safestrap atrix 2 wont restore or backup. - Motorola Atrix 2

k, forgive me for being a noob.
i have safestrap installed, all went well. i try to do a backup via safestrap, it says that it cant mount emmc
i have tried both internal and external and gotten a simmilar result.
i made a backup via the atrix 2 bootstrap and it completed.
when i load safestrap it wont restore the file after it starts, cant find mount....something to that effect.
where am i going wrong?
is my sd card not big enough? i have a 2GB.
any help is greatly appreciated!

matt99017d said:
k, forgive me for being a noob.
i have safestrap installed, all went well. i try to do a backup via safestrap, it says that it cant mount emmc
i have tried both internal and external and gotten a simmilar result.
i made a backup via the atrix 2 bootstrap and it completed.
when i load safestrap it wont restore the file after it starts, cant find mount....something to that effect.
where am i going wrong?
is my sd card not big enough? i have a 2GB.
any help is greatly appreciated!
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It is all in how you have it formatted. Did you follow lfaber06's instructions in the safestrap post about how to format and partition your card? I would guess right off that if you only have a 2GB card, it is not big enough to do what you need.

k. i will get a larger card and give it a shot.
thank you!

jimbridgman said:
It is all in how you have it formatted. Did you follow lfaber06's instructions in the safestrap post about how to format and partition your card? I would guess right off that if you only have a 2GB card, it is not big enough to do what you need.
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I went and bought an 8gb card a i just use the and followed the instructions as per lfaber06's.
i am still getting "cant mount / emmc
if i quick toggle safe system it will go into safesystem>><< if i just use the toggle switch it says that it cant mount.
where am i going wrong??
matt

matt99017d said:
I went and bought an 8gb card a i just use the and followed the instructions as per lfaber06's.
i am still getting "cant mount / emmc
if i quick toggle safe system it will go into safesystem>><< if i just use the toggle switch it says that it cant mount.
where am i going wrong??
matt
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There are some issues with safestrap right now, and lfaber06 and I are looking into it. You should go have a read of the posts going on in there right now.
Just post back in here a couple more times, and it will allow you to post over in the thread about safestrap, because this is technically a double post, and the mods might take it down. Just post a reply to me with anything in it, I will reply back to you then you reply one more time, then you should be able to post in the proper thread, we would like to keep all the issues over in that thread.

jimbridgman said:
There are some issues with safestrap right now, and lfaber06 and I are looking into it. You should go have a read of the posts going on in there right now.
Just post back in here a couple more times, and it will allow you to post over in the thread about safestrap, because this is technically a double post, and the mods might take it down. Just post a reply to me with anything in it, I will reply back to you then you reply one more time, then you should be able to post in the proper thread, we would like to keep all the issues over in that thread.
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thank you jim

matt99017d said:
thank you jim
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Yeah, no problem. Just one more time and I think you will be in business.
How is the weather where you are, today?

jimbridgman said:
Yeah, no problem. Just one more time and I think you will be in business.
How is the weather where you are, today?
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lol dark and gloomy. might be brighter if i could get this to click in my head....

matt99017d said:
lol dark and gloomy. might be brighter if i could get this to click in my head....
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LOL....
Now try and post the issue with /emmc over in the right post. If you can't come back in here, and we can post back and forth a few times until it lets you post over there. I think it is 10 times, to be able to post in the dev forum, but I have heard others that have even 11 posts have had issues so give it a try.
This one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427007

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LOL....
Now try and post the issue with /emmc over in the right post. If you can't come back in here, and we can post back and forth a few times until it lets you post over there. I think it is 10 times, to be able to post in the dev forum, but I have heard others that have even 11 posts have had issues so give it a try.
This one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427007
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Thank you jim!

Related

How do I make a Swap Partition on my memory card?

The title says it all
Amon's recovery?
Well first, you have to post your question in the right forum. If you do that I'd be glad to answer it.
sorry. im just frustrated. its late and i cant get my phone good.
how do i move it?
85Mario85 said:
sorry. im just frustrated. its late and i cant get my phone good.
how do i move it?
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a moderator has to move it.
and there are several ways to make a swap partition.
Amon_Ra recovery (link in my sig or better yet SEARCH) and it'll do everything for you.
make sure to backup the contents of your sdcard first.
wow even i know the rules sorry no answer for you just waiting for a mod to lock this thread bye bye now

[how to] simply ext4 gb

When it comes down to it here's the order to get ext4 and nameless kernel on your GB rom only.
MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING FILES.
EP1H ON PC http://www.multiupload.com/MU_PRZ9RUD9ZZ
NEW CWM ON PC http://www.multiupload.com/31963EOUA0 *MUST DELETE MD5 EXTENSION
EXT4 FORMAT ALL ON SD http://www.mediafire.com/?6hx7f8g7c8vv6xz
KERNEL CLEANUP SCRIPT ON SD http://www.mediafire.com/?302ofs64v4ibp9l
NAMELESS KERNEL ON PC. http://www.multiupload.com/M7UYRWDE4R *MUST DELETE MD5 EXTENSION
Wipe all
Odin EP1F/H Leak
Odin new CWM (orange) *MUST REINSERT BATTERY BEFORE YOU ODIN THIS
Wipe all again
In CWM Flash ext4 format all
In CWM Mount system, data, etc. NOTE* MUST MOUNT EXTSTORAGE
In CWM Flash your rom one that supports this... (preferably Eclipse touchwiz)
In CWM Flash kernel cleanup script
Odin Nameless Kernel *MUST REINSERT BATTERY BEFORE YOU ODIN THIS
reboot...samsung will flash about 6 to 8 times before it boots
P.S. Forget the quadrant score once you get this you can feel the power your device was meant to have. However I score in the 1500s.
And here I thought I tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not I can rewrite the OP for you with all of them in there.
I would greatly appreciate if the OP had links to all the necessary files. I'm dying to get the most out of this amazing device but this site is somewhat difficult to navigate even with the attempts to establish a template for naming threads.
skydeaner said:
And here I thought I tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not I can rewrite the OP for you with all of them in there.
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Will get those links for you rite now....
brandonaspencer said:
Will get those links for you rite now....
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Just got done doing all the steps now and am waiting for it to boot up.
I can't thank you enough if this works right lol.
And this thread is going to be sooooo useful to EVERYONE once them links are up.
I already had most of the files sitting on my drive where I have been trying every combination to get it working, but you sir have figured it out and I am infinitely thankful.
I'm on the galaxy S screen now, so it looks like everything is going to go well.
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And everything booted fine and the mount command displays my partitions as EXT4! Great job OP.
skydeaner said:
and here i thought i tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not i can rewrite the op for you with all of them in there.
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eclipse is awesome and stable. The only reason it has a bug or 2 (nothing major) is because the gb leak came like that. I am very picky and extremely happy with this setup. Now that im on this i will never return to ee4.:d
skydeaner said:
Just got done doing all the steps now and am waiting for it to boot up.
I can't thank you enough if this works right lol.
And this thread is going to be sooooo useful to EVERYONE once them links are up.
I already had most of the files sitting on my drive where I have been trying every combination to get it working, but you sir have figured it out and I am infinitely thankful.
I'm on the galaxy S screen now, so it looks like everything is going to go well.
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The Galaxy S is a sign of success enjoy.
marcucci217 said:
I would greatly appreciate if the OP had links to all the necessary files. I'm dying to get the most out of this amazing device but this site is somewhat difficult to navigate even with the attempts to establish a template for naming threads.
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I understand where you are coming from...I have never been more happier with my device than since I first got it. I wish I knew how to dev. But for now all I can do is assist with what I know to all loyal droid charge soldiers lol
i've found everything but the orange cwm. i only found the blue, and using blue cwn i cant seem to find a mount ext storage option. =\
Do I need to reboot at any time before the very end?
This worked like a charm. I do really appreciate all the files being located in one area. I've been wanting to give this a try, but this was a no brainier! Thank you thank you!
FroyoBaggins said:
i've found everything but the orange cwm. i only found the blue, and using blue cwn i cant seem to find a mount ext storage option. =\
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http://www.multiupload.com/31963EOUA0
Jstevenett said:
Do I need to reboot at any time before the very end?
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Do not reboot the device until the end
Sorry this is extremely noob but what is "wipe all"?
marcucci217 said:
Sorry this is extremely noob but what is "wipe all"?
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In recovery you can see the option to wipe data factory reset, wipe cache and in advanced recovery you will see wipe dalvik. Doing this is what i mean by wipe all.
brandonaspencer said:
In recovery you can see the option to wipe data factory reset, wipe cache and in advanced recovery you will see wipe dalvik. Doing this is what i mean by wipe all.
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Thanks. That's what I thought but wasn't sure because you had "wipe all" before you have Odin latest Clockwork
These are the exact steps I took last night to get on ext4. Great post.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk
Ok another question:
Why would you want the new recovery (minus the md5 extension) on the SD card when you are using ODIN to push it to the phone? Wouldn't you want it on the phone? In the steps it says on SD.
Sorry I've never flashed kernels only roms so this is new for me.
marcucci217 said:
Ok another question:
Why would you want the new recovery (minus the md5 extension) on the SD card when you are using ODIN to push it to the phone? Wouldn't you want it on the phone? In the steps it says on SD.
Sorry I've never flashed kernels only roms so this is new for me.
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The new CWM stays on your PC and you Odin it. You have to erase the MD5 extension for it to work. Just follow those steps exactly and you will be fine. The dev that created the CWM created it to be flashed thru Odin.
brandonaspencer said:
The new CWM stays on your PC and you Odin it. You have to erase the MD5 extension for it to work. Just follow those steps exactly and you will be fine.
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I understand that. I erased the md5 extension and it turned into a zip file. The instructions say on SD in the OP. That's why I was confused. So I shouldn't put it on the SD card, correct
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It turned into a tar file when I deleted the extension, not zip

[SOLVED] Rooted, Flashed, Broke.... PLEASE HELP='(

Alright, so I rooted my phone the other day and then got it backed up using titanium backup. I put the backup on my laptop also to be safe. Well, something happened. I am not that familiar with Roms and everything. Well, I got the Darky's Rom 9.5 and then put it on my phones sd card. I started the phone up in the cmw (i think thats what its called) and then deleted the cache and data and stuff like that then I selected the install zip from sd card. Well, I did that and then my phone started to reboot. It kept getting to the Galaxy S 4G and then goes black for a second then re appears. Well, I cant seem to do anything. I can put it in download mode and I can go back to the cmw mode and everything. Well, I have the titanium backup so I just want to restart my whole phone and then re-root it again and then re install all my apps using the titanium backup. I am pretty nooby at all this stuff on phones. Please help me. I can still put stuff on my phones sd card and then I can go to install zip from sd card. If there is a way, please let me go back to the "out-of-the-box" settings. I think I need the default ROM for this. Anyways, thank you. I really need this to work. I hope I didnt break my phone! ='(
Also, this is my first thread thing like ever in my life, so yeah, dont get angry at me if I did something wrong
I would really appreciate it if someone could walk me through how to fix it. I will be on here waiting for replies, so we can have a conversation if you do not mind. Please help me, I cannot lose this phone.
Did you do an nandroid backup???
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Ajt2014 said:
Alright, so I rooted my phone the other day and then got it backed up using titanium backup. I put the backup on my laptop also to be safe. Well, something happened. I am not that familiar with Roms and everything. Well, I got the Darky's Rom 9.5 and then put it on my phones sd card. I started the phone up in the cmw (i think thats what its called) and then deleted the cache and data and stuff like that then I selected the install zip from sd card. Well, I did that and then my phone started to reboot. It kept getting to the Galaxy S 4G and then goes black for a second then re appears. Well, I cant seem to do anything. I can put it in download mode and I can go back to the cmw mode and everything. Well, I have the titanium backup so I just want to restart my whole phone and then re-root it again and then re install all my apps using the titanium backup. I am pretty nooby at all this stuff on phones. Please help me. I can still put stuff on my phones sd card and then I can go to install zip from sd card. If there is a way, please let me go back to the "out-of-the-box" settings. I think I need the default ROM for this. Anyways, thank you. I really need this to work. I hope I didnt break my phone! ='(
Also, this is my first thread thing like ever in my life, so yeah, dont get angry at me if I did something wrong
I would really appreciate it if someone could walk me through how to fix it. I will be on here waiting for replies, so we can have a conversation if you do not mind. Please help me, I cannot lose this phone.
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You are safe... you say that you can get the phone into download mode, right?
I can get it into download mode. That is why I am not freaking out as bad right now lol But yeah, what do i do? I need to download stuff and use kies and stuff again right? Thank you so much for replying too! I am so happy right now! lol But yeah, I can do pretty much everything except start the phone and get past the samsung galaxy s screen.
I could not do that nandroid backing (that was with the rom manager right?). Whenever i opened rom mananger and tried to back up the files, it never actually backed them up. It kept going to the one cwm and said error. So, I just did the titanium one and made sure to have it on my computer and my phone. Thanks for replying too! it means a lot
I would advise you to follow this thread if you have the GB bootloaders...
or this thread if you don't...
Once you have GB, you'll be able to re-flash with other GB ROMs...
[email protected] said:
I would advise you to follow this thread if you have the GB bootloaders...
or this thread if you don't...
Once you have GB, you'll be able to re-flash with other GB ROMs...
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Alright, I am not sure if I have the GB bootloaders. I am currently downloading the fully back to stock thing and am going to follow the directions. I have all my apks and data from before it broke, will I be able to put my titanium backup folder into my sd card and then backup the data? Or should my backup still be on my sd card. Yeah anyways, is it safe to do that? will all the files be one it correctly? Im just worried. But anyways, thank you so much. I was trying to read other forums but I couldn't figure it out. And I learned something, do not try to flash things when you do not know what you are doing lol.
I read somewhere that rom manager does not work for my phone; is that true? Do I even need Rom manager to flash my phone? sorry for all the questions, it is just so hard to find all these online haha Thank you very much again
Ajt2014 said:
Alright, I am not sure if I have the GB bootloaders.
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Before getting into this tight spot... what had you done to your phone (re: modding)?
It sounds like nothing... which means it was a stock. Don't be confused by the judicious use of the word "stock" in these forums (I speak from experience here)...
Many of the "stock" ROMs which you will see are actually modified-stock ROMS. Some even say SMS-... indicating "Subtly-modified-stock"...
If your phone has the original ROM, then it is not GB. In that case, you'll need to use the second link... if you have a Windows machine. If your machine is not Windows, then that link will not help you because it uses ODIN which is a Windows-only tool.
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Ajt2014 said:
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I read somewhere that rom manager does not work for my phone; is that true?
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This is true (as of this date to the best of my knowledge)...
Ajt2014 said:
Do I even need Rom manager to flash my phone?
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No, if you look at the Wiki (link in my signature), you will find that there are 3 ways (excluding ROM Mangler) to flash ROMs to your phone.
Ajt2014 said:
sorry for all the questions, it is just so hard to find all these online haha Thank you very much again
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Do not apologize... The difficulty of finding things is exactly the problem which the Wiki (and these forums) seek to solve.
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Ajt2014 said:
Im just worried... I was trying to read other forums but I couldn't figure it out. And I learned something, do not try to flash things when you do not know what you are doing lol.
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I got stuck almost where you are at... about 1 week ago exactly... I can relate to being worried. But, that's the good news... you need not worry, since you can get into D/L mode... A Senior Member helped me. And this is what xda-dev is about. Users helping Users...
Thank you so much! I am actually working on my phone and everything now! Ok, I noticed that it is no longer rooted. I am going to re-root it the same way I did and try to use my titanium backup folder to backup my apps and data. I have the paid titanium app too so thats good. And yeah, thats about everything =] Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. I love the quick response and everything. Thank you very much.
And one more thing, I am not sure if you have this phone, but what is your favorite (or The best) ROM for this phone? I want to flash it this time properly and with a good ROM. Thank you again
Ajt2014 said:
Or should my backup still be on my sd card. Yeah anyways, is it safe to do that? will all the files be one it correctly?
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If you have to use the 2nd thread (the GB Ext4 Starter Pack), you will be formatting your SDCARD. So, no, the backup will not be on your card. We need to get those onto your computer somehow (if you haven't already backed up SDCARD onto your computer).
I used the first one. So I still have everything. I think it will all work out perfect=] Thank you
Ajt2014 said:
Thank you so much! ... Thank you very much.
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You are very welcome. Thank you for letting me help...
Ajt2014 said:
And one more thing, I am not sure if you have this phone, but what is your favorite (or The best) ROM for this phone? I want to flash it this time properly and with a good ROM. Thank you again
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I do have this phone... it's my favorite... (until May, when I get the S II)...
As for ROMs, my advice to you is to install the Valhalla-Final. My advice is based on the fact that this is the only final GB ROM that I am aware of. I have recently installed this and I have nothing bad to say about it.
On the other hand, if you like bleeding edge, then keep your eye on Valhalla Black Edition. I played with it over the weekend and, although still a work in progress, I have high expectations of it.
Not to be narrow-minded, I have heard good things about the one which you were originally setting out to install... I may look at it myself!
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Ajt2014 said:
I used the first one. So I still have everything. I think it will all work out perfect=] Thank you
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Edit your original post, and add [SOLVED] to the title... Glad you found xda-dev!
Thanks haha I am excited lol yeah, I just think I did something wrong with the rom manager and that whole thing screwed me up haha But yes, I will actually research how to get that valhalla rom and try it out haha Thank you again! I am changing it to solved right now lol

SD card battery usage

I've noticed that on my nexus 5 that under the battery usage it is listing SD card as the number one thing. Its never done that before and I know the nexus 5 has no SD card so I am lost. Does anyone know a fix for this?
Thank you!
Install wakelock detector and post the screenshots after a reading. Are you rooted? Here SD card means the phone memory only.
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And this thread should be going to Q&A section.
Sent from Nexus 5!
Not rooted so I don't get in depth statistics but my awake time is high at 48%
happens from time to time on android. Best fix used to be to copy data off sd then format sdcard. Thats not so much an option here though. I've never seen this on an n5
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It could be related to files/folders, like permissions or huge files that take a long time to scan. Could also be corrupted files (images, for example).
What's the TWRP version you're running? Update to the latest, always (unless told otherwise, and for good reasons).
To get rid of encryption, it has been written by other members what you need to do.
What a coincidence. Even I saw this the first time on my Nexus 5. The sdcard entry came in after I was gaming continuously for about 2 hours.
vin4yak said:
What a coincidence. Even I saw this the first time on my Nexus 5. The sdcard entry came in after I was gaming continuously for about 2 hours.
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Hmm interesting. Yea I just restarted my phone a few times and it isn't as bad now but it still seems to show up even though it never did before.
Also i need a quick refresher it's been awhile what is TWRP?
Thanks
Jweimn said:
Hmm interesting. Yea I just restarted my phone a few times and it isn't as bad now but it still seems to show up even though it never did before.
Also i need a quick refresher it's been awhile what is TWRP?
Thanks
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TWRP is a custom recovery. If you need to freshen up your memory, read all the threads mentioned in my signature.
vin4yak said:
TWRP is a custom recovery. If you need to freshen up your memory, read all the threads mentioned in my signature.
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Thanks. Yea its been sometime since I rooted and such. But to answer the question above no custom recovery just stock recovery.

Help recovering files from an s3

Hey all! My friend has an s3. He is in a different state so I can't experiment on it quite yet.
He has a lot of files he needs to recover from the internal storage. He already has the sd data.
The issue is that the phone will not fully boot. It gets a little past the verizon logo and crashes.
He has tried wiping cache, and booting without the sdcard in.
What can we do to get those files for him?
Verizon said they can't use their diag machine since the device needs to fully power on for them to service it in that fashion.
Is it possible to flash the stock system partition without overwriting data via Odin?
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tr4nqui1i7y said:
Hey all! My friend has an s3. He is in a different state so I can't experiment on it quite yet.
He has a lot of files he needs to recover from the internal storage. He already has the sd data.
The issue is that the phone will not fully boot. It gets a little past the verizon logo and crashes.
He has tried wiping cache, and booting without the sdcard in.
What can we do to get those files for him?
Verizon said they can't use their diag machine since the device needs to fully power on for them to service it in that fashion.
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tr4nqui1i7y said:
Is it possible to flash the stock system partition without overwriting data via Odin?
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Really kind of a tough situation.
Can he get into recovery mode? If so maybe he can pull data from it that way. There's a few ways to do it. It's hard to tell unless I see what the phone does when it boots.
Sorry for the late reply, hardly ever check these forums anymore.
BadUsername said:
Really kind of a tough situation.
Can he get into recovery mode? If so maybe he can pull data from it that way. There's a few ways to do it. It's hard to tell unless I see what the phone does when it boots.
Sorry for the late reply, hardly ever check these forums anymore.
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I know he can get to stock recovery, because he's wiped cache that way. I don't believe that he is rooted or anything. I won't know for sure until I'm in person. The issue is that he thinks Verizon wants him to send the phone to them. He used a free upgrade. They sent him the replacement phone with a return box, so he's still not sure at the moment. And I haven't used an upgrade in about 4 years so I don't remember ever having to give back a device.
tr4nqui1i7y said:
I know he can get to stock recovery, because he's wiped cache that way. I don't believe that he is rooted or anything. I won't know for sure until I'm in person. The issue is that he thinks Verizon wants him to send the phone to them. He used a free upgrade. They sent him the replacement phone with a return box, so he's still not sure at the moment. And I haven't used an upgrade in about 4 years so I don't remember ever having to give back a device.
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If he has USB debugging enabled be can use ADB to pull the SD card folder onto his computer in recovery mode.
Otherwise can't do much with stock recovery, if he's rooted you may be able to load TWRP from download mode and boot immediately into recovery mode.
BadUsername said:
If he has USB debugging enabled be can use ADB to pull the SD card folder onto his computer in recovery mode.
Otherwise can't do much with stock recovery, if he's rooted you may be able to load TWRP from download mode and boot immediately into recovery mode.
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He's got the SD data. We're working on the /data/ partition now. I think it's mainly notes and pics if I'm not mistaken. I'm really hoping that he's rooted and just forgot or something.
We can make it into odin mode.
You don't need root.
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I can probably help you out.
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whodisname said:
You don't need root.
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I can probably help you out.
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I'm thinking of trying to flash stock via Odin to see if that will make it boot. Otherwise, it may have to go jtag route.
I am going to attempt to ODIN on it. Unfortunately I don't know what version of android he was on.
Which ODIN files would you recommend? Preferably one that won't need me to wipe the data partition. Also, please provide links if possible. I have found some stuff on my own, but a lot of links are dead.
tr4nqui1i7y said:
I am going to attempt to ODIN on it. Unfortunately I don't know what version of android he was on.
Which ODIN files would you recommend? Preferably one that won't need me to wipe the data partition. Also, please provide links if possible. I have found some stuff on my own, but a lot of links are dead.
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Odin will wipe everything. Every .tar file I've come across essentially just return the phone to a completely stock state.
Wish I had old stuff but I don't. What have you found?
BadUsername said:
Odin will wipe everything. Every .tar file I've come across essentially just return the phone to a completely stock state.
Wish I had old stuff but I don't. What have you found?
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Ah, I had found one that said it wasn't​ going to wipe data. I'll try to find the link again today. They were saying it was like doing an ota update and it would leave data in place.
tr4nqui1i7y said:
Ah, I had found one that said it wasn't​ going to wipe data. I'll try to find the link again today. They were saying it was like doing an ota update and it would leave data in place.
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O wait I think I vaguely remember, but that we when the bootloader was unlocked, like 5 years ago.
Make sure you post the for here and I can try to help you, but if it's an older version it won't. You need to make sure the Odin file is the same or newer than your current bootloader.
@BadUsername I found this, which has the crappiest hosting servers I have ever seen. You can only download one file a day, so I need to keep changing my IP if I need more than one file from it. here
This is the no-wipe file i was referring to. I am just not sure if it is an android version that his device will accept. I am not sure if Odin allows you to go forward and backward. Here
tr4nqui1i7y said:
@BadUsername I found this, which has the crappiest hosting servers I have ever seen. You can only download one file a day, so I need to keep changing my IP if I need more than one file from it. here
This is the no-wipe file i was referring to. I am just not sure if it is an android version that his device will accept. I am not sure if Odin allows you to go forward and backward. Here
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Just open up download mode and post what it says in the top left corner.
Also that file you posted first is the newest one, assuming it's legit it would work. That would for sure wipe everything.
Bottom one is old, probably won't work. Odin should just fail and not let you flash it. If it did work, it would fail at the bootloader stage and brick your phone anyway.
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O wait I think I vaguely remember, but that we when the bootloader was unlocked, like 5 years ago.
Make sure you post the for here and I can try to help you, but if it's an older version it won't. You need to make sure the Odin file is the same or newer than your current bootloader.
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That's what I was afraid of. I have no idea how updated he kept the device. And since I can only get into stock recovery and download mode I can't learn much about the device. I wish I could just adb in and grab the data partition off of it. Verizon is hounding him to send the device back or they will charge him $500 or something absurd. Which seems extra crazy since he has had that device since it was released. I thought for sure he would own it by now. Verizon has never asked me for a device back.
Have you found any helpful odin stuff out?
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Just open up download mode and post what it says in the top left corner.
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I won't be able to see the device until tonight. I will try to see if he is around the device now so he can let me know. His house has terrible reception and no wifi so I am trying to gather everything before the next time I go there.
@BadUsername Do you know if there is a list of odin files anywhere? This sub seems so disorganized imo. I can't find a helpful sticky or anything.
tr4nqui1i7y said:
I won't be able to see the device until tonight. I will try to see if he is around the device now so he can let me know. His house has terrible reception and no wifi so I am trying to gather everything before the next time I go there.
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You can still pull nearly everything off the phone with adb from download mode if USB debugging was enabled, you can literally pull every partition and extract what you need.
You can load a very old version of cwm recovery through Odin and flash aroma file manager if you are rooted, if you can get into recovery. Then you can move whatever you want to an external SD card.
Other than that you're likely stuck.

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