My phone just continuously boot loops, gets right to the HTC EVO 4G screen, goes black, then cycles through that. I can get into my bootloader, but not recovery... If I pick recovery, it will just cycle back again. I was running the latest CM7 stable build, and I have no idea what to do. Is my phone a lost cause now? How the heck can I get back to my Nand!
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Root Continulous Boot Loop, Cant get to Clockwork!
- Thread starter heyimrick
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so when you choose recovery, are saying you get a boot loop? or is it just staying on the white screen? you may need to wait a bit for recovery to pop up. if not we can get you a recovery from hboot.
Do I do this manually through a PC?
As soon as I choose "Recovery" it goes right back into a boot loop. I can only access hboot. It happened just out of no where.
ok so you have hboot that is good news. go here and get a custom recovery of your choice:http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/259446-clockwork-amon-ra-pc36img-files.html. i would strongly recommend amon ra 2.3. there are instructions on that thread on how to install it. you will need a card reader to transfer the file over to the sd card, however. if you have questions do not hesitate to ask.
yep that is correct
Ya I'm using clockwork. When you say I'll looks my backups, would I still boot up to my last current settings, and just be missing all my nands?
Ok but I use amon and I lose my backups? Have I lost my current CM7 rom? Or is it still there, and I just can't access it. I don't mind losing my backups, if I can go back to where I was.
well if you can get amon ra installed all of your nandroid backups should work. unless you switch recoveries. not sure about your current setup though, unless you just backed it up earlier.
9to5cynic
Android Expert
You are replacing your current recovery (clockwork with amon ra).
The current rom should be the same. It's just the rooting for dummies post says it's always good to have a backup of your stock (2.2) rom.
You'd lose this. What I did was after rooting, I flashed amon ra and then did the nandroid.
So, if you wanted that 2.2 backup, you'd need to re-flash clockwork, restore the stock backup, then flash amon ra, then backup stock 2.2 (again).
Then you would be free to flash away. But, you could skip all that and go directly to amon ra, which would then have to backup the current rom (cm7).
The current rom should be the same. It's just the rooting for dummies post says it's always good to have a backup of your stock (2.2) rom.
You'd lose this. What I did was after rooting, I flashed amon ra and then did the nandroid.
So, if you wanted that 2.2 backup, you'd need to re-flash clockwork, restore the stock backup, then flash amon ra, then backup stock 2.2 (again).
Then you would be free to flash away. But, you could skip all that and go directly to amon ra, which would then have to backup the current rom (cm7).
9to5cynic
Android Expert
I didn't know that clockwork backups were compatible with amon ra...? oops.
oops sorry my bad i must have skipped a post where he said it was clockwork mod. currently jumping forums backand forth. i thought he said he had amon ra. yeah you are right in that cwm will not work with amon ra. so stick with your cwm if you want. but i still recommend amon ra.
currently jumping forums backand forth. i thought he said he had amon ra. yeah you are right in that cwm will not work with amon ra. so stick with your cwm if you want. but i still recommend amon ra.
so does it go from the white screen to the sprint logo boot? or does just stay on the white screen?
ok that is weird. how long are you waiting? give it 10 min or so and see if you can get to recovery.
out of curiosity what were you doing when the boot loop happened?
out of curiosity what were you doing when the boot loop happened?
ok i have an idea lets try and use this: MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service this will give you a stock rom and a stock recovery. so long as you have s-off we can switch recoveries after that.