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Hello all and thank you in advance for any help you can provide. I'll try not to post a wall of text.
In a nutshell the problem I'm having is - I cannot see my zip files in the stock recovery console under the sd update section. In fact it's like the sad card isn't seen at all. I've taken a zip of cwm, placed it on an sd card, inserted the card, boot into recovery and no zip file is seen. What I'd like is any and all details (perhaps a short tutorial with links to the right files) on how to do this.
Why? - well here's where it gets funny. Old android phone of mine I thought to be dead suddenly springs to life (sweet). It has a pattern lock which I don't remember (not sweet). Tried using google account, apparently I used a different one than the one I've been using for years... The short of it is I'd like to get my data off it or at least see what's there. I've heard I can flash cwm through the recovery console, then via cwm, flash a pattern lock reset (in theory). So I figured I'd give it a go. I hope I explained this well. Any help you guys can provide will be awesome. Thanks!
More info on the phone - no it's not setup for debugging mode. No I cannot access it via the PC. So adb and Odin are out. Also I know I can factory reset easily - not looking to do that though. Thanks again!
The stock recovery only sees the "Internal" SD card, so anything you put on your actual SD will not be detected by the recovery. Download a file manager from google play store. I don't remember which one I used in particular, but try Root Browser or ES File Manager. Copy the file from your External SD card into the Internal SD and try again. Hope this helps.
But... you say you don't know the password to the phone. I'm not sure what can be done besides factory reset...
hadriel821 said:
More info on the phone - no it's not setup for debugging mode. No I cannot access it via the PC. So adb and Odin are out. Also I know I can factory reset easily - not looking to do that though. Thanks again!
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I don't think you can flash cwm with stock recovery. If you aren't able to flash via Odin in download mode you are pretty short on options.
meekrawb said:
I don't think you can flash cwm with stock recovery. If you aren't able to flash via Odin in download mode you are pretty short on options.
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You can actually. That's how I did it. When I got this phone the USB to PC connection never worked, only for charging. I was disappointed that I'd be stuck with stock ROM, but I was able to install CWM via Stock Recovery.
Jorge_007 said:
You can actually. That's how I did it. When I got this phone the USB to PC connection never worked, only for charging. I was disappointed that I'd be stuck with stock ROM, but I was able to install CWM via Stock Recovery.
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Thanks for confirming. Sucks that the OP can't get it onto the internal, then.
If you google "a creative way to bypass pattern lock on android" the first result will show you where I got the idea from. (sorry, would have put a link here but the site won't let me)
that being said, unless the OP there is pulling our legs, it should be completely possible to access the external SD card from stock recovery as that's how he described he did it. now I don't know if stock recovery is the same on all Samsung android devices, but I would assume it likely is, or is at least close.
I'm almost sure if I had another t679 that I could get into, that I could format the card and have it work on the locked one. not sure if it's worth it to me though since at this point I'm mainly pursuing this for personal knowledge and notoriety lol. BTW thanks to all that provided insight thus far. here's to hoping someone has some additional information for me.
Hi everyone
After a lot of reading i decided to install a ROM. Now i was able to try to but none of them worked, so i ve been trying now for 3 days. I think i did it all as stated in this forums, it launched but never go to really open the OS, used to get stuck at the motorola or nexus logos or what ever logo from the different ROMs i downloaded.
I was able to go back to the original ROM but today im not being able to do so...
What can i do? Im at recovery and im able to restore boot but at system it says:Error while restoring /system!
I had it backedup at pc so i have also removed the one at sd card and tried with the one from PC.
What can i do (that doesnt involve getting another phone)
You can try RSDLite to flash back stock ROM just be careful and flash right ROM, otherwise you can brick your phone. You can't flash custom ROMs with RSD.
mm166 said:
You can try RSDLite to flash back stock ROM just be careful and flash right ROM, otherwise you can brick your phone. You can't flash custom ROMs with RSD.
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Attempting in 3..2..1..................
It doesnt let me use decompress and flash... im decompressing and will see if there is an option to flash after that...
Ok my issue is that phone is not recognized by the RSD... i know update the drivers bla blaaa... how if its not recognized and the MDM needs the phone connected to be updated and in my country i know noone else with a damn Motorola phone... ideas ?
MrPersonality said:
Ok my issue is that phone is not recognized by the RSD... i know update the drivers bla blaaa... how if its not recognized and the MDM needs the phone connected to be updated and in my country i know noone else with a damn Motorola phone... ideas ?
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Boot the phone into bootloader/fastboot?
You have an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery installed? I assume you have both since you were trying to install custom ROMs.
I have tried to the fastboot... im trying AP fastboot and theres where i am stuck right now.
Yes custome recovery and unlocked bootloader there. I had the phone moved to another couple of roms but the never loaded correctly so i went back to my original ROM, i tried a few other ROMs and none worked so this time i try to go back but it doesnt come back anymore... :laugh:
Try downloading PhilzAdvanced CWM Recovery. It is based off the latest CWM and should be able to flash your backups or ROMS. Maybe not your backups unless you made them with a CWM based recovery, but it should get you booted up.
kingatmos said:
Try downloading PhilzAdvanced CWM Recovery. It is based off the latest CWM and should be able to flash your backups or ROMS. Maybe not your backups unless you made them with a CWM based recovery, but it should get you booted up.
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Is it possible to do that? I mean right now my phone only boots to fastboot you know... i may flash a rom (which didnt work with any from this forum neither with CM) but i cant install anything in my phone so... how can i do that?
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Is it possible to do that? I mean right now my phone only boots to fastboot you know... i may flash a rom (which didnt work with any from this forum neither with CM) but i cant install anything in my phone so... how can i do that?
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1. Read the Myth Tools OP
2. Download Myth Tools
3. Download Philz CWM
4. Download a stock fastboot
5. Place the fastboot zip and the extracted recovery/cwm.img in their respected folders
6. Run Myth's executable and follow the instructions
7. If that doesn't work then read the faqs here and in the RAZR HD forums, all your questions have been answered already.
Still with same issue...
Phone is not recognized by the computer (tried 3 different laptops)
Cannot download the Drivers as its an automated process that begins when you connect the phone...
Does anyone knows an alternative to install AHD drivers ?
MrPersonality said:
Still with same issue...
Phone is not recognized by the computer (tried 3 different laptops)
Cannot download the Drivers as its an automated process that begins when you connect the phone...
Does anyone knows an alternative to install AHD drivers ?
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Did you not see the mythtools menu option for drivers?
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Did you not see the mythtools menu option for drivers?
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Again, my main issue device not detected by pc... so i cant download drivers using automatic tools that detects the phone because again phone is not detected and mythtools goes straight to the motorola device manager which needs a phone connected to act... so in a very bad circle i am... and i would try to use someone else phone but here in Costa Rica i know of noone else with a Motorola phone... everyone thinks it no longer exists... and i havent found a way to download the specific drivers for my specific device in a way it doesnt require to be connected.
You can boot into recovery? If so download the latest philztouch cwm recovery, put it on your sd card, and flash it from recovery. Then flash the ROM you want.
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You can boot into recovery? If so download the latest philztouch cwm recovery, put it on your sd card, and flash it from recovery. Then flash the ROM you want.
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Nice i managed to flash the philztouch recovery... the damn phone doesn't want to accept any ROM... keeps aborting them. So far thanks a lot... ill read like crazy today again and ill ask for help if failure salutes me again!
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If you made a backup of your stock after rooting try flashing that and then hooking your phone up to your pc
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It finally works
It works... i think somehow the recovery stopped working at some point... now with Philz phone was recognized by pc and i was able to use Myth tools to do the job. I think this will be my last Motorola...
Things to highlight:
1 i did read a lot before doing anything, still somehow screwed up, did read lots before asking here, still needed to ask... got answers, still needed to ask more... it was fun as everyone at work said: " its bricked fool buy a new one and stop playing to be good at something" but hell yeah its fixed!
2 i will try again to install another rom, i wont give up damn it!
3 i might begin with my wife Note 1, its old so its ok to brick it ha ha ha
4 damn it guys you are cool... wish i were 10% of you guys!
5 I think instead of all those different options out there we should recommend only to use the myth tools, its a complete package and its easy to use even with examples for newbies like me.
Again thanks and questions on friday after i brick it again e he he he...
The other stuff is there so you can understand what the automated stuff is actually doing.
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Ok so i have started the process again. I cant tell what i am doing wrong. I have flashed 2 different roms and none worked... its like im missing something.
I root the device, unlock bootloader... set the recovery with cwm... flash the rom... and it goes to moto logo and then black screen... am i missing something?
I did the exact same for the stock rom and it did work... also i did it all exactly the same using now myth tools... so any ideas? Should i leave the phone alone because its just simply not going to work or am i missing anything?
yes I know i F*** up and flash the freedom flex recovery with kitkat, now im bricked and just boots to LG LOGO, computer gives me unknown usb device after i leave it plugged for about a min then gives me that error. won't go into recovery or download mode but will go into some koren page with bar code and imei number..
I looked and looked for 9 hours with no luck :crying: is there any kind of fix for it? I even tried a usb jig with no luck. and plus i cant find a online shop that with jtag my lg g flex d959. im pulling my hair i just want mt flex back and working
update, I finally got it to work back to normal after bricking it with freedom flex app.
1. You will need an OTG cable.download Dfuse stock kitkat.zip and place it on your flash drive or sd card ( what a life saver). here's a link to his rom I hope its ok with D-fuse?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2747098
2. boot into recovery
press and hold volume up & power button, until the lg logo appears wait 2 sec, release the volume button only. if successfully done correctly you get a black screen with a image of a wrench and hammer and korean letters. it will boot in twrp or cwm which ever you have in stalled with freedom flex.
3. factory wipe it through the recovery
4. install Dfuse kitkat.zip you downloaded on to you sdcard.
5. reboot and enjoy you unbricked LG G FLEX
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yes I know i F*** up and flash the freedom flex recovery with kitkat, now im bricked and just boots to LG LOGO, computer gives me unknown usb device after i leave it plugged for about a min then gives me that error. won't go into recovery or download mode but will go into some koren page with bar code and imei number..
I looked and looked for 9 hours with no luck :crying: is there any kind of fix for it? I even tried a usb jig with no luck. and plus i cant find a online shop that with jtag my lg g flex d959. im pulling my hair i just want mt flex back and working
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So.. why exactly did you do this?
Don't feel bad i did the same thing.
I am so mad at myself i knew better,if i ever find a solution i will post and please do the same it has been a couple of days for me. I did get the USB connect with USB failure. This is driving me crazy, i finally get the BRICK PRIZE A DEAD PHONE.
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I am so mad at myself i knew better,if i ever find a solution i will post and please do the same it has been a couple of days for me. I did get the USB connect with USB failure. This is driving me crazy, i finally get the BRICK PRIZE A DEAD PHONE.
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yea this sucks real big ones lol. does yours also say unknow usd device also?
trying to keep from crying
yes having the same problem with the USB, I did contact freedom flex to see how bad this is, also for about two days of reading and downloading server files I am ready if the USB connect, now the phone is in a coma and we will bring it back to life trying to keep from crying. I'm also going to call a tech and find out how bad it is, i will let you know.
Can you get into download mode
ok I can get it to download mode but still get unknown usb device. and also i can get it to twrp recovery but in my computer device manager it gives me and yellow (!) and says LG-G-Flex and wont install any drivers
att d950
I can get into download mode and it shows the computer and phone with blue dots nothing moving, when i connect to computer the usb does not work, I installed with freedom flex twrp, i was able to do a backup of the phone and efs backup. The phone now is stuck with lg screen and if you hit the power and down button you may get Korean lang with your imei with bar code at the bottom
att D950
in order to do the sd card how were you able to connect usb not recognized ?
You wont be able to get the full download mode. Also it wont recognize at with the computer. Only way of doing it, boot it in recovery and plug OTG cable <~~( forgot to put that) with a flash drive or sd card and install dfuse stock kitkat zip and you be up in running
If you can get into download mode try fastbooting Dfuse's 4.2.2 "D95910c" stock ROM. You may have to use
fastboot update (click and drag the D95910c file here with out the ( ) ). Or fast boot the f340 aboot or boot.img and freedom flex's cwm.img then unplug power off try booting to recovery but remember you only have one shot once you get there. From CWM you'll need to adb sideload Dfuse's D95910c.zip to your SD if its not already on there. Then flash it in CWM recovery.
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I have tried about the flash back to stock via offline .kdz method and its only worked for me once. Its such a janky jacked up lucky if it works method , but I've used this twice with absolutely no problem at . just make sure you have internet connection on your PC. And I don't think you have to get into download mode if you change the setting to "Emergency". Just follow forum instructions and uninstall any of the original offline .kdz method stuff and LG drivers if you have ever tried it. And reinstall the LG drivers with OUT your phone plugged in.
Then follow that forum. Like I said its worked for me both times I've used it. Only issue in had was the old offline method software was installed and not allowing the new flash tool to act right. But once I uninstalled and started with a clean slate ....I was Golden.
Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53728658
C don't worry be happy I know a bunch of b*****
I finally got to twrp the only problem is I have to find a file, I'm on att the file only works on tmobile, if you find one for me PLEASE let me know.
mamlasting said:
I finally got to twrp the only problem is I have to find a file, I'm on att the file only works on tmobile, if you find one for me PLEASE let me know.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2814158
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Yeah kintwofan posted ya a link. Put download it and make sure it's a good download. Either in twerp go to advanced/sideload. And adb sideload the zip file to your sd or put the zip file on a thumb drive and use a female usb to male micro usb cord as an adapter to plug the thumb/flash drive into your phone. Then in TWRP go to "mount" and scroll down the list and check the box next to "usb-org" then back out and go flash Dfuse's 4.2.2 jelly bean Rom. And don't forget to factory reset after the 4.2.2 Rom finishes and before you reboot. Or you'll boot loop.
Then If your smart go ahead and put a flashable supers.zip file on sd or flash drive and flash that after flashing 4.2.2 and factory reset have finished. Then reboot system. Should be good to go. You'll be rooted already and you can go to play market and get the freedom flex apk and put ya a custom recovery , make a back up, and for heaven sakes stay on 4.2.2 till they get the kernel for 4.4 worked out. Lmao
Hello,
to explain my situation, I purchased a sprint LG G Flex from CL with the intention of using it on Simple Mobile. I found a post on XDA where and individual created a custom ROM called "attsprint" that enabled this. I Rooted the phone without issue and verified it, next I installed FreedomFlex with the intention of installing a TWRP and then proceeding to flash the custom rom. The recovery was flashed to the phone and I verified then pressed Reboot in TWRP and the phone "Attempted" to restart but hung at the LG screen.
Well...I tried for a while to do the Hard Reset with the Vol down and power to no avail and got frustrated and started pressing buttons and found if I do the Vol up and power CWM came up, and If I do Vol up and Power while plugged to my PC a download screen which shows a phone with dots that connects to a PC and never goes past that screen.
So I attemped to ADB to it and sideload a stock rom but my ADB does not recognize the phone. I connected an OTG cable to the phone and flashed a stock ROM through USB and it said success but still will not reboot.
I can not seem to get anywhere on this phone.....I have dealt with lots of phones, PCs, tablets, Video Game consoles and been able to recover them all but this one is really frustrating me.
If someone else has any insight on this please help!
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Hello,
to explain my situation, I purchased a sprint LG G Flex from CL with the intention of using it on Simple Mobile. I found a post on XDA where and individual created a custom ROM called "attsprint" that enabled this. I Rooted the phone without issue and verified it, next I installed FreedomFlex with the intention of installing a TWRP and then proceeding to flash the custom rom. The recovery was flashed to the phone and I verified then pressed Reboot in TWRP and the phone "Attempted" to restart but hung at the LG screen.
Well...I tried for a while to do the Hard Reset with the Vol down and power to no avail and got frustrated and started pressing buttons and found if I do the Vol up and power CWM came up, and If I do Vol up and Power while plugged to my PC a download screen which shows a phone with dots that connects to a PC and never goes past that screen.
So I attemped to ADB to it and sideload a stock rom but my ADB does not recognize the phone. I connected an OTG cable to the phone and flashed a stock ROM through USB and it said success but still will not reboot.
I can not seem to get anywhere on this phone.....I have dealt with lots of phones, PCs, tablets, Video Game consoles and been able to recover them all but this one is really frustrating me.
If someone else has any insight on this please help!
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Just to update I have had some terrific help thus far and now am in need of a flashable ROM for my LS995 Flex based on 4.4.2.
I am now running TWRP and can connect my phone to the PC and it is recognized
Thank you
23bobbyg said:
Just to update I have had some terrific help thus far and now am in need of a flashable ROM for my LS995 Flex based on 4.4.2.
I am now running TWRP and can connect my phone to the PC and it is recognized
Thank you
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Might be easier just to use the back to stock method and take all updates back to 442
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I have the same problem, any chance you can show me how you got out of the loop?
You can follow this tutorial if you like
Xestrada said:
I have the same problem, any chance you can show me how you got out of the loop?
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If you need to flash back to stock ROM then you can follow the tutorials linked below. I have the files you need directly hosting on my server if you want to grab it from my server it will be must faster. see below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...nt-lg-flex-t3022347/post58651583#post58651583
Finally if you want all the files bundled together I have a server hosting compressed 7z
http://inductivesoul.us/sprint
Hey guys as the title States I have my old d950 g flex that I ended up selling to a friend. The phone was rooted on the stock ROM, well all was good when I sold him the phone but being is a unlocked at&t phone when we got it did automatic ota updates which at that point bricked the phone. So now at this point the phone only boots to custom twrp recovery . shows the LG logo then goes straight to twrp every time. I've tried wiping the data, DAV cache, etc still to no avail to fix the boot. Now I've tried to get it into download mode so that I can flash it back to stock but the phone will not enter download mode. Every time it still goes to twrp. Is there a way to force it to Download mode so i can flash back to stock using rhe flash tool. And or even a way just to flash back to stock without the flash tool and download mode ? I've been searching and trying to get to work for days to no avail. So if you guys could help I'd greatly appreciate at the point were I'm about to just throw the phone in a fire and then have to give my friend his money so I'd really not want to do that lol so please help if you can. Thanks in advance
Try to go into download mode and reinstall your original d950 rom
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Try to go into download mode and reinstall your original d950 rom
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Dude the thread title says I can't get into download mode trying to figure out how if I could get into download there wouldn't be a problem
Anyone that's not a troll that can't actually be of help I really need to figure this can some please help out I know you some of you guys have dealt with this before someone has to know
Update:*** So after searching the internet for days finally found out this fix for bootloop (recovery or normal bootloop) because of the phone being stuck in twrp recovery upon boot it would not let me go into download mode. I did this fix.." http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/fix-stuck-custom-recovery-trying-ota-t2907508 "and phone immediately booted as normal then was able to flash back to stock using flash tool as ive been trying to do for days now so if anyone has bootloop issues forward to this thread
If you had CWM you could of downloaded a file that will force your phone into download mode.