With my external SD formatted as internal storage, CR Droid Rom file can't be found for me to flash it. No matter where I put the zip file, I can't find it when I go into Recovery. Any ideas?
bbrooks182 said:
With my external SD formatted as internal storage, CR Droid Rom file can't be found for me to flash it. No matter where I put the zip file, I can't find it when I go into Recovery. Any ideas?
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Both storage showing in recovery??
Make sure you didn't change from zip to rar..
In Recovery under storage it has the internal storage which includes the SD card and then a small external of 15mb. And yes, it's still a zip file.
bbrooks182 said:
In Recovery under storage it has the internal storage which includes the SD card and then a small external of 15mb. And yes, it's still a zip file.
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Other zips are showing??or twrp is not showing any zips??
Now that you mention it, I don't think any zips are showing.
bbrooks182 said:
Now that you mention it, I don't think any zips are showing.
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Try to reset twrp.or change twrp version..
Which version you are using??
Version 3.02.0 how do I reset it?
Just did a little checking and I'm downloading the Twrp app.
bbrooks182 said:
Version 3.02.0 how do I reset it?
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Use latest 3.1.1...
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bbrooks182 said:
Just did a little checking and I'm downloading the Twrp app.
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You can download it from twrp site and flash it via adb...
Yeah, it's not working via the TWRP app. ADB is through a computer, right?
bbrooks182 said:
Yeah, it's not working via the TWRP app. ADB is through a computer, right?
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Yes. .
Download recovery.IMG and flash it by this command..
fastboot flash recovery recovery name.img
I downloaded the latest twrp and the filename is twrp-3.1.1-0-kiwi. Using that command I added . img at the end of the filename. I received an error in ADB stating it cannot load that file. I just t looked at the instructions and I forgot to wipe the system and cache before installing the new CR Droid zip. Does that make a difference? Should I do that and try installing the new version of the Rom? Or will the issue of not being able to see the Rom zip file still be there?
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I downloaded the latest twrp and the filename is twrp-3.1.1-0-kiwi. Using that command I added . img at the end of the filename. I received an error in ADB stating it cannot load that file. I just t looked at the instructions and I forgot to wipe the system and cache before installing the new CR Droid zip. Does that make a difference? Should I do that and try installing the new version of the Rom? Or will the issue of not being able to see the Rom zip file still be there?
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No need to wipe anything..
Rename recovery to just twrp.IMG and then try again..
Twrp you are flashing should be in the adb folder..
Renamed it to just twrp and got the same error message. What I was asking about wiping the cache and system is if I want to install the latest CR Droid Rom. I really appreciate your help and please don't feel like you're committed to helping. I may just see if I can flash the new ROM using adb
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Renamed it to just twrp and got the same error message. What I was asking about wiping the cache and system is if I want to install the latest CR Droid Rom. I really appreciate your help and please don't feel like you're committed to helping. I may just see if I can flash the new ROM using adb
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It shouldn't give that error...
You can flash new twrp with old twrp too..
Just copy it in SD and and click installed/image and locate and flash it in recovery partition....
Caution don't flash it in boot partition..
No you cannot flash custom ROM via adb fast boot... You need a twrp recovery to flash that...
I gave the TWRP app another read try and it worked. I was able to update twrp and that allowed me to install the new ROM. Thanks for your tips and help!
bbrooks182 said:
I gave the TWRP app another read try and it worked. I was able to update twrp and that allowed me to install the new ROM. Thanks for your tips and help!
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Enjoy...:good:
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My Galaxy S2 has been rooted for about 2 months now and has been running on the Lightening ROM no problem, but last night when i tried to install a new ROM through CWM it wouldn't let me. I tried to install Villianrom and Cyanogen mod and both failed. Both ROM s were shown on my SD card as zip files and when i tried to move them they failed to get a signature and now when i boot into CWM neither of the ROM s show anywhere it just says NO FILES FOUND. Luckily i had a titanium backup of my Lightening ROM that i could revert to but i am puzzled as to why these ROM s wont install.
Any help would be appreciated
You are not supposed to extract them. They are supposed to be left as "zip" files.
They are getting left as zip files. All i do is download the RAR file and drag it onto sd card and there is nothing showing on the sd card i done all the necessary wipes and then when i try to select a rom off sd card this is what i get:
Android/ Attachments/ DCIM/ Download/ GOLauncherEX/ Galaxy_S_Unlock/ GoStore/ LOST.DIR/ ScreenCapture/ ShareViaWifi/ Sounds/ TitaniumBackup/ Wallpapers/ WhatsApp/ bluetooth/ burstlyImageCache/ clockworkmod/ data/ external_sd/ media/ openfeint/ samsungapps/ usbstorage/ zedge/ update.zip
But never a ROM to select from!!
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They are getting left as zip files. All i do is download the RAR file and drag it onto sd card and there is nothing showing on the sd card i done all the necessary wipes and then when i try to select a rom off sd card this is what i get:
Android/ Attachments/ DCIM/ Download/ GOLauncherEX/ Galaxy_S_Unlock/ GoStore/ LOST.DIR/ ScreenCapture/ ShareViaWifi/ Sounds/ TitaniumBackup/ Wallpapers/ WhatsApp/ bluetooth/ burstlyImageCache/ clockworkmod/ data/ external_sd/ media/ openfeint/ samsungapps/ usbstorage/ zedge/ update.zip
But never a ROM to select from!!
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is it zip or rar?
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Its says that it is a WIN RAR ZIP archive. Villianrom 2.4.2 from the villian website. At first you could see the file but it failed to get a signature and when i booted out and back in to CWM there was nothing and i can no longer see any files.
(I am using linux on my pc not windows.)
kerriannec31 said:
Its says that it is a WIN RAR ZIP archive. Villianrom 2.4.2 from the villian website. At first you could see the file but it failed to get a signature and when i booted out and back in to CWM there was nothing and i can no longer see any files.
(I am using linux on my pc not windows.)
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What is the exact error of the "fail to get signature"? You said that you see "update.zip", is that the rom? Also, have you tried a new sd card?
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What is the exact error of the "fail to get signature"? You said that you see "update.zip", is that the rom? Also, have you tried a new sd card?
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Really sorry but not sure of the exact error message that came up it was late last night and its not coming up with that now. I have tried a new sd card didnt make any difference. I tried the Update.zip and all i get is (replacing stock recovery with clockwork mod recovery) and then its stuck at the screen loading bar doesnt move at all.
I have even tried it with ROM manager and left it sitting for over an hour and still didnt do anything
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Really sorry but not sure of the exact error message that came up it was late last night and its not coming up with that now. I have tried a new sd card didnt make any difference. I tried the Update.zip and all i get is (replacing stock recovery with clockwork mod recovery) and then its stuck at the screen loading bar doesnt move at all.
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That means the update.zip file is ClockworkMod Recovery. Have you tried downloading the roms via Rom Manager then trying to flash them?
Theonew said:
That means the update.zip file is ClockworkMod Recovery. Have you tried downloading the roms via Rom Manager then trying to flash them?
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Yes tried ROM manager and left it sitting for over an hour and it still didn't do anything
kerriannec31 said:
Yes tried ROM manager and left it sitting for over an hour and it still didn't do anything
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Have you tried downloading the rom straight from the web onto your device via your device's browser?
kerriannec31 said:
Yes tried ROM manager and left it sitting for over an hour and it still didn't do anything
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Just tried rom manager again and this is what came up:
--Installing package. . .
Finding update package. . .
Opening update package. . .
Verifying update package. . .
E:failed to seek in /cache/update.zip (Invalid argument
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
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Have you tried downloading the rom straight from the web onto your device via your device's browser?
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Dont see how this will make a difference as i have tried downloading if through 3 different laptops and through rom manager
kerriannec31 said:
Dont see how this will make a difference as i have tried downloading if through 3 different laptops and through rom manager
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What option do you select in CWM Recovery when you are flashing the rom?
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What option do you select in CWM Recovery when you are flashing the rom?
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Chose zip from sd card and there is nothing showing up it says NO FILES FOUND
kerriannec31 said:
Chose zip from sd card and there is nothing showing up it says NO FILES FOUND
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When you use a file explorer and look on your SD card, do you see the rom file?
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When you use a file explorer and look on your SD card, do you see the rom file?
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I have just this minute flashed it back to stock and i am about to root it again and try to install villianrom. If it doesnt work this time i am just going to leave it stock. Will let you know how it goes.
Thanks again
Hi just to let you know phone is now rooted and has villianrom installed without a glitch. Dont know what the problem was but seems to have fixed itself now.
Thanks
I also had this issue early when I got my sgs2. Here is how I fixed it. I used the "unbrick" method, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
So flash the package in pda that contains stock kernel and rooted rom or stock rom doesn't matter, then flash the code works kernel that contains cwm again, then you can boot into cwm and flash roms again. Not sure what the root of the issue was, I just know that this fixed my problem. Make sure that if you are flashing via cwm your are installing a .zip and not a .tar or other extension as the .tar are for odin. Let me know if this doesn't fix your problem I'll be happy to help dig a little deeper although I would bet that this will fix it
Edit: looks like you got it working while I was writing this
xx_bluedev_xx said:
I also had this issue early when I got my sgs2. Here is how I fixed it. I used the "unbrick" method, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
So flash the package in pda that contains stock kernel and rooted rom or stock rom doesn't matter, then flash the code works kernel that contains cwm again, then you can boot into cwm and flash roms again. Not sure what the root of the issue was, I just know that this fixed my problem. Make sure that if you are flashing via cwm your are installing a .zip and not a .tar or other extension as the .tar are for odin. Let me know if this doesn't fix your problem I'll be happy to help dig a little deeper although I would bet that this will fix it
Edit: looks like you got it working while I was writing this
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Yeah got it fixed i flashed the stock kernel in and then re flashed it with cf root then re installed villainrom and seems to be working fine so will see how it goes.
Hi just a quick question. When i install new firmware should i have to back out and reboot system once install complete or should the phone do it by itself??
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I just bought a second hand nook tablet and it was flashed the CM10.2, I'm preparing to flash CM11 on it, but it seems the recovery is a bit older.
I download the latest recovery.img from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2585175.
But I've no idea about how to update the recovery, could anyone give some help? Thanks in advance.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47680141&postcount=2.
Oops.
droople said:
Hi
I just bought a second hand nook tablet and it was flashed the CM10.2, I'm preparing to flash CM11 on it, but it seems the recovery is a bit older.
I download the latest recovery.img from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2585175.
But I've no idea about how to update the recovery, could anyone give some help? Thanks in advance.
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download the zip file i provided in that same thread u showed. its the second post. not the recovery.img. do the img file only if u know wut ur doing. put the zip i gave into a sd card. reboot into cyanoboot. open internal recovery. choose zip from sd card. choose the zip file i gave u. which means flashing it......reboot into cyanoboot. open internal recovery and now u have the newest cwm....lmk if u are confused.
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download the zip file i provided in that same thread u showed. its the second post. not the recovery.img. do the img file only if u know wut ur doing. put the zip i gave into a sd card. reboot into cyanoboot. open internal recovery. choose zip from sd card. choose the zip file i gave u. which means flashing it......reboot into cyanoboot. open internal recovery and now u have the newest cwm....lmk if u are confused.
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thank you newbtrigger69
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thank you newbtrigger69
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How do u update TWRP?
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How do u update TWRP?
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Here's how:
Download any flashable internal recovery zip file (e.g., flashable_CWM_6.0.2.9.zip from Succulent's repo http://goo.im/devs/succulent/acclaim/recovery).
Use an archive file manager such as 7-zip to delete and replace the recovery.img inside the flashable zip file with your choice of TWRP (internal recovery) file from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/acclaim (e.g., openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-acclaim.img); remember to rename the downloaded TWRP .img file to recovery.img before inserting it into the zip file.
Flash the resulting flashable recovery zip file using current EMMC recovery or SD-based recovery.
So I know realize i shouldn't have attempted rooting or flashing but thats all hindsight. I'm before even a noob but hoping you guys can help me out.
Currently have a m8 att that I think is savable but I cannot figure out what to do next. I never made a backup and I'm stuck without a rom installed. I believe it is rooted and I do have twrp installed but am failing when trying to flash a rom. I'm willing to pay somebody to help me if they are willing to walk me through fixing it. Any help or direction is appreciated. I have been reading different threads but honestly I'm just getting more confused.
Thanks in advance.
Can you boot into recovery? Does adb see your phone when connected to the computer? If so you can push a rom to your phone through adb and then install it. It happened to me. The guide to doing this is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667929
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Can you boot into recovery? Does adb see your phone when connected to the computer? If so you can push a rom to your phone through adb and then install it. It happened to me. The guide to doing this is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667929
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Yes I can boot onto recovery and adb does see it. Can I just copy a rom to sd card and install from there or does it have to be pushed? I have copied them to sd card and tried but it keeps failing to install.
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Yes I can boot onto recovery and adb does see it. Can I just copy a rom to sd card and install from there or does it have to be pushed? I have copied them to sd card and tried but it keeps failing to install.
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Yes you could give that a shot but that's odd that they won't install from sd card. Have you tried more than one? Did you flash a GPE rom? May need to look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721435
/Users/Dmerrill/Downloads/photo[3].JPG
Does this help at all?
Make sure the MD5 checksum of the ROM .zip you downloaded matches the file on your SD card.
Also, wasn't there an issue with a certain version of TWRP not flashing from an external SD card and the fix was just flashing an updated version? So also make sure you have the right version of TWRP on the device.
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/Users/Dmerrill/Downloads/photo[3].JPG
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Do you have md5 checked? Uncheck it if you do.
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Copy a working rom to where your adb and fastboot are located connect phone via twrp run this command
adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/. exactly as shown here change nameofrom.zip to the name of the rom your trying to flash...this will put a rom on your internal storage and it then can be flashed via twrp
Basically, I deleted system on my Desire 610 and I have no idea what to do now, so I came to ask you guys for help. Cheers.
I have actually found the stock system.img, recovery.img and boot.img by jmz, but every time I try to flash the system.img in via fastboot I get the following error: load_file: could not allocate -1879048192 bytes
error: cannot load 'system.img'
Can anyone please help me ASAP? I really need to get my phone up running soon. Thanks!
terminator54 said:
I have actually found the stock system.img, recovery.img and boot.img by jmz, but every time I try to flash the system.img in via fastboot I get the following error: load_file: could not allocate -1879048192 bytes
error: cannot load 'system.img'
Can anyone please help me ASAP? I really need to get my phone up running soon. Thanks!
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Where did yoy buy the phone. We need to no which variant you have to be of any help.
MiniBlu
I bought it in Croatia, so I guess it'd be East Europe or just Europe. I've downloaded many RUU's so far and neither got past sending or updating signature...
EDIT: I tried to flash the system.img with different fastboot files and now I get the following error: invalid sparse file format at header magi.
terminator54 said:
I bought it in Croatia, so I guess it'd be East Europe or just Europe. I've downloaded many RUU's so far and neither got past sending or updating signature...
EDIT: I tried to flash the system.img with different fastboot files and now I get the following error: invalid sparse file format at header magi.
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There is no ruu for european devices available but the buckup linked in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63189341&postcount=112 should work.
MiniBlu
MiniBlu said:
There is no ruu for european devices available but the buckup linked in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63189341&postcount=112 should work.
MiniBlu
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Thanks alot. I'll try it out and then get back to you with the results.
E: Could you be more specific? Where do I need to extract it?
No need to extract it flash with twrp, if u don't have it you can flash it via adb, I made a thread to flash updates on rooted device u can use it as a guide to flash twrp only
porozex said:
No need to extract it flash with twrp, if u don't have it you can flash it via adb, I made a thread to flash updates on rooted device u can use it as a guide to flash twrp only
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Actually the link I posted is to a rar compressed twrp backup. It needs to be extracted to an sdcard in /twrp/backup folder then use the restore function in twrp to restore it. Last time I checked all the links I could find to flashable zips for eu devices have gone dead. Also It would be a good idea to do a factory reset in twrp(in Wipe menu) before restoring the backup.
MiniBlu
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Actually the link I posted is to a rar compressed twrp backup. It needs to be extracted to an sdcard in /twrp/backup folder then use the restore function in twrp to restore it. Last time I checked all the links I could find to flashable zips for eu devices have gone dead. Also It would be a good idea to do a factory reset in twrp(in Wipe menu) before restoring the backup.
MiniBlu
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So, pretty much I need to create a new folder on an sdcard and name it twrp and then make another folder in the twrp one and name it backup and then just extract the folder from the .zip file in there?
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So, pretty much I need to create a new folder on an sdcard and name it twrp and then make another folder in the twrp one and name it backup and then just extract the folder from the .zip file in there?
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Yes except the folder names are actualy TWRP and BACKUPS . Then in twrp hit restore button. and select external sd as backup location. Then select the backup and swipe to restore. This is a UK backup but it should work ok except if you need languages that aren't there you can install "more locales 2" from play store. I hope this works for you.
MiniBlu
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Yes except the folder names are actualy TWRP and BACKUPS . Then in twrp hit restore button. and select external sd as backup location. Then select the backup and swipe to restore. This is a UK backup but it should work ok except if you need languages that aren't there you can install "more locales 2" from play store. I hope this works for you.
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I did everything alike, but when I enter restore it appears empty.
EDIT: I found a solution for that aswell. Apparently, I have to copy the backup folder to data/media/0 to be able to see it in restore, but I don't have data/media/0, I only have data/media. Anything I can do about that?
EDIT 2: I managed to fix everything. I owe you alot, man. Thanks a bunch, bunch, bunch!
its my first time rootnig my phone (galaxy a5 - SM-A520F ) and all ive done so far is installed TWRP. I downloaded supersu.zip but the files i see in the android's file explorer are diffrent from those that the twrp explorer shows so i cant find the zip file in twrp. I dont have an sd card to move it on. What can i do?
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its my first time rootnig my phone (galaxy a5 - SM-A520F ) and all ive done so far is installed TWRP. I downloaded supersu.zip but the files i see in the android's file explorer are diffrent from those that the twrp explorer shows so i cant find the zip file in twrp. I dont have an sd card to move it on. What can i do?
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R U sure you selected zip and not img from twrp? Twrp might be looking only for img if that is so.
File manager in twrp is no different than standard file manager , only zips or img are visible.
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R U sure you selected zip and not img from twrp? Twrp might be looking only for img if that is so.
File manager in twrp is no different than standard file manager , only zips or img are visible.
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From what i read online (but could be totaly wrong) twrp files are the system files whereas android file explorers are internal storage.
I figured out how to access my system files but its read only so I cant paste in zip
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I figured out how to access my system files but its read only so I cant paste in zip
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Need to "swipe to allow modifications" when you first time start TWRP
You'll be able to flash SuperSU then.
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Need to "swipe to allow modifications" when you first time start TWRP
You'll be able to flash SuperSU then.
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My problem is that I cant modify the system files from android not from twrp
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My problem is that I cant modify the system files from android not from twrp
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Place the SuperSU zip file in 'Downloads' directory on your phone (there's no way it won't be visible in TWRP) do button combo ,enter twrp -swipe to allow modifications (so it's not 'read only') ,navigate to Downloads , select the 'supersu . zip ,swipe to install. There's literally no way it can fail.
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Place the SuperSU zip file in 'Downloads' directory on your phone (there's no way it won't be visible in TWRP) do button combo ,enter twrp -swipe to allow modifications (so it's not 'read only') ,navigate to Downloads , select the 'supersu . zip ,swipe to install. There's literally no way it can fail.
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I cant mount data folder in TWRP without wiping first so the data is empty and i cant see no downloads
I got an sd card and now I can locate the file, I flashed it but it failed and my phone couldn't boot so I install the Samsung firmware with odin. Will wiping before flashing fix this?
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I got an sd card and now I can locate the file, I flashed it but it failed and my phone couldn't boot so I install the Samsung firmware with odin. Will wiping before flashing fix this?
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If it were my phone , upon booting to twrp I'd wipe system data and cache(s) formatt data and flash a rom /root!
Since you got twrp ur bootloader is unlocked so u should be good to flashmagisk or latest SuperSU without issue. I'm not an expert. Sorry for the delayed responses this oppo phones are crap.
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If it were my phone , upon booting to twrp I'd wipe system data and cache(s) formatt data and flash a rom /root!
Since you got twrp ur bootloader is unlocked so u should be good to flashmagisk or latest SuperSU without issue. I'm not an expert. Sorry for the delayed responses this oppo phones are crap.
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I watched a tutorial and the guy in the vid doesnt wipe before flashing but after supersu is install he taps on the "wipe cache " or something like that. So I have to do that and will my data be erased?
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I watched a tutorial and the guy in the vid doesnt wipe before flashing but after supersu is install he taps on the "wipe cache " or something like that. So I have to do that and will my data be erased?
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You phone should be rooted if you have twrp and flash the root zip. You don't have to wipe cache
The device may reboot 1-2 times after you flash the root.zip but you should be ok.