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IT IS possible to flash a recovery image without a pc...look inside

Well is it? Been looking around at a few Rom managers and is seem that "Rom Manager" allows is somehow but it will not work, I dont know where to drop the recovery image.
The reason I am asking this is because I am at work today with no cable and "NEED" (lol) to flash the 1.7 rom that just came out.
Thanks in advance
ANSWER:
Ok so this is how I was able to flash my recovery image without a computer:
Step 1: Download the .img file you want to flash
Step 2: Download Rom Manager (Clockworkmod) from the app market
Step 3: Copy your .img file to sdcard/clockworkmod/download/mirror1.kanged.net/recoveries
(atleast this is where my recovery-cockwork-2.5.0.7-streak.img was being saved to)
Step 4: Rename the most recent .img file to something close just to keep as a backup (ex. recovery-cockwork-2.5.0.7-streak.img to recovery-cockwork-2.5.0.7-streak2.img
Step 5: Rename the downloaded .img file to what the original was (right now it would be recovery-cockwork-2.5.0.7-streak.img)
Step 6: Go into Rom Manager and press Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. it will now flash with it thinks is the latest, the one you just renamed.
Step 7: You are done, reboot and you should have the recovery.img you needed.
I needed to do this because for some reason after flashing to 1.6.1 my recovery no longer allowed me to flash from my SD.. I was away from my computer so I needed to find a way to flash remotely.
ENJOY

dtmcnamara said:
Well is it? Been looking around at a few Rom managers and is seem that "Rom Manager" allows is somehow but it will not work, I dont know where to drop the recovery image.
The reason I am asking this is because I am at work today with no cable and "NEED" (lol) to flash the 1.7 rom that just came out.
Thanks in advance
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Moving to General

Isn't that what ClockworkMod does?
I don't see why you couldn't download the ROM onto the SD card via the Streak (or another phone).
Of course, it needs to be in the correct format to be flashed this way.
This is how I usually apply StreakDroid.
Of course, you need to have ClockworkMod already installed to do this.

answered in post one....enjoy

This should be made into a sticky.
Sent from the phone killer of all phone's, Dell Streak!

Well I tried this by installing the latest ROM manager (v3.0.7) then I copied and renamed the streakdroid as instructed.
However, if I run ROM manager on the streak and select Reboot into Recovery, the streak just re-boots back into Android (DJ Steve 1.7)
Did I do something wrong?
Cheers
Ody

You still need to hold the volume up n down buttons when the device restarts. This just allows you to get the correct recovery.img file on the phone. I dont think there is a manager that actually reboots in recovery mode yet for the streak
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I have a broken pdmi connector so I'm hoping I can use this process. When I Flash Clockworkmod Recovery it downloads a file in the sdcard/clockworkmod/download folder but it isn't recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-streak.img. It also doesn't have any subfolders within sdcard/clockworkmod/download. Any clue why this is? Do I need an old rom manager apk?

netpig said:
I have a broken pdmi connector so I'm hoping I can use this process. When I Flash Clockworkmod Recovery it downloads a file in the sdcard/clockworkmod/download folder but it isn't recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-streak.img. It also doesn't have any subfolders within sdcard/clockworkmod/download. Any clue why this is? Do I need an old rom manager apk?
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I was able to use ROM manager 4.2.0.1. The newest version did not work correctly for me.

netpig said:
I was able to use ROM manager 4.2.0.1. The newest version did not work correctly for me.
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Does rom manager really work for your streak ?

[Q] UnCustom Your Phone? o.O

Is there any way i can replace my custom rom with the original 2.3
I currently have the newest Oxygen Rom..
And CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7
Any help would be much appreciated

Apply official 2.2. After it remove repartitions if you have. Then just install official 2.3 same way you installed 2.2. Thats it.
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But how do i Install 2.2, i can't seem to get into download mode
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nvm, I think I found something
Damned didn't work

Remove battery. Then put it back while holding both volume buttons and power button.
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I tried, only a pink screen appears

LSn145 said:
I tried, only a pink screen appears
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http://www.filefactory.com/file/ccfc1c4/n/u8800-OVER_SEAS_GENERAL_VERSION.zip
download this, unzip, put dload folder on sd card and then remove battery nad put it back while holding both volume buttons and power button. this will install stock rom
btw if this link doesnt work now, try later, and I will also try uploading somewhere
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here is the promised link: http://www.mediafire.com/?c97gnolbh9759y7

First you don' t need to flash original 2.2 rom before flash original 2.3.
Now, are you sure that you've put the dload folder, which must contain a file named UPDATE.APP, in the root directory of sd card?

dancer_69 said:
First you don' t need to flash original 2.2 rom before flash original 2.3.
Now, are you sure that you've put the dload folder, which must contain a file named UPDATE.APP, in the root directory of sd card?
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Yes i have it in /sdcard/dload/UPDATE.APP

Try this, remove battery, press and hold the the compination of buttons and connect the device with usb cable.

dancer_69 said:
Try this, remove battery, press and hold the the compination of buttons and connect the device with usb cable.
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Still just the pink screen, do i need to change some files maybe.
I have CWM and i think i installed a custom boot.img for root access...

as far as I know, there have to be 2 files in that folder, at least i had 2 files when i did flashing. UPDATE.APP and UPDATE_CUST.APP

If you still have the original boot.img, restore it and try again.
Or go into settings->memory->software update, it's another way to update.

Did a factory reset, still waiting to see if this fixes it...

Did not seem to work, didn't install the stock rom from sd...

I also downloaded original boot.img, but it failed that to

now I'm uploading files which I used to flash stock 2.2. they will be uploaded in about 20minutes if everything goes well ^^
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here is the link: http://www.mediafire.com/?c97gnolbh9759y7 just unzip, and there will be folder named dload. you know the rest

brdnacer said:
now I'm uploading files which I used to flash stock 2.2. they will be uploaded in about 20minutes if everything goes well ^^
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Thank you very much

I didn't work, so I'll just stick to custom roms for now.
But which rom do you suggest...
I have Oxygen
I've tried CM7(long time ago)
I'll probably try MIUI next...

Change, boot.img or recovery.img, cannot help you to install official rom.
For booting to update mode, responsible is the bootloader, which isn't part of boot.img or recovery.img.
Also you don' t need 2 files on dload folder. You just need the update.app. If a rom has more files, need more steps to flash them all. For e.g if you have a update_cust.app file, you need to flash first the update.app, then rename the update_cust.app, to update.app and flash again.
Anyway if you cannot boot to Update mode, or something you do wrong, or the sd card cannot read from bootloader, and boots on pink screen mode instead.
You can try to put the dload folder on internal sd card.

I think i might have backup of the original system, restoring now to check...
EDIT:
It worked, it was from before i did anything to the phone...
I'm about to cry :'), happy tears everyone...
Thanks for all your help
Damn forgot my pattern...

[Q] U8800 CM 10.1 trouble

Hey guys, so this happened to me. After following the guide to install cm 10.1 i got a boot loop, and somehow when i got back to recovery mode 5.0.2.7 my sd card wasnt being recognized, i couldnt connect my phone to pc ( unable to write to ums lunfile ) and i also couldn't mount sd-ext, wich means that i'm stuck in recovery.
I even tried pink screen, but win7 doesnt install the drivers, so i can't copy any new rom to my phone to bring it back to life.
So what can i do?.... im tired of searching an nothing.
(sorry for my english)

repfan said:
Hey guys, so this happened to me. After following the guide to install cm 10.1 i got a boot loop, and somehow when i got back to recovery mode 5.0.2.7 my sd card wasnt being recognized, i couldnt connect my phone to pc ( unable to write to ums lunfile ) and i also couldn't mount sd-ext, wich means that i'm stuck in recovery.
I even tried pink screen, but win7 doesnt install the drivers, so i can't copy any new rom to my phone to bring it back to life.
So what can i do?.... im tired of searching an nothing.
(sorry for my english)
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Try connecting the phone to a Linux distro, Ubuntu for example. No drivers are needed and you can access the phone via pink screen and a sudo nautilus window
Cheers

You can try to ask someone to give you the drivers and then force install them while connected to pink screen. OR you can connect your phone while got are in recovery and if your computer recognizes phone then push a ROM through adb.
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i have already tried to mount the phone with recovery but it doesnt allow me :\

You have flashed previously an official 2.3 rom which has pink screen locked, so you cannot access to the partitions. Linux cannot help you on this.
So if you haven't access to sdcard or to adb, then the only think you can do is to reinstall the official rom. But this time do these 2 more steps which are life savers:
1. Flash the unlocked bootloader. There is a thread on U8800' s forums: "get your pink screen back"(maybe the name isn't exactly this but you will find it using search function). This will flash the B518 bootloader which is the last unlocked. All next version of official rom have the bootloader locked.
2. Make a full backup of the device from linux. There is also a thread for this: U8800 full Linux backup how to
Then you will have the way to recover your device from almost everything.
Also to flash CM10.1 you need larger /system partition. This was the reason of bootloop. There are infos about this on CM10.1 thread on general section.

dancer_69 said:
You have flashed previously an official 2.3 rom which has pink screen locked, so you cannot access to the partitions. Linux cannot help you on this.
So if you haven't access to sdcard or to adb, then the only think you can do is to reinstall the official rom. But this time do these 2 more steps which are life savers:
1. Flash the unlocked bootloader. There is a thread on U8800' s forums: "get your pink screen back"(maybe the name isn't exactly this but you will find it using search function). This will flash the B518 bootloader which is the last unlocked. All next version of official rom have the bootloader locked.
2. Make a full backup of the device from linux. There is also a thread for this: U8800 full Linux backup how to
Then you will have the way to recover your device from almost everything.
Also to flash CM10.1 you need larger /system partition. This was the reason of bootloop. There are infos about this on CM10.1 thread on general section.
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But how can i install the official Rom if i can´t connect the phone to my desktop?

repfan said:
But how can i install the official Rom if i can´t connect the phone to my desktop?
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You don't need it just remove your sd and put on another phone or SD reader and copy files to micro-sd then you can update...
My advice: official rom, root, CWM recovery then update to any custom rom.

dark_vader said:
You don't need it just remove your sd and put on another phone or SD reader and copy files to micro-sd then you can update...
My advice: official rom, root, CWM recovery then update to any custom rom.
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but how can i update if the phone isnt reading sd?

This happens in recovery mode. This isn' t a general sdcard fault. The update mode is different and I don't thing that you have problems with sd there.

dancer_69 said:
This happens in recovery mode. This isn' t a general sdcard fault. The update mode is different and I don't thing that you have problems with sd there.
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ok so i downloaded the bootloader.zip from "get your pink screen back" i put it in the root of my sd card, so how can i get into updade mode?

Power and vol+ and vol- at the same time.
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repfan said:
ok so i downloaded the bootloader.zip from "get your pink screen back" i put it in the root of my sd card, so how can i get into updade mode?
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No you cannot use bootloader.zip on upgrade mode.
You must install the official rom from upgrade mode as you did the first time.
Then first you must root the phone, flash the custom recovery and after flash the bootloader.zip from there.

dancer_69 said:
No you cannot use bootloader.zip on upgrade mode.
You must install the official rom from upgrade mode as you did the first time.
Then first you must root the phone, flash the custom recovery and after flash the bootloader.zip from there.
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So i get the official rom from huawei site... Done. Then i paste it on the root of my sd... and then i just need to click vol (+) & (-) +power?

No there age instructions on how to update on the ROM by huawei, is kinda complicated.
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SvTeam said:
No there age instructions on how to update on the ROM by huawei, is kinda complicated.
Sent from my Dragon-U8800Pro using xda-developers app
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Ok so, now i have already put the dload folder with the UPDATE.APP inside the formated sd card.... but once i hit vol up + vol down+ power it only appears the pink screen

repfan said:
Ok so, now i have already put the dload folder with the UPDATE.APP inside the formated sd card.... but once i hit vol up + vol down+ power it only appears the pink screen
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Did you put dload folder on root? Must be x:\dload with dload contain UPDATE.APP and UPDATE_CUST.APP

dark_vader said:
Did you put dload folder on root? Must be x:\dload with dload contain UPDATE.APP and UPDATE_CUST.APP
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Ahhhhhhhhh i forgot to put update_cust.app xD
EDIT: i cant find it

repfan said:
Ahhhhhhhhh i forgot to put update_cust.app xD
EDIT: i cant find it
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You have to rename the update.app from step 2 to update_cust.app I THINK.

repfan said:
Ahhhhhhhhh i forgot to put update_cust.app xD
EDIT: i cant find it
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Forget maybe isn't necessary. But you need to put that files on root then hit Volume keys + and - and Power button if doesn't work can you tell me what appears on pink screen when you hit that combination of keys.

dark_vader said:
Forget maybe isn't necessary. But you need to put that files on root then hit Volume keys + and - and Power button if doesn't work can you tell me what appears on pink screen when you hit that combination of keys.
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It IS necessary! That's the proper way to do it! Don't give wrong advice it may harm his phone!

[SOLVED] [Q]how to I apply this to my newly rooted device?

So i finally got to root and unlock the dam thing lol sorry for the word but yea I got it unlocked and all
currently using another sim other than t-mobile
and now to the question at had.... how do I install or uh use this "hydra" thingy from this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404136
i already looked at it but it seems that im only looking at like chapter 8 of a book and missing out on chapters 1-7 of it

lol. Heres a basic guide.
Do you have a recovery installed? If not download the apk form 4ext.net and install then open. Then install the recovery. Then go to bootloader and pick recovery.
Download the rom, copy it to your sd card (pick usb mount in 4ext and plug in your phone to the computer)
Wipe ALL your data from recovery
Pick install --> install from sdcard --> find the rom and press ok.
Have fun.

N_otori0us_ said:
lol. Heres a basic guide.
Do you have a recovery installed? If not download the apk form 4ext.net and install then open. Then install the recovery. Then go to bootloader and pick recovery.
Download the rom, copy it to your sd card (pick usb mount in 4ext and plug in your phone to the computer)
Wipe ALL your data from recovery
Pick install --> install from sdcard --> find the rom and press ok.
Have fun.
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uhm sorry i got confused maybe i did something wrong but when i went to bootloader if wont let me go down to recovery and started updating but it failed so then it let me pick recovery but then it showed a phone and warning triangle on top of it and dont know where to go from there >.>
and 4ext is not free anymore >.>

Yes 4ext has a free version but you have to download from here --> http://www.4ext.net/get.php?apk
Install the apk and recovery
Remove the update from your sdcard.
Then boot into bootloader then recovery
You are s-off right?

yes i am on s-off and here's the problem actually now
when i tried to do the bootloader part i didnt actually have recovery yet
now when i tried installing recovery it showed me this: (attached file)
I might have accidentally removed the busybox thingy coz i dont see the superuser icon at the applications anymore

here is an pd15img of cwm recovery and hboot,this is the best pack for noobs,though i removed radio from it,cause file was 15mb.non need for root just s-off and you are good to go flashing right away

ughoji said:
here is an pd15img of cwm recovery and hboot,this is the best pack for noobs,though i removed radio from it,cause file was 15mb.non need for root just s-off and you are good to go flashing right away
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ok better question xD uhm so do i just choose install zip from sd card right away?

Go to the play store and seach busybox. Install the one from Stericon. Then install the busybox.

N_otori0us_ said:
Go to the play store and seach busybox. Install the one from Stericon. Then install the busybox.
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hey i used ughoji's thing and i got the rom to work
now my problem is i dont have google play anymore :/

flash gapps.
goo.im/gapps pick the one for your android version.

N_otori0us_ said:
flash gapps.
goo.im/gapps pick the one for your android version.
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haha cool thanks both of you!!!!
i'll change the thread to solved now?

Kimatsu said:
haha cool thanks both of you!!!!
i'll change the thread to solved now?
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Here's a tip. Press the thanks button instead of saying thanks if someone helped you.
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[Tutorial] How to Install Indian Stock Rom 32GB

Ok Guys so i have recieved quite a few requests regarding this..
Tools which you will need to restore to stock indian rom [pre ROOTED]
1. Stock Indian ROM 32GB Version [Credits NHS2008]
http://www.mediafire.com/download/qtqe8xqqc6kt0a7/GiONEE+E7+32+GB+India+STOCK.zip
2. You Need CWM because this is a cwm backup.
[recovery][e7] cwm 6.0.3.7 [unofficial] [Credits Ravikirancg]
http://d-h.st/dXx
3. Rashr an andrid application to flash custom recovery and kernels [Credit DsLNeXuS]
https://github.com/DsLNeXuS/Rashr/blob/master/Rashr.apk?raw=true
After you have all the files on your pc or phone you need to extract the custom rom on your pc do not use winrar just use windows inbuild unzipper and extract all the files...
Then Install CWM with RASHR
After that Create these folders in your phone clockworkmod/backup/1970-02-28.02.08.01
and put all the extracted files in that folder after that in cwm restore the backup..
Reply back if you guys have any questions..
PS : i will try to make things more clear by adding images when i get some free time.. enjoy guys..
Best Regards
Simmer

I had used it...but still getting error while updating...e7...
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harishhnaik said:
I had used it...but still getting error while updating...e7...
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what type of error ? could u please post a s.s or elaborate a littke ?

simmer14 said:
what type of error ? could u please post a s.s or elaborate a littke ?
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I am getting some framework error while updating... Ve u updated to latest version???
U ve to return to stock recovery ...unroot the device n try ...I did it still getting the same error... I heard you ve to use brush tool n install a stock rom then one can update without any problem...I ve not tried ..so not sure...

dude post a screenshot please..
you should not be getting framework errors while restoring..
edit : do you mean you restored the backup and you're getting this problem with the OTA ?

No issues while restoring to stock Indian rom using cwm recovery....but while istalling otg update....the error is popping up...I'll put the screen shot bit later...
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ohh hoo..
baba open your update package on ur pc .. and open this file.
\META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script with notepad ++
and remove these lines..

simmer14 said:
ohh hoo..
baba open your update package on ur pc .. and open this file.
\META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script with notepad ++
and remove these lines..
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which recovery should i use.... cwm or stock ...

cwm or twrp

Thanx dude..
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Is there a way to deodex the stock rom...I had tried using android kitchen but was not successful.. ...
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I am getting an error cant mount /sdcard.
My sdcard is primary fat32.
I even tried remounting by same issue.

veenab said:
I am getting an error cant mount /sdcard.
My sdcard is primary fat32.
I even tried remounting by same issue.
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did u install stock recovery first and then install the ravi english CWM ?
i think you may have have used old recovery..

simmer14 said:
did u install stock recovery first and then install the ravi english CWM ?
i think you may have have used old recovery..
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I had first instlled the stock and then i installed the recovery mentioned in this thread,

veenab said:
I am getting an error cant mount /sdcard.
My sdcard is primary fat32.
I even tried remounting by same issue.
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sd card is mounted in sdcard-ext not in sdcard dir in ravi's english CWM

How do i flash a ROM with this CWM if my phone is stuck on bootloop how am i supposed to install CWM ?

simmer14 said:
Ok Guys so i have recieved quite a few requests regarding this..
Tools which you will need to restore to stock indian rom [pre ROOTED]
1. Stock Indian ROM 32GB Version [Credits NHS2008]
http://www.mediafire.com/download/qtqe8xqqc6kt0a7/GiONEE+E7+32+GB+India+STOCK.zip
2. You Need CWM because this is a cwm backup.
[recovery][e7] cwm 6.0.3.7 [unofficial] [Credits Ravikirancg]
http://d-h.st/dXx
3. Rashr an andrid application to flash custom recovery and kernels [Credit DsLNeXuS]
https://github.com/DsLNeXuS/Rashr/blob/master/Rashr.apk?raw=true
After you have all the files on your pc or phone you need to extract the custom rom on your pc do not use winrar just use windows inbuild unzipper and extract all the files...
Then Install CWM with RASHR
After that Create these folders in your phone clockworkmod/backup/1970-02-28.02.08.01
and put all the extracted files in that folder after that in cwm restore the backup..
Reply back if you guys have any questions..
PS : i will try to make things more clear by adding images when i get some free time.. enjoy guys..
Best Regards
Simmer
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Hi simmer i found this thread very useful.I am really thnkfull for ur guide,but dear after installing this stock rom i go for update which is 115 mb i also found it in my sd card after download but when i was try to install it with CWM it gives me error ( i also followed ur steps which r \META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script with notepad ++) but after it no results kindly give me some more direction for future OTA update and for this recent thnx
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Hi. I'm trying to install the Indian Stock on my Elife E7 but I have a problem when I try to restore files to sdcard. It appears Can't mount sdcard.. What I have to do? I installed stock recovery before and then the unofficial cmw... but nothing. I have to format my sd card?

empedocle86 said:
Hi. I'm trying to install the Indian Stock on my Elife E7 but I have a problem when I try to restore files to sdcard. It appears Can't mount sdcard.. What I have to do? I installed stock recovery before and then the unofficial cmw... but nothing. I have to format my sd card?
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Any news? Did it worked now? need to know...

Stuck on fastboot mode
Hello guys, I have a problem after I installed de stock recovery from this page for preparing the phone to flash indian stock rom.So this is what I did:
-from within rashr intalled stock recovery, said to reboot , after reboot is stack on gionee sign and on the bottom of the screen is fastboot mode.
I cant get passed it, whatever i do.
Thanks in advance from Romania.
Sebastian

shorty04 said:
Hello guys, I have a problem after I installed de stock recovery from this page for preparing the phone to flash indian stock rom.So this is what I did:
-from within rashr intalled stock recovery, said to reboot , after reboot is stack on gionee sign and on the bottom of the screen is fastboot mode.
I cant get passed it, whatever i do.
Thanks in advance from Romania.
Sebastian
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hey man did u get it fixed ...