So I accidentally made my Photon boot into a black screen with my CWM options all in white letters. At the bottom it says "Cold booting Linux". I cannot select any options to go into Android recovery. Any one ever see/hear of this and if so, how do I fix it. Thanks in advance.
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I should also add that every time I select android recovery, all of my options reload themselves and OS boot in 5 seconds appears.
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thomasmatt25 said:
So I accidentally made my Photon boot into a black screen with my CWM options all in white letters. At the bottom it says "Cold booting Linux". I cannot select any options to go into Android recovery. Any one ever see/hear of this and if so, how do I fix it. Thanks in advance.
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You need to reinstall your recovery.. Via fastboot or bootstrap. One of those two should def work. Worst case scenario is a SBF back to stock, I had that issue and sbf'd instead of trying recovery install.. was stupid..
Edit : Nevermind. It does look like you need to fastboot flash recovery. Should only take a few minutes to do.
Mine does the same thing. When the phone first boots you have 5 seconds to toggle. Press the down volume button until it says recovery. Then volume up to select it. No need to flash recovery unless you miss the M bootlogo.
I got to this mode by partitioning emmc or something like that. I got into the partition menu in CWM and there was no go back option. It was an accident for sure, but hasn't affected operations. I just don't have the M while booting.
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atroph said:
Edit : Nevermind. It does look like you need to fastboot flash recovery. Should only take a few minutes to do.
Mine does the same thing. When the phone first boots you have 5 seconds to toggle. Press the down volume button until it says recovery. Then volume up to select it. No need to flash recovery unless you miss the M bootlogo.
I got to this mode by partitioning emmc or something like that. I got into the partition menu in CWM and there was no go back option. It was an accident for sure, but hasn't affected operations. I just don't have the M while booting.
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That is the same thin I get, however I cannot go into CWM. When I select it, it just reboots that menu. When I get back home today, I'm gonna install CWM like its my first time again. Thus time I can choose another color other then orange.
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I nflashed which i have done on several occasions before and then tried to restore a backup from clockwork and it messed up. i re nflashed and im stuck in a boot loop at the tapntalk and n screen. how can i fix this
Please help. I have done the full format utility then nvflash stock. Still boot loops at tapntap screen. Tried flashing clockwork. 8 through nvflash and can get to recovery but can't select any options due to side touch keys not responding
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Gtab boot loop tapntap screen
I nflashed which i have done on several occasions before and then tried to restore a backup from clockwork and it messed up. i re nflashed and im stuck in a boot loop at the tapntalk and n screen. how can i fix this
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pitmanr2003 said:
Please help. I have done the full format utility then nvflash stock. Still boot loops at tapntap screen. Tried flashing clockwork. 8 through nvflash and can get to recovery but can't select any options due to side touch keys not responding
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pitmanr2003,
You seem to know nvflash and CWM, so I'll give you the short version.
NVFlash back and install CWM so you can work in it.
I associate boot looping with partition problems -- your tablet needs to
be re-partitions in CWM.
When you have a working CWM, go to the Advanced menu and run
the Repartition option. Set it for 2048 and 0 when requested. Takes
a while so don't panic.
When that finishes, also Fix Permissions. Then Wipe Dalvic Cache.
The go back to the main CWM menu and Wipe Cache and Wipe
Factory Data.
Having done this, you can reload your rom. If CWM is still working,
you can use it to load. If not, you have plenty of nvflash experience
now to do it that way.
Hope this helps.
Rev
P. S. -- I don't use the format utilities. Also, in CWM the Volume rocker
moves the menu selection up and down. Home selects the item. Back
will take you back a step. I think these directions are just above the
menu at the top of the screen.
P. S. S. -- If you can't flash CWM, flash stock and then look at the new
post I just created in Q&A Forum on "Emergency CWM Recovery MiniSD".
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I have got cwm. Installed. And can move up and down. The problem is I can't select any options due to the home key and the back key don't work now. They used to work perfect. Till all this happened.
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pitmanr2003,
If the keys don't work with CWM, the I don't see anything to do
but go back and re-nvflash and see of that will get CWM to
working. Also, make sure the CWM is the bekit .8 version.
I mean re-nvflash to stock 1105 and reload CWM.
Rev
i can flash back to stock. I dont know what version, but all it does is boot loop, so how can i install cwm. The way i am installing cwm is through nflash by replacing part9 with the downloaded cwm for internal. I just change the name of it to part9. i have also tried the 46 nflash and it boot loops as well. i think im flashing cwm wrong through nflash, but that is all that Info i have found.
pitmanr2003,
Don't use the '46' it is for Linux and I have helped other people who loaded it and
got boot loops.
You say you are installing CWM -- what happens when you shut down, and then
restart by pressing power and volume +. Do you get CWM? Or what?
If we can get CWM installed and opened and working, then we can do several things ranging
from wiping cache to resetting factory data, to re-partitioning to wiping the dalvik
cache to fix permissions -- all of which could tip us over from not working to working.
Don't give up yet. Be patient and keep thinking.
Let us know.....
Rev
I can get cwm installed. I get to the recovery screen. And can use volume up and down to navigate but I can't select the options. My home and back button wont work. I push them and it does nothing. They worked fine before I did nflash and tried to restore a backup I had from while back.
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pitmanr2003 said:
I can get cwm installed. I get to the recovery screen. And can use volume up and down to navigate but I can't select the options. My home and back button wont work. I push them and it does nothing. They worked fine before I did nflash and tried to restore a backup I had from while back.
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Do you have bekit's 1105 image on the machine right now?
If not, what do you have on it?
I have it on there. Just don't know if I have it installed right being my home key and back button aren't workink. I queasy it is 1105. The one for internal use that is from sticky on installing cwm and roms
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Ok... we're not understanding each other. I asked what version of the nvflash image you have on there.
1) You must nvflash with bekit's 1105 image
2) You must use CWM .8
Any other combination will give you trouble.
I think I need to start over. What is best steps to get clean slate. Here is what I have tried. I used the format nflash utility that is stickied. Then I nvflashed what I assume is 1105. How can I tell? I just use the one that is stickied in here as well. When I do that it acts like its going to load. But it gets to tapntap screen and just keeps looping. Then I tried to format again through nflash. And then flash cwm to try to set partition size. The way I do this and may be wrong. I take cwm and rename it to part9
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And reflash that way. I then can get to bekit .8 but home buttons and back button wont select options. I think where I'm going wrong is how I'm installing cwm through nflash. But can't find tutorial for it
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pitmanr2003 said:
I think I need to start over. What is best steps to get clean slate. Here is what I have tried. I used the format nflash utility that is stickied. Then I nvflashed what I assume is 1105. How can I tell? I just use the one that is stickied in here as well. When I do that it acts like its going to load. But it gets to tapntap screen and just keeps looping. Then I tried to format again through nflash. And then flash cwm to try to set partition size. The way I do this and may be wrong. I take cwm and rename it to part9
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The 1105 is part of the filename that you would download... "nvflash_gtablet_2010110500.zip"
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And reflash that way. I then can get to bekit .8 but home buttons and back button wont select options. I think where I'm going wrong is how I'm installing cwm through nflash. But can't find tutorial for it
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If you are looping at the TapNTap screen you can probably install CWM from an SD card instead of through nvflash. Instructions can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1020747
Thx I will try that. I don't have any blank micro SD cards. Only my phone one. Will it be safe to just put it on root of it and use it. Even without deleting my files already on it
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It should be but you never know. If you can back it up to your computer first that would be better.
That's what I probably will do
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I am using Liquid Thundersense 1.4...I went into the liquid toolbox last night to do a wipe because I was going to flash a new rom. When I said yes to the wipe it turned off and then cam back on at my like main (i guess it is called a bootloader screen) and it will not get any farther than that...I'm not sure what to do about this because the only way the phone responds to anything is by pulling the battery or holding the power and both volume buttons down to restart back to the same damn thing again...I have never had a problem like this so I'm not sure where to go from here...Any help would be appreciated greatly!
I searched everywhere and could find anything this specific
OK I think my terminology was a little off...I guess the bootloader screen is the white screen where you can access fastboot, recovery, factory reset, etc...I still have s-off according to this screen...I can get here by holding down the down volume and the power and I can get to clockwork recovery. But it's when i try to reboot after either one that it gets stuck at that first loading screen
It sounds like you need to put a ROM on your SD card, boot into recovery and flash it from there. Did you not do a wipe and erased your existing ROM? No wonder the phone can't boot anymore.
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laneharts said:
OK I think my terminology was a little off...I guess the bootloader screen is the white screen where you can access fastboot, recovery, factory reset, etc...I still have s-off according to this screen...I can get here by holding down the down volume and the power and I can get to clockwork recovery. But it's when i try to reboot after either one that it gets stuck at that first loading screen
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You are right.
The white screen is the bootloader.
When you get to bootloader navigate to recovery.
if you have made a back up in the past you can go to backup/recovery and recover your old back up.
If not you will have to do what the user above said.
Put a rom.zip file on your sd card and flash it in recovery.
cowisland...thanks i did that and it worked...i must have done the damn wipe wrong or whatever, but i put a rom on my sd and it took care of the problem!
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cowisland...thanks i did that and it worked...i must have done the damn wipe wrong or whatever, but i put a rom on my sd and it took care of the problem!
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I would always go to recovery to wipe don't do it within any rom or even rom manager but just my 2 cents
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Ok, so I got my Electrify a few days ago, rooted it and everything went fine. Worked for about a day, but then the battery died. I charged it, but now it sticks on the Dual Core boot logo, wont boot at all. I'm terrified.
Can anyone help?
I've tried running Android Recovery (I get "Failed to boot 2")
I've tried messing around in FastBoot and with RDB, but I'm getting nowhere.
I'm desperate, and as the Electrify is new, I'm not having any luck finding in-depth help.
Anyone? You may email me if you'd rather communicate that way.
[email protected]
(I'm really sorry if this is the wrong place to post, I couldn't find an Electrify forum.)
Should not be in dev section. Mod please move.
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Ok, so I got my Electrify a few days ago, rooted it and everything went fine. Worked for about a day, but then the battery died. I charged it, but now it sticks on the Dual Core boot logo, wont boot at all. I'm terrified.
Can anyone help?
I've tried running Android Recovery (I get "Failed to boot 2")
I've tried messing around in FastBoot and with RDB, but I'm getting nowhere.
I'm desperate, and as the Electrify is new, I'm not having any luck finding in-depth help.
Anyone? You may email me if you'd rather communicate that way.
[email protected]
(I'm really sorry if this is the wrong place to post, I couldn't find an Electrify forum.)
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Sorry this is taco bell we don't sell electrify batteries but we do sell electrifying soft shell tacos!
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Google "photon sbf"
DOH!!!!!!
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I would try this first, it couldn't hurt.
Perform a factory reset using external keys
Note: It is highly recommended you use the above factory reset using the settings. If you are unable to navigate through the menu to perform a factory data reset, you can follow the steps outlined below:
Power off the phone, press and hold volume down button, press power button
Screen will come up with "Fastboot", press Vol down key to cycle through choices until you get "Android Recovery", then press Vol up key
Wait for the "triangle ! / Android" screen then go on to step 4
Press both Vol up and Vol down key simultaneously. A menu will come up
Tap on Vol down key until "wipe data/factory reset" is highlighted, and tap Power key. Another Confirmation screen will come. Tap on Vol down key until coming to Yes and tap Power key
After userdata is cleared, the "reboot system now" option will be highlighted by Default. Tap Power key
Phone will reboot to initial setup screen.
Hope this helps.
If you didnt put the 2.3.5 update on the phone (and I am assuming you didnt), then grab the Electrify SBF here and follow the instructions.
If you DID put 2.3.5 on the phone I have the SBF for that also, PM me for the link..
be aware 2.3.5 will lock your bootloader and there is no way to unlock at this time.
Thanks everyone. Got it fixed.
How did you get it fixed. I have the same problem... "Failed to boot 2" in recovery? need help. Photon on 2.3.5.... 254_3
andyk11 said:
How did you get it fixed. I have the same problem... "Failed to boot 2" in recovery? need help. Photon on 2.3.5.... 254_3
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can you boot into fastboot?
na7q said:
can you boot into fastboot?
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Yes Every attemt at reflashing sbf fails.
andyk11 said:
Yes Every attemt at reflashing sbf fails.
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umm... there's no SBF available for 2.3.5 users and you CANNOT use the 2.3.4 SBFs. i assume you don't have an unlocked bootloader and upgraded to 2.3.5 using an unlocked method.
give this a try... http://www.motosunfire.com/system/
it worked for another guy. so it should for you given it's only your system that's messed up. also if this doesn't work do a factory reset from the recovery if you can get into it. then try again.
Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
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Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
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if you can, let me know of your results.
Look i not a prof but i will tell u what happened with me if the sbf file flashing fails when its about to finish unblug the phone an reboot with volume down and navigate to android recovery by pressing down then up do a factory reset and reboot and wait mine worked like that
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MIONS said:
Look i not a prof but i will tell u what happened with me if the sbf file flashing fails when its about to finish unblug the phone an reboot with volume down and navigate to android recovery by pressing down then up do a factory reset and reboot and wait mine worked like that
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you're doing this with 2.3.5? and not 2.3.4? locked bootloader yeah?
hi i ****ed up while i wass updating to cm10alpha2 now the phone dont boot normally but i can make it boot in recovery mod so i wass wondering is there a file i can put on my micro sd card i could runn in recovery mod to (format the phone to its original firmware) or if there is a way to fix this thanks
You'll need yo SBF if you can't get past recovery.
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You'll need yo SBF if you can't get past recovery.
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what is sbf and what is the process you are proposing
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175300
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175300
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ok i did it but now im stuck on the activate menu ...so i cant go and change usb setting for droidx2 root 2012 to recognise the phone ... is there a way to skip the activate thing because im in canada and the call is directed to usa -_-
Turn off the phone. Hold volume down and then hold power until fastboot appears at the top of the screen. Use volume down to scroll to 'start android no bp' and press.volume up to select it.
Or starting on the top left corner of your screen press the 4 corners going clockwise.
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please help, what can i do?
is the green- hardware or software related? i dont think i banged it or got hit..
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please help, what can i do?
is the green- hardware or software related? i dont think i banged it or got hit..
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I know you will be loosing everything, well unless you have a backup. I would suggest NVflash back to stock with CWM recovery. Then reload the ROM of choice to see or even just boot it into TapUI so see if the problem is Hardware related or UI related. It is tough to say.
i think its hardware, i gave it a nice hard wack and it seems ok...
the thing is i started to save/backup and go back to tap tap. thinking ill use my warrantee,
now it is stuck in a boot mode, turns on, starts to run but only getting to the tap embelm. it does this over and over maybe 6 second intervals..
any ideas??
i cannot get to cwm, and reload gtab or do anything. am i screwed??
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i think its hardware, i gave it a nice hard wack and it seems ok...
the thing is i started to save/backup and go back to tap tap. thinking ill use my warrantee,
now it is stuck in a boot mode, turns on, starts to run but only getting to the tap embelm. it does this over and over maybe 6 second intervals..
any ideas??
i cannot get to cwm, and reload gtab or do anything. am i screwed??
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Try NVflashing with the stock 1.1 BL with recovery ver.8 preinstalled, after done power device off by holding down power button. The just boot straight to recovery and do a data wipe factory reset then reboot system. The reason for the boot loop is there is still something on the name that the tnt software doesn't like. After you get it booted up then advice just NVflash 1.1 stock with stock recovery and it should boot right up afterwards. The reason for the 2nd nvflash is to remove any tracef the customs recovery.
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ok i think i got it.....
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ok i think i got it.....
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Sounds like that you are using the NVflash with Stock recovery. When you hold down volume + and press the power button it is booting into stock recovery hence the triangle symbol. You need to get a fresh NVflash setup that includes CWM recovery and use it.
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