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Help Force Close Loop HELP!

adrenalinerush12

adrenalinerush12

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Okay so I installed aHome Lite and set it as default without even thinking, and now I'm having a force close loop. I can't do anything except pull down the notification bar. What can I do? A reset? How?
 
  1. Turn the device off by holding down the power button and then selecting power off (you will be informed that the phone will be shutdown; tap ok)
  2. Simultaneously press and hold the Send and Volume Down buttons and while holding them, press the Power button
  3. You are given a screen with various information -- simply press down the trackball with the world CLEARSTORAGE highlighted
  4. The phone is completely wiped clean and will then reboot
  5. Unlock the screen and select your language of choice (English or Spanish)
  6. The DROID Eris will inform you that a special call needs to be made, and it will then connect to Verizon Wireless over the air programming
  7. When prompted, press 1 to activate the phone
  8. Once activated, proceed with the setup of the phone by following the on-screen directions as you did when you first purchased your DROID Eris.
 
lgldrgdlr said:
  1. Turn the device off by holding down the power button and then selecting power off (you will be informed that the phone will be shutdown; tap ok)
  2. Simultaneously press and hold the Send and Volume Down buttons and while holding them, press the Power button
  3. You are given a screen with various information -- simply press down the trackball with the world CLEARSTORAGE highlighted
  4. The phone is completely wiped clean and will then reboot
  5. Unlock the screen and select your language of choice (English or Spanish)
  6. The DROID Eris will inform you that a special call needs to be made, and it will then connect to Verizon Wireless over the air programming
  7. When prompted, press 1 to activate the phone
  8. Once activated, proceed with the setup of the phone by following the on-screen directions as you did when you first purchased your DROID Eris.
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That is a great step-by-step guide for true, hard reset, but are we certain this user needs to go that far?

Has he attempted a simple reboot or battery pull?
 
I set aHome as my default and couldn't do anything. I ended up just putting the 2.1 leak on my SD card again, and holding down vol. down and end and just installed the whole OS again. Oh well. Thank goodness everything is backed up with Google.

I tried pulling the battery, I tried restarting, everything, but it kept going to that same home screen which gave an instant force close over and over.
 
adrenalinerush12 said:
I set aHome as my default and couldn't do anything. I ended up just putting the 2.1 leak on my SD card again, and holding down vol. down and end and just installed the whole OS again. Oh well. Thank goodness everything is backed up with Google.

I tried pulling the battery, I tried restarting, everything, but it kept going to that same home screen which gave an instant force close over and over.
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Same thing happened to me about two weeks ago. You're gonna have to hard reset. That's what got me out of it.

I could explain what you did wrong, but it's too long. Just don't use OpenHome or anything like that. They slow down your phone and just aren't worth it.
 
Yup, agreed with Smacky. Without being able to get into any of the options, you won't be able to get to any type of Task Killer app or anything to close out the Home Replacement. I've been trying to figure out ways by manipulating my phone for the same thing, but to no avail.
 
adrenalinerush12 said:
I set aHome as my default and couldn't do anything. I ended up just putting the 2.1 leak on my SD card again, and holding down vol. down and end and just installed the whole OS again. Oh well. Thank goodness everything is backed up with Google.

I tried pulling the battery, I tried restarting, everything, but it kept going to that same home screen which gave an instant force close over and over.
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Wow. That's serious stuff.

Looks like that hard reset instruction is for you after all. Sorry to see something like that happen.
 
adrenalinerush12 said:
Please someone help me. I can do absolutely nothing. I just put it into recovery mode. I don't know what I'm doing.
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This led me to believe a hard reset was necessary. I'm glad you were able to get it working again adrenaline. Reinstalling 2.1 and hard reset would've done pretty much the same thing.
 
ihave the same problem. stupid ahome lite.. now i cant even get through the home screen because of my lock code. ive tried everything. the 3 button key and nothing. so if u have anything that can help, pls tell me tnks
 
OK, I have to admit, I did a silly thing too...
- Cyanogen Mod 7.1.0 RC1

  1. Installed Launcher Pro Plus on CM7 and immediately set it to my default home screen without testing it.
  2. Got stuck in a force close loop.
    • What I COULD have done: Make my way (somehow) to the App drawer, get to settings, open Launcher pro app and clear
    • What I DID do (like a nimrod): Made my way to the app drawer, went into settings, and Force closed the FUNCTIONAL home screen app...
Please...no rotten tomatoes thrown at me...it's been a long week and my brain was broken.

How I fixed it: Thankfully I had done a recent full backup using Rom Manager.

  1. Held Power button - selected Reboot
  2. Selected reboot to recovery
  3. Followed the info in this article to restore backup, only I just chose restore instead of advanced restore. Used volume buttons and camera button to scroll and select. [Complete Guide] How To Fully Back Up And Restore Your Android Phone Using Nandroid Backup
YAY for backups! :-)
 
Yesterday I download the Ahome lite app at the Android market, and without knowing that it will keep on force closing once you initiate the app. I was danm I have to master reset my phone. Good news I found a loop from not going to that extreme... If all of you who are thinking about master reseting DONT. When you get the force close or send report window, select send report. Once you are able to send report, use Vlingo app by holding on to the search button ( the magnify glass) and say "Settings". Once done it will prompt you to your settings option. manage application is available to you now and you are able to uninstall the AHome lite app.

Good Luck
 
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