screen anymore." At first I just wasn't able to push a new one, it would tell me "usage flash_image partition.img" or something very similar. I searched for that phrase and found something with it in the G1 forums, tried it(probably should have asked first), and now I don't even have a recovery image. Like I said I've tried almost everything and it may be simple but this is beyond me, someone please help.
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secbrad said:
Just like the title suggests, I need help. I have been working on this for three days and have not accomplished anything.
I have been rooted for six months, flashed many roms, kernels, enabled apps2sd, etc.., etc.., but I do not know how it all works(just to give you a little FYI).
"I do not have a recovery screen anymore." At first I just wasn't able to push a new one, it would tell me "usage flash_image partition.img" or something very similar. I searched for that phrase and found something with it in the G1 forums, tried it(probably should have asked first), and now I don't even have a recovery image. Like I said I've tried almost everything and it may be simple but this is beyond me, someone please help.
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what happens when you hold home then press the power button? Is there any sort of screen if you get a screen you need to install android sdk and flash a new recovery image using adb
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what happens when you hold home then press the power button? Is there any sort of screen if you get a screen you need to install android sdk and flash a new recovery image using adb
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Yes there is a screen, it's the green HTC w/ white background. It will just sit there forever. I am at work right now so I can't do it yet but when I get home I'll try it, hopefully that works.
BTW, from my phone I can't tell if you have a donate button. I was serious about that.
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Try downloading the RUU and then re-rooting your phone. It will be wiped clean from the RUU install then you'll be able to push a new recovery img over. If you don't want to do that my other suggestion is if you can't manually flash the recovery try downloading RomManager from the market and using that to flash a recovery.
As far as why you can't flash a recovery where are you placing the recovery.img when you try? are you doing it from your computer or from your sdcard using a terminal emulator? If its from your computer make sure that the recovery.img is in the tools folder and make sure you type it word for word (caps included) if your trying to do it from the terminal emulator and its on your sdcard the same applies as it must be letter for letter and word for word, but before you can type anything you have to gain root access in the terminal you do this by simply typing su and then enter. SuperUser Permissions will ask you if its ok to use root click ok then type in what you need to.
Since you said you've been trying to flash it I assume you know what to type but if you need it again just ask I'll post it up for you. Hope this helps.
Here's something I wrote a few days ago to help someone who was trying to flash a custom recovery might be helpful.
Flashing a custom recovery is pretty easy there is a couple of ways to do it some find it easier to do by putting it on the sd card and flashing it through a terminal emulator or if you have your htc sync and adb set up already you can throw it on your sd card and type this
Code:
adb remount
Code:
adb shell
Code:
flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA-darchstar.img
You should see this below
Code:
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA-darchstar.img
flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA-darchstar.img
#
Reboot into recovery and you should be all set to go. The other way by using the terminal emulator you'll just type in this in:
Code:
su
Accept Root access request from SuperUser Permissions then type:
Code:
flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA-darchstar.img
You should see the same output to know you did it correctly. Hope this helps.
secbrad said:
Yes there is a screen, it's the green HTC w/ white background. It will just sit there forever. I am at work right now so I can't do it yet but when I get home I'll try it, hopefully that works.
BTW, from my phone I can't tell if you have a donate button. I was serious about that.
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No donate needed
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Also try quick boot to get in to recovery
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Thanks
Thanks everyone for all you help. I ended up being able to do it through terminal. I guess next time I won't wait three days to ask for a thirty second fix.
ok, so i tried to get help in the actual froyo 2.2.13 install thread but i'm not getting an answer.
i downloaded, installed, and it said it was successful.. i rebooted, went into the settings to see if it changed, and it still said 2.2.9. i tried to do it again and now my phone will not reboot into recovery using droid x bootstrap or rom manager... won't even go into it if i do it manually... i tried to uninstall bootstrap and rom manager and reinstalling, no luck. please help.
brandon2x said:
ok, so i tried to get help in the actual froyo 2.2.13 install thread but i'm not getting an answer.
i downloaded, installed, and it said it was successful.. i rebooted, went into the settings to see if it changed, and it still said 2.2.9. i tried to do it again and now my phone will not reboot into recovery using droid x bootstrap or rom manager... won't even go into it if i do it manually... i tried to uninstall bootstrap and rom manager and reinstalling, no luck. please help.
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Try these comands from :
AllDroid Public Board»Motorola»Droid X Forums»Droid X Rooting»How to get 2.2, Rooted, on your Droid X
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If you have /system/xbin/su and /system/app/Superuser.apk, but cannot use "Superuser" (no prompts from Superuser app, "permission denied" when you try to run "su"), just do the following:
Run "adb shell"
Run "/system/xbin/su"
Watch your screen for Superuser app to prompt for permission and click "allow"
Run "mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system"
Run "cp /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su"
Run "chmod 4755 /system/bin/su"
Open the SuperUser application on the phone (app launcher) and make sure that "superuser" isn't listed and denied. If so, "forget it" and return to step 2. If you can't find SuperUser, it's not installed and you should download from this posts attachments and "adb install Superuser.apk"
[optional] Run "mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/system /system"
This should help you get your su working again.
not sure on your process so if you still do not have the .13 I would go back to your process and see what you are missing. I rebooted into recovery from bootstrap when I installed mine. Then I had to do the above commands to get my su back.
If you still don't have it, try the FULL instructions from here:
MDW Presents: Droid X 2.3.13 - The Froyo Upgrade
read through it and see if #5 from step 2 pertains to you.
The biggest thing to remember is to mount before you select the file to load on your sd card.
This thread:
Motorola Droid 2Droid 2 Android DevelopmentHow to root the Droid 2
will also be helpful regarding root if you have further questions.
Hope this helps.
My su is working fine. Nothing is being denied when I open it. Just cannot get to recovery with any option... im lost...
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Maybe just double check through adb shell even if you are not having su issues?
Run "adb shell"
Run "/system/xbin/su"
Watch your screen for Superuser app to prompt for permission and click "allow" (I never saw any request)
Run "mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system"
Run "cp /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su"
Run "chmod 4755 /system/bin/su"
I had similar issues of nothing being denied after a successful install and had to do the su commands. It helped me to reboot into recovery afterwards.
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Ok im still learning.... how do I "run adb shell" and do these commands you're telling me...
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brandon2x said:
Ok im still learning.... how do I "run adb shell" and do these commands you're telling me...
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I saw your post in the other thread. The best thing you can do is go through the links I gave you. Start with the root thread and click the more directions link in it. read through the processes and make sure you download all files and also understand what sbf is. Once you have all of the tools to do root and load whatever leak or rom you want you should be set. Understanding what is going on is key. This is a decision you are making to alter your phone for your benefit. Take the time to download SDK and whatever else is needed for your computer. Become familiar with what shell is and how to get there as well as explore within it. If you can get shell down and how to access your su and run commands, you should know enough to start. There are many things you need to research in order to be confident in what you are doing. I am sure you will not have a problem, just putting the time in to figure out everything is key. This is what I had to do.
I think that this is the best advice I can give you. None of us can know exactly what you are doing so you need to know the processes and choose which one is going to work for your circumstance. Good luck and if you have anymore problems I am sure all of us on xda can figure out a solution for you.
ok, finally, with a little help i got my phone rerooted and back to normal. learned a lot in the process too. thanks to all...
I'm attempting to create sd files on system to get a2sd works..
but when doing "mkdir system/sd" on terminal or adb shell, it shows
"mkdir failed system/sd, out of memory"
Anyone got an idea of how to make it work??? Can I know whats the problem??
U have to do it from recovery mode.
Next time post questions in general forum!
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BlaY0 said:
U have to do it from recovery mode.
Next time post questions in general forum!
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Sorry about that...I've also done it in recovery mode..but the sd file still doesnt exist...
Maybe you forgot to mount it first?
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BlaY0 said:
Maybe you forgot to mount it first?
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After done remount /system, manage to get the files..thanks~
After install darktremor a2sd and install it.. when check evrythg goes right..but I stuck on the boot screen for the 1st reboot...where do I went wrong??
well while rooting my phone, installing the recovery and custom rom.. i made a slight (big) mistake towards the ending of root kit process by hasoon. When we are about to flash the custom rom, we're supposed to wipe everything so there wouldn't be any problems later on. We all know a fresh install always gives the best results. When i was wiping everything, i forgot to put Android Revolution HD on my sd so now i have recovery but i can't install a stock rom, custom rom, and i can't restore my phone. please someone help me.. i unfortunately have to go to work in 20 mins but when i get out of work i would greatly appreciate it if i had a few answers that can help me out with my situation. I don't care if its a hard process. this isn't my first phone i root so im not that noobie (at least i don't think so) so all im asking is to be pointed in the right direction and i would greatly appreciate that. Please and thanks for the help everyone. Hope we're all enjoying this amazing phone
Use the all-in-one toolkit in the dev forum to sideload the ROM from your PC. Rename the ROM something simple like arhd.zip on your PC to make it easier.
This helped me with a similar problem.
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thanks for getting me on the right track.. i honestly feel really close to having a phone again but now cwm is messing me up now. whenever i try to sideload.. i keep getting "failed to open driver control: No such file or directory" then it says "restarting adbd..." and then it just repeats with the no driver control. did this happen to u? :-/
Josh112191 said:
thanks for getting me on the right track.. i honestly feel really close to having a phone again but now cwm is messing me up now. whenever i try to sideload.. i keep getting "failed to open driver control: No such file or directory" then it says "restarting adbd..." and then it just repeats with the no driver control. did this happen to u? :-/
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I have exactly the same problem. ADB sideload isn't working for me as the device isn't showing up in adb when booted into recovery... I've been doing this for years... I don't know how I could have done something so stupid :'(
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I managed to fix this by installing CWM touch recovery and using LINUX to sideload the ROM .zip for installation. Good look sorting it out!
No didn't get anything like that. Maybe if you can get a USB OTG cable and try load the ROM that way through CWM from a USB or micro sd adapter?
I'm not sure if this would work as I haven't tried it - just a suggestion to try.
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Sideload from CWM Recovery
Just went through the whole boot loop due to Aroma freezes at the beginning of the installation, but CWM Recovery is still accessible so I went the ADB Sideload method and push the file to be installed because I didn't have any backup on the internal memory.
Just a couple of guides from the guys at XDA that got me back:
make sure you have the most up to date ADB Tools
From your phone go to Recovery>install zip from sideload
From CMD prompt, check that adb can see your device by 'adb devices' command, it should show your device number with sideload next to it.
If it doesn't see it, try 'adb kill-server' and then 'adb start-server'
Then 'adb sideload custom.zip' (custom= name of ROM zip file)
You should see the percentage completion then it will start the installation on your phone.
I am also newbie at this, was panicking and looked around here having this bricked phone next to me for 24hrs, but I asked around and they got me back in.
Good luck.
boot to recovery and push rom to phone....
'adb push /path/to/ROM/on/your/computer /path/on/device' (without quotes)
xdracco said:
boot to recovery and push rom to phone....
'adb push /path/to/ROM/on/your/computer /path/on/device' (without quotes)
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I'd be interested to see an example of the command for future reference??
For example, the ROM is saved in C:\fastboot
Thanks.
xdracco said:
boot to recovery and push rom to phone....
'adb push /path/to/ROM/on/your/computer /path/on/device' (without quotes)
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This is what I was going to suggest.
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redbull123 said:
I'd be interested to see an example of the command for future reference??
For example, the ROM is saved in C:\fastboot
Thanks.
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adb push C:\fastboot\My_Rom.zip /sdcard/Download/
Try to have no spaces in the file name. linux based systems hate that.
Then when you boot into recovery, head over to:
install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard -> Download/
You'll find your ROM there.
HTH
What model do u have?
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Hi,
I've looked everywhere for a solution but couldn't find one that helped. I was trying to flash a mod via TWRP custom recovery (followed all the instructions, wiped dalvik cache etc) but when rebooting, |the phone got stuck on the HTC One logo. I can access the custom recovery but when trying to mount storage, computer -running Windows 8- doesn't seem to do anything. Also made the mistake of not making a nandroid backup beforehand, so just need to be able to flash a ROM. Tried to adb push the file, but it gives me the error 'device not found'.
Delete... Sorry, I did misread it.
A lot of people have issues with getting drivers to work on Windows 8. Probably easier if you know someone who has Windows 7 and install the drivers on that
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Minimal ADB and Fastboot
Maybe you could try this one here, solved this problem for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
You can check if adb can find your phone with "adb devices". If there is none, you have to check your drivers again.
I then used adb sideload in TWRP. Start it when connected and type "adb sideload update.zip" (or whatever your zip is called). He will load the file to your root /data directory. You can install the zip from there then.
Thanks
Thanks for the answers! I'll try using another computer that's not running Windows 8 - I have a feeling its a problem with the drivers.
Same problem here, when i type fastboot devices the serial appeared but i cant push files like the stock odex rom, cant, i found out i cant access my internal memory, is there a solution for that?
Thanks!!
Fastboot and adb are different. You can only adb push from in a Rom or in recovery
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nateboi81 said:
Fastboot and adb are different. You can only adb push from in a Rom or in recovery
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even in settings in twrp or cwm recovery, i cant mount my memory, is there a way to remount my memory on my phone? so that i transfer stock rom to my phone