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Stuck in TWRP after OTA

Hey,
This morning I tried to install OTA android update like an idiot just how you'd do it on a non-rooted phone.
Now if I try to boot up my phone it'll go on normally for under a minute and then power off and enter the TWRP menu.
What do?

rumonootnoot said:
Hey,
This morning I tried to install OTA android update like an idiot just how you'd do it on a non-rooted phone.
Now if I try to boot up my phone it'll go on normally for under a minute and then power off and enter the TWRP menu.
What do?
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Did you do a backup first if so just restore sorted:good:

rumonootnoot said:
Hey,
This morning I tried to install OTA android update like an idiot just how you'd do it on a non-rooted phone.
Now if I try to boot up my phone it'll go on normally for under a minute and then power off and enter the TWRP menu.
What do?
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You updated normally knowing you had twrp installed?
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K.khiladi said:
You updated normally knowing you had twrp installed?
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Yes, as I said I'm probably retarded for doing that. I know absolutely nothing about rooting/flashing/all this stuff.
richardrs123 said:
Did you do a backup first if so just restore sorted:good:
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Nope, I'm an absolute retard as stated above. Had no idea that updating happens differently if rooted.

flash from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/general/rom-xt1563-brasil-stock-6-0-twrp-t3272979 it will be ok.

bablu048 said:
flash from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/general/rom-xt1563-brasil-stock-6-0-twrp-t3272979 it will be ok.
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Probably being retarded again, but how can I get the downloaded .zip into the TWRP Backups folder? My PC can't access the phone's storage when it's off/in recovery.

rumonootnoot said:
Probably being retarded again, but how can I get the downloaded .zip into the TWRP Backups folder? My PC can't access the phone's storage when it's off/in recovery.
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keep it on your external SDard>>twrp>>backup . then insert to phone ...go to twrp>restore from sdcard.
there is also OTG support in twrp you can connect your USB drive to restore.

bablu048 said:
keep it on your external SDard>>twrp>>backup . then insert to phone ...go to twrp>restore from sdcard.
there is also OTG support in twrp you can connect your USB drive to restore.
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TWRP doesn't seem to recognize the file; nothing shows up in Restore -> from sdcard (also when I browse the directories in Install sdcard -> TWRP -> Backup is empty)
I moved the ZIP file downloaded from step 2. of http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/general/rom-xt1563-brasil-stock-6-0-twrp-t3272979.
What am I doing wrong?

rumonootnoot said:
TWRP doesn't seem to recognize the file; nothing shows up in Restore -> from sdcard (also when I browse the directories in Install sdcard -> TWRP -> Backup is empty)
I moved the ZIP file downloaded from step 2. of http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/general/rom-xt1563-brasil-stock-6-0-twrp-t3272979.
What am I doing wrong?
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I just checked in my device ejecting sdcard when the phone is off and moving ota it is showing in twrp...which version twrp are you using..I am using twrp-r4....try moving it again.

bablu048 said:
I just checked in my device ejecting sdcard when the phone is off and moving ota it is showing in twrp...which version twrp are you using..I am using twrp-r4....try moving it again.
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Found the problem, which was that I didn't create a sub-folder named as my serial number as the guide didn't mention that. I think I got everything working now, thanks a ton for the help!

rumonootnoot said:
Found the problem, which was that I didn't create a sub-folder named as my serial number as the guide didn't mention that. I think I got everything working now, thanks a ton for the help!
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thanks for the solution. I didn't know that. I generally copy the whole backup folder and while placing backups from external source I place it inside my serial number folder.

Marshmallow recovery

So i updated to CM13 Marshmallow 6.0.1. It has the new sd card thing, but the problem is that recovery can't see any zip files! Is it because my recovery is too old? Please help

Kasps said:
So i updated to CM13 Marshmallow 6.0.1. It has the new sd card thing, but the problem is that recovery can't see any zip files! Is it because my recovery is too old? Please help
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Hey there,
So I take you formatted the sdcard as internal?
If that is the case then it might be caused by the fact that the sdcard is now encrypted.
I think the newer TWRP version (3.0.0) can read the encrypted sdcard.

GDReaper said:
Hey there,
So I take you formatted the sdcard as internal?
If that is the case then it might be caused by the fact that the sdcard is now encrypted.
I think the newer TWRP version (3.0.0) can read the encrypted sdcard.
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You see the problem is that i can't update it since sd card is encrypted. Idk how am i going to install a new one without screwing something up

Kasps said:
You see the problem is that i can't update it since sd card is encrypted. Idk how am i going to install a new one without screwing something up
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Update what? Recovery can be flashed with a PC, with an app or with the actual recovery.

GDReaper said:
Update what? Recovery can be flashed with a PC, with an app or with the actual recovery.
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So i can just flash the recovery with odin again? I have one installed and i cannot flash anything with it.

Kasps said:
So i can just flash the recovery with odin again? I have one installed and i cannot flash anything with it.
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Yes. Or with an app called Flashify.
But flashing a newer version of the recovery is not guaranteed to work.
You might have to format your sdcard as portable again.

GDReaper said:
Yes. Or with an app called Flashify.
But flashing a newer version of the recovery is not guaranteed to work.
You might have to format your sdcard as portable again.
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Yea i already did it.

how flash Rom in without external SD ?

How to flash coustom ROM in without SD card . Lenovo 6k+ Rooted . TWRP 3.0.2 any possible?

Venkat Rasiyan said:
How to flash coustom ROM in without SD card . Lenovo 6k+ Rooted . TWRP 3.0.2 any possible?
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It's no big deal. Just Put the ROM in internal storage and then flash.

sasukay said:
It's no big deal. Just Put the ROM in internal storage and then flash.
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I am using stock ROM. Before flash custom ROM
device with out facetery rest .

Venkat Rasiyan said:
I am using stock ROM. Before flash custom ROM
device with out facetery rest .
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I didn't get any of that. But, I think you should boot into twrp and then has to activate mtp storage option in the advanced menu tab.

Is it Possible to root the Moto E4? Safley?

I really want to root my Moto E4 (For xposed and fake VR) but I really dont want to mess anything up! this is my favorite phone and really don't wanna mess anything up, my phone is already decrypted and the bootloader was unlocked via Motorola's bootunlocker tool from their website How would I root my phone safely without messing things up. Most one click root apps don't work with this (from what I read is cause the model's bootloader is normally locked) so I cant use those! And I also don't know which variant mine is but my phone is a Sprint version.
Help?

With a little more snooping you would have found your answers. Anyway, the Sprint version is good to go...it's a Qualcomm variant, so look for threads with Qualcomm in the title.
To root, follow this guide.
Good luck!

datiel12 said:
I really want to root my Moto E4 (For xposed and fake VR) but I really dont want to mess anything up! this is my favorite phone and really don't wanna mess anything up, my phone is already decrypted and the bootloader was unlocked via Motorola's bootunlocker tool from their website How would I root my phone safely without messing things up. Most one click root apps don't work with this (from what I read is cause the model's bootloader is normally locked) so I cant use those! And I also don't know which variant mine is but my phone is a Sprint version.
Help?
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Super easy dude. Just follow the guide.

mn1968 said:
With a little more snooping you would have found your answers. Anyway, the Sprint version is good to go...it's a Qualcomm variant, so look for threads with Qualcomm in the title.
To root, follow this guide.
Good luck!
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madbat99 said:
Super easy dude. Just follow the guide.
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Be sure to read-up on f2fs workarounds if you plan root with Magisk -and- use systemless modules like Xposed. There are several good options; I opted for the Magisk module as I didn't want to flash a patched kernel. Reformatting the data partition to ext4 also works but you'll loose some of the benefits of f2fs. You can find more details in the Magisk installation guide.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/guide-magisk-troubleshooting-t3641417
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/guide-magisk-official-version-including-t3577875

mn1968 said:
With a little more snooping you would have found your answers. Anyway, the Sprint version is good to go...it's a Qualcomm variant, so look for threads with Qualcomm in the title.
To root, follow this guide.
Good luck!
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NOO, I DID AND NOW MY PHONE WONT BOOT UP IT GOES STRAIGHT INTO TEAMWIN!!!! I CHECKED EVERYTHING AND NOTHING IS THERE
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

datiel12 said:
NOO, I DID AND NOW MY PHONE WONT BOOT UP IT GOES STRAIGHT INTO TEAMWIN!!!! I CHECKED EVERYTHING AND NOTHING IS THERE
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
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FLASH THE NOVERITY .ZIP FILE ...then it will boot
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KevMetal said:
FLASH THE NOVERITY .ZIP FILE ...then it will boot
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I cant, theres way for me to do so! I cant enter bootloader!

datiel12 said:
I cant, theres way for me to do so! I cant enter bootloader!
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what do you mean ? in your post you said it boots straight to twrp teamwin recovery ..that is where you flash the .zip
_take out the battery
_hold the power + vol down until you reach a screen
_here using vol up navigate through the onscreen options
_when the option recovery appears select it with power button
_when booted in recovery click "install" buttom
_navigate to NO VERITY .ZIP in the sdcard
https://mega.nz/#!l8YxCDqY!EGe7_tVctHRbu96nhffP5JIlNvZEL08eFIvbtFkezug
(hopefully you put the zip om there )
_flash it & reboot
*remember click on "mount" button in recovery and mount your sdcard or whereever you put the zip .
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KevMetal said:
what do you mean ? in your post you said it boots straight to twrp teamwin recovery ..that is where you flash the .zip
_take out the battery
_hold the power + vol down until you reach a screen
_here using vol up navigate through the onscreen options
_when the option recovery appears select it with power button
_when booted in recovery click "install" buttom
_navigate to NO VERITY .ZIP in the sdcard
https://mega.nz/#!l8YxCDqY!EGe7_tVctHRbu96nhffP5JIlNvZEL08eFIvbtFkezug
(hopefully you put the zip om there )
_flash it & reboot
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Yeah, I cant see my sdcard or anything! its all gone! I think I may have formatted the entire device!

datiel12 said:
Yeah, I cant see my sdcard or anything! its all gone! I think I may have formatted the entire device!
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CLICK THE MOUNT BUTTON AND MOUNT YOUR SDCARD ! OR MOUNT THE STORAGE WHERE YOU PUT THE ZIP
OR ...
CONNECT YOUR PHONE TO PC AND SIDELOAD IT
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KevMetal said:
CLICK THE MOUNT BUTTON AND MOUNT YOUR SDCARD ! OR MOUNT THE STORAGE WHERE YOU PUT THE ZIP
OR ...
CONNECT YOUR PHONE TO PC AND SIDELOAD IT
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I put the zip on my internal storage! And i've mounted my System, I cant select data it doesn't check!

datiel12 said:
I put the zip on my internal storage! And i've mounted my System, I cant select data it doesn't check!
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just relax and enable mtp file transfer in your recovery and a COPY ON YOUR SD AND MOUNT YOUR SD ...as easy as that ...OR just get a sd card and put it in your computer and the noverity zip on it and put it into the phone ...
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---------- Post added at 10:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 PM ----------
When i say sd I MEAN EXTERNAL REMOVABLE SD CARD that put into the phone ..not internal sd
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KevMetal said:
just relax and enable mtp file transfer in your recovery and a COPY ON YOUR SD AND MOUNT YOUR SD ...as easy as that ...OR just get a sd card and put it in your computer and the noverity zip on it and put it into the phone ...
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---------- Post added at 10:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 PM ----------
When i say sd I MEAN EXTERNAL REMOVABLE SD CARD that put into the phone ..not internal sd
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Ahh, Okay. I need to find an SD Card. AGHHH... This isn't gonna be great.

like so.....
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KevMetal said:
like so.....
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Ok, so i flashed no-verity.zip and I'm still unable to get into my phone! I also cant select Data in the mount section.. Im still freaking out because I really love this phone! I want to get it back to normal!!!

datiel12 said:
Yeah, I cant see my sdcard or anything! its all gone! I think I may have formatted the entire device!
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Did you select format data, or format each partition? In twrp select reboot, then bootloader. Then scroll to start and tap power button. Sometimes formatting data causes it to boot to recovery.
Didn't you see in the root instructions it says you need to have an SD card? That's where you put all the root files like no verity and magisk.
You can always flash stock with rsdlite. Easy peasy.

madbat99 said:
Did you select format data, or format each partition? In twrp select reboot, then bootloader. Then scroll to start and tap power button. Sometimes formatting data causes it to boot to recovery.
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At the part where it said to wipe, I accidentally swiped and didn't press format data. Instead it factory reseted

datiel12 said:
Ok, so i flashed no-verity.zip and I'm still unable to get into my phone! I also cant select Data in the mount section.. Im still freaking out because I really love this phone! I want to get it back to normal!!!
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go to backup and select the EXTERNAL sd card and make a backup
go to format button and format /data as EXT4
*disregard warnings
aftrer complete go to reboot button and press reboot RECOVERY
_now mount data
_flash magisk 15.3 not lower
_now flash no verity
_try to reboot
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datiel12 said:
At the part where it said to wipe, I accidentally swiped and didn't press format data. Instead it factory reseted
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That's fine. It just wipes data. You can flash back to stock with rsdlite on PC.

madbat99 said:
Did you select format data, or format each partition? In twrp select reboot, then bootloader. Then scroll to start and tap power button. Sometimes formatting data causes it to boot to recovery.
Didn't you see in the root instructions it says you need to have an SD card? That's where you put all the root files like no verity and magisk.
You can always flash stock with rsdlite. Easy peasy.
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I was gonna do that but im not sure how to tell which one to choose. I have a sprint variant and there are 4 other sprint variant. And I didn't see the instruction saying it required an SD card...

Corrupt filesystem - only able to boot from external SD card

So I have a Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500F which suddenly refused to boot in any way (normal, recovery, download). I booted TWRP from external SD card but it shows Internal Storage (0 MB). Can't mount or do anything. Is there something to do or is it a hardware issue?

In Odin try to flash different versions of the stock firmware its the only way to restore it.

garylawwd said:
In Odin try to flash different versions of the stock firmware its the only way to restore it.
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I can't. Everything that I am flashing through Odin goes into the external SD card. For the example, tried to flash TWRP and it flashed onto the external SD card. And I cannot go into download mode without the external SD card. Trying to remove it before pressing volume up to confirm makes Odin say no PIT file found and when I flash the PIT it gives error.
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tomadimitrie3 said:
I can't. Everything that I am flashing through Odin goes into the external SD card. For the example, tried to flash TWRP and it flashed onto the external SD card. And I cannot go into download mode without the external SD card. Trying to remove it before pressing volume up to confirm makes Odin say no PIT file found and when I flash the PIT it gives error.
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The only way to restore the phone is by flashing stock firmware in odin.
Twrp and everything else will go to the SD card only the stock firmware will flash to the phone.
Enter download mode WITH the SD card in and go through the steps on Odin to flash stock firmware and absolutely nothing else, no twrp, no custom firmware it has to be 100% pure stock rom or it will flash to the SD card and not internal storage.
Stock firmware contains the necessary PIT files and everything so don't try flashing different PIT files.
This is the only method to restore the device

garylawwd said:
The only way to restore the phone is by flashing stock firmware in odin.
Twrp and everything else will go to the SD card only the stock firmware will flash to the phone.
Enter download mode WITH the SD card in and go through the steps on Odin to flash stock firmware and absolutely nothing else, no twrp, no custom firmware it has to be 100% pure stock rom or it will flash to the SD card and not internal storage.
Stock firmware contains the necessary PIT files and everything so don't try flashing different PIT files.
This is the only method to restore the device
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I understand, but for example if I have TWRP on SD card then I flash via Odin, it hangs at system.img.ext4 (left it over 15 hours). Before system it flashes recovery so I disconnected after 15 hours just to find out the SD card had the stock recovery.
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tomadimitrie3 said:
I understand, but for example if I have TWRP on SD card then I flash via Odin, it hangs at system.img.ext4 (left it over 15 hours). Before system it flashes recovery so I disconnected after 15 hours just to find out the SD card had the stock recovery.
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Dont put twrp on the SD card.
Boot into download and just flash stock.
Once the device is restored do what you want and install twrp and whatever you want but don't do it at the start.
You wont be able to restore unless everything is stock

garylawwd said:
Dont put twrp on the SD card.
Boot into download and just flash stock.
Once the device is restored do what you want and install twrp and whatever you want but don't do it at the start.
You wont be able to restore unless everything is stock
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If I already have TWRP on the SD card should I reflash the unbrick.img?
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garylawwd said:
Dont put twrp on the SD card.
Boot into download and just flash stock.
Once the device is restored do what you want and install twrp and whatever you want but don't do it at the start.
You wont be able to restore unless everything is stock
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Still doesn't work... It hangs at system.img.ext4
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tomadimitrie3 said:
Still doesn't work... It hangs at system.img.ext4
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What version you trying to flash?
Marshmallow or lollipop.
Try flashing the other one if it fails on one

garylawwd said:
What version you trying to flash?
Marshmallow or lollipop.
Try flashing the other one if it fails on one
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Tried with both versions
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tomadimitrie3 said:
Tried with both versions
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Thats strange.
You're sure its not hardware related?
The only thing I can think of now is to try with different versions of the stock rom (different country firmware)
Like you came this far we must be able to fix it.
Im going to do a bit of reading about the issue now and see if there is anything you can try

garylawwd said:
Thats strange.
You're sure its not hardware related?
The only thing I can think of now is to try with different versions of the stock rom (different country firmware)
Like you came this far we must be able to fix it.
Im going to do a bit of reading about the issue now and see if there is anything you can try
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I don't know. This is the story of how it got bricked:
Powered it on some days ago and it showed the Samsung logo with the "odin mode" text in the top-left corner. I thought I accidentally entered download mode so I held down volume down+power until the screen turned black. And after that it didn't boot at all until I managed to make this bootable SD card.
What I find strange is that Odin keeps flashing on my SD card instead of the internal storage. If I enter download mode then remove the SD card and try to flash via Odin it complains that no PIT partition was found. If I have TWRP installed on the SD card, download mode says "CURRENT BINARY: Custom" but as soon as I try to flash via Odin the official recovery.img (it flashes before it hangs at system.img.ext4) and restart the phone it says "CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official". Also if I power it on from the SD card normally or in recovery it shows the blue screen that wants me to connect to Smart Switch but the app does not recognize the phone.
Another thing is that if I reboot into download mode with the SD card but only press power up to confirm after I remove the SD card the first thing to show in the top-left corner is "ddi: mmc_read_failed" and if I try to flash with Odin, Odin says no PIT partition found and the phone shows in the top-left corner the last line as "ODIN : flash read failure".
If I power it on without the SD card it doesn't do anything, not even vibrate.
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From TWRP recovery wipe everything until it shows no OS installed... Then flash any stock rom... Marshmallow will be nice as it is latest update

Rjt KD said:
From TWRP recovery wipe everything until it shows no OS installed... Then flash any stock rom... Marshmallow will be nice as it is latest update
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I can't wipe because I can't mount the internal storage.
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Rjt KD said:
From TWRP recovery wipe everything until it shows no OS installed... Then flash any stock rom... Marshmallow will be nice as it is latest update
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Wipe a bricked device? What? He already said his internal storage is showing 0MB so how is he supposed to wipe nothing?

garylawwd said:
Wipe a bricked device? What? He already said his internal storage is showing 0MB so how is he supposed to wipe nothing?
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If he wipes boot img it will show no os installed... Then he can install another rom
Oh sorry first I didn't notice... I'm checking if i get something...can you please send us screenshots?!

Rjt KD said:
If he wipes boot img it will show no os installed... Then he can install another rom
Oh sorry first I didn't notice... I'm checking if i get something...can you please send us screenshots?!
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The only screenshot I can send is TWRP (booted from SD card) showing Internal Storage (0 MB)
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tomadimitrie3 said:
The only screenshot I can send is TWRP (booted from SD card) showing Internal Storage (0 MB)
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Can you wipe or reset again using Samsung Smart Switch or Kies? Or maybe you can try to install new os from there... Meanwhile We will check something else to solve this

Rjt KD said:
Can you wipe or reset again using Samsung Smart Switch or Kies? Or maybe you can try to install new os from there... Meanwhile We will check something else to solve this
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Tried that but it won't recognize the phone and the drivers are good
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tomadimitrie3 said:
Tried that but it won't recognize the phone and the drivers are good
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Navigate to Wipe > Advance Wipe > Data, and choose Repair or Change File System.Press Repair File System to see if this fixes the issue. If not, continue.Press Change File System, choose Ext2, and swipe to confirm.Now switch back to Ext4 and swipe to confirm.Go back to TWRP main menu, then the Mount menu, and check if your partitions can be mounted now.
These actions r possible?