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desire brick or brok?!?!?!

hi i flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=806321
and now it just will start the boot img and nothing more :S but i started revocery mode and flashed my rom again but same as before, and i tried to wipe everything "and i mean everything" and flashed a rom after but same as before :S what should i do? should i flash a ruu? i tried to download some ruus from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667 but they just come to 1-15%and then they just shut down :S and can someone download http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...io_32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11_release_121865.exe and send it to me? so i can try to reflash with ruu. thanks in advance!

Have you flashing bravo-boot-v1.5.3-CustomMTD.zip AFTER you flashed the new ROM images? If not, could you try that, please?
If that doesn't work.. try following all the instructions in the post again, using a ROM image that you know will work.

martijn_bakker said:
Have you flashing bravo-boot-v1.5.3-CustomMTD.zip AFTER you flashed the new ROM images? If not, could you try that, please?
If that doesn't work.. try following all the instructions in the post again, using a ROM image that you know will work.
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i tried to flash boot.. like 10 times :S and now when im trying to flash my rom it comes up an error" error on line system/xbin" or something like that :S

Flash a ruu, it will return your device to normal! Do you have s-off? In future make sure the system partition size u set is big enough for all your /system/ data, i suggest leaving 10mb extra aswell just to be sure
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AndroHero said:
Flash a ruu, it will return your device to normal! Do you have s-off? In future make sure the system partition size u set is big enough for all your /system/ data, i suggest leaving 10mb extra aswell just to be sure
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o thanks, ye i had s-off but lost when i flashed ruu lost root and my own splath and boot animation xD

Yeah you will, just run unrevoked again and alpha rev ect
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I reckon you should leave custom ROMs alone as you seem to constantly have issues...perhaps they're not for you

EddyOS said:
I reckon you should leave custom ROMs alone as you seem to constantly have issues...perhaps they're not for you
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ye mabey but everyone have problems something thats just that i have them oftan than other user.

Different HBOOT TYPES.

Hi all. I'm new to this world so asking a, may be silly, question.
I play with roms every now and then. Change my rom from one to another in couple of weeks. I found STOCK HBOOT OFFERS LESS INTERNAL SPACE THAN CM7 OR CM7r2 hboots for custom roms.
I haven't experimented yet with these things. Can someone tell me how to convert my hboot to cm7 or cm7r2? I haven't done anything with my hboot so I suppose I'm on stock hboot. Difference between cm7 and cm7r2?
Any drawbacks of doing this? And will be able to flash app2sd and data2ext normally as I do now?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
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The difference is that the hboot versions offer you a diffrent internal partition layout
you can look them up http://alpharev.nl/ <-- there
also you can download it from there
You can flash it via fastboot or via the PB99IMG.zip method or you simply use android flasher(recommanded, it´s selfexplaining)

Is there any chance of bricking my phone?
When I switch between roms sometimes I get stuck in boot loops. *no worries*
I just pull out the battery. Reboot in recovery and restore nandroid backup.
In this case I'm cautious because if I'm stuck where would I go because I'm playing with hboot. I think I won't be able to access recovery in that case, right?
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You can brick it if your downloaded hboot.img is not downloaded correcly
If you are in a bootloop you simply go into fastboot and flash the correct table(hboot) and flash your ROM
and yes you will be able to boot into recovery(if youre in a bootloop)

mohsinraza said:
Is there any chance of bricking my phone?
When I switch between roms sometimes I get stuck in boot loops. *no worries*
I just pull out the battery. Reboot in recovery and restore nandroid backup.
In this case I'm cautious because if I'm stuck where would I go because I'm playing with hboot. I think I won't be able to access recovery in that case, right?
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If your download was corrupt or you pulled the cable in the seconds during the flashing period then you'd most probably brick your phone, but during my time on this forum I have never heard of any such misfortunes occurring..
By the way instead of posting try searching... this is just common knowledge info and can be found with a quick google search or a visit to alpharev.. it really isn't hard and not really worth posting a new thread about.

bortak said:
If your download was corrupt or you pulled the cable in the seconds during the flashing period then you'd most probably brick your phone, but during my time on this forum I have never heard of any such misfortunes occurring..
By the way instead of posting try searching... this is just common knowledge info and can be found with a quick google search or a visit to alpharev.. it really isn't hard and not really worth posting a new thread about.
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I've already gone through alpharev but this question of mine about bricking the phone was never answered
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loler90 said:
You can brick it if your downloaded hboot.img is not downloaded correcly
If you are in a bootloop you simply go into fastboot and flash the correct table(hboot) and flash your ROM
and yes you will be able to boot into recovery(if youre in a bootloop)
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Thanks a million. Now this means I take a nandroid backup and download cm7r2 hboot from alpharev. Flash it and then flash a compatible rom.
Do I need a complete wipe before flashing hboot?
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One more question:
I'm on stock hboot. Will I be able to restore nandroid backup when I switch to cm7r2?
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mohsinraza said:
One more question:
I'm on stock hboot. Will I be able to restore nandroid backup when I switch to cm7r2?
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if your ROM fits

bortak said:
if your ROM fits
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Fit where and in what?
Just asking for information. I'll definitely flash a clean new rom.
I'm using Aurora for Desire. It supports both stock and cm7r2.
Will flash that rom again but then I'll have way more internal memory as compared to what I'm getting now.
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I know I'm going to ask a silly question. Sorry in advance
It's written on alpharev that check MD5SUM after downloading the hboot.
How do I check whether it's correct or not?
Don't wanna brick my phone :-(
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The nandroid needs to have the HBOOT you had, when you made that nandroid.
So if U had STOCK HBOOT when making a nandroid wich U like to go back to, then flash STOCK HBOOT - BEFORE - U nandroid back.
So for now... flash the HBOOT U want, and then right after the ROM.
And if U wanna restore your nandroid, then flash STOCK HBOOT, and then restore nandroid.
AND remember... U CAN NOT FLASH RADIO IF U ARE ON CM7R2 HBOOT,
that will brick your phone.
So flash RADIO before, OR do the procedure with ADB if U are already on CM7R2.
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MD5 checksum program: hashcalc (google it)

Jakedude2011 said:
The nandroid needs to have the HBOOT you had, when you made that nandroid.
So if U had STOCK HBOOT when making a nandroid wich U like to go back to, then flash STOCK HBOOT - BEFORE - U nandroid back.
So for now... flash the HBOOT U want, and then right after the ROM.
And if U wanna restore your nandroid, then flash STOCK HBOOT, and then restore nandroid.
AND remember... U CAN NOT FLASH RADIO IF U ARE ON CM7R2 HBOOT,
that will brick your phone.
So flash RADIO before, OR do the procedure with ADB if U are already on CM7R2.
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Thanks a lot for your detailed answer. Will flash cm7r2 and new rom as soon as I get to my PC.
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No problem. Good Luck.

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Thanks buddy. I'm a hostellite. Plan to go home on this weekend.
Will give it a try then.
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MD5 SUM check
Alright so I read about the md5sum check got the software to check it as well, even though it didnt match, I still managed to get the cm7/r2 hboot & flash insertcoin. I want to know how exactly we know if md5sums have matched cos i want to change my rom & i want to know how i can check if the rom is compatible with the cm7/r2 hboot.
Insertcoin freezes a lot on my phone I have no idea why.
Lots of questions on this post from me, someone please answer. need help

gyak88 said:
Alright so I read about the md5sum check got the software to check it as well, even though it didnt match, I still managed to get the cm7/r2 hboot & flash insertcoin. I want to know how exactly we know if md5sums have matched cos i want to change my rom & i want to know how i can check if the rom is compatible with the cm7/r2 hboot.
Insertcoin freezes a lot on my phone I have no idea why.
Lots of questions on this post from me, someone please answer. need help
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This is very awkward if you still managed to flash cm7r2 even though md5sum didn't match.
I haven't tried it yet. Will give a try tomorrow.
Every rom has mentioned which hboots are compatible. You can check it from there.
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gyak88 said:
Alright so I read about the md5sum check got the software to check it as well, even though it didnt match, I still managed to get the cm7/r2 hboot & flash insertcoin. I want to know how exactly we know if md5sums have matched cos i want to change my rom & i want to know how i can check if the rom is compatible with the cm7/r2 hboot.
Insertcoin freezes a lot on my phone I have no idea why.
Lots of questions on this post from me, someone please answer. need help
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You do realise... the point of an md5 match is so that you know the thing that is uploaded.. is exactly the same thing that you downloaded... so... when it matches "hooray lets flash away"... when it doesn't "holy mother of god get the hell of my computer"... you sure you used it right?

mohsinraza said:
This is very awkward if you still managed to flash cm7r2 even though md5sum didn't match.
I haven't tried it yet. Will give a try tomorrow.
Every rom has mentioned which hboots are compatible. You can check it from there.
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if you are using cm7r2 hboot, make sure to flash market cache fix else you will face issue when you download large size apps from market.

how do i fix this problem ?

hi im on a htc one v and i got it on contract from virgin, this morning my phone was going really slow and i did a factory reset using clockwork recovery mod and now i cant boot up the phone, it just stays at boot logo screen, i have tried using search but i couldn't find anything, please can any one of you help me ?

ryanlj1995 said:
hi im on a htc one v and i got it on contract from virgin, this morning my phone was going really slow and i did a factory reset using clockwork recovery mod and now i cant boot up the phone, it just stays at boot logo screen, i have tried using search but i couldn't find anything, please can any one of you help me ?
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ok WHICH clockwork mod did you use?
hold the power button for 10secs the phone will go off then power the phone into hboot (volume down + power)
then flash THIS cwm http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749798

Lloir said:
ok WHICH clockwork mod did you use?
hold the power button for 10secs the phone will go off then power the phone into hboot (volume down + power)
then flash THIS cwm http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749798
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Ok ive done that, what do i do next, i cant remember which clockwork i used. but when i backups my files it woudnt let me resotre due to a md5 check error or something

ryanlj1995 said:
Ok ive done that, what do i do next, i cant remember which clockwork i used. but when i backups my files it woudnt let me resotre due to a md5 check error or something
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sounds like a bad backup.....i suggest you grab the VM\PRIMOC (your phone) ROM and flash it

Lloir said:
sounds like a bad backup.....i suggest you grab the VM\PRIMOC (your phone) ROM and flash it
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Ok thats the problem, ive tried looking for my version , im on primoU 1.16, i cant find that anywhere :S

here's one of the rom's you can flash dude http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767927

Lloir said:
here's one of the rom's you can flash dude http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767927
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After doing that rom, will my device run again ?

ryanlj1995 said:
After doing that rom, will my device run again ?
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yeap just make sure the stuff you put on your phone is for VM\CDMA (says in titles of threads)
enjoy!

Lloir said:
yeap just make sure the stuff you put on your phone is for VM\CDMA (says in titles of threads)
enjoy!
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That ROM is taking forever to download, isnt there a mirror? im at 5kb/s on torrent eta 12 hours

Lloir said:
yeap just make sure the stuff you put on your phone is for VM\CDMA (says in titles of threads)
enjoy!
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Thank you very much, you are a total life saver, for a minute it took a while to boot, but maybe because of installing new rom, i thought it were still broke lol, thanks again mate for helping..
EDIT : After installing i noticed that wifi isnt turning on, any ideas on how to fix ? also i have no service.

ryanlj1995 said:
Thank you very much, you are a total life saver, for a minute it took a while to boot, but maybe because of installing new rom, i thought it were still broke lol, thanks again mate for helping..
EDIT : After installing i noticed that wifi isnt turning on, any ideas on how to fix ? also i have no service.
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try to do a complete rom refresh (return to stock, look for my signature, there will be almost anything you will need). It happened to me, when I flashed a wrong ruu os via cwm, but after the ruu it worked like it must.
After flash the bootup can last long enough, so wait for at least 5 mins.

ryanlj1995 said:
Thank you very much, you are a total life saver, for a minute it took a while to boot, but maybe because of installing new rom, i thought it were still broke lol, thanks again mate for helping..
EDIT : After installing i noticed that wifi isnt turning on, any ideas on how to fix ? also i have no service.
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then there's something up with the rom, grab one of these, for a quicker boot choose odex, for better long term performance choose deodex
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php...e-V-Stock-ROM-Deodex-Odex&p=236726#post236726
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Ken-Shi_Kun said:
try to do a complete rom refresh (return to stock, look for my signature, there will be almost anything you will need). It happened to me, when I flashed a wrong ruu os via cwm, but after the ruu it worked like it must.
After flash the bootup can last long enough, so wait for at least 5 mins.
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he cant, his nandroid is corrupt

Lloir said:
he cant, his nandroid is corrupt
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I thought of a full reverse to stock with the ruu, as none nandroid. But is a better first to try a custom ROM that is for sure.

So what shall I do to fix the radio I posted it on another thread showing my error, please help
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Can you please help me mate, I think I need a radio ive posted info on another thread. I really need this fixing. If you don't mind we could talk on Skype, msn or something ?
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Hi...
I already posted soln...please try complete stock using ruu...search google and you will get everything about RUU(Rom Update Utility)
This might help identify your situation and help you get back to complete stock...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705484
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Is there a VM RUU out yet??? if not then flashing a random RUU is going to kill your phone...

Lloir said:
Is there a VM RUU out yet??? if not then flashing a random RUU is going to kill your phone...
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There is the VirginMobile/sprint RUU for the PrimoC out at the stock ruu section if you mean that.
But then again, if the phone is already rooted, a custom will be more safer, and/or reasonable and not to mention faster.

Ken-Shi_Kun said:
There is the VirginMobile/sprint RUU for the PrimoC out at the stock ruu section if you mean that.
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yea no he's NOT to flash it...he's VM UK not VM CDMA

[Q] Please Help! Trouble with updating to Jellybean

Hello this is my first post and I come to request some help.
I have a htc one v and was trying to update to jelly bean through steps from Android Authorty's guide
After completing this set of instructions I booted up my phone and sadly all I got was a htc screen with the red writing which then turned black and nothing happened after that.
Im pretty worried right now, I dont have much knowledge about androids and I have but a clue as to what I have just done.
Is it permanently damaged? How do i fix this or atlest restore it to the factory state.
Please help!

so-up said:
Hello this is my first post and I come to request some help.
I have a htc one v and was trying to update to jelly bean through steps from Android Authorty's guide
After completing this set of instructions I booted up my phone and sadly all I got was a htc screen with the red writing which then turned black and nothing happened after that.
Im pretty worried right now, I dont have much knowledge about androids and I have but a clue as to what I have just done.
Is it permanently damaged? How do i fix this or atlest restore it to the factory state.
Please help!
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the red letters r normal if u have rooted. as for back to stock just restore ur original back up file you should of created.......... say u made a nandroid backup didnt u

have you flashed the kernel, that is the boot.img from fastboot?????

mihirengg19 said:
have you flashed the kernel, that is the boot.img from fastboot?????
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which kernel, dude he just rooed the phone no ROM yet! :\

cybervibin said:
which kernel, dude he just rooed the phone no ROM yet! :\
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learn to read. he stated:
I have a htc one v and was trying to update to jelly bean through steps from Android Authorty's guide
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as for the OP: make sure you also flash the KERNEL for the respective rom. it is not enough to install only the ROM. You need also the kernel because we currently have S-ON devices.

cybervibin said:
which kernel, dude he just rooed the phone no ROM yet! :\
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@1ce he changed the title today, yest it was help! :|

@cybervibin U need to learn to read dude... and yes d approp. kernel(boot.IMG) flashed is very imp. as icebox stated above...
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I guess there is some thing wrong with my xda app...having problems with it:banghead::banghead::banghead:
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O I see...
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sbkjuggalo said:
the red letters r normal if u have rooted. as for back to stock just restore ur original back up file you should of created.......... say u made a nandroid backup didnt u
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Hey thanks yes i have tried to restore the nandroid and nothing happened still have the same result when trying to boot up my phone

1ceb0x said:
learn to read. he stated:
as for the OP: make sure you also flash the KERNEL for the respective rom. it is not enough to install only the ROM. You need also the kernel because we currently have S-ON devices.
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Ok thanks i actually dont remember doing this step, but is there a way for me to strat over i feel like i have created a huge mess of my phone and i just really want to start new

To start over, u should have the stock kernel. U have restored the stock nandroid then u must flash stock kernel...or it will not boot...
Did u flash the kernel at time of installing JB??
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mihirengg19 said:
To start over, u should have the stock kernel. U have restored the stock nandroid then u must flash stock kernel...or it will not boot...
Did u flash the kernel at time of installing JB??
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is flashing the kernel when you install the zip files on the sd card using clockwork?
if so yes i have done this

so-up said:
is flashing the kernel when you install the zip files on the sd card using clockwork?
if so yes i have done this
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no. flashing kernel is where u flash the boot.img from fastboot. if u do not flash the kernel. your rom wont boot. btw which rom were u installing??

mihirengg19 said:
no. flashing kernel is where u flash the boot.img from fastboot. if u do not flash the kernel. your rom wont boot. btw which rom were u installing??
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Oh ok yes i did do that and the rom was aokpc_primoc_unoffical
But how can I restore my phone to the original state?

Don't forget to make a backup with CWM or what ever recovery you use.

served24 said:
Don't forget to make a backup with CWM or what ever recovery you use.
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Hey i just tried to do this and got error while making backup image of /system

OK so i figured out that i am truly a noob.
I was attempting to install the CDMA version when i needed GSM.
Proud of myself for solving this i went to install the gsm version but sadly now i only get the htc screen with red writing.
It dosent change from there.
Have i done permanent damage because i installed the CDMA version!?

now im getting something really weird my phone goes to the htc screen with red writing then shuts off by itself and then turns on again by itself in a endless cycle of this red writing htc screen.

so-up said:
now im getting something really weird my phone goes to the htc screen with red writing then shuts off by itself and then turns on again by itself in a endless cycle of this red writing htc screen.
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Alright... let's get your phone fixed!
I assume you have:
1. Unlocked bootloader
2. Installed a recovery
3. Installed a custom CDMA ROM
4. Then installed a GSM ROM
5. Now phone keeps rebooting?
Is that correct?

Flashing CM6(froyo)

I have the new hboot and all, and I want to try out froyo just for the fun of it.Thing is when I flash CM6, I also flash the gapps and everything, but it doesn't move from the HTC screen.I have S-off and I'm unlocked.Any clue?I'd really wanna see what it's it like on this device.

Steam. said:
I have the new hboot and all, and I want to try out froyo just for the fun of it.Thing is when I flash CM6, I also flash the gapps and everything, but it doesn't move from the HTC screen.I have S-off and I'm unlocked.Any clue?I'd really wanna see what it's it like on this device.
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Does your phone start vibrating for about 2 mins when you turn it on??

glevitan said:
Does your phone start vibrating for about 2 mins when you turn it on??
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No, I told you I have the new hboot, so I didn't flash the old froyo hboot.I recovered to my old ROM for the moment(4.0.4), but I really wanna try out 2.2

Steam. said:
No, I told you I have the new hboot, so I didn't flash the old froyo hboot.I recovered to my old ROM for the moment(4.0.4), but I really wanna try out 2.2
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Have you read ANY of the hundreds of posts regarding being stuck after flashing a new Rom?
Obviously not, because if you had, you would have found out by now, like the others that you must manually flash the boot.IMG that is inside the Rom after flashing it.
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ranger4740 said:
Have you read ANY of the hundreds of posts regarding being stuck after flashing a new Rom?
Obviously not, because if you had, you would have found out by now, like the others that you must manually flash the boot.IMG that is inside the Rom after flashing it.
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with s-off you don't have to.I also flashed it afterwards and it still didn't boot.Thanks for nothing

Are you getting it from a reputable source, specifically http://get.cm/?device=ace? If so, that's all I've got.

bananagranola said:
Are you getting it from a reputable source, specifically http://get.cm/?device=ace? If so, that's all I've got.
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that is the only place it is available, so yes

Steam. said:
that is the only place it is available, so yes
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Which is the wipe process you use?
Which is the flash process you use?
Also, re-download the rom, check the md5 and flash only the rom, then boot.
Sent from a dream.

Steam. said:
that is the only place it is available, so yes
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I get PMs or see messages every now and then from people who either:
1. Downloaded a file from god-knows-where labeled as CM or Ace ROMs.
2. Downloaded a ROM for another device.

Teichopsia said:
Which is the wipe process you use?
Which is the flash process you use?
Also, re-download the rom, check the md5 and flash only the rom, then boot.
Sent from a dream.
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bananagranola said:
I get PMs or see messages every now and then from people who either:
1. Downloaded a file from god-knows-where labeled as CM or Ace ROMs.
2. Downloaded a ROM for another device.
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The md5 is the same as the one I had downloaded before, I have 4ext and I used the wipe all partitions except sdcard method, and just flashed it.
Is it possible that froyo can't boot from ext4 partitions?As the wipe wipes data,system,cache as ext4.

Steam. said:
with s-off you don't have to.I also flashed it afterwards and it still didn't boot.Thanks for nothing
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My bad, I replied to your post saying you only had new hboot, did not see s-off post as well.
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Steam. said:
The md5 is the same as the one I had downloaded before, I have 4ext and I used the wipe all partitions except sdcard method, and just flashed it.
Is it possible that froyo can't boot from ext4 partitions?As the wipe wipes data,system,cache as ext4.
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That was it people, CM bootanim just showed!