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I have a problem, I just recently bought one, but the problem is that the screen is black. Every time I swipe to unlock it, I get a black screen. I'm able to see my contacts, receive calls, but can't see my home screen.
Try changing the wallpaper maybe?
assonance 5.2
apbamaman said:
I have a problem, I just recently bought one, but the problem is that the screen is black. Every time I swipe to unlock it, I get a black screen. I'm able to see my contacts, receive calls, but can't see my home screen.
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Did you set a new homescreen lol?
Obvious question is have you done anything to your phone? Can you give any details about what has gone on prior to it going black, has it always been a black background?
flashman2002 said:
Did you set a new homescreen lol?
Obvious question is have you done anything to your phone? Can you give any details about what has gone on prior to it going black, has it always been a black background?
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Never done anything to it, except charge it up. Bought it from ebay and when I hold down the home screen button, I get the task manager pop-up, but that's it. But the screen is completely black, except the top half with the time, wifi connection, battery life, etc.
apbamaman said:
Never done anything to it, except charge it up. Bought it from ebay and when I hold down the home screen button, I get the task manager pop-up, but that's it. But the screen is completely black, except the top half with the time, wifi connection, battery life, etc.
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Hmmm, that sucks. Since it is purchased off ebay you might be out of luck. Has it been that way since you purchased the phone or did it just happen out of the black one day? Sorry for the dry humor.
flashman2002 said:
Hmmm, that sucks. Since it is purchased off ebay you might be out of luck. Has it been that way since you purchased the phone or did it just happen out of the black one day? Sorry for the dry humor.
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Just got it today.
Flash stock using odin, then master clear. What every is going on, you want to get back to a fresh software. Do you know what odin is?
If not I will help you a&d much as I can
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mcord11758 said:
Flash stock using odin, then master clear. What every is going on, you want to get back to a fresh software. Do you know what odin is?
If not I will help you a&d much as I can
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Is there an option for odin with Mac?
I got into download mode and I see "ClockworkMod Recovery"
apbamaman said:
Is there an option for odin with Mac?
I got into download mode and I see "ClockworkMod Recovery"
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There is no odin for mac, but there its heimdall. It its more complicated them odin and takes more to understand what you are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Software can be found at samfirmware.com
But before you go crazy with that, you said you can get into recovery. Have you tried a factory reset?
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There is no odin for mac, but there its heimdall. It its more complicated them odin and takes more to understand what you are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Software can be found at samfirmware.com
But before you go crazy with that, you said you can get into recovery. Have you tried a factory reset?
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Haven't tried that yet
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Haven't tried that yet
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I assumed you get into recovery using three button combo. What happens, do you boot directly into clockwork recovery green letters, our standard recovery blue letters? If clockwork what are your options?
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I assumed you get into recovery using three button combo. What happens, do you boot directly into clockwork recovery green letters, our standard recovery blue letters? If clockwork what are your options?
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It says, "ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.2" and it's green letters.
The way I got to that was when I got forced it into recovery mode, I clicked on the option to reinstall packages.
Sorry about that:
There is 'reboot system now', 'apply sdcard:update.zip', wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, install zip from sdcard, backup and restore, mounts and storage, and then advanced
Do you have a external sd you can hook up to your computer?
Who ever sold you the phone obviously was playing around with the phone.
if you have an sd there may be a way to recovery but it is a long shot.
What happens if you hook your phone into your mac
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In clockwork select install zip from sd, it should list the files on the sd . What does it say?
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mcord11758 said:
Do you have a external sd you can hook up to your computer?
Who ever sold you the phone obviously was playing around with the phone.
if you have an sd there may be a way to recovery but it is a long shot.
What happens if you hook your phone into your mac
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In clockwork select install zip from sd, it should list the files on the sd . What does it say?
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it says, 'apply sdcard:update.zip', 'choose zip from sdcard', toggle signature verification, and toggle script asserts
Choose zip from sd
What does it say then
I am thinking a rom may be in there that you can try to flash. It could mess up your phone but lets be honest, it isn't actually working at the moment
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Choose zip from sd
What does it say then
I am thinking a rom may be in there that you can try to flash. It could mess up your phone but lets be honest, it isn't actually working at the moment
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Alright, I see:
Android/
DCIM/
LOST.DIR/
TunnyBrowser/
Voodoo/
clockworkmod/
data/
download/
external_sd/
gameloft/
layar/
media/
sd/
tapatalkxda_download/
tmp/
Battery_Mod.zip/
Cognitionv2.2BETA9.1.3.zip/
Doc_Kalpic_ROM_Modified_v1(2).zip/
JPM_Froyo_Lockscreen.zip/
Themed Rom.zip/
killer23d_Doc_Kalpik_JP6_v6.zip/
update.zip/
Cognitionv2.2BETA9.1.3.zip/
Doc_Kalpic_ROM_Modified_v1(2).zip/
killer23d_Doc_Kalpik_JP6_v6.zip/
These are all roms. So obviously the last owner was busy. Listen if you try to install one if these 2 things can happen, 1 your phone boots up and you are saved, 2 you get stock in a boot loop and you will have to find a windows pc to use odin.
What do you want to do? If you want to try to install a eoin I would go with cognition. Scroll down to the zip, select, confirm, cross your fingers. Before you do anything give newer one minute, I want to confirm something
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I would try cognition, if you are going to try.
Let me know what you are thinking
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I would try cognition, if you wetter going to try
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Okay, right now I'm at my brother's place and he has windows, so I'm going to dl that Odin link you put up and see what's up, until then I'm going to try to load cognition.
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Okay, right now I'm at my brother's place and he has windows, so I'm going to dl that Odin link you put up and see what's up, until then I'm going to try to load cognition.
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The link I posted was heimdall for mac. This is odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
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I have del the wrong apps in P1010,then it started to show some no response window in P1010,when i press the button,it will restart again,and apper the same no response window again and agin..so i try to flash again the stock rom by using odin,,
but now,the p1010 can open,but the SWYPE no response window show out when i open the P1010,Then it will reboot! what can i do...
i cant go to the setting page... i have tried to flash the rom again..but it still no use..
No one can help me....??
Try to boot into recovery then wipe everything, cache ect...
Then reflash, hope it helps.
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I have tried it..But still cant work...OMG....
Are you able to try and select another keyboard option before it crashes or reboots? If you can long press in a text box you can maybe change it.
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Are you able to try and select another keyboard option before it crashes or reboots? If you can long press in a text box you can maybe change it.
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I dont have any chance to long press in text box...
i dont know why it will reboot quickly..
Try copying the apps back from the stock rom (use winimage - roms are on shipped roms.com)
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brilldoctor said:
try copying the apps back from the stock rom (use winimage - roms are on shipped roms.com)
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how can i copy the apps back to the stock rom??
Can you tech me...?
denhk3280 said:
how can i copy the apps back to the stock rom??
Can you tech me...?
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and i cant find the rom,which one is?
So I found someone posted how to get our phones into SAFE MODE yesterday. Basically wondering what does this entail? What can it be used for? Is it pretty much the same as SAFE MODE on a PC for fixing issues? Anyone know any REAL DETAILS. If you can spell them out here. I am wondering if it can be used in cases where we did something like flashing a theme, kernel, etc. And wound up in a bootloop if we can go into safe mode and make changes or fixes to what we did? Is it to be able to recover from a crash? Is it for fixing wifi issues? What else would it be included for? Any thoughts? Or input please. I may play around with it a bit to figure out more.
I have tried this on CM7 and on Continuum 5.5 so I am not sure if it only a Gingerbread thing or not. If you are on froyo or eclair try it out and see if it does go into safe mode also.
HOW TO:
1) REBOOT YOUR PHONE
2) ONCE THE BOOTSCREEN COMES UP HOLD DOWN THE MENU BUTTON AND KEEP HOLDING IT UNTIL IT IS FULLY BOOTED.
3)Boom You are in Safe Mode.
DO NOT BE WORRIED IF YOUR HOME SCREEN APPS AND SUCH ARE NOT THERE. IT IS SAFE MODE. TO GET OUT OF IT JUST REBOOT PHONE AND LET IT BOOT UP NORMALLY.
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Well it is volume up, menu, power button, then at&t release power. Then at galaxy s screen release menu then rehold for safe mode on froyo...i didn't discover this or take credit for it..... Here is link for those who want to see sight from were it came from.....http://forum.androidcentral.com/t-captivate/37245-any-way-enter-safe-mode-captivate.html
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What? it works the same on froyo and gb. Hold the menu button when the boot animation starts. No touching of any if the hard buttons.
This question is probably stemming from my comment In the talon thread yesterday...
no it can't be used to fix a bootloop from a bad theme or incompatible kernel, those are still system processes that are loaded in safe mode. What it's for is if you have some user app that's running amok...say you have an app that is constantly force closing, so much so that you can't get into uninstall it, or the app caused it to loop, boot into safe mode and it won't be loaded so you can easily navigate to where it's installed and delete it.
studacris said:
What? it works the same on froyo and gb. Hold the menu button when the boot animation starts. No touching of any if the hard buttons.
This question is probably stemming from my comment In the talon thread yesterday...
no it can't be used to fix a bootloop from a bad theme or incompatible kernel, those are still system processes that are loaded in safe mode. What it's for is if you have some user app that's running amok...say you have an app that is constantly force closing, so much so that you can't get into uninstall it, or the app caused it to loop, boot into safe mode and it won't be loaded so you can easily navigate to where it's installed and delete it.
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I'm on cognition 5.1 and couldn't get it to work with just menu
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Weird...not much of a cog fan but on every I9000 rom it does it with the menu button...could be a kb1 thing? I never tried kb1.
studacris said:
What? it works the same on froyo and gb. Hold the menu button when the boot animation starts. No touching of any if the hard buttons.
This question is probably stemming from my comment In the talon thread yesterday...
no it can't be used to fix a bootloop from a bad theme or incompatible kernel, those are still system processes that are loaded in safe mode. What it's for is if you have some user app that's running amok...say you have an app that is constantly force closing, so much so that you can't get into uninstall it, or the app caused it to loop, boot into safe mode and it won't be loaded so you can easily navigate to where it's installed and delete it.
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Thanks for the explanation. It was probably your post I had seen, tried it out on Continuum and then on CM7. Then I was more curious as to what it would be used for. Thanks again
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studacris said:
Weird...not much of a cog fan but on every I9000 rom it does it with the menu button...could be a kb1 thing? I never tried kb1.
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I can get into safe mode by only pressing the menu button on Fusion. Tho I was pressing it from before the boot animation started, if that somehow makes any difference.
P.S. I think it killed my widgets... since they are wiped off the home screens, and the only thing I did was reboot into safe mode and reboot back out.
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P.S. I think it killed my widgets... since they are wiped off the home screens, and the only thing I did was reboot into safe mode and reboot back out.
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Oh yeah that'll happen...those are apps that aren't loaded, and you have to reset them after normal reboot from safe mode. It's kind of like when you restore your launcher with tibu after a flash, the widgets will either be gone or won't load.
i had a custom froyo 2.2 rom (cant remember the name) and decided today to install gingerbread 2.3.
i went for cyanogen rom, downloaded the most recent one and copied it to the SD card.
then i went to recovery mode (an old CWM version that was installed the time i installed froyo). wipe everything, install zip from SD card and everything went good.
2.3 is installed and working, but cyanogen doesnt include google apps so i had to download an extra .zip that includes google apps (market, maps, etc). so i rebooted into CWM (now a new version that was installed with the rom v4.0.0.5) but now it doesnt work!
any option i choose from the CWM menu just doesnt do anything and goes back to the menu. if i scrool down the last option (to return to the first option) he writes "back menu button disabled" and if i go again it writes "back menu button enabled" but still doesnt do anything.
i search the forum and the web and found nothing, please help me because im getting scared that the phone might be broken..
thanks in advance.
saproandroid said:
i had a custom froyo 2.2 rom (cant remember the name) and decided today to install gingerbread 2.3.
i went for cyanogen rom, downloaded the most recent one and copied it to the SD card.
then i went to recovery mode (an old CWM version that was installed the time i installed froyo). wipe everything, install zip from SD card and everything went good.
2.3 is installed and working, but cyanogen doesnt include google apps so i had to download an extra .zip that includes google apps (market, maps, etc). so i rebooted into CWM (now a new version that was installed with the rom v4.0.0.5) but now it doesnt work!
any option i choose from the CWM menu just doesnt do anything and goes back to the menu. if i scrool down the last option (to return to the first option) he writes "back menu button disabled" and if i go again it writes "back menu button enabled" but still doesnt do anything.
i search the forum and the web and found nothing, please help me because im getting scared that the phone might be broken..
thanks in advance.
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Move the cursor past the top menu choice 3 times in either direction.
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wow it worked, thanks a lot man i was getting really scared
i know it was a newbie thing but oh well, i hope this thread helps someone in the future.
thanks once again.
saproandroid said:
wow it worked, thanks a lot man i was getting really scared
i know it was a newbie thing but oh well, i hope this thread helps someone in the future.
thanks once again.
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That's not such a newbie thing. There is info about it but it's not the easiest to find. Also the solution is not at all obvious...
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this just saved my life...thanks for the solution!
Hi
I'm facing exactly the same issue and in full panic mode right now. Please help, I didn't comprehend what you guys meant by move the cursor past the top menu choice three times.Please!
rollno88 said:
Hi
I'm facing exactly the same issue and in full panic mode right now. Please help, I didn't comprehend what you guys meant by move the cursor past the top menu choice three times.Please!
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Use the vol + and vol - buttons to move the menu selection cursor. You can cycle through the entire menu wrapping 3 times or you can move backwards from the top choice to the bottom choice then forwards to the top choice again, etc. the source code waits for this "wrapping" to occur 3 times before it enables the back option again.
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Chezbel said:
Use the vol + and vol - buttons to move the menu selection cursor. You can cycle through the entire menu wrapping 3 times or you can move backwards from the top choice to the bottom choice then forwards to the top choice again, etc. the source code waits for this "wrapping" to occur 3 times before it enables the back option again.
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Thanks a ton . The issue was solved by selecting with the power button for some reason. I'd been trying that earlier but pressing it alongwith the menu button so nothing had happened. Anyways, thanks again for your help and I hope this helps some future noob!
just saved my life thanks chezbel
why does it do that??
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why does it do that??
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+1. What's the rationale for it?
I think it was originally to work around some broken hardware on an old phone. There may be comments in the source code, but i haven't looked in a long time.
EDIT: /bootable/recovery/recovery.c says
// Some users with dead enter keys need a way to turn on power to select.
// Jiggering across the wrapping menu is one "secret" way to enable it.
// We can't rely on /cache or /sdcard since they may not be available.
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And you have to "wrap" 3 times to get the back button to be enabled/disabled.
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Thanks Chezbel, you're my hero!
Saved me too, thanks!
i had this problem once, can't remember how i unlocked the back button but i think i pressed both volume buttons at the same time and it unlocked.
Chezbel said:
Move the cursor past the top menu choice 3 times in either direction.
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BRO..U SAVED MY LYF
THANKS
i got scared
again thanks a lot bro
i also had the same problem in my micromax p275 tab but no vol+ or vol- button how can i go through menu im using cwm recovery thanks guys and im using cwm recovery ok
I am a noob an I am alittle confused with installing roms. I tried to install one and it went through everything and then it stopped and it said in yellow that the E file signature verification has failed now what does this mean. Please help.
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What was the exact name of the rom (or filename)... was it a stock rom (SBF/XML) or was it one of the custom roms?
Also was your phone rooted?
I was trying to install a couple but the one I really have been trying in the liberty 3 2.0.
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Are you using safestrap for your clockworkmodrecovery or are you using regular bootstrap?
And when you're in clockworkmod recovery what exact steps did you do to flash? You should wipe data & cache, then choose install zip from sdcard.
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I don't know how to use or get bootstrap and I don't know alot about safe strap yet. I tried different ways I tried using rom manager an downloading the rom from there then it will ask if I want to boot into recover I push ok and the phone just reboots. Nothing happens so I tried rom toolbox an did the same thing. So I tried to boot myself by pushing the power and x an I did as you said I wiped data a cache then I reset and restored my phone went back an installed zip from sd card then it starts to install then it says E file signature verification has failed.
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Ahhhh ok.
It sounds like you are trying to install zips via the stock recovery. That recovery will only install signed/official ones, not custom rom zips.
If you want to install custom roms, try this method (but I recommend browsing through the other threads. There is a lot of useful info out there). This is the safestrap method. Safestrap allows you to have your stock rom (that you are on now) in the "non-safe zone" and with safestrap you can enable the "safe zone" for installing your custom rom.
1) make sure your phone is rooted if it isn't already. There are threads about this... I used DoomLord's root (version 4) for my phone but read up.
2) install safestrap 1.08 (u can find it in the droid 3 development forum). It is an apk file.
3) when you run safestrap 1.08 from your app drawer, superuser will probably ask you if you want to allow it root access, say yes.
4) in the app, hit the first button. It will install safestrap so you can boot into safestrap recovery. When it says its done, restart phone.
5) upon restart, you will be greeted by the safestrap splashscreen. It gives u 10 seconds to hit Menu to take you into safestrap recovery. Otherwise it will just continue with booting.
6) so hit menu. Safestrap ecovery appears. It will indicate that safe mode is not enabled yet. You are in non-safe right now (your stock rom)
7) this step is optional but I'm sure everyone will recommend it (I do also). Navigate your selection with the down/up volume buttons and hit power when you get to "backup". This will back up your non-safe zone and dump it onto your sdcard (internal or external). You can restore it to your non-safe zone (only) if you happen to mess up your non-safe system. The backup will be stored in /safestrap/backup. of whatever card you select.
8) now that that's done, it will take you back to the main menu of safestrap recovery
9) Go to "safe boot menu" and hit Toggle safe zone. Don't do the quick toggle, just do the normal one (the first one)
10) when that is done, you will notice the colour of the text has changed. And at the top it will say safe zone enabled. You can now install your custom rom by going to "install zip from sdcard" from the main menu of safestrap*
*Note that when installing roms, make sure to choose Wipe Data first. It will wipe your data and cache. Then go into mounts and storage and choose "format /system" (thanks Endo). Some people also like to go into the advanced menu and wipe the dalvik cache as well (is this necessary? I do it every time because I had to back on my old htc... maybe someone can comment on this?) It doesn't seem to hurt anything when I do it, so...
So after your wipes, you can go to "install rom from sdcard" . Choose the .zip of the rom (of course) to begin install. When the rom has finished installing, you can go back to the main menu and choose reboot phone. You will be greeted by the safestrap splashscreen again. It will tell you that safe zone is enabled. Wait the 10 seconds to boot normally or you can hit the search button to go immediately.
On first boot of many roms, it may take a little longer than normal to start up. Be patient. If it never boots (and you are looking at the boot animation forever... say more than 5-10 minutes?) Then... somethings wrong, or you may have forgotten to do your wipe procedure, but go to that rom's thread and read all the posts to see if others experienced the same thing... someone could have posted a good suggestion or solution
Oh, if you want to switch back to non-safe mode, restart phone, get into safestrap recovery, go into safe boot menu, and hit toggle. Then restart phone.
If something disastrous occurs, there are Unbrick and Fastboot threads in this forum where you can download a stock rom for your phone and flash to your phone via RSD Lite, which will pretty much restore your phone to stock. (No more safestrap, no more root). Read through those to get more info.
Hope this is helpful. Good luck!
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I don't know how to use or get bootstrap and I don't know alot about safe strap yet. I tried different ways I tried using rom manager an downloading the rom from there then it will ask if I want to boot into recover I push ok and the phone just reboots. Nothing happens so I tried rom toolbox an did the same thing. So I tried to boot myself by pushing the power and x an I did as you said I wiped data a cache then I reset and restored my phone went back an installed zip from sd card then it starts to install then it says E file signature verification has failed.
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I'm not really sure what you are doing but uninstall any recovery you may have installed and ditch rom manage(you can keep the toolbox) go to www.hash-of-codes.blogspot.com go to downloads and get safestrap. Install it, open it and click install recovery. Reboot your phone, you'll get a screen saying pish menu to enter recovery then once it enters go to safe mode menu(or whatever it exactly says) and enter safe mode. Once safemode is active(it says at the top of the screen)go to mounts and storage and format system then do a data/cache wipe, the install zip from sd
If you're doing what I think you're doing you are new to this and I would suggest reading as much as you can in this forum and by googling the various terms you find so you don't brick your phone
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So do you want me to uninstall clockwork recovery?
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ryanw5489 said:
So do you want me to uninstall clockwork recovery?
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Yes. Safestrap will install its own CWR
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So how do I go about uninstalling cmw.
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ryanw5489 said:
So how do I go about uninstalling cmw.
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Safestrap will clean that up. Just get rid of any bootstraps and rom manager
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So I have to get rid of rom manager because I paid for it an really don't feel like losing money on it. I don't think I have any bootstrap so I should be good there. I'm sorry that I don't know alot I'm really new an I don't have the most time to even do alot of research so thanks for helping me out greatly appreciated.
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ryanw5489 said:
So I have to get rid of rom manager because I paid for it an really don't feel like losing money on it. I don't think I have any bootstrap so I should be good there. I'm sorry that I don't know alot I'm really new an I don't have the most time to even do alot of research so thanks for helping me out greatly appreciated.
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If you have your heart set on rom manager, I believe it will work, but I've never used it so I can't help you there. I recommend safestrap because once you're in safemode its pretty hard to screw up your phone in any serious manner. In safemode you'll always be able to access recovery.
In a google search of your issue I found a recommendation of turning off signature verification. I know I've seen an option for this or something really damn similar in clockwork recovery. You can try that if you like but I don't know the effects of it. As always, I'm not responsible if you brick your device
That said, I would also suggest that you look into obtaining rsdlite and the appropriate fastboot package(you may know this as an sbf, although that term isn't totally correct)so if you do brick your device you know how to recover it. There's a sticky in the dev forum about it
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Thank you I understand I wouldn't ever blame anyone for my mistakes so your good. I was thinking about using safestrap anyways just haven't had time to research it much yet. Probably would be best since I don't know much about roms anyways. Now it's not that I have it set with rom manager just seemed easy to use and I like rom toolbox alittle more anyways. I also know that not all roms are comparable with the safestrap so that's another reason why I haven't used it yet.
Now on another topic. I have downloaded safestrap on my computer all I have to do is plug my phone to the computer an put it on mass storage and place it in the sd card or internal memory and unplug it an click on it on my phone.
I really need to start some research cause this stuff is pretty hard.
But thanks for your help again
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I have installed safestrap. Is there anywhere that's best to look up how to use it.
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i have installed safe strap i rebooted my phone and now it is stuck on boot screen now what did i do to my phone and what happen can it be fixed?
Which boot screen? What does it look like? Is it the safestrap boot screen (that says you can hit Menu to get into recovery?)
I replied to this thread with instructions on how to use it. Were they not useful? Did you get stuck somewhere?
LaZiODROID said:
Which boot screen? What does it look like? Is it the safestrap boot screen (that says you can hit Menu to get into recovery?)
I replied to this thread with instructions on how to use it. Were they not useful? Did you get stuck somewhere?
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I don't know how I missed your huge write up. More detailed than mine.
I figured the same, stock recovery. I'm not sure what steps he's taken before he wrote this thread.
OP if its the boot animation, on first boot it takes a long time. 5 minutes normally but give it 10 to be sure. If its the splash screen you may have issues. Is the safestrap splash coming up, where it says press menu
You may have to use rsdlite or the fast unbrick to restore your phone to stock. If you can write us EVERYTHING you've done in as much detail as possible, and exactly what is happenig now we can come up with a solution.
I think often all the various terms can be confusing to newcomers. I have a feeling perhaps that you still have a bootstrap installed and safestrap.
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ok well first i went to hash of codes and downloaded the safestrap. Then i put the download on my sd card and i went into my files and pushed sd memory. then i went and found the apk and downloaded the safestrap. it installed fine then i pushed install recovery.then after all that i rebooted my phone and now it is stuck on the BIG RED Motorola symbol that says DUAL CORE TECHNOLGY. I even took out battery and tried that did not work. i also tried pushing power and x and restoring phone. still nothing. i must of missed something i just cant figure what that would be! Please help!
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ok well first i went to hash of codes and downloaded the safestrap. Then i put the download on my sd card and i went into my files and pushed sd memory. then i went and found the apk and downloaded the safestrap. it installed fine then i pushed install recovery.then after all that i rebooted my phone and now it is stuck on the BIG RED Motorola symbol that says DUAL CORE TECHNOLGY. I even took out battery and tried that did not work. i also tried pushing power and x and restoring phone. still nothing. i must of missed something i just cant figure what that would be! Please help!
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No I meant with rom manager and rfom toolox. All the steps you took prior to posting on this thnread
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