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[Q] [i9023] Blank/Black screen in recovery

Hey everyone,
Basically I was trying to flash a new ROM onto an old Nexus S of mine and when I tried to boot into recovery there was just a black screen. I pressed the power button and a single line saying "Clockwork mod Recovery" and the version number popped up. I assumed that the recovery must've been corrupted so I erased it and installed the latest version using fastboot which seemed to work fine.
Now whenever I try to boot into recovery I just get a blank screen with nothing else. I've tried using other recovery images such as twrp but the same problem happened, I just get the background wallpaper/image and nothing else.
I searched the forums and apparently people were having this issue earlier on when the i9023 was first released but now most custom recoveries are supposed to work with both i9020 and i9023.
Also the touch buttons light up and vibrate whenever I touch them when I'm in recovery mode.
Any help to this problem would be greatly appreciated as atm I have an old ROM which is buggy as hell and I need to get rid of it.
Cheers!

I had the same Issue. If you can boot into the rom, you can try to download the rommanager-app and install the recovery from there.

Hey I tried that already that and instead of booting into recovery it just went into the bootloader and said "No Recovery or Bootloader found".
Any other ideas?

Did you clicked the first point in rommanager? Install recovery, or you only hit the second button reboot into recovery?
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Hey
I have the i9023 and I install rom manager. install CWM and if I reboot into recovery it works and I get in to CWM recovery.. but after reboot into os.. if I go into Rom manager and reboot to recovery it dont work? I just get the android figur and a "!".. then I just can Power + vol up and I'm in bootloader recovery..
Do I have to install CWM every time i want to use it? and can't I access CWM on boot op ?
sorry for my bad English

Normaly you have to flash the recovery only once.
Try to flash the newer clockwork-recovery with fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686

Alfiedk: You need to get rid of this file:
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
As it re-installs the stock recovery every boot.
I think you can download any custom ROM for your phone, and flash it in CWM recovery, this will also solve the problem
Edit: Did you unlock the phone? Have you tried fastboot oem unlock?
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bedalus said:
Alfiedk: You need to get rid of this file:
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
As it re-installs the stock recovery every boot.
I think you can download any custom ROM for your phone, and flash it in CWM recovery, this will also solve the problem
Edit: Did you unlock the phone? Have you tried fastboot oem unlock?
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I havent unlock my phone, but I can get in to bootloader is it then necessary to unlock ?
I try to delete the /install-recovery.sh

Yes you need to unlock your bootloader, if you dont want to reflash it all the time.
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Xziped said:
Yes you need to unlock your bootloader, if you dont want to reflash it all the time.
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Then it must be unlock as default.. I havent unlock it.. just delete the install install-recovery.sh and it works every time now.
now I just have to find a ROM to try..

Xziped said:
Did you clicked the first point in rommanager? Install recovery, or you only hit the second button reboot into recovery?
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Yes I made sure I selected install clockwork mod. Like I said the problem isn't the same when I do this, instead of a blank screen, when I boot into recovery it goes straight to fastboot and tells me that I don't have a recovery image installed at all...

Simultaneity said:
Yes I made sure I selected install clockwork mod. Like I said the problem isn't the same when I do this, instead of a blank screen, when I boot into recovery it goes straight to fastboot and tells me that I don't have a recovery image installed at all...
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what happens when you try to temporary boot into the recovery?
instead of "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", try to "fastboot boot recovery.img"
Just look for an recovery.img that works temporary and then try to flash it permanently.

I'll try it and get back to you Xziped. If anyone else can think of any other ideas please just throw'em at me, I'm willing to try anything!

Yeah no help there either. It does the exact same thing temporarily booting into a recovery that it did when I actually had it installed on the phone :\.
I updated ROM manager to the latest and tried installing CWM with that but to no avail. It still says that there is no recovery installed when I do that.

Simultaneity said:
Yeah no help there either. It does the exact same thing temporarily booting into a recovery that it did when I actually had it installed on the phone :\.
I updated ROM manager to the latest and tried installing CWM with that but to no avail. It still says that there is no recovery installed when I do that.
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Sorry but if not even the temporary recovery boots up, i dont know what else we can do
did you try some of the older recoverys? is your bootloader unlocked?

I haven't tried an older recovery and my bootloader is unlocked.
could it be a problem with my computer as opposed to the phone itself? As in my computer is messing up when trying to flash the recovery?
I've also noticed now that when I boot into fastboot mode the menu just locks up and doesn't respond to anything. Sometimes I have to pull the battery and other times it'll start responding after randomly pressing the power key a lot of times...
I'll try an older recovery next

Simultaneity said:
I haven't tried an older recovery and my bootloader is unlocked.
could it be a problem with my computer as opposed to the phone itself? As in my computer is messing up when trying to flash the recovery?
I've also noticed now that when I boot into fastboot mode the menu just locks up and doesn't respond to anything. Sometimes I have to pull the battery and other times it'll start responding after randomly pressing the power key a lot of times...
I'll try an older recovery next
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Use Odin, that might solve your problems. Search for the Nexus S version of Odin in the Dev section here.

khartaras said:
Use Odin, that might solve your problems. Search for the Nexus S version of Odin in the Dev section here.
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There's a version of Odin for the Nexus S!?!? I'll look into that straight away thanks!

Simultaneity said:
There's a version of Odin for the Nexus S!?!? I'll look into that straight away thanks!
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Just look @ http://www.samfirmware.com/ .
There you should find all you need
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Restart loop after update

Hello,
Yesterday there was an update for the Moto G, I confirmed to do the update. Since then the phone is in a reboot loop. I mean it doesn't matter what ever I do,the phone restart itself in every 2-3 minutes. The phone is rooted.
I've tried to do a factory reset from the setting,however nothing happens when I want to erase the settings. In the bootloader if I chose Recovery or Factory reset,the phone reboots.
I've got a tip that I should remove the update file from the /chace directory,however I don't know how to do so,as the phone keeps reboot itself.
The only place,where the phone is not restarts is in the bootloader.
Is there any way to somehow solve this problem without flash a stock rom ?
Thanks for your help!
Regards,
Péter

The same here. Help!

Tussky said:
Hello,
I've tried to do a factory reset from the setting,however nothing happens when I want to erase the settings. In the bootloader if I chose Recovery or Factory reset,the phone reboots.
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You have to press volume up instead of power to choose something in fastboot menu.
Unroot and if used custom recovery go back to stock recovery.

mokkami said:
Unroot and stock recovery.
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How should I do the unroot ? I find this solution,but I can't post the link,as I didn't have 10+ posts... its in the site unlockr and there's an article about moto g unroot.
However I can't enable the usb debug,as the phone restart faster,than I'am able to do this.
Yes I know I have to press volume up,however if I chose recovery it's reboot itself,so I'am not able to select Recovery from the bootloader.

Tussky said:
How should I do the unroot ? I find this solution,but I can't post the link,as I didn't have 10+ posts... its in the site unlockr and there's an article about moto g unroot.
However I can't enable the usb debug,as the phone restart faster,than I'am able to do this.
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My is rooted and cwm 6.0.4.6
May be we must do something with fastboot command

my GF's Moto G did the same thing, luckily it was a simple fix.
I had already rooted her stock 4.4.2 and installed CWM Recovery 6.0.4.6.
If you havent installed, CWM or TWRP, then I recommend to do so by fastboot command and the recovery.img.
Here is the forum link to install CWM Recovery for your Moto G:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563599
So I just Powered Off the phone. Then go back into the CWM Recovery by:
- hold down Volume Down and hold down Power Button for about 4-5 secs
- then let them go and you will see the Fastboot menu
- Press Volume Down (to highlight Recovery)
- then Press Volume Up (to select and go into Recovery, in this case the custom recovery)
- then just Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache
- then Reboot Phone.
Done.
I think I will install CM11 for her and not have to deal with the stock ROM that gets official updates pushed onto it causing issues like this.

eyeoncomputers said:
my GF's Moto G did the same thing, luckily it was a simple fix.
I had already rooted her stock 4.4.2 and installed CWM Recovery 6.0.4.6.
So I just Powered Off the phone. Then go back into the CWM Recovery by:
- hold down Volume Down and hold down Power Button for about 4-5 secs
- then let them go and you will see the Recovery menu
- Press Volume Down (to highlight Recovery)
- then Press Volume Up (to select and go into Recovery, in this case the custom recovery)
- then just Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache
- then Reboot Phone.
Done.
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I see,however It's not possible on the phone. If I select the Recovery and I press volume up -> phone reboots

You mean this.
Download Stock image, extract.
Go to fastboot mode and flash following.
If you used Superboot method then use:
fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
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if you used the modified recovery method:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Tussky said:
I see,however It's not possible on the phone. If I select the Recovery and I press volume up -> phone reboots
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Thats strange.

eyeoncomputers said:
my GF's Moto G did the same thing, luckily it was a simple fix.
I had already rooted her stock 4.4.2 and installed CWM Recovery 6.0.4.6.
If you havent installed, CWM or TWRP, then I recommend to do so by fastboot command and the recovery.img.
The general command to install a custom recovery in Fastboot is:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
So I just Powered Off the phone. Then go back into the CWM Recovery by:
- hold down Volume Down and hold down Power Button for about 4-5 secs
- then let them go and you will see the Fastboot menu
- Press Volume Down (to highlight Recovery)
- then Press Volume Up (to select and go into Recovery, in this case the custom recovery)
- then just Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache
- then Reboot Phone.
Done.
I think I will install CM11 for her and not have to deal with the stock ROM that gets official updates pushed onto it causing issues like this.
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Thanks MAN! It works perfect!

mokkami said:
You mean this[/URL].
Download Stock image, extract.
Go to fastboot mode and flash following.
If you used Superboot method then use:
if you used the modified recovery method:
Thats strange.
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Yes, I mean that,so if I follow this guide,then it will help ? I used the followin from modaco site -> Root your Moto G - option 1: Superboot

@kokonai OH? I thought unroot is essential?
I guess u used the modified recovery to root?
Tussky said:
Yes, I mean that,so if I follow this guide,then it will help ? I used the followin from modaco site -> Root your Moto G - option 1: Superboot
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At the moment i am confused. But yeah i'm assuming it will work.
Cause if i understand it right, the superboot method is a modified kernel.
So you should flash motoboot.img.
There are several ways now. Either you flash cwm and wipe /cache as described above.
Or you flash motoboot and then , in my opinion, it should work.

mokkami said:
@kokonai OH? I thought unroot is essential?
I guess u used the modified recovery to root?
At the moment i am confused. But yeah i'm assuming it will work.
Cause if i understand it right, the superboot method is a modified kernel.
So you should flash motoboot.img.
There are several ways now. Either you flash cwm and wipe /cache as described above.
Or you flash motoboot and then , in my opinion, it should work.
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I used the method to root the phone what is on that site,I followed that description and it worked. I'am not an expert in it,so I just followed PaulOBrien guide,so I can't answer for it for sure.
At this point I'am really desperate as the phone is completely useless, so I don't care even if I had data loss,as I can't access it anymore,nor save it to my PC.

In my knowledge, which seems not to be true anymore, the phone needs to be stock to install any update.
I am not talking about installed apps. It is more about system partition, recovery, kernel and so on.
I would try now to flash the motoboot.img and see what happens.
If this does not work i would flash cmw and try what was mentioned above.
Sure you can go completly stock. But in my view you are not that lost.
I'll stay with you
......but max 5 hours =)

mokkami said:
In my knowledge, which seems not to be true anymore, the phone needs to be stock to install any update.
I am not talking about installed apps. It is more about system partition, recovery, kernel and so on.
I would try now to flash the motoboot.img and see what happens.
If this does not work i would flash cmw and try what was mentioned above.
Sure you can go completly stock. But in my view you are not that lost.
I'll stay with you
......but max 5 hours =)
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Thanks! However I can try it out only after 20 UTC.
However I have an idea,but maybe I'am wrong.
What happens if I try the chace wipe via in command line, I mean:
mfastboot erase cache
This should delete the cache right ? Shouldn't this command remove the problematic update file ?

Oh yeah this should be also an option.
But you'll come again to that point where you wanna install the update?!

mokkami said:
Oh yeah this should be also an option.
But you'll come again to that point where you wanna install the update?!
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I want to give it a try. Yes,however I don't have to install the update. But I think I will flash a stock rom,make the update and then re-root the phone.

Thank you guys, I was going crazy with this rebooting problem. So now it is fixed, but how can I get the update? Noway?

mokkami said:
Oh yeah this should be also an option.
But you'll come again to that point where you wanna install the update?!
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I was able to enable the usb debugging,and then to start the bootloader. However If I connected the phone and tried to execute the adb reboot-bootloader command it didn't worked. So I restarted the phone and entered into the bootloader,then I've done the following:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot erase cache
After the first command,the phone rebooted into bootloader,then the second command finally cleared the chace. Now my uptime is more then 8 minutes,so the phone is working great now
However I will do the complete process on the weekend,but not now as I'am really tired,but I will flash a stock rom at the weekend.

Possible solution...
Just started a thread with a possible solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663205
Hope it helps...

[Q] [SOLVED] Flashing recovery.img without fastboot?

Hi all!
My power button is stuck as pressed constantly, and cannot be unstuck.
So there is no way to flash recovery image under fastboot;
nor can I flash CWM recovery TOUCH using ROM Manager, due to network reason that cannot be solved from my aspect;
Flashify said "cannot find recovery block", thus unable to flash by it;
GooManager seems only able to flash TWRP that I decide not to use at present.
So what I want to ask is, is there a way, for our Nexus S, to flash recovery by an Android terminal command? Thanks in advance!

cdljl2005 said:
Hi all!
My power button is stuck as pressed constantly, and cannot be unstuck.
So there is no way to flash recovery image under fastboot;
nor can I flash CWM recovery TOUCH using ROM Manager, due to network reason that cannot be solved from my aspect;
Flashify said "cannot find recovery block", thus unable to flash by it;
GooManager seems only able to flash TWRP that I decide not to use at present.
So what I want to ask is, is there a way, for our Nexus S, to flash recovery by an Android terminal command? Thanks in advance!
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Have you tried the 'recovery tools flasher' app? .... just put the recovery image on sd and flash through the app ... it should work

Here you Go:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/

rameezwajid said:
Have you tried the 'recovery tools flasher' app? .... just put the recovery image on sd and flash through the app ... it should work
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A great lot of thanks! This should be it!
[EDIT]
Tried it, seem to have no use... it said it successfully flashed image, but the recovery is still the old one (TWRP) instead of the one I chose to flash (CWM Touch)

smit.sanghavi said:
Here you Go:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
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I see the command! Thanks a lot!

cant help you

Stuck on Recovery

When I tried to install Slimkat (a custom rom)and it failed, then when I tried to reboot and go out of recovery mode, it took me back to recovery mode. I can't even go into download mode, I can't turn my tablet off either, the only thing that happens when I hold the power button is it reboots. I have ClockworkMod Recovery on my tablet, and I am rooted. I do not know how I can get out of recovery mode (normally I would reboot it and I would be on my home screen). It would be great if someone told me how c:

AccurateApple said:
When I tried to install Slimkat (a custom rom)and it failed, then when I tried to reboot and go out of recovery mode, it took me back to recovery mode. I can't even go into download mode, I can't turn my tablet off either, the only thing that happens when I hold the power button is it reboots. I have ClockworkMod Recovery on my tablet, and I am rooted. I do not know how I can get out of recovery mode (normally I would reboot it and I would be on my home screen). It would be great if someone told me how c:
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One year ago, I had same problem with you. The solution is re-install firmware on your device and change your CWM , the problem is on you CWM
Sorry for my bad english

jonathan_eko said:
One year ago, I had same problem with you. The solution is re-install firmware on your device and change your CWM , the problem is on you CWM
Sorry for my bad english
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And how do I do that? I only know how to re install firmware using Odin and being in download mode on my tablet, but I cant do that. I cant open install any apps either, its just stuck on the recovery screen. But I know that if I put a custom rom zip file on my sd card then I can install it in recovery mode but that is the whole reason why I am stuck in recovery mode in the first place D:

AccurateApple said:
And how do I do that? I only know how to re install firmware using Odin and being in download mode on my tablet, but I cant do that. I cant open install any apps either, its just stuck on the recovery screen. But I know that if I put a custom rom zip file on my sd card then I can install it in recovery mode but that is the whole reason why I am stuck in recovery mode in the first place D:
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This is just a thought, don't know if this will work or not, but maybe you need to have a newer recovery version. What recovery are you using? I know that if the recovery is not current you cannot install the newest slimkat. Maybe you could download Phil's touch recovery and get it on your sdcard, flash that and then reboot recovery and try to flash the slimkat ROM again. It can't hurt as far as I can see. Just a thought, I never had this problem but that is what I would try if I was in your situation.
Heres a link fot philz touch. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548476
Just make sure you use the correct recovery for your device.
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Shepguessed said:
This is just a thought, don't know if this will work or not, but maybe you need to have a newer recovery version. What recovery are you using? I know that if the recovery is not current you cannot install the newest slimkat. Maybe you could download Phil's touch recovery and get it on your sdcard, flash that and then reboot recovery and try to flash the slimkat ROM again. It can't hurt as far as I can see. Just a thought, I never had this problem but that is what I would try if I was in your situation.
Heres a link fot philz touch. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548476
Just make sure you use the correct recovery for your device.
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Thanks, my tablet is fine now. c:

[Q] I can't reboot onto recovery

Hi! I'm trying to install a cm rom in my xt926, I have the bootloader and, aparently, I can flash properly the custom recovery, but when I try to reboot onto recovery it doesn't work, shows the motorola logo and, after 1 or 2 minutes, reboot normally, and I can´t enter the recovery to flash the cm rom... Anyone can help me? I don't know what else to do... A lot of thanks.
Sorry for my bad english

I have this Problem as well! Stock KK on XT926 build 183.46.10.XT926.Verizon.en.US. I've tried all the methods I could find.

RALPstat said:
I have the bootloader
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Is your bootloader unlocked? If it is and you can really flash recovery while in fastboot mode - what do you do after that? Reboot the phone into Android and then try to reboot into recovery? If you're doing that, then that's the problem.
You need to reboot to recovery straight from fastboot, otherwise the stock system deletes the custom recovery. When you flash the recovery - unplug the cable and just press the power button once and the phone will turn off. Then hold Volume UP + Power and the boot menu will show up and then you select recovery and you should be good to go

Solved!
I've found the solution! I've flashed the wrong recovery. My stock rom is kit kat 4.4.2, this recovery works very fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2747535
The link don't work, can download from here http://www.mediafire.com/download/09c5f08owus1350/CWM6049-RAZR-HD_M-KITKAT.img