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I am using a Lenovo a6000 with 1gb ram and 16gb internal, , and I cant find a stock rom link for this variant..can anyone share a link please?

Fallen_Knight said:
I am using a Lenovo a6000 with 1gb ram and 16gb internal, , and I cant find a stock rom link for this variant..can anyone share a link please?
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I only have the link update from s07 to s010, but dont have full stok rom.
Here the link http://phonedl.ota.lenovomm.com/dls/v6/A6000_S007_160105_16G_TO_A6000_S010_160420_16G_WCF963238D.zip

where can we find full s07 full rom?

Sorry bro i dont know , but why dont u backup your current rom?

bleedreader said:
Sorry bro i dont know , but why dont u backup your current rom?
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how? without root and twrp

Fallen_Knight said:
how? without root and twrp
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Yeah, you can actually do that without root. I assume you have knowledge to use fastboot tools.
Download twrp 3.0.2 and put it in fastboot folder on pc.
Now type in "fastboot boot twrpxxx.img"
Your phone will boot into twrp without actually flashing it. Then, select backup and choose "system, data, boot, recovery" and complete backup of your ROM will be created.

sasukay said:
Yeah, you can actually do that without root. I assume you have knowledge to use fastboot tools.
Download twrp 3.0.2 and put it in fastboot folder on pc.
Now type in "fastboot boot twrpxxx.img"
Your phone will boot into twrp without actually flashing it. Then, select backup and choose "system, data, boot, recovery" and complete backup of your ROM will be created.
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will that replace my stock recovery or its just temporary?

Fallen_Knight said:
will that replace my stock recovery or its just temporary?
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No it won't replace your stock recovery

sasukay said:
No it won't replace your stock recovery
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one last qquestion before i sleep..should i back up all partition? or only those default selected?

Fallen_Knight said:
one last qquestion before i sleep..should i back up all partition? or only those default selected?
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Well, that depends on you. You need to backup only system, boot and recovery, that will give you the clean backup. But, if you would like to revert back with the same settings and apps installed earlier then you might choose to backup data and cache too.

Stock backup

This backup is b130 stock, once i get update to work i will post stock b140 and b150
The backup contians system,recovery and boot data is empty like a factory restore. I made a debloated backup with root in my other thread its also b130 https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/-t3546850
Here is the stock backup you will find guide below which will tell you how to restore it.. You need to download the backup first to proceed https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx88t3CJrNjoSkYwZUlHTmEzMW8/view?usp=sharing b1.30
if you do not want to mess with cust skip to step 5
how to backup and restore cust partition
1.load twrp recovery on you phone. then goto your adb folder and hold shift then right click, there will be an option says open command window here click on that, once you have the command window open type adb shell and press enter, then type su
once u have root or aka su, copy and paste this command unless u wanna type itdd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 of=/sdcard/cust.img
2. once the first steps are done now u can pull the cust partition to ur phone by using command adb pull /sdcard/cust.img it will send the backup to ur adb directory.
3. you can verify that it pulled the backup image by going to adb directory where u launched command window from.
4.to restore a stock cust partition links and guide down below flashable in twrp.
5.after the file is downloaded and you have extracted files proceed to next step.
6. goto TWRP\BACKUPS\serial\ replace with your serial number then proceed.
7. once you have done that u can copy to sdcard use usb cord to copy the files over, or wireless what ever method u choose
8. if you are not in twrp recovery yet, boot to twrp now so u can flash the backup. if you did everything right when u goto restore the backup should be listed.
9. now you can restore the back
ps im not responsible if u mess things up or brick you phone do at your own risk.
be nice if someone fixes twrp and ads the ability to backup and restore cust and other partitions.
Im going to try port twrp 6 i think it is first time so may be awhile. if someone else releases a fixed version then were good to go
This is Complete stock cust none modified for b130, if you modified you cust partition by deleting files. k heres flashable twrp with mirror clsA https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120705728and heres a mirror if first link dont work
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx88t3CJrNjoaFNqTE5rbEZuc1E
1. open twrp recovery make sure the flashable zip is on sdcard.
2. click install select the file you put on sdcard swipe let it finish and you are done
Please feel free to ask question if u need help also hit the thanks button if this guide was helpful thank you.
md5 A522D2F7274E4FF0FCCB6CACA8DD4827 use http://onlinemd5.com/ to check the stock.rar
another stock backup hopefully the super su folder is gone https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx88t3CJrNjoSVU4SkhlY0x1aVk

I'm sure this will help out some people, you are a good person!

dabadguycr said:
I'm sure this will help out some people, you are a good person!
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ty

please reupload file, i need the backup
madvane20 said:
I was so happy when I saw you posted this, but the link is broken. Please repost I screwed up installing xposed and now my phone says I have no os installed
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aedelman24 said:
madvane20 said:
I was so happy when I saw you posted this, but the link is broken. Please repost I screwed up installing xposed and now my phone says I have no os installed
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k i will let me check google must of glitched my link but its fixed
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madvane20 said:
aedelman24 said:
k i will let me check google must of glitched my link but its fixed
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I restored my device using your backup, you made it come back to LIFE!!! Thank you so much, remember guys, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BACKUP, it can be corrupt always check!
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aedelman24 said:
madvane20 said:
I restored my device using your backup, you made it come back to LIFE!!! Thank you so much, remember guys, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BACKUP, it can be corrupt always check!
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you are welcome make sure to hit the thanks button ty
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aedelman24 said:
madvane20 said:
I restored my device using your backup, you made it come back to LIFE!!! Thank you so much, remember guys, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BACKUP, it can be corrupt always check!
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well even they have corrupt ones my backup is here to save the day lol for those who like to donate if my posts help them i have the donate setup if you want too i dont expect anyone to its optional
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also post if it works for ya and hit that thanks button

madvane20 said:
restore through twrp its complete stock boot, recovery,system
1 You need to rename a folder which is located here twrp\backups\serial here\ then put on sdcard or upload to phone.
2 restore backup all partitions for full stock or just everything but recovery. I used winrar to compress the back. stock backup https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx88t3CJrNjoSkYwZUlHTmEzMW8/view?usp=sharing
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Great job, @madvane20! Just a suggestion to put the version number in the file name e.g. B130, B140, etc. to help keep it organized, as new versions are released.
Does this stock have all stock partitions including modem, etc?
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madvane20 said:
also post if it works for ya and hit that thanks button
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FYI, the rar file has any error when opening it. Can you verify/test it for CRC/checksum and then repost? Thanks!

Does your stock recovery have Cust?

madvane20 said:
restore through twrp its complete stock boot, recovery,system
1 You need to rename a folder which is located here twrp\backups\serial here\ then put on sdcard or upload to phone.
2 restore backup all partitions for full stock or just everything but recovery. I used winrar to compress the back. stock backup https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx88t3CJrNjoSkYwZUlHTmEzMW8/view?usp=sharing b1.30
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dabadguycr said:
Does your stock recovery have Cust?
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should be all stock recovery and all was my original stock backup only thing different is the formated data partition but that just makes it stock as if u did a factory recovery. it has all stock bloat apps if thats what ur asking bout cust@jilebi if it has errors u might of got corrupt download. someone else posted it fixed their device. for those it worked for please post to let people know that it worked how long it might of took etc. and if u took any extra steps i didnt mention. might of misread or not understood what u were saying bout the crc . thought u were saying it had crc errors when extracting. i will see about get a crc value

If it's a TWRP recovery made using the one and only XT TWRP version we have, it doesn't have the cust partition backup because TWRP doesn't have the option to backup that partition .
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Does your stock recovery have Cust?
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hmm well i dunno if i modded mine or not but i can dump the partiton as a img that can flashed with fastboot while i learn to compile the twrp for out phone or add support for that cust folder. we need someone who only has twrp and rooted to dump there cust partition in adb shell at least for now im not sure if i removed stuff from mine or not i thought it was restored with the system. does it not restore the files deleted in cust partition with my backup if not well yea til we can get someone to dump that partition or do a complete os dump with all partitions i guess it wont be 100% stock but as close as we can get. i didnt think of dumping all partitions til one person who asked for system etc cause i thought twrp was gonna get them all in the backup

madvane20,
How could a backup without the cust partition restore anything to that partition? It's just not possible .

divineBliss said:
madvane20,
How could a backup without the cust partition restore anything to that partition? It's just not possible .
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if it was in system partition bout mounted virtually as a partition something to that aspect

Nope, cust is a real physical partition.
madvane20 said:
if it was in system partition bout mounted virtually as a partition something to that aspect
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divineBliss said:
Nope, cust is a real physical partition.
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i was stating in general im gonna see if i cant add the ability to allow backup of cust in twrp and have someone who hasnt modified it to dump it for us

madvane20 said:
i was stating in general im gonna see if i cant add the ability to allow backup of cust in twrp and have someone who hasnt modified it to dump it for us
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Good idea, @madvane20! Do you have access to the source code of TWRP for Acend XT, for you to change it to take backup of cust and other partitions?

jilebi said:
Good idea, @madvane20! Do you have access to the source code of TWRP for Acend XT, for you to change it to take backup of cust and other partitions?
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no however im gonna see if i cant compile twrp 6 if i can

Mi Note 2 bricked! Request for solution

Dear all,
I stupidly bricked my Mi Note 2 by doing OTA with TWRP installed (at least I think that is the reason) - although I have done this once with success, but at the second time, the phone won't boot anymore.
- In TWRP, it says that the internal storage is encrypted and prompts me for code
- In TWRP the storage cannot be mounted (none of the partitions can be mounted)
- Tried to flash stock ROM or stock recovery in fastboot mode, seems like the internal storage cannot be accessed either
- With Mi Assistant, still no lock
It seems that the internal storage is totally corrupted...
What can I do without going to service (luckily I'm in China right now...)? Perhaps ADB sideload stock ROM would work?
Thanks!

Delete data partition an try reboot

Can't. Got some error message - see attached.
Sense like that the internal storage can't be found at all...

Also tried to side load DEV rom via adb, but got the attached error.
No clue how to proceed...

1. Format your data partition, and then reboot TWRP. This will decrypt your phone.
2.After entering TWRP, wipe all partition and then reboot TWRP
3.Copy your ROM file into your phone, and then flash ROM

Kris Chen said:
1. Format your data partition, and then reboot TWRP. This will decrypt your phone.
2.After entering TWRP, wipe all partition and then reboot TWRP
3.Copy your ROM file into your phone, and then flash ROM
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Hi, I have assumed this as well, however didn't figure out a way to format the data partition. In my previous screenshot I showed the error ("unable to mount" or "no such device") when trying to delete the data partition.
Do you have a more detailed instruction?
Thanks!

Here you are.
See that "Format Data" ?
CrisperNeO said:
Hi, I have assumed this as well, however didn't figure out a way to format the data partition. In my previous screenshot I showed the error ("unable to mount" or "no such device") when trying to delete the data partition.
Do you have a more detailed instruction?
Thanks!
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Kris Chen said:
Here you are.
See that "Format Data" ?
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That's exactly what I have done... However: "unable to mound" or "no such device", it did not work

Which one of TWRP version do you use now ?
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https://mega.nz/#!NBwyjKrK!XELWAAwehtKnXgXOge_y16kEP0Uqscv_5LVx-YqTzcc
I use this version !

Kris Chen said:
Which one of TWRP version do you use now ?
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https://mega.nz/#!NBwyjKrK!XELWAAwehtKnXgXOge_y16kEP0Uqscv_5LVx-YqTzcc
I use this version !
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3.0.2-X by BY~XM

Do you want to switch mostly updated one and try again?
Sometime it may come from outdated version of TWRP.
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3.0.2-X by BY~XM
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Kris Chen said:
Do you want to switch mostly updated one and try again?
Sometime it may come from outdated version of TWRP.
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Actually I cannot flash any recovery now: FAILED (remote: flash write failure)

Download fastboot rom and flash it with miflash tool.

Can you enter fastboot mode ? If yes, then you can do (1)as dtsun said that; (2)flash the new version of TWRP(fastboot flash recovery xxxx.img ===> "XXXX.img" means the whole file name of TWRP image file), rebooting to TWRP again and then flash your recovery ROM.

dtosun said:
Download fastboot rom and flash it with miflash tool.
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tried and also no luck, internal storage seems like not accessible

Kris Chen said:
Can you enter fastboot mode ? If yes, then you can do (1)as dtsun said that; (2)flash the new version of TWRP(fastboot flash recovery xxxx.img ===> "XXXX.img" means the whole file name of TWRP image file), rebooting to TWRP again and then flash your recovery ROM.
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I can enter fastboot, but like said before, cannot flash any recovery

Sorry for that. It's indeed that you have bricked your phone
Now you need to find local mobile store to repair it, or prepare for another phone - Mi 6 ~

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Download fastboot rom and flash it with miflash tool.
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Do this.

What error are you getting when trying to flash MIUI fastboot rom?
I have had this problem before on my redmi note 3, although the cause was from flashing TWRP not OTA.
I tried everything I could think of to try fix it, in the end flashing fastboot rom and clean all and lock with mi flash tool was the only way.
You'll need to use mi unlock to unlock the phone again but that is easy if you have done it before.
Did you use official way to unlock bootloader?

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I unlocked the phone in the official way;
Miflash didn't work, because the internal storage is not accessible.
So lessons learned: never do OTA update if you have a custom recovery installed.
But:
Latest report:
Sent back to Xiaomi (luckily I'm in China right now) and Xiaomi was awesome, the engineer replaced the main board and it costed me nothing...

From Custom to Stock - Bunch of errors

If you guys help me to go back successfully to stock, I'll make a guide to explain the process, maybe for all 3 models. I just need help on this one
I have an A2017G
So this is my fourth time trying to get back to stock. the first one resulted on a DFU brick. The second one was through MiFlash and the system had random reboots. The third, I flashed tron1's A2017G B04 Bootstack and a DrakenFX flashable zip (for the U, just wanted to try) and TWRP said that there was no system which turned out to be true... i had wiped system, data and caches before, but it seemingly installed okay...
I also tried to use MiFlash again and get B10, but it started to throw an error out of the blue (the specified cast is not valid, or something along the lines). I used it at least 4 times before.
So what zip should I use? I never tried flashing one of those update zips (I have full official B10 on the sdcard) but I believe they won't work. Please tell me if they do work...
again, if i manage to get SAFELY to stock and AVOID DFU I'll make a nice guide so that we stop asking. Most custom roms are flawed, for ex. Lineage has bad compatibility, Pure Nexus (the one I'm using now) has extreme, Galaxy Y grade lag, and RR simply works worse than stock (it's probably the best one of the bunch though).

i am in in the process of going back to stock(A2017), will let you know.
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I have followed all the tutorials but its failed and now i cant even install any zip in twrp , cant mount internal storage.. deive or resource busy and cant restore my LOS based rom.. same errors..

satish.yarramsetti said:
i am in in the process of going back to stock(A2017), will let you know.
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I have followed all the tutorials but its failed and now i cant even install any zip in twrp , cant mount internal storage.. deive or resource busy and cant restore my LOS based rom.. same errors..
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well you can get to EDL and flash a full A2017 EDL package. I can't, not on this computer

Does EDL work?
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well you can get to EDL and flash a full A2017 EDL package. I can't, not on this computer
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TWRP doesnt mount /Data
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well you can get to EDL and flash a full A2017 EDL package. I can't, not on this computer
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I tried Format system option in Wipe Menu, and that caused this ' Cnat mount /Data ' issue.

satish.yarramsetti said:
TWRP doesnt mount /Data
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I tried Format system option in Wipe Menu, and that caused this ' Cnat mount /Data ' issue.
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well I meant use MiFlash, but I don't know if you should even think about getting out of TWRP in this state. No idea

Hey how to boot EDL mode
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well I meant use MiFlash, but I don't know if you should even think about getting out of TWRP in this state. No idea
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Please help, how to boot EDL mode? please help i forgot

satish.yarramsetti said:
Please help, how to boot EDL mode? please help i forgot
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I don't think you should when having TWRP loaded on your RAM and your system probably not there...
My DFU brick was just because of that
but if you insist, turn your phone off and hold the two volume keys, then connect the USB cable (it has to be connected to the PC obviously)

Still had TWRP
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I don't think you should when having TWRP loaded on your RAM and your system probably not there...
My DFU brick was just because of that
but if you insist, turn your phone off and hold the two volume keys, then connect the USB cable (it has to be connected to the PC obviously)
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Man, still i had twrp and i can access internal storage. let me see if i can restore my rom
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satish.yarramsetti said:
Man, still i had twrp and i can access internal storage. let me see if i can restore my rom
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Thanks God! Restore is in progress and if it works i wont try to get back to stock until someone find a sure shot method for that... waiting.. waiting..

satish.yarramsetti said:
Man, still i had twrp and i can access internal storage. let me see if i can restore my rom
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Thanks God! Restore is in progress and if it works i wont try to get back to stock until someone find a sure shot method for that... waiting.. waiting..
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MiFlash is that method. It only has to be in the mood to work...

restore failed
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MiFlash is that method. It only has to be in the mood to work...
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restore failed "extracttarfork() process ended with error=255"

satish.yarramsetti said:
restore failed "extracttarfork() process ended with error=255"
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i had that error when I was backing up. Try to wipe all the partitions but internal (not necessarily format, go to settings and tick use rm -rf) maybe it works. if not try formatting with ext4

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No, doesnt help
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No its doesnt help wiping all partitions.. same error

Mount -> Unmount /data
Wipe -> Format Data (the actual button next to 'Advanced Wipe')-> type 'yes' -> Reboot Recovery
Wipe -> Advanced Wipe -> Tick 'Data' -> Change File System -> EXT4
Try to mount /data
This has worked for me going from an LOS system back to Stock.
satish.yarramsetti said:
No its doesnt help wiping all partitions.. same error
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QuantumFluxx said:
Mount -> Unmount /data
Wipe -> Format Data (the actual button next to 'Advanced Wipe')-> type 'yes' -> Reboot Recovery
Wipe -> Advanced Wipe -> Tick 'Data' -> Change File System -> EXT4
Try to mount /data
This has worked for me going from an LOS system back to Stock.
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It might have worked post restart. I am unable mount internal storage or fash but Post restrat it worked

QuantumFluxx said:
This has worked for me going from an LOS system back to Stock.
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could you tell us how you did to get to stock? What's your device, A2017G? What did you flash?
That's pretty much everything I want to know

A2017U from LOS to stock using the files on https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68873482
The only reason I mentioned it when I have the United States model is because I have ran into a problem on multiple devices going from CyanogenMod to any sort of AOSP-based ROM without clicking that format data button. The first time I ran into the problem comma I could not mount my data partition.
I advised @satish.yarramsetti about this here. @satish.yarramsetti, can you confirm that the ZIP I linked you to in the other thread is the one you flashed and is booting?
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could you tell us how you did to get to stock? What's your device, A2017G? What did you flash?
That's pretty much everything I want to know
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QuantumFluxx said:
A2017U from LOS to stock using the files on https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68873482
The only reason I mentioned it when I have the United States model is because I have ran into a problem on multiple devices going from CyanogenMod to any sort of AOSP-based ROM without clicking that format data button. The first time I ran into the problem comma I could not mount my data partition.
I advised @satish.yarramsetti about this here. @satish.yarramsetti, can you confirm that the ZIP I linked you to in the other thread is the one you flashed and is booting?
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I am Nuclear Rom(LOS Based) and tried to go back to stock. I have followed all tutorials but when i try to reboot, TWRP warned me that there is no OS. So i didn't reboot as it might remove TWRP ( it might have booted but not sure) ( i also flashed NO verify zip) , so i thought of formatting in wipe menu which caused a lot of problems like cant mount data & device busy errors . I tried to flash N boot loader and mod but every FLASH is getting failed. So i decided to restart and luckily i have TWRP and no os and my nandroid back up niether worked.
Finally i flashed Clean LOS.

Understood. I have received that same warning in the past after flashing stock. At any rate, if there's no OS installed, there's nothing to overwrite TWRP. The phone would just sit at the ZTE logo and you would have to hold Vol Up+Power to get back into TWRP. If you decided to try again, at least you know you can restore LOS if it doesn't work... Good luck.
satish.yarramsetti said:
I am Nuclear Rom(LOS Based) and tried to go back to stock. I have followed all tutorials but when i try to reboot, TWRP warned me that there is no OS. So i didn't reboot as it might remove TWRP ( it might have booted but not sure) ( i also flashed NO verify zip) , so i thought of formatting in wipe menu which caused a lot of problems like cant mount data & device busy errors . I tried to flash N boot loader and mod but every FLASH is getting failed. So i decided to restart and luckily i have TWRP and no os and my nandroid back up niether worked.
Finally i flashed Clean LOS.
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QuantumFluxx said:
Understood. I have received that same warning in the past after flashing stock. At any rate, if there's no OS installed, there's nothing to overwrite TWRP. The phone would just sit at the ZTE logo and you would have to hold Vol Up+Power to get back into TWRP. If you decided to try again, at least you know you can restore LOS if it doesn't work... Good luck.
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The restore is also not working i got some error 255 ... Strange thing is i got a warning like no OS after installing LOS but i booted.

C02B895/6 causes partition table fails.

I'm trying to get @surdu_petru's ROMs to work, but I have to use the old C432B600 firmware for my phone. When I'm using the ROM provided by him (flashing the ZIP as described in his post), it will flash the ROM, but after I boot into the OS and back into TWRP and I try to do a pre-ROM-flash wipe, it fails to mount important partitions (/data, /cache and I think /system). When I try going back to EMUI, a screen with "Enter password to decrypt partitions", as if I encrypted them. I flashed it both from ResRemix and from C432B600. What's wrong with that?

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I'm trying to get @surdu_petru's ROMs to work, but I have to use the old C432B600 firmware for my phone. When I'm using the ROM provided by him (flashing the ZIP as described in his post), it will flash the ROM, but after I boot into the OS and back into TWRP and I try to do a pre-ROM-flash wipe, it fails to mount important partitions (/data, /cache and I think /system). When I try going back to EMUI, a screen with "Enter password to decrypt partitions", as if I encrypted them. I flashed it both from ResRemix and from C432B600. What's wrong with that?
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The EMUI 4.1+ ROMs have encryption enabled by default. You can't use them without having encrypted data. After you install the stock ROM you need to Format (not wipe) data

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The EMUI 4.1+ ROMs have encryption enabled by default.
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Alright, but how do I disable it then?

ThatFluxNerd said:
Alright, but how do I disable it then?
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I don't think you can. Anyhow I edited my post. Just format data and flash surdus ROM

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I don't think you can. Anyhow I edited my post. Just format data and flash surdus ROM
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I'll try that tomorrow and I'll get back to you if it works, but iirc I couldn't because neither TWRP nor the stock ROM could mount /data.
EDIT: I think I found the solution! https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/development/rom-t3606568/post73322769

ThatFluxNerd said:
I'll try that tomorrow and I'll get back to you if it works, but iirc I couldn't because neither TWRP nor the stock ROM could mount /data.
EDIT: I think I found the solution! https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/development/rom-t3606568/post73322769
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Yup, that's what I said. Glad you got it working!

ThatFluxNerd said:
I'll try that tomorrow and I'll get back to you if it works, but iirc I couldn't because neither TWRP nor the stock ROM could mount /data.
EDIT: I think I found the solution! https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/development/rom-t3606568/post73322769
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look at this post to remove encryption
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73273240&postcount=125

miststudent2011 said:
look at this post to remove encryption
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73273240&postcount=125
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Just to clarify, I take B895 provided by Surdu, unpack, take boot.img, edit fstab.hi6210sft?

I don't understand... Do you want to stay in EMUI 4.1 as a daily driver? It's an old update from March. You just need to follow surdu's instructions to install his ROM. Format data removes encryption. I just see no reason to edit files if you just want the custom ROM... Anyhow @kosmitchak 's post is interesting

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I don't understand... Do you want to stay in EMUI 4.1 as a daily driver? It's an old update from March. You just need to follow surdu's instructions to install his ROM. Format data removes encryption. I just see no reason to edit files if you just want the custom ROM... Anyhow @kosmitchak 's post is interesting
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On most emui 4.1 devices even after format data phone is encrypting itself you can prevent it by doing this mod

kosmitchak said:
On most emui 4.1 devices even after format data phone is encrypting itself you can prevent it by doing this mod
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I know. But he just wants to install surdu's ROM. Format data reboot TWRP install surdu's zip.

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I know. But he just wants to install surdu's ROM. Format data reboot TWRP install surdu's zip.
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So, flash B895 -> flash TWRP -> Format data -> restart to TWRP -> factory wipe -> flash RROS and rest?

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So, flash B895 -> flash TWRP -> Format data -> restart to TWRP -> factory wipe -> flash RROS and rest?
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Exactly. (BTW these are the instuctions in surdu's OP)

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Exactly. (BTW these are the instuctions in surdu's OP)
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Alright, I'll get back after I do this.

It worked! Thank you!