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I'm not too experienced in flashing roms so please have some patience with me.
I recently installed the ota update from htc and then unlocked the bootloader through the official htcdev site. I then flashed clockworkmod recovery through fastboot and flashed cm7 through CWM. I'm still running cm7 at the moment.
However, I am now not able to restore my phone back to the stock rom. I tried to restore the stock rom through a backup I did on nandroid in CWM. It went through all the steps and told me that the backup has been successfully restored. But after choosing the reboot phone option, the screen shows the white HTC screen, followed by a black screen for a couple of seconds, then the white HTC screen again, and then it finally brings me to CWM.
I'm not sure what I can do to restore my phone to stock rom. I went back to cm7 and tried to restore using ROM manager but it didn't work out too.
Help please!
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I have the same issue, I have a feeling about the cause but it is just a brainstrom. I could be wrong.
It might have something to do with ext4 vs ext3 file system. Custom roms usually format your phone in ext4 format while the stock rom only supports ext3
I would try and search a a format script that formats in ext3. (zip file format so you can flash it through clockwork or something)
fallenwout said:
I have the same issue, I have a feeling about the cause but it is just a brainstrom. I could be wrong.
It might have something to do with ext4 vs ext3 file system. Custom roms usually format your phone in ext4 format while the stock rom only supports ext3
I would try and search a a format script that formats in ext3. (zip file format so you can flash it through clockwork or something)
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Awesome if you do manage to find it please post it
crunchyHTC said:
I'm not too experienced in flashing roms so please have some patience with me.
I recently installed the ota update from htc and then unlocked the bootloader through the official htcdev site. I then flashed clockworkmod recovery through fastboot and flashed cm7 through CWM. I'm still running cm7 at the moment.
However, I am now not able to restore my phone back to the stock rom. I tried to restore the stock rom through a backup I did on nandroid in CWM. It went through all the steps and told me that the backup has been successfully restored. But after choosing the reboot phone option, the screen shows the white HTC screen, followed by a black screen for a couple of seconds, then the white HTC screen again, and then it finally brings me to CWM.
I'm not sure what I can do to restore my phone to stock rom. I went back to cm7 and tried to restore using ROM manager but it didn't work out too.
Help please!
Hboot 2.00
Radio 3822.10.08.28_M
(I'm not sure what other info might be needed so just let me know and i'll post it on here)
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fallenwout said:
I have the same issue, I have a feeling about the cause but it is just a brainstrom. I could be wrong.
It might have something to do with ext4 vs ext3 file system. Custom roms usually format your phone in ext4 format while the stock rom only supports ext3
I would try and search a a format script that formats in ext3. (zip file format so you can flash it through clockwork or something)
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With the unlocked bootloader, when the device is in recovery mode, it cannot overwrite the boot.img partition. So when you flash a custom ROM in CWM, you must manually extract the boot.img file from the zip file and flash it manually in Fastboot mode using the command:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
In the case when you are attempting to restore a previous backup, the same is true, except in this case you would manually flash the boot.img from the CWM backup folder in Fastboot mode.
This should solve both of the situations you have encountered.
Okay that method worked a charm. Just flashed back the stock rom.
Thanks for much for that!
crunchyHTC said:
Okay that method worked a charm. Just flashed back the stock rom.
Thanks for much for that!
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Weird, didnt work for me. Dit you manually flashed the boot.img extracted from the nandroid backup?
Yup. So i took the backup from my sd card and put the backup onto my computer. Then I used clockworkmod recovery to restore the backup, and then used fastboot on the computer to manually flash boot.img through usb.
Hope that helps
Cannot restore with the procedure.
I have been trying to restore stock rom but I'm unable to do it.
I flashed boot.img using command prompt.
Restored it via Clockworkmod recovery but after restoring when i reboot the phone, it again takes me to recovery mode.
What should I do?
Maybe it is because you have changed the backup name.. I heard that if you change the stock from backup name you will wreck the md5sum ...
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Maybe it is because you have changed the backup name.. I heard that if you change the stock from backup name you will wreck the md5sum ...
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No..I have not changed anything.
I even tried formatting it in ext3 using Touch recovery and then tried to back up..but it didn't work.
It just keeps on taking me to recovery mode when I reboot.
Why don't you guys get s-off? I'll post a link when I'm on my PC on how to do it. That way, you won't have to flash the boot.img each Time you install a new rom...
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA
tpbklake said:
With the unlocked bootloader, when the device is in recovery mode, it cannot overwrite the boot.img partition. So when you flash a custom ROM in CWM, you must manually extract the boot.img file from the zip file and flash it manually in Fastboot mode using the command:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
In the case when you are attempting to restore a previous backup, the same is true, except in this case you would manually flash the boot.img from the CWM backup folder in Fastboot mode.
This should solve both of the situations you have encountered.
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Hello, I tried with "fastboot flash boot boot.img" took the boot.img from the backup and then I did a restore but it always goes into recovery mode, what else can I do?
Hi All,
I have the VZW DE and was having trouble deleting files when connecting my phone to Ubuntu (when I tried to delete a file, my phone would reboot). I figured I corrupted some files and had a nandroid backup from a few days ago. So I rebooted into TWRP and did a restore of the backup (system, data, and boot). But now when I reboot, my phone is stuck in a boot loop on the bootloader unlock screen. It will stay on for about 30 seconds, the phone will power down and then back to the bootloader unlock screen . I have no choice but to go back into TWRP.
I tried all that I could, I wiped then restored, same thing. I even had a back up from a few weeks ago but same results. Strange thing is, every time I go back into TWRP and click the Mount button, System mount is always unchecked even when I check it and reboot (same thing happens, stuck on bootloader unlock screen and will have to go back into TWRP)
Any ideas whats happening? I thought the restore would work perfectly but has completely stopped me from getting back on my phone.
Thanks guys!
atomus12 said:
Hi All,
I have the VZW DE and was having trouble deleting files when connecting my phone to Ubuntu (when I tried to delete a file, my phone would reboot). I figured I corrupted some files and had a nandroid backup from a few days ago. So I rebooted into TWRP and did a restore of the backup (system, data, and boot). But now when I reboot, my phone is stuck in a boot loop on the bootloader unlock screen. It will stay on for about 30 seconds, the phone will power down and then back to the bootloader unlock screen . I have no choice but to go back into TWRP.
I tried all that I could, I wiped then restored, same thing. I even had a back up from a few weeks ago but same results. Strange thing is, every time I go back into TWRP and click the Mount button, System mount is always unchecked even when I check it and reboot (same thing happens, stuck on bootloader unlock screen and will have to go back into TWRP)
Any ideas whats happening? I thought the restore would work perfectly but has completely stopped me from getting back on my phone.
Thanks guys!
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what FW are you on? what twrp version are you using? did you try wiping cache and dalvik before and after restoring your back up?
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what FW are you on? what twrp version are you using? did you try wiping cache and dalvik before and after restoring your back up?
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Sorry about the delay. Thanks for your response jay!
If by FW you mean firmware, I'm on Verizon's 139.15.1_ghost. I just recently flashed twrp version 2.6.3.1 to prep for 4.4 and it flashed successfully. I wiped cache and dalvik before and after (always like to be on the safe side haha).
I tried a few other methods, like wiping the system and restoring, and wiping system, flashing the flashable zip 139.15.1 and restoring just data from the backup, etc.
I'm thinking about just RSDing my phone with the latest firmware (140.45.5_ghost) and start from scratch. Is that tool available for Linux?
atomus12 said:
Sorry about the delay. Thanks for your response jay!
If by FW you mean firmware, I'm on Verizon's 139.15.1_ghost. I just recently flashed twrp version 2.6.3.1 to prep for 4.4 and it flashed successfully. I wiped cache and dalvik before and after (always like to be on the safe side haha).
I tried a few other methods, like wiping the system and restoring, and wiping system, flashing the flashable zip 139.15.1 and restoring just data from the backup, etc.
I'm thinking about just RSDing my phone with the latest firmware (140.45.5_ghost) and start from scratch. Is that tool available for Linux?
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thats your problem. you flashed twrp for 4.4 but you weren't on 4.4. I don't believe that twrp is backwards compatible. what you need to do is flash your old twrp back to the recovery. then restore your backup. then flash the stock recovery and system images. then take the ota. then flash the new twrp, then boot phone, say you wnat root. then create another back up of that twrp.
jayboyyyy said:
thats your problem. you flashed twrp for 4.4 but you weren't on 4.4. I don't believe that twrp is backwards compatible. what you need to do is flash your old twrp back to the recovery. then restore your backup. then flash the stock recovery and system images. then take the ota. then flash the new twrp, then boot phone, say you wnat root. then create another back up of that twrp.
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Never even thought about that! I will try those steps as soon as I get home today!
Thanks jay!!
I have been having an issue flashing TWRP. I have previously had TWRP on my Nexus 6, but I recently flashed the latest security update, and now for the life of me, I cannot get TWRP to flash.
I run fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-shamu.img, it says it ran OKAY, I reboot the phone, then use ADB reboot recovery but it always comes back to the stock recovery. I have done this a hundred times, and never had an issue. Anyone else seen this?
lenard_hester said:
I have been having an issue flashing TWRP. I have previously had TWRP on my Nexus 6, but I recently flashed the latest security update, and now for the life of me, I cannot get TWRP to flash.
I run fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-shamu.img, it says it ran OKAY, I reboot the phone, then use ADB reboot recovery but it always comes back to the stock recovery. I have done this a hundred times, and never had an issue. Anyone else seen this?
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boot up first, remove some system apps to clear up some space, then flash again with fastboot.
simms22 said:
boot up first, remove some system apps to clear up some space, then flash again with fastboot.
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I can't remove any system apps. I need to have root first, and I need TWRP to install root. Besides, TWRP goes on the recovery partition not the system partition.
lenard_hester said:
I can't remove any system apps. I need to have root first, and I need TWRP to install root. Besides, TWRP goes on the recovery partition not the system partition.
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true. you are using fastboot while you are in the bootloader?
simms22 said:
true. you are using fastboot while you are in the bootloader?
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yes. I think I figured out a way around it. my mistake was rebooting. Instead of rebooting from the bootloader, I just went to recovery mode directly from there and TWRP booted right up.
lenard_hester said:
yes. I think I figured out a way around it. my mistake was rebooting. Instead of rebooting from the bootloader, I just went to recovery mode directly from there and TWRP booted right up.
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I think you have to rename stock recovery files or when you reboot it will reinstall stock recovery.
cajun9924 said:
I think you have to rename stock recovery files or when you reboot it will reinstall stock recovery.
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that is true, if the op is running stock android. or you can just delete that one file in /system/.
Hello everyone,
so here is my configuration:
-latest TWRP (3.0.2) with F2S support
-bootloader unlocked
-the N6 is rooted
-ROM: AICP MM
2 days ago I tried to reboot to recovery to flash a more recent version of my AICP ROM. I just had the time to see the TWRP boot logo and then the phone rebooted to load the system. I can't access anymore to my recovery. I tried to rename the twrp directory on the internal SD but it does not change anything.
I reflashed TWRP with ADB and fastboot, but it didn't resolve the problem.
The only change I made recently was to flash a new radio to try to improve my connectivity.
I flashed 5.34 with the new bootloader in fastboot. Then I tried 5.32 without changing the bootloader and finally the 5.36 with the latest bootloader. So I don't know when the problem occured but now my phone even reboots randomly !
So if anyone has a solution you're welcome !
What happens when you connect the N6 to the PC and issue the fastboot boot recovery command?
Check your volume controls. They may be stuck.
Had this Problem on an other device . No recovery flash with fastboot . Dont no how , but Trwp manager APP from playstore did it .
you have to flash twrp right.. if you use a toolkit or flash the recovery with fastboot boot(instead of fastboot flash) then it will only boot into twrp 1 time, then you will need to flash it again if you want to use it again.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
What happens when you connect the N6 to the PC and issue the fastboot boot recovery command?
Check your volume controls. They may be stuck.
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If I'm using "adb reboot recovery", the N6 is rebooting and load the recovery but I only see the TWRP boot logo. Then it's rebooting from the Google logo...
I've flashed the recovery with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", but I've also tried with flashify and still the same problem !
In fact I think that's a problem which is related to the upgrade of the bootloader or the radio. I'm with the 71.21 bootloader which came with the latest radio (from the Android N images). Even with the previous bootloader the problem occured. So until which bootloader can I downgrade without bricking my phone ?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions !
marcp39 said:
If I'm using "adb reboot recovery", the N6 is rebooting and load the recovery but I only see the TWRP boot logo. Then it's rebooting from the Google logo...
I've flashed the recovery with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", but I've also tried with flashify and still the same problem !
In fact I think that's a problem which is related to the upgrade of the bootloader or the radio. I'm with the 71.21 bootloader which came with the latest radio (from the Android N images). Even with the previous bootloader the problem occured. So until which bootloader can I downgrade without bricking my phone ?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions !
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yea, you can downgrade, but why? and why are you doing adb reboot recovery? you know that you can use a terminal emulator app on your phone and then reboot recovery using it? every custom rom should also have a reboot recovery option when pressing the power button as well.
simms22 said:
yea, you can downgrade, but why? and why are you doing adb reboot recovery? you know that you can use a terminal emulator app on your phone and then reboot recovery using it? every custom rom should also have a reboot recovery option when pressing the power button as well.
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I want to try to downgrade the bootloader because this problem occured just after changing it. I've not modified anything else.
I've tried with a terminal emulator, same symptoms.
If I'm using the reboot menu of AICP it's exactly the same behaviour. And that's the usual function I'm using to reboot to recovery. In fact all the commands are working, the N6 is rebooting to recovery but I just see the TWRP logo, then it reboots the phone to the google logo, then it starts the system...
Even if I'm launching recovery from the bootloader, I'm getting the same result.
marcp39 said:
I want to try to downgrade the bootloader because this problem occured just after changing it. I've not modified anything else.
I've tried with a terminal emulator, same symptoms.
If I'm using the reboot menu of AICP it's exactly the same behaviour. And that's the usual function I'm using to reboot to recovery. In fact all the commands are working, the N6 is rebooting to recovery but I just see the TWRP logo, then it reboots the phone to the google logo, then it starts the system...
Even if I'm launching recovery from the bootloader, I'm getting the same result.
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sounds like you need to clear the recovery partition, then flash twrp again.
simms22 said:
sounds like you need to clear the recovery partition, then flash twrp again.
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With "fastboot erase recovery" ?
marcp39 said:
With "fastboot erase recovery" ?
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honestly, i dont remember how.
So here are my last attempts:
-I've tried to clean the cache with "fastboot erase cache", I thought it could be corrupted. BIG MISTAKE ! This time the phone is bootlooping when lauching the ROM...
And of course, I'm making some backups but they are on the "internal sd"... So I can't access my files anymore !
-I've also tried "fastboot erase recovery" and reflashed recovery. No improvement.
-I've downgraded the bootloader from 71.21 to 71.18. Nothing changed.
-I was asking myself if last time I didn't enter a wrong command in typing "fastboot flash boot bootloader.img" instead of "fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img". So even if I've added benzocore on my AICP ROM, I decided to flash the boot.img from AICP zipfile on the boot partition (+ erase boot). So this time no more bootlooping of the ROM, because I'm stuck on the google logo :crying:...
I've never encounter such a desperate situation ! I don't even understand why I can't boot in recovery...
I could reflash a factory image on my phone, but this would erase all my datas !
Do you think I could reflash a factory image (except the data partition), just to be able to get a valid recovery, and access my files from the computer ? Then I could erase data partition, and reflash a new ROM ?
I don't want to precipitate the next actions because I don't have any joker... and with this stupid idea of not putting any µSD slot in most phones nowadays we're captive of the situation when the phone is bricked ! We can't recover data easily, even with adb pull (which does not work in my case of course).
So please share your ideas, they'll be welcome ! I've read A LOT of posts on XDA and others, but no solution until now....
TIBU to back up your data and then move the data on to PC. Use NRT WUG Fresh tool to flash MOB30M (stock, unroot) and then root/recovery and then start over. If you don't want encrypt then "format data" once in TWRP and then flash custom kernel like HellsCore to not force encrypt.
marcp39 said:
I could reflash a factory image on my phone, but this would erase all my datas !
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Don't use FlashAll, it's usually broken, anyway. But rather unpack the zip, flash boot and system. And either flash cache or erase it. It does the same.
HueyT said:
TIBU to back up your data and then move the data on to PC. Use NRT WUG Fresh tool to flash MOB30M (stock, unroot) and then root/recovery and then start over. If you don't want encrypt then "format data" once in TWRP and then flash custom kernel like HellsCore to not force encrypt.
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TIBU for Titanium Backup ? How do you want I use this app since I don't have access to android, only to the bootloader ? You want me to install MOB30M without wiping the datas from my current rom, export the result and then wipe everything to make a clean install ?
marcp39 said:
TIBU for Titanium Backup ? How do you want I use this app since I don't have access to android, only to the bootloader ? You want me to install MOB30M without wiping the datas from my current rom, export the result and then wipe everything to make a clean install ?
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If you can't backup your data via an app, then you're stuck to flash back to stock losing your info. You can move stuff from your "internal sd" and "data" partitions to your laptop by using fastboot command but I don't remember the exact command
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HueyT said:
If you can't backup your data via an app, then you're stuck to flash back to stock losing your info. You can move stuff from your "internal sd" and "data" partitions to your laptop by using fastboot command but I don't remember the exact command
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Just looked it up. You can't backup your data via fastboot but you can using "adb" command. The problem is getting "adb" to work requires "USB Debugging" to be on and android working Thus, you're likely stuck losing your data.
HueyT said:
If you can't backup your data via an app, then you're stuck to flash back to stock losing your info. You can move stuff from your "internal sd" and "data" partitions to your laptop by using fastboot command but I don't remember the exact command
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Just looked it up. You can't backup your data via fastboot but you can using "adb" command. The problem is getting "adb" to work requires "USB Debugging" to be on and android working Thus, you're likely stuck losing your data.
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Yeah unfortunately we can do it with adb (like this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8650407/how-to-copy-selected-files-from-android-with-adb-pull) but not with fastboot. Tomorrow I'll try to flash each *.img from MOB30M separately and see if I can recover a working recovery to access to my datas ! Thanks for your answer btw.
Hello everyone !
So here are the last news...
I've tried an older TWRP like 2.8.x.x same problem.
I've flashed all the *.img from MOB30M except data, but my recovery was still not accessible !!!
So I was resigned to format my data and flash the *.img on it.
This time it worked, my N6 was coming back to life !!! Then I had to root it, flash the recovery, remove encryption and format data with F2FS !
I still don't understand how a corrupted (?) data partition could block the running of recovery, that's strange !
So now I have to restore the data from a TWRP image dated 04-16 I had on my NAS...I can tell you that in the future I won't let my recent backups only on internal storage !
Will you believe me if I tell you that the same problem is occuring again :crying: ?
Several days ago, it started when the impossibility to enter the recovery but this time it does not reboot in bootloader, just stuck... Now I got random reboots and stange behaviour from applications !
I NEVER had a serious problem like that with my N6 before. So I don't understand how can I get data corruption like this ? Last time I was using Benzo kernel, now DeYuS kernel but with no exceptional settings, no overclocking.
I've just disabled "forceencrypt" and convert data to F2FS (no problem before).
So does anyone have a clue about this problem ?
Tried a bunch of things to make the TWRP installation persistent, but it just goes back to MIUI recovery when i reboot from the system.
I'm using TWRP 3.5.2 by Nebrassy.
USB debugging turned on
Correct drivers installed
fastboot devices work Using minimal ADB and fastboot
I have the file renamed as TWRP.img.
Steps i followed:
fastboot boot "TWRP.img" - Correctly boots into TWRP
install the TWRP image to the recovery partition - Happens with no errors
Reboot to system - No errors there as well
Reboot to recovery - Goes back to MIUI recovery.
Can someone please tell me what i should do?
PS: Tried with TWRP 3.6.0 as well just now. Same issue.
Helhound0 said:
Tried a bunch of things to make the TWRP installation persistent, but it just goes back to MIUI recovery when i reboot from the system.
I'm using TWRP 3.5.2 by Nebrassy.
USB debugging turned on
Correct drivers installed
fastboot devices work Using minimal ADB and fastboot
I have the file renamed as TWRP.img.
Steps i followed:
fastboot boot "TWRP.img" - Correctly boots into TWRP
install the TWRP image to the recovery partition - Happens with no errors
Reboot to system - No errors there as well
Reboot to recovery - Goes back to MIUI recovery.
Can someone please tell me what i should do?
PS: Tried with TWRP 3.6.0 as well just now. Same issue.
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Try again to flash TWRP dirty and if it's started don't boot with software. You have to boot TWRP again by pressing volume + and power button until you'll get vibration , afterwards you'll be in TWRP again, clear dalvik and cache and restart system via TWRP menu
Laptapper said:
Try again to flash TWRP dirty and if it's started don't boot with software. You have to boot TWRP again by pressing volume + and power button until you'll get vibration , afterwards you'll be in TWRP again, clear dalvik and cache and restart system via TWRP menu
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Sorry mate that didn't work. Still going back to stock recovery...
Since i didn't find a solution to make the installation presistant, i went ahead and flashed Elixir with the temporarily booted TWRP. Then wiped cache and dalvik, flashed the TWRP image, formatted data and then rebooted. Now it works.
Edit: This method did something to my recovery. I can boot to system and recovery fine but TWRP isn't able to mount the data partition. So i'm not able to flash anything or root the device anymore.
I tried formatting data, no luck.
Then tried repairing the data partition. No luck.
Changed the file system to EX2 and then EX4... Nothing.
Anyone know a solution for this?
Helhound0 said:
Sorry mate that didn't work. Still going back to stock recovery...
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Then you've got to do a flash with stock ROM and miflash via pc
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Then you've got to do a flash with stock ROM and miflash via pc
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Would that re-lock the bootloader? And if so do i have to wait 7 more days for it to be unlocked?
I used the Disable-Dm-Verity-Zip directly in TWRP after installation. Worked without a problem.
romuser87 said:
I used the Disable-Dm-Verity-Zip directly in TWRP after installation. Worked without a problem.
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I read that somewhere too but that didn't help me at all... Maybe i have a bad zip file..
Can you share the zip you flashed?
Also, any idea how i could get this fixed:
Helhound0 said:
Since i didn't find a solution to make the installation presistant, i went ahead and flashed Elixir with the temporarily booted TWRP. Then wiped cache and dalvik, flashed the TWRP image, formatted data and then rebooted. Now it works.
Edit: This method did something to my recovery. I can boot to system and recovery fine but TWRP isn't able to mount the data partition. So i'm not able to flash anything or root the device anymore.
I tried formatting data, no luck.
Then tried repairing the data partition. No luck.
Changed the file system to EX2 and then EX4... Nothing.
Anyone know a solution for this?
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Helhound0 said:
I read that somewhere too but that didn't help me at all... Maybe i have a bad zip file..
Can you share the zip you flashed?
Also, any idea how i could get this fixed:
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The attached file worked for me
Helhound0 said:
Would that re-lock the bootloader? And if so do i have to wait 7 more days for it to be unlocked?
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1. With MiFlash there is an option at the bottom of the screen to lock bootloader. Just make sure it is NOT checked, and you will be safe to use MiFlash without relocking bootloader.
2. When installing TWRP for first time, it is essential that your first reboot is straight back to TWRP - then it becomes persistent, and future reboots to recovery will be to TWRP. If you do not do the first reboot back to TWRP, the stock MIUI ROM recovery reinstalls itself.
HiQual said:
1. With MiFlash there is an option at the bottom of the screen to lock bootloader. Just make sure it is NOT checked, and you will be safe to use MiFlash without relocking bootloader.
2. When installing TWRP for first time, it is essential that your first reboot is straight back to TWRP - then it becomes persistent, and future reboots to recovery will be to TWRP. If you do not do the first reboot back to TWRP, the stock MIUI ROM recovery reinstalls itself.
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The first ever twrp install i did, i rebooted to system by mistake but i reflashed twrp and made sure to reboot to recovery.... That was the second try. I think i may have tried at least two dozen times since that but it just kept booting back to stock recovery...
I think I'll run with this until the end of Jan and then redo everything from scratch...
Helhound0 said:
Since i didn't find a solution to make the installation presistant, i went ahead and flashed Elixir with the temporarily booted TWRP. Then wiped cache and dalvik, flashed the TWRP image, formatted data and then rebooted. Now it works.
Edit: This method did something to my recovery. I can boot to system and recovery fine but TWRP isn't able to mount the data partition. So i'm not able to flash anything or root the device anymore.
I tried formatting data, no luck.
Then tried repairing the data partition. No luck.
Changed the file system to EX2 and then EX4... Nothing.
Anyone know a solution for this?
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I'm stuck at this stage. Have you found any solution yet?