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Stuck on G1 startup screen after installing theme.

I posted about this in another thread, and thought I'd start a new one. I couldn't figure out how to delete my first post about it, sorry, guys.
Anyway, I tried to install a theme, and now I'm stuck on the G1 boot screen (the first one). It just hangs there, doing nothing. I Tried to go over it with the JF 1.3 update.zip in recovery, but it didn't work, the phone just hangs. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm traveling for the next few months, and I'm seriously screwed without a phone.
Thanks!

If you can't boot and can't get into recovery your only recourse is to flash the NBH file from the bootloader and start from scratch. Also, you really probably should not be performing modifications and hacks on your main phone without some kind of a backup. GL

jashsu said:
If you can't boot and can't get into recovery your only recourse is to flash the NBH file from the bootloader and start from scratch. Also, you really probably should not be performing modifications and hacks on your main phone without some kind of a backup. GL
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I can get into recovery- that's how I managed to try to reapply the JFV1.3 update.
I probably should have been more clear about that.

Did you try a wipe in recovery? Alt+W

jashsu said:
Did you try a wipe in recovery? Alt+W
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Yeah. No dice.
Perhaps the update didn't work because there was already an update.zip (the theme I tried to install) on my sdcard? When in recovery, what exactly do I type from adb to copy an update.zip from my sdk/tools directory to the sdcard? Do I need to have deleted the update.zip that was already on the card beforehand? I can't find a way of deleting anything from recovery.
Here's what I typed:
adp push update.zip /sdcard
I also tried:
adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip
I tried alt + s after both, and it went through the updating process, but I have no way of knowing if it tried to update using what I'd just pushed onto the sd card, or the old update that screwed up my phone. Did I at least put the update on the sdcard correctly?
Hope I'm making sense.

It sounds like you are applying the theme again. You need to try to delete that file from your sd card. The easiest way would be to get a card reader and delete what is on your card then put the new update.zip on it. If you can't get a card reader then you will have to find the linux commands to delete a file and use adb shell to execute the command. Good luck, you should be able to get your phone back.

zackmpls said:
I posted about this in another thread, and thought I'd start a new one. I couldn't figure out how to delete my first post about it, sorry, guys.
Anyway, I tried to install a theme, and now I'm stuck on the G1 boot screen (the first one). It just hangs there, doing nothing. I Tried to go over it with the JF 1.3 update.zip in recovery, but it didn't work, the phone just hangs. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm traveling for the next few months, and I'm seriously screwed without a phone.
Thanks!
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same thing happened to me had to use JF rom to get it to work again. idk the linux command but i got an idea! if you dont have a card reader or another g1... you can try installing cupcake thru eng bootloader then convert back to JF's rom. Try that maybe it will work.

rm filepath/filename.extension
should be liek this
rm /sdcard/update.zip

If you are stuck in a loop, it's most likely due to using an ADP1 theme on an RC30 version of JesusFreke's release.
If that doesn't fix it, you will need to remove your apps manually through ADP, but let's take it one step at a time. Download and install JF's standard RC30.

trmacdonal said:
It sounds like you are applying the theme again. You need to try to delete that file from your sd card. The easiest way would be to get a card reader and delete what is on your card then put the new update.zip on it. If you can't get a card reader then you will have to find the linux commands to delete a file and use adb shell to execute the command. Good luck, you should be able to get your phone back.
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That's what I was thinking, too. I managed to get to a reader this morning, and I was able to put rc30 on there, no problem. I'm up and running again!
I'm wondering why ADB didn't work to push the update to my card in recovery. Did I input the wrong commands? It acted as if it worked (took a couple minutes, showed the "28374 bytes blah blah" message".
Thanks a lot, everyone. I'm so relieved to have my phone again, and I've learned my lesson about modifying without backing up first.

i have the same problem what can i do !! ?
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i have downloaded and install themes on G1 !!
i have downloaded the file (Theme) and copy to my card and switched off my phone and then i have pressed home+on button then i have apply update from sd card !! it installed successfully but now i have started g1 after that g1 logo i can only see a blank screen !!
I am using CyanogenMod 4.1.999 !!! i have downloaded Theme from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...talling+themes
Steampunk !!! ( as i said i have downloaded this file and rename it to update.zip and copy to my sd card then i have just applyd from my sd card since then when i start my phone i see T-Mobile G1 logo then all disappear and i can only see a light without anything !!!

Kuulthag said:
i have the same problem what can i do !! ?
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i have downloaded and install themes on G1 !!
i have downloaded the file (Theme) and copy to my card and switched off my phone and then i have pressed home+on button then i have apply update from sd card !! it installed successfully but now i have started g1 after that g1 logo i can only see a blank screen !!
I am using CyanogenMod 4.1.999 !!! i have downloaded Theme from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...talling+themes
Steampunk !!! ( as i said i have downloaded this file and rename it to update.zip and copy to my sd card then i have just applyd from my sd card since then when i start my phone i see T-Mobile G1 logo then all disappear and i can only see a light without anything !!!
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To fix your problem just reflash your ROM. It's always a good idea to keep it on your card even after flashing.
Only install themes that support the ROM you're on...

i tried installing a theme on cm's v.4.999, and also got stuck on the bootscreen, however i just rewiped my phone and stalled the rom again. am currently running kingklick hero 2.0

zackmpls said:
Yeah. No dice.
Perhaps the update didn't work because there was already an update.zip (the theme I tried to install) on my sdcard? When in recovery, what exactly do I type from adb to copy an update.zip from my sdk/tools directory to the sdcard? Do I need to have deleted the update.zip that was already on the card beforehand? I can't find a way of deleting anything from recovery.
Here's what I typed:
adp push update.zip /sdcard
I also tried:
adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip
I tried alt + s after both, and it went through the updating process, but I have no way of knowing if it tried to update using what I'd just pushed onto the sd card, or the old update that screwed up my phone. Did I at least put the update on the sdcard correctly?
Hope I'm making sense.
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You simply need to rename the one you DON'T want to use- or if in recovery, choose "select zip", not "update zip" from the list of options. Did you do a Nandroid backup before flashing? if so, you can do a restore from that working backup. And again, to re-iterate what another responder said, make sure you do a wipe before flashing again.- anytime I have experienced your problem ( and I have more than once) I have done a wipe from recovery than chosen a known good rom from my card after that to get up and running. I always keep a "rock solid" rom on my card for this reason, such as xRom 1.5r4. - chris aka [email protected]
Also- I am a bit confused; are you doing this from the phone while at the recovery screen, or with adb from your pc. You can also take out your sd card, put it into a card reader, and do your re-naming, loading of a rom, etc., then put the card back into your phone-cc

How to install google addon to a ROM?

Hello, I installed CyanogenMod 5.0 lastnight and the market and a few other applications are not there, im guessing that is the google addon can anyone tell me in detail how to install that? Thanks

You need to flash to ER27 Google add on pack here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623496
Current link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/jmmzywtlnjd/gapps-passion-ERE27-2-signed.zip

thanks...How do i flash it?

I would like to know also. I've gone into recovery and added the file to the SD card than tried to run it, only to tell it me it's not a zip. So I renamed it and also tried compressing it as zip(just to make sure) and I get an error.
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted

Download the add on from that page listed, place it on the root of your sdcard, reboot into recovery, flash it in recovery (the same way you flashed the ROM, but do not wipe), then reboot your phone.

That is exactly what I did. I sent a pm w/ more details. I tried covering all grounds just to make sure if one failed the other one would'nt.
Edit: Should USB debugging be on/off? Don't know if that makes a difference
Edit: Figured it out. Everytime i would downlad the file on my mac it would not be a .zip file so renaming it and compressing it did nothing. I downloaded it on my pc and voila, it works fine..weird...

thirdshiftdj said:
Edit: Figured it out. Everytime i would downlad the file on my mac it would not be a .zip file so renaming it and compressing it did nothing. I downloaded it on my pc and voila, it works fine..weird...
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This is because you enable auto open files in Safari. The actual zip file is in your Trash lol.
To disable it (and u should), open Preferences > General > Uncheck Open "safe" file after downloading

THANK A MILLION, FROM NEWBIE NOOB .
ME/ sob sob ......so glad .

can i use it for cyanogen 6.1
hey can i use this for 6.1. if no please give me a link

yrdito said:
hey can i use this for 6.1. if no please give me a link
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You managed to root your phone, install a custom recovery, flash cm6.1, but you can't find the Google apps? REALLY????
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?/files/category/2-nexus-one/

How to install the Google Addon?
You have to change the name of the file (ex: "gapps-mdpi-20101020-signed.zip") to "update.zip". Move it to your SDcard and then install from recovery.

gonzalodutto said:
How to install the Google Addon?
You have to change the name of the file (ex: "gapps-mdpi-20101020-signed.zip") to "update.zip". Move it to your SDcard and then install from recovery.
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You don't need to be in "Debuggin mode", neither to rename to "update.zip".. Just use ROM manager provided by cyanogenmod and go wiki :
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Nexus_One:_Full_Update_Guide
Hope it will help you!

david1171 said:
Download the add on from that page listed, place it on the root of your sdcard, reboot into recovery, flash it in recovery (the same way you flashed the ROM, but do not wipe), then reboot your phone.
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Hello Dacid1171,
I installed Cyanogenmod 7.0.0, with no google apps of course.
I used gapps-gb-20110307-signed pack, went to recovery and chose "Install from SD card", just like I would if I was flashing new ROM.
After that the phone wouldn't book. Logo of cyanogenmod would appear with the circular arrow moving around it, after 3 round it stops and restarts all over.
It was kept that way for a very long time hoping that the phone will come to life. It wouldn't.
What did I do wrong?

yashago said:
Hello Dacid1171,
I installed Cyanogenmod 7.0.0, with no google apps of course.
I used gapps-gb-20110307-signed pack, went to recovery and chose "Install from SD card", just like I would if I was flashing new ROM.
After that the phone wouldn't book. Logo of cyanogenmod would appear with the circular arrow moving around it, after 3 round it stops and restarts all over.
It was kept that way for a very long time hoping that the phone will come to life. It wouldn't.
What did I do wrong?
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Try flashing it again but this time clear cache and dalvik cache.
Flash cm7 rom again follow by the gapps than reboot.

[Q] No Market on Custom ROM

Hi,
I have just rooted my phone and Indigo Bean is first ROM I have flashed. I have to say I am really impressed with the speed of the device and the it also looks cool to boot. So big up, thanks for all your hard work.
One thing I cant get my head around though is that there is no 'market' app available? I also tried Azure, which loaded ok and worked a treat but there was also no 'market' app available. Am I missing something? I read something about flashing google apps but cant find anything specific to the HTC Legend.
Thanks guys..

You need to install Google Apps. Download the zip gapps-hdpi-FRF91-2-signed.zip (search the forums). flash the rom, then without wiping flash again with this zip.

Ok, sorry, but I'm not that technical tbh. Have you a link to working instructions etc.
From what I can gather, you are asking me to download that zip file. Then save it the root directory of my SD card. Then reboot into recovery mode and select flash from SD card. then I select the .zip file from the menu and reboot?
Sorry for the noobness, still getting my head around all of this.

If you would read the threads about those two roms you would learn that you need to flash two different files. First the Rom and then the file containing Google apps.
Sent from my Legend using Tapatalk

mccard said:
Ok, sorry, but I'm not that technical tbh. Have you a link to working instructions etc.
From what I can gather, you are asking me to download that zip file. Then save it the root directory of my SD card. Then reboot into recovery mode and select flash from SD card. then I select the .zip file from the menu and reboot?
Sorry for the noobness, still getting my head around all of this.
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the file can be downloaded here: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gapps-hdpi-FRF91-2-signed.zip (just google it!)
And yes, flash your rom, enter recovery again (using rom manager), flash zip from sd card, choose the google apps zip (the one you googled above) and flash. Not that difficult!

Problems getting OTA ICS on Rooted Droid 4

I've looked and I couldn't find a direct solution, so I'm going to give birth to this thread.
Problem: I want (and have problems downloading) the OTA Ice Cream Sandwich update on my rooted Verizon Motorola Droid 4
I rooted my phone awhile back. Just today I received a message that the system update was available.
-I am able to download the update.
-I am able to begin installing the update.
-During the installation process, the yellow progress indication bar fills about 1/8 of the way, then I get the ! warning sign above the little android figure.
Here's what I've done so far to try and correct this problem:
-Restarted my phone
-Restarted my computer
-Downloaded and installed the latest Motorola drivers from the official Motorola website.
-I attempted* to un-root my phone using the Droid 4 Utility 0.4.
--I should note that in the log, there was a like that read:
rm failed for /data/app/com.noshufou.android.su-1.apk, No such file or directory
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-Restarted my phone again
-Tried installing the update with still no luck
*It appears that all the Droid 4 Utility did was remove Superuser, though I could be wrong. However, if this is the case, I still have a rooted device.
Once again, I'd prefer to have the OTA update, and not a leaked/rooted version of ICS. There's a possibility I didn't unroot my phone all the way. Am I doing this right?
Thanks in advance for the help.

ICS hasn't been officially released for the D4 yet.

This morning when I woke up I received an "Update available" notification. I am able to download an update for my phone. After downloading the update, I receive another notification:
"Install update
Update (6.13.219.en.US) has been downloaded and is ready to install.
Installation will take up to 10 minutes. Upon completion the phone will power off than back on.."

So it absolutely did not occur to you that this is the "219" update which can be found in this (General) section as well as in the Android development section .
Please do take a look in the topics mentioning "update" or "219". You will find topics for rooted and stock phones regarding the 219 update and how to proceed.

Die Bruine said:
So it absolutely did not occur to you that this is the "219" update which can be found in this (General) section as well as in the Android development section .
Please do take a look in the topics mentioning "update" or "219". You will find topics for rooted and stock phones regarding the 219 update and how to proceed.
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Thanks for your help. I'm slightly inexperienced. I was so excited when I saw the system update that I suspected it to be ICS. Albeit, my hunt continues.

it failed because u altered system files of some kind... its happening to me too. i downloaded the stock system app zip from here in hopes to replace the system apk's so the update will go through but i dont know how to replace the system files... is it as simple as copy and paste, do u have to copy it to the sd card then use a file explorer to copy and overwrite over the files? i dont want to mess something up

I did modify the build file in root/system in order to install a certain APP from the Google Play Store, but I made sure I went and reversed all of the changes I made. Could you please post where you got this file from?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608866&page=3

Stensin said:
I did modify the build file in root/system in order to install a certain APP from the Google Play Store, but I made sure I went and reversed all of the changes I made. Could you please post where you got this file from?
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The original post has also been updated with a link to the original files, as well as more complete instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608866

omniuni said:
The original post has also been updated with a link to the original files, as well as more complete instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608866
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but how do u copy those files from NOTE 2? i downloaded the file, extracted the files but i cant copy them to the system folder

copy them to your phone via usb, make sure you are rooted, and CAREFULLY COPY them using a root explorer. You can get a good one from AntTek for free on the Play Store.

I tried that.. copied the files to the sd card. I can see them when i browse the sd card via the computer but when i unplug the cord they arent there anymore. Would replacing the stock boot animation via rom manager have anything to do with the fail?
Sent from my DROID4 using XDA

remember that the "sd card" the computer sees is the phone's internal storage. your actual sd card, as the computer sees it, is referred to by the phone as "sd-ext" or "external sd card" usually.

I did the samething, I changed two files and got help from this forum to get the originals. I use es file explorer in root and copied the files to where they need to be. I checked the permissions and rebulit the checksum for each file. After that I used voodoo to save my root. I rebooted instal from sdcard and it worked. hope this helps.

well it wasnt an app that i deleted.. i was reading somewhere about the build.prop file being messed up from using rom manager so i downloaded a new copy and pasted it over the old one and the update went through! thanks everyone!

Montecarlo97z said:
well it wasnt an app that i deleted.. i was reading somewhere about the build.prop file being messed up from using rom manager so i downloaded a new copy and pasted it over the old one and the update went through! thanks everyone!
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I tried doing this, but it didn't work. Could you post the build.prop file that you used?
EDIT:
I was copying my build.prop file incorrectly. More details here.

Bootloop problem after freezing Homescreen Selector

Hi
First post here, I'm new to Android and rooting but I know my way around computer systems in general so hoping you guys can help me, haven't seen a thread about this exact problem so far.
I've semi-bricked (bootlooped) my Samsung Galaxy Ace running Gingerbread, having rooted it last month using the upd_1 package and enjoying a bloatware-free phone, happily installing apps onto my second partition on my SD card. I've not changed my ROM, just the stock is good enough for me for now. However I was getting continually prompted by Homescreen Selector nags at powering up for some reason and I thought I could disable it by applying Freeze using LInk2SD, but since doing that I continually get the Samsung logo, the orange "explosion" (I'm with Orange) then a vibration and the whole cycle repeats. My guess is the operating system can't find the selector.apk app since I froze it.
I thought the solution would be simple - use adb shell to rename back from selector.fro to selector.apk. However I'm unable to find any such file in my system/app folder. There are a load of other apk and odex files but not that one. When I type su I get "permission denied", though I definitely rooted my phone but I don't think I have my bootloader unlocked.
I don't have CWM installed or any backups unfortunately (yes, I know...), so even if I took one now prior to a factory reset, surely the same problem would come back if I were to restore from any backup I were to take now. I can get into Recovery and Download screens ok but don't want to restore the whole ROM unless I have to, since I know it's only one APK that is at fault.
So, please can anyone tell me how to locate the selector.fro file to turn it back to selector.apk? Or can't I do that without unlocking the bootloader first, or is there another solution?
Many thanks in advance,
Graham

Wouldnt it be possible to make a zip of the selector.apk and flash it? Rename the zip-file to "update" (since you're unable to browse to your specific file).

QNBT said:
Wouldnt it be possible to make a zip of the selector.apk and flash it? Rename the zip-file to "update" (since you're unable to browse to your specific file).
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Hi, thanks for the response
Do you mean copy a zip of selector.apk to the SD card and run it from there, same as I did when I rooted? Where can I obtain a copy of that apk from? I can't find it on my computer or via Google...

gkey2112 said:
Hi, thanks for the response
Do you mean copy a zip of selector.apk to the SD card and run it from there, same as I did when I rooted? Where can I obtain a copy of that apk from? I can't find it on my computer or via Google...
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You can extract it from the ROM's zip file, just locate it as you would on your phone.

But I don't have a ROM zip file. I'm not using a custom ROM, just stock. I may go down the custom ROM route one day, but for now I just want my phone to work again in the quickest way possible.
All I need is a copy of the original stock home selector APK. Can anyone help here please?

Found the file!
Never mind, got the apk from another thread. Flashing tonight...