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help please

i was attempting to update my phone using the clockworkmod recovery program.
once i followed the video for installing this i went to the update.zip file on my phone
this performed nicely. when the phone went to reboot it stayed stuck on the boot up screen where it shows htc and then verizon and just kept looping. after awhile it did nothing so i went back and did a wipe data/factory reset. now the phone only boots into the bootloader/ recovery function then goes to the clockworkmod recovery screen. i cannot install anything that will get me back to my phone functioning at all. i get these error messages E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblkOp2
(invalid argument)
E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
ClockworkMod Recovery v2.0.1.3
E:Can' mount CACHE:recovery/log
any suggestions?

Mine did that and I had to send it back for a replacement one.
Sent from my HTC Incredible using Tapatalk

Same here unroot the phone may help.I watched the video for unroot and did all the steps.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

i was able to download the stock rom, go into advanced recovery and redo it one step at a time. took about ten hours total but my dinc is working and custom roms installed now. whew.

youlose79 said:
i was able to download the stock rom, go into advanced recovery and redo it one step at a time. took about ten hours total but my dinc is working and custom roms installed now. whew.
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I am having the same problem. So did you download a stock zip or nandroid. I am having trouble restoring (and mounting) cache and data. Any advice would be appreciated.

Think ive bricked my desire help!!!!!

can someone please help me, my phone will not boot into recovery thought recovery bat in windows, if i try holding power down+volume down then volume up+power it gives me the opption to install zip from sd card but i just get errors. this all started when i tried to flash the percentage battery to lees 1.8 rom.... can someone please help me , im a nooob
im stuck in the htc screen and it just reboots over n over again, reall really need help
the error im getting is
E: CANT MOUNT /dev/block/mmcblkop1 (or dev/block/mmcblk0)
ive just got a gray andriond on my screen now
really need help

cheekystew said:
can someone please help me, my phone will not boot into recovery thought recovery bat in windows, if i try holding power down+volume down then volume up+power it gives me the opption to install zip from sd card but i just get errors. this all started when i tried to flash the percentage battery to lees 1.8 rom.... can someone please help me , im a nooob
im stuck in the htc screen and it just reboots over n over again, reall really need help
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try putting a custom rom on the card and install from zip, i just had a similar problem and put custom rom over the problem and it works fine now

Kickasskev said:
try putting a custom rom on the card and install from zip, i just had a similar problem and put custom rom over the problem and it works fine now
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ive tried i just get errors, even with fake flash
the erroe is E: cant open /cache/recovery/command

does renaming it to update.zip help

cheekystew said:
ive tried i just get errors, even with fake flash
the erroe is E: cant open /cache/recovery/command
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mate, I get the same thing chill, are you rooted?! if so PM me so I can give you a link (sorry, cant post any on the forum, Im new too;/)
as long as you're rooted you are fine

!PANDA said:
mate, I get the same thing chill, are you rooted?! if so PM me so I can give you a link (sorry, cant post any on the forum, Im new too;/)
as long as you're rooted you are fine
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happy days il pm u now mate

I have a similar issue. rooted, when i try to install a custom rom it says error E: error at line 403
aborted
then i reboot and it keeps rebooting at the htc screen.
go back into the recovery and clear cache and factory reset then try to install .zip from sd, select the rom and same thing all over again. changed roms and still the same. the only thing that works it the backup image i made with clockwork before i started. that reloads fine. just wont let me install a rom from root.

MrevoX said:
I have a similar issue. rooted, when i try to install a custom rom it says error E: error at line 403
aborted
then i reboot and it keeps rebooting at the htc screen.
go back into the recovery and clear cache and factory reset then try to install .zip from sd, select the rom and same thing all over again. changed roms and still the same. the only thing that works it the backup image i made with clockwork before i started. that reloads fine. just wont let me install a rom from root.
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at your recovery screen do you use your trackball (optical D pad) or do you have to use vol up and down buttons? if you can't use your trackball you'll have to update your recover manually, pm so I'll give you a link, if you can use your trackball then sorry but I do not know what the reason is

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at your recovery screen do you use your trackball (optical D pad) or do you have to use vol up and down buttons? if you can't use your trackball you'll have to update your recover manually, pm so I'll give you a link, if you can use your trackball then sorry but I do not know what the reason is
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i use my vol and power button mate

I had the same error when trying to load the update.zip off the SD. I have a thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748105 which details what I did. Appear to have been the wrong original rom I flashed. After I flashed the right one the update went on fine. Hope this helps.

[Q] Problems with clockwork mod 2.5.0.7

Hiya all,
Just got my new Desire and rooted it right away of course.
Used unrevoked and all went well. Installed Rom Manager and it said I needed to install clockwork (even though it had already been installed by unrevoked) so I agreed.
Now when I run clockwork (2.5.0.7) it gives the following:
E:Can't find MISC:
E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
E:Can't find MISC:
E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E:Can't find MISC:
I am unable to backup or restore. Backing up says:
Error while dumping boot image!
E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E:Can't find MISC:
Basically none of the commands in clockworkmod are working.
Next I tried using unrevoker to flash AmonRa but that just resulted in a black screen when I booted into recovery. So, once again, I used unrevoker and it reinstalled 2.5.0.7 with the same errors.
I have also tried using Rom Manger to download older versions of clockwork however, when I flash these using recovery it shows them as having installed at the time but, on reeboot, it switches back to 2.5.0.7 so the flash isn't working. The same applies if trying to change it in Rom Manager - it shows up as changed there, but is not on booting recovery.
Any help would be extremely gratefully received as I have been messing about with this most of the afternoon and I don't really know where to go next.

How about just using the phone first and see how it runs before jumping into rooting - I'd also recommend checking there is an RUU of your existing ROM so you can go back to stock should you need to
What is it with people rooting before even USING the phone??? Seriously...

introv said:
Hiya all,
Just got my new Desire and rooted it right away of course.
Used unrevoked and all went well. Installed Rom Manager and it said I needed to install clockwork (even though it had already been installed by unrevoked) so I agreed.
Now when I run clockwork (2.5.0.7) it gives the following:
E:Can't find MISC:
E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
E:Can't find MISC:
E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E:Can't find MISC:
I am unable to backup or restore. Backing up says:
Error while dumping boot image!
E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E:Can't find MISC:
Basically none of the commands in clockworkmod are working.
Next I tried using unrevoker to flash AmonRa but that just resulted in a black screen when I booted into recovery. So, once again, I used unrevoker and it reinstalled 2.5.0.7 with the same errors.
I have also tried using Rom Manger to download older versions of clockwork however, when I flash these using recovery it shows them as having installed at the time but, on reeboot, it switches back to 2.5.0.7 so the flash isn't working. The same applies if trying to change it in Rom Manager - it shows up as changed there, but is not on booting recovery.
Any help would be extremely gratefully received as I have been messing about with this most of the afternoon and I don't really know where to go next.
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How are you entering Recovery, via Rom-Manager? If so, it might be trying to load fake-flash.
What happens if you try and load using the bootloader (power off, hold back and press power).

StuMcBill said:
How are you entering Recovery, via Rom-Manager? If so, it might be trying to load fake-flash.
What happens if you try and load using the bootloader (power off, hold back and press power).
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Same thing I'm afraid. Same errors and the same inability to overwrite the recovery image with a different version.
EddyOS said:
What is it with people rooting before even USING the phone??? Seriously...
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Of course I used it. It sends texts, connects to the internet, has android on. Time to move on ...
I'm a software developer. I break and fix things for a living and I enjoy it so consider a new phone a new piece of kit to mess with above anything else.
What is it with people attempting to belittle others decisions??? Seriously ...

introv said:
Same thing I'm afraid. Same errors and the same inability to overwrite the recovery image with a different version.
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I would go back to stock firmware and "re-unrevoked" it again and go from there.
I think Rom-Manager still installs fake-flash, and since unrevoked installs a permanent recovery, you don't really need to use it.

ROM Manager is a PITA - never used it as I prefer to do things myself from recovery. You get a lot more control over things

introv said:
Same thing I'm afraid. Same errors and the same inability to overwrite the recovery image with a different version.
Of course I used it. It sends texts, connects to the internet, has android on. Time to move on ...
I'm a software developer. I break and fix things for a living and I enjoy it so consider a new phone a new piece of kit to mess with above anything else.
What is it with people attempting to belittle others decisions??? Seriously ...
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I'm not belittling anyone
There are FAR too many people who come on and are like
"So I just got my new phone from the shop and have rooted it and S-OFF - I'm so cool, look at me!!"
And they have NO idea what they've done or why. Your first post mentioned nothing of being a developer nor that you'd used the phone before. What does the phone not do that you need to root or are you rooting for the sake of rooting??
People don't think enough and just follow others like sheep
Baaaaaa..... lol!!

EddyOS said:
ROM Manager is a PITA - never used it as I prefer to do things myself from recovery. You get a lot more control over things
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So it seems, and that's what I'm used to doing on my old G1.
Part of the issue here is that even in recovery, when booting directly to it, clockwork is not working correctly and is also not allowing me to flash over it. Worse than that though is that when I flash a different recovery on using unrevoker the phone black screens when booting into recovery.
Anyhoo ... unless anyone else has any brilliant ideas I guess I will reset it to stock tomorrow and try again.

I think the easiest thing to do is go back to stock and start afresh.
Also if you want to change recoveries often you should maybe look into AlphaRev (www.alpharev.nl) and get an S-Off HBOOT.
Do you have an AMOLED or an SLCD Desire?
Sent from my Amiga 500 using Workbench

same problem here, recovery doesn't work properly. Any ideas?
EDIT: I guess I should provide some details ;-)
I have a rather new (3 weeks old) SLCD Desire with a Vodafone branding on it.
Unrevoked 3.21 didn't work, so I had to use the older version which doesn't check the misc partition for the correct version.
Now rooting went fine, but if I try to boot into recovery, it can't mount any of the flash partitions (except for the sdcard), instead it shows the same error messages the OP got.
EDIT2: Got it fixed. The default recovery seems to be broken, everything worked after flashing the RA-desire-v2.0.0 Recovery.

Did find any solution to this problem plzzzzzzzzzzz help me
I should 1)backup? 2)s-off? 3)flash using the RA-desire-v2.0.0 Recovery?
then after that i shouldn't receive "E:Can't find MISC: ... "?

I'd like to know how to solve this problem too... It's pretty annoying not to able to flash or at least backup a ROM. How did you get it work ?

This works for me . . . .
I had exactly the same problem and had to install clockworkmod 3.0.0.5 in order to be able to create a nandroid backup.
Search the desire development thread for the latest clockworkmod, download the .img version and reflash the phone using unrevoked but before you start, go into unrevoked settings and tell it to use the .img you downloaded instead of the standard one. 3.0.0.5 will then be your standard recovery and will let you backup/flash etc.
Also,
Keep ROM Manager installed, because although It's generally **** and I'd never use it if I didn't have to, it has one use . .
Sometimes, you may try to flash a zip in Clockworkmod (CWM) 3.0.0.5 and it will tell you it can't flash it due to some edify scripting issue (or something like that!!)
As rare as it is, if this happens, reboot to android, run ROM Manager and ask it to install recovery. When it's done, ask it to reboot to recovery and it will install CWM 2.5.0.7 then boot into it, which will let you flash the zip which you couldn't flash before. Awesome!
The good thing is, once you leave recovery, 2.5.0.7 is gone and next time to reboot to recovery (not using ROM Manager) you will be back to 3.0.0.5.
Double awesome!!
What I've advised in the last 2 posts works well for me and has done for months, so hopefully it will work for you too.
Don't use ROM Manager for anything other than this though, cos apart from this it is rubbish!!
Hope this helps
EDIT: CWM is here by the way
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=839640

Hi,
I used Unrevoked with the latest Clockwork recovery. Unfortunately, I got this error message : "Error, failed to get root. Is your firmware too new ?"
I think I must reset the phone though I don't want to... That'll do like I did the 1st time.
That sucks !

Here's a few suggestions for those who get "Error, failed to get root. Is your firmware too new ?"
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/249730-unrevoked3-your-firmware-too-new.html

[HELP] About Merrukstechnology Kernel

I Flashed KernelUpdater.zip with Merruks boot.img
then i had issues, sd card issues.
then i decided to flash back to my stock kernel.
when I reboot, my kernel is still Merruks.
What should I do??? HELP ME.

Flash the stock kernel by doky again. Follow the instructions correctly. Maybe you missed something.

And just follow original thread please.

I can't put the stock kernel by doky on my phone because im stuck at the android logo, how can I mount usb storage?

dennisaguilajr said:
I can't put the stock kernel by doky on my phone because im stuck at the android logo, how can I mount usb storage?
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if you are able to go to download mode (press volume down + home button + power button all at the same time) then you are still ok, don't panic
go to this ---> thread
and flash the latest firmware for your country

leodasal2 said:
if you are able to go to download mode (press volume down + home button + power button all at the same time) then you are still ok, don't panic
go to this ---> thread
and flash the latest firmware for your country
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Im now at download mode, it says Downloading.... Do not turn off target!!!
now what? i dont know what to do next?

dennisaguilajr said:
Im now at download mode, it says Downloading.... Do not turn off target!!!
now what? i dont know what to do next?
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able to go to download mode (check) = your device is still good
just turn off your phone and go to the thread i posted a while ago
and download there the stock firmware for your country
the instructions on how to return to stock is already posted there

leodasal2 said:
able to go to download mode (check) = your device is still good
just turn off your phone and go to the thread i posted a while ago
and download there the stock firmware for your country
the instructions on how to return to stock is already posted there
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wait, I flashed the stock kernel via odin. i think its successful, but im still stuck at samsung logo boot. should i still download the stock firmware for my country?

dennisaguilajr said:
wait, I flashed the stock kernel via odin. i think its successful, but im still stuck at samsung logo boot. should i still download the stock firmware for my country?
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try to wait...
can you now go to recovery mode??
if still stuck, try flashing the whole firmware
after flashing do a "data wipe" + "cache wipe"
BRB ---> dota mode

leodasal2 said:
try to wait...
can you now go to recovery mode??
if still stuck, try flashing the whole firmware
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yes, i can go to recovery mode, but under it it says
very/log
E:failed to mount /cache
(invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
I cant reset my data, cant reset cache. and when I try to reboot, im stuck at Samsung logo.

dennisaguilajr said:
yes, i can go to recovery mode, but under it it says
very/log
E:failed to mount /cache
(invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
I cant reset my data, cant reset cache. and when I try to reboot, im stuck at Samsung logo.
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just flash the stock firmware via odin and it will all be fine

leodasal2 said:
just flash the stock firmware via odin and it will all be fine
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thanks, it worked, uhh what kernel are you using? can you please share it with me?

dennisaguilajr said:
thanks, it worked, uhh what kernel are you using? can you please share it with me?
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currently on a "search"
ps: you didn't even press the thanks button for helping you :/

[Q] SGH-I317 Semi Bricked (NOOB)

Phone powers on gets to AT&T logo and stops.
Tried installing Clockworkmod but now when I hold power, home and volume up screen scrambles.
I canstill get into Download mode.
Before I installed Clockworkmod I got an E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument) when clearing cache and wipe factory reset.
Rooted phone and thought I could just install a new mod like cyanogen but cannot get cwm to work now.
Help please. been going in circles looking for factory reset images etc paying for download sites etc.

Dbschall71 said:
Phone powers on gets to AT&T logo and stops.
Tried installing Clockworkmod but now when I hold power, home and volume up screen scrambles.
I canstill get into Download mode.
Before I installed Clockworkmod I got an E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument) when clearing cache and wipe factory reset.
Rooted phone and thought I could just install a new mod like cyanogen but cannot get cwm to work now.
Help please. been going in circles looking for factory reset images etc paying for download sites etc.
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Try using this method to get the phone working again then once your done and have the phone rooted then in odin flash the recovery in the pda or ap slot in odin and you'll be good to go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2802189