Vivacity keeps repeating the T-Mobile logo and won't start

[Guest ShurikMD]

Hey, guys!

So, I've had my phone for almost a year now. I got it from T-Mobile and I immediately unlocked, and it has worked fine... until today. Today it seemed that some of the apps kept crashing, so I decided to re-boot my phone. However, when turning it back, on it went through the Android screen to the T-mobile logo screen and then it just started repeating the T-mobile logo over and over again. It basically keeps repeating the T-mobile logo until I take out the battery.

Any advice on what I could do? If there's any way to not lose the info that have on my phone, that would be great too :)

Thanks!

[Guest gbosh]

Try this

[Guest BLu3HaZe]

@gbosh - Wouldn't that be a bit radical first step?

@ShurikMD - If you have ClockWorkMod custom recovery installed, you can try clearing the Dalvik Cache and Cache, that has helped me solve such issues on stock based ROMs. If it works, your data will be untouched. If not, next step would be to clear the Data partition (factory reset) too and see, which should most probably fix your issue, BUT your phone will be completely erased and will be starting like a new phone.

None known methods will remove your unlocking of network you've done.

How to install CWM (if you don't have already) has been described in detail in quite a few posts around the forum.

[Guest ShurikMD]

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

@BLu3HaZe, I don't think I have ClockWorkMod custom recovery installed. I just copied this version of ClockWorkMod and I put it on my sd card

http://blog.podtwo.com/android/recovery/ClockworkMod%20Recovery%20for%20ZTE%20Blade2.html

However, I have no idea how to install it if I can't turn on my phone...

Also, I just tried getting into FTM. I turned it on by by pressing the volume down button and a box that says FTM showed up on the screen... however, nothing else is loading. Any suggestions for what I should do now?

[Guest irishpancake]

If I were you, I would use Amphora's TPT for cwm recovery. As your phone is stock partitions, it is the easiest method.....see link below.

http://www.modaco.com/index.php?/topic/359365-Orange-San-Francisco-2-won't-go-into-recovery-mode#entry2059207

Follow all instructions carefully.

Also, when you get cwm on, do fix permissions as well as wiping cache and dalvik...best of luck!!

[Guest BLu3HaZe]

I'm not sure of what's possible with the FTM screen (stock recovery) except for unlocking. As your device boots to FTM though, recovery works, that means getting CWM on your device would be the simple way to go.

For that, boot into the bootloader and install drivers, run the 'CWM auto installer for fastboot'.

To get to the bootloader, there is a key combination like to boot to recovery, power+volume up/down as I vaguely remember, but it has worked only once for me more than 6 months ago, when I had FTM, so I can't really confirm.. Or maybe the buttons were different, as I was pressing everything until I got to bootloader. :)

Edited December 5, 2012 by BLu3HaZe

[Guest ruyzalim]

try this it saved my vivacity ;)

http://www.modaco.com/topic/354290-how-tosave-your-dead-vivacity/

[Guest ShurikMD]

Thanks for the help guys! Unfortunately, I couldn't save any of my information. However, I was at least able to bring my phone back to life by using this method: http://www.modaco.co...-dead-vivacity/

Edited December 11, 2012 by ShurikMD