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[Q] CWM won't load?

So I was about to install the Louder mod for the nexus 4, but when I tried to go to recovery, it'd just be a gray screen. I tried going from the power menu, same gray screen. I tried going from when the phone is shut off, and it's still gray. Anyone know what I can do to get my CWM back?

mrjoeltan said:
So I was about to install the Louder mod for the nexus 4, but when I tried to go to recovery, it'd just be a gray screen. I tried going from the power menu, same gray screen. I tried going from when the phone is shut off, and it's still gray. Anyone know what I can do to get my CWM back?
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I'd try deleting everything in /data/media/clockworkmod (after backing it up), or just rename it to clockworkmod.bak. There are a couple settings files in there that could be screwing it up. Or maybe a corrupted backup that exposes a bug in CWM. And some silly things to try: try clearing the cache, or reflashing CWM and clearing the cache.

fenstre said:
I'd try deleting everything in /data/media/clockworkmod (after backing it up), or just rename it to clockworkmod.bak. There are a couple settings files in there that could be screwing it up. Or maybe a corrupted backup that exposes a bug in CWM. And some silly things to try: try clearing the cache, or reflashing CWM and clearing the cache.
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So nothing would happen to my phone if I just go in and delete CWM? and then I just can reflash it in?
EDIT: Nevermind, I just went into adb and reflashed the .img! Thanks for helping!

[Q] Can't boot after changing DPI

I installed this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.birdapi.android.dpipro&hl=da
It said that my density is 420(? cant remember precise) but i changed it anyway to 240 as my friend (with a note 2) changed it to that.
I pressed save to reboot. but it wont start anymore.
Whan can i do?
I am rooted and have touch recovery.
Maybe i could mount /system from recovery and change it manually. What do you recommend changing it to.
EDIT: Okay, i've tried my own suggestion. Went to TWRP and mounted /system. pulled build.prop and changed the density to 380. Pushed it in again and restarted. That didnt help.
Now i've downloaded the poweruser rom, took the build.prop and pushed it into the device. That still didn't fix it.
EDIT2: I noticed a build.prop.bak which gotta be my original build.prop that lcd density modder made. i removed my build.prop and renamed build.prop.bak to build.prop.
Restarted. but it still doesn't work !? Even deleted cache and dalvik cache. doesnt work??

stock dpi is 480 btw

XabdullahX said:
I installed this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.birdapi.android.dpipro&hl=da
It said that my density is 420(? cant remember precise) but i changed it anyway to 240 as my friend (with a note 2) changed it to that.
I pressed save to reboot. but it wont start anymore.
Whan can i do?
I am rooted and have touch recovery.
Maybe i could mount /system from recovery and change it manually. What do you recommend changing it to.
EDIT: Okay, i've tried my own suggestion. Went to TWRP and mounted /system. pulled build.prop and changed the density to 380. Pushed it in again and restarted. That didnt help.
Now i've downloaded the poweruser rom, took the build.prop and pushed it into the device. That still didn't fix it.
EDIT2: I noticed a build.prop.bak which gotta be my original build.prop that lcd density modder made. i removed my build.prop and renamed build.prop.bak to build.prop.
Restarted. but it still doesn't work !? Even deleted cache and dalvik cache. doesnt work??
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Just flash stock rom.
That will work.

ahmadcentral said:
Just flash stock rom.
That will work.
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Flashed some rom, now it works normally, changed dpi to 320 manually, now its awesome

Lcd density

Ok need help, im an idiot for not making the backup before I did something. But I used Rom Toolbox to change the LCD Density from 480 to 380 just to see what it looked like. When I change it back to 480 my icons and widgets are huge, I dont know what to do to fix it

I think if someone could just give me a back up of the build.prop tweaks I could just restore it from that. Please someone

Reboot couple of times

timenewton said:
I think if someone could just give me a back up of the build.prop tweaks I could just restore it from that. Please someone
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not a real big deal. so you don't have a back up, but your phone isn't brick and you must be rooted if you're using rom toolbox. Did you flash a custom recovery already? If you did, then just download a custom rom to your computer, and drop the zip on the root of your sdcard. then wipe everything and flash it; Unless your worried about loosing some data on some apps, but that is a small price to pay for not backing up.

boot loop after cache wipe?

Upgraded to 5 on my 2012 n7 and after getting it all set up i decided to wipe caches and fix permissions out of habit and now it just sits at the spinning circles. Left for a while. Tried rebooting.
Is this normal or justbad luck?
Thanks

tevil said:
Upgraded to 5 on my 2012 n7 and after getting it all set up i decided to wipe caches and fix permissions out of habit and now it just sits at the spinning circles. Left for a while. Tried rebooting.
Is this normal or justbad luck?
Thanks
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no one?
Im reflashing, I let the thing sit there on the boot screen for an hour last night with no luck.
Are we not able to clear caches and fix permissions anymore?

I'm gonna go with just bad luck, although I'm not sure what you mean by fix permissions.
I cleared the cache from stock recovery right after sideloading the OTA, without even booting into Android, and had no such issues.
try flashing just lollipop boot.img, then if no luck flash system.img, and try booting up before you do these fixing permissions that you speak of.
Edit: Curiosity had me looking up fixing permissions. Seems like an outdated procedure that had been deemed more of a placebo and therefore unnecessary. From the ClockworkMod website:
fix permissions --
resets system
permissions back to
their default values
[this feature was
removed beginning
with version 6.0.3.5
due to its placebo
effect as a cure-all]
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reset dpi

So i have 240dpi but i want to go stock 320 dpi and i have no root or computer around. Does factory data reset, reset the dpi?

Wizardlysense said:
So i have 240dpi but i want to go stock 320 dpi and i have no root or computer around. Does factory data reset, reset the dpi?
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Factory data reset doesn't help. You have to reflash stock rom to get default DPI.
But how you've changed it to 240 without root? Try to use the same method you've used.

#Henkate said:
Factory data reset doesn't help. You have to reflash stock rom to get default DPI.
But how you've changed it to 240 without root? Try to use the same method you've used.
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I used adb to change it. I was just wondering if there is way to change it back without computer

Wizardlysense said:
I used adb to change it. I was just wondering if there is way to change it back without computer
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There are apps to change the DPI, however they require root.

I heard that kingroot gives you temp root so try that and then change your dpi

Find pc ( 5 min ) and use adb again to go back to stock?

Factory reset will work. Otherwise you could type "wm density reset" in adb shell to return the density back to stock.