Hi all,
I tried to update the custom ROM on my A200, but in the process, the data wipe failed.
What I did exactly, is use ROM Manager to load the latest JellyBean CM ROM for A200, selecting the option to wipe the data partition (do a factory reset). My device rebooted, and it started trying to wipe the /data partition, but it just stopped right there. No error or anything, the system just hung there for 2 hours before I turned it off. As I feared, the system was rendered unbootable.
However, CWN Recovery *is* still available, which I guess is a good thing. So, I can boot in recovery, but I can't really get it to function. I tried formatting the data partition again - system hangs. I tried installing the image from sd card - system hangs.
Does anybody know how I can recover from this? It seems to me that there's nothing *really* broken, just that my data partition is corrupt somehow -- and I suppose there has to be a way to recreate these partitions.
Thanks!
I've had CWN Recovery run for 24 hours now, and still nothing. It fails to format the data partition.
Anyone knows how to tackle this problem?
I tried restoring a nandroid backup on my phone and have been having trouble ever since. Upon restoring my nandroid backup, I restarted my phone but I couldn't get past the Samsung Splash Screen. So I started troubleshooting:
1) I restarted my phone, booted into recovery (TWRP), and wiped Dalvik Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage and Cache. I then tried restoring my nandroid backup again. However, upon rebooting the device, I still couldn't get past the splash screen.
2) I installed Heimdall for Mac (like Odin) and flashed the latest TWRP recovery.img (openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-jfltexx.tar). I tried to restore the nandroid again, but I still couldn't get past the splash screen.
3) I tried doing a fresh install of cm10.2 stable and still nothing.
Please, any help or direction would be awesome
Hi,
I have G935F, installed TWRP 3.0.0.0 and rooted, WITHOUT wiping. System boots correctly, but I cannot do factory reset or wipe with TWRP, because I got some messages like "Cannot mount Data" and "Failed crypto loader". I understand that it has to do with encryption. Can someone please enlight me, and give me tips about the issue?
Thank you
Polemos82 said:
Hi,
I have G935F, installed TWRP 3.0.0.0 and rooted, WITHOUT wiping. System boots correctly, but I cannot do factory reset or wipe with TWRP, because I got some messages like "Cannot mount Data" and "Failed crypto loader". I understand that it has to do with encryption. Can someone please enlight me, and give me tips about the issue?
Thank you
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You have to download dm-verity and force encryption disabler from here , put it to SD card, reboot into TWRP, FORMAT DATA (not wipe) and flash that file (dm-verity and force encryption disabler). All your data will be erased.
No way to unencrypt without loosing you data for the moment(
"All your data will be erased" means that after boot I'll find a clean system installation (as factory reset)?
I hope not to be posing stupid questions, I'm completely new to this world
Thank you very much
Yes just as a factory reset
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Ok, thank you all!!! ???
s it very important to wipe data?
Can I first flash the twrp ,second back up the rom by TWRP recovery
and then after factory reset ,I restore thw rom by twrp??
IS IT possible?
AGU PENG said:
Can I first flash the twrp ,second back up the rom by TWRP recovery
and then after factory reset ,I restore thw rom by twrp??
IS IT possible?
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No, you cannot perform a backup, because your data is encrypted by default and the only way to disable it is to format your data.
I have a unique problem. I have a HTC Desire 612 from Verizon and I decided to revive it to playe PoGo. But it was stuck in a boot loop and I couldn't get any custom ROM.
Finally a gentle soul here gave me the stock rom and I flashed it vide TWRP and played PoGo for weeks. Then yesterday the phone bro led and when it came up it was stuck in a boot loop.
So I decided to flash the stock ROM again. But before that I tried to factory reset. I could go to TWRP, select wipe data, enter yes and the wiping was successful, then clear dalvic and cache and system beforehand finally I flashed the stock ROM.
Surprise surprise is NOTHING happens. The phone boots without the apps telling me they are installing. Then I get back the exact same data in my phone including my selected wallpaper and apps. Before I can do anything the phone restarts.
Point is wiping and restoring the stock ROM does NOTHING to the phone yet the processes are successful. Can somebody help?
vooks said:
I have a unique problem. I have a HTC Desire 612 from Verizon and I decided to revive it to playe PoGo. But it was stuck in a boot loop and I couldn't get any custom ROM.
Finally a gentle soul here gave me the stock rom and I flashed it vide TWRP and played PoGo for weeks. Then yesterday the phone bro led and when it came up it was stuck in a boot loop.
So I decided to flash the stock ROM again. But before that I tried to factory reset. I could go to TWRP, select wipe data, enter yes and the wiping was successful, then clear dalvic and cache and system beforehand finally I flashed the stock ROM.
Surprise surprise is NOTHING happens. The phone boots without the apps telling me they are installing. Then I get back the exact same data in my phone including my selected wallpaper and apps. Before I can do anything the phone restarts.
Point is wiping and restoring the stock ROM does NOTHING to the phone yet the processes are successful. Can somebody help?
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HTC?? Wrong thread.
B3311 said:
HTC?? Wrong thread.
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It really is about TWRP failing to wipe
So I was trying to flash the new N beta. I wanted to do it without wiping internal storage if possible so I went into the flash-all.bat and deleted "-w" so it wouldn't wipe. I wasn't sure if it would flash successfully without wiping but I figured it was worth a shot and if it didn't work I could always boot to TWRP, copy my data to my PC, then do a flash with a full wipe...
Well, after the flash completed and the phone booted up I'm getting the "Encryption Unsuccessful" error. Did it really attempt to encrypt my phone while flashing the beta? Why would it do that? Is there anything I can do at this point to avoid wiping my data? Losing my data isn't a huge deal, but I'd like to know why this happened...
I had the same after flashing Nougat factory in a similar way. However, I had hard-booted after about 15 mins into the first boot as I figured it was in a bootloop. However, I now suspect it was encrypting the phone while doing the first boot. If this was the case, thats a big usability flaw IMHO - it should notify what's going on, and tell the user to connect the charger. Anyways, looks like I'm going to have to restore from backup
if you used the stock boot image then that's why it encrypted you. Stock has forceencrypt. You need a modified boot image to remain decrypted. @Tigerstown has a thread with modified boot images for angler. Use that in place of stock boot image and decryption will remain. For now however you will have to format data. Soooooooo. Flash the modified boot image then format data and you will be decrypted again.
I flashed some stupid things and ended up in a bootloop. I can see the /sdcard folder through TWRP, but since it's encrypted it all looks like garbage. I'd like to do a factory reset, but not without backing up all that data in a way that it can be restored to the device afterwards. Is this possible?