Boot Loop - Fixed!

morph3k

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I have some sort of sd-ext error when restoring a nandroid backup. At the moment my phone is stuck at the cyanogen boot loop. I've wiped everything, i tried to format the sd-ext but it will not mount. i've tried fresh installs, everything I can think of but nothing seems to be working.
 

SynbiosVyse

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sd-ext error is normal, that's actually referring to the partition where you would install apps2sd, I get that error all the time because I don't have any as well and no need to have that partition.

In ClockworkMod Recovery, the sd card is just called "sdcard"
 

morph3k

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sd-ext error is normal, that's actually referring to the partition where you would install apps2sd, I get that error all the time because I don't have any as well and no need to have that partition.

In ClockworkMod Recovery, the sd card is just called "sdcard"
Okay. So how do I go about getting my phone operational again? As I said i've wiped everything and tried to restore backups and did fresh installs and still am stuck at the looping boot screen.
 

SynbiosVyse

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You're using clockwork mod recovery right? Format your sd card using Windows to FAT32.

Boot into recovery..format all your other partitions. Mount USB storage, put a ROM in there, try stock Virtuous seems to be more stable than CM.

Clear data/factory reset, clear cache, then clear Dalvik cache. Install Virtuous .zip.

You should be able to boot. If you still can't try taking unmounting the sd card after the ROM finishes installing, try taking it out as well.
 

morph3k

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You're using clockwork mod recovery right? Format your sd card using Windows to FAT32.

Boot into recovery..format all your other partitions. Mount USB storage, put a ROM in there, try stock Virtuous seems to be more stable than CM.

Clear data/factory reset, clear cache, then clear Dalvik cache. Install Virtuous .zip.

You should be able to boot. If you still can't try taking unmounting the sd card after the ROM finishes installing, try taking it out as well.
I got this error trying to install Virtious:
E:Can't chown/mod /data/app
(Operation not permitted)
E:Failure at line 8:
set_perm_recursive 1000 1000 0771 0644 DATA:app
Installation Aborted.
I successfully installed the MIUI ROM however it doesn't even get to the boot screen. It stays on the white background HTC Incredible screen.
 
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SynbiosVyse

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I saw this guy had a similar problem:

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/181337-backup-problems-ud-cm6.html

He said that Cyanogen Mod seemed to be better for him. But he was also clearing data/cache and Dalvik AFTER he installed the mod.

It's ok to do that after, but you better make sure to do it before. Have you tried clearing both before and after? If it gets stuck on the white incredible screen I am not sure, but if it goes beyond that and then crashes right before the boot is finalized then that might be an SD card problem.
 

morph3k

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I saw this guy had a similar problem:

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/181337-backup-problems-ud-cm6.html

He said that Cyanogen Mod seemed to be better for him. But he was also clearing data/cache and Dalvik AFTER he installed the mod.

It's ok to do that after, but you better make sure to do it before. Have you tried clearing both before and after? If it gets stuck on the white incredible screen I am not sure, but if it goes beyond that and then crashes right before the boot is finalized then that might be an SD card problem.
Yes i've tried before and after. With cyanogen it loops the boot screen, with MIUI that I installed it doesn't get past the white screen and i cannot install virtuous at all
 

akawings

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last loop i had with cyanogen was because i had the wrong kernel. make sure u flash a kernel that supports asop. its simple but it slips minds alot i usually use kings kernels (#2)
 

morph3k

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The phone is totally screwed up, it wont even accept unrooting and putting the stock ROM back onto it. I have *NO* idea what happened. I just got this phone replaced and did a restore and it was working fine, then it froze so i removed the battery and put it back in and then this.