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Guys, I had someone here talk me through rooting my nexus one with froyo and I'm running into some problems but I didn't know if it had something to do with rooting it or not and the reason is, I got it rooted the same day I received it so I hadn't tried those functions before I got it rooted.
I got it rooted so I could buy this program that makes the fonts larger and it required a rooted phone.
Well, today I was going to try to use it as a hot spot or wifi router and when I tried to enable it, it just says error.
Also, when trying to call and talk to people today, they could barely hear me and I had a hard time hearing them (not sure if this was temporary or not because later, although in a different area, it sounded fine).
When trying to reply to some e mail (online email/godaddy) when I clicked where the text/body goes, I could not type anything 'cause the keyboard wouldn't come up. If I clicked in the email or subject areas, the keyboard came up but not in the body text area.
Any ideas?
I guess I could reset it to default settings to see what happens but it took almost two hours to get it rooted so I really would like to avoid that.
Thanks
George
This should be in Q&A!
Not dev related.
To solve your problem:
looks like a bad boot.img for me.
I always had "Activiating Wifi"... "Error" with bad boot.img.
MOD: move to Q&A
Thanks. I wasn't sure about where to put it and thought there was possibly bigger chance of a reply here. Thanks for moving it.
So, considering I have NO idea what I'm doing and someone else helped me, is the answer to my next question short and simple or not?
What do I do about it?
No, I have no idea what a boot image is.
Should I try to get hold of the guy who helped me root it or see if someone else can talk me though how to fix it?
Thanks
George
guiri_too said:
Thanks. I wasn't sure about where to put it and thought there was possibly bigger chance of a reply here. Thanks for moving it.
So, considering I have NO idea what I'm doing and someone else helped me, is the answer to my next question short and simple or not?
What do I do about it?
No, I have no idea what a boot image is.
Should I try to get hold of the guy who helped me root it or see if someone else can talk me though how to fix it?
Thanks
George
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Im not a Mod, I did not move your thread.
The boot.img is part of a ROM.
But I don't know what ROM you're using, what build (FRF50/72/85B/91) nor the kernel etc.
I cannot tell you more right now.
Just try a new rooter update.zip because yours might have broke your WiFi.
See Cyanogen's or re-flash a pre-rooted rom.
Actually, I noticed it wasn't moved yet but anyway, I think I have the 72 but still, not sure, I'll have to investigate 'cause I like this phone and I would LIKE it to work for me. Especially since I can apparently use it on tmobile and att.
THanks
The hunt continues
George
no rooting in general does not harm your phone or cause problems in any way. however it is possible to mess something up, maybe install something or screw up settings or similar that could cause problems. you can always flash back to factory ROM, or hard reset, to get your phone working again.
even better, since you are rooted, you should be creating nand backups. and anytime something goes wrong, you restore to a working nand backup to a state that you know your phone was working good.
Yeah, now I have to figure out how to do this but thanks for the replies
George
Folks,
I've done the same thing. I backed up with Clockwork to the SD. The Nook would only boot into Clockwork. So, I recovered and now the device will not power up at all. I fear that I have bricked a wonderful device that I spent alot of time on. It will not boot at all, will not respond to the power button at all and I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions or am I screwed?
And yes, it had 1.1.0 on it and it was rooted. Beautifully rooted. Ran like a champ til I did this.
FG.
Is it charged? Maybe your battery died.
fedoragent said:
Folks,
I've done the same thing. I backed up with Clockwork to the SD. The Nook would only boot into Clockwork. So, I recovered and now the device will not power up at all. I fear that I have bricked a wonderful device that I spent alot of time on. It will not boot at all, will not respond to the power button at all and I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions or am I screwed?
And yes, it had 1.1.0 on it and it was rooted. Beautifully rooted. Ran like a champ til I did this.
FG.
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I'm more or less of a beginner at this but also used CWR and upgraded my rooted nook to 1.1. I had no problems at all so I don't no what's going on.
I will say though that:
1) from everything I've seen and read, unless you do really weird low level stuff (which you haven't) it's pretty much impossible to truly brick a Nook.
2) If it really won't start at all (completely blank screen) and you bring it to B&N, I'm sure they'll give you a new one (I'll leave the ethics of this aside, but it wouldn't be below me to do so). I imagine they might analyze it further back in repair land, but I don't think they'd come after you for the $249. Admittedly, this is not a great option since it could be a little embarassing and you'd be dumping your problems on someone else.
3) Are you using the right key combo to get into CWR at this point? There's a YouTube video that shows it. You have to get the timing right on when you release which buttons. If you can get into CWR, there are instructions on this forum for doing a stock recovery.
fedoragent said:
Folks,
I've done the same thing. I backed up with Clockwork to the SD. The Nook would only boot into Clockwork. So, I recovered and now the device will not power up at all. I fear that I have bricked a wonderful device that I spent alot of time on. It will not boot at all, will not respond to the power button at all and I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions or am I screwed?
And yes, it had 1.1.0 on it and it was rooted. Beautifully rooted. Ran like a champ til I did this.
FG.
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Have you seen this post?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949699
EDIT: We now have our own forum section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1060
Please check there to see if there's a relevant thread for any new topics or issues, if not, make one.
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Well, that last thread went on FOREVER, I thought a new one might be needed.
This is the continuation from the old thread.
The 2.2 upgrade is here with instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11551718&postcount=1067
Important note: The update will officially be OTA, so you don't need to do this yourself manually here. The OTA will be out shortly. The method provided at that link is for the technically inclined.
If it gets stuck on 98% for a while, that's fine, don't worry about it. Just keep it connected and wait, it can take 30min. Not a problem.
And if you lost your Kyocera logo while messing with the boot image, IT'S BACK
I'm really hoping they fixed the boot loader and perhaps we can get Clockwork Mod working on it again, without it trying to connect to Verizon!
ROOTING
The 1-click root that worked for 1.6 works just the same for 2.2
ISSUES
There doesn't seem to be any multi-touch enabled.
Either the accelerometer or compass is broken, both google sky maps and the compass app jitter around A LOT.
Improvements
All around speed increase.
Camera takes pictures in focus and captures when pressing the button rather than 1+ seconds later.
Night pictures have much better contrast.
Gallery scans 8gb card a single time and opens fast all times after.
hehe, I was going to start a thread, but thought it fitting to wait for you to do it.
Perhaps we should muscle xda again for a ZIO section, or at least a cricket android section? o.0
That's why I was asking people to start new threads starting with "Kyocera Zio M6000 - my issue here" so hopefully the general forum would be flooded... That didn't seem to go too well, there are over 1000 posts in the original thread. Can we beat that here?
lol hopefully not. Now that 2.2 is live (somewhat) I think people will now be more inclined to start new zio threads instead of bombarding the most popular one.
I love this update it made the phone everything it should have been from the start. All the great performance enhancements and cool new features are awesome, I cant stop playing with my phone. I think my new favorite thing is the new lock screen, and the slide to answer feature.
any clue what the "kyocerafailsafetool" is? Its a background app.
Unrelated note: Im going to have to get use to the fact that I dont have to push my task killer widget everytime I open/close an app. lol
apps 2 sd
hi i am looking for instructions to do the apps2sd can anyone point me in the direction for that? also i noticed that all the bloatware is back, is it still safe to remove it same as before? and i guess we still need barnacle to have wifi hotspot. thanks!!! so we dont need taskkiller anymore for 2.2?
apps2sd is located in your application management settings -- just click an app and there will be an option (if available) to "Move to SD"
Should be alright to remove all the crappy demo games and bloatware.
Yes for barnacle.
Sweet. I have been at work all day and just got to a PC that I can do the update from. Got it smoothly on the first try although it does take forever on the initial boot up after update.
Anybody remember the directory that the bloatware is in?
Sent from my Zio using XDA App
anyone find a way to upgrade to the 2.2 for Zio cricket yet? I just now found out that they finally got it out. I was told though that the only way to get it is to take my phone to a Corp store and they have to do it.
I've been searching all over the net for an hour now trying to find it to do myself but with no avail. it's getting very tiring and frustrating cause i don't have a ride to get to the dam store I need to get to for them to do it.
Woohoo !! I got my Kyocera logo back. Took forever at 98%, glad I waited, I'm rolling. I did a factory reset right before the update, but I think it would have wiped everything anyway.
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anyone find a way to upgrade to the 2.2 for Zio cricket yet? I just now found out that they finally got it out. I was told though that the only way to get it is to take my phone to a Corp store and they have to do it.
I've been searching all over the net for an hour now trying to find it to do myself but with no avail. it's getting very tiring and frustrating cause i don't have a ride to get to the dam store I need to get to for them to do it.
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WTF, did you even bother reading the first post? Just a single post? GO LOOK AT IT
oops sorry I just found the thread showing the download for the upgrade and how to do it. sorry again i should have read into it more on here for i sent the question about it. now i'm going to see if i have the time before i have to leave to get it done and if i can figure it out. lol wish me luck and i'll let you know how it went. hopefully I don't fk my phone up. lol
I know, I was super stoked to get my logo back. Perhaps they've changed the way the OS handles factory resets - perhaps not on the recovery partition anymore?
phazei said:
Woohoo !! I got my Kyocera logo back. Took forever at 98%, glad I waited, I'm rolling. I did a factory reset right before the update, but I think it would have wiped everything anyway.
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Sent from my Zio using XDA App
I love my zio now that is has...
2.2 clp of ?'s
whats the best apps for 2.2?
can you root it?
and can it do flash?
Spz0 said:
I know, I was super stoked to get my logo back. Perhaps they've changed the way the OS handles factory resets - perhaps not on the recovery partition anymore?
Sent from my Zio using XDA App
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I'm downloading the things needed for the upgrade now. they are in WinRAR format. can you explain how exaclty I have to go about doing it so i don't mess my phone up? Thank you. in advance for any help you can give me.
As stated in another thread:
Spz0 said:
Im now waiting to read all the "I somehow bricked my device" posts bound to show up..
So someones gotta say it..
Lets be clear: if you dont think you can update your phone yourself using zclusives method, DONT!
Wait for the OTA update.
Please...
Wait for the update...
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If you feel comfortable, then please read the instructions zclusive has provided CAREFULLY AND TO THE LETTER, and you shouldnt have any problems.
dam download of the upgrade taking forever on my junk network
Its taking me some time to get the download I need, but in the mean time, can someone explain in detail how I should go about doing it?
I'm worried someone might try calling or txting me while its being done. Hope that won't screw things up. I'm still going to try it either way.
Before I start I'm going to do a system restore on my phone first then go ahead with the upgrade from there. Only problem I'm really having is it's in a WinRaR zip file. Do i have to extract the files in the zip first before upgrading, transfer it to the sd card on my phone and go from there? what I have no clue yet but looking for the answers. problem is I only have till 7:00pm tonight to get it done cause i have to be somewhere at 7:30pm till 9pm.
I would like to have it done before i leave if possible.
apps to sd
ok thank you Spz0 i have got a new 8gb sd card that was the biggest i could find on such short notice, so just format it with the phone and then replace all the files off old sd card to new one ? was just making sure so i dont mess it up. what are some good apps for 2.2 that wouldnt work on 1.6 i have phone rooted with universal androot installed apps are titanium backup,root explorer,quick app cache cleaner,better keyboard,adw ex launcher,andguard,astro file browser,beautiful widgets,dropbox,memory up pro. i have found a place to get apps and install from sd card for anyone that wants to try the apps and make sure they work or are what you want before purchasing them and installing them,just go here http://www.4shared.com/ and use search for apps for android apps you want to try. i then get them from market and pay for them if they work and are what i want. saves me from getting something that doesnt work,and then trying to get a refund from market. ok hope this helps everyone. tommy
So I just got the Nook Color. Upgraded it from 1.0 to 1.0.1 and then used the correct auto-nooter 2.12.25. I got signed in to youtube, then gmail wouldn't sync so I moved on to the market. Tried to install apps, wouldn't work. So I tried to shut it down. Well now it will do absolutely nothing! Please help! I've had this thing for 5 hrs it can't be bricked, I hope! Any help is welcome.
Thank you so much
azhockey said:
So I just got the Nook Color. Upgraded it from 1.0 to 1.0.1 and then used the correct auto-nooter 2.12.25. I got signed in to youtube, then gmail wouldn't sync so I moved on to the market. Tried to install apps, wouldn't work. So I tried to shut it down. Well now it will do absolutely nothing! Please help! I've had this thing for 5 hrs it can't be bricked, I hope! Any help is welcome.
Thank you so much
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PLEASE USE THE SEARCH OPTION
Download and create bootable nookie froyo sd card from the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883175
Follow instruction at the link below to return to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919353
I'm sorry seeddemon, I just freaked out. I've flashed my vogue no problem and I didn't want this thing to beat me. So turns out just holding the power button forever works. Mods can delete, or do I do that? No need for an unnecessary thread.
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azhockey said:
I'm sorry seeddemon, I just freaked out. I've flashed my vogue no problem and I didn't want this thing to beat me. So turns out just holding the power button forever works. Mods can delete, or do I do that? No need for an unnecessary thread.
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If your NC crashes on shutdown, it can lead to a strange condition where the LCD is turned off, but the CPU is still on, and tapping the power button won't make it wake back up.
Usually a 30-second power button hold, release, then hold for 20-seconds (or until LCD turns on) will hard reboot the device, no matter what.
Glad to hear you got it back up and going!
I think I just messed up big time...I tried to install the revo power menu mod and my revolution only boots through the verizon logo and goes to a black screen. I had just put MTs Home-Less on my phone. I tried to start my phone by pressing the power button and volume down key and it just does the same thing....black screen.... Any help? My laptop no longer recognizes my device either....
Major Edit: OMG I can be such a stupid-brilliant-mother-effer. After pulling the battery a thousand times- so it seemed- I finally got it to hit recovery. I just did a restore and we'll see what gives.
Omg...Can I just delete this post and act like this never happened. It's back. Now I just need to figure out what I did wrong. I followed the steps. Could this happen because my battery was too low?
BTW...I'd love to thank this forum again...The info is endless and TheCubed and the Mt Guys are amazing from what I have learned thus far. Many others on here have been so amazing as well. Thank you all for "laying it out there" for others to learn. About a month and a half ago, I was so ignorant when it came to rooting and such. Now I've flashed this and that - roms that is- and I've "jacked up" my phone and "unjacked" it.... all from the help of this forum.
RootThese said:
I think I just messed up big time...I tried to install the revo power menu mod and my revolution only boots through the verizon logo and goes to a black screen. I had just put MTs Home-Less on my phone. I tried to start my phone by pressing the power button and volume down key and it just does the same thing....black screen.... Any help? My laptop no longer recognizes my device either....
Major Edit: OMG I can be such a stupid-brilliant-mother-effer. After pulling the battery a thousand times- so it seemed- I finally got it to hit recovery. I just did a restore and we'll see what gives.
Omg...Can I just delete this post and act like this never happened. It's back. Now I just need to figure out what I did wrong. I followed the steps. Could this happen because my battery was too low?
BTW...I'd love to thank this forum again...The info is endless and TheCubed and the Mt Guys are amazing from what I have learned thus far. Many others on here have been so amazing as well. Thank you all for "laying it out there" for others to learn. About a month and a half ago, I was so ignorant when it came to rooting and such. Now I've flashed this and that - roms that is- and I've "jacked up" my phone and "unjacked" it.... all from the help of this forum.
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Are you sure you did the right one for the revo mod? There is a specific file for the home-less rom. If not, that is why you are getting the black screen because it is looking for a homescreen that isn't there. Go back into recovery, wipe, re-install, and install the correct file.
Hope this helps.
I got it now...I don't know what I did the first time. I tried it all over again with the same file after I charged my battery more and everything worked out fine...that was fun.