I am having some serious issues with my evo. I have tried 10 different methods, googled 100 different help guides and still no fix.
I had originally rooted my phone using simple root and put the "fixed" froyo rom on there. Everything worked fine, but I was outdated and having some really slow issues so I wanted to try a new rom...Fresh.
Well I tried a few methods, but I somehow reverted my evo back to a nonroot of the original OS. Whenever i go into hboot, my recovery does not work. I push the PC36img and load it, then restart then I attempt to go to my recovery where it gives me the error picture with the yellow/red triangle. I then select recovery (after pressing UP volume and powerbutton) and try to load update from sd card. Everytime I do that I get a Failed error.
I've tried to reroot using several methods off this website, I've done everything I can to get it working but can't. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Try reflashing your recovery image.
BTW I have hboot 79.0 with S-ON, so it looks like I def became unrooted.
noweakness said:
BTW I have hboot 79.0 with S-ON, so it looks like I def became unrooted.
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Not sure how it would have just unrooted itself. I would run an RUU from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060
Then, I would re-root and start clean again.
Heaterz16 said:
Try reflashing your recovery image.
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I have a recovery-ra.img, how do I tell it to flash it?
I pulled up this list of recovery files, is there a particular one I should use?
htt p://goo-inside.me/amon_ra/supersonic/
Heaterz16 said:
Not sure how it would have just unrooted itself. I would run an RUU from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060
Then, I would re-root and start clean again.
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Ok I downloaded the top item:
RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed
Ran the exe, surprisingly picked up my phone and started the image update. My phone restarted and it forced closed the app on my computer. Now I have a new HTC logo for about 5 min on my phone not doing anything. Should I wait it out or restart my phone?
noweakness said:
Ok I downloaded the top item:
RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed
Ran the exe, surprisingly picked up my phone and started the image update. My phone restarted and it forced closed the app on my computer. Now I have a new HTC logo for about 5 min on my phone not doing anything. Should I wait it out or restart my phone?
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I would have waited about ten minutes then restarted the phone. If the phone is stuck at the HTC logo, then I would go ahead and re-run the RUU.
Let me know how it turns out.
Heaterz16 said:
I would have waited about ten minutes then restarted the phone. If the phone is stuck at the HTC logo, then I would go ahead and re-run the RUU.
Let me know how it turns out.
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ok, finally got it working. Had to restart the phone manually and try it on a different computer. It updated it to the newer version of android and hboot, thank goodness! That was the easiest and most productive thing I've been able to do so far, thanks!
Well now I try to boot into recovery and get the same error:
can't open /cache/recovery/command
Then I get :
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted
When i try to load update from sdcard
noweakness said:
ok, finally got it working. Had to restart the phone manually and try it on a different computer. It updated it to the newer version of android and hboot, thank goodness! That was the easiest and most productive thing I've been able to do so far, thanks!
Well now I try to boot into recovery and get the same error:
can't open /cache/recovery/command
Then I get :
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted
When i try to load update from sdcard
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Ok, so, I think you said you got the RUU working which would have completely restored the phone to unrooted and stock from factory.
Now, you need to re-root your phone using one of the methods on xda. I used the manual method here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045. However, many people have had success with the one-click methods.
After you re-root (which will likely included installing a recovery), select a rom you want to try, boot to recovery, wipe and flash it. A great starter ROM is MikFroyo 4.6 or 4.5.
Try downloading the PC36IMG.zip from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
put that on the root of your SD card, then boot into HBOOT and it should find that PC36IMG.zip after a few seconds and ask if you want to flash it. Choose yes and let it finish. Should then be able to reboot into recovery.
ok thanks, i'll try it when I get back home
jesuspgt said:
Try downloading the PC36IMG.zip from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
put that on the root of your SD card, then boot into HBOOT and it should find that PC36IMG.zip after a few seconds and ask if you want to flash it. Choose yes and let it finish. Should then be able to reboot into recovery.
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Ok, I tried this method...the filesize of pc36img.zip is only 3.5mb, but it didn't seem to work. It scanned the file then just went back to the hboot screen with my options never asking to flash.
I'm going to try to reroot using the other method now...
So I clicked the link and he forwarded to the autoroot.bat page so I used his method. It worked well (the 2nd time around) all the way until it started to push amon_ra_1.8-mod.... then after that it says rebooting into the bootloader, and it reboots into it and just says waiting for phone...
It does appear that my phone is rooted now, but my recovery is still not working. If I use ROM manager will it work since my phone is rooted or do I need to have a rooted ROM to run it off of?
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So I clicked the link and he forwarded to the autoroot.bat page so I used his method. It worked well (the 2nd time around) all the way until it started to push amon_ra_1.8-mod.... then after that it says rebooting into the bootloader, and it reboots into it and just says waiting for phone...
It does appear that my phone is rooted now, but my recovery is still not working. If I use ROM manager will it work since my phone is rooted or do I need to have a rooted ROM to run it off of?
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Does your phone show s-off while in the bootloader? If so you should be able to run the FlashZip script and use that to flash the pc36img-sprintlovers zip. That one contains everything needed to bring your phone up to date and will leave you with a rooted rom and recovery.
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xHausx said:
Does your phone show s-off while in the bootloader? If so you should be able to run the FlashZip script and use that to flash the pc36img-sprintlovers zip. That one contains everything needed to bring your phone up to date and will leave you with a rooted rom and recovery.
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FINALLY! Thanks a million! My recovery is now working and it installed the built in sprinter lovers rom, I guess the anti-virus was stopping it so I disabled it and ran the flash script. I was able to install Fresh on there, just to try it out. I do have a few questions though:
1. I noticed after going through many pages that to update to a newer ROM version you don't always have to wipe clean, you can just install (or flash) the new update? I noticed in Fresh there is a built in app that does that. Is this true for most ROMS or only certain ones?
2. I assume I am using the RA recovery. I noticed the backup/restore feature on there. What exactly does that backup and when should I use it?
3. I've noticed I've been very low with memory on my phone (not SD card), I have about 258MB free. How can I clear space and when I mount my phone what files are important to keep and can I get rid of, is it okay to get rid of my rom.zip's and radio.zip's?
Thanks again to everyone, autoroot was def the most painless root ever.
noweakness said:
FINALLY! Thanks a million! My recovery is now working and it installed the built in sprinter lovers rom, I guess the anti-virus was stopping it so I disabled it and ran the flash script. I was able to install Fresh on there, just to try it out. I do have a few questions though:
1. I noticed after going through many pages that to update to a newer ROM version you don't always have to wipe clean, you can just install (or flash) the new update? I noticed in Fresh there is a built in app that does that. Is this true for most ROMS or only certain ones?
2. I assume I am using the RA recovery. I noticed the backup/restore feature on there. What exactly does that backup and when should I use it?
3. I've noticed I've been very low with memory on my phone (not SD card), I have about 258MB free. How can I clear space and when I mount my phone what files are important to keep and can I get rid of, is it okay to get rid of my rom.zip's and radio.zip's?
Thanks again to everyone, autoroot was def the most painless root ever.
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1) You'll want to always wipe your cache/dalvik (I do everytime I'm in the recovery) but the Data depends on the ROM. Usually if you are going from one sense rom to another you are ok and the same for AOSP to AOSP. Going from Sense to AOSP you'll need to wipe data though.
2) Autoroot comes with a modified version of AmonRA, they are mostly just speed tweaks. To make a complete backup of your ROM select Boot (kernel), System (ROM), Data (Apps & Settings) and .android (apps on SD card)
3) You can delete the zips from your sd card if you don't need them but that's about normal for free memory.
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Ok, I have been thrown for a loop and need some help....
I had a Sprint Hero Rooted on 2.1 the .5 sprint update
Tried to run the new update but it kept getting corrupt.
Did a Nandroid backup
So I reverted back to the .5 RUU
Then it wanted me to update to the old .6 update, so I did
Hoping then I would upgrade to the new .6 but it was not able to find a new update?
Wanted to restore my nandroid update.
When I try to boot into the recovery mode I get a picture of a phone with a red Explanation mark in a triangle.
There is a bunch of people on the net that say they have seen or gotten it, but no one says how to get rid of it? So I can not get in to recovery mode at all.
Tried the home+power boot
Tried the volume down + power then home
always ends in the same screen with no recovery.
Tried multiple times to install the .5 RUU
Reset phone
never can get back there to the recovery?
Phone will boot fine into 2.1 and run fine..
Anyone have any ideas, I have tried everything I can think of.
Thanks
Did u try placing the recovery on ur SD card and flashing it threw terminal on ur phone
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™
You lost root, as far as I remember the .6 update was to block the corrent rooting efforts that you see around here, thats why the rooting instruction say to go back to the .5 ruu.
The corrupted update your getting is just sprints server being bogged down.
What you need todo is go back and re-root your phone. Dont worry about the update untill it gets released into one of the current roms or until you here that its safe todo without losing root.
ASimmons said:
You lost root, as far as I remember the .6 update was to block the corrent rooting efforts that you see around here, thats why the rooting instruction say to go back to the .5 ruu.
The corrupted update your getting is just sprints server being bogged down.
What you need todo is go back and re-root your phone. Dont worry about the update untill it gets released into one of the current roms or until you here that its safe todo without losing root.
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Thanks, I can't believe I missed that! I had never tried a backup before root, so I did not think about that. Now I know and hopefully this will help someone that googles this issue, as there is never a clear answer until yours.
Thanks again...
So in closing of this thread:
if you are trying to get into recovery and see "Phone with Explanation mark" image.
it's because your phone is not rooted
So root your phone and it's all good
Also If you ever run an ruu on your phone you can kiss your root good bye no matter what version you do. but if you have nand backups you can reroot your phone and then restore one of your backups since there stored on your sdcard.
copc said:
So in closing of this thread:
if you are trying to get into recovery and see "Phone with Explanation mark" image.
it's because your phone is not rooted
So root your phone and it's all good
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Correction: If you see this symbol, it means you don't have a custom recovery image in the phone. You can actually be rooted and still get that symbol if you haven't yet flashed a custom recovery after you rooted. You need to have a custom recovery (that requires root) to avoid getting that symbol when you try to boot into recovery.
Most rooting methods on here automatically include flashing a custom recovery as one of the steps, so this isn't really a big issue....but I just wanted to clarify the specifics of this for anyone else who reads.
copc said:
So in closing of this thread:
if you are trying to get into recovery and see "Phone with Explanation mark" image.
it's because your phone is not rooted
So root your phone and it's all good
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I am running a rooted 2.1 and get this symbol , i installed rom manager and it asked me to install flash clockworkmod recovery and it booted into recovery straight away allowing me to partition my sd card, but if i want to access this mode i have to run flash clockworkmod recovery everytime or it will not work
Any idea why that is anyone?
brisuth said:
I am running a rooted 2.1 and get this symbol , i installed rom manager and it asked me to install flash clockworkmod recovery and it booted into recovery straight away allowing me to partition my sd card, but if i want to access this mode i have to run flash clockworkmod recovery everytime or it will not work
Any idea why that is anyone?
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Nope once its on there you should be able to hold the home key while rebooting to get into recovery.
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Nope once its on there you should be able to hold the home key while rebooting to get into recovery.
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only way can get there is through flash clockworkmod recovery then select either reboot in recovery mode or turn of handset and restart with home and power button, what ever flash clockworkmod recovery does to make it work as soon as it has been used i am guessing it is deleted or modified,
i have tried running it then checking files on sd card but cant see anything different
brisuth said:
only way can get there is through flash clockworkmod recovery then select either reboot in recovery mode or turn of handset and restart with home and power button, what ever flash clockworkmod recovery does to make it work as soon as it has been used i am guessing it is deleted or modified,
i have tried running it then checking files on sd card but cant see anything different
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The recovery console isn't on your SD card, it's flashed to a partition inside your phone's memory. So you won't see anything different on your card.
And if you can boot into recovery by "restart with home and power button" like you say, then it's working as it should -- that's how you get into recovery.
chromiumleaf said:
The recovery console isn't on your SD card, it's flashed to a partition inside your phone's memory. So you won't see anything different on your card.
And if you can boot into recovery by "restart with home and power button" like you say, then it's working as it should -- that's how you get into recovery.
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just had a friendly member point out what i was starting to suspect the problem lies with the custom recovery being flashed back to stock on every restart, the shell command here
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh this stops any custom recovery on reboot. any advice on what tools to edit or remove
Delete that file when you get root I guess. Our as soon as you reboot into clockwork recovery, flash a rom. Use nfinitefx if you want a stock one
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I always had root that was where the confusion was, what i did not know was the script was running with every boot of the handset and removing the recovery that was there as it was identified as unofficial and exclamation mark could be down to me using many methods to flash i may have renamed original recovery so when it goes to exclamation it is because cant find original recovery whether handset is rooted or not.
danaff37 said:
Delete that file when you get root I guess. Our as soon as you reboot into clockwork recovery, flash a rom. Use nfinitefx if you want a stock one
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would that have worked? i thought about it many many times but as i had never flashed before was unsure how many times phone would reset and if it did before it was installed could i lose my recovery.
on the plus side the 2 months i have spent trying to solve this i have a much broader view of the workings of my handset and without the many members like yourself who take the time to reply and try to help others i would have given up a long time ago.
Brian
I'm sure if you deleted that script a custom recovery would have stuck
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Okay so my original post is below and thanks to DonJuan692006 I see that I need to flash my ROM with recovery.
But as described below, I can't flash the ROM with fastboot, adb or terminal.
So my question now is is there anything to try other than using a goldcard to fix the Perfected SPL?
Thanks.
Okay I'm fairly computer literate but admittedly know next to nothing about the Android OS or smartphones in general (as you'll soon see).
Anyway a friend gave me her rooted myTouch 3G and everything worked fine on it, but all of her crap was still on it and so, wanting to start fresh, I went through the menu and did a factory reset.
After doing this I went to sign into my Google account but couldn't because I don't have a data plan. I borrowed a friend's SIM card who does have a data plan and everything appears to work fine, i.e. "Your Google account is now linked to this phone." and I even get new mail notification in the status bar, but when I click on "Finish setup", I get:
The application Setup Wizard (process com.android.setupwizard) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again
And I'm then prompted again to sign in to my Google account... and the process repeats.
I've been reading through forums all day but I honestly don't even know what I should be looking for.
I'm pretty clueless here... so any help is greatly appreciated.
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You need yo reflash the ROM your using via recovery. A search will get you where you need.
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Okay so it looks like I won't be able to flash using any of the common methods.
fastboot won't work because I have the HBOOT-1.33.0006 perfected SPL.
adb won't work because I can't get my phone to show up under "adb devices" (though it shows up fine under "fastboot devices")... I've reinstalled different versions of the USB drivers many times to no avail.
terminal won't work because I can't get past the initial Google sign in screen to access any apps.
So is creating a goldcard to fix the perfected SPL the only thing left to do? Is there anything else I can try?
Thanks again.
Did you try booting into recovery? With the phone off hold the home button and press the power button. Continue to hold the home button while the phone boots. You should get a recovery menu. Post what you see there.
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Yes I'm able to do that. I see
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Android system recovery <2e>
Use trackball to highlight;
click to select.
reboot system now [Home+Back]
apply sdcard:update.zip [Alt+S]
wipe data/factory reset [Alt+W]
wipe cache partition
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
The first thing I would suggest doing is to update your recovery. Can someone help him out with using ROM Manager to install ClockWorkMod or AmonRa's recoveries? I've never personally used ROM Manager to do anything so I don't want to tell you how to do it.
Wouldn't both Amon_RA's and the ClockworkMod's recovery.img files require the telnet client (I don't it installed and currently can't get past the initial Google sign in to access any apps even if I did)? Or is there another way to update the recovery?
Ah right. So do this. Download CM 5.0.8-DS and the Google Add-on. Rename CM to update.zip and put it on the root of your SD card. Boot into recovery, click the two wipe options and follow the on-screen instructions, and click flash update.zip and let it do its thing. Reboot which should get you into the ROM, may take a few minutes to boot. Then rename the Google Add-on to update.zip and put it on the root of your SD card (you will have to move the first update.zip file off the SD card first). Boot back into recovery and select flash from update.zip again, reboot after it finishes and you should be good. You can then download ROM Manager and slap on a new recovery.
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Okay when trying to flash CM (renamed to update.zip), I get the following:
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-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: No signature (567 files)
E: Verification failed
Installation aborted.
I verified the zip file (before renaming it to update.zip) with MD5 if that makes a difference.
Weird, where did you download it from?
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I downloaded it from the CyanogenMod forum... but oh well I ended up just making a goldcard and now everything's good.
Thanks for the help.
JxhnG said:
I downloaded it from the CyanogenMod forum... but oh well I ended up just making a goldcard and now everything's good.
Thanks for the help.
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NOO.. Dude yoyu seriously overread into this.
If it already had been rooted, there is no point in making a goldcard as you will just screw something up. And all this because you didnt just hit the home button again. When that error pops up, all you have to do is close it and hit home and your done.
You dont need a telnet client and havent really for a while, especilly if your already rooted.
Gold cards are for phones that have not been rooted so dont waste your time.
Your best bet is, turn on the phone. let it boot. This is where people mess up because they have no patience. If that error pops up, just hit the home button. Sign into Wifi, Go to market, get Rom Manager. Go into rom manager, Flash Clockwork recovery, go to download roms, download the newest Cyanogen, install it and clock where it says download gapps. Backup and wipe. Now let it do its thing, reboot, have some patience for about 10 min and do it again, now your starting from scratch.
Again, Im glad you did soem research as most people dont here, but you read way to far into it and looked up rooting from scratch which you dont need to do
I rooted my nexus one using one click root, installed Rom Manager, flashed the clockworks mod recovery. Then i went to the CM 7 nightlies and got the latest one on the list it was #9 i believe. Everything went fine, it said it got an update, so i click download it was #37, i click on make a backup and didn't check the option that wipes.
Now it wouldn't boot. It gets to the X while booting and then just shuts off. I tried going into fast boot and click on recovery and it show the X again and then shuts off.
Could i some how connect it to my pc and wipe the whole thing so i could start fresh?
Yes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...des_&_Tutorials#Unroot_.2F_Restore_your_Nexus
/facepalm
if only you unlocked the bootloader... so easy...
Still can unlock the bootloader...
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ok so i restored using passimg method.
Rooted again, but this time rom manager wont do anything it just keeps saying an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands! i went into Superuser, and rom manager is not listed under Apps. Is there a way i could manually add apps to Superuser?
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ok so i restored using passimg method.
Rooted again, but this time rom manager wont do anything it just keeps saying an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands! i went into Superuser, and rom manager is not listed under Apps. Is there a way i could manually add apps to Superuser?
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got it to add permissions again, had to remove fix_permissions.log from my sd card, and then click on fix permissions in rom manager again.
Going back to CM 6.1.1 till 7 is stable again i guess.
Now everything seems to be working great. I flashed gapps 20101114 in hopes that it would update to the new market but no luck. Is there any other way to update to the new market? i also updated maps, that didn't help either.
I have the same issue as the OP. My N1 currently will not boot passed the "X" screen. I have a locked bootloader, so I tried using the PASSIMG.zip method from the link that was provided. I downloaded the FRG33 stock build from http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nexus_One/Roms. After the PASSIMG.zip was checked, I get an error stating "Main Version is older!" and the update failed. Any ideas how to get past this point?
key3thermal said:
Now everything seems to be working great. I flashed gapps 20101114 in hopes that it would update to the new market but no luck. Is there any other way to update to the new market? i also updated maps, that didn't help either.
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With gapps 20101114 installed, try flashing Pendo blue market. It worked on my phone.
Hi, I used the paid version of ClockWorkMod Recovery to backup, then download the 'Cyclonic Rom'. Well, it rebooted to a 'Cyclonic Rom' startup screen (animated lettering) - but that's it. I'm wary to unplug the battery if it's actually flashing, but this has been going on for 20 minutes or more. Can I pull the battery and see what happens? How long does a new ROM take to install, this is my first one. Thanks.
BTW: These CAPTHCA's are getting tough! This will be the 4th try!
fixed it
I unplugged the battery and did a factory reset/format in ClockWorkMod. I rebooted and all seems well so far.
20 minutes is a looong time for Cyclonic to boot. Is it still working ok? As far as CW goes, I only use Rom Manager to downlod what I want/need. When it comes to flashing I wipe everything manually and flash from recovery. I don't trust the app. But thats me.
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+1 to that. I always use the same Method for Flashing Roms ( The one linked in my Sig ) . Clear everything Manually. I try to never deviate from that. Reason being, after Flashing literally hundreds of times I've found it to be the most reliable way to Flash a Rom. Meaning the least amount of possibilities for issues later on down the road .
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Hi, I used the paid version of ClockWorkMod Recovery to backup, then download the 'Cyclonic Rom'. Well, it rebooted to a 'Cyclonic Rom' startup screen (animated lettering) - but that's it. I'm wary to unplug the battery if it's actually flashing, but this has been going on for 20 minutes or more. Can I pull the battery and see what happens? How long does a new ROM take to install, this is my first one. Thanks.
BTW: These CAPTHCA's are getting tough! This will be the 4th try!
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Flash newsense.
And don't forget to wipe dalvik.
I have been searching (as in using the 'search' function) for a solution or answer to this, but couldn't find anything. This seemed to be the best thread to dig up instead of starting a new one.
Within Clockworkmod, whenever I try to go into recovery (either trying to 'reboot into recovery' or installing a ROM from SD card), it always throws me into Android System Recovery 3e instead of CWM recovery. Of course the stock recovery doesn't recognize my downloaded ROM.
I've also noticed that trying to update a ROM in HBOOT via a new PG06IMG.zip file on SD root is not working, except to wipe all my system and apps data, and then returning me back to rooted 2.2. HBOOT seems to read the new zip file fine, but when I reboot nothing has changed.
I've read wiki and lots of other stuff, but I can't seem to find an answer except that MAYBE that I need a new kernel first??? Okay, let the flaming begin.
jdjohn said:
I have been searching (as in using the 'search' function) for a solution or answer to this, but couldn't find anything. This seemed to be the best thread to dig up instead of starting a new one.
Within Clockworkmod, whenever I try to go into recovery (either trying to 'reboot into recovery' or installing a ROM from SD card), it always throws me into Android System Recovery 3e instead of CWM recovery. Of course the stock recovery doesn't recognize my downloaded ROM.
I've also noticed that trying to update a ROM in HBOOT via a new PG06IMG.zip file on SD root is not working, except to wipe all my system and apps data, and then returning me back to rooted 2.2. HBOOT seems to read the new zip file fine, but when I reboot nothing has changed.
I've read wiki and lots of other stuff, but I can't seem to find an answer except that MAYBE that I need a new kernel first??? Okay, let the flaming begin.
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You need to flash recovery first, it is the first option in ROM Manager. You can't update a ROM with PG06IMG.zip, nor can you do it in the bootloader. Flash the recovery, wipe everything (data, cache, dalvik cache, system, sd-ext) then flash a ROM.
Did you get this sorted?
bilgerryan said:
You need to flash recovery first, it is the first option in ROM Manager. You can't update a ROM with PG06IMG.zip, nor can you do it in the bootloader. Flash the recovery, wipe everything (data, cache, dalvik cache, system, sd-ext) then flash a ROM.
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Chad The Pathfinder said:
Did you get this sorted?
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No, still having trouble. I have flashed ClockworkMod Recovery (version 5.0.2.0) in the ROM Manager app, but when I 'reboot into recovery' within the app, it goes to the Android System Recovery. I'm also confused about the 'apply sdcard:update.zip' option in ASR...seems like that would update something if the file was set up properly.
I guess I need to search for a tutorial on how ASR and HBOOT work. Sorry to bother you guys with the basics.
Try this onehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663531
bilgerryan said:
Try this onehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663531
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Will check it out, thanks! I'm leaving town today, so not sure if I will be able to experiment before I go, but I will not give up!
The only thing I use Rom Manager for is to get the recovery. The way I go into recovery is to turn my shift completely off (do a battery pull to make sure its completely off) then hold the volume down and power buttons at the same time until the bootloader screen comes on. (While there see if it says S-off near the top) then using the volume buttons highlight the recovery option and push the power button. Then when you're there use the volume buttons to navigate through the various fields and hit enter to select. I hope this is helpful to you. Good luck!
Edit: by the way, when you first get to the bootloader screen, it will automaticly do a check showing a few green lines. Thats ok. Just wait until its finnished then go into recovery the way I stated.
jdjohn said:
Will check it out, thanks! I'm leaving town today, so not sure if I will be able to experiment before I go, but I will not give up!
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How did you root? It seems as if you have a locked bootloader and/or S-ON if the custom recovery is not taking
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CNexus said:
How did you root? It seems as if you have a locked bootloader and/or S-ON if the custom recovery is not taking
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From bootloader screen:
Speedy XE Eng S-OFF
Hboot-0.93.2011 (PG0610000)
Radio-1.08.01.0111
eMMC-boot
Nov 15 2010, 13:16:46
I haven't tried Dread's CW-Enhanced yet. I just don't understand why the standard CWM recovery from ROM Manager doesn't work. I'm probably missing something obvious.
jdjohn said:
From bootloader screen:
Speedy XE Eng S-OFF
Hboot-0.93.2011 (PG0610000)
Radio-1.08.01.0111
eMMC-boot
Nov 15 2010, 13:16:46
I haven't tried Dread's CW-Enhanced yet. I just don't understand why the standard CWM recovery from ROM Manager doesn't work. I'm probably missing something obvious.
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Just flash Dread's in bootloader, make sure it is named PG06IMG.zip (that is a zero) and place on the root of your SD and go back into the bootloader and hit update when it tells you to.
bilgerryan said:
Just flash Dread's in bootloader, make sure it is named PG06IMG.zip (that is a zero) and place on the root of your SD and go back into the bootloader and hit update when it tells you to.
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Was thinking that myself. Will have to wait til I get back, though...headed out of town. Thanks guys!
jdjohn said:
From bootloader screen:
Speedy XE Eng S-OFF
Hboot-0.93.2011 (PG0610000)
Radio-1.08.01.0111
eMMC-boot
Nov 15 2010, 13:16:46
I haven't tried Dread's CW-Enhanced yet. I just don't understand why the standard CWM recovery from ROM Manager doesn't work. I'm probably missing something obvious.
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Hmm, never mind then, it seemed as if your bootloader was still locked if the recovery wouldnt flash
bilgerryan said:
Just flash Dread's in bootloader, make sure it is named PG06IMG.zip (that is a zero) and place on the root of your SD and go back into the bootloader and hit update when it tells you to.
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Yeah, just do what bilgerryan said (make sure that you download the one that says "flash through bootloader" or something along those lines)
Before flashing, download some md5sum tool and make sure it matches the one given on there
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Finally got back to this and was able to install and use Dread's CW-Enhanced. So far I have only flashed the Speedy Rooted OTA 2.77.651.8 (bascially 2.3.4 rooted). GB had some features I was wanting, but missing, after rooting back to Froyo.
But before continuing on to other ROMs, I was wondering how you guys handle restoring basic apps and data each time you flash a new ROM. Or, do you only use extra play phones for new ROMs and not your daily user? It would seem that every time you flash, you need to restore SuperUser, Titanium, ROM Manager (ClockworkMod, then probably Dread's enhanced image file), Terminal Emulator, etc. And of course contacts and messaging history and other stuff like that.
So far, after flashing a ROM, I usually download Titanium (or MyBackup) and restore apps and data from backups before continuing. Do you just keep certain APK files on your SD card and install from ADB instead of re-downloading from Google Play Store each time?
I flash ROMs on my dd. Usually when I falsh a new ROM (not a nandroid) I fresh install my apps through the play store. Especially if switching between GB, ICS and JB! Some apps work well if carried over by tb but not all. You'll just have to experiment to see what works with your shift and what doesn't.
Also, the recovery only ever needs to be flashed once
What I used to do is backup my current rom with all my data and settings and then wipe + flash a new rom. If i liked it, then I would move my full box of apps and data to the new rom, but restoring data can go wonky so I always made a backup before doing that too. If i didnt like it, I would either restore my original backup for a bit or keep flashing new roms until I either found one I liked or got tired and restored my backup lol
So I rooted my RAZR M using motofail2go, and all was well.
Installed 'RAZR-M-Safestrap-3.12', as I was going to flash a custom ROM. I first backed up my Original Rom using the backup function.
I then wiped 'System', and went to flash the new ROM, but the flash did not work, so I restarted.
Now the problem is when the phone reboots, it showes the Safestrap splash screen with the Recovery option and start normal, but it is not working, as not sensing my inputs or something, after about 5 sec it goes to a blank screen and sits.
I tried to hard boot into the Android System Recovery, and tried to download an official Verizon ROM and install using 'apply update from external storage' using my micro sd, but I keep getting an error E:signature verification failed.
Does anyone know where I can find an official ROM to set it back to normal so I can use my phone again?
Thanks in advance.
Also: My phone originally had 4.0.4 version.
cfdp said:
So I rooted my RAZR M using motofail2go, and all was well.
Installed 'RAZR-M-Safestrap-3.12', as I was going to flash a custom ROM. I first backed up my Original Rom using the backup function.
I then wiped 'System', and went to flash the new ROM, but the flash did not work, so I restarted.
Now the problem is when the phone reboots, it showes the Safestrap splash screen with the Recovery option and start normal, but it is not working, as not sensing my inputs or something, after about 5 sec it goes to a blank screen and sits.
I tried to hard boot into the Android System Recovery, and tried to download an official Verizon ROM and install using 'apply update from external storage' using my micro sd, but I keep getting an error E:signature verification failed.
Does anyone know where I can find an official ROM to set it back to normal so I can use my phone again?
Thanks in advance.
Also: My phone originally had 4.0.4 version.
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if you can get back into recovery, you should be able to press "restore" assuming you backed up your previous ROM.
cfdp said:
So I rooted my RAZR M using motofail2go, and all was well.
Installed 'RAZR-M-Safestrap-3.12', as I was going to flash a custom ROM. I first backed up my Original Rom using the backup function.
I then wiped 'System', and went to flash the new ROM, but the flash did not work, so I restarted.
Now the problem is when the phone reboots, it showes the Safestrap splash screen with the Recovery option and start normal, but it is not working, as not sensing my inputs or something, after about 5 sec it goes to a blank screen and sits.
I tried to hard boot into the Android System Recovery, and tried to download an official Verizon ROM and install using 'apply update from external storage' using my micro sd, but I keep getting an error E:signature verification failed.
Does anyone know where I can find an official ROM to set it back to normal so I can use my phone again?
Thanks in advance.
Also: My phone originally had 4.0.4 version.
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What you might want to to is use RSDlite and flash that image you downloaded. This seems like it would help you, though I have not personally tried it:
http://www.andromods.com/tips-trick...oid-razr-m-xt907-stock-original-firmware.html
EDIT: And once the flash is complete, I would reboot into recovery again and wipe data and cache and then let it boot into the phone.
EDIT 2: Oh, and in addition to RSDLite, you will need the Motorola USB drivers so your computer can see the phone over USB.
Coronado is dead said:
What you might want to to is use RSDlite and flash that image you downloaded. This seems like it would help you, though I have not personally tried it:
http://www.andromods.com/tips-trick...oid-razr-m-xt907-stock-original-firmware.html
EDIT: And once the flash is complete, I would reboot into recovery again and wipe data and cache and then let it boot into the phone.
EDIT 2: Oh, and in addition to RSDLite, you will need the Motorola USB drivers so your computer can see the phone over USB.
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Dude, you sir, are a life saver. I couldn't find the info that the link you just posted anywhere. Now I can fix my phone, lol..
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Coronado is dead said:
What you might want to to is use RSDlite and flash that image you downloaded. This seems like it would help you, though I have not personally tried it:
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EDIT: And once the flash is complete, I would reboot into recovery again and wipe data and cache and then let it boot into the phone.
EDIT 2: Oh, and in addition to RSDLite, you will need the Motorola USB drivers so your computer can see the phone over USB.
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Sorry xda wouldn't let me post, reCaptcha wasn't working for some reason. Realized your link wasn't allowing me to reply lol
Anyways, Thanks a lot, that got me back up to stock and working, and I was able to reflash a custom rom (flashed to Rom slot 1, then backed up, and recovered into the stock slot). :good: