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Can't boot any custom rom

Hey, first time posting something on this forum but to all devs reading this thanks alot for everything you do!
And Thanks to anyone who can help me!
Now my problem is as following,
My stock rom is RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.21.401.10_Radio_1.06s.50.02.27_2_10.08.50.04L__release_271119_signed.exe
I followed this guide to unlock the bootloader and get root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583427
I used this recovery "Official CWM of koush (HTC One S)" (both toutch and regular has been tested)
Then i downloaded MIUI at first and flashed that(full wipe), it installed fine so i rebooted.
Once i got passed the htc boot screen everything went black, no boot animation.
After that i tested some more Roms, ParanoidAndroid and AOKP Milestone 6.
The exact same thing happend with and exeption for AOKP where the toch keys turned on.
I also noticed it showed up as a removable device in windows from time to time when plugged in (dont if that helps).
After that i restored my one s to stock and then did all the steps again but that yeilded the same results.
I have no idea what the problem is and im hoping its something that has an easy fix and im just to dumb to see it.
If you need any more info just ask, and again thanks for any help!

Before flashing rom through CWM, did you flash boot.img through fastboot. Every rom comes with a boot.img that must be flashed through fastboot when not using TWRP.
T-MobileUS HTC One S running Stock Rooted 2.21.

fmedrano1977 said:
Before flashing rom through CWM, did you flash boot.img through fastboot. Every rom comes with a boot.img that must be flashed through fastboot when not using TWRP.
T-MobileUS HTC One S running Stock Rooted 2.21.
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Thanks alot! I can't belive i missed that, well it was an easy fix just as i figured.

Daikar said:
Thanks alot! I can't belive i missed that, well it was an easy fix just as i figured.
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just use twrp and problem solved.
CWM IMO sucks in comparison. Not to mention the level of support with TWRP is so far and above ANYTHING you will get with CWM.

[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
Sent from my HTC Explorer A310e using xda premium
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Htc phones never bricks
There r always many solution
sent from Apex Rom Series ( aokp )

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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[Q] Custom Roms not working

Hello, long time reader, first time poster. I know about rooting, and installing roms and all that good stuff (had a galaxy s2 but odin bricked it). So I'm new to the sensation, and it's quite different from my previous device. My problem is that when I install a custom rom, the phone will boot and all about after about 30 seconds will freeze and restart.
Okay so these are the steps that I followed:
-Used the KGS Utility and chose "s-off"
-Followed all the prompts everything worked out fine.
-Following that I used it to install a custom recovery.
-Followed the prompts everything worked fine.
-Then I used Revolutionary CWM to flash SuperUser.
-App was there on reboot.
-Then I downloaded the AOKP "Initiate Your Swagger"[4.1.2] Rom
-Put it on my SD card and flashed it (after wiping and backing up)
-When the phone boots the setup wizard starts.
-I follow the prompt and when it gets to "Just a sec" the phone freezes then restarts.
Don't know what the problem is here.
I get the same problem when trying to flash CM10. The phone will boot, but then after 20-30 seconds will reboot.

kojimin said:
Hello, long time reader, first time poster. I know about rooting, and installing roms and all that good stuff (had a galaxy s2 but odin bricked it). So I'm new to the sensation, and it's quite different from my previous device. My problem is that when I install a custom rom, the phone will boot and all about after about 30 seconds will freeze and restart. I also noticed that there is no signal in custom roms either. Don't know what I'm doing wrong here. I used an all in one tool to do s-off, and install a custom recovery. Then I rooted it. Then I started trying to install custom roms but they don't seem to work. What am I doing wrong?
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Be VERY specific and give a step by step detail of what you are doing to install. Give WAY more detail than you have. And put the detail in a list, not a giant paragraph.
Then we'll look at it and see what's missing.

Skipjacks said:
Be VERY specific and give a step by step detail of what you are doing to install. Give WAY more detail than you have. And put the detail in a list, not a giant paragraph.
Then we'll look at it and see what's missing.
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Sorry about that. Edited my first post. I hope that is enough.

When you say it boots for 20 seconds, what exaclty for you mean.
Does it just replay the boot animation over and over? Or does it actually bring you to a home screen with the status bar and everything for 20 seconds before the reboot? That's a very important difference in diagnosing this one.
Also try installing 4EXT recovery. CWM has been known to cause weirdness with AOSP roms. Plus you may have an older version of CWM thatcan't properly install the newer roms. If you used a .zip in bootloader to flash CWM yuou probably had an older version. I have a special place in my heart for CWM too, but 4EXT is just so much better for the Sensation. (Different recoveries ar ebetter or worse on different devices.)
If you properly installed superuser on your stock rom that you have a nandroid backup for, installing 4EXT is super easy. Just restore the nandroid, which should boot up without problems, download the 4EXT app from the play store, and use the app to install teh latest version of the recovery. No need for ADB or flashing in bootloader. Then try a full wipe and fresh install of AOKP from 4EXT.

Skipjacks said:
When you say it boots for 20 seconds, what exaclty for you mean.
Does it just replay the boot animation over and over? Or does it actually bring you to a home screen with the status bar and everything for 20 seconds before the reboot? That's a very important difference in diagnosing this one.
Also try installing 4EXT recovery. CWM has been known to cause weirdness with AOSP roms. Plus you may have an older version of CWM thatcan't properly install the newer roms. If you used a .zip in bootloader to flash CWM yuou probably had an older version. I have a special place in my heart for CWM too, but 4EXT is just so much better for the Sensation. (Different recoveries ar ebetter or worse on different devices.)
If you properly installed superuser on your stock rom that you have a nandroid backup for, installing 4EXT is super easy. Just restore the nandroid, which should boot up without problems, download the 4EXT app from the play store, and use the app to install teh latest version of the recovery. No need for ADB or flashing in bootloader. Then try a full wipe and fresh install of AOKP from 4EXT.
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It boots up to the homescreen (with no signal) then it reboots.
I will try 4EXT and post my results. Thanks for your help thus far!
EDIT: Tryed installing 4EXT now when I try to boot into recovery it shows the HTC spash screen, then it reboots back the homescreen. So I think my recovery is gone.
EDIT 2: So I got the 4EXT recovery installed. But the ROMs are giving me the same issues (no change). I also noticed as before, when the custom roms boot there isn't any cellular signal.

kojimin said:
It boots up to the homescreen (with no signal) then it reboots.
I will try 4EXT and post my results. Thanks for your help thus far!
EDIT: Tryed installing 4EXT now when I try to boot into recovery it shows the HTC spash screen, then it reboots back the homescreen. So I think my recovery is gone.
EDIT 2: So I got the 4EXT recovery installed. But the ROMs are giving me the same issues (no change). I also noticed as before, when the custom roms boot there isn't any cellular signal.
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Update the firmware.. You are on gingerbread firmware (revolutionary soff worked for you means you are on GB) and it won't work on ics/jb roms
Check the firmware thread by kohr-ah in sensation development section and flash universal 3.33 firmware
It will solve your rom problems
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ganeshp said:
Update the firmware.. You are on gingerbread firmware (revolutionary soff worked for you means you are on GB) and it won't work on ics/jb roms
Check the firmware thread by kohr-ah in sensation development section and flash universal 3.33 firmware
It will solve your rom problems
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
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it was the firmware! I just updated to 3.33, and 4.1.2 "Initiate your swagger" booted up completely. Thanks for your help :good:

Awesome reply mate :
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No need to s off install ROM

First of all i am having big troubles with soft bricked villec2 H-32 no stock or firmare no where,and then found answer for now in trickdroid ROM,that is stock and worked for me but i wanted more rom-s to try,and for all of u who do not want to s off ville i did it like this and just instaled Venom rom and works normal. first i have twrp touch recowery,and had to mount sd card and system,put the rom in recovery and just flash it as it is,then do not reboot go back to recovery and reboot in bootloader,from Venom (i use that one)rom extract it and u will found under kernel folder boot.onesc2 and flash that one with (QTADB again i am using it is very easy to use),then go to recovery and reflash the rom and reboot normal it should be working now.
Guys if u all know about this please wipe thread,i will be glad to help anyone with this.
sorry bad bad english
notice- following this steps will jump over tampered stucked booting screen,and boot normal.
and u will need every time when reebootin phone to flash over again boot.onesc2,and will not lose data reboot normal again.
thanks Trickdroid for instructions in first place,this is from that post but i tried on Venom rom and works.
Again thank to all of u guys for great tolls and rom-s

Recovery Problem

Hi everyone . I need help . I have an Xperia L with resolution remix rom and two days ago it just got restarted and ended in a bootloop . I tried to reflash but it was stuck at patching system unconditionally.
I even tried different recovery
Some times the recovery says that flashing finished
But when I reboot the phone it just stays at the sony logo. And when I check the size used in the system partition there is a lot of space left it means the ROM was not installed
All the recovery have this problem. Now I can't flash any zip ( the recovery just reads the update script and shows on the screen ) ? please someone help me
I have tried TWRP
PHILZ
CWM
Let me know if there is a cure for this
THANKS

Nikhil kuttu said:
Hi everyone . I need help . I have an Xperia L with resolution remix rom and two days ago it just got restarted and ended in a bootloop . I tried to reflash but it was stuck at patching system unconditionally.
I even tried different recovery
Some times the recovery says that flashing finished
But when I reboot the phone it just stays at the sony logo. And when I check the size used in the system partition there is a lot of space left it means the ROM was not installed
All the recovery have this problem. Now I can't flash any zip ( the recovery just reads the update script and shows on the screen ) ? please someone help me
I have tried TWRP
PHILZ
CWM
Let me know if there is a cure for this
THANKS
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Seems like partition issue. You're wiping all partitions properly before flashing new zip?

STRYDER~007 said:
Seems like partition issue. You're wiping all partitions properly before flashing new zip?
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I have no idea what's happening with my phone
I did wipe everything except internal and external storage
The recovery is not copying any files to the sys partition
While flashing because of this the recovery just loads and loads for ever but still nothing happens
I'm trying to install cm 12.1 and the recovery is currently paused patching sys unconditionally
Can someone give me link to a good recovery
Except these ?. ?. ?
I have problem with TWRP , CWM , PHILZ
Or any cure
Thanks

Nikhil kuttu said:
I have no idea what's happening with my phone
I did wipe everything except internal and external storage
The recovery is not copying any files to the sys partition
While flashing because of this the recovery just loads and loads for ever but still nothing happens
I'm trying to install cm 12.1 and the recovery is currently paused patching sys unconditionally
Can someone give me link to a good recovery
Except these ?. ?. ?
I have problem with TWRP , CWM , PHILZ
Or any cure
Thanks
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If nothing is working then I'd suggest to flash the stock ROM FTF and see if the device boots, if it does then just download latest TWRP and start flashing!

STRYDER~007 said:
If nothing is working then I'd suggest to flash the stock ROM FTF and see if the device boots, if it does then just download latest TWRP and start flashing!
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Tried flashing stock ROM but
It's not booting . And because the cm 12 was stuck at patching sys unconditionally . I decided to install another rom and I found you're prime Xperia LP
. But sadly it was not booting even after a clean installation . It's stuck at the thunder zap logo ??
What to do now
Thanks for replying ??

Nikhil kuttu said:
Tried flashing stock ROM but
It's not booting . And because the cm 12 was stuck at patching sys unconditionally . I decided to install another rom and I found you're prime Xperia LP
. But sadly it was not booting even after a clean installation . It's stuck at the thunder zap logo ??
What to do now
Thanks for replying ??
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Stock ROM not booting? Hmm..It is sounding more like a hardware issue to me or most probably messed up partition table. Btw you said stuck on thunderzap logo, why are you flashing thunderzap kernel? It is outdated, abandoned and not supported to latest releases anymore.

STRYDER~007 said:
Stock ROM not booting? Hmm..It is sounding more like a hardware issue to me or most probably messed up partition table. Btw you said stuck on thunderzap logo, why are you flashing thunderzap kernel? It is outdated, abandoned and not supported to latest releases anymore.
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But I didn't flash thunder zap. I just installed the prime Xperia LP and when I restarted the phone that's when I saw the thunder zap logo
I thought you included it in the ROM
I didn't flash anything additionally
And sometime the recovery dose flash correctly n ROM dose boot but after some time it just hangs and restarts
Then it goes to bootloop almost every has this problem
I installed stryflix ultimate yesterday and the same problem happened to this ROM too. Then I tried to reflash but recovery problems again
Thanks

Nikhil kuttu said:
But I didn't flash thunder zap. I just installed the prime Xperia LP and when I restarted the phone that's when I saw the thunder zap logo
I thought you included it in the ROM
I didn't flash anything additionally
And sometime the recovery dose flash correctly n ROM dose boot but after some time it just hangs and restarts
Then it goes to bootloop almost every has this problem
I installed stryflix ultimate yesterday and the same problem happened to this ROM too. Then I tried to reflash but recovery problems again
Thanks
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Do one thing, download latest twrp from HERE and using the dd method listed there, flash that recovery. Boot to the new recovery and wipe everything (boot,system,data,cache and internal storage). Then download any of the latest ROM e.g. AICP or AOSP-CAF Nougat and flash that. Do these and let me know the result.

Nikhil kuttu said:
But I didn't flash thunder zap. I just installed the prime Xperia LP and when I restarted the phone that's when I saw the thunder zap logo
I thought you included it in the ROM
I didn't flash anything additionally
And sometime the recovery dose flash correctly n ROM dose boot but after some time it just hangs and restarts
Then it goes to bootloop almost every has this problem
I installed stryflix ultimate yesterday and the same problem happened to this ROM too. Then I tried to reflash but recovery problems again
Thanks
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Do one thing, download latest twrp from HERE and using the dd method listed there, flash that recovery. Boot to the new recovery and wipe everything (boot,system,data,cache,dalvik-cache and internal storage). Then download any of the latest ROM e.g. AICP or AOSP-CAF Nougat and flash that. Do these and let me know the result.

STRYDER~007 said:
Do one thing, download latest twrp from HERE and using the dd method listed there, flash that recovery. Boot to the new recovery and wipe everything (boot,system,data,cache,dalvik-cache and internal storage). Then download any of the latest ROM e.g. AICP or AOSP-CAF Nougat and flash that. Do these and let me know the result.
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I'm trying to do as you said
But when I type the comment it says no su found
How will i install super user without a ROM
(I did try to install su without ROM nothing happened ?)
And thanks for helping me ???.

STRYDER~007 said:
Do one thing, download latest twrp from HERE and using the dd method listed there, flash that recovery. Boot to the new recovery and wipe everything (boot,system,data,cache,dalvik-cache and internal storage). Then download any of the latest ROM e.g. AICP or AOSP-CAF Nougat and flash that. Do these and let me know the result.
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I have flashed a mm ROM and fortunately it booted up
And the phone is working. But I don't know for how long
Anyway I installed super user and when I type the commend it is saying
Unknown id: dd ???
Don't know what's the problem but I think that the resource file name was different or something else

Stryder i think that the problem for bootloop is the SIM ?or carrier? . All the rom i flash has RIL problem
And when I reboot my phone without SIM it doesn't stuck. But I can't use the phone without carrier
Is there any solution. And I still couldn't do anything about the dd commend.
Thanks

Some how the problem is solved ( i think )
I have flashed some other Roms and they are working fine and the recovery is working smoothly

Nikhil kuttu said:
Some how the problem is solved ( i think )
I have flashed some other Roms and they are working fine and the recovery is working smoothly
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Good to hear. You can upgrade to latest recovery now-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/recovery-twrp-3-1-1-touch-recovery-t3682714

I'll try it out thanks:laugh: :good: