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Bricked Jiayu G4T, Help Required

Hallo,
being new to this forum and also new to Android devices, please feel free to move my post into the correct section of the forum if I used the wrong one. The use of the search function is also not unknown to me, however I may not know all terms to be used (rookie) and english still is a foreign language for me.
Anyway, I have a serious problem with my brandnew Jiayu G4T phone and at least I need some help in sorting my thoughts and ideas after several days of browsing through the community.
What I know for sure:
Phone starts booting but stops on the third screen (1st: Jiayul ogo white, 2nd: Jiayu logo green falling in place, 3rd: Jiayu logo white fading).
I am able to boot into stock recovery and into factory mode (mostly chinese characters).
I have access to my phone by adb shell and can look into the directories.
The event occured after an overnight update with weird behavior of the phone (what happened is posted in the assumption section, it was still pretty early and I was clearly not fully awake.
I had the Xposed framework and XPrivacy installed and running. All other apps were pretty common.
In ADB my phone is listed as 0123456789ABCDEF (weird number)
What I do not know / Assumptions:
In /data I see plenty of files telling me that the data wipe from recovery was not successfull, the data belong to previously installed apps.
It seems that I was able to flash a new ROM, in system/app I do not see any of my previously installed apps. Superuser.apk is still present.
I also can access data however only after using su in shell.
I cannot delete the data using rm or wipe data being in [email protected] #, I have no idea why. Read only....
SP Flash tool told me that the flash of the new ROM was successful (red, pink, yellow progress bar followed by green circle). I think that is a good sign.
I also was able to apply ADB sideload for installing a new ROM and the phone told me I was successful. Not sure if this is true considering that my phone still is not booting.
After finding my phone in the morning mobile connections were both down, I think that an Android update was not successful and it might have happened that I restricted this very app with XPrivacy inadvertently.
The phone identifier seems to tell me that XPRivacy might still be active somewhere....
What I think about the next steps:
I think that getting rid of the old data might be the key for success, but I have no idea HOW....
Any thoughts from your side re highly appreciated,
Thomas

Tomcat117 said:
Hallo,
being new to this forum and also new to Android devices, please feel free to move my post into the correct section of the forum if I used the wrong one. The use of the search function is also not unknown to me, however I may not know all terms to be used (rookie) and english still is a foreign language for me.
Anyway, I have a serious problem with my brandnew Jiayu G4T phone and at least I need some help in sorting my thoughts and ideas after several days of browsing through the community.
What I know for sure:
Phone starts booting but stops on the third screen (1st: Jiayul ogo white, 2nd: Jiayu logo green falling in place, 3rd: Jiayu logo white fading).
I am able to boot into stock recovery and into factory mode (mostly chinese characters).
I have access to my phone by adb shell and can look into the directories.
The event occured after an overnight update with weird behavior of the phone (what happened is posted in the assumption section, it was still pretty early and I was clearly not fully awake.
I had the Xposed framework and XPrivacy installed and running. All other apps were pretty common.
In ADB my phone is listed as 0123456789ABCDEF (weird number)
What I do not know / Assumptions:
In /data I see plenty of files telling me that the data wipe from recovery was not successfull, the data belong to previously installed apps.
It seems that I was able to flash a new ROM, in system/app I do not see any of my previously installed apps. Superuser.apk is still present.
I also can access data however only after using su in shell.
I cannot delete the data using rm or wipe data being in [email protected] #, I have no idea why. Read only....
SP Flash tool told me that the flash of the new ROM was successful (red, pink, yellow progress bar followed by green circle). I think that is a good sign.
I also was able to apply ADB sideload for installing a new ROM and the phone told me I was successful. Not sure if this is true considering that my phone still is not booting.
After finding my phone in the morning mobile connections were both down, I think that an Android update was not successful and it might have happened that I restricted this very app with XPrivacy inadvertently.
The phone identifier seems to tell me that XPRivacy might still be active somewhere....
What I think about the next steps:
I think that getting rid of the old data might be the key for success, but I have no idea HOW....
Any thoughts from your side re highly appreciated,
Thomas
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This is your solution right here (hopefully)
1) If you have not installed the drivers, download, unpack and install drivers http://uloz.to/xwWU1vKw/mtk6589-driver-zip.
2) Download and unpack Stock ROM http://www.ejiayu.com/en/News2-1-100.html.
3) Download and unpack FlashTools http://uloz.to/x6U5ZDKs/spflash3-1316-0-150-zip, and Click on Flash_tool.exe.
4) Click button "Scatter-loading" and select a the MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt in ROM.
5) Turn off your phone and remove the battery!
6) Press F9 (or hit Download button) and connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable.
7) The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow. And green circles display. Finish. You can now safely disconnect your phone and turn it on.

Egbert
jimmys01 said:
This is your solution right here (hopefully)
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This actually is a thread I found very early and unfortunately it was not working.
Honestly I assume that Isomehow lost root: How does this sound in the view of my observations and assumptions?
Thomas

Device isn't working properly after wiping...

So I have a problem with my Nexus 5. Yesterday I tried all kinds of different Lollipop roms and at the end of the day I sticked to Cataclysm. I liked it and my phone was all set up but I noticed there were a lot of unnecessary folders on my internal storage and a nested 0 folder (0 inside /0). I didn't like that so I thought about making a nandroid backup, storing it on my computer (together with my music etc.), wiping everything and restoring it by using TWRP and then eventually putting my music back.
So after I stored a backup on my computer, I started my device into recovery mode and chose the option 'advanced wipe'. Usually I would do a lot of research for everything I do but in this case I was a bit lazy to do that, I tried digging into the search results of Google concerning wiping but I gave up after some unsatisfying results. So I checked every box in the list, including data and system and went through with the wiping. So because my storage was completely wiped I didn't have a 'WRTP/BACKUPS' folder anymore. I made a backup from the stuff I had (which was only a few mb's) so I would have that folder again (otherwise I wouldn't be possible to locate my nandroid backup). I wanted to transfer my nandroid from my computer to my phone by connecting it through USB but for some reason the Nexus 5 didn't show up on my PC when it was booted in recovery (this sometimes happens for some reason)
I managed to do it by using 'adb push Cataclysm folder' in cmd. I went into recovery and restored my backup. My phone booted and I thought everything was as it should be. The wallpaper was black but that was logical because my internal storage was wiped, including my custom wallpaper. But then I noticed something strange, my status bar disappeared, sames goes for my navigation bar. I really have no idea what happened because I've restored nandroid backups before and everything went fine.
So then I put a clean version of Cataclysm on my phone and for some reason it asks me to insert a SIM-card into my device while it has one. I skipped that step and then it asked for my home Wi-Fi and I chose mine, then it checked the connection way longer than it would normally do. After I was done with all the steps my homepage entered my screen and guess what, my status bar and also my navigation bar were absent. It was like my cell phone was in immersive mode all the time. Then I tried flashing the KitKat factory image by going into recovery with my phone and opening 'flash-all.bat' on my PC but then it said '< waiting for devices >' while I enabled USB debugging... I opened cmd and typed 'adb decives' and mine showed up, so it was connected (although it now says 'unauthorized' when my phone is normally booted).
Then I flashed clean Cataclysm again and it again said I had to insert my SIM-card and it then again checked the connection with the Wi-Fi for a couple of minutes. When I was done with the installation I tried replacing the wallpaper with one from Lollipop but it didn't work although there was a preview available. There was again no status bar and navigation bar. I then opened chrome and went to this website and now I'm typing this on my Nexus 5 which has a permanent immersive mode now.
So I don't have much in my internal storage anymore, only a TWRP folder with backups, nothing more, not even a 0 folder if I'm not wrong. There's something wrong with my mobile connection and definitely something going on with my navigation bar and status bar. I hope anyone could help me with this because this is really frustrating becausr I tried to fix it for the last couple of hours, unfortunately without any result...
EDIT: I forgot to mention that when I was trying to figure out how to send the nandroid without being able to access my internal storage via my computer, I booted in recovery, went to 'advanced' and then to 'adb sideload' and tried that because I saw it somewhere on the internet. I somehow believe this contributed to the problem I have.
EDIT2: Now, when I try to power off my phone by holding the power button, it reboots the device instead, what's going on... And as I said, I have a black screen as wallpaper for some reason and I can't change this, but if I open my weather widget, the widget window shows up with my chosen wallpaper on the background, what kind of sorcery is this?
EDIT3: I wanted to download a terminal emulator from Google Play to do this but I couldn't get to 100% so I thought there was something wrong with the app on my device. I googled the apk and I wanted to download it from Zippyshare and when I clicked on the button 'download now', the phone showed the message 'no SD card', so I guess that's the culprit of all of this?
TL;DR My phone is acting really weird (no status or navigation bar, phone reboots instead of asking whether I want to have it shut down when I hold the power button, the wallpaper being strange, SIM-card isn't being recognised) after I wiped data and system and actually everything...

Reboot to bootmanager , flash a factory image , wipe , start over . Something must have gotten corrupted in your nandroid backup.
Regarding ADB not working , you also need to authorize the pc you are working from . You will get a prompt on your phone when connecting . If you dont , go to developer setting , wipe ADB credentials , reconnect the phone.
Also , adb push works fine for single files but it sometimes borks when you are pushing big/many files.
Edit : I hope you didn't wipe EFS as well ( though AFAIK TWRP doesn't wipe it on a advanced wipe) . If you did it's time to return it to stock and send it to LG/Google

Niflheimer said:
Reboot to bootmanager , flash a factory image , wipe , start over . Something must have gotten corrupted in your nandroid backup.
Regarding ADB not working , you also need to authorize the pc you are working from . You will get a prompt on your phone when connecting . If you dont , go to developer setting , wipe ADB credentials , reconnect the phone.
Also , adb push works fine for single files but it sometimes borks when you are pushing big/many files.
Edit : I hope you didn't wipe EFS as well ( though AFAIK TWRP doesn't wipe it on a advanced wipe) . If you did it's time to return it to stock and send it to LG/Google
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Thank you for reading my huge explanation. After hours of searching and trying a lot of things with my device I figured out how to fix it. Do you remember I said that when I tried to flash the factory image with 'flash-all.bat' that it responded with '< waiting for devices >' ? Well, after reinstalling the drivers countless times and trying to find the culprit I realised I was trying to flash it with TWRP being open, and not the bootloader... So after I was aware of that I finally managed to put stock Lollipop on my phone, then I wiped everything and flashed Cataclysm. It felt pretty satisfying to have a working phone again, it's a pity I had to start from scratch but on the other side, I now how a phone without any rubbish.
Regarding adb push, if I would like to ever push a rom or a big file onto my phone in case I would ever have a similar annoyance, what do you recommend me to do it with?
And what is EFS exactly and what happens if I would ever wipe that? Thank in advance!

Regarding ADB push / twrp MTP mode you jst need to remember not to try and upload the entire content of a sdcard backup or > 3-4 gigs. Big files rarely missbehave , but I screwed up my SD permissions when trying to restore my sdcard ( thousands of files and about 14 gb total).
EFS is a secure partition that stores your GSM/network id and profile - IMEI and so on. AFAIK it's pretty hard to erase but it is possible if you play around with format/repartition commands. Just follow the guides and instructions on this forum and it should be fine.
Corrupted or erased EFS = no network connectivity besides WiFi . And since tampering with it is illegal in some countries the only way to fix it is by RMA/warranty.
I'm glad you've fixed it - I'm not surprised it was a simple mistake , I've been there myself ( tried for an hour to flash a factory image unsuccessfully only to realize I had my phone plugged in a USB3 socket ) .
Don't forget to make a nandroid now that you are set up with your fav. ROM - it will come in handy sometime.

Niflheimer said:
Regarding ADB push / twrp MTP mode you jst need to remember not to try and upload the entire content of a sdcard backup or > 3-4 gigs. Big files rarely missbehave , but I screwed up my SD permissions when trying to restore my sdcard ( thousands of files and about 14 gb total).
EFS is a secure partition that stores your GSM/network id and profile - IMEI and so on. AFAIK it's pretty hard to erase but it is possible if you play around with format/repartition commands. Just follow the guides and instructions on this forum and it should be fine.
Corrupted or erased EFS = no network connectivity besides WiFi . And since tampering with it is illegal in some countries the only way to fix it is by RMA/warranty.
I'm glad you've fixed it - I'm not surprised it was a simple mistake , I've been there myself ( tried for an hour to flash a factory image unsuccessfully only to realize I had my phone plugged in a USB3 socket ) .
Don't forget to make a nandroid now that you are set up with your fav. ROM - it will come in handy sometime.
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I'll definitely make a nandroid, just in case. Thanks for the help and the clarification!

Try wiping your bum more thoroughly

GRETEL A7 - Development & Support

In order to keep this thread clean, please use this one to discuss about Development, Support or Software Updates.​
HOW-TO Root, Install Custom Recovery (TWRP) and Restore Stock ROM guide: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NJcDBkLk8zMwyv2BTqRjn2NB_ZOWKjP1fRpSVr44Oxk
ROMs:
To avoid any possible issue, do not forget to backup your NVRAM so that you won't risk to lose your IMEI. How-to: http://www.anythingultimate.in/2015/11/how-to-backup-your-nvram-partition.html
Stock (Android 6.0)
- 20170908: https://mega.nz/#!Va5H0AZC!cAvRB761-84_nYMQFCOaJ4F36Nen9wgtu75U40J-xoo
DO NOT USE THE "Format All & Download" OPTION IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR IMEI! Choose "Firmware Upgrade" instead.
Previous Releases:
- 20170526: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4T8kD2wDMS1U1BVVmNGdnNYTzA
Flash Tool
- SP Flash Tool for Windows & Linux: https://mega.nz/#F!dYUm0TbB!SWeMLb5Wu1NbRzTPQ8-s_A​
Recovery:
- TWRP 3.1 by @grinjuk1999 : https://mega.nz/#F!kQcRVRYA!HDfRwSQqY8v0il_RQ2pxOg​
Root:
Rooting Methods (if you are on Stock ROM)
- SuperSU (flashable using TWRP): http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu​
Extras (Root-Only):
Customization
- Xposed Framework: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811​
Useful Third-Party Apps:
Battery Life
- Amplify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce&hl=en
- Greenify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en​

md1_db and ap_db files gretel A7
md1_db and ap_db files. Are there ways to get them somehow. I lost my IMEI and trying to write it with SN writer, but manufacturer did not send me those files, just tool.

Menaged to restore IMEI. Engineering mode doesn't work because there is no CDS settimg. SN writer also not working because of mentioned files missing.
At the end I had to root device, install mobile uncle apk and another tool within mobile uncla app and write it from there.
Sent from my A7 using Tapatalk

Hi, I have a gretel a7 cell phone that keeps restarting and showing the message "interf sist stopped" I would like to know if the rom made available in this topic is multi-languages, since I am Brazilian, and if following your tutorial I can use the cell again.
I appreciate the attention
Lonely-Shadow

Lonely-Shadow said:
Hi, I have a gretel a7 cell phone that keeps restarting and showing the message "interf sist stopped" I would like to know if the rom made available in this topic is multi-languages, since I am Brazilian, and if following your tutorial I can use the cell again.
I appreciate the attention
Lonely-Shadow
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Yes it is multi-language, you can follow the tutorial without any issue.

Just pay attention to keep an EMEI. Don't select download only, ot format+download. Keep it on firmware upgrade!
Sent from my A7 using Tapatalk

After installing this rom, several programs were installed without my permission, many with indication of virus ...

batata2323 said:
After installing this rom, several programs were installed without my permission, many with indication of virus ...
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Which ROM? 20170908 or 20170526?

Thanks for the rom my son has problems of malware and publicity on a fresh install whith 20170526.
I will try the 20170908 (installed whith flash tool, need to Set Download-Agent to MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin because of a previously error 6012 (BROM ERROR: S_SECURITY_SF_CODE_COMMAND_FORBIDDEN (6012), MSP ERROR CODE: 0X00

Unfortunaly after a few week same problem, lot of crapp application installed
joom
aliexpress
once
and ads how appear in full screen or only on bottom..
Maybe my son instal by errors one of them because, popup suddenly appaer whith only 'install" button but she use the phone no more than 10 hours since december..
any advice to remove/check the rom ?

imei lost
obradovicsrdjan said:
Menaged to restore IMEI. Engineering mode doesn't work because there is no CDS settimg. SN writer also not working because of mentioned files missing.
At the end I had to root device, install mobile uncle apk and another tool within mobile uncla app and write it from there.
Sent from my A7 using Tapatalk
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Hi,
I´ve lost my imei in the phone and I don´t find a solution how to get it back.
How can I write it back into the phone by using mobile uncle ?

totorourou said:
Unfortunaly after a few week same problem, lot of crapp application installed
joom
aliexpress
once
and ads how appear in full screen or only on bottom..
Maybe my son instal by errors one of them because, popup suddenly appaer whith only 'install" button but she use the phone no more than 10 hours since december..
any advice to remove/check the rom ?
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same problem, very iritating. i rooted and deleted all thar junk so we shall se if it worked in the next days.
Sent from my A7 using Tapatalk

obradovicsrdjan said:
same problem, very iritating. i rooted and deleted all thar junk so we shall se if it worked in the next days.
Sent from my A7 using Tapatalk
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seem like it worked, no harmfull app notification, no sudden battery drain, works well. although still having problems with proximity and light sensors, they don't work all the time. anyone with a solution?
Sent from my A7 using Tapatalk

obradovicsrdjan said:
seem like it worked, no harmfull app notification, no sudden battery drain, works well. although still having problems with proximity and light sensors, they don't work all the time. anyone with a solution?
Sent from my A7 using Tapatalk
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Hi,
My father have the same phone, and the same issues. I plan to flash the stock ROM and root it.
Which apps have you removed (pretty important, cause I can access to the phone just for some days, when I visit him) ?
And how ? Something like root uninstaller can do the trick ?
Thanks a lot

First you have to flash ROM.
NOTICE:
1.before connecting phone to PS always remove battery
2.Doing "Firmware upgrade" will not work, "Download only" also not working. Do "Format all". This will erase your IMEI, but after flashing and rooting you can install Chamelephon from Play Store and write your IMEI.
I did it with:
ROM：
https://mega.nz/#!NPg1HCCB!mUNgc-hLdwF1V-2XDw71iB1Shb201v2yc2JkK4LWezE
Tool:
https://mega.nz/#!hHh2EDbZ!kH8VzxAs5dcEwrBTjm9RhWYbtmxDqXBQUT8a88JvXbE
Steps:
https://mega.nz/#!IGoihDKL!2RHmGeSuHIg4UQvJbPyYV3IzyoRvxUj11fVZMBq2Egk
There are rooting instructions for rooting with TWRP through Recovery mode, in Power point on this Forum but can't find it right now. After rooting install Unninstall app from Play Store and it would suggest what apps you could unninstall. As i remember there are apps like Medias and com.android.com.service, and so. You should even delete it in file manager if located.
AND VERY IMPORTANT, if you ever try to sign in vit another Google account, or new account to your device, medias will emerge again, so you need to erase it again. It seems that it is a bug that appears with signing in to Google.

obradovicsrdjan said:
First you have to flash ROM.
NOTICE:
1.before connecting phone to PS always remove battery
2.Doing "Firmware upgrade" will not work, "Download only" also not working. Do "Format all". This will erase your IMEI, but after flashing and rooting you can install Chamelephon from Play Store and write your IMEI.
I did it with:
ROM：
https://mega.nz/#!NPg1HCCB!mUNgc-hLdwF1V-2XDw71iB1Shb201v2yc2JkK4LWezE
Tool:
https://mega.nz/#!hHh2EDbZ!kH8VzxAs5dcEwrBTjm9RhWYbtmxDqXBQUT8a88JvXbE
Steps:
https://mega.nz/#!IGoihDKL!2RHmGeSuHIg4UQvJbPyYV3IzyoRvxUj11fVZMBq2Egk
There are rooting instructions for rooting with TWRP through Recovery mode, in Power point on this Forum but can't find it right now. After rooting install Unninstall app from Play Store and it would suggest what apps you could unninstall. As i remember there are apps like Medias and com.android.com.service, and so. You should even delete it in file manager if located.
AND VERY IMPORTANT, if you ever try to sign in vit another Google account, or new account to your device, medias will emerge again, so you need to erase it again. It seems that it is a bug that appears with signing in to Google.
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Thanks a lot for your time
What exactly do you mean by :
before connecting to PS (<= is for SP Flash Tool ?) always remove the battery (it's seem also unclear in the ppt, at a certain point, it's said to turn off the phone, then connect it for doing things with SP Flash Tool, then turn on by pressing Volume Up and Power Buttons. Is it right than we have to do it with the phone off ? And without battery like you suggest or we just remove the battery for a complet reset, and put it back when connecting to SP flash Tool, or let it remove when using SP ?)
com.android.service seems effectively a part of the problems, it appears in android warning message he receives. It could be usefull to create a list of apps than could safely be remove, for fixing the adware issues, I will do it, but I certainly not doing it before some weeks, I don't have the phone right now.
Thanks for the IEMI trick, I didn't know than an IEMI could be delete so easily.

FR4YEUR said:
What exactly do you mean by :
before connecting to PS ...
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It is a typing mistake, I ment PC. When connecting phone to the PC with USB you need to remove the battery first (it doesn's say so in the instructions), because if the battery is inside the phone will start charging and connecting to PC like external drive and na Flash can't be performed. When formating and flashing with SP tool is done, than you can disconnect from PC, insert battery, and Root with instructions below through Recovery mode.
Here are a Root instructions
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NJcDBkLk8zMwyv2BTqRjn2NB_ZOWKjP1fRpSVr44Oxk/edit#slide=id.p
This adds popup, and background ram eating processes are a common problem with cheap smartphones from alixpress. There are several "cleaned" ROM-s from PDA developers for Gretel A7, but I didn't want to risk because the phone is now working fine, no bugs etc. Only thing that is pain in the ... is a proximity sensor that doesn't work, and it seems to be a hardware issue, so i need to manually turn off screen after answering the call.

cannot use adb to solve continuous reboot - device offline

I have oneplus one came from chineese retailer already rooted and with adware. always meant to reflash with straight CM or with a version of AOSP, but ended up use adb (which I have for development, though I am NOT experienced in using adb, flashing rom or what ever only programming) to disable a number of apps and it seemed to be stable.
More recently I had a phone crash following the crash of an app that I think is the CM app launcher, something begining with t, trebuchet?, i dont recall. Since then the phone keeps rebooting and I cannot seems to use adb, the device is either not present or offline.
I can boot to cyanogen recovery which offers:
- reboot system now
- apply update
- apply from adb
- choose from internal storage
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- wipe media
If I select apply from adb then the device is nolonger offline but in sideline mode, but I don't think this is what I want.
I never liked CM and I had always thought that I might try to flash with a version of AOSP if possible and I wondered if now was the time. I thought TWRP might be useful for this and the first step to installing this was:
C:\...\Downloads>adb reboot bootloader
but I get
error: closed
I briefly see the debugging notification before the phone reboots but in adb it is always not present or offline.
How do I get to the point of either solving my repeating reboot at least or preferably installing a version of AOSP that would be compatible with OnePlus One, preferably without destrying data. I think the data is in a different partition or something but I have forgotten the little I learnt about this a few years ago.
I would be so grateful of some help and learning, right now to all intents and purposes I have a nice looking brick.

hardya said:
I have oneplus one came from chineese retailer already rooted and with adware. always meant to reflash with straight CM or with a version of AOSP, but ended up use adb (which I have for development, though I am NOT experienced in using adb, flashing rom or what ever only programming) to disable a number of apps and it seemed to be stable.
More recently I had a phone crash following the crash of an app that I think is the CM app launcher, something begining with t, trebuchet?, i dont recall. Since then the phone keeps rebooting and I cannot seems to use adb, the device is either not present or offline.
I can boot to cyanogen recovery which offers:
- reboot system now
- apply update
- apply from adb
- choose from internal storage
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- wipe media
If I select apply from adb then the device is nolonger offline but in sideline mode, but I don't think this is what I want.
I never liked CM and I had always thought that I might try to flash with a version of AOSP if possible and I wondered if now was the time. I thought TWRP might be useful for this and the first step to installing this was:
C:\...\Downloads>adb reboot bootloader
but I get
error: closed
I briefly see the debugging notification before the phone reboots but in adb it is always not present or offline.
How do I get to the point of either solving my repeating reboot at least or preferably installing a version of AOSP that would be compatible with OnePlus One, preferably without destrying data. I think the data is in a different partition or something but I have forgotten the little I learnt about this a few years ago.
I would be so grateful of some help and learning, right now to all intents and purposes I have a nice looking brick.
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Did you try factory reset?

Thank you so much for your the suggestion, I appreciate it.
Not yet I haven't. I'm not familiar with the CM Recovery Software and the option is entitled "wipe data/factory reset". Do you happen to know if this means bother or either and if selecting this explains more and gives options before proceeding. Key is I want to avoid wiping data if possible because while most is sync'd offline some is recent and not or not for particular reasons.
If there's a choice then will "factory reset" leave personal data alone? Do you know, will the factory reset likely be to version/adaptation of CM put on by rooting retailer PLUS anoying/mal/ad/ware apps put on by rooting retailer.
If this is my only option then I will go ahead and do it and take the hit.
If following this, it is possible to install a stable Android 7.n.n AOSP only that will support the hardware and leave data intact (ONLY LEAVE DATA IF POSSIBLE) I would be very grateful for a clear and complete script to achieve this. I was a professional developer for 20 years, now semi-retired, so I know what I know and what I don't know in terms of foundational knowledge, taking care etc etc, but I am very inexperienced in flashing phones and using ADB except the fact the eclipse/android studio uses it.
I used a windows script to install fastboot if that is any help (though the script did show some errors it still said "All Done!" at the end. Tried to C&P the errors but failed). I can also try to install TWRP (or what ever) if that's any help.
Many thanks would really appreciate your help in my getting my OnePlus One working and stable again.
Andrew.

hardya said:
Thank you so much for your the suggestion, I appreciate it.
Not yet I haven't. I'm not familiar with the CM Recovery Software and the option is entitled "wipe data/factory reset". Do you happen to know if this means bother or either and if selecting this explains more and gives options before proceeding. Key is I want to avoid wiping data if possible because while most is sync'd offline some is recent and not or not for particular reasons.
If there's a choice then will "factory reset" leave personal data alone? Do you know, will the factory reset likely be to version/adaptation of CM put on by rooting retailer PLUS anoying/mal/ad/ware apps put on by rooting retailer.
If this is my only option then I will go ahead and do it and take the hit.
If following this, it is possible to install a stable Android 7.n.n AOSP only that will support the hardware and leave data intact (ONLY LEAVE DATA IF POSSIBLE) I would be very grateful for a clear and complete script to achieve this. I was a professional developer for 20 years, now semi-retired, so I know what I know and what I don't know in terms of foundational knowledge, taking care etc etc, but I am very inexperienced in flashing phones and using ADB except the fact the eclipse/android studio uses it.
I used a windows script to install fastboot if that is any help (though the script did show some errors it still said "All Done!" at the end. Tried to C&P the errors but failed). I can also try to install TWRP (or what ever) if that's any help.
Many thanks would really appreciate your help in my getting my OnePlus One working and stable again.
Andrew.
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Okay,since you want to flash Aosp N,leave that factory reset thing.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632
This thread should be enough atm.Everything has been explained,and it's just simple copy paste,so,even if you're unfamiliar with adb,you should be able to do just fine.
Just follow,install adb/fastboot drivers,unlock bootloader,and flash twrp.
Now,unlocking bootloader will format internal storage,which means everything....but,a simple adb command should be able to back everything up into your pc.
Ensure your adb/fastboot drivers are already installed,and using adb devices in cmd shows your connected device id,before below process!
adb backup -apk -shared -all -f C:\Users\NAME\backup.ab
Where "NAME" is the name of your Windows user name.
On the device, a new screen should appear. If you want to encrypt the backup, enter a password -- otherwise, tap Back up my data. The backup will begin, and you'll find the backup file in the folder declared in the backup command.
Depending on how much data your device holds, this process can take quite some time.
The restoration process is simple. Connect the device to be restored and (from the same location you issued the backup command) enter the command:
adb restore C:\Users\NAME\backup.ab
Where NAME is the name of the same Windows user from the backup process.
Again, depending on how much data is on the backup, the restore process can take some time.
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When you're done doing all of this,just follow any rom's thread instructions to flash that rom.
Btw,you're on Cos13.1.x,yes?

So sorry for not replying to say thank you sooner, I have been busy with family issues.
Thank you so much for your response, I really appreciate it. I shall take a look at this soon and try to get regular android N on the phone soon. Thank you.

I'm just starting to read and work through this. Just to clarify, re my original post, is the fact that my phone is continually rebooting and that adb shows the device as offline a problem? Will I still be able to use adb to backup the phone contents? Do I need any special understanding to do that?

I finally came back to this and flashed a new rom carbon rom. I only noticed afterwards that there is very little support for this rom and I've had some issues.
If you think the issues are in some way generic and you have come accross them before you may have some ideas:
- there is no built in task manager and third party ones do not seem to cover the apps I am interested in. Any ideas why there is no built in task manager anymore like there used to be and how one might be able to turn it back on?
- the camera does not work and the open camera I installed instead has some image faults (or misunderstood feature). Big line down the middle of the image.
Any ideas.

Question Getting past gesture pattern

So long story short. Dumbass me decided to change my swipe pattern on my Samsung S22 Ultra while jetlagged on holiday. I usually use my fingerprint and seems every 72 hours one would need to confirm with the swipe pattern. So no I'm locked out and having to wait 2 days for the next retry. I don't want to reset as I have a ton of photos on it I've not yet backed up and will probably end in divorce if I loose them.
Things I've tried:
1. Swearing, blaming my own stupidity while promising the miss I will get the photos back.
2. Tried to install TWRP via ODIN3 so that I can remove the gesture.key via the file manager that should let me log in again.
Got blocked my OEM during bootloader
Still blocked even after trying the two butting plug plugging in the cable, then pressing up to enable oem
3. Tried loading TWRP via ADB
Kept on saying invalid signature.
4. Tried via Fasboot to load TWRP but I can not seem to boot my phone into fastboot.
5. Tried to inall AROMA Filemanager (0.2 after compling it)
Got the same error in adb with signature not correct.
6. All the "apps" out there is just a money grab that ends up wiping your phone .
7. Also found strange tutorials where you have to enter a ton of USSD codes to "unlock your phone, but I'm sure this is a scam somehow.
Things want to try, but probably will be blocked somewhere along the line:
1. Try writing a script to remove the gesture.key
Zip the script via Zipme / Flashable zip creator (have not worked with these before)
Loading the script with adb sideload (since sideload is the only option (all other adb commands is blocked))
If this does not work try making the script into a rom (Not even sure if this is possible)
Load the rom and hopefully it will run to delete the gesture.key file
When all else fails:
Start looking for a good divorce lawyer.
Any assistance would really be helpful. I've been on this for about 48 straight now and I'm starting to make stupid mistakes. Also sorry for duplicate posting.

If you are syncing your photos to Onedrive using Gallery, to Samsung Cloud, or to Google Photos, then those images are backed up. They will resync after resetting the phone.