So I recently flashed Pac Man for my Vivid. I also flashed the gall-jb. I have a couple of questions.
1. Does it matter which version of gapps I use? Obv you want the most recent one, but will having an older one make you not be able to access your internal storage?
2. If it is the way I flashed my ROM would you suggest flashing it again or first flashing an ICS and then reflashing a JB ROM?
As always feedback is appreciated.
-Eyegee
EyeGee said:
So I recently flashed Pac Man for my Vivid. I also flashed the gall-jb. I have a couple of questions.
1. Does it matter which version of gapps I use? Obv you want the most recent one, but will having an older one make you not be able to access your internal storage?
2. If it is the way I flashed my ROM would you suggest flashing it again or first flashing an ICS and then reflashing a JB ROM?
As always feedback is appreciated.
-Eyegee
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No - you need the 4.1.2 Gapps from October, any other version won't work properly.
More than likely it's your recovery. Are you now or have you previously used CWM recovery? If so, you need to get a new recovery (WCX or TWRP), boot to that recovery, connect to your computer, attempt to mount internal storage to your computer. Your computer should prompt you that your storage is corrupt and needs formatted. Format it. Then flash the ROM
homeslice976 said:
No - you need the 4.1.2 Gapps from October, any other version won't work properly.
More than likely it's your recovery. Are you now or have you previously used CWM recovery? If so, you need to get a new recovery (WCX or TWRP), boot to that recovery, connect to your computer, attempt to mount internal storage to your computer. Your computer should prompt you that your storage is corrupt and needs formatted. Format it. Then flash the ROM
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This is the gapps I just downloaded, I was going to try it out.
gapps-jb-20121011-signed I think this is the one you are talking about...
So I have had cwm, but needless to say, I hate it since it sucks!! hahaha..I switched and now have WCX.
So I boot into recovery, while in recovery I connect to my PC. From there I essentially follow the prompts (it will prolly tell me my storage is corrupt and needs formatting.
Format my storage and then flash my rom?
When I format my storage will I lose my data on my SD card? This is where my ROM is. Should I remove the SD card?
Sounds like a simple fix if all goes well and Murphy's law doesn't take effect. :laugh:
EyeGee said:
This is the gapps I just downloaded, I was going to try it out.
gapps-jb-20121011-signed I think this is the one you are talking about...
So I have had cwm, but needless to say, I hate it since it sucks!! hahaha..I switched and now have WCX.
So I boot into recovery, while in recovery I connect to my PC. From there I essentially follow the prompts (it will prolly tell me my storage is corrupt and needs formatting.
Format my storage and then flash my rom?
When I format my storage will I lose my data on my SD card? This is where my ROM is. Should I remove the SD card?
Sounds like a simple fix if all goes well and Murphy's law doesn't take effect. :laugh:
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No. If you're having trouble with internal storage, that's what needs formatted. If the ROM is on your external SD, it won't be touched. If the ROM is on internal storage, you still have to format it. Once it's formatted, put the rom back on storage
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No. If you're having trouble with internal storage, that's what needs formatted. If the ROM is on your external SD, it won't be touched. If the ROM is on internal storage, you still have to format it. Once it's formatted, put the rom back on storage
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I'll give you an update shortly.
Your help is appreciated.
External SD Card is FAT, not FAT 32, does that matter at all? I am still able to get to the files using root explorer.
BTW, the format did not work. ugh.
You did use the mount USB storage in wcx no?
If not it will never find your emmc
If that don't work try twrp... same process
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Does your phone boot after the format?
See if android trys anything after the format via windows then boot
rignfool said:
You did use the mount USB storage in wcx no?
If not it will never find your emmc
If that don't work try twrp... same process
Sent from my Vivid 4G using Tapatalk 2
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I went to mounts,
then mount /sdcard
Maybe go to USB- MS Toggle? <--- Boom!! that one did it!
Help appreciated!!
EyeGee said:
I went to mounts,
then mount /sdcard
Maybe go to USB- MS Toggle?
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Yes. that's what you need to do. Now the thread is titled no external storage, but the OP states can't access internal storage. Which are you having trouble with? You need to format that one
homeslice976 said:
Yes. that's what you need to do. Now the thread is titled no external storage, but the OP states can't access internal storage. Which are you having trouble with? You need to format that one
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Initially it was saying there was not an external storage available to take pics and what not. In my not so genius thinking I didn't put two and two together and think that was not possible. I formatted the internal which is what was wrong. I can now access the external as well. Both mount perfectly
EyeGee said:
Initially it was saying there was not an external storage available to take pics and what not. In my not so genius thinking I didn't put two and two together and think that was not possible. I formatted the internal which is what was wrong. I can now access the external as well. Both mount perfectly
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Yes. The camera on PAC and other AOSP roms saves to internal storage, but refers to it as external storage because it's not /system storage. Glad it's sorted.
homeslice976 said:
Yes. The camera on PAC and other AOSP roms saves to internal storage, but refers to it as external storage because it's not /system storage. Glad it's sorted.
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Yes. Thanks for your help again. It's appreciated greatly.
**close thread**
Related
Quick update of both internal and external SD supporting recoveries to v5.0.2.8
Both .img files in one package: http://www.mediafire.com/file/0auipyswgqdsiah/cwm-5.0.2.8.zip
MD5#: 4f93fab2e4e51ecdb40acc11c9a4ba99
By request a quick explanation of the difference between the two recoveries:
Usually, your recovery image will look on the external SD card for ROMs to flash, and backups to restore, and the external version here is no different. For the most part that is fine and dandy (unless you don't have an SD card I guess), however the stock O2X mounts it's internal SD card as /sdcard, which confuses ROM Manager a fair bit.
The internal version of the recovery mounts the internal storage as /sdcard as well, so ROM Manager can find backups it's made etc.
NOTE: Backups made with v5 are not compatible with earlier versions.
Source Changelog (Built 24/03/12): https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_bootable_recovery/commits/gingerbread/
Changes by Me
None this time, as I doubt anyone uses SD-EXT or cares about the splash
Older versions:
5.0.2.7
5.0.2.6
5.0.2.3
4.0.1.5
4.0.1.4 R3
The rest: http://www.mediafire.com/?gtj2fms2edid5
All credits to Koush for a hell of a lot of hard work.
Rusty! said:
Was bored, so thought I'd be productive. Here is a build of CWM recovery that uses the internal SD card rather than the external. If you're on a stock based ROM, then this will let ROM Manager interact with the recovery properly.
http://www.multiupload.com/G8I1HD82G6
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Coool, just what I needed.
Still havn't found time to buy a good sd-card yet
How to enter recovery?
Same as ever, ROM Manager's reboot recovery or hold power and vol- 'til you see ANDROID on the screen.
Ah thanks for your work m8 i'm no stock again and this is handy! i'll send it to my phone when i'm at home.
Hahahha, true.
Tought it will pop-up in 1 sec, but took a while
m8,this was already posted by developer...
vivmar said:
m8,this was already posted by developer...
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This is the new version of CMW supporting internal sd
Does the usb mount work?
With external sd if something goes wrong you can take out the sd, copy the rom or kernel you want and then put it back in to flash it, you can't do that with internal memory
xmoo said:
This is the new version of CMW supporting internal sd
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support internal and also external sd?
vivmar said:
support internal and also external sd?
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Dunno havn't tried yet. But Internal yes, don't know also external.
Rusty! said:
Same as ever, ROM Manager's reboot recovery or hold power and vol- 'til you see ANDROID on the screen.
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heh... i have not 'ANDROID' on the screen, like it was at 3.0.2.8, only 'LG' on screen again with little background...
vivmar said:
support internal and also external sd?
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Only internal, I've just tried mounting external to _ExternalSD, but it wont browse it. I'm probably doing something wrong though heh
In the event of a horrible disaster, you'd have to NVFLash the external SD CWM I guess.
does this recovery wipe the internal sd card when flashing a new rom and when a wipe is needed.
sorry 4 my english
Nope, only /data like the external version.
ok sorry, but i'm a noob n english not in android. but how can i undersand only /data. on ly the system gets killed? all my datas like pictures and gameloft games ..... won't be deleted. i want to flash a recovery, but also i heard that the recovery will delet the whole internal sd card.
ok i have to say it i herad it from the first recovery for the 2x.
/data is where all things like apps, email, texts etc and are stored, this is what's wiped during a factory reset.
I've never used the stock recoveries wipe, so I don't know if that blitzes the internal SD card, but Clockwork doesn't.
ok thanks than let's flash.
i only have to run install-clockworkmod-windows.cmd? in other recoverys it is .bat.
.cmd is the same as .bat
Updated to fix a couple of bugs.
Updated to include both internal & external builds and move to version 3.2.0.1
I currently have no rom installed due to me wiping the cache and data. I'm trying to put the cyanogenmod 11 zip on the sd card by mounting usb storage, however it doesn't allow to copy it over to the sd and just says "discovering items". Upon mounting the usb storage it recommends me to fix the device as there are some problems with files, I tried the scan and fix options but it did not help.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Azykk said:
I currently have no rom installed due to me wiping the cache and data. I'm trying to put the cyanogenmod 11 zip on the sd card by mounting usb storage, however it doesn't allow to copy it over to the sd and just says "discovering items". Upon mounting the usb storage it recommends me to fix the device as there are some problems with files, I tried the scan and fix options but it did not help.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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On some kernels you can use connection to PC when you are in recovery, on some not. I do not know on what kernel and recovery you are now. But it seems it is not working. So solution is to do nandroid restore if you made a nandroid backup in recovery. I suppose you did not, so now your option is to flash stock JB from Download Mode with Odin, and copy ROM while you are in system. Or use some other phone and put SD card in it and copy like that.
shut_down said:
On some kernels you can use connection to PC when you are in recovery, on some not. I do not know on what kernel and recovery you are now. But it seems it is not working. So solution is to do nandroid restore if you made a nandroid backup in recovery. I suppose you did not, so now your option is to flash stock JB from Download Mode with Odin, and copy ROM while you are in system. Or use some other phone and put SD card in it and copy like that.
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Mmmhh ... I'm so shocked and curious. Turns, to move files in CWM could be done to the PC. Is it possible in CM11, senior? (noob quetions) Maybe one day I'll need it.
Thanks In Advance..
Sorry, quota "thanks" I have exhausted, a senior. :angel:
TPD-21 said:
Mmmhh ... I'm so shocked and curious. Turns, to move files in CWM could be done to the PC. Is it possible in CM11, senior? (noob quetions) Maybe one day I'll need it.
Thanks In Advance..
Sorry, quota "thanks" I have exhausted, a senior. :angel:
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Some of it has, some do not. I am not sure what version has it and what do not. I remember some version, maybe CoCore opens internal and external storage on PC automatically. But I can't remember was it CoCore or some else.
shut_down said:
Some of it has, some do not. I am not sure what version has it and what do not. I remember some version, maybe CoCore opens internal and external storage on PC automatically. But I can't remember was it CoCore or some else.
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Actually it's something interesting, a senior. Like when Windows95 new entry in our country. At that time the system "DOS For Windows" is still very familiar in computer lessons in our education. (Developing Countries). So we can still do "Copy" and "Paste" via diskette in the system "DOS". I think CWM is almost similar to the DOS system. I mean, CWM will be very useful if a time on the android main system can not be done. Of course may be done through CWM. cmiiw.
Hey so my phone fell off this morning and i thought everything was alright, then i restarted it and it would only access to the CWM 6.0.4.7 recovery mode, i've been trying all things, wipes, when i hit wipe data/factory reset, it resets at the middle of the process, if i try to backup/reinstall rom from the external sdcard it fails giving me an "Status 0" error, i can only assume this is happening because of the fall...
What can i do?
Please help, really desperated
Someone please help? it's very needed and i'm in a hurry
orgasmaddictz said:
Someone please help? it's very needed and i'm in a hurry
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Maybe the internal SD card broke because of the fall.
If that's the case then the only thing you can do is to install a ROM in the external SD card.
kalpetros said:
Maybe the internal SD card broke because of the fall.
If that's the case then the only thing you can do is to install a ROM in the external SD card.
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So... if that was the case, how can i fix the internal SD? Or how can i install the ROM in the external SD?
Also, the recovery menu only apperas if i have my external SD inside, if i get it out, the cellphone just gets to the Samsung Galaxy S screen...
Read the following:
My Android Solutions
My Android Collections
Data wipe error or Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
Fix broken internal storage on GT-I9000M (/dev/block/mmcblk0 corrupted)
Odin back to stock and reroot.. Hope you backed up.
Okay guys im reading but i really don't understand, i'm a completey ignorant in this topic, i don't want to screw this but i really don't understand anything...
Can someone help me? After spending the whole night reading i finally did it and i restored my phone back to the stock rom installing it in my external SD, i made two partitions, one of 10gb in fat 32 and the another one 4gb ext3 (used this for the system), but now i can't use the camera because the "usb storage is connected" and the external sd cannot be mounted...
why is this happening? please help!
desperated bump
Also, i have some backups made with the CWM recovery but i really can't advance if i don't have the sd...
Read this.
You tried flashing Stock? If that doesn't work, take the device to a Samsung Service Center.
kalpetros said:
Read this.
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I installed stock rom on external sd, then did this and i was and it worked, then updated to 2.3.6 and flashed CWM Recovery, after that i updated to 10.2 CM and then to 11, then i used NeatKernel for Kitkat and swtiched the external to internal and my phone is fully working now.
Thank you very much guys
I keep getting this error trying to install apps from the play store. My phone is rooted, the SD card is properly partitioned, and I can successfully link apps to it via Link2SD. The problem is that my phone seems to be very picky about what I can and cannot install. Some programs will install with no fuss, while others will give me the "Error: Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card" error. It's extremely irritating.
Please do not suggest unmounting/remounting the SD card. I've tried this. It DOES NOT WORK.
munglay said:
I keep getting this error trying to install apps from the play store. My phone is rooted, the SD card is properly partitioned, and I can successfully link apps to it via Link2SD. The problem is that my phone seems to be very picky about what I can and cannot install. Some programs will install with no fuss, while others will give me the "Error: Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card" error. It's extremely irritating.
Please do not suggest unmounting/remounting the SD card. I've tried this. It DOES NOT WORK.
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Try titanium backup?
MrMike2182 said:
Try titanium backup?
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Didn't work. I can't move existing files to my SD card either.
munglay said:
Didn't work. I can't move existing files to my SD card either.
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Is your phone rooted with a custom recovery and all?
Yes. I rooted it, have TWRP, and have write-protection off (it was messing with my SD partitions).
munglay said:
Yes. I rooted it, have TWRP, and have write-protection off (it was messing with my SD partitions).
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What app are you trying to move? I'll try it myself.
MrMike2182 said:
What app are you trying to move? I'll try it myself.
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At this point, anything. I can link stuff to my second partition, but I can't move anything to the space I set aside on my SD card. Any game, any app, is poison to my SD card.
munglay said:
At this point, anything. I can link stuff to my second partition, but I can't move anything to the space I set aside on my SD card. Any game, any app, is poison to my SD card.
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When you partitioned your sd card did you make it ext2, ext3, or ext4 and set it to primary?
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When you partitioned your sd card did you make it ext2, ext3, or ext4 and set it to primary?
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EXT2, and yes.
munglay said:
EXT2, and yes.
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There's not much I can do since I can't actually see your phone... I know I had mine set to ext4 and primary but be sure you're using a good partitioning tool..
I don't know if FolderMount would do what you want but you can always try.
Do you happen to have the stock kernel on your phone? Because if you do it's write protection enabled and you can't use that from my experience. You need to install a kernel with write protection removed.
I installed a custom Kernel, write protection's gone. Think wiping the whole thing would help? Or installing a Custom ROM?
munglay said:
I installed a custom Kernel, write protection's gone. Think wiping the whole thing would help? Or installing a Custom ROM?
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A custom rom could definitely help! Just make sure you make a backup of your current system and then try another rom but I can't exactly say any rom that's better than another one because I'm using a personal built rom but all the roms are pretty good and each has their own problems so be sure to read about the rom you choose closely!
Hello, everyone!
It seems that there are many misinformation about using an external micro SD as internal memory when installing any of the (great) Marshmallow ROMs available to L90, so I decided to create this thread from my experiments and leave it open for discussion.
What is it?
With Marshmallow you can use an external uSD as internal memory, what is great for L90 because it has 8GB of internal storage, with only around 4GB available for users.
How does it work?
It's a Marshmallow feature so it's built-in, no need of extra apps. It will format a uSD inserted in the L90 micro SD slot and use it as internal storage.
The uSD card will work from now on only on your phone, but you still can unmount, remove and replace it with other cards as needed. All contents from /sdcard will be moved from internal storage to the uSD, and all apps that allow native "App2SD" will be moved too (you can choose to move or not, if you don't you can move apps manually later). Not all apps can be moved, but you can "force move" ones that don't support native App2SD, but be aware that it may break things, like widgets, etc.
How do I use it?
There are two ways to enable adopted storage:
1. it will offer you the option to use a newly detected uSD as internal or storage, so you'll probably see a notification when you insert a new uSD on your phone, or right after installing any Marshmallow ROM;
2. Go to "Storage and USB" in Settings app, select your external card, tap the three dot menu and choose Settings, it will then open a page where you can Eject, Format (erase) or Format as internal option.
Either way you will be guide through the process of formatting your uSD as internal memory and moving your data. Obviously, your micro SD will be formatted (erased) so backup any important data first.
Advantages
The main advantage is that it will improve your internal storage a lot. Even if you use a 8GB uSD, because it will move everything from /sdcard folder to the uSD. Also, if an app is moved, then all its contents (data, obb, cache) will be stored in the new adopted storage.
Problems
From what I've tested, the only problems are that even a Class 10 uSD is slower than internal memory and not as reliable. So make sure you use a fast uSD (I'd say Class10 is the minimum) and a reliable one. Of course, if you use the uSD to move data between your phone and other devices then you probably will want to keep using it as external (aka Portable) memory.
Observations (may be updated later)
1. If you don't choose the option to move your apps when formatting the uSD you can do it manually later: go to Settings, Apps, pick the app you want to move and then click on Storage, you should see a page with a button to move the app (and app data). If you see "Force Change" then the app doesn't support moving to external storage natively, and doing it may break something;
2. All internal storage will be used only for apps and apps data when using adopted storage, everything else will be on your external uSD, what means /sdcard is now on your uSD. Also every app and app data moved to adopted storage will be on your external uSD too, so removing the card will make those apps unavailable as well as any data stored on /sdcard;
3. You will still be able to access all data using MTP (it will show only Internal Storage, as /sdcard is on your external uSD now) or using TWRP 3.0.0 or later (/sdcard data will be available on the /emmc folder using the built-in File Manager, or separately using MTP). MTP on TWRP was very slow for me when I tried to use it, so slow it's useless for files > 1GB, but maybe it's because I have used Android File Transfer on a Mac, your mileage my vary;
4. Sometimes the format process may abort and Android will show your uSD as "corrupted" (maybe it's the wrong word for it). Don't panic. If you want to test your SD, use it on a computer and do a full format using FAT format, it will test the card. Simply restar the process if you've tested or you know your card is OK. If it still says your card is slow, don't worry, it may work fast enough for you (again, I am talking about Class 10 or higher);
5. When a uSD is formatted as internal storage it won't be "readable" anymore on any other phone or computer (OK, maybe you can on a computer that can read f2fs and its contents, but not the usual and normal way);
6. Going back is complicated: probably you will need to use a computer and MTP to copy the data from /sdcard to it, uninstall or move the apps you want to keep back to internal memory and then format your uSD card again as external memory.
7. It seems that you can use one uSD to both adopted and portable storage, see the link bellow (not tested, read the other page linked too):
Sam Liddicott: Android 6 semi-adopted storage
http://blog.sam.liddicott.com/2016/02/android-6-semi-adopted-storage.html?m=1
Most things discussed here can be seen with pictures in this page from Motorola support website:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/109134/p/1449,9582
Cheers and thank you all for the great info I got from this forum! :good:
this is the reason my d415 is bricked ! :'(
DeathCrow17 said:
this is the reason my d415 is bricked ! :'(
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Only formatting uSD as internal storage won't brick any phone. It's even listed on Motorola website for their phones. What else did you do?
lfom said:
Only formatting uSD as internal storage won't brick any phone. It's even listed on Motorola website for their phones. What else did you do?
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While formatting the sd to make it internal storage, the screen just went black..so i search what's wrong, they said i need to wipe the partition and create a new one......before i did that, i can boot to the logo and booting screen still black on the home screen tho, but after i did that, my screen is totally black, wont boot
@DeathCrow17
Sorry, but I've done it more than twice and never had a problem. I don't know why it happened to your phone, maybe it was just a sad coincidence. Anyway, if you still can enter download mode you can flash stock firmware using LG Flash Tool. If not, there are fastboot and the hard unbrick tutorial, you may get more help in those threads. Good luck.
lfom said:
Only formatting uSD as internal storage won't brick any phone. It's even listed on Motorola website for their phones. What else did you do?
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lfom said:
@DeathCrow17
Sorry, but I've done it more than twice and never had a problem. I don't know why it happened to your phone, maybe it was just a sad coincidence. Anyway, if you still can enter download mode you can flash stock firmware using LG Flash Tool. If not, there are fastboot and the hard unbrick tutorial, you may get more help in those threads. Good luck.
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Tried everything but after wiping the partition because the tutorial said i should....my screen just went totally black, no LG logo booting screen nothing....there is 1 guy who 's been helping me, even him is having a hard time fixing my device, through teamviewer....but i still have my fingers crossed for this LG after all this is my only one LOL
Can anyone confirm that TWRP_3.0.0-0_060216_L90_Testbuild.img does indeed work with adoptive storage
Fábio Ferreira said:
Can anyone confirm that TWRP_3.0.0-0_060216_L90_Testbuild.img does indeed work with adoptive storage
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As I reported in OP, Dark Blue version from the post bellow works just fine as described.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-...rp2-7-1-0lgl90w7xxshoxx-t2826150/post65428096
lfom said:
As I reported in OP, Dark Blue version from the post bellow works just fine as described.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-...rp2-7-1-0lgl90w7xxshoxx-t2826150/post65428096
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Should i flash the .zip or the img inside?
And shoild i wipe anything?
Fábio Ferreira said:
Should i flash the .zip or the img inside?
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Either way should work if you do it correctly. I flashed the zip using Rashr if I recall it correctly.
lfom said:
Either way should work if you do it correctly. I flashed the zip using Rashr if I recall it correctly.
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And shoild i wipe anything?
Sorry for the begginers questions, but i've never updated any recovery .Thanks for your help
Fábio Ferreira said:
And shoild i wipe anything?
Sorry for the begginers questions, but i've never updated any recovery .Thanks for your help
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No, simply flash it and next time you boot to recovery you should see the new version.