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[Q] How to boot to recovery?

Hey peeps - another annoying n00b question (sorry)
I have the Doom v3 kernel and stock 2.3.3
Just want to know how I can boot into recovery so I can install a ROM zip?
I have tried every combination of buttons on startup including Power then tapping and holding Back and I cant get into recovery mode.
Please help i really want to try the GingerStation rom

Turn device off. When off press the power button once, then start tapping any hardware button untill device boots into recovery. You can also try doomlords xCharge app from the market.
Sorry i havent been very active in the forums recently. I will be updating rom soon with some cool features and a new name
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I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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Simmo3D said:
I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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You have to turn the phone on, when you see the first image of the android on the screen keep tapping the back button, you will get in trust me I had the same problem

Simmo3D said:
I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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AFAIK you have to boot into recovery the standard way. Like the person above described. Once you do that CWM creates a directory in /cache called "recovery" then xCharge works fine

OmG it worked.. thanks alot guys!!
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hi guys having same problem everything installed ok but wont boot into recovery either way any ideas

brockyneo said:
hi guys having same problem everything installed ok but wont boot into recovery either way any ideas
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Did you try everything from this thread?
eg. Pushing back/wolume button (or maybe other) when the led lights.
If yes. Try get to it using command or reflash boot.img
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I have a stock Play, but I'm not good to reboot into recovery....

akira.pwr said:
I have a stock Play, but I'm not good to reboot into recovery....
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Have you installed CWM?

No, I don't know how to do it...

akira.pwr said:
No, I don't know how to do it...
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Are you rooted?
If not, do you know how to do that?

No, it's completely stock, I've read I have to flash a file in recovery, I've got it, but I don't know how to reboot in recovery with button combination.

To get cwm, root using doomlords easy toolkit, search development
Then install this app and click install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler
After you have installed that, boot on your phone, and when you see the sony ericsson screen, repeatedly tap volume down until you get into cwm

WOW! It's very easy this way, thanks a lot
Another quick question, now bootloader is unlocked?
Can I flash any custom roms like any other device? (flash in recovery mode)
Thanks again.

That way i showed is to install CWM with a LOCKED bootloader.
This will allow you to flash STOCK based roms, no others
This is not unlocking bootloader, just getting CWM
If you want to unlock your bootloader, you have to go to the sony website or pay to unlock it

Oh, so I can't flash CM roms, but I can with stock based, right?
I knew about Sony website, but I though there was other ways to have the bootloader unlocked.
Well, thank you a lot, now I have to find a good stock based rom.

akira.pwr said:
Oh, so I can't flash CM roms, but I can with stock based, right?
I knew about Sony website, but I though there was other ways to have the bootloader unlocked.
Well, thank you a lot, now I have to find a good stock based rom.
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Yeah!
Before anything, make a nandroid backup!

I have to upgrade to latest fw with flashtool (in Italy we haven't), I'm learning all this night, but most of work is done thanks to you.

akira.pwr said:
I have to upgrade to latest fw with flashtool (in Italy we haven't), I'm learning all this night, but most of work is done thanks to you.
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Happy to help

[Recovery][STOCK]Test TWRP 2.5.0.0 touch recovery[XZL][23-04]

Krabappel2548 is proud to present
Team Win Recovery Project 2.x, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Phone look:
Tablet look:
WORKING:
- All functions should be working
NOT WORKING:
- Let me know and I'll try to fix it
INSTALLATION:
- Flash via fastboot: fastboot flash boot boot-twrp-test.img
Please don't mirror my download links or steal my work!
DOWNLOAD:
- Stock rom: TWRP 2.5.0.0 for xperia ZL stock
CREDITS:
- Dees-troy for a lot of help
- Snowman77 and nick holtus for helping me
- Doomlord for some things too
BUGS:
Report the bugs here for now, once the recovery is fully stable, I'll let Teamwin know Xperia Z is supported.

SOURCES:
Xperia Z TWRP sources: twrp_sony_yuga
CHANGELOG for 2.5.0.0:
Special Note: If you are running a custom theme, you will likely need to remove that theme before updating to 2.5.0.0 as your custom theme will likely not be compatible with the new changes!
-Added scrollable partition lists for mount, backup, restore, wipe, and storage selection
-Add new SliderValue GUI element for selecting brightness and screen timeout (thanks to Tassadar)
-Re-work AOSP and TWRP code to improve license compatibility between GPL and Apache
-Added official theme for 1080x1920 portrait devices (HTC One m7, HTC DNA, HTC Butterfly, Oppo Find 5, Sony Xperia Z, etc)
-Fixed a problem with directory permissions on split archive backups (backups usually restored with no app data)
-Fixed a problem with md5 verification of backups
-Added a search function to libtar (thanks to kokotas)
-Improve handling of XML errors (fix permissions)
-Fixed handling of subpartitions
-Improvements to recovery.fstab flags
-Fixed a problem with decryption not being able to locate the decryption key in some situations
CHANGELOG for 2.4.3.0 test:
- Fixed settings => screen: brightness changing is working now.
- Updated to .434 fw version
- Fixed internal storage
- Fixed layout (may be small errors, but I needed to create a complete new mayout for 1080x1920)
- Fixed cache issue
- Fixed backup issue, won't backup internal storage data anymore
- Fully functional and working as it should
- First release for Xperia ZL
- All basic functions are working

Thanks a lot
Will give a try and let u know
Happy flashing

Thanks man! No cm support yet, right?
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apascual89 said:
Thanks man! No cm support yet, right?
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I'll post cm version today
btw, can anyone confirm that the recovery works properly first?
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I flashed it, but either I didn't know how-to get into the recovery, or it didn't work. Flashing CWM, worked right away.
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darkjedi said:
I flashed it, but either I didn't know how-to get into the recovery, or it didn't work. Flashing CWM, worked right away.
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Did you get purple LED while booting?
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krabappel2548 said:
I'll post cm version today
btw, can anyone confirm that the recovery works properly first?
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If it helps move it along, I can go back to stock to help test in a couple of hours
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krabappel2548 said:
Did you get purple LED while booting?
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Yup and with CWM, I'd press the volume up button when I saw the purple LED. But doing that didn't do anything when I flashed TWRP. Does it matter if I had CWM installed previously?

Is it possible to get it working on LOCKED bootloaders also??? I know I will unlock eventually but I still currently don't want to let go of the Bravia Engine 2
Thanks

darkjedi said:
Yup and with CWM, I'd press the volume up button when I saw the purple LED. But doing that didn't do anything when I flashed TWRP. Does it matter if I had CWM installed previously?
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ok, I think I know the problem, will fix it tomorrow

krabappel2548 said:
ok, I think I know the problem, will fix it tomorrow
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Sorry to ask, but any progress??

apascual89 said:
Sorry to ask, but any progress??
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Yes, will post it tomorrow, gotta sleep now
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Will it be ported for LOCKED bootloader???

shivindera said:
Will it be ported for LOCKED bootloader???
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Yes, just need to reinstall Linux again, my pc crashed
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krabappel2548 said:
Yes, just need to reinstall Linux again, my pc crashed
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Oh no! How'd that happen?

TWRP 2.50
I looked at your sources and got TWRP 2.5 built and booted for cm-10.1! I'm testing it out and so far seems to be working as it should.
Spoke too soon. after making a backup, it now is stuck in boot animation
What did you do to fix the reboot into recovery issue?

darkjedi said:
Yup and with CWM, I'd press the volume up button when I saw the purple LED. But doing that didn't do anything when I flashed TWRP. Does it matter if I had CWM installed previously?
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Correct me if I am wrong but dont you need to press VOL DOWN to enter recovery? VOL UP is to enter FASTBOOT

anirudh412 said:
Correct me if I am wrong but dont you need to press VOL DOWN to enter recovery? VOL UP is to enter FASTBOOT
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Volume up or down actually works for cwm.

apascual89 said:
No, volume up is recovery when booting up. When off and plugging into pc then volume up takes you to fastboot.
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My phone must be high or something then, I have been pressing the VOL DOWN button always to enter into recovery. Tried it now again, and VOL DOWN works. Maybe darkjedi should give that a try too?

[Q] How to enter Recovery Mode on Ion

Hey, I have a friend with a Sony Xperia Ion (as identified by my computer) she's locked out of it; someone else tried to figure out her pattern and entered it more than 20 times. As far as I know, she doesn't know her secret question or her google account information, either.
My plan to try to bypass the pattern lock is to use AROMA file manager to delete the gesture.key file in /data/system, hopefully that'll remove the pattern lock. So here are my questions:
How can I mount the filesystem on USB to transfer AROMA to her SD?
How can I get into recovery mode to flash AROMA?
The second one is what I really don't get. How does recovery mode work on the Xperia Ion? I can't seem to get it to boot into recovery. Everything I've tried (Hold volume up/volume down/both while powering on) still causes the phone to boot normally.

Did you flash recovery before? If yes you may have to rap SONY logo 5-6 times while booting to get in to recovery or press volume + button 5-6 times while booting. Remember Sony phones do not have stock recovery. You have to flash custom recovery.
And I know another way to remove lock code. Just flash stock ftf. But are you going to loose all the apps.
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Thanks!!! I didn't realize sony phones lacked a stock recovery. I don't want to flash stock ftf becuase I want to preserve apps if at all possible. Can you recommend a custom recovery to flash?

hey try this video it will help u to get unlock without losing data
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhwyvdMLYCE
if it helped then prress the thks button

OmnipotentPilot said:
Thanks!!! I didn't realize sony phones lacked a stock recovery. I don't want to flash stock ftf becuase I want to preserve apps if at all possible. Can you recommend a custom recovery to flash?
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Look for the development section. You can find cwm recovery easily.
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pharix said:
Look for the development section. You can find cwm recovery easily.
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I looked through the development section. Is this it? I don't want to install a ROM, just the recovery.

OmnipotentPilot said:
I looked through the development section. Is this it? I don't want to install a ROM, just the recovery.
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Nop. This is the one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830170
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tejasvi1 said:
hey try this video it will help u to get unlock without losing data
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhwyvdMLYCE
if it helped then prress the thks button
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Sorry, didn't work for me :/

pharix said:
Nop. This is the one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830170
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Thanks, but it's no good. It requires USB debugging to be enabled and I can't do that since I'm locked out of the phone. Any other ideas?

gagacjeja
hello people.i have this device (xperia ion lt28h) and i don know nothing.how to instal from sd card on phone but do not open a recowery mode becouse dont havet.how to instal... ...nide help to open a recowery mode and help to install android 4.1.2 os. in my phone its 4.0.4 and its very slowly and its block...to many bags,pleace help me to fix my device
thanks people
sory for my bad english

[Q] PLAY bricked?

Hi, so I tried to flash (using fastboot) DooMsKernel v14, it all looked nice and good,
but after that I tried to restart/enter recovery mode, and nothing happened.
My PLAY only reacts to power button by vibrate, and can enter to fastboot.
I tried to flash it again and flash another ROM (CM9), nothing worked.
Any help please?

Its fairly impossibly to brick the play. Since it can get into fastboot bootloader must be unlocked flash both kernel and Rom to stock.
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psxpetey said:
Its fairly impossibly to brick the play. Since it can get into fastboot bootloader must be unlocked flash both kernel and Rom to stock.
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I tried to flash ReFlash ftf using flashtool, but at some point it said an error when it tried to push a packet to the phone, I can't remember what it was. That was yesterday. I charged the phone all night because I thought it was battery problem, and today I tried flashing again but when I connect the phone in flash mode it connects it on fastboot tmode. Tried pulling the battery and connect again, idnt work.
I realy dont know what to do..
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I tried again and I can connect to flash mode, will try to flash the ftf again.

YechiamTK said:
I tried to flash ReFlash ftf using flashtool, but at some point it said an error when it tried to push a packet to the phone, I can't remember what it was. That was yesterday. I charged the phone all night because I thought it was battery problem, and today I tried flashing again but when I connect the phone in flash mode it connects it on fastboot tmode. Tried pulling the battery and connect again, idnt work.
I realy dont know what to do..
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I tried again and I can connect to flash mode, will try to flash the ftf again.
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Ok, so I succeeded. Now I'm trying to update from update center to .42 (I have .238), but the installation fails.
1. Any help on that?
2. Did the ReFlash unrooted my phone?

YechiamTK said:
Ok, so I succeeded. Now I'm trying to update from update center to .42 (I have .238), but the installation fails.
1. Any help on that?
2. Did the ReFlash unrooted my phone?
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1.it is because of unlocked bootloader
2.yes it unrooted ur phone
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raminta said:
1.it is because of unlocked bootloader
2.yes it unrooted ur phone
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So what am I suppose to do? root again and try to flash different kernel?
If the answer is yes, than back to the first thing I did, why I came to this problem - I tried to flash a kernel,
so can u tell me what is the safest way to do it (so I wont have to deal with this problem all over again)?

YechiamTK said:
So what am I suppose to do? root again and try to flash different kernel?
If the answer is yes, than back to the first thing I did, why I came to this problem - I tried to flash a kernel,
so can u tell me what is the safest way to do it (so I wont have to deal with this problem all over again)?
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You have an unlocked bootloader just flash doom the kernel and put a Rom on your sd to install. Then first time you boot you press the back button or the menu one or something.and then doom kernel will let you select a Rom.
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psxpetey said:
You have an unlocked bootloader just flash doom the kernel and put a Rom on your sd to install. Then first time you boot you press the back button or the menu one or something.and then doom kernel will let you select a Rom.
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Didn't really get it..
U say I should flash doomkernel and install new ROM?
Any instructions on how to do it the SAFEST WAY? I don't want to have boot problems again..

YechiamTK said:
Didn't really get it..
U say I should flash doomkernel and install new ROM?
Any instructions on how to do it the SAFEST WAY? I don't want to have boot problems again..
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The safest way is flashing kernel with flashtools
I think ur problem of boot is because of corrupted download download the kernel again and try to flash it if doesn't worked try an other kernel for example lupus kernel
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raminta said:
The safest way is flashing kernel with flashtools
I think ur problem of boot is because of corrupted download download the kernel again and try to flash it if doesn't worked try an other kernel for example lupus kernel
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Ok, so now I try to root the PLAY again, using OneClickRoot. Only one problem - it gets stuck in "Verify Rooting Compatibility"..
And I also tried OneClickRoot with my friend`s phone (LG Optimus Black) - same result, stuck in "Verify Rooting Compatibility"..
Is this OneClickRoot`s problem`s, or it just suppose to take long time, or what?

raminta said:
The safest way is flashing kernel with flashtools
I think ur problem of boot is because of corrupted download download the kernel again and try to flash it if doesn't worked try an other kernel for example lupus kernel
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The firat time you start doomkernel it will seem like your phone is bricked as soon as you press power atart pressing the back button and a screen will come up that will allow you to install a Rom off the sd card. I thought mune was bricked firat time. When doom starts the blue led starts its not flash its just what it does.
1. Turn on the phone
2. Press back button until Rom flashing screen pops up
3. Install Rom from sd
4. Boot rom
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YechiamTK said:
Ok, so now I try to root the PLAY again, using OneClickRoot. Only one problem - it gets stuck in "Verify Rooting Compatibility"..
And I also tried OneClickRoot with my friend`s phone (LG Optimus Black) - same result, stuck in "Verify Rooting Compatibility"..
Is this OneClickRoot`s problem`s, or it just suppose to take long time, or what?
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Most custom Roms are prerooted, so if you're going to install one anyway, you don't have to root your Play manually.
If you can't flash .ftf through flashtool, you could try another download source, had a similar problem a few months ago, many downloads simply didn't work. And using another USB port on my computer fixed my problem with the flash process getting stuck while flashing with flashtool, was strange, but solved the problem.
By the way, if this .238 is android 2.3.4 it probably can't be rooted, if you want stock rom with root you have to downgrade to 2.3.3

So is it qorking yet?
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So is it qorking yet?
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Well, I'm rooted with .238, but my problem is that google apps don't work - it tries to download apps and then stop the ddownload, without any error (Every app)..
So I thought I would try to install a costum ROM, problem is - I cant install recovery.. Tried a few methods, all didn't work.. 2 option, either I didn't succeed on download and installing the recovery, or I can't boot into it..
Any help pls?

Z1 Compact boot loop..

I have a problem with my Z1 Compact..
I followed this guide: http://dottech.org/147609/how-to-root-sony-xperia-z1-compact-on-android-4-3-jelly-bean-guide/
And after I have flashed the DoolLordkernel (fastboot flash boot boot.img) the phone is stuck in a bootloop. Normally i would just remove the battery - but this is not possible on the Z1 Compact..
So how do I get it out of bootloop? so i can get it into fastboot and flash a proper kernel/boot.img ?

push the red button inside sim slot to turn off

Lasantha said:
push the red button inside sim slot to turn off
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Cheers!
I'm now up and running again.

tb205gti said:
Cheers!
I'm now up and running again.
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what did you do after you turned it off?!
i am indefinitely stuck in a bootloop :crying:

Did someone manage to get out of this? I'm also in a boot loop after flashing boot.img. Even though I switch the phone off by the red reset button, whenever I try to turn the device on it goes again into the boot loop...
Any suggestions appreciated, thanks.

Flash a stock ftf in flashmode (power off, volume down when connecting usb to flashtool)
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munch77 said:
Flash a stock ftf in flashmode (power off, volume down when connecting usb to flashtool)
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thank, munch77; but what does "ftf" stand for?
EDIT: Oh, no worries. i already found out.

zogoibi said:
thank, munch77; but what does "ftf" stand for?
EDIT: Oh, no worries. i already found out.
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Good
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munch77 said:
Good
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Phew!! I got it working again!
Thanks God I diddn't need to go through that hassle after all (I mean: getting a stock firmware and flashing). I just flashed Z1c_DooMLoRD_AdvStKernel_FW-757_v04.img, which is a boot.img, and the phone booted again.
Now, may I please humbly swear a bit to whomever put out there a boot.img for the Xperia Z1 compact, that bricks the Xperia Z1 compact? If someone's interested, I closely followed the instructions from this link http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_amami and I run into a boot loop after flashing the boot.img included in cm-11-20140504-SNAPSHOT-M6-amami. So, be careful if someone wants to flash this rom.

Did you use the right version of the boot image file for your phone?
Don't forget that cm11 is still in development for these phones. There is no stable version yet.
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rkelsen said:
Did you use the right version of the boot image file for your phone?
Don't forget that cm11 is still in development for these phones. There is no stable version yet.
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Hmm.... I guess I did. Picked the least unstablr of them all. I know that s**t happens, but Gee!, to the point of bootlooping? ?