Stuck in 2nd boot screen loop

[Janis]

I read on FixYa that getting stuck in a loop on the second (android) boot screen can be caused, possibly/maybe/guessing/testing by running something from the SD card. I had my (native) wallpaper there, had just done it, and I got stuck in the android screen loop. Factory ROM 1.1 Tmo US.

I'm sure I installed some apps today, but nothing crazy functional, and tweaked some things. Day 2 for me. Just scoping out wallpapers, and bam.

I don't particularly want to do this again, so I'm wondering if anyone can shed any light on the subject. I guess it's happened to at least a few people.

My FixYa post had something to say about leaving WM, possibly, in pursuit of something more reliable....

 

[neoobs]

use ddms or do a logcat to see if there is a problem.

 

[Janis]

Sorry, day number 2

You might as well be speaking Swahili. I'll google around and find something, but in the future if you're offering help to a real pleeb, and one might find this post later, a link or something, or a translation of what you're talking about would be very helpful.

ddms

Uh, I'm still in the dark, too. ddms doesn't seem to find the device at all. I was operating the factory Tmo image, so I wasn't rooted or anything (funny thing, it wasn't the first thing I wanted to do with the phone). I haven't the foggiest idea how to get the unit properly connected to the PC, even. 2 days.

I do appreciate the tip. It will get me somewhere.

Not that it matters, but I already hard reset. I really didn't have anything on there I was going to keep (Locale settings, and I was sorry to lose the SMS's, but it wasn't that many). I was planning on flashing anyway.

Edit:

logcat Errors
05-23 02:50:31.243: ERROR/EventHub(48): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mouse1, Not a typewriter
05-23 02:50:31.343: ERROR/EventHub(48): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mouse0, Not a typewriter
05-23 02:50:31.373: ERROR/EventHub(48): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mice, Not a typewriter
05-23 02:56:22.423: ERROR/Uapi(148): Microphone Cannot Stop in Unknown State 3.


I'm putting my sim card back in my wizard for the night.... I"ll probably get the hard SPL and flash tomorrow.

Is there a way to identify hardware problems with this pile of tools?

 

[neoobs]

ddms offers logcat viewing abilities. Your link was correct, you just have to run ddms from the tools folder of the SDK. If it doesn't find your device try installing the drivers (and make sure the phone is connected) if it still doesn't find it than there is nothing to do really.

To see a logcat without ddms try this in a command prompt

adb shell logcat -d V > adb.txt

then open it in notepad

 

[Janis]

ddms

In my relatively limited experience, particularly with xda-dev, there never truly is "nothing to do." By doing nothing, what am I doing? Giving up and throwing the phone in the garbage? Pursuing & reinstalling the usb driver (which is what I did)? Should I be hearing something kinda like (less comfortable to say?),"I've never run into that, so I don't know what to do in that instance." IMHO, it's better to define that you don't know something; it highlights what you *do* know and makes it easier to see. I'm having a hard time figuring out what you're trying to tell me, unless what you're telling me is very open-ended. If it is, just say so.

So, I do appreciate being able to see what's going on with ddms, but in this instance, what am I looking for?

 

[neoobs]

errors, warnings. Basically anything not in black text LOL

 

[warrmr]

can you not try a factory wipe/reset

Try booting the phone up while pressing the home key, then press Alt+L to turn on the text display then alt +W to wipe the phone that should recover it.

You may need to change the SPL on the phone and do some other minor tweaks Read the rooting thread on here as it explains what i am trying to explain but makes it alot clearer.

or if you wanted to go down the root road then remove your sd card and got the appropriate sticked thread and download a rom i chose JeasusFreake's 1.5 ADP1 build. put the update.zip on the SD card with no other files and boot the phone up with home pressed down

Alt+ L
Alt+W
Alt+ S

and if you are going to use JeasusFreake's rom then download the HTC cupcake radio from http://www.htc.com/www/support/android/adp.html