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Bricked Vibrant, Assistance greatly appreciated

Hi all,
Sot of new to modding, think I screwed up and could use some help. Was doing this one click speed fix: forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7587405&postcount=417
It didn't appear to work the first time, as I received a message and exited the application, however the symbol was still in the notification bar. Re-ran it, and it seemed to have worked, mostly, as the phone was blazing fast. Went immediately to run quadrant and check the benchmark, but it force closed every time it hit the i/o section. tried to go to market, foreclose every time. Figured it may need a reboot, powered off, and that's was all she wrote.
I can get into the battery charging screen and have been able to get to recovery, but nothing else. I haven't used adb or ODIN at all yet, but any assistance is greatly appreciated.
The phone was already rooted, and i have titanium back up and nandroid backups, but don't really know how to get to them.

If you did a nandroid backup, just go in recovery screen and restore backup. If not, flash back to stock rom.

well maybe i dont know what im talking about then. I guess I thought i did a nandroid.
When i go into recovery i get four options: reboot system now, reinstall packages, clear all user data, clear cache data.
none of them work

Did you install clock work recovery via Rom manager?

well it has turned on now. removed sim and memory card and hit reinstall packages. ive got the standard twlauncher running but, it repeatedly gives me force close notifications that android.process.media has stopped and i cannot access the menu

s15274n said:
Did you install clock work recovery via Rom manager?
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yes, i did. i remember doing that precisely as shown in your tips and tricks thread

alright, so i got it into download mode, gonna reflash everything to stock and see where i went wrong as outlined here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Will update with results, but would be nice to figure out where i went wrong so as not to repeat the error.

If you can get into recovery just wipe and reflash eugenes vibrant4.zip.

Alright, back to stock. unrooted also? gonna mess some more and see if i can get my clockword recovery to restore everything.

okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
Thats not all thats funny. i cant find the superuser app anywhere on here. also, i cannot install one from the market.
and im having issues with root explorer.

Civil Disobedient said:
okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
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DAKIDD236 said:
If you can get into recovery just wipe and reflash eugenes vibrant4.zip.
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I would re-root and then follow the flash the ROM mentioned above. There is a thread in the DEV forum.

Civil Disobedient said:
okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
Thats not all thats funny. i cant find the superuser app anywhere on here. also, i cannot install one from the market.
and im having issues with root explorer.
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You need to root again to get the superuser on your phone. As for the one click lag fix, I used to original method and it went pretty well. No problems so far. I also flashed Vibrant4 by Eugene before doing the lag fix. Hope it helps

same thing happened to me. I'm stuck on the galaxy S boot screen. i can get into the samsung recovery screen but not the clockwork recovery. I backed up my nandroid and Rom but don't know how to get into the menu to restore. I only have the update.zip for the lag fix on the internal sd so can't restore that way. Any ideas? Much appreciated.

kwbdc said:
same thing happened to me. I'm stuck on the galaxy S boot screen. i can get into the samsung recovery screen but not the clockwork recovery. I backed up my nandroid and Rom but don't know how to get into the menu to restore. I only have the update.zip for the lag fix on the internal sd so can't restore that way. Any ideas? Much appreciated.
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There may be other ways around it, but I restored fully to stock, then re-rooted. I'm back up and running no problem now. Had some issues with titanium backup but got around that and its batch restoring as i type.

Civil Disobedient said:
There may be other ways around it, but I restored fully to stock, then re-rooted. I'm back up and running no problem now. Had some issues with titanium backup but got around that and its batch restoring as i type.
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Would you mind saying how you did that?
I tried wiping and flashing the stock via renaming it update.zip, and I'm still getting FC city. Mostly media, but, calendar, everything. I'm going to post a link to this in that thread, since many, it seems, were left hanging in a boot loop.

Janis said:
Would you mind saying how you did that?
I tried wiping and flashing the stock via renaming it update.zip, and I'm still getting FC city. Mostly media, but, calendar, everything. I'm going to post a link to this in that thread, since many, it seems, were left hanging in a boot loop.
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Just follow what I did through the thread.
I did this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475 to get back to complete stock, then i had to root it twice. Once did the one click, then the good root here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7150299&postcount=1
back up and running. had to research about titanium backup to get it up and running. I want to do the lag fix still, but im nervous from before.

Your nervous? I really would like to do this but i'm scared (cuss)less.
I've read what needs to be done and think that I've figured it out.
(pretty new to droid)... but, have also read the horror stories here
about bricking your phone...which nowadays can happen to any
phone you have....don't get me started on the apple pie!
But, really when it gets a simple as installing an .APK I'll be happy.

Damitu said:
Your nervous? I really would like to do this but i'm scared .......
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The galaxy s seems pretty hard to brick. I'd say just go for the lag fix. Worse thing that happens is you have to take like 15min to download and use odin to reflash to stock. The lag fix seems pretty safe as long as you stay rooted
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Vibrant Recovery Mode HowTo
THIS GUIDE WORKED ON USA T-MOBILE SAMSUNG VIBRANT BUT MAY VERY WELL WORK ON ALL SAMSUNG GALAXYS PHONES
After reading many XDA-Developers Forum Posts to try and figure out how to get into the Recovery Mode / Download Mode without any success, I gave T-Mobile Support a call.
After the usual noop run-down, "did you take the battery out" questions, I simply asked them how to get the Samsung Vibrant into recovery mode.
Unline the many tutorials that claim to require the Up or Down button pressed, along with the Home button then the Power, the true process is as follows:
1. Press the Up and the Down button at the same time (yes both). I too thought that button was a Toggle which only did either Up or Down, but found that in fact it does do both.
2. At the same time, press the power button.
3. As soon as the Samsung / Vibrant logo comes up on the screen, release the power button.
4. Release the Up and Down buttons.
5. PRESTO

Recover or reinstall rom from clockwork?

My phone wont boot, so can i install a rom from clockworkrecovery?

agy1995 said:
My phone wont boot, so can i install a rom from clockworkrecovery?
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Won't boot in what way? Can you get into fastboot and/or recovery? Since you're asking about CWM, I'm assuming you can get into it.
If you did a Nandroid backup (the main point of CWM for me), you could try just restoring it. If you didn't, I'd try a wipe all settings and then reboot. You should be able to get back to a virgin state on the main OS that way.

I can get into it, the problem is i erase all data on my phone. Thanks in advance!

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Is there any way i can get my phone back up and running restoring everything from clockworkmod?

agy1995 said:
I can get into it, the problem is i erase all data on my phone. Thanks in advance!
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agy1995 said:
Is there any way i can get my phone back up and running restoring everything from clockworkmod?
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I'm still confused what your problem is.
You say the phone won't boot, but then you talk about erased data.
What exactly did you do to the phone? What was the last few things you did before you "broke" it?
What happens when you try to boot the phone (ie., it's powered off and you press the power button)? How far in the boot process does it go?
If your problem is that the phone boots but all your data is gone, there's no way to get back unless it auto-syncs down from Google, or you used a backup program like Titanium, or you made a nandroid backup in CWM.
If you made a nandroid, you should just be able to boot into CWM, select backup and restore and then restore your backup.

This is what happened....
I tried to replace my fonts in system that are supposed to work on a different phone. Then when i tried to boot up the phone was stuck on the silver google logo. Now, after that i went into clock work recovery and formated everything in the mounts and storage menu. After reinstalling the phones boot img, my phone freezes at the google logo. I can still get into the clockworkmod recovery. I never backed it up, but tried to use a nandroid someone posted online but i get a md5 mismatch.
Again, thank you for all your help!

agy1995 said:
I tried to replace my fonts in system that are supposed to work on a different phone. Then when i tried to boot up the phone was stuck on the silver google logo. Now, after that i went into clock work recovery and formated everything in the mounts and storage menu. After reinstalling the phones boot img, my phone freezes at the google logo. I can still get into the clockworkmod recovery. I never backed it up, but tried to use a nandroid someone posted online but i get a md5 mismatch.
Again, thank you for all your help!
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The Modaco rom(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883985) should work just fine. Put it on the USB storage then in Clockwork go to "Install from zip."

i have a problem almost like that but my rom manager open but wont even backup current rom or anything, my titanium back doesn't backup either. it said i could not acquire root privileges, this app will not work, please vertify that you rom is rooted and includes busybox, i have busybox and it's rooted. i guess this happen when i update the google update last night from rom manager. what should i do

willyalmanzar said:
i have a problem almost like that but my rom manager open but wont even backup current rom or anything, my titanium back doesn't backup either. it said i could not acquire root privileges, this app will not work, please vertify that you rom is rooted and includes busybox, i have busybox and it's rooted. i guess this happen when i update the google update last night from rom manager. what should i do
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Known issue. There is a thread in the Development section(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884499). The OTA "broke root."

Ouch. Now I understand.
In the future, always make a nandroid backup before messing around with things, easiest way to recover.
I see you're looking for help in this thread. Maybe they can help you.
You could also try flashing Doc's or Paul's roms also in that section.

rom
I tried that custom rom... still didnt work. Im going to give it another shot!

agy1995 said:
I tried that custom rom... still didnt work. Im going to give it another shot!
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Did you wipe/factory reset before attempting to install? I realize that you're pretty much wiped at the moment, but always best to start with that.

unremarked said:
Did you wipe/factory reset before attempting to install? I realize that you're pretty much wiped at the moment, but always best to start with that.
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I did that + i am using version 3.0 clockwork. Still frozen on the google screen.

agy1995 said:
I did that + i am using version 3.0 clockwork. Still frozen on the google screen.
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You've tried another NAND backup, besides the one that MD5 mismatched, yar? Be careful not to rename it, as that can cause the mismatch.

Nope
Nope i didnt try any...

Do i have to rename it to update.zip?
Do i have to rename it to update.zip?

agy1995 said:
Do i have to rename it to update.zip?
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The custom rom? No, you just go into recovery, wipe/factory reset, install from SD card, then navigate to where you put the .zip on the SD card.
I see you did try the 2.3.1 NAND backup in the development section. Try downloading it again on your PC, unzip it, then place the new folder on the clockworkmod's backup folder on your SD card. Again, do not rename it.

Im trying it now.
Im trying it now.

agy1995 said:
Im trying it now.
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Be warned that if you do get the NAND to restore, you may lose clockwork recovery. I know I did when I first tried to use it.
Don't panic though, because you can fastboot flash clockwork back on from the bootloader.

I am pushing the files....
I am pushing the files....

Stuck at Tmobile Mytouch 4g screen

I am rooted, I had the Mexdroid rom, went to to another rom, did the ususal wipe data etc..
I wanted to go back to my other rom, I restore using nandroid, wen i reboot the phone it's stuck at bootscreen.. I have to turn it off by taking the battery out... Any Suggestions, Thanks in advance

King350z said:
I am rooted, I had the Mexdroid rom, went to to another rom, did the ususal wipe data etc..
I wanted to go back to my other rom, I restore using nandroid, wen i reboot the phone it's stuck at bootscreen.. I have to turn it off by taking the battery out... Any Suggestions, Thanks in advance
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Reboot into boot loader. (Power button and hold volume down)
Then select recovery. It will boot into cw, and you can restore or reflash.

I tried that, didn't work, My nandroid would load just fine and then nothing.. I just loaded the old rom on and it works..
Maybe you can answer this for me since i'm a noob, If i have gingerbread 2.3 how would i load a diff rom on there (honeycomb, etc..) ? I'm using clockword mod recov 3.0. something something

King350z said:
I tried that, didn't work, My nandroid would load just fine and then nothing.. I just loaded the old rom on and it works..
Maybe you can answer this for me since i'm a noob, If i have gingerbread 2.3 how would i load a diff rom on there (honeycomb, etc..) ? I'm using clockword mod recov 3.0. something something
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Simply put the .zip file for whatever rom you want on the SD and flash like you have been. That simple. Once you wipe, its like a clean slate so you can flash whatever you want.

Thanks, Maybe there was something wrong with my Nandroid back and it would restore my previous save.. So it doesn't matter what kernal/rom or version of clockwork I have as long as I wipe data & reset correct?

King350z said:
Thanks, Maybe there was something wrong with my Nandroid back and it would restore my previous save.. So it doesn't matter what kernal/rom or version of clockwork I have as long as I wipe data & reset correct?
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Correct.
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[Q] Is there any way to remove MIUI from my phone?

I have MIUI on my phone, but I don't really want it anymore. Is there any way that I can get my phone back to how it was?

Wipe and flash a new ROM. If you need to ask how, don't. It sounds like you need to do some serious reading first.
If you've managed to root, wipe, and flash MIUI, you should be capable for re-wiping and flashing something else.

CasperMcLovin said:
I have MIUI on my phone, but I don't really want it anymore. Is there any way that I can get my phone back to how it was?
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.. how did you even get MIUI up in the first place?? Read read read man...
Sent from my HTC Glacier Sense 3.5 using xda premium

Maybe he/she bought the phone with it that way. In which case, do nothing until you read read read.

They are right. You need to read for your own good.
That said, do you have a custom recovery? I would assume so. Before you do anything, make a backup in recovery.
Next, go to the development section for this device and find a ROM you really like. Learn about the differences between AOSP, Sense, and MIUI ROMs.
When you have chosen and downloaded a ROM, reboot into recovery again. Wipe cache, system, boot, and data partitions. Finally do a wipe data/factory reset. At this point all you have on your device are the bootloader and recovery.
Go to install zip from SD card and search for the ROM you downloaded. Install it. Reboot and wait. First boot always takes longer.
If boot is unsuccessful, boot back into recovery, wipe, and flash the backup you made.
Understand that I am merely trying to be helpful. I make no guarantees, but wrote these instructions to be nice. If your phone bricks, bursts into flames or implodes and creates a singularity that engulfs the planet, I am in no way responsible.
Got it?
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

CasperMcLovin said:
Is there any way that I can get my phone back to how it was?
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Install new ROM via CWM. it's easy, just try. I think VU 2.39 is the best choice for you.

CasperMcLovin said:
I have MIUI on my phone, but I don't really want it anymore. Is there any way that I can get my phone back to how it was?
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Yes. I just went from MIUI to Febs ICS beta 5.0.
I downloaded the ICS beta (you can pick whatever ROM you want from the Android mytouch dev section). Mounted my phone for USB storage, transferred the ICS Beta.zip to the phone then unmounted it.
Then in MIUI when you hold the power button down, it should give you the option to reboot into recovery or you can use ClockworkMod to do it.
I did option A) rebooted into recovery through power off feature in the MIUI. Then you go down to backup, make a backup. Then you wipe cache and wipe data. Go to advanced and I believe you can wipe dalvik(sp?) cache under the advanced setting.
Then you go to install from sdcard and then scroll down to your zip.file.
Then boom let it install. then when it says install complete you press the back button, click reboot and BAM you will be off MIUI and on whatever ROM you chose.
I would take everyone's advice on here to go read everything you can. I made this post hoping you have some knowledge of flashing and all that jazz. Let me know if you need any help.

What were you running before MIUI?

eqjunkie829 said:
Maybe he/she bought the phone with it that way. In which case, do nothing until you read read read.
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I have the same problem and I have tried multiple times wiping and flashing a new rom but somehow it seem to come back up. please me and I got it from unlockr.com

1percentcorvette said:
Yes. I just went from MIUI to Febs ICS beta 5.0.
I downloaded the ICS beta (you can pick whatever ROM you want from the Android mytouch dev section). Mounted my phone for USB storage, transferred the ICS Beta.zip to the phone then unmounted it.
Then in MIUI when you hold the power button down, it should give you the option to reboot into recovery or you can use ClockworkMod to do it.
I did option A) rebooted into recovery through power off feature in the MIUI. Then you go down to backup, make a backup. Then you wipe cache and wipe data. Go to advanced and I believe you can wipe dalvik(sp?) cache under the advanced setting.
Then you go to install from sdcard and then scroll down to your zip.file.
Then boom let it install. then when it says install complete you press the back button, click reboot and BAM you will be off MIUI and on whatever ROM you chose.
I would take everyone's advice on here to go read everything you can. I made this post hoping you have some knowledge of flashing and all that jazz. Let me know if you need any help.
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You missed a step. Go to mounts and storage and format /system.
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.

[Q] After flashing SmoothRom Version 5, Nexus 7 wont boot.

Hey.
i recently used TeamWin Recovery to flash SmoothRom version 5 but now i am having problems. I wiped both cache and system (userdata etc) and then flashed it. However. now my nexus 7 wont boot past the Google splash screen. I can still get to bootloader. Please help!

Simple - restore one of your many Nandroid backups.
You do make backups, don't you? If not, can you provide a single reason why you do not?
Normally you perform a "factory reset" in TWRP's wipe menu before you flash a ROM - that's it, no other "wipes" are needed. The ROM package installer will do the wiping of /system for you, and /cache barely matters at all. (Do NOT use the "format data" wipe in TWRP unless it is an extreme emergency - that deletes everything in /data INCLUDING the psuedo- SD card area stored under /data/media).
If you don't know whether it is your device or the ROM that is giving you fits, flash a different ROM. If it is hardware, most ROMs will fail.
BTW, when folks have bootloops or hangs on a given ROM that works for everybody else, it is usually because:
- they did a "dirty flash" (did not do a "factory reset" first), OR
- they flashed a kernel that was incompatible with the chosen ROM, OR
- they flashed a zip file that was incomplete and they failed to take notice of the error messages on-screen.
good luck

Thanks for your help. Yes I did backup my stock Rom beforehand and I have been able to restore it. I did all the steps you said but it still didn't work though. I will keep trying.
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Hicksy994 said:
Thanks for your help. Yes I did backup my stock Rom beforehand and I have been able to restore it. I did all the steps you said but it still didn't work though. I will keep trying.
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I actually didn't give any steps at all, other than suggesting that you restore a backup if you have one - I only outlined the areas that cause problems, so I don't really know what you attempted.
Are you saying that you can successfully restore a backup, and everything works for that restored backup, or that you tried flashing other ROMs, and they worked, but not your ROM of choice, or are you saying that you can't get the tablet to boot correctly no matter what you do?
I think you will find that the more precisely you describe what you attempted, and what you observed when attempting those things, the more likely that people will come out of the woodwork to help you.
The very worst thing you can say is "it didn't work" without any details - when you think about it, you will realize that is only a single binary bit of information.

Sorry for confusion. I managed to restore my stock ROM. Then I tried to flash smooth ROM again, (doing everything you said) but it still got stuck on the Google splash screen
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Hicksy994 said:
Sorry for confusion. I managed to restore my stock ROM. Then I tried to flash smooth ROM again, (doing everything you said) but it still got stuck on the Google splash screen
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Hi, Hicksy994...
When I flash a ROM I've never used before,... I do a COMPLETE WIPE...
(With Titanium backups done beforehand).
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Here's how
Booting into TWRP 2.4.4.0... I first perform a NANDROID backup...
I then select the WIPE option; this gaves me the WIPE MENU.
By force of habit perhaps, I then hit THE FIRST THREE BUTTONS...
wipe CACHE
wipe DALVIK CACHE
FACTORY RESET- this button covers the first two, so mayhap they are redundant... but I press them anyway.
I then hit the SYSTEM button; (wipe system) - THIS WIPES YOUR CURRENT ROM -
- but WARNING!!! if you don't have a replacement ROM.ZIP to flash, currently stored on your internal storage... or a NANDROID backup to fall back on... you will have an unbootable device (unless you fastboot flash back to stock... or adb push from your computer).
But of course, if you have already have SmoothROM-v5.0.zip, in the /download folder, this shouldn't be a problem.
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So wipe everything - BUT ABSOLUTELY DO NOT TOUCH... OR WIPE.. EXTERNAL STORAGE, INTERNAL STORAGE OR FORMAT DATA - CONSIDER THOSE BUTTONS OFF LIMITS!!!.
These last three buttons, in TWRP, seemed to have cause no end of trouble for many - they should have been hidden away in some 'Advanced Option' setting... in my opinion.
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So to summarize...
In TWRP... (in the WIPE menu).
Factory Reset
Wipe SYSTEM - (clear out your current ROM, completely).
Then go to INSTALL... and flash the SmoothROM.zip
(there's quite an extensive installation procedure involved, requesting you choice of kernel, browser, etc)
Reboot... and you should be be good to go...
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I flashed SmoothROM a couple of hours ago, using this method: seems kind of OK - only problem is... I can't seem to stop Google Backup from downloading and re-installing every bloody app I've ever installed since last November!.
But that's another story.. which I'm sure I'll figure out.
Rgrds,
Ged.

Firstly, thank you for your help. Unfortunately I followed your exact steps, went through the ROM set up (choose kernel etc) and it said successfully installed, so I hit reboot but it wouldn't boot past the Google screen.
Could the kernel I choose have anything to do with it, I haven't tried them all yet?
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Hicksy994 said:
Firstly, thank you for your help. Unfortunately I followed your exact steps, went through the ROM set up (choose kernel etc) and it said successfully installed, so I hit reboot but it wouldn't boot past the Google screen.
Could the kernel I choose have anything to do with it, I haven't tried them all yet?
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I suppose it could be a kernel issue... bit of a longshot though...
Stock AOKP kernel
Motley Build 249
Trinity 4.2.2 Alpha 1
Franco R47 (recommended
M-Kernel a38
LeanKernel v1.54 (recommended)
...which one did you chose? (I choose franco..)
Rgrds,
Ged.

Again, thanks for help, I tried a few such as motley but not the one you suggested. I will try again soon with that kernel.

Hicksy994 said:
Again, thanks for help, I tried a few such as motley but not the one you suggested. I will try again soon with that kernel.
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Now tried with all available kernels as listed... no problems at all, booting beyond the Google logo.
Have you tried flashing any other ROMs? What happens?
Rgrds,
Ged.

Thanks for the info. I will try another ROM tomorrow and see what happens.
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