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Another brick? Please help!

I followed this tutorial (2nd post down), got some errors during the process and failed to complete it.
Now my phone hangs on the vodafone splash screen on boot. I think it is empty - without a rom.
However, it will boot to recovery and the bootloader fastboot.
Is there anything I can do to fix it or is it just a brick now?
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Flitar

boot into recovery and perform update with some rom
you will need to have some external device to write your microsd

If you get to a modded recovery image, you can run adb
1. Run "adb shell".
2. Once you're connected, remount the microsd card (it the os is broken it doesn't mount it automatically, at least on my phone) by running "mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard"
3. Run "exit" on the terminal, so you can go back to your desktop computer.
4. Copy an update file to the sd card using adb, for example: "adb push [name_of_the_file] /sdcard/update.zip
5. Run the update from the recovery menu.
6. Reboot.
If that doesn't work, and if you did a nandroid backup, you still can update using fastboot by using the image files from the sd card (wich, by the way, you can copy from the phone back to the pc by using the command "adb pull [remote_file_name] [local_file_name]

Thanks you guys!
Sorted, phone is fine now.

[Q] Unable to use adb with android SDK under windows (Mount SD Card in Recovery)

I'm trying to run: adb shell, but I keep getting error msg: "adb" is not recognized as file or program.
I have Adnroid SDK r08, lattest from the site, installed on my Windwos XP.
I'm doing this, because I cant mount my SD Card on Clockwork, so I can't proceed Flashing with a new ROM, the phone it self under Android, is recognizing the memory.
It is formated under FAT32 and was re-formated with the phone as a couple of posts suggests.

Could someone help me? Thanks

Before running adb, you should change your working directory to the directory where it is located.
For example, if you've installed android sdk in C:\andsdk, then you should use the following command to use it:
Code:
cd C:\andsdk\tools
adb shell

Done, I can already access to adb shell, but when Im trying to mount the sdcard, it says that its unable to mount.
So when I'm trying to Install ROM from SD Card, at Recovery Menu - Clockwork, it says that its unable to mount the SDCard.

Are you sure that your SD card is inserted properly?

Well the card works perfectly when I'm running Android. No problems at all.
Then, they came up (problems) as soon as I went into Recovery menu (Clockwork) and the phone was rooted perfectly with unrevoked 3.31
Things that I've already tried:
- Format SDCard under Fat32 and re format it with the phone => The SD Card works perfectly under Android but cannot mount on Recovery Menu.
- Format SDCard under Ext3 and 4, same as previous.
Any suggestion are welcome, and thank you so much.

When you ask ADB to list devices ('adb devices'), is yours recognised?

As soon as I got into Recovery Menu:
Ran: adb devices
This is what I got:
List of devices attached:
XXXXXXXXXXX - recovery
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
xxx - corresponds to my phone code
Then I do:
adb shell
mount /sdcard
And I get:
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 on /sdcard failed: No such file or directory
Any suggestions?
Thank you!

Have you tried mounting the SD card in ADB while booted into Android?
This thread sounds like a similar thing, and might be worth reading.

[Q] can't copy files to sdcard using cwm

My phone won't boot so I'm trying to use Clockworkmod to mound the USB storage so I can copy the zip files over and do an update using the recovery.
WHen I mount the usb, I see the sdcard on my PC. I copy the files onto it and they seem to be there, but when I go to install them using CWM, I can't see them and when I mount the USB again, the files are gone and I can only see what was originally on the sdcard!
Does anyone know why this would be or if I am doing something wrong?
Using Windows XP 64 and fastboot, Nexus S (now rooted and with CWM recovery, but still stock ROM)

I just tried formatting the sdcard using clockworkmod. It seemed to take a while and said it completed but when I mounted the USB Mass Storage, all the files were still there!
What is going on? Do I need to do something to allow the sdcard to be edited and/or changed in anyway?

[Q] [RESOLVED!] Help! Recovery Can't Mount SD Card

Can't mount SD card in recovery. See http://bit.ly/LgBTUN.
Tried fix permissions, mount sdcard in recovery says Error mounting /sdcard, other stuff too. Still no go.
Found forum posts with same problem in several HTC phones but don't think the fix works for TF101.
I'd like to put the Megatron ROM on my TF101 though I'd be happy just to get ASUS upgrades. They keep failing - I think from my Dvorak keyboard mod (see device config below).
Any ideas?
TF101. Stock, rooted rom with modded key mapping for Dvorak keyboard when docked. Android Version 3.2.1. Kernel 2.6.36.3 [email protected] #1, Build Number HTK75.US_epad.8.6.5.19-20111107.

Can you still boot Android or did you already wipe?
I also see ROM manager, which is usually bad news for the TF...
That's a rather old recovery, if you can get ADB access you can try my PERI tool to reflash a newer recovery that should mount properly, and then flash a ROM with that.
Good luck!

First, thanks for the help.
I tried your tool. Besides having entertaining comments, it just left me frustrated.
You can see some screenshots at https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B46V3MQdpAUOek1GRGlvS0FKTms
I'm wondering if the problem is that I can't mount / as RW. Perhaps I'm just not getting the right args to adb's mount command. I think I should be able to remount / RW as I can run "adb shell" and then "su" to get the "#" prompt.
I do think part of the problem is that /sdcard is not actually my sdcard. It is a symlink to /mnt/sdcard which is where the physical sdcard is mounted.
I tried to modify init.ventana.rc. I think that is the right file - I just found it by poking my head around. This is what I wanted to change:
Code:
on early-init
mount debugfs debugfs /sys/kernel/debug
export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /mnt/sdcard
mkdir /mnt/sdcard 0000 system system
# for backwards compatibility
symlink /mnt/sdcard /sdcard
But I can't mount / RW so I can't change it. I tried this:
Code:
$ adb root
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
$
I'm definitely rooted. I can su to root in ADB. I also have a SuperUser that seems to be working.

Update: I can mount / RW via ES File Explorer. I can then adb shell, su, and then update files in /. I pushed my updated init.ventana.rc but when I rebooted it reverted to the original.
I'm terribly frustrated.
Any ideas? I seem to have a totally useless CWM. I can't even put a file on /sdcard/update.zip because the sdcard isn't booted when I'm in recover.
Once I get / mounted RW, can I just copy a working CWM into some system directory?

I've spent half my day messing around with this thing. I'm very comfortable with the command line and would happily do a manual install if someone could tell me how to do that.
I tried the adb equivalent of:
Code:
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "dd", "if=/tmp/recoveryblob", "of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4");
using the 5.5 recoveryblob but it didn't seem to do anything. If I just knew the magic commands, I'd be happy to do them.

Hi there.
I just released the beta version of my EasyFlasher tool.
Try using that, it'll flash Rogue Recovery for you which should successfully mount the sdcard.

You may need to use that (It's Nvflash based) It won't work on a Tf101G or Sl101 though. Give it a shot.
PERI didn't work because your ADB drivers don't work.

Thanks for your help. I finally got a working CWM by following this thread. I then flashed the CWMs you pointed to.
Problem solved.
Though I can always f-up my upgrade to CM9 and be back here for help in a few hours.

Too Funny
I just posted my thanks reply and then noticed that you two pointed me to the solution that I found.
I appreciate your help and timeliness (and your nvflash program too).
Neil

Got my TF101 BK70 SBK1 in same situation and this thread helped me a lot.
Just put my tf into apx mode (hold up + power for 7 seconds, screen stays black but device manager can see APX device connected, then use Universal Naked drivers to fix it.
After that, just open EasyFlasher and choose which recovery you want.

I also had the same problem, I didn't see this thread so I used this workaround:
if you have the keyboard dock you can mount an external usb drive as the sdcard (under the mount options) and do all the backups/flashing from there
Sent from my Transformer using xda app-developers app

There are two sd cards, the internal sd card which is the phone's built-in USB storage, and external sd card which is the removable sd card that is physically located at the back of the phone and is sealed by your phone's battery.
so technically speaking you should be choosing the "choose zip from external sd card" based on how you described storing your rom.
I'm not sure as to why your sdcard is unmounted, but you can remount it back using CWM. There should be a "mounts and storage" section in CWM menu, where you can remount the internal USB storage by selecting "mount /sdcard".
If you want to recover the data in your Android phone, just go to http://android-recovery.net/.

Need help with this can't mount /sd card /
Here is what I am getting (pics). This is on the Tf101 with CWM via 1 click root method

Help backup data in a semi-brick Samsung kzoom

Hi,
my Samsung Hang up in Boot, recovery & bootloader works fine. I want to save data from internal sd.
Copy the files with twrp file manager or CP to external_sd fails (permission denied) deleting of files succes.
Connection via ADB is not possible only ADB sideload connects.
Infernal SD couldnt mounted AS mtp. Via menue.
Can i Start mtp for sdcard or adb via terminal ?
Other possibillitys? Why is permission denied?
Same errors with original,twrp,cwm and philz recovery.

I don't know why, but after many trys I was able to usw ADB push