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For unknown reasons, the SBF recovery in RSD lite 5.5 comes up with a "pass" result when the SBF itself actually fails. It runs like it worked, but on the final reboot, I get an endless bootloop.
Backstory:
I made a rom, flashed it, bootloop, go to SBF, SBF passes but bootloops.
*ps i've tried it 4 additional times and each time still bootloops even though it says "pass"
I've done this at least 4 times in the past 3 days trying to get my rom to flash. What the FUUUUUUUUUU*K is it doing this for now?
Wipe data/cache after you SBF.
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kshen1 said:
Wipe data/cache after you SBF.
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I can't get into anything.
The SBF bootloops.
did you try a battery pull and booting into recovery
shane1 said:
did you try a battery pull and booting into recovery
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battery pull over 20 times at least.
no more cwm, i sbf'd. everything is stock. 100% stock. but bootlooping.
Try to flash the chinese rom, see if it boot then flash back the verizon rom.
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Try to flash the chinese rom, see if it boot then flash back the verizon rom.
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What the f...No don't do this.
Did you download the correct SBF for your system version? I know there are both 959 and 890 SBFs out there.
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You wont have CWM after doing the SBF but you can still boot into the stock moto recovery and wipe data/cache
kshen1 said:
What the f...No don't do this.
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And why
The Solutor said:
And why
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Different phone, different everything.
lordgodgeneral said:
You wont have CWM after doing the SBF but you can still boot into the stock moto recovery and wipe data/cache
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I can still do that? I'll try that and give it a go when I get back home. I thought the stock recovery had no options though....
kshen1;18233443 said:
Did you download the correct SBF for your system version? I know there are both 959 and 890 SBFs out there.
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Yep, been using the same one the whole time, 890.
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dpwhitty11 said:
Different phone, different /system.
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And then ?
I suggested this way purposely, because the different organization will lead to a wiped phone.
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And then ?
I suggested this way purposely, because the different organization will lead to a wiped phone.
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Its a different model phone. It would be a brick, not a bootloop, if I did that.
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The Solutor said:
And then ?
I suggested this way purposely, because the different organization will lead to a wiped phone.
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Lmao...
Dpwhitty go into stock recovery after sbf and wipe data.
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kshen1 said:
Lmao...
Dpwhitty go into stock recovery after sbf and wipe data.
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lol, that guy....
Kshen, I left my phone at home, i'll do that when I get back.
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I go into recovery and I get the little android guy and that white triangle with the orange exclamation mark inside it. No options or menus in there.
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Its a different model phone. It would be a brick, not a bootloop, if I did that.
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Is better to open the mouth having something useful to say, and not to spread urban legends.
(for the record I have the chinese rom installed on my phone, which is a verizon phone.)
Is a way better rom in many areas, but my purpose was not to suggest a different rom, but to solve a problem, with a safe solution, as I'm used to do in the last 30 years.
dpwhitty11 said:
I go into recovery and I get the little android guy and that white triangle with the orange exclamation mark inside it. No options or menus in there.
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Press in both volume keys. That'll bring up some options. You'll see factory reset/wipe data there
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erismaster said:
Press in both volume keys. That'll bring up some options. You'll see factory reset/wipe data there
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That worked.
Thank you so much guys, thought I was a goner for a while.
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Is better to open the mouth having something useful to say, and not to spread urban legends.
(for the record I have the chinese rom installed on my phone, which is a verizon phone.)
Is a way better rom in many areas, but my purpose was not to suggest a different rom, but to solve a problem, with a safe solution, as I'm used to do in the last 30 years.
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That worked.
Thank you so much guys, thought I was a goner for a while.
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Yeah NP haha I knew wiping data would solve the issue
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I was attempting to work through applying the .218 update to my droid 4. It was giving me a system validation error while when it was running in recovery. I found a thread that stated I needed to replace the apks and odex's as well as the build.prop. I didn't read it carefully enough as it said to replace *THE* problem ones. My validation error was on the build.prop file, I think.
In any case, I was using root explorer to copy *ALL* the files from a base zip file's app folder into the /system/app folder. Things were going along fine, until the phone app forced closed, then the phone rebooted.
Now I'm boot looping.
What can I do? I don't have any safe straps.
Can't access safestrap? Stock recovery? Adb services?
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Can't access safestrap? Stock recovery? Adb services?
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thanks for the reply...
I don't have safestrap installed on the device, and I've never used it. I don't think that's an option, unless you have something up your sleeve there
As for Stock recovery, I'd love to give it a try, but I don't know how that would work. I can't get to ADB because I can't boot the phone.
I *CAN* get into the bootloader. From there, I can get into recovery, AP Fastboot, BP SBF Flash BP boot... and others.
So, I'm hoping there's some kind of way to push to the device from one of the boot loader options. I've had a Droid 1, and a number of other android devices, but I've never gotten this far into a hole before.
again... thanks for whatever you got
It doesn't look good my friend, not without a SBF to flash. The only thing I can think of off the top of my head would be to try flashing the update again and cross your fingers that you got things in place before the bootloop. However I'm 99.9% sure that won't work. If I find anything else I'll let you now, but at this point you might be a sitting duck.
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It doesn't look good my friend, not without a SBF to flash. The only thing I can think of off the top of my head would be to try flashing the update again and cross your fingers that you got things in place before the bootloop. However I'm 99.9% sure that won't work. If I find anything else I'll let you now, but at this point you might be a sitting duck.
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I have the update on the SD Card, and nope, flashing it results in the same system validation error, and a bootloop.
thanks. Do you think that flashing the RAZR sbf's would get me a booting device? I only got the thing 14 days ago. Maybe I can exchange it
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I have the update on the SD Card, and nope, flashing it results in the same system validation error, and a bootloop.
thanks. Do you think that flashing the RAZR sbf's would get me a booting device? I only got the thing 14 days ago. Maybe I can exchange it
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If you're still in the 14 day return window I would try to return it. If it can't get past the bootloader than they won't know you rooted it. Just tell them you tried to do the update and it bootlooped. That's probably you're safest bet.
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If you're still in the 14 day return window I would try to return it. If it can't get past the bootloader than they won't know you rooted it. Just tell them you tried to do the update and it bootlooped. That's probably you're safest bet.
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I'm heading down there in a few minutes. Thanks for the help all ! I think I'm getting the razr maxx. My wife has one and the screen on that thing is incredible. I think it's worth losing the keyboard to get that screen... and the battery life. That part is also incredible.
again.. thanks.
BTW, you guys absolutely rock. You've helped me out of some serious holes with my OG Droid and other devices more often than I can count.
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You can use bp tools to push over a clean system. I believe theres a tutorial somewhere that written for bionic. Just replace that with the droid 4 system. I would extract it from one of the stock roms available and push it thru bp tools.
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Can you link that tutorial? I'm also trying to figure out how to use adb via stock recovery. Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236465
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Thanks!
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Let me know
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It sounds like OP is going to exchange their phone, but could you really just replace the entire /system folder and have it work? (Nothing special with permissions, etc?)
If so, that is definitely something worth knowing...
Yes i believe so.
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Yesterday, Verizon approved Jelly Bean for the DROID 4 as build 98.72.18, but as is typical, Motorola sent the first wave of updates out to members of their feedback network (soak testers) this morning. And since that happened, the file has been pulled and made available to everyone with the device.
We have instructions for you below, so if you do not feel like waiting for the update to be pushed to your device, feel free to jump below.
The official changelog can be found here. here
Instructions:
*These are the instructions from the RAZR HD update, but they should work for the DROID 4 as well.
*You have to be running the official Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.4) update of build 6.16.217. You also have to be completely stock.
1. Download the update file here: here
2. Drop that file on your SD card, not internal storage.
3. Turn phone off, and reboot into recovery.
*Hold both Volume Up and Down along with Power until you see the boot menu. Use Volume Down to hover over “Recovery.” Press Volume Up to select it.
*Once you see the Android and Exclamation point, press both Volume Up and Down at the same time.
4. Select “apply update from external storage.”
*Use Volume keys to highlight, Power button to select.
5. Then select the file you downloaded from above. It should already be on your SD card.
6. Watch as the update applies.
7. Once finished, choose the “reboot” option and enjoy!
DON'T FORGET TO SAY THANKS!
got this from droid-life
FYI, you will lose root if you do this without Voodoo unrooting first, as I just mistakenly did
rorytmeadows said:
FYI, you will lose root if you do this without Voodoo unrooting first, as I just mistakenly did
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yes ots's will cause you to loose root
So do I need to De-root and remove safestrap before installing this, or can I just install and then root this?
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So do I need to De-root and remove safestrap before installing this, or can I just install and then root this?
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Safeboot and restore complete stock ICS. Don't worry about losing root. RAZR blade method is confirmed to work. Unless u have no access to PC then yes backup root with voodoo only if u are using super user latest binary. Restore root after jb update.
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does anyone know if this changes the kernel as with gingerbread to ics? curious to know if my ics custom rom will work in safestrap still or if its a done deal
Sorry for spamming on this topic, but just tried to install this after disabling safestrap and done factory reset.
got to recovery and chose the file, it started install but then gave error
"Assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/logwrapper", "aHASHCODE" ,"ANOTHER HASHCODE")
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
Status 7
Installation aborted."
EDIT: OK I have to flash it completely stock with RSDlite and clean package, just downloading it..
EDIT2: Just installing this update, clean ICS with RSDlite helped
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FYI, you will lose root if you do this without Voodoo unrooting first, as I just mistakenly did
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azrael293 said:
does anyone know if this changes the kernel as with gingerbread to ics? curious to know if my ics custom rom will work in safestrap still or if its a done deal
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i have not upgraded yet as i allways wait for some type of working sbf..sence this will upgrade your device to jellybean i am sure it will include new kernels
Is it possible to revert to the OEM 4.0.4 (6.16.217) firmware via the existing SBF?
Just curious, I haven't made the jump to JB yet.
rruleford said:
Safeboot and restore complete stock ICS. Don't worry about losing root. RAZR blade method is confirmed to work. Unless u have no access to PC then yes backup root with voodoo only if u are using super user latest binary. Restore root after jb update.
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Do you have a link? I
I did something wrong in the process and vodoo wouldn't restore root for me
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I did something wrong in the process and vodoo wouldn't restore root for me
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It'll be on the RAZR forum
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Or here. http://vulnfactory.org/public/razr_blade.zip
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does anyone know how to reflash after update? i mean to reflash the entire phone, not just do a factory rest/wipe. or is that my only option?
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does anyone know how to reflash after update? i mean to reflash the entire phone, not just do a factory rest/wipe. or is that my only option?
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Wait for the jb xml
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jmagi said:
does anyone know how to reflash after update? i mean to reflash the entire phone, not just do a factory rest/wipe. or is that my only option?
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Like rruleford said the only way to totally wipe/flash the entire phone would be to wait for the xml fastboot files. What you COULD try is placing the JB OTA update on your external sd card, then booting into stock recovery, wiping data and cache, and then re-flashing the update manually. It should be able to flash over top of itself just fine. Not sure if it would fix anything but might be worth a shot.
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ok thanks you all, i guess i can wait for the fastboot files then.. it hasnt rebooted on me all day so far. might have been a glitch with apps i installed that no longer work well on jb as they did on ics
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aah dang sussed it. seems u can now reboot the fone by holding power button for 3-4 seconds. mine gets stuck once in a while so thats what i think was causing the reboots. any chance there's a way to turn that off?
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jmagi said:
does anyone know how to reflash after update? i mean to reflash the entire phone, not just do a factory rest/wipe. or is that my only option?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207384
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207384
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Thanks for the link, this method is not working for me and I have stock ICS installed, removed safestrap and all, but I get a code 7 validation error of the current version that is installed.. maybe because im dutch and have an adjusted build.prop and apnsconf for data
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Thanks for the link, this method is not working for me and I have stock ICS installed, removed safestrap and all, but I get a code 7 validation error of the current version that is installed.. maybe because im dutch and have an adjusted build.prop and apnsconf for data
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yes i believe that is what is going on
Failed flashing process 6/21 flash "cdt.bin" phone returned fail ; phone connected
Ok I updated to JB, but lost root - so I've tried to flash back to ICS and now get this ****:
Failed flashing process 6/21 flash "cdt.bin" phone returned fail ; phone connected
Any solution? I gather that others are stuck like this too.
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Ok I updated to JB, but lost root - so I've tried to flash back to GB and now get this ****:
Failed flashing process 6/21 flash "cdt.bin" phone returned fail ; phone connected
Any solution? I gather that others are stuck like this too.
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already try to flash stock ICS .246 FXZ?
renonakal said:
already try to flash stock ICS .246 FXZ?
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My mistake - that is what I'm really trying to do - FXZ to ICS.
I don't think it's possible to fxz and downgrade the Android version. I got a similar error when I tried to fxz and accidentally chose the old 5.9.905 zip file.
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It's been discussed at length that you can't flash back to ICS because of securities. Likely brick risk.
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It's been discussed at length that you can't flash back to ICS because of securities. Likely brick risk.
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Well this sucks - there is no way around this problem? I guess perhaps a JB FXZ might do it when it becomes avail.
If it makes you feel better I blew it too. Didn't even think twice as I was doing it. I'm better than that too. I'll be patiently waiting for the FXZ...
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I did the same thing did the update lost root so I tried to go back I got the same error but now im booting into fastboot flash mode every time I turn my phone on. do you guys have any idea why?
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Well this sucks - there is no way around this problem? I guess perhaps a JB FXZ might do it when it becomes avail.
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siggers said:
If it makes you feel better I blew it too. Didn't even think twice as I was doing it. I'm better than that too. I'll be patiently waiting for the FXZ...
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Won't have to wait much longer. It's just been posted in development
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obsidianfirefly said:
Won't have to wait much longer. It's just been posted in development
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Link?
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Link?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240725
Back up and running. Thanks for the heads up on the FXZ. I expected at least a week.
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what if i flash ICS without cdt.bin? Mabye it help back to ICS?
You will brick. The security doesn't allow any of the secure partitions to be downgraded. Not just cdt.
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Back up and running. Thanks for the heads up on the FXZ. I expected at least a week.
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what version of RSDlite did you use?
stupeds said:
what version of RSDlite did you use?
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RSD Lite v6.1.5
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Maksim_ka said:
what if i flash ICS without cdt.bin? Mabye it help back to ICS?
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no... it won't boot,
but, it will let the bionic boot into recovery mode (manually), then you can install the OTA update
tada...
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Back up and running. Thanks for the heads up on the FXZ. I expected at least a week.
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How did you solve this?
What firmware should i use? i dont what is FXZ
can you please help
i am using razr xt912 and fails on flash 1/24 cdt.bin
what should i do?
You are in a bionic thread instead of xt912 one. If you look through the threads for your device, you should be able to find what you need. Good luck!
Unlocked last week like everyone else using Sunshine. Flashed TWRP, made a backup etc. and all seems well.
However, something is off because when I flash RR it boots but I get everything and its mother force closing, then tried CF's ROM and a warning comes up saying "android system there's an internal problem with your device, and it may be unstable until you factory data reset"
I've tried wiping data as well as factory reset in TWRP, but no luck. I am able to restore my backup, so I'm not in a panic or anything but I can't figure out where I went wrong.
Any help/advice is appreciated. Thanks
When you did a wipe in twrp did you do cache, data, system and dalvik?
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tecsironman said:
When you did a wipe in twrp did you do cache, data, system and dalvik?
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I only did a factory reset with RR, but with CF's ROM I wiped everything except internal storage in advanced.
Also, is everyone getting not a directory errors in twrp?
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cenobite138 said:
Also, is everyone getting not a directory errors in twrp?
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Yes.
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Well I get failed to mount storage. All I do is remount it.
I would honestly wipe your whole device from twrp (including internal storage) and start fresh.
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tecsironman said:
Well I get failed to mount storage. All I do is remount it.
I would honestly wipe your whole device from twrp (including internal storage) and start fresh.
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Alright, I wiped all contents of the phone and adb sideloaded CF's 1.2.3a rom. Still getting all the force closes and same warning "there's an internal problem with your device".
I also tried both using flashify and fastboot flashing TWRP, but same thing.
Anyone with any ideas? Thanks
What version of Android were you on before you unlocked your device?
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What version of Android were you on before you unlocked your device?
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I rooted with mofo on 4.4.4 when it first came out, but I was running CF's turbopop 1.6, which is 5.1 when I unlocked.
I did try updating the bootloader to the newest, in case that had anything to do with it, but still having errors.
Alright, so get this...
When I asked about the TWRP errors, I was getting error opening /data/data/com.google.android.gms/app_webview
So in android I created a folder called app_webview in /data/data/com.google.android.gms from root explorer, now all is well.
Thanks for your help, and hopefully if anyone else has issues this fix might work for them.
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Alright, so get this...
When I asked about the TWRP errors, I was getting error opening /data/data/com.google.android.gms/app_webview
So in android I created a folder called app_webview in /data/data/com.google.android.gms from root explorer, now all is well.
Thanks for your help, and hopefully if anyone else has issues this fix might work for them.
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Ahh that webview app..
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cenobite138 said:
Alright, so get this...
When I asked about the TWRP errors, I was getting error opening /data/data/com.google.android.gms/app_webview
So in android I created a folder called app_webview in /data/data/com.google.android.gms from root explorer, now all is well.
Thanks for your help, and hopefully if anyone else has issues this fix might work for them.
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I've had the same problem as you, but my problem was inside the /data/data/com.android.chrome/cache/Cache with like 30 cache files missing. Since I was unable to recreate those files I searched for another solution. Flashing your stock rom using Fastboot fixes the problem too, but its resets all your data. Hope this helps anyone with the same problem.