I just screwed my phone and can't figure it out. - One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

HTC M8 AT&T
I have been dealing with this all morning and I am about to blow my brains out.
I thought i was running twrp but was instead running CWM.
Previously had Cyanogen Mod working fine on the phone no issue. Just wanted android instead
Tried to install Android Revolution from zip. Boom done. Reboot
Encryption. Try all 10 passwords i EVER use a couple hundred times it seems.
Fail. So i go back to CWM and try to reset phone to factoy. Gives me error "unknown volume for path /sd-ext/
error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping Format
Data Wipe Complete
Boot up still asks for password try a hundred times again. Still nothing
Boot into fastboot to attempt to put TWRP on it. and no computer sees my phone in fastboot.
Any ideas how to save my phone?

Do you a nandroid backup? You can restore your phone and try one more time.
Tapatalked with my "refrigerator look" HTC one M8

Go me the noob. No nandroid.
Any other idea..

Do you get the ding when connecting the phone and are running a command prompt from the folder with fastboot binary and required files?
What response does 'fastboot devices' give?

ashyx said:
Do you get the ding when connecting the phone and are running a command prompt from the folder with fastboot binary and required files?
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No and when i run adb devices i get nothing

xagesz said:
No and when i run adb devices i get nothing
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Adb won't respond unless you sideload or boot Into os.
Check your usb cable, make sure it's the original cable and you have fastboot drivers installed.

ashyx said:
Adb won't respond unless you sideload or boot Into os.
Check your usb cable, make sure it's the originals cable and you have fastboot drivers installed.
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I tried sideloading a rom. but still encryption screen. and Fastboot has worked before because i used it to install cwm. BOot into it how?

xagesz said:
I tried sideloading a rom. but still encryption screen. and Fastboot has worked before because i used it to install cwm. BOot into it how?
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If you don't hear the ding then you either have a cable problem or a driver problem. Just re-install the drivers and check the cable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

ashyx said:
Adb won't respond unless you sideload or boot Into os.
Check your usb cable, make sure it's the original cable and you have fastboot drivers installed.
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ashyx said:
If you don't hear the ding then you either have a cable problem or a driver problem. Just re-install the drivers and check the cable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
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I am working this angle now but even so what do I need to do to save my phone

xagesz said:
I am working this angle now but even so what do I need to do to save my phone
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From what I seen you going to need to format the sd. You can see if twrp will format it but if that don't work try stock recovery and do a factory reset in bootloader.

Darknites said:
From what I seen you going to need to format the sd. You can see if twrp will format it but if that don't work try stock recovery and do a factory reset in bootloader.
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DARKNITES YOU ARE THE MAN. I send you a case a beer. Anyway... CWM menu down at the bottom is format data and media. never spotted this before and did that and the phone finally went around the darn encryption menu. THank you.

xagesz said:
I am working this angle now but even so what do I need to do to save my phone
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As said if you get fastboot working you can flash a custom recovery or stock. You can then download a stock nandroid back up from the stock backups thread then flash the required backup from custom recovery.
All explained in that thread.

ashyx said:
As said if you get fastboot working you can flash a custom recovery or stock. You can then download a stock nandroid back up from the stock backups thread then flash the required backup from custom recovery.
All explained in that thread.
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Yeah. Fastboot was not working AT ALL. I tried and tried. But the issue is now resolved. Thanks.

xagesz said:
DARKNITES YOU ARE THE MAN. I send you a case a beer. Anyway... CWM menu down at the bottom is format data and media. never spotted this before and did that and the phone finally went around the darn encryption menu. THank you.
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Don't drink beer but thanks away and no problem dude.

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[Q] gahhhhhhh! please please help

i rooted my galaxy nexus last night, and today i was trying to put a rom on it, i went to wipe the cache, and now it wont boot past the google screen and im freaking out!
Before you flashed did you wipe system? Huh I bet not even so you only mention wipe cache....what about data , dalvik ?
Did you read directions in the op for the ROM?
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it told me to wipe to factory, i tried doing that and it just froze, and now it wont boot. im trying to figure all this out but im a little over my head unfortunately.
Try booting into recovery and then wiping and flashing your ROM
i was trying to flash the codename android 1.6 rom, i cant post the link it wont let me
when i boot into recovery mode, it shows a droid with its chest open and a red exclamation point
I've never heard of that ROM but in fastboot will it let you use your volume and power keys to navigate to recovery? If not, try using fastboot commands on the computer to get into recovery (if you can? I'm not too acquainted with fastboot commands)
i can get into recovery but then it shows the droid with the red alert
m4gkman said:
i can get into recovery but then it shows the droid with the red alert
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That's fastboot. Try looking into fastboot commands and see if any command will let you boot into recovery from there.
You buggered the boot image... Just flash it again, via fastboot...
They are normally in .Franco kernels...
you mean through terminal and stuff? my knowledge to this stuff is still pretty basic so im trying to grasp all of this
familyguy59 said:
You buggered the boot image... Just flash it again, via fastboot...
They are normally in .Franco kernels...
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so fastboot is throught he computer?
m4gkman said:
so fastboot is throught he computer?
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Yes. Fastboot is used, in CMD (Windows) Gnome terminal (Ubuntu/Linux distributions) and the Mac OS terminal...
You need to install the ADB drivers and download the fastboot/adb files first, though (Check the Windows 8 thread (In my signature), all you need is in there...
Or, download a .Franco kernel (Check the developement section, for your device (GSM/verizon/Sprint) and search the forum...
i did fastboot and all that stuff on my laptop at home(the one i rooted it with), do i basically need to redo all of that?
m4gkman said:
i did fastboot and all that stuff on my laptop at home(the one i rooted it with), do i basically need to redo all of that?
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Yes, but just flash the boot.img
Code:
fastboot flash boot %Userprofile%\Downloads\<Whatever the file is named>.img
Ngo93 said:
That's fastboot. Try looking into fastboot commands and see if any command will let you boot into recovery from there.
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No, that is not fastboot. That is recovery. He has the stock recovery flashed, which is the Android lying on its back with a red exclamation point.
m4gkman said:
i can get into recovery but then it shows the droid with the red alert
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You need to flash CWM before you do anything else. Get it from the link in my signature and flash it in fastboot. Then boot into CWM, do a wipe, and re-flash the ROM you want.
efrant said:
No, that is not fastboot. That is recovery. He has the stock recovery flashed, which is the Android lying on its back with a red exclamation point.
You need to flash CWM before you do anything else. Get it from the link in my signature and flash it in fastboot. Then boot into CWM, do a wipe, and re-flash the ROM you want.
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We've been there. Done that and got the T-shirt. The phone is working fine. Just installing CND 1.6
familyguy59 said:
We've been there. Done that and got the T-shirt. The phone is working fine. Just installing CND 1.6
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No, he hasn't been there, and obviously you didn't understand that.
If he sees the Android lying on his back with the red ! then he has the STOCK recovery flashed, not CWM.
efrant said:
No, he hasn't been there, and obviously you didn't understand that.
If he sees the Android lying on his back with the red ! then he has the STOCK recovery flashed, not CWM.
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CWM is flashed, it's installing CND (Or has installed) but whatever we do, it's a bootloop. lol) I'm doing everything, with him, whilst he's at work, via TV ^^
I'm seing exactly everything, what is happening, on the computer. I flashed everything myself...
familyguy59 said:
CWM is flashed, it's installing CND (Or has installed) but whatever we do, it's a bootloop. lol) I'm doing everything, with him, whilst he's at work, via TV ^^
I'm seing exactly everything, what is happening, on the computer. I flashed everything myself...
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Ah, ok! None of that was mentioned in the thread. Had no idea that you were helping him -- I thought you were helping him in this thread.

Galaxy Nexus Bricked

My nexus is from everyway shape or form bricked. I tried all forms of fixing it:
-Tried flashing stock image from fastboot
-tried flashing stock through odin
-tried flashing through recovery
-tried locking and unlocking the bootloader
What I noticed: I can flash different kernels and mods. But as soon as I try to flash a ROM that I already had saved on the SD it cancels the install and shows "(bad)". I also cannot mount /system to format it.
Also, when I try to flash anything thru odin or fastboot, everything works according to ODIN and I get the blue "PASS" sign, but when it reboots nothing sticks. I was able to use the Toolkit v7.8 to boot into TWRP recorvery, and it still doesnt work. NOTE: I can only boot into it with the Toolkit, I cant actually flash the recovery permanently.
I guess the system files became Read-Only.
I have no ROM currently loaded so I can only boot into Download mode/Fastboot and CWM recovery.
Things to try
acesofbelkan said:
My nexus is from everyway shape or form bricked. I tried all forms of fixing it:
-Tried flashing stock image from fastboot
-tried flashing stock through odin
-tried flashing through recovery
-tried locking and unlocking the bootloader
What I noticed: I can flash different kernels and mods. But as soon as I try to flash a ROM that I already had saved on the SD it cancels the install and shows "(bad)". I also cannot mount /system to format it.
Also, when I try to flash anything thru odin or fastboot, everything works according to ODIN and I get the blue "PASS" sign, but when it reboots nothing sticks. I was able to use the Toolkit v7.8 to boot into TWRP recorvery, and it still doesnt work. NOTE: I can only boot into it with the Toolkit, I cant actually flash the recovery permanently.
I guess the system files became Read-Only.
I have no ROM currently loaded so I can only boot into Download mode/Fastboot and CWM recovery.
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It looks like you've tried just about everything and you are very capable of getting it done. My only suggestion is that when I thought I was bricked, I kept wiping all the data I could find. From CWM I started with a wipe data/factory reset and that had the best results for me. After that, wipe dalvik, wipe battery stats, and I tried loading a new ROM from sdcard. I wouldn't try to install a new kernel or any other mod until you successfully boot into your new(or old) ROM.
Like I said, you probably already knew all of this but I wanted to make sure all the bases were covered. If it doesn't help you, I hope it at least helps someone else. Good luck, and please post your progress!
try using fastboot to erase the system and other partition.
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
faseboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
Then flash stock from fastboot
Ok, I try the fast boot method today after work. I have a feeling it wont work until I can mount the system folder which is the sole problem if Im not mistaken. I wiped absolutely everything I could in CWM to no avail. So fastboot looks like the only choice
acesofbelkan said:
Ok, I try the fast boot method today after work. I have a feeling it wont work until I can mount the system folder which is the sole problem if Im not mistaken. I wiped absolutely everything I could in CWM to no avail. So fastboot looks like the only choice
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Fastboot does not require mounting of anything -- it writes to the entire partition.
efrant said:
Fastboot does not require mounting of anything -- it writes to the entire partition.
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I don't have the best knowledge when it comes to this. But if this is true then perhaps I lost root? When I was flashing a Rom my phone shut off and that's when these problems started. Would losing root be the cause of this?
acesofbelkan said:
I don't have the best knowledge when it comes to this. But if this is true then perhaps I lost root? When I was flashing a Rom my phone shut off and that's when these problems started. Would losing root be the cause of this?
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No. Root has nothing to do with fastboot. Root has nothing to do with your device. Root has to do with the Android build that you are running.
When you are booted into the bootloader (i.e., fastboot mode), there is no Android OS running, so how can there be root?
The fastboot executable on your PC interacts directly with the bootloader, and it will wipe an entire partition, or write an image to a partition.
first off you need to download wugfresh's Gnex toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1766475
second you need to install all the drivers if you haven't already.
then you need to choose your model type
after you will need to click on back to stock what it does is it resets everything, assuming your phone cant boot up choose not booting
once that is done you can choose the factory image which can be downloaded from Googles factory images or you can use the options provided
after that you follow all the steps provided in the tool kit. the tool kit is mostly automatic so it wont take allot of time.
once that is done you are back in stock and have lost everything but don't fret because you can root it again using the same tool kit.
quick point your phone still has an unlocked boot loader so don't worry about that.
once youve completed the above steps you should be back to your good old galaxy nexus home screen
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first off you need to download wugfresh's Gnex toolkit
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469909
efrant said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469909
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I've personally never had problems with tool kits and have found them very helpful, because of my busy schedule I don't have the time to do it myself even with my amateur coding skills, and have found only people who dont understand what there getting themselves into get bricked, thats not to say you cant brick your phone if your smart but if your smart you would have done a nandroid before flashing anything.
thanks again for that enlightening post
NoorGnex said:
first off you need to download wugfresh's Gnex toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1766475
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Link is bringing up a 404 error. Did the toolkit move locations?
JackG058 said:
Link is bringing up a 404 error. Did the toolkit move locations?
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sorry
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
NoorGnex said:
sorry
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
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Thanks. I'm prepping for doing a ROM tomorrow night so trying to do my due diligence now.
JackG058 said:
Thanks. I'm prepping for doing a ROM tomorrow night so trying to do my due diligence now.
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This is what you should be reading for due diligence...
efrant said:
This is what you should be reading for due diligence...
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I will add this to my reading list, and send you my kind thanks.
edit: And bookmarking, of course.
I tried WugFresh's toolkit, everything was flashed(at least thats what the program said). But when the phone reboots, nothing, just logo screen
acesofbelkan said:
I tried WugFresh's toolkit, everything was flashed(at least thats what the program said). But when the phone reboots, nothing, just logo screen
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That's what I was trying to get across earlier...
Use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895 That way, you can see where you are having issues.
And in case you missed it earlier: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30015315&postcount=9
NoorGnex said:
first off you need to download wugfresh's Gnex toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1766475
second you need to install all the drivers if you haven't already.
then you need to choose your model type
after you will need to click on back to stock what it does is it resets everything, assuming your phone cant boot up choose not booting
once that is done you can choose the factory image which can be downloaded from Googles factory images or you can use the options provided
after that you follow all the steps provided in the tool kit. the tool kit is mostly automatic so it wont take allot of time.
once that is done you are back in stock and have lost everything but don't fret because you can root it again using the same tool kit.
quick point your phone still has an unlocked boot loader so don't worry about that.
once youve completed the above steps you should be back to your good old galaxy nexus home screen
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Only after you learn what is going on in the background.
I think i'm going to stop trying to help people using toolkits if it seem that they did not even bordered to read up on fastboot and adb..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469909
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+1
acesofbelkan said:
I tried WugFresh's toolkit, everything was flashed(at least thats what the program said). But when the phone reboots, nothing, just logo screen
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This quote pretty much defines why people hate toolkits.

Help, soft bricked my device.

I was attempting to unlock/root and long story short, now I have TWRP installed, and I can get to FASTBOOT but if i try to boot normally I get the Nexus logo, and no further. When I unlocked, I installed TWRP then loaded it. After leaving TWRP it said 'Seems you are not rooted, want to root"? or something to that effect. I clicked YES and now I'm stuck. Since I had just unlocked it, it *should* have reset my entire device(which was all stock anyway) so I am not sure what went wrong. I have been trying everything I know but I'm now out of ideas. Would appreciate any help. I see now that the version of SuperSu that it would have pushed would have been wrong, would that be preventing the tablet from booting?
If you can mount in fastboot you're not bricked. You tried to check md5 and push the recovery image again? And also try to throw new ROM on it.
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ronni.rasmussen said:
If you can mount in fastboot you're not bricked. You tried to check md5 and push the recovery image again? And also try to throw new ROM on it.
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It wont boot so I don't know how to put anything on it, it's empty and doesn't show up in windows. Also I don't know what you meant exactly by push the recovery image again. Twrp is working fine. Sorry I am hardly a pro at this stuff.
Landara said:
It wont boot so I don't know how to put anything on it, it's empty and doesn't show up in windows. Also I don't know what you meant exactly by push the recovery image again. Twrp is working fine. Sorry I am hardly a pro at this stuff.
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Try to get to fastboot and connect PC and check if it connects. You will need the USB drivers installed
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ronni.rasmussen said:
Try to get to fastboot and connect PC and check if it connects. You will need the USB drivers installed
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Oh I can do that no problem, been using ADB. But now it just won't boot normally. But I can use the terminal and everything.
Landara said:
Oh I can do that no problem, been using ADB. But now it just won't boot normally. But I can use the terminal and everything.
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Then it should be possible to flash and push recovery and ROM to device even get a stock image back.
Which recovery image did you install?
And did you flash any ROM or kernel?
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Landara said:
Oh I can do that no problem, been using ADB. But now it just won't boot normally. But I can use the terminal and everything.
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I would suggest you just restore your N7 back to stock. No need for root yet, seriously! But this should help get you going in the right direction.
Power it off completely. Hold Power + Volume down until it boots into the bootloader. Run the following commands:
fastboot devices (to confirm you are connected)
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If you haven't unlocked your N7 yet, run fastboot oem unlock first.
ronni.rasmussen said:
Then it should be possible to flash and push recovery and ROM to device even get a stock image back.
Which recovery image did you install?
And did you flash any ROM or kernel?
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I put TWRP on there, immediately after unlocking. So it should have been completely stock since as far as I know it wipes it when you unlock. After putting TWRP on there, i told it to reboot normally(from within TWRP) and it detected that I was not rooted and asked me if I wanted to install SuperSu. I said yes and now it will not boot to the operating system. It boots fine to Bootloader and Recovery. And I am certain it's connected to my PC because I can even tell it ADB REBOOT BOOTLOADER/RECOVERY and that works. But I don't see how I can load a ROM onto it if I can't access it via windows. I don't know how to get a ROM onto the SD card. Surely there could be a way but I don't know it.
Landara said:
I put TWRP on there, immediately after unlocking. So it should have been completely stock since as far as I know it wipes it when you unlock. After putting TWRP on there, i told it to reboot normally(from within TWRP) and it detected that I was not rooted and asked me if I wanted to install SuperSu. I said yes and now it will not boot to the operating system. It boots fine to Bootloader and Recovery. And I am certain it's connected to my PC because I can even tell it ADB REBOOT BOOTLOADER/RECOVERY and that works. But I don't see how I can load a ROM onto it if I can't access it via windows. I don't know how to get a ROM onto the SD card. Surely there could be a way but I don't know it.
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Start over by downloading recovery, Superuser and a clean stock rom image.
But before that you could try to reset all data in recovery (factory reset) and cache if you haven't tried.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380913
Thanks to this thread I have booted! Still have to root it but now that I know that you have to flash the NEW SuperSu not the one TWRP flashed for me, I shouldn't have a problem Thanks so much for your help everyone!
Landara said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380913
Thanks to this thread I have booted! Still have to root it but now that I know that you have to flash the NEW SuperSu not the one TWRP flashed for me, I shouldn't have a problem Thanks so much for your help everyone!
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Super

[Q] Please Help, very big error on my part

Hey guys, I'm new to the HTC one, and I made a mistake. I accidentally formatted my device, the sdcard, firmware, and data, and I'm unable to mount the sdcard and data. I have clockworkmod recovery installed, and the bootloader unlocked, but I'm unable to do much else. When I attempt to flash a rom using sideloader, the screen will just reboot several times. I tried two different roms, CyanogenMod and Stock Rom, by either installing through sideloader or adb, but again, I can't see my SD card. I need help.
How can I fix my phone at this point? I'd be okay with either Stock Rom or CyanogenMod, I just need my phone working.
Please give a newbie a hand guys.
Thanks in advance.
dddmcd77 said:
Hey guys, I'm new to the HTC one, and I made a mistake. I accidentally formatted my device, the sd and data, and I'm unable to mount the two. I have clockworkmod recovery installed, and the bootloader unlocked, but I'm unable to do much else. When I attempt to flash a rom, the screen will just reboot several times. I tried two different roms, CyanogenMod and Stock Rom, by either installing through sideloader or adb, but again, I can't see my SD card. I need help.
How can I fix my phone at this point? I'd be okay with either Stock Rom or CyanogenMod, I just need my phone working.
Please give a newbie a hand guys.
Thanks in advance.
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I don't know, but maybe try loading this by following the directions. Maybe you formatted the actual OS completely? This will get you to CM and then from there hopefully flash again
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_m7vzw
Also, try rebooting JUST the recovery, because then your SD shows up again.
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thanks for the reply
justinisloco said:
I don't know, but maybe try loading this by following the directions. Maybe you formatted the actual OS completely? This will get you to CM and then from there hopefully flash again
Also, try rebooting JUST the recovery, because then your SD shows up again.
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thanks I'll give it a shot. but I did reboot recovery, and I'm still unable to see my SD, it still claims it can't mount it.
Also I forgot to include that it is a verizon phone.
dddmcd77 said:
thanks I'll give it a shot. but I did reboot recovery, and I'm still unable to see my SD, it still claims it can't mount it.
Also I forgot to include that it is a verizon phone.
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Did you flash the correct recovery for the vzw model?
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dottat said:
Did you flash the correct recovery for the vzw model?
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I attempted to flash the latest nightly file of cm-10.2-20131130-NIGHTLY-m7vzw.zip
dddmcd77 said:
I attempted to flash the latest nightly file of cm-10.2-20131130-NIGHTLY-m7vzw.zip
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He asked about recovery.
cm-10.2-20131130-NIGHTLY-m7vzw.zip appears to be a ROM?
Oops
carm01 said:
He asked about recovery.
cm-10.2-20131130-NIGHTLY-m7vzw.zip appears to be a ROM?
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Oh I'm sorry, I read that wrong. My bad. Yes, the recovery worked fine, no issues there.
dddmcd77 said:
Hey guys, I'm new to the HTC one, and I made a mistake. I accidentally formatted my device, the sdcard, firmware, and data, and I'm unable to mount the sdcard and data. I have clockworkmod recovery installed, and the bootloader unlocked, but I'm unable to do much else. When I attempt to flash a rom using sideloader, the screen will just reboot several times. I tried two different roms, CyanogenMod and Stock Rom, by either installing through sideloader or adb, but again, I can't see my SD card. I need help.
How can I fix my phone at this point? I'd be okay with either Stock Rom or CyanogenMod, I just need my phone working.
Please give a newbie a hand guys.
Thanks in advance.
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Can you walk us through your steps of sideloading? Wondering if you're doing it correctly.
Also, you should reflash the recovery so that you're 100% positive it is for the VZW One.
can do
karn101 said:
Can you walk us through your steps of sideloading? Wondering if you're doing it correctly.
Also, you should reflash the recovery so that you're 100% positive it is for the VZW One.
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Sure, I boot into recovery and use the command adb sideload "zip file here" and get the loading progess percentage and then it loads on my phone, yet it doesn't work right. Also, for some reason, my phone's bootloader has "relocked" when I know for a fact I avoided that command for fear of ruining my chances to fix the phone, now if I attempt to flash recovery to double check, I'm told its not allowed and it fails.
dddmcd77 said:
Sure, I boot into recovery and use the command adb sideload "zip file here" and get the loading progess percentage and then it loads on my phone, yet it doesn't work right.
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I'd try a different recovery. Flash TWRP and try it again. If it doesn't work, then I'm out of ideas for you. Last thing I can think about is RUU'ing your phone.
karn101 said:
I'd try a different recovery. Flash TWRP and try it again. If it doesn't work, then I'm out of ideas for you. Last thing I can think about is RUU'ing your phone.
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Also you can try this method, although i never done it this way
Can Try :
Are you attempting to flash from fastboot or from ruu mode
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip zipname.zip
fastboot reboot
if it fails try again.
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash romzip.zip
fastboot reboot
Might want to get a full stock ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
I tried RUU
karn101 said:
I'd try a different recovery. Flash TWRP and try it again. If it doesn't work, then I'm out of ideas for you. Last thing I can think about is RUU'ing your phone.
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I just tried RUUing a few minutes ago, when I attempted to flash stock recovery I was unable, the instructions for VZW told me to flash stock recovery and boot, but I recieved failure notices.
dddmcd77 said:
I just tried RUUing a few minutes ago, when I attempted to flash stock recovery I was unable, the instructions for VZW told me to flash stock recovery and boot, but I recieved failure notices.
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What firmware you on?
thank you very much
carm01 said:
Also you can try this method, although i never done it this way
Can Try :
Are you attempting to flash from fastboot or from ruu mode
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip zipname.zip
fastboot reboot
if it fails try again.
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash romzip.zip
fastboot reboot
Might want to get a full stock ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
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Thanks, I'll give this method a shot right now and report back. my firmware was one of the things that was messed up, and I tried flashing the stock but it was unsucessful.
dddmcd77 said:
Thanks, I'll give this method a shot right now and report back.
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Important: the flash process halts at around 75% to 90% on phone screen! This is normal and a safety precaution!
The last few percent is the reboot, which is NOT happening automatically, so you get a chance to check the console output before reboot to make sure it is safe to reboot
my firmware
carm01 said:
Important: the flash process halts at around 75% to 90% on phone screen! This is normal and a safety precaution!
The last few percent is the reboot, which is NOT happening automatically, so you get a chance to check the console output before reboot to make sure it is safe to reboot
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To answer your other question, the firmware was one of the many things messed up. Flash attempts of the stock firmware were unsuccessful.
dddmcd77 said:
I just tried RUUing a few minutes ago, when I attempted to flash stock recovery I was unable, the instructions for VZW told me to flash stock recovery and boot, but I recieved failure notices.
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You don't need to flash the stock recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216
The RUU flashes stock recovery. You can skip the first portion (ADB shell) and the last (write secure flag) in the instructions above.
Basically, just start at
fastboot oem rebootRUU
problem with that.
karn101 said:
You don't need to flash the stock recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216
The RUU flashes stock recovery. You can skip the first portion (ADB shell) and the last (write secure flag) in the instructions above.
Basically, just start at
fastboot oem rebootRUU
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My bootloader relocked for some reason. Is that gonna be a problem?
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hey guys thanks for the help, I just got my phone to stock. Thanks again so much, I owe you all one. You're great people.
dddmcd77 said:
hey guys thanks for the help, I just got my phone to stock. Thanks again so much, I owe you all one. You're great people.
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What fixed it for you?

[Q] {Q} Xperia S hard break

Hi,
I've really big problem and i hope that here i get sugestion...
1, I try flash new ROM to my phone. I copy ROM to "SD card" but in wrong version.
After this I into Flashtool get new Kernel and new ver. of TWRecovery. Then I go to recovery and start flashing as every time before...
2, But now I'm in bad sittuation. I can only get into recovery... When i want to go to bootloger, i can't. Every time when I go to bootloger from recovery, i'm back in recovery. Every time is phone reaction the same as I hold power up button+vol. up. And I'm only in recovery.
When I want transfer some ROM to phone, I can't. Cose when I Mount USB massstorage I see phone as "Elementary sys device". I have install ABD device drivers...
Changelog I can't get you, cose it's in "SD card"...
3, Please, Show me "the way" out of this sh*t... I use HTC HD2 few years, all time flashing. Now I use Xperia S for 3 yr. All time flashing. But now I'm in a wrong way ind can't get my phone to standby
Thank you for answers!
magntwo said:
Hi,
I've really big problem and i hope that here i get sugestion...
1, I try flash new ROM to my phone. I copy ROM to "SD card" but in wrong version.
After this I into Flashtool get new Kernel and new ver. of TWRecovery. Then I go to recovery and start flashing as every time before...
2, But now I'm in bad sittuation. I can only get into recovery... When i want to go to bootloger, i can't. Every time when I go to bootloger from recovery, i'm back in recovery. Every time is phone reaction the same as I hold power up button+vol. up. And I'm only in recovery.
When I want transfer some ROM to phone, I can't. Cose when I Mount USB massstorage I see phone as "Elementary sys device". I have install ABD device drivers...
Changelog I can't get you, cose it's in "SD card"...
3, Please, Show me "the way" out of this sh*t... I use HTC HD2 few years, all time flashing. Now I use Xperia S for 3 yr. All time flashing. But now I'm in a wrong way ind can't get my phone to standby
Thank you for answers!
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Boot phone into recovery, then run following command to copy the ROM to phone memory.
Code:
adb push /path/to/ROM.zip /sdcard/
Then flash the ROM via recovery!
Mirhawk said:
Boot phone into recovery, then run following command to copy the ROM to phone memory.
Code:
adb push /path/to/ROM.zip /sdcard/
Then flash the ROM via recovery!
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You mean into terminal command? I need to get phone into fasboot. then I can do what I want.. Now it's dead phone... It was happend when I want to flash yours ROM. But i miss one step, flash boot.img
magntwo said:
You mean into terminal command? I need to get phone into fasboot. then I can do what I want.. Now it's dead phone... It was happend when I want to flash yours ROM. But i miss one step, flash boot.img
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Recovery is TWRP. The one with menu of install, wipe and all. You need to boot into that and use the adb on PC.
Mirhawk said:
Recovery is TWRP. The one with menu of install, wipe and all. You need to boot into that and use the adb on PC.
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Yes, I'm in TWRP, exactly v.2.8.0.1, from topic of your ROM. Bud now I can't connect phone via ABD drivers. I try it via apps and two ways via Commans window.
I'm only in TWRP. I can't get to fastboot, I can't install ROM now, phone reaction is the same as I hold power up+vol up button.
I need one of two ways... 1,get phone connected with PC via fastboot to flash new kernel, boot.img and at least your ROM
2,get phone connected with PC via mass storage, to get some old ROM, flash it and get to fastboot...
For example:
magntwo said:
Yes, I'm in TWRP, exactly v.2.8.0.1, from topic of your ROM. Bud now I can't connect phone via ABD drivers. I try it via apps and two ways via Commans window.
I'm only in TWRP. I can't get to fastboot, I can't install ROM now, phone reaction is the same as I hold power up+vol up button.
I need one of two ways... 1,get phone connected with PC via fastboot to flash new kernel, boot.img and at least your ROM
2,get phone connected with PC via mass storage, to get some old ROM, flash it and get to fastboot...
For example:
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You cannot use fastboot command in recovery, You can use the adb commands only. Did Yo try pushing the ROM to phone?
Mirhawk said:
You cannot use fastboot command in recovery, You can use the adb commands only. Did Yo try pushing the ROM to phone?
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Yes, I was... I have in "sd card" save my last ROM+gapps. As I wrote, two ways when I try it. One is Fail of flash by TWRP, second fall of TWRP during flash.
Ty for "want to help"!
magntwo said:
Yes, I was... I have in "sd card" save my last ROM+gapps. As I wrote, two ways when I try it. One is Fail of flash by TWRP, second fall of TWRP during flash.
Ty for "want to help"!
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Ah apologies, got lost while replying.
Anyways, lets start from basic. Can You try un-installing and installing the fastboot drivers? Because I suspect that's why You are not able to enter into fastboot mode.
Mirhawk said:
Ah apologies, got lost while replying.
Anyways, lets start from basic. Can You try un-installing and installing the fastboot drivers? Because I suspect that's why You are not able to enter into fastboot mode.
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I try it, but no way.. The same.
magntwo said:
I try it, but no way.. The same.
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Can You try using a different PC/Laptop?
Mirhawk said:
Can You try using a different PC/Laptop?
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I tryed my Vaio laptom and Dell laptom from my work. Both wrong... I'm completlly helplessly in this moment.
magntwo said:
I tryed my Vaio laptom and Dell laptom from my work. Both wrong... I'm completlly helplessly in this moment.
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Just a sec, what combination do You use to go into bootloader? Power up+volume up? That is not what Yo do, You disconnect the phone from cable, and then turn off the phone. Then just press volume up, and connect the phone. No other button is needed to be pressed.
Mirhawk said:
Just a sec, what combination do You use to go into bootloader? Power up+volume up? That is not what Yo do, You disconnect the phone from cable, and then turn off the phone. Then just press volume up, and connect the phone. No other button is needed to be pressed.
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Thank you. This is the way.. Now I'm in fastboot.... I gona flash kernel 2.8.0.1, then boot.img from your ROM and finally the ROM
magntwo said:
Thank you. This is the way.. Now I'm in fastboot.... I gona flash kernel 2.8.0.1, then boot.img from your ROM and finally the ROM
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Finally! Follow the procedure here to flash a Kitkat/Lollipop ROM.
Mirhawk said:
Finally! Follow the procedure here to flash a Kitkat/Lollipop ROM.
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Re: one more...
Quote:
Originally Posted by magntwo
Sorry, again...
As I wrote, I have in this moment folder with everything, nAOSP 5.0 b12, gapps-lp-20141109-signed, boot-carbon_3-11-14, beta SU v2.44, kernel v2.
As you know, two things, get this folder to phone and get fastboot, in this moment i'll be there, where I want to be
Ty!
Hi, can You please post it in a thread and tag Me? The messages kinda confuse Me!
.
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Here we're... Thank you.
magntwo said:
Here we're... Thank you.
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Apologies, might have missed out Your quote earlier. So You now have ROM and other stuff in the phone. What problem are You facing Now? Also I would recommend the new released version b14c with kernel from b14d of nAOSP.
Mirhawk said:
Apologies, might have missed out Your quote earlier. So You now have ROM and other stuff in the phone. What problem are You facing Now? Also I would recommend the new released version b14c with kernel from b14d of nAOSP.
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simply... I get to bootloader as we wrote last. Then I flash kernel, and phone died. Now I can only charge or see a Sony logo. I can ONLY this now. no buttons helps, no different cable/slot/PC helps... I'M only in charging mod, after turn on only logo see. no TWRP, no bootloger.
magntwo said:
simply... I get to bootloader as we wrote last. Then I flash kernel, and phone died. Now I can only charge or see a Sony logo. I can ONLY this now. no buttons helps, no different cable/slot/PC helps... I'M only in charging mod, after turn on only logo see. no TWRP, no bootloger.
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So You can't even go into bootloader now? That's weird and also makes this a bit complicated! Because You need to be able to go into bootloader mode to flash a new kernel which has recovery. Hope You are pressing only volume while connecting phone to PC. Drivers are fine as You were able to flash a kernel earlier. Which Kernel did You flash first? If You are able to go into bootloader, then flash this kernel via fastboot mode.
Mirhawk said:
So You can't even go into bootloader now? That's weird and also makes this a bit complicated! Because You need to be able to go into bootloader mode to flash a new kernel which has recovery. Hope You are pressing only volume while connecting phone to PC. Drivers are fine as You were able to flash a kernel earlier. Which Kernel did You flash first? If You are able to go into bootloader, then flash this kernel via fastboot mode.
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Ok, I flash it. But I really can't into bootloader. If I hold vol button, conn cable only red, charging light... Now I really don't know what else.
magntwo said:
Ok, I flash it. But I really can't into bootloader. If I hold vol button, conn cable only red, charging light... Now I really don't know what else.
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So You were able to flash the kernel I gave? Then You should be able to boot into CWM recovery. The Kernel logo will be of a Android bot.

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