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Test and possible solution to the reboots (GB related)

Well first off I do believe there are 2 different reboot problems. One related to radio/sig and a new one. Im very crazy about wiping everything before flashing roms. I would boot into cwr and wip data/factory reset, cache, dalvik, then go into mounts and storage and format /system and /sdcard. now i would have basically nothing on my phone or sd card.... i would then mount as usb storage from cwr and add the rom i wanted to flash. I would flash it and have 0 probs until the GB roms. Ive found that after wiping the SD card it would boot and after the setup process it would get non stop reboots every time it would get a data or voice sig. to fix it i had to wipe just data cache and dalvik and then reflash the rom and then everything was cool (besides maybe a reboot during setup but thats semi normal) ive gone a day now with 0 reboots on my phone. before that i tested and i can replicate this every time ive even tested it on my co workers phone. I dont know why this happens and im hoping some1 can test it by doing what i did in cwr and confirm that they also get reboots after this.
again the steps are:
Boot into CWR
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik
go into mounts and storage and format /system /sdcard
mount as usb and add in GB bamf beta 4 (since thats what i did my tests with)
reboot do the setup and see if you get reboots
report back here
p.s. please dont flame or ask silly questions kinda wana just keep it to people who have tested and have feed back
p.s.s. to fix the reboots just re wipe data cache dalvik and reflash rom

please some1 test it if you can confirm then im gong to test it on stock froyo roms etc

CM9 boot animation loop

I have clockworkmod recovery installed and rooted. It's been a few months since I rooted, and can't remember exactly what I did, but OTA updates stopped working. Hence, I am still on gingerbread.
Trying to flash a custom rom now, CM9. I tried the rom manager method several times, found out that wasn't recommended, and then tried the recovery method.
The same thing happens either way: it boots into CM9, but the boot animation keeps playing.
With the rom manager method, I tried wiping nothing, then tried wiping dalvik only, then tried... whatever the other option was, wipe cache and data?
With CMW recovery I downloaded CM9 zip and the appropriate GAPPS, moved onto the internal SD card, booted into recovery mode Wipe data/factory reset, then Wipe cache partition, then install both.
I'm able to restore from backup each time, but this is annoying.
Thank you

1. Install ICS Radio (UCLF6)
2. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
3. Format /System
4. Install CM9.zip
5. Install Gapps.zip
6. Wipe Cache/Dalvik
7. Reboot
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UZ7 said:
1. Install ICS Radio (UCLF6)
2. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
3. Format /System
4. Install CM9.zip
5. Install Gapps.zip
6. Wipe Cache/Dalvik
7. Reboot
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So "UCLF6" appears to be rom that is similar to stock, I'm guessing the idea here is that I'm resetting the phone but retaining root, the idea being that something on my phone is messed up and preventing CM9 from booting but doesn't prevent the current rom from booting?
Two other questions
1. Won't format/system wipe out all my backups in addition to my data?
2. Have you had or seen this problem before? I'm hesitant to commit myself to something, especially with no backups, if it's just a theoretical fix. I do appreciate it either way.

UCLF6 is an ICS modem/radio you need if you're coming from gb.
If you back up though CWM you can restore again later if you want.
Formatting /system will delete the operating system.
Formatting /data will delete your apps/settings/wallpaper etc...
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I had a similar boot animation loop when I went from stock GB to stock ICS. What seemed to fix it was updating my CWM from 5.0.2.6 (non-touch) to 5.5.0.4 (touch). (BTW, I couldn't find an advantage of stock ICS over stock GB. I have since put on CM9 which I'm liking).

UZ7 said:
UCLF6 is an ICS modem/radio you need if you're coming from gb.
If you back up though CWM you can restore again later if you want.
Formatting /system will delete the operating system.
Formatting /data will delete your apps/settings/wallpaper etc...
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Still got the boot loop.
When I did the "Wipe data/factory reset" I did get an error message during one of the processes"
"Error mounting sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping format"

I had a boot loop problem when I first tried to flash JB. I went from GB to ICS with a custom rom a few months back, but I couldn't get any of the new JB roms to work. I ended up having to upgrade my CWM to the touch version in order to get JB flash to work. Also, a tip-- the boot animation will take a minute or two even when it is working. Don't assume it is still a problem if you see it more than once.

[Q] Changes persisting through FULL wipe and other strange problems.

Ever since I switched from twrp to cwm, strange things have been happening. I made a thread a few days ago about how neither recovery or rom would boot. Well, a few people suggested that I fastboot erase cache and my problems would be gone. I did, and I didn't wan't to say anything to be difficult but it did fail to boot recovery 1 more time after that. After that one time, it was fine- for a while. More recently, I ended up freezing/disabling google services on venom 3.2.6 because it was causing massive wakelock. I've made 3 full wipes today, and after going back to cleanrom, I can't sign in to gmail because google services is still disabled even after a full wipe. So I switched back to twrp and fastboot erased cache. Unfortunately, the problem still persists.
tl;dr
Wiping doesn't work for some things like data and cache. At least, I think that's what's happening. Does anyone have any clue as to why this is happening? It's not a big deal, I was just hoping someone might know why.

Flash the "Format ALL" at the bottom of this post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946784
That will guarantee a full correct wipe is performed (SD card contents will be untouched). I use it when I switch between ROMs.
Then reinstall CleanROM and report back.

ECEXCURSION said:
Flash the "Format ALL" at the bottom of this post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946784
That will guarantee a full correct wipe is performed (SD card contents will be untouched). I use it when I switch between ROMs.
Then reinstall CleanROM and report back.
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OMG that worked. WHY did that work? haha.
I still don't know why "wiping" in cwm AND twrp is failing to format/wipe. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. I was starting to freak out thinking "I KNOW I HIT FORMAT" lol

"format erase cache" wipes out previous recoveries info so always do that when changing recoveries. also twrp and cwm format differently so doing a full wipe in twrp first then change to cwm doing "format erase cache" then do full wipe inside cwm might clear some things up. as far as issues go i haven't received any in cwm.

DvineLord said:
"format erase cache" wipes out previous recoveries info so always do that when changing recoveries. also twrp and cwm format differently so doing a full wipe in twrp first then change to cwm doing "format erase cache" then do full wipe inside cwm might clear some things up. as far as issues go i haven't received any in cwm.
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Well see that's just it: I used fastboot erase cache every time I switched recoveries after the first problem I had a few days ago. And every time I switch roms I always format everything- cache, dalvik, data, and system. And I never restore anything. I guess I'm the only one getting these problems No big deal though I guess I'll just use this every time I switch roms.
Thanks again guys.

Yeah, just use that. Different recoveries have different words for what formatting is being performed. We need to format system, cache, and delvik cache. In some versions of twrp this is cache, delvik cache and factory reset.
It's quicker to just use Calkulin's tool.
Sent from my HTC One X

im talking about in twrp when you wipe everything but go into backup it still shows sizes. well if you format in cwm then go into twrp and check the sizes they are different then if you formatted in twrp in which i assume they format differently im not sure what is left behind but it must be something since when you use "format erase cache" it truely erases to 0.

DvineLord said:
im talking about in twrp when you wipe everything but go into backup it still shows sizes. well if you format in cwm then go into twrp and check the sizes they are different then if you formatted in twrp in which i assume they format differently im not sure what is left behind but it must be something since when you use "format erase cache" it truely erases to 0.
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Haha wow I didn't realize you were saying format instead of fastboot. I get it now. Thanks lol
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[Q] Phone stuck "Optimizing apps" after upgrading rom

Long time visitor, first time poster.
Upgraded rom today when I found of there was an official 4.3 upgrade for the Verizon GS3. Looked around and found this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600305 Before that, I was on the last official stock, flashed deodexed rom.
Installed rom zip via CWM, rebooted. After loading screen, it starts upgrading apps. It got stuck on 82 of 601. After 15 minutes, I booted into recovery and wiped cache (failed to do this during initial install, it never was a problem before). Reboot, gets stuck on 93 of 465. Hard reboot, total number keeps going down, but keeps sticking.
After several hard reboots (pulling the battery), I got it down to 1 of 1, but it won't go any further. It's been about an hour.
What do I do next?
While waiting for ideas, I'll hard reset, boot into recovery, wipe cache again, and see what happens.
Edit: Wiped cache partition from CWM, rebooted, still stuck at 1 of 1.

CaffeinatedGuy said:
Long time visitor, first time poster.
Upgraded rom today when I found of there was an official 4.3 upgrade for the Verizon GS3. Looked around and found this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600305 Before that, I was on the last official stock, flashed deodexed rom.
Installed rom zip via CWM, rebooted. After loading screen, it starts upgrading apps. It got stuck on 82 of 601. After 15 minutes, I booted into recovery and wiped cache (failed to do this during initial install, it never was a problem before). Reboot, gets stuck on 93 of 465. Hard reboot, total number keeps going down, but keeps sticking.
After several hard reboots (pulling the battery), I got it down to 1 of 1, but it won't go any further. It's been about an hour.
What do I do next?
While waiting for ideas, I'll hard reset, boot into recovery, wipe cache again, and see what happens.
Edit: Wiped cache partition from CWM, rebooted, still stuck at 1 of 1.
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I believe you may need to use ODIN to manualy re-flash the 4.3 update. NOTE: This will lock your bootloader, but seeing as how you have already upgraded it already is.

Mtsprite said:
I believe you may need to use ODIN to manualy re-flash the 4.3 update. NOTE: This will lock your bootloader, but seeing as how you have already upgraded it already is.
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Do I specifically need to find a rom that is Odin flashable, or should I try another zipped package flashed through recovery?

CaffeinatedGuy said:
Do I specifically need to find a rom that is Odin flashable, or should I try another zipped package flashed through recovery?
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Don't use Odin to flash the official tar file, you'll lock your bootloader and you'll be stuck.
Wiping dalvik cache should work, but if it doesn't then do this.
In recovery factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, format system, then format internal sd card (this will erase everything on your phone). Then reflash the rom again.
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Mtsprite said:
I believe you may need to use ODIN to manualy re-flash the 4.3 update. NOTE: This will lock your bootloader, but seeing as how you have already upgraded it already is.
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His bootloader is not locked, he never upgraded to the official 4.3 ota.
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BadUsername said:
Don't use Odin to flash the official tar file, you'll lock your bootloader and you'll be stuck.
Wiping dalvik cache should work, but if it doesn't then do this.
In recovery factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, format system, then format internal sd card (this will erase everything on your phone). Then reflash the rom again.
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I wanted to try something else before formatting the card and having to deal with that, so I downloaded the zipped rom here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2591895
From CWM I wiped cache (again), wiped dalvik (again), and installed rom. On reboot, went through app optimization without any problems.
I'm not sure what the problem was, but I fixed it by using a different rom.
Thank you for the help.

[Q] flashing from cm11 to 12 nightly then PA bootloop help needed

ok so here is what i have done and what has happened. so far google and the search box keep taking me to threads with similar problems but those fixes dont work or do not apply to me afaik.
so i started on cm11s stock rooted on the One. (bootloader is already unlocked)
checking the PA rom thread it said if you are flashing from cm11 make sure to flash to cm12 first, then flash gapps.
once that is working get into recovery mode (twrp in my case) clear cache and dalvik then flash PA rom
done that then ended up in an android apps loading bootloop. i have flashed GAPPS also but still remaining in the bootloop.
now if i go back to cm12 i can get to the homescreen and use it a little. but once i plug the usb cable in (connected to PC) it reboots. it also reboots randomly. i have since just wiped the entire phone. now once im on the homescreen i try to access the internal storage in windows and the device appears but does not show anything. i am trying to copy the PA rom zip and Gapps zip to the phone to try flashing again. since it has been crapping itself i have been using adb sideload to flash files.
so what am i missing, what have i forgot to do along the way?
cm11 to cm12 then PA as per instructed is giving me a bootloop (with wiping cache+dalvik when supposed to)
any help is appreciated,
cheers,
kanjo

kanjo said:
ok so here is what i have done and what has happened. so far google and the search box keep taking me to threads with similar problems but those fixes dont work or do not apply to me afaik.
so i started on cm11s stock rooted on the One. (bootloader is already unlocked)
checking the PA rom thread it said if you are flashing from cm11 make sure to flash to cm12 first, then flash gapps.
once that is working get into recovery mode (twrp in my case) clear cache and dalvik then flash PA rom
done that then ended up in an android apps loading bootloop. i have flashed GAPPS also but still remaining in the bootloop.
now if i go back to cm12 i can get to the homescreen and use it a little. but once i plug the usb cable in (connected to PC) it reboots. it also reboots randomly. i have since just wiped the entire phone. now once im on the homescreen i try to access the internal storage in windows and the device appears but does not show anything. i am trying to copy the PA rom zip and Gapps zip to the phone to try flashing again. since it has been crapping itself i have been using adb sideload to flash files.
so what am i missing, what have i forgot to do along the way?
cm11 to cm12 then PA as per instructed is giving me a bootloop (with wiping cache+dalvik when supposed to)
any help is appreciated,
cheers,
kanjo
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The PA thread actually says to flash PA over the top of CM12 while only wiping cache and dalvik cache? No wiping system or data? I'd put money on that being the cause of your problems. The only reason to flash CM12 first is to have the proper updated firmware installed in preparation for PA. Leaving the system and data partitions intact before flashing a different ROM (PA over CM12) is asking for trouble.
Go into TWRP and perform a full wipe (system, data, cache, dalvik cache), then flash the PA zip and the gapps zip and reboot. Don't flash CM12 again because the firmware was updated the first time you flashed it.
EDIT: Exactly which thread are you getting these instructions from? Neither of the PA threads that I'm aware of contain those instructions.

Heisenberg said:
The PA thread actually says to flash PA over the top of CM12 while only wiping cache and dalvik cache? No wiping system or data? I'd put money on that being the cause of your problems. The only reason to flash CM12 first is to have the proper updated firmware installed in preparation for PA. Leaving the system and data partitions intact before flashing a different ROM (PA over CM12) is asking for trouble.
Go into TWRP and perform a full wipe (system, data, cache, dalvik cache), then flash the PA zip and the gapps zip and reboot. Don't flash CM12 again because the firmware was updated the first time you flashed it.
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was coming back just now to update whats happening.
i finally got PA to boot. after many many fresh installs of cm12. one booted without a loop. i went back to twrp did a factory reset (wipe of dalvik and cache) (device was already freshly wiped of all data) had tried this many times but it finally booted.
now i have some weird things happening., ie. if i go into settings and enable or disable ADB the phone reboots... it didn't have that happen when i was on cm11. so not sure why it is happening now.
further if i install GAPPS i get a boot loop of android is upgrading. not sure why. the only boot that seems to work is when i run PA no gapps and no SUroot. any ideas why this is happening? or for how long the android is upgrading is meant to loop. ive seen some people say it is normal and could last 10 minutes. ive sat through multiple sessions of this some 1hour+ long. so not sure what is going wrong. i dont usually have much trouble flashing roms. this one is puzzling.
**edit**
forgot to add when it does boot. well when it did,. its now on a Android is upgrading loop after flashing GAPPS and enabling root......
anyway when it did boot the homescreen would show an error saying "settings has stopped" not sure why that is happening either.

kanjo said:
was coming back just now to update whats happening.
i finally got PA to boot. after many many fresh installs of cm12. one booted without a loop. i went back to twrp did a factory reset (wipe of dalvik and cache) (device was already freshly wiped of all data) had tried this many times but it finally booted.
now i have some weird things happening., ie. if i go into settings and enable or disable ADB the phone reboots... it didn't have that happen when i was on cm11. so not sure why it is happening now.
further if i install GAPPS i get a boot loop of android is upgrading. not sure why. the only boot that seems to work is when i run PA no gapps and no SUroot. any ideas why this is happening? or for how long the android is upgrading is meant to loop. ive seen some people say it is normal and could last 10 minutes. ive sat through multiple sessions of this some 1hour+ long. so not sure what is going wrong. i dont usually have much trouble flashing roms. this one is puzzling.
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forgot to add when it does boot. well when it did,. its now on a Android is upgrading loop after flashing GAPPS and enabling root......
anyway when it did boot the homescreen would show an error saying "settings has stopped" not sure why that is happening either.
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Just to be clear, you've wiped system, data, cache, and dalvik cache directly before flashing PA? No CM flashes since wiping all of those partitions?
Also, which thread are you getting those install instructions from? Neither of the PA threads that I'm aware of contain those instructions.

ill try to clean up what has happened here;
have tried booting to twrp. wiped all data,
flashed PA
booted. with weird errors (settings has stopped and reboots on usb plugged in or adb turned off or on)
tried to flash gapps and enable root
now bootloop of android is upgrading.
going to go back to twrp. wipe all data and flash PA again without gapps and without root. will report back in about 10 minutes. will flash by using TWRP and ADB sideload.
do i need to reflash cm12 if i clear all data in twrp? i saw you mention above once i have flashed cm12 once it will have the need FW files to go to lolipop (in this case PA rom) at the moment i am trying to sideload PA rom after wiping data, system, cache and dalvik. is this why i am having the issue?
im dead tired so i admit i can be making mistakes though everything i have done seems to be what i am meant to do. flashed from cm11 to cm12, cleared all data, then flashed PA+gapps and root. = upgrading boot loop and errors mentioned above. tried flashing just PA and it booted with same errors, flashed gapps and errors.
all the files MD5s look good. not sure what is wrong.
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okay now i am at homescreen on PA.
when enabling/disabling adb in dev settings i get a reboot. is this normal now? does it need to reboot to mount the filesystem or something?
when it does boot after enabling adb i get "settings has stopped"
going to go to TWRP and flash GAPPS now and leave root not installed. will report back in a sec.

kanjo said:
ill try to clean up what has happened here;
have tried booting to twrp. wiped all data,
flashed PA
booted. with weird errors (settings has stopped and reboots on usb plugged in or adb turned off or on)
tried to flash gapps and enable root
now bootloop of android is upgrading.
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Please define wiped all data.
kanjo said:
do i need to reflash cm12 if i clear all data in twrp? i saw you mention above once i have flashed cm12 once it will have the need FW files to go to lolipop (in this case PA rom)?
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You only need to flash CM12 once, ever. The wipes don't remove the firmware.
Right now this is the exact (and only) process you need to follow:
1. Boot into TWRP.
2. Wipe system, cache, dalvik cache, and data.
3. Flash ROM + gapps together.
4. Reboot phone.

Heisenberg said:
Please define wiped all data.
You only need to flash CM12 once, ever. The wipes don't remove the firmware.
Right now this is the exact (and only) process you need to follow:
1. Boot into TWRP.
2. Wipe system, cache, dalvik cache, and data.
3. Flash ROM + gapps together.
4. Reboot phone.
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this is what i am trying to do now. but when i flash PA and GAPPS i get android is upgrading x of xxx apps and reboot, repeat.
no idea why.

kanjo said:
this is what i am trying to do now. but when i flash PA and GAPPS i get android is upgrading x of xxx apps and reboot, repeat.
no idea why.
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Not sure why that's happening of you're following the correct process. Maybe try with a different ROM.

Heisenberg said:
Not sure why that's happening of you're following the correct process. Maybe try with a different ROM.
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balls, was hoping to us PA, haven't used it since my old s3 and figured it was the rom for me again. will have to check the rom comparison spreadsheet and look into others.
right now i have sideloaded PA alone. will copy PA and gapps to the internal storage to make things easier.
but it doesnt look like it is going to work for me.
going to try it once more like you said but locally rather than through sideload. though the internal storage is deciding when it does and doesnt want to show up.
TWRP
wipe system, cache, dalvik cache, and data.
and flash them both in tandem.
and for the fun of it when it asks if i want to install root i will let it go right ahead.
maybe this time it will work. if not then its a different rom for me. sadly.

okay so now **** got retarded. TWRP has been replaced by the stock cm11 recovery and i am too pissed off to think straight and cannot remember how to get this son of a ***** rooted again let alone to flash TWRP. i dont want to use any toolkits they all seem broken as hell.
can anyone point me in the right direction because ive just about lost my **** and this phone is going to meet my fist head on very shortly...
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done. after all this i am now on cm11 stock rooted ....seriously. hours upon hours, just to get back to where i started.
man i love when things go smoothly. anyway cheers for your help @Heisenberg . n