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Hi all,
I think I've managed to partially brick my phone, the bizarre thing is that it still mostly works, but I've lost PC connectivity, Wi-Fi and the SD card!
Had my Hero (on Orange UK, standard Orange ROMs) for a while, so thought it about time to play with rooting it and trying some new ROMs out.
Installed Amon-Ra's recovery image (v1.5.2), did a nandroid backup, copied everything obvious off the SD card to my PC (usual precautions).
1. Installed Amon-Ra recovery 1.6.2 - all ok
2. re-flashed with the rooted "stock" HTC image 2.73.405.66, and latest radio (JU6.35.09.26) - all looked ok for a few days
3. decided to try out one of the android 2.1 roms (BeHero) - that got stuck on the boot logo for about 50 mins, so figured that wasn't working.
So tried re-flashing the 2.74.305.66 as that was still on the SD card. That kept re-booting, so I gave up and restored my nandroid backup.
Then things really went wierd!
1. On boot-up I get a notification that the SD card has been removed, even though it is there. Will try to get a clean one, and re-format on the PC, but I'm guessing the partition table has been corrupted?
2. Wi-Fi doesn't work - it just says "Can't start Wi-Fi"
3. If I look in the ROM settings, I'm clearly using the rooted 2.73.405.66 and latest radio! My nandroid backup should have been the default Orange ROM and old radio, and I've definitely went back to that in terms of apps, setttings, etc... Not sure how I still have the new ROM!
4. No PC connectivity (this is a bummer), when I plugin I get "USB device not recognized" on the PC, and the phone claims it is "charging (AC)", I don't get the usual notifications about USB mounting or syncing. So ADB/fastoot don't see it. Not sure if this is related to the SD issue, or the ROM version (maybe I've got a mis-match somewhere)
Other than that, the phone works fine, I can sync with google, internet (though that is a bit flaky), and download apps. Battery life seems to be down to 1 day though, so maybe I still have some android 2.1 stuff lurking around.
Without an SD, I can't download any ROMs though, and without a PC connection, I can't use nandroid or try to debug it that way... Guess I'm stuck?
Anyway, just curious if anyone had any suggestions.
Cheers.
Dan
did you do a wipe before you restored the nandroid restore? if not then thats the problem, always do a data wipe before restoring nandroid backups
have you tried reflashing the radio? also try to wipe after restoring the nandroid, just in case.
edit: valid point about wiping BEFORE flashing. what i meant is that if that doesn't work, try to wipe after restoring as well and see if it boots then.
cheers, no I didn't do a wipe as I figured the nandroid restore was the whole of the ROM, so it would overwrite everything.
Done a wipe now but still no joy. Can't reflash anything without SD or PC access...
Still confused as to why the restore has clearly left a newer ROM in place...
can't you just enter recovery do a wipe and then re flash the rom. recovery should have access to the sd card regardless of what state the rom is in.
I thought you should have tried it, but on a second read, did you try mounting the SD card through recovery?
Hi,
I just tried that again, and even the recovery tool can't mount the SD card, I have re-formatted it and have a clean 2Gb one as well, neither can be seen from the recovery partition.
Looks like I've managed to get it in some really bizare state, my gf says I should have left it alone, don't think I'm ever going to live this down
dancollins said:
Hi,
I just tried that again, and even the recovery tool can't mount the SD card, I have re-formatted it and have a clean 2Gb one as well, neither can be seen from the recovery partition.
Looks like I've managed to get it in some really bizare state, my gf says I should have left it alone, don't think I'm ever going to live this down
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Have you tried powering up WITHOUT the sd in, then once it is fully loaded, insert ur SD and see if it picks anything up.
just tried that, no joy...
the loss of PC comms is confusing me too, even in recovery mode... might have to claim I dropped it and send it back to orange!
Eventually managed to sort this out, the phone had gone into some strange testing mode, that disabled the uart (USB) and the sdcard.
Found a really useful post on Modaco's forums, search for "No ADB & No SD", look for post #81.
Turned out I had to use fastboot oem enableqxdm 0 to turn on the SD card (at which point WiFi magically started working again!), then reflash the SPL (scary!) which allowed the mystical command "fastboot oem eraseconfig" that also re-enabled the UART and USB connectivity was restored!
As a bonus, I now have SPL 1.76.2007 which has the fastboot holes in, and allows me to remote boot a recovery image. Previously I had 1.76.007 which was locked against that (so had to reflash recovery).
Just goes to show there is almost always a way back!
Excellent,... I this may just help out others.
Do us a favour though pal,... press edit on your 1st post, to change your thread title. Maybe "Nandroid restore left other stuff around?... No ADB, No SD,...... [SOLVED]
Using: ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.0
Completely powering off and/or rebooting system from recovery, keep getting stuck back into recovery and cannot get anything to boot, even after restoring the very first backup I made.
Error is: E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
What I did:
1: Rooted using this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808103
2: Booted into ClockWorkMod Recovery and made a backup.
3. Wiped cache/data and tried flashing midNIGHT midNIGHT ROM v3.2 CW3/EXT4 AIO (Build Your Own ROM Edition UPDATED) from here: http://lostandtired.com/android-development (it seemed to install just fine!)
4. Tried to boot but it would not go past the Samsung boot logo
5. Yanked battery, reinstalled, same problem.
6. Wiped again, tried to restore backup, now it automatically boots into recovery and shows this error at the bottom.
Please help!
EDIT:
When I try to restore a backup (that I made before doing anything) It says:
Checking MD5 sums...
Restoring system...
Restoring data...
.android_secure.img not found. Skipping restore of /sdcard/.android_secure.
Restoring cache...
sd-ext.img not found. Skipping restore of /sd-ext.
Restore complete!
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
Please help me, I will pay you!
I just got this phone a few days ago... so I'm freaking out right now!
EDIT: I just installed Odin and booted into "download mode" -- downloading the stock tar now... I hope this takes care of it
Problem solved.
Odin FTW!!!
Your problem was that you flashed an ext4 only rom in rfs. You need to convert file systems to use midnight.
As you figured out, Odin puts everything back to stock.
Also, the nandroid backup and restore does not restore your kernel. If you are using to to restore, make sure you have a kernel on the sdcard to flash.
It must be going around
Man I am having the same problem you did I want to know where did you get your odin file from mine says it is installed but I dont see where to open it. I had my epic for about 3wks going crazy as well need your help but very optimistic
What are you trying to open?
If odin flashed your phone, then just turn the phone on and you have the rom that odin flashed.
relief
Prblem solved thanks guys
I've done the exact same thing. same phone same everything lol, but when i use odin, my computer doesnt recognize my samsung epic4g, i"ve restarted my computer and uninstalled and redownloaded my drivers twice. I'm trying the process with all the computers in my house, but in the meantime, could someone please give my some hints or tips as to what i could do otherwise?
EDIT: i almost get this driver error message "BlackArmor NAS 1D | no driver found"
Not quite sure why something so simple is turning out to be complicated. Also i run Windows7 32-bit
Fire n mage said:
I've done the exact same thing. same phone same everything lol, but when i use odin, my computer doesnt recognize my samsung epic4g, i"ve restarted my computer and uninstalled and redownloaded my drivers twice. I'm trying the process with all the computers in my house, but in the meantime, could someone please give my some hints or tips as to what i could do otherwise?
EDIT: i almost get this driver error message "BlackArmor NAS 1D | no driver found"
Not quite sure why something so simple is turning out to be complicated. Also i run Windows7 32-bit
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Same problem here. I have to use a different computer. You very well may have a an internal USB problem like me. Has nothing to do with Windows. Hardware problem. Find another computer to do your flashing with.
h8uman said:
Same problem here. I have to use a different computer. You very well may have a an internal USB problem like me. Has nothing to do with Windows. Hardware problem. Find another computer to do your flashing with.
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Alright thanks, i may have to use a friends computer at this point lol
EDIT: I've established a connection to one computer! =D so hopefully it'll flash fine
FIXED!!!
Cool
Fire n mage said:
Alright thanks, i may have to use a friends computer at this point lol
EDIT: I've established a connection to one computer! =D so hopefully it'll flash fine
FIXED!!!
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Nice!! Welcome Back
OMG, I thought I bricked my phone... thankfully I stumbled across this thread and also this video on youtube: /watch?v=pleE_tzmiMo
I was trying to install midNIGHT ROM when this happened... I guess I need to read futher on how to properly install the ROM (Unless someone has a quick hint as to what I need to make it work)
With Odin, It will restore back to the factory firmware and work just fine, but If I re-root the phone and try to restore my nandroid backup it just hangs at the Samsung screen again. Any ideas?
just advanced restore /data and see if that gets around what is causing your phone to hang. Were you running a rom when you did the backup? You may need to reflash that rom, then advanced restore /data.
And get cwm 3 to flash midnight and other ext4 roms. There is a different one-click just for that after you do the one-click v2.5.5.
Do you have links to cwm3 and the one-click that you mentioned?
This is my first attempt at flashing the EPIC, so my backup was not a modified rom. (When I had my Hero I had no issues at all flashing a custom rom)
When this happens I am have to reflash with odin back to stock firmware, as my backups don't work for some reason. Strangely if I try to restore my nandroid backup after the stock firmware is back on there, I get the same results of it hanging on the samsung screen.
Yes, as has been mentioned, if you're going to a rom that uses the ext filesystem, you have to use the cwm3. I don't have the link., but if you look up "Randy Shear" on youtube, he has a video posted on how to install it.
So I've got a Bell GT-P7500M 4G and I want to root it, and before I do that I'd like to create a dump of my factory rom/kernel/anything else I can backup before messing with it. I've been looking around to see if any of this is available, however I can't seem to find anything. I'm also wondering which rooting process & files I should use for this device.
Thanks,
Richard
So I got adventurous and try to get this working on my own, here's what I did.
Installed clockwork recovery 4.0.0.4 using Odin. I used the files found in the tabrooteasy.zip
did a backup of the device using cwm.
used the 3g rooting process described in the main post. I tried the 4g one first, however the tablet would no longer turn on or enter cwm. I then tried the downloader mode which did work so I plugged into my comp and reinstalled clockwork mod using Odin. once I could enter cwm again I restored my previous backup.
Then I tried using the 3g root process which worked oerfectly, and I then installed the pershoot kernel which also works with the bell tab.
I hope this is helpful to anyone else who has the bell tablet that wishes to root their device.
Thanks
Hey guys I'm new to Android in general so sorry if these seem like dumb questions. I've searched online for a while now and I can't really seem to get a concrete answer. Anyways so I got CWM 5.5.0.4 running on my 7510 just fine last night. I then did a backup of everything from within CWM 5.5.0.4. Then I went and flashed CM10 Jellybean to see if it worked fine. Went back to CWM and tried restoring back to ICS, to check that too and it worked fine. I want to mention at this point I couldn't get Titanium Backup or ROM Manager working from withint ICS at this point because it kept saying that it couldn't get root access (I rooted my 7510 through the method listed as a guide in the Developers section of this forum), but since I could restore back without a problem to ICS with all my settings intact, I thought I'd give it a try anyways.
I then flashed back to CM10, and upgraded to the newest CWM Touch version 5.8.x.x from within ROM Manager once in CM10. I then decided I wanted to go back to ICS so I tried to restore back to ICS through CWM Touch, and it didn't work. I’ve tried doing an entire normal backup, and then strictly the apps, nothing works. Keeps telling me there’s an error.
What’s the best thing to do? Switch back to 5.5.0.4? Can I do that without turning on USB debug mode? Because I didn’t check this beforehand but I can’t click on Storage in settings and even access USB period, whether it’s to transfer stuff or to turn on USB Debug mode.
Any help would be appreciated! I mainly want to go back because all my apps are setup the way I like in ICS. Unless someone knows away to restore apps properly back without going through CWM, maybe through some app that can read the backup data if that makes any sense?
HeyYoWL said:
Hey guys I'm new to Android in general so sorry if these seem like dumb questions. I've searched online for a while now and I can't really seem to get a concrete answer. Anyways so I got CWM 5.5.0.4 running on my 7510 just fine last night. I then did a backup of everything from within CWM 5.5.0.4. Then I went and flashed CM10 Jellybean to see if it worked fine. Went back to CWM and tried restoring back to ICS, to check that too and it worked fine. I want to mention at this point I couldn't get Titanium Backup or ROM Manager working from withint ICS at this point because it kept saying that it couldn't get root access (I rooted my 7510 through the method listed as a guide in the Developers section of this forum), but since I could restore back without a problem to ICS with all my settings intact, I thought I'd give it a try anyways.
I then flashed back to CM10, and upgraded to the newest CWM Touch version 5.8.x.x from within ROM Manager once in CM10. I then decided I wanted to go back to ICS so I tried to restore back to ICS through CWM Touch, and it didn't work. I’ve tried doing an entire normal backup, and then strictly the apps, nothing works. Keeps telling me there’s an error.
What’s the best thing to do? Switch back to 5.5.0.4? Can I do that without turning on USB debug mode? Because I didn’t check this beforehand but I can’t click on Storage in settings and even access USB period, whether it’s to transfer stuff or to turn on USB Debug mode.
Any help would be appreciated! I mainly want to go back because all my apps are setup the way I like in ICS. Unless someone knows away to restore apps properly back without going through CWM, maybe through some app that can read the backup data if that makes any sense?
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Easiest way is to go back to the old cwm. The touch ver is a bit uggly according to me. (Personly i run Twrp tocuh recovery. Its nice and sleek. Gives option to compress backupps to. Includes a filemanager to. )
Otherwise if you install clock work mod from gogle play there is an option to restore apps from the backup.
Sent from my GT-P7500, JellyBean rom v6, A1 kernel v1.7 using XDA Premium HD
How exactly do I go back to the old CWM? Do I have to enable USB Debugging mode? As I mentioned I can't even do that because it's greyed out for me in CM10.
I dont know why usb debug is incheckable, i'm not a dev. But don't think it's important if you flash cwm via odin.
Use the same method you got cwm the first time.
Easiest is flashing it through odin. I guess you can follow that root guide you used initialy.
Rom manager can restore apps from backupfile. Just go deeper in menus.
Sent from my GT-P7500, JellyBean rom v6, A1 kernel v1.7 using XDA Premium HD
Hi folks,
Typical newbie here.. i had my nexus 7 unlocked/rooted and flashed custom trinity kernel. All working great until i decided to apply the 720p video camera mod by going into the system/etc folder and editing the /system/etc/media_profiles.xml file directly. I thought I did it correctly and set the correct permissions but when i rebooted the nexus , i get the trinity boot screen for about 30 seconds, then a screen flash and then nothing.
I can reboot in clockwork recovery - but unfortunately I cant seem to be able to connect the nexus to a laptop we have her at work. I downloaded the nexus 7 toolkit and tried installing the windows 7 drivers but it failed. I'm not hoping when i get home and connect it to my own PC which already has the drivers it will recognise it and allow me to copy a zip file to the sd card so i can flash it.
I was also wondering if there is a way to completely reset the Nexus 7 without connecting it to a computer inside clockwork recovery?
Cheers,
Mick
Restore a backup in CWM? You do have a backup right? Or... assuming you have a ROM zip on there, you could wipe and reflash.
micks_address said:
Hi folks,
Typical newbie here.. i had my nexus 7 unlocked/rooted and flashed custom trinity kernel. All working great until i decided to apply the 720p video camera mod by going into the system/etc folder and editing the /system/etc/media_profiles.xml file directly. I thought I did it correctly and set the correct permissions but when i rebooted the nexus , i get the trinity boot screen for about 30 seconds, then a screen flash and then nothing.
I can reboot in clockwork recovery - but unfortunately I cant seem to be able to connect the nexus to a laptop we have her at work. I downloaded the nexus 7 toolkit and tried installing the windows 7 drivers but it failed. I'm not hoping when i get home and connect it to my own PC which already has the drivers it will recognise it and allow me to copy a zip file to the sd card so i can flash it.
I was also wondering if there is a way to completely reset the Nexus 7 without connecting it to a computer inside clockwork recovery?
Cheers,
Mick
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did you mak a NANDroid of stock? or any nandroid for that matter? just restore one of those from cwm. if that doesnt work, just flash any rom you have on your tablety
afraid have neither a rom or nandroid backup... all good lessons learned.. will try from home and see how i get on..
redundant409 said:
did you mak a NANDroid of stock? or any nandroid for that matter? just restore one of those from cwm. if that doesnt work, just flash any rom you have on your tablety
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got sorted, was able to use one of the tookits to 'push' an update.zip file to my nexus 7 and flash using clockwork recovery.. needless to say once back up and running i've since done a nandroid and rom backup and backed up all my apps with titanium backup... also flashed CM10 last night..
can i ask what's the most efficient way to use Titanium backup when flashing roms? If i take an apps/data backup.. is there any point taking a system data backup if i'm flashing a new rom?
Last night i flashed CM 10, then flashed gapps to get back into the play store.. then downloaded titanium backup, ran my apps + data restore and eveything was back as i wanted.. stuff from the homescreen had gone etc.. but i guess no way around that?
also how does backing up/restoring to google drive work with titanium backup?
cheers,
mick
Mine nt booting too
Well i also got ma nexus 7 today nd when I firstly tried to boot it up it didn't boot up instead rondom coloured line started to show up. I tried to boot into recovery but I wasnt able to do that.