[Q] I accidentally wiped my OS - how to restore? - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I had to use a factory reset to decrypt my phone. TWRP was asking a password (a known bug, nothing works) and I did a factory reset using TWRP. Now I get the message "No OS Installed! Are you sure you wish to reboot?".
What is the easiest way to install OS? I want to use CyanogenMod and I have the latest build zip file. M7 doesn't support SD cards but I have OTG USB stick and I've copied cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-m7.zip there. I don't know if TWRP can recognize the drive. Windows doesn't currently recognize my device.
I don't have a recovery backup because decrypting my memory (stock encryption) apparently wiped that out.
Please help me, I have to get my phone up and running again!
TWRP 2.8.6.0

I found the folder "usb-otg" but TWRP doesn't recognize CyanogenMod zip file. I'm on the install menu.
Is it safe to turn off my phone now? Maybe I just turn off the screen and connect the phone to charger.

Musicbee said:
I found the folder "usb-otg" but TWRP doesn't recognize CyanogenMod zip file. I'm on the install menu.
Is it safe to turn off my phone now? Maybe I just turn off the screen and connect the phone to charger.
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The file you have is 18 months old
look in the developer forums for something newer
you doing it right just copy the zip to the OTG and plug it into your phone and install it

clsA said:
The file you have is 18 months old
look in the developer forums for something newer
you doing it right just copy the zip to the OTG and plug it into your phone and install it
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Yeah, I just noticed that (does it matter?). Can you recommend me a relatively stable build?
What is usually the name for USB OTG device folder in file explorer? "Usb-otg" folder exists even when no device is connected to my phone. I don't think that TWRP recognizes the drive.
EDIT: I found my USB device!

Musicbee said:
Yeah, I just noticed that (does it matter?). Can you recommend me a relatively stable build?
What is usually the name for USB OTG device folder in file explorer? "Usb-otg" folder exists even when no device is connected to my phone. I don't think that TWRP recognizes the drive.
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when the drive is plugged in just click storage and choose usb-otg
If you want a simple non sense rom I would use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/development/rom-google-play-edition-lollipop-v1-00-t2963927

Please tell me if it's safe to reboot my device now?

CM is now working fine, haven't noticed any issues. I still need Google apps.

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[Q] Phone unusable

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Hi, i'm new on xda (have been reading stuff here for a while though)
I have flashed DarkyROM 10.2 Extreme, DarkyROM 10.2 Resurrection and CyanogenMod 7.1 before, but tonight disaster struck
I have searched here, googled my problem but so far, nothing worked so lets try it here.
Ok so i have a few problems:
1. When i power up my phone it boots normal, i get the darkyrom bootscreen and then it goes into the setup screen, just pressing next is suddenly says: "proces com.sec.android.app.phonesetupwizard has stopped" (or something like that), afther that it just restarts the setupscreen. edit: Problem has changed, it is now stuck at the bootscreen (the screen you see the first when you press the powerbutton)
2. When i connect my phone to my pc (in this case my laptop) is doesnt recognise it, and wont install the drivers. I Reinstalled KIES, i reinstalled the drivers manually, nothing helped.
edit: tried installing drivers manually different times, different drivers not working so far
3. I can boot into download and into recovery (in my case CWM) but i cant install zip from sd card, because i cant connect my phone to my laptop (as said above). I have tried putting it on my external sd card, and then try to install it from there trough CWM (install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > external_sd/) but it just says: "no files found"
4. Found out a minute ago (9:20 AM) that i can't power off my phone either, when i do it just reboots itself. i have to pull out the battery for it to stop (duh..), when i put it back in, it just continues until it gets stuck on problem nr 1. again
so right now, i have an phone that won't boot or connect and that i can't flash because it wont connect
narrowed it down to just the USB problem, it wont recognise any drivers
i hope this is still repairable
(sorry for some mistakes in english if there are any )
Get into download and flash a stock rom from there with pit, pda, modem, csc.
Then reflash cwm and your custom rom.
Mordo_ said:
Get into download and flash a stock rom from there with pit, pda, modem, csc.
Then reflash cwm and your custom rom.
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thanks for your reply, but i can't flash a stock rom as my phone wont connect to my pc, so i can't put anything on the sdcard to flash.
already have Odin + stock files waiting, but i can't do anything yet
Did you try a different usb-port and/or cable?
yes i tried all usb-ports on my laptop, haven't tried another cable though as i do not have one that fits, i am now trying to connect my phone to my desktop pc to see if it is recognised there (laptop has win7, pc has win xp)
As long as you can get to download, the consensus around here seems to be that it's fixable. Just a matter of finding the tools;-) but you may have to get another cable.
Tweexx said:
yes i tried all usb-ports on my laptop, haven't tried another cable though as i do not have one that fits, i am now trying to connect my phone to my desktop pc to see if it is recognised there (laptop has win7, pc has win xp)
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it didn't work on my desktop pc either (desktop had win7 not xp) so could that mean the cable is just broken, as it seems to me its a driver problem
edit: alright its not the cable, my brother has the same phone and it works for him, installed the drivers (exept one called galaxy s >.<) and i could see his phone at "my computer" so its not a cable problem
edit 2: some extra info (dont think it matters): my brother has CyanogenMod 7.1 at the moment
Ok, too bad that would have been real easy;-)
Have a look at the last post, seems a similar situation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442684&highlight=odin+usb
Mordo_ said:
Ok, too bad that would have been real easy;-)
Have a look at the last post, seems a similar situation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442684&highlight=odin+usb
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thanks for your reply, i tried to do the steps from the last post
- put the phone into download mode and plugged the cable into the back of the pc
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give's me an error saying it doesn't recognise usb
1. I downloaded and used the 1click unbricker
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didnt work, wont intall drivers correctly, also phone will show up as "unknown device" in zadig.exe
also using heimdall is impossble as it doens't recognises my phone
edit: tried it on a friend's laptop, same error, not recognising usb
if only there was a way to flash trough external usb, that would probably work right? as i can put files on my external sd, but not via usb cable to internal sd
i had a similar issue once, nothing was recognized when connected via USB.
the problem was gone after i had powered off the phone and taken out the battery for some time (half an hour or so).
sennator said:
i had a similar issue once, nothing was recognized when connected via USB.
the problem was gone after i had powered off the phone and taken out the battery for some time (half an hour or so).
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tried that already, went to school (about 3 hours ago) and left my phone at home, now i am back home, but the problem is still there
hmmkay..
Tweexx said:
if only there was a way to flash trough external usb, that would probably work right? as i can put files on my external sd, but not via usb cable to internal sd
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i guess CWM shows the content of my external SD when i select "choose zip from internal SD" (confusing!). did you try that?
sennator said:
hmmkay..
i guess CWM shows the content of my external SD when i select "choose zip from internal SD". did you try that?
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when i go into CWM and do this:
install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard
i get these 2 options:
voodoo/
clockworkmod/
Does your phone "react" if you plug in the charger?
Mordo_ said:
Does your phone "react" if you plug in the charger?
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how do you mean exactly?
i can't turn of the phone without removing the battery, and when i put the battery back in it boots automaticly and then hangs on the bootscreen.
in recovery i don't get any "reaction", in download mode i also get no "reaction"
so i guess i get no reaction if i plug in the charger
have u tried to put all the files u need to flash the phone on the external sdcard? use a card reader connected to your pc, copy them to the card, put the card back in your phone, boot cwm and select
install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard and select the external one. I always flash from my external sdcard.
hope this helps
that is exactly what i did, but the only 2 options i get are voodoo/ and clockworkmod/ there is no option to select the external sd, i think it isn't mounting it correctly or something
Tweexx said:
when i go into CWM and do this:
install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard
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ok, so you don't have an additional option called "choose zip from internal sdcard"? i think that depends on your CMW version (i'm running v5.x).
unfortunately, no more ideas so far...
sennator said:
ok, so you don't have an additional option called "choose zip from internal sdcard"? i think that depends on your CMW version (i'm running v5.x).
unfortunately, no more ideas so far...
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no i dont have any additional option.
my CWM version is: CwM Dark Core Recovery v.3.0.2.8x (dont know if it helps :S)
thanks anyway for trying

[Q] Find cwm backup

Hello, i have install cwm on my HTC One, it work perfect, problem, i can't find the backup in fy folders. I want to save it in my computer, for more security.
On all my previous phone it was in the same directory, here impossible to find it.
Or it is well there because in recovery mode, cwm find it and great backup it.
Thanks
Guiz' said:
Hello, i have install cwm on my HTC One, it work perfect, problem, i can't find the backup in fy folders. I want to save it in my computer, for more security.
On all my previous phone it was in the same directory, here impossible to find it.
Or it is well there because in recovery mode, cwm find it and great backup it.
Thanks
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It is in the nand Memory. go to the root of your device with ES file explorer and n navigate to:
Data/Media/clockworkmod/backup
nickislauw said:
It is in the nand Memory. go to the root of your device with ES file explorer and n navigate to:
Data/Media/clockworkmod/backup
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Thanks, but finally i try with TWRP, and do a wipe data. But it seems that TWRP have erase all the internal storage. How can i put a backup in the phone or flash it?
Seems difficult then
Guiz' said:
Thanks, but finally i try with TWRP, and do a wipe data. But it seems that TWRP have erase all the internal storage. How can i put a backup in the phone or flash it?
Seems difficult then
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You can use USB-OTG from TWRP but u need the cable for that. If you do, just add the backup to a flash drive, plug it into your usb-otg cable and plug to phone. Once all that done, you can mount it from TWRP
raphsabb said:
You can use USB-OTG from TWRP but u need the cable for that. If you do, just add the backup to a flash drive, plug it into your usb-otg cable and plug to phone. Once all that done, you can mount it from TWRP
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Thanks, i try it but i may be a special cable? mine don't work for that
Guiz' said:
Thanks, i try it but i may be a special cable? mine don't work for that
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Yea its a special cable, its called USB-OTG. If you dont have one your gonna need to purchase it otherwise I dont know of another way to push files through recovery
Use adb push..
SaHiLzZ said:
Use adb push..
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Thanks, i try but "adb isn't recognize like an internal command". Or fastboot worls great.
Can you see where i can find the nandroidbackup or rum (but i'm S-ON...) of the latest SFR France rom? It was the latest on my phone
Then that means ADB is not in the location you are trying to run it from. It maybe named ADB-*** something. verify that..

Problem with original SD card.

My original Asus SD card is not recogniezd by my laptop whereas a micro SD card on an adapter is recognized. I think I need to use the original one to flash the tablet. Any idea?
Thank you
Icarus701 said:
My original Asus SD card is not recogniezd by my laptop whereas a micro SD card on an adapter is recognized. I think I need to use the original one to flash the tablet. Any idea?
Thank you
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Need more info. Format type of internal SD? Drivers? OS? Etc...
Thank you for your reply. Are the above links given to give me a hand (stupid question certainly)?
Well, I am going to try to repair my tablet with a new SD card. But I need help right from the start.
Living in France, I suppose the right firmware must start with WW. I have downloaded all these firwares from Asus:
UL-K00C-WW-11.4.1.27-user.zip, UL-K00C-WW-11.4.1.29-user.zip, UL-K00C-WW-11.4.1.30-user.zip, WW_10_26_1_18_SDupdate.zip, WW_epaduser_10_14_1_47_UpdateLauncher.zip, WW_epaduser_V11_4_1_17_updatelauncher.zip.
Which one should I use? What am I going to do next?
When I start it in flashboot mode, I get the message "Android Macallan-user BL released by "WW_epad_11.4.1.30-20150121"
Press ...
Starting fastboot USB download protocol"
Icarus701 said:
Thank you for your reply. Are the above links given to give me a hand (stupid question certainly)?
Well, I am going to try to repair my tablet with a new SD card. But I need help right from the start.
Living in France, I suppose the right firmware must start with WW. I have downloaded all these firwares from Asus:
UL-K00C-WW-11.4.1.27-user.zip, UL-K00C-WW-11.4.1.29-user.zip, UL-K00C-WW-11.4.1.30-user.zip, WW_10_26_1_18_SDupdate.zip, WW_epaduser_10_14_1_47_UpdateLauncher.zip, WW_epaduser_V11_4_1_17_updatelauncher.zip.
Which one should I use? What am I going to do next?
When I start it in flashboot mode, I get the message "Android Macallan-user BL released by "WW_epad_11.4.1.30-20150121"
Press ...
Starting fastboot USB download protocol"
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Well you should use the latest one which is UL-K00C-WW-11.4.1.30-user.zip
I'm not sure what you are attempting to do? Are you saying that your internal data is not working or just not recognised by windows. If the later you probably just need to update your drivers on windows.
Have a search for the latest compatible windows ones for Asus.
my tablet is stuck in boot process. I did something wrong when deleting built-in apps, so I have to make a recovery.
I made some progress in the meantime. Connected the tablet to the PC, put the CWM boot.img in the fastboot folder, put Asus UL-K00C-WW-11.1.4.30 firmware on the SD card, started fatboot.exe and got the menu on the tablet (reboot system now - install zip - wipe data partition - ...), started install.zip.
Now I get the message "This package is for KOOC; this is a tf701t. Error in storage/USBdisk1h/ul-KOOC-11.4.1.30-user.zip.Installation aborted
external SD card recovery to stock
Icarus701 said:
my tablet is stuck in boot process. I did something wrong when deleting built-in apps, so I have to make a recovery.
I made some progress in the meantime. Connected the tablet to the PC, put the CWM boot.img in the fastboot folder, put Asus UL-K00C-WW-11.1.4.30 firmware on the SD card, started fatboot.exe and got the menu on the tablet (reboot system now - install zip - wipe data partition - ...), started install.zip.
Now I get the message "This package is for KOOC; this is a tf701t. Error in storage/USBdisk1h/ul-KOOC-11.4.1.30-user.zip.Installation aborted
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Try This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59463747&postcount=4
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K94U said:
Try This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59463747&postcount=4
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This procedure did not work. However I have installed CyanogenMod with the Cyanogen recovery on the tablet and finally coud boot. Now I would like to go back to the Asus settings. How can I do this? The Asus UL-K00C-WW-11.1.4.30 firmware, as I said before, is followed by the message "This package is for K00C; this is a tf701t.", but the tablet appears as K00c in My Computer. Different names, same device!
Icarus701 said:
This procedure did not work. However I have installed CyanogenMod with the Cyanogen recovery on the tablet and finally coud boot. Now I would like to go back to the Asus settings. How can I do this? The Asus UL-K00C-WW-11.1.4.30 firmware, as I said before, is followed by the message "This package is for K00C; this is a tf701t.", but the tablet appears as K00c in My Computer. Different names, same device!
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Did you rename the stock firmware zip file to T4_SDUPDATE.zip and put the zip firmware file on the root of the EXTERNAL SD card and power on or restart your device. it should detect a firmware update. if it does not detect any firmware update after about 1 or 2 minutes or it boots normally, go into bootloader and select RCK from the menu with zip file on the external sd card.
it sounds like you were trying to install the stock firmware zip file through the custom recovery install zip option which will not work. TF701T is KOOC... also, make sure 100% that your Tablet is the WW version and not the TW or US version!
K94U said:
Did you rename the stock firmware zip file to T4_SDUPDATE.zip and put the zip firmware file on the root of the EXTERNAL SD card and power on or restart your device. it should detect a firmware update. if it does not detect any firmware update after about 1 or 2 minutes or it boots normally, go into bootloader and select RCK from the menu with zip file on the external sd card.
it sounds like you were trying to install the stock firmware zip file through the custom recovery install zip option which will not work. TF701T is KOOC... also, make sure 100% that your Tablet is the WW version and not the TW or US version!
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The zip firmware file was on the root of the EXTERNAL SD card. I did go into bootloader and select RCK from the menu, then install zip file --choose zip from /storage /USB disk1h -- T4_SDUPDATE.zip.
I am going to try the other versions of the firmware.
Icarus701 said:
The zip firmware file was on the root of the EXTERNAL SD card. I did go into bootloader and select RCK from the menu, then install zip file --choose zip from /storage /USB disk1h -- T4_SDUPDATE.zip.
I am going to try the other versions of the firmware.
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okay, since you have a custom recovery the zip file is not detected. CM and CWM recovery are not the same. you should be able to find an installable stock file somewhere or try another rom. As long as you have a working recovery installed then you should be good to go for any updates.
This is your best bet for near stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf701/development/rom-t2999102
K94U said:
okay, since you have a custom recovery the zip file is not detected. CM and CWM recovery are not the same. you should be able to find an installable stock file somewhere or try another rom. As long as you have a working recovery installed then you should be good to go for any updates.
This is your best bet for near stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf701/development/rom-t2999102
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Since I can use the tablet with CyanogenMod now, I am satisfied. The links you gave me above helped me a lot.
Thank you. I could not have made it without your help. Warm handshake.

XiaoMi Mi3:No OS, computer not detecting device.

I'm using TWRP recovery and I accidentally deleted the internal storage while trying to flash a custom ROM.
I have searched high and low for solutions but have found nothing.
I wanted to adb sideload a ROM but alas my computer (W8.1) will not detect the device. I know it's not a pc problem as it detects the ADB on my S6.
When I plug in my Mi3 in recovery mode, my computer just beeps and then nothing. No device found even if Device Manager. It still charges though.
When I plug it in in fastboot, the computer says usb not recognized.
Tried everything I could. Please help!
if you have a OTG pen drive or a pendrive with otg cable then format the pendrive with fat32 file system and then copy the ROM file in the pen drive which you want to flash. Now connect this pendrive with your phone and boot into twrp, this will detect the pendrive.
Now goto Advanced/File Manager
Goto /usbotg folder and copy the rom file and then paste it into /sdcard. Now the ROM file is ready to get flashed.
shadab007g said:
if you have a OTG pen drive or a pendrive with otg cable then format the pendrive with fat32 file system and then copy the ROM file in the pen drive which you want to flash. Now connect this pendrive with your phone and boot into twrp, this will detect the pendrive.
Now goto Advanced/File Manager
Goto /usbotg folder and copy the rom file and then paste it into /sdcard. Now the ROM file is ready to get flashed.
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Thanks for the reply!
Is that my only option right now? I don't have a pendrive and would maybe buy it as a last option. But if it's the only way then so be it.
ilqs said:
Thanks for the reply!
Is that my only option right now? I don't have a pendrive and would maybe buy it as a last option. But if it's the only way then so be it.
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okay so you can also try one more method.(but I am not sure if this will work with fastboot or not)
Download a software named as AdbDriverInstaller.exe into your PC .
Goto fastboot mode and connect your phone with pc then click "Install".
I hope this will install the Adb driver.
Note: As you are on w8.1 try to disable driver signature verification(google it if you dont know about it) if the above method fails and then try again.
shadab007g said:
okay so you can also try one more method.(but I am not sure if this will work with fastboot or not)
Download a software named as AdbDriverInstaller.exe into your PC .
Goto fastboot mode and connect your phone with pc then click "Install".
I hope this will install the Adb driver.
Note: As you are on w8.1 try to disable driver signature verification(google it if you dont know about it) if the above method fails and then try again.
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I downloaded the file and connected my phone ion fastboot but the program does not recognize the device at all.
Thank you for the help though!
BTW did you tried opening the bat files after extracting the fastboot ROM? Instead of using any software I just use the bat files to flash ROM
Me_Ashish_ said:
BTW did you tried opening the bat files after extracting the fastboot ROM? Instead of using any software I just use the bat files to flash ROM
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Sorry for sounding ignorant but can you link me to somewhere where I can learn to do that? A guide of some sort.
But the main problem is that I can't connect to whatever computer I can get my hands on.
Would doing this on Linux make a difference?
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390355257214632011 this should be the zip I believe (I have the zip, but not downloaded from there). After extracting. In extracted folder press right click with shift to open command prompt in the folder. Connect phone in fastboot mode. Enter fastboot devices command in cmd to see if you can see the device

Oops, now I'm snookered...I think need to load OS from TWRP

Yes, I know, I should have backed up...but did not. So, this TP, I cannot go into usb mode or recovery mode. For some reason, I get a weird 4 block pattern. Before I messed up, I was able to use TWRP 2.8.3 to load different gapps and roms in the ttinstall file by mounting. Well, I decided Lollipop was not quite what I wanted and wanted to go back to KitKat. Anyway, in my zeal of trying to fix what may be causing the recovery mode issue, I wiped everything and formatted everything...including the ttinstall file. I can still boot to twrp 2.8.3, but honestly, the sequence of invents I have tried to create a new folder called ttinstall and place in there rom and gapps, it will not load. In fact, I'm not sure where the twrp file is located. So, I would appreciate it if someone has detailed instructions beginning with opening twrp 2.8.3. What sd card to use and folder to create where, and so forth. I can mount the TP and load files via the pc, but I don't quite know where they actually go on the tablet. The device shows up as 1gb on the pc and this is a 32gb TP so I know I messed it up. I was spoiled by the TPToolbox when I was able to use the usb recovery mode and make all changes there.
Any help would be appreciated. I did do a search, but I have not found clear instructions for me. I even saw a youtube, but again, it was more confusing. Thanks.
golfnut22 said:
Yes, I know, I should have backed up...but did not. So, this TP, I cannot go into usb mode or recovery mode. For some reason, I get a weird 4 block pattern. Before I messed up, I was able to use TWRP 2.8.3 to load different gapps and roms in the ttinstall file by mounting. Well, I decided Lollipop was not quite what I wanted and wanted to go back to KitKat. Anyway, in my zeal of trying to fix what may be causing the recovery mode issue, I wiped everything and formatted everything...including the ttinstall file. I can still boot to twrp 2.8.3, but honestly, the sequence of invents I have tried to create a new folder called ttinstall and place in there rom and gapps, it will not load. In fact, I'm not sure where the twrp file is located. So, I would appreciate it if someone has detailed instructions beginning with opening twrp 2.8.3. What sd card to use and folder to create where, and so forth. I can mount the TP and load files via the pc, but I don't quite know where they actually go on the tablet. The device shows up as 1gb on the pc and this is a 32gb TP so I know I messed it up. I was spoiled by the TPToolbox when I was able to use the usb recovery mode and make all changes there.
Any help would be appreciated. I did do a search, but I have not found clear instructions for me. I even saw a youtube, but again, it was more confusing. Thanks.
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Edit: Well, that was easy. I just set up the ttinstall folder, then copied the rom and gapps zip files there, unmounted, then selected install from the twrp menu (rom first then gapps), rebooted and presto...running again.

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