Hey everyone,
I'm a new-by to the tech world. I have a "google nexus s" running on ICS 4.0.4, I recently rooted my phone, flashed clockworkmod recovery and tried to install CM9 on my device. After the installation was completed through the clockworkmod, the boot image had showen up and continued to boot throughout the night and never showed up the home screen nor did the custom ROM open itself.
Can anyone give me a lil help as to about what this problem is or the reason why this is happening?
Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanx!
Did you do a full wipe and cache wipe? My suggestion is to do that and reinstall. You could also try a different ROM.
But wouldnt I loose my phone data if I do that?
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i'm having the same problem for every ROM i try on my phone! what to do?
You have a bootloop, this appears because of kernel (boot.img) problems and/or inconsistent cache.
Please wipe/erase cache and Dalvik cache (this can be found in the Advanced menu). Wiping cache partition and Dalvik cache won't erase your personal data.
Make sure the previously flashed CM zip contained a boot.img file. If not, please flash a proper/recommended boot.img (kernel; which is in a zip file) or another rom (with boot.img).
When you flash a new rom over your stock.. first make a backup, then you need to wipe data, cache and dalvik cache..
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Got a backup and mods are running cool! Thanx for the help!
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What are the steps should u flash a kernel right after you flash a from or should you reboot then flash the kernel thanks for your help!
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Hi There,
I always flashed the kernel right after flash the rom and haven't got any issues.
For a new rom, data factory reset, format /system and format /boot then flash straight away most of the time. For an upgrade, only wipe cache and dalvik cache.
For a kernel it depends, but generally just cache and dalvik cache will be fine.
Wipe cache and Dalvik cache before flashing ROM as well. I do wipes 2 or 3 times..
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I always do a double wipe before flashing any new rom and do a dalvik/cache-wipe before flashing a new kernel
For that i use the attached filed. Just flash via recovery (any). Helps to do it a little bit faster like doing in manual
Hi
I just bought my first android phone which is a Google Nexus S, and I guess flashing/installing (I never know which is the correct term to describe this action!) a kernel from XDA can give better performance or some extra features, e.g. BLN
However, I don't seem to be able to find a complete tutorial of how to flash/install a kernel, can anyone help me with this please?
Thanks in advance
First you need root.
Reboot into recovery and wipe Dalvik cache maybe twice.
Then find the kernal in your SD and install
Reboot
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wipe dalvik cache once. then proceed to flash kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1229794
[ACS] [HOW TO] Root, Unroot, Flash Roms/Kernels/Themes, and CWM! (17 videos) 12/16/11
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Is this the same guy that made multiple accounts just to make it seem like his thread was very active? If so your bad.
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wipe dalvik cache??
Does it mean I will lose all my data please?
double Wipe
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double Wipe
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Does it mean I will lose all my data please?
Wiping cache does not delete your data.
Unlocking the bootloader to get a custom recovery will wipe everything.
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Wiping cache does not delete your data.
Unlocking the bootloader to get a custom recovery will wipe everything.
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so in this case, flashing a kernel will NOT delete my data, correct? since I don need custom recovery, and I have already rooted
U dont need to wipe cache. Simply wipe delvik cash then flash your kernel on your sensation.
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so in this case, flashing a kernel will NOT delete my data, correct? since I don need custom recovery, and I have already rooted
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You don't have a custom recovery? I suppose you could use Flash Image GUI but you're really gonna wanna get a custom recovery. Especially since you want to make a backup before you flash in case something goes awry.
*if you didn't wipe /system and /boot it is NOT A FULL WIPE*
Doesnt matter just wipe dalvik cache and ur good. Through custom recovery
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clockwork recovery is the base for flashing anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
use this guide to install CWM(See Part 3 of the Guide)
once done just wipe dalvik cache in CWM and flash any kernel .zip file
you dont need to wipe dalvik cache, cache, or anything else. as these dont have anything to do with the kernel. you can flash kernels via recovery(in .zip form), or with fastboot/terminal emulator(in boot.img form).
so i updated cm10 to a newer version and i didn't wipe anything i just flashed the zip file and everything booted up fine but now im worried that something may go wrong in the future can anyone help??
Boot to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik. Reboot and you should be good.
If you start getting issues, consider reflashing will all the wipes.
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Already wipe Factory data, successfully flash purity ROM and gaps. After reboot. It stuck on the logo for 20 mins..... .and now still loading....
I already reboot the phone. Re flash the ROM again twice but the same thing happened
It's it normal? ?
Finally it takes over 50 mins but still in the four color circles.... I reboot and restore backup from cwm. (Lucky I backup before flash!!)
I am running on stock rom with franco r16 kernel.
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I did not have a issue flashing latest purity clean install. Maybe a bad download/md5...
A bad download can finish installation also ?
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did you wipe data/factory reset before flashing? you have to..
First install was a dirty flash but second time already wiped.
Do I need to wipe dalvik cache also ?
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Yes if you only did Data...
if you were already on purity than a dirty flash will suffice.
if you were not on purity then you need to perform a full wipe (data, system, dalvik, cache).
EDIT: i had typed full backup above. i obviously meant full wipe.
Thx .
So I need to "wipe data / factory reset" & "wipe dalvik cache " in cwm recovery , then flash new purity rom
Will it erase my files in sd storage ? eg mp3, jpeg movies ?
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Thx .
So I need to "wipe data / factory reset" & "wipe dalvik cache " in cwm recovery , then flash new purity rom
Will it erase my files in sd storage ? eg mp3, jpeg movies ?
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make a backup. make sure you have a copy of everything you want to save/keep on your computer. full wipe (twrp = data, system, dalvik, cache. cwm = wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, format /system). flash rom and gapps.
when you're coming from the stock firmware or a different rom, you have to perform a full wipe before flashing.
Use all yours methods. (Wipe issues) And still not able to boot up. Not the issue of gapps. Coz I only flash the purity rom, and reboot, but still stuck in the four color circle for over 15 mins.
Finally I decided to give up and return to stock ROM.
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Same Issue.
OMG! I though I was the only one facing this issue.
This has happend to me exactly as mentioned on the first post.
I was using purity Rom from 08/01 build & with every update I never had any problem But recently I decided to erase everything & do a factory Image procedure which obviously erases everything.
So after factory image I wanted to return to purity Rom & got stuck on booting logo for ever.
I followed the steps exactly the same as mentioned in above post.
Hi Guys. As my title shows I can't flash any other rom other than the official CyanogenMod 9.1. I do a full wipe of data, cache , and Dalvik Cache before I try a flash and as soon as I reboot I go into a bootloop. Any help would be great.
Boot to bootloader and write down everything from that screen
Boot to recovery and write down what version
Also name ROM you tried
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Hi Guys. As my title shows I can't flash any other rom other than the official CyanogenMod 9.1. I do a full wipe of data, cache , and Dalvik Cache before I try a flash and as soon as I reboot I go into a bootloop. Any help would be great.
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Be sure to flash the boot.img, I currently have KitKatDS and any other rom will black screen on start up without first flashing.
Good Luck, Conner.
If not boot.img, your recovery may be out of date. Have you tried using one of these?
CWM: http://www.rootfiles.org/pub/mirror/silverl/cwm6046.img
TWRP: http://www.rootfiles.org/pub/mirror/silverl/twrp2630.img