[Q] Flashing Rom problem - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello,
I've got a problem i'm to new to atrix rom'ing etc. not new to androids rooting, etc... by no means am i pro either.
Here's My problem. Everyone rom i try to install leaves me stuck at the motorola bootscreen with unlock in the top left corner.
The only thing that brings me back in Fruitcake 2.3.4
I am rooted
I have BL unlocked
I am move zip to sd card of the rom (here)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382934
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374931
Boot into recovery
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Install From zip
Choose Rom
Wipe Partition Cache
Wipe Dalvik cache
Stuck on Motorola Boot Logo w/ unlocked at tom left corner.
can anyone help me figure out what I am doing wrong?

Which recovery are you using? Try just wiping before and not after. I have not tried either of those ROMs but the CM7 Mod states to just do a wipe beforehand and not after. Maybe that might help.
sonikot said:
hello,
I've got a problem i'm to new to atrix rom'ing etc. not new to androids rooting, etc... by no means am i pro either.
Here's My problem. Everyone rom i try to install leaves me stuck at the motorola bootscreen with unlock in the top left corner.
The only thing that brings me back in Fruitcake 2.3.4
I am rooted
I have BL unlocked
I am move zip to sd card of the rom (here)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382934
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374931
Boot into recovery
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Install From zip
Choose Rom
Wipe Partition Cache
Wipe Dalvik cache
Stuck on Motorola Boot Logo w/ unlocked at tom left corner.
can anyone help me figure out what I am doing wrong?
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sonikot said:
Stuck on Motorola Boot Logo w/ unlocked at tom left corner.
can anyone help me figure out what I am doing wrong?
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How long are you letting it sit on the boot logo screen?
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live4nyy said:
Which recovery are you using? Try just wiping before and not after. I have not tried either of those ROMs but the CM7 Mod states to just do a wipe beforehand and not after. Maybe that might help.
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I never had any problems wiping before and after with any ROM.

live4nyy said:
Which recovery are you using? Try just wiping before and not after. I have not tried either of those ROMs but the CM7 Mod states to just do a wipe beforehand and not after. Maybe that might help.
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Using Rom Racer Recovery

upwards of 5 minutes, does the atrix take longer than that to boot the files?

I've heard upwards of ten minutes but any longer than that it prob didn't work.
sonikot said:
upwards of 5 minutes, does the atrix take longer than that to boot the files?
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live4nyy said:
I've heard upwards of ten minutes but any longer than that it prob didn't work.
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Yeah I left it for a hour when i came back still no go. but the fruitcake is only 1 minute as usual w/ roms

Bump anyone with ideas.

U could double check the phone specs make sure you have the right rom/country/phone combo also could try flash fauxs kernals they tend to work on most devices also did your touch screen seem broken or messed up could need to reflash the pds partion: ) .Img in advanced restore settings
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EVO 3D not going pass boot logo after Rom Manager

Hi Guys,
I really need help here.
I have a rooted and unlocked boot loader (Revolutionary) HTC Evo 3d. I already had clockwork recovery installed but when i opened ROM manager and clicked on download ROms it asked me to download clockwork recovery.......so i did. The phone got stuck so i pulled the battery out. Now i simply cannot get past the HTC boot logo. I can get into recovery but i do not want to factory reset as i don't have a backup of my data. Is there ANY way to do ANYTHING to fix this?
Would really appreciate any help in this regard. Any suggestions????
elevation_2 said:
Hi Guys,
I really need help here.
I have a rooted and unlocked boot loader (Revolutionary) HTC Evo 3d. I already had clockwork recovery installed but when i opened ROM manager and clicked on download ROms it asked me to download clockwork recovery.......so i did. The phone got stuck so i pulled the battery out. Now i simply cannot get past the HTC boot logo. I can get into recovery but i do not want to factory reset as i don't have a backup of my data. Is there ANY way to do ANYTHING to fix this?
Would really appreciate any help in this regard. Any suggestions????
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Try booting into recovery ...once there wipe dalvik cache, and also clear the option that says "data cache" will edit so I can reboot and get the exact wording but its data clear cache is what you want to clear as well..then once complete reboot phone and it should get you going. What ROM are you flashing?
**its wipe data/factory reset**
Clear that then reboot see if that helps
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
Kal*El said:
Try booting into recovery ...once there wipe dalvik cache, and also clear the option that says "data cache" will edit so I can reboot and get the exact wording but its data clear cache is what you want to clear as well..then once complete reboot phone and it should get you going. What ROM are you flashing?
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
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Im not flashing any ROM. Was just wanting to see what Roms are available when this happened.
Wiped Dalvik Cache and wiped cache partition but still unable to to get past logo.
elevation_2 said:
Im not flashing any ROM. Was just wanting to see what Roms are available when this happened.
Wiped Dalvik Cache and wiped cache partition but still unable to to get past logo.
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Did you wipe the data/factory reset.
You didn't mention that one..there's 3
1) wipe cache
2) dalvik
3) data/factory reset
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
Kal*El said:
Try booting into recovery ...once there wipe dalvik cache, and also clear the option that says "data cache" will edit so I can reboot and get the exact wording but its data clear cache is what you want to clear as well..then once complete reboot phone and it should get you going. What ROM are you flashing?
**its wipe data/factory reset**
Clear that then reboot see if that helps
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
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Don't really want to do a factory reset because i don't have a back up of my data. I guess no option other than this.
elevation_2 said:
Don't really want to do a factory reset because i don't have a back up of my data. I guess no option other than this.
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No its not a factory reset of your phone..ie: settings erase ..
This is through recovery on clock mod. All it does is clear the previous data which is probably why you get stuck in boot loop
its not going to erase your phone...
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
Kal*El said:
Did you wipe the data/factory reset.
You didn't mention that one..there's 3
1) wipe cache
2) dalvik
3) data/factory reset
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
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Did all 3. Dodnt work. In the fast boot theres an option of factory reset(Not in the recovery) should i go ahead with that? Or since my phone is unlocked and rooted that might mess things up more?
Last option is to flash again
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
elevation_2 said:
Did all 3. Dodnt work. In the fast boot theres an option of factory reset(Not in the recovery) should i go ahead with that? Or since my phone is unlocked and rooted that might mess things up more?
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It should be in recovery...if you are using clock mod ...let me see if I can get a screen shot ...stand by
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
Ok not uploading.....but once you boot into clock mod....in the options one of those is the data/wipe factory reset something like that in recovery...not fastboot.
If you did that then you will need to flash again....do a nandroid recovery and then try again
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
Kal*El said:
Ok not uploading.....but once you boot into clock mod....in the options one of those is the data/wipe factory reset something like that in recovery...not fastboot.
If you did that then you will need to flash again....do a nandroid recovery and then try again
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
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I know how to do that and did it correctly but no luck. I guess flashing a new rom is the only way.
Could you point me to where i can get ROMS for the eve 3d? There seem to be a few online so any recommendations?
Just copy a PG86IMG.zip image of TWRP to your sd and install through the bootloader.
Then, never use Clockworkmod recovery again in your lifetime.
Sent from my Evo³d
mazook98 said:
Just copy a PG86IMG.zip image of TWRP to your sd and install through the bootloader.
Then, never use Clockworkmod recovery again in your lifetime.
Sent from my Evo³d
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ummmm where can i get the PG86IMG.zip image of TWRP? Is this the stock rooted tom? Sorry for the stupid questions.
and NEVER will i use clockwork. Or at least till I'm no longer a noob.
mazook98 said:
Just copy a PG86IMG.zip image of TWRP to your sd and install through the bootloader.
Then, never use Clockworkmod recovery again in your lifetime.
Sent from my Evo³d
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Lol come on cwm isn't that bad..
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
Kal*El said:
Lol come on cwm isn't that bad..
Sent from my Swagurious Evo running CM7
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I never had a problem with cwm on devices with no other option.... But on devices that had other options the other options have always been the better choice. Could it be that cwm sucking necessitated an alternative or mere coincidence? Likely the latter... But I'll never use cwm if I have another option--cuz all I hear about is trouble.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
At the risk of becoming a pest can someone please tell me which rom to go for ? Im downloading virtuous_shooter for eve 3d.
Come on guys PLEASE tell me where to get the PG86IMG.zip image of TWRP. I really want the stock ROM. Kindda suffering here right now.
elevation_2 said:
Come on guys PLEASE tell me where to get the PG86IMG.zip image of TWRP. I really want the stock ROM. Kindda suffering here right now.
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http://db.tt/zuutoUJ
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That is what you're looking for but all it's gonna do is flash a different recovery. From your posts, it seems cwm recovery was still functional. You just need to flash a new rom and forget about your previous data. Always have a nandroid backup of some sort, and this won't happen. I nandroid backup once a week atleast, and more if I start tinkering with the rom. I have also NEVER had any problems with cwm recovery on any of the four android devices i've owned. I don't know why people dislike it so much.
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
bigmikehd2 said:
That is what you're looking for but all it's gonna do is flash a different recovery. From your posts, it seems cwm recovery was still functional. You just need to flash a new rom and forget about your previous data. Always have a nandroid backup of some sort, and this won't happen. I nandroid backup once a week atleast, and more if I start tinkering with the rom. I have also NEVER had any problems with cwm recovery on any of the four android devices i've owned. I don't know why people dislike it so much.
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
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THANK YOU.
On it now.

[Q] Problem while flashing CM7 for Thunderbolt. RC1.7 (phone is not booting)

Hi,
I successfully rooted my phone using Youtube tutorial without wiping data (revolutionary.io).
After that, I downloaded ROM Manager and tried to flash CM7 for Thunderbolt. RC1.7. While rebooting at that time, the Cyanogen mod screen appears and nothing happens. I am unable to proceed further and the phone is not booting. The phone is displaying that screen for more than 12 hours now. I tried removing the battery, reboot and nothing worked.
Did it get bricked? Can anyone help me resolving this?
Thanks,
Kala
Did you make a backup before flashing cm7?
Do you know how to boot into your bootloader?
Sent from my Bolt running LTB 3.0
RevosFTS said:
Did you make a backup before flashing cm7?
Do you know how to boot into your bootloader?
Sent from my Bolt running LTB 3.0
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No! Unfortunately, I didn't take backup.
I am ready forums and help to understand other options but for now, I don't know how to boot into bootloader.
Did you ever run in to this kind of problem?
Sounds like you didn't clear data and cache when it asked before install. You are going to have to clear them and probably have to reinstall from clockwork recovery.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
Yeah go into bootloader(power off then hold volume down button and power together) choose option for recovery. Wipe data/cache and reflash your rom. Lemme know if it works for ya.
Liquid Gingerbread 3.0
RevosFTS said:
Yeah go into bootloader(power off then hold volume down button and power together) choose option for recovery. Wipe data/cache and reflash your rom. Lemme know if it works for ya.
Liquid Gingerbread 3.0
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I am able to come to that screen and see different options there (ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.1)! There are 2 options to choose here to wipe:
1) wipe data/factory reset
2) wipe cache partition
Do I need to choose any of them or choose to install zip from sd card?
Thank you very much!
Choose both of those and then install zip from sdcard. Since you downloaded within rom manager it will be buried somewhere in the clockworkmod directory.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
Make sure to clear /system too.
Thank you all
It worked...I am able to boot with the new ROM. As I didn't back up, I lost all my data though! Will my contacts be anywhere and is there a way that I can get them back?
Thank you all once again!
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It's interesting! I don't see android market place here in this ROM...am I not seeing it right?
Thanks,
Kala
If your contacts were synced with your google account they should just auto-populate. You always want to wipe data/cache 3x before you flash a rom.
For legal reasons they don't include the market with their rom. It must be flashed separately.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
Same happened to me.. When I go bootloader(power off then hold volume down button and power together) it will not let me go down to recovery. it automatically does fast boot. I've been stuck on the CM7 boot screen for 3 hours. Anyother options?
Wrong post sorry
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[Q] Help - trying to go to CM7 - stuck at "Dual Core" screen

First of all, THANK you for making progress on freeing our phones!
I have read every thread I can find on this, but I cannot find an answer to my specific problem.
I will try to make this brief.
Now onto my problem.
I am on Gingerbread 2.3.4
I tried yesterday to go to CM7
I followed the directions posted here.
I get to step 12 on the " HowTo: Perform a bootstrap (or nandroid) backup and recovery of your Motorola Droid X2" where I am tapping recovery mode and the phone reboots - but when plugged into a wall charger, I get stuck at the dreaded dual core screen.
Since this happened, I have went into my ASR and selected wipe cache, wipe partition and also did the factory data reset while the phone was booted up.
Even in this state, which should be reset to factory if I understand this correctly - when I plug into a wall outlet, it still will not boot past the dual core screen.
Any ideas?
One question I have is, how do I wipe davilik cache?
Please help!!
Reinstall dx2bsr.apk Run it. Install recovery. Set recovery mode. Flash cm7 Then wipe all 3. Then while still in cwr flash ReRecoverydx2.cm7..... see my sigy link.
skwoodwiva said:
Reinstall dx2bsr.apk Run it. Install recovery. Set recovery mode. Flash cm7 Then wipe all 3. Then while still in cwr flash ReRecoverydx2.cm7..... see my sigy link.
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On it.
Thank you sincerely for your help! I know how noobish I am.
skwoodwiva said:
Reinstall dx2bsr.apk Run it. Install recovery. Set recovery mode. Flash cm7 Then wipe all 3. Then while still in cwr flash ReRecoverydx2.cm7..... see my sigy link.
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Hmm.. Well, I may need more detailed instructions.
I reinstalled dx2bsr.apk.
Ran it
installed recovery
set recovery mode
Then I am stuck. I am not sure what this means "Flash cm7 Then wipe all 3. Then while still in cwr flash ReRecoverydx2.cm7"
I am able to boot into the os now, but it still sticks at the dual core screen.
I'm sorry I a$$umed you were on Blur. No?
If ON cm7 you must install the cm7 (see the OP) bsr.apk.
ejlarson249 said:
Hmm.. Well, I may need more detailed instructions.
I reinstalled dx2bsr.apk.
Ran it
installed recovery
set recovery mode
Then I am stuck. I am not sure what this means "Flash cm7 Then wipe all 3. Then while still in cwr flash ReRecoverydx2.cm7"
I am able to boot into the os now, but it still sticks at the dual core screen.
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to wipe dalvik cache you go into advanced and then scroll down to dalvik cache and then if you want wipe battery stats. That should work out of it all. If anything, sbf back to 2.3.4, root, and then retry with the OG bootstrap and see where that takes you
No matter what I do, various combinations of putting the stock bootstrap back in, it will not reboot while plugged in. It freezes on the dual core screen.
I have done a full wipe, it still will not boot while on AC.
Ideas?
You are trying to boot What Rom???
If you have already flashed cm7 you MUST allow it to boot ( do a stock recovery wipe if needed-stuck @ m) then install cm7bsr.apk.
ejlarson249 said:
No matter what I do, various combinations of putting the stock bootstrap back in, it will not reboot while plugged in. It freezes on the dual core screen.
I have done a full wipe, it still will not boot while on AC.
Ideas?
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are you running the bootstrap while plugged in? try untethering it, running BSR then plugging it in when your phone turns off.
What I want to accomplish is running CM7.
I am currently running 2.3.4.
This is so frustrating!
I am currently reading through the link in your sig, but that isn't clear enough either.
Sorry, I am not getting this, there is too much jargon I don't understand. LOL!
ejlarson249 said:
What I want to accomplish is running CM7.
I am currently running 2.3.4.
This is so frustrating!
I am currently reading through the link in your sig, but that isn't clear enough either.
Sorry, I am not getting this, there is too much jargon I don't understand. LOL!
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sorry, bro, are you booting into the bootstrap (BSR) while you're plugged into the wall outlet? If you are try to run BSR while not plugged into <the wall> and then once the phone shuts off [black screen] plug it in and then see if it boots into BSR.
You can boot to blur 234.
reinstall our old bsr and get it working.
This should get you to cwr.
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Then flash cm7 and gapps then wipe all three than flash rerecovery.cm7
I would suggest SBFing back to stock 2.3.4 blur and then follow the steps in the OP for cm7. Seems your very setup is very screwed up at this point. Sometimes it is just easier and faster to do a quick SBF and start over. Just my two cents
Well through some combination of things, it looks like I am magically in CM7.
Thanks all!
motcher41 said:
I would suggest SBFing back to stock 2.3.4 blur and then follow the steps in the OP for cm7. Seems your very setup is very screwed up at this point. Sometimes it is just easier and faster to do a quick SBF and start over. Just my two cents
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Btw OP, you should probably learn how to do this. (sbf'ing)
It has saved ass after ass.
thelowend said:
Btw OP, you should probably learn how to do this. (sbf'ing)
It has saved ass after ass.
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yes, yes it has, haha
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[Q] Reset to fully stock

So i purchased an atrix 4g off of eBay, and it has a few Root applications on it, but isn't actually rooted.
The android recovery mode is also broken, i get an android robot with the Attention symbol. Would post a link to one i found on the internet but i cannot since i am under 8 posts.
The phone was on 2.3.6 build # 4.5.141 when i received it. and i have done nothing to it so far.
So maybe someone applied OTA updates and killed the root or something, idk.
in the end the end i would like to root it with some ISC.
So is there anyway i can Reset everything to stock out of the box. Or to fix the problems with recovery?
Also for now it wont really be used as a phone, as i don't have a sim yet.
To cover the basics here let's make sure the phone isn't bootloader unlocked or rooted. To check bootloader, when you boot the phone, does the moto screen say "Unlocked" in top left hand corner of the screen? If not, it isn't. Then for root, check it with the app root checker basic or pro from market. Get back to the thread once you can answer those questions and then I will post something to help you with the getting ics.
Sent from my Atrix with XDA Premium
Both of those come up as a no So no unlocked boot loader and no root
Try this but you know the risks of messing with the phone right??? Read EVERYTHING before you do. Your phone says a different version of firmware than the thread but if you look back in the posts of the thread in the end, it will work. You can also read the Atrix thread stickies.
Edit.... having trouble posting link ... give me sec.
Edit 2....can't post from phone. Let me post it from my computer when I get to the computer in the morning.
Sent from my Atrix with XDA Premium
Is this the link you wanted to post?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
If so i cant go through with it because my "Android Recovery" menu is broken.
Ahh now i see, i was selecting the wrong option stupid me
Ok now i have my bootloader unlocked CMW installed, wouldn't boot into android just sat there on M dual core screen for a long time. Ok tries to install another rom
MIUI but that has the same problem gets stuck at That Screen, i can still get into recovery, and everything.
Now what?
dfanz0r said:
Ok now i have my bootloader unlocked CMW installed, wouldn't boot into android just sat there on M dual core screen for a long time. Ok tries to install another rom
MIUI but that has the same problem gets stuck at That Screen, i can still get into recovery, and everything.
Now what?
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Did you wipe before installing?
Sent from my MB860 running Jokersax's CM9
Yes i wiped
dfanz0r said:
Yes i wiped
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Try cm9. Here's the order you should do it in:
1. Full wipe
2. Flash 0.6
3. Flash 0.6 again
4. Flash gapps
Sent from my MB860 running Jokersax's CM9
dfanz0r said:
Is this the link you wanted to post?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
If so i cant go through with it because my "Android Recovery" menu is broken.
Ahh now i see, i was selecting the wrong option stupid me
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Yup that was it.
Glad you found it.
Sent from my Atrix with XDA Premium
giqbal said:
Try cm9. Here's the order you should do it in:
1. Full wipe
2. Flash 0.6
3. Flash 0.6 again
4. Flash gapps
Sent from my MB860 running Jokersax's CM9
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This doesn't work either same result
Does anyone else have any ideas?
dfanz0r said:
Does anyone else have any ideas?
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Have you flashed a different ROM for the time being to at least have a working phone? Like a blur or cm7 ROM?
Sent from my Atrix with XDA Premium
Thats is what i was going to try next, i havent got to it today.
Are you flashing plugged in? Try flashing the rom without having your phone plugged in.
Also, if you're at the M logo screen, I suggest waiting it out for quite a while. Be patient. I used to think when I flashed roms that I was stuck at M logo, but I just wasn't waiting long enough, especially coming from a full wipe.
Otherwise, try doing a battery pull and then putting it back in and booting it up.
You can also try using Nottachtrix with the installer? I've heard that fixes a lot of people's problems that are getting stuck at logo screen.
well right now it seems that the battery is dead and wont charge....
So im not sure what im gonna do about that
Ok so im installing NottachTrix now will report how it went when done.
Also about leaving it on to boot, i did that for 24 hours, nothing happened
Edit:
It seems to be working so far. The phone is stuck at a charging screen with a battery icon, much more than it was before.
dfanz0r said:
Ok so im installing NottachTrix now will report how it went when done.
Also about leaving it on to boot, i did that for 24 hours, nothing happened
Edit:
It seems to be working so far. The phone is stuck at a charging screen with a battery icon, much more than it was before.
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Wipe cache partition, wipe data, wipe delvik. Install Rom (cm7). Reboot recovery. Install gapps. Reboot now. If it's not working perhaps you cwm is outdated?
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium
NottachTrix works fine so far, my battery just needed to charge some.

[Q] Help, stuck at "dual Core" screen. I can access CWM Recovery though

Hey folks,
So the end of Q3 came with no ICS so I decided it was time to learn about modding these phones. I have modded Xboxes etc so I figured I would try to take this on.
My Phone:
AT&T MB860 bone stock with 4591 on it when I started.
I was able to unlock the phone following a tutorial on youtube. Then I tried to reflash CWM and CM7 using AUTOMATIC_UNLOCK_V4.2. Thats where things went wrong. The phone got stuck at the Dual core screen (to be honest I might not have waited 10 minutes after flashing).
So now here I am the battery is drained so I am using a cut off USB cable for power. When the phone is booting it says "unlocked" in the top left corner I can access all of the menus. When I choose recovery the phone boots into ClockWork Mod recovery. I am hoping I am half way there and the kind folks here can guide me to the finish. If not I'm open to starting from scratch whichever is going to be fastest. I'll attach a few pics for reference
Mycotopian said:
Hey folks,
So the end of Q3 came with no ICS so I decided it was time to learn about modding these phones. I have modded Xboxes etc so I figured I would try to take this on.
My Phone:
AT&T MB860 bone stock with 4591 on it when I started.
I was able to unlock the phone following a tutorial on youtube. Then I tried to reflash CWM and CM7 using AUTOMATIC_UNLOCK_V4.2. Thats where things went wrong. The phone got stuck at the Dual core screen (to be honest I might not have waited 10 minutes after flashing).
So now here I am the battery is drained so I am using a cut off USB cable for power. When the phone is booting it says "unlocked" in the top left corner I can access all of the menus. When I choose recovery the phone boots into ClockWork Mod recovery. I am hoping I am half way there and the kind folks here can guide me to the finish. If not I'm open to starting from scratch whichever is going to be fastest. I'll attach a few pics for reference
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(I went through this today, I needed to use option 6 in automatic unlock 4.2 before I could get a Rom on my phone.) this was wrong, tried so many things I got confused, go to this thread:
[Unlocked Only][RECOVERY][2011-11-14] Custom CWM-based Recovery 5.0.2.7-atrix5 in ATRIX android development
and download one of the zipped recoveries, flash through recovery to get a modified CWM that left me install a Rom. I was stuck at the same screen as you before I did this now I'm up and running with MROM.
Your recovery is too old. Get a newer version of CWM. Try flashing this. If you can't you will have to fastboot flash a newer recovery.
Flash ROMs with CWM, not automated tools. CWM is the safest way. As soon as you get a new recovery installed create a backup. Good luck!
okay guys I'm jammed up I download the file CWM_Atrix4G_5.0.2.0 and copied it to a clean microsd. Then I went through the recovery menu
Install zip from sdcard>choose zip from sdcard>
In the next folder list I am unable to find the CWM file. Any tips on how to get the file straight onto the phones internal flash? Maybe through RSD?
Dude, you're trying to install recovery from the recovery... Doesn't really make sense, does it?
Use fastboot instead.
Avoid RSD at all costs.
ravilov said:
Dude, you're trying to install recovery from the recovery... Doesn't really make sense, does it?
Use fastboot instead.
Avoid RSD at all costs.
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You can't do a first install of recovery from recovery. But you can update (assuming recovery is functioning - even partially).
upndwn4par said:
You can't do a first install of recovery from recovery. But you can update (assuming recovery is functioning - even partially).
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Yeah, I know. You posted a flashable ZIP, the only one I am aware of.
I'd still recommend a standard fastboot flash though.
ravilov said:
Yeah, I know. You posted a flashable ZIP, the only one I am aware of.
I'd still recommend a standard fastboot flash though.
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Huh? The only one? Did you search?
upndwn4par said:
Huh? The only one? Did you search?
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No... Not really.
Hey, I said "that I'm aware of".
ravilov said:
No... Not really.
Hey, I said "that I'm aware of".
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I have flashed recovery with fastboot exactly once - when I unlocked by bootloader. Ever since it has been flashable zips.
Okay I successfully flashed the new recovery to v5.0.2. Then I chose "apply /sdcard/update.zip" I received the "Install from sdcard complete message" I then chose "+Go Back+" then "reboot". The phone rebooted and sat at the logo with "unlocked" in the corner for a few minutes. I thought maybe I needed to clear it by pulling the battery for a few seconds, which I did. then I let it sit on my desk for 20 minutes at the logo screen.
do need to go in and clear cache? is there another file I should try to flash?
Any input would be appreciated.
Mycotopian said:
Okay I successfully flashed the new recovery to v5.0.2. Then I chose "apply /sdcard/update.zip" I received the "Install from sdcard complete message" I then chose "+Go Back+" then "reboot". The phone rebooted and sat at the logo with "unlocked" in the corner for a few minutes. I thought maybe I needed to clear it by pulling the battery for a few seconds, which I did. then I let it sit on my desk for 20 minutes at the logo screen.
do need to go in and clear cache? is there another file I should try to flash?
Any input would be appreciated.
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You probably need to re-flash your ROM.
Wipe data, cache, Dalvik, then flash ROM.
upndwn4par said:
You probably need to re-flash your ROM.
Wipe data, cache, Dalvik, then flash ROM.
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I ran the wipe, cache, davlik then reran the update.zip.
I am still stuck at dual core screen with unlocked the corner.
Mycotopian said:
I ran the wipe, cache, davlik then reran the update.zip.
I am still stuck at dual core screen with unlocked the corner.
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Umm... That would just install the recovery again. You need to flash a ROM. Seems like your boot partition (aka. the kernel) is borked.
ravilov said:
Umm... That would just install the recovery again. You need to flash a ROM. Seems like your boot partition (aka. the kernel) is borked.
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Success!
Thank you to everyone that helped.
Now that its done is there a link to outline what all my new perks and features are now that I am rooted and running?
Mycotopian said:
Success!
Thank you to everyone that helped.
Now that its done is there a link to outline what all my new perks and features are now that I am rooted and running?
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I just installed CM7 on my Atrix last week. Don't forget to install gapps like I did. I had to install them as a zip from the recovery, but I think it's also possible to use the ROM Manager app.
Look for the Google Apps section on this thread: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257574 This will have the Market (now Google Play) so you can download more apps.
After that, play with all the features! I started with Menu > Settings > CyanogenMod Settings and started playing around. Don't play with the performance settings without knowing what they do.
Also, Make a backup! Make a backup! Make a backup! It may save you when little else will.
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Mycotopian said:
Success!
Thank you to everyone that helped.
Now that its done is there a link to outline what all my new perks and features are now that I am rooted and running?
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Awesome! Enjoy!

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