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[Q] Infuse bricked with CWM available

Hi Guys,
I think i have checked most of the posts, if i missed I am sorry, i think i have soft bricked my phone... I had a problem with my USB previously, so i dont have access to connect my phone thro USB. My memory card is not recognised, when i am in CWM.
Option available is only with internal SD Card.
Please help me how this can be rectified. How can I restore my phone back o normal!!!
Currently i have installed Voodoo 2.5.1.3 with voodoo lag fix, its currently in bootloop.
I need to invest on a new phone, ur help would be greatful.

pargs54 said:
Hi Guys,
I think i have checked most of the posts, if i missed I am sorry, i think i have soft bricked my phone... I had a problem with my USB previously, so i dont have access to connect my phone thro USB. My memory card is not recognised, when i am in CWM. Option available is only with internal SD Card.
Please help me how this can be rectified. How can I restore my phone back o normal!!!
Currently i have installed Voodoo 2.5.1.3 with voodoo lag fix, its currently in bootloop.
I need to invest on a new phone, ur help would be greatful.
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Hard to miss about soft bricking...LOL, check my signature links...while your on the pc...look in my signature see the spilling pic...click and go to the Infuse super page...
but you will need usb, is this a hardware issue? Or do you just believe the drivers need to be reinstalled....?
have you tried diff pc, diff usb, diff cable?
not saying you have not tried, just trying to provide some ideas.

USB not working!!!
Have tried many times, installed on my Mac as well as windows... But still will give a try today!!! Is there any other option available than this!!!

pargs54 said:
Have tried many times, installed on my Mac as well as windows... But still will give a try today!!! Is there any other option available than this!!!
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[Q] Help!

So, I seem to be having a problem using a USB stick, on two of my devices...
It seems as soon as I connect it, it somehow automatically steals 3 files from my device, and
the files end up on the flash drive.
I have no idea how this is happening, and what's worse is I don't know where the files go, if I were to put them back...
Thanks.

can you please specify which type of files they are
You can try to compress these file so they dont get deleted by any app
also try to use another file explorer like ES-FileExplorer
maybe the files are hidden
try to open this location in your pendrive
G:/_/ or G:/-/​
Where G is the drive letter of your usb stick
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ax3n5a said:
can you please specify which type of files they are
You can try to compress these file so they dont get deleted by any app
also try to use another file explorer like ES-FileExplorer
maybe the files are hidden
try to open this location in your pendrive
G:/_/ or G:/-/​
Where G is the drive letter of your usb stick
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Thanx,
The files are:
FOUND.000
LOST.DIR
System Volume Information
These register as on my usb stick (Kingston Data Traveler) when I check the disk with ES File Explorer when it is plugged into my phone...
Same thing happens when I plug it into my tablet.
So, how do I put these files back on my device and where do they go?
-also-
How do I keep this from happening again?

These files you mentioned are of no use for you though............
so i dont think you need them
Also,
these files are created by android os itself.
So maybe if you plug that sd card from one mobile to other the system either overwrites the file or simply delete it
As i said these files are of probably no use to you so i think let it go .......
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It also helps me a lot :highfive:

Xperia XA storage

Hello guys, I decided to leave my aging Nexus 5 to come back to the good old Xperia brand, I got myself this beautiful device that is our beloved Xperia XA (got it free on contract so yea that's cool)
image is better than words so here's a screenshot:
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my question is: Why do 5.9 + 3.1 = 12 ???
PS: cache is empty
Thanks in advance!

I think it's because the app don't show you all partitions. If you use third-party app or TWRP you will see the difference (and the truth).

oh alright so, thanks a lot mate !

I'm having a problem with storage too. I tried using adoptable storage but something went horribly wrong to the point I have to reformat my whole sd card as well as my phone. Is there a definite (like safe-proof) way to do adoptable storage?

Jhayzt said:
I'm having a problem with storage too. I tried using adoptable storage but something went horribly wrong to the point I have to reformat my whole sd card as well as my phone. Is there a definite (like safe-proof) way to do adoptable storage?
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Works fine for me, just a display bug who show wrong memory size. I use "root essentials" to enable Adoptable Storage (full, not mixed). Format your SD with Gparted (don't work with default Windows format tool) in FAT32 before enabling it and after disabling it to avoid corrupted SD.

rrvuhpg said:
Works fine for me, just a display bug who show wrong memory size. I use "root essentials" to enable Adoptable Storage (full, not mixed). Format your SD with Gparted (don't work with default Windows format tool) in FAT32 before enabling it and after disabling it to avoid corrupted SD.
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Hmm, I'll give it a try then. I sure hope everything goes well this time around. T'was really a pain in the arse.

USB connection works only sometimes on SAMSUNG S4 ValueEdition (lineage-18.1-20210717-nightly-jfvelte-signed.zip)

Hi,
I have installed the last LineageOS 18.1 (Android 11) on a SAMSUNG S4 Value Edition.
I got almost everything working, but the USB connection.
Settings-System-Advanced-Developer Options-Default USB Configuration = File Transfer
Now, if I go in System-Connected Devices and the USB cable is plugged in it should appear OTHER DEVICES - USB connection but it doesn't !!! It actually does appear but only very very rarely and randomly !!!
Please offer feedback, many thanks !
Regards

You set USB-mode to File Transfer ( AKA MTP ): File transfer will change your phone to USB mass storage, allowing you move files between the phone and the other device (such as your computer). To access phone in this USB-mode requires another driver.

Many thanks for the quick reply.
But that was the idea! I want to be able to access the S4 jfvelte internal memory (pictures, docs, etc) from a PC.
My expectation was that when I connect the phone to the PC (Win10) via USB cable I can access the phone from WinExplorer but this is NOT so... only very rarely the phone is shown in Explorer.
Contrariwise when I connect another (real) S4 with the official Android 5 I can always access the phone from the PC.

jwoegerbauer said:
To access phone in this USB-mode requires another driver.
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Does it mean that one should update the jfvelte USB driver first ?
If YES how can I do this ?
Where can I find the right USB driver ?

On windows PC install the MTPdrive 4.1 app - a trial version - what is attached:
MTPdrive is intended to map devices to a drive letter. It works with all devices that operate in MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode.
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On windows PC install the MTPdrive 4.1 app
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Done. However I cannot notice any change.
The phone is still not visible in Explorer.
If I start the MTPdrive.exe there is no device detected:

I have just installed the last UBS drivers from SAMSUNG (Samsung-USB-Driver-v1_7_43_0.zip) on the Win10 PC.
The Samsung S4 phone (jfvelte - Lineage 18.1) behaves in the same way, namely the phone is most of the time not accessible from the PC via the USB cable. This looks to be a LineageOS 18.1 jfvelte bug. Any idea if there is a way to talk with the LineageOS developers, eventually to report such an issue ?

Hi,
The topic is solved: it was because the phone screen was locked ! as soon as one connects the USB cable to the phone AFTER unlocking the phone screen it works as expected, meaning one can access the files/pictures etc which are being stored on the phone !!!
Many thanks for all !!!

Gabb Wireless Z1 Phone (How do I transfer files to it?)

(I have a Gabb Z1 Phone) Is there any way for me to transfer files to it? It has a Micro SD slot, but it doesn't work for some reason. I can take screenshots with it, and I tried connecting it to the computer. If I connect it to the computer, it reads out as a camera.
. If it showed MTP, then I could transfer files, but it doesn't. I also entered it in recovery mode, and connected it to my Windows 10 desktop computer. It didn't show up, so I clicked on "Apply Update from ADB".
When I did that, it showed up as" {serial number} sideload". If there is any way that you can help me, let me know.

Epicoolegito said:
(I have a Gabb Z1 Phone) Is there any way for me to transfer files to it? It has a Micro SD slot, but it doesn't work for some reason. I can take screenshots with it, and I tried connecting it to the computer. If I connect it to the computer, it reads out as a camera.
. If it showed MTP, then I could transfer files, but it doesn't. I also entered it in recovery mode, and connected it to my Windows 10 desktop computer. It didn't show up, so I clicked on "Apply Update from ADB".
When I did that, it showed up as" {serial number} sideload". If there is any way that you can help me?
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It might be the cord you are using.
Also, in your screenshot, it says MTP is not supported.
There are file manager apps in the Playstore that have the ability to transfer files over Wi-Fi.

Droidriven said:
It might be the cord you are using.
Also, in your screenshot, it says MTP is not supported.
There are file manager apps in the Playstore that have the ability to transfer files over Wi-Fi.
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I'm sorry. Very new at this. How do I "KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE"?

I don't have play store on it:
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those are all of my apps.

Epicoolegito said:
I don't have play store on it: View attachment 5830465those are all of my apps.
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By posting your questions here in the threads instead of via private message. I prefer helping in the threads instead of PM that way everyone can potentially benefit from answers given.
You can download the file manager app from the web,it will download into your download folder, install the apk from your download folder.

I cannot transfer any kind of files, including apk files.

When I was uploading the OTA in recovery mode, it went all the way to 46 percent, then terminated.
Also can you send me the link for public threads?