My last hope is in here guys, I wiped everything, System, SDCard, Cache, all of it
I saw a post where they said to "never wipe system" but it is too late now
When i go into TWRP and tap on reboot-power off it asks if I am really sure cause I have no OS, so I hope I don't get killed by mom...
I'll apreciate if you help me, I really do
edit: I did this because i wont start after I try Xposed MOD
I did the same when it bricks... So I fixed it with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua/general/unbrick-sony-xperia-m4-aqua-t3196289
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I had a working Cyanogen 7 flashed on the gTablet. And due to enthusiasm, I updated with one of the nightly builds and started seeing some issues.
I assumed that clearing the cache and rebooting would help and ended up doing the 'Wipe Cache Partition'. Now the tablet wont boot at all. But I guess its not bricked at all since I am able to get to CWM.
What do I need now to get back to CM7?
Also my search on what the 'wipe cache partition' function doesn't give me the full picture. Now I know that I shouldn't have done it in the first place. But being affected by it I request if one the Gurus on XDA's please shed some lite.
Regards and thanks for the help in advance.
venkavis said:
I had a working Cyanogen 7 flashed on the gTablet. And due to enthusiasm, I updated with one of the nightly builds and started seeing some issues.
I assumed that clearing the cache and rebooting would help and ended up doing the 'Wipe Cache Partition'. Now the tablet wont boot at all. But I guess its not bricked at all since I am able to get to CWM.
What do I need now to get back to CM7?
Also my search on what the 'wipe cache partition' function doesn't give me the full picture. Now I know that I shouldn't have done it in the first place. But being affected by it I request if one the Gurus on XDA's please shed some lite.
Regards and thanks for the help in advance.
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Hopefully a guru can answer this question. A guru I am not..
But what I think you did should not be an issue. I typically wipe data and then wipe cache partition when flashing a new ROM. sometimes I wipe cache and data just to get the ROM running from scratch again. But this should not affect booting..
One thing I think might be the problem is that you have a new kernel from one of the newer nightlys. Recently they added perhsoots May kernel. Whenever a new kernel is included in a nightly you usually need to clear dalvik cache. this is in CWM under advanced.
I hope this helps.
Tried clearing dalvik cache. No change.
Going back to stock and see.
Copied the stock ROM file and used the CWM to do the update. Now the g Tablet is gioing into a Boot loop. It Tap n Tap then displays a animated icon and after a minute repeats the same.
Tried the recovery option and its going into an installing loop again. Not sure how to get out of this.
Does anybody have this experience before?
Is this bricked now? Call viewsonic support? I am not sure if they support, They may say its nor under warranty.
Just to remind you, the last effort to resolve this is to NVFLash it...
Have you tried CWM method twice or repartition it and do it again? It's a tablet for you to enjoy your Internet, reading, video but not flashing all day long..etc
To pass it quick, if I were you, I would NVFlash it back to 3588, put back my favorite ROM, reinstall the Apps I like and start Internet browsing, converting movie (so I can watch on the road), reading news...
good luck!
rcjpth
After this I definitely agree. But seems I am stuck again. Hope this is the last time.
I followed the steps as in the below URL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1040434.html
My PC successfully connected to the gTablet and did the bvflash. After that I booted, it still went into the same. I am not sure if the nvflash worked at all.
Not sure what I am missing here!
Called Viewsonic support and the tech support person pointed me to below post on XDA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036956
When I read the article it talks about a locked boot loader. Does is mean if I use this and fix the tablet, I will not be able to do any more rooting?
venkavis said:
I followed the steps as in the below URL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1040434.html
My PC successfully connected to the gTablet and did the bvflash. After that I booted, it still went into the same. I am not sure if the nvflash worked at all.
Not sure what I am missing here!
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So you also tried the alternate file, nvflash_gtablet_46_2010112600.zip? That's what worked for me, but I also have to swap partitions 7 & 8 to get CM7 working again.
Since I'm a glutton for punishment, I wiped my cache from nightly 75 and didn't run into any problem.
Just downloaded the alternate zip and flashed again. Having the same looping issue.
Seems like I Have to send it to viewsonic only. The technician said there is a $75 charge to fix.
(I searched before asking)
So I'm flashing my buddy's Metro Ascend. I got it rooted. Flashed CWM Recovery 2.x.x.x. (The common one, .5.1.8, I think). It hangs if I try to format the cache, period. Hangs during factory reset, wipe cache and format cache. I stupidly flashed anyway and it seemed to work, but after a reboot, the entire system seems broken. Force closes left and right and the Launcher doesn't load. It still received incoming calls at first, but now it doesn't even do that. I'm not too familiar with troubleshooting this particular phone and my friend really needs it fixed. So please, someone help me? (No lectures or flaming please, just advice. I'm not looking for motherly scolding about my irresponsibility )
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Probably need to wipe the phone clean and flash rom again. If cwm is not working good try Amon Ra.
There's also a system format file floating around that you can flash in recovery to wipe your system clean.
Thanks. Never heard of Amon Ra but I'll look it up. The inability to finish the wipe data/factory reset kills me. I know my way around a Captivate with my eyes closed, but this is all goofy to me.
Still open to suggestions if anyone else has something to add. Easy way back to stock? Suggestions for a good rom/mod to flash? (Currently attempting Icarus 1.0)
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hey guys, been here since the launch of evo. rooting, flashing, everything.
today i wanted to switch roms. so i went about my normal process...
d/l new ROM
backup current ROM
backup apps
wipe cache and dalvic
flash new ROM
i got stuck on the last step. i went to flash the new ROM (nocturnal 1.3)
it said something along the lines of blah blah is already unmounted. i didnt pay too much attention to it because i was going to restart and try again. long story short, it will only boot to htc white screen and nothing else.
can anyone help me out?
p.s. im on clockwork recovery
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did you not wipe system and data? I am not super skilled, but maybe it tried to stick the entire ROM into the left over space of the last ROM that is still on there?
It won't boot to recovery? It should boot to recovery
weezymagic said:
hey guys, been here since the launch of evo. rooting, flashing, everything.
today i wanted to switch roms. so i went about my normal process...
d/l new ROM
backup current ROM
backup apps
wipe cache and dalvic
flash new ROM
i got stuck on the last step. i went to flash the new ROM (nocturnal 1.3)
it said something along the lines of blah blah is already unmounted. i didnt pay too much attention to it because i was going to restart and try again. long story short, it will only boot to htc white screen and nothing else.
can anyone help me out?
p.s. im on clockwork recovery
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The error message you received is going to be the key to understanding the issue that occured. When it says unmounted, it is referring to a specific partition, either /data or /system most likely.
For starters, when it hangs on the htc white screen, this is usually either a kernel or ramdisk issue. If the kernel is known to be good, then it is probably a ramdisk issue. most ramdisk issues relate to a mismatch/incompatibility between the loaded kernel and the ROM.
First suggestion would be to reflash the ROM, clearing /cache and /data.
Second suggestion would be to restore a backup. This will confirm there is nothing wrong with your device hardware wise and you'll know it is a specific issue with the ROM you wanted to load.
Third suggestion, find the exact error, word for word, which occured in recovery and post up in the ROM thread asking if other users of that ROM also encountered, how they handled. Also feel free to post back up here.
When writing the programming behind a custom recovery, the error messages are added in there to help allow users and developers better knowledge of the exact issue so they can work to resolve them. Without the exact error message, it is similar to going to a car shop and saying, some light came on my dash, but I don't know what it was and now the car doesn't work. Fix it? Another words, it is very vague.
Hope the suggestions and tips help! Good luck!
my first instinct was to reflash the backup or new rom again but it wont boot to any rom, recovery or bootloader. it just hangs on the htc white screen
idk what happened but i got into the bootloader through battery pull, power+vol down. i know ive tried that in the past but this time it worked. now im restoring a nandroid from yesterday
weezymagic said:
idk what happened but i got into the bootloader through battery pull, power+vol down. i know ive tried that in the past but this time it worked. now im restoring a nandroid from yesterday
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are you on twrp 1.0.x ? There is s charging issue where it won't restart right because it thinks It's already in recovery
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weezymagic said:
hey guys, been here since the launch of evo. rooting, flashing, everything.
today i wanted to switch roms. so i went about my normal process...
d/l new ROM
backup current ROM
backup apps
wipe cache and dalvic
flash new ROM
i got stuck on the last step. i went to flash the new ROM (nocturnal 1.3)
it said something along the lines of blah blah is already unmounted. i didnt pay too much attention to it because i was going to restart and try again. long story short, it will only boot to htc white screen and nothing else.
can anyone help me out?
p.s. im on clockwork recovery
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You missed a step. After you wipe dalvik and cache, you ALWAYS need to wipe /system and /data, do a factory reset to make sure, or download a superwipe tool. The ONLY time you don't need to wipe completely is when you're updating your ROM, but even then it is recommended to wipe everything.
Twolazyg said:
You missed a step. After you wipe dalvik and cache, you ALWAYS need to wipe /system and /data, do a factory reset to make sure, or download a superwipe tool. The ONLY time you don't need to wipe completely is when you're updating your ROM, but even then it is recommended to wipe everything.
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Agreed^^^^^
Alright, I've tried posting on a few other sites, but nobody seems to reply, so let me give this one a try!
Last night my phone went crazy? It started flashing & then just shut itself off. It turned back on, only to be completely wiped out. No applications, no contacts, nothing whatsoever.
I didn't feel like messing with it then, so I waited until this morning, where I've gotten absolutely no where with it. I've tried to do the factory reset, & even erased my sd card to see if that was the problem. Wrong!
The jist of it all -- I have two main problems! One is I can't download any applications. I go into the market place & it says, "Sorry there's not enough space to install this item" -- Clearly, I have enough space! & secondly anytime I turn my phone back on I have to go through everything again. Google account, language select because it keeps resetting itself.
Please tell me someone knows what I'm suppose to do to fix this!!
Also, I've been looking around on the threads & I see a lot of things about bricked phones & how to recover things & I'm just completely confused. So hopefully it's a rather easy fix ..
First thing is, what rom did you flash?
are you even on a custom rom?
If you are on a custom rom what you need to do is to boot into CWM and Factory reset then wipe cache, then go into advanced and wipe dalvik cache. this will bring you back to your custom roms default, you will have no settings or installed programs [other than what came with the rom].
Sounds like something is in one of the locations taking up all of your room.
Enjoy
also not to nit pick but "Need Help Please" is more of a statement, other wise you are asking if you need help.
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Oh also Best guide by far and is up to date on everything!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
I haven't downloaded anything personal, so I don't know why this has happened. I'm not one of those techy people. The only thing I've ever had downloaded was your regular "fun" applications. Facebook, mp3 downloader, a stupid piano thing, & then some brain test deal. That's it!
As I was looking around, I noticed that I have no internal memory & based on reading through threads, that's why my phone completely resets everytime I turn it back on.
I went to the "wipe cache partition" & that was a success, then tried to do a "factory reset" it says, "Your storage not prepard yet, please use UI menu for fomat & reboot actions" What's that?
According to your statement, you are on a stock rom. Correct?
If so, i dont know why it wouldnt let you do a factory reset.
But if the clearing of cache worked then problem solved.
Also may want to read up that link i gave you on installing a custom rom its fun
Im on whatever it comes with when the phone is sent to me. I've literally maybe had this phone about two months. I don't know how to install anything, so I think I'm (excuse my language) ****ED! & I have no idea what I'm suppose to di about it. Calling Verizon now to get some help.
you are not ****ed! these phones are tanks and it is almost impossible to brick them!
This will help you get completely stock [what the phone comes with]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Go to Section 2:
And follow the directions exactly! and in step 3 of section 2 use the second link [stock eh03] and that is the upto date Verizon version of the phone and stop after step 10. if you follow the directions it is easy as pie!
You can have Verizon just apply the newest firmware to the device again by going to a retail store and asking for it.
That should fix it.
I really hope I didn't break this for good...
I'm selling my Prime today so I tried to wipe its data through the settings menu. I now realize that was a huge mistake. I can't get my Prime to start up again. When I try to start it up it just boots right into CWM. I tried installing the ROM I had again and rebooting but it still goes right to CWM. Is there any way I can get this to start up again?
EDIT: Ok, I made this post in a blind panic before I bothered to look for this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088
So please ignore, thanks.