[SOLVED] Hello,
This is the first time for me posting in a forum asking for help about an android device so go easy. I have rooted my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 and installed TWRP 2.6.0.0 on it. That was the first time I rooted an android. I used Titanium Backup (Pro) to backup all of my user apps + system data. Then I transferred the backup to my PC. Then I created a nandroid backup using TWRP. Then I cleared the cache, dalvik cache, and factory reset the phone using TWRP. Then I installed Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 mako, which is marked as stable, along with the Gapps found on Goo.im. It worked successfully and I set up my brand new ROM. Then when I restore using TiBU, it restores successfully until it gets to about 70% where it begins telling me that "There was a problem parsing the package" or "x App not Installed". TiBu then instructed me to reboot in order for system data to take effect after the restore, and I follow that order. Finally, my phone gets stuck in the boot animation of Cyanogenmod. I've gone in to recovery and did the entire process of flashing the CM ROM again and the same thing happened to me again. So I just restored my nandroid backup and now am on the stock ROM again. I've tried to look online but could not find any solution or reason. Remember that this was my first rooted Android device and I am not a pro at this stuff. I'm not asking for how to get out of the boot animation (I already know that), just why this problem is occuring and some possible solutions. Thank you.
I think the reason might be that you are not supposed to restore apps when changing from one ROM to another. I read that somewhere online. Is that true and do you think that that could possibly be the case? I went from stock ROM to CM.
[SOLVED] i have found the solution. it was that i tried to restore system data which caused the problem. everything is great now!
Hi,
I'm using CM13 on my xiaomi redmi 2. This morning I installed the weekly update from 25th of December 2016 from the update manager, without realising that it was actually a new ROM, CM 14. The installation went well but gapps was giving much trouble. I decided to install gapps for Android nougat, but couldn't get into TWRP. In the end I installed a CM13 version from the update manager, in the hope that everything would go back to normal. As a result my phone went soft-bricked and wasn't even able to connect it with adb/fastboot from my desktop (ubuntu 14.04). Eventually I've managed to get into TWRP and now I have the possibility of wiping out Cache partition and Dalvik Cache, and install a ROM of CM 13, but I would like to investigate the chances of getting back the phone without losing all my data and apps. Is there anyway to do this?
Thanks.
Bro if you have got TWRP working right then you might already have CM 13 Zip files and gapps in the phone too. Try Clean Installing the Rom (ps don't select storage in advanced wipe option in Twrp , only select DATA , SYSTEM , CACHE & DALVIK to wipe). Your photos,videos,whatsapp chat backup will be saved. Try above method and let me know if it work. If not then you have flash MIUI rom using fastboot method to get your device back.
Hey,
I didn't updated my phone for quite some time and today I had some free time and I decided to update it to the latest version. I performed the first OTA update, and the process wen't really smooth. The phone booted after a few minutes, however it told me there's another system updated so I installed it as well.
However, after installing the second OTA update, my phone never booted again. it stucks in bootloop for a few minutes and then just boots to recovery.
I don't really know what to do, and although most of my data is backed up I really want to avoid wiping all the data.
The phone was never rooted and has stock recovery. How can I make it boot without wiping all the data? I did try to wipe cache already and it didn't help.
I see that there is a method called 'adb sideload' but I want to be sure it doesn't wipe data and to know which zip I should give it... Thanks!
moving to android 10, but installed update 9.0.17 with the settings app and magisk messed up something since the device after a twrp install boots with everything working other than the crashing.
I've wiped the cache for the install, tried out installing via twrp (with backups this time) and wipeing the phone cache (the phone boots fine just have to tap close and only have a few presses before a restart) but cant confirm the storage clear menu due to the crashing.
I'm currently trying to move over a magisk uninstaller but is there a way to remove the storage or uninstall and continue with an android 10 installation?
yep magisk uninstall and reinstall worked
im having big problems about vendor. for start im giving some info:
device: mi a1 (tissot)
current os: lineage OS 17.1
root: yes
twrp: can install or use just booting .img
i unlocked my device and installed twrp. there is no problem.
i wanted flash lineage OS and i wiped my device. gives error about cannot mount /vendor
i installed treble supported twrp and installed lineage OS. flashed magisk. installed microg...
then i tried flash mapsv1.zip which is recommended for microg. then booom. another /vendor error.
now i can boot device. i can use everything except gps. google maps app cannot found location. yandex maps can found and i can use it until lock screen or going main screen (or another app). then it starts stopping everytime until i clen its data and cache. then again... in chrome when i open google maps and try found my location chrome stops.
i tried to change /vendor/etc/gps.conf. its still same.
what to do now guys? im worrying about if i try re-flash rom it doesnt flash and device bricked. any solution without re-flash rom? what causes to cannot mount /vendor after solved it?
What exactly did you wipe? I think you wiped vendor, or bumped your O.S. from an old firmware. However, wiping system, data and Dalvik was more than enough.
To solve this, the worst thing to do is trying to hook around. Just reflash the latest original firmware and start again.
Keep in mind that you might need to backup your stuff first.
Use adb pull and push commands in case your device is rebooting too much. Check if device works well this time.
Next, open adb access from device and reboot fastboot to reflash your custom recovery, then reboot recovery and wipe just these items. Finally, complete Rom flashing procedure, depending of your needs.
KaaMyA said:
What exactly did you wipe? I think you wiped vendor, or bumped your O.S. from an old firmware. However, wiping system, data and Dalvik was more than enough.
To solve this, the worst thing to do is trying to hook around. Just reflash the latest original firmware and start again.
Keep in mind that you might need to backup your stuff first.
Use adb pull and push commands in case your device is rebooting too much. Check if device works well this time.
Next, open adb access from device and reboot fastboot to reflash your custom recovery, then reboot recovery and wipe just these items. Finally, complete Rom flashing procedure, depending of your needs.
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Dalvik cache , system, data, and cache. My device is not rebooting too much. Sory if i couldn't explain. Everything working fine except when an app tries use my location, app stops running, i cant flash anything right now.
İ thought anyone knows mapsv1.zip file(microg.org) and which files are replaced or added by this file when flash it. And can i do it manually? Btw i can read and write /vendor file with solid explorer
İf needed to re-flash rom thats ok but i think lineage OS was perfect for me until this error. And a last thing: can i backup my settings. (İ already took backup of everything in stock when unlocked bl)
Thank you for help
Edit: gps problems started when i tried flash mapsv1
ROM could be perfect, but what I doubt is how perfectly you followed the procedure. Again, better start from zero, being sure you have all the prerequisites (latest firmware included). My humble opinion.
KaaMyA said:
ROM could be perfect, but what I doubt is how perfectly you followed the procedure. Again, better start from zero, being sure you have all the prerequisites (latest firmware included). My humble opinion.
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Okey ilk try it and share the result night. But is it possible to backup settings of phone?
Well, that's why in step 0 is always recommended to backup you phone. At this level you should have nothing in settings, since you wipe it all... However, that's better, that's the goal of a Clean Install after all. Each ROM has its own flavour and is not recomendable to overwrite these values from a backup, if you're changing ROMs. What you could do, was to backup your apps and some settings with a third app like Swift Backup, or older Titanium Backup, before starting it all, or else, making a complete backup from recovery, in case you end with a problem with newly installed ROM (recommendation here is disable any screen security lock before doing Backups).
KaaMyA said:
Well, that's why in step 0 is always recommended to backup you phone. At this level you should have nothing in settings, since you wipe it all... However, that's better, that's the goal of a Clean Install after all. Each ROM has its own flavour and is not recomendable to overwrite these values from a backup, if you're changing ROMs. What you could do, was to backup your apps and some settings with a third app like Swift Backup, or older Titanium Backup, before starting it all, or else, making a complete backup from recovery, in case you end with a problem with newly installed ROM (recommendation here is disable any screen security lock before doing Backups).
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İ did it all. Step by step. But i realized something. That errors doesnt matter on my device. Bcs when i flashing stock mi flash tool said failed but i booted system and everything working fine. İ installed persistent twrp. Same error. Then wiped. Same error but wipe completed. Than i flashed this zips single and booted everytime: lineage os, magisk, backup of migrate. Everytime it said cannot mount vendor but all of this apps and os and recovery working fine
Thank you for your helps
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Nurullah44 said:
İ did it all. Step by step. But i realized something. That errors doesnt matter on my device. Bcs when i flashing stock mi flash tool said failed but i booted system and everything working fine. İ installed persistent twrp. Same error. Then wiped. Same error but wipe completed. Than i flashed this zips single and booted everytime: lineage os, magisk, backup of migrate. Everytime it said cannot mount vendor but all of this apps and os and recovery working fine
Thank you for your helps
[Helping alone ]
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if you didn't treblized your device then its not a problem. I have this error too but that's because there is no vendor partition to mount. as been said by unipo:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi...-3-3-1-0-tissot-manager-t3976117/post81326153
portox said:
if you didn't treblized your device then its not a problem. I have this error too but that's because there is no vendor partition to mount. as been said by unipo:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi...-3-3-1-0-tissot-manager-t3976117/post81326153
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Are you sure? Bcs i can view and change /vendor in root path. Treblizing is updating and repairing system partitions right? İ am using treble support twrp, flashed stock rom via mi flash(said error but worked fine) then how to treblize a device? And is this required for anything(like a rom, an app)?