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Last chance i see to save my phone is by posting here...
So, what i did:
1. Downloaded and installed ClockworkMod 2.5.1.8 (com.kb7sqi.defy.boostrap.old.apk)
2. Made a full BackUp (stored on PC and SD-Card)
3. Wipe data/factory reset + Wipe cache
4. Selected "CyanogenMod 7"-ROM for install
5. Install succeded -> chose "Reboot"
6. Defy stuck at Boot-Loop for like 30 Mins.
7. Removed battery -> held volume down + power button
8. NO ClockworkMod showed up ... instead "Android system recovery <2e>" shows up
9. Wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache doesn't do anything at all
10. only other options are "reboot system now" (, which got me stuck at Boot-Loop again) and "apply sdcard:update.zip" (where do i have to get the update.zip?)
So, i tried to connect my Defy via USB (installed Motorola Defy USB-Drivers and RSD Lite (tried 4.7+, 4.9 and 5.0). None of the RSD Lite Versions could recognize my phone while it's in "Android system recovery <2e>". So i can't "flash" a stock-rom (sbf-Files)...
I tried downloading an update.zip (CookieCutter ROM i found in another forum) and placed the file in the root-directory of my SD-Card. When i chose "apply sdcard:update.zip" i get the Errors:
"E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted."
So please, i need your help... how can i save my phone and put it back into the old state? ... thanks in advance
Quick Edit:
I managed to get into "BootLoader" by holding volume up-button, but as soon as it starts it says "Battery Low - Cannot Program" and exits... i charged my defy for hours... "should" be no problem... if it even charges correctly, i don't know... if i connect it via USB to charge it, i got a white light and black screen... nothing seems to charge at all...
I think there is only one thing you can do: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
You defy is not bricked.
But in the state your device is, it cannot charge the battery.
You need to charge the battery with another phone or charger in order to flash an sbf with RSD lite.
Or you can try this hack: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
It was worked form me some time ago...
Thanks for the hope, i'll try this workaround tomorrow, hope it goes well.
So when i actually get the BootLoader working my PC and therefore RSD Lite should recognize my phone and then i just can flash my device with any official .sbf and it works? And when it's flashed i can reinstall ClockworkMod and install my old backup? :X
Do not be afraid. Your Defy is not briked. What should you do after you manage to charge your phone, if your battery is to low:
1) boot it in stock recovery (Vol Down + Power); the Android with a exclamation mark will appear on the screen; you'll have to press both volume buttons (if you had froyo)/press the right lower corner on the screen(if you previously had eclair)
2) wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache
3) restart your phone in bootloader (Vol Up+ Power)
4) connect it to your pc and start RSD Lite 4.9
5) Flash the SBF with RSD Lite (choose one from this topic, maybe you can find there the version that was on your Defy before you tried to put CM7, you might find there also other useful tips)
To install CM7 you need to upgrade your software to Froyo, if you are on Eclair, then install 2nd Init v1.4.2 from this topic and then install CM7. It won't work without 2nd Init and kb7sqi recovery mod doesn't have also the 2nd Init modules. However before upgrading to CM7 you can read this topic as there you'll find all the steps required to install CM7.
You should borrow another battery or charge using desktop charger first.
Try wipe data & cache first from stock recovery. If it doesn't make any change, you can try flash with full sbf. Once had this problems too. Solved with full sbf flash + wipe data & cache.
Good News, i got it charged with the trick and successfully installed the stock ROM via RSD Lite. But now i always get "MD5 mismatch!"-Error when i want to restore my backup created with Clockworkmod :S...
Check if your folder, where the nandroid is stored, contains any spaces in the name. If so remove the spaces.
Yeah, i already did that and tried to fix it with:
# cd /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2011-05-23.16.30.06
# rm nandroid.md5
# md5sum *img > nandroid.md5
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but without success... :S
Solved Battery Low Cannot program
pull ur battery out and put in and connect it with wall cherger motorola original.!
that's done.
works for me//
hit thnx. for me
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem but my phone USB-port really doesnt work.
I managed to put the orig. Froyo and changeged the bootlogo but did a mistake with erasing CWM. Now the Defy is stuck in Bootloop.
I can only reach the Bootloader and the Android Recovery System.
I need a working update.zip to flash the phone via SD-card.
Start over again follow forum rds lite sfb flash then root again
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o_Honk said:
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem but my phone USB-port really doesnt work.
I managed to put the orig. Froyo and changeged the bootlogo but did a mistake with erasing CWM. Now the Defy is stuck in Bootloop.
I can only reach the Bootloader and the Android Recovery System.
I need a working update.zip to flash the phone via SD-card.
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On stock recovery do a full wipe it should get you out the boot loop
mckarty said:
On stock recovery do a full wipe it should get you out the boot loop
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I have similar problem. I stuck in boot loop. I am able to go into stock recovery and did a data wipe & cache wipe. Still I am in boot loop. RSDlite also does not shows my phone. Tried in several PCs with different USB cable. But no luck. If there is a possibility to flash stock rom with update.zip, please help me with update.zip. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Hay can you help me how I screwed tel. I wanted to drKetan Multitool adwance flas new kernel persius I chose this kernel perzius and when I went after the procedure I only marks skip everything and install kernel then it happened the phone has just started and it said samsung black screen and then I reset the recovery but it did not have a touch Philz, I now have nothing and I only have the option reebot system now, applay update from ADB, applay update from external storage, wipe data / factory reset, wipe cache partition and apply update from cache. I've tried install the new rom but when I go to applay Udate from external storage and choose the rom write me only
e: Failde to verify whole-file signature
if anyone can help me would be happy oodin I've tried to install a stock rom when I press the start waiting and possible signs get pit for mapping and that's all what I can do to
How about going to Download mode and install via ODIN?
See the toolbox for this.
ps: Your phone is NOT bricked!
Bricked means it doesn't do anything anymore and it cannot be revived.
eduka said:
Hay can you help me how I screwed tel. I wanted to drKetan Multitool adwance flas new kernel persius I chose this kernel perzius and when I went after the procedure I only marks skip everything and install kernel then it happened the phone has just started and it said samsung black screen and then I reset the recovery but it did not have a touch Philz, I now have nothing and I only have the option reebot system now, applay update from ADB, applay update from external storage, wipe data / factory reset, wipe cache partition and apply update from cache. I've tried install the new rom but when I go to applay Udate from external storage and choose the rom write me only
e: Failde to verify whole-file signature
if anyone can help me would be happy oodin I've tried to install a stock rom when I press the start waiting and possible signs get pit for mapping and that's all what I can do to
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flash the pit file before flasing rom http://d-h.st/Dlv if u know how to do it using odin or search youtube but its simple as flashing rom
Hi thanks for the guidance and effort but sm already ustimal via Odin sm upload their new ricovery cwm 6 And now I work again all thanks again
Guys
really need some help here. Stupidly i decided i wanted to try my hand at installing clean rom,.
Firstly -
1. i rooted the device, and then used titanium backup to freeze some knox apps.
2. I didnt bother to put the stock recovery back on as i wanted to install clean ROM.
3. I followed the instructions i found on here to a tee - as below. They all worked perfectly.
4. I went through the install screens on CLEAN ROM - that all worked fine.
5. It ended with a screen back to TWRP and i hit reboot.
6. Not the device just gets stuck at the glowing samsung logo.
7. I can get back into TWRP but i have no idea what to do next. I have tried rebooting from TWRP, both system and power, but no luck. The device powers down, and comes back up but remains stuck on the glowing samsung logo.
What can i do?
these were the instructions i followed. Any help much appreciated, and i will chuck a couple of quid towards someone that can help.
3.
Download latest CleanRom and copy it to your SD-Card
4. ODIN
- Run Odin as administrator
- untick -Auto Reboot-
- Click -PDA- (in latest version it's -AP-) and choose your TWRP version
- Now turn off your device and restart it by holding down Power+Volume Down. Proceed with Volume Up to enter DownloadMode
- now connect your device to your PC using USB
- Device drivers should get installed if not already done
- check the Message box in Odin. There should be an "Added!!"
- There should be nothing checked but F. Reset Time
- Press -Start-
- when finished there should be a "RES OK !!" in the Message box
- TRWP is now flashed to your device
4.1.
Now restart your device manually by holding down Power+Volume Up. As soon as you see the Samsung Logo, wait a second and release the Powerbutton but keep holding Volume Up until TWRP is loaded.
5. TWRP
In TRWP
- click Wipe
- advanced wipe and check:
Dalvik, Cache, Data, Internal Storage (should be enough), System
- do NOT tick external SD. You don't want to get it wiped.
- Swipe to Wipe
Now back to Mainmenu
- click Install
- choose your desired ROM
- Swipe to Confirm Flash
- Follow Rom's Installshield and you should be good
Have fun and good luck
If you can get back to TWRP, then wipe data , cache & dalvik, then re-flash clean rom again.
If problem still persists then flash a stock rom via odin.
still no joy
I can wipe cache, system, data, but when i try to include dalvik cache i get a "Failed". the message in the screen says E: unable to mount '/cache
rakeshm01 said:
I can wipe cache, system, data, but when i try to include dalvik cache i get a "Failed". the message in the screen says E: unable to mount '/cache
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You shouldn`t wipe system . data , cache & dalvik was the requested options.
Now since you wiped system, your only choice is to download a stock firmware from sammobile, enter download mode power+volume down , then volume up, & flash via odin .
lsherif said:
You shouldn`t wipe system . data , cache & dalvik was the requested options.
Now since you wiped system, your only choice is to download a stock firmware from sammobile, enter download mode power+volume down , then volume up, & flash via odin .
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Hi thanks all – i think the problem was the boot loop issue. I wiped cache, dalvik cache, system, and data, one by one, and then reinstalled clean rom and it seemed to push it through. Thanks for the support though!
Almost, if it powers on and you're even getting in to recovery, bricked is not the proper term.
Bricked = no power, dead beyond repair.
All you had was a software issue.
and if twrp does not find sd card ?
then what ?..
Hello there, hope someone can help me with my problem.
I softbricked my Find 7a while trying to reinstall ColorOS 2.1.5 stable. When I boot the phone up normally, it tells me that "SystemUI has stopped working" and that the Encryption was unsuccesful. no problem, I thought, lets just wipe everything and reinstall it via ColorOS Recovery.
But nothing works there - I can't wipe data, it always tells me I need 250 MB free space - and just reinstalling ColorOS 2.1.5 didn't help - it says the installation was succesful, but when I boot it up, its again "Encryption unsuccesful", just like before. Trying to wipe everything via fastboot didn't help either, (used 'fastboot erase xxx', whereas xxx stands for cache, system, userdate, recovery and so on), I always get the following message: FAILED: (remote: failed to erase partition)
I've also tried the unbrick tool from Irwenzhao but whenever I click on start a green bar is loading but after 5 seconds my phone just reboots, no matter how often I try.
I also have the feeling this has something to do with a failed unification (LVM), because I tried to switch back so it would maybe work... nothing.
Seems like I cant delete anything, even though I can boot up the phone, go into fastboot mode and go into recovery mode (which was useless so far since nothing works here)
Am I missing something here? Would be great If someone could help me out here..
Do you have LVM installed before per script? Try uninstalling it (Although ColorOS should work with LVM): http://community.oppo.com/en/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=46285
Or try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HraWDrHve8
Hello.
Tried flashing older stock rom via TWRP.
TWRP installed fine, worked fine, flashed vbmeta, still everything worked.
Downloaded ROM, put it into the sd card, went into twrp, formatted data, rebooted into twrp again, wiped Dalvik/ART cache, cache, system, vendor and internal memory, tried flashing, gave error 7, with "mkdir folder file not existing or whatever". In twrp i went into terminal, made a directory /cache/recovery, tried flashing, worked. Wiped dalvik and when i tried to reboot, the backlight turns on for a split moment and then it turns off.
Recovery does the same, and fastboot lights up the screen with the image of fastboot but it turns off. Plugging it with the usb makes it so it repeatedly turn on backlight and off again.
What does this mean? Device dead? Any help?
Thank you.
Maybe try flashing a custom rom
With what tools if I may ask? Any advice you can give me?
Fastboot doesn't stay on like it should, the screen just flashes the fastboot picture and it restarts again. Recovery does the same.
Try following bliss rom guide with installation of twrp
Trying to do anything with ADB tools just gives me a "< waiting for any device >".
I'm sure there's other ways of flashing twrp
VirusWar said:
Hello.
Tried flashing older stock rom via TWRP.
TWRP installed fine, worked fine, flashed vbmeta, still everything worked.
Downloaded ROM, put it into the sd card, went into twrp, formatted data, rebooted into twrp again, wiped Dalvik/ART cache, cache, system, vendor and internal memory, tried flashing, gave error 7, with "mkdir folder file not existing or whatever". In twrp i went into terminal, made a directory /cache/recovery, tried flashing, worked. Wiped dalvik and when i tried to reboot, the backlight turns on for a split moment and then it turns off.
Recovery does the same, and fastboot lights up the screen with the image of fastboot but it turns off. Plugging it with the usb makes it so it repeatedly turn on backlight and off again.
What does this mean? Device dead? Any help?
Thank you.
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i think it's dead
-when the twrp gave you the error you should log it
-you should format data after flashing a rom ,not before (and only few roms require it)
your only option is flash VBMETA then TWRP again and see if it work
use the unofficial twrp : (3.3.10)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...ecovery-unofficial-twrp-xiaomi-redmi-t3997267
You should have formatted data partition after flashing the rom(not manually create those folders). You would be okay.
Any solution?