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I have messed up my tablet, my tablet is rooted i went and replaced couple of the system apps by using root explorer and that completely made my system go crazy so i then did a system reset and now i keep getting unfortunately, setup wizard had stopped and i cant go anywhere from there. my boot loader is not unlocked. is there any way to reinstall the stock ROM like from adb or something. please any help is appreciated. I have also tried to reset the rom by holding down power and vol down and wipe data from there, and still the same thing. when i plug it in the computer i am still able to see the transformer so i can transfer files to and from the transformer i just cant get it passed the welcome screen.
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I have messed up my tablet, my tablet is rooted i went and replaced couple of the system apps by using root explorer and that completely made my system go crazy so i then did a system reset and now i keep getting unfortunately, setup wizard had stopped and i cant go anywhere from there. my boot loader is not unlocked. is there any way to reinstall the stock ROM like from adb or something. please any help is appreciated. I have also tried to reset the rom by holding down power and vol down and wipe data from there, and still the same thing. when i plug it in the computer i am still able to see the transformer so i can transfer files to and from the transformer i just cant get it passed the welcome screen.
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Does adb on your computer see your device, since it's not fully booted?
Connect your tablet with USB cable.
On your PC, in the same folder as your adb files, open a command prompt in that location (shift+right click).
Type "adb devices" and see if yours come up as connected.
I doubt it will though, sounds like how I bricked my first prime, when I pushed a deodexed framework to it.
Might also want to try looking in the Dev section, under the how to unbrick your device thread, and see if you can attempt to revert to a different firmware via installing a blob file, but if you can't access your internal or external SD cards, to read/write the blob file (b/c your device won't fully boot) you may be SOL.
Next time unlock the boot loader first an make a nandroid backup, before messing w/ system files, that way you can easily restore. If your still in your 30 day window of purchase, you might consider a quick return/swap... would be the eaisest thing to do.
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
no adb does not see my device but i can access the internal sd card
Swiftks said:
Does adb on your computer see your device, since it's not fully booted?
Connect your tablet with USB cable.
On your PC, in the same folder as your adb files, open a command prompt in that location (shift+right click).
Type "adb devices" and see if yours come up as connected.
I doubt it will though, sounds like how I bricked my first prime, when I pushed a deodexed framework to it.
Might also want to try looking in the Dev section, under the how to unbrick your device thread, and see if you can attempt to revert to a different firmware via installing a blob file, but if you can't access your internal or external SD cards, to read/write the blob file (b/c your device won't fully boot) you may be SOL.
Next time unlock the boot loader first an make a nandroid backup, before messing w/ system files, that way you can easily restore. If your still in your 30 day window of purchase, you might consider a quick return/swap... would be the eaisest thing to do.
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
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no adb does not see my device but i can access the internal sd card
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If you can access the internal card, its weird that adb can't see your device... oh well... try reverting to a earlier/different firmware via a blob. See thread in dev section.
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
i did exactly the same mistake: i uninstalled some system apps (the asus preinstalled apps, with titanium) without unlocking the bootloader, and after a wipe from the stock recovery i'm not able to go beyond setup configuration, it always stops. but i can see and use internal and external memory from my computer. did you find a solution?
Welp, after spending over 26 honest-to-God hours researching a "cure" for this, I am still without a solution. I hope a kind soul will be able to guide me to the light, because I have been unable to find it on my own.
I am going to try to be as through as possible, if for nothing else than doing a mental checklist to see if I missed some obvious step along the journey. Also, maybe a keen observer will be able to spot what I'm doing wrong.
So,
My Asus Prime is bricked. I'm stuck on scenario 3 (according to this post:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088&)
In chronological order, here's what happened:
1. I'm running Virtuous Prime 1.0
2. I flash ClockworkMod Recovery Touch v5.8.1.8
3. I rebooted into recovery and wiped data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache
4. I performed a backup of my old ROM
5. I flashed a new ROM, then hit 'reboot system now'
6. I'm stuck at the Asus logo screen; Android won't boot.
I am able to access recovery and activate Fastboot mode; definitely scenario 3.
Then, also in chronological order:
1. I restarted the tablet, pressed the up volume key and accessed the other menu with 3 options
2. I hit the 'wipe data' option
3. Try to boot Android
4. Still stuck at the 3 option screen
From what I read, this situation is likely the result of clockworkMod Recovery flashing a bad kernel. Supposedly, it can fixed by flashing a 'good' kernel via fastboot, which requires both a "stock kernel" and a more recent clockwork mod recovery image.
I downloaded the SDK package and downloaded pretty much everything, including the USB drivers. I downloaded a stock kernel called stock_9.4.2.21_kernel-signed and a CWM recovery image and placed them inside the "tools" folder.
I opened a command window and while having the tablet plugged in, typed 'adb devices'. I get 'List of devices attached' but then a blank space.
Here's what happened next:
1. I re-plugged in the tablet in Recovery mode to my AMD X64 Windows 7 PC and got an "USB device not recognized" message.
2. I went to Device Manager and under "Universal serial bus controllers" I see a yellow triangle mark besides an "unknown device" option.
3. Right click on "unknown device" and try to update the drivers manually using the Universal_Naked_Driver_Beta_0.6.1
4. When I select the folder in which the drivers are located Windows gives me a message of "the best driver software for your device is already installed". Back to step 3.
5. I try "let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" and hit "have disk option"
6. Upon choosing the android_apxusb file inside the universal naked drivers folder, I get the following error: "the folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device (...) make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems."
7. Try again this time choosing file android_apxusb; same error.
I heard that some Windows 7 x64 users are having issues installing drivers; that may be my case too. I, however, don't have access to any other Window or Macs or Linux PCs in my house. Still, if this is the issue, then I might try redoing things in a different PC at a friend's house or something.
Bottom line? I think I know what to do, but I can't install the universal naked (nor the official Asus Prime) drivers. What now? Is there an easy fix for Brick scenario 3?
I have read God knows how many discussions on the subject, but I haven't been able to find a solution to my issue. I got no support from Freenode #asus-transformer; some ops were even downright rude. Any help is greatly appreciated.
For what is worth, I'll be donating $50 to whoever is able to help me navigate through this issue and get my tablet back and running.
Thanks again for reading this far.
TL;DR: I bricked my Prime and I'm stuck in scenario 3. I will donate $50 dollars to whoever can help me unbrick it.
Hey,
try to get a Live CD like Ubuntu.
Get the Linux files from the ViperMOD thread. It includes the "adb" executable.
Try to get ADB running there.
Go to the freenode IRC Channel "#asus-transformer" on Freenode (http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=asus-transformer) and ask for help like described in the unbrick thread!
Greetz
Edit: No need for donate!
hanzo001 said:
3. I rebooted into recovery and wiped data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache
4. I performed a backup of my old ROM
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In that order? So you backed up an empty rom?
You don't mention; do you have valid nandroid backup? Can you restore it?
Do you have a rom zip on your device? What happens if you wipe and re-flash?
I would suggest a couple of options.
I notice that you have not once (according to what you have written) formatted /System if you still have a good ROM on your memory card that is flashable I would format all partitions in recovery /System, /Cache, /Staging and /Data then reflash the ROM.
You could also try an advanced restore and flash only the boot image from your nandroid.
Also, I have to agree with chrischdi, there is no need for a bounty for this. Your problem is one of the reasons we are all here in the first place.
Thanks for your answer; I'll answer yours
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In that order? So you backed up an empty rom?
You don't mention; do you have valid nandroid backup? Can you restore it?
Do you have a rom zip on your device? What happens if you wipe and re-flash?
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1. Yes, in that order; I backed an empty ROM
2. No, I don't have a valid nandroid backup (go figure; just this single freaking time I forgot to backup before wiping data/cache/dalvik cache)
3. No other ROM on my device. I had a new ROM when I performed the flashing, but when I got to the point where I hit "deleate data" in the 3-option menu, I lost everything on the SD card
4. When I wipe and reflash I'm stuck on the same loop. Maybe flashing a 'good' ROM will fix it; the issue is, my PC doesn't know what I'm plugging in when I connect the tablet to it.
Thank you for your support
Thank you, I'll try a Live CD. I'm downloading now even as we speak.
When that's finished, I'll grab the Linux files.
I guess that sorts of confirms my hypothesis that my main issue is with Windows... *sigh* WINDOWS!
I tried getting help from freenode's #asus-transformer in the past, but... lets say that on the overall my experience could have been better. I'll try again later tonight, where hopefully I'll be able to talk to RaYmAn, a volunteer in the original Diamonback post who is offering supports to users in my specific situation.
By the way, thanks for pointing me with a clickable link to the IRC chat; I've never used IRC before in my life, and getting it to work, dumb as it may sound, took me quite to figure out. Thank you again for your help and support!
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try to get a Live CD like Ubuntu.
Get the Linux files from the ViperMOD thread. It includes the "adb" executable.
Try to get ADB running there.
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Thank you for your answer. It is really nice to have a helpful person around; Like I mentioned in my op, my experience on freenodes' #asus-transformer chat was a bit... discouraging. I figured most would want some form of payment for their time, but here you both are, proving that there is kindness in this world.
I'll address your comments:
1. I did wipe /System; after NOTHING I tried on recovery worked, I did manual wiping of everything, trying to boot each time; similar results.
2. I do not have a good ROM on the memory card. Before doing the 'wipe data' from the 3-option menu, re-flashing a good ROM did no good nevertheless. From here is where I started suspecting that it was the fault of CWM not flashing a proper kernel.
3. I tried the advanced restore as well, an like in #1, I tried rebooting each time, just to make sure it would work. But it didn't.
Thank you again for your support. It feels great to know there's someone backing you up out of the goodness of their heart.
Right now I'll try to redo my steps from a Live CD Linux environment; hopefully that'll work. Freaking Windows...
Doktaphex said:
I would suggest a couple of options.
I notice that you have not once (according to what you have written) formatted /System if you still have a good ROM on your memory card that is flashable I would format all partitions in recovery /System, /Cache, /Staging and /Data then reflash the ROM.
You could also try an advanced restore and flash only the boot image from your nandroid.
Also, I have to agree with chrischdi, there is no need for a bounty for this. Your problem is one of the reasons we are all here in the first place.
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Thank for your support, guys
I just wanted to shout out a big thanks to the great people who have offered me suggestions regarding this issue. I'll re-do my steps this time from inside the Live CD version of Ubuntu later tonight, and I will update.
Best regards,
me
hanzo001 said:
I just wanted to shout out a big thanks to the great people who have offered me suggestions regarding this issue. I'll re-do my steps this time from inside the Live CD version of Ubuntu later tonight, and I will update.
Best regards,
me
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Hope it works out for the best, life is better with a little Nix in it.
What if you load a rom like aokp onto an external SD then flash that? That flashes everything you would need. Then if you want to back to virtuous you could restore the stock boot img. Im tired and I'm probably not understanding the issue correctly so forgive me if that is indeed the case.
Sent from my MB870 using xda premium
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What if you load a rom like aokp onto an external SD then flash that? That flashes everything you would need. Then if you want to back to virtuous you could restore the stock boot img. Im tired and I'm probably not understanding the issue correctly so forgive me if that is indeed the case.
Sent from my MB870 using xda premium
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You cannot use an external SDcard with any version of CWM for the Prime.
CadenH said:
What if you load a rom like aokp onto an external SD then flash that? That flashes everything you would need. Then if you want to back to virtuous you could restore the stock boot img. Im tired and I'm probably not understanding the issue correctly so forgive me if that is indeed the case.
Sent from my MB870 using xda premium
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Thanks for the thought. I tried that too; for some reason, ClockworkMod Recovery won't read the SD card at all!
Linux
[Update]
In general, this could be going better.
I finally got Ubuntu.
I plugged in the tablet while (the tablet is) on recovery mode, and nothing happens.
I was expecting a pop-up menu, or a notification somewhere acknowledging that I connected a device to the PC, but nothing. I'm just going to assume that Linux somehow knows.
I then downloaded the Android SDK for Linux, unziped, and there's no executable file inside. I'm supposed to download the rest of the file via the terminal, apparently, but this one doesn't work like its Windows counterpart either, so I have no clue what to do now.
Jesus...
Bottom line: I'm in Linux, I downloaded the Android SDK, the universal naked drivers and a stock kernel. Now what?
Try to get ADB running in the recovery mode.
In the files of ViperMOD are the executables. Just open up a console / shell and go to the directory via the "cd" command.
Then in the ViperMOD directory execute "sudo ./adb shell" to try the adb connection.
If the adb connection is ok, mount the sdcard via Recovery Menu and then push a file / rom to the sdcard.
For example with the command:
"sudo ./adb push /media/rom.zip /sdcard/"
(I don't know if this are the correct paths.)
Greetz
Thank you, Chris.
While on the terminal, I'm inside the viperMOD folder. Whenever I try execute "sudo ./adb shell" I get this: "sudo ./adb: order not found"
The tablet is plugged in, and in recovery mode.
I haven't installed Java nor the Android SDK because I haven't figured out a way to do it --why can't Linux be double-click action-oriented? *sigh* Anyway, does not having those things installed have something to do with the answer I'm getting from the Terminal?
If so, how in the world do I install them?
I'm never using Touch Recovery again, my word.
Thanks in advance.
Hey,
are you sure that there is "order not found?"
Try the command "ls" to see what files are available. If there is one, called "adb" you are in the right directory. If there is no "adb" then you have to move to the right directory.
Maybe you could try a "chmod +x adb" first and then execute "sudo adb shell" or such if you are in the right directory.
This is going to sound like a stupid question and sorry if it does. but you can access clockwork still right? what happens when you try to flash back your backup? This is important because I had an error sort of like yours that no one could solve here want to make sure its what happened to me. When i tried to restore the original rom it would get to the part where it was restoring data partition and then error on me reading file or something like that. If thats what you see i know the answer. or at least how i fixed mine.
push a rom
Read NIlsonf post about how to adb push a rom to cwm, you get a stock rooted rom
And adb push the blob file, then run the dd command, unmount staging mount data.
This is what fixed mine, and it looks like it fixed nilsonf's also.
Was this ever resolved? I have the same issue and it looks like I've been through many of the same steps as you've gone through. If you were able to do anything to fix it, please let me know.
I would even up the reward to $100.
Just thinking
Why dont you get someone elses CWM backup and adb push it to the device and restore it from that?
I was doing a factory reset to clean install one of the CM10.1 release candidates and I went into Mounts and Storage and I accidentally formatted ROM instead of System. Now Cyanoboot keeps going into CWM and won't boot my rom. I flashed a different rom and I also restored from backup but neither did the trick. Any tricks that can get my dear old Nook booted? Any help would be greatly appreciated. (My last resort is one of those lengthy unbrick posts if there's no way to fix it. I've done these before but if there is an easier solution I'd like to try that first.)
I am familiar with adb (and ubuntu if need be).
Do you know the serial number? Like when you use adb, and you type adb devices, it shows a serial number. Did you write it down? I have a backup of the ROM partition and it includes a few files in there containing serial and mac address, etc. The serial number is important for it to boot AFAIK, so I hope you have that somewhere.
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Do you know the serial number? Like when you use adb, and you type adb devices, it shows a serial number. Did you write it down? I have a backup of the ROM partition and it includes a few files in there containing serial and mac address, etc. The serial number is important for it to boot AFAIK, so I hope you have that somewhere.
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I have the serial number (behind the microsd card slot)..but not the mac address
Also, I only wiped the ROM and system partitions. The factory partition is still there untouched and I've read somewhere that it contains a backup of the information in the ROM partition.
adb devices shows a serial number of abcdef123456789.
Not exactly a good sign...Should I try so****e's serial number recovery thing through ubuntu?
If what you had re-formatted by mistake is /rom but your /factory is still intact then not all was lost, as /factory holds romdata.zip which is a backup archive of data files in /rom (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more elaboration).
What you can try is to flash stock recovery (e.g., flash_stock_recovery.zip from Succulent's repo https://github.com/succulent/acclaim_recovery_sdcard), then do the "8 failed reboots" to trigger a "factory reset to stock".
Can you try to use adb from CWM? Try "adb pull /factory" and see if it copies over the factory folder to your computer.
digixmax said:
If what you had re-formatted by mistake is /rom but your /factory is still intact then not all was lost, as /factory holds romdata.zip which is a backup archive of data files in /rom (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more elaboration).
What you can try is to flash stock recovery (e.g., flash_stock_recovery.zip from Succulent's repo https://github.com/succulent/acclaim_recovery_sdcard), then do the "8 failed reboots" to trigger a "factory reset to stock".
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Factory is definitely in tact; only rom was formatted (I figured factory was important so I didn't want to format it.) I'll try this after and let you know. I'm going to manually flash partition 5 onto my nook through adb and see if that can get me up and running.
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Can you try to use adb from CWM? Try "adb pull /factory" and see if it copies over the factory folder to your computer.
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pull: building file list...
0 files pulled. 0 files skipped.
This was through command prompt/adb in Windows 7. Should I try Ubuntu?
topdawg7793 said:
pull: building file list...
0 files pulled. 0 files skipped.
This was through command prompt/adb in Windows 7. Should I try Ubuntu?
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You need to mount the /factory partition before you can access it.
Why not do it the easy way: just flash stock recovery and let it restore the missing data as part of the "8 failed boots" factory reset process?
digixmax said:
You need to mount the /factory partition before you can access it.
Why not do it the easy way: just flash stock recovery and let it restore the missing data as part of the "8 failed boots" factory reset process?
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I had no clue it fixed the missing data! Just did it and I'm back to a working nook. Appreciate the help everybody!
So what did you do to finally get it fixed? Flash stock recovery and do the 8 failed reboots method?
sagirfahmid3 said:
So what did you do to finally get it fixed? Flash stock recovery and do the 8 failed reboots method?
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I know I'm slightly late on this, but I figure I should at least respond so any poor soul who gets into the same situation and sees this thread can have some go-to solution. I never got to do the partition thing through adb (use somebody's ROM partition and change the serial number and mac address to that of my Nook) so I booted an SDcard version of some CM10 nightly and then used the touchscreen firmware flasher to restore to the factory firmware. Then I took out the SDcard and did the 8 reboots thing and that finally fixed it.
NOTE: NEVER GO BACK TO STOCK WHILE ON THE 10-TOUCH FIRMWARE. YOUR TOUCHSCREEN WILL NOT WORK AND YOU WILL EFFECTIVELY BE STUCK UNTIL YOU BOOT OFF AN SDCARD AND RESTORE THE FACTORY TOUCHSCREEN FIRMWARE.
topdawg7793 said:
I had no clue it fixed the missing data! Just did it and I'm back to a working nook. Appreciate the help everybody!
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lol well now i know wut to do if i accidentally format rom. cheers every1 who helped topdawg :highfive:
Hello all. hdx 7 was running the original version of safestrap and gapps on the very first firmware. accidently wiped internal and now can only boot to safestrap no abd so bricked or not and by the way i already read like damm near all the threrads i could find so dont accuse me of being a lazy no good non reasearching az mf thanx
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Hello all. hdx 7 was running the original version of safestrap and gapps on the very first firmware. accidently wiped internal and now can only boot to safestrap no abd so bricked or not and by the way i already read like damm near all the threrads i could find so dont accuse me of being a lazy no good non reasearching az mf thanx
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Ok, if I understand you correctly, you wiped internal storage of your sdcard, so no backups to restore for safestrap.
But when wiping happened, you were on activated extra rom slot? So now safestrap cant boot there, because with internal storage you deleted image files for rom slots...
If you can boot into safestrap, can you switch to stock rom? And boot into it? If yes, and Fireos start normally, then nothing is lost, reinstall safestrap, you should have adb access, and do whatever you want to do next...
Did you disabled OTA updates on stock rom? If not, turn off wifi as fast as you can, when you boot into Fireos, so it cant update to nonrootable FW.
thats whats wierd i was on rom slot one but it wiped even my stock img as far as i can tell because it wont let me switch to it , and yes disabled ota with toolkit like a year ago and all was fine?
jamesh1979 said:
thats whats wierd i was on rom slot one but it wiped even my stock img as far as i can tell because it wont let me switch to it , and yes disabled ota with toolkit like a year ago and all was fine?
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Well, I installed safestrap on my working kindle, so I can check what else was deleted in the wiping, unfortunately there was a little config file where safestrap stored which slot was last active. This file no longer exist, so safestrap dont know from what to switch where.
The only thing we can try (AFAIK) requires working adb connection and it must be working from safestrap, so you can use adb sideload feature - so enter safestrap and connect kindle to your pc or laptop. Then start cmd window or terminal if you using linux, and try:
adb devices
it should return:
list of devices attached
xxxxxxxxx recovery
if you can achieve this, we can try with sideloading, if not I am sorry, dont know what else to do - actually there is one thing you can try - with working adb access you can recreate directory structure needed for safestrap config file and push it there (I will attach it later), then restart and see if it boot to stock rom
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I was able connect through adb from windows to running safestrap, so it is possible (at least kindle is recognized in "adb devices")
ok guys i got the pc to see the kindle in recovery via adb!!! so what now push a rom to internal storage and flash it and then reinstall safestrap to get stock slot available or what????
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ok guys i got the pc to see the kindle in recovery via adb!!! so what now push a rom to internal storage and flash it and then reinstall safestrap to get stock slot available or what????
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Great!
Now download this 13.3.1.0 (Kindle HDX 7") update - pure amazon FireOS so OTA updates enabled - do not connect to wifi/register your kindle if you want root and use of custom recovery after flashing this
A. Now, since I am not expert for adb installing pushing repairing etc., read this thread [HOWTO] Unbrick your device, especially this post (shows similar symptoms as your current problem)
B. If that for whatever reason wont work, you can try sideload update-kindle-13.3.1.0_user_310079820.bin (rename .bin to .zip before sideloading) through safestrap recovery, but because Safestrap is "only" TWRP based, I cant guarantee that this will work either (it should, but this is one way ticket, your working safestrap recovery will be destroyed in the process of update):
0. connect kindle to pc/laptop
1. enter Safestrap, tap Advanced -> ADB Sideload -> Swipe slider to start Sideload
2. on pc/laptop open cmd/terminal, type adb devices, you should see:
List of devices attached
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX sideload
3. type adb sideload update-kindle-13.3.1.0_user_310079820.zip
4. You will see a progress bar in the command prompt indicating that the Zip file is being copied to the device. Once the file is transferred, the Zip is automatically installed on your device.
C. You can consider also recreating deleted folder containing slot config file for Safestrap (active_slot file attached below (file is in archive, you need extract it)) through adb shell:
0. connect kindle to pc/laptop
1. enter Safestrap
2. on pc/laptop open cmd/terminal, type adb devices, you should see:
List of devices attached
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX recovery
3. type adb shell
4. type mkdir -p data/media/safestrap/rom-slot1
5. type exit
6. type adb push active_slot data/media/safestrap
7. reboot/reboot into recovery and see if you can switch/boot to stock rom (which is still there, otherwise safestrap will not be accessible)
C variant is a really long-shot, but relatively harmless (or maybe not who knows, I am not expert)
OK fingers crossed, I hope something will work, but things can go wrong, unfortunatelly from my side all above is just a theory, adb commands should works, I tested them all (except sideload), works on my side...
Thanx a lot guys I got I t back in action thanx for all the help
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Thanx a lot guys I got I t back in action thanx for all the help
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Care to share which method you use to recover your kindle?
anyone here? lol
Hi, I have a problem flashing stock rom on my P10. I installed twrp-3.1.0-0-P10.img and in my attempt to create a back-up, and begin my upgrade and root the device, I inadvertently wiped the firmware. I can switch on, toggle the volume, I even get a screen with the option to restart or power off, I can access twrp and the bootloader etc but I have a blank screen and no interface.
I have tried flashing several full firmware images but they all fail during the process and I get the following error message:- updater process ended with ERROR: 9 Error installing zip file '/external_sd/dload/update_full_VTR-L09XX.zip.
I'm unsure which full firmware build image I should be using. ( My model is VTR-L09
I'd be grateful for any help or advice you can offer.
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Hi, I have a problem flashing stock rom on my P10. I installed twrp-3.1.0-0-P10.img and in my attempt to create a back-up, and begin my upgrade and root the device, I inadvertently wiped the firmware. I can switch on, toggle the volume, I even get a screen with the option to restart or power off, I can access twrp and the bootloader etc but I have a blank screen and no interface.
I have tried flashing several full firmware images but they all fail during the process and I get the following error message:- updater process ended with ERROR: 9 Error installing zip file '/external_sd/dload/update_full_VTR-L09XX.zip.
I'm unsure which full firmware build image I should be using. ( My model is VTR-L09
I'd be grateful for any help or advice you can offer.
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Try a custom ROM and put it on your internal storage!
Thanks for your help, do you have an suggestions as I'v struggled to find anything. When you say internal storage I take it to mean flash the rom through the adb?
Pombal81 said:
Thanks for your help, do you have an suggestions as I'v struggled to find anything. When you say internal storage I take it to mean flash the rom through the adb?
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No. The internal storage is the storage on your phone. The external storage is the sd card you add to it. As for the ROM, I couldn't find a custom one. Just grab the stock firmware and flash
Thanks for this, are there any tutorials on how to do this? I tried dragging files in from my desktop onto the phone's internal storage but it won't drop the file. Really appreciate your advice.
Hi there, I have been trying to drag the zip file onto the internal SD card, it starts to copy and then it sits on copying without anything happening. I then get a 'this PC is not responding' in the window. It then shuts the window down, reloads my screen and when I re-open the Huawei folder on the PC the the internal SD drive disappears entirely with only the 'cust' file remaining.
Pombal81 said:
Hi there, I have been trying to drag the zip file onto the internal SD card, it starts to copy and then it sits on copying without anything happening. I then get a 'this PC is not responding' in the window. It then shuts the window down, reloads my screen and when I re-open the Huawei folder on the PC the the internal SD drive disappears entirely with only the 'cust' file remaining.
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Requirements -
1.) PC and USB does
2.) ADB drivers
3.) Your phone's drivers
4.) And a custom ROM (or stock ROM, but I figured you'd want a custom)
5.) You're brain to suck all this in
- First step is to install all your drivers first.
- Next boot your phone into TWRP
- Next plug your phone up
- Now go where ADB is installed (check the ADB installer for the directory)
- Place your stock or custom ROM in that folder
- Rename it to something simple, i.e. rom.zip (make sure it doesn't say rom.zip.zip)
- Now hold shift and right click anywhere in the folder (make sure nothing is highlighted.) And press "open command window here"
- Next type "ADB devices" to ensure your device is recognized. (Of nothing pops up, ensure you're in recovery and have the cable plugged in. You might have to find the button for "MTP" somewhere in TWRP and enable it.
- Now all you have to do it type in the command prompt : "adb push rom.zip /sdcard/rom.zip" And press enter.
Then just click install in TWRP and find the zip, select it and swipe that sucker to flash
Hope I helped!
Thanks so much, this is nothing like the fun had with my nexus 5!
I followed your instructions, but after I typed the command prompt it brought up the list of commands and nothing flashed into the SD card on TWRP. Would it have anything to do with the build? I've opted for stock as there's not much out there for custom, I read on here that the last 2 updates weren't released so I've just found one closest to my oem.
Pombal81 said:
Thanks so much, this is nothing like the fun had with my nexus 5!
I followed your instructions, but after I typed the command prompt it brought up the list of commands and nothing flashed into the SD card on TWRP. Would it have anything to do with the build? I've opted for stock as there's not much out there for custom, I read on here that the last 2 updates weren't released so I've just found one closest to my oem.
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Did you rename it to rom.zip?
Yes, exactly as your suggestion. Really hoping its fixable as I'm not sure I like FunkyHuwei's prices!!
Pombal81 said:
Yes, exactly as your suggestion. Really hoping its fixable as I'm not sure I like FunkyHuwei's prices!!
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Just a softbrick m8. Should be fine... Before pushing, does adb detect your phone? (Type "adb devices" and see if anything pops up. Should show a bunch of characters or something.
Thanks for the reassurance! Yes adb devices command works, I get the 'list of devices attached' dialogue, serial number and states its in recovery mode
Pombal81 said:
Thanks for the reassurance! Yes adb devices command works, I get the 'list of devices attached' dialogue, serial number and states its in recovery mode
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Okay, so it should work fine. Depending on how big your ROM is, it could take awhile. After you type in the command you should see a flashing flash under the command, bottom left. If that's flashing that means it's pushing the file. Once done just click install, then make sure your on your internal storage, and scroll the the bottom and click rom.zip and install
Yeah I tried it again but it just brings up text straightaway after I hit enter... Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32 Revision eac51f2bb6a8-android and then a long list of commands.
Pombal81 said:
Yeah I tried it again but it just brings up text straightaway after I hit enter... Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32 Revision eac51f2bb6a8-android and then a long list of commands.
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Thanks so much - giving this a shot now.
Ok, so got the files onto the devices SD card but it won't install the file...I'm getting an ERROR 9 code.
Pombal81 said:
Ok, so got the files onto the devices SD card but it won't install the file...I'm getting an ERROR 9 code.
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Update twrp? (Isn't 3.1.1-0 the latest??)
twrp-3.1.1-0-vtr.img - yes this is the version I'm using
Pombal81 said:
twrp-3.1.1-0-vtr.img - yes this is the version I'm using
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Id try reflashing, maybe go down to 3.1.0-0