PLEASE HELP! Phone wont startup even into recovery!

PLEASE HELP! Phone wont startup even into recovery! - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3

It all started when i was trying to fix xposed. I thought i might try and re-root my phone and i thought would use Kingo. BIG MISTAKE.
Phone was stuck in boot so i decided i would try and root the old fashioned way. Still stayed stuck in boot. So i flashed the rom after a full wipe. and rooted right after and reinstalled Team Win recovery. NOW IT WONT EVEN BOOT INTO RECOVERY!!!!!!! i have done this so many times and i have nop idea why it is failing for me now!
Please somebody help me!
EDIT: Recovery is not SEANDROID enforcing
Tried flashing an older root file, that didnt work.
EDIT: I WAS FLASHING THE WRONG RECOVERY FILE OH MY GLOB HAVE A GOOD EVENING EVERYONE

First BE Advised, using the following methods, you WILL LOSE ALL OF YOUR DATA and HAVE A FACTORY FRESH CONFIGURATION WITH EXCEPTION TO KNOX IF YOU'VE TRIPPED IT PREVIOUSLY and YOU WILL HAVE FACTORY RECOVERY ONLY ONCE COMPLETED (CAPS for emphasis only, we want to make sure you know you won't have your data once you take these steps):
Part 1 of 2 - Master reset with hardware keys
A master reset restores the original factory settings and may delete your personal data on the internal storage, such as downloaded content, ringtones, images, apps, and contacts. It does not delete data stored on the SIM card or SD card.
If the device menus are frozen or unresponsive, you can master reset using hardware keys. To perform a master reset, follow these steps:
Back up all data on the internal memory.
Turn off the device.
Press and hold the following three buttons at the same time:
Volume Up key
Home key
Power key.
When 'GALAXY Note 3' appears on the screen, release the Power key but continue to press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key.
When the Android System Recovery screen appears, release the Volume Up and Home keys.
Press the Volume down key to highlight 'wipe data / factory reset.'
Press Power button to select.
Press the Volume down key to highlight 'delete all user data.'
Press Power button to select and start the master reset. When the master reset is complete, 'Reboot system now' is highlighted.
Press the Power key to turn the restart the device.
These same directions are also provided on the T-Mobile website at the following URL:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9049
Part 2 of 2 - Reloading your phone...
You should use a stock image of your current build to perform the following steps:
Recover phone:
1. Put phone in download mode
2. Open Heimdall
3. On utilities tab “check device” If your phone cannot be read, it may be far worse than expected.
4. Click on flash tab after successfully detected.
5. In the pit section, choose the pit file I provided.
6. Click add in the partitions box to the right > Select BOOT
7. Select the boot.img file provided
8. Click add in the partitions box again to the right > Select CACHE
9. Select the cache.img.ext4 file provided.
10. Click the add in the partitions box again > Select RECOVERY
11. Select the recovery provided (you can probably use any recovery, but provided is twrp 2.6.3.7)
12. Make sure no reboot is checked
13. The phone may flash all the way to the end and error out. If this is the case, proceed with steps 14 and 15. If not, proceed to step 16.
14. **Pull battery
15. **Replace
16. Boot to recovery, and re-install your backup (or another ROM, whatever).
The same steps are also listed in more significant detail via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545009
Hope this helps.

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Root and ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.6 on GTS5660M (Walkthrough)

Hi folks, this is my first post, so feedback is appreciated. I don't see how to add tabs, so sorry if this looks a bit funky.
Purpose: To compile a walkthrough for what I did to root and install a custom recovery on a GT-S5660M (Samsung Galaxy Gio) running the original 2.3.4 pre-installed ROM, locked on the Bell network (Canada). The phone is still locked, I had no impulse to unlock at this time and I don't have a locked-out sim to use for that purpose anyway. But if you're into that, the link for the phone root will continue on to describe that process. Looks scary to me.
Audience: newbies like me
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Gio
Model Number: GT-S5660M (adding GTS5660M for search purposes)
Android: 2.3.4 after factory reset, I think it shipped with 2.3.6 :/
Baseband: S5660MUGKG3 (whatever, I have no idea what a baseband is)
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-perf-CL413839 [email protected] #1 (It sure is!)
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.MUGKG3 (delicious if you use a scratch-n-sniff screen protector)
Background: I bought an android phone. I ran out of room really fast before I had all the apps I wanted (all very modest stuff). I wanted to remove the built-in apps I didn't want such as the whopper of a 25MB Mobile TV, and also make a backup image so I would be able to restore all in the future. In the end, I chose to stick with the stock rfs file system and the current ROM without flashing any custom ROM versions. So began 2 solid days of reading so many threads I didn't even know Firefox could have that many tabs open at once.
Prerequisites: The phone with battery near 100%
USB cable that is used for data and for charging
microSD card class 6 or above (the one that came with the phone would be enough) installed in the phone
Computer capable of treating the phone like any old removable usb drive (usb mass storage). In my case, Windows XP.
The two downloaded files needed for this operation
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
File Link: Link within the thread
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
File Link: Link within the thread
Note: The ClockworkMod file from the author's website is a different version, and is different inside. I have NO clue how to use it. I went with something that was reported to be stable and used successfully.
Note: Because I just got the phone, I didn't have any data in there worth saving. If you want to back up some of the data on your phone, now would be the time. I suppose you can install Kies from Samsung on your PC and use that to back up your stuff. Other people might have other suggestions, but because I didn't need to do it, I didn't look into it. If you use My Data Manager to track your data plan usage, take note of how much you've used this cycle so you don't forget. At least My Data Manager lets you enter the data already used and a date for the beginning of the cycle to begin counting from.
Ok, so at this point you have your PC running with the two files stored somewhere and the usb unplugged. Ready?
Disclaimer: The usual obvious thing you've read 1000 times already: Do any of this at your own risk. Here's the part you need to take note of: I don't know what I'm doing. I read enough in 2 days to be able to go forward with this procedure without relying heavily on being lucky. I went forward when I was comfortable there was sufficient reason to believe it would be successful. Having a bloatware phone is better than having a brick. That said, I still took a risk in doing it and voided my warranty, and if something goes wrong I'm almost certainly unable to help you other than to clarify something I wrote. Apart from reading a lot of threads that were mostly opaque to me, I only know that what I did here worked for me. At this point, I don't even know how to delete the bloatware. But I'm doing this now before I get off on a tangent and follow another rabbit hole.
Begin!
== PREPARATION ==
000) Make sure the battery is around 100%
001) Factory data reset [enable Format SD card] (Settings/Privacy/Factory data reset)
002) Wait for phone to restart
003) Shut down/restart phone just to make it all happy and completely booted
004) Make sure it's acting normal. It certainly should be.
005) Turn off cell data network (Hold power button until a menu appears, select “Data Network Mode”)
006) Enable unknown sources (Settings/Applications/Unknown sources)
007) Set long screen timeout
008) Turn off USB debugging (Settings/Applications/Development/USB Debugging) This is important because if debugging is on, you won't be able to get the PC to make it a writable drive in My Computer
009) Connect the phone via USB
010) Press the Home button
011) Swipe down from top of screen to show the menu
012) Tap the message that says “USB Connected: Select to copy files to/from your computer."
013) Tap “Connect storage to PC” and press OK
014) In Windows, open My Computer and open the removable drive where the phone's SD card is mounted. "mounted" means a partition on the drive is made visible and in this case also writable. To relate, the C:\ drive is partition 0 on disk 0 mounted at a place in the file system Windows calls C. So C:\ is what you'd call the root of the C drive. So if your phone is mounted on, say, drive letter E then E:\ is the root of the E drive where the user-accessible partition of your phone's SD card is mounted.
015) On the root of the removable drive, create a folder called “Applications”
016) Into the Applications folder put the downloaded file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip So on your phone's SD card you now have a folder Applications and inside you have a file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
017) Close the file manager windows you have open, making sure no programs are accessing the SD card.
018) On your phone, select “Disconnect storage from PC”
019) In Windows, unmount the drive as you would for any usb drive e.g. click the taskbar icon, click “Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device - Drive(E”
020) Unplug the USB cable
021) Turn off the phone, wait for it to power down completely and wait a few seconds
== ROOT THE PHONE ==
022) READ ALL OF THIS STEP BEFORE DOING IT: Simultaneously press and hold the Home Button and the Power Button, and at some point you will see the phone come alive and show SAMSUNG. Release the power button but keep holding the home button until you see it start to boot into recovery mode with some words appearing on the screen that don't normally appear, then release the home button and let it finish booting into the recovery console. You will now be in the stock recovery console.
023) With the volume control, navigate to the item “apply update from sdcard”
024) Press the Home Button
025) With the volume control, navigate to the folder you created “Applications”
026) Press the Home Button
027) With the volume control, navigate to the file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
028) Go make a sandwich or get a coffee or have a comfort break or play peekaboo with your dog and think about if you really want to do this.
Yes? Then continue...
029) With the highlight on Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip press the Home Button
030) You see the messages: Unmounting SYSTEM..., Rooting complete. Enjoy!, Install from sdcard complete.
031) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
032) Press the Home Button
033) The phone is now rooted and boots normally
034) Once it has restarted normally, power down and restart the phone normally again just to make sure it boots properly
035) Optional: Connect to a network
036) Optional: Use marketplace to install Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich
037) Optional: Run Android Terminal Emulator, type su and press return, accept admin permissions, you see a # prompt which is the admin prompt in linux. Type exit and press return to get out of admin and back to the $ prompt, and type exit again and hit return again to exit the terminal.
Congratulations, your phone is now rooted. Next step is to install a custom recovery console so you can make a backup of your entire system to your sd card.
Regarding ClockworkMod Recovery: I read a lot trying to figure out how to do this. Perhaps there are several ways, I don't know, but I finally read enough to decide on a path to take, and that involves using a modified version of the original ClockworkMod Recovery for Gio which is updated to 5.0.2.6 (not the newest, but stable) which uses only the rfs file system and not ext4. This is a very important point to consider if you are interested in custom ROM versions. You will want to do more reading and considering, because I get the impression that custom ROMs tend to use ext4, and thus you'd probably want to choose a different version of CWM that uses ext4 instead, such as px-CWM-v2.zip linked at the bottom.
I don't know, at this stage of my understanding, if one can later flash another CWM version suitable for ext4. Sounds logical to me, but...
== INSTALL ClockworkMod Recovery ==
100) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
101) Have your PC and phone on
102) Plug in the USB cable
103) Swipe down from top of screen
104) Tap the message that says “USB Connected: Select to copy files to/from your computer."
105) Tap “Connect storage to PC” and press OK
106) In Windows, open My Computer and open the removable drive where the phone's SD card is found
107) Copy the file S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip to the root of the removable disk (e.g. if the removable drive is E:\ then put it right in there and not in a subfolder)
108) Close the file manager windows you have open, making sure no programs are accessing the SD card.
109) On your phone, select “Disconnect storage from PC”
110) In Windows, unmount the drive as you would for any usb drive
111) Unplug the USB cable from the phone
112) Turn off the phone, wait for it to power down completely and wait a few seconds
113) Boot into the stock recovery console.
114) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
115) Press the Home Button
116) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
117) Press the Home Button
118) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
119) Press the Home Button
120) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
121) Press the Home Button
122) With the volume control, navigate to the item “apply update from sdcard”
123) Press the Home Button
124) With the volume control, navigate to the file “S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip”
125) Press the Home Button
126) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
127) Press the Home Button
128) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart again to ensure it still boots normally
The phone should now be rooted with an rfs-only ClockworkMod Recovery version 5.0.2.6
I followed through to make sure I could run a backup and restore. Again, I had no data, so I did the safest thing and factory wiped before backup and again before restore.
== BACKUP ROOTED ROM WITH NO USER DATA ==
200) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
201) Power off the phone
202) Simultaneously press and hold the Home Button and the Power Button, and at some point you will see the phone come alive and show SAMSUNG. Release the power button but keep holding the home button until you see it start to boot into recovery mode with some words appearing on the screen that don't normally appear, then release the home button and let it finish booting into the recovery console. You will now be in the ClockworkMod 5.0.2.6 recovery console.
203) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
204) Press the Home Button
205) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
206) Press the Home Button
207) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
208) Press the Home Button
209) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
210) Press the Home Button
211) With the volume control, navigate to the item “backup and restore”
212) Press the Home Button
213) If the Backup option is not already highlighted, use the volume control to highlight it
214) Press the Home Button, the backup process begins and you see lots of file names updating at the bottom of the screen. When it's done, it will show: Generating md5 sum..., Backup complete!
215) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
216) Press the Home Button
217) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart to ensure it still boots normally
== RESTORE PHONE FROM BACKUP ==
300) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
301) Power off the phone
302) Boot into the ClockworkMod 5.0.2.6 recovery console.
303) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
304) Press the Home Button
305) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
306) Press the Home Button
307) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
308) Press the Home Button
309) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
310) Press the Home Button
311) With the volume control, navigate to the item “backup and restore”
312) Press the Home Button
313) With the volume control, navigate to the option “Restore”
314) Press the Home Button
315) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – Restore”
316) Press the Home Button, You will see a lot of file names change at the bottom. When it's done, it will show: Restore complete!
317) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
318) Press the Home Button
319) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart to ensure it boots normally
Congratulations, you have rooted, backed up and restored your phone. Unless you bricked it.
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CONDENSED WALKTHROUGH
== ROOTING PREPARATION ==
Back up all your data that you have on the phone. Contacts, photos, whatever.
Battery near 100%
PC on with the rooting zip file downloaded and accessible
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
File Link: Link within the thread
USB unplugged
Factory data reset with sd card reformat
Set long screen timeout
Turn off USB debugging
Connect USB and open the sd card in My Computer
Create a folder called Applications
Copy the rooting zip file to the Applications folder
Unmount the usb mass storage
Unplug the USB cable
Turn off the phone
== ROOTING ==
Boot the phone into the recovery console
Apply an update from sdcard, navigate to Applications, highlight the rooting zip file, click the Home button on the phone
Wait until it's done
Reboot the phone
== CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY PREPARATION ==
Battery near 100%
PC on with the CWM zip file downloaded and accessible
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip (rfs only)
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
File Link: Link within the thread
USB unplugged
Connect USB and open the sd card in My Computer
Copy the CWM zip file to the root of the sd card available in My Computer (i.e. not inside any of the folders)
Unmount the usb mass storage
Unplug the USB cable
Turn off the phone
== CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY INSTALLATION ==
Boot into the recovery console
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply an update from sd card, locate the CWM zip file, click the Home button on the phone
Wait for it to finish
Reboot the phone
== NANDROID BACKUP OF THE ROM (without user data) ==
Boot into the recovery console (ClockworkMod Recovery version 5.0.2.6)
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
backup and restore
Highlight the option Backup, click home key, wait for it to finish
Reboot the phone
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THREADS AND FILES
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
UnRoot file: Universal_GB_UNROOT.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip (rfs only)
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
Some of the most helpful threads I found:
Peteragent5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493932
TripleRipple
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871169
phiexz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650
phiexz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20896513
VeNuM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587607
AndroidForums - StoneBoyTony
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-min...0-ace-s5830-gio-s5660-pop-i559-fit-s5670.html
ClockworkMod file: px-CWM-v2.zip (ext4 only, may be 5.0.2.7 or 5.0.2.8)
A really big thanks to all the folks who put this stuff on here to find. Without it I'd be stuck with a bloatware phone.
Next task is to remove the bloatware and install something like avast, or whatever.

Qmobile Noir A10 - How To Factory Reset if Lock Pattern Forgotten / Recovery Mode

Hi Everyone.... A.O.A.
My Friend has QMobile Noir A10. He had pattern lock on it. Today he locked his cell by too many wrong pattern attempts :
So I Google for suitable Solution but failed to find accurate result. I Attempted to unlock it (factory reset) and successfully factory reset it.
So here is what i did.....
STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO FACTORY RESET QMOBILE NOIR A10 / UNLOCK IT IF PATTERN FORGOTTEN / ACCESS RECOVERY MODE:
(STEP:1) MAKE SURE YOUR NOIR A10 BATTERY IS MORE THEN 50%.IF SO, CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE OTHERWISE CHARGE IT FIRST.
(STEP:2)Turn off your QMobile Noir A10 by pressing & holding Power Button, then touch 'Power off', then touch 'OK'.
(or simply take out the battery and put it after 10 sec. :laugh: )
(STEP:3) When The cellphone is Off, simultaneously press & hold Volume Up Button + Volume Down Button + Power Button, till you see a Screen having 2 lines of options of 'Recovery Mode' & 'Factory Mode'. When this screen appears release all buttons instantly.
(STEP:4) Now when the above screen appears, press the Volume Up Button to go to Recovery Mode. You will see Noir A10 Logo Screen then Android system recovery <3e> screen will appear:
(STEP:5) To move up and down in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu use Volume Up Button and Volume Down Button Simultaneously.
To select anything in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu, use the Square Button situated at Bottom Left of Noir A10 touchscreen (Menu Button)
From the Recovery Menu, select "wipe data/factory reset". A screen will appear for the confirmation of wiping user data (containing many 'no' and only 1 'yes' :silly: ). Scroll down the pointer by using Volume Down Button and select "Yes -- delete all user data" by using Square Touch Button at bottom left.
(STEP:6) After the process is complete, you will be returned to the Main Menu again. select "reboot system now". the cellphone will reboot and will show you the Noir A10 logo screen. Wait for 5-10 min.
(STEP:7) After a few minutes the "Welcome" Screen will appear. wait for 2 more minutes till a notification box appear saying "System Initialization Complete". touch 'OK' and HAVE FUN.....
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STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO BACKUP / RESTORE THE WHOLE ROM + USER DATA IN QMOBILE NOIR A10:
To Backup / Restore your ROM, follow all the steps from STEP:1 to STEP:4, as described above.
After those 4 steps, perform following steps:
(STEP:5) To move up and down in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu use Volume Up Button and Volume Down Button Simultaneously.
To select anything in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu, use the Square Button situated at Bottom Left of Noir A10 touchscreen (Menu Button)
If you want to backup your data, From the Recovery Mode select "backup user data". A screen will appear with blue moving line on top and backup file name at bottom. wait for 10 to 15 min till the backup process is complete and you are automatically returned back to the main menu.
(STEP:6) If you want to restore your data, From the Recovery Menu select "restore user data". A screen will appear to select the backup file.
all backup files are of '.backup' extension. e.g. "userdata_20130219_104821.backup". Select the backup file from which you want to restore the data. if too many backup files are there, select the last possible backup. if no backup file if there it means that you have never backed up your data.
now select the backup file and wait for 10 to 15 min till the restoration process is complete and you are automatically returned back to the main menu.
(STEP:7) If you want to restore your data, follow this step, otherwise skip this step and move to next step.
From the Recovery Menu, select "wipe cache partition".
(STEP:8) After the process is complete, you will be returned to the Main Menu again. select "reboot system now". the cellphone will reboot and will show you the Noir A10 logo screen. Wait for 5-10 min. After a few minutes the "Welcome" Screen will appear. HAVE FUN.....
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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOST OF DATA. :angel:
always keep a backup of your data from recovery mode.
QMobile Noir A10 is copy of MICROMAX A110. you can use MICROMAX A110 Jellybean Rom on it but its not suggested since they are not designed for QMobile.... (most custom ROM have accelerometer issues with NOIR A10)

Questions are Welcomed
All type of questions are welcomed....

thanks umar......it worked....
Thanks umar....u rocked....
umarfarooqleo said:
Hi Everyone.... A.O.A.
My Friend has QMobile Noir A10. He had pattern lock on it. Today he locked his cell by too many wrong pattern attempts :
So I Google for suitable Solution but failed to find accurate result. I Attempted to unlock it (factory reset) and successfully factory reset it.
So here is what i did.....
STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO FACTORY RESET QMOBILE NOIR A10 / UNLOCK IT IF PATTERN FORGOTTEN / ACCESS RECOVERY MODE:
(STEP:1) MAKE SURE YOUR NOIR A10 BATTERY IS MORE THEN 50%.IF SO, CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE OTHERWISE CHARGE IT FIRST.
(STEP:2)Turn off your QMobile Noir A10 by pressing & holding Power Button, then touch 'Power off', then touch 'OK'.
(or simply take out the battery and put it after 10 sec. :laugh: )
(STEP:3) When The cellphone is Off, simultaneously press & hold Volume Up Button + Volume Down Button + Power Button, till you see a Screen having 2 lines of options of 'Recovery Mode' & 'Factory Mode'. When this screen appears release all buttons instantly.
(STEP:4) Now when the above screen appears, press the Volume Up Button to go to Recovery Mode. You will see Noir A10 Logo Screen then Android system recovery <3e> screen will appear:
(STEP:5) To move up and down in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu use Volume Up Button and Volume Down Button Simultaneously.
To select anything in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu, use the Square Button situated at Bottom Left of Noir A10 touchscreen (Menu Button)
From the Recovery Menu, select "wipe data/factory reset". A screen will appear for the confirmation of wiping user data (containing many 'no' and only 1 'yes' :silly: ). Scroll down the pointer by using Volume Down Button and select "Yes -- delete all user data" by using Square Touch Button at bottom left.
(STEP:6) After the process is complete, you will be returned to the Main Menu again. select "reboot system now". the cellphone will reboot and will show you the Noir A10 logo screen. Wait for 5-10 min.
(STEP:7) After a few minutes the "Welcome" Screen will appear. wait for 2 more minutes till a notification box appear saying "System Initialization Complete". touch 'OK' and HAVE FUN.....
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STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO BACKUP / RESTORE THE WHOLE ROM + USER DATA IN QMOBILE NOIR A10:
To Backup / Restore your ROM, follow all the steps from STEP:1 to STEP:4, as described above.
After those 4 steps, perform following steps:
(STEP:5) To move up and down in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu use Volume Up Button and Volume Down Button Simultaneously.
To select anything in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu, use the Square Button situated at Bottom Left of Noir A10 touchscreen (Menu Button)
If you want to backup your data, From the Recovery Mode select "backup user data". A screen will appear with blue moving line on top and backup file name at bottom. wait for 10 to 15 min till the backup process is complete and you are automatically returned back to the main menu.
(STEP:6) If you want to restore your data, From the Recovery Menu select "restore user data". A screen will appear to select the backup file.
all backup files are of '.backup' extension. e.g. "userdata_20130219_104821.backup". Select the backup file from which you want to restore the data. if too many backup files are there, select the last possible backup. if no backup file if there it means that you have never backed up your data.
now select the backup file and wait for 10 to 15 min till the restoration process is complete and you are automatically returned back to the main menu.
(STEP:7) If you want to restore your data, follow this step, otherwise skip this step and move to next step.
From the Recovery Menu, select "wipe cache partition".
(STEP:8) After the process is complete, you will be returned to the Main Menu again. select "reboot system now". the cellphone will reboot and will show you the Noir A10 logo screen. Wait for 5-10 min. After a few minutes the "Welcome" Screen will appear. HAVE FUN.....
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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOST OF DATA. :angel:
always keep a backup of your data from recovery mode.
QMobile Noir A10 is copy of MICROMAX A110. you can use MICROMAX A110 Jellybean Rom on it but its not suggested since they are not designed for QMobile.... (most custom ROM have accelerometer issues with NOIR A10)
Click to expand...
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acted on ur advice...
razi595 said:
Thanks umar....u rocked....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
acted on ur advice.... thanx!

can u plz provide SP FLASH TOOL flashable STOCK ICS rom i really need it badly...bcz i formated my A10's FLASH using SP FLASH TOOL and now i'm getting two problems
1. NVRAM ERR
2. INVALID IMEI
i solved the above two but every time i flash a rom then again these two errors i have to solve again....if i can flash stock rom via SP TOOL then this problem will be solved permanently plz its a humble request.....

umarfarooqleo said:
Hi Everyone.... A.O.A.
My Friend has QMobile Noir A10. He had pattern lock on it. Today he locked his cell by too many wrong pattern attempts :
So I Google for suitable Solution but failed to find accurate result. I Attempted to unlock it (factory reset) and successfully factory reset it.
So here is what i did.....
STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO FACTORY RESET QMOBILE NOIR A10 / UNLOCK IT IF PATTERN FORGOTTEN / ACCESS RECOVERY MODE:
(STEP:1) MAKE SURE YOUR NOIR A10 BATTERY IS MORE THEN 50%.IF SO, CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE OTHERWISE CHARGE IT FIRST.
(STEP:2)Turn off your QMobile Noir A10 by pressing & holding Power Button, then touch 'Power off', then touch 'OK'.
(or simply take out the battery and put it after 10 sec. :laugh: )
(STEP:3) When The cellphone is Off, simultaneously press & hold Volume Up Button + Volume Down Button + Power Button, till you see a Screen having 2 lines of options of 'Recovery Mode' & 'Factory Mode'. When this screen appears release all buttons instantly.
(STEP:4) Now when the above screen appears, press the Volume Up Button to go to Recovery Mode. You will see Noir A10 Logo Screen then Android system recovery <3e> screen will appear:
(STEP:5) To move up and down in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu use Volume Up Button and Volume Down Button Simultaneously.
To select anything in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu, use the Square Button situated at Bottom Left of Noir A10 touchscreen (Menu Button)
From the Recovery Menu, select "wipe data/factory reset". A screen will appear for the confirmation of wiping user data (containing many 'no' and only 1 'yes' :silly: ). Scroll down the pointer by using Volume Down Button and select "Yes -- delete all user data" by using Square Touch Button at bottom left.
(STEP:6) After the process is complete, you will be returned to the Main Menu again. select "reboot system now". the cellphone will reboot and will show you the Noir A10 logo screen. Wait for 5-10 min.
(STEP:7) After a few minutes the "Welcome" Screen will appear. wait for 2 more minutes till a notification box appear saying "System Initialization Complete". touch 'OK' and HAVE FUN.....
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STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO BACKUP / RESTORE THE WHOLE ROM + USER DATA IN QMOBILE NOIR A10:
To Backup / Restore your ROM, follow all the steps from STEP:1 to STEP:4, as described above.
After those 4 steps, perform following steps:
(STEP:5) To move up and down in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu use Volume Up Button and Volume Down Button Simultaneously.
To select anything in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu, use the Square Button situated at Bottom Left of Noir A10 touchscreen (Menu Button)
If you want to backup your data, From the Recovery Mode select "backup user data". A screen will appear with blue moving line on top and backup file name at bottom. wait for 10 to 15 min till the backup process is complete and you are automatically returned back to the main menu.
(STEP:6) If you want to restore your data, From the Recovery Menu select "restore user data". A screen will appear to select the backup file.
all backup files are of '.backup' extension. e.g. "userdata_20130219_104821.backup". Select the backup file from which you want to restore the data. if too many backup files are there, select the last possible backup. if no backup file if there it means that you have never backed up your data.
now select the backup file and wait for 10 to 15 min till the restoration process is complete and you are automatically returned back to the main menu.
(STEP:7) If you want to restore your data, follow this step, otherwise skip this step and move to next step.
From the Recovery Menu, select "wipe cache partition".
(STEP:8) After the process is complete, you will be returned to the Main Menu again. select "reboot system now". the cellphone will reboot and will show you the Noir A10 logo screen. Wait for 5-10 min. After a few minutes the "Welcome" Screen will appear. HAVE FUN.....
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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOST OF DATA. :angel:
always keep a backup of your data from recovery mode.
QMobile Noir A10 is copy of MICROMAX A110. you can use MICROMAX A110 Jellybean Rom on it but its not suggested since they are not designed for QMobile.... (most custom ROM have accelerometer issues with NOIR A10)
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Can you please provide me the backup of a10 please? I need it urgently

Please elaborate???
sana12345 said:
Can you please provide me the backup of a10 please? I need it urgently
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i dont understand what u meant by backup????
i showed u the way to backup n restore ur rom of A10....
please elaborate what u want?

opsss....
saadmshk said:
can u plz provide SP FLASH TOOL flashable STOCK ICS rom i really need it badly...bcz i formated my A10's FLASH using SP FLASH TOOL and now i'm getting two problems
1. NVRAM ERR
2. INVALID IMEI
i solved the above two but every time i flash a rom then again these two errors i have to solve again....if i can flash stock rom via SP TOOL then this problem will be solved permanently plz its a humble request.....
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i dont have stock ICS Rom..... BTW who told u to flash ur A10. there is no TESTED Rom for A10. all Roms are of Micromax Smartphones ported on A10! kernel mismatch. also ur warranty claim ends wd flashing!

i have Noir A10. initialy my network acces was of orange color on screen (the top right corner). After following rebooting steps, it changed to blue. Is it normal?
thanks alot... ur advice worked Umer

Well the blue color shows Sim 1. And orange color shows Sim 2. The Sim card u select as default will change the color to that Sim. No need to worry though.
N u r welcome
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using xda app-developers app

Noir A10 not powering ON
Hi,
Can you please help as my Noir A10 is not getting on, no lights even I connect charger. Can you please help.
Regards,
Kashif

try this
themotivatorpak said:
Hi,
Can you please help as my Noir A10 is not getting on, no lights even I connect charger. Can you please help.
Regards,
Kashif
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remove battery!!!!! for 30min. remove sd card n SIM for 30 min. then give it a try

Noir q a65 patteren possword forgot
Sir i have NOIR Q A65 mble
I have forgot my patteren possword
How did i do plz plz helep me

Bro ! When i try to backup the rom... it says not enough space in sd card...
What should i do??

umarfarooqleo said:
Hi Everyone.... A.O.A.
My Friend has QMobile Noir A10. He had pattern lock on it. Today he locked his cell by too many wrong pattern attempts :
To Backup / Restore your ROM, follow all the steps from STEP:1 to STEP:4, as described above.
(STEP:5) To move up and down in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu use Volume Up Button and Volume Down Button Simultaneously.
To select anything in the 'XX Android system recovery utility' Menu, use the Square Button situated at Bottom Left of Noir A10 touchscreen (Menu Button)
If you want to backup your data, From the Recovery Mode select "backup user data". A screen will appear with blue moving line on top and backup file name at bottom. wait for 10 to 15 min till the backup process is complete and you are automatically returned back to the main menu.
(STEP:6) If you want to restore your data, From the Recovery Menu select "restore user data". A screen will appear to select the backup file.
all backup files are of '.backup' extension. e.g. "userdata_20130219_104821.backup". Select the backup file from which you want to restore the data. if too many backup files are there, select the last possible backup. if no backup file if there it means that you have never backed up your data.
now select the backup file and wait for 10 to 15 min till the restoration process is complete and you are automatically returned back to the main menu.
accelerometer issues with NOIR A10)
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ok is xx android system recovery utility same as cwm recovery? as i once backup in the same format .backup when i rooted. and right now i have cwm recovery v6.0.1.2 . guide me plz.
any idea if kit kat 4.4.2, have the sdcard issue resloved.

CWM Recovery
vampelle said:
ok is xx android system recovery utility same as cwm recovery? as i once backup in the same format .backup when i rooted. and right now i have cwm recovery v6.0.1.2 . guide me plz.
any idea if kit kat 4.4.2, have the sdcard issue resloved.
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CWM Recovery is custom recovery. Means your handset is Rooted. (Just like jailbreak). Both recoveries are almost same and used for the same purpose. You can also backup your system using CWM recovery!

umarfarooqleo said:
CWM Recovery is custom recovery. Means your handset is Rooted. (Just like jailbreak). Both recoveries are almost same and used for the same purpose. You can also backup your system using CWM recovery!
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that part i know and did backup with cwm it saved in another format with few files.
i need to restore my ".backup" file
for that i think i need xx android system recovery utility 3e .
Once i have it back in my phone i can restore that .backup file.
i using unclemobiletools as well. so if they is .img i can use, just the way i used for cwm and twrp.
please help.

hi, since i have qmobile noir A10, and want to install kitkat rom, i am wondering how to increase its ram from 512mb to 1gb ram and have my sdcard as my internal rom, and my internal 2gb(two partition as external or secondary rom). i have 8gb sdcard class 4 kingston.
as i have once install kitkat and it didnt recognize my external sdcard at all, also did not recognize the 1gb internal sdcard rom.

Q mobile Noir a910
I have a Q mobile Noir a910 but from the last one month it does not show the main menu and there is only a Q mobile sign at the front screen only,i have discussed with some one but he told me that its a factory reset problem,then i also find our the way on internet how to reset it but it still asking (no command) when i use the recovery process
Plz if yu have the solution for it send it thanks..

waqar-001 said:
I have a Q mobile Noir a910 but from the last one month it does not show the main menu and there is only a Q mobile sign at the front screen only,i have discussed with some one but he told me that its a factory reset problem,then i also find our the way on internet how to reset it but it still asking (no command) when i use the recovery process
Plz if yu have the solution for it send it thanks..
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do u mean when you restart your phone. as i am using qmobile noir A10, i am giving you suggestion basic on that, but it should be simpler to your too. Is your phone rooted?
can you go into the setting from sliding down? if yes then go to setting, then to backup n restore n click on factory reset. it will warn you about erase of everything.
or try this.
have you tried to remove the battery along with sims n sd card for 30 min and then just insert battery in start the phone.
if you still struck in the starting logo, then close your phone remove the battery, reinser the battery again n go to recovery mode (normally it is power button n pressing both vol up n down together continuously until u see a blank screen which says recovery mode press up or factory mode down.
choose recovery mode n once their, then go to backup and restore -- then choose restore n yes n reboot your phone
or you can try this first too . go to advanced and click on fix permission n see if this works, first.
see if this helps.
if not they another method if available online, but again do it if you can understand it first. or u can take it to qmobile if you have warranty

Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!

Hi all,
A friend helped me root my evo-4g quite a while back. I am not that familiar with the whole process he did but wish I was. My son tried to get it going again but no luck!! It was working fine until I turned it on this afternoon, now it is as follows.
When I turn the phone on it goes to this menu always:
Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S=ON
HBOOT - 6.16.1002
Microp - 041f
Touch Panel - ATMELC03-16ac
RADIO - 2.15.00.0808
Mar 8 2011, 17:02:15
I got it to finally go to this menu,
The menu reads:
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.2
There are no folders on the sdcard, only the following 4 files in the root of the sdcard:
EVO_Radio_2.15.00.11.19.zip
PC36IMG.zip
Superuser-3.0.6-d-signed.zip
unrevoked-forever-son.zip
PC36IMG_Supersonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.54.651.1_Radio_2,15_release_220182_signed.zip
with USB setting on so I can view the contents of the SD card.
Phone info:
Sprint EVO-4G
Model: PC36100
Android version: 2.3.5
Baseband Version: 2.15.00.0808
Kernel version: 2.6.37.6-cyanogenmod-01509-g8913be8 [email protected]#1
CPUInfo: ARM v7 Processor rev2(v71)
mod version: gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d
Build number: GRJ90
Could really use your assistance/guide to get this working again!!!
[email protected]
Tony.

Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
Follow these steps to get your phone to start normally:
1) Remove the battery, then reinstall the battery; do not turn the phone on yet.
2) Make sure the phone has enough charge to run by charging for 15 to 20 minutes and then unplug the phone.
3) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
4) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
The phone will vibrate, display the white screen with HTC Evo 4g, then display a black screen with a large green sync icon over a hard disk. (There's an image here: http://geekfor.me/wp-content/uploads.../radio_4.1.png)
After about a minute, the icon will change to a red error symbol (triangle with exclamation point) over a cellphone. (There's an image here: http://htcevohacks.com/wp-content/up...ery-mode-4.jpg)
5) Now remove the battery, reinsert it, and power the phone on normally. The phone should boot normally with and all the apps and data present just as they were before the loop started.

EVO4g in boot loop
BobWalker said:
Follow these steps to get your phone to start normally:
1) Remove the battery, then reinstall the battery; do not turn the phone on yet.
2) Make sure the phone has enough charge to run by charging for 15 to 20 minutes and then unplug the phone.
3) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
4) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
The phone will vibrate, display the white screen with HTC Evo 4g, then display a black screen with a large green sync icon over a hard disk. (There's an image here: http://geekfor.me/wp-content/uploads.../radio_4.1.png)
After about a minute, the icon will change to a red error symbol (triangle with exclamation point) over a cellphone. (There's an image here: http://htcevohacks.com/wp-content/up...ery-mode-4.jpg)
5) Now remove the battery, reinsert it, and power the phone on normally. The phone should boot normally with and all the apps and data present just as they were before the loop started.
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Morning and thank you for the response! I did as suggested and it takes me to another menu, Blue, with ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.2 at the top of the screen. There are several menu choices:
reboot system now
apply update from sd card
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
backup and restore
mounts and storage
advanced
power off
go back.
I looked under backup and restore, restore and there is nothing to restore.
It seems like it is in the state it was when it was originally rooted, but with nothing there???
Can I just wipe(??) everything and start fresh? Do you think the phone is "bricked"?
Thanks again for your assistance!
Tony.

Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
You will be able to get your EVO working again. The phone is not bricked; however, we will need to wipe the phone's data if it is continuing to boot loop at this point. As you have determined that you do not have a backup, all data (text messages and contacts not synced to Google) will be lost.
To wipe the data follow these steps:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe data/factory reset, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times.
7) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
Your existing gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM will still be installed and no data on your sdcard will be affected; but when the phone boots, you will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store.
If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice.

Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
BobWalker said:
You will be able to get your EVO working again. The phone is not bricked; however, we will need to wipe the phone's data if it is continuing to boot loop at this point. As you have determined that you do not have a backup, all data (text messages and contacts not synced to Google) will be lost.
To wipe the data follow these steps:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe data/factory reset, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times.
7) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
Your existing gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM will still be installed and no data on your sdcard will be affected; but when the phone boots, you will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store.
If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice.
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Thanks Bob!! Well, I am at "If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice", so dangit!! The phone goes right back to the HBOOT screen again! I think it may be due to the fact that the phone has changed to S-ON??? So, with great appreciation, where/how do I get from here to where I need to be? I am really new to this, so whatever instructions you can provide are extremely welcome!
Tony.

Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
Okay Tony, you are going to have to reflash the ROM. First, you need to download the gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM at http://dev-host.org/5cunzxxokegs/gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and Google Apps from http://dev-host.org/zytjk409wqpt/gapps-20110828.zip (or from http://dev-host.org/owb5co4f96pj/gapps-20110828-vm.zip if you need the included voicemail apk). After downloading both zip files to your computer, copy gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and the gapps zip file to the root folder on the EVO's sdcard. Make sure the EVO's battery is substantially charged (at least) 40 percent before attempting to flash the ROM.
Follow these steps to flash the ROM:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
6) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Mounts and storage, and press the power button.
7) Select Format /cache, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
8) Select Format /data, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
9) Select Format /system, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
10) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
11) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
12) Select gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
13) Wait until the flash is complete.
14) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
15) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
16) Select the gapps zip file and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
17) Wait until the flash is complete.
18) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
You will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. Once you have configured your phone and reinstalled all your apps, I recommend that you boot back into recovery and make a backup which can be used to restore your phone to its current state in the future.

Re: EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!
BobWalker said:
Okay Tony, you are going to have to reflash the ROM. First, you need to download the gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM at http://dev-host.org/5cunzxxokegs/gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and Google Apps from http://dev-host.org/zytjk409wqpt/gapps-20110828.zip (or from http://dev-host.org/owb5co4f96pj/gapps-20110828-vm.zip if you need the included voicemail apk). After downloading both zip files to your computer, copy gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and the gapps zip file to the root folder on the EVO's sdcard. Make sure the EVO's battery is substantially charged (at least) 40 percent before attempting to flash the ROM.
Follow these steps to flash the ROM:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
6) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Mounts and storage, and press the power button.
7) Select Format /cache, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
8) Select Format /data, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
9) Select Format /system, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
10) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
11) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
12) Select gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
13) Wait until the flash is complete.
14) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
15) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
16) Select the gapps zip file and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
17) Wait until the flash is complete.
18) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
You will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. Once you have configured your phone and reinstalled all your apps, I recommend that you boot back into recovery and make a backup which can be used to restore your phone to its current state in the future.
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Afternoon Bob,
Thanks so very much for your assistance with this! It works now (WHEWWW)!!! I have a question (of course)..The boot-loader screen(??) still displays S-ON, instead of the previous S-OFF. I am guessing this has no bearing on the phone functioning in rooted mode since it seems to work fine, just wondering.
Another question, if you would please. What determines if a more recent version of Android OS (image/custom ROM) can be put on a phone? This one is gingerbread and I have read there are newer ones, just curious!! My Mrs has the same phone (unrooted) and is wanting a new one with a newer OS, so thought I would ask..
Thanks again so very much!
Tony.

Re: EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!
Good to hear your EVO is working again Tony. When the bootloader is unlocked and a custom recovery is installed, as it is on your EVO, the phone is rooted and you are able to flash any ROM for the HTC EVO 4G. S-ON is a security flag that prevents overwriting the firmware for the radios and portions of the NAND flash. In order to upgrade the phones radio firmware, this flag must be set to S-OFF.
In your EVO's current state, you can flash any custom ROM coded for the HTC EVO 4G. There are some issues, however, related to drivers for the cameras and WiMax (4G) radio on the EVO 4G for newer Android releases. The availability of working drivers for the EVO 4G hardware along with limited internal memory are the primary factors in determining what versions of Android will work on this phone. Generally, Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) ROMs support all hardware for the EVO 4G; but Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) ROMs do not support FFC (front facing camera) or WiMax (4G) and some ROMs may also have issues with WiFi and camera performance.
If you rely heavily on either WiMax or camera capabilities for the phone, you will want to concentrate on one of the many Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) ROMs available for the EVO 4G. On the other hand, if you seldom use WiMax (4G) and do not need the front facing camera, there are a number of custom ROMs available based on Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x). Another consideration for the selection of a custom ROM for your EVO is whether you strongly prefer a Sense based ROM similar to the stock Sprint ROM or the freedom of an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) based ROM. In general, Sense based ROMs tend to occupy more space in the EVO's internal memory while AOSP based ROMs tend to take up somewhat less internal memory and perform better.
Most ROMs available for the EVO 4G are listed at http://evo4g.roms-db.com/all-builds/ with links to the xda-developers page for each ROM. Before you undertake experimenting with various ROMs for your EVO 4G, I recommend that you replace ClockworkMod Recovery with Smelkusmod which has a reputation for wiping memory more reliably which is crucial to flashing ROMs successfully. Smelkusmod Recovery is available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661543 and is easily installed by copying the downloaded zip file to the root directory of the EVO's sdcard, renaming the file PC36IMG.zip, rebooting the EVO into recovery, allowing the bootloader to detect PC36IMG.zip, and confirming the installation of the new recovery module. Once you have installed Smelkusmod Recovery, the file PC36IMG.zip should be removed from the sdcard.
In addition, you will need to consider partitioning the sdcard before installing most Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) ROMs as a number of these ROMs will not install properly without an sd-ext partition formatted with ext3 or ext4 file systems. You can read an explanation of sdcard partitioning at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158993. If you opt to partition your sdcard, do not forget to copy the entire contents of the sdcard to an empty folder on your computer first since partitioning will destroy all data on the sdcard! I recommend either a 512 MB extended partition (sd-ext) for 8GB sdcard or 1024 MB extended partition for 32 GB sdcard and formatting the sd-ext partition with the ext3 file system as this configuration will work with Gingerbread as well as ICS and JellyBean ROMs. Once you have partitioned and formatted the sdcard, copy the original contents of the sdcard from your computer to the newly formatted sdcard.

[GUID] how to root step by step, simple with details

1-to root it the first thing is to have OEM Unlock available and enabled in Dev Options
if not keep the device fully on and with data on dont restart, power off or reset for at least 7 days continuously (or a bit more) and you should have it
if it's not shown dot bother with the rest
2-to have Dev Menu available go to settings >> about phone >> software information >> on build number tape multiple times 10 times i guess, you will have a pop up confirmation
once back at settings menu you will find a new choice at the very bottom "Develper Options"
3-next step with to plug ur phone with PC with usb cable
after installing SAMSUNG DRIVERS & ODIN and downloading TWRP (custom recovery)
in ODIN 2nd tab, untick "AUTO REBOOT" VERY VERY IMPORTANT
chose the TWRP file using AP button/option in ODIN
put your phone in download MOD power off completely >> power back on while holding vol+ and vol- at the same time
flash the file using ODIN to your phone
4- now here is the tricky part
after fklashing TWRP if you reboot normaly you will be locked again and you wont have that OEM Unlock option i talked about and you will be stuck
so, after flashing TWRP, press vol- + power button to reboot the phone
AT THE VERY PRECISE MOMENT WHEN PHONE TURN OFF BEFORE POWERING BACK ON WHEN IT BLINK
RELEAS POWER BUTTON AND VOL+ and PRESS POWER BUTTON + VOL+ AGAIN VERY VERY QUICKLY
if successful you should boot into TWRP directly
5-once you are in TWRP wipe everything then format the device (ALL DATA WILL BE LOST)
of course you need to have the needed files already copied in the SD CARD
from twrp after the wipe and formatiing
go to install and flash in that order RMM_Bypass_v3_corsicanu or RMM-State_Bypass_Mesa_v2
then no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0
then at the end flash Magisk-v19.3
once its done reboot the phone normally, you will have your phone working as normal
once you are in, install Magisk APK MagiskManager-v7.3.2
reboot again
and voilaaa, you should have root and everything should be functional for you
although of course I will not be responsible for any kind of software or hardware damage, and certainly not responsible for any data loss
as it is completely you responsibility
all files you could possibly need will be in attachments if I can attach them
dd tried but couldnt attach them, so ull have to gather them ur self from previous posts
otherwise everything is in the original post of the owner, i did not add or moded anything, i am not a dev
I just gatherded the infos already shared
https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...nuary-t3760975
so big thanks to the original devs for the great work

Pro Cal said:
1-to root it the first thing is to have OEM Unlock available and enabled in Dev Options
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#1 ans 2 are kinda backwards and #4 is worded pretty badly. Kinda stuck is misleading and doesnt explain what pitfall to avoid. This could do with some edits. I mean this with zero offense and i didnt quote your entire post just in case you do choose to edit it.
I bring this up because your guide was quoted in another thread and caused some confusion especially regarding #4

Perhaps very stupid and ignorant question: after performing step 5 (TWRP wipe everything then format the device- ALL DATA WILL BE LOST), how can I recover all the application data present in the internal memory (which were present before the root) ? Is it enough to have copied the entire internal memory (including the "android and data" folder) and copy it back into the memory or will I have to install all the applications again and redo the entire smartphone setting (wifi, BT settings, menus, etc)? Alternatively, might a Smart Switch backup work?
I really apologize for the ignorance!

Octavi OS 3.4 for Galaxy A30s

Note: You need to backup your data because during the installation you will need to wipe your phone. You need to unlock the bootloader. Warranty will be voided.
I'm not responsible if your device becomes unbootable, installing this ROM is your own decision.
Here are the files you need: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PhROf-zefATv7IH4nd5lTsEzTtHItCtJ?usp=sharing
Here is how to flash it:
1. Download all of the files provided in the link on your computer
2. Copy the ROM and Eureka into your Phone's SD card
3. Extract Odin and Samsung USB driver
4. Install the Samsung USB driver
5. Open Odin
6. Turn your device off
7. Press and hold both volume keys and then plug in your phone to your computer using the USB cable
8. Press the volume up key
9. In Odin select AP and locate where you downloaded TWRP, make sure the auto-restart is disabled in the options section then press start
10. Once the TWRP install completes press and hold the power key and vol down key, once the phone screen switches off release the vol down key and hold the volume up key immediately
11. Once your phone boots in TWRP swipe where it says allow modification
12. Select Wipe, format data, and then type yes
13. Go back, and select to wipe Dalvik, cache, system, and vendor
14. Go back to the main screen and choose install
15. Choose select storage and then choose your SD card
16. Locate where you copied the ROM zip file and flash it.
Bugs:
1. Black Screen after the Samsung logo disappeared (Can be fixed by flashing the eureka kernel)
2. Wired and wireless headphones don't work (not sure how to fix it)
3. There is no fingerprint and face recognition
4. Cast screen doesn't work
5. Some apps are crashing
6. Google Play System Update doesn't work
7. The volume control doesn't work as well
8. The camera causes the screen to freeze
This ROM is designed for SM-A307GT, but it also works on my SM-A307FN
Credits goes to thewinner02 on SourceForge for the ROM file.

Update: I deleted the rom files, because my Google drive space was full

Teodortodorv said:
Update: I deleted the rom files, because my Google drive space was full
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can you put them back temporarily pls

Develop Bugs

welcome