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hello guys..sorry for my terrible English..I desperately need your help and maybe only you can help me..Yesterday i tried to install an app from googleplay to my p500 and all started going wrong..i couldnt start it..it was looping on cyanogen boot screen..i have read an internet solution that suggested me to flash rom via adb shell..but it couldnt work(luckily because i think that it would wipe my data forever)somehow i thought to connect it via usb to my pc..and it did start..but all of my sms messages(threads had gone).all the other files and settings where ok..but now threads...from that time i tried to recover them somehow..the problem is that now i m again on the boot screen and it will not startup...is there any way to recover files via clockworkmod?or anything else?please help me...
If you didn't make a backup, there is no way to restore them.
Theonew said:
If you didn't make a backup, there is no way to restore them.
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are we sure that it deleted them?no way then to just recover files as i do to sdcard?i may have a data.yaffs2.img file but i m not sure how to open it to check..and when i try to restore it it gives me a md5 error...
no way to just restore my sms?even if i pay?anything?
thrylosthyra7 said:
are we sure that it deleted them?no way then to just recover files as i do to sdcard?i may have a data.yaffs2.img file but i m not sure how to open it to check..and when i try to restore it it gives me a md5 error...
no way to just restore my sms?even if i pay?anything?
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If that is the data containing them, then you have a chance. Try factory resetting and formatting all partitions, reflash your rom and restore that data img. Make sure the rom you flash is the same one were on.
Theonew said:
If that is the data containing them, then you have a chance. Try factory resetting and formatting all partitions, reflash your rom and restore that data img. Make sure the rom you flash is the same one were on.
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how can i view and edit on my pc the file?just to see..and then i ll probably find the md5 error...
thrylosthyra7 said:
how can i view and edit on my pc the file?just to see..and then i ll probably find the md5 error...
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The data is to be restored through recovery.
Theonew said:
The data is to be restored through recovery.
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so to be crystal clear..there isnt any way,even a paid solution to recover them...right?i have to create a custom rom install?oh,God i have no idea...
why all the other settings AND files keep as i had them?phone contacts,images,themes..only this sms threads...
and another thing..how can i restore them without reflash the rom?to keep apps..
also clockworkmod recovery gives me a bad boot message "recovery" any ideas what does that mean?
thrylosthyra7 said:
so to be crystal clear..there isnt any way,even a paid solution to recover them...right?i have to create a custom rom install?oh,God i have no idea...
why all the other settings AND files keep as i had them?phone contacts,images,themes..only this sms threads...
and another thing..how can i restore them without reflash the rom?to keep apps..
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If the backup was done at the time you had the messages, they should be in the data img. Reflashing the rom and restoring the data will bring them back (if they are in it). Your apps, settings, etc. will also be brought back.
i m wondering if the img is incomplete though...because it had stopped not in data.img but i think in system or something else....anyway to solve md5 mismatch?
what are my steps from now on(except from praying messages to be in there..)
thrylosthyra7 said:
i m wondering if the img is incomplete though...because it had stopped not in data.img but i think in system or something else....anyway to solve md5 mismatch?
what are my steps from now on(except from praying messages to be in there..)
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Was the backup renamed (with spaces)? Are you trying to restore it to the same rom you were on?
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Was the backup renamed (with spaces)? Are you trying to restore it to the same rom you were on?
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the name of the backup is data.yaffs2.img
with no spaces...i think i was trying to restore it to the same rom...i only have 1 rom....
thrylosthyra7 said:
the name of the backup is data.yaffs2.img
with no spaces...i think i was trying to restore it to the same rom...i only have 1 rom....
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Try formatting your data partition then use "Advanced Restore" to restore it. I was referring to the folder - Did you rename the folder which the file is in?
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Try formatting your data partition then use "Advanced Restore" to restore it. I was referring to the folder - Did you rename the folder which the file is in?
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nope,i didnt..i tried advance restore...i m just praying i ll find a solution....thanks for the help you are providing....
thrylosthyra7 said:
nope,i didnt..i tried advance restore...i m just praying i ll find a solution....thanks for the help you are providing....
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No need to say "thanks", just press it (It's kind of the rules :good. Do you still get the error?
yes unfortunatelly i do...i m trying everything but with no success....i ve managed to open it and to restore the data file but i only see a black screen when i m in.....nothing else...not even my theme...although my wifi password and some apps were restored...
thrylosthyra7 said:
yes unfortunatelly i do...i m trying everything but with no success....i ve managed to open it and to restore the data file but i only see a black screen when i m in.....nothing else...not even my theme...although my wifi password and some apps were restored...
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Did you have the messages at the time you made the backup? This is the only way.
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Did you have the messages at the time you made the backup? This is the only way.
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i think i did...my only question is if this is corrupted...
thrylosthyra7 said:
i think i did...my only question is if this is corrupted...
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Not necessarily. See here if you want to try to fix the error: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/fix-nandroid-md5-mismatch-woes/.
i did it a second ago..my phone stucks to cyanogen boot screen...and to load i have to plug usb cable..then it loads and it goes to "enable external transfer"(or whatever is called) when i unplug it,the same black screen...i can get a call,but i dont see menu,or anything else....i m getting crazy...
Hi everyone,
I have been using my nexus 5 since 4-5 days now and everything was working fine till last night when whatsapp started giving me errors (unfortunately app has been closed). I uninstalled whatsapp and when I am trying to re install it, its now giving me error "unknown error code on application install -24"
I have tried installing via apk, playstore's website, cleared the cache and data of playstore app, rebooted phone but nothing works.
I am hesitant to root my nexus 5 as there is no official recovery available and people are having issues when rooting the device and I cannot afford to have an unstable phone. Hard reset is an option but I would like to avoid it if possible. I have read that if I delete the related whatsapp folder from data/data folder somehow then it will fix the issue. Is there any way I could access and delete that folder without being rooted or if someone has any other solution to my problem.
Any help is much appreciated
Kamran9558 said:
Hi everyone,
I have been using my nexus 5 since 4-5 days now and everything was working fine till last night when whatsapp started giving me errors (unfortunately app has been closed). I uninstalled whatsapp and when I am trying to re install it, its now giving me error "unknown error code on application install -24"
I have tried installing via apk, playstore's website, cleared the cache and data of playstore app, rebooted phone but nothing works.
I am hesitant to root my nexus 5 as there is no official recovery available and people are having issues when rooting the device and I cannot afford to have an unstable phone. Hard reset is an option but I would like to avoid it if possible. I have read that if I delete the related whatsapp folder from data/data folder somehow then it will fix the issue. Is there any way I could access and delete that folder without being rooted or if someone has any other solution to my problem.
Any help is much appreciated
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Same thing happened to me, Did you enable ART? Because that's what caused my errors (force closing). After switching back to Dalvik and trying to re-install, i was getting -24 error on the play store. I rebooted a few times and left it for a few hours. Tried again and it worked.
Whatsapp is i believe in-compatible with ART.
ronilzizou said:
Same thing happened to me, Did you enable ART? Because that's what caused my errors (force closing). After switching back to Dalvik and trying to re-install, i was getting -24 error on the play store. I rebooted a few times and left it for a few hours. Tried again and it worked.
Whatsapp is i believe in-compatible with ART.
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Yes, I switched to ART . I went back to Dalvik and tried installing it but it still didnt work
Kamran9558 said:
Yes, I switched to ART . I went back to Dalvik and tried installing it but it still didnt work
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Okay, As for as i know, it did fix itself when i rebooted a few times and after a while it just worked.
Things i also tried that might have helped. Clear cache for the playstore which you tried. i would do this again after you switched back to Dalvik. and make sure whatsapp is uninstalled before switching to Dalvik. Once you switch back and have cleared cache from the playstore, try to re-install Whatsapp.
As for the backup, on your phone is a whatsapp folder that has a backup of your messages and photos etc. When you re-install whatsapp it'll pick that up and restore your stuff. There is no need to delete that folder.
I Hope that fixes it for you.
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Okay, As for as i know, it did fix itself when i rebooted a few times and after a while it just worked.
Things i also tried that might have helped. Clear cache for the playstore which you tried. i would do this again after you switched back to Dalvik. and make sure whatsapp is uninstalled before switching to Dalvik. Once you switch back and have cleared cache from the playstore, try to re-install Whatsapp.
As for the backup, on your phone is a whatsapp folder that has a backup of your messages and photos etc. When you re-install whatsapp it'll pick that up and restore your stuff. There is no need to delete that folder.
I Hope that fixes it for you.
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Ok, Here is what I did.
After switching back to Dalvik I rebooted the phone couple of times, Cleared the data and cache of playstore app then tried downloading again but still the same error
Kamran9558 said:
Ok, Here is what I did.
After switching back to Dalvik I rebooted the phone couple of times, Cleared the data and cache of playstore app then tried downloading again but still the same error
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Right so far thats what i did, and thats exactly what happened to me. I just left it for a few hours and tried again it worked. Just give it a few hours and re-try / reboot and re-try.
It didnt work. I had to factory reset my phone eventually and wasted my evening doing all the restores, I wish Android had a seamless backup system something like that of Apple's. Helium/Titanium/mybackup, all of them have some kind of flaws
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It didnt work. I had to factory reset my phone eventually and wasted my evening doing all the restores, I wish Android had a seamless backup system something like that of Apple's. Helium/Titanium/mybackup, all of them have some kind of flaws
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Than you are not using TB or Helium as you should bro, app and data restoring always worked perfectly for me
gee2012 said:
Than you are not using TB or Helium as you should bro, app and data restoring always worked perfectly for me
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I am not rooted at the moment so TB wasnt really an option. Helium works fine only for apps and their data but I am looking for something that can restore my phone exactly how it was before the reset including home screens, settings etc without being rooted.
Kamran9558 said:
I am not rooted at the moment so TB wasnt really an option. Helium works fine only for apps and their data but I am looking for something that can restore my phone exactly how it was before the reset including home screens, settings etc without being rooted.
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That what you are looking for would be a nandroid backup made in a custom recovery, that restores everything. But not possible without root.
Hi,
I have the same problem. Error -24 if I want to install Whatsapp from Google Play Store. Local installation after downloading the APK from Whatsapp gives also an error (app not installed).
Tried several times to delete the cache and setting of the Play Store app and the Google Framework. Followed by restarts of the phone. Until now I was NOT succesful.
As far as I read on other forums, the problem is, that in data/data/ already exists a Whatsapp-directory and therefore Whatsapp doesn't want to install. You could delete this directory, but only if you are rooted. I avoided this step until now, because it's a new phone with warranty and after rooting, all data ist wiped.
I also tried adb to delete this directory, but same effect. Because the phone is not rooted, I can't remove this directory by remote shell.
Is there no way to clean up such remains WITHOUT root?
Greets,
scuba4436
Hello, all!
I'm wondering, how do you cancel an OTA update once it has started? I mean after it has downloaded, and you have chosen to install it.
Here's my problem: Everyone talks about how running an OTA update unroots your phone. No problem, I can just re-root it. What no one talks about (at least I didn't run across it before doing this) is installing OTA updates when you have TWRP installed...
So, my phone downloaded the update, and it asked me to install it. I accepted, it restarted, and TWRP came up. From there, nothing happened. I tried restarting it, and it booted up just fine. After about a minute of being up, the "Phone is shutting down" (or something along those lines) message pops up, and it reboots again.
I'm wondering, how do I go about cancelling the update? I've read online I need to download the update manually and run it through TWRP, but until I learn how to do that (and spend a few hours downloading it on this freaking slow internet connection), I would like to be able to use my phone.
Another alternative that I don't know whether is possible, can I somehow use TWRP to browse to where the OTA update was downloaded to, and install it through there? If so, what would the procedure be for doing so?
Thanks!
ElectroPulse
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Another alternative that I don't know whether is possible, can I somehow use TWRP to browse to where the OTA update was downloaded to, and install it through there? If so, what would the procedure be for doing so?
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Boot into TWRP, click install, click(Up A Level) until you are at "/" and look in the cache folder for the update zip.
It should be in there.
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Boot into TWRP, click install, click(Up A Level) until you are at "/" and look in the cache folder for the update zip.
It should be in there.
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Thanks for the reply!
Is it the "Blur_Version21.23.4.peregrine_retus.retus.en.US.zip" file? If so, that didn't work... Unfortunately it failed.
Here's what it said just before failing:
Verifying current system...
"/system/bin/debuggerd" has unexpected contents.
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/cache/..."
Error flashing zip '/cache/..."
Updating partition details...
Any ideas?
Thanks!
ElectroPulse
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Thanks for the reply!
Is it the "Blur_Version21.23.4.peregrine_retus.retus.en.US.zip" file? If so, that didn't work... Unfortunately it failed.
Here's what it said just before failing:
Verifying current system...
"/system/bin/debuggerd" has unexpected contents.
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/cache/..."
Error flashing zip '/cache/..."
Updating partition details...
Any ideas?
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You must have stickmount installed. Uninstall it and try again.
Note: If you changed or deleted anything in /system partition the install will keep failing. You'd have to fastboot flash the system img's from the 4.4.3 firmware.
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You must have stickmount installed. Uninstall it and try again.
Note: If you changed or deleted anything in /system partition the install will keep failing. You'd have to fastboot flash the system img's from the 4.4.3 firmware.
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Thank you for the reply.
Nope, Stickmount is not installed. Not sure what other apps there are that could cause this.
Not sure whether I've changed anything in /system... I don't believe I have, but an app I installed very much could have.
I'll look up this "fastboot flash" you are referring to.
Anyway, for now I am good. I copied the .zip OTA downloaded file to another location, hit the "clear dalvik and cache," rebooted, and I'm back to a working 4.4.3.
Problem solved until I decide to try to get 4.4.4 installed! (which I may never end up doing... Now that Cyanogenmod is officially out for Peregrine, I'm probably going to flash it with that when it gets stable enough (i.e. no RAM issues)).
Alright guys I'm about to blow my top off here. The most recent Link2SD update completely messed up my entire phone.
For reference, I'm currently running an LG G3 D851 4.4.2, stock ROM and rooted. Everything was fine until recently when I started noticing a Play Store update app error "-110".
Not knowing what it was, I investigated, and found that my entire group of app installations have been completely screwed up.
1) First off, I can't install ANYTHING. No app, no nothing. I need to probably install an updated Link2SD to fix this nonsense...right? Can anyone direct me to how I would install the apk using ADB?
2) My mount script is broken and it's not working. It tells me "Mount script cannot be created. mount: Unknown error 150". As a result, my SD 2nd partition remains unmounted....which I think is the source of this entire problem.
3) Viewing my internal storage through DiskUsage, I've discovered that every single app I used to have installed has been "merged" into a single folder simply called "System data". Referenced through this photo here: http://i.imgur.com/ksukQGG.png . Instead of showing the individual folders, e.g.: Google Translate, Pocketcasts, etc, it just shows that big anonymous block of "System Data".
4) If I go to Settings -> Apps. Every single app shows up with "0.00b" as their app size.
HELPPPPP PLEASEEEE I will seriously monetarily tip someone if they can provide me with a solution to this.
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Alright guys I'm about to blow my top off here. The most recent Link2SD update completely messed up my entire phone.
For reference, I'm currently running an LG G3 D851 4.4.2, stock ROM and rooted. Everything was fine until recently when I started noticing a Play Store update app error "-110".
Not knowing what it was, I investigated, and found that my entire group of app installations have been completely screwed up.
1) First off, I can't install ANYTHING. No app, no nothing. I need to probably install an updated Link2SD to fix this nonsense...right? Can anyone direct me to how I would install the apk using ADB?
2) My mount script is broken and it's not working. It tells me "Mount script cannot be created. mount: Unknown error 150". As a result, my SD 2nd partition remains unmounted....which I think is the source of this entire problem.
3) Viewing my internal storage through DiskUsage, I've discovered that every single app I used to have installed has been "merged" into a single folder simply called "System data". Referenced through this photo here: http://i.imgur.com/ksukQGG.png . Instead of showing the individual folders, e.g.: Google Translate, Pocketcasts, etc, it just shows that big anonymous block of "System Data".
4) If I go to Settings -> Apps. Every single app shows up with "0.00b" as their app size.
HELPPPPP PLEASEEEE I will seriously monetarily tip someone if they can provide me with a solution to this.
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Latest (free) Link2SD version
Latest Android Commander for Windows
Enable usb debugging in your phone's settings (Make sure you have the latest drivers for your phone installed)
Install Android Commander (AC)
Open AC while your device is connected
If your device is listed, press okay
On the right upper side in AC there is a option "Install"
Select the Link2SD APK (Try "update" if it doesn't work "normal insstallation"
Link2SD should be installed again
LS.xD said:
Latest (free) Link2SD version
Latest Android Commander for Windows
Enable usb debugging in your phone's settings (Make sure you have the latest drivers for your phone installed)
Install Android Commander (AC)
Open AC while your device is connected
If your device is listed, press okay
On the right upper side in AC there is a option "Install"
Select the Link2SD APK (Try "update" if it doesn't work "normal insstallation"
Link2SD should be installed again
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Thank you so much for the detailed response. Unfortunately though, it looks like I already have the most recent version installed, 4.0.9? Would this solve anything by basically reinstalling it? I was hoping there would be like a 4.1 version that would fix the issue or revert changes or something.
Update:
Tried installing an app through ADB and it now shows me this:
WARNING: linker: app_process has text relocations. This is wasting memory and is a security risk. Please fix.
pkg: link2sd-4-0-8-multi-android.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]
Any idea anybody? Like before, I'd be willing to donate to anybody who can provide me with the solution. Thanks!
crazylilazn said:
Update:
Tried installing an app through ADB and it now shows me this:
WARNING: linker: app_process has text relocations. This is wasting memory and is a security risk. Please fix.
pkg: link2sd-4-0-8-multi-android.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]
Any idea anybody? Like before, I'd be willing to donate to anybody who can provide me with the solution. Thanks!
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Seems as you have 4.0.8 at the moment. 4.0.9 is the latest official and released 03/10/2015. By the way (most) people here won't help more willingly if your offer some bucks
LS.xD said:
Seems as you have 4.0.8 at the moment. 4.0.9 is the latest official and released 03/10/2015. By the way (most) people here won't help more willingly if your offer some bucks
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Oh, I was trying to downgrade Link2SD in hopes that it would fix whatever happened with 4.0.9.
According to the about page in Link2SD, I currently have 4.0.9.
And haha thanks for the heads up...I'm really desperate though which is why I pulled that card out.
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Oh, I was trying to downgrade Link2SD in hopes that it would fix whatever happened with 4.0.9.
According to the about page in Link2SD, I currently have 4.0.9.
And haha thanks for the heads up...I'm really desperate though which is why I pulled that card out.
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Please fix.
pkg: link2sd-4-0-8-multi-android.apk
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looks like 4.0.8. Thats why I asked. Have you tried to reinstall the app or does it offer an option to reload the mount script?
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looks like 4.0.8. Thats why I asked. Have you tried to reinstall the app or does it offer an option to reload the mount script?
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I can uninstall apps, but I can't install or update anything. That's why I was trying to install through adb instead, which unfortunately still doesn't work. When I open up Link2SD, it doesn't give me an option to reload, it only gives me the option to "Recreate mount scripts". If I click on it, it gives me the mount script error - "Mount script cannot be created. mount: Unknown error 150."
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I can uninstall apps, but I can't install or update anything. That's why I was trying to install through adb instead, which unfortunately still doesn't work. When I open up Link2SD, it doesn't give me an option to reload, it only gives me the option to "Recreate mount scripts". If I click on it, it gives me the mount script error - "Mount script cannot be created. mount: Unknown error 150."
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Is there any really important data on your installed apps? If I was you I would simply reflash the firmware and start from scratch instead of spending hours to find a solution. The point is that you don't know what you changed that your phone became like this. I have send a email to the Link2SD developer but I'm not sure if he can provide a solution.
LS.xD said:
Is there any really important data on your installed apps? If I was you I would simply reflash the firmware and start from scratch instead of spending hours to find a solution. The point is that you don't know what you changed that your phone became like this. I have send a email to the Link2SD developer but I'm not sure if he can provide a solution.
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I'm actually backing up all my app data as I'm typing this. The only concern I have though, is that my phone is actually on the stock recovery. I only rooted it because I didn't want to deal with the potential for something like this to happen (which would suck up all my time, haha). As a result, I can't flash anything. So if I decide to stock factory reset, would that clean the /system /data, and everything else that needs to be cleaned for my phone to work properly again? I thought that root (and potentially whatever screwed my phone) persisted through a stock factory reset, which would make trying to do that pointless.
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I'm actually backing up all my app data as I'm typing this. The only concern I have though, is that my phone is actually on the stock recovery. I only rooted it because I didn't want to deal with the potential for something like this to happen (which would suck up all my time, haha). As a result, I can't flash anything. So if I decide to stock factory reset, would that clean the /system /data, and everything else that needs to be cleaned for my phone to work properly again? I thought that root (and potentially whatever screwed my phone) persisted through a stock factory reset, which would make trying to do that pointless.
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I really don't know, if your root survives a factory reset. Probably it will. A custom recovery is really usefull as you can make complete nandroid backups
LS.xD said:
I really don't know, if your root survives a factory reset. Probably it will. A custom recovery is really usefull as you can make complete nandroid backups
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I suppose so, I'll have to make sure I can flash it properly though considering I'm finding it impossible to install apps right now. This is getting to be highly frustrating
crazylilazn said:
I suppose so, I'll have to make sure I can flash it properly though considering I'm finding it impossible to install apps right now. This is getting to be highly frustrating
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Any progress here? Developer has answered my mail, but not offered any solution yet
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Any progress here? Developer has answered my mail, but not offered any solution yet
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Well, I solved the mount problem by formatting my SD card. But that didn't fix anything else unfortunately.
I also noticed a couple interesting things:
1) Android and Link2SD show my data and cache for ALL apps to be 0.00b. I know that's not true because I went to the /data/data/app directories and found the data exists.
2) I can use all my apps normally with no problem. that means all the files are there, and can communicate correctly(?)
3) I still can't install any app at all.
Next course of action: Completely disable link2sd's boot script perhaps? So what would that entail, deleting install-recovery.sh from /system/etc/ ? Anything else, or would that be good enough?
It is just as the title states. I would like to somehow fix my phone instead of just recovering.
I can still access twrp, and the app(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp) is used to create it with has created some backup files that i can still access. Is there still hope?
Mi 8 Pro with lineage os 18 unofficial
PalanixYT said:
It is just as the title states. I would like to somehow fix my phone instead of just recovering.
I can still access twrp, and the app(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp) is used to create it with has created some backup files that i can still access. Is there still hope?
Mi 8 Pro with lineage os 18 unofficial
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If you have some idea which apps you uninstalled then you can put them back in the right directory/folder, the app you used probably created a folder to backup them anyway for the next this app is not recommended to use it blindly; it doesn´t have a good criteria to determine what´s important and what´s not.
Or you can flash only the system image and after that wipe caches, reboot.
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If you have some idea which apps you uninstalled then you can put them back in the right directory/folder, the app you used probably created a folder to backup them anyway for the next this app is not recommended to use it blindly; it doesn´t have a good criteria to determine what´s important and what´s not.
Or you can flash only the system image and after that wipe caches, reboot.
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do you know of a way to find out exactly whats missing? like some log or something like that?
PalanixYT said:
do you know of a way to find out exactly whats missing? like some log or something like that?
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Yes, there are some apps on PlayStore that can do that but you can´t boot right now to use it, probably you can take some logs through adb while in TWRP, check this https://github.com/IzzySoft/Adebar
The app you used creates a folder in the SDCard, probably it keeps the apps there, if you have TWRP you can navigate to it and you´ll find them.
the app has created an xyz.apk.backup can i just use adb install, or should i do something different?
hmm, i think just reflashing the system image would be easier. So should i just reflash the lineageos.zip?
PalanixYT said:
the app has created an xyz.apk.backup can i just use adb install, or should i do something different?
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Yes, the first is identify the apps and then you can install them using adb through TWRP or copying the app to the folder where it was previosuly.
PalanixYT said:
hmm, i think just reflashing the system image would be easier. So should i just reflash the lineageos.zip?
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You can flash it just wiping caches.
ok thank you very much, you are a life saver
i'm sorry i messaged you
it didn't work. Maybe also flash gapps?
PalanixYT said:
it didn't work. Maybe also flash gapps?
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What´s inside the LOS zip? And what exactly didn´t work?
it's just the zip i used when installing the custom rom. i can send the file if you wnat.
META-INF/com/android/metadata
system.new.dat.br
system.patch.dat
vendor.new.dat.br
vendor.patch.dat
META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary
META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script
boot.img
install/bin/backuptool.functions
install/bin/backuptool.sh
system.transfer.list
vendor.transfer.list
META-INF/com/android/otacert
i was still inside a boot loop
PalanixYT said:
it's just the zip i used when installing the custom rom. i can send the file if you wnat.
META-INF/com/android/metadata
system.new.dat.br
system.patch.dat
vendor.new.dat.br
vendor.patch.dat
META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary
META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script
boot.img
install/bin/backuptool.functions
install/bin/backuptool.sh
system.transfer.list
vendor.transfer.list
META-INF/com/android/otacert
i was still inside a boot loop
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It could work if you do it correctly:
- Wipe system, caches and data (not format)
- Flash the LOS zip.
- Flash the GApps (if you had previously Google apps on it)
- Reboot.
it worked, thank you very much. Is there a way to restore my phone to its previous state? i made a twrp backup just in case
PalanixYT said:
it worked, thank you very much. Is there a way to restore my phone to its previous state? i made a twrp backup just in case
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Great, you can restore it just at the same time you did take the backup, if at the moment that this happened you didn´t take a backup of course you can´t anyway if you had some apps synchronizing with the cloud then this will be the only way. It works similarly as Windows (or Linux distros) also work if you have some idea from.