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I'm trying to install Cyanogen 4.1.99, but I think I screwed up. According to Fingerlickin I need to install cyanogen's recovery image. First, before I even tried this endeavor, I was running Cyanogen 4.11.1 with the EnochXTra theme. I flashed the recovery image as instructed but, when I rebooted (probably where I messed up) I didn't see the usual recovery mode menu, just some triangle with a "!" in it facing a phone/pda (and NO text). Now I can't flash update.zip files. (Yes I tried ALT+S).
Also Fingerlickin pointed me towards fastboot. I know it's the key right now, but I don't know where to go from here. I think I still have root because I have adb running and could "su" without any complaints.
(I decided to start a new thread because the one I was in had a different problem. Also I would search the forum but I don' know what to search for.)
Tactical Fart said:
I'm trying to install Cyanogen 4.1.99, but I think I screwed up. According to Fingerlickin I need to install cyanogen's recovery image. First, before I even tried this endeavor, I was running Cyanogen 4.11.1 with the EnochXTra theme. I flashed the recovery image as instructed but, when I rebooted (probably where I messed up) I didn't see the usual recovery mode menu, just some triangle with a "!" in it facing a phone/pda (and NO text). Now I can't flash update.zip files. (Yes I tried ALT+S).
Also Fingerlickin pointed me towards fastboot. I know it's the key right now, but I don't know where to go from here. I think I still have root because I have adb running and could "su" without any complaints.
(I decided to start a new thread because the one I was in had a different problem. Also I would search the forum but I don' know what to search for.)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=523558
instructions are in the OP. if you can boot into the rom, use
Code:
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img
after putting the new recovery on your SD card
if that doesnt work
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery cm-recovery-1.4.img
with fastboot
instructions to set up fastboot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
you shouldnt need to flash the SPL if you have HardSPL or DangerSPL already. Just make sure you have the right drivers, and use the 1.6 SDK since its already out
If you have any others questions or need clarification, post here again
When I was in the rom, I used the terminal emulator, and when I tried to use "su" it said "uid 10031 not allowed to su". I tried "flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img" under adb and that flopped. Under fast boot I get "Error: cannot load 'cm-recovery-1.4.img'.
*Is nervous*
Tactical Fart said:
When I was in the rom, I used the terminal emulator, and when I tried to use "su" it said "uid 10031 not allowed to su". I tried "flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img" under adb and that flopped. Under fast boot I get "Error: cannot load 'cm-recovery-1.4.img'.
*Is nervous*
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what spl do you have and is the recovery.img in the folder you are using fastboot from?
david1171 said:
what spl do you have and is the recovery.img in the folder you are using fastboot from?
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He has the DangerSPL
and do as david said. the cm recovery image must be in the same folder as the fastboot executable
B-man007 said:
He has the DangerSPL
and do as david said. the cm recovery image must be in the same folder as the fastboot executable
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reading fail, that's what little sleep for the past few days does
i have a android folder on my C:\ drive with fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and the AdbWinApi.dll so that is the folder i use whenever i need fastboot, i keep the adb.exe and AdbWinApi.dll file in my system32 folder so i can use adb easier.
david1171 said:
reading fail, that's what little sleep for the past few days does
i have a android folder on my C:\ drive with fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and the AdbWinApi.dll so that is the folder i use whenever i need fastboot, i keep the adb.exe and AdbWinApi.dll file in my system32 folder so i can use adb easier.
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O dont worry he didnt mention it in this thread, it was in the other thread.
I do the same thing haha
@Technical Fart
Don't worry to much, your phone is still booting, its not bricked. Just take it slow and read everything carefully. since you got fastboot already set up, the hardest part is over.
Problem Fixed!!! I didn't know that you had to have the image in that same directory that you had the fastboot command in. Thank-you so much! It feels good to be in a cyanogen rom again.
Tactical Fart said:
Problem Fixed!!! I didn't know that you had to have the image in that same directory that you had the fastboot command in. Thank-you so much! It feels good to be in a cyanogen rom again.
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NP
Can you please put [SOLVED] in the title?
B-man007 said:
NP
Can you please put [SOLVED] in the title?
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How do I do that?
Tactical Fart said:
How do I do that?
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select edit, go advanced, edit the title to include [SOLVED]
ADB working...not so much for fastboot
Hey guys,
I can't seem to get fastboot up and running. My adb is running fine but in all my noobishness I don't know how to get the recovery image running using adb. Is there anyway to do it or am I gonna have to figure out how to get the fastboot going?
to get fastboot going, you phone has to be in bootloader, in fastboot usb mode, and you need to be operating from a folder that has the fastboot.exe, adb.exe and the AdbWinApi.dll (for windows at least). then whatever you are wanting to transfer via fastboot needs to be in that folder as well.
I have all of those things in the tools file. Fastboot shows on my phone but when I type fastboot devices it shows nothing. Also, I tried doing the fastboot commands and it said it is waiting for the device.
When I type fastboot shell to get in to su it gives me the option list as if I just typed in fastboot.
Should I redo the whole adb install process?
Ok, tried going another method and downgrading or changing my rom...no go. Looks like it keeps aborting each installation. This is getting really lame really fast.
Edit: I fixed the problem with my fastboot finally. Apparently when I plugged up my phone in fastboot it recognized it as a mass storage device so I had to uninstall those drivers at startup and reinstall the adb drivers. I think I've spent 4 hours total on trying to fix what happened after this rom and sadly enjoyed the challenge.
simplyTravis said:
Ok, tried going another method and downgrading or changing my rom...no go. Looks like it keeps aborting each installation. This is getting really lame really fast.
Edit: I fixed the problem with my fastboot finally. Apparently when I plugged up my phone in fastboot it recognized it as a mass storage device so I had to uninstall those drivers at startup and reinstall the adb drivers. I think I've spent 4 hours total on trying to fix what happened after this rom and sadly enjoyed the challenge.
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good to see you got the answer yourself
trust me, those long seemingly pointless hours troubleshooting pays off in the long run. you have a better understanding of how everything works
Hi - I have flash_image in the sdk tools folder but when I do:
ad push flash_image /system/bin is says cannot stat no such file or directory.
Please help!
Erris Bueller said:
Hi - I have flash_image in the sdk tools folder but when I do:
ad push flash_image /system/bin is says cannot stat no such file or directory.
Please help!
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did you mount the /system directory?
from CMD:
adb shell
#mount -a
then try it.
afterwards then
#umount -a
hi, this is how i managed to get root working on my tab, everything went fine for me till it came to booting into recovery then nothing use to happen so i combined two separate guides to get it working. thanks (bcmobile and 411tecknology)
the command in "(getting root 5) )" worked for me as i was getting stuck with "fastboot flash recovery skitzandroid-recovery.img"
i unlocked the bootloader by firmware upgrade the the following
for all those people like me with no experience in dos commands or linux, hope this works for you
PREPARE:
1) With your Tab in fastboot mode (step 1 of “GETTING ROOT” below), make sure you have a working fastboot implementation:
working dir\\fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number. If there is a problem, you won’t get any response.
2) Downlad the two files attached to this thread
3) create a folder in drive c naming it "root"
This will be referred to as the working directory throughout the rest of this guide
4) Copy skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip to your working directory (DO NOT UNZIP!) c: root
5) Extract the skitzandroid-recovery.img file from skitzandroid-stock-recovery.zip to your working folder. Your working folder( c: root) should now have 1 IMG file and one ZIP file.
6) copy fastboot files to the the folder that you are going to use as working dir ( c:root)
7) Copy the skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip file to the root of your sdcard. You can eithe drag/drop, or run:
working dir or c:\root>adb push skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip /sdcard
GETTING ROOT:
1) Power off your Tab and power it back on, while holding the VOLUME DOWN button.
2) When the DOWNLOAD / FASTBOOT icons appear, press VOLUME DOWN again to select FASTBOOT icon (the one with the USB logo) and press VOLUME UP to confirm selection.
3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
4) Open a terminal / CMD prompt and CD to your working folder
keep doing cd.. until you get to "c:>" then
cd/root
5) Run the following command:
c:\root> fastboot boot skitzandroid-recovery.img
..and wait. It might not look like anything is happening but it is.
6) You should now have a recovery menu. Use the volume rocker (up/down navigates menu options)
to select “Install zip from SDCARD” (or something like that)
7) Navigate to the root of your internal storage (/sdcard), select the skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip file and press (tap!) the POWER button to confirm selection.
Once complete, use the Volume rocker to select “REBOOT” from the menu and press (tap!!!) the POWER button to confirm selection.
9) YOUR’RE DONE. Press the thanks button on this thread to continue
TESTING:
Check your apps menu to confirm the existence of SuperUser app.
whats wrong with this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079781
Nothing!
I used it on UNLOCKED 10.1v (not from Vodafone) and had no data loss!
Great, Thanks
Frank
I do not understand: 3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
Where do I enter this data?
I mean - fastboot deviсes
TNTCOSMOS said:
I do not understand: 3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
Where do I enter this data?
I mean - fastboot deviсes
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once you start your device in fastboot mode and connect it with the computer to make sure your device is recognized by the computer you open command prompt take it to your working dir.. (ie. c:>root) in our case type fastboot devices and hit enter, if your computer recognized your device you will the serial number under it.
im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....
TNTCOSMOS said:
im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....
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assuming you have installed sdk if not please do so, then staying in sdk go to
(C:\android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools ) by clicking your mouse in desktop
(not cmd prompt). above eg.. is how i installed sdk on my desktop yours may be different, now in platform-tools you will see two files called fastboot copy them both to to your folder called ..root.. and you are set to go.
bottom line is if you want to start fastboot from any folder in cmd you have to have these two files in the folder.
also if you know that your device is detected by your computer dont worry about step 3. all it does is tell you that your device is connected.
I have all turned out, the problem was the drivers. I copied the driver from pdanet and it worked!
TNTCOSMOS said:
I have all turned out, the problem was the drivers. I copied the driver from pdanet and it worked!
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Glad to hear that you finally got the root.
same problem
TNTCOSMOS said:
im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....
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i've tried with pdanet too but it's not working....like the computer can't see the device...any ideea ???
and when i write "fastboot boot ......etc......" it says <waiting for the device>
please help
You need the drivers installed for fastboot, have you installed them? Please have a look at the [Guide] Unlock your bootloader thread. it contains all the details to get fastboot working.
thank you...finally did it
another noob question...how do i enter in cwm for installing another ROM ???
zbuggy said:
thank you...finally did it
another noob question...how do i enter in cwm for installing another ROM ???
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The easiest way if you are rooted is to install rom manager from the market. It has an option to reboot to recovery if you have CWM installed. It also allows you to update to the latest CWM recovery if there is one.
i've tried putting the TB Galaxy 1.0.9: Honeycomb 3.1 + TouchWiz UX and i made a mistake... in cwm i've uploaded the zip file only with the update and not the rom itself.since then the tab won't start...it stop's in the beggining at the "samsung galaxy tab 10.1v"...any ideea...what can i do ?
Download latest rom and instructions from samfirmware.com using odin Get ur tab into fastboot mode with 3 button recovery and start from scratch.
It should work out
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zbuggy said:
i've tried putting the TB Galaxy 1.0.9: Honeycomb 3.1 + TouchWiz UX and i made a mistake... in cwm i've uploaded the zip file only with the update and not the rom itself.since then the tab won't start...it stop's in the beggining at the "samsung galaxy tab 10.1v"...any ideea...what can i do ?
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Do the following. If you have not yet odin.
Download the full rom.
Follow instructions in how to get into fasboot in sticky thread.
Once in fastboot you can load recovery via it, to do that download the recovery from droidbasement.com/blog, search on pershoot's website for recovery 4.0.4 if i remember correctly then type
fastboot boot recovery.img
where recovery.img is the name of the file you downloaded from droidbasement.com
Recovery will then load give it a minute or so.
Once loaded you can push the downloaded full rom via adb. That is part of the android sdk.
Like this: adb push romfile.zip /data/media/ (this will take a few minutes)
Then in cwm instal rom.
I hope it helps. Btw, remember you need to flash the wipe script of the rom before you install the rom if you are comming from stock.
Send from my GT-P7100
10x everybody it worked!!!!!!!!
Still me, posting in yet another thread. Still can't get the proper drivers. Pda method is not working. Which version of PDanet should I use ? The latest ? This is ****ing irritating...
I'm used to have to struggle to get things work at the beginning, but with my Magic and Hd2 it was a matter of hours...not weeks ! I'm sure it's something stupid but everybody deserted these guides topics...
I'm actually considering posting in the Dev section just to get attention...
Also, pershoot blog's advices are a joke : with no tags, a not working search field, no categories, try to find an info ! Knowing that the word "Recovery" will pop about 3 times per subject, I'm good to spend the week-end searching...
DannyBiker said:
Still me, posting in yet another thread. Still can't get the proper drivers. Pda method is not working. Which version of PDanet should I use ? The latest ? This is ****ing irritating...
I'm used to have to struggle to get things work at the beginning, but with my Magic and Hd2 it was a matter of hours...not weeks ! I'm sure it's something stupid but everybody deserted these guides topics...
I'm actually considering posting in the Dev section just to get attention...
Also, pershoot blog's advices are a joke : with no tags, a not working search field, no categories, try to find an info ! Knowing that the word "Recovery" will pop about 3 times per subject, I'm good to spend the week-end searching...
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Hello,
I have been successful with rooting on win7. With win xp - after a few day struggling - fastboot did not give a go. Hope this helps
I just can't get the "Adb Original" signature from Pdanet. I always get standard Adb. I add the galaxy tab lines in the .inf file but still...
Do you guys edit the inf file with Wordpad or another tool ?
I recently purchased an LG Phoenix by At&t, the problem I have is that I cannot leave ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.0
I rooted it, restarted in recovery. and everything worked fine. I then upgraded my firmware, not sure what version though.. I backed up my phone before I upgraded into the new firmware. I then backedup my phone because it rebooted into recovery. Now everytime it boots it goes straight to Clockwork and I cant get out of it. I restored to my previous restore and it still doesn't work. What could I do? Should I install cwr 3? I read that cwr 5 has bugs and is known to brick phones..
Edit: Also the phone without the sd card still boots into clockworkmod menu
I have a ROM(Phoenix ULTIMATE) I'd like to flash but I'm not sure if I should right now considering I'm stuck at this menu.
Info- in my restores It says;
2011-10-04.21.37.48/
2011-10-04.21.56.13/
I'v tried both.
Another edit with potentially important info getting an error stating;
E: bad boot message "recovery"
Sorry If this is a n00b post.. I'm in sort of a rush because I'm moving in a few hours!
Edit; tried flashing the phoenix, didnt work.
installation was aborted
said i needed to switch to Edify scripting, and amend scripting is no longer supported.
What could I flash too to fix this, please help. I don't care if I lose data. Just need my phone back soon.
I have android SDK.
I was reading up on http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517874 here
Would I be-able to push somesort of boot file or firmware to my phone? Or something in that manner?
THIS:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash userdata data.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
Seems to be perfect for what I should try, where could I get the stock imgs for my phone? (p505)
I moved this here temporarily for you to be assisted...after that it will be moved beck to the right forum
Good luck!!
M_T_M said:
I moved this here temporarily for you to be assisted...after that it will be moved beck to the right forum
Good luck!!
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thanks
Really hope I can get this fixed soon.
Xery said:
I recently purchased an LG Phoenix by At&t, the problem I have is that I cannot leave ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.0
I rooted it, restarted in recovery. and everything worked fine. I then upgraded my firmware, not sure what version though.. I backed up my phone before I upgraded into the new firmware. I then backedup my phone because it rebooted into recovery. Now everytime it boots it goes straight to Clockwork and I cant get out of it. I restored to my previous restore and it still doesn't work. What could I do? Should I install cwr 3? I read that cwr 5 has bugs and is known to brick phones..
Edit: Also the phone without the sd card still boots into clockworkmod menu
I have a ROM(Phoenix ULTIMATE) I'd like to flash but I'm not sure if I should right now considering I'm stuck at this menu.
Info- in my restores It says;
2011-10-04.21.37.48/
2011-10-04.21.56.13/
I'v tried both.
Another edit with potentially important info getting an error stating;
E: bad boot message "recovery"
Sorry If this is a n00b post.. I'm in sort of a rush because I'm moving in a few hours!
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Are you on Ecliar , Froyo or Gingerbread ? Sorry , I don't know much but I would like to help
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EmoBoiix3 said:
Are you on Ecliar , Froyo or Gingerbread ? Sorry , I don't know much but I would like to help
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I didn't change anything, everything is stock I got it yesterday. Rooted it today and it's stuck in recovery. So I guess whatever stock is..
Xery said:
I didn't change anything, everything is stock I got it yesterday. Rooted it today and it's stuck in recovery. So I guess whatever stock is..
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Try adb .
(If you know what it is)
Type these in:
adb shell
su
reboot bootloader
See if it works
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I don't know what adb is. :c
Could you explain a bit more about it?
Xery said:
I don't know what adb is. :c
Could you explain a bit more about it?
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Okay then .
Download and install the Android SDK Tools first
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EmoBoiix3 said:
Okay then .
Download and install the Android SDK Tools first
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OH Android SDK I have that, just updating.. another 30 minutes..
While we wait, could you explain to me what I'd do with it, and just some tips or things I could do?
Xery said:
OH Android SDK I have that, just updating.. another 30 minutes..
While we wait, could you explain to me what I'd do with it, and just some tips or things I could do?
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If you have platform-tools , everything will be done in a flash
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EmoBoiix3 said:
If you have platform-tools , everything will be done in a flash
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"Installed Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 7"
Still installing a bunch of other things though..
"Downloading SDK Platform Android 3.2, API 13, revision 1"
Probably won't be done till tomorrow, horrible internet.
Xery said:
"Installed Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 7"
Still installing a bunch of other things though..
"Downloading SDK Platform Android 3.2, API 13, revision 1"
Probably won't be done till tomorrow, horrible internet.
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All you need now is platform-tools . The rest can be cancelled .
Use cmd (best if used with administrative rights) to navigate to the Android SDK folder , then to platform-tools .
Once you get there , connect your phone through USB then don't touch it .
In cmd , type:
abd shell
su
reboot bootloader
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EmoBoiix3 said:
All you need now is platform-tools . The rest can be cancelled .
Use cmd (best if used with administrative rights) to navigate to the Android SDK folder , then to platform-tools .
Once you get there , connect your phone through USB then don't touch it .
In cmd , type:
abd shell
su
reboot bootloader
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How would I use the cmd to navigate to the SDK folder?
I see the cmd, I also see a window called Android SDK and AVD manager, What now?
Xery said:
How would I use the cmd to navigate to the SDK folder?
I see the cmd, I also see a window called Android SDK and AVD manager, What now?
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Do this
Hold start button and R(on desktop)
Run will open
Type cmd in the box and press enter
A black window will open
CD to sdk dir
E.g.
If u installed sdk in C:\sdk
Then do this
cd C:\sdk\platform-tools
Then this
adb shell
reboot bootloader
cdesai said:
Do this
Hold start button and R(on desktop)
Run will open
Type cmd in the box and press enter
A black window will open
CD to sdk dir
E.g.
If u installed sdk in C:\sdk
Then do this
cd C:\sdk\tools
Then this
adb shell
reboot bootloader
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Follow his instructions .
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cdesai said:
Do this
Hold start button and R(on desktop)
Run will open
Type cmd in the box and press enter
A black window will open
CD to sdk dir
E.g.
If u installed sdk in C:\sdk
Then do this
cd C:\sdk\tools
Then this
adb shell
reboot bootloader
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I opened the cmd, I'm not really suer where I installed SDK but I'm pretty sure it was c:\program files\android\android-sdk\tools
That seemed to work, whenever i type adb shell it says abd is not recognized as an internal or external command, program or batch.
I need more detail because I'm a noob. :/
cdesai said:
Do this
Hold start button and R(on desktop)
Run will open
Type cmd in the box and press enter
A black window will open
CD to sdk dir
E.g.
If u installed sdk in C:\sdk
Then do this
cd C:\sdk\tools
Then this
adb shell
reboot bootloader
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I opened the cmd, I'm not really suer where I installed SDK but I'm pretty sure it was c:\program files\android\android-sdk\tools
That seemed to work, whenever i type adb shell it says abd is not recognized as an internal or external command, program or batch.
I need more detail because I'm a noob. :/
EDIT: GOTIT! got the dir, i typed adb and it says device not found should i connect my phone correct?
Edit: okay,i did that, it just rebooted my phone and it went back into the CWR.. :c wut now?
Are you able to try and boot into bootloader? Try that. Also, try and flash a new ROM in recovery, test to see if it may be the ROM. Don't be afraid to backup again, you can always access the backups based on date.
-How cruel is the golden rule, when the lives we live are all golden plated-
What's bootloader?
I tried to flash my backups before the firmware update and it didn't work, I also can't find any wp505 roms.. I found a few but they wont help in my situation. Do you know any? My rom is stock as I only rooted and got stuck in cwr.
Thanks!
EDIT: I did do that adb shell, reboot bootloader, didnt work.
Xery said:
What's bootloader?
I tried to flash my backups before the firmware update and it didn't work, I also can't find any wp505 roms.. I found a few but they wont help in my situation. Do you know any? My rom is stock as I only rooted and got stuck in cwr.
Thanks!
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First off, not to lecture you...but you definitely should look into these kind of things before flashing a ROM.
I haven't looked at the ROMs so I'm not sure. But whatever fancies you, it's just to troubleshoot the problem. The problem itself may actually be the recovery. Do you know how to do logcats in ADB? Try and do a logcat and boot up your device while connected to ADB.
So go "adb logcat". This should show you exactly what your device is doing. When it runs and goes straight to recovery paste all that information into a .txt document and upload it onto xda so others can take a look.
I'll try and help more tomorrow but I have to get some rest. Good luck on getting this fixed.
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By 3xeno-
This procedure works only on devices that are S-OFF'ed with Revolutionary or have their bootloaders unlocked with HTCDev. Also, its perfectly usable on Linux as well.
I OPEN THIS THREAD SO THAT ANY NOOB WHO WANTS TO FLASH RADIO OR CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY VIA HIS LAPTOP.
MANY NOOB FACE PROBLEM WHEN THEIR GPS DOSEN’T WORK AFTER FLASHING MAINLY CM7.THIS CAN BE RECTIFIED BY REFLASHING LATEST RADIO.
I ALSO FACED AND EVEN WHEN I WAS FIRST TRYING TO INSTALL CUSTOM ROM MY PHONE HANGED ON WHILE INSTALLING BECAUSE OF CWM.I RE-INSTALL/RE-FLASHED VIA LAPTOP AND VOILA!!!I WAS USING CM7.THIS METHOD IS A HARD PUSH ONE METHOD,SO
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR MOBILE,BRICKING OR YOUR MOBILE REFLECTING YOUR RED ANGRY FACE IMAGE IN IT’S SUPER BLACK SCREEN AFTER PRESSING POWER ON BUTTON.THIS WILL 99% DOSEN’T BRICK BUT I DON’T GUARANTEE OF 1% BECAUSE OF YOUR BAD LUCK.ENJOY!!!!
THIS IS NOT MY INVENTION FIRST OF ALL.
A SIMPLE STEP USED FOR FLASHING RADIO AND CWM(PRIMARILY),many more things can be flashed, via laptop/desktop(only windows)
WHAT YOU NEED:
1. HTC SUITE
2.ADB FILES(Including Fastboot)
3.ANDROID USB DRIVERS
4.USB CABLE
5.FULLY CHARGED MOBILE
7.windows 7
PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLING ANDROID USB DRIVER:-
1.turn off your mobile,press vol.down+power button.
2.now from hboot(the screen that comes with 3 android) select fastboot using vol. down button and press power button.
3.after step 2 connect your mobile to your laptop having WINDOWS 7
4.now in your laptop open device manager and from there u will see android mobile(something starting with android) with a ! in yellow triangle.
5.right click on that and select update driver.
6.a dialogue box will appear and from there select the folder where u had saved android usb driver.
VOILA!Your device is ready to be used in fastboot mode.
PROCEDURE TO INSTALL RADIO:-
1.save ADB files,radio,cwm and fastbbot files in one folder where u will remember. For e.g- I save on c drive folder naming android.(android is a folder name where my radio.img,cwm.img and ADB files are copy pasted)
2.[IMP.]open command using option RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR.
3.now write cd/
C:\cd android\
C:\android\fastboot flash radio radio.img
U will be done
4. for cwm:
C:\android\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(remember to rename CWM file to recovery.img)
Any version of cwm and radio can be flashed via this method.
IF I HELPED PRESS THANKS BUTTON.
DOWNLOAD:-
latest radio-http://www.mediafire.com/?70kd4654129q6um
android usb driver-http://www.mediafire.com/?3tt3zfadg64usi1
latest CWM-http://www.mediafire.com/?4pn88xkpawg8b8b
Download fastboot files from njec21 post(4 post,thanks man for uploading file)
Really Ankurcul was this really necessary? There are many existing guides already for this,all you have done is add laptop in. Hope this does indeed help someone but like I said many existing guides already.
Regards Slymobi.
MANCHESTER together UNITED forever
Mother of all caps lock.
Also, ADB=/= fastboot.
If you instruct them to just download the ADB files, they wont get faatboot along with it.
@slymobi if u search general q&a section half of the noobs generally question about gps issue nad then over and over again we have to tell them what procedure to adopt.
it's just simple to open a single thread so that in future as per you so many threads of just one question can be reduced....
@njec21-bro just calm down....i don't wanna rude with u.....so mind ur words otherwise pm me any comments u want to give....don't make this thread bad for noobs that they won't try this and keep questioning about simple things
I'm didn't mean to be rude, I just think you abused caps lock a bit.
My second point still stand though.
How you're saying it right now is that they just need to download ADB, which doesn't include fastboot.exe, which is needed for your guide.
Link to fastboot:
http://android-roms.googlecode.com/files/fastboot-win32.zip
k...that's was a mistake that i didn't included fastboot and thanks for that njec....
+1 respect man...
You might want to add to the guide that this procedure works only on devices that are S-OFF'ed with Revolutionary or have their bootloaders unlocked with HTCDev. Also, its perfectly usable on Linux as well.
Will try this
I will try and i will press the thanks button, if it works....
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It will be nice if u add the flashing of KERNAL...
You might want to reduce your caps usage, it seems as though you're shouting, and this should go in the general section.
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thanks 3xeno....
@usaff22-it's not shouting bt just want things clear that person reading it will read carefully.anything wont work will disguise this guide in which there is no point.what problem i faced and what i see in general sections about same gps issues i wrote.
i don't see any point in posting it in q&a section.
@balaedge- i'll look forward to it....same lame excuse college work....
hey,i tried this method but when i try to install recovery.img it is written status malformed 1 bytes...maybe i am noob but i didn;t find an answer in google) can you help me?)
dreamkill3r said:
hey,i tried this method but when i try to install recovery.img it is written status malformed 1 bytes...maybe i am noob but i didn;t find an answer in google) can you help me?)
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Did you try re-downloading the recovery?
yes,i redownloaded it,i even tryed another image and the same problem :/ i observed in the last time that i cannot change my cwm even with the app(droid explorer) which i used always for changing it....i something wrong with my phone?
see,from my side recovery is clean as the same recovery iam using....
what exact procedure did u adopted....
did u run command as an admin??
Ankurcul said:
see,from my side recovery is clean as the same recovery iam using....
what exact procedure did u adopted....
did u run command as an admin??
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yes,and it runs as system32 :/
@dreamkill3r-open cmd from system32 folder and run as admin.
connect ur mobile in debugging mode... and write command as
c:\android\adb devices
see what it says
Ankurcul said:
@dreamkill3r-open cmd from system32 folder and run as admin.
connect ur mobile in debugging mode... and write command as
c:\android\adb devices
see what it says
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i tried some methods to write this comand,but every time it s written that it is a wrong command
Before you do adb devices do this:
in cmd type in "cd [adb.exe location]" Replace [adb.exe location] with the place you have adb.exe.
i got this
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Lista of devices attached
SH159PY02094 device
and i have one more problem(in this case i only ask for help if someone can help me) in the last time,my phone can just stop working and i need to take off the battery for reboot it,the combination Power Button+Volume Down+Trackball doesn;t work :/ what can be the problem of my issues?
I've been struggling for a week with this.
Trying to unlock the bootloader but whenever I get to the stage of using command prompt I get this message;
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file
The PC just will not recognise the phone when in fastboot mode although it does when not.
Windows 7
Android 4.3
HTC Sense Version 5.5
Software number 3.62.401.1
HTC SDK API Level 5.65
USB Debugging ticked
Fast boot deticked
HTC cable used
Latest drivers installed
Any help would be appreciated, the only previous experince I have is rooting a Galaxy note and tablet with no trouble whatsoever.
tj
tjpearson said:
I've been struggling for a week with this.
Trying to unlock the bootloader but whenever I get to the stage of using command prompt I get this message;
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file
The PC just will not recognise the phone when in fastboot mode although it does when not.
Windows 7
Android 4.3
HTC Sense Version 5.5
Software number 3.62.401.1
HTC SDK API Level 5.65
USB Debugging ticked
Fast boot deticked
HTC cable used
Latest drivers installed
Any help would be appreciated, the only previous experince I have is rooting a Galaxy note and tablet with no trouble whatsoever.
tj
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Do you have fastboot.exe on your computer? It looks like CMD isn't finding fastboot.exe 1-because you don't have it 2- because you have not started your cmd prompt from your fastboot.exe folder
can you post a screenshot of your cmd prompt when you get this error?
ADB Installer
Installed ADB Installer and now been able to copy and been able to submit my token.
Recieved email reply with unlock code and it came as a VLC icon, still put this onto my phone but now get message 'unable to open bin file'
Got one step further but now unable to open file.
Below is the message I get:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\tjpearson>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
error: cannot open 'Unlock_code.bin'
C:\Users\tjpearson>
Your help is very much appreciated but my wife fails to understand my pannick and she thinks out tea is more important so may not get back to you straight away.
tj
tjpearson said:
Installed ADB Installer and now been able to copy and been able to submit my token.
Recieved email reply with unlock code and it came as a VLC icon, still put this onto my phone but now get message 'unable to open bin file'
Got one step further but now unable to open file.
Below is the message I get:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\tjpearson>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
error: cannot open 'Unlock_code.bin'
C:\Users\tjpearson>
Your help is very much appreciated but my wife fails to understand my pannick and she thinks out tea is more important so may not get back to you straight away.
tj
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Think you need to open the command prompt in the adb folder, and also have the unlock_code.bin in that same folder.
mb_guy said:
Think you need to open the command prompt in the adb folder, and also have the unlock_code.bin in that same folder.
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OK, I'll try this tomorrow, thanks for the help.
Originally Posted by mb_guy
Think you need to open the command prompt in the adb folder, and also have the unlock_code.bin in that same folder.
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OK, I'll try this tomorrow, thanks for the help.
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Like mb_guy said, you MUST place the bin file in the same folder where adb and fastboot are. Every time you want to flash a file to your phone it must be in that folder, otherwise fastboot won't find it and it will output you that error (can't open file). That rule apply to recovery, unlock code, rom, kernel, ruu, firmware etc etc.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
alray said:
Like mb_guy said, you MUST place the bin file in the same folder where adb and fastboot are. Every time you want to flash a file to your phone it must be in that folder, otherwise fastboot won't find it and it will output you that error (can't open file). That rule apply to recovery, unlock code, rom, kernel, ruu, firmware etc etc.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for the help because at least I've now been able to unlock bootloader.
My problem now is 'fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img' command line and yet again I'm getting error unable to open as below;
C:\Users\tjpearson>fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img
error: cannot open 'openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img'
Even placing zip on root of phone and in adb folder still no joy.
tj
tjpearson said:
Thanks for the help because at least I've now been able to unlock bootloader.
My problem now is 'fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img' command line and yet again I'm getting error unable to open as below;
C:\Users\tjpearson>fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img
error: cannot open 'openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img'
Even placing zip on root of phone and in adb folder still no joy.
tj
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''error: cannot open'' is caused because fastboot don't find the file. Is the recovery file you are trying to flash is named exactly <openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img> ?
Btw I'll recommend you to flash twrp 2.6.3.3 not 2.6.3.0 as you could have issur flashing newer 4.4 rom
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <name_of_file.img>
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
alray said:
''error: cannot open'' is caused because fastboot don't find the file. Is the recovery file you are trying to flash is named exactly <openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img> ?
Btw I'll recommend you to flash twrp 2.6.3.3 not 2.6.3.0 as you could have issur flashing newer 4.4 rom
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <name_of_file.img>
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
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Yes, named exactly the same.
It's driving me mad, if the bootloader is now unlocked is there an easier way to flash twrp and then root.
Whats the best way to check adb is actually communicating with the phone
tj
tjpearson said:
Yes, named exactly the same.
It's driving me mad, if the bootloader is now unlocked is there an easier way to flash twrp and then root.
Whats the best way to check adb is actually communicating with the phone
tj
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Do you have a Sprint phone ? and can you post a screen shot of your adb / fastboot folder containing the files or at least post your results for dir
open command prompt from your adb / fastboot folder (shift+right click - command prompt here)
type
adb devices
your device SN will be here
type
adb reboot bootloader
you should be in fastboot usb
type
fastboot devices
again your serial no should be here
type dir
you should see the contains of the folder your in
now
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
if error change the twrp name to match the one in the dir command above
clsA said:
Do you have a Sprint phone ? and can you post a screen shot of your adb / fastboot folder containing the files or at least post your results for dir
open command prompt from your adb / fastboot folder (shift+right click - command prompt here)
type
adb devices
your device SN will be here
type
adb reboot bootloader
you should be in fastboot usb
type
fastboot devices
again your serial no should be here
type dir
you should see the contains of the folder your in
now
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
if error change the twrp name to match the one in the dir command above
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I seem to have a problem adb detecting the connected phone, I'll unistall and start again and if I can then get back to you later I'd appreciate it very much.
The phone is UK on 02 Android 4.4 HTC Sense version 5.5
tj
tjpearson said:
I seem to have a problem adb detecting the connected phone, I'll unistall and start again and if I can then get back to you later I'd appreciate it very much.
The phone is UK on 02 Android 4.4 HTC Sense version 5.5
tj
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can you check my guide under faq #2, if that solves it
Well, think I'll give up with rooting my HTC One, I have never had so much trouble routing a divice as this. My bootloader is now unlocked and that's about as far as I get.
My phone seems to have been detected once through adb that then allowed me to run unlock token but everything else just fails.
In one last attempt I've attached image of ADB folder and below is result from command line.
It must be my age because evertybing seems so complex nowadays
C:\Android>fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
target reported max download size of 1526722560 bytes
error: cannot load 'openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img': No error
C:\Android>
tjpearson said:
Well, think I'll give up with rooting my HTC One, I have never had so much trouble routing a divice as this. My bootloader is now unlocked and that's about as far as I get.
My phone seems to have been detected once through adb that then allowed me to run unlock token but everything else just fails.
In one last attempt I've attached image of ADB folder and below is result from command line.
It must be my age because evertybing seems so complex nowadays
C:\Android>fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
target reported max download size of 1526722560 bytes
error: cannot load 'openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img': No error
C:\Android>
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cannot load = MyFileNameIsWrong
and from the screenshot you posted the filename is: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img.img <- yes, double extension, next time do a "dir" in command prompt to see your filenames, not in Windows Explorer.
d -darrrrr
nkk71 said:
cannot load = MyFileNameIsWrong
and from the screenshot you posted the filename is: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img.img <- yes, double extension, next time do a "dir" in command prompt to see your filenames, not in Windows Explorer.
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I love you nkk71, I really can't tell you how much I love you but I do !!!!! :victory:
Did what you said and fumbled through flashing twrp and then adding superuser after to the phones root, did recovery again and installed superuser via twrp and bingo, rooted and confirmed.
Been struggling 2 weeks with this and non stop all weekend, my wife wants a divorce but I don't care cos I'M ROOTED !!
Thanks so much for all the help, nice one :good:
tj
tjpearson said:
I love you nkk71, I really can't tell you how much I love you but I do !!!!! :victory:
Did what you said and fumbled through flashing twrp and then adding superuser after to the phones root, did recovery again and installed superuser via twrp and bingo, rooted and confirmed.
Been struggling 2 weeks with this and non stop all weekend, my wife wants a divorce but I don't care cos I'M ROOTED !!
Thanks so much for all the help, nice one :good:
tj
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Lol
Now that the phone is good, go spend some time with your better half!!!
No guides on xda, on "how to return my marriage to stock"
Put the phone on the charger or something, and spend time with your significant other.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
One last question
nkk71,
Can I uninstall Superuser now and install SuperSU instead cos I've already purchased that when had the Note rooted or will it cause me more time away from the mrs with issues.
tj
tjpearson said:
nkk71,
Can I uninstall Superuser now and install SuperSU instead cos I've already purchased that when had the Note rooted or will it cause me more time away from the mrs with issues.
tj
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Shouldn't be a problem, use the flashable zip from the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Yeah , sorted.
Thanks again for all your help.
tj