Hi all,
I picked up a TN7 with a damagend usb port and im wondering if it is possible to flash cwm and roms using an sd card only? I have soldered a usb cable to provide power and plan on fitting a wireless charger in the future.
I installed the ota updates to 4.4.2 but im now having rapid battery drain (1% per 2mins) so wanted to try 4.3 etc to see if it is any better...
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Zeph
Hi again,
Does anyone have any advice on this? Previously i've installed custom roms on an old hannspad which I was able to do by placing CWM, the rom and kernal all on an external sd card and could then flash them in order through the bootloader. Does anybody know if this is possible on th TN7?
Cheers in advance,
Zeph.
Yes you can. I think it depends on your recovery though. If you can find a way to upload the TWRP recovery though the SD card then you're all set.
I had issues with my device and I used a stock 4.3rom and uploaded it though TWRP. In order to get TWRP though I had to unlock the bootloader and upload it through the fastboot menu which is all done through a USB cable. Sorry if that doesn't help but that's how I did it.
I think your first step is to find out if you can unlock the bootloader without a USB connection and or attempt to upload a custom recovery like TWRP.
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Hi yesterday I get android 4.3 to my device and get
bricked, I think that's bricked couse I have open
bootloader and root, but not sure.
My question is actually I can go to TWRP, I see an
option who can use usb otg. Do anyone's think I can
get a flashable ROM in an Usb and flash it by TWRP?
I'm on holidays and not have a pc to do the process
by nexus tool kit.
If anyone can help me...
And wich one is the best ROM to flash to the nexus7
3G?
Ps: sorry for my English boys! thanks
Just flash anything, when you got this lucky flash whatever you find first, you might want to try stock or if you want there 2 aosp 4.3 roms in the 3G forum
And yes, transfer of through USB otg on the device and then flash it
shevich said:
Just flash anything, when you got this lucky flash whatever you fid first, you might want to try stock or if you want there 2 aosp 4.3 roms in the 3G forum
And yes, transfer of through USB otg on the device and then flash it
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I justo do that, just mounting sd card by USB otg with teamwin recovery and then flashing the rom
Thanks!! I'm writing now from my N7 !!
Hello,
My phone has an unlocked bootloader and is running a CM10.2 nightly with TWRP. Somehow the micro usb port on the phone got really hot a minute after I plugged in the phone for charging and melted. The phone isn't recognised by my pc anymore and I'm not able to charge it because the temperature of the micro usb cable and port get extremely high as soon as I charge the phone. The phone currently has 6% battery left .
I would like to RMA the Nexus 4 so I have to somehow flash the stock rom and recovery and relock the bootloader. If needed I can find a wireless charger somewhere. My original idea was to flash the stock 4.3 (jwr66v) firmware using TWRP, flash SuperSU, use Flashify to restore the recovery and use BootUnlocker to relock the bootloader. Then I would have to factory reset the phone in order to remove SuperSU. I am not sure if this will actually work. Also I haven't found a stock, non altered jwr66v rom.
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks!
Firefoxiii said:
Hello,
My phone has an unlocked bootloader and is running a CM10.2 nightly with TWRP. Somehow the micro usb port on the phone got really hot a minute after I plugged in the phone for charging and melted. The phone isn't recognised by my pc anymore and I'm not able to charge it because the temperature of the micro usb cable and port get extremely high as soon as I charge the phone. The phone currently has 6% battery left .
I would like to RMA the Nexus 4 so I have to somehow flash the stock rom and recovery and relock the bootloader. If needed I can find a wireless charger somewhere. My original idea was to flash the stock 4.3 (jwr66v) firmware using TWRP, flash SuperSU, use Flashify to restore the recovery and use BootUnlocker to relock the bootloader. Then I would have to factory reset the phone in order to remove SuperSU. I am not sure if this will actually work. Also I haven't found a stock, non altered jwr66v rom.
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks!
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Here is a guide that may help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34749844&postcount=2
jasonsch said:
Here is a guide that may help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34749844&postcount=2
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I will charge the phone using a wireless charger first and then I'll try the method you posted, thanks!
You might want to try another microUSB cable as well (if you didn't; your post made it sound like you're reusing the same one). It may be possible that the cable went bad for some odd reason.
DennisVu said:
You might want to try another microUSB cable as well (if you didn't; your post made it sound like you're reusing the same one). It may be possible that the cable went bad for some odd reason.
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I have tried this already. The micro usb port in the phone itself melted so using a different cable won't fix this.
Hi -
Asking again after several weeks, hoping that someone has fixed this issue.
I had a rooted N7 with stick mount on it. USB operation worked properly. The OTA came and the kids let it upgrade. After that, there was no more usb connectivity. The unit charges, but will not connect. I have tried: different drivers and different computers. I used another android device to prove that the cable and drivers worked. They did. But, not with the N7.
I am guessing that the OTA caused the N7 usb "driver" to stop working. Either as a result of being rooted or using stick mount. That said:
Is there a way to return the N7 to stock by loading the firmware to internal storage and then having the N7 update?
Hope you can help.
You should probably refer to the Stickie threads at the top of this forum to return to stock. I have an N7 rooted with stickmount and I flashed a 4.3 update zip through TWRP recovery and flashed Supersu through TWRP to regain root. I have not had any USB connection problems. Mine still works as before the update. You might want to try a factory/data reset before returning to stock.
there is no usb
Groid said:
You should probably refer to the Stickie threads at the top of this forum to return to stock. I have an N7 rooted with stickmount and I flashed a 4.3 update zip through TWRP recovery and flashed Supersu through TWRP to regain root. I have not had any USB connection problems. Mine still works as before the update. You might want to try a factory/data reset before returning to stock.
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Thanks for the reply. But there is NO usb connectivity. There is no way to use a PC to send data through the usb port. The only possible way to get to the os is to put a file on internal storage and "execute" it or force an upgrade using it. Also, there is NO root. So any tools that rely on root will also not work. However, the updater obviously has root rights.
Anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks
Hello everybody,
Today I wiped my phone in order to install my new rom on my LG G2 (4.4.2 rooted) using the philz recovery. Little did I know that I forgot to transfer my rom from my computer to my phone (what a fool). I then tried to use the 'mount USB storage option' withouth success.
My question is, how can I transfer my rom from my computer to my phone using the recovery? If it is not possible how can I get out of this situation (I'm even willing to go back to stock but the threads I found require to start from your phone in debuggin mode or smthg like that that I cannot do)?
Feel free to ask anything that might help you solve my problem.
Thanks in advance.
My friend has a VZW S5 with a busted pin on his micro USB connector. The power connection is fine, so at least he can charge his phone. From what he read, replacing the USB connector has a high probability of breaking the screen.
But, he's having a lot of problems with the stock Sammy Lollipop ROM. Is there any way I can "upgrade" his phone to a newer custom ROM without the USB data connection working? Maybe some way over TCP/IP?
I suspect not, but I thought I'd ask ...
So you're saying the data connection pin on the microUSB cable doesn't allow him to transfer files to/from a computer?
If he's not rooted, no. A data USB connection is required for the new root method using adb, and it's required for flashing kernels and such via odin.
If he IS already rooted, you can just pull out the microSD card, attach it to a computer with a USB adapter, copy a ROM file to that, and install it with FlashFire.
Thanks, painiac - That's what I expected.
So your only options are to replace the broken phone, or try a factory reset to see if it resolves any of the other issues he's been having.
painiac said:
So your only options are to replace the broken phone, or try a factory reset to see if it resolves any of the other issues he's been having.
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couldnt he just download the rom from whereever onto his phone and then just transfer it over to his sd card? and flash it with flashfire???
Veid71 said:
couldnt he just download the rom from whereever onto his phone and then just transfer it over to his sd card? and flash it with flashfire???
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The problem with my friend's phone is that he's unrooted, and still on the stock VZW GS5 ROM (He ignored my offers to root a bunch of times). I'm pretty sure I would have to find a way to install a new Recovery Mode first, right? AFAIK, that requires a USB connection to Odin.
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The problem with my friend's phone is that he's unrooted, and still on the stock VZW GS5 ROM (He ignored my offers to root a bunch of times). I'm pretty sure I would have to find a way to install a new Recovery Mode first, right? AFAIK, that requires a USB connection to Odin.
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Hmmm I think it would only require it for the custom recovery but he can take it into a best buy and there should be a Samsung rep there and ask if they can fix it I'm not sure if its under warranty but even if its not they'll still try to help you
Have you tried using the standard 2.0 USB cord to connect to the port? I've seen the guy from RootJunky use (and recommends) using the standard 2.0 USB cable in numerous of his S5 rooting and flashing videos. Worth a shot....
¿GotJazz? said:
The problem with my friend's phone is that he's unrooted, and still on the stock VZW GS5 ROM (He ignored my offers to root a bunch of times). I'm pretty sure I would have to find a way to install a new Recovery Mode first, right? AFAIK, that requires a USB connection to Odin.
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SafeStrap installation doesn't require a USB connection in KitKat, but in Lollipop you need to be able to flash a kernel with Odin, so no dice there.
You could have used FlashFire rather than installing SafeStrap, which does not require kernel flashes OR a separate recovery environment. But either way, he would need root.
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Veid71 said:
Hmmm I think it would only require it for the custom recovery but he can take it into a best buy and there should be a Samsung rep there and ask if they can fix it I'm not sure if its under warranty but even if its not they'll still try to help you
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You do not need a data connection to install SafeStrap or to use FlashFire, both of which can flash files from storage without needing access to a data connection.
But you DO need root access to install either of those, and you DO need a data connection to root Lollipop.