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So I used to run the CM7 rom, then upgraded to a ISC WIP. Well, it was pretty unstable, and wanted a stable rom, so tried restoring my old CM7 backup, and now when I turn on my phone, it shows the HTC splash screen, the goes black (screen still on), and won't go past that. I realize now I downgraded the firmware, and you can't do that.
My buddy said I need to get some toolkit and reset EVERYTHING back to stock roms, re-root and all that. So can some generous person link to all that? I see a lot of it in the Inspire 4G forums, but want to make sure I have it all. And after I flash all the stock stuff, can I restore that CM7 backup (clockwork recovery mod)?
Thanks in advance for the help/reply, much appreciated.
If you can get into hboot, this may help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396229
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If you can get into hboot, this may help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396229
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That's what I was looking at, wasn't 100% sure if it's the right tut for me. Thanks for the reply!
Do I need to reinstall recovery, or flash the stock rom?
Oathdynasty said:
Do I need to reinstall recovery, or flash the stock rom?
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You should follow the steps to reinstall recovery, then go to flashing a rom. You only need to go through the "flashing a stock rom" section if you had problems reinstalling recovery. Just read through all the steps and you'll get it.
Oathdynasty said:
Do I need to reinstall recovery, or flash the stock rom?
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If you are S-OFF you just can flash a new recovery image and then flash any rom you want. You will have to do it from command prompt...
if you need help in doing that, just let me know...
glevitan said:
If you are S-OFF you just can flash a new recovery image and then flash any rom you want. You will have to do it from command prompt...
if you need help in doing that, just let me know...
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I could use some help haha. I tried downloading the stock rom (PD98IMG.zip) from multiupload, but it'd down, and the mirror says it'll take several hours.
Oathdynasty said:
I could use some help haha. I tried downloading the stock rom (PD98IMG.zip) from multiupload, but it'd down, and the mirror says it'll take several hours.
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Look in the second post in that thread. The OP noted last month that there were probs with multiupload and posted an alternate dl.
pazzo02 said:
Look in the second post in that thread. The OP noted last month that there were probs with multiupload and posted an alternate dl.
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I got it. I went on the cyanogenmod irc, and they helped me. I didn't have to flash anything stock, I rebooted into my bootloader, went into recovery, wiped system, data, dalvik, cache.... All that, flashed cm7 and restored
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Good. Glad you got it fixed
Oathdynasty said:
I got it. I went on the cyanogenmod irc, and they helped me. I didn't have to flash anything stock, I rebooted into my bootloader, went into recovery, wiped system, data, dalvik, cache.... All that, flashed cm7 and restored
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Glad you got it sorted out, To be honest that is the first thing you do when a rom wont boot. Whenever you restore a backup it is best to wipe first
I tried to flash a aokp rom and before flashing made a back up. Now when I flashed the rom and rebooted the phone im stuck at samsung boot. I can get into recovery. At first it was a messed up recovery i tried to get to an old rom and reinstalled inimitable on reboot still stuck at samsung but can get into red recovery. Backup when reinstalling says cant mount system/! please help me asap I cant do anything I need my phone I am in panic mode.
Have tried reflashing The ROM again...or if you just want to go back to stock see my signature for links to the one click method
...btw your in the wrong section to post this...
The OP for aokp does state to flash twice...did you?...first time with wipes, then you can pull battery ...go back to cwm and reflash...again.
going back to stock is your way. clear all that crap out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
Post one to stock.....
Post two to put cwm back on....
Read with detail...the thread I provided....
Your probably going to need to go back to stock, but just so you know, flashing any ICS rom while on Gingerbread bootloaders will get you a "Messed up recovery" You'd have to flash ICS bootloaders, but doing that means you can't flash any non ICS roms, I personally still have a rainbowed recovery on the off chance I want to flash GB rom.
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Your probably going to need to go back to stock, but just so you know, flashing any ICS rom while on Gingerbread bootloaders will get you a "Messed up recovery" You'd have to flash ICS bootloaders, but doing that means you can't flash any non ICS roms, I personally still have a rainbowed recovery on the off chance I want to flash GB rom.
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We have no ics boot loaders...froyo boot loaders make the recovery look funky...gingerbread boot loaders fix that problem and can be used with froyo, gingerbread and ics ...not trying to be rude or a jerk just informing you
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Actually the "messed up" or rainbow recovery is from the lack of gingerbread boot loaders, just figured this out this morning when I attempted to flash aokp uniporn. Once I did the heimdall one click with bootloaders checked (gingerbread boot loaders) I was able to successfully flash the aokp rom and recovery works perfectly. Its really better not to reply when one does not know what they are talking about oh and I was still able to reflash a gingerbread rom as well although I probably won't go back to gingerbread again since aokp is the **** and runs super smooth
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Please move this thread from the Development Section.
edit- Thanks for moving it.
Sorry about posting so quickly in wrong section. I just know the guys who post in here are pros. I used heimdall and everything is back to stock, no superuser. Should that be right, am I now not rooted? I havent tried to boot into recovery, but I think I have it still. Can I just follow root methods if I want to go back to root? Thanks again.
I my experiences, I've noticed our phones use a form of "Cumulative" Upgrade system, where You have to essentially go from Froyo to GB to ICS or things go haywire when you actually start using your ICS Rom..
I've tried using Heimdall to flash back to stock, but it doesn't seem to fix all my files from time to time, so I still use GTGs Ultimate Unbrick, and once it starts up as you're in Recovery Mode do a Factory Reset/Wipe Cache Partitions, it helps with not having the "Google Authentication Failed".
It's a long process from start to finish either way, so i figure save yourself the hassle for the long run and wipe it fresh...
I used heimdall without clicking the GB bootloaders checkbox. Upon reboot after sucessfully flashing everything, my phone shows the rainbow color thing then boots normally. I have no seen any issues other than that, however I only got it back up and running about an hour ago. I will see as the day progresses what happens. I just would like to know where I go from here to reacquire root priveleges. When I try to boot into recovery with the button combo I get a rainbow colored screen and nothing else showing, should I re-run heimdall with gb bootloaders box checked?
IME, one flash will lock on Samsung logo, 3 finger back to recovery, wipe everything, flash the rom again and flash the gapps and it would have been fine...
I have that happen everytime I have flashed an AOKP ics..it always works out fine..
Those instructions are in most of the OP's...
Its very important to read that and have an understanding of what exact steps there are before you just start flashing away...
drnecropolis said:
IME, one flash will lock on Samsung logo, 3 finger back to recovery, wipe everything, flash the rom again and flash the gapps and it would have been fine...
I have that happen everytime I have flashed an AOKP ics..it always works out fine..
Those instructions are in most of the OP's...
Its very important to read that and have an understanding of what exact steps there are before you just start flashing away...
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Upon flashing the first time i did reboot into recovery but it was so buggy i couldnt see what to select. I am back to non rooted stock i believe now but when trying to get to recovery it just hangs on a rainbow like screen.
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Cjohns8792 said:
Upon flashing the first time i did reboot into recovery but it was so buggy i couldnt see what to select. I am back to non rooted stock i believe now but when trying to get to recovery it just hangs on a rainbow like screen.
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I would use the one click heimell run it twice on the 2nd time check the box for bootloaders....
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I would use the one click heimell run it twice on the 2nd time check the box for bootloaders....
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It actually doesnt allow me to select it. The box is "greyed" out yet says phone connected and ready.
Cjohns8792 said:
It actually doesnt allow me to select it. The box is "greyed" out yet says phone connected and ready.
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Aft your 1st flash...dont close program...but put your phone back into download mode again and then it should allow you to check the box...then..
You probably can't mount until you format system, data, and cache. I had this issue before as well, Go to mounts and storage and Format system, data, and cache and then try mounting again.
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You probably can't mount until you format system, data, and cache. I had this issue before as well, Go to mounts and storage and Format system, data, and cache and then try mounting again.
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Can't access recovery, it just shows a full rainbow screen.
Cjohns8792 said:
Can't access recovery, it just shows a full rainbow screen.
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my suggestion is do the method i mentioned..
I unlocked the bootloader. Roms like Synergy, Bean, etc no longer boot (stuck on samusg scrreeen)
Any idea?\
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I unlocked the bootloader. Roms like Synergy, Bean, etc no longer boot (stuck on samusg scrreeen)
Any idea?\
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What methode did you use to unlock it? I'm running the stock no nonsense rom and I belive unlocked with no problems
Do other roms boot? Will the newest CM10 nightly boot? Will anything boot?
Did you flash a different recovery? If you were using kexec roms before (beans is one, so is synergy with imo's kernel) and then flashed a non-kexec-supporting recovery, that'd explain not being able to boot. If you're unlocked, you don't have to flash a new recovery.
If you did the unlock correctly, you should be able to boot whatever you were able to before. If you can't get anything at all to boot, it's possible you flashed a bad aboot image.
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Do other roms boot? Will the newest CM10 nightly boot? Will anything boot?
Did you flash a different recovery? If you were using kexec roms before (beans is one, so is synergy with imo's kernel) and then flashed a non-kexec-supporting recovery, that'd explain not being able to boot. If you're unlocked, you don't have to flash a new recovery.
If you did the unlock correctly, you should be able to boot whatever you were able to before. If you can't get anything at all to boot, it's possible you flashed a bad aboot image.
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CM10 ROMs boot.
I think it's because I used CWM 5.x rather than 6.x. Phone isn't recongized by PC, no idea why. Any idae how to get 6.x using the terminal app in CM10 and wifi?
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CM10 ROMs boot.
I think it's because I used CWM 5.x rather than 6.x. Phone isn't recongized by PC, no idea why. Any idae how to get 6.x using the terminal app in CM10 and wifi?
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Install EZ-Recovery from the play store and flash 6.0.1.0?
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Install EZ-Recovery from the play store and flash 6.0.1.0?
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Thanks. Flashing Synergy now to test it...let's see what happens.
EDIT: Flashed just great, but still isn't working. But, it's cool, CM10 mods work and I got what I needed (exported Verizon contacts and improted them to Google Contacts using My Verizon's webstie)
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CM10 ROMs boot.
I think it's because I used CWM 5.x rather than 6.x.
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Yep, that's exactly the problem. You installed a non-kexec recovery and your roms still use kexec.
You're sure you selected the right options in EZ recovery? Open it, scroll to the recovery pane, select the "recovery" radio button, change the drop down menu next to it to CWM 6.0.1.0, click the "Flash!" button. That should let you install whatever roms or kernels you like.
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Yep, that's exactly the problem. You installed a non-kexec recovery and your roms still use kexec.
You're sure you selected the right options in EZ recovery? Open it, scroll to the recovery pane, select the "recovery" radio button, change the drop down menu next to it to CWM 6.0.1.0, click the "Flash!" button. That should let you install whatever roms or kernels you like.
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Dang. How do I undo the bootloader unlock so I can redo it with the proper CWM?
confusedman112 said:
Dang. How do I undo the bootloader unlock so I can redo it with the proper CWM?
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Being unlocked shouldn't have any impact on being able to flash using ez-recovery. One thing you can try is use EZ-Recovery to flash stock recovery, odin back to the stock verizon image which should relock the bootloader and start all over.
confusedman112 said:
Dang. How do I undo the bootloader unlock so I can redo it with the proper CWM?
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why dont you take some time and read before flashing...this s*** is getting rediculous! Your questions are answered in multiple threads on this forum. Actually I just answered your question in a thread right below this!! Sorry not trying to be a ****...sigh.
droidstyle said:
why dont you take some time and read before flashing...this s*** is getting rediculous! Your questions are answered in multiple threads on this forum. Actually I just answered your question in a thread right below this!! Sorry not trying to be a ****...sigh.
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Because I am at work and don't have time to find and locate? Could you reference it, please?
PJnc284 said:
Being unlocked shouldn't have any impact on being able to flash using ez-recovery. One thing you can try is use EZ-Recovery to flash stock recovery, odin back to the stock verizon image which should relock the bootloader and start all over.
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Why do you need to flash stock recovery to use Odin to flash stock Verizon rom? Odin has nothing to do with what recovery you have installed. I flashed stock unrooted rom while rooted and having CWM recovery, it worked just fine. Once you flash stock rom, it restores the stock recovery too anyway. I'm fairly sure of this, but if I'm wrong, please correct me anybody.
newuser134 said:
Why do you need to flash stock recovery to use Odin to flash stock Verizon rom? Odin has nothing to do with what recovery you have installed. I flashed stock unrooted rom while rooted and having CWM recovery, it worked just fine. Once you flash stock rom, it restores the stock recovery too anyway. I'm fairly sure of this, but if I'm wrong, please correct me anybody.
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Just to be safe. Wanted to get rid of the sprint related elements from the original root so I Odin'd back to stock with cwm installed using the VRALF2 tar found here. Tried to boot into recovery to factory reset prior to first boot and had 0 recovery (not stock nor cwm). Luckily the rom booted and I used the simple root method to root and install EZ-Recovery to install CWM.
If I flashed synergy v1.7 and used rom manager v5.x.x and then unlocked the boot loader how would I flash a new rom? Do I have to use ez recovery with clockwork mod v6.x.x since it is now unlocked or can I continue using rom manager with clockwork mod 5.x.x. I'm a noob and won't be looking to switch roms until synergy gets jellybean. Thanks for the help and hopefully I made sense with my question
synergy to beans to synergy bootloop
I think my issue might be related to the issues stated above.
So after after having unlocked my bootloader with EZ unlock & installing beans custom Rom via TWRP , I decided to go back to synergy. I made a nandroid of my synergy which was origianlly installed with CWM and figured I could just wipe and restore that with TWRP. Total bootloop.
OK, so I pulled the battery, tried it again...bootloop.
SO I pulled the battery, wiped and installed the synergy zip thinking I could try a fresh install. I got a message in TWRP that E:sd-ext was not found, but wipe seemed to happen so I continued the process.
installation said it was successful but now when I try to boot up, I either get stuck in the android is upgrading applications (looping over and over) or it gets through there and tells me all teh com.android.xxxx applications unexpectedly stop.
is this a soft brick? can I recover from this? are there incompatibilities between the kernels of bean's custom rom and synergy for verizon samsung galaxy s3?
after unlocking thru the ez tool installed twr recovery and installed the synergy rom and its just stuck on samsung galaxy s logo please help what do i do?
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after unlocking thru the ez tool installed twr recovery and installed the synergy rom and its just stuck on samsung galaxy s logo please help what do i do?
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Sounds like an bootloop, just odin back to stock and try again.
If you remove the battery and turn it back on, will it boot into recovery?
power+vol up+home button
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power+vol up+home button
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yes it turns back on but i have unlocked it and its on twp recovery which rom would work with it?
i tried flashing mr beans rom that didnt work beacuse i am on twp recovery and i tried flashing synergy rom that didnt work either so wat should i do. since i unlocked the phone can i still do odin? or will that brick my phone
guys please help!
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guys please help!
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is there any rom that i can use for my unlocked s3
flameinthefire said:
guys please help!
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Someone already told you what to do. Find a stock ROM, boot up Odin and flash.
the roms you tried work with TWRP... ive used TWRP since release
Karl said:
the roms you tried work with TWRP... ive used TWRP since release
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I don't think they work with TWRP. They will flash fine but they wont boot. I had the same problem as the OP when i flashed them. I guessing its because they aren't setup for unlocked phones yet. OP all you need to do is wipe using TWRP then flash the cyanogen mod 10 leak posted by CVPS. Make sure you flash gapps and you will be good to go.
Locked or unlocked phone shouldn't matter as far as the Rom is concerned, it's been stated many times that the kexec kernels will boot fine on an unlocked phone. I would suggest starting fresh, stock ODIN, root, unlock, then flash CWM 6.0.1.0 with ez recovery and go from there.
Some people are not having any issues with the touch recoveries and others are, in my experience the CWM recovery has been the most stable and I could really care less about "touching" my recovery, buttons do the same thing. Just my 0.02
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feel like an old man hearing these stories......we all know them...when we first started out flashing and **** went wrong....freak outs..panics....sweating..pacing..anger....regret.........BUT then you work through them and look back and say "**** that was easier than I thought"....and we come across them again without panic or hesitation........................dude relax........
1-grab a stock image...chose anyone you want in these forums..some are even prerooted.....i personally got competely back to stock
2-i use the one click root method..so root
3-flash cmw...any version you want as long as it is made for your model phone.....you can use e-z recovery app from market
4-MAKE A ****ING BACKUP!!! very important...
5-download e-z unlock from the play market..use...and done..now you are stock, rooted, unlock bootloader......if you plan on flashing cm10 or aokp or aosp....please make sure to read the thread "how to backup your imei" before flashing any of those roms.............boom goes the dynamite:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:.............................
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I don't think they work with TWRP. They will flash fine but they wont boot. I had the same problem as the OP when i flashed them. I guessing its because they aren't setup for unlocked phones yet. OP all you need to do is wipe using TWRP then flash the cyanogen mod 10 leak posted by CVPS. Make sure you flash gapps and you will be good to go.
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Kexec roms don't but synergy should have. I use twrp and Synergy no problem. There isn't anything special that has to be setup for an unlocked bootloader.
Op you should be able to flash any non kexec rom. Did you do a wipe factory reset? If not you may want to give that a try
So I was rooted on synergy r72 then went to jellybean...tried flashing back to clean rom and s*it hit the fan...I ended up Odin back to stock and started from square 1...unlocked and rooted I made a nandroid and tried to flash clean rom once again...it installed but when it got to the boot animation it looked strange and the screen where it said Samsung had a bunch of different colors and then it rebooted...battery pulls didn't work...restored my root66 from Odin but can't flash any new roms! Any ideas what is going on!?!? I would greatly appreciate the help!
Did you check the md5 hash of the file you downloaded? Either way try downloading it again and check the hash.
Brian Gove said:
Did you check the md5 hash of the file you downloaded? Either way try downloading it again and check the hash.
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Yes... I haven't done anything differently from when it worked prior to this
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So heres an update...I flashed back to root 66 in odin and everything is normal...when I go to flash a rom in CWM it goes into bootloop and i have to restore my back up...What do I do ?
Did you try downloading the file again? It could have corrupted. Just a thought. Make sure your bootloader is still unlocked(You can tell because it will boot by the first 'Samsung' screen in a split second then go onto the 'Samsung Galaxy SIII' screen.). And before you flash cleanrom wipe everything, data, cache, davlik. Run the fix permissions too just to be sure.
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So heres an update...I flashed back to root 66 in odin and everything is normal...when I go to flash a rom in CWM it goes into bootloop and i have to restore my back up...What do I do ?
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I think your boot loader is relocked when you flash factory stock. Try to flashed back to root 66, then do unlock..the rest should be straight forward.
buhohitr said:
I think your boot loader is relocked when you flash factory stock. Try to flashed back to root 66, then do unlock..the rest should be straight forward.
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This. If you ODIN back to stock, you need to unlock again.
I have odined back to stock, unlocked, made a nandroid & tried to flash clean rom...I got it flashed but it bootlooped and i had to do 3-5 battery pulls and let it sit for a while in between pulls...I then flashed the kernel and had to do the same thing...then i tried to flash dirty tweeks and then it sat and bootlooped again...Any time i try and flash a rom it does the same thing...Do you guys think that something is wrong with the internal storage and the phone is defective now? Should I get it back to factory stock and try and return it to verizon?
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I have odined back to stock, unlocked, made a nandroid & tried to flash clean rom...I got it flashed but it bootlooped and i had to do 3-5 battery pulls and let it sit for a while in between pulls...I then flashed the kernel and had to do the same thing...then i tried to flash dirty tweeks and then it sat and bootlooped again...Any time i try and flash a rom it does the same thing...Do you guys think that something is wrong with the internal storage and the phone is defective now? Should I get it back to factory stock and try and return it to verizon?
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Please list the steps you took step by step so we can see what's going on here. Don't embellish, don't exaggerate, tell us what you did and what you didn't do. Based on your steps you shouldn't be bootlooping. I would follow droidstyle's guide step by step in each category that is relevant (going back to stock, unlocking, flashing ROMs, etc.). Follow each step closely in whatever ROM you're flashing as well. Don't take shortcuts.
You sure you're unlocked? Maybe try unlocking again. It doesn't seem to bother anything if unlock an unlocked phone. If that makes sense...
+1 to listing your exact steps to help troubleshoot.
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This. If you ODIN back to stock, you need to unlock again.
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Using Odin to go back to stock does not re lock the boot loader.
Unlocking it again doesn't hurt as was just mentioned.
@OP are you sure you're using the correct variant? You are on Verizon and do not have one of the developer phones, etc?
Brian Gove said:
Using Odin to go back to stock does not re lock the boot loader.
Unlocking it again doesn't hurt as was just mentioned.
@OP are you sure you're using the correct variant? You are on Verizon and do not have one of the developer phones, etc?
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I swore that it did. Are you sure?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842830 - Yes it does. It rewrites the aboot.img to the secure one.
Positive, I tested it out and that's why droidstyles guide has changed.
I odined back to stock...unlocked...made nandroid...tried to flash clean Rom...it worked...flashed the clean kernel...went into bootloop...restores backup...copied synergy r72 to sd and installed with everything working perfect...I came from synergy 72 before I tried to get to clean Rom...when synergy gets installed does it do anything special in the installation process?
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Boot loop sounds like a kernel issue. Are you sure you're not using a TW kernel on AOSP, etc?
Also have you tried redownloading the files that are giving you problems? Try redownloading the kernel to see if that makes a difference. If you're successful in flashing ROMs then I think a fresh download might fix your issue.
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I odined back to stock...unlocked...made nandroid...tried to flash clean Rom...it worked...flashed the clean kernel...went into bootloop...restores backup...copied synergy r72 to sd and installed with everything working perfect...I came from synergy 72 before I tried to get to clean Rom...when synergy gets installed does it do anything special in the installation process?
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When you install synergy it installs a custom kernel. It used to detect if you are unlocked before the kernel was flashed but later versions assume you are unlocked. Watch the text as you flash in CWM and see if it gives you any error message or if ziggy's kernel was flashed successfully.
Thats a wired problem I would try going back to the stock rooted image again
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When you install synergy it installs a custom kernel. It used to detect if you are unlocked before the kernel was flashed but later versions assume you are unlocked. Watch the text as you flash in CWM and see if it gives you any error message or if ziggy's kernel was flashed successfully.
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Ziggys kernel was flashed successfully and synergy r72 running successfully... Do you guys think I should try dirty flashing clean rom? Idk what else to try... From synergy I can do a full wipe and try install clean rom but I doubt it will work
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cleanrom doesn't come with their own kernel baked into it already??? Why would they make you flash the ROM then the kernel..... And if you're getting the bootloop after installing the kernel then it's as mustbepbs said, re-download the kernel file.