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PirateRum ROM HELP!!!

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  • 11-10-2010 10:55pm
    #1
    cullenswood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,220 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I have just installed the PirateRum ROM on my HTC Desire through the Rom Manager.

    It seemed to install alright, but all I am getting is the PIRATE RUM logo on the main screen and am unable to get any further than this....

    Is this a screen saver thingy and if so how do I unlock the screen!!

    I am just hoping I haven't messed my phone up!!


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    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    cullenswood wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have just installed the PirateRum ROM on my HTC Desire through the Rom Manager.

    It seemed to install alright, but all I am getting is the PIRATE RUM logo on the main screen and am unable to get any further than this....

    Is this a screen saver thingy and if so how do I unlock the screen!!

    I am just hoping I haven't messed my phone up!!

    Did you do a wipe first?

    The firat boot after installing a rom always takes a lot longer than normal. Hang in there!


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    cullenswood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,220 ✭✭✭cullenswood


    breeno wrote: »
    Did you do a wipe first?

    The firat boot after installing a rom always takes a lot longer than normal. Hang in there!

    Its been stuck like this for a few hours!


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    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    Did you do a full wipe before flashing? If not, that has probably led to the problem.

    First step - pull the battery out, put it back in and try to boot again.....


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    cullenswood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,220 ✭✭✭cullenswood


    breeno wrote: »
    Did you do a full wipe before flashing? If not, that has probably led to the problem.

    First step - pull the battery out, put it back in and try to boot again.....

    Nope I dont think I did a full wipe :(

    What should I do after reboot as that screen is still coming up!


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    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    Pull the battery again and put back in. Restart in recovery mode (hold volume down and power button together. A white screen should appear with a few options. Select recovery(using volume keys to move up/down and power button to select. Then try to reboot.

    Hopefully this works. If not, we have another option, dont worry ;)


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    cullenswood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,220 ✭✭✭cullenswood


    breeno wrote: »
    Pull the battery again and put back in. Restart in recovery mode (hold volume down and power button together. A white screen should appear with a few options. Select recovery(using volume keys to move up/down and power button to select. Then try to reboot.

    Hopefully this works. If not, we have another option, dont worry ;)

    Panicking now.....same thing...same screen still coming up


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    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    Ok, power on while holding volume down key again and this time select apply update.zip. That should bring you into clockwork recovery once rom manager installed it properly. Let me know when you get to clockwork recovery....


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    cullenswood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,220 ✭✭✭cullenswood


    breeno wrote: »
    Ok, power on while holding volume down key again and this time select apply update.zip. That should bring you into clockwork recovery once rom manager installed it properly. Let me know when you get to clockwork recovery....
    No such file or directory.....installation aborted!!

    Sh1t sh1t sh1t!


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    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    It's ok. Do you have a way to access your sd card. Maybe through a card reader or something?


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    cullenswood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,220 ✭✭✭cullenswood


    breeno wrote: »
    It's ok. Do you have a way to access your sd card. Maybe through a card reader or something?

    I can get a card reader tomorrow. Left it in work


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    osnola ibax
    Registered Users Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭osnola ibax


    You are ok mate, you're phone is fine, once you get anything out of it at all its fully recoverable.


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    osnola ibax
    Registered Users Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭osnola ibax


    Can you actually get into clockwork recovery, green writing on black background, did you do a nandroid back up before installing?


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    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    Well when you do get access you need to put an update.zip on the root of your sd card and apply update.zip in recovery mode.

    That will bring you into clockwork recovery and you can do a full wipe including partitions, also including going into advanced menu and wiping dalvik cache and the click install zip from sd card and installing the rom again.

    I'm trying to track down the file for you now.....


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    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    See here

    http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/310794/fake-flash-by-koush-launching-recovery-on-your-device-without-a-pc/

    When you download the zip file just rename it update.zip


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    cullenswood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,220 ✭✭✭cullenswood


    breeno wrote: »
    See here

    http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/310794/fake-flash-by-koush-launching-recovery-on-your-device-without-a-pc/

    When you download the zip file just rename it update.zip

    Breeno,

    Thanks a million for your help last nite. Got phone back in working order this morning. Thought I had messed it up!

    Must have been the failure to wipe that caused the problem? I thought I had read somewhere that there was only a need to do this the first time I changed Rom.

    Thanks again


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    #17
    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    No problem mate, glad I could help :D

    PS Is the piraterum rom any good??


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    #18
    cullenswood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,220 ✭✭✭cullenswood


    Not a massive fan of it myself and have switched back to Pinky already! Might try it again in a few days as I think my original panic had tempered my opinion!


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