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[U8650] ClockworkMOD v5.0.2.7 for Huawei

- Unrar "Huawei U8650.rar ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7."
2 - Turn off your cell phone battery 5sec, so put in again and enter fastboot mode: (VOL- and POWER simultaneously for 25sec)
3 - Connect mobile phone to the PC.
4 - Execute: "ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7 (Bootloader-Volum DOWN + POWER)"
5 - Run "reboot" (even DO NOT take the cable)
6 - You are now in ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7
(if windows do not find the drivers, look them in the folder "Drivers for Huawei U8650")

This should of been posted in the dev section on XDA,just giving you some advice
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
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Mr.Highway said:
This should of been posted in the dev section on XDA,just giving you some advice
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
........Death before dishonor........
Team inferno
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Thx for the advice.

CWM 5.0.2.7 ignoring ext partition?
Hi everybody. I have installed CWM v5.0.2.7 on my SONIC U8650 smartphone. I'm having a slight problem with this recovery (same occurred with previous version 4.0.1.4). It's not saving the ext partition that I have on the sd card. When I perform a backup through CWM, it skips the saving of sdext as this partition is not being found. Also, with previous CWM version 4.0.1.4, there was an option to manually mount the partition (just in case it is not found at the time of backup) in the "Mounts and storage" option. This option is no longer present in CWM 5.0.2.7 so I can't manually mount the partition (whether this would let CWM recognize the partition and make a proper backup of it). In the end I'm not able to have sdext fully backed up (I resorted at doing a manual backup on my notebook with LINUX with partimage) along with all the other partitions such as /system, /data, /cache etc etc. I therefore wonder if this is a bug and if there's a way to get around this.
I have another smartphone with CWM v5.0.2.3 installed and on this one the backup of the sd-ext partition does work (and it is ext4, not ext3). I wonder if on this 5.0.2.7 version for SONIC, ext3 partitions would be recognized or not.
P.S.: The CWM 5.0.2.7 I installed was taken from here. And this is the installation guide. Is this the same CWM as the one posted here?
EDIT: I have flashed even this version posted here and still the same problem.... it desn't backup my sd-ext partition. It does backup boot_image, recovery_image, system, data, android_secure, cache but not sd-ext (no sd-ext found).

LBTRAVA said:
Hi everybody. I have installed CWM v5.0.2.7 on my SONIC U8650 smartphone. I'm having a slight problem with this recovery (same occurred with previous version 4.0.1.4). It's not saving the ext partition that I have on the sd card. When I perform a backup through CWM, it skips the saving of sdext as this partition is not being found. Also, with previous CWM version 4.0.1.4, there was an option to manually mount the partition (just in case it is not found at the time of backup) in the "Mounts and storage" option. This option is no longer present in CWM 5.0.2.7 so I can't manually mount the partition (whether this would let CWM recognize the partition and make a proper backup of it). In the end I'm not able to have sdext fully backed up (I resorted at doing a manual backup on my notebook with LINUX with partimage) along with all the other partitions such as /system, /data, /cache etc etc. I therefore wonder if this is a bug and if there's a way to get around this.
I have another smartphone with CWM v5.0.2.3 installed and on this one the backup of the sd-ext partition does work (and it is ext4, not ext3). I wonder if on this 5.0.2.7 version for SONIC, ext3 partitions would be recognized or not.
P.S.: The CWM 5.0.2.7 I installed was taken from here. And this is the installation guide. Is this the same CWM as the one posted here?
EDIT: I have flashed even this version posted here and still the same problem.... it desn't backup my sd-ext partition. It does backup boot_image, recovery_image, system, data, android_secure, cache but not sd-ext (no sd-ext found).
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Hi dude:
If you wanna sd-ext on your sd card you must follow (exactly) this easy steps.
1- Full format in FAT32 your SD card with Mini Partition 7 (windows) or gparted (linux); per example: Primary FAT32
2- put your sd card into your phone and get into recovery menu.
---go to "mounts and storage" and format this parts:
---/boot
---/cache
---/data
---/sdcard
---/system
3- Go to the beggining of recovery menu and select:
..."wipe data/factory reset"...(say YES)
..."wipe cache partition"...(say YES)
Go to ...advanced ..."wipe Dalvik Cache"...(say YES)
...go back...
5- Go to...advanced...partition SD card (say 512Mb to ext and64Mb to swap)
...go back...
...go to...mounts & storage... mount USB storage...
... conect the phone via USB and pass your favourite ROM to the cellular
6- select "unmount"
7- Go to "Go Back"
8- Select "install zip from sdcard"... "chose zip from sdcard" and select your ROM
10- Say YES and wait untill your ROm is installed
Congratz, now you have your U8650 with custom ROM and ext partition with swap
P.S. I know the steps are some tedious think but, it works at 110% man
Greetings from spain

Please help! Huawei u8652 (At&t Fusion)
Am stuck here with an At&t fusion which a friend purchased a not long ago. He set it up with a lock pattern but unfortunately his colleague took it up and tried more than 5times. Now the phone is asking for the gmail account used to set it up. Which he did not change when he got it. I would like you to give a step by step guide to get the cwm on it in other to flash it with custom rom. The menu can't be accessed so I thought your method would be the best.

klurosu said:
Hi dude:
If you wanna sd-ext on your sd card you must follow (exactly) this easy steps.
1- Full format in FAT32 your SD card with Mini Partition 7 (windows) or gparted (linux); per example: Primary FAT32
2- put your sd card into your phone and get into recovery menu.
---go to "mounts and storage" and format this parts:
---/boot
---/cache
---/data
---/sdcard
---/system
3- Go to the beggining of recovery menu and select:
..."wipe data/factory reset"...(say YES)
..."wipe cache partition"...(say YES)
Go to ...advanced ..."wipe Dalvik Cache"...(say YES)
...go back...
5- Go to...advanced...partition SD card (say 512Mb to ext and64Mb to swap)
...go back...
...go to...mounts & storage... mount USB storage...
... conect the phone via USB and pass your favourite ROM to the cellular
6- select "unmount"
7- Go to "Go Back"
8- Select "install zip from sdcard"... "chose zip from sdcard" and select your ROM
10- Say YES and wait untill your ROm is installed
Congratz, now you have your U8650 with custom ROM and ext partition with swap
P.S. I know the steps are some tedious think but, it works at 110% man
Greetings from spain
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Sorry for the late reply and many thanks for the tip. I have been using the SONIC so far without the need to restore the system which works fine, so it was not urgent and therefore I kept it as it was, never tried again to overcome the problem. Only a question: does this procedure (different from the one I used) let the system correctly generate the backup of /sdext partition in CWM? Because I don't see why it would work with this procedure and not with my current sdext partition, which I created using gparted on a linux notebook.

Easy as pie, thank you.

Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking > [U8650] ClockworkMOD v5.0.2.7 for Huawei
I've been having similar problems with creating/saving the partitions. I used a procedure like yours and managed to get the partitions created.
But your write hits it on the head......thanks.
klurosu said:
Hi dude:
If you wanna sd-ext on your sd card you must follow (exactly) this easy steps.
1- Full format in FAT32 your SD card with Mini Partition 7 (windows) or gparted (linux); per example: Primary FAT32
2- put your sd card into your phone and get into recovery menu.
---go to "mounts and storage" and format this parts:
---/boot
---/cache
---/data
---/sdcard
---/system
3- Go to the beggining of recovery menu and select:
..."wipe data/factory reset"...(say YES)
..."wipe cache partition"...(say YES)
Go to ...advanced ..."wipe Dalvik Cache"...(say YES)
...go back...
5- Go to...advanced...partition SD card (say 512Mb to ext and64Mb to swap)
...go back...
...go to...mounts & storage... mount USB storage...
... conect the phone via USB and pass your favourite ROM to the cellular
6- select "unmount"
7- Go to "Go Back"
8- Select "install zip from sdcard"... "chose zip from sdcard" and select your ROM
10- Say YES and wait untill your ROm is installed
Congratz, now you have your U8650 with custom ROM and ext partition with swap
P.S. I know the steps are some tedious think but, it works at 110% man
Greetings from spain
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Worked for me, thanx.
Now running Fundowsky 4.1.1 Rom

klurosu said:
- Unrar "Huawei U8650.rar ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7."
2 - Turn off your cell phone battery 5sec, so put in again and enter fastboot mode: (VOL- and POWER simultaneously for 25sec)
3 - Connect mobile phone to the PC.
4 - Execute: "ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7 (Bootloader-Volum DOWN + POWER)"
5 - Run "reboot" (even DO NOT take the cable)
6 - You are now in ClockworkMod 5.0.2.7
(if windows do not find the drivers, look them in the folder "Drivers for Huawei U8650")
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It's a really simple guide but download link is broken, please help

useless download link
download link doesn't work anymore
PLZ change it.

[Q] CWM Backup to extSdCard

Hi,
I think my question have to be the thread in the Developer Section but I'm a new user and not allowed to post there at the moment so I have to write here.
I've rooted my I9195 and also installed the ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.3 from arco68. When I want to make a backup the device offers me the option "backup to external sdcard" but selecting it brings the error "Can't mount backup path".
Is there any chance to solve this problem? I would like to have my backups on the sdcard and not in the internal memory.
Another problem is that CWM sets doesn't set the folder name correctly. On my Desire the folder was the actual date and time (e.g. 2013-07-26.08.33.25) but my backup from last week has the foldername 2013-01-01.09.14.57.
Regards,
Marco

I'll look into the backup thing.
The date/time thing is because your device didn't have it up to date when you made the backup. This device doesn't store the time between reboots afaik. To fix that it requires a change in the kernel, which I have already done in my custom kernel for CM10.1, but I can apply it to the insecure kernel as well.

arco68 said:
I'll look into the backup thing.
The date/time thing is because your device didn't have it up to date when you made the backup. This device doesn't store the time between reboots afaik. To fix that it requires a change in the kernel, which I have already done in my custom kernel for CM10.1, but I can apply it to the insecure kernel as well.
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This would be great!!!

dietmarthebiker said:
I've rooted my I9195 and also installed the ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.3 from arco68. When I want to make a backup the device offers me the option "backup to external sdcard" but selecting it brings the error "Can't mount backup path".
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I had the same problem. It seems that this ClockworkMod Recovery doesn't support exFAT file system. The phone formats my sdcard in exFAT file system by default. The solution is to format sdcard in FAT32 file system. I formatted my sdcard in FAT32 and ClockworkMod Recovery properly made a backup using "backup to external sdcard".
One can use EaseUS partition manager for Windows, or gparted for Linux, to format sdcard in FAT32 file system.

[Q] Windows thinks phone recovery is mass storage

Reposted from my other post here:
I'm trying to flash CM9 onto an old Xperia PLAY. I have the recovery flashed via fastboot but in order to wipe or install I need to run
Code:
adb shell mount -t tmpfs none /sdcard
in order to mount sdcard to install the ROM to. I have the Google Android Drivers installed but when I'm in recovery Windows sees the phone as a removable storage device.
If anyone could give me a hand or at least point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. Hours of googling have brought be no where.

Novicode said:
Reposted from my other post here:
I'm trying to flash CM9 onto an old Xperia PLAY. I have the recovery flashed via fastboot but in order to wipe or install I need to run
Code:
adb shell mount -t tmpfs none /sdcard
in order to mount sdcard to install the ROM to. I have the Google Android Drivers installed but when I'm in recovery Windows sees the phone as a removable storage device.
If anyone could give me a hand or at least point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. Hours of googling have brought be no where.
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You don't need to type any code
If by "i have recovery flashed" you mean you have flashed kernel (boot.img is both kernel and recovery in file) from CM zip and you are able to enter recovery then just flash that zip file (choose "install zip from sdcard).
If you are having trouble transfering zip file to sdcard, then, in recovery, go to "mounts" and choose "mount usb storage". Your sdcard should be visible from PC, copy-paste zip file from PC to sdcard. Then go back to main menu of recovery and choose "install zip from sdcard"

Bakisha said:
You don't need to type any code
If by "i have recovery flashed" you mean you have flashed kernel (boot.img is both kernel and recovery in file) from CM zip and you are able to enter recovery then just flash that zip file (choose "install zip from sdcard).
If you are having trouble transfering zip file to sdcard, then, in recovery, go to "mounts" and choose "mount usb storage". Your sdcard should be visible from PC, copy-paste zip file from PC to sdcard. Then go back to main menu of recovery and choose "install zip from sdcard"
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I have to run that line, as the sdcard won't mount without it. One of the admins over at the CM forum mentioned it had something to do with device encryption, but I don't think that's it. In order to even access the sdcard, it needs to be mounted. This prevents me from wiping, moving files, or installing to the sdcard. As for mounting usb storage, that does nothing.

Novicode said:
I have to run that line, as the sdcard won't mount without it. One of the admins over at the CM forum mentioned it had something to do with device encryption, but I don't think that's it. In order to even access the sdcard, it needs to be mounted. This prevents me from wiping, moving files, or installing to the sdcard. As for mounting usb storage, that does nothing.
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Can you access sdcard if you flash stock firmware with flashtool? If it's faulty sdcard, it won't work even on stock .
Or flash doomlord kernel, boot into recovery with back button and check can you mount sdcard (don't boot into rom, just into recovery, flash cm kernel if you successfully flash rom)
What is your phone model? I,a,x?
What was previous software installed (stock firmware, other cm7, cm9 or custom rom). Did you even had phone in working condition?
Just to say, it is normal for windows to see sdcard as mass storage when in recovery. But it will show as empty drive untill you mount it as usb storage
Sent from my R800i using XDA Free mobile app

Bakisha said:
Can you access sdcard if you flash stock firmware with flashtool? If it's faulty sdcard, it won't work even on stock .
Or flash doomlord kernel, boot into recovery with back button and check can you mount sdcard (don't boot into rom, just into recovery, flash cm kernel if you successfully flash rom)
What is your phone model? I,a,x?
What was previous software installed (stock firmware, other cm7, cm9 or custom rom). Did you even had phone in working condition?
Just to say, it is normal for windows to see sdcard as mass storage when in recovery. But it will show as empty drive untill you mount it as usb storage
Sent from my R800i using XDA Free mobile app
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I have not tried flashtool or doomlord's kernal, would you like me to look into it? Also, how would I go about checking the phone model? I've only had it for a day because me neighbor let me borrow it to mess around with, as it was an extra replacement of his old phone. The software on here prior was the stock, then I was able to put the latest (nightly) on but it was buggy as expected. Now I'm trying to downgrade to the stable CM9.1.
If it's normal to be mass storage in recovery, then how can I use adb? I believe adb won't work because it can't find the phone because Windows is telling adb it's mass storage.
EDIT: Am downloading flashtool now, but it looks like Doomlord's kernal downloads are broken.

Novicode said:
I have not tried flashtool or doomlord's kernal, would you like me to look into it? Also, how would I go about checking the phone model? I've only had it for a day because me neighbor let me borrow it to mess around with, as it was an extra replacement of his old phone. The software on here prior was the stock, then I was able to put the latest (nightly) on but it was buggy as expected. Now I'm trying to downgrade to the stable CM9.1.
If it's normal to be mass storage in recovery, then how can I use adb? I believe adb won't work because it can't find the phone because Windows is telling adb it's mass storage.
EDIT: Am downloading flashtool now, but it looks like Doomlord's kernal downloads are broken.
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I don't have magic crystall ball that tells me do you just got your phone or did you use your phone in last 3 years just for calls/texting and just now decide to flash "new rom".
As for model, you can check it my removing back cover and battery, model should be written under it.
I am still confused what are you trying to do? To flash CM9, or to see why you can't mount sdcard in PC, or you just want to find a way to copy CM9 zip file to sdcard that is in phone
If you want to transfer files to sdcard with adb, then use some programs for PC to transfer files with adb (or you can use adb commands to push files to sdcard). Don't forget to mount sdcard from "mounts and storage" menu in recovery
If you want Windows to see your sdcard as any other memory card that you plug in PC, then from "mounts and storage" choose "mount USB storage". Windows always see your sdcard as device, but untill you mount it from recovery, you can't see files (same logic as. for example, dvd player, Windows see device, but untill you actually put dvd disk into drive, you can't see what's on it)
As for doomlord kernel, look for file named PLAY-GSM-DooMKernel-v14_boot.img on internet

Bakisha said:
I don't have magic crystall ball that tells me do you just got your phone or did you use your phone in last 3 years just for calls/texting and just now decide to flash "new rom".
As for model, you can check it my removing back cover and battery, model should be written under it.
I am still confused what are you trying to do? To flash CM9, or to see why you can't mount sdcard in PC, or you just want to find a way to copy CM9 zip file to sdcard that is in phone
If you want to transfer files to sdcard with adb, then use some programs for PC to transfer files with adb (or you can use adb commands to push files to sdcard). Don't forget to mount sdcard from "mounts and storage" menu in recovery
If you want Windows to see your sdcard as any other memory card that you plug in PC, then from "mounts and storage" choose "mount USB storage". Windows always see your sdcard as device, but untill you mount it from recovery, you can't see files (same logic as. for example, dvd player, Windows see device, but untill you actually put dvd disk into drive, you can't see what's on it)
As for doomlord kernel, look for file named PLAY-GSM-DooMKernel-v14_boot.img on internet
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Like I said, it isn't my phone and I haven't used it before this weekend. Looks like the model is an R800x, so model X. I'm trying to run the command in the OP, as it's the only way to mount sdcard. Any other way I've tried gives an "Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!"error. If I click mount USB storage like you mentioned, the choice does nothing but set the selection bar to the top choice. Neither Windows nor the device does anything.

Novicode said:
Like I said, it isn't my phone and I haven't used it before this weekend. Looks like the model is an R800x, so model X. I'm trying to run the command in the OP, as it's the only way to mount sdcard. Any other way I've tried gives an "Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!"error. If I click mount USB storage like you mentioned, the choice does nothing but set the selection bar to the top choice. Neither Windows nor the device does anything.
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Maybe it is sdcard fault. Maybe it was encryped (or whatever reason)
Do you have some other sdcard? Or any microsd-USB adapter?
Maybe to try to flash stock firmware (for r800x) and format sdcard once you boot, from settings. Then flash cm9 kernel and try again with recovery
Or if you unsure which ftf to use, use Sony's EMMA software to flash stock firmware

Bakisha said:
Maybe it is sdcard fault. Maybe it was encryped (or whatever reason)
Do you have some other sdcard? Or any microsd-USB adapter?
Maybe to try to flash stock firmware (for r800x) and format sdcard once you boot, from settings. Then flash cm9 kernel and try again with recovery
Or if you unsure which ftf to use, use Sony's EMMA software to flash stock firmware
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The sdcard is internal storage, correct? I do happen to have an extra 2GB microSD and an adapter. I'll see if I can flash the stock software using that tool when I get a chance. I find it strange how yesterday I was able to use my command to easily mount the sd card and instal CM9. Yesterday when in recovery the phone was shown in windows as an android device. I don't know what changed. I tried reinstalling both the xperia drivers, and Google's USB drivers to no avail.

Novicode said:
The sdcard is internal storage, correct? I do happen to have an extra 2GB microSD and an adapter. I'll see if I can flash the stock software using that tool when I get a chance. I find it strange how yesterday I was able to use my command to easily mount the sd card and instal CM9. Yesterday when in recovery the phone was shown in windows as an android device. I don't know what changed. I tried reinstalling both the xperia drivers, and Google's USB drivers to no avail.
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No, sdcard is physical sdcard (xPlay don't have emulated sdcard). And i don't think any OS (either it's CM or stock) will work without physical sdcard.
Remove sdcard from phone, put in adapter and try to format it in Windows (in fat32). If windows format it without problem, copy CM rom to it and put it in phone. Then try again to flash cm9 ("install zip from sdcard" option). Try first without adb command, it should flash it without commands.
You can try all that again with 2GB card
EDIT: You do have ANY sdcard inserted in phone when you tried to flash CM9, right?

Bakisha said:
No, sdcard is physical sdcard (xPlay don't have emulated sdcard). And i don't think any OS (either it's CM or stock) will work without physical sdcard.
Remove sdcard from phone, put in adapter and try to format it in Windows (in fat32). If windows format it without problem, copy CM rom to it and put it in phone. Then try again to flash cm9 ("install zip from sdcard" option). Try first without adb command, it should flash it without commands.
You can try all that again with 2GB card
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Oh-wait a second. Looking for the SDCard I read that one is pre-installed with the device. I think I've found my problem. When my friend gave me it, there wasn't a sdcard in it. I thought this was normal because my phone has its internal memory called something along the lines of sdcard, but it also have a slot where I can install an actual sd card. Should there be something here?
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Novicode said:
Oh-wait a second. Looking for the SDCard I read that one is pre-installed with the device. I think I've found my problem. When my friend gave me it, there wasn't a sdcard in it. I thought this was normal because my phone has its internal memory called something along the lines of sdcard, but it also have a slot where I can install an actual sd card. Should there be something here?
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Yes, you should have sdcard installed if you want recovery to mount sdcard

Bakisha said:
No, sdcard is physical sdcard (xPlay don't have emulated sdcard). And i don't think any OS (either it's CM or stock) will work without physical sdcard.
Remove sdcard from phone, put in adapter and try to format it in Windows (in fat32). If windows format it without problem, copy CM rom to it and put it in phone. Then try again to flash cm9 ("install zip from sdcard" option). Try first without adb command, it should flash it without commands.
You can try all that again with 2GB card
EDIT: You do have ANY sdcard inserted in phone when you tried to flash CM9, right?
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For some reason it never posted my reply, so I'll try again. The stock AND CM9 were working without one, but I was wondering why it was asking for one to download stuff. Now I know. I never had an SD card in there, I guess he took it out and put it in his new phone. It's interesting to note I had previously installed CM without the card. I'll follow your instructions and report back.
EDIT: Whoa, now I see my previous reply. Forum being weird with me

Novicode said:
For some reason it never posted my reply, so I'll try again. The stock AND CM9 were working without one, but I was wondering why it was asking for one to download stuff. Now I know. I never had an SD card in there, I guess he took it out and put it in his new phone. It's interesting to note I had previously installed CM without the card. I'll follow your instructions and report back. Just to be clear, this is what you're referring to?
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Yes, that slot that have "MicroSD" written is place to insert (real) microSD card. 2GB card will be enough...
I never asked myself "will it work without sdcard?", and i never tried.
I guess only that once you have CM (or stock or any custom ROM) installed, sdcard can be removed and phone can have basic functionality.
But no way to install any new ROM (beside stock, with flashtool) without actuall sdcard.

It works!
Well, after wasting all yesterday and this morning, I finally got it working. Literally putting in an SD card was all I needed to do. I wish instead of just failing to mount the SD Card it would tell me there wasn't one in! I thought sdcard was internal, and ext_sdcard was the one exposed. Oh well, it works now and that's what matters! Do I need to keep the SD Card in the phone?
Thank you for your help, Bakisha. Who knows where I'd be now without your help.

Novicode said:
Well, after wasting all yesterday and this morning, I finally got it working. Literally putting in an SD card was all I needed to do. I wish instead of just failing to mount the SD Card it would tell me there wasn't one in! I thought sdcard was internal, and ext_sdcard was the one exposed. Oh well, it works now and that's what matters! Do I need to keep the SD Card in the phone?
Thank you for your help, Bakisha. Who knows where I'd be now without your help.
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As i said, you will run into problems without sdcard (some apps will work, but not all), or even you won't be able to take pictures and videos with camera. I recommend you leave 2GB card in phone.

Yeah, you replied as I was typing that and I couldn't edit due to new user limit. I'm not going to be using the phone as a day to day phone, I plan to just run ads on it for some passive income, so we'll see how it goes. Thanks again.

[Q] "NO System"

Hi all!,
So, I am trying to downgrade my phone from the unofficial CM12 to the stable CM11 from Sultanxda. I installed the official TWRP over top of Sultan's twrp - all seemed to work well.
Now, I went to do a factory reset to install CM11, and all madness broke out. I now have a phone that can boot into TWRP but has "no system", and my Ubuntu PC sees it as "unformatted". What do I do next?
-David

daviqh said:
Hi all!,
So, I am trying to downgrade my phone from the unofficial CM12 to the stable CM11 from Sultanxda. I installed the official TWRP over top of Sultan's twrp - all seemed to work well.
Now, I went to do a factory reset to install CM11, and all madness broke out. I now have a phone that can boot into TWRP but has "no system", and my Ubuntu PC sees it as "unformatted". What do I do next?
-David
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59093149&postcount=611
you need to reformat your internal sd and it sounds like your system partition.
In TWRP, go to Wipe -> Advanced Wipe -> check Internal Storage -> press on "Repair or Change File System" -> press on "Change File System" -> press on "EXT4", and then swipe to start formatting the internal SD card. This can take up to a minute. IF EXT4 doesn't work when you flash a new rom (you get errors) you may need to format it as FAT.
use the same process for the System partition, it is EXT4.
Be sure you have everything you need on the EXT sd card because when you format system and the internal SD you will loose everything, and you need to be able to flash a rom etc from the ext sd...

OldeCrow said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59093149&postcount=611
you need to reformat your internal sd and it sounds like your system partition.
In TWRP, go to Wipe -> Advanced Wipe -> check Internal Storage -> press on "Repair or Change File System" -> press on "Change File System" -> press on "EXT4", and then swipe to start formatting the internal SD card. This can take up to a minute. IF EXT4 doesn't work when you flash a new rom (you get errors) you may need to format it as FAT.
use the same process for the System partition, it is EXT4.
Be sure you have everything you need on the EXT sd card because when you format system and the internal SD you will loose everything, and you need to be able to flash a rom etc from the ext sd...
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OldeCrow,
Here's what I ended up finding out. I did that full wipe, and it still didn't work, even after a few reboots in disbelief. So- I downgraded my TWRP to an few versions back and suddenly, everything worked. Not sure what it means, but I got it fixed!
-David

[Nov 17,2015][M 6.0][ CM13.0][Unofficial] Kernel 3.0.101 [ION]

Bringing to you CM13.0. This is an unofficial ROM which is built from source by merging Evervolvs Legacy code and HD2 related files.
Be warned The ROM is still at its early alpha stage
Credits:
CM TEAM for the amazing features and allowing me to build the rom.
EVERVOLV TEAM for the legacy codes.
marc1706, Tytung, Sportsstar89, Securecrt, Xylograph, ph03n!x, datagr, Rick_1995, Daekin, BSDgeek_Jake
texasice, marco.palumbi, Robbie-P, PixelFreak, chautruongthinh, Nikez for all HD2 kernels, libs, mods, corrections
azam, gilbert, spezi , elginsk8r , Kirmaniarslan, , legacyxperia, christian, onell, philipped346, Robbie-P, legacyxperia team
Working:
Display
Audio/heaphone
Wifi
adb
Bugs:
Phone/data
Bluetooth
Usb tether
Mass storage
MTP
Camera /Flash Light (little laggy)
Camcorder (software encoded, little laggy)
Download:
| 2015-11-17 | CM13.0 ROM AndroidFileHost
| 2015-09-22 | NativeSD Recovery Google drive
Source on Github
Kernel
Device
Display
Audio
Media
VIDEO ON YOUTUBE >> https://youtu.be/yXips3_bu2k
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Installation Instruction:
1. You need MAGLDR installed
2. Use NativeSD RECOVERY by downloading and extracting the folder name "recovery" into your sdcard. Then in MAGLDR, Choose boot folder as "recovery" in "Services > BootSettings > AD SD Dir".... Then Boot "AD SD"
3. You need a sdcard with 2 sd-ext partitions. You can create using recovery or laptop. There are lot of tutorial may not be exact
Installation video by onell http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62279769&postcount=563
Installation video by intoSmartphones Toderici https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mj_pgtlXC8
You can use ext4 or f2fs. But you should make sure that both partitions are of the same format.
Which mean if sdext is ext4 then sd-ext2 also should be ext4. ---OR--- if sdext is f2fs then sd-ext2 also should be f2fs.
If you had additional swap or sdext3 partition, no problem, it will not interfere with the ROM. No need to remove addtional partition swap or sd-ext if any exist.
4. Reboot to recovery again..
5. Now copy the zip to the ROM and Install the ROM
6. Reboot to MAGDLR
7. Choose boot folder as NativeSD folder in MAGLDR > Services > BootSettings > AD SD Dir
8. Boot AD SD (Boot time take 20 mins... )
9. You can install both ROM (Like NativeSD ROM ) as ROM install in separate folder.

thank's macs , dev-host is broken .

Xda no longer accept dev-host links, see here http://www.xda-developers.com/xda-devhost/
I am trying androidfilehost but I cannot see any option for uploading files. weird.

macs18max said:
Xda no longer accept dev-host links, see here http://www.xda-developers.com/xda-devhost/
I am trying androidfilehost but I cannot see any option for uploading files. weird.
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you could pm me the dev host link and I can re-up to AFH
have you requested afh dev status? they are usually pretty quick at granting it, esp if you give xda name and link to this thread

Robbie P said:
you could pm me the dev host link and I can re-up to AFH
have you requested afh dev status? they are usually pretty quick at granting it, esp if you give xda name and link to this thread
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Uploaded file. I havent tested f2fs.
Can somebody report if testing on f2fs
IS THIS NEWS WORTHY?

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IS THIS NEWS WORTHY?
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Oh yes it is. Amazing work! :good:
Just one question - will CLK and NativeSD (only 1 ext4 partition) installation be possible sometime in the future?

downloading , yeh .

nontryer said:
Oh yes it is. Amazing work! :good:
Just one question - will CLK and NativeSD (only 1 ext4 partition) installation be possible sometime in the future?
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Anything is possible, such as android 6 on hd2
But macs18max has said before that it is too much work to test all the install methods for the hd2, it takes ages to boot and test for each one. I think it best to install as is at the moment, test and report on the rom, and aim to get a stable release with everything(?) working. After that we can test different install methods. That way we are all singing from the same hymn sheet.
Downloading now
Thanks

All-f2fs boots ok
Sim not detected so no phone or data, as in OP
Browser FCs
Edit; it says sdcard is corrupted and a notification comes up "touch to fix", I will backup the contents of the fat32 and see if it does.
Edit2; not tried "fixing" it yet, looks as though it formats something, but looking at file manager, it seems that it has created its own storage, /storage/emulated/0, with new folders (eg music,DCIM,..), as with a freshly formatted sdcard, but I still have stuff on my sdcard FAT32(music, DCIM...) I need to backup.
It is late here, will try in the morning.
Works smooth as kitkat, nice:good::good::highfive:
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Robbie P said:
All-f2fs boots ok
Sim not detected so no phone or data, as in OP
Browser FCs
Edit; it says sdcard is corrupted and a notification comes up "touch to fix", I will backup the contents of the fat32 and see if it does.
Edit2; not tried "fixing" it yet, looks as though it formats something, but looking at file manager, it seems that it has created its own storage, /storage/emulated/0, with new folders (eg music,DCIM,..), as with a freshly formatted sdcard, but I still have stuff on my sdcard FAT32(music, DCIM...) I need to backup.
It is late here, will try in the morning.
Works smooth as kitkat, nice:good::good::highfive:
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same here , i have create sdext 1 and 2 with minitool or recovery but cm13 don't see the two partitions. i have restored two sdext with backup of 4ext recovery and now i can't instal cm13 for the second time .something wrong
I think I found my problem, I do not have eyes in front of holes this morning.
end for the moment , i go to my job

it seems it is a feature of android 6, it has the ability to treat an external sdcard as internal memory http://androidcommunity.com/android...xternal-sd-card-to-internal-storage-20151021/
if you choose to use it as internal memory it gets reformatted and encrypted. I don't think this is a good idea for us since it might reformat the whole card and not just the FAT32
If I give root access to file manager, I can see /sdcard but it looks to be symlinked with /storage/emulated/0 because i can't see existing files on my FAT32. So the FAT32 is not mounted. i have the notification that it is corrupted, and in settings/Storage & USB the Portable Storage SD Card is described as corrupted. It might be because it is partitioned.
I will try another sdcard and see what happens.
Edit; I have attached a dmesg of this first install.
Edit2; i re-installed on a fresh sdcard and after booting i tapped on the "fix it" notification to format, a progress bar got about a third of the way then there was an error which flashed on the screen briefly, but the rom seemed to still work ok. I then switched off the rom. But it wont boot again now, hangs on htc screen. from dmesg it can't mount sdext or sdext2 (attached dmesg2.txt).
i still have the sdrecovery on the sdcard, so it didn't format the FAT32, seems to have just wiped or formatted the 2 ext partitions. in recovery, i can't mount either partition.
So don't try to "fix" the sdcard.
Edit3; looking at the sdcard from minitool, there is only 1 partition. it seems to have deleted sdext and sdext2 (i also had a swap partition at the end which has also gone). So there is now unused space on the sdcard.
I wonder if you get the notification if using ext4 partitions, probably.
Edit4; ok, have re-installed with 2 ext4 partitions and still get the notification. I have the feeling that ext4 is a tad more responsive than f2fs, anyone else?
I have adb working over windows. after plugging in usb I got a notification "usb for charging" clicking this gave me the option to use mtp for file transfers. This option makes the phone discoverable via adb. hooray.
Edit5; mount does not show mmcblk0p1 perhaps it needs to be done in fstab? Attached screenshot
Edit6; I see camera and sim toolkit in settings/apps, but I don't see them in the apps drawer. So cant use them
play store force closes.

Yes Robbie even I have the same. I am a bit busy these days but in time we will have a stable build just like lollipop / kitkat.
Robbie P said:
it seems it is a feature of android 6, it has the ability to treat an external sdcard as internal memory http://androidcommunity.com/android...xternal-sd-card-to-internal-storage-20151021/
if you choose to use it as internal memory it gets reformatted and encrypted. I don't think this is a good idea for us since it might reformat the whole card and not just the FAT32
If I give root access to file manager, I can see /sdcard but it looks to be symlinked with /storage/emulated/0 because i can't see existing files on my FAT32. So the FAT32 is not mounted. i have the notification that it is corrupted, and in settings/Storage & USB the Portable Storage SD Card is described as corrupted. It might be because it is partitioned.
I will try another sdcard and see what happens.
Edit; I have attached a dmesg of this first install.
Edit2; i re-installed on a fresh sdcard and after booting i tapped on the "fix it" notification to format, a progress bar got about a third of the way then there was an error which flashed on the screen briefly, but the rom seemed to still work ok. I then switched off the rom. But it wont boot again now, hangs on htc screen. from dmesg it can't mount sdext or sdext2 (attached dmesg2.txt).
i still have the sdrecovery on the sdcard, so it didn't format the FAT32, seems to have just wiped or formatted the 2 ext partitions. in recovery, i can't mount either partition.
So don't try to "fix" the sdcard.
Edit3; looking at the sdcard from minitool, there is only 1 partition. it seems to have deleted sdext and sdext2 (i also had a swap partition at the end which has also gone). So there is now unused space on the sdcard.
I wonder if you get the notification if using ext4 partitions, probably.
Edit4; ok, have re-installed with 2 ext4 partitions and still get the notification. I have the feeling that ext4 is a tad more responsive than f2fs, anyone else?
I have adb working over windows. after plugging in usb I got a notification "usb for charging" clicking this gave me the option to use mtp for file transfers. This option makes the phone discoverable via adb. hooray.
Edit5; mount does not show mmcblk0p1 perhaps it needs to be done in fstab? Attached screenshot
Edit6; I see camera and sim toolkit in settings/apps, but I don't see them in the apps drawer. So cant use them
play store force closes.
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Nobody voted for my thread. May be not newsworthy after all.

macs18max said:
Nobody voted for my thread. May be not newsworthy after all.
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i don't understand
ok it' do , five stars !!

macs18max said:
Nobody voted for my thread. May be not newsworthy after all.
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How do I vote for your thread to be featured in the portal? It's definitely worth it IMHO. Not just for this, but also your lollipop rom.

macs18max said:
Nobody voted for my thread. May be not newsworthy after all.
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builtonRock said:
How do I vote for your thread to be featured in the portal? It's definitely worth it IMHO. Not just for this, but also your lollipop rom.
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I just noticed u could "Vote to front page" ... once you are in the thread, at the right side of the thread's title you'll see a text link that says "Newsworthy Thread?" ... click on it, so you can vote to front page !
And macs18max... what u have done here it's simply legendary! ... Thanks for ur hard work!

great news macs,, 1 vote from me. five stars

You should be able to rate the thread with stars AND vote for the thread as newsworthy using the top right buttons, I use xda 2010.
I think we are going to have to live with the internal storage situation.
i have tried a few mount commands and the FAT32 shows up in file manager, but the music and gallery apps don't see it.
i've read that when marshmallow uses an external sdcard as internal memory it wipes it, then formats it as ext4. Although i am confused about this since it didn't wipe the FAT32 as above, but perhaps it wipes in reverse (p3,p2,p1) and had an error, not sure.
We already have an ext4 (or f2fs) partition for data, and the internal storage memory is stored in the data partition in CM13/data/media/0 so now all our music, photos, etc, anything that is usually stored on the FAT32 will be stored in the data partition.
we still need to boot from the FAT32, but now it can be a bit smaller, just enough for the rom.zip, twrp, SDrecovery and DirectSD folders
It does mean that we can't share music, photos etc with other nativeSD, directSD or SD builds, so to avoid duplication it might be best to have it on its own card.

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It is newsworthy check with google. [emoji6]