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ok, guys... something is totally effed up with my evo. i was trying to reroot after doing a factory reset, but now all it does is reboot from the "htc evo 4g" screen constantly. it won't even bring up sprint's 4g boot screen...
please help!
nothing?? =/
trying to do a factory reset through the android os? I dont think that takes away root. But in any case, can you still manage to get into recovery? If so you could do a nandroid restore, or flash a new rom
elegantai said:
trying to do a factory reset through the android os? I dont think that takes away root. But in any case, can you still manage to get into recovery? If so you could do a nandroid restore, or flash a new rom
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it's weird. i tried that. it's still loops. i tried to do a nandroid restore as well, no success. i flashed dc 3.2.3 (what i was on previously) with no success.
it just loops with the htc evo 4g logo screen and then powers off and then repeats. i even tried a different microsd card, but again, no success.
Have you tried wiping cache, or even full data/cache/dalvik and then flashing a rom?
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Have you tried wiping cache, or even full data/cache/dalvik and then flashing a rom?
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i'm on my 5th attempt right now...
aaaand... nope, no success.
So all you did is do a factory reset from the settings and it started boot looping? Is your recovery method up to date (if clockwork)
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So all you did is do a factory reset from the settings and it started boot looping? Is your recovery method up to date (if clockwork)
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yea, i wanted to reroot it and apply a new rom. i use amon ra recovery. it was up-to-date, from what i understand.
Well crap! The only thing I can recommend is to use the starting over guide, possibly trying to use a ruu to return it to stock and the try rerooting and flashing a new Rom
Just so I can sleep comfortably tonight, you were just rerooting for fun? Because you know you don't have to reroot to flash a new Rom correct?
elegantai said:
Well crap! The only thing I can recommend is to use the starting over guide, possibly trying to use a ruu to return it to stock and the try rerooting and flashing a new Rom
Just so I can sleep comfortably tonight, you were just rerooting for fun? Because you know you don't have to reroot to flash a new Rom correct?
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trying to use a ruu would work, if i could only boot up, which i can't =/
and yea, i wanted to get a better feel for rooting. i know i don't have to reroot, i just wanted to wipe everything and start fresh, you know, wipe the slate clean. i'm trying the recovery-windows.bat batch file now. worst scenario, i'll go to sprint tomorrow and try to get a replacement.
still, thanks for the help man!
Hmm, do you think there is a possibility you could have used the wrong image when you were trying to reroot? Or if you didn't get that far, starting at toast part 2 might get you out of the loop.
I'm sure you'll get it though!
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Hmm, do you think there is a possibility you could have used the wrong image when you were trying to reroot? Or if you didn't get that far, starting at toast part 2 might get you out of the loop.
I'm sure you'll get it though!
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it's entirely possible i may have used the wrong image. i'm trying to see what this batch file will do, though it's been hung for quite some time. i tried doing toast's part 2, i got the error that the sdcard folder doesn't exist... when it was already mounted lol.. something funky is going on.
thanks i hope so...
having the same problem tried to go back to stock so i could exchange the phone. now i am stuck with the reboot loop also. if anyone figures out what to do would really love the help.
i let the recover-windows.bat batch file run overnight and it seems to be stuck at this spot:
C:\Android SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools\evo-recovery>adb-windows.exe shell nohu
p /sbin/recovery
nohup: appending output to nohup.out
i ran it while i was in recovery, and the recovery menu is weird, switching between the main menu and sub menus if i use the volume rocker to move up and down the selections... i think i'm going to go to the sprint store, act stupid, and try to get a replacement.
i bought mine at bestbuy so sprint wont look at it. until my 30 days is up with bestbuy. and cant get a replacement at bestbuy since they are out of stock. hopefully someone can fix this problem. because right now iam sol.
I have absolutely no idea what would cause this, I will try searching around to see if a similar problem was resolved. I just can't believe that it won't let you do anything from recovery. Have you guys tried a different Rom, maybe stock Rom before root? Clueless, I am hoping someone will chime in with something else to try.
Can you still remount the system as rw? Using the command: adb remount rw?
If so maybe try flashing the recovery, wiping, and then flash a stock rom?
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I have absolutely no idea what would cause this, I will try searching around to see if a similar problem was resolved. I just can't believe that it won't let you do anything from recovery. Have you guys tried a different Rom, maybe stock Rom before root? Clueless, I am hoping someone will chime in with something else to try.
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it's really weird. i can't get past initial boot. i went to the sprint store and they're out of stock, so i have to wait a few days
in the meantime, i'm going to try and continue to force my will onto my evo lol. this is heartbreaking...
do you know where i can find a stock rom unroot? like a zip file? maybe that'll work? i doubt it, but worth a shot.
Yea let me get the link. Will edit...
Here is a cache of the wiki, it has links for Stock rooted roms which I would give one of those a shot. I can only find the unrooted in an exe form. I am not sure but in the boot screen you could try fast boot usb and see if the exe would run that way but I am entirely unsure about that
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...iki&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
Also, did you see if your nand was still unlocked? And did you try reflashing recovery? Not sure, just throwing ideas out there!
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Yea let me get the link. Will edit...
Here is a cache of the wiki, it has links for Stock rooted roms which I would give one of those a shot. I can only find the unrooted in an exe form. I am not sure but in the boot screen you could try fast boot usb and see if the exe would run that way but I am entirely unsure about that
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...iki&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
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awesome! thanks!..
at this point, i'm willing to try any and all voodoo tricks as well to get my baby up and running. i'll update with what happens.
edit. no success still... i'm trying all versions of exe files.
Since you can boot into recovery, amon ra will let you mount your sdcard as a drive into windows where you can download the stock 1.47 RUU and copy it into the root of your sdcard. Once you do that, unmount via the recovery menu and wipe data/dalvik and then flash the ruu to try and get it to boot. You shouldn't need to boot fully to flash the ruu. Find the starting over post by whitslack to get the ruu.
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I have been rooted for a while now and had bakedsnack 1.4 installed for about 2 months now. Everything was stable until a few days ago when it started rebooting randomly then much more often so I decided it was to time to update...went for Ava v9. After reseting factory defaults, wiping cache, wiping dalvik, I installed the rom. Immediate infinite loop reboot, tried this rom 2 more times then the newest baked snack then the plain rooted stock. All are infinite reboot loops...I have wiped numerous times now and can't seem to find a problem, I have updated my radios and everything trying to fix this to no avail. I could really use some help...here is a catlog of my bootup and 2 of the infinite reboots after a clean install.
pastebin.com/jBub3Upf
Also using amon-ra recovery and my root is full nand unlock.
same thing is happening to me. plz help. ava v9 running both stock kernel and kings 10 cfs. plz help. plz. i have the exact same problem. plz. i am bagging you. plz.
plz.
dk
Have you guys tried running a stock PC36IMG? That is the first thing I would try if I was in your shoes.
link to file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791019
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Have you guys tried running a stock PC36IMG? That is the first thing I would try if I was in your shoes.
link to file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791019
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i have tried unrooting and rerooting, but not flashing a stock pc36img.zip. thanks for the link. megafileupload is wired do you mind sending me a mirror? i will post results. if that doesnt work, i am unrooting nd trying again. if that still doesnt work, i am bricked
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i have tried unrooting and rerooting, but not flashing a stock pc36img.zip. thanks for the link. megafileupload is wired do you mind sending me a mirror? i will post results. if that doesnt work, i am unrooting nd trying again. if that still doesnt work, i am bricked
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devs, i'm not sure you get how serious this problem is, and how badly it needs fixing. i reboot any time i open a network connection. for example, when i boot up, even before htc sense loads, i reboot. i cannot stay up for more than 15 seconds. i have forcefully deleted all apps that even remotely might require data, and still somehow, i sync to my voicemail. boot up, pull down lock, reboot, stuck. plz help me i want to be able to use my phone.
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i have tried unrooting and rerooting, but not flashing a stock pc36img.zip. thanks for the link. megafileupload is wired do you mind sending me a mirror? i will post results. if that doesnt work, i am unrooting nd trying again. if that still doesnt work, i am bricked
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Have you been able to get it downloaded? I just tried to dl it from megaupload again and it worked no prob.
Downloading it now, will try it out. Thanks!
download went fine. about to push and flash. wish me luck... i just want my evo back waaaaa
flashed it. first try, boot failed because of a pu fail. stuck in bootloader. tried agian, and worked fine. my phone is rebooting as we speak. lets see if it worked...
and the big question: should i stick with ava v9 or what other rom should i try? i have never tried fresh, and cyanogen is too unstable for me. i have pretty much only tried ava, omj, and cm. plz recommend the must tries etc. i'm not asking you to choose for me, just tell me what to try.
dk
SHOOT IT STILL WONT WORK! i booted just fine, and was able to set up just the google account. the second i hit finish for the google account only and it tried to sync contacts, reboot. please help me knowledgable people!
EDIT: once i rebooted, i dragged down unlock screen and BAM! reboot... sad me i just want my evo back
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flashed it. first try, boot failed because of a pu fail. stuck in bootloader. tried agian, and worked fine. my phone is rebooting as we speak. lets see if it worked...
and the big question: should i stick with ava v9 or what other rom should i try? i have never tried fresh, and cyanogen is too unstable for me. i have pretty much only tried ava, omj, and cm. plz recommend the must tries etc. i'm not asking you to choose for me, just tell me what to try.
dk
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I had the EXACT same problem as you. Was the PU fail next to the boot line during the update? If so, then I think you've got bad blocks in your boot partition and I hate to say it but you might not be able to flash any custom kernels anymore. Once I finally got mine booted, the only kernel that worked was a stock one. I was able to flash Fresh, but HAD to keep the kernel stock. I ended up calling Asurion and filed a claim. Got my new evo today and am having no issues.
SHOOT IT STILL WONT WORK! i booted just fine, and was able to set up just the google account. the second i hit finish for the google account only and it tried to sync contacts, reboot. please help me knowledgable people!
EDIT: once i rebooted, i dragged down unlock screen and BAM! reboot... sad me i just want my evo back
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That sucks man. Do what I did, file an insurance claim and get a new phone. They ship it out next day.
same problem I'm having:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808280
ok i think i finally have it. but now, what rom to use? please tell me. i might be going with the cm nightlies. but plz give your opinion. thanks for the stock pc...zip. tweetqit, thanks for letting me overrun your thread..ha
TO GET IT TO WORK, ONCE YOU ARE STUCK IN BOOTLOADER, JUST RE-UPDATE AND THE BAD BLOCKS WILL GO AWAY. OR AT LEAST THAT WORKED FOR ME.
Yup, failed for me the first time but worked the second. My phone was never the same after I went through that ordeal. No custom kernels worked, terribly sluggish performance, constant reboots. That's why I said f*ck it and had Asurion send me a new one.
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ok i think i finally have it. but now, what rom to use? please tell me. i might be going with the cm nightlies. but plz give your opinion. thanks for the stock pc...zip. tweetqit, thanks for letting me overrun your thread..ha
TO GET IT TO WORK, ONCE YOU ARE STUCK IN BOOTLOADER, JUST RE-UPDATE AND THE BAD BLOCKS WILL GO AWAY. OR AT LEAST THAT WORKED FOR ME.
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what'd you do? what exactly did it fix? everything?
On first try, boot: fail-PU. I guess this is a common problem? pretty lame. Will post after I try again.
Ok so now that, that failed..how do I try it again? when I reboot into recovery it just checks the PC36IMG.ZIP and dumps me back to the bootloader without asking me to install it...
I've done what I think dkdude36 did [install PC36IMG] and did get PU fail, and now i'm stuck in HBOOT/BOOTLOADER as expected. Now I only have the few options in bootloader and don't know what to do. I've rebooted and gotten the bootloops then wen't back into bootloader and it loads PC36IMG but it doesn't give me the option to update again. Am I supposed to do something in order for it to give me that option again? If so, what? As of now, I'm stuck and am bricked (hopefully not permanently).
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Ok so now that, that failed..how do I try it again? when I reboot into recovery it just checks the PC36IMG.ZIP and dumps me back to the bootloader without asking me to install it...
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what if we run:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
what will happen? will it prompt me to update with PC36IMG.zip as it did the first time?
Ok, so here is what I have done: I have already rooted my phone, etc, and have flashed some different roms on my phone, and have not had any problems until now. I recently tried the miui rom, but didn't like it.I just flashed the newest miui rom, and it was acting really weird, so I decided to go back to the virtuous rom which I had used before. For whatever reason, I am getting this error: E: can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (file exists), and the installation aborts. I did the wipe data deal, and I also tried to reinstall the miui rom. It says that installs fine, but it won't get past the htc incredible screen. Any suggestions? Also, I didn't want to try this and mess things up further, but can I restore a backup I had done when I had the virtuous rom installed, or do I have to have the rom already working properly? Kind of a noob question, I know.
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Ok, so here is what I have done: I have already rooted my phone, etc, and have flashed some different roms on my phone, and have not had any problems until now. I recently tried the miui rom, but didn't like it.I just flashed the newest miui rom, and it was acting really weird, so I decided to go back to the virtuous rom which I had used before. For whatever reason, I am getting this error: E: can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (file exists), and the installation aborts. I did the wipe data deal, and I also tried to reinstall the miui rom. It says that installs fine, but it won't get past the htc incredible screen. Any suggestions?
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Hmmm... Do you have any Nandroids from earlier roms? That'd be the easiest route.
If not, since you can't even get to a homescreen, you might try an RUU reset, but let's hope it won't come to that for now.
I get that too, but only when going into the menu for Dalvik Cache wiping, and it never actually gets in my way, it just pops up and then I can keep going on about my business.
1. yes you can restore the backup whether a rom is currently working or not
2. post questions in the correct forum
If you can't get a nandroid backup to work, you may have to RUU back to stock.
Here's the older one that will still let you use unrevoked after. Just rename this PB31IMG.zip, load up H-boot, follow the prompts, and be patient. Then run unrevoked when it finishes and install rom manager to restore your backup. If the backup still won't work, try a fresh install of virtuous.
Sorry
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1. yes you can restore the backup whether a rom is currently working or not
2. post questions in the correct forum
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My apologies, where should I have posted? And can I move the thread so it is in the correct place?
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My apologies, where should I have posted? And can I move the thread so it is in the correct place?
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Probably in the Q & A General Forum, but don't worry about it this time, just as long as it doesn't end up being a frequent thing.
But I don't know about being able to move the thread, I think that's a Moderator power.
Regarding your issue though, either use the RUU link posted above, or try Nandroid-ing back.
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I tried restoring a backup, and got cannot mount /data, along with the previous error... It changed my boot animation, but has not restored my phone. should I do this RUU back to stock? Sorry for not being very good at this, and I definitely appreciate the help.
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I tried restoring a backup, and got cannot mount /data, along with the previous error... It changed my boot animation, but has not restored my phone. should I do this RUU back to stock? Sorry for not being very good at this, and I definitely appreciate the help.
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It's cool.
Yes, you'll need it on the root of your SD-card (not in any folders), run it through hboot, and then you'll have to re-run the unrEVOked tool from your PC. I would also suggest running the S-Off tool afterwards, just to be safe. That has saved me once before.
Make sure you have at least 50% battery before you do the hboot flash. VERY IMPORTANT. If your phone dies or loses power while updating the radio files from the RUU, your phone is as good as bricked.
If you get stuck with the unrEVOked tool at waiting for root for more than fifteen minutes, post back here again and we'll continue from there.
EDIT: Actually, run the unrEVOked Forever S-Off tool through CWM recovery before doing this, as a pure precautionary measure.
I'm an idiot apparently
Well, I am really sorry guys, I won't ask any more questions on here. Apparently I am super stupid. I figured it out, I left out some info because it didn't even register as relevant, but it was the key apparently. So I just go a new sd card, and I formated it on my computer, and just dropped the zip files on there, and was trying to flash like that, and apparently the phone didn't like the new sd card, or it needed info off the old one, because once I put it back in and tried flashing from it, it works fine now. Sorry for bothering everyone, I am going to go sit in the corner in shame now.
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Well, I am really sorry guys, I won't ask any more questions on here. Apparently I am super stupid. I figured it out, I left out some info because it didn't even register as relevant, but it was the key apparently. So I just go a new sd card, and I formated it on my computer, and just dropped the zip files on there, and was trying to flash like that, and apparently the phone didn't like the new sd card, or it needed info off the old one, because once I put it back in and tried flashing from it, it works fine now. Sorry for bothering everyone, I am going to go sit in the corner in shame now.
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Hahaha! No worries, we all have our moments!
Glad you figured it out. Be sure to make a backup of your current rom on your new SD card right away haha.
Let me start by saying I've played in the rooting universe but I'm pretty much a noob. And my phone is my life line.
Anyway. I was running Caulkins 2 V.1.6 and had no issues but decided to flash an AOPK from for fun and play. After doing so I can do anything no Google apps nothing just the bare phone. I have finally gotten clockwork mod from manager installed along with the recovery. But when I try to flash caulkin back just to get my phone working again it takes me to an android boot loader and says installation aborted. And it seems as though my SD card isn't mounted but in the loader I can find it. I also do havi super user permissions. Any ideas. Thanks in advanced.
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Let me start by saying I've played in the rooting universe but I'm pretty much a noob. And my phone is my life line.
Anyway. I was running Caulkins 2 V.1.6 and had no issues but decided to flash an AOPK from for fun and play. After doing so I can do anything no Google apps nothing just the bare phone. I have finally gotten clockwork mod from manager installed along with the recovery. But when I try to flash caulkin back just to get my phone working again it takes me to an android boot loader and says installation aborted. And it seems as though my SD card isn't mounted but in the loader I can find it. I also do havi super user permissions. Any ideas. Thanks in advanced.
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Uhhh, this is the galaxy s3 forums.
SkidderE4GT said:
Let me start by saying I've played in the rooting universe but I'm pretty much a noob. And my phone is my life line.
Anyway. I was running Caulkins 2 V.1.6 and had no issues but decided to flash an AOPK from for fun and play. After doing so I can do anything no Google apps nothing just the bare phone. I have finally gotten clockwork mod from manager installed along with the recovery. But when I try to flash caulkin back just to get my phone working again it takes me to an android boot loader and says installation aborted. And it seems as though my SD card isn't mounted but in the loader I can find it. I also do havi super user permissions. Any ideas. Thanks in advanced.
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:banghead:..... wrong forum.
Sent from Pluto.
Hi all, iv only been flashing for a week (lol never thought id say that), anyway i thought id have a go at mildwild. I downloaded the file with my phone and then went into bootloader and flash cm7r2 and went back into recovery to wipe factory, cache, dalvik.
but when i went to install mildwild it wasnt there, i went into every folder but nothing so i went back into bootloader flashed stock hboot and back to recovery. 4ext said to wipe system caus its in safe mode so i did.......45 minutes later it hadnt passed the first part so i felt i had to battery pull.
Ithen went to restore my backup but again this never passed the first stage so i had to do another battery pull.
Luckily i had the zip folder from when i first downloaded it and that worked. Do you think im safe to try another rom or am i heading for a brick?
i have a new sd card ordered because i think its borked the phone doesn't recognise it sometimes, could this be my problem?
I have to say its really addictive and exciting trying different roms but at the same time its also very scary!!!!
Once you start you can't stop. It's glorious.
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Oooh，when i sent a new zip file from PC use 4EXT Mass storage to instead an old one, it seemed to never be rereaded, and when i flash it, i showed it was the old one.
OK so i didnt really get a reply i was hoping for so being a little impatient i decided to have another go.
I couldnt open the mildwild for some reason, i think it was because the file had a (2) at the end, i must have downloaded this before.
Could this be the reason 4ext said it was a bad file?
On the up side all the problems i had before are gone, everything restored perfectly. It seems to be when i change a hboot things seem to go a little weird.
------------------------------------------EDIT------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- changed it back to what it was originally called and it still says 'error installing (bad)'
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OK so i didnt really get a reply i was hoping for so being a little impatient i decided to have another go.
I couldnt open the mildwild for some reason, i think it was because the file had a (2) at the end, i must have downloaded this before.
Could this be the reason 4ext said it was a bad file?
On the up side all the problems i had before are gone, everything restored perfectly. It seems to be when i change a hboot things seem to go a little weird
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I have already written about problems with hboot. I recommend formatting all partitions (except sd card) from 4ext recovery before hboot change, and so after the change. Problem with file that's not opening is probably because the file is corrupted, so try to download it again.
Ok thanks for the reply. I will try it
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