So I was on CM9 and decided to flash CM10, and yes I wiped data cache and dalvik. After the flash I just go into a boot loop half way through the boot animation, and I am unable to get into CWM.
Does anyone have any alternative ways to get into CWM or even get it so I can adb in and throw CWM back on the right partition?
At this point I am thinking that I just need to restore stock with ODIN and get CWM back on and try the flash again.
Does anyone have any other ideas that they might throw my way?
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I have been trying a number of different methods to fully root my EVO, yet for the life of me, cannot get a new ROM to flash properly. Each time I try flashing a new ROM, I end up in an endless boot loop & must go back into my SD card & rename my stock ROM back to 'PC36IMG.zip' in order to get out of it. I have heard that this sometimes happens from not erasing the dalvik cache, yet I have tried that too & still no luck.
Does anyone maybe have some pointers on why I may be experiencing this issue each time? Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
you rename your stock rom to pc36img.zip? What is a stock rom? Where did you ever read to do that?
I don't know what directions you read, but Something is very wrong.
Well it's A stock ROM that I picked up during the many different methods of rooting I have tried... For some reason, that has been the only way to get my phone to boot after trying to flash a ROM to it...
Most of the time if you wind up in a boot loop after flashing a new rom it's because you didn't wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache before flashing.
If you are using clockwork recovery it may be your problem. It has been reported to not complete wipes fully leading to post flash boot loops. Try amon-ra recovery.
About a month ago I decided I wanted to try out Synergy ROM for my EVO, so I went for God Mode and everything has been running fine...until now. I had installed a kernel earlier this week for underclocking and such, but decided today that I didn't really use it as much as I though so I decided to reflash the HTC stock 4.24. I just did that about 10 minutes ago, I made a backup in case something went wrong and I backed up all my apps/texts as well. It flashed, rebooted...then it got stuck in a boot loop. So I pulled the battery and booted up into the bootloader to go into recovery...when I found every time I hit recovery it would just restart to the bootloader. So I'm not really sure if there is anyway to restore my backup or any other way to boot into recovery. Am I just screwed? Or can I use ADB to boot into recovery/restore my backup? This is sort of my first question post so...If you need any more information just ask.
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Suprgamr232
If your phone is still going into bootloops. Connect your phone to your computer and go to adb and type in adb reboot recovery. There you can revert back into a nandroid backup. Hope this helps
Not to be rude, but you didn't read the entire post did you? I can't access my recovery and AFAIK adb doesn't work while it's in a bootloop. Also, I don't think adb recognizes my device when it's in the bootloader either.
Hey im just trying to help, Maybe some how you lost your recovery? Maybe try reflashing your recovery from the bootloader, make sure it named pc36img.zip. See if you can access your recovery after that. What recovery are you using btw, clockworkmod or amon ra? and did you wipe your cache and dalvik cache files through recovery before you flashed your kernel?
If you can access your recovery after reflashing it, Try wiping those in recovery and rebooting, see if it boots into your rom. If not and you still get a boot loop but you can access recovery do a full wipe and reflash your rom or try restoring a nandroid
Not gonna argue with you, so I'll let it slide...I'm using clockworkmod and I did wipe my cache and dalvik cache. ATM I haven't been able to get a hold of a new recovery img for some reason...can never get it to download 100%, will try it soon hopefully.
There's no need to argue Ive heard that clockworkmod doesnt always completely wipe the cache and dalvik maybe try using amon ra this time around http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
Cant hurt to try it. hope you can get it working for ya, gl
Still stuck in the bootloop. I tried restoring but that didn't help. I tried reinstalling the ROM and the kernel I used before and no change, I don't really want to wipe my phone and try it but...I guess it might turn out that way. Before I do though I was wondering if there is anything else I should try?
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Still stuck in the bootloop. I tried restoring but that didn't help. I tried reinstalling the ROM and the kernel I used before and no change, I don't really want to wipe my phone and try it but...I guess it might turn out that way. Before I do though I was wondering if there is anything else I should try?
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You're gona have to do a full wipe [ factory/data, cache, and dalvik ] , reflash your rom, kernel, ect. Once you sign in, boot, ect, you can use titanium backup to restore your apps and data, NOT system settings.
Alrighty then. Did that and everything seems to be working fine...A little disappointed but as long as I have my phone! Thanks for your help!
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Alrighty then. Did that and everything seems to be working fine...A little disappointed but as long as I have my phone! Thanks for your help!
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Glad its working again.
I cannot get past the bootanimation screen. This just happened this morning out of the blue. It's been rooted since Dec, and been running fine since. I can get to recovery, but it just reboots and hangs from there on it's own. I'm using AOKP MS2, and FrancoKernel, which probably doesn't matter, but I just need to get this at least back to stock. What do you guys suggest? I have done a battery pull, entered recovery through fastboot, but it just won't boot up.
Since you can access recovery, just restore a nandroid backup. That will get your phone up and running again.
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I cannot get past the bootanimation screen. This just happened this morning out of the blue. It's been rooted since Dec, and been running fine since. I can get to recovery, but it just reboots and hangs from there on it's own. I'm using AOKP MS2, and FrancoKernel, which probably doesn't matter, but I just need to get this at least back to stock. What do you guys suggest? I have done a battery pull, entered recovery through fastboot, but it just won't boot up.
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If you have a nandroid then flash that, if not you will have to wipe cache, system,dalvik and data and flash the rom again.
That should solve your problems.
Maybe try just wiping cache, dalvik and system and leave data alone and flash the rom again. That way all your apps etc will still be there.
If you get bootloops after that then full wipe and flash.
Can aokp m4 be flashed via fastboot? Not sure this is possible , anyone ever fastboot a custom rom? Or push it with fastboot and then flash it in cwm?
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Hi guys,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 I747m, running Cyanogen Mod and as of right now, it will not turn on. It will begin the boot animation and the freeze once it reaches the end. I cannot access Recovery Mode but I can access Download Mode. This all began when my version of gapps started glitching, or at least Google play Store. I downloaded a new gapps and tried to install it without wiping out the dalvik cache or uninstalling the old gapps. Yes I am a noob at this and an idiot.
Please guys if anyone of you has the patience to tell me what I need to do to get my phone operational again. please do so. My family is not doing well financially right now and can't afford another phone. Please give me some hope. Please.
Well.....I'm not expert but I can tell you its not hard bricked. So you're safe for now. I suggest checking out how to flash another OS using download mode. I believe it involves using your sd card as a "bootable media". (Like, usb stick for windows 7)
Do some research about that. And I think it should work.
Try this!
ABCordova said:
Hi guys,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 I747m, running Cyanogen Mod and as of right now, it will not turn on. It will begin the boot animation and the freeze once it reaches the end. I cannot access Recovery Mode but I can access Download Mode. This all began when my version of gapps started glitching, or at least Google play Store. I downloaded a new gapps and tried to install it without wiping out the dalvik cache or uninstalling the old gapps. Yes I am a noob at this and an idiot.
Please guys if anyone of you has the patience to tell me what I need to do to get my phone operational again. please do so. My family is not doing well financially right now and can't afford another phone. Please give me some hope. Please.
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I would try and flash a new recovery image either twrp or cwm through download mode using Odin and try getting back into recovery and clean flash cyanogenmod and gapps all over again. Basically start from scratch and see if it fixes the problem, if you can get in to recovery mode after flashing a new image you may only need to wipe cache/dalvik to fix it but I'd start with trying your best to get a recovery image reflashed and the ability to get into recovery mode. You can find the images for recovery at the official sites either twrp or clockwork recovery and the instructions on how to flash them anywhere by searching through Google! Hope this helps you
From download mode you can flash a stock firmware with Odin unless you have installed the stock 4.3 update. This will wipe your phone but you will have it booting and recovery back.
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I would try and flash a new recovery image either twrp or cwm through download mode using Odin and try getting back into recovery and clean flash cyanogenmod and gapps all over again. Basically start from scratch and see if it fixes the problem, if you can get in to recovery mode after flashing a new image you may only need to wipe cache/dalvik to fix it but I'd start with trying your best to get a recovery image reflashed and the ability to get into recovery mode. You can find the images for recovery at the official sites either twrp or clockwork recovery and the instructions on how to flash them anywhere by searching through Google! Hope this helps you
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Thank you so much! However, in the Clockwork Mod website, it does not say anything about downloading Clockwork Recovery. What should I do from this point? Also, some people suggest installing an entirely new OS. Would this be a better or worse solution compared to flashing Clockwork Mod Recovery?
Thank you once again!
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From download mode you can flash a stock firmware with Odin unless you have installed the stock 4.3 update. This will wipe your phone but you will have it booting and recovery back.
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Another user here suggested flashing Clockwork Recovery. Which one one in your opinion is the best option and what are the disadvantages/advantages of both?
ABCordova said:
Another user here suggested flashing Clockwork Recovery. Which one one in your opinion is the best option and what are the disadvantages/advantages of both?
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As for your previous post, the Clockwork downloads are under the 'Rom Manager' tab here: http://www.clockworkmod.com/.
Twrp recovery here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2 (Hit 'Get TWRP for your device' then this link at bottom of page 'Download - Odin Flashable Tar:').
Which you chose depends on which you had before the issue and whether you want to restore a previous backup once recovery is restored. If you are not going to be restoring a back up, I'd recommend the TWRP file as it can be flashed with Odin.
Your other option is to Flash a stock firmware from Odin and start from scratch. This can be the more labor intensive way because you then need to setup the phone again and get it back to how you like it. The benefit of this method is that it wipes absolutely everything, including whatever problem had you screwed in the first place. Because I tinker with my phone a lot, I always have everything important stored on an external SD. Pictures, Titanium Backup, Nandroid, etc. If you have backups of everything you need off the phone, I'd recommend that you Odin it. If you do not have things backed up try installing recovery first and getting the phone to boot. In the end if you do chose this method you should still wipe as there was obviously something that really buggered your phone and a wipe will be the best way to fix that so it doesn't recur. That's my opinion anyway.
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Apparently I can access Recovery Mode now!! However, it still does not boot up. I backed up all my filed to my external 8GB SD card, and then wiped the dalvik Cache. Nothing. I did a full Factory reset and still nothing. AM I missing a step? Is there a step I should take before or after clicking full wipe? The phone boots all the way to cyanogen mod logo, where an arrow spins around it. However, that's all it does.
Any ideas?
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Apparently I can access Recovery Mode now!! However, it still does not boot up. I backed up all my filed to my external 8GB SD card, and then wiped the dalvik Cache. Nothing. I did a full Factory reset and still nothing. AM I missing a step? Is there a step I should take before or after clicking full wipe? The phone boots all the way to cyanogen mod logo, where an arrow spins around it. However, that's all it does.
Any ideas?
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So you can access recovery mode?
*Before you follow the next steps, understand everything will be deleted from your PHONE, NOT sdcard.*
You have to wipe everything clean. That means(in recovery mode):
Wipe Data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Wipe dalvik cache
Then you would install your rom. From there everything should work. Also, are you installing CM10.2? 10.1? 11? (I personally suggest 10.2.)
I need to reload a stock G928PVPU2BPC3 tar with no wipe. I failed to make a backup after loading TWRP. Can anyone give me advice before loosing my data. My phone is just rebooting from the Sprint splash screen. The only tar I found with "no wipe", is for stock G928PVPU2AOI6. Any help will be appreciated.
The no wipe might work its a 50/50 if not you will have to do a full wipe. You can flash TWRP and trying to figure out how to get the mount setup to work to mount your internal data but that hasn't worked in awhile. You can also try stock recovery mount. If you can get a working cwn that would work for mounting for sure.
I notice that deleting some of the system apps that you could in lollipop can cause a boot loop and or freezing of the device.