Install custom Rom without sd card - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm trying to help a friend install a custom rom onto a LG G2 D800. Every instruction I find is telling me to install the rom and GAPPS on my sd card. I understand the process, I used to root and install custom roms all the time years ago, but this phone does not support a sd card.... is there any way to still install a custom rom to this phone. KitKat is to 2014 and we are trying to update it a little.
thanks.

use usb-otg memory stick...
btw sd card on this device is "internal memory" partition
just don't format it while flashing a new rom if you plan to put the installation files on that exact partition...
for me it's easier to do everything with the external usb-otg stick... but that's me

60nine said:
use usb-otg memory stick...
btw sd card on this device is "internal memory" partition
just don't format it while flashing a new rom if you plan to put the installation files on that exact partition...
for me it's easier to do everything with the external usb-otg stick... but that's me
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@60nine Sorry, but how exactly would you copy the install files on to the usb-otg memory stick? If I plug in the usb stick to my LG G2, then I can't connect the phone to my PC via usb cable. Don't I need to use adb to copy the files to the usb stick? That's what I see in all the instructions.
Or can I plug the usb stick to my PC; copy the files to it using Windows; then plug it into my phone? Would the files be recognized in TWRP for flashing? I'm new to all this and I'm trying to flash LineageOS 14.1 to my LG G2.
Thanks for your help.

kruuzer92 said:
Or can I plug the usb stick to my PC; copy the files to it using Windows; then plug it into my phone? Would the files be recognized in TWRP for flashing? I'm new to all this and I'm trying to flash LineageOS 14.1 to my LG G2.
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i thought this was obvious
yes - first copy all the needed files to usb/otg on your computer...
then plug usb/otg into your mobile phone and use it as an install source (just remember to select usb/otg in twrp as a source instead of sd card)

60nine said:
i thought this was obvious
yes - first copy all the needed files to usb/otg on your computer...
then plug usb/otg into your mobile phone and use it as an install source (just remember to select usb/otg in twrp as a source instead of sd card)
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Cool. Thanks for clarifying.

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ClockworkMod and mounting USB?

Hey all,
So I just ran ClockworkMod (2.5.13) and wiped my Vibrant in preparation for the new Bionix. I have found that on my phone I had to wipe sdcard too or it wouldn't wipe fully. The problem: ClockworkMod won't let me mount USB storage or mount sdext so I can't figure out how to get the new ROM on the phone. Voodoo is also enabled and I can't seem to disable it without a working ROM on the phone.
When I plug the phone into my PC the "H" and "I" drives automatically pop up but are inaccessible. Mounting USB storage in ClockWorkMod appears to do nothing.
Any ideas? Thanks!
ohhhhhhhhh
I had the same problem last night but i thought my PC was acting up. I guess it has to do with CWM, but idk why.
What i did was copy the ROM on my external sd card, then put it on the phone and move them to internal sd card
Hope that help
you can use adb to push file to your phone.
Djapatos said:
I had the same problem last night but i thought my PC was acting up. I guess it has to do with CWM, but idk why.
What i did was copy the ROM on my external sd card, then put it on the phone and move them to internal sd card
Hope that help
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CWM won't let me mount SDEXT. Is there something special I have to do to get this to work?
You may have to pull the sd card and use an external card reader.
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ADB did the trick. I didn't realize it could push to the phone like that. Easy cheesy. Thanks!
And as for external SD card reader - this doesn't do anything to help transfer a file to the phone. Recovery was unable to mount SDEXT. I can't find any documentation on the matter, but I assume this is a Vibrant-related issue?
Hi, I just have the exact problem on my galaxy note. Trouble is that I can't find a way to connect to my phone through ADB. It just isn't listed when I type "adb devices". I would appreciate any help so I could "push" a rom and be done with it.
demircantas said:
Hi, I just have the exact problem on my galaxy note. Trouble is that I can't find a way to connect to my phone through ADB. It just isn't listed when I type "adb devices". I would appreciate any help so I could "push" a rom and be done with it.
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Check Applications/Development/Enable USB Debugging. If that is on, make sure you have the necessary drivers on the PC.
As for mounting via CWM, that should work if CWM gives the option. Again, check drivers on PC.

[Q] USB connection : Installer back to Mass Storage

Installed ZIPS Creamed Glacier V3.11 on MT4G.
Almost everything is working, so happy with ROM and recent enhancements. Thank you.
While connecting the phone to Windows 7 machine via USB, phone shows “USB Connected as an Installer”. It further provides choice of MTP/PTP. Phone SD card does NOT show as drive on Windows machine.
What do I need to do in order to access SD Card from Windows 7? I wanted to copy the nandroid backups from SD card and copy new ROMs on the SD card.
Is there a way to go back to USB mass storage option?
Thanks
alternative till update
have you tried Droid Explorer? works quite well. will reonnize without a problem.
under the "connect to pc" option in settings, i had to uncheck the 'ask me first' option and select disk drive to get my computer to recognize my phone when using Roms without the Mass Storage app on them...i really wish it was on all roms..
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Could not find connect to PC option on Creamed Glacier rom.
Droid Explorer works. It shows all the folders (systems too) from the phone. Just need to be more careful while using it.
Also found way to toggle USB under my recovery (EXT4).
Thank you all for your suggestions.
userofxda said:
Installed ZIPS Creamed Glacier V3.11 on MT4G.
Almost everything is working, so happy with ROM and recent enhancements. Thank you.
While connecting the phone to Windows 7 machine via USB, phone shows “USB Connected as an Installer”. It further provides choice of MTP/PTP. Phone SD card does NOT show as drive on Windows machine.
What do I need to do in order to access SD Card from Windows 7? I wanted to copy the nandroid backups from SD card and copy new ROMs on the SD card.
Is there a way to go back to USB mass storage option?
Thanks
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This is a known bug in 3.11. I think the fix is in here But if you wait a couple of days then the new release of Zips Creamed Glacier should fix this issue along with other issues.
what i did to transfer files onto sd card is use the android sdk
connected phone via USB opened the cmd prompt for sdk
and used adb push method
so when i wanted to install the low mic fix i;
copied the file to the platform tools folder then
adb push lowmicfix.zip sdcard/lowmicfix.zip
thats pretty much how im transferring files onto the sd card
zips said all these issues will be addressed in the next version
oh and if you wanted to copy something from your sd card to your computer look at the file from your file manager app to see the name then
use adb pull method
Or you can download an app to mount your usb.
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What is App to support mounting USB?
userofxda said:
What is App to support mounting USB?
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Multi mount
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Multi Mount Work !
This seems to be the easient approach to mount and access my SD card under this ROM.
Thank you very much.

Bricked Device Hlp!! Accidentally wiped data!

hi guys I accidentally wiped data from twrp while flashing diamond rom, now my device wont (clearly boot) and i cannot push any file in the internal storage of the phone via usb, how can i install any kind of rom now?should i use odin or adb sideload?
Remove sd card
Download rom and copy to sd card
Then put card in phone and install
If u need other recovery to flash or baseband
Download and copy that too
Or download firmware from sammobile and flash with odin
justkiddinghere said:
Remove sd card
Download rom and copy to sd card
Then put card in phone and install
If u need other recovery to flash or baseband
Download and copy that too
Or download firmware from sammobile and flash with odin
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if i connect the phone to pc via usb a try to drag and drop a rom to the sd card, it shows a popup that say i cannot copy the file because it is too big ( it clearly isnt, its a 32 gb sd), so i tried to put the rom in the sd via a usb sd reader device, but when i install the rom i get stuck at samsung logo
UPDATE: i installed Phil recovery , at the bottom of the main page of the recovery it say: E: could not mount /data to setup /data/media path!
cameraquake said:
if i connect the phone to pc via usb a try to drag and drop a rom to the sd card, it shows a popup that say i cannot copy the file because it is too big ( it clearly isnt, its a 32 gb sd), so i tried to put the rom in the sd via a usb sd reader device, but when i install the rom i get stuck at samsung logo
UPDATE: i installed Phil recovery , at the bottom of the main page of the recovery it say: E: could not mount /data to setup /data/media path!
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Try installing via recommend recovery by rom developer
Try both kindof roms stock base or aosp base
Be calm it will work
justkiddinghere said:
Try installing via recommend recovery by rom developer
Try both kindof roms stock base or aosp base
Be calm it will work
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ok Thanks! , i tried with diamond both phil and twrp, and both didnt workded. now i can try android hd revolution and stock rom...right?
cameraquake said:
if i connect the phone to pc via usb a try to drag and drop a rom to the sd card, it shows a popup that say i cannot copy the file because it is too big ( it clearly isnt, its a 32 gb sd), so i tried to put the rom in the sd via a usb sd reader device, but when i install the rom i get stuck at samsung logo
UPDATE: i installed Phil recovery , at the bottom of the main page of the recovery it say: E: could not mount /data to setup /data/media path!
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take the sd card out put it into its converter it came with and stick the sd card into the computer without it been on the phone then do what you have to do it happen to me so many times this is not a bricked phone next time try using the lastest philz only because it accecps otg usb connection but trwp is better but i just use philz

I cannot install OS when trying to root (Moto g4 plus Indian variant 1643 model)

After reading stuff in this forum, I decided to root and install ROM in my phone.
My phone is Moto G4 Plus, 1643 Model, Indian variant.
* I successfully unlocked my phone.
* I could instal TWRP flash, wipe the data to install new ROM.
* But cannot install a ROM. I got failure notices when tried to flash.
* I tried to copy ROM Zip's in internal storage. But unable to detect drives in laptop.
* I could see external sd card only.
Please help.
Try this
TrueUniue said:
After reading stuff in this forum, I decided to root and install ROM in my phone.
My phone is Moto G4 Plus, 1643 Model, Indian variant.
* I successfully unlocked my phone.
* I could instal TWRP flash, wipe the data to install new ROM.
* But cannot install a ROM. I got failure notices when tried to flash.
* I tried to copy ROM Zip's in internal storage. But unable to detect drives in laptop.
* I could see external sd card only.
Please help.
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*Copy the Rom file to your External SD Card
*Flash the Rom from External SD Card
*Just try it.
And one more thing. What exactly you mean by "But unable to detect drives in laptop"
Supersteam said:
*Copy the Rom file to your External SD Card
*Flash the Rom from External SD Card
*Just try it.
And one more thing. What exactly you mean by "But unable to detect drives in laptop"
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I copied to external sd, but unable to see Recovery mode.
And in TWRP way, those ROM zip is not appearing.
Check if the rom is in internal or external and browse accordingly
kaushal_krishna said:
Check if the rom is in internal or external and browse accordingly
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I copied ROM zip file to external card. Is it ZIP file or shall I extract?
Though I copied to, I could not see it in TWRP to flash. Isn't there no solution?
TrueUniue said:
I copied ROM zip file to external card. Is it ZIP file or shall I extract?
Though I copied to, I could not see it in TWRP to flash. Isn't there no solution?
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For ROM and flashing zips in general, leave them in the zip format - TWRP will extract them as necessary.
What TWRP are you using? Did you allow TWRP to make system modifications? Is your SD card formatted to fat32/vfat?
If on the TWRP main menu, if you tap 'Install' then 'Select Storage' down the bottom, do you see your SD card appear?

Cannot install anything in TWRP

Hello everyone so I unlocked my phone flashed TWRP and there is no internal memory,I can't format data because says ,,mount failed" and I can't mount anything, when plugging to pc window comes up on pc but I can't transfer files into TWRP internal memory anyone can help?
Zukfanss said:
Hello everyone so I unlocked my phone flashed TWRP and there is no internal memory,I can't format data because says ,,mount failed" and I can't mount anything, when plugging to pc window comes up on pc but I can't transfer files into TWRP internal memory anyone can help?
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You still should be able to flash files even though it says mount failed.
There is no files in TWRP showing up so I can't
Zukfanss said:
There is no files in TWRP showing up so I can't
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Do you have an sd card you can load some files onto then put into the phone?
No, and I don't want to buy cheap sd card for one time pupose I'm planning to buy good sd card in future
Zukfanss said:
No, and I don't want to buy cheap sd card for one time pupose I'm planning to buy good sd card in future
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You can boot into download mode flash the stock kdz file in lgup to go back to stock.
Im using stock unlocked now because I can't install anything
You can also try adb sideload.

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