I rooted using UniversalAndRoot, which worked according to the app. Installed ROM Manager and flashed ClockworkMod Recovery.
This is where I stumble. I've tried selecting Reboot into Recovery, Install from SD, powering up with Vol Down pressed and selecting Recovery. All three boot as far as the X, flash a bit of white at the bottom of the screen then the phone turns off.
Waiting for a minute/pressing buttons or pulling the battery lets me boot back up fine, but I still can't boot into Recovery.
I've tried choosing install AltRecovery and old versions of Clockwork but they both behave the same way.
Any advice guys? Is it because I rooted with UniAndRoot?
top_bunk said:
I rooted using UniversalAndRoot, which worked according to the app. Installed ROM Manager and flashed ClockworkMod Recovery.
This is where I stumble. I've tried selecting Reboot into Recovery, Install from SD, powering up with Vol Down pressed and selecting Recovery. All three boot as far as the X, flash a bit of white at the bottom of the screen then the phone turns off.
Waiting for a minute/pressing buttons or pulling the battery lets me boot back up fine, but I still can't boot into Recovery.
I've tried choosing install AltRecovery and old versions of Clockwork but they both behave the same way.
Any advice guys? Is it because I rooted with UniAndRoot?
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You probably have SLCD screen. Then you have to use Amon_RA 1.8.0.1 recovery which is only one (as far as i know) intended for SLCD screens.
Ah okay. Is there an easy way for me to flash that? Not really comfortable with the SDK approach...
Thanks for the fast reply btw
If you don't have unlocked bootloader you have to use flash_image binary to flash new recovery because amon_ra 1.8.0.1 recovery don't show up in rom manager.
Download it from here http://cyanogen-files.carneeki.net/flash_image.zip. Put it in root of sdcard as well as 1.8.0.1 img file and in phone terminal type
1) cd /sdcard
2) flash_image recovery 1.8.0.1.img (replace with name of img file)
houmles said:
2) flash_image recovery 1.8.0.1.img (replace with name of img file)
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I'm getting flash_image: not found
I've double checked the file name is correct
Did you unpack the zip file? There is only one file named exactly "flash_image" so you should not getting not found error if you have that file in root of sdcard and you are at /sdcard in terminal.
Send me output of "ls -la" command from /sdcard.
----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 17638414 2010-09-10 20:20 gapps-hdpi-20100817-signed.zip
----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 70864056 2010-09-10 20:22 update-cm-6.0.0-N1-signed.zip
----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 11818685 2010-09-10 21:05 FRF50-radio-4_06_00_12_7.zip
----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 4145152 2010-09-10 23:10 recovery.img
----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 26172 2009-10-03 18:07 flash_image
Try ./flash_image instead of just flash_image.
One more thing: type this as the first command when you enter the Terminal:
su
Then type:
cd /sdcard
./flash_image recovery <insert_recovery_img_name_here>
Jack_R1 said:
Try ./flash_image instead of just flash_image.
One more thing: type this as the first command when you enter the Terminal:
su
Then type:
cd /sdcard
./flash_image recovery <insert_recovery_img_name_here>
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./flash_image: permission denied
top_bunk said:
./flash_image: permission denied
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Weird. Try:
1) su
2) cd /sdcard
3) chmod +x flash_image
4) ./flash_image recovery file.img
Well, that's because SD card isn't a good place to put flash_image. Permissions inherited from FAT32 are awkward and aren't changeable. But there's a way around it.
Do the following sequence: run Terminal, enter the following commands:
su
cd /sdcard
cp flash_image /data/local/tmp
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/flash_image
/data/local/tmp/flash_image <insert_recovery_img_name_here>
houmles said:
3) chmod +x flash_image
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Won't work for 2 reasons:
1) In Android, chmod seems not to recognize letters for permissions.
2) On SD card formatted with FAT32, the mount assigns default permissions for all files, and they can't be changed - since the file system doesn't support it.
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Won't work for 2 reasons:
1) In Android, chmod seems not to recognize letters for permissions.
2) On SD card formatted with FAT32, the mount assigns default permissions for all files, and they can't be changed - since the file system doesn't support it.
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It didn't work...
Jack_R1 said:
su
cd /sdcard
cp flash_image /data/local/tmp
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/flash_image
/data/local/tmp/flash_image <insert_recovery_img_name_here>
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cp: not found
Have any file explorer installed? Astro / EStrongs / whatever?
Copy the file manually in file explorer, and skip the "cp ......" instruction.
Jack_R1 said:
Have any file explorer installed? Astro / EStrongs / whatever?
Copy the file manually in file explorer, and skip the "cp ......" instruction.
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I just thought of the same thing
Installing Astro now (it's a new phone no apps!)
Jack_R1 said:
Won't work for 2 reasons:
1) In Android, chmod seems not to recognize letters for permissions.
2) On SD card formatted with FAT32, the mount assigns default permissions for all files, and they can't be changed - since the file system doesn't support it.
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ah, didn't know that
Jack_R1 said:
Have any file explorer installed? Astro / EStrongs / whatever?
Copy the file manually in file explorer, and skip the "cp ......" instruction.
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As Jack wrote, you can only copy the file manually with some file explorer.
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As Jack wrote, you can only copy the file manually with some file explorer.
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It won't let me copy it... I've tried Astro and ES.
Lots of complications...
Install Busybox from the Market. Then you'll have "cp" working.
If it still won't work, try "busybox cp" instead.
If you have adb connection you can try this:
unpack zip I sent you and recovery.img to root of c:\ for example .. then:
1) adb push c:\flash_image /data/flash_image
2) adb push c:\recovery.img /data/recovery.img
3) adb shell
4) chmod 755 /data/flash_image
5) /data/flash_image recovery /data/recovery.img
Jack_R1 said:
Lots of complications...
Install Busybox from the Market. Then you'll have "cp" working.
If it still won't work, try "busybox cp" instead.
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Lots
...but it's done! Thanks a lot for the help guys
I've gotta be up in a few hours so I don't have time to install a ROM and faff about, but hopefully it will be all good from here on in.
Cheers again!!
Hi guys
I'm new to deodexing, following a guide for XUltimate.
I copied my system\app dir to a folder called origi_app, and my system\framework to a folder called origi_frame on my int SD card, then copied these two folders to my PC XUltimate dir.
Ran option 3, then 4, both finished with sucessful.
This gave me two new folders in the XUltimate dir...
done_app & done_frame
I copied these back to my int SD card, then following the guide, ran ADB from cmd prompt..
Typed: ADB Shell
Got a $
Typed: SU
This gave me a Permission Denied ??
So as per the guide, I tried Root Explorer...
Selected All the .apps in done_App, selected copy and then tried to paste into the system\app dir.... this then gave me a failed to copy due to lack of space error and the phone started to vibrate and com.android force closing repeatedly...
Were did I go wrong, why did I get permission denied trying to get the SU cmd?
The full adb guide was as follows:
adb shell
su
stop
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
reboot
As above, got as far as SU then got permission denied!
So thankfully I did a nandroid backup before and am currently restoring it...
EDIT: My Backup has just finished restoring from CWM... rebooted but it is now on original startup setup and getting force closes for lots of apps???
Had to re add my APN settings to re download MY Backup and am currently restoring apps and data from it now! Fingers crossed. I thought the whole point of a cwm back up was to create an exact image of the whole system, files, date and settings etc?
Well, restored via My Backup, but rom manager and Sky news kept force closing, so wiped the whole thing and flash a custom js8 from from Doc's kitchen... glad I did... just miss the cirlce battery mod I had before.
In case it's unclear, I have CM7 on eMMC and am setting up a Honeycomb/Phiremod dual-boot on SD, and would like all three ROMs to use the storage partition (7th in this case) on the card. The following post suggests to me that it's possible:
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No need to root your stock nook. If you have a CM7 sdcard, root explorer or file expert(free from market), and a terminal emulator app. Which you should have with cm7. Try the following steps.
-using root explorer or file expert. Mount system as R/W
-open up a terminal emulator and run the following commands
Code:
$ su
# mkdir /mnt/nooksys
# mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /mnt/nooksys
-now exit out of terminal emulator
-open up root explorer/file expert
-navigate to /mnt/nooksys
-you should now be able to see the stock nook system partition
-open up the /etc directory
-long press the vold.fstab file.
-it should give you an option to open with text editor
-change the line where it mounts the /sdcard from auto to 4
-exit out of root explorer
-reboot to stock
-it should now mount the 4th partition of your sdcard
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The file path specified, however, did not work, and I don't know enough about linux in general or the specific file structures to figure out the necessary changes. The system I want to redirect is the CM7.1 beta running dalingren's 5/13 OC kernel.
I also don't know for sure whether the above works for redirecting a stock 1.2 install.
Hi guys. i would like to know if it is possible to transfer my nandroid backup from TWRP folder to my pc to have more space on my phone.
I tried to copy the folder but not the entire content was moved.
Any suggestion?
J0ker 82 said:
Hi guys. i would like to know if it is possible to transfer my nandroid backup from TWRP folder to my pc to have more space on my phone.
I tried to copy the folder but not the entire content was moved.
Any suggestion?
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Look in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173870
J0ker 82 said:
Hi guys. i would like to know if it is possible to transfer my nandroid backup from TWRP folder to my pc to have more space on my phone.
I tried to copy the folder but not the entire content was moved.
Any suggestion?
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I had same issue, only some of the buckup files copyed and adb pull gave permission denied errors.
With phone connected to pc reboot to recovery, in twrp go to advanced - file manager and select your backup folder /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS or /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS - Then select chmod 755.
Now on pc open cmd prompt in your adb folder and adb pull works for me now with no issues - all files copied, takes about 15 mins or so depending on backup size.
pjc21 said:
I had same issue, only some of the buckup files copyed and adb pull gave permission denied errors.
With phone connected to pc reboot to recovery, in twrp go to advanced - file manager and select your backup folder /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS or /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS - Then select chmod 755.
Now on pc open cmd prompt in your adb folder and adb pull works for me now with no issues - all files copied, takes about 15 mins or so depending on backup size.
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Thank you...lol i was able to get into mt folder....but i dont know how to chmod 755.....sorry
Could you link me a guide or something like that step by step?
Thank you anyway
J0ker 82 said:
Thank you...lol i was able to get into mt folder....but i dont know how to chmod 755.....sorry
Could you link me a guide or something like that step by step?
Thank you anyway
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It's an option you can select in twrp in twrp's file manager after selecting a folder or file.
Advanced - File Manager - browse to folder or files, /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS... - Then select the folder or files with "select" tab/button, bottom right of screen. You will then get a list of options including "chmod 755"
After chmod 755 on the backups folder while still in recovery open cmd prompt on pc in your adb folder (where adb.exe is located) and run command "adb pull /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS" or your location to twrp backups - All files pulled without issues/errors.
pjc21 said:
it's an option you can select in twrp in twrp's file manager after selecting a folder or file.
Advanced - file manager - browse to folder or files, /sdcard/twrp/backups... - then select the folder or files with "select" tab/button, bottom right of screen. You will then get a list of options including "chmod 755"
after chmod 755 on the backups folder while still in recovery open cmd prompt on pc in your adb folder (where adb.exe is located) and run command "adb pull /sdcard/twrp/backups" or your location to twrp backups - all files pulled without issues/errors.
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thank you so much.
I have stock VS980-12B and rooted (just updated from ioroot23 to ioroot25). When I check the cache its empty and no fota folder. I want to get 24A kitkat. What must I do to get the fota folder (I can't create a new folder in cache).
Su
You must have root access in order to create a folder there.
You can do this one of two ways:
1. Use a root enabled file browser like ES File explorer and grant it root access. (Menu->tools->Root Explorer), then navigate to your desired location and create the folder,
2. Using a command line (ADB or Terminal Emulator) type su<enter>. The terminal will request root on your phone, grant it, then type cd /cache<enter> then mkdir fota