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So I started having trouble after flashing a rom. The old infinite htc boot logo. The troubling part was when I tried to reboot to recovery and TWRP blackscreened and device turned off.
I tried re-flashing recovery.img with identical results.
Now my phone locked while attempting a fastboot flash boot.img with a known working boot.img just in case the rom I flashed had a corrupt boot image.
I left the cmd window open and its been "sending boot.img" for about forty-five minutes now. I am terrified to ctrl+c the command or restart my device.
So boned or no boned?
On a scale of one to boned how boned where do I fall on the bonage spectrum?
Any ideas on what to do next, or if rebooting to fastboot is safe?
You have to wait the final of the sending.
Probably your USB cable is *****d up, and i'm advising you because i had the same issue.
A flash of a boot.img was of 15 mins.
Tried fastboot erase cache to get back into twrp?
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TrickDroid ROM 9.1.0
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Afraid to stop the current fastboot operation to try to clear cache. Tried running from another window and it just sits there, cursor blinking, like its waiting for the other operation to complete.
Waiting for it to complete seems fruitless as its been almost two hours now for a 5836kb flash.
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Okay so I took a couple valium and quickly switched out the usb cable. The cmd window running the flash operation crashed, but fastboot on the device became responsive again. I feel like this is a fact that might be useful to others in the future.
Fastboot stalls out--don't panic, just disconnect the usb cable...
I'm still scared to reboot it, even to reboot to fastboot. Is fastboot part of boot.img? If this botched op boned up my boot.img is it possible that fastboot might not work after a reset?
Gonna give cache erase a shot and report results.
Cache erase worked fine.
Is there anything else I can do to minimize risk before rebooting to recovery? Anything important that -needs- to be done?
hypocritelecteur said:
Cache erase worked fine.
Is there anything else I can do to minimize risk before rebooting to recovery? Anything important that -needs- to be done?
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After the cache's erase you can boot in recovery.
Guich said:
After the cache's erase you can boot in recovery.
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Phone still reboots right after TWRP logo is displayed!
hypocritelecteur said:
Phone still reboots right after TWRP logo is displayed!
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So, reflash the latest TWRP (2.0.6.1), do an erase cache and retry.
Yeah, I tried that before posting but for sake of thoroughness I did it again.
erased cache
reflashed m7 twrp
erased cache
Going to try CWM now.
Really appreciate the guidance and support in a problem you have no personal stake in. Being on the receiving end of the goodwill of strangers makes me all warm and tingly.
Also switched USB cables and did a fastboot reboot to make sure commands were being passed on... nothing wrong on that front.
Guich said:
So, reflash the latest TWRP (2.0.6.1), do an erase cache and retry.
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Aaaand CWM worked for whatever reason.
Odd, since I've never had a problem with TWRP before but plenty with CWM... Every duck has its day I guess.
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Well... CWM loads properly but executing any command that touches phone data causes a reboot.
Factory reset -> reboot
Install zip from sdcard -> reboot
Trying sideload next... it goes into sideload mode fine. I'm guessing that as soon as it tries to write something it will reboot, but I'll have to wait till I've re-downloaded and double checked md5s like a paranoid bastard first.
adb sideload ohdeargod.zip
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Hmm, wiping cache partition alone works.
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Noticed that on booting into CWM it displays the message:
Warning: No file contexts.
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formating /system alone works
formatting dalvik causes reboot
formatting data causes reboot
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sideload seems to have worked although its taking a long time to boot. I'll give it another 15 minutes.
Which firmware are you running?
Guich said:
So, reflash the latest TWRP (2.0.6.1), do an erase cache and retry.
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Guich said:
Which firmware are you running?
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Aaaand bingo gringo. It's booted.
Its a tmo m7. I haven't touched firmware afaik.
Resolved just in time for me to take it sailing today and drop it into lake Huron.
hypocritelecteur said:
[snip]....drop it into lake Huron.
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Say whhhhhhhaaaaattttt?
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altimax98 said:
Say whhhhhhhaaaaattttt?
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk 4
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Okay so I have a brand new HTC TMO One I got last week and its waterlogged. I drilled a hole in the back of the case to drain it and then left it on the radiator to make sure all that moisture is gone. I can't get it to post to TWRP.
Please help.
Deciding after recent events that XDA can be a dangerous place for sarcasm. So--thanks all, problem solved, no, no phone was damaged during the making of this thread. It was just my business partner, Lloyd, who fell in and became waterlogged. No amount of drilling or radiator baking could revive him.
Please help.
Hi,
So recently KitKat is released for AT&T Moto X's. Excited, I decided to upgrade the phone to KitKat.
I was previously rooted with RockMyMoto, and before updating to KitKat, I went to unroot the phone through the SuperSU app that was installed.
As I was unsure if it was really unrooted, I opened up Titanium Backup (which required root) and it popped up with an error that Titanium Backup wouldn't work because my device was not rooted.
So with this confirmation (a really noob way to check), I went ahead to download the update through the default system settings app. After the download, I proceeded to install it.
Before installing the update, it said the phone will shut down and proceed with the update, which takes around 20 minutes, and it will be done once it boots up again. And this is where the problem comes. After the phone switched off, the phone just reboots immediately, as if it was just restarting. And after 30 seconds or so, the phone switches off and restarts again. Initially, I thought this was normal, but it kept on restarting and I knew something was up.
I don't know what to do now. I have tried holding down the volume buttons and power button to reboot into recovery, but every time I select the recovery option, the phone just reboots like normal and does not reboot to recovery. I even tried to "race against time" and restore my phone through settings app, but it doesn't allow me to.
What can I do? Please help me
I looked up on the internet, and it seems that I have to remove the OTA cache from the cache folder, but how can I do it? I don;t have root access anymore...
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darylbu said:
Hi,
So recently KitKat is released for AT&T Moto X's. Excited, I decided to upgrade the phone to KitKat.
I was previously rooted with RockMyMoto, and before updating to KitKat, I went to unroot the phone through the SuperSU app that was installed.
As I was unsure if it was really unrooted, I opened up Titanium Backup (which required root) and it popped up with an error that Titanium Backup wouldn't work because my device was not rooted.
So with this confirmation (a really noob way to check), I went ahead to download the update through the default system settings app. After the download, I proceeded to install it.
Before installing the update, it said the phone will shut down and proceed with the update, which takes around 20 minutes, and it will be done once it boots up again. And this is where the problem comes. After the phone switched off, the phone just reboots immediately, as if it was just restarting. And after 30 seconds or so, the phone switches off and restarts again. Initially, I thought this was normal, but it kept on restarting and I knew something was up.
I don't know what to do now. I have tried holding down the volume buttons and power button to reboot into recovery, but every time I select the recovery option, the phone just reboots like normal and does not reboot to recovery. I even tried to "race against time" and restore my phone through settings app, but it doesn't allow me to.
What can I do? Please help me
I looked up on the internet, and it seems that I have to remove the OTA cache from the cache folder, but how can I do it? I don;t have root access anymore...
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How did you fix it?
I am having this very same problem. My phone just today went into boot loop. Running KangKat on unlocked 1053 with Faux kernel. No boot logo or anything. The phone just vibrates then after 30 seconds or so, it vibrates again. It does this non-stop.
I can plug my phone into USB and the phone's contents come up on my computer, but I can't get the screen to turn on!! Any ideas?
Recovery
Globalrebel said:
I am having this very same problem. My phone just today went into boot loop. Running KangKat on unlocked 1053 with Faux kernel. No boot logo or anything. The phone just vibrates then after 30 seconds or so, it vibrates again. It does this non-stop.
I can plug my phone into USB and the phone's contents come up on my computer, but I can't get the screen to turn on!! Any ideas?
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Are you able to hold power + volume to get in to your recovery?
Then you can reinstall your nandroid. Or, then you can flash a different rom.
MikeNaples said:
Are you able to hold power + volume to get in to your recovery?
Then you can reinstall your nandroid. Or, then you can flash a different rom.
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Or he can also boot into bootloader with adb by doing adb reboot bootloader then typing fastboot erase cache
serophia said:
Or he can also boot into bootloader with adb by doing adb reboot bootloader then typing fastboot erase cache
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This process seems to work quite well.
I'd recommend to use MFastboot. With your phone off, you can boot into fastboot by holding power and volume down for a few seconds, release and it will boot into fastboot. Connect the usb cable, and first try "fastboot erase cache". If that doesn't work by itself, repeat the process but also use "fastboot erase userdata" (THIS WILL ERASE ALL YOUR DATA!) but at least there is a chance you might get it to boot normally. It´s like a factory reset, you will have to start from scratch.
I know my answer is out of date but it might be useful for someone coming for this same solution.
Moto x Stuck in TWRP loop
pls help me guys it just goes on restarting it dose not even goes in recovery mode
Guys.. I got struck at unlocked boot loader. Flashed TWRP on 5.1 ( GB retail rom). And its not booting now and not able to flash any rom.. kindly Help...!!!
I have Moto X Verizon Dev eition on 4.4. unlocked bootloader, Installed TWRP few weeks back with SuperSU for root. Worked perfect.
4.4.2 upgrade messages kept coming up, but I just ignored them by hitting back button.
This morning, while I was typing something and I was about to hit send, that message popped up and instead of hitting send, i hit INSTALL NOW. no warning, no confirmation, it said "power off" and started process of updating.
But the problem is that I still have twrp and is rooted, so everytime it reboots it goes to Team Win Recovery page and if I reboot from there, it goes back to normal boot up but then reboots automatically in 15 secs and goes on in an infinite loop.
I cannot start/stop anything when it boots up normally because I have literally 15 secs before it reboots automatically.
Any idea? On teamwin reocovery page, should I goto wipe>> factory reset? and then upgrade and so the whole TWRP and SuperSu again?
and of course, i am to stupid to have no backups made
KhAjUr said:
I have Moto X Verizon Dev eition on 4.4. unlocked bootloader, Installed TWRP few weeks back with SuperSU for root. Worked perfect.
4.4.2 upgrade messages kept coming up, but I just ignored them by hitting back button.
This morning, while I was typing something and I was about to hit send, that message popped up and instead of hitting send, i hit INSTALL NOW. no warning, no confirmation, it said "power off" and started process of updating.
But the problem is that I still have twrp and is rooted, so everytime it reboots it goes to Team Win Recovery page and if I reboot from there, it goes back to normal boot up but then reboots automatically in 15 secs and goes on in an infinite loop.
I cannot start/stop anything when it boots up normally because I have literally 15 secs before it reboots automatically.
Any idea? On teamwin reocovery page, should I goto wipe>> factory reset? and then upgrade and so the whole TWRP and SuperSu again?
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turn phone off. boot into bootloader/fastboot mode. run "fastboot erase cache". your reboots will stop. then use tibu to freeze motorola ota and you wont get ota things pop up anymore.
jayboyyyy said:
turn phone off. boot into bootloader/fastboot mode. run "fastboot erase cache". your reboots will stop. then use tibu to freeze motorola ota and you wont get ota things pop up anymore.
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Awesome. gorked like a charm.
just a note for someone else trying this.... first time i booted up after doing a "fastboot clear cache", i got a warning saying failed to load info. I clicked okay and I would get no service. Rebooted normally again, and everything worked fine.
Thanks again fro the response.
So are you now on 4.4.2?
The Tallest said:
So are you now on 4.4.2?
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Nope. I rolled back. seems like I will have to roll back the root and then install 4.2.2 and then root again or something. Too much mess to go to 4.2.2. There are no specific and detailed directions for vzw dev edition rooted phone that I could find, so would leave it alone for now.
KhAjUr said:
Nope. I rolled back. seems like I will have to roll back the root and then install 4.2.2 and then root again or something. Too much mess to go to 4.2.2. There are no specific and detailed directions for vzw dev edition rooted phone that I could find, so would leave it alone for now.
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If you're stock rooted, you just need to flash the stock recovery (available from the moto dev site) and make sure you don't have any missing or modified system files. You can then just take the OTA like normal, then reflash TWRP after.
KhAjUr said:
Nope. I rolled back. seems like I will have to roll back the root and then install 4.2.2 and then root again or something. Too much mess to go to 4.2.2. There are no specific and detailed directions for vzw dev edition rooted phone that I could find, so would leave it alone for now.
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There are a lot of threads discussing this.
If you have a Dev Edition X with an unlocked bootloader, as long as you have stock recovery on the phone, and are close enough to stock, you can just take the 4.4.2 OTA and re-root using the same TWRP and SuperSU process. (more details -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/MotoX-OTA.html which is based on many threads here on XDA)
Downgrading to 4.2.2, etc.. while rooting was for locked bootloaders only.
jayboyyyy said:
turn phone off. boot into bootloader/fastboot mode. run "fastboot erase cache". your reboots will stop. then use tibu to freeze motorola ota and you wont get ota things pop up anymore.
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I'm fairly positive this will fix my problem since I'm experiencing the exact same thing as the OP.
However, I'm still new to bootloaders and rooting, etc...
Can someone breakdown what jayboyyyy is saying here? I can get into my TWRP bootloader. How do I run "fastboot erase cache"? Do I use the built in terminal command? Do I need to plug into my computer? Do I need to point my cmd to the TWRP I originally downloaded and installed on my phone?
I really do not want to mess this up. Like I said, I'm sure this is the fix for my phone. Thanks in advance!
TWRP is recovery, not bootloader / fastboot
You will need to plug into your computer, you should probably read more before you break things worse tho.
Start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/ref-complete-moto-x-guides-information-t2603358
vennardk said:
I'm fairly positive this will fix my problem since I'm experiencing the exact same thing as the OP.
However, I'm still new to bootloaders and rooting, etc...
Can someone breakdown what jayboyyyy is saying here? I can get into my TWRP bootloader. How do I run "fastboot erase cache"? Do I use the built in terminal command? Do I need to plug into my computer? Do I need to point my cmd to the TWRP I originally downloaded and installed on my phone?
I really do not want to mess this up. Like I said, I'm sure this is the fix for my phone. Thanks in advance!
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TWRP is a RECOVERY, not bootloader.
Do you remember how you flashed TWRP on your phone? You booted the phone into Fastboot/Bootloader mode. Connected the phone to PC via USB cable, then from command prompt on the PC used the Fastboot or mFastboot command... Same thing. However in this case the command to clear your phone's cache is... mfastboot erase cache
The other option is, you can see if there is an "erase cache" menu option while in TWRP as that would work too.
Then to take an OTA, you need to flash stock recovery back on your phone. If you try to accept an OTA while TWRP or other custom recovery is on your phone, you will get stuck in a boot loop like this.
I attempted to OTA update my stock Nexus 6 to 5.1 last night, setting it aside to do its thing and went to bed. When I turned the phone on this morning it went into the boot animation which just goes on indefinitely. I have attempted to clear the cache which did nothing. I was wondering if there is a work around without having to wipe the phone and thus lose all my data.
I have seen the first boot take up to 20 minutes you didn't turn off before then did you?
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No I left it in my pocket on my commute to work and tried to restart the phone over 2 hours later
Andrew_3 said:
No I left it in my pocket on my commute to work and tried to restart the phone over 2 hours later
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Leave it booting for over 20 minutes. If it isnt booting after that, it isnt going to.
The next option is using fastboot to wipe the phone.
fastboot erase cache
fasboot erase userdata
Agreed 20 minutes is probably too long but I wanted to understand how long he was waiting. I know I get crazy impatient
Sent from my Google N6 on VZ
So left it over 20 mins and it did nothing. I have installed the 15 seconds ADB installer with all the drivers. Fastboot can recognise the device but the code >adb devices can't find anything! I even plugged in my Nexus 9 which works just fine with no result.
If during the upgrading process you used the command "fastboot erase cache" and received the message "did you mean format?" or something like that, then you need toflash the cache.img.
"fastboot flash cache chache.img"
I was stuck in a infinite boot animation at one point also. Did the above, and the phone booted in 15 seconds.
Andrew_3 said:
So left it over 20 mins and it did nothing. I have installed the 15 seconds ADB installer with all the drivers. Fastboot can recognise the device but the code >adb devices can't find anything! I even plugged in my Nexus 9 which works just fine with no result.
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adb devices won't find fastboot devices. Adb works only in android or recovery. Fastboot only works in bootloader.
I didn't do the upgrade myself it was OTA!
Won't re flashing the image wipe the phone though?
Andrew_3 said:
I didn't do the upgrade myself it was OTA!
Won't re flashing the image wipe the phone though?
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Yes, it will, but at this point, you either have a phone that won't boot, or the possibility of a phone that will afterwards, which one do you want?
I'd flash the image and see what you get. It's a small tradeoff at the moment.
Oh, and RootSU, like the new avatar!
My friend got the exact same problem - tried the OTA update, and after that the phone is stuck at the boot animation. I tried to clear cache/factory reset, and once it even booted up, but after showing the android logo it displayed something like "services stopped" (it was too fast to read carefully) and it powered down. And now no matter what I do, it stays on the boot animation. Is there anything I can do about it without my friend loosing his warranty?
PS. And when I tried the "fastboot erase cache" it displayed the "did you mean format?". Where can I find the "cache.img" to flash - and will it void the warranty?
Edit: Ok - I have flashed the Cache.img - now the phone boots quite fast, but immediately after the "android" logo I get "exchange services stopped", and "Print spooler stopped" with an "ok" that I can't click :/
Edit2: If I would have to flash the whole rom, which one should I choose? LMY47 - D, E, I ?
Edit 3: I have flashed the "I" version, and my friends phone works again
Hi
I'm not too familiar with messing around with phones so please bear with me throughout!
Bootloader is locked and I'm running KitKat 4.4.2.
Screen froze the other day so I soft reset (Power + volume down), but it won't boot up and freezes at either the red M logo or at the Intel screen. Cleared the cache on Fastboot mode but this didn't make any difference. I have some really important photos that I'd like to keep, so I haven't cleared the user data.
Before upgrading to 4.4.2, on 4.1.2 I easily fixed this problem by flashing using RSD Lite and only having the "system signed" line in the XML code. This fixed it and I didn't lose any of my files. I'd have tried the same but have learnt that the 4.4.2 fastboot files aren't yet available.
Please help!
Thanks,
Sam
extons said:
Hi
I'm not too familiar with messing around with phones so please bear with me throughout!
Bootloader is locked and I'm running KitKat 4.4.2.
Screen froze the other day so I soft reset (Power + volume down), but it won't boot up and freezes at either the red M logo or at the Intel screen. Cleared the cache on Fastboot mode but this didn't make any difference. I have some really important photos that I'd like to keep, so I haven't cleared the user data.
Before upgrading to 4.4.2, on 4.1.2 I easily fixed this problem by flashing using RSD Lite and only having the "system signed" line in the XML code. This fixed it and I didn't lose any of my files. I'd have tried the same but have learnt that the 4.4.2 fastboot files aren't yet available.
Please help!
Thanks,
Sam
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Sorry to say, but clearing userdata might be your only option. There is no way to recover data if it does not boot and the bootloader is locked.
If the bootloader were unlocked you could recover the photos via TWRP recovery. The big problem is that when you do the bootloader unlock process it erases your phone, so it won't help you now as it will erase everything.
There still isn't a 4.4.2 firmware file. We have to wait for it to be leaked, but that might never happen.
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extons said:
Hi
I'm not too familiar with messing around with phones so please bear with me throughout!
Bootloader is locked and I'm running KitKat 4.4.2.
Screen froze the other day so I soft reset (Power + volume down), but it won't boot up and freezes at either the red M logo or at the Intel screen. Cleared the cache on Fastboot mode but this didn't make any difference. I have some really important photos that I'd like to keep, so I haven't cleared the user data.
Before upgrading to 4.4.2, on 4.1.2 I easily fixed this problem by flashing using RSD Lite and only having the "system signed" line in the XML code. This fixed it and I didn't lose any of my files. I'd have tried the same but have learnt that the 4.4.2 fastboot files aren't yet available.
Please help!
Thanks,
Sam
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What @AGISCI is true. But if u can get to the Intel logo (part of the bootanimation) and have adb debugging enabled u could try to pull your important files from the phone. But if u don't have both adb debugging enabled than there is no chance. U could try to manually flash the system_signed from 4.1.2 firmware and see how far u can get as last resort. Hope that it boots and if possible u can extract the files.
I've got exactly the same problem today.
I have unlocked bootloader and I'm OK with erasing all data.
KitKat 4.4.2
What can I possibly do to make my phone working again? Is there any solution?
Many thanks.
Red_Man said:
I've got exactly the same problem today.
I have unlocked bootloader and I'm OK with erasing all data.
KitKat 4.4.2
What can I possibly do to make my phone working again? Is there any solution?
Many thanks.
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With bootloader unlocked u can flash a custom recovery and wipe userdata through that. U can even wipe user data through the stock recovery if I am correct.
If that doesn't solve your problem, install a custom recovery and then restore the system partition of one of the KitKat twrp backups. And do a factory reset (data wipe) after that.
Hi everybody,
I do have the same problem with screen freezing on intel logo.
I'm ok to erase everything and I tried every options in the bootloader menu (recovery, factory,...) but it doesn't help.
Any idea?
Thanks,
Sylvain
I have the exact same problem since yesterday.
Already wiped cache and data, and still stuck. Any suggestions? :S
ybarrarubio said:
I have the exact same problem since yesterday.
Already wiped cache and data, and still stuck. Any suggestions? :S
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Did you find a solution?
marty45 said:
Did you find a solution?
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I had to wipe everything and start from scratch several times
Has anyone tried the XT907 files for a XT890 that won't boot, removing all the irrelevant lines from the xml? Worth a try maybe...?
xenonza said:
Has anyone tried the XT907 files for a XT890 that won't boot, removing all the irrelevant lines from the xml? Worth a try maybe...?
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Doesn't work
i have the same problem with my xt890 please help mz