Need some help with cmw - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello i am having some problems with cmw auto installer although it says that cmw is installed i cant reboot to recovery it just restarts like normal. And when i try to do a nandroid the app just crashes... i have the 5 version since the new ui is kinda difficult to understand can anyone recomend anything?Any help will be much appreciated.

hisoka99 said:
hello i am having some problems with cmw auto installer although it says that cmw is installed i cant reboot to recovery it just restarts like normal. And when i try to do a nandroid the app just crashes... i have the 5 version since the new ui is kinda difficult to understand can anyone recomend anything?Any help will be much appreciated.
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To boot into recovery you must press volume down when the phone shows the blue light(power button)

Xperia Gamer said:
To boot into recovery you must press volume down when the phone shows the blue light(power button)
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oh didnt know that but i tried from the menu in the app already

hisoka99 said:
oh didnt know that but i tried from the menu in the app already
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thank you very much sir it work with the volume button now i got a backup of my rom. Have a nice day!!!

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[Q] How to boot to recovery?

Hey peeps - another annoying n00b question (sorry)
I have the Doom v3 kernel and stock 2.3.3
Just want to know how I can boot into recovery so I can install a ROM zip?
I have tried every combination of buttons on startup including Power then tapping and holding Back and I cant get into recovery mode.
Please help i really want to try the GingerStation rom
Turn device off. When off press the power button once, then start tapping any hardware button untill device boots into recovery. You can also try doomlords xCharge app from the market.
Sorry i havent been very active in the forums recently. I will be updating rom soon with some cool features and a new name
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I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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Simmo3D said:
I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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You have to turn the phone on, when you see the first image of the android on the screen keep tapping the back button, you will get in trust me I had the same problem
Simmo3D said:
I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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AFAIK you have to boot into recovery the standard way. Like the person above described. Once you do that CWM creates a directory in /cache called "recovery" then xCharge works fine
OmG it worked.. thanks alot guys!!
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hi guys having same problem everything installed ok but wont boot into recovery either way any ideas
brockyneo said:
hi guys having same problem everything installed ok but wont boot into recovery either way any ideas
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Did you try everything from this thread?
eg. Pushing back/wolume button (or maybe other) when the led lights.
If yes. Try get to it using command or reflash boot.img
Sent using r800i with DoomKernel v10 (1.21ghz)
I have a stock Play, but I'm not good to reboot into recovery....
akira.pwr said:
I have a stock Play, but I'm not good to reboot into recovery....
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Have you installed CWM?
No, I don't know how to do it...
akira.pwr said:
No, I don't know how to do it...
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Are you rooted?
If not, do you know how to do that?
No, it's completely stock, I've read I have to flash a file in recovery, I've got it, but I don't know how to reboot in recovery with button combination.
To get cwm, root using doomlords easy toolkit, search development
Then install this app and click install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler
After you have installed that, boot on your phone, and when you see the sony ericsson screen, repeatedly tap volume down until you get into cwm
WOW! It's very easy this way, thanks a lot
Another quick question, now bootloader is unlocked?
Can I flash any custom roms like any other device? (flash in recovery mode)
Thanks again.
That way i showed is to install CWM with a LOCKED bootloader.
This will allow you to flash STOCK based roms, no others
This is not unlocking bootloader, just getting CWM
If you want to unlock your bootloader, you have to go to the sony website or pay to unlock it
Oh, so I can't flash CM roms, but I can with stock based, right?
I knew about Sony website, but I though there was other ways to have the bootloader unlocked.
Well, thank you a lot, now I have to find a good stock based rom.
akira.pwr said:
Oh, so I can't flash CM roms, but I can with stock based, right?
I knew about Sony website, but I though there was other ways to have the bootloader unlocked.
Well, thank you a lot, now I have to find a good stock based rom.
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Yeah!
Before anything, make a nandroid backup!
I have to upgrade to latest fw with flashtool (in Italy we haven't), I'm learning all this night, but most of work is done thanks to you.
akira.pwr said:
I have to upgrade to latest fw with flashtool (in Italy we haven't), I'm learning all this night, but most of work is done thanks to you.
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Happy to help

need urgent help guys :/

hi guys , i need your help , coz i have done , unintentionally but something wrong i guess :/
my phone is stuck on the boot screen :/
what shall i do :/
i have a rooted device.
and i was using a font changer app , after choosing which fonts do i want to change , i rebooted and right after that it got stuck at bootscreen
i didn't know that font changer doesn't change the integral files :/
so please guys can you help ?
eefo said:
hi guys , i need your help , coz i have done , unintentionally but something wrong i guess :/
my phone is stuck on the boot screen :/
what shall i do :/
i have a rooted device.
and i was using a font changer app , after choosing which fonts do i want to change , i rebooted and right after that it got stuck at bootscreen
i didn't know that font changer doesn't change the integral files :/
so please guys can you help ?
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Have you tried booting into recovery?
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eefo said:
hi guys , i need your help , coz i have done , unintentionally but something wrong i guess :/
my phone is stuck on the boot screen :/
what shall i do :/
i have a rooted device.
and i was using a font changer app , after choosing which fonts do i want to change , i rebooted and right after that it got stuck at bootscreen
i didn't know that font changer doesn't change the integral files :/
so please guys can you help ?
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I had the same problem, or more or less. Use the 'One X all in one recovery kit'. Just select boot to recovery with the software while it is showing screen(You're phone has of course be plugged in to the computer).
Alternately you can hold power for 10 sec, more or less, until the soft buttons flicker, when thats done the screen will turn of and hold down 'lower volume' button plus power, until you're in the bootloader menu. Remove usb, if you don't get past sd-card updating. Boot into recovery and wipe everything(data, cache and dalvik) and reflash rom or you can just try and restore from backup.
My problem came from flashing mods on an aokp rom, which also changed wrong stuff. Did that more than once, so worked for me.
Hope this helps.
Just boot into the bootloader and use adb the following command fastboot erase cache and try to boot then use the wipe method to clean the device
yes i am in recovery mood
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Have you tried booting into recovery?
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first of all thanks for your reply buddy.
i have installed the kit it is useful but i think i have to do things manually.
as i am a noob so you guys have to bear with me :$
so , i have done the wiping thingy the only thing left is reflashing rom :$
can anyone tell me how to reflash it ? :$
i think reflashing will help coz rest wiping didn't help
timlambo said:
I had the same problem, or more or less. Use the 'One X all in one recovery kit'. Just select boot to recovery with the software while it is showing screen(You're phone has of course be plugged in to the computer).
Alternately you can hold power for 10 sec, more or less, until the soft buttons flicker, when thats done the screen will turn of and hold down 'lower volume' button plus power, until you're in the bootloader menu. Remove usb, if you don't get past sd-card updating. Boot into recovery and wipe everything(data, cache and dalvik) and reflash rom or you can just try and restore from backup.
My problem came from flashing mods on an aokp rom, which also changed wrong stuff. Did that more than once, so worked for me.
Hope this helps.
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xl VipeR lx said:
Have you tried booting into recovery?
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hello you have now a hox too...
now we are waiting for s.off, like a year ago, we were waiting for s.off on sensation
ahhhh crap :/
vladnosferatu said:
hello you have now a hox too...
now we are waiting for s.off, like a year ago, we were waiting for s.off on sensation
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so no other way ? :/
few apps on market regarding font changers if that is what you are asking
i know mate , and i have used one of them which caused me this big problem , now i cant access my phone , it got stuck on bootscreen.
Goku80 said:
few apps on market regarding font changers if that is what you are asking
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i,ve even installed Android Revolution Rom , it is still the same .
and kinda weird thing is , the bootscreen tune , like for example if it is about 6 sec long , it ends on 4 sec and then after my screen got stuck :/
apologies admin , if i am over posting but i have to :/
well i have just realized after mounting USB STORAGE from recovery mode that all of the folders and files are disappear :/
only the recovery folder is there ..
crapp...
now what ?
eefo said:
first of all thanks for your reply buddy.
i have installed the kit it is useful but i think i have to do things manually.
as i am a noob so you guys have to bear with me :$
so , i have done the wiping thingy the only thing left is reflashing rom :$
can anyone tell me how to reflash it ? :$
i think reflashing will help coz rest wiping didn't help
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Have you managed now? Just boot to bootloader and then recovery or just use toolkit you've downloaded and boot straight to recovery.
You should also note, that you must have at least some sort of rom on you're sd card. If you do just do the above to get in recovery and choose 'install zip from sd' (or something similar) and install that rom zip.
Hope it helps
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eefo said:
apologies admin , if i am over posting but i have to :/
well i have just realized after mounting USB STORAGE from recovery mode that all of the folders and files are disappear :/
only the recovery folder is there ..
crapp...
now what ?
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When you installed the android revolution rom did you also flash the boot img?
Otherwise try using toolkit and flash stock rec.
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try and follow the instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692681

[q] help! S2 stuck at the bootscreen!

Hey guys !
my tmobile s2 is stuck at the boot logo after flashing sbean jellybean rom , kindly guide me with a solution to enter into recovery mode , so that i can restore a backup..
how can i fix this?
what have you tried so far ? and what recovery are you using and what were your steps to flashin that rom ? and have you tried taken your battery out for 2 min then put it back and try to boot to recovery ?
krazierokz said:
what have you tried so far ? and what recovery are you using and what were your steps to flashin that rom ? and have you tried taken your battery out for 2 min then put it back and try to boot to recovery ?
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how can i get into recovery?
what are the keys?
as i stated with the battery part do that first then pop it back in and hold both volume buttons and power button same time then when you see the samsung disappear let go of power button and should be there
krazierokz said:
as i stated with the battery part do that first then pop it back in and hold both volume buttons and power button same time then when you see the samsung disappear let go of power button and should be there
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Thanks it worked , will be flashing other rom , thanks
glad to help bro make sure you always read the ROM directions it can get confusion at times ive been there lol but happy flashing enjoy !
krazierokz said:
glad to help bro make sure you always read the ROM directions it can get confusion at times ive been there lol but happy flashing enjoy !
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yeah buddy thanks
Be sure do a nandroid backup
Sent from an iPhone, ***** please it came from a T989 from the future

[Q] Stuck in ClockworkMod Recovery

I reboot my 1X and it goes straight into ClockworkMod recovery, I don't even touch anything excepted Power button. If I try to reboot again, it goes straight into CWM recorvery again. I can adjust anything in CWM but can get out of it . I can turn my 1X off in Bootloader, but if i turn it on, everything is the same...
ROM: ARHD 21.0 with stock kernel
Help!
Flash CWM again and try rebooting it again.. don't forget to 'fastboot erase cache'...
Did you make any changes using terminal emulator or anything of that sort?
vin4yak said:
Flash CWM again and try rebooting it again.. don't forget to 'fastboot erase cache'...
Did you make any changes using terminal emulator or anything of that sort?
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I've just flash CWM again as you said, and nothing happen, it still goes straight into CWM menu ( I think my problem begin when i install Cydia Substrate from Google Play.
Someone help me, plz
CrixFrank said:
I've just flash CWM again as you said, and nothing happen, it still goes straight into CWM menu ( I think my problem begin when i install Cydia Substrate from Google Play.
Someone help me, plz
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Arrgghhhh!!! Why do you guys want to play with Cydia when y'all don't know how to operate it?? :S
I just helped some other guy who had installed cydia. restarted... it only goes to CWM...
The only thing he could do is flash a new rom with full wipe!... I guess that's the only choice you have now!
vin4yak said:
Arrgghhhh!!! Why do you guys want to play with Cydia when y'all don't know how to operate it?? :S
I just helped some other guy who had installed cydia. restarted... it only goes to CWM...
The only thing he could do is flash a new rom with full wipe!... I guess that's the only choice you have now!
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That's my fault But how can I flash a new rom. How can I access into my external storage to trans a ZIP file of ROM???
CrixFrank said:
That's my fault But how can I flash a new rom. How can I access into my external storage to trans a ZIP file of ROM???
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Go to CWM>Mounts and storage>Mount USB and copy the rom file there...
Make sure you have hboot 1.31+ if you want to flash a JB rom + have bootloader unlcoked...
Edit: Make sure you have sufficient amount of battery left before you start flashing! Go to CWM and keep it on wall charger for 30 mins... just to be sure!
vin4yak said:
Arrgghhhh!!! Why do you guys want to play with Cydia when y'all don't know how to operate it?? :S
I just helped some other guy who had installed cydia. restarted... it only goes to CWM...
The only thing he could do is flash a new rom with full wipe!... I guess that's the only choice you have now!
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A full wipe is what he requires.... I also had the same issue.
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vin4yak said:
Go to CWM>Mounts and storage>Mount USB and copy the rom file there...
Make sure you have hboot 1.31+ if you want to flash a JB rom + have bootloader unlcoked...
Edit: Make sure you have sufficient amount of battery left before you start flashing! Go to CWM and keep it on wall charger for 30 mins... just to be sure!
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You are my savior. Thank you very much!
CrixFrank said:
You are my savior. Thank you very much!
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Your wc! :good:
athulele said:
A full wipe is what he requires.... I also had the same issue.
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Thank you for your help

[Q] Process crash endless loop

I just got my S4 19505
I rooted it, Installed CWM,Did a backup and tried to install CM kitkat.
Got a dead phone.
Read Here and installed stock firmware.
After boot I'm in gaps process crash loop.
I can't follow any advice in forums, because of the crash notification I can't change nothing in my phone settings.
I can't wipe data because from some reason I can't boot to recovery mode.
All I have is loading mode,I tried reinstall firmware,reinstall CWM.
I searched for a way to wipe data using Odin..
Can any please help
Sorry for my broken English.
nahumboaz said:
I just got my S4 19505
I rooted it, Installed CWM,Did a backup and tried to install CM kitkat.
Got a dead phone.
Read Here and installed stock firmware.
After boot I'm in gaps process crash loop.
I can't follow any advice in forums, because of the crash notification I can't change nothing in my phone settings.
I can't wipe data because from some reason I can't boot to recovery mode.
All I have is loading mode,I tried reinstall firmware,reinstall CWM.
I searched for a way to wipe data using Odin..
Can any please help
Sorry for my broken English.
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So you can't boot into the OS at all anymore? Cause if you can at least get into the OS you can use adb to terminate the the crashed app if it still rooted. And are you certain you can no longer get to recovery? I've already made the mistake of not having the volume up button fully depressed.
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elesbb said:
So you can't boot into the OS at all anymore? Cause if you can at least get into the OS you can use adb to terminate the the crashed app if it still rooted. And are you certain you can no longer get to recovery? I've already made the mistake of not having the volume up button fully depressed.
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Thank you for your reply.
After flashing stock firmware I lost root.
I can log into android OS, But because of the annoying popular I have no chance to change nothing.
As for adb you mentioned , it is something I need to learn. From the little I know, It won't help me without root.
Thank you very much.
Boaz
Have you tried chainfire's auto root?
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nahumboaz said:
Thank you for your reply.
After flashing stock firmware I lost root.
I can log into android OS, But because of the annoying popular I have no chance to change nothing.
As for adb you mentioned , it is something I need to learn. From the little I know, It won't help me without root.
Thank you very much.
Boaz
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Hold the volume up button while its booting. it should get you to recovery.
elesbb said:
Hold the volume up button while its booting. it should get you to recovery.
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I manged somehow to install stock firmware again.
Root: CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505
CWM: i9505-cwm-recovery-6.0.3.2(0611): http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2034220&d=1370946022
But again I can only boot from my OS (e.g. Quick Reboot), but not by Volume UP.
This is big problem for if, because after each mistake in try to update ROM (I'm trying to update to 4.4.2 CM 11), in order wipe I need to re-install the stock firmware.
Thx
Boaz
Thx it works
elesbb said:
Hold the volume up button while its booting. it should get you to recovery.
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Thanks it works !!!
I always tried to hold both HOME+Volume UP. That how it works with my original ROM (stock recovery)
Don't understand how this behavior changed
Thx again
Boaz
nahumboaz said:
Thanks it works !!!
I always tried to hold both HOME+Volume UP. That how it works with my original ROM (stock recovery)
Don't understand how this behavior changed
Thx again
Boaz
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It's actually never been home and volume up for the s4. I too was fooled by this. I guess since the s3 behaved this way someone tried it on the s4 and it worked... but I never ever needed home button pressed to boot to recovery with volume up glad everything is sorted out for ya!
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