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[Q] Stock Restore stuck

I just switched over to Cyanogenmod 6.1.2 RC2 and before doing so I backed up my stock ROM using Clockwork. I really like Cyanogen however I wanted to boot back into my stock mod to save some of the original apps and data on my SD card to be able to transfer them over to Cyanogen.
I booted into clockwork recovery, cleared data and cache, and went about restoring my stock ROM. Everything installed fine but when I reboot the phone into the Stock ROM the phone gets stuck on the splash(?) screen, the one that just says T-Mobile MyTouch 4G. I proceeded to take out the battery, and reboot into clockwork recovery and reinstall Cyanogen 6.1.2 to hopefully get the PD15IMG file onto the SD card to do a complete stock restore from hboot.
Problem is that when I boot into Cyanogen, my phone no longer shows up as a "removable disc drive" when connected to Windows so that I can't transfer anything to the SD card.
I can get to hboot, s=off, and boot into clockwork recovery but for some reason as I said before, my stock ROM backup won't boot.
Appreciate any insight,
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d.schat said:
I just switched over to Cyanogenmod 6.1.2 RC2 and before doing so I backed up my stock ROM using Clockwork. I really like Cyanogen however I wanted to boot back into my stock mod to save some of the original apps and data on my SD card to be able to transfer them over to Cyanogen.
I booted into clockwork recovery, cleared data and cache, and went about restoring my stock ROM. Everything installed fine but when I reboot the phone into the Stock ROM the phone gets stuck on the splash(?) screen, the one that just says T-Mobile MyTouch 4G. I proceeded to take out the battery, and reboot into clockwork recovery and reinstall Cyanogen 6.1.2 to hopefully get the PD15IMG file onto the SD card to do a complete stock restore from hboot.
Problem is that when I boot into Cyanogen, my phone no longer shows up as a "removable disc drive" when connected to Windows so that I can't transfer anything to the SD card.
I can get to hboot, s=off, and boot into clockwork recovery but for some reason as I said before, my stock ROM backup won't boot.
Appreciate any insight,
D
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Not 100% sure but it could just be a corrupt backup or an error occurred with the backup. I've had issues with this before, you can probably reformat the sd card and if you can get any info needed off it keep it. I typically transfer "important" files onto my computer such as nandroid backups, some data, downloads, roms etc... for cases like this. What clockwork recovery image were you using?

Cannot flash roms or restore from recovery

I have looked and done searches for this problem with no matches. Phone stuck in bootloop after battery died. Pulled battery and went to recovery, tried to restore after wiping showed error message for data wipe
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1.
(file exists)
When I tried to restore the attached results show up on the screen.
Any help with this situation would be greatly appreciated.

Try installing another rom. If that doesn't work, try flashing a new clockworkmod version.

Yes, I have tried three different roms and flashing a different recovery with the same type of results. The problem seems to be with data. Everything I try to do including wiping data ends up in an error message.

Hmm. Then you might try going back to stock from hboot and rerooting

Is sd full, or nearly full?
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Id start with the newest version of clockworkmod and an new SD card.

Unrooted using the RUU with reverted HTC drivers. Process seemed to go fine but when it reboots it gets stuck in a bootloop with original droid bootscreen. I still have s-off and am wary of removing for fear of being stuck.

You could try flashing super vr wipe and do it that way.

sounds like the sdcard isn't mounting. i would back up the sdcard then reformat it and try again. or try another sdcard if you have one handy i usually keep a spare around just in case.

Look up five vibe fix ...
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This kind of thing frightens me to death about flashing a new ROM. I'm dying to get that 2.3 ROM that just posed but I'm afraid of bootloops, whitescreens and error messages etc.

It's really not that bad, as long as you dont touch it while its doing it's thing it works great. I just installed Ovo Community Mod Test RC5 and it is SICK!
You need to update your hboot to .92 first though.

kzoodroid said:
sounds like the sdcard isn't mounting. i would back up the sdcard then reformat it and try again. or try another sdcard if you have one handy i usually keep a spare around just in case.
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Sounds like something isn't mounting, but I'm not sure if it's the SDcard. Those directories are on eMMC, aren't they? Not sure if this would help, but I'd check to see if it's mounted as read/write. Looks like it's read only.

RMarkwald said:
Dude, use Doug Piston's ROM Flashing Tutorial, here. It's easy.
After the screen shot showing Wiping Cache, also do:
Mounts and Storage - format /system, format /data, format /boot
Advanced - Wipe Dalvik
Then resume at the Install zip from SD Card screen shot...
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I followed those directions and flashed the new 2.3.4 without any issues. I was originally on 2.2 rooted with unrevoked3

Much bigger problem. Now that I have run the RUU I no longer have clockwork recovery and cannot flash anything. When I reboot I get the droid bootscreen in bootloop. Frustration!

Have you tried just booting with the sd card removed? Issues with the sd card can stop it from booting

Also if you flashed the RUU your unrooted therefore have no cm recovery. You will need to root again for that.

Yes recovery was gone, attempted to flash clockwork again. When booting into recovery strange bar appeared and screen went black. After several tries with same results flashed Amon ra style recovery and now have this recovery but am still getting bootloops when flashing and having same E: can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (file exisits) error messages. Confident there is a solution but have no idea how to get there. Determined though! Any help is greatly appreciated.

It is saying read only file system . E:Error in CACHE:recovery/log
This is at the bottom of the recovery screen.

Ok, I've said this a few times on here, but I don't see were you've mentioned that you've tried it. Remove your SD card and see if it boots!

[Q] Issue Mounting SD in CWM to flash ICS

Ok. I have a strange problem. I am rooted, running CWM 4.0.0.4. I should have check if CMW could see the Xoom's SD card, but I fogot.
I blew away /Data and /Cache. I tried to find the SD and it cannot see the SD so I formatted a 2GB SD and put the ICS ROM on it to flash. Rebooted into CWM and it still cannot see the SD.
When I look at the Xoom's storage, it seems that Titanium Backup and ROM Manager created backup in the Xoom's default storage NOT on the SD.
Unfortunately, now when I boot into 3.1, I don't even have the Market. What are my options here? Wipe Data/Factory Reset? Re-root?
When I boot into CWM, it says ODM Fuse 1 (if that means anything). I did recover from a CWM but lost SU but still rooted. Paused for now.
Thanks for any help!

Clockwork 3.0.2.5 can see external not newer version. So get the old version back on there maybe through rom manager then wipe everything and instal kang ics nightly version. Everything works in it. If that doesn't work do it through adb. I was still rooted flashing to it. Sounds like your better off moving forward then trying to fix whatever you've got going on. Titanium stored my stuff on SD card. Your apps are primly still there. Go to preferences, folder, scan whole device. Then set filter to backed up. If you have an old nandroid you can do the whole ics instal first then click restore, advanced, data after words. Then your apps will still be there at least. Basically got to get old clockwork either through rom manager or adb flash recovery then instal ics, then try data restore.
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Torrentula81 said:
Clockwork 3.0.2.5 can see external not newer version. So get the old version back on there maybe through rom manager then wipe everything and instal kang ics nightly version. Everything works in it. If that doesn't work do it through adb. I was still rooted flashing to it. Sounds like your better off moving forward then trying to fix whatever you've got going on. Titanium stored my stuff on SD card. Your apps are primly still there. Go to preferences, folder, scan whole device. Then set filter to backed up. If you have an old nandroid you can do the whole ics instal first then click restore, advanced, data after words. Then your apps will still be there at least. Basically got to get old clockwork either through rom manager or adb flash recovery then instal ics, then try data restore.
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Not true that you need to go back to that old version to get external sd support. Flash solarnz' v3.2.0.0...it supports ICS now. Just stay away from Rom Manager updates (4.0.0.4) as they don't support external sd.

UBER thanks! That worked. Now flashing ICS! Ran into Wi-fi authentication problem but a reboot should help.

[Q] Update Problems cm7 on sd

Have been running cm7 7.03 for quite some time originally installed using verygreens method with sd card cm7 installer 1.2. Decided I wanted to update to cm7 7.2 so thought I would update verygreens installer to 1.3 before updating to new version of cm7. Put update-genimage-1.3.zip on boot of sd card booted to recovery installed file and it appeared to install correctly rebooted and now I am stuck on Loading ... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

rmckeen said:
Have been running cm7 7.03 for quite some time originally installed using verygreens method with sd card cm7 installer 1.2. Decided I wanted to update to cm7 7.2 so thought I would update verygreens installer to 1.3 before updating to new version of cm7. Put update-genimage-1.3.zip on boot of sd card booted to recovery installed file and it appeared to install correctly rebooted and now I am stuck on Loading ... Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You do not install that zip that way. You have to unzip it to the .img file and burn to the SD with win32diskimager like you did the first time.
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Thanks for the info. I was following instructions that indicated that I could put the update-genimage-1.3.zip on the boot portion of the sd and apply the update through cwm. I did not want to reimage my sd card as I have allot of information on it.

rmckeen said:
Thanks for the info. I was following instructions that indicated that I could put the update-genimage-1.3.zip on the boot portion of the sd and apply the update through cwm. I did not want to reimage my sd card as I have allot of information on it.
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ok, don't know why it got stuck then. You used CWM recovery on emmc to flash it? The recovery script on SD would not install it properly.

Yes, that's correct. Now when I put the sd card in I just get stuck on screen that says loading and I have to take the card out to boot back into the nook software. I did make a backup of my emmc with cwm before I started this but I am unable to get into recovery at this time. I am not sure what my next steps should be. Start the process over with another sd card and then try and salvage the info on my original sd.

rmckeen said:
Yes, that's correct. Now when I put the sd card in I just get stuck on screen that says loading and I have to take the card out to boot back into the nook software. I did make a backup of my emmc with cwm before I started this but I am unable to get into recovery at this time. I am not sure what my next steps should be. Start the process over with another sd card and then try and salvage the info on my original sd.
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I just read the instructions in thread and you do not use CWM recovery on emmc to flash that file. You are supposed to use the verygreen recovery script that is on the SD. By using CWM on emmc, you flashed the new recovery files to emmc and replaced CWM. That's why you can't get back in it. I think you can recover by putting the update- zip back in the root partition of the SD and trying to boot to the SD recovery. Then when you have got your SD repaired and flashed 7.2, you can reinstall CWM to emmc with ROM Manager.
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I can certainly try that but I am now confused on which update.zip file to put on the boot portion of the sd to hopefully fix my sd card. Thanks for your help.

rmckeen said:
I can certainly try that but I am now confused on which update.zip file to put on the boot portion of the sd to hopefully fix my sd card. Thanks for your help.
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the update-genimg1.3...zip. Be sure to boot to SD recovery and it should be ok.
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Great thanks. Can you review for me how I make sure I boot to sd recovery. Really appreciate your help.

rmckeen said:
Great thanks. Can you review for me how I make sure I boot to sd recovery. Really appreciate your help.
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If you have one of the newer u-boot.bin files... you hit "n" when booting up and select SD card... Recovery... that will be verygreen's recovery mode.
If you still have the original u-boot.bin from genimage 1.2 (not very likely at all... since CM7 has had new u-boot.bin's for a while now) you would have to use the old timing method of power + n for about 5 seconds.

When I try holding the n key the screen comes back with Loading ... but never moves past that screen. Actually the nook will not boot at all when the sd card is in even if I do not hold down the n key it goes right to the Loading ... screen and just hangs there. If I shut it down and remove the card it boots into the nook operating system fine. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

rmckeen said:
When I try holding the n key the screen comes back with Loading ... but never moves past that screen. Actually the nook will not boot at all when the sd card is in even if I do not hold down the n key it goes right to the Loading ... screen and just hangs there. If I shut it down and remove the card it boots into the nook operating system fine. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
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I have attached a file to the board. Download and unrar this file. There should be 4 files there. Take your SD card out and put in your PC. Copy these files to the boot partition, overwriting the files that are there. Take the update-geniimg1.3...zip out and put the update- ...7.2 ...zip in. Then put the card back in the nook. Boot and while booting hold the n key. A boot menu should come up. Choose SD and recovery and continue booting. It should install cm7.2 and you are done. When in CM7, use ROM Manager to reinstall CWM to emmc.
EDit: I added a second file. Unrar and add these two files to the boot partition too.
Edit 2: Files removed after user successfully repaired SD

Transferred the files and did the update everything is running great. Thank you so much for your help it is greatly appreciated.

[Q] recovering from soft brick

i THINK i know what i did wrong:
i flashed firmware that i found from another site (not filefactory) with mobile odin. i had done a few backups, but did a fresh one anyway from cwm, and moved it to the "external" sd card. i unchecked everroot--i dunno why, i was going to root with the zip file... this may have been my mistake. but i also checked, "factory reset/wipe data/wipe cache etc" from within odin. THIS may have been my mistake... well, when it rebooted, mobile odin went to it, said everything went fine, then rebooted. now i'm stuck on the gTab start-up screen. it doesn't load the boot animation even. i can get into download mode, and i can get into recovery. tried flashing a rom and a kernel on top of whatever is on the device. that didn't work. mobile odin DID take away root. so i rerooted it thinking that cwm may require root to work.
the problem from within cwm is that it isn't seeing the "internal" sd card, or it thinks the external is the internal... that's how i was able to root again, by applying zip from sd card. it worked. so it IS still seeing internal storage.
this may have already been fixed had i not LOST the USB cable.... another one is on order and en route. i can see no solutions with it as is, i'm going to need mobile odin to reflash...
i'm getting an error saying "can't mount emmc"
thanks for any help!!!

moderator, you can delete this post, sorry for the trouble, didn't mean to resubmit "new" thread.
thanks
-C