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Does the thunderbolt need to be rooted to upload a stock PG05IMG from my SD card? Im trying to load PG05IMG_Mecha_VERIZON_WWE_1.12.605.6_Radio_1.16.00.0223r_NV_8k_1.41_9k_1.64_release_174685_signed.zip from my SD card as my handset is stuck at the bootup screen, thus wont reload through an RUU.
The phone was previously rooted by someone else and I did a system clear through the clockwork recovery (Version 3.1.0.2) menu to wipe their info. Afterwards, it only showed the bootscreen. Oops....
Ive tried to load the aforementioned file through the bootloader screen by renaming it PG05IMG.zip, etc, but the phone keeps rejecting it.
killgorian said:
Does the thunderbolt need to be rooted to upload a stock PG05IMG from my SD card? Im trying to load PG05IMG_Mecha_VERIZON_WWE_1.12.605.6_Radio_1.16.00.0223r_NV_8k_1.41_9k_1.64_release_174685_signed.zip from my SD card as my handset is stuck at the bootup screen, thus wont reload through an RUU.
The phone was previously rooted by someone else and I did a system clear through the clockwork recovery (Version 3.1.0.2) menu to wipe their info. Afterwards, it only showed the bootscreen. Oops....
Ive tried to load the aforementioned file through the bootloader screen by renaming it PG05IMG.zip, etc, but the phone keeps rejecting it.
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What exactly are you trying to do? Completely unroot the thing and put S-On? I'd like to be sure before I dole out instructions. And why such an old RUU? Why not the 1.70 RUU. And how was the Tbolt rooted and S-Off'd before?
Honestly, Im just trying to get it to boot again as easily as possible. I dont care if it's rooted, unrooted, anything, I'd just like it to work.
I grabbed the old RUU because I figured I could update from there. It actually makes no difference to me at this point what's on it, I just want it to work again. lol
killgorian said:
Honestly, Im just trying to get it to boot again as easily as possible. I dont care if it's rooted, unrooted, anything, I'd just like it to work.
I grabbed the old RUU because I figured I could update from there. It actually makes no difference to me at this point what's on it, I just want it to work again. lol
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I hope wiser minds than mine chime in, but I don't think flashing an old RUU would be wise if Revolution was used. Revolution replaces the hboot and I don't think flashing a new RUU replaces it. I'm not sure what bad would come of it, actually.
It sounds to me like you just need to flash a new ROM. I don't know what radios you have, but you probably have newer ones since those are the radios of choice for newer ROMs. I'd try that first. If that doesn't do it, then I think what needs to happen next it to figure out what hboot you have. If it was done via the jcase method, then flashing an RUU should work fine. If not, well... I'm not an expert on that front, but there are threads on that subject. I wish I could dish out a real simple answer, but I'm not sure it so simple.
Definitely sounds like all that is needed in the OP's case is to flash a new ROM (custom or stock) from recovery as loonatik suggested or possibly restore a backup if one exists. Just sounds like /system was formatted and nothing flashed afterwards.
Absolute_Zero said:
Definitely sounds like all that is needed in the OP's case is to flash a new ROM (custom or stock) from recovery as loonatik suggested or possibly restore a backup if one exists. Just sounds like /system was formatted and nothing flashed afterwards.
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Thanks for confirming. If you can hold volume-down while powering it up and get into ClockworkMod, flashing another ROM is just a matter of a few button pushes.
Exactly what I thought. I've loaded custom roms on the a855 and Eris before, but the above file won't load. I'm wondering if the bl is locked but it has clockwork, so I'm confused...
That's an entire RUU. That's why. Go get just a ROM and flash through clockwork.
Hey just wanted to say that worked and thank you very much. I am a bit curious however as to why the full RUU didnt work...
killgorian said:
Hey just wanted to say that worked and thank you very much. I am a bit curious however as to why the full RUU didnt work...
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A full RUU contains a LOT more than just a ROM. It must also be flashed differently; through the bootloader and not recovery. An RUU contains a new bootloader and radios, as well as a ROM. If you'd flashed that RUU correctly through the bootloader, you probably would have lost S-Off and root, or ended up with a device that did even less desirable things... like bootloop.
Thats what I actually tried to do. I renamed and tried to upload through bootloader but it failed. I've flashed RUU's before but never had the issue which worries me a bit. Could be my "bad luck" saved my butt from a more serious issue.
However I loaded the PlainJane rom and it appears I killed my radio now so my journey through aggravation has not yet ended. lol. Im going over your very helpful Q&A post now and seeing if I have a compatible radio for the ROM.
Edit: Nevermind, it seems to be good to go. Thanks again for the help.
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Thats what I actually tried to do. I renamed and tried to upload through bootloader but it failed. I've flashed RUU's before but never had the issue which worries me a bit. Could be my "bad luck" saved my butt from a more serious issue.
However I loaded the PlainJane rom and it appears I killed my radio now so my journey through aggravation has not yet ended. lol. Im going over your very helpful Q&A post now and seeing if I have a compatible radio for the ROM.
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in the rom thread most devs put what radios are compatible and a link to the radio. Not sure how new plainjane is, but most of the newer radios work with all the custom roms.
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Thats what I actually tried to do. I renamed and tried to upload through bootloader but it failed. I've flashed RUU's before but never had the issue which worries me a bit. Could be my "bad luck" saved my butt from a more serious issue.
However I loaded the PlainJane rom and it appears I killed my radio now so my journey through aggravation has not yet ended. lol. Im going over your very helpful Q&A post now and seeing if I have a compatible radio for the ROM.
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If you used Revolution or updated to the patched bootloader, it's designed to not allow flashing over. That's probably why it failed.
A couple weeks ago, I decided it was time to root my phone, since I missed running the custom ROMs on my Droid. So I unlocked it and rooted it and everything went all fine and dandy. I decided for my first ROM, I would flash Xtreme Outcast's ICS ROM (v2.0, I think). When I first flashed it, my data worked fine (however downloading apps from the market gave me some issues, but I think that was another problem..). However, before long, like later that day, the 4g and 3g stopped working. After it stopped working, I decided to try to restore my nandroid stock ROM, but when I went back to it, not only did the 4g and 3g not work, the wifi just said 'error' when I tried to turn it on. So after that, I tried to flash the GB OTA RUU, but that gave me some issues, but I've figured out where that went wrong (mainver error).
Anyway, what I'm trying to figure out is what I can do to try to fix the issue. My mobile data IS on, the battery cover IS on, and the SIM card is inserted and, to my knowledge, working just fine. Would flashing an RUU help? Am I just having bad luck with this ROM and need to flash a different one? Should I update to the new RUU? Any help would be fantastic, and I'd award you 456789876435974 awesome points!
Sounds like you may have had a bad ROM zip. I would try re-downloading the ROM and re-flashing making sure you wipe all/factory reset first. If that works and you are feeling adventurous, I highly recommend Scott's ROMs new CleanRom 4.1 which requires an RUU. Check out his web site and developer thread here for more info. I took the leap and love it.
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Sounds like you may have had a bad ROM zip. I would try re-downloading the ROM and re-flashing making sure you wipe all/factory reset first. If that works and you are feeling adventurous, I highly recommend Scott's ROMs new CleanRom 4.1 which requires an RUU. Check out his web site and developer thread here for more info. I took the leap and love it.
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Thanks for the response, but do you think it was just a bad flash if it affected the stock nandroid backup too? I will try flashing a new ROM soon either way, though. Is it possible to download an older version of CleanRom? I can't find a link on the first page of the thread, though I might have just overlooked it. I'm just not sure if I want to update to the new RUU right now, but if there are no other options, I might just pull the trigger on it.
Go to Scott's ROMs web site and you can download ISCE 3.7 which is still on the old firmware so no RUU needed. His roms are pretty slick and he provides great support.
Good point on the nandroid so I'm not sure what's going on. Hopefully the new ROM flash helps.
Well, I flashed the ICS RUU, and now my data works! but now...I can't get my phone to root. Is there a guide for rooting on the new RUU?
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Well, I flashed the ICS RUU, and now my data works! but now...I can't get my phone to root. Is there a guide for rooting on the new RUU?
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It is just easiest to install and ICS new firmware ROM that is already rooted.
There is however a couple of thread in the development forum on rooting and there is an ICS root tool there
Hey all, just ran into some trouble trying to flash CM-10.2.1 onto my Droid Razr xt912
powered down and booted into recovery, luckily i backed up the stock rom, wiped the stock rom, and tried to flash the .zip file....the program said that the operation was successful, but upon rebooting, no OS loaded up...
the weird thing is that when i was testing out the release to see if i wanted to replace my stock rom, i loaded it onto a partition via safestrap and it seemed to work just fine..
anyone else have the same problems? can anyone think of anything i have done wrong? any help would be greatly appreciated. i realize that this post is slightly vague and i dont know much about flashing roms or anything, only what i have read online. so please by all means ask me anything! i am greatly interested in this ability of the android devices and am wanting to learn as much as possible!!!
thanks again in advance for any help
From what I've read it needs to be loaded onto a partition so if it works you did it right
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Hey all, just ran into some trouble trying to flash CM-10.2.1 onto my Droid Razr xt912
powered down and booted into recovery, luckily i backed up the stock rom, wiped the stock rom, and tried to flash the .zip file....the program said that the operation was successful, but upon rebooting, no OS loaded up...
the weird thing is that when i was testing out the release to see if i wanted to replace my stock rom, i loaded it onto a partition via safestrap and it seemed to work just fine..
anyone else have the same problems? can anyone think of anything i have done wrong? any help would be greatly appreciated. i realize that this post is slightly vague and i dont know much about flashing roms or anything, only what i have read online. so please by all means ask me anything! i am greatly interested in this ability of the android devices and am wanting to learn as much as possible!!!
thanks again in advance for any help
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Earlier CM 10 builds had a restriction. They can only be flashed on the Slot 1 using Safestrap. This was removed in CM10.3 so if you are trying to flash CM 10.2, you need to use only slot 1.
PS: The update script says that in flash process too.
Hi, all . . .
Quick version in bold below.
I've enjoyed my rooted Razr Maxx for many months now, but recently I did some tinkering of the kind that involved the warnings we're all familiar with, i.e., you might mess up your device. And, well, I did--but not in a way that was completely beyond redemption. I don't know what actually happened, but what I know is that after the Safestrap menu disappeared my phone no longer displayed anything, and it would hang during the boot sequence. I'd hear the Drooooid, see nothing, and then the phone would just remain in that non-displaying, unresponsive state until the battery was drained.
I have Safestrap 3.11 installed, thankfully, and I have a backup from several months ago I've been working with. I began hunting around for advice on how to rectify the problem. I tried wiping the cache, then restoring the system and data, then just the system, and each time I got the same problem. Finally, I created a new ROM slot and restored my backup to it--just the system. (System and data didn't work--I don't really know why.) Interestingly, this booted up just fine. Everything was as normal, except that I had to rebuild my profile/data/etc. from scratch.
So I thought, if that worked, then maybe I could wipe the stock ROM and restore just the system to it after the wipe. I tried it, and then had the same issue: no display after Safestrap, and then a hang.
So my question is, is there some way to get that stock ROM straightened out so I can use it as normal? Can I delete and recreate the stock ROM in Safestrap? Is there an obvious explanation for what is happening here?
I really do appreciate any advice you can give, because I'm a dabbler and not a developer, and that's probably a good part of the reason why I'm in this situation to begin with. Thanks!
Quick Version: I'm using Safestrap 3.11 and I messed up my stock ROM in such a way that I have no display after the Safestrap menu, and the phone hangs during boot. I managed to restore just the system to a different ROM slot and was able to start from scratch there, but I want to find out if there is a way to make my stock ROM whole again.
Thanks!
Can you try Matt's Utility to reinstall the stock rom and safestrap?
sherri said:
Can you try Matt's Utility to reinstall the stock rom and safestrap?
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I haven't yet, but I certainly can! I assume I can find a link to it here somewhere. If I can't find it, I'll let you know. Thanks!
KT
KilgoreTrout71 said:
I haven't yet, but I certainly can! I assume I can find a link to it here somewhere. If I can't find it, I'll let you know. Thanks!
KT
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Here is that utility but updated
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2861798
Just in case,if you can't find it
Sent from my Razr XT910
Thanks, @welder73! Crazy day at work, didn't have time to look.
sherri said:
Thanks, @welder73! Crazy day at work, didn't have time to look.
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No problem @Sherry,I have free time
Sent from my Razr XT910
Thanks, both of you! I got the utility. I plan to try it out today sometime. We'll see how it goes!
Just so you know, the solution you suggested worked! What an excellent utility that is. Now I have my stock ROM back in working order and I have a ROM mod in ROM Slot 1 that I'm messing around with. Thanks again!
Hi everybody. Like always, when I get into troubles with my phone I search for XDA's help but thing is, this time I didn't found what I needed.
I have HTC Desire Zara UL S-On with unlocked Bootloader and for me it's great phone, kinda like it, but after this mistake I made I'm not that much into it.
OK let me start. I had stock KitKat 4.4.2 with HTC Sense 5.5 on it and I decided to install custom firmware on it, CyganMod 12 which has minor bugs, camera, it doesn't see mine Router even tho everything else in my house connects to it without no problems.
I tried to find stock ROM to flash it but I didn't had success. Tried to find Custom KK rom for it, no luck. I cannot restore because I didn't backup'd previously OS and I'm sure I kinda wiped it from the phone. Is there anyone to help me, to give me step-by-step instructions or something? I would really love to get it back on KitKat like it used to be. Thanks in advance. Alvin.
Fixed it. Found stock recovery, boot and rom so everything is cool now. Thanks for "help"