Bootloops are some general problems while flashing incompatible contents in your phone. Sometime they lead to heart attacks for newbies and even sometime for Senior Citizens
Ok , Bootloop is the situation when you phone doesnt loads up the OS and keeps repeating the boot animation.
TIPS :
1. Always keep a stock ROM backup and current ROM backup in mmc or sdcard.
2. If you are not familiar with adb click here and set it up as fast as possible because who knows in the next boot you are going to be stuck.
3. Never pull battery, If stuck always press[ (VOL +) + (VOL -) + POWER] or connect phone to PC and start adb.
4. Always keep the FASTBOOT- OFF & USB Debugging - ON,
Settings->Power->Fastboot = OFF
Settings->Applications->Devlopment->USB Debugging=ON
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PROCEDURE 1 : [RECOMENDED]
1. If you are stuck , never pull battery. Press [ (VOL +) + (VOL -) + POWER]
4. Connect Phone to Computer
5. Open cmd
7. Write [ adb reboot bootloader] + [VOL -], Now your phone will be in boot menu
8. While in boot menu, go to recovery(if present) and flash the previous ROM from backup
OR
Do a factory reset from boot menu(if recovery not present)
9. You are done , Now everything will be fine and You are now safe from heartattacks and paranormal activities.
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PROCEDURE 2 :
1. If you are stuck , never pull battery. Press [ (VOL +) + (VOL -) + POWER]
2. Your phone will reboot within a gap of 5sec
3. In this time take out you battery cover(I mean only the upper battery cover shield)
4. Connect Phone to Computer
5. Open cmd
6. Write [ adb reboot recovery], if recovery installed else goto Step 7
7. Write [ adb reboot bootloader], only if recovery not installed and do a factory reset
8. While in recovery flash the previous ROM from backup
9. You are done , Now everything will be fine and You are now safe from heartattacks and paranormal activities.
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Next time dont do anything stupid. Learn to be satisfied..
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Have FUN, Enjoy ; )
You should be recommending rebooting to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader), then powering down from there, as opposed to hard resetting and pulling the battery.
zeekiz said:
You should be recommending rebooting to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader), then powering down from there, as opposed to hard resetting and pulling the battery.
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Tried it in my case but didnt worked, anyways thanks
when you say Always keep a stock ROM recovery and current ROM recovery in mmc. I think that you should say on the SD card? otherwise I believe that the terminology might confuse.
I also agree that you shouldn't say remove battery cover - people (especially non English speakers) may too easily confuse this for remove the battery - which isn't what you want! As recommended above adb reboot bootloader and then Power Down in case it does work for some.
Although it's probably too late by the time people read this thread, I'd also suggest that you recommend they turn off FASTBOOT and enable USB debugging (there's always the chance that they'll read this thread before the sh1t has hit the fan!).
Settings->Power->Fastboot = OFF
Settings->Applications->Devlopment->USB Development=ON
This tutorial is already there in the forum. I would recommend to search the forum before starting a new thread.
Lets keep our forum clean.
ben_pyett is right edit it accordingly in your post. And its "boot loop" not "bootloop".
ben_pyett said:
when you say Always keep a stock ROM recovery and current ROM recovery in mmc. I think that you should say on the SD card? otherwise I believe that the terminology might confuse.
I also agree that you shouldn't say remove battery cover - people (especially non English speakers) may too easily confuse this for remove the battery - which isn't what you want! As recommended above adb reboot bootloader and then Power Down in case it does work for some.
Although it's probably too late by the time people read this thread, I'd also suggest that you recommend they turn off FASTBOOT and enable USB debugging (there's always the chance that they'll read this thread before the sh1t has hit the fan!).
Settings->Power->Fastboot = OFF
Settings->Applications->Devlopment->USB Development=ON
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Thanks for the info.. I will update it
onlyankush_s said:
This tutorial is already there in the forum. I would recommend to search the forum before starting a new thread.
Lets keep our forum clean.
ben_pyett is right edit it accordingly in your post. And its "boot loop" not "bootloop".
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Huh I searched for this kind of thread, but didnt found anything useful
So I treied to make this guide so that anyone other than me should not be trapped in such Situation
Any ways thanks for info
Thanks for this Guide.
I like the TIPS section. It really can spare you a lot of troubles.
Q1: why to keep a Recovery image? It is not used in the described procedures.
Q2: please explain why we have to remove the battery cover (Pr.2)
Q3: what is the state of the system after Hboot Factory reset - is the ROM still there or it is necessary to flash again?
amidabuddha said:
Thanks for this Guide.
I like the TIPS section. It really can spare you a lot of troubles.
Q1: why to keep a Recovery image? It is not used in the described procedures.
Q2: please explain why we have to remove the battery cover (Pr.2)
Q3: what is the state of the system after Hboot Factory reset - is the ROM still there or it is necessary to flash again?
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A1) I personally always keep everything loaded on my phone on the SD, including a clean nandroid backup, because you never know!
A2) ??? not sure of this either......was it so that you can possibly remove battery slightly quicker?
A3) As far as I believe Factory Reset simply formats - DATA and CACHE, returning the phone to the state that you bought it, of course assuming you have a working ROM and BOOT loaded!
ben_pyett said:
A1) I personally always keep everything loaded on my phone on the SD, including a clean nandroid backup, because you never know!
A2) ??? not sure of this either......was it so that you can possibly remove battery slightly quicker?
A3) As far as I believe Factory Reset simply formats - DATA and CACHE, returning the phone to the state that you bought it, of course assuming you have a working ROM and BOOT loaded!
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A1) Agree, maybe he added it lately but it's used
A2) Also don't know, but you could be on the right track, I unfortunatly done this before cause I forgot wiping before flashing and the rom i used startet an reboot script after flashing, also fastboot where enabled by default and no pc in sight^^ So I pulled off the cover restartet with vol+ vol- power und pulled the battery within the small delay of shutdown and boot^^
A3) Agree, factory reset within the bootloader does the same as factory reset within the recovery
OK Thanks. Q2 and Q3 are clear now
A1) then it has to be written "Recovery BACKUP " not a "Recovery" (recovery.img) because this is double meaning and a bit confusing
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1. Always keep a stock ROM recovery and current ROM recovery in mmc or sdcard.
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Did you mean this?
Cause I can't find the words recovery image, sry^^
But anyway your right, backup would be much clearer then recovery.
Tectas said:
Did you mean this?
Cause I can't find the words recovery image, sry^^
But anyway your right, backup would be much clearer then recovery.
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Yes my bad. Edited the previous post. But since most of us here are not a native English speakers it is good to be specific.
amidabuddha said:
OK Thanks. Q2 and Q3 are clear now
A1) then it has to be written "Recovery BACKUP " not a "Recovery" (recovery.img) because this is double meaning and a bit confusing
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Changed to backup instead of recovery
My mistake , actually as soon as I got out of boot loop , i wrote the guide in no time
Anyways , Can you list all my mistakes instead of pointing one at a time
blindndumb said:
Anyways , Can you list all my mistakes instead of pointing one at a time
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Take it easy your guide is great
blindndumb said:
Tried it in my case but didnt worked, anyways thanks
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Considering you would so easily rip out the battery I doubt you have any patience, but everytime I have been caught in a bootloop I have reset using vol up down power, waited for the phone to appear in device manager, then executed adv reboot bootloader, everytime without fail.
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zeekiz said:
Considering you would so easily rip out the battery I doubt you have any patience, but everytime I have been caught in a bootloop I have reset using vol up down power, waited for the phone to appear in device manager, then executed adv reboot bootloader, everytime without fail.
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May be I have done something wrong but as far as I know in my case after boot loop I pressed Vol+ , Vol- and power then phone automatic restarted. I checked adb but no luck
next time did the same as you mentioned but error: device not found
So I took out upper battery cover and then orange light flashed up, my device was detected and adb helped rebooting into recovery
Then i flashed htc kernel as boot loop met due to flashing hyperion kernel
Minutes ago I "bricked" my phone again by downgrading the Radio. Hboot Factory reset sucks.
I managed to fix with Solution No.2 im my Guide
Ok, I think I've buggered my DS. Did s-off then root then installed cyanogen stable 7.
Now it's just looping, I didn't make a back up (NOOB), am I screwed?
Thanks.
fatfingers73 said:
Ok, I think I've buggered my DS. Did s-off then root then installed cyanogen stable 7.
Now it's just looping, I didn't make a back up (NOOB), am I screwed?
Thanks.
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Have you tried holding Volume down in an attempt to get into recovery? if not then power off, hold in volume down and then power on.
sounds like you missed wiping cache or dalvik cache post/pre install.
Related
After updating around 20 apps (altogether ), I noticed the phone was not functioning normally so I tried to reboot it but now it is stuck on Google logo. I've never unlocked the phone nor used any custom roms. I'm on the latest stock rom 2.3.4
I tried removing the battery and putting it back but didn't work. Vol. up + power and then Recovery didn't work either. It gives me a triangle with ! in it and stops right there.
I also tried the USB Jig that forces the phone into downloading mode but it gave me a screen that asks (Unlock bootloader?) with some warnings but I don't know how to accept that. Niether Vol buttons nor Power button worked there
I didn't want to mess up with the phone until I hear from you guys. Please help
up.......
You might have to actually root it or use the Samsung exe back to factory. That is if you don't want to mess with it because if I ware in your position I'd be going back for a new phone. You did nothing wrong and you have 1 year warranty on it.
FYI, the triangle with ! actually is recovery. The UI is hidden until you hold power and press vol down.
matt2053 said:
FYI, the triangle with ! actually is recovery. The UI is hidden until you hold power and press vol down.
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Thanks man, I didn't know about that
Is wiping the data (factory reset) going to delete my stuff stored on my SD card? like pic., music, vid. etc?
and do I need to actually wipe the data or will wiping the chache only work?
Factory reset reverts your phone back to the way it was when you got it.
That means all your account settings, device settings, installed applications etc are gone. Everything stored on your SD card will remain there - it's a different storage. The good thing about our Google phones is that you only have to login to Google once and all your stuff is back.
You can try wiping the cache first and see if that works, it won't harm anything. But if that doesn't work, I'm sure a factory reset will.
Good luck.
Greetz
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Factory reset reverts your phone back to the way it was when you got it.
That means all your account settings, device settings, installed applications etc are gone. Everything stored on your SD card will remain there - it's a different storage. The good thing about our Google phones is that you only have to login to Google once and all your stuff is back.
You can try wiping the cache first and see if that works, it won't harm anything. But if that doesn't work, I'm sure a factory reset will.
Good luck.
Greetz
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Thanks a lot. I already tried wiping the Cache but it didn't work. I guess I'm going with the factory reset now
Thanks again
the factory reset didn't work !
still stuck on Google logo
any advice?
farisallil said:
the factory reset didn't work !
still stuck on Google logo
any advice?
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Can you connect your device to your computer via USB and start "adb logcat" at the Terminal/Command prompt? Does it give you any kind of readout at all?
Try doing a hard reset.
GchildT said:
Can you connect your device to your computer via USB and start "adb logcat" at the Terminal/Command prompt? Does it give you any kind of readout at all?
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I'm not an expert in these things ... is there any post I can follow to do the things you talked about? I'm not sure that I have all the drivers needed on my pc
I do appreciate your help
farisallil said:
I'm not an expert in these things ... is there any post I can follow to do the things you talked about? I'm not sure that I have all the drivers needed on my pc
I do appreciate your help
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One thing you should consider is just returning the phone, especially if you never flashed or rooted or unlocked bootloader.
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matt2053 said:
One thing you should consider is just returning the phone, especially if you never flashed or rooted or unlocked bootloader.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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I would if I was in the States
just unlock it and flash a nice CM7 with Trinity on top
Here's a rooting guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
There's another guide out there for the i9023 (European version).
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Can you connect your device to your computer via USB and start "adb logcat" at the Terminal/Command prompt? Does it give you any kind of readout at all?
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No. The device doesn't even show up when I type "adp devices"
Is there anything else I should try?
Thanks
I can perform things with Fastboot
I don't want to root or unlock the phone. Is there anything else I can do?
I tried typing Fastboot update update.zip after downloading the stock rom update 2.3.4 and putting it in the SDK tools directory but it gave me the msg "faild to upload update.zip"
Try to reset with Odin.
Ok the main reason why I wanted to create this thread was due to following reasons that people complain about after they flash roms...
1. Many a time the rom gets stuck on HTC screen (bootloop) while the same works right for others
2. You get the same kernel and radio yet you find your cell to have more battery drain than others
3. Finally some strange fcs and restarts which works perfect for others...
So this is basically one of the most perfect way to flash a custom rom and is a way to help people who face such issues...
Please follow these steps in the same order (I'm shouting) :
1. Boot into recovery
2. Format System (not wipe option but format option !!!)
3. Format Data
4. Format Cache then Format Boot
5. Wipe Data/Factory reset (1st option in wipe/format menu)
6. Wipe Dalvik Cache
Next if you have some wiping utility like Full Wipe 1.5 Ext4 for Saga.zip...run that by selecting install zip from sd card and installing the zip...
7. Now install zip from sd card and flash the rom
8. If any kernel flash it as well
9. Now reboot (Note don't flash any tweaks like transparent notification except gapps if required)
10. Now setup your phone
11. Reboot into recovery
12. Now go into advanced fix permissions and then any tweaks you want (Note whether mentioned or not always wipe Dalvik Cache before installing tweak zip)
13. Voila everything would work perfect 100%....
Tips :
1. If by chance you stuck on HTC screen while flashing a particular rom then go into recovery again and flash a rom that was present on your cell previously.
2. Reboot into the rom (No need to setup)
3. Now reboot again into recovery...follow the above steps and flash the new rom again...It would work 100%.
* As per the latest posts by google engineers wiping affects the battery in no way...So these steps [ ] can be safely skipped...
[ 4. Finally a tip after you install a new rom recalibrate the battery....always...
Simple way :
i) Use the phone till battery < 10%
ii) Now charge it till it gives green light and shows 100% battery (some roms shows green at 90% so check if battery is 100%)
iii) Now switch off the phone and charge again till it becomes green again (generally it should in 2-3 min)
iv) Finally boot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
v) Done ]
But in case of battery drain you can just use good battery analyzers and check which particular app is causing it...
Also check the gps and sync settings for all apps that need internet which often proves the culprit as they are often set to auto sync by default...
Hope this guide helps and everyone can flash roms easily without any issues (except the ones present in rom ) and you will get the best battery, speed and performance with this method...
Please feel free to ask in case of any doubts !!!
Thanks for this, I am sure it will help many people who wants to flash a custom ROM for the first time.
I know I would have appreciated it the first time I did it
Well done
Can I suggest that you ask that your GUIDE be added to this [GUIDE] A Complete Tutorial for the Beginners and Others sticky thread so that it doesn't get lost and becomes a benefit for all, Although I'd suggest that it's simply referenced from that post rather than being copied into it so that you can still be the owner (OP) of the thread and have the ability to amend and edit it where you see fit.
ben_pyett said:
Can I suggest that you ask that your GUIDE be added to this [GUIDE] A Complete Tutorial for the Beginners and Others sticky thread so that it doesn't get lost and becomes a benefit for all, Although I'd suggest that it's simply referenced from that post rather than being copied into it so that you can still be the owner (OP) of the thread and have the ability to amend and edit it where you see fit.
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Yup sure would do dat bro...
Nice guide. I have one question though - if you're stuck on the HTC screen after a bad flash, (some may call it boot-loop) how can you go into recovery mode? Till recently, i just pulled the battery, put my phone in boatloader mode and went into recovery. Now, with the risk of pulling battery, i wanna know an alternate way to enter recovery, bootloader mode, or simply turning the phone off while on the HTC screen.
basse1978 said:
Thanks for this, I am sure it will help many people who wants to flash a custom ROM for the first time.
I know I would have appreciated it the first time I did it
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Thanx i hope it does...Ppl still find probs flashing from 1 rom to another...hope this would help them
Here's an alternate and easy way to calibrate the battery -
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&feature=search_result
Use this app. No need to go into recovery
-Charge the phone to 100%
-Then, without unplugging charger, click the "Battery Calibration" button.
-It'll give you a CALIBRATION SUCCESSFUL message. Then, unplug your charger.
shrome99 said:
Nice guide. I have one question though - if you're stuck on the HTC screen after a bad flash, (some may call it boot-loop) how can you go into recovery mode? Till recently, i just pulled the battery, put my phone in boatloader mode and went into recovery. Now, with the risk of pulling battery, i wanna know an alternate way to enter recovery, bootloader mode, or simply turning the phone off while on the HTC screen.
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Connect phone to PC, run ADB and type adb reboot recovery.
shrome99 said:
Nice guide. I have one question though - if you're stuck on the HTC screen after a bad flash, (some may call it boot-loop) how can you go into recovery mode? Till recently, i just pulled the battery, put my phone in boatloader mode and went into recovery. Now, with the risk of pulling battery, i wanna know an alternate way to enter recovery, bootloader mode, or simply turning the phone off while on the HTC screen.
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See the last line of my signature, it's now here for a reason, hopefully it will save us all one day!
@ben_pyett The key combo just reboots the phone. In a bootloop, it's of no use. I need to turn the phone off, or enter boatloader mode or enter recovery mode.
shrome99 said:
Nice guide. I have one question though - if you're stuck on the HTC screen after a bad flash, (some may call it boot-loop) how can you go into recovery mode? Till recently, i just pulled the battery, put my phone in boatloader mode and went into recovery. Now, with the risk of pulling battery, i wanna know an alternate way to enter recovery, bootloader mode, or simply turning the phone off while on the HTC screen.
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Well u have the adb way...
or just reboot ur phone...
with vol up + down + power button and as soon as screen becomes black and before it re-glows pull out the battery...
Basically it means d short time for which the cell is power off in reboot pull out battery...
It wnt have drastic effect as long as u do it exactly as i said...
Hope dis u ll find easier
Logic : Wen cell switched off watever u do has no effect ...dats logical
shrome99 said:
@ben_pyett The key combo just reboots the phone. In a bootloop, it's of no use. I need to turn the phone off, or enter boatloader mode or enter recovery mode.
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Thats correct however when you reboot you can pull battery then. Needs timing though, before the boot screen comes up.
Thanks. Nice idea. Can anyone tell me the ADB command to reboot into recovery?
shrome99 said:
@ben_pyett The key combo just reboots the phone. In a bootloop, it's of no use. I need to turn the phone off, or enter boatloader mode or enter recovery mode.
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For me the Key combo is intended for any time that the phone hangs while it's booted or still running.....(ie the infamous market download/install issue?)
The adb commands are there for the boot loops.
Code:
adb reboot
adb reboot reovery
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot reboot
I would have written more in my signature but it's already at it's maximum length! BUGGER! I also would have also pressed THANKS to a couple of you but apparently I've been too generous today already - serves me right for having a late night online!
They're just there in the hope that as many newcomers read them as possible and saves us/me going through the same "is my device bricked?" questions that worryingly are turning up at about the rate of 1-3 a day presently!
Yeah, same here. I NEED MORE THANKS !!!!!!!! 5 per day isn't enough when your with helpful people
iii) Now switch off charge again till it becomes green again (generally it should in 2-3 min)
???
I think it shoud be:
iii) Now switch ON charge again till it becomes green again (generally it should in 2-3 min)
petreski said:
iii) Now switch off charge again till it becomes green again (generally it should in 2-3 min)
???
I think it shoud be:
iii) Now switch ON charge again till it becomes green again (generally it should in 2-3 min)
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Na it should be off only....disconnect your cell...then switch off your cell...connect it to charger and you will find orange light...it would turn to green int 2-3 min...now disconnect it from charger...power on into recovery mode and delete battery stats...hope now its clear...
Nice Guide!
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Nice Guide!
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Thanx bro...
Just add this guide to your list of guides so that it aint lost....
Newbies find everything at one place
vampire36 said:
Na it should be off only....disconnect your cell...then switch off your cell...connect it to charger and you will find orange light...it would turn to green int 2-3 min...now disconnect it from charger...power on into recovery mode and delete battery stats...hope now its clear...
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POSTING THIS AGAIN
Here's an alternate and easy way to calibrate the battery -
https://market.android.com/details?i...=search_result
Use this app. No need to go into recovery
-Charge the phone to 100%
-Then, without unplugging charger, click the "Battery Calibration" button.
-It'll give you a CALIBRATION SUCCESSFUL message. Then, unplug your charger.
hello all,
I am new here and I have been searching the forums for a few days as well as the internet but I could not seem to find one that had my same problem, but if there is can you please direct me to it and apologies for that.
I was installing a new rom, the Blackout ICS Incredible v3.0.0 FULLY WORKING!!! [4.0.4][Sense 3.6], onto my inspire i did a full wipe using FULL_WIPE_1.5_EXT4_.zip and I cleared the caches. the install i thought went well because it went to 100% and i even chose what kind of background i could as well as choosing to over clock my processor. The phone the restarted after all of that and it went to the htc screen then faded to black, after about ten minutes of it being black screen i pulled out the battery.
Now when i try to recover it it wont go into hboot and it just goes to the htc white screen then it quickly fades to a black screen and stays like that.
so my question to you all is a Jtag the only way i can save my phone or is there something else i can do?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30480411
Sent from a dream.
Teichopsia said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30480411
Sent from a dream.
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Im sorry but I dont understand. I cannot enter hboot no mater what i do and don't you need to enter hboot to reflash it?
True, but I'm hoping you are doing something wrong.
Pull battery, wait a few minutes, place back in. Press and hold Volume down, then power button. Does it go into hboot? If not.
Read this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20382502
Edit: you are the first report with that issue after trying to flash that rom. My bet (that is, if you are new), you are not doing something wrong.
2nd edit: if you are new, then read the guide in post#7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30007255
Sent from a dream.
Teichopsia said:
True, but I'm hoping you are doing something wrong.
Pull battery, wait a few minutes, place back in. Press and hold Volume down, then power button. Does it go into hboot? If not.
Read this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20382502
Edit: you are the first report with that issue after trying to flash that rom. My bet (that is, if you are new), you are not doing something wrong.
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I really appreciate the help Teichopsia , but I've tried the power /volume - method many times and it still wont go to hboot. if it helps this is the 5 time i have have flashed a rom on my phone (and it is rooted) and yes sadly i had to be the first person to be unlucky enough to get my phone bricked from the blackout rom :crying:
i think i could get out of this mess if i could only get into hboot.
reading the method you linked to me will it work if i cant even get to the hboot screen? my phone only stays of the white htc logo screen for about 3 seconds then it goes to a lit black screen
on a side note should i report what happened to team blackout to see if they have any soloutions?
The only thing I can think of is trying to get into hboot without the sd card and sim card.
The rest is beyond my knowledge.
You'll need to wait for someone more knowledgable than myself to help you.
Remember, first press and hold the volume down button, while holding that down press the power button. Do not release either button till it shows the hboot. If that doesn't work, pull the battery for five minutes and try again. If you did this part exactly like that, then you can skip it.
Well, you already posyed your issue here, just wait for someone to help you. Glevitan is bound to show up sooner or later.
Sent from a dream.
I would see if you can send commands to it from adb while its in the blacked out state. adb is pretty easy to use and can be found easy online. if you get it installed type "adb devices", if it recognizes your device type "adb reboot bootloader" or "adb reboot recovery".
Novius vi said:
hello all,
I am new here and I have been searching the forums for a few days as well as the internet but I could not seem to find one that had my same problem, but if there is can you please direct me to it and apologies for that.
I was installing a new rom, the Blackout ICS Incredible v3.0.0 FULLY WORKING!!! [4.0.4][Sense 3.6], onto my inspire i did a full wipe using FULL_WIPE_1.5_EXT4_.zip and I cleared the caches. the install i thought went well because it went to 100% and i even chose what kind of background i could as well as choosing to over clock my processor. The phone the restarted after all of that and it went to the htc screen then faded to black, after about ten minutes of it being black screen i pulled out the battery.
Now when i try to recover it it wont go into hboot and it just goes to the htc white screen then it quickly fades to a black screen and stays like that.
so my question to you all is a Jtag the only way i can save my phone or is there something else i can do?
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i also have the same problem. i'm using a DHD. and to add to that, my volume rocker is broken. i wonder why the warning not to select reboot immediately after installation wasnt part of the download as a readme or something. i may have just lost a perfectly good phone as a result
I can confirm as a third user and one knowledgable in flashing roms that the ICS blackout does the same thing to my phone. I can also confirm that pulling the battery and then trying hboot just results in the white htc screen instead of just popping up hboot. I was able to boot into recovery from the white htc screen by using adb and doing the "adb reboot recovery" command. I am able to restore my backup just fine so you guys will be able to fix it. it must just have a bad boot image for the version of hboot that we have installed.
Gizmoe said:
I can confirm as a third user and one knowledgable in flashing roms that the ICS blackout does the same thing to my phone. I can also confirm that pulling the battery and then trying hboot just results in the white htc screen instead of just popping up hboot. I was able to boot into recovery from the white htc screen by using adb and doing the "adb reboot recovery" command. I am able to restore my backup just fine so you guys will be able to fix it. it must just have a bad boot image for the version of hboot that we have installed.
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Im sorry but this is the first time i have ever done something like that can you give me a step by step instruction how to do it or a link that says how, i dont want to sound lazy but I scared to mess up my phone even more
Use this guide its very easy. if you have already used your phone on your pc and the drivers are installed all you need to do is download the easyadb and follow the instrucions to where is says to type adb.exe. once it is started just type adb devices to make sure it sees your device and then adb reboot recovery
Ignore the fact the instructions are written for a xoom as it will work for any android device with the drivers already installed, which they should be from rooting, syncing and all the other stuff you have probably already done on pc.
UPDATE: I reinstalled ICS blackout but instead of wiping myself i just let aroma installer do it and everything went fine this time. I noticed the aroma installer reformats everything to ext4. its not mentioned in the op as a requirement but seems thats the case. Hboot version has nothing to do with it like i previously commented. It really is a cool rom with both ics and sense. I have only tried the sense version so far
Hope this helps?
Novius vi said:
Im sorry but this is the first time i have ever done something like that can you give me a step by step instruction how to do it or a link that says how, i dont want to sound lazy but I scared to mess up my phone even more
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Just in case-- to get into recovery you must press and hold the volume down for a few seconds and then hold the power button. Do not do press them both at the same time. I realize you wrote that your volume rocker seems or is broken but I wrote above just in case-- when I first tried to root my phone, I was pushing them both at first and thought my rocker was broken....
Since you rooted the phone originally-- not sure how you did it. But if you go to this link you can download recovery flash. Read the "readme" file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29208930&postcount=10
Assuming you can get into recovery-- then reload the blackout ROM but you MUST let the aroma installer wipe and format do not use any other wipe/format tool. Then do NOT press the "FINISH" button-- instead press the back arrow-- you want to go back to flash recovery and reboot from there. If you press finish (like I did multiple times, the phone will just lockup).
Best of luck!
Three of us confirmed that hboot was inaccessible even after battery pull. I am no stranger to this device as well. The only fix was using adb reboot. Also if you actually reformat your partitions to ext4 before install, then aroma will install correctly. It's just not mounting anything if it's still in ext3 format. Definitely better to just do the full wipe within aroma though. I do agree with not hitting restart from aroma but someone already mentioned that a few posts up.
Thank you thank you thank you
After putting it into abd it recognized it and then i was able to put it into hboot. Im not out of the woods yet, but after not being to see hboot in so long, well its just amazing to see it again
ok now its in hboot it gives me 4 choices
bootloader
Reboot
Reboot Bootloader
power down
apologies again but just for reassurance which one should i select?
THANK YOU GUYS for getting me this far!!!
special thanks to Gizmoe for suggesting the adb route
Novius vi said:
After putting it into abd it recognized it and then i was able to put it into hboot. Im not out of the woods yet, but after not being to see hboot in so long, well its just amazing to see it again
ok now its in hboot it gives me 4 choices
bootloader
Reboot
Reboot Bootloader
power down
apologies again but just for reassurance which one should i select?
THANK YOU GUYS for getting me this far!!!
special thanks to Gizmoe for suggesting the adb route
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Select bootloader to get to recovery option.
1shukla said:
Just in case-- to get into recovery you must press and hold the volume down for a few seconds and then hold the power
Assuming you can get into recovery-- then reload the blackout ROM but you MUST let the aroma installer wipe and format do not use any other wipe/format tool. Then do NOT press the "FINISH" button-- instead press the back arrow-- you want to go back to flash recovery and reboot from there. If you press finish (like I did multiple times, the phone will just lockup).
Best of luck!
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I did exactly as you said I pressed finished and it asked if i wanted to reboot i said no. then it sent me back to recovery mode crossing my fingers hoping to see that it works:fingers-crossed:
Now, just manually reboot.
Sent from a dream.
You saved my phone!!
Thank you guys sooo much this Rom is great once I got past that minor issue
My phones working better than ever I even oced it a little bit
Again I am eternally grateful to you guys and team black out for this great Rom!
Hello,
I was bought moto g 8 GB and i used it one day.
My phone does not work
I made factory reset and after that phone works but after 2 hours when i turn on phone, i see only Moto logo, after that he appeared black screen. I will record video tomorrow if you need it.
When i hold power down and power button i can see fastboot flash mode. I can see normally options in flash mode but also i see "Device is LOCKED". http://postimg.org/image/oa3blyd2n/
http://postimg.org/image/9pm8r4i3z/
When i click on recovery mode phone has restart and i see moto logo and black screen...
I wait 7 hours but nothing happened.
Please help me
Joomlar said:
Hello,
I was bought moto g 8 GB and i used it one day.
My phone does not work
I made factory reset and after that phone works but after 2 hours when i turn on phone, i see only Moto logo, after that he appeared black screen. I will record video tomorrow if you need it.
When i hold power down and power button i can see fastboot flash mode. I can see normally options in flash mode but also i see "Device is LOCKED". http://postimg.org/image/oa3blyd2n/
http://postimg.org/image/9pm8r4i3z/
When i click on recovery mode phone has restart and i see moto logo and black screen...
I wait 7 hours but nothing happened.
Please help me
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The good thing about development phone like Moto G are that you can never brick your phone. It is very much recoverable. Try unlocking bootloader and then flash official firmware from this link http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
Use this link to unlock bootloader,
https://accounts.motorola.com/ssoau...ct/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
You can bring your phone back to life.
Hope it helps.
smohanv said:
The good thing about development phone like Moto G are that you can never brick your phone. It is very much recoverable. Try unlocking bootloader and then flash official firmware from this link http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
Use this link to unlock bootloader,
https://accounts.motorola.com/ssoau...ct/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
You can bring your phone back to life.
Hope it helps.
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Or he can ask for replacement
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jaspreet997 said:
Or he can ask for replacement
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I would not wait for two weeks for replacement when we can bring the phone to life within 30min.
I agree a risk element in it. If the phone is basically faulty, then it is not worth trying the way I suggested. Has this worked before you started mess around?
Good luck..
smohanv said:
I would not wait for two weeks for replacement when we can bring the phone to life within 30min.
I agree a risk element in it. If the phone is basically faulty, then it is not worth trying the way I suggested. Has this worked before you started mess around?
Good luck..
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If the phone is basically faulty (a potential hardware issue) the last thing one should do is unlock the bootloader and lose the warranty.
Sent from my Nexus 5
If you have ordered from flipkart Just call them and pretend that its not turning on at all.....and they will give you a hand to hand replacement!
I can return phone but it cost more then 60 EUR via DHL and i must wait long time...
Today i will try to unlock bootloader and flash firmware. Thanks you all, have you more suggestions?
I dont know what happened. This is strange problem because telephone work fine 5 hours and after power off, i see only Motorola Logo. I hope that i will not miss guarranty when i unlock bootloader.
Unlock device is finished. Can you give me tutorial for flashing stock firmware? I am noob
U used this tutorial: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/install-moto-g-uk-generic-firmwarestock-rom/
but after flashing i have the same problem
Is there any solution? If not, how i can lock bootloader because now i lose guarranty
Joomlar said:
Hello,
I was bought moto g 8 GB and i used it one day.
My phone does not work
I made factory reset and after that phone works but after 2 hours when i turn on phone, i see only Moto logo, after that he appeared black screen. I will record video tomorrow if you need it.
When i hold power down and power button i can see fastboot flash mode. I can see normally options in flash mode but also i see "Device is LOCKED". http://postimg.org/image/oa3blyd2n/
http://postimg.org/image/9pm8r4i3z/
When i click on recovery mode phone has restart and i see moto logo and black screen...
I wait 7 hours but nothing happened.
Please help me
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I had exactly the same issue, after I unlocked the bootloader this happened to me, don't worry is not bricked just a software issue with some providers firmwares, what did I do? The good about this is, you should be able to put it in fastboot.
Read all before try it please
* I unlocked the bootloader (seems like you already did it)
* I flashed CWM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563599
Here the next issue was I needed to flash a ROM but I wasn't able to put any file in my device even mouting the USB in CWM or adb push, so: sideload
* I downloaded this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606943 (you could use other but that worked for me)
* I Put the zip file in the fastboot directory
* I turned on my device in recovery mode (CWM, you can do it by the fastboot, select recovery, use vol up to enter, vol down to move, power button doesn't work here).
* Wipe factory, cache and dalvik (just in case I think factory wipe is enough)
* I went to the option flash from zip file, flash from sideload (or similar not sure about the name but it says sideload)
adb sideload myromfile.zip
once the adb finish, CWM will notify you and you can flash your rom regularly. It will finish, then you should reboot, It should take about 5 minutes for the first boot. Then my phone worked again.
Sorry if I said something wrong, first time I talk here and I felt identified with your issue and wanted to help you.
Thank you. I flashed CWM but i can not enter to it. When i hold volume down + power button i enter in fastboot flash mode. How i can enter to recovery cwm? When i enter to recovery trough fastboot mode nothing happened. Phone has restart and appeared moto logo. When i flash it i got ".mismatched partition size".
Is there any tutorial for me ? I am very frustrated with this phone
sounds like the phone might be faulty if it happened and you didnt do anything to cause it ,
anyway another option for you is to try a external reset,you have attempted too flash other firmwares so not 100% sure it will work but give it a try through fastboot recovery.
click the link below and halfway down the page follow the instruction for "external reset"
https://motorola-global-portal.cust..._detail/a_id/97329/p/30,6720,9050/action/auth
This is my steps:
-Flash this falcon_retgb_user_4.3_14.10.0Q3.X-76-LGG-8_54_release-keys-cid7-Retail_GB via this tutorial http://www.theandroidsoul.com/install-moto-g-uk-generic-firmwarestock-rom/
-flash CWM V3 or V2
Do i need to flash some other stock ROM before i do external reset? EDIT; external reset does not work becase i can not enter to recovery and wipe data/cache...
smohanv said:
The good thing about development phone like Moto G are that you can never brick your phone. It is very much recoverable. Try unlocking bootloader and then flash official firmware from this link http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
Use this link to unlock bootloader,
https://accounts.motorola.com/ssoau...ct/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
You can bring your phone back to life.
Hope it helps.
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Except it isn't a development phone and of course you can brick it. Try erasing the bootloader and recovery and see how you get on then. Im pretty sure it'd be bricked??
To OP - you should have returned phone especially as you are a noob, no offence but a noob trying to recover a phone which has 'broken' by itself is not going to end well especially as its impossible to tell if its hardware or software issue in the first place.
I wish you luck though.
Joomlar said:
Thank you. I flashed CWM but i can not enter to it. When i hold volume down + power button i enter in fastboot flash mode. How i can enter to recovery cwm? When i enter to recovery trough fastboot mode nothing happened. Phone has restart and appeared moto logo. When i flash it i got ".mismatched partition size".
Is there any tutorial for me ? I am very frustrated with this phone
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To get into CWM after flash it, go to fastboot mode, then in the menu, use ONLY vol down and move to the recovery option, once in the recovery option push vol up.
It also could be you phone has a fault from factory.
scott_doyland said:
Except it isn't a development phone and of course you can brick it. Try erasing the bootloader and recovery and see how you get on then. Im pretty sure it'd be bricked??
To OP - you should have returned phone especially as you are a noob, no offence but a noob trying to recover a phone which has 'broken' by itself is not going to end well especially as its impossible to tell if its hardware or software issue in the first place.
I wish you luck though.
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You can perfeclty recover an erased or corrupt bootloader, and from there flash anything you want, including recovery. Yeah, it's an unbrickable phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2623587
Joomlar said:
Thank you. I flashed CWM but i can not enter to it. When i hold volume down + power button i enter in fastboot flash mode. How i can enter to recovery cwm? When i enter to recovery trough fastboot mode nothing happened. Phone has restart and appeared moto logo. When i flash it i got ".mismatched partition size".
Is there any tutorial for me ? I am very frustrated with this phone
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i got the same error, but i just kept flashing cwm like five times in a row then vol down then up and it loaded cwm.
try it.
Yes, it can be bricked depending on the version... Mine can't have the bootloader unlocked...
Sent from my XT1032 using xda app-developers app
I must return phone. My bootloader is unlocked, i hope that manufacturer will give me new phone.
IF you have any solution respond me please.
Maybe you could try this way http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219 !?
Joomlar said:
I must return phone. My bootloader is unlocked, i hope that manufacturer will give me new phone.
IF you have any solution respond me please.
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Your phone seems to be fine. the only option worth a try is to flash official firmware that should go ok with a locked bootloader forget about custom recovery and rooms
and in any case do not unlock the bootloader until you some how solve this and in the picture you posted the phone already is in flash mode just make your PC to recognize your phone by installing the necessary drivers and flash
Find everything you need in the post above mine
Good day.
Thanks fore reading my post.
I had root on my phone like for 3 or 4 months. everything was great and all. I did not dwell in any ROM installing or playing with the firmware.
But I am not sure what I did that this happened.
When I restarted my phone, I experienced everything until the Logo faded to the rotating circle(loading). And it stays there. Always.
I did check on many sites and it seems to be a bootloop. I tried going into recovery, used every button combination possible(I have only 3 and also tried and for my phone and for others to work) and I can't.
It just continues normally and to the position I explained before.
I have a Vodafone Smart 4 Max and even though I want the fix for my phone, I know there are other users that also experience/experienced this problem on different phones.
Might there be a way to fix this?
Thank you for your time
EDIT:: I managed to enter in recovery mode and tried a hard reset of the android. The situation is still the same, the bootloop remaining
Go to bootloader and flash factory firmware with fastboot
I wish I could. I have no idea how to access the bootloader(as I see no function like that).
I only have 4 options:
1).Reboot system now
2). Wipe Data
3)Wipe Cache
4). Recovery from back-up on SD (which I am stupid and don't have)
andreinit said:
I wish I could. I have no idea how to access the bootloader(as I see no function like that).
I only have 4 options:
1).Reboot system now
2). Wipe Data
3)Wipe Cache
4). Recovery from back-up on SD (which I am stupid and don't have)
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How did you get to recovery? Wasn't it through bootloader? I found the information you get into bootloader like this: (power off) press and hold "end call"+"power on"+"volume up". If it doesn't work try the same but with "volume down". I guess you tried it, but you never know (plus I've got a feeling you can flash new rom with option 4 you've got there)
minimale_ldz said:
How did you get to recovery? Wasn't it through bootloader? I found the information you get into bootloader like this: (power off) press and hold "end call"+"power on"+"volume up". If it doesn't work try the same but with "volume down". I guess you tried it, but you never know (plus I've got a feeling you can flash new rom with option 4 you've got there)
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Hm, I know what you are saying. For me to enter in recovery mode though, I needed to do the following.
1). Fully shutdown the phone for like 30 seconds
2). Volume UP + power button until the first logo with android appears
3). Let the buttons go and I enter
The problem is that adb and fastboot don't see my device at all. I have been tweaking with the drivers for so long, thinking that may be the cause, but I have no results.
And I can use the backup thing to flash a new rom? It requests an update file though, not an image(a zip file)
I think this is about your phone, maybe it will point you in the right direction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHEZbj4NHo
They are figuring out firmware installation on a similair model here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/stock-rom-vodafone-888-t3002958