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[Q] Pantech Sky A800 Root and CWM help needed!

Hi all,
Firstly i hv learned a lot from xda developers and been coming to these forums for over a year now, but this is my first time posting here so apologies if my question is in the wrong section, guide me to the right forum and i will move to it.
I recently bought a used Pantech Sky Vega A800s, very nice device for its cheap price imo
but i have been having some problems with my phone.
the first is that battery drains very fast, but i figured it could just be a degraded battery so i chose to ignore it for now.
i was aware of korean phones sms limit problem (80 character limit) so after buying my phone i started searching for its soloution and came across various guides including installing 3rd party sms apps and rooting the phone to replace original sms app.
3rd party apps didnt work for me so i chose to go with rooting method.
now the real problem began,
i followed tons of guides and used many tools to root my phone but none of them worked for me, the process would finish but phone will always restart with normal unrooted os.
finally i was able to root my phone using a desktop pc app called VROOT.
now i tried to install CWM on this phone but after trying several methods and using many tools still i am unable to do it.
so far i have tried,
> using automated CWM batch scripts (from official Sky A800s forums/XDA threads)
> manually using FASTBOOT FLASH RECOVERY RECOVERY.IMG in fastboot mode
> trying FASTBOOT OEM UNLOCK and repeating above steps
here is what happens every time, (doesnt matter which of the above methods i use)
Phone reboots to fastboot if not already in fastboot
cmd window shows successful writing of recovery image
cmd window shows reebooting to recovery mode
now the phone reboots, screen turns black-ish for a few seconds, then it reboots again the logo shows up a couple of times and then it continues on with normal boot process into the stock os.
i have been digging around the internet for a soloution and so far i have found no soloution.
according to my understanding, all the tools and scripts i found on the internet were either for stock rom 2.3 or 4.0.4
while my phone is updated to stock 4.1.2 via official update, so maybe this is the reason i was unable to root my phone the regular way in the first place and i had to resort to using VROOT.
now maybe 4.1.2 is the reason i cant install/boot into CWM.
i really need recovery on this phone bcz i want to flash the MIUI V5 rom for sky a800s
also there is another major problem i which i think might get solved by installing a custom rom,
problem is that my phone sometimes will work fine for hours with normal texting and calls, but randomly sometimes it will crash upon recieving a sms with this mesage "YOUR PHONE WILL RESTART DUE TO AN ERROR WHILE RUNNING APPLICATION. PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE"
then phone restarts but immediately upon entering the OS it crashes again with same message. this continues untill i remove the SIM CARD from phone, leave it out for an hour or more (meanwhile the phone runs fine without sim), after sometime i can put the sim back in and it works fine now.
i have observe this happens randomly upon receiving a text message.
another thread on xda developer said to wipe data and wipe cache (reset ro factory) will solve this but it didnt work for me
thank you for being patient enough to read through my post
i just wanted to include all about my problem and all i have tried to solve it so far so you people can help me better with my problem.
any help with getting CWM working or solving the SMS CRASH problem is needed.

anyone!
bump!

so nobody will reply and i cant post my prob to official pantech sky thread bcz i hv less than 10 posts

I guess i will just have to make 10 posts to be able to get help from the official pantech sky thread then,
6 more posts to go

Hi there
5 more to go

6th post now

post numnber 7

# 8

divergent asyssli >> stupid captcha

10 posts completed
off to official pantech thread now
Bye Bye

[Completed] Xolo Q800, unable to unbrick!

I do not exactly know how a phone looks like when its 'Bricked' but I believe there is something very wrong with my Xolo Q800.
Just a week back, a couple of applications stopped working. I restarted and since then its been restarting if I open any application. The OS has freezed itself into the state it was at 2pm on Tuesday 9th December. All I can do is receive calls and sometimes even dial them. Once I restart it says one by one all the Google background processes stop working. At times while receiving calls, the dailer UI goes away, and then it restarts and freezes to Boot Animation, so I have to remove the battery and then start again.
I tried wiping it completely from TWRP recovery that is already installed. Didnt work. Tried formatting by going into the settings inside the OS - MIUI, that is installed. It will restart but would come back to same state as it was at 2pm Tuesday 9th.
I tried using the following links, followed the exact process to unbrick and install the real OS, still it would come back to the same state as it was on 2pm Tuesday 9th.
Not to mention I did use 'Run as Administrator' while using SP Tools.
Link 1 : http://www.blog-android.com/uncatego...ick-your-xolo/
Link 2 : http://xoloq800roms.blogspot.in/2013...446gionee.html
Link 3 : http://androidxda.com/flash-stock-ro...one-flash-tool
Link 4 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2650125
Link 5 : https://docs.google.com/a/nid.edu/fi...Qk0/edit?pli=1
and a couple of more links, which I cant find now.
I'm really desperate now to make it work.
Really in need of help.

Hi,
You can try flashing any rom again from twrp, or the stock firmware. If it's always the same, it could be a hardware issue. I can't find anything relevant on XDA for your device and issue, so for further help, you will need to ask here,
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!

Thanks for your reply.
I have tried multiple custom roms to flash, but nothing helped, nothing changed. I even tried installing CWM recovery http://xoloq800roms.blogspot.in/2013/10/unrooting-and-flashing-stock-rom-and.html
Nothing helped, nothing changed. Its still on that same state and would restart if I would try use applications.

Perhaps if you ask in the section I linked, someone will have an idea.
But again, could be hardware... Especially since a full wipe of the system doesn't correct it.

[Completed] Moto G 2nd Gen Marshmellow update.

I rooted my device using king root, in that state i got the notification for an official update. I went to settings, about phone, and updated. after it rebooted, it started installing the update. halfway through the the status bar was a little less half full, it stopped and booted normally. It said the the update installation was unsuccessful. I remembered that i had the stupid kingroot, so i uninstalled it, it rebooted, everything so far so good. i went just to double check the OS version currently installed, still on 5.0.2 Lollipop. This time i went ahead and started installing the update. I noticed that this time it looked fine because the status bar didn't stop halfway through like last time. It kept going until it was more than half full. So I was like "ok, lets just leave it for now to do its job and ill look at it later" Later, I looked and it had a black screen with the android model with an exclamation mark. It said: "No Command" I decided not to **** with it, so i jut left it. I went to Motorola's website, and chatted with one of their technicians. She told me to factory reset it. She gave me instructions on how to do that, Which those instructions did not work. I went on YouTube and figured out a way on how to get into recovery mode and factory reset it, and that was what i did of course. Now all it does is boot, show me android model, power off. Then it keeps doing the same thing over and over until the battery dies, or i force to shut down from recovery mode. BTW i still can access recovery mode, and everything is useless and leads to boot-loop thing i just mentioned. Please help i feel like i really ****ed it up.

XDA Visitor said:
I rooted my device using king root, in that state i got the notification for an official update. I went to settings, about phone, and updated. after it rebooted, it started installing the update. halfway through the the status bar was a little less half full, it stopped and booted normally. It said the the update installation was unsuccessful. I remembered that i had the stupid kingroot, so i uninstalled it, it rebooted, everything so far so good. i went just to double check the OS version currently installed, still on 5.0.2 Lollipop. This time i went ahead and started installing the update. I noticed that this time it looked fine because the status bar didn't stop halfway through like last time. It kept going until it was more than half full. So I was like "ok, lets just leave it for now to do its job and ill look at it later" Later, I looked and it had a black screen with the android model with an exclamation mark. It said: "No Command" I decided not to **** with it, so i jut left it. I went to Motorola's website, and chatted with one of their technicians. She told me to factory reset it. She gave me instructions on how to do that, Which those instructions did not work. I went on YouTube and figured out a way on how to get into recovery mode and factory reset it, and that was what i did of course. Now all it does is boot, show me android model, power off. Then it keeps doing the same thing over and over until the battery dies, or i force to shut down from recovery mode. BTW i still can access recovery mode, and everything is useless and leads to boot-loop thing i just mentioned. Please help i feel like i really ****ed it up.
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Hello,
I'd recommend you to restore your device back to stock firmware Restore to Stock][XT1068][All Dual Sim Model][4.4.4] with fastboot.
Also, I would advice you not to flash bootloader again. (Since if yours is updated with marshmallow one, flashing the older one (downgrading) might end in a brick).
-Vatsal

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Vatsal said:
Hello,
I'd recommend you to restore your device back to stock firmware Restore to Stock][XT1068][All Dual Sim Model][4.4.4] with fastboot.
Also, I would advice you not to flash bootloader again. (Since if yours is updated with marshmallow one, flashing the older one (downgrading) might end in a brick).
-Vatsal
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at the last step, it fails to verify the package and aborts package installation. what now?

waseem98 said:
at the last step, it fails to verify the package and aborts package installation. what now?
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Hello,
You may try posting your query in the thread I linked above with all relevant logs, the experts there maybe able to assist you.
-Vatsal

[Resolved] [SM-T210] Wiped everything don't know what to do

Hello, i've bought this Samsung SM-T210 like 3 years ago, i rooted it as soon as i got it and after a year or so i decided to go back to factory settings cos of too many trash files anyway as far as i can remember i've select the wipe data or somethin and it got stuck on "Boot Loop" thingy only samsung logo comes up over and over again till i turn it off so i have tried every single solution that i can find on google and forums best i could do was getting it out of boot loop, now it just directly boots into TWRP and i can not do anything over there can't install any roms nothing whenever i try to install somethin it just gives me bunch of errors with cant find cache, data etc . i saw people had same problem and they got solutions by installing a new os, rom whatever it's called, i know how to follow the instructions but those solutions about my problem didn't help at all, now after a year i've decided to fix it again do u guys have any other solutions about this ? i'm waiting for it the charge up gonna list the errors i get on each section of twrp. :crying: :crying: :crying:
When i press (power+home) i'm only getting a text on bottom left corner says POWER UPLOAD REASON: POWER KEY H/W REVISION : 0.3
(vlm down+power+home) only gets me to the black screen nothing comes up
(vlm up+power+home) TWRP interface
power key by itself does nothing anymore.
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******i had access to download mode via adb by using "adb reboot download"
i tried to install my firmware using odin and surprisingly it started to work again and im sure i've tried this billions of time.***********

semavi said:
Hello, i've bought this Samsung SM-T210 like 3 years ago, i rooted it as soon as i got it and after a year or so i decided to go back to factory settings cos of too many trash files anyway as far as i can remember i've select the wipe data or somethin and it got stuck on "Boot Loop" thingy only samsung logo comes up over and over again till i turn it off so i have tried every single solution that i can find on google and forums best i could do was getting it out of boot loop, now it just directly boots into TWRP and i can not do anything over there can't install any roms nothing whenever i try to install somethin it just gives me bunch of errors with cant find cache, data etc . i saw people had same problem and they got solutions by installing a new os, rom whatever it's called, i know how to follow the instructions but those solutions about my problem didn't help at all, now after a year i've decided to fix it again do u guys have any other solutions about this ? i'm waiting for it the charge up gonna list the errors i get on each section of twrp. :crying: :crying: :crying:
When i press (power+home) i'm only getting a text on bottom left corner says POWER UPLOAD REASON: POWER KEY H/W REVISION : 0.3
(vlm down+power+home) only gets me to the black screen nothing comes up
(vlm up+power+home) TWRP interface
power key by itself does nothing anymore.
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i had access to download mode via adb by using "adb reboot download"
i tried to install my firmware using odin and surprisingly it started to work again and im sure i've tried this billions of time.
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I don't understand.
You're saying that you successfully flashed it with your firmware and it started working. Does this mean you don't have an issue now? Or is there still a problem?
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE

yea i couldnt even open up the download mode it was saying RUN RDX TOOL but i just ignored whatever it says and tried to install it with odin till it succeeds after a few tries it just completed the installation and simply started to running.

MI MIX2 S Bootloop after installing an MIUI12 Update

Good day.
It is my first time joining such a forum. Been scouring the internet for solutions.
My MI MIX2 S is currently on a bootloop. It will show the MIUI logo (pink), then will proceed to my actual phone background, the will freeze, then will restart. It will do this until the battery runs out. This happened after I proceeded with the MIUI 12 update. The last thing I remember was after installing the update, there was a message about the file being corrupted (unfortunately I was not able to fully comprehend the message as I was at work). Then the phone rebooted. Now we're here.
Things I've tried:
- hard reset, then wipe all. Result: no change in behavior
- Flashing using fastboot and the following builds: polaris_global_images_V12.0.1.0.QDGMIXM_20200816.0000.00_10.0_global, and chiron_global_images_V12.0.1.0.PDEMIXM_20200925.0000.00_9.0_global_7108ed52f4 ; Result: error: missmatching image and device
I hope I can get leads- any leads. It is a holiday the following days in where I am, and I'm trying to figure out if I can do this on my own since traveling to the repair store is restricted because of the pandemic.
Much gratitude.

SOLVED:
I found a way to send it to repair. It seems that the patch was corrupted. Phone was reverted to factory state.
theGrumpy_Geek said:
Good day.
It is my first time joining such a forum. Been scouring the internet for solutions.
My MI MIX2 S is currently on a bootloop. It will show the MIUI logo (pink), then will proceed to my actual phone background, the will freeze, then will restart. It will do this until the battery runs out. This happened after I proceeded with the MIUI 12 update. The last thing I remember was after installing the update, there was a message about the file being corrupted (unfortunately I was not able to fully comprehend the message as I was at work). Then the phone rebooted. Now we're here.
Things I've tried:
- hard reset, then wipe all. Result: no change in behavior
- Flashing using fastboot and the following builds: polaris_global_images_V12.0.1.0.QDGMIXM_20200816.0000.00_10.0_global, and chiron_global_images_V12.0.1.0.PDEMIXM_20200925.0000.00_9.0_global_7108ed52f4 ; Result: error: missmatching image and device
I hope I can get leads- any leads. It is a holiday the following days in where I am, and I'm trying to figure out if I can do this on my own since traveling to the repair store is restricted because of the pandemic.
Much gratitude.
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