I believe my problem is addressed in several threads, but I can't find any description of the issue that matches my exact problem. So I am struggling with which process to follow to fix my problem.
Background: I attempted to install TWRP recovery using ROM manager (perhaps my mistake?). The nook was already rooted and running stock ROM with Dallgrin kernel.
Result: When I boot without a SD card installed it gets to the Read Forever screen and then shuts down. When I boot from a CWM sd card (which I used for initial rooting) it shows the splash screen with the skull and crossbones, and then shuts down. I don't ever get into recovery.
I would appreciate it if anyone can point me to the right directions for repair or at least tell me what the appropriate terminology is for this problem (I don't believe it is a recovery boot loop). Thanks.
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I've spent a couple days trying, I've searched the forums and Google'd any issue I ran into, but I think I am just doing something wrong here. As a last resort, I'm making this thread to ask for your help.
I am having the hardest time getting my Nook Color (blue dot) to dual boot correctly. I can get it to boot into C7 just fine, but when I try booting to the stock Nook Color (alternate boot?) it just hangs at the screen with the logo and "alternate mode" in text.
I'm following this guide:
The Very Corrected CM7 & Stock 1.2 Dual Boot Guide
I have a CWM SD card with the corrected 1gig image with CWM 3.2.0.1.
I have the two new partition files to correct the blue dot changes on my Nook.
I have Cyanogen Nightly 138.
I have downloaded all the files that the guide mentioned.
I can root it successfully and get rooted Nook Color, and I can install C7 over it and have it run fine. Dual booting is a different story and is giving me a headache
In the guide, I have tried using the included u-boot file, which unfortunately didn't work. I have also tried with and without correcting the blue dot partition change.
I then reinstalled C7 to use the default boot method (the one with the menu) and I was able to get into C7. But holding the volume buttons to boot to stock causes the Nook to hang.
Am I doing something wrong? Any help will be really appreciated.
I recently attempted to flash the Virtuous S-Series ROM to my Nexus 7, and something went wrong. When I attempt to boot normally, I get the correct boot screen, followed by something that looks like light static interference, and then nothing. It won't respond in any way after that until I hold the power button for about 20-30 seconds to shut it off manually. If I attempt to boot into CWM Recover (Using Vol- + PWR) It freezes as soon as the CWM menu appears. I'm really not sure what else to try....it just doesn't seem to respond to anything I know how to do. I don't have a lot of experience with Android, mostly just messing around with custom ROMs every now and again. Any help is appreciated!
this toolkit will help you mate, everything you can find there, from rooting, installing CWM to re-installing the default stock image to escaping from bootloop to everything basically
Follow this to get it back to stock. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
It is not that hard at all and you will be glad you did.
You guys rock! I'll give it a try right away. =)
I've tried to find a way to use both solutions, but I can't get my tablet into recovery or the normal android interface, so there's no way for me to install the necessary drivers, as far as I can tell? What can I do to restore my device if I can't make it respond to anything?
I have an A500 that was originally purchased in Thailand. I contacted Acer Thailand and they provided me a recovery package to install. I put this on a FAT32 formatted Micro SD card and it installs, but when the tablet reboots itself it gets suck on the screen with the silver "android" logo.
I've gone also some of the advice in this thread as well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874345.
So far I've tried 3/4 recovery zips provided (41-124-01, 41-125-03, 41-203-01) with the same results. Rather than simply trying to load recovery ROMs at random hoping one magically fixes the problem, what I'd like to do what I would like to do is completely erase the flash on the device, and then try reloading the recovery ROM.
Is there a NON-acer recovery tool I can use to blow away everything that is on there now (and presumably, the corrupted bits?)
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I have an A500 that was originally purchased in Thailand. I contacted Acer Thailand and they provided me a recovery package to install. I put this on a FAT32 formatted Micro SD card and it installs, but when the tablet reboots itself it gets suck on the screen with the silver "android" logo.
I've gone also some of the advice in this thread as well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874345.
So far I've tried 3/4 recovery zips provided (41-124-01, 41-125-03, 41-203-01) with the same results. Rather than simply trying to load recovery ROMs at random hoping one magically fixes the problem, what I'd like to do what I would like to do is completely erase the flash on the device, and then try reloading the recovery ROM.
Is there a NON-acer recovery tool I can use to blow away everything that is on there now (and presumably, the corrupted bits?)
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I ended up getting it booting up into Jellybean. First I tried restoring as mentioned above with the SD card.
This next part, I believe is the key as the device revived after this step. I put it into a bootloader restore mode by powering on with volume down and flicking the screen lock switch once the device vibrated. After this, it continued with the tablet setup mode and booted into Jellybean.
First off ive read almost every thread on the a500 in the past few days, ive downloaded the tools,came across alot of dead links, tried to follow them and i just cant get it to come back to life...my head is spinning trying to understand all this... ill explain what i know and all i have done so far...any help would be greatly appreciated
this is my dads a500 i did update it ota to the latest version of android stock for it a few months ago. he uses it every day
he was using it playing a game, it froze up, he tried a reboot...now it wont go past acer screen
in recovery i get the dead android guy with red exclamation point over him, if i dont switch the screen lock it will try fast boot 00.03.12 ics bootloader from usb...with no result
tried to boot to recovery with the update.zip on a newly formatted fat32 1gig micro sd card....and nothing was i using the right zip?
"Acer_A500_7.014.01_041.203.01_COM_GEN1_1333444043393_2fe1ad59_decrypted"
in apx mode...apx flash tool will recognize it...but i never get anything on the tab screen confirming it is in apx mode...no boot loader or messages at all
Ive tried to install a bundle with apx flash from blackthunder...it went through the whole install process...but no result, i dont know if it was connected properly and everything the same.
my though is my bootloader is messed up... so i guess my question is how can i fix it if i cant connect correctly through apx mode or recovery mode... did i do something wrong? not install something i should have?
i downloaded a500 manager and apx flash, ics root, sbcalc, babsector,
any help with be greatly appreciated
thanks Jim
Hi,
I couldn't figure out where to ask this query since I couldn't find anything regarding my phone. I own a Lava_R1s with StarOS V3.3 with Android Version 6.0. This is a phone available specifically in the U.A.E market since its made without camera and GPS so that it can be used in the oil field.
I tried to root the phone and now its soft bricked. I can enter fastboot mode and recovery mode (TWRP) but every time i try to switch on the phone it keeps going into a loop of the "Lava Powered by android" and switches off and then continues to keep doing that.
Here is what i did.
1. I used fastboot to unlock the OEM.
2. Then I flashed TWRP as recovery for the mobile.
3. After that i installed SuperSU zip file.
After all these steps my phone refuses to start up. It just comes to the LAVA powered by android screen and stays on that screen till i press the power button.
Further more I tried flashing the boot and system with Stock ROM files downloaded from needrom.com. That hasn't helped. In fact the looping of the initial screen started after flashing boot and system files (I used img files for Lava R1 Lite since those where the only ones i could find).
Would be really grateful if anyone could provide me a solution for this issue.
Another thing is that a lot of my colleagues have the same phone, so if there is anyway to extract the rom from their phone and install on mine without actually rooting their device it would also work for me i guess.
Renojjv
Renojjv said:
Hi,
I couldn't figure out where to ask this query since I couldn't find anything regarding my phone. I own a Lava_R1s with StarOS V3.3 with Android Version 6.0. This is a phone available specifically in the U.A.E market since its made without camera and GPS so that it can be used in the oil field.
I tried to root the phone and now its soft bricked. I can enter fastboot mode and recovery mode (TWRP) but every time i try to switch on the phone it keeps going into a loop of the "Lava Powered by android" and switches off and then continues to keep doing that.
Here is what i did.
1. I used fastboot to unlock the OEM.
2. Then I flashed TWRP as recovery for the mobile.
3. After that i installed SuperSU zip file.
After all these steps my phone refuses to start up. It just comes to the LAVA powered by android screen and stays on that screen till i press the power button.
Further more I tried flashing the boot and system with Stock ROM files downloaded from needrom.com. That hasn't helped. In fact the looping of the initial screen started after flashing boot and system files (I used img files for Lava R1 Lite since those where the only ones i could find).
Would be really grateful if anyone could provide me a solution for this issue.
Another thing is that a lot of my colleagues have the same phone, so if there is anyway to extract the rom from their phone and install on mine without actually rooting their device it would also work for me i guess.
Renojjv
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Check my reply in this post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/softbricked-lava-r1s-please-help-t3730982