Dear XDA,
I screwed up... I think my device is now soft bricked.... :crying:
It all started good on a sunny saturday. I thought this was a good day to try another custom rom. Namely Codename Phoenix.
My device was already rooted so i started with upgrading my TWRP to the latest Blu_Spark TWRP 3.2.1. After flashing the recovery i continued with the ROM. It all went downhill from there....
The install finished and i booted my device. Knowing this could take a while i got into the shower thinking it would finish when i got back. But when i got back it was still booting. Knowing the first boot can take a while so I let it be. After an hour or so it was still stuck on the google logo and the weather and my mood changed for the worse.
I figured something in the process went wrong and tried to boot into recovery. That worked so I thought 'Cool, let's fix it there'. But the recovery was encrypted so i couldn't get to my data. Normally you put in your pincode and it decrypts your phone. This was not the case.... I couldn't put in my pincode so decrypting was out of the question.
Luckily ADB was still working so I downloaded the original Oxygen OS rom and tried to side-load it... This got stuck on 47% for no reason at all. Phone had 100% battery and didn't time-out..
I was really confused, but I let the device do it's thing and maybe things would work out... I was wrong. Everything was worse. Because i tried installing the original firmware it removed the custom recovery....
So now i have a device with no OS and I can't get into recovery. Luckily there is a unbrick tool for OnePlus 5. Following those steps i got stuck on the part that it does not show in my device-manager.
Currently i'm really grumpy and have no idea how to fix this.
I humbly ask for advice. Is this solvable or do i have a wasted OnePlus 5?
Thanks in advance,
Lennard
can you reboot to bootloader?
if yes, you can flash original or custom recovery...
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len.asdf said:
Dear XDA,
I screwed up... I think my device is now soft bricked.... :crying:
It all started good on a sunny saturday. I thought this was a good day to try another custom rom. Namely Codename Phoenix.
My device was already rooted so i started with upgrading my TWRP to the latest Blu_Spark TWRP 3.2.1. After flashing the recovery i continued with the ROM. It all went downhill from there....
The install finished and i booted my device. Knowing this could take a while i got into the shower thinking it would finish when i got back. But when i got back it was still booting. Knowing the first boot can take a while so I let it be. After an hour or so it was still stuck on the google logo and the weather and my mood changed for the worse.
I figured something in the process went wrong and tried to boot into recovery. That worked so I thought 'Cool, let's fix it there'. But the recovery was encrypted so i couldn't get to my data. Normally you put in your pincode and it decrypts your phone. This was not the case.... I couldn't put in my pincode so decrypting was out of the question.
Luckily ADB was still working so I downloaded the original Oxygen OS rom and tried to side-load it... This got stuck on 47% for no reason at all. Phone had 100% battery and didn't time-out..
I was really confused, but I let the device do it's thing and maybe things would work out... I was wrong. Everything was worse. Because i tried installing the original firmware it removed the custom recovery....
So now i have a device with no OS and I can't get into recovery. Luckily there is a unbrick tool for OnePlus 5. Following those steps i got stuck on the part that it does not show in my device-manager.
Currently i'm really grumpy and have no idea how to fix this.
I humbly ask for advice. Is this solvable or do i have a wasted OnePlus 5?
Thanks in advance,
Lennard
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Don't worry! Your device is safe. At most, you'll be required to wipe your data.
Try using the official twrp recovery here:
https://twrp.me/oneplus/oneplus5.html
If this doesn't work, let me know.
canteo said:
can you reboot to bootloader?
if yes, you can flash original or custom recovery...
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I can go into fastboot and managed to install TWRP with the comment below!
Zohair.ul.hasan said:
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Don't worry! Your device is safe. At most, you'll be required to wipe your data.
Try using the official twrp recovery here:
https://twrp.me/oneplus/oneplus5.html
If this doesn't work, let me know.
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Thanks for these words! That's a big relieve
With your link I managed to install TWRP through fastboot. So now i have a custom recovery. The current problem is that my data is encrypted and I cannot decrypt it. There is no option to fill in a password since there is no OS that requires a password. So it's sort of a neverending cycle . Although fastboot, recovery and sideload should work now.
The thing is, previously I tried installing the original firmware and that failed at 47%. So i'm not sure what to do now.
I tried installing 'codeworkx universal twrp 3.2.1-0 recovery' since he seems to have fixed the encrypt issue. But when I tried sideloading the file it says "Zip file is corrupt!". So no succes there yet.
To be precise, this is the threat for Codeworkx Universal TWRP : https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...overy-twrp-3-2-1-0-oreo-oxygenos-5-0-t3725723
And i downloaded and tried installing: twrp-3.2.1-0-universal-codeworkx-cheeseburger.img
I was thinking about downloading the latest Codename Phoenix ROM, but when I try to download the latest release the file is name "Codename-Phoenix-NOS-8.1-oneplus5t-20180303.zip". That implies it's only for the 5t and not for the 5. So that could be my original problem? That i downloaded the wrong ROM?
That aside.
Should I try to get the download link for CNP and download the latest release for the OP5 and install that.
Or
Should i try to install the original firmware. Reset everything and start over from the beginning (unlocking, rooting, etc..)
Thanks again for all the help
len.asdf said:
I can go into fastboot and managed to install TWRP with the comment below!
Thanks for these words! That's a big relieve
With your link I managed to install TWRP through fastboot. So now i have a custom recovery. The current problem is that my data is encrypted and I cannot decrypt it. There is no option to fill in a password since there is no OS that requires a password. So it's sort of a neverending cycle . Although fastboot, recovery and sideload should work now.
The thing is, previously I tried installing the original firmware and that failed at 47%. So i'm not sure what to do now.
I tried installing 'codeworkx universal twrp 3.2.1-0 recovery' since he seems to have fixed the encrypt issue. But when I tried sideloading the file it says "Zip file is corrupt!". So no succes there yet.
To be precise, this is the threat for Codeworkx Universal TWRP : https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...overy-twrp-3-2-1-0-oreo-oxygenos-5-0-t3725723
And i downloaded and tried installing: twrp-3.2.1-0-universal-codeworkx-cheeseburger.img
I was thinking about downloading the latest Codename Phoenix ROM, but when I try to download the latest release the file is name "Codename-Phoenix-NOS-8.1-oneplus5t-20180303.zip". That implies it's only for the 5t and not for the 5. So that could be my original problem? That i downloaded the wrong ROM?
That aside.
Should I try to get the download link for CNP and download the latest release for the OP5 and install that.
Or
Should i try to install the original firmware. Reset everything and start over from the beginning (unlocking, rooting, etc..)
Thanks again for all the help
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Nice to hear that!
To be clear, does the TWRP decrypt you data? When you click install in TWRP, is it a bunch of randomly named files?
I think you should go ahead with installing CNP, you shouldn't have any problems with it now that you've got the correct version.
Good luck!
Zohair.ul.hasan said:
Nice to hear that!
To be clear, does the TWRP decrypt you data? When you click install in TWRP, is it a bunch of randomly named files?
I think you should go ahead with installing CNP, you shouldn't have any problems with it now that you've got the correct version.
Good luck!
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Yeah it's a bunch of random file names. Like "2TAjnCI8CpHDL38Oh684DuTSgaO".
Alright, i'll let you know if I succeed. Thanks for the help
len.asdf said:
Yeah it's a bunch of random file names. Like "2TAjnCI8CpHDL38Oh684DuTSgaO".
Alright, i'll let you know if I succeed. Thanks for the help
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Wait! Staying encrypted is a bunch of trouble. I recommend u to follow these steps:
Go to recovery
Select wipe
Select advanced wipe
Clear dalvik and cache
Go back
Select wipe
Click "Format Data"
Type in yes
Go back
Select wipe
Swipe to factory reset
Reboot recovery
Transfer the ROM from PC to phone
Install it
Zohair.ul.hasan said:
Wait! Staying encrypted is a bunch of trouble. I recommend u to follow these steps:
Go to recovery
Select wipe
Select advanced wipe
Clear dalvik and cache
Go back
Select wipe
Click "Format Data"
Type in yes
Go back
Select wipe
Swipe to factory reset
Reboot recovery
Transfer the ROM from PC to phone
Install it
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Haha thanks! Just in time. Was still downloading the latest CNP .
Whew! Update me after flashing.
Zohair.ul.hasan said:
Whew! Update me after flashing.
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Hmm, the installation should be a succes. But when i tried to reboot and start up the OS / System it just reboots into TWRP.... ? It's sort of boot looping into recovery.
I tried installing a couple of times with and without wiping dalvik/cache/system.
Could the install file not be complete?
On a side note, my data is not encrypted
len.asdf said:
Hmm, the installation should be a succes. But when i tried to reboot and start up the OS / System it just reboots into TWRP.... ? It's sort of boot looping into recovery.
I tried installing a couple of times with and without wiping dalvik/cache/system.
Could the install file not be complete?
On a side note, my data is not encrypted
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Did you factory reset by going into wipe>swipe to factory reset?
If not then do that and flash it
Zohair.ul.hasan said:
Did you factory reset by going into wipe>swipe to factory reset?
If not then do that and flash it
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YES! It work. Many thanks
len.asdf said:
YES! It work. Many thanks
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Congrats! Please like my replies if you don't mind
Zohair.ul.hasan said:
Congrats! Please like my replies if you don't mind
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But of course! Already did that. But i'm not sure if it shows or not. Tried clicking multiple times on the thanks button but it doesn't highlight. It should do that right?
len.asdf said:
But of course! Already did that. But i'm not sure if it shows or not. Tried clicking multiple times on the thanks button but it doesn't highlight. It should do that right?
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Yes it should but that's okay
Zohair.ul.hasan said:
Yes it should but that's okay
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installed the xda app and there I could give you a 'thanks'
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I updated my phone to latest liquidsmooth rom two days ago and the phone freezes and restarts/reboots randomly like sometimes when im on phone/ playing a game/ using browser/ connected to charger. Yesterday I changed rom to latest carbon rom. Did install (3 wipes) as told in the thread but im still having the reboots.
Im using TWRP recovery and had used Utility 1.10 to go back to stock from Energy rom with safestrap recovery.
Can tell me whats the prob? Is it the kernel problem?
Have you tried upgrading or reflashing TWRP and then doing a clean install of Carbon? Its probably worth doing a fresh download of each first just to make sure you cover all your bases. These reboots were happening to me a few months ago and it drove me mad. following these steps fixed it for me.
jcxmej said:
I updated my phone to latest liquidsmooth rom two days ago and the phone freezes and restarts/reboots randomly like sometimes when im on phone/ playing a game/ using browser/ connected to charger. Yesterday I changed rom to latest carbon rom. Did install (3 wipes) as told in the thread but im still having the reboots.
Im using TWRP recovery and had used Utility 1.10 to go back to stock from Energy rom with safestrap recovery.
Can tell me whats the prob? Is it the kernel problem?
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Honestly, if you're using SafeStrap, that might be your problem. Remove SS and flash the ROM in TWRP. If your bootloader is unlocked, you don't really want to use SS. Also, make a stock backup in TWRP, prior to flashing. This way, it will be easier for you to recover in the future, and you won't need to go through the painful process of fastboot.
RikRong said:
Honestly, if you're using SafeStrap, that might be your problem. Remove SS and flash the ROM in TWRP. If your bootloader is unlocked, you don't really want to use SS. Also, make a stock backup in TWRP, prior to flashing. This way, it will be easier for you to recover in the future, and you won't need to go through the painful process of fastboot.
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Like I said on first post Im using TWRP now. Previously I was using safestrap. I removed it and installed TRWP. Anyways thanks.
PantherVT said:
Have you tried upgrading or reflashing TWRP and then doing a clean install of Carbon? Its probably worth doing a fresh download of each first just to make sure you cover all your bases. These reboots were happening to me a few months ago and it drove me mad. following these steps fixed it for me.
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Thanks man. I will upgrade TWRP or reinstall it first. Thanks for that tip. Will post again if it doesnt work.
Still having those restarts. Really irritating. Froze and rebooted 4 5 times today morning while I was on call and trying to message. I reflashed reinstalled everything. I used both Utility 1.10 and 1.20. Im getting reboots even the stock ROM after using the Utility. I am confused which Utility I should be using. I had no issue of rebooting before flashing using Utility. Can someone give me exact procedure to reflash so that i know i am not missing out anything.
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Still having those restarts. Really irritating. Froze and rebooted 4 5 times today morning while I was on call and trying to message. I reflashed reinstalled everything. I used both Utility 1.10 and 1.20. Im getting reboots even the stock ROM after using the Utility. I am confused which Utility I should be using. I had no issue of rebooting before flashing using Utility. Can someone give me exact procedure to reflash so that i know i am not missing out anything.
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you might need to do a clean install.
- what version of TWRP are you using (anything other than 2.4 should be fine)?
- to perform the clean install, mount system, then try wiping everything (system, factory reset, & internal storage) - DO NOT WIPE external SD (I presume this is where you store the ROM files
- after wiping, reboot recovery, then install whichever 4.2.2 ROM you want follow by the GApps (use the 3/2013 version)
jco23 said:
you might need to do a clean install.
- what version of TWRP are you using (anything other than 2.4 should be fine)?
- to perform the clean install, mount system, then try wiping everything (system, factory reset, & internal storage) - DO NOT WIPE external SD (I presume this is where you store the ROM files
- after wiping, reboot recovery, then install whichever 4.2.2 ROM you want follow by the GApps (use the 3/2013 version)
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Since TWRP wasnt working for me, I tried flashing with CWM recovery by hashcode. Still had reboots. I was using TWRP 2.3.2.3
When you say wipe everything, does it include 'modem' and 'pds'? Saw these two options also inside Mount/Format menu of CWM recovery.
Also there was an option 'Mount sdcard' (internal I suppose) but when i click it nothing happens it remains as Mount sdcard. Rest of it changes from Mount to Unmount. Is there some problem with that?
Do I have to just Mount system only? Also after rebooting recovery do I have to mount system again?
I try again as you said meanwhile.
jcxmej said:
Since TWRP wasnt working for me, I tried flashing with CWM recovery by hashcode. Still had reboots. I was using TWRP 2.3.2.3
When you say wipe everything, does it include 'modem' and 'pds'? Saw these two options also inside Mount/Format menu of CWM recovery.
Also there was an option 'Mount sdcard' (internal I suppose) but when i click it nothing happens it remains as Mount sdcard. Rest of it changes from Mount to Unmount. Is there some problem with that?
Do I have to just Mount system only? Also after rebooting recovery do I have to mount system again?
I try again as you said meanwhile.
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nope, just system/factory reset/internal storage.
yes, make sure everything is mounted (checked) so that they read "unmount"
jco23 said:
nope, just system/factory reset/internal storage.
yes, make sure everything is mounted (checked) so that they read "unmount"
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Did exactly like said. Got into CWM recovery. Mounted system. Formatted system, data, cache, sdcard. Did factory reset and wiped the caches. Then rebooted recovery. Then installed the ROM, 3/13 gapps, gsm fix. Reboot system. Still no use. I got 2 reboots in 5 mins in the ROM. I checked the md5 of the files and its ok. Dont know what else to try?
jcxmej said:
Did exactly like said. Got into CWM recovery. Mounted system. Formatted system, data, cache, sdcard. Did factory reset and wiped the caches. Then rebooted recovery. Then installed the ROM, 3/13 gapps, gsm fix. Reboot system. Still no use. I got 2 reboots in 5 mins in the ROM. I checked the md5 of the files and its ok. Dont know what else to try?
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which ROM are you trying to install?
jco23 said:
which ROM are you trying to install?
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LiquidSmooth v2.9 by DHacker29
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2373703
I have also tried Carbon ROM but was having reboots with that too. I liked liquidsmooth better so trying to make this work.
jcxmej said:
LiquidSmooth v2.9 by DHacker29
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2373703
I have also tried Carbon ROM but was having reboots with that too. I liked liquidsmooth better so trying to make this work.
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are you flashing a kernel at the same time?
I would recommend trying a basic 4.2.2 ROM right now - like unoffical AOKP.
another problem could be the GApps or GSM fix. try installing just the ROM without the GApps perhaps?
carbon was very solid too. unfortunately, I can't help you with the GSM fix, as I am CDMA.
jco23 said:
are you flashing a kernel at the same time?
I would recommend trying a basic 4.2.2 ROM right now - like unoffical AOKP.
another problem could be the GApps or GSM fix. try installing just the ROM without the GApps perhaps?
carbon was very solid too. unfortunately, I can't help you with the GSM fix, as I am CDMA.
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Okay i will try but had this reboot issue even with the stock ROM after flashing with Utility 1.20.
jcxmej said:
Okay i will try but had this reboot issue even with the stock ROM after flashing with Utility 1.20.
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hmm.... not really sure then. perhaps you lost root? try re-installing SuperSU - I'm just grasping at straws here.
someone mentioned a similar issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44317692#post44317692
jco23 said:
hmm.... not really sure then. perhaps you lost root? try re-installing SuperSU - I'm just grasping at straws here.
someone mentioned a similar issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44317692#post44317692
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I think I have root access I had no issue with it. Okay maybe I will check the thread you gave. Anyways I tried Eclipse ROM which is based AOKP. Still had reboots. So I switched back to liquid. Anyways Im gonna keep trying the basics. If anyone has any suggestions I could try its welcome.
PS. Should I flash another kernel with the ROM just in case ? I have been only installing ROM and gapps only till now.
jcxmej said:
I think I have root access I had no issue with it. Okay maybe I will check the thread you gave. Anyways I tried Eclipse ROM which is based AOKP. Still had reboots. So I switched back to liquid. Anyways Im gonna keep trying the basics. If anyone has any suggestions I could try its welcome.
PS. Should I flash another kernel with the ROM just in case ? I have been only installing ROM and gapps only till now.
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I don't think changing the kernel will do it.... I suspect the issue is with your recoveries - will respond in other thread....
I successfully rooted and modded my Note 3 to run CyanogenMod 11-20140916-SNAPSHOT-M10-hlte. Since that time there have been 2 updates (M11 and M12).
I have downloaded and attempted to update both by using ROM Manager as well as the Update feature in the Settings Menu. Whenever I try to do this, I get the phone's opening splash screen along following messages:
RECOVERY BOOTING ...
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
The phone then reboots and returns to this screen.
The only thing I can do is pull the battery, reinsert it, then perform the Volume Down + Home + Power reboot then press Volume Down to force the reboot back to normal.
Did I screw up something when I rooted my phone that is preventing the updates from processing, or am I stuck with manual updates from here on out. If that is the case, what do I need to do to make that happen?
Anyone? Anyone? Beuller? Beuller?
I am bumping this in hopes to get an answer. I am getting really sick of the instability and want to get the newest ROM flashed or, if that's not possible, flash the stock ROM back on the phone.
Odin a recovery like twrp after the odin is done shut down the phone . press volume up +power+home to get back in recovery . from here flash the cm ROM.
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Lol and if you don't know what Odin is than you shouldn't be messing with your phone..
Do a clean flash and it will be good...factory reset+wipe cache and dalvik....
gabesir said:
Odin a recovery like twrp after the odin is done shut down the phone . press volume up +power+home to get back in recovery . from here flash the cm ROM.
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Lol and if you don't know what Odin is than you shouldn't be messing with your phone..
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I am familiar with Odin, but was able to do everything the first time with ROM Manager.
osutuba said:
I am familiar with Odin, but was able to do everything the first time with ROM Manager.
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so it doesnt boot into recovery at all? the only way to fix it is to odin your recovery again and than flash your rom.
gabesir said:
so it doesnt boot into recovery at all? the only way to fix it is to odin your recovery again and than flash your rom.
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Yeah, I had to Odin TWRP on there. Now, I just need to figure out which CM build to use, because there's only nightlies for my specific model (T-Mobile), while there are snapshots of the base model.
I'm welcome to trying other ROMS, but CM is what I am most accustomed to.
osutuba said:
Yeah, I had to Odin TWRP on there. Now, I just need to figure out which CM build to use, because there's only nightlies for my specific model (T-Mobile), while there are snapshots of the base model.
I'm welcome to trying other ROMS, but CM is what I am most accustomed to.
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Awesome man! glad you back in TWRP..
Look for a CM11(most stable) port for your phone and go from there. :highfive:
gabesir said:
Awesome man! glad you back in TWRP..
Look for a CM11(most stable) port for your phone and go from there. :highfive:
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Well, I have tried several different mods and keep getting the same error in TWRP:
E:Unable to open ZIP file
Error flashing zip <filename.zip>
Updating partition details ...
Ideas/suggestions? I'm comfortable enough with Odin now to the point that I can flash a ROM that way, if necessary.
rayman95 said:
Do a clean flash and it will be good...factory reset+wipe cache and dalvik....
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Do read before you post. OP couldn't even access his recovery.
osutuba said:
Well, I have tried several different mods and keep getting the same error in TWRP:
E:Unable to open ZIP file
Error flashing zip <filename.zip>
Updating partition details ...
Ideas/suggestions? I'm comfortable enough with Odin now to the point that I can flash a ROM that way, if necessary.
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First of all, why is it called filename.zip? Put the CM .zip file to internal or external SD card (latter preferred if you have one) and then flash it directly from there after wiping (I wipe system, data, cache, dalvik cache).
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Do read before you post. OP couldn't even access his recovery.
First of all, why is it called filename.zip? Put the CM .zip file to internal or external SD card (latter preferred if you have one) and then flash it directly from there after wiping (I wipe system, data, cache, dalvik cache).
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why do you propose him to flash CM11 if he can't get recovery mode????
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First of all, why is it called filename.zip?
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I used <filename.zip> as a generic marker, as I have tried several different ROMs with the same outcome. As I stated in a previous reply, I was able to flash TWRP using Odin without issue. I have even re-flashed it several times since getting the aforementioned error, thinking something wasn't working.
Someguyfromhell said:
Put the CM .zip file to internal or external SD card (latter preferred if you have one) and then flash it directly from there after wiping (I wipe system, data, cache, dalvik cache).
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I don't have an external SD Card on hand at the moment, otherwise I would try that.
rayman95 said:
why do you propose him to flash CM11 if he can't get recovery mode????
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Please keep an eye on the topic. You can see that he solved the issue (after your and before my post) with accessing recovery, thereby we have moved on to solve his next problem - flashing the ROM.
osutuba said:
I used <filename.zip> as a generic marker, as I have tried several different ROMs with the same outcome. As I stated in a previous reply, I was able to flash TWRP using Odin without issue. I have even re-flashed it several times since getting the aforementioned error, thinking something wasn't working.
I don't have an external SD Card on hand at the moment, otherwise I would try that.
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Re-download the .zip file and place it on the internal storage then. Do MD5 check also before moving, seems like the zip file was corrupted (faulty download?) when you tried to flash it.
Hi all
Got an I9505 on O2 and since lollipop update it restarted a few times by itself. Now it keeps going into a loop where it will restart and the home screen loads, you can use it for about 20-30 seconds and it will reboot again!
Initially when I researched I though it was an app problem but couldn't find the culprit. Then I took it into the Samsung repair centre and they said it needed a clean flash by them. This didn't work and they fitted a new mother board and this still hasn't worked.
I can say that it has twice happened when the Wifi hasn't been working properly so I have turned it off but other than that I have no idea!
Also I have tried rebooting into safe mode but it still does it, aaarrrggghhhh!!!
Any ideas where I can go from here please?
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Return to kitkat if you can. Otherwise use a custom rom. These would be my suggestions. Since Samsung's repair couldn't fix it, warranty should not be a problem anymore.
Thanks, I am more than willing to try a Custom ROM. Any recommendations? And how easy is it as never done before!
PJBXDA said:
Thanks, I am more than willing to try a Custom ROM. Any recommendations? And how easy is it as never done before!
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It's fairly easy. Depending on what S4 model you have. Some models have a locked bootloader and that makes the whole thing trickier.
This is what I did:
1) Root with CF-Auto-Root. Thread here.
2) Backup all my apps.
3) Install a custom recovery (TWRP). Download and instructions here.
4) Flash custom rom. Most roms have their own instructions.
You can skip 1 and 2 if you don't want to backup.
Installing a custom recovery can be done using Odin. I recommend TWRP since it's the only one I've used.
Lollipop GPE rom. I've used this rom and didn't have any issues. CM12 seems a bit faster, but the GPE was more stable and bug-free.
Thanks I tried to install the CM12 before you posted using the instructions there but it failed, I assume that it needs to be rooted.
PJBXDA said:
Thanks I tried to install the CM12 before you posted using the instructions there but it failed, I assume that it needs to be rooted.
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You need a custom recovery to install any rom. It doesn't matter if it's rooted or not.
Get a custom recovery. Get all the necessary zip files (rom, gapps, etc). Place all the zip files on the external sd card. Boot into the custom recovery. Wipe /data, /cache and /dalvik-cache.
Go to Install (if on TWRP), go to the location where you saved the downloaded rom zip and select it. The swipe the slider to begin flashing. Afterwards flash the gapps zip. Reboot.
Also, don't use the recovery posted in the CM12 thread. It was specially made by the dev and will convert your file system to f2fs. What it basically means is that it will wipe your internal storage completely.
GDReaper said:
You need a custom recovery to install any rom. It doesn't matter if it's rooted or not.
Get a custom recovery. Get all the necessary zip files (rom, gapps, etc). Place all the zip files on the external sd card. Boot into the custom recovery. Wipe /data, /cache and /dalvik-cache.
Thanks, doing that now
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PJBXDA said:
GDReaper said:
You need a custom recovery to install any rom. It doesn't matter if it's rooted or not.
Get a custom recovery. Get all the necessary zip files (rom, gapps, etc). Place all the zip files on the external sd card. Boot into the custom recovery. Wipe /data, /cache and /dalvik-cache.
Thanks, doing that now
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On the CF-Root page it says to open Odin and click on the PDA button but I cannot find a PDA button!
Edit: It is the AP button on the newer version!
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GDReaper said:
You need a custom recovery to install any rom. It doesn't matter if it's rooted or not.
Get a custom recovery. Get all the necessary zip files (rom, gapps, etc). Place all the zip files on the external sd card. Boot into the custom recovery. Wipe /data, /cache and /dalvik-cache.
Go to Install (if on TWRP), go to the location where you saved the downloaded rom zip and select it. The swipe the slider to begin flashing. Afterwards flash the gapps zip. Reboot.
Also, don't use the recovery posted in the CM12 thread. It was specially made by the dev and will convert your file system to f2fs. What it basically means is that it will wipe your internal storage completely.
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When you say go to install, do you mean install update... in the recovery menu? I do not have an install from zip option
PJBXDA said:
When you say go to install, do you mean install update... in the recovery menu? I do not have an install from zip option
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You don't have a custom recovery installed. That is probably the stock recovery. You can't flash a rom using the stock recovery.
You absolutely need a custom recovery if you want to flash a custom rom.
Custom recoveries are: TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project), CWM (ClockworkMod Recovery) and PhilZ Touch Recovery. Either one should work. But you necessarily need one.
GDReaper said:
You don't have a custom recovery installed. That is probably the stock recovery. You can't flash a rom using the stock recovery.
You absolutely need a custom recovery if you want to flash a custom rom.
Custom recoveries are: TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project), CWM (ClockworkMod Recovery) and PhilZ Touch Recovery. Either one should work. But you necessarily need one.
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Thanks I have installed TWRP, then it asked me to install Busybox which I did. Tried to Install from Zip and it went back to the original recovery and now when I am trying to restart the phone I just get messages telling me things have stopped working (Google play, settings etc etc) and a black screen!
Currently factory resetting and will try again
PJBXDA said:
Thanks I have installed TWRP, then it asked me to install Busybox which I did. Tried to Install from Zip and it went back to the original recovery and now when I am trying to restart the phone I just get messages telling me things have stopped working (Google play, settings etc etc) and a black screen!
Currently factory resetting and will try again
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Follow the link I gave you. They have several instrunctions on how to install TWRP. You can install TWRP with Odin too.
Here, There are 3 ways to install. Use Odin. It doesn't require root and should be the easier one. Just UNTICK auto-reboot in Odin before flashing. Once it's done, turn the phone off and use the key combo to get into TWRP recovery.
GDReaper said:
Follow the link I gave you. They have several instrunctions on how to install TWRP. You can install TWRP with Odin too.
Here, There are 3 ways to install. Use Odin. It doesn't require root and should be the easier one. Just UNTICK auto-reboot in Odin before flashing. Once it's done, turn the phone off and use the key combo to get into TWRP recovery.
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I think I am in, got through to the TWRP recovery and flashed the files but now I have a blue face with a pulsing white light behind it and have had for about 10 minutes. Any idea what is happening please?
PJBXDA said:
I think I am in, got through to the TWRP recovery and flashed the files but now I have a blue face with a pulsing white light behind it and have had for about 10 minutes. Any idea what is happening please?
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I guess that's the CM12 logo. First boot after flashing always takes some time because the rom is configuring stuff.
If you still don't get into android, turn off the device and turn it on again. If you've done everything correctly there is no reason why it shouldn't boot.
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I guess that's the CM12 logo. First boot after flashing always takes some time because the rom is configuring stuff.
If you still don't get into android, turn off the device and turn it on again. If you've done everything correctly there is no reason why it shouldn't boot.
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It is their logo but it seems to be taking forever, any idea how long a first boot should take?
PJBXDA said:
It is their logo but it seems to be taking forever, any idea how long a first boot should take?
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It shouldn't take that long. For me it always took under 5 minutes. Tell me exactly what you did.
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It shouldn't take that long. For me it always took under 5 minutes. Tell me exactly what you did.
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Did as you said, in the end I tried flashing the other GPE ROM and that has worked but I do not really like it. Trying the Cynogen again by downloading direct to the SD card and not copying it over. I want to say a very big thank you GDReaper for all your help, it is and has been very much appreciated.
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Did as you said, in the end I tried flashing the other GPE ROM and that has worked but I do not really like it. Trying the Cynogen again by downloading direct to the SD card and not copying it over. I want to say a very big thank you GDReaper for all your help, it is and has been very much appreciated.
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No problem. You could try a different build. Or you could try a CM12 based rom. SaberMod worked fine for me. And it's the closest to the actual CM12 you can get.
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No problem. You could try a different build. Or you could try a CM12 based rom. SaberMod worked fine for me. And it's the closest to the actual CM12 you can get.
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Cheers, I have CM12 up and running now. Downloaded the files straight to the SD card and they worked. Seems OK but might try others, how do I go about trying SaberMod, do I need to flash that? Sorry to keep asking what are no doubt pretty obvious questions but I'm pretty new to this!
Want to get rid of the google search box for starters!
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Cheers, I have CM12 up and running now. Downloaded the files straight to the SD card and they worked. Seems OK but might try others, how do I go about trying SaberMod, do I need to flash that? Sorry to keep asking what are no doubt pretty obvious questions but I'm pretty new to this!
Want to get rid of the google search box for starters!
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SaberMod is a rom. SaberMod CM12.1.
They are very similar. The difference is how they tackle optimizations.
Yes, you will have to flash it. But you can also stick with normal CM12 if you don't have any issues.
The google search box from the home screen or the recents?
You can change the launcher to get rid of it from the home screen.
To remove it from the recents there is an option somewhere in the settings.
I'm using the tutorial on the LineageOS wiki for the Us996. I've unlocked the bootloader via official means from LG, but when it comes time to send the recovery via fastboot, it successfully sends and writes it, it even let's me boot into it, after pulling the battery, and using the correct button commands. But if I restart and try to enter again I'm greeted by the official erase everything recovery.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Do I need to flash root to get the recovery to stick?
Take a look at this video. If you have TWRP installed right, and are going to it through a battery pull and the power button volume down combination, then the screen that comes up looks scary and looks like you'll "format" your phone, but as you see in this video, you don't.
baldybill said:
Take a look at this video. If you have TWRP installed right, and are going to it through a battery pull and the power button volume down combination, then the screen that comes up looks scary and looks like you'll "format" your phone, but as you see in this video, you don't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDq0qMbgjL4
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See I've gotten into TWRP, then I reboot system(actual Android not just restarting recovery).the problem is When I power off my phone and tried to get back into TWRP, I clicked yes and yes and it proceeded to wipe my phone. TWRP wasn't there just factory reset lol
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See I've gotten into TWRP, then I reboot system(actual Android not just restarting recovery).the problem is When I power off my phone and tried to get back into TWRP, I clicked yes and yes and it proceeded to wipe my phone. TWRP wasn't there just factory reset lol
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Not sure why it isnt happening automatically (it usually does when flashing things like magisk to root) but when you get into twrp or with root rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.bak. If in twrp first go into the mount page and uncheck the box at the bottom that says something about system read only first, then you can use the file manager.
Or since it sounds like you want to flash lineage, just flash the lineageos zip (and then optionally opengapps and root). Be sure to format data too (wipe->format data->yes). Then if you dont have lineage on an sdcard ready to go you could reboot recovery so that the formatted data is ready then connect to pc and send the zips over by using adb push C:\path\to\lineage.zip /sdcard/
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Not sure why it isnt happening automatically (it usually does when flashing things like magisk to root) but when you get into twrp or with root rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.bak. If in twrp first go into the mount page and uncheck the box at the bottom that says something about system read only first, then you can use the file manager.
Or since it sounds like you want to flash lineage, just flash the lineageos zip (and then optionally opengapps and root). Be sure to format data too (wipe->format data->yes). Then if you dont have lineage on an sdcard ready to go you could reboot recovery so that the formatted data is ready then connect to pc and send the zips over by using adb push C:\path\to\lineage.zip /sdcard/
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What I'm thinking about doing is flashing TWRP again, on first boot(of TWRP) backing up my current rom(stock) and trying to boot into recovery again, because if it doesn't stick again, it'll wipe but at least I'll have a backup.
I've noticed a lot of different root files which would you recommend?
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What I'm thinking about doing is flashing TWRP again, on first boot(of TWRP) backing up my current rom(stock) and trying to boot into recovery again, because if it doesn't stick again, it'll wipe but at least I'll have a backup.
I've noticed a lot of different root files which would you recommend?
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Sorry for the double post but does the "LG factory reset" stay even after having TWRP installed? Like will I always have to answer yes twice to enter TWRP?
lowsnamebrand said:
Sorry for the double post but does the "LG factory reset" stay even after having TWRP installed? Like will I always have to answer yes twice to enter TWRP?
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Yes thats always the same.
If you don't flash lineage or something to root stock (I reccommend magisk since the alternative, Supersu, is owned by some Chinese company, and magisk has various modules that do many things) and don't rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p manually (theres a file manager under advanced in twrp) the stock rom will use that file to reflash stock recovery any time it boots.
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Yes thats always the same.
If you don't flash lineage or something to root stock (I reccommend magisk since the alternative, Supersu, is owned by some Chinese company, and magisk has various modules that do many things) and don't rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p manually (theres a file manager under advanced in twrp) the stock rom will use that file to reflash stock recovery any time it boots.
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Awesome I think my issue is not renaming that file and the stock rom reinstalling stock recovery. I've used SuperSU, never used magisk, is there a stickied release thread for it?
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Awesome I think my issue is not renaming that file and the stock rom reinstalling stock recovery. I've used SuperSU, never used magisk, is there a stickied release thread for it?
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Its got more than a thread, has a whole section. Anyway heres the main release thread
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Its got more than a thread, has a whole section. Anyway heres the main release thread
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You've been a huge help, thank you! I'll report back later tonight, when I can actually work on my phone
So i was able to obtain root aswell as installed twrp, the only issue I had was every rom I tried refused to boot. They just hung at the loading screen, that includes the back up I'd made of stock, is there something I missed?
lowsnamebrand said:
So i was able to obtain root aswell as installed twrp, the only issue I had was every rom I tried refused to boot. They just hung at the loading screen, that includes the back up I'd made of stock, is there something I missed?
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If you mean the boot animation, the very first time can take a good while, like 20 minutes. Also make sure you've formatted /data if you havnt yet especially going to lineage.
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If you mean the boot animation, the very first time can take a good while, like 20 minutes. Also make sure you've formatted /data if you havnt yet especially going to lineage.
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Sorry for the late reply, yeah I think I just let the boot animation go for around 5, I'm gonna have to try reflashing it and hoping for the best, I'll be sure to answer back when I get a chance
OK, I know this is an old thread - but I just got a replacement US996 phone; my old standby has a charger plug problem so I decided to get another one and put a rooted stock Oreo ROM on it. However, I'm having the same issue as the OP. Get into fastboot, flash TWRP (I have the 3.3.1-0 version, as the newer 3.3.1-1 version does not have any download mirrors). The flash appears to go just fine, it says the write was completed. However, when I reboot into adb mode and do "adb reboot recovery" I get "no command" and the little droid with his belly hatch open. So obviously TWRP wasn't flashed. The OP says he eventually was able to get it to work and install root. How did you fix the issue?
Do I still need to do the old recowvery shenanigans that we had to do back when the phone first came out?
Thanks!
I believe you MUST use the button combo to reboot into twrp.
See here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3720239/post78513963
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I believe you MUST use the button combo to reboot into twrp.
See here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3720239/post78513963
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I've done that. The problem is that TWRP hasn't actually been installed via fastboot flash recovery - it goes through the motions, SAYS it's been installed, but when I do the button combo, it actually does reset my phone rather than booting into TWRP.
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Disregard the above. Flashed it again (4th time), and it finally took.
The same happened with my wife's US996 now that you mention it. Took a few tries and was a bit frustrating.
When I flashed TWRP on mine it was a "one and done".
Glad you got it sorted.
Thanks - all good. Rooted stock Oreo ROM installed, working great.
Can anyone help, I rooted my phone last year and installed TWRP as part of the process, I did a backup at the time which I have on my SD card
the phone is stuck in the TWRP recovery mode, I can restore from my backup and it goes through fine but then goes back into recovery mode.
This all started when I tried to reset the phone back to factory defaults. I guess I wiped everything. Has anyone got any ideas how to get out of this.
I am not too familiar with TWRP, if anyone could point me in the right direction with a simple step by step guide it would be most appreciated.
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Can anyone help, I rooted my phone last year and installed TWRP as part of the process, I did a backup at the time which I have on my SD card
the phone is stuck in the TWRP recovery mode, I can restore from my backup and it goes through fine but then goes back into recovery mode.
This all started when I tried to reset the phone back to factory defaults. I guess I wiped everything. Has anyone got any ideas how to get out of this.
I am not too familiar with TWRP, if anyone could point me in the right direction with a simple step by step guide it would be most appreciated.
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Download a rom
Put it on your sd card
Put a sd card inside your phone
Then flash your rom
SM-J510FN
amirizad_7436 said:
Download a rom
Put it on your sd card
Put a sd card inside your phone
Then flash your rom
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I did try that, I found a ROM j510fnxxs2aq14_j510fndbt2aq14_dbt.zip with size of 1,379,794Kb
when I tried to install it I get a failure could not find META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary in the zip file
Error installing zip file /external_sd/j510fnxxs2aq14_j510fndbt2aq14_dbt.zip
Which is why I asked for a bit more detailed advice on my problem. If you could point me in the direction of a suitable
ROM for my device which will work I would appreciate it.
RMEROY said:
I did try that, I found a ROM j510fnxxs2aq14_j510fndbt2aq14_dbt.zip with size of 1,379,794Kb
when I tried to install it I get a failure could not find META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary in the zip file
Error installing zip file /external_sd/j510fnxxs2aq14_j510fndbt2aq14_dbt.zip
Which is why I asked for a bit more detailed advice on my problem. If you could point me in the direction of a suitable
ROM for my device which will work I would appreciate it.
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Was it stock rom??!!
You should install custom rom man first
amirizad_7436 said:
Was it stock rom??!!
You should install custom rom man first
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I have tried several custom roms non of which work. What I don't understand is why when I restore from my one and only backup
it all goes through ok the size is 6036MB it reports restoring 7 partitions
then restoring boot then restoring data, at the end of it I get restore ok then it goes back to the TWRP recovery screen.
RMEROY said:
I have tried several custom roms non of which work. What I don't understand is why when I restore from my one and only backup
it all goes through ok the size is 6036MB it reports restoring 7 partitions
then restoring boot then restoring data, at the end of it I get restore ok then it goes back to the TWRP recovery screen.
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Is your stock rom android 5 by any chance?
I don't know what my stock rom is, I can't access anything on my phone apart from the TWRP recovery screen
I do have another SM-J510FN which was bought at the same time which hasn't been rooted running Android 7.1.1
I don't know if that would help to determine what the stock rom is.
RMEROY said:
I don't know what my stock rom is, I can't access anything on my phone apart from the TWRP recovery screen
I do have another SM-J510FN which was bought at the same time which hasn't been rooted running Android 7.1.1
I don't know if that would help to determine what the stock rom is.
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Sorry I misread the thread I thought it was 2015 model.
So what exactly did you do? Step by step.
Did you wipe anything in twrp?
RMEROY said:
I don't know what my stock rom is, I can't access anything on my phone apart from the TWRP recovery screen
I do have another SM-J510FN which was bought at the same time which hasn't been rooted running Android 7.1.1
I don't know if that would help to determine what the stock rom is.
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I went into the TWRP recovery mode then to Wipe hoping to do a factory reset, that went through ok and came back into the TWRP recovery mode
I then tried Advanced wipe and ticked all the boxes except micro SD card. Nothing could get me out of the recovery mode so then I tried a restore from
an old backup and that seemed to go through ok, but it still came back to the recovery mode.
If it was me, I would remove the back cover and via TWRP menu turn off phone.
As soon as the screen goes black, remove battery.
Insert battery and power on and see what happens.
Have you tried that? Or how do you turn it off?
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If it was me, I would remove the back cover and via TWRP menu turn off phone.
As soon as the screen goes black, remove battery.
Insert battery and power on and see what happens.
Have you tried that? Or how do you turn it off?
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Many times
Okay... when screen goes black have you tried to quickly start pressing the key combination to enter download mode?
For my J500 it's Volume down + Home key + Power (keep pressing until download screen appears) should be same for J510.
If you can enter download you have the option to use Odin and flash either a stock ROM or a newer Recovery.
If you want, you could:
Advance wipe, everything except SD card and OTG Usb. (How much was backed up? Did you tick all boxes?)
Format Data
Restore backup from SD card again
Advance wipe, tick only 2 boxes, Dalvik + Cache
Restart
Report back
Oh, and just to clarify... when you manually go to Restart in TWRP, no matter what option you choose, the phone restarts into TWRP again?
Bare with me, I'm trying to understand and help.
Thats the problem, I can't get out of the TWRP recovery mode so am not able to use Odin, I presume when I did my original backup
I didn't tick all the boxes because it goes through a recovery with no problem I presume the boot sector is missing.
From the TWRP recovery mode I am able to go to install and select a previously downloaded file but then it fails.
I have searched for a suitable ROM to download but am struggling to find one for my phone
Ok, what TWRP version do you have?
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Ok, what TWRP version do you have?
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3.0.2-0
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3.0.2-0
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You can update your TWRP with a newer version from here:
https://twrp.me/samsung/j5xnlte.html
(Carefully check that I linked to your model!)
.img is what you want to put in your phone. BUT... I haven't done this myself, so it's your call.
In TWRP you choose to install img and locate the file on your SD card.
My thought is that your TWRP is too old for the ROMs you have tried... (anyone please correct me if I'm wrong).
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Thats the problem, I can't get out of the TWRP recovery mode so am not able to use Odin, I presume when I did my original backup
I didn't tick all the boxes because it goes through a recovery with no problem I presume the boot sector is missing.
From the TWRP recovery mode I am able to go to install and select a previously downloaded file but then it fails.
I have searched for a suitable ROM to download but am struggling to find one for my phone
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Man it's not a problem what custom rom you downloaded
Juat install it to system cames up then install stock rom via odin
Why you wasting your time??!!
I have the TWRP image file 3.4.0-0 which partition should I be flashing it to Boot or Recovery?
I would hate kill it after getting this far.
in reply to amirizad_7436 I don't understand, I can't install a stock rom via Odin as I can't get out of the TWRP recovery mode.
RMEROY said:
I have the TWRP image file 3.4.0-0 which partition should I be flashing it to Boot or Recovery?
I would hate kill it after getting this far.
in reply to amirizad_7436 I don't understand, I can't install a stock rom via Odin as I can't get out of the TWRP recovery mode.
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You can. There is an option to reboot download mode from twrp (might be reboot bootloader)
That will put the device into download mode and you can flash with Odin.
Alternatively you could go to advanced wipe and wipe everything like you already did and then just flash a custom ROM. You wiped everything you said and then tried to reboot. That's why it went to twrp because you wiped system, there is no system to boot anymore.
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You can. There is an option to reboot download mode from twrp (might be reboot bootloader)
That will put the device into download mode and you can flash with Odin.
Alternatively you could go to advanced wipe and wipe everything like you already did and then just flash a custom ROM. You wiped everything you said and then tried to reboot. That's why it went to twrp because you wiped system, there is no system to boot anymore.
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Wow, that worked, I updated the version of TWRP and then installed a ROM that I downloaded "resurrectionremix-5.8.4-20190821"
and all seems to be working, both sims are recognised and operational all I need now is to get my head around the UI apart from that everything seems
good. Thank you everybody who helped me through this. I almost got to the point of binning an otherwise good phone.
Once again a big thankyou to everyone.