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[GUIDE] Basic Tips to avoid Bricking your phone
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Okay this is my first post (yaaaay).
I've been lurking around xda for quite a while now and bought my desire s some days ago. Now i s-offed and rooted it and installed virtuous rom on it.
I just read this thread and got kinda scared because i simultaneously update everything. I even pulled the battery and re-inserted it instantly.
Now if i try to run the terminal command i get:
cat/sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc0/mmc0:0001/name: not found
Do i have to use some special terminal app or just anything from market?
I know that after i get a reply i'll facepalm so hard as noone did before.
Also if i'm already typing: Is there a way to use adb on a mac?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I've been lurking around xda for quite a while now and bought my desire s some days ago. Now i s-offed and rooted it and installed virtuous rom on it.
I just read this thread and got kinda scared because i simultaneously update everything. I even pulled the battery and re-inserted it instantly.
Now if i try to run the terminal command i get:
cat/sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc0/mmc0:0001/name: not found
Do i have to use some special terminal app or just anything from market?
I know that after i get a reply i'll facepalm so hard as noone did before.
Also if i'm already typing: Is there a way to use adb on a mac?
Thanks in advance for your help.
On a Mac can you not now virtual PC? If yes then install adb within that, set link in my signature, download and extract into directory in that
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Well I use the proper way which is to do download the JDK, then ADK, amend PATH variables (there are many guides to follow - google them), but using that link I provided in signature is a shortcut method that works if you really need in a hurry. Both require the HTC Drivers (normally installing ADK puts on drivers for standard google NEXUS devices) but we have to manually install the HTC drivers ourselves.
If you use my shortcut (which I stole from various other sources) you extract to a directory and must run the CMD from the directory that you extracted the files to?
What errors do you get?
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I tried using that command but didn't get any response except likely commands that I can execute
Can someone pls tell me the exact command to type and how?
Thanks
PS: it recognised my device when I typed in 'abd devices' at the prompt.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App
Can someone pls tell me the exact command to type and how?
Thanks
PS: it recognised my device when I typed in 'abd devices' at the prompt.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App
There must have been a typo in one of the versions of the command that someone wrote in one of the posts above:
Here is the working version (and the actual output) when I just ran in from my PC from within a Command Prompt (CMD)
Code:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Support Tools>adb shell
# cat /sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/name
cat /sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/name
M4G2DE
#Didn't bother to use virtual PC yet since i've got access to windows computers too. I used adb to root my device so i already had it installed.
after a while i figured out it was a typo. I didn't put a space between the cat and the path.
Finally it worked with terminal emulator and the correct command
Sadly i got the M4G2DE. I'll post here if i notice any issues but the first two weeks i got the phone now were quite convenient. I'll be careful though.
Thank you all for your help
Hi guys.. just wanna share my experience. My DS bricked 3 weeks ago. What happened was, after I flashed a new ROM, market did all updates on my apps and at the same time I tried to restore few of my apps from Titanium.. Then I got most apps appeared force close. Suddenly the first bootloop.. My DS hanged.. I can't switched it off. Pulled the battery out and insert it again. Can't remember how fast I insert it back as I was quite in a panicky state.
Once it's on, I did the same thing.. Market keep updating my apps and I let it run the whole night..
The next morning...., my worst fear came... I can't switched it on.. I pulled out the battery and insert it back again.. it hanged on the HTC logo.. I went to recovery and tried to wipe my data... it came out:
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
And I'm stuck to no where.. I tried a lot of stuffs to recover it but still failed..
I thought of totally bricking the phone before sending it back to HTC so that they won't know if I S-Offed.... But I didn't know how to do it...
So I decided to just proceed to HTC, preparing myself that the warranty had already void.. To my surprised, my DS can't even start when the HTC stuff tried to switch it on. She tried to boot it into Hboot but it refused to on. She plugged in the charger, it refused to charge. She changed the battery.. Again it cannot on.. Gave me a receipt and the next 3 days, they delivered it back right at my door step without any charges.. They informed me that there is something wrong with my motherboard and changed it to a new one...
Once it's on, I did the same thing.. Market keep updating my apps and I let it run the whole night..
The next morning...., my worst fear came... I can't switched it on.. I pulled out the battery and insert it back again.. it hanged on the HTC logo.. I went to recovery and tried to wipe my data... it came out:
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
And I'm stuck to no where.. I tried a lot of stuffs to recover it but still failed..
I thought of totally bricking the phone before sending it back to HTC so that they won't know if I S-Offed.... But I didn't know how to do it...
So I decided to just proceed to HTC, preparing myself that the warranty had already void.. To my surprised, my DS can't even start when the HTC stuff tried to switch it on. She tried to boot it into Hboot but it refused to on. She plugged in the charger, it refused to charge. She changed the battery.. Again it cannot on.. Gave me a receipt and the next 3 days, they delivered it back right at my door step without any charges.. They informed me that there is something wrong with my motherboard and changed it to a new one...
Those of you using the app RootExplorer can just follow the path, scroll down to "name" and then select "view as text". (maybe that works as well with other file managers as well, just check it out).
Mine is M4G2DE as well, but I (gladly) have never had any problems at all.
eMMC
Thanks for the Guide Guys !!
& Sorry, if this has been asked earlier . . .
Although , i was able to reboot the device via adb, When i enter the command via the command prompt (in the folder C:\android-tools),
cat /sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/name
It always says 'cat' is not recognized as an internal or external command , etc etc ..
Thanks for the Guide Guys !!
& Sorry, if this has been asked earlier . . .
Although , i was able to reboot the device via adb, When i enter the command via the command prompt (in the folder C:\android-tools),
cat /sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/name
It always says 'cat' is not recognized as an internal or external command , etc etc ..
Maybe you didn't do it right
The full command is:
adb shell cat /sys/.... ( the points
just indicate that I don't wanna write the full path^^)
Swyped from my Desire S
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How can I stop market from re-installing all my apps everytime y change to a new rom? (i've got no titanium backup)
Big Thanks
Hey , Thanks for the quick reply . . . Love the XDA Community !!!
Maybe you didn't do it right
The full command is:
adb shell cat /sys/.... ( the points
just indicate that I don't wanna write the full path^^)
Swyped from my Desire S
Hey , Thanks for the quick reply . . . Love the XDA Community !!!
I'm not sure, but at the google account setup is an option synchronize account or so, unticking it should avoid the download.
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28Hey guys, if you've read around this forum, you must be familiar with the infamous bricked eMMC problems. This, sadly, is a hardware issue, and once it's bricked, you have no choice but to get the eMMC replaced by a professional. Following the popular saying, "Prevention is Better Than Cure", here are a few tips to prevent the eMMC chips from burning
=> Do not download multiple apps at once from the market. Even two simultaneous apps can screw your phone up.
=> Never Use the "UPDATE ALL" feature from the market. Update each app separately.
=> When you flash a new ROM, restore your apps using titanium backup before adding a Google Account. This will prevent the market from restoring all your apps at once.
=> NEVER EVER PULL THE BATTERY This is very important. Pulling your battery out is the most prominent cause of eMMC bricks. Use alternatives like -
=> Use ADB Commands to reboot into recovery
=> Press the Volume up, Volume Down and Power buttons together to reeboot the phone. In a bootloop, take off the battery cover (without pulling the battery) and press the buttons. The phone will turn off for 2-3 seconds before it turns back on. That's your window. Pull the battery in this time.
=> If you absolutely have to pull the battery, re-insert it at least 30 seconds later.8ADB Commands
ADB Commands
You'll obviously need ADB on your PC, so download and extract the adb & fastboot onto your PC which you'll see in a link in my signature. Ensure that you have HTC drivers on your PC if not also download and install the link in my signature.
Plug phone into PC by USB cable.
Then fire up a CMD on your PC, go to directory where you put adb and issue the commandIf your device appears to be recognised that's good, so next tryCode:[B][COLOR="Blue"]adb devices [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR="YellowGreen"] ---- what is the result?[/COLOR]
Code:[COLOR="Blue"][B]adb reboot recovery[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR="YellowGreen"]OR[/COLOR] [/B] [COLOR="Blue"][B]adb reboot bootloader[/B][/COLOR]1
On a Mac can you not now virtual PC? If yes then install adb within that, set link in my signature, download and extract into directory in that
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