So I was working on putting on a new ROM and when I went to install the PA G Apps zip it said in my recovery that I didn't have enough space in the system storage. Which was a little confusing since I had just wiped it like usual through the recovery before I do a ROM. However I was navigating the recovery since it had been a while and just check out some of the things I didn't notice that changed. Went to the Mounts and Storage area, then I guess I touched "Format /system" and when I realized that it moved to asking me if I wanted to format /system I tried to push NO but apparently I have fat fingers and still pushed yes...So now after having rebooted the phone it is stuck at the screen "Google *small unlocked Lock at the bottom*". And now I'm not sure what to do.
Any advice?
Well this is nothing serious. Just reflash your ROM or flash the new one you werd gonna flash..
P.s. formatting system is a good idea anyway before flashing a new ROM..
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mrgnex said:
Well this is nothing serious. Just reflash your ROM or flash the new one you werd gonna flash..
P.s. formatting system is a good idea anyway before flashing a new ROM..
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Well the issue is it is stuck...I let it sit for at least 5min or so and it just sat there at that same spot. Is that because I need to reflash it? I have the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, but I haven't used it as of late since I haven't needed it. If you don't mind going into detail I would appreciate it .
Should also mention if I go into the bootloader, it hangs at "Downloading..." so effectively I can't do anything to reflash my ROM or anything. And I probably should be clear that this all happened AFTER I flashed the new ROM and then remembered I needed the PA G Apps. Should have refreshed my memory with doing this sort of thing since I'm not as experienced as I use to be long ways back.
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Should also mention if I go into the bootloader, it hangs at "Downloading..."
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Did you actually use the right combination to go to bootloader? Because from what I understand, you simply wiped your /system clean, which is a simple matter to fix - just flash any ROM or restore any valid backup to make it work again.
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AndyYan said:
Did you actually use the right combination to go to bootloader? Because from what I understand, you simply wiped your /system clean, which is a simple matter to fix - just flash any ROM or restore any valid backup to make it work again.
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Volume button then Power button until it vibrates then keep holding down the volume button? Only way I know how to do it, seeing as I've never heard of another way to do it.
Ysosrslawl said:
Volume button then Power button until it vibrates then keep holding down the volume button? Only way I know how to do it, seeing as I've never heard of another way to do it.
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Yeah, make sure you hold BOTH volume keys for bootloader. Hold only VOLUME- for Download mode as you've seen before. If you indeed held both keys but still got to Download mode, chances are you have a broken volume key.
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Yep I'm dumb apparently and misjudged how the buttons were being pressed down...now on to step 2! Hmmm....
Seems like the zip for the ROM isnt in the storage anymore. How do I copy it back on from just being in fastboot mode or recovery? I'm not familiar with ADB at all. I may have figured out the problem so hold on...I think I derped and forgot that I removed the device drivers off my desktop because I wanted to fresh install them way back.
Edit2: Doing this the hard way.
OK SO I feel like a total noob, which I really am. I've never used ADB, never tried pushing files, or anything of the sort. I tried for a very long time to get the Galaxy Nexus toolkit to help me out but it REALLY didn't do ANYTHING for me. None of the options worked like I had hoped, the ONLY thing it did for me was to install the missing drivers I needed. Other than that it was utterly useless. You guys may find this funny, but I really had no idea on how to fix this even in the slightest. Even with the responses put here by some of the community.
However, with a little searching I was able to find the answers to my questions, not found here on XDA unfortunately. What I ended up doing was updating my SDK tools and learning how to open up ADB (had no idea why the adb.exe wasn't just opening for me like I assumed it would). From there I used the sideload option in my recovery to help me get my ROM flashed back on my phone. So now all is well and I can go back to being a noob who just likes to find good looking ROMS and play with them every couple months.
Thanks, my issue is now resolved.
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Hi Guys...
I'm a complete Android noob, and an idiot to boot... I bought a UK Galaxy Nexus SIM free last week, and flashed it with ClockworkMod over the weekend in preparation for CM9.
when i went to boot into Recovery, I got the droid with his Chest open, but no options to access anything / ROM / etc...
So I searched the market for a Custom Recovery, thinking this was what I needed... the second i tapped 'install' my phone seemed to trip out (almost like a fuse tripping, but quietly...
Now my phone won't turn on / boot up / or anything... After screaming and shouting at my self for being such a c*ck I looked online at the Market to see what it was I had just installed on my (now) £500 paper weight, and turns out i have installed an ACER tablet recovery image.
I use Mac iOS-X Lion, and my adb won't detect it at all...
What do i do...???? My knowledge of this stuff is... well... not good enough to have been playing around in the first place... can someone please point me in the right direction to get a Samsung Bootloader / recovery / whatever, and tell me how i load it up
thanks
If you have battery pulled and your phone won't turn on, even after charging, there is not much anyone can do.
Oh dear oh dear oh dear...
First thing, pull the battery and put it back in. Then hold down volume up AND down and then press the power button whilst continuing to hold the volume buttons. If you're lucky you'll get into fastboot mode. If you do, you can then flash the stock image back onto the device (see this guide for instruction on that).
Assuming it works, you can thank yourself lucky and walk away safe in the knowledge that READING UP ON THINGS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WILL HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE
Should also point out the above is all for Windows so get yourself a decent OS and you should be OK
It shouldn't brick while flashing recovery - is that all you did? Which app did you use?
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It shouldn't brick while flashing recovery - is that all you did? Which app did you use?
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It depends on where recovery was flashed (as in, destination of flash).
? why dont you go for where you bought the device ! they will probably take money for fixing it but better thant throw it in the rubbish
Not really the answer i was looking for
Just come off the phone to the person that is looking at it for me... Odin seems to be detecting it, so he 'thinks'... he might be able to push factory firm where back on it... although, its gonna cost me a fortune
Fingers crossed...
Lesson well learnt
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It shouldn't brick while flashing recovery - is that all you did? Which app did you use?
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Ok... if you want a laugh (at my expense)... I flashed Acer Recovery Installer on to it... was too eager to get it done, and just presumed because it was in the market, it would work
I feel like a complete ar5e and I'm sure if this guy fixes is, I'm gonna be paying top dollar for it...
Lynden2883 said:
Ok... if you want a laugh (at my expense)... I flashed Acer Recovery Installer on to it... was too eager to get it done, and just presumed because it was in the market, it would work
I feel like a complete ar5e and I'm sure if this guy fixes is, I'm gonna be paying top dollar for it...
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You really shouldnt be paying anything for it. It sounds like you could have done it yourself reading through the guides in the dev section...if you aren't going to take the time to read and learn, you shouldn't be rooting and flashing...
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You really shouldnt be paying anything for it. It sounds like you could have done it yourself reading through the guides in the dev section...if you aren't going to take the time to read and learn, you shouldn't be rooting and flashing...
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^^^ +10000 this right here sums it all up. You should really take the time to read up on stuff. Then stuff like this won't happen nor will you need to pay for anything. Hopefully it all turns up well
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You really shouldnt be paying anything for it. It sounds like you could have done it yourself reading through the guides in the dev section...if you aren't going to take the time to read and learn, you shouldn't be rooting and flashing...
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^^^ +10000 this right here sums it all up. You should really take the time to read up on stuff. Then stuff like this won't happen nor will you need to pay for anything. Hopefully it all turns up well
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Completely agree with both of you... going to wait till I get it back and leave the messing about with ROMs etc.. to the people who know what they are doing and research it properly
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Ok... if you want a laugh (at my expense)... I flashed Acer Recovery Installer on to it... was too eager to get it done, and just presumed because it was in the market, it would work
I feel like a complete ar5e and I'm sure if this guy fixes is, I'm gonna be paying top dollar for it...
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I wouldn't have charged you to get it working personally, just that you covered the cost of postage
If it can get into ODIN then you should be OK. Get any random Nexus FW on it to get it booting then use the factory images to get the latest official FW back on it and job done
1. Download a valid CWM image to your computer (toro or maguro).
2. Reboot into bootloader mode (hold vol up/down + power with the phone off, or adb reboot bootloader)
3. fastboot flash recovery C:\path\to\recovery.img
Done.
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1. Download a valid CWM image to your computer (toro or maguro).
2. Reboot into bootloader mode (hold vol up/down + power with the phone off, or adb reboot bootloader)
3. fastboot flash recovery C:\path\to\recovery.img
Done.
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4. Save your money by doing what Berzerker7 said if it's not too late. They are easy-to-follow instructions.
Terminators run on Android
why don't people read and learn how to root?...I'm getting so tired of seeing the same thread.....read ....research...read more....
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Not really the answer i was looking for
Just come off the phone to the person that is looking at it for me... Odin seems to be detecting it, so he 'thinks'... he might be able to push factory firm where back on it... although, its gonna cost me a fortune
Fingers crossed...
what? your actually gonna pay someone to do it?...odin is the easiest tool kit to use...a child could do it...if you cannot use odin, you have no reason even customizing or rooting your phone in the first place...not to sound mean...but one has to read and research like most of us to achieve the things we want out of our devices....most people hear are not gonna hold your hand and do the work for you....read the thread odin toolkit.....it really is so simple I did it my first try to put 2 phones back to stock....what's the worst that can happen?
Lesson well learnt
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Ok, I am having a VERY strange issue with my gsm galaxy nexus. First off it started acting weird rebooting itself all the freaking time so I got fed up and decided it was time to try a new ROM (currently on stock 4.0.4).
Now here is where the crazyness starts. I tried to root and install CWM but nothing sticks, so I try to ODIN a factory image and when the phone reboots I am back on stock with all my settings and files still in tact like nothing flashed, I try to connect to my computer and transfer a file to my phone and when I reboot or go into recovery the file is gone. I have tried re-locking my bootloader and when I reboot, it is still unlocked. I have even factory reset my phone and all my data is STILL there. I don't understand. It seems as if my memory in my phone is not allowing any writing or something. Please tell me I am not the first to experience this.
Basically no matter what I do or try, my phone stays the exact way I currently have it. PLEASE HELP!!!
I also just noticed that when I enable wifi and then reboot, wifi is disabled and also whenever I reboot, my apps that I have already updated try updating again. It just seems like my storage is not writable.
I think you need to make a video of you doing a factory rest and have it not work. I love paranormal videos.
Have you tried fastboot? If you are using the toolkit, stop, do it manually.
mentose457 said:
I think you need to make a video of you doing a factory rest and have it not work. I love paranormal videos.
Have you tried fastboot? If you are using the toolkit, stop, do it manually.
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Yes, i have tried fastboot both manually and with the toolkit. I have literally tried everything. This makes NO sense. I have had a ton of android devices so I know how things should be working and this thing is busted.
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Yes, i have tried fastboot both manually and with the toolkit. I have literally tried everything. This makes NO sense. I have had a ton of android devices so I know how things should be working and this thing is busted.
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Format the internal memory ... last option but it might help, good luck
Are you able to boot into the OS still? Does adb work? Does fastboot work?
I just tried running some commands which should have pretty much wiped my device.
I ran
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache
When I reboot the phone, all my damn data is still there and everything is in tact.
Interesting...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25483948
Apparently it's common on gsm models.
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I also noticed if I try to uninstall any app the phone reboots itself and if it doesn't when I do reboot it myself the app I uninstalled is back.
I think we can all agree there is only one thing that can be causing this: the ghost of Steve Jobs.
I read somewhere that the exact same thing happened to someone with an SII. I don't think they were able to find a solution.
This is very interesting. I'd contact Samsung.
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My friend has a possessed iPod touch, it just does things automatically.
Kind of funny to watch though.
Sounds like a bad flash chip. I'd suggest the repartition option in Odin but I'm not sure if it works on the GNex or not. Worth a try if you're desperate
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If you do a reset through the settings menu what happens? If nothing it sounds like a bad chip. If it changes that you maybe good to go. I have seen an issue on my wife's phones where it was unable to write to the partition in recovery.
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If you do a reset through the settings menu what happens? If nothing it sounds like a bad chip. If it changes that you maybe good to go. I have seen an issue on my wife's phones where it was unable to write to the partition in recovery.
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If i do a reset in the menu, it reboots to recovery with a red exclamation so i press all 3 buttons to bring up the menu and try to wipe data/factory reset in the stock recovery and it says it works but when I reboot all my data is still there.
I called Samsung and apparently they wont help me since it is an international version. So basically I have a phone that can't be fixed and will always be in the current state it is in now.
EDIT: I have now found 3 occurrences of this besides mine. One guy with a Galaxy S2, one guy with a Droid X and one guy with a Dell Streak 7. Nobody ever fixed it. Neat
Maybe there are some more option going through the debug port?
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Maybe there are some more option going through the debug port?
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I'm limited on the number of commands I can run because I never rooted this phone. Should have been the first thing I did. Figures the only device I never rooted has this happen to it.
Did you try rebooting?
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I've been using my Galaxy Nexus for a month or so, with the official JB ROM (JR30C or whatever, deodexed and rooted) and today I opened Gmail.
That's it. I opened GMail, switched accounts, and my phone has been bootlooping ever since.
I wiped everything in CWM multiple times and reflashed it, and I can't get the phone to do anything else.
Any clues?
Do you have a working nandroid? Have you tried flashing a different ROM?
Allons-y
Xfanatic said:
Do you have a working nandroid? Have you tried flashing a different ROM?
Allons-y
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I do not have a working NANDROID. I wasn't sure about the Internet policies at work, but it looks like I can at least make it on here, I'm not sure I'll be able to download another ROM.
I'm confused though, I mean I know it would help to try as many options as possible (to fix it) - but this ROM has been working for weeks. And the phone died randomly, not due to a recent file change or a botched program. The only boot loops I've experienced before were on the Nexus One, and it was always due to a buggy/bad flash or a corrupted ROM download - this one just developed epilepsy on its own...
Here's my plan, since these are the only things I can manage to download due to restrictions on Internet usage at work.
Factory 4.1.1 takju image from here : https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#takju
Modified ODIN software here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586807
ODIN won't rewrite my bootloader, recovery, or userdata, since I already OEM unlocked, but will reflash a stock image.
EDIT: ODIN won't do anything with my device. Trying this ROM instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801664 was using bigxie OTA before.
is your (sd)storage recognized? thus is a similar symptom to when the stirage goes bad.
Hook the phone up to adb, boot it, and let logcat run. Maybe that will turn something up.
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is your (sd)storage recognized? thus is a similar symptom to when the stirage goes bad.
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Hmm, you know, I'm not able to find the option to mount to USB in CWM...and just in case I forgot where that is, when I plug it in, I get the "hardware failed" noise from Windows and not the usual friendly "plug in" sound.
infazzdar said:
Hook the phone up to adb, boot it, and let logcat run. Maybe that will turn something up.
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I'm at work, and I only have my work computer. Group/secpolicy won't allow me to install anything, no admin rights, etc.
Would it even do anything? The phone barely makes it through one second of the boot animation before it loops.
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Hmm, you know, I'm not able to find the option to mount to USB in CWM...and just in case I forgot where that is, when I plug it in, I get the "hardware failed" noise from Windows and not the usual friendly "plug in" sound.
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you cant mount the sd card. there is no USB mass storage period. not in recovery or booted normally.
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you cant mount the sd card. there is no USB mass storage period. not in recovery or booted normally.
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Oy. Then how do I get another ROM on here? fastboot/adb?
sheik124 said:
Oy. Then how do I get another ROM on here? fastboot/adb?
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Adb push.
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you cant mount the sd card. there is no USB mass storage period. not in recovery or booted normally.
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Oy. Then how do I get another ROM on here? fastboot/adb?
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Got more than one additional ROM on there via adb/recovery - my clue that CWM hasn't actually been able to do anything since the phone start looping is I'm still getting my custom boot animation.
I'm using the toolkit to reflash a stock image now. What a mess.
Even reflashing a stock image via fastboot did nothing. WTF happened to my phone? Won't stay on long enough to get a logcat
I'm having the same problem as this guy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827685&page=2
I just got finished trying to flash 4.1.1 using ODIN. It still shows me the custom animation from bigxie's ROM (which has supposedly since been overwritten 2-4x times).
Screw you Samsung...this phone is a month old, I flashed -once- to rooted Jelly Bean, and the phone dies when I open the GMail app.
EDIT: WTF - I write screw you Samsung, it boots to the Welcome screen! Just long enough for me to see that my files aren't on it anymore, then it bootloops again. And again. Now it's re-stuck in a bootloop.
And now I'm at the homescreen. I can't rely on this thing like this...is my flash dying or something?
Nobody?
It worked long enough for me to re-enter all of my different Google account information and now it's dead again. Now it only flashes the boot animation for a split second for bootlooping.
I'm thinking of a hardware defect.
Beamed from my Grouper
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I'm thinking of a hardware defect.
Beamed from my Grouper
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Mee too. As you can see from my signature, I gave up and bought a One S yesterday night from Craigslist. Feels like a true successor to the Desire / N1. It's nice to finally have an AMOLED screen that actually seems color calibrated after the ugly mess that was my RAZR and my less than perfect GNex. It's a damn shame how much more painless flashing a recovery was on this thing.
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I tried to install a ROM that must have not downloaded properly now my Nexus does not boot at all. It doesn't even go to the Google screen, it's just plainly black. The worst part is that it happened last week and I thought the phone had just broken so I got a hardware swap at Best Buy but now I realize it must have been the ROM. I don't want to go back to Best Buy this quickly (not even 24 hours later...) Does anyone know how I might fix it?
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I tried to install a ROM that must have not downloaded properly now my Nexus does not boot at all. It doesn't even go to the Google screen, it's just plainly black. The worst part is that it happened last week and I thought the phone had just broken so I got a hardware swap at Best Buy but now I realize it must have been the ROM. I don't want to go back to Best Buy this quickly (not even 24 hours later...) Does anyone know how I might fix it?
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If it was a faulty download the rom wouldn't have installed properly, what steps did you take in installing the from. Are you able to boot into recovery?
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sensation lover said:
If it was a faulty download the rom wouldn't have installed properly, what steps did you take in installing the from. Are you able to boot into recovery?
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I installed a kernel too, both from CWM. Maybe it was the kernel. and no, I couldn't get to recovery but I managed to fix it. I can't post links because I'm a new user but it involved installing omap drivers and running a batch file of some sort that made it bootable. Even though the screen was totally black I guess the computer could still detect it with some work.
Awesome!
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I installed a kernel too, both from CWM. Maybe it was the kernel. and no, I couldn't get to recovery but I managed to fix it. I can't post links because I'm a new user but it involved installing omap drivers and running a batch file of some sort that made it bootable. Even though the screen was totally black I guess the computer could still detect it with some work.
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Congrats! That's gotta feel good to resurrect a "dead" phone!
I've tried to use the OMAP flash to fix mine, but I still can't get into Odin mode (even tho the drivers and bat file seem to install successfully). If you have any tips, then please let me know.
Rooted Sprint Galaxy S6 on Lollipop 5.1.1 with Teamwin recovery
http://tiribulus.net/pix/Phone/1.png
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Sporadically lags a bit everywhere, but I cannot receive incoming calls. I use another phone to test and it rings on the calling phone several times, goes to my voicemail and THEN rings on my phone and of course can't be answered. It just hangs there all greyed out until I hang up and takes like 20 seconds for the phone app to disappear. Other times it doesn't even ring at all on my phone. I can make outgoing calls.
The Sprint support guy took me through re-provisioning the phone with some dial pad codes, he did something to the SIM card too , I've uninstalled Drupe (which has been great) and reinstalled it. Tried both when on and off the phone. No difference
Wiped both the cache partition and the davlik cache.
This started a couple days ago when the phone rebooted ITSELF without my touching it and then booted back up into an error that said "Unfortunately, NetworkSystemProvider has stopped.". Couldn't do anything. Tapping OK made it go away for half a second and it was back. A friend of mine managed to get some Sprint specific thing either disabled or yanked and the error went away. Everything seemed to be fine. I'm not sure when the phone issue started exactly or even if it's related to that situation or not. I just noticed today that someone was calling me and I couldn't answer. (I do most of my communications online and don't get that many phone calls, but the ones I do get are very important)
Oh yeah, I reseated the SIM after an error saying there wasn't one after the Sprint guy sent some info to it and that went away.
i am at total loss here. The Sprint guy of course wants to wipe the phone. That would be a monstrous drag for all the reasons you guys already know for a phone that has been working great for over a year like it is.
Please be my new hero and tell me what to do if anybody knows. I have good PC skills and SOME with Android, but this is beyond me.
Thank you SO much.
It also keeps re-sending me old txts
The Sprint store gave me a new SIM card and that didn't fix it either. Restoring a TWRP full image restore from April didn't fix it. A factory wipe in Teamwin recovery didn't fix it. Same exact symptoms no matter what I do.
Ring ring ring ring ring on the calling phone, it finally rings on mine, but is already in voicemail on the calling phone. Once in a GREAT while it will ring just a bit earlier on mine and it will flutter between being greyed out on the answer screen (all the options like speaker etc) and eventually connect the call after a second or two. Nobody I can find has ever seen anything like this. This S6 was working absolutely flawlessly for well over a year.
It also appears I am not usually getting incoming txt messages either, but I am getting only certain old ones repeatedly. Sometimes old voicemails too. It's almost more like it's a remote server issue somewhere.
I hate to say it, but it sounds like your phone is failing and will need to be replaced. But before you do that, here is a relatively easy thing to try:
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
Using Odin, flash the latest firmware. You are at 5.11, the latest is 6.01. That will restore you to stock OS, take away root and TWRP, but you'll be able to restore those. You shouldn't have any data loss.
Once that is done, go to Settings and System Update and then Update PRL and Profile. See if that solves it. If it does, you can quickly Root and Recovery again.
Good luck!
koop1955 said:
I hate to say it, but it sounds like your phone is failing and will need to be replaced. But before you do that, here is a relatively easy thing to try:
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
Using Odin, flash the latest firmware. You are at 5.11, the latest is 6.01. That will restore you to stock OS, take away root and TWRP, but you'll be able to restore those. You shouldn't have any data loss.
Once that is done, go to Settings and System Update and then Update PRL and Profile. See if that solves it. If it does, you can quickly Root and Recovery again.
Good luck!
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Thank you.
How do I prepare the phone for the new image if I have Teamwin installed?
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Thank you.
How do I prepare the phone for the new image if I have Teamwin installed?
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TWRP (or Teamwin if you like) won't be an issue. Download Odin on your PC, download the zipped TAR file in the first post of my link. Extract the .MD5 in the zip to the same directory as Odin (you don't really have to, this is just convenient. Install the latest Samsung drivers to your PC, make sure that your computer recognizes the phone. Put the phone into Download mode. (Hold the Volume Down, Home and Power buttons at the same time.) Plug the phone into your computer. If the com light lights up in Odin, you are good to go. Flash the TAR using the AP slot in Odin.
This sounds like a lot, but it is easier to do than for me to tell you. But WAIT! In my linked post, there is a video that will walk you through it all!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv0BnfpNxEs
How easy is that? The only thing that Tim says that is no longer true is that data won't be wiped by default.
OOPS WROTE THIS BEFORE I SAW YOU REPLIED LEMME LOOK
I'm sorry man. I'm actually a seasoned PC support guy. I know I'm being a pain. I don't have muich experience with these phones though and it's been 14 months since I flashed this one. I don't know what most of that means over there.
I don't have the regular recovery. I have Teamwin. There IS an ADB side load function in there. Is that what I use in place of the regular download mode? If so, won't that leave Teamwion on the phone since that's what I'm using? Sprint won't give me another one while it's on there.
How do I know if Odin is seeing the phone? It doesn't appear to act like it knows my phone is attached to the computer. Does it have to be in download mode that I'm trying to find out how to get into here
Forgive my abject ignorance please.
koop1955 said:
Put the phone into Download mode. (Hold the Volume Down, Home and Power buttons at the same time.).
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Here is where I'm lost. Holding the three buttons does not give me an option for download that I can find. It puts me in the Teamwin interface.
Tiribulus said:
Here is where I'm lost. Holding the three buttons does not give me an option for download that I can find. It puts me in the Teamwin interface.
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Could you be holding the Volume Up button, not the Volume Down button by mistake?
Doesn't matter. If you are in TWRP and you select "Reboot" one of the options should be Download. That will do the same thing for you.
You can also install something like this (if you are rooted) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jc.rebootmanager
And one last thing. You need to have your phone in Download mode to be seen by Odin.
Oh goodness me!! I AM A MORON!!
I have been using the volume UP and other two buttons. Not down LOL! For Pete's sake. Aren't I jist a ninny :angel:
Let's try this now
koop1955 said:
Could you be holding the Volume Up button, not the Volume Down button by mistake?
Doesn't matter. If you are in TWRP and you select "Reboot" one of the options should be Download. That will do the same thing for you.
You can also install something like this (if you are rooted) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jc.rebootmanager
And one last thing. You need to have your phone in Download mode to be seen by Odin.
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Yes, that's what I was doing
It is restarting now, but didn't actually erase anything. It looks like it just upgraded to Marshmallow. However, I am being barraged with txt messages so maybe it fixed it. I'll let you know. Thank you very much for your patience.
That fixed it!!! The phone works!!! I didn't even lose any of my data or pix or contacts or anything.
Now all I gotta do is get ROOT back and TWRP reinstalled.
Thank YOU sir!! The other fella too. His instructions probably would have worked if I had pressing the right button.
Tiribulus said:
That fixed it!!! The phone works!!! I didn't even lose any of my data or pix or contacts or anything.
Now all I gotta do is get ROOT back and TWRP reinstalled.
Thank YOU sir!! The other fella too. His instructions probably would have worked if I had pressing the right button.
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If you go back to my other post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862) you will find how to Root and install Recovery.
koop1955 said:
If you go back to my other post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862) you will find how to Root and install Recovery.
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Yep, those are done and now installing adaway. Thanks again very much. I wouldn't blame you for finding it hard to believe after this, but I actually do have substantial computer skills overall, just not with these phones
Tiribulus said:
Yep, those are done and now installing adaway. Thanks again very much. I wouldn't blame you for finding it hard to believe after this, but I actually do have substantial computer skills overall, just not with these phones
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No worries, I'm not judging.
I am really good with PCs, Windows and Linux. Good with Android. But Apple devices? My daughter had to show me how to use my iPod.
koop1955 said:
No worries, I'm not judging.
I am really good with PCs, Windows and Linux. Good with Android. But Apple devices? My daughter had to show me how to use my iPod.
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It looks to be all good now. Thanks again very much.
What I don't understand is why a known good TWRP recovery from months ago didn't fix it, but an OS upgrade did. You'd think that both should work or not. Its' the same phone and a full backup from when it worked fine. Oh well. I'm just glad it did work.
X-Posed?
While I have you here. You don't happen to have a guide for installing X-Posed on this phone do you? I have the zip installed from TWRP, but when I go to install the APK from within the OS I get what you see in this screen and the guy who's guide I was following doesn't respond. It occurred to me that koop1955 might know. Thanks. Even if you don't.
http://tiribulus.net/pix/Phone/xposedwarning.png