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Stuck on boot screen...

Sooo, I just tried flashing Damage Control 3.5 a few hours ago and since then my phone has been absolutely horrid to me. I tried flashing the PC36IMG.ZIP but it wont let me for some odd reason. I've tried flashing different roms (as long as different radios). All to no avail, the only things I can access is the main recovery screen and the Clockwork recovery screen.
If anyone can help me out here so I don't have to pay the $100.00 claim to get a new phone I will gladly donate to XDA for all they've done thus far.

wanfaltm said:
Sooo, I just tried flashing Damage Control 3.5 a few hours ago and since then my phone has been absolutely horrid to me. I tried flashing the PC36IMG.ZIP but it wont let me for some odd reason. I've tried flashing different roms (as long as different radios). All to no avail, the only things I can access is the main recovery screen and the Clockwork recovery screen.
If anyone can help me out here so I don't have to pay the $100.00 claim to get a new phone I will gladly donate to XDA for all they've done thus far.
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this has been happening to alot of peoples phones. i reformatted sd card and still nothing. i think we r bonned

b_allert said:
this has been happening to alot of peoples phones. i reformatted sd card and still nothing. i think we r bonned
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Shoot, well I guess the best I can do is try to reformat my card and go from there. I'll report back with my findings.

I think i can help, but i might be a bit off since there not enough info on the post.
Anyhow, you will have to:
1) Download a new Image (stock?): ex. qap.la/~netarchy/BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip
2) Doanload a stock kernel: qap.la/~netarchy/netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip
3) push both images to your /sdcard/
3.1) adb pus file BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip /sdcard/
3.2) adb push netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip /sdcard/
4) reboot your phone in recovery mode (hold volume down, click power)
5) wipe data/factory
6) whipe cache
7) advanced -> wipe dalvilik
8) Install zip from sdcard
9) choose zip from sdcard: (you should see the BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip there, choose that one, and say yes whe asked)
10) repete number 9 with netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip
11) now choose +++++
This should get you to a working phone. You will have root and a decent kernel.
I ope this helps.
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Don't u have a nandroid backup u can restore?
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tmodelli said:
I think i can help, but i might be a bit off since there not enough info on the post.
Anyhow, you will have to:
1) Download a new Image (stock?): ex. qap.la/~netarchy/BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip
2) Doanload a stock kernel: qap.la/~netarchy/netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip
3) push both images to your /sdcard/
3.1) adb pus file BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip /sdcard/
3.2) adb push netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip /sdcard/
4) reboot your phone in recovery mode (hold volume down, click power)
5) wipe data/factory
6) whipe cache
7) advanced -> wipe dalvilik
8) Install zip from sdcard
9) choose zip from sdcard: (you should see the BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip there, choose that one, and say yes whe asked)
10) repete number 9 with netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip
11) now choose +++++
This should get you to a working phone. You will have root and a decent kernel.
I ope this helps.
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This is what happens to me when I try to install a rom/kernel. It will work its process and do the "Writing Boot" and "Deleting Files." But once it gets to "copying files," the loading bar will slowly move to 1/4 of the way full, and once it reaches that point it will say Istallation Completed. Does this information give anymore details for help?
Edit: I did try that method, And the same thing happened.

Make sure to wipe/ factory reset...wipe cache n dalvic there r 3 things to wipe before flashing a rom. ..also what radio r u usong
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kris54241 said:
Make sure to wipe/ factory reset...wipe cache n dalvic there r 3 things to wipe before flashing a rom. ..also what radio r u usong
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Yeah I did all of that, and I have the 2.15 radio.

kris54241 said:
Don't u have a nandroid backup u can restore?
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That was the first thing I tried doing. It would do the "Checking MD5 sum..." and then it would just give me an error. I just formatted the sd card (after copying everything to my computer) so im going to transfer my backups back to the SD and see if that does anything.

wanfaltm said:
Yeah I did all of that, and I have the 2.15 radio.
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There r two newer radio I hope u do no... .21 and. 28
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kris54241 said:
There r two newer radio I hope u do no... .21 and. 28
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Does the radio really matter though? I mean, I have a feeling that even if I do flash the new radios that I'm still going to be stuck doing what I'm doing now.

This is exactly what it says when I try to do a restore:
Checking MD5 sums...
Erasing boot before restore...
Restoring boot image...
Error while flashing boot image!

wanfaltm said:
Does the radio really matter though? I mean, I have a feeling that even if I do flash the new radios that I'm still going to be stuck doing what I'm doing now.
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I guess Idk but it could if a certain rom doesn't support an old radio...
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wanfaltm said:
This is exactly what it says when I try to do a restore:
Checking MD5 sums...
Erasing boot before restore...
Restoring boot image...
Error while flashing boot image!
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May I ask how u download ur roms
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kris54241 said:
May I ask how u download ur roms
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I download them from here, then I set my phone as the "Disk Drive." Or USB Storage when using CM. Move the roms to my phone, then reboot into recovery and flash from there.

Update:
Just tried flashing a different firmware using the old way. With the recovery-windows.bat method.... Seems to still be freezing on boot though. :/

ive seemed to have fixed it. i wiped phone like 10 times. reformatted sd card, installed the rom called virus. it went to bootloop. so i let it do its thing. when i woke up today, it was perfect!

b_allert said:
ive seemed to have fixed it. i wiped phone like 10 times. reformatted sd card, installed the rom called virus. it went to bootloop. so i let it do its thing. when i woke up today, it was perfect!
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Sounds good man! I'll try that too and see if it works.
Update: Now it's not even turning on and when I plug it in, the orange light just flashes. I know the battery isn't dead because I had it plugged in all day. So, I guess that means I can take it to a sprint store tomorrow and have them be just as confused as I am about the situation, but without having them know that the phone was rooted? Wish me luck!
P.S. Maybe I'll be upgraded from a Nova to an Epson screen? Wishful thinking....

wanfaltm said:
Sounds good man! I'll try that too and see if it works.
Update: Now it's not even turning on and when I plug it in, the orange light just flashes. I know the battery isn't dead because I had it plugged in all day. So, I guess that means I can take it to a sprint store tomorrow and have them be just as confused as I am about the situation, but without having them know that the phone was rooted? Wish me luck!
P.S. Maybe I'll be upgraded from a Nova to an Epson screen? Wishful thinking....
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haha yea maybe! that'd be nice, but im sure they would know if you rooted. even if you did, some employees root their phone as well, or at least these 2 dudes at the shop i go to have, so they help me out when i cant get answers here, which, so many people do, thats why i try to keep in contact with certain people on ehre via skype(branden.allert) or aim(backongb561)

I wen't into the Sprint store today in town... The lady was absolutely no help at all. Plus they didnt have any EVO's in stock. So I just decided to screw it and file it as a claim under insurance. I should be getting a replacement in 5-7 days. Hopefully I wont have the screen separated, light leaked, white spot in the lower right of the (NOVA) screen in this next one.

[Q] How to flash a rom?

First off let me say I'm new to root. I rooted my evo last night by following the 2.2 root video guide. Now I'm looking for a rom and kernal that's right for me so please be patient with a noob.
Can someone explain to me (in noob terms please) how to install a rom and kernal. If there is a video guide that would be great. I assume all roms will come with the same files so once I learn how to do it I should be set.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Please use the search tool. Most roms in the development forum say how to also.
And check the sticky in the same forum.
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Novarider said:
First off let me say I'm new to root. I rooted my evo last night by following the 2.2 root video guide. Now I'm looking for a rom and kernal that's right for me so please be patient with a noob.
Can someone explain to me (in noob terms please) how to install a rom and kernal. If there is a video guide that would be great. I assume all roms will come with the same files so once I learn how to do it I should be set.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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********IMPORTANT*********
PEOPLE USING AMONRA RECOVERY THE ROM AND KERNEL MUST BE ON THE ROOT OF YOUR SD CARD. ONLY ON CLOCKWORK RECOVERY CAN YOU SCAN THROUGH FOLDERS TO FIND YOUR ROM/KERNEL. SOME PEOPLE SWITCH RECOVERYS WITHOUT REALIZING SO TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE I SUGGEST PUTTING ALL ROMS/KERNELS ON THE ROOT OF YOUR SD CARD. ALSO, WHILE ON AMONRA RECOVERY TO GO BACK A MENU/SCREEN YOU MUST PRESS VOLUME DOWN AND VOLUME UP AT THE SAME TIME.
1.) To install a new ROM you first have to download the said ROM. (Obviously.) Second of all, you have to find the kernel you want to use. Most ROMs come with kernels but you can still download the kernel of your choice.
2.) Once you have the ROM and kernel of your choice, go into recovery mode by powering off your phone, turn it ON WHILE HOLDING the VOLUME DOWN button, do not let go of the volume down button until you're at the boot screen. Select "Recovery" by pressing the VOLUME DOWN button and selecting it by pressing POWER.
3.) You're now in recovery mode. Make a NANDROID backup (varies on how to do it depending on which recovery you're using) if you're on Clockword Recovery scroll down until you see something saying "nandroid" when there select it with POWER, then select the option that says "Backup". (Not sure how AmonRAs recovery works exactly.)
4.) Wipe data/factory reset twice, wipe CACHE twice, wipe Dalvik-cache twice. (Dalvik-cache is located in "advanced" in the main recovery screen.)
5.) Choose "install zip from sd card" then "choose zip from sd card", press up once and it'll bring you to the bottom of the list and you should see your ROM, select it, then install it. Once done installing, go back and reboot your phone, it should be all done now. IF, IF, IF, you have another kernel, after installing your ROM, re-wipe CACHE and DALVIK-CACHE, THEN install the kernel.
You're all set.

Ok simple enough. Thank you for the info. Can I download the rom directly to my phone from this site or do I need to download it on my computer and move it to my sdcard?

Novarider said:
Ok simple enough. Thank you for the info. Can I download the rom directly to my phone from this site or do I need to download it on my computer and move it to my sdcard?
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You can download it from your phone, but make sure it's on the ROOT of your sd card. I prefer downloading it from my PC, then putting it on my sd card.

So you mean make sure its on the sd card itself and not in a file like downloads right? Also can I delete the PC36IMG file so it doesn't do that update check every time I go into bootloader?

Novarider said:
So you mean make sure its on the sd card itself and not in a file like downloads right? Also can I delete the PC36IMG file so it doesn't do that update check every time I go into bootloader?
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Yes, make sure it's not in a folder like "downloads". And yes you can ditch the PC36img.
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Thanks you were very helpful

why cant ROMs be in a folder? i have flashed a dozen ROMs that are all in a folder.

ryohei47 said:
why cant ROMs be in a folder? i have flashed a dozen ROMs that are all in a folder.
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They can be, I was just saying my preferable choice. Sorry if this has confused anyone.
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ryohei47 said:
why cant ROMs be in a folder? i have flashed a dozen ROMs that are all in a folder.
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Depends what recovery you are using. Ra recovery has to be in the root folder of the SD card. Cwr you can actually go through folders and search for the zip. So it wouldn't matter where you out it on SD card for clockwork but If ra recovery and its in a folder in SD card you won't see it and can't search through folders for it.
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Systemfraud said:
They can be, I was just saying my preferable choice. Sorry if this has confused anyone.
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Depends on what recovery. This is going to confuse people who use ra recovery and can't ever see their flash zips
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martyzidek said:
Depends on what recovery. This is going to confuse people who use ra recovery and can't ever see their flash zips
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Yeah it just occurred to me now. I'll edit my post.
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No problem just trying to help out.. I used Cwr then found out the delvik wipe didn't work. I had my SD card organized. Had my roms and kernels in a folder. Switched to ra recovery and couldn't find them. Realized then it had to be in root folder. Thought somehow I lost them during the process. I have a backup on my pc also just in case.
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[Q] URGENT Evo Will Not Go Into Recovery

My Evo will not go into recovery mode. It goes to the white screen, goes black, and vibrates 5 times. I am trying to switch over from CM7 to MIUI because my phone has recently been randomly rebooting and not turning back on unless I take out the battery and leave it out for awhile. I tried to install an updated version of clockwork but it still will not work.
EDIT: Also now when I connect my phone to my computer via usb and turn on storage and I click it it says Application Not Found.

I'm assuming our holding the volume down button and power at the same time? Let us know the steps you've taken so far. I would recomend Amon Ra over Clockwork but regardless it shouldn't have an effect on what your going through.. Sounds like the kernel didn't like your phone though on the rom. But if holding down power and volume down at same time doesn't get you into recovery .. I'm not sure what else to try.

xsisbest said:
I'm assuming our holding the volume down button and power at the same time? Let us know the steps you've taken so far. I would recomend Amon Ra over Clockwork but regardless it shouldn't have an effect on what your going through.. Sounds like the kernel didn't like your phone though on the rom. But if holding down power and volume down at same time doesn't get you into recovery .. I'm not sure what else to try.
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I can get into H-Boot(I think it's called) but I cant select recovery within that so I can do a nondroid and install the new rom. I also have installed Amond Ra.
EDIT: Now it seems that my SD is corrupt, today is just not my day.

Does anyone have any ideas for what I could do to fix this? I tried using google but I had no luck.

If hboot is working try reflashing you recovery. Follow the "bootloader way" in this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026

If your card says corrupted, try using a card reader in your computer and formatting to Fat32, full format, back-up your info if possible, mine has done that a few times and thats what i had to do to fix. Also, try putting your phone back to stock and start over. If you need some help or steps feel free to ask, I would be more than happy! I have a few methods I do if things don't go as planned.

pnewgaard said:
If your card says corrupted, try using a card reader in your computer and formatting to Fat32, full format, back-up your info if possible, mine has done that a few times and thats what i had to do to fix. Also, try putting your phone back to stock and start over. If you need some help or steps feel free to ask, I would be more than happy! I have a few methods I do if things don't go as planned.
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I don't have a card reader, but I did reformat the sd card over the phone.
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If hboot is working try reflashing you recovery. Follow the "bootloader way" in this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
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My phone does not show up when I connect it to a usb so I am unable to do the Hboot way. I installed Amon Ra via Rom Manager but it still won't let me into recovery.

You have fastboot on in your rom. Turn on your phone and turn it off
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kevinpag said:
You have fastboot on in your rom. Turn on your phone and turn it off
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I have already tried that multiple times.

Try a stock ruu then get into stick recovery. Then try flashing a recovery through pc36img.zip. you might have to take this one as a loss and use an old nandroid or start from scratch
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tonsdog said:
Try a stock ruu then get into stick recovery. Then try flashing a recovery through pc36img.zip. you might have to take this one as a loss and use an old nandroid or start from scratch
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How would I go about starting from scratch?

Now the phone will boot up and then immediately shut down. Does anyone know what I did? I haven't touched anything since I flashed CM7 over 2 months ago.

Help

Can someone help me get synergy God mode i got synergy but when i flash the God mode one it does not work and what's so special about God mode i am a noob thanks and help.
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Are you using amon ra its only compatible with amon ra recovery?Also only difference is faster read and write speeds
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Ok so the battery life is the same how do i get amon recover i got the regular one i thinks its the one that come with rom manager.
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cman813 said:
Ok so the battery life is the same how do i get amon recover i got the regular one i thinks its the one that come with rom manager.
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go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
then go to the download section and download the RA-supersonic zip file . Rename the zip to PC36IMG.zip and put it on the root of your sd Card and then power off your phone and hold power button aand volume down at the same time.This will take you to the bootloader and it will say there is a update. Accept it and you will have amon ra now when you go to your recovery.

First, stop using ROM Manager.
Second, d/l this: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?v453e5wg0on3pzt
rename it to PC36IMG.zip and put it on the root of your SDCard (As in not in any folders, just on the card)
If you have it enabled, disable fastboot in settings.
Power down, then hold Volume Down and power until the Hboot comes up. It will do a scan, find the file and ask you to upgrade, hit yes. When it's done it will reboot back to Hboot again, it will do that scan again, and this time hit no. Then click on recovery and you'll be in Amon Ra.
OK, now, since you are somewhat new, here are some tips:
1) Always do a nandroid of your current setup.
2) before you flash a ROM, go to wipe and hit User Data/Factory reset, then wipe each subcategory except SDCard: and Battery Stats, if you're not fully charged. I even wipe Dalvik and Cache twice. This will severely limit and reduce the chance of force closes, reboots, etc.
3) Flash your ROM.
4) You should research APS2SD if you're not using it. These ROMS are bigg and take up a lot of space.
Also, I understand that the God Mode version of Synergy takes for-EVER to boot up. I'm not sure if that's still like that or not, but read everything before you flash it and know what to expect.

HipKat said:
First, stop using ROM Manager.
Second, d/l this: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?v453e5wg0on3pzt
rename it to PC36IMG.zip and put it on the root of your SDCard (As in not in any folders, just on the card)
If you have it enabled, disable fastboot in settings.
Power down, then hold Volume Down and power until the Hboot comes up. It will do a scan, find the file and ask you to upgrade, hit yes. When it's done it will reboot back to Hboot again, it will do that scan again, and this time hit no. Then click on recovery and you'll be in Amon Ra.
OK, now, since you are somewhat new, here are some tips:
1) Always do a nandroid of your current setup.
2) before you flash a ROM, go to wipe and hit User Data/Factory reset, then wipe each subcategory except SDCard: and Battery Stats, if you're not fully charged. I even wipe Dalvik and Cache twice. This will severely limit and reduce the chance of force closes, reboots, etc.
3) Flash your ROM.
4) You should research APS2SD if you're not using it. These ROMS are bigg and take up a lot of space.
Also, I understand that the God Mode version of Synergy takes for-EVER to boot up. I'm not sure if that's still like that or not, but read everything before you flash it and know what to expect.
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Yes it does take forever takes me like 10-15 min
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Thanks.
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[Q] Trouble rooting SGH-T999

I'm absolutely confused with how to root my SGH-T999 properly. I know I'm suppose to use the search function and read everything and anything before I post a thread, but I'm seriously overwhelmed with what's what.
So far, I'm trying to follow this guide, but when I go check the md5, it says it's not a match between the file I downloaded and the md5 # on the download page. I figured that since my phone is 4.1.1, I should use this image, but again, I try to check the md5 sums, but it comes out as not a match.
So I'm super paranoid that I might mess something up and brick my phone.

I'm betting you checked the md5 after extracting it. The md5 on the download page is for the file exactly as you downloaded it.
You don't have to worry about an update 'path'. You can get the latest and flash it as per the instructions.
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Oh thank god. Yeah, I was checking the extracted file. Thanks for clearing that up.
One more question: Let's say I want to use CyanogenMod 10. Once I've rooted my phone with this method, I could get ClockworkMod recovery (via ROM Manager from the app store) and download the CM10 mod and install the CM10 that way?

xaolindragon said:
Oh thank god. Yeah, I was checking the extracted file. Thanks for clearing that up.
One more question: Let's say I want to use CyanogenMod 10. Once I've rooted my phone with this method, I could get ClockworkMod recovery (via ROM Manager from the app store) and download the CM10 mod and install the CM10 that way?
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Yes. Make sure you follow all the flashing instructions from the thread. You could also install goo manager and install TWRP and find roms through there as well
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xaolindragon said:
Oh thank god. Yeah, I was checking the extracted file. Thanks for clearing that up.
One more question: Let's say I want to use CyanogenMod 10. Once I've rooted my phone with this method, I could get ClockworkMod recovery (via ROM Manager from the app store) and download the CM10 mod and install the CM10 that way?
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Yeah, you can use TWRP or CWM to flash roms. It's preference. You don't HAVE to have CWM to flash CM10.
I never used TWRP, but I'm absolutely content with CWM. Hasn't failed me once. Don't fix what's not broken, right?
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Alright ****. I think I messed something up.
I installed ROM Manager and downloaded CM10. I then went through the options of rebooting it and installing. But now it's stuck at a spinning circle with "CyanogenMod" in the center. I have no idea what to do or how to get out of it. I've tried forcing it to power down by holding down the power button or doing the three button press (volume down, home and power), but either way, it just shuts down, vibrates a little and reboots itself back to the spinning logo screen.
EDIT: Ok so I've pulled the battery and went into recovery mode. Then I "wiped data/factory reset" and I think I got it to work now. It seems to be at the CM10 home screen now

xaolindragon said:
Alright ****. I think I messed something up.
I installed ROM Manager and downloaded CM10. I then went through the options of rebooting it and installing. But now it's stuck at a spinning circle with "CyanogenMod" in the center. I have no idea what to do or how to get out of it. I've tried forcing it to power down by holding down the power button or doing the three button press (volume down, home and power), but either way, it just shuts down, vibrates a little and reboots itself back to the spinning logo screen.
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Pull the battery. Once the screen is black. Put the battery back and boot into recovery(Vol up, home, and power).
When you installed CM10, did you factory reset, wipe cache, and dalvik cache?
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IXChicharitoXI said:
Pull the battery. Once the screen is black. Put the battery back and boot into recovery(Vol up, home, and power).
When you installed CM10, did you factory reset, wipe cache, and dalvik cache?
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Yeah. That's exactly what I did. Pulled the battery, put it back in, factory rest and wiped data. I'm not sure about the dalvik cache though. Once I got to the ClockworkMod recovery mode/screen, I just went to the "wipe data/factory reset option"