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Cannot Flash anything!

Alright, so, my tablet decided to one day just cease stop working. The recovery for some reason can't flash anything now, is used to be able to flash a backup, but not anymore. It used to be able to boot past the animation, but not anymore. I cannot flash a ROM from recovery because it says that the file is bad (and please, don't tell me to check to see if the md5's are correct, they are, I've triple checked.) I've flashed CWM recovery and TWRP recovery, and TWRP cannot fix permissions, but CWM recovery can, but neither can flash a single ROM. I've tried sideloading a rom but i get this error from the CMD window
Code:
* failed to write data 'protocol fault (no status)' *
. I'm at my wits end here. The bootloader is perfectly fine, it works 100% but I can't flash a single thing from recovery. I've flashed non-corrupted recoveries, and still I cannot flash a thing.

You have flashed the latest TWRP via fastboot and it still wont flash roms? Also, what bootloader are you on?
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Phultara said:
Alright, so, my tablet decided to one day just cease stop working. The recovery for some reason can't flash anything now, it used to be able to flash a backup, but not anymore. It used to be able to boot past the animation, but not anymore. I cannot flash a ROM from recovery because it says that the file is bad (and please, don't tell me to check to see if the md5's are correct, they are, I've triple checked.) I've flashed CWM recovery and TWRP recovery, and TWRP cannot fix permissions, but CWM recovery can, but neither can flash a single ROM. I've tried sideloading a rom but i get this error from the CMD window
Code:
* failed to write data 'protocol fault (no status)' *
. I'm at my wits end here. The bootloader is perfectly fine, it works 100% but I can't flash a single thing from recovery. I've flashed non-corrupted recoveries, and still I cannot flash a thing.
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What tablet do you have?
From where did you download which recovery for which Asus tablet.
Sounds like the recovery version doesn't match the device.

Thats OK said:
What tablet do you have?
From where did you download which recovery for which Asus tablet.
Sounds like the recovery version doesn't match the device.
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Asus Tf700 32 GB. I got the recovery from the TWRP website. In answer to the boot loader question, I have no idea how to check. All I know is that I can choose between RCK, Cold Boot, Fast boot and Wipe Data.

Phultara said:
Asus Tf700 32 GB. I got the recovery from the TWRP website. In answer to the boot loader question, I have no idea how to check. All I know is that I can choose between RCK, Cold Boot, Fast boot and Wipe Data.
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Have you ever unlocked the bootloader? (If not: do so by searching on Asus' site for the Unlock Bootloader Tool v7) It's a simple apk which you install and then check and let it unlock.
Only then, you can start flashing!
If you already have unlocked, maybe you sent it in (?) Or flashed an official Asus rom (?), you might want to unlock it again.
Let us know if any of these answers above helped

Phultara said:
Asus Tf700 32 GB. I got the recovery from the TWRP website. In answer to the boot loader question, I have no idea how to check. All I know is that I can choose between RCK, Cold Boot, Fast boot and Wipe Data.
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If you have the 4 icons that indicates JB.
Sounds like the custom recovery is not installed if your on the RCK icon and press the up volume rocker and nothing happens.

adelancker said:
Have you ever unlocked the bootloader? (If not: do so by searching on Asus' site for the Unlock Bootloader Tool v7) It's a simple apk which you install and then check and let it unlock.
Only then, you can start flashing!
If you already have unlocked, maybe you sent it in (?) Or flashed an official Asus rom (?), you might want to unlock it again.
Let us know if any of these answers above helped
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Unlocking it would require an OS to be installed, but none is installed because I was wiping to install a different ROM. I have unlocked it. In response to the boot loader, yes, it has 4 icons. So I guess it is the JB boot loader. When I go to RCK it does boot recovery but from there on its unable to open any zips besides any backups I have. When I reload a backup it doesn't install the OS, but it restores everything else.

Phultara said:
When I go to RCK it does boot recovery but from there on its unable to open any zips besides any backups I have. When I reload a backup it doesn't install the OS, but it restores everything else.
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Can you get adb shell access to your recovery?
Which ZIP are you actually trying to flash? What is the exact error message from the recovery? Try running md5sum (inside the adb shell) on the file you want to flash. Check the output of "mount". Check if /cache/recovery/log contains interesting info.

Phultara said:
Unlocking it would require an OS to be installed, but none is installed because I was wiping to install a different ROM. I have unlocked it. In response to the boot loader, yes, it has 4 icons. So I guess it is the JB boot loader. When I go to RCK it does boot recovery but from there on its unable to open any zips besides any backups I have. When I reload a backup it doesn't install the OS, but it restores everything else.
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AH sorry!
I only read the title and replied lol
Does adb do anything?
Or is adb not working either?

adelancker said:
AH sorry!
I only read the title and replied lol
Does adb do anything?
Or is adb not working either?
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How would I go about connecting through ADB?

Phultara said:
How would I go about connecting through ADB?
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* Connect your tablet to a computer with proper drivers and adb installed.
* Boot tablet to recovery.
* On computer, type "adb shell".

_that said:
* Connect your tablet to a computer with proper drivers and adb installed.
* Boot tablet to recovery.
* On computer, type "adb shell".
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Alright, I'll have to try that when I get home in about 3-4 hours. I'll get back to you on that. Also, I noticed last night that when I was on fast boot, it would stay stuck as waiting for device on the cmd window. I'm not sure if it was my computer that didn't detect it or a new symptom. O hope its just a fluke!

Alright, here's the log from my recovery.

Phultara said:
Alright, here's the log from my recovery.
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OK, I assumed that you're not using data2sd. 1. Make sure your microsdcard is good (reformat and recopy your backup or rom if needed),2. Boot into twrp and wipe cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, wipe system, wipe internal then finally the most important part, FORMAT SDCARD. Now reflash a new rom or try to restore from backup. I would try step#2 first. Good luck.
EDIT: format sdcard instead of wipe sdcard.

buhohitr said:
OK, I assumed that you're not using data2sd. 1. Make sure your microsdcard is good (reformat and recopy your backup or rom if needed),2. Boot into twrp and wipe cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, wipe system, wipe internal then finally the most important part, FORMAT SDCARD. Now reflash a new rom or try to restore from backup. I would try step#2 first. Good luck.
EDIT: format sdcard instead of wipe sdcard.
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That did it!!! Thank you!!!! Looks like it was the SD that was the root of the issue! Thanks!!

Can not reboot to recovery

I'm trying to flash an update to PAC Rom, but I can't get my phone to reboot to recovery (or even shut down).
When I use the power menu, no matter what I choose, the phone does a hot boot. When I hold power and volume down it will go to bootloader then I can access TWRP, but I can't clear dalvik or cache as it says that it can't mount the partitions. The ROM runs fine however and I can access all my data so the cache can't be corrupt.
What can I do here? Thanks to those who help!

Sounds like somethings wrong with your recovery. Get into the bootloader and reflash TWRP using "fastboot flash recovery FileNameOfTWRP.img"

Chromium said:
Sounds like somethings wrong with your recovery. Get into the bootloader and reflash TWRP using "fastboot flash recovery FileNameOfTWRP.img"
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Would using flashify work here?
It's been a recurring theme on the PAC forum

Synyster06Gates said:
Would using flashify work here?
It's been a recurring theme on the PAC forum
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Yea that should work too, but if not, fastboot is the way to go.

EDIT : Very very strange. Flashing TWRP again via Flashify got it to work. It seems something in PAC Rom is corrupting the recovery. I think if I get this all worked out then I'm going to have to go back to DK until it's all worked out. I wish there was another ROMs with all the same features as these two but got updates (whereas DK doesn't any more) and is stable enough to DD (lots of FC with PAC).
EDIT 2: Just tried to reboot into recovery again. After booting teh ROM just for a few minutes the recovery was corrupted. I can't access internal memory from recovery any more, even if I get it to boot. It doesn't make any sense as the ROM has full access to it all.
To be clear, TWRP says Internal Storage - 0

Synyster06Gates said:
EDIT : Very very strange. Flashing TWRP again via Flashify got it to work. It seems something in PAC Rom is corrupting the recovery. I think if I get this all worked out then I'm going to have to go back to DK until it's all worked out. I wish there was another ROMs with all the same features as these two but got updates (whereas DK doesn't any more) and is stable enough to DD (lots of FC with PAC).
EDIT 2: Just tried to reboot into recovery again. After booting teh ROM just for a few minutes the recovery was corrupted. I can't access internal memory from recovery any more, even if I get it to boot. It doesn't make any sense as the ROM has full access to it all.
To be clear, TWRP says Internal Storage - 0
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Here could be the solution. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
Flash the cache.img
if it wont work, will have to flash-all

GUGUITOMTG4 said:
Here could be the solution. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
Flash the cache.img
if it wont work, will have to flash-all
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That worked! Thank you!
I actually used to go around the Q&A forum telling people to do just that when they were having issues with wiping on early TWRP versions. Surprised I didn't think to try it. All back on DK now and hunting for a new ROM. :victory:

Synyster06Gates said:
That worked! Thank you!
I actually used to go around the Q&A forum telling people to do just that when they were having issues with wiping on early TWRP versions. Surprised I didn't think to try it. All back on DK now and hunting for a new ROM. :victory:
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Sounds like you solved it, but I think you could've also done an adb reboot recovery command. Not sure if that works though since I usually only use fastboot.
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numel007 said:
Sounds like you solved it, but I think you could've also done an adb reboot recovery command. Not sure if that works though since I usually only use fastboot.
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After flashing teh recovery again, I could get INTO it, but the data was not showing up so I couldn't actually do anything from within TWRP. It read I had 0mb internal storage.

[Q] Bricked My Moto G, Please Help!

Hey everyone,
Yesterday i tried flashing the latest CM12 nightly straight onto my Moto G over stock KitKat. After i flashed the ROM, i tried booting and noticed it was taking a lot longer than normal to boot. Ten minutes had gone past so i tried rebooting it again and the same thing happened, just got stuck booting for ages.
So i decided to boot into recovery and do a factory reset to see if this would make any difference. But even after doing this the phone still wouldn't boot, so i decided to just flash the stock KitKat ROM back onto the phone and forget about all the Lollipop stuff.
The KitKat ROM wasn't on my phones storage so i downloaded it from the internet and flashed it via fastboot using and included Windows batch file. I've used this method numerous times to get me out of situations like this and it's always worked, but this time no!
Tried booting after flashing the new stock ROM and now it just keeps going to the 'Warning, bootloader unlocked' screen and then booting back in a loop.
When i boot into ClockworkMod recovery it gives me these errors:
Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
Can't open /cache/recovery/log
Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
Can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
And if i attempt to format /data, it says this:
Error mounting /data
Error formatting /data
I hate asking for help like this but unfortunately i don't have much option this time, no idea what to do despite searching forums for many hours.
Please help, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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You can try getting into fastboot and run commands fastboot erase userdata and fastboot erase cache from your computer to pretty much factory reset the phone.
Sent from my Moto X 2014 Pure Edition

Pursain said:
You can try getting into fastboot and run commands fastboot erase userdata and fastboot erase cache from your computer to pretty much factory reset the phone.
Sent from my Moto X 2014 Pure Edition
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Thanks for the response. I tried entering the commands you suggested but the problem is still the same, phone stuck in the 'Warning, bootloader unlocked' loop. Does anyone have any other ideas? Really need some help with this, my little Moto has been dead for days!
And just an update on the situation, i noticed that if i go into CWM and select 'Wipe and Format Options' then 'Custom Format Options', choosing to format the cache and /data/media (/sdcard) options will stop the errors stated in the original post, but when i try flashing the ROM again the errors come straight back!

V3-571G said:
Thanks for the response. I tried entering the commands you suggested but the problem is still the same, phone stuck in the 'Warning, bootloader unlocked' loop. Does anyone have any other ideas? Really need some help with this, my little Moto has been dead for days!
And just an update on the situation, i noticed that if i go into CWM and select 'Wipe and Format Options' then 'Custom Format Options', choosing to format the cache and /data/media (/sdcard) options will stop the errors stated in the original post, but when i try flashing the ROM again the errors come straight back!
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So sad to hear your Moto dead for the last days. Could you tell me more about your Moto? Can it turn off? Get into fastboot? Do you have recovery (stock or custom? Etc.
Sent from my Moto X 2014 Pure Edition

Pursain said:
So sad to hear your Moto dead for the last days. Could you tell me more about your Moto? Can it turn off? Get into fastboot? Do you have recovery (stock or custom? Etc.
Sent from my Moto X 2014 Pure Edition
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Yeah it sucks having a pretty much lifeless Moto, kinda scary as well not knowing if i'll be able to get it working again! But in response to your questions, i can turn it off and get into fastboot, i'm also able to boot into my recovery which is Philz Touch (ClockworkMod). If you take a quick look at the original post, i updated it a short while ago to show more details about the errors which are displayed.

Bump, still dead!

V3-571G said:
Bump, still dead!
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If you can get into fastboot you can flash the stock firmware (not backup) back onto your phone that way. I have used fastboot many times to restore my xt1028 Moto G many times after seemingly bricking it. You will need the stock firmware for your phone to do this.
Here is a tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
and here is a link to moto firmwares:
http://motofirmware.com/
Hope this helps.

classic757 said:
If you can get into fastboot you can flash the stock firmware (not backup) back onto your phone that way. I have used fastboot many times to restore my xt1028 Moto G many times after seemingly bricking it. You will need the stock firmware for your phone to do this.
Here is a tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
and here is a link to moto firmwares:
http://motofirmware.com/
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for taking the time to respond to my request for help. I have already tried flashing the stock ROM via fastboot mode but it makes no difference to the situation, even though the new ROM flashes perfectly without error, when i try to boot it just gets stuck in the reboot loop on the 'Warning, bootloader unlocked' screen. I have no idea what to do now!

V3-571G said:
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my request for help. I have already tried flashing the stock ROM via fastboot mode but it makes no difference to the situation, even though the new ROM flashes perfectly without error, when i try to boot it just gets stuck in the reboot loop on the 'Warning, bootloader unlocked' screen. I have no idea what to do now!
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I would suggest you try to install a custom recovery through fastboot (I use TWRP 2.7.1.0)
Just replace the stock recovery with TWRP in the fastboot file and use the command "flash recovery recovery.img" then reboot into recovery(hold power and volume down button down together for about ten seconds, release and you should see the fastboot screen. Then press recovery and then wipe>advanced>wipe ONLY cache and dalvik and then reboot)
See if that does the trick.

Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58116154&postcount=14
You have not stated your model. Don't use batch files to fastboot flash the firmware. Make sure the image is 4.4.4.

classic757 said:
I would suggest you try to install a custom recovery through fastboot (I use TWRP 2.7.1.0)
Just replace the stock recovery with TWRP in the fastboot file and use the command "flash recovery recovery.img" then reboot into recovery(hold power and volume down button down together for about ten seconds, release and you should see the fastboot screen. Then press recovery and then wipe>advanced>wipe ONLY cache and dalvik and then reboot)
See if that does the trick.
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lost101 said:
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58116154&postcount=14
You have not stated your model. Don't use batch files to fastboot flash the firmware. Make sure the image is 4.4.4.
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Thanks very much for the responses. Unfortunately i already had Philz ClockwordMod recovery installed on the phone and had attempted the various wipe options a number of times without any success. However, i thought that as i'd only tried flashing the UK ROM to the device, i would attempt flashing a different ROM just to ensure there wasn't an issue here somewhere. I downloaded the stock US ROM and after extracting the archive i ran the Windows batch file to flash the files onto the phone. After the process had completed i rebooted the phone (Didn't bother going into recovery and wiping/formatting cache) and to my surprise the phone booted up completely fine! So weirdly it seems that just flashing a different ROM did the trick. But anyway, my Moto is alive again now, i'm very pleased to say the least!

Bootloop OTA COS13.1 update, fastboot get recognized, adb does not, want to keep data

okay,
yes another bootloop,
current state: power on device>starts up>starts to "optimize apps"> finishes and wants to boot to system but restarts entire process
Phone is completely stock, locked bootloader, unrooted, cyanogen stock recovery.
I can boot into recovery and fastboot mode just fine
but like i said it was completely stock so i didnt have USB debugging enabled on the phone so i think thats why windows device manager isnt recognising my phone as a adb bridge, and i cant connect to it
i think thats the problem
windows file explorer also isnt showing anything
i tested fastboot and i can command the phone that way but im not sure what to do next
i want to keep my data intact however
is there any possible solution to this?

Yes, start to revovery, then go to advanced and do a factory reset.
After that you must configure you device again, but the data on you internal storage would not be deleted.
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superspletti said:
Yes, start to revovery, then go to advanced and do a factory reset.
After that you must configure you device again, but the data on you internal storage would not be deleted.
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Really? My media wouldnt be touched if I did this? What does it do then?

mastersen901 said:
Really? My media wouldnt be touched if I did this? What does it do then?
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I'm pretty sure factory reset deletes your data. Isn't that what it's supposed to do anyways? Maybe he's thinking of a custom recovery? If you go into factory reset you can wipe your cache without messing with your data.

woodhaus said:
I'm pretty sure factory reset deletes your data. Isn't that what it's supposed to do anyways? Maybe he's thinking of a custom recovery? If you go into factory reset you can wipe your cache without messing with your data.
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Yeah I already tried that and it had no effect

So was it as i did it yesterday. All my music files, my eBooks, my fotos were not deleted. When you have synchronized your contacts, fotos or whatever
with Google, you will get the data back, when you login. http://androidforums.com/threads/factory-reset-what-is-it-and-why-would-you.646432/
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mastersen901 said:
okay,
yes another bootloop,
current state: power on device>starts up>starts to "optimize apps"> finishes and wants to boot to system but restarts entire process
Phone is completely stock, locked bootloader, unrooted, cyanogen stock recovery.
I can boot into recovery and fastboot mode just fine
but like i said it was completely stock so i didnt have USB debugging enabled on the phone so i think thats why windows device manager isnt recognising my phone as a adb bridge, and i cant connect to it
i think thats the problem
windows file explorer also isnt showing anything
i tested fastboot and i can command the phone that way but im not sure what to do next
i want to keep my data intact however
is there any possible solution to this?
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Today released factory img
Fastboot instructions here
Section 8

geowolf1000 said:
Today released factory img
Fastboot instructions here
Section 8
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This wont work as I havent unlocked my bootloader though.

mastersen901 said:
This wont work as I havent unlocked my bootloader though.
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Sideload flashable signed zip
Download from here

geowolf1000 said:
Sideload flashable signed zip
Download from here
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Hey, I just tried to sideload that file, It didn't fail but it just abruptly stopped and went to the stock recovery's main menu at like 50%. Is it supposed to say it finished?

The file is official update from cyanogen support page
Sideload is official method from cyanogen and cyanogenmod

woodhaus said:
Hey, I just tried to sideload that file, It didn't fail but it just abruptly stopped and went to the stock recovery's main menu at like 50%. Is it supposed to say it finished?
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Here

geowolf1000 said:
Here
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This answers my question--->
"The installer does not necessarily display an "Install complete." message. You can tell the install is complete if there were no fatal error messages and you have regained control over the menu."

woodhaus said:
This answers my question--->
"The installer does not necessarily display an "Install complete." message. You can tell the install is complete if there were no fatal error messages and you have regained control over the menu."
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Did work? Have able to gain update?

geowolf1000 said:
Did work? Have able to gain update?
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Currently my phone boots up but I get an error saying com.android.phone & android.process.acore failed and my phone just restarts. So It boots, but I cant use it because the errors constantly pop up..
EDIT:Also, just for some more info, I sideloaded cm 13.1 and that's when I get into the bootloop(optimizing apps/reboot) but then I tried sideloading cm 12.1 which allowed my phone to boot up and I was able to open my lock screen but then I get all those error pop ups, which makes it impossible to click anything. when I click an app it just restarts my phone, so i'm pretty sure it's some sort of incompatibility with cm versions. maybe I should sideload cm 13? maybe It would help to get a link to the correct sideload-able zip of cm 13 and I'll try that.

Cyanogen or cyanogenmod?
Cyanogenmod need specific gapps per version
Cyanogen is preinstalled gapps
Be more specific
Android procces acore can be fix if clear contact data from settings/ apps.

geowolf1000 said:
Cyanogen or cyanogenmod?
Cyanogenmod need specific gapps per version
Cyanogen is preinstalled gapps
Be more specific
Android procces acore can be fix if clear contact data from settings/ apps.
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Ah well I didn't know there was a difference.. The zip I downloaded was this (http://builds.cyngn.com/cyanogen-os...be76f9310/cm-12.1-YOG4PAS1N0-bacon-signed.zip)
cm-12.1-YOG4PAS1N0-bacon-signed.zip - so cm Im guessing is cyanogenmod. So for a cyanogenmod zip I need to sideload a cm12.1 compatible gapps? and as for clearing contact data, I would be able to but the errors kinda prevent me from using my phone at all.

woodhaus said:
Ah well I didn't know there was a difference.. The zip I downloaded was this (http://builds.cyngn.com/cyanogen-os...be76f9310/cm-12.1-YOG4PAS1N0-bacon-signed.zip)
cm-12.1-YOG4PAS1N0-bacon-signed.zip - so cm Im guessing is cyanogenmod. So for a cyanogenmod zip I need to sideload a cm12.1 compatible gapps? and as for clearing contact data, I would be able to but the errors kinda prevent me from using my phone at all.
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Its cyanogen and does not need gapps
Just tap ok when message appear and quick and patient step by step navigate to settings /apps and clear contact data.

geowolf1000 said:
Its cyanogen and does not need gapps
Just tap ok when message appear and quick and patient step by step navigate to settings /apps and clear contact data.
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Ok so I've been trying to do that, but it's really not possible. The errors pop up endlessly and the phone reboots after 10-15 seconds of turning on.

Hi,
I'm in the same exact situation as the OP except that my phone WAS rooted with TWRP recovery and ADB debugging was enabled before it entered a bootloop. I cannot manually enter TWRP using hardware keys (it just shows a black screen), but I can do it using "fastboot boot recovery.img". I can also obviously enter fastboot mode. I was intitially trying to upgrade my phone to the latest COS 13.1 from COS 12.1 (skipping COS13.0). I was told that the problem might have happened because I allowed TWRP to install SU after flashing COS 13.1, but I don't see how that could have been the cause because I have done it with every update in the past without a problem.
I just remembered that I did a nandroid backup last February so I flashed it and have now been waiting for 3 minutes for my phone to leave the boot screen (Cyanogen letters w/ black background), but it doesn't seem like it's going to leave the screen anytime soon.
Please help.
EDIT: never mind

HELP with installing Cyanogenmod

Hello, I've been trying to install Cyanogenmod 12 but every time Rom Manager does nothing when I flash installation or with other options I can't go into recovery mode since it just reboots every time!
I have Sony Xperia T with Android 4.3 and I need newer version to install Pokemon Go!
I have tried many guides so pls don't post me links but just write me step by step what to do or tell me what I do wrong!
1. I have unlocked bootloader on my phone, my camera still works despite what the guide said. When I go into SERVICE in phone it says it's unlocked.
2. At this point I tried installing TWRP but to my finding I need to root my phone! Wtf there was nothing about this in the guides... But okay, I look in Internet and install KingRoot that automatically unlocks the root. Now I can install apps that require root.
3. I install Twrp, it ask me if I wanna install Bombox or something like that but I press no, I go into backup and whenever I try to do it, it does nothing. I restart the app and this time I try installation without any backup. I select the zip file of CM for my phone, select to wipe the data etc and start. But it does nothing and just freezes :/
4. I try Rom Manager, I install it try to do backup but it tells me to install something but later it says my device is unsupported?! I try installing just the Rom zip but again nothing...
Whenever I try to go into recovery mode through any apps it just restarts my phone!
Pls help I don't know what to do...

Have you installed TWRP with the TWRP manager?
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install latest twrp for your phone.... u can flash cm 12 easily
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download twrp manager app and search your device it is available there and tap on install recovery.....

joe2k01 said:
Have you installed TWRP with the TWRP manager?
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I have TWRP Manager installed, I didn't install TWRP with this before since I thought it is the same thing?!
I just tried to install it, I selected my phone then the version to download and at the end when it tries to flash I get an error that flashing was unsuccessful and it's either because I have this installed or another error occurred. Then I have option to cancel or to reboot now but if I press it then it freezes and I can only close the app.
I have clean phone with no data, it's an old one so I'm not really scarred to lose anything just wanna get that CM12.

amakasuvi said:
I have TWRP Manager installed, I didn't install TWRP with this before since I thought it is the same thing?!
I just tried to install it, I selected my phone then the version to download and at the end when it tries to flash I get an error that flashing was unsuccessful and it's either because I have this installed or another error occurred. Then I have option to cancel or to reboot now but if I press it then it freezes and I can only close the app.
I have clean phone with no data, it's an old one so I'm not really scarred to lose anything just wanna get that CM12.
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There are plenty of occurrences in TWRP where it will show that recovery was not successfully installed. Once TWRP Manager shows you that message, close the app and shut down your device and then try to boot to recovery using the correct button sequence. I believe for your device that the correct button sequence is as follows:
Power off your device.
Boot in*recovery mode*by pressing and holding Volume Up and Power*Button*at the same time.
Release all buttons when the Sony Xperia T screen flickers and in a few seconds the Recovery screen will appear.
Give this a try.
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fast69mopar said:
There are plenty of occurrences in TWRP where it will show that recovery was not successfully installed. Once TWRP Manager shows you that message, close the app and shut down your device and then try to boot to recovery using the correct button sequence. I believe for your device that the correct button sequence is as follows:
Power off your device.
Boot in*recovery mode*by pressing and holding Volume Up and Power*Button*at the same time.
Release all buttons when the Sony Xperia T screen flickers and in a few seconds the Recovery screen will appear.
Give this a try.
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I tried many options to put my phone into recovery mode but it doesn't work. It just turns on my device.

amakasuvi said:
I tried many options to put my phone into recovery mode but it doesn't work. It just turns on my device.
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Well, I suspect that if TWRP Manager cannot install recovery on your device then you will have to download the correct TWRP from www.twrp.me and fastboot flash recovery on your device.
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astboot flash recovery on your device.
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How do I do it? Thanks

amakasuvi said:
How do I do it? Thanks
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Just to make sure, you can still boot the device normally into 4.3 JellyBean, right?
Okay, have you ever used ADB or fastboot?
Have you installed a program on your PC like
Minimal ADB & Fastboot or 15 Second ADB installer or the Android SDK?
To verify that your ADB & fastboot is installed and working correctly follow these steps:
Boot your device normally.
Go to Developer Options and verify you have OEM Unlock enabled and USB Debugging enabled.
Connect the device to your PC with the USB cable.
Once connected to the PC you should see a pop-up message on the device asking for authorization. If so, check the box to "always allow".
Open the Device Manager on your PC and look to see if your device is recognized. (if you see a yellow triangle or question mark the correct drivers need to be installed)
So, if your device is recognized and the correct drivers are installed, open a command prompt window and type this:
adb devices
If your ADB is setup and working and your device is properly recognized the command prompt will return with a list of attached devices and the serial number of the device.
This is where we need to start that way we know the ADB and fastboot environment is setup and working correctly.
Also, I was looking around the XDA Xperia forums and there are some good guides on how to do this just in case you want to read up on the subject.
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Thanks.
To unlock bootloader I was using some fastboot program which was in a guide and I had to go to cmd and just type fastboot.exe oem unlock boot 0xKEY or something like that and then I just installed app that rooted my phone and that's it. Nothing more. I didn't install any other things since I have problems with Internet :/

Also, I was looking around the XDA Xperia forums and there are some good guides on how to do this just in case you want to read up on the subject.
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can give me some links with how to do it please?

amakasuvi said:
can give me some links with how to do it please?
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Here is one I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php
Here's another:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php
TWRP Recovery Image is here:
https://twrp.me/devices/sonyxperiat.html
Give the first two links a look. You will be able to get it done. Take your time. If there is something you don't understand, go back and read, watch a video and ask questions. If this is your only device you don't want to make a mistake that you can't recover from. Before I ever got into rooting Android, custom recoveries or ADB and fastboot I did nothing but read thread after thread and research other developers work and other users experiences. Then, I went and bought a backup device just in case I made a mistake. Let me know if you need anything.
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fast69mopar said:
Here is one I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php
Here's another:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php
TWRP Recovery Image is here:
https://twrp.me/devices/sonyxperiat.html
Give the first two links a look. You will be able to get it done. Take your time. If there is something you don't understand, go back and read, watch a video and ask questions. If this is your only device you don't want to make a mistake that you can't recover from. Before I ever got into rooting Android, custom recoveries or ADB and fastboot I did nothing but read thread after thread and research other developers work and other users experiences. Then, I went and bought a backup device just in case I made a mistake. Let me know if you need anything.
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they dont work :/ can you paste new ones pls.
also, need a little help with sdk, might be a bit stupid but i dont know what version should i download...
1. installer_r24.4.1-windows.exe 144mb or,
2. android-sdk_r24.4.1-windows.zip
No installer 190 mb
both are on android website, is there any difference?

amakasuvi said:
they dont work :/ can you paste new ones pls.
also, need a little help with sdk, might be a bit stupid but i dont know what version should i download...
1. installer_r24.4.1-windows.exe 144mb or,
2. android-sdk_r24.4.1-windows.zip
No installer 190 mb
both are on android website, is there any difference?
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Here are the updated links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2798411
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2657190
https://twrp.me/devices/sonyxperiat.html
Download the "installer_r24.4.1-windows.exe"
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fast69mopar said:
Here are the updated links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2798411
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I have followed this link and I have successfully booted into this recowery and have many options to choose.
Question: What do I choose (any need to backups, wipes etc?) to install the rom and gapps i have downloaded before?

amakasuvi said:
I have followed this link and I have successfully booted into this recowery and have many options to choose.
Question: What do I choose (any need to backups, wipes etc?) to install the rom and gapps i have downloaded before?
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Quick question. Which recovery did you install? Philz or TWRP?
Good job on getting into recovery. First, I would take a backup. That way if anything goes wrong you can boot into recovery and restore your backup and have a working device again. After your backup, when you install a ROM+GAPPS you will need to perform a full wipe. This includes:
Dalvik Cache
System
Data
Cache
Do not select your internal storage unless you have your ROM + GAPPS saved on a micro SD Card or USB OTG drive. If you have your ROM+ GAPPS saved to your internal storage and you wipe it you will not have an OS to install. Just be careful when selecting partitions to wipe. Let me know if you need any help.
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fast69mopar said:
Quick question. Which recovery did you install? Philz or TWRP?
Good job on getting into recovery. First, I would take a backup. That way if anything goes wrong you can boot into recovery and restore your backup and have a working device again. After your backup, when you install a ROM+GAPPS you will need to perform a full wipe. This includes:
Dalvik Cache
System
Data
Cache
Do not select your internal storage unless you have your ROM + GAPPS saved on a micro SD Card or USB OTG drive. If you have your ROM+ GAPPS saved to your internal storage and you wipe it you will not have an OS to install. Just be careful when selecting partitions to wipe. Let me know if you need any help.
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Hi and thanks for fast reply again,
I have successfully installed Cyanogenmode which Im grateful!
But I Have a problem, I have installed gapps but when i go into phone i can only see Cyanogenmode apps and none from google! I'm running gapps installation again, maybe it will help.
After everything is okay I can wipe whole system with internal storage right? I think it switched to TWRP after I have booted into cyanogenmode successfully.

amakasuvi said:
Hi and thanks for fast reply again,
I have successfully installed Cyanogenmode which Im grateful!
But I Have a problem, I have installed gapps but when i go into phone i can only see Cyanogenmode apps and none from google! I'm running gapps installation again, maybe it will help.
After everything is okay I can wipe whole system with internal storage right? I think it switched to TWRP after I have booted into cyanogenmode successfully.
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I would dirty flash the ROM + GAPPS again without wiping anything and then boot normally and see if you have your Google Apps. Also, don't wipe your system unless you have another ROM ready to install. Also, don't wipe your internal storage and your system at the same time unless you have a ROM saved on a micro SD Card or USB OTG drive. The only time you should wipe the internal storage is when you are doing a completely clean installation and you want your device to be in a fully stock new state.
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fast69mopar said:
I would dirty flash the ROM + GAPPS again without wiping anything and then boot normally and see if you have your Google Apps. Also, don't wipe your system unless you have another ROM ready to install. Also, don't wipe your internal storage and your system at the same time unless you have a ROM saved on a micro SD Card or USB OTG drive. The only time you should wipe the internal storage is when you are doing a completely clean installation and you want your device to be in a fully stock new state.
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1. I have installed CM 12 after i wiped everything except internal storage.
2. I powered on the device and I had only one msg that 'Settings' stopped which i just press okay and everything is working.
3. then I tried installing many different versions like aroma, full, mini but every time after successful installation whenever i power on my phone i get all those pop up messages and I cant get rid of them and do anything...
Dont know what to do anymore

amakasuvi said:
1. I have installed CM 12 after i wiped everything except internal storage.
2. I powered on the device and I had only one msg that 'Settings' stopped which i just press okay and everything is working.
3. then I tried installing many different versions like aroma, full, mini but every time after successful installation whenever i power on my phone i get all those pop up messages and I cant get rid of them and do anything...
Dont know what to do anymore
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If you are having a lot of apps force closing I suggest finding a different ROM to install. Maybe a stock style ROM that has Gapps built in. Try several ROM's. You may find one you like better.
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