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"Warning: No file_contexts"

Does anyone know what's the cause of this? I built Omni yesterday and it was fine, but I tried to flash another one I built today and that's what it tells me followed by the phone getting stuck during the bootanimation when the logo turns fully green. And, the thing is that I checked the zip and there is a file_contexts.

rickoslyder said:
Does anyone know what's the cause of this? I built Omni yesterday and it was fine, but I tried to flash another one I built today and that's what it tells me followed by the phone getting stuck during the bootanimation when the logo turns fully green. And, the thing is that I checked the zip and there is a file_contexts.
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The file_context warning has nothing to do with you not being able to build. See if you can get a logcat to see what is going on.
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scanno said:
The file_context warning has nothing to do with you not being able to build. See if you can get a logcat to see what is going on.
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No no, you misunderstood. I can build fine, but I can't boot.

I saw the same warning, with no apparent ill effect, on these I just flashed:
omni-4.3.0-20131020-i9300-HOMEMADE
omni-4.3.0-20131022-m7ul-HOMEMADE
HTC One and GS3 seem to be running fine.

rickoslyder said:
No no, you misunderstood. I can build fine, but I can't boot.
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Sorry that was a typo, I ment boot (auto correct is a pain sometimes).
But getting a logcat (if you get that far in the boot process) can help in diagnosing the problem.
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scanno said:
Sorry that was a typo, I ment boot (auto correct is a pain sometimes).
But getting a logcat (if you get that far in the boot process) can help in diagnosing the problem.
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Doesn't let me logcat. I'm gonna download Rebellos's Omni and see if that boots, probably should have done that first thing now that I think about it..

rickoslyder said:
Doesn't let me logcat. I'm gonna download Rebellos's Omni and see if that boots, probably should have done that first thing now that I think about it..
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Hmm works with Rebellos's zip..

*sighs* Resynced and rebuilt today and it's booting first time. Don't know what changed but mods, you can lock/delete this now.

I got this trying to do adb push to a Nexus 4 and the ROM will not flash...

nvm missunderstood.

gleggie said:
I got this trying to do adb push to a Nexus 4 and the ROM will not flash...
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Wiping data and system seems to be what made it work for me.

[NO file_context ] problem with OmniRom 4.4.2
my phone is N7000 .. and i downloaded omnirom 4.4.2 from the site and paste it into the sd ,, when i make a flash to this rom .. a message appear to me
WARNING : no file_context
plz help me :-/

I think its the issue of that particular nightly build. I too had the same experience. So I flashed with another nightly and it works fine. After this error I changed to stock ROM but the flash counter didn't reset to 0. I tried to flash 3 times and now the counter is showing as 3. Can anyone advise me to reset it
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I got the same warning in recovery what does it mean?

Ronii10 said:
I got the same warning in recovery what does it mean?
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My guess would be vastly outdated recovery but who knows.

Okay how do i update?

help
i am using system extractor and repacking, but it saids needed file_contexts. i dont know is the one in the rom zip or i need to make a new one?

[Q] Took OTA by accident, can't get out of TWRP.

Hi all,
Thanks in advance for any help. I was half awake this morning and accidentally took OTA even though I'm rooted, yes stupid move. Now I can't get out of TWRP no matter what. Tried recovering to an older backup, tried reflashing an older rooted stock I had, absolutely no luck, phone just boots into TWRP.
Please advise.

rievna said:
Hi all,
Thanks in advance for any help. I was half awake this morning and accidentally took OTA even though I'm rooted, yes stupid move. Now I can't get out of TWRP no matter what. Tried recovering to an older backup, tried reflashing an older rooted stock I had, absolutely no luck, phone just boots into TWRP.
Please advise.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45760203
This is all you need.
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Jank4AU said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45760203
This is all you need.
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Thank you so much!!!! Worked perfectly

rievna said:
Thank you so much!!!! Worked perfectly
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Nice, glad you're back in business.
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Rooted and keeps booting into recovery

My Nexus Player is rooted and when it's not in use for awhile it boots into recovery on is own.
I've turned off sleep and daydream but it still does it. Not sure why.
Any help?
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See http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/help/player-boots-recovery-left-t3199430 for the cause and solutions.

GabbyWC said:
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/help/player-boots-recovery-left-t3199430 for the cause and solutions.
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Appreciate it. Will try when I get in tomorrow.
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mrbigdrawsz said:
Appreciate it. Will try when I get in tomorrow.
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Worked pretty well. I ended up having to install the System and root individually because it kept hanging. But in the end it all worked out and I'm all updated and no booting into recovery.
THANKS!!!!

GabbyWC said:
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/help/player-boots-recovery-left-t3199430 for the cause and solutions.
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My dumb self quoted the wrong comment. LOL
But....
Worked pretty well. I ended up having to install the System and root individually because it kept hanging. But in the end it all worked out and I'm all updated and no booting into recovery.
THANKS!!!!

[FIXED] Soft-bricked Note 3 LTE (SM-N9005)

When I turn my phone on it goes into boot loop. I tried accessing TWRP but it's not good either, it would just show the startup screen and nothing will happen. I don't know how this happened because my phone was working perfectly last night before I slept. I didn't charge my phone so when I woke up the battery was drained. So I plugged in my charger and turn it on, it'll just go into boot loop just like what I said earlier. Please help. I have read that I should flash stock through Odin, but where can I find it? Please help. Thanks!

Go on sammobile.com
Search your firmware
Download it
And then you'll know what to do... its all given there if not tell me would be great to help u?
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leosrw said:
Go on sammobile.com
Search your firmware
Download it
And then you'll know what to do... its all given there if not tell me would be great to help u
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Thanks, I actually know that I have to go to that site to download the firmware, I just needed some confirmation haha! But this here is my real (stupid-ish) question, is it possible to recover/access my data? Will it be lost after flashing?

When my device was bricked a bit times... I flashed the firmware and all my data wasn't lost it just changed the system and did not delete any data... But make sure u only flash the firmware version that was present before u bricked your device....
MOST of the times it doesn't delete any data☺
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leosrw said:
When my device was bricked a bit times... I flashed the firmware and all my data wasn't lost it just changed the system and did not delete any data... But make sure u only flash the firmware version that was present before u bricked your device....
MOST of the times it doesn't delete any data
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Oh that's good to hear, but what do you mean by flashing the version that was present before I bricked my device? How will I know what version was present before?

Fraser06 said:
Oh that's good to hear, but what do you mean by flashing the version that was present before I bricked my device? How will I know what version was present before?
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Sorry,
I meant the android version which was present before.
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leosrw said:
Sorry,
I meant the android version which was present before.
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Okay, thanks! Well, I have a custom ROM before and it's version is 6 the stock firmware available is 5. What will happen then?

@leosrw It works now but unfortunately I lost my data it asks for a factory reset so yeah they're all gone. Well, no worries, they're not that important anyway. Thanks for your help!

Fraser06 said:
@leosrw It works now but unfortunately I lost my data it asks for a factory reset so yeah they're all gone. Well, no worries, they're not that important anyway. Thanks for your help!
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Data got lost becoz of difference in android version.. btw good to hear that your phone's okay now??
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leosrw said:
Data got lost becoz of difference in android version.. btw good to hear that your phone's okay now??
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Yeah, I think so too. Well, I'm fine with loosing a bit of data. They're mostly backed up anyway. Well thanks for helping me. Now, I know what to do if there'll be a similar problem in the future. Thanks!

Stuck on TWRP after factory reset. Pls help

Hello my fellow v20 users. I'm in dire need of you wisdom and guidance. Today I was getting ready to hand my phone to my brother so I did a factory reset. My phone is a Sprint V20 rooted and bootloader unlocked with the dirty Santa method and I had installed the us996 deoxed ROM on it.
Everything was working perfectly and I enjoyed the phone very much. However after I did the factory reset in TWRP (I did the plain swipe to clear reset) the phone just rebooted into TWRP again and again and no matter what I do. I already have tried reinstalling the same us996 deoxed ROM I was using to no avail, I have tried another ROM and the same result.
I tried following some advice which I found on the forum that said to wipe the phone in a certain order and then install the ROM and then pull the battery and the same result it boots into TWRP. At one point I even tried flashing a different TWRP and I lost the ability to boot into recovery wahtsoever! However flashing the TWRP I was using before that granted the ability to get back into the recovery but now I'm back at square one. No matter what I do the phone always boots into TWRP. I really am at a loss here and don't know what else to try or do. If someone could please help me I would really appreciate it. I can also let someone remote connections to my PC if that would help. Any help would be really appreciated.
Edit (SOLVED!) Many many thanks to user Jinkerz9430 for all his help and the solution to my problem. He will post the solution for other people to use.

ferrojas said:
Hello my fellow v20 users. I'm in dire need of you wisdom and guidance. Today I was getting ready to hand my phone to my brother so I did a factory reset. My phone is a Sprint V20 rooted and bootloader unlocked with the dirty Santa method and I had installed the us996 deoxed ROM on it.
Everything was working perfectly and I enjoyed the phone very much. However after I did the factory reset in TWRP (I did the plain swipe to clear reset) the phone just rebooted into TWRP again and again and no matter what I do. I already have tried reinstalling the same us996 deoxed ROM I was using to no avail, I have tried another ROM and the same result.
I tried following some advice which I found on the forum that said to wipe the phone in a certain order and then install the ROM and then pull the battery and the same result it boots into TWRP. At one point I even tried flashing a different TWRP and I lost the ability to boot into recovery wahtsoever! However flashing the TWRP I was using before that granted the ability to get back into the recovery but now I'm back at square one. No matter what I do the phone always boots into TWRP. I really am at a loss here and don't know what else to try or do. If someone could please help me I would really appreciate it. I can also let someone remote connections to my PC if that would help. Any help would be really appreciated.
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But there are several threads that have been created for the exact same situation. And some of them have the answer you are looking for. One of them is the method i have used every time to get out of the loop (which rarely happens to me). Have you looked inside those threads? They are inside the Q&A section or the discussion section.

jinkerz9430 said:
But there are several threads that have been created for the exact same situation. And some of them have the answer you are looking for. One of them is the method i have used every time to get out of the loop (which rarely happens to me). Have you looked inside those threads? They are inside the Q&A section or the discussion section.
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I'm sorry I have tried looking everywhere and tried many suggestions in those threads, at this point I wouldn't be able to tell which ones I tried so far. Could you please tell me what worked for you? Or point me to that thread? Thank you very much in advance.
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ferrojas said:
I'm sorry I have tried looking everywhere and tried many suggestions in those threads, at this point I wouldn't be able to tell which ones I tried so far. Could you please tell me what worked for you? Or point me to that thread? Thank you very much in advance.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71178289&postcount=3

jinkerz9430 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71178289&postcount=3
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Thanks, I tried that just now and no go. Back to TWRP.
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ferrojas said:
Thanks, I tried that just now and no go. Back to TWRP.
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Did you go into restart option in twrp and pressed power off? If it doesnt work, check thst the system is mounted

jinkerz9430 said:
Did you go into restart option in twrp and pressed power off? If it doesnt work, check thst the system is mounted
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When I enter TWRP system is unmounted.i have to mount it manually. After I flash the ROM system is unmounted again...
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Sorry I forgot to mention that yes I used the power off option and no luck...
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ferrojas said:
Sorry I forgot to mention that yes I used the power off option and no luck...
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What roms have you flashed?

Us996 deodexed nrd90m and teamDevMagiskSU
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ferrojas said:
Us996 deodexed nrd90m and teamDevMagiskSU
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Try to install lineageos or resurrection remix or aokp. And see if it runs. Then if it runs, wipe everything and go back to stock.

jinkerz9430 said:
Try to install lineageos or resurrection remix or aokp. And see if it runs. Then if it runs, wipe everything and go back to stock.
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OK downloading now..Thanks! Will let you know in a few minutes how it goes...
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ferrojas said:
OK downloading now..Thanks! Will let you know in a few minutes how it goes...
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go into this room https://chatstep.com/#LG_V20

SOLVED!! Many many thanks to user Jinkerz9430 for all his help and the solution to my problem. He will be posting a solution to this issue soon. Thanks!!!
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Done. The thread is found on: LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion >> My solution to fix TWRP Loop
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/solution-to-fix-twrp-loop-t3563532