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This is the first time I have flashed something. I made a backup right before flashing CM7 using ROM Manager. Every time I turn on my phone, it gets stuck on the boot screen, where there is the LG symbol with some colors in the back. When I flashed it, it went to the boot screen, and stuck there for over 15 minutes. I pulled the battery, and tried to turn it on, and it gets stuck on the same screen. I have tried over and over again, and I have searched the Internet for answers, but I am still stuck. I have tried holding Volume Down and Power, and it goes to a screen with an Android and a box, but nothing happens after that. Please help me, I am new to this stuff.
Have u flashed cwm through nvflash?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13280029
Or u can try here as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13330067
After that don't forget to wipe ur data and format system before flashing new rom
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Waldano said:
Have u flashed cwm through nvflash?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13280029
Or u can try here as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13330067
After that don't forget to wipe ur data and format system before flashing new rom
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I did try that. As it turns out, I was unable to get my computer to recognize my phone because, while my USB cable could charge my phone, it could not connect to the the computer (my dog chewed it up). I tried a different cable and it worked. Thanks for the help anyway.
Seeing that box after volume down+power means u didn't flash cwm correctly. U won't be able to flash any new rom if u flashed cwm using rom manager
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NVFlash is a must for you to use CWM. Follow the instructions to a T in the above links, and make sure to let the ROM sit after the flash.
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And as for the original problem of why it got stuck in the bootloop, you probably didn't wipe everything.
Ok, so I did my first root last night with my G2x and flashed CM7 onto it using the instructions here for GB. The process didn't seem to go through at first because it kind of froze for awhile, but when I took out the battery and put it back in it loaded up. (I understand I may have made a mistake here.)
I thought all was good but then I tried to boot up Clockwork recovery to flash the GAPPs zip and everytime I tried it wouldn't go through the screens it is supposed to.
I'd hold the down volume and power buttons and the first LG (white) would show. Then it would bring up a cyan colored horizontal loading bar under the LG. I continue to hold the buttons hoping to see the cyan LG but then screen changes to a box with an orange arrow pointing to an android logo. There is a loading bar under this as well. If I let go here it loads up CM7 but if I continue holding on it takes me to the S/W screen.
I've tried this multiple times but I've kinda given up. I even tried individually installing the apks from the GAPPS zip but only a few of them successfully installed.
At a loss .Please let me know what I can do.
Let me guess. You flashed CWM via ROM manager?
Follow he guide here and let us know how it goes:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Also, before you install the ROM use the wipe tool in my sig.
I appreciate the response but I did use that thread to flash it.
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Ok, so I did my first root last night with my G2x and flashed CM7 onto it using the instructions here for GB. The process didn't seem to go through at first because it kind of froze for awhile, but when I took out the battery and put it back in it loaded up. (I understand I may have made a mistake here.)
I thought all was good but then I tried to boot up Clockwork recovery to flash the GAPPs zip and everytime I tried it wouldn't go through the screens it is supposed to.
I'd hold the down volume and power buttons and the first LG (white) would show. Then it would bring up a cyan colored horizontal loading bar under the LG. I continue to hold the buttons hoping to see the cyan LG but then screen changes to a box with an orange arrow pointing to an android logo. There is a loading bar under this as well. If I let go here it loads up CM7 but if I continue holding on it takes me to the S/W screen.
I've tried this multiple times but I've kinda given up. I even tried individually installing the apks from the GAPPS zip but only a few of them successfully installed.
At a loss .Please let me know what I can do.
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When it get to the point where "the cyan colored horizontal loading bar" let go of the volume and power button and see if it boots into CWM.
Ok, I tried that and it went to that android logo screen again. Then it went to a black screen and then the cyan LG logo screen. From there it booted up CM7.
I just noticed when I try to boot into Clockwork it erases everything I added to it including contacts and apps I installed.
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Ok, I tried that and it went to that android logo screen again. Then it went to a black screen and then the cyan LG logo screen. From there it booted up CM7.
I just noticed when I try to boot into Clockwork it erases everything I added to it including contacts and apps I installed.
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Try rooting process all over again... just make sure battery have plenty of charge and make sure during any of the process there's no interruptions... let us know what happen after that...
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I will unroot and try again. A few questions though:
I'm reading and it looks like I need to be able to boot into CWR to be able to unroot...is using ROM Manager a safe alternative?
And also, while I followed the instructions for flashing through the thread you provided last time, I read that I may need to erase/wipe certain types of data before I do so to avoid the market problems. Can someone provide me information on that?
I just want to make sure I do this right a second time.
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I will unroot and try again. A few questions though:
I'm reading and it looks like I need to be able to boot into CWR to be able to unroot...is using ROM Manager a safe alternative?
And also, while I followed the instructions for flashing through the thread you provided last time, I read that I may need to erase/wipe certain types of data before I do so to avoid the market problems. Can someone provide me information on that?
I just want to make sure I do this right a second time.
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No need to unroot... as long as your computer still detect your phone... just flash everything again... I mean since you want to root... I would just do all the rooting process again... and reflash clock work... don't use rom manager to flash clockwork mod...
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And since you can't get into clockwork... you can just try flashing clockwork again... no rom manager
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Sweet, so I reflashed CWR and CM7 and I got my contacts back and several other minor issues were corrected.
I am experiencing a new problem now though. Whenever I try to download from the market it tells me "[App name] could not be downloaded due to an error."
What can be done to fix this?
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Sweet, so I reflashed CWR and CM7 and I got my contacts back and several other minor issues were corrected.
I am experiencing a new problem now though. Whenever I try to download from the market it tells me "[App name] could not be downloaded due to an error."
What can be done to fix this?
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Try flashing Google apps again. Cm7 doesn't include them in their builds.
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Worked like a charm. Thanks, yall are the best.
ae2012 said:
I will unroot and try again. A few questions though:
I'm reading and it looks like I need to be able to boot into CWR to be able to unroot...is using ROM Manager a safe alternative?
And also, while I followed the instructions for flashing through the thread you provided last time, I read that I may need to erase/wipe certain types of data before I do so to avoid the market problems. Can someone provide me information on that?
I just want to make sure I do this right a second time.
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Rom Manager is not a safe alternative. Stay with Nvidia ClockworkMod.
Its should be a blue lg logo when you have to let go of the buttons.
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ae2012 said:
I will unroot and try again. A few questions though:
I'm reading and it looks like I need to be able to boot into CWR to be able to unroot...is using ROM Manager a safe alternative?
And also, while I followed the instructions for flashing through the thread you provided last time, I read that I may need to erase/wipe certain types of data before I do so to avoid the market problems. Can someone provide me information on that?
I just want to make sure I do this right a second time.
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Every time before you re- flash a rom I would recommend doing a data/factory reset within clockwork recovery. then Wipe your cache. And then even a wipe of the dalvic cache under advanced settings. Then flash the rom then gapps. Then reboot. Its called doing a clean install. It just makes everything smoother when re- flashing. And if your apps ever not update like that again just fix the permissions in clockworkmod then reboot. It usually fixes it. And i don't recommend flashing directly from the rom manager. Do it from recovery instead. Hope this helps.:thumbup:
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Similar issue, totally different outcome...
Ladies and Gentlemen (and low-lifes),
I have found myself in a similar situation, after recently flashing a ROM, to where I am now unable to boot into CW Recovery. The ROM flashed is working fine but when I attempt to boot into recovery I get a black screen and it never progresses beyond that. I have attempted to reflash of course via NVFlasher and from all indications it's been a successful flash. That said, the results remain the same... black screen.
FYI: I have not yet attempted to flash back to Stock Recovery.
•Current Rom - Owain's Domination v77 (a great ROM by the way)
•Current kernel - Harsh's 3.0.32
•Used Nullifier to prep device for ROM install (as I have been doing for sometime now)
If anyone has any experience w/this issue or any advice going forward I would greatly appreciate it.
UPDATE: (that was fast huh?) .................................................................................................................................................................................................
So I went ahead and flashed the Stock Recovery, tested and got access. I then flashed CWM 5.0.2.0 and to my delight was able to see the CWM console. I let go of the power and volume down buttons and the phone rebooted. Now the ROM will not boot, just sits in a forever cycle on the splash screen and the results continue to be the same as recently mentioned for attempting to get into the freshly flashed recovery.
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UPDATE: (that was fast huh?) .................................................................................................................................................................................................
So I went ahead and flashed the Stock Recovery, tested and got access. I then flashed CWM 5.0.2.0 and to my delight was able to see the CWM console. I let go of the power and volume down buttons and the phone rebooted. Now the ROM will not boot, just sits in a forever cycle on the splash screen and the results continue to be the same as recently mentioned for attempting to get into the freshly flashed recovery.
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Ok, I will bring my concerns to an end now. I forced CWM to remain in play by not letting go of the power and vol. down buttons then using my thumb to see if I could stroll through options in CWM. Once I accessed a few it remain stable. I nullified and re-flashed my ROM and all seems ok in my personal corner of the universe. I am now able to boot into CWM without issue.
So I have a major problem. And I'm probably a moron. This is the first time I've ever gone to flash to a custom rom on this phone.EDIT: I have flashed custom roms multiple times on past phones but never on android. I unlocked (EDIT: ROOTED) it several months ago using ACE kit and worked perfectly. I finally decided I was ready to go to a custom Rom. I downloaded Rom Manager by clockwork mod and paid for the premium version. My phone isn't connecting to my laptop and isn't able to synce. I think it may be my USB cord, but that's what caused me to flash through Rom Manager. I downloaded the ClearDroid Mod, Backed up my phone using Titanium Backup, then went back into Rom Manager and clicked begin flash to new rom or whatever it said. It went through everything and said it was a success. PHone restarts into white HTC screen. Then changes to Black HTC screen with quietly brilliant underneath. It sits there for a few minutes then quietly brilliant "rewrites" itself underneath. I have no clue what to do and obviously am way over my head. I hope I can get help.
Thank you in advance.
This is just a boot loop. One of the reason why I don't use rom manager. Any who. Pull the battery. Put it back in and boot phone up with volume down and power pressed simultaneously. You should see a white screen. This is the boat loader. Scroll down to recovery. In recovery wipe data/cache/dalvik. Then select install from SD. And choose your rom
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Did as you said. Didn't work. Still the same problem. I wiped everything, which was 2 options, wipe cache, and wipe user data. I think selected install from SD, navigated into the clockword folder in my card until I found the Cleardroid Rom. It installed again (succefully according to the screen) and I went and selected reboot. And back to same problem. I probably should have backed up my current rom shouldn't I?
Live and learn. The first boot does take the longest, give it a few minutes. But if it doesn't boot then it could have been. Bad download. What you can do is download the from again or a differentrom on your PC. Then in clockwork mount the SD card and transfer it over or you can use an adapter which ever is easier
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Thanks! I was actually in the process of installing another ROM when you responded. I remember reading other threads and put a few pieces together. Seems as though it worked. Thanks for your help though.
One last question. Can I just install ROMs through that method everytime? As in start in bootloader, enter recovery, and install that way?
Yup, that's how I do it. I prefer to manually wipe and install roms. Many roms come with an advance power menu so its even easier as they have an option to boot straight into recovery.
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I just downloaded the newest CM release (10.0.0 stable) and upgraded. For some reason every time I attempt to boot up my phone it sends me directly into recovery (clockwork). Its almost like a boot loop, but I go into recovery instead. I've tried reflashing to an older nightly version of CM10 that I know works, but it consistently just sends me back to recovery when I go to reboot. I tried a Nandroid restore, same thing. I'm not new to flashing Roms, and went through all the rituals (wiping data/cache, etc). Never have had any trouble flashing Roms in this particular phone.
I can't get into fast boot either, always goes into recovery. Has anyone seen anything like this before? I'm running out of ideas of my own. Any ideas are appreciated. There's a beer in it for the best information leading to the reconstitution of this jobby.
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I just downloaded the newest CM release (10.0.0 stable) and upgraded. For some reason every time I attempt to boot up my phone it sends me directly into recovery (clockwork). Its almost like a boot loop, but I go into recovery instead. I've tried reflashing to an older nightly version of CM10 that I know works, but it consistently just sends me back to recovery when I go to reboot. I tried a Nandroid restore, same thing. I'm not new to flashing Roms, and went through all the rituals (wiping data/cache, etc). Never have had any trouble flashing Roms in this particular phone.
I can't get into fast boot either, always goes into recovery. Has anyone seen anything like this before? I'm running out of ideas of my own. Any ideas are appreciated. There's a beer in it for the best information leading to the reconstitution of this jobby.
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Getting into fast boot is tricky...hold down arrow and push power, then release vol after boot.
Are you flashing boot.img properly in fastboot?
OK. I got it semi sorted out. It turns out there is a bug of some kind, I am not sure if it is special to the One S or what, but it is to mine. CWM gets thrown into a sort of boot loop if the device is charging while attempting to restart, and won't boot either into the rom nor into fastboot. It won't respond to adb either. It just keeps going into recovery. And it won't shut off. This happens when charging for some reason.
After I took the USB cable out I reset it with volume +, volume -, and power. I guess HTC put that little trick in there to simulate removing the battery since you can't take the battery out of the back. That effectively shut the phone off. Then I was able to get into fastboot and connect with adb. I put Team Win Recovery on there instead of CWM for now, and got into recovery. Wiped everything, and flashed the extra rom I had on there.
I am still unable to flash CM10 stable, it just goes into bootloop if I try, but at least I have my phone back. Hopefully I will be able to figure out if there is a way to kick start it on there, or whatever bug is solved. Look forward to trying it when its (or I'm) not broken.
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CounterSolar said:
OK. I got it semi sorted out. It turns out there is a bug of some kind, I am not sure if it is special to the One S or what, but it is to mine. CWM gets thrown into a sort of boot loop if the device is charging while attempting to restart, and won't boot either into the rom nor into fastboot. It won't respond to adb either. It just keeps going into recovery. And it won't shut off. This happens when charging for some reason.
After I took the USB cable out I reset it with volume +, volume -, and power. I guess HTC put that little trick in there to simulate removing the battery since you can't take the battery out of the back. That effectively shut the phone off. Then I was able to get into fastboot and connect with adb. I put Team Win Recovery on there instead of CWM for now, and got into recovery. Wiped everything, and flashed the extra rom I had on there.
I am still unable to flash CM10 stable, it just goes into bootloop if I try, but at least I have my phone back. Hopefully I will be able to figure out if there is a way to kick start it on there, or whatever bug is solved. Look forward to trying it when its (or I'm) not broken.
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The One S isn't offically supported by CWM. It sounds like you need to try and flash the boot.img in fastboot.
Try TWRP...it will be better
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That's weird. CM10 comes up as an update...
Either way, I tried flashing the 11/11/2012 nightly through twrp and came up the same thing, would just bootloop and not go into the rom. Fortunately I could still access both recovery and fastboot, so I went back to a previous nightly from last week, and after a (painfully long/manual) titanium restore, I'm back to normal. I'll have to investigate what is going on later when I have some extra time to commit to it.
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Yeah dc211 was right. I'm using hboot 1.14, had to go and flash boot.img in fastboot. Install went smoothly after that. Thanks for the input y'all.
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CounterSolar said:
That's weird. CM10 comes up as an update...
Either way, I tried flashing the 11/11/2012 nightly through twrp and came up the same thing, would just bootloop and not go into the rom. Fortunately I could still access both recovery and fastboot, so I went back to a previous nightly from last week, and after a (painfully long/manual) titanium restore, I'm back to normal. I'll have to investigate what is going on later when I have some extra time to commit to it.
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Before you flash this you need to remove "qrngd" file from the rom . The file is located at system-bin-qrngd.
I was able to flash 10.0.0 without removing qrngd. So far it hasn't been a problem. I read somewhere that file is some sort of random number generator, but that it isn't clear whether its even used anymore. Also, they say its more of a problem with earlier nightlies, especially with people using HBOOT < 1.14. It might be just junk DNA in the system files, or they may have patched the problem. I will keep my eye on it though, and will report back if I get any spooky behavior.
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jazz452 said:
Before you flash this you need to remove "qrngd" file from the rom . The file is located at system-bin-qrngd.
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That was fixed in the 11/09/12 nightly, so its not an issue anymore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33867937&postcount=2209
This is the Q&A for the unofficial CM 10.2 for the SGS4G.
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Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.
So, apart from GPS not working, as far as you know everything basic is working well?
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getochkn said:
Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.
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Yeo, it is. I didn't touch anything related to the recovery except the recovery fstab that I must update to b compatible w the new JB so idk if I have to do anything else to have that feature back or it was CWM by default then, I will find out bout it soon.
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So, apart from GPS not working, as far as you know everything basic is working well?
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Damn... I thought there was a chance GPS would somehow be possible I'm starting to think its wishful thinking... Come on samsung
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Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.
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I believe koush decided to throw away the fix permissions button in CWM because he said it was largely placebo effect and had no real purpose anymore.
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Thanks for all the solutions and answers that I have collected from users around here, I have been able to update the OP for the FAQ (post 3) in the main thread. So either a question is answered here or not, please also have a look over the FAQ @ post 3 in the dev thread to track down the answered common questions, thanks .
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so do you know if external mics work on this Rom?
Ok guys i have flashed near every rom this phone has ever had and never ran into a bootloop problem. So i had CH 10.2 on my phone for 2 days with no hiccups. Then today after letting my phone die completely "battery death" i pluged it in and now it keeps bootlooping and i cant get it into recovery if i hold down volume down + power it loops at the galaxy s 4g starting screen. If i let it go of the power button at the correct time it just bootloops. anyone have any ideas?
http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/
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Ok guys i have flashed near every rom this phone has ever had and never ran into a bootloop problem. So i had CH 10.2 on my phone for 2 days with no hiccups. Then today after letting my phone die completely "battery death" i pluged it in and now it keeps bootlooping and i cant get it into recovery if i hold down volume down + power it loops at the galaxy s 4g starting screen. If i let it go of the power button at the correct time it just bootloops. anyone have any ideas?
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The Recovery Is Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Button
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The Recovery Is Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Button
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Ok if i hold that combo it loops the galaxy s 4g splash screen if i hold the combo then let go of the power button at any time during the splash or right when it turns to black then it just normally boots into the Cyanogen boot screen then sits there spinning for going on 2 hours then i just pull the battery any ideas?
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Ok if i hold that combo it loops the galaxy s 4g splash screen if i hold the combo then let go of the power button at any time during the splash or right when it turns to black then it just normally boots into the Cyanogen boot screen then sits there spinning for going on 2 hours then i just pull the battery any ideas?
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Battery Pull. Hold Vol Up + Vol Down + Power. Whenever The Samsung Galaxy S 4G Splash Screen Comes On, Let Go Of The Power Button And Keep The Volume Buttons Held Down. Should Take You To Recovery
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OMG YES!!! I have no idea what i did but i pressed the combo when i plugged it into my computer and it looped the battery screen twice then went straight into CWM recovery did not go through the splash screen like a normal CWM recovery start but whatever i got to remove the rom and flash the new Slim Rom . Anyone have any idea what could have caused this just so i know what to or what not to do in the future ?
Try using adb
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To get to CWM recovery on this ROM, simply download 'Quick Boot' application and use it to get to recovery. It works.
Apex launcher crashes as well. I think issue is ROM related. Also, ROM is very heavy, I couldn't find why.
Edit: ROM is snappier after using CM performance features and letting cache do its work.
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That's not very helpful if you can't get past the CyanogenMod splash though.
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I got through the splash screen on 1st try.
You should check if you worked according to ROM instructions.
I usually always format system as well as wipe everything twice before flashing any new ROM.
I was referring to :
1. the lack of recovery button on power menu.
2. The inability to use hardware keys to get to recovery after flashing this ROM.
Heimdall One-click (in download mode) and try again.
You're right - I missed that option in developer features - it's called 'advanced reboot options'.
I'd suggest you get to download mode - one click heimdall and reflash this ROM after dowble wiping dalvik, cache, and format system.
I've flashed numerous ROMS to my phone before but have never ran into a problem like this.
-I went back to stock
-flashed CM7, as recommended from the OP
-downloaded and flashed CM10.2 but it gets stuck around 75%
I've been on this thread, and the rom thread as well as waiting a bit, hoping to find a solution or it figures itself out. Nothing! Is it unsafe to pull my battery when its at 'Installing update' (75%) for an extended period of time?
Also, i am on CWM 5.0.2.8
Thanks
I flashed it from ICS (Ultragen) and had no problem.
You can try that as well.