how to manually apply ota file, locked stock - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

how do I manually apply an ota file?
I placed it on the sdcard and renamed it update.zip
booted into recovery with volume down+power and selecting recovery
entered the menu with volume up+power
but the sdcard does not mount and selecting internal storage reboots the phone
getting the menu in recovery also seems tricky, sometimes nothing happens, sometimes the phone reboots

fastboot was already off but enabling it didn' t help either

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[Q] HELP!!! Cant access recovery mode & WiFi isnt connecting at all [MIUI 1.11.25]

[Q] HELP!!! Cant access recovery mode & WiFi isnt connecting at all [MIUI 1.11.25]
After I upgraded to the new MIUI rom, I noticed that the Gmail app and the Email app where crashing all the time so I thought it would be a good idea to to wipe the Dalvik cache, do a factory reset and reinstall the ROM...
I wanted to clear everything and start new... so I wiped the sdcard, sd-ext, data/cache, dalvik... then i flashed the Miui rom and made a new sd-ext3, made it 1Gb... the phone restarted normally, i installed the a2sd on the sd-ext3, everything was fine, I started re-downloading my programs. but then I restarted the phone and all the program I had installed were gone... and the a2sd+ partition was showing 0.00B of space while myy sdcard was showing that there was 1Gb missing... worse, the gapps (gmail, market etc) were gone... thought another factory reset would solve the issue, so I went into the settings/system/about phone/factory reset... it brought the gapps back but the a2sd was still showing 0.00B of space. not only that, but I couldnt connect to my wifi anymore (it keeps saying "obtaining ip adress")... also, ever since, I cant factory reset anymore... as soon as I do, the phone restart and is stuck in a bootloop... so I have to take out the battery and put it back to switch it on properly...
I tried to reboot it in recovery so that i could both reflash the MIUI ROM and re-install the sd-ext3 with less memory this time... but I couldnt get into the recovery mode no matter what. it was amon ra v2.2.1 recovery... I downloaded Rom Manager from the internet so I could switch recoveries, and I switched to clockworkmod, but still couldn't access the recovery. I thought Rom Manager wasnt not working properly so I tried flashing new recovery image through adb and fastboot, but it wouldnt even let me do it... looked for ways to bypass the recovery mode and flash the rom but it still wouldnt work... So now im stuck with the phone unable to go into recovery mode.
The phone otherwise still works, I still get and can make phone calls, but I cant connect to the internet unless using my credit, and even that for some reasons does not allow me to connect to google servers, meaning that I cannot use the Market...
How can I get My phone to work properly again?
I know you might have done this but I gotta ask the following:
- Did you pull out the battery, put it back in, and hold POWER + Trackball + Volume Down until you got to fastboot. Then select the recovery option?
- Can you please tell me what exactly it said when you tried to flash a new recovery to your phone via adb? What commands did you use to flash it in the first place.
Please provide more details so we can help you.
Is your phone unlocked? If so, the easiest way is to just reflash a recovery image using:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery "C:\location\to\recovery.img"
Then you can boot directly into the new recovery by changing the flash command to boot.
Code:
fastboot boot recovery "C:\location\to\recovery.img"
Then I would wipe the /system partition and reinstall MIUI.
Start a fastboot mode:
+ Download the fastboot http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8180983/N1/fastboot.zip
+ Extract the contents of fastboot.zip to some directory of your
preference
+ Download the su.zip http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8180983/N1/su.zip
+ Copy to the root of SD * Do not extract the contents, simply copy
to the root of SD *
+ Turn off your phone
+ Press and hold the trackball, press the power
+ The phone will connect in fastboot mode
+ Plug the USB cable
+ You will see a highlighted message "USB fastboot"
2 Unlock your bootloader:
<WARNING - This procedure below deletes all your
SETTINGS!>
+ At the command prompt / terminal, go to the directory where you
Drew fastboot.zip
+ If rWindows:
+ Go to Start> Run> cmd
+ Use the cd command to access the directory where you extracted the
fastboot.zip
+ Type-windows.exe fastboot devices
+ In the list will show your device
+ Type fastboot-windows.exe oem unlock
+ If it is Linux:
Run the + terminal of your choice
+ Use the force, become as root (su -)
+ Go to the directory where you extracted using fastboot.zip
cd
+ Enter. / Fastboot-linux devices
+ In the list will show your device
+ Enter. / Fastboot-linux oem unlock
+ If Mac, use the same steps as replacing the Linux
for fastboot. / fastboot-mac
+ Confirm unlocking
+ Now your phone will accept any customROM
3 Install any custom recovery:
- I used ClockworkMod, but there are others, such as Amon_Ra's.
http://mirror1.kanged.net/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.4-passi ...
+ If linux:
+ With the phone connected to usb fastboot mode and type:. /
linux-fastboot flash recovery <caminho/ para/ o/ arquivo/> / recovery-
clockwork-2.5.1.4-passion.img
+ If windows:
+ With the phone plugged into usb mode and type fastboot: fastboot-
windows.exe flash recovery <caminho/ para/ o/ arquivo/> / recovery-
clockwork-2.5.1.4-passion.img
+ If MAC:
+ With the phone connected to usb fastboot mode and type:. /
fastboot-mac flash recovery <caminho/ para/ o/ arquivo/> / recovery-
clockwork-2.5.1.4-passion.img
+ Okay, you installed a custom recovery and now has several
features such as nandroid backup / restore and etc..
- Accessing the custom recovery
Press + power and return to the bootloader menu, you will see an option
called RECOVERY, select it using the volume buttons and press
power to start the customrecovery
+ Will load a black screen with an exclamation point, press power
and the volume +
+ You are on the menu, scroll using the trackball or the keys
volume, to select, press the trackball
demoneyes905 said:
I know you might have done this but I gotta ask the following:
- Did you pull out the battery, put it back in, and hold POWER + Trackball + Volume Down until you got to fastboot. Then select the recovery option?
- Can you please tell me what exactly it said when you tried to flash a new recovery to your phone via adb? What commands did you use to flash it in the first place.
Please provide more details so we can help you.
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I could get to the fastboot and was selecting the recovery option, but then it was stuck in a bootloop. When I was trying to flash using the command prompt it was saying that there were errors. but Dont worry, I fixed it. Turns out the errors were due to the fact that the command couldnt find the location of the image...

[Q] confused, some help please

ok i set up ADB
Rooted the phone with Superboot
oem unlocked
flashed recovery-ra-nexus-v2.2.1
here's the problem
Next step i want to do is to install a custom rom.
So I try to do the following
"1. Download the ROM you want from our Nexus One ROMs section.
2. Turn off the phone.
3. Turn it back on by holding down Volume Down and Power until the bootloader screen comes up. Let it finish searching then select Recovery by using the volume buttons and click power to select.
4. Once the recovery screen comes up, select Nandroid Backup (to save a backup just in case, optional)
5. Then select Mass Storage On and plug your phone into the computer.
6. Copy the ROM .zip file to your phone’s SD card then unplug the phone.
7. Click USB MS Toggle."
Problem is i don't see nandorid backup, nor do I know where USB MS Toggle is located.
Rom is on my SdCard.
can i just flash Clockwork? :/
go for 4EXT. its the best out there nw.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419813
www.4ext.net
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk
4ext is nice I use it now. did use amon_ra for 2 years no issues
don't like clockwork
if you go 4ext bu's are in clockwork backup folder
usb toggle should be on first ra screen under reboot now
nandroids or "backups" are under "backup/restore", however you should see nandroid folder on sdcard
if you just flashed a new recovery for first time did you remove this file to allow your recovery to stick--/system/etc/install-recovery.sh may be no issue for you at this point.
I'll try these out...
NP hit our thanks buttons if we helped
I managed to get into recovery and flash a rom, BUT....after I successfully install the rom and reboot. I just get a black screen that leads to nothing :/
Oh and the led buttons light up when i press the power button
Propably you just didnt wipe data. The entry is called something like format data/factory reset.
Sent from my Nexus One using xda premium
Did you follow this on installing recovery and removing stock recovery image as mentioned above, you can also remove it with root explorer if it is on phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Nexus_One/Recovery_Images#Installing_a_Recovery_Image
try to pull/reinstall battery and see if it boots
did you wipe all 3x with amon ra before flashing, should do system too--
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28338566/Extreme-wipe.zip flashes from recovery
and I like sdformatter to format card then partition 1gb ext4 0swap
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28338566/SDFormatter 2.0.mht
if battery pull don't work, pwr off and press trackball and pwr at same time and see if you can get into bootoader. there you can get into recovery, rewipe all 3x and reflash rom
did you check md5 with a a file mgr like es file explorer
what a2sd are you using, I prefer Dark Tremor beta4, flash it after rom and reboot, reboot again then with terminal emulator run the DT scripts as mentioned on Op of thread
worse case go back into adb/fastboot window and reflash recovery as per above link, wipe, and reflash rom
you can even wipe phone and fastboot rom thru command window by extracting the roms system and boot images and placing on sd card where you had ra recovery and fastbooting them--little more complicated and no need to try yet
just some ideas for now--
britemb 1332
Ok this is exactly what I have done from the start
Oem unlock
flashed recovery-ra-nexus-v1.7.0.1 (because the later ones don't work) through superboot
Went into recovery
I had previously formatted the sdcard with sd formatter as you suggested
converted ext2 to ext3
converted ext3 to ext4
-Did NOT use Dark Tremor, cause idk how to use it (don't understand instructions)-
wiped with Extreme wipe
flashed rom - Bugless Beast
reboot
and still black screen-led buttons light up and turn on and off as i press the power button.
hope that gives you a better idea of what i have done.
still no luck
can you get back to your stock rom
that recovery is too old
if so try ext4 from market or a pre 3.0 clockwork
am not sure why amon 2.2.1 won't fastboot
i did not use superboot so not familiar with it
i set up sdk/adb/fastboot--oem unlocked--fastbbooted amon ra--then flashed a rom with superboot in it
did you remove stock recovery
are you fastbooting the recovery or going thru a terminal on phone
i cannot go into phone and into market (as phone won't load)
I did NOT remove stocke recovery (link to file is broken)
and I am fastbooting the recovery
not sure what's wrong
you do have sdk installed? and when you type adb devices and fastboot devices you do see phone ID--?
and your images you fastboot are in your fastboot.exe folder ie "tools" for
it must be all correct or couldn't have fastbooted old recovery--just asking
do you have a backup (nandroid) on sdcard and maybe even backup sdcard at this point--i put all by bu's on pc as soon as i bu to phone
not sure what the lights mean
can you boot in to fastboot screen as i mentioned above and see hboot you have--could be an hboot or boot partition issue
not sure i want to instruct you on that--you would have to get correct hboot to fastboot
here is amon 2.2.1 i used
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28338566/AmonRa 2.2.1.mht
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img
Could try
1) Boot into fastboot and plug into your computer.
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img
here is passimg link if you want to go back to stock and start over
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577114
I've done the Passimg method and nothing, still a black screen with the led buttons going on and off as you press the power button.
don't know--sorry
maybe google your problem
pull battery and leave out 15 minutes
try another battery
do you get vibrations when the screen goes off and any orange light
could be hardware
let's see what anyone else says
ezceazy said:
I've done the Passimg method and nothing, still a black screen with the led buttons going on and off as you press the power button.
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make very sure that you name the file PASSIMG.zip and not PASSIMG.zip.zip cos windows hadles the files such way.
after that reboot into bootloader (power+trackball) and then choose Bootloader by pressing power button. nw your phone should detect the passimg.zip and should be reverted back to stock.
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk
I DID IT!
Sorry for not replying, I've been trying to fix this phone since I posted this thread.
Ok what I did is i for some reason got to this page:
http://www.machackpc.com/restore-your-nexus-one-to-its-original-shipping-image/
Weird thing is I've tried this procedure before with no luck. This time it worked? who knows.......
Thank you all for the help and support
glad you got it---

[Q] Phone is always booting in TWRP Mode

I'm new to this forum,
I tried to flash using signed-broodROM-JB-Release-1.zip.
I have followed these steps
Turn off your phone.
Reboot the phone into Recovery Mode by holding down the Volume Up and Power keys. When the Samsung logo appears, release both buttons. When “Android out of the Box” is displayed, tap the Menu button. DO NOT press the Home button during bootup, or else the phone will enter RAM Dump Mode.
On the recovery menu, select Apply update from SD card or Install ZIP from SD card.
Locate the twrp2.2.1-recovery.zip file and confirm that you want to install the file.
Reboot your phone afterwards.
Turn off the phone.
Reboot the phone into Recovery Mode as in step 2.
If you see the TWRP Recovery menu, then you’ve successfully flashed the new custom recovery over your phone’s stock recovery.
1.Copy the signed-broodROM-JB-Release-1.zip file and the Google Apps package to the internal SD card of your phone.
2.Turn off the phone.
3.Boot your phone into Recovery Mode. You can do this by pressing and holding down the Volume Up and Power buttons at the same time. You can then let go of the buttons once the Samsung logo on the screen appears. When the icon bearing an Android inside a box shows up, press the Menu button.
4.Select Wipe data/factory reset and confirm the action on the next screen.
5.Select Wipe and choose Cache. Confirm the action on the next screen.
6.Select Install ZIP from SD card. Select Choose ZIP from SD card and locate the signed-broodROM-JB-Release-1.zip file. Confirm the installation on the next screen.
Once the installation is complete, flash the Google Apps package in the same manner as in step 7.
Go back to the main menu and select Reboot system now to reboot your phone. It would take about 5-7 minutes to boot for the first time.
But NOW my phone is always starting with TWRP Mode...Help??
Is my phone bricked??
nissam333 said:
I'm new to this forum,
I tried to flash using signed-broodROM-JB-Release-1.zip.
I have followed these steps
Turn off your phone.
Reboot the phone into Recovery Mode by holding down the Volume Up and Power keys. When the Samsung logo appears, release both buttons. When “Android out of the Box” is displayed, tap the Menu button. DO NOT press the Home button during bootup, or else the phone will enter RAM Dump Mode.
On the recovery menu, select Apply update from SD card or Install ZIP from SD card.
Locate the twrp2.2.1-recovery.zip file and confirm that you want to install the file.
Reboot your phone afterwards.
Turn off the phone.
Reboot the phone into Recovery Mode as in step 2.
If you see the TWRP Recovery menu, then you’ve successfully flashed the new custom recovery over your phone’s stock recovery.
1.Copy the signed-broodROM-JB-Release-1.zip file and the Google Apps package to the internal SD card of your phone.
2.Turn off the phone.
3.Boot your phone into Recovery Mode. You can do this by pressing and holding down the Volume Up and Power buttons at the same time. You can then let go of the buttons once the Samsung logo on the screen appears. When the icon bearing an Android inside a box shows up, press the Menu button.
4.Select Wipe data/factory reset and confirm the action on the next screen.
5.Select Wipe and choose Cache. Confirm the action on the next screen.
6.Select Install ZIP from SD card. Select Choose ZIP from SD card and locate the signed-broodROM-JB-Release-1.zip file. Confirm the installation on the next screen.
Once the installation is complete, flash the Google Apps package in the same manner as in step 7.
Go back to the main menu and select Reboot system now to reboot your phone. It would take about 5-7 minutes to boot for the first time.
But NOW my phone is always starting with TWRP Mode...Help??
Is my phone bricked??
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Flash this version of TWRP, should help http://www.mediafire.com/?0ufe8dcv5kkajay [Installtion Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694617]

ADB and recovery

So I had unlocked my bootloader. rooted, and install TWRP, I tried installing cm11 which was in my sdcard, I factory reset, but when I when to look for the zip file it didn't come up in my ext_sdcard.... I did made a backup on twrp, but I don't have an os currently install, Idk how to boot into my recovery, I have the fastboot drivers install and when I put the phone in fastboot mode and run adb shell I get error: device not found.
What can I do?
Ocalito said:
So I had unlocked my bootloader. rooted, and install TWRP, I tried installing cm11 which was in my sdcard, I factory reset, but when I when to look for the zip file it didn't come up in my ext_sdcard.... I did made a backup on twrp, but I don't have an os currently install, Idk how to boot into my recovery, I have the fastboot drivers install and when I put the phone in fastboot mode and run adb shell I get error: device not found.
What can I do?
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To boot to recovery:
Power off device
Press and hold Power + Volume Down
As soon as the LG logo appears, quickly release Power and press and hold Power again until you see a screen titled "Factory data reset"
Use volume keys to scroll down to "Yes". Press Power to select
Do the same as before one more time
You will then boot in to recovery
As for TWRP:
Make sure you're using the latest version.
Up towards the top of the TWRP Install page there is a line with a gray background the starts with "Storage:". Press it and then select Internal storage or external sdcard. Now press "Ok" at the bottom of the screen. Now browse to the folder where your zip is.
Now for your fastboot ADB thing. The adb executable cannot communicate with a device in fastboot mode. That's what the fastboot executable is for. Where you used "adb devices" you should have used "fastboot devices". ADB is for when your device is booted in normal device mode or in recovery mode and the recovery supports USB debugging. Unfortunately you can't boot to recovery thru fastboot.
shinobisoft said:
To boot to recovery:
Power off device
Press and hold Power + Volume Down
As soon as the LG logo appears, quickly release Power and press and hold Power again until you see a screen titled "Factory data reset"
Use volume keys to scroll down to "Yes". Press Power to select
Do the same as before one more time
You will then boot in to recovery
As for TWRP:
Make sure you're using the latest version.
Up towards the top of the TWRP Install page there is a line with a gray background the starts with "Storage:". Press it and then select Internal storage or external sdcard. Now press "Ok" at the bottom of the screen. Now browse to the folder where your zip is.
Now for your fastboot ADB thing. The adb executable cannot communicate with a device in fastboot mode. That's what the fastboot executable is for. Where you used "adb devices" you should have used "fastboot devices". ADB is for when your device is booted in normal device mode or in recovery mode and the recovery supports USB debugging. Unfortunately you can't boot to recovery thru fastboot.
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Thank you for your help, i was able to bot into recovery and flash my back up.... and then i was able to install cm11.

Asus MeMO Pad 7 unusable please help!

Hi,
I am really desperate! I turned on my rooted Asus MeMO Pad 7 ME176CX after several months of no use, but apps/services won't load (loads of error messages, all apps/services stopped etc.) like it was obsolete or screwed up. So I unrooted it and the issue got worse!
There is a Asus demo app in the notification bar that disables WIFI and software reset and says to plug in the power adapter (no difference, it won't go away).
1) I copied the necessary files to my memory card (to get rid of the Asus demo app as per other threads) but once I insert the memory card, even though it is recognized, it says no files present.
2) I did a hard reset with Vol - (or +, tried both) and Power but nothing happens (no recovery screen, it just stays black).
3) I removed the battery & waited 10 mins, no difference.
4) I formatted a card to FAT32 and copied the cleardata.zip unzipped files from Asus then rebooted pressing just Power but it just reboots normally like the card is not inserted.
Now basically the tablet shows a few apps (Calendar, Gallery etc.) and nothing else.
I cannot connect to wifi, bluetooth does not work, the memory card says no files present, vol + power does not work, cleardata trick did not work, I cannot send it back under warranty (ex-rooted) ... what else can I do??????
Many thanks!
Reboot into Droidboot (Volume Down + Power IIRC, could be up), boot the Temporary TWRP (http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/intel-android-devices-root-temp-cwm-t2975096), flash ROM
After a few experiments gone wrong I have now bricked the tablet for good (erased all data).
I can ONLY go from the dead droid to 'Android system recovery' which shows:
- reboot
- apply update from ADB
- wipe data
- wide cache
After 'wiping' the only option available is 'Apply update from ADB', so I installed ADB on my Mac and downloaded a few ROMs from the Asus site (even though their page says ME176C not ME176CX, but there is no ME176CX page there).
If I run adb devices from the terminal I see nothing. Only if I select 'Apply update from ADB' on the tablet I see the device from terminal, I believe it opens a bridge to the computer only with this option running. The command 'fastboot devices' never shows anything regardless.
I run 'adb sideload update.zip' (tried with several ROMS) but it always fails AFTER the transfer (either with messages 'status 0' or 'end of footer not 0xFFFF' etc.).
So now I am stuck with adb sideload never working, is there anything else I can do????
boredfish said:
After a few experiments gone wrong I have now bricked the tablet for good (erased all data).
I can ONLY go from the dead droid to 'Android system recovery' which shows:
- reboot
- apply update from ADB
- wipe data
- wide cache
After 'wiping' the only option available is 'Apply update from ADB', so I installed ADB on my Mac and downloaded a few ROMs from the Asus site (even though their page says ME176C not ME176CX, but there is no ME176CX page there).
If I run adb devices from the terminal I see nothing. Only if I select 'Apply update from ADB' on the tablet I see the device from terminal, I believe it opens a bridge to the computer only with this option running. The command 'fastboot devices' never shows anything regardless.
I run 'adb sideload update.zip' (tried with several ROMS) but it always fails AFTER the transfer (either with messages 'status 0' or 'end of footer not 0xFFFF' etc.).
So now I am stuck with adb sideload never working, is there anything else I can do????
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Well, theres quite a lot of options do recover your tablet, before doing anyhing, if you have access to adb, then you should do: download .17 rom and extract it, after extracting go to META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script and open it with notepad, and remove the first 2 lines, then save, and make the zip file (rename it to update.zip {careful not to make the file "update.zip.zip"}), then put the zip file in adb folder (for me its C:\\adb) and do adb push update.zip /sdcard/ (make sure adb is working) after it finishes pushing, go to bootloader (if not there already) and run temp recovery (twrp or cwm), and then install the zip, then clear dalvik and cache, and reboot, if first reboot doesnt work, reboot again, if it still doesnt work, install update.zip again. Hope i helped, if u have any questions tell me :3
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if you really cant get out of recovery theres still a way of fixing your tablet (same problem happend to me today and its fixed), if you already did all the steps above on the download .17 and extracting and changing the file of updater script then its already almost done, to access the bootloader you need to shutdown your tablet, press Power, Vol+ and Vol- at same time, it will go to fastboot, copy the file "droidboot.img" from the update.zip and place it in the adb folder (for me its c:\\adb), then do "fastboot boot droidboot.img" and it should download the img to the tab and boot to droidboot (you need to do this a few times, because 5/1 only 1 goes to bootloader), after booting to droidboot you can easily recover from there, on bootloader you have adb access, which means you can push the update.zip to the tablet (with update.zip in adb folder already, do on cmd, "adb push update.zip /sdcard/") after pushing go to temp recovery and install the update.zip normally after installing. format cache and dalvik, and reboot, if its stuck on logo, shutdown and reboot, if still doesnt work install the update once more by turning your device off and go to bootloader normally, (it works now, because it has the software now, (to enter bootloader press press power + vol-), and load temp recovery and reinstall). i hope i helped

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