My issue is this -- my phone will be running fine for days, even weeks, and will then spontaneously reboot. The phone will then get stuck on the Android "Starting Applications" step and never get any further. I've attempted to wipe cache and Dalvik, and even gone so far as to re-flash the ROM I happen to be running at the time.
This has happened to me at least a half dozen times, and it's starting to frustrate me. I've had this issue with at least 4 different ROMS, including CM 10.1, PA, AOKP, and at least one mixed feature ROM. The only solution I've found at this point is to do a factory reset and system wipe and start from scratch.
Any suggestions on what I might try next time? I'm really at a loss.
dont wipe or clear data after you flash a rom. flash rom and if it installs correctly then clear the cache and thats it. then let it reboot
i used to get stuck in that same screen, but thats because i was clearing data after i had flashed a rom. hopefully that helps
Had this issue. Do a stock flash with the toolkit
Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.67 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
go to recovery, do a factory data reset.
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Whenever i flash a new ROM, my phone keeps rebooting. Any ideas?
Thanks
At what point does it reboot?
Sent via the Sprint HTC EVO
Try clearing your cache, data, etc. and yank the battery, wait 30 seconds, put it back in.
What ROMs and kernels have you tried?
Constant reboot happens when exiting recovery mode after flashing a new ROM.
I have tried several ROMS. Only one that works is fresh ROMS.
What method is the best way to ensure cache is deleted?
through your recovery. you should always wipe before you flash
data/cache/dalvik all three options
Yo, I'm having the same problems.
Sent from my EVOo
Constant reboot fixed by factory reset for me.
Sent from my PC36100
Will give the Factory Reset a try.
Thanks
Just tried it. Didn't work.
Clear ALL cache and data from your recovery: Dalvik cache, /data, and regular cache. Also try removing your SD card (worth a shot).
Did Factory Reset
Rebooted
Flashed Damage Control ROM
Rebooting over and over...
im not rooted at all and this same thing is happening to me itll get up to the 4g sign then reboot again.. have to wait until thursday to get my replacement ughhhhhhhh =(
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Did Factory Reset
Rebooted
Flashed Damage Control ROM
Rebooting over and over...
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This just happened to me also. Did you also root with the Unrevoked Evo 2 app? That's that I did, and it's the only thing I think might be causing the problem.
So like the title says, I SBF'd my phone yesterday to start from scratch, and now the damn thing is boot looping. I was running LB .5 on .595, and flashed the VRZ_MB810_2.3.34_1FF_01.sbf file using RDLite 4.8 (same thing I've done before, just not while on GB).
I've tried SBF'ing it a few more times, and I've let it sit, trying to boot, for 20+ minutes. The SBF seems to go through successfully. The result says PASS, so then I reboot the phone, and then boot loop.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Well, nevermind...instead of doing those multiple SBF's, I should have just looked around. Found this on droidxforums.com, and it's going through the activation now.
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-rescue-squad/14548-bootloop-after-flashing-sbf-file.html
You always need to wipe data and cache a few times before SBF'ing or installing any new ROM from scratch. Only with incremental upgrades to existing ROMs where the ROM chef says you don't have to wipe, can you avoid doing so.
Well, I didn't think I needed to specify, but yes, I wiped data/cache/dalvik when I flashed the ROM. So I don't really know why I then had to boot into stock recovery and do it again.
How many times did you wipe them? It doesn't work like deleting regular files on a computer, you need to clear them at least 3 times each. I don't know the details as to why, but never clear data/cache fewer than 3x. I do 5x.
weird.... mine usually works and on the pc just stops on 99% eventhough it's done and working. And once it bootlooped after installing a custom ropm and coudn't access both clockwork or original recovery so sometimes it may work, sometimes it may not work.
So ive had my n7 for a while and had over 10 different roms that i went through before landing on cookies and cream for 4.1.2 and cyanogenmod for 4.2.1
Well heres the problem. i was getting pissed off at all of the bugs and random reboots and incompatabilities so i fully wiped the device, minus bootloader, and flashed stock 4.1.2, it booted great
heres where it went wrong... i tried flashing cyanogenmod 10 via twrp, letting it use its stock kernel and even trying a different cm compatible kernel after booting failed.
when that didnt work i went back to stock, downloaded cookies and cream, wiped the rom, cache and dalvik cache. still bootloops
so i was like F**k it, and installed stock 4.2.1, booted fine.
tried again with the 2 latest cyanogenmod nightlies, which i know worked fine from before
still just bootloops with no idea how to fix it.
just to be clear, stock works, custom WILL NOT
bump guys, im kinda up **** creek without a paddle, emphasis on the kinda part
I have a similar problem(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2073977). Pretty much the only way I can get a ROM to stick is if I wipe /data as well. Not sure what's causing this, but I'm working on it. I think it could have something to do with the way that android stores some of it's /system data in /data at times
What's worked for me to flash a ROM other than stock, is to wipe the entire thing, and then use adb sideload to load the ROM.
Hey bro, i saw your thread before, by data, do you mean internal storage or just the system rom itself, because i wiped everything but the bootloader and started from scratch
I'm just talking about /data. An hour ago I noticed that as long as I use the Factory Reset option in TWRP, it will wipe it, and not touch the stuff on the sdcard(it could be just me though, my Nexus seems to be kinda weird). Then I wipe system, and flash whatever I need to.
Alright, one problem though, doing a factory reset deletes everything on the sdcard then when i try to use fastboot to flash cyanogenmod in a zip format it says stuff like android-product-info.txt is missing and whatnot, what do you do?
edit, dont read the part about wiping storage, i had a idiot moment there, ill give it a shot
Hi!
I recently updated my ROM to the Paranoid Android 3.98, I did a full wipe, flashed the ROM, latest Gapps (with TWRP) and ever since the tablet has been become really laggy on opening apps or doing anything. I realised something was wrong straight after I booted it up by how long it was taking to connect to the WIFI etc.
Anyway, its hanging a lot on the unlock screen and sometimes I get a "Process System is not Responding" prompt. I've tried going back into recovery and clearing the caches/data again and its still hanging. Ive also tried using CWM recovery to wipe the tablet, flash the ROM/Gapps etc and its still really slow. Lastly, I just tried a factory reset from the settings menu and again, its still the same!
Any ideas on whats up with it and how to sort it out? I was thinking about unrooting it back to stock although I think the problem will still probably happen. I came from the PA 3.95 build and did a clean flash.
Cheers!
Chris
I think I have fixed it by following a post by Chasmodo on how to do a super-clean install.
1) I booted into recovery.
2) Did the three wipes (Data, Cache, Dalvik) several times over.
3) Went to Mount & Storage and formatted both system & cache*.
4) Flashed PA 3.98 & latest PA-Gapps.
5) Wiped both caches again and rebooted.
As soon as connecting WIFI, signing into Google I could tell it was running a lot faster again and now the lag on the unlock screen & opening apps seems to have stopped, also haven't had the "System Process isn't Responding since."
*Chasmodos version of the super-clean install didn't say to format the cache as well although I had tried just formatting the system and it didn't fix the issue. So I thought I'd try the same process with a cache format as well and now all issues seem to have been rectified.
Cheers
Chris
I've got Cyanogen 11.2 Nightlies and I've been having issues with various apps, etc. So I keep updating the nightlies and what winds up happening is that it will get stuck on the Samsung screen with the unlocked padlock pretty much forever. In order for me to get around this I have to factory reset and re-install the latest nightly and GAPPs.
What are my options here? Am I missing something that I need to do?
Please let me know if you need anymore information to better assist me.
Regards,
inxile.
assume you are on an i337 att
first thing i would do is a fresh flash--too many dirty flashes can give issues--what recovery are you on?
if twrp, and I prefer 2.5.0.2, go thru advanced wipe and manually wipe system/data/caches 3x. don't do any resets/formats.
when you first boot into rom let it settle then reboot then set up phone
on the apps you can go into recovery and wipe caches and fix permissions
if still no luck, try backing up to pc and then reformatting internal card