roms not flashing correctly. - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

this is on my own phone and has nothing to do with the other thread I posted.
I thought I'd try out open ecclair, so i wiped and flashed it, but I was still stuck on the "tmobile g1" screen for about an hour.
thats when I pulled the batteryand tried again.
same problem.
I pulled the battery, wiped, and flashed cyanogen.
still stuck on g1 screen.
I pulled the battery, wiped, and flashed superD
now I'm on super-D, but I have apps that aren't supposed to be in superD but actually come in cyanogen (Log Collector and Slideme Market)
whats going on?

...you didn't full wipe or did you. Try flashing again.

Wipe EXT
Wipe Dalvik
Wipe Factory Reset
Repair EXT
Try that.

Macrophage001 said:
Wipe EXT
Wipe Dalvik
Wipe Factory Reset
Repair EXT
Try that.
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yeah pretty much...

thanks.
I think the problem with the apps is that I probobly forgot to wipe ext, although I usually do.
and I've never wiped Dalvik. what is it?
and I've never repaired ext either but it always seemed to work fine.
those two are probably why I couldn't change the rom.

I actually dont know much about the Dalvik-Cache except for...well its a cache lol. So yeah I always wipe everything

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HERO to CYANOGEN?

G1 is stuck on T-Mobile G1 screen for over 10 mins HELP! I wiped everything.
If you want help, I recommend telling us specifically what you did (what Hero you were on, what version of Cyan you flashed, what recovery you're using)
But without knowing any of that, I'm going to suggest (assuming you have Amon_Ra's latest recovery) that you boot to recovery and wipe everything a couple times, then flash Cyan. By everything, I mean Factory Reset, Wipe EXT, Wipe Dalvik-Cache, and to be safe, Repair EXT. And do all those at least once, factory reset again, and flash.
guitargler said:
If you want help, I recommend telling us specifically what you did (what Hero you were on, what version of Cyan you flashed, what recovery you're using)
But without knowing any of that, I'm going to suggest (assuming you have Amon_Ra's latest recovery) that you boot to recovery and wipe everything a couple times, then flash Cyan. By everything, I mean Factory Reset, Wipe EXT, Wipe Dalvik-Cache, and to be safe, Repair EXT. And do all those at least once, factory reset again, and flash.
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Yes Amon RA latest recovery. I wiped all that but i didnt do the repair part. Im trying to flash the latest cyanogen.
Well it's best to be safe rather than sorry, so wipe, wipe, and wipe again. afaik, wiping will do you no harm
guitargler said:
Well it's best to be safe rather than sorry, so wipe, wipe, and wipe again. afaik, wiping will do you no harm
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Hahah alright thanks for the quick reply and i was on mlign 3.3
Don't forget the Htc Recovery first also
JAguirre1231 said:
Don't forget the Htc Recovery first also
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Yup! Thanks i was trying to figure it out all night i wiped and wiped like he stated. Then i flash the HTC recovery and got cyanogen to work again. BTW how do i delete a thread? Like this one for instance. Keep it clean and less cluttered on XDA
androidboi209 said:
Yup! Thanks i was trying to figure it out all night i wiped and wiped like he stated. Then i flash the HTC recovery and got cyanogen to work again. BTW how do i delete a thread? Like this one for instance. Keep it clean and less cluttered on XDA
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You don't mods will, and it wasn't flamed or anything so it'll probably stay for awhile

HELP!!!! I am stuck under "htc" while booting

Phone: CDMA Hero
ROM: Freshhh2.0d
Recovery Image: 1.5.2
Well the story begins:
Last week installed Freshh2.0d rom everything worked perfect...... until I tried to screw with the lock screen (tried to install vanilla lock screen and for some reason it messed the rom soon I assign password to lock screen!!) To even realize it was the lock screen I had to reboot and flash the rom several times (maybe like 8-10!!!) then finally it started working!!!
But after the last flash, I started having force close issues with several core apps, like touch screen, google apps etc..... so this morning decided to reflash the rom one last time and see if it fixes the issues.... but I feel like I have done more than just that..... here is what I have done....
1. Re-flashed Freshhh2.0d rom, after reboot got stuck at "htc" screen that comes up after all the animations
2. I wiped or did a factory reset and flashed again..... same result
3. Wiped again and this time I wanted to download the rom again and while downloading rom, I stumbled up on new recovery image 1.6.2
4. I applied new recovery image with wiped or factory reset phone, rebooted in recovery and flashed rom
5. Again stuck under htc screen after all animations....
6. Went back to recovery image 1.5.2 and flashed rom
7. After all this the net result is still same...... stuck in htc screen....... not booting the phone!!!!
Can somebody point me to the right direction???? I am even thinking about trying a different rom and see if that comes up!!!
Ok, first go back to the 1.6.2 recovery.
Next, wipe the following:
Factory Reset
Dalvik Cache
SD: EXT (if you were using apps2sd this will nuke your apps, so be sure you have a backup).
Then reflash Fresh 2.0d (or whatever ROM you want to use).
If you still have problems I recommend doing the RUU to return it to stock and start over.
Same with me I have been trying to flash fresh 20d. On my first reboot it always gets stuck on HTC screen. I'm comming from Fresh 2.0b2. Don't know what else to try. Though I can do Nandroid and get back to Fresh2.0b2
smw6180 said:
Ok, first go back to the 1.6.2 recovery.
Next, wipe the following:
Factory Reset
Dalvik Cache
SD: EXT (if you were using apps2sd this will nuke your apps, so be sure you have a backup).
Then reflash Fresh 2.0d (or whatever ROM you want to use).
If you still have problems I recommend doing the RUU to return it to stock and start over.
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I do not have back up of my apps and I am using apps2sd, is there a way at least I can get a list of apps in my sd? I tried to do cd /data/app under shell and it won't let me ......
bigd1231 said:
Same with me I have been trying to flash fresh 20d. On my first reboot it always gets stuck on HTC screen. I'm comming from Fresh 2.0b2. Don't know what else to try. Though I can do Nandroid and get back to Fresh2.0b2
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When in doubt, always wipe before going to a new rom. When NOT in doubt, wipe anyhow.
Sure you can go to a new rom sometimes without a wipe...but 80% of the time you do much better going clean.
Also, how long have you waited on the HTC screen? I've seen that take upwards of 10 minutes.
I have waited as much as an hour. Also, I did do a Factory reset many times. I just don't know what else to try.
if none of that works. just use the right ruu for your device.
bigd1231 said:
I have waited as much as an hour. Also, I did do a Factory reset many times. I just don't know what else to try.
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Did you wipe dalvik and SD: ext as well?
You should wipe everything there's an option for.
NO I actually didn't do that I'm going to try right now and post back THANK YOU Didn't wipe SD: ext
bigd1231 said:
NO I actually didn't do that I'm going to try right now and post back THANK YOU Didn't wipe SD: ext
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Wipe all 3 again, then reflash.
Factory
Dalvik
SD: ext
Then let us know how it goes.
Your problems are caused by apps2sd... plain and simple. Fresh 2.0d's release notes tell you that you are going to have to wipe your sd:ext (as well as data wipe). That is because there were several versions of apps2sd floating around before and they aren't all compatible.
http://geekfor.me/new-release/fresh-20d/
Secondly make sure you are using ext3 and not ext2.
http://geekfor.me/faq/apps2sd/
Yes It worked Finally. I wiped all Three and reflashed it and waited 15 mins and it worked.
yes it worked. I wiped all 3 and worked
smw6180 said:
Wipe all 3 again, then reflash.
Factory
Dalvik
SD: ext
Then let us know how it goes.
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Great! that did the trick!!!
Flipz, there is one shortcoming with 2.0d (not sure if its something inherent to the original rom itself!) When I use my corporate email on my Hero it forces me to assign password and when I do that and lock my screen phone stops responding there after. This happens when I am using vanilla screen lock update.... I can't unlock for anything.... any idea how to fix this?
Glad to hear you're both up and running.

trouble with fresh-toast-v21-heroc.zip

loaded the (fresh-toast-v21-heroc.zip) and it only boots up to the dancing droid screen . Any help ????
mannyvigi1985 said:
loaded the (fresh-toast-v21-heroc.zip) and it only boots up to the dancing droid screen . Any help ????
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try rebooting into recovery and wiping everything including data/factory reset and the ext partition if u had aps2sd
Tried it
I wipe the it and reinstalled and it did not work
well something is not right then. ive never had a problem,,flashing...
(try rebooting into recovery and wiping everything including data/factory reset and the ext partition if u had aps2sd) <-----i do this everytime..and im golden...
cept this time i flashed freshtoast over fresh 2.1.1. without issue..
mannyvigi1985 said:
I wipe the it and reinstalled and it did not work
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do all the resets then restart. do not reflash or resore a nandroid just reset phone. for soome reason it works when u do that. if it resarts and is factory then you can go back into recovery and flash or do a nandroid restore. also run a log cat while restarting phone. see if it is hanging or talking a really long time

[Q] Whats wrong with my HTC hero?

So I used to have CyanogenMod running on my phone, but it was messing up so I decided to flash the FroYo rom. My hero is sprint and the rom was for sprint phones. But when I flashed the rom my phone wouldn't start up. It just stays on the big "HTC" screen. Ive tryed everything. Any help?http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/frown.gif
Did you wipe (everything!) before flashing the other ROM?
As andythegreenguy asked, did you wipe everything prior to flashing?
Also, how long has it stayed on the HTC screen? Booting a new ROM for the first time can take as long as 15 minutes...
How to wipe?
c00ller said:
As andythegreenguy asked, did you wipe everything prior to flashing?
Also, how long has it stayed on the HTC screen? Booting a new ROM for the first time can take as long as 15 minutes...
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What is the correct procedure to wipe everything off? If I plan to reinstall the same ROM?
mumbaiyya said:
What is the correct procedure to wipe everything off? If I plan to reinstall the same ROM?
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Boot into recovery, and do a full factory wipe
Getting stuck there is a bootloop.
It's usually caused from not wiping the cache(s).
New Rom:
(Boot into Recovery)
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
I like to wipe Batt Stats but you don't really need to.
Just Factory Reset, wipe both caches.
I assume the recovery is similar to the evo's, I've never seen the hero's recovery so it might be different.
A new rom will take a little longer than usual because it needs to rebuild the caches while its on the HTC screen.
xNotta said:
Getting stuck there is a bootloop.
It's usually caused from not wiping the cache(s).
New Rom:
(Boot into Recovery)
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
I like to wipe Batt Stats but you don't really need to.
Just Factory Reset, wipe both caches.
I assume the recovery is similar to the evo's, I've never seen the hero's recovery so it might be different.
A new rom will take a little longer than usual because it needs to rebuild the caches while its on the HTC screen.
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That's correct

[Q] CM7 bootloop initial boot

Well, i am stuck at bootlooping after flashing CM7.1 onto my friend's device, we've tried many times flashing it with different ways, but it seems to get stuck everytime at the bootscreen, i know the initial boot can take up to something like half an hour but after 2,5 hours we gave up, downgraded to 2.3.4 again using odin, and tried again on a different way (different recovery)
this is how we flashed it:
-made sure we had 2.3.4
-wiped data and cache with CWM 4.0.0.idk (the odin package for this CWM was included in the thread)
-installed CM7, everything went smooth
-rebooted, and then it got stuck
I really want to get this to work for him, any help from you guys?
is it because i wiped after flashing ?
Well the process should be like this :
1. Wipe data - Wipe cache - Wipe Dalvik-cache - Wipe Battery stats
2. Flash ROM
3. Wipe data - Wipe cache - Wipe Dalvik-cache - Wipe Battery stats
So twice?
He's not here right now with the device, but i want to gather enough info for tomorrow to retry
`leon said:
So twice?
He's not here right now with the device, but i want to gather enough info for tomorrow to retry
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Yeah, it is safe to wipe before and after flashing.
And you're sure you did wipe dalvik-cache right ?
errrrmm, i don't remember, i think i did tho, i will, as again, retry tomorrow with also wiping dalvik
Well, as for me, when something went wrong, i flashed my device back to stock froyo first.
Then flash GB, Flash CWM, clear data and cache, flash the rom, clear data and cache again.
Reboot.
That's it
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K, he's not here, i will give it a try now, fingers crossed :x
i know though what went wrong before
`leon said:
K, he's not here, i will give it a try now, fingers crossed :x
i know though what went wrong before
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Always explain what went wrong, if someone with the same issues is reading the thread they'll know what not to do then.
So, what went wrong before?

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