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hey guys, i am not new to the scene but i have actually run into a big problem.
A few minutes ago i flashed a Hero rom followed by the ebi1 kernel, it booted up perfectly fine and went into installation, still no problems.
Once installation finished i learned that for some reason the home app(launcher) doesn't load, it just constantly gives an error force close when trying to go to the home.
Everything else does work.
I then decided to reflash the ROM, when booting my phone it would not go into recovery, i held the home button and it froze at rogers logo,
I tried again after a battery pull and same result, i thought uh oh, BRICK!
When i rebooted again( holding nothing down ) I learned that it apparently does boot! if i leave it alone, it does the whole buttons light up screen dims thing just before it boots, then the screen dies off and I hear a sound meaning usb connected, **(all this while it is still showing the second boot screen)**
The end button works to turn screen off and on but it it stuck at the second (MLGIN or whatever nexus style boot screen)
I nave now found a way to actually get past the boot screen, if i call the phone it will go into the dialer and I can actually use it as a phone!!, once in like this I can actually use the phone completely except for going to launcher(home), I can make calls (if someone calls me to get into the dialer), use the lockscreen, send a message (if someone sends one to me), enable usb mount.
I have a nandroid and a BART saved but like I said i cannot get into recovery.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Please let me know if my post doesnt make any sense, i can try and get my thoughts out again!
EDIT I CAN get Droid explorer to work, this means i can install any apps that could help! but i dont think i could launch them
-with droid explorer i can use terminal, cant i launch stuff with that? also, when i click Bart manager it says i need to buy a license, aww
- I clicked on reboot into recovery in droid manager, the phone rebooted but it hung at the rogers logo, I really cant understand how the recovery doesn't work!
EDIT it WILL boot into fastboot mode!
Can i install an alternate launcher with droid explorer, I think that if i can do this, when i hit home it will give me the option of choosing which laucher right? i then choose the new one.
Any one know where to get a different launcher? or perhaps the launcher from this ROM so i can try and reinstall it
Because i can use droid explorer, the options are nice,
I still need help organising the above attempt, but if that fails I could also use the flash recovery image option in DE and try that.
Am i right in saying that I should first try and get a different launcher to work or should i go straight for the recovery. If the recovery doesnt wokr could I lose access to the phone booting? (thus droid explorer)
OK I would LOVE some community help here:
I think i wave 3 options
1) install any apk (namely a new launcher and get the phone to atleast function properly)
2) Re flash a recovery image
3) Flash a ROM
All of these would be done with droid explorer, i think i have listed them from least risky to most risky (if i flash ROM and that doesn't fix it i could be out of droid explorer)
Could you guys help me start up, where can i get what, my mind is racing too much!!!
ok, using droid explorer i re flashed the recovery, it now boots into recovery. i am going to reflash the hero rom as i really want to use it!
Just installed Paragon RC5.0 on my capitivate. Install went smooth, everything is pretty and the backups restored. Im only running into one issue. I cannot get the screen to turn to the side when holding it horizontally.
I was having this problem last night when i was having issues with my backups. I did something to where i could get it it to turn and thought all was well. I reinstalled the ROM because titanium backup over wrote a few programs that were on the ROM and was more careful about the next restore. No matter what i do i cannot get the screen to move to any other position now.
Tried reading through the 200 page super thread on the ROM, but was unsuccessful at finding any information.
Running same rom not having that issue.
Maybe try reinstalling rom then are if it works before youdo anything with titanium
try to do a master clear first.
Did the Master clear with odin following instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Rerooted, re installed paragon. Tilting works now, havent touched titanium backup yet. Lets see how restoring things affects it
Tilt was working. Used titanium backup to manually select a few things to restore, like contacts and a few other things. Then used batch to restore all missing programs, I made sure to go down the list and only select specific programs i wanted back. Rebooted my phone and now tilting doesnt work anymore.....
Was frustrated with Paragon so I master cleared again and installed Serendipity 5.3. Everything working fine and well, tilting worked. I click 2 apps on the phone(market and maps :/) and tilt hast worked after that. Is this a comon problem with ROMs?
So you are saying that your auto rotate after you opened maps and or the market?
No that is not normal
After installing the Rom i let it sit for 5 minutes, opened messaging and rotated it and it worked, opened a new message and went to the keyboard and it worked. I open up the camera, and then tried to put in my market info and the screen wouldnt rotate, along with everything else now. No backups or anything this time. 2nd ROM in a row to do this for no reason. I'm thinking about going back to stock lol
I do not use my auto rotate but I have not heard a problem like yours before. Sorry, I got nothing
Apparently Serendipity 5.3 and paragon has an icon on the pull down menu i mistook for the sync icon thats on the stock ROM( i think thats what it is, i always had it off and it never affected anything). An infuriating little feature when not understood.
Facepalm
So you are cursing at your phone and you had turned the feature off? Live and learn
Yea, when i finally figured it out i felt really dumb. Although, in the frustration caused by this stupid mistake I can now master clear, root, and flash my phone in my sleep haha
Problems with Paragon RC5 ROM
After i flashed the rom, my captivate went to the first boot image and got stuck. My phone has been like that for a couple of hours. is there a way i can flash back to the stock rom or fix this problem? I have tried to reboot into recovery but my phone wont get past the first boot image. PLZ HELP!!!! P.S. I forgot to master clear before flashing rom and I used rom manager to flash the rom. I was running darky's rom b4 trying to flash this one.
bindratn said:
After i flashed the rom, my captivate went to the first boot image and got stuck. My phone has been like that for a couple of hours. is there a way i can flash back to the stock rom or fix this problem? I have tried to reboot into recovery but my phone wont get past the first boot image. PLZ HELP!!!! P.S. I forgot to master clear before flashing rom and I used rom manager to flash the rom. I was running darky's rom b4 trying to flash this one.
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Can you get into download mode?
how would I do that?
Turn phone off
Take out sim, ext sd, battery
Have usb hooked to pc but not phone
Put battery back in
Hold volume up and down while plugging in usb
Phone should go to a screen with an android with a shovel
If you can do this and have a windows pc I can get you back up and running pretty easy
ok i did that and it went into download mode
Do you have a windows pc?
Have you installed the usb drivers for this phone?
What is your build number of your phone, located under battery something like 1008?
yes i have a windows pc and the drivers and my build number is 0168 i guess
No that its not your build
You do have a captivate right?
Under battery anything from 1006-1012
Copied this from Reddit, having some issues and can't figure this out.
Here's my situation: yesterday I managed to one-click root my phone, no problem. Computer detected the device, I installed Titanium Backup, backed up my files, installed the kernel flasher (SGS Kernel?), backed up my stock kernel, and then installed ROM Manager and install Clockwork Recovery. I then flashed a new kernel to the phone which seemed to cause a problem, so I flashed back to the stock kernel and, brick. I don't think the Clockwork Recovery worked because I could never get the setup file to work when I tried to boot from recovery mode because basically when I tried to do the button-pushes ... it just gave me hash errors, I believe. I followed instructions on XDA to flash back to stock (from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204), and after much tinkering, did get a chance to recover, and even got around the problem of showing I had no space available.
I have two problems now:
1) SMS messages won't send or receive as far as I can tell.
2) I'm in USB Debugging Mode but the phone is not being detected by the computer.
My problem with the latter is I'm trying to re-root my phone so I can get Titanium Backup to get all my stuff back on the phone and can get rid of some bloatware and then NEVER ROOT AGAIN because I was terrified of bricking my phone and just want to have a fully functional stock phone and never do this again. Can anyone point me in the right direction (I've done a little bit of "let me google that for you" and haven't had much luck) or provide me with some advice? Thanks in advance!
Hello everyone,
my phone has an bootloop after i removed some stock apps, i didnt think removing some stock apps could cause this...
the phone boots, and the screen handles the brightness and when i press the home button 2 secs it vibrates, but it doesnt show android itself, just he LG boot logo
can i fix this without flashing KDZ or Hard reset ?
cant get ADB, doesnt work
KDZ_FW_UPD.exe doesnt work for me (windows 8)
i will install an virtual PC and have the usb linked to that, will install windows XP on it.. see if it works
my parents may also not find out...
please help me
Regards, Tomaat
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removed these apps (and probably some more)
/system/app/CalendarWidget.apk
/system/app/EmailWidget.apk
/system/app/FavoriteContactsWidget.apk
/system/app/Finance.apk
/system/app/MemoWidget.apk
/system/app/MusicWidget.apk
/system/app/SmartShare.apk
/system/app/Gmail.apk
/system/app/MusicFX.apk
/system/app/MusicPlayer.apk
/system/app/MusicWidget.apk
/system/app/mediauploader.apk
LG Browser
Google talk
Messenger+
Voice recorder
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Tomaat said:
Hello everyone,
my phone has an bootloop after i removed some stock apps, i didnt think removing some stock apps could cause this...
the phone boots, and the screen handles the brightness and when i press the home button 2 secs it vibrates, but it doesnt show android itself, just he LG boot logo
can i fix this without flashing KDZ or Hard reset ?
cant get ADB, doesnt work
KDZ_FW_UPD.exe doesnt work for me (windows 8)
i will install an virtual PC and have the usb linked to that, will install windows XP on it.. see if it works
my parents may also not find out...
please help me
Regards, Tomaat
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First try to turn off the phone, with the phone OFF, press "Vol-" + "Power button" until turn ON.
You should be in Android Recovery Menu, select "wipe data/ factory reset" and press "Power button", next screen go untill the middle and select "yes" and press "Power button". After that just reboot.
If everything went good should be enough, otherwise you need to re-flash.
RuedasLocas said:
First try to turn off the phone, with the phone OFF, press "Vol-" + "Power button" until turn ON.
You should be in Android Recovery Menu, select "wipe data/ factory reset" and press "Power button", next screen go untill the middle and select "yes" and press "Power button". After that just reboot.
If everything went good should be enough, otherwise you need to re-flash.
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The OP probably was asking for a way to regain control of his phone without the need to lose any personal data, as the factory reset will surely do. Unfortunately you are right, that is the last step before having to manually re-flash the original firmware and it's the only solution available to him now.
But a bit of advice, in case something similar happens again in the future. Just like with computers it's always advised to take a backup of your important files before tampering/tinkering with the software. And there are many ways right now to do this. We have CWM recovery (thanks to Dexter) which can be used for backup purpose, on the Play Store, there are also apps like Titanium Backup and the new Titanium Media Sync that can accomodate easily and simply all your backup needs. Although the present situation is a bitter pill to shallow, it will come to pass fortunately, so keep in mind the above tips to save yourself from grief and anguish in the future.:fingers-crossed: Best regards
Feregorn said:
The OP probably was asking for a way to regain control of his phone without the need to lose any personal data, as the factory reset will surely do. Unfortunately you are right, that is the last step before having to manually re-flash the original firmware and it's the only solution available to him now.
But a bit of advice, in case something similar happens again in the future. Just like with computers it's always advised to take a backup of your important files before tampering/tinkering with the software. And there are many ways right now to do this. We have CWM recovery (thanks to Dexter) which can be used for backup purpose, on the Play Store, there are also apps like Titanium Backup and the new Titanium Media Sync that can accomodate easily and simply all your backup needs. Although the present situation is a bitter pill to shallow, it will come to pass fortunately, so keep in mind the above tips to save yourself from grief and anguish in the future.:fingers-crossed: Best regards
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well, im really lucky, yesterday i wanted to use deodex & remove stock apps script, and i made an backup in CWM first, as i havent removed it, and i went to bed, and in bed i started removing some stock apps, if i reflash the phone (hard reset wont work) will the internet storage be removed ? if it doesnt i can just restore the backup right?, then i will backup all the games and other data, and reflash 10G (maybe) or just 10f, as i have deodexed it at backup
If your backup was on the external sdcard, as its always suggested, I dont think it will be deleted, but for the sake of certainty remove the memory card prior to trying anything. If the backup is on the internal sdcard, then it will be deleted (I speak from personal experince since my phone also entered a bootloop and the only solution was to re-flash the official firmware) - quick and painless if you the guide correctly.
Feregorn said:
If your backup was on the external sdcard, as its always suggested, I dont think it will be deleted, but for the sake of certainty remove the memory card prior to trying anything. If the backup is on the internal sdcard, then it will be deleted (I speak from personal experince since my phone also entered a bootloop and the only solution was to re-flash the official firmware) - quick and painless if you the guide correctly.
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Yep, i had to reflash to fix, its working again, but the backup was removed i will get google drive and make a backup every week or so, and put it on google drive, does the stock backup backup everything ? or do i need to do a cwm backup?
Tomaat said:
Yep, i had to reflash to fix, its working again, but the backup was removed i will get google drive and make a backup every week or so, and put it on google drive, does the stock backup backup everything ? or do i need to do a cwm backup?
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If you want to backup a system image, then only CWM can help you. If you want to backup certain files/apps/settings there are a number of ways and programs to help you with that: LG's own backup offering, Titanium Media Sync, App Backup Pro, etc...
Hi all.
So this is quite strange (i think).
I managed to root my s20 fe 4g using magisk with the help of some people from here and a guide.
I have played around with it, installed some stuff, uninstalled some apps (using titanium backup) and was all well.
When I went to restart the phone to give it a clean break, it now wont load up again. Just gets stuck on the 'Phone is starting...' screen. Now this isn't a huge problem, i thought I couldjust flashthe stock firmware again and root the same way and perhaps it will be well. The problem is it wont boot into download or recoery because it is stuck in a cycle of trying to start itself. I can force it to restart by holding the vol- and power button, but that is the only combination that will make it restart, it instantly restarts before i can change the keys held to try and get it into download mode.
Does anyone know what I can do to try and remedy this so it will start again?
UPDATE:
I think i stupidly must have deleted the one ui launcher by mistake... Now I am trying to get an APK to the phone, but ADBdoesn't recognise it at the 'phone is starting' screen. My phon is at dead stage, so i can get it to boot into download now, but it doesnt seem to want to go into recovery, and i think its stock recovery, so not sure if ADB will work?
Any other suggestions to get the launcher apk pushed and installed?
if you can get download mode flash the rom again, hopefully you still have it from rooting.
don't use titanium backup to uninstall system apps. even using it to freeze apps can be a problem if it's not gonna boot up.
get a copy of a safe debloat list and stick only those listed packages that others have found to safe to deactivate.