***DO NOT RESTORE IF YOU'RE STUCK IN A "POWERING OFF" LOOP AFTER UPDATE FROM VERIZON***
I'm on a rooted ThunderBolt, and I attempted to do the update, but the update failed. (Android character with exclamation mark (!) )
And was stuck on a loop--keeps says "Shutting down" each time I reboot into the Android operating system.
So, this is what I did to stop the "Shutting down" loop.
1) Once you are in ClockWorkMod Recovery, scroll down to "Wipe cache partition".
2) Select "Wipe cache partition" using the home key or power button.
3) Now, scroll down to "Yes - wipe cache".
4) Press the home key or power button to perform the wipe.
5) When done, restart your phone.
6) Your ThunderBolt will boot into the Android operating system and will say that the UPDATE FAILED.
7) Choose Cancel to stop the update.
8) Restart your phone one last time and you'll see that the "Powering Off" loop is gone.
Hope this helps!
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Looking for "Install new RUU (from 5-12-11), while retaining your apps, sms, contacts, system, etc"? SEE POST #4 below for tutorial.
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Did you attempt to reapply the update or just ignore the update then?
Do not download the OTA update If you are rooted!
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iflynavy said:
Did you attempt to reapply the update or just ignore the update then?
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No, but I found a better solution that you may like...
Following the steps below will get you up and running with the new update, plus keeping your data, programs installed, contracts, sms, etc...
YOU DO NOT NEED to use apps like MyBackup Pro
1) Use ClockWorkMod or ROM Manager to backup your current ROM.
2) Go to this thread, and download (the RUU which has been rooted): PG05IMG_Mecha_VERIZON_WWE_1.13.605.7_Radio_1.16.00 .0402w_NV_8k_1.41_9k_1.64_release_182727_signed.zi p
3) Rename the downloaded file to PG05IMG.zip
4) Transfer PG05IMG.zip to the root of your microSD card.
5) Restart or pull the battery out to turn off the phone. (Using the "shut down" option may put your phone in hibernation -- depending on the option you set).
6) Power on the phone by pressing and holding down the power button and pressing and holding down the volume-down key.
7) Your phone should boot-up in like HBOOT and will attempt to detect PG05IMG.zip. Just press yes to install it.
***NOTE*** Your current ROM will be erased! See Step #1
8) After your new rooted ROM is installed, set it up like normal, and afterward, delete the PG05IMG.zip from your microSD card.
***NOTE*** Next, we're gonna do Advanced Restore from ClockworkMod.
9) Restart or pull the battery out to turn off the phone. (Using the "shut down" option may put your phone in hibernation -- depending on the option you set).
10) Power on the phone by pressing and holding down the power button and pressing and holding down the volume-down key.
11) Choose "RECOVERY" (highlighted in green).
12) You should now be in ClockworkMod Recovery, choose backup and restore.
13) Next, choose Advnaced Restore.
14) Choose the backup that you made earlier.
15) Now, choose "Restore data".
16) Finally, restart your phone and all of your data, apps, contacts, sms, settings, and whatever else, will be restored.
Hope this helps!
I personally never even worry about ota's anymore. with how many people are out there working on custom roms usually you can find one that includes the ota way before its even released. so just find one of those and save all your setting and apps with titanium backup or my backup pro.
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This thread is for the service of all those who are stuck in bootloops (AKA the infamous "Stuck at Dell Logo") after trying some warranty-voiding activities on their cellphone.
I take no credit for any of the solutions below, they have all been discovered and posted by various people, and I have merely collated them into this one single thread.
That being said, there are various things you can try, in increasing order of complexity, to get past the bootloop issue. If one of these methods does not work for you (no single solution worked all the time for me), perhaps one of the others might help.
Note that after applying any of these methods, you will need to wait at least 10 minutes to see whether your phone's bootloop issue is resolved or not.
METHOD 1 : Simple Factory Reset
Power off your phone.
While holding down both volume buttons, power it on again.
From the recovery menu that appears, select option 1, "Factory Reset", using the volume up/down buttons, and then press the camera button to actually do the reset.
Your phone will say that a factory reset is in progress, following which it will reboot. Let it do so in peace.
METHOD 2 : Factory Reset, Reinstall ROM, Factory Reset
Requires ClockworkMod Recovery. Install it on your phone first, if it doesn't already have it. Since the installation is done via fastboot, it doesn't require the phone to be booted into a ROM.
Perform a Factory Reset as per Method 1 above
Power off your phone.
While holding down both volume buttons, power it on again.
From the menu, choose "Update from SD", which will take you into the ClockworkMod Recovery screen.
Flash the ROM of your choice (it _is_ already on your SD card, isn't it?).
After the ROM is flashed, select to reboot now from the ClockworkMod main menu and then HOLD both volume keys down immediately after choosing the reboot option, and keep held until you return to the recovery menu.
Perform another factory reset per method 1.
Let the phone reboot.
METHOD 3 : Using "adb shell" to delete the contents of the "/data" partition. Solution originally proposed in a thread by cue_32
Connect your bootlooping phone to your computer via USB.
Run "adb shell" on your computer (requires you to have the Android SDK tools installed). This will give you a shell into your phone.
In the adb shell, run the following commands:
Code:
cd /data
busybox_1P8P1 rm -rf *
After the "rm" command above has run to completion, run the "ls" command in the shell and if it returns anything except "lost+found" then run "rm -r <name>" where <name> is the directory/folder name you see.
Reboot the phone and wait.
METHOD 4: Formatting partitions using ClockworkMod Recovery. Solution originally proposed by DJ_Steve.
Go into clockworkmod
Select "partitions" menu item
Format /system
Format /data
Format /cache
Press the "Power" button to go back to main menu.
Choose the "select zip from sd" menu option
Select the required update zip from sdcard and flash it
Select to reboot now from clockwork menu and then HOLD both volume keys down immediately after choosing the reboot option, and keep held until you return to the recovery menu
Choose "factory reset" as per method 1 and let the phone reboot.
If anybody has a method - not listed here - which worked for you, please let me know and I'll add it to the list.
hello, I need some help. I have rooted my fascinate, but everytime i try and back it up in ROM manager, i get a message after the backup utility starts saying that file not found aborted in red letters. i got odin red recovery as suggested and tried that but it still gives me that error. i want to be able to back it up so i can download some more roms. phone is working fine, just not able to back up
Just backup in Red recovery. Don't use rom manager.
can u give me a little more info on how to do this
Boot to recovery by
1- power off phone, then hold volume up and down then power phone on continuing to hold the volume keys
2- if you are in "red recovery continue to next step. If not in red, choose "apply update.zip"
3- use volume keys to navigate up or down In recovery. Choose "backup and restore" then use power button to select
4- choose backup.
5- wait for backup to finish.
I had no camera after first installing the Aura mod, so I'm posting this to give the steps I used to get my camera working.
First I used the Automatic BootLoader to UnLock my Atrix & install CWM. I did update CWM using romracer's custom CWM (I had to place the .img file in the same folder as the Auto BootLoader files, btw), but I'm not sure that was entirely necessary.
That done, I used CWM to create a backup of my current ROM (which was the stock version). Backup completed, I proceeded to these steps to install the Aura ROM (v1.1.2):
1. Held the VOL Down button while pressing Power until 'Fastboot' appeared
2. Pressed the VOL Down button several times (7, to be exact) until 'Android Recovery' appeared
3. Pressed the VOL Up button to select 'Android Recovery', ie: CWM
4. Wiped Data/Factory Reset (Power button is used to select in CWM, btw)
5. Wiped Cache
6. Wiped Dalvik Cache (in "advanced" menu)
7. Selected "install zip from sdcard" and installed:
7a. Aura 1.1.2
7b. Contacts
7c. Camera
8. Rebooted into CWM by selecting "reboot system now" and holding down the VOL Down button until 'Fastboot' appeared
8a. NOTE: Do NOT reboot normally at this point !! <== Learnt this the hard way
9. Installed Faux123's Kernel (v0.1.6) from here
10. Rebooted normally
Hopefully this helps someone. This n00b had some difficulty following some of the fairly simple instructions in Diviance's Aura thread. I only switched away from Nokia yesterday after 13 years of Symbian.
Apologies if this post is in the wrong place. I tried to add it to the actual Aura MOD thread, but didn't have permission (not enough posts).
I downloaded starwars rom followed instructions now i am stuck a the front screen were it says to touch. will not proceed says "process com. android phone has stopped unexpectedly". I was fully rooted and using bootstrap. How do i get back into bootstrap. I have plugged into wall with phone off and bootstrap will not start. HELP
newalker91 said:
You HAVE to flash it over Alien rom using bootstrap. These roms are not meant to be flashed without unlock in the first place, it's pretty random that it even somewhat works with boostrap. What you need to do is SBF back to stock, unlock your bootloader, load up a recovery, flash alien, make a backup, relock your phone, root and install bootstrap, restore alien backup, then flash star wars rom. Make sure you read carefully before flashing roms because you can easily brick your phone missing info like that.
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I understand, but how do i get back into bootstrap is my question??
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trevoc1 said:
I understand, but how do i get back into bootstrap is my question??
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If you get stuck and want to try a factory reset, here are the instructions provided by Motorola:
1) Power off the phone, press and hold volume down button, press power button
2) Screen will come up with "Fastboot", press Vol down key to cycle through choices until you get "Android Recovery", then press Vol up key
3) Wait for the "triangle ! / Android" screen then go on to step 4
4) Press both Vol up and Vol down key simultaneously. A menu will come up
5) Use the Vol Down key to select "wipe partition" by pressing the power button.
6) Once that is done continue to step 7.
7) Tap on Vol down key until "wipe data/factory reset" is highlighted, and tap Power key. Another Confirmation screen will come. Tap on Vol down key until coming to Yes and tap Power key
8) After userdata is cleared, the "reboot system now" option will be highlighted by Default. Tap Power key
9) Phone will reboot to initial setup screen.
I pushed some numbers on the phone and "poof" the phone went into a menu called "CWM based Recovery v5.0.2.8" which includes:
reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
wipe data and wipe cache
advanced
and finally: power off
None of the menu items will actually reboot are start the phone in operable mode; it always goes back the the same menu.
I Have tried the Power + T and Power Volume and nothing helps.
Any help is appreciated
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