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After Nandroid Restore: Constant bootloop!

Ok, so I decided to restore my nandroid backup via clockworkmod recovery. After the restore I reboot my device but I'm stuck in a bootloop.
I've tried it three times now, all with the same outcome. I also wiped everything, but still a bootloop.
Any help?
Thanks.

Did you have Apps2SD installed with a partitioned SD card?
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MasDroid said:
Did you have Apps2SD installed with a partitioned SD card?
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Yepp, on EXT3.

Re-partitioned my SD Card, still a bootloop

Hmm... what kernel are you using? Try updating to a different kernel.
I think it may be something to do with custom kernels not fitting into the boot partition on restore.
Make sure you have the latest custom recovery and also try wiping via the older method of accessing Recovery Mode by connecting the USB cable.
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MasDroid said:
Hmm... what kernel are you using? Try updating to a different kernel.
I think it may be something to do with custom kernels not fitting into the boot partition on restore.
Make sure you have the latest custom recovery and also try wiping via the older method of accessing Recovery Mode by connecting the USB cable.
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Ok, so I decided to wipe everything again. I then restored my nandroid, but this time I chose not to restore SD-EXT (in the advanced menu) and it's booting up. So I'm thinking that's where the problem is.
Also, I flashed a permanent recovery via unrevoked. How do I update my recovery?

AFAIK, unless there is a newer version of unrEVOked released to update your current version, then you wont be able to update it.
I think what is happening here is that it does not support your chosen partition that you selected, i know that ClockworkMod recovery supports ext3 partitions and can be successfully restored, but ext4 is unsupported.
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MasDroid said:
AFAIK, unless there is a newer version of unrEVOked released to update your current version, then you wont be able to update it.
I think what is happening here is that it does not support your chosen partition that you selected, i know that ClockworkMod recovery supports ext3 partitions and can be successfully restored, but ext4 is unsupported.
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I flashed richardtrip's kernel, but still stuck in a bootloop.
Just flashed OpenDesire and it boots up.
Btw, my ext is ext3. Isn't there anything else I could do to get my nandroid backup working again?
Thanks for your help so far.

The UnrEVOked v2 a.k.a. ClockWorkMod recovery 2.0.1.6 does not mount & wipe EXT3.
On the other hand ClockWorkMod recovery 2.0.1.4 which is used by ROM Manager DOES mount & wipe my EXT3.
Try reverting back to the older version if you can.
If it still does not restore ext3 for you then try to remove it by flashing a stock RUU and then re-root, this would put your recovery back to stock.
Then try the fake flash recovery - ClockworkMod custom (not permanent) recovery image with ROM Manager.
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Nothing seemed to work, so I just reflashed a fresh rom and restored my apps & settings. Thanks for your help though
Little OT: How's DJ Droid going for you, in particular how's the battery life so far?

Hard to tell yet buddy as i only flashed the rom and new radio yesterday and will have to wait and see how good/bad the battery life span is after a few charges
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Custom ROM fails with infinite Android logo

I rooted my Desire yesterday and it worked fine (with the Superuser app showing up and all)
I have downloaded ClockworkMod recovery and that too works fine. I backed up my current factory ROM on it.
I downloaded the devnull.zip yesterday from
Code:
http ://download.oxygen.im/devnull.zip
and installed it on the phone and it is stuck in an infinite android logo loop.
What should I do ? The recovery *.zip file in ClockworkMod does not do anything ..

I am currently downloading a new ROM by Cyanogen CM 7.0.2
Let me see if it works .. =/

Okay .. So I erased the all user data and the old ROM works fine. It doesn't have the Sense UI so I am still going to install the Cyanogen ROM

I think this has to do with one of 2 things.
1. Your version of recovery. If you have ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7 then you will be able to flash most things fine. Later versions of some ROMS require different scripting in later versions of Clockworkmod like 3.0.0.5 but they will normally tell you in the instructions.
If that isn't the problem
2. Your EXT partition on your SD card is not correct or corrupt. Many of the newer sense ROMS built on the new HTC Desire test keys sense don't support EXT4 and you need to format your SD-ext as EXT3
If you are still having an issue and you are S-OFF. You most likely have will have flashed an alternate HBOOT. If that is the case, flash the stock HBOOT, then choose the option reboot bootloader in the fastboot screen.
Should get you back on track.

What is the problem with cm? The download speeds i am getting for the rom are inane. 83 MB is going to take forever @8kbps ..
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Desire HD Hanging

Hi,
My DHD was working fine with Miui - then i loaded on C7 with no probs.. One of my friends told me to try Android Revolution....
Installed via CWM and when i rebooted my phone it just hangs at the Intial White background HTC logo..
Any idea's ?

Did you flashed it after flashed ROM? You know, 1st flash ROM, reboot, settings, then flash this.

Well !
Flashed the Android_Revolution_Super_Wipe then flashed the Android_Revolution_HD-4G_6.1.2.zip, then reboot and left the phone for about 20mins - Still stuck at White HTC screen.
Thought it may be a problem with the rom so i tried LeeDroid V4.0 and same thing...
I had a Old LeeDroid Rom lying around and flashed that and no problems at all...

cwm
when flashing Android revolution it says clearly NOT to use CWM and to only use Ext4. This may be why this is happening.

sorry for the noob question:
When i installed Andoird Revo. it installed EXT4...
How can i change from CWM to EXT4 ?

BigJDC said:
sorry for the noob question:
When i installed Andoird Revo. it installed EXT4...
How can i change from CWM to EXT4 ?
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Uninstall CWM. the change is automatic when you flash android revolutions. you then either pay and install the EXT4 app. or you can down the apk file form the internet. Not saying you should download it from the internet. *wink* *wink*

BigJDC said:
sorry for the noob question:
When i installed Andoird Revo. it installed EXT4...
How can i change from CWM to EXT4 ?
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Why change? Or do you mean change back to CWM? Both are equally as good IMO.
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Still trying to get Android Rev. to install...
I have installed EXT4 Recovery - Tried installing from that and still the same issues.
I have formated my SD Card and then flushed all the Data on the Phone and it is still not working...
But LeeDroid v3.3, MIUI, CM7 works fine ?!?!?!

It could be a bad download. Have you checked the md5 sum?
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Tried All Possible ROMs NONE work HELP!!!!

Hi,
So i have a HTC Desire flashed to CM7r2 Hboot (just moved from stock) and i have tried flashing all possible custom roms from xda (BlissMod007, AceS, Starburst, RevolutioN Aurora, LeeDroid etc etc....) NONE of them work on my desire.. I checked my hboot...checked my root everthing is fine...i even have a 1GB ext partition on my card that the ROM's want...Majority of the ROM's are stuck on the lockscreen others freeze after some time ..
I really want to know whats wrong! I CANT live with the original froyo bc that gives me only 25mb of free internal memory.
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!!

rappersup said:
Hi,
So i have a HTC Desire flashed to CM7r2 Hboot (just moved from stock) and i have tried flashing all possible custom roms from xda (BlissMod007, AceS, Starburst, RevolutioN Aurora, LeeDroid etc etc....) NONE of them work on my desire.. I checked my hboot...checked my root everthing is fine...i even have a 1GB ext partition on my card that the ROM's want...Majority of the ROM's are stuck on the lockscreen others freeze after some time ..
I really want to know whats wrong! I CANT live with the original froyo bc that gives me only 25mb of free internal memory.
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!!
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So you flashed the CM7r2 HBOOT and used every rom but CM7? If those roms aren't designed to fit on the CM7 HBOOT you'll end up with half a rom flashed on there.
Did you wipe everything between flashes (including dalvik cache)?
Last thing, try flashing back to the stock HBOOT partition layout and see how that goes. Might've got a corrupted partition file (you should always an MD5 checker on stuff like this).

yes when i flashed the CM7 hboot i flashed the CM7 ROMs for which i wudnt get past the white screen with htc in green
and when i had the stock hboot the ROMs wud get flashed the first boot would go smooth (wud take some time obviously but thats normal right?)
and yes everytime i flashed i wiped everything including dalvik cache.
and i also dont understand what with the MD5 how is that important... because i completely ignored it before.

From your posts looks like you did not read the tutorials carefully.
EXT partition made correct?
What Recovery do you have?
What version did you download from the ROM?
MD5 Checksum is fine?

i had this problem aswell before so all i did was flash the alpha rev downgrader hboot then on the phone click on restart bootloader then just flash the cm7 hboot..
then just wipe everything and flash the rom ..
also some sense roms take up to 15 mins to boot and some of the sense roms resarts the fone three times so just wait for a maximum of 20 minutes

yes ext partition is correct i had a 2GB ext4 previously but then i read on the forums that not all ROMs were compatible with a ext4 so then changed it to a 1GB ext 3
Clockwork Mod Recovery 2.5.0.7
Whats this MD5 Checksum ?? How do i verify it ?
Also whats the alpha rev downgrader ? do you have to downgrade the hboot ?
Because i moved from CM7 to stock just by reflashing it and on my bootloader i saw the change just fine.
I have 10MB free internal memory WT*

rappersup said:
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Clockwork Mod Recovery 2.5.0.7
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Use Amon ra recovery. CMR didn't work for me either.

Is that true could it be CMR ??
And how do i get amon ra ? i got CMR by default like when i rooted using unrevoked.

If CWM 2.5.0.7 doesnt work at all, it may be because you have a PVT 4 erase size 40,000 device.
Not sure why my guide is one of the only guides that mentions this, but there you go.

rappersup said:
Is that true could it be CMR ??
And how do i get amon ra ? i got CMR by default like when i rooted using unrevoked.
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Some people have trouble with clockworkmod. Normally they solve it by switching to another recovery so it may be the reason to what you are experiencing now.
To get AmonRa recovery, download AmonRa recovery here. Then plug your phone into the computer and use this utility to flash the recovery.

itachi1706 said:
To get AmonRa recovery, download AmonRa recovery here.
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Actually, I think the test 2.0.1 is better (for SD-ext backup), which you can get here for a limited time only:
http://db.tt/z7hzdp34

No mine is a pvt 3 atleast that's what it says in my bootloader
I think I'll try amon ra

Hey Guys,
So i flashed AmonRa and then flashed a ROM and it works fine so far.
Thanks alot will get back on how its performance is in the long run.
Thanks a lot

okay no as soon as i rebooted it got stuck on the lockscreen and froze....rebooted again same story....rebooted again same story done that about 5 times now

sorry false alarm its like the problem never went...back to the same old situation...
can someone please help me out..
also is there a way to go back to cmr ??

Try changing to a different kernel. It may be a problem with the kernel. What Rom are you using now?
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Well I tried RevolutioN - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300224 which worked for 30 mins before it froze
and then i tried ReflexS - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054435
which worked for about 15 mins and then froze.
which kernel should I flash ? thats the only thing left to flash now
And now i have switched back to CMR as i had a CMR backup of the stock ROM.
So im running the stock ROM now.

Try snq 111005 or gingercakes 0.6d. They are the stablest kernels for sense roms for me. Use the search function to find the kernels.
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im sorry but i cant find either of those kernels
i found gingercakes 0.8f and many other versions that were 0.8d/e/etc etc
can u post a link or something like that....also i dont know how to flash a kernel is it just like a rom zip thru clockworkmod ??

rappersup said:
im sorry but i cant find either of those kernels
i found gingercakes 0.8f and many other versions that were 0.8d/e/etc etc
can u post a link or something like that....also i dont know how to flash a kernel is it just like a rom zip thru clockworkmod ??
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Can't help you with finding the kernels I'm afraid. But to flash one just do it through recovery like you would a rom. No need to do all the wipes, just wipe your dalvik cache before you flash 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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