So the closest other thread I've found for this was http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1214668 in the wildfire threads. I attempted to flash Cyanogen 7RC1 on my HTC Aria but ended up stuck in a bootloop. Also my backups are not working and I simply wish to know if i can flash back to the stock rom as this is the only custom rom I've attempted to use. Any help and advice is appreciated :3
Did you use Unrevoked or Revolutionary?
i used UnRevoked when i rooted and have ClockWork Recovery installed
You can use either of these applications:
http://www.mediafire.com/?cj56c2gfk86k8oe - This is the original Android 2.1 (Eclair) installer for the Aria. It will put your phone just like it was before you rooted.
http://www.mediafire.com/?mch2657rdy8aqct - This is the latest official release, Android 2.2.2 (Froyo), for the Aria. It will be very similar but you can take advantage of having a somewhat updated software version. HOWEVER, please be aware that if you install this one, you cannot downgrade back to the 2.1 (which is what you had before).
The installation process is the same for both of these. Since you can't boot the phone properly, what you should do is turn the phone completely off (pull the battery out if necessary, then put it back in). Then hold down the volume down button and press power, then release volume down after a second or two. You should be at the HBOOT screen. Wait about 15 seconds and press the power button again to go to the FASTBOOT screen. Then leave your phone in this state, run the application on your computer, and connect the USB cable when the application tells you to.
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Hi,
I just updated my Vibrant to the newest version. Since then, it does boot the right way - there is just the loading symbol (not the vibrant screen), which disappears after a few seconds. BUT: When I plug in the USB, I can normally boot. As I started, the USB drivers of the phone seem to be damaged: It says to be connected, when I'm not, and is not able to connect normally when I plug in the USB cable. My Laptop sometimes identifies the device (I was successful in Mounting the phone drive once), but Kies does not work (I installed both Kies, and after Kies not working the driver package from XDA-dev).
I bought the phone over eBay, so I do not exactly know whether it is rooted. But I did not seem to be rooted, since there were no special applications and the user before even did not reset the phone (I thinks someone who roots would do that).
Now concerning the recovery:
I only got once into the Download&Recovery mode, but did not do anything there. After being stuck there, I pulled the battery to get out of that mode. Since then I cannot get there anymore, when I press the button combination the phone then starts the mode where I can reinstall packages etc.
Thus a flash via Odin seems to be not available (unless I try adb), so I thought the easiest way would be flashing a Nandroid image. Would that work without accessing the Download mode? I could reinstall packages and probably could root, but would not rely on getting the USB connection to work. Furthermore, I could put that image and the update.zip for an image loader on the sd-card. Is that enough to flash a Nandroid image?
Thanks a lot for your help,
Martin
What nandroid image exactly are you trying to flash? Did you make a backup prior to updating? For root, check to see if there is a "superuser" app in your applications drawer. Also, can you refine the questions you are asking exactly? It seems like you have multiple issues.
Thanks!
Thanks for your reply!
Sorry that I wrote the post a little bit to complicated
I would like to flash this image (unrooted): ht*p://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7329357&postcount=2
I would use Clockwork Recovery. And then try the update again.
And I didn't do an backup before I just got the phone and didn't know that an official update could also brick it.
And my question is: Could I flash the image in the following scenario?
- I cannot boot normally (without power supply)
- I'm already on JI6 (the actual version) and can boot the phone having it connected to USB (because it "preboots" to the loading screen, and from there I am able to boot)
- the USB does not seem to work in the right way (thus cannot rely on using adb to enter the download mode)
- I cannot enter the download mode (just the one to reinstall packages)
Or is the chance to high that I completely brick it?
Thanks for helping me!
If you can enter stock recovery, then you should be able to enter download mode.
-Try holding the volume keys and then plugging in the usb cord.
-Try plugging in the phone, wait for the battery icon to show charging, then hold the volume keys and push the power button, let go of the POWER BUTTON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SCREEN TURNS BLACK. MAKE SURE YOUR STILL HOLDING VOLUME KEYS
-Try those steps a few times...
So, your telling us that you cannot boot up the phone without usb power? What happens if you try removing the usb while it's booting up?
Did you have adb setup correctly before with all the right drivers?
...To answer your original question: try getting into download mode before you attempting any nandroid. If you successfully get into download mode, whether it be through adb or physically, Odin can be your backup if a nandroid fails. Try a nandroid after following these steps only. Make sure you can get into download mode!
* I'm not responsible for bricking you device. Just doubly make sure you can get into download mode just in case of a soft-brick.
Ok, I flashed back to stock using Odin, but Settings->About phone still says Firmware version 2.1-update1 and the bugs still exist. Is it possible to get completely back to the state before the update?
Thanks so far!
The OTA caused a lot of problems for me too, I was rooted only. My bone stock Vibrant also got the ota, and it went smooth.
I had backed mine up completely, and flashed it back.
However both ended up vary laggy afterwards.
I just ended up flashing a custom rom. Fusion 1.1 on both. Very Happy now.
Does flashing a custom ROM also change the "firmware version" of the phone? Maybe I could get back to 2.1 from my actual 2.1-update1 that way.
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I have been trying to root and install a new rom on this aria. I've read several posts surrounding ODIN, SuperOneClick, Rom Manager and CyanogenMod. Here's as far as I've gotten so far.
1) I seem to have gotten into a problem plugging in the usb while plugged into the computer. Whenever I plug the phone in (while connected to the pc) the phone always jumps into cwm. I can't even pug it in to just charge it. Yes this happens with either power on or off.
2) A suggestion given to me was to use ROM Manager to load CyanogenMod. I had always flashed through odin or cwm. I did view some articles on YT and saw this could be done. I tried it, cool thing is, it allowed devik and cashe clearing. All looked super exciting until Cyanogen man kept skateboarding 'round and 'round (boot loop). I nandroided back and here I am
FYI the phone is still running v2.1 update
tomween1 said:
I have been trying to root and install a new rom on this aria. I've read several posts surrounding ODIN, SuperOneClick, Rom Manager and CyanogenMod. Here's as far as I've gotten so far.
1) I seem to have gotten into a problem plugging in the usb while plugged into the computer. Whenever I plug the phone in (while connected to the pc) the phone always jumps into cwm. I can't even pug it in to just charge it. Yes this happens with either power on or off.
2) A suggestion given to me was to use ROM Manager to load CyanogenMod. I had always flashed through odin or cwm. I did view some articles on YT and saw this could be done. I tried it, cool thing is, it allowed devik and cashe clearing. All looked super exciting until Cyanogen man kept skateboarding 'round and 'round (boot loop). I nandroided back and here I am
FYI the phone is still running v2.1 update
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When you use ClockworkMod to flash a new ROM, you need to make sure that the USB cable is not connected when you boot into ClockworkMod. The correct procedure is to power off your phone, disconnect the USB cable and then hold the Volume Down key and press the Power button until you see the white HBOOT screen. Then on the HBOOT screen select the RECOVERY option using the Volume Up/Down keys and then press the Power button. The phone will then boot into CWM.
^^^Thank you tpbklake, I have finally fixed all but the cwm instant on, when plugged in
Hello I'm currently rooted and running stock ui, but I can't get my clockwork recovery working. I installed rom manager and used the latest clockwork recovery, but every time I do the "reinstall package" it keeps giving me the error and aborted message. So please If anyone knows what I can do to get this working so I can flash roms, please help me out.
are you on 2.1 or 2.2 stock?
if you'r on 2.2, follow this guide to make CMW recovery work on froyo:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925400
Now I have another problem. I got it to work, tried putting a rom on and it didn't work. But now I can't even boot in recovery when I hold down volume up and volume down and pressing power button. It keeps just rebooting to vibrant every time. Any suggestions?
I had the same problem with clockwork recovery not working. It's a problem with stock 2.2. I found a fix for it by downloading SGS Kernel Flasher from the market and downloading TeamWhiskey's Ka7 Kernel. Use SGS to backup your current Kernel then flash the Ka7 Kernel. After reboot clockwork recovery works like it should and you can flash away.
LoGiK915 said:
I had the same problem with clockwork recovery not working. It's a problem with stock 2.2. I found a fix for it by downloading SGS Kernel Flasher from the market and downloading TeamWhiskey's Ka7 Kernel. Use SGS to backup your current Kernel then flash the Ka7 Kernel. After reboot clockwork recovery works like it should and you can flash away.
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I can't boot up my phone, now its just going through a bootloop. Don't know any other way to boot in recovery than volume/up/down and power. Is there another method cause I can't use my phone at all now
This happened to me on 2 vibrants. Both after trying to go CM7. Can't get to download mode. Also can not go to battery charge display. Holding the buttons down used to work but no longer. If powered on battery power get a continual vibrant screen reboot. If connected to power just get the little round icon in the center without going all the to the battery charging icon.
UPDATE: downloaded samsung kies, held only vol up and down with usb connected while inserting battery, got yellow download mode. downloading tmo stock and PIT now. Will update if I have a functioning phone again. Only thing that sux is I will have to root and network unlock all over again as I am on ATT.
Use the files listed here but the instructions below:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
1) Installed Odin.
2) Took battery out, SIM out and SDcard out.
3) put battery back in....leave phone off.
4) Start Odin using administrative
5) Now here is where I'm different: Hold down Volume up & down at the same time, don't press power.
6) While holding down the volume buttons together, plug the USB (already plugged into computer) into the Phone (Vibrant in my case). Should automatically go into Download mode, no fancy timing here.
7) Select your PIT and PDA (TAR) files
8) Click start....should immediately jump past cache.rfs
9) Leave it all alone until you get the green pass in Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099533&page=13
Alright guys. I hardly post on here because I know many questions have been answered. I searched and was unlucky.
I had my phone rooted last year, but went completely back to stock because I was tired of the battery drain. Recently, maybe a month or 2 ago? I updated to 4.0.4. That's when my power button stopped working. All of a sudden, about a week after, it started working again. So I was happy. A week ago, it stopped again. Using my phone everyday, it got really frustrating. I was dumb and didn't search for a fix, which I later found a temporary fix.
So I decided to root again. Well, when I plug my phone into my laptop, it tells me "USB device not recognized" so I looked for a way to root using mobile. Found a few videos on YouTube with links with an .apk and did it that way. I had CWM backed up in Titanium Backup, so I restored it and opened it. I wanted to flash a ROM on my phone, but I didn't think before I went into CWM. Stupid, I know lol.
Now I'm stuck in CWM, without a working power button. I tried taking the battery out, and putting it back in. It still boots into CWM. I tried taking the battery out, plugging in my phone, and putting the battery back in, and still CWM. I've also tried taking the battery out and leaving it out for a while then putting it back in. And also, taking the battery out and leaving it out for a while, plugging in my phone, then putting the battery back in. Still in CWM. I've also tried hitting the Home button (does nothing). Nothing happens when I hit the Search or Back buttons either. I hit the Menu button, and it hides the menu, then I hit it again and the menu comes back.
Luckily, I'm due for an upgrade next month so recently I've been using my super old "Krzr" flip phone. I miss having a Smartphone though!
Any help would be appreciated!! Please don't flame me lol
118 views, any suggestions??
Why don't you try repairing the power key. I strongly believe It may be a hardware problem
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If you have USB debugging enabled you could connect through ADB and force a standard restart.
If that's not an option and you can't get out of recovery (Had a very similar issue with my wife's phone when her power button went) you can use an odin 1 click downloader to revert it to stock and it will then restart normally. I then used the odin 1 click downloader to install a rooted stock rom. After that I took a touch enabled kernel (like Siyah) and installed that through Android Terminal emulator. Now you can boot into CWM and be able to use the touch screen to navigate. It's a pain and it requires a full wife and reversion to stock but it does work. Then you flash a rom that allows for holding the volume down to wake the screen or a kernel like AJK that allows for swiping across the screen to wake the phone.
I'm sure your power button failed so as the previous poster suggested you can look into getting it repaired. I don't have the link on me but there was a place listed here on the forums before that were like $40 to do the hardware replacement.
duttysrez said:
Why don't you try repairing the power key. I strongly believe It may be a hardware problem
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KeiranSolaris said:
If you have USB debugging enabled you could connect through ADB and force a standard restart.
If that's not an option and you can't get out of recovery (Had a very similar issue with my wife's phone when her power button went) you can use an odin 1 click downloader to revert it to stock and it will then restart normally. I then used the odin 1 click downloader to install a rooted stock rom. After that I took a touch enabled kernel (like Siyah) and installed that through Android Terminal emulator. Now you can boot into CWM and be able to use the touch screen to navigate. It's a pain and it requires a full wife and reversion to stock but it does work. Then you flash a rom that allows for holding the volume down to wake the screen or a kernel like AJK that allows for swiping across the screen to wake the phone.
I'm sure your power button failed so as the previous poster suggested you can look into getting it repaired. I don't have the link on me but there was a place listed here on the forums before that were like $40 to do the hardware replacement.
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Thanks for the info. Late last night I pressed the power button while "reboot" was highlighted in CWM and it finally worked. But it only worked that once, at least it got me out of CWM. My phone reboots a LOT. At one point, it rebooted at least 3 times in a row; getting to the AT&T screen and rebooting then.
I've decided to just deal with it lol I'm probably going to see if AT&T can kindly let me upgrade this week instead of waiting until June 1st.
Again, I appreciate the info!!
Do a clean flash
Ok since you are saying your phone's power button started being flaky after a ROM flash, I'm thinking most likely it is not a hardware issue.
Bad flashes, loading different bootloaders, or kernel flashes and then panics happen for various reasons.
You need a clean flash, reset to factory (erase data/cache multiple times) and reboot.
Back up first (like right now), then gather your operation tools.
1-Download I777 usb drivers from Samsung itself, uninstall the current ones, and install the new drivers (Do this plz)
2-Download the stock ROM from [INDEX]AT&T I777 GSll {Root/ROM's/Tools} thread by t3chn0s1s in AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Android Development (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682)
3-from that thread get: A) Odin B) UCLE5 ROM
4-Run Odin and try connecting your phone to see if it stays in the Download mode successfully (phone off, Odin loaded on your PC, plug in your phone to your PC while holding down both volume keys, release the keys once your COM connection port lights up) sometime holding down the volume down only button works instead of both depending on what you flashed before.
5-load up the stock .tar UCLE5 file in the PDA section, leave all the Odin default check marks on and add the flash bootloaders check mark too(DO NOT check the repartition option)
6- once a clean flash finally happened (doesn't matter if the phones boots up all the way or not yet) pull the battery, and get to recovery and reset / factory reset and let the newly flashed ROM boot up
7-let it settle for 10-15 minutes and then reboot it.
Good luck,
I727-CM10.1
Ok, so I was preparing to update to 5.02 now that the UK version is out, but it seems my phone has completely lost recovery.
I'm sure I installed TWRP recovery previously, and I'm currently still on 4.4.4 Rooted with SuperSU installed and I installed TWRP as part of setting that up. However, my phone now will not boot into recovery at all. When I power on the phone, there is no notification LED for me to start pressing Volume Up or Down, it just boots normally into Android. If I just hold down the power button until it turns on, then hold the Volume Down button, the phone vibrates a few times, then just boots normally.
The only thing I can think that's changed is that the phone doesn't have the original MicroSD card in it that I used to have (and that one I no longer have access to).
I have tried re-installing TWRP using this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785598, and running the install.bat on the Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.8.10-RELEASE version, and this seemed to go through the process successfully, but no luck. The phone just rebooted to normal Android rather than recovery, and I'm still only able to boot to normal Android, so it seems I've lost recovery entirely.
So is there any way I can get TWRP recovery back on the phone so I can proceed with installing a pre-rooted FTF of 5.02?
EDIT/UPDATE - Ok, I went into SuperSU on the phone and had it forget all of the current Superuser access for Busybox and ADB, then re-ran the installer. This time when the phone rebooted it booted into PhilTouchZ recovery rather than TWRP that I was expecting...? Or is it the same thing?
EDIT/UPDATE 2 - Ok, powered off the phone, then powered back on holding the Volume Down button. Now in TWRP. I have to re-learn Android every time I update/re-root