I just did a trade with someone and got his Epic 4G Touch. He mentioned the phone was rooted but I didn't catch what rom he had on there. The phone was working fine but had all of his information on it, so I did a factory reset so I can get all of my stuff on it. Once the phone rebooted, it shows the Samsung loadup screen with a yellow exclamation point at the bottom of the screen, then goes to a screen that says "Android" on it, then it seemingly turns off. I can't get the phone to load up at all, it just goes to that Android screen and goes black. Any ideas on how I can get this back up and running? Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.
Hold power and vol down, then hit vol up and you should be in odin mode. Just flash a new kernel and rom with that using odin. There are plenty of en in the development section. I like stock rooted deodexed rom with LoSt kernel
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Thanks for the response. I did that and it shows a screen that says "Downloading...Do not turn off target!!". I presume I have to flash the ROM from my home computer since I'm at work right now. Is that normal that you would have to reflash a rom after doing a factory reset? I did that on my Evo that was rooted and the ROM that was on the phone originally still loaded up like normal.
FYI: it has Zedomax v3 for the kernel. I think I will try out the stock setup you suggested once I get home.
in most cases u dont realy need to do wipe date( factory reset) but i dont think is the wipe data messed up ur phone. i could wrong tho when did a factor reset did u wiped the internal storage too? that might cause the problem
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skykc0401 said:
in most cases u dont realy need to do wipe date( factory reset) but i dont think is the wipe data messed up ur phone. i could wrong tho when did a factor reset did u wiped the internal storage too? that might cause the problem
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When you have a custom rom you never want to do a factory restore as it is not a factory rom ..... Use odin to flash a stock rom or download one and put it on micro sd and use cwm to install ... Vol up and power
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When you have a custom rom you never want to do a factory restore as it is not a factory rom ..... Use odin to flash a stock rom or download one and put it on micro sd and use cwm to install ... Vol up and power
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I didn't realize it would do that. Is it necessary to have a microSD card to install a new ROM? Also, I am looking to have the stock software on this phone, but still keep it rooted to be able to use the hotspot. Would this be the correct link to downloading that? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282415
Thanks for the help everyone. You guys are why XDA rules the roost!
Yes that is the rom for installing in cwm...., now about sd card go into cwm and mount internal and hook up to computer with usb .....the newer cwm versions can do this some of the first one could not .....if your computer then sees the phone put room on internal and flash if not then you will have to odin or use card
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Yes that is the rom for installing in cwm...., now about sd card go into cwm and mount internal and hook up to computer with usb .....the newer cwm versions can do this some of the first one could not .....if your computer then sees the phone put room on internal and flash if not then you will have to odin or use card
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Makes sense. I will give this a shot when I get home in an hour and report back.
Looks like it didn't work. I attempted to install via Odin and here is the log:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> factoryfs.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/007> RES OK !!
<ID:0/007> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
<ID:0/008> Added!!
It looks like everything worked properly, but when I rebooted the phone it still does the same thing as before. Did I miss something?
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I tried downloading the completely stock EG-30 Tar and installed it via Odin. Now I see the Sprint boot screen but it just keeps looping over and over. Im going to try to reinstall again and see what it does....
OK you need ah stock rom and will unroot so you can start from the beginning. It happens to me all the time.
latoso said:
OK you need ah stock rom and will unroot so you can start from the beginning. It happens to me all the time.
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I thought that is what I just installed? I installed the package from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
I would definitely go back to full stock and then start fresh from there. If you run into other issues just ask. That's what we are here for.
I thought what I downloaded off that page was full stock? Can you provide a link to what I should be installing?
What file did u odin ?
Use this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
it works I have done it ...
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So far I have tried Stock-EG30 and Deodexed-Rooted-Busybox-EG30.
Ten Ounce said:
So far I have tried Stock-EG30 and Deodexed-Rooted-Busybox-EG30.
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The deodexed is cwm zip .....was the first one a kernel only ?
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I'm not entirely sure. He doesn't remember what ROM he had, only the kernel (Zedomax v3) that he had installed. I tried doing the deodexed package first and nothing happened. When I went to the stock package it changed the boot screen to the Sprint version but just loops endlessly. Had I not done the factory reset I would've had more details but I haven't been able to load up anything since then.
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I'm not entirely sure. He doesn't remember what ROM he had, only the kernel (Zedomax v3) that he had installed. I tried doing the deodexed package first and nothing happened. When I went to the stock package it changed the boot screen to the Sprint version but just loops endlessly.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
Odin this one it goes back to complete stock then u, can root but this will get phone working now
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
Odin this one it goes back to complete stock then u, can root but this will get phone working now
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Thats the one I just did that has me in the endless boot loop.
Ten Ounce said:
Thats the one I just did that has me in the endless boot loop.
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You did it in pda with nothing checked but reboot in odin ? If so try again
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Can someone please help me. I recently tried flashing a ROM that used aroma. I followed OP install instructions and in the middle of selecting options in aroma, aroma froze. I battery pulled and now it when i try booting into recovery, all it does is show the Team Win logo (I'm on the latest TWRP) then the screen turns black and attempts to reboot the system. But there is no system so it gets stuck on the SAMSUNG GALAXY SIII screen.I was on CM10.1 and it is stuck on the boot image with the CM guy. Someone please help
solis888 said:
Can someone please help me. I recently tried flashing a ROM that used aroma. I followed OP install instructions and in the middle of selecting options in aroma, aroma froze. I battery pulled and now it when i try booting into recovery, all it does is show the Team Win logo (I'm on the latest TWRP) then the screen turns black and attempts to reboot the system. But there is no system so it gets stuck on the SAMSUNG GALAXY SIII screen.I was on CM10.1 and it is stuck on the boot image with the CM guy. Someone please help
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If I'm not wrong, you may have bricked your device
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solis888 said:
Can someone please help me. I recently tried flashing a ROM that used aroma. I followed OP install instructions and in the middle of selecting options in aroma, aroma froze. I battery pulled and now it when i try booting into recovery, all it does is show the Team Win logo (I'm on the latest TWRP) then the screen turns black and attempts to reboot the system. But there is no system so it gets stuck on the SAMSUNG GALAXY SIII screen.I was on CM10.1 and it is stuck on the boot image with the CM guy. Someone please help
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When booting, there are three options: System (regular boot), Recovery, and Download.
If two aren't working, try the third. Using Download Mode and Odin, you can reflash the recovery. Just follow the Rooting Guide. Hope you gt it fixed.
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When booting, there are three options: System (regular boot), Recovery, and Download.
If two aren't working, try the third. Using Download Mode and Odin, you can reflash the recovery. Just follow the Rooting Guide. Hope you gt it fixed.
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Made my answer look like s%#t lol
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Aweshocked said:
If I'm not wrong, you may have bricked your device
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Highly doubt i bricked it because it still can enter download mode.
topherk said:
When booting, there are three options: System (regular boot), Recovery, and Download.
If two aren't working, try the third. Using Download Mode and Odin, you can reflash the recovery. Just follow the Rooting Guide. Hope you gt it fixed.
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Ah thank you hopefully this works
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Made my answer look like s%#t lol
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In my opinion, Hard Bricking is when the phone doesn't respond at all. Most people even say that the charging light is the only thing that will turn on. Since OP was able to boot up and at least see the TWRP boot screen, it definitely wasn't a brick. Since he was getting something other than a blank screen, not all hope was lost.
Okay well Odin kept showing fail. I followed the intructions exactly, but it always showed fail. Any ideas?
Do you have Kies installed? If so, uninstall it and reboot (the computer) and try again
If still nothing, try different cables, different ports, and a different computer if possible
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Do you have Kies installed? If so, uninstall it and reboot (the computer) and try again
If still nothing, try different cables, different ports, and a different computer if possible
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Is it possible to uninstalled Kies while unable to access the rom, Recovery, or do anything in download Mode?
Actually, if your computer recognizes the device, you can try deleting the Kies files, but i don't know for sure
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Is it possible to uninstalled Kies while unable to access the rom, Recovery, or do anything in download Mode?
Actually, if your computer recognizes the device, you can try deleting the Kies files, but i don't know for sure
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Is Kies installed on your computer? It's a program on both the phone and on the computer.
topherk said:
Is Kies installed on your computer? It's a program on both the phone and on the computer.
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Do you have Kies installed? If so, uninstall it and reboot (the computer) and try again
If still nothing, try different cables, different ports, and a different computer if possible
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It is installed on my computer but when i try uninstalling, it doesn't show up in control panel.
solis888 said:
It is installed on my computer but when i try uninstalling, it doesn't show up in control panel.
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If you can't find it, just make sure the process isn't running. Ctr+Alt+Delete and look for the Kies running process and kill it and make sure it doesn't restart
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Ah, sorry you're gonna have to get it off there, it interferes with ODIN :\
If all else fails, you can attempt to do a full wipe by using Odin to install a Stock TW Rom. I think there's a stickied guide around here somewhere with a fairly recent stock rom strictly for Odin. This will wipe everything on your phone but will leave your external SD untouched. Others have mentioned Kies, which I have never used so I have little that I can say about it.
Also, for future reference, there are two types of bricks: a soft brick and a hard brick. A hard brick is the one with a more concrete definition being that your phone/electronic device is just an expensive paperweight as the hardware/in-depth(wrong word but you get the meaning) software has been corrupted so much that the phone does nothing. This is most commonly seen with messed up boot managers due to the wrong rom being downloaded. A soft brick, on the other hand, is where a phone fails to operate but there is a chance for it to be recovered. This one is much more common and is what you are experiencing. It's off topic but yeah lol. Good luck with your phone.
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If all else fails, you can attempt to do a full wipe by using Odin to install a Stock TW Rom. I think there's a stickied guide around here somewhere with a fairly recent stock rom strictly for Odin. This will wipe everything on your phone but will leave your external SD untouched. Others have mentioned Kies, which I have never used so I have little that I can say about it.
Also, for future reference, there are two types of bricks: a soft brick and a hard brick. A hard brick is the one with a more concrete definition being that your phone/electronic device is just an expensive paperweight as the hardware/in-depth(wrong word but you get the meaning) software has been corrupted so much that the phone does nothing. This is most commonly seen with messed up boot managers due to the wrong rom being downloaded. A soft brick, on the other hand, is where a phone fails to operate but there is a chance for it to be recovered. This one is much more common and is what you are experiencing. It's off topic but yeah lol. Good luck with your phone.
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Aha! So you did Brick it, I was right
But I'm sorry for your troubles
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CNexus said:
Ah, sorry you're gonna have to get it off there, it interferes with ODIN :\
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I found it now and when i try uninstalling , the InstallShiels wizard shows that it is uninstalling Kies but gets stuck on Unregistering Modules
I uninstalled Kies and restarted PC but I still get the same problem.
In the message box from Odin i get the Following:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004>Initialization..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
and it stays frozen like that. Any ideas?
solis888 said:
I uninstalled Kies and restarted PC but I still get the same problem.
In the message box from Odin i get the Following:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004>Initialization..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
and it stays frozen like that. Any ideas?
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Have u waited long enough to tell if it was frozen? Or is it just not responding?
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Aweshocked said:
Have u waited long enough to tell if it was frozen? Or is it just not responding?
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Failed multiple times
Finally fixed it. Used sextape's Odin mc3 leak "nodata" rooted. Worked perfectly
So I got my Note 2 a week or so before Christmas and rooted it within a couple of days. All has been fine until recently, where it's been crashing a lot, and yesterday it died. Now it just boot loops permanently and can't be stopped without removing the battery.
I have tried flashing to stock via Odin as per this tutorial but every time I try to do it, it fails. Output:
Code:
><ID:0/003> Added!!
><OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
><OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
><OSM> Please wait..
><OSM> N7100XXDLL4_N7100H3GDLL2_N7100NEDLK1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
><OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
><OSM> Leave CS..
><ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
><ID:0/003> File analysis..
><ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
><ID:0/003> Initialzation..
><ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
><ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
><ID:0/003> system.img
><ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
><ID:0/003> boot.img
><ID:0/003> cache.img
><ID:0/003> hidden.img
><ID:0/003> recovery.img
><ID:0/003> modem.bin
><ID:0/003>
><ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
><ID:0/003> Added!!
><OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
From what I've read I'm a victim of Sudden Death Syndrome, which is a problem with Samsung firmwares at Android 4.1.1 and is fixed by updating. Obviously, since I had rooted, I couldn't update the phone and as I wasn't aware of SDS I didn't update away from it myself. Now my phone is bricked and I'm at a loss for what to do.
I live in the UK and my carrier is 3, if it helps. As I said it is rooted and the Custom Binary Download is at Yes (1 counts) so I can't just send it back to 3 and have it replaced. I'm fine with flashing another ROM (I've been planning on trying Paranoid Android) but I don't have a bootloader installed.
Thanks for any help in advance.
Have you tried to flash another stock rom?
Can you get into download mode ?
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Have you tried to flash another stock rom?
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Yes, that's what I was trying to flash with Odin.
try to install CWM and install a rom again, maybe that will help you.
Helped me if had Endless Bootloop
Crimvel said:
try to install CWM and install a rom again, maybe that will help you.
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How do I install Clockwork Mod with Odin?
Gamoc said:
How do I install Clockwork Mod with Odin?
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I followed the guide on CM
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_n7100
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I followed the guide on CM
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After spending 90 minutes getting this to work (involving failed installations of VCRedis, uninstalling all the ones I had, installing the one specifically linked in the guide that still didn't work, going for an older version of Heimdall which, eventually, flashed and said it completed) the phone is still in a bootloop every time I turn it on and I can't boot into recovery with Power button + Volume up + home.
This is really beginning to frustrate me.
Gamoc said:
After spending 90 minutes getting this to work (involving failed installations of VCRedis, uninstalling all the ones I had, installing the one specifically linked in the guide that still didn't work, going for an older version of Heimdall which, eventually, flashed and said it completed) the phone is still in a bootloop every time I turn it on and I can't boot into recovery with Power button + Volume up + home.
This is really beginning to frustrate me.
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Hmm sorry to hear this seems it is bubar (bricked up beyond all recognition)
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Hmm sorry to hear this seems it is bubar (bricked up beyond all recognition)
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Do you have any idea why this would have happened? As I said, all I did was root it months ago and it just died of its own accord. I was under the impression that SDS was recoverable.
Gamoc said:
After spending 90 minutes getting this to work (involving failed installations of VCRedis, uninstalling all the ones I had, installing the one specifically linked in the guide that still didn't work, going for an older version of Heimdall which, eventually, flashed and said it completed) the phone is still in a bootloop every time I turn it on and I can't boot into recovery with Power button + Volume up + home.
This is really beginning to frustrate me.
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few days ago.....i went into bootloop with just flashing a wrong framework.res apk which i modded for some tweaks but anyways its not a big prob. just flash cwm or twrp on ur device.....u have to be very paticular about pressing the keys.....remove battery once its completely off, place the battery again, charge it well and then press 3keys(vol.up,power,home) together wait untill u get to see samsung logo....release all keys once u got the logo on ur screen.....and once u r in recovery flash any rom of ur choice....also flash a good updated firmware of ur choice...hope this helps
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
few days ago.....i went into bootloop with just flashing a wrong framework.res apk which i modded for some tweaks but anyways its not a big prob. just flash cwm or twrp on ur device.....u have to be very paticular about pressing the keys.....remove battery once its completely off, place the battery again, charge it well and then press 3keys(vol.up,power,home) together wait untill u get to see samsung logo....release all keys once u got the logo on ur screen.....and once u r in recovery flash any rom of ur choice....also flash a good updated firmware of ur choice...hope this helps
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I've already tried flashing CWM and it just won't work. I tried to go look up TWRP but their site is having an SQL database error so I can't get it to try. Is there any chance at all of it working if Clockwork Mod won't work?
I don't see a Samsung logo, I see the Note 2 splash then it reboots and shows me again...ad nauseum.
Gamoc said:
I've already tried flashing CWM and it just won't work. I tried to go look up TWRP but their site is having an SQL database error so I can't get it to try. Is there any chance at all of it working if Clockwork Mod won't work?
I don't see a Samsung logo, I see the Note 2 splash then it reboots and shows me again...ad nauseum.
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well i never faced such prob. i used my note2 for 2mnths and then rooted it.....after verifying everything.....what else i can say plz try twrp....if it works well n good if not.....tell me....then i'll see what else i can do for u
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
well i never faced such prob. i used my note2 for 2mnths and then rooted it.....after verifying everything.....what else i can say plz try twrp....if it works well n good if not.....tell me....then i'll see what else i can do for u
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Oh I will definitely try it as soon as its site doesn't say "Cannot connect to the MySQL Database Server" at me.
Gamoc said:
Oh I will definitely try it as soon as its site doesn't say "Cannot connect to the MySQL Database Server" at me.
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if site is down for some reasons.....u can get it from someone else.....i am sure everyone here on xda have few roms and these 2 recoveries for their devices......
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@Gamoc
Don't waste your time with CWM or TWRP or any other custom roms
Just flash a stock firmware. After restart, hold Volume UP + Home + Power buttons until you get into recovery mode, then release them.
If you cannot get into recovery mode, most likely you have internal storage error.
Probably partitions (or mbr) are corrupted. There is nothing you can do.
If you get into recovery, do a factory reset.
So last night I upgraded to 4.3 from stock 4.1.2 through OTA. The phone boots, but I get the message "Unfortunately, S Suggest has stopped" and when I close that dialog, it pops up again almost instantly. If I am sneaky, I can get past the lock-screen, but that is it. It also spontaneously restarts.
Getting past the lockscreen reveals that not only is S Suggest continually crashing, but many other programs are as well. I didn't want to try anything to fix this without first getting some advice for fear I'd make it worse.
When I had 4.0.4, this phone was rooted. I lost root through the 4.1.2 update. CPU tuner continued to work after the 4.1 update, so I never bothered to re-root. Could this be causing an issue with 4.3?
Have you tried using Odin to reflash the stock ROM to fix the issue?
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Bruce Lee said:
Have you tried using Odin to reflash the stock ROM to fix the issue?
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DO NOT DO THIS... Unless you want a brick. Once you are on 4.3 bootloaders you're stuck there. Any attempt to Odin will result in a hard brick (which can be recovered via SD card now)
You can flash any rom you want to via custom recovery as long as it doesn't modify the bootloader it is OK. But do not even think about using Odin.
Odin is now a Nasty 4 letter word. ODIN=HARDBRICK
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DO NOT DO THIS... Unless you want a brick. Once you are on 4.3 bootloaders you're stuck there. Any attempt to Odin will result in a hard brick (which can be recovered via SD card now)
You can flash any rom you want to via custom recovery as long as it doesn't modify the bootloader it is OK. But do not even think about using Odin.
Odin is now a Nasty 4 letter word. ODIN=HARDBRICK
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First off, thank you for the reply.
I have only ever flashed roms via Odin and honestly have no idea what custom recovery means. Is that something I should have set up beforehand? If this is fixable, could you point me to some info on how to do this?
I was hoping that the solution would be as simple as a factory reset, but I guess this is not the case?
anonymous78 said:
First off, thank you for the reply.
I have only ever flashed roms via Odin and honestly have no idea what custom recovery means. Is that something I should have set up beforehand? If this is fixable, could you point me to some info on how to do this?
I was hoping that the solution would be as simple as a factory reset, but I guess this is not the case?
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Yes a factory reset should do the trick. Don't flash anything just boot into recovery and factory reset. Sometimes these problems occur after firmware updates especially if you were rooted previously.
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If you're still having issues after a factory reset do a search for how to install custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) I personally prefer TWRP some prefer CWM. So you can flash a rom only without a bootloader. I can link you to the rom I am running now if you need me to. It is very stable and I can't find anything wrong with it as of right now.
But be warned if you are under warranty you will void your warranty by doing so and no amount of using triangle away will keep Samsung from knowing that you voided your warranty.
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Florad77 said:
Yes a factory reset should do the trick. Don't flash anything just boot into recovery and factory reset. Sometimes these problems occur after firmware updates especially if you were rooted previously.
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Ok, I tried a factory reset. It boots to the welcome screen but it is unresponsive and restarts after ~20 seconds. When it restarts it gets stuck on the boot animation. The factory reset is the only thing I have done to the phone since these issues began, is there something else I should have done?
theramsey3 said:
If you're still having issues after a factory reset do a search for how to install custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) I personally prefer TWRP some prefer CWM. So you can flash a rom only without a bootloader. I can link you to the rom I am running now if you need me to. It is very stable and I can't find anything wrong with it as of right now.
But be warned if you are under warranty you will void your warranty by doing so and no amount of using triangle away will keep Samsung from knowing that you voided your warranty.
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I would appreciate any recommendations you have for a rom if you are sure it will work after trying to install 4.3
I'm starting to get very anxious.
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Ok, I tried a factory reset. It boots to the welcome screen but it is unresponsive and restarts after ~20 seconds. When it restarts it gets stuck on the boot animation. The factory reset is the only thing I have done to the phone since these issues began, is there something else I should have done?
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Is your phone under warranty? If so send it in to be fixed. If your phone isn't under warranty or you simply don't care about your warranty please click Show contents below
Go here to install recovery and Go here for all the goodies you might want to flash I used this Rom by Loserskater on my phone
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Is your phone under warranty? If so send it in to be fixed. If your phone isn't under warranty or you simply don't care about your warranty please click Show contents below
Go here to install recovery and Go here for all the goodies you might want to flash I used this Rom by Loserskater on my phone
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Not entirely sure I understand the process here.
-I need to flash TWRP through Odin, though I thought you said to absolutely not use Odin?
-Then I flash SuperSU and KnoxRemover somehow?
-But then I have to access the play store? Will I even be able to do this? Or is this part optional for what I want?
-I have no idea what I'm suppose to do with the second link. Do I have to flash a bootloader, kernel, radio, and rom separately?
I feel like an idiot for not understanding this.
anonymous78 said:
Not entirely sure I understand the process here.
-I need to flash TWRP through Odin, though I thought you said to absolutely not use Odin?
-Then I flash SuperSU and KnoxRemover somehow?
-But then I have to access the play store? Will I even be able to do this? Or is this part optional for what I want?
-I have no idea what I'm suppose to do with the second link. Do I have to flash a bootloader, kernel, radio, and rom separately?
I feel like an idiot for not understanding this.
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Ok on that note I do need to elaborate, Odin is only bad if you are trying to flash back to something prior to 4.3 because all the odin .tar.md5 files contain a boot loader, and the bootloader is the killer of these phones after the 4.3 upgrade.
* flash TWRP with Odin (that is safe)
* Dont worry with the SuperSU and KnoxRemover at this point right now Unless you want root access(but wait till after you get the ROM to boot again.)
* You will then need the ROM flash it in TWRP, wipe the dalvik and cache, then reboot the system
If you have any further Questions feel free to ask
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DO NOT DO THIS... Unless you want a brick. Once you are on 4.3 bootloaders you're stuck there. Any attempt to Odin will result in a hard brick (which can be recovered via SD card now)
You can flash any rom you want to via custom recovery as long as it doesn't modify the bootloader it is OK. But do not even think about using Odin.
Odin is now a Nasty 4 letter word. ODIN=HARDBRICK
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Sorry for the scare all. I apologize. I guess you learn something new everyday. I must be out the loop then.
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Ok on that note I do need to elaborate, Odin is only bad if you are trying to flash back to something prior to 4.3 because all the odin .tar.md5 files contain a boot loader, and the bootloader is the killer of these phones after the 4.3 upgrade.
* flash TWRP with Odin (that is safe)
* Dont worry with the SuperSU and KnoxRemover at this point right now Unless you want root access(but wait till after you get the ROM to boot again.)
* You will then need the ROM flash it in TWRP, wipe the dalvik and cache, then reboot the system
If you have any further Questions feel free to ask
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I don't think TWRP is flashing correctly. This is suppose to replace the default android recovery that I access by holding Vol up+menu at boot right?
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
//It restarts here, boots to setup, crashes as usual, hangs on a second restart. ~1 minute later Odin says it passes
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
As far as I can tell, nothing has changed
anonymous78 said:
I don't think TWRP is flashing correctly. This is suppose to replace the default android recovery that I access by holding Vol up+menu at boot right?
As far as I can tell, nothing has changed
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So when you try to boot into recovery it still takes you to the stock recovery?
not to try to make anyone feel retarded, but yes to get to recovery press vol up, home key and then power button for 4 seconds(how long it takes on my phone then I release the power button wait 2 seconds) and release all buttons
theramsey3 said:
So when you try to boot into recovery it still takes you to the stock recovery?
not to try to make anyone feel retarded, but yes to get to recovery press vol up, home key and then power button for 4 seconds(how long it takes on my phone then I release the power button wait 2 seconds) and release all buttons
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Yep, that send me to stock recovery.
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Yep, that send me to stock recovery.
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Try to get CWM on it. I found a link here but it is a huge file 118MB. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
Are you using odin 3.09 now? or still using the 3.07?
theramsey3 said:
Try to get CWM on it. I found a link here but it is a huge file 118MB. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
Are you using odin 3.09 now? or still using the 3.07?
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Ok so I was using 3.07, I tried 3.09 with CWM and TWRP and had the same results as before. Using the toolkit (which doesn't officially support 4.3--not sure if that's important) I get the message "waiting for USB debugging to be enabled", and of course I can't enable this.
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Ok so I was using 3.07, I tried 3.09 with CWM and TWRP and had the same results as before. Using the toolkit (which doesn't officially support 4.3--not sure if that's important) I get the message "waiting for USB debugging to be enabled", and of course I can't enable this.
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I'm going to have to sit back and wait for someone else to chime in on this one?
Maybe you can try to flash the Odin .Tar again and see if maybe it will boot. I read somewhere tonight that some people are having to flash some things more than one time to get them to work right.
It probably took my phone 5 minutes to boot after I recovered it. I really thought I hadn't fixed it then it just booted. So it might just take longer than you expect?
I will try to help if I can think of anything thing else to try but as of now I am out of ideas.
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I'm going to have to sit back and wait for someone else to chime in on this one?
Maybe you can try to flash the Odin .Tar again and see if maybe it will boot. I read somewhere tonight that some people are having to flash some things more than one time to get them to work right.
It probably took my phone 5 minutes to boot after I recovered it. I really thought I hadn't fixed it then it just booted. So it might just take longer than you expect?
I will try to help if I can think of anything thing else to try but as of now I am out of ideas.
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Is there no way to use stock recovery to flash a stock 4.3 rom?
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Is there no way to use stock recovery to flash a stock 4.3 rom?
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Not on AT&T there isn't. You can flash a stock firmware with odin if you have an I747M, Do Not Try this with an AT&T phone after going to 4.3 bootloaders.
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Anyone out there that can help with the Note 2 SGH-T889 .pit file? Thanks in advance, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Edited: I need the file, a download link would be appreciate it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48398405
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Is this to be used only with heimdall or with a PC and Odin as well? Thanks!
Both heimdall and odin, why do you need this file for ?
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Well, I mistakenly flashed a file that was supposed to fix the wifi when in the leaked 4.3 roms a while back, but I flashed the 7100 one, and messed everything up. I was still able to get to them rom and all but eventually was just able to get to the custom recovery and thats it, now it just stays at the logo screen. I think I messed up the efs and some other things
I can still connect to a PC thru Odin and it recognizes the phone just fine, I can get to the custom recovery too and flash roms but it never passes the splash screen of that rom.
You can try emergency recovery through Kies or flash stock ROM and then flash flash whatever you want.
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I have flashed countless original Stock Roms, with every file they come with, and still hangs
I think it might have to do with the internal sd partion, Im hoping the .pit file fixes that? Not sure.
slick4mitch said:
I have flashed countless original Stock Roms, with every file they come with, and still hangs
I think it might have to do with the internal sd partion, Im hoping the .pit file fixes that? Not sure.
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Have you tried a factory reset? Sometimes even after Odin I've had to factory reset. By the way since u flashed the wrong bootloader have you flashed the full stock from Sam mobile?
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kintwofan said:
Have you tried a factory reset? Sometimes even after Odin I've had to factory reset. By the way since u flashed the wrong bootloader have you flashed the full stock from Sam mobile?
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Is not that I flashed a wrong bootloader, but yes, I have flashed our 4.3 bootloaders, even our 4.1 bootloader and it always hangs. I did a factory reset, I clean the internal sdcard, nothing, still hangs.
I know my EFS is messed up, it says it when I try to mount in the recovery, it even says it in the regular recovery, but it was loading the rom before with a messed up EFS.
I now have a Note 3 but I have taken upon myself to revive my Note 2
I can't get the .pit file to work usin Odin, it always fails, also I believe my system partition is not mounting at all, nor does the preload partition.
I second ciphercodes Kies recovery idea.
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Coug76 said:
I second ciphercodes Kies recovery idea.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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I tried it but it won't connect to Kies, but the phones does connects to the PC and its recognized by Odin.
slick4mitch said:
I tried it but it won't connect to Kies, but the phones does connects to the PC and its recognized by Odin.
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And, just to be clear, that was following the emergency recovery process? There is the kies update, apart from the emergency recovery process. I hate to give up on a device...
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It just wont connect to Kies. Remember, I can't load up a rom, so Im trying to connect using download mode. It says connecting and stays like that, I think it might be dead
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It just wont connect to Kies. Remember, I can't load up a rom, so Im trying to connect using download mode. It says connecting and stays like that, I think it might be dead
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Have you made any progress on this? I have a T-Mobile Note 2 also needs reviving.....I can only get it into download mode, can't get it into recovery mode......
I keep getting this error:
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Please share what you know. thanks
Hello everyone,
I have an issue and I'm hoping that someone could maybe point me to the right direction: I was encrypting my S3 (i747M, running stock 4.4.2) with the options that are available through the Security menu in Touchwiz, and one of the requirements was that the phone be plugged through the encryption process as it needed a minimum of 80% battery. While I started the process, my phone was plugged and it was going on for about 2 minutes, when it fell from my table and got unplugged.. The back of the phone opened and when I restarted it, it never went past the part where before booting, it asks for a password before proceeding.
So, now the phone doesn't boot anymore.. I guess it's worth mentioning that I do have access to both download and recovery mode.
What I have tried to do so far has been:
Cleaning cache and dalvik and wiping the phone: nothing
Trying to flash the stock 4.4.2 ROM via Odin: nothing
Tried flashing another ROM via Philz, such as CM or Carbon: still nada..
If anyone could weight in and maybe provide any assitance or point me to the right direction, it would be tremendous help!
Thank you!
Did you format Dalvik, cache, data, and system before trying to flash a custom ROM?
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Did you format Dalvik, cache, data, and system before trying to flash a custom ROM?
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Yup, I did. I did wipe system with the philz function to wipe before flashing a new ROM, but incidentally neither Carbon or CM have flashed properly.. I get a little android laying down with a red triangle.. I hadn't realize that before.
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I don't use Philz as I prefer to do each step using Touch CWM. Not sure what to suggest. Hopefully, someone with encryption experience will respond to your post.
Did you try flashing in Odin with re-partition checked?
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Did you try flashing in Odin with re-partition checked?
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Nope, I hadn't try that but thank you, I definitely will give it a try and report back.
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It didn't work.. I get this error message:
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/010> Odin v.3 engine (ID:10)..
<ID:0/010> File analysis..
<ID:0/010> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/010> Initialzation..
<ID:0/010> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/010> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/010> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 1876)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I flashed after the stock md5 through Odin without the re-partion thingy checked and it flashed, but I get back to the booting part where I'm asked for the password to decrypt the phone, and it just reboots after that..
Anything else I could possibly do?
Try flashing like before with re-partition checked, but this time also click the PIT button and use this file.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489996938
Might not work, but could be worth a shot if the encryption is interfering with the internal pit on your device. If so, perhaps using one like this will work....?
Beyond that I'm just not sure. But if I think of anything I'll let you know.
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Try flashing like before with re-partition checked, but this time also click the PIT button and use this file.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489996938
Might not work, but could be worth a shot if the encryption is interfering with the internal pit on your device. If so, perhaps using one like this will work....?
Beyond that I'm just not sure. But if I think of anything I'll let you know.
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Thank you! I will try to flash it again with the PIT file you've shared and report back
DocHoliday77 said:
Try flashing like before with re-partition checked, but this time also click the PIT button and use this file.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489996938
Might not work, but could be worth a shot if the encryption is interfering with the internal pit on your device. If so, perhaps using one like this will work....?
Beyond that I'm just not sure. But if I think of anything I'll let you know.
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That you for the pit, and sorry I got back to report so late. I flashed the pit but I think since it wasn't an i747m pit it didn't work properly.. The phone no longer booted so I followed a "debricking" guideline I found on another post and now I can access download mode at least. Other than maybe trying with a, 747m pit what do u think my choices are? Just to JTAG it?
Thank you
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I suggest getting into download mode and trying to flash a full i747m ROM again in Odin.
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That you for the pit, and sorry I got back to report so late. I flashed the pit but I think since it wasn't an i747m pit it didn't work properly.. The phone no longer booted so I followed a "debricking" guideline I found on another post and now I can access download mode at least. Other than maybe trying with a, 747m pit what do u think my choices are? Just to JTAG it?
Thank you
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Oh man! I'm really sorry about that! I must have been thinking it was the I747....
Do as audit13 suggested though. Flash your stock 4.4.2 firmware via Odin and it should get it working again.
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Thank you again. I'll try flashing the stock version again and I will report back. Should I try it without the PIT?
I would. I don't see it making anything worse to try it. If you can get a pit from another I747m, you could try it with that one. Obviously, don't use the one I gave you again!
If you know someone with the same model, I can help you get a pit from that device if you can't find one somewhere around here.
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Sorry for the so late reply, but I had to travel for work and wasn't coming here. As a matter of fact I do have a second S3, and i747M also that I could retrieve the PIT from. Could you guide as to how I can do that please? Thank you!
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I suggest getting into download mode and trying to flash a full i747m ROM again in Odin.
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Thank you for the suggestion. I was able to resolve it in the end I had done that before, but I was unable to get past the samsung logo, because I was missing the correct .PIT i believe. What I ended up doing was flashing stock firmware downloaded from sammobile via Odin and, using the stock recovery, I wiped data / factory reset and it worked! For some reason it didn't and hadn't work with a custom recovery, although I was doing the same process.
Thank you for everyone who helped with this!