Cannot hard reset nor use Recovery Manager.

May 14, 2011

This is my second white OSF. Flashing the previous one with customized ROM was easy. I used UniversalAndroot+Recovery Manager last time.

However the new one I just received this week gave me a lot trouble.

After root using UniversalAndroot, Recovery Manager worked once but take forever when uploading recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.8-v9-gen1.img

So I rebooted the device and did it again but always failed.

Now:

Run UniversalAndroot or SuperOneClick successfully soft root the phone.

I used ADB with root/su to validate the root - no problems.

But:

* Recovery Manager 0.34b/0.36b shows Force Close. (while root successfully)

* ROM Manager 3.0.1.3 cannot run privalleged command.

* SuperUser 2.3.6.1 doesn't have any apps in the list.

* SuperUser prompts New version of SU but cannot install

* BusyBox installer shows Root Access Denied.

* Select Factory Reset, it shows green robot forever until take battery out.

* Hold Vol Down and Power, it shows green robot forever until take battery out.

* Hold Vol Up and Power, it boot up cannot enter flash mode

* Run Fastboot from PC, it always shows waits for device whatever I do.

I believe the root cause is SuperUser doesn't have any apps. I tried upgrading it. It now doesn't allow me upgrade or uninstall. I guess it is part of ROM.

Firmware version 2.1-update1

Baseband P729BB01

Kernel 2.6.29

zte-kernel@Zdroid-SMT

Build number OUK_P729BV1.0.0B10

Please advise what can I do. I hope I did something wrong... I hope I don't have to return it to Orange.

Thanks.

Edited May 14, 2011 by flywhc

May 14, 2011

This is my second white OSF. Flashing the previous one with customized ROM was easy. I used UniversalAndroot+Recovery Manager last time.

However the new one I just received this week gave me a lot trouble.
After root using UniversalAndroot, Recovery Manager worked once but take forever when uploading recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.8-v9-gen1.img
So I rebooted the device and did it again but always failed.
Now:

Run UniversalAndroot or SuperOneClick successfully soft root the phone.
I used ADB with root/su to validate the root - no problems.
But:

* Recovery Manager 0.34b/0.36b shows Force Close. (while root successfully)
* ROM Manager 3.0.1.3 cannot run privalleged command.
* SuperUser 2.3.6.1 doesn't have any apps in the list.
* SuperUser prompts New version of SU but cannot install
* BusyBox installer shows Root Access Denied.
* Select Factory Reset, it shows green robot forever until take battery out.
* Hold Vol Down and Power, it shows green robot forever until take battery out.
* Hold Vol Up and Power, it boot up cannot enter flash mode
* Run Fastboot from PC, it always shows waits for device whatever I do.

I believe the root cause is SuperUser doesn't have any apps. I tried upgrading it. It now doesn't allow me upgrade or uninstall. I guess it is part of ROM.
Firmware version 2.1-update1
Baseband P729BB01
Kernel 2.6.29
zte-kernel@Zdroid-SMT
Build number OUK_P729BV1.0.0B10
Please advise what can I do. I hope I did something wrong... I hope I don't have to return it to Orange.
Thanks.

I think you can remove Superuser app via ADB or Droid explorer. It would be under /system/app

Or, download Root Explorer from the Market and navigate from the same directory and try reinstall Superuser from the Market.

May 14, 2011

Thank you k0zmic.

I reinstalled Superuser by following your way but no improvement.

I guess it is not problem of Superuser then. I remember there should be a popup window to confirm Superuser while running Recovery Manager but it is not appeared anymore now. There must be something else is missing. How to manually set an app to have Superuser permission?

Also Superuser prompts that there is a newer versionf of SU but cannot be installed. Is this the reason? How to test/fix su?

Whatever the reason it is really weird that hardreset device doesn't work. :unsure:

After selectiong hardreset (or Vol down + power), while it shows green robot forever and plugin USB cable, my PC has an Unknown USB device. I don't know if it is the one for fastboot flashing if I can install a driver for it.

Recovery Manager logs:

I/wpa_supplicant( 1227): H->W DRIVER RSSI-APPROX

I/wpa_supplicant( 1227): H->W DRIVER LINKSPEED

E/ActivityThread( 1444): enter process activity msg= 113

E/ActivityThread( 1444): exit process activity msg= 113

D/RecoveryManager( 2302): device_set_current: called

D/RecoveryManager( 2302): device_id: called

D/RecoveryManager( 2302): device_id: IOException Error: java.io.IOException: Broken pipe

W/System.err( 2302): java.io.IOException: Broken pipe

W/System.err( 2302): at org.apache.harmony.luni.platform.OSFileSystem.writeImpl(Native Method)

W/System.err( 2302): at org.apache.harmony.luni.platform.OSFileSystem.write(OSFileSystem.java:178)

W/System.err( 2302): at java.io.FileOutputStream.write(FileOutputStream.java:297)

W/System.err( 2302): at java.io.FileOutputStream.write(FileOutputStream.java:253)

W/System.err( 2302): at java.io.DataOutputStream.writeBytes(DataOutputStream.java:169)

W/System.err( 2302): at com.podtwo.RecoveryManager.RecoveryManagerStub.b(Unknown Source)

W/System.err( 2302): at com.podtwo.RecoveryManager.RecoveryManager.onCreate(Unknown Source)

W/System.err( 2302): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)

W/System.err( 2302): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2511)

W/System.err( 2302): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2564)

W/System.err( 2302): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2200(ActivityThread.java:128)

W/System.err( 2302): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1909)

W/System.err( 2302): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

W/System.err( 2302): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)

W/System.err( 2302): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4415)

W/System.err( 2302): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)

W/System.err( 2302): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)

W/System.err( 2302): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)

W/System.err( 2302): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)

W/System.err( 2302): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

D/RecoveryManager( 2302): recovery_set_current: called

D/RecoveryManager( 2302): recovery_md5: called

D/RecoveryManager( 2302): recovery_md5: IOException Error: java.io.IOException:

Broken pipe