So, this is a seemingly easy problem, but I can' seem to find a fix for it. Let me start at the beginning.
I started the root process and went into download mode, but realize I was using the old method/files by accident. I exited download mode plugged got internal storage up again and deleted the old clock work .zip.
I downloaded the Sprint GS3 Root kit TWRP and brought internal storage up again, and tried to place the TeamEpicRoot.zip on my phone but it shows a red circle with a line through it. So I tried copy/pasting ... but once I go into the phone storage it doesn't give me an option to paste.
Did I mess something up when I put the wrong zip on? I never downloaded or flashed anything. Just went into download mode, then exited it.
Drivers are installed and USB debugging is allowed. I'm lost.
I would suggest trying mskip's toolkit- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680 easy to use, and has stock and custom recoveries. It's pretty automated, just make sure you pick Sprint version, as toolkit is for 14 variants of the GS3.
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Hey guys here is what i did step by step. This is my first root and i researched this a good bit but i obviously didnt read enough ; ;
Phone info: droid i, slcd, froyo stock 2.2 with november update. i bought the phone a couple of weeks ago.
I followed rooting instructions found here
(couldnt post the url cause im a new user) its found on jonsuh dot com
1) Already preinstalled clockwork mod app
2) Installed Hboot driver.
3) ran new revoked3
4) root was successful and my phone booted up.
heres where its gets tricky.
5) ran clockwork mod.
6) selected back up (figured this would be a safe idea before i started adding roms)
7) it prompted me to install clockwork mod recovery file. i did so then clicked on backup again. my phone turned off rebooted to the HTC incredible screen then went to this black screen with white bars on each side of the phone.
Ideas on what might be the problem would be greatly appreciated.
So i just a battery pull and started my phone back up and it booted up.... epic fail/win
win: phone phone started
fail: i wrote this whole damn post out.
might be helpful for those who ran into the same problem rooting thier phone though.
i read somewhere i should use an older clockwork recovery file. is that correct? and if so, can some tell me one that will work with an SLCD phone?
You might check this out.
ok so i made another boo-boo. i tried to install the virtuous rom and i clicked on clear data and wipe cache and when the phone restarted it stopped at the htc screen which had a black bar across it.
i tried rebooting it a couple different ways but now bastboot is booting up to the htc incredible screen and just staying there... i hope i didnt brick my phone...
please help!
you have an slcd droid incredible and need the modded clockwork recovery from adreynlyne thats all http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788306
thats should take care of the recovery issues
do you know how to move the file to the root of my sd card? i dont have a micro sd card reader...
ok so i went out and bought a micro sd card reader. put the new renamed .zp file onto my sd card. went into hboot and it still says the pb31img.zip file is missing. any ideas?
i extracted the renamed zip file to my sd card. was that the right thing to do? or do i just put the unextracted file in there?
You are thinking too hard!
Plug your phone into your PC. Set it to be a disk drive and copy the file to the SD card. (It will have lots of directories and stuff.)
I am not 100% sure, but I think the file name might need to be in caps. It must be named exactly.
Turn your phone off.
Hold down the down volume button and turn it on.
Magic should happen.
got it working thanks to setexascustoms. had to install it then reinstall virtuous rom. lost all my contacts but im back up and running!
so i was flashing my phone and i decided to delete some things off of my sd card and i accidently deleted my backup files. SOO when i encountered a rom issue i went into twrp and wiped cache and system and all that good stuff and when i went to recover i saw i had no nandroid file to restore to and i had no roms to install. so i logged onto my pc and downloaded a rom and went to mount the phone to the pc and it just says device not recognized ( and yes i have the kies program installed) so i figured i would just take out the sd card load the rom onto it and install that way. when i put the sd card back in it wont go into it on the install section. so i used the file explorer to move the rom over to internal storage and when i try to flash it there i get a failed error saying it cant open the zip (i downloaded and tried this more than once). SOO i figured id go to odin for my last resort (as some of us has done before) and when i try to get my phone into download mode i never get the warning screen. i take the battery out,hold the volume up and down button and plug in the mini part of the usb and the phone just vibrates.
and help/ ideas? im giving up for now, gotta get some sleep before i go to work lol. this thing is driving me nuts!
problem solved. unnecessary steps taken...plenty. hours of sleep lost....not much (i hardley sleep anyway), time wasted...to dam long!
used file explorer from twrp to manually change permissions to 0755 hit install and everything is fine. DRRR dont i feel smart now :silly:
sleep deprivation causes missed steps in trouble shooting!!!!!!
Team,
I have been researching for hours and am quite confused on which avenue to take to recover my soft brick. Information overload:crying:
Here is what happened and I will provide as much info as I can so please bare with me. After OTA upgrading to 4.3 and rooting successfully using the CF Auto Root. I was attempting to get my wifi hotspot working again using the Wifi mod and mucked around and installed the wrong mod (Odexed MK4). This rendered me stuck at the glowing samsung screen and it goes no further. Ive tried to factory reset, wiped cache and rebooted several times. Boots fine into recovery and download mode.
So after hours of searching, reading (its 3:50am est) and testing solutions I am no closer to a fix than I was when I started. I am currently waiting on a stock rooted rom to download in an attempt to flash back to stock but its taking hours to download.
However I just noticed, as I am typing this thread, that I can no longer
1. Mount as an usb external drive in recovery (TWRP v 2.3.1.0) I have Samsung drivers installed (1.5.14.0) so I get the indicator sound from windows that I sees the phone.
2. If I attempt to manually browse through my files using the recovery there are no files inside my internal sdcard directories.
/sdcard There are three directories there
/0 /obb /TWRP and the only folder that has files inside is the TWRP folder.
Im floundering here. I cannot even mount and install files on the phone to even attempt to flash back to stock. Can I get some fresh angles ladies and gents? I am at a loss.
signalsoldier said:
Team,
I have been researching for hours and am quite confused on which avenue to take to recover my soft brick. Information overload:crying:
Here is what happened and I will provide as much info as I can so please bare with me. After OTA upgrading to 4.3 and rooting successfully using the CF Auto Root. I was attempting to get my wifi hotspot working again using the Wifi mod and mucked around and installed the wrong mod (Odexed MK4). This rendered me stuck at the glowing samsung screen and it goes no further. Ive tried to factory reset, wiped cache and rebooted several times. Boots fine into recovery and download mode.
So after hours of searching, reading (its 3:50am est) and testing solutions I am no closer to a fix than I was when I started. I am currently waiting on a stock rooted rom to download in an attempt to flash back to stock but its taking hours to download.
However I just noticed, as I am typing this thread, that I can no longer
1. Mount as an usb external drive in recovery (TWRP v 2.3.1.0) I have Samsung drivers installed (1.5.14.0) so I get the indicator sound from windows that I sees the phone.
2. If I attempt to manually browse through my files using the recovery there are no files inside my internal sdcard directories.
/sdcard There are three directories there
/0 /obb /TWRP and the only folder that has files inside is the TWRP folder.
Im floundering here. I cannot even mount and install files on the phone to even attempt to flash back to stock. Can I get some fresh angles ladies and gents? I am at a loss.
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Good morning (not really, I assume, sorry). So where are you at? Not sure what you mean that you cannot install files on the phone... Can you get into download mode and your computer recognizes the phone? If yes, can you do what you started to say - odin stock rooted? Or... if you can get into a custom recovery but your internal sd card has been wiped, can you put a stock rooted ROM in zip format on an external sd card, put that sd card into your phone, and flash in custom recovery?
erikalin said:
Good morning (not really, I assume, sorry). So where are you at? Not sure what you mean that you cannot install files on the phone... Can you get into download mode and your computer recognizes the phone? If yes, can you do what you started to say - odin stock rooted? Or... if you can get into a custom recovery but your internal sd card has been wiped, can you put a stock rooted ROM in zip format on an external sd card, put that sd card into your phone, and flash in custom recovery?
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Here is the problem...the ROM I have is in zip format and based on what I have been reading I cannot install via Odin. Due to the fact that the phone refuses to mount as an external storage device I have no way of placing data on the the internal or external card. The only recourse I have now it to attempt to find an adapter to be able to mount this microsd card to my PC. I am out of town and have no idea where I could find one.....uggggh. Ill keep you posted.
signalsoldier said:
Here is the problem...the ROM I have is in zip format and based on what I have been reading I cannot install via Odin. Due to the fact that the phone refuses to mount as an external storage device I have no way of placing data on the the internal or external card. The only recourse I have now it to attempt to find an adapter to be able to mount this microsd card to my PC. I am out of town and have no idea where I could find one.....uggggh. Ill keep you posted.
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Walmart. .. target. ... and most any office store you should be able to find one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538543 ... This thread gives you the stock unrooted rom in a flashable zip. To my knowledge no one has put out a stock rooted zip, but I will check around.
http://i.imgur.com/qrByUGN.jpg
signalsoldier said:
Team,
I have been researching for hours and am quite confused on which avenue to take to recover my soft brick. Information overload:crying:
Here is what happened and I will provide as much info as I can so please bare with me. After OTA upgrading to 4.3 and rooting successfully using the CF Auto Root. I was attempting to get my wifi hotspot working again using the Wifi mod and mucked around and installed the wrong mod (Odexed MK4). This rendered me stuck at the glowing samsung screen and it goes no further. Ive tried to factory reset, wiped cache and rebooted several times. Boots fine into recovery and download mode.
So after hours of searching, reading (its 3:50am est) and testing solutions I am no closer to a fix than I was when I started. I am currently waiting on a stock rooted rom to download in an attempt to flash back to stock but its taking hours to download.
However I just noticed, as I am typing this thread, that I can no longer
1. Mount as an usb external drive in recovery (TWRP v 2.3.1.0) I have Samsung drivers installed (1.5.14.0) so I get the indicator sound from windows that I sees the phone.
2. If I attempt to manually browse through my files using the recovery there are no files inside my internal sdcard directories.
/sdcard There are three directories there
/0 /obb /TWRP and the only folder that has files inside is the TWRP folder.
Im floundering here. I cannot even mount and install files on the phone to even attempt to flash back to stock. Can I get some fresh angles ladies and gents? I am at a loss.
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You always have the Factory Reset/Wipe Data option inside your Recovery. But if that doesnt work use your downoad mode and Reset in KIES. but whatever you do, now that you have upgraded to 4.3 DO NOT try and dowgrade. it will cause a hard brick.
You did the ota update which put KNOX on your phone which is bad especially if you have a warranty. There is currently no way to get rid of it. I read a while ago the peoples phones has been getting bricked because they were trying stuff.
Anyway the only option I guess you have is to use your computer and reset your phone using kies. It will flash your phone back to stock in download mode.
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Ok team here is the latest
I was able to grab an adapter for my micro and I attempted to install the stock rom posted above located here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538543
That was a no-go and gave me the following error during installation.
assert failed: apply_rename_check("/system/app/ALLSHAREPLAY.apk","/system/app/ALLSHARECASTPLYER.apk","f90c86cf5423131dcd04f9a5b169df5f83ab9170" "81dbc5115c7c1121f70ada147f7297e192af4d38")
E: Error in /external_sd/cffb350e111c431bcd19eea86e0d0e6816950053.USER_L710_SPR_MD4_to_MK3_Update_FWD.zip
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I attempted to connect to Kies 2.6.1 via download mode. Kies will timeout attempting to connect after about 8 to 10 mins.
"Device does not respond. Reboot to Resolved the Issue."
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at this point I am still able to get into Recovery and Download. I really hosed this **** up
Here is the stock tar thread....You can use this to Odin back to stock. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565972
Good luck!
http://i.imgur.com/qrByUGN.jpg
Thanks bro.....Ill download it and give it a try. I have nothing to lose at this point. Ill be back with praise or tears.
Problem resolved I was able to go back to stock using the link posted above by Bigpappa!!!
Thank you all so much for you help!
Congratulations
I am glad you were able to get use of your phone back. I wish I had seen this thread sooner. I was in exactly the same boat a couple of weeks ago, only mine lasted 3 days. I even bought a new GS4 when I thought my phone was dead. Took it back when someone finally helped me do what you did. It's a helpless feeling when you have been rooting and Romming for years safely. Sure seems like a sticky thread is in order for this specific issue. As you can see, I haven't got enough history for credibility on this forum since I rarely post. Oh well.
Sorry if this particular incident has already happened to someone else, but I've tried searching for it but haven't had any luck finding the information I needed. I find people with similar problems, but the solution is to do "x" and the problem I have doesn't allow me to do "x" either.
So here's what is wrong with my phone.
I installed cm13 on it about 2 weeks ago, and some updates recently came out (like 3 or 4 days ago) and I decided to install them. After installing those updates I realized my battery was dying super fast, even when my phone is idle for a vast majority of the day. So I decided to reinstall the older version of cm13 that I had saved on my storage. I went into twrp and accidentally deleted everything in my storage and operating system.
This wouldn't be a problem if I my computer would recognize my phone, but it doesnt! So I can't even transfer files from my pc to my phone. Whenever I try to search for a fix, the solution is always the same. "go in to settings and enable developer options". Only problem is, I cant, because I dont have an os.
How can i transfer files onto my phone if my computer wont detect it?
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Sorry if this particular incident has already happened to someone else, but I've tried searching for it but haven't had any luck finding the information I needed. I find people with similar problems, but the solution is to do "x" and the problem I have doesn't allow me to do "x" either.
So here's what is wrong with my phone.
I installed cm13 on it about 2 weeks ago, and some updates recently came out (like 3 or 4 days ago) and I decided to install them. After installing those updates I realized my battery was dying super fast, even when my phone is idle for a vast majority of the day. So I decided to reinstall the older version of cm13 that I had saved on my storage. I went into twrp and accidentally deleted everything in my storage and operating system.
This wouldn't be a problem if I my computer would recognize my phone, but it doesnt! So I can't even transfer files from my pc to my phone. Whenever I try to search for a fix, the solution is always the same. "go in to settings and enable developer options". Only problem is, I cant, because I dont have an os.
How can i transfer files onto my phone if my computer wont detect it?
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Best way is with sd card , no need for any computer recognition. Copy cm13 to sd card on your computer and put that sd card in your phone. Open twrp , install , external sd ...
tropicthunda said:
Sorry if this particular incident has already happened to someone else, but I've tried searching for it but haven't had any luck finding the information I needed. I find people with similar problems, but the solution is to do "x" and the problem I have doesn't allow me to do "x" either.
So here's what is wrong with my phone.
I installed cm13 on it about 2 weeks ago, and some updates recently came out (like 3 or 4 days ago) and I decided to install them. After installing those updates I realized my battery was dying super fast, even when my phone is idle for a vast majority of the day. So I decided to reinstall the older version of cm13 that I had saved on my storage. I went into twrp and accidentally deleted everything in my storage and operating system.
This wouldn't be a problem if I my computer would recognize my phone, but it doesnt! So I can't even transfer files from my pc to my phone. Whenever I try to search for a fix, the solution is always the same. "go in to settings and enable developer options". Only problem is, I cant, because I dont have an os.
How can i transfer files onto my phone if my computer wont detect it?
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sideload the rom to install or copy to the sd card as stated. to side load:
in the recovery mode, enter the ADB sideload menu which for TWRP, you can find it in the advanced → ADB sideload, then copy the zip file you want to install on your device to the ADB folder.
now enter the following command in the command prompt.
adb sideload <filename.zip>
that will sideload the rom to install it note do not unplug the device until the sideload is complete like you would on a normal rom install
And if you can't sideload, that's what's great about removable storage...
I deleted it. You may ask "what?". Everything.
Starting from the Rom using twrp and then every cache, backup (by mistake), etc. Everything. I downloaded the simplest version of android rom on the phone just to make the computer read the phone as an android device so I could upload stock marshmallow to it. I believe I, by mistake, replaced that super simple android with twrp so I cannot reach twrp now too.
I cannot do adb sideload because the computer wont recognize the phone. I cannot do zip flash files from sd because phone says it cannot reach the sd card (permission denied). I literally tried everything. The phone is in the most empty state right now. I will upload photos here to show. Can anyone skype me and help me out. The phone was 1 week old btw.