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I flashed Galaxy SBean but I didn't flash the PA Pref file, now my phone won't boot and I cannot mount the system through Clockworkmod, also when I try and format the system all it does is freeze CWM and now I cannot do anything, my brother who is very good with phones and knows how to make ROMs and stuff is trying to help me but he is gone for now, I messed up my phone last night before a movie and now I am frustrated because I cannot fix this... Please help? You guys know a lot more about phones than I do!

Mew351 said:
I flash Galaxy SBean but I didn't flash the PA Pref file, now my phone won't boot and I cannot mount the system through Clockworkmod, also when I try and format the system all it does is freeze CWM and now I cannot do anything, my brother who is very good with phones and knows how to make ROMs and stuff is trying to help me but he is gone for now, I messed up my phone last night before a movie and now I am frustrated because I cannot fix this... Please help? You guys know a lot more about phones than I do!
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Are you able to go into download mode? If you are able to get into download mode go ahead and flash a stock ROM using Odin. There are many videos and instructions on how to do this littered all over the internet. You will lose everything though user data, root etc. but from that point you can start fresh like you just took the phone out of the box. Also is your computer picking up the phone when you plug it in? If not, just make sure you have the drivers installed so your computer can identify that you've plugged in your phone.

WangLung said:
Are you able to go into download mode? If you are able to get into download mode go ahead and flash a stock ROM using Odin. There are many videos and instructions on how to do this littered all over the internet. You will lose everything though user data, root etc. but from that point you can start fresh like you just took the phone out of the box. Also is your computer picking up the phone when you plug it in? If not, just make sure you have the drivers installed so your computer can identify that you've plugged in your phone.
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Well I tried to install the driver, but it still wouldn't recognize the device.

Fixed it
Thanks to the previous reply!

Need a ADB room

Hi,
First off, my ouya is bricked, i get tot hte ouya "!" screen, thats it.
So after going from zero knowledge to actually got ADB to work and being able to adb roms to the ouya, im finally stuck.
When i try to install a OTA update rom (.zip file) after ADB over, it stops and says the version number is to low compared to the version on the ouya. does anybody have a room that can be ADB over and after that i can just do a factory reset? Any help is appreciated!
I´ve tried some other stockplus roms etc, but it just starts installing then it says canceled. what am i missing?
Is there any rom out there that can be adb over?!
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There is some chance of flashing a sbf via PC?
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There is some chance of flashing a sbf via PC?
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Dont know how to choose location on the ouya, i know how to ADB stuff, (belive me it took 2days of hairpulling to figure that one out).
The problam is that i was in superuser with a fileexplorer i had edit a document and after that i was going to put the "read only" status back on the ouya systemfiles. But accidently unclicked read, so the ouya now just boots in to ouya"!" cause it cant read the system files. Does anyone have a system dump that i can flash? or can i flash a system dump just to get in the system and then do a system update / recovery?
Whould the abominable snowman update work if someone hade the ota rom for that? Since its a lter version than what i got i mean?

[Q&A] [RECOVERY] CWM Recovery 6.0.5.1.2

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Full backup of one AFTV and restore on another
It's great to see that modstore was able to clone an AFTV.
I dont understand what modstore is saying here:
modstore said:
I'm not sure if anyone has tried backing up one Fire TV and restoring to another, but I just tried it, and all seems good.
Doing the restore though, changed the registered account to that of the backup. So I'm not sure if it would have been registered properly, probably not. But I changed it to the account I wanted it registered too, and all seems good now.
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Changed what registered account? Does this mean that the new AFTV was setup to have the same amazon account as the backed up AFTV before the restore took place on the new AFTV?
I really want to be able to clone. It sounds like its possible, I just want to avoid the trial and error if possible. I'm sure others are interested in the procedure too.

eville84 said:
It's great to see that modstore was able to clone an AFTV.
I dont understand what modstore is saying here:
Changed what registered account? Does this mean that the new AFTV was setup to have the same amazon account as the backed up AFTV before the restore took place on the new AFTV?
I really want to be able to clone. It sounds like its possible, I just want to avoid the trial and error if possible. I'm sure others are interested in the procedure too.
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Yes, from what he said that the registration info went over with the backup. If you want to clone machines, then this will work.
he didn't want to clone machines, so he had to put in the correct register info on the machine he put the backup on.

nyder said:
Yes, from what he said that the registration info went over with the backup. If you want to clone machines, then this will work.
he didn't want to clone machines, so he had to put in the correct register info on the machine he put the backup on.
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There might be a way to make it trigger the initial Registration page after doing a restore of a clone. I'll add it to my list and maybe come up with a special update.zip that will make it happen.

So if you have a FTV set up with xbmc etc you can make a direct copy of it into a stock FTV, thus cloning it as said above?

I've looked around and can't seem to find what to do. I've used adb before but have never ran into this issue yet seems so silly.
When I type "su" in adb shell i get this error "system/bin/sh: su: not found"
I've googled and all I can find is reinstalling the superuser on the phone... I'm trying to unlock the boot loader

hellot1M said:
I've looked around and can't seem to find what to do. I've used adb before but have never ran into this issue yet seems so silly.
When I type "su" in adb shell i get this error "system/bin/sh: su: not found"
I've googled and all I can find is reinstalling the superuser on the phone... I'm trying to unlock the boot loader
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You need root first. What fw are you on? If it's a rootable version, do that first and then follow the guides for updating here.

Yea figured it out. I'm on 1.3.0 this sucks. I'm trying to sell my amazon box to get a nexus player. Amazon has no idea how to run a home media center.

Thanks!

Bricked mine. Cant boot into recovery anymore using keyboard. Any tips ?
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patt2k said:
Bricked mine. Cant boot into recovery anymore using keyboard. Any tips ?
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What guide, and which step of said guide, were you running through that you bricked it?
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What guide, and which step of said guide, were you running through that you bricked it?
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Guide from AFTVNEWS.
I got recovery to work everything was fine I could reboot from recovery back to recovery again (CWM) but after I did factory reset in CWM it gets stuck on amazon logo.
The reason I did factory reset was because of Error.7 in CWM I had that few times when flashing different roms on different phones/tablets
sometimes getting older cwm or simply factory reset would help.
So now it gets stuck on Amazon logo the keyboard trick to get back into CWM does not work anymore.
Anything else I can try before I call up amazon hoping they replace it ?

I can honestly say if you followed rbox's custom recovery install guide, used his recovery image, and made sure the md5 matched, you shouldn't have had any problems.
Out of curiosity, do you have an external hard drive plugged in?
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0p3nsrc said:
I can honestly say if you followed rbox's custom recovery install guide, used his recovery image, and made sure the md5 matched, you shouldn't have had any problems.
Out of curiosity, do you have an external hard drive plugged in?
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Yea I did follow instructions correctly. And no I do not only had the usb keyboard plugged in so I could get into recovery.
Almost every device I rooted w/ custom recovery gave me Error 7 tablets phone etc.. I seem to have bad luck with that error lol.
Since I was on the very last step.. flashing rom -> getting error 7 grr

patt2k said:
Yea I did follow instructions correctly. And no I do not only had the usb keyboard plugged in so I could get into recovery.
Almost every device I rooted w/ custom recovery gave me Error 7 tablets phone etc.. I seem to have bad luck with that error lol.
Since I was on the very last step.. flashing rom -> getting error 7 grr
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I think cwm still has some issues. It works fine for installing rbox's pre-rooted ROMs, but I can't backup my ftv. It always errors out.
Was this the first time you've gone through cwm install? Did you try installing one of his custom ROMs and then got that error? Did you verify that your recovery download went okay? Check the md5 against what's listed on the site.
I know it's a lot of questions, but I'm just trying to delve deeper to see what may have caused your error.
(I'm tech support, so I've always got more questions to ask )
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0p3nsrc said:
I think cwm still has some issues. It works fine for installing rbox's pre-rooted ROMs, but I can't backup my ftv. It always errors out.
Was this the first time you've gone through cwm install? Did you try installing one of his custom ROMs and then got that error? Did you verify that your recovery download went okay? Check the md5 against what's listed on the site.
I know it's a lot of questions, but I'm just trying to delve deeper to see what may have caused your error.
(I'm tech support, so I've always got more questions to ask )
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Yes sir everything was checked few times. Bunch of times made sure even file size is correct etc...
I did install recovery however at first when I had wrong firmware I installed via ADB SHELL then I Downgraded to unlock bootloader after I downgraded I installed recovery via adbfire I think newest version .17 however it was still the newest firmware of recovery anyway.... and yepp it was stock pre-rooted latest firmware that ends with "0" that did not require the fire tv boot menu.. but now I am thinking if I had the boot menu I could have got into recovery! so AFTVNEWS mis-lead me on this part... the bootmenu would be great on all firmwares actually.

patt2k said:
Yes sir everything was checked few times. Bunch of times made sure even file size is correct etc...
I did install recovery however at first when I had wrong firmware I installed via ADB SHELL then I Downgraded to unlock bootloader after I downgraded I installed recovery via adbfire I think newest version .17 however it was still the newest firmware of recovery anyway.... and yepp it was stock pre-rooted latest firmware that ends with "0" that did not require the fire tv boot menu.. but now I am thinking if I had the boot menu I could have got into recovery! so AFTVNEWS mis-lead me on this part... the bootmenu would be great on all firmwares actually.
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I'm not sure about adbfire anything. I do all mine through Linux/android terminal/windows command line. The boot menu works on firmware 51.1.4.0. When it's sitting at the logo, have you tried connecting via adb, just to see if it initialized enough to poke around? (not sure if it works that way with ftv, but I'd try, regardless)
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0p3nsrc said:
I'm not sure about adbfire anything. I do all mine through Linux/android terminal/windows command line. The boot menu works on firmware 51.1.4.0. When it's sitting at the logo, have you tried connecting via adb, just to see if it initialized enough to poke around? (not sure if it works that way with ftv, but I'd try, regardless)
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As far as I saw I could only connect via adb at least when in recovery mode.. otherwise it was a no go... anyways thanks for helping me out. I think there is no rescue in this situation by somehow fixing it. I mean just wanted to have few features like swap storage with a flash drive and have newest FW. But that's ok.
Thanks for your time!

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As far as I saw I could only connect via adb at least when in recovery mode.. otherwise it was a no go... anyways thanks for helping me out. I think there is no rescue in this situation by somehow fixing it. I mean just wanted to have few features like swap storage with a flash drive and have newest FW. But that's ok.
Thanks for your time!
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Sorry I couldn't be of more help :/ the issue you'll probably see is that unlocking the bootloader voids any warranty with amazon.. So I'm not sure what amazon may or may not do for you.
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About the possible Lollipop ROM for FireTV,is there a way to get the latest qualcomm Adreno 320 drivers like [email protected] from another device for flashing in proper FTV directories since it is meant for Lollipop?
I am hoping for the fix for Dolphin to be runnable and Reicast to no longer cause reboots,as well as better performance for things like Mupen64Plus AE.

[Q] Help!! Firmware gone and PC doesnt recognize my M9!!

I installed recovery to root my HTC One M9 yesterday. It seemed like I made some mistakes and now my firmware is totally gone and my computer doesn't recognize my phone anymore. However I still have access to recovery and I want to know if installing a Rom via SD-card is possible or not. If not, what should I do? Any help will be very appreciated. Thanks!!!

What recovery do you have access to? If it's twrp then yes you can load from sd card.. Have you tried an RUU for your phone? That should work as well.

enchanter100 said:
What recovery do you have access to? If it's twrp then yes you can load from sd card.. Have you tried an RUU for your phone? That should work as well.
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Hello! Recovery I installed was PhilZ Touch CWM. I'm trying right now! Thanks.

Hi .. I think I made things confused a bit. What I meant by SD-card was external micro SD-card. Thanks!

Not sure what you mean by firmware. This is what you need to do:
Install the latest version of adb. Go to recovery, turn on sideload mode.
in cmd prompt-> adb sideload *location/name of rom.zip* e.g. c:\users\xxx\rom.zip
Restart and bam you are done

MadScientist2015 said:
I installed recovery to root my HTC One M9 yesterday. It seemed like I made some mistakes and now my firmware is totally gone and my computer doesn't recognize my phone anymore. However I still have access to recovery and I want to know if installing a Rom via SD-card is possible or not. If not, what should I do? Any help will be very appreciated. Thanks!!!
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Does the computer recognize the phone in bootloader/fastboot/download mode? If you can enter recovery and download mode, then your phone is probably working fine (except for not having a working ROM) and your computer should see your phone on some level.
Are you using WIndows? I think you might need to get your device drivers on your computer working. Check Device Manager if you're in windows. With your phone connected, you should have 2 devices. One should be under a section called Android USB Devices (might be called My HTC) and the other is going to be under Portable Devices section (might be called HC One M9). If you don't have both, then you need to work on your driver issue on your computer.
Edit: Sorry if this is blunt, but since you seem to not really know some very basic terminology, i recommend that you do a LOT of reading on this forum so you can have a better understanding of what's going on with your device and how to solve your problem. I know you might feel like youre in panic-mode because your device won't boot, but you're going to get into more trouble if you just start trying a bunch of "solutions" without having any understanding of what you're doing. I know, because I've been there before.
Edit2: Also, it would help to steer you in the correct direction if you listed your location and carrier info

MadScientist2015 said:
Hello! Recovery I installed was PhilZ Touch CWM. I'm trying right now! Thanks.
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FIRST THING, install TWRP 2.8.6.4, you can find it on captian_throwbacks thread here,

Aldo101t said:
FIRST THING, install TWRP 2.8.6.4, you can find it on captian_throwbacks thread here,
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Actually, the beta version 2.8.6.4 is not recommendet anymore. Captian_Throwback now recommends using the official version 2.8.6.1. (Sidenote: The version number of the official one is lower because the numbering of the beta version is unofficial.)

Help please! Fire phone without an OS and stuck on amazon logo

Hello,
First of all, Thanks for this great community. It has been helping me with my S4 for a long time.
Almost a year ago, I bought a fire phone for my younger brother. Today I tried to install the Custom Rom CM11 (which I successfully did), but, among the files in the proper thread, are 2 more files, the Google apps and also, a "flash wipe out". I did this in the end, expecting that just cleaned everything without touching the OS. Huge and novice mistake from miself. After almost 5 hours of looking for a solution, I realized that I don't have an OS and can only enter to "Fire phone recovery mode". I have downloaded almost 5 or 6 stock firmwares that are available to donwload here in XDA. Tried to download the OTA for an unlocked phone from amazon and tried to upload it to the phone via ABD tools. In the end, I always get the same errors: Not-signed and can't install it in the phone.
I'm going to be honest: I'm desperate.
In conlcusion:
1) No OS in a fire phone.
2) No custom TWRP.
3) I just have recovery mode
4) Been trying to install through ADB tools without any success the stock OTA update (the last one, since I had the 4.6.6 version)
Anything that can help will be well received.
Thanks in advance

Hello,
Have you tried ADB sideload when you go into your phone's recovery? And if you did, what did it say when you tried installing it? Try using this to sideload your phone.

Thanks for your answer @mechasnyper but I have tried that out as well
Hey, thanks for the answer. I really appreciate the time for doing it.
Yes, I have tried the ADB Sideload. The phone it's identified through the CMD (I get to see the serial) and then try the ADB Sideload. It doesn't work with bin files. It says unable to load. I tried also with the zip files that are posted here in the forums, being able to load then at 100% but the cell phone says "invalid signature", and for this couldn't install it over the fire phone.

lordofra said:
Hey, thanks for the answer. I really appreciate the time for doing it.
Yes, I have tried the ADB Sideload. The phone it's identified through the CMD (I get to see the serial) and then try the ADB Sideload. It doesn't work with bin files. It says unable to load. I tried also with the zip files that are posted here in the forums, being able to load then at 100% but the cell phone says "invalid signature", and for this couldn't install it over the fire phone.
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Try sideloading using this file. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347783512 I found this somewhere else and this is the file I used when I screwed up my ROM installation.

When I get home I'll try using that file that you have posted.
I'll update the results.

lordofra said:
When I get home I'll try using that file that you have posted.
I'll update the results.
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Success?

Sorry for the delay. Been talking with centurylink because since yesterday I have no Internet service (Answering from the phone). No, no success at all.

lordofra said:
It says unable to load.
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Your need free RAM on computer bigger than .bin size.

Hey, thanks for the answer.
I'm doing it on my laptop that has 8 Gb of ram. Just in case, I'm going to try it on my brother's laptop that has 16 gb of ram to test this out. But I doubt this will make a difference, since I've tried already many .bin files (all of them are unable to load an their size its 1.2 GB max. Many zip files as well where I have obtained 100% load but the firephone aborts the installation due to signature verification failure.

This is really strange. I have screwed up installing Cyanogenmod onto my phone, yet I was able to revert back to the stock ROM with just the stock recovery. I will have to look more into this. I will post again soon for updates. Have you wiped the data and cache?
EDIT: I am not sure if this will work, but try using this bin file. http://androidhost.org/o120v

@lordofra
Try (with quotes)
adb sideload "full_path_and_name_of_the_bin.bin"