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Hi everybody,
here is my problem: I can not boot any kind of ROM or recovery image. CWM is working properly (it is an internal CWM). I have this issue since I tried to install the CM9 with 3.0.x kernel. I am pretty sure that this situation is all my fault, I mean, I do not think the nook has any kind of damage.
How can I fix it?
PS: I can easily flash the ROMs and the recovery images, but when I reboot the device, it just reboots in CWM.
PPS: I don't know if this can be useful: at the end of the flashing process it says "sd-ext.img not found. skipping restore of sd-ext".
Thanks
dariodejaneiro said:
Hi everybody,
here is my problem: I can not boot any kind of ROM or recovery image. CWM is working properly (it is an internal CWM). I have this issue since I tried to install the CM9 with 3.0.x kernel. I am pretty sure that this situation is all my fault, I mean, I do not think the nook has any kind of damage.
How can I fix it?
PS: I can easily flash the ROMs and the recovery images, but when I reboot the device, it just reboots in CWM.
PPS: I don't know if this can be useful: at the end of the flashing process it says "sd-ext.img not found. skipping restore of sd-ext".
Thanks
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The message at end is normal. Did you create a backup using cwm prior to attempting to load new rom? Did you perform reset and clear cache post loading new rom? What were you running prior to this? This might help in determining what the issue is.
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tmjohnsonfse said:
The message at end is normal. Did you create a backup using cwm prior to attempting to load new rom? Did you perform reset and clear cache post loading new rom? What were you running prior to this? This might help in determining what the issue is.
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- Yes, I've created a backup before loading the new ROM but not using CWM (I've used rom manager).
- Yes, I performed wipe cache and data after loading the ROM.
- When everything was working fine I was on CM7 Alpha Final (the all-in-one-mod version).
Check if there is a backup file in SD/clockworkmod/backup. If so, try restoring backup through CWM. I've had the same problem flashing cm9 3.01 with CWM 5.0. The easiest way back was to restor a backup of previous mod.
Good luck
DavDoc said:
Check if there is a backup file in SD/clockworkmod/backup. If so, try restoring backup through CWM. I've had the same problem flashing cm9 3.01 with CWM 5.0. The easiest way back was to restor a backup of previous mod.
Good luck
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Yeah I've already tried it. Still rebooting in CWM.
dariodejaneiro said:
- Yes, I've created a backup before loading the new ROM but not using CWM (I've used rom manager).
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The problem is with the kernel I guess, try flashing any 2.xx kernel nd wipe everything nd flash a cm7 ...
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AC DC said:
The problem is with the kernel I guess, try flashing any 2.xx kernel nd wipe everything nd flash a cm7 ...
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Uhm yeah I'll try but... How can I flash a 2.xx kernel? I've flashed the 3.xx kernel when I was on CM9 with the original 2.xx kernel. I don't know how to do this on CWM. Thanks by the way
dariodejaneiro said:
Uhm yeah I'll try but... How can I flash a 2.xx kernel? I've flashed the 3.xx kernel when I was on CM9 with the original 2.xx kernel. I don't know how to do this on CWM. Thanks by the way
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If u have any zip file of cm7 rom extract it on ur PC there u will find a file "boot.img" , copy it to ur fastboot folder, then in command prompt type "fastboot boot boot.img", that's it the old 2.xx kernel will be flashed
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If u have any zip file of cm7 rom extract it on ur PC there u will find a file "boot.img" , copy it to ur fastboot folder, then in command prompt type "fastboot boot boot.img", that's it the old 2.xx kernel will be flashed
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Ok I have some questions.
- Where exactly is the "fastboot folder"?
- Do I have to plug in the SD card into the computer before using the terminal?
Sorry for my ignorance!
Everything here usage, commands etc..
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
Connect ur device with the data cable and use fastboot, one more thing, u should install ur device USB drivers first
AC DC said:
Everything here usage, commands etc..
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
Connect ur device with the data cable and use fastboot, one more thing, u should install ur device USB drivers first
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Ok I will study everything. Still thanks.
PS: I have a Mac. Do I always need the drivers?
Yes, drivers are compulsory
Where can I find the drivers?
Oops sorry, no need of drivers for Mac
http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html
By the way, the command is
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
In addition, before you go flashing new kernels, you might want to try and just re-flash CWM. Not sure if it would work, but it's just a thought. You could boot into a CM7 SD ROM, then use @Indirect's Recovery Flasher App to re-flash CWM to see if you just had a bad recovery install. At any rate, good luck.
Ok. But I can't make fastboot works! When I open the program (that is a terminal window) I'm not able to type anything.
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In addition, before you go flashing new kernels, you might want to try and just re-flash CWM. Not sure if it would work, but it's just a thought. You could boot into a CM7 SD ROM, then use @Indirect's Recovery Flasher App to re-flash CWM to see if you just had a bad recovery install. At any rate, good luck.
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I would like to try it but I'm not able to boot anything except for the actual CWM. No backups, no ROMs.
dariodejaneiro said:
I would like to try it but I'm not able to boot anything except for the actual CWM. No backups, no ROMs.
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Don't open the terminal in that folder, just open the normal terminal and type"fastboot", now u should able to see the list of fastboot commands
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Don't open the terminal in that folder, just open the normal terminal and type"fastboot", now u should able to see the list of fastboot commands
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When I write "fastboot" nothing happens (it says "command not found").
I don't know if this could help: I just would like to make it run. I don't need any particular ROM. Even a "simple" unrooted stock could be good. I don't mind if I will loose all the data.
Well let me start off by saying that I "updated" CMW through ROM manager. Big mistake it was actually a downgrade after using CMW Touch. So I decided to change it back, but for some reason the version that I was directed to use from ROM Manager had problems seeing files and directories.
So...I couldn't get access to the zip to flash again.
With my OCD and having a ton of useless directories and files already on my phone I said screw it, mounted my USB and copied my files over to my PC and then FORMATTED the entire phone.
Then installed CMW Touch through Odin v1.85. Success...
But my phone is stuck at the boot logo. Is there a way to flash a custom ROM from this point via Odin?
I am NOT worried about the flash counter. I just want my phone fixed
ZPaul2Fresh8 said:
Well let me start off by saying that I "updated" CMW through ROM manager. Big mistake it was actually a downgrade after using CMW Touch. So I decided to change it back, but for some reason the version that I was directed to use from ROM Manager had problems seeing files and directories.
So...I couldn't get access to the zip to flash again.
With my OCD and having a ton of useless directories and files already on my phone I said screw it, mounted my USB and copied my files over to my PC and then FORMATTED the entire phone.
Then installed CMW Touch through Odin v1.85. Success...
But my phone is stuck at the boot logo. Is there a way to flash a custom ROM from this point via Odin?
I am NOT worried about the flash counter. I just want my phone fixed
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can you get into CWM?
bigjoe2675 said:
can you get into CWM?
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Yes, I can....
I thought I could mount usb storage there and drag over a ROM and then flash it, but my computer isn't detecting it when it's mounted, or I'm doing something wrong...?
Edit: I wanted to add the fact that my phone is showing up in my computer's device manager as Samsung Android ADB Interface...So is there some commands I can do through ADB to push a ROM onto my phone?
Thanks for your help Joe.
ZPaul2Fresh8 said:
Yes, I can....
I thought I could mount usb storage there and drag over a ROM and then flash it, but my computer isn't detecting it when it's mounted, or I'm doing something wrong...?
Edit: I wanted to add the fact that my phone is showing up in my computer's device manager as Samsung Android ADB Interface...So is there some commands I can do through ADB to push a ROM onto my phone?
Thanks for your help Joe.
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Trying adb push 'ROM' /sdcard right now....
Well I got the ROM onto my card, but when I flash it I'm getting an error Status 7....
"assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "SGH-I717" ||, then it repeats and says quincyatt.... I'm thinking since this in the nightly build of CM9 that my device should be named quincyatt and it's not since I don't have CMW for this ROM???
No one?
I would use either strategy:
1. Get the Gingerbread Odin 1Click package. This will install driver, Odin, then format and flash GB rom.
2. Use Kies ICS upgrade site, go to tools, then do an emergency firmware installation.
Then flash CWM kernel for recovery.
If you can push twrp to you phone, then flash version 2.2.1.1. You will be able to install cm9 successfully through that recovery. If you don't want to do that, then push a different ROM to your phone and flash that.
Excuse me for diverting the thread a little, but . . .
@froidroid:
I don't use that recovery -- what is the difference/advantage of it over CWM? TIA
I would say just a personal preference ultimately. The reason I suggested it for him was so he could flash cm9. Cm9 won't flash with his current recovery. I would definitely suggest giving it a try. The UI is amazing and there are a few more options that aren't available in cwm.
Did I mention a nandroid takes less than 5 minutes? Best part imho
Thats a gooood selling point.
At this point I'd say flash stock through Odin and start over...as long as you've copied over your important files...
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LoL Thanks guys, I got it.
What I was able to do was push the newest version of CWM onto my phone via ADB. But it was tricky because it came as a stand-alone file (recovery.img) so I did some searching to find an actual Update.zip for CWM and replaced the recovery.img in that zip with the new recovery.img
Then pushed with ADB (adb push update.zip /sdcard) and updated
Dear users,
I sat my Galaxy S3 GT-l9300 up with Team Win Recovery Project using Odin.Later on, I tried to root my new default system that I installed after a complete and successful re-install to the latest Android, using Odin. (Of course I donated!)
The root seemed to fail however - and when I loaded it up I would simply get a black screen. I forgot to make a proper backup before going ahead with the operation and so there I was, with no backups, an OS that wouldnt boot properly, where the only thing sort of useful I could and still can do -- is boot into TWRC.
So whats the problem?
The only thing that will help me at this point is if I can get ahold of a TWRC default fresh OS install backup that I can restore from my external SD card using TWRC. I need someone with an identical phone to make that backup for me and send me.
I will happily donate for the trouble.
So here I am asking..
Would anyone here please help me with this and send me a TWRC default backup that I can restore? What they would need to do is simply make a backup of their phone using Team Win Recovery Project (TWRC) -- zip or rar the backup and send it to me somehow.
I understand that some people have a lot of personal information on their phone and not want to send a backup of their phone, so I am hoping that someone out there maybe has a backup of a brand new unconfigured system that I could use.
It seems to be the only way for me to be able to get back into my phone and start doing everything over again with Odin (this time making religious use of the backup solutions before doing anything at all.)
Thanks.
Correct me if I am wrong but TWRC is a simple recovery correct? If so why do you not simple download a stock rom and flash it?
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Correct me if I am wrong but TWRC is a simple recovery correct? If so why do you not simple download a stock rom and flash it?
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Because I cant boot up the system, thereby Odin cant find the device.
I try and go into Download mode and it just says "Odin" mode, and Odin cant find the device.
I try sideload mode in TWRC and Odin can find the device but it wont let me install anything, or even copy anything (so I need to purchase an ext card reader to copy over what I need.)
From what I can gather, the only thing left to do is count on mere luck and hope that someone out there has (or can make) a TWRC backup, export it and share it with me so that I can put it on my phone, restore the phone using the backup file and hopefully get a proper boot up and running once more.
From there I could get a proper USB connection, Odin would find the phone device and I would be able to start over again - by flashing the device, and try to root the phone once more. This time; with proper backups ready at all times.
maccc said:
Because I cant boot up the system, thereby Odin cant find the device.
I try and go into Download mode and it just says "Odin" mode, and Odin cant find the device.
I try sideload mode in TWRC and Odin can find the device but it wont let me install anything, or even copy anything (so I need to purchase an ext card reader to copy over what I need.)
From what I can gather, the only thing left to do is count on mere luck and hope that someone out there has (or can make) a TWRC backup, export it and share it with me so that I can put it on my phone, restore the phone using the backup file and hopefully get a proper boot up and running once more.
From there I could get a proper USB connection, Odin would find the phone device and I would be able to start over again - by flashing the device, and try to root the phone once more. This time; with proper backups ready at all times.
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As I understand, you can get into your recovery (TWRC), hence you could try to flash a stock rom via flash zip option (flashable stock roms can be found in the General section). This way you do not need Odin at all.
chrismast said:
As I understand, you can get into your recovery (TWRC), hence you could try to flash a stock rom via flash zip option (flashable stock roms can be found in the General section). This way you do not need Odin at all.
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I tried flashing a rom that I downloaded through Odin -- which failed.
Sounds good, though.
Do you have a direct link to the rom you would recommend I use? :highfive:
maccc said:
I tried flashing a rom that I downloaded through Odin -- which failed.
Sounds good, though.
Do you have a direct link to the rom you would recommend I use? :highfive:
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I would start with a stock rom to test, you can find flashable ones here: CLICK
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I would start with a stock rom to test, you can find flashable ones here: CLICK
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That worked! Thank you, sir! :good:
Can someone help me return to complete stock settings? I know there is no RUU yet, but there must be some way to go back to stock. I'm currently unlocked, running TWRP recovery, and the Team Nocturnal Odexed Stock ROM, but I'm having force closing issues and cannot install the OTA update no matter what stock recovery or stock kernel I flash. Thank you for your help.
disastar said:
Can someone help me return to complete stock settings? I know there is no RUU yet, but there must be some way to go back to stock. I'm currently unlocked, running TWRP recovery, and the Team Nocturnal Odexed Stock ROM, but I'm having force closing issues and cannot install the OTA update no matter what stock recovery or stock kernel I flash. Thank you for your help.
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You can't relock it yet but you should just need the stock tmobile rom, no recovery, and no root to get OTAs.
This is what i had to do, i was in the same boat!
disastar said:
Can someone help me return to complete stock settings? I know there is no RUU yet, but there must be some way to go back to stock. I'm currently unlocked, running TWRP recovery, and the Team Nocturnal Odexed Stock ROM, but I'm having force closing issues and cannot install the OTA update no matter what stock recovery or stock kernel I flash. Thank you for your help.
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download this. Its the closest to a stock nandroid that i found. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40745177&postcount=55 This is a nandroid back up, not a flashable zip.
I Used clockwork mod recovery. I dont know if its the same for twrp. So to be safe i would install CWM.
After you download it you have to open it up on your computer and put the "unzipped" file 2013-04-26.06.21.44 Clockworkmod/backup folder on your phone. Reboot into cwm and find restore, and install this file.
If you need to remove root for any reason, you will have to flash flash a custom kernel (should be easy to find, i just searched for kernel under the t mo htc one development thread) Then download a file explorer and grant it root access. Delete the Superuser APK and reboot. After that flash the stock kernel, and you should be all set. I think this is about the best we can do to get back to stock on tmobile with out a RUU. I hope I helped you out. :good:
After you successfully install this you will need to flash the stock recovery.img. After that reboot and install the OTA update. If it fails you may need to re-lock the bootloader.
Oh and If you havent already, i would download the HTC one all in one kit (search for it in the forum) it makes doing alot of this much much easier.
You're going to need stock recovery to get ota updates to install.
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adezd00 said:
download this. Its the closest to a stock nandroid that i found. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40745177&postcount=55 This is a nandroid back up, not a flashable zip.
I Used clockwork mod recovery. I dont know if its the same for twrp. So to be safe i would install CWM.
After you download it you have to open it up on your computer and put the "unzipped" file 2013-04-26.06.21.44 Clockworkmod/backup folder on your phone. Reboot into cwm and find restore, and install this file. After you successfully install this you will need to flash the stock recovery.img. After that reboot and install the OTA update. If it fails you may need to re-lock the bootloader.
Oh and If you havent already, i would download the HTC one all in one kit (search for it in the forum) it makes doing alot of this much much easier.
If you need to remove root for any reason, you will have to flash flash a custom kernel (should be easy to find, i just searched for kernel under the t mo htc one development thread) Then download a file explorer and grant it root access. Delete the Superuser APK and reboot. After that flash the stock kernel, and you should be all set. I think this is about the best we can do to get back to stock on tmobile with out a RUU. I hope I helped you out. :good:
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I'm also trying to revert to stock. After unzipping this file, which parts do I need to move to my phone? Is it the entire 2013-04-26.06.21.44 folder, or only the .tar file located within? Also, I used android file transfer to put the file onto my phone, is just putting it in the clockworkmod file sufficient?
mcdsmaster8824 said:
I'm also trying to revert to stock. After unzipping this file, which parts do I need to move to my phone? Is it the entire 2013-04-26.06.21.44 folder, or only the .tar file located within? Also, I used android file transfer to put the file onto my phone, is just putting it in the clockworkmod file sufficient?
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You will put the whole 2013-04-26.06.21.44 on it. There should be a folder in the cwm folder that says backup. if not install cwm rom manager from the market and it should create it for you.
I would restore the nandroid provided but I don't even have access to the /data directory. I've tried different recoveries, relocking and unlocking bootloader and can't find a way to access /data directory. I can't boot to rom since /system is wiped and I can't sideload any zips. Any ideas what to do?
kjaved373 said:
I would restore the nandroid provided but I don't even have access to the /data directory. I've tried different recoveries, relocking and unlocking bootloader and can't find a way to access /data directory. I can't boot to rom since /system is wiped and I can't sideload any zips. Any ideas what to do?
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I had to use a usb stick to flash a ROM via otg cable in recovery. Just had that same issue earlier.
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Hi everyone,
An acquaintance has brought his gf's i9300 to me because he needs help. Him and his gf went on a trip somewhere. She took a bunch of photos. She stored them on the internal storage rather than the SD card. At some point, she tried to apply an OTA update and now it's stuck at the Samsung logo. I believe the update got corrupted or maybe she let the phone die while it was applying... Something obviously went wrong. He's hoping I can get it to boot without losing the pictures.
I know I can flash an Odin image but I'm pretty sure that will wipe what they want. There is a thread here on XDA that says some Odin images won't erase data, but the files are out of date (they are ICS).
I did go in to recovery and try to apply the update.zip from cache but it failed.
Can anyone just provide me with the update.zip of the most current OTA for the Hong Kong version of the i9300?
One other thing to note, when I go in to recovery it says it has CSC XFE. According to another XDA thread, that's supposed to be the region code for South Africa.
Any help is appreciated.
Pretty sure all roms don't wipe data on sammobile.com but further confirmation needed.
Anyway, sammobile.com is where you need to be
Not sure if you can use mskip's unified toolbox to pull the data off the /sdcard
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rootSU said:
Pretty sure all roms don't wipe data on sammobile.com but further confirmation needed.
Anyway, sammobile.com is where you need to be
Not sure if you can use mskip's unified toolbox to pull the data off the /sdcard
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Sam Mobile does not have the Hong Kong ROM.
The unified toolbox requires the phone to be booted to Android.
I did download the ZSDLL1 HK based firmware that can be flashed in Odin, but I'm not going to flash it unless I know for a fact it won't erase their pictures. It would be awesome if I could just download the update.zip, throw it on an SD card, and apply it from there.
Doing a lot of searching online but there is so much conflicting information...
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Doing a lot of searching online but there is so much conflicting information...
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If you've got access to Recovery you can try to do a nandroid backup before trying anything else, then I think you may be able to get the pictures from the data folder in the nandroid.
The phone is stock, non root. Everything is stock. It's his gf's phone. Are the S3s sold in Hong Kong bootloader unlocked from the factory? If so, I might just unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery like twrp, mount the internal storage as a drive, and copy the files over. Though I think I'll run in to issues trying to mount to the PC due to lack of USB mass storage support...
There are some data recovery apps on play store, and they are fairly effective, so even if the phone gets wiped you should be able to recover most pictures......just remember to try data recovery app before you start filling up your internal sd as it will only recover deleted data that hasn't been overwritten
There's no way you can apply an update.zip now. The process failed, breaking the os. Its all or nothing I'm afraid.
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Also if you do flash a custom recovery, you can use the unified toolkit to perform an adb pull (option 11) whilst connected in recovery mode if all else fails.
I just cant see how you'll get back to HK stock
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Try this:
Download the .tar version of a custom recovery (I recommend PhilZ's CWM recovery). Flash it via Odin. This won't touch the data partition.
Now you can try and see whether you can connect the phone to the computer, mount the internal sdcard, and transfer out the data required.
If that doesn't work:
Using the custom recovery, try flashing the update.zip again. Else, download a stock firmware based custom ROM (maybe something on the smaller side, such as Wanam's de-bloated/light custom ROMs), put it into your external SD Card, and flash it using the recovery. Wipe the cache and dalvik cache, and reboot your phone.
Now, you can take the pictures out, onto your computer.
To flash back to a completely stock setup: first use Triangle Away by Chainfire to reset the binary counter, then get into download mode and Odin flash your region's firmware to get back to stock.
All the best man!
Sent from my GT-I9300
rootSU said:
There's no way you can apply an update.zip now. The process failed, breaking the os. Its all or nothing I'm afraid. Also if you do flash a custom recovery, you can use the unified toolkit to perform an adb pull (option 11) whilst connected in recovery mode if all else fails.
I just cant see how you'll get back to HK stock
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Yeah that looks like the best course of action. All that matters is trying to get the pics. I think after that they don't care if I reflash via Odin. Of course, if it's impossible I'm just going to tell them and offer to restore stock firmware which I've already downloaded.
Erahgon said:
Try this:
Download the .tar version of a custom recovery (I recommend PhilZ's CWM recovery). Flash it via Odin. This won't touch the data partition.
Now you can try and see whether you can connect the phone to the computer, mount the internal sdcard, and transfer out the data required.
If that doesn't work:
Using the custom recovery, try flashing the update.zip again. Else, download a stock firmware based custom ROM (maybe something on the smaller side, such as Wanam's de-bloated/light custom ROMs), put it into your external SD Card, and flash it using the recovery. Wipe the cache and dalvik cache, and reboot your phone.
Now, you can take the pictures out, onto your computer.
To flash back to a completely stock setup: first use Triangle Away by Chainfire to reset the binary counter, then get into download mode and Odin flash your region's firmware to get back to stock.
All the best man!
Sent from my GT-I9300
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These sound like a great idea. I'm already familiar with recoveries, I have Odin, I have the triangle away apk already (although it requires root).... I mean I myself have a USA variant of the S3. I'm pretty sure mounting in recovery is the only chance.
My only worry is that I seem to remember not being able to do this with my Verizon variant for some reason...
Also, if you can help me find the update.zip that would be much appreciated.
Thank you!
If you specifically use Philz recovery (link in my signature) that @Erahgon suggested, if you go into "Mounts and storage" you can use "mount /data".
From here, (assuming you're set up to use adb) you can use the following commands in windows cmd or Linux terminal:
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adb pull /data/media/DCIM c:\users\myusername\Desktop
The "Mount /sdcard" options in recovery wont help.
OR, if you have an external SD card, you can follow the Instructions for Philz recovery to put aroma filemanager on the sdcard. This allows you to use a file manager from inside Philz recovery. You action this (once you have the zip in the correct place on external sdcard) Philz Settings > Aroma File manager.
Within there, you'll be able to copy the DCIM folder to external SD easily.
rootSU said:
If you specifically use Philz recovery (link in my signature) that @Erahgon suggested, if you go into "Mounts and storage" you can use "mount /data".
From here, (assuming you're set up to use adb) you can use the following commands in windows cmd or Linux terminal:
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adb pull /data/media/DCIM c:\users\myusername\Desktop
The "Mount /sdcard" options in recovery wont help.
OR, if you have an external SD card, you can follow the Instructions for Philz recovery to put aroma filemanager on the sdcard. This allows you to use a file manager from inside Philz recovery. You action this (once you have the zip in the correct place on external sdcard) Philz Settings > Aroma File manager.
Within there, you'll be able to copy the DCIM folder to external SD easily.
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Wow thanks for this idea. But I went ahead and took care of it in a more roundabout way, which I'll detail for a future searcher.
I flashed Philz recovery. Then I flashed a ROM that was basically stock rooted. Then I gave the phone back. I didn't want to keep their phone too long. I figured that she got her data and hopefully maybe the inconvenience of having to restore apps along with this incident would teach her to store pics on an external from now on. The ROM also came with a 50 GB dropbox bonus, so I told them to sign up for that and start using it.
I remembered through research that custom recoveries will leave data/media alone (or internal sd) while still erasing all user apps when doing factory reset. And installing custom ROMs also leaves that alone. It took me numerous flashes, but I already had triangle away so I used that. The counter is unfortunately stuck at 1, but I asked first if they planned on keeping the phone or getting warranty service. They planned on keeping it, so I just told them if they ever needed to warranty it or something to just bring it back to me.
I also made sure to set SuperSU to deny root by default (except triangle away)... There was no way I was going to leave that power unchecked in her hands.
Thank you again for the help, everyone. When I get a chance I'll report my own thread to get it locked.
If any future searcher finds this and has questions, PM me.
Yup new bootloaders increment flash counter back to 1 every boot.
Have to prevent triangle away from booting the device once its done the deed. Them flash stock from Odin
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