Hi guys I've been trying to find a way to get recovery working for myself. Every time I try to flash something in CWM it make my phone stuck in a soft brick, bootlooping over and over into CWM. I've been going back to stock 3 times and once I messed up my mobo already and got it fixed...
Is there a way to solve this issue? I really need a developer's standpoint on this because I know I'm not the only one. I'm using a E988 model from Singapore, if that helps. Please help solve this! I know we don't have a fully unlocked bootloader, probably the biggest culprit with the issues we're having with CWM bootloops. And backups are pretty much useless if I can't do **** with the phone except to bootloop
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Hi Guys
I recently got a HTC Desire(second hand) and it seems to struggle to boot(both power on & reboot) unless I run it in safemode or fastboot(which makes me think it is an issue with the stock ROM). I have tried rooting it so i can flash recovery, I've tried updating ROM Upgrade Utility and via gold card/zip method but because all of these require the phone to reboot the problem still persists.
Is there any possible way I can make it always boot in safe mode?
I wasn't sure how common issue is so I figured I'd ask incase there was something I haven't tried.
Any help would be appreciated
Regards
Olaph
I hope this helps you:
http://myhtcdesire.com/tutorials/mini-guides/mini-guide-how-to-start-your-desire-in-safe-mode
Hey All,
New to XDA but been using this site years so my level of Android knowledge is not bad.
I am currently having a huge problem with my Nexus. I used Google Apps encryption on it recently and that seems to have bricked my phone. I am unable to reset to factory settings to wipe the encryption as recommended by Google and I am stuck now with a bricked Nexus.
I also tried flashing stock roms with Odin which appears to work but the encryption still remains. All I am trying to do is put the stock back on my phone and re-root but I am having no joy. When using CWM to flash a new rom the system does not mount in recovery mode so I can't load any other roms. I have also tried the fastboot method but it stalls on waiting for device all the time.
If anyone has seen this and can help or if anyone just knows how to fix it please help me! I am stuck now with a useless Nexus. I should have just left it alone but as usual I couldn't.
Any help would be so appreciated. Thank you.
By some chance is your phone both rooted with CWM?
Hey, yeah it was so when I did a factory reset it could'nt use the stock bootloader so it didn't know how to wipe it. Unfortunetly once you apply encryption from a Google Apps the only way to remove is to factory reset.
I got around it by fastbooting the stock bootloader, radio and image from Google. Then I completed a manual reset using the original bootloader.
A world of hurt really! I have learned a lot but never going near Google Apps encryption again. It also slowed down the phone too.
Anyhow all sorted now, re rooted and running revolution rom now.
theres another thread with a guy who had the same problem. I wonder if vzw nexus has an issue with encrypting...
If the phone wasn't rooted I would have had no issues. It is simply a problem when it comes to loading roms. In CWM the recovery cant mount the data/system so you can't flash anything. Also doing a factory reset from settings doesnt work because the phone is looking for a stock bootloader which it doesn't have once you root. So I ended up in a loop and could do nothing. Fortunetly I learned all about adb and fastboot this morning, never heard of them before and that allowed me to reload stock and unroot. I still had to wipe the phone using the bootloader as I couldn't get into the phone or past the encryption.
If anyone is having issues with this I will gladly help as I really thought that my phone was bricked and was very frustrated. The only way I got help was from a guy on this tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392037&page=3
Hey guys, basically, i'm new-ish to flashing, but i was able to do it following all instructions. Yesterday i installed an s5 theme from this site that caused my phone to have problems such as the wifi not working. I was reading that flashing a custom kernel might help, it didn't.
So i woke up, entered my TWRP custom recovery and stupidly factory wiped everything, now my phone wont get past the 'Samsung galaxy s III' screen, it just stays there. I have no idea what to do, i'm dumb enough not to make a recovery file before i started all this so i've ****ed up there.
If anyone can help me get my phone back i'll be extremely happy, i just want it working again! I have work in a few hours and really hope to fix it before then! Any help is appreciated.
well i posted this for someone else who wiped their phone, maybe it would help you. OR i got it all wrong. lol (i know, not so funny).
can you take your ext.sd card , put in different phone, download a ROM and whatever else you need. then place ext.sd card back in your phone and flash away? IDK, might work.
good luck.
err on the side of kindness
What mrrocketdog said, and you can flash a ROM with S5 theme already built in.. If you just want it back to stock, flash newest firmware for your device with Odin
Hi,
I don't really know much of rooting and stuff and that is why I have the following problem.
My htc one m8 was rooted for a couple of months but as of yesterday something strange happend.
I really don't know what I did but for the moment my phone is stuck on the boot screen.
By holding power + up + down i can get in the Hboot mode but I have no clue what I can do next.
TWRP is installed and when I try to install a zip in TWRP I have the error of 5DM file missing.
My pc isn't recognizing my phone so I'm really stuck.
Can someone please explain me what I can do? I'm a real noob.
Some extra information, my phone is unlocked, s-on,.. more I don't know.
I would really appreciate it!!!
If you have stock rom and want to have stock too, then you need to flash it by ruu or find an twrp backup for your version.
If you have/want a custom rom then you can easily flash it by twrp, I suggest you updating twrp, then you won't have any issues.
Bricked my phone ! please help!!!
Hello everyone, I think I messed up my phone pretty bad. So I did everything on this instructions to load twp and everything seemed fine. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s8+/development/rom-t3771206)
Was able to get to twp and tried to install Renovate Ice ROM. After the flash was done the phone kept booting into TWP. . didn't know what to do so I did the whole process again thinking i will get my original ROM back. ( i know, stupid mistake ). Once i saw that things weren't going anywhere i decided to flash the Stock ROM back in and try to start over, the flash completed but now i'm stuck on a boot loop, the phone won't turn off and recovery is unacceptable.
I really would appreciate any help and am willing to donate a few bucks if someone is able to get me out of this mess.
thanks!
eborjas09 said:
Bricked my phone ! please help!!!
Hello everyone, I think I messed up my phone pretty bad. So I did everything on this instructions to load twp and everything seemed fine. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s8+/development/rom-t3771206)
Was able to get to twp and tried to install Renovate Ice ROM. After the flash was done the phone kept booting into TWP. . didn't know what to do so I did the whole process again thinking i will get my original ROM back. ( i know, stupid mistake ). Once i saw that things weren't going anywhere i decided to flash the Stock ROM back in and try to start over, the flash completed but now i'm stuck on a boot loop, the phone won't turn off and recovery is unacceptable.
I really would appreciate any help and am willing to donate a few bucks if someone is able to get me out of this mess.
thanks!
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