Hi, I'm just another android semi-noob who made a silly mistake, and has now spent the whole day in the library researching my problem, as I don't have internet at my new flat yet.
Here's what happened, as concisely as possible:
I have a Nexus 4, on 4.2.2, running a version of PA 3+, with Franco Kernel. I felt like another PA nightly update, after having not updated for a couple of weeks, so I chose the latest one, which was PA 3.92. Did the usual - recovery, install rom, install gapps, install kernel, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache.
Then, the phone wouldn't boot, was stuck on the Google logo. I went to bed. Today, I realised (although I could still be wrong) that the 3.92 PA update was for Jelly Bean 4.3. Is this even correct? Well, assuming it was, I managed to connect phone to my mac, go into terminal, use adb-mac, which I had downloaded months ago when I first rooted, and send the PA 3.69 zip to the phone. Installed that, then gapps then kernel, wiped cache and dalvik cache, and rebooted. I've now done this a few times and each time, I get stuck at the Paranoid Android boot logo.
Most of the other threads I see suggest wiping data. I really don't want to wipe my data, is there a solution?
If I do, really, have to wipe my data to get any further, how would I go about backing EVERYTHING up beforehand, given that I only have access to fastboot and recovery? Would I need to follow this tutorial (which doesn't backup SMS...) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351 ? Also, when I've backed up, how exactly do I go about wiping data and then getting back to exactly where I was before all of this?
Was I correct in thinking that PA 3.92 is only for JB 4.3 and that PA 3.69 is for 4.2.2? Was I correct in thinking that this is why my phone got stuck?
Please, please help me, it will be much appreciated, my laptop is almost out of battery now so I'm going home, then coming back to the library in an hour as I haven't eaten all day
Depressed noob.
Flash PA again but do not flash the kernel. looks like PA is using jss build and maybe the kernel you are flashing is using jwr build.
PA is having some problems now with root, i suggest you to stay in 4.2.2 or use another 4.3 rom.
Did you flash the Android 4.3 baseband and radio?
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leandronb said:
Flash PA again but do not flash the kernel. looks like PA is using jss build and maybe the kernel you are flashing is using jwr build.
PA is having some problems now with root, i suggest you to stay in 4.2.2 or use another 4.3 rom.
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Yeah, I do intend to say in 4.2.2, do you think I should try an older PA? I think 3.69 is for 4.2.2, which is the one I've flashed, several times. OK, I'll try flashing the rom, then gapps but not Franco Kernel as you suggest, but I think I may have tried that already and it didn't work.
andyabc said:
Did you flash the Android 4.3 baseband and radio?
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No, I don't even know what radio is, all I did was try to flash the PA 3.92 update zip, on it's own (plus gapps and franco kernel)
Yep, you have to wipe data since you're switching between Android versions.
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Nigeldg said:
Yep, you have to wipe data since you're switching between Android versions.
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But I only installed the PA rom corresponding to JB 4.3, I never updated to stock 4.3 or anything beforehand, it was just a mistaken update to PA 3.92 which I think is for JB 4.3 only. Anyway I think I'm clutching at straws here, so if I do have to wipe, 1) how can I make the fullest backup possible of everything on my phone and, 2) how do I go about wiping and finally, 3) after I wipe, what exactly do I do??
Thanks so much to you three for taking an interest in my problem so far!
12ian34 said:
But I only installed the PA rom corresponding to JB 4.3, I never updated to stock 4.3 or anything beforehand, it was just a mistaken update to PA 3.92 which I think is for JB 4.3 only. Anyway I think I'm clutching at straws here, so if I do have to wipe, 1) how can I make the fullest backup possible of everything on my phone and, 2) how do I go about wiping and finally, 3) after I wipe, what exactly do I do??
Thanks so much to you three for taking an interest in my problem so far!
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I had exactly the same issue you had at first boot, it remained at Google logo forever when i first flashed PA 3.92. This issue came because i was flashing PA 3.02 with Franco nightly 165, franco nightly 165 is for 4.2.2m and if you were in 4.2.2 then you will never know new releases as that one was the last 4.2.2 kernel. I suggest you flash PA 3.92 + gapps from 0802, without Franco, it will boot fine. Also, as explained in big letters in PA download, first step is to download radio and bootloader for the update, i did not have to wipe my memory for the upgrade.
I don't recommend downloading Franco 175 for 4.3, as it has conflicting issues with PA, so use PA with the stock kernel and you should be good meanwhile this gets solved.
12ian34 said:
Yeah, I do intend to say in 4.2.2, do you think I should try an older PA? I think 3.69 is for 4.2.2, which is the one I've flashed, several times. OK, I'll try flashing the rom, then gapps but not Franco Kernel as you suggest, but I think I may have tried that already and it didn't work.
No, I don't even know what radio is, all I did was try to flash the PA 3.92 update zip, on it's own (plus gapps and franco kernel)
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Go here and flash the baseband and radio and flash it before flashing the rom and make sure it is wiped clean: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147194
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andyabc said:
Go here and flash the baseband and radio and flash it before flashing the rom and make sure it is wiped clean: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147194
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But how do I go about backing it up before I wipe it give that I can only access fastboot and recovery (CWM) ?!?!
OK, I've found a way to do it using
./adb-mac pull /sdcard/0/ sdcardbackup
do I need to backup anything else?
Also, I've downloaded the link you sent me, just to be clear, first, I wipe data, factory reset, then I send the radio and baseband to my phone using adb, then flash them in recovery and then flash PA 3.69, GApps, Franco Kernel r165 then wipe cache, dalvik cache, then reboot, then go about restoring all my data. Is this correct?
Mee too
I just wiped my Nexus 4, flashed the new jb 4.3 bootloader and radio, and flashed PA 3.94 to check out the experience.. Except for the time taken by boot logo to start up the first time, I was happy using it for a couple of hours.. Only till the time I rebooted it.. Since then, it's just stuck at the PA animation / logo and NOT MOVING AHEAD !! Please help!!
jsmonu said:
I just wiped my Nexus 4, flashed the new jb 4.3 bootloader and radio, and flashed PA 3.94 to check out the experience.. Except for the time taken by boot logo to start up the first time, I was happy using it for a couple of hours.. Only till the time I rebooted it.. Since then, it's just stuck at the PA animation / logo and NOT MOVING AHEAD !! Please help!!
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just do what is written on the xda page, do not deviate from that.
get up to date, that means get the latest TWRP and make sure you are running googles newest radios
1. factory reset, perhaps format partitions: system, data, cache, dalvik
2. install the latest PA, thats 3.94
3. install the latest PA gapps, thats 0805a
4. wipe caches, reboot
5. do no mess around with things like titanium backup - at least dont restore system apps
6. if you make a clean install root will work out of the box.
when developing i must go through that process hundreds of times, i can vouch that it will work.
molesarecoming said:
just do what is written on the xda page, do not deviate from that.
get up to date, that means get the latest TWRP and make sure you are running googles newest radios
1. factory reset, perhaps format partitions: system, data, cache, dalvik
2. install the latest PA, thats 3.94
3. install the latest PA gapps, thats 0805a
4. wipe caches, reboot
5. do no mess around with things like titanium backup - at least dont restore system apps
6. if you make a clean install root will work out of the box.
when developing i must go through that process hundreds of times, i can vouch that it will work.
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Moles! Help me! I refer you to my first post in this thread, I want to stay on 4.2.2 and PA 3.69 for the moment, and preferably not wipe everything. I accidentally updated to PA 3.92 and then stuck at the PA logo on boot forever. Now I've tried to go back to 3.69 many times and still get stuck at PA logo. currently using adb pull to get all my important stuff off phone.
Is there a shortcut for me, which doesn't involve wiping??
EDIT:
... OK, I just downloaded the 4.3 radio and bootloader, pa 3.94, gapps and sent them to my phone, flashed each one in turn and then wiped caches, reboot. I skipped the wipe, and now my phone is working for the first time in three days - [optimising apps]. Let's see if this works....
Yep, phone works absolutely fine, didn't have to wipe and now have 4.3 and PA 3.94, which wasnt my original intention, but it had to happen sometime! Thanks for all the help people, I think we can consider this one solved
12ian34 said:
Hi, I'm just another android semi-noob who made a silly mistake, and has now spent the whole day in the library researching my problem, as I don't have internet at my new flat yet.
Here's what happened, as concisely as possible:
I have a Nexus 4, on 4.2.2, running a version of PA 3+, with Franco Kernel. I felt like another PA nightly update, after having not updated for a couple of weeks, so I chose the latest one, which was PA 3.92. Did the usual - recovery, install rom, install gapps, install kernel, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache.
Then, the phone wouldn't boot, was stuck on the Google logo. I went to bed. Today, I realised (although I could still be wrong) that the 3.92 PA update was for Jelly Bean 4.3. Is this even correct? Well, assuming it was, I managed to connect phone to my mac, go into terminal, use adb-mac, which I had downloaded months ago when I first rooted, and send the PA 3.69 zip to the phone. Installed that, then gapps then kernel, wiped cache and dalvik cache, and rebooted. I've now done this a few times and each time, I get stuck at the Paranoid Android boot logo.
Most of the other threads I see suggest wiping data. I really don't want to wipe my data, is there a solution?
If I do, really, have to wipe my data to get any further, how would I go about backing EVERYTHING up beforehand, given that I only have access to fastboot and recovery? Would I need to follow this tutorial (which doesn't backup SMS...) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351 ? Also, when I've backed up, how exactly do I go about wiping data and then getting back to exactly where I was before all of this?
Was I correct in thinking that PA 3.92 is only for JB 4.3 and that PA 3.69 is for 4.2.2? Was I correct in thinking that this is why my phone got stuck?
Please, please help me, it will be much appreciated, my laptop is almost out of battery now so I'm going home, then coming back to the library in an hour as I haven't eaten all day
Depressed noob.
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Download the nexus 4 toolkit and flash stock rom from it
Hey guys,
I'm not a total scrub at flashing roms and there's still a bunch of things that I don't understand. I'm pretty positive that I flashed Slimrom correctly but here's the situation.
Started on 4.2.2 Slimrom
Reboot to TWRP recovery
Format factory reset/format data, system, cache, dalvik cache
Flash Slimrom 4.3 stable build 1
Successfully reboots into 4.3
Okay now here's the weird part.
The first time I rebooted back into recovery to flash gapps. After I flashed gapps and tried to reboot into the rom, the phone freezes at the screen with "google" and the unlock sign on the bottom. The only way I can get it to boot into the rom again is if I reformat/reset EVERYTHING (including format data) and reflash 4.3. After a few tries of messing around with not wiping dalvik/cache and stuff I realized that even if I don't flash gapps it still freezes on the google screen. So here's my main problem
After flashing 4.3 slimrom, the phone boots into the rom only once. If I try restarting my phone it freezes on the "google" screen.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Just to clarify it's a LG Google Nexus 4 mako.
Sorry if I'm being redundant. I just want to give as much detail as possible. If you need anymore info let me know!
Thanks
ms3195 said:
Hey guys,
I'm not a total scrub at flashing roms and there's still a bunch of things that I don't understand. I'm pretty positive that I flashed Slimrom correctly but here's the situation.
Started on 4.2.2 Slimrom
Reboot to TWRP recovery
Format factory reset/format data, system, cache, dalvik cache
Flash Slimrom 4.3 stable build 1
Successfully reboots into 4.3
Okay now here's the weird part.
The first time I rebooted back into recovery to flash gapps. After I flashed gapps and tried to reboot into the rom, the phone freezes at the screen with "google" and the unlock sign on the bottom. The only way I can get it to boot into the rom again is if I reformat/reset EVERYTHING (including format data) and reflash 4.3. After a few tries of messing around with not wiping dalvik/cache and stuff I realized that even if I don't flash gapps it still freezes on the google screen. So here's my main problem
After flashing 4.3 slimrom, the phone boots into the rom only once. If I try restarting my phone it freezes on the "google" screen.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Just to clarify it's a LG Google Nexus 4 mako.
Sorry if I'm being redundant. I just want to give as much detail as possible. If you need anymore info let me know!
Thanks
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Are you flashing the right Gapps package? Be sure you are flashing the latest 4.3 one.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
Are you flashing the right Gapps package? Be sure you are flashing the latest 4.3 one.
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Yep I'm positive. I redownloaded both the 4.3 rom and gapps package multiple times just to make sure. Also it doesn't reboot even if I don't flash gapps. Doesn't boot at all if I flash both the rom then gapps at the same time.
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then, wipe data/factory reser and flash the stock rom. the rom might be the problem
davinnwilliam said:
then, wipe data/factory reser and flash the stock rom. the rom might be the problem
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It works for everyone else though. It's Slimrom 4.3 stable build 1.
Rom isn't the problem.Slim rom beta 1(4.3) is super stable. Use any version of twrp recovery other than 2.6.1.0 and wipe system+data,flash slim rom,flash slim gapps,reboot.
Note: if you flashed franco kernel then this may be the issue for your bootloop also you may want to upgrade your bootloader and radio to 4.3 versions(bootloader more important)
I've been trying to upgrade from CM 7.2 to CM 10.{0,1,2}, but my phone keeps getting stuck with the red LED after the Motorola. My understanding is that this means that there is not a viable OS installed. When I flash the appropriate zip the recovery is updated (e.g., TWRP 2.5.0 is installed with CM 10.1). I've tried wiping cache, data, Dalvik cache before and after install, but it doesn't help.
Can anyone suggest what might be happening?
Here's the full story:
I've been running CM 7.2 for a long time and it's been great and stable. But, I saw that CM 10.2 was available a while ago and wanted to give it a try. I originally tried flashing straight to CM 10.2 from CM 7.2 but the installation aborted (status(0)). I posted on the CM 10.2 thread and _mak_V_ suggested that I needed to install TWRP or go through 10.1 first.
I installed Defy TWRP version 2.1.1 from the TeamWin webpage, but was still unable to install CM 10.2. Same problem, and I'm guessing that the recovery is still too old.
So, I decided to go through CM 10.1. I flashed this using TWRP 2.1.1 along with gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip and the installation seemed to go smoothly. However, I was stuck at the red LED.
I reverted my TWRP backup to CM7.2 and then tried CM 10 with gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip -- same thing.
To make sure I wasn't completely losing it I installed CM 9 which I tried before. This worked perfectly, but I still can't upgrade to CM10 or above.
Apologies if this question has been answered already. I'm sure that I'm missing something simple, but I've combed the Bravo and Defy threads and can't find anything to help. Can anyone suggest anything?
Thanks for your help!
still no answer?
sjbonner said:
I've been trying to upgrade from CM 7.2 to CM 10.{0,1,2}, but my phone keeps getting stuck with the red LED after the Motorola. My understanding is that this means that there is not a viable OS installed. When I flash the appropriate zip the recovery is updated (e.g., TWRP 2.5.0 is installed with CM 10.1). I've tried wiping cache, data, Dalvik cache before and after install, but it doesn't help.
Can anyone suggest what might be happening?
Here's the full story:
I've been running CM 7.2 for a long time and it's been great and stable. But, I saw that CM 10.2 was available a while ago and wanted to give it a try. I originally tried flashing straight to CM 10.2 from CM 7.2 but the installation aborted (status(0)). I posted on the CM 10.2 thread and _mak_V_ suggested that I needed to install TWRP or go through 10.1 first.
I installed Defy TWRP version 2.1.1 from the TeamWin webpage, but was still unable to install CM 10.2. Same problem, and I'm guessing that the recovery is still too old.
So, I decided to go through CM 10.1. I flashed this using TWRP 2.1.1 along with gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip and the installation seemed to go smoothly. However, I was stuck at the red LED.
I reverted my TWRP backup to CM7.2 and then tried CM 10 with gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip -- same thing.
To make sure I wasn't completely losing it I installed CM 9 which I tried before. This worked perfectly, but I still can't upgrade to CM10 or above.
Apologies if this question has been answered already. I'm sure that I'm missing something simple, but I've combed the Bravo and Defy threads and can't find anything to help. Can anyone suggest anything?
Thanks for your help!
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Oc someone's going to tell you to use search or Google it but I'm not that person shortly I'm going to install cm10 on mine so I'll go through the steps and let you know what to do or might have happened I'll keep you posted.
just made the same mistake
Try updating the recovery and when you wipe you have to do it in ext3 if you want to revert to gingerbread and ext4 for jb as far as I know
I got bored today and decided to pull out the old N7, 2012 version. I update recovery to TWRP 2.8.7.0, installed CM 12.1, realized this tablet crawls with any version of Android other than shipped version, so I went and got CM 10 and GApps for JB, wiped and flashed them back on. I didn't see any errors when flashing them, but when rebooting after, it just boot loops. I see the Google logo with the unlocked icon at bottom, then reboot and back to Google/unlocked again. So I wipe and reflash cm12.1 and it's GApps and all boots and works fine, other than being slow. I'm assuming the recovery is the problem as I've run into something similar before on another device, but in that case, the recovery was too old and needed updated, but it makes sense that a recovery could be too new as well.
Am I correct that the recovery is the problem? If so, what should I run for CM 10 to flash and work?
Try cwm recovery
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Try cwm recovery
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I don't' know if it was using CWM or that I also tried CM 10.2 at the same time, but it's working now. On CyanogenMod's own page, there was no MD5 for CM10, but there was for CM10.2, so it's possible my copy of CM10 was a bad download. Either way, it's working now, so thank you good sir, or madam, or person on no specific gender.