ph84 said that dual boot is possible and he will write how to.
When???(don't hurry, I only ask)
Maybe your question can be answered if you look for the Topogigi's post in this thread [HOW TO] Linux on Folio.
I've not try this, because i don't understand some things... if someone makes a how to step by step, would be amazing !!
Here is how to get it without steps:
Topogigi said:
[ONLY FOR DEVELOPERS AND SKILLED PEOPLE: NOT FOR NEWBIES!!!]
My 2 cents:
I installed ubuntu and it works quite well. I'd like to point out that it you can boot android or ubuntu flashing the boot.img containing the linux kernel in place of recovery kernel (fastboot flash recovery boot.img). You can even try a kernel before flashing it to the device (fastboot boot boot.img). To enter fastboot mode in your device, simply press the power button three times when the Toshiba logo appears on the screen at powerup, then press volume up one time. Voila, you are in fastboot mode...
To boot linux, you have to press "power+volume up", then follow the instruction on screen to wipe the device (don't worry, it will boot linux and it will not wipe anything). You'll miss the recovery partition that way, but you'll gain a dual-boot tablet with android and ubuntu in change. Not a bad trade.
If you really need recovery, you can always reflash it with fastboot, so the process is perfectly reversible.
Now, back to business:
1) Touchscreen works (sort of). If you apt-get evtest, you'll notice that /dev/input/event3 is bound to the touchscreen and it reports to be alive and kicking. The test reports the coordinate changing and the pressure on the screen (multitouch works too). But......in Xorg, the device only reports the pressure and coordinates are not changing. You can test with xinput as I did. It seems a software-related issue: the drivers does not report correctly what the hardware is telling him. I'll investigate and report back if news will come out.
2) Wifi could eventually work. The card is bound via SDIO bus, and a ar6000 driver supporting SDIO is available. I'll try to compile the driver ASAP.
3) Suspend, cpufreq do not work and I doubt they will work without driver sources
4) Battery is working, framebuffer is working good and the system seems quite snappy also with an EXT4 partition on a MMC. Openoffice works great, quicker than expected.
5) If you compile the kernel with nilfs2 support, you can easily mount all the android partitions within ubuntu with ease. Not bad...
That's all for the moment: I hope that someone will help me to make this little devil fly.
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sergi711 said:
Maybe your question can be answered if you look for the Topogigi's post in this thread [HOW TO] Linux on Folio.
I've not try this, because i don't understand some things... if someone makes a how to step by step, would be amazing !!
Here is how to get it without steps:
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That's quite easy in fact :
In fastboot, just flash the boot.img instead of recovery :
fastboot flash recovery boot.img
That's it... you will loose "auto" recovery, but you will gain Linux Ubuntu
Akta
Akta77 said:
That's quite easy in fact :
In fastboot, just flash the boot.img instead of recovery :
fastboot flash recovery boot.img
That's it... you will loose "auto" recovery, but you will gain Linux Ubuntu
Akta
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It sounds easy... but i have never enter in fastboot mode... I don't know what commands use...
Another question, I have flashed the update.zip from ph84 to boot only ubuntu, when i flash this boot.img on fastboot mode how I flash the foliomod ???
fastboot, SDK, UPDATE.ZIP, DRIVERS etc.
Sergi711
1.I know for that(try), but I can't use fastboot. I installed all drivers, but I can't send commands to Folio 100. I made thread for help, but no one help me. If you can help, please, help me!!!!!!
Can we make update.zip with that kernel and don't use fastboot?
2.a)First, download and install SDK.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Second, go here http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/enable-adb-usb-drivers-for-nvidia-tegra-based-android-tablets and install drivers.
Third, enter fastboot mode(3X Power UP+Volume UP) IF YOU PRESS POWER UP 4X, YOU'LL BRICK TABLET AND FOR THAT YOU CAN'T FIND HELP!!!!!
Moreover, connect Folio with PC,Laptop, NetBook, Tablet PC or NoteBook via USB and open terminal(Start>Run>cmd) and go to C:/android-sdk/platform-tools (in my
case)
Terminal: cd C:/android-sdk/platform-tools
Fifth, now run fastboot.exe and type anything you want
Terminal: fastboot _______________( fastboot flash recovery boot.img)
b) If you flash boot.img from ph84 to boot Ubuntu ARM on Folio 100, in future, you'll can only boot from SD Card or USB(sdmmc-update.zip or usb-update.zip). You'll not use Folio's internal storage and you'll can't boot to FolioMod, but from recovery you can easily reflash FolioMod or another rom or custom kernel(you need to reflash kernel and you can made your own update.zip with your custom kernel and don't touch FolioMod )
Akta77
Can we we copy recovery to /date or /date/date folder and boot it like MCLP said for installing FolioMod or another rom?
Step 1. Install Root Explorer on Folio 100(can't post app, because rules, but with googling find it easily or download it from android market)
Step 2. Copy the recovery image from FolioMod(if you want original recovery) or from CyanogenMod7.0.0(if you want unofficial ClockworkMod recovery) to SD Card or Internal storage
Step 3.With Root Explorer copy recovery.img to /date or if you find another date directory inside copy there(copy recovery.img to both directory just in case)
Step 4. Exit from Root Explorer, got to Settings>Applications>Development and enable USB Debugging
Step 5. Connect Folio 100 to PC or etc. via USB and open Terminal(cmd) and go to SDK directory C:/android-sdk/platform-tools(in my case)
Terminal: cd C:/android-sdk/platform-tools
adb shell (use this if you have installed SDK drivers for Tegra devices)
cat /data/recovery.img >/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
or
Install any Terminal app on Folio 100 and type
Android Terminal: cat /data/recovery.img >/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
After this, you should have recovery
Jon2555 said:
Sergi711
1.I know for that(try), but I can't use fastboot. I installed all drivers, but I can't send commands to Folio 100. I made thread for help, but no one help me. If you can help, please, help me!!!!!!
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Maybe this helps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055754
Most other fastboot binaries out there don't recognize tegra devices.
I just use the SDK's Fastboot under Linux (built from Cyanogen's 7 repo) without any problem.
If you are using Windows, have you modified the inf has stated by google?
Entering fastboot is simple : just press x3 power and then volume up at boot screen.
You will be in fastboot mode.
I am not sure we can boot the kernel from somewhere else than boot partition or recovery partition. But we could maybe build a relocable kernel and load Linux or Android using kexec from boot partition like "petiboot" on PS3
Akta
Thank's guys!!! I'm going to try it whan I back from France.
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could someone that have a dual boot ubutntu/android make a how to for us... ??? because i read the lastest post that you reply i don't know how to have a dual boot yet.. i can't understand... please a how to is needed, step by step...
thanks in advance !!!
Hi,
Just wrote you how to do it
Boot the tab in fastboot (3xPower + 1 Vol Up)
Then connect your tablet on your PC and do :
fastboot flash recovery boot.img (boot.img is extracted from update.zip according to your wish (SDCARD or USB PENDRIVE)).
Akta
ok i flash the boot.img on fastboot, and then ??? i only have now ubuntu, how i install android after fastboot flash boot boot.img ????
I know, i must enter fastboot mode, and flash boot.img instead of recovery.
After that, i will only be able to boot from sdcard... isn't it ?
Ok, i must have 2 sdcards to boot android, and the other sdcard to boot ubuntu ???
if this is right... how the sdcard must be ??? update.zip on the root ???, the update zip extracted on the root of sdcard ??
i have lot of doubts after the fastboot flash recovery boot.img step, sorry.... can anyone help me ??
I think when you flash boot.img(sd or usb) for dualboot, when sd card with Ubuntu is in Folio you'll boot ubuntu(sd or usb) and if you haven't got Ubuntu sdcard or you have it (but not Ubuntu sd) or if you haven't any you will boot to android.
What's up with my question?
Sent from my folio 100 using Tapatalk
Ok i understand that after flash boot.img instead of recovery on fastboot mode... folio will boot from sdcard, in that case, if you push a sdcard with an ubuntu filesystem, folio will boot ubuntu, and if you remove sd after boot moment, folio will recognise internal sd and boot android ??? thats it ???
edit: but what boot.img must i flash ???
When i will have some time, i will rebuild a boot.img able too boot linux from a second partition on the sdcard. You will have fat32 on first partition and ext3 or ext4 on second. For now, you can live your sdcard in the folio but android is not able to access it (lack of ext3 / ext4 support, but easy to install ).
Akta
Thank's Akta for your help!!! Can you sometime post your progress? I want to help, but I don't have dev skills. Can you post some good link(searched, but no luck) or your howto about making kernels? I found for themes and I'll try to make some in my free time.
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Quite interested by the dual boot on Folio 100.
I will keep an eye on this thread.
Akta77 said:
That's quite easy in fact :
In fastboot, just flash the boot.img instead of recovery :
fastboot flash recovery boot.img
That's it... you will loose "auto" recovery, but you will gain Linux Ubuntu
Akta
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I there, I have few questions:
First, why are you flashing boot into recovery? Is not supposed that boot is the image that cares about booting procedure?
Second, once first question is solved, which boot image are we supposed to flash? I mean, we will need one that searches into sd for a boot/grub, isnt it?
Third, what about the procedure, I explain myself, the logical order of doing all this is: flash an android rom, CM for example, then do the procedure to install ubuntu into the sd and finally flash the boot img so system looks for sd-ubuntu and if it's not found, then boot internal android rom, am i right?
Thanks!
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
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Well, then:
Which image should we flash? Where can I can get it?
And finally, this image where must be flashed to dualboot?
Thanks!
Look in the second post on first page. You will see someone talking about dual boot. Find that post in first threde of Ubuntu for Folio 100 that wrote DerArtem(I think)
I don't have time to post link, but if you don't find it tell me and I'll post link.
Related
I wrote guides in wiki, with the help of MCLP and NENI.
This are to help to install foliomod or modded rom after you installed last toshiba upgdrade (the one blocked rom installation).
Hope could help
kakkio said:
I wrote guides in wiki, with the help of MCLP and NENI.
This are to help to install foliomod or modded rom after you installed last toshiba upgdrade (the one blocked rom installation).
Hope could help
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Nice guide. But I think it would be much more conveniant to just fastboot flash the stuff:
1) Make sure ADB is working
2) Unpack the latest foliomod update.zip and locate the boot.img/recovery.img/system.img files
3) Get the latest version of fastboot from the android sdk
4) Boot folio into fastboot (switch on, after vibration press 3x power and then volume up) and connect to pc via usb
5) go to the directory where the fastboot executable lives and type:
-fastboot flash linux c:\path\to\my\foliomod\boot.img
-fastboot flash recovery c:\path\to\my\foliomod\recovery.img
-fastboot flash system c:\path\to\my\foliomod\sytem.img -w
-fastboot reboot (or just power off and on again)
-done
I would recommend to set up fastboot to anyone, as the recoveries for folio all are not 100% working (clockwork) or incompatible (ever tried to flash foliomod with clockwork) or just locked up (newest stock recovery).
Fastboot is no more complicated to set up than adb is, and it is really useful.
hi mblaster
TnX for additional instructions. The reason why I don't describe a guide using fastboot is that on folio the "3x power-press" is VERY DANGEROUS, doing that make very easy brick your folio.
Dexter wrote some post about that, so it's correct advise users to follow these instructions at own risk.
mblaster said:
Nice guide. But I think it would be much more conveniant to just fastboot flash the stuff:
1) Make sure ADB is working
2) Unpack the latest foliomod update.zip and locate the boot.img/recovery.img/system.img files
3) Get the latest version of fastboot from the android sdk
4) Boot folio into fastboot (switch on, after vibration press 3x power and then volume up) and connect to pc via usb
5) go to the directory where the fastboot executable lives and type:
-fastboot flash linux c:\path\to\my\foliomod\boot.img
-fastboot flash recovery c:\path\to\my\foliomod\recovery.img
-fastboot flash system c:\path\to\my\foliomod\sytem.img -w
-fastboot reboot (or just power off and on again)
-done
I would recommend to set up fastboot to anyone, as the recoveries for folio all are not 100% working (clockwork) or incompatible (ever tried to flash foliomod with clockwork) or just locked up (newest stock recovery).
Fastboot is no more complicated to set up than adb is, and it is really useful.
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kakkio said:
hi mblaster
TnX for additional instructions. The reason why I don't describe a guide using fastboot is that on folio the "3x power-press" is VERY DANGEROUS, doing that make very easy brick your folio.
Dexter wrote some post about that, so it's correct advise users to follow these instructions at own risk.
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Thank you I did not know that. Will continue using fastboot anyway, but i will be more careful counting
There is a way to dump the firmware before flashing? Maybe using fastboot?
Hi all, I did a fastboot-mac that recognize our folio when in fastboot mode.
Just to recall what fastboot mode is: fastboot is an android state useful to flash and/or wipe images/partitions.
All version I tried didn't worked and then I compiled my own starting from the latest android sources.
This version works! Maybe some mac user like me could find it useful.
fastboot-mac.gz
And this is the linux version:
fastboot-linux.gz
Now why would we want to use Mac.... anything
Thanks
sacrilege!!!!
Lappz said:
Now why would we want to use Mac.... anything
Thanks
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Btw, there is also the linux version...
roglio said:
Hi all, I did a fastboot-mac that recognize our folio when in fastboot mode.
Just to recall what fastboot mode is: fastboot is an android state useful to flash and/or wipe images/partitions.
All version I tried didn't worked and then I compiled my own starting from the latest android sources.
This version works! Maybe some mac user like me could find it useful.
fastboot-mac.gz
And this is the linux version:
fastboot-linux.gz
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i have a question. i did not quite understand how fastboot will work on linux. or what would the function be?. can you help me explain a little?
gingerboy92 said:
i have a question. i did not quite understand how fastboot will work on linux. or what would the function be?. can you help me explain a little?
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for me the same... here what I found :
3) Get the latest version of fastboot from the android sdk
4) Boot folio into fastboot (switch on, after toshiba press 3x power and then volume up) and connect to pc via usb
5) go to the directory where the fastboot executable lives and type your command
I have a lot of problems to access my folio under windows. Because I use both mac and linux, for me is more handy to access the fastboot mode via those OSes.
In my understanding the fastboot ditributed with the android sdk does not include the latest code to handle the tegra2 platform; then this is the reason why I recompiled it for both mac and linux starting from the latest git sources.
There is another reason why is worth to use mac or linux : no drivers are needed to access the fastboot mode!
Btw, if your windows setup works, of course you don't need to use neither mac nor linux version.
Just to recap: the fastboot mode give you the ability to erase and write any partition on an android device. Is really easy to do it:
"fastboot devices" will list all android devices attached via usb in fasboot mode
"fastboot erase recovery" will erase the recovery partition
"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" will flash a new recovery.img in few seconds
I like fastboot mode because is more effective flashing a new distro and for my setup is useful because I do dual boot with ubuntu, replacing the recovery partition with the linux boot image.
I forgot to mention "fastboot -w" to wipe data partition and restore factory default
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I Have a folio which is working on the normal android system, but when I tread to install foliomod a few months ago my folio got ****ed.!
i cannot enter recovery mode. This is the reason why i have to use fastboot right?
I'm on a mac and what are the precise instructions on making fastboot work? and what should i do to get my recovery working again?!
This is a part i do not get
'' go to the directory where the fastboot executable lives and type your command'' Directory??
When i run the mac file you provided i simple says : command not found, (while my folio is connected in fastbood mode!)
Please help me out! Thanks alot!
hi, first of all, you must install the android sdk.
go to: sdk and download android-sdk_r15-macosx.zip
then, decompress the zip file and move the created folder to the root of your boot harddisk.
well, now you have to download the basic tools: navigate to /android-sdk-mac_x86/tools and double click android. this will open the android manager
install at least Android SDK tools and Android SDK platform-tools (remove any other predefined download)
now decompress the fastboot-mac executable (from my first post) and move it to /android-sdk-mac_x86/platform-tools
ok; now open a terminal and type: "cd /android-sdk-mac_x86/platform-tools"
then try to type: "./fastboot-mac devices" it should show the list of currently attached devices in fastboot mode. often the device is displayed as "????????" it is ok.
if the last command doesn't work, maybe you need to give it execution permission with this command: "chmod +x fastboot-mac" and retry
try and let me know
once you get your device in fastboot mode, look for a recovery.img and do as follow:
./fastboot-mac erase recovery
./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery.img
then reboot in recovery mode and install what you want.
I suggest you to download the cwm betelgeuse recovery (cwm=clockworkmod).
Roglio! Thanks in advance,
I'm going to try it out tonight after I finish work!
A quick question:
I haven't got my folio with me but when i try to do this:
ok; now open a terminal and type: "cd /android-sdk-mac_x86/platform-tools"
I get:
MacBook-Pro-van-Willem-Jan-van-Dun:~ willem-janvandun$ /android-sdk-macosx
-bash: /android-sdk-macosx: is a directory
MacBook-Pro-van-Willem-Jan-van-Dun:~ willem-janvandun$ cd/android-sdk-macosx
-bash: cd/android-sdk-macosx: No such file or directory
MacBook-Pro-van-Willem-Jan-van-Dun:~ willem-janvandun$ cd /android-sdk-macosx
Al different commands as you can see. Which is the good one?
Thanks!
Roglio you are an hero!
You made my day!
Great job and keep up the good work! my little nephew will be so glad his tablet is working again!
Thanks!
You're welcome
Glad of being been helpful!
One more question!
I installed foliomod and everything is working great! But how can i backup this complete rom? do i use Rom Manager? and whch clockworkmod should i install then?
THanks!!
Via fastboot you should already installed cwm. If not i suggest v0.3 based on cw 3028.
This recovery already has a backup functionality to save the whole system (data included) to an sd card.
taxandria said:
One more question!
I installed foliomod and everything is working great! But how can i backup this complete rom? do i use Rom Manager? and whch clockworkmod should i install then?
THanks!!
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links broken !
roglio said:
Hi all, I did a fastboot-mac that recognize our folio when in fastboot mode.
Just to recall what fastboot mode is: fastboot is an android state useful to flash and/or wipe images/partitions.
All version I tried didn't worked and then I compiled my own starting from the latest android sources.
This version works! Maybe some mac user like me could find it useful.
multiupload-com/5EFKZ8IMT0"]fastboot-mac.gz
And this is the linux version:
multiupload-com/91QOOXZHPY"]fastboot-linux.gz
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I have the 2 operative systems, and the binaries are very useful on both cases, but the links are broken, can you upload them again ?
thank you
Did you get the message: Magic Value Mismatch:-.-.-.-.-.-?!
After flashing a new recovery it happens sometimes.
GREEN ZONE
Are you able to go to the recocery menu(power + vol up)? If not, go to BLUE ZONE. If yes, follow these steps
1. check whether you have copied your rom as "update.zip" to your SD card's root directory
2. Go to recovery menu and install update.zip
BLUE ZONE
You may did something wrong while flashing a new recovery. Here is the right method:
1. go back to fastboot mode(power+power+power+vol up) and type these commands on your PC
2. fastboot erase userdata
3. fastboot erase system
4. fastboot erase cache
5. fastboot erase linux
6. fastboot erase recovery
7. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (change path, if recovery.img is not in the same directory as fastboot.exe)
8. fastboot reboot
Are you able now to go to the recovery menu? If yes, go to GREEN ZONE and follow steps. If not, go to ORANGE ZONE.
ORANGE ZONE
Are able to unpack the update.zip and find the system.img and boot.img files? If not, then go to RED ZONE. If yes, copy these 2 files to the directory where the fastboot.exe is, run these commands:
1. fastboot erase recovery
2. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
3. fastboot -w
4. fastboot erase linux
5. fastboot erase system
6. fastboot flash system system.img
7. fastboot flash linux boot.img
8. fastboot reboot
ROM is installed. Enjoy it!
RED ZONE
Make sure, that you copied the same recovery.img to fastboot folder, that you had flashed before to your tablet.
Type this command in recovery mode:
1. fastboot boot recovery.img
This command will run the recovery from your PC. After the recovery menu is booted, go to GREEN ZONE and enjoy your ROM!
If this was helpful to you, please do not hesitate to click on Thanks!
Lol, nice to see my post copy/pasted without any links indicated. Anyway, I hope It's helpful for ppl.
Tried following these steps, however, I'm still getting this error... followed this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470823
installed recovery successfully (via fastboot), and update seems to install fine, until I reboot and get the "Magic Value Mismatch" again..
Any ideas?
yellowumbrella said:
Tried following these steps, however, I'm still getting this error... followed this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470823
installed recovery successfully (via fastboot), and update seems to install fine, until I reboot and get the "Magic Value Mismatch" again..
Any ideas?
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So you installed the recovery via fastboot. Did you manage to boot into recovery mode?
I had that issue, that I couldn't boot into recovery mod from my Folio, by pressing power+Up button. Thats why I added the RED ZONE method. Its like booting recovery from your PC. (fastboot boot recovery.img). All the times I wanna upgrade my current ROM, I have to do this step, because the power+up does not work, and the Folio skips booting in recovery and wanna do normal booting. However there is no Rom installed on machine, so I get the magic value mismatch message.
So try to boot recovery from your PC, but be sure you have copied to your fastboot folder the same recovery, that you flashed onto the tablet.
I hope it was helpful. If something is not clear, feel free to ask.
Hi there, thanks for the answer.
I am able to install recovery images via fastboot.
Device is showing up as a question mark with >fastboot devices
but recovery installs fine. CWM gives a series of e: can't opne/mount /cache errors.
Foliomod 1.4 installs no problem, thanks to the method here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458876
yellowumbrella said:
Hi there, thanks for the answer.
I am able to install recovery images via fastboot.
Device is showing up as a question mark with >fastboot devices
but recovery installs fine. CWM gives a series of e: can't opne/mount /cache errors.
Foliomod 1.4 installs no problem, thanks to the method here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458876
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Are you able to wipe cache from recovery? And what else errors are listed?
One more thing, try to flash your boot.img and system.img via fastboot as written above.
If I follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458876
and let it install cwm v 3, I get the cache error and cannot wipe or mount via recovery.
If I follow the ICS thread, and flash the new cwm v5 via fastboot, I don't get the cache error, but the rom simply won't start. If I open the package, there is a boot.img, but not a system.img, just a system folder...
I could try flashing boot.img, but I don't see how that could help
yellowumbrella said:
If I follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458876
and let it install cwm v 3, I get the cache error and cannot wipe or mount via recovery.
If I follow the ICS thread, and flash the new cwm v5 via fastboot, I don't get the cache error, but the rom simply won't start. If I open the package, there is a boot.img, but not a system.img, just a system folder...
I could try flashing boot.img, but I don't see how that could help
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Well just to see it clear. So you are able to install Foliomod 1.4, so your Internal storage is not broken.
When I get home, I will check the system folder of ICS rom. There are some method to create system.img from an unpacked folder...
So, in CWM 5.5.0.4 you manage to install Zip from SD card, ROM and GAPPS as well, but the Rom does not boot?!
yup, that's exactly it.
Haven't tried installing Gapps since I can't even get the rom to boot.
I have a perfectly working tablet with foliomod 1.4, and I did get honeycomb to run but some apps crashed so I reverted back to foliomod.
with CWM CWM 5.5.0.4 everything seems to work great, except at reboot, nothing happens (somehow, I no longer even get the magic value mismatch)
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PS. not sure if this is at all relevant, but I cannot fastboot from win7, I'm fastbooting in either ubuntu or xp via VirtualBox, and the device, when calling >fastboot devices shows up as ?????????? (ubuntu) and ? (xp)... :\
yellowumbrella said:
yup, that's exactly it.
Haven't tried installing Gapps since I can't even get the rom to boot.
I have a perfectly working tablet with foliomod 1.4, and I did get honeycomb to run but some apps crashed so I reverted back to foliomod.
with CWM CWM 5.5.0.4 everything seems to work great, except at reboot, nothing happens (somehow, I no longer even get the magic value mismatch)
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PS. not sure if this is at all relevant, but I cannot fastboot from win7, I'm fastbooting in either ubuntu or xp via VirtualBox, and the device, when calling >fastboot devices shows up as ?????????? (ubuntu) and ? (xp)... :\
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Try to install gapps as well. Maybe it helps...
nope, no luck even with gapps installed..
just a blank screen..
sigh
yellowumbrella said:
nope, no luck even with gapps installed..
just a blank screen..
sigh
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Have you tried all the roms? ICS Alpha 1,2,3 and 4?
Tried 3 and 4, didn't bother trying earlier ones, as it seems the latest ones work for most users
yellowumbrella said:
nope, no luck even with gapps installed..
just a blank screen..
sigh
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Hmmm strange. I ask it for you on developers forum. What you can still do, is to check the steps, that you did them correctly. In most of the cases users forget something, or do some steps incorrectly.
Try to erase userdata, cache, system, linux and recovery in fastboot. You mentioned you had problem with fastboot under Win7. Problem may occur, in case of not proper erasing.
Thanks, I'll give it another try tonight.
Fastboot in win7 is simply not seeing the device. It shows up in XP and Ubuntu, but as "??????" - not sure if that could be a symptom.
I'll post a reply as soon as I've tried, and let you know how it went.
yellowumbrella said:
Thanks, I'll give it another try tonight.
Fastboot in win7 is simply not seeing the device. It shows up in XP and Ubuntu, but as "??????" - not sure if that could be a symptom.
I'll post a reply as soon as I've tried, and let you know how it went.
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For me it works perfectly on Win7. After Installing SDK and JDK the in the devicemanager it is shown as an Unknown device. Simply add the driver manually to it.
Download driver from attachment.
Copy it to SDK\USB_driver folder
That works for me. After its done, the Folio is shown as "Fastboot" in device manager. But connect the tablet in fastboot mode to your PC before you add driver manually to it.
Thanks for that.
Tried it, still not working in win7. It shows up correctly in device manager, but fastboot itself just doesn't want to see it...
I've attached a screenshot for you
EDIT: screenshot gets resized, but it shows device manager listing
NVIDIA Android Fastboot Device
and a terminal with fastboot not seeing the device
yellowumbrella said:
Thanks for that.
Tried it, still not working in win7. It shows up correctly in device manager, but fastboot itself just doesn't want to see it...
I've attached a screenshot for you
EDIT: screenshot gets resized, but it shows device manager listing
NVIDIA Android Fastboot Device
and a terminal with fastboot not seeing the device
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When You have win7, You have run the console as admin!
Or copy the complete Fastboot folder to another Destination like c:\temp...
Thanks stefannsv, tried it, still not showing...
But I can access fastboot on another platform, so I assume it's not an issue, I can just switch over to another OS to flash
no go, followed both this original post (tried all steps except orange, cause the rom I'm trying to install has a system folder, not a system.img)
Last method I tried was:
1) boot into fastboot
2) boot cwm-recovery-5.5.0.4.img directly from PC
3) wipe data/factory reset
4) wipe cache partition
5) install zip from SD card and chose the alpha 4 release
installing update...
then back to recovery, reboot and voilĂ ... magic value mismatch again (it had disappeared for a while... )
Also, when booting into CWM 3.0.0.5, I get a series of "E: Can't mount/cache/recovery" type errors.. could this be related?
booting directly into recovery from PC doesn't alllow me to install any ROMS, not even foliomod 1.4 which works if using puppet13th's method
Sorry for repeated threads but i am stuck on this.
The procedure is -
Installing mySENSE-dx boot.img
Download the attached Boot.img_Installer_RC3.5.zip and extract it to your desktop
Boot into bootloader/fastboot mode
Connect your DX to PC
Open the Boot.img_Installer_RC3.5 folder and run the Install Boot.img.bat
What does 1st instructions mean, The full thread is below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081430
If you can't understand the basic instructions, you may end up with a non-working DX
The instructions are for installing/flashing boot.img to your device. For experience users they just do fastboot command but as I know there are a lot of new users like you... I made that instructions to help newbies.
Before you proceed, do you know what is bootloader and how to get there ?
If you did unlock your device, you should know.
ckpv5 said:
If you can't understand the basic instructions, you may end up with a non-working DX
The instructions are for installing/flashing boot.img to your device. For experience users they just do fastboot command but as I know there are a lot of new users like you... I made that instructions to help newbies.
Before you proceed, do you know what is bootloader and how to get there ?
If you did unlock your device, you should know.
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Yes, I unlocked it yesterday and also installed a custom recovery( cmw 6.15). Now i just need to flash a good ROM and i found this great because of full sense. I have downloaded both Mysense ROM and boot.IMG installer and extrated both of them on desktop as folders.
What should be the next steps to take. Please explain.
ShivaPower said:
Sorry for repeated threads but i am stuck on this.
The procedure is -
Installing mySENSE-dx boot.img
Download the attached Boot.img_Installer_RC3.5.zip and extract it to your desktop
Boot into bootloader/fastboot mode
Connect your DX to PC
Open the Boot.img_Installer_RC3.5 folder and run the Install Boot.img.bat
What does 1st instructions mean, The full thread is below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081430
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or try hansoons kit (its somewhere in original android development), it has nice gui and its working (especialy helpfull when your not experienced user)
I won't be responsible for something goes wrong
Basic things in flashing ROMs
1. Put the downloaded ROM on your sdcard
2. Put your device is fastboot mode/bootloader where you see the word Fastboot USB in red when you connect your device to PC.
3. Flash the boot.img (follow the earlier written instruction)
4. Press power once, you'll be on hboot screen, select recovery
5. In recovery, install the ROM
mindlesSheep said:
or try hansoons kit (its somewhere in original android development), it has nice gui and its working (especialy helpfull when your not experienced user)
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Yes i have hasoons kit. I flash the recovery through it. How to install above mentioned ROM through kit.
put rom.zip on sdcard (doesnt matter when, but at some stages on flashing rom, you wont be able to acces card via phone, so you would have to use some sdcard reader)
use "flash kernel" option in kit to flash boot.img
then boot into recovery (manualy, or via command in kit), make a backup (more important than it sounds), then wipe system and cache, then install zip which you put on sd card
mindlesSheep said:
put rom.zip on sdcard (doesnt matter when, but at some stages on flashing rom, you wont be able to acces card via phone, so you would have to use some sdcard reader)
use "flash kernel" option in kit to flash boot.img
then boot into recovery (manualy, or via command in kit), make a backup (more important than it sounds), then wipe system and cache, then install zip which you put on sd card
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Sorry i dont have sdcard, any other way
ShivaPower said:
Sorry i dont have sdcard, any other way
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Put it in phone internal memory then. Or use adb sideload in recovery as final step, but thats the harder option
Thank You it was successfully done.
cheers.
Ok... This is my 4th android phone.. And I love this phone... And only had it for a week.... and just now got it bricked.... here's what happen... Today I tried to flash a sense 4.1 rom, but im so new at this, and I'm half way done, and I went in a rush because I was nervous, and I accidentally press "install and keep data" and that was my mistake. I factory reset it b4 so I tried to flash it... So I thought it wouldn't be a problem. So I waited till the phone finish flashing. And when I rebooted the phone.... Nothing happened, just stuck on the white screen.... vibrating and etc... And I tried to restore all my data in clockworkmod recovery like I never even tried flashed it.. and it kept saying "won't mount sd card" and I tried to clear my cache/dalvik-cache, and like it still wont fix the issue. I even tried to restore wat I backup b4 I tried to flash it... and It was gone!!! Even my windows 8 laptop won't even detect my resound nor my sd card(unless its on a different android). But How can I fix my Rezound?!? plzzzz How can I fix this soft bricked issue? pllzzzzzzz help!!!
Im assuming you already have adb installed
Download this file
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oa2sjlvrecx0wdn/recovery-ra-vigor-3.16-gnm.img.zip
Extract the recovery img
Put it in the adb folder
Load into fastboot
Open up the terminal
Put "cd" then hit space
Drag and drop the adb folder into the terminal window then hit enter
Now use this command to flash that recovery "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (without the quotation marks)
Now go into recovery Find "format data system cache ect."
Go to format all to ext3 once that is done hit return
Flash your prefered rom from the flash menu and all that
Once you are done return to the main menu and go to "developer menu"
Then reboot to bootloader
Now go into your rom that you downloaded on your pc and find the rom now open it and get the boot.img
Copy the boot.img file to your adb folder
Open up terminal again and this time use the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" in terminal its going to say sending then writing usually takes a couple of seconds
now just go to the reboot option and your rom should work
Now remember that since you are s on you need to get the boot.img file from EVERY rom you install and flash it thru the terminal in order to get your rom working
xkjonathanxk said:
Im assuming you already have adb installed
Download this file
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oa2sjlvrecx0wdn/recovery-ra-vigor-3.16-gnm.img.zip
Extract the recovery img
Put it in the adb folder
Load into fastboot
Open up the terminal
Put "cd" then hit space
Drag and drop the adb folder into the terminal window then hit enter
Now use this command to flash that recovery "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (without the quotation marks)
Now go into recovery Find "format data system cache ect."
Go to format all to ext3 once that is done hit return
Flash your prefered rom from the flash menu and all that
Once you are done return to the main menu and go to "developer menu"
Then reboot to bootloader
Now go into your rom that you downloaded on your pc and find the rom now open it and get the boot.img
Copy the boot.img file to your adb folder
Open up terminal again and this time use the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" in terminal its going to say sending then writing usually takes a couple of seconds
now just go to the reboot option and your rom should work
Now remember that since you are s on you need to get the boot.img file from EVERY rom you install and flash it thru the terminal in order to get your rom working
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If you are S-ON, you are likely not bricked, it's almost impossible to completely brick when you are S-ON.
Why do people keep telling occasional flashers that are S-ON to do this?!?!? It is the hard way, also don't use Amon Ra, is it outdated and known to cause issues with current ROMs, use TWRP or CWM recovery!!! Also, verify your ROM is specifically for the HTC Rezound, check the Developer threads here and make sure it is stable and widely used unless you really know what you are doing.
Although xkjonathanxk is on the right track, he is making more complicated than it needs to be...
- Download the first link in the first post of this thread and place it on the root of your SD card: [Tool] - 3/24 - CleanWIPE 1.0 - Wipe 5 or 10x before ROM install! - 1heffer Edition! (CleanWIPE formats all the necessary partitions for you, and prepares the phone for a new ROM)
- Download TWRP or CWM Rececovery (one of the first two links in post 1) and extract the recovery*.img and place it in the adb folder that contains fastboot.
- Download a tested and verified ROM of choice and place it on the root of your SD card
- Now, reboot into fastboot, remove battery and hold down Power and Vol Dn, once the menu comes up select Fastboot and press power, connect phone to PC
- In ADB enter the command "fastboot devices", if it shows a device continue, if not report back please
- Now enter the command "fastboot boot recovery.img" and TWRP (or CWM) should open on the device in a few seconds (replace recovery.img with whatever the name of the xxxx.img file is from TWRP or CWM archive)
- Install the CleanWIPE zip from above
- Install ROM zip image
- Reboot and enjoy the goodness
Remember to give the ROM some time to settle down on the first boot, and that the first boot can take a long time, like a painfully wrong "WTF did I do to ruin my device!" long time, but give it a solid 10 minutes before doing anything else.
@acejavelin
acejavelin said:
If you are S-ON, you are likely not bricked, it's almost impossible to completely brick when you are S-ON.
Why do people keep telling occasional flashers that are S-ON to do this?!?!? It is the hard way, also don't use Amon Ra, is it outdated and known to cause issues with current ROMs, use TWRP or CWM recovery!!! Also, verify your ROM is specifically for the HTC Rezound, check the Developer threads here and make sure it is stable and widely used unless you really know what you are doing.
Although xkjonathanxk is on the right track, he is making more complicated than it needs to be...
- Download the first link in the first post of this thread and place it on the root of your SD card: [Tool] - 3/24 - CleanWIPE 1.0 - Wipe 5 or 10x before ROM install! - 1heffer Edition! (CleanWIPE formats all the necessary partitions for you, and prepares the phone for a new ROM)
- Download TWRP or CWM Rececovery (one of the first two links in post 1) and extract the recovery*.img and place it in the adb folder that contains fastboot.
- Download a tested and verified ROM of choice and place it on the root of your SD card
- Now, reboot into fastboot, remove battery and hold down Power and Vol Dn, once the menu comes up select Fastboot and press power, connect phone to PC
- In ADB enter the command "fastboot devices", if it shows a device continue, if not report back please
- Now enter the command "fastboot boot recovery.img" and TWRP (or CWM) should open on the device in a few seconds (replace recovery.img with whatever the name of the xxxx.img file is from TWRP or CWM archive)
- Install the CleanWIPE zip from above
- Install ROM zip image
- Reboot and enjoy the goodness
Remember to give the ROM some time to settle down on the first boot, and that the first boot can take a long time, like a painfully wrong "WTF did I do to ruin my device!" long time, but give it a solid 10 minutes before doing anything else.
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I really appreciate your help and everything. So i thank you. But Like i said im running windows 8, it wont detect my rezound or my sd card, the only time the pc is able to detect the sd card is when im able to mount my sd card to CWM. But it really wont detect it.... help me again
Multidex24 said:
I really appreciate your help and everything. So i thank you. But Like i said im running windows 8, it wont detect my rezound or my sd card, the only time the pc is able to detect the sd card is when im able to mount my sd card to CWM. But it really wont detect it.... help me again
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Ubuntu Live CD... Windows not required.
Sent from my HTC Aria (Liberty) running CM 7.2 using xda app-developers app
Dont know how to work ubuntu.. help again
acejavelin said:
Ubuntu Live CD... Windows not required.
Sent from my HTC Aria (Liberty) running CM 7.2 using xda app-developers app
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lol its the good thing i know how to make a dual os between win8 and ubuntu, but heres another problem, i dont even know how to work ubuntu...
i think my pc can detect the rezound. But idek how to work ubuntu, plzzzz help!!
Multidex24 said:
lol its the good thing i know how to make a dual os between win8 and ubuntu, but heres another problem, i dont even know how to work ubuntu...
i think my pc can detect the rezound. But idek how to work ubuntu, plzzzz help!!
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For the things you need to do, its not much different than Windows. Download and install adb, copy images to same places, and the commands are pretty much the same. If you can dualboot you obviously have some knowledge of such things.
If this is all do difficult, just grab a thumb drive, put mini-adb, recovery.img, and your ROM on it and go to a buddies computer with Win7 for 20 minutes and get it done that way.
I know this seems like a huge, potentially fatal problem, but it is minor...
Another thought I had... Download TWRP, go into CWM recovery and copy the TWRP file and ROM to the sd card, and FLASH TWRP recovery ZIP with CWM recovery, reboot into recovery and you will then be on TWRP and you can use TWRP's HTC Dumlock to flash the ROM and the boot.img without a PC at all... In theory, it should work.
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