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[Q]Bricked !? need assistance

i was trying to theme my phone, when i pushed it to the phone, it crashed, and got stuck in a boot loop... i then booted it into recovery, and flashed my old rom back, but now i'm stuck at the white screen with the htc logo, i can still get into the clockwork mod recovery...
my question is how do i get back into my rom?
i have tried to wipe everyting, and flash again, nothing...

if you flash a Rom that needs a ext2 partition, you have to make one on your SD.. Try to connect your sd to a PC and format it properly (better with linux or macos.. Win does no support ext2 partitions!!). Else, use a rom with old A2SD, NOT A2SD+, like LeeDroid.. it should reboot!! Then with Rom Manager format again your SD and flash any rom you like!
PS. remember: FULL WIPE!!! from Clockwork menu "mounts and storage", format ALL partitions except the "sdcard" one. I mean BOOT, SYSYEM, DATA, CACHE, and wipe Dalvik cache too.. Then reflash

jerrino77 said:
if you flash a Rom that needs a ext2 partition, you have to make one on your SD.. Try to connect your sd to a PC and format it properly (better with linux or macos.. Win does no support ext2 partitions!!). Else, use a rom with old A2SD, NOT A2SD+, like LeeDroid.. it should reboot!! Then with Rom Manager format again your SD and flash any rom you like!
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i did not chage the rom, i was on auraxsense, which has system RW, so i just pushed the framwork-res.apk but the phone crashed, and now it's stuck...
so i did have a ext3 partition, and it was working fine... so i guess it has something to do with the framework-res broke something?
and i will try formatting
edit: did not help formmating and then flashing...

yeah, maybe.. but system RW is not REAL rw.. it has a feature that you can use with some apps, but you still can't write to /system partition yet.. For your wills, you have to "cook" your ROM again, an app like themepro would help you.. I never try that, because i don't have many time to spend with it, but seems to work fine!! Download your rom, extract with Themepro the files you would like to modify, do your stuff, replace it then sign and repack it. it has to work.. i guess

jerrino77 said:
yeah, maybe.. but system RW is not REAL rw.. it has a feature that you can use with some apps, but you still can't write to /system partition yet.. For your wills, you have to "cook" your ROM again, an app like themepro would help you.. I never try that, because i don't have many time to spend with it, but seems to work fine!! Download your rom, extract with Themepro the files you would like to modify, do your stuff, replace it then sign and repack it. it has to work.. i guess
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well i used themepro, but when i then pushed it back, it tells you that you need to be in recovery, well i thought "whatever, i have R/W" but no i guess i have to flash a stock rru

try another rom..
did you try to push it again from recovery??
EDIT: you have to modify framevork-res, then repack with themepro, then flash the entire rom, not only the file..

jerrino77 said:
yeah, maybe.. but system RW is not REAL rw.. it has a feature that you can use with some apps, but you still can't write to /system partition yet.. For your wills, you have to "cook" your ROM again, an app like themepro would help you.. I never try that, because i don't have many time to spend with it, but seems to work fine!! Download your rom, extract with Themepro the files you would like to modify, do your stuff, replace it then sign and repack it. it has to work.. i guess
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jerrino77 said:
try another rom..
did you try to push it again from recovery??
EDIT: you have to modify framevork-res, then repack with themepro, then flash the entire rom, not only the file..
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first of all, it's not the rom
but i have flashed it like that before... only this time i didn't reboot it into the recovery well ill find an rru :/
DAMN THE RRU DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE the host is down...

Beaverman20 said:
first of all, it's not the rom
but i have flashed it like that before... only this time i didn't reboot it into the recovery well ill find an rru :/
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ok, but you may try another to exclude that is not the rom.. but it is possible that you have corrupted the original rom file, so it would help you to download it again, and in an EMPTY desire, reflash the new rom.. it helped me sometimes, i had flash a wrong rom (not for desire) and all my tries to reboot it did not work.. i have reformatted ALL partitions (boot, system, data,cache, sdcard, sd-ext) wiped dalvik, EVERYTHING, and with USB mount function of Clockwork put rom into SD and then.. BINGO.. hehehe..

jerrino77 said:
ok, but you may try another to exclude that is not the rom.. but it is possible that you have corrupted the original rom file, so it would help you to download it again, and in an EMPTY desire, reflash the new rom.. it helped me sometimes, i had flash a wrong rom (not for desire) and all my tries to reboot it did not work.. i have reformatted ALL partitions (boot, system, data,cache, sdcard, sd-ext) wiped dalvik, EVERYTHING, and with USB mount function of Clockwork put rom into SD and then.. BINGO.. hehehe..
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damn... hooray i just downloaded the same rom, and there you go, it worked my image on the sdcard was corrupt
so thx

[Q] please help - did i brick my phone using exploid method

I followed the “how to root the HTC My touch slide (exploid method) (updated 01.26.11)” to the letter. (theunlokr.com)
Everything worked well until I got into clockworkmod Recovery
I then wipe data/factory reset in recovery mode
Then I installed zip from sd card ( I select slidemeroot2.zip)
After going through the process I get an “installation aborted” message
E: Failure at line 64 symlink busybox SYSTEM:xbin/zcip
(something to that effect. I'm out of town til tomorrow to verify the exact error)
Im very frustrated and afraid I may have bricked the phone
I had to turn the phone off and am scared of turning it back on until I have a fix
Please help

can you get into clockwork recovery???yes you tried to flash the wrong file

xoombie503 said:
can you get into clockwork recovery???yes you tried to flash the wrong file
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Yeah i believe so.
After removing the battery last night i was able to get back into recovery i think
Will double check tomorrow when i get back home
What do you have in mind and how do i know the correct file to flash?
I'm just scared because it said during the method a few steps earlier: DO NOT REBOOT
I hope that i had past the stage where by rebooting it wont kill the phone

get a rom her http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924793 preferably the stock spresso 2.2 froyo update and flash trough recovery by choosing zip from sd card...formatting cache/wipe dat factory reset before hand/ and dalvik cache etc.see if it works

xoombie503 said:
get a rom her http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924793 preferably the stock spresso 2.2 froyo update and flash trough recovery by choosing zip from sd card...formatting cache/wipe dat factory reset before hand/ and dalvik cache etc.see if it works
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Thnks so much will do that first thing when i get back in town tomorrow..
By the way this is with the assumption that by plugging my phone onto my computer via usb it will recognize my phone as a drive correct??
o btw im a newby at this, so that i understand correctly, i need to once in recovery cache wipe, then data factory reset before flashing the new room i would download. What is Dalvik cache etc..... is that another option i will see once in recovery?

xoombie503 said:
get a rom her http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924793 preferably the stock spresso 2.2 froyo update and flash trough recovery by choosing zip from sd card...formatting cache/wipe dat factory reset before hand/ and dalvik cache etc.see if it works
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i tried it but no luck....
i did the wipe data/factory reset, i did wipe cache partition, then install zip from sd card, then choose zip from sd card, then picked haxspresso.zip i downloaded, then it says deleting files, then copying files, then i get E: can't symlink /system/xbin/su
E:failure at line 73: symlink /system/bin/su SYSTEM:xbin/su
installation aborted
Please help... im going crazy..
This is only my second rooting

pvalery00 said:
i tried it but no luck....
i did the wipe data/factory reset, i did wipe cache partition, then install zip from sd card, then choose zip from sd card, then picked haxspresso.zip i downloaded, then it says deleting files, then copying files, then i get E: can't symlink /system/xbin/su
E:failure at line 73: symlink /system/bin/su SYSTEM:xbin/su
installation aborted
Please help... im going crazy..
This is only my second rooting
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thats the kinda of stuff i saw when i had custom mtd partitions set up. that stuff happens as a result of not enough memory to write to. try flashing a custom cyanogenmod rom like cm6. they are almost half the size of any rom based off of stock

guitarist5122 said:
thats the kinda of stuff i saw when i had custom mtd partitions set up. that stuff happens as a result of not enough memory to write to. try flashing a custom cyanogenmod rom like cm6. they are almost half the size of any rom based off of stock
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interresting because the first part of this message is
"no app2sd partition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext.
data wipe complete"
I wonder if this has anything to do with it...
Please let me know

guitarist5122 said:
thats the kinda of stuff i saw when i had custom mtd partitions set up. that stuff happens as a result of not enough memory to write to. try flashing a custom cyanogenmod rom like cm6. they are almost half the size of any rom based off of stock
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you were so right!!!
i downloaded cmGinger 1.0_signed and flashed it and it worked
so what does this mean mtd partitions set up. Does this mean i can not get anyother rom or even the stock rom back in this fone??? how did u address it?

pvalery00 said:
you were so right!!!
i downloaded cmGinger 1.0_signed and flashed it and it worked
so what does this mean mtd partitions set up. Does this mean i can not get anyother rom or even the stock rom back in this fone??? how did u address it?
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There is a thread in the dev section on how to setup custom mtd partitions. Basically you just assign memory where you want it. If you want stock roms you should assign the normal mtd setup (given in mtd partitions thread). Oh, you'll need s-off though. There is a guide for that too in the dev section. Its actually sticked at the top. Glad i could help
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[Q] CM9 Flashing Error

I downloaded modpunk's CM9 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633198 with malvelc support version and have been trying to flash it but i keep getting error message (Status 7), i have re downloaded the zip more that 5 times to rule out the corruption issue and nothing. Any help will be appreciated.
I have the metro pcs version just incase some one wants to know.

Unzip whole file folder by folder.... See any file is broken or not... If broken replace it ... Rezip than flash...
Use 7zip..
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Everything unzipped fine, re zipping and re testing... Nothing still a Status 7 Error

What is the file name?
Sent from my bowl of jelly!

File name: cm-9.0.0-RC2-CRYPTOMILK-ALPHA7-marvelc.zip

Is 'status 7' the only thing that shows on the screen? Or some other stuff too? Please post it
Sent from my bowl of jelly!

To me it was perfect. I did the wipes before. I made these:
- format / system
- wipe data / factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- wipe Dalvik cache

vbhtt said:
Is 'status 7' the only thing that shows on the screen? Or some other stuff too? Please post it
Sent from my bowl of jelly!
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Well i'll have to wait until the wife gets back, it's her phone i'm trying to flash. I'll post everything exactly when she gets home.

Rammstein11 said:
To me it was perfect. I did the wipes before. I made these:
- format / system
- wipe data / factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- wipe Dalvik cache
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Does formatting the system erase the sd card or formats it? i don't want to loose whatever she has there.
I always do the last 3 you mentioned, and always have had no problems flashing a rom on my Optimus M.

Versatil2010 said:
Does formatting the system erase the sd card or formats it? i don't want to loose whatever she has there.
I always do the last 3 you mentioned, and always have had no problems flashing a rom on my Optimus M.
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no, with those not formatted wipe sd
but recommended format, saved in the pc photos, music and more, and then get back to

Ok i'll see how that goes.

Versatil2010 said:
Does formatting the system erase the sd card or formats it? i don't want to loose whatever she has there.
I always do the last 3 you mentioned, and always have had no problems flashing a rom on my Optimus M.
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Formatting system doesn't erase whats in memory card.
Formatting sd does.

sukhjit321 said:
Formatting system doesn't erase whats in memory card.
Formatting sd does.
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cool thx, ill will be trying again later on tonight since were really busy right now.

vbhtt said:
Is 'status 7' the only thing that shows on the screen? Or some other stuff too? Please post it
Sent from my bowl of jelly!
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Ok i re-tested with the old downloaded file..NOTHING, re downloaded again and tested...NOTHING. Did all the wipes necessary including System Format and nothing. Here goes the full error message:
Code:
Istalling update...
assert failed: getprop ("ro.product.device") == "marvelc" I I getprop ("ro.build.product") == "marvelc"
E: Error in /sdcard/cm-9.0.0-RC2-CRYPTOMILK-ALPHA7-marvelc.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

Alright i ran into this small but simple instruction and it worked so now im up and running. Thanks for everyone's help:
Code:
1- open the update-cm-9-20120423-nightly-p4wifi-signed.zip
2- open META-INF >com>google>android.
3- copy the updater-script to your desktop.
4- download notepad ++ from here http://notepad-plus-...oad/v6.1.2.html
5- after installing notepad ++ right click on updater-script that you previusly copy in your desktop and open with notepad ++
6- delete the first line
7- save it
8- delete the one from update-cm-9-20120423-nightly-p4wifi-signed.zip and copy the one from your desktop
9- close it and done

The first lines there are to check whether your device is really a marvelc, which it fails, because maybe your devices has different parameters. Therefore what you did is just to remove those lines and remove the verification.
Sent from my bowl of jelly!

vbhtt said:
The first lines there are to check whether your device is really a marvelc, which it fails, because maybe your devices has different parameters. Therefore what you did is just to remove those lines and remove the verification.
Sent from my bowl of jelly!
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Hey it worked though , now my wife's phone is way ahead of mine . Another thing is i didn't encounter any of the bugs that the post mentions.

[Q] Ext partition error. Unable to wipe data, install zips and restore backups

Okay, this error have been annoying me the whole day. I have a Xperia SL rooted with .55. Everything was working completely great. Today I just tryied to restore a backup with CWM recovery, and I got this error.
Code:
E: format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
I can't wipe data and I can't install any MOD or ROM properly because of that.
The most strange thing is that I don't even have a ext sd slot. I don't know why I'm getting this error.
I've been searching for fixes and all I got was completely random fixes from people that mostly doesn't even know how did they fix it. Even though, those doesn't work for me.
* I figured out that when I go on FORMAT /DATA, after that, I can wipe data, and I can (re)install the room again without any error. The problem is after I reboot the system, the error comes back, and I need to format /data if I want to install anything again without errors.

Try flash .ftf with flashtool. Wipe all.
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drixjp said:
Okay, this error have been annoying me the whole day. I have a Xperia SL rooted with .55. Everything was working completely great. Today I just tryied to restore a backup with CWM recovery, and I got this error.
Code:
E: format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
I can't wipe data and I can't install any MOD or ROM properly because of that.
The most strange thing is that I don't even have a ext sd slot. I don't know why I'm getting this error.
I've been searching for fixes and all I got was completely random fixes from people that mostly doesn't even know how did they fix it. Even though, those doesn't work for me.
* I figured out that when I go on FORMAT /DATA, after that, I can wipe data, and I can (re)install the room again without any error. The problem is after I reboot the system, the error comes back, and I need to format /data if I want to install anything again without errors.
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Wrong section. Questions don't belong in the General Section. As for your problem, the best solution would be to just flash a stock ftf as mentioned by m1st3r1

m1st3r1 said:
Try flash .ftf with flashtool. Wipe all.
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I tryed that thousands of time already and no lucky. I wanna try to format(fat32) it using my computer. The problem is that my computer doesn't recognize my cellphone as a external hard drive. I can read the files inside but it's still being detected as a celphone. And like that I can't use my hard drive tools on it.
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drixjp said:
I tryed that thousands of time already and no lucky. I wanna try to format(fat32) it using my computer. The problem is that my computer doesn't recognize my cellphone as a external hard drive. I can read the files inside but it's still being detected as a celphone. And like that I can't use my hard drive tools on it.
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why you wanna try to format in PC? if u format (regularly) in PC , it will only format your sdcard (mnt\sdcard). the mmcblk0p12 is the \system partition. u need to somehow format it first, via fastboot, or try via cwm to format \system.
and give more explanation bout the condition of your phone.. ie: rom, kernel, locked/unlocked bootloader.
i too, once, messed up my \data partition (which it's mmcblk0p14). i fixed that by using fastboot

m1st3r1 said:
why you wanna try to format in PC? if u format (regularly) in PC , it will only format your sdcard (mnt\sdcard). the mmcblk0p12 is the \system partition. u need to somehow format it first, via fastboot, or try via cwm to format \system.
and give more explanation bout the condition of your phone.. ie: rom, kernel, locked/unlocked bootloader.
i too, once, messed up my \data partition (which it's mmcblk0p14). i fixed that by using fastboot
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Like i said, it's a. 55 rooted with stock Rom. Boot loader unlock alowed: yes. I tryed every kind of fix in cwm already and nothing works.
Something I never tryed is via fastboot. How do I proceed with that?
Sorry, my android life just started yesterday, I don't have much knowledge
EDIT: Ok I solved. Actually it's not like a fix, it's just like putting a silver tape to handle the problem. For some reason I'm able to advance restore system backup via CWM recovery. Every time that I do that, my CWM recovery is fully functional again, i can install mod, rom, etc. But, when I reboot into system again, the problem comes back, but I can still use my android without any problems, I just can't install anything via CWM recovery. So basically, now, every time that I want to install something in recovery, first I need to advanced restore system, and than install the rom, mod or whatever. Than I backup again in case I want to install anything else in the future, to repeat the same procedure with the last backup.
I was just having some problems when I was trying to restore the system with a md5 missing error... something like that. I solved this problem by just creating a file.txt in the backup folder and than renamed it to nandroid.md5. Magically it was fixed.
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[Q] URGENT! Stuck abroad on honeymoon and ROM quit! Need to get pictures!

Hello All,
I have an emergency! My wife and I are abroad and were taking pictures using her Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile) running a custom ROM and all of a sudden, it totally died (boot-loop)! I tried clearing the cache/dalvik, fixing permissions, etc. in TWRP but could not get it to reboot! Then I tried using the file manager in TWRP to at least get all of our honeymoon pictures transferred from internal_sd camera to external_sd but it just says FAIL every time.
For some reason, her phone also recorded 1/2 of the pictures on her external SD and the other half (the more important half) on the internal. I need help finding a way to transfer these files over from the internal to the external or to the PC! Please help!
Here's what I've tried:
TWRP File Manager - Failed
TWRP Terminal Command - [navigate to internal camera directory] cp /external_sd/Downloads:
Results:
/data/media/0/DCIM/Camera # cp /external_sd/Downloads
BusyBox v1.21.0 -jb bionic (2013-02-26 19:19 +0100) multi-call binary
Usage:
cp
[OPTIONS] SOURCE.... DEST
Copy SOURCE(s) to DEST
-aSame as -dpR
-R, -rRecurse
-d, -PPreserve symlinks (default if -R)
-LFollow all symlinks
-HFollow symlinks on command line
-pPreserve file attributes if possible
-fOverwrite
-iPrompt before overwrite
-l, -sCreate (sym)links​
Wipe Cache/Dalvik/System + Reinstall ROM - never gets passed splash Samsung Galaxy S4 Splash Screen (tried wiping caches after installation, no difference). It does note that it's unable to mount \data ! When I try to manually mount Data using TWRP it doesn't work! I don't know if it makes a difference that TWRP labels to Data and the ROM tries to mount data (lower/uppercase difference).
Please help me my friends! My wife is going paranoid that we will have lost all of our great pictures from the majority of our honeymoon.
Sincerely,
-Taxmaster

Try using TWRP 2.5.0.2 if you're currently using 2.6. I myself was having problem with the latest version of TWRP.
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Taxmaster said:
Hello All,
I have an emergency! My wife and I are abroad and were taking pictures using her Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile) running a custom ROM and all of a sudden, it totally died (boot-loop)! I tried clearing the cache/dalvik, fixing permissions, etc. in TWRP but could not get it to reboot! Then I tried using the file manager in TWRP to at least get all of our honeymoon pictures transferred from internal_sd camera to external_sd but it just says FAIL every time.
For some reason, her phone also recorded 1/2 of the pictures on her external SD and the other half (the more important half) on the internal. I need help finding a way to transfer these files over from the internal to the external or to the PC! Please help!
Here's what I've tried:
TWRP File Manager - Failed
TWRP Terminal Command - [navigate to internal camera directory] cp /external_sd/Downloads:
Results:
/data/media/0/DCIM/Camera # cp /external_sd/Downloads
BusyBox v1.21.0 -jb bionic (2013-02-26 19:19 +0100) multi-call binary
Usage:
cp
[OPTIONS] SOURCE.... DEST
Copy SOURCE(s) to DEST
-aSame as -dpR
-R, -rRecurse
-d, -PPreserve symlinks (default if -R)
-LFollow all symlinks
-HFollow symlinks on command line
-pPreserve file attributes if possible
-fOverwrite
-iPrompt before overwrite
-l, -sCreate (sym)links​
Wipe Cache/Dalvik/System + Reinstall ROM - never gets passed splash Samsung Galaxy S4 Splash Screen (tried wiping caches after installation, no difference). It does note that it's unable to mount \data ! When I try to manually mount Data using TWRP it doesn't work! I don't know if it makes a difference that TWRP labels to Data and the ROM tries to mount data (lower/uppercase difference).
Please help me my friends! My wife is going paranoid that we will have lost all of our great pictures from the majority of our honeymoon.
Sincerely,
-Taxmaster
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If it's on bootloop, and nothing else works, you will have to get a computer, download odin, download the stock TAR, and flash it back to stock. or, if you have made a backup with TWRP, then restore that backup.
Oh, and congrats!

XxKINGxX2580 said:
If it's on bootloop, and nothing else works, you will have to get a computer, download odin, download the stock TAR, and flash it back to stock. or, if you have made a backup with TWRP, then restore that backup.
Oh, and congrats!
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I'm not worried about getting the phone working again period, I'm worried about saving her photos. If I use ODIN and stock TAR, it will wipe her data which is exactly what I'm trying to prevent.
I really hope someone can help! We really appreciate it! (Oh and thanks for the congrats on the nuptials!)
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Verizon Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-I605)
Unlocked, Overclocked, and Undervolted
Bean's ROM 18 w/Perseus 33.6 Kernel

Taxmaster said:
I'm not worried about getting the phone working again period, I'm worried about saving her photos. If I use ODIN and stock TAR, it will wipe her data which is exactly what I'm trying to prevent.
I really hope someone can help! We really appreciate it! (Oh and thanks for the congrats on the nuptials!)
Sent via Tapatalk 2 using my:
Verizon Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-I605)
Unlocked, Overclocked, and Undervolted
Bean's ROM 18 w/Perseus 33.6 Kernel
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Just try flashing a recovery through Odin and then reflashing the same rom. I'm pretty sure the pictures will still be there.
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Advanced wipe- system, data, cache, dalvik
Reinstall ROM and kernel if needed

gerbs68 said:
Advanced wipe- system, data, cache, dalvik
Reinstall ROM and kernel if needed
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This would delete the data and hence completely do the opposite of what I'm trying to accomplish ... but thanks anyways.
marcoxx626 said:
Just try flashing a recovery through Odin and then reflashing the same rom. I'm pretty sure the pictures will still be there.
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So you suggest flashing CWM perhaps? If it makes a difference, I've noticed that when I flashed TWRP on this phone that it's never been able to make a recovery file (it always says fail). Perhaps CWM might help.
But installing it via ODIN wouldn't overwrite the data? Are you sure? Can anyone else verify this? We're talking about my honeymoon photos here which are supposed to last a lifetime (not to mention we haven't showed them to anyone in our family yet!).
Thank you!

gerbs68 said:
Advanced wipe- system, data, cache, dalvik
Reinstall ROM and kernel if needed
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Taxmaster said:
This would delete the data and hence completely do the opposite of what I'm trying to accomplish ... but thanks anyways.
But installing it via ODIN wouldn't overwrite the data? Are you sure? Can anyone else verify this? We're talking about my honeymoon photos here which are supposed to last a lifetime (not to mention we haven't showed them to anyone in our family yet!).
Thank you!
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Because you're using TWRP, wiping system/data/cache/dalvik and re-flashing wouldn't clear your internal storage. Your pics would be fine. The down-side is that all the user apps you have downloaded will be deleted. The only way you would end up deleting your pics is if you wiped your storage partition as well, so make sure you don't select "Internal Storage" on the advanced wipe screen.
Flashing a stock image via Odin would overwrite your internal storage partition and would not be advisable. You could, on the other hand, flash a recovery via Odin and the partition would be fine.

lordcheeto03 said:
Because you're using TWRP, wiping system/data/cache/dalvik and re-flashing wouldn't clear your internal storage. Your pics would be fine. The down-side is that all the user apps you have downloaded will be deleted. The only way you would end up deleting your pics is if you wiped your storage partition as well, so make sure you don't select "Internal Storage" on the advanced wipe screen.
Flashing a stock image via Odin would overwrite your internal storage partition and would not be advisable. You could, on the other hand, flash a recovery via Odin and the partition would be fine.
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Crisis averted! Turns out that the SDCard was full, so the phone reverted storage back to internal. I found this out once I put the SDCard into another phone and saw the storage was maxed out, so I copied it all to a computer, cleared it, and then I used TWRPs file manager to copy/paste and voila, it worked!
Thank you all so much for your help! At least now I have an excuse to delete a bunch of old crap, install a new recovery (so it'll work), and use a more updated ROM ! Thank you!
- Taxmaster