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I got a new phone and someone wants to buy my G1 locally and I want to totally wipe it and clear all of my user info. I'm leaving it rooted because it runs SO much better and I just can't bring myself to downgrade it. So if I wipe all cache's / factory reset / re-install ROM will that be good enough to erase my personal information from the phone? Specs are in my sig. TIA -Frank
So here's what I did...
- Deleted everything from SD card.
- Wiped all caches in Amon_Ra recovery.
- Flashed Super E ROM.
- Flashed Gapps.
- Re-Flashed Firerat boot patch.
Booted it up without a SIM card and it started up fine and looks like my user data is gone. What do you guys think...good to go?
Just because its to easy..
You wanted to know how to wipe the G1 fully....... SO you wiped it fully and asked if you did the right thing to fully wipe it.....?
BEst part... you wanted to wipe your info... so you did, its gone, then you ask if you did it right.....
Lol, just making sure
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lbcoder said:
Guess what?
You didn't wipe ANYTHING except the first 128 kB of the cache and data partitions.
which means that ALL of your data can STILL BE RETRIEVED.
In recovery mode, mount cache and userdata partitions,
dd if=/dev/zero of=/data/zerofile; dd if=/dev/zero of=/cache/zerofile; sync; rm /data/zerofile /cache/zerofile; sync
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Can it help if you get strange problems?
lbcoder said:
In recovery mode, mount cache and userdata partitions,
dd if=/dev/zero of=/data/zerofile; dd if=/dev/zero of=/cache/zerofile; sync; rm /data/zerofile /cache/zerofile; sync
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Please could you spell this whole process out for me... how do u mount cache and userdata partitions in recovery mode etc.
Many Thanx
In recovery go to console. Type "mount -a" without the "s and press enter. Afterwards just type the whole line "dd ...." that lbcoder suggested. It will use the input /dev/null (basically an infinite source of consecutive zeros) and direct them to a file called "zerofile" on each partition, thus filling the whole partitions with zeros, overwriting any existing data.
If you want to delete your sdcard also, try this:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/sdcard/zerofile; dd if=/dev/zero of=/sd-ext/zerofile; sync; rm /sdcard/zerofile /sd-ext/zerofile; sync
thanks for the quick reply;]
lol oops, didnt realize who I was replying too lol
Too late now. It's gone. I am pretty sure this person will not be messing about with it.
mblaster said:
In recovery go to console. Type "mount -a" without the "s and press enter. Afterwards just type the whole line "dd ...." that lbcoder suggested. It will use the input /dev/null (basically an infinite source of consecutive zeros) and direct them to a file called "zerofile" on each partition, thus filling the whole partitions with zeros, overwriting any existing data.
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You got a little brain-fart in there.... /dev/null is the black hole -- its where you SEND stuff that you don't want spewing out on the console. Nothing ever comes out of the black hole.
If you want to delete your sdcard also, try this:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/sdcard/zerofile; dd if=/dev/zero of=/sd-ext/zerofile; sync; rm /sdcard/zerofile /sd-ext/zerofile; sync
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Not that this wouldn't work, but there's a better way to wipe the sdcard;
umount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1; dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
** you don't need to sync this since it writes to the device rather than to the filesystem.
*if there are multiple filesystems on the sdcard that may be mounted, you need to umount them all;
for PART in /dev/block/mmcblk*; do umount $PART; done
robuser007 said:
Can it help if you get strange problems?
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Unlikely.
This is what you do to secure the device prior to selling or giving it to someone to whom you don't want to provide access to your data.
lbcoder said:
Unlikely.
This is what you do to secure the device prior to selling or giving it to someone to whom you don't want to provide access to your data.
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I did know where it's meant for, my problems sees to be solved btw (using android 1.0 and back to latest cm6, I reflashed and erased everything).
I'm coming from the other end. I just bought a rooted phone "Super E 1.0.3". What can I do to remove previous owners google account?
Read this thread: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=454405
But I don't have "Google Apps" under Manage Applications.
I do have things like "com.android.provision"
did a factory reset and his account is still there; along with his phone book. microSD card is not in the phone ATM, don't know if that matters.
EDIT:
Reboot with home and back button held down; wipe data selected from boot loader. Phone is now reset
lbcoder said:
Not that this wouldn't work, but there's a better way to wipe the sdcard;
umount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1; dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
** you don't need to sync this since it writes to the device rather than to the filesystem.
*if there are multiple filesystems on the sdcard that may be mounted, you need to umount them all;
for PART in /dev/block/mmcblk*; do umount $PART; done
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Great suggestion. Thanks.
I would also suggest an improvement... use /dev/urandom instead of /dev/zero in each command! And repeat the process 2-3 times.
Since your flash memory is over-provisioned and employs wear-leveling, you are not writing to each physical page of memory if you run this once. A user who bypasses the filesystem and accesses the memory directly could easily spot your non-wiped sectors since the others contain all zeroes. Why help them spot the good stuff? And hopefully by running the wipe 2-3 times, you've upped the odds of touching each physical page at least once.
this guide is for those who still have Clockwork Mod Recovery still on device you can thank bogdi1988 for his work and orginal guide here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12185475&postcount=76
BUT THIS MAY WORK FOR OTHERS IF YOU KNOW HOW TO MOUNT SYSTEM AND DATA AND THOSE THINGS FROM ADB
but to simplify I did this :
stock images
recovery.img
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2252176/recovery.img
boot.img
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2252176/boot.img
Once in recovery mount everything you can system , data , cache , everyrthing besides sd card
then go into command prompt and type adb shell make sure its working if you still have root it will show # if not it will show $ I believe no biggie as long as it picks up in shell.
then type : flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p2 /sdcard/boot_orig.img
then type : flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /sdcard/recovery_orig.img
select reboot from the recovery. now it will reboot and it will format misc and it will reboot again.
bogdi1988 suggest flash all images over again in fastboot
in this order
system.img
recovery.img
boot.img
thanks go to everyone who has a dell streak 7 that was willing to try all these hacks and risking your devices for the greater good of the streak
P.S. I will post system.img in a second
Also for fastboot help thank bogdi1988 again heres his post that helped me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11929063&postcount=23
I have read and tried everything
I attempted the adb method but can't get into fastboot... I believe I got the adb commands correct and I don't get an error but my the restore is not taking... at the reboot it goes right back into CWM 3.0.2.0 here's my adb shell read out...
C:\android\platform-tools>adb shell
~ #
C:\android\platform-tools>adb shell
~ # flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p2/sdcard/boot_orig.img
flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p2/sdcard/boot_orig.img
usage: flash_image partition file.img
~ # flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p1/sdcard/recovery_orig.img
flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p1/sdcard/recovery_orig.img
usage: flash_image partition file.img
~ #
I don't know what else to do, I can't find a thread that stays on track long enough to follow this issue all the way thru... please help... I have read and tried everything, i can't find a clear set of alternatives... am i missing a step?
ya, i'm stuck in the same situation. I either get a "error -1" or it says "usage: flash_image partition file.img"
does getting "usage: flash_image partition file.img" mean the file was successfully flashed?
dfspot said:
I attempted the adb method but can't get into fastboot... I believe I got the adb commands correct and I don't get an error but my the restore is not taking... at the reboot it goes right back into CWM 3.0.2.0 here's my adb shell read out...
C:\android\platform-tools>adb shell
~ #
C:\android\platform-tools>adb shell
~ # flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p2/sdcard/boot_orig.img
flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p2/sdcard/boot_orig.img
usage: flash_image partition file.img
~ # flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p1/sdcard/recovery_orig.img
flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p1/sdcard/recovery_orig.img
usage: flash_image partition file.img
~ #
I don't know what else to do, I can't find a thread that stays on track long enough to follow this issue all the way thru... please help... I have read and tried everything, i can't find a clear set of alternatives... am i missing a step?
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You are missing the space between mmcblk3pX and /sdcard.
ok, thats what i thought. when i do it the other way i get the "failed with Error: -1" any ideas on that. also if i send it back to t-mobile under the warranty, they won't send it back as damaged since i had CMW installed o it will they?
thatruth132 said:
this guide is for those who still have Clockwork Mod Recovery still on device you can thank bogdi1988 for his work and orginal guide here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12185475&postcount=76
BUT THIS MAY WORK FOR OTHERS IF YOU KNOW HOW TO MOUNT SYSTEM AND DATA AND THOSE THINGS FROM ADB
but to simplify I did this :
stock images
recovery.img
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2252176/recovery.img
boot.img
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2252176/boot.img
Once in recovery mount everything you can system , data , cache , everyrthing besides sd card
then go into command prompt and type adb shell make sure its working if you still have root it will show # if not it will show $ I believe no biggie as long as it picks up in shell.
then type : flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p2 /sdcard/boot_orig.img
then type : flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /sdcard/recovery_orig.img
select reboot from the recovery. now it will reboot and it will format misc and it will reboot again.
bogdi1988 suggest flash all images over again in fastboot
in this order
system.img
recovery.img
boot.img
thanks go to everyone who has a dell streak 7 that was willing to try all these hacks and risking your devices for the greater good of the streak
P.S. I will post system.img in a second
Also for fastboot help thank bogdi1988 again heres his post that helped me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11929063&postcount=23
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great how to
white99 said:
ok, thats what i thought. when i do it the other way i get the "failed with Error: -1" any ideas on that. also if i send it back to t-mobile under the warranty, they won't send it back as damaged since i had CMW installed o it will they?
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humz mine wont flash at all
Guys,
If someone can help people struck here like me, it would be great.. i get the same -1 error message... when i run the second command. the first one passes through and i get a # for flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p2 /sdcard/boot_orig.img.
When we downloaded the file boot.img, how would boot_orig.img work? am i missing something?
The second command throws me an error..
Guys really waiting for help... bricked my streak in hours after i brought it..
where are you at in la
I need a little bit of help for an ex-ipohone user
Hey guys sorry to ask u a noob question, but can anyone give me an ideea how to remove/unistall CWM Recovery so i can send back my Streak 7 for repair? I have installed CWM thru fastboot an i am currently on stock 2.2.2 rom. Or if there is a thread that i didnt find please a little help would be much apreciated.
i have figured it out eventualy after 20 hrs of brain scratching ived used NVflash and worked fast and easy
thatruth132 said:
this guide is for those who still have Clockwork Mod Recovery still on device you can thank bogdi1988 for his work and orginal guide here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12185475&postcount=76
BUT THIS MAY WORK FOR OTHERS IF YOU KNOW HOW TO MOUNT SYSTEM AND DATA AND THOSE THINGS FROM ADB
but to simplify I did this :
stock images
recovery.img
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2252176/recovery.img
boot.img
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2252176/boot.img
Once in recovery mount everything you can system , data , cache , everyrthing besides sd card
then go into command prompt and type adb shell make sure its working if you still have root it will show # if not it will show $ I believe no biggie as long as it picks up in shell.
then type : flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p2 /sdcard/boot_orig.img
then type : flash_image /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /sdcard/recovery_orig.img
select reboot from the recovery. now it will reboot and it will format misc and it will reboot again.
bogdi1988 suggest flash all images over again in fastboot
in this order
system.img
recovery.img
boot.img
thanks go to everyone who has a dell streak 7 that was willing to try all these hacks and risking your devices for the greater good of the streak
P.S. I will post system.img in a second
Also for fastboot help thank bogdi1988 again heres his post that helped me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11929063&postcount=23
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OMFG I would so kiss you right now. I was stuck where I could only load up CWR and nothing else was working. You are my hero. *sigh*
No biggie just hit that thanks.button
Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using XDA Premium App
The links are down, any mirrors?
Same need files links re not working
IMG Reposted?
Hi Folks,
A couple of people have posted that the boot, recovery, and system image links respond with a "404 not found" error. This is still the case.
I recall reading somewhere else that the images may still live on the SD card on the device. If this is true does someone know where in the file structure they may be?
If not, does anyone know where to obtain the images?
Currently I'm in CWM reboot hades on my Dell Streak 7. Tried the Dell OTA update for Honeycomb...didn't know that was a BAD thing until it was too late.
I've tried flashing boot and recovery images from a backup I'd made earlier, but no luck, so thatruth's excellent guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1006829 doesn't help much...unless I can get the recovery and boot images.
So to reiterate:
I can get to CWM and clear the caches and flash a recovery.
I can communicate with the device via ADB and have flashed it with the backup images.
I can mount the internal SD card via CWM and my pc.
After flashing with the backup images, Fastboot still does not recognize that the device is connected, and the device does not apper to go through the 'format steps'.
Cheers,
L2
Found 'lightly modified' roms (thank you DJ Steve!) for a T-Mobile streak on another XDA thread. Flashed using adb, and tadaaaa, it booted! sliiiight problem. Will not boot into recovery and no wireless.
Managed to install rom manager (AKA ClockWorkMod) via ADB but CWM wan't an internet connection to install the recovery rom. grrrrr.
One of the other modifications (aside from root) by DJ Steve is the installation of 'BusyBox', This actually seems to complicate things for me because I don't really know how to issue ADB commands from the BusyBox shell. I get a lot of 'invalid command' and the like... I was able to install CWM OUTSIDE the adb shell (adb install rommanager) but once I'm in the shell (adb shell)I don't know how to issue the proper commands.
What I want to do is either remove busybox, or use ADB inside busybox to flash the CWM recovery rom, then flash my backup roms. (and hopefully return to full functionality.)
Any suggestions on how to use ADB commands inside of busy box to flash a rom?
Can anyone upload the stock rom images? I need to flash back to stock :\
hi to all!! i have a doubt....
can i do a nandroid backup of my current rom using adb or fastboot parameters??
anyone can write or leave it here?
thank´s in advance!!
No. Custom recover does it. You can issue the adb reboot recover command to get into it etc....
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Yea...maybe its the reason that i dont know this parameter lol
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You sure can do it from adb. I had to find this out when I cracked my AMOLED screen and had to try and back everything up without being able to use the screen of my phone.
You need to be in recovery for it (you might be able to backup with fastboot as well, but I didn't have my bootloader unlocked at the time), so if you are full booted up, reboot into recovery and follow these commands.
Code:
adb reboot recovery
adb shell
nandroid backup
Nice and simple, right?
bassmadrigal said:
You sure can do it from adb. I had to find this out when I cracked my AMOLED screen and had to try and back everything up without being able to use the screen of my phone.
You need to be in recovery for it (you might be able to backup with fastboot as well, but I didn't have my bootloader unlocked at the time), so if you are full booted up, reboot into recovery and follow these commands.
Code:
adb reboot recovery
adb shell
nandroid backup
Nice and simple, right?
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all rigth buddy... thank´s!!! i´ve a adb fastboot command list and this does not stay in the list...
bassmadrigal said:
You sure can do it from adb. I had to find this out when I cracked my AMOLED screen and had to try and back everything up without being able to use the screen of my phone.
You need to be in recovery for it (you might be able to backup with fastboot as well, but I didn't have my bootloader unlocked at the time), so if you are full booted up, reboot into recovery and follow these commands.
Code:
adb reboot recovery
adb shell
nandroid backup
Nice and simple, right?
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ok i did it with the commands that you gave to me... and i obtain it when i try...
E:UNKNOWN VOLUME FOR PATH [/SDCARD]
CAN´T MOUNT SD CARD
#.
any advise????? please.......
some one can help-me please?? thanks in advance for your advises!!
SERGI.3210 said:
ok i did it with the commands that you gave to me... and i obtain it when i try...
E:UNKNOWN VOLUME FOR PATH [/SDCARD]
CAN´T MOUNT SD CARD
#.
any advise????? please.......
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Sorry, I was out of town all day...
At what point is this failing? I assume you actually have an sdcard loaded in the phone?
bassmadrigal said:
Sorry, I was out of town all day...
At what point is this failing? I assume you actually have an sdcard loaded in the phone?
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thanks for your continuity in this thread!!
shell shows me this when i put my device into recovery and enter the code that was provided to my above...sd card is in my device... but i think that the problem is that i don´t know what´s exactly the status that the phone need to stay.. into recovery with sd card usb mounted?(i think that not)
with the phone booted and in usb debugging mode & only chargue?
If you are booted into the phone (ie. fully loaded and able to use your phone), you need to issue the adb reboot recovery command. If the phone is off, hold down the volume down button as you are booting up. This will load the bootloader. From there, it will do a little check, and then you can use the volume keys to go to Recovery. Hit the Power button to select it. The phone will load the 'X' screen and eventually be in recovery (the text should be green or orange).
Once you are in recovery, you don't need to do anything else on the phone. Just issue
Code:
adb shell
nandroid backup
(You might have to issue the 'su' command if it shows a $ instead of a # before you run the backup.)
bassmadrigal said:
If you are booted into the phone (ie. fully loaded and able to use your phone), you need to issue the adb reboot recovery command. If the phone is off, hold down the volume down button as you are booting up. This will load the bootloader. From there, it will do a little check, and then you can use the volume keys to go to Recovery. Hit the Power button to select it. The phone will load the 'X' screen and eventually be in recovery (the text should be green or orange).
Once you are in recovery, you don't need to do anything else on the phone. Just issue
Code:
adb shell
nandroid backup
(You might have to issue the 'su' command if it shows a $ instead of a # before you run the backup.)
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when i did it i obtained:
Code:
~#nandroid backup
E:unknown volume for path [/sdcard]
can´t mount sdcard
and if i write su i obtain it:
Code:
~#su
/sbin/sh: su: not found
~#
sorry for my ignorance mate i´m open for your help
also i know that the device is in the correct mode thank´s to you... and confirmated with command:
Code:
adb status-window
-[2j-[2hANDROID debug bridge (adb mode)
status:unknown
Which recovery do you use?
What happens when you type
Code:
adb devices
?
bassmadrigal said:
What happens when you type
Code:
adb devices
?
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shows me that the device its connected and a big number... this part its correct
danger-rat said:
Which recovery do you use?
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CWM recovery
SERGI.3210 said:
CWM recovery
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CWM 3.x, or 2.x?
same problem
danger-rat said:
CWM 3.x, or 2.x?
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I'm having the same problem with my HeroC. If you have any idea what to do I would really appreciate it! I'm running AOSP 2.3.4, Firerats MTD, and CWmod 3xxx
Don't use CWM 3.x, stick to the latest 2.x
danger-rat said:
Don't use CWM 3.x, stick to the latest 2.x
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Should I just flash the CW2xxx over the CW3xxx and then proceed with the nandroid backup? I can't use my screen at all, so will that be a problem?
When i type the dd if=/data/recovery.img of=/block/mmcblk0p6 bs=4096 to flash over the clockworkmod, into my command promt it says 'cannot open for read: No such file or directory' and i dont know what im doing wrong.
I mean everything else seemed to workout fine. i downloaded the recovery image it said to save it but it was already saved to my computer after i downloaded it so i dont know if this could be the problem.
Then i used the adb push recovery.img/data command to push the recovery image to my phone, i think this might be where i messed up. After i put in the command a long list of text pops up on the command prompt. It starts out showing 'Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.26' then is followed by a long list of adb commands. Idk know if this is what its supposed to show.
Next i did the adb shell, su, dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p6.backup bs=4096 command and that worked fine it said 2560+0 records out, 2560+0 records in 10485760 bites transfered in 0.413 secs and i actually found that file on my sdcard. So i think i did that right.
Next i tried to use the command 'dd if=/data/recovery.img of=/block/mmcblk0p6 bs=4096' and like i said earlier it just says 'cannot open for read: No such file or directory'
Lastly i tried the rm /data/recovery.img command and it said rm failed for /data/recovery.img, No such file or directory in the command prompt.
Im sorry i am new at this but i thought i followed the directions perfectly and any help anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated.
First off, before someone else says it, you shouldn't start a new thread for something we already have a topic for. But anyways,
Sounds to me like recovery.img never got pushed to /data. Not sure if its a typo in your post but 'adb push recover.img/data' should be 'adb push recovery.img /data'. The space is important. On your phone use a root file explorer and go to your /data partition and see if recovery.img is there. You may need to either change permissions for /data or just put recovery.img on your sdcard and move it to /data with a root explorer.
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Well im sorry im new to this kind of thing, i didnt want to make anyone mad i just wanted some help and i apologize if ive ticked somone off. How would i change the permissions for the data? And could you tell me how to use the root explorer to put the recovery image in the right place? Again i appreciate any help you can offer.
Is recover.img in the same folder as adb? Because the instructions assume your recovery.img is in the same folder you are working from. So if you have to cd to your adb folder to use adb then recovery.img should be in that folder as well. Look at your cmd window, whatever directory/ folder it says you are in that is where you should put recovery.img.
If you saw a bunch of commands it means the .img did not go through your command did not work. You dont have the recovery.img in /data either put the file on your sdcard and use a root explorer to move it to /data or try the adb push again, you most likely made a typo or something.
You would put recovery.img on your sdcard through your computer. Open root explorer and navigate to your sdcard, long press on the recovery.img select move, go to/ data on the root of the phone, not the one on either sdcard it MUST be /data not /mnt/sdcard/data or anything like that once there paste file to /data and finish up in adb shell.
Alright i copied the recovery image to the /data folder and finished up in command prompt and everything worked out like it was supposed to. what was i supposed to do next to put it into cwm recovery mode? I held power, volume down, 3d button but i just went into normal recovery mode. then i went to rom manager to try and put it into cwm recovery that way but it just rebooted my phone. And when i went back into the /data folder i couldnt find the recovery image there anymore and i did a search on my root explorer and couldnt find it anywhere.
Hold vol down + 3D + power when lg logo appears release power but keep vol down +3D held down until recovery pops up. If you still don't boot into cwm try flashing recovery.img again. Do NOT use rom manager at all to install cwm on this phone.
Well ive tried to take the recovery image from the sd card to the /data folder but when i run 'rm /data/recovery.img' on the command prompt then reboot my phone, i turn it off then try and put it in recovery mode but its just regular recovery mode not cwm recovery mode. And everytime i run the 'rm /data/recovery.img' when my phone boots back up the recovery image is no longer in the /data folder or anywhere. But if i dont run the 'rm /data/recovery.img' after moving the recovery image to the /data folder it stays in the folder. Is it supposed to dissapear from the /data folder?
And i tried putting the recovery image in the same folder as abd which is the platform tools folder then flash it over and i got the same message. (cannot open for read: No such file or directory.)
Im sorry for all the questions and I am thankful for your help. I feel like i cant be the only person having this problem, well i hope im not that would make me feel really stupid. Thanks.
powers.jereme said:
Well ive tried to take the recovery image from the sd card to the /data folder but when i run 'rm /data/recovery.img' on the command prompt then reboot my phone, i turn it off then try and put it in recovery mode but its just regular recovery mode not cwm recovery mode. And everytime i run the 'rm /data/recovery.img' when my phone boots back up the recovery image is no longer in the /data folder or anywhere. But if i dont run the 'rm /data/recovery.img' after moving the recovery image to the /data folder it stays in the folder. Is it supposed to dissapear from the /data folder?
And i tried putting the recovery image in the same folder as abd which is the platform tools folder then flash it over and i got the same message. (cannot open for read: No such file or directory.)
Im sorry for all the questions and I am thankful for your help. I feel like i cant be the only person having this problem, well i hope im not that would make me feel really stupid. Thanks.
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rm is the command to remove. So yes, recovery.img is supposed to disappear after that command. Put it back on /data and run the whole process from the CWM thread again making sure you do every step. Sounds like you may have accidentally skipped a step.
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Alright ill try that again, so i should put the file back on the /data folder and then still do the step where you try to flash over cwm from the cwm thread, even though its already there? Thanks
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Alright ill try that again, so i should put the file back on the /data folder and then still do the step where you try to flash over cwm from the cwm thread, even though its already there? Thanks
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Yea just do it all again. Worst case is you flash cwm back over cwm
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I got it to work Urabewe was right i just needed to put the recovery image in the correct folder and everything worked perfect. Thanks guys.
Hello to all.
My phone is locked on by forcing me to remove the battery. I rebooted the phone and you are stuck at the loading screen.
I reloaded the OS (version JW7_JW2_JW1) and recovery(version CF-Root-v4.4-XX_OXA_JW4-CWM3RFS) through ODIN, but the phone still does not start.
I booted the phone into recovery and made a backup. I was able to manually copy all the documents.
From the backup of the recovery, through the tool unyaffs, I recovered the contact database (contacts2.db).
Now I started the trouble because I can not find the message database. I have read that you should find in the folder com.android.providers.telephony, but the folder is empty.
Fearful of losing these files, I used the tool ddrescue as follows:
Code:
sudo ddrescue -r 3 /dev/sdb /my_path/image /my_path/logfile
I then mounted the file image with the command:
Code:
sudo mount image /mnt
To my surprise, I do not see all the hidden files that is able to recover the recovery.
Do you think that I've lost forever the phone's message?
Thanks in advance for any help you will be able to provide me, hello to everyone.
PS: I apologize for any inaccuracies or technical errors, but they are new to this type of work.
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Hello to all.
I was able to recover and restore the data of the Memo. The database is located in the folder com.sec.android.app.memo
No one has an idea on how to restart the phone and try to recover / export of SMS?
Thank you all.