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[Q] Market & other apps gone - What to do?

My Kingston 16G class 10 sd card actually physically cracked and is therefore defunct but they will be replacing it within the week - but I do not have it backed up on my PC .
I had rooted my Incredible with Unrevoked 3 and had been experimenting with a couple of Froyo ROMs : Cyanogen6 and Skyrider 2.5. and I had just updated my Clockwork Mod Recovery and I had made full use of Apps2sd.
Now, when I put my old SanDisk 2G sd back in, it only had 1 nandroid backup on it and I am back to:
Firmware 2.1
Baseband 2.05.00.06.11
Kernel 2.6.29.....
PRI 1.28
Clockwork Recover 2.5.0.1
and while I still have some apps and my phone and wifi seem to be working fine:
I don't have Market, Rom Manager, Titanium (but I still have SuperUser). Also, when I USB my phone to PC - the PC doesn't see either. At this point, I don't even know if I'm rooted or have busybox.
I'm really puzzled as to what I should do next:
I don't know whether to do a phone restore from Settings or, perhaps from Recovery?
Or, do I want to try reinstalling Rom Manager and one of the Froyo Roms. But would that get me Market back? In all cases I'm gonna have to reinstall most of my apps since most resided (at least partially) on the dead sd. Fortunately appbrain has a record of all my apps. - but, from what I understand, there's no way to install the Market, except via HTC/Google/Verizon.
So, I probably won't have my new 16G card for almost a week and I'm very open to suggestions as to my best plan of attack
I guess I should also think about repartitioning the new sd - according to the recent lag fixes.
Please keep in mind that I'm pretty much command line challenged - so (perhaps foolishly) - I am doing all of this on the phone itself.
I recently downloaded SDK to my PC and I was just getting ready to try to get the hang of adb, the emulator etc - but I'm hoping I can get my phone back to where I had it before I get into that.
Thanx in advance for any help you can provide.

To be honest if you have to time to, just start all over.
Get the stock RUU and just wipe everything. Then unrevoked 3 again and start re-install / re-setup.
The appbrain app list will come in handy as soon as you get everything back to where it was.
That's just what I would do. It seems like the simplest solution from where you are at, but I'm no expert by any means.
Best of luck,
Flawless
Edit: Also about every week or so I copy my most recent Nandroid off my SD card and back it up to by harddrive. Just in case I ever need anything, like an old APK or old kernel or something. Just as a safety precaution although it may seem kind of redundant.

xFlawless11x said:
To be honest if you have to time to, just start all over.
Get the stock RUU and just wipe everything. Then unrevoked 3 again and start re-install / re-setup.
The appbrain app list will come in handy as soon as you get everything back to where it was.
That's just what I would do. It seems like the simplest solution from where you are at, but I'm no expert by any means.
Best of luck,
Flawless
Edit: Also about every week or so I copy my most recent Nandroid off my SD card and back it up to by harddrive. Just in case I ever need anything, like an old APK or old kernel or something. Just as a safety precaution although it may seem kind of redundant.
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Thanx!
That was kinda what I suspected.
Where's the best site to get the stock RUU? I see several.
Are you telling me that now that I have the Clockwork Recovery that if I go to Settings > Privacy > Factory Data Reset - that I will no longer be restored to the original Google/HTC/Verizon stock phone?
Is it the same as if I go into Recovery > wipe data/factory reset which looks like it will go iinto Clockwork Mod v2.5.0.1 - which I don't don't whether it includes Market.

I managed to get USB bootloader to see hboot, reran Unrevoked 3, Cyanogen 6RC3 and Gapps and all is well Thanx!

[Q] a few Q's from a new rooter

yesterday i decided to finally read up on what rooting and flashing is, and I DID IT...i now have CM7 RC2 with the Honeycomb music app (not bad for a 40 year old chick who was just looking for something to so)
1. do i need to update my Radio if my calls work ok? (the radio is for calls? yes?)
2. i thought rooting would give me access to my phone's root directory, but it hasn't...is there a way to do this?
3. would the root/flash CM7 process have cleared my phone's app storage, or is it possible i still have leftover shiz from my previous stock 2.2?
4. moving apps to SD seems to do nothing other than tell me the apps are on SD..the DiskUsage app still tells me that the moved apps are taking up just as much space as if they hadn't been moved, and on a Desire, i am left with VERY little space...any ideas?
5. i don't know which visual parts of my 'new' phone are from CM7, ADW, or from an independent theme i have installed...is there a way to colourise menus? the phone system is B&W for me at the moment
6. AdFree, doesn't block ads, is there a way to actually be ad free?
7. how do i take screenshots (for no reason other than to know how to do it)
thanks you guys

1. do i need to update my Radio if my calls work ok? (the radio is for calls? yes?)
Post your radio version here... it helps
2. i thought rooting would give me access to my phone's root directory, but it hasn't...is there a way to do this?
Are you S-ON or S-OFF? With S-ON you still only have access to certain parts of the phone when in recovery... maybe this is what you mean?
3. would the root/flash CM7 process have cleared my phone's app storage, or is it possible i still have leftover shiz from my previous stock 2.2?
If you nandroid backup then wipe / flash a rom everything will be lost, but obviously you can restore using nandroid... (as long as you backed up!)
7. how do i take screenshots (for no reason other than to know how to do it)
If your rooted, type screen grab into the market place, there's a few free apps to do this.

Also for adfree to work you have to be S-OFF...
Good tutorail here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794314

thanks guys
@KevAmiga
1. radio...is it called "baseband version"? i have 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
!! scratch that, i just realised the zip file for the updated radio is called "bravo.5.11.05.27", so i guess it's the same one
2. i have s-off...i think i will leave it for now, i read the AlphaRev instructions and find them too vague
3. i don't want to back up, i wanted to make sure i was working with maximum space and didn't have leftovers from my stock 2.2...i have since installed Simple2Ext and have far more app space, so i will be ok with that for now (i've had it a whole 5 minutes!)
7. thanks
@00droid...thanks for the info, i will uninstall AdFree...and i had found that AlphaRev link, but the instructions are too vague for me

If your S-Off leave it that way...
With regards to the backup, thats only used if you need to go back to the stock ROM, its stored on the SD card but isnt in the same place the apps, rom go etc so it wont affect your "device space"

Need Help!!

Hey
I apologize if a thread like this has appeared before, but i have just about had it with playing about with my desire after i tryed to flash a new ROM, il try and explain is as best detail as i can, and hopefully, one of you will be able to help me get back to normal, as im tearing my hair out over this now...
So...Last night, i noticed that LeeDroid (The custom rom i use) had updated his firmware to 3.0, and in the interest of keeping my phone upto date, i went ahead, downloaded the rom, put it on my SD, did a nandroid backup, wiped and flashed as i would normally
the install seemed to go fine, but when i rebooted the phone, it hung on the HTC screen for about 15-20 mins, so i figured the flash hadnt worked, so i went back, wiped again and restored my backup
this is where the issues begin, the bacup restores fine, BUT, when the phone reboots and loads up, ALL of my apps etc have gone, no longer apparently anywhere on my SD card (which is where most of them were stored) I now had a bare bones android, with no apps (not even market, as that was updated manually too)
at this point, i start to panic, i have seemingly lost everything off the phone (apart from the SD backup i had performed before), and only have a bare bones version of the LeeDroid rom i was using before, with no apps what so ever
so, i thought, i might as well start afresh, so i boot back into recovery, wipe again and re-flash a fresh Leedroid rom, which seemingly again, goes fine, but again, hung on boot
getting more worried still, my SD-EXT then stops mounting, giving me an error, so i re-partition it, format it, and try again, and again, it still hangs on boot
at this point, i realize im screwed, and just restore the bare bones backup i had saved on my computer (nandroid), which at least allows the phone to boot and be semi-usable
i have no idea what im doing wrong here, nothing wants to flash anymore, it just hangs, and i cant even seem to un-root the phone, all the RUU's i use just give me a "CUSTOMER ID ERROR" which i have no idea how to fix
can anyone PLEASE point me in the right direction, im panicing here, i cant seem to get anything to work, and i have been going around in circles for almost 7 hours now...
thanks very much

Looks like you'll need to start from sguare 1 again. Seems like the SD issue, might have corrupted the SD card.
My suggestion, is that you format the sd card (backup all files to the pc)
Create a new gold card again.
Flash to stock again if need be, then root.
You can download googleapps and flash it also. There are some downloadable links in this site you can save to your sd card. Or you can download it at cyanogenmod.com (where I downloaded mine I believe).

i thought going back to square one would be the way forward too, except that i cant seem to find an RUU that will work, as i mentioned, all of the ones i have tryed give me the CUSTOMER ID error, which i have no idea what to do with...
so, im a little stumped..

Your Gold Card is good? Better re-do it again. Because if your partitions blew away on your SD card, it probably cooked all of it.
You shouldn't have any problems finding a stock froyo ROM.

Moscow Desire said:
Your Gold Card is good? Better re-do it again. Because if your partitions blew away on your SD card, it probably cooked all of it.
You shouldn't have any problems finding a stock froyo ROM.
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i have a stock froyo RUU, should i apply the goldcard, then try the update again then?
im new to this, so im probably going to need taking through all this
edit: so i made my SD into a goldcard. and now it wont mount on the phone, and when i run the RUU, it still gives me the CID error..
im going insane here, someone help >.<

ok, i got it
after doing some reasearch, i found that alot of people were saying that the phone needed to be S-OFF to flash it correctly
so, after reading up, and S-OFFing, i wiped, partitioned and flashed...
and, finally, after 9 hours of tinkering, errors etc, it has flashed and booted
this can be locked now, thanks

partitioned th sd card,
works sometimes, but glad we could somewhat lead you in the right direction, by proxy........
Little puzzeled by the s-off, but hey, it's fixed!!!

[Q] Random shutdowns & bootloop on all roms!

Hi Everyone
I was hoping someone would be able to help me out as I’m a total Noob!
I have an HTC Desire on the Orange network in the UK. I started to get a few problems with my phone shutting down and restarting, my GF’s brother had been recommending that I root and flash a different rom for a while, and seeing as he has a Desire on the T-Mobile network and had never had any trouble with rooting his phone or any of the roms he used I decided to give it a shot.
I followed everything in Linkslovesandroid’s noob thread found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
I first tried CyanogenMod7 on GF’s brother’s recommendation, worked ok for a bit but I had problems with constant shutting down and restarting over and over again, is this called bootlooping? The only way to stop it was to remove the battery, even then it was no guarantee. Other things were going wrong like the screen freezing, certain buttons were unpressable etc.
I gave my phone to him and he couldn’t explain why such weird things were happening as his Desire experienced no problems at all. He suggested I try something different like GingerVillain. GV never loaded or booted up for me, I wiped data / factory reset, wiped cache, wiped dalvik, installed zip from SD, the rom would then install okay but when I rebooted the phone never ever got past the Alpha Rev S-off screen. This happened when I tried to install GV 2.5 and 2.6, I see that 2.7 has just been released but don’t see the point in trying seeing as the other 2 versions wouldn’t work.
I then tried Oxygen, again, worked ok for a while but started giving me random shut downs and restarts. Once I was driving down the motor way using sat nav software and the phone just shut down! I had to find somewhere to pull over to restart the sat nav software and again it restarted itself! Lol!
One day my phone went into an endless bootloop, no matter how many times I took the battery out the phone just wouldn’t stay on, I had to flash a new rom just to get the phone to fully boot up! I went back to CM7 but have the same old problems, so now I’m using MIUI and I’m still getting shutdowns!
What is wrong with my phone? If anyone has any ideas what I might’ve done wrong, or whats causing problems please offer your suggestions! I don’t really like the sense Roms, I’d like to try GingerVillain but I could never get it to install! I just need my phone to be stable enough to know I can send an SMS to someone without it restarting! If you need to know about Kernels or radios or anything please just ask me (and tell me where I can find out!) Like I said, I’m a noob when it comes to phones!

Same kind of problems here. Random restarts (no shutdowns) on various roms, including the original stock froyo. Happens mostly while installing stuff from the market.
Any ideas?

Sounds like the motherboard is faulty/hardware error. Send back to repair. Usually the kernel can cause problems and OCing (restarting), but you said, that it happens randomly on every ROM, so that means it is more likely a hardware problem.

I had this too, same symptoms sent it back to HTC, duff motherboard, back in 14 days and all working fine.
Only thing is it got reset to original contract so had to pay to unlock it and then root etc.
But well worth it!

Hi Guys
Thanks for your replies so far!
So is it likely that my motherboard was faulty all along? I used to get random restarts sometimes when I was on the sense that came pre-installed on the phone, but nowhere near as often as I get now I've rooted and flashed new roms.
Is it possible that I've damaged it in some way? That could get me in some trouble because when I rooted I'd have voided my warranty, if I send it back to Orange as faulty now they'll know and could pretty much tell me tough luck!
I've heard you can unroot and put your phone back to how it was, but they'd still be able to tell wouldn't they?
Has anyone ever sent a phone back for repair through Orange UK?
Thanks again for your responses so far guys!

For me it turned out that the SD card was corrupt in some way. Repartitioned and reformatted it, and this does help for now. Might try that first, before sending into repair.
Good luck!

reynard80 said:
For me it turned out that the SD card was corrupt in some way. Repartitioned and reformatted it, and this does help for now. Might try that first, before sending into repair.
Good luck!
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I agree. If you have system files on your SD and if the SD gets corrupted you might get the result you've described.

That's interesting, the other night when I had such a severe bootloop that I had to flash a new rom just to get the phone to fully boot up, it only booted after I'd removed the SD card.
To begin with I was very happy because I thought I'd solved the problem and all I'd need was to buy a new SD card, however a short while later it happened again with no SD card inside at all!
I decided to give Ginger Villain another go hoping that removing the SD card after "install zip from SD card > reboot" would allow it to boot up, it didn't. Never got past the alpha rev screen.
How will I know if I have system files on the SD card? Should I maybe try the G-Parted stage of the noob guide again to reformat the card and create the ext-4 partition?
Thanks again for your time and help by the way!

dellaclearing said:
That's interesting, the other night when I had such a severe bootloop that I had to flash a new rom just to get the phone to fully boot up, it only booted after I'd removed the SD card.
To begin with I was very happy because I thought I'd solved the problem and all I'd need was to buy a new SD card, however a short while later it happened again with no SD card inside at all!
I decided to give Ginger Villain another go hoping that removing the SD card after "install zip from SD card > reboot" would allow it to boot up, it didn't. Never got past the alpha rev screen.
How will I know if I have system files on the SD card? Should I maybe try the G-Parted stage of the noob guide again to reformat the card and create the ext-4 partition?
Thanks again for your time and help by the way!
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If your rom requires an sd-ext partition than it stores system files on the SD. Try a rom that doesn't require that. I would go as far as bringing the phone to stock just to verify if it's the phone or the SD. Bringing it back to stock is a requirement for you to return it for servicing if you realize that it's a problem with the phone not the SD.

paul.c said:
If your rom requires an sd-ext partition than it stores system files on the SD. Try a rom that doesn't require that. I would go as far as bringing the phone to stock just to verify if it's the phone or the SD. Bringing it back to stock is a requirement for you to return it for servicing if you realize that it's a problem with the phone not the SD.
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Hi Paul, is it only stock roms that don't store system files on the SD or can you recommend a rom that doesn't require an ext partition as I'm not too sure what I'm looking for? I realise that I'll have to unroot before I can return the handset but if there's another custom rom out there I can test before unrooting that'd be good!
However, if you fully recommend returning the phone to stock to test then that's what I'll do!

dellaclearing said:
Hi Paul, is it only stock roms that don't store system files on the SD or can you recommend a rom that doesn't require an ext partition as I'm not too sure what I'm looking for? I realise that I'll have to unroot before I can return the handset but if there's another custom rom out there I can test before unrooting that'd be good!
However, if you fully recommend returning the phone to stock to test then that's what I'll do!
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This ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896213 doesn't require SD for system files.

I'd first try the complete stock rom with a completely formatted SD card. You can be completely sure that there isn't a software problem with a custom rom.
If this doesn't work, try replacing the SD card. This did help for me.
If still no succes, send it for repairs.

paul.c said:
This ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896213 doesn't require SD for system files.
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Thanks for linking me to that rom.
I did a bit of reading about roms that use ext sd partitions and have so far concluded that its for A2SD so an entire app can be run from the sd card instead of internal memory.
So anyway, I've just installed the Redux rom you linked me to that doesn't store sytem files on the sd, first 2 boots had a sudden shutdown and restart! I'm on the 3rd boot now, it's holding okay but I need to put it through its paces to see how long it can go and what sort of performance it will allow before it starts shutting down on me!

reynard80 said:
I'd first try the complete stock rom with a completely formatted SD card. You can be completely sure that there isn't a software problem with a custom rom.
If this doesn't work, try replacing the SD card. This did help for me.
If still no succes, send it for repairs.
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Hi Reynard. If the Redux rom I've just flashed (less than 10 minutes ago) doesn't use the sd for system files, then if it keeps rebooting on me would that diagnose a faulty motherboard as reliably as using a stock rom?
I'm gonna unroot and flash a stock rom soon anyway, that way I can be sure before I send it back to Orange for repair, although apparently there isn't an official Orange UK stock rom available so I'm just gonna have to get as close as I can and hope they don't notice!

dellaclearing said:
Hi Reynard. If the Redux rom I've just flashed (less than 10 minutes ago) doesn't use the sd for system files, then if it keeps rebooting on me would that diagnose a faulty motherboard as reliably as using a stock rom?
I'm gonna unroot and flash a stock rom soon anyway, that way I can be sure before I send it back to Orange for repair, although apparently there isn't an official Orange UK stock rom available so I'm just gonna have to get as close as I can and hope they don't notice!
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Probably there is a ROM just that it hasn't been leaked so I hope you won't get in trouble.

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Probably there is a ROM just that it hasn't been leaked so I hope you won't get in trouble.
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Haha! Me too!

Dayamn! I didn't have a reboot all day on Redux, got home from work and installed Sygic sat nav software and the phone rebooted 3 times just while downloading the map! I had to remove the battery once as well.
Decided I'd just test Google maps navigation while driving to pick up the Mrs from work and it shut down on me
If I can get hold of another sd card to test I'll see if it makes a difference, but there's not really a lot more I can do now other than unroot and send it back to Orange. The strange thing is that it never used to reboot half as much on the stock rom the phone came with, and it never did it while I was sat nav'ing ever. It just used to happen randomly when I was texting or web browsing. Odd.
Where might be the best place to find the closest to stock rom for Desire Orange UK?

Just wanted to update you all.
I found my original SD card that came with the phone, I fully formatted it and then did a completely fresh install of Redux and performed the same tests and got the same results. Still crashed and rebooted! So that tells me it's the phone and not the card!
I'll be restoring to stock and calling Orange tomorrow to get a replacement / repair.
Thanks to everyone who helped me out along the way, your time and effort is very much appreciated!

Hi guys,
I made a goldcard and tried installing the stock ruu, it seemed to work but when I hold vol down and power on it still says:
AlphaRev
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT 6.93.1002
I read on the Alpharev website that recent versions of Alpharev aren't overwritten by stock ruu's hboot so it must first be downgraded. I used android flasher to flash the Alpharev downgrader, then it just froze at the "why so serious" screen. I was advised to flash the stock bravo hboot found on the alpharev website, which I did and then I was finally able to install the ruu. Obviously I've done something wrong and I'm guessing its flashing the stock bravo hboot...
Would it be okay to use android flasher again to run just the downgrader image, and then using fastboot flash the ruu again?
Any ideas? I don't want to risk sending my phone back for repair still saying S-Off!

Okay, I kept reading through XDA and found a post by Dzumagos advising someone to do exactly what I just asked, use Android Flasher to run the Alpharev downgrader image and then reflash stock ruu, so I grew a set and tried it myself!
Bravo PVT1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.001
Voila! I'm now back to S-ON, so now I feel I'm ready to call Orange and tell them about the constant shutdowns and restarts, which have still been happening on stock btw, the phone also feels really hot too!
I just hope the replacement they send me is issue free!
Thanks again to everyone who helped out in this thread and in the orange uk ruu thread!
Cheers everyone!

Custom rom + A2SD -> SD card malfunction -> Unable to boot/recovery

Hello. I need your advise!
Situation:
Some time ago, i was using leedroid 3.x and it was very satisfactory
However, at one day, it said like "No SD card detected" at notification bar,
and I rebooted, it just looped Leedroid booting screen
Went to recovery, reflashed, factory reset, delete data all, new SD, no SD, did everything i can, however whatever rom i put in there it just looped booting screen
I went to HTC service center they somehow they fixed my phone although they knew i rooted mine.
Question:
1. Is this a well known problem? I just went to service center and living in fear because of my ignorance? I searched some articles about brick however couldn't find matching cases with me.
2. If not, I suspect that the custom rom "moved" some vital system files on SD, therefore any rom couldn't boot. How realistic my suspicion?
3. Most importantly, how can i prevent this? my phone was practically bricked and it was a pure luck i could get service.. and this time i flash a custom rom, i dont want to live in fear..
That's all. Thanks in advance !!

1. not sure how widespread it is, but sounds like sd card malfunctioning more than phone problem, or possible USB brick.
2. you're correct. Leedroid 3.x roms move parts to sd-ext. this is why new sd or no sd wouldnt boot. sd card has to be correctly partitioned using 4ext recovery (requires s-off) or gparted. do not use minitool and/or rom manager
3. don't know, at a minimum proper partitioning as stated above. it wasn't bricked at all because you could get to recovery. you probably could have flashed RUU, s-off and rooted again using revolutionary. in future, for any troubleshooting, consult bortak's guide stickied to top of Q&A.

Thank you! I WILL Consult FAQ in XDA if something like that happen again.
(though at that time I didn't know about XDA T.T)
(not to mention i am struggling with so many acronyms and jargons going around here..)
And please if you can clear up one more thing for me..
So if the leedroid and/or any future custom rom i want to install, move some system file to SD card, and the SD card goes wrong,
same boot-looping happens, then
Go to recovery
Flash RUU (<- i searched and i think RUU means offical stock rom.. )
- This process restore system files and therefore go back to the state before rooting, so the phone can boot however it is not rooted
Root again since the phone is now a reborn virgin
Flash new custom room or whatever
Is this the logic behind reviving process? Did i understand correctly? I read the sticky article at the beginning of the forum, but i could not understand the full meaning behind troubleshooting process written there..
Thank you in advance!
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1. not sure how widespread it is, but sounds like sd card malfunctioning more than phone problem, or possible USB brick.
2. you're correct. Leedroid 3.x roms move parts to sd-ext. this is why new sd or no sd wouldnt boot. sd card has to be correctly partitioned using 4ext recovery (requires s-off) or gparted. do not use minitool and/or rom manager
3. don't know, at a minimum proper partitioning as stated above. it wasn't bricked at all because you could get to recovery. you probably could have flashed RUU, s-off and rooted again using revolutionary. in future, for any troubleshooting, consult bortak's guide stickied to top of Q&A.
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omsk_transmash said:
Thank you! I WILL Consult FAQ in XDA if something like that happen again.
(though at that time I didn't know about XDA T.T)
(not to mention i am struggling with so many acronyms and jargons going around here..)
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yes the jargon takes some time to learn...the first thing to remember in any situation is that google is always your friend :good:
And please if you can clear up one more thing for me..
So if the leedroid and/or any future custom rom i want to install, move some system file to SD card, and the SD card goes wrong,
same boot-looping happens, then
Go to recovery
Flash RUU (<- i searched and i think RUU means offical stock rom.. )
- This process restore system files and therefore go back to the state before rooting, so the phone can boot however it is not rooted
Root again since the phone is now a reborn virgin
Flash new custom room or whatever
Is this the logic behind reviving process? Did i understand correctly? I read the sticky article at the beginning of the forum, but i could not understand the full meaning behind troubleshooting process written there..
Thank you in advance!
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the troubleshooting guide has saved many people, takes time to understand it all. it's easy to panic when the phone is not booting
RUU should be your last resort, because you lose all your data. keep your contacts backed up to google, and have a recent nandroid backup saved on your PC just in case. but yes RUU is a stock unrooted firmware for you to start fresh.
in your case i would have:
- made a nandroid backup in recovery
- backed up the sd card to PC
- reformatted and repartitioned the sd card (4ext or gparted)
- restored nandroid
not all roms move system files to sd card, check each rom's requirements in the first post (hboot, sd-ext partition size), or search the thread.