android red triangle with exclamation mark - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I install new official ROM on my Desire Z. And something is wrong. On screen is just red triangel. Phone is frozen. When i go to bootloader, nothings happend. Recovery doesnt work
Anybody help me...please.

I assume your phone is rooted. Here is what I can provide so far and hopefully help fix your situation
In order for this to work you have to have recovery working. I'm sure your phone has died by now or you have at least done a battery pull. If so try these steps
1. Make sure G2 is off and plugged in Via USB on your computer
2. Push and hold the VOLUME DOWN BUTTON while also pushing down and holding the POWER BUTTON. After a few seconds it should boot into bootloader
IF STEP NUMBER 1 DOES NO SUCCEED THEN THE NEXT STEPS WILL NOT APPLY AND SORRY THAT I HAVE NO OTHER KNOWLEDGE TO FIX
3. Using the volume rocker, select recovery and push the power button to accept
4. You should now be in recovery
5. Using the volume rocker or track pad, navigate to Wipe Data/Factory Reset, push track pad to select, track pad to accept "yes I want to want" (or something along those lines )
6. After data has been wiped navigate to Wipe Cache and do same as above
7. Navigate to storage and mounts, scroll down to mount storage and select
8. Your SD should now appear on your computer and freely view your SD card as normal.
9. Check to see if the Rom zip that you used is still on your SD card, if not. Drop on the root of your SD card. The root of your SD card is basically the location which when your SD first opens up on your computer that shows all the folders. Just drop it Anywhere
10. Back to the G2, unmount storage
11. Press back until you are back to the main Recovery page
12. Navigate to advanced and Wipe Dalvik Cache
13. Back to Main Recovery Page
14. Select Install Zip
15. Select install zip from sd card
16. Select the Rom Zip, then Yes I want To Install
17. Back to Main recovery Page
18. Reboot System
19. Smile and say, "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY"

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Need EXPERT help

Hey all...
I'm getting so desperate now...
My phone is stuck at boot screen and I can't do anything no matter if it's my goldcard, sdcard or no card at all which is in the phone...
Is there a TRULY expert at this forum who can/will help me via Messenger or skype?
Feel FREE to contact me, pls.
Send me a private message for details...
Greetings from the desperate one...
Please provide us more information about what you did...and it will be nice from you if you provide us ur contact details such as skype
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Please provide us more information about what you did...and it will be nice from you if you provide us ur contact details such as skype
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I am not allowed to add links to my skype or messenger cause I am new at this forum...
The problem is:
1) No matter if it's my goldcard, normal sdcard or no card at all, my Desire is stuck at the boot screen. Anyone who know what to do?
2) I do this to get as2d to work:
1.Put your Goldcard into your phone and turn on your phone
2.Attach your phone to your PC via microUSB cable (harddrive mode).
3.Copy the r1-a2sd-desire-dalvik-fresh-signed.zip file you downloaded earlier onto your Goldcard sdcard via your phone.
4.Turn off the phone and unplug it from your PC.
5.Turn on your phone while holding the volume down button.
6.You will see HBOOT on the screen.
7.Use the volume buttons to move up and down and power button to select the RECOVERY option.
8.You will now see a red triangle on the screen, at this point plug your phone into your PC via your microUSB cable.
9.Double click on recovery-windows.bat inside the pushfiles_windows.zip folder you unzipped as part of the root process.
10.Looking back at the Desire, you'll see that the red triangle screen is gone and a greenish recovery console appeared.
11.Using the optical trackpad select Wipe > Wipe data/factory reset
12.After this has completed do Wipe > Wipe cache
13.Again, once this has completed do Wipe > Wipe Dalvik-cache.
14.Next select Flash zip from sdcard and select r1-a2sd-desire-dalvik-fresh-signed.zip.
15.Once flashing is over, select the "Power off" command.
16.Unplug your phone from the PC, and replace the GoldCard sdcard with your normal sdcard.
◦Remember to have backed up your normal sdcard before proceeding, as the next step will wipe all data from it.
1.Turn on your phone while holding the volume down button.
2.You will see HBOOT on the screen.
3.Use the volume buttons to move up and down and power button to select the RECOVERY option.
4.You will now see a red triangle on the screen, at this point plug your phone into your PC via your microUSB cable.
5.Double click on recovery-windows.bat inside the pushfiles_windows.zip folder you unzipped as part of the root process.
6.Using the optical trackpad select Partition sdcard > Partition SD
7.Select SWAP=0, EXT2=512 and allow the rest to be FAT32.
8.Select the SD:ext2 to ext3 option in this menu.
9.Go back to the Recovery Console main menu and select Reboot system now. While rebooting, unplug the Desire from the USB port.
10.And thats it! You now have a rooted Desire with apps2sd. Get in!
AT 14.Next select Flash zip from sdcard and select r1-a2sd-desire-dalvik-fresh-signed.zip. I get problems!!!
It says:
E:Can't symlink /system/xbin/[
E:Failure at line5:
symlink busybox SYSTEM:xbin/[
My skype is:
kashmir4life
Any one who can help?
Partition your SD card with SWAP=0, EXT2=512 rest FAT32. Turn on USB-MS, transfer ROM of your choice.zip from your computer, flash that zip from the card and voila.
vanja said:
Partition your SD card with SWAP=0, EXT2=512 rest FAT32. Turn on USB-MS, transfer ROM of your choice.zip from your computer, flash that zip from the card and voila.
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THANK YOU so much. I got my phone back to life!
Another question...
Now my Desire is v1.21 rooted. I want to install as2d too. Should that be a problem to do?
EDIT:
Installed a2sd following this guide:
6. Install Apps2SD
1.Put your Goldcard into your phone and turn on your phone
2.Attach your phone to your PC via microUSB cable (harddrive mode).
3.Copy the r1-a2sd-desire-dalvik-fresh-signed.zip file you downloaded earlier onto your Goldcard sdcard via your phone.
4.Turn off the phone and unplug it from your PC.
5.Turn on your phone while holding the volume down button.
6.You will see HBOOT on the screen.
7.Use the volume buttons to move up and down and power button to select the RECOVERY option.
8.You will now see a red triangle on the screen, at this point plug your phone into your PC via your microUSB cable.
9.Double click on recovery-windows.bat inside the pushfiles_windows.zip folder you unzipped as part of the root process.
10.Looking back at the Desire, you'll see that the red triangle screen is gone and a greenish recovery console appeared.
11.Using the optical trackpad select Wipe > Wipe data/factory reset
12.After this has completed do Wipe > Wipe cache
13.Again, once this has completed do Wipe > Wipe Dalvik-cache.
14.Next select Flash zip from sdcard and select r1-a2sd-desire-dalvik-fresh-signed.zip.
15.Once flashing is over, select the "Power off" command.
16.Unplug your phone from the PC, and replace the GoldCard sdcard with your normal sdcard.
◦Remember to have backed up your normal sdcard before proceeding, as the next step will wipe all data from it.
1.Turn on your phone while holding the volume down button.
2.You will see HBOOT on the screen.
3.Use the volume buttons to move up and down and power button to select the RECOVERY option.
4.You will now see a red triangle on the screen, at this point plug your phone into your PC via your microUSB cable.
5.Double click on recovery-windows.bat inside the pushfiles_windows.zip folder you unzipped as part of the root process.
6.Using the optical trackpad select Partition sdcard > Partition SD
7.Select SWAP=0, EXT2=512 and allow the rest to be FAT32.
8.Select the SD:ext2 to ext3 option in this menu.
9.Go back to the Recovery Console main menu and select Reboot system now. While rebooting, unplug the Desire from the USB port.
10.And thats it! You now have a rooted Desire with apps2sd. Get in!
When I try to start up the phone, it's stuck at boot screen. Did I do something wrong?
Thank you all for your patience

Boot looping issue

Was messing around with my phone flashing roms to see what I liked best and got too far ahead of myself and forgot to wipe data and cache. Now, I'm stuck in some kind of "boot loop" and can't get back into ClockWorkRecovery(Via root) to perform a restore. My computer just isn't recognizing that I have my phone connected now although it did previously. Is there anything I can do in this situation, or am I basically screwed?
Edit: I solved the issue on my own, it just took lots of playing around and disconnecting/reconnecting before I was able to get back into CWR. If a mod sees this, go ahead and delete this thread it has no purpose.
HELP
Please, i have the same issue
My phone has been bootlooping for a week now, so much i decided to give up.
Please please please tell me how you got back to clockwork and then from there what to do
Thank you so so much in advance
My guess, and this is only a guess, is to try the following.
Assuming you have already flashed the ENG build...
1. Place a new update.zip (clockwork recovery) onto root of the phone's SD card (probably using a card reader, just to be on the safe side).
1.5 Turn the Phone off, if it's on.
2. Hold down Volume Down + Power Button to turn on the phone and boot into the phone's default recovery.
3. Press Volume Up + Power button to get the selectable menu.
4. Select the "Apply update.zip" option (2nd one down).
5. This should boot you into the Clockwork Recovery.
From there, locate the ROM you want to use that's meant for the Slide (like SlidemeRoot 5).
1. Download the ROM.
2. Navigate to the mount menu in clockwork and select the option to mount the card as USB Mass Storage.
3. Plug the phone into the PC (via USB cable).
4. Copy the ROM to the card.
(My trick here is to redownload ROMs. I've seen my phone bootloop when the ROM doesn't download all the way.)
1. Unmount USB.
2. Navigate to the Wipe Data/Factory Reset option.
3. Select Yes from the menu to wipe everything.
4. Locate the install any zip option and install the ROM
5. When that's done, select the reboot option.
From here, you can just leave the phone alone until it boots. If you worry or want to watch, use adb to watch the logs.
1. In command prompt, navigate to where you have ADB installed.
2. type in: adb logcat
3. Enjoy.
For me, the first boot for SlidemeRoot took at least a minute. I could see the logs rolling along, so I just left it alone until the logs slowed down and then stopped. By then, the phone looked like it was ready to go (complete with normal screen, signal, and everything).
I did the same thing, but I havent flashed my rom with the eng build, is there anything I can do, or is my phone hosed? My phone wont boot, and I cant get it to boot up in clockwork, so I cant reflash it...

[Q] [HELP] First installation JikantaruROM

Hello!
I switched to "ON S-Unlocked" with the official procedure HTCDEV.
Now I would like to install the JIKANTARU, but I do not know how.
I made ​​the partitions on the SD as indicated in the instructions, I downloaded the rom, I copied the sd and now?
Moreover, there is a patch in Italian?
Thank you!
you have to install ROM MANAGER first and install recovery.
after all backup your current rom from rom manager and then go in to recovery and install JikantaruROM.
Otherwise see this video
1. root your phone.
2. install rom manager
3. install CWM from rom manager while you backup your current rom it will ask for install it.
4. Put custom rom .zip file on your sd card.
5. Turn off your phone. Now, this is the important part.
Press the Power + Volume Down button simultaneously. (if you can't get it working, disable fastboot under settings)
You'll see the white bootloader screen and something will happen for about 5 seconds (don't worry, you haven't bricked your phone ). It's just a normal P76img.zip search. After that is done, select the "Recovery" option using the volume down button and then pressing the power button.
6. Wipe stuff
Congratulations, if you made it this far in one go
Easy stuff now.
Toggle using volume buttons and 'factory reset'.
Then 'wipe cache'.
Then go into advanced and 'wipe dalvik cache' and 'battery stats'.
7. Now select 'install zip from SD card'.
Then select 'choose zip'.
Then select the your zip file that you had placed on the root of your SD
Select 'YES' obviously
Let it do it's thing for about 4-5 minutes.
Once it is done okay.
Then, go back. Reboot. Have a heart in mouth moment and then watch the logo show up in a few minutes. You've done it successfully. Congratulations.
OR Read this thread below..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538035
enjoy... hope u understand and it helps u...
jimmysmart83 said:
you have to install ROM MANAGER first and install recovery.
after all backup your current rom from rom manager and then go in to recovery and install JikantaruROM.
Otherwise see this video
1. root your phone.
2. install rom manager
3. install CWM from rom manager while you backup your current rom it will ask for install it.
4. Put custom rom .zip file on your sd card.
5. Turn off your phone. Now, this is the important part.
Press the Power + Volume Down button simultaneously. (if you can't get it working, disable fastboot under settings)
You'll see the white bootloader screen and something will happen for about 5 seconds (don't worry, you haven't bricked your phone ). It's just a normal P76img.zip search. After that is done, select the "Recovery" option using the volume down button and then pressing the power button.
6. Wipe stuff
Congratulations, if you made it this far in one go
Easy stuff now.
Toggle using volume buttons and 'factory reset'.
Then 'wipe cache'.
Then go into advanced and 'wipe dalvik cache' and 'battery stats'.
7. Now select 'install zip from SD card'.
Then select 'choose zip'.
Then select the your zip file that you had placed on the root of your SD
Select 'YES' obviously
Let it do it's thing for about 4-5 minutes.
Once it is done okay.
Then, go back. Reboot. Have a heart in mouth moment and then watch the logo show up in a few minutes. You've done it successfully. Congratulations.
OR Read this thread below..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538035
enjoy... hope u understand and it helps u...
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HI! MAny thanx for your answer! Ther's a problem: when i put PG76IMG file into sd, it says me CID INCORRECT!
Ok!!! I've put the root.zip file into sd and now it works!
I've just installed rom manager and put jikantaru rom into sd...now i procede.
THANX A LOT!
Italian language for jikantarurom?
Hi, Jikantaru works great!
Last question: doesn't exsist an italian patch?

Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!

Hi all,
A friend helped me root my evo-4g quite a while back. I am not that familiar with the whole process he did but wish I was. My son tried to get it going again but no luck!! It was working fine until I turned it on this afternoon, now it is as follows.
When I turn the phone on it goes to this menu always:
Supersonic EVT2-3 SHIP S=ON
HBOOT - 6.16.1002
Microp - 041f
Touch Panel - ATMELC03-16ac
RADIO - 2.15.00.0808
Mar 8 2011, 17:02:15
I got it to finally go to this menu,
The menu reads:
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.2
There are no folders on the sdcard, only the following 4 files in the root of the sdcard:
EVO_Radio_2.15.00.11.19.zip
PC36IMG.zip
Superuser-3.0.6-d-signed.zip
unrevoked-forever-son.zip
PC36IMG_Supersonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.54.651.1_Radio_2,15_release_220182_signed.zip
with USB setting on so I can view the contents of the SD card.
Phone info:
Sprint EVO-4G
Model: PC36100
Android version: 2.3.5
Baseband Version: 2.15.00.0808
Kernel version: 2.6.37.6-cyanogenmod-01509-g8913be8 [email protected]#1
CPUInfo: ARM v7 Processor rev2(v71)
mod version: gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d
Build number: GRJ90
Could really use your assistance/guide to get this working again!!!
[email protected]
Tony.
Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
Follow these steps to get your phone to start normally:
1) Remove the battery, then reinstall the battery; do not turn the phone on yet.
2) Make sure the phone has enough charge to run by charging for 15 to 20 minutes and then unplug the phone.
3) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
4) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
The phone will vibrate, display the white screen with HTC Evo 4g, then display a black screen with a large green sync icon over a hard disk. (There's an image here: http://geekfor.me/wp-content/uploads.../radio_4.1.png)
After about a minute, the icon will change to a red error symbol (triangle with exclamation point) over a cellphone. (There's an image here: http://htcevohacks.com/wp-content/up...ery-mode-4.jpg)
5) Now remove the battery, reinsert it, and power the phone on normally. The phone should boot normally with and all the apps and data present just as they were before the loop started.
EVO4g in boot loop
BobWalker said:
Follow these steps to get your phone to start normally:
1) Remove the battery, then reinstall the battery; do not turn the phone on yet.
2) Make sure the phone has enough charge to run by charging for 15 to 20 minutes and then unplug the phone.
3) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
4) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
The phone will vibrate, display the white screen with HTC Evo 4g, then display a black screen with a large green sync icon over a hard disk. (There's an image here: http://geekfor.me/wp-content/uploads.../radio_4.1.png)
After about a minute, the icon will change to a red error symbol (triangle with exclamation point) over a cellphone. (There's an image here: http://htcevohacks.com/wp-content/up...ery-mode-4.jpg)
5) Now remove the battery, reinsert it, and power the phone on normally. The phone should boot normally with and all the apps and data present just as they were before the loop started.
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Morning and thank you for the response! I did as suggested and it takes me to another menu, Blue, with ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.2 at the top of the screen. There are several menu choices:
reboot system now
apply update from sd card
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
backup and restore
mounts and storage
advanced
power off
go back.
I looked under backup and restore, restore and there is nothing to restore.
It seems like it is in the state it was when it was originally rooted, but with nothing there???
Can I just wipe(??) everything and start fresh? Do you think the phone is "bricked"?
Thanks again for your assistance!
Tony.
Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
You will be able to get your EVO working again. The phone is not bricked; however, we will need to wipe the phone's data if it is continuing to boot loop at this point. As you have determined that you do not have a backup, all data (text messages and contacts not synced to Google) will be lost.
To wipe the data follow these steps:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe data/factory reset, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times.
7) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
Your existing gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM will still be installed and no data on your sdcard will be affected; but when the phone boots, you will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store.
If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice.
Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
BobWalker said:
You will be able to get your EVO working again. The phone is not bricked; however, we will need to wipe the phone's data if it is continuing to boot loop at this point. As you have determined that you do not have a backup, all data (text messages and contacts not synced to Google) will be lost.
To wipe the data follow these steps:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe data/factory reset, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times.
7) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
Your existing gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM will still be installed and no data on your sdcard will be affected; but when the phone boots, you will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store.
If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice.
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Thanks Bob!! Well, I am at "If your phone still fails to boot properly, we will need to wipe it completely and reflash gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d or the ROM of your choice", so dangit!! The phone goes right back to the HBOOT screen again! I think it may be due to the fact that the phone has changed to S-ON??? So, with great appreciation, where/how do I get from here to where I need to be? I am really new to this, so whatever instructions you can provide are extremely welcome!
Tony.
Re: Sprint EVO-4G stuck in boot loop
Okay Tony, you are going to have to reflash the ROM. First, you need to download the gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM at http://dev-host.org/5cunzxxokegs/gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and Google Apps from http://dev-host.org/zytjk409wqpt/gapps-20110828.zip (or from http://dev-host.org/owb5co4f96pj/gapps-20110828-vm.zip if you need the included voicemail apk). After downloading both zip files to your computer, copy gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and the gapps zip file to the root folder on the EVO's sdcard. Make sure the EVO's battery is substantially charged (at least) 40 percent before attempting to flash the ROM.
Follow these steps to flash the ROM:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
6) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Mounts and storage, and press the power button.
7) Select Format /cache, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
8) Select Format /data, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
9) Select Format /system, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
10) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
11) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
12) Select gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
13) Wait until the flash is complete.
14) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
15) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
16) Select the gapps zip file and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
17) Wait until the flash is complete.
18) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
You will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. Once you have configured your phone and reinstalled all your apps, I recommend that you boot back into recovery and make a backup which can be used to restore your phone to its current state in the future.
Re: EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!
BobWalker said:
Okay Tony, you are going to have to reflash the ROM. First, you need to download the gingerbread-evodeck-1.3d ROM at http://dev-host.org/5cunzxxokegs/gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and Google Apps from http://dev-host.org/zytjk409wqpt/gapps-20110828.zip (or from http://dev-host.org/owb5co4f96pj/gapps-20110828-vm.zip if you need the included voicemail apk). After downloading both zip files to your computer, copy gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and the gapps zip file to the root folder on the EVO's sdcard. Make sure the EVO's battery is substantially charged (at least) 40 percent before attempting to flash the ROM.
Follow these steps to flash the ROM:
1) Boot into the the bootloader by simultaneously pressing and holding the volume down and power buttons.
2) Use the volume buttons to highlight Recovery and press the power button.
3) Select Wipe cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
4) Select Advanced, select Wipe Dalvik cache, press the power button, and press the power button again to confirm.
5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
6) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Mounts and storage, and press the power button.
7) Select Format /cache, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
8) Select Format /data, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
9) Select Format /system, press the power button, select Yes Format, and press the power button.
10) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
11) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
12) Select gingerbread-evo-deck-1.3.zip and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
13) Wait until the flash is complete.
14) Select Install zip from sdcard and press the power button.
15) Select Choose zip from sdcard and press the power button.
16) Select the gapps zip file and press the power button, select Yes Install, and press the power button.
17) Wait until the flash is complete.
18) Return to the main ClockworkMod menu, select Reboot system, and press the power button.
You will need to complete the phone setup, allow the phone to sync Google contacts and mail, and reinstall all your apps from the Play Store. Once you have configured your phone and reinstalled all your apps, I recommend that you boot back into recovery and make a backup which can be used to restore your phone to its current state in the future.
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Afternoon Bob,
Thanks so very much for your assistance with this! It works now (WHEWWW)!!! I have a question (of course)..The boot-loader screen(??) still displays S-ON, instead of the previous S-OFF. I am guessing this has no bearing on the phone functioning in rooted mode since it seems to work fine, just wondering.
Another question, if you would please. What determines if a more recent version of Android OS (image/custom ROM) can be put on a phone? This one is gingerbread and I have read there are newer ones, just curious!! My Mrs has the same phone (unrooted) and is wanting a new one with a newer OS, so thought I would ask..
Thanks again so very much!
Tony.
Re: EVO-4G stuck in boot loop, HELP!
Good to hear your EVO is working again Tony. When the bootloader is unlocked and a custom recovery is installed, as it is on your EVO, the phone is rooted and you are able to flash any ROM for the HTC EVO 4G. S-ON is a security flag that prevents overwriting the firmware for the radios and portions of the NAND flash. In order to upgrade the phones radio firmware, this flag must be set to S-OFF.
In your EVO's current state, you can flash any custom ROM coded for the HTC EVO 4G. There are some issues, however, related to drivers for the cameras and WiMax (4G) radio on the EVO 4G for newer Android releases. The availability of working drivers for the EVO 4G hardware along with limited internal memory are the primary factors in determining what versions of Android will work on this phone. Generally, Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) ROMs support all hardware for the EVO 4G; but Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) ROMs do not support FFC (front facing camera) or WiMax (4G) and some ROMs may also have issues with WiFi and camera performance.
If you rely heavily on either WiMax or camera capabilities for the phone, you will want to concentrate on one of the many Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) ROMs available for the EVO 4G. On the other hand, if you seldom use WiMax (4G) and do not need the front facing camera, there are a number of custom ROMs available based on Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x). Another consideration for the selection of a custom ROM for your EVO is whether you strongly prefer a Sense based ROM similar to the stock Sprint ROM or the freedom of an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) based ROM. In general, Sense based ROMs tend to occupy more space in the EVO's internal memory while AOSP based ROMs tend to take up somewhat less internal memory and perform better.
Most ROMs available for the EVO 4G are listed at http://evo4g.roms-db.com/all-builds/ with links to the xda-developers page for each ROM. Before you undertake experimenting with various ROMs for your EVO 4G, I recommend that you replace ClockworkMod Recovery with Smelkusmod which has a reputation for wiping memory more reliably which is crucial to flashing ROMs successfully. Smelkusmod Recovery is available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661543 and is easily installed by copying the downloaded zip file to the root directory of the EVO's sdcard, renaming the file PC36IMG.zip, rebooting the EVO into recovery, allowing the bootloader to detect PC36IMG.zip, and confirming the installation of the new recovery module. Once you have installed Smelkusmod Recovery, the file PC36IMG.zip should be removed from the sdcard.
In addition, you will need to consider partitioning the sdcard before installing most Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) ROMs as a number of these ROMs will not install properly without an sd-ext partition formatted with ext3 or ext4 file systems. You can read an explanation of sdcard partitioning at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158993. If you opt to partition your sdcard, do not forget to copy the entire contents of the sdcard to an empty folder on your computer first since partitioning will destroy all data on the sdcard! I recommend either a 512 MB extended partition (sd-ext) for 8GB sdcard or 1024 MB extended partition for 32 GB sdcard and formatting the sd-ext partition with the ext3 file system as this configuration will work with Gingerbread as well as ICS and JellyBean ROMs. Once you have partitioned and formatted the sdcard, copy the original contents of the sdcard from your computer to the newly formatted sdcard.

Octavi OS 3.4 for Galaxy A30s

Note: You need to backup your data because during the installation you will need to wipe your phone. You need to unlock the bootloader. Warranty will be voided.
I'm not responsible if your device becomes unbootable, installing this ROM is your own decision.
Here are the files you need: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PhROf-zefATv7IH4nd5lTsEzTtHItCtJ?usp=sharing
Here is how to flash it:
1. Download all of the files provided in the link on your computer
2. Copy the ROM and Eureka into your Phone's SD card
3. Extract Odin and Samsung USB driver
4. Install the Samsung USB driver
5. Open Odin
6. Turn your device off
7. Press and hold both volume keys and then plug in your phone to your computer using the USB cable
8. Press the volume up key
9. In Odin select AP and locate where you downloaded TWRP, make sure the auto-restart is disabled in the options section then press start
10. Once the TWRP install completes press and hold the power key and vol down key, once the phone screen switches off release the vol down key and hold the volume up key immediately
11. Once your phone boots in TWRP swipe where it says allow modification
12. Select Wipe, format data, and then type yes
13. Go back, and select to wipe Dalvik, cache, system, and vendor
14. Go back to the main screen and choose install
15. Choose select storage and then choose your SD card
16. Locate where you copied the ROM zip file and flash it.
Bugs:
1. Black Screen after the Samsung logo disappeared (Can be fixed by flashing the eureka kernel)
2. Wired and wireless headphones don't work (not sure how to fix it)
3. There is no fingerprint and face recognition
4. Cast screen doesn't work
5. Some apps are crashing
6. Google Play System Update doesn't work
7. The volume control doesn't work as well
8. The camera causes the screen to freeze
This ROM is designed for SM-A307GT, but it also works on my SM-A307FN
Credits goes to thewinner02 on SourceForge for the ROM file.
Update: I deleted the rom files, because my Google drive space was full
Teodortodorv said:
Update: I deleted the rom files, because my Google drive space was full
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can you put them back temporarily pls

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