So weird phenomenon started happening yesterday. I was on cm10.1 RC5 and hadn't done anything new to my phone but randomly throughout the day it would just go black and not respond to unlock and basically looked like it was in power off mode. Only way to get it back up is to reboot but then it will freeze in 5 mins to an hour and power off again.
I thought it was a rom issue at first so I flashed to cm10.2 the most stable one right now but it happened again. So I tried to restore to stock and after I fianlly got it to stock on android 4.12 and then when I was setting up the phone it happned again.
One thing though, I booted phone into recovery and kept it on for more than 2 hours without any random shutoffs or freezes which leads me to believe its still a software issue. Any help?
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So weird phenomenon started happening yesterday. I was on cm10.1 RC5 and hadn't done anything new to my phone but randomly throughout the day it would just go black and not respond to unlock and basically looked like it was in power off mode. Only way to get it back up is to reboot but then it will freeze in 5 mins to an hour and power off again.
I thought it was a rom issue at first so I flashed to cm10.2 the most stable one right now but it happened again. So I tried to restore to stock and after I fianlly got it to stock on android 4.12 and then when I was setting up the phone it happned again.
One thing though, I booted phone into recovery and kept it on for more than 2 hours without any random shutoffs or freezes which leads me to believe its still a software issue. Any help?
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How are you wiping the phone? Which recovery are you using? it does sound ROM related, because you say it stays up in recovery. It could be what edfunkycold talked about before, Sudden Death Syndrome
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How are you wiping the phone? Which recovery are you using? it does sound ROM related, because you say it stays up in recovery.
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I'm wiping the phone through TWRP recovery. Cleaned out the cache,data,storage,system, factory reset basically.
Ftwpker said:
I'm wiping the phone through TWRP recovery. Cleaned out the cache,data,storage,system, factory reset basically.
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When you say storage are you talking about internal or external? You should not wipe internal storage, some of these files are needed for the Operating System. It's not sudden death syndrome.
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When you say storage are you talking about internal or external?
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Its all internal. I only just put in an external sd card to flash the rom from. I flashed the stock using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099. Don't know if that makes any different then say restoring from another method.
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Its all internal. I only just put in an external sd card to flash the rom from. I flashed the stock using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099. Don't know if that makes any different then say restoring from another method.
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I added info to pervious post, in case you didn't see it, do not wipe internal storage, Operating System uses some of those files. Everything else your wiping is correct.
joeyhdownsouth said:
I added info to pervious post, in case you didn't see it, do not wipe internal storage, Operating System uses some of those files. Everything else your wiping is correct.
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mm shoot I didn't know that. Since its already wiped does that effect anything? I dont think wiping internal created the problem though since it was present before I started flashing to stock.
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mm shoot I didn't know that. Since its already wiped does that effect anything? I dont think wiping internal created the problem though since it was present before I started flashing to stock.
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Before you flashed to stock, were you wiping internal, like when you flashed CM?
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I added info to pervious post, in case you didn't see it, do not wipe internal storage, Operating System uses some of those files. Everything else your wiping is correct.
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Before you flashed to stock, were you wiping internal, like when you flashed CM?
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Ya i did wipe the internal at least two times when I was flashing different CM roms.
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Ya i did wipe the internal at least two times when I was flashing different CM roms.
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Theres the problem. Theres a thread around here about reformatting internal storage somewhere, I'll see if I can find it, if some1 doesn't beat me to it.
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joeyhdownsouth said:
Theres the problem. Theres a thread around here about reformatting internal storage somewhere, I'll see if I can find it, if some1 doesn't beat me to it.
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When you flashed billiard's OTA stock, did you keep stock or you flashed custom recovery, and did you keep root? From my understanding, only stock recovery will erase and rewrite internal storage. I would try it again, and do not flash custom recovery or root access. Let the phone boot up without flashing root or custom recovery. If it boots, and doesn't freeze and die for awhile, then proceed with rerooting and installing custom recovery again.
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Theres the problem. Theres a thread around here about reformatting internal storage somewhere, I'll see if I can find it, if some1 doesn't beat me to it.
Are you saying that is causing the phone to randomly die? Or do you mean its another problem?
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When you flashed billiard's OTA stock, did you keep stock or you flashed custom recovery, and did you keep root? From my understanding, only stock recovery will erase and rewrite internal storage. I would try it again, and do not flash custom recovery or root access file.
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I flashed custom recovery because I wasn't sure if I would be able to reflash or go into recovery again if the stock rom didnt work. Also I didn't root either.
Ftwpker said:
I flashed custom recovery because I wasn't sure if I would be able to reflash or go into recovery again if the stock rom didnt work. Also I didn't root either.
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The only thing I can tell you is to try flashing again, without custom recovery, it should wipe and reformat internal storage for you. I don't think custom recovery allows internal storage to be rewritten. As long as you can get into download mode, you can always use ODIN to reflash stock image, should anything happen and the stock ROM didn't work. If your not familiar with ODIN, you can try mskip's toolbox here.
joeyhdownsouth said:
The only thing I can tell you is to try flashing again, without custom recovery, it should wipe and reformat internal storage for you. I don't think custom recovery allows internal storage to be rewritten. As long as you can get into download mode, you can always use ODIN to reflash stock image, should anything happen and the stock ROM didn't work. If your not familiar with ODIN, you can try mskip's toolbox here.
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Do you have a link on how to use odin to reflash? Want to have it handy in case I get stuck in a bootloop again.
Ftwpker said:
Do you have a link on how to use odin to reflash? Want to have it handy in case I get stuck in a bootloop again.
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Try the toolbox I posted above. It will open ODIN and flash the needed files for you. YOU MUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS VERY CAREFULLY. The thing most people miss when using this toolbox, is make sure your phone's serial number shows up, before trying anything else this toolbox will do.
Or you can watch this video from QBKING77 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHpqK6D3P_Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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edfunkycold said:
Or you can watch this video from QBKING77 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHpqK6D3P_Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Totally forgot about this
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Totally forgot about this
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Alright thanks. Will try if needed. Can i install custom recovery if everything woks?
Ftwpker said:
Alright thanks. Will try if needed. Can i install custom recovery if everything woks?
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Yes, root 1st, then custom recovery. But, to me, the easier way, toolbox will do all these things for you. Let me know how it goes!
joeyhdownsouth said:
I added info to pervious post, in case you didn't see it, do not wipe internal storage, Operating System uses some of those files. Everything else your wiping is correct.
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Incorrect, nothing that the OS uses gets stored on the internal storage, it all goes to system... It is completely safe to wipe your internal storage when moving between ROMs, I and many others do it with every flash
flastnoles11 said:
Incorrect, nothing important that the OS uses gets stored on the internal storage, it all goes to system... It is completely safe to wipe your internal storage when moving between ROMs, I and many others do it with every flash
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Hi!
I will have to send my Kindle back since it has a hardware issue. What is the smoothest way to reset it completely i.e including removing TWRP2 and the custom bootloader.
I found a quite outdated thread in which it seemed like you could just flash the original Kindle image, will that work? Also, I do have a NAND-backup, if I restore the device to this backup will it also restore the bootloader and remove TWRP?
Thanks in advance!
Massy
Masssy said:
Hi!
I will have to send my Kindle back since it has a hardware issue. What is the smoothest way to reset it completely i.e including removing TWRP2 and the custom bootloader.
I found a quite outdated thread in which it seemed like you could just flash the original Kindle image, will that work? Also, I do have a NAND-backup, if I restore the device to this backup will it also restore the bootloader and remove TWRP?
Thanks in advance!
Massy
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If you flash the stock ROM it will reset everything including TWRP and root..
fiddlefaddle said:
If you flash the stock ROM it will reset everything including TWRP and root..
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Worked perfectly, had a hard time finding the stock software though. While looked for it I did I find a thread that discussed the matter further. As it turns out you could get it from Amazons site, duh
Masssy said:
Worked perfectly, had a hard time finding the stock software though. While looked for it I did I find a thread that discussed the matter further. As it turns out you could get it from Amazons site, duh
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Can you share the steps as what you did?
wintablet said:
Can you share the steps as what you did?
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Download the stock software from amazon.com and http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_k6_updatesi?nodeId=200790620
And wipe everything in TWRP then flash like any other rom...
fiddlefaddle said:
Download the stock software from amazon.com and http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_k6_updatesi?nodeId=200790620
And wipe everything in TWRP then flash like any other rom...
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The downloaded file is a bin file. After downloading I copied that to root of SD card (Just like any other ROM), however TWRP won't see that file when I boot KF in Recovery.
You have to rename the .bin to .zip before moving it to your sdcard
just be careful with how you wipe. I wiped too much once and ended up having to get a factory cable to fix my kindle.
soupmagnet said:
You have to rename the .bin to .zip before moving it to your sdcard
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You are right I forgot about that... thanks lol
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chris_m128 said:
just be careful with how you wipe. I wiped too much once and ended up having to get a factory cable to fix my kindle.
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Correct... factory reset,cashe,dalvik.. that's it DO NOT WIPE SDCARD OR SYSTEM.
fixed...sorry...
Thanks for starting this thread. When i do a search for "bootloop" all threads have at least 500 postings and i really don't want to spend all day trying to find the part that pertains to this.
I've tried and tried to flash an ics rom (any ics rom) and today decided to flash cm9 stable. Still the same problem...stuck in a bootloop.
Btw. I always clear all 3 caches 3-5 times.
I would assume my problem is with ROM Manager/ because when I go back and load my backup, it says the md5 sum is missing or doesn't match. I'm a;lways able to find one of my backups that match. Any suggestions?
T-Mobile
CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7
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Kernel Version 2.6.35.14
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If you have access to a computer, download the ROM you want to flash, and if you can boot into recovery on your phone do that and mount your sd card. You should be able to move the file via USB to your phone and flash it.
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Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
Thanks for starting this thread. When i do a search for "bootloop" all threads have at least 500 postings and i really don't want to spend all day trying to find the part that pertains to this.
I've tried and tried to flash an ics rom (any ics rom) and today decided to flash cm9 stable. Still the same problem...stuck in a bootloop.
Btw. I always clear all 3 caches 3-5 times.
I would assume my problem is with ROM Manager/ because when I go back and load my backup, it says the md5 sum is missing or doesn't match. I'm a;lways able to find one of my backups that match. Any suggestions?
T-Mobile
CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7
Dewizzed V2.5.2
Kernel Version 2.6.35.14
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You should just backup ur phone up using ur recovery...thats what people mean when they say nandroid...
phordych05 said:
You should just backup ur phone up using ur recovery...thats what people mean when they say nandroid...
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Unfortunately CWM won't do a reliable backup. With my Nexus One I never had these problems. I flashed countless ROM's from ROM Manager.
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RTFOP said:
If you have access to a computer, download the ROM you want to flash, and if you can boot into recovery on your phone do that and mount your sd card. You should be able to move the file via USB to your phone and flash it.
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Downloaded CM 9.0.0 to PC, Rebooted into Recovery, connected to PC, Mounted USB, Dragged and dropped zip to SD card, wiped all three caches 3 times, installed zip from SD Card via CWM (should I use amon ra?), rebooted phone.....bootloop.
Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
Unfortunately CWM won't do a reliable backup. With my Nexus One I never had these problems. I flashed countless ROM's from ROM Manager.
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so you think rom manager is better then cwm....really...?... ive never had a problem and im a flashaholic... but did you try a different kernel...?and you did a cache wipe after you rebooted the first time...?
phordych05 said:
so you think rom manager is better then cwm....really...?... ive never had a problem and im a flashaholic... but did you try a different kernel...?and you did a cache wipe after you rebooted the first time...?
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I Thanks for the input. Not sure what the question is inferring. CWM is a recovery. Rom Manager isn't, but it only works (to my knowlege) with CWM.
Anyway. I'm looking for help.
Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
I Thanks for the input. Not sure what the question is inferring. CWM is a recovery. Rom Manager isn't, but it only works (to my knowlege) with CWM.
Anyway. I'm looking for help.
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What recovery are you using? It is a known issue when flashing CM9, if you use non-touch recovery and you use it to wipe your cache partition, you will hang during boot. Download TDJ,s cache wipe script to the same sd card as your ROM. After your done flashing CM9 & Gaaps, flash his cache wipe script as your last step, and you should be able to boot up. His scripts are stickied. Some say they don't have this issue, but a lot do and can't get past the booty screen. Good luck and let us know.
Thanks for the help. I just flashed CWM Touch and it solved the problem. I'm now rockin' CM 9.0!
I've searched both xda and Google and haven't been able to find anything.
Yesterday, I formatted everything possible via CWM6.0.2.3 (/storage, /data, etc.) and (of course) ended up having to reinstall the stock rom as I've effectively soft-bricked my phone.
After getting everything up and running again, I installed ROM Manager and it said that I still had TWRP still installed. What's more, the stock rom had the wallpaper and lock screen message I'd set up before formatting everything.
I later hooked my phone up to my pc and deleted everything from both internal storage and my sd card, though Windows showed that there was still some data left on the phone. I again did a fresh install of the stock rom and the previous background, message, and TWRP are still there.
I know I'm being a bit nitpicky, but where is this data hidden and how can I delete it?
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I've searched both xda and Google and haven't been able to find anything.
Yesterday, I formatted everything possible via CWM6.0.2.3 (/storage, /data, etc.) and (of course) ended up having to reinstall the stock rom as I've effectively soft-bricked my phone.
After getting everything up and running again, I installed ROM Manager and it said that I still had TWRP still installed. What's more, the stock rom had the wallpaper and lock screen message I'd set up before formatting everything.
I later hooked my phone up to my pc and deleted everything from both internal storage and my sd card, though Windows showed that there was still some data left on the phone. I again did a fresh install of the stock rom and the previous background, message, and TWRP are still there.
I know I'm being a bit nitpicky, but where is this data hidden and how can I delete it?
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You need to Odin a full wipe stock Rom that will format everything
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BHurst said:
You need to Odin a full wipe stock Rom that will format everything
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So if I were to do a full wipe with Odin, what would I check? Flash Lock, Nand Erase All, or T Flash?
demiipoet said:
So if I were to do a full wipe with Odin, what would I check? Flash Lock, Nand Erase All, or T Flash?
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Only select Auto-Reboot. There should be a one-click that will prevent disaster. It is right here. Be aware of the 16 vs 32 GB option.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
The Root said:
Only select Auto-Reboot. There should be a one-click that will prevent disaster. It is right here. Be aware of the 16 vs 32 GB option.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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I've tried having Auto-Reboot and F-Time Reset checked and I still have residual files.
After trying the one click method you linked, absolutely nothing changed except I was no longer rooted. Still had same apps, lock screen, wallpaper, etc.
And you've done a factory wipe? What apps are remaining? I guess I should get more specific.
The Root said:
And you've done a factory wipe? What apps are remaining? I guess I should get more specific.
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Yes, I've done a factory wipe. All of my apps remain; I still have Chrome, ROM Manager, Nova Launcher, etc.
If I delete everything, everything goes to stock except behind the scene things like TWRP still being installed (according to ROM Manager).
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I've searched both xda and Google and haven't been able to find anything.
Yesterday, I formatted everything possible via CWM6.0.2.3 (/storage, /data, etc.) and (of course) ended up having to reinstall the stock rom as I've effectively soft-bricked my phone.
After getting everything up and running again, I installed ROM Manager and it said that I still had TWRP still installed. What's more, the stock rom had the wallpaper and lock screen message I'd set up before formatting everything.
I later hooked my phone up to my pc and deleted everything from both internal storage and my sd card, though Windows showed that there was still some data left on the phone. I again did a fresh install of the stock rom and the previous background, message, and TWRP are still there.
I know I'm being a bit nitpicky, but where is this data hidden and how can I delete it?
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Did you watch this video? Follow the instruction to a T and you should be good to go..
http://www.qbking77.com/how-to-unroot/unroot-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii.html
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Did you watch this video? Follow the instruction to a T and you should be good to go..
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I'm relatively certain I followed the directions properly, and it works as far as getting back to stock. Though in the video he mentions that data wouldn't be wiped and that's what I was aiming for: wiping absolutely everything so that the phone is as when I first got it. No custom recoveries, no saved lockscreen message, nothing.
You may have to manually delete them then.
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U need to flash a full complete stock image from odin. Im willing to bet you have a return to stock thread in your development section. If your using a mobile app remember to check stickys as they dont show by default.
cbass15 said:
You may have to manually delete them then.
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I've tried that (by hooking up my phone to my pc and deleting everything) :/ Just performed another factory data reset and Rom Manager still says I have CWM and TWRP already installed.
RomsWell said:
U need to flash a full complete stock image from odin. Im willing to bet you have a return to stock thread in your development section. If your using a mobile app remember to check stickys as they dont show by default.
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I've tried returning to stock, both with the Odin method and the flash-only method :\
I have a " RESET_LJ7.zip" that will delete everything including recovery and reset flash counter, but it's a huge file, I'm not home, and I haven't uploaded it anywhere. You can search for that zip file name because I can't remember where I originally found it, or I can upload it tonight for you, it's just a flashable zip
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I have a " RESET_LJ7.zip" that will delete everything including recovery and reset flash counter, but it's a huge file, I'm not home, and I haven't uploaded it anywhere. You can search for that zip file name because I can't remember where I originally found it, or I can upload it tonight for you, it's just a flashable zip
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Where are custom recoveries stored? And is there some way for me to access it? I would think right clicking "Phone" from Explorer and hitting "Format" would delete everything, but apparently it doesn't.
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Where are custom recoveries stored? And is there some way for me to access it? I would think right clicking "Phone" from Explorer and hitting "Format" would delete everything, but apparently it doesn't.
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No I'm not sure where the recovery is restored, I didn't make the zip I just have a copy of it because I needed it when I returned 2 phones to Sprint Like I said search that name for the zip, and if you still don't find it I'll upload it when home, that could be VERY late though
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Here's stock LJ7. I assume you know how to use Odin so here's the file as posted by Skunk Ape1. All credit goes to him.
http://d-h.st/GVs
Oh and also, the files you delete while "formatting" the phone on the computer are only the extra app data (like back-ups and such) and other extra files. Things like recovery are in hidden system files that I believe can only be deleted through a specific clear (like system/data clear in TWRP) or by flashing a complete stock tar through Odin. Well you can also manually delete them but that takes a while.
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No I'm not sure where the recovery is restored, I didn't make the zip I just have a copy of it because I needed it when I returned 2 phones to Sprint Like I said search that name for the zip, and if you still don't find it I'll upload it when home, that could be VERY late though
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I couldn't find the .zip via Google nor xda, but don't worry about it. My phone works perfectly fine and I can return to stock well enough. It just bothers me that there seems to be some secret folder/residual data that I can't seem to get rid of ><
porshce2 said:
Here's stock LJ7. I assume you know how to use Odin so here's the file as posted by Skunk Ape1. All credit goes to him.
http://d-h.st/GVs
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I've already returned my phone to stock (several times) via the directions in the [HOW TO] Root, Unroot, Hotspot, Roms, Tips and more! 10/5/12 thread (I'm assuming both .tar would work the same way), but thank you.
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Here's stock LJ7. I assume you know how to use Odin so here's the file as posted by Skunk Ape1. All credit goes to him.
http://d-h.st/GVs
Oh and also, the files you delete while "formatting" the phone on the computer are only the extra app data (like back-ups and such) and other extra files. Things like recovery are in hidden system files that I believe can only be deleted through a specific clear (like system/data clear in TWRP) or by flashing a complete stock tar through Odin. Well you can also manually delete them but that takes a while.
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That is correct, the recovery is stored on a separate partition from the OS, so you cant clear that just by formatting system and such. Its also best to simply replace it and not clear it, because if you clear it you are completely removing everything from the recovery partition and that may or may not cause issues
@OP, One way you can remove your custom recovery (and replace it with the stock recovery) is by flashing a full stock tar. In the general section there is a thread titled "MA6 OTA!!!", read through there because some people posted links to how to get the stock recovery back on without having to ODIN a full stock tar (they needed to flash the LJ7 to MA6 OTA through the stock recovery)
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That is correct, the recovery is stored on a separate partition from the OS, so you cant clear that just by formatting system and such. Its also best to simply replace it and not clear it, because if you clear it you are completely removing everything from the recovery partition and that may or may not cause issues
@OP, One way you can remove your custom recovery (and replace it with the stock recovery) is by flashing a full stock tar. In the general section there is a thread titled "MA6 OTA!!!", read through there because some people posted links to how to get the stock recovery back on without having to ODIN a full stock tar (they needed to flash the LJ7 to MA6 OTA through the stock recovery)
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Ah, thank you so much. The main thing that was bugging me was that I couldn't seem to get rid of CWM and TWRP, but now I know they're hidden.
But I've flashed CWM, TWRP, then went back to CWM and whenever I open Recovery Setup in Rom Manager, it says that both CWM and TWRP are already installed, which is what's bugging me. Rom Manager works just fine and all, but I'm just really curious about why/how I can have two recoveries installed at the same time (I thought flashing one would delete the other).
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Ah, thank you so much. The main thing that was bugging me was that I couldn't seem to get rid of CWM and TWRP, but now I know they're hidden.
But I've flashed CWM, TWRP, then went back to CWM and whenever I open Recovery Setup in Rom Manager, it says that both CWM and TWRP are already installed, which is what's bugging me. Rom Manager works just fine and all, but I'm just really curious about why/how I can have two recoveries installed at the same time (I thought flashing one would delete the other).
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This is why I hate the dependence that people have built on touch recoveries and recovery controlling apps. It makes people forget that the recovery works like a computer bios. It's not hidden. It's just on its own partition. When you fire it up, it's essentially booting a separate partition so that you can control everything on the main partition and nothing from your rom or kernel are in use at the time.
I really hate to start a new thread but I really can't find a reason/solution to this issue. It's just as the title says. I tried flashing the MIUI ROM just as any ROM and got a failed error. Then went to do my nandroid restore and it just hangs on the splash screen (boot screen). Anyway I thought there could be a bad download so I took out the SD and redownloaded synergy on my laptop, then put it back in the phone and nothing but the nandroid should let me restore. I even tried moving the files to the internal SD and nothing. The only thing I can think of is to Odin back to stock? Is it the same method as rooting? I'm sure I can find that out, but I'm just confused why it seems TWRP doesn't want to work. Thanks for any help, it's 4 a.m. here and I'm dog tired.
Are you on the latest TWRP?
If all else fails you could go back to stock and root again.
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Are you on the latest TWRP?
If all else fails you could go back to stock and root again.
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I think so. Yeah, just didn't want to go throught it all, and didn't know why.
jtadak said:
I think so. Yeah, just didn't want to go throught it all, and didn't know why.
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Can I just reflash recovery from the state I'm in, or do I still need to unroot? I've moved some of my files to the ext SD within recovery but some things won't move and I really don't want to wipe it.
jd14771 said:
Try wiping everything 3X, then go to the reboot menu, and reboot system, wipe both the cache and dalvik cache and try to restore.
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Do you mean reboot recovery? I can't reboot system. Sorry, not trying to split hairs, just trying to be specific.
Odin back to stock seems like the best option.
Sent from a galaxy note 2 far far away...
are you able to flash a different rom, say a stock rom? It's possible you got a corrupted TWRP download.
Since they just released another update 2.4.3, you might want to try and download the zip file, wipe cashe and davick (may want to do it three times). Reboot back into TWRP 2.4.3 and see if it gives you some better luck.
I've had Nandroid backup that didn't work for whatever reason. I didn't test it prior to needing it, and got burned. It just wouldn't show up in the restore menu.
On a side note, what error did you get when you tried flashing MIUI?
Try rebooting recovery when you are in recovery already once before flashing/restoring anything anything.
mexiking713 said:
Odin back to stock seems like the best option.
Sent from a galaxy note 2 far far away...
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Yes, that's what I did. I'm just bummed I had to wipe storage. Oh well, it's inevedible... I dig that sig though, with phone line up.
lovekeiiy said:
are you able to flash a different rom, say a stock rom? It's possible you got a corrupted TWRP download.
Since they just released another update 2.4.3, you might want to try and download the zip file, wipe cashe and davick (may want to do it three times). Reboot back into TWRP 2.4.3 and see if it gives you some better luck.
I've had Nandroid backup that didn't work for whatever reason. I didn't test it prior to needing it, and got burned. It just wouldn't show up in the restore menu.
On a side note, what error did you get when you tried flashing MIUI?
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I tried multiple ROMs, but not a stock one. Hmm, I was on 2.3.2.3. I did'nt get a special error, just said a red message saying failed.
Evo_Shift said:
Try rebooting recovery when you are in recovery already once before flashing/restoring anything anything.
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Tried that. Did'nt work.
jd14771 said:
no, i meant reboot system, the recovery will warm you that there is no os installed but go fourth with it, it will turn off and reboot back to recovery. at that point in time, wipe cashe/dalvik cache and try to install.
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Ok, I was'nt sure. I just went back to stock. I just wanted to know what exactly was going on and why.
The only thing different on my phone is I got a 32 gig SD card. I transfed some of my files a couple days before doing anything of this. That's the only thing I can think of. Even after root/unroot it STILL won't do my nandroid restore. I had so much time and work into the apps I set up, games, ect. Really freakin sucks. I even went into the the TWRP backup folder and made sure the backup files were there before doing anything. I never even got to flash many ROMs, I kinda just stayed on Jellybomb.
I had the uTorrent app installed and I noticed that it changed a lot of files with the "u" in front that the uTorrent app has. Anyone know why that is?
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This is what it did to a lot of my files. But not the ones I tried to flash.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda app-developers app
I'm having an issue. Since I've updated to Kitkat and wicked kk, my phone randomly reboots.
I've tried factory reset, clear cache, clear dalvik.
I've even odin the stock rom and started over.
I've formatted the internal and sdcard, and changed sims.
I've also tried changing the Kernel
Someone in another thread stated it may be a bad download, so I downloaded again, which also didn't work.
I'm out of ideas, but it's still happening. Any idea how to fix?
I'm on Wicked rom
re: external sdcard
link1227 said:
I'm having an issue. Since I've updated to Kitkat and wicked kk, my phone randomly reboots.
I've tried factory reset, clear cache, clear dalvik.
I've even odin the stock rom and started over.
I've formatted the internal and sdcard, and changed sims.
I've also tried changing the Kernel
Someone in another thread stated it may be a bad download, so I downloaded again, which also didn't work.
I'm out of ideas, but it's still happening. Any idea how to fix?
I'm on Wicked rom
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Have you tried to remove the external sdcard from the phone before
odin flashing the stock Samsung N900T 4.4.2 kitkat firmware/rom and
before rooting the phone and or flashing custom recovery?
(only flash the stock firmware for this test and nothing else.)
If you have not tried that, give it a try and remember to leave the
external sdcard out of the phone for a few hours after oding flashing
the stock rom to see if it still has the rebooting issue.
If your phone no longer reboots itself after trying this it means you
have either a defective external sdcard or you need to format the
sdcard using fat32 format.
Good luck!
Misterjunky said:
Have you tried to remove the external sdcard from the phone before
odin flashing the stock Samsung N900T 4.4.2 kitkat firmware/rom and
before rooting the phone and or flashing custom recovery?
(only flash the stock firmware for this test and nothing else.)
If you have not tried that, give it a try and remember to leave the
external sdcard out of the phone for a few hours after oding flashing
the stock rom to see if it still has the rebooting issue.
If your phone no longer reboots itself after trying this it means you
have either a defective external sdcard or you need to format the
sdcard using fat32 format.
Good luck!
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thank you.
I've actually tried that too, but still get the error. I never had this problem on the last rom version (4.3)
I don't know. It's a weird error
Anymore ideas?
Using tapatalk.... can't rep/thank
What kernel and governor are you using?, intellidemand in previous builds was known to cause random reboots. Flash a newer kernel, I recommend leankernel 2.5.1
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What kernel and governor are you using?, intellidemand in previous builds was known to cause random reboots. Flash a newer kernel, I recommend leankernel 2.5.1
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I'm using the standard default kk kernel
What's governor?
Using tapatalk.... can't rep/thank
Flash a custom recovery and flash the efs-bootloop fix thats available in another thread, it basically wipes your efs.
If that doesn't resolve your issue, you may have to warranty the phone...
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I've even odin the stock rom and started over.
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If you leave everything stock does it still randomly reboot?
Frank
icenight89 said:
Flash a custom recovery and flash the efs-bootloop fix thats available in another thread, it basically wipes your efs.
If that doesn't resolve your issue, you may have to warranty the phone...
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Ok will try. Thanks
Frank Westlake said:
If you leave everything stock does it still randomly reboot?
Frank
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I'm not sure
Frank Westlake said:
If you leave everything stock does it still randomly reboot?
Frank
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Ok, I odined a stock rom, and it is still doing it.
I'm pretty sure it's something related to the system partition. Right before it reboots, every system app freezes. I can't use the phone app, settings, wifi stops working, etc.
Oddly though, when I flashed the odin rom, none of the system settings changed. It still has my system the way it was. I tried the format partition in recovery, and that didn't work either. Is there any way to format the /system? as I think that may be the issue.