Guys, I'm about to root my phone and of course I'll need to unlock the bootloader.
So my question is, does unlocking bootloader and flashing the firmware require or needed to wipe our phone data? Which is wiping phone memory and SD card?
Thank you and sorry for flooding my thread on the forum
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it is adviced to flash data and factory reset after flashing the stock insecure kernel. You could try to skip this wiping. AFAIK it should be enough to wipe standard and dalvik cache. Have a try. Holding down volume down key and plugging the switched off sk17i to USB Port will immediately start it into fastboot mode. So flashing is always at your hand
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Figured out that I posted in the wrong section(mods please remove that thread)
Ok guys..... newbie here .... literally I'm new to Boot unlocking, root, Flashing etc.
Anyway I have followed this forum for so long that I decided to take plunge yesterday and get my hands dirty.
Here is what I did:
Unlock bootloader, root and install recovery on my Atrix 4G. Atrix was @ 2.3.4 and 4.5.91 during unlocking & root(rooting & unlock from this thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871)
Rebooted the phone and everything seems to be in place. Atrix loaded like the way I bought it 7 months back. No problem until now.
Also created a restore folder on my external SD. Worked fine and was successful in creating backup with time stamp
Now here are my steps and subsequent issues that I'm facing:
1. Downloaded CM9 zip file from this thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500535) along with Gapps to my external SD
2.Entered recovery mode during bootup and tried to flash CM9 and Gapps. Flashing seem to have gone well and completed (note I did not do clear data, clear cache or clear dalvik cache under advanced options being a newbie)
3. Reboot the phone and can only see red Moto logo and unlocked on top. Left for about 5 minutes and nothing happened.
4.Did a battery pull and entered recovery mode. wiped data, cache & cleared dalvik cache
5.Went to Install zip from sdcard option and tried to reflash CM9. Flashing seems to have gone well and completed
6. Reboot phone and again can only see Moto Red logo with unlock on top and nothing more.
7.Battery pull followed by recovery. But This time I tried to restore from my external SD. also wiped data, cache & dalvik cache
8.Restore took about 3 minutes and completed.
9.Reboot the phone. Now the phone boots and goes to Rethink possible screen and get sstuck.
10. Left it for 1 hr....nothing.
11.tried steps 7-9 again and still stuck in "Rethink possible" screen during boot.
12.Entered Recovery mode to try stable Nutrino ROM, same problem (stuck @ M logo screen which says unlocked)
13. Cleared data, cache and tried restore and now my phone boots up with flashing M screen.
What did I do wrong? Did I soft brick the phone? I can still enter recovery mode and read my internal and external SD and can see all files. i hope I didn't brick my phone doing this. If I did, I would regret!
Here are my options:
1.I know there is a way to hide 'unlock' during boot up (if someone can point to it obviously). Hide the 'unlock' and return the phone to ATT and tell them that phone would not boot after 2.3.6 update and get a refurbished one
Please let me know what your thoughts are. I'm currently crapping on my pants
Hmm... I would "fastboot -w", wipe cache/dalvik/data again, and try restoring your nandroid backup. (Or was that your Neutrino attempt?)
OR, do the wipe again and flash a 2.3.6 fruitcake to see if it boots normally. Just to see if there's some issue with your rom download or if it's really the phone.
The only way to hide the unlocked text is to flash an SBF using RSD Lite, which runs the risk of bricking your phone if you flash the wrong version.
Download a Fruitcake from here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009 and put it on your sdcard.
reboot to recovery
wipe dalvik
wipe cache
reboot to fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot (to recovery)
flash ROM
reboot
Let your phone sit until it boots up completely, then let it sit for another 10 minutes. Remember, your phone can take 15 minutes to boot up the first time after flashing a ROM, especially if a new kernel was flashed with it.
Yeah I would try a fast boot wipe the whole shabang fastboot -w and then fastboot erase preinstall
Then also erase boot
System
Cache
Userdata
Web top
Then go into cwm and do the wipes you've been doing then flash the rom
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jonnyboyC13 said:
Yeah I would try a fast boot wipe the whole shabang fastboot -w and then fastboot erase preinstall
Then also erase boot
System
Cache
Userdata
Web top
Then go into cwm and do the wipes you've been doing then flash the rom
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Think I covered all that already, and fastboot -w just wipes cache and userdata anyway, so no need to do a fastboot -w. What I have in the post before you is the cleanest way to wipe and flash a new ROM.
Thank you....I haven't tried the soft brick fix yet.
But from reading one other thread which had similar problem, it looks like after installing romracer's CWM, things got fixed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527453
Will be trying this tomorrow.
Hmm.. this thread seems to be dead..
This treads seems to be dead... I was hoping to get some help with some soft bricked atrix HD... any suggestions?
Pharawer said:
This treads seems to be dead... I was hoping to get some help with some soft bricked atrix HD... any suggestions?
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This is the Atrix 4G board, not Atrix HD.
ravilov said:
This is the Atrix 4G board, not Atrix HD.
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Yeah i know, but what i want to know if this method is compatible with a soft bricked atrix HD becaused there isn't much info about this particular phone on the web.
Pharawer said:
Yeah i know, but what i want to know if this method is compatible with a soft bricked atrix HD becaused there isn't much info about this particular phone on the web.
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No. Totally unreleated hardware. There's an Atrix HD section you can ask in over here, which you clearly already knew about because you've already asked your question in it. Why spam over here? I'm sure somebody who actually knows the device you have will answer your question, but this is not the place to ask it.
Edit: But feel free to flash an Atrix SBF/Fruitcake on your Atrix HD if you'd like to actually brick it.
Pharawer said:
Yeah i know, but what i want to know if this method is compatible with a soft bricked atrix HD becaused there isn't much info about this particular phone on the web.
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You should take your question back to the HD Thread, a discussion at this one is TOTALLY off topic for this thread due to the entire device being different.
Thanks!
P.S. Closing thread
Hi guys!
I factory reset my rooted phone using Fastboot Screen.
After that, I also did factory reset using recovery.
I erased all partitions, cache, dalvik cache.
Now, my phone can't get past through the HTC Welcome Screen.
I want to flash another ROM but I can't put the zip file in my phone since I can't open the drive in my PC (it's not appearing in my pc).
Please help me. I want my phone to be usable again. Also, I want to continue to flash a New ROM.
jb07galvez said:
Hi guys!
I factory reset my rooted phone using Fastboot Screen.
After that, I also did factory reset using recovery.
I erased all partitions, cache, dalvik cache.
Now, my phone can't get past through the HTC Welcome Screen.
I want to flash another ROM but I can't put the zip file in my phone since I can't open the drive in my PC (it's not appearing in my pc).
Please help me. I want my phone to be usable again. Also, I want to continue to flash a New ROM.
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You will have better luck getting responses if you posted in the device specific forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1548
I 've rooted a Neo V I have with locked bootloader. Everything' s fine, until I try to push a new rom.
I 've tried 3 so far, and it's always stuck in the "sony" logo. ROM poster says it's for locked bootloaders as well. Moreover, the CWM no longer works so I 'm forced to restore using Sony tools and go through all the entire process again, rooting, installing CWM and restore the previous backup.
Am I missing something obvious here? Should I try with unlocked bootloader instead and a custom kernel?
(is there some dangerous thing about unlocked bootloader If I flash a bad kernel?)
Best Regards.
Maybe your not flashing the rom properly..you need to wipe evrythin..format evrythin nd flash...
mention the steps your doing..
for locked bootloader...CWM gets wiped when you format system..thats just how it is...
well..if you don't care bout warranty..then go ahead and unlock your bootloader...
and the kernels which developers make are obviously tested...so I doubt there would be a dangerous kernel..
Wipe data/factory reset, Wipe Dalvik cache. Install ZIP from SD card.
What else would be required?
which rom u try to flash ????
WindowsNT said:
I 've rooted a Neo V I have with locked bootloader. Everything' s fine, until I try to push a new rom.
I 've tried 3 so far, and it's always stuck in the "sony" logo. ROM poster says it's for locked bootloaders as well. Moreover, the CWM no longer works so I 'm forced to restore using Sony tools and go through all the entire process again, rooting, installing CWM and restore the previous backup.
Am I missing something obvious here? Should I try with unlocked bootloader instead and a custom kernel?
(is there some dangerous thing about unlocked bootloader If I flash a bad kernel?)
Best Regards.
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Flash stock rom ...root it ...and then cwm your rom....
WindowsNT said:
Wipe data/factory reset, Wipe Dalvik cache. Install ZIP from SD card.
What else would be required?
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Technically
Wipe data
Wipe cache
Wipe Dalvik cache
Format data
Format system
Format cache are the essential wipes!
But some steps maybe additional depending on Rom concerned
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WindowsNT said:
I 've rooted a Neo V I have with locked bootloader. Everything' s fine, until I try to push a new rom.
I 've tried 3 so far, and it's always stuck in the "sony" logo. ROM poster says it's for locked bootloaders as well. Moreover, the CWM no longer works so I 'm forced to restore using Sony tools and go through all the entire process again, rooting, installing CWM and restore the previous backup.
Am I missing something obvious here? Should I try with unlocked bootloader instead and a custom kernel?
(is there some dangerous thing about unlocked bootloader If I flash a bad kernel?)
Best Regards.
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What android version are you using?
Keep in mind, GB roms need GB kernel, ICS ROMs need ICS kernel. If you were on GB for example and flashed a ICS rom although it is for locked boot loader you will end up in a boot loop.
On locked boot loader formating your system partition will end up in losing cwm.
Unlock your boot loader via test point and you are free. With a unlocked boot loader using a custom kernel you will keep root and cwm mostly. Almost all custom kernel come prerooted and cwm integrated.
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I've read some posts about boot loop on GS3 but I can't find a solution to my problem..I installed 4.2.2 on my phone to get rid of the stock ROM which was branded by my mobile operator (Orange Romania) and to have the latest software available..but now I want to downgrade to 4.1.2 because I am not satisfied with this OS(fb messenger crashes every time, options in the settings menu are not available, can't connect to Kies and so on). When I try to install 4.1.2 with odin, everything goes fine untill the phone enters in a boot loop. I tried to install UK international version unbranded and Orange firmware from my country. Then I try to reinstall 4.2.2 and it works!!! In some posts it is said that wipe data/factory reset should be used in order to solve the issue but I don't know exactly how to use that command.
My question is: can someone exactly explain what to do so that I can install 4.1.2 stock ROM, unbranded or at least get back to my original Orange firmware? Thank you in advance!!
Get yourself a custom recovery, like CWM or TWRP and flash it through Odin. Once you complete that shut down your phone and power it again by pressing volume up, power and home buttons at the same time, that will take you to recovery. There you will see the menu for wiping cache and dalvik cache as well as system and other partitions of your internal /external sd cards.
Try to use official firmwares instead of leaks. Always backup, nandroid and titanium (or any other app), reset the device (factory reset in recovery) and flash the ROM of your choice.
Dacă ma ai probleme dă-mi PM
For recovery you can use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002953
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bnbasarir said:
Get yourself a custom recovery, like CWM or TWRP and flash it through Odin. Once you complete that shut down your phone and power it again by pressing volume up, power and home buttons at the same time, that will take you to recovery. There you will see the menu for wiping cache and dalvik cache as well as system and other partitions of your internal /external sd cards.
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Ups I forgot to mention that I ve rooted my phone, I have CWM..and before I flash my stock ROM I use the wipe data/ f.reset command?
xox92 said:
Ups I forgot to mention that I ve rooted my phone, I have CWM..and before I flash my stock ROM I use the wipe data/ f.reset command?
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If you don't wanna encounter any FCs than yes, wipe out everything. It's more like a safety net, never goes wrong.
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Updgraded to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 via Kies. Un-rooted, stock SGH-I777. Stuck in bootloop now at AT&T logo. I already did the wipe data cache in recovery mode with no luck so it leaves me to factory reset as my next option. I've spent several hours browsing through the forum already. Do any of the below allow me to keep data?
1) Use Odin and stock firmware - downloaded the UCMD8 tar file
2) Root, install kernel w/ CWM to use backup functionality. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894)
Just need a point in the direction I need to go, I'll handle the rest.
If the result is all the same (i.e. data loss), I'll use this issue as an opportunity to put a custom ROM on my phone.
Thanks!
Yes, most likely a wipe data/factory reset performed in recovery would correct the problem, but you will lose some system data. Which specific things are you worried about losing? You won't lose your photos, or any data from applications installed from the play store.
You are going to have to perform a wipe data/factory reset to use odin and the stock UCMD8 firmware. In fact, at this point it is probably the only way out.
U could try to re Odin the firmware first. Not sure where ya got it from, but it should be a no wipe. But if that doesn't solve ur problem, then ya have a few options--- Odin a custom kernel (like AJK), and then u could Mount usb storage through recovery and backup ur stuff to ur pc. Then try to see if it will boot up without looping. If it still loops then u need to go back into recovery and wipe data/factory reset. Reboot. And it should be good. Or if ya don't care about ur data, then just reboot to recovery and wipe data and reboot.
Edit: Ninja'd by creepyncrawly !
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mostly just concerned with losing SMS but i have a backup from a few weeks ago so im not out much.
thanks for the answers! I guess i'll just have to make the plunge on one of the options.