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Help! Stuck at "Welcome to PC36100"

Ok so, I was flashing CM7-GX4...everything was going fine until I flashed GAPPS, now I'm stuck at two screens alternating between the CM7 boot animation and the screen that says "Welcome to PC36100", upon this screen loading it quickly restarts the CM7 boot animation, so on and so forth. I am able to get into CWM recovery. Please help.
Thank you in advance.

thats a boot loop, looks like you want to wipe everything and try again

elegantai said:
thats a boot loop, looks like you want to wipe everything and try again
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What if the PC36IMG file is renamed? I changed the name previously per the instructions of some thread I saw somewhere. Could this be the problem?

well you lost me at the hboot image. The only time i have ever had to use a file like that is when i was rooting my phone.
I also do not use cwm, so i am kinda limited in the help i can provide. Did you wipe your system/data/cache before you flashed cm7?

I wiped everything. I've put the SD card in another phone and renamed it back to PC36IMG...lets see what happens LOL

Renamed file back to PC36IMG...still stuck in boot loop

What exactly are you using the pc36img for?

elegantai said:
What exactly are you using the pc36img for?
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I'm not using it for anything. It's just there from back when I rooted the phone. I had renamed it a while ago. Everything was going fine, install CM7 GX4 ROM, rebooted, attempted to install GAPPS and thats when I got stuck going back and forth between the two screens. I have put the SD card in another phone and renamed it to the original PC36IMG (figuring since I was stuck at a screen saying Welcome to PC36100 it couldnt find the file or something), and I'm still having the same problems. I've wiped and wiped and wiped using CWM and reinstalled CM7-GX4 several times and am still getting the same bootloop.

I'm running a restore from CWM...hopefully that will take me back to a point where I can do something.

yeah, you dont need the pc36img after you root so that is not the problem. My only guess is that cwm is not wiping everything properly or you are missing a step in the install process. I guess you can try a few things:
See if your cwm recovery is up to date (i know earlier versions had issues clearing out properly, but that has since been fixed)
Start back from the beginning of the install process with that rom. Make sure to wipe data, system, and cache, and go back through step by step (sometimes it is easy to overlook a step). Also i noticed in the rom you are using it says to make sure to flash the wi-max kernel, so make sure you do that.
Lastly, I have never used that rom, but if you do not need 4g you can try flashing the actual cyanogenmod nightlies. They are very stable (its what i am running now), and you can grab the latest nightly from:http://mirror.teamdouche.net and grab the gapps from: http://goo-inside.me (universal package)
Sorry to lay a crap load of info on you, but i just don't know what would cause it. A bootloop (which is what you are experiencing with the going back and forth between screens) basically means something did not install right and is making your phone restart over and over.

elegantai said:
yeah, you dont need the pc36img after you root so that is not the problem. My only guess is that cwm is not wiping everything properly or you are missing a step in the install process. I guess you can try a few things:
See if your cwm recovery is up to date (i know earlier versions had issues clearing out properly, but that has since been fixed)
Start back from the beginning of the install process with that rom. Make sure to wipe data, system, and cache, and go back through step by step (sometimes it is easy to overlook a step). Also i noticed in the rom you are using it says to make sure to flash the wi-max kernel, so make sure you do that.
Lastly, I have never used that rom, but if you do not need 4g you can try flashing the actual cyanogenmod nightlies. They are very stable (its what i am running now), and you can grab the latest nightly from: mirror.teamdouche.net and grab the gapps from: goo-inside.me (universal package)
Sorry to lay a crap load of info on you, but i just don't know what would cause it. A bootloop (which is what you are experiencing with the going back and forth between screens) basically means something did not install right and is making your phone restart over and over.
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I ran the recovery and got back to an old point. I guess I'll try again! Weird that it happened after flashing GAPPS as everything was fine up until that point. I'll grab the gapps from your source. Thanks!

nooomoto said:
I ran the recovery and got back to an old point. I guess I'll try again! Weird that it happened after flashing GAPPS as everything was fine up until that point. I'll grab the gapps from your source. Thanks!
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Well, i would only use the gapps from the link i provided if you are going to flash the official cm7 nightlies. I wouldnt mix and match! i surely don't want to cause further problems for you! lol. I was reading over that rom and I am not sure why you would need to reboot between installing the rom and the gapps. But again, not familiar with that version!
Sorry i couldnt help more hope you get it!

elegantai said:
Well, i would only use the gapps from the link i provided if you are going to flash the official cm7 nightlies. I wouldnt mix and match! i surely don't want to cause further problems for you! lol. I was reading over that rom and I am not sure why you would need to reboot between installing the rom and the gapps. But again, not familiar with that version!
Sorry i couldnt help more hope you get it!
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I used the gapps from your source and everything went fine. Thanks again for the help!

no problemo, glad you got it working!

[Q] Having problem changing ROMS...NEED HELP!!!

Heres my situation...Im currently running MIUI 1.3.4 ROM. I finally decided to try out another rom so I choose Warm Two Point Two RLS 5. So I downloaded that as well as radio/wimax update zip that was said on thread to flash w/ rom.Heres EXACTLY wat I did: (1st) Did a Nandoid backup (2nd)did a full wipe...data/factory reset...cache...then dalvik (3rd) flashed Warm 2pt2 ROM (4th) in same recovery session wiped cache...then dalvik and flashed radio/wimax update(was told to wait for for radios to flash..would see little green arrow/phone icon which I did (5th) then I rebooted. So my problem is after doing all that it rebooted back to my MIUI rom and NO new rom was installed! Dont get what I did wrong! I hav not had problems flashing different kernels on the MIUI rom but struck out on starting with fresh install to change roms. So can anybody give me advice on this matter?

are you using clockwork? try RA.

Try it again. Or maybe try flashing the radios first, then the rom.

Flash calkulin's format all, then flash the radios, then myn's rom, then reboot. Nothing else, and do it all within one recovery session.
The format all will wipe all the things you did, plus system and one other. It's usually just a good idea to do whenever you switch actual rom's.
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yes I used unrevoked 3 to root my phone so im runnin clockwork. So if I wanted to change recovery...how wud I go about doin that?

It was said on the install instructions in the thread I got the warm's two point two rom from to flash rom first then radio/wimax update. Does it really matter or will I mess up my phone if I do it the other way?

jro73 said:
yes I used unrevoked 3 to root my phone so im runnin clockwork. So if I wanted to change recovery...how wud I go about doin that?
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try clockwork again, except in your step (2) when you get to wipe dalvik hit yes, let it load, then hit restore boot at top....let it load, then when it returns to main, hit chose zip and flash...
..or in clockwork scroll down to alternate recovery...hit it should change to RA. MAY need to be the paid version i forget.
you could also do the other suggestions.
Edit...as for the updates it won't matter if the radios and ROM are up to date.

Well thts wat I mean as far as I kno Im not a sense rom if im runnin MIUI which is a AOSP rom. Thats why Im askin if flashing the radio/wimax update before the the Warm's rom wud do anything to my phone? I already hav the Calkulin's format all zip on my sd card so I will try tht but before I do I just need to kno if its ok to flash update before rom.

You are fine to flash the radio/wimax before flashing the rom.

Well I finally got the warms rom to flash. It ended up being a corrupted zip file on my sd card. So I deleted it and downloaded it again on my sd card then flashed...so everything is workin now....YEH!!!! Thanks everyone for the advice...much appreciated!

Glad you got it working...and that's the end of that chapter.

Q: what should I do?

Hi, so I'm super green but itching to load custom kernel and rom... So my Evo is rooted and have seen some pretty sweet roms, lol, kinda scared to flash and not sure what roms go with what kernals, do I even need a new kernal? What I really want is a kernal I can overclock to 1198mhz, and a rom build based on honeycomb and or gingerbread that is 100% stable or as close as I can get... Help? Lol...
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hahah exited aren't you... welcome to the root world!
you asked for hc/gb. google hasnt released hc source code yet, probably not until ice cream, so there is none of that. you can however download cyanogen(mod) 7, which is almost totally stable.
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=supersonic
there's the mirror link. download either rls4 or nightly 33. nightly 33 is a bit funky bcuz cyanogen is pulling an april fools prank saying he sold cm to teh duck revolution, and the rom is now called 'teh duck uber distro'. so maybe rls4 or just wait for the next nightly.
everything works. 4g (with one bug that there is an annoying fix for), hdmi (download hdmwin from the market) gps (with a fix) and everything else is perfect. it is still in beta/nightly stages, but should be done soon. it is my daily driver, as well as many other peoples. this rom is crazzzy popular. try it for sure.
start with stock kernel, but i'd try both savaged-zen and tiamat kernels on it. they will both give you much better battery. tiamat tends to give slightly better performance/quickness but savaged-zen (on custom SAVAGEZEN governer) gives fantastic battery. try them both!!!
again, welcome to the community. hope this helps.

Where do I get the kernals? And what process do I use? I have clockwork premium... I just don't wanna miss a step a jack myself
Also, is it gonna wipe my phone, do I need to wipe it? No issues with that though as I do it all the time... And thank you so much for the feedback BTW, still a little confused...
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ok, first of all, clockworkmod isn't the recovery you want to be using. download amon-ra's recovery here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026 make sure you get the pc36img.zip. put the pc36img.zip on the root of your sdcard (that means not in any folders) MAKING SURE IT IS NAMED EXACTLY PC36IMG.ZIP. aka just dont rename it. then power off your phone, and once it is off, hold power and volume down. you will see a white screen with scateboarding droids at the bottom. this is your BOOTLOADER SCREEN also known as hboot, and you see it quite often. so hboot will scan your sdcard, and find the pc36img.zip. hit volume up to accept the 'update'. then once it is done, volume up again to reboot.
you can download kernels from the evo android development subforum right here at the xda.
so first flash your rom. you can either boot up into it, or just flash the kernel right away. flash the kernel just like you would a rom, but without wiping.
enjoy.
any other questions, ask away.

dkdude36 said:
ok, first of all, clockworkmod isn't the recovery you want to be using. download amon-ra's recovery here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
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100% agree. Amon Ra imo is the much more stable & user friendly recovery

Alright, so, can I do all this just from my phone? Is a pc recommended? Will my stock kernal overclock? Never flashed a rom before, I'm an electronic/computer tech so I pick up shniz pretty quick but still don't wanna b---- this sucker...
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you can do it all from your phone if you want. i perfer downloading on my pc and transferring from there in case i want to modify anything, but you can always just dload on phone. make sure the pc36img.zip isnt in download folder or anything if you do. it needs to be on the root. your stock kernel can't overclock sadly. if you have never flashed a rom before, then cm7 will be crazy different than stock rom. most custom rom's are based off the stock htc software, just modded. cm7 is aosp, which means it is stock GOOGLE software. htc spends quite a few months modifying htc sense into google software, so the speed and memory increase is very noticable. just wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache when switching roms. you might want to backup your apps and their data using titanium backup. just dont backup system data, that can cause problems. then flash the rom after wiping, flash any kernel or addons you want (dont forget to flash gapps if it is an aosp rom, bcuz if you dont u wont have the market or anything) and reboot. for any other mods you install after that on the same rom, just wipe cache and dalvik cache and then flash away. wiping data between roms is always reccomended. if you want to stick with the cm7 nightlys, then all you need to wipe is cache and dalvik. there is never much of a problem with just flashing one over the other without a data wipe.
and forgot to mention, you cant control amon-ra recovery with rom manager. but then again, rom manager is just a touch screen version of recovery. you get used to the volume/power keys pretty quickly.

ok, im freaking out now, my phone is locked in the cm little surfer droid with the arrow circling around been constantly running for about 45 mins, im fuct, really fuct without my phone!!! its my only internet too!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

Did you do a factory wipe, Clear the cache & wipe Dalvik?
Sounds like it just wasn't a good install. Do the above in recovery & reinstall your ROM

ya did you wipe? doesnt sound like it. make sure data, cache, and dalvik cache are all wiped successfully. also make sure you are using amon-ra recovery. cwm can sometimes give you problems.

[Q] CM7 on Rooted Gingerbread

Ok Fellow EVO owners, for those of you still around, I know you are busy applying the S-Off and Root to your phones, but have any of you tried the next steps of loading another ROM? I am currently trying to load on CM7, however after it finishes flashing the ROM, it boots into the flash animation and just stays there. Tried clearing cache to no avail. Looking for possible solution...

Need more information.
Most likely you aren't wiping SYSTEM, however.

Flash Dalvik?

What information do you need?
I have to admit I am new to the Android scene. Phone was updated to the OTA when I purchased so I have been lurking till now.
Here is what details I have:
S-Off via the Revolutionary method just released
Replaced Clockworks with Amon-RA
Successfully performed backup and restore of device to test
Downloaded CM7 latest Stable version and placed on SD-Card
Booted into recovery and wiped Cache and Dalvik-cache
Flashed .zip from SD-Card
Got the message that it was successful
Within Amon-Ra selected reboot device
Device booted into the flash screen for CM7 and it just keeps cycling that screen over and over, it never actually proceeds into the OS
If you need more let me know.
Thanks

You need to wipe everything.
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freejack347 said:
What information do you need?
I have to admit I am new to the Android scene. Phone was updated to the OTA when I purchased so I have been lurking till now.
Here is what details I have:
S-Off via the Revolutionary method just released
Replaced Clockworks with Amon-RA
Successfully performed backup and restore of device to test
Downloaded CM7 latest Stable version and placed on SD-Card
Booted into recovery and wiped Cache and Dalvik-cache
Flashed .zip from SD-Card
Got the message that it was successful
Within Amon-Ra selected reboot device
Device booted into the flash screen for CM7 and it just keeps cycling that screen over and over, it never actually proceeds into the OS
If you need more let me know.
Thanks
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First let me say, Welcome to the flashing scene. You will be an addict and we're here to help you out
I would recommend flashing this first:
http://dc370.4shared.com/download/KV-YsWJ7/VR_SUPERWIPE.zip?tsid=20110815-030517-d546271d
This will wipe your phone's memory.
Then flash the CM7.zip. Let me know how this goes for you dude.

Wipe Data, System, Cache, Dalvik, android.secure, SDext, boot, and everything I might've forgotten (except SD card). Flash VR Superwipe (http://www.virusrom.com/Tools/VR_SUPERWIPE.zip). Flash Cyanogenmod, flash GAPPS (Google Apps: you want this if you want Market and such - packaged separately due to legal issues). Reboot, enjoy

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Wipe Data, System, Cache, Dalvik, android.secure, SDext, boot, and everything I might've forgotten (except SD card). Flash VR Superwipe (http://www.virusrom.com/Tools/VR_SUPERWIPE.zip). Flash Cyanogenmod, flash GAPPS (Google Apps: you want this if you want Market and such - packaged separately due to legal issues). Reboot, enjoy
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+1...Here's the GAPPS so you won't have to google it:
http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip

spyd312 said:
+1...Here's the GAPPS so you won't have to google it
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I looked around for like an HOUR trying to figure out the gapps issue, couldn't find the package. (day 3 of S-off/root)
I do have a question tho, is the SPRINT Visual Voicemail available in the market or do you need a special package to get it to work? I have seen a little about it on the forums but have yet to find much info..

I know there is a gapps zip in the evo deck thread that has sprint vvm included. That rom is very similar to cm so you could try flashing that gapps instead.

Anyone know if cm7 and that gapps package has been tried... going to bed now but could try tmrw.
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infallibleapex said:
I looked around for like an HOUR trying to figure out the gapps issue, couldn't find the package. (day 3 of S-off/root)
I do have a question tho, is the SPRINT Visual Voicemail available in the market or do you need a special package to get it to work? I have seen a little about it on the forums but have yet to find much info..
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If u search on here there is a fix for the sprint vvm. If when on a sense rom use titanium backup to back up sprint vvm including data. Then once u flash cm7 and its up and running use titanium backup to restore sprint vvm + data. There is a flashable zip also somewhere around here. Id link u to the thread but I'm on my phone right now

To op if all the wiping doesn't seem to work it could be ur SD card. Sometimes it goes bad. Transfer everything off and then format SD card after that transfer things back and try again

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If u search on here there is a fix for the sprint vvm. If when on a sense rom use titanium backup to back up sprint vvm including data. Then once u flash cm7 and its up and running use titanium backup to restore sprint vvm + data. There is a flashable zip also somewhere around here. Id link u to the thread but I'm on my phone right now
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I appreciate it. I tossed the one from the DECK EVO thread on the card, did a backup and will try flashing it tomorrow... i gotta got to work in a few hours and this website is like crack, I can't stop trolling...

confirmed, the gapps+vm from the deck evo thread worked like a charm..

Flashing nightly build questions

Have some general questions flashing nightly builds.
1) when you flash a nightly build do you need to reflash a a2sd script, GPS fix, vipermod...ect every single time you flash a nightly over a previous build? If not are my voltages for viper mod already set or do I need to change them? Just curious how much is actually changed if you do not wipe all and just apply a new build over a previous one.
2) let's say you are encouraged to wipe all before flashing new build and you actually do. So after wiping, flashing rom, a2sd script, and any other zips you desire, you boot up. Are your apps that were previously on a2sd going to show up? If not, is there a command to use for them to show up or do you just need to start over?
Thanks in advance for any answer. I've looked around before but for some reason this questions have stayed with me for awhile.
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stevenskanse said:
Have some general questions flashing nightly builds.
1) when you flash a nightly build do you need to reflash a a2sd script, GPS fix, vipermod...ect every single time you flash a nightly over a previous build? If not are my voltages for viper mod already set or do I need to change them? Just curious how much is actually changed if you do not wipe all and just apply a new build over a previous one.
2) let's say you are encouraged to wipe all before flashing new build and you actually do. So after wiping, flashing rom, a2sd script, and any other zips you desire, you boot up. Are your apps that were previously on a2sd going to show up? If not, is there a command to use for them to show up or do you just need to start over?
Thanks in advance for any answer. I've looked around before but for some reason this questions have stayed with me for awhile.
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when u apply a new build i rewrites over the previouse files and adds new one as it sees fit and from my exp i have no idea as i never overwrite roms i do a clean install and always when u flash a new rom let it settle i never sign into google i flash rom,kernel(optional)then gaps reboot the let it settle the reboot in recoveryu the wipe cache and dalvic flash extras wipe cache and dalvic and fix permishion...it might not be what anyone else does but its what i do and i have never had a problem and as for the ap2sd i dont use that