So, long story short I think I have some internal storage issues. In a panic trying to get my phone to work I did a factory reset from bootloader. I'm S-Off but cannot get root back. When I try to run it from TWRP, it tells me it can't mount cache. I've tried full restores ... nothing...
Any thoughts?
Hit the third link in my sig-I think you'll find what you're looking for. You need to do a factory reset from TWRP, not the bootloader. If your internal storage won't mount you may need to format it via PC.
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FinZ28 said:
Hit the third link in my sig-I think you'll find what you're looking for. You need to do a factory reset from TWRP, not the bootloader. If your internal storage won't mount you may need to format it via PC.
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I did yet that, still had issues. I ended up flashing a sense ROM, formatting storage through that, and them reflashed.
So far, so good.
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EVO 3D has been rooted via the revolutionary method and I have S-off. Stock ROM. I would like to wipe the phone of all applications/contacts/etc... I would like to keep my photos etc, but those are on the sdcard. What are the steps that I should take?
Factory Reset inside Settings, SD and Phone Storage.
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EVO 3D has been rooted via the revolutionary method and I have S-off. Stock ROM. I would like to wipe the phone of all applications/contacts/etc... I would like to keep my photos etc, but those are on the sdcard. What are the steps that I should take?
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dastin1015 said:
Factory Reset inside Settings, SD and Phone Storage.
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Equivalent adb shell, manual command, rm -r /data . Does the same thing as Factory Reset from inside Settings.
Also from the recovery, either format Data or Factory Reset will accomplish the same thing.
All preferences, applications, contacts, etc are stored on the /data partition.
Wipe the /data partition and other than the sdcard, there will be no trace of the user's files on the device.
Hope that helps! Good luck!
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EVO 3D has been rooted via the revolutionary method and I have S-off. Stock ROM. I would like to wipe the phone of all applications/contacts/etc... I would like to keep my photos etc, but those are on the sdcard. What are the steps that I should take?
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If I were you I'd just Install a Custom Recovery then Boot into it and Wipe Data or Cache from there...
Hey Joey, I think that anyone asking this question is not doing much with adb shell.
I had originally run RegawMOD rooter on 1.13.651.1 and the phone ran great. Yesterday, I decided to do LazyPanda S-OFF and then try out some of the 1.22.651.3 ROMs. LazyPanda said everything completed successfully. I went into TWRP, wiped System/Cache/Dalvik, then went to install a ROM but it failed because it couldn't mount sdcard2. I read through the LazyPanda thread and noticed that there were sometimes data loss issues with the SD card - no biggie, I had all my data backed up. I didn't have an adapter on hand to hook up the SD card directly to the computer, so I went out and picked up a SD card + adapter combo.
Today, I put the brand new SD card into the device and boot into TWRP; however TWRP takes a long time to boot. I look at the console spew and there are a bunch of "E:failed to mount /sdcard (invalid argument)" errors and even a "E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)" one. Of course, this is the internal memory. I'm pretty sure I didn't see these errors last night, so I'm not sure what happened between then and now.
So my question is: how do I get back to a usable state? I don't care about losing any of the data (it's backed up elsewhere), I just need a working phone.
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I had originally run RegawMOD rooter on 1.13.651.1 and the phone ran great. Yesterday, I decided to do LazyPanda S-OFF and then try out some of the 1.22.651.3 ROMs. LazyPanda said everything completed successfully. I went into TWRP, wiped System/Cache/Dalvik, then went to install a ROM but it failed because it couldn't mount sdcard2. I read through the LazyPanda thread and noticed that there were sometimes data loss issues with the SD card - no biggie, I had all my data backed up. I didn't have an adapter on hand to hook up the SD card directly to the computer, so I went out and picked up a SD card + adapter combo.
Today, I put the brand new SD card into the device and boot into TWRP; however TWRP takes a long time to boot. I look at the console spew and there are a bunch of "E:failed to mount /sdcard (invalid argument)" errors and even a "E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)" one. Of course, this is the internal memory. I'm pretty sure I didn't see these errors last night, so I'm not sure what happened between then and now.
So my question is: how do I get back to a usable state? I don't care about losing any of the data (it's backed up elsewhere), I just need a working phone.
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I have had this problem before. It started when I booted twrp without my external ad card,then when I put it back in it recognizes it but it somehow got the sd ext mixed up with int sd so it tried to write roms to the ext sd,no matter how many times I reset it to recovery its still the same. The only solution I have found was to re-flash twrp I was using 2.18 or something now on 2.2 and I would recommend it. Here's how I fixed it easy. Downloaded evo 4g lte toolbox from the lte dev forum (not sure if its the orig forum or not),installed and opened toolbox,installed HTC drivers from toolbox,restart my phone in bootloader (vol-d+power) went into fastboot and clicked on push recovery from toolbox,reset into recovery and viola everything mounts properly. I am htcdev unlocked and I'm not sure if its different when your s-off. You should still be able to push recovery from fastboot. Let me know if this works
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I wasn't able to find the toolbox you mentioned; however I was able to resolve the problem. I ended up running the RUU mentioned here to restore the internal memory to a installable state.
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I wasn't able to find the toolbox you mentioned; however I was able to resolve the problem. I ended up running the RUU mentioned here to restore the internal memory to a installable state.
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When in recovery touch mount and then touch external card so there is an x in the box then back out then touch the second choice thing with like two or three dots and select sdcard. that is what I did
PS: TOUCH SO THERE IS A DOT NEXT TO USING EXTERNAL SDCARD AT THE BOTTOM - THEN BACK OUT AND DO ABOVE.
No internal memory
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I wasn't able to find the toolbox you mentioned; however I was able to resolve the problem. I ended up running the RUU mentioned here to restore the internal memory to a installable state.
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So are you saying you completely unrooted your phone and went back to step one to fix this problem? I am trying to get my internal memory back myself.
if this happens again, there have been reports that mounting your phone to windows while in TWRP and formatting it will fix the issue. no need to RUU...but atleast it fixed your problem :victory:
Have same mounting issues with TWRP
bog3nator said:
if this happens again, there have been reports that mounting your phone to windows while in TWRP and formatting it will fix the issue. no need to RUU...but atleast it fixed your problem :victory:
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I'm using samsung galaxy i9001. Have installed TWRP. But unable to access sd card on PC.
where can I find this format option?
So when I am preparing to rom my phone, I obviously have to wipe. Where can i store things on the phone so as not to get wiped and what do I need to wipe before roming and flashing boot?
When you're flashing a new ROM, it is recommended that you do the following things:
Factory Reset/Wipe Data
format /system
Wipe Dalvik Cache
If you would like to make sure you don't lose anything as a result of these wipes, you really should just back it up to your computer to be 100% sure it will be safe, but the phone's Internal Memory should stay intact between wipes. This is basically the phone's internal SD card (sort of).
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When you're flashing a new ROM, it is recommended that you do the following things:
Factory Reset/Wipe Data
format /system
Wipe Dalvik Cache
If you would like to make sure you don't lose anything as a result of these wipes, you really should just back it up to your computer to be 100% sure it will be safe, but the phone's Internal Memory should stay intact between wipes. This is basically the phone's internal SD card (sort of).
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So when I download a Rom I want to be flashed such as teamvenoms in this case, what directory should it be in? I think my issue has been I was drag and dropping them onto my media device (phone) in windows. But this foesnt explain losing my os when flashing a recovery.
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So when I download a Rom I want to be flashed such as teamvenoms in this case, what directory should it be in? I think my issue has been I was drag and dropping them onto my media device (phone) in windows. But this foesnt explain losing my os when flashing a recovery.
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I don't know anything about losing your OS when flashing a recovery, but that sounds like quite an issue that you should probably resolve before going forward with flashing any roms (a bad recovery could be a huge headache for you in the future).
In order to install the rom you just need to store it on your phone's internal memory, which is the media device that shows up when you plug it into windows. Then you can boot into recovery, select the option to install a custom zip (or something like that, not looking at it right now) and find the zip file that you put on your phone.
Came a little closer to the issue. With cwm i can see all my downloaded files including the Rom I'm looking for but in twrp literally all my directories are empty (or it shows them as such) and it says I have no os then flashing back to cwm it's all still there. ???
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why not stick with CWM then?
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why not stick with CWM then?
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Viper Rom requires twrp. Is there another Rom that you would suggest for att that is comparable?
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gmac1990 said:
Viper Rom requires twrp. Is there another Rom that you would suggest for att that is comparable?
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Elegancia
Success! I apreciate your help.
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When you're flashing a new ROM, it is recommended that you do the following things:
Factory Reset/Wipe Data
format /system
Wipe Dalvik Cache
If you would like to make sure you don't lose anything as a result of these wipes, you really should just back it up to your computer to be 100% sure it will be safe, but the phone's Internal Memory should stay intact between wipes. This is basically the phone's internal SD card (sort of).
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Formating system is an unnecessary step, almost all ROMs wipe system during the flash so its redundant to do so
Plus if the ROM has asserts to prevent flashing a incompatible ROM it would continue to flash anyway. And could result in a brick on certain devices
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since the HOX+ has the 64gb of unpartitioned space (between phone and sd storages), would doing a factory reset wipe the "sd card" and all my downloads/media/etc that is under /sdcard? i wanna wipe for a new rom, but dont wanna lose all my backups and titanium-backups. and i REALLY don't wanna have to backup my entire phone before and after every rom flash. can anyone help? thanks
tyessen said:
since the HOX+ has the 64gb of unpartitioned space (between phone and sd storages), would doing a factory reset wipe the "sd card" and all my downloads/media/etc that is under /sdcard? i wanna wipe for a new rom, but dont wanna lose all my backups and titanium-backups. and i REALLY don't wanna have to backup my entire phone before and after every rom flash. can anyone help? thanks
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Depending where you live I still recommend CWM. But the thread states what should be wiped. (I do not have twrp on my phone). I believe factory reset is fine, keeps data. You need to wipe system and factory reset if the new version is the same as it was before. Wiping data IS NOT what you want, as you will then need to sideload a rom and from the sounds of it that is hit and miss.
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Depending where you live I still recommend CWM. But the thread states what should be wiped. (I do not have twrp on my phone). I believe factory reset is fine, keeps data. You need to wipe system and factory reset if the new version is the same as it was before. Wiping data IS NOT what you want, as you will then need to sideload a rom and from the sounds of it that is hit and miss.
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I really don't care for non touch recoveries, since I've always used twrp (kindle fire, HOX, etc). But the HOX had phone storage and internal storage, which were two diff things. I'm just making sure I don't wipe the wrong thing, and have a phone Rom-less and recovery-less
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Well follow that guidline assuming you are non US/Telus. Otherwise cwm is the only one with off charging working
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Well follow that guidline assuming you are non US/Telus. Otherwise cwm is the only one with off charging working
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I understand that off charging doesn't work, but I'll live with it (viper+ has a wipe option in the aroma installer that only wipes the system) and I think I'll be with viper for a while
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I apparently did a very dumb thing by trying to flash PatchedMonkey through Flash Image GUI on my rooted s-on Evo LTE. Now it is stuck in permanent bootloops and I have to boot into recovery just to get it to stay off. I have tried flashing ROMs like SuperJelly and Sharkie ROM s-on and nothing has helped. I have also tried flashing komodo s-on and that didn't work either. Finally, on my Mac, I have tried to fastboot an RUU but I don't think it's worked because when I was last on a working ROM (CM10.1 7/24 nightly) I unchecked USB debugging. So does anyone have any other ideas as to how I might get this thing working again? Thanks in advance :fingers-crossed:
If you have a backup-and you should-restore it from recovery. Take a look at the link in my sig-it has some useful information in it that may be beneficial to you. If you don't have a backup to restore, try flashing the latest version of MeanBean. Make sure you follow the instructions in the OP so that you flash it correctly so that the kernel gets installed. Also, keep in mind that the Patch Monkey kernel is a 3.4 kernel, whereas Komodo is a 3.0 kernel, and they aren't interchangeable with one another.
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I did have a backup and tried to restore it but it did not work. I don't think the kernel from the backup restores when you are s-on. I am going to try to download mean bean and see if that works. My backup got wiped though when I tried to factory reset so I can't try it again. Looks like I'm SOL. Anyone know how much they charge to replace a "lost" Evo LTE?
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I did have a backup and tried to restore it but it did not work. I don't think the kernel from the backup restores when you are s-on. I am going to try to download mean bean and see if that works. My backup got wiped though when I tried to factory reset so I can't try it again. Looks like I'm SOL. Anyone know how much they charge to replace a "lost" Evo LTE?
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$150 through Asurion. Just flash MeanBean & be done with it. Even if you were to get a replacement (and I don't recommend going about it the way you are suggesting), you'd have a phone that's unrooted & S-on, so you'd be back at square one.
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I'm going to flash MeanBean it just finished downloading. But at least I would have a phone that works
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I'm going to flash MeanBean it just finished downloading. But at least I would have a phone that works
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You should have it fixed in a matter of minutes. If all else fails send it to me and I'll fix it for you
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Wow really? That would be great if you're serious Currently trying to pre wipe for the MeanBean flash and it says: E:Unable to mount '/sdcard' When I mount my external sd card it's fine but when I tried to mount the internal one it won't let me check that box . Trying MeanBean from the external card...
Tried to flash MeanBean but it Failed. It says: Formatting and Mounting Partiiton...
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard2/MeanRom-ICS-v65-jewel- Error flashing zip '/sdcard2/MeanROM-ICS-v65-jewel-ltevo.zip'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048229
It's MeanBean, not MeanRom.
And yes, I'm serious. If you can't get it running, shoot me a PM.
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Ok thanks a bunch downloading MeanBean v3.09. Thanks for all your help and I will definitely shoot you a PM should this not work. Just wasn't sure if you were serious with the wink lol. Gonna flash once it finished downloading. Hoping for the best
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Ok thanks a bunch downloading MeanBean v3.09. Thanks for all your help and I will definitely shoot you a PM should this not work. Just wasn't sure if you were serious with the wink lol. Gonna flash once it finished downloading. Hoping for the best
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No problem, just glad to help.
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Tried to flash MeanBean and it went into boot loops. I let it reboot into the HTC splash screen about 5 or 6 times just to make sure but it looks like a no go . I'll send you that PM now.
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Tried to flash MeanBean and it went into boot loops. I let it reboot into the HTC splash screen about 5 or 6 times just to make sure but it looks like a no go . I'll send you that PM now.
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It sounds like the kernel didn't install, or you didn't wipe properly in recovery prior to flashing. Make sure you read the instructions in the MeanBean thread regarding flashing while S-on. I believe you have to flash the ROM twice, but read the instructions to be sure.
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It mentions using TWRP 2.4.1.0 but I'm not sure how to downgrade to that. I'm wiping Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data and System twice before every flash. I don't see an option to factory reset that is mentioned in the thread in TWRP 2.5.0.0 that I'm using.
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It mentions using TWRP 2.4.1.0 but I'm not sure how to downgrade to that. I'm wiping Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data and System twice before every flash. I don't see an option to factory reset that is mentioned in the thread in TWRP 2.5.0.0 that I'm using.
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Go to the Advanced Wipe option, and check Dalvik cache, cache, system and data, then wipe. No need to downgrade.
Make sure you read the instructions for S-on ROM installation. Mike's instructions say to flash the ROM zip, and once you see the words "Look!" appear, go to the reboot menu and choose to reboot the system. The ROM will initially boot, then reboot to recovery. Flash the ROM zip again, then reboot the system. You should be good to go then.
Ok that's exactly what I've been doing. Those are the 4 things that I listed that I wipe every time I flash but I shall try it again
This is what it said after I checked Dalvik cache, cache, system and data and wiped: Formatting Cache using mke2fs... Done. Formatting Data using mke2fs... Done. Formatting System using mke2fs.... Done. Updating partition details..... E:Unable to mout '/sdcard' E:Unable to mout '/sdcard' E:Unable to mout '/sdcard' E:Unable to mount internal storage.
When I finally flash everything seems to go well with what it says until the end where I get: E:Unable to mout '/sdcard' E:Unable to mout '/sdcard' E:Unable to mout '/sdcard'
And finally I'm back into the bootloops that I've been trying so desperately to escape
welshwarriorsf said:
This is what it said after I checked Dalvik cache, cache, system and data and wiped: Formatting Cache using mke2fs... Done. Formatting Data using mke2fs... Done. Formatting System using mke2fs.... Done. Updating partition details..... E:Unable to mout '/sdcard' E:Unable to mout '/sdcard' E:Unable to mout '/sdcard' E:Unable to mount internal storage.
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Go ahead and flash the ROM per my instructions in my previous post.
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Go ahead and flash the ROM per my instructions in my previous post.
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That's what I did and I posted exactly what it said. I think something has happened to my internal storage.
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That's what I did and I posted exactly what it said. I think something has happened to my internal storage.
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Okay. Put a copy of MeanBean on your computer, then plug your phone up to your computer. You can mount USB storage via recovery. You can then format your internal storage. Remember it's formatted FAT32.
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