Someone please help!!?! I cannot for the life of me flash a ICS rom. I have tried various methods but all to no avail. I have an Evo that I bought some time ago, rooted some time ago using HTC's bootloader unlock and then used adb to flash recovery and su to the phone to gain root. I have flashed many if not all sense roms no problem but now that I am wanting to flash an ICS rom It just won't let me. No matter the recovery I use after flashing an ICS rom it stays stuck on the first splash screen and will not load custom ICS rom. I have wiped all caches did factory resets and whatnot but still have not been able to flash an ICS rom
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Have you tried 4ext with smartflash?
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Hello are you using a super wipe tool after wiping cache and dalvik battery stsats then format system and format data and format boot and format all partitions except sd card and when this is done now use the super wipe tool and when its done it will reboot back in recovery and now you can flash any ics rom these are the steps i use with no problem's and yes 4ext is highly recomended
You're S-ON, you need to either use 4ext w smartflash or Joey Krim's Flash Image GUI in order to flash a kernel for ICS.
S-ON does not allow for flashing kernels except in fastboot mode, with 4ext/smartflash which was introduced 2 days ago evidently, or Flash Image GUI.
Easy fix
Thanks everyone. I finally got it to work using 4ext. I was so dead set on keeping twrp that I forgot to look for other recoveries.
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So i am running the viper rom and it runs awesome. But i really want to install different ROMs when when i use the recovery and back up everything and then reset everything and install the ROMs zip file, it says installed complete and then i reboot from the recovery. When it is booting, it goes to the white screen when HTC in green and then reboots? So it is in boot loop. Anyone have any thoughts on how to fix this? if so that would be great thanks
If you are in a boot loop try checking the integrity of the ROM by running md5 checksum. Re download the rom then clear davlik cache and do a factory reset in Clockwork mod an then re install zip. Remember to get back into clock work mod you hold volume down as you boot the phone.
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Sounds like a bad flash. If you are s-on, I recommend you use 4ext as your recovery since this takes care of improper kernel flashes which can cause boot loops. Actually, use it if you are s-off too .
Did you do a super wipe before flashing the new Rom? If not, flash a copy of Chad's super wipe before flashing the Rom.
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I am using TWRP recovery right now. I had clockworkmod but it seemed to not work as well. Is there a link to 4ext recovery where i can download and flash it please? Hopefully that will work
Thanks to coal686 for the recovery link in his signature.
I am still stuck with putting a new Rom on my 3d, could anyone help? It still goes in bootloop and I have tried twrp, clockwork, and now 4ext. I factory reset and do what all the threads say but it won't get past the white screen with HTC on it. Then it reboots and does it over and over. Anyone help
Okay I know this is a noob question so PLEASE excuse my noob-ism. Not sure if this should be in Q&A or Dev so please move to the correct section if I posted in the wrong one.
Okay, so my phone was originally 4.0.4 with a 1.19 HBOOT and 4.1 Sense. I rooted my phone, read up on a couple of threads and youtube videos regarding how to flash CM10 and from what I got if you have 1.19 HBOOT you can't just flash it using TWRP because you can't go S-OFF. Here is where I was a bit confused and think I went wrong. I read in the description of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQKOhqdPpM that if you aren't S-OFF that there is a workaround, which linked me to this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29417266&postcount=1397 . So the 1st option said that it's possible to flash using Flash Image GUI to flash CM10 THEN to flash it in recovery, which I did. However now that I look closely at the pics it says only for EVO4G and the 3D. Here's where I'm at, Flashed using Flash Image GUI, then rebooted to HBOOT, then recovery, then flashed using TWRP. It looked like a success after rebooting because I seen the CyanogenMod boot screen but it's been about 25 minutes and it's just stuck there. Read up on it some more and it said that it should only take about 5-7 minutes for the first boot. I don't know what to do from here. Is there any way to still boot CM10 on my device since it seems essentially stuck at the "CM" boot screen? If not, what ROM would take me back to where I initially started off previous to trying to flash CM10 (like sense essentially)?
Once again, sorry for the noob-ism but kinda stuck here. Thanks!
I would try going into recovery and wipe Dalvik, Cache and then factory reset, do not wipe system just the 2 I mentioned and reboot, if it stays on boot anim, go to bootloader and fastboot kernel and reboot
If you have SDK or adb tools then open terminal and navigate to the folder, open cm10 zip and extract the boot image and place it in that directory, with you phone in fastboot, type fastboot devices to ensure you are connected and type fastboot flash boot boot.img it will state write time and ok, then try reboot again
hold down the power button until the phone shuts off, when it does, hold power and volume down to get to boot loader, press volume down to recovery and then press power, in recovery wip all and restore nandroid back up,,,hope you made a back up hope this helps
It's probably something corrupt in dalvik or cache, could also be a kernel mismatch but I think it's more likely phone was not properly wiped prior to flashing cmx
drlzanej said:
hold down the power button until the phone shuts off, when it does, hold power and volume down to get to boot loader, press volume down to recovery and then press power, in recovery wip all and restore nandroid back up,,,hope you made a back up hope this helps
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Didn't make a backup, noob mistake. I've rooted phones before but this is my first one putting a custom rom on.
om4 said:
It's probably something corrupt in dalvik or cache, could also be a kernel mismatch but I think it's more likely phone was not properly wiped prior to flashing cmx
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THANK YOU! IT WORKED!
mista_k said:
Didn't make a backup, noob mistake. I've rooted phones before but this is my first one putting a custom rom on.
THANK YOU! IT WORKED!
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no problem just keep in mind that when switching roms, especially different bases (ics sense, aosp ics, aosp jb) wipe the dalvik and cache because they can easily be corrupted
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no problem just keep in mind that when switching roms, especially different bases (ics sense, aosp ics, aosp jb) wipe the dalvik and cache because they can easily be corrupted
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Sorry to hijack the thread but I am in the same situation.
Wiped Dalvik, Cache and even System...
But still, can't get pass the CMX boot animation.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
EdRF said:
Sorry to hijack the thread but I am in the same situation.
Wiped Dalvik, Cache and even System...
But still, can't get pass the CMX boot animation.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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S-on or s-off
You'll have to flash the kernel seperate if your s-on via fasboot or flash image gui
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om4 said:
If you have SDK or adb tools then open terminal and navigate to the folder, open cm10 zip and extract the boot image and place it in that directory, with you phone in fastboot, type fastboot devices to ensure you are connected and type fastboot flash boot boot.img it will state write time and ok, then try reboot again
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Following this step of the process fixed this same issue for me.
Thanks both (hut thanks button too )
I flashed via flashgui and also via fastboot.
Then flashed the rom.
But still stays in the boot animation.
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corcgaigh said:
S-on or s-off
You'll have to flash the kernel seperate if your s-on via fasboot or flash image gui
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CaptinStabN said:
Following this step of the process fixed this same issue for me.
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EdRF said:
Thanks both (hut thanks button too )
I flashed via flashgui and also via fastboot.
Then flashed the rom.
But still stays in the boot animation.
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Hmm...well this time I just went to recovery. Made a backup and erased, cache, dalvik, system. Did a factory reset as well (didn't do that before) and in the end did as you guys suggested. Flashed rom and then boot.img via fastboot. Thank you very much!!! :victory:
Haven't been as active lately because I've been very sick but factory reset would have been my first suggestion. If you are starting a fresh install you should always wipe cache, dalvik, factory reset and then wipe system. I used to refer wipe scripts but for this phone there has been an unusually high number of users who's partitions (mostly internal sd) end up corrupt after using a wipe script. I don't know why, they are generally reliable and in most cases are better as they can wipe areas of the partitions that you miss wiping normally. If you are familiar with reformatting and you can back up internal regularly then you should try a wipe script. It's just a bit more convenient when it does work then manually wiping each partition.
Nothing works!
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Haven't been as active lately because I've been very sick but factory reset would have been my first suggestion. If you are starting a fresh install you should always wipe cache, dalvik, factory reset and then wipe system. I used to refer wipe scripts but for this phone there has been an unusually high number of users who's partitions (mostly internal sd) end up corrupt after using a wipe script. I don't know why, they are generally reliable and in most cases are better as they can wipe areas of the partitions that you miss wiping normally. If you are familiar with reformatting and you can back up internal regularly then you should try a wipe script. It's just a bit more convenient when it does work then manually wiping each partition.
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Okay so I did all of this and still..... doesn't work. I'm not really a phone wiz. I paid someone to root my phone before and I used the CM10 ROM, everything was fine until I tried to change my font, the phone rebooted and got stuck on the CM 10 boot screen. I went to recovery and restored my phone from September. I then went to Flash Image GUI and flashed the boot.img for CM!0. Then went into recovery and flashed CM!0 and gaaps and wiped the cache, delv cache, system and factory reset. When I rebooted I was still stuck on the boot screen. :/ I am able to restore back to September but my camera or wifi doesn't work. Anyone know how to help me?
Try flashing meanrom, it has the kernel installer and doesn't require flash image or fastboot. If you still have any issues with the camera then relock the bootloader and flash ruu. If that doesn't fix the camera then its most likely hardware failure.
flash gui image htc evo lte
I'm rooted s-on HTC evo 4g lte. I got the boot 2.09.
I downloaded flash GUI image. I backup my stock
ROM. Then I flash cm10.1 and everything worked
Fine. Now want to go back to my stock ROM.plz help
Me don't know how.........?????????????
SunnyDNuts said:
I'm rooted s-on HTC evo 4g lte. I got the boot 2.09.
I downloaded flash GUI image. I backup my stock
ROM. Then I flash cm10.1 and everything worked
Fine. Now want to go back to my stock ROM.plz help
Me don't know how.........?????????????
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Flash the backup you made of your stock ROM.
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I tried. It either says the file is to big or don't have the right file
I tried all the files on the backup
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FinZ28 said:
Flash the backup you made of your stock ROM.
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I tried compressing the backup file so GUI would search for the
Kernel but it can't find the image
Bootloop Battery Issue
I recently flashed paranoid android to my verizon GS3 but after trying to boot I got stuck in a bootloop. It ran all last night but didnt accept a charge, and now won't turn on at all. When the battery is taken out and put back and then plugged back in it comes up with the battery charging symbol briefly but then immediately shuts off again. It wont turn on in download/recovery mode either. What should I do?
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I recently flashed paranoid android to my verizon GS3 but after trying to boot I got stuck in a bootloop. It ran all last night but didnt accept a charge, and now won't turn on at all. When the battery is taken out and put back and then plugged back in it comes up with the battery charging symbol briefly but then immediately shuts off again. It wont turn on in download/recovery mode either. What should I do?
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Do you have android sdk setup on your PC?
No but I can download it. Where should I find it?
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bigdaddy619 said:
Do you have android sdk setup on your PC?
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Ok I found it and Im downloading it now. How will this help me?
so i did something stupid i know.. i put viper 2.0.2 on without doing a full wipe, just installed it over the old viper 1.0.0.. now it just keeps rebooting.. when i try to use the power+vol down to get into recovery, it just goes to a hboot screen that says parsing..[sd zip] [1] recovery and asking if i want to start the update.. if i do, it does something then asks to reboot and when i do, it just goes back into the reboot loop.. i did try the viper boot-img-flasher 1.2.1 and when it gets into a part of the reboot, the program does see the device and does its thing, makes my phone reboot into a fastboot screen, then i do the boot.img part and it seems to work fine, then it reboots, and starts going into the loop again.. is there any way i can get to recovery so i can just do a full wipe and install the ROM again? i also tried using the current RUU and it did look like it worked once, but then just kept going into the bootloop.. so that dont seem to be working either... thanks in advance for any help.. i feel stuck...
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so i did something stupid i know.. i put viper 2.0.2 on without doing a full wipe, just installed it over the old viper 1.0.0.. now it just keeps rebooting.. when i try to use the power+vol down to get into recovery, it just goes to a hboot screen that says parsing..[sd zip] [1] recovery and asking if i want to start the update.. if i do, it does something then asks to reboot and when i do, it just goes back into the reboot loop.. i did try the viper boot-img-flasher 1.2.1 and when it gets into a part of the reboot, the program does see the device and does its thing, makes my phone reboot into a fastboot screen, then i do the boot.img part and it seems to work fine, then it reboots, and starts going into the loop again.. is there any way i can get to recovery so i can just do a full wipe and install the ROM again? i also tried using the current RUU and it did look like it worked once, but then just kept going into the bootloop.. so that dont seem to be working either... thanks in advance for any help.. i feel stuck...
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Take out your sd card until you get to recovery.
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thicklizard said:
take out your sd card until you get to recovery.
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thanks!! Didnt even think of that!!
ok.. well that worked and i was able to go into the recovery and install the viper 2.0.2 again and did it using the full wipe choice.. now it just reboots into the fastboot loader and wont just boot up.. it goes into the bootloader every time... sorry.. got any more ideas? thanks mucho...
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ok.. well that worked and i was able to go into the recovery and install the viper 2.0.2 again and did it using the full wipe choice.. now it just reboots into the fastboot loader and wont just boot up.. it goes into the bootloader every time... sorry.. got any more ideas? thanks mucho...
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When you wiped did you wipe system cache Dalvik cache and factory reset?
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Also you might want to try to fastboot the boot.img
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thicklizard said:
When you wiped did you wipe system cache Dalvik cache and factory reset?
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Also you might want to try to fastboot the boot.img
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yes.. i did wipe cache, dalvik cache, and factory reset, but i dont think it did anything... i then tried to use RUU to get it back to factory rom, but it fails when it start to go install it.. hangs up with the HTC logo on the phone screen..
You need to flash the kernel in fastboot, there is another thread with the same issue, I posted a copy of adb tools and instructions on flashing the boot.img
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You need to flash the kernel in fastboot, there is another thread with the same issue, I posted a copy of adb tools and instructions on flashing the boot.img
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ok.. that did it.. it was the boot.img... thanks!!