answered
2017-04-20 08:47:36 +0200
In MAC OSX the steps in http://www.htheb.com/list/index.php?dir=jolla%2Ffactoryimage%2F do not work, since those are geared for Windows/Linux users.
Here are my steps for Apple users:
Steps Taken:
1. installed Paragon drivers so i can read the ext4 file system and all my backup files on the external SD card, and in order to copy the data from the SD card to Mac OSX, and the image file (to be flashed) from Mac OSX to the SD card.
2. use the following command to unpack the tar.xz image after download
tar -xvf /Download/Jolla_Backup_Restore/jolla-factory.tar.xz
3. format sdcard by installing from terminal:
a. brew install e2fsprogs; from terminal find sdcard disk name using:
b. diskutil list; and unmount sd card plugged into laptop and format using
c. sudo umount /dev/disk#; with # identified from diskutil list, and format using command d. sudo $(brew --prefix e2fsprogs)/sbin/mkfs.ext4 /dev/disk#;
4. copy decompressed new-jolla.img onto the sd card, unpacking causes size to expands from 290MB to 13GB not sure why, but thats what it is
5. launch intex Aquafish in telnet recovery using OSX terminal, shell New Remote Connection, remote login (telnet) 10.42.66.66 server address, name nemo
6. format phone storage space "internal phone SD" using shell command in option 3 for phone device plugged into laptop via USB cable, especially if phone is already full prior to re-flashing using commands
a. umount /dev/mmcblk0;
b. mkfs.ext4 /dev/mmcblk0;
5. now insert sd card with the image file into the phone, cycle phone power and bring into recovery mode, attach via USB to laptop and go to recovery menu selection 3) Shell
6. enter commands:
a. mkdir /sdcard;
b. mount /dev/mmcblk1 /sdcard;
c. dd if=/sdcard/new-jolla.img of=/dev/mmcblk0; the previous command will take some time,
d. sync;
e. reboot;
- Problem is next i bricked the phone completely. The p2 partition on the phone was full so i flashed on the main partition instead of formatting the phone p2 partition, now not even the Jolla Logo shows up so try mmcblk0p2 not mmcblk0, the problem now i am kinda stuck.
To Jolla I can only say, why the fuck do you make it so hard to like your OS, this is my second phone that i bricked using Sailfish and where i had a hard time simply using a desktop app to restore everything from a backup, that is truely what is missing is Jolla creating a (SDK based) desktop app for Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OSC, and MS DOS or whatever, so users are not left with sweating blood while trying to get their phone back working (warranty or not doesn't matter).
@DarkTuring, is this the similar problem?
Asmir ( 2017-04-18 06:24:56 +0200 )edit@Asmir thank you http://www.htheb.com/list/index.php?dir=jolla%2Ffactoryimage%2F does have a SFOS factory image from 2015. I have had a hard time so far to extract it from the .xz format that it is in using my Mac. I throughs an error for some reason.
I wonder if a newer Jolla and Intex Aquafish Factory Image exists, or if someone could make it available for download. I know the backup image is stored in the home or sailfish systems folder. But i believe i deleted mine to save space since i was running out of my alloted 2GB.
DarkTuring ( 2017-04-18 08:33:19 +0200 )edit@Asmir this is NOT a factory for Aqua Fish
coderus ( 2017-04-21 13:23:44 +0200 )edit@coderus, Andrew, the "similar" isn't the "same" ;) That is the way for resolving the problem.
Asmir ( 2017-04-21 14:39:49 +0200 )edit@coderus I requested support from Jolla without luck so they won't provide an image actually, which of course doesn't help. The JOlla image for me is close enough in absence of anything else, it was worth a try to breathe back life into the phone.
In terms of the partition i was bit surpristed that i could you know wipe out the boot record heh.
DarkTuring ( 2017-04-22 03:08:08 +0200 )edit