Dear XDA members,
I was using the revelation ROM Jelly bean 4.1 when I decided to backup my ROM using rom manager. This led the rom to somehow being corrupted. Thus I wiped the ROM and installed Sultans Kitkat ROM. My device S-ON but has an unlocked bootloader. So i formatted and flashed the new rom but when i connected it to my computer to fastboot flash boot the boot.img my device was not being recognized.
This is because my Laptop was upgraded from win 7 to 8.1 via a full clean installation thus deleting my fastboot adb drivers and the sensation drivers.
I have managed to install the adb drivers but whenever i connect the sensation it is not being recognised. Can someone please assist me as the device can't boot without flashing the boot.img.
Thanks!!
BONNIE_62-10 said:
Dear XDA members,
I was using the revelation ROM Jelly bean 4.1 when I decided to backup my ROM using rom manager. This led the rom to somehow being corrupted. Thus I wiped the ROM and installed Sultans Kitkat ROM. My device S-ON but has an unlocked bootloader. So i formatted and flashed the new rom but when i connected it to my computer to fastboot flash boot the boot.img my device was not being recognized.
This is because my Laptop was upgraded from win 7 to 8.1 via a full clean installation thus deleting my fastboot adb drivers and the sensation drivers.
I have managed to install the adb drivers but whenever i connect the sensation it is not being recognised. Can someone please assist me as the device can't boot without flashing the boot.img.
Thanks!!
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Hi,
I had this issue as well. I resolved it by installing this fix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2917929 . Try that, reboot and see if it works. If not, report back here. Also, try using USB 2.0 instead of 3.0.
Apparently the said update is already installed on my computer. I have tried both USB 2.0 and 3.0
BONNIE_62-10 said:
Apparently the said update is already installed on my computer. I have tried both USB 2.0 and 3.0
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change your recovery to 4ext
before flashing the rom enable smartflash from 4ext
only step 2 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
rzr86 said:
change your recovery to 4ext
before flashing the rom enable smartflash from 4ext
only step 2 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
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Is it possible to change the recovery without having access to the phones memory ?
At the moment i can access CWM and bootloader.
BONNIE_62-10 said:
Is it possible to change the recovery without having access to the phones memory ?
At the moment i can access CWM and bootloader.
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what do you mean by phones memory?android OS?
rzr86 said:
what do you mean by phones memory?android OS?
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The most unbelievable thing just happened. I read the lines you wrote '. If you do not you will still have the boot.img of the ROM you was using before you flashed the New ROM.'
So i reflashed the revelation rom and the phone booted. Its alive!!!!!!!!
How do i install 4ext recovery now ?
BONNIE_62-10 said:
I read the lines you wrote '. If you do not you will still have the boot.img of the ROM you was using before you flashed the New ROM.'
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where did i write that?
i don't remember
now if your pc still can't detect your device download 4ext updater(link in my signature)
from that app download and install 4ext recovery
done
rzr86 said:
where did i write that?
i don't remember
now if your pc still can't detect your device download 4ext updater(link in my signature)
from that app download and install 4ext recovery
done
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You quoted T-Macgnolia in your thread. STILL HELPED!:laugh:
This will be my final noob question mate! you have saved me arse.
Can i install the 4ext recovery app while there is a recovery already installed.
Thanks mate
THE SENSATION SHALL LIVE!
BONNIE_62-10 said:
You quoted T-Macgnolia in your thread. STILL HELPED!:laugh:
This will be my final noob question mate! you have saved me arse.
Can i install the 4ext recovery app while there is a recovery already installed.
Thanks mate
THE SENSATION SHALL LIVE!
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it will overwrite cwm recovery
edit: can you give me the link because i can't find that post
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Hello Geeks
I have rooted my htc sensation last night and Flash CWM Recovery HBoot 1.27.0000.
I managed to root and installed superuser. After i installed a new font installer apk, the problem started.
I reboot my htc after installed it and it stuck at HTC (Quitly Briliiant) screen.
and I tried several times removed battery and put it back. it can't solve the problem.
I can access to Hboot, and i see Fastboot, Recovery, Factory reset, SImlock, IMaGe CRC,
i tried to recovery, it hangs, samething to Factory reset, (didn't try simlock) and Image crc work fine.
And another problem is after i unplug the phone from usb or wall charger, the red light is still on.
i have no idea what to do.
HOPE can someone here help me with something?
thanks in advance.
(will post more detail if someone needs it)
Perhaps you would like to try and re-flash the CWM Recovery again? If you can't access recovery, most likely your CWM Recovery is corrupted.
wlteh said:
Perhaps you would like to try and re-flash the CWM Recovery again? If you can't access recovery, most likely your CWM Recovery is corrupted.
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what if the phone can't be detected by pc? i can't connect to pc via usb last ngiht.
can you boot into bootloader?
yes. i can go into bootloader
from bootloader you can flash the recovery
jus connect the phone from bootloader to pc (phone reads fastboot usb after this)
get the recovery.img and copy it to your adb/fastboot folder
then open command window there
and type this command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
that should give you the recovery ....then go to recovery and reflash the rom
let me try and get back to u, sorry for late reply, just back from work
btw, how do i get recovery.img file ? sorry for noob q
i m kind of newbie to rooting and those stuffs
i managed to recovery. what's the next step? install custom ROM? and how to please?
ydoubleun said:
i managed to recovery. what's the next step? install custom ROM? and how to please?
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if you are S-ON then follow this thread to install a rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
don't forget to superwipe first before install a rom and also enable smartflash if you have 4ext recovery installed
if not then i suggest to install that recovery
rzr86 said:
if you are S-ON then follow this thread to install a rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
don't forget to superwipe first before install a rom and also enable smartflash if you have 4ext recovery installed
if not then i suggest to install that recovery
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Thanks mate,
can it be battery problem as it hangs after installed custom ROM from sd card?
i saw installing form zip file under recovery options.
please help me answer too.
thanks again
ydoubleun said:
Thanks mate,
can it be battery problem as it hangs after installed custom ROM from sd card?
i saw installing form zip file under recovery options.
please help me answer too.
thanks again
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i don't think it is a battery issue.maybe a corrupted file(or it is an old link)
follow the steps from the guide and report results
best wishes
i managed to install 4EXT and i installed custom ROM (MIUI-PyroMod-Pyramid-V1.1.zip).
Now i saw my phone is rebooting again and again, is it normal?
i assume you are S-ON
if yes then do extra 1 from the same guide(flash boot.img)
rzr86 said:
i assume you are S-ON
if yes then do extra 1 from the same guide(flash boot.img)
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Yes. i m S-ON. ok, i m gonna do it now.
done with flash boot.img, it is rebooting again and again...
ydoubleun said:
done with flash boot.img, it is rebooting again and again...
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ok then start again:
1)superwipe
2)enable smartflash from recovery
3)flash the rom again
wait ..no superwipe for AOSP/CM9/CM10/AOKP based ROMS ..its not compatible
use inbuilt wipe feature in 4EXT
4EXT -> wipe | format -> format all partitions except sdcard
i have an error msg, installation aborted!
sd card/ folder name/ Android_Revolution_HD-One_X_EB-2.zip..
ganeshp said:
wait ..no superwipe for AOSP/CM9/CM10/AOKP based ROMS ..its not compatible
use inbuilt wipe feature in 4EXT
4EXT -> wipe | format -> format all partitions except sdcard
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ok. didn't see u replied before me. ok doing it now.
thanks for replying me..
i still have this error message
E:error in / sdcard/Rom application/Android Revolution HD.xxxx.zip
(status 0)
Installation aborted
CM 11 installed succesfully but not booting showing white screen with htc logo ..
initially i rooted my device , by htc dev , unlocked bootloader and rooted)
and then installed cm 7.2.0 saga.zip
and then nw i wanna install cm 11 .. it is showing that installed succesfully , and i rebboted my device , it is stuck at htc white screen logo :crying:
i waited for half an hour bt still its at white screen ..
i followed crct procedure for installation ..
same hapnd wen i installed cm 9 , cm 10.1, cm 10.2
please help me THANK U IN ADVANCE ..
ANY HELP WiLL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED >>> THANK U >>> FINALLY KEPT CM 7.2
bt i wanna USE KITKAT >> PLEASE HELP ME
DETAILS :
DESIRE S , S-On , UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER
HBOOT: 2.000.2
CUSTOM RECOVERY : 4EXT RECOVERY rc 1 , tried cwm and twrp and all ... found this as best ..
CUSTOM ROM at present : cm 7.2 nightlies ...
ANY HELP WiLL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED >>> THANK U >>> FINALLY KEPT CM 7.2:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
you are s-on so you have to frash boot.IMG separately
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA Free mobile app
yA am S-on ...
toni_mon said:
you are s-on so you have to frash boot.IMG separately
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ya am s-on tanx fr fast reply .. ! and i had seen some devices with s-on also has kitkat installed ..
REPLY PLEASE >>> WAITiNG FOR RepLY
TANX IN aDVANCE ..
AND COULD U ELABORATE WAT FLASH BOOT>IMG SEPARAtely MEANS
I JUST FLASH THE ROM USING 4EXT TOUCH RECOVERY RC 1
AND REBOOT IT STUCKS AT WHITE SCREEN .. I TRIED WHING DALIVIK CACHE TOO SAME THING HAPPENED ...WAT TO DO ..
THANKS IN ADWANS ..
I THANKED U ... WITH THANK BUTTON ..
It yes there are some 4.4 roms for HTC desire s, they are alpha or beta versions don't expect them to be stable, you can try if you want...
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Akhil Mukkamala said:
ya am s-on tanx fr fast reply .. ! and i had seen some devices with s-on also has kitkat installed ..
REPLY PLEASE >>> WAITiNG FOR RepLY
TANX IN aDVANCE ..
AND COULD U ELABORATE WAT FLASH BOOT>IMG SEPARAtely MEANS
I JUST FLASH THE ROM USING 4EXT TOUCH RECOVERY RC 1
AND REBOOT IT STUCKS AT WHITE SCREEN .. I TRIED WHING DALIVIK CACHE TOO SAME THING HAPPENED ...WAT TO DO ..
THANKS IN ADWANS ..
I THANKED U ... WITH THANK BUTTON ..
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STOP SHOUTING! and read the post above, that is the solution, everyone who's still s-on needs to do that, it's well documented in this forum. Search, read. If that's too much for you, you shouldn't have messed with your phone in the first place.
teadrinker said:
STOP SHOUTING! and read the post above, that is the solution, everyone who's still s-on needs to do that, it's well documented in this forum. Search, read. If that's too much for you, you shouldn't have messed with your phone in the first place.
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Hi guys,
I'm experiencing the same issue with cm-11-20140614-UNOFFICIAL-saga from devil-kin. Even after I manually flash the boot.img file (fastboot flash boot boot.img) the phone just resets back into recovery, which I do find strange. Using the latest 4EXT recovery and latest version of Hboot.
xDTrifonov said:
Hi guys,
I'm experiencing the same issue with cm-11-20140614-UNOFFICIAL-saga from devil-kin. Even after I manually flash the boot.img file (fastboot flash boot boot.img) the phone just resets back into recovery, which I do find strange. Using the latest 4EXT recovery and latest version of Hboot.
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Where did you get the boot.img from?
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xDTrifonov said:
Hi guys,
I'm experiencing the same issue with cm-11-20140614-UNOFFICIAL-saga from devil-kin. Even after I manually flash the boot.img file (fastboot flash boot boot.img) the phone just resets back into recovery, which I do find strange. Using the latest 4EXT recovery and latest version of Hboot.
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Do you know which panel type you have? Have you had a jb / kk rom booting OK on your phone before?
Edit: check this thread about panel type:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943524
toni_mon said:
Where did you get the boot.img from?
Sent from my Desire S using XDA Free mobile app
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I used the one included in the .zip file with the ROM.
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teadrinker said:
Do you know which panel type you have? Have you had a jb / kk rom booting OK on your phone before?
Edit: check this thread about panel type:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943524
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1) I used Fallout v5.0 and it's working just fine
2) My panel is made by Sony
And you formatted all partitions (except sd card) before installing? Also what version of 4ext do you have exactly?
Edit: fallout is ics (Android 4.0), not jb (Android 4.1-4.3) or kk (Android 4.4)
teadrinker said:
And you formatted all partitions (except sd card) before installing? Also what version of 4ext do you have exactly?
Edit: fallout is ics (Android 4.0), not jb (Android 4.1-4.3) or kk (Android 4.4)
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1) Formatted everything possible except the SD card, before flashing the CM11 ROM
2) 4EXT v2.2.7_RC5 (I tried the latest RC Touch version but no luck there)
3) Hboot 7.00.1002 | Reengineered 2.00.002
Let me know if you need more info to help me out here, because I'm really out of options at this point and I'm stuck with Fallout. Not that it's bad but I found some stuff from the HTC part that drive me crazy + a lot of BGround activities so I had to disable some of the apps.
xDTrifonov said:
1) Formatted everything possible except the SD card, before flashing the CM11 ROM
2) 4EXT v2.2.7_RC5 (I tried the latest RC Touch version but no luck there)
3) Hboot 7.00.1002 | Reengineered 2.00.002
Let me know if you need more info to help me out here, because I'm really out of options at this point and I'm stuck with Fallout. Not that it's bad but I found some stuff from the HTC part that drive me crazy + a lot of BGround activities so I had to disable some of the apps.
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Try twrp 2.7.1.0
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Try to update 4ext to latest recovery 1.0.0.6 touch, because you cannot install KK with old one.
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bomil said:
Try to update 4ext to latest recovery 1.0.0.6 touch, because you cannot install KK with old one.
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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I do not know how to work with the Touch version, as it's something that is working while you have a working Android, but when I flash a new one and then the new boot how should I do this?
Is there a guide on how to? (using the touch version of 4EXT)
Latest 4ext recovery and twrp have support for selinux which is needed for flashing KK, and they are both touch. Try on youtube to find some tutorial.
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xDTrifonov said:
I do not know how to work with the Touch version, as it's something that is working while you have a working Android, but when I flash a new one and then the new boot how should I do this?
Is there a guide on how to? (using the touch version of 4EXT)
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Instead of using volume keys and power key you will yse your touchscreen, and flashing a recovery and boot.img will be the same as withyour old recovery....
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toni_mon said:
Instead of using volume keys and power key you will yse your touchscreen, and flashing a recovery and boot.img will be the same as withyour old recovery....
Sent from my Desire S using XDA Free mobile app
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Sorry but it still want's to restart into the old recovery and then proceed with the new flash of the ROM. I'm out of guesses on how to use this app. Without a guide I'm lost.
I now saw that I got an Error | status7 Installation aborted. - what could that be?
Status 7 error is due to the recovery being too old.
please
teadrinker said:
Status 7 error is due to the recovery being too old.
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Could some one make a quick guide on the steps that we need to make in order to install a ROM with the touch version of 4EXT? I know that for some of you guys this will be like.. a small thing to do, but having something to follow and knowing which option to choose is very helpful and will help a lot of people.
xDTrifonov said:
Could some one make a quick guide on the steps that we need to make in order to install a ROM with the touch version of 4EXT? I know that for some of you guys this will be like.. a small thing to do, but having something to follow and knowing which option to choose is very helpful and will help a lot of people.
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To make nandroid backup
1) boot recovery
2) backup/restore
3) backup (select it to backup)
Thats u done.
To flash a rom
1) wipe/format
2) format all partitions except sdcard
(Once thats done go back to main menu)
3) install from sdcard
4) choose zip from sdcard
5) select ur rom to install it
(if rom requires u to flash gapps then do it straight after u flash the rom)
6) reboot
(if ur s-on then ul need to boot straight into fastboot after u flash the rom and flash the boot.img)
Hope that helps ya. Simples really.
Hi,
I have messed up and formated everything except SD when flashing a new rom and now I can't flash any roms as it is aborted . I'm using 4ext recovery. Can you help me out. :crying:
Many Thanks
kapateh said:
Hi,
I have messed up and formated everything except SD when flashing a new rom and now I can't flash any roms as it is aborted . I'm using 4ext recovery. Can you help me out. :crying:
Many Thanks
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what version of 4ext do you have?
also wpost your bootloader details
rzr86 said:
what version of 4ext do you have?
also wpost your bootloader details
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4Ext Recovery touch v1.0.0.5 RC8
Bootloader pic attached.
Many Thanks
If the roms ur trying to flash are kitkat roms then ul need to update ur 4ext recovery to latest version, 1.0.0.6 RC3 i think is latest.
ROM
jmcclue said:
If the roms ur trying to flash are kitkat roms then ul need to update ur 4ext recovery to latest version, 1.0.0.6 RC3 i think is latest.
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I have tried flashing JB4.2 and Kitkat but neither works. I had Kitkat working but it was a bit laggy so I was going back to JB.
kapateh said:
I have tried flashing JB4.2 and Kitkat but neither works. I had Kitkat working but it was a bit laggy so I was going back to JB.
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flash the latest version of 4ext via fastboot and try again
http://www.4shared.com/zip/WnSyLWMaba/4EXT_Recovery_Touch_v1006_RC3_.html
extract the recovery.img and flasg via fastboot
kapateh said:
I have tried flashing JB4.2 and Kitkat but neither works. I had Kitkat working but it was a bit laggy so I was going back to JB.
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In case flashing the latest 4ext doesn't help. Usually 4ext gives an error code, what does it say when it aborts the intallation?
aborted
rzr86 said:
flash the latest version of 4ext via fastboot and try again
http://www.4shared.com/zip/WnSyLWMaba/4EXT_Recovery_Touch_v1006_RC3_.html
extract the recovery.img and flasg via fastboot
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Sajito said:
In case flashing the latest 4ext doesn't help. Usually 4ext gives an error code, what does it say when it aborts the intallation?
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I tried flashing the new version of 4ext and it aborted the install.
kapateh said:
I tried flashing the new version of 4ext and it aborted the install.
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That zip can't be flashed. You need to extract the img in there, then boot into bootloader (fastboot) and use this command
"fastboot flash recovery [filename].img" (without quotes and replace "[filename]" with the actual name of the file)
fastboot
Sajito said:
That zip can't be flashed. You need to extract the img in there, then boot into bootloader (fastboot) and use this command
"fastboot flash recovery [filename].img" (without quotes and replace "[filename]" with the actual name of the file)
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I'm very much a NOOB still, I'm not sure how to get to a command prompt.
kapateh said:
I'm very much a NOOB still, I'm not sure how to get to a command prompt.
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Windows-Button + R, type "cmd", enter
Hello I got problem with my HTC
try to install new ROM, I unlock bootloader but I didn't made S-off and try to install new ROM now I got this (brick) just HTC logo on start up
there is any chance to bring it back to life ?
noname7 said:
Hello I got problem with my HTC
try to install new ROM, I unlock bootloader but I didn't made S-off and try to install new ROM now I got this (brick) just HTC logo on start up
there is any chance to bring it back to life ?
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install 4ext from here
http://d-h.st/rG7
extract the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot command
then from 4ext format all partitons except sdcard
enable smartflash from 4ext(because you are on S-ON)
flash the rom
done
note: enable smartflash exactly before flashing the rom
I done everything but after installation and reboot still got white screen with HTC logo
noname7 said:
I done everything but after installation and reboot still got white screen with HTC logo
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which rom did you flash?
rzr86 said:
which rom did you flash?
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cm-11-20150215-pyramid
cm-11-20150122-Sultan-pyramid
pac_pyramid_4.4.4.RC-2_20141014-043542
noname7 said:
cm-11-20150215-pyramid
cm-11-20150122-Sultan-pyramid
pac_pyramid_4.4.4.RC-2_20141014-043542
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did you use the latest 4ext recovery version?
try with another rom
i dont know what happend....
when i installing cm12 rom had error....
unknowingly i flash cm12.zip as ruu ..
but it shows error after that my phone stuck in bootloop....
i tried many custom rom like viper c2 .
it installed but not booting....
please anyone help me....
and
thanks
which exact error does your phone show?
can you boot into recovery? if yes then do a full wipe and reflash the whole rom.
yes i did everything but it will not boot into the rom..that i installed
shalu awzme said:
yes i did everything but it will not boot into the rom..that i installed
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Hi, how did you flash your new rom ? Using your computer with adb tools ?
Then try to flash first the rom.zip (after a full wipe if coming from another rom), then flash boot.img (you must do that if your phone is s-on, you have to unzip rom.zip to you computer to find boot.img, place it in the same directory as rom.zip), after that it should boot.
shalu awzme said:
yes i did everything but it will not boot into the rom..that i installed
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maybe u insatlled another variants rom ..as far as i know our s3 don't have cm12