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[Q] Can't boot or do a recovery

ok,, Im new at this root, lagfix you name it, I dont know it.
I have a fascinate and I must have done some stupid thing, that now I cant boot or do a recovery, I have only rooted my phone and was never succsesful at the lagfix,, Please tell me how to reset my phone to fact.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
beat me to it

bomber889 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
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Just barely

ok,, so I go to command pronpt and can't get to cd C:\android-sdk\tools

Are you familiar with adb?
Do you have it all setup?
Are you getting an error?
What happens when you try to get into cwm recovery?
Did you delete the update.zip from the sd card that was placed there during cwm flash?
We need to know those answers before we can guide you in the right direction.

Are you familiar with adb?
Do you have it all setup?
Are you getting an error?
What happens when you try to get into cwm recovery?
Did you delete the update.zip from the sd card that was placed there during cwm flash?
We need to know those answers before we can guide you in the right direction.
I do have the adb and have it set up, the error im getting is (faeled to open sdcard/updated.zip no suck file or directory) (signature verification failed, installation aborted. and on the sdk and adv manager.exe, I cant input data

Raul7600 said:
Are you familiar with adb?
Do you have it all setup?
Are you getting an error?
What happens when you try to get into cwm recovery?
Did you delete the update.zip from the sd card that was placed there during cwm flash?
We need to know those answers before we can guide you in the right direction.
I do have the adb and have it set up, the error im getting is (faeled to open sdcard/updated.zip no suck file or directory) (signature verification failed, installation aborted. and on the sdk and adv manager.exe, I cant input data
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Ok, so that's because you are in stock recovery and not clockwork mod...use odin to reflash cwm. The error shows that the update.zip is not on the card...and you must leave it there and not touch it at all.

If I was on my PC I would post link. Koush has a index of recoveries and a fascinate.zip. hold you can rename it update. Put it on the root of ur SD, then when u go into recovery 2 e hit apply update.zip and go into clockwork and wipe data/cache
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if you have windows vista or windows 7, find the fascinate.zip recovery and rename it update only. then put it on the root of your sd card, in other word the first screen you come to when you mount your sd, and not in any folder. here ya go, and dont forget what i already suggested you do in recoery 2e
http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/

Ok,, I really thank you for helping me, but I did what you ask and this is what im getting, in odin I I can not see my device, I renamed the fascinate.zip to update and put it in the sd card root directory. I feel like anything that I try to put in sdcard root dir... recovery 2e fails it...
Im sorry if im not being clear, but I am new at this,
thanks..

Raul7600 said:
Ok,, I really thank you for helping me, but I did what you ask and this is what im getting, in odin I I can not see my device, I renamed the fascinate.zip to update and put it in the sd card root directory. I feel like anything that I try to put in sdcard root dir... recovery 2e fails it...
Im sorry if im not being clear, but I am new at this,
thanks..
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Can I assume you do have the correct drivers for the phone installed on your pc?
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Been there, done that...
Daswolven said:
Can I assume you do have the correct drivers for the phone installed on your pc?
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Having had to use the odin files twice to recover my phone, I will confirm you *MUST* have the correct Fascinate drivers downloaded/installed for this to work. Go ahead and download all the Odin recovery files and save to a location on your computer (just in case) and I also downloaded the Odin .exe and saved it to pc as well. Pull battery on phone, and reinsert but do not power phone on. Hold Power UP and plug powered-off phone into USB cable, should return a yellow triangle with a droid shoveling. Open Odin, and your device should show as a yellow block in the first slot for devices. Now, click on PDA button, and choose the "System" recovery file FIRST! It'll take a couple of minutes, phone will reset. If this doesn't fix it, begin using Odin to flash the other files one at a time, testing device between. It may take a few tries, but be reassured, this *CAN* and *WILL* fix the phone if used properly.

[HELP] Accidentally formated SDCARD!

So I rooted, then put CM10.1 nightly and gapps on my sdcard, then went to flash, and I spaced out and accidentally formatted SDCARD when i know that I shouldnt have. crap.
i tried using the "sideload" feature but it wouldnt work on my adb-mac version, i also tried adb pushing ROM files to SDCARD, it says transfered but when i go to flash it says no files in SDCARD, I also tried pushing to SDCARD/0 but i get an error that it isnt a directory since it is formatted.
SOME ONE PLEASE give me instructions on what to do. Do I have to go back to stock or can I just get this to go straight to CM10.1? Id prefer straight to CM10.1 obviously.

crackmulah said:
So I rooted, then put CM10.1 nightly and gapps on my sdcard, then went to flash, and I spaced out and accidentally formatted SDCARD when i know that I shouldnt have. crap.
i tried using the "sideload" feature but it wouldnt work on my adb-mac version, i also tried adb pushing ROM files to SDCARD, it says transfered but when i go to flash it says no files in SDCARD, I also tried pushing to SDCARD/0 but i get an error that it isnt a directory since it is formatted.
SOME ONE PLEASE give me instructions on what to do. Do I have to go back to stock or can I just get this to go straight to CM10.1? Id prefer straight to CM10.1 obviously.
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Push cwm via fastboot then reflash the rom
Fastboot flash recovery (your recovery)
Sent from my Nexus 4

Hindsight 20/20, but it never hurts to do an adb backup, it will b/u your sdcard as well.
For the future: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351

mark manning said:
Push cwm via fastboot then reflash the rom
Fastboot flash recovery (your recovery)
Sent from my Nexus 4
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did this, but still same error, no files found in sd card. i did not think this would solve it but i tried anyway...

crackmulah said:
did this, but still same error, no files found in sd card. i did not think this would solve it but i tried anyway...
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So you've successfully flashed a recovery img via fasboot? Did you also push a copy of the ROM zip back to your phone?
Boot to recovery and then adb push the ROM to the sd card.
Code:
adb push yourROMsName.zip /sdcard/
The above code assumes you've placed the rom zip in the adb or platform-tools folder on your PC.

Can't you just boot into fastboot, flash a recovery, boot into said recovery and mount the internal storage and drag and drop the files from your computer?
How did you format the SD card when the phone doesn't have one?

jakejm79 said:
Can't you just boot into fastboot, flash a recovery, boot into said recovery and mount the internal storage and drag and drop the files from your computer?
How did you format the SD card when the phone doesn't have one?
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The internal storage is considered an SD card.
Sent from my Nexus 4

CMNein said:
So you've successfully flashed a recovery img via fasboot? Did you also push a copy of the ROM zip back to your phone?
Boot to recovery and then adb push the ROM to the sd card.
Code:
adb push yourROMsName.zip /sdcard/
The above code assumes you've placed the rom zip in the adb or platform-tools folder on your PC.
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yes i did repush the rom file. this isnt working because i dont believe that flashing a recovery adds folder/partition information to the sdcard. maybe im wrong, but it didnt work.

crackmulah said:
yes i did repush the rom file. this isnt working because i dont believe that flashing a recovery adds folder/partition information to the sdcard. maybe im wrong, but it didnt work.
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Are there any spaces in the ROM zips name?

CMNein said:
Are there any spaces in the ROM zips name?
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lol no
I am currently using Wug's Nexus Toolkit to try to flash stock from softbrick mode...will let you know how it goes
EDIT:: This is giving me some trouble as I cant turn on USB DEBUGGING (because i have no OS installed) to install the drivers and such.....
PLEASE KEEP IDEAS ROLLIN...

crackmulah said:
lol no
I am currently using Wug's Nexus Toolkit to try to flash stock from softbrick mode...will let you know how it goes
EDIT:: This is giving me some trouble as I cant turn on USB DEBUGGING (because i have no OS installed) to install the drivers and such.....
PLEASE KEEP IDEAS ROLLIN...
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Just go back to stock
Sent from my Nexus 4

mark manning said:
Just go back to stock
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this is what im trying to do lol...having trouble tho. what is your recommended method?

crackmulah said:
this is what im trying to do lol...having trouble tho. what is your recommended method?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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You could also try wugfresh's toolkit and selecting "Back to Stock" -> "Soft-bricked".

mark manning said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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ya im gonna do that if this Wug's Toolkit wont do the trick...seems to be working now tho...in middle of flashing stock

crackmulah said:
ya im gonna do that if this Wug's Toolkit wont do the trick...seems to be working now tho...in middle of flashing stock
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You should learn how to do this without tool kits. Those things while helpful are nothing more than a crutch
Sent from my Nexus 4

mark manning said:
The internal storage is considered an SD card.
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Yeah but doesn't the Nexus 4 lump all the internal storage together, I know other devices like the OXL have like 6GB internal storage and then a 'simulated' mSD card of about 10GB, making 16GB total. But the Nexus 4 uses the whole 16GB (or 8GB) as internal storage.

mark manning said:
You should learn how to do this without tool kits. Those things while helpful are nothing more than a crutch
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yes definitely agreed.
although ive always wanted to try one, and it worked! if this were to happen again (if i dont shoot myself) then i will be doing it manually.
Thanks so much to everyone for all the help! I am now running Official CM10.1 Nightly (newest) and running beautifully so far. This is my second N4 tho, so I will be using my 1st stock one for today since its already setup, have to go to work now and will setup my new CM10.1 N4 later, hopefully wont find any crazy bugs...

I had the same problem and after reading this thread I tried the Fastboot method first:
after I finished it didnt boot so I continue with the inst', then it booted but only with 8GB, so I continue with the inst' and from that stage it just didnt boot.
At the end I tried the root toolkit V1.6.2 and the phone back to life with stock rom and 16GB.

I'm back to stock now. But I've used the sideload successfully. After you get your phone restored, you'll probably want to do a full factory reset because some of your pushes have probably gone through and are now eating up space. You can't delete them that I know of unless you FULLY format.
ANYWAY
When I got sideload to work, I had to push it to /sdcard/0/, /sdcard0/, or something like that. Wish I could be more specific, but I don't want to change from stock to install cwm (the ROMS have too many bugs so far, and we might be getting 4.2.2)
The key is finding the right directory to push it to. Experiment with slashes, and it SHOULD work.

[Q] help stuck in recovery can't mount internal drive to flash

Rooted and installed twerp 2.6 wiped download files to copy over and flash, but will not mount internal storage tried 2 different systems. stays stuck at updating partion details.

raven.warsong said:
Rooted and installed twerp 2.6 wiped download files to copy over and flash, but will not mount internal storage tried 2 different systems. stays stuck at updating partion details.
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Do you have adb + the drivers installed? If not, do so now and then adb push the files to the phone. adb will work even if you're in recovery. Should be plenty of write ups on the forum about how to install and set up the required stuff.

is been a long time since I pushed files useing adb Im sure it will come back to me. Should I change to clockworks to avoid this in the future? Why is it not mounting

raven.warsong said:
is been a long time since I pushed files useing adb Im sure it will come back to me. Should I change to clockworks to avoid this in the future? Why is it not mounting
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It can't be on the Nexus 4. If you don't have the files on your phone it's your only option at this point.
Edit: CWM vs TWRP wouldn't make a difference in this case.

CMNein said:
It can't be on the Nexus 4. If you don't have the files on your phone it's your only option at this point.
Edit: CWM vs TWRP wouldn't make a difference in this case.
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I pushed the files over and im going to flash now. so i guess the nexus 4 dose not support usb mode so I will all ways need to push with adb? I gess thats the part I still dont understand. I like being able to mount it as a drive in recovery is this supported? if not great. If it is how to I trouble shoot it?

raven.warsong said:
I pushed the files over and im going to flash now. so i guess the nexus 4 dose not support usb mode so I will all ways need to push with adb? I gess thats the part I still dont understand. I like being able to mount it as a drive in recovery is this supported? if not great. If it is how to I trouble shoot it?
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You cant mount it as USB storage in recovery mode. I normally download the new ROM I want to flash before going into recovery so that I don't have to use adb to push it.

chromium96 said:
You cant mount it as USB storage in recovery mode. I normally download the new ROM I want to flash before going into recovery so that I don't have to use adb to push it.
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ok thanks I will reflash recovery or start there as long as I know it can be done thats all that matters.

[Q] How to get my data when phone is dead

My phone is totally dead, it's not starting up, it's stuck on the nexus logo but actually it's not a problem.
The problem is i have very important files that i don't want to lose. And to unlock the bootloader to flash a new rom everything will vanish!
Is there any method to transfer files before unlocking bootloader? And thanks in advance.

wanted6991 said:
My phone is totally dead, it's not starting up, it's stuck on the nexus logo but actually it's not a problem.
The problem is i have very important files that i don't want to lose. And to unlock the bootloader to flash a new rom everything will vanish!
Is there any method to transfer files before unlocking bootloader? And thanks in advance.
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take a backup of your internal storage,then backup apps using this toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995688
you can safely restore your apps after unlocking your bootloader from the same toolkit. all the best! and welcome to the community

soumoks said:
take a backup of your internal storage,then backup apps using this toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995688
you can safely restore your apps after unlocking your bootloader from the same toolkit. all the best! and welcome to the community
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Thank you!
But i said that the mobile doesn't boot to Android (ADB mode) it stucks on the nexus logo!! How do i take a backup of the internal storage? :/

wanted6991 said:
Thank you!
But i said that the mobile doesn't boot to Android (ADB mode) it stucks on the nexus logo!! How do i take a backup of the internal storage? :/
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By internal storage i meant your photos,videos..e.t.c,when you unlock your bootloader everything is wiped,its like a brand new phone all over again ,just use the toolkit to backup your apps and you should be fine

soumoks said:
By internal storage i meant your photos,videos..e.t.c,when you unlock your bootloader everything is wiped,its like a brand new phone all over again ,just use the toolkit to backup your apps and you should be fine
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I know all of that :laugh: but I don't think you're getting my point! I want to backup the internal storage to restore it after unlocking the phone. Is there any method for backing it up?

wanted6991 said:
I know all of that :laugh: but I don't think you're getting my point! I want to backup the internal storage to restore it after unlocking the phone. Is there any method for backing it up?
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just copy and paste it somewhere on your pc .Once you root the device,there are tons of backup options,this is all for now

soumoks said:
just copy and paste it somewhere on your pc .Once you root the device,there are tons of backup options,this is all for now
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How to access the internal storage with a broken rom? :/
Sorry for bothering.

wanted6991 said:
How to access the internal storage with a broken rom? :/
Sorry for bothering.
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I am sorry bro,am off to sleep
someone will come along to help you

Hold Volume Down while powering to get to the Bootloader... Flash TWRP custom recovery if you don't already have it installed.
Then boot to recovery and ADB pull the contents of your SD Card.
fastboot flash recovery TWRP2.6.0.0
adb pull /sdcard
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Supovitz said:
Hold Volume Down while powering to get to the Bootloader... Flash TWRP custom recovery if you don't already have it installed.
Then boot to recovery and ADB pull the contents of your SD Card.
fastboot flash recovery TWRP2.6.0.0
adb pull /sdcard
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Thank you sir!

Stock backup

This backup is b130 stock, once i get update to work i will post stock b140 and b150
The backup contians system,recovery and boot data is empty like a factory restore. I made a debloated backup with root in my other thread its also b130 https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/-t3546850
Here is the stock backup you will find guide below which will tell you how to restore it.. You need to download the backup first to proceed https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx88t3CJrNjoSkYwZUlHTmEzMW8/view?usp=sharing b1.30
if you do not want to mess with cust skip to step 5
how to backup and restore cust partition
1.load twrp recovery on you phone. then goto your adb folder and hold shift then right click, there will be an option says open command window here click on that, once you have the command window open type adb shell and press enter, then type su
once u have root or aka su, copy and paste this command unless u wanna type itdd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 of=/sdcard/cust.img
2. once the first steps are done now u can pull the cust partition to ur phone by using command adb pull /sdcard/cust.img it will send the backup to ur adb directory.
3. you can verify that it pulled the backup image by going to adb directory where u launched command window from.
4.to restore a stock cust partition links and guide down below flashable in twrp.
5.after the file is downloaded and you have extracted files proceed to next step.
6. goto TWRP\BACKUPS\serial\ replace with your serial number then proceed.
7. once you have done that u can copy to sdcard use usb cord to copy the files over, or wireless what ever method u choose
8. if you are not in twrp recovery yet, boot to twrp now so u can flash the backup. if you did everything right when u goto restore the backup should be listed.
9. now you can restore the back
ps im not responsible if u mess things up or brick you phone do at your own risk.
be nice if someone fixes twrp and ads the ability to backup and restore cust and other partitions.
Im going to try port twrp 6 i think it is first time so may be awhile. if someone else releases a fixed version then were good to go
This is Complete stock cust none modified for b130, if you modified you cust partition by deleting files. k heres flashable twrp with mirror clsA https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120705728and heres a mirror if first link dont work
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx88t3CJrNjoaFNqTE5rbEZuc1E
1. open twrp recovery make sure the flashable zip is on sdcard.
2. click install select the file you put on sdcard swipe let it finish and you are done
Please feel free to ask question if u need help also hit the thanks button if this guide was helpful thank you.
md5 A522D2F7274E4FF0FCCB6CACA8DD4827 use http://onlinemd5.com/ to check the stock.rar
another stock backup hopefully the super su folder is gone https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx88t3CJrNjoSVU4SkhlY0x1aVk

I'm sure this will help out some people, you are a good person!

dabadguycr said:
I'm sure this will help out some people, you are a good person!
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ty

please reupload file, i need the backup
madvane20 said:
I was so happy when I saw you posted this, but the link is broken. Please repost I screwed up installing xposed and now my phone says I have no os installed
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aedelman24 said:
madvane20 said:
I was so happy when I saw you posted this, but the link is broken. Please repost I screwed up installing xposed and now my phone says I have no os installed
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k i will let me check google must of glitched my link but its fixed
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madvane20 said:
aedelman24 said:
k i will let me check google must of glitched my link but its fixed
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I restored my device using your backup, you made it come back to LIFE!!! Thank you so much, remember guys, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BACKUP, it can be corrupt always check!
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aedelman24 said:
madvane20 said:
I restored my device using your backup, you made it come back to LIFE!!! Thank you so much, remember guys, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BACKUP, it can be corrupt always check!
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you are welcome make sure to hit the thanks button ty
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aedelman24 said:
madvane20 said:
I restored my device using your backup, you made it come back to LIFE!!! Thank you so much, remember guys, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BACKUP, it can be corrupt always check!
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well even they have corrupt ones my backup is here to save the day lol for those who like to donate if my posts help them i have the donate setup if you want too i dont expect anyone to its optional
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also post if it works for ya and hit that thanks button

madvane20 said:
restore through twrp its complete stock boot, recovery,system
1 You need to rename a folder which is located here twrp\backups\serial here\ then put on sdcard or upload to phone.
2 restore backup all partitions for full stock or just everything but recovery. I used winrar to compress the back. stock backup https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx88t3CJrNjoSkYwZUlHTmEzMW8/view?usp=sharing
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Great job, @madvane20! Just a suggestion to put the version number in the file name e.g. B130, B140, etc. to help keep it organized, as new versions are released.
Does this stock have all stock partitions including modem, etc?
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also post if it works for ya and hit that thanks button
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FYI, the rar file has any error when opening it. Can you verify/test it for CRC/checksum and then repost? Thanks!

Does your stock recovery have Cust?

madvane20 said:
restore through twrp its complete stock boot, recovery,system
1 You need to rename a folder which is located here twrp\backups\serial here\ then put on sdcard or upload to phone.
2 restore backup all partitions for full stock or just everything but recovery. I used winrar to compress the back. stock backup https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx88t3CJrNjoSkYwZUlHTmEzMW8/view?usp=sharing b1.30
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dabadguycr said:
Does your stock recovery have Cust?
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should be all stock recovery and all was my original stock backup only thing different is the formated data partition but that just makes it stock as if u did a factory recovery. it has all stock bloat apps if thats what ur asking bout cust@jilebi if it has errors u might of got corrupt download. someone else posted it fixed their device. for those it worked for please post to let people know that it worked how long it might of took etc. and if u took any extra steps i didnt mention. might of misread or not understood what u were saying bout the crc . thought u were saying it had crc errors when extracting. i will see about get a crc value

If it's a TWRP recovery made using the one and only XT TWRP version we have, it doesn't have the cust partition backup because TWRP doesn't have the option to backup that partition .
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hmm well i dunno if i modded mine or not but i can dump the partiton as a img that can flashed with fastboot while i learn to compile the twrp for out phone or add support for that cust folder. we need someone who only has twrp and rooted to dump there cust partition in adb shell at least for now im not sure if i removed stuff from mine or not i thought it was restored with the system. does it not restore the files deleted in cust partition with my backup if not well yea til we can get someone to dump that partition or do a complete os dump with all partitions i guess it wont be 100% stock but as close as we can get. i didnt think of dumping all partitions til one person who asked for system etc cause i thought twrp was gonna get them all in the backup

madvane20,
How could a backup without the cust partition restore anything to that partition? It's just not possible .

divineBliss said:
madvane20,
How could a backup without the cust partition restore anything to that partition? It's just not possible .
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if it was in system partition bout mounted virtually as a partition something to that aspect

Nope, cust is a real physical partition.
madvane20 said:
if it was in system partition bout mounted virtually as a partition something to that aspect
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divineBliss said:
Nope, cust is a real physical partition.
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i was stating in general im gonna see if i cant add the ability to allow backup of cust in twrp and have someone who hasnt modified it to dump it for us

madvane20 said:
i was stating in general im gonna see if i cant add the ability to allow backup of cust in twrp and have someone who hasnt modified it to dump it for us
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Good idea, @madvane20! Do you have access to the source code of TWRP for Acend XT, for you to change it to take backup of cust and other partitions?

jilebi said:
Good idea, @madvane20! Do you have access to the source code of TWRP for Acend XT, for you to change it to take backup of cust and other partitions?
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no however im gonna see if i cant compile twrp 6 if i can