Have an HTC One S S3 (Z560e) that keeps bootlooping no matter which ROM I install. So far PAC, Cyanogen, Carbon, AOKP have all installed and looped. Slimbean failed to install for some reason, I think partitions were too small from what I read.
Not sure why this is, everything else went fine. Not sure if the latest version of TWRP is running on it but I don't know if that's going to affect the install or not regardless.
Any help on the matter? Only additional info I can add is it was bought in China, model numbers are identical to others, only difference I've found is that the "Search" button is replaced by a Weibo button which makes sense given the market. Still, model numbers are the same and Weibo is entirely software.
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Auzeras
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Note 2 user here, but not long ago, I found an Inspire 4g smashed at the local boat launch ramp, stuck my SIM card in and miraculously still works. It is also already rooted but running a stock 2.3.3. I proceeded to back that up using CWM and then successfully flashed the latest supported CM, which was 7.x.
The only thing I am struggling with now is which version of google apps (gapps), to flash into CM 7? And where to get it.
-Peter
pcrussell50 said:
Note 2 user here, but not long ago, I found an Inspire 4g smashed at the local boat launch ramp, stuck my SIM card in and miraculously still works. It is also already rooted but running a stock 2.3.3. I proceeded to back that up using CWM and then successfully flashed the latest supported CM, which was 7.x.
The only thing I am struggling with now is which version of google apps (gapps), to flash into CM 7? And where to get it.
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Here: http://goo.im/gapps. Just choose the right one (self explanatory). And the latest is 7.2 which is Gingerbread 2.3.7
Thanks for that, I got it.
I was trying to search with the string: "gapps for htc desire 4g" and I got all kinds of stuff, including the goo.im download site that presented a list that was only good through 2.2.2. That search string was so direct, I didn't consider that any other variation on it would be any better.
-Peter
Gapps aren't usually phone specific, they're Android version specific.
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Thanks for that, I got it.
I was trying to search with the string: "gapps for htc desire 4g" and I got all kinds of stuff, including the goo.im download site that presented a list that was only good through 2.2.2. That search string was so direct, I didn't consider that any other variation on it would be any better.
-Peter
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Never look by phone device. Always look by android version. In the case of CM, you can always search by CM version (i.e. CM7.2, CM 10, CM10.1, etc). This is because CM is a very popular choice for a custom rom (if for nothing more than to give it a try).
I have flashed many ROMS to my phone and about 3 months ago I flashed MIUI rom v5 simply because I thought it would be cool. I no longer want it, it's just getting boring, so I want another ROM, pretty much any ROM, Cyanogen, Carbon, AOKP, I've tried them all. some won't even flash, it says failed before I can boot up the device so I have to restore back to MIUI. although some do, and there's a problem, there is an error message that keeps popping up when I do anything, I think it says something about a keyboard but it goes away too fast to read it. that wouldnt be such a nuisance if the home button would work. on the MIUI ROM the home button works fine, but on any other ROM that hasn't mysteriously failed, the home button won't do a thing. It's not a problem with the home button either, if I try to go home with PIE controls, it does nothing, nor if I activate software keys. I'm not sure if it's a problem but when I install a ROM other than MIUI, it completely skips the introduction thing, you know, where you set up everything like the wifi and your account and such, it just goes straight to the homescreen and has these problems. I'm installing these ROMS through TWRP which has had many successes, so I can't help but think it's the MIUI ROM that has messed up my device, any help would be appreciated.
Firstly, do you have the HTC One X (Endeavoru) or the HTC One XL / at&t One X (Evita)? What are your bootloader details? I need to see the first five lines. What version of TWRP are you using? What are the full filenames of the ROMs that you've tried? Please answer all above questions, I need as much exact information as possible to help you properly.
There are a few reasons why the ROM installs are failing in TWRP: the ROM isn't meant for your phone, you're using the incorrect version of TWRP (some are very buggy), the download is corrupted, you are on the incorrect firmware version that the ROM installer is checking for. The reason the intro is skipping and you're getting a bunch of errors on ROMs that do install is probably because you haven't installed gapps, or you've installed the wrong gapps.
I'm certain we can fix whatever is wrong, it's most likely something very simple you've missed. As long as you give the information required this should be easy.
Sent from my Evita
So...I have had a captivate and SGS3 and have never had so much trouble with a phone. This infuse is frustrating and complicated to work with. I have blue CWM which was acquired by using Entropy's guide and the other numerous helpful tips out there. I had rootbox running which would eventually start FC'ing and acting dumb. I wiped everything the other day and flashed unofficial CM 10.2, it worked perfect then random reboots to stuck at samsung then cyanogen mod then back again. Sometimes it would randomly reboot in CWM, which has never happened to me on other phone. I feel like going back to stock and back again is the only answer, but it seems like a lot of work and I already did that and it was fine.
So, all you guys that understand whats going on behind that scenes, what do you think the issue is?
UPDATE: I found a video that may link this behavior to a hardware issue caused by poor design by Samsung having too many contacts that can get gunked up and causing issues.
Might be a problem with the version of the Gapps you're using. Consider changing and even going back to older versions. I found v 12/12 signed very stable on cm10.1.
If still stuck, consider Odin back to stock in download mode and flash cm9 and cm10.2 again!
I love Cyanogenmod, very much so. I downloaded the stable 10.1 build for my phone and it was mostly rock solid. When 10.2.1 come around I was pumped. I downloaded it and immediately encountered force closes out the bum. I switched back and a month later tried again. It was a slightly better experience as I realized I forgot to flash the 4.3 Gapps with my original attempt, but force closes cluttered my screen daily. I want to be able to upgrade, but the ROM just seems completely unstable for my phone. Has anyone experienced these things on their phone? Has anyone fixed these problems? Can anyone recommend the most stable and most up-to-date ROM even though stable and up-to-date rarely go hand in hand.
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I love Cyanogenmod, very much so. I downloaded the stable 10.1 build for my phone and it was mostly rock solid. When 10.2.1 come around I was pumped. I downloaded it and immediately encountered force closes out the bum. I switched back and a month later tried again. It was a slightly better experience as I realized I forgot to flash the 4.3 Gapps with my original attempt, but force closes cluttered my screen daily. I want to be able to upgrade, but the ROM just seems completely unstable for my phone. Has anyone experienced these things on their phone? Has anyone fixed these problems? Can anyone recommend the most stable and most up-to-date ROM even though stable and up-to-date rarely go hand in hand.
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Look in the CM11 thread, the nightlies are pretty stable for the most part and most us using it use it as a daily driver. You MUST perform a full wipe when installing a ROM, even when moving between point releases. If not, you'll encounter problems. GApps must also be flashed after the ROM has been flashed (assuming you want to use Google)
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Look in the CM11 thread, the nightlies are pretty stable for the most part and most us using it use it as a daily driver. You MUST perform a full wipe when installing a ROM, even when moving between point releases. If not, you'll encounter problems. GApps must also be flashed after the ROM has been flashed (assuming you want to use Google)
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Yeah I figured that I need to wipe everything and install the proper GApps after my first attempt at 10.2 which to my credit I did do on my second try. Is there a particular nightly release that seems more stable than the rest? To put this in more context, I travel alone from college to various other places often a bit and my college is situated in almost a black hole of service for Verizon so I tend to take reliability over cutting edge even though I very badly want the newest and greatest. I'm on spring break so I'll try the newest nightly and back up my phone. Luckily I have a ton of space on my phone so I can always have a stable back up ready to be flashed on the fly.
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Yeah I figured that I need to wipe everything and install the proper GApps after my first attempt at 10.2 which to my credit I did do on my second try. Is there a particular nightly release that seems more stable than the rest? To put this in more context, I travel alone from college to various other places often a bit and my college is situated in almost a black hole of service for Verizon so I tend to take reliability over cutting edge even though I very badly want the newest and greatest. I'm on spring break so I'll try the newest nightly and back up my phone. Luckily I have a ton of space on my phone so I can always have a stable back up ready to be flashed on the fly.
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By their very nature, Nightlies are not considered stable in the strictest sense of the word. For most of us, they have been. But if you need reliability over cutting-edge, I'd stick with 10.2 or one of the CM11 Milestone builds (however, the RAZR HD only has one that I know of, CM11-M2).
My personal take is that given you're in an area with poor reception, choosing CM11 over CM10.2 (for example) wouldn't give you any better results over the other. Signal is signal.
My suggestion, given your circumstances and criteria, would be to stick with 10.2 but do a FULL backup via Recovery of your stock ROM (or whatever you're using instead of CyanognMod) and then do a FULL wipe of the following (and only these):
- user data
- /system partition
- /cache partition
- dalvik cache (usually found under Advanced in CWM recoveries)
Your phone will be in an unusable state after this. From here, still in Recovery, flash CM10.2 and then the appropriate GApps (make sure you choose the right one; a 4.4.2 GApps isn't suitable for a 4.3 OS) and reboot. If memory serves, CM10.2 is Android 4.3.1
If you're still having problems, you can restore your backup in Recovery or worst case, RSDLite the appropriate SBF for your phone to return to the carrier-stock ROM. But be aware if you chose the RSDLite path, you will lose everything. Basically it'll be like day-1 when you got the phone
Unroot help!!!
Hi I am trying to figure out how to unroot my Droid Razr HD...I bought it used from my buddy who upgraded and before we met up to make the deal I didn't know till after; that he rooted it and won't tell me how to unroot. I have only ever rooted one phone with his help and that was my thunderbolt. This phone is running CM 11-20140218-NIGHTLY-xt926. I want to bring it back to stock rom but have yet to find anyway to do that...it would be awesome if you guys could help me!!
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Hi I am trying to figure out how to unroot my Droid Razr HD...I bought it used from my buddy who upgraded and before we met up to make the deal I didn't know till after; that he rooted it and won't tell me how to unroot. I have only ever rooted one phone with his help and that was my thunderbolt. This phone is running CM 11-20140218-NIGHTLY-xt926. I want to bring it back to stock rom but have yet to find anyway to do that...it would be awesome if you guys could help me!!
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Find the FXZ you want to flash and use RSD or House of Moto to flash it.
I'm new to this site, if I'm doing anything noob-esque, let me know.
So I got SunShine, really happy with the purchase on the license because now I can actually use my phone the way I want. That aside, I really wanted to put Android Revolution HD on it because of the HTC Sense-ness incorporated and it seemed like the ROM that would have best suited me. All day I've been tinkering with my phone to get it to work, but no avail. Everytime I reboot after flashing, it just stays on the "HTC One" logo screen. I know you're supposed to wait longer on the first boot, but after waiting several times (twice I waited an hour), it was easy to see something wasn't working. So now I have PAC ROM on there just so I can actually use my phone until I figure out how to do this. PAC ROM works just fine with flashing, so does Cyanogenmod. Even though they are great ROMs, I want ARHD most on my phone. Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong, because I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I was running stock 4.4.3 when I went to flash it. That's what it said to have on the guide, which is why I don't understand what the problem is. I tried ViperOne; the same thing happened - stayed on boot logo. But again, Cyanogenmod and PAC ROM flash no problem.