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[Q] Nexus 7 - Stuck in Boot Loop

Device Model: Google Nexus 7 16GB
ROM: PARANOIDANDROID 2.99 PIE3.1 (4.2.1)
Recovery: Clockworkmod Touch Recovery 6.0.1.9
I installed this ROM at the root of my SD card and wiped the dalvic cache. When I try to boot it, I'm stuck at the "X" boot screen. I've already reflashed my device 3 times and this bug is still there. I was just curious if anyone has seen this issue and if there were any workarounds?
I'm able to flash my device back to Stock but I really want to get this ROM working so a little help would be appreciated!!

wesc16 said:
Device Model: Google Nexus 7 16GB
ROM: PARANOIDANDROID 2.99 PIE3.1 (4.2.1)
Recovery: Clockworkmod Touch Recovery 6.0.1.9
I installed this ROM at the root of my SD card and wiped the dalvic cache. When I try to boot it, I'm stuck at the "X" boot screen. I've already reflashed my device 3 times and this bug is still there. I was just curious if anyone has seen this issue and if there were any workarounds?
I'm able to flash my device back to Stock but I really want to get this ROM working so a little help would be appreciated!!
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First of all, that's not a brick. Not at all. You need to read the installation instructions, which would have told you that wiping data is a must.

Re: [Q] PARANOIDANDROID 2.99 - Bricked Device
You don't need a workaround. About a million purple have installed PA. What ROM did you try and flash over and are you sure you had the right file for your android version?
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Dirty AOKP 3.2 & m-kernel+ a33

Re: [Q] PARANOIDANDROID 2.99 - Bricked Device
Not a brick. If you can flash something else it's not a brick.
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Before I flashed anything, I was using Stock 4.2.1 but once I started flashing ROMs, I've been stuck at a boot loop even though I've wiped the data and dalvik cache. I seriously can't figure out what's going on.
ROMS flashed: CM10, LiquidSmooth, ParanoidAndroid, MIUI, SmoothROM
Recovery Tools: CWM 6.0.1.9, TWRP 2.3.2.1 (I have tried both recovery tools for each ROM when performing installation)
Each time I've been stuck at the boot, I had to reflash the Stock Image to recover. After I flash the stock image, I would try to flash another ROM. It's not like I have any data on here either so wiping the data isn't really helping as suggested...
The steps that I've followed:
1. Unlock bootloader
2. Root Device
3. Flash ROM using either CWM or TWRP.
4. Wipe Data + Dalvik Cache
5. Reboot System.
Is there something wrong with the steps I'm using? I've been using the Nexus 7 Toolkit 4.0.0 to make things quicker but it seems like I should just use the adb shell and manually trace it step by step.

Nevermind, I figured it out. I did a factory reset before the flash and then wiped all the other stuff in order for my Nexus 7 to boot properly. Thanks for the feedback!

[Q] Nexus 4, rooted and attempted to install liquidsmooth (Cant access recovery mode)

Okay well i searched for a while on the forum and on google and could not find a answer to my problem. I recently got a new nexus 4 and decided to root it and put the rom liquidsmooth. Everything was working fine, i did the backups and the rooting went fine. I am using Team Win's recovery menu. So i preformed a factory reset as it said in the instructions to install LiquidSmooth, i have gapps and evrything downloaded and ready to flash but after flashing liquid smooth and Gaaps failing to flash i preformed another reset so i would not get stuck in a boot loop. i rebooted the phone and liquidsmooth was not installed, i then tried to boot the android menu and go to down to recovery mode but every time i go to it i get a nexus icon and a lock pad and its stuck and does not load.
I bought the nexus4 from the playstore last week, 16gb model and my carrier is wind mobile.

Try reflashing twrp
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryfile.img
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SmellsLikeFish said:
Okay well i searched for a while on the forum and on google and could not find a answer to my problem. I recently got a new nexus 4 and decided to root it and put the rom liquidsmooth. Everything was working fine, i did the backups and the rooting went fine. I am using Team Win's recovery menu. So i preformed a factory reset as it said in the instructions to install LiquidSmooth, i have gapps and evrything downloaded and ready to flash but after flashing liquid smooth and Gaaps failing to flash i preformed another reset so i would not get stuck in a boot loop. i rebooted the phone and liquidsmooth was not installed, i then tried to boot the android menu and go to down to recovery mode but every time i go to it i get a nexus icon and a lock pad and its stuck and does not load.
I bought the nexus4 from the playstore last week, 16gb model and my carrier is wind mobile.
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Sounds like you wiped the SD card. Did you format system or data??

Nexus 4 stuck on boot animation

Guys I know there are a ton of threads with this problem but no matter what I try, i'm still stuck on a boot loop.
So basically I had PA Rom 3.99 RC2 on my nexus and everything was fine. I then tried to flash PA AOSP kit kat build
but my phone would not boot so I went with a factory image occam 4.3 Phone booted and all was good. I was liking the
stock experience and then about 4 days later after a reboot, phone got stuck on the boot animation X. It would not get out of it
so I decided to flash PA Rom 3.99 rc2 again via ADB push zip. factory reset, installed the rom and gapps, wiped caches and thought i was good to go. Well the phone again would not get past the boot animation of PA.
i then decided to go with the Factory image occam 4.3 via fastboot and installed it and everything. Again stuck on the X. So then I tried PSX rom 4.3 again via adb push, did my factory reset and flashed the rom and gapps and superSu. Also got stuck on the boot animation. Left it for over 2 hours bootlooping and nothing.
Going crazy I went and fastboot the 4.2.2 JDQ39 img and downgraded bootloader, baseband. Installed it and again, stuck on the X animation. just hangs there.
Any help? i don't know what else to try, currently using my HD2 and it is sooo slow :cyclops:

Make sure to use latest cwm recovery. Avoid using twrp recovery. Use the toolkit and flash stock image. It will wipe everything in the phone but it will fix it.
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badboy47 said:
Make sure to use latest cwm recovery. Avoid using twrp recovery. Use the toolkit and flash stock image. It will wipe everything in the phone but it will fix it.
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Thanks for the suggestion but still nothing. Updated CWMR to 6.0.4.3 and tried the 4.3 stock image. Still hangs on bootup. android file transfer recognizes the device is plugged in via usb but just gives me the error "could not connect to device"
Oh man I don't know what's wrong with my nexus

bump bump

I'm having this same issue, and it happened just like you. I flashed CM 10.2 nightly 20131114 this morning and I tested it to make sure everything was working. I decided to reboot the phone, and after that I keep getting stuck at the boot animation no matter what I did. To no avail, I reflashed a working zip, restored a backup, restored another backup, flashed the 4.4 factory image (wiping the entire phone), the 4.3 factory image, and then I read that the 4.2 baseband can fix it, so I flashed the 4.2 factory image. That 4.2 image gets it to boot, but without baseband. Right now I'm trying different radios just to see if I can get service again. If it matters, I was running the hybrid 33/84 radio for T-Mobile's LTE when this happened. Very, very peculiar situation here. I've never had anything like this happen, and especially remain an issue after wiping the entire device. I'm hoping it's not a sudden hardware issue.

i jst flash factory image of 4.4 n nw my phone is stuck o the boot animation screen plz help

Hmmy 4444 said:
i jst flash factory image of 4.4 n nw my phone is stuck o the boot animation screen plz help
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just re-flash 4.2, it'll work. I've been doing that since Monday. but I want kitkat too!!

my device is stuck on the boot animation too. is there a way to reinstall the default 4.3 recovery and just rerun the update or something basic like that? my device was almost at stock before running the update. the only two things: twrp and rooted via recovery. so i thought everything will work fine and now there is no backup...

badboy47 said:
Avoid using twrp recovery.
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Why?

Just fastboot flash all the image files (boot.img,recovery.img....) from the factory image.

Nexus 4 Stuck at starting app when not on Stock

Short Story: My phone works fine when its stock 4.4.4 , no root. If i root it and flash a custom recovery using WUG it gets stuck on starting ups.
Long Story: I was running the latest version of PA, rebooted my phone because of a franco kernel update, and it got stuck on the bootscreen. Tried everything, couldnt get it to boot, so I finally flashed stock using WUG, it worked. I then rooted and flashed custom recovery, and it got stuck on starting apps. Flashed stock again and it worked, repeated the root, and it got stuck on starting apps.
Anybody know whats going on?

wasa67 said:
Short Story: My phone works fine when its stock 4.4.4 , no root. If i root it and flash a custom recovery using WUG it gets stuck on starting ups.
Long Story: I was running the latest version of PA, rebooted my phone because of a franco kernel update, and it got stuck on the bootscreen. Tried everything, couldnt get it to boot, so I finally flashed stock using WUG, it worked. I then rooted and flashed custom recovery, and it got stuck on starting apps. Flashed stock again and it worked, repeated the root, and it got stuck on starting apps.
Anybody know whats going on?
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You should do a CLEAN install, wipe dalvik / cache / System and Data, the last two ones are very important to wipe, otherwise you got stuck on boot.
It is best to flash your rom using recovery and forget the toolkit, just upload your rom on your N4, get to recovery => install => choose the rom, that's it.

blusydays said:
You should do a CLEAN install, wipe dalvik / cache / System and Data, the last two ones are very important to wipe, otherwise you got stuck on boot.
It is best to flash your rom using recovery and forget the toolkit, just upload your rom on your N4, get to recovery => install => choose the rom, that's it.
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I did all that before, and it still didn't work.

I think your problems are related to flashing the recovery, did you try to revert back the the old one ?

Nexus 4 won't boot any ROM!

My friend gave me his Nexus 4 to fix, for some unknown reason it does not boot. It earlier worked fine and was running Stock 5.1.
So I tried to fix it by loading the latest Factory Image from Google's website. I downloaded the latest build. extracted it, and followed the instructions given on their website. I was able to successfully install the OS by using the Flash-All script. The phone rebooted once the flashing process got over.
But the phone never booted, it got stuck on the circles flying around boot animation. I did the entire process again and waited for 45 minutes but it still did not boot. I went in the Stock Recovery and wiped the Cache and did a factory reset and still the same. I even tried locking and unlocking the bootloader again but still no result.
After doing all this I decided to install CyanogenMod 12.1 Snapshot, so I downloaded the latest version of TWRP and installed it. Booted into TWRP.
Wiped Dalvik, Cache, Data and System. Flashed the ROM, the ROM installed successfully. But now even CM12.1 won't boot!
How am I supposed to make this phone boot?
Please help me.
Thanks in Advanced.

Same problem
cyborgmanu said:
My friend gave me his Nexus 4 to fix, for some unknown reason it does not boot. It earlier worked fine and was running Stock 5.1.
So I tried to fix it by loading the latest Factory Image from Google's website. I downloaded the latest build. extracted it, and followed the instructions given on their website. I was able to successfully install the OS by using the Flash-All script. The phone rebooted once the flashing process got over.
But the phone never booted, it got stuck on the circles flying around boot animation. I did the entire process again and waited for 45 minutes but it still did not boot. I went in the Stock Recovery and wiped the Cache and did a factory reset and still the same. I even tried locking and unlocking the bootloader again but still no result.
After doing all this I decided to install CyanogenMod 12.1 Snapshot, so I downloaded the latest version of TWRP and installed it. Booted into TWRP.
Wiped Dalvik, Cache, Data and System. Flashed the ROM, the ROM installed successfully. But now even CM12.1 won't boot!
How am I supposed to make this phone boot?
Please help me.
Thanks in Advanced.
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I have the same problem, and I am trying to download factory 4.4.4 image.
guys help us plz.

mose_nd said:
I have the same problem, and I am trying to download factory 4.4.4 image.
guys help us plz.
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I also posted this is the Nexus 4 Community on Google Plus. I am going to try out what they said.
Here is the link:
https://plus.google.com/117172821556811787798/posts/dzVorg3JSUw

SOLVED!
mose_nd said:
I have the same problem, and I am trying to download factory 4.4.4 image.
guys help us plz.
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Hey I fixed it! It finally booted up.
You need to use the first Factory Image, that is, the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Factory Image.
Once you have flashed the image, the phone will boot up quickly - Mine booted in around 5 minutes I guess.
Here is the link - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-jdq39-factory-345dc199.tgz