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E:Cant mount /cache/recovery/command

Have been getting this error of late after i run unrevoked, then when i go to recovery to flash rom i get this error...is there any solution to this, or is there a new version of unrevoked to solve this porblem? Im using unrevoked v3.32.
Thank you.

Phone details? recovery version? Which Rom?

davebugyi said:
Phone details? recovery version? Which Rom?
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Unfortunately i gave the phone back to a friend who need help, so cant provide any info

Hi there,
I have the same issue.
Am running the carrier ROM (Telstra - Australia), on a HTC Desire GSM. I rooted it using unrevoked 3, and the phone is working fine, except for the Clockwork Mod recovery.
When I boot into recovery mode, I'm not able to load custom roms or make nandroid backups. It just gives errors about not being able to mount CACHE or MISC partitions.
I tried updating clockwork to 3.0.0.5, but that failed to resolve it, as did another go with unrevoked. I can't even do factory wipes! Cache wipe was also ineffective.
Is there possibly a problem with the /recovery partition? Any way to correct it? I don't have s-off, as alpharev fails with some error about expecting unary operators. Otherwise I'd try pushing a new recovery image through with fastboot.
I've checked every thread where this is mentioned, no resolutions yet that don't involve using fastboot. Some help would be nice.

lowkey1979 said:
Hi there,
I have the same issue.
Am running the carrier ROM (Telstra - Australia), on a HTC Desire GSM. I rooted it using unrevoked 3, and the phone is working fine, except for the Clockwork Mod recovery.
When I boot into recovery mode, I'm not able to load custom roms or make nandroid backups. It just gives errors about not being able to mount CACHE or MISC partitions.
I tried updating clockwork to 3.0.0.5, but that failed to resolve it, as did another go with unrevoked. I can't even do factory wipes! Cache wipe was also ineffective.
Is there possibly a problem with the /recovery partition? Any way to correct it? I don't have s-off, as alpharev fails with some error about expecting unary operators. Otherwise I'd try pushing a new recovery image through with fastboot.
I've checked every thread where this is mentioned, no resolutions yet that don't involve using fastboot. Some help would be nice.
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Do you have a pvt4-desire? If, you have to flash amonra-recovery, because cwm is incompatible with pvt4-desires.

or CWM 2.5.1.8 will work in addition to AmonRa. I've used both with my PVT-4.
and flash your recovery from fastboot, not by using unrevoked, it's just easier.
GL HF

ghalalb said:
or CWM 2.5.1.8 will work in addition to AmonRa. I've used both with my PVT-4.
and flash your recovery from fastboot, not by using unrevoked, it's just easier.
GL HF
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Can you tell me how to flash recovery with fastboot?

You can also do it with adb:
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-flash-new-recovery-image-with-adb-windows-pc-411005/

MatDrOiD said:
You can also do it with adb:
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-flash-new-recovery-image-with-adb-windows-pc-411005/
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Can you tell me total technique to flash a rom on a virgin htc desire with a non-video manual?

andrew21 said:
Can you tell me total technique to flash a rom on a virgin htc desire with a non-video manual?
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Do not understand why you want a non-video manual, but here you have one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189

hi mates,
to flash recovery with fastboot need to be s-off.
the command are really simple.
boot in hboot, select fastboot (shoul see fastbbot usb on the phone screen)
open a command line
Code:
fastboot flash recovery c:/wheretefileis/yourecovery.img

MatDrOiD said:
Do not understand why you want a non-video manual, but here you have one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
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Sir,
I tried this method but i get a "flash_image: not found". It seems like i don't have the flash_image command on my phone. I've looked everywhere to find a way to get that command and i found this - http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/s...)
finished. total time: 1.094s
Thank you sir

chage a sd card for try!

zk7513153 said:
chage a sd card for try!
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Already did change the sdcard sir.
On another note, whenever i tried remounting the /system for RW access to copy flash_image, free space drops to Zero Kb. To isolate, i tried remounting to just Read access, free space remained the same. Anything I'm missing here, or do I really have to S-OFF my phone before I can make changes on my /system ?
Thank you very much.

nonofficialcover said:
I also tried flashing via ADB and I get this:
C:\fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery-RA-desire-v2.0.1.img
sending 'recovery' (3936 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.687s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 1.094s
Thank you sir
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For this part I think you need to disable signature verification in recovery.

I was able to solve my problem after I did S-OFF.

/sdcard not mounting

dear all
i am using GN 4.2.2 stock
at the moment i can go to fastboot and i flash clockwordmod recovery v6.0.1.9
i did this because my phone startted to reboot
at the GB logo
.
now problem is i cant flash ROM to sdcard.
here is the output
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sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.260s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.435s
==========================
sending 'radio' (12288 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.353s]
writing 'radio'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.060s
===================================
in recovery when i am trying to mount sdcard.
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Error mounting sdcard

Are u trying to flash the rom immediately after unlocking the bootloader?? When the bootloader unlock is performed, the data is wiped completely.. Now u have to restart the device to mount the sd card again in recovery..
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1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?

Zepius said:
1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?
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fastboot commands i tried are
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
i cant flash any thing
i am stuck
is my sdcard gone
????

amith007 said:
Are u trying to flash the rom immediately after unlocking the bootloader?? When the bootloader unlock is performed, the data is wiped completely.. Now u have to restart the device to mount the sd card again in recovery..
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yes i unlocked bootloader, and yes all data must have been wiped out.
i restarted into recovery but with recovery i cant mount the sdcard
!!!!!

zakisays said:
fastboot commands i tried are
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
i cant flash any thing
i am stuck
is my sdcard gone
????
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do you have the files in the same directory with your fastboot.exe?
you could also boot into your custom recovery and use adb to push a rom to your phone.

zakisays said:
yes i unlocked bootloader, and yes all data must have been wiped out.
i restarted into recovery but with recovery i cant mount the sdcard
!!!!!
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Perhaps you didnt read the post, so I will quote it here:
Zepius said:
1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?
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Zepius said:
do you have the files in the same directory with your fastboot.exe?
you could also boot into your custom recovery and use adb to push a rom to your phone.
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fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
can you sent me the link to the steps for custom recovery & adb push
let me try it
thanks in advance

zakisays said:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
can you sent me the link to the steps for custom recovery & adb push
let me try it
thanks in advance
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first, flash cwm 6.0.2.3.
look in problem can happen section in my thread

samersh72 said:
first, flash cwm 6.0.2.3.
look in problem can happen section in my thread
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i gave the following command
H:\Galaxy Nexus (yakju)>adb -d push "H:\Galaxy Nexus (yakju)\Stock-Unroot Jelly
Bean GNex GSM.zip" /sdcard/
its almost 2 hours now the command hasnt finished executing, hope all is going ok
ok i cancelled the previous command .
rebooted to recovery , mounted /data and /system
then reran push command.
got the zip file into sdcard
then tried installing , error generated
finding update package
opening update package
installing update
Installation aborted
!!!!!
please help
thanks

just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

Zepius said:
just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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well i followed the steps.
i got error as below
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H:\brick\xda-24-3-2013\yakju-jdq39>fastboot.exe flash bootloader bootloader-magu
ro-primelc03.img
sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.260s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.507s
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i hope now its clear what i am facing.
i can boot to fastboot and to recovery , but cant do anything else
if i flash something then the "Too many links error" comes
thanks for the help , is there anything else i can try
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ok i found something interesting
when i flash something i get the error " Too many links"
then when i run fastboot.exe devices , i get
???????????? fastboot
and after reboot i get
H:\brick\xda-24-3-2013\yakju-jdq39>fastboot.exe devices
My IEMI number fastboot
y is this happening

*sigh* ...
Op, uninstall all drivers, reboot your system;
Connect device in fastboot to PC, manually update drivers, disconnect device, reboot PC
Connect device again, flash recovery, after it finishes, disconnect USB, use volume keys to "reboot recovery", reconnect USB, manually update drivers again
'adb devices' should return your SN
'adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/' or if that doesn't do it, 'adb push ROM.zip /data/media/'
Sent from my Nexus

Jacked up Phone

Ok so I cannot figure out what I did to my phone. I have s-off and my phone was rooted with TWRP Custom Recovery. I do not know why I did this but I installed the CWM app and installed the newest CWN recovery for the HTC One. I rebooted into CWM and tried wiping data. It got stuck on that so I rebooted and it gets stuck on the HTC boot up screen. When I go back into the bootloader and try installing the TWRP recovery using fastboot flash recovery recovery.img it gives me a remote: not allowed. When I do fastboot oem lock it says phone is already locked. I then do fastboot oem rebootruu and I get (bootloader) [err] command error!!! When I try rebooting into cwm I just get E: can't mount /cache/recover/commad, E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log and a bunch of other e: cant mount and open errors. Not sure how to get my phone to install the TWRP recovery and get a custom rom back on there. Anyone have any solutions?

slaz13 said:
Ok so I cannot figure out what I did to my phone. I have s-off and my phone was rooted with TWRP Custom Recovery. I do not know why I did this but I installed the CWM app and installed the newest CWN recovery for the HTC One. I rebooted into CWM and tried wiping data. It got stuck on that so I rebooted and it gets stuck on the HTC boot up screen. When I go back into the bootloader and try installing the TWRP recovery using fastboot flash recovery recovery.img it gives me a remote: not allowed. When I do fastboot oem lock it says phone is already locked. I then do fastboot oem rebootruu and I get (bootloader) [err] command error!!! When I try rebooting into cwm I just get E: can't mount /cache/recover/commad, E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log and a bunch of other e: cant mount and open errors. Not sure how to get my phone to install the TWRP recovery and get a custom rom back on there. Anyone have any solutions?
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Isn't it "fastboot oem reboot ruu" ?

Its
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Are you still s-off?

Sorry guys I actually some how got everything working again. Thanks!!

Soft bricked and can't flash any ROM

So , I was helping my buddy out with his Roger branded HTC One M8... He had the latest OTA, unlocked the bootloader, installed a custom recovery, and finally tried to flash ARHD 10.2.....
ARHD won't flash because it says it's a corrupt .ZIP.....
The Backup we made before flashing, recovers, then reboots back into recovery ( fails )
Any other ROM also says corrupt .ZIP...
Have never had an issue like this before, and I have no idea what to do from this point on....
Already tried recovering the backup & flashing a different ROM.
I can't find the RUU for the latest rogers ROM ( Firmware 2.23.631.2 ) so I haven't tried to flash a stock ROM.... Can you install a stock ROM from before the OTA, if you did the OTA? Or will that just lead to more issues?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! ( PHONE MODEL M8_UL )

What recovery and what version?
My first hunch would be fastboot erase cache, and re-flash recovery using fastboot. Often clears up lots of flashing issues like this. Also make sure you are using an up to date version of recovery.
Also, you can try to put the ROM on a different location such as the removeable SD and flash from there.
tutchthesky7 said:
I can't find the RUU for the latest rogers ROM ( Firmware 2.23.631.2 ) so I haven't tried to flash a stock ROM.... Can you install a stock ROM from before the OTA, if you did the OTA? Or will that just lead to more issues?
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Rogers often does not issue RUUs, so I would not be surprised if this is the case for the M8 as well. Although I personally can't say, as its not my carrier.

redpoint73 said:
What recovery and what version?
My first hunch would be fastboot erase cache, and re-flash recovery using fastboot. Often clears up lots of flashing issues like this. Also make sure you are using an up to date version of recovery.
Also, you can try to put the ROM on a different location such as the removeable SD and flash from there.
Rogers often does not issue RUUs, so I would not be surprised if this is the case for the M8 as well. Although I personally can't say, as its not my carrier.
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Using TWRP 2.7.0.1
I did the exact same thing as he did , except with my phone, and I never had any of these issues, same recovery, same ROM, same phone model, so weird :S

tutchthesky7 said:
Using TWRP 2.7.0.1
I did the exact same thing as he did , except with my phone, and I never had any of these issues, same recovery, same ROM, same phone model, so weird :S
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That version is 2 iterations old.
But just might be a bad recovery install, it happens (and as you mentioned, or works on your phone, so why not your buddy's?). adb erase cache and install newest TWRP (2.7.1.0).

redpoint73 said:
That version is 2 iterations old.
But just might be a bad recovery install, it happens (and as you mentioned, or works on your phone, so why not your buddy's?). adb erase cache and install newest TWRP (2.7.1.0).
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Will try that and report back

redpoint73 said:
That version is 2 iterations old.
But just might be a bad recovery install, it happens (and as you mentioned, or works on your phone, so why not your buddy's?). adb erase cache and install newest TWRP (2.7.1.0).
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tutchthesky7 said:
Will try that and report back
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Successfully flashed TWRP (2.7.1.0)
Attempted Recovery of the backup made right after installing TWRP for the first time, failed.
Attempted to flash the same ARHD Rom as tutchthesky7, see log:
<<<Log Start>>>
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
Full SELinux support is present.
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
E:Unable to mount zip file.
Error flashing zip '/external_sd/Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_1-.2.zip'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
[Restore Started]
Restore folder: '/external_sd/TWRP/BACKUPS/SH45WM01930/1M8PostRoot_Recovery_2014-08-19--01-04-57'
Skipping MD5 check based on user setting. ("I'd personally verified the checksum prior to all this")
E:No partitions selected for restore.
E:Unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip '/external_sd/Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_1-.2.zip'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
<<<Log End>>>
Tried flashing the sideloaded ROM, and failed with the same resulting log as seen above.

Did you fastboot erase cache before installing TWRP, as I suggested?

Sir_Kato said:
Successfully flashed TWRP (2.7.1.0)
Attempted Recovery of the backup made right after installing TWRP for the first time, failed.
Attempted to flash the same ARHD Rom as tutchthesky7, see log:
<<<Log Start>>>
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
Full SELinux support is present.
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
E:Unable to mount zip file.
Error flashing zip '/external_sd/Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_1-.2.zip'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
[Restore Started]
Restore folder: '/external_sd/TWRP/BACKUPS/SH45WM01930/1M8PostRoot_Recovery_2014-08-19--01-04-57'
Skipping MD5 check based on user setting. ("I'd personally verified the checksum prior to all this")
E:No partitions selected for restore.
E:Unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip '/external_sd/Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_1-.2.zip'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
<<<Log End>>>
Tried flashing the sideloaded ROM, and failed with the same resulting log as seen above.
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the log got me thinking, after updating TWRP and then clearing the cache the mounting issue seemed wierd, so I tried sideloading to sdcard0 after clearing the cache once more then installing from sideload.zip on sdcard0, which entered the ARHD install GUI. so now I just need a confirmation on whether installing from sdcard0 is dangerous as a reformat mid install will erase the zip im trying to install from. soft brick is bad enough, really want to avoid an expensive paperweight.
I'm still in the menu, waiting for more seasoned minds to respond before I go through with it.
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redpoint73 said:
Did you fastboot erase cache before installing TWRP, as I suggested?
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I did indeed. Just got the confirmation on the go ahead from OP. Better safe than sorry. Will post the outcome.

It worked beautifully, **** is so Cash. Thanks guys. you've been of great help.

Unable to mount /Persist

Hey folks,
I need help.
I am getting "failed to mount '/persist' (invalid argument)"
So far i tried
1. Mega unbrick for oneplus 3t.
2. Placed persist.img in internal storage and through terminal ran this dd if=/sdcard/persist.img of=/dev/block/by-name/persist
I am still getting mount error and my sensors e.g. ambient, magnetic, proximity are not working
Please help

try putting the persist image into the adb/ fastboot folder the reboot the phone into fastboot mode the flash the persist image in fastboot mode

have you solved your issue yet

kallum7 said:
try putting the persist image into the adb/ fastboot folder the reboot the phone into fastboot mode the flash the persist image in fastboot mode
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That didn't help.
Faced, FAILED (remote: Partition flashing is not allowed)
kallum7 said:
have you solved your issue yet
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Yeap, Thanks to @ppajdek.
He recommended to flash Marshmallow via MSM.