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[Q] Please Help! Looping

Ok... here's the deal. I just decided to switch roms finally to see what is new out there. I had been running an old version of Uber Kingdom. Here is the problem I am having. It is boot looping. Relatively simple problem to fix usually. But wait, there's more! It is boot looping in every single rom I install. Sometimes it won't boot to clockwork properly either and I have to pull the battery. Is there someway I can fix this? Or is this a hardware problem (which I kind of doubt)? I just don't understand what the heck is going on. I have been flashing different roms left and right for the past few hours trying to get this thing to stabilize. Sometimes it will boot up into the rom, I will get mostly through the google accounts setup, and then it will restart, and then loop. Other times it won't even get past the white incredible screen, and then sometimes it will make it into the rom splash screen. I have attempted to install CM7 nightly, Uber kingdom, and Synergy so far. I can flash the new rom, I can mount the SD card in clockwork, but then it begins to loop again as soon as I leave clockwork.
Let me know if you need any other information.
Is there a way to just completely redo EVERYTHING, clockwork, rom, everything, just to make sure I have a nice clean slate?
Thanks a ton for reading through this novel. I am extremely frustrated.
~Will
PS, I may not get back to this thread until morning. I have to get to sleep for work. Sorry if I don't respond right away to information requests. Thanks again!

If you can mount the SD card, download the stock RUU from www.dougpiston.com, put it on the root of the SD card named exactly PB31IMG.zip, and boot into hboot to install it. Your phone should be restored to stock, a clean slate.

Tried a different SD?
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How are you downloading and flashing the ROM? I had this problem when trying to do everything through Rom Manager. Even trying to flash in recovery with a ROM downloaded through ROM Manager would loop.

Update
Well, I was just getting ready to flash the original RUU when I tried one last time to restore my old Uber rom setup and it worked (whereas the last 3 times of doing exactly the same process didn't). It stopped looping at least, even though I am still running the same rom I was before. I think tonight I am still going to attempt to flash the RUU anyway and start over anew.
To answer the questions before, No, I did not try a different SD. I didn't know it could make that much difference. Still on the original one that came with the phone.
As the downloading and flashing process goes, I was downloading direct from the XDA forums on my laptop, then transferring the files via USB. I have never really liked using the Rom Manager. It cuts me out of the XDA loop and I don't get to see all the bleeding edge discussions, etc...
So I will try to flash everything new tonight, and then post my results for anyone who is curious. Thanks for the help guys!

Issue with booting on 4.3

Alright, so I am having this weird issue. I thought I found the fix for it several times, however, NO dice.
I've researched for a few hours now, I just don't know if I have over looked it or what. If it has been answered, I apologize.
I looked at the modified recoveries thread for newer s3 devices, but it doesn't seem to fit my area of error.
The Details:
I've been really curious to try some 4.3 roms. Of course, they are for D2SPR. I get them to flash correctly, after a full wipe. The issue happens right after I set everything up in the phone, and reboot. When I reboot I get hung at the splash screen. I have tried to reflash the rom muliple times only to fall flat on the splash screen again. Now, I don't have an SD Card in the phone, except, I left a TW rom in a folder. I use twrp, forgot to mention that. I rewiped the phone and installed that touchwiz rom, and still it wouldn't allow me to get past splash into that tw rom.
So the only way that I could think of to get out of this hole was to flash the rooted LJ7 tar file I have through ODIN. After getting the S3 into download mode, Odin successfully push LJ7 into my phone. Now again, I had an issue getting it to boot. I read somewhere that when this happens, I need to check the Erase NAND option in Odin. So I tried that out and forced LJ7 back on. After successfully flashing, it boots but gets stuck on the boot animation; the fix to that is booting into stock recovery and wiping once more. Then you are able to get into the OS.
I let the phone sit and take the OTAs till I get from LJ7 to MD4 so I re-root the phone using Odin and Chain Fire's root method. Now I am able to flash the recovery (TWRP) using OpenScript through Goo Manager.
I've only tried flashing Illusion and Carbon's 4.3 rom. The second time I used Carbon's rom. Same results. So I have no Idea what the heck is going on. Can anyone explain this to me better or point me into the direction that I need to go?
Thanks much!

your not the only one that has this problem i have the same thing have tried everything and most of the 4.3 roms same thing. no one on xda seems to know at least i havent gotten any help or responses i have just given u on 4.3. good luck finding any ideas.

Set it up I'm sure you restored some apps and data which may no longer be compatible. Or data which is corrupting the 4.3 rom. Try just flashing the rom setting up your Google account and don't add any apps. See if it does it.
Either way this seems to be a common issue across different devices and 4.3 seems it's part of using roms built on leaks and ports. None are bug free. Very similar to all gb leaks back in the day that would go into bootlooping.
Have a great day!

bbrita said:
your not the only one that has this problem i have the same thing have tried everything and most of the 4.3 roms same thing. no one on xda seems to know at least i havent gotten any help or responses i have just given u on 4.3. good luck finding any ideas.
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Well, it's good to know that I'm not the only one, however, it's horrible that it's happening to others. I appreciate you spreading the info!
edfunkycold said:
Set it up I'm sure you restored some apps and data which may no longer be compatible. Or data which is corrupting the 4.3 rom. Try just flashing the rom setting up your Google account and don't add any apps. See if it does it.
Either way this seems to be a common issue across different devices and 4.3 seems it's part of using roms built on leaks and ports. None are bug free. Very similar to all gb leaks back in the day that would go into bootlooping.
Have a great day!
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When I go to set up, I just install about 15 apps, I don't restore. I just download them fresh. I had a habit of doing that and it just stuck. I don't restore anything with Titanium or and root backup/restore app. Could one of those apps not be updated then that causes the partitions to get locked up, or just corrupt /data in general? If that's whats happening.
I just find it extremely odd that I (maybe others), can't wipe, and then re flash another rom; actually I can, it just gets stuck at the splash and never goes forward, that is what had me confused most. If I had an sd card, and formatted data itself, would that fly?

thanks Ed i have tried this after the first 2 tries . i dont have any problems installing 4.3 its just after rebooting it gets stuck. Like you said there are always bugs Im fine with using other roms for now. Hopefully when an official 4.3 drops problems will go away

Camera issues

I was running liquid smooth, which was running nice and smooth.. but then the back camera just stopped working. it was always black and would just crash. So i wiped app data.. still didnt work. I factory wipe / wiped cache and everything, still it didn't work. I flashed a ton of new 4.3 roms like the new aokp, slim bean 4.3 , PA 3.99 , and still the camera didnt work..I dont know what else to do. I'm not super experienced so bear with me, please help me out.

try restoring your stock back up or flash the stock Rom and root again

chiefsfan645 said:
I was running liquid smooth, which was running nice and smooth.. but then the back camera just stopped working. it was always black and would just crash. So i wiped app data.. still didnt work. I factory wipe / wiped cache and everything, still it didn't work. I flashed a ton of new 4.3 roms like the new aokp, slim bean 4.3 , PA 3.99 , and still the camera didnt work..I dont know what else to do. I'm not super experienced so bear with me, please help me out.
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Restore a completely 100% stock ROM. If it works, then there's a problem with the ROMs your trying to flash. If it does not work then you have a hardware issue.

I'm trying, but when it asks me to enter the S / N into kies it keeps saying that its incorrect even though im reading it right off the darn sticker..

cheifsfan645: Ive never learned about flashing with kies but try searching for "flashing stock rom with odin" This is the method I use and there is no serial numbers or any info needed. Make sure you use the correct image, it has to be for your carrier and phone or you could end up with troubles, even in some cases, bricking your phone. An even more foolproof method is to use "Samsung Toolbox" because it comes with detailed instructions and is a mostly automated process. I hope I may have pointed you in a helpfull direction, Im still new to this stuff.
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chiefsfan645 said:
I'm trying, but when it asks me to enter the S / N into kies it keeps saying that its incorrect even though im reading it right off the darn sticker..
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Whoa, I've never heard of that one. I'm assuming you flashed a stock odin image? Maybe try to download the stock image from another source and see if that helps. I've never had that happen to me before.

What recovery are you using? If its TWRP make sure you have the latest. If its not then make sure you update to the latest. I got a replacement device. Rooted it and Rom'd it and my camera broke just like you are describing. I want back to full stock and camera worked. I then rooted it and camera worked. I then talked with friend and he advised me to flash the newest TWRP. I did and my camera came back.
Download TWRP from here http://techerrata.com/get/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-d2att.tar
Download odin from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539
Install odin and run it. Reboot the phone to download mode make sure you have usb debugging checked in settings. Then check the PDA box and browse to that tar file and load it and then hit start it will flash your phone will reboot and the camera should be working.

Issues With Kernels

Hi there!
I have a bit of a problem with my T-Mobile S4 and I was wondering if there was anything I could do to remedy the situation. So here is the problem;
Two days ago, I was playing PPSSPP and then I saved the state so I could eat lunch. When I came back to play, I loaded the state and then all of the sudden, my screen jumbled for a split second then went black. I tried to restart my phone, but it would always boot up and then go back to a black screen. I then reinstalled my ROM and was able to use my phone again. Thinking that it was over, I decided to re-flash my kernel. But then, it happened again, only this time, I could kind of turn my screen on but it was all messed up. See photo below. I re-flashed my ROM once more, made a titanium backup of my apps and then proceeded to wipe my whole phone through TWRP, going to wipe -> advanced wipe and then selecting every check box except for external sd and USB otg. Afterward, I re-flashed my ROM once more, booted my phone to make sure it worked then flashed the kernel same thing happened. SoI tried a couple different kernels but they all produced the same results. Just a jumbled screen. What could have went wrong? And is there a chance I can fix it?
ROM used - ParanoidAndroid 3.99 RC2
Kernel used - KT-SGS4
Other Kernels tried - Chronic Kernel, Blue ROM kernel

Anyone ever have this problem?

over16bit said:
Hi there!
I have a bit of a problem with my T-Mobile S4 and I was wondering if there was anything I could do to remedy the situation. So here is the problem;
Two days ago, I was playing PPSSPP and then I saved the state so I could eat lunch. When I came back to play, I loaded the state and then all of the sudden, my screen jumbled for a split second then went black. I tried to restart my phone, but it would always boot up and then go back to a black screen. I then reinstalled my ROM and was able to use my phone again. Thinking that it was over, I decided to re-flash my kernel. But then, it happened again, only this time, I could kind of turn my screen on but it was all messed up. See photo below. I re-flashed my ROM once more, made a titanium backup of my apps and then proceeded to wipe my whole phone through TWRP, going to wipe -> advanced wipe and then selecting every check box except for external sd and USB otg. Afterward, I re-flashed my ROM once more, booted my phone to make sure it worked then flashed the kernel same thing happened. SoI tried a couple different kernels but they all produced the same results. Just a jumbled screen. What could have went wrong? And is there a chance I can fix it?
ROM used - ParanoidAndroid 3.99 RC2
Kernel used - KT-SGS4
Other Kernels tried - Chronic Kernel, Blue ROM kernel
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I have never heard of this problem. It seems you have tried your best to fix it...
My suggestion is to go back stock and see if the problem is still there. If it is then its a hardware problem.
If its not...re-root and flash a rom and go from there.
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alloycowboy said:
I have never heard of this problem. It seems you have tried your best to fix it...
My suggestion is to go back stock and see if the problem is still there. If it is then its a hardware problem.
If its not...re-root and flash a rom and go from there.
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This...but use Odin to go back to stock. Dont' just try to flash a stock ROM.
REALLY reset it hardcore by using Odin to flash the stock firmware package in its entirety.

That's what I was thinking about doing, but I can't download the stock image. The download never completes. I've thus far tried to download from the hotfile mirror and from stockROMs but they're always slow and never complete. What I'd really like is a torrent, but if anyone knows of any other mirror or what might be going wrong, I'd appreciate a point in the right direction.
Thanks!

over16bit said:
That's what I was thinking about doing, but I can't download the stock image. The download never completes. I've thus far tried to download from the hotfile mirror and from stockROMs but they're always slow and never complete. What I'd really like is a torrent, but if anyone knows of any other mirror or what might be going wrong, I'd appreciate a point in the right direction.
Thanks!
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You need to use your pc to DL the firmware....it will fail trying to from your phone.
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Flash the 10.16 AOSP 4.3 build of KT's kernel. Any build newer than that is for CM based ROMs compiled AFTER 10.20.

alloycowboy said:
You need to use your pc to DL the firmware....it will fail trying to from your phone.
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I am trying to download it from my PC. :/
Also, I tried the earlier KT kernel as that was the one I had on hand. Same thing happens.

over16bit said:
I am trying to download it from my PC. :/
Also, I tried the earlier KT kernel as that was the one I had on hand. Same thing happens.
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Sounds like hardware problem. I hope im wrong.
Let us know how it goes after you odin back to stock
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Random reboots and freezing

Hey everyone. I am having random reboots and freezes. I was originally on a stockish OB7 rom. I decided to flash to the Alliance ROM but, I was having some issues. So I flashed stock OB7 through odin 3.07. Used CF-Auto Root. Then chilled. I started getting random reboots all day. About that time the OE1 came out so I thought skip it i'll just roll stock for a while but, low and behold some where in the update it got messed up and I lost my dialer and my camera. So then I essentially had no phone which, has caused me to have to use my wife's old Iphone, which pains me beyond belief. Because of OE1 not having a TAR I could not flash the ROM to fix it and I didn't want anything else random or crazy to happen so I waited for something with a TAR. So I flashed OF5 and still got random reboots and freezes that cause my phone to not turn on and I have to remove the battery to get it to power on. So, now I'm on OG5. It runs great but, still random reboots and freezes and won't turn back on . I can deal with a few random reboots but, I can't deal with the freezing and the phone not coming back on. Does anyone know the cause of this issue and are there any fixes? I have searched high and low. I have been flashing for a while so I know the steps there. Just looking for some help from the group. Thanks. Sorry for the long message I just want to try to be clear. Thanks again. I appreciate any help given.

Did u do a factory reset

dvtmg704 said:
Did u do a factory reset
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Yep. Multiple times. Have odined numerous times. Wiped Cache. All that.

Odin og5

Beginning to sound like something wrong with the phone, if I'm understanding what you have reported the problem is president across wipes and Odin installs of 3 different versions of lollipop.

Did you ever change kernels?
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kenjesse said:
Beginning to sound like something wrong with the phone, if I'm understanding what you have reported the problem is president across wipes and Odin installs of 3 different versions of lollipop.
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I really hope not. I hope that it will work it self out. I had a lot of trouble with OG5 when it came to Odin but, it did eventually take. If there is something wrong with the phone itself what could it be? I feel like I have read everything from freezing when changing towers, to damaged partitions, SD card issues, needing a new battery. I just hope it all pans out.

Aloysius01 said:
Did you ever change kernels?
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No I never changed Kernels on any of the ROMS. I would assume because they are stock they should be okay. Especially OG5 .tar file. It should have had everything.