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[Q] ICS ROM on GIO fails to start

Hi,
I have a Samsung GIO S5660 (no carrier, no lock or branding or something, originally GB 2.3.4, stockware updated to 2.3.6), rooted and installed Clockworkmod Recovery (5.0.2.6) and followed the instruction to the letter when I tried to install an ICS ROM: this one here.
I tried others too. But unfortunately the result is the same everytime. Installation successfully completes, wipe data / factory reset (tried that several times before and after installing). And when rebooting, the SamsungMobile logo is shown, the screen flashes white for a split second and goes dark but is obviously still powered up (glows a little). And then nothing happens. I have to remove the battery to bring it back to life then, which right now is of course nothing more then another reboot into recovery.
Any ideas? Am I using the wrong ROM versions? It says something about format failed when doing the wipe because of missing ext4 access ... ?! Do I have to use a different CWM Recovery? But I do use the one mentioned and linked to in the tutorial ...
Regards,
Mac

Uhm, I just had to wait a little longer for the ROM to start up. Sorry, ROM works alright.
Mac

[Q] TF101 - wizard has stopped after flash w/Android 4.2

Hello,
Im a newbie in what about Android is, but I already have rooted my TF101 before, so Im not so newbie in technology.
My previous installation was with ICS 4.0.3
Now, I was looking something better and I found this thread, which contains the update to JB 4.2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010903
I have installed the ClockWorkmod Recovery v5.8.3.4 and I have made the wipe data/factory reset
Then I have installed from zip the v0.5.0.zip package I have download from the upside link.
When it finish I have installed 4.2_gapps-jb-20121119.zip
And at the end I have installed the 4.2_addon.zip file
Everything looks like no one problems, but when I choose "reboot system now", the ClockWork mod recovery starts again, and again.
Then I think it was something for the recovery automatic option, then I press the down volume key when it start and I choose the Cold boot with Android to start up.
It looks perfectly, but after it apply the changes and go forward with the wizard. Before finish, when I try to add my gmail account it cannot connect or give me the error "unfortunately, setup wizard has stopped" and I can just click ok. It starts again the wizard but never can complete so I never can access my OS.
I try removing the cache, doing another wipe data/factory reset and now I when I try to complete the wizard, I go to configure gmail account and receive the error:
"Cant establish a reliable connection to the server.
This could be a temporary problem. Try again or connect to another Wi-Fi network"
I have tried installing again, etc, without success. There is something wrong or there is a fix for this? For what Im learning about Android it looks like a gapps problem, but also I try installing an older version and I never get complete the wizard.
I also try complete the wizard connecting to another wifi connection without success. Im stopped in this point from the last 2 days and I dont know what to do (I have a backup with 4.0.3 but I would love to get 4.2).
Can somebody help me?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Best regards,
Matias

[Q] I've tried everything and looked everywhere

Hey everyone, I'm using a GT-P5100 (3G + Wifi) O2 UK rooted tablet and for the last month it has been broken. It started rebooting itself randomly every now and then, and then suddenly it wouldn't even boot up for 15 seconds before it would restart itself again.
I am able to get into safe mode and I can get into the boot options, but when I factory reset it does nothing, I've tried from the boot menu, from safe-mode options and even from the dial up code.
I tried to connect my tablet to my PC as a media device and format it but that didn't work either; I can't connect it as a disk then format it that way because they took out 'mass storage mode' on this firmware.
I then tried to flash a stock ROM in Odin but every time I tried it would fail until I used Odin.v1.3, but guess what, it rebooted itself and my entire tablet is still exactly the same.
(the option was on AP ram in v1.3 not AP nand I don't know if that makes a difference.)
If anyone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it so much. I have been trying for weeks to fix this and I just don't know what to do anymore, I tried on another forum but nobody answered me.

Everyone else gets replies and I get zilch; amazing. I don't know what it is that is preventing my tablet from wiping itself but it refuses to clear the current data no matter what way I try (ROM, factory reset, computer format). If someone could just tell me what that is and what I have to do about it that would be grand.

You mention "rooted " but you don't mention what current rom or past roms that you may have flashed, you could have some sort of rom cluster [email protected]$k going on in your tab but NO one else will ever be able to help because of lack of INFO or history.
Pp.

I standard rooted it from Odin. This is my first ROM I am trying to flash. I just need to know what would prevent a tablet from rebooting itself properly. Factory reset, format and flash is not working so I must assume that rebooting is the issue here.

If you are running stock rooted rom and having issues like this the only way out is reflashing the stock firmware complete (not just a rom) and see if that fixes it before you try any other roms.
If you can get into download mode thats the fix.
Pp.

To flash it completely do I need more than an MD5 file? (I also have the partition file for my model). Another question, if the tablet is having issues with the reboot after a flash, will updating from a microSD with a zip help? Thanks for the advice.

[Q] After disabling ATT, hell broke loose.

I have the shield tablet LTE version and after connecting to WIFI it immediately installed all OTAs upto the hotfix also. So here I am sitting with lollipop in my tablet and I decide to go for rooting and CWM installation.. After rooting using adb/fastboot and installing CWM image, I decide to disable ATTall access because I read that it stops the portable hotspot from working. So, did that and then process after process started crashing. First it started with background data not being enabled (playstore wouldn't open) , NVidia hub crashing, google text to speech crashing, etc.
So, I went to cwm and did factory reset. At the initial stages itself where it asks for language setup, the google text to speexh crashes and I cannot click next or proceed forward.
I flash the Lollipop OTA once again thinking it would overwrite the system but it didn't.. and the same issue keeps happening..
Now what do I do?
Regards
Alden

An update to the mess i was in...
I tried recovery mode at the fastloader boot menu and I got the robot lying down with a red exclamation mark sign. I pressed vol + key and it opened the original recovery I think. I wiped user data from this menu and rebooted. and now it has come to the original screen setup and so far no process crashes...
What could have caused this entire mess?

I am not sure what would cause your issues but i believe your best bet is to download the full rom image for your tablet and flash it via fastboot. That should get you back up and running. (Be warned doing this will erase everything on your tablet!! SD card will be untouched)

By fullmrom u mean the one from the nvidia developer website right?

Yes that is the one! I am currently at work so I cant post a link to it but if you need it ill try to post it once im off, in about 30-ish minutes. Good luck! (p.s. last resort is RMA)

Is your shield up and running once again? Just wanted to get an update. =]

Thanks javydawg, I didnt use the one on nvidias developer website as i simply did not have enough data left in my Internet plan .. its 2.3 gb in size... after recoVery i was left with lollipop so i flashed a 750 mb file tht i gt from these forums and updated it to the latest version.. i still haven't pinpointed the reason for my earlier trouble but will shout out if it happens again... have to be careful cos not sure if RMA is possible for me in India...

Problem with BlissPop: Stuck at "BlissPop is starting..."

Hello to everyone, posting this here as I don't have access to ask in the forum post for BlissPop - I.E fresh user
I'm having issues with my "recalled" shield tablet (wifi), I had it flashed to BlissPop successfully previously but when I tried reflashing it the other day I was met with a major roadbump: It just won't load the ROM.
The tablet freezes at the screen following the installing and optimization of each application - basically my screen is stuck at a small wall of text saying the following:
"BlissPop is starting...
Powered by Team Bliss
Starting apps.
Please wait for the optimization process to finish."
And before you ask, yes I have waited long enough (left it on through the night just to be sure - this thing won't load).
My procedure is as follows.
Bootloader is CWM and it is rooted beforehand.
1st off going into recovery mode.
#2 Wipe data/cache/dalvik cache - done
#3 Installed BlissPop via sideload, then gapps_pico afterwards (I've tried wiping cache+dalvik before installing gapps to no help.)
#4 Rebooting from CWM, here I've tried both allowing and denying CWM to "fix" root settings.
I've tried the first ROM I installed (when wifi/lte versions were available) and the newer releases - same problem with both.
After this I am met with this screen that won't budge, anyone got a possible solution to this issue?

Hey I just received my replacement tablet and was going through this process too. I did some digging around and found / remembered that having an external SD card socketed can cause this problem. So I powered my device off, removed the card and then rebooted without major issue.
Hope this helps.

I don't have any SD card in my tablet though, thanks anyways.

Did you format system?
If not then do format system/data/cache
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Tried doing a format of system as well as data/cache/dalvik, still getting same result :/

Not sure its still helpful or not...i saw the xda thread regarding to this thread and whoever tried to flash the last zip got stuck at boot. So I'm guessing if you will flash a different one (by this time maybe they upload a new one) maybe you could get rid of it..
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When I switched to BlissPop I had to format /data because TWRP was unable to wipe it. TWRP offers that option unter "advanced wipe". Might be the same with CWM.

any help my phone stuck on this boot loop and i dont know what to do now , any fix ? i dont wanna have broken phone i did everything that u guys said nothing works