Recovery not wiping anything - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My evo is running the latest amon ra recovery and I've never had problems prior,and im running fresh rom, I tried to wipe everything even 3 times in the same session. I then flashed the gb beta 4 rom and I still get the fresh boot animation and once gb starts up, I get a bunch of htc processes fc's. Anyone help me find out what's wrong?
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If you know it's a problem with not wiping properly, might I suggest Calkulin's format all zip?

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Unable to flash any roms except cm6

I am unable to flash any roms except cm6 ( I can also flash any nightlies. )
This is driving me crazy. I have tried to flash fresh 3.2 to no avail. I have also tried to install the new virus rom. I attempted to install the rooted version off the newest ota with the same results.
After each attempt the result is the same. It will just hang on the HTC evo 4g screen.
I have downloaded the roms a few times each to ensure they were completed correctly.
I have pulled the battery and waited.
I have deleted all data / dalvik / Cache several times in a row.
I have attempted to flash using a different version (earlier) of clockwork with the same results.
I even attempted to flash with RA recovery. Same results.
I am completely lost as to why I can only flash cm6 roms
Please let me know any suggestions.
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From what I have read...................
You need to restore a 2.1 or a 2.2 rom you have, boot to that, then you can flash to a 2.2 rom.
You can't go from CM directly to another rom.
I am on 2.2
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An HTC rom.
CM is not a typical ROM.
Restore your original backup, and try from there. If you don't have one, you may need to RUU
Bielinsk said:
An HTC rom.
CM is not a typical ROM.
Restore your original backup, and try from there. If you don't have one, you may need to RUU
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Ok, so basically I am going to unroot - reroot?
I just flashed from cm6 straight to baked snack directly with no problems. Not really helpful but you shouldnt need to flash to a stock rooted rom first. Note sometimes you have to wait a good 5 minutes for the htc screen to go away. Probably took about 5 when I moved from cm6 to snack.
I just tried again, attempted to go to fresh. I let it sit for 10 minutes with no results.
Defpdp said:
I just tried again, attempted to go to fresh. I let it sit for 10 minutes with no results.
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I unrooted- rerooted with the same results, I cannot flash ANY roms other than Cm6 it seems, this is very frustrating..
Anyone else have any ideas at all??
Thanks!
Try flashing a new recovery. If you're using the newest amon go back to the last one or vice versa. Or even move over to clockwork. But I would ask about that I know clockwork doesn't play well with cm6. This could get you in trouble but I guess you always go back to amon.
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Try flashing a new recovery. If you're using the newest amon go back to the last one or vice versa. Or even move over to clockwork. But I would ask about that I know clockwork doesn't play well with cm6. This could get you in trouble but I guess you always go back to amon.
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Nothing worked, tried going to different recoveries/versions. Nothing.
Anybody? Any advice?
if you flashed cm6 and have it working... its my understandung that you cqn not just go and flash a different rom. there is a process that needs to be followed.
but i have never and never will use cm6 so i could easily be talking from my rear.
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I flash from cm6 to rooted stock rom when I need to update prl and stuff.
After you flash wipe dalvik and cache again I had that problem when flashing snap.
Im not sure if these don't help. Maybe you can send a tweet to cyanogen himself to get it resolved. If fix pst your findings
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Re root and see what happens
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Also check your kernel, you shouldnt have to flash anything but the rom you want when switching from cm6

Nandroid and bootloops.

I am using the newest amon recovery. Everytime i try to restore a nandroid i save it gives me bootloops. I normally wipe everything twice and flash caulks format all zip. Is there something im doing wrong?
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i would love to have this answer also...was getting the same thing happening to me, sumtimes bootloop off a hot restart...various roms, mysn, mik, virus, miui, didnt really matter which i was coming from or going too...
have since unrooted my phone and rerooted it just to see if sumthing was off...so far so good...would still like to have answers as to why though.
amon ra 2.3
latest radios
oo3 hardware
3.70
hboot .76 eng boot
Same here i rerooted and then reooted back and i still get the same result. Wonder if i am supposed flash the rom, then restore? On my hero i never had issues.
Amon ra 2.3
004 hw
Newest everything
Myns rls5
Ziggy nwest
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Is your usb plugged in while either backing up or restoring? Have you tried loading a different version of amon?
U need to flash a kernel, nandroid dont save that
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so your are saying flash the kernal first then restore nandroid restore?
Okay I just tried what you said and I still got bootloops. And my USB is never plugged in when i do a nandroid.
Something in the backup is giving you bootloops. Try completely wiping, the flashing a new rom.
You can review the recovery log too.
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DEFINITIONOFREAL said:
U need to flash a kernel, nandroid dont save that
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Yes it does. Likely the issue is that a wipe is not being performed before restoring the data in the nandroid.
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Garbage in, garbage out.
If your device was unstable when you backed it up, it will continue to be so after you restore.
Try a different Sd card. If your device continues to be unholy, revert back to a stock based rom or even RUU. If your issues persist, you likely have a hardware fault.
Basic troubleshooting 101...
Nandroids dont replace the kernel, do the nand then flash the kernel
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i really need sum help...have posted here once before on this issue...i just flashed mik4.5 last nite...made a backup this am...flashed sum mods and made another nand backup this afternoon...needed a text message off the first nand backup so i wiped everything and started the nand restore...installed just fine and started to boot up just fine untill the boot animation stopped...then it started bootlooping...wth man...i have had my evo since it came out and been using amon ra since i started this adventure we call rooting...never have i had so many things go wrong with nand restore or backups...9 out of 10 backups i have made since 1.8 has become obsolete has not worked...please help...ty
Man I'm having bootloops all the time now ever since i updated the new combo radios and flashed myn RLS5. On sense with rls5 my phone reboots a lot kinda and with AOSP roms like MIUI my phone reboots like every 24 hours and goes on a bootloop. I can't figure out what's going on. Tried messaging some devs but they don't answer me
Did u run Calkulins Format All.zip?
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LuvThyMetal said:
Man I'm having bootloops all the time now ever since i updated the new combo radios and flashed myn RLS5. On sense with rls5 my phone reboots a lot kinda and with AOSP roms like MIUI my phone reboots like every 24 hours and goes on a bootloop. I can't figure out what's going on. Tried messaging some devs but they don't answer me
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When you switched roms, did you do a format data/calkulin's format all? doing either or should fix your bootlooping problem.
I always use caulkins format all. Still get bootloops. Wipe everything, still get bootloops. I dont know what to somwtumes except star all over from scratch.
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marcusva79 said:
I always use caulkins format all. Still get bootloops. Wipe everything, still get bootloops. I dont know what to somwtumes except star all over from scratch.
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Same here bro. I've tried 3 different roms this weekend thinking it was just miui causing the problem but I actually got bootloops on all of them . This is weird
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"Wipe everything", is that a factory restore/reset?
Cause that's what I do (factory reset).
Then the nand restore............
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I always use caulkins format all. Still get bootloops. Wipe everything, still get bootloops. I dont know what to somwtumes except star all over from scratch.
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Are you flashing kernels over that?

[Q] Can't Flash AOSP

Hello forum,
I recently switched from CM7 because I was having some issue with random resets and FCing with Maps that slow down and shut off my phone. I flashed to the New Fresh ROM to try it out. That worked fine, but I missed the pull down notification bar. I tried Salvage-Zen but got stuck in a boot-loop and then I tried Salvage. I got past the boot screen but when the Android pops up even though I click I can't go any further. Does anybody know of a possible solution?
Few suggestions: Are you wiping properly, do you have the latest recovery (amon ra or clockwork), are you flashing gapps, did you update to all the latest radios/wimax/prl?
Why don't you try to flash decks aosp rom!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078558
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jjchdc said:
Hello forum,
I recently switched from CM7 because I was having some issue with random resets and FCing with Maps that slow down and shut off my phone. I flashed to the New Fresh ROM to try it out. That worked fine, but I missed the pull down notification bar. I tried Salvage-Zen but got stuck in a boot-loop and then I tried Salvage. I got past the boot screen but when the Android pops up even though I click I can't go any further. Does anybody know of a possible solution?
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do you do a clean wipe before flashing roms or are you just installing one on top of the other. I would suggest looking for Caulkins format all zip and run it prior to flashing a rom
Same problem on friends phone just use amon RA wipe everything twice and flash and be patient with the white evo 4 g screen it may take a while there.
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I'm wiping completely using both Clockwork and Amon but its still a no go and I flash falls when using aosp. I'll try that Rom and report the results.
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playya said:
do you do a clean wipe before flashing roms or are you just installing one on top of the other. I would suggest looking for Caulkins format all zip and run it prior to flashing a rom
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The format all was just what I needed. Thank you very much!

Phone freeze when installing apps

When I update apps or install new ones in the install process the phone basically locks up. Before and after it zips through like nothing is wrong.
Thoughts or suggestions?
I have done a wipe of the cache and I have even tested on fresh installs. This is a consistent issue across the synergy roms and even the short stint I was on the 3.0 nightlies. I also always to a 100% wipe and clear when I install roms btw.
Running Synergy RC2-Godmode
I would post this on the synergy thread to see what they come up with, but maybe you should try just running rsl 1 non-godmode. Might fix your problem.
have you tried fixing permissions with rom manager or amon ra(in amon ra it says fix missmatches)
I'll try the permissions. As for the version of Rom I have tried both. I am thinking its possibly hardware?
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i have this problem too,
how we solve it ?

Cannot flash any 3.0 roms

I have been trying to flash Shooter E3, MikG, and Synergy. I cannot get any of them to work!!! They flash fine but all get stuck in a boot loop. I have wiped everything, more than once and redownloaded all of them just to check. Every other Rom i have downloaded (CM6, Cm7, Fresh, Stock, Myns Warm, MIUI, etc.) all flash and work fine. Anyone have some ideas???
I think I read somewhere that u have to use RA recovery but not 100% on that. If ur on cwm then try with RA. If ur on RA then idk
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Correct, and it has to be the latest version 2.3
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I am using 2.3, but does my sd have to be partitioned?
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legasus233 said:
I am using 2.3, but does my sd have to be partitioned?
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No it doesn't but it helps if you want more internal space for running a rom using A2sd
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No it doesn't but it helps if you want more internal space for running a rom using A2sd
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Ok, then any other ideas why any 3.0 rom I load results in an endless bootloop?
legasus233 said:
Ok, then any other ideas why any 3.0 rom I load results in an endless bootloop?
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If you get a bootloop, that's because the phone wasn't wiped correctly. Be sure to do a full wipe [factory/data, cache, and dalvik cache].
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I think I read somewhere that u have to use RA recovery but not 100% on that. If ur on cwm then try with RA. If ur on RA then idk
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RA is not required I flashed in CWM all the time, I use RA now because it wipes better just like Charmin!
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legasus233 said:
I have been trying to flash Shooter E3, MikG, and Synergy. I cannot get any of them to work!!! They flash fine but all get stuck in a boot loop. I have wiped everything, more than once and redownloaded all of them just to check. Every other Rom i have downloaded (CM6, Cm7, Fresh, Stock, Myns Warm, MIUI, etc.) all flash and work fine. Anyone have some ideas???
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Oh! Btw I'm running Synergy RLS1 it was flashed in CWM just remember if you flash in CWM do it three times over or so it just seems to work better
I am using RA 2.3 and have been sure to wipe everything, every option except sd card (duh). I have wiped multiple times, tried Calkulins format all, kings format all. It seems to start looping right when the phone boots up and starts sending/receiving data. Could this be a radio problem??
Most of the 3.0 roms, shooter especially, take a very long time to load. Usually around 10 minutes on first boot...are you waiting long enough?
im having the same issue, everything worked fine till i tryed to use firerats method to install kingedrunny 0.3. now it just sits at the boot screen, 37 mins & counting now
i also noticed when i flash a new rom it takes abot 1 min which is unusually fast.
I waited upwards of 1 hour. I am thinking of throwing in the towel.
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im back on a 2.xx rom till i figure this out. may just have to flash back to stock & start from scratch.
im going to try again in a few since i have to re do my nv items anyway
I fixed mine, here's what I did, hope it works for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265585

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