After having some problems with my Xperia T (random reboots, reboot loops, crashes) on stock Android 4.3 I decided to give it a go and try to install Omnirom 4.4
I tried to follow this procedure to install Omnirom
1. I unlocked the bootloader using Sony's guide
2. Got root through towelroot
3. I installed TWRP, which seems to be recommend for the Xperia T, TWRP installed BusyBox Free (no idea what this does, but TWRP recommended installing this.
This is as far as I got. The problem I have is that I don't have access to the internal SDcard (my phone does not have a removable sdcard) when connected via USB to my computer.
The internal SD Card does not appear as 'mass storage' in my windows explorer, nor does the phone give me the option to access the internal sdcard as a storage device.
Therefore I cannot copy the Omnirom zip and the GAPPS to the internal sdcard.
I'm stuck here. I tried searching the web, but got no solution.
Anybody who give me a little help here?
I think you can mount the SD-card from TWRP, then you can access it from your computer. Not a TWRP user myself, but that's how it works from CWM
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Going into -> TWRP -> Settings -> Storage Info
I have 2 options:
- External storage location
- USB-OTG location
What is what? And where should they point to?
Currently they are set to:
- External storage location: /storaga/sdcard0/media
- USB-OTG location: /storage/sdcard0
I can see the contents of the 'sdcard' but have no idea what to mount where.....
Seems right.
USB OTG is when you plug in a usb stick to your phone. So pretty unimportant.
Why cant you download the Omni zip with your phone?
WhiteNeo said:
Seems right.
USB OTG is when you plug in a usb stick to your phone. So pretty unimportant.
Why cant you download the Omni zip with your phone?
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Pluging the usb cable in the phone and pc doesn't seem to do anything. Windows Explorer doesn't show the internal memory card as a storage device, so I cannot transfer the Omni.zip
Pluging the usb cable in the phone also doesn't charge my phone ...
Even PC Companion doesn't find my phone. It keep searching and searching but doesn't find it.
Dinobe said:
Pluging the usb cable in the phone and pc doesn't seem to do anything. Windows Explorer doesn't show the internal memory card as a storage device, so I cannot transfer the Omni.zip
Pluging the usb cable in the phone also doesn't charge my phone ...
Even PC Companion doesn't find my phone. It keep searching and searching but doesn't find it.
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If you have ADB drivers installed (from the Flashtools folder, for instance), you can access your entire phone through ADB while in recovery. Mounting USB storage to transfer files between TWRP and my PC has never worked for me; it has worked on CWM though, although I haven't used that method in ages since I prefer ADB.
Antiga Prime said:
If you have ADB drivers installed (from the Flashtools folder, for instance), you can access your entire phone through ADB while in recovery. Mounting USB storage to transfer files between TWRP and my PC has never worked for me; it has worked on CWM though, although I haven't used that method in ages since I prefer ADB.
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Ok, I didn't manage to get ADB working on Win8, but got it running on Elementary OS
Let's investigate how to transfer files via ADB....
Dinobe said:
Ok, I didn't manage to get ADB working on Win8, but got it running on Elementary OS
Let's investigate how to transfer files via ADB....
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adb push computer/file/path device/file/path
WhiteNeo said:
adb push computer/file/path device/file/path
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Ok, I managed to get the omni rom .zip and gapps.zip to the sdcard using the adb push command.
I tried to install this via TWRP and select the zip file. Unfortunately when selecting 'reboot to recovery' in TWRP nothing seems to happen. The phone reboots, Sony and Xperia logo appear and the phone just starts as normal....
I can't get the phone into recovery. I tried to push the volume up, volume down, holding the volume up/down, push repeatingly .... etc nothing seems to work...
Some more info
- I verified that I'm root
- I reinstalled TWRP
- I downloaded and installed the recovery image in TWRP (for the xperia t this is 'mint')
- I tried other recovery tools such as Clockworkmod, but my device is no supported
- I tried 'Quickboot tool' to get into recovery, doesn't make any difference....
What am I missing?
I forgot to thank everybody who helped me out on this.
I managed to get access to the sd card, push customs roms (CM10 an CM11) and flash my phone. Unfortunately nothing helped fixing my Xperia T reboot problem. I flashed it back to the original Sony rom and returned it to the shop, up to 3 weeks without phone....
Related
Bonehead that I am, I did the preparatory data/factory reset in CWM without transferring the new rom to the SD card first. I didn't realise USB mass storage CWM didn't work on the note (or at least, it doesn't on mine)
So normally I'd just reboot, and transfer the file within ICS, but since I've wiped, seems like that's not the way forward. So I guess my question's a twofer.
1) Is there a way to transfer the file to the sd card without exiting CWM?
2) Is USB Mass Storage in CWM a known issue, or is it unique to me? (I understand it's a known issue on the Nexus).
Thanks in advance.
its a known issue
Why cant you just boot the phone up and place it on ?
You use adb much ? If so, Get the rom, Put it in the folder with all your adb files,
Boot into recovery (usb debugging enabled by default in recovery) and type in a command window:
adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/
or
adb push nameofrom.zip/sdcard/nameofrom.zip
then find it, select it and flash it
As previously established, I'm such a noob. I've always installed a fresh rom after doing a reset in CWM. Somehow got it into my head that that amounted to wiping the OS completely. Man, I suck at rooting recently. I was an old hand when I had a DHD. Now I've got an SGN I'm an amateur again!
Rebooted and transferred the file without issue.
Thanks for the help.
Hey, Sorry if this has been answered before but anyways;
I just rooted my streak 7 and put on the ICS Beta5.0.1 ROM. Now when I plug it into the PC nothing happens, it still charges fine, but nothing in the way of seeing the storage device in My Computer.
Is this a common problem with this build? (I didn't see anything about it in the build notes)
If not any ideas on how to fix?
If it is, what are some alternatives to accessing the internal memory? I want to put on Gapps via CWM, but as far as I can tell CWM only reads update zips from the internal memory... (If I'm wrong about this please correct me)
Any help would be great
Cheers!
Not sure if MTP is broken on that build or you may have to install drivers again. No, the only way to install Gapps is from CWM or TWRP. On the other hand a factory "Update.pkg" can only be installed from a factory recovery, CWM/TRWP can't do it.
Whoops! All must be done from an external SD card!
You need to possible reinstall drivers.
giveen said:
You need to possible reinstall drivers.
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So I went into device manager and uninstalled the device.
Unplugged and plugged back in and it comes up as an 'MTP USB Device' under 'Portable Devices'.
So from the ADB drivers zip I pointed it to install the MTP driver (tried the ADB fastboot driver too but it wouldnt allow it).
It starts installing the MTP driver but it fails. The reason it gives is: 'This device Cannot start. (Code 10)
What OS are you running even?
TheManii said:
What OS are you running even?
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Win7 64
I've only tested 5.0.1 for a couple hours, but MTP isnt particularly reliable on it.
Put gapps on an external sdcard and flash from there.
Yeah CWM (V6) doesn't recognise my external SD card for some reason. tried a couple of different cards too...
Anyways I just flashed back to stock 3.2, reinstalled PC drivers, put Gapps on the internal flashed back to ICS and loaded gapps through CWM. All is good.
Still won't connect to the PC on the ICS rom, but that's okay for now. Got everything I need.
Cheers.
This morning I was playing around in CWM and clicked on format external sdcard
Well for some reason it formatted my internal card and I lost everything. I tried using a backup cwm made I guess prior to doing all that but it says MD5 mismatch.
I tried using cwm to get into usb mode but that didn't work.
I also tried using the sideload option but that also didn't work.
Tried getting into download mode and it still only boots to recovery.
How do I get a new rom put back on there?
clockworkmod has a way to mount internal storage on you PC while in recovery. Go to mounts and storage section in recovery and way at the bottom it says mount as USB storage. Plug your phone into your PC and wait for it to find drivers. I would recommend a internet connected windows 7 PC cause that's what I used and it worked fine.
You might have to unplug it and plug it back in once after the drivers are installed.
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ih8legal said:
clockworkmod has a way to mount internal storage on you PC while in recovery. Go to mounts and storage section in recovery and way at the bottom it says mount as USB storage. Plug your phone into your PC and wait for it to find drivers. I would recommend a internet connected windows 7 PC cause that's what I used and it worked fine.
You might have to unplug it and plug it back in once after the drivers are installed.
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I just tried what you suggested and it doesn't work either....I think I really got it messed up...but I still think it can be fixed.
After doing what you said CWM says Error: mounting /data
I'm pretty sure my entire file system has been wiped clean.
ih8legal said:
clockworkmod has a way to mount internal storage on you PC while in recovery. Go to mounts and storage section in recovery and way at the bottom it says mount as USB storage. Plug your phone into your PC and wait for it to find drivers. I would recommend a internet connected windows 7 PC cause that's what I used and it worked fine.
You might have to unplug it and plug it back in once after the drivers are installed.
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Also...CWM won't recognize my internal SD card...and now that the pc wont recognize the phone, what else can I do>?
iamcombat said:
Also...CWM won't recognize my internal SD card...and now that the pc wont recognize the phone, what else can I do>?
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Start with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953930
Once connected, you'll probably need to flash Odin KK4 without bootloaders and start fresh from there.
x0ne215 said:
Try holding down the Vol+ key, and plugging the USB in (I think this is download mode on the cappy?)
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Yes, indeed.
Try holding down the Vol+ key, and plugging the USB in (I think this is download mode on the cappy?)
I finally was able to get the external sd card to be recognized by the phone....now I just cant get my micro sd adapter working so that I can get a new ROM put on there....
Any suggestions on that? LOL
Tried taping up the lock slider and have had it taped in both unlocked and locked positions and yet it is still write protected.
My device is sometimes reboot! I'm using
[ROM][OFFICIAL][4.2.1]RemICS-JB v1.0(Team Remics) [1/4/13].:crying:
chucpro said:
My device is sometimes reboot! I'm using
[ROM][OFFICIAL][4.2.1]RemICS-JB v1.0(Team Remics) [1/4/13].:crying:
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Post in their forum topic, check to see if its a common bug among users.
Someone please help. Its been 3 days already w/out my phone... I was unlocking it and went into philz 6 touch and accidently deleted everything. So now i have no os!!
Ive downloaded the 2.16.654 firmware and 3.30651.2 firmware and have tried loading on my ext 128gb sd. When i go to mount the info and load the firmware, it says unable to mount data....
Pleeeeeease help!!
I haven't used Philz recovery in awhile so I can't quite recall how the storage mount options are setup. You'll need to download a ROM to your computer, then boot your phone into recovery. Connect your phone and computer via USB cable, then use the mount option to mount either your internal or external storage. Once you've mounted storage you can transfer the ROM from your computer to your phone. Once finished, unmount storage and then flash your ROM.
Also, firmware isn't flashed through recovery, it's flashed through the bootloader. It won't help you get your phone up & running at the point you're at, either (not to mention the fact that one version is for the HK version & the other isn't). Might want to do some more reading before you turn your phone into an overpriced paperweight.
Or use adb sideload function.
Th3Bill said:
Or use adb sideload function.
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Sideload does not always work...I prefer adb push
BD619 said:
Sideload does not always work...I prefer adb push
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Adb push is way more convienent especially since you would need a computer for sideload anyways...
I prefer not to brick my phone in the first place:thumbup:
Hello!
a few days ago i dropped my phone and now only the lower right part of the touch screen works :| (it only has touch functions on the lower right)
my phones out of warranty and i'm probably not going to fix it, the only important thing for me is my data on the internal storage.
when i connect the phone to a computer it asks for the type of connection i want to the PC (charging only,MTP,MSC,MIDI) and because the touch screen doesn't work i can't choose MTP :|
is there anyway to access phones internal storage without choosing MTP mode on the phone?
thanks in advance
Leon5260 said:
Hello!
a few days ago i dropped my phone and now only the lower right part of the touch screen works :| (it only has touch functions on the lower right)
my phones out of warranty and i'm probably not going to fix it, the only important thing for me is my data on the internal storage.
when i connect the phone to a computer it asks for the type of connection i want to the PC (charging only,MTP,MSC,MIDI) and because the touch screen doesn't work i can't choose MTP :|
is there anyway to access phones internal storage without choosing MTP mode on the phone?
thanks in advance
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If you can work out a way to install recovery. Recovery can be managed by volume up/down and the power button as enter. There is a file manager in TWRP, you could copy the files onto ext sd card.
Didgesteve said:
If you can work out a way to install recovery. Recovery can be managed by volume up/down and the power button as enter. There is a file manager in TWRP, you could copy the files onto ext sd card.
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Look,since you 're on 6.0.1 you can't fix it...I'll give you the steps to fix it by downgrading.BEFORE PROCEEDING I MUST TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL MAYBE NEED A MOUSE AND A USB OTG CABLE TO SETUP THE PHONE AFTER DOWNGRADING!
Step 1) download Flashtool and then use Xperifirm(it's built-in) to download a Lollipop firmware,no matter which one,since you won't fix the phone again.
Step 2) Install the drivers for Z3 compact from the Flashtool/drivers and then Install the firmware to your phone using Flashtool,it will guide you.
Step 3) Boot the phone once the firmware installation is done.
Step 4) Connect the usb otg cable on your phone's micro-usb port and then connect the mouse on the otg cable to set-up the Phone.After that connect the Phone to your PC via the usb cable.
Step 5) If the files you want to copy and backup, are on your phone's storage then connect your phone to PC and copy the files you need from your Phone 's Storage,otherwise grab the files from your SD Card.
I hope this helps you!
PS.don't throw your phone to the garbage since it can still be used with a mouse.
kwstas 13 said:
Look,since you 're on 6.0.1 you can't fix it...I'll give you the steps to fix it by downgrading.BEFORE PROCEEDING I MUST TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL MAYBE NEED A MOUSE AND A USB OTG CABLE TO SETUP THE PHONE AFTER DOWNGRADING!
Step 1) download Flashtool and then use Xperifirm(it's built-in) to download a Lollipop firmware,no matter which one,since you won't fix the phone again.
Step 2) Install the drivers for Z3 compact from the Flashtool/drivers and then Install the firmware to your phone using Flashtool,it will guide you.
Step 3) Boot the phone once the firmware installation is done.
Step 4) Connect the usb otg cable on your phone's micro-usb port and then connect the mouse on the otg cable to set-up the Phone.After that connect the Phone to your PC via the usb cable.
Step 5) If the files you want to copy and backup, are on your phone's storage then connect your phone to PC and copy the files you need from your Phone 's Storage,otherwise grab the files from your SD Card.
I hope this helps you!
PS.don't throw your phone to the garbage since it can still be used with a mouse.
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But if you flash with Flashtool I believe it does wipe the internal storage
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But if you flash with Flashtool I believe it does wipe the internal storage
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Oh yes you 're right i forgot that...then the process changes...
You must use otg cable and,using a file manager, move your files from internal storage to your SD card...then you can move your files from your SD card to your PC using a card reader or something...
I'm not sure if flashing without wiping data will cause bootloop or not, so the above method is the safest
kwstas 13 said:
Oh yes you 're right i forgot that...then the process changes...
You must use otg cable and,using a file manager, move your files from internal storage to your SD card...then you can move your files from your SD card to your PC using a card reader or something...
I'm not sure if flashing without wiping data will cause bootloop or not, so the above method is the safest
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The otg cable is very cheap you can find them for less then 10 bucks I had 2 of them and my brother steals them he doesnt even use them like I do but anyways yeah otg cable is the way to go
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use mouse and some file manager that allows wifi copy
Fix for your problem
Leon5260 said:
Hello!
a few days ago i dropped my phone and now only the lower right part of the touch screen works :| (it only has touch functions on the lower right)
my phones out of warranty and i'm probably not going to fix it, the only important thing for me is my data on the internal storage.
when i connect the phone to a computer it asks for the type of connection i want to the PC (charging only,MTP,MSC,MIDI) and because the touch screen doesn't work i can't choose MTP :|
is there anyway to access phones internal storage without choosing MTP mode on the phone?
thanks in advance
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Use a OTG cable , then connect a common mouse ( wired ) and then connect to phone aswell , so you can use the mouse inside ur phone without using touchscreen. hope it helps