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My wireless tether app for root users wasn't working (kept force closing) so I decided to just reflash the ROM I was then using (RegawMod). So, I downloaded it from xda, put it on my SD, flashed it, and everything was going well. I booted the phone up for the first time after I flashed it and I wouldn't boot, only cycle through the boot screen (the boot screen would appear, stay for a good ten minutes, then go black, and the boot screen would appear again..). So, I nandroided back to my stock 1.5, and that booted up just fine. I decided to try another ROM (DamageControl). I downloaded it, put it on my SD, flashed it, and again everything went well, but same problem, it will not get past the boot screen, just keeps cycling the boot screen over and over again..
So..what's wrong here? Can anyone help?
In the recovery go into wipe and click on every option in that menu.
Re: So I Think I Have A Problem...
did you wipe SD ext.
centran said:
In the recovery go into wipe and click on every option in that menu.
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Did it. Lets see what happens..
EDIT: Good work, it booted up now!! Thanks guys, gotta love these forums!
I'm rooted, unrevoked; I'm currently stuck in a boot loop. I can not reach recovery. I can not get to my rom. I can only access bootloader.
So far I have taken these steps to cure my problem:
Ran RUU software in Windows (with and without sd card in evo)
Flashed RUU as PC36IMG in bootloader
Cleared Storage using fastboot in command prompt
Cleared Recovery and then Flashed Amon Ra's Recovery and Clockwork using fastboot in command prompt
Flashed Amon Ra's Recovery and Clockwork as PC36IMG in hboot
Flashed Sprint Lover's as PC36IMG in hboot
Flashed eng-PC36IMG from Toastctfh's Old Root Tutorial as PC36IMG in hboot
Each of these methods flashed successfully as far as I can tell... yet I still go into an infinite boot loop.
Before the bootloop this is what I was doing:
I had the initial CM7 nightly installed for about 2 weeks. It was buggy, and a few days ago restarted and deleted all my texts, and desynced from google. On rebooting, google apps acted as if I had never ran the phone before - it asked me to enter google account info, etc, upon reboot.
I decided CM7 was too unstable and so I wiped data and davlik, and flashed CM6. When CM6 booted google apps was already on, before I had even flashed it! Anyways I figured I wanted to give MIUI a run, so I wiped data and davlik, and flashed MIUI. It ran fine for about two hours, and then rebooted out of nowhere... and never came out of the boot loop.
I'm really starting to sweat this as I have gone three days now without a phone. Does anyone have any ideas that may help me? Thanks.
If I am unable to get out of my boot loop, does anyone know if I would be able to unroot my phone and then take it into Sprint and get another?
Are you able to boot into recovery?
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unfortunately, nope
Hmm then I'm not to sure what to tell you. That was my only idea.
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bump, maybe with a new day a new person will have a new idea?
Hopefully
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bump to this as I am also experiencing this same situation. Phone stuck in an infinite bootloop to the white htc screen then all over again. can get into bootloader but not into recovery.
tried all the above. this was out of nowhere.
This problem is all over the Evo section, especially in Q&A and I don't think I've seen anyone come out of it.
On the positive side, I also don't think I've seen anyone take theirs back to Sprint and have a tech even check to see if their phone was rooted or not, and btw, next time you flash a new ROM, not saying this is the cause, wipe EVERYTHING, not just cache and dalvik-cache
Having the same problem here also...
didi you try the clear storage mode in the boot loader cause if you already flashed the PC36IMGyou wouldnt have a custom recovery just the triangle screen i recomend doing it with the original 2.1 zip file then just re rooting it put the rom then flash radio and g apps
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didi you try the clear storage mode in the boot loader cause if you already flashed the PC36IMGyou wouldnt have a custom recovery just the triangle screen i recomend doing it with the original 2.1 zip file then just re rooting it put the rom then flash radio and g apps
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I have tried everything you have mentioned and nothing works...
The OP's list of attempted fixes looks like he ran the gamut.
Unless there's a fix that I haven't read about, it's time for a trip to the Sprint store....
I have someone working on mine that claims he can get it fixed...has access to things I don't. We will see. I will report the results.
Ok...He did it and its up and running. I was trying to flash mine to Boost Mobile so thats how i got mine into a boot loop but he got mine out of it with this...Download the
README_EVO.docx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805612&page=4
I have a NC 1.2. I am able to root using a CWM 3.0.2.8 Msd card with Manual Nooter no problem. The problem occurs when I shut it off and then reboot. It gets to the part where the words "Nook Color" start scrolling across the screen. "Nook Color" completes one time successfully and when it starts scrolling again, it stops halfway through the first "o" in "Color", and just repeats indefinitely. The only thing I could do is completely reset, eight failed boots. At first I thought it may be an older version of CWM on my Msd card so I made a new one with v. 3.0.2.8 and rooted successfully, but first time I shut it off and rebooted, it happened again. I am thinking only thing to do is never turn it off. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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I have a NC 1.2. I am able to root using a CWM 3.0.2.8 Msd card with Manual Nooter no problem. The problem occurs when I shut it off and then reboot. It gets to the part where the words "Nook Color" start scrolling across the screen. "Nook Color" completes one time successfully and when it starts scrolling again, it stops halfway through the first "o" in "Color", and just repeats indefinitely. The only thing I could do is completely reset, eight failed boots. At first I thought it may be an older version of CWM on my Msd card so I made a new one with v. 3.0.2.8 and rooted successfully, but first time I shut it off and rebooted, it happened again. I am thinking only thing to do is never turn it off. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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What version MN are you using? You’re not wiping anything when you flash MN, right?
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…At first I thought it may be an older version of CWM on my Msd card so I made a new one with v. 3.0.2.8 and rooted successfully, but first time I shut it off and rebooted, it happened again. I am thinking only thing to do is never turn it off.
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Are you saying that after you flash MN, you remove the SD card, it will fully boot up into the OS, then when you turn off the device and try to turn it back on, it will then not boot up? Or, are you saying that after you flash MN, you remove the SD card, and then the device fails to boot?
It sounds to me like you are wiping the system before you flash MN, but until I get the answers to the above questions, I can’t say for sure. MN is a add on pack for the stock OS, not a full rom, so you don’t wipe before you flash.
I have latest version of MN. I do not wipe anything. I boot into CWM and install MN with a msd card. Upon successful installation of MN, I remove msd card and reboot successfully that one time into a rooted NC. I can use Gmail app, download and install from both Android and Amazon markets. However, if I power down completely and reboot, it loops as explained in my OP.
reebz said:
I have latest version of MN. I do not wipe anything. I boot into CWM and install MN with a msd card. Upon successful installation of MN, I remove msd card and reboot successfully that one time into a rooted NC. I can use Gmail app, download and install from both Android and Amazon markets. However, if I power down completely and reboot, it loops as explained in my OP.
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Are you updating Adobe Flash? You can't directly update Adobe Flash from the Nook Color. The most common issues that will cause a boot loop on a NC after having a fully working device, are installing the wrong kernel, and updating Adobe Flash from the Market. If you updated Adobe Flash, download the attached file, and flash with CWM. The file should delete the old flash player, and install the updated one. This should give you a working device again. If it does work for you, please report back here so others will know what the fix it.
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Are you updating Adobe Flash? You can't directly update Adobe Flash from the Nook Color. The most common issues that will cause a boot loop on a NC after having a fully working device, are installing the wrong kernel, and updating Adobe Flash from the Market. If you updated Adobe Flash, download the attached file, and flash with CWM. The file should delete the old flash player, and install the updated one. This should give you a working device again. If it does work for you, please report back here so others will know what the fix it.
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I have updated Flash Player from the Market after rooting. If I remember correctly, I've powered down after rooting and installing numerous apps, including Flash, and rebooted . Maybe that's the culprit. I have not installed a different kernel. I'll go ahead and install the attached zip, with much thanks, but I don't know if I want to power off and reboot, for fear of dreaded boot loop.
Ok, I installed Flash Fix and rebooted, and the same boot loop is occurring. Looks like time to reset and reroot, and for now, never turn it off.
reebz said:
I have updated Flash Player from the Market after rooting. If I remember correctly, I've powered down after rooting and installing numerous apps, including Flash, and rebooted . Maybe that's the culprit. I have not installed a different kernel. I'll go ahead and install the attached zip, with much thanks, but I don't know if I want to power off and reboot, for fear of dreaded boot loop.
Ok, I installed Flash Fix and rebooted, and the same boot loop is occurring. Looks like time to reset and reroot, and for now, never turn it off.
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I just realized that I missed a step in the install script for that file, that is why it did not work for you. Yes, adobe flash is your problem. To update Adobe Flash on the nook color, you have to uninstall the old version, and then install the new adobe flash.
For all future references, I have attached the working Adobe Flash fix file. It includes flash version 10.3.186.3, that was released today. It has been tested to work, and you can allow auto-update in the market without future problems.
Ok, thanks, I will reluctantly give this a try when I get home from work.
Edit: Ok, now. I'm trying to uninstall Flash Player and having difficulties. It doesn't show up in the app drawer, so I go to Market to see if there is an uninstall option, but there is only an update option, so I updated, and then uninstalled to see if that would work, but it still showed up in "my apps", in market. I opened up app drawer and selected manage apps and found it, but selecting the uninstall button does nothing. I then tried installing Titanium Backup and after installing, Titanium Backup won't open and doesn't even show up in my app drawer. So, I'm a little stymied now. Unsure what to do next
reebz said:
Ok, thanks, I will reluctantly give this a try when I get home from work.
Edit: Ok, now. I'm trying to uninstall Flash Player and having difficulties. It doesn't show up in the app drawer, so I go to Market to see if there is an uninstall option, but there is only an update option, so I updated, and then uninstalled to see if that would work, but it still showed up in "my apps", in market. I opened up app drawer and selected manage apps and found it, but selecting the uninstall button does nothing. I then tried installing Titanium Backup and after installing, Titanium Backup won't open and doesn't even show up in my app drawer. So, I'm a little stymied now. Unsure what to do next
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Titanium Backup is going to be your best bet to do the uninstall process. When you selected update Flash from the market, then went and uninstalled it, you were only uninstalling the update. If TB installed, then it should show up in the app drawer of Zeam launcher. You can go into the market, and select to open it from there. Sometime it will not open on first attempt, because it is trying to ask you to give it root permission. If you still have trouble with it not opening, then uninstall it, and try to install it again. You can also open up the “Superuser” app to make sure that it has not been denied root permission.
TB definitely didn't appear in Zeam app drawer. I'm charging now and give it another shot in a bit.
Edit: Success. I got TB installed. I made a stupid error. I only installed the paid app, not the free also. I got Flash uninstalled and installed your Flash Fix.zip with numerous reboots with no boot loops.
GMPOWER, Thanks for your assistance
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For all future references, I have attached the working Adobe Flash fix file. It includes flash version 10.3.186.3, that was released today. It has been tested to work, and you can allow auto-update in the market without future problems.
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I don't normally bump old threads, but this just saved me
Thanks a lot, I was at wits end figuring out why it was boot looping.
dreadwing said:
I don't normally bump old threads, but this just saved me
Thanks a lot, I was at wits end figuring out why it was boot looping.
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Same here. Big thanks to GMPower! (My first post here, now I can use the Thanks button!)
Total noob question. This is my first time rooting. I got the root to work fine but updated Flash before finding out about the loop. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do to fix this problem. OP in this thread said he reinstalled MN 4.6.16 via bootable SD with CWM and could get his nook to boot up. I tried that and rebooted but I'm still getting stuck in the loop.
Do I need to wipe my nook before reapplying MN?
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Total noob question. This is my first time rooting. I got the root to work fine but updated Flash before finding out about the loop. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do to fix this problem. OP in this thread said he reinstalled MN 4.6.16 via bootable SD with CWM and could get his nook to boot up. I tried that and rebooted but I'm still getting stuck in the loop.
Do I need to wipe my nook before reapplying MN?
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Use the zip file in post #7 (in this thread). Drop it onto the same SD card you used to load MN 4.6.16. Put the SD card in and it'll boot to CWM....then flash that zip file the same way you flashed MN. Then, power off the NC, remove the CWM SD card and put in your regular SD and turn the NC back on. That should be it...no more boot loop.
I've got the same issue as the thread started and I downloaded the zip from post 7 and flashed it just like I flashed MN, but it's still boot looping. It gets a bit farther into the "Nook Color" logo but keeps repeating.
Boot Loops NC 1.3
GMPOWER said:
For all future references, I have attached the working Adobe Flash fix file. It includes flash version 10.3.186.3, that was released today. It has been tested to work, and you can allow auto-update in the market without future problems.
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This problem started for me on Rooted 1.3. October 5th, Applied this fix.
Thanks GMPOWER
I figure I will explain my problem in more detail. I am working with my girlfriend's Nook trying to get it rooted. The first time I did she had 1.2 stock and I rooted it successfully. She updated flash not knowing that it would cause a boot loop. I had no idea how to fix it so she set it back to factory settings and procedded to update to 1.3 to see if that would solve the boot loop. I rooted it again and it started boot looping again. I found this thread and the flash fix. I flashed it onto the Nook and it fixed the loop problem.
Well she found out that the marketplace has limited visibility with 1.3 and wanted to go back to 1.2 to have her full visibility back. So she factory reset it again, I rooted it again and it started boot looping again. This time though the fix from post 7 isn't helping. I flash it and then reboot and it loads the "Nook Color" logo once fully and then stops and starts it over again and gets stuck at "Nook Col".
Is there anyone who might be able to help me with what the problem is, or am I gonna have to reset it back to stock, use Titanium Backup to remove flash and then use the zip from post 7? I know that it's not a root problem because I successfully rooted my mom's Nook before my girlfriends and her's is working fine.
Followed your instructions and my problem solved, many thanks!
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Use the zip file in post #7 (in this thread). Drop it onto the same SD card you used to load MN 4.6.16. Put the SD card in and it'll boot to CWM....then flash that zip file the same way you flashed MN. Then, power off the NC, remove the CWM SD card and put in your regular SD and turn the NC back on. That should be it...no more boot loop.
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my first post. thanks GMpower
just had this happen to me too. I've tried the flash update, and I get slightly more of the nook color boot graphic but it still hangs.
any thoughts?
So I think I've royally F'd my DX. I was going to try rooting and flashing a new rom. I'm not a total noob (rooted gtab, nook color, Le Pan) but this is ****ing me up.
It was running 2.3.3 605 originally. I started out with just root, that seemed fine. I got superuser and busybox installed without a problem. I install clockwockmod and dx bootstrap. I was even able to get CWM 5.0.2 or whatever installed without any trouble like I had read.
I tried reading and following threads but I couldn't fallow on if I was missing steps. I have zero experience with rooting via scripts and I have no intention to learn and would rather go back to stock.
I immediately got problems with rebooting. It would not reboot via the power button. It would go to the Red M then just black screen. But it would boot just fine if I pulled out the battery and tried that way.
I did a factory reset thinking that would help, it didn't. I was still rooted but the problems got worse. Now I boot directly into CWM recovery and have to reboot from in there to get to the OS.
I read some more, thought I had figured more out. Installed Rom manger, installed Liberty3. I'm still booting straight into recovery but when I reboot from there I'm stuck at the spinning Liberty logo.
I need help, I've read and searched, if you want to be a **** have run. But I need my phone fixed. Hold my hand like I'm Hellen Keller and help please.
I would recommend reading the Droid X wiki at the Cyanogenmod website. I had some of the same issues until I followed the downgrade + root method and then installed ROM Manager and CM7 manually through recovery. Good luck!
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Schwazilla said:
So I think I've royally F'd my DX. I was going to try rooting and flashing a new rom. I'm not a total noob (rooted gtab, nook color, Le Pan) but this is ****ing me up.
It was running 2.3.3 605 originally. I started out with just root, that seemed fine. I got superuser and busybox installed without a problem. I install clockwockmod and dx bootstrap. I was even able to get CWM 5.0.2 or whatever installed without any trouble like I had read.
I tried reading and following threads but I couldn't fallow on if I was missing steps. I have zero experience with rooting via scripts and I have no intention to learn and would rather go back to stock.
I immediately got problems with rebooting. It would not reboot via the power button. It would go to the Red M then just black screen. But it would boot just fine if I pulled out the battery and tried that way.
I did a factory reset thinking that would help, it didn't. I was still rooted but the problems got worse. Now I boot directly into CWM recovery and have to reboot from in there to get to the OS.
I read some more, thought I had figured more out. Installed Rom manger, installed Liberty3. I'm still booting straight into recovery but when I reboot from there I'm stuck at the spinning Liberty logo.
I need help, I've read and searched, if you want to be a **** have run. But I need my phone fixed. Hold my hand like I'm Hellen Keller and help please.
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Don't use ROM manager and don't use dxbootstrap (unless you have usb debugging unchecked). I use d2 bootstrap always. And you will have the occasion of it going in to cwm when you boot phone back up. I dealt with it for while. And cwm should be 2502 or something like that when you're just rooted 605. Did you make a nandroid of your rooted 605 before you tried to flash liberty
? Hopefully you did. Go back to that. Then use d2 bootstrap to get in to recovery, wipe data, cache and dalvik, then select install ip from sd card, then choose zip, then scroll via volume down to the liberty file, select that and flash.
I used directions posted over at Androidforums.com under the All Things Root forum for the Dx. I had a couple of hiccups, but it was user error. I now have Liberty 3 running smoothly on my Dx. Check it out, including the guide and ROM lists.
HTH
chaz_
Schwazilla said:
So I think I've royally F'd my DX. I was going to try rooting and flashing a new rom. I'm not a total noob (rooted gtab, nook color, Le Pan) but this is ****ing me up.
It was running 2.3.3 605 originally. I started out with just root, that seemed fine. I got superuser and busybox installed without a problem. I install clockwockmod and dx bootstrap. I was even able to get CWM 5.0.2 or whatever installed without any trouble like I had read.
I tried reading and following threads but I couldn't fallow on if I was missing steps. I have zero experience with rooting via scripts and I have no intention to learn and would rather go back to stock.
I immediately got problems with rebooting. It would not reboot via the power button. It would go to the Red M then just black screen. But it would boot just fine if I pulled out the battery and tried that way.
I did a factory reset thinking that would help, it didn't. I was still rooted but the problems got worse. Now I boot directly into CWM recovery and have to reboot from in there to get to the OS.
I read some more, thought I had figured more out. Installed Rom manger, installed Liberty3. I'm still booting straight into recovery but when I reboot from there I'm stuck at the spinning Liberty logo.
I need help, I've read and searched, if you want to be a **** have run. But I need my phone fixed. Hold my hand like I'm Hellen Keller and help please.
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Just re-flash ur phone dude. do you know how to do that? It's a pain in the butt. but it is always failsafe.
I searched everywhere, but can't find the same problem as mine. I am stuck in the CW recovery screen, after rebooting times after times.
I have been updating the CM9 nightly for a while, didn't have any problem. But when I tried to flash 02-17 nightly, I messed up and in the middle of the install (flash), I hold the power forcing to reboot. Now, it keeps going loop back to the CW recovery screen every time I tried to reboot.
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I tried to reinstall the whole thing with the boot-able sdcard, but didn't work. please help! someone?
I tried to wipe, reformatted the system, data, cash, boot. Still stack at the cw recovery screen. Help...
I love my nook and have a road trip coming up. It will be nice to watch a kid movie to keep the kids entertained.
Had you flashed CmWR into eMMC?
Check the ROM information on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2.... this sounds a LOT like the problem 12paq had...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495913
@Dizzyden, thanks for the tip.
I did repartition to 1g/5g awhile back. I am not sure where to start. 12paq tried many things, which one was the solution? Your rombackup.zip?
Many thanks....
@votinh
what do you mean? I am not using the N&O apps or OS. Pure CM9, therefore I guess it is flashed in eMMC. If not, please advice.
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Check the ROM information on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2.... this sounds a LOT like the problem 12paq had...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495913
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how can I check this"Check the ROM information on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2"?
please advice.
I tried to adb shell the nook, but not devices found? please help.
Finally, with the help from the good people of this forum, I was able to restore back to B&N, and reflash CM9 from there.
Thank to you all.
Yesterday my nook color was working great. Today I turned the screen on and it hung. Now I'm having the above problem with it hanging at clockwork recovery.
I've got CM7.1 stable on there running from emmc.
can't get adb to recognize the device since it is in cwr... how did you do it?
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can't get adb to recognize the device since it is in cwr... how did you do it?
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Install the google drivers for adb... if you are in CWR adb is enabled... just have to get the drivers loaded on your computer.
try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958748
dumper1234 said:
I searched everywhere, but can't find the same problem as mine. I am stuck in the CW recovery screen, after rebooting times after times.
I have been updating the CM9 nightly for a while, didn't have any problem. But when I tried to flash 02-17 nightly, I messed up and in the middle of the install (flash), I hold the power forcing to reboot. Now, it keeps going loop back to the CW recovery screen every time I tried to reboot.
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I tried to reinstall the whole thing with the boot-able sdcard, but didn't work. please help! someone?
I tried to wipe, reformatted the system, data, cash, boot. Still stack at the cw recovery screen. Help...
I love my nook and have a road trip coming up. It will be nice to watch a kid movie to keep the kids entertained.
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It may be that your "boot to recovery" flag is set, and if so, it will always boot to that until it is cleared. When the cyanogenmod logo comes up hold the n button until the boot menu comes up. Then choose boot to emmc. If it works, go to ROM Manager and flash a new CWM Recovery to emmc.
Welcome to the nightmare I lived last week. Don't worry I woke up, was able to fully recover and forget the dream ever occurred.
I to tried to reformat to 1gb/5gb and ended up in the same boot loop.. If you are in the same spot I was, your boot partition got wiped out. And you may notice EMMC is gone.
After much searching I came across a file... Looking....Looking...Looking...
..........................Ah yes here it is. Here is what worked for me.
1. Boot to recovery (Should be easy at this point)
2. Format System, Data, and Cache.
3. Install the attached Zip file. (RecoveryFix.zip), this should recreate the Boot partition and fix the EMMC.
4. Reboot to recovery
5. Install favorite Rom or restore from backup.
6. Reboot to test.
Again this is what finally worked for me, and I went through a lot of trial and error to get there. I am guessing at your situation being exactly the same as mine.
PS. Ignore my since of humor if you need to.