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[Q] [Custom ROMs] Stuck in Bootloop after many attempts

Hey guys,
I have followed many tutorials (video and text) on how to flash ROMs on the Moto G, but to no avail.
I followed all the steps correctly, and my Moto G is stuck in a boot loop after 10 minutes. This happens every time I want to flash a ROM, and it has happened with many different ROMs, what am I doing wrong?
I have wiped all the wipey stuff and whatnot, I just don't know why it isn't working!
This is my first post, so please call me out if i missed any details I need to write down
Custom ROMs I have tried:
CyanogenMOD (Nightly)
Paranoid Android (unoffical)
C-Rom
Any help at all is much appreciated
Regards,
barky02

barky02 said:
Hey guys,
I have followed many tutorials (video and text) on how to flash ROMs on the Moto G, but to no avail.
I followed all the steps correctly, and my Moto G is stuck in a boot loop after 10 minutes. This happens every time I want to flash a ROM, and it has happened with many different ROMs, what am I doing wrong?
I have wiped all the wipey stuff and whatnot, I just don't know why it isn't working!
This is my first post, so please call me out if i missed any details I need to write down
Custom ROMs I have tried:
CyanogenMOD (Nightly)
Paranoid Android (unoffical)
C-Rom
Any help at all is much appreciated
Regards,
barky02
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Happened to me at first too, when i had 4.4.2 stock in my Moto G, CM11 gets stuck in the bootanimation forever, what i did is downgrade to 4.3 (including the recovery) and then installed CM11.

Z-WolF said:
Happened to me at first too, when i had 4.4.2 stock in my Moto G, CM11 gets stuck in the bootanimation forever, what i did is downgrade to 4.3 (including the recovery) and then installed CM11.
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Thanks a lot so how do I downgrade? and where can I find the 4.3 CWM recovery?
Edit: also, isnt 4.3 the upgrade? or is that a typo

barky02 said:
Thanks a lot so how do I downgrade? and where can I find the 4.3 CWM recovery?
Edit: also, isnt 4.3 the upgrade? or is that a typo
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What i meant was that you need to flash the 4.3 stock recovery, along the 4.3 rom. those files normally come together.
Then you flash the custom recovery of your choice (i used CWM 6.0.4.7 touch) and CM11.
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4.3 = Jelly Bean Android
4.4 = KitKat Android

alezardstar said:
Dude, I completely understand you but I want to be very sure about what I will do foot try another time.
I back to 4.3 image downloading it here ( http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14) and it already has the 4.3 recovery inside or I must to download it (from where?). Can you share the thread where you found the CWM recovery, please? Just to do it identical as you.
Thanks in advance.
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let me see...
the guide to downgrade to 4.3 is this one
the guide to install CMW and CM11 is in cyanogenmod's wiki, you can find it here
as far as i know every (or at least most) stock ROM zip or tar file out there comes with a "recovery.img"

Yup downgrade to 4.3 needed then you'll have no problems
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Happened to me as well (mine was rooted too), I followed the exact same steps Z-Wolf mentioned after searching and this seems to be a common problem.

I bought my device already upgraded to 4.4.2. I was able to install c-rom with no issue. I'm using tweaky ROM right now.
I'm curious as to why some devices need to downgrade and some don't?
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What I did was installing cm11 from GPE and then wipe all cache and wipe system data or something like that (it deletes everything un your infernal sd), it worked for me after having bootloop with every ROM I tried. Ask the guys for those wipes ( I think it was format system/data but I don't remember very well).

ATRIXXIRTA said:
I bought my device already upgraded to 4.4.2. I was able to install c-rom with no issue. I'm using tweaky ROM right now.
I'm curious as to why some devices need to downgrade and some don't?
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How did you do that man? I tried almost every found on this forum and I wasn't abble to get this done, always the same problem with encrypted partition comes up
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Z-WolF said:
Happened to me at first too, when i had 4.4.2 stock in my Moto G, CM11 gets stuck in the bootanimation forever, what i did is downgrade to 4.3 (including the recovery) and then installed CM11.
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Did you get the downgrade version from here, which one did you use? I tried several and without success. I have a Moto G GPE

I will share my history with my phone since it can be useful for someone... Well I got the phone about a month ago, since i ordered from amazon, there's no way im going to return it for garanty if it broke, flashed cwm and rooted the same night, but when i was going to flash cm, l encountered a bootloop, since i didn't make a backup... i was at lost, my computer doesn't detect the phone in cwm, so I was with bootloop and not able to flash anything... Tried fastboot... Yes! so I downloaded stock and flashed away in fastboot, then i tried again with cm11, and this time it booted fine! I guess something prevented us to flash anything directly over stock, dunno what

I was stuck on boot loop for the past 24h, trying to flash a Lego ROM.
After a few factory resets and stock ROM flashes, I came across the solution of downgrading from KitKat 4.4.2 to Jelly Bean 4.3, then flash Lego again, and now all is well and good !
Here's the guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219

Flash Radios and New Kernel.
1031_Boost_US_CDMA_390.81.01P.zip
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23681161096070097
1031_Boost_US_CDMA_Kernel_3.4.42-gb89c9dd.zip
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23681161096070111
in my case I was flashing a Falcon, Boost Moto G, keep getting bootloops.
This is the first time in years I have ever had to sideload the Kernal and Radio, but non the less it stopped my bootloop.
Now if I get the error 16 voice mail message taken care of and input my MSL......
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23681161096070097

TowerRoot + Autorec + Cyanogen Mod

When I found out that Towel Root can finally root my 4.4.2 LG G2 (D801) from T-Mobile I was very excited to try it, so I went ahead and installed it. It worked of course, very well. so I continued to install Autorec, which restarted into TWRK Recovery. Great!
I wipe Dalvik & Cache and flash the Stable Cyanogen 10.2 rom from 2013, and now it's stuck on boot. Also tried with the latest nightly to same outcome.
What am I missing here?

yoerz said:
When I found out that Tower Root can finally root my 4.4.2 LG G2 (D801) from T-Mobile I was very excited to try it, so I went ahead and installed it. It worked of course, very well. so I continued to install Autorec, which restarted into TWRK Recovery. Great!
I wipe Dalvik & Cache and flash the Stable Cyanogen 10.2 rom from 2013, and now it's stuck on boot. Also tried with the latest nightly to same outcome.
What am I missing here?
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CM builds use JB kernel and baseband. You'll need to find the right JB baseband for your phone and flash it and then the CM build you want to use.

AyDee said:
CM builds use JB kernel and baseband. You'll need to find the right JB baseband for your phone and flash it and then the CM build you want to use.
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What's a baseband? and what do I "do" with it once I find it?

yoerz said:
What's a baseband? and what do I "do" with it once I find it?
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Baseband is your modem. Install the zip in recovery before installing your rom. Install baseband/modem, full wipe, install rom.
You should find what you need here> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
I suggest you read up on this stuff a little to get more familiar.

AyDee said:
Baseband is your modem. Install the zip in recovery before installing your rom. Install baseband/modem, full wipe, install rom.
You should find what you need here> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
I suggest you read up on this stuff a little to get more familiar.
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The only problem is, I can't do a full wipe because I have to keep the ZIP files of Cyanogen Mod and Gapps on the device. There is no way to load them on the device when in TWRP.
Also, that post is very confusing. It has a list of roms, and then a download link to a completely different list. How do I know which download correlates with:
D801BK (T-Mobile USA)
D80110C
M8974A-AAAANAZM-1.0.190034
by QUALCOMM, Incorporated Aug 10 2013
Is it LGD801_10C_RADIO.zip ??

AyDee said:
Baseband is your modem. Install the zip in recovery before installing your rom. Install baseband/modem, full wipe, install rom.
You should find what you need here> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
I suggest you read up on this stuff a little to get more familiar.
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OK I tried again, flashed LGD801_10C_RADIO.zip before the Cyanogen zip, then Gapps and Supersu, restarted and it's doing the same thing. Cyanogen screen loading animation but never booting up.
Like I said before, I CANNOT do a full wipe in TWRP because that will delete all the ZIP files on the device. This device does not have an SD card I can load them on and the USB connection doesn't work (driver not found, this is apparently a known bug).

yoerz said:
OK I tried again, flashed LGD801_10C_RADIO.zip before the Cyanogen zip, then Gapps and Supersu, restarted and it's doing the same thing. Cyanogen screen loading animation but never booting up.
Like I said before, I CANNOT do a full wipe in TWRP because that will delete all the ZIP files on the device. This device does not have an SD card I can load them on and the USB connection doesn't work (driver not found, this is apparently a known bug).
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With TWRP can't in the wipe section you do an advanced wipe and just not select internal storage, thus leaving the ROM on your phone while still doing a full wipe?

TheBestEver said:
Full wipe means the "factory reset" option in TWRP. You're on kitkat bootloader. You need to somehow find a flsshable .zip of the jb bootloader. Modem doesn't matter. I've used JB and KK modem and both work. Maybe you're on stock KK kernel and need to flash the JB kernel? If you're on KK stock and want to jump to CM you should find a flashable .zip of both kernels or .IMG times and try that as well if option 1 doesn't work. Sorry
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Where can I find that Kernel?

TheBestEver said:
Are you trying to flash CM 10.2 or CM11?
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I tried both.
CM Stable-10.2.0-d801
and
CM 11-20140617-NIGHTLY-d801

yoerz said:
which restarted into TWRK Recovery. Great!
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Is that where Miley needs to go? Typo of the day goes to you!

Goldie said:
Is that where Miley needs to go? Typo of the day goes to you!
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Twrp.. Twrk.. whats the difference. You know what I mean.

yoerz said:
Twrp.. Twrk.. whats the difference. You know what I mean.
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Well yeah obviously. This is why you were awarded "Typo of the day" and not "WTF of the day"
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yoerz said:
I tried both.
CM Stable-10.2.0-d801
and
CM 11-20140617-NIGHTLY-d801
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Both of which still run 4.2 sources. Before u flash either , what must occur first is flash the 4.2 jb modem then Rom etc.
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You might be able to help me, I root with TowelRoot (checked with Root Checker) and then installed/run AutoRec for T-Mobile d801. And it boot loop into download mode, (i have a package to fix that, but still have no Recovery)

yoerz said:
When I found out that Towel Root can finally root my 4.4.2 LG G2 (D801) from T-Mobile I was very excited to try it, so I went ahead and installed it. It worked of course, very well. so I continued to install Autorec, which restarted into TWRK Recovery. Great!
I wipe Dalvik & Cache and flash the Stable Cyanogen 10.2 rom from 2013, and now it's stuck on boot. Also tried with the latest nightly to same outcome.
What am I missing here?
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You can find the KK modem in the SOKP thread in Development and that may help.

Stable rom?

I'm coming from the Carbonite rom on Droidrzr.com and it's becoming a little buggy and less responsive. I came here looking for a stable rom that can be flashed quickly as the FC's are piling up and it's rather annoying. Any suggestions for my XT296?

Depends on whether you are on jb or kk. Jb I would go with either eclipse or nexesque.
Cm11 if you are on kk.
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iBolski said:
Depends on whether you are on jb or kk. Jb I would go with either eclipse or nexesque.
Cm11 if you are on kk.
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I'm on 4.4.2 is there something stable on 4.4.4?
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buckeyestilidie said:
I'm on 4.4.2 is there something stable on 4.4.4?
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Cm11 is what I'm on and it's pretty darned stable.
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iBolski said:
Cm11 is what I'm on and it's pretty darned stable.
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CM11 is based on 4.4.4?

buckeyestilidie said:
CM11 is based on 4.4.4?
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Yes, that's why I mentioned it since that is what you asked for.
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iBolski said:
Yes, that's why I mentioned it since that is what you asked for.
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Is it difficult to flash?
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buckeyestilidie said:
Is it difficult to flash?
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If you're asking that question, then I'm beginning to wonder if you know how to do it at all and you might want to proceed with caution. Not understanding how to flash can potentially cause you to bork your phone, which then causes a whole host of other issues. You should research more and learn about it before continuing.
If you do know how to flash or are comfortable with the directions given below, then here you go, but I'm not responsible for anything that might happen to your phone:
You must use TWRP or CWM for the KK kernel. Get either one from the links below and flash them to your phone:
TWRP -> http://loki.rombitch.com/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/TWRP2710-RAZR-HD_M-KITKAT.img
CWM -> http://loki.rombitch.com/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/CWM6049-RAZR-HD_M-KITKAT.img
Go here to get the latest nightly of CM11 ROM and place it on your external SD card of your phone -> http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=moto_msm8960
Go here to get the latest GAPPs (Google Apps - play store, etc) and place it on your external SD card of your phone -> http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
Boot into TWRP or CWM. You need to wipe cache, dalvik, data (doesn't wipe your internal SD card, just the /data partition), and system.
Flash CM11 image
Flash GAPPS
Wipe Cache and Dalvik
Reboot and profit
Any other issues, search this thread or google. There are plenty of answers in here that should help.

Not as stable as I would like...
buckeyestilidie said:
I'm on 4.4.2 is there something stable on 4.4.4?
iBolski said:
Cm11 is what I'm on and it's pretty darned stable.
CM11 on 4.4.4 has some of the same problems of stock 4.4.2, particularly battery life and wifi disconnections/weak signal. It is usable as a daily driver tough.
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I actually get better battery life with it than in stock and WiFi seems more stable than stock.
Using Xposed and Greenify, I can make my Droid RAZR HD (non-MAXX) last a day and a half with normal usage.
WiFi stability on the latest nightly (8-10-2014) seems excellent. I haven't had any dropped signals at home. Work is different, but I'm beginning to think it's the work router that is at fault as at home, I get a strong signal throughout the house (and our router is in the basement).

iBolski said:
If you're asking that question, then I'm beginning to wonder if you know how to do it at all and you might want to proceed with caution. Not understanding how to flash can potentially cause you to bork your phone, which then causes a whole host of other issues. You should research more and learn about it before continuing.
If you do know how to flash or are comfortable with the directions given below, then here you go, but I'm not responsible for anything that might happen to your phone:
You must use TWRP or CWM for the KK kernel. Get either one from the links below and flash them to your phone:
TWRP -> http://loki.rombitch.com/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/TWRP2710-RAZR-HD_M-KITKAT.img
CWM -> http://loki.rombitch.com/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/CWM6049-RAZR-HD_M-KITKAT.img
Go here to get the latest nightly of CM11 ROM and place it on your external SD card of your phone -> http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=moto_msm8960
Go here to get the latest GAPPs (Google Apps - play store, etc) and place it on your external SD card of your phone -> http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
Boot into TWRP or CWM. You need to wipe cache, dalvik, data (doesn't wipe your internal SD card, just the /data partition), and system.
Flash CM11 image
Flash GAPPS
Wipe Cache and Dalvik
Reboot and profit
Any other issues, search this thread or google. There are plenty of answers in here that should help.
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I am quite comfortable, but people started talking about different kernels and I just wanted to be positive. Does this need to go in slot 1? I remember CM10 for my old RAZR had to and I'm not fond of CM as I remember they always had GPS and wifi problems which are a big deal for me, so I always went with more stable roms.
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buckeyestilidie said:
I am quite comfortable, but people started talking about different kernels and I just wanted to be positive. Does this need to go in slot 1? I remember CM10 for my old RAZR had to and I'm not fond of CM as I remember they always had GPS and wifi problems which are a big deal for me, so I always went with more stable roms.
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Uh, as I mentioned, you must use TWRP or CWM recovery. CM11 doesn't use Safestrap.
There are no slots. You must have an unlocked bootloader and have already upgraded to the latest official KK release in order to use this.
As for Wifi and GPS issues, those are going to exist whether you are on stock KK or CWM. That's on Motorola's end to fix.

iBolski said:
Uh, as I mentioned, you must use TWRP or CWM recovery. CM11 doesn't use Safestrap.
There are no slots. You must have an unlocked bootloader and have already upgraded to the latest official KK release in order to use this.
As for Wifi and GPS issues, those are going to exist whether you are on stock KK or CWM. That's on Motorola's end to fix.
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Maybe it was a CM based rom then. How do I upgrade to 4.4.4? I'm currently running 4.4.2.
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buckeyestilidie said:
Maybe it was a CM based rom then. How do I upgrade to 4.4.4? I'm currently running 4.4.2.
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Obviously, there is much more to learn for you as I suspected. That is why I asked, because just by the questions you were asking, I could tell you were not familiar with flashing the CM11 ROM, especially since you mentioned using slot 1. That is for Safestrap and it is different from using TWRP or CWM. There are not slots in TWRP or CWM. Once you've flashed a custom ROM, there is no stock ROM available unless you flash an FXZ back, which then means you've lost the custom ROM. There is not switching between the two like in Safestrap because with CWM or TWRP, you are able to flash custom kernels due to an unlocked bootloader.
Which then leads me to my next assumption - you don't have an unlocked bootloader, do you?
You need to first flash back to stock, then upgrade to stock KK 4.4.2. Then, use Towelroot to root your phone, then use Motopocalypse to unlock your bootloader, then flash TWRP or CWM, then flash CM11.
I'm not going to rehash everything in this thread. The information is out there, you just have to look for it and it's not that hard to find.
Go here to get your phone to stock KK, root and unlock the bootloader -> http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/46155-rootunlock-442-182183-razr-hdm-only/
You MUST unlock the bootloader before you proceed to install CM11.
Please, read, read and re-read what is posted there BEFORE you attempt to do it. It's not that difficult to do but we always get people who attempt to do the unlocking WHILE reading the post for the first time and they end up borking their phone and more work is needed to fix it, or worse, they've perma-bricked it because they went and tried something different.
After you have flashed back to stock KK, rooted and unlocked your bootloader, THEN you may proceed to load up CM11 as I outlined above.

iBolski said:
Obviously, there is much more to learn for you as I suspected. That is why I asked, because just by the questions you were asking, I could tell you were not familiar with flashing the CM11 ROM, especially since you mentioned using slot 1. That is for Safestrap and it is different from using TWRP or CWM. There are not slots in TWRP or CWM. Once you've flashed a custom ROM, there is no stock ROM available unless you flash an FXZ back, which then means you've lost the custom ROM. There is not switching between the two like in Safestrap because with CWM or TWRP, you are able to flash custom kernels due to an unlocked bootloader.
Which then leads me to my next assumption - you don't have an unlocked bootloader, do you?
You need to first flash back to stock, then upgrade to stock KK 4.4.2. Then, use Towelroot to root your phone, then use Motopocalypse to unlock your bootloader, then flash TWRP or CWM, then flash CM11.
I'm not going to rehash everything in this thread. The information is out there, you just have to look for it and it's not that hard to find.
Go here to get your phone to stock KK, root and unlock the bootloader -> http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/46155-rootunlock-442-182183-razr-hdm-only/
You MUST unlock the bootloader before you proceed to install CM11.
Please, read, read and re-read what is posted there BEFORE you attempt to do it. It's not that difficult to do but we always get people who attempt to do the unlocking WHILE reading the post for the first time and they end up borking their phone and more work is needed to fix it, or worse, they've perma-bricked it because they went and tried something different.
After you have flashed back to stock KK, rooted and unlocked your bootloader, THEN you may proceed to load up CM11 as I outlined above.
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I already have an unlocked bootloader. I'm rooted with 4.4.2 Carbonite. The only thing I need help with is getting to 4.4.4. I'm not very knowledgeable with the RAZR Maxx Hd, but on my old razr I used a tool to flash up to the next update then I flashed the rom. I was just wondering if that's the same deal with the Maxx HD.
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buckeyestilidie said:
I already have an unlocked bootloader. I'm rooted with 4.4.2 Carbonite. The only thing I need help with is getting to 4.4.4. I'm not very knowledgeable with the RAZR Maxx Hd, but on my old razr I used a tool to flash up to the next update then I flashed the rom. I was just wondering if that's the same deal with the Maxx HD.
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All the links I posted will get you to 4.4.2 stock. Carbonite is not stock. You have to ensure you are on 4.4.2 stock before you can flash to CM11.
Again, ALL the links I posted will get you there. Follow them. Read, read, and re-read them before doing anything. I don't know how much more I can help you. I'm not going to rehash and repost what is already outlined in the links I gave you.
If you are already unlocked, skip the towelroot and motopocalypse steps and just flash your phone back to stock 4.4.2. All the links are there to get you the files and tools you need.
Once that is done, then just go flash twrp or cwm and then go get CM11 and you'll be on 4.4.4

iBolski said:
All the links I posted will get you to 4.4.2 stock. Carbonite is not stock. You have to ensure you are on 4.4.2 stock before you can flash to CM11.
Again, ALL the links I posted will get you there. Follow them. Read, read, and re-read them before doing anything. I don't know how much more I can help you. I'm not going to rehash and repost what is already outlined in the links I gave you.
If you are already unlocked, skip the towelroot and motopocalypse steps and just flash your phone back to stock 4.4.2. All the links are there to get you the files and tools you need.
Once that is done, then just go flash twrp or cwm and then go get CM11 and you'll be on 4.4.4
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I already have TWRP. So I just gotta flash 4.4.2 stock then once I'm on that flash the CM11?
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buckeyestilidie said:
I already have TWRP. So I just gotta flash 4.4.2 stock then once I'm on that flash the CM11?
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Okay, let's try this one more time. Again, I've posted all the links you need, but here we go with some extra ones:
Flash back to stock IF you have never upgraded to stock Kit Kat (what you are currently on does NOT count as stock). If you HAVE upgraded to STOCK Kit Kat (from Motorola) at any time, then skip this step and go to step 2. Only flash back to stock KK if you have never upgraded your phone to stock KK. Custom ROMs do NOT count as upgrading to KK. To flash back to stock, go here -> http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/45494-fxz-442-1834610/
Flash TWRP to your phone. You MUST have the latest TWRP that works with the KK kernel. Get it here ->
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776515
Flash CM11 to your phone. Get the latest nightly here -> http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=moto_msm8960.
Go to TWRP.
Wipe/format the data, cache, dalvik and system partitions.
Flash CM11
Flash GAPPS to your phone. Get it here -> http://itvends.com/gapps/gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip
After flashing gapps, wipe cache and dalvik
Reboot.
Profit.
I really cannot make it any simpler than that. If you can't follow these directions, then I'm not sure what else I can do to help you.
Good luck!

iBolski said:
Okay, let's try this one more time. Again, I've posted all the links you need, but here we go with some extra ones:
Flash back to stock IF you have never upgraded to stock Kit Kat (what you are currently on does NOT count as stock). If you HAVE upgraded to STOCK Kit Kat (from Motorola) at any time, then skip this step and go to step 2. Only flash back to stock KK if you have never upgraded your phone to stock KK. Custom ROMs do NOT count as upgrading to KK. To flash back to stock, go here -> http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/45494-fxz-442-1834610/
Flash TWRP to your phone. You MUST have the latest TWRP that works with the KK kernel. Get it here ->
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776515
Flash CM11 to your phone. Get the latest nightly here -> http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=moto_msm8960.
Go to TWRP.
Wipe/format the data, cache, dalvik and system partitions.
Flash CM11
Flash GAPPS to your phone. Get it here -> http://itvends.com/gapps/gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip
After flashing gapps, wipe cache and dalvik
Reboot.
Profit.
I really cannot make it any simpler than that. If you can't follow these directions, then I'm not sure what else I can do to help you.
Good luck!
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I shall profit once I get home. I'll update later with how it went.
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[Q] Red M after loading msm8960 roms (xt926)

Hey guys,
I just unlocked my stock xt926 (Build 183.46.10 Kit Kat) using towelroot and motopocalypse. I then installed TWRP 2.7.1.0 (Kit Kat 4.4 build from Original development section) and did a backup of the stock ROM. I tried installing a couple builds of Cyanogenmod 11, but all of them get stuck on the red M. I got the latest snapshot from get.cm, as well as the one posted by epinter. I sent them over USB and used Ubuntu to validate MD5's using md5sum. I do a full wipe (of everything but internal storage) and install just the ROM, not Gapps, kernels or anything else. After a reboot, nothing but the red M. It will flash once every 5-10 minutes, but I let it sit for 45 minutes without anything else happening.
I also tried it in CWM6 (Kit Kat build from original development) and had the same results.
Right now I'm trying Gummy to see if it's just a CM thing, but has anyone else encountered this? If so, did you find a fix?
Thanks!

Make sure you are using a recent nightly. The earlier M snapshots are based on the JB kernel. I think the current nightly use the kk kernel but check the cm11 thread in the development section.

thunder2132 said:
Hey guys,
I just unlocked my stock xt926 (Build 183.46.10 Kit Kat) using towelroot and motopocalypse. I then installed TWRP 2.7.1.0 (Kit Kat 4.4 build from Original development section) and did a backup of the stock ROM. I tried installing a couple builds of Cyanogenmod 11, but all of them get stuck on the red M. I got the latest snapshot from get.cm, as well as the one posted by epinter. I sent them over USB and used Ubuntu to validate MD5's using md5sum. I do a full wipe (of everything but internal storage) and install just the ROM, not Gapps, kernels or anything else. After a reboot, nothing but the red M. It will flash once every 5-10 minutes, but I let it sit for 45 minutes without anything else happening.
Right now I'm trying Gummy to see if it's just a CM thing, but has anyone else encountered this? If so, did you find a fix?
I am having the same issue, I have basically done/flashed the same things but seems like no matter what I just get stuck on splash screen.... And my phone gets HOT- too hot to touch...
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I think snapshots are for jb bootloader.
And doesn't CM tell you to flash gapps?
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Doug B.

I also used CWM and not TWRP. I'm not much help as I'm on stock kk with xposed at the moment. I need Moto exchange services because AOSP has to many issues. I'm missing lots of CM11 favorites (like working BT with Wifi lol).

dvgb173 said:
I think snapshots are for jb bootloader.
And doesn't CM tell you to flash gapps?
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Doug B.
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Gapps is not required. It just means you won't have Google Play store and other google apps on the phone until you go back and flash them, but NOT flashing gapps will not cause the phone to hang.
You have to ensure you are using the correct CM11 tree, especially if you are on the KK bootloader.
Go here to grab the latest nightlies for KK bootloaders -> http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=moto_msm8960
Grab the latest nightly, not snapshot, as someone else stated.

4.x.x upgrade to 5.x.x Help

hey guys, i just gave my father the nexus 5 and hes using it for straight talk and its working quite well. ive already unlocked the bootloader and installed a custom 4.4.4 rom (as thats what i was using before i got the nexus 6). is there anything special i need to do to install a rom like Chroma 5.1.1 at this point? Thanks for any help

If the bootloader is unlocked then you should be fine. I had some radio problems and I flashed about 10 ROMs, including Chroma, without any problems (but never did fix the radio). The simplest thing would be to install a Nexus factory image - LMY48I is the latest version and is pretty much one-click (if you have drivers, ADB & Fastboot installed ok).
Just for my curiosity, if it's working fine, why install a new ROM? I know my own answer - because it's there...

To go from 4.4 ROM to 5.x rom you should flash the updated bootloader and radio first. Then wipe system data and cache andd flash the new ROM.
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dahawthorne said:
If the bootloader is unlocked then you should be fine. I had some radio problems and I flashed about 10 ROMs, including Chroma, without any problems (but never did fix the radio). The simplest thing would be to install a Nexus factory image - LMY48I is the latest version and is pretty much one-click (if you have drivers, ADB & Fastboot installed ok).
Just for my curiosity, if it's working fine, why install a new ROM? I know my own answer - because it's there...
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Well I have him on a stock 4.4.4 rom and the battery life is a little lacking and he keeps getting the annoying nag message for the OTA to 5.x.x (i know theres a way to get rid of that but i guess id rather just update). Also I dont see any roms being actively worked on for 4.x.x. Unless there is one that you recommend?
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To go from 4.4 ROM to 5.x rom you should flash the updated bootloader and radio first. Then wipe system data and cache and flash the new ROM.
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Is there a thread that maintains the radios and bootloaders? I dont see one myself and am not sure which to get (and are there different ones depending on which carrier you use?)

There is a thread with all the latest radios. I have a flashable zip but its old...you can also just extract the latest factory images and just flash the bootloader and radio.
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I'm missing the point here...
Was the original question not "Can I easily flash 5.1.1?" And the answer is "Yes". So why has the focus switched to Kitkat and flashing separate components, surely not the simplest way of getting a working integrated device...? Installation of the factory Nexus ROM, or the Chroma ROM, will wipe everything anyway unless you specify "no wipe", which isn't recommended for a major change.
Am I misunderstanding?

dahawthorne said:
I'm missing the point here...
Was the original question not "Can I easily flash 5.1.1?" And the answer is "Yes". So why has the focus switched to Kitkat and flashing separate components, surely not the simplest way of getting a working integrated device...? Installation of the factory Nexus ROM, or the Chroma ROM, will wipe everything anyway unless you specify "no wipe", which isn't recommended for a major change.
Am I misunderstanding?
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Just a bit I think. I think its because I kind of ended up adding another question to the thread sort of. Right now the phone is using all parts associated with 4.4.4 (I.E. Radio & Bootloader) and a stock 4.4.4 rom. I originally wanted to know if i could just flash a custom 5.x.x rom without needing to flashing a new bootloader or radio as i wasnt sure if there were ones. Then I also asked if there was a rom that is still under development for 4.4.4 that was worth a shot. Sorry If i made it more confusing with this post lol.

But why stick with Kitkat and jump through hoops with all the concomitant risks when you can one-click upgrade to the newest version? I'm still not getting why you're asking about Kitkat when you originally asked if it was easy/safe to upgrade to Lollipop 5.1.1.
Hint - yes, it is.

HaiKaiDo said:
hey guys, i just gave my father the nexus 5 and hes using it for straight talk and its working quite well. ive already unlocked the bootloader and installed a custom 4.4.4 rom (as thats what i was using before i got the nexus 6). is there anything special i need to do to install a rom like Chroma 5.1.1 at this point? Thanks for any help
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Your best bet would be to flash the factory image. This will update the radio and bootloader. Then reinstall the recovery and flash away.

DonDizzurp said:
Your best bet would be to flash the factory image. This will update the radio and bootloader. Then reinstall the recovery and flash away.
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Yeah I think ill do this. Seems faster than just flashing the bootloader and radio separate. now to backup all his junk on the phone lol.