I recently sold my Wildfire S, and because of that I wanted to wipe the phone out. So, I went to install a ROM, the same m1 mix I have been using for months, and I tried to install it again.
> Stays at HTC white screen and will forever if I let it.
> Tried installing another ROM to see if it was just corrupt. No go.
> I can get to the HBoot screen and move around but I can't get past HTC screen after installation is complete!!!
> Tried installing CWM again to see if it was an issue there, but now I get a "Install Fail" message because the ID is incorrect (I assume it has to do with the golf card)
I just want the damn thing to boot and work, I don't even care if it goes back to stock, I just need it to work. What are my options here? Any help would be great. An important factor I should mention is that I am on a Mac, and only have access to a Mac.
Thanks!
I have an evo so I'm not sure how things work on your phone but have you tried an ruu? It should help
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Are you wiping data/factory reset, cache and dalvik? You need to do this in cwm
Yes, I always wipe both system and cache, as well as dalvik.
I will try a RUU, see where that gets me. Thanks. And if anyone else has suggestions please let me know!
I think you can only run an ruu under windows.
I could be wrong though.
I can't just have the ZIP on my SD Card and install it from there?
You can but I think it will give you the same issue.
Try it though, its worth a shot
I just want the easiest way to get this back to functioning. I don't need any of the data on the phone or the SD card. I just wanted it to work. Period.
Easiest and safest is ruu
Do you not know anyone that will let you run it on their windows machine?
It would take 10 mins topps and is almost guaranteed to get you back up and running.
By the way are you a GSM or cdma user?
Edit: is that rom overclocked by default? The reason I ask is a lot of people have been having issues like you when installing Rom's that are pre overclocked.
Check if there's a default clock speed kernel on his op
GSM Virgin Mobile Canada.
nootered said:
GSM Virgin Mobile Canada.
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Also your bootloader must be locked in order for the ruu to work.
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I am unlocked currently. I have been running it just fine with the m1xd ROM, all the stats are in my sig.
I just want this facking thing to function!!!!!!!!!!!! :O
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I recently sold my Wildfire S, and because of that I wanted to wipe the phone out. So, I went to install a ROM, the same m1 mix I have been using for months, and I tried to install it again.
> Stays at HTC white screen and will forever if I let it.
> Tried installing another ROM to see if it was just corrupt. No go.
> I can get to the HBoot screen and move around but I can't get past HTC screen after installation is complete!!!
> Tried installing CWM again to see if it was an issue there, but now I get a "Install Fail" message because the ID is incorrect (I assume it has to do with the golf card)
I just want the damn thing to boot and work, I don't even care if it goes back to stock, I just need it to work. What are my options here? Any help would be great. An important factor I should mention is that I am on a Mac, and only have access to a Mac.
Thanks!
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Hello ,
this will return your phone to stock state (means that you will no longer have CWM recovery and you will have to install it again after this. If unlocked with XTC Clip YOU WILL STAY S-OFF ,I didn`t tried it with device unlocked via HTC Dev)
STEP BY STEP instructions what you should do :
1. go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432474
2. download http://www.mediafire.com/?ksa9k8dmxexdkdo
3. follow the instructions from 1
4. click thanks button
credits to Gig11gs & Ping192
P.S. I`m not responsible if you do any damage to your device.
if you have a backup or something then flash it through hboot
or if you have a extracted zip file from an ruu (rom.zip file in c:/temp when you run the installer) then extract it to desktop and flash it through hboot(if the file name of system is system.yaffs2.img then change it to system.img , you require only two files boot.img and system.img so no need to extract everything just extract these two)
the codes for both are
(locate the adb files first.)
in my case i have copied fastboot file from tools folder of sdk on desktop and also adb and adbbin.dll on desktop.. if you also copy these files on desktop then run the following exact commands when you are on bootloader the fastboot option will be highligted press power buton to select it .. when you in fastboot menu connect phone to pc and then write these command in dos prompt (go to start menu , run then write cmd and press enter you will have a dos prompt open)
Code:
cd desktop
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
when done go to recovery and now do all format data , clear chache and dalvik chace your phone will be un rooted total stock
It worked for me.. credits to EOgan
Or you can go to this tutorial that will downgrade everything even hboot and radio at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1540952 and remember o thank me
Just a thought but have you wiped everything before flashing the ROM? I've had a weird experience once with pretty much the same issue (stuck on splash screen). Wiping everything (system, data, cache, boot AND SD Card) seemed to have resolved the issue. If you're using an already partitioned card, I'd recommend powering off after CWM flashing, unmounting the SD and then turning it on.
This should work actually (don't see a reason not to). Also, if you've modified the ROM.zip file in any way after downloading it, I'd advise flashing one which is freshly downloaded rather (would eliminate any user tweaks causing the issue).
PS. I've attached a flashable superwipe script which you can run before flashing the ROM. Let me know how it worked out for you.
Related
You will have noticed you can't 'fastboot boot' the recovery image again for rooting or using the new recovery image.
However:
You can use flashrec to flash the patched recovery, from where you can do all the usual stuff (and even put the old hboot back on if you want!)
Notice:
flashrec is using an exploit that isn't patched yet in the current kernel used by HTC, however if/when HTC patches this, flashrec will stop working.
So for now it's ok but a next version might have patched this, so keep this in mind !
Thanks for the original headsup by Magnus and Modaco, adapted from here
Quick Howto:
1. On your phone, goto Settings, Applications, and make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
2. On your phone, goto Settings, SD card and phone storage, and click Unmount SD card.
3. Then click Format SD card (it should automatically remount after this).
4. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
5. Download this APK and recovery image and save it to your computer:
flashrec-20090815.apk
Cyanogen’s / Modaco Hero Recovery Image
Update: updated flashrec here
6. Extract the cm-hero-recovery.img out of the MoDaCoPatchedRecovery-1.0.zip and put it somewhere on your computer.
7. Save both the cm-hero-recovery.img and the flashrec-20090815.apk to your computer, then copy them both to your SD card
(do NOT put them inside any folders on the SD card, just put them in the root of the SD card itself).
8. Unplug the phone from the computer once they are downloaded to the SD card.
9. Goto the Market and download Linda File Manager or any file manager program if you do not already have one.
10. Open the file manager and goto SDCard and then find the flashrec-20090815.apk file and click on it.
If asked, tell it to use Package Installer to open it. It should automatically install the apk.
11. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish.
12. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type:
sdcard/cm-hero-recovery.img
Then click on the Flash Custom Recovery Image button and wait for it to finish.
13. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on
(keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background).
As long as that screen comes up, you have done it correctly and can now go and load other ROM/hboot/whatever.
Excellent, worked perfectly! Thanks!
I flashed the new official update from HTC, but i do got a nandroid from before when my phone was rooted, do you know if restoring that will make any changes to the hboot? And will i get root again? Or is this method that you posted over, the only way so far?
Root
I did all this with the orginal 2.73 update and booted in to the recovery mode (worked fine..) but i still dont hav root
I tried the other method from theunlockr.com to but still no root..
I followed this excellent tutorial, then I just ran the root tutorial again. Worked flawlessly.
Worked fine - thx m8
Is it possible to make this without a sd card?
Because my phone doesn't detect my sd card. Now i have the problem that i can't do anything on my phone because i can't get into recovery mode...
Anyone who knowes a solution???
Thanks in advance.
works perfectly, many thanks !
I get this "downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)" when i type "fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img" any one know what is wrong ?
you have uploaded the recovery image by that apk, be sure to boot your phone holding POWER+HOME NOT power+back, then you can continue to root your phone, hope i could help you
Ok, But what to do when i boot up with power+home ?
then you have to root your phone again like it is described in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4257045&postcount=38
i would recommend you to make a backup with nandroid (just select it and push the track ball) and then continiue with
6 ROOTING - MODIFYING THE CODE TO GET ROOT ACCESSS
Ofcourse! stupid me so easy.. Thank you
after i update the rom to the new one 2.73
i can't root my hero
i get this error msg "FAILED (remote: not allow)"
i need to install fonts and i can't
anyone can help me
Wait, I gotta format the SD card?
Why would this be needed? Isnt it enough to just do the rest???
walter_yaron said:
after i update the rom to the new one 2.73
i can't root my hero
i get this error msg "FAILED (remote: not allow)"
i need to install fonts and i can't
anyone can help me
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excuse me,... but did you read and fully understand the first article from this thread?!
kingkeld said:
Wait, I gotta format the SD card?
Why would this be needed? Isnt it enough to just do the rest???
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i also thought of that, i think it does not matter but i have a lot of 2gb micro sdhc cards so i just followed as described
I'd like to update with RUU, but failed with this error. Kindly advice
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I'd like to update with RUU, but failed with this error. Kindly advice
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do you have a branded phone?
When I followed the instructions, everything worked, until I have to restart with Home button pressed.
I see the HERO word on my screen, but nothing else happens.
Has someone some suggestions?
I followed the instructions already twice.
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SOLVED:
In the first page there is a link to flashrec-20090815.apk. That did not work for me.
I used http://code.google.com/p/flashrec/ to download the file.
Thank you for your interest in reading my post.
Hi!
I just tried to change from RCMixHD (D2EXT) to CM7.
As first, I flashed the AlphaRev CM7 image via Android Flasher and right after that the newest radio version via recovery (32.54.00.32U_5.14.05.17). Since the radio is flashed, i was unable to flash anything in recovery mode, so i decided to format everything, wipe all data so that I just lost my current ROM. It still didn't work, so i decided to reflash the Recovery via Android Flasher and now I can't even boot into the recovery menu. For now I can only boot into the HBOOT and use the fastboot. I got Micro-SD adapter to put anything to my SD-Card, but currently i got no idea what to do. Are there any ROMs i can flash with fastboot?
Got any hints to unbrick the recovery?
Current overview of information:
Desire is S-OFF
No current ROM (full data wipe)
Recovery unbootable (stucks at AlphaRev splashscreen)
HBOOT bootable
SD Card formatted with 5,5gb FAT32 and 2gb EXT4
Got Android SDK installed on my computer
Flash CWM 2.5.0.7 or amon ra via fastboot, make sure it's the desire version and md5 matches. Then install a rom.
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Or go back to stock with RUU for your phone and start again
Thanks for now!
Just flashed the CWM manually with fastboot and i can boot into the recovery again.
However, the recovery is still hanging up when I do any actions related to the sdcard. No update.zip, no manual chooses possible, no wipe.
But for me, it looks like it's not the sdcard which currently ****s up everything, it seems to be the phone itself. I can still mount my sd in recovery, i can also format everything manually, but as soon as i try to install or choose a factory reset, the recovery ends up in a black screen.
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edit:
Okay. Looks like i fixed it now by wiping dalvik, battery stats, cache and then wiping data.
Still confused why it works now, but thank you for pushing me into the right direction. Now i can get everything back to work. Thanks!
why hello there!
Has been a while since i had to recover a phone from a worst case scenario, so i thought i could just revive this thread, as there is no desire 310 subforum yet
Rooted it successfully, read a lot of threads regarding MTK-based phones and thought i might be able to get more out of it, as i wasn't completely fine with 4.2.2 installed on a brand new phone.
However, i ended up with trying to install a custom recovery as described [here(would be a link if i were allowed to post them)]. The whole process gave no error, everything looked fine, ending with a "success!"-message, followed by a reboot, showing just the HTC splash... and a reboot... and a reboot... and.. well i guess you know what happened next.
Based on a whole lot of different threads, this might not be the end of my phone, as i can still see the [preloader(would be a picture if i were allowed to link it)] in my device manager, which basically means "hi, i'm not completely dead and you might find a way to recover me".
The question is: how?
I tried out SP Flash tool and MTK Flash tool so far. both programs find the phone when i get it ready to download my previously made backup (hey. i might not exactly know what i'm doing there, but at least i saved everything before i wrecked it! ).
The problem is: I just get an[error message(look above)] about some failed download to SRAM sorcery, which sounds cool and important but doesn't give me a clue about what i'm doing wrong or how to fix it. (cable ok tested 3 different cables, including the one the device was shipped with, also tested it on my PC running win 8.1 x64 and another one running win 7 x86)
Does anyone have an idea how i could get at least a working bootloader/recovery back to my device?
Tell me if you need any extra information
I also link an attachment including the log file created by SP Flash Tool.
View attachment SP_FT_Dump_05-31-2014-12-45-24.zip
Well. That's it. Thanks in advance for anything that may be posted in here
edit:
pictures mentioned above
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Hey guys
ive a problem
i have a rooted one x i already flashed android revolution 3.0 over it
but i wanted to change to android revolution lite 4.0
thats what ive done:
-download the "install-boot.bat"
-got to fastboot mode on my phone
-try to install the boot.bat ...but faild
-i think ive forgoten to superwibe... so ive done that
-again try to install boot.bat...wont work again
-try to go to recovery ...but just get a kind of a boot loop
-reinstall recovery
-still the same problem
i cant get into the recovery mode and cant boot the phone i never had this problem befor whit my android hd2
kind of "progress": now i can go to (i think it is) the start of the recovery mode: there is a lying htc phone whit a green circle with arrows but afer a while it turns into a standing htc phone whit a red exclamation mark
so what ive to do now??? i hope i havent broke the phone!!!! plz help me
Try erasing your cache in fastboot "fastboot erase cache" and see if that helps.
thanks for your reply but it says:
erasing 'cash' ...
FAILD <remote: not allowed>
finished. total time 0.067s
DAMNN no more guarantee
Okay I'm assuming that you have used fastboot before. And I assume that you have HTC drivers installed. I think your phone is going into bootloop because of the boot.img failed to flash.
I'm assuming that you are on the "fastboot USB" mode in your phone when you try to install the "install-boot.bat" right?
Because going into bootloader you start of with just HBOOT. You need to be in fastboot USB to flash boot.img
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yes i was on fasboot usb mode ...
so i have to try intall "install-boot.bat" again?
i get this error report
which says that AdbWinAbi.dll is missing
You can try I guess. But if it fails again I am stumped on what to do? Maybe start from scratch and return to stock and then flash ARHD 4.0.0
ok and how can i do that?...becaus factory reset wont work either(i think because of the bootloop)
please i need your help!!!
I can't read what ever the text is but it looks like its failing due to a missing DLL
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Why do you want to do that .bat thing? For changing ROM you go via CWM after you put the downloaded zip on the storage card...
And flashing the appropriate boot.img the particular chef is providing via fastboot and cmd window.
Did you do a backup of your original ROM via CWM? Did you do one of the rooted ROM?
You probably have to start from scratch...read the sticky in the devs section first..excellent guides put up there...good luck
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Hi guys!
I've read a lot around the forums and can't find any info on my problem.
This topic was closest to my problem, so i hope i don't annoy anyone with posting here.
I've followed every step to unlock phone (and it's unlocked) everything went successfully until i came to the recovery part.
Every time i try to start recovery from bootloader my phone hangs on the HTC screen. No matter what i try to do, (tried to erase cache and install recovery again and again) it just hang.
Tried with two different CWM recoveries.
Anyone got an idea why that is? And what i can do to get into recovery mode?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm new to Android, but man, i love this forum. So much info!
In advance, thank you!
MrD
ive done a backup for my original rom but just a titum backup for the costumrom(so just the apps)
android revolution hd 3.1 and above need to flash the boot.bat thing..i know it sucks
when i stard from scratch..will it format the sd card?
MrDTrack5 said:
Hi guys!
I've read a lot around the forums and can't find any info on my problem.
This topic was closest to my problem, so i hope i don't annoy anyone with posting here.
I've followed every step to unlock phone (and it's unlocked) everything went successfully until i came to the recovery part.
Every time i try to start recovery from bootloader my phone hangs on the HTC screen. No matter what i try to do, (tried to erase cache and install recovery again and again) it just hang.
Tried with two different CWM recoveries.
Anyone got an idea why that is? And what i can do to get into recovery mode?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm new to Android, but man, i love this forum. So much info!
In advance, thank you!
MrD
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which rom you tried to flash?
Diaeko said:
ive done a backup for my original rom but just a titum backup for the costumrom(so just the apps)
android revolution hd 3.1 and above need to flash the boot.bat thing..i know it sucks
when i stard from scratch..will it format the sd card?
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starting from scratch won't format your SD card.
i found this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609190
but after a try my fastboot just let me reinstall recovery (which still wont work) but clear cash etc it keep saying FAILD (remote: not allowed)
what command are you typing? Are you typing "fastboot flash boot boot.img"? Or "fastboot flash recovery endeavoru_recovery_signed.img"?
im typing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (i renamed the file from "..._recovery_...img" into "recovery.img")
and thats the only command that work
EDIT: i tried "fastboot flash boot boot.img" work to...but what does it change?
Okay. Well I am lost. Don't know how to help you out.
thank you for your help till now!!! but did you read the edit?
"EDIT: i tried "fastboot flash boot boot.img" work to...but what does it change?"
Flashing the boot.img only changes the kernel and of course boot.img of the ROM. Wrong boot.img can cause problems too.
I'm from Croatia, Europe and i tried to get s-off using firewater tool but it failed. Is there any other way to get s-off for european htc's and convert it to GPE with OTA support?
S-pff....firewater or sunshine. Its all over here...
lukalisanin said:
I'm from Croatia, Europe and i tried to get s-off using firewater tool but it failed. Is there any other way to get s-off for european htc's and convert it to GPE with OTA support?
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There are a few basics you need to get out of the way
before you can start this process:
This method will only work for a device that already
has an unlocked bootloader with a custom recovery, so
be sure that you have that before going forward.
Uninstall HTC Sync. The program is great way to get
the HTC One M8 drivers installed, which you will need
for this process, but it will interfere with the tool we
will be using to S-Off your M8.
Enable USB debugging .
Turn off all security settings from Settings -> Security .
Disable Fast boot mode from Settings -> Power/Battery
Manager .
You'll also want to make sure that you are using a USB
2.0 (not USB 3.0) port for this for compatibility
reasons.
Backing up your data is also necessary, just in case
anything goes wrong.
This process works best with a Sense-based ROM with
an insecure kernel, and you can flash InsertCoin in
order to have both of those bases covered.
This section (Steps 1 through 6) will show you how to
to get InsertCoin ready on your HTC One, but if you're
already running a kernel with an insecure kernel, you
can skip this section and proceed directly to the
Preparing Your Device & Downloading Firewater
section below.
We will be flashing the InsertCoin ROM so that we
have a Sense framework and kernel that fits all the
needs of the S-Off tool we are going to use. The
InsertCoin ROM can be downloaded directly from the
InsertCoin Team's website onto your device.
With the ROM downloaded, place your device into
Recovery mode by holding the Power and Volume Down
buttons at the same time, which will take you to the
following Bootloader screen:
Once in Bootloader mode, use the Volume Down key to
highlight Recovery and hit the Power button to boot
into TWRP.
Before going any further, you should make sure to have
a backup of your existing setup since we'll be
performing a full data wipe in the next step.
You can do this directly from TWRP using the Backup
option. After going through the S-Off process, you can
restore this backup to get all your apps, messages, and
settings back as they were before.
From the main TWRP menu, select Wipe , then
Advanced Wipe and check the Dalvik Cache, Cache,
Data , and System boxes, then Swipe To Wipe .
Now tap the Home button to get back to the main
TWRP menu and tap the Install option. Select the ROM
you downloaded, then Swipe to Confirm Flash .
After swiping you will need to go through the AROMA
installer to finish the flash. The installer will have extra
options and tweaks that you can choose to add to your
device, but those are only needed if you plan on
keeping this ROM after flashing. Once the process
completes, select the Reboot option.
If your device doesn't boot as quickly as usually, don't
panic, that is expected. Once it boots back up, go
through the initial setup process one more time, as you
did when first got your phone. Once your phone is set
up you will need to reenable USB Debugging.
Plug your M8 to your computer and open up terminal.
You'll also want to download the S-Off tool Firewater
and place it on your Desktop.
1. Reboot your device using ADB.
adb reboot
2. Once rebooted, push Firewater to your device.
adb push Desktop/firewater /data/local/tmp
If you didn't put Firewater on your Desktop, you are
going to need to change it to the appropriate directory.
3. You'll now need to change the permissions of
Firewater so that it can run on your device.
abd shell
su
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
After typing su , check your device to see if your
Superuser app asks for your approval.
4. Run Firewater, and do not touch your device after the
process starts.
/data/local/tmp/firewater
5. Now simply agree to the terms and conditions when
prompted by typing "yes", then let firewater start
chugging.
You're all set, your M8 is now S-Off!
Now you are all set to flash custom firmwares, radios,
hboots, and lock/unlock your bootloader at will. This
will also come in hand when you run into boot issues or
just need to return your One to factory settings. Be
sure to leave me a comment below if you run into and
issues.
for convertion to gpe--
Once you see the bootloader menu, type fastboot
reboot-bootloader to prevent any errors from coming
up.
Now, to get your device into RUU mode, type fastboot
oem rebootRUU , and you'll know you're in the right
place when you see a black screen with a silver HTC
logo.
With your device ready to go, you are going to need the
RUU, or ROM Update Utility, for the Google Play
Edition. A RUU is a recovery file that contains the
stock ROM, radio, firmware, and recovery that ships
with your phone—in the this case, it will contain all the
Google Play Edition stock files.
Grab either the rooted or unrooted version, and to start
flashing the file you selected, place it on your desktop
and type the following into ADB:
fastboot flash zip RUU-
HTC_One_M8_GE-4.4-3.62.1700.16.zip
Change the last part to RUU-
HTC_One_M8_GE-1.16.1700.16_rooted.zip if you are
installing the rooted version.
In the command prompt, you will see a line that reads
FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush
image again immediately) , which is to be expected. To
continue, just re-run the same command as before:
fastboot flash zip RUU-
HTC_One_M8_GE-4.4-3.62.1700.16.zip
Again, change the last part if you are flashing the
rooted version.
Once the flashing has begun, you will see a progress
bar appear under the HTC logo on your device, and
terminal will display the progress as well.
When flashing is complete, you will need to wipe the
cache to prevent boot-loops, and reboot your system.
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
Your device will now reboot, and you will need to go
through the setup process as if you were turning your
phone on for the first time. After the process
completes, you will be ready to go with a completely
stock version of Android running on your M8, with the
added bonus of perks like Duo Camera and
BoomSound.
Okay i'll do it step by step, but i already tried with insertcoin, but lets try again...
lukalisanin said:
Okay i'll do it step by step, but i already tried with insertcoin, but lets try again...
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OK try and report
follow it properly.
@SidDev said:
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follow it properly.
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I get same error as before.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
What I've got:
T800 (wifi) updated by mfg. NOT rooted, all is stock (new in 2015 and I've never messed with the OS) and last version was marshmallow 6.0.1 (def marshmallow but version is strictly from memory).
Problem:
Couple of days ago, tab went into endless boot. It would show the android screen then samsung screen then it would load and all looked ok. This would last for maybe 30 seconds then rebooted into the android screen then samsung screen etc. : endless loop.
What I did:
Did some research and booted into recovery mode. Only cleared the cache then rebooted/or shutdown several times. Same looping. Tried cache clear 3-4x with no success. Once I got into the desktop, it lasted ~30 seconds and then booted me out again.
Alright, I bit the bullet and did a factory reset. Well, now it only gives me the android screen and then the samsung screen. Then cycles over again. I cannot get to the desktop anymore, at all.
Found a thread regarding looping but then the threads about upgrading to nougat by @Schischu --> https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/rom-android-7-nougat-t3449078 then part 2 https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/rom-t3498956 and then another one by someone else in regards to upgrading past 7.0 (which I'm not ready to do).
The instructions as posted
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Cleaning System
This step is only necessary on the initial installation.
Reboot into recovery. Go into wipe menu. Select "Advanced Wipe". Check
Dalvik Cache
System
Cache
Data
and wipe them. Don't reboot just yet.
Install this ROM
Go into Install
Flash aosp-XXX.zip
On initial installation it is necessary to Reboot to Recovery. Don't skip this step!
(E:unknown command [log] messages can be ignored.)
Install Google Apps and SuperSU
Go into Install
Flash GAPPS.zip
Flash SuperSU.zip
Reboot to System
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I've got a few questions as I am a TOTAL newb at this.
1)I've got the following files:
a) aosp_chagallwifi-userdebug-20161116.zip
b) open_gapps-arm-7.0-nano-20191002.zip
c) SuperSU-v2.82-20170528234214-TEST-1.zip
d)twrp_3.0.3-1_sm-t800_10217.tar
Are these the correct files? Do I need any more?
2)when I start the process, do I need to put the ZIP file on an SD card then insert that in the tab?
OR do I unzip the file and put that on the SD card?
OR can I just leave them in a folder (on PC desktop) and access them from there?
3)do I put ALL those files at the same time on the SD card or are they accessed one at a time?
Because I can get the android/samsung splash screen I assume I've still got the correct (ie 6.0) bootloader in place. Correct?
If thats true, then again (q.1): am I ready to start the process?
I figure I should do this to get nougat rather than going through the same procedure to just re-load marshmallow.
Any thing else I should know or have missed?
First some pessimism: when a factory reset doesn't work, it's very likely to be a hardware problem.
But let's assume flashing a new rom can do the trick.
I haven't played around with this tablet, or even another Samsung device, so I'm no expert either, but I think I can guide you a bit.
You'll have to start by installing a custom recovery like TWRP. The one you've found is very old, I would assume that you can find a newer one.
People talk about using a PC program called Odin for flashing recovery, maybe you can search for that. Or read here:
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/chagallwifi/install
where they use an equivalent program called Heimdall.
Thanks for the info and link.
Started to look at odin but not having any experience or sure of the files needed, I thought I'd wait and see who might respond.
Interesting times. Was able to find the correct file for odin to use. Appears to be successful but I don't know.
This screen shot is what I got after trying to install gapps.zip
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
It says chagall BUT that was b4 I was successful with odin. The error message is the same for Gapps flash. Also, same
error message for SUPERSU
The previously posted instruction said to reboot to recovery. I can only do that if I power down then back to recovery. I do have
an option "reboot to bootloader". Is that the same??
I should mention that I tried the AOSP file (first post) and odin wouldn't accept it. Per instructions I found for odin, the file should end .tar.md5 which I did find
T800XXU1CPK2.tar.md5
Both gave me the same error message though.
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I can't install twrp on the tab as its not accepting input so I'm installing android studio on my PC and trying that way.
Well, it must be something else. Although I couldnt load the nougat version with odin, I successfully loaded marshmallow ("PASS" in odin).
https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy__Tab__S__10.5__-WiFi-__/3klk/XAC/T800XXS1CRI5/T800XAC1CRI5/
BUT I still have the endless boot loop. Plugging in the power cord shuts it off/puts into charging mode.
Do you think it's still a hardware issue?
If you've got an SD card installed, try removing that.
But really, you've reached the end of my knowledge, so let's hope someone else chips in.