Samsung galaxy s2 stuck in cynogen mod 7 boot loop!! HELP!

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 10:43

hey all, I have a SGS2. I rooted it successfully. installed CWM. tried to install the zip 4 cynogenmod 7.1 from their official page, said the zip installed. So i rebooted the phone and it just sticks in a continuous loop on the cynogen boot screen. please help! i cant recover because ive lost the backup i made what can i do?

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 11:11

squarehead94 said:
hey all, I have a SGS2. I rooted it successfully. installed CWM. tried to install the zip 4 cynogenmod 7.1 from their official page, said the zip installed. So i rebooted the phone and it just sticks in a continuous loop on the cynogen boot screen. please help! i cant recover because ive lost the backup i made what can i do?

Have you tried clearing cache & then going into advanced & clearing dalvik cache? Both in CWM.

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:15

yup, tried. still no joy

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:17

i dont know what to do

havent got access to my pc til about 4pm stuck in school til 330 :/

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 11:17

Try installing the zip again & rebooting.

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:19

Mattey1 said:
Try installing the zip again & rebooting.

did that about 3 times too

thanks for the help so far...
just to make sure im doing it correctly, how do i install the zip when im in cwm? id like to see if im doing it right.

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 11:22

squarehead94 said:
did that about 3 times too thanks for the help so far...
just to make sure im doing it correctly, how do i install the zip when im in cwm? id like to see if im doing it right.

"install zip from sdcard"
"choose zip from sdcard" or "choose zip from internal sdcard" depending where you saved it
Navigate to the zip file
press power once on the zip
use volume buttons to choose "yes"
"reboot system"

If that doesn't work try going into mounts & storage & formatting system there & then try installing the zip again.

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:27

doing this now... does it matter if the zip im using is signed? Its the latest cynogen mod 7.1....
edit: still doesnt work

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 11:35

Are you installing the zip twice with no reboot between it?

Also try fix permissions under advanced.

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:36

Mattey1 said:
Are you installing the zip twice with no reboot between it?

the first time i did by accident, but i havent since :/
also tried fixing permissions, no joy

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 11:40

Ok step by step

Reboot into Cwm

wipe data/factory
wipe cache
wipe dalvik (under advanced)
format system (under mounts & storage)
Install zip from SDCARD > navigate to the zip > install once > don't reboot > install again & then install gapps.zip
Reboot phone & all should work :S

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:44

YESSSSS!!!! IT WORKS!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 11:46

squarehead94 said:
gapps.zip?

Google apps.

Cyanogen doesn't package them as standard.

http://goo.im/gapps

You need the CM7 pack

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:48

do i need this now i have got it finally working?

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 11:49

squarehead94 said:
do i need this now i have got it finally working?

Yeah if you want the market etc

Just make sure you choose the right version there is 2 CM7 options there so check under "settings > about phone" for the version you have

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:53

so is it the same method of installation as the firmware was?
thanks a lot!

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 11:56

Yep same method but without the data/system wipes.

No problem glad it works!

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 11:58

thanks so much! all i miss is the vlingo voice navigation, that was pretty cool!
ill sort this gapps out when i get home, i cant put it on at the mo. Thanks a lot!
ste

squarehead94 · 9 May 2012 at 12:55

will i still need to install app2sd to run apps of the memory card?

Matteysan · 9 May 2012 at 13:16

I'd imagine so, But don't quote me on that I've never bothered to do it