yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeCriggs:
Problem solved! :) Thanks guys!

I was triple booting WebOS, CM9, and Arch Linux and decided to wipe with WebOS Doctor and start over with just WebOS and CM9. I get bootloops at the HP splash screen and was initially able to Doctor all the way with no success. I removed the LVM from CM9 and Arch from novaterm and have had no luck with doctoring passed 8% and still get nothing but bootloops.

Followed the instructions on the 7th post down on this page http://forums.webosnation.com/hp-touchpad/310767-touchpad-bootloop-doctoring-fail.html

And this page http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Last_Resort_Emergency_BootLoader_Recovery

I think I'm screwed... Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
sounds like you need to do a FULL wipe with novaterm, hang on im grabbin the link

EDIT** **** me im having the hardest time finding it :/ its what i needed to do to install archlinux using your guide :P
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickna11:
You need to rebuild the partitions.

Just follow these instructions to the letter and you should be good. :D
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
not the same method i used, but if you follow up to step "N" then doctor 3.0.0, it should be good...

still cant find that damn link! im pretty sure it was either rootz-wiki or webos-internals
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeCriggs:
Thanks a bunch guys!!!!! Will report with results when I'm done.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeCriggs:
Worked like a charm, I can't thank you enough!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arseny1991:
I was messing around with archLinux and messed up my TP, i tried to follow up until step N, because i want to return it back to WebOS without any Android partitions, but when it says to run Doc 3.0.0, it fails and says it was unable to restore the device. PLEASE HELP ! :(
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arseny1991:
Managed to fix it. Ultra happy ! :)
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jive Turkey:
Hehe, I did the exact same thing. Thanks for sharing how to rebuild the partitions.

I followed ickna11's instructions and chose to use ext3 for the CM partitions. I've noticed that the media indexer isn't working properly since the rebuild. It could just be going slow because of the different filesystem, or because I now have less than 1GB free space due to the CM partitions. Has anyone else who's done this had similar issues?
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geomonroe:
reformat nightmare

hello;

i have been trying this recovery process and it is not working from watching a youtube video, i get none of the outputs i should. the store cant be created. the ACME uninstaller and image do not complete they stall out.

i can boot into the machine from windows using novaterm, i can even see my blank partitions from the pad on the TWRP, but that is the only partition i can get to all the prebuilt commands in TWRP come back with an error that none of the partitions will mount.

any suggestions.

can i just reformat the drive, i run debian and the partitioning utility sees the partition and it shades blue when i drag over it but as i am not a tablet man i wanted to seek advice first, any help will be appreciated
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geomonroe:
reformat nightmare

this method has not worked for me. the store file can not be created. also, from watching a guy on youtube go through this process i get none of the responses i should get.

i was told on one forum going from cm build to AOKP build is what jacked my tab, any ideas on reformatting.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epoortvliet:
Saved my Touchpad

These instructions saved my Touchpad. Thanks a lot.:victory:
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upp1tyn3gr0:
Similar experience to geomonroe

I too jacked my TP after flashing AOKP on top of my previously pristine CM9 1223 nightly build. I've tried this process a cople time and the "store" volume cannot be created. I get following error from command f. :

root@webos-device:/# lvm.static vgcreate -s 8M store /dev/mmcblk0p14

lvm.static vgcreate -s 8M store /dev/mmcblk0p14

No physical volume label read from /dev/mmcblk0p14

/dev/mmcblk0p14 not identified as an existing physical volume

Unable to add physical volume '/dev/mmcblk0p14' to volume group 'store'.

:eek:

I'm in over my head on this one. I need help unbricking my TP. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Uppity
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tpsailer:
lvm.static pvcreate /dev/mmcblk0p14

That should give you your PV back.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upp1tyn3gr0:
Hellz yeah! that worked!!!

Thanks tpsailer! you rock. :good: This community is great. I hope to contribute as an expert some day. :D and I hope that this post helps someone else. My partition table built just fine after I used the command you suggested to recreate the physical volume.

incidentally, this you tube video was also helpful in understanding the proper responses from the commands (which were lacking in my case until I added this command.

I will also add, since it is not obvious, that I used this command directly after the vgremove command failed. then started again from the top with command a. This is probably unnecessary since the new partition table is empty after the pvcreate so you can probably start from command d. but I started from a. and was successfully able to run webosdoctor 3.0.0 afterward and recover my TP!!!! So psyched this worked.

Thanks!!!

---------- Post added at 11:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 PM ----------

Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_btT_xomDGo

Incidentally I ran webOSDoctor 3.0.5 after running 3.0.0 and that worked just fine.

Now its time to put CyanogenMod back on this mug.

This whole problem started when I tried to flash AOKP on top of CM nightly. Any suggestions for how to properly transition from CM to AOKP?

- Uppity
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silentarts:
Please help me out!

Can you tell me exactly what you did Mikey?

Thanks a lot!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hovax615@hotmail.com:
How'd you flash it? In clockworkmod and applied from zip?
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lev777:
I had recently run TPBebrick and acmeuninstaller. While trying to run WebOS Dr., I was getting the error:

Flash Failure

err -107 "Device has been disconnected. Command: run file:///usr/local/sbin/recovery/save_logs.sh"

I ran all these lvm commands & now WebOS Dr. runs fine.

Thanks for posting this!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wxanders50:
alphabets

Might be dumb question, but do you type the alphabets as part of the commands or did you use them just to order the steps?
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbogiages:
This worked!

Thank you! I thought my touchpad was a goner for good!

---------- Post added at 09:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:33 PM ----------

no alphabets. Just the commands. There is one step that will request you to enter several "y" answers. Just keep entering y until it stops and it doesn't ask anymore.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] askthiru:
folks, I have a 16gb touchpad that has a similar issue.. Following is the sequence of events..

The touchpad was originally dualboot with webos and cm7... It belongs to a friend of mine that I'm trying to fix..

He told me that the touchpad is not charging at all.. I took a look into it and the tp was not responding to any button nor was it

charging.. I used the tpdebrick to make it charge.. I put it in charge for several hours..

then when I booted it, It was booting up in moboot 0.3.5 but whatever option I choose it was freezing..

1) webos won't boot

2) cm7 won't boot

3) clockword mod recovery would take me into the menu, but since he didn't have a back up, I couldn't do anything..

every other option i chose (include factory wipe etc) was giving errors..

Finally I looked around and download webosdoctor 3.0.0, 3.0.2, 3.0.4 and 3.0.5... Tried every single thing to fix it but kept stopping at 8%..

I came across this thread and did everything as suggested.. now it goes till 12% but fails there. I've tried every method suggested for 12% fix

but that doesn't fix the problem. I still get stalled at 12%. Any suggestions or thoughts? I really appreciate your help on this issue.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Atari-San:
This topic's old, try the TP Toolbox for a more easy and modern fix.

It was because you need to uninstall android for using web doctor, so unbricking it was the good thing to do first as it seem it work to boot something. I just hope you did not get a Read Only error.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] askthiru:
Thank you...

I sincerely can't thank you enough for showing me this thread.. I got the touchpad up and running in half an hour.. I have been struggling through

various threads for the last 3 days instead of posting a question in the forum.. I tried literally 5 different methods and none of them worked and this is probably the simplest of them all.. Thanks to you and jscullins for his outstanding work ...
[LG Optimus Black] xVicius:
Well... Sorry for my bad english, I'm from Brazil. =)

Well, my OB was bricked, and I use the tutorial in this forum to unbrick the phone.

I was used the tutorial using the SmartFlash Tool, in this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1448803

This method is a really efficient, I was unbricked my OB with this.

But now I have a problem. I'm trying to install the CyanogenMod now, after unbrick my OB with this method, and isn't possible!

I make all the steps, the OB reboot to install the ROM, and after the cellphone initialize with no update!

The Linux terminal don't open, the cellphone reboot andi lose all my configurations.

Someone help me?

Again, sorry for my bad english.
[LG Optimus Black] netum:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22517662#post22517662
[LG Revolution] un_brickable:
GOOD NEWS! Unless your power button does not work, the Revolution

IS

unbrickable! After searching far and wide for a method to unbrick my phone from the lg boot screen, I found a way! By now you have hopefully been to all of the other threads and downloaded and installed LGNPST and all of that hoopla so I will just post links and not full directions...here we go:

1) Download and install LGNPST and associated files

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1337386

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1466655

2) Follow directions all the way through step 11

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1337386

3) Remove your battery and connect your phone via usb (the hard buttons on the bottom of the phone should blink slowly).

**Make sure battery is at least 25% charged

4) Hold down power + vol up.

5) Phone will come on and read "downloading do not remove cord" or something to that nature. Put battery back in.

6) If you followed step 2 correctly, LGNPST will now show an unknown device and will be in emergency phone book mode. Under the emergency tab it will ask you for 1) a .dll file and 2) a phone book. Click on the folder icon next to .dll file and load the VS910.dll from wherever you have it saved. Click on the folder icon next to phone book. Navigate to the folder where you have saved the correct .tot file. in the "file name" box type *.* and hit enter. If you are in the correct folder you should now see the .tot file, click on it then click "save".

7) Back on the LGNPST screen click on start. It should now say MASTERBIN and a percentage ticking up (if not you have done something wrong).

8) once completed commence re-rooting!

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1348557&highlight=root+v7

special thanks to:

mtmichaelson for his awesome root package!!!

jackpot08 for LGNPST

and all of those who have kept the .tot files movin'

I hope this helps!!!
[LG Revolution] nasaiya:
Good post, this method does work as a last resort, but be warned.. flashing a tot file from the emergency download mode like this will most likely get you stuck in "test mode" -- no more usb mass storage (and possibly other problems).

And so far noone knows how to get out of test mode...
[LG Revolution] un_brickable:
All it took was a simple google search...
https://forun.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=151279

https://forun.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=151279
[LG Revolution] kyledyr:
Broken link to a "fix" that is more of a bandaid than a fix, as it requires you to downgrade to froyo.
[LG Revolution] nasaiya:
Yep.. believe me I searched... and searched and searched until my eyes almost popped out of my head :)

Nonetheless I'll take test mode over a bricked phone with a fresh 2 year contract any day...
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Links for this AND instructions are posted in like 3 other threads lol.
[LG Revolution] mjollnir2012:
emergency download mode real way

to get the lg to work with lgnpst i had to open the program then with battery out but held to bottom with fingers ready to put in quickly hold vol up then plug usb to computer then slide battery in quickly and hold power button while still holding vol up if anyone is having problems with lg revo and lgnpst send me a message i spent a week doing everything n finally figured it out
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
You do not have to go through all that if you have the proper drivers.
[LG Revolution] Evnoth:
Replace your lg revolution for free

Flashing to v4 froyo tot will

not

leave the the phone in test mode or rooted. If you can get your phone back to froyo with no test mode then you can bring the phone back, and tell them the phone will not update. I have had two phones already and for some reason they will not take the ota updates. The carrier had no idea I rooted/unrooted and flashed oh so many times. Just a suggestion for noobs who do not want to spend hours or days or maybe even weeks trying to get this phone to work correctly.
[LG Revolution] solomon13:
Help please

I have tried above and I cant seem to get drivers to install properly:(

The only one that installs properly is USB Composite device and the LGE CDMA USB does not install properly. I flashed wrong recovery from ROM Manager and stuck at LG screen. LGNPST does not capture my phone. What else should or can I do besides take it in?
[LG Revolution] mjollnir2012:
drivers

i put both

LGAndroidDriver_Ver_1.0_All

and

LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.4.1

and they installed correctly is ur phone stuck or can it boot
[LG Revolution] tommy_guns:
unbrick Lg revo info

I downloaded the files and had an issue extracting the rom .tot file , How do I extract the .tot so I can use them with the LGNPST.

I have followed the directions and found The LGNPST program comes up blank with no phone info. I am guessing it is because of the .tot files not being "extracted " . I sure would appreciate some help on this one. My phone is bricked.
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
When you download the .tot file, it should be a zip file. Just extract the zip file using WinRAR or 7zip to somewhere it's easy to find.

If it's not a zip file, then chances are it's already extracted and you don't need to do it.

If LGPNST is coming up blank even though your phone is plugged in, then you need to install the correct drivers or try a different USB cable or a different USB port because it means LGPNST can't connect to your device.
[LG Revolution] JetBlue:
Forgot if it's in Internet Connection and USB Debugging Enabled too.
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Sure did, thank you! Yes make sure you have selected the option for "Internet Connection" and USB Debugging is enabled.
[LG Revolution] tommy_guns:
unbrick Lg revo info

I can't get it to internet connection because i can't boot into anything . It is like it is stuck at boot. also the .tot files do not extract with any zip program . I have loaded the vs910.dll and the drivers onto my computer but the LGNPST program still not recognizing any phone. for that matter the the computer has not recognized the phone , maybe due to I cannot set internet connection mode. The USB De bug was enabled before all this started.

The whole situation of not completing boot came about when I happened defrosted the astro file manager app. Help :confused:
[LG Revolution] mjollnir2012:
u gotta open lgnpst then plug your phone on to be put on emergency download mode also the .tot file is already extracted like was already said in a previous post and make sure u register the .dll
[LG Revolution] HighLimit:
I had a few issues with this namely Tots not loading right getting perm black screen, I pulled the batt, put it back in and did a hard reset (wipe) back to stock then rooted added CWM with MT's hlep of course and am now re flashing gingervolt to broken out 1.1 and still puts me back in test mode, even restoring older backups put me in test mode, only v4 seems to work....WHY?
[LG Revolution] tommy_guns:
Thanks I finally got it back running with the LGNPST , tot version 7 . The phone works now but I also am in test mode and cannot switch my usb. Question, Can I use The LGNPST and select tot version 4 and install that as before to get my usb back. And if so will I then be able to get OTA updates or will I have to return it to store for that. I hate being stuck in test. What happens with phone stuck in test ?
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
You'll be able to get OTAs but you'll still be stuck in test mode. To this day there is no known method (yet) to get out of test mode. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the only difference I know of with test mode is that you can't transfer files via USB cable anymore. You have to either use adb or an adapter for your microSD card to your PC.
[LG Revolution] HighLimit:
And if you got all crazy with the flashin like me zv4 is the only one that activates my sim card, the easiest way I have found to get out of test mode... #warranty center ... New revo unless god forbid something in the battery will trigger it in the new phone..we will see.
[LG Revolution] tommy_guns:
Does anyone have a link to the ZV4 and ZV6 tot files. I downloaded the ZV7 and managed to "unbrick" my Revo ,but stuck in test mode. I want to try ZV4 so I can use my USB and root. The link that has them listed is not working. Help.

Finally got it from the post that jackpot08 put up it was Mirror'd site at Minus. Just took forever to down load .
[LG Revolution] leppricon:
Don't work

everything I try, I get this message. LGPNST finds my phone, even loaded the .tot but when i try to "update" I get this message. Any help?

Failed to load setting xml file. Reason: The system cannot locate the resource specified.
[LG Revolution] mjollnir2012:
did u register the .dll correctly if so maybe its a bad file try the one from a post by spc_hicks09 in the development section called [ALL-IN-ONE] One stop, back to stock and more! *3-29-2012*
[LG Revolution] wolfpack99:
Is it possible to go back to vz4 and sequentially update from there to avoid test mode? I'm also stuck in test mode on vz7 and my phone will not take the vz8 update.
[LG Revolution] nasaiya:
No. You'll still likely be in test mode (at least that hasn't worked for anyone so far).

You can always flash the zv8 tot to get the upgrade. Just make sure you have that /data/local.prop file in place correctly first if you want to root. Then you can just push su, busybox and Superuser.apk to the phone manually after flashing the tot. That's how I upgraded and kept root. Worked fine.
[LG Revolution] wolfpack99:
Can you elaborate on the local.prop file being in place? I'm getting ready to push the vz8 tot file to my phone and I'd like to get it rooted and put Broken Out on it.
[LG Revolution] nasaiya:
Easiest way is just do this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1583023

However following that method and then flashing the tot will not leave you rooted... because the tot wipes out the root files. The /data/local.prop does not get removed by flashing the tot, and having it there allows you to re-root afterwards.
[LG Revolution] MacK1ll3r:
I once couldn't get thru the LGNPST program because my battery was to low, and to make matters worse I couldn't charge it because the phone was stuck with the screen on :mad: I ended up having to charge my battery at a local verizon store in order tho get thru the LGNPST program. Just a FYI
[LG Revolution] ivalum21:
Step one has two links, it looks like they are two different versions of LGNPST. Am I supposed to download both of them and install them both? Or just one?
[LG Revolution] tommy_guns:
I just downloaded the LGNPST program from one of the links , and the other files listed driver and Revo VS910.dll along with the .tot file I wanted to flash. It took me a minute to do after I read and reread the instructions a few times But I got my phone working again .
[LG Revolution] ivalum21:
Cool thanks.
[LG Revolution] vorgon8tor:
I used this method to get my phone working. I thought my phone was done for but you guys rock. I flashed to V8, and was able to get root and cwm recovery, then i got brokenout1.1 on through V8 all in one. Awesome. Thanks to all the devs.
[LG Revolution] Darthchaz:
This has worked for me also. :)
[LG Revolution] draco_natus:
HELP!!!!!

i

m not tech savy, will this work on windows 7 64 bit?
[LG Revolution] I.M.famous XMAN:
Yes

--I.M.famous
[LG Revolution] d1same:
This thread helped me with the test mode.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1626198
[LG Revolution] Rayvenhaus:
i was unable to get LGNPST to allow me to select the dll file. My phone is bricked. i can get it to where it in the USB mode and it shows up under LGNPST as being in emergency mode, however, when i click on the folder icon to select a dll file, all i get is a listbox that's empty with no way to browse to the folder where the dll file is installed.

This on on a system running Windows 7 Ultimate (64 Bit)

Any ideas?
[LG Revolution] mrhomiec:
i am unable to have LGNPST detect my LG Revo.

i started out with the program running.

connected phone (without battery) to PC.

held down vol.up + power.

inserted battery.

the "Download is in progress. Do not disconnect cable." screen comes up on phone.

but nothing happens on LGNPST.

the only thing i can think of is the battery is too low. but i don't have a method to charge the battery other than the phone. from the user- MacK1ll3r, who went to a Verizon store to charge it, i'm not able to do that.

would having a fully charged battery most likely be my savior to all this?

UPDATE EDIT:

so i didn't need a fully charged battery. what i needed was a computer that has connected to this phone in the past. for some reason even with all the drivers i downloaded installed to my desktop, those weren't enough. when i connected the phone to my laptop, all was well.

i was able to recover the phone and setup V4. but now, how do i go about rooting the phone? i tried to use the follow thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1663364

but i keep getting an error that it has failed rooting the phone. should i try to go thru all the OTA updates then try to root again?

UPDATE AGAIN:

so i tried this post instead of the other one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1348557

i was able to root and install CWM onto the V4. now i'm trying to flash a ROM to see what happens.

WOOT UPDATE:

successfully flashed "BrokenOutRevo2.0" onto the phone. but now, when it says i'm in test mode when i try to connect via USB.

ANOTHER UPDATE:

so after rooting, i'm getting a "sim card not found" error. and i saw on other threads that you have to be in versions of V8 or V9. how would i go about getting there from V4? should i use the LGNPST software to setup V8? or should i do the OTA install?
[LG Revolution] SolidHall:
Any luck?

This is where I am stuck as well, were you able to figure it out? I appreciate any help, thanks.

*UPDATE* Hey Ray figured it out. GO TO "C:\Windows\System32" and drag the VS910.dll on "regsvr32" if that is succesful which it was for me then it should pop up in your list of DLL. Hope it works for you too!