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Not a single other rom flashes succesfully

Hi Guru's ,
Sounding verry n00bish yes but halp needed
my HTC TYTN II had no secrets anymore for me so it was time to upgrade
I read up on kernels flashing etc and then descided to get on it
got Odin , insecure kernel (CF-Root 4.0.0.2) , and a rom (was villain 3.0)
did it all correct , kernel ok , yellow triangle and original os booted up ok
CWM , clear all and reset etc , install zip , succesfully and reboot
sticks in reboot , endless yellow triangle ...
oh wel , np , i'll redo it from original
all steps ok untill other rom , bam , stuck in boot
crap , so , again
I now descided to go for the CM 7.1 that was just launched "stable"
Other CWM and kernel from their Wiki , gives me a insecure boot (triangle) to original and ok
into CWM (4.0.1.5) , all steps again , install zip from sd card , no zip (while its on for sure !)
formatted all known formats and put zip on , doesn't see it
was pissed like **** then and re-done it serveral times , no go
tried , from stock again and again to get it working
and found the intermediate problem , CWM 4.0.1.5 !
did the >CF rooot 4.0.0.2 etc and found the zip on card that 4.0.1.5 didn't never see (wtf ?)
tried CM 7.1 then , succesfully ... reboot , nope stays booting yellow triangle
tried 2 other rom's then and a nightly CM 7.1 with the CF-root also , no show
what am I doing wrong , does anyone recognise this ?
and maybe this post is better to be in Q&A I now think

Welcome to the S2 community
So, CM 7.1 sitting on yellow triangle happened to me too, be sure to:
from clockworkmod recovery:
Wipe data/cache (factory reset)
Wipe cache
advanced -> wipe dalvik cache
mount & Storage -> format system
Then flash cm 7.1 again.
If it still sit down on yellow triangle, redo all the above, yes also the flashing (for the 2nd time in a row, i know) , and usually it will finally reboot in a working CM 7.1
Let me know if this helped or not
And yes, better in Q&A

Thx for the welcome
Let me go and redo this exactly as you said right now

a3ke said:
Let me go and redo this exactly as you said right now
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dont forget to nandroid backup your working configuration before all
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rembrandtlnx said:
dont forget to nandroid backup your working configuration before all
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I've been switching between stock rom to CM7 etc. for a while now, and it seems like I always have to flash the CM7 twice for it to work

bruflot said:
I've been switching between stock rom to CM7 etc. for a while now, and it seems like I always have to flash the CM7 twice for it to work
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yes, As For my above instructions, seems for some reason 2x flash in a row are needed. But from when i format system, it works in a single flash
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Yup, definitely need to flash the CM7 package twice in a row. My trick is to flash it once, then reboot into CWM again and flash the package again! Hope it all goes well for you.

I can happely confirm doing it all twice exactly in a row does the trick
Cm 7.1 (nightly 82) running smoothly
Can anyone confirm my idea on following :
when I start configuring contacts mailsettings etc and save then
Then do a nandroid backup (via cwm the same ???)
And I put a new rom or newer version of rom on it
If I restore , does it restore everything as a "mirror" or just the settings i made
If everything , is there a program that does what I mentioned (just the personal settings mailsettings ed ?

If you backup your ROM using CWM Nandroid recovery (booted using the volume up + home + power button combo), you will have a mirror image of everything on your phone right now. A Titanium Backup is useful if you were to transfer your user apps from one ROM to another after a full wipe; wise to do a full wipe moving from a different ROM to another.
You can restore your CWM Nandroid backup in case anything happens.
Another point I would like to add is if you are updating from an earlier version of CM7, you can just flash the upate package without any wipe. You will not loose data in the process.
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[Q] Cannot update to ics after rooting.

I rooted my motorola defy using SuperOneClick. It said rooted successfully and I got a superuser app in my menu too. Now, I downloaded ics 4.0.4 firmware package and latest google apps and unzipped it to my sdcard. When I turned off my phone and then switched it on again by pressing poweron+volumedown key, an android icon with an exclamation mark came denying me root access. Please tell me what to do now.

You got it all wrong .
1) You never unzip the rom or gapps
2) Android exclamation mark isn't denying root access, it's just stock recovery, which you can access be pressing both the volume keys together.(but you don't need to do that)
3)After you root your phone ,install defy 2nd init(you can search it in the forum)
,which will install clockworkmod recovery on your phone.
4)flash the rom and gapps through that recovery(press vol down when led turns blue on restart to access recovery)
you can search for detailed threads in the forum.

Okay, I did what you asked me to, installed 2nd init. Did everything. Place the zip file in sd card. Pressed volum down when led turned blue. Unzipped the ics package. Done.
Now, when I rebooted my phone, I got a blue animation saying cynogenmod 9 and that animation is now going on forever. It is not rebooting my phone.

Put out the battery, put it back, start your phone, ready!!
If not, make a factoryreset in the custom-rom-section under stable or latest and reboot.

Okay. You ARE a noob! Sorry, but this really is funny! The op seriously has NO clue what he is up to! My advice: stay away from custom roms until you know what its all about. READ the guides!
Unzipping the rom and flashing it through stock recovery?? Are you trolling??
sent from my Defy+

Hahaha.
Ok when the light goes blue press vol -
1: Go to custom recovery,
2: Wipe data/cache
3: Go to advance
And wipe delvik and battery stats,
4: install update from sd card pick your rom your flashing,
5: Install update from sdcard again pick the kernal you want to flash ie cm9 kernal
6: install update from sdcard chose your gapps you want and flash it.
Do step 1 2 and 3 again then reboot your phone.
You scroll with volume buttons and pick with power button.
If you get stuck just search.
Hope this helped.
defy cm7

okayiamnoob said:
Okay, I did what you asked me to, installed 2nd init. Did everything. Place the zip file in sd card. Pressed volum down when led turned blue. Unzipped the ics package. Done.
Now, when I rebooted my phone, I got a blue animation saying cynogenmod 9 and that animation is now going on forever. It is not rebooting my phone.
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before posting for help, you should read all the posts and get some information about flashing roms..
and, to solve your problem, you should enter to the recovery (volume down on blue led) and wipe data, wipe cache partition and go to advanced -> wipe dalvik cache.. then your phone should start without any problem

Dont have stable recovery or restore. Seems ruined recovery partition. Help!

I read this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768702
and I was eager to try to have Android 4.1 on Defy. Amazing that this guys put it on the defy.
I read the FAQ where it says;
Your phone has to be roooted.
► If this is the first time that you install custom rom (if you have stock froyo) you'll have to do some other things before this procedure. Please search the forum.
► Download all the files that you need and put them on the sdcard.
► Charge your phone until you have 80-100% battery.
► Make a backup of your apps and a nandroid backup of your rom (everything you have on your phone will be deleted).
It was rooted I have stock froyo, it doesnt say what to do before the procedure. I Imagine that it means that I need a Kernel for 2.3 or above.
I made a backup of apps with Titanium and I installed System recovery apk ( defy-recovery-1218-0326). I think this is Clockworkmod recovery... but not really sure, very nooby.I reboot the phone and back it up.
then I re read the part that says that i have other things before installing 4.1, so I decided to download CM9 kernel and sndinitdefy2.0 apk. I run the apk. After it booted in development mode i change the 2nd init with the recovery menu. then reboot again.
After that the screen only showed the Motorola Logo with a black screen.
I screwed up. So I decided to install RSD lite 5.6 to flash the original Froyo rom again to see if it works.
It did, I flashed it back, then I installed all over again, but when trying to install defy-recovery 1218 it fails.
so I looked for sndinitdefy and found the 2.3 version which i installed.
So now, I have stock froyo working again and sndinitdefy 2.3 installed, but dont know if its ok.
When I boot in developer mode, the screen says:
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Android System recovery 3e
Android system recovery utility (which is unreachable with the volume keys.)
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
and then at the botom
e: cant open /cache/recovery/command
e: cant open/cache/recovery/caller.
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So, I cant even recovery my aplication data because its not on the recovery menu.
Also in the FAQ it says go stable recovery. I dont know how to do that or what to install or to do.
1) Go to Stable Recovery.
2) Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and go to advanced ► Wipe dalvik.
3) Go to Install zip from sdcard ► Choose zip from sd card.
4) Flash CM9 Kernel (JUST FOR DEFY RED LENS USERS).
5) Flash CM10-2012xxxx-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip.
6) Flash Gapps and Battery fix for red lens.
7) Wipe Cache and Dalvik again (recommended).
8) Restart.
2- it doesnt have advanced to wipe dalvik.
3-I have defy but red lens. it says to flash cm9 kernel, i imagine that i have to do it from install zip from sdcard and have the file on the phones root.
Anyway, my recovery screen is not ok and im not sure what to do. Can anybody help!?
narrowing the stuff.
I have Android 2.2 and a red lens defy with a faulty recovery menu sndinitdefy 2.3 and i want to install Android 4.1. Also I want to be able to go back if there is any trouble. please let me know how to go forward from here.
Also it would be great if I have the backup/restore menu in the recovery so I can restore my apps, but dont know how to do that.
Or maybe I should flash the CM9 kernel with RDS lite as i did with 2.2... but then again, i dont know if that is a fixed SBF or what, i dont want to screw my phone...
Thanks!
Ok, problem solved! I had to wait for the blue led to enter sndinitdefy2.3. I was entering elsewhere, To the Normal recovery I think.
installed from Custom Recovery instead of Stable Recovery. Stable Recovery was not available,but it worked perfectly for me, now running Android 4.1 and its AWESOME.

[Q] [Question] How to upgrade from CM10 Nightly Build to 2nd boot build?

Hello.
I have installed the Defy Red Len CM10 Nightly Build.
I know there is a 2nd boot nightly build which provided a better solution than the non 2nd boot build
Can anyone provide a step guideline to upgrade / flash installation to the 2nd boot nightly build?
Thanks a lot

reaperhk said:
Hello.
I have installed the Defy Red Len CM10 Nightly Build.
I know there is a 2nd boot nightly build which provided a better solution than the non 2nd boot build
Can anyone provide a step guideline to upgrade / flash installation to the 2nd boot nightly build?
Thanks a lot
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Here you go
if upgrading from previous CM10 builds:
1) Wipe Cache and Dalvik.
2)Flash Rom
3)Flash Gapps
4)Wipe Cache and Dalvik again & Reboot
and if coming from different builds(like CM7,CM9 etc)
1)Wipe Data, Cache and Dalvik
2)Flash Rom
3)Flash Gapps
4)Wipe Cache and Dalvik again & Reboot
Hope this helps you and ALWAYS MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING NEW ROM.

Thanks a lot. It works
Do you know how to the url for the Check update repo for 2nd boot build?

if you have CM10 from 24.09. and want jump to new kernel by Quarx you don't have to flash gapps ,in the other side yes you have to ,i recommended minimal gapps

yep¡ whit out gapss, for me works like a charm... the new build is 21.10
flashing........
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Defy MB525 green lense
NeoAven said:
yep¡ whit out gapss, for me works like a charm... the new build is 21.10
flashing........
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Does anyone know whether this build works on a MB525 with green lense as well, and can confirm that this is one build for 525 green and red lenses as well as for MB526 ?
Greetz.

I own a MB525, red lens, and I am using CM10 by Quarx (Sep 12th). So I just have to:
1) Wipe Cache and Dalvik.
2)Flash Rom
3)Flash Gapps
4)Wipe Cache and Dalvik again & Reboot
And, in today's release, then the update?
What about the kernel? Which one, and when? Thanks
EDIT: Oh, is it incluided in the ROM file now? Sorry, I don't quite understand what the differences are between classic CM10 nightlies and CM10 2ndboot nightlies (I know something about the custom kernel, but haven't found much information exclusively about it).

Please ask all questions in the Q&A section. Thread moved there.

I just followed these steps and now can't boot. I am able to enter the boot menu, but custom recovery just brings me back to the main menu, stable recovery does the same thing and stock recovery brings me to an android with a exclamation point in a triangle.
In fact anything I tap just brings me back to the main menu except boot and reboot.
Any ideas?

so the usual wipe and flash rom works even for earlier cm10 builds? i thought there was more than that (to install new custom rom.. flash some other files as well etc).. just making sure..
can u tell me the advantages? faster? more battery life? ........

General rulez to upgrade from CM10 24.09. to new qkernel :
1. Wipe's all data/cache/dalvik
2. install zip the newest/upgrede v4 from 27.10.
3. install gapps (all or minimal ) (the same gapps as 24.09. version)
4. do wipe's but only cache and dalvik
5. reboot
it's all enjoy

Question:
Whats the difference between 2nd boot builds and "non"2nd boot builds?

the new kernel gives as new possibility ,i can tell you technical staff ,but i use ROM before and after and i think that 2nd boot is faster and more stabile

Hi.
I'd like to upgrade to upgrade my Motorola Defy+ MB526 from Quarx CM10 24-09 (non-2ndboot) to 27.10 (2ndboot), but I'm not really sure of the steps. So I have to:
Open Stable Recovery
Wipe Cache, Dalvik and Data
Install zip from sdcard - 18.10 2ndboot build for MB526
Install zip from sdcard - update_for_18.10_v4.zip
Install zip from sdcard - gapps
Reboot
Is that right?
EDIT: Worked, done the following:
- Start Stable Recovery (of last Quarx non-2ndboot ROM)
- Backup all (Nandroid)
- Wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache
- wipe dalvik cache
- install zip from sdcard -> 2ndboot ROM>100MB.zip
- install zip from sdcard -> update_for_xxxx_vx.zip
- install zip from sdcard -> GAPPS (I used PicoTTS (all))
- wipe cache
- wipe dalvik cache
- exit recovery
- shutdown
- Start Bootmenu
- shutdown
- Power on
- After first boot it rebooted but then it booted 2ndboot ROM perfectly.

Why is it that it should be shut down and restarted twice? Any particular reason?

Conzo427 said:
I just followed these steps and now can't boot. I am able to enter the boot menu, but custom recovery just brings me back to the main menu, stable recovery does the same thing and stock recovery brings me to an android with a exclamation point in a triangle.
In fact anything I tap just brings me back to the main menu except boot and reboot.
Any ideas?
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same problem here...........

prashant_ch said:
same problem here...........
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do this:
goto recovery,
choose stable recovery>wipe data>wipe cache>advanced>wipe dalvik
than flash http://quarx2k.ru/cm10-2ndboot-nightly-defy(+)/CM10-20121018-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip
wipe cache and dalvik again
now flash http://quarx2k.ru/cm10-2ndboot-nightly-defy(+)/update_for_18.10_v4.zip
wipe cache and dalvik again.
and reboot
it should boot normaly,if not,than remove battery,and reinsert it after 10 mins,
first boot will take a little time,so dont worry.
if it boots perfectly than u can go into the recovery again and install gapps :good:

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I normally updated CM9 to CM10 i dont wiped the data just cashes and then i updated to 2ndboot , Its like you instal a new rom from any kind , just you dont wipe the data . This worked for me.... I dont know it that will work for you , I have a defy + mb526 , hope it will work for you . But dont broke your phone .

defyus3r said:
Why is it that it should be shut down and restarted twice? Any particular reason?
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its not necessary
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battlepower said:
I normally updated CM9 to CM10 i dont wiped the data just cashes and then i updated to 2ndboot , Its like you instal a new rom from any kind , just you dont wipe the data . This worked for me.... I dont know it that will work for you , I have a defy + mb526 , hope it will work for you . But dont broke your phone .
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DEFY cant be broken merely by flashing rom :fingers-crossed:

About the updates for 18/10, i need to flash zip or apply update?

Can't go back to stock rom

I've recently updated my phone to the unofficial CM 13 , and now that the official android 6.0 for my phone is released I wanted to update to it. The problem is that the official way of updating is holding both volume buttons and power button while phone is turned off, but that takes me to the recovery of the installed CM13. I tried flashing the stock recovery, and the furthest i got was that the installation began , but got stuck at 0 %.
Note that when I tried installing CM13 , there was a problem with the package identifying my device, so i searched and found out that i can skip the device check, once i did that i could install CM13, but when i go to about phone in settings , i find that device type is unkown.

Install the custom CWM recovery then wipe davlik cache, power off phone and then try to flash stock ROM

kamilb365 said:
Install the custom CWM recovery then wipe davlik cache, power off phone and then try to flash stock ROM
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How can I flash the stock rom with CWM , because I believe it's only flashable with the stock recovery , and I tried flashing it with the stock recovery but it didn't work .

You dont need the stock recovery. Just boot into CWM or TWRP and wipe cache & davlik cache.
Then power off the phone. When its off hold the power button and the + and - buttons.
When the Huawei Ascend logo shows up let go of the power button and keep holding the + and - buttons until the installation screen shows up.
Take off the case off the phone if you have any.

kamilb365 said:
You dont need the stock recovery. Just boot into CWM or TWRP and wipe cache & davlik cache.
Then power off the phone. When its off hold the power button and the + and - buttons.
When the Huawei Ascend logo shows up let go of the power button and keep holding the + and - buttons until the installation screen shows up.
Take off the case off the phone if you have any.
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Whenever I try to do that it gives me an error, the error doesn't even stay enough time to be read.

Just to add that you should have an apdate.app file in folder called dload on external SD card for you to be able to flash it back to stock if you have done that already not sure ??

Sparko612 said:
Just to add that you should have an apdate.app file in folder called dload on external SD card for you to be able to flash it back to stock if you have done that already not sure ??
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yeah , its not my first time flashing a rom

You might as well update to CM14.1 if you can't go back to EMUI lol
Or the version you're trying to flash is not compatible with your device?

I have same problem. I have Kitkat in the phone. I install TWRP recovery.. I want oficial Lolipopstock rom. Update via mobile menu - manualy localy update - dlan folder - inside Dload is LOLIPOP stock rom, mobile reset and go to the TWRP recovery.. again again.. Dalvik chache and chache has been deleted, but still same problem. I cant upgrade my phone to the stock rom Lolipom via Local upodate
EDIT: I must deleted all.. ceche, dalvik chache, system.. all without sd card, there was dload folder with update with kitkat stock rom.. I turned my phone off then I holded power buton vol + and -. Instalation complete

Any solution? I also have cwm Cnmode 12.1 rom and want to be able to flash stock rom 6.0. problem is I dont know how to get to stock recovery.. .. SWM recovery does not recognize .app extension for flashing and stock rom is in .app extension please help. G7 L03
Thank you

Some one please help
I have installed CWM recovery and Can not go back to stock rom, I want to go back to stock rom and maybe update to Marshmallow 6. Phone is unlocked..
Can someone give me hint how to do it? trough CWM I cant flash stock .APP only Zip but stock is in APP format

Maspindzeli said:
I have installed CWM recovery and Can not go back to stock rom, I want to go back to stock rom and maybe update to Marshmallow 6. Phone is unlocked..
Can someone give me hint how to do it? trough CWM I cant flash stock .APP only Zip but stock is in APP format
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Put the Update.app in a dload folder and turn off the phone.
Then hold power and the + and - buttons until installation begins.

kamilb365 said:
Put the Update.app in a dload folder and turn off the phone.
Then hold power and the + and - buttons until installation begins.
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I have custom recovery, I need to get back to stock recovery to do that... Custom recovery does not see update.app ... Please help . Custom recovery is looking for Zip file and cant see .app file at all...

Maspindzeli said:
I have custom recovery, I need to get back to stock recovery to do that... Custom recovery does not see update.app ... Please help . Custom recovery is looking for Zip file and cant see .app file at all...
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You do not need stock recovery......
Just do what I told you in the previous post.

kamilb365 said:
You do not need stock recovery......
Just do what I told you in the previous post.
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I have done it and tried many times ... screen takes me to custom recovery every time I do that.. I do that and I get to custom recovery and thats it... nu update... I have copied update app to dload folder and have tried like 15 times... I get to stock recovery (( it does not update

Maspindzeli said:
I have done it and tried many times ... screen takes me to custom recovery every time I do that
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What recovery you using?