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It was off and on at least a min now its on maybe the battery cycle is trying would that be correct? Im still not on OS
 
cell2011 said:
It was off and on at least a min now its on maybe the battery cycle is trying would that be correct? Im still not on OS
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I have had the M take several minutes on occasion. Let it sit and do its thing. Is this what it did before when you had a problem? As for the battery we can wipe battery stats later if we need to.

The main thing we need to do is get a working OS then we can work on the other things. Without a working OS your battery working is pointless.
 
Well before it would flash on and off in between a couple of mins. Now it has stayed on maybe it will just come on i dont know. I do know i order to get to recovery i had to plug charger back in catch the M and hold x and get there. What should i try now? I still have it on charger
 
Well i dont want to keep you where you located you out of the country? It is still on M. Not sure if i should try another image is that called flashing then?
 
cell2011 said:
Well before it would flash on and off in between a couple of mins. Now it has stayed on maybe it will just come on i dont know. I do know i order to get to recovery i had to plug charger back in catch the M and hold x and get there. What should i try now? I still have it on charger
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Several questions before we proceed:

1. Can you connect your SDcard to your computer if you pull it out of your phone?
2. What would flash on and off? the M logo? if so that is a bootloop and we will have to try and different backup but we will try somethign else before we do that.
 
No i can connect that to the PC what was blinking back n forth was the M yesterday and this eve but after reboot system its stays on what does that mean? Also yes bootloader can get on but also blinks battery low and cannot program.
 
cell2011 said:
No i can connect that to the PC what was blinking back n forth was the M yesterday and this eve but after reboot system its stays on what does that mean? Also yes bootloader can get on but also blinks battery low and cannot program.
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Do this then. On your computer go to www.peteralfonso.com click on the tab that says "Bugless Beast" and download v. 6.2.1 to your computer. Transfer it to your sdcard anywhere is fine though the root of your sdcard would be asy enough (do not change or open anything on the file), put the sdcard back into your phone and then post when you have done that. If you have been on the M for this long there is probably a error in you backup. And since you made the backups when you were having a problem all of your backups may be corrupt.

I will post how to flash BB 6.2.1 step by step once you have it You need to follow the instructions to the letter.
 
I dont have a place to even put in the sd card on the computer i just have the mirco thats it. Is it something that goes into the usb slot? Im new at all this. Its funny i downloaded Peter when i was looking at the roms but it was corrupt it kept saying error in downloading rom. until i got to cyano 6 it took it. Also i remeber seeing something when in back up "sd card ext not found"
 
Hey its late ty for all your help ill try again tommorrow you been a gtr help. I do have a htc hero with ntelos coming to me soon with 2.1 is it and in mint not rooted. Would i have a better chance of starting that right from the get go and get root and 2.3 cyan 7 and ginger? Id like to do that i think that would run nice? Unless you think of something better
 
cell2011 said:
I dont have a place to even put in the sd card on the computer i just have the mirco thats it. Is it something that goes into the usb slot? Im new at all this. Its funny i downloaded Peter when i was looking at the roms but it was corrupt it kept saying error in downloading rom. until i got to cyano 6 it took it. Also i remeber seeing something when in back up "sd card ext not found"
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Okay so you do not have a micro sdcard to mini sdcard adapter?

Then lets try this.

1. Go back into recovery
2. Go to Wipe data, select and confirm
3. Go to wipe cache, select and confirm
4. Go to advanced, select it
5. Go to battery stats, select and confirm
6. Go back to main menu
7. Select nandroid and choose the earliest back up you made
- It should run through several things loading your back up image
8. After flashing that, go back to main menu
9. Select reboot system now and hopefully after a short wait you will have a running OS
 
Did it work?

The PM is not working right for me. When you hit reboot system the screen should go black for a second or two then the M logo should come up and hopefully boot properly.

A second problem could also be that you have a bad battery aggravating your software problem. Try and find domeone that will let you try out their battery to see if it is the battery or a hardware issue.
 
Hi good morning ty for all yur help last night im still not on yet. What other methods on recovery could i use you think. Would partitions help at all. Im sure i enabled disabled alot of stuff. Also the battery issue im sure its shot, but if im still able to have it plugged in charger couldnt i still get to the OS if i put the right configuration in recovery. Or is this a software issue now? Im getting a battery soon just not sure when this week.
 
how about FACTORY RESTORE, it should just put that whole ROM into a fresh downloaded state.

You can also mount your phone to your computer using CW
1. when in recovery go to partitions
2. select mount USB storage

Then you will be able to see the sd card on your computer. Place any other ROM on your sd card, as stated bugless beast is a good one.

When you are done select the unmount

Open keyboard and hit the delete button, this will go one up in the menu's

Go back to the first menu where you see the option to install zip from SD card

Select install zip from sd card
then choose zip from sd card
Select the zip file you downloaded ie...bugless beast 6.1 or whatever

Watch it do its magic, it will say when it is finished and then reboot the system.

After that let the phone do its thing for about 30 minutes. Do not press any buttons once the ROM is loaded. You may have to sign back into your google account which is fine.

During that whole process you can leave your phone plugged into the charger. The phone will still be charging. In fact the phone charges when it is in CW Recovery.
 
I think its a battery issue also can i do this without the battery just the cable? I did do unmount all that i think i did too much format this format that ive been all over the recovery. Not sure where to go. I tried to plug into puter and do the SBF recovery. When i USB in doesnt recognize it on USB. And says on phone cant mount card and i have sd card in phone. What did i do wrong now. Bootloader says battery low and cannot program even with the battery out.
 
I have a new battery for my droid im still at CWM i did a nandroid backup and was able to restore back to last restore point. But not sure if i restore boot or system or what. Screen still flashes M. Also went to b ootloader and says ok to program. Just not sure what to do at this point.
 
Ive got a new battery need help im not sure how to download rom onto sd card also would it be removeable disk E? I downloaded 6.2 BB on PC zipped and im ready to go whats next? I still cannot get to OS yet on phone only recovery
 
OK, the .ZIP file you downloaded is the ROM _ DO NOT UNZP IT!

Your SDCard is going to be whichever drive showed up in Windows Explorer after you inserted it into your computer. Or, if you used recovery to mount the SDCard (which pretty much makes it either Clockwork Mod Recovery of RaidZero_ Recovery), then the same thing - whichever showed up as the new drive in Windows.

Recovery is how you're going to get it installed onto your phone - the ROM is the OS so, if you have not installed one yet, then you're obviously not able to get into it. It's analogous of saying you can't get into Windows after formatting your system drive / partition. Well, if Windows is not there anymore, of course you cannot get into it. In your situation, Android is not there anymore, so....

Which recovery do you have?
 
cell2011 said:
I have a new battery for my droid im still at CWM i did a nandroid backup and was able to restore back to last restore point. But not sure if i restore boot or system or what. Screen still flashes M. Also went to b ootloader and says ok to program. Just not sure what to do at this point.
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I'm merging this with your other thread.
 
The backup you made - are you making it right now (as in after all of this started)? If so, it won't do you any good. Again, to use the Windows analogy, you're trying to make a backup after your HD already crashed - you've lost it, there is nothing to back up now. So, restoring this empty backup restores ... nothing.

If it was a backup you made before all of these issues started, then let it boot up - sometimes after switching ROMs the phone may take up to 5 minutes before it leaves the M logo and starts booting normally.
 
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