I have htc evo shift 4g, but it is running 2.3.4 so you have to downgrade to 2.2 to enable root without bricking it. I have tried all guides but afterwards i am still on 2.3.4 wih=thout root, can anyone help me please?!?!?!
Maybe post links to the guides you followed along with any errors you got
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demkantor said:
Maybe post links to the guides you followed along with any errors you got
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Here are the guides I used:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015847
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558532
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932153
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005133
Just looking at the first link,
You have a bad SD card or
SD card not formatted to fat32
Not on root of sdcard (as in no folders)
Bad SD tray (unreadable by phone)
Named wrong (remember windows sometimes hides extentions)
These are the only reasons your phone isn't finding the image
There really is no other reason your bootloader won't find the update, I would triple check info above and if you still can't get it you should be able to use fastboot instead
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demkantor said:
Just looking at the first link,
You have a bad SD card or
SD card not formatted to fat32
Not on root of sdcard (as in no folders)
Bad SD tray (unreadable by phone)
Named wrong (remember windows sometimes hides extentions)
These are the only reasons your phone isn't finding the image
There really is no other reason your bootloader won't find the update, I would triple check info above and if you still can't get it you should be able to use fastboot instead
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When you said bad SD Tray, did youi mean like phone only reads sd card when fully booted, cause my phone does read sdcard
Yup, if your phone reads it that's not the issue
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demkantor said:
Just looking at the first link,
You have a bad SD card or
SD card not formatted to fat32
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Also i formatted my sdcard(2GB Micro SD) and put the pg06img.zip onto it but it didnt load, also tried with 8gb Sandisk, I have been trying to root this phone for over a week and have broke it with anger. It usually only takes me about 20mins to root a phone
Well these are the only reason this method won't work, but cnexus knows what he's doing so ask if you can just flash through fastboot
Should be
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip stockrom.zip
Or whatever you name it, just double check with him
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Yup, if your phone reads it that's not the issue
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Okay, i got it to load, but is it suppose to shut off like when the gold bar is almost done?
EDIT: Never mind, fixed
Glad its fixed, be sure to post you issue and solution so the next guy knows what to do
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I Feel Your Pain, Mine Is Also Un-Rootable
I bought a ZTE T81 4.4.2 and everytime I've tried to root "Your Phone Is Incompatible" or "Error Incompatibility Disconnecting Device" and its sad because all I want is a root explorer! I suppose at least I've more freedom then an apple device! APPLE SUCKS!
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So I bought a prime today off of Craigslist. It was working fine and everything and I decide to restore it to delete the info on it. I restored it with the settings option and now it just stays on the splash screen. I looked and tried about everything and can't find anything. I saw other threads about this bit could not find anything. What should I do know guys?
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I would try to install clockworkmod recovery, this was one of the steps I took to get a rom on my device as it had .21 ICS already on it.
I too bought my prime on craigslist, so far no issues
Sry forgot link to install cwm rec
http://transformerprimeroot.com/tra...orkmod-recovery-5-8-2-0-on-transformer-prime/
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cragains said:
I would try to install clockworkmod recovery, this was one of the steps I took to get a rom on my device as it had .21 ICS already on it.
I too bought my prime on craigslist, so far no issues
Sry forgot link to install cwm rec
http://transformerprimeroot.com/tra...orkmod-recovery-5-8-2-0-on-transformer-prime/
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It has CWM already and I downloaded two different ROMS on a SD card but when ibl install the SD card it doesn't read it. So Idk how to install a ROM on it
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Ok, have you tried wiping everything, even backup your sdcard, then format it, and try to install from it again.
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Yes I've tried but nothing
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The thing is it only stays on the splash screen and when I insert the SD card it doesn't read it. I reboot to CWM and it doesn't read the SD
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Do you have another sdcard?
You said you formatted the sd, make sure the card is in when you reboot....
Hmmm second thought
Have you tried to flash the TOUCH version of CWM?
I'm using that to erase, and flash my roms, but i think there is no sd support so i put the rom in a folder on the internal drive
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Yeah I'll try it with a different SD and we'll see what happens. I'd have to do it tomorrow cause I'm at work now. But hopefully I get it fixed
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Cmw doesn't read the external SD card slot afaik.. cuz the primes partitions are laid out weird so it thinks the internal memory is the "SD card".. try Diamondbacks unbrick methods or the masterzen unbricker from the development thread best of luck to ya
Diamondbacks unbrick methods
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088
Masterzen Unbricker
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599991
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frickinjerms said:
Cmw doesn't read the external SD card slot afaik.. cuz the primes partitions are laid out weird so it thinks the internal memory is the "SD card".. try Diamondbacks unbrick methods or the masterzen unbricker from the development thread best of luck to ya
Diamondbacks unbrick methods
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088
Masterzen Unbricker
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599991
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Ok thank you. I will try that when I get home hopefully that works
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Just push the ROM to the internal storage. "adb push rom.zip /sdcard" replace the rom.zip with the full path to and filename of your ROM.
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Just push the ROM to the internal storage. "adb push rom.zip /sdcard" replace the rom.zip with the full path to and filename of your ROM.
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How would I do that?
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when You connect to your PC, can you see the prime, and access the system?
If you can then you need to put the .zip onto the Primes internal storage,
then choose it when flashing.....
I believe I stated this originally, Its how I flashed Virtulous.
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cragains said:
when You connect to your PC, can you see the prime, and access the system?
If you can then you need to put the .zip onto the Primes internal storage,
then choose it when flashing.....
I believe I stated this originally, Its how I flashed Virtulous.
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When I connect the prime my laptop doesn't read it. It searches and then fails to recognize the device
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Any other suggestions? I still haven't figured it out yet
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you need to get prime into recovery mode, and install drivers on your PC that will recognize it. The only way your gonna have any luck is if you can get your pc to see the file system on the prime. Focus on finding this solution..
You have tried the unbricking solutions?
Sometimes you might not have to follow them to a "T"
What operating system are you on?
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Rooted and using TWRP recovery.
I know where the ROM is on my SD Card, I just can't get to it when I'm in TWRP. I can get there using Astro so I know its there, but those folders don't show up when in TWRP it seems like. I've fiddled with it for hours and can't find it, driving me crazy.
Going to try and take my SD Card out and download the ROM directly onto my phone and see if that works.
SprintFun said:
Rooted and using TWRP recovery.
I know where the ROM is on my SD Card, I just can't get to it when I'm in TWRP. I can get there using Astro so I know its there, but those folders don't show up when in TWRP it seems like. I've fiddled with it for hours and can't find it, driving me crazy.
Going to try and take my SD Card out and download the ROM directly onto my phone and see if that works.
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I believe with TWRP there is a selection for "mount" which allows you to search internal or external storage. Try switching it and see if you can find the ROM that way.
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SprintFun said:
Rooted and using TWRP recovery.
I know where the ROM is on my SD Card, I just can't get to it when I'm in TWRP. I can get there using Astro so I know its there, but those folders don't show up when in TWRP it seems like. I've fiddled with it for hours and can't find it, driving me crazy.
Going to try and take my SD Card out and download the ROM directly onto my phone and see if that works.
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You need to mount the sdcard in the options in TWRP. Once you do that you will see the files
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Thanks, first time using TWRP (coming from AmonRA) so did not know.
SprintFun said:
Thanks, first time using TWRP (coming from AmonRA) so did not know.
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Took me a while to figure it out, myself.
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Well its a new thing for us too. I never had a phone with 16gb internal and option for external memory lol
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Thanks for all of your help. I think I got it figured out now!
SprintFun said:
Rooted and using TWRP recovery.
I know where the ROM is on my SD Card, I just can't get to it when I'm in TWRP. I can get there using Astro so I know its there, but those folders don't show up when in TWRP it seems like. I've fiddled with it for hours and can't find it, driving me crazy.
Going to try and take my SD Card out and download the ROM directly onto my phone and see if that works.
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If you put the rom directly on the phone then it should show up.
Krobinso
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Personally I never had to mess with mount. I just used the ".." link to keep going up a level until I got to the root, then drilled down into "sdcard2" YMMV
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hi all can somebody direct me to modding the sgs3 as i am doing it for a friend need some steps like do i have to unlock bootloader before i root and stuff i am using hox so new to sgs3
Galaxy S3 has an unlocked bootloader, use CF-root to root it. The GS3 also uses a flash counter, if you root or flash a custom rom it will trip the flash counter, and unless it's reset with triangle away even if you reflash stock you may not be able to claim warranty.
Check out the development section for some mods (there is also a sticky in the general with some mods, and roms.)
No, Sammy bootloaders aren't locked (except verizons b*stard child S3)
Flash cf-root 6.4 via odin and you are rooted and have recovery.
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soft brick please help with firmware i can flash through odin
Just go into recovery and wipe data/factory reset.
Get into recovery by holding vol up + home + power.
Try that first.
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tryed it need to put a rom onto the internal memory but it not letting me mount sd to comp
And how did you delete your system?
It should boot after doing a wipe, unless you formatted your system partition.
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think i formatted system via super wipe for arhd
Christ sake, another person f*cking themselves up because of that script.
Why didn't you follow the instructions properly? Especially the part where it says put the ROM you want to flash on the external SD?
You need to boot into download mode and flash a firmware via Odin.
Sammobile.com is where you need to go now.
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am going to try put arhd on a extern sd and try flash that way will that work n i didnt put it onto exsd because i have arhd on my hox so didnt think to do that as i said doing for a friend
Ya put it on the external SD and flash from there.
Superwipe wipes internal storage, which is retarded, but that's how that dev does it.
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How did that dev not see this coming with the useless super wipe. But yeah put a Rom on your ext sd send flash. Or flash a stock rom through Odin and start again.
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Thanks all I did do worked perfectly thought it was that never heard of a ROM that had to wipe SD card first that stupid what if you didn't have a SD card or y would you waist your time backing your hole SD card NP n sorry for the confusion all as I said am on HTC one x on ADHD and it don't wipe my sd
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bozza1001 said:
Thanks all I did do worked perfectly thought it was that never heard of a ROM that had to wipe SD card first that stupid what if you didn't have a SD card or y would you waist your time backing your hole SD card NP n sorry for the confusion all as I said am on HTC one x on ADHD and it don't wipe my sd
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That's because hox has no external SD so wiping internal SD would cause this problem every time someone used that pointless script.
Its an absolute joke of a script, it shouldn't touch the internal storage.
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nodstuff said:
That's because hox has no external SD so wiping internal SD would cause this problem every time someone used that pointless script.
Its an absolute joke of a script, it shouldn't touch the internal storage.
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I agree am not a newbe but ait a pro either just trying to make my phone better never heard of it n I know about hoc not having extern
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So I wiped everything and realized I didn't have a ROM downloaded onto my internal storage...for some reason USB storage mounting doesnt work and doesn't show up on my computer..how can I get a ROM on my phone??
I know there is like adb sideload but I don't know how to use it and it wont even start up in TWRP....Looks like im screwed...
Currently waiting for factory image to download...following this guide...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
CC268 said:
So I wiped everything and realized I didn't have a ROM downloaded onto my internal storage...for some reason USB storage mounting doesnt work and doesn't show up on my computer..how can I get a ROM on my phone??
I know there is like adb sideload but I don't know how to use it and it wont even start up in TWRP....Looks like im screwed...
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Do you have a working sd card. TWRP will see external as well as internal storage. Place sd card into computer , download rom onto card, place back into your galaxy then boot back into recovery and flash from sd card.
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Obsidian_soul said:
Do you have a working sd card. TWRP will see external as well as internal storage. Place sd card into computer , download rom onto card, place back into your galaxy then boot back into recovery and flash from sd card.
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Nope I wish i did...I will just have to go back to stock
CC268 said:
Nope I wish i did...I will just have to go back to stock
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If you have a rom in your computer you can adb sideload from recovery and will flash.
Probably too late tho since you replied 4 hours ago lol
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Yea I got it all figured out just odined back to stock and rerooted... Adb sideload wasn't working on twrp for me
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Well, good thing it's pretty easy to recover this phone.
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Ok so i have a htc one with the internal data wiped, so i have no rom to flash. If i buy a micro sd card and copy roms onto it using my other phone, take the sd out and stick it in the htc one, will it recognize the sd card and the files on it? Right now the htc doesnt have any OS installed so im not sure if it will recognize the sd card in recovery mode. The phone is unlocked/rooted with twrp on it.
HTC One doesn't have an SD slot, use TWRP and adb sideload to flash a ROM.
Lol just realized. Only problem when trying to sideload, I can't get my macbook to recognize it when using the cmd ./adb devices
cschmitt said:
HTC One doesn't have an SD slot, use TWRP and adb sideload to flash a ROM.
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nseriessaga said:
Lol just realized. Only problem when trying to sideload, I can't get my macbook to recognize it when using the cmd ./adb devices
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Because it's an apple products go but an HP laptop
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rayraycarter4 said:
Because it's an apple products go but an HP laptop
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Ignore this troll.
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Yeah I agree, that was pretty ridiculous.
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Ignore this troll.
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Just an FYI incase someone bumps into this thread looking for help, I could not get sideload to work properly so I just ended up buying a OTG usb cable and it worked like a charm. Just transfered zip files using my other device to the attached usb thumb drive and the htc one read the thumb drive connected to the otg cable perfectly fine in twrp. Just be sure to mount it in twrp. A very cool little tool that i can see myself using for other purposes as well.