So here's my story. I decided I wanted to root my Bell Motorola Atrix and put Cyanogenmod on it. So I went to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423 and followed it step by step perfectly - no issues. I installed the latest nightly of Cyanogenmod for the atrix without any issue it said it was successful and I let it boot. In the guide it said wait up to 10 minutes but my phone never got passed the "unlocked" screen after like 15 minutes. So I did a battery pull and tried again - same issue. So I tried reinstalling it and went through the same process of not getting passed the "unlocked" screen. I then tried recovering into my backup. Now this is where I think my problems are coming from.
After transfering the cyanogenmod nightly build zip to my phone I was pretty low on space, but I thought nothing of it. I did the clockworkmod backup and it seemed to have no problems however I noticed afterwards my phones internal storage was sitting at something like 5kb of free space left. So fast forward to now, and I'm currently thinking even though it said it worked, I think it didn't manage to backup everything so I'm left without a proper backup to restore from. (At least I figure, because it won't work.)
So pretty much I'm able to boot in to the clockworkmod menu but that's about it, and I'm not sure if I can install a new rom with how little internal space I have, is there anything I can do? :S Help would be REALLY APPRECIATED! Sorry if this is in the wrong section!!!
Right section! From within CWM, you can go to Mounts and Storage> Mount USB storage so that you can clean some stuff out from your computer. Then just try another ROM!
When I do that I can only get my external SD to show up under my computer, I can't get access to the internal memory.
Thanks for the reply!!
They should both show. Try another reboot into recovery. Why not just use your external if you have one?
Hm. I thought it installed it onto the internal storage. Or at the very least, your phone boots from the internal storage.
I'll try that and see how it goes, thanks very much!
No problem. Let me know how it goes, and hit the thanks BUTTON
I installed Cyanogenmod from the external sd (internal still won't show up) and I'm still getting stuck at the "unlocked" screen. :S
Did you do a fastboot wipe before you tried installing?
omni_angel7 said:
Did you do a fastboot wipe before you tried installing?
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A fastboot wipe? Like going into cwm and clearing cache, dalvik cache, etc?
If that's not it, what is it?
It can be accessed by holding volume down during a boot. It's part of the android SDK. I'll find you a link in a sec, hold on.
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I haven't personally tried this tool. Give it a shot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314607
Make sure your phone is in fastboot mode and use the tool for option 10 (erase all).
Then retry flashing CM7 from your external sd.
omni_angel7 said:
It can be accessed by holding volume down during a boot. It's part of the android SDK. I'll find you a link in a sec, hold on.
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I haven't personally tried this tool. Give it a shot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314607
Make sure your phone is in fastboot mode and use the tool for option 10 (erase all).
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Alright I'm doing that now. So after that's done, I try installing cyanogenmod from my SD card?
Yup. Sorry I didn't notice the thread flip to 2 pages. Let me know how it goes.
omni_angel7 said:
Yup. Sorry I didn't notice the thread flip to 2 pages. Let me know how it goes.
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Still not work. Stuck on unlock screen.
The steps I took just now were:
1. Option 10 through the tool you just showed me.
2. Boot into cwm
3. Install cyanogen through my sd card
It's weird, the first install I did took a few minutes. Ever since, each time I've attempted an install it says it's successful after like 15 seconds.
It's a small package and shouldn't take that long (15 seconds sounds about right). I'd try the latest weekly instead. Do the fastboot wipe again first.
https://code.google.com/p/atrix-dev...me=weekly-23-nov-2011.zip&can=1&q=Type-Weekly
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It's a small package and shouldn't take that long (15 seconds sounds about right). I'd try the latest weekly instead. Do the fastboot wipe again first.
https://code.google.com/p/atrix-dev...me=weekly-23-nov-2011.zip&can=1&q=Type-Weekly
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I'm already using that one. I've tried the latest nightly, and the one that's considered "stable" on the cyanogenmod xda thread. Neither has worked.
Well the last thing I can think to try (and this is only because of your space issue): Boot into recovery again, Mounts and Storage>format all of the options there manually. Perhaps the PDS fix from the fastboot tool as well.
omni_angel7 said:
Well the last thing I can think to try (and this is only because of your space issue): Boot into recovery again, Mounts and Storage>format all of the options there manually. Perhaps the PDS fix from the fastboot tool as well.
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Alright. I'll try all those things. Thanks very much for your help!!
No problem, and just for the sake of consistency, I'm using Romracer's latest recovery (ext4 capable). Are you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
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No problem, and just for the sake of consistency, I'm using Romracer's latest recovery (ext4 capable). Are you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
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I'm not entirely sure if I'm using that one. Would it make much of a difference?
Well it's (potentially) the only inconsistency between what I do every day and what you are doing now. When you boot into recovery it should say up top what build it is. Mine reads "CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.7-atrix5." You should be using this one (grab it from my previous link if you aren't).
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Ok so I tried restoring my G-tablet to factory settings and I manage to do eevrything wrong I'm good I know... Anyways I followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950 that thread and did nvflash FULL restore, using bekit's original image. After all that when the Gtab boots up in just stays in the Tap n Tap logo trying to load. I tried Rcgabriel's solution and I dont know how to rename the partition 9 file name to make it clockworkmod. I'm sure its not hard I just cant seem to do it right. Any help will be appreciated thank you all.
This may be a stupid question but how long did you wait at the Tap N Tap screen? When I restored mine it stayed there for a good 5 minutes or longer before giving me the home screen. Maybe wait a bit longer. Or nvflash it again.
Well....if you have a MicroSD card you can try to load Clockwork from there, then repartition the card. That might get you back up and running. Best thread for that, I think, is this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
That should give you step by step instructions on how to install Clockwork from an external SD card.
abecvar0627 said:
This may be a stupid question but how long did you wait at the Tap N Tap screen? When I restored mine it stayed there for a good 5 minutes or longer before giving me the home screen. Maybe wait a bit longer. Or nvflash it again.
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I didnt wait that long. Will try that then see if it works. Thanks for the tip.
Ronin916 said:
Well....if you have a MicroSD card you can try to load Clockwork from there, then repartition the card. That might get you back up and running. Best thread for that, I think, is this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
That should give you step by step instructions on how to install Clockwork from an external SD card.
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I do have one and I tried to do it like that but when I try to go into recovery it takes me to the Vanilla recovery and and it doesnt really do anything. But I will look at the thread and see if I'm missing anything Thanks
abecvar0627 said:
This may be a stupid question but how long did you wait at the Tap N Tap screen? When I restored mine it stayed there for a good 5 minutes or longer before giving me the home screen. Maybe wait a bit longer. Or nvflash it again.
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Waited 10 minutes and nothing happened I'm starting to believe that I did the impossible and bricked this thing.
If you can boot to apx mode you're probably not bricked. I would reinstall clockwork and partition the sd card or would try to nvflash again.
doctorisin said:
If you can boot to apx mode you're probably not bricked. I would reinstall clockwork and partition the sd card or would try to nvflash again.
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I am having the same problem.
History: I have used a whole bunch of different ROMS without any problems. Normally CWM works wonders for me. I have even nvflashed a couple of times and have been able to return to stock without any problems.
Enter Yesterday; I was just looking around and saw that viewsonic had an OTA out on 4/14. And I think to myself, I have to check it out. So as a natural process, I nvflash just like all the other times I have done it. But ALAS, I am not enjoying the TAP-n-TAP screens. The tablet just powers itself off after a while. When I power again, it just gets to the tap-n-tap screens and just stops there.
What I have done so far.
1. nvflash like a million times.
2. FORMAT and nvflash
3. Tried CWM on the SD card. ( I watch CWM install but then when I try VOL+ and power on, It shows CWM installing again and again.)
PLEASE HELP.
I had this, here are the basics of what I did to resolve it:
1. nvflash (which you have done)
2. Install CWM from the SD card (remembering that you have to edit the file "command" to say SDCARD2: instead of SDCARD: )
3. Remove the SD card
4. Go into CWM
5. Repartition the SD card
6. Clear cache/clear data (although I do not think this is necessary)
7. I might have had to re run nvflash. I did it so many times that day that I can not remember if I did it on my final run.
::edited to make step 2 not end in a smiley
Did you try doing NVflash with the part9.img file renamed to CWmod image file. When you do this this will put CWmod in there for you and then you can clear the cache and data.
Read sticky warning on using the latest update with CWM and older roms
cd112 said:
Did you try doing NVflash with the part9.img file renamed to CWmod image file. When you do this this will put CWmod in there for you and then you can clear the cache and data.
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Ah yes, I forgot about this option. This works well, especially if you do not have a spare SD card.
cd112 said:
Did you try doing NVflash with the part9.img file renamed to CWmod image file. When you do this this will put CWmod in there for you and then you can clear the cache and data.
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best way to install cwm in the situation you are in ..that should get u up and running quickly
enjoy
Hanging or looping at the TapNTap logo animation can usually be cleared with a simple data wipe. Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030915
@DrDr3z85 Did you ever find a solution ? I have the very same problem.
K J Rad said:
Hanging or looping at the TapNTap logo animation can usually be cleared with a simple data wipe. Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030915
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This solved the problem for me. Thanks for your help.
DrDr3z85 said:
Waited 10 minutes and nothing happened I'm starting to believe that I did the impossible and bricked this thing.
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Weird things happen when you interrupt a process like that. You may have screwed it up the first time around
the phone keeps coming up with a error. With a picture of a phone with a triangle with a exclamation point inside of it.
I have been searching I hope somebody can tell me.
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the phone keeps coming up with a error. With a picture of a phone with a triangle with a exclamation point inside of it.
I have been searching I hope somebody can tell me.
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That's the stock recovery. If you think that you are rooted with a custom recovery like Amon_RA, it sounds like either you are not, or you were and somehow you restored the stock recovery.
So, are you rooted? Is this the first time that you tried to get into Recovery? What method did you use to root the phone?
Universal 1 Click Eris Root App Apk - No PCs, No Scripts Needed, EASY
I'm not sure what I did wrong. I guess I need to know where I need to start from to restore the phone. So if someone can point me to the right direction that would be great. Also I'm not sure if the phone is Rooted still , I think were I messed up is where, I was installing custom ROM on the phone When it was booting up. It locked up at the loading spring. i installed GSB.v3.0-CM7.0.2-Eris
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792026 this will put you back to stock unrooted or download the rootcheck app in the market and check if you have root
if so then dont flash back to stock download rom manger and use that to flash a recovery either clockwork or scroll down and flash amons recovery i recommend amon ra recovery
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Universal 1 Click Eris Root App Apk - No PCs, No Scripts Needed, EASY
I'm not sure what I did wrong. I guess I need to know where I need to start from to restore the phone. So if someone can point me to the right direction that would be great. Also I'm not sure if the phone is Rooted still , I think were I messed up is where, I was installing custom ROM on the phone When it was booting up. It locked up at the loading spring. i installed GSB.v3.0-CM7.0.2-Eris
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Wait, so that sounds like you actually had Amon_RA recovery?
Question: when you installed GSB, did you wipe data/factory reset? And also flash Google apps?
If you start in the bootloader (hold VolDn when you power up), there should be a prompt to press VolUp to start in Recovery. If you press power up, do you get the Amon_RA recovery or do you get the exclamation point with triangle?
I fixed it last night I installed Amon_RA recovery . But I went back to GSB v3.0 where I messed up the first time installed find the second time but my SD card is not recognizing anymore. in the os. Only my 1gb SD card works now.
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I fixed it last night I installed Amon_RA recovery . But I went back to GSB v3.0 where I messed up the first time installed find the second time but my SD card is not recognizing anymore. in the os. Only my 1gb SD card works now.
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Did you ever partition the card for apps2sd on a ROM like xtrROM? If so, you'll need to repartition the card so it has only one partition. (You do this the same way that you partitioned - namely:
- backup the contents of your SD card
- restart in Recovery
- partition SD card menu
- partition SD
- set the options for partition sizes for ext2 and swap to 0 bytes
That will reset the card to a single partition, formatted fresh.
Thanks you guys, it's completely working now.
good news
it sure is good news. But now my friend has one that he's willing to sell me for $10.00 but it does not boot and I've been trying to fix it . I would like to get it for my girlfriend but figure if there's anything that can be done to it I think it's a paperweight. I can get to HBoot and fastboot . But not to recovery.
But for 10 bucks you can't beat it for parts right if I cant fix it
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it sure is good news. But now my friend has one that he's willing to sell me for $10.00 but it does not boot and I've been trying to fix it . I would like to get it for my girlfriend but figure if there's anything that can be done to it I think it's a paperweight. I can get to HBoot and fastboot . But not to recovery.
But for 10 bucks you can't beat it for parts right if I cant fix it
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Well have you tried the same thing for that phone as your phone you just got working? I'm pretty sure if you can get to hboot and faatboot then there's still hope. I just don't know how to fix but I'm sure someone will help you out soon enough
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I'm starting to think the phone has hardware issues also so I don't think it's can be fixed I think it's for parts only
Dear all,
Here is the situation. I decided to root my evo 3d gsm (hboot 1.5++) today, and all went well until I flashed a rom (virtuous). Now whenever I boot on the phone, it shows me this "V" logo and loads for more than 10minutes or so. I can go into my bootloader, but when I attempt to do anything from my clockworkmod recovery, when I press the power button to select different options, I get blank menus and I can attempt nothing. I am an unexperienced user, and can anyone out there who is experience render some assistance? I am at my wits end...
Thanks
Well I'm not too familier with the gsm version... the "V", is that part of the boot animation? and does it just loop over and over? maybe try reflashing clockworkmod and re wipe and install?
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Well I'm not too familier with the gsm version... the "V", is that part of the boot animation? and does it just loop over and over? maybe try reflashing clockworkmod and re wipe and install?
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The "V" is the part of the boot animation. And the "V" just glows again and again, yeah so i guess it loops. Why I am so worried is because I saw a window of my HTC sense booting to life earlier on, but I saw the words "Unfortunately... has... crashed..." but it was very brief, and after which the animation began again. Is it because I waited for too short a period of time? (around 15 minutes or so) or because it really boot looped? And how do I reflash clockwordmod when I can't access my phone and sd card? Will appreciate your kind help...
I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes for something too boot, and it should really never take longer than that. Can you tell me the steps you took to flash the rom(not to root it). and could you give some more info about your phone? are you s-on or s-off? And what do you mean by blank menus in clockwork mod? Do you know how to boot into your hboot menu? from there you can boot to fastboot and install the recovery from your pc. connect your phone to the pc while in fastboot mode and get your recovery.img file and type the following command from the command line:
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fastboot flash recovery /path/to/<recovery>.img
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I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes for something too boot, and it should really never take longer than that. Can you tell me the steps you took to flash the rom(not to root it). and could you give some more info about your phone? are you s-on or s-off? And what do you mean by blank menus in clockwork mod? Do you know how to boot into your hboot menu? from there you can boot to fastboot and install the recovery from your pc. connect your phone to the pc while in fastboot mode and get your recovery.img file and type the following command from the command line:
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fastboot flash recovery /path/to/<recovery>.img
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Ok, here is the infomation. I live in Singapore, which is a part of Southeast Asia, my phone is the GSM version with HBoot 1.530007(i cant remember the decimal placing).
I firstly used HTCDEV to unlock my bootloader, which went well, then I went to evohacks to get the conventional rooting method, which went well too. And it all came when I was careless, and I accidentally forgot to wipe the data and cache of my evo before i flashed the rom. And now it gets stuck in the "V" logo loading phase. If the hboot menu is the menu where I have to press the powerbutton and the volume down button then yes. I can also get into my recovery, but the problem is that it shows a blank menu in (clockwordmod specifically), thus rendering whatever me helpless. i have downloaded the PG86IMG.zip and Im waiting for it to finish. So how do I go about solving this matter? This phone is my only asset and I really want to save it...
Blank menu as in for example when I click "Reboot", or "Factory Reset" or perhaps "Restore" in the CWD Recovery, it just shows me a blank menu with the CWD logo in the background, with no options or drop down words or whatsoever. And the sad thing is that I did not make any recoveries at all.... So I plucked my sd card out, and now im waiting to finish downloading the PG86IMG.zip to put on my sd and into my phone, and flash it to revert it back to stock and stuff..... I hope this works
Ok, well as long as you can get to either hboot or recovery you'll be ok. I would recommend flashing 4ext recovery, as it has never failed me and seems to help others. here is the link to it. Download that and pull the recovery.img out and flash that from your pc with the command I gave above. It sounds like you are either pushing the wrong button in the recovery or it might just be messing up for some reason. Is it the touchscreen version of clockworkmod?
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Ok, well as long as you can get to either hboot or recovery you'll be ok. I would recommend flashing 4ext recovery, as it has never failed me and seems to help others. here is the link to it. Download that and pull the recovery.img out and flash that from your pc with the command I gave above. It sounds like you are either pushing the wrong button in the recovery or it might just be messing up for some reason. Is it the touchscreen version of clockworkmod?
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The recovery is the free version, so it shouldn't be the touch one. May I ask, what do you mean by recovery.img? I emptied my SD card so that I can put the PG86IMG.zip into it later. Any more specific steps you can give? Sorry but Im really a newb in the android world
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The recovery is the free version, so it shouldn't be the touch one. May I ask, what do you mean by recovery.img? I emptied my SD card so that I can put the PG86IMG.zip into it later. Any more specific steps you can give? Sorry but Im really a newb in the android world
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The recovery.img is the image that the phone flashes to install the recovery. If you look in the zip I posted in the link you'll see that file in there. the one I posted is the 4ext touch recovery. you can manually flash that file to your phone in case you can't get it to boot(like your case). I would suggest trying the 4ext recovery I linked, or maybe try to boot to recovery again and see if its touch based. Were the menus working when you flashed the virtuous rom, and then it stopped working?
OH stupid me. Whoops. Actually I CAN navigate. Ive been pressing the wrong button all this while. I pressed the power instead of the camera, which is the select button. Whoops. seems like CMD was working after all. sorry...
ok but still, can I just attempt to install the RUU file I downloaded in the CWD menu? Will it work? Will my phone be reverted back to its original unrooted state? I saw someone say it could...
There is something bugging me though. My SD card is now completely empty. Will it have any negative effects on what i do?
I thought something like that was happening, glad you got it sorted. Try to wipe everything and reinstall your virtious rom again first. yes the PG86IMG.zip will return you back to complete stock, recovery and all. So if you do that you might have to re-root all over again.
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There is something bugging me though. My SD card is now completely empty. Will it have any negative effects on what i do?
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no it won't.
thank you so much! So since now everything is clean, you recommend another shot at the virtous? I just drag it and put it in my sd card right? Neat! Will go try, if i encounter another problem will come back here. Thanks a lot! It really means a lot to me!
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thank you so much! So since now everything is clean, you recommend another shot at the virtous? I just drag it and put it in my sd card right? Neat! Will go try, if i encounter another problem will come back here. Thanks a lot! It really means a lot to me!
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I would recommend trying it before you go back to stock just to re-do it all, but its up to you. yeah if you need more help just come here or pm me. glad you got it working again!
Thank You!
Oh ok! I thought by clearing the data using recovery on the phone and sd will render the root useless. Will try redoing it again. Will update you on the further details
Many thanks!
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Oh ok! I thought by clearing the data using recovery on the phone and sd will render the root useless. Will try redoing it again. Will update you on the further details
Many thanks!
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If you only wipe /data/ you will still have root. sdcard doesn't matter.
mrkittyhawk said:
Oh ok! I thought by clearing the data using recovery on the phone and sd will render the root useless. Will try redoing it again. Will update you on the further details
Many thanks!
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So theoretically flashing the ROM shouldn't take more than... around 15 minutes?
correct
Its now 10 minutes and so far my phone had made 2 major vibrations. So if this doesn't work, can i just wipe all the data again, put the PG86IMG.zip in my phone, go to recovery to install it, and then I just press reboot right?
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Its now 10 minutes and so far my phone had made 2 major vibrations. So if this doesn't work, can i just wipe all the data again, put the PG86IMG.zip in my phone, go to recovery to install it, and then I just press reboot right?
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Sometimes sense roms can take a bit, but if its vibrating than it should be working. if not just put the PG86IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard and boot into hboot and let it do its thing. no need to wipe data for that.
I followed a post on here from malloneem - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037368 - but I ran into an issue. I have CM7 running just fine on NT (thanks by the way ) but I'm trying up "upgrade" to CM10. I can boot into recovery and then into TWRP but it hangs after selecting the acclaim.zip file and gapps file. It states "Flashing file 1 of 2 /sdcard/sgt7-10-20121124-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip" I let it run for 2 hours, but no luck.
Thanks in advance!
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I followed a post on here from malloneem - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037368 - but I ran into an issue. I have CM7 running just fine on NT (thanks by the way ) but I'm trying up "upgrade" to CM10. I can boot into recovery and then into TWRP but it hangs after selecting the acclaim.zip file and gapps file. It states "Flashing file 1 of 2 /sdcard/sgt7-10-20121124-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip" I let it run for 2 hours, but no luck.
Thanks in advance!
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The method you're using is rather old. Before you try anything else I will interrupt your possibly long strenuous process of flashing CM10.
Before you attempt anything else, restore your tablet. You might be mad at me for saying this, but it makes things easier using the newer methods for flashing ROMs. You can restore your tablet by writing this repart.img to an SD card and putting it in your nook. It will write stock BN ROM to your tablet. Use this:
http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/how-to-un-brick-a-nook-tablet-8gb-or-16gb/
A lot of people have problems with TWRP. I could never get it to stop freezing up. Assuming you want to internally flash CM10 I'll give you this link to follow:
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/cm10-0-jelly-bean-for-nook-tablet-uploading/
If you are new to flashing ROMs there is a very simple way of using CM10 from an SD card. Just write it to your SD card and you're good! You can use a partitioning tool such as MiniTool to expand the different partitions of your SD card. Use this method if you want run from an SD card.
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/cm10-0-jellybean-sdcard-img-for-nook-tablet/
If you run into any problems along the way, just ask!
I appreciate the reply. I was able to flash back to factory, but I'm a bit perplexed on the second link. I do want to run CM10 internally. I was able to grab the file, but the link isn't exactly noob friendly on a "how to". Could you point me in the right direction to get started on this?
Thanks
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I appreciate the reply. I was able to flash back to factory, but I'm a bit perplexed on the second link. I do want to run CM10 internally. I was able to grab the file, but the link isn't exactly noob friendly on a "how to". Could you point me in the right direction to get started on this?
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056626
Try this out.
Mega simple super duper easy way where you don't have to set up any partitions at all:
1. Download one of the ready-made CM10 sd-card images on Iamafanof website. Doesn't matter which! These images contain Cyanoboot.
2. Burn this image
3. Put your CM10 and gApps on this or another sd card.
4. Boot into Cyanoboot by holdninh "n" during bootup. Choose "sd recovery"
5. Clear cache and dalvik
6. Choose your zips and flash them
Once CM10 is installed you'll have Cyanboboot and CWM installed internally so if you need to reflass you just boot into Cyanoboot by holding the "n" at bootup.
datallboy said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056626
Try this out.
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@SuicidalSoldier:
I'd also suggest taking a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more info/pointers -- especially w.r.t. making backup in case you make mistakes in flashing.
Thank you for the info. I'll give these a try and post back my results.
Somehow after installing I keep stuck at the CyanogenMod splash screen.
I have already re-installed but to no avail.
Any hints?
shadowhumper said:
Somehow after installing I keep stuck at the CyanogenMod splash screen.
I have already re-installed but to no avail.
Any hints?
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Takes a while for the initial boot to start. Just wait 2 or 3 minutes and it should boot.
datallboy said:
Takes a while for the initial boot to start. Just wait 2 or 3 minutes and it should boot.
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It indeed takes 2-3 minutes but then it just flashes the Android home screen and goes back to the cyanogenmod boot splash screen.
I am guessing I should install another build perhaps?
shadowhumper said:
It indeed takes 2-3 minutes but then it just flashes the Android home screen and goes back to the cyanogenmod boot splash screen.
I am guessing I should install another build perhaps?
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Go to recovery and do a factory rest/total wipe, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache. Then install the ROM again. If it still doesn't work try a different ROM.
shadowhumper said:
It indeed takes 2-3 minutes but then it just flashes the Android home screen and goes back to the cyanogenmod boot splash screen.
I am guessing I should install another build perhaps?
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By "cyanogenmod boot splash" do you means "Cyanoboot splash" or "Cyanogenmod boot-animation"?
You need to say more on what you did to "flash the ROM" so that we can discern what you might have done wrong.
datallboy said:
Go to recovery and do a factory rest/total wipe, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache. Then install the ROM again. If it still doesn't work try a different ROM.
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Thanks dude, that did the trick. I guess the problem I had was with a corrupt image that I have downloaded.
My brother decided to update the his phone from CM12 to CM13, however after the update started as soon as the screen flashes the picture of the android robot the screen simply turned itself off.
Then the screen turns on a for a second or so only to turn off after. This keeps repeating, sometimes it turns on with a black screen, other times with the android robot.
I waited a while to see if it could be something update related but it just kept going on like this for hours, so I took off the battery and plugged it on again, but whenever I try to access recovery it goes back to updating.
If it's worth noting, he was using an SD card as internal memory, his device storage was mostly full but he made some space for downloading the update image.
Is the phone bricked or is still possible to undo this and force updating with adb or something?
Thanks in advance.
Do you have a custom recovery on the phone?
Did you wipe data before updating?
Vagelis1608 said:
Do you have a custom recovery on the phone?
Did you wipe data before updating?
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There is CM recovery on the phone, but no, data wasn't wiped. It was an update through the phone settings, not through recovery.
gemah said:
There is CM recovery on the phone, but no, data wasn't wiped. It was an update through the phone settings, not through recovery.
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I am not familiar with CM's update process.
Try booting without the SD card plugged in. Recovery also.
Vagelis1608 said:
I am not familiar with CM's update process.
Try booting without the SD card plugged in. Recovery also.
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I just checked wiki and other stuff. Updating from 12 to 13 shouldn't be an issue without wiping user data (as a matter of fact I did it with my Xperia SP/huashan and despite GApps crashing every second, everything else worked fine.
I tried without SD and SIM card, no difference.
And I actually managed to access recovery (it's slightly tricky), but it's stock. I'm pretty sure I've got CM recovery installed on this phone but now I'm even more puzzled about what the heck is going on.
No luck trying to access recovery with adb.
gemah said:
I just checked wiki and other stuff. Updating from 12 to 13 shouldn't be an issue without wiping user data (as a matter of fact I did it with my Xperia SP/huashan and despite GApps crashing every second, everything else m worked fine.
I tried without SD and SIM card, no difference.
And I actually managed to access recovery (it's slightly tricky), but it's stock. I'm pretty sure I've got CM recovery installed on this phone but now I'm even more puzzled about what the heck is going on.
No luck trying to access recovery with adb.
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No wonder the update process is stuck.
The ROM sees the update files and boots into recovery to flash them and the recovery checks their signature, but since the files are not singed by LG, the check fails and reboots back into android.
The files are either in /cache or /data.
Try to wipe /cache. If you can't or if it doesn't work, wipe /data. (You can use the recovery)
I tried to wipe user data with stock recovery but it's no use. Unfortunately it's limited to that.
Is it not possible to force flashing of the cm image or stock firmware image somehow? I've tried to access download mode (for flashing other images when an update fails) but I can't either.
Oh, and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays y'all!
gemah said:
I tried to wipe user data with stock recovery but it's no use. Unfortunately it's limited to that.
Is it not possible to force flashing of the cm image or stock firmware image somehow? I've tried to access download mode (for flashing other images when an update fails) but I can't either.
Oh, and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays y'all!
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I run out of ideas...
Are you sure the procedure you are following to access download mode is the right one?
Merry Christmas!
Vagelis1608 said:
I run out of ideas...
Are you sure the procedure you are following to access download mode is the right one?
Merry Christmas!
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure. Plugging the USB has it locked on the charging screen, unable to turn on. Trying to remove and place back battery works while plugged, but the Volume Up + Power combination boots to Android, not to download mode, unfortunately.
gemah said:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure. Plugging the USB has it locked on the charging screen, unable to turn on. Trying to remove and place back battery works while plugged, but the Volume Up + Power combination boots to Android, not to download mode, unfortunately.
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The other end of the USB cable is plugged in a PC with the proper drivers, right?
Vagelis1608 said:
The other end of the USB cable is plugged in a PC with the proper drivers, right?
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Yes, everything, but the phone, right on my side.
gemah said:
Yes, everything, but the phone, right on my side.
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You should figure out why download mode doesn't work.
Hard to say, though.
Vagelis1608 said:
You should figure out why download mode doesn't work.
Hard to say, though.
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I'd be more confident about trying something, like flashing recovery again, if I could access the internal storage of the phone somehow directly or if adb worked fine with it, but without that there isn't much that can be done I guess.