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status 7 error & soft brick

Hello all hope you will be able to help me.
Device : Nexus S I 9020
So basicly iam kinda new to whole this world of "android" former Iphone user.
last mounth i got my nexus S wich is my first android phone.
As soon as i got it i started to read guids and etc.
Root the device and ofc the nexy step was trying Rom`s.
but then a problem , every time i try to flash a rom i get status 7 error.
tryed every possible combination of restore / wipe etc...
nothing helped , so i came back to the stock one (backup i made before i started)
after a while i discovered the app Rom mananger , wich install rom update recovery etc...
so i updated my recovery and installed CM7 using it.
used it for a while and went back to the stock.
after cople of days tryed to install MIUI using rom manger every thing went clear and after the intall device reboot it self and then stuck on the Google logo with the lock in the botom of the screen.
and nothing helped since then restore , factory reset/restore / wipe`s etc.
as last resort i tryed Odin and it worked like a charm got my device back and runing.
today i tryed to install a new rom AOASP(i think , or some thing like that) in the first time from the recovery (several times) with every possible wipe.
all the time status 7 error , then went to rom mananger and again same thing.
stuck on the google logo.
now iam gonna use Odin again hope it will work this time too.
Any idea how to resolve it , or why this is happen ?
and how can i resolve the status 7 error and what does it mean ?
Thank you all.
(sorry for this been so long , wanted to give as much details as possible)

at this point i was able to restore my phone using Odin , and then restore it into my stock backup (including all my data and etc...)
but the problem remain the same.
cant install any rom (status 7 error).
and when i try to install any rom using Rom mananger iam stuck on the google logo after the reboot.
so what can i do ?

After you get the error, just go to advanced n report error. Automatically a recovery log will be created on ur SD. Mount SD from recovery and retrieve the log file n post it here. Maybe we can then help you.
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here is the 2 files i didnt know wich one is it so i took bouth.
Recovery and report.
hope it will help some how.

You should flash recovery from fastboot first. Then without leaving the bootloader, load recovery n install your rom.
My guess what's happening is that when u r installing from rom manager, upon reboot the stock recovery is being flashed(you being stock). That is the problem.
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Another solution easier for you would be:
1) navigate to /Etc and find the file ' install-recovery.sh ' on ur phone using a file explorer.
2) rename it to something else.
3) install rommanager and flash latest recovery through it.
4)install the rom of ur choice.
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Problem solved by using Odin ro restore it and after that flash Nanbackup and finally updating the CWM recovery.
If any one get the problem try this
Btw SuperAOSP is GREAT !!!!
gl all.

Rooted i9023, some help needed please!

Ok guys so I have managed to root my i9023 and flash clockwork recovery which was all good, I set about flashing some new roms via rom manager, again, all good.
So now I settle on this cm7 based rom which I love, used anim mod to get some nice transitions, then I used font changer.
All was good, then I decided that the font I was using was a bit ott so I decided to change it again, upon reboot it starts boot looping, bollocks !!!
So I try to get into clockwork recovery, and it seems to have gone back to the stock bootloader, grrrrr
I re flash clockwork, wipe / clear etc... then flash the rom again, but it would not flash, so I went to my backup of stock n flashed that, all good.
I then install rom manager again and flash the rom I liked again, this time no problem, but when it loads up the home button and search button are not working
So i decide on a factory reset, I select wipe everything including sd just to be sure but it comes up "error null"???
So now I wipe the sd manually and then do the reset and it works, ok, I re load everything on from scratch and all is good, but when I installed rom manager it says that clockwork recovery IS NOT installed again
Can anyone here work out from my ramblings WTF is going on???
I dont get why the font changer all of a sudden caused a boot loop, as I had changed font about 15 times with it without issue, also why clockwork recovery will not stick anymore after a reboot, when before it did and I have not changed a thing!
Cheers!!!

Rename install-recovery.sh in system/etc to something else, flash cwm recovery again, this time it'll stick until you install a stock rom again.
Rom manager is causing more problems than it's saving time, hence I don't use it.
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Thanks for the reply, can you go into detail on what exactly I need to do to get clockwork to stick? I still hold noob status!
Thanks!
Also rom manager seems fine, I flashed loads of roms with it with no issue, I also rebooted a few time at least between flashes so I dont get why clockwork suddenly decided to jump ship.
It was the font changer that f&%ked it all up for me, or anim mod (which I wont touch now even tho I miss the wicked transitions).

When using Font Changer, it's better to do a reboot manually instead of selecting Reboot from within the program. That sometimes cause me a boot loop too. But after turning the phone off / on a.k.a. "reboot manually", the phone boots fine.
To elaborate what rentaric said, use Root Explorer and go to /system/etc/, there should be a file named install-recovery.sh. This file is responsible for flashing the stock recovery every time the phone boots. If you rename it to something else e.g. install-recovery.sh.bak then CWM will stick on reboot.

Thanks, but when I get into the /system/etc/ there is not file called install-recovery.sh.
The only .sh in there is init.goldfish.sh
Any ideas???

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Flash cwm rec and either stock or custom rom.
Stock rom incl the .sh you want.
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I've read on these forums that using Clockwork on the I9023 is a no-go. Serves up incompatible ROMs, etc.
BTW, I'm looking to root my I9023. Can the OP please point me to the method he used.

athani said:
I've read on these forums that using Clockwork on the I9023 is a no-go. Serves up incompatible ROMs, etc.
BTW, I'm looking to root my I9023. Can the OP please point me to the method he used.
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LINK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
Please read the whole thread, if I had it would have saved me half a night scratching my head...lol

rentaric said:
Flash cwm rec and either stock or custom rom.
Stock rom incl the .sh you want.
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Yeah I have a custom rom installed, supercm7, but the install-recovery.sh. that I have been told is causing the problem of clockwork disappearing is not in the /system/etc/ folder, so I am asking if there is anything else that could be causing me to have to re flash clockwork via my pc every time I want to change rom?
I will tell you exactly what happens.
1. I go into rom manager
2. download a rom and choose flash rom from sd card
3. it asked if I want to wipe etc, i select yes
4. phone re boots and I get ! with an android
5. I pull the battery, hold volume up n power and boot / connect to my pc
6. re flash clockwork via SDK
7.the phone then load the new rom on its own
Before it would just flash the rom without me having to install clockwork again.

install-recovery.sh is only there if you're using a stock android rom.
"so I am asking if there is anything else that could be causing me to have to re flash clockwork via my pc every time I want to change rom?"
ROM Manager.
It's not a reliable working tool for ME as I'm changing ROMs/kernels on a regular basis and it might not work reliable the one time you need it.

Thanks for that, I may just sack rom manager then.
Its a shame as I flashed several roms with it without issue.
Oh well, loving this supercm7 so gonna stick with it untill an update comes out.
Many thanks to all who have replied, clicking the thanks buttons now!

I had the same problem but i installed a previus recovery and works fine formeforme
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[Q] I have deleted custom and stock ROM stuck in recovery and stuck at boot screen

So.. The other day I rooted my htc sensation perfectly, and gained super user access, S-off and all that stuff to root.
So I flashed a MIUI rom onto the phone which worked perfectly.
Today I tried to flash the Virtuos Quattro ROM onto my phone and it didn't work. So I cleared the cache, user data, and all that, but every time I tried to flash the rom it came up with an error.
(At this point when I turned the phone on , it when in a boot loop..l unless I went into recovery mode.) so I tried to restore the MiUI ROM and it wouldn't work anymore..
So I formatted the system and still no luck. Formatted the SD card and no luck.
However, after doing all of that, I lost the MIUi ROM, have no way of getting to a home screen, and I don't know how to get back either to my stock rom or to the MIUI rom.
It still says I'm S-off.. But I have no clue how to get back to either my stock rom ( because I have no idea where to find it) which is what I want to do again
Have I deleted the stock rom?
Is there a way to get back to the stock rom in this case? Or what should I do?!?
In desperate need of help guys!!
Cheers

Nothing to worry.
Virtuous rom, you need to flash latest firmware in order for this rom to work. Read rom guide carefully, there is a guide how to flash virtuous rom in development section if I remember correctly.
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Csapty_htc said:
So.. The other day I rooted my htc sensation perfectly, and gained super user access, S-off and all that stuff to root.
So I flashed a MIUI rom onto the phone which worked perfectly.
Today I tried to flash the Virtuos Quattro ROM onto my phone and it didn't work. So I cleared the cache, user data, and all that, but every time I tried to flash the rom it came up with an error.
(At this point when I turned the phone on , it when in a boot loop..l unless I went into recovery mode.) so I tried to restore the MiUI ROM and it wouldn't work anymore..
So I formatted the system and still no luck. Formatted the SD card and no luck.
However, after doing all of that, I lost the MIUi ROM, have no way of getting to a home screen, and I don't know how to get back either to my stock rom or to the MIUI rom.
It still says I'm S-off.. But I have no clue how to get back to either my stock rom ( because I have no idea where to find it) which is what I want to do again
Have I deleted the stock rom?
Is there a way to get back to the stock rom in this case? Or what should I do?!?
In desperate need of help guys!!
Cheers
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Just download a Rom on you computer and while in recovery enable usb storage and copy the Rom to your ad card and flash again. Unless you want virtuous you have to flash a newer firmware like the guy above me said
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How do you turn on USB mass storage in recovery?
And is there a way I could go back to my stock rom?

everyday48 said:
Nothing to worry.
Virtuous rom, you need to flash latest firmware in order for this rom to work. Read rom guide carefully, there is a guide how to flash virtuous rom in development section if I remember correctly.
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would you be able to link me to the instructions on how to do that ?

you can take your sd card out and plug it in your computer and put the PG58IMG.zip in the root of the sd card and virtuous quattro in any folder
after that get the sd card in the device go to bootloader flash the new firmware (keep in mind tho that to flash the new firmware you have to be superCID) then go to recovery wipe and flash virtuous quattro and youre all set
heres the thread were you can find the new firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767

Well befo trying that, I tried what the other guy said and used USB storage to put a ROM on... But when I went to rrecovery and tried to flash it, it keeps saying 'error, can't mount /sd-ext!' and then aborts the flash.... So I can't put anything on still (

Csapty_htc said:
Well befo trying that, I tried what the other guy said and used USB storage to put a ROM on... But when I went to rrecovery and tried to flash it, it keeps saying 'error, can't mount /sd-ext!' and then aborts the flash.... So I can't put anything on still (
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re download the rom.. sounds like a bad download... if you wanna run ics... download new firmware name it whatever it's supposed to be name... put it on the base of the sdcard... sdcard/ ok now have your downloaded rom and the firmware on the sdcard. not a folder just in the base directory... ok in recovery wipe everything first... data cache system boot... everything except sdcard... then flash/install the rom.... then reboot to bootloader in the power options in ext4 recovery , the bootloader will read the firmware file... should be named pd58img or something like that (dont quote the file name i could be wrong) anyways the bootloader will pick it up and ask you if you wanna update, hit volume up for yes... after it's done hit the power button again to reboot and all should be welll with ics... oh and then hit the thanks button for me..... you really just need to open to browser windows... one where you download the firmware read how they say to install one for the rom read how they say install and then look at my post... with all the info here i think u can figure it out... sorry if i aint making sense i just wored 14 hours... gotta sleep now... good luck
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[Help] [Q] No ROM boots! Phone always gets stuck on boot animation of custom ROMs

I Flashed derefas built Sense 4.0a Bulid#7 lite last night, it didn't boot and got stuck at beat audio screen. Tried nearly ten times, flashed two versions of TWRP and even latest CWM6. Then for a cross check booted CM10, even that gets stuck at cynogenmod boot animation.
Tried "fastboot flash boot boot.img" even, for flashing the kernel separately which i came to know via XDA forums, even then no use.
Bootloader Unlocked, S-ON.
SD Card: 8GB Class 4, even changed SD Cards and SD-Ext types ext2,3,4.
Not overclocked even once.
Is the phone's final destination is to some garbage after this(hard-bricked) or what?

easygo:) said:
I Flashed derefas built Sense 4.0a Bulid#7 lite last night, it didn't boot and got stuck at beat audio screen. Tried nearly ten times, flashed two versions of TWRP and even latest CWM6. Then for a cross check booted CM10, even that gets stuck at cynogenmod boot animation.
Tried "fastboot flash boot boot.img" even, for flashing the kernel separately which i came to know via XDA forums, even then no use.
Bootloader Unlocked, S-ON.
SD Card: 8GB Class 4, even changed SD Cards and SD-Ext types ext2,3,4.
Not overclocked even once.
Is the phone's final destination is to some garbage after this(hard-bricked) or what?
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Have you tried doing a FACTORY RESET. If not, no ROM will ever boot on your phone. Either do this from your recovery or HBOOT.

easygo:) said:
I Flashed derefas built Sense 4.0a Bulid#7 lite last night, it didn't boot and got stuck at beat audio screen. Tried nearly ten times, flashed two versions of TWRP and even latest CWM6. Then for a cross check booted CM10, even that gets stuck at cynogenmod boot animation.
Tried "fastboot flash boot boot.img" even, for flashing the kernel separately which i came to know via XDA forums, even then no use.
Bootloader Unlocked, S-ON.
SD Card: 8GB Class 4, even changed SD Cards and SD-Ext types ext2,3,4.
Not overclocked even once.
Is the phone's final destination is to some garbage after this(hard-bricked) or what?
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well heres a story for you, i obviously have a HTC Explorer (pico) and so does my partner (bought at the same time same place), so i flashed my phone with Sense4.0a Build#7, rebooted afew times but worked fine (all features everything) so then i followed same procedure to flash other pico (she loves sense) and yet it has same results as yours (sometimes got to the homescreen) and some others on the forum, make a logcat of sense rom through adb..........your phone is not bricked.........clean all phone wipe the lot and reflash cyanogen rom, should be fine...............

Re: [Help] [Q] No ROM boots! Phone stuck on boot animation of custom rom.
Same problem in my phone but i am re create sdext part..rom is working
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Re: [Help] [Q] No ROM boots! Phone stuck on boot animation of custom rom.
My explorer can't run any oc kernel, don't know why. while my friend explorer supports .is it problem of hardware??
I always ended up burning my nand.build #7 also contain oc kernel I think.
after waiting for 15 min I flashed cm9, I came to know that I burnt my nand as I got fc's

LiVeRpOoL-FaN said:
well heres a story for you, i obviously have a HTC Explorer (pico) and so does my partner (bought at the same time same place), so i flashed my phone with Sense4.0a Build#7, rebooted afew times but worked fine (all features everything) so then i followed same procedure to flash other pico (she loves sense) and yet it has same results as yours (sometimes got to the homescreen) and some others on the forum, make a logcat of sense rom through adb..........your phone is not bricked.........clean all phone wipe the lot and reflash cyanogen rom, should be fine...............
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Actually, I tried GB Sense based ROMs too, its stuck at HTC initial screen itself. No other rom boots either. How to take logcat? I read a common tutorial and did, but the terminal said as device not found like that. If u've tutorial pls post!
I've not tried O.C so far on my device.

I too facing the same problem after installing latest build..stuck on htc screen..after that i tried restoring my old mini c9 rom..cant get get past the htc screen

i faced same problem when trying to install ruu with different radio version...
even i was unable to boot into recovery...so i flashed a custom recovery through bootloader...wiped everything and installed a new custom rom

^^ so u fixed it or what..can u please elaborate what you did..

:crying:
:crying: same problem wid me bro nw wat to do..... plz helpp...

help
easygo:) said:
I Flashed derefas built Sense 4.0a Bulid#7 lite last night, it didn't boot and got stuck at beat audio screen. Tried nearly ten times, flashed two versions of TWRP and even latest CWM6. Then for a cross check booted CM10, even that gets stuck at cynogenmod boot animation.
Tried "fastboot flash boot boot.img" even, for flashing the kernel separately which i came to know via XDA forums, even then no use.
Bootloader Unlocked, S-ON.
SD Card: 8GB Class 4, even changed SD Cards and SD-Ext types ext2,3,4.
Not overclocked even once.
Is the phone's final destination is to some garbage after this(hard-bricked) or what?
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hey bro nw how to get our cell to normal bcoz same as happend wid me:crying:

Try cute prince nand erase method.
Install sense (gb) like ateeq Rom then follow here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37805882
Scroll down and see there is a topic named 'Recovering from an oc nand wipe'.
Then try flashing cm rom..

9282gkg said:
hey bro nw how to get our cell to normal bcoz same as happend wid me:crying:
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I went on to Flash RUU and got stuck at htc logo with four warning symbols /!\, hope thats the end of my phone.
Edit: As far as helps, I dont think no one(including devs) would coming to help us! We're totally !!!!

same problem
i have same problem. i tried flash RUU but now, my phone's screen is black with 4 triangles in corner.

Here is a simple solution
If u can go to recovery
Wipe everything ( by mounting system , data ,cache etc )
Wipe dalvik cache
Then reboot into recovery again
And again wipe everything
( this will clear ur phone problems and will clean the phone )
Now I recommend to flash cm9.1
And that's it u got ur working phone again
sent from Apex Rom Series ( aokp )

ok guys you need to unlock bootloaders again i guess because flashing RUU locks the bootloaders....flash a new recovery of your choice CWM/TWRP Wipe system,boot,dalvik cache,cache and last factory rest and flash a rom like CM9/MiniCM9/CM10/CM10.1 and reboot and make sure your ext2/3/4 partition in sd card is properly formatted before you flash a new rom and after flashing wait for 10 min atleast
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WARNING never flash RUU in any case because you never know what may happen !!

easygo:) said:
I went on to Flash RUU and got stuck at htc logo with four warning symbols /!\, hope thats the end of my phone.
Edit: As far as helps, I dont think no one(including devs) would coming to help us! We're totally !!!!
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If you locked the bootloader unlock it, flash custom recovery like TWRP like you did initially. Boot to recovery, flash any rom, choose something stable I suggest flash cm9 build 11 then flash gapps, but remember before flashing rom wipe dalvik cache, factory reset, wipe system, reboot phone if still doesn't boots and you get something weird flash another ruu, choose the right ruu for your country, lock bootloader flash ruu repeat from start if everything works hit thanks keep pressing it lol.
If it doesn't make a video to explain what is happening, but don't worry don't loose hope
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DanceOff said:
If you locked the bootloader unlock it, flash custom recovery like TWRP like you did initially. Boot to recovery, flash any rom, choose something stable I suggest flash cm9 build 11 then flash gapps, but remember before flashing rom wipe dalvik cache, factory reset, wipe system, reboot phone if still doesn't boots and you get something weird flash another ruu, choose the right ruu for your country, lock bootloader flash ruu repeat from start if everything works hit thanks keep pressing it lol.
If it doesn't make a video to explain what is happening, but don't worry don't loose hope
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Htc phones never bricks
There r always many solution
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Bro phone is stuck on boot animation so cnt use that method if der is anther methd dan plz help
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Clean everything install twrp 2.4.0.1 , mount everything and install cm 9.1
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missing recovery

ive been reading for weeks and am ready to start flashing roms and recoverys but i come to find out that i cant get into stock recovery. the phone looks like its going into recovery mode then it shows an android guy with a "!" then reboots normally... can i flash a new recovery without using the stock one. or how can i restore the stock recovery? ive been reading for hours and hours and cant find anything helpfull on the web... im using lg ally with 2.2.2 rooted with gingerbreak. i posted at an lg ally forum but no one answers since the phones so old i guess.. please help cuz im about to smash this thing against my head

i managed to get it working or i thought i did.. it let me download it in rom manager after i clicked "fix permissions" it booted into recovery but when i booted out and tried it again it wont boot into recovery again, yet rom manager thinks that CWM is installed... i dont get it

clear data of rom manager and try flashing recovery again...
SENT FROM MONSTER ! ! !
HIT THANX OR I WILL JUST
CRY...

will try next time i get wifi... i read something about having to install it twice? the first is only temporary or something is this true? or when CMW flashes it should it stay there the first time?

No no no,the rom manager flashes the rom only once & that is permanent...
You have cum across some mistake i feel....
SENT FROM MONSTER ! ! !
HIT THANX OR I WILL JUST
CRY...

it did the same thing again. would doing a factory reset restore the stock recovery? rom manager thinks CWM is installed. was i supposed to wipe cache and dalvik cache or does that not matter. im kind of scared to mess with too much since i cant get into recovery to make a back up.... is there a way to side load it using terminal emulator or do i need to use the SDK because i dont have a pc

i ended up getting it working after i did it one more time. thanks