Help Unable to mount cache while doing factory reset.

[workonyou]

Also when I go to my computer > nexus 5 > internal storage and try to make a folder it gives me an error message. If I then unplug the USB cable and plug it back in and browse back to the phone I can see that the new folder is there. So I tried copying a file to the new folder but that doesn't work. I'm not sure if this info is useful but I just relaying everything I have done. LOL

 

[workonyou]

Start with getting TWRP or use CWM to obliterate the internal memory.

How do I do that?

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Nexus Root Tool Kit. That will flash your choice of recovery, or you can manually flash either recovery image using fastboot

 

[workonyou]

Okay. I am using the flash stock + unroot with normal option since I can boot into android atm.

 

[workonyou]

It got to this part:

target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.488s]
sending 'cache' (13348 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.631s]
writing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 1.026s]
finished. total time: 2.155s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ -0.000s]
finished. total time: -0.000s

< waiting for device >

It sounded like the phone was rebooting because of the "USB dings and dongs" but now it's off and just sitting there.

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Hit the power button, Is the phone warning you about a debug request from your computer? (That is, if it's actually booted). When phone is on in debug mode, whenever it asks you, check off "always trust this computer"

 

[workonyou]

This was when I was using flash stock + unroot in the NRG root toolkit.

 

[workonyou]

That kit didn't help. It said it completed flashing all the images for 5.01 but it doesn't boot up. Just get the dots swirling around. So I used the same tool to load 4.4 onto the phone and now it boots into 4.4 I still get camera errors and no SD card but at least I can boot into android again. No clue what else to try....

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Same here. I see something about using a file explorer changing something... The problem being your phone doesn't know where YOUR storage is.

I would try side loading a file explorer app to the SYSTEM'S partition, because we know that holds app folders for the OS.

For 1, I don't know if the Nexus allows that like other phones with removable storage do, maybe.

2. If you can do this, you will need root access. You will need root to perform the file fix anyway.

And 3, we still don't know if your phone just can't "see" your storage, or if it's actually broken.

I'll look around some more

 

[workonyou]

I side loaded ES file explorer and took a look around but I'm not sure what a normal file system is suppose to look like.

It shows my SD card as legacy (0.00B/0.00B)

But it's odd I can side load stuff. Where is that going?

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Can you see if your ES home page shows something like this?

Or is your phone still showing 0/0?

 

[workonyou]

0/0

 

[workonyou]

I'm pretty sure I fixed it!!!!!! I followed the instructions on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/lost-cache-partition-fixed-t2949752#post58720690

Thanks again for your help!

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Awesome!

Glad I could help, enjoy!