Just got my gtab for $270 as a toy and have been reading all the material I could find about flashing a new ROM waiting for it to arrive.
Of course, I got ahead of myself and may have screwed up right out of the box.
I forgot to see which boot loader I have (like I said...I was excited).
I downloaded CWM...installed it per the 'dummies' web page...all good.
Downloaded BL1.2 CM7.0.3 and transferred it per the dummies page...and hit install from zip file. It then dumped back to CWM where I installed GAPPS while still in CWM.
Then hit system reboot, and it got to the CM7 android screen with the looping arrow in a circle. Problem seems to be that it's been sitting on that screen with a looping arrow for about 20 minutes now. I read that it takes a while for the first boot to load everything, but am pretty sure 20 minutes is more than generous?!
Is there a way to see what BL I've got from CWM having already wiped out the method to find out (going into setting in android OS) by virtue of starting the CM7 ROM load?
Should I give up on this install of CM7, turn off the gtab, go back into CWM and try the install again AND reboot before installing GAPPS?
Having forgotten to look at the BL version, does it makes sense that I would have likely got BL1.2 being that this gtab is brand brand new?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Joe
San Antonio TX
joseph.fox said:
Just got my gtab for $270 as a toy and have been reading all the material I could find about flashing a new ROM waiting for it to arrive.
Of course, I got ahead of myself and may have screwed up right out of the box.
I forgot to see which boot loader I have (like I said...I was excited).
I downloaded CWM...installed it per the 'dummies' web page...all good.
Downloaded BL1.2 CM7.0.3 and transferred it per the dummies page...and hit install from zip file. It then dumped back to CWM where I installed GAPPS while still in CWM.
Then hit system reboot, and it got to the CM7 android screen with the looping arrow in a circle. Problem seems to be that it's been sitting on that screen with a looping arrow for about 20 minutes now. I read that it takes a while for the first boot to load everything, but am pretty sure 20 minutes is more than generous?!
Is there a way to see what BL I've got from CWM having already wiped out the method to find out (going into setting in android OS) by virtue of starting the CM7 ROM load?
Should I give up on this install of CM7, turn off the gtab, go back into CWM and try the install again AND reboot before installing GAPPS?
Having forgotten to look at the BL version, does it makes sense that I would have likely got BL1.2 being that this gtab is brand brand new?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Joe
San Antonio TX
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Yes, you can temrinate your install if it hasn't finishws. Congrats on your first brick. Sometimes it just happens even when you use the correct files.
If it's a new tab you most likely you were on 1.2. If you boot back to CWM (PWR & Vol+) it will give you the CWM version. If you loaded the 1.2 CWM version it will say V3.0.2.8. In CWM try a wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache & fix permissions and then reflash the rom & gapps. If it loops again, go to dummies and run code red (use the version of nvflash with cwm). Follow the instructions step by step & download everything via his links since his instruction are written with them in mind. If you have problems just post back.
Al
Thanks for the advice! I did load CWM-BL1.2, and I guess by virtue of the fact that CWM-1.2 didn't crash my system, that I had BL1.2 on the gtab.
Went back and tried to load CM7 7.0.3 again, but no luck; then revisited the catch-all GB ROM thread and downloaded CM7 7.1RC, and it loaded.....so I'm up and running!
Now just got to learn more about the market....numerous favorite programs don't show up in the market.
Thanks again!
Related
I install the clockworkmod for set up the GTAB rom...
but now i want to return to the stock recovery...so how to uninstall clockworkmod?
thanks!
savage,
You install CWM to replace the stock recovery. Therefore, you have to re-install the
stock recovery. If you were using a stock rom like say 3588, you would just reinstall
the rom again and let it overwrite CWM.
But since I don't know what rom you are using, you need to check the source of
your rom, make sure it contains the stock recovery -- and then inquire of the issuer
of the rom whether or not you should re-install or do some other special procedure.
Rev
thanks！ Now i am using the VEGAn-Tab Build rom~
so what should i do next?
sorry for the confusion~
GTAB ROM is not granular enough - you running stock or a modded ROM? If so, which ROM?
I can reply for TNT Lite 4.3.0+ or gADAM 1.3.0+ - there's a script setup to go back to standard recovery. If you are running either of these, please see my first posts on those ROMs for instructions on what to do. Again, this is only if you are running TNT Lite or gADAM.
You can also attempt to flash standard recovery using a build 3588 standard recovery firmware image in PART3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005080
savage,
EDIT: roebeet answered you first so I'll just stand by and see what y'all do.
Good luck!
Rev
thanks！ Now i am using the VEGAn-Tab Build rom 5.1.1~
so what should i do next?
sorry for the confusion~
problem with installing CWM
I got my gtablet yesterday and tried to install CWM v.8 using external micro SD card. It looked like it was half way done because it could not reboot by itself and stuck at a screen asking for reboot. So I selected reboot but it did not reboot. I had to force it to close. When I pressed volume+ and power, it had this message on the upper left coner: Recover key detected, booting recovery kernel image and 3 birds in the middle of the screen. It stuck there forever without doing anything. I only installed Z4root and nothing else. How can I remove the half-done CWM and redo it again. If I can do it again, what should I look out to avoid the same error?
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I got my gtablet yesterday and tried to install CWM v.8 using external micro SD card. It looked like it was half way done because it could not reboot by itself and stuck at a screen asking for reboot. So I selected reboot but it did not reboot. I had to force it to close. When I pressed volume+ and power, it had this message on the upper left coner: Recover key detected, booting recovery kernel image and 3 birds in the middle of the screen. It stuck there forever without doing anything. I only installed Z4root and nothing else. How can I remove the half-done CWM and redo it again. If I can do it again, what should I look out to avoid the same error?
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If you got your tablet yesterday, then it probqbly had firmware 1.2.4349 on it, which is a 1.2 bootloader firmware. You tried installing a CWM made for a 1.1 bootloader. how much research did you do prior to modding? Seeing as you installed Z4root, I'd imagine that you didn't do much, as it's not needed at all to root your G-tab.
go to http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/ and start reading at "START HERE" to get an idea of what your dealing with, and what you can and can't do...look through the entire site!
to get out of where you are now, and back to a workable base, follow the "CODE RED" instructions here: http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/
Lastly...don't do anything else silly until you've read and understand all of the instructions on Goodintentions site...it's a GREAT resource and should be a pre-requisite for all new G-Tab owners.
This is my first experience trying to mod a device but everything I read said it was easy so I bought the Gtab and spent 4 hours yesterday trying to flash VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1 but it won't boot.
The first thing I did was root the device following instructions from driod pirate (before I found XDA). I now know I didn't need to do that step.
After rooting it, I found this post with great step by step instructions for installing clockworkmod and flashing a rom. I followed the instructions to install ClockwordMod and the VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition rom. After trying to boot, it stuck on the ViewSonic splash screen.
I did some more research and thought I might need to downgrade the bootloader/tnt version so I followed these instructions and was able to successfully load the stock rom. I then followed the same steps above to install clockworkmod and flash the vegan rom. Again, when trying to boot, it just sticks on the ViewSonic splash screen.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?
Do I need to do a nvflash and try the process from the beginning again?
dw21 said:
This is my first experience trying to mod a device but everything I read said it was easy so I bought the Gtab and spent 4 hours yesterday trying to flash VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1 but it won't boot.
The first thing I did was root the device following instructions from driod pirate (before I found XDA). I now know I didn't need to do that step.
After rooting it, I found this post with great step by step instructions for installing clockworkmod and flashing a rom. I followed the instructions to install ClockwordMod and the VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition rom. After trying to boot, it stuck on the ViewSonic splash screen.
I did some more research and thought I might need to downgrade the bootloader/tnt version so I followed these instructions and was able to successfully load the stock rom. I then followed the same steps above to install clockworkmod and flash the vegan rom. Again, when trying to boot, it just sticks on the ViewSonic splash screen.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?
Do I need to do a nvflash and try the process from the beginning again?
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You need to follow the nvflash instructions on the developer page. Your partitions need to be fixed before gb roms will work
I suggest the first thing you do is setup nvFlash. I can assure you that you will need to use this utility at some point. It is very usefull and powerfully utility and is very easy to setup and use. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
once you set that up..i suggest you start from scratch.
So this is what I would do if i was in your shoes.
1. Install nvFlash and go back to stock.
2. Update to 3588 using OTA
3. Install cwm .8 on your tablet
4. Repartition to 2mb/0 using cwm .8
5. Wipe data, clear cache, clear dalvik using cwm .8
6. Mount your tablet using cwm .8 and upload the rom you want to install
7. Install the rom you want and you should be good to go
(dont forget to reboot your device after that first boot.)
What is the risk involved with NVFlash? I've read a few complaints that their devices were bricked after nvflash. How do I make sure I avoid that happening?
dw21 said:
What is the risk involved with NVFlash? I've read a few complaints that their devices were bricked after nvflash. How do I make sure I avoid that happening?
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Anytime you brick it, you can use nvFlash to un-brick it. Its just a matter of knowing what you are doing and reflashing it with the correct files. From what I have experienced, its pretty much impossible to brick these tablets once you have nvFlash setup. No matter how bad that situation is, I have always been able to recover using nvFlash(and I have been in very terrible situtations where I got a blank screen when i booted...turns out I was stuck in apx mode when i booted)
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4. Repartition to 2mb/0 using cwm .8
5. Wipe data, clear cache, clear dalvik using cwm .8
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Can you go into more details on these two steps? I know it's done with cwm but I want to make sure I do it exactly right.
worked for me
Thanks guys this worked great! For some reason I couldn't upgrade to 3588 it would FC at 50% but it works now!
clayvikings said:
Thanks guys this worked great! For some reason I couldn't upgrade to 3588 it would FC at 50% but it works now!
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Awesome, that's great news! Welcome to the club!
rbansal2 said:
I suggest the first thing you do is setup nvFlash. I can assure you that you will need to use this utility at some point. It is very usefull and powerfully utility and is very easy to setup and use. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
once you set that up..i suggest you start from scratch.
So this is what I would do if i was in your shoes.
1. Install nvFlash and go back to stock.
2. Update to 3588 using OTA
3. Install cwm .8 on your tablet
4. Repartition to 2mb/0 using cwm .8
5. Wipe data, clear cache, clear dalvik using cwm .8
6. Mount your tablet using cwm .8 and upload the rom you want to install
7. Install the rom you want and you should be good to go
(dont forget to reboot your device after that first boot.)
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I did exactly this (minus step 1. as it was already a stock device) and I had exactly the same problem - gtab stuck at viewsonic splash screen. My unit was fresh outta the box and fully charged, and this was the firstht hing I tried to do with it. CWM installed without a hitch (yes, 0.8) and I repartitioned without fear (I had no data on it anyway). Did the wipes, mounted the tab and copied over the rom... all instructions I found on XDA for doing it. It still sticks at the splash screen.
So, to get a working tablet again, I used nvflash to go back to stock (though I have a superuser app now, which is odd for 'stock'), did the ota update to 3588, loaded Spark+ on it for a launcher and add the amazon marketplace app (looking for more free apps).
I still want to get VEGAn installed though, just wish I new why it was freezing up/not booting/not correctly installing or whatever the problem is.
If you have run nvflash you can now install Gingerbread roms as it fixed your partitioning. When you got stuck on the vs birds it meant your partitioning was wrong and you needed to nflash. If you did then your fine now.
The nvflash provided does not bring you to complete stock. If you want complete stock just flash the 3588 update.
I did the exact same thing you did, with the same result. Then I nvflashed and walked through the rest of the steps and I was quickly able to flash VEGAn-TAB.
dw21 said:
I did the exact same thing you did, with the same result. Then I nvflashed and walked through the rest of the steps and I was quickly able to flash VEGAn-TAB.
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I've been watching the VEGAn-TAB logo flash and pulse at me for the past hour. Think I'm going to try to flash the ROM again...
EDIT:
Scratch that. restarted into cwm, cleared user data again, booted right into V. Going through setup screens now. Question though... If this was writtne for the G-Tab, then why does it still have the phone stuff in it?
was working but now it isn't?
++++i had to use nvflash for my gtab and it worked. I loaded vegan-tab 7.0 GE and it took "literally HOURS" to boot to the tablet setup page, after that it was working great until I rebooted it after 1 day of use and now i can't get past the "powered by g-tabdevs" boot page?????? any thoughts?++++
UPDATE: I repartitioned the sd card 2048/0 and that didn't work, then i cleared the dalvik (?) cache and the other cache and it booted up successfully (warning to newbs like me, this did clear all my data so back up everything)
SIDE NOTE: I love this website!!!
Two things I always do before I decide to try a new ROM, backup anything I don't want to lose, then go do a factory reset. When you install a new ROM, it doesn't automatically wipes all the partitions, especially the user data and settings. By leaving that there, you are allowing the ROM have access to that information which in turn, can cause problems because not every ROM setups the same. I have seen many people run into problems because they don't do a data wipe. If you do this, you will see a lot less problems in the future and if you do get a new install running but seeing FCs with a lot of apps, do a factory reset.
VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1 Still In Boot Loop
Hi, I've tried doing as per what the instructions said about clearing the cashes and partition SD card sizing. I've load VEGAn-Tab 6 times already and everytime I still end up with a boot loop error. I just decided to use tntlite instead, but I really want to get this working. I noticed one thing as I was loading tntlite and the stock rom that when I go back to ClockworkMod v08 to mount “/system” and “/data”.
I see the following:
“unmount/system”
and,
“unmount/data”
which is right, but when after I load VEGAn-Tab
I see the following:
“mount/system”
and,
“unmount/data”
From what I've been reading this should not be the case. I'm not sure it this is related to my problem with the boot loop or not.
Please help!
So this time I'm going to be a little preemptive. I ordered a GTab like a week ago, spent the time waiting for it to get here doing a ton of reading so I could go ahead and get it flashed right away. It got here and I immediately ran into problems. I got CWM on there no problem and first flashed [ROM-AOSP]G-Harmony Gingerbread 2.3.3 with Honeycomb elements(UPDATED 4/17) with no problem. Didn't like it so tried to flash the CM7 nightly (which I have running on my evo and hero) and it kept getting stuck on the black screen with that just had "android" written on it really small. Since I hadn't anticipated running into something like that, I did even more reading. Decided to try some more roms and see if I had similar problems. Ran into similar problems with the vegan GB except it would hang on the powered by the "gtabdevs" screen or whatever it said. Vegan 5.1 or whatever the other Vegan one is I could get booted up fine though. So I read some mroe since I really wanted CM7. Discovered that I might need to re-partition, so went into CWM and repatitioned to what everyone was saying was the correct settings. Still a no go and got stuck on android screen. So after even more reading I kept seeing everyone saying NVFlash. So I found it, downloaded everything, read the sticky post on how to do it like 4 times before trying it, then gave it a shot. Put the tab into APX mode (vol- and power) and flashed everything and then when it was done, it was stuck in the APX mode. Very irritating considering I had only had it for about 6 hours. Anyways, sent it back and am getting a new one. It will be here tomorrow morning.
Sooooo, after that long winded explanation of everything, here is my question... How the **** can I get CM7 on my tab without wrecking it again? I did a ton of reading, and nothing I had seen helped at all. Everyone says wipe this and wipe that, or mount these then wipe those, or nvflash then do it and so basically I'm just not sure what to do. I WILL NOT use the nvflsh again and risk getting the APX loop, so any good advice would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance
I just email walked my sister through installing CM7 on her new gtablet.
Have CM7harmony7.02.zip (or whatever.....7.02 is latest stable release....there is a newer nightly though if you prefer that), the gapps.zip on your computer.
install Clockworkmod recovery on your tablet like you did before.
Boot into CWM and partition sd card, 2048 for first partition and 0 for the second one.
attache via USB to your computer, mount usb option in CWM and copy the ROM.zip and the Gapps.zip to your tablet. Eject tablet from computer (USB eject) and unmount in CWM.
- wipe data/cache (factory reset)
- advanced, - wipe davlik cache
install .zip from sd card
(install the ROM, then choose to install .zip from sd card again and install gapps).
Reboot.
Make sure your tablet is NOT running OS 3991 (very unlikely) or 4349 (possible though unlikely) before doing any of this. (ie...boot tablet out of box and check it's OS version in settings).
Thanks for the walk through. Hopefully it will go smoothly this time around. I'll post back tomorrow after it gets here on if it worked out or not.
If it does have one of those 2 versions on it, I assume I just use the down grader from the thread taking about those 2 versions?
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ix3u said:
Thanks for the walk through. Hopefully it will go smoothly this time around. I'll post back tomorrow after it gets here on if it worked out or not.
If it does have one of those 2 versions on it, I assume I just use the down grader from the thread taking about those 2 versions?
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Correct, downgrade and then proceed.
Even though I'm 100% sure that at some point of me trying last time that I did in fact do all of those steps, it was a no go.....But this time, I'm sitting here watching the CM7 boot screen
Thanks a ton
Hi,
i just got my G tablet recently and I decided to install Clockworkmod and TNT Lite.I followed instructions to install Clockworkmod using the a USB cable and it worked perfectly.I installed v3.0.2.8.Then, I downloaded TNTLite and moved the update.zip file to the root.When I did that, the only option to put it on the root was to replace the update.zip file from Clockworkmod with the new file from TNTLite.I went ahead and installed TNTLite and installed pefectly.I booted the tablet but it got stucked on the splash page with the Viewsonic logo.I don`t know what I did next but now every time i boot it goes straight into Clockwordmod.I reboot and doesd the same thing.When the splash page appears, in the top left corner it says:booting recovery kernel image.
Can anyone help me?
There are a couple of issues here.
First of all you need to determine which bootloader your gtab is on. There is a sticky which will help you with the whole bootloader issue. You are likely on 1.1, which is incompatible with the version of clockwork you loaded. You need clockwork .08 for the 1.1 bootloader. v3.0.2.8 only works with the 1.2 boot loader.
TNT lite has been retired, and although it is a solid ROM, it isn't being actively developed. The active "version" of TNT lite is hosted on slatedroid and is called Mountain Laurel (almost certain of the name, but I could be mixing them up). Both of those are based on the 1.2 bootloader.
Also TNT lite and Roebeet's other mods are typically installed via standard recovery rather than clockwork mod. This is at Roebeet's recommendation, and should have less rick of brickage.
Goodintention's site http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/ should get you up to speed.
Your best bet at the moment may be a full restore with nvflash, which you can read about on the site above. The site will also help clear up the 1.1 vs 1.2 issues.
Thank you very much for the post!
I will follow your instructions and I will post a message tonite with the results of my experiment
Wish me luck
Good luck. Be careful though, my instructions are only a quick guideline, be sure to stick to gtab for dummies site, or something like of these tutorials:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
I`ve got it back to stock!!! Thank you!!
Now, I have to install a ROM on it. I will post back the results!
Thank you again! Any tips on getting a ROM installed?
adirom28 said:
I`ve got it back to stock!!! Thank you!!
Now, I have to install a ROM on it. I will post back the results!
Thank you again! Any tips on getting a ROM installed?
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You really need to go to my site gtab for dummies linked in my signature. There you will find step by step instructions on how to flash (install) a new rom. I hope you used the files provided on my site because the nvflash on my site came with cwm pre-installed. And on my site, you will also find a list of all available roms at this time. Just go there and see for yourself. Make sure you use the "start here" page.
If your on stock 3588 then this tutorial is a great reference guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
As for installing a ROM it's pretty straightforward and it doesn't sound like you'll have much trouble. Vegan Froyo and Vegan Gingerbread are great solid roms. There's a lot to try out so have fun.
Thank you very much for your help! I will work on this tomorrow and post the results!
Really appreciate your help! Thanks!
adirom28 said:
Hi,
i just got my G tablet recently and I decided to install Clockworkmod and TNT Lite.I followed instructions to install Clockworkmod using the a USB cable and it worked perfectly.I installed v3.0.2.8.Then, I downloaded TNTLite and moved the update.zip file to the root.When I did that, the only option to put it on the root was to replace the update.zip file from Clockworkmod with the new file from TNTLite.I went ahead and installed TNTLite and installed pefectly.I booted the tablet but it got stucked on the splash page with the Viewsonic logo.I don`t know what I did next but now every time i boot it goes straight into Clockwordmod.I reboot and doesd the same thing.When the splash page appears, in the top left corner it says:booting recovery kernel image.
Can anyone help me?
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Just to add my two cents - it looks like you are mixing up 1.1 / 1.2 dev branch items (luckily you didn't soft-brick!).
TNT Lite is a 1.1 ROM (no longer being developed), but my 3.0.2.8 rev5 cwm is for the 1.2 bootloader, so they aren't compatible. Perhaps you used another 3.0.2.8 that's not mine?
"Mountain Laurel", over in Slatedroid, is he successor to TNT Lite. It's based off stock 4349, and it's 1.2 dev branch based.
As for the cwm reboot issue, did you try and wipe data in the UI, with cwm installed? If so, the "cwm forever reboot" is known to happen. The "fix" is to get standard recovery installed so that way the data wipe completes.
roebeet said:
As for the cwm reboot issue, did you try and wipe data in the UI, with cwm installed? If so, the "cwm forever reboot" is known to happen. The "fix" is to get standard recovery installed so that way the data wipe completes.
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I too am stuck in CWM. I was on the 1.2 ROM branch, and was using the CWM v3.0.2.8 (1.2 branch). How did you get out of CWM? I'm guessing you had to do a nvflash - I've done that before, but how do you get to the APX screen? (if that's what you did).
Roebeet also said "As for the cwm reboot issue, did you try and wipe data in the UI, with cwm installed? If so, the "cwm forever reboot" is known to happen. The "fix" is to get standard recovery installed so that way the data wipe completes."
1) yes I did a wipe data using CWM but not sure what Roebeet meant by "UI (user interface), with cwm installed" - I'm not sure how else I could do a CWM data wipe using the UI?
Edit: got it. In the UI, sometimes under Security, you can do a factory/data wipe from there.
2) The "fix" " is to get standard recovery installed - what is the "standard recovery"? and more importantly, how do I install it?
Edit: Is the standard recovery - going back to the gtab stock (depending on what branch you are on)?
Ok so I rooted and RoM'd my phone a long time ago with Cherryblur which apparently is no longer supported or updated. It has been so long that I forgot what I did and did not do to get cherry on it. Yesterday I spent most of the day researching how not to brick my phone. Today after doing everything I could find, I am stuck at the motorola screen. It is unlocked on the moto screen, has fastboot and adb installed, I can get into recovery and what seems to successfully recover the cherryblur install just results in a bootloop at the custom animation that is past the motorola screen.
I was trying to flash CM7 (tried neutrino as well) non nightly when this happened. After spending all day on here bouncing around while I was at work I found a fruitcake that seems to be the only thing that will allow my phone to boot which of course I cannot send the link to. Its titled [Fruit Cakes] XDA Re-Release [feb\18\2012] if you need to see it. What am I missing, I have clearly searched and searched these great forums (I do love to research, but find I'm at an impasse now) and am not sure what I need to do to proceed. That fruitcake updated my phone to 4.5.91 and I'm pretty sure I was 4.5.2 from the Cherryblur previously.
Thanks for any help!
Update: After getting fruitcake to work, I figured maybe this fixed my previous issues and tried to install CM7 again. Same story, not moving past the first Moto screen. So I tried recovery of the fruitcake and now the M screen comes up, waits a bit, then looks like it's going to load and starts to flash for about a second on, then off for 2-3, then on and so forth. I reflashed fruitcake after this and it is still working as a new install.
You are probably only softbricked. Do you know what "recovery" software you are using? If you are using romracers or one of the better respected recovery software packages, you should be able to use fastboot (if you have a windows machine) to wipe the relevant partitions on your phone and start again. Essentially, you will want to reinstall cherryblur (or install a new ROM - Neutrino, Nottachtrix, CM9s are all excellent) from your sd card. To do this, you will boot to fastboot and run "fastboot -w" from your pc. Then boot to recovery, and wipe cache, and dalvic for good measure, then install cherryblur or another package from the zip file. This will hopefully square you away and get rid of the boot loops.
My guess is that you did not wipe your partitions completely before attempting a new install, and may be having problems with ext3 vs. ext4 formatting between rom versions. Good luck to you.
Thank you for the reply!
Originally I'm pretty sure it was CWM, through the process of backing stuff up I installed Rom Toolbox from market and that seemed to have changed something? (Not sure here...) The text changed color from what I thought was white to blue and it looked a tiny bit different. The only thing I did not do was the fastboot -w, but I did download the link from [Batch] FFW - Fastboot Full Wipe and ran the fastboot from there, which was supposed to do a full wipe from what I read. Fastboot was previously installed on the phone.
I downloaded the 1.1 version which apparently may not be able to wipe the webtop, though when watching the text during the wipe it seemed to go through. Would you recommend me going to romracers, is it possible that my recovery software is borked somehow or just not compatible with the newer roms? If I got to RomRacer will the process of doing that just get rid of the current recovery software I have on the phone or will I run into issues? As far as the dalvik and cache I did run those, though the instructions for the CM7 said to do that after the install which felt backwards....
Oh yes, and I can't reinstall cherryblur, that rom is gone - you can't even download it anymore. I am doing this because I recently purchased a lapdock and the cherryblur was not doing so hot on it so looking to install a good clean rom (with a nice GUI) that works well on the lapdock as well. Yes, I will put an OC'd kernel on it as well, battery life has never been more than a day on my current rom and I am reading that the newer ones have over 1 day life on them so you could say I'd be used to the battery drain on the 1.3 kernels.
I see...that's frustrating. I think given your situation, I would probably not attempt to go from Blur to CM (at least while attempting to get the phone running again). If I were in your shoes, I would do the following...other more knowledgeable folks may steer you in varying directions, but I have been in your shoes before, and this should work. I am assuming you have use of a PC...if not, this won't be helpful.
1. Install ROMRacers recovery using these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
2. Download Nottachtrix 1.3.1 to your SD card using your PC if necessary, and you will probably want to download the webtop 2.3.6 at the same time. These can be found here: http://www.nottachtrix.com/forum/
3. Boot into fastboot (hold volume down on power up, until fastboot appears, then hit volume up, and use a DOS prompt to do the fastboot commands through the USB on your PC), and do a fastboot -w, then fastboot -reboot.
4. This time boot into recovery by holding volume down on powerup, and hitting volume down seven times (I think) until you see the word recovery, then hit volume up.
5. Use recovery to wipe cache partition, then go to advanced and wipe dalvic cache, and then select factory reset/wipe data. Some of these steps may be duplicative, but I am a belt and suspenders kind of guy.
6. Now go to "install from sd card" and select the Nottachtrix build that you put on your external SD, and make selections using the cool Aroma installer. Once this installs, you can install the newer 2.3.6 webtop (if you need it).
7. Reboot when complete, and you should have the latest stock build in working order, and then you can repeat the process to install Neutrino, CM9 or whatever. Feel free to fire back any questions.
Good luck to you, and if this helps, please hit the "thanks" button!
Ill give this a shot when I get home, darn work blocking the download links for mediafire..... The fruitcake is driving me nuts, no notification bar (my biggest complaint) unless I use ADW launcher, which has for some reason no way for me to get into my texts..... Broken apps, and a real stock feel that is just making me grit my teeth lol.
Can't wait to have a nice ROM on my phone again. Glad the fruitcake got me back up and functional though!
So far so good! Had the notification bar problem like others with the 2.3.6 issue and found that fix (disable email notifications....). When / if I can 'thank' I will! And will keep you updated when I get the time to flash another rom.
Good news that you are back rolling again. Let the ROM flashing addiction continue
So, CM7 is pure sexy - and an OC'd kernel to 1.3 makes me so happy in both CM7 and Nottachrix. Wish I would have done it sooner, I wouldn't have been spending so much time searching for a new phone because my atrix was annoyingly laggy. Lag? What is that? Also, undervolting is AMAZING for battery life, for the first time since owning the phone I did not plug it in last night and even though my usage was in the light to medium area, im still at 66% after 22 hours off charger ! Can't wait to play with CM9.