New user in "I did something a bit stupid" shocker

[Guest Epimer]

I got a little over-eager in my ROM experimenting. I tried to put Japanese Jellyfish RLS3b onto my new SF, but overlooked the need to unlock my phone first. As such, it won't boot past the shiny new boot screen.

My backup plan was to put the Orange stock ROM on there in case I did something stupid like this... but I forgot. Because I am an idiot.

I'd still press on with that plan (Orange stock ROM --> unlock phone --> redo Japanese Jellyfish RLS3b), but with the phone not booting I don't get to the "Mount SD card?" option which let Windows 7 see the device, and hence I can't transfer the stock ROM over to undo my mess.

What's the best (and/or quickest) way to dig myself out of this hole? I have an Arch Linux install up and running if that makes things easier.

Thanks.

[Guest klutsh]

Get clockwork on http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...rkmod-recovery/

Then flash a rom through that. :unsure:

[Guest Epimer]

Get clockwork on http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...rkmod-recovery/

Then flash a rom through that. :unsure:

I have Clockwork on there. But I don't have the old Orange stock ROM transferred across (because I forgot), and so can't revert back to that ROM. Sorry for being unclear.

Side-question: I have the phone recognised as /dev/sdb on my Arch Linux install, but it won't mount ("no medium found on /dev/sdb").

[Guest kallt_kaffe]

I got a little over-eager in my ROM experimenting. I tried to put Japanese Jellyfish RLS3b onto my new SF, but overlooked the need to unlock my phone first. As such, it won't boot past the shiny new boot screen.

My backup plan was to put the Orange stock ROM on there in case I did something stupid like this... but I forgot. Because I am an idiot.

I'd still press on with that plan (Orange stock ROM --> unlock phone --> redo Japanese Jellyfish RLS3b), but with the phone not booting I don't get to the "Mount SD card?" option which let Windows 7 see the device, and hence I can't transfer the stock ROM over to undo my mess.

What's the best (and/or quickest) way to dig myself out of this hole? I have an Arch Linux install up and running if that makes things easier.

Thanks.

Did you forget to to a wipe of data/cache when installing JJ RLS3b? If so, just power on the phone with volume-down pressed to enter recovery and wipe data/cache and try again. First boot with RLS3b takes a long time as it has to create the dalvik-cache. You do not need to unlock the phone to run JJ RLS3b.

[Guest Epimer]

Did you forget to to a wipe of data/cache when installing JJ RLS3b? If so, just power on the phone with volume-down pressed to enter recovery and wipe data/cache and try again. First boot with RLS3b takes a long time as it has to create the dalvik-cache. You do not need to unlock the phone to run JJ RLS3b.

I wiped both, yes. How long is "a long time" - I ask in case I'm mistaking a freeze for a long initial boot :unsure:

(I can revert to the stock Orange ROM now, by manually mounting the USB storage through Clockwork. Which I'm sure is what was being suggested before but I was being too obtuse to realise B) )

Edited January 3, 2011 by Epimer

[Guest jamidodger1]

Have You tried mounting USB Storange In Mounts in Clockwork Recovery?

[Guest Epimer]

Have You tried mounting USB Storange In Mounts in Clockwork Recovery?

I just found that option, yes, and it works like a charm. Thanks for the help.

[Guest Afrodude]

I wiped both, yes. How long is "a long time" - I ask in case I'm mistaking a freeze for a long initial boot :unsure:

5-10 minutes is normal.

[Guest jamidodger1]

Happy To Help (:

[Guest Epimer]

Everything's up and running perfectly now. I was just being a tad impatient with the initial boot time. Like I said: I'm an idiot.

Thanks very much for your help and patience, guys.