Messed up rom? No problem! - HTC One V

Just thought id share something i use a lot. Bootlooped one day and realized this. Anytime rom wont boot or has problems simply;
1. Boot Recovery
2. Reflash your current rom
3. Wipe cache and dalvik
After this you should be able to boot as all system files will be back to default, but you will keep all personal settings, apps and content.
Hit thanks if i helped!

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[Q] Having BIG problem, need help!

Okay, so earlier today I rooted my evo and flashed the CM6 ROM. A little later I tried to install Google apps.
I followed a tutorial on youtube on how to install gapps using rom manager.
Now my Evo is stuck in the Clockworkmod recovery screen and when I click reboot system now it reboots and goes back to the clockworkmod screen. I tried wiping data/factory reset and then re-installing the CM6 ROM, it did not work.
I really need some help here, I'm not too experienced and I don't want to brick my Evo. How do i fix this?? I am freaking out. Thank you!
I use AmonRA recovery personally and flash everything through recovery. I had too many problems when I tried flashing things through Rom Manager app. Do you have a nandroid backup? If so install the backup and then boot into recovery and reinstall CM6 and gapps back to back in the same recovery session. If no backup, download PC36IMG that corresponds with your hboot version and put it on the root of your sd card. Boot into bootloader by holding volume down and power at the same time. It will scan the sd card for PC36IMG and then verify it. It will then ask you if you want to update. Select yes and let it do its thing and then when it asks if you want to reboot select yes. This will put you back to stock and may unroot, so you may have to do the root procedure again. Then install CM6 and gapps in same recovery session.
Before all this try wiping cache and davlick cache and reboot. If that doesn't work try powering off phone through clockwork and then boot into bootloader. It will scan for PC36IMG and not find it then you will have options to boot into different things. Select recovery, and it will boot into Clockwork. Wipe cache and davlick cache and reboot. See if this works. If not you will have to nandroid or go back to stock probably unless someone that has had this problem and comes along to help you fix it. Always wipe cache and davlick when installing something new like gapps or kernels and full wipe when installing a new Rom, unless you are updating a Rom then just Davlick and Cache.
As long as the phone turns on it is not bricked.
housry23 said:
I use AmonRA recovery personally and flash everything through recovery. I had too many problems when I tried flashing things through Rom Manager app. Do you have a nandroid backup? If so install the backup and then boot into recovery and reinstall CM6 and gapps back to back in the same recovery session. If no backup, download PC36IMG that corresponds with your hboot version and put it on the root of your sd card. Boot into bootloader by holding volume down and power at the same time. It will scan the sd card for PC36IMG and then verify it. It will then ask you if you want to update. Select yes and let it do its thing and then when it asks if you want to reboot select yes. This will put you back to stock and may unroot, so you may have to do the root procedure again. Then install CM6 and gapps in same recovery session.
Before all this try wiping cache and davlick cache and reboot. If that doesn't work try powering off phone through clockwork and then boot into bootloader. It will scan for PC36IMG and not find it then you will have options to boot into different things. Select recovery, and it will boot into Clockwork. Wipe cache and davlick cache and reboot. See if this works. If not you will have to nandroid or go back to stock probably unless someone that has had this problem and comes along to help you fix it. Always wipe cache and davlick when installing something new like gapps or kernels and full wipe when installing a new Rom, unless you are updating a Rom then just Davlick and Cache.
As long as the phone turns on it is not bricked.
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Where can I download the pc36img? Also, it seems that when I try to wipe dalvik cache, it doesn't do anything.
try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060&highlight=unroot
If you are having issues getting the img on your SD card, if you have a card reader handy just use that to transfer it over
Tower1972 said:
try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060&highlight=unroot
If you are having issues getting the img on your SD card, if you have a card reader handy just use that to transfer it over
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I did find the correct one for my hboot version, but another question I have is do I need to flash unrevoked-forever-son.zip since I rooted using unrevoked 3.32? Or do I just put the PC36IMG on the sd card and flash it? Thanks.
Okay, I seem to have gotten it back to stock. Thank god, thought I lost my evo for a minute! Thanks to those who helped me out, its 4:45 in the morning and now I can finally go to bed! ;]
LOL glad ya got it back.. Yeah thats where I was heading before I seen your post..Its 5:46 am and Im not sure how many Evo people are actually on at this time so...anyway nite
I stayed on to help as long as I could, but had to go to work. Sorry I couldn't be here to help with more questions. Funny I was just getting up for work and you guys were just going to bed.
Glad you got it fixed for now. Remember to flash CM6 from recovery and not Rom Manager. Also, flash Gapps from recovery and not Rom Manager app. Flash CM then gapps and reboot. Make sure you do a full wipe first though. You could also look for Calkulin's tools thread in Dev section of EVO forum and find his wipe all zip. You just flash it like any other zip but it formats data, cache, boot and system partitions so that when you flash a new ROM nothing is left over from old one. Good luck my friend and happy flashing.
PS. I don't think the stock rom would give you s-on since you already had s-off, so you should be good to go. I could be wrong, but as long as you still have a custom recovery and s-off you should be good to flash any Rom.
evo camera
ok i have a root evo but my camara dosent work ... can some body help me to fx that problem
What rom are you using? Do they list camera issues or camera not working in the initial post with the rom?
Camera
Lets talk about the camera not working here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10983385

[Q] Custom Rom Question

Alright so i installed my first ROM on my evo last night. seems like it worked fine everything still works and the ROM is awesome.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012918
One questions i did have is, if i want to install another one how would i go about that?
Do i just install it like i did the first or do i need to remove the current one and install the new one?
Im sure this is posted somewhere but i wasent able to find the answer im looking for.
Thanks for any input
The tried-and-true and overall preferred method, as I've observed, of XDA forum members is to do the following when changing to a new ROM, or for the first time:
Place the ROM in the root of your SD card.
Boot into Recovery by holding vol+down and Power (most custom ROMs will let you reboot into Recovery specifically instead of having to turn off the phone and back on).
Make a nandroid backup.
Wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe cache.
Go into Advanced, wipe Dalvik cache.
"Go Back."
Install zip from SD card.
Choose applicable .zip.
Wait for installation.
Reboot.
Enjoy.
Furthermore, if going to an AOSP ROM, be sure to flash GApps right after you flash your ROM.
As far as kernels go, some people say to do it after you flash your ROM, some day to reboot and then go back into Recovery and do it, some say either way.
Load the new rom zip on your sd card from your pc. Boot to Recovery, make a nandroid backup of your current rom. Then factory reset the phone in Recovery and wipe data, cache and dalvik cache. Wiping them each 2-3x for optimal results.
Then flash the zip for your new rom. Reboot and there it is. If your gonna change kernels or task bars etc, I recommend booting between each zip flashed. Just seems I have less problems this way.
Also get a sms backup app if they are important to you. I use sms backup+. It's free and works great, backs up msgs to gmail. Then u can restore with the app when the new rom is loaded.
Sent from my Warm Z EVO
totalanonymity said:
The tried-and-true and overall preferred method, as I've observed, of XDA forum members is to do the following when changing to a new ROM, or for the first time:
Place the ROM in the root of your SD card.
Boot into Recovery by holding vol+down and Power (most custom ROMs will let you reboot into Recovery specifically instead of having to turn off the phone and back on).
Make a nandroid backup.
Wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe cache.
Go into Advanced, wipe Dalvik cache.
"Go Back."
Install zip from SD card.
Choose applicable .zip.
Wait for installation.
Reboot.
Enjoy.
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Awesome thank you very much. Sounds pretty much just like how you install one.
Thanks again
yes do that ^^ nandroid and you can leave the rom on your card if you have enough space and in case you want to reinstall it clean again.
one more question
im thinking about installing another rom and it has multiple downloads some are themes and some widgets and the main ROM. Do I install them 1 at a time or can i do them one after another.
Honestly, preference, with those, I think. As stated before, some people's phones are fine with flashing tons of things at once and some people's phones like to take it nice and slow and have a reboot in between.
Also, make sure the themes you are installing are in flashable zips. There are some out there that aren't and require manually placing them in the SD card or using adb.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841311
this is the one i was thinking about
dahlinc said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841311
this is the one i was thinking about
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ROMs are flashed in recovery just the same as any other ROM.
All add-ons in his first post are flashable via Recovery, as well.
Get into a habit of wiping cache and Dalvik cache before every flash of anything. (Data/factory when flashing between ROMs, though.)
Also, a nandroid backup before you flash anything would be wise. I stopped doing them as often because they take up quite a bit of memory when you start flashing things left and right! But, it is wise to do so before flashing anything. If anything goes wrong flashing a particular item, you can always restore a backup and start again from a very recent point (i.e. not losing much of what you did) from when there were no issues.
I personally also copy my files to my computer for safekeeping, should something occur with the SD card.
Thats all i need know thank you again!!!!

cenrus22

I'm a big knucklehead- bobooed when flashing unofficial CM10 on my Dinc2. Rom loaded but didn't get the new kernel & Gapp loaded before I mistakenly hit a new partition change. So I'm stuck with an unstable phone that won't let go anywhere else in Recovery. How can I undo the new partition & go back to my other Backups?
cenrus2222 said:
I'm a big knucklehead- bobooed when flashing unofficial CM10 on my Dinc2. Rom loaded but didn't get the new kernel & Gapp loaded before I mistakenly hit a new partition change. So I'm stuck with an unstable phone that won't let go anywhere else in Recovery. How can I undo the new partition & go back to my other Backups?[/QUOTE
Boot into recovery and wipe data, cache, and dalivic cache. I even wipe system to be extra safe.
You did make a back up right? Just wipe and then load your back up and you should be fine..
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Stuck in boot loop after flashing CM7

Hi all, hoping this is a stupidly simple fix. I wanted to update to latest stable CM7 and so downloaded and flashed it from CWRecovery,
I also ran the factory reset, and cleared the cache.
When I boot, it shows the blue loading screen, then comes to the "Welcome to ADR6300" and reverts to the CyanogenMod7 loading screen..
Then, it keeps bouncing back and forth between these two screens until I pull the battery...
You didn't mention the order of what you did. Assuming you have no valuable data, I would just start over.
Reboot into recovery
Wipe system
Factory reset
Flash ROM
Flash GAPPs (if desired)
Reboot into ROM
Also, ensure you're on the latest CWM, first.
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PonsAsinorem said:
You didn't mention the order of what you did. Assuming you have no valuable data, I would just start over.
Reboot into recovery
Wipe system
Factory reset
Flash ROM
Flash GAPPs (if desired)
Reboot into ROM
Also, ensure you're on the latest CWM, first.
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Worked perfectly! Thank you!!
Apparently the problem was having the wrong version of GAPPs. I was reinstalling but Wiping system was the step I had skipped!

[Q] HELP. HTC One X Stuck in bootloop. Almost all famous solutions tried out

So I wanted to go to Lollipop and I happened to flash the twrp recovery for new layout(as i was getting boot loop when flashing the rom with cwm recovery)
The things i tried until now.
1. Installed twrp and formatted it to get the new layout. Wiped everything, system, cache, data, dalvik cache
2. It was supporting MTP so i transferred the roms to the device being in recovery. Installed CM 12 + gapps for lollipop.
3. Rebooted to bootloader again. flashed boot.img, and did fastboot erase cache.
4. Rebooted again and stuck at CM boot logo.
I wiped the cache, dalvik cache(actually did a factory reset in the twrp recovery) and tried installing Resurrection Remix. Again flashed the relevant boot.img too. But the same result..
Did i destroy my phone?
anoopknayak said:
So I wanted to go to Lollipop and I happened to flash the twrp recovery for new layout(as i was getting boot loop when flashing the rom with cwm recovery)
The things i tried until now.
1. Installed twrp and formatted it to get the new layout. Wiped everything, system, cache, data, dalvik cache
2. It was supporting MTP so i transferred the roms to the device being in recovery. Installed CM 12 + gapps for lollipop.
3. Rebooted to bootloader again. flashed boot.img, and did fastboot erase cache.
4. Rebooted again and stuck at CM boot logo.
I wiped the cache, dalvik cache(actually did a factory reset in the twrp recovery) and tried installing Resurrection Remix. Again flashed the relevant boot.img too. But the same result..
Did i destroy my phone?
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can you enter in recovery ?
wipe dalik,chace,chace,data then go to,mount select system,chace,data,2gb extra data ,and disabel mtp
if your phone dot show up just leave it on select partions to mount ,unplug cable then plug it back,go to device manager btw and see will it show there
dado323 said:
can you enter in recovery ?
wipe dalik,chace,chace,data then go to,mount select system,chace,data,2gb extra data ,and disabel mtp
if your phone dot show up just leave it on select partions to mount ,unplug cable then plug it back,go to device manager btw and see will it show there
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Yes I can enter recovery. But again I just cant get any lollipop ROM's working. I dont know whether i have to restore to kitkat(i really dont want too..
I dont get it.. Wipe dalvik cache, cache, data and then disable mtp and then enable mtp.. I mean at the end what does this do?
And in the meanwhile did you mean HTC Sync Manager for device manager. FYI I use a mac(if this helps to get into the problem). And i had flashed kitkat roms from the same without a hiccup but lollipop is failing
anoopknayak said:
Yes I can enter recovery. But again I just cant get any lollipop ROM's working. I dont know whether i have to restore to kitkat(i really dont want too..
I dont get it.. Wipe dalvik cache, cache, data and then disable mtp and then enable mtp.. I mean at the end what does this do?
And in the meanwhile did you mean HTC Sync Manager for device manager. FYI I use a mac(if this helps to get into the problem). And i had flashed kitkat roms from the same without a hiccup but lollipop is failing
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its hard to explain with recovery you can mount ur sdcard and put another room and install ,the easy way its to start from the begin and install clear CM12 and you will get out from bootloop that help me i was in bootloop like 3920489208420984920 times hahaha
anoopknayak
Have you solve the bootloop issue? I am having the same problem on my International One X
thanks
Probably both of you encountered the same problem as me.
If you are S-on, you have to flash rom and kernel separately. Also, if you try to revert any changes with twrp you have to flash kernel you were using during creation of backup, and then restore backup.
In other words: your current kernel is incompatible with rom.
Mwys
Yes i am S-ON. Can you tell me what the steps are to flash the kernel? I do not have a backup.
What is did was flash New Layout TWRP, did a complete wipe, then copied the ROM and G-Apps zips to the phone, installed them and then flashed boot.img.
Thanks for the help
Yup I also tried the same. but no luck. I tried to revert back to kitkat(by installing cwm, format the storage, sideloaded the ROM and gapps, flashed the boot.img) and still again in bootloop.
Sorry for the delay. I was a lot too busy with work.

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