Root HELP! Accidentally Wiped Internal Storage and OS on HTC ONE M8

[jschohan]

Yeah they were fine

 

[EarlyMon]

Ok, we're going to try a few things, beginning with a slight change to the adb command. Command window -

.\adb sideload ViperOneM8_4.3.0.zip

Copy/paste, and yep, that's a ".\" in front of adb.

 

[jschohan]

Should i run it?

 

[EarlyMon]

Yes, please.

 

[jschohan]

I get the same *cannot read 'ViperOneM8_4.3.0.zip'* error on the command window on the pc

 

[EarlyMon]

And by now, the adb sideload may have timed out on the phone, so be sure to check that.

 

[jschohan]

I have a galaxy s5, maybe i could transfer the rom to the sd card on the s5 and put that sd card into my phone?

 

[EarlyMon]

I have a galaxy s5, maybe i could transfer the rom to the sd card on the s5 and put that sd card into my phone?

Yes.

Although, I'm still a little stumped on that problem.

But let's do that.

Then in TWRP, back to main menu, Install - and there's a line that may say "Internal Storage" (my phone is up, I don't recall exactly) - if so, try to tap it, it may be the button to choose the ext sd card, if you don't see it otherwise.

 

[EarlyMon]

Hmmm.

Maybe it's supposed to be -

adb sideload .\ViperOneM8_4.3.0.zip

Oh well, the sd card trick will work.

Long day, sorry.

 

[jschohan]

I tried putting the old stock rom on the htc before i contacted you and when i tried it then it failed due to an error, i'm not sure if i needed to move the file to internal storage before i install it?

 

[jschohan]

This was with the sd card

 

[EarlyMon]

I tried putting the old stock rom on the htc before i contacted you and when i tried it then it failed due to an error, i'm not sure if i needed to move the file to internal storage before i install it?

This was with the sd card

Ok, let's not be concerned about the old stock rom.

Let's just stay the course on the path we have.

It's ok to install a good rom from the sd card.

Your Viper rom is md5 verified.

Look for the option in the TWRP Install to install from the ext(ernal) sd card.

If you want to give the adb command one last try, put it into adb sideload, and give this command -

adb devices

It ought to return a serial number.

If it does, then, try this modified command -

adb sideload .\ViperOneM8_4.3.0.zip

If it still doesn't work, say -

adb version

And tell me what it says.

 

[jschohan]

one thing i havent done is wipe cache and dalvik cache before going into adb sideload, would that be affecting it?

 

[jschohan]

YES!!!! The installer has started!!!!!!!

 

[jschohan]

Do i install without wiping or do i wipe data before installing?

 

[EarlyMon]

Tell the installer to wipe - that ought to be the default, that's what you want.

I guess I'm just dead tired, sorry - long night, long day.

I take it the

adb sideload .\ViperOneM8_4.3.0.zip

Was the correct form?

I don't know how I forgot that.

 

[EarlyMon]

And by the way - entirely up to you - it's your phone, it's your PC - but...

If I were in your shoes, I would bookmark this thread where you learned how to access an up to date SDK toolkit, how to use fastboot on your own, how to recover from disaster using just some downloads and the two commands - adb and fastboot...

And...

I would lose that entire Hasoon/AIO Toolkit, it's folder, whatever.

I'm sure it helped you initially - but it was not your friend. It has outdated SDK tools and a way outdated TWRP.

As you've learned, the tricky bit is getting a command window open to the right place.

After that it's pretty easy - put files in, copy command.

And there's always someone around to help with basic adb and fastboot stuff. (Who don't forget the proper forms at the last minute lol.)

 

[jschohan]

I tried the adb sideload .\ViperOneM8_4.3.0.zip and it came up with the same error, i finally tried the sd card and that worked My device is now rebooting after the rom was successfully flashed!

 

[jschohan]

Thank you so much, i'm not going to use year old toolkits (lol) and i'm certainly going to bookmark this forum, when there's great guys like you around, why not?

 

[jschohan]

Do i have to make a recovery of this now on TWRP?

 

[EarlyMon]

Ok, well, perfect.

Yeah - here's how you always flash a rom or flash anything:

First, make a nandroid backup of what you have.

Install.

Wipe, Advanced, cache and Dalvik (no exceptions).

And above all, you need a baseline that you can always go back to.

That's today's install.

So yes, please make a nandroid backup right away, after it's fully up and running - and any time you feel like.

 

[EarlyMon]

Take care and let me know it goes.

 

[jschohan]

Thank you so much you have literally saved my life, big thumbs up from me

 

[CapThrowback]

Yes.

Although, I'm still a little stumped on that problem.

But let's do that.

Then in TWRP, back to main menu, Install - and there's a line that may say "Internal Storage" (my phone is up, I don't recall exactly) - if so, try to tap it, it may be the button to choose the ext sd card, if you don't see it otherwise.

What version of adb is included in that miniSDK? The newest TWRP versions require 1.0.32 for sideload to work properly. You think that could've been the issue?

EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717932 see under the "CHANGELOG for 2.8.3.0:" section.

 

[EarlyMon]

What version of adb is included in that miniSDK? The newest TWRP versions require 1.0.32 for sideload to work properly. You think that could've been the issue?

Great question my friend, but no problem - the Mini-SDK has 1.0.32 adb, and exactly why I wanted to make sure of the playing field ahead of time.

Also why I wanted to see the path, and tried .\adb, and finally asked for adb version (too late) - because I kept thinking that AIO toolkit might have done something nefarious like change the path or put it in a known directory.

And I know that the command syntax has to be right because I guided someone last month through a TWRP/adb sideload of ViperOneM8 without a problem.

So, I'm stumped.

PS - I found it here last month helping the other guy -

http://teamw.in/ADBSideload