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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.

crimeslunk said:
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

on gingerbread and cant go back

so im stuck on gingerbread, and can only use my backup with is a gingerbread one, when i reload cwm 2.5.x through fastboot its doesnt work just loas the rom and never boots past the htc screen. being stuck on gingerbread aint the worst but i always like to move around. any ideas?

try flashing the recovery from rom manager, this will install the 2.5 recovery. fastboot flash will only work if you have the eng h-boot, radio s-off won't do.

yeah got the eng h-boot
and im geting into 2.5, and it says it loads but no dice.
doing the install through rom manager just force closes on gingerbread for me.

fetusbeats said:
yeah got the eng h-boot
and im geting into 2.5, and it says it loads but no dice.
doing the install through rom manager just force closes on gingerbread for me.
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You can't flash back to CM6 via the ROM Manager. You need to flash CWR v2 via the ROM manager, boot into recovery and manually flash your CM6 backup. And be sure to do a full wipe of everything before flashing
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OriginalGabriel said:
You can't flash back to CM6 via the ROM Manager. You need to flash CWR v2 via the ROM manager, boot into recovery and manually flash your CM6 backup. And be sure to do a full wipe of everything before flashing
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Yeah, im flashing from recovery. i dont have a 2.2 backup just gingerbread. im not installing from rom manager. yeah so im trying to install a rom as i dont have a backup. i boot into CWM 2.x and it says all is loaded but sticks on htc screen. ive wiped everything a few times. even tried wiping in cwm 3 and then fastboot flashing 2.5 and trying to install rom there. no dice.

fetusbeats said:
Yeah, im flashing from recovery. i dont have a 2.2 backup just gingerbread. im not installing from rom manager. yeah so im trying to install a rom as i dont have a backup. i boot into CWM 2.x and it says all is loaded but sticks on htc screen. ive wiped everything a few times. even tried wiping in cwm 3 and then fastboot flashing 2.5 and trying to install rom there. no dice.
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To clarify, you're trying to flash CM6 back and you currently have CM7?
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well im actually using the gingervillian 1.4, but previously was using cm6. and alas i ****ed up and didnt do backup previously.

I had cm7 but went back to cm6.1.0 on my g1 but returning it to stock Android 1.0 and then rooting from the beginning, the phone is a little faster now after formatting the sdcard
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fetusbeats said:
well im actually using the gingervillian 1.4, but previously was using cm6. and alas i ****ed up and didnt do backup previously.
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I'm not sure what you're asking then ... what are you trying to flash?
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OP are you gfree? U might b able to just unroot / flash the OTW/pcimg10
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yeah didnt use gfree, got my s-ff the hard way on day one. but i have flashed the pc10img after hex editing before so i think i might try once i mull the problem some more.

fetusbeats said:
yeah didnt use gfree, got my s-ff the hard way on day one. but i have flashed the pc10img after hex editing before so i think i might try once i mull the problem some more.
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You should still go the gfree route, they found the initial hack could be overrided; check the Wiki here for a guide to use gfree for those of us that rooted from the get go.
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fetusbeats said:
well im actually using the gingervillian 1.4, but previously was using cm6. and alas i ****ed up and didnt do backup previously.
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Okay, I think I got it. You flashed Gingervillan without backing up your stock ROM?
Here are links to the pre and post OTA stock ROMs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#ROMs
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If you want to flash a non-GB ROM, you need the CWM2 (which is what you did). It sounds like after you put this recovery back though, you tried to flash a GB backup? This won't work (since anything GB requires CWM3).
If you have the CWM2 recovery, just go download any Froyo-based ROM you want to use, place the zip on you SD card, boot into recovery, and apply the zip.

nah just tried to flash a 2.2 rom through cwm2.5 no backup will only flash gb backup through 3.0.0.5

MIUI on my evo

Hey guys im having a problem getting MIUI to boot on my phone I did the format all and flashed it and it just bootloops what should I do
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You need to properly wipe data, cache and dalvik cache. Just flashing the format all is not enough to wipe everything.

ClockworkMod Recovery?
Are you not able to hboot?
If you can, I'd factory reset and wipe dalvik as well.
You might take a look at SalvageMod 1.0 as well. Fewer issues than the stock out of the box ROM.

[email protected] said:
Hey guys im having a problem getting MIUI to boot on my phone I did the format all and flashed it and it just bootloops what should I do
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Find the clear-temp-files.zip and flash that after flashing the format-all.zip. Then flash the rom. This is especially important if you're coming from a sense rom. Also do not restore system data or system apps, if you use TB. Just restore user apps and data.

Clockwork doen't wipe .. unless they fixed it .. IDK I don't use it because it wouldn't wipe all the data, then I would get stuck in a boot loop. Flash Amon Recovery, wipe all except system, then flash .. ENJOY!!

i have tried everything you guys have said and it still isnt working is there only one file i have to flash?

[email protected] said:
i have tried everything you guys have said and it still isnt working is there only one file i have to flash?
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Are you flashing a custom kernel with it?

No which one would you suggest I use
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[email protected] said:
No which one would you suggest I use
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Savaged-zen is supposed to work nice. I'm rocking Tiamat, and its pretty nice.

[email protected] said:
i have tried everything you guys have said and it still isnt working is there only one file i have to flash?
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What recovery are you using?

ok ill have to check it out and im using RA 2.3

Yea, for AOSP, I strongly recommend Tiamat. Been using it a couple days and great performance and battery life. SBC and No-SBC versions availible.

should i use a GB version of it or the froyo

I would say go gingerbread version.

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ok ill have to check it out and im using RA 2.3
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I am using Amon and this is method that worked for me:
1. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
2. Wipe Dalvik-Cache
3. Flash Miui
4. Reboot
Maybe try it one more time. Maybe bad download of Miui - are you trying the most recent Miui?

well i flashed an older version and it worked but when i tried to flash the update it stoped working

teh roxxorz said:
I would say go gingerbread version.
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So you would run a gingerbread kernel for a froyo based rom?
FAIL!

Flashing it in the same method?

sultan.of.swing said:
So you would run a gingerbread kernel for a froyo based rom?
FAIL!
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Knowingly, I wouldn't. As I stated before, I've never used MIUI. Seeing as its Froio based, you need to run the Froyo based. Though Gingerbread kernels CAN run on Froyo based roms.

Use Amon_RA, wipe chache, flash phone with MIUI again, wipe chache one more time. That is what I did last night because I was getting stuck at boot animation screen. I did not flash kernel because I had ziggy already.

A boot loop in every custom ROM installed?

Hi, my Evo is a launch one (HW002). Ive been running Magnus ROM for the last month, but today I decided to give Virus's ROM a try, and after download and 3 wipes of the usual suspects (cache, dalvik, data) plus the Format All zip, I flashed my ROM but when I came back I was stuck on a boot loop. So I nand back to Magnus again, and then decide to flash Kings 2.3 Sense ROM, and also had a boot loop! This has never happened before, and I was able to nand back to Magnus..... is there something wrong with my phone, that is not letting me flash ANY new ROM at all???

Well I don't own eco but I think u should format data and stuff before flashing and go back to stock and start all over and also I would never try a rom with the name virus smh
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Droga said:
Hi, my Evo is a launch one (HW002). Ive been running Magnus ROM for the last month, but today I decided to give Virus's ROM a try, and after download and 3 wipes of the usual suspects (cache, dalvik, data) plus the Format All zip, I flashed my ROM but when I came back I was stuck on a boot loop. So I nand back to Magnus again, and then decide to flash Kings 2.3 Sense ROM, and also had a boot loop! This has never happened before, and I was able to nand back to Magnus..... is there something wrong with my phone, that is not letting me flash ANY new ROM at all???
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What recovery are you using to flash the rom? Clockwork or Amon ra? What radios are you on? Which Virus rom were you trying to flash? I've never had trouble.trying.to boot any of his.roms, they are usually solid.
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k2buckley said:
What recovery are you using to flash the rom? Clockwork or Amon ra? What radios are you on? Which Virus rom were you trying to flash? I've never had trouble.trying.to boot any of his.roms, they are usually solid.
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Amons recovery, latest radio and newest Virus 2.3 ROM. Ive never had trouble flashing ANY ROM before, and all of a sudden my phone is acting up. At least it is letting nand back to my previous ROM.

Droga said:
Amons recovery, latest radio and newest Virus 2.3 ROM. Ive never had trouble flashing ANY ROM before, and all of a sudden my phone is acting up. At least it is letting nand back to my previous ROM.
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Hmm, that's odd. Are you sure the files you're trying to flash aren't corrupted? You said you did a full wipe, including a format all, so an improper wipe is ruled out. I unfortunately don't have a lot to suggest. I think if that was happening to me, I would first try reflashing my recovery, and then try wiping and flashing again.
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k2buckley said:
Hmm, that's odd. Are you sure the files you're trying to flash aren't corrupted? You said you did a full wipe, including a format all, so an improper wipe is ruled out. I unfortunately don't have a lot to suggest. I think if that was happening to me, I would first try reflashing my recovery, and then try wiping and flashing again.
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Already tried that, no go.
I guess Im stuck with my ROM for the time being....

Droga said:
Already tried that, no go.
I guess Im stuck with my ROM for the time being....
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I wish I had more to try suggesting for you. Its odd that both of the roms you tried flashing were sense based 2.3 roms. I wonder if you're phone doesn't like the kernel that comes cooked into those roms. I think virus's 2.3 rom uses the same kernel as the 2.3 king's rom. Perhaps after you flash the rom, you could power off the phone, take out the sd card, and try booting it without the sd card in it. I've heard of weird booting issues being caused by an issue with the sd card. It certainly couldn't hurt anything to try it, but I would think that if that was the issue, you'd have trouble booting any rom. I'd still try it though.

k2buckley said:
I wish I had more to try suggesting for you. Its odd that both of the roms you tried flashing were sense based 2.3 roms. I wonder if you're phone doesn't like the kernel that comes cooked into those roms. I think virus's 2.3 rom uses the same kernel as the 2.3 king's rom. Perhaps after you flash the rom, you could power off the phone, take out the sd card, and try booting it without the sd card in it. I've heard of weird booting issues being caused by an issue with the sd card. It certainly couldn't hurt anything to try it, but I would think that if that was the issue, you'd have trouble booting any rom. I'd still try it though.
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If his phone doesn't like the stock kernel, I'd recommend flashing a custom kernel in the same session, after wiping the cache and dalvik after he flashes the rom.

teh roxxorz said:
If his phone doesn't like the stock kernel, I'd recommend flashing a custom kernel in the same session, after wiping the cache and dalvik after he flashes the rom.
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Right, which is definitely what I'd normally suggest. However, since he's trying to use the new Sense 2.3 roms, there arent really any custom kernels for those roms yet. Some people have reported success with Netarchy's, but it breaks the camera app. Other people reported loops with netarchy. Basically, there arent any custom kernels for any 2.3 GB + sense roms yet, so his kernel switching is limited. He could try another one, and may have it work, as some other people had reported. But his camera won't work!

k2buckley said:
Righ, which is definitely what I'd normally suggest. However, since he's trying to use the new Sense 2.3 roms, there arent really any custom kernels for those roms yet. Some people have reported success with Netarchy's, but it breaks the camera app. Other people reported loops with netarchy. Basically, there arent any custom kernels for any 2.3 GB + sense roms yet, so his kernel switching is limited. He could try another one, and may have it work, as some other people had reported. But his camera won't work!
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I had already tried another ROM ( Myn's Warm Z) just to see if it is the kernels and the Sense 2.3 combination, but that didnt give me any problems at all. So Im guessing it is the kernel included in those ROMS. I will try your suggestions, though, just to see if they actually make a difference. Thanks for the kind help.

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Right, which is definitely what I'd normally suggest. However, since he's trying to use the new Sense 2.3 roms, there arent really any custom kernels for those roms yet. Some people have reported success with Netarchy's, but it breaks the camera app. Other people reported loops with netarchy. Basically, there arent any custom kernels for any 2.3 GB + sense roms yet, so his kernel switching is limited. He could try another one, and may have it work, as some other people had reported. But his camera won't work!
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True...but from what I've heard [haven't flashed it] but some have reported success with stock kernel 15, and it not breaking anything, so he could try that...

teh roxxorz said:
True...but from what I've heard [haven't flashed it] but some have reported success with stock kernel 15, and it not breaking anything, so he could try that...
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This is true.
Hey OP, you catching this? Lol. Try flashing the stock HTC 15 kernel right after you flash the rom, but before you boot. See if that makes any difference.

This is why teamwork wins.

teh roxxorz said:
True...but from what I've heard [haven't flashed it] but some have reported success with stock kernel 15, and it not breaking anything, so he could try that...
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This is true.
Hey OP, you catching this? Lol. Try flashing the stock HTC 15 kernel right after you flash the rom, but before you boot. See if that makes any difference.
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I will do this and come back with results in a while.

Muy Bien amigo.
I'll be floating around.

teh roxxorz said:
This is why teamwork wins.
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Always true!
Hopefully the different kernel helps him out!

Tried stock kernel #15: no go.
Thanks for the help, though!

Droga said:
Tried stock kernel #15: no go.
Thanks for the help, though!
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Damn. That sucks. I'm not sure what would be causing that. You wiped, you tried a different kernel, your radios and PRI are updated, you tried booting without the SD card in place. I'm not sure what'd send you to bootloops. Did you happen to try updating to the most recently leaked radio? The one that was in the dump from the leaked gingerbread rom? Although I doubt that'd make any difference, but you never know. I flashed it the other day, and it works just as good as all the other ones. I never really notice a major difference from changing radios. But the leaked one does work.

Droga said:
Tried stock kernel #15: no go.
Thanks for the help, though!
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Sorry man.

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Sorry man.
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No worries. I was able to install a new custom ROM just now (Kings R3) and it installed just fine. I will try again to install the other ROMS just to see if it will work today.

Kernel

For some reason now, my phone won't take kernels anymore. I can install ROM's and everything else, but when i try and flash a different kernel my phone won't keep it. It will reboot fine, but when i go and look in the settings to see if the kernel is there it is not installed. I do the usual clear dalvik and the cache then flash the kernel. It says it installed it, but it doesn't. Has this ever happened to anyone else, and if so how do you fix it? I have also completely wiped the phone and that did not help either. I have a HTC EVO 4g. I hope someone can help me with this problem.

Hey Partyman this may sound silly but did you double check that you're not flashing the wrong kernel with the rom you're flashing?

moreno4xl said:
Hey Partyman this may sound silly but did you double check that you're not flashing the wrong kernel with the rom you're flashing?
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I know i am flashing the correct kernel.

Which Roms and kernels?
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dcharleyultra said:
Which Roms and kernels?
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Lewa OS. The kernel is mason gb v15. I never had a problem before until I used gruesome wolfs script that is supposed to clean everything to install a ROM.
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keep in mind not every kernel will work with every custom rom, sometimes it will say installed but it really didnt. other times your phone just will boot loop at the white evo screen

Well just to let you know....Problem solved on installing kernel's. I changed over to Smelkus Mod and it worked perfect. My Anon RA must have went bad or something.
Mod can you please close this thread now. Thanks.