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I am a new Android convert and purchased the Photon 4G last week. I successfully rooted, though I have not unlocked the bootloader. I flashed the Photon Laser 1.1 ROM, and then the Alien 1.1 Rom and theme. After noticing that I had no 3G/4G, I decided to revert to stock and avoid the Alien 1.1 for now. I went into Clockworkmod and wiped the dalvik cache, which I think was my major mistake, then in android recovery mode I wiped the cache 3 times, and did a factory restore. From this point forward I can not boot the phone successfully. Once it comes up to the tap the android to begin screen, I receive multiple error messages requesting the calander, phone, and other apps be force closed. I am unable to get into the phone at all. Additionally, if I tap the android icon, I can see the icon flex indicating my tap, but nothing happens. I've spent the last 6 hours attempting to use RSD Lite to reflash the stock image, but I receive an error each time stating "Failed flashing process. Unable to retrieve initialization values from INI file. (0x7029); phone connected." I need some direction from anyone that can help. Thank you in advance.
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I am a new Android convert and purchased the Photon 4G last week. I successfully rooted, though I have not unlocked the bootloader. I flashed the Photon Laser 1.1 ROM, and then the Alien 1.1 Rom and theme. After noticing that I had no 3G/4G, I decided to revert to stock and avoid the Alien 1.1 for now. I went into Clockworkmod and wiped the dalvik cache, which I think was my major mistake, then in android recovery mode I wiped the cache 3 times, and did a factory restore. From this point forward I can not boot the phone successfully. Once it comes up to the tap the android to begin screen, I receive multiple error messages requesting the calander, phone, and other apps be force closed. I am unable to get into the phone at all. Additionally, if I tap the android icon, I can see the icon flex indicating my tap, but nothing happens. I've spent the last 6 hours attempting to use RSD Lite to reflash the stock image, but I receive an error each time stating "Failed flashing process. Unable to retrieve initialization values from INI file. (0x7029); phone connected." I need some direction from anyone that can help. Thank you in advance.
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Hey, I just wanted to confirm that you used RSDlite to flash the Final SBF release...45.2.5? And that didn't work? I've had issues with RSDlite attempting flash and then fail on me too. In that case, my phone would turn on into the Moto-boot logo, and then get stuck. I took the battery out and put it back in and it seemed to get me back into the phone after booting. Maybe you can try to reflash the final 45.2.5 update again?? Try using the cmd terminal to reboot or push files onto the phone? Sorry I don't know too much..I'm still really new to android.
I have followed the exact steps from this page: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16328237), but every time RSD Lite fails with the error message I listed in the original post. I have pulled the battery several times, but am unable to get past the "tap the Android" screen. Tapping it leads to no change at all. I have no access to CWM anymore, and can only access recovery from Android recovery now, which I have used to reboot a few times at this point. When I reboot, I am greeted with errors that include "The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." and "The application Suggestions Poll Scheduler Service (process com.motorola..suggestions.scheduler) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." and "The application Calander Storage (process com.android.calendar has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
WEC2011 said:
I have followed the exact steps from this page: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16328237), but every time RSD Lite fails with the error message I listed in the original post. I have pulled the battery several times, but am unable to get past the "tap the Android" screen. Tapping it leads to no change at all. I have no access to CWM anymore, and can only access recovery from Android recovery now, which I have used to reboot a few times at this point. When I reboot, I am greeted with errors that include "The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." and "The application Suggestions Poll Scheduler Service (process com.motorola..suggestions.scheduler) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." and "The application Calander Storage (process com.android.calendar has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
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I know it's somewhere in this forum, but if you brick your phone and render it useless, you can try and reflash the original SBF...not the update. Give it a shot. Just let the force closes go, but see if you can connect to your computer. Best of luck!
Thanks, but I think that's what I was doing. Maybe it was the update. Can anyone point me to the original sbf? Thanks again for the replies.
http://www.multiupload.com/FNZKNV0T3G
thats the link, u need to unzip and then mount it on RSDlite
Thank you so much. I will download now and run it. Let you know if it finally works. Thank you for the link and help.
So nothing under the sun worked at all. I ended up having to take the phone back to the retailer and received a new one. I am happy now because after two days I have a functioning phone. I still believe that my error was clearing the dalvik cache before the factory reset, but I wouldn't have done that had the Alien ROM, which I mostly liked, hadn't killed my non-wifi data reception, as in I had none. Thank you the those of you who took time out to read and post a reply to help me. I am very grateful.
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Hey guys:
Yesterday I made mega mistake, I've flashed CM7 but... I didn't notice that I had to unlock the bootloader, obviously didn't work , but now, the phone is stuck on "unable to boot 2 entering RSD mode" with the Moto logo, so I tough, I will flash it again with the official Sprint update and fix the whole thing, but RSD gets to 100% restarts the phone and then phone shows just garbage! just like a blurry image, can't describe correctly but doesn't go any further. I've removed the battery start the phone again and then I get the same message "unable to boot 2 entering RSD mode". I'm on a loop right now, any advise will very appreciated, thanks'
Try flashing the 154_5 sbf...when in rsd mode...ive always had luck,with it as a starting point.
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KTT16 said:
Try flashing the 154_5 sbf...when in rsd mode...ive always had luck,with it as a starting point.
I will certainly give it a shot. I don't remember right now which file is the one that i got, I'm at work, but took me about 2 days in a row to download the file on my 128 kbps connection... third world connection.. I know.
Something that I would like to know is, when I turn the phone on takes directly to the error, if I press power + volume up then takes me to fast boot and stays there and if I do power + volume down gives a messages for about 1 second goes away and the phone goes like dead... I have to remove the battery to get it going again. Is there anything else that I need to know?.
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you need to get into rsd mode by powering up + volume up but use rsd verion 5.5 when connecting to the computer. Then after run the sbf and wait till it asks to manually power up the phone..pull battery and ur golden.
Make sure youre fully charged and have allege drivers installed properly.
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KTT16 said:
you need to get into rsd mode by powering up + volume up but use rsd verion 5.5 when connecting to the computer. Then after run the sbf and wait till it asks to manually power up the phone..pull battery and ur golden.
Make sure youre fully charged and have allege drivers installed properly.
You're the man!!!, I've dowloaded the file you told me and RSD 5.5 and I'm back in bussiness. I just unlocked the bootloader... ready to try CM7, yay!.
Thank you for your support, best regards.
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I have a 80 G9 (16GB) . It came with 3.2.79, I updated to 3.2.80 when it came out.
I successfully rooted 3.2.80 using information from this site.
This weekend I tried to update to the new 4.0.4. The update seemed to "hang", and I ended up forcing a power-off.
I subsequently used the recovery menu to do a full system format, and then tried to reinstall the 4.0.4 firmware - I've tried this a few times and each time it *seems* to be successful. After copying the AOS file to the device over USB, and selecting "ok", it says to leave the USB connected, a progress bar winds its way across the bottom of the screen, and then it reboots.
However, each time when it tries to boot, it just sits at the animated boot logo and never proceeds further. I've even tried letting it sit overnight - when I checked it in the morning after allowing it 6+ hours, it was STILL just sitting there rolling that bright bar across the "ARCHOS" logo..
I've tried to go back to 3.2.80, it gives an "update failed" on that every time I try.
I did the "remove developer edition" in the recovery menu, thinking perhaps the official firmware was balking on a 'rooted' device. Reformat, recopy AOS file, reboot, still no cigar..
I tried downloading the AOS file again, no luck..
Am I now the not-so-proud owner of a flat shiny brick? Is there some other procedure I can try? Has anyone else experienced this?
ANY advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
If anyone needs more details or other info just let me know.
1. Download update .aos again (just to be sure)
2. Boot to recovery
3. Select Reset Android option
4. Install update
I hope this helps
gen_scheisskopf said:
1. Download update .aos again (just to be sure)
2. Boot to recovery
3. Select Reset Android option
4. Install update
I hope this helps
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I've already done 2,3,4 several times. I managed to get a hold of someone at Archos that said that the file gets validated when it goes to update, and I'd get an error if it was corrupt. It doesnt give me an error there, it accepts the file.
As I'm currently on a slow hotel Internet connection, does anyone have an md5sum or sha1sum of their ICS .aos file I can use to validate mine against? (Annoying that Archos doesnt include a hash on their site)
Update .aos file is digitally signed (this also includes checksums of contents). If signature check fails recovery will not flash it.
My guess is that you'll have to give tablet to service unfortunately
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In case anyone cares, I did in fact end up sending it back, and they sent me a replacement.
The replacement had ICS on it, and has in fact since OTA's another update without any problem.
Megadave123 said:
In case anyone cares, I did in fact end up sending it back, and they sent me a replacement.
The replacement had ICS on it, and has in fact since OTA's another update without any problem.
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I cant believe you got through to support. I have been trying for the best part of 3 months and got no reply. I am new to XDA since I recently got a HTC Sensation. Saw that we have this section here for Archos G9s. Got my ''broken'' one out of storage and rooted and flashed it with a custom ROM. And it works again. Surprised since I had the exact same issue you got but I was not rooted when updating.
I got a gen 8 101IT from a friend. Problem with the device is that it boots automatically in recovery and it won't install any update I've tried.
From what my friend can remember is that he first installed SDE and UrukDroid after that. The device worked fine but later he wanted to revert back to android. So he tried to install an original Archos firmware and the install failed.
I'm not entirely sure what exactly did he do at this point, but it seems that the device no longer has SDE. It boots straight to recovery, where I have the options "ok", "update firmware", "repair system", "format system". What I have tried so far is installing the newest firmware, some older firmwares and the SDE, running "format system" between each try ofcourse. Every update fails with "Update failed: (207)" message. I also tried formatting the internal storage to Ext2 and got the same error. I have redownloaded the firmwares multiple times, and I'm quite certain that I have downloaded the correct versions and have the correct filename.
Has anyone got any ideas what might have gone wrong. I'm wondering if it is possible to brick the recovery in a way that it boots but doesn't flash the rom? Also I was wondering if it's normal that after formatting the device and mounting the internal storage on my pc it's totally empty except for the empty folders "Music", "System" and "Video".
Code 207 is displayed when the .aos upgrade file doesn't pass the signature check.
drain the battery and wait before next try
Thanks for the reply mrbelou, I thought it must have something to do with the signature check. Still it seems a bit weird that it wouldn't pass the check, unless the stored signatures are corrupt. I'll try draining the battery and see if it helps, might even disconnect it for a while so I don't have to wait for it to drain by itself.
Draining the battery and even disconnecting it for an hour or so didn't have any effect. I'll have to start researching and hacking a bit more. Already found some of the reverse-engineered stuff, I'll have to keep researching it more. I already started wondering that if the signature check keys for the .aos verification are in the same keystore as the recovery kernel verification key, yet it still boots the recovery kernel...
ARCHOS 101it Android OS anyone???
kugge said:
I got a gen 8 101IT from a friend. Problem with the device is that it boots automatically in recovery and it won't install any update I've tried.
From what my friend can remember is that he first installed SDE and UrukDroid after that. The device worked fine but later he wanted to revert back to android. So he tried to install an original Archos firmware and the install failed.
I'm not entirely sure what exactly did he do at this point, but it seems that the device no longer has SDE. It boots straight to recovery, where I have the options "ok", "update firmware", "repair system", "format system". What I have tried so far is installing the newest firmware, some older firmwares and the SDE, running "format system" between each try ofcourse. Every update fails with "Update failed: (207)" message. I also tried formatting the internal storage to Ext2 and got the same error. I have redownloaded the firmwares multiple times, and I'm quite certain that I have downloaded the correct versions and have the correct filename.
Has anyone got any ideas what might have gone wrong. I'm wondering if it is possible to brick the recovery in a way that it boots but doesn't flash the rom? Also I was wondering if it's normal that after formatting the device and mounting the internal storage on my pc it's totally empty except for the empty folders "Music", "System" and "Video".
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I have the EXACT same problem. I made the mistake of leaving my ARCHOS 101it on near a hot wi-fi connection with third party downloads switched on. It downloaded something that totally wiped out all my apps...got an error message "Sorry! the application Archos (app)(process+com.archos.archoswidget)has stopped...etc"
soooo, I copied my files onto my laptop and re-formatted. Now all I see are those three stinking folders just like you mentioned. I was able to install the SDE and get a workable desktop, but can't access the internet. When I followed with trying to update the firmware I got "Update failed: (1)"
I am by no means programming literate, so I have no idea how to find the root /) file or copy the upgrade to the black screen with little tiny white letters in it (I told you I was STUPID). I don't know what "flash" the drive means (tried googling it and got things about flash players) ...so whoever helps me (PLEASE) will have to be quite specific as to what to do. I also don't know what "brick the recovery" means I believe mounting means hooking the usb cable to my pc. What is "flash the ROM" mean and how do you do it.
Am I asking too much??? Jeanie
UPDATE!!!!! After applying sde versions and trying numerous times to re-download firmware, I finally got my aos back!!! Seems I downloaded the newest version using Chrome and it wasn't copying right, so I followed another forum's advice and used Internet Explorer...it worked!!! Now after a week, I now have a "Like New" Archos 101it. What a learning experience!!!
Nice to hear you fixed your problem jeanuhlik.
I haven't gotten anywhere with mine. Can't remember if I tried downloading the firmware with different browser. I've just been researching omap bootloaders and stuff if I get the time to start hacking together something to unbrick the device. It's not worth the time but it's always interesting to learn new stuff.
maybe some help...
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Nice to hear you fixed your problem jeanuhlik.
I haven't gotten anywhere with mine. Can't remember if I tried downloading the firmware with different browser. I've just been researching omap bootloaders and stuff if I get the time to start hacking together something to unbrick the device. It's not worth the time but it's always interesting to learn new stuff.
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I found that if there were several versions of ( firmware_archos_android_gen8.(2)aos)...you HAVE to delete the (2)...then download it into your archos....that's what finally worked for me! I've been playing on it for almost a whole day now!! Be sure and format and delete any SDE firmware you have in there, a format will not get rid of the SDE, but when you open the white screen it should give you Developers tools (or something like that) then you have the option of deleting the SDE.
I hope I have helped, like I said, I know NOTHING about hacking or anything like that, but I guess I just got lucky, I was ready to ship it off to a computer repair shop (we live about 50 miles away from any town that has anything in it)
Best wishes, Jeanie
Well i have been looking all over for help with my phone. I have figured out that i tried to flash a rom without unlocking my bootloader. Well im running windows 8.1 and for some reason i couldnt get my computer to recognize the phone at all. After using 3 or 4 different guides i gave up for a few days so not to get too aggrivated. I mean its my own fault but my back up phone sucks lol. So i borrowed my wifes laptop running win 7. I Followed this guide androidforums.com/optimus-l9-all-things-root/807569-guide-security-error-fix.html. For the first time since i started trying to solve my issue everything seemed to work got the s/w screen to appear in reverse and using the cmd prompt that says wiating for device then starting the .bat file from the download it says on the bat cmd prompt that everything worked. well at the bottom its says done then comes up with C:\fastboot\yours. i have been browsing google but i havent been able to find what i am supossed to do with the yours file. i tried putting a kdz file into the file location and running it from that but no luck. after a few min the phone auto reboots and comes back with the security error screen and not the backwards one. i have tried doing the hard reset at the point but no luck. if someone could please help with what i need to do with the fastboot/yours area that would be awesome. Or at least point me in the right direction cuz google isnt wanting to be my friend with the searches.
Android noob in training:
Sobih
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Well i have tried several times now with using my wifes windows 7 laptop. i can get everything to work with the screen coming up backwards and in the command prompts it says that the fastboot is done then loads the command fastboot/yours which with the file i downloaded that file was empty. really unsure on what i need to do at this point. from the guides i have read it seems that im at like a step or 2 from getting the phone to work but after 30 seconds while still plugged in it reboots and loads the secruity error screen. from what i have read i should be able to do a factory reset by holding the volume and home button and then pressing the power for 3 seconds but it just reboots into the error. any help would be much appreciated i really dont want to have to buy a new phone.
Seems like that guide is more for when flashing a recovery on the locked bootloader and things go wrong. It was suggested a few posts down on the first page of that guide that if your problem happened when you were trying to flash a rom you might want to follow this : http://androidforums.com/optimus-l9-all-things-root/792689-guide-unbrick-manual-update-updated.html or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085344 (the xda one seems more complete) .
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Well im still stuck on the security error screen. i got the phone to boot into the backwards fastboot screen 1 time and cant remember how to do it again. i can boot into the s/w upgrade mode. if i go to use the lg support tool being that im in the united stats my options is upgrade recovery or help. well if i go to upgrade recovery im told that my phone has the latest upgrade already. if i try and use the moduptest that come in a lot of the unbricking guides it makes me turn the internet back on even with having hte shttps and everything else that is listed in the various folders. i only have the omap44 on my device manager 1 time but there is also 2 lg mobile modems. im thinking my issue lies with the fact thta i dont have the adb file for the device manager. i have donwloaded and uninstalled various times but still no luck. i dont remeber how i got the phone to the backwards fastboot but i remember i was following a guide and the op had to open one file and while that one was stuck on "waiting for device" he opened another one becasue that was the only way he could get it to connect. Any help would be awesome. not trying to rely on everyone else but after several weeks trial and error im at my wits end with it.
thanks
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I had booted up my new Dell Venue 7 (with Android 4.2) for the first time, and it was working pretty well. I was about to install some apps when I noticed "System update, touch to install". I did just that and it downloaded, rebooted, and started installing, with nothing seeming to be wrong. I patiently waited for it to install, and right at the end of the installation it stopped and displayed an error message- which amounted to an Android bot in a 'broken, shut down, stwaming' pose and the message "Error."
And it was frozen.
I held down the power button to turn it off and then turned it back on to see the dell logo for a split second, then a USB symbol for a split second, then it shuts off. This now happens every time I boot.
I tried using Droidboot to reset the installation. I can get that to work, but after I select Recovery it reboots, and after the Dell logo, gives me the "pic of the dead android" error message with the message "No command." This is another freeze screen, as I can't get further without rebooting.
All I want is for this thing to boot, I don't care what version of Android it runs at this point. Any assistance in getting the thing to boot would be greatly appreciated. I won tthis thing in a contest, I don't want to be the proud recipient of a brick.
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I had booted up my new Dell Venue 7 (with Android 4.2) for the first time, and it was working pretty well. I was about to install some apps when I noticed "System update, touch to install". I did just that and it downloaded, rebooted, and started installing, with nothing seeming to be wrong. I patiently waited for it to install, and right at the end of the installation it stopped and displayed an error message- which amounted to an Android bot in a 'broken, shut down, stwaming' pose and the message "Error."
All I want is for this thing to boot, I don't care what version of Android it runs at this point. Any assistance in getting the thing to boot would be greatly appreciated. I won tthis thing in a contest, I don't want to be the proud recipient of a brick.
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Take a look at my response to another user with the same problem here.
Well i got this problem by following this guide in first place :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51090059&postcount=3
xxxx-g-xxxx said:
Well i got this problem by following this guide in first place :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51090059&postcount=3
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Did you get this fixed?
@social-design-concepts has released a newer version of his tool, that seems to fix problems users were having with older versions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/intel-android-devices-root-temp-cwm-t2975096
tomtom1265 said:
Did you get this fixed?
@social-design-concepts has released a newer version of his tool, that seems to fix problems users were having with older versions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/intel-android-devices-root-temp-cwm-t2975096
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Hi,
Well i finally did. What got me into that situation was a issue with drivers, so lesson learned.
- If you ever get into the bootloader, never select manually the "Recovery" (let the tool handle it) or atlast not if you are new to this thing.
FWIW, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681793 has a link to a rooted, working 4.4.4 factory ROM. I'd recommend everyone grab a copy since Dell hasn't made one available via support.
ninjaax said:
I had booted up my new Dell Venue 7 (with Android 4.2) for the first time, and it was working pretty well. I was about to install some apps when I noticed "System update, touch to install". I did just that and it downloaded, rebooted, and started installing, with nothing seeming to be wrong. I patiently waited for it to install, and right at the end of the installation it stopped and displayed an error message- which amounted to an Android bot in a 'broken, shut down, stwaming' pose and the message "Error."
And it was frozen.
I held down the power button to turn it off and then turned it back on to see the dell logo for a split second, then a USB symbol for a split second, then it shuts off. This now happens every time I boot.
I tried using Droidboot to reset the installation. I can get that to work, but after I select Recovery it reboots, and after the Dell logo, gives me the "pic of the dead android" error message with the message "No command." This is another freeze screen, as I can't get further without rebooting.
All I want is for this thing to boot, I don't care what version of Android it runs at this point. Any assistance in getting the thing to boot would be greatly appreciated. I won tthis thing in a contest, I don't want to be the proud recipient of a brick.
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check this URL, on second PDF brings a steps to recover from brick, maybe can help you.
opensource.dell.com/releases/Venue_8_3840_Merrifield/developer-edition/Doc/