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Stock Nandroid backup Bootloop - help

Hey guys, this post is not for me but for a friend.
As the title already mentions, he's trying to get to stock
so the step he follows are:
Move boot.img from his stock rom nandroid backup to his fastboot folder
so lets begin
first step-> boot into bootloader
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
--> boot into recovery
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
wipe delvik cache
-> back up and restore
--> restore
--- nandroid backup gets installed ---
... so far i can't see where he is doing anything wrong
so he proceeds to reboot his phone.. and now i asked him multiple times about the taken procedure and he claims his phone boots normally to the point where the wallpaper shows up and then he talks about the phone falling into a constant bootloop
What went wrong? Why is he experiencing this?
I've taken into consideration that he might be doing something wrong, but then i even wrote the steps above and he says he did it exactly that way.
i'm clueless to say the least and i hope someone here could help me help him
thank you

Try the cache clean up after the nandroid is restored.
Also try to install some other compatible kernel (if it's stock it should be also to find on the forums) after the restore with its modules if the cache clean up doesn't help.
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Wipe the cache and dalvik cache again.

shadehh said:
Hey guys, this post is not for me but for a friend.
As the title already mentions, he's trying to get to stock
so the step he follows are:
Move boot.img from his stock rom nandroid backup to his fastboot folder
so lets begin
first step-> boot into bootloader
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
--> boot into recovery
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
wipe delvik cache
-> back up and restore
--> restore
--- nandroid backup gets installed ---
... so far i can't see where he is doing anything wrong
so he proceeds to reboot his phone.. and now i asked him multiple times about the taken procedure and he claims his phone boots normally to the point where the wallpaper shows up and then he talks about the phone falling into a constant bootloop
What went wrong? Why is he experiencing this?
I've taken into consideration that he might be doing something wrong, but then i even wrote the steps above and he says he did it exactly that way.
i'm clueless to say the least and i hope someone here could help me help him
thank you
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I restored my original 4.0.3 nandroid backup yesterday and got exactly the same problem coming from arhd 9.7.2 4.0.4. I want to get back to stock so I can get JB ota when its available. Mine also loaded the wallpaper and then rebooted. All I did to fix it was copy the boot.img from my nandroid backup and reflash that after I had restored again.
So the way I did it was
Boot into recovery
Full wipe
Restored rom
booted into bootloader
flash boot.img (from original nandroid)
rebooted and worked a treat

Thanks for the help guys. I mentioned all the suggestions on this thread to him and it he was able to get it running
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bradmax57 said:
I restored my original 4.0.3 nandroid backup yesterday and got exactly the same problem coming from arhd 9.7.2 4.0.4. I want to get back to stock so I can get JB ota when its available. Mine also loaded the wallpaper and then rebooted. All I did to fix it was copy the boot.img from my nandroid backup and reflash that after I had restored again.
So the way I did it was
Boot into recovery
Full wipe
Restored rom
booted into bootloader
flash boot.img (from original nandroid)
rebooted and worked a treat
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OK I had the same issue and followed these steps, however when I try to flash boot.img I get an error in command prompt saying it cannot load boot.img (even though the file is copied to root of the 'sd card')
any idea what I'm doing wrong

squirrelbo1 said:
OK I had the same issue and followed these steps, however when I try to flash boot.img I get an error in command prompt saying it cannot load boot.img (even though the file is copied to root of the 'sd card')
any idea what I'm doing wrong
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The file shouldn't be on the phone, but on the PC.
Place it in the folder in which you have your fastboot files.

oh of course. I'm being a moron again.
I cant believe I did that. so very very simple. sorry for being a numpty guys. wasn't thinking strait. Done a few custom rom installs but never flashed a backup. Didnt even think. You even have to type the directory into command prompt.sorry guys I can't believe I didn't think that. (was thinking along the lines of installing from zip way)
to be fair the only reason I'm doing all this is because my screen is playing up and I need to return it so getting everything as close to stock as possible so got other things on my mind
everything is working now. Thanks guys. My god stock rom on HTC one x from orange is ugly.

No worries mate. You're not a moron, just a beginner.

TToivanen said:
No worries mate. You're not a moron, just a beginner.
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thanks heaps for the thread guys, this has been a great help as I'm doing a similar thing and had the same problem.

[Q] Custom rom 2 another custom rom ?

I am on HD revolution 14 custom rom and i would like to try another custom rom (or the newerr HD rev 15).
What is the easier method to put another custom rom ?
Will i loose everything again ?
Thanks.

Wrong forum but anyway
1. use titanium backup to backup all current apps and data
2. download zip of ROM
3. flash zip and boot.IMG
4. wipe data and dalvik cache
5. reboot.
6. Redownload titanium backup and restore your apps and data.

XxVcVxX said:
Wrong forum but anyway
1. use titanium backup to backup all current apps and data
2. download zip of ROM
3. flash zip and boot.IMG
4. wipe data and dalvik cache
5. reboot.
6. Redownload titanium backup and restore your apps and data.
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Τhank you....
I am a new member and i am not allowed to post anywhere else.
the boot.img is the img included in the newer ROM ?

toxotis70 said:
Τhank you....
I am a new member and i am not allowed to post anywhere else.
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You can always press the thanks button instead of typing it out

XxVcVxX said:
Wrong forum but anyway
1. use titanium backup to backup all current apps and data
2. download zip of ROM
3. flash zip and boot.IMG
4. wipe data and dalvik cache
5. reboot.
6. Redownload titanium backup and restore your apps and data.
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I don't see why he's in the wrong forum
toxotis70 said:
I am on HD revolution 14 custom rom and i would like to try another custom rom (or the newerr HD rev 15).
What is the easier method to put another custom rom ?
Will i loose everything again ?
Thanks.
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Firstly , if you just want to flash the ARHD 15 from ARHD 14 . You can just flash the newer boot.img and then flash the ROM without wiping because there's not a big difference in the base . You can wipe cache and dalvik cache but not necessarily , but wiping both of them won't do any harm right ? Use Titanium Backup to backup your apps and data if you don't want to lose anything . If you want to flash another custom ROM , do a full wipe ( cache , dalvik cache , factory and format system ) then flash the boot.img and ROM and ( other stuff that might be needed for the ROM such as Gapps for ICJ , it will be noted in the thread so just follow the instructions )
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You can either download the boot.img youself or extract it from the ROM .

i have arhd 13.0 and hboot 1.28 and now i want arhd 15.0.Do I have to have a new version hboot?

marxone said:
i have arhd 13.0 and hboot 1.28 and now i want arhd 15.0.Do I have to have a new version hboot?
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Yes, your hboot must Be 1.31 or 1.33

1.28 will do but there are fixes in 1.31 / 1.33 so ... go and update it for a better one
nevermore6990 said:
Yes, your hboot must Be 1.31 or 1.33
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Don't have to be 1.31 / 1.33 .

[Q] Problems soft brick

Hi guys,
I have an HTC ONE-X and tried to install a custom rom on it. Everything seemed to be going good until i booted. It seems i got stuck in a boot loop, or, soft brick. I could not find a way to fix it.
I have tried multiple nanbackups, deleting cache, restoring to factory etc. But cannot seem to find the problem.
Sorry for just registering to ask for help, but you guys are my only hope.
Wondering if you guys have a fix?
Regards,
Jarkkoa, The Netherlands.
P.s. I am a complete noob, been following step by step tuts, but still failed...
P.P.S I tried to install the IceColdJelly rom.

Did you flash the boot.img of each rom?
And what is your hboot?

You can PM me in dutch if you want.....

Guich said:
Did you flash the boot.img of each rom?
And what is your hboot?
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What do you mean each rom? I flashed the boot.img of the zip.
Hboot is 1.39.

It might need a different boot.img, i suggest you try CM10.1 ......

Mr Hofs said:
It might need a different boot.img, i suggest you try CM10.1 ......
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I'll try that, dankjewel!

And do it this way
First wipe all in the recovery
Wipe cache partition
Wipe data factory reset
Wipe dalvik cache
Format cache
Format data
Format system
Install the Rom.zip, and gapps ....don't reboot the phone ....
Adb reboot bootloader
Flash the kernel
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot reboot
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Mr Hofs said:
It might need a different boot.img, i suggest you try CM10.1 ......
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So put the items on the sd card,
boot the img,
go to recovery,
back to factory/ delete user and delete cache
then install both zips, cm10.1 and gapps?
And then it should work?

I wrote it down above you already
Verstuurd vanuit duiven .......

Mr Hofs said:
And do it this way
First wipe all in the recovery
Wipe cache partition
Wipe data factory reset
Wipe dalvik cache
Format cache
Format data
Format system
Install the Rom.zip, and gapps ....don't reboot the phone ....
Adb reboot bootloader
Flash the kernel
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot reboot
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IT WORKED! THANKS MAN, MY HERO!
1000 maal dank!, Mocht je ooit in tilburg zijn krijg je een pilsje van me!

Great !
Staat op de lijst !
CASE CLOSED !

My device stuck on HTC Logo when I format it !!

My HTC One X stuck on "HTC One's Logo" every time I try to format it,
so I restore my backup which works fine and when I tried to format it the same thing happened.
Whenever I try formatting my device it stuck on the logo !!
Please I need your help, what should I do with this strange problem ??
- Updated on May 26 -
Everything was okay one month ago and I was able to format my device normally but know I can't
I tried almost everything:-
1. I formatted my device then installed the ROM & Boot.img (and I was sure that it will not help)
2. I formatted my device from ARHD Aroma installation
3. I restore my ARHD backup then formatted my device again from CWM Recovery
Tips: formatting from recovery don't touch system partition, I'm sure

What do you mean by format? You mean from custom recovery? Factory reset from bootloader?

Maybe because you delete everything ? And without sytem it won't boot.
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vin4yak said:
What do you mean by format? You mean from custom recovery? Factory reset from bootloader?
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From both, I tried every thing !!

sGollSv said:
Maybe because you delete everything ? And without sytem it won't boot.
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but formatting only format cache & data partitions !!

omar_bazaraa said:
From both, I tried every thing !!
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If you Factory reset a custom rom, it will bootloop! Because there's nothing to boot beyond the logo!
1. Flash the boot.img from the nandroid backup. Then fastboot erase cache
2. Now go to recovery wipe data/cache/dalvic and then restore the nandroid backup.
3. Reboot. Let the OS load completely.
4. Go to bootloader and then do factory reset.
If your still bootlooping, then download a nandroid backup from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140 and then restore it! It will work flawlessly!
If you post your main-version, then we can also find a RUU for you?!
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omar_bazaraa said:
but formatting only format cache & data partitions !!
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Aah! Wiping data means all the files are gone! The OS won't boot up! :cyclops:

vin4yak said:
Aah! Wiping data means all the files are gone! The OS won't boot up! :cyclops:
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But I tried this lots of times before and it format only user data, and system partition remain as it is.
I forgot to say that also when I flashed ARHD and checked "wipe data partition" in Aroma, the phone also stuck.

omar_bazaraa said:
But I tried this lots of times before and it format only user data, and system partition remain as it is.
I forgot to say that also when I flashed ARHD and checked "wipe data partition" in Aroma, the phone also stuck.
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which boot.img are u flashing?

sridheepan said:
which boot.img are u flashing?
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I'm aware of all these things >> I'm flashing the stock boot.img in ARHD.zip <<

Why do you want to wipe data every now and then?
Install a clean rom and use it...

vin4yak said:
Why do you want to wipe data every now and then?
Install a clean rom and use it...
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My rom become heavy so I want to clean it

omar_bazaraa said:
My rom become heavy so I want to clean it
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Which ROM are you currently on? ARHD?
and what do you mean by "I want to clean it"? Use rom cleaner to remove the system apps and to de-sense it!

omar_bazaraa said:
I'm aware of all these things >> I'm flashing the stock boot.img in ARHD.zip <<
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Ok. start from zero.
Download again ARHD.
format sd card
Put ROM in Sd
Put this one in sd: http://d-h.st/kG0 (t.y for vin4yak for link)
Put boot.img in fastboot folder.
via cmd (i recomend to copy cmd into fastboot folder ((it automaticaly gives acces to that folder))) adb reboot-bootloader
type fastboot flash boot boot.img (fastboot must be in usb)
wait
reboot in recovery. install super wipe (link given)
clear catche, dalvik
install rom
clear catche, dalvik
And IF! it still got boot loop, go to bootloader and repeat fastboot flash boot boot.img command via cmd. It should work.
And after all, if it doesn't, do a full nandroid restore.
Good luck.

Formatting does only wipe cache and dalvic, you should still be able to boot. It does not get rid of Rom. I do it all the time when flashing a custom kernel. So maybe you should try as suggested above.
from my Viped out one x

Command: fastboot erase cache after flashing boot.IMG will fix it I guess. Looks like none of you do that but I always do that and never, I say never had a bootloop. And I switch ROMs weekly with wipes and all.
Hope it helps.
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J_Dutch said:
Command: fastboot erase cache after flashing boot.IMG will fix it I guess. Looks like none of you do that but I always do that and never, I say never had a bootloop. And I switch ROMs weekly with wipes and all.
Hope it helps.
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His question had nothing to do with flashing a boot.IMG, I've never not fast boot erase cache either. He was asking why when he hits the format button in recovery, his phone won't boot. Format in recovery simply wipes cache and dalvic so it should still boot, just like when you format after flashing the modules from a kernel.

DroidIt! said:
His question had nothing to do with flashing a boot.IMG, I've never not fast boot erase cache either. He was asking why when he hits the format button in recovery, his phone won't boot. Format in recovery simply wipes cache and dalvic so it should still boot, just like when you format after flashing the modules from a kernel.
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O sorry for the misunderstanding.
So basicly OP asks "i took the fuel out of my car, why won`t it drive?"
Depends on wich recovery then cause in twrp a factory reset wipes not only cache and dalvik for sure!
From twrp site: A factory reset wipes data and cache (which includes dalvik cache). A factory reset will also wipe sd-ext and android_secure if your device has those items
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vin4yak said:
Which ROM are you currently on? ARHD?
and what do you mean by "I want to clean it"? Use rom cleaner to remove the system apps and to de-sense it!
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Yes, I'm on ARHD. I mean by cleaning the rom is to format it to return fast as it was.

omar_bazaraa said:
Yes, I'm on ARHD. I mean by cleaning the rom is to format it to return fast as it was.
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Did you flash a custom kernel with modules?
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Thanks all for your help but unfortunately all in vain
Before a month I was able to format without any problem, but now I can't.
I tried almost everything:
1. I formatted my device then installed the ROM & Boot.img (and I was knowing that it will not help)
2. I formatted my device from ARHD Aroma installation
3. I restore my ARHD backup then formatted my device again from CWM Recovery
All these attempts but in vain, please I need your help essentially, I need to format my device as I was doing before.

[q] please help

Hello,
I tried to install a custom rom but it failed.
The only thing now that i can is CWM.
everything is deleted from my Storage in the HTC.
I have a NANDROID backup on my pc, but i can't copy this to the HTC STORAGE.
(i click in CWM on mount USB storage, then a screen popups on my pc)
How is this possible? And how do i fix this?
ps, sorry for my bad english, i'm dutch and not so good in english.

Djordi63 said:
Hello,
I tried to install a custom rom but it failed.
The only thing now that i can is CWM.
everything is deleted from my Storage in the HTC.
I have a NANDROID backup on my pc, but i can't copy this to the HTC STORAGE.
(i click in CWM on mount USB storage, then a screen popups on my pc)
How is this possible? And how do i fix this?
ps, sorry for my bad english, i'm dutch and not so good in english.
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Which sreen pops up on your PC? Can you see the phone storage as a drive on it? Please provide a little bit more information.

[email protected]|-|oR said:
Which sreen pops up on your PC? Can you see the phone storage as a drive on it? Please provide a little bit more information.
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Yes i see the phone storage as a drive. The only map in it is Clockworkmod
But i cant make a submap or somthing in it.

Djordi63 said:
Yes i see the phone storage as a drive. The only map in it is Clockworkmod
But i cant make a submap or somthing in it.
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which custom rom were you trying to install?

nogotaclue said:
which custom rom were you trying to install?
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The viper 4.0.6 rom.

Djordi63 said:
The viper 4.0.6 rom.
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ok, go to recovery and do a full wipe, format cache, data, system and sdcard.
mount storage and copy the rom to sdcard.
copy the boot.img from the rom zip and put it into your fastboot folder on pc.
now go to bootloader and enter fastboot, now run the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" then "fastboot erase cache".
now back to recovery and flash the rom

nogotaclue said:
ok, go to recovery and do a full wipe, format cache, data, system and sdcard.
mount storage and copy the rom to sdcard.
copy the boot.img from the rom zip and put it into your fastboot folder on pc.
now go to bootloader and enter fastboot, now run the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" then "fastboot erase cache".
now back to recovery and flash the rom
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But at the moment i am not able to copy files to my storage. Wil thiss work when i follow your steps?

Djordi63 said:
But at the moment i am not able to copy files to my storage. Wil thiss work when i follow your steps?
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of course it will work, I wouldn't tell you to do it otherwise. and why can you not copy files to your storage?

And flash rom WITHOUT wipe

nikola016 said:
And flash rom WITHOUT wipe
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No,he must flash rom after FULL wipe, if you read the full thread you will see he has already attempted to flash a rom so he needs to do a full wipe to remove any remains of the previous attempt!!

nogotaclue said:
No,he must flash rom after FULL wipe, if you read the full thread you will see he has already attempted to flash a rom so he needs to do a full wipe to remove any remains of the previous attempt!!
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But if he wiped all from recovery why would ne wipe that again, also viper 4.0.6 has some problem with flashing on full wipe if i remember good

nikola016 said:
But if he wiped all from recovery why would ne wipe that again, also viper 4.0.6 has some problem with flashing on full wipe if i remember good
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the steps I provided are the steps to ensure foolproof installation of ANY rom. go read the OP of ViperX 4.0.6, it states there that for "full roms, must perform a full wipe"

nogotaclue said:
the steps I provided are the steps to ensure foolproof installation of ANY rom. go read the OP of ViperX 4.0.6, it states there that for "full roms, must perform a full wipe"
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I use viperx so i know, but wipe from recovery is also full wipe...

nikola016 said:
I use viperx so i know, but wipe from recovery is also full wipe...
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erm, which is what i told him to do

nogotaclue said:
erm, which is what i told him to do
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This is little misunderstanding

nikola016 said:
This is little misunderstanding
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by you yes

Guy's,
It's already fixed.
Thanks for everything!
I pushed a rom with ADB sideload to my mobile!