I successfully rooted and flashed ROM on my phone (Skyraider then Inc Re-Engineered). Problem I'm having, when I copy any downloaded ROM and/or KERNEL from my PC to SD Card, I can not find the file(s) on my phone! Yet they're there when viewing via my PC.
Is there something I'm missing in the process? I've repeatedly read 'How to flash ROM/KERNEL' thread but can't figure out what is wrong.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Phone is fully operational. I want to try other ROMS and KERNELS
Thanks in advance,
V
Try flashing manually and see if you can view them through CW
Hope this helps
Thanks for the reply. I haven't a problem flashing thru CW. Problem is, CW doesn't have ROMs and KERNELS I want to try. I'm going to manually delete the device from my Device Manager (PC) and try reloading/reinstalling drivers.
V
Still not working properly...
No good!
For some reason or another, the driver installed reads 'Android ADB Composite Interface'. Is this something everyone is getting?
If I remember correctly, when I first rooted my Inc Droid, the device was listed in Windows Explorer (hence I was able to add/copy a ROM to the SD Card). It only lists it as a 'Removable Drive' therefore I can copy, but can't see it via Root Explorer on the phone.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
V
Make sure you are putting them onto SD by creating a new folder on PC, put the files in it, drag and drop to SD. Name folder something you'll recognize, use astro to find it on device.
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vac357 said:
Thanks for the reply. I haven't a problem flashing thru CW. Problem is, CW doesn't have ROMs and KERNELS I want to try. I'm going to manually delete the device from my Device Manager (PC) and try reloading/reinstalling drivers.
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I am now confused by your question. Are you confusing Clockwork and Rom Manager as the same thing? And if you mount the USB storage through CW (Recovery) it should simply load up your SD, I'm almost sure you don't need drivers but someone correct me if I am wrong.
refthemc ... sorry for the confusion/lack of clarity
smtom ... Thanks! your suggestion/tip worked!!!!
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I can successfully install Roms thats I download through Rom Manager, but for some reason I cannot install Roms that I download online, put in my SD card and try to flash through Clockworkmod. The downloaded files are in .zip for and I choose to install zip from SD. When I select it, the screen shows that it is installing but takes only a second and doesnt flash successfully. I dont get any errors but for some reason the Rom just doesnt install. If anyone has had this issue or could help it would be much appreciated, thanks.
nevermind, i figured it out. for some reason the files would only work when i compressed them again. its weird but im glad i got it to work
rickyb0127 said:
I can successfully install Roms thats I download through Rom Manager, but for some reason I cannot install Roms that I download online, put in my SD card and try to flash through Clockworkmod. The downloaded files are in .zip for and I choose to install zip from SD. When I select it, the screen shows that it is installing but takes only a second and doesnt flash successfully. I dont get any errors but for some reason the Rom just doesnt install. If anyone has had this issue or could help it would be much appreciated, thanks.
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change the setting on your mac (i know you did not say it was a mac but since this exact thing happened to me i know it must be one) to not "open safe files after downloading" in the preferences - general tab. that way you will not have to zip files again since they get unzipped on downloading.
I am trying to wipe my virtual SD card on my LTE Galaxy Nexus and it is acting weird.
If I do a factory reset via the settings on the phone, it says it erases all of the files on the SD card. When I hook the phone up to my computer and view the files in explorer, it shows a stock directory structure and root. However, if I try and copy over a file that existed on the SD card before formatting, it says the file is already there and asks me if I want to replace it. If I view the SD card in root explorer, it shows all of the old folders and files, even though they dont show up in windows explorer. Also, if I boot into Clockwork and choose a .zip to flash, it shows all of the old folders and files as well.
I have tried using the super wipe lite script that comes with Android revolution. I have also factory reset the phone a few times via the settings. I previously had Android Revolution installed and I am currently running GummyNex 0.4.2.
No matter what I do, I cannot for the life of me get the SD card to truly reformat.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there an ADB command I can do to reformat it?
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I am trying to wipe my virtual SD card on my LTE Galaxy Nexus and it is acting weird.
If I do a factory reset via the settings on the phone, it says it erases all of the files on the SD card. When I hook the phone up to my computer and view the files in explorer, it shows a stock directory structure and root. However, if I try and copy over a file that existed on the SD card before formatting, it says the file is already there and asks me if I want to replace it. If I view the SD card in root explorer, it shows all of the old folders and files, even though they dont show up in windows explorer. Also, if I boot into Clockwork and choose a .zip to flash, it shows all of the old folders and files as well.
I have tried using the super wipe lite script that comes with Android revolution. I have also factory reset the phone a few times via the settings. I previously had Android Revolution installed and I am currently running GummyNex 0.4.2.
No matter what I do, I cannot for the life of me get the SD card to truly reformat.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there an ADB command I can do to reformat it?
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Try formatting with cwm recovery. Reboot into recovery, go to mounts and storage, and select format sdcard
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There is not an option in CWM to format the SD card
oRAirwolf said:
There is not an option in CWM to format the SD card
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Sorry, I meant format system
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20999408#post20999408
There isn't any "SD Card" partition.
EDIT: Format /data cannot be done in adb, if you really want to do so just make a CWMR flashable zip with
Code:
format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/userdata", "0");
in the updater-script.
I'm sorry man, I really appreciate the help but my Google-fu has failed me. Is there a template or something I can create the script from?
bumping this... same issue and its driving me crazy. i can't see any of my files unless i use a file explorer (or if i'm in recovery)
mendy817 said:
bumping this... same issue and its driving me crazy. i can't see any of my files unless i use a file explorer (or if i'm in recovery)
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If you are having an issue finding your files from your PC it's due to the way Android exposes your "internal sdcard" via MTP. Download an app from the Market called SDrescan which will force the media services on your phone to re-index your files on the phone. Then they will show up on your PC.
thanks, but i've already tried that. it just sits on "scanning" for literally hours (i left it up overnight once just to make sure). any other advice?
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I'm sorry man, I really appreciate the help but my Google-fu has failed me. Is there a template or something I can create the script from?
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I do not recommend doing this indeed. To be failsafe just delete everything in the /sdcard folder with an explorer app.
I use
fastboot /w
To do a full wipe. This will wipe /sdcard.
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mendy817 said:
thanks, but i've already tried that. it just sits on "scanning" for literally hours (i left it up overnight once just to make sure). any other advice?
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Are you on a ROM and/or modified kernel? If you are using Franco's kernel he has made modifications to how the "sdcard" works.
silow said:
Are you on a ROM and/or modified kernel? If you are using Franco's kernel he has made modifications to how the "sdcard" works.
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yeah, i'm on the latest CND and using franco's latest too... but i've flashed other kernals and had the same problem (but are you saying this might have started the first time i flashed a franco kernal?)
anyway to fix it that you know of?
I've been searching since yesterday since and have yet to see this issue. I flashed a ROM yesterday and now I can't copy to SD or internal. I don't even remember which ROM caused it I restored my backup before that happened and still can't copy. I can download a ROM on the phone and install it I just can't copy anything when connected to a PC. I've tried on Win7 and Win8 with no luck. I've formatted SD, tried a different cable, uninstalled/re-installed drivers and USB debugging is selected. I can copy from the phone to the computer but not from computer to phone. The only thing I can think of is flash back to stock and re-root and see if that fixes it.
This is the error I get when attempting to copy
The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected
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or you can also try different usb ports and if that doesn't work try running all the same troubleshooting steps on a different pc and see if there's any difference.
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Try using the drivers from my signature on your Win7 machine.
Thanks for the suggestions :highfive:
I seem to have fixed it. I used the Samsung Galaxy S3 toolkit (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682)
and just did the root option (even though it was rooted already) and after that I was able to copy again There are still a couple of ROM zip files I couldn't copy so I am assuming that the files may be corrupted or something. I haven't been able to re-download them again to test out that theory though.
Ok, so I went to do a backup today and got an error and noticed not enough space to backup. I plugged it into my PC and it showed that I only had 1.5 gb of free space out of a possible 13.3 gb. So I started looking for a folder/file that was taking up room on the "sd card" and could not find anything out of the ordinary. So I downloaded an app from the play store called storage analyzer and it is showing 6.4 gb of free space in storage/emulated/0. Is there something I am missing with this? All my other phones had a physical SD card and I could just clean it up if I had issues. I am a bit nervous formatting the SD card on my GN so can someone shed some light on why there would be such a discrepancy between what my PC, Recovery, and an analyzer app would see or the best way to format/clean my SD card. Any tips/help/advice will be greatly appreciated.
The same problem i had a while ago. The thing is that your data that is missing is in /sdcard/emulated/ (my recovery was only doing backups there) and your phone while booted reads only /sdcard/emulated/0 . At least that was my problem. Try reflashing the whole phone again. That means backup of sdcard reflashing to newest recovery, wipe all including sdcard and install from sideload whatever rom you want.
It did the trick for me.
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KekeJr said:
The same problem i had a while ago. The thing is that your data that is missing is in /sdcard/emulated/ (my recovery was only doing backups there) and your phone while booted reads only /sdcard/emulated/0 . At least that was my problem. Try reflashing the whole phone again. That means backup of sdcard reflashing to newest recovery, wipe all including sdcard and install from sideload whatever rom you want.
It did the trick for me.
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Thank you for the reply, glad to know that I am not crazy or alone. :silly:
I may give this a try soon, I would like to give some of the 4.4 roms a try but want to get my storage lined out before I try one.
ThePhantom97 said:
Thank you for the reply, glad to know that I am not crazy or alone. :silly:
I may give this a try soon, I would like to give some of the 4.4 roms a try but want to get my storage lined out before I try one.
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Alright, more help needed. Damn its been too long since I have used ADB and I am using an new laptop so bear with me. Also I have searched for several hours on this and just not coming up with a solution. Ok, I managed to get TWRP v. 2.6.3.2 installed on my GN via fastboot. And my goal is to format/wipe my SD card and sideload a 4.4.2 rom. I have a good understanding of the process and have found several videos on the subject. Now here is where my problems begin. First off I have Android SDK installed and have the google drivers installed and I have downloaded the drivers from Samsung again on this laptop. I have backed up my SD card and am ready to begin, but I wanted to verify I could open sideload in TWRP and now the frustrations start. When I try to open sideload under "Advanced" I get the following text:
"Updating partition details...
Starting ADB sideload feature..."
And nothing else happens, even after waiting several minutes, and this happened on v. 2.6.3.1 and that is why I updated to the newest version of TWRP. I have a feeling it has something to do with the drivers but I have not figured out which drivers are needed with TRWP. Is it the Samsung drivers or the Google drivers from SDK. I have unistalled the drivers via Device Manager and let windows install the drivers automatically, and I have uninstalled and re-installed manually using the Google USB drivers. So if anyone has ran into this or knows how to assist me I would greatly appreciate the help. Also keep in mind that I am not a complete noob when it comes to my android phones, but I am a bit out of practice. I am just having some issues locating an answer via these forums and many other searches.
Also, if I format my SD card would it be possible to push a rom to my phone via ADB? I am willing to try an alternate method just want to be able to install a 4.4 rom after formatting my SD card. Anyway any assistance would be awesome at this point. Thanks for reading my long explanation.
One of the other issues was that when I started sideload in TWRP and then typed ADB devices in terminal no devices were present (why I thought could be a driver issue). However, for some weird reason beyond my understanding it is working fine today. I plugged in my phone to begin my trials again today and tada it works, I typed "adb devices" in terminal and now it shows up with a sideload status and I am able to sideload a rom. Sometimes I hate computers/electronics and I chose a career in them.
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One of the other issues was that when I started sideload in TWRP and then typed ADB devices in terminal no devices were present (why I thought could be a driver issue). However, for some weird reason beyond my understanding it is working fine today. I plugged in my phone to begin my trials again today and tada it works, I typed "adb devices" in terminal and now it shows up with a sideload status and I am able to sideload a rom. Sometimes I hate computers/electronics and I chose a career in them.
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Most probably you did not have the proper drivers for fastboot installed since i had the exact same problem on Win 8.1 x64 . Now i hope you got your phone fixed. Be just very careful when it comes to /factory partition as that one holds your IMEI and if you erase that only a backup will save you or some mobile service. I know i have to fix mine since i formatted that and did not do a backup before
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Most probably you did not have the proper drivers for fastboot installed since i had the exact same problem on Win 8.1 x64 . Now i hope you got your phone fixed. Be just very careful when it comes to /factory partition as that one holds your IMEI and if you erase that only a backup will save you or some mobile service. I know i have to fix mine since i formatted that and did not do a backup before
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I know what you mean, I am so nervous when it comes to erasing/deleting/formatting with all the that is why I spend a lot of time reading up and researching and hitting up the folks here at XDA before I commit to something. I have been addicted to android and flashing all the cool roms uploaded by all the great devs around here. I would not know how I would spend my time if this place wasn't here...lol. But yes, I was able to wipe/format my internal SD card and side load a rom and get most of my storage space back. I have came to the conclusion that the actual rom takes up some of the internal storage because after formatting the internal storage and flashed a rom and gapps there was 1.5gb used. I did not move a single file into the storage, but there was still that much used.
Hello,
I decided to root the Mrs Kindle Fire 1st gen, all good so far! I was able to root it, add TWRP, FFF a ROM and gapps.
however, my question is: Can I copy files to it by connecting it to a PC? Before with the stock OS, it would show up on windows explorer and could copy/paste files to it. Now, even though it does load the driver and appears as "Android ADB interface", does not map a letter to it.
Not worry much, since I can use "ES file explorer" for network shares, but would be nice for big files.
Anyone?
settings>storage>menu(top right 3 dots)
try different option
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I do all my file transfers in twrp. Mount the device and it shows as a USB drive. Note: release the USB drive before unmounting the device.
hmm, I tried all 3 options, the only one that works is the Camera (PTP) mode. UMS might work as well if it had a SD card slot perhaps.
Nevertheless, MTP options does not work.
For TWRP, I need to reboot on it, correct?
Thanks!
not exactly, twrp connects without rom, but likely its a drivers issue anyways
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hmm, I tried all 3 options, the only one that works is the Camera (PTP) mode. UMS might work as well if it had a SD card slot perhaps.
Nevertheless, MTP options does not work.
For TWRP, I need to reboot on it, correct?
Thanks!
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Yes, to use twrp you must reboot the device. Yes, Windows drivers are a mess for other than stock Kindle. Using twrp is easier than getting the drivers to load correctly in Windows 8.1.
Solved.
Rebooting on TWRP and mounting it did the trick. Not first choice but it works fine.
Thank you for the tips.