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[Q] custom ROM boot problem!

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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[Q] Go from one custom ROM to another

Hey everyone. I'm kind of a noob when it comes to this stuff, so bear with me. I have successfully rooted and flashed the "infused" custom ROM on my infuse 4g (which was already running Gingerbread).
- rooted phone
- ran titanium backup
- ran SMS backup
- installed SGS Kernel Flasher
- installed ROM manager
- flash ClockworkMod Recovery (Galaxy S i9000)
- selected full installation for gtg465x infused release
- wiped data and cache (delvik also)
So, I have the "infused ROM" running with no issues at this point. Now I want to try the "emancipation" ROM.
My question is, how to I go from the "infused" custom ROM to the "emancipation" custom ROM? Do I have to do everything listed above all over again, or can I simply just put the emancipation ROM on my SD card and choose to install the ROM?
Thanks

Please Wipe Data/Factory reset and Wipe Cache. *Once the slate is clean, flash in recovery.
If you don't wipe...we don't know where you started and will be unable to help you with your issues.
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Just follow the instructions from the developer of the ROM (on OP)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579180

Download Rom and put it on sdcard
Boot into recovery
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvic cache (under advanced)
Choose install Rom from sd card
Locate Rom and flash it
Reboot and enjoy
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Simple as that:thumbup:
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Thanks for the replies everyone. Much appreciated

Paranoid Android Update

I just flashed the 8/15 version of PA and was wondering if i have to completely wipe everything just to update to 8/18?

It is always recommended to do so to avoid any problems. But you can flash without the wipes and if you run into many issues, wipe and reflash
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I just flashed the pa jb update without wiping anything and it caused a world of problems for me I had to wipe and and start fresh to have a smoothly running phone again !!! Hope that helps
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stevenk007 said:
I just flashed the 8/15 version of PA and was wondering if i have to completely wipe everything just to update to 8/18?
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You should not have to wipe data, just wipe cache and dalvik cache. However it is a better chance of no force closes or other problems if you do wipe everything between upgrades.

following the question above about upgrading, do I also need to reflash the kernel too?

Yes you would have to flash the OC kernel again.
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digitalsunshine said:
following the question above about upgrading, do I also need to reflash the kernel too?
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Or, you can just replace the boot.img from the PA zip with the one from OC kenel zip file (i.e. extract all the files on your PC, replace the file, re-zip, and flash as per-norm).

[Q] After Flushing PA Jelly Bean Rom It Keep showing PA boot screen

Hi,
I have AT&T Motorola Atrix 2 MB-865 , i was on official ICS after root unlock I flushed pa_edison-3.69-20130729-nokex.zip rom to my atrix 2, using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050705
i did factory reset, data format system, format cache and etc before flushing that ROM after successful flush , I rebooted , after reboot it keep stuck (does't not hang just stuck) on paranoid boot screen, i tried to flush again but same result in addition i want to say i flushed only rom , no gapps, , now i am again on ics_edison using RDS Lite ,Please any one tell me where i am wrong
Thanks in advance.

cheeta123 said:
Hi,
I have AT&T Motorola Atrix 2 MB-865 , i was on official ICS after root unlock I flushed pa_edison-3.69-20130729-nokex.zip rom to my atrix 2, using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050705
i did factory reset, data format system, format cache and etc before flushing that ROM after successful flush , I rebooted , after reboot it keep stuck (does't not hang just stuck) on paranoid boot screen, i tried to flush again but same result in addition i want to say i flushed only rom , no gapps, , now i am again on ics_edison using RDS Lite ,Please any one tell me where i am wrong
Thanks in advance.
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Firstly its FLASH not FLUSH.!! On which system did you flash the ROM.. If you have flashed on 2nd system you should not wipe data... It will wipe out your other partitions... And did you flash via bmm or cwm??
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nikhJ said:
Firstly its FLASH not FLUSH.!! On which system did you flash the ROM.. If you have flashed on 2nd system you should not wipe data... It will wipe out your other partitions... And did you flash via bmm or cwm??
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he's is in a habit of writing 'flush' in place of 'flash' (see his other posts)
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nikhJ said:
Firstly its FLASH not FLUSH.!! On which system did you flash the ROM.. If you have flashed on 2nd system you should not wipe data... It will wipe out your other partitions... And did you flash via bmm or cwm??
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I used Atrix2BootStrap.apk which seem like CWM based, there was no option 1st system or second system, it was like standard flashing(means normally we flash using Clock world recovery so no 1s or seccond system option appeared).

cheeta123 said:
I used Atrix2BootStrap.apk which seem like CWM based, there was no option 1st system or second system, it was like standard flashing(means normally we flash using Clock world recovery so no 1s or seccond system option appeared).
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i think this rom can be install via BMM only... my friend has do like what you do before..... the only you can do is FXZ to stock,root,and then go to play store, install BMM 0.3..... dont install bootstrap.apk again after installing BMM and you will be fine...

I seem to have a similar issue.
First of all although this is my first post on XDA I'm not new to flashing and using Custom Roms infact I have been using CM 10.1 versions switching back and forth between 4.1.2 when I run into trouble.
I decided to give PA a shot and seem to have run into a wall. I flashed PA nokex on system 3 (which previously had CM10.1 - JBX 0.8.1(kernel)).
Before flashing PA on it I destroyed and recreated system, data and cache partitions so I didn't see the need to do wipes on them again. Nevertheless I did dod wipes. Flashed PA nokex, Gapps, wiped dlavik cache and rebooted. (Using BMM ofcourse)
I am stuck at a black screen with the red LED. I would really like to sample PA so any help would be really appreciated.

blazebud350 said:
I seem to have a similar issue.
First of all although this is my first post on XDA I'm not new to flashing and using Custom Roms infact I have been using CM 10.1 versions switching back and forth between 4.1.2 when I run into trouble.
I decided to give PA a shot and seem to have run into a wall. I flashed PA nokex on system 3 (which previously had CM10.1 - JBX 0.8.1(kernel)).
Before flashing PA on it I destroyed and recreated system, data and cache partitions so I didn't see the need to do wipes on them again. Nevertheless I did dod wipes. Flashed PA nokex, Gapps, wiped dlavik cache and rebooted. (Using BMM ofcourse)
I am stuck at a black screen with the red LED. I would really like to sample PA so any help would be really appreciated.
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i think PA non kexec is for ICS base only!
¢@®bøÑ///JBX

Super_Commando said:
i think PA non kexec is for ICS base only!
¢@®bøÑ///JBX
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Yeah. I flashed the kexec version and it booted up fine... Thank you.

[Q] Fixing A Messed Up Flash

So I flashed a custom ROM and did the usual steps. Install, wipe caches, etc., and the ROM itself loads. It's a custom 4.4.2 ROM for GT-P31XX and I used CWM 6.0.4.5 recovery to flash it. Problem is that when I boot, I get to the lock screen but System UI, Settings, and AOSP Keyboard always fail. I can't seem to boot into recovery any more but I want to install a different ROM or reinstall stock JB and start over. How would I go about fixing this situation?

Okay, I can boot into recovery actually.

KingMotion said:
Okay, I can boot into recovery actually.
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Did you wipe everything first then install? Because you want to wipe, install, boot. Cache, dalvik, data, system are the main ones, always wipe these when flashing a new ROM.
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