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[Droid Incredible General] JohnnyMac64:
Stuck on reboot loop

I was running rooted 2.1 with unrevoked-forever and s-off. All software and build numbers matched properly with requirements. Ran the new update.zip without any errors at all and got the update successful notice. Rebooted the device as instructed and saw the new booting animations and droid eye. Device got to screen unlock with my old wallpaper showing.

I unlock the screen and it reboots back to the HTC logo and a progress bar. Runs through 100% then reboots itself showing the droid logos again as well as the droid sound and ends up at the unlock screen with wallpaper. Unlock and the process repeats itself adnausium. HELP!!!

Others have posted the same issue in this thread and no one gives them an answer. How do we resolve this?? TIA

Johnny

I was running rooted 2.1 with unrevoked-forever and s-off. All software and build numbers matched properly with requirements. Ran the new update.zip without any errors at all and got the update successful notice. Rebooted the device as instructed and saw the new booting animations and droid eye. Device got to screen unlock with my old wallpaper showing.

I unlock the screen and it reboots back to the HTC logo and a progress bar. Runs through 100% then reboots itself showing the droid logos again as well as the droid sound and ends up at the unlock screen with wallpaper. Unlock and the process repeats itself adnausium. HELP!!!

Others have posted the same issue in this thread and no one gives them an answer. How do we resolve this?? TIA

Johnny

Edit: I yanked the battery and powered it back up. This time when I unlocked the screen it came up to a test your virtual keyboard screen. tapped in the text field but keyboard never came up. Long-pressed the box to get input select and clicked that...nothing. Pressed the skip button and got a "loading" progress box. After a good wait with that the screen went blank and would not come on. Power switch unresponsive. did another battery pull and rebooted. This time it did the same except once the progress box left I was at my desktop and no service. Started into the settings and while checking radio settings it rebooted again.

This time it came up to the home screen but no wallpaper. Checked software versions and shows correct version and build numbers. Rebooted itself again while in there. Now my wallpaper is back and data connection is working but still no phone service. Icons are no different than before the update. Check camera and it tells me to insert my SDcard. What?? It's there. Escape out of camera to see if Astro sees the memory card and I notice my notification bar at the top is missing. Phone reboots itself again. Same exact deal with SD card again. Astro doesn't see it. Notification bar is gone and power control widget is blank. Phone reboots again.

I will wait until the seemingly endless reboots and crashes stop before updating. To much to report in play-by-play mode.
[Droid Incredible General] BadBoy5537:
ya i am having the same rebooting issue i can get it stable but then i start to mess around with things and it keeps rebooting until i do a battery pull
[Droid Incredible General] JohnnyMac64:
Still screwed up.

Here is the current software info:

Android 2.2

Baseband 1.00.03.04.06

Kernel 2.6.29-cl1c2268

Build 3.21.605.1 CL231334

Software # 3.21.605.1

Browser webkit 3.1

PRI ver 1.28_002

PRL ver 51920

Something in the system becomes unresponsive and when I tell it to wait for process it waits maybe a minute before crashing and rebooting. I'm ready to revert to my backup unless someone has a better idea.

Oh yeah...wallpaper alternates between being there and not with every reboot. Still no phone service but do have data.
[Droid Incredible General] hazard2k:
JohnnyMac64, did you do the update through clockwork? I did this at first before it was a known problem, and all of the same problems you did.. I had to wipe it, downgrade to 2.1, then do it all over again. I lost all my data and apps, but it was worth it.
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
Oh gosh, you have the same exact problem i had like a month ago...I installed a leaked update which matches the same software number as you and i had to have someone guide me back to stock...in the link i posted about getting back to stock, there should be some youtube videos explaining how to downgrade from those things.

Give me a bit and i will overview everything and get back to you
[Droid Incredible General] ski2tee:
I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but could someone help me out. I started with a S-off and stock 2.1 and then applied the official update to 2.2. My problem is now I no longer have 3G. I can't browse the web or anything requiring data.

Here some info:

Android version

2.2

Baseband version

2.15.00.07.28

Kernel version

2.6.32.15-gp7b01d1

ktc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Build number

3.21.605.1 CL231334 release-keys

Software number

3.21.605.1

Browser version

WebKit 3.1

PRI Version

1.28_002

PRL Version

51866

ERI Version

5

Thanks!

** NEVERMIND I AM JUST NOT THE SMARTEST PERSON. EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE.
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
Lol, i feel that way sometimes too, x)
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
I am checking out all the issues some of you have reported, but i am only 17 and i do have a life too, lol.

-So you will all have to be patient or rely on the help of others in this thread.
[Droid Incredible General] JohnnyMac64:
Yes I did

Argh...so many do's and don't's in this thread it's hard to keep track of what to do and not to do. I've restored back to previous 2.1 using nandroid and am back to the state I was in prior to this upgrade attempt. How do I do the unrevoked-forever to have the s-off and not have the clockworkmod?

I am still with s-off and I assume the clockworkmod. Any links to instructions? Thanks Hazard! :)

Edit: I just realized my baseband is only 1.00.03.04.06 . What the heck?? Everyone else is talking about having 2.05 and wanting 2.15 and I'm still running 1.00?? How does this get updated normally? I only rooted my phone a month ago but have always taken every update pushed at me by Vzn (only 1 I believe) prior to rooting. Please tell me this is my problem (but only if it really is ;)). According to Verizon my phone is up to date for all software. Any idea what gives? :confused:
[Droid Incredible General] prowlah:
I followed these instructions on my dads incredible, and it went without a hitch. I then proceeded to do the same thing on mine, but my phone now seems stuck. It verified the update.zip and went through the process and told me to reboot. Now, if I hit the power button I get a red circle with 2 red dots on the right (part of the boot up process?) and after a few seconds the phone appears to turn off. I can hit the power button again and this process will repeat. Any advice?? Also plugging it into the charger does not give me a orange/green charge light. Please help!
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
Please clarify about the red dot with two circles?
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
Please Help!

Im sorry to everyone that i havent be giving feedback...im working on an issue with my phone.

-Can anyone give me incite about my issue posted here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=771791
[Droid Incredible General] prowlah:
It's part of the animation when it boots up. I wound up pulling the battery and putting it back in, and it's now booted up and in Froyo as far as I can tell :) I have no idea why I had to do that but I'm glad its working now! I show:

Android version 2.2

Baseband 2.15.00.07.28

Kernel 2.6.32.15-gb7b01d1

Build 3.21.605.1 CL231334 release-keys

Software 3.21.605.1

Is that all good?

Thanks
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
Si senor :)....did you check out my issue above^^^^ lol
[Droid Incredible General] grampadeal:
Hey guys,

I currently have 2.1 and have installed unrevoked3, but that's it. I haven't run unrevoked forever or done S-OFF. From what I understand I need to get back to stock 2.1 before I can run the 2.2 update (my area has already received the OTA update, but I haven't run it yet).

Is this correct? If so, how do I get my phone back to stock 2.1? I have just read over this entire thread and am still left confused, so I don't necessarily care a whole lot about being rooted, but I would like to have 2.2 on my phone. Thanks.
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
I have a link on the OP about getting back to stock...also in the link be sure to watch the videos in it as well...and download whatever files are attatched
[Droid Incredible General] grampadeal:
Color me embarrassed. Thanks man, I appreciate it.

So what I'm going to do tonight (unless someone posts and tells me that this is bad) is:

1) Run unrevoked forever to get S-OFF

2) Go back to stock 2.1

3) Apply the OTA update

4) ???

5) Profit
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
What do you mean me ??? in number 4, lol
[Droid Incredible General] grampadeal:
Sorry, it's a South Park reference. Do the rest of the steps look good?
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
Yessir it does:)...im trying to figure out the downgrade thing though...because some people are experiencing issues with it...but like i said earlier, i have a life too, lol....so if i cant get to you, please rely on the posts or threads of others.
[Droid Incredible General] SGdInc:
Camera Interface

Is anyone else still experiencing the 2.1 camera interface? i have 720p, and the buttons rotate, but it doesnt have the new camera buttons or updated gallery app.

If you search "froyo 2.2 camera" and look at the Android developer site, you can see what the camera should look like. It won't let me post a link because I just registered.

There are examples of what it should look like. I'd be interested to see if anyone has this after the manual update.
[Droid Incredible General] Pons:
Alright, I upgraded through Clockwork successfully. Not sure what issues ya'll were having, because mine went flawless. As for root, I lost it. I tried to regain it through unrevoked3, but of course it failed. I tried unsuccessfully to reroot for a good 30 seconds after that, then called it a day since I'm not too big a fan of stock. I then reflashed to the backup of my old ROM. If you must upgrade through Clockwork then follow this short guide:

Normal disclosure due to your phone being bricked due to bad luck, weather, your stupidty, etc. Follow at your own risk.

Also, make it a habit to backup your current ROM with ROM Manager and your apps with Titanium Backup. Those two, combined with S-OFF, will save you from anything short of a brick. Add common sense and careful reading of warnings, and you should be set for life.

Check out this guide. Very clear and concise, no problems at all.

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=760306

1. First make sure you're on the stock baseband, build version, etc. If not go to that guide and follow Section 6 (this will revert you to stock and you will lose EVERYTHING). He says it's under development due to missing details, but I've followed it step by step at least four times and it works.

2. Follow Sections 1 and 2 to acquire root (always a good thing) and turn S-OFF (an even better thing).

2. You should now be on stock baseband, version, with root and S-OFF. Place the OTA update on the root of you SD card. Go into Clockwork again. Go down to install zip from sdcard. Then choose zip from sdcard. Select the name of the OTA update and let 'er roll.

Sorry about the shortened nature of this guide, but I'm pressed for time. If you have any questions or anything is unclear or confusing, please PM me. Chances are I'll forget about this post and not check back unless you remind me.
[Droid Incredible General] Dafrag:
Sort if I skipped anyone talking about this in the 36 pages I read.

I was just curious if anyone else was having problems connecting to the internet through the 3g.

My 3g symbol never showed up after updating to the 2.2 update and I now cannot get on to anything online unless I use the I am on a wireless network?

Thanks for the help,

Dafrag
[Droid Incredible General] mickym5:
I have S-off, I went from the .0 software version to .2 software version and then applied the 2.2 update.zip file through stock recovery (I unrooted). After applying the 2.2 zip, my phone is asking me to activate and it is unsuccessful every time and routes me to Verizon customer service. They are closed right now, but I'm planning on calling tomorrow morning if all else fails. Anybody know a fix and, if not, should I be worried about my phone not activating because I wasn't meant to get 2.2 yet?
[Droid Incredible General] RedReplicant:
Yeah, this pretty much bricked my phone. I have S-OFF and Froyo running but it reboots often, locks up, has no signal and won't let me activate, won't see SD cards, won't let me connect via USB, etc.

Dunno what to do at this point.
[Droid Incredible General] glendawg619:
i tried this as well, i just get a boot loop, i was disapointed
[Droid Incredible General] exify:
i got the same thing here
[Droid Incredible General] exify:
how do i fix it :(
[Droid Incredible General] glendawg619:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7660617&postcount=5

get stock recovery, then flash the ota again, you wont be rooted but you will have a good working 2.2
[Droid Incredible General] NilsP:
The only way I got around that was by using the RUU exe. I just let the phone get into one of it's % loading loops and plugged the phone in and ran the RUU.

I can duplicate this problem every time when downgraded to 2.1 with "forever S-OFF" and the update.zip install.

HISTORY:

I installed the RUU on a bone stock 2.1Update1 and later downgraded to 2.1 again so I could root and install forever and instead of using the RUU I tried the update.zip and got the looping/no connect/other problem mentioned above.

NOTE: The bottom line is if this helps then great! If not then you are no worse off and need to go to VZW with a problem with the OTA to get a replacement. Unless of course someone else has a better solution.
[Droid Incredible General] markketch:
Like some other people, I installed Update.zip and when the Droid eye "froze" I got anxious and did a battery pull. It booted up fine afterwards, and the only bug is Swype stops working after a reboot (other people having this issue as well - probably just a bug with Swype, not the battery pull).

If I do start to experience any problems, would I run into issues if installed Update.zip again?
[Droid Incredible General] bamadroid:
Thanks! I appreciate any help you can give me
[Droid Incredible General] Dafrag:
Alright, I left my phone off all night and my phone is now functioning properly.

Sent from my Incredible
[Droid Incredible General] antone315:
Okay i am mentally challenged when it comes to cell phones and I cant wait any longer for this update. Anyways, I downloaded this update to my computer and after I mount it I go to open folder to view files. Then when the screen pops up where do I put it? right in removable disk H where I have like pics, mp3 folder, cdmi, etc.? Thank you everybody in advance
[Droid Incredible General] antone315:
when i do this it says E: can't open/cache/recovery/command...also says no such file or directory..obviously i put it in the wrong location:(
[Droid Incredible General] Loading...:
does anyone know if the may OTA is required to 'officially' receive the 2.2 OTA?
[Droid Incredible General] jmyaer:
For me to fix swype, I just uninstalled it and then reloaded it again and it fixed the issue, but I went back to the swype website and logged in and had them re-send me the email link, so I started over completely and that fixed the issue for me
[Droid Incredible General] fajardoju90:
i downloaded the .zip,dropped it into the root of my sd card,and followed every step to the letter. but all i get when i get to the sdcard:update.zip is an installation aborted. it says "E:signature verification failed"

would greatly appreciate some help
[Droid Incredible General] fajardoju90:
ok so im following everything step by step.i have the correct version on everything.but when i get the sdcard:update.zip i get either "E:cant open /cache/recovery/command" or itll try to install and get an installation abortion message with "E:signature verification failed"

can anyone shed some light on this for me please? i want to share the feeling of finally having froyo too:(
[Droid Incredible General] ThinkDinc:
Definitely double check that your SD card is formatted to FAT 32 and not FAT or something else through My Computer, right click on the sd card and select properties.

Make sure you have the correct baseband and software number listed in the OP.

If you're going the stock S-OFF way then make sure you removed clockwork mod by running the full 2.1 stock ROM.

I'm not sure what the error message is pointing to but maybe one of those things would help.
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
Im sorry

I feel kind of bad for posting this thread up, but at this point, i can no longer help you guys with complex issues...you will have to rely on the help of other threads or posts by other users

-However...if someone could please PM me directions to get the OTA working with clockwork mod or Unrevoked, or whatever, i would like to put that in the OP...so i no longer have users asking me about it...Im am extremely unfamiliar with rooting, because i did it once and messed up my phone...so i am not doing it again.

-Also, for those of you that need help downgrading your phone(because many of you are having issues with the link i provided)...please contact this user http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=763834....just dont say i sent you, lol...i dont want him to get mad at me....he was a great help to me a couple weeks back when i needed help downgrading my phone.

-And again i am extremely sorry that i can no longer help you guys...but I am about to go into my Junior year in High School (yes im a youngin)...and that is my main focus.

-But as i said above...just please alert me in a PM, as to broken links or rooting, so i can update the OP
[Droid Incredible General] Dafrag:
Alright everybody.

I slaved over my phone for a grooling 3 HOURS to get the FroYo update working.

I have run into many similar problems that everyone else is going through, so I thought that I would shed some light on what I did to get my phone to work for me.

First of all, I hooked my phone up to my computer, and dropped the "update.zip" into the root folder on my SD card.

Next, when I was trying to install the update, I kept getting the "E: can't open/cache/recovery/command" error, however, I did the hold the "volume up" button and power button at the same time repeatedly until I got the drop-down screen that asked if I wanted to reboot, update, etc.

When I finally was able to select to update via the SD card, I kept getting the "E:signature verification failed" error.

After hours of hair pulling I finally dropped the update into the root folder of my SD card AND my internal storage.

Next, I made sure my phone was charged to 50+%.

Lastly, I went through the same steps to install the update again, only this time I unplugged my phone from my computer while I was updating and TA-DAAAAAAA!

I don't know if this will work for everyone, but it sure as heck worked for me!

Also, it will take FOREVER for your phone to boot up the first time, so do not do a battery pull or anything.

In total, it took my phone roughly 45 minutes to get to the main screen after installing the update, so if you think that your phone has forzen at a screen because nothing is happening, do not freak out!

I hope that this post helps anyone having similar problems that I did!

-Dafrag
[Droid Incredible General] marcmarshall:
Dafrag- wow. You are quite creative and brave. If had to make a prediction I would have bet on the brick outcome. Congrats mate! Any landing you talk away from....

And you think 3 hours its a long time? That probably explains something here :)
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
For those of you that are hacing issues with downgrading to 2.1 in order to get 2.2 loaded or those that have 2.2 and want to know how to get root, go to this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=771178
[Droid Incredible General] crashdogy:
ya thats not working for me ?
[Droid Incredible General] Hack.Me:
Try my instructions?
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
Well im trying to update this thread with all the instructions plus the .zip attachment...but it told me the file is too large...any ideas...im a noob trying to help people, lol
[Droid Incredible General] crashdogy:
I did get this ?

-- Install from sdcard...

verifying update package...

installing update...

Verifying current system...

asser failed: very long string

E: Error in /sdcard/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation Aborted
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
thats odd...cuz that didnt happen to me...this is what happened for me

--Instal from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

Installing update...

Verifying Current system...

Removing uneeded files...

Patching system files...

Unpacking new files...

Symlinks and permissions...

Reboot via menue to coplete

istalation
[Droid Incredible General] rmk40:
If you have modified or removed ANYTHING (that includes City ID) from the original ROM, the update is going to fail. A substantial portion is being applied via patch diffs, so the update script is validating the files are as it expects before letting you proceed.

You need to be on build 1.22.605.2, not having touched anything in /system, for this to work.
[Droid Incredible General] Hack.Me:
So what you're telling me is you:

Renamed the file you downloaded "Update"

Placed the file on the root of your SD card

Completely turned the power off

Held Volume Down + Power to enter Hboot

Volume down twice to recovery and hit the power button

Confirm seeing an red triangle to ensure you are running stock recovery

While at that image hit Volume UP + power for diag options

Chose “Apply sdcard:update.zip”
[Droid Incredible General] crashdogy:
Yes thats what i did, i’ am 100% stock and s-Off going to try factory reset and reformate my SD-card
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
So you are rooted?...i dont think this will work with root, i cant tell you for sure, because i refuse to root my phone...but i think you need stock recovery
[Droid Incredible General] crashdogy:
this is error

-- Install from sdcard...

verifying update package...

installing update...

assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop"

, "ro.build.fringerprint") == "verizon/inc/inc/in

c:2.1-update1/eERE27/161494:user/release-keys" II

file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "verizon_wwe/inc/inc/inc:2.

2/FRF91/231334:user/release-keys"

E:error in /sdcard/update.zip

(status 7)

Installation aborted
[Droid Incredible General] Hack.Me:
schwartzman93 : Do you have a messenger service that I can contact you at to review some things?

I am already noticing some issues after updating via this method

1: Upon returning to Hboot to confim S-off was still off, I was immediatly prompted for gift delivery to which I ended up back to the recovery image.

2: My weather is no longer updating. It fails every time.

3: Market will no longer load or download / install applications

4: I have lost the ability to unlock via menu button and now must swipe down
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
I understand what your saying...but you said you are S-OFF, which obviously means your rooted...i dont think the update.zip will work in clockwork recovery
[Droid Incredible General] Hack.Me:
Reboot to your OS and go to software information via Menu > Settings > About Phone > Software Information.

Tell me all of the information on that page please.
[Droid Incredible General] Hack.Me:
Just because he has S-OFF doesn't mean he is running clockwork...
[Droid Incredible General] crashdogy:
i'am 100% stock i just s-Off i have the stock recovery
[Droid Incredible General] schwartzman93:
try turning it to S-ON
[Droid Incredible General] Hack.Me:
There's absolutely no reason S - OFF would prevent him from doing so. as I just did completed it while having S - OFF as well.