So I rooted my phone and was thinking I would flash to CM7. I decided to backup using Titanium Backup. I decided, stupidly, to "move to SD card" all my apps that aren't system apps. Now my phone keeps booting up, scanning for media and then rebooting constantly. What should I do?
Thanks for any help!!!
L Eric said:
So I rooted my phone and was thinking I would flash to CM7. I decided to backup using Titanium Backup. I decided, stupidly, to "move to SD card" all my apps that aren't system apps. Now my phone keeps booting up, scanning for media and then rebooting constantly. What should I do?
Thanks for any help!!!
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boot into recovery (phone off, hold vol up vol down and power until galaxy screen comes on, then release power until recovery comes up), wipe data/factory reset, and then flash whatever you want from there. you will have to re-install your apps (either fresh from the market or with titanium again, if you still have them on your phone).
mfpearson said:
boot into recovery (phone off, hold vol up vol down and power until galaxy screen comes on, then release power until recovery comes up), wipe data/factory reset, and then flash whatever you want from there. you will have to re-install your apps (either fresh from the market or with titanium again, if you still have them on your phone).
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Well that works, I'm in CWM but now when I try to click the wipe data/factory reset (using the power button right) it just highlights the background icon and everything else disappears.
Nevermind, home button is the correct way to do it. Thanks for the help!
L Eric said:
Well that works, I'm in CWM but now when I try to click the wipe data/factory reset (using the power button right) it just highlights the background icon and everything else disappears.
Nevermind, home button is the correct way to do it. Thanks for the help!
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EDIT: OP changed post while typing.
L Eric said:
So I rooted my phone and was thinking I would flash to CM7. I decided to backup using Titanium Backup. I decided, stupidly, to "move to SD card" all my apps that aren't system apps. Now my phone keeps booting up, scanning for media and then rebooting constantly. What should I do?
Thanks for any help!!!
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that happened to me the other day. I kept rebooting then I after the 5th i was able to stay on the phone long enough to move all the apps back to the phone
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I tried posting this questions, but as it's my first it won't allow me to post in that section. So my apologies in advance.
I cannot turn the phone off completely, if I try to turn the phone off through QuickBoot, or though the native power/lock button and select Power Off, it still reboots. Also, if I plug into a wall jack and turn the phone off for faster charging, it goes into the recovery screen with options for installing a new ROM etcetera.
How do I uninstall Tenwar's CWM? Or is there something else I can do to get the phone to turn off entirely?
Thanks in advance guys.
IrateCustomer said:
I tried posting this questions, but as it's my first it won't allow me to post in that section. So my apologies in advance.
I cannot turn the phone off completely, if I try to turn the phone off through QuickBoot, or though the native power/lock button and select Power Off, it still reboots. Also, if I plug into a wall jack and turn the phone off for faster charging, it goes into the recovery screen with options for installing a new ROM etcetera.
How do I uninstall Tenwar's CWM? Or is there something else I can do to get the phone to turn off entirely?
Thanks in advance guys.
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weird when reboots? if you are using the cable conected to computer and turn off it will reboot, now i have tenfar recovery and i can shutdown and works well
In the recovery app on the phone, load it up and click 'charge mode'. problem solved.
Girgizzlemuf said:
In the recovery app on the phone, load it up and click 'charge mode'. problem solved.
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When going into Recovery mode there is no option for Charge Mode. Here are the options available (version 2.5.1.8)
-Reboot System Now
-Apply SDCARD :update.zip
-Apply SDINTERNAL :update.zip
-Wipe DATA/Factory reset
-Wipe Cache partition
-Install zip from SDCARD
-Backup & restore
-Mounts & Storage
-Advanced - (no option for charge mode in this sub menu)
-++++++Go Back++++++
Please let me know where I can find this, and thanks again.
get into the phone. Make sure you have a home screen with your widgets/apps/shortcuts, whatever. Go to the app drawer, choose the app that says "System Recovery". Once inside the app, click "Charge Mode". The phone may restart. Problem solved.
Girgizzlemuf said:
get into the phone. Make sure you have a home screen with your widgets/apps/shortcuts, whatever. Go to the app drawer, choose the app that says "System Recovery". Once inside the app, click "Charge Mode". The phone may restart. Problem solved.
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There is no icon that ready "System Recovery" in the app drawer or in Settings > Manage Apps.
As someone rather new to Adroid and GingerBlur, is there anywhere else I should be looking? I have Titanium Backup and QuickBoot if that matters at all. I don't know if those affect the System Recovery at all.
if you have cwm installed you have that icon in the app drawer. If you uninstalled it, reinstall it.
Will do. Thanks!
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Hi all!
So I download the Beatmod rom, installed but forgot to clear cache. I made a new backup and the rom installed.
Upon the rom loading, it crashes when it gets to the unlock screen and reboots. I figured I'd just go back into the recovery menu and restore the backup I'd just made.
Both the volume buttons and the power button that are used to scroll and select are unresponsive (though they're not faulty otherwise I wouldn't be able to boot into recovery in the first place) and so I can't install the backup rom!
Has anyone any ideas?
I'm using the DHD
Thanks
Fixed this simply by removing the SD card and sim. Booted with vol down and power and was then able to scroll to Recovery. After selecting I put the cards back in No idea why this would help but it did! The moral of the story is don't be a moron.
Hey guys. So I'm having trouble with my less-than-a-month-old SGP 4.2. I was using it to text people, when suddenly it freezes. None of the buttons were working so I held the power button for about 10 seconds till it shut off. I turned it back on, and now it brings me to an "Android System Recovery <3e>" menu. I turned it off, tried again, and still, it brought me to this menu. I tried all the options it listed; Rebooting System, wipe data/factory reset, and wiping the cache partition. None worked, and now I'm stuck. I don't know if it's just the firmware got corrupted somehow, or a virus got in? Anyways, if anyone could help me I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in Advance.
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Hey guys. So I'm having trouble with my less-than-a-month-old SGP 4.2. I was using it to text people, when suddenly it freezes. None of the buttons were working so I held the power button for about 10 seconds till it shut off. I turned it back on, and now it brings me to an "Android System Recovery <3e>" menu. I turned it off, tried again, and still, it brought me to this menu. I tried all the options it listed; Rebooting System, wipe data/factory reset, and wiping the cache partition. None worked, and now I'm stuck. I don't know if it's just the firmware got corrupted somehow, or a virus got in? Anyways, if anyone could help me I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in Advance.
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download a firmware from this forum and flash it with odin
safariking said:
download a firmware from this forum and flash it with odin
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I would, but I don't know how. Besides, for some reason my SGP doesn't show up after I plug it into my computer. Would I need to purchase a micro SD card and try and install it from there? Really, I was happy with GingerBread. Do you have that somewhere?
FullMetaI said:
I would, but I don't know how. Besides, for some reason my SGP doesn't show up after I plug it into my computer. Would I need to purchase a micro SD card and try and install it from there? Really, I was happy with GingerBread. Do you have that somewhere?
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Google search or search the forums for the stock 4.2 gingerbread rom, then install samsung's mobile device drivers which you can also find by a google search or xda search. After that, start up your 4.2 in download mode by holding the power button and volume down button. Install the Samsung drivers, open up Odin, take the rom that you downloaded and put it in the PDA section, then hit flash.
Just bought my DNA today....bootloder still locked, no signs of rooting, but...I'm unable to factory reset....the phone goes through the motions but...downloaded apps still installed....and phone keeps preparing sim card....anyone have any ideas?
Try looking under the battery option and make sure fastboot is unchecked. It may not be the solution but worth a try...
Ok, fastboot is unchecked, but it appears to go through all the proper wipes, boots back up, same wallpaper and same downloaded apps, I'm at a loss here
Did you try a factory reset from the bootloader? Power off press and hold volume down and power button. Once in bootloader press power button look for factory reset. I would be sure copy anything I wanted from the internal storage.
Sent from my Droid DNA running ZoneDNA ROM..
zone23 said:
Did you try a factory reset from the bootloader? Power off press and hold volume down and power button. Once in bootloader press power button look for factory reset. I would be sure copy anything I wanted from the internal storage.
Sent from my Droid DNA running ZoneDNA ROM..
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Thanks for the suggestion. and yes...I did...same results...I just don't get it. Does 3 wipes, and 3 reboots, and back to home screen....apps and changed wallpaper still there. Guess I'm just stuck until the new Ruu is released.
I searched the forums, looked like everyone who had this problem rooted their phones and installed custom roms, however i did not tamper with the phone in anyway, no rooting or custom rom, just nothing, this is the 3rd time in 6 weeks i get stuck in an infinite restart loop, i did two factory resets and i can't just do another one, i'm sick of this! there has to be a way to stop this, please help!
so far i have tried:
1-installing an antivirus and scanning (nothing found)
2-restarting in safe mode, the phone continued to restart in safe mode
3-uninstalled new apps that i installed recently
there has to be a way!!
Just found out that Facebook app is doing the trouble, whenever i load it the phone restarts, so i decided to uninstall it, i tried going in settings > apps, once i open there before reaching facebook the phone would restart, i can do whatever i want with the phone but i cant go to settings > apps, then i tried uninstalling it by pressing and holding the app icon and i was given the option to uninstall and i did, it starts to uninstall, then the phone restarts!
After that i went into safe mood, and the same thing happened, on both methods i can't uninstall it!
what the hell is this problem?? i looked everywhere and no one has it!
Anyone ??????????????
And now when i'm receiving media on whatsapp it's restarting!!
Maybe you're having permission issues, do you have cwm?
if yes go to your recovery mode and click on advanced>fix permissions.
try that but if it doesn't work than I can help you any further
And now it's in an infinite bootloop again, restarting, 2 seconds in the main screen and then restarts again, then all over and over and over and over and over again!
KingOfDope said:
Maybe you're having permission issues, do you have cwm?
if yes go to your recovery mode and click on advanced>fix permissions.
try that but if it doesn't work than I can help you any further
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I did not do anything to the phone, it's stock........
Pressing and holding down the power button is not doing anything!! im trying to get into safe mode, its not working! the only reaction i'm getting is the home and back buttons flashing on and off!!!!!!!!!11111
systamatics said:
Pressing and holding down the power button is not doing anything!! im trying to get into safe mode, its not working! the only reaction i'm getting is the home and back buttons flashing on and off!!!!!!!!!11111
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can you enter download mode?
did you try to connect it to your pc?
KingOfDope said:
can you enter download mode?
did you try to connect it to your pc?
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What's download mode?
I've done a factory reset, third one this month, unbelievable, lost everything again!!
systamatics said:
What's download mode?
I've done a factory reset, third one this month, unbelievable, lost everything again!!
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Here is a explanation for Download mode
Always clean the dalvik cache
I have the same problem before. The best way to avoid bootloop is to clean the dalvik cache every time you install a new rom. If your using CWM recovery, you can find that option in advanced tab. Unfortunately if you have stock recovery , just try to format to factory reset then reboot , as soon as you successfully booted, install CMW such that you have the option to clean the dalvik cache in the recovery for your future rom installation.