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[Q] [RESOLVED] Is my phone bricked? Please help

Okay so today I was tinkering with my phone when I accidentally deleted a system file that was crucial. So I went to bootloader and wiped phone (I know that was the wrong thing to do, now). So I have no ROM on my phone. I was able to ADB the ROM I need to my phone on internal storage (not /sdcard) but the problem is whenever I try to flash it, I get the following error over and over in the code area in TWRP "E: failed to mount /sdcard (invalid argument). I've gone to the mount options screen and when I try to select sdcard nothing happens, I can't select it. If it's any help, the ROM I'm trying to flash has the official page here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804223 and the ROM I was on before this whole thing is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868236 . Any help is greatly appreciated, I really need this phone fixed!
EDIT: Alright, so I flashed stock recovery, relocked, and then used my friend's PC (thanks man!) and now my phone is in perfect working condition. Just re-rooted and re-unlocked the bootloader in like 10 minutes, which is funny because it took me like an hour and a half the first time. Anyways, thank you to all the users on this forum for helping me. Appreciate it!

NEVER Factory Reset or Clear Storage from bootloader it'll screw up your storage inside of twrp. I tried formatting storage afterwards in twrp and in windows and it still didn't help twrp see it. I ended up running the ruu again.
easiest thing to do is run the ruu again, reunlock bootloader, flash twrp and flash rom. then never factory reset or clear storage in bootloader again.
if you find another method let me.

DvineLord said:
NEVER Factory Reset or Clear Storage from bootloader it'll screw up your storage inside of twrp. I tried formatting storage afterwards in twrp and in windows and it still didn't help twrp see it. I ended up running the ruu again.
easiest thing to do is run the ruu again, reunlock bootloader, flash twrp and flash rom. then never factory reset or clear storage in bootloader again.
if you find another method let me.
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Okay, sorry what what's the ruu and how do I run it again?
EDIT: So is the ruu the stock ROM? I've done some googling and it appears that it's something to do with exe file. I'm on a Mac, but I can get access to a PC if it's necessary.

RollTribe said:
Okay, sorry what what's the ruu and how do I run it again?
EDIT: So is the ruu the stock ROM? I've done some googling and it appears that it's something to do with exe file. I'm on a Mac, but I can get access to a PC if it's necessary.
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And youll have to learn some simple adb commands tto relock your bootloader..or it won't work someone correct me if wrong

Hi guys yep you'll need to do some adb work to relock for ruu. However... if you still have recovery? You could try flashing a clean ROM. Then flash the cm10 over that. Of course youll need to delete cache,s before flashing cm10. I'd give that a shot first.
(Edit) I just noticed you having the mount issue also... ignore that. Just check you PC it should still show up. And it may ask you to format the drive? Your OK to do that fat32.
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subarudroid, the sdcard partition is fubar that's why he needs to ruu. reread the posts.

subarudroid said:
Hi guys yep you'll need to do some adb work to relock for ruu. However... if you still have recovery? You could try flashing a clean ROM. Then flash the cm10 over that. Of course youll need to delete cache,s before flashing cm10. I'd give that a shot first.
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I can't flash any ROM because I keep getting that error mentioned in the original post.

let us know when you relock your bootloader and ruu back to stock
boot into bootloader run "fastboot oem lock" then run the ruu

You still have recovery. Right? You should still be OK. Twrp is not letting you mount SD. Right?
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subarudroid said:
You still have recovery. Right? You should still be OK. Twrp is not letting you mount SD. Right?
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He needs to relock bl and ruu ..download aan ruu. That will be ok. If you need help with adb check out gunnymans stickied thread

Easiest way to fix is to connect phone to pc, then select mount, mount usb in twrp and windows will prompt you to format.
Then once that is done you can copy your rom of choice across unmount and flash.
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thejosh86 said:
Easiest way to fix is to connect phone to pc, then select mount, mount usb in twrp and windows will prompt you to format.
Then once that is done you can copy your rom of choice across unmount and flash.
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A little reading will the trick for u he wiped from bootloader menu and now cannot mount through twrp

Twrp is known for having mount issue. I'm tell in ya if you USB to PC it will still find the SD as long as you have the HTC drivers installed. Unless your twrp is gone? Then you need to ruu.
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subarudroid said:
You still have recovery. Right? You should still be OK. Twrp is not letting you mount SD. Right?
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omario8484 said:
He needs to relock bl and ruu ..download aan ruu. That will be ok. If you need help with adb check out gunnymans stickied thread
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Yes, I still have recovery and twrp is not letting me mount sd card. I'm trying to get the ruu to work, however, I have a Mac and getting it to work in a third party program like Wine or Parallels isn't easy, but I'm making progress. If there's another way to run the ruu on Mac, let me know.

I don't know jack [email protected] about Mac. Wish I had money for one of those. any Mac genius's out there?
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subarudroid said:
I don't know jack [email protected] about Mac. Wish I had money for one of those. any Mac genius's out there?
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Twrp is reliable I think u got it mixed up but cwm is known for having mount issues:angel: and @op did y relock bl?

omario8484 said:
Twrp is reliable I think u got it mixed up but cwm is known for having mount issues:angel: and @op did y relock bl?
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CWM doesn't work at all on the HOX. I'll find the TWRP thread on it for you.
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I don't want to start any arguments or flame jobs. evidence or help if you will.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808068
Here are just a few of several that have the same issue with twrp. Just as I did when I rooted my HOX.

subarudroid said:
CWM doesn't work at all on the HOX. I'll find the TWRP thread on it for you.
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I don't want to start any arguments or flame jobs. evidence or help if you will.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808068
Here are just a few of several that have the same issue with twrp. Just as I did when I rooted my HOX.
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But that was way back when its young and fresh days now its quite stable
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And second example was cwm. And cwm does work but not the international version we have an unofficial unreliable build

I was using just a little sarcasm about cwm. that second thread does in fact discuss the problem with twrp as well. I just hate to see rolltribe go though all the trouble of ruu when it may be possible not to do so.
Cheers
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subarudroid said:
I was using just a little sarcasm about cwm. that second thread does in fact discuss the problem with twrp as well. I just hate to see rolltribe go though all the trouble of ruu when it may be possible not to do so.
Cheers
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That's what I was aiming for as well - why ruu when there's an easier way that should work providing the right drivers etc are installed.
I wiped my phone via bootloader 3 times in one evening by being to quick on the volume to power trigger and brought it back using what I said above.
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HELP - Deleted Android

Hi everyone! I am the biggest noob on the face of the earth. I was trying to install MIUI on my HTC One X and I think I might have bricked it.
MIUI wasn't loading properly, it was caught in the load screen animation. So I went back into TWRP and I cleared the caches and erased some other stuff. (I can't remember.) Then I went to reinstall and all of my files were gone. Also, it said that my phone didn't have an OS. When I go into mount it as a USB drive, my computer doesn't recognize its drive type and tells me to format it.
Did I just create the most expensive 9GB hard drive or is there still hope?

Restore a.backup holms..
posted from my Motorola startac...
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Wait wait... We did make a backup before attempting to flash didn't we..? Riiight?
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Nope... :crying:

Ahahah omg.. amazing..
You made my day sir..
Verstuurd van mijn Xperia S met Tapatalk

Only format data and cache partitions. You shouldn't ever need to format the system, and never format any other partitions.
Try to restore a backup like the previous poster states, if you do not have a backup...
Download a ROM on your computer, mount USB storage, transfer the ROM, unmount storage, flash the ROM.
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I had that same thought, however, my computer wont let me transfer because it doesn't let me recognize the file system. It tells me to format it.
Thank you all for your helpful and speedy replies!

sound/ said:
I had that same thought, however, my computer wont let me transfer because it doesn't let me recognize the file system. It tells me to format it.
Thank you all for your helpful and speedy replies!
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Format it, its corrupted
Something is wrong with twrp because it does this sometimes when you format system
Then transfer over a ROM to flash
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Did you accidentally select factory reset or clear storage while in bootloader? That will corrupt the memory as well.

He factory reseted. Reformat your sdcard. Plug in phone and transfer ROM.
It sounds to me your on new hboot and didn't flash kernel with fast boot. That's why it wouldn't boot so in a panic you factory erased. Correct?
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The easiest way to do this is relock bootloader and run a RUU.

I am ashamed to admit I did this too; however, I was trying to install CM10 and deleted my recovery using flashgui luckily I was able to flash twrp, the boot.img and then load the zip for CM10. I am still looking for a method of getting back to the stock rom, but I feel lucky to have a working phone again.
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Mattix724 said:
Only format data and cache partitions. You shouldn't ever need to format the system, and never format any other partitions.
Try to restore a backup like the previous poster states, if you do not have a backup...
Download a ROM on your computer, mount USB storage, transfer the ROM, unmount storage, flash the ROM.
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formatting other partitions isn't an issue.... at all. and formatting /system is advised for a clean install.
sound/ said:
I had that same thought, however, my computer wont let me transfer because it doesn't let me recognize the file system. It tells me to format it.
Thank you all for your helpful and speedy replies!
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if you can get into Recovery just reflash.
If not RUU to stock.
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sound/ said:
Nope... :crying:
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Dude, I'm a lazy mofo but cmon!
It's already been said but I believe to the a ruu back to stock is the simplest.. good luck.
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sinco54 said:
Dude, I'm a lazy mofo but cmon!
It's already been said but I believe to the a ruu back to stock is the simplest.. good luck.
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Why relock and ruu back if he don't have to? He has to format the sdcard regardless... so he should just download viper 2.1.2 and transfer to phone. Flash the entire rom and bam, he's back in business...
2.1.2 version doesn't need fast boot or flash GUI app...
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Why is this here and not in the q & a section
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Cheezy, read the OP... He is a noob, and in panic mode he decided to post in general and not in Q&A. I really can't say much about the noob part because my phone got stuck in a bootloop from trying to flash over Viper 2.6... Thank the lord I didn't turn my phone into and nice paperweight. Now I know better, and have learned quite a bit from people here on XDA.

InflatedTitan said:
Why relock and ruu back if he don't have to? He has to format the sdcard regardless... so he should just download viper 2.1.2 and transfer to phone. Flash the entire rom and bam, he's back in business...
2.1.2 version doesn't need fast boot or flash GUI app...
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What file system do I use to format it? And thank you so much by the way.
Thanks to all of you for your helpful responds. (Sorry for posting in the wrong area.)

InflatedTitan said:
Why relock and ruu back if he don't have to? He has to format the sdcard regardless... so he should just download viper 2.1.2 and transfer to phone. Flash the entire rom and bam, he's back in business...
2.1.2 version doesn't need fast boot or flash GUI app...
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I didn't say he had to, I was simply agreeing with another poster and its the route id prolly take if in his shoes...
Go back to stock and start fresh, if it were me that would be my decision..
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sound/ said:
What file system do I use to format it? And thank you so much by the way.
Thanks to all of you for your helpful responds. (Sorry for posting in the wrong area.)
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Well reboot into twrp, and choose mount when plugged in to computer. Go to my computer, and it should prompt you to format. It'll tell you its corrupted. It'll just erase everything and get it to act right. Are you using windows?
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Myrder said:
Cheezy, read the OP... He is a noob, and in panic mode he decided to post in general and not in Q&A. I really can't say much about the noob part because my phone got stuck in a bootloop from trying to flash over Viper 2.6... Thank the lord I didn't turn my phone into and nice paperweight. Now I know better, and have learned quite a bit from people here on XDA.
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and ? still should not be here

[Q] TWRP/NO OS - ROGERS - Searching forums and nothing!

I have been reading for the last couple weeks, thinking I have an answer and end up further into the hole.
Rogers HTC One X / EVITA / HBOOT 2.14. / 2.4 TWRP initially, now 2.6 / Unlocked boot loader / s-on
1. Started trying to flash AOKP 4.2.2. Flashed boot.img, then followed with TWRP recovery. All I could get was the language screen and then it stalled. Tried numerous iterations of this with various wipes and flash first and flash after.
2. Next tried Viper 3.2.7. All good till it gets to startup screen then it stops (I understand Viper has its boot.img installed to start not needing it flashed).
3. While trying various wipes to see if it would install completely I mistakenly did a factory reset! Now no OS! No Nandroid! No ROM.zip!
4. To get a ROM on SDCard tried ADB sideload thru TWRP. after running script it says unable to mount SDCARD! Suggests I reboot system! Now a little leery of rebooting for fear it will not.
5. Also tried to MOUNT HTV via TWRP on to laptop. Did not recognize said ti initialize. Formatted FAT 32 (via MAC). Now will not mount SD Card. I did drop Viper.zip into mount (cache and system OK) but can not find it using FILE MANAGER via TWRP
6. Now am in BOOTLOADER screen of Android. Thought I could flash a ROM but from what I read it does not look possible.
Can any one point me in the right direction to get this thing up and running. At this point, as much as I am learning all the time, it does me no good having my phone down for two weeks (sure glad I kept my Nexus One).
Any answer at this stage is a good answer and I appreciate all input!
Thanks
D

Sounds like you did a factory reset in bootloader which corrupts the sd card after unlocking the bootloader. You used to be able to just mount it on pc and format it but after the jb update I don't think that's possible due to the drive no longer being a mass storage device but an mtp device instead. There was a method to fix it developed by team nocturnal but it looks like the site is inaccessible right now. I'll see if there's a way to fix it and get back to you. Bear with me.
[/COLOR]By any chance have you tried wiping sd card in twrp 2.6?
Also, have done SuperCID yet?
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exad said:
Sounds like you did a factory reset in bootloader which corrupts the sd card after unlocking the bootloader. You used to be able to just mount it on pc and format it but after the jb update I don't think that's possible due to the drive no longer being a mass storage device but an mtp device instead. There was a method to fix it developed by team nocturnal but it looks like the site is inaccessible right now. I'll see if there's a way to fix it and get back to you. Bear with me.
[/COLOR]By any chance have you tried wiping sd card in twrp 2.6?
Also, have done SuperCID yet?
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SuperCID has not been done. It is S-ON presently.
I wiped SD Card as suggested. Saw it set up partitions. And now TWRP shows up when I mount . Can I just drop a ROM in and flash via TWRP? Any suggestions for a ROM. Could not get AOKP 4.2.2 to run or Viper 3.2.7.
Thanks for the quick assist at getting it to MOUNT.

Flash a stock sense rom and then fastboot flash boot boot.img extracted from the rom. Then use jet to downgrade hboot and SuperCID and then s-off. It'll save you lots of headaches.
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exad said:
Flash a stock sense rom and then fastboot flash boot boot.img extracted from the rom. Then use jet to downgrade hboot and SuperCID and then s-off. It'll save you lots of headaches.
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It all sounds simple when you say it.
I will find a stock sense ROM to install then follow with boot.img.
Is it necessary to wipe anything more then Dalvik and Cache?
Thanks again.
David

In twrp 2.6 the factory reset wipes everything except sd card and system. You don't have to wipe system but I always do when I'm flashing a new rom.
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exad said:
In twrp 2.6 the factory reset wipes everything except sd card and system. You don't have to wipe system but I always do when I'm flashing a new rom.
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Will wipe the system then.
Thanks again.
D

Anytime pip
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[Q] Help! Phone not recognized in recovery by PC

Okays guys so my friend is having some issues, I can't solve it so I figured I would go ahead and ask you. When he plugs in his phone while in recovery to mount the sd card, nothing shows up on his computer. When trying to flash a custom rom or backup of a rom, it gives error status 7. I do not know what is wrong with it, and can not seem to find out how to fix it. I have spent the past hour or so browsing the forums after he did trying to find a resolve to the issue with no avail. If you can help me in any way it would be greatly appreciated.

What version of recovery are you using? Sounds like the SD card is corrupt from doing a factory reset in bootloader.
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What version of recovery are you using? Sounds like the SD card is corrupt from doing a factory reset in bootloader.
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He is running TWRP 2.1.6, he does all of his wipes in recovery none in bootloader.
Edit: It even shows up in device manager, as a regular device. No exclamation point or anything. ADB even recognizes it in recovery mode.

Install the latest twrp and Wipe SD card in twrp then mount.
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Attempting
exad said:
Install the latest twrp and Wipe SD card in twrp then mount.
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Attempting this right, he said that he flashed the newest one but he didn't. Thanks for the input this might just be a user error on his end.

sdcard formated

Hey guys today when I turned my phone on nothing happened it showed the htc screen then turned off. I loaded recovery and noticed that everything on my SD card was wiped. I'm thinking even the OS is gone as well because it will not boot past the HTC screen. It stays there and after about a min or so the phone turns off. Is there a way to install the stock os in fastboot?

Provide more info please. What ROM were you on? Were you on a custom kernel? Had you made any changes to the device recently? What are your bootloader details?
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timmaaa said:
Provide more info please. What ROM were you on? Were you on a custom kernel? Had you made any changes to the device recently? What are your bootloader details?
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I didn't have a custom rom installed, I was on latest stock. I was rooted and my bootloader was unlocked. I didn't make any changes to my device

That's very odd, devices don't usually just wipe automatically. Anyway, just try mounting your sd card in TWRP recovery and copying a ROM across from your PC.
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timmaaa said:
That's very odd, devices don't usually just wipe automatically. Anyway, just try mounting your sd card in TWRP recovery and copying a ROM across from your PC.
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yeah it wouldn't let me do that either, I downloaded the RUU and reloaded the phone that way.

Try wiping the sdcard again and then mounting it.
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pandasa123 said:
Try wiping the sdcard again and then mounting it.
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It was mounted, the problem was everything was wiped from it, I managed to get my phone back up and running by using the RUU. thanks for the help guys