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I loaded the recent update on 12/24 and have not been able to use my tablet since then.. When turned on, it goes thru the ViewSonic screen and the gtablet screen, then just goes to a blank black screen.. It was stock before I loaded the last update..
I have tried to reboot using the power button and vol+
- if there is no microSD card in I get the following message
E: can't mount dev/block/mmcblk2
(no such file or directory)
E: can't mount SDCard2: recovery/command
Formating MISC:...
Rebooting...
- if there is a microSD card with the new download and recovery/command I get the following message
Formatting MISC:...
Rebooting...
Either way, I get a blank screen and no way to change things or update.
Is there anything I can do to get it working again?
This was all stock? Sounds like the flash update failed badly.
Suggestion -- reflash using one of the stock ROM's we've grabbed. Post info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842000. Quick instructions:
- Have a microSD card ready.
- Download the 3338 ZIP file, save it to the root of your microSD card and then rename it to "update.zip".
- Grab the homebrew 1.00 ZIP and extract just the /recovery/command file to the same folder in your microSD.
So, if your microSD is your F drive, you should have the following:
F:\update.zip
F:\recovery\command
- "command" is a text file. Open it in notepad and edit "SDCARD" to "SDCARD2". Make sure notepad doesn't add a .TXT extension when you save it.
Insert the microSD back into your device and reboot into recovery. If you're lucky your device will reflash and reboot.
If this all runs and you still get the same black screen on reboot, my next suggestion is to try one of the older firmware ZIPs and flash as I mentioned above.
edit due to Roebeet answering while I was
It was all stock, with a few added apps...
I tried to reflash the file as noted, with no success... same with the 12/19 -3316 update... it goes thru the recovery reboot, and then to the black screen...
A question on the recovery file.. my computer will not allow a "\" as part of a name... I have been trying this was a recovery file, with just the command file in it... if I need to do something different, let me know..
Sandy A. said:
It was all stock, with a few added apps...
I tried to reflash the file as noted, with no success... same with the 12/19 -3316 update... it goes thru the recovery reboot, and then to the black screen...
A question on the recovery file.. my computer will not allow a "\" as part of a name... I have been trying this was a recovery file, with just the command file in it... if I need to do something different, let me know..
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The instructions posted by roebeet should work. Make sure your microsd card is formatted as FAT32.
1. The file update.zip should be in the microsd card's root directory.
2. The folder recovery should be in the microsd card's root directory.
3. Inside the recovery folder there should be a file named command.
4. And inside the command file you should have the following line:
--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip
Still don't have it working.. I have tried all of the updates, and still have a black/blank screen once it goes thru the ViewSonic and gtablet screens..
I have noticed that when I take the sd card out, and check on my computer, that the recovery folder is empty, but I know it had the command file in it before..
any other suggestions??
I believe it's fixable but at this point you may be happier returning it for a new one. It sounds like your update download was corrupted and borked your install.
Not exactly what I wanted to hear.. but..
I called customer support, and got thru today (tried last night and was put on hold then the call dropped)... I was told I wasn't the only person who had this problem with the last update... they are going to send me instructions on how to send it in for repair...
The only I can tell you to try is the same thing Roebeet said earlier. If you have never installed clockworkmod recovery then go here and download the 3389 update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879534
Rename the file to "update.zip" ....make sure it doesn't get named update.zip.zip
Then go here and download cwm 0.8.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865017
Unzip the cwm0.8.zip and you should have this
update.zip
a folder named "recovery" with a file named "command"
update.zip.......DELETE THIS FILE
recovery/command
the command file should have this line in it
--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip
If you have a micro sd card then place the 3389 update file that you renamed to "update.zip" on the root of the micro sd card. Not in an folders
Now place the recovery folder on the root of the micro sd card. Make sure the "command" file is in the recovery folder.
When you open your micro sd card you should see this
recovery (folder)...."command" file in this folder
update.zip
Insert the microsd card into the GTab. Make sure tablet is off and then Press power and vol+. hold Vol+ until you see "recovery key pressed". It should install the 3389 firmware and reboot.
If something happens during the install or if your download is corrupted again always check the recovery folder for the command file because it will be deleted on install.
Just a thought, are you sure it has a good charge on the battery? When I first got my gtab I had a similar issue getting it to boot, until I realized the battery was drained
So I performed the HTC bootloader unlock, ran the Revolutionary S-Off. I when to install the PG58IMG, and what I thought was the CWM, turned out to be a radio IMG. Now I have the CWM .img and .zip. Everytime I go to Fastboot it is looking for the original PM58IMG.zip file. So I took the CWM .zip, renamed it to the .zip file the bootloader is asking for but it keeps parsing and saying no IMG found.
HTC Sensation 4G (pyramid 1.17.111, Android 2.3.4, ROM Version 1.50.531.1)
I have gone through as many of the forums as I can, but found no way of fixing this dilemma. The Phone is functional at this time, but my fear is I will screw something up if I keep going. I thought I was following the steps correctly, but I apparently did not.
Can anyone provide me the means to fix this or am I stuck?
Power off your phone, remove battery and sd card, insert your sd card into an adapter and then card reader on your pc. Next browse the files on the card and delete the zip from your sd card. Next find the correct recovery.img, I recommend 4ext, way better than cwm, there's a thread in development forum, download the zip, put it on your sd card, safely remove the sd card from your pc. Put your sd card back into your phone insert battery, boot into bootloader, h boot and choose to install package. You should be fine now.
You also need to root, follow the guides in development section.
Good luck.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
Also super cid your phone, most custom ROMs require it and you will prevent problems later down the road if you want to run ICS.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
Also, and this should be THE number 1 thing you do before anything else, get the RUU for your phone...saves panicking in the future
By default, the phone will always look for the pg58img or any other IMG zip when its boot to bootloader.... It's normal, don't worry about it. It will say "no image" if there's none found in your sd card's root... If you do have one and don't need it or after using it, remove it from your sd or else it will keep installing whatever inside that pg58img file everytime you boot.to bootlaoder....
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio
Rhiannon224 said:
Power off your phone, remove battery and sd card, insert your sd card into an adapter and then card reader on your pc. Next browse the files on the card and delete the zip from your sd card. Next find the correct recovery.img, I recommend 4ext, way better than cwm, there's a thread in development forum, download the zip, put it on your sd card, safely remove the sd card from your pc. Put your sd card back into your phone insert battery, boot into bootloader, h boot and choose to install package. You should be fine now.
You also need to root, follow the guides in development section.
Good luck.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
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Pardon my ignorance...Development forum for Sensation or general development forums? Also this was my hangup in the rooting process. I appreciate the response, but in my opinion my G2 seemed somehow more straight forward.
Sensation Development Forum.
Ok so I have downloaded, installed the 4ext.zip file onto a freshly formatted SD card. Re-ran the fastboot, once again It was still looking for the PG58IMG.zip. Didn't even see the 4ext.zip file. So I unzipped the file, put the unzipped folder on the SD, and again nothing.
Here is what is listed at the top of the H-Boot screen as it is listed:
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.17.1111
RADIO-10.11.9007.06_M2
eMMC-boot
Jun 2 2011.22:31:39
Then my list shows
HBOOT (highlighted)
<Vol Up>
<Vol Down>
<Power>
FASTBOOT (Highlighted)
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
Now when I go to Recovery, I get the phone image with a arrow circle, then it goes to a red triangle with "!" in the middle.
I am at an absolute loss here. That PG85IMG file I ran previously, was a radio flash I believe, and ever since, FastBoot see's nothing on the SD, unless i change the .zip file to that name, which then Parses.
I understand your frustration and worries, some devices are easier to root then others. As long as your phone is functioning you have nothing to worry about.
It's normal in H Boot for it to look for PG58IMG.zip file, don't worry about it if you deleted the PG58IMG.zip from the sd card nothing will happen. I apologize you have to be rooted first before you can install 4ext recovery, don't unzip it.
When you try to boot into recovery you have no recovery because you haven't installed one. Here is the link to all of the CWM Recoveries http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/ scroll down quite a bit to the pyramid one, that is the one you need for sensation.
Follow the guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Step 3. To permanently root your Sensation - (This means you will NOT LOSE ROOT on rebooting)
1. Download the file su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip from here: DOWNLOAD
2. Copy su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip to your SD card root folder (main folder of your memory card)
3. Start clockworkmod recovery (instructions below. See To Start Clockwork recovery)
4. BACKUP YOUR ROM USING CWM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ROOT!
5. Navigate to "Backup & Restore" using the Volume Down button and press select (power button to select) then select "Backup"
6. Select "install zip from sdcard" after backing up
7. Then select "Choose zip from sdcard"
8. Then select "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip"
9. Then select "Yes - install su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip" to confirm
10. Then go back
11. Then reboot.
12. You're rooted!
It will usually fail the first and second time, possible more but it will work. It will give you an install aborted message a few times, don't worry this is normal, just keep trying, it eventually works.
Rhiannon224 said:
I understand your frustration and worries, some devices are easier to root then others. As long as your phone is functioning you have nothing to worry about.
It's normal in H Boot for it to look for PG58IMG.zip file, don't worry about it if you deleted the PG58IMG.zip from the sd card nothing will happen. I apologize you have to be rooted first before you can install 4ext recovery, don't unzip it.
When you try to boot into recovery you have no recovery because you haven't installed one. Here is the link to all of the CWM Recoveries http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/ scroll down quite a bit to the pyramid one, that is the one you need for sensation.
Follow the guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Step 3. To permanently root your Sensation - (This means you will NOT LOSE ROOT on rebooting)
1. Download the file su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip from here: DOWNLOAD
2. Copy su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip to your SD card root folder (main folder of your memory card)
3. Start clockworkmod recovery (instructions below. See To Start Clockwork recovery)
4. BACKUP YOUR ROM USING CWM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ROOT!
5. Navigate to "Backup & Restore" using the Volume Down button and press select (power button to select) then select "Backup"
6. Select "install zip from sdcard" after backing up
7. Then select "Choose zip from sdcard"
8. Then select "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip"
9. Then select "Yes - install su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip" to confirm
10. Then go back
11. Then reboot.
12. You're rooted!
It will usually fail the first and second time, possible more but it will work. It will give you an install aborted message a few times, don't worry this is normal, just keep trying, it eventually works.
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Ok, just so I'm clear, I download the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-pyramid.zip right? Because I have downloaded that at well, and the FastBoot continues to look for that PG58IMG.zip. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognize any .zip's on the SD. I have tried 3 SD card's now. Is there a way for me to reset the FastBoot?
TraumaHawk03 said:
Ok, just so I'm clear, I download the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-pyramid.zip right? Because I have downloaded that at well, and the FastBoot continues to look for that PG58IMG.zip. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognize any .zip's on the SD. I have tried 3 SD card's now. Is there a way for me to reset the FastBoot?
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That's what it supposed to do, if there's a PG58IMG.zip on your sd it will see it and ask if you want to update it. The CWM zip should be a PG58IMG.zip choose yes to install.
It won't recognize anything other than PG58IMG.zip as it is not supposed to, your need a custom recovery installed that is how you flash all other zip files.
The way I see the file you are downloading you have to rename it to PG58IMG in order for it to work.
Rhiannon224 said:
That's what it supposed to do, if there's a PG58IMG.zip on your sd it will see it and ask if you want to update it. The CWM zip should be a PG58IMG.zip choose yes to install.
It won't recognize anything other than PG58IMG.zip as it is not supposed to, your need a custom recovery installed that is how you flash all other zip files.
The way I see the file you are downloading you have to rename it to PG58IMG in order for it to work.
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Yup, did that too, and unfortunately it keeps parsing.....so frustrating. The only thing I can come up with is to try to figure out a way to start over, but at this point, not sure that is possible. Let me try something and I'll post results.
I GOT IT!!!!!! I finally found the correct PG85IMG.zip file after multiple searches. I actually found the right file from:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bqy928akq0oty8e
I downloaded it and it fired right up! I'm backing up the image now, and am getting ready to invoke su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip now.
I appreciate the input, and have "Thanked appropriately"
Glad you got it working. I know a lot of the links got messed up when the feds shut down certain file sharing sites.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
TraumaHawk03 said:
Ok, just so I'm clear, I download the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-pyramid.zip right? Because I have downloaded that at well, and the FastBoot continues to look for that PG58IMG.zip. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognize any .zip's on the SD. I have tried 3 SD card's now. Is there a way for me to reset the FastBoot?
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You are actually doing a mistake. Remember your sensation's hboot can only read a zip file whose name is PG58IMG.zip. Generally it is an uncompressed zip file. So anything (like radio, splash, recovery) you want to flash has to be inside this (PG58IMG.zip) uncompressed zip file along with another file called android-info.txt. The file android-info.txt just contains your CID and MID. So HBOOT check the PG58IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard---> reads the android.info.txt ---> checks your CID ----> if it matches , then hboot prompts for an update . If does not match , hboot gives an error something like "model id incorrect". So if you want to install a custom recovery , you have to download your recovery file . Generally it is .img format. Then you have to rename it recovery.img , then pack it in a uncompressed zip file along with android-info.txt. The resulting zip file has to be renamed as PG58IMG.zip . Following is the method what you need to follow.
1. Download an appropriate PG58IMG.zip file from this thread. By the word appropriate I mean that the PG58IMG.zip is having your CID and MID. Hope you know your CID and MID. The PG58IMG.zip can be of any version. I would suggest V1.17 as it has less files. If you are superCID, then you can download V1.17 firmware from any section.
2. Download latest 4EXT recovery touch from the development forum. It will be in img format. Rename it to "recovery.img"
3. Open the PG58IMG.zip by winrar on your pc.
4. Delete all the files except the android-info.txt.
5. Add "recovery.img" into the PG58IMG.zip .
6. Now your PG58IMG.zip contains only two files i.e "recovery.img" and "android-info.txt"
5. Save the PG58IMG.zip.
6. Copy the PG58IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard.
7. Boot your phone into bootloader.
8.Your phone will prompt for update.
9. Say "yes" by pressing volume up key.
10. Once it is finish your phone will reboot and you will have 4ext touch recovery on your phone.
11. Now you are ready to install any custom ROM of your choice. Your present bootloader is 1.17 which supports only gingerbread rom . If you want to install ICS ROM then read here.
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Ok, just so I'm clear, I download the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-pyramid.zip right? Because I have downloaded that at well, and the FastBoot continues to look for that PG58IMG.zip. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognize any .zip's on the SD. I have tried 3 SD card's now. Is there a way for me to reset the FastBoot?
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What exactly did you download and provide the link so others can confirm?
If it's the .img it need to either be flashed via fastboot or putting into a PG58IMG.zip file.
If you have the "zip" file it need to be renamed to be exactly "PG58IMG.zip". I uploaded a copy some time back, I'll see if I can find the post again.
what will happen?thanks!
If you try boot into recovery using the key combination then it'll reflash the firmware I think.
you will be asked if you want to flash the file again.
Just say no by pressing the correct volume button.
You wont be able to get into your recovery until you delete the file. Take the card out and delete the file and you should be ok.
If you don't delete then every time when you boot in to bootloader it will ask you to flash recovery again.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
Those are a lot of incomplete answers.
It will not allow you to reach the recovery or any other options in the bootloader because the bootloader will read the file and ask if you want to update, if you say no, it just reboots. If you say yes, it reflashes. The only way to get back your bootloader and recovery is to delete that file.
I had to use another phone to delete the file from my SD card as i facing continuous bootloop...
dont need second phone
take the sd card out,
boot the phone into the boot loader
go to recovery
it will start counting down or whatever looking for the sd card
put the card back in
it will see the sd card
it will continue on into recovery
connect to pc
mount usb in recovery
delete img file
reboot now if you like everything will be back to normal
* i believe this will also work if you put the sd card in after the bootloader is loaded before you go to recovery, the card just needs to be not present while the bootloader is loading. i believe it checks the card when it loads the bootloader, but after the bootloader comes up you can put the card back in then proceed to recovery
MicroSD adapter card - £0.99 from amazon/eBay. Easiest way to remove pg58img if you forget!
Sent from my Pyramid-T
get a microsd adaptor
stringer7 said:
MicroSD adapter card - £0.99 from amazon/eBay. Easiest way to remove pg58img if you forget!
Sent from my Pyramid-T
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indeed, agree 100% with you. the adaptor is the easiest and fastest way to copy/delete that pg58img file.
if u lucky, u can get 2x card reader for £0.99 (ebay)... and sell the 2nd one (just done that )
Ceed is on the correct path, but you don't even need to go that far. If you simply take out the memory card, boot the phone, then put the memory card back in, you can delete the file using any file explorer program from the market. I prefer Root Explorer, but really anything will work. Hope that helps.
You don't have to delete it. Simple as 'adb reboot recovery'
So this is my first time trying to root my phone I have S-OFF and my next step was to install clockwork recovery, I have downloaded the latest IMG and placed it in my SD card. I then booted into HBOOT but it doesn't automatically detect the IMG like every guide says so, I can't find any other guides either since they are all the same guides.
Anyone got any ideas?
You have to inject it via fastboot. Put your phone in fastboot usb ( remove and reinsert the battery, hold vol-down&power" and with windows or linux console use fastboot.
Fastboot flash recovery filename.img
And Fastboot reboot-bootloader
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Gho57 said:
You have to inject it via fastboot. Put your phone in fastboot usb ( remove and reinsert the battery, hold vol-down&power" and with windows or linux console use fastboot.
Fastboot flash recovery filename.img
And Fastboot reboot-bootloader
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Sorry i'm lost
Copy the attached file to your SD card, boot the phone into HBOOT, install the package when asked, reboot when asked, delete the file off the sd card
voila!
EddyOS said:
Copy the attached file to your SD card, boot the phone into HBOOT, install the package when asked, reboot when asked, delete the file off the sd card
voila!
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I have copied the file to my SD card and booted my phone into HBOOT but I don't get asked to install the package.
Did you leave the file as PG58IMG.zip and have it on the root of the card?
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Did you leave the file as PG58IMG.zip and have it on the root of the card?
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*facepalm* I took the IMG out instead of putting the whole .zip file. Thank you very much
Ok, I have a problem very similar to threads Ive found by with some minor differences. Hoping for some answers to this nightmare....
I have an AT&T One X - unlocked, rooted and flashed. I was running Viper XL and using TWRP recovery 2.3.10. Yesterday, I decided to flash a Liquidsmooth ROM using flash image gui......everything went fine with install until it hung on liquidsmooth boot screen, for an hour. Figuring there was an install error, I rebooted into twrp to do a recovery. Recovered back to Viper XL and was thrown into bootloop - HTC screen/Viper Boot...over and over again. Finally decided to stop before I destroyed anything.....so here's where I am now. The phone has been reset, sd card was wiped but I can still boot into TWRP without a problem. However, now there is no backup or ROM zip on this SD card.
So my guess is that first and foremost I need to get a ROM on that SD card, however (I'm on a Mac) when I plug the phone in, I get a "No Android Device Connected" in the dialog and when trying to mount SD card via TWRP, the "Mount SD Card" box wont tick.
If I view the log file in TWRP I see a lot of 'could not mount SD card' errors.....
I don't want to keep screwing with it and make things worse. Considering this has happened with both CM10 and LiquidSmooth, my guess is I should just stick with Viper for now, so any help getting this back on here would be hugely appreciated! I have no access to a PC, only a mac.....
Boot screen info:
TAMPERED - UNLOCKED
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.14.0002
RADIO-0,19as.32.09.11_2
OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMC-boot
If you're on Hboot 1.14 and are S-On you need to manually "flashboot flash boot boot.img" in fastboot from the bootloader menu whenever you flash a new ROM. Go to the bootloader and click "fastboot" then plug in your USB connected to the computer and it should now say "fastboot usb" assuming your drivers are installed (it might install them after you plug your phone in). Now you can flash the boot.img from the rom zip manually via the fastboot command window.
EDIT: Sorry didn't realize you were on Mac. I would first figure out how to mount the SD card as removable storage and not an Android device. You may have to format it as a file system first. At least that's what I had to do when this happened to me when I first flashed but i'm on Windows. I should of read your post more thoroughly.
So this would be done from the terminal? I was able to boot onto fastboot, connected USB cable and now show fastbootusb. I downloaded the ViperXL rom again, so I should extract the boot.img and flash this via terminal?
Are the commands the same on a mac? And how do I then get the rom onto the SD card?
Am I correct in my assumption that this is the answer? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693372
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So this would be done from the terminal? I was able to boot onto fastboot, connected USB cable and now show fastbootusb. I downloaded the ViperXL rom again, so I should extract the boot.img and flash this via terminal?
Are the commands the same on a mac? And how do I then get the rom onto the SD card?
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I don't want to give you too much advice since I don't have a mac but I would assume they're the same except you need to have fastboot/adb on your computer but since the ones I have are .EXE files they're not going to work on OSX. However, If fastboot usb came up the computer is reading the phone so you may be able to open the SD card as removable storage on you computer thats how it is on Windows. So once you do that you can just move the ROM zip onto the card. But, like I said you're going to need to figure out a way to flash the boot.img separately or else you won't be able to boot into the ROM when it's installed (you'll just bootloop). You're going to have to do that with every new ROM you flash if you're still S-On.
Wish I can be more help but i'm not that versed in OSX.
you can use [APP] Flash Image GUI - Flash Kernels and Recoveries from normal Android mode! to flash boot.img fine before flashing the rom. it will search the rom zip for the boot.img and flash it. you can also flash recovery using the app also. some roms place boot.img in other locations other then the root of the zip in which case you might have trouble selecting the whole zip, but you can just extract the boot.img and flash it fine.
c0d_fish said:
I don't want to give you too much advice since I don't have a mac but I would assume they're the same except you need to have fastboot/adb on your computer but since the ones I have are .EXE files they're not going to work on OSX. However, If fastboot usb came up the computer is reading the phone so you may be able to open the SD card as removable storage on you computer thats how it is on Windows. So once you do that you can just move the ROM zip onto the card. But, like I said you're going to need to figure out a way to flash the boot.img separately or else you won't be able to boot into the ROM when it's installed (you'll just bootloop). You're going to have to do that with every new ROM you flash if you're still S-On.
Wish I can be more help but i'm not that versed in OSX.
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No problem - thanks for the help you can offer. It seems my bigger problem is getting a ROM onto the SD card - Ive read several similar threads and from what I can tell, doing a factory reset through TWRP means I need to reformat the SD card, which is why it wont mount. Does this sound reasonable?
And if so, is it as simply as "Wipe external storage - SD CARD" in TWRP?
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Am I correct in my assumption that this is the answer? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693372
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No, this is for the ONE S
you are on ONE X
Try this to get your SD Card working again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519
now you can Mount the SD in TWRP
then put the ROM on the SD and install it with TWRP.
Then this for the boot.img:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182207
SORRY, did't read you are on MAC, you can try this to get fastboot on the MAC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
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No, this is for the ONE S
you are on ONE X
Try this to get your SD Card working again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519
now you can Mount the SD in TWRP
then put the ROM on the SD and install it with TWRP.
Then this for the boot.img:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182207
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He has OSX so I don't believe the exact methods of these posts will work but it will point him in the right direction.
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originalseven said:
No problem - thanks for the help you can offer. It seems my bigger problem is getting a ROM onto the SD card - Ive read several similar threads and from what I can tell, doing a factory reset through TWRP means I need to reformat the SD card, which is why it wont mount. Does this sound reasonable?
And if so, is it as simply as "Wipe external storage - SD CARD" in TWRP?
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And yes you will have to reformat the SD card I don't know how to go about doing it OSX though. I'm sure a google search will help. The method should be the same for any type SD card plugged into OSX. But remember flashing the boot.img will be the other issue.
c0d_fish said:
I don't want to give you too much advice since I don't have a mac but I would assume they're the same except you need to have fastboot/adb on your computer but since the ones I have are .EXE files they're not going to work on OSX. However, If fastboot usb came up the computer is reading the phone so you may be able to open the SD card as removable storage on you computer thats how it is on Windows. So once you do that you can just move the ROM zip onto the card. But, like I said you're going to need to figure out a way to flash the boot.img separately or else you won't be able to boot into the ROM when it's installed (you'll just bootloop). You're going to have to do that with every new ROM you flash if you're still S-On.
Wish I can be more help but i'm not that versed in OSX.
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Ghostrider said:
No, this is for the ONE S
you are on ONE X
Try this to get your SD Card working again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519
now you can Mount the SD in TWRP
then put the ROM on the SD and install it with TWRP.
Then this for the boot.img:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182207
SORRY, did't read you are on MAC, you can try this to get fastboot on the MAC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
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Yeah those are .exe files. No go on this machine. Similar method for the mac anywhere?
yes i saw it at the Moment, and put something in that maybe work.
this here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
doing a factory reset in hboot corrupts your sdcard.
once you get adb/fastboot working try running "fastboot erase cache" that clears out the part of cache where the settings for twrp reside, that is why when you format cache in twrp you always see 16MB when you fastboot erase cache it goes to 0MB but for recovery to store it's settings you need to rewipe cache and dalvik in twrp.
Ghostrider said:
yes i saw it at the Moment, and put something in that maybe work.
this here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
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This is your answer this man saved you some headaches I think.
Yes, Ghostrider helped you alot give him Thanks, but also do my recommendation also each time you flash recovery.
Ghostrider said:
yes i saw it at the Moment, and put something in that maybe work.
this here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
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I think my inner idiot is kicking in. I believe I already have fastboot installed - perhaps Im missing something. I went through this process before and have all of these same files still on my desktop. I'm able to boot my phone into the bootscreen (white screen) and TWRP without problems....the only issue I have right now is my SD card and getting a ROM pushed to it. I've gotten two conflicting bits of advice that im reluctant to try....one of them states I should just boot into TWRP and do a "Wipe external storage" and the other one says I should format it using disk utility in OSX. When I boot into TWRP and hit "mount", Im given four options, mount system, mount data unmount cache and mount sd card...the ONLY one I cant select is mount sd card.
DvineLord said:
doing a factory reset in hboot corrupts your sdcard
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oh yaa, this one i did once
and never again
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your SD Card is maybe not there when you have done an factory reset in hboot.
then you Need to Format it in stock recovery.
like in the first link from me
originalseven said:
I think my inner idiot is kicking in. I believe I already have fastboot installed - perhaps Im missing something. I went through this process before and have all of these same files still on my desktop. I'm able to boot my phone into the bootscreen (white screen) and TWRP without problems....the only issue I have right now is my SD card and getting a ROM pushed to it. I've gotten two conflicting bits of advice that im reluctant to try....one of them states I should just boot into TWRP and do a "Wipe external storage" and the other one says I should format it using disk utility in OSX. When I boot into TWRP and hit "mount", Im given four options, mount system, mount data unmount cache and mount sd card...the ONLY one I cant select is mount sd card.
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Not sure what you should do really this happened to me but I forgot what I did. I ended up just formatting the card with the disk utility in Windows but I don't remember if I had to re-flash the recovery or not afterwards.
So I should just use this method again, regardless of whether I may have done it before, correct? This will format in stock recovery?
In the APK folder, there are two fastboot files, one 'fastboot' and one 'fastboot-mac' - i want the -mac one obviously, right?
originalseven said:
So I should just use this method again, regardless of whether I may have done it before, correct? This will format in stock recovery?
In the APK folder, there are two fastboot files, one 'fastboot' and one 'fastboot-mac' - i want the -mac one obviously, right?
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That page is no longer found but yeah seems like that would be the one to use.
I can't give you much advices on a MAC, I don't use one.
but if you have working fastboot and ADB this could workout.
Ghostrider said:
yes i saw it at the Moment, and put something in that maybe work.
this here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
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Ghostrider said:
I can't give you much advices on a MAC, I don't use one.
but if you have working fastboot and ADB this could workout.
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Ok - I believe that fastboot is working correctly. I get this output from terminal
Mac-Pro:android originalseven$ ./fastboot-mac devices
HT29SW306500 fastboot
Mac-Pro:android originalseven$
So it's showing a connection between phone and computer.......
The next logical step would be....format the SD card?
Thank you guys sooooo much for the help!!!