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[Q] Stuck at bootscreen after every single custom ROM flash.

hi
I´ve rooted and flashed my desire several times. rooted with unrevoked3 everytime and tried different roms like leedroid 2.2d, 2.2 f and rcmixhd 0.13. First time i did it i flashed leedroid 2.2d and it worked fine. After 1,5 months running leedroid my phone rebooted due to the overheating problems that 50 % of us suffer from (i rebooted it manually several times during those months and it worked until this day).
It got stuck at the bootupscreen with white background and green HTCtext. couldn´t install RUU via windows, had to grab the PB99IMG.zip onto my SD and boot into bootloader and restore my phone this way. Then i rooted it AGAIN, and flashed rcmixhd 0.13. Success! But only until i rebooted it manually, stuck at bootupscreen again.
I restored the phone from SD with pb99img as earlier. Flashed rcmixhd again and made sure i wiped everything (dalvik, cache, formatted sdcard and created a EXT), success! Until i rebooted my desire...back again.
Now im running stock non-rooted froyo. I´m getting tired of spending the night fixing it but i still want to use senseHD and i like tweaking stuff..
Do any of u guys recognize this problem and what can i do to fix it?
If any of you are from sweden, plz answer in swedish!

Same problem here, the only way i got to install a custom rom was by installing update-cm-6.1.0-Desire-signed.zip. Then installed a custom rom by using the "Rom Manager" tool.
Downloading and flashing through recovery mode, "No, can do!"

Ok, but "update-cm-6.1.0-Desire-signed.zip" isn´t that a custom ROM? Did you install that through ROM manager?
And did you flash another ROM on top of it?

Suddenjr said:
Ok, but "update-cm-6.1.0-Desire-signed.zip" isn´t that a custom ROM? Did you install that through ROM manager?
And did you flash another ROM on top of it?
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yes this is a custom rom, i did a normal flash first to "update-cm-6.1.0-Desire-signed.zip" (some how that worked???). Then i reflashed through the "ROM manager" tool.

Do you remember to always wipe everything in Recovery before flashing a new rom?
Seems like I always used to have a bootloop or bootfreeze when did not do the proper wipe.

remmyhi said:
Do you remember to always wipe everything in Recovery before flashing a new rom?
Seems like I always used to have a bootloop or bootfreeze when did not do the proper wipe.
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i wiped everything even the Dalvik Cache, didn't help a thing.
Could is be that is has something to do with rom's that are not signed?

I have this same problem now, any possible sollutions?

Perdonally i would suggest to reformat your sd cards and try again. Dont forget to wipe everything.
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Happend to me once or twice.
What to do is, Turn of the phone take out battery do the neccessary wipes and formatting,
root
install clockwork mod from market, go to it and choose install recovery
install rom
install kernel (might affect it somehow)
reboot

Double white screen on boot

When turning on my evo i get the White screen + vibrate, then it reboots to another white screen + vibrate, and then the ROM loads. Anyone know why this happens? I always perform full format prior to ROM installs.

omgzilla85 said:
When turning on my evo i get the White screen + vibrate, then it reboots to another white screen + vibrate, and then the ROM loads. Anyone know why this happens? I always perform full format prior to ROM installs.
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What rom are you currently using and does it contain its own boot animation and splash screen? Have you experienced this with other roms or just the current one?

I am currently on Savaged Zen RC2. It happened while using Warm Z and CM7 also.

omgzilla85 said:
I am currently on Savaged Zen RC2. It happened while using Warm Z and CM7 also.
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That is indeed odd. Download & flash a fresh copy of amon RA v2.3 and then, after you made a nandroid backup of your current setup. Wipe EVERYTHING except the SD card itself. Afterwards, reflash the rom of your choice and see if the double boot animation disappears. As a matter of fact, check your PM.

I'm having this problem too but I didn't notice it until I installed Savaged Zen RC2 the other day. When I install new roms I always at LEAST triple wipe data, cache and dalvik, and use Calk's format all.
It must be something to do with splash screen trying to install but not installing correctly or the fact that I've had my own custom splash installed.

Is this only after your first install of a ROM, or every time you reboot? I've been seeing this ever since I started using darktremor A2SD with an ext3 partition. It only does this on the first reboot after install, and then it's fine on subsequent reboots. I'm thinking it's normal. A2SD probably does some setup, then reboots.
If you're seeing it every time, or not using a2sd, then yes, it may be a problem.

The OP's problem was solved by re-flashing amon RA v2.3 then booting into recovery and wiping EVERYTHING except the SD Card itself. I've sent the both of you a link to download the version I use and sent to the OP.
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is this a problem? my phone does this too but it doesn't really bother me. I am running sz rc2.
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I am running into the same issue. It's only after a power down and not a regular reboot. I'm going to try the method suggested above to see if that solves the problem. I figure it's not a big deal, just not desirable.

Mine was doing it on Deck's rc6 then decided to stop. I got me a self-healer!!!
Ignorance = Bliss

Well the steps listed above just fixed the problem. I flashed to Amon RA v2.3, did a nand, wipe EVERYTHING but the sdcard and flashed CM7-nightly38, gapps and the savaged zen BFS 1.1.0 kernel.
Odd thing I found though is that when i tried to use Rom Manager to flash Amon RA v2.2.2 it would refuse to flash. Not sure that if there was something related to Clockwork Recovery that caused the double white screen or what.

Well I tried the newest recovery and did full wipe on everything, three times at that. No dice. Twice it rebooted without double splash screens but every time now it does it. Doesn't matter if it's normal reboot, reboot from recovery, or started from shut down. It's not a big deal to me, mostly a minor inconvenience. I mostly did the full wipe as an excuse to let me start clean on the CM7 final.

Hmm. Seems to be back on reboot for me. I might try a sense rom and see if does the same thing.
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I'm having the same issue, I'm running a different splash screen currently, but same issue occurs. Splash, black screen, splash, boot animation, startup. It is really only a minor inconvienence, but it would be nice to fix it. I have this splashscreen, and this bootscreen. Running CyanogenMod-7 with SavagedZen1.1.0CFSHAVSWiMAXGB kernel. I can't pinpoint exactly when it started, but I want to say probably when I flashed SZ. The kernel runs great, so if thats causing it, I can just live with it for now.
I did see someone stated a reflash of the Amon RA recovery, and a full wipe and reinstall solves this. However, I also saw this thread that states its the way the newest SZ kernel is designed to boot that way? I'm willing to do a complete wipe, re install the recovery, kernel, and rom if necessary when I have some more time. Before I do can anyone confirm if this will for sure this corrects it?

stuck in boot loop with any rom (Solved)

First of all i must say i m new to rooting androids, did research for a couple of days then went ahead with rooting my Htc desire z which i did an OTA update to gingerbread 2.3.3
I downgraded to froyo 2.2 using this "[GUIDE] Downgrade G2 (2.3.X) & DZ (2.3.X) & mT4g (2.3.4) & DHD w/ S-ON to Stock Froyo" ..i had to create a gold card.
The boot loader shows :
vision pvt ship s-off
Hboot -0.85.0005
Micorp-0425
radio-26.03.02.18_M3
eMMC-boot
oct 11 2010,20:10:38
Next i used the 2nd post of this "[GUIDE][30/06/2011]Root AND Downgrade Desire Z/G2(S-OFF/ClockWorkMod) -No Gingerbread" to flash the Virtuous Unity 2.39.0 Sense 3.0 based on Pyramid
The rom ran fine for a day, then i started getting boot loops, it would boot, show loading then again restart to the htc logo. At first it loaded after 4-5 tries, then it started looping forever.
I restored my nandroid bakup via clockwork recovery...it worked for an hour, then again my own htc sense 2.2 froyo backed up rom also started boot looping.
I tried the "[ROM][10/21/11] Bulletproof MIUI :: 1.10.21 :: OC/UV/Stable!" it works for a while, then again the horror of boot loops renderin my desire z unusable
I tried cleaning the "wipe dalvik cache" "wipe battery stats" via clockwork recovery v3.0.2.4 nothing worked, i did "wipe data /factory reset" , "wipe cache partition" mounts and storage ...."format /cache, /data, /system" then again rooted, and installed the rom via browse from sd card menu.
again the mobile works for an hr or two and the boot loops occurs, and wont stop
im clueless on what to do. can anybody advise me on what to do so that i dont have to throw my phone away
EDIT:
Problem solved. Seems CWM 5 was causing the issue

Flash the latest cyanogen nightly. Do a full wipe first.
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Karakoram2 said:
Flash the latest cyanogen nightly. Do a full wipe first.
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thanks, will try that

Just read the startertopic from the virtous unity.
When you experiance reboots etc aply patch.
Important Notes
If you are experiencing random freezes and/or reboots, this is likely due to your device being incapable of handling our overclocking defaults. Download and apply this flashable patch, which will reduce the maximum CPU frequency to 1Ghz and likely eliminate this issue.
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Patch
after instaling rom succesfully do'nt reboot but flash this patch. All will be fine.

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misterextreme said:
Just read the startertopic from the virtous unity.
When you experiance reboots etc aply patch.
Patch
after instaling rom succesfully do'nt reboot but flash this patch. All will be fine.
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I was having boot loops even after installing different roms like MIUI, cynaogen, and even the default stock rom...
I did some research and found out that many people who are having multiple roms boot loop issue have one thing in common.. "clockwork mod recovery".
So i uninstalled the recovery and flashed with the stock htc recovery and then i reflashed with the stock htc rom....and voila no more boot loops and the stock rom which didnt worked previously is now running fine. I still have S-ON, but now im a little afraid to flash with a new rom again
Can anybody confirm that CWM recovery can cause this boot loop ??

I'm not sure about the bootloops with CWM, but if you decide to reroot, as an alternative, I highly suggestion flashing the 4EXT Recovery. It's amazing. I've had zero issues with it. And it has many additional options and fabulous support. The link is in my signature.
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Ditamae said:
I'm not sure about the bootloops with CWM, but if you decide to reroot, as an alternative, I highly suggestion flashing the 4EXT Recovery. It's amazing. I've had zero issues with it. And it has many additional options and fabulous support. The link is in my signature.
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Thanks will give it a try.

sandipbarik said:
I was having boot loops even after installing different roms like MIUI, cynaogen, and even the default stock rom...
I did some research and found out that many people who are having multiple roms boot loop issue have one thing in common.. "clockwork mod recovery".
So i uninstalled the recovery and flashed with the stock htc recovery and then i reflashed with the stock htc rom....and voila no more boot loops and the stock rom which didnt worked previously is now running fine. I still have S-ON, but now im a little afraid to flash with a new rom again
Can anybody confirm that CWM recovery can cause this boot loop ??
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CWM v5 has been known to bootloop, v3 doesn't (or at least didn't when I used it last)
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yeah i was using cwm 5, but i think ill try the 4EXT Recovery in a few days, and hope for the best

sandipbarik said:
yeah i was using cwm 5, but i think ill try the 4EXT Recovery in a few days, and hope for the best
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I've read that the latest CWM fixes the bootloop issue but I find that 4ext is far better so I haven't even tried using CWM since 4ext came out.
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I bought the "4EXT Recovery Control" from the android market today...haven't flashed any new roms yet...just running the stock rooted rom to see if everything works fine. So far so good.
One noob question though, what if i again wipe everything and get stock htc recovery for some reason, do i again have to purchase the 4EXT or since i have already purchased it, i just get to download it.

sandipbarik said:
I bought the "4EXT Recovery Control" from the android market today...haven't flashed any new roms yet...just running the stock rooted rom to see if everything works fine. So far so good.
One noob question though, what if i again wipe everything and get stock htc recovery for some reason, do i again have to purchase the 4EXT or since i have already purchased it, i just get to download it.
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When you wipe, you're using recovery to do the wiping so no, you won't lose the 4ext recovery. You will lose the 4ext Recovery Control app, as you will every other app you downloaded, but your purchase is linked to your Google account so as soon as you sign in with your account the Market will begin downloading everything you purchased.
If you plan on flashing new ROMs, I highly suggest Titanium Backup Pro. Before flashing a ROM, use it to back up all of your apps and their data and create a flashable zip of the program. With 4ext you can flash multiple zips so, set it to flash the new ROM and the Titanium app and that way you can just restore all your apps at once rather than waiting for the Market to download them. The added bonus is that all your data gets restored (saved games, etc.). Just be sure to never restore "system data" unless you're flashing like ROMs.
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[Q] SBF Mix up

Hi there,
My Defy was on Quarx's 0308 CM9 (With CM7 Kernel), when I tried to install Walters Kernel using 4.5.2-109_DHT-22-kernel.zip. After doing this it did not go past the "M" logo upon reboot.
I then read that others had flashed the fixed DHT-22 kernel to fix this issue. I accidentally selected the wrong SBF (JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-11_BLUR_SIGNED) and I am now stuck in a boot loop. Could anyone please help me figure this out?
Thanks in advance

Can you get into recovery ? , have you tried full wipe , data,catch+dalvik
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No can't get into recovery, only into bootloader to flash sbf's.

IgWaBaBa said:
No can't get into recovery, only into bootloader to flash sbf's.
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I was in your situation last week (stuck at m logo), so i flashed a 2.2 sbf, then rooted, installed recovery and installed ics again with correct kernel,
That is the way i done it, its a long way around but I'm not sure if there is a faster way sorry,
Djc
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i have today this problem.
i found china sbf 2.2.2 work on my defy flash root boot cm7 and cm9

Thanks for the response, I'm busy downloading another SBF to try that, will give feedback and thanks, if I prevail!

Ok, I'm back in action. The issue was that I needed to wipe user data and cache using the standard restore (I think that's what it's called). Anyway instead of looking for a SBF that makes it work, I accessed the standard restore by holding volume - while powering up, then wiped user data and cache, which stopped the boot loop after the reboot.
Now I'm back onto CM9

Glad That Worked me too faced alot probs with CM7 and 9

[SOLVED]Boot Loops with three different roms

Hey Guys,
Currently a bit clueless about my new problem.. Wanted to update the rom on my phone and since then, I cant boot into a rom anymore. It will boot, show the lock screen and reboot (over and over again). But if I restore my stock rom via recovery, it works fine... My device is rooted (Unlocked) and otherwise was working great.
Any help is appreciated

Are you flaahing the boot.img through fastboot USB after you flash the ROM?
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I'm not a pro here but I had the similar probs and solved them.
First make sure you're using the right kernel files for each rom. Some need the boot.img to be flashed before rom flash.
Also if using UltraSmooth Rosie mods try the SuperSmooth one first as the Ultra smooth option would cause loops too on my device.
If nothing from the above applies:
With clockwork recovery (make sure it's newest version 5.8.4.0) use super swipe off the sd then clear all cache options and reset bat stats.

Thanks guys... Slept over it and fixed it this morning
Coming from the hd2, I feel stupid I couldn't fix it earlier.