[Fixed][Q] Clockwork Recovery always booting -> cannot use smartphone

[Milltach]

Hi all!

Today I installed the update 4.0 manually. It looks great! But *duh now I dont have root. Okey lets download a new su.zip and then install it in the recovery mode. What the hell? There is no more recovery! If I try to get in there I just have a black screen. Ok lets use google: other people have this problem since update 4.0 , solution: use another recovery/reinstall it. Well i never used Clockwork but people saying that should work, so I downloaded it.

What now? Lets install it. The tutorial-guy on youtube is using "flash ..." and "flash boot ..." so I do this in the shell:

fastboot flash boot recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-crespo.img

Reboot and now everything is different. Nice, I can install the new su.zip. Im rebooting and... im again in the clockwork recovery menue. I just like "", "ok lets restart again". Then Im again in the Menü. Huh? Lets take the battery out and wait a little bit. Done, but im always in clockwork rec menue. Im searching for solutions. I got some of them "install it new", "use recovery" so I reinstall it:

fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-crespo.img

Nothing changed. Then I tried to use something else like "TeamWin Recovery" (cannot post page, because not allowed as n00b), I was able to install it but now there is always twrp then im starting the phone!

What the hell should I do? I cannot use my phone :/
Thanks for any help!

 

[briggl]

Have you tried to do a full wipe,

- wipe data factory reset
- wipe cache
- wipe dalvik cache

and reinstall rom?

 

[Milltach]

Have you tried to do a full wipe,

Hi. Sorry I dindt say that I tought about to wipe but im too scared. I never wiped and I tought if I do something wrong then my smartphone will really die. So I was hoping there is a solution without wiping and loosing all of my data. There isnt?

 

[briggl]

Do you have access to your usb storage?
(connect to your computer, go in clockworkmod recovery to mounts and storage -> usb storage)
if you have any data to save from sdcard its a good point to that now.

 

[suksit]

Well the reason is obvious, you flashed the boot partition with a recovery image -- so it will always boot into recovery

To fix it, you can flash any ROM to replace the boot partition with a bootable kernel. But if you want to install the official ICS, you have to flash the latest full OTA package for your phone model.

 

[nodstuff]

Well you could always try re-flashing the OTA again without wipe but to be honest you would be better off doing a full wipe and the other steps as the poster above recommended.
It should be fine if you are in recovery and can reflash.

 

[Milltach]

Hi. Yes I tried to reinstall the latest droid 4.0.3 (what I installed today once) but I cannot:

Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("MTD:boot...
E: error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(status 7)

So if this is not working. I have to full wipe and install everything again right?

Edit: I even dont know my google account name. Oh damn. I did syncronise my adressbook but now I cant get them back. I there a way to find out my account name on the pc?

 

[nodstuff]

Try a full wipe and see if it works but to be honest i think suksit has hit the nail on the head with his post. you loaded the recovery into the boot partition.re flashing stock 2.3.6 could be the answer.

 

[briggl]

never mind *deleted*

 

[Milltach]

Puh did work with a full rom. I used the 4.0.3 full rom. Thank you

 

[rcrd-pt]

Puh did work with a full rom. I used the 4.0.3 full rom. Thank you

how did you do that?

 

[Milltach]

how did you do that?

Well, goto the posted page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664

Then look at the Full Roms (not the incremental updates), search your Google Nexus s (mine was the european version 9023) and then the Android version you want to have. I downloaded the newest: Android 4.0.3/IML74K/XXKI1 Radio/KL1 Bootloader. There is everything, including the bootloader (thats what I need). Put the .zip on your phone, reboot start recovery mode and select the zip in recovery mode and install. Thats it.