Hi all,
i have a samsung galaxy s 2 with original firmware, today i noticed that it was not possible to access the phone memory and sd card , it said "usb is damaged, please format"..
I could read the sd card by putting it in a pc, but in order to access the contents in the phone memory i tried to make a soft-reset (not removing pictures,videos etc), turn out that after that the phone can't even boot correctly it starts crashing ( com.google.process.gapps etc) when i'm supposed to choose the phone language.
i tried to connect to kies but altough the phone is detected it does not let me access any of the data in the phone..
any idea to recover the data? or at least to install the firmware again?
thanks a lot,
paulo f
any idea how to fix this?
If you flash firmware it will wipe data .
Possible solution is a NOWIPE custom rom .
But that voids warranty .
You can full factory reset see if that cures the problem it will wipe data but once working you can restore your backed up data .
jje
at this point i would be happy if i could even make a factory reset... but how can i do it if i can't even finish the boot? anything i can do before boot?
pauloslf said:
at this point i would be happy if i could even make a factory reset... but how can i do it if i can't even finish the boot? anything i can do before boot?
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Recovery as always is the best method .
Power off
Hold down home + Vol Up + Power
release at boot screen
boots to recovery factory reset
jje
it worked!! thanks a lot man!
i just hope the internal memory is really ok and this does not happen again.. loosing 12GB os videos is frustrating :|
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Hi, I recently rooted my sk17i using the unsecure kernel and superoneclick. Then I accidentally uninstalled one system application that was necessary in the phone. So I decided to do a factory reset in the phone.
After the reset, phone was still rooted, everything was normal and fresh. But then I noticed that the Home button is not working.(can't minimize tasks) :-(
All other buttons are working normally. Another difference I found was, when i long press the power button, Only the 'power off' option is displayed. Earlier there were silent mode and flight mode.
Then i tried connecting usb to my laptop. Earlier, everything was working fine. Now memory card is not connected in MSC mode. And I can't use usb tethering.
Another problem I found was, when I short press the power button, as usually display turns off. But when I press it again, screen comes instantly without showing the unlock slider. I can't use any screen lock security because the screen is not getting locked.
Everything was perfect even after rooting. I can't understand what will possibly go wrong after a factory reset.
Please help. Thanks in advance..
Hey,
I'm no expert so apologies if this is no help.
Have you tried to get the phone into fastboot mode again to re-flash the ROM?
I should imagine this would restore all the .apk you have removed including the essential app that has caused your problem.
Hope this is of help,
Joe
Me too think you should do a flash. it would fix it i think
Thanks for ur response. Now after all the experiments I conducted on my phone, I realize what a foolish question that was. . what I realize now is :
A factory reset will only wipe the /data partition. if any file is deleted from the /system partition, it is gone for ever. so, flashing the ROM is the only solution.
Hi Brother
ashokmkd said:
Thanks for ur response. Now after all the experiments I conducted on my phone, I realize what a foolish question that was. . what I realize now is :
A factory reset will only wipe the /data partition. if any file is deleted from the /system partition, it is gone for ever. so, flashing the ROM is the only solution.
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Is it works fine? i m also using Xperia Mini Pro SK17i. i need to root my device..
Did u do backup?
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Hi All,
For some reason my Motorola Atrix 4G is rebooting continuously every 30s to 1 min. My phone is not rooted. I can reboot my phone in recovery mode though. Is there any solution for this or Is there a way to back up my data(pictures/videos/apps etc.)?
Thanks,
Maddy.
maddy820 said:
Hi All,
For some reason my Motorola Atrix 4G is rebooting continuously every 30s to 1 min. My phone is not rooted. I can reboot my phone in recovery mode though. Is there any solution for this or Is there a way to back up my data(pictures/videos/apps etc.)?
Thanks,
Maddy.
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Just throwing out ideas.
Have you tried rebooting with your phone connected via USB or connected to the wall charger? Maybe that will stop the boot loop so you can get your data off.
Did you set up to save anything on the external sdcard (if you have one)? If so, just pop that in your computer and copy the data off it.
I save all my important data to the external sdcard and back it up to my PC periodically.
CaelanT said:
Just throwing out ideas.
Have you tried rebooting with your phone connected via USB or connected to the wall charger? Maybe that will stop the boot loop so you can get your data off.
Did you set up to save anything on the external sdcard (if you have one)? If so, just pop that in your computer and copy the data off it.
I save all my important data to the external sdcard and back it up to my PC periodically.
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following on from this helpful advice... do you see 'wipe cache' when you access recovery? if so select that (up/down volume button and power to select).
If that doesn't work and you've been able to save your personal stuff, you might consider a factory reset. Good Luck
Good Afternoon,
Thanks a lot for your valuable information. I have tried all the suggestions, but unfortunately none of them work for me. It still continues to reboot every 30 sec. Is there a way to do a hard reset to my phone without actually erasing the data? From another thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562690) I found out this information, I don't know whether it will work for Atrix though. Can you guys please confirm? Thanks a lot and appreciate your time.
Regards,
Maddy.
maddy820 said:
Good Afternoon,
Thanks a lot for your valuable information. I have tried all the suggestions, but unfortunately none of them work for me. It still continues to reboot every 30 sec. Is there a way to do a hard reset to my phone without actually erasing the data? From another thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562690) I found out this information, I don't know whether it will work for Atrix though. Can you guys please confirm? Thanks a lot and appreciate your time.
Regards,
Maddy.
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That should not wipe your sdcard, but it will wipe all data. whenever you do any wipe you risk losing data you don't want to lose. I know where you are coming from..........I have had HDD's die with pics on them, but I have managed to recover everything. Sorry I can't be of more help!
the instructions in that link refer to samsung not moto so I am not sure if doing a factory reset will erase your saved pictures ect.
it might be an idea to take out (if you indeed have one) sd card and see what you've got on there.
After that leave your sd card out and it would seem as if you have no choice left but to do the factory reset and see where you are and if that has cured your problem.
barry_ said:
it might be an idea to take out (if you indeed have one) sd card and see what you've got on there.
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Yeah, I had suggested this.
I think that at some point you have to just face the fact that you are going to lose sh*t you really don't want to. Sometimes that sh*t is really important, but it's a hard lesson learned! :-(
I did a hard reset and to my surprise my Pics and Videos are still in place that's what I need primarily and I got it. Thanks a lot for all the help and suggestions.
hello xda
i haven't messed up with anything lately i have a samsung galaxy s3 and i've had it updated to maybe a software of 4.1.something as far as i remember and also i have it rooted, now i was working and using it very well until suddenly i needed to try my sim card on another device so i had to turn the phone off and remove my sim card and when i was done i put my sim back and turned it on however was suprised that i stuck in a loop the samsung circle thing that appears at startup it just keeps circling and i have the LED to be ON at the top!!
what do i do it was working fine!!
also i can access download mode and also recovery mode! however when i went to recovery mode i saw wipe out and erase all things something like that.. i hope i dont have to go into that...
please advice
blackeagle_mn said:
hello xda
i haven't messed up with anything lately i have a samsung galaxy s3 and i've had it updated to maybe a software of 4.1.something as far as i remember and also i have it rooted, now i was working and using it very well until suddenly i needed to try my sim card on another device so i had to turn the phone off and remove my sim card and when i was done i put my sim back and turned it on however was suprised that i stuck in a loop the samsung circle thing that appears at startup it just keeps circling and i have the LED to be ON at the top!!
what do i do it was working fine!!
also i can access download mode and also recovery mode! however when i went to recovery mode i saw wipe out and erase all things something like that.. i hope i dont have to go into that...
please advice
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Go to recovery mode, clear dalvik and cache, fix permissions and reboot. If it still bootloops then factory reset.
Wipe phone flash stock firmware or read the hundreds of identical boot loop posts .
jje
so the phone was on coffee table. I noticed it vibrates so i look at it . and its on a solid blue led light and the samsung logo is circling/glowing in a loop. so pulled battery , left for a few mins and turn on but its same problem?
its s3 uk . btu. its on 4.1.2 for a good 3 months . had phone maybe just a year never had any problems until today.
i am getting s3 btu uk 4.1.2 firmware and flash it . but how can i enable usb debugging if i cannot boot up phone?
i can get it into donwload mode ,
and some sort of menu mode when i hold up button instead . something about wipe / factory?
cv65user said:
i can get it into donwload mode ,
and some sort of menu mode when i hold up button instead . something about wipe / factory?
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The other mode is called recovery mode.
The factory reset will wipe your data - although most will be probably backed up and restored later.
Try that, if it doesn't work, flash with the download mode.
Skander1998 said:
The other mode is called recovery mode.
The factory reset will wipe your data - although most will be probably backed up and restored later.
Try that, if it doesn't work, flash with the download mode.
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hi thank u for your quick reply. i dot have a back up of anything , i know . i have my contacts backed up onto google address book . but not the texts.
so i think i going to try flash with odin to see what happens if i can
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hi thank u for your quick reply. i dot have a back up of anything , i know . i have my contacts backed up onto google address book . but not the texts.
so i think i going to try flash with odin to see what happens if i can
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Did wiping from recovery mode not help? try that before trying odin, it's much safer.
Also, please follow all the instructions when dealing with odin, misuse can hard brick your device and turn it into 600$ useless paperweight.
no i just relfahsed with odin , and it restarted it then said re installing 0/200 apps like it started up first time then it restarted and now its back in a reboot loop
cv65user said:
no i just relfahsed with odin , and it restarted it then said re installing 0/200 apps like it started up first time then it restarted and now its back in a reboot loop
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Weird, seems like a problem with one of the apps (?) since it was reinstalling them, factory reset from the recovery menu and see if that makes the difference now that you flashed with Odin.
If not please report back.
PS: wipe dalvick cache under advanced in recovery.
it wasn't reinstalling them. it was optimizing them because the cache was cleared. you need to factory reset. factory reset from stock recovery will also wipe the internal sd though
i am not rooted so dont have access to clr dalvik cache
flashuing stock rom with odin didnt work .
factory reset worked !!
lost all my torrents and stuff on sd card . teach me to back up now
thank u
read the guides
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Hi you would never guess what. It happened again. I restored all google apps say 100. Then I was using SMS back and restore to restore about 16k texts . I have lost about two months since the last back so my phone had handled more txtx s then 17k texts
Then it was stuck on solid blue led and glowing samsung logo again . So I just factory restored and now it's ok again ,but now I lost all my stuff again having stayed up until. 4am in the morning rode loading and re installing all apps
Seems like something is hitting all the cache causing the phone to semi brick ? Could it be a bad cache ? So when the phone writes to that caches it bricks it?
cv65user said:
Seems like something is hitting all the cache causing the phone to semi brick ? Could it be a bad cache ? So when the phone writes to that caches it bricks it?
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No idea, is everything fine now?
Is your problem resolved?
Not really
I just been googgling , is this what they call sudden death?
I did call up samsung service centre and my phone is still under its two year warranty so I got time to take it back.
He did seem helpful but issue is I have fixed it by wipe and factory reset so problem is now not present so not much he can do
The service centre did say if they can not find or repeat the fault then they can't do anything and would send same phone back. Having come from iPhone , it seems the service is not as good . When I had problems with my iPhone they just swapped it out after they plugged it into some machine.
It's been ok today. Though, it's restored all the same apps I had and it hasn't bricked itself yet thank god
I am using app back up and restore and it's sayings I got 290 apps lol
17k of text messages, that maybe the problem..
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Hi everyone,
First, please excuse me for my bad english
So, I'm here because I have a really big problem with my Samsung I9100.
Indeed, I will explain my problem. I installed the SENTINEL ROM 5.00 a few month ago, and I never had a problem before.
But yesterday, I don't know why, I have so much problem with my Network, (My friends haven't the same problem and we have the same operator, it's Orange)
So, I don't understood why I had this kind of problem. After a few minutes, my GS 2 shut down...
I tried to boot but It had no effect !! I fall in a reboot loop, whith no home screen.
After a panic I try so much solution :
Wipe Data, Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik Cache, reboot. Same problem ! Sometimes, I can access to the menu, but a few minute after, it shut down again.
I tried to restore an official firmware, no effect, He can't load, he is blocked with "Samsung animation boot".
I tried to restore with a ROM (Rootbox 3.91), no effect too, I can access temporary to my message, and after a few minutes, he shut down !
Sometimes, I just click in the home button (The only button), and it shut down !
I observed now, it can't book if I don't connect it to the alimentation's cable.
Really, I'm so lost, I understand nothing. Especially, I didn't do something special to make this...
If someone can help me...
Thanks !
Flash stock rom with Odin, re-root your phone & restore nandroid backup or reflash custom rom & start again from scratch.
MistahBungle said:
Flash stock rom with Odin, re-root your phone & restore nandroid backup or reflash custom rom & start again from scratch.
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Thanks, I will try this, but my sometimes, my USB port of my I9100 has so much problem with the connexion.
Could you give me a link for a stock rom please ?
Thanks mate.
It sounds like you would get into recovery-mode?
Do you have an ClockworkModRecovery?
Can you make a nandorid backup with the recovery?
Do you have an older Recovery you could restore without too much data-loss?
Is the battery ok? Can you start your Phone if you connect it with the charger? If yes I would recommand to backup as many iportant data as possible.
I'm running sentinelRom 5.0 too and I have no problems.
Baerlinaer said:
It sounds like you would get into recovery-mode?
Do you have an ClockworkModRecovery?
Can you make a backup from the recovery?
Do you have an older Recovery you could restore without too much data-loss?
Is the battery ok? Can you start your Phone if you connect it with the charger? If yes I would recommand to backup as many iportant data as possible.
I'm running sentinelRom 5.0 too and I have no problems.
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Hi Baerlinaer, thanks to answering me.
I had no problem with SentinelRom 5.0 since few month, but yesterday I don't know why, I have so much problem in the same time.
I can access to the recovery mod, and I restore my back up since the recovery mode. I tried to restore 3 differents ROM.
I don't know if the battery is OK cause in the screen, I have 100% but when I disconnect the alimentation's cable. It shut down ! And I can boot but after the first boot animation, It shut down !
I don't care about my data really, it's nice but I just wanna recover my phone with all his fonctionnality !
I alrealdy make a backup !
I am very lost cause I don't know why it do that :/
Can you start the phone withe the cable plugged in but without the battery?
Couse if you can, it is the Battery. I had such a Problem with a Laptop once. The Battery was broken and it rebootet after a few seconds or minutes. I tried everything, to recover it and then I took out the Battery and it run perfectly well.
Baerlinaer said:
Can you start the phone withe the cable plugged in but without the battery?
Couse if you can, it is the Battery. I had such a Problem with a Laptop once. The Battery was broken and it rebootet after a few seconds or minutes. I tried everything, to recover it and then I took out the Battery and it run perfectly well.
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I can't start the phone whith the cable plugged and whithout the battery. Nothing appeared in the screen.
Dude, are you sure we can start the phone whithout a battery and only with the cable plugged ?
Because now, It can't start...
Sorry, I could't test it untill now, I didn't had my Phone. No we can't do this.
Do you have another Battery for sgs2? Or a friend of yours? Then youcould test it. Otherwise you might try another ROM...
Maybe you can get a stock rom here http: www androidfirmwares net PhoneFirmware Download 69 to do what MistahBungle recommended...
Sorry I could't help furthere more.
Hi,
I tried to install a STOCK ROM. And now, I can't boot my phone ! I installed it with odin.
Now, when I have the booticon Samsung, my phone automatically shut down...
I don't know, I am very lost....
Anyone can help me ?
Tomorrow I will try battery of gs2 of a friend.
Anyone can help me ?