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[Q] Defy/Cyanogen cache problem

Hi,
I've installed Cyanogenmod 7 on my Motorola defy and it's working fine except one problem: I cannot download applications from the marketplace. The download starts but immediately disappears.
I'm thinking this is a cache problem? Clearing the cache for marketplace, downloads etc. didn't work. Neither did wiping the cache / dalvik cache in cw recovery.
When I open custom recovery in Clockwork I do see these lines:
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/clast_log
Could this be an indication of the problem? I'm pretty new at all this so help is appreciated

with the info you have given...based on that... if it were me i would reflash the rom and gapps and then try again. if it cannot flash again then its a sdcard issue. swap out put a working card in and confirm. just my thoughts.
did you have a working recovery before?
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androidcues said:
with the info you have given...based on that... if it were me i would reflash the rom and gapps and then try again. if it cannot flash again then its a sdcard issue. swap out put a working card in and confirm. just my thoughts.
did you have a working recovery before?
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I've just tried reflashing the rom & gapps, but the problem is still here. Everything is working fine and I have all the gapps installed but when I want to download an app from the marketplace it doesn't work.
I don't think the sd card has anything to do with it? It used to work just fine on the stock Motoblur rom.

error after flashing from Odin

I tried to flash a latest firmware(5800XWJPI and with the apollo_0531.ops) with odin 4.252 after hard reseting, everything was ok but after the rebooting the phone stuck on "--delete App data... delete files, please wait"
how do I get to hard reset again somehow from any recovery? The phone cannot boot. I tried to flash another rom but the problem is the same.

kampinas said:
I tried to flash a latest firmware(5800XWJPI and with the apollo_0531.ops) with odin 4.252 after hard reseting, everything was ok but after the rebooting the phone stuck on "--delete App data... delete files, please wait"
how do I get to hard reset again somehow from any recovery? The phone cannot boot. I tried to flash another rom but the problem is the same.
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Hold vol up, vol down, home and power button to go into recovery.

it shows me the g3mod kernel non-oc because I have flashed it before just to go to recovery to enter cmd but it was futile...
now stucks on that logo
update: I suceeded in booting into recovery mode which was cwm. I flashed afterwards CyanogenMod 7.2.0-RC3 (Alpha8.2) and the gapps after having wiped everthing but the phone still stucks this time on the gt-5800i (with the black backround) and not the regular cm7 blue logo. So it does not boot again.

any ideas?

kampinas said:
any ideas?
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flash zerofill.tar...(in my mediafire-sig)...than flash full rom.tar over it
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ok, I ll flash your zerofill. After that, I flash that "full rom.tar "? where can I find it?
thanks for helping me

kampinas said:
ok, I ll flash your zerofill. After that, I flash that "full rom.tar "? where can I find it?
thanks for helping me
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^By full rom.tar, I think he meant was to flash any other ROM via Odin (preferably a Stock one!)

ok I flashed zerofill and after that G3MOD-2.5-OC-zImage and then I tried to enter recovery. From there I see many errors like
Code:
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/log]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/log
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/last_log]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/last_log
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/command]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/command
and maybe more but I cant see them because of the screen
I wiped all and then flashed from zip CyanogenMod 7.2.0-RC3 Alpha8.2 and the Gapps-06-07-12-signed and everything went fine until I reboot. When I reboot, rom is behaving like it does wipe all and everything is from the begining. Plus I see available internal memory 0mb!!! And I cant install anything. Have I combined something wrong? I have 2 gb sd card. I am afraid to reboot cuz I will have to do and setup everything from the start!

lol....do: fire up odin....now...find a fullrom.tar(e.g. Kyrillos rom 9.x...or my Hercolubus rom)...boot in download mode....flash it....when in cwm...wipe data....now reboot.....if u wanna cm7.2 based....i made a full rom for odin flash & i think kyrillos13 did aswell.....
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thanks for reply but will this solve the 0 available internal memory?

Search '0kb internal memory'. You will find a thread with a tar file that will fix the issue.
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Smonic said:
Search '0kb internal memory'. You will find a thread with a tar file that will fix the issue.
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the only closest result was this post here and after I have downloaded a rom with the proper file inside I can't delete all the other files so I keep only the datafs (I use winrar). Unfortunately I couldn't find a thread with the file attached.

kampinas said:
the only closest result was this post here and after I have downloaded a rom with the proper file inside I can't delete all the other files so I keep only the datafs (I use winrar). Unfortunately I couldn't find a thread with the file attached.
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do: download total commander for pc...(google it it's free)...now open a "whateverromuhave".tar....delete all except datafs.rfs....and boot ur g3 in download mode....now flash that .tar with odin....reboot...if u boot to recovery after flash...wipe data again....reboot....done.....enjoy
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you are awesome, I will try it thanks

the 0 internal memory is gone and now says total193, available 179 but still displays error on instaling an apk with the message insufficient internal space. Another thing. To sd card says total space 0.89gb, availabe 0.89gb! (I partitioned 1gb through cwm). These messages on cwm still remain:
Code:
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/log]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/log
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/last_log]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/last_log
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/command]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/command
and maybe more but I cant see them because of the screen
is this a problem for the phone's functionality? How do I repair it? Does it have to do something with the sd?
At the cyanogen's application settings, the options "use internal storage" cannot be ticked (is grey). any clues?

kampinas said:
the 0 internal memory is gone and now says total193, available 179 but still displays error on instaling an apk with the message insufficient internal space. Another thing. To sd card says total space 0.89gb, availabe 0.89gb! (I partitioned 1gb through cwm). These messages on cwm still remain:
Code:
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/log]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/log
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/last_log]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/last_log
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/command]
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't open/cache/recovery/command
and maybe more but I cant see them because of the screen
is this a problem for the phone's functionality? How do I repair it? Does it have to do something with the sd?
At the cyanogen's application settings, the options "use internal storage" cannot be ticked (is grey). any clues?
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^Maybe try re-partitioning your sd card?

rkoby13 said:
lol....do: fire up odin....now...find a fullrom.tar(e.g. Kyrillos rom 9.x...or my Hercolubus rom)...boot in download mode....flash it....when in cwm...wipe data....now reboot.....if u wanna cm7.2 based....i made a full rom for odin flash & i think kyrillos13 did aswell.....
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yes..rkoby13 is right..i faced similar problem before..flashing as one package fixed it..:

rudranilg said:
yes..rkoby13 is right..i faced similar problem before..flashing as one package fixed it..:
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yup....i have had same situation...and solved it this way
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Can't install .zip file from CWM

I am relatively new to the world of rooting and ROMs, but I have successfully installed CM10 on a previous Samsung phone, so I am decently literate.
I am currently attempting to install CM10.1 on my Verizon Galaxy S III (following the instructions on the Install CM for d2vzw page on the CM wiki), but I have reached an impasse at step 7. I was not aware that I had to put the VRALE6.bootloader.zip file on the SD card before starting this process, so I am now attempting to get that file onto my SD card either by sideloading through CWM or by pushing it to the SD card through adb. The issue is that CWM gives me an error (can't mount SD card) and adb doesn't recognize my device (I have tried installing and reinstalling various drivers for the past few hours). I enabled USB Debugging mode before starting the process, but I am only able to get into Download and CWM modes right now (if I don't do the Download Mode or Recovery Mode key combination, I am stuck on the Galaxy S III screen). Am I bricked at this point, or is there a way to get VRALE6.bootloader.zip onto my phone and continue with the ROM process?

It is important to note that I formatted the SD card before starting this process because I wanted enough space to put the Cyanogenmod file on it. However, I think I may have formatted it generically rather than into FAT-32. Could this be the issue?
I am going to pick up a microSD card reader today in order to flash the SD card to FAT-32 and put the CyanogenMod file on it.
I am getting 5 errors upon startup of CWM (E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command, can't mount /cache/recovery/log, etc.). When I try to mount the SD card or external SD card, I get E: Can't mount /sdcard/

Same issue with sd card not mounting.
I'm having somewhat of the same issue. I've tried both Clockwork recovery and TWRP and have the same issue.
Should have mentioned that i still have access to the stock rom and can use my phone just fine.
I some how got Clockwork mod recovery to work using the Rom Manager pro App.
I wish i had been paying better attention to what i was doing but i know i updated CWMrecovery from in rom manager and chose to install my chosen rom with that.

My suggestion is to start over completely. There is a much easier way to do this.
My suggestion is to flash one of the rooted stock ROMs through Odin. There's a thread in android development that has rooted stock. Then when that's done boot up your phone. If it bootloops wipe data. Then use Ez-Unlock 1.2 app to unlock your bootloader. Make sure it's 1.2. Now use GooManager to flash TWRP. You are done! This is probably the easiest way to do this.
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33948598
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Sandman-007 said:
My suggestion is to start over completely. There is a much easier way to do this.
My suggestion is to flash one of the rooted stock ROMs through Odin. There's a thread in android development that has rooted stock. Then when that's done boot up your phone. If it bootloops wipe data. Then use Ez-Unlock 1.2 app to unlock your bootloader. Make sure it's 1.2. Now use GooManager to flash TWRP. You are done! This is probably the easiest way to do this.
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33948598
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I am not familiar with TWRP, so is the process the same for flashing CM (putting CM zip file on sd card and going to install from SD card in TWRP)? Are there any additional steps beyond this?

I am following the directions in the thread linked above to root and install TWRP. So far, I have the rooted stock ROM running fine, but I can't get TWRP to work. I downloaded Goomanager and attempted to get TWRP using the Install Openrecovery Script option. However, it said that it couldn't find a recovery for my device. I also tried to use the adb method, but nothing happened after I put in the commands. I even tried to flash the latest TWRP .tar file from their website using Odin, but it keeps failing. Is there any way to get TWRP on my phone?
EDIT:Whoops, I skipped over the EZ-Unlock step. Now everything works. Thanks for the help, Sandman!

mikestrong19 said:
I am following the directions in the thread linked above to root and install TWRP. So far, I have the rooted stock ROM running fine, but I can't get TWRP to work. I downloaded Goomanager and attempted to get TWRP using the Install Openrecovery Script option. However, it said that it couldn't find a recovery for my device. I also tried to use the adb method, but nothing happened after I put in the commands. I even tried to flash the latest TWRP .tar file from their website using Odin, but it keeps failing. Is there any way to get TWRP on my phone?
EDIT:Whoops, I skipped over the EZ-Unlock step. Now everything works. Thanks for the help, Sandman!
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No problem bro. Glad you are all fixed up
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Sandman-007 said:
No problem bro. Glad you are all fixed up
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Alright, maybe I'm not quite fixed up yet. I have TWRP installed and I can go between TWRP, download mode, and the normal stock rooted ROM fine. However, I cannot get to the SD Card in TWRP in order to install CM. TWRP gives me the following errors upon booting into recovery:
E: Unable to find parition size for '/boot'
E: Unable to find parition size for '/data'
E: Unable to find parition size for '/recovery'
Updating partition details:
E: Unable to mount '/system'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: TWFunc: :Copy_Log - - Can't open destination log
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
Upon trying to go to Install, I am unable to select the external SD card, and an additional error appears when I attempt to touch Micro SD Card (E: Unable to mount '/external_sd').
I guess I could try to sideload the CM zip file through adb, but I would rather fix the SD card for future use. I have been researching and working on the SD card for the better part of today, to no avail. I am pretty sure the issue is in the formatting of the SD card (it appears to be RAW rather than the required FAT32 for CM), but I cannot format the SD card into FAT-32 no matter what I try (both Windows and 3rd party formatting tools). They all say that the SD card is either write-protected (I have already checked the read/write switch on the side of the SD card adapter) and/or the format cannot be completed. I have tried both my old SD card that I have kept for a few phones (an 8GB Samsung microSD card) and a brand new Sandisk 8GB microSD card, both of which will not work.
I am able to transfer files to the SD card with no issue (with both ADB and through dragging/dropping in Windows), but I cannot install from SD in recovery.
Does anyone have a solution to allow me to install CM on my phone?

Download root checker from the play store. Make sure you are rooted
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Sandman-007 said:
Download root checker from the play store. Make sure you are rooted
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Yes, I do have root access. I think the problem lies somewhere in my SD card.

mikestrong19 said:
Yes, I do have root access. I think the problem lies somewhere in my SD card.
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Do you have another computer to try formatting the sdcard with? And you said that you receive the same errors when trying to reformat the new 8 GB sdcard as with your other sdcard which is formatted to RAW?

SlimSnoopOS said:
Do you have another computer to try formatting the sdcard with? And you said that you receive the same errors when trying to reformat the new 8 GB sdcard as with your other sdcard which is formatted to RAW?
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I do have access to another computer, but I ran out of time and patience yesterday. I will try it when I get home later today. And yes, both cards are RAW (even the new one) and I can't get either one to format or work in TWRP.

So it appears the the issue with formatting was due to my computer's drivers (even though I installed the latest Samsung USB drivers) and not the SD card. I was able to format the SD card to FAT32 on another computer and put CM and GAPPS onto it. When booted normally into TouchWiz, the phone sees the SD card fine. However, I still get the same "Can't mount external SD card" error as well as the others previously listed when I attempt to install a zip from recovery. I even tried to sideload the ROM from ADB, but it still didn't work.

mikestrong19 said:
So it appears the the issue with formatting was due to my computer's drivers (even though I installed the latest Samsung USB drivers) and not the SD card. I was able to format the SD card to FAT32 on another computer and put CM and GAPPS onto it. When booted normally into TouchWiz, the phone sees the SD card fine. However, I still get the same "Can't mount external SD card" error as well as the others previously listed when I attempt to install a zip from recovery. I even tried to sideload the ROM from ADB, but it still didn't work.
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Which version of CWM and also TWRP are you using?

And the problems keep rolling in. I was able to mount my SD card and get rid of the TWRP errors by installing a modded TWRP 2.6.0.0 from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44277901). However, when I go to install CM (cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip), I get the following error:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") ==
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip'
Error flashing zip '/external_sd/cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip'
Updating partition details
I did a factory reset before attempting to install this, but I did not format data or do anything else.

mikestrong19 said:
And the problems keep rolling in. I was able to mount my SD card and get rid of the TWRP errors by installing a modded TWRP 2.6.0.0 from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44277901). However, when I go to install CM (cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip), I get the following error:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") ==
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip'
Error flashing zip '/external_sd/cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip'
Updating partition details
I did a factory reset before attempting to install this, but I did not format data or do anything else.
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Well, that is for the Sprint S3 my friend. We can't interchange recoveries between the different S3 models to flash roms. You may want to ask Kennyglass123 or any of those other guys if they can make a change for the VZW S3 for you to test it out.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Well, that is for the Sprint S3 my friend. We can't interchange recoveries between the different S3 models to flash roms. You may want to ask Kennyglass123 or any of those other guys if they can make a change for the VZW S3 for you to test it out.
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Sounds good. I think the problem has been isolated to being something with needing a modded TWRP. I tried using an older, non-modded TWRP (2.5.0.0), which didn't work.

mikestrong19 said:
Sounds good. I think the problem has been isolated to being something with needing a modded TWRP. I tried using an older, non-modded TWRP (2.5.0.0), which didn't work.
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Would you mind trying this soft brick fix? If I'm not mistaken, I believe you're experiencing this same issue--excluding the Sprint TWRP issue you just mentioned. You will need to flash your VZW custom recovery either through GooManager, Rom Manager, or Odin btw.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Would you mind trying this soft brick fix? If I'm not mistaken, I believe you're experiencing this same issue--excluding the Sprint TWRP issue you just mentioned. You will need to flash your VZW custom recovery either through GooManager, Rom Manager, or Odin btw.
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I can still get between the stock rooted ROM, download mode, and recovery mode fine, so does that mean I am still soft-bricked and should try this?

mikestrong19 said:
I can still get between the stock rooted ROM, download mode, and recovery mode fine, so does that mean I am still soft-bricked and should try this?
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Yea, because you are still receiving these errors right?
E: Unable to find parition size for '/boot'
E: Unable to find parition size for '/data'
E: Unable to find parition size for '/recovery'
Updating partition details:
E: Unable to mount '/system'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: TWFunc: :Copy_Log - - Can't open destination log
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
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This soft brick fix is an attempt to correct the /system and /data errors.
Edit: Oh great, none of the links work. I'll see about finding alternate links.

[Q] Please Help, Just Rooted NS4G

I recently rooted my NS4G, coming from Evo supersonic, so I am familiar with this stuff. But I've been running into problems trying to install different things from CWM. I am currently on TWRP v2.6.3.0 and everytime I try to install a ROM or a recovery it starts with "Updating partition details..." then says "E:Unable to open zip file." and the installation fails from there. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? Pls help ASAP

Also says, "E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'"
"E:Unable to recreate and sec-folder"
"E:Unable to mount '/sdcard/'"
"E:Unable to find partition size for '/wimax'"

marcosxp said:
I recently rooted my NS4G, coming from Evo supersonic, so I am familiar with this stuff. But I've been running into problems trying to install different things from CWM. I am currently on TWRP v2.6.3.0 and everytime I try to install a ROM or a recovery it starts with "Updating partition details..." then says "E:Unable to open zip file." and the installation fails from there. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? Pls help ASAP
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Try Philz, just make sure you have a ROM zip on your SD card, because it won't mount to your computer... it will flash KitKat though..
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Setting.Out said:
Try Philz, just make sure you have a ROM zip on your SD card, because it won't mount to your computer... it will flash KitKat though..
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I even tried that. It would also say that my sdcard won'tmount

Setting.Out said:
Try Philz, just make sure you have a ROM zip on your SD card, because it won't mount to your computer... it will flash KitKat though..
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Ok so I just flashed PhilZ cwm from my pc. But I still cannot flash any zip files bc i get "E:Can't mount /storage/sdcard0"

marcosxp said:
Ok so I just flashed PhilZ cwm from my pc. But I still cannot flash any zip files bc i get "E:Can't mount /storage/sdcard0"
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Just to be sure...flash the factory image...then put any Custom ROM...

No SD card, NO system, E: Unable to mount storage in Recovery

Hi!
I've installed this ROM on my HTC One S:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-s/development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-lollipop-htc-one-s-t2946468
Everything seemed to be fine, but sd storage broken. Now I can't even boot phone, only thing i see is CM logo. If i'm trying use ADB Slideload or wipe data in recovery i see this:
E: Unable to mount storage.
E: Unable to mount /sdcard during GUI startup.
E: Unable to mount /sdcard/TWRP/.twrps when trying to read settings file.
Please, help me, how I can flash anything? I was looking for solutions but I didn't find :<

noomarsil said:
Hi!
I've installed this ROM on my HTC One S:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-s/development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-lollipop-htc-one-s-t2946468
Everything seemed to be fine, but sd storage broken. Now I can't even boot phone, only thing i see is CM logo. If i'm trying use ADB Slideload or wipe data in recovery i see this:
E: Unable to mount storage.
E: Unable to mount /sdcard during GUI startup.
E: Unable to mount /sdcard/TWRP/.twrps when trying to read settings file.
Please, help me, how I can flash anything? I was looking for solutions but I didn't find :<
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Relock your device install the factory RUU, now your phone turn on and all is ok but you haven't the bootloader unlocked, root and recovery, so if you want any other rom you can flash any rom, boot and recovery.