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Phone hangs after new ROM install

Hello all!
Yesterday I decided I wanted to try the latest RCMix ROM (v2.2b). Usually I do the update from ROM Manager, but it informed me there was a new version to download so I downloaded it.
Anyway, I proceeded with it and installed the ROM and everything went fine, until it rebooted, which it then just hung on the s-off boot screen. I waited for an hour but to no avail so had to take out the battery.
So, I tried to do it again manually by doing a factory wipe/clear cache/clear dalvik cache and flashed again, but again, same thing happened even though it said it had installed ok. I tried doing this 5 times before I gave up (although leaving 20 minutes on the boot screen before giving up each time)
Next I decided that maybe it was the new version of the ROM, so I downloaded the v2.1 of it, but still got the same problem, so then I decided to try my original one (v2.0) because it worked fine previously, but this also didn't work!
Finally, I decided I best try a different ROM altogether, so I tried the LeeDroid ROM (which I've used in the past,albeit a previous version), but this also has the same problem.
So, I'm a bit stuck what to do, hence why I've had to post on here. I've read that the latest clockworkmod recovery has some issues, does this still apply? Could this be the cause of my problem? I've tried finding a previous version of clockworkmod to install via sd card to test it out, but had no luck finding one.
Does anyone else have any suggestions on what I can do? Please bare in mind that I'm not very good with all the technical side of this so please try keep it as simple as possible for me!
My phone recovery says the following:
AlphaRev CM7 r2
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-5.10.05.23
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.0
Thanks in advance for your help

hi there, do the roms you are trying require an ext partition on the sd card?

elliottg61 said:
hi there, do the roms you are trying require an ext partition on the sd card?
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I believe they do yes. I did forget to mention I do have my SD card partitioned with 1GB~ ext partition

go to mounts and storage
format:
-boot
-system
-data
-cache
-sd-ext
-NOT SD-CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try to flash the rom again

bortak said:
go to mounts and storage
format:
-boot
-system
-data
-cache
-sd-ext
-NOT SD-CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try to flash the rom again
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Out of curiosity, what would happen if I did SD-Card?
I shall try it now anyway and let you know

smhouston said:
Out of curiosity, what would happen if I did SD-Card?
I shall try it now anyway and let you know
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I wonder what would formatting my Sd-Card do, possibly delete anything and everything off of it?

bortak said:
I wonder what would formatting my Sd-Card do, possibly delete anything and everything off of it?
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lol I mean would it have any affect on the ROM installation process? Obviously I'd lose all my personal data but I have it all backed up anyway
Waiting to see if it'll load atm, still on the same screen, but only been 5 minutes so far. What's the next option if this doesn't work? I was thinking about just trying to go back to stock and start it all form scratch again.

As suspected, it still did the same thing :-(

Are the roms you are installing for specific use with the CM7 Hboot?

You mentioned Rom manager at the start, are you downloading your roms through there or from your pc?
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Try EVERYTHING without ROM manager....

rootSU said:
Are the roms you are installing for specific use with the CM7 Hboot?
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I think the RCMiX used to be
mistaliu said:
You mentioned Rom manager at the start, are you downloading your roms through there or from your pc?
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I usually download the ROMs manually, place on the SD card, then do the install by selecting the option in ROM Manager
rootSU said:
Try EVERYTHING without ROM manager....
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I'm going to remember this for the future!
After me being impatient (you'll probably be disheartened to hear) I've decided to go the stock way to try get me back to the beginning. After a lot of messing around (reformatting sd-card and placing files on it via a laptop which had the files put on there via USB flash drive!) I think I've managed to get it down to stock again. The bootloader screen thingy says:
BRAVO UNKNOWN SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.75.0000
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-4.05.00.11
and when I try select the RECOVERY option it just displays the red triangle (I believe this is because it's not rooted or something (can't currently remember how got it working last time)?)
The problem now though is I would have though I should be able to boot normally now? What happens is when I press the power button it just goes straight into the bootlader screen.

At the triangle, you press vol UP + Power to get to stock recovery. Cant do much there but factory reset though.
did you fastboot flash the downgrader.img from Alpharev before running the RUU?

rootSU said:
At the triangle, you press vol UP + Power to get to stock recovery. Cant do much there but factory reset though.
did you fastboot flash the downgrader.img from Alpharev before running the RUU?
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I've just tried the up + power but when I do it displays the menu options i.e. Apply sdcard:update.zip and wipe data/factory reset; however, it has a yellow message below saying E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command ..... should I be concerned?
Yes I flashed the bravo_downgrade.img located at http://alpharev.nl/ by doing it via the SD card. Currently I can't connect to my phone via adb

smhouston said:
I've just tried the up + power but when I do it displays the menu options i.e. Apply sdcard:update.zip and wipe data/factory reset; however, it has a yellow message below saying E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command ..... should I be concerned?
Yes I flashed the bravo_downgrade.img located at http://alpharev.nl/ by doing it via the SD card. Currently I can't connect to my phone via adb
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That error always comes up on stock recovery I think. It always did for me anyway.
I'd be tempted to factory reset then run an RUU again.

rootSU said:
That error always comes up on stock recovery I think. It always did for me anyway.
I'd be tempted to factory reset then run an RUU again.
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That's ok then. Do you have any recommended RUUs? My phone was bought unbranded and unlocked

If truly unbranded 2.29.405.5
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smhouston said:
That's ok then. Do you have any recommended RUUs? My phone was bought unbranded and unlocked
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I've just tried the following RUU after doing a factory reset:
RUU_Bravo_HTC_Europe_1.15.405.3_Radio_32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11_release_121865
However when going through the instructions it said that my current image is:
2.29.405.5
I proceeded anyway by pressing Update, and it ended up with the following error:
ERROR[140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR
From what I've quickly googled, it sounds like I got that error because the RUU I was trying to install was less than the one currently installed? If so then how can I get one that is newer as I can't see any newer ones than that!
EDIT: I'll try using the one you suggested again

If it starts with a 1 its android 2.1. You do not want that. It must start with a 2 at least
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rootSU said:
If it starts with a 1 its android 2.1. You do not want that. It must start with a 2 at least
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Wahey, you'll be pleased to know it's worked! Thank you all for your time and patience with me. Got to admit I thought I was doomed!

Cannot install android regularly

I've had android "SRMix_3D_Data++HBOOT_V1.8.2_signed" on my desire
and I tried to install a script for data2ext and reinstall that rom again
so it did install and keeps give me error in installing
so I've tried another version from the same rom supporting data2ext and after the installation the mobile did not start will and gives me that the mobile memory is full
so I've tried to wipe all mobile data and formatted everything on the mobile and when installing any rom (if I could install) still gives me that the memory is full and cannot see what made the memory that full and I cannot operate on my mobile
by the way I've tried a patch to move delvik data before installing any rom
and I tried to install s-off again and cannot (mine no is s-off)
so what can I do to clear that memory thing and install another GB rom and would be great to install a data2ext

I recommend supernova extreme. All you need is ext4, and you don't need s off. Stable and fast.
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I dont know if the problem is in a rom
the problem as I stated b4 is that when I install any rom even 2.2 or 2.3 keeps telling me the memory is full
and I've used a zip file to move delvik, maybe it is the problem
anyway I will try the supernova rom

update
I've installed supernova extreme and after reboot it stuck on s-off screen
cannot operate on my HTC desire
any ideas?

hello there
any solution there?

I don't get your problem... What's your recovery ? You can clear everything in recovery, wipe all and install proper ROM for example Ginger Villain. If your ROM doesn't work, it must be you forgot to read their requirement, check it again and flash it again
If you want S-OFF to install other Hboot, try http://revolutionary.io/. If got any error, post it here so we can troubleshoot.

my hboot 6.93.1002
recovery
CWM-Alpharev recovery v2.5.1.8
I've wiped and formatted everything and tried several types of roms either doesn't be installed or install and have full memory and cannot even load sens ui home reguarly

Waiting for device...
Found your device: /sbin/sh: getprop: not found (/sbin/sh: getprop: not-/sbin/sh
: getprop: not, Android: /sbin/sh: getprop: not, ROM version: /sbin/sh
Your device: /sbin/sh: getprop: not, with HBOOT /sbin/sh: getprop: not is not su
pported at this time.
Press (almost) any key to exit.
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gave me this message when I connected the device (from recovery)

what I've tried lately is to install an RUU file
"RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_ARA_2.32.415.3_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_157343_signed"
which flashed everything and installed a fresh version of froyo (S-off is now gone)
when anroid booted still the same problem of full memory and cannot load home screen (not enough storage space for sms/mms)
Come on !!!

thos are the two file I've installed
flashable_hboot_D2EXT+427.zip
Move-Dalvik-to-sdext.zip
and I stongly think it is the second one what made all that
how can I reverse it or to free that memory !
I caonnot use my mobile anymore

hello there

Factory reset from recovery?
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rootSU said:
Factory reset from recovery?
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First, thanks for your concern
second, I've done the Factory reset from recovery like 10 times at least
even flashed everything with HTC RUU file mentioned earlier in my posts

I mean from stock recovery now that you have replaced custom recovery with stock.

rootSU said:
I mean from stock recovery now that you have replaced custom recovery with stock.
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The mobile now doesn't have any recovery, when I select recovery from hboot gives me a mobile picture with red triangle and "!" on it

M_HaFeZ said:
The mobile now doesn't have any recovery, when I select recovery from hboot gives me a mobile picture with red triangle and "!" on it
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Thats right. Its part of stock recovery. At that point press Volume UP and power. This will get you to HTC stock recovery.

rootSU said:
Thats right. Its part of stock recovery. At that point press Volume UP and power. This will get you to HTC stock recovery.
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ok I've reached and did the factory reset and wipe cache (only two option there for resetting)
and still the god damned message of low space
with like 20 error messages
like
sorry
the process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. please try again
force close

M_HaFeZ said:
ok I've reached and did the factory reset and wipe cache (only two option there for resetting)
and still the god damned message of low space
with like 20 error messages
like
sorry
the process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. please try again
force close
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Definitely sounds like a data issue. I really don't know what you've done here. How does it respond without SD card in?

rootSU said:
Definitely sounds like a data issue. I really don't know what you've done here. How does it respond without SD card in?
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I've tried removing the sd card and gave me the exact results
what I've done is to install those files
- flashable_hboot_D2EXT+427.zip
- Move-Dalvik-to-sdext.zip

M_HaFeZ said:
I've tried removing the sd card and gave me the exact results
what I've done is to install those files
- flashable_hboot_D2EXT+427.zip
- Move-Dalvik-to-sdext.zip
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Think we need to S-off and flash custom recovery now. Then we can do some checks in adb as to what is on /data. Possibly delete it, or format /data via recovery.
What PVT version does it say in hboot?

fixed itself - I think it's Bricked but any ideas?

edit: it has fixed it self after a failed radio flash.
i cant explain it, but thanks for you suggestions
Hi
well I think i've finally bricked my desire and its not my fault!
it powered off during a call due to an empty battery but then wouldnt restart.
it did eventually but now it hangs when loading up but also hangs during recovery usage.
i can currently load into the bootloader though.
cm7 r2 hboot
s-off
pvt-1
radio 5.17.05.23
Runnymede AIO V6.0.7 se
any help will be appreciated

Flash a Rom?
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hangs
it hangs part way through, left it for 30 minutes at 31.38% using 4EXT recovery

Leave the battery out for a while, then replace. Put it on AC power. Same thing happen

try to do sth by fastboot (wipe and then change hboot to stock and flash ruu)

StylishPirat said:
try to do sth by fastboot (wipe and then change hboot to stock and flash ruu)
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I've tried going to stock hboot and running the RUU but no good, what is sth in fastboot?

bigblue79 said:
what is sth in fastboot?
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Gibberish
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surprise!
well im not sure why but it let me flash the rom again, which is strange as it had just hung during a radio flash but then started to work properly again instead of expected worsening.
thanks

StylishPirat said:
try to do sth by fastboot (wipe and then change hboot to stock and flash ruu)
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English:
Try to do something from fastboot...
Anyway to unbrick from 4ext?

First up, Does it boot with the SD Card removed?
(if not doing something tricky like Data2Ext or Dalvik relocation etc)
If it does, then start fresh, the key is to format your SD Card.
1. Format your SD Card, Partition Split and then copy on a ROM.
2. Factory Reset
3. Wipe the Dalvik Cache
4. Reinstall ROM of your choice

I am Desperate with this HTC Desire

Hello guys !
First of all i want to say that I've tried EVERYTHING around to resolve the issue, but it seems that nothing is working. So long story short :
My friend bought used HTC Desire since i own DHD and he liked it alot but didnt have the money to buy DHD ,so the day he got it he tried to root it , He said that it was sucessfully and he instaleld some custom rom and went to bed,when he woke up in the morning his Desire Display was flashing with the boot animation(the ROM one) over and over again.He treid to install other ROM and the effect was the same,stuck at animation repeating over and over again.So He called me,i got to his house and tried to solve the issue but i didnt have luck there ,so i got the phone with me at my home. I started digging where the problem was...i was sure it was the rom ,tried to install 5-6 oter roms - no luck . Tried to flash with RUU- no luck ,kept getting " The main version is older" error . So i kept digging and tried to install the RUU throught H-boot by making PB99IMG.zip file,got the same error.Tried to use the update.zip solution - still no luck.Tried to change the recovery from clockwork to any other recovery ,but didnt have luck since i cant access the android and i am getting errors if i try to archive the file to update.zip.
So i need some help if its possible,sorry for my english and if the info that i provided is not that good ask me whatever u like.
also in The H-boot menu it says :
BRAVO PVt4 Ship S-ON
H-Boot-0.93.0001
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL - SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.14
from what i got by reading is that i cant s-off cuz of the bravo pvt4 ..

Did you wipe data after flashing?

localh0st said:
Did you wipe data after flashing?
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Full wipe + wipe from the advanced menu !

Lol, read thru the OP and same thing going over and over in my head "Did you wipe? Did you wipe? Did you wipe?"
When you start out with "I've tried EVERYTHING", make sure you actually did try everything, because it's pretty obvious you didn't.

Did it also display flash bootanimation over and over again after Ruu?
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vladrak said:
from what i got by reading is that i cant s-off cuz of the bravo pvt4 ..
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Have a read of this

localh0st said:
Did you wipe data after flashing?
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You have to wipe BEFORE flashing, not after.
Some Roms store important parts on /data, which will be erased during the wipe.
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Tillus said:
You have to wipe BEFORE flashing, not after.
Some Roms store important parts on /data, which will be erased during the wipe.
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This is true lol. If you install then wipe you prob won't be able to get further than the boot screen.
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Take it your mate didn't take a nandroid back-up before trying to flash, so he could restore it in case any issues occurred? Have you done full wipe then tried flash ROM from recovery then? Does the ROM need an ext partition - will boot loop if one doesn't exist.
Depending on the HBOOT version, using alpharev or revolutionary will S-OFF PVT4s - but this isn't the solution to your current problem unless you're trying roms that need non-stock hboots, in which case try something that doesn't first. S-OFF via AlphaRev also best done with rooted stock ROM, some custom sense ROMs also seem to work (don't know about revolutionary as i took alpharev route) - but get custom ROM running first before thinking about doing anything else.

JustAnotherCider said:
This is true lol. If you install then wipe you prob won't be able to get further than the boot screen.
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Dude i wiped all b4 installing any rom, anyways i finally fixed it,been trying for 2 days ,I'll explain in the next post !

beachcomber said:
Take it your mate didn't take a nandroid back-up before trying to flash, so he could restore it in case any issues occurred? Have you done full wipe then tried flash ROM from recovery then? Does the ROM need an ext partition - will boot loop if one doesn't exist.
Depending on the HBOOT version, using alpharev or revolutionary will S-OFF PVT4s - but this isn't the solution to your current problem unless you're trying roms that need non-stock hboots, in which case try something that doesn't first. S-OFF via AlphaRev also best done with rooted stock ROM, some custom sense ROMs also seem to work (don't know about revolutionary as i took alpharev route) - but get custom ROM running first before thinking about doing anything else.
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Just saw your post. Too bad it's too late. Anyways the situation was kinda funny: So the HTC kept booting untill the "rom logo" (You know the logo after the HTC one), tried to install other ROM's (Full wipe before ofcourse) and it didn't work ofcourse, so I kept digging and i saw some threats where people were saying that clockwordrecovery wasn't working with my version h-boot, ah and trying installing RUU didnt work too(also trying to install PB99IMG.zip from sdcard didnt work too) ,was always getting "The main version is older" error! So we flashed AlphaRev, and finally the phone was S-Offed, after this i got my DHD's sd card since it was a gold card and i put it into the Desire , i had a PB99IMG.zip file from the previous day on it! So i started the bootloader, it detected the PB99IMG.zip file and I didn't get the "Main Verison is older" error, it asked if the file should be updated and i pressed "yes" and the phone gone off...guess what it was compleatly bricked,only vibrating and the screen didn't work....we were like OMG WTF ...so we installed SDK tools and started looking for adb commands/guides ...after 4 hours we were on about to quit and suicide ourselves cuz we didnt get anything and it was getting late...i was like " duh,lets blind try the PB99IMG.zip method again and rest till tomorrow" ,i downloaded the newest PB99IMG.zip from shipped-roms.com ,got it on my sd card and got the sd card back in the desire . Pressed Power + vol down,waited 2 mins and pressed vol up again,waited like 10 more mins,nothing happaned...we got all emo and mad ,2 more friends of us came to my mate's flat ( they are not into phones or anything ,complete noobs),one of them got the phone took of the baterry and the sdcard ,put the baterry back,pressed Power ON button and the phone ****ing started ....we all were like WOOOOOOOOT OMG OMG ,it was like magic xD ...so its fixed now and it has the stock rom and its unrooted...

Getting a Buzz: Wildfire back to stock?

Hi guys,
not long ago I've rooted a Wildfire which is a friend of mine's old phone. Now he wants to get it back to stock but I'm facing some issues...
I've tried with RUU and it fails and said it wants to start to recover. When I unplug the USB it reads "Failed" in something which looks like the HBOOT and the battery must be removed to reboot - and it boots normally (no need to recover anything).
Tried also with a Safe to flash ROM from the CWM recovery and it returns something about the script being outdated and a new one should be used...
Could someone, please, tell me what i'm doing wrong? I've first did factory reset from the phone, then I've done a factory reset (wipe data) from the CWM. Tried fixing permissions... still - I can't ;(

Pacolin said:
Hi guys,
not long ago I've rooted a Wildfire which is a friend of mine's old phone. Now he wants to get it back to stock but I'm facing some issues...
I've tried with RUU and it fails and said it wants to start to recover. When I unplug the USB it reads "Failed" in something which looks like the HBOOT and the battery must be removed to reboot - and it boots normally (no need to recover anything).
Tried also with a Safe to flash ROM from the CWM recovery and it returns something about the script being outdated and a new one should be used...
Could someone, please, tell me what i'm doing wrong? I've first did factory reset from the phone, then I've done a factory reset (wipe data) from the CWM. Tried fixing permissions... still - I can't ;(
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What hboot version and custom recovery do you have? Also what ruu did you attempt to flash?
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heavy_metal_man said:
What hboot version and custom recovery do you have? Also what ruu did you attempt to flash?
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Thanks for the will to help mate
I've done it a bit earlier - the phone is (and was) HBOOT 1.02.0000. CWM Recovery 4.0.1.x
Had to apply update.zip with CWM Recovery 2.5 from which I was able to flash the stock unbranded WWE 2.22.405 ROM after wiping system, data and cache Then i've used the locale switch app from the store (com.aokabi.android.localeswitch-2-0.9.1.apk) - just in case
Thanks to all xda members - posts which helped me were from here too
Buzz: Wildfire - Back to Stock (useful links)
Keep up the great work!

Pacolin said:
Thanks for the will to help mate
I've done it a bit earlier - the phone is (and was) HBOOT 1.02.0000. CWM Recovery 4.0.1.x
Had to apply update.zip with CWM Recovery 2.5 from which I was able to flash the stock unbranded WWE 2.22.405 ROM after wiping system, data and cache Then i've used the locale switch app from the store (com.aokabi.android.localeswitch-2-0.9.1.apk) - just in case
Thanks to all xda members - posts which helped me were from here too
Buzz: Wildfire - Back to Stock (useful links)
Keep up the great work!
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Glad your sorted pal might look at making a wwe safe flash stock ROM for cwm 4 and up
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for anyone else hoping to return to stock on a cwn recovery version 4 or higher here is a safe flash WWE, non rooted still odexed rom enjoy.
buzz_stock_rom.zip - 111.90 MB