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Sorry to everyone in advance, I am new to this. I rooted me sprint hero, flashed a new recovery image, and flashed a new ROM. I don't know what I did, but now everytime I try to boot, my phone freezes. Is there anything that I can do to fix this? I should also tell you that, somehow everything that was on my sd card got wiped off.
Thanks.
Did you try wiping first? You might just try wiping the reinstalling the ROM. Fixes a lot of these kinds of hangups. Hold down home when booting and choose wipe all(i cant get to the menu to tell you what the menu says exactly as im on the phone typing this).
What steps did you follow and what ROM did you flash?
Do you have Apps2sd enabled? Mine freezes if I set it to an ext3 or 4 partition, Hero kenerel doesn't support those file systems...yet.
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I guess I should elaborate on a solution.
Go back into recovery. Chose format SD card. Set SWAP and EXT Parts to 0. Press home to format. Then Format again set swap to whatever, i don't think we use it yet so 0 is fine, set ext2 to 512 or however much you need for your apps. Then press home again to format again.
Reboot. see what happens.
Are you sure it is freezing?
The first boot can take a long time, is it "freezing" on HTC?
Give a little more detail..
Which rom, which recovery? Did you wipe everything, or nothing, etc.
Awesome! Thank you very much. That worked! Again, I'm sorry for my idiocy.
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You could just go into recovery mode (hold down the home key when you boot), select wipe then I believe it is the first option to factory reset the phone. Itll run its process then inform you upon completion. Then go ahead and start installing the rom over again. What rom are you using anyway?
Things like this happen a lot but I've found that people on here are pretty quick to help out.
Quick tip, back up often. It saves you a lot of headaches.
jlafran1 said:
Awesome! Thank you very much. That worked! Again, I'm sorry for my idiocy.
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Wait, which suggestion worked? Which ROM? AHHH!!! WE NEED ANSWERS MAN!!!!!!
Yeah, it was freezing. I wiped everything and now it's working. Thank you again to everyone.
UCCS said:
You could just go into recovery mode (hold down the home key when you boot), select wipe then I believe it is the first option to factory reset the phone. Itll run its process then inform you upon completion. Then go ahead and start installing the rom over again. What rom are you using anyway?
Things like this happen a lot but I've found that people on here are pretty quick to help out.
Quick tip, back up often. It saves you a lot of headaches.
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Damn everyone already beat me to it
I'm using the DamageControl ROM.
So, I kinda messed up my Note.
I know i should be asking this in the Dev page but seeing as i am new member here i am not "allowed" at the moment.
If there is anyone out there that can help me out, it will be greatly appreciated, and now the ordeal:
I have a (to my knowledge) KKA 2.3.6 Stock rom. I was feeling a lil over zealous and thinking of rooting it. I did the zerg method got it rooted. Then i saw the "ICS_transition-KKA-stock" file in the development page.
Now feeling like the lord of the Note, i thought to myself how hard can this be, I rebooted in recovery and installed from zip. Next thing i know i restarted my phone and all is well UNTIL NOW...........the phone booted up first but every app was going force close, i somehow got my phone to go into recovery thinking i can uninstall the "ICS_transition-KKA-stock" from it but there is no option so i rebooted again and now its stuck on BOOT animation. SIGH
SO if there is anyone out there that help me out, i will greatly appreciate it. I backed up all my stuff before i felt like Christopher Columbus so if need be ill be ok to deleting everything.
I tried odin already and no luck......
Thank you and happy Holidays!!!
Try a factory reset/wipe data from recovery
I just did, i tried wipe cache and partition and even the advance section wipe as well. As soon as i reboot it gets stuck on the samsung logo animation.....
Did you also try the 'wipe data/factory reset' option?
Yes sir, tried the 2 wipes and the one in advanced option as well. After reboot the animation is on a loop, the sound only comes once but the vid is looping. I dont know if its recoverable now.....
Thanks for the suggestion though!!!
If you can boot into download mode you can always fix things. I messed up a couple of times and just flashed back to a Samsung full stock firmware using Odin.
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389693
Thanks bud, I will try it asap and let you know!!!
I didn't think anyone would be up this late
4am est my time!
Success Finally, Thanks bud a lot!!!!
Happy Holidays!!!
A newbie question, How do i thank your post!!!???
Glad you got it fixed mate!
Thanks button is in the right bottom corner of each post. Only visible in the browser, not in the App.
Hi all
Just unpacked my shiny new HTC One which is still on its initial charge fresh out the box. Im going to be updating it to 422, but my question is..
Like you do with Samsung Updates, after youve installed all the updates, is it a good idea to Boot into Stock recovery > Data/Factory Reset > Clear Cache > Reboot, or can I just "Factory Reset" in Settings.
You need to do this with Samsung devices because they are so full of Bloated crap all running in the background, that a clear cache is needed after a Rom update.. so is it the same. (This is why Ive switched to HTC and jumped the S4 altogether)
How do I get into Stock Recovery to reset/clear cache
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NightOrchid said:
Hi all
Just unpacked my shiny new HTC One which is still on its initial charge fresh out the box. Im going to be updating it to 422, but my question is..
Like you do with Samsung Updates, after youve installed all the updates, is it a good idea to Boot into Stock recovery > Data/Factory Reset > Clear Cache > Reboot, or can I just "Factory Reset" in Settings.
You need to do this with Samsung devices because they are so full of Bloated crap all running in the background, that a clear cache is needed after a Rom update.. so is it the same. (This is why Ive switched to HTC and jumped the S4 altogether)
How do I get into Stock Recovery to reset/clear cache
Thanks
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you can't clear cache with stock recovery, you'd have to flash a custom recovery a factory reset should do it, but it'll remove all your personal installed apps too!
herwegan said:
you can't clear cache with stock recovery, you'd have to flash a custom recovery a factory reset should do it, but it'll remove all your personal installed apps too!
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Thanks for the speedy reply . I used to own a One X (so awesome, but it failed ) and you could enter Stock recovery on that and reset. However, Ive just read that if you enter the Ones boot loader (Power + Volume down).. then you can do a hard "factory reset" from the menu, ill just use that
Heres the YouTube link in case anyone else was curious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlvaMAgtn78
Cheers Herwegan
NightOrchid said:
Thanks for the speedy reply . I used to own a One X (so awesome, but it failed ) and you could enter Stock recovery on that and reset. However, Ive just read that if you enter the Ones boot loader (Power + Volume down).. then you can do a hard "factory reset" from the menu, ill just use that
Heres the YouTube link in case anyone else was curious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlvaMAgtn78
Cheers Herwegan
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but be aware, this will remove all the apps you've installed.
And data... basically everything.
ridder215215 said:
And data... basically everything.
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everything except sdcard, i thought pictures etc should not be affected.. correct me if i'm wrong
herwegan said:
everything except sdcard, i thought pictures etc should not be affected.. correct me if i'm wrong
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Does Hard Reset not remove everything.. Pics, music, settings, .. all of it.. hence the reason why this setting is in the Bootloader itself.
NightOrchid said:
Does Hard Reset not remove everything.. Pics, music, settings, .. all of it.. hence the reason why this setting is in the Bootloader itself.
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well if you don't mind, just try it!
herwegan said:
well if you don't mind, just try it!
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Exactly what im going to do .. ill let you know soon
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Yep It does.. Bootloader Hard Reset Clears everything.. starts back on the setup. Sorted.
Thanks for the input
cheers
Connect to PC in fastboot mode, fastboot erase cache - should work
Hello, when I TWRP it asks for a password to decrypt data and if I don't input the password it won't let me access the emulated sdcard. I've never put any password though =/
Is there any way to restore twrp without flashing the stock image/wiping data?
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The password is as follows: (type or exactly as written below)
default_password
Pilz said:
Please search next time...
The password is as follows: (type or exactly as written below)
default_password
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I typed it as you wrote it with the underscore and no uppercase letters but it gives me Password Failed, Please Try Again
I actually made a quick search before posting and I tried this password before.. Another solution is to wipe data/factory reset but if possible I'd like just to re-install TWRP or remove the password somehow
you missed a step initially. after unlocking the bootloader, you MUST reboot first before flashing TWRP.
to fix this, you'll need to hit cancel at the password screen, then go into wipe and do a factory reset. next, go back into wipe and press the format data button. you have to type yes to continue.
this isnt a fun process, as you have to re-setup your device again, but you've just learned something.
xBeerdroiDx said:
you missed a step initially. after unlocking the bootloader, you MUST reboot first before flashing TWRP.
to fix this, you'll need to hit cancel at the password screen, then go into wipe and do a factory reset. next, go back into wipe and press the format data button. you have to type yes to continue.
this isnt a fun process, as you have to re-setup your device again, but you've just learned something.
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I assumed he already did this, but in which case we have all been here at one point. I learned the hard way twice now...
kal eh said:
Hello, when I TWRP it asks for a password to decrypt data and if I don't input the password it won't let me access the emulated sdcard. I've never put any password though =/
Is there any way to restore twrp without flashing the stock image/wiping data?
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No need to fear, Theskillfultroll is here! :good:
To fix your issue, download NEXUS ROOT TOOLKIT by WugFresh, after doing so, you need to open it up and choose your correct device (DO NOT MAKE A MISTAKE HERE OR ELSE YOU CAN BE HARD BRICKED) if you have already unlocked the OEM, then good for you, but what i wanna focus here is on the main window, right hand side* there is a button labeled 'FLASH STOCK + UNROOT' depending on your situation , if you are soft bricked select so, if not click device on. if soft bricked it will tell you what to do, and vice versa on other option, AFTERWARDS, attempt to stock flash and unroot, now if it fails godforbid, you have to go to options and ENABLE FORCE FLASH *WARNING IF YOU DID NOT CHOOSE CORRECT DEVICE AND YOU PICK THIS, YOU WILL BE HARD BRICKED* and go through with that. and bam done. i got in a soft loop when i accidentally flashed a boot.img over a rom which made my phone unusable . i had to go through with the soft bricked option AND force flash, it was scary but dont worry man! any more questions ? feel free to PM me
TheSkillfulTroll said:
No need to fear, Theskillfultroll is here! :good:
To fix your issue, download NEXUS ROOT TOOLKIT by WugFresh, after doing so, you need to open it up and choose your correct device (DO NOT MAKE A MISTAKE HERE OR ELSE YOU CAN BE HARD BRICKED) if you have already unlocked the OEM, then good for you, but what i wanna focus here is on the main window, right hand side* there is a button labeled 'FLASH STOCK + UNROOT' depending on your situation , if you are soft bricked select so, if not click device on. if soft bricked it will tell you what to do, and vice versa on other option, AFTERWARDS, attempt to stock flash and unroot, now if it fails godforbid, you have to go to options and ENABLE FORCE FLASH *WARNING IF YOU DID NOT CHOOSE CORRECT DEVICE AND YOU PICK THIS, YOU WILL BE HARD BRICKED* and go through with that. and bam done. i got in a soft loop when i accidentally flashed a boot.img over a rom which made my phone unusable . i had to go through with the soft bricked option AND force flash, it was scary but dont worry man! any more questions ? feel free to PM me
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wow. seems like a whole lot of work and worry, especially when compared to simply performing 2 wipes in recovery to solve this problem. no extra software required.
OP, stay away from toolkits.
xBeerdroiDx said:
wow. seems like a whole lot of work and worry, especially when compared to simply performing 2 wipes in recovery to solve this problem. no extra software required.
OP, stay away from toolkits.
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Op said he doesn't want to wipe data and he doesn't have access to recovery (I think) saw your post about manual flashing though, pretty good
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ok, so i have this same problem. i have tried the "default_password" thing and the steps in post #4. after performing steps in post #4 everything worked great. but for some reason weeks later the problem has returned. is it possible i'm tripping or could the problem have returned? i know it seems highly unlikely but...
i have also been advised to redo the entire root process, is that a viable option as well?
sinceg1 said:
ok, so i have this same problem. i have tried the "default_password" thing and the steps in post #4. after performing steps in post #4 everything worked great. but for some reason weeks later the problem has returned. is it possible i'm tripping or could the problem have returned? i know it seems highly unlikely but...
i have also been advised to redo the entire root process, is that a viable option as well?
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could be a twrp bug? are you on the latest version? you can try just updating the recovery, via fastboot or app(like flashify). if that doesnt work you can try wiping out the recovery partition(via fastboot) then reflashing the recovery.
yes i am on the current version via rashr app. i'm not sure how to wipe the recovery partition in fastboot....but it seems time i learn.
again, any thoughts to repeating the root process?
sinceg1 said:
yes i am on the current version via rashr app. i'm not sure how to wipe the recovery partition in fastboot....but it seems time i learn.
again, any thoughts to repeating the root process?
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why? all that is is flashing supersu or removing it? that had nothing to do with your recovery. you dont need root to have a custom recovery.
ok, so it seems the next thing to try is wipe recovery partition then reflash recovery. i'll begin looking into how to do that. thank you again.
Had this problem last night, if you have a pattern password try using this:
1 2 3
4 5 6
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I had an upper case L and it translated to 2589 and that's what unlocked it for me. Hope this helps someone
Ok, I was also asked for a password a couple of days ago for the first time ever, even though I had accessed TWRP several times before to flash roms, kernels etc so I don't think the reason was that I had forgotten to reboot after bootloader. In my case, I didn't even think of trying to enter any PWD so I selected "cancel" and from what I saw I thought my SD was wiped so I re-flashed stock from Bootloader and re-set the device, rather painfull (now I keep a nandroid backup). The thing is though, before I decided to flash stock I just tried exiting recovery and restarting the system and it wouldn't boot by any means. Just sat on the Google logo for ages heating up. And all this happened after a normal shutdown of the device, not after some fancy flashing/modding...
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Ok, I was also asked for a password a couple of days ago for the first time ever, even though I had accessed TWRP several times before to flash roms, kernels etc so I don't think the reason was that I had forgotten to reboot after bootloader. In my case, I didn't even think of trying to enter any PWD so I selected "cancel" and from what I saw I thought my SD was wiped so I re-flashed stock from Bootloader and re-set the device, rather painfull (now I keep a nandroid backup). The thing is though, before I decided to flash stock I just tried exiting recovery and restarting the system and it wouldn't boot by any means. Just sat on the Google logo for ages heating up. And all this happened after a normal shutdown of the device, not after some fancy flashing/modding...
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Are you encrypted?
i was wondering if that made a matter. i didn't want to sound crazy mentioning it....yes, i am encrypted. do we believe that will make a matter?
sinceg1 said:
i was wondering if that made a matter. i didn't want to sound crazy mentioning it....yes, i am encrypted. do we believe that will make a matter?
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Absolutely. If your storage is encrypted, TWRP cannot access it without you entering a password. If you don't enter the password, your storage would appear to be blank to recovery.
I personally prefer to wipe my entire device and keep a kernel that does not enforce encryption. Encryption (in my opinion) makes life difficult for rooted users.
seems to be the answer here. i have seen "how to's" on decrypting.... i will decrypt the device, will i have to do anything additional from that point? reflash recovery perhaps? sounds like it would be a good step, but i guess we won't know until i decrypt.
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seems to be the answer here. i have seen "how to's" on decrypting.... i will decrypt the device, will i have to do anything additional from that point? reflash recovery perhaps? sounds like it would be a good step, but i guess we won't know until i decrypt.
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I'm new to the N6 so I am not sure about decrypting as a process. I just did a full wipe, flashed a kernel that doesnt force encryption .
Hello! I apologize if the terminology won't be correct but i'm not very tech savvy and i'm learning while trying to fix this mess
I have this rooted Samsung A715F (no custom rom) given to me by my cousin some time ago (he can't help me).
The day before yesterday it started boot-looping out the blue and i initially wiped the cache partition without success then i tried to flash the last firmware with Odin after reading some guides here, uploading the HOME_CSC to not lose my data, I've some important pictures i would like not to lose (I know, not making a backup was stupid).
But the problem wasn't solved, the only difference is a new screen during the boot saying: "One ui error" and another "Can't load android system your data may be corrupted[...] where i can select Try again, factory data reset and recovery logs".
Luckily i still can access Download and Recovery mode but i don't really know what to do, i tried to download the firmware flash from other sources but nothing... and i'm pretty sure TWRP isn't installed.
Is there anything i can do before wiping data? Please, please help me
Of course no.
Hard reset and Davlik cache clean is required.
cmfCyangenModteam said:
Of course no.
Hard reset and Davlik cache clean is required.
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Thank you for your answer! Sigh, i thought as much...
Could you please elaborate? I'm trying to learn
Fuelinme said:
Thank you for your answer! Sigh, i thought as much...
Could you please elaborate? I'm trying to learn
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To enter recovery press power button and Volume - button, choose Reset function.