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[Q] how can i write /sdcard/update.zip in recovery mode

I was trying to update the status bar on my i9000m/JH2. I must have done something wrong when zipping, signing, or zipaligning the file. I was able to apply the update.zip without any errors through recovery mode. But when i rebooted, I was met with continuous force close windows. I had my original backed up and wanted to place that into /sdcard and then simply run it from recovery mode to 'undo' the damage i did.
/sdcard appears empty when I run abd to my phone while in recovery mode. If i attempt to push a file to it, i get 'permission denied'. Do i need to manually mount /sdcard in recovery mode to be able to overwrite /sdcard/update.zip (can this be done)?

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On sec...

nudge nudge

Reflash is only option now. Recommend in future you leave recovery update.zip on SD card and use root explorer to copy over new f/w. That way if no good you can recover easier.
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If u get adb running why not just push it then ?
adb shell stop
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell start

lgkahn said:
Reflash is only option now. Recommend in future you leave recovery update.zip on SD card and use root explorer to copy over new f/w. That way if no good you can recover easier.
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I ended up reflashing shortly after it happened. I'll look into root explorers.

Daneshm90 said:
If u get adb running why not just push it then ?
adb shell stop
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell start
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I was able to get adb running, but I didn't see /system when listing. Did i need to mount it?

onaquest said:
I was able to get adb running, but I didn't see /system when listing. Do i need to mount it?
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/system should still be already mounted. Otherwise u wudnt see a homescreen.
Just try the commands.

Daneshm90 said:
/system should still be already mounted. Otherwise u wudnt see a homescreen.
Just try the commands.
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One other detail is that the phone wasn't rooted At the time I thought that might have been preventing me from seein /system.
This is all educational for me, I was wondering what other options I had before reflashing. Thanks for all the input guys. I ended reflashing with Odin a few days ago.

[HACK] Superboot Method for 2.3.2 (GRH78C)

The Superboot root method boot.img for 2.3.2 is now live thanks to Paul over at Android @ MoDaCo.
"Superboot is a boot.img that when flashed, will root your device the first time you boot (installing su and the superuser APK). No need to flash the system partition, no need to use ADB, no messing with the contents of your data partition, no overwriting the shipped ROM on your device, just flash the boot image using the instructions below and you're done!"
Using Superboot
- Download the zip file and extract
- Connect Nexus S via USB cable (with debugging enabled - Settings->Applications->Development->Check "USB Debuggging")
- Boot into bootloader mode - (Turn on while holding 'volume up')
- WINDOWS - double click 'install-superboot-windows.bat'
- MAC - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh' followed by './install-superboot-mac.sh'
- LINUX - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-superboot-linux.sh' followed by './install-superboot-linux.sh'
*Again, All credit goes to Paul at Android @ MoDaCo*

Cool I'm rooted already but nice to see easier ways of doing it for the noobs. Appreciate the work.
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Updated today to 2.3.2 and lost root. Used this and I'm back up and running ! Thank you!!!
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2.3.2
can u do this being rooted or do you have to revert to stock

For some reason this didn't work for me. I tried it twice but each time the phone rebooted I still didn't have root. Do I have to unlock fastboot?

qreffie said:
For some reason this didn't work for me. I tried it twice but each time the phone rebooted I still didn't have root. Do I have to unlock fastboot?
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i think you would

fastboot
fastboot satus failinvalid command

finally regain root, thank you!!!

qreffie said:
For some reason this didn't work for me. I tried it twice but each time the phone rebooted I still didn't have root. Do I have to unlock fastboot?
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Yes. These instructions assume you have already unlocked your bootloader.
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maybe a noob question: if I just root my Nexus S using this method (no custom rom installation), will I still be able to get OTA updates from google?

dakiz71 said:
maybe a noob question: if I just root my Nexus S using this method (no custom rom installation), will I still be able to get OTA updates from google?
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Yes. You may have to re-root after updates but your phone will prompt you when OTA updates are available just like normal.
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annndrewww said:
Yes. These instructions assume you have already unlocked your bootloader.
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Figures. The answer was staring me in the face the whole time. I think I even remember unlocking it last time I rooted this way. I guess I should just leave it permanently unlocked then so it doesn't keep wiping every time I go to root after an update.

Hi,
I can't get it to work on my mac.
When I put the renamed as "superboot" folder on the desktop, I open the terminal and type in:
~/Desktop/superboot/chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh./install-superboot-mac.sh
it doesn't find that path.
Could somebody help me as a noob?
Thank you!

Am I the only one that did not lose root after the latest 2.3.2 update?

DarkAgent said:
Am I the only one that did not lose root after the latest 2.3.2 update?
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I used the superboot method for 2.3.1 and also did not lose root in with the 2.3.2 update.
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You shouldn't.
P

Windows 7
For me install-superboot-windows is waiting for device long without success :\
No matter ... i had to force my pc recognize Nexus once more

Thank you. This seems simple. I'm stuck with my XP recognizing my Nexus S USB Driver after installing SDK and Google USB Driver even after trying to "update" driver under Device Manager and redirect the directory to Google USB Driver? I'm very confused.

philbs17 said:
Hi,
I can't get it to work on my mac.
When I put the renamed as "superboot" folder on the desktop, I open the terminal and type in:
~/Desktop/superboot/chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh./install-superboot-mac.sh
it doesn't find that path.
Could somebody help me as a noob?
Thank you!
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Ok buddy heres what you need to do, on the MAC, this is how i do it.:
DL the .zip in the OP.
Extract it on you're desktop
Rename the Extracted file to Nexus (thats what I name it)
youre device needs to have the bootlader Unlocked.
Open Terminal and type
cd desktop
cd nexus
chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh (press enter)
./install-superboot-mac.sh (press enter)
then you're done. hope this helps.
Let me know.

Simply amazing! Thanks for the breakdown.

Root instructions...

Originally posted by Stetsonaw at androidforums...
Please be aware that I did not write these instructions. I only posted them. Stetsonaw wrote these instructions. While comfortable in ADB and have rooted my phone many times in testing as well as rolled back the versions etc... I have no more insight into how or why it is not working for you. If you followed the directions exactly on a version 4 phone, this should work no problem.
Haxcid
Links to the necessary files are listed at the bottom.
Remember, I am not at fault if you brick your phone, now, proceed.
Connect your phone in charge only mode to install the LG Bootstrapper and drivers, or grab the LG Universal Drivers.
Change your USB Mode to Internet Connection
Go into Settings/Applications/Development and ensure USB Debugging is turned on
If all goes according to plan, you should see the ADB Ladybug icon in your notification bar
I updated the Rootzwiki page with the same info found below.
Busybox actually comes installed by LG on the Revo, how awesome is that??
Download the rageagainstthecage binary
Download the SU binary
Move these files to the same directory your adb.exe is in.
Code:
The > and # characters below illustrate the prompt
you should have, if you have the $ when you go into adb shell,
exit out and type 'adb usb' then go back into adb shell and
you should see the #
Open Command prompt (either use the Windows Key+R and type cmd or start/run, then type cmd)
32-bit users: >cd c:\program files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools
64-bit users: >cd c:\program files (x86)\android\android-sdk\platform-tools
Or >cd (whatever directory adb is in)
>adb devices (verifies you are connected)
>adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/temp/rage
(if the above command fails due to read-only, type 'adb usb' then 'adb root' to validate root status, then 'adb devices' again to verify connection)
>adb push su /data/local/temp/su
>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/temp/rage
>adb shell ./data/local/temp/rage
>adb shell (If this gives you a $ prompt instead of a # prompt, type 'su', if that fails, 'exit', 'adb usb' like above.)
#mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p12 /system
#busybox cp /data/local/temp/su /system/bin/su
#chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
Verify the file is in place w/correct permissions
#cd /system/bin
#ls -l *su
After the ls command you should see the following returned by the system:
-rwsr-sr-x root root 26248 2011-05-29 01:09 su
At this point, you may way to remove the files you put in /data/local/temp (optional):
#rm /data/local/temp/su
#rm /data/local/temp/rage
continue with commands
#reboot
Download and install SuperUser from the Market
Thanks Zennmaster, _mrbirdman_ for finding the linux routes and birdman for helping me out, and droidx8971 for helping me find all the information possible!
http://wikifilez.com/Root Files/revolution/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
http://wikifilez.com/Root Files/revolution/su
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.noshufou.android.su&feature=search_result
http://www.lg.com/us/support/mc-support/drivers/LGAndroidDriver_Ver_1.0_All.exe

Just a note for some. The rageagainstthecage bin file may be detected as a virus/trojan. It is not. You may want to disable your antivirus before downloading the .bin file.
I run avira on my desktop and it caught the file as a virus everytime I downloaded it and then deleted it. Avast on my laptop however did not.
Root is simple if you follow the instructions. You need to make sure that adb recognizes your device. Takes 5 minutes to complete, took me longer to install adb again and update it.

Any reason to not use the one click method? Seems to be working

bwhxeon said:
Any reason to not use the one click method? Seems to be working
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No idea. I have not used the one click. Create a thread for it. I posted what I know which is adb.

Successfully Rooted
with RootzWiki instructions for Windows, needed the remount and busybox lines to overcome the permission denied when pushing su.

Hey guys, either using S1C or ADB Commands, have we found out if it's possible to unroot this as long as you Nand Backup the stock rom then unroot from there yet? Just because I got this phone as a filler/4g unl. lock and got buyback on it from best buy so I could buy a dual/quad later on when they come out .

MXFrodo195 said:
Hey guys, either using S1C or ADB Commands, have we found out if it's possible to unroot this as long as you Nand Backup the stock rom then unroot from there yet? Just because I got this phone as a filler/4g unl. lock and got buyback on it from best buy so I could buy a dual/quad later on when they come out .
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Doing a factory reset I believe will unroot you. There is no nand back up at this time. We are waiting for a recovery mod.

Haxcid said:
Doing a factory reset I believe will unroot you. There is no nand back up at this time. We are waiting for a recovery mod.
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Oh ya I know, I just always keep a stock one, on the Inc if you factory reset from an AOSP rom, you'd bootloop, so you had to make sure you were on a Sense 1.0 or stock rom(from my experience), so I was just making sure it was no big deal to go back.
Any idea when we will have cw on this?

Haxcid said:
Doing a factory reset I believe will unroot you. There is no nand back up at this time. We are waiting for a recovery mod.
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I tried the factory reset. I am still rooted.

navycow said:
I tried the factory reset. I am still rooted.
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That's what i figured. Can anyone verify if you remove SU and Rage through adb will it unroot?
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MXFrodo195 said:
That's what i figured. Can anyone verify if you remove SU and Rage through adb will it unroot?
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If you have to return your device, simply remove the superuser app, after you unfreeze anything you may have frozen then factory reset. They honestly will never know it was rooted. The only way now that you can really tell is the super user app from market.

Just so everyone knows. SuperOneClick can root and unroot this phone ok.

navycow said:
Just so everyone knows. SuperOneClick can root and unroot this phone ok.
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Thank you for confirming this. My revolution just came in the mail today!

Thanks for posting this here for me Haxcid!
Sent from 1885

navycow said:
Just so everyone knows. SuperOneClick can root and unroot this phone ok.
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Cool thanks for checking. Any benefits for ADB over S1C? Can't wait to finally root and freeze half these apps. I think we need a few more twitters to praise koush for a recovery on this beast.
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Is there recovery for this now? Did I miss something?

stetsonaw said:
Is there recovery for this now? Did I miss something?
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No No, I was saying we need to praise Koush's good work so he will make one faster .
And Stetsonaw, any idea if I root through ADB, can I unroot with S1C, since it uses the same idea.
S1C for whatever reason will not run(tried three computers, a XP, Vista, and Win7 lol), it keeps freezing at the same spot, everytime.

Should be able to, since S1C does what the ADB method does... or you could just delete the 'su' file out of /system/bin and /system/xbin (if it's there) to unroot.
EDIT: I couldn't get S1C to open on my desktop, and my laptop, which would open the program, would bluescreen when i connected the phone, so i had no choice but to do it the ADB way.

stetsonaw said:
Should be able to, since S1C does what the ADB method does... or you could just delete the 'su' file out of /system/bin and /system/xbin (if it's there) to unroot.
EDIT: I couldn't get S1C to open on my desktop, and my laptop, which would open the program, would bluescreen when i connected the phone, so i had no choice but to do it the ADB way.
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Hmmm, ya now my computer for whatever reason won't open up ADB through command. This is getting irritating lol. Should be nice and simple, but it just won't go through. If I downloaded the SDK Manager like 4 months ago, it shouldn't matter, correct?

make sure you change directory to wherever your adb.exe is located... as in:
Code:
cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

[Noob TUT]ADB - The Easy Way. 5 Seconds. Portable :)

I saw a lot of threads asking for instructions on how to use ADB to reboot into recovery, Push/Pull Files, etc, etc.
Just follow this guide to set up ADB in 5 seconds WITHOUT THE ANDROID SDK.
This ADB setup is less than one MB and no need to download the entire useless (for us, anyway) Android SDK.
1. Extract the Mini ADB archive attached below to any folder.
2. Just use the RunME.bat file to open a console directly in the ADB folder, so you can get started directly without the cd command!
To reboot into recovery:
Extract, Open RunMe.bat, type adb reboot recovery.
That easy.
Just make sure to have LG Phone Drivers installed beforehand.
Get Drivers here: Here

thanks mate ,, i never used adb when i get bootloops ,, i thought its complicated

rrgrrg said:
thanks mate ,, i never used adb when i get bootloops ,, i thought its complicated
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Now you see how easy it is! Did you try it?
Its Super simple!

Does it work on any Android?
cm9 htc a310e

Yes.. It works when debugging is On.....
But how to get into recovery when we have bootloops or system force close

Type adb reboot recovery... it's in the op...
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda app-developers app

When you have bootloops:
Remove battery.
Re insert.
Connect phone to computer using USB.
Try to turn on phone, when bootanimation keeps looping,
run the runme.bat, type adb reboot recovery.
Done
And remember to press thanks
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thanks ykumar00 :good:

You can use adb also to install applications from your pc. I keep copies of my apks on windows machine - sending via usb and installing from phone is a tedious task (mounting usb, copying file, unmounting, waiting for sdcard scanning, navigating to apk file, installing). Just type:
adb install -r name.apk
USB debugging should be on.
I've created a batch and registry entry so I just make right click on apk and choose "install to sd" or "install to phone"

kretos said:
You can use adb also to install applications from your pc. I keep copies of my apks on windows machine - sending via usb and installing from phone is a tedious task (mounting usb, copying file, unmounting, waiting for sdcard scanning, navigating to apk file, installing). Just type:
adb install -r name.apk
USB debugging should be on.
I've created a batch and registry entry so I just make right click on apk and choose "install to sd" or "install to phone"
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That's just one thing adb can do! Apart from reebooting normally and recovery, You can push/pull files to/from any folder, you can take logcats, and on ics, you can use adb to even take phone backups!

Also, could you share the bat and registry file? Looks interesting.

Sure, I'll post it here in the evening (in 4 hours)

Yup it would be really very useful and if someone has something to share related to adb please do so... it would be really very usefull for all ob users.
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I could add it to the OP. With credits of course....

Ok, here you go:
the scripts assume that adb.exe is extracted to e:\MiniADB\
download attachments and remove .txt extension from them.
put scripts install.bat and install_tel.bat to e:\MiniADB and run (double click and confirm in Vista/W7/W8 to run as administrator) apk_install.reg.
After that you will get two options in context menu for apk files:
Install in phone
Install in SD card
First option will install application in phone's memory, second in sd card. If application is already installed, it will be overwritten.
If you wish to put MiniADB somewhere else you have to:
modify install.bat and install_tel.bat and replace e:\MiniADB\ with your path
modify apk_install.reg and replace e:\\MiniADB\\ with your path but remember to make all \ doubled \\
Example:
if you want to put MiniADB into c:\Android\MiniADB then replace e:\\MiniADB\\ with c:\\Android\\MiniADB\\ in a .reg file
Those scripts are for Windows only. I'm not sure if it works for Windows NT/9x as registry file format was changed as I remember.
Edit:
USB debugging must be on in a phone to adb work properly. Phone must be connected to computer
Sorry for delay

When trying adb, I am having this problem.
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vishaldhamnekar said:
When trying adb, I am having this problem.
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the command is "adb reboot recovery".

dcop7 said:
the command is "adb reboot recovery".
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Ohhh sorry,my mistake. I didn't read it carefully.
And Thanks...

[Q] Am I (soft) bricked? Can't mount SD in recovery

Hello,
I've been unlocked and rooted for a few weeks and all has been good. Not sure how I did this but I seem to have now bricked my phone though. I can only get my phone to boot to CWM recovery, not to boot properly. Also - while in CWM I get an error E: Can't mount /sdcard/ .
This means I can't copy a ROM to the phone to flash.
Any other way I can get around this? My phone is an unbranded HTC One on T Mobile in the UK. Any help would ne majorly appreciated!!

Did you find a way around as i m stuck too in recovery cant mount external sd card...
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Try with the command:
Code:
adb push name_of_rom.zip /sdcard

^^if that doesn't work I would try going into recovery and trying to install from sideload
adb sideload name_of_your_rom.zip command on your PC.
Make sure name_of_your_rom.zip is in your folder with your adb files.
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redbull123 said:
^^if that doesn't work I would try going into recovery and trying to install from sideload
adb sideload name_of_your_rom.zip command on your PC.
Make sure name_of_your_rom.zip is in your folder with your adb files.
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Cheers for the help guys - I'll give it a go

Sooooo, possibly getting somewhere.
Basically I can now see the sdcard from within CWM. However - I can't push anything to it via adb.
If I go into fastboot and type 'adb devices' I get no devices found. However - typing 'fastboot devices' does see the device.
??

You have to use adb command in recovery..

Hmmmm, still the same.
I'm beginning to think I've bricked it. Fastboot commands from Fastboot work, but can't get adb commands from recovery to work.
Wonder if I use a different laptop...?

thenoble06 said:
Hmmmm, still the same.
I'm beginning to think I've bricked it. Fastboot commands from Fastboot work, but can't get adb commands from recovery to work.
Wonder if I use a different laptop...?
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Reflash the recovery and upgrade your adb with the latest...
Or try the sideload method.

Don't mean to offend, but are you running the commands from within the folder in cmd?
ie. My adb folder is called android and it's on my desktop on my mac so I would type:
cd /users/my_name/desktop/android
before I would write any commands.
Try clearing your cache in recovery also
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redbull123 said:
Don't mean to offend, but are you running the commands from within the folder in cmd?
ie. My adb folder is called android and it's on my desktop on my mac so I would type:
cd /users/my_name/desktop/android
before I would write any commands.
Try clearing your cache in recovery also
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Your not offending me! I do work in IT but readily admit I'm a NOOB when it comes to Android and ADB.
When I try to sideload I get the same error: device not found error.
I'll give clearing cache and reinstalling the Recovery a bash

No offense taken RedBull, I'll gladly admit I'm a newbie when it comes to ADB (but I am in the right directory).
I'm so close to fixing this, if I could just, somehow, get a rom onto the phone I could flash it and away I go. How I wish the One had a removable card since I can't get the phone to be recognised (error: no device found) when using ADB and Recovery. However, weirdly, I can push different recoveries using AIO kit (but can't use it for anything else). Also weird how FASTBOOT recognises the phone, but Recovery/ADB doesn't
Would a USB OTG cable help? I'm guessing not.

thenoble06 said:
No offense taken RedBull, I'll gladly admit I'm a newbie when it comes to ADB (but I am in the right directory).
I'm so close to fixing this, if I could just, somehow, get a rom onto the phone I could flash it and away I go. How I wish the One had a removable card since I can't get the phone to be recognised (error: no device found) when using ADB and Recovery. However, weirdly, I can push different recoveries using AIO kit (but can't use it for anything else). Also weird how FASTBOOT recognises the phone, but Recovery/ADB doesn't
Would a USB OTG cable help? I'm guessing not.
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I haven't tried this myself, but ClockworkMod Touch is supposed to support USB OTG:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173863
As is TWRP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173870&highlight=usb+otg
Just remember to plug everything in before you enter recovery
'fastboot erase cache' before flashing a new recovery

And if USB OTG works i could use it to copy a file from a USB drive to my phone?
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thenoble06 said:
And if USB OTG works i could use it to copy a file from a USB drive to my phone?
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Like i said - i haven't tried it, but there is an option to install a zip from external sdcard in recovery, so it may be that.
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Use hasoons toolkit, it has option to sideload. Just make sure you select sideload in recovery. I had the same issue but I was on twrp . Hopefully cwm has side load option
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Yeah i tried, for some reason i cant get my laptop to see my phone via ADB
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Make backup pf your sd card then munt usb storage voa cwm format the int and ext sd card then it will be mounted cause i faced this proplem tpday on my tablet and i solved it like that it's simple
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thenoble06 said:
Your not offending me! I do work in IT but readily admit I'm a NOOB when it comes to Android and ADB.
When I try to sideload I get the same error: device not found error.
I'll give clearing cache and reinstalling the Recovery a bash
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regarding the device not found error, check if the adb interface is installed in the device manager. may be you have to install it manually .
Also i had the same issue with the sdcard (not able to access), i have wiped the Data partition because sdcard is included inside (in /data/media) of course you will lose all the files in sdcard.

NiceIceDice96 said:
Make backup pf your sd card then munt usb storage voa cwm format the int and ext sd card then it will be mounted cause i faced this proplem tpday on my tablet and i solved it like that it's simple
Sent from my GT-S6500 using Tapatalk 2
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This device it is not able to mount sdcard via recovery yet, but if you use an off cable it will work I have done it
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