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[Q] CWM Warning No File_Contexts

Hi,
I have the Google Play Edition rom installed on T-Mobile Galaxy S4. I have accidentaly deleted the Clockworkmod folder from the internal storage. Now I can reboot in CWM recovery however on the main CMW screen I see a "Warning: No File_Contexts".
Should I be worried about this? Will I able able to flash a different rom, do and restore a nandroid back up with this warning?
If not what should I do to make the warning disappear?
Any help is appreciated.
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a103 said:
Hi,
I have the Google Play Edition rom installed on T-Mobile Galaxy S4. I have accidentaly deleted the Clockworkmod folder from the internal storage. Now I can reboot in CWM recovery however on the main CMW screen I see a "Warning: No File_Contexts".
Should I be worried about this? Will I able able to flash a different rom, do and restore a nandroid back up with this warning?
If not what should I do to make the warning disappear?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance...
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You need to reflash cwm I did the same thing by mistake .however reflashing cwm fixed that problem.
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jslim38 said:
You need to reflash cwm I did the same thing by mistake .however reflashing cwm fixed that problem.
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Thanks for the response, do I have to reflash it using Odin then?
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a103 said:
Thanks for the response, do I have to reflash it using Odin then?
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Are you using the original cwm? If so you can download Rom manager from the market .and if your using another version of cwm that was developed by one of xda developer then yes you would need to use Odin to reflash.
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jslim38 said:
Are you using the original cwm? If so you can download Rom manager from the market .and if your using another version of cwm that was developed by one of xda developer then yes you would need to use Odin to reflash.
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Thanks, I'm using original CWM. I was able to do nandroid back up without issues and then successfully flashed a ROM as well as mods.
I did see in one of the thread that quite a few people encountered that issue but they just ignored it, which is what I did.
Thanks again for your help
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I also get this no file_contexts error.
I updatet from CMW 6.0.3.3. to CMW 6.0.3.6 via ROM Manager. Than I reinstalled 6.0.3.6 again to see if error goes away, but this error is still there.
But it seems that error does not have an effect.

MasterBrush said:
I also get this no file_contexts error.
I updatet from CMW 6.0.3.3. to CMW 6.0.3.6 via ROM Manager. Than I reinstalled 6.0.3.6 again to see if error goes away, but this error is still there.
But it seems that error does not have an effect.
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Even I feel the same after researching in different forums.
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Yeah I just got my phone yesterday, and I've had this problem every time I've booted into CWM Recovery. I updated, tried different versions - didn't matter, still get the "no file_contexts" error.
I even tried TWRP and OUDHS Recovery, and had the same issue. I don't know what exactly is causing it, but it hasn't really negatively affected anything that I can see.

Just ignore it. Everything works fine.
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i can't make a nandroid, so i just mounted whatever can be mounted and retried it. the same error still appears, but was able to make a nandroid backup successfully already.

Don't worry about it. Just about every current cwr for every phone has this "error". Just a harmless bug

Adam0524 said:
Don't worry about it. Just about every current cwr for every phone has this "error". Just a harmless bug
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Yep that's what I think too, as I mentioned before I was able to do a nandroid back up and a clean flash too. So just ignore it
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yep, I get the same thing too, tho I've never seen a problem in the functionality of CWM

but has anyone found out what the error message means?

jtdc said:
i can't make a nandroid, so i just mounted whatever can be mounted and retried it. the same error still appears, but was able to make a nandroid backup successfully already.
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I have the same error message and I have no problem making nandroid backups. I always check the option bank up to external sd card. It works perfectly fine. Also flashes go just fine too. Don't worry about the error message. Not sure but I think saying no files are backed up to INTERNAL storage which is fine because you generally want them stored on your EXTERNAL sd storage anyway. If they went to internal you would loose most of your phones memory with a few backups. So don't worry. All is well. Just store your nandroid to external sd card. When its time to restore simply choose backup from EXTE R NAL sd card. So don't worry about that message. Hope this helps

the error message is gone in CWM 6.0.4.4.

MasterBrush said:
the error message is gone in CWM 6.0.4.4.
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Yes it's gone now
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a103 said:
Yes it's gone now
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Hi i am new at the forum, actually i am running cwm 6.0.1.9 touch version, how can i install that version you are talking about wich is "more updated", thanks and excuse me for my poor english.

[Q] flashing a rom without bricking?

I cant flash a rom and have it work. I have tried several ROMS like aokp, jedi, smooth, jellybeans, etc and they almost always brick. Jedi worked but google services crashed back to back to back to the point where i couldnt even use the phone. does anyone know of a 4.3 rom that works on att sgh-i317?? i basically went down the list on galaxynote2root.com and tried them all but no success.
I have root, have TWRP installed and flash the rom and it bricks. i factory reset first, then install and nothing.
any ideas?

All of the roms on this forum work.. What are your exact steps?
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Kreateablaze said:
All of the roms on this forum work.. What are your exact steps?
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Have they been tried on sgh-i317?
I did these exact steps:
Rooted phone and installed TWRP recovery
put AOKP Rom on SD card and booted into recovery mode
Wiped/Factory reset through recovery
rebooted into recovery
installed AOKP ROM
booted and bricked- hangs at "X" aokp bootup screen

Have you installed gapps after flashing an aosp rom? I am running carbon rom right now... Earlier today I was on aokp. I have used them all and I have a I317. An att note 2
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Kreateablaze said:
Have you installed gapps after flashing an aosp rom? I am running carbon rom right now... Earlier today I was on aokp. I have used them all and I have a I317. An att note 2
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does not having the gapps installed prevent the phone from booting? ive booted a rom before without gapps and it booted.
was there something wrong with my steps? did you use the aokp milestone or nightlies? where did you get the carbon rom? its all good?

I used the latest aokp nightly. And right now I'm running the newest carbon nightly. I got it from the op of the carbon thread.
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Kreateablaze said:
I used the latest aokp nightly. And right now I'm running the newest carbon nightly. I got it from the op of the carbon thread.
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What were your steps? what recovery were you using? im just so confused why my phone bricks every time

I'm using the latest version of twrp recovery. Try updating it?
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Download your rom and gapps again using a PC...
Then place the files to your SD using a card adapter if no USB connection is possible...
Then fully wipe the device again from within the latest version of TWRP recovery and flash the new downloads ...
You may have a bad flash ...and you are not bricked...g
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gregsarg said:
Download your rom and gapps again using a PC...
Then place the files to your SD using a card adapter if no USB connection is possible...
Then fully wipe the device again from within the latest version of TWRP recovery and flash the new downloads ...
You may have a bad flash ...and you are not bricked...g
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I did those exact steps and it did not work. i tried flashing pac man rom the last time and it got stuck in a boot loop too. I think there are some files that are corrupt or some temp files somewhere that are preventing a successful flash. my binary flash count was 9. and that was just on this run, ive tried flashing several times before. each time the only way to recover it is hooking the phone up to a pc and using kies to flash back to stock firmware. this sucks.

What version of twrp are you using? I have never had this issue you are having and I have flashed every rom on this forum for our device.
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igotta67bug said:
I did those exact steps and it did not work. i tried flashing pac man rom the last time and it got stuck in a boot loop too. I think there are some files that are corrupt or some temp files somewhere that are preventing a successful flash. my binary flash count was 9. and that was just on this run, ive tried flashing several times before. each time the only way to recover it is hooking the phone up to a pc and using kies to flash back to stock firmware. this sucks.
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9 counts ??
Uh....yeh...not right ...
Have you messed with device partitions in ODIN ??
If so...something is definitely wrong ...
At this point ...you may want to consider a full return to stock and allow the PIT to properly restore your partitions..
Just follow the return to stock guide (sticky )...in the general section ..
Once restored to stock with a corrected flash counter you can begin again using CF auto root as your root method..
It sounds as if you have root issues and possible partition damage...
One other step you can try first is to boot into download mode and re-root using CF...
That may help....but certainly won't hurt anything...then attempt a clean flash again..
If it fails ...then the return to stock and rooting again seems prudent ...g
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Ok ill try that. When I do the sticky method is that different than using kies to flash to stock? Kies is supposed to wipe everything and reload stock firmware. I agree the partitions are corrupt somewhere
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igotta67bug said:
Ok ill try that. When I do the sticky method is that different than using kies to flash to stock? Kies is supposed to wipe everything and reload stock firmware. I agree the partitions are corrupt somewhere
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Are u wiping data and system as well in recovery. If you're running TW and u switch to AOSP without wiping everything.....the results most likely wouldn't b pretty
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I'm doing a factory reset--> "swipe to wipe". Do I need to do something else?
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Kies is not the method I use in returning to stock...as I don't trust it..
Odin is my first choice ...
Using Odin to flash a factory rom will wipe everything as well ...and is far more reliable ...IMHO...g
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gregsarg said:
9 counts ??
Uh....yeh...not right ...
Have you messed with device partitions in ODIN ??
If so...something is definitely wrong ...
At this point ...you may want to consider a full return to stock and allow the PIT to properly restore your partitions..
Just follow the return to stock guide (sticky )...in the general section ..
Once restored to stock with a corrected flash counter you can begin again using CF auto root as your root method..
It sounds as if you have root issues and possible partition damage...
One other step you can try first is to boot into download mode and re-root using CF...
That may help....but certainly won't hurt anything...then attempt a clean flash again..
If it fails ...then the return to stock and rooting again seems prudent ...g
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OK, so i followed these steps perfectly and it did not work. GOt Stuck in a boot loop again. something is corrupt. i used the latest version of clockwork mod and tried to install the latest AOKP nightlies. :crying:

Alright ...
Do you mean that you returned to stock ??
And have rooted again ...??
If yes ..we can dig deeper ...and if not ...proceed with full unroot...g
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I used the sticky on turning your phone back to stock which used odin. I followed that list perfectly which said to flash stock using odin, root using cf then using triangle away, then super user to fully unroot. Then I installed clockword mod recovery, booted to recovery mode, cleared all cache and davlik and factory reset again, then installed the aokp and it got stuck in a boot loop
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Here's what I do with twrp when flashing a rom.
Go to wipe menu and then advanced wipe and select dalvik, cache, data, system and internal(optional). I do it three times to make sure. then flash your rom with gapps (if aosp)

cwm bootloop

I had installed cwm with freegee then I flashed philz touch. everything was working fine. I restored a backup (slimbean 4.3), rom booted and was running fine. then I flashed a font and I ended up in a bootloop.. I then booted into recovery and wiped everything like I normally do when installing a new rom or restoring a backup. I restored my backup and now whenever I choose reboot phone it just reboots back into recovery. Is there anything I can try without having to completely start from scratch?

Go back to CWM from Freegee and restore your back up.
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psal217050 said:
Go back to CWM from Freegee and restore your back up.
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How would I do that? and I'm not sure that would work. everything has been working fine with restoring backups and flashing new roms. I've only had this problem because I flashed a font zip and it may have not been compatible

You should have another recovery, either CWM or TWRP on your phone from before Philz recovery don't you? Boot into recovery, flash one of them and flash a rom.
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psal217050 said:
You should have another recovery, either CWM or TWRP on your phone from before Philz recovery don't you? Boot into recovery, flash one of them and flash a rom.
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yeah I installed cwm with freegee and used that for awhile.. then I flashed cwm advanced edition philz touch for e980 and as I said everything worked fine, flashing roms, restoring backups. I was on bs harmony 4.4 and flashed a font zip file and it worked fine. a little while ago I wiped everything thru recovery like normal and restored my slimbean 4.3 backup, it booted fine and I ended up going back to recovery and flashing the same font zip file and that's when I ended up in a bootloop.. I removed battery and booted into recovery wiped everything and tried to restore both backups but it only resulted in a cwm bootloop, everytime I reboot it boots back into cwm advanced edition philz touch

And you're positive that you don't have another recovery like madmack's hacked TWRP on your phone somewhere? I have it, TWRP 2.6.3, CWM all on my phone and have switched because of different roms. Look hard or you might need to start over.
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psal217050 said:
And you're positive that you don't have another recovery like madmack's hacked TWRP on your phone somewhere? I have it, TWRP 2.6.3, CWM all on my phone and have switched because of different roms. Look hard or you might need to start over.
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no I'm not positive.. I assumed that when I flashed philz touch it installed over the freegee cwm that I installed.. am I wrong? if so how would I go about booting into the freegee cwm that I originally installed? when booting the phone and holding the volumedown, power, and home button it automatically boots into the philz touch cwm

You mean power, volume +, and home.? Freegee is probably gone.
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psal217050 said:
You mean power, volume +, and home.? Freegee is probably gone.
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yeah that's what I meant, sorry. so what should I do? is my only option to start over and install original kdz?

Maybe you can sideload one of the recoveries. One of the posts on the attached discusses that option. Otherwise it is the LG flashtool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48246157
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psal217050 said:
Maybe you can sideload one of the recoveries. One of the posts on the attached discusses that option. Otherwise it is the LG flashtool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48246157
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I'm just gonna start over with lgflashtool. if my phone came with 10k is it okay to flash 10g instead?

deadenz said:
I'm just gonna start over with lgflashtool. if my phone came with 10k is it okay to flash 10g instead?
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you can flash whatever you want...however with the 10g if your are on at&t it gonna offer you the update to 10k once your phone will be functional....

zxaz said:
you can flash whatever you want...however with the 10g if your are on at&t it gonna offer you the update to 10k once your phone will be functional....
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is there any benefits to updating to 10k or is 10g better?

deadenz said:
is there any benefits to updating to 10k or is 10g better?
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with the 10k you gonna have more "gadget" like if you don't look your screen while reading a video, the screen will stop...and some other...

One x back to stock help

Help please
I have downloaded a nandroid for my device, after restored that the phone works ok.
What is the next step do i flash the stock recovery. After that can the device be reset from the settings tab?
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jsmith_00 said:
Help please
I have downloaded a nandroid for my device, after restored that the phone works ok.
What is the next step do i flash the stock recovery. After that can the device be reset from the settings tab?
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Factory reset from the current custom recovery. Then flash stock recovery
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Thanks however after i reset in custom recovery the phone never boots it hangs just befor sense starts. Is that because the stock recovery is not loaded
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jsmith_00 said:
Thanks however after i reset in custom recovery the phone never boots it hangs just befor sense starts. Is that because the stock recovery is not loaded
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did you flash the boot.img from the nandroid backup

mrbtree98 said:
did you flash the boot.img from the nandroid backup
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No just restored from backup
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jsmith_00 said:
No just restored from backup
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you need to flash the boot.img from your backup for the phone to boot properly. if you're s-off then it should have done it by itself but i'm going with that you're s-on so you need to flash the boot.img from your pc.

and fastboot erase cache ater the boot.img flash, to prevent boot issues

Thanks all for help it all works now
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[Q] TWRP Recovery

Hi, I backed up my S4 with TWRP in the recovery mode and with the app using Live Backup. TWRP will not allow me to restore these backup. It starts restoring and then just restarts. I put the backup files on the internal memory. Do you know what could be the issue? Thanks.
David

davidst95 said:
Hi, I backed up my S4 with TWRP in the recovery mode and with the app using Live Backup. TWRP will not allow me to restore these backup. It starts restoring and then just restarts. I put the backup files on the internal memory. Do you know what could be the issue? Thanks.
David
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Are you running TWRP 2.7.0.1? I recently had the same issue with it and ended up going to an older version (2.5.x.x). If you phone is up and running you might try to revert to and older version and see if it reads your backup.
I ended up going over to philz recovery..
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pfftdives said:
Are you running TWRP 2.7.0.1? I recently had the same issue with it and ended up going to an older version (2.5.x.x). If you phone is up and running you might try to revert to and older version and see if it reads your backup.
I ended up going over to philz recovery..
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Thanks for the reply. I try 2.5.

pfftdives said:
Are you running TWRP 2.7.0.1? I recently had the same issue with it and ended up going to an older version (2.5.x.x). If you phone is up and running you might try to revert to and older version and see if it reads your backup.
I ended up going over to philz recovery..
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I also had to switch to Philz.
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The Live backup might not be compatible with TWRP.
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