So I rooted my G2 using this method: http://theunlockr.com/2013/10/25/root-lg-g2-versions-video/
And flashed CWM using this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468858
And everything worked perfectly.
I could boot into recovery, all that stuff, but then some stuff went wrong when I tried to flash CM10.2..
I used ROM Manager, and backed up the ROM, which only sort of worked, being unable to back up 'system'
It then tried to flash CM10.2, but was stuck so I force shut down.. Now it's in boot loop, with the LG logo, and I'm unsure how to boot into recovery (tried volume up +Power, volume down+Power, niether worked)... What should I do?
ZombieDawgg said:
So I rooted my G2 using this method: http://theunlockr.com/2013/10/25/root-lg-g2-versions-video/
And flashed CWM using this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468858
And everything worked perfectly.
I could boot into recovery, all that stuff, but then some stuff went wrong when I tried to flash CM10.2..
I used ROM Manager, and backed up the ROM, which only sort of worked, being unable to back up 'system'
It then tried to flash CM10.2, but was stuck so I force shut down.. Now it's in boot loop, with the LG logo, and I'm unsure how to boot into recovery (tried volume up +Power, volume down+Power, niether worked)... What should I do?
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Hi,
To enter in recovery it's a little more subtle , it's in the OP where you take your recovery...:
HOW TO ENTER RECOVERY
Method 1: Hold the power button + volume down button until the LG image appears. Once it does let go of the buttons then immediately push and hold them again until recovery boots.
NOTE: The method above will arrive at the "hard reset" area, but when choosing hard reset, it will take you to CWM (without actually resetting).
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In recovery, do a full wipe then flash CM (right version for your phone?) and see if it boots.
Otherwise, return to full stock or use an OTG cable to push another rom (if your actual recovery support it), at least to have a working phone before flashing something else...
And backup your rom directly in recovery, not with Rom Manager...
viking37 said:
Hi,
To enter in recovery it's a little more subtle , it's in the OP where you take your recovery...:
In recovery, do a full wipe then flash CM (right version for your phone?) and see if it boots.
Otherwise, return to full stock or use an OTG cable to push another rom (if your actual recovery support it), at least to have a working phone before flashing something else...
And backup your rom directly in recovery, not with Rom Manager...
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When I try backup in cwm, it says 'can't mount to /system"
When I try installing the rom, it just sticks to 'installing update' and the progress bar doesn't move...
ZombieDawgg said:
When I try backup in cwm, it says 'can't mount to /system"
When I try installing the rom, it just sticks to 'installing update' and the progress bar doesn't move...
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Ah...
If I were you I will start from scratch, maybe not the best method but...
Take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476 to return to stock, then root, install recovery, backup your rom in recovery (first thing to do). Full wipe and try CM...
Have you the right recovery for your phone model?
viking37 said:
Ah...
If I were you I will start from scratch, maybe not the best method but...
Take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476 to return to stock, then root, install recovery, backup your rom in recovery (first thing to do). Full wipe and try CM...
Have you the right recovery for your phone model?
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Yes, I believe so.
That method I just attempted now, but: 09:02:28 : Launching SW update
09:02:28 : Unpacking KDZ
09:02:29 : KDZ file extraced
09:02:29 : Extract file error
09:02:31 : ===FINISHED===
So yeah, it didn't work :/
I'm completely lost.
ZombieDawgg said:
Yes, I believe so.
That method I just attempted now, but: 09:02:28 : Launching SW update
09:02:28 : Unpacking KDZ
09:02:29 : KDZ file extraced
09:02:29 : Extract file error
09:02:31 : ===FINISHED===
So yeah, it didn't work :/
I'm completely lost.
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Did you check the MD5 of the kdz file you downloaded?
jellopuddingstick said:
Did you check the MD5 of the kdz file you downloaded?
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The md5 is 2e42d58646ae740d56d7ae3ab10204a5, maybe it's the wrong one? It did say it's for the D802, though, which is definitely what I have.
I'm in the exact same situation.
Did you resolve the issue with the return to stock guide? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I'm thinking that it could be possible to put a different ROM on the sdcard via mounting CWM but not sure how to go about doing this, any suggestions?
Thanks
Sounds like you installed stock wrong... remember to click "Normal web upgrade test" first before clicking "Upgrade Start" in new window. The log shows u clicked "upgrade start" before clicking "normal web upgrade test"
viking37 said:
Hi,
To enter in recovery it's a little more subtle , it's in the OP where you take your recovery...:
In recovery, do a full wipe then flash CM (right version for your phone?) and see if it boots.
Otherwise, return to full stock or use an OTG cable to push another rom (if your actual recovery support it), at least to have a working phone before flashing something else...
And backup your rom directly in recovery, not with Rom Manager...
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thanks that helped me out of a pickle.
Thank You
Hammer_Of_The_Gods said:
Hi,
To enter in recovery it's a little more subtle , it's in the OP where you take your recovery...:
In recovery, do a full wipe then flash CM (right version for your phone?) and see if it boots.
Otherwise, return to full stock or use an OTG cable to push another rom (if your actual recovery support it), at least to have a working phone before flashing something else...
And backup your rom directly in recovery, not with Rom Manager...
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Thank you so much! was freaking out, getting the boot loop and nothing would respond! Now restoring my previous working version!
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I am trying to change into CyanogenMod-5 for Nexus One.
I've unlocked the bootlader and installed Amon_RA's recovery image.
Also I copied the ROM to my sdcard and wiped before I tried to flash.
The trouble only appears when I have to reboot into recovery mode. When I press recovery the start up X sign appears but only to be followed by the little andriod man next to a !warning sign.
What am I doing wrong?
Radissen said:
I am trying to change into CyanogenMod-5 for Nexus One.
I've unlocked the bootlader and installed Amon_RA's recovery image.
Also I copied the ROM to my sdcard and wiped before I tried to flash.
The trouble only appears when I have to reboot into recovery mode. When I press recovery the start up X sign appears but only to be followed by the little andriod man next to a !warning sign.
What am I doing wrong?
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Redownload and flash the recovery image.
Have tried a couple of times (well that was with the same download but is said "OKAY" every time).
Radissen said:
I am trying to change into CyanogenMod-5 for Nexus One.
I've unlocked the bootlader and installed Amon_RA's recovery image.
Also I copied the ROM to my sdcard and wiped before I tried to flash.
The trouble only appears when I have to reboot into recovery mode. When I press recovery the start up X sign appears but only to be followed by the little andriod man next to a !warning sign.
What am I doing wrong?
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I think you have to hold down Volume up and power button or volume down and power button. One of these two should fix it for you.
When I do that i come to this screen
IT only says something like:
Reboot system now
apply update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/command
It's working EXACTLY like this for me...
Unfortunately it "should" work fine when using Fastboot, but won't work from Recovery directly via the bootload.
In other words... Try to do the "Fastboot boot recovery.img" and see if you have success... Mine works perfectly well when done this way. (Note: Use the proper file you have for the recovery image... I'm assuming you know how to properly run Fastboot?)
Radissen said:
When I do that i come to this screen
IT only says something like:
Reboot system now
apply update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/command
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That looks like the original recovery, are you sure you installed the amon_ra recovery correctly??
Well I followed this guide
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_Nexus_One_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
and it did says OKAY on my PC. But I'm not really sure how it is supposed to look when it's been installed.
So I redownloaded everything a I got the phone rooted and had no problem installing the new ROM and addon. But now my Nexus one i stock doing this over and over again
Forgot to wipe berfore...
NOW IT WORKS PEFECT!
Thank you so much
Yep, make sure you make a nandroid backup. And whenever you have a bootloop its most likely that you forgot to wipe.
Cheers!
tontonHD said:
Yep, make sure you make a nandroid backup. And whenever you have a bootloop its most likely that you forgot to wipe.
Cheers!
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S*** forgot to do a nandriod backup. Is that a problem?
Radissen said:
S*** forgot to do a nandriod backup. Is that a problem?
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No, its not you can make a backup whenever you want. In my situation I did a backup of Cyanogen 5.0.2 with all my apps and settings and another one of MoDaCos Desire rom so it basically takes me 3 minutes to switch between roms
Is it possible to flash roms directly from Rom Manager without having to start via recovery?
My question is because I cant start my phone in fastboot, recovery, bootloader etc. The screen turns all black if I try anything.
So in Rom Manager there is an option "Flash Rom from SD-card"...pretty much the same that you can see in recovery from clockworkmod. And if I click on it, then I can wipe data and cache also.
Is this a way to flash roms for me if I cant make it to recovery or start the phone in fastboot?
Yes you can flash roms directly from ROM Manager, that is how I do it atleast
nice, will test this! if it doesnt automaticly boots in recovery for the flashingprocess? Or does the rom manager creates a own recovery maybe?
It boots into Clockworkmod recovery I think
Infinitum said:
It boots into Clockworkmod recovery I think
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Yes it did! and cant boot into that!! Really this is a annoying thing for me!
And I cant run unrevoked again either because I cant boot into HBOOT, so cant install the android bootloader interface. AAAAHH!
Try installing a recovery from rom manager. If there is some problem with the original recovery, it might help. This works by placing the recovery image as 'update.zip' under your sdcard and rebooting. That will her flashed and HOPEFULLY you will have a working recovery.
hackworks said:
Try installing a recovery from rom manager. If there is some problem with the original recovery, it might help. This works by placing the recovery image as 'update.zip' under your sdcard and rebooting. That will her flashed and HOPEFULLY you will have a working recovery.
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I have tryied that! Or do I have to do something after that? With the update.zip? Run it via astro or something?
Akerhage said:
I have tryied that! Or do I have to do something after that? With the update.zip? Run it via astro or something?
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Ensure you have the update.zip directly under your sdcard and go for a normal reboot. It should flash it and take you to recovery mode.
hackworks said:
Ensure you have the update.zip directly under your sdcard and go for a normal reboot. It should flash it and take you to recovery mode.
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Have that, and have tryed different versions on the recovery, still only black screen for me when trying this!
Have you tried pressing the power button when in the black screen? I was caught unawares when the recovery mod boot and stays in the cloclworkmod image and not go to the options. I have to press the power button to reach the recovery mod options. I have run out of ideas, sorry.
hackworks said:
Have you tried pressing the power button when in the black screen? I was caught unawares when the recovery mod boot and stays in the cloclworkmod image and not go to the options. I have to press the power button to reach the recovery mod options. I have run out of ideas, sorry.
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Thanks for the effort! Have tryed it like 100 times, but cant make it into recovery! Have to take the battery out and restart the phone in normal mode. Thats all I can do, and have tryed all different ways to make it into recovery.
(from rom manager, voldown+power), restart-->recovery, restart-->bootloader)
same results every time...maybe works if I get a new battery or new sdcard or something!
Hi i cant perform last step before flashing custom rom,i did a root with stump root,instal busy box etc,i download twrp manager from play store and now when i need to install twrp i cant choose lg g2 d802 its not showing there,listed models are only from networks like att,tmobile etc any help?
Download flashify from play store and install recovery from this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2898705
Can be done just by flashing without pc needed?
Wimmme,i manage to flash twrp from the link you provided in the link but i cant see twrp recovery i just boot in some kind of android recovery with few options to flash from several places or reboot,also i open flashiify and try to flash from there by dowloading recovery and then when i reboot i can see only some kind of recovery i can navigate only with plus\minus and power button
Try AUTOREC.Just install the apk and follow the instructions.Its dead-easy
Choose the one that fits your model
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=13763
cheers
Thx it works!
SpyrouS said:
Try AUTOREC.Just install the apk and follow the instructions.Its dead-easy
Choose the one that fits your model
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=13763
cheers
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SpyrouS; in twrp while im want to do nandroid backup its says failed unable to locate storage device?cant continue with flashing without backup i just cant any suggestion
vigorito said:
SpyrouS; in twrp while im want to do nandroid backup its says failed unable to locate storage device?cant continue with flashing without backup i just cant any suggestion
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Find an updated TWRP,flash it on the current and try again.Thats what i do when i have problems with recoveries.There may be better options but it works for me.
Can i flash updated twrp file over twrp recovery or i need to download third party app from google play to flash?
vigorito said:
Can i flash updated twrp file over twrp recovery or i need to download third party app from google play to flash?
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Οf course you can,find the TWRP for your model,flash it and then at the reboot menu press reboot recovery and you are set to go.
I found out whats the problem,my internal storage in twrp was not mounted,after i mount it nandroid back up started,but every time i reboot the phone or reboot twrp recovery it get lost i mean i need to mount int. Storage again hm what do you think version of twrp is 2.7.0.0
I meant system was not mounted
I screw the phone completly
vigorito said:
I found out whats the problem,my internal storage in twrp was not mounted,after i mount it nandroid back up started,but every time i reboot the phone or reboot twrp recovery it get lost i mean i need to mount int. Storage again hm what do you think version of twrp is 2.7.0.0
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Now that you have TWRP, flash the one i suggested in second post from within TWRP.
Ok i have no OS on the phone right now,after rooting and install twrp, stock option double tap to wake just stop to work,but doble tap to sleep works,so i start wiping first from the menu of the phone and then after no sucess i start wiping from twrp and guess what i destroy everything even the OS itself ;ddd so im in the lg boot loop now,even the nandroid back up is deleted
vigorito said:
Ok i have no OS on the phone right now,after rooting and install twrp, stock option double tap to wake just stop to work,but doble tap to sleep works,so i start wiping first from the menu of the phone and then after no sucess i start wiping from twrp and guess what i destroy everything even the OS itself ;ddd so im in the lg boot loop now,even the nandroid back up is deleted
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If you have download mode (completely turned off phone,the VOL UP and insert cable would boot you there) and flash stock ROM with flashtool to return to stock.
Do this for start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
vigorito said:
Ok i have no OS on the phone right now,after rooting and install twrp, stock option double tap to wake just stop to work,but doble tap to sleep works,so i start wiping first from the menu of the phone and then after no sucess i start wiping from twrp and guess what i destroy everything even the OS itself ;ddd so im in the lg boot loop now,even the nandroid back up is deleted
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Been there done that.
3 options:
- use tool to flash kdz
- sideload a rom zip
- put rom zip on usb and flash in TWRP from usb-on-the-go
Thx i dont have pc right now,i have to do it tomorrow,spyrous i read the thread just not sure which firmare to download there is so many of them on the link under firmare on the first page.
Wimmme: I think i cannot acess twrp anymore
vigorito said:
Thx i dont have pc right now,i have to do it tomorrow,spyrous i read the thread just not sure which firmare to download there is so many of them on the link under firmare on the first page.
Wimmme: I think i cannot acess twrp anymore
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Search here http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?firmware=1 with your IMEI (If you cant boot to your OS you can find it on the retail box of the phone)
Be sure of what you will flash and if you are no sure about something just ask someone.
The link i gave you to the other link says everything clearly so just follow the instructions and you ll be fine.
Thx i ll do it in next 2 hours
I'm using the tutorial on the LineageOS wiki for the Us996. I've unlocked the bootloader via official means from LG, but when it comes time to send the recovery via fastboot, it successfully sends and writes it, it even let's me boot into it, after pulling the battery, and using the correct button commands. But if I restart and try to enter again I'm greeted by the official erase everything recovery.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Do I need to flash root to get the recovery to stick?
Take a look at this video. If you have TWRP installed right, and are going to it through a battery pull and the power button volume down combination, then the screen that comes up looks scary and looks like you'll "format" your phone, but as you see in this video, you don't.
baldybill said:
Take a look at this video. If you have TWRP installed right, and are going to it through a battery pull and the power button volume down combination, then the screen that comes up looks scary and looks like you'll "format" your phone, but as you see in this video, you don't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDq0qMbgjL4
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See I've gotten into TWRP, then I reboot system(actual Android not just restarting recovery).the problem is When I power off my phone and tried to get back into TWRP, I clicked yes and yes and it proceeded to wipe my phone. TWRP wasn't there just factory reset lol
lowsnamebrand said:
See I've gotten into TWRP, then I reboot system(actual Android not just restarting recovery).the problem is When I power off my phone and tried to get back into TWRP, I clicked yes and yes and it proceeded to wipe my phone. TWRP wasn't there just factory reset lol
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Not sure why it isnt happening automatically (it usually does when flashing things like magisk to root) but when you get into twrp or with root rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.bak. If in twrp first go into the mount page and uncheck the box at the bottom that says something about system read only first, then you can use the file manager.
Or since it sounds like you want to flash lineage, just flash the lineageos zip (and then optionally opengapps and root). Be sure to format data too (wipe->format data->yes). Then if you dont have lineage on an sdcard ready to go you could reboot recovery so that the formatted data is ready then connect to pc and send the zips over by using adb push C:\path\to\lineage.zip /sdcard/
Phoenix591 said:
Not sure why it isnt happening automatically (it usually does when flashing things like magisk to root) but when you get into twrp or with root rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.bak. If in twrp first go into the mount page and uncheck the box at the bottom that says something about system read only first, then you can use the file manager.
Or since it sounds like you want to flash lineage, just flash the lineageos zip (and then optionally opengapps and root). Be sure to format data too (wipe->format data->yes). Then if you dont have lineage on an sdcard ready to go you could reboot recovery so that the formatted data is ready then connect to pc and send the zips over by using adb push C:\path\to\lineage.zip /sdcard/
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What I'm thinking about doing is flashing TWRP again, on first boot(of TWRP) backing up my current rom(stock) and trying to boot into recovery again, because if it doesn't stick again, it'll wipe but at least I'll have a backup.
I've noticed a lot of different root files which would you recommend?
lowsnamebrand said:
What I'm thinking about doing is flashing TWRP again, on first boot(of TWRP) backing up my current rom(stock) and trying to boot into recovery again, because if it doesn't stick again, it'll wipe but at least I'll have a backup.
I've noticed a lot of different root files which would you recommend?
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Sorry for the double post but does the "LG factory reset" stay even after having TWRP installed? Like will I always have to answer yes twice to enter TWRP?
lowsnamebrand said:
Sorry for the double post but does the "LG factory reset" stay even after having TWRP installed? Like will I always have to answer yes twice to enter TWRP?
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Yes thats always the same.
If you don't flash lineage or something to root stock (I reccommend magisk since the alternative, Supersu, is owned by some Chinese company, and magisk has various modules that do many things) and don't rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p manually (theres a file manager under advanced in twrp) the stock rom will use that file to reflash stock recovery any time it boots.
Phoenix591 said:
Yes thats always the same.
If you don't flash lineage or something to root stock (I reccommend magisk since the alternative, Supersu, is owned by some Chinese company, and magisk has various modules that do many things) and don't rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p manually (theres a file manager under advanced in twrp) the stock rom will use that file to reflash stock recovery any time it boots.
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Awesome I think my issue is not renaming that file and the stock rom reinstalling stock recovery. I've used SuperSU, never used magisk, is there a stickied release thread for it?
lowsnamebrand said:
Awesome I think my issue is not renaming that file and the stock rom reinstalling stock recovery. I've used SuperSU, never used magisk, is there a stickied release thread for it?
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Its got more than a thread, has a whole section. Anyway heres the main release thread
Phoenix591 said:
Its got more than a thread, has a whole section. Anyway heres the main release thread
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You've been a huge help, thank you! I'll report back later tonight, when I can actually work on my phone
So i was able to obtain root aswell as installed twrp, the only issue I had was every rom I tried refused to boot. They just hung at the loading screen, that includes the back up I'd made of stock, is there something I missed?
lowsnamebrand said:
So i was able to obtain root aswell as installed twrp, the only issue I had was every rom I tried refused to boot. They just hung at the loading screen, that includes the back up I'd made of stock, is there something I missed?
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If you mean the boot animation, the very first time can take a good while, like 20 minutes. Also make sure you've formatted /data if you havnt yet especially going to lineage.
Phoenix591 said:
If you mean the boot animation, the very first time can take a good while, like 20 minutes. Also make sure you've formatted /data if you havnt yet especially going to lineage.
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Sorry for the late reply, yeah I think I just let the boot animation go for around 5, I'm gonna have to try reflashing it and hoping for the best, I'll be sure to answer back when I get a chance
OK, I know this is an old thread - but I just got a replacement US996 phone; my old standby has a charger plug problem so I decided to get another one and put a rooted stock Oreo ROM on it. However, I'm having the same issue as the OP. Get into fastboot, flash TWRP (I have the 3.3.1-0 version, as the newer 3.3.1-1 version does not have any download mirrors). The flash appears to go just fine, it says the write was completed. However, when I reboot into adb mode and do "adb reboot recovery" I get "no command" and the little droid with his belly hatch open. So obviously TWRP wasn't flashed. The OP says he eventually was able to get it to work and install root. How did you fix the issue?
Do I still need to do the old recowvery shenanigans that we had to do back when the phone first came out?
Thanks!
I believe you MUST use the button combo to reboot into twrp.
See here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3720239/post78513963
pistacios said:
I believe you MUST use the button combo to reboot into twrp.
See here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3720239/post78513963
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I've done that. The problem is that TWRP hasn't actually been installed via fastboot flash recovery - it goes through the motions, SAYS it's been installed, but when I do the button combo, it actually does reset my phone rather than booting into TWRP.
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Disregard the above. Flashed it again (4th time), and it finally took.
The same happened with my wife's US996 now that you mention it. Took a few tries and was a bit frustrating.
When I flashed TWRP on mine it was a "one and done".
Glad you got it sorted.
Thanks - all good. Rooted stock Oreo ROM installed, working great.
Can anyone help, I rooted my phone last year and installed TWRP as part of the process, I did a backup at the time which I have on my SD card
the phone is stuck in the TWRP recovery mode, I can restore from my backup and it goes through fine but then goes back into recovery mode.
This all started when I tried to reset the phone back to factory defaults. I guess I wiped everything. Has anyone got any ideas how to get out of this.
I am not too familiar with TWRP, if anyone could point me in the right direction with a simple step by step guide it would be most appreciated.
RMEROY said:
Can anyone help, I rooted my phone last year and installed TWRP as part of the process, I did a backup at the time which I have on my SD card
the phone is stuck in the TWRP recovery mode, I can restore from my backup and it goes through fine but then goes back into recovery mode.
This all started when I tried to reset the phone back to factory defaults. I guess I wiped everything. Has anyone got any ideas how to get out of this.
I am not too familiar with TWRP, if anyone could point me in the right direction with a simple step by step guide it would be most appreciated.
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Download a rom
Put it on your sd card
Put a sd card inside your phone
Then flash your rom
SM-J510FN
amirizad_7436 said:
Download a rom
Put it on your sd card
Put a sd card inside your phone
Then flash your rom
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I did try that, I found a ROM j510fnxxs2aq14_j510fndbt2aq14_dbt.zip with size of 1,379,794Kb
when I tried to install it I get a failure could not find META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary in the zip file
Error installing zip file /external_sd/j510fnxxs2aq14_j510fndbt2aq14_dbt.zip
Which is why I asked for a bit more detailed advice on my problem. If you could point me in the direction of a suitable
ROM for my device which will work I would appreciate it.
RMEROY said:
I did try that, I found a ROM j510fnxxs2aq14_j510fndbt2aq14_dbt.zip with size of 1,379,794Kb
when I tried to install it I get a failure could not find META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary in the zip file
Error installing zip file /external_sd/j510fnxxs2aq14_j510fndbt2aq14_dbt.zip
Which is why I asked for a bit more detailed advice on my problem. If you could point me in the direction of a suitable
ROM for my device which will work I would appreciate it.
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Was it stock rom??!!
You should install custom rom man first
amirizad_7436 said:
Was it stock rom??!!
You should install custom rom man first
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I have tried several custom roms non of which work. What I don't understand is why when I restore from my one and only backup
it all goes through ok the size is 6036MB it reports restoring 7 partitions
then restoring boot then restoring data, at the end of it I get restore ok then it goes back to the TWRP recovery screen.
RMEROY said:
I have tried several custom roms non of which work. What I don't understand is why when I restore from my one and only backup
it all goes through ok the size is 6036MB it reports restoring 7 partitions
then restoring boot then restoring data, at the end of it I get restore ok then it goes back to the TWRP recovery screen.
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Is your stock rom android 5 by any chance?
I don't know what my stock rom is, I can't access anything on my phone apart from the TWRP recovery screen
I do have another SM-J510FN which was bought at the same time which hasn't been rooted running Android 7.1.1
I don't know if that would help to determine what the stock rom is.
RMEROY said:
I don't know what my stock rom is, I can't access anything on my phone apart from the TWRP recovery screen
I do have another SM-J510FN which was bought at the same time which hasn't been rooted running Android 7.1.1
I don't know if that would help to determine what the stock rom is.
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Sorry I misread the thread I thought it was 2015 model.
So what exactly did you do? Step by step.
Did you wipe anything in twrp?
RMEROY said:
I don't know what my stock rom is, I can't access anything on my phone apart from the TWRP recovery screen
I do have another SM-J510FN which was bought at the same time which hasn't been rooted running Android 7.1.1
I don't know if that would help to determine what the stock rom is.
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I went into the TWRP recovery mode then to Wipe hoping to do a factory reset, that went through ok and came back into the TWRP recovery mode
I then tried Advanced wipe and ticked all the boxes except micro SD card. Nothing could get me out of the recovery mode so then I tried a restore from
an old backup and that seemed to go through ok, but it still came back to the recovery mode.
If it was me, I would remove the back cover and via TWRP menu turn off phone.
As soon as the screen goes black, remove battery.
Insert battery and power on and see what happens.
Have you tried that? Or how do you turn it off?
Tab_Triggerhappy said:
If it was me, I would remove the back cover and via TWRP menu turn off phone.
As soon as the screen goes black, remove battery.
Insert battery and power on and see what happens.
Have you tried that? Or how do you turn it off?
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Many times
Okay... when screen goes black have you tried to quickly start pressing the key combination to enter download mode?
For my J500 it's Volume down + Home key + Power (keep pressing until download screen appears) should be same for J510.
If you can enter download you have the option to use Odin and flash either a stock ROM or a newer Recovery.
If you want, you could:
Advance wipe, everything except SD card and OTG Usb. (How much was backed up? Did you tick all boxes?)
Format Data
Restore backup from SD card again
Advance wipe, tick only 2 boxes, Dalvik + Cache
Restart
Report back
Oh, and just to clarify... when you manually go to Restart in TWRP, no matter what option you choose, the phone restarts into TWRP again?
Bare with me, I'm trying to understand and help.
Thats the problem, I can't get out of the TWRP recovery mode so am not able to use Odin, I presume when I did my original backup
I didn't tick all the boxes because it goes through a recovery with no problem I presume the boot sector is missing.
From the TWRP recovery mode I am able to go to install and select a previously downloaded file but then it fails.
I have searched for a suitable ROM to download but am struggling to find one for my phone
Ok, what TWRP version do you have?
Tab_Triggerhappy said:
Ok, what TWRP version do you have?
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3.0.2-0
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3.0.2-0
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You can update your TWRP with a newer version from here:
https://twrp.me/samsung/j5xnlte.html
(Carefully check that I linked to your model!)
.img is what you want to put in your phone. BUT... I haven't done this myself, so it's your call.
In TWRP you choose to install img and locate the file on your SD card.
My thought is that your TWRP is too old for the ROMs you have tried... (anyone please correct me if I'm wrong).
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Thats the problem, I can't get out of the TWRP recovery mode so am not able to use Odin, I presume when I did my original backup
I didn't tick all the boxes because it goes through a recovery with no problem I presume the boot sector is missing.
From the TWRP recovery mode I am able to go to install and select a previously downloaded file but then it fails.
I have searched for a suitable ROM to download but am struggling to find one for my phone
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Man it's not a problem what custom rom you downloaded
Juat install it to system cames up then install stock rom via odin
Why you wasting your time??!!
I have the TWRP image file 3.4.0-0 which partition should I be flashing it to Boot or Recovery?
I would hate kill it after getting this far.
in reply to amirizad_7436 I don't understand, I can't install a stock rom via Odin as I can't get out of the TWRP recovery mode.
RMEROY said:
I have the TWRP image file 3.4.0-0 which partition should I be flashing it to Boot or Recovery?
I would hate kill it after getting this far.
in reply to amirizad_7436 I don't understand, I can't install a stock rom via Odin as I can't get out of the TWRP recovery mode.
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You can. There is an option to reboot download mode from twrp (might be reboot bootloader)
That will put the device into download mode and you can flash with Odin.
Alternatively you could go to advanced wipe and wipe everything like you already did and then just flash a custom ROM. You wiped everything you said and then tried to reboot. That's why it went to twrp because you wiped system, there is no system to boot anymore.
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You can. There is an option to reboot download mode from twrp (might be reboot bootloader)
That will put the device into download mode and you can flash with Odin.
Alternatively you could go to advanced wipe and wipe everything like you already did and then just flash a custom ROM. You wiped everything you said and then tried to reboot. That's why it went to twrp because you wiped system, there is no system to boot anymore.
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Wow, that worked, I updated the version of TWRP and then installed a ROM that I downloaded "resurrectionremix-5.8.4-20190821"
and all seems to be working, both sims are recognised and operational all I need now is to get my head around the UI apart from that everything seems
good. Thank you everybody who helped me through this. I almost got to the point of binning an otherwise good phone.
Once again a big thankyou to everyone.