Okay I'm a newbie wanting to root and uinstall CWR but have been confused after reading several How to's. My S7 came with v2.2 and I received and installed v3.2 on the first day.
I read a post mentioning this link: http://www.androidcentral.com/dell-streak-7-getting-bugfix-update. I "thought" that I followed the simple instructions but maybe not! I downloaded the file, renamed it "update.pkg" and while connected to my PC copied it to the root of my S7.
I put the S7 into recovery mode, selected install update.pkg from sdcard. Now this is where some of the confusion starts. While connected to my PC, nothing is refered to as a sdcard and I don't have one installed.
Okay back to the install. The S7 errors with four lines of text. It's looking for either "update.pkg" or "update.zip" with a file path: /mnt/sdcard/sdcard2/. I forget the exact wording but it's something like Failed or Can't Mount followed by the file path.
This left my S7 only booting to the Dell Logo and unable to connect to my PC beacause it wouldn't boot up. I had to do a factory reset which surprised me going back to v3.2 and not v2.2.
The file path mentioned above appears to show that it was looking for either file in the sdcard2 folder which is inside the sdcard folder. I had and since reinstalled the File Expert app which shows /mnt/sdcard/ and /mnt/sdacrd2/ or sdcard2 as a seperate folder not nested within the sdcard folder. Here again, the term/name "sdcard" is used and I don't have one. Is "sdcard" used to refer to the 16GB of internal memory? I assume so.
I'm not sure now if I would have used File Expert to copy "update.pkg" to the sdcard2 folder that I may have worked or not? On the linked page above, you see that I posted a comment about the problem and there is also another person has a screwed up S7 now too!
EDIT:
Nope, sdcard2 is indeed the optional sdcard slot which is empty and File Expert just errors.
When you boot into recovery and you are at the main menu with all the different options, choose the option to update from "internal" sdcard. The key is "internal" sdcard.
Sorry to not be more specific but I don't have my DS7 handy.
Good luck.
nagahtom said:
When you boot into recovery and you are at the main menu with all the different options, choose the option to update from "internal" sdcard. The key is "internal" sdcard.
Sorry to not be more specific but I don't have my DS7 handy.
Good luck.
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I believe that there was only one option to install the update.pkg from but the point or question is, where is it looking for the file at? It appears that it's looking on the sdcard2 which isn't there!
This makes me wonder now, when a procedure states to put a file on your sdcard, just actually what are they refering to? The internal memory sdcard or an optional plugged in sdcard?
They are referring to the removable sdcard. If you don't have one, I'd suggest picking one up. It doesn't have to be a 32GB or even a 16GB. Then, put the update.pkg file on the root of that SDcard.
The filesystems can be very confusing on the DS7. Try it with a removable SD card and you should have better luck.
nagahtom said:
They are referring to the removable sdcard. If you don't have one, I'd suggest picking one up. It doesn't have to be a 32GB or even a 16GB. Then, put the update.pkg file on the root of that SDcard.
The filesystems can be very confusing on the DS7. Try it with a removable SD card and you should have better luck.
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Yeah, why refer to the internal memory as sdcard?? The procedure for installing this update doesn't mention that an optional sdcard must be used either.
There's another thread where they appeared to have done that and it still failed! I may just wait till Dell puts it out OTA.
Really pulling my hair out over this issue. I installed the latest version of the GPE Lollipop 5.0.1 ROM that can be found in the Development section on my HK One M8, clean flash and everything with the .zip located at the root of my internal storage, and now when I boot up, I can't access any of my files. I have no pictures, no music, no download folder, etc. When I try to locate my files in ES File Explorer, nothing comes up, and when I plug my phone into my desktop, the only folder I have is "Ringtones". I've read a couple posts that suggest using TWRP to format the entire storage, but I have no external SD card to install a ROM from. Added to this, when I choose "Mount" in TWRP and plug into the desktop, nothing happens. USB OTG isn't even an option that I can select, it just sits there and never actually checks the checkbox. This never happened while I was using digitalhigh's GPE ROM (the one in the Verizon development section), and I'm just at a complete loss right now. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Edit: Strangely enough, when I use TWRP'S file browser, even when choosing to flash a .zip file, I can see everything there, all my files right where I left them, all the folders still intact.
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Really pulling my hair out over this issue. I installed the latest version of the GPE Lollipop 5.0.1 ROM that can be found in the Development section on my HK One M8, clean flash and everything with the .zip located at the root of my internal storage, and now when I boot up, I can't access any of my files. I have no pictures, no music, no download folder, etc. When I try to locate my files in ES File Explorer, nothing comes up, and when I plug my phone into my desktop, the only folder I have is "Ringtones". I've read a couple posts that suggest using TWRP to format the entire storage, but I have no external SD card to install a ROM from. Added to this, when I choose "Mount" in TWRP and plug into the desktop, nothing happens. USB OTG isn't even an option that I can select, it just sits there and never actually checks the checkbox. This never happened while I was using digitalhigh's GPE ROM (the one in the Verizon development section), and I'm just at a complete loss right now. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Edit: Strangely enough, when I use TWRP'S file browser, even when choosing to flash a .zip file, I can see everything there, all my files right where I left them, all the folders still intact.
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I have the same exact issue right now. I happened just as you described it; flashing the 5.0.1 GPE ROM. I CAN get into the storage, however, when I mount my phone to my computer through TWRP. A BIG problem, however, is that I can't copy any files into the phone. I get a "File size limit exceeded" message.
I did some digging here and on other forums and it would SEEM that something happened during the ROM flash that completely changed the file system. Where it used to be FAT32 (I think), it now says "Generic Hierarchical." This particular file system apparently only has a file limit of 4 gigs. Anything above that and it won't accept it.
I'm currently trying to find a way to fix this but I've got nothing. I can't even flash a new ROM or anything because I'm locked out of my phone's storage.
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Really pulling my hair out over this issue. I installed the latest version of the GPE Lollipop 5.0.1 ROM that can be found in the Development section on my HK One M8, clean flash and everything with the .zip located at the root of my internal storage, and now when I boot up, I can't access any of my files. I have no pictures, no music, no download folder, etc. When I try to locate my files in ES File Explorer, nothing comes up, and when I plug my phone into my desktop, the only folder I have is "Ringtones". I've read a couple posts that suggest using TWRP to format the entire storage, but I have no external SD card to install a ROM from. Added to this, when I choose "Mount" in TWRP and plug into the desktop, nothing happens. USB OTG isn't even an option that I can select, it just sits there and never actually checks the checkbox. This never happened while I was using digitalhigh's GPE ROM (the one in the Verizon development section), and I'm just at a complete loss right now. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Edit: Strangely enough, when I use TWRP'S file browser, even when choosing to flash a .zip file, I can see everything there, all my files right where I left them, all the folders still intact.
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Sorry if I am replying too late, but I ended up in this same boat and this was the top result for what I was searching for on Google and the symptoms were exactly the same, I could see my files on TWRP but it seems like internal storage wasn't being mounted when booting into the rom. What I ended up doing was using TWRP's File Manager (under Advanced menu) to copy the contents of the internal storage to my external sd card. After that I did an advanced wipe and included internal storage (which seems to format it) and finally internal storage became available when booted into a rom again, and I didn't even have to sacrifice my files.
My Workaround/Fix
Although I don't own an HTC One, I encountered the same problem after flashing a ported ROM to a BLU Studio-G. So I'm sharing my Workaround/Fix: Reboot to recovery (TWRP in my case); Make a backup of the current ROM; Recovery will create another folder inside the original TWRP/Backup folder; After the backup completes, hit 'Restore' and make a note of the location of that folder; return to main menu and reboot.
I used Root Explorer but I imagine other competent File Managers can be used: Now move the other backup folders to the new location in the TWRP/Backup folder and that should solve the problem. All backup folders will again be available to be restored in Recovery. :good::victory: Hope this helps someone else before having to purchasing a wig
Dear community,
About a year after i really wanted to root my htc one mini 2, i decided I wanted to factory reset my phone.
So after this year I forgot everything i knew, and managed to wipe the whole OS...
I would really appreciate any hints that might help me to fix my phone again.
Info on where i'm standing with the problem:
1. I tried to find my stock ROM on this site and couldn't because under "firmware" i can only find 2.18.161.2, though mine is 2.18.166.1 - does this matter? It's the vodafone one, and they even have a nandroid backup for my version, but not the stock firmware.
2. I have TWRP installed, and the site tells me i need to have my bootloader locked to flash stock roms. I have no problem relocking or unlocking it, but in the relocked state, i can not access TWRP recovery and use the sideload feature to flash the rom. The phone always goes back to the bootloader screen and the title says " **security warning** ".
3. i would really like to get my phone back as close to it's stock state as possible.
I am kind of afraid of flashing the available stock firmware, as I don't know how to proceed from there without TWRP.
I read a lot about this topic, but i'm kind of loosing it right now...
Can some kind soul lend me their wisdom and help me out?
Would be much appreciated
mfG Montor
Hi,
You can either get put back everything to stock, as in flash stock recovery, relock the bootloader, get the available version from their site but the version number should be higher than the one already installed, however with S-Off you can flash any version.
Or
Leave everything as it is and perform a Nandroid restore.
What file are you getting from the website, is it RUU file, ROM, is it exe or zip ?, RUU will be beneficial to put back to complete stock with proper conditions met ?
WITH CUSTOM RECOVERY YOU CANNOT FLASH STOCK ROM.
TryllZ said:
Hi,
You can either get put back everything to stock, as in flash stock recovery, relock the bootloader, get the available version from their site but the version number should be higher than the one already installed, however with S-Off you can flash any version.
Or
Leave everything as it is and perform a Nandroid restore.
What file are you getting from the website, is it RUU file, ROM, is it exe or zip ?, RUU will be beneficial to put back to complete stock with proper conditions met ?
WITH CUSTOM RECOVERY YOU CANNOT FLASH STOCK ROM.
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I would actually really like to put everything back to stock, because the reason for the root is somewhat gone now.
As already mentioned, I sadly can not find the stock recovery that i need.
I need the Vodafone x.xx.166.x format, and the closest i get would be the Vodafone x.xx.161.x format of the stock recovery.
What happens if i try to flash the available one? Do I brick my phone once again, or does it say something like "recovery version not matching device version" ?
Also, if by any chance the flash is successfull and the stock recovery x.xx.161.x is on my phone, how can i flash the stock firmware without TWRP?
Though I really like the idea of a more or less complete stock phone, I could totally go with the nandroid backup too.
The problem is, I already downloaded the files but as my OS is gone and i didn't turn on usb-debugging, i can not move a single file onto my device. (I assume that's the issue, because my adb push file /sdcard/TWRP/Backups didn't quite work...
Edit: Because you asked, I don't actually know what would be the best solution right now, but the only file fitting my device version is the nandroid backup, but there are RUUs for x.xx.161.x - which, as already mentioned, is the closest i can get to x.xx.166.x
Montor said:
I would actually really like to put everything back to stock, because the reason for the root is somewhat gone now.
As already mentioned, I sadly can not find the stock recovery that i need.
I need the Vodafone x.xx.166.x format, and the closest i get would be the Vodafone x.xx.161.x format of the stock recovery.
What happens if i try to flash the available one? Do I brick my phone once again, or does it say something like "recovery version not matching device version" ?
Also, if by any chance the flash is successfull and the stock recovery x.xx.161.x is on my phone, how can i flash the stock firmware without TWRP?
Though I really like the idea of a more or less complete stock phone, I could totally go with the nandroid backup too.
The problem is, I already downloaded the files but as my OS is gone and i didn't turn on usb-debugging, i can not move a single file onto my device. (I assume that's the issue, because my adb push file /sdcard/TWRP/Backups didn't quite work...
Edit: Because you asked, I don't actually know what would be the best solution right now, but the only file fitting my device version is the nandroid backup, but there are RUUs for x.xx.161.x - which, as already mentioned, is the closest i can get to x.xx.166.x
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Here's how you can do it without developer option enabled.
- Make sure device is 100% charged, if you don't know how much charge exists, leave the device on charge for about 1-2 hours.
- Find an MMC of 4GB (Hoping your MMC slot is working)
- You will need Serial Number of your device for Nandroid restore, you can get it from the device box with IMEI stickers.
For RUU (zip file)
- Download the available RUU and rename it to 0P8BIMG.zip (I'm assuming its the same a normal HTC One Mini 2)
- Copy the file into the root of the MMC
- Insert MMC into device
- Boot up device and enter boot loader
- As the device enters bootloader it will automatically start flashing, if all conditions are met.
NB: I frankly can't remember if this will work with TWRP installed.
For Nandroid restore.
- THIS STEP NEEDS BE DONE FROM A PC, Extract all files from the Nandroid restore zip, connect the MMC to the PC.
- In the root folder of the MMC create a TWRP folder and inside it create a folder named BACKUPS and inside this create a folder named YOUR DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER (I haven't tested it with a different named folder so I don't know) inside this folder create a folder with the OS version number of your device and inside this folder place all extracted files.
- Put the MMC into the device.
- Enter TWRP and choose restore
- Locate the folder created in the earlier step, the TWRP Backup folder with files extracted in it.
- Let TWRP restore.
- As far as my knowledge goes it should work fine.
I will advise that you do a restore from Nandroid, because you have TWRP working this is the easiest method, to get the phone up and running then you can decide to go for RUU by enabling developer options and more.
I'm using a Nnadroid restore more than 6 months now, no problem whatsoever.
Good Luck
TryllZ said:
Here's how you can do it without developer option enabled.
- Make sure device is 100% charged, if you don't know how much charge exists, leave the device on charge for about 1-2 hours.
- Find an MMC of 4GB (Hoping your MMC slot is working)
- You will need Serial Number of your device for Nandroid restore, you can get it from the device box with IMEI stickers.
For Nandroid restore.
- THIS STEP NEEDS BE DONE FROM A PC, Extract all files from the Nandroid restore zip, connect the MMC to the PC.
- In the root folder of the MMC create a TWRP folder and inside it create a folder named BACKUPS and inside this create a folder named YOUR DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER (I haven't tested it with a different named folder so I don't know) inside this folder create a folder with the OS version number of your device and inside this folder place all extracted files.
- Put the MMC into the device.
- Enter TWRP and choose restore
- Locate the folder created in the earlier step, the TWRP Backup folder with files extracted in it.
- Let TWRP restore.
- As far as my knowledge goes it should work fine.
I will advise that you do a restore from Nandroid, because you have TWRP working this is the easiest method, to get the phone up and running then you can decide to go for RUU by enabling developer options and more.
I'm using a Nnadroid restore more than 6 months now, no problem whatsoever.
Good Luck
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That is exactly where I'm stuck with my nandroid backup.
I just can't seem to find a way to push the folder with all the files onto my sd-card.
I tried with "adb push \myfolder /sdcard/TWRP/Backups/myphonesnumberthingy", but it gives me "Device not found" error.
The device is connected, and with "fastboot devices" it shows in the list.
Did I miss something important here?
All the drivers are installed, and I shouldn't be able to lock and unlock the bootloader if the device wasn't properly connected right?
Edit: Nevermind, it seems I can't read. I will try to put my sd-card out of my phone and connect it to my pc somehow
Montor said:
That is exactly where I'm stuck with my nandroid backup.
I just can't seem to find a way to push the folder with all the files onto my sd-card.
I tried with "adb push \myfolder /sdcard/TWRP/Backups/myphonesnumberthingy", but it gives me "Device not found" error.
The device is connected, and with "fastboot devices" it shows in the list.
Did I miss something important here?
All the drivers are installed, and I shouldn't be able to lock and unlock the bootloader if the device wasn't properly connected right?
Edit: Nevermind, it seems I can't read. I will try to put my sd-card out of my phone and connect it to my pc somehow
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Use an MMC reader for working your MMC with a PC.
Your device connecting to your PC in the bootloader does not mean your commands will work, ADB works with device switched on, in bootloader its fastboot and NOT ADB.
TryllZ said:
Use an MMC reader for working your MMC with a PC.
Your device connecting to your PC in the bootloader does not mean your commands will work, ADB works with device switched on, in bootloader its fastboot and NOT ADB.
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So i have an adapter for connecting the MMC to my PC.
I plug it in, and it shows me THIS.
Inside my recovery, if I use the file manager, I can't seem to access/find a single set of directories that looks like the one above...
Montor said:
So i have an adapter for connecting the MMC to my PC.
I plug it in, and it shows me THIS.
Inside my recovery, if I use the file manager, I can't seem to access/find a single set of directories that looks like the one above...
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Have you extracted files from the Nandroid Backup zip and placed them into TWRP>Backups>Phone Serial Number>OS Version Number folder
Now, in TWRP choose Restore from the main screen, and locate the folder where your files are placed.
When in Restore, make sure you choose Storage: Micro SDCard at the top below Time, Battery and CPU.
TryllZ said:
Have you extracted files from the Nandroid Backup zip and placed them into TWRP>Backups>Phone Serial Number>OS Version Number folder
Now, in TWRP choose Restore from the main screen, and locate the folder where your files are placed.
When in Restore, make sure you choose Storage: Micro SDCard at the top below Time, Battery and CPU.
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Yes i did extract the files in the zip, and placed them in TWRP/BACKUPS/serial/osversion.
But there is no way to locate it or access it.
When i open the file manager in TWRP, i see directories like "boot, cache, data, dev, devlog" etc, and also sdcard and external_sd.
External_sd is empty, and opening sdcard gives me only the directory created by my own nandroid backup, with the path /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/HT533WR02324/2016-07-17--08-52-32.
Edit: Okay now we are getting closer to solving this.
I tried to change TWRP backup from internal storage to micro sdCard - but it shows (0MB) beside it.
Choosing it either way, does nothing. The checkbox internal storage stays checked.
I'm going to restart my phone and see if something changes...
Edit2: Did nothing, unfortunately.
If i remove the card, the box can't be checked.
If i insert it again and tap on it, it stays highlighted for about 4 seconds and then internal storage is still checked :/
Montor said:
Yes i did extract the files in the zip, and placed them in TWRP/BACKUPS/serial/osversion.
But there is no way to locate it or access it.
When i open the file manager in TWRP, i see directories like "boot, cache, data, dev, devlog" etc, and also sdcard and external_sd.
External_sd is empty, and opening sdcard gives me only the directory created by my own nandroid backup, with the path /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/HT533WR02324/2016-07-17--08-52-32.
Edit: Okay now we are getting closer to solving this.
I tried to change TWRP backup from internal storage to micro sdCard - but it shows (0MB) beside it.
Choosing it either way, does nothing. The checkbox internal storage stays checked.
I'm going to restart my phone and see if something changes...
Edit2: Did nothing, unfortunately.
If i remove the card, the box can't be checked.
If i insert it again and tap on it, it stays highlighted for about 4 seconds and then internal storage is still checked :/
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Firstly it shouldn't show you 0MB for SDCard, anyway, place the extracted Nandroid files in the /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/HT533WR02324/2016-07-17--08-52-32 folder and then try again, if this folder is accessible then it should work.
MB: YOUR CONSTANT USE OF THE TERM FILE MANAGER IN TWRP IS GIVING ME AN IMPRESSION THAT YOU ARE ACCESSING THE FILE MANAGER IN TWRP WHERE AS YOU HAD TO PRESS THE RESTORE BUTTON FROM THE MAIN SCREEN, THE FILE MANAGER BUTTON IS DIFFERENT ALTOGETHER IN TWRP.
TryllZ said:
Firstly it shouldn't show you 0MB for SDCard, anyway, place the extracted Nandroid files in the /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/HT533WR02324/2016-07-17--08-52-32 folder and then try again, if this folder is accessible then it should work.
MB: YOUR CONSTANT USE OF THE TERM FILE MANAGER IN TWRP IS GIVING ME AN IMPRESSION THAT YOU ARE ACCESSING THE FILE MANAGER IN TWRP WHERE AS YOU HAD TO PRESS THE RESTORE BUTTON FROM THE MAIN SCREEN, THE FILE MANAGER BUTTON IS DIFFERENT ALTOGETHER IN TWRP.
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Oh it appears I didn't mention this.
The folder i CAN see, is inside the internal storage under "/sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/HT533WR02324/2016-07-17--08-52-32" - and I can't access the internal storage, i would have pushed the files if that was possible.
No no, I use the backup function to locate my nandroid backup files.
But with the backup function, I couldn't change directories and look for files so I used the file manager to do that.
The file manager doesn't allow me to change to sd card either way, so that doesn't work.
Edit:
The sd-card i have inside my phone right now is 64gb big - is it possible that this is too big to be recognized?
I also have a 32gb one, would that make a difference?
Montor said:
Oh it appears I didn't mention this.
The folder i CAN see, is inside the internal storage under "/sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/HT533WR02324/2016-07-17--08-52-32" - and I can't access the internal storage, i would have pushed the files if that was possible.
No no, I use the backup function to locate my nandroid backup files.
But with the backup function, I couldn't change directories and look for files so I used the file manager to do that.
The file manager doesn't allow me to change to sd card either way, so that doesn't work.
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The sd-card i have inside my phone right now is 64gb big - is it possible that this is too big to be recognized?
I also have a 32gb one, would that make a difference?
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As per spec, this device supports 64GB too but I myself use a 32GB one, so yes you can try that and again you will need to access TWRP restore through the RESTORE button in TWRP main screen and NOT BACKUP button.
What you can do is copy the /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/HT533WR02324/2016-07-17--08-52-32 folder into you SDCard TWRP folder and place the extracted files in this folder and try a restore.
TryllZ said:
As per spec, this device supports 64GB too but I myself use a 32GB one, so yes you can try that and again you will need to access TWRP restore through the RESTORE button in TWRP main screen and NOT BACKUP button.
What you can do is copy the /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/HT533WR02324/2016-07-17--08-52-32 folder into you SDCard TWRP folder and place the extracted files in this folder and try a restore.
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Okay it seems my 32gb one is broken, it's showing up but not as a mass storage.
Well if I could access the sd card with twrp at all, that would really help me - but I can't.
Backup botton and restore button behave the same when choosing the Micro SDcard (0MB).
And with the file manager, accessing the sd card gives me an empty directory...
Edit: Googling this problem tells me I need to format my card, as TWRP doesn't recognize it.
I read FAT32 somewhere, I read exFAT somewhere, what format does TWRP work with?
Montor said:
Okay it seems my 32gb one is broken, it's showing up but not as a mass storage.
Well if I could access the sd card with twrp at all, that would really help me - but I can't.
Backup botton and restore button behave the same when choosing the Micro SDcard (0MB).
And with the file manager, accessing the sd card gives me an empty directory...
Edit: Googling this problem tells me I need to format my card, as TWRP doesn't recognize it.
I read FAT32 somewhere, I read exFAT somewhere, what format does TWRP work with?
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First can I know if you can see any file/folder in SD when accessing it through Restore in TWRP ?
Format it as exFat, hopefully it should work..
You mentioned its not showing as Mass Storage, what is it showing up as ?
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First can I know if you can see any file/folder in SD when accessing it through Restore in TWRP ?
Format it as exFat, hopefully it should work..
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First, through restore I can't navigate to other folders at all.
All I can do there, is tapping on Internal storage and choosing micro SDcard - which doesn't work.
It's like TWRP knows there is a sd card in my phone, but somehow can't access it.
That's why I assume it's due to it's formatting.
Switching folders/directories is only possible with the file manager with the advanced button - but this only shows me two things.
1. External_sd --> shows me an empty directory
2. sdcard --> shows me the folder where TWRP created the backup folder when I did the backup myself. (I assume that's the internal storage because under the restore button, this is the only thing that i shows up)
I read somewhere, that exFAT is only recognized by TWRP if you have a newer version of the recovery installed.
I don't know exactly but the version i'm using is definitely on of the first versions that came out.
Also, I checked my SD-card on my laptop, and apparently it allready is exFAT.
Edit: I was talking about the 32gb card not showing up.
I don't think it really matters, but my description wasn't very accurate.
The SD-card (32gb) is shown as the SD-card like it should, but the PC doesn't show any kind of used/free space bar underneath it.
Also, opening it gives a message like "There is no card connected"
Montor said:
First, through restore I can't navigate to other folders at all.
All I can do there, is tapping on Internal storage and choosing micro SDcard - which doesn't work.
It's like TWRP knows there is a sd card in my phone, but somehow can't access it.
That's why I assume it's due to it's formatting.
Switching folders/directories is only possible with the file manager with the advanced button - but this only shows me two things.
1. External_sd --> shows me an empty directory
2. sdcard --> shows me the folder where TWRP created the backup folder when I did the backup myself. (I assume that's the internal storage because under the restore button, this is the only thing that i shows up)
I read somewhere, that exFAT is only recognized by TWRP if you have a newer version of the recovery installed.
I don't know exactly but the version i'm using is definitely on of the first versions that came out.
Also, I checked my SD-card on my laptop, and apparently it allready is exFAT.
Edit: I was talking about the 32gb card not showing up.
I don't think it really matters, but my description wasn't very accurate.
The SD-card (32gb) is shown as the SD-card like it should, but the PC doesn't show any kind of used/free space bar underneath it.
Also, opening it gives a message like "There is no card connected"
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The SDCard not showing free space bars is windows could possibly mean SDCard error.
FAT, FAT32 and exFAT work for Android so yes if you format it in any of these it ought to work. exFAT format is most commonly used in mobile devices in terms of SDCard.
Card disconnecting in Windows, I am guessing your card is having I/O issues, what this means is that if you try and format it and the MMC disconnects during the format process there is a chance it will be permanently damaged.
What you can do is just use Quick Format, this will not check for any errors, however if there is any sector errors in the MMC, flasing through TWRP could cause unexpected problems if that sector is accessed.
Advisably get a working 4GB SDcard to avoid any hiccups.
TryllZ said:
The SDCard not showing free space bars is windows could possibly mean SDCard error.
FAT, FAT32 and exFAT work for Android so yes if you format it in any of these it ought to work. exFAT format is most commonly used in mobile devices in terms of SDCard.
Card disconnecting in Windows, I am guessing your card is having I/O issues, what this means is that if you try and format it and the MMC disconnects during the format process there is a chance it will be permanently damaged.
What you can do is just use Quick Format, this will not check for any errors, however if there is any sector errors in the MMC, flasing through TWRP could cause unexpected problems if that sector is accessed.
Advisably get a working 4GB SDcard to avoid any hiccups.
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I have the 64gb one i was always using, and the not working 32gb one.
Both are exFat.
I just wanted to know if it might work formatting the 64gb one
Edit: Concerning formatting, this is the thread I was referring to.
Montor said:
I have the 64gb one i was always using, and the not working 32gb one.
Both are exFat.
I just wanted to know if it might work formatting the 64gb one
Edit: Concerning formatting, this is the thread I was referring to.
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The device supports 64GB and so does TWRP, now concerning your SDCard, yes it would work (as long as its hardware-error free)..
I'm using TWRP version 2.8.5.0 and my SDCard is exFAT and works fine with TWRP..could be that older versions of TWRP might not support exFAT but I personally can't confirm that as which is the older version that you are using.
TryllZ said:
The device supports 64GB and so does TWRP, now concerning your SDCard, yes it would work (as long as its hardware-error free)..
I'm using TWRP version 2.8.5.0 and my SDCard is exFAT and works fine with TWRP..could be that older versions of TWRP might not support exFAT but I personally can't confirm that as which is the older version that you are using.
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Update!
I realized, it's probably really the 64gb sd card, that's the issue here.
I took the 4gb one out of my fathers phone - bam.
TWRP recognized it immediately and restore is in progress!!!
Will keep updating!
Edit: IT F*ING WORKED!
Thank you SO much for your help!!!
Is there any way I can give you somethign in return?
Montor said:
Update!
I realized, it's probably really the 64gb sd card, that's the issue here.
I took the 4gb one out of my fathers phone - bam.
TWRP recognized it immediately and restore is in progress!!!
Will keep updating!
Edit: IT F*ING WORKED!
Thank you SO much for your help!!!
Is there any way I can give you somethign in return?
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Great...:good::good::good:
Frankly I never imagined it could be the 64GB, I was purely under the assumption TWRP would accept 64GB MMC, anyway I lacked that information but now I know.
Nope, its working now is more than enough for me.