Well here is the issue, I bought the HTC Thunderbolt awhile ago. I then rooted my phone but left the original ROM on it since the custom roms were not stable. I noticed verizon was pushing me some update and I just ignored them. I woke up today to see my phone rebooted with the screen on an exsclamation point. And then my Thunderbolt keeps rebooting itself now. I tried going into ROM Manager to download a Custom ROM but the phone just reboots before I can do it. I just installed Liquid Gingersense v1.6 rom with the MR2 OTA Radio which said it installed just fine after installing the Liquid Gingersense rom. I went through setting up the google account fine and after it booted to the main screen now my phone boots all over again, get stuck at htc screen for a bit then loads the phone fine then boots again. I am really not sure what the heck is going on. I am new to the MR2 OTA Radio since I cam from the Droid 1. So I hope it was not the install order I did it. I Have turned off the phone booted it with still same rebooting over and over issue. If anyone has idea's please let me know. Much appreciated. Thanks
I'm in the same boat. I have wiped the SD card and done a factory reset on the phone. It is no longer rooted, as I can't install and run apps requiring root permission. The update fails every time it tries to install, I also get the exclamation point android screen when the update tries to install. I'll take the update, I don't care. I just want a reliable phone again.
I'm seeing this issue come up a lot. Some of you folks seem pretty upset by it, and reasonably so. Search through the threads and you'll find you solution.
For those who are STILL running that antique and wildly obsolete ROM that the jcase rooting process leaves you with, I'd like to set a few facts before you. First of all, that ROM wasn't provided as a long-term daily driver. It's OLD and it's not very efficient with the battery. Second, simply because it's stock doesn't mean it's inherently stable. It's probably less stable than the custom ROMs out there. Third, the only ROMs really struggling with stability were the 2.01 RUU gingerbread builds. That build is obsolete, but not nearly as obsolete as the ROM that the rooting process leaves you with. The stability issues with the second OTA had nothing to do with the ROM, but rather, the radio that came with the RUU. In short, it's foolhardy to believe that custom ROMs are somehow inherently dangerous or unstable.
I'd like to suggest to whoever might be running the rooted ancient ROM the rooting process leaves you with to abandon it at your earliest convenience. Flash an MR2 radio, and if you like stock, use the stock rooted debloated ROM based on the 1.70 RUU. If you decide not to do this, and your phone auto-accepts the update, you'll probably lose everything on the phone trying to get it working again. Save yourself that hassle. Flashing ROMs isn't hard and people do it everyday.
Hey guys, so I've been trying to do the OTA update for the bell Atrix for a few days now. Everytime I install it and the phone reboots I get the android Triangle exclamation and I need to do a battery pull
I was rooted, but I unrooted the phone using Super one click. I also unfroze everything in Titanium backup...
Any ideas what would be causing this?
I too have this problem...same behaviour. Still running on 2.2.1 though. You too?
Ok, I have a Motorola atrix AT&T, but live in Australia i wanted an unbranded one, but apparently there's no such thing.
I unlocked my bootloader and flashed cm7 then once i had my fill of it i tried flashing gingerblur, which resulted in softbricking my handset a number of times. So after all that playing around i used sbf to flash back the standard moroblur 2.3.4 4.5.91 gingerbread rom.
Today when i had all screen animations on after factory resetting it to see if there would be any change in the ram (total 817/ free 317), i noticed that i still have the screen off animation! is this normal? Or is it that there are still remnants of the previous rom still on my phone?
Im currently reading up on how to wipe everything and wanting to know if its possible to do all this then install the standard rom??
Thanks for all your replies in advance.
The stock ROM 2.3.4 came with those animations...
I piss excellence
thanks, I didn't know t screen off crt was available. Pity there nit further controls to just use that without all the other animations.
Not the same as what Noob4Life is posting.
First of all, I'm in the UK and was running the stock 2.2 or whatever was the stock was for Orange in the UK a month back, until I finally decided to upgrade to CM7.
A few weeks went by, all was awesome. Until last week my Wifi stopped working, my bluetooth stopped working and my Mobile hotspot stopped working. And looking around on a few posts on here, it seems that it is hardware based.
So what I'm asking is, does anyone know of a way I can go back to the stock 2.3 that has just been released in the UK? So it seems like I never did anything to the phone and then I can see if it is infact hardware, or software based. So if it is hardware related, I'm hoping I'll be able to get a free repair / replacement, as I have insurance. But from what I've seen, it will cost me if I take it in with CM7 on.
Thanks for any help anyone is able to provide.
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Not the same as what Noob4Life is posting.
First of all, I'm in the UK and was running the stock 2.2 or whatever was the stock was for Orange in the UK a month back, until I finally decided to upgrade to CM7.
A few weeks went by, all was awesome. Until last week my Wifi stopped working, my bluetooth stopped working and my Mobile hotspot stopped working. And looking around on a few posts on here, it seems that it is hardware based.
So what I'm asking is, does anyone know of a way I can go back to the stock 2.3 that has just been released in the UK? So it seems like I never did anything to the phone and then I can see if it is infact hardware, or software based. So if it is hardware related, I'm hoping I'll be able to get a free repair / replacement, as I have insurance. But from what I've seen, it will cost me if I take it in with CM7 on.
Thanks for any help anyone is able to provide.
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I had that problem with cm7...so thought it was my phone. Tried a different rom....worked again...tried cm7 again. And it started working.....just reflash.....obviously wipe it.
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Like Sexywacko said, first try out a fruitcake or another rom - best to take the new AT&T with the corresponding radio found here.
If it still doesn´t work, try another one. If all goes bad, you have to get the SBF from the OrangeUK GB-Update found here - extract the system, boot and webtop + the radio and fastboot flash those. This comes as close to stock as you can get without using SBF+RSDlite...This post will help you.
And don´t be afraid - I read on multiple occasions, that people had no problem getting their unlocked/rooted devices repaired without any waranty-problems. Just don´t tell them!
Thanks for the help guys.
Just put Fruitcakes "2.3.5 System and Boot NO Webtop" on, and turning wifi on is still causing " error " and causing a reboot.
How do I install new radio things? I'm a complete noob at this, and only put Cyanogenmod on using a guide ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336232 )
And now it's stuck rebooting all the time because it's trying to turn Wifi on.
Flash the 36P radio from the Fruitcakes thread through CWM in the same way you flashed 2.3.5. Remember to wipe cache first in CWM.
Well installing the 36p seems to have done the trick. Thanks alot dude!
Updated to Fruit Cakes 2.3.5 System and Boot NO Webtop with ATT 1.77-36p radio. Seems to have fixed the problem.
Don't want to risk putting Cyanogen back on incase it stops working again.
Thanks for your help again guys
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Updated to Fruit Cakes 2.3.5 System and Boot NO Webtop with ATT 1.77-36p radio. Seems to have fixed the problem.
Don't want to risk putting Cyanogen back on incase it stops working again.
Thanks for your help again guys
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I am using CM7 weekly #3 with Faux stopgap+ 1.0GHz kernel and 36P radio with no issues. Works very well for me.
It's stopped working again. Stupid thing. Going to try and restore it to stock orange ROM and see if that fixes it.
Anyone able to help?
Think I'm just going to give up and " Accidently " drop my phone in the bath and claim on insurance. This having no wifi is doing my head in. I've tried CM7 with " ATT .91 Radio " and " ATT 1.77-36p " radios. And I've tried Fruitcakes 2.3.5 System and Boot NO Webtop with " ATT .91 Radio " and " ATT 1.77-36p " radios and still no success in getting wifi to work for over 2 hours without crashing my phone / not working again.
Motorola Phone Tools isn't picking my phone up properly, it's just picking up my IMEI number, not my Carrier or Model.
Must say I'm at my wits end.
Its obviously. A hardware issue do. A insurance clame. On it cause it sours like the radio is broken
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I'm afraid it's looking that way.
Well I've decided to try RSD as my last resort to try and get my phone wifi working. I unlocked the bootloader and installed cyanogen using this Guide. I then put Fruitcakes 2.3.5 System and Boot NO Webtop on and the radio mentioned in this Thread with little success at getting it fully working.
My phone info ATM:
System Info
4.5.133.MB860.ATT.en.US
Android Version
2.3.5
Baseband version
N_01.77.36p
Kernel version
2.6.32.9 [email protected] #2
Build number
4.5.133
I'm thinking of using this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19657465&postcount=248
What I'm asking is, realistically, what is the chance of bricking?
Looking to do the same, currently unlocked and rooted running CM7.
Is it possible to install the official 2.3.4 orange UK and have it locked with root access removed?
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Looking to do the same, currently unlocked and rooted running CM7.
Is it possible to install the official 2.3.4 orange UK and have it locked with root access removed?
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I downloaded the latest RSD and downloaded this image
Booted phone up in RSD mode ( power button + Volume Up ) then plugged it into my computer. Waited for all the drivers to install. Opened RSD, loaded the image and set it going. Do not unplug it at all until it says " Please boot up phone manually " or something along those lines.
Once it'd done it was loop booting, so I booted it into Android Recovery after pulling my battery out ( Power Button + Volume Down ) and then pressed the Volume up and Volume Down buttons together to get the menu up, then chose " Wipe date/Factory reset " and then " Wipe cache partition " and let it boot up again. Didn't solve my Wifi problem though.
Phoned Orange up today, explained that my wifi, bluetooth and hotspot all stopped working and that I'd already done a factory reset and updated to gingerbread. The guy was shocked that I'd basically done everything on his menu to try and solve the problem. They are sending a guy out tomorrow to give me a replacement phone for £25 on my insurance. Winner!
I purchased my phone from a Virgin Mobile booth and went home and rooted and unlocked it right away so I could use it for Telus. The phone uses the KG2 rom, and it is currently on 2.3.3.
A few months ago the GPS stopped locking onto satellites. The longest I have had it lock on was 5 minutes and I have tried many times in various cities. I have tried putting into airplane mode then back and restarting my phone but this does not fix anything.
My plan was to somehow update the phone to 2.3.4 or some newer version which could fix this, but I cannot figure out how to upgrade it. I heard there is even a 2.3.6 out, yet there is no way that I know to update the phone. Also, since I am currently using KG2, does this mean that I can only update to KG2 versions or can I change them? When I change roms does it mean I have to start from scratch with my current data and contacts?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My plan was to somehow update the phone to 2.3.4 or some newer version which could fix this, but I cannot figure out how to upgrade it.
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Install Samsung Kies so that you can check your update from there.
Also, since I am currently using KG2, does this mean that I can only update to KG2 versions or can I change them?
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If your device is an international version and unlock you can Install the latest Android 4.0.3 LPQ Firmware.
When I change roms does it mean I have to start from scratch with my current data and contacts?
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Do a full system-image-back up.
Software like Clock Work Mode Recovery can do this back up and can restore anytime you like.
Also sync your contacts with your Google account so that you can backup and restore from the cloud.
How to Back up your Android - contacts, system image...
I just finished changing to a different ROM and the GPS still is unable to lock onto anything. I believe my warranty is up already or soon. Is there a way to find out why the GPS is not working?
Have a look at this thread. Don't ask me the how/why of it (never tried it myself, just know about the thread/other people have successfully used the patch), read the thread & you'll know how to apply the patch/if it might work for you.
Thanks a lot for your help! This information has helped me finally lock a location for the first time in months.