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Desire 3d Turn Bootanimation (Mirror added)

I created boot animations for Desire:
First: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THIS BRICKS YOUR PHONE
Download an rename it to "bootanimation.zip"
Push it via adb:
Code:
adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local/
adb shell reboot
Files deleted. Sry.

can we flash thru clockwork?

bradputt said:
can we flash thru clockwork?
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nope...
this is no flashable zip.
Just push it with adb or copy with a root-file-manager on your phone to /data/local

push it through cmd?

kmetek said:
push it through cmd?
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yes
like described above.
for easy use, u can also use my pc suite >>

my computer said
device not fond
help me

dlnraja said:
my computer said
device not fond
help me
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You need the drivers from HTC Sync. Install it and you will be fine with adb

just push it . very nice boot animation..
thank you to Che123.
hope to see more from u soon Che123

dlnraja said:
my computer said
device not fond
help me
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you need to have htc sync and android sdk installed.
its very easy you can find this guide on xda. just search it

thanks man, just pushed it into my phone.
awsome bootanimation!

Problem. I have a rooted Desire with Defrost ROM. When I go with astro file manager to \data there is nothing in this directory. I can not create a folder local or copy the bootanimation.zip to it

jjplayground said:
Problem. I have a rooted Desire with Defrost ROM. When I go with astro file manager to \data there is nothing in this directory. I can not create a folder local or copy the bootanimation.zip to it
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This is because /data is not mounted...
You have to go to recovery mode to mount & push.
You can also try the PC-Suite in my signature, which will do this all automatic

Che123 said:
This is because /data is not mounted...
You have to go to recovery mode to mount & push.
You can also try the PC-Suite in my signature, which will do this all automatic
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Thank, but I find it a quite scary ... I am a newbee.

jjplayground said:
Thank, but I find it a quite scary ... I am a newbee.
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That's why I propose my suite - for newbies
Just in case, you can make a nandroid backup before...

Che123 said:
That's why I propose my suite - for newbies
Just in case, you can make a nandroid backup before...
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How do I do that?

jjplayground said:
How do I do that?
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Do what? a backup?
you can directly do that with the rom manager...

Che123 said:
Do what? a backup?
you can directly do that with the rom manager...
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Yes a nandroid backup

jjplayground said:
Yes a nandroid backup
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Using rommanager or in the recovery - but this are simple beginner question. Maybe you should search this kind of questions first

jjplayground said:
Yes a nandroid backup
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Oke, choose backup rom from Rom Manager. It rebooted my phone, did a backup for:
Backing up boot,
Backing up recovery
Backing up system
Backing up data (took some time )
Backing up .android_secure
Backing up cache
Backing up sd-ext
Generating md5 sum
Reboot my phone. So now I have a nandroid backup from which I can always recover right?

jjplayground said:
Oke, choose backup rom from Rom Manager. It rebooted my phone, did a backup for:
Backing up boot,
Backing up recovery
Backing up system
Backing up data (took some time )
Backing up .android_secure
Backing up cache
Backing up sd-ext
Generating md5 sum
Reboot my phone. So now I have a nandroid backup from which I can always recover right?
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yes
now search for HTC sync and dowload and install it on your pc ( if you haven't got it yet)
there are the drivers you need.
Then download my suite and extract it. download this bootanimatio, rename it to bootanimation.zip and place it in /data/bootanimation in my suite.
Now start the suite and follow the instructions

couldn't find directory... No files found?

Trying to restore a NAND in CWM but it says "couldn't find directory, no files found" when I click "restore"
So i did a backup, and it shows up when I then hit "restore" in sdcard/clockworkmod/backup (listed at top of recovery screen) but when I boot and look on my sdcard, it shows the old backups I made in the folder listed, not the one I just made. I can't find the one I just made, even though if I reboot into recovery, it still shows it (the latest) and only it.
Any idea where the newest one is, and why I cant restore the older ones?

Are you running CWM 6.0.1.9?
Also, take a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991657.

I am running v6.0.1.9 and the link you posted seems to say that this should be an issue resolved with this version. Though it did tell where to find the new backup.
It lists some adb commands to move the old backups to the new directory, can I just do that in rootexplorer with copy/paste?

TheAtheistReverend said:
I am running v6.0.1.9 and the link you posted seems to say that this should be an issue resolved with this version. Though it did tell where to find the new backup.
It lists some adb commands to move the old backups to the new directory, can I just do that in rootexplorer with copy/paste?
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I don't see why you couldn't move the files with rootexplorer. Give it a try!

They moved fine
They are seen by recovery, and now I just switched to TeamWin recovery. We'll see if that sees them too.
Are we confident that wiping doesn't clear this location? I'm a little worried that a factory reset or something might wipe the data folder

TheAtheistReverend said:
They moved fine
They are seen by recovery, and now I just switched to TeamWin recovery. We'll see if that sees them too.
Are we confident that wiping doesn't clear this location? I'm a little worried that a factory reset or something might wipe the data folder
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Please read the following
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34794673

If you are worried about losing the backups, copy them to your pc or onto OTG storage. I use cwm and my backups are now in /data/media/clockwork. If you activate multi-user, I think they go to /data/media/0/clockwork, but I can't test. Not sure about the TW recovery.

scott_doyland said:
Please read the following
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34794673
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Confusing But the info is there. I don't like how complicated it ahs gotten to wipe, restore, recover, and flash. It used to be so simple...:silly:

[Q] Clockworkmod Recovery

In CWM it says the file location for the backups is /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
When I go through AirDroid, Root Browser, Solid Explorer, etc. that directory is NEVER found. Where are these backups saved and how can I find them (and ultimately copy them to my PC). I've never had a problem in the past with my S2 doing this. What am I missing? Thanks.

Nosferatu. said:
In CWM it says the file location for the backups is /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
When I go through AirDroid, Root Browser, Solid Explorer, etc. that directory is NEVER found. Where are these backups saved and how can I find them (and ultimately copy them to my PC). I've never had a problem in the past with my S2 doing this. What am I missing? Thanks.
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have these file explorers been updated for the fs change in 4.2? root explorer shows correctly. try /data/media/0/clockworkmod/ or /data/media/clockworkmod/

simms22 said:
have these file explorers been updated for the fs change in 4.2? root explorer shows correctly. try /data/media/0/clockworkmod/ or /data/media/clockworkmod/
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found it in data/media/clockworkmod thanks dude
So why does it do this?
Secondly, how can I get windows to fully see the entire device. MTP is limited in what you can see and also is rather slow in file transfers. Thanks a million dude!

Nosferatu. said:
found it in data/media/clockworkmod thanks dude
So why does it do this?
Secondly, how can I get windows to fully see the entire device. MTP is limited in what you can see and also is rather slow in file transfers. Thanks a million dude!
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4.2 added multiple users per device. the main user is user 0. if you add more users to your device they become /data/media/1 and /data/media/2...

simms22 said:
4.2 added multiple users per device. the main user is user 0. if you add more users to your device they become /data/media/1 and /data/media/2...
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okay. Well now CWM won't let me look through the entire device to flash a new update/rom etc. It just locks me into that data/media folder and my root browser or solid explorer won't let me write to that directory. I'm hating this device more and more....

Nosferatu. said:
okay. Well now CWM won't let me look through the entire device to flash a new update/rom etc. It just locks me into that data/media folder and my root browser or solid explorer won't let me write to that directory. I'm hating this device more and more....
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you should use twrp recovery. it has more functuallity and just works right. easiest way is to download the goo manager app(free)press the menu button, press install open recovery script, press yes

simms22 said:
you should use twrp recovery. it has more functuallity and just works right. easiest way is to download the goo manager app(free)press the menu button, press install open recovery script, press yes
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okay I'll look into it. On my Android phones I've always used CWM. Guess it's not as good on tablets...
Hate to ask so many noob questions (I'm pretty good when it comes to my phone) but how to I remove CWM and install TWRP?

Nosferatu. said:
okay I'll look into it. On my Android phones I've always used CWM. Guess it's not as good on tablets...
Hate to ask so many noob questions (I'm pretty good when it comes to my phone) but how to I remove CWM and install TWRP?
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just install it the way i wrote above, or you can flash it via fastboot.

okay I'll do that later. Do I have to remove CWM or will they co-exist?

Nosferatu. said:
okay I'll do that later. Do I have to remove CWM or will they co-exist?
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they will coexist, but twrp wont restore a cwm backup. id suggest you make a fresh backup if you go to twrp.

[GUIDE] VM HTC Desire 816 Root How-to

Hello everyone, I recently purchased the Desire 816 for Virgin Mobile, and could not find anything on rooting this device.
So... I figured it out on my own! I decided to write out a tutorial since there isn't anything out there about rooting this phone!
I'm also including a nandroid backup of my stock rooted rom if you don't want to go through all of the steps. You will still need custom recovery.
1. Unlock your bootloader, install custom recovery, and flash superuser. I used v_superuser's guide for this, so thanks to him!
Use his guide to install custom recovery and root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2775801
The custom recovery he links to isn't made for the VM variant of this phone, but it works!
Now you can restore my clean install, rooted nandroid backup (link at end of post) if you don't want to do the following steps and still have full root.
2. Hopefully you were able to successfully install custom recovery and root.
Now this part is a bit tricky. Even with root HTC is stopping us from writing to system. For this we need to apply the wp_mod.ko module.
Download it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2707378
Copy this file to the root of your internal storage.
Now download Terminal Emulator from play store, run it and enter the following commands (you only need to do this once):
su
insmod /sdcard/wp_mod.ko
Once you do this go into your favorite root explorer and mount as R/W. Copy the wp_mod.ko file to /system/lib/modules
Now go to /system/etc and find install-recovery.sh. Open it with a text editor and add a new line at the end with the following:
insmod /system/lib/modules/wp_mod.ko
Reboot! If all went well the wp_mod module will run at boot every time so you won't have to do it manually each time!
Congratulations, you now have a fully rooted Desire 816!
Download my nandroid backup here (place the contained folder into the CWM backup directory):
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B0bhyG2E55hXaWtpeGVQaEpOVzA&export=download
Hope this helped anyone wondering how to root the device!

I just get md5 mismatch error when I try to restore
Never mind found out my phone wasn't downloading the whole back up

jcrt2000 said:
I just get md5 mismatch error when I try to restore
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I'm not trying to offend with my answer. Just going for the easiest solution first...
Did you unzip the backup nandroid onto your PC? I imagine he zipped the actual Nandroid folder as it would have a date and time as the name.
If you unzip VM_HTC_Desire_816_Rooted_NandroidBackup.zip you SHOULD see a folder with a date and time. That is the actual nandroid that you'd copy to your Clockwordmod backup folder.

sirrx7 said:
I'm not trying to offend with my answer. Just going for the easiest solution first...
Did you unzip the backup nandroid onto your PC? I imagine he zipped the actual Nandroid folder as it would have a date and time as the name.
If you unzip VM_HTC_Desire_816_Rooted_NandroidBackup.zip you SHOULD see a folder with a date and time. That is the actual nandroid that you'd copy to your Clockwordmod backup folder.
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^ this. And restore that from clockworkmod. I know it should work because I already had someone confirm it working.

Kontrary said:
^ this. And restore that from clockworkmod. I know it should work because I already had someone confirm it working.
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It does work. I had to download on my pc to get the whole file downloaded.

jcrt2000 said:
It does work. I had to download on my pc to get the whole file downloaded.
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Oh nice! Glad you got it working.

Kontrary said:
^ this. And restore that from clockworkmod. I know it should work because I already had someone confirm it working.
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Also...
The act of unlocking the phone clears out your data so you might notice that your flashlight and calculator apps are missing. For some reason HTC didn't make those 2 system apps.
If you'd like them back, here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699906

sirrx7 said:
Also...
The act of unlocking the phone clears out your data so you might notice that your flashlight and calculator apps are missing. For some reason HTC didn't make those 2 system apps.
If you'd like them back, here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699906
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Thank you, I sold the phone but never noticed that.

Thanks for this, I had deleted my stock backup

problems with the mod.ko
everything works until I get to the wp_mod.ko command when using the terminal command. It just says cannot open. I tried countless times but it says the same thing. Is there any other way?

dwest3784 said:
everything works until I get to the wp_mod.ko command when using the terminal command. It just says cannot open. I tried countless times but it says the same thing. Is there any other way?
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If you're having too much trouble and are about to give up you can always download Kontrary's Nandroid backup. I didn't use it but I did look through it and it looks like he already did the write protect mod in it.
Just unzip it on your PC and put the dated folder in your clockworkmod/backup folder. Boot into CWM recovery and restore from his nandroid.
Out of curiosity... Are you hitting enter after SU and before insmod???
Also...
The command insmod /sdcard/wp_mod.ko is only good if you have wp_mod.ko sitting on the root of the internal sd. If its on your micro sd card you'll obviously have to change the path after insmod or just move it to the internal sd..

thanks
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If you're having too much trouble and are about to give up you can always download Kontrary's Nandroid backup. I didn't use it but I did look through it and it looks like he already did the write protect mod in it.
Just unzip it on your PC and put the dated folder in your clockworkmod/backup folder. Boot into CWM recovery and restore from his nandroid.
Out of curiosity... Are you hitting enter after SU and before insmod???
Also...
The command insmod /sdcard/wp_mod.ko is only good if you have wp_mod.ko sitting on the root of the internal sd. If its on your micro sd card you'll obviously have to change the path after insmod or just move it to the internal sd..
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Thanks I figured it out last night. I put in the internal memory and it worked but thanks for the reply!

dwest3784 said:
Thanks I figured it out last night. I put in the internal memory and it worked but thanks for the reply!
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Right on. Glad you got it working.

driver issue
ive downloaded and installed and uninstalled and rebooted and done everything i can think to do...ive tried on my PC and on my laptop...ive tried with every usb cable i have...including the one that came with the phone...i can not get windows to recognize my phone...so i cant even unlock the bootloader to begin this process...any suggestions or hints on what i could try?

any help??
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ive downloaded and installed and uninstalled and rebooted and done everything i can think to do...ive tried on my PC and on my laptop...ive tried with every usb cable i have...including the one that came with the phone...i can not get windows to recognize my phone...so i cant even unlock the bootloader to begin this process...any suggestions or hints on what i could try?
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i really really need to get this phone rooted any help??

dragonclaw88 said:
i really really need to get this phone rooted any help??
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Have you plugged it in while in Fastboot? Which OS are you running? I'm on Win 7 x64 and have it set to download drivers from Windows update, I didn't have any problems going that route.

Have you downloaded HTC Sync Manager? It has the drivers required for your PC to recognize your phone.

Kontrary said:
Download my nandroid backup here (place the contained folder into the CWM backup directory):
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B0bhyG2E55hXaWtpeGVQaEpOVzA&export=download
Hope this helped anyone wondering how to root the device!
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I installed your CWM Backup after I couldn't figure out your steps... but now there's an ANNOYING notification that says, "Smith disabled... Click here to open." I open it, and no matter what settings I choose, this notification keeps POPPING UP! Is this your doing, or a known issue with this "Mod." All I wanted to do was uninstall all the Google/VM Bloatware. Now going back to stock might be the only fix... ????

That Smith app is a problem for most recent HTC phones. It has nothing to do with the CWM backup. It happens with the M8 and our 816.
I just long press the notification, click App Info and force close. It's usually good until you reboot your phone.
Either HTC or Sprint is supposed to be looking for a fix but who knows.
https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/169142?start=0&tstart=0

jayblaze406 said:
I installed your CWM Backup after I couldn't figure out your steps... but now there's an ANNOYING notification that says, "Smith disabled... Click here to open." I open it, and no matter what settings I choose, this notification keeps POPPING UP! Is this your doing, or a known issue with this "Mod." All I wanted to do was uninstall all the Google/VM Bloatware. Now going back to stock might be the only fix... ????
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I was able to stop this annoyance by simply going to Titanium Backup (root needed) and freezing the process.
I typed in Smith in the search bar of TB and it came back with this process/app called
"Smith 4.21-plat_4.4.2-KOT49H"
I believe it happens to come up when a specific "bloatware" app is unaccessible by the device when removed but I have not singled out which app is it so far.
I backed up the app first then froze it and it stopped the Smith popup error permanently even after reboots and power offs.
(You could possibly delete it but until the stock bloatware app that causes this pinpointed i wouldn't recommend it.)
Tested running everything is good no errors rebooted fine checked bootloader and recovery and both are fine as well.
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[Q] how to recover data from a phone that will not boot

I have jamal2367's [AOSP] official 4.4.2 - S4 Google Edition ROM installed (final R1.2) a SGH-1337M.
The other day it started getting stuck on boot; the blue, red, yellow, green circles just continually go in and out without anything else happening. I have booted into CWM Recovery (v6.0.4.4) and done a wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache but it did not help.
Can anyone provide advice/steps on how to copy the data (mostly pics and WhatsApp history) off this phone? SMS history would also be nice but not necessary.

toggly said:
I have jamal2367's [AOSP] official 4.4.2 - S4 Google Edition ROM installed (final R1.2) a SGH-1337M.
The other day it started getting stuck on boot; the blue, red, yellow, green circles just continually go in and out without anything else happening. I have booted into CWM Recovery (v6.0.4.4) and done a wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache but it did not help.
Can anyone provide advice/steps on how to copy the data (mostly pics and WhatsApp history) off this phone? SMS history would also be nice but not necessary.
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I would make a backup in your recovery and then flash the rom you had installed. See if that helps.
Edit: You didn't try to update. I changed my comment saying you had tried.

1. Download Aroma File Manager
2. Put a external sd into your phone.
3. Boot into the custom recovery and flash the Aroma file.
4. It will boot into a file browser and you can copy all the files from internal to your external.
ps it's possible that your custom recovery already has a filemanager build in. Then all these steps are obsolete.

I boot into AROMA Filemanager but I can't see anything on the internal SD card (see attachment).
Any ideas? Does that folder icon mean the "sdcard" folder is encrypted?

toggly said:
I boot into AROMA Filemanager but I can't see anything on the internal SD card (see attachment).
Any ideas? Does that folder icon mean the "sdcard" folder is encrypted?
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Is it encrypted? Then probably it won't work. In that case just reflash the rom you are on without wiping.

toggly said:
Does that folder icon mean the "sdcard" folder is encrypted?
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Lennyz1988 said:
Is it encrypted? Then probably it won't work. In that case just reflash the rom you are on without wiping.
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I don't know, that's why I am asking what that icon means?

You say CWM is working, so you can just adb pull everything you need. Applications usually save data in a directory under /data/data or /sdcard/Android/data.
You should find the directories you want with adb shell, then you can adb pull them, then if you reflash your rom you can adb push them back into the same locations. Also, depending where they are saved, your pictures will most likely not be deleted when you reflash your rom. Better safe than sorry though.
If you don't have adb you'll have to download the binary, or you can install the entire Android SDK. Which operating system do you use?

toggly said:
I don't know, that's why I am asking what that icon means?
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The icons means that it's symlinked. If it's not encrypted then you should find the data. It can be in an other place then where you are looking. Try looking in /data/media or some other maps in /data
Or just flash the rom you are currently on without wiping.
soldier9599 said:
You say CWM is working, so you can just adb pull everything you need. Applications usually save data in a directory under /data/data or /sdcard/Android/data.
You should find the directories you want with adb shell, then you can adb pull them, then if you reflash your rom you can adb push them back into the same locations. Also, depending where they are saved, your pictures will most likely not be deleted when you reflash your rom. Better safe than sorry though.
If you don't have adb you'll have to download the binary, or you can install the entire Android SDK. Which operating system do you use?
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Adb won't work unless he already has authorized adb when his device was booted.

toggly said:
I boot into AROMA Filemanager but I can't see anything on the internal SD card (see attachment).
Any ideas? Does that folder icon mean the "sdcard" folder is encrypted?
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You need to mount partitions to see the contents.. Go to Aroma File Manager Settings and check the option "Moumt automatically partition on boot".. then restart your recovery and flash again the Aroma File Manager

Lennyz1988 said:
Adb won't work unless he already has authorized adb when his device was booted.
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I've had devices where the first thing I did with them was unlock bootloader, fastboot flash recovery, and then go into recovery and adb sideload, all without booting the system.

peppe130 said:
You need to mount partitions to see the contents.. Go to Aroma File Manager Settings and check the option "Moumt automatically partition on boot".. then restart your recovery and flash again the Aroma File Manager
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That did the trick, thanks!!

Nothing

soldier9599 said:
I've had devices where the first thing I did with them was unlock bootloader, fastboot flash recovery, and then go into recovery and adb sideload, all without booting the system.
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Yes and I believe that. But from version 4.2.2 android forces rsa encryption. So you need to boot into your rom and enable it. Unless the custom rom/kernel has disabled it, but I haven't seen any that have.