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No OS but only CWM recovery

I want to flash a rom but i can't save the zip files to my storage. What do i do?
I have no os but only cwm. Please help, thanks.

dicksonjoe said:
I want to flash a rom but i can't save the zip files to my storage. What do i do?
I have no os but only cwm. Please help, thanks.
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ADB Sideload
1. Connect your phone make sure it's actually connected. No errors in Device Manager
2. Rename the downloaded ROM you want to flash to something basic, like rom.zip (Names can get rather long)
3. Open CMD (command prompt), & navigate it to the folder you placed the ROM in. or just press shift and right click on the folder where the rom is and select open command prompt here
4. Boot to recovery on your phone and enable the ADB sideload function. Under Advanced in TWRP...not sure about CWM
5. in CMD type adb sideload rom.zip or what ever the name of the .zip is
6. Let TWRP or CWM flash the zip and prompt for reboot.
7. Reboot and be happy, your phone is fixed!
You can then transfer the gapps to your internal storage and flash the normal way through your reecovery or just go through the same process for the gapps after you flash the rom.

I am having trouble installing the adb file.
I don't know what mode my phone needs to be on in order to install adb file.

dicksonjoe said:
I am having trouble installing the adb file.
I don't know what mode my phone needs to be on in order to install adb file.
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Installing adb doesnt have to do with what mode your phone is in.

help please

i format my Nexus 4 on twrp recovery using advance wipe and i checked all the box there, and when i rebooted its stuck on google logo, what should i do?

Well why would you do that? If you selected everything under advanced in twrp, that means that you have also wiped the system partition so there is no rom to boot into, hence why you are stuck at the google logo. You will need to use adb to copy a rom onto your phone, and then flash it via twrp. Instructions:
1. Setup adb: http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/
2. Install Koush's universal adb driver (google this for the download)
3. Put the phone into twrp
4. Download a rom on your pc and move it to your desktop. Rename it to "rom.zip".
5. Open a command prompt window and run the following commands:
Code:
adb devices
If your phones serial number shows up, continue. If not, reinstall drivers.
Code:
cd Desktop
adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
6. After its finished pushing, go to install within twrp and flash it.

when i typed in cd desktop it says "The system cannot find the path specified". and when i continue to adb push rom.zip /sdcard/ it says "cannot stat rom.zip: no such file or directory"

it worked, thanks for your help.

I hope you realized when you checked all the boxes, you checked to wipe the internal storage which holds all your personal data.
And you checked to wipe /system partition which house the operating system, of course there wouldn't be anything to boot into.
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How can i copy Rom zip to phone, i formatted, no rom to flash but i have recovery

I deleted Rom file in sdcard. I cant flash a rom. I have recovery, root and Philz Touch.
How can i copy Rom zip file from computer to Phone? Any idea. I have rooted KK, i dont want to do all things again.
How to: Copy ROM zip file to the freshly wiped device
I found and share with you, it worked.
Have you ever been in a situation where you mistakenly (or not) wiped the content of the internal storage (including system partition and virtual SD card) on your phone or tablet and unfortunately it doesn't support external storage? Now you can't flash desired custom ROM because you removed it and the device can't be booted due to wiped system partition. Don't worry - it's very easy to fix!
Here are the steps you need to follow to copy the correct rom.zip package to your internal storage:
Download this mini-sdk package and extract it to c:\mini-sdk
Rename the custom ROM package you want to flash to "rom.zip" and copy it to c:\mini-sdk
Connect your device to the PC
Boot your device in recovery mode
Open a command prompt on the PC (cmd.exe), type and confirm each command with ENTER:
cd /d c:\mini-sdk
adb shell
mount /data (error might mean that /data partition is already mounted)
on Android 4.2 and above: mkdir -p /data/media/0
on Android 4.1.2 and below: mkdir -p /data/media
exit
on Android 4.2 and above: adb push rom.zip /data/media/0
on Android 4.1.2 and below: adb push rom.zip /data/media
Wait for a few minutes until the file is copied. It will looks like command shell is not responding, but that means it's still copying. Wait patiently until you'll see blinking cursor again.
Depends on your custom recovery, use the navigation keys to flash the custom rom.zip package in a typical way you used to flash custom ROMs. It should be on your internal storage now. Done! http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com.tr/2013/12/how-to-copy-rom-zip.html

easier solution:
*bring device in recovery mode
*open cmd, go to adb.exe
*type adb.exe push *filename.zip* /sdcard/your path **/sdcard is already linked to /data/media/0
*wait after pushing the file, reboot recovery again
*choose file and flash
*** other method ***
*use the sideload function in recovery
*adb.exe sideload *rom.zip* in cmd

it says usb device descriptor failed...is it due to bad cable??
it says usb device descriptor failed...is it due to bad cable??

Nexus 4 Boot Problem

Hey ! I Have Google Nexus 4
My System Has Delete >> And I Cant Move Rom To Phone Because Need USB debugging
My Recovery TWRP
Please Help Me
And Sorry For Bad English !

Penguin997 said:
Hey ! I Have Google Nexus 4
My System Has Delete >> And I Cant Move Rom To Phone Because Need USB debugging
My Recovery TWRP
Please Help Me
And Sorry For Bad English !
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You can copy the file over from TWRP. Just connect to the computer boot into TWRP, go under Mounts, and Mount USB. You can just copy and paste from your computer to the phone, then unmount, and flash the file in CWM
Otherwise,
1. Open your cmd and navigate to the folder with the adb files(the folder where you flashed your roms, kernels, or recovery).
2. Access the cwm at your phone and connect an usb cable to the computer.
3. Put the files that you wanted to send to your phone at that particular folder
4. Type "adb push (filename) /sdcard/(filename)". Example, "adb push rom.zip /sdcard/rom.zip"
4.1. Depending on your OS, you may want to add "./" at the front of the command if you're using unix based os(this is an oversimplified version)
5. Wait until it finishes its transfer(a message will appear saying the filename, file size and the speed of the transfer per sec when it finishes)
6. Wait for a while or reboot your cwm so that the filename will appear and just reflash the file.

One Plus 5. No OS issue.

So i am having a issue with my oneplus 5 and hope someone could help me out
So i have ended up wiping the entry phone in recovery, getting rid of all the internal data, including sdcard & operating system. At the moment the only thing i can get access to is fastboot & TWRP. I am trying to sideload or push a rom zip to the phone, but all i keep getting is the below:
adb sideload "Zip folder name and extension".
loading "zip"
cannot read "zip"
or i get an error that just says "Closed.
Now i have update to the latest drivers and adb and when i type "adb devices" my phone is showing...
I have also flashed the oneplus 5 recovery via fastboot, however when i go on to adb sideload, the phone doesnt show in CMD.
any help here will be appricated, as i am out of ideas.
Thanks in advance.

Make the file names shorter.
Alternatively, you should be able to use a flash drive through OTG and install the stuff from it.

Rhoban said:
Make the file names shorter.
Alternatively, you should be able to use a flash drive through OTG and install the stuff from it.
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Unfortunately, OTG isnt a selectable option and i have also tried shorting the file a names but still no look.
Thank you for the input

Use another recovery. OTG should be there, I know somebody that flashed ROMs this way.

KrypticGT said:
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adb sideload "Zip folder name and extension".
loading "zip"
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Two things I'd try:
1. Change your directory to the one containing the zip file so the command ONLY has the filename.zip in it
2. Download the zip file again and make sure you do a md5sum check on it just in case its corrupted.

Try this:
- Boot your phone in TWRP
- Open cmd.exe on your PC
- Type adb devices (if everything is ok, it should show some numbers followed by the write "recovery")
- Move your ROM inside a folder on your PC and rename it "Rom.zip" (ie inside the folder "download")
- Using CMD.exe, move inside that folder typing "cd C:/...."
- Type "adb push Rom.zip /sdcard"
- Wait til a confirmation message will appear on CMD.exe
- Flash the ROM using TWRP

So for future reference to anyone that might have the same issue.
I fixed this issue, by flashing a older version of TWRP. This allowed me to use ADB sideload without issue & also allow OTG_USB. It also allowed me to flash files with long names.... I have tried to go back to the latest version of TWRP for OP5 but i get the errors i was getting before.
Strange, but did the fix.
Thanks all for the help & input.