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[Q] Not able to root phone or get into recovery

I partitioned my SD card via ROM Manager yesterday to get more space for apps. I'd made a complete backup of the SD card before partitioning and put it on my PC. After the partitioning which went without probs I pasted everything back on the card. But I noticed that the ClockworkMod backups were not there. They were still on the PC but had not been transferred over, so I manually put them in the ClockworkMod folder.
But now I'm not able to go into recovery mode any more. The phone just gets stuck on the screen with an exclamation point icon. Holding power and volume up button to display the system recovery interface doesn't work either. The only solution is to pull the battery. The bootloader is unlocked.
Also, I've tried a few apps (z4root & Universal Androot) to root the phone without luck. I'd really like to root it to see if I can use RomManager to flash a recovery image.
I'm currently running on stock ROM version FRG83D but would prefer to go back to Cyanogen as I like the trackball wake, etc.
Please help me find a solution to this...

Dummies Guide to Fixing 'My Nook Won't Boot'

First off, I need to address credit where credit is due. All credit goes out to Samuelhalff, Nootered, thecubed, iomonster, Decad3nce and anyone else involved with any of the methods I will mention.
As always, everything in this guide is completely at your own risk, I am not responsible for you messing up your device further nor am I responsible in the event that your Nook Color explodes and kills your cat, grandma, etc.
The Fatal Black Screen:
This is the issue where your Nook "refuses to boot up" usually after running Froyo (or possibly HC) off of your internal memory. This is usually caused by, but is not limited too, formatting your sdcard from within Froyo (or versions of HC prior to the flashable zip).
99.99% of the time, this does not mean your Nook is bricked in any way, what simply happened is your boot partition has become corrupted. For you newbies out there, the boot partition is what allows your Nook Color to turn on. The boot partition contains the instructions for what your Nook Color needs to do in order to start up and run.
The Fix:
Thanks to the guys that developed this neat toy, the Nook is set to boot from the sdcard before booting from the internal memory. What this means is, your nook will first search for a boot partition on the sdcard before searching for a boot partition on your Nook's internal memory. Because of this, we are able to boot and run OS software directly from the SDcard. This is how we will be fixing your "bricked" Nook Color.
First visit this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922870
Download either the Rootpack, or the Clockwork Recovery image (1gb).
Next visit this link and download the 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 restore to stock files:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914690
From this link you should also download the very last zip on the page. It is titled-flashable boot repartition zip. or something of the like. If you followed all these steps and still nothing, I would recommend flashing this as it can fix a completely screwed boot partition.
If you wish to instead restore to a pre-rooted 1.1, visit this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932145
Once you have the either version of the bootable Clockwork Recovery (Rootpack or normal standard Clockwork Recovery) and a software version you would like to restore to, you must write your clockwork recovery to an sdcard to make it bootable in the Nook.
In order to do this, you must use Win32DiskImager on Windows or the command line on Mac and Linux. Follow theses instructions for writing the file to an sdcard (substitute the Clockwork file in place of Nooter):
http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting
Once the image is done writing, open up your sdcard on your computer and copy whichever restore to stock zip you choose earlier onto the card.
Now with your Nook Color unplugged from the computer, insert the sdcard and plug the Nook into the computer. Your screen should flash to life. After a short loading screen you will see a menu, using the volume keys, you are able to navigate up and down. Navigate down to the menu item that reads "mounts and storage." Navigate down and press "Format Data" then "Yes." Next do the same thing except format system. Using the power button to go back to a previous menu, return to the "mounts and storage" menu, make sure the sdcard is mounted. (If your sdcard is mounted, you will see the option to 'unmount /sdcard'. If it is not mounted you will see 'mount /sdcard'. In this case you would want to press the 'mount /sdcard' option in order to mount it. Again using the power button as the back button, navigate back to the main menu. You will see a menu item that reads "Install zip from sdcard." Select it. Now select 'choose zip from sdcard.' Now pick the zip you placed on the sdcard earlier. Scroll down to the 'Yes' option and select it. Clockwork Recovery will begin flashing the stock image to your internal memory. After a few minutes, the process should complete and you will see a message that says 'Done. Installation Complete.' From here you should remove your sdcard and navigate back to the main menu. Select the 'Reboot Now' option.
Note: Sometimes after you see the 'Done. Installation Complete.' message, Clockwork will freeze up and you will be unable to navigate back to the main menu in order to reboot. If this is the case do a hard reboot (hold the power button for 15 or so seconds so the screen turns off, then hold the power button again till it turns on).
Congratulations, you've unbricked your bricked Nook Color
TO EVERYONE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER THIS, YOU MAY/SHOULD FLASH SAMUELHALFF'S REPARTITION ZIP MENTIONED EARLIER. (LOOK UP A FEW LINES, SAME LINK AS THE 1.0.0 AND 1.0.1 RESTORE TO STOCK ZIPS)
UPDATE:
IF YOUR STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, USE THIS LINK TO INSTALL 3.0.1.0 ON INTERNAL EMMC AND THEN BOOT TO IT.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958748
note: to do this, you need to be able to atleast boot to the N screen.
MORE UPDATE:
This link has an updated bootable CWM version on it with ext4 support. Write this to your sdcard, format /system and /data and flash CM7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959240
If anyone has anything to add to this tutorial, post here or IM me and I will edit the OP.

So I was doing the 'restore to stock' method earlier today and accidentely reformatted my boot partition is there a fix for this or am I completely hosed now?

bartimeus said:
So I was doing the 'restore to stock' method earlier today and accidentely reformatted my boot partition is there a fix for this or am I completely hosed now?
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Not hosed at all, all you did was format the internal boot partition. When you insert the sdcard and turn the power on, your Nook will find the boot partition on the Clockwork Recovery sd card and boot to that, enabling you to do a full restore.

Well then there may be something more wrong with my nook. I have performed this 3 times and I am still just stuck at a blank black screen.

Are you sure you wrote the image to the sdcard right? Have you plugged in your nook and let it sit for a while? The Nook does have a pretty strange way of running its battery completely dead. What OS were you running before you went to restore to stock?

bartimeus said:
So I was doing the 'restore to stock' method earlier today and accidentely reformatted my boot partition is there a fix for this or am I completely hosed now?
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Yes, it is totally effed. Just send me the nook, it's garbage now anyhow.

nootered said:
yes, it is totally effed. Just send me the nook, it's garbage now anyhow.
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lmfao .

Oh dear god this just happened to me today. Thank you for posting this up.

nootered said:
Yes, it is totally effed. Just send me the nook, it's garbage now anyhow.
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lolololololololololololol

Sorry. But if the boot partition is corrupt these files wont suffice. You'll need to flash my boot repartiton zip..
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Hi, thanks for putting this topic up and of course full credit goes to everyone who's been so helpful replying to bricked NC posts.
After 4 days of searching and trying to revive my bricked NC (tried the conventional 8 reboots, power+n methods), I believe I have a unique situation where I:
1) Can't load 128MB/1GB CWR SD ('loading' word appears, then black screen of death appears)
--tested a variation of power + n + up/down arrows (for 2-3mins or more)
--used PC USB / AC to turn device on
--used a Sandisk 256MB/2GB/4GB-CL4 and Transcend 8GB-CL6 uSDs
--used Win7, Ubuntu, EASEUS Partition Master, SD Formatter and another Android device to format the uSDs
--burned the .img using both Win32DiskImager and WinImage
2) Can't load any Froyo/HC SD roms (same results as above)
--same conditions as above
--plus tried every available version of NookieFroyo/HC out there
3) Can't access ADB at any given point. devmgmt.msc does not show any hardware with any VID of 2080. When the NC is powered on by USB, windows detects it and chimes, but that connection disconnects instantly.
Simply put, how it happened was:
OOBE -> BN 1.01 -> Autonooter -> block OTA -> Root + gApps > Rom Mgr'd CWR into eMMC -> HC v4 SD -> gApps -> manual su -> dalingrin's 1.1ghz oc kernel -> reboot success > checking on symlinks -> sudden auto-reboot to stock -> reboot done -> HC loads ok -> blacks out, unable to reboot anymore.
Has anyone else encountered this scenario? In my searches I've not come across anyone with this failure. Is it possible that my CPU has fried due to the OC to 1.1?
P.S. Sam, not able to try your methods as I'm not able to even boot anything from the SD.

I'mm in the same boat (nook) tried everything here as well as a similar guide on androidtablets and nothing. I can't boot at all. No power on, just a black screen. Any help at all would be welcome.

samuelhalff said:
Sorry. But if the boot partition is corrupt these files wont suffice. You'll need to flash my boot repartiton zip..
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Ya, I realized that I forgot that, I'll add it in when I get home today, Thanks.

I flashed the 1.1 CWR image and all is fine now.

RileyGrant said:
Ya, I realized that I forgot that, I'll add it in when I get home today, Thanks.
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The second link in your original post has a link to it as part of step 5.

It took a couple times of me re-writing the CWR image before I could get it to boot. Now I have it booting into CWR but when I flash the 1.0.1 recovery the nook refuses to boot. Any ideas?
edit: I am removing the micro SD before I reboot
edit 2: sam's repartition boot FTW....I think

LocalStain said:
I'mm in the same boat (nook) tried everything here as well as a similar guide on androidtablets and nothing. I can't boot at all. No power on, just a black screen. Any help at all would be welcome.
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Glad you found this, it was my next recommendation after the charge break.
Sent from my LogicPD Zoom2 using Tapatalk

How about a dummies guide to the dummies guide for the dummies?
Or, better, WTF! ITS BRICKED!
Already did all the things suggested. Twice. Purchased last Nook Color from Best Buy yesterday, brought it home, charged it to 100%, played with it and ran Auto-Nooter 2.12.25. When I plugged in the cable to boot, it came up with the battery low-wait 15min screen. (Battery was at 100%) Tried again, same thing. Re-flashed Auto-Nooter and tried again, black screen. Nothing. Bricked. What I do get is a black screen with a flash of backlight every 20 seconds or so. Tried to re flash Auto-Nooter and boot, nothing.
Today same story, just wasted 5 hours trying: Auto-Nooter, Clockwork Recovery image, Nookie-Froyo, complete restore-1.0.1.......nothing brings up any life in the nook.
Suggestions? (Ready to return......)

Cant boot to SD
I am running the HC v4 flashed rom and I have tried numerous .img files. It is like it doest see the boot image I just created and boots into Honeycomb everytime? Any thoughts or help please sorry I am a noob.

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Clockwork Recovery will begin flashing the stock image to your internal memory. After a few minutes, the process should complete and you will see a message that says 'Done. Installation Complete.' From here you should remove your sdcard and navigate back to the main menu. Select the 'Reboot Now' option.
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After spending the better part of four hours trying to solve a fatal error with my reverted-to-stock NC, I ran across the fix for the problem.
First of all, the problem: After diagnosing a bad NC USB cable that was causing USB device mounting issues within Windows, I began to encounter a fatal error modal dialog that stated, "Your NOOKcolor encountered a problem that requires a system restart" at the home screen. No matter what I did in terms of formatting & re-imaging, the message remained. In an effort to fix it, I decided to restore to stock 1.1 using a bootable CWR SD image. After following the instructions to the letter, including formatting /System and /Data after shooting the stock 1.1 image onto the NC, the message persisted. I then attempted to back-rev to 1.01 and 1.0, with similar results.
I suspect that what happened to me was that during the process of diagnosing the USB cable issues, I booted from a uSD card that had AutoNooter 3.0 on it, and interrupted the process mid-stream, thus causing data or partition corruption. I'm not a Nook expert, so I'm not certain of this, but based on my general experience level, that's what it 'felt' like.
How did I finally recover? As a last step to the standard revert-to-stock process, after rebooting from CWR, I used a three-finger salute to reset the device. It was only after I did this that the fatal error disappeared.
Just thought that I'd post this in case anyone has a similar experience and is desperate for something else to try.
DS

Can the internal SD get corrupted?

so i woke up this am and the phone was dead. dark screen but the bottom row keys lit up.
the phone is a original galaxy s captivate on att. i was running stock gingerbread with a root for at least a year or so. i have put custom roms on in the past but went back to stock using Kies
I've tried a couple of things that have worked for me in the past but no luck. here is what I've already tried
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-3-gingerbread-firmware-on-samsung-captivate/
Odin doesn't return any errors just won't boot, only DL mode or recovery. i can use the volume and plug in to get to download mode and the three button combo to get to recovery console but i keep getting the same error msg. i've tried to 'wipe data/factory reset' and 'wipe cache partition'
see attached image (used a friends phone)
is this recoverable?

I'm not familiar with either method you tried but since you can get into download mode I would suggest the following. Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300843 go to the third post and download the kk4 one-click without boot loaders. Run that then boot back into download mode. Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294477 and download the corn kernel .tar file. Use Odin to flash it to your phone if you want root or to flash custom ROMs.
If you just want a working phone with gingerbread then the first link should get you set up. And to answer your question in the title yes the internal memory can get corrupt.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda app-developers app

thanks for the quick reply. but i got the same screen after odin competed it said PASS! in green. but then the phone booted to recovery and a simmilar screen came up with ''failed to mount /sdcard (no such file or directory) but the rest of the red part is the same.if i hit' reboot device it brough back the ATT logo and the galaxy S but then it loops back to the ATT and keeps looping. anything else i can try? thx

Was this the Odin one-click or was it the kernel?
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda app-developers app

that was Odin one click. i didn't even try the second one.

OK well try using Odin to flash the kernel I listed above. That should give you a custom recovery which will allow you the option of mounting and also formatting the SD card. Try mounting it to your PC first so you can backup anything you want.
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ok, which Odin? and which slot does the kernel go in? sorry for all the dumb questions

ok, i got it. put it in the PDA slot and i'm running the custom kernel. but it still gives me an error when i try to mount the sdcard, just says 'error mounding /sdcard!'
if i try to mount 'data' the screen goes blank.

gisxer said:
ok, i got it. put it in the PDA slot and i'm running the custom kernel. but it still gives me an error when i try to mount the sdcard, just says 'error mounding /sdcard!'
if i try to mount 'data' the screen goes blank.
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Formatting anything will of course cause you to loose any data on the internal SD. I'm sure you know that I just want to be clear before you do what I'm suggesting.
Ok if you have an external SD card in the phone remove it now. Then in recovery go to Mounts and Storage. In there format sdcard and emmc. Then back out of that screen and select advanced and then reboot recovery. Then try mounting your sd card again or there should be a mount usb storage option which will allow you to mount it to your pc(if its working).

i totally understand. i keep backups of everything and i havent had the ext-sd or sim in this whole time.
in recovery i dont' see emmc, and when i try to format sdcard, the msg at the bottom is
'using format_unknown-device... '
'Error mounting /sdcard!'
'Skipping format...'
'done.'

gisxer said:
i totally understand. i keep backups of everything and i havent had the ext-sd or sim in this whole time.
in recovery i dont' see emmc, and when i try to format sdcard, the msg at the bottom is
'using format_unknown-device... '
'Error mounting /sdcard!'
'Skipping format...'
'done.'
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Can you load another snapshot of what is listed in the mounts and storage screen?

sorry, i'll have to wait till tomorrow at work. i don't have a other phone that can take the pic

it's a little blurry but you can read it.

I have the exact same issue as you and I've worked around it by following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447303

I think your internal sdcard is dead
can you use mount usb storage option found in mount and storage

gisxer said:
it's a little blurry but you can read it.
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Try selecting - mount /data then try to reboot. ...a shot in the dark but its all i can see that is different from my corn kernel recovery. But probably as stated above, ur internal sdcard may b gone.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium

When I try to mount USB storage, it give error 'Unable to write to ums lunfile (No such file or directory
I'm going to try Siesta410 method next
thanks for everyone's input so far...

gisxer said:
When I try to mount USB storage, it give error 'Unable to write to ums lunfile (No such file or directory
I'm going to try Siesta410 method next
thanks for everyone's input so far...
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Any luck there?
Had similar issue long back, could not revive internal SD, I partitioned my external SD card (3 partitions, i forgot how), then loaded AOCP 5+ , it installed on to external sd which was considered internal by OS. It worked fine, but you can't swap out any other SD card easily as OS is in your external card.
Don't remember many details..

[Q] Recover data from Soft Bricked Phone

First I'd like to thank you for spending time to help me out with my problem. I've tried to handle the problem on my own for the past 2 days, and amount to nothing. I've searched the internet about this issue, and tried to adb pull my photos and tried to flash using ODIN v3.07. But the device doesn't seem to be able to be detected by few computers I've tried. I've changed different cables to see if it would help, but it doesn't help either. I've also tried to use Odin v3.04 to see if it helped.
Problem: Galaxy note is stuck at the samsung logo and cannot continue to main screen.
Cause: Removed battery to take memory card out, after that, reinsert the SD card and the problem occurs. (Battery was also at the low)
Needs: Recover photo from phone
Prevent: Factory reset
What the phone does:
Samsung Mobile USB composite successfully connected
Can get to download mode
What it can't:
Samsung MTP USB failed to connect
Not detected in ODIN v3.07
Phone Condition:
GT N7000 (International version)
Have never been rooted before
1 year 3 months age
Thank you so much for your attention, I hope all you "GURUs" can help out a noob like me.

photos? are those saved in the gallery? taken by cam?
if yes the factory reset doesnot erase that...
1. try booting without the sd card..
2. I dont know which rom were you on .. hopefully ICS.even if no.. download http://www.mediafire.com/?wsmj7fytof14bf1 & http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1408182&stc=1&d=1350455938 and place it on sd card..
then boot into recovery and choose apply update from external storage.. choose the kernel (1st zip Philz) you downloaded and install..
once done.. power off the phone and reboot into recovery .. CWM should be there..
go to mounts and storage and choose mount usb storage and conenct to PC.. check if you can get the drives there... (may take a few secs)
if no.. then install the 2nd zip.. aroma file manager.. this will give you a file manager in recovery... you can copy required files from the internal SD to external SD. then power off and remove the sd card..

Thank you so much!
From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! Thanks to you, I can have a good night sleep. :fingers-crossed: You're clearly a Guru! Better than the staff's I've consulted from Samsung Service. Again, thank you!

did you manage to recover the photos? how?

I used the first kernel (Philz) and updated the phone through SD card, mounted the USB through CWM and connect to my computer. Then I got the notification from my computer it got detected. Yeah! Haha, thank you so much!
Now, trying to figure out is it possible to flash odin using this technique.

no...
but you could try doing a factory reset.. .. and check if the phone boots up.. keep in mind that you now have an ICS kernel.. so if the rom was ics then the phone may boot up.. but if it was JB or GB then it wont..
you can also try to install a custom rom from here..

Thank you so much for your insights. Sorry to bother you, but which Custom Rom do you recommend? I'd like to have an experts point of view.

hmmm thats really hard to answer... but you could try JB for note. like eybees, or ulitmate and more..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1970626
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2153877

i can only get into dl mode with a jig is there anyway of doing this sd card zip with out recovery mode? are is there anyway to force recovery mode? i tried redoing recovery but no luck

gjmath01 said:
i can only get into dl mode with a jig is there anyway of doing this sd card zip with out recovery mode? are is there anyway to force recovery mode? i tried redoing recovery but no luck
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use the .tar file from philz kernel and flash using pc odin in download mode to get recovery. recovery is volume up+power+home button try that first.

i have done that the last 2weeks i have been reading and doing everything i read but no luck.i cant flash anything with odin it stops.it aid no pit mapping so i tried redoing pit file and it wont take.i try adb and fastbook but cant get the damn phone in usb debugging for it to reconize the phone im lost and have done 99percent of what i have
read

Great help
nokiamodeln91 said:
photos? are those saved in the gallery? taken by cam?
if yes the factory reset doesnot erase that...
1. try booting without the sd card..
2. I dont know which rom were you on .. hopefully ICS.even if no.. download http://www.mediafire.com/?wsmj7fytof14bf1 & http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1408182&stc=1&d=1350455938 and place it on sd card..
then boot into recovery and choose apply update from external storage.. choose the kernel (1st zip Philz) you downloaded and install..
once done.. power off the phone and reboot into recovery .. CWM should be there..
go to mounts and storage and choose mount usb storage and conenct to PC.. check if you can get the drives there... (may take a few secs)
if no.. then install the 2nd zip.. aroma file manager.. this will give you a file manager in recovery... you can copy required files from the internal SD to external SD. then power off and remove the sd card..
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You just saved the day for me. Great help. Could recover all pics from Xperia Sola. Thanks

can i use the same method for galaxy j500f?? im stuck with custom binary block by frp.

nokiamodeln91 said:
photos? are those saved in the gallery? taken by cam?
if yes the factory reset doesnot erase that...
1. try booting without the sd card..
2. I dont know which rom were you on .. hopefully ICS.even if no.. download http://www.mediafire.com/?wsmj7fytof14bf1 & http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1408182&stc=1&d=1350455938 and place it on sd card..
then boot into recovery and choose apply update from external storage.. choose the kernel (1st zip Philz) you downloaded and install..
once done.. power off the phone and reboot into recovery .. CWM should be there..
go to mounts and storage and choose mount usb storage and conenct to PC.. check if you can get the drives there... (may take a few secs)
if no.. then install the 2nd zip.. aroma file manager.. this will give you a file manager in recovery... you can copy required files from the internal SD to external SD. then power off and remove the sd card..
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Sir
newbie here.My device isn't rooted.Yesterday, I downloaded Marshmallow update 6.0.1.At 43%,I started the update.I thought it will complete in that.you know,the logo and all came.I watched it updating till 85% then got on with my work.Then,I felt a vibration.I saw it rebooting and then it showed samsung logo in all white.It wouldn't move forwards after that.I heard 3 vibrations periodically.The 1st one...4 sec gap...and then the 2nd & 3rd vibrations in quick succession.And it would go on infinitely until the battery discharged.I plugged it in the wall charger and then I noticed the charging has also become very slow.I left it for charging at 6 AM and till now(12:14pm),its just 58%.I read in a thread about force restrat and quickly going into recovery mode.I wiped the cache partition hoping it would solve the problem but it didn't. I couldn't understand the rest of the part,so I didn't try.I selected power off option and right now it is charging.I have important data stored on the internal storage so I fear doing a factory reset.I also have fingerprint lock on it so I have no idea how to connect to PC and use.I got no idea about flashing roms.Is there any possible way to revert back to lollipop? I just want my data before I do something.Please help.I really want my data.I can manage without the tab.
I want to recover photos and no,they were not taken by camera.Rather,they were transferred to the device via sharing apps and I deleted other copies.Please help.I need my data.

I stay far away from solo kernels. Only if it is packed i a recovery file.Till now, i don't have problems, whatever I try to do with my Note.
From 4.1.2 to 7.1.1, no problem.

nokiamodeln91 said:
photos? are those saved in the gallery? taken by cam?
if yes the factory reset doesnot erase that...
1. try booting without the sd card..
2. I dont know which rom were you on .. hopefully ICS.even if no.. download http://www.mediafire.com/?wsmj7fytof14bf1 & http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1408182&stc=1&d=1350455938 and place it on sd card..
then boot into recovery and choose apply update from external storage.. choose the kernel (1st zip Philz) you downloaded and install..
once done.. power off the phone and reboot into recovery .. CWM should be there..
go to mounts and storage and choose mount usb storage and conenct to PC.. check if you can get the drives there... (may take a few secs)
if no.. then install the 2nd zip.. aroma file manager.. this will give you a file manager in recovery... you can copy required files from the internal SD to external SD. then power off and remove the sd card..
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I know this is an old thread and these files probably are not up to date either. Hope someone can help.
I tried the philz zip and it went by quick but I believe I got a "signature not verified error."
I tried the aroma zip and I think it said "incorrect footer?"
Thanks for any help.

[Q] "Unable to mount SD", can I access storage via PC?

TL ; DR: Splash stuck on restart, "Mount attempt 1/2/3/4/5... Unable to mount SD card message" in recovery mode, need to access storage to retrieve files I'd rather not lose, is there any way to plug into a computer with the device in boot or recovery mode to access my files?
Long verson:
I haven't rooted my phone or downloaded any weird or strange apps. I didn't recently update or load or add or install anything new to my phone, nor did I drop it hard. Nothing new or different happened, I just decided to restart my phone before bed, and now it doesn't work. The HTC ONE splash pops up, then the AT&T logo appears: Typically it goes through a small animation, but now instead it's just the logo and an animated glare practically indiscernibly moves a couple of pixels across the logo (like it's a lagging GIF). Before the glare moves completely across the logo, the phone restarts and the so does the process.
I can access recovery mode and when I do I get the "Mount attempt 1/2/3/4/5... Unable to mount SD card message". So I guess the only thing left for me to do is try factory reset, but there are a couple files I want off the device if I can manage that. I was hoping to be able to USB plug into my computer into recovery mode and access the storage like a portable hdd but I can't figure out which mode to go into or if its even possible.
Suggestions?

koreiryuu said:
TL ; DR: Splash stuck on restart, "Mount attempt 1/2/3/4/5... Unable to mount SD card message" in recovery mode, need to access storage to retrieve files I'd rather not lose, is there any way to plug into a computer with the device in boot or recovery mode to access my files?
Long verson:
I haven't rooted my phone or downloaded any weird or strange apps. I didn't recently update or load or add or install anything new to my phone, nor did I drop it hard. Nothing new or different happened, I just decided to restart my phone before bed, and now it doesn't work. The HTC ONE splash pops up, then the AT&T logo appears: Typically it goes through a small animation, but now instead it's just the logo and an animated glare practically indiscernibly moves a couple of pixels across the logo (like it's a lagging GIF). Before the glare moves completely across the logo, the phone restarts and the so does the process.
I can access recovery mode and when I do I get the "Mount attempt 1/2/3/4/5... Unable to mount SD card message". So I guess the only thing left for me to do is try factory reset, but there are a couple files I want off the device if I can manage that. I was hoping to be able to USB plug into my computer into recovery mode and access the storage like a portable hdd but I can't figure out which mode to go into or if its even possible.
Suggestions?
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do you have a custom recovery installed? If yes you can use adb pull to copy your file to your pc.

alray said:
do you have a custom recovery installed? If yes you can use adb pull to copy your file to your pc.
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nope, he doesn't the message "Mount attempt 1/2/3/4/5... Unable to mount SD card message" is stock recovery
EDIT: and if he unlocks bootloader using HTCdev, that will completely wipe his phone, I know you know, but the OP probably doesnt

nkk71 said:
nope, he doesn't the message "Mount attempt 1/2/3/4/5... Unable to mount SD card message" is stock recovery
EDIT: and if he unlocks bootloader using HTCdev, that will completely wipe his phone, I know you know, but the OP probably doesnt
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You're right, I didn't know that.
I just finished going into recovery mode and wiping data/factory reset option anyway, giving up accessing the files I needed, and the same thing is happening. HTC ONE logo, switch to AT&T logo with a laggy glare animation, auto restart and the process restarts again. Is there anything I can do to allievate this problem?