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[HELP!] Milestone stuck at M logo

Please Help!
Yesterday, my Milestone crashed while using the camera, tried to reboot and got stuck at the M logo.
I CAN NOT access recovery, it sticks at the M logo.
Tried reflashing using RSDLite using both Service and Non-Service ROMS, it appears to work OK, gets to where the phone reboots, the phone stays at the M logo and RSDLite says manually reboot phone. If I reboot to bootloader mode, RSDLite says PASS, but rebooting the phone stays at the M logo.
I was running GOT's SHOLS_U2_02.36.0, Rooted, Overclock (800mhz), Memhack.
I also tried reflashing the bootloader, both 90.73 (my original), also 90.78 (just in case the camera button was broken and was the reason I couldn't access recovery). Same result, stuck at M logo.
Also, if I plug the Milestone into the Wall charger, it sticks at the M logo, I don't get the recharging logo.
I have also tried reflashing the both the SIM card and SDCard removed, still stuck at the M logo and cant get to recovery.
Please help, if anyone has any ideas, this is driving me absolutely crazy.

Hi there,
I got this problem when I flashing the milestone back to offical ROMs using RSD method. Also stuck at the M logo no matter uplung the battery or using the recovery mode.
I solved this by wipe the data and cache in the recovery mode then reboot.......everything works fine. Hope this help!!

sunnylai01 said:
Hi there,
I got this problem when I flashing the milestone back to offical ROMs using RSD method. Also stuck at the M logo no matter uplung the battery or using the recovery mode.
I solved this by wipe the data and cache in the recovery mode then reboot.......everything works fine. Hope this help!!
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Thanks for the info, but my problem is I can not get into recovery to wipe data and cache. Everytime I try to boot into recovery, it just gets stuck at the M logo.

Did you mean when you plug the battery in,it bootup automatically?
If so, press the carmera button before you plug the battery in,it will boot into recovery mode.
Hope this help.

sunnylai01 said:
Did you mean when you plug the battery in,it bootup automatically?
If so, press the carmera button before you plug the battery in,it will boot into recovery mode.
Hope this help.
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When I put it the battery, it tries to boot automatically. I had already tried what you suggested, that's the method I can use to access the bootloader menu for flashing. Also, if you pull out the SIM card, the phone doesn't automatically start to boot, I tried that method with power and camera buttons, but didn't work either.
No matter what I try, it won't let me boot into recovery mode. I am sure that if I could access recovery mode, I could wipe data and davlik cache and this would fix my problem.
The only thing I can access is the Bootloader menu (power switch and Up on the keyboard) for flashing with RSDLite.

I am having this problem too. Is there a true fix for this???

Did you tried starting the milestone without battery? When the great battery appears you can put the battery in and let it charge.

I don't have a problem with the battery as i was able to fully charge it. I've tried every thing that i can flash to try to bring it back to life to no avail. Can't get to recovery either. I keep seeing a bunch of people saying that re-flashing it back to stock would un-brick this, but i am starting to think i have a brick.
BTW i have a Telus Milestone.

Maybe the case you have upgraded bootloader?
Have you already tried to flash only the vulnerable recovery and then try to boot in recovery mode?

pippocannelunghe said:
Maybe the case you have upgraded bootloader?
Have you already tried to flash only the vulnerable recovery and then try to boot in recovery mode?
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I have bootloader 90.78. And yes i have tried the vulnerable recovery. When i try to boot to recovery mode it just sits at a blank screen and reboots back to the moto logo.

I believe it is next to impossible to brick a Milestone as we can't touch anything along the bootline.

DannyDroid said:
I believe it is next to impossible to brick a Milestone as we can't touch anything along the bootline.
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Everytime i flash the Telus SBF it shows that it finished sucessfully but after it reboots it goes back to the Bootloader 90.78 screen.
I've even tried flashing different sbfs and the same result.

cheerup38 said:
I am having this problem too. Is there a true fix for this???
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I eventually fixed this by flashing a rom with a diferent baseband. My milestone is a UK model, when I tried flasing the GOT 2.2 for telsus, it actually worked, then I reflashed a UK rom.
I don't know why that worked, maybe I had a corruption is the baseband files, but if that was the case, flashing a uk rom should of worked also.
Hope you get yours going again.

jason600 said:
I eventually fixed this by flashing a rom with a diferent baseband. My milestone is a UK model, when I tried flasing the GOT 2.2 for telsus, it actually worked, then I reflashed a UK rom.
I don't know why that worked, maybe I had a corruption is the baseband files, but if that was the case, flashing a uk rom should of worked also.
Hope you get yours going again.
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Yeah, i saw your solution on another forum, i tried that and no go. its getting frustrating.

Hy,
This seems a little odd,but at least it's an idea:
Unplug the battery and leave it unplugged for at least one hour. In the meantime(battery still unplugged) press the power button for 5-10 secs or so...this guarantees that there will be no current left on the phone...after the hour,try to reboot and keep the fingers crossed..i know this sounds stupid,but at least give it a try
Good luck!
Sent from my Milestone

cheerup38 said:
Everytime i flash the Telus SBF it shows that it finished sucessfully but after it reboots it goes back to the Bootloader 90.78 screen.
I've even tried flashing different sbfs and the same result.
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Just to clarify, after you've flashed it boots straight into the bootloader? Does you get any type of error message such as code corrupt or a string of hex codes?
Are you trying to flash 2.1 or 2.2 or have you tried both?
When my was bricked, flashing 2.1 would boot to the m logo and sit there forever. Flashing 2.2 would boot to the m logo, stay there for maybe 30 seconds, then reboot and repeat. It was the diferent effects of flashing the two versions that lead me to try diferent basebands. Also, I'm pretty sure that I tried flashing diferent basebands for 2.1 without it working.
Also, what happens when you plug into the wall charger? Do you get the battery graphic or does it stick at the m logo?

jason600 said:
Just to clarify, after you've flashed it boots straight into the bootloader? Does you get any type of error message such as code corrupt or a string of hex codes?
Are you trying to flash 2.1 or 2.2 or have you tried both?
When my was bricked, flashing 2.1 would boot to the m logo and sit there forever. Flashing 2.2 would boot to the m logo, stay there for maybe 30 seconds, then reboot and repeat. It was the diferent effects of flashing the two versions that lead me to try diferent basebands. Also, I'm pretty sure that I tried flashing diferent basebands for 2.1 without it working.
Also, what happens when you plug into the wall charger? Do you get the battery graphic or does it stick at the m logo?
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After the flash it goes straight back to the bootloader screen and with a string of hex codes: a5,69,35,00,27
I've flashed both 2.1 & 2.2 sbfs. Same thing happens after each flash, nothing different like you mentioned. So i can't really narrow it down.
I do not get a battery graphic when i plug in the wall charger, it goes from the moto logo to the bootloader 90.78 screen and then reboots. it probably does this about 5 times and then turns off.

cheerup38 said:
After the flash it goes straight back to the bootloader screen and with a string of hex codes: a5,69,35,00,27
I've flashed both 2.1 & 2.2 sbfs. Same thing happens after each flash, nothing different like you mentioned. So i can't really narrow it down.
I do not get a battery graphic when i plug in the wall charger, it goes from the moto logo to the bootloader 90.78 screen and then reboots. it probably does this about 5 times and then turns off.
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That code is for a bad flash. See this link on android-hilfe.de (its german, link is with google translate), scroll down to lesson 9:
http://translate.googleusercontent....&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhhoVzir_DtnGt57By9kO93AsPmS8g
Try flashing with diferent versions of RSDLite. Re-install usb drivers, try flashing from a different PC, make sure your flashing NON-SERVICE sbf's.
Hope this helps

jason600 said:
That code is for a bad flash. See this link on android-hilfe.de (its german, link is with google translate), scroll down to lesson 9:
http://translate.googleusercontent....&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhhoVzir_DtnGt57By9kO93AsPmS8g
Try flashing with diferent versions of RSDLite. Re-install usb drivers, try flashing from a different PC, make sure your flashing NON-SERVICE sbf's.
Hope this helps
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Oh ok, i will try this, Thanks.

cheerup38 said:
Oh ok, i will try this, Thanks.
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Also, redownload your your sbf files, the one your flashing might be corrput.

[Q] cannot start galaxy s after update.zip

Hello
I am in a great panic mode.
I applied this lagfix : forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7587405&postcount=417 and since I did it I cannot use my phone.
I am not able to start my phone. It shows me Galaxy S logo, and after that I hear the start up music but nothing on the screen (no animation). Pressing hardkeys does not do anything either.
Above all I cannot even enter my recovery mode. When I press volumedown+poweron button, the screen keeps showing me Galaxy S logo and it does not go any further.
Please help me if you know how to getaround.

Were you rooted when yoou applied update.zip?
Anyway,did you try to shutdown the phone removing battery,and then try entering recovery?

the fix did not mention I had to root my phone, it said it would self install.
Yes I did shut down after removing the battery, and then I am trying to get into recovery using volumedown+poweron button but I am not able to get into it. All I see is Galaxy logo and hear start up music after that with nothing on screen.

OK, I am able to get into recovery mode.. I was trying wrong combinations
Now what should I select I get these options:
1. reboot system now
2. apply sdcard:update.zip (will never do this again)
3. wipe data/factory reset (should I do this)
4. wipe cache partition

yes.. you should do 3.) wipe data. If that doesnt solve your problem, you need to flash firmware agian

somusingh said:
Hello
I am in a great panic mode.
I applied this lagfix : forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7587405&postcount=417 and since I did it I cannot use my phone.
I am not able to start my phone. It shows me Galaxy S logo, and after that I hear the start up music but nothing on the screen (no animation). Pressing hardkeys does not do anything either.
Above all I cannot even enter my recovery mode. When I press volumedown+poweron button, the screen keeps showing me Galaxy S logo and it does not go any further.
Please help me if you know how to getaround.
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Why did you choose to install something not on main page, something obviosuly not very tested and something 2 month old (god knows there are close to ten newer or more tested fixes).
If you can access download mode, than reflash. If not... Well, try the exotic methods (dont know them, as I have working 3 butons)

Hey, for a second I thought it did noy fix my problem as I did not get my animation screen and ony heard music.. But then suddenly it starts up
I think I lost my animation on start up though
I still see that MCR Scripts icon on app loader screen, How could I know if its enabled or disabled?
Thanks a lot guys.. XDA rocks .

dupel said:
Why did you choose to install something not on main page, something obviosuly not very tested and something 2 month old (god knows there are close to ten newer or more tested fixes).
If you can access download mode, than reflash. If not... Well, try the exotic methods (dont know them, as I have working 3 butons)
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I regret doing something like that.. But it was really confusing as there are so many topics on the forum and I was really tempted to solve the lag issue I started facing recently (I installed too many apps).

hey i have the same problem.. my phone goes up into the Samsung logo and hangs there forever, occasionally blinking and making a weird vibration. i've tried factory reset but that doesn't help..
How do i flash firmware again?

glbc said:
hey i have the same problem.. my phone goes up into the Samsung logo and hangs there forever, occasionally blinking and making a weird vibration. i've tried factory reset but that doesn't help..
How do i flash firmware again?
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Read the FAQs
Insanity cm 014/glitch

reflash the rom by odin will solve the problem
make sure your kenel is speedmod if u updated the rom from your sdcad，
enter into recovery ，do the wipe then updated ，disable all lagix ，all this work done u could updated the rom

[Q] Lost Recovery Mode

I'm on a Sprint Hero. I used the universal one-click to root. Titanium Backup to restore my apps after flash. Clockwork's ROM manager for the rest.
Two days ago I decided to flash my first ROM, CM6. When I flashed I got a little carried away, flashed the ROM, gaaps, sprints vvm, the mms fix, and a stable uncapped kernel all at once. Bottom line, it wasn't running quite like I had hoped and I was running out of spare time. Flashed my nandroid backup and was good to go. Everything restored like it was before I started.
Yesterday I found some time and decided to try flasing CM6 again. This time starting slower, with just the cm6 and gapps. Then everything else as needed.
Here's the problem; I can't get to recovery mode. I've tried the "Reboot into Recovery" from the ROM manager. I've tried the power down, power up w/ home key held down. I've tried power up with volume down key then choose recovery mode. I've tried installing rom from sd (this gets me to the point that says it is sending me to recovery to finish installing).
I get three different results, and they seem to apply themselves randomly to my reboots. First, I get hung on the white HTC screen. Second, I get the white HTC screen, the phone gives a vibrate and the screen goes off. Third, I get the white HTC screen, the phone gives a vibrate, it reboots back through the HTC screen and starts up like nothing happened. For the first two, the only way to get the phone back is a battery pull.
I have rerooted with the one-click. Still no luck.
I can restore my original nandroid backup through ROM manager.
I can flash clockworkmod recovery. It is current at 2.5.0.1
Could someone please help me find my recovery mode.
Thank you.
Peace.

Have u just tried holding down power and home it takes like 20 seconds just keep holding them it should pop up and if you hold power down and volume down wen the screen pops up just hit home button and wait it should popup hope this helps good luck
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

I have tried both. I have also tried getting to recovery through Clockwork's ROM manager.
Every time my phone tries to get into recovery mode it gets stuck. When I say it gets stuck, I mean one of three things happen. First, the phone hangs on the white HTC screen. Two, the phone gets past the HTC screen, the screen shuts off, and the phone becomes completely unresponsive (when this happens I need to pull the battery to get it back on). Three, the phone gets past the HTC screen, reboots itself and boots right up to the stock sprint ROM(it ignores my request to get to recovery mode).
This morning I tried something new, but still failed. I uninstalled Clockwork's ROM manager. Erased the clockwork folder from my SD card. Reinstalled the ROM manager. Flashed the ClockworkMod recovery. Was successful with getting a recovery, 2.5.0.1 Tried to backup my current ROM. The phone rebooted, gave me the HTC screen, then shutdown and I need to battery pull. After that I tried the Home Key recovery reboot and got the same shutdown.
Does anybody see anything that I have done wrong here? Anywhere. I just want to find my recovery mode. Is there another way to get there?
Please help.
Thanks.
Peace.

Try flashing a different recovery I recommend Darch Star RA 1.7 If you search XDA /hero cdma/ android development you will find a thread called Darch Droid 2.8 go there and on the first page u will find it along with instructions on flashing the recovery if you need help with that just respond here and if I can help I will but hopefully that helps good luck
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

Open Rom Manager, scroll down to flash alternate recovery and click on that. When finished scroll back up and select flash clockwork recovery. Hope it helps
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

I guess he bricked it
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

I'm thinking so as well hope not though I bricked my first hero back in feb and man it sucks so hopefully he didn't a if you reading this dude I'm rooting for ya
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

laie1472 said:
I'm thinking so as well hope not though I bricked my first hero back in feb and man it sucks so hopefully he didn't a if you reading this dude I'm rooting for ya
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™
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Same here my silent brother.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

trip187 said:
Open Rom Manager, scroll down to flash alternate recovery and click on that. When finished scroll back up and select flash clockwork recovery. Hope it helps
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Trip, I think I love you!
This got me back to where I need to be. I've got my recovery mode back! I'm running a nandroid as I type and I'm on my back to CM6!
Thank you for suggesting something that hadn't been suggested yet.
Peace.

PhntmParadox said:
Trip, I think I love you!
This got me back to where I need to be. I've got my recovery mode back! I'm running a nandroid as I type and I'm on my back to CM6!
Thank you for suggesting something that hadn't been suggested yet.
Peace.
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Happy I could help.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

[Help]Milestone keeps repeating android boot!

So right now, my phone keeps on getting stuck at the 'android' word bootscreen. It keeps repeating and seems to go on forever! Someone please help me! I heard its due to rooting! Can anyone confirm this?

What did you do? I tried once to install aps 2 card and the phone stood in android screen about 20 min
Anyway if it doesn't start. Flash new android: nand restore or sbf
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Sent from my Milestone using Tapatalk

Finally somebody replied back. Its been going on for days, I've removed the battery, placed it back, same thing.
Also, sorry but I have no idea how to flash something. How do I do it? And it doesn't even go past it.

I should spend on time in this sub-forum.
If you have flash a custom ROM then just reflash it or try another ROM.
It's highly, highly unlikely that your phone it breaked so don't worry about.

I have never flashed a custom rom. I don't even know how to flash in the first place.

turn off hp.try to hold up-dpad(towards screen) button and switch on your milestone.
then you see black screen written Bootloader.
battery OK.
OK to program
connect USB
data cable.
if you can go into this screen, then u can start to learn to flash vulnerable recovery.
and ready to install custom room.
google around on how to instal vulnerable recovery for milestone .

under18 said:
turn off hp.try to hold up-dpad(towards screen) button and switch on your milestone.
then you see black screen written Bootloader.
battery OK.
OK to program
connect USB
data cable.
if you can go into this screen, then u can start to learn to flash vulnerable recovery.
and ready to install custom room.
google around on how to instal vulnerable recovery for milestone .
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Yep, I can go into it. But I checked, and can't find how to install a vulnerable recovery. Any help?

My site is down atm, but this may help;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932196

shut down phone ->hold down hard keyboard x key and power button->when M logo appears release power button but keep pressing x key until recovery mode shows up
there is an option for clearing data/factory reset
you'll loose everything but it propably fix the problem

Including my contacts?

ray243 said:
Including my contacts?
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your contacts if you have chosen it will be at your Gmail account and they will be restored.

[Q] Constant Rebooting after trying to flash to gingervolt

After trying the update(made cwm backups btw) the phone is in a reboot loop cycle. However, I can't get back into CWM in order to restore the backup i made or even the revo_stock or the stockrooted zip. I can get into the OS to the point where it wants me to select a language then it tries to find the SIM and fails completely and reboots. If i pull the battery and try to boot from the power on the USB it will reboot to the LG logo then instantly reboot again... Ideas anyone?
cliffs:
-backed up in cwm
-tried to install gingervolt
-stuck in reboot mode
-cannot access cwm to restore

Did you wipe data both times MT said? Maybe try wiping again?

Did you try flashing from a froyo ROM?

Wiped date both before and after the flash of gingervolt. I was using the decrapped rom 1.1
I would happily go back and try to clear the data again, however i cannot access CWM in order to do so after the gingervolt flash... Even using the power button+volume down i get no access...

SomeFknGuy said:
After trying the update(made cwm backups btw) the phone is in a reboot loop cycle. However, I can't get back into CWM in order to restore the backup i made or even the revo_stock or the stockrooted zip. I can get into the OS to the point where it wants me to select a language then it tries to find the SIM and fails completely and reboots. If i pull the battery and try to boot from the power on the USB it will reboot to the LG logo then instantly reboot again... Ideas anyone?
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-backed up in cwm
-tried to install gingervolt
-stuck in reboot mode
-cannot access cwm to restore
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I had the same thing happen to me. Although once it rebooted i was able to bypass the setup process and just manually do it from the home screen.
If you can't even get past the LG logo without it rebooting, I also had that happen to me on my last phone a few months ago. I called Verizon and they said that they had reports of other phones doing that too. Unfortunately I never figured out how to fix it. The problem was that it never stayed on long enough for the computer to recognize it.

Flashing Gringerbread ROMS from froyo breaks this phone. I did that same thing
restoring a back up is what you need how to get there idk

I haven't had much luck getting the phone to do anything, it will stay turned on for ~2-3 minutes then instantly reboot...

SomeFknGuy said:
I haven't had much luck getting the phone to do anything, it will stay turned on for ~2-3 minutes then instantly reboot...
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Hope on IRC I'll see if I can help

Ok this is how i fixed this i pulled the battery then holding power and volume down button at the same time turn your phone on hold it until you get a black screen asking to wipe hit the power button to.confirm now it will reboot back to cwm and go to back up and restore then go to restore and restore one of your backups deck stock back up does not work it must be one you made.
Sent from my VS910 4G using xda premium

CWM reboot loop
Use this zip from thecubed it works wonders.
My phone would not go past reboot option in CWM
Search fast boot loop thread for further instructions on how to use it.
I pulled the SD card from my Revo and used it in my old win mobile Omnia so it would mount on my PC then I copied the zip onto the stuck Revo card.

Well after a few hours of tinkering i got her working... CWM never wanted to register but finally after about 100 tries of power on+vol it actually caught and booted into cwm. from there it was a cake walk until i got into gingervolt and it refused to allow the phone to come out of airplane mode(why this was even on is beyond me). after about 4 reboots the phone is working flawlessly...