very weird CWM/hboot error - T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide

Trying to revert to CM9 Alpha 5. Nandroid backup was successful but I got this error as Itried to wipe:
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
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Trying to do a factory reset via the hboot only boots into recovery. Anyone have any ideas as to what's wrong?

blackknightavalon said:
Trying to revert to CM9 Alpha 5. Nandroid backup was successful but I got this error as Itried to wipe:
Trying to do a factory reset via the hboot only boots into recovery. Anyone have any ideas as to what's wrong?
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I had this same issue a few days ago when I tried out Virtuous Infinity. CWM 5.0.2.7 was normal until I flashed Infinity.
I'm not sure what did it, but the problem went away after
1. formatting my SD card (since I traded SD cards with my gf),
2. fastboot flashing CWM 5.0.2.7,
3. flashing Blue's wipe utilities (bottom of post), and
4. doing a clean install of CM9 A5.
As I said, I'm not sure what fixed the issue...but one of these 4 things seemed to fix it. Let me know if one of the steps works for you.
....As I finished typing this out, I started getting the intermittent data issue on CM9 A5. It's weird because I haven't had the issue for over a month since I did JuopunutBear S-OFF. I'm in North NJ and noticed you're in NYC. Just curious: have you been getting the intermittent data issue on your device at all?

jjbz said:
I had this same issue a few days ago when I tried out Virtuous Infinity. CWM 5.0.2.7 was normal until I flashed Infinity.
I'm not sure what did it, but the problem went away after
1. formatting my SD card (since I traded SD cards with my gf),
2. fastboot flashing CWM 5.0.2.7,
3. flashing Blue's wipe utilities (bottom of post), and
4. doing a clean install of CM9 A5.
As I said, I'm not sure what fixed the issue...but one of these 4 things seemed to fix it. Let me know if one of the steps works for you.
....As I finished typing this out, I started getting the intermittent data issue on CM9 A5. It's weird because I haven't had the issue for over a month since I did JuopunutBear S-OFF. I'm in North NJ and noticed you're in NYC. Just curious: have you been getting the intermittent data issue on your device at all?
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I get the intermittent data bug once in a while. Right now I'm flashing the original PG59IMG.zip file and revert back to stock. I think it might be the HTCDev tool corrupting the cache partition.
Sent from Spaceball One.

blackknightavalon said:
Trying to revert to CM9 Alpha 5. Nandroid backup was successful but I got this error as Itried to wipe:
Trying to do a factory reset via the hboot only boots into recovery. Anyone have any ideas as to what's wrong?
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Have you by any chance used or are using CWM 6?

Oh No. I looked at your signature and you are using it.
These are the first 2 lines of the CWM 6 OP.......
Clockworkmod 6.0.0.0 Alpha Full touch recovery for the myTouch 4G Slide
As of right now, I don't recommend using this recovery until issues are resolved

WeekendsR2Short said:
Oh No. I looked at your signature and you are using it.
These are the first 2 lines of the CWM 6 OP.......
Clockworkmod 6.0.0.0 Alpha Full touch recovery for the myTouch 4G Slide
As of right now, I don't recommend using this recovery until issues are resolved
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Which explains the cache errors. Just got home from work. I'm flashing the old PG59IMG.zip now.

GOOD LUCK.....but I didn't have any success.

WeekendsR2Short said:
GOOD LUCK.....but I didn't have any success.
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Just out of curiosity, how long should it take userdata to finish flashing?

blackknightavalon said:
Just out of curiosity, how long should it take userdata to finish flashing?
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It hanging there is an anomolie. If you press volume + (=YES) it should accept it and move on.

WeekendsR2Short said:
It hanging there is an anomolie. If you press volume + (=YES) it should accept it and move on.
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have you tried using the other cwm that wildchild post i think it is 5.5

mattlowry said:
have you tried using the other cwm that wildchild post i think it is 5.5
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I have. It seems just fine and I nor anyone else I've heard about has had one single problem from 5.5.0.4 but to err on the side of safety I've personally gone back to the last official release.....5.0.2.7. I just wish everyone would get into the habit of ALWAYS rereading the OP BEFORE making the assumption that nothing has changed since the original posting. XTC put up the warning against using CWM 6 until issues had been addressed.....if I'm not mistaken....the very same day as the original post.
We have to all remember that no developer nor code is perfect and if we don't have the time to read, read, read and reread a thread then we don't REALLY have the time to be messing around with the heart & souls of our phones. We should be aware that we are doing more than just trying out exciting new things on our phones. We are all educating ourselves.....users & developers alike. And with any education comes certain risks & costs but when it comes down to it the biggest thing we should never do is to just ASS U ME.
IMHO, of course.

This just happened to me too. CWM 6 is bad. It corrupted a backup I had when I was runnng Virtuous Iniquisition.
Go to 5.0.2.7 now. Or else, in the long run like me, your phone will just **** itself and die.

MewTech said:
This just happened to me too. CWM 6 is bad. It corrupted a backup I had when I was runnng Virtuous Iniquisition.
Go to 5.0.2.7 now. Or else, in the long run like me, your phone will just **** itself and die.
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Too late. It's dead.
This is why I still maintain my G2 as a backup.

If it is less than a year old Tmo will exchange it even without THEIR added on insurance. HTC backs it that long themselves.

can someone please post a PG59IMG.zip with the good CWM recovery? i want to flash the recovery and see if i can manage to get use of my DS again
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blackknightavalon said:
Too late. It's dead.
This is why I still maintain my G2 as a backup.
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I wish we had 4EXT recovery on the DS too, i once got this error with the G2 and formatting all but SD through 4EXT fixed the problem.

cybot_x1024 said:
can someone please post a PG59IMG.zip with the good CWM recovery? i want to flash the recovery and see if i can manage to get use of my DS again
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I wish we had 4EXT recovery on the DS too, i once got this error with the G2 and formatting all but SD through 4EXT fixed the problem.
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I believe if you will take a look at this info that Blue6IX so kindly put together for us, you'll find the one you're looking for......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17424340&postcount=24
And GOOD LUCK! :good:

Related

CWM vs TWRP ??

I'm very new to android and have been using Clockworkmod Recovery basically since day 3 or 4 since I got my HTC One XL...
I'm just wondering how many of you are using TWRP instead of Clockworkmod Recovery.. and if so, do you recommend me flashing that instead of CWM?
I have no real complaints with CWM and dont mind using the volume keys to navigate. But besides that, are there any real advantages besides the touch interface?? also, can someone post a link where i can find TWRP ?
thanks guys!! I LOVE the community on here!! it's great!!!
also, when people refer to "Touch Recovery" are y'all referring to TWRP ?
trichrome1 said:
I'm very new to android and have been using Clockworkmod Recovery basically since day 3 or 4 since I got my HTC One XL...
I'm just wondering how many of you are using TWRP instead of Clockworkmod Recovery.. and if so, do you recommend me flashing that instead of CWM?
I have no real complaints with CWM and dont mind using the volume keys to navigate. But besides that, are there any real advantages besides the touch interface?? also, can someone post a link where i can find TWRP ?
thanks guys!! I LOVE the community on here!! it's great!!!
also, when people refer to "Touch Recovery" are y'all referring to TWRP ?
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I personally use twrp I like its setup look and feel and it is a little speedier than cwm when making backups, flashing etc in my opinion. I used cwm on every phone I had except this one x. After twrp was introduced I switched and love it.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
i believe CWM is also touch screen, just no buttons, so you gotta be careful not push a wrong link - but they have conf screen as well.... haven't tried TWRP - would also like to know if it has any advantages... thanks!
will try
eraste said:
I personally use twrp I like its setup look and feel and it is a little speedier than cwm when making backups, flashing etc in my opinion. I used cwm on every phone I had except this one x. After twrp was introduced I switched and love it.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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Thanks for the reply,
I'm going to flash twrp and try it out.. see what I think. I'm just enjoying playing with my phone
twrp ?
Can someone point me into the right direction to TWRP..
I can't seem to find a download link anywhere..
and correct command is ..
fastboot flash recovery twrp_file_name.whateverextentionis
?
trichrome1 said:
Can someone point me into the right direction to TWRP..
I can't seem to find a download link anywhere..
and correct command is ..
fastboot flash recovery twrp_file_name.whateverextentionis
?
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here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447
All needed info is there or the links provided there to the official page of TWRP
attempting first backup
just backed up my current rom... twrp seems a little more thorough with more options and there's even a progress bar when backing up.
eraste said:
here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447
All needed info is there or the links provided there to the official page of TWRP
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Would i able to flash CWM one click again....? did u ever try to go back to CWM....?
ted77usa said:
Would i able to flash CWM one click again....? did u ever try to go back to CWM....?
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No never went back. Not sure what the process would be to get back to CWM. Dont see why the one click wouldnt work but dont take my word for it dont want to give any wrong information.
eraste said:
No never went back. Not sure what the process would be to get back to CWM. Dont see why the one click wouldnt work but dont take my word for it dont want to give any wrong information.
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I'm just curious....but so far i have no problem with CWM....if ain't broke don't fix it right.....
trichrome1 said:
just backed up my current rom... twrp seems a little more thorough with more options and there's even a progress bar when backing up.
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Just FYI... u can't restore ur CWM back up file with TWRP.... it's totally different
process
ted77usa said:
Would i able to flash CWM one click again....? did u ever try to go back to CWM....?
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to go back to CWM, all you would need to do is place the CWM.img in the fast boot folder, and
go to the dir where u have fastboot files (mine is c:\fastboot ) but i am also running a virtual machine on a mac.. process should be the same since i'm still using windows..
anyways in command prompt.. navigate to c:\fastboot
and then,
fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
(or whatever your clockworkmod recovery image is named)
I haven't tried this, but it's how i originally flashed cwm and it's how i just flashed twrp.... so far it's sweet, a lot more options as well.. don't see myself going back anytime soon. (sorry cwm devs, still love cwm)
trichrome1 said:
to go back to CWM, all you would need to do is place the CWM.img in the root of your sdcard on the phone, and
go to the dir where u have fastboot files (mine is c:\fastboot ) but i am also running a virtual machine on a mac.. process should be the same since i'm still using windows..
anyways in command prompt.. navigate to c:\fastboot
and then,
fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
(or whatever your clockworkmod recovery image is named)
I haven't tried this, but it's how i originally flashed cwm and it's how i just flashed twrp.... so far it's sweet, a lot more options as well.. don't see myself going back anytime soon. (sorry cwm devs, still love cwm)
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+1. Yea it's easy to flash back and forth between recoveries. Just do it the same way you flash the first one.
cwm twrp incompatibility
ted77usa said:
I'm just curious....but so far i have no problem with CWM....if ain't broke don't fix it right.....
Just FYI... u can't restore ur CWM back up file with TWRP.... it's totally different
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right, wish I'd known that before. I ended up in bootloops when using twrp to ry and restore a cwm nandroid. luckily, i was able to reflash a beans rom and get it running again, but in the process, I believe I have messed up something. the kernel, bootloader, maybe how the file system is set up. dont mix them up. choose one and stick with it.
Well, I'm pretty sure that one, twrp is simpler, more pretty, more useful, faster, easier.
Also Pretty sure cwm in some cases ruins your phone forever.
Go a head and use cwm though.
TWRP has and official release for the One XL although last time I checked CWM only has a port. I highly suggest using TWRP. It should work better
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Another advantage of TWRP is that the sdcard can be mounted while in recovery mode. I don't think that's supported in CWM.
That may be the case for the htc, the thing is, I am on a verizon samsung galaxy s 3.
I wonder if that makes a difference!?
I was reading elsewhere in these forums that the non kexec kernels ( meaning that the bootloader is actually unlocked) don't work as well on twrp
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fritzboyle said:
That may be the case for the htc, the thing is, I am on a verizon samsung galaxy s 3.
I wonder if that makes a difference!?
I was reading elsewhere in these forums that the non kexec kernels ( meaning that the bootloader is actually unlocked) don't work as well on twrp
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Every device is different, this discussion is about the One X(L). If you want more info on CWM vs. TWRP on the Galaxy S3, head over to the forum for your device. Don't follow the GS3, but would assume that its officially supported by CWM (which makes a huge difference). That is not even the case for the One X. Its not yet officially supported, and the CWM we have is just a port. Although an official version is in testing.
redpoint73 said:
Every device is different, this discussion is about the One X(L). If you want more info on CWM vs. TWRP on the Galaxy S3, head over to the forum for your device. Don't follow the GS3, but would assume that its officially supported by CWM (which makes a huge difference). That is not even the case for the One X. Its not yet officially supported, and the CWM we have is just a port. Although an official version is in testing.
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I needed help how do.you erase battery history with twrp
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htcbrazilian said:
I needed help how do.you erase battery history with twrp
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On the main/home TWRP screen, go Wipe>battery stats.
But battery stats get wiped every time you charge the phone, anyway. There is not benefit to wiping it manually: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/google-engineer-debunks-myth-wiping-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/

So lost.. need help

So I (foolishly) tried to root and flash the Android Revolution ROM onto my phone but as I should have expected, I failed.I have a plethora of problems, and I am not sure what my best course of action is:
so
1) I factory reset, so I have no recovery or ROM on my phone currently
2)My phone is in a bootloop (loads the HTC screen with a disclaimer saying "this build is for development... yadda yadda yadda" and then reboots
3)My phone will NOT powerdown, I have tried to power down my phone through bootloader, and it re"boots" and returns to bootloader once again.
4)I cannot flash any files from my PC to my phone, for example: When I try to flash boot_signed.img from the Rogers Evita Stock ROM, using
fastboot flash boot boot_signed.img, I get an error message saying "FAILED <remote: signature verify fail>" and this occurs for all files I have tried to flash
5)I have tried using ARUWizard to try and get the stock ROM onto my phone with no avail. From reading the forums I believe it is because my phone is using version 1.94.631.3 but the ARUWizard can only update to previous versions which is not allowed? (I am still very confused about this) one alternative I found on the forums was to create something called a goldcard but that required a microSD card which my phone does not have capabilities for.
So this is my dilemma, I think I am thoroughly screwed... any help or advice would be appreciated
You should still have twrp recovery even if you factory reset. Reboot into twrp, mount sd, transfer over a Rom that will work, wipe all and flash
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The_Zodiac said:
You should still have twrp recovery even if you factory reset. Reboot into twrp, mount sd, transfer over a Rom that will work, wipe all and flash
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I go to recovery, and it just goes immediately back to bootloader :s
I suggest starting with this thread and see what results you get.
You flashed a ROM for a different device that has a different partition layout, and that ROM installer may have possibly wiped out your partitions and left the device unrecoverable except through a JTAG brick repair
Have you tried flashing twrp again?
Sent from my One X using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
If you're getting to the splash screen, you're not bricked. Don't start the unbricking stuff yet.
You need to get to bootloader and push a new recovery image. You probably screwed up your recovery partition when you flashed that Tegra 3 rom.
Once you've got recovery back, you just need to flash a correct rom.
If that doesn't work, try running a ruu from bootloader.
iElvis said:
If you're getting to the splash screen, you're not bricked. Don't start the unbricking stuff yet.
You need to get to bootloader and push a new recovery image. You probably screwed up your recovery partition when you flashed that Tegra 3 rom.
Once you've got recovery back, you just need to flash a correct rom.
If that doesn't work, try running a ruu from bootloader.
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Okay, Ive got recovery back, but I need help either flashing the rom or running a ruu from bootloader. I am unsure of how to do either.
I tried flashing my ROM using:
fastboot flash ROM PJ83IMG.zip
but then I got the FAILED <remote: signature verify fail> message again
paoul.sukii said:
Okay, Ive got recovery back, but I need help either flashing the rom or running a ruu from bootloader. I am unsure of how to do either.
I tried flashing my ROM using:
fastboot flash ROM PJ83IMG.zip
but then I got the FAILED <remote: signature verify fail> message again
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If you have recovery again why not try the method I listed?
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paoul.sukii said:
Okay, Ive got recovery back, but I need help either flashing the rom or running a ruu from bootloader. I am unsure of how to do either.
I tried flashing my ROM using:
fastboot flash ROM PJ83IMG.zip
but then I got the FAILED <remote: signature verify fail> message again
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Just go into your custom recovery, mount sdcard, move the rom over, and flash in recovery.
The_Zodiac said:
If you have recovery again why not try the method I listed?
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Alright, well i tried installing the ZIP I had, and it said it failed...
Maybe I should try a different zip? could someone suggest a good ROM for me that is compatible with my phone? (dont want to make the same mistake again)
I just want a ROM that has Sense, and is running at least ICS. Stability and speed are my main concerns, thanks!
paoul.sukii said:
Alright, well i tried installing the ZIP I had, and it said it failed...
Maybe I should try a different zip? could someone suggest a good ROM for me that is compatible with my phone? (dont want to make the same mistake again)
I just want a ROM that has Sense, and is running at least ICS. Stability and speed are my main concerns, thanks!
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Before you do anything else, you should probably double check what phone you have.
Android Revolution HD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562603) is NOT for the AT&T/Rogers One X or the Telstra One XL.
If you have an international One X, then you're in the wrong place. If you do have one of the phones listed above, then you need to go here and download one of those roms. Then flash using what The_Zodiac suggested.
jeffwyeh said:
Before you do anything else, you should probably double check what phone you have.
Android Revolution HD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562603) is NOT for the AT&T/Rogers One X or the Telstra One XL.
If you have an international One X, then you're in the wrong place. If you do have one of the phones listed above, then you need to go here and download one of those roms. Then flash using what The_Zodiac suggested.
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If I have the HTC One X Evita with Rogers, will http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868236&highlight=rogers work?
paoul.sukii said:
If I have the HTC One X Evita with Rogers, will http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868236&highlight=rogers work?
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Yessir, that'll work. (I've heard good things about that ROM, though I haven't tried it myself).
Just FYI, the One X on AT&T and Rogers is known internationally as the One XL, and as far as codenames go, is known as the Evita, as you pointed out. The international One X is the Endeavor, and ROMs are not cross-compatible. If you stay in the "AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL" sub-forums here, you should be alright.
What version of twrp are you using? Try rolling back to a 2.3.x version. 2.4.x seems to have some issues.
iElvis said:
What version of twrp are you using? Try rolling back to a 2.3.x version. 2.4.x seems to have some issues.
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Okay, I think I am going to go to bed, and try to approach this problem tomorrow.
I am running TWRP 2.4.x so I may try and downgrade that tomorrow. I used adb to push the ROM to my phone and it is on my sdcard
However, when I try to install the ROM, it tells me that it failed... I tried clearing all caches etc but i keep getting the same errors. The weirdest part is that when I reboot my phone, the ROM disappears...
The error that I am getting is:
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:Unable to recreate android secure folder.
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:unable to mount '/sdcard'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount storage.
E:Unable to mount /sdcard during GUI startup.
Running boot script...
Finished running boot script.
E:Unable to mount /sdcard when trying to read settings file.
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
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This is the message that is displayed in recovery, to the letter, I'm not sure if this helps...
Obviously something to do with my sdcard is wrong, preventing connection between the sdcard and something else, but maybe you guys could dig deeper, past the elementary
Thank you guys for the help you've given me so far, the outlook for my phone is much brighter now, I will check back tomorrow and continue to try and fix my phone!
Your sdcard is indeed corrupted.
http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/sh...ountable-internal-storage-on-the-HTC-One-X-XL
Walk through that guide using the files for the Evita on that page, it should fix your sdcard. After that you can go ahead and push the rom to the sdcard again and then reflash and see if that does the trick!
jeffwyeh said:
Your sdcard is indeed corrupted.
http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/sh...ountable-internal-storage-on-the-HTC-One-X-XL
Walk through that guide using the files for the Evita on that page, it should fix your sdcard. After that you can go ahead and push the rom to the sdcard again and then reflash and see if that does the trick!
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Thank all of you so much! my problem is resolved! Phone is working great!
paoul.sukii said:
Thank all of you so much! my problem is resolved! Phone is working great!
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Awesome! Glad to hear it!

Help!!! Possible Brick m8 VZW

I'm fairly new to the modding area, I'm familiar with the VZW S3 and S4, but upgraded to an M8...I rooted, got S OFF with firewater, and booted into twrp...BUT somehow the main factory image was deleted, and I can only boot into twrp..it stays at the HTC logo if I just let it boot...help!!
Is there something similar to Samsung's ODIN mode that I can just reflash a factory image?
roadblock217 said:
I'm fairly new to the modding area, I'm familiar with the VZW S3 and S4, but upgraded to an M8...I rooted, got S OFF with firewater, and booted into twrp...BUT somehow the main factory image was deleted, and I can only boot into twrp..it stays at the HTC logo if I just let it boot...help!!
Is there something similar to Samsung's ODIN mode that I can just reflash a factory image?
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I'm not sure if this will help but try reading this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718562
Hope this will help.
Dragbike Racer said:
I'm not sure if this will help but try reading this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718562
Hope this will help.
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Tried..doesnt work for me
I can get it to boot past the recovery area, but only stays on the white screen with the green HTC logo...
EDIT:::
I want to try it again, but now somehow I have S ON....and it says TAMPERED, below that UNLOCKED in fastboot..
Really frustrated..
Dragbike Racer said:
I'm not sure if this will help but try reading this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718562
Hope this will help.
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When I try this again, it keeps telling me it cannot open the file...i copy the fastboot text so that it is correct...
How can I get S OFF back if I can't boot to any rom??
You can get into recovery...it won't let you restore a back up or nothing ?
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roadblock217 said:
When I try this again, it keeps telling me it cannot open the file...i copy the fastboot text so that it is correct...
How can I get S OFF back if I can't boot to any rom??
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Maybe sonic can get you s-off if all else fails with his java card. I'm not sure in your situation but I know he can do it as I used it. But I would use that as last resort
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roadblock217 said:
When I try this again, it keeps telling me it cannot open the file...i copy the fastboot text so that it is correct...
How can I get S OFF back if I can't boot to any rom??
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So you were S-OFF and you somehow got turned to S-ON...??
I would say flash the RUU and call it a day, but we don't have one and the one we do have you need S-OFF..
best bet?
get into fastboot/bootloader, and put on a custom recovery.
then, get the TWRP nandroid of the OTA, restore to that.
then, weaksauce/S-OFF
and then you should be back to normal.
If adb/fastboot is not working, I suggest you re-install your drivers, worked for me when I didn't think it would.
opion 2
get TWRP on with fastboot
then
adb sideload any ROM to it and then get back to S-OFF
since you are unlocked you should be ok to do this without being htc dev unlocked.
you could also try htc dev, but i think that is locked.
sorry trying to think of anything else.
andybones said:
So you were S-OFF and you somehow got turned to S-ON...??
I would say flash the RUU and call it a day, but we don't have one and the one we do have you need S-OFF..
best bet?
get into fastboot/bootloader, and put on a custom recovery.
then, get the TWRP nandroid of the OTA, restore to that.
then, weaksauce/S-OFF
and then you should be back to normal.
If adb/fastboot is not working, I suggest you re-install your drivers, worked for me when I didn't think it would.
opion 2
get TWRP on with fastboot
then
adb sideload any ROM to it and then get back to S-OFF
since you are unlocked you should be ok to do this without being htc dev unlocked.
you could also try htc dev, but i think that is locked.
sorry trying to think of anything else.
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I got TWRP back on, but where can I find a nandroid of the OTA? I tried doing a regular backup before things got weird but would not let me...Now I see the bug that doesnt allow to mount system...
roadblock217 said:
I got TWRP back on, but where can I find a nandroid of the OTA? I tried doing a regular backup before things got weird but would not let me...Now I see the bug that doesnt allow to mount system...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2725001
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2725001
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Thanks...just downloaded and am going to try...
What I'm concerned about is not being able to mount /system now...this is so weird
roadblock217 said:
Thanks...just downloaded and am going to try...
What I'm concerned about is not being able to mount /system now...this is so weird
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because of this, it most likely will not flash the nandroid then as system is a big part of the ROM and needs to be mounted.
you may have to do what was explained earlier and wipe the Internal, and then you may be able to re-do these steps.
so first try it out.
if it doesnt work, I would then wipe the 5 things instead of the 4
1) data
2) cache
3) dalvik cache
4) system
5) Internal storage (this will remove all your internal storage!)
then reboot from recovery into bootloader, then back into recovery and see if system is mounted, if it is, you can go ahead and either do the nandroid backup or an adb sideload. -- your choice
now,
if NONE of that works,
download the "RUU" that was put together and that *should* fix you right up.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2725001
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Nope won't work. I think it's because there is no marker folder for the m8 in my SD card where I store my backups. I tried making one, and it won't register that there is a folder there...
roadblock217 said:
Nope won't work. I think it's because there is no marker folder for the m8 in my SD card where I store my backups. I tried making one, and it won't register that there is a folder there...
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yes.. yes it most certainly will work as my ROM is based off that precise nandroid backup...
this is something you should have had backed up..
but, make yourself a dummy nand backup to create the folder..
just don't backup anything except.. data or cache, just pick one thing. and it'll create the folder for you (tip: backup EVERYTHING (Internal., SD-Card, anything important, etc) when playing with beta ROMs. ESP AOSP beta ROMs..
the folder that gets created will be the same throughout your entire stay on the M8 using TWRP, it will never change (well that phone anyway, if you get a refurb or w.e. obv it will be different, but that phones folder markers will never change within TWRP, so it's to your benefit to have this backed up and ready to go...)
andybones said:
yes.. yes it most certainly will work as my ROM is based off that precise nandroid backup...
this is something you should have had backed up..
but, make yourself a dummy nand backup to create the folder..
just don't backup anything except.. data or cache, just pick one thing. and it'll create the folder for you (tip: backup EVERYTHING (Internal., SD-Card, anything important, etc) when playing with beta ROMs. ESP AOSP beta ROMs..
the folder that gets created will be the same throughout your entire stay on the M8 using TWRP, it will never change (well that phone anyway, if you get a refurb or w.e. obv it will be different, but that phones folder markers will never change within TWRP, so it's to your benefit to have this backed up and ready to go...)
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Tried it again and again...used a different computer and it WORKED...Thank you so much for your help andybones!
roadblock217 said:
Tried it again and again...used a different computer and it WORKED...Thank you so much for your help andybones!
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Awesome!
Very welcome.
So what was the result fix?
Did you have to wipe Internal from system not mounting?
Or did the adb sideload work?
Also once it flashed it loaded up if you did not have to wipe Internal, was your storage still there?
Glad that your back up and running.
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Awesome!
Very welcome.
So what was the result fix?
Did you have to wipe Internal from system not mounting?
Or did the adb sideload work?
Also once it flashed it loaded up if you did not have to wipe Internal, was your storage still there?
Glad that your back up and running.
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I had to flash the RUU but it finally worked and was applied..I'm honestly thinking of holding off on doing more to it until I learn more!
Had to wipe pretty much all except my sd card, rebooted to bootloader and back to twrp and it allowed me to write to system. BUT I couldnt get any rom to flash (when I did, it hung on the HTC logo as usual, but the aroma installer said that it was successful..so I gave up on that and did the RUU on a different computer and its back to normal.
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I had to flash the RUU but it finally worked and was applied..I'm honestly thinking of holding off on doing more to it until I learn more!
Had to wipe pretty much all except my sd card, rebooted to bootloader and back to twrp and it allowed me to write to system. BUT I couldnt get any rom to flash (when I did, it hung on the HTC logo as usual, but the aroma installer said that it was successful..so I gave up on that and did the RUU on a different computer and its back to normal.
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It's possible after so long you didn't give the ROM long enough to boot up?
Sounds like RUU might be a cause from flashing AOSP, threads like this are good to warn people, and for when it happens to others, they can read this and know what to do. Maybe think of a new title that could help those in a search to find this thread?

My ASUS Transfrmer TF300T tab is dead

Hello friends, I bought the ASUS Transformer Pad 300T and just a week later I had the great idea of instal TWRP for installing my appreciate CM11, but when I installed TWRP and I was abut to install the CM11, I see:
E:Unable to mount '/data' (tw_mount)
E:failed to mount /data (no such file or directory)
When I saw that messages I entered in panic and I wiped all
I'm afraid I'll have to send it to repair, and the fill will hurt. So I hope somebody help me. I'll upload a photo soon.
Thanks.
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Hello friends, I bought the ASUS Transformer Pad 300T and just a week later I had the great idea of instal TWRP for installing my appreciate CM11, but when I installed TWRP and I was abut to install the CM11, I see:
E:Unable to mount '/data' (tw_mount)
E:failed to mount /data (no such file or directory)
When I saw that messages I entered in panic and I wiped all
I'm afraid I'll have to send it to repair, and the fill will hurt. So I hope somebody help me. I'll upload a photo soon.
Thanks.
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In what way did you wipe it? From the bootloader or from TWRP?
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In what way did you wipe it? From the bootloader or from TWRP?
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I wiped the rom, in the site I downloaded the TWRP the instructions were to install the rom after cleaning cache, next I wiped the rom I searched for another recovery and I read this version is dangerous becouse it dont have any security advisements in the old posts, and if I wipe with that recovery y couldnt repair it becuse it dont have ADB or other methods for flashing another recvery.
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I wiped the rom, in the site I downloaded the TWRP the instructions were to install the rom after cleaning cache, next I wiped the rom I searched for another recovery and I read this version is dangerous becouse it dont have any security advisements in the old posts, and if I wipe with that recovery y couldnt repair it becuse it dont have ADB or other methods for flashing another recvery.
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So does the TWRP still work? You can put a ROM on the SDcard and flash it from there.
I think I'm in a similar boat with the OP. I'm getting rid of this intensely disappointing tablet in the next day or two. I booted into TWRP and selected the "Wipe Data" option, figuring that it'd be a good move to hand it over to new owner without any traces of my personal data on it. Well, since formatting it, I can't get Android to fully boot up. I installed PACman and Gapps from a microSD card, but it never gets past the splash screen where it says "LOADING". I really need to get this POS up and running ASAP, preferably with the least possible amount of downloading involved. My connection just got throttled down, so I'm hoping I don't have to download any huge programs. Any ideas?
But...
But the recovery can't mount /data folder and I can't install anything.
ApexPredatorBoids said:
I think I'm in a similar boat with the OP. I'm getting rid of this intensely disappointing tablet in the next day or two. I booted into TWRP and selected the "Wipe Data" option, figuring that it'd be a good move to hand it over to new owner without any traces of my personal data on it. Well, since formatting it, I can't get Android to fully boot up. I installed PACman and Gapps from a microSD card, but it never gets past the splash screen where it says "LOADING". I really need to get this POS up and running ASAP, preferably with the least possible amount of downloading involved. My connection just got throttled down, so I'm hoping I don't have to download any huge programs. Any ideas?
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What bootloader version do you have and what twrp version?
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But the recovery can't mount /data folder and I can't install anything.
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Did you try umounting everything and remounting everything in the twrp settings?
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What bootloader version do you have and what twrp version?
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Did you try umounting everything and remounting everything in the twrp settings?
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The option mount /Data is blocked, I can`t do anything, maybe with a backup will work. And my TWRP version is 2.2.1.5.
opamx said:
The option mount /Data is blocked, I can`t do anything, maybe with a backup will work. And my TWRP version is 2.2.1.5.
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Hi
This may be a long shot but I encountered a similar problem and resolved it by flashing the recovery and kernel from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625580. See the second post.
In my case I flashed the recovery from the above post, formatted data to f2fs from recovery, then installed the crombi-kk rom with the ”Don't install a kernel” option, then flashed the kernel from the above post.
Like I said, long shot, and this assumes you can run the format data option in twrp, but may be worth a crack...
Good luck.
Who has a Liunx PC ?
That is where I would start ....
There are ways to fix this .....
Thx Josh
lj50036 said:
Who has a Liunx PC ?
That is where I would start ....
There are ways to fix this .....
Thx Josh
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I can't do anything with the /Data partition becouse the file is empty... maybe if somebody can upload the content of that file, maybe I'll be able to put a rom into the tablet.
Well if you cant mount it how are you going to write to it ?
Do you have a linux PC ?
Thx Josh
lj50036 said:
Well if you cant mount it how are you going to write to it ?
Do you have a linux PC ?
Thx Josh
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I have Windows 8.1 PRO and if someone give me the files, maybe I'll be able to put them into the /Data file wih the file manager of the TWRP

Photon Failed to hab check for recovery: 0x56

So, I got my Photon Q today and I've already unlocked it and I was trying to install TWRP but I messed up somehow.. It still boots into the stock Android ROM and works fine but whenever I try to go into the recovery/Fastboot (Whatever it's called) I get this screen with some info text. At the bottom it says this:
Failed to hab check for recovery: 0x56
Fastboot Reason: Boot Failure
Whenever I try to flash a recovery with an app it always succeeds but I still get this screen when I try to go into the recovery. Help me.
Have you tried doing 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' instead of using 'apps' to flash recovery?
arrrghhh said:
Have you tried doing 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' instead of using 'apps' to flash recovery?
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I have. It says "Preflash validation failed" and nothing on the phone changes. This is really frustrating.
Cwazywazy said:
I have. It says "Preflash validation failed" and nothing on the phone changes. This is really frustrating.
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Where do you get this error? I've never heard of fastboot spitting out such an error...
I assume you're in fastboot mode when you try this? What does 'fastboot devices' output?
arrrghhh said:
Where do you get this error? I've never heard of fastboot spitting out such an error...
I assume you're in fastboot mode when you try this? What does 'fastboot devices' output?
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Nevermind, I figured out how to unlock the bootloader and TWRP finally installed successfully.
The only rooting/custom ROM stuff I've done is with my Nexus 7 and that wasn't as hard as this was.
Cwazywazy said:
Nevermind, I figured out how to unlock the bootloader and TWRP finally installed successfully.
The only rooting/custom ROM stuff I've done is with my Nexus 7 and that wasn't as hard as this was.
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Oh, your bootloader was still locked...
That would do it! Glad you got it working. I hadn't seen that message before, but it makes sense now why I've never seen it before . My Q was unlocked immediately after unboxing!
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Oh, your bootloader was still locked...
That would do it! Glad you got it working. I hadn't seen that message before, but it makes sense now why I've never seen it before . My Q was unlocked immediately after unboxing!
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I have a new problem.. I flashed the latest stable CyanogenMod and it wouldn't boot. (Boot animation just kept on going) So I went into TWRP and tried to do a wipe. For some reason it says "Unable to mount /data" or "internal storage". Even if I go into advanced wipe and choose everything but the external SD card it fails to mount any of it..
Cwazywazy said:
I have a new problem.. I flashed the latest stable CyanogenMod and it wouldn't boot. (Boot animation just kept on going) So I went into TWRP and tried to do a wipe. For some reason it says "Unable to mount /data" or "internal storage". Even if I go into advanced wipe and choose everything but the external SD card it fails to mount any of it..
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I've heard of other people complaining about this on TWRP.
You should either a) use OpenRecovery or another recovery... or b) use an older version of TWRP. I'm on 2.6.3.1 and it works _flawlessly_.
I haven't had time to update to the latest versions of TWRP to investigate this issue.
As for your CM issue, make sure you wipe (using a recovery that works haha) and also make sure you give it plenty of time to do the first boot - there is sometimes a fsck process which runs at boot and takes a lot longer than usual for the device to actually boot up.
Please help me. I can't find any solution and I can't boot into CMod.
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Please help me. I can't find any solution and I can't boot into CMod.
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I gave you a solution, please at least try it.
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I gave you a solution, please at least try it.
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Oh. I didn't see that, sorry. Trying it now.
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I gave you a solution, please at least try it.
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Nope. Didn't work. Gave CM about 30 minutes to boot with no luck.
Cwazywazy said:
Nope. Didn't work. Gave CM about 30 minutes to boot with no luck.
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Without logs I don't know what the issue would possibly be...
I would suggest trying CM10.2 perhaps? Or pull logs (adb logcat) from the failed boot of CM11. Like I said, that fsck process can take a very long time. I haven't personally experienced it, but I recall hearing reports of it taking upwards of an hour - either way, without logs, we don't really know what is going on.
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Without logs I don't know what the issue would possibly be...
I would suggest trying CM10.2 perhaps? Or pull logs (adb logcat) from the failed boot of CM11. Like I said, that fsck process can take a very long time. I haven't personally experienced it, but I recall hearing reports of it taking upwards of an hour - either way, without logs, we don't really know what is going on.
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Here you go. Thanks for trying to help me (I zipped the file so I could use the uploader.)
Cwazywazy said:
Here you go. Thanks for trying to help me (I zipped the file so I could use the uploader.)
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Not what I was expecting, but this does show an issue with recovery... What is the issue, I am a bit baffled by. I was hoping for a logcat from the CM11 failed boot.
Can you try another recovery? TWRP seems to be failing all over the place for you, even the version that is working fine for me
TWRP is failing to mount a lot of partitions, which is obviously unacceptable. I'm still not sure why the older version wouldn't work for you...
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Not what I was expecting, but this does show an issue with recovery... What is the issue, I am a bit baffled by.
Can you try another recovery? TWRP seems to be failing all over the place for you, even the version that is working fine for me
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I don't know, I tried Clockwork mod which had the same problems. Are there any others I can try?
I was an idiot and I forgot to back up the stock ROM before I flashed CMod..
Cwazywazy said:
I don't know, I tried Clockwork mod which had the same problems. Are there any others I can try?
I was an idiot and I forgot to back up the stock ROM before I flashed CMod..
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OpenRecovery?
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OpenRecovery?
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I downloaded TWRP from here: http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/asanti which has OpenRecovery in the name so I dunno...
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I downloaded TWRP from here: http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/asanti which has OpenRecovery in the name so I dunno...
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No, not TWRP... OpenRecovery.
[25-11-2013] Photon Q Open Recovery 2.09
The links may not work in the OP, see here.
It's similar to CWM, but made specifically for the Q. Doesn't seem to have issues like TWRP, as it hasn't been updated in a while and it "just works". I'm still trying to sort out the issues with TWRP, why they affect some devices but not all.
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No, not TWRP... OpenRecovery.
[25-11-2013] Photon Q Open Recovery 2.09
The links may not work in the OP, see here.
It's similar to CWM, but made specifically for the Q. Doesn't seem to have issues like TWRP, as it hasn't been updated in a while and it "just works". I'm still trying to sort out the issues with TWRP, why they affect some devices but not all.
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Ugh. Not working.
It says failed to mount /whatever (Invalid argument)

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