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Hey guys,
I goofed today, and clicked system when wiping without having a backup in my sdcard (whoops). My problem is now, I can't boot the phone (obv) so the phone doesn't show up in windows. I still have access to TWRP, but I need stock zip. I have a stock zip, but I can't transfer it to my phones sdcard.
Other than doing the traditional adt bundle + flashing it the long way, does anybody have any ideas on how I can get the zip file to my phone even though I have no system and it won't show up in Windows 8?
Thanks so much.
Download the Google image from Google and extract the system.IMG
Then go boot loader on phone then type: fastboot flash system system.IMG
That will flash the system back on and you're done.
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Also you can do adb sidelod to flash a ROM zip file. No need to put it on the SD card.
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nxt said:
Download the Google image from Google and extract the system.IMG
Then go boot loader on phone then type: fastboot flash system system.IMG
That will flash the system back on and you're done.
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Also you can do adb sidelod to flash a ROM zip file. No need to put it on the SD card.
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Thanks dude, I ended up fixing this myself. Just used ADB to push a 4.4 stock zip to my phone and flashed through TWRP.
please help
tehdef said:
Thanks dude, I ended up fixing this myself. Just used ADB to push a 4.4 stock zip to my phone and flashed through TWRP.
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How do you do this please help
I have the same problem (I goofed today, and clicked system when wiping without having a backup in my sdcard (whoops). My problem is now, I can't boot the phone (obv) so the phone doesn't show up in windows. I still have access to TWRP, but I need stock zip. I have a stock zip, but I can't transfer it to my phones sdcard.
Other than doing the traditional adt bundle + flashing it the long way, does anybody have any ideas on how I can get the zip file to my phone even though I have no system and it won't show up in Windows 8?
Thanks so much. ) same with me
sabirchowdhury said:
How do you do this please help
I have the same problem (I goofed today, and clicked system when wiping without having a backup in my sdcard (whoops). My problem is now, I can't boot the phone (obv) so the phone doesn't show up in windows. I still have access to TWRP, but I need stock zip. I have a stock zip, but I can't transfer it to my phones sdcard.
Other than doing the traditional adt bundle + flashing it the long way, does anybody have any ideas on how I can get the zip file to my phone even though I have no system and it won't show up in Windows 8?
Thanks so much. ) same with me
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Have you phone booted into recovery.
Connect it to your PC
Move the stock zip file into the same folder on your PC as adb.exe
Open the command prompt from that window (shift + right click then "open command window here")
Type the command: adb push nameofzip.zip /sdcard/
(nameofzip being the name of the file you want to push)
It will transfer the file to you internal storage and you can then flash it.
thank you but ...
El Daddy said:
Have you phone booted into recovery.
Connect it to your PC
Move the stock zip file into the same folder on your PC as adb.exe
Open the command prompt from that window (shift + right click then "open command window here")
Type the command: adb push nameofzip.zip /sdcard/
(nameofzip being the name of the file you want to push)
It will transfer the file to you internal storage and you can then flash it.
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i dont think i even have a sd card it could have gone when i deleted the system
sabirchowdhury said:
i dont think i even have a sd card it could have gone when i deleted the system
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Trust me, you have an sdcard
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sabirchowdhury said:
i dont think i even have a sd card it could have gone when i deleted the system
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/sdcard is not on /system. Wiping system does not wipe /sdcard
More info here
[ info] Storage: Nexus 5 Data (info / loss / recovery / prevention)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534010
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how do you
can someone tell me how to make my device recognized on adb
ive tried installing drivers and the driver which has been installed is a disk drive and i cant install a new driver because i have no system files :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
sabirchowdhury said:
can someone tell me how to make my device recognized on adb
ive tried installing drivers and the driver which has been installed is a disk drive and i cant install a new driver because i have no system files :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
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There is a big sticky thread at the top of q&a about diagnosing USB and ADB.
thread
rootSU said:
There is a big sticky thread at the top of q&a about diagnosing USB and ADB.
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could you send me a link plz
sabirchowdhury said:
could you send me a link plz
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No... Its at the top of q&a where you posted this thread. I'm sorry, but if you can't find that...
sabirchowdhury said:
could you send me a link plz
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Realy dude, use the search buttons in the right corner and Google. This is not a daycare center
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thanks i got it to recognize but is it usuall to take so long to push the rom
Hint:
TWRP has USB-OTG- support: you can use a flashdrive ( FAT32 formated (default on 99.9999..%of the devices))
the flashdrive must be mounted (Menu: Mount)
Hi
Despite several attempts with different file managers and TWRP versions I can't delete my TWRP backups. The only solutions I have is through the recovery mode or a terminal command (rm -rf /sdcard/...).
No issue to delete folders from other directories though.
Is this the same with new backups?
rootSU said:
Is this the same with new backups?
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Yep
Primokorn said:
Yep
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odd. i use root explorer, open twrps file, select backups, long press on the backup i want to delete, then press delete(and its gets deleted). what file explorer do you use?
Permissions look right.
Maybe TWRP is doing something funky. For example, if you bacakup your entire /sdcard via adb in recovery then push it back, you won't be able to make changes on /sdcard to any directory. Maybe TWRP is doing something when it backs up. Maybe try a few different versions of it?
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Permissions look right.
Maybe TWRP is doing something funky. For example, if you bacakup your entire /sdcard via adb in recovery then push it back, you won't be able to make changes on /sdcard to any directory. Maybe TWRP is doing something when it backs up. Maybe try a few different versions of it?
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last night, i deleted my old backup and made a new one. yes, physically deleted using root explorer before i made a new backup.
simms22 said:
last night, i deleted my old backup and made a new one. yes, physically deleted using root explorer before i made a new backup.
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I mean for @Primokorn not in general
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@Primokorn try root explorer
I tried with root explorer, solid explorer and ES file. Nothing works with these apps.
Actually I already had this issue with old TWRP versions.
I manage my backups from the recovery mode now but that's really odd...
Maybe doing a new fastboot flash could fix it. Last time I had to use Flashify to upgrade because I didn't have a PC.
Then I'll try with adb if needed.
If all else fails, you could get what you want off the device and format the internal SD. Could be messed up.
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If all else fails, you could get what you want off the device and format the internal SD. Could be messed up.
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Yep. Better yet, flash a userdata.img I reckon
Problem solved after flashing userdata.img. Thanks guys.
I had tbis problem too after flashing NetHunter. I fixed it by deleting the directory using the file manager in TWRP
iliass01 said:
I had tbis problem too after flashing NetHunter. I fixed it by deleting the directory using the file manager in TWRP
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It's too late for me to try but I keep this in mind. I took the opportunity to clean up my internal memory lol
BTW due to this issue ADB didn't work while being into recovery mode. Everything is fixed now.
When I try, it says that its been disconnected, if I use a file manager on the phone it won't let me delete anything off, any ideas on this?
Did you push any data by adb or mtp via recovery?
I copied data via recovery, I take it that's where my problem came from?
you used
adb push backup /data/media/0
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right?
lowsnamebrand said:
I copied data via recovery, I take it that's where my problem came from?
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TO your device?
If so, yes that is where the problem came from. If you PUSH data TO your device via recovery (not single files but folders) It screws permissions. There is a zip to fix it which I can link to, if you can confirm that is what you did.
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TO your device?
If so, yes that is where the problem came from. If you PUSH data TO your device via recovery (not single files but folders) It screws permissions. There is a zip to fix it which I can link to, if you can confirm that is what you did.
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please share the link
kamilmirza said:
please share the link
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In this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239421
is a sdcard fix permissions script (flashable zip)
Of course if you can't write to sdcard, you'll either need to adb push / MTP via recovery or using a root explorer, set all permissions to read, write for /data/media/0/Download
That's exactly what I did sir, so I reflashed everything, now (of course) everything is running like a champion, appreciate the info,won't be making that mistake again
lowsnamebrand said:
That's exactly what I did sir, so I reflashed everything, now (of course) everything is running like a champion, appreciate the info,won't be making that mistake again
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Yeah, MTP and ADB via recovery are fine if you need to get a backup on there to restore or some zips to flash, but as soon as you start pushing actual folders, permissions screw up.
Choice is to go through setup wizard and then use Android MTP or push that zip too and flash every time.
Thanks for the info, won't be making that mistake again Lol, side not lollipop is snappy and responsive as all hell
I managed to get to the stock recovery back from cwm.....thanx to @eoh7678
But now I want to get access to the recovery "menu". I get into the recovery and end up at the android logo with a " ! "
I tried some key combinations but didn't help.
Please help me, thanks
The stock recovery does not have a menu. The only thing it can do is flash a stock firmware file loaded to the root of your internal storage (or external after renaming it). So what you are seeing is perfectly normal.
What are you trying to accomplish and how?
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The stock recovery does not have a menu. The only thing it can do is flash a stock firmware file loaded to the root of your internal storage (or external after renaming it). So what you are seeing is perfectly normal.
What are you trying to accomplish and how?
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Actually I want to update it from stock 4.2.1 to 4.2.2. I have downloaded the update file from asus website but I don't know how to update it now. Can you please explain me properly? I have copied the update file in /cache. I made a file named command in /cache/recovery
and in that file I inserted "--update_package=/cache/<the update filename> .zip " and saved the file and then booted into recovery.
Nothing happened, the device did not update.
And then I again booted into the OS and found that the "command" file no longer existed! I have tried this 3 times.
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Actually I want to update it from stock 4.2.1 to 4.2.2. I have downloaded the update file from asus website but I don't know how to update it now. Can you please explain me properly? I have copied the update file in /cache. I made a file named command in /cache/recovery
and in that file I inserted "--update_package=/cache/<the update filename> .zip " and saved the file and then booted into recovery.
Nothing happened, the device did not update.
And then I again booted into the OS and found that the "command" file no longer existed! I have tried this 3 times.
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The file you downloaded is called something like bla_bla_UPDATELAUNCHER.zip.
Extraxt that zip once and you end up with another zip: bla_bla_user.zip
Take the user.zip and put it into the root level of internal storage. NOT into any folder, just alongside your Downloads, Pictures folders etc., so into /sdcard/
The system should automatically recognize the file and give you a notification. If it doesn't, reboot.
If still nothing happens you either have an incorrect file or read this:
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...irmware-tf700-tf300-tf101-possibly-tf201.html
So I changed the boot animation to something different. The animation is so heavy the phone lags halfway in between and now my phone can't even get past the boot animation screen. It's stuck at the boot animation. Anyway to revert this?
Download the default boot animation from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/bootanimation-nexus-5-animations-t2789918
Scroll down a bit and you'll find the default Lollipop animation. Download the zip which is supposed to be manually installed.
Put it in system/media/bootanimation.zip
You can use Aroma File Manager for this. AromaFM is a flashable zip which brings up a file manager in your recovery
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Download the default boot animation from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/bootanimation-nexus-5-animations-t2789918
Scroll down a bit and you'll find the default Lollipop animation. Download the zip which is supposed to be manually installed.
Put it in system/media/bootanimation.zip
You can use Aroma File Manager for this. AromaFM is a flashable zip which brings up a file manager in your recovery
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I can't even access my phone's storage so how am I suppose to use the zip? Are you saying I can flash the zip file while the phone is in fastboot/recovery?
If you're using TWRP as a recovery you can access your storage. It does support MTP.
Yeah, the file manager has to be flashed just like a ROM.
experience7 said:
If you're using TWRP as a recovery you can access your storage. It does support MTP.
Yeah, the file manager has to be flashed just like a ROM.
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And that's the problem. I'm running a stock rom (4.4.2) with no TWRP or CWM.
The phone is rooted and the boot-loader is unlocked.
Bootloader unlocked. So where's the problem?
Download latest TWRP and execute
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
to flash it.
Or simply
fastboot boot twrp.img
to launch it once. You don't even need to flash it.
experience7 said:
Bootloader unlocked. So where's the problem?
Download latest TWRP and execute
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
to flash it.
Or simply
fastboot boot twrp.img
to launch it once. You don't even need to flash it.
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AYEEEEE!!! I see where you're going with this now. I think I get it now. I'll try tonight or maybe in a couple of hours and then I'll come back if any problems. Once finished I'll let you know with a thanks
By the way: After copying the new (default lollipop) bootanimation.zip to /system/media do a 'fix permissions' in TWRP. Not quite sure if the option is available in TWRP but if it is, just do it. It won't do any harm
Alright I flashed TWRP and it's working but the file manager kinda sucks. I mean it's picking up the files and their aren't any options to copy and paste. The boot animation is stored in /system/media and when I go into the system folder all I see is "bin" and nothing else. I don't understand what's the problem
Man, the file manager does not suck. A little more respect to the developer! You should be thankful, not disrespectful!
Enable hidden files in the file manager and you'll see them. And it also does provide copy/paste functionality. I've used it several times.
EDIT: If you still don't see them after enabling hidden files you have to mount the system partition.
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Man, the file manager does not suck. A little more respect to the developer!
Enable hidden files in the file manager and you'll see them. And it also does provide copy/paste functionality. I've used it several times.
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I searched everywhere and I don't see an option to enable hidden files. How did you enable hidden files?
It's in the lower right corner if I remember correctly. Three dots which will bring up a menu.
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It's in the lower right corner if I remember correctly. Three dots which will bring up a menu.
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What version of TWRP are you using? I don't see three dots anywhere. The bottom always has a back button on the right, a button to launch terminal in the center and a home button on the left
Dude. It has nothing to do with TWRP version at all. You didn't even launch Aroma File Manager... that's the point.
Read my previous posts again, take your time & don't double post (there's an option to edit if you have to).
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Dude. It has nothing to do with TWRP version at all. You didn't even launch Aroma File Manager... that's the point.
Read my previous posts again, take your time & don't double post (there's an option to edit if you have to).
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Sorry for being impatient.
Do I flash Aroma the same way I flashed TWRP? If so will this cause any problems or anything? TWRP can't install Aroma from SD because my computer won't even pick up my phone
If you're in TWRP, connect your phone to your computer. It should be detected just like any Android phone since it's also using MTP.
Aroma File Manager has to be flashed in TWRP (install zip). That's why you had to flash TWRP in the first place.
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If you're in TWRP, connect your phone to your computer. It should be detected just like any Android phone since it's also using MTP.
Aroma File Manager has to be flashed in TWRP (install zip). That's why you had to flash TWRP in the first place.
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Better yet as soon as I connected my phone to my PC, TWRP's file manager started working. I deleted the corrupted bootanimation.zip that made my phone lag in the first place. However it keeps failing to move the other bootanimation.zip into /system/media (I backed up the stock boot in /system/media by renaming it
EDIT: Never-mind I got it. I renamed the file from 0bootanimation.zip to "android" and then to bootanimation.zip
I restarted my phone and it's just stuck in the boot loop. The animation is occurring forever and nevermind it just started.
Thank you experience7!!! Massive vouch for you man. You saved me so much trouble. Much love from me =D
As said before... TWRP uses MTP to enable file transfer between your computer and your phone. However, you'll only see your internal storage (pictures, videos and stuff like that) - not the system partition. That's why you should use Aroma File Manager! It lets you access the system partition directly on the phone and provides everything you need (copy/paste/delete and so on).
I have no idea what file you actually deleted. But I'm pretty sure it was not the one in /system/media.
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As said before... TWRP uses MTP to enable file transfer between your computer and your phone. However, you'll only see your internal storage (pictures, videos and stuff like that) - not the system partition. That's why you should use Aroma File Manager! It lets you access the system partition directly on the phone and provides everything you need (copy/paste/delete and so on).
I have no idea what file you actually deleted. But I'm pretty sure it was not the one in /system/media.
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And that's the most weird part of all...
1) TWRP file manager started working as soon as I connected my phone to my PC. I didn't need to flash AromaFM. TWRP worked like a charm
2) I deleted the laggy bootanimation.zip and replaced it with the stock one I backed up. I backed up the stock animation by renaming it to a different file. However TWRP always failed to rename the stock animation to bootanimation.zip. So I renamed it entirely different (to android) and then back to bootanimation.zip and it worked like a charm.
Does that make sense now? I don't know what the hell just happened but I ain't complaining