[Q] brocken nandroid backup... - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

for months everything was quit well with my SGS2. Ich flashed a lot (CM7, CM9, ...) and bevor every new version i have done a nandroid backup via CWM.
Yesterday the backup stopped in the middle of the data partition (yes, i have waited very long to be sure it was not just a big file). I bootet the phone and tried again. Same result. Different file but approximately the same position.
I think it could possibly be a issue with the filesystem.... Bute how could i fix it? Or are there other possibilities?
thx and bye, Jens

riker187 said:
for months everything was quit well with my SGS2. Ich flashed a lot (CM7, CM9, ...) and bevor every new version i have done a nandroid backup via CWM.
Yesterday the backup stopped in the middle of the data partition (yes, i have waited very long to be sure it was not just a big file). I bootet the phone and tried again. Same result. Different file but approximately the same position.
I think it could possibly be a issue with the filesystem.... Bute how could i fix it? Or are there other possibilities?
thx and bye, Jens
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download Rom Manager from Market and flash clockwork from there and back-up rom from Rom manager....this worked for me when my earlier clockworkmode gave me a treble...

zaheedahmed said:
download Rom Manager from Market and flash clockwork from there and back-up rom from Rom manager....this worked for me when my earlier clockworkmode gave me a treble...
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I am using Rom Manager and this was where it fails in the first place... After that i tried directly in recovery and it fails also

riker187 said:
I am using Rom Manager and this was where it fails in the first place... After that i tried directly in recovery and it fails also
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Rom manager is not 100% compatible wit sgs2, will not work for everybody. If you can boot in downloade mode flash stock ics rom through odin, then root with cf root kernel.

078gregory said:
Rom manager is not 100% compatible wit sgs2, will not work for everybody. If you can boot in downloade mode flash stock ics rom through odin, then root with cf root kernel.
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As i explained, the problem occurs also if i am using the recovery mode. And if it freezes in the data partition i donĀ“t think it would be solvable flashing a new ROM.... Maybe i try to wipe the data partition. or should i format it? Is there a difference?
regards, Jens

formating the data partition solved the problem!

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[Q] Need help cant flash!

Thanks for your reply. Ok i was rooting two phones one with succes and the other Iam stuck in a bootloop. I used Z4root 1.30 to root . Installed rom manager etc. Made a copy of the system. But the second phone cant restore my nandroid it says its there and does the whole process, But when i turn on the phone it doesnt present the factory bootloop its just get stuck with the rom it flashed. The phone thats working I flashed the axura rom the other was simply amazing 2.5 that got stuck. I can access the clock -recovery menu I have tried to install the rom and restore my nandroid, but none work. What can I do thanks?
Ps Is there a way that i can access the internal phone memory to put a new rom to flash to?
Kamaleon said:
Thanks for your reply. Ok i was rooting two phones one with succes and the other Iam stuck in a bootloop. I used Z4root 1.30 to root . Installed rom manager etc. Made a copy of the system. But the second phone cant restore my nandroid it says its there and does the whole process, But when i turn on the phone it doesnt present the factory bootloop its just get stuck with the rom it flashed. The phone thats working I flashed the axura rom the other was simply amazing 2.5 that got stuck. I can access the clock -recovery menu I have tried to install the rom and restore my nandroid, but none work. What can I do thanks?
Ps Is there a way that i can access the internal phone memory to put a new rom to flash to?
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odin back to stock re root and flash again. Have you tried using the toolbox?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
So you CAN enter Recovery Mode? If Yes, you can try to flash another rom, or factory reset it, which usually works. If that doesn't work theres 1 more thing to try and this will work.
Download mode.
Odin.
Stock JFD
Off you go to flashing 600 more roms daily
xriderx66 said:
So you CAN enter Recovery Mode? If Yes, you can try to flash another rom, or factory reset it, which usually works. If that doesn't work theres 1 more thing to try and this will work.
Download mode.
Odin.
Stock JFD
Off you go to flashing 600 more roms daily
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Agree With Factory Reset, i have donde that before and it works

Help stuck in bootloop

Help guyz,
I was trying to use the MEdia scanner bug-fix on XXLSJ as given here by modding the AOI-Xtreme MOD by ICS-XD
Then, I reflashed the Simplistic LSJ version(clean install) and then flashed the modded AOI MOD.
I think I went wrong somewhere and landed in a bootloop.
I tried a lot to reboot into recovery but I failed.
I tried removing the battery and rebooting but no use.
Also, adb won't recongnize my device (maybe coz it's still on bootanim)
I tried a lot but am unable to start my phone.
My phone IS an I9100 International version.
Please help.
go to emergency mode then adb will recognize ur device
and press thanks of I helped
androidisfuture said:
go to emergency mode then adb will recognize ur device
and press thanks of I helped
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Can you please tell how to do that??
Reboot into download mode and try re-flashing kernel or rom.
TheATHEiST said:
Reboot into download mode and try re-flashing kernel or rom.
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Thanks
Successfully refreshed new ROM and restored backup
Sent from my GT-I9400
aadroid.dev said:
Thanks
Successfully refreshed new ROM and restored backup
Sent from my GT-I9400
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what do you mean restored backup, how do you restored backup, do you not lose everything when flashing with new ROM through ODIN?
my SGS2 is currently having this bootloop issue, i havent got it rooted....
yesterday I was about to flash with stock ROM through ODIN, but will i lose all my notes (stock samsung apps)?
thanks for the replies
gutenmuach said:
what do you mean restored backup, how do you restored backup, do you not lose everything when flashing with new ROM through ODIN?
my SGS2 is currently having this bootloop issue, i havent got it rooted....
yesterday I was about to flash with stock ROM through ODIN, but will i lose all my notes (stock samsung apps)?
thanks for the replies
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I flashed stock Rom through Odin, then flashed Siyah kernel over it.
After this, I restored a backup I created before the f**k up happened.
You'll loose your notes if you don't have a Backup
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aadroid.dev said:
I flashed stock Rom through Odin, then flashed Siyah kernel over it.
After this, I restored a backup I created before the f**k up happened.
You'll loose your notes if you don't have a Backup
Sent from my GT-I9400
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I see.. thanks for the reply!

Special Problem with restoring cwm backup

Hi guys. I wanted to go back from cm10.1 to stock 4.1.2 and did a nandroid backup with cwm 6.0.2.7 touch and saved my data also with titanium backup.
After flashing stock JB I couldnt find the titanium backups anymore which I realized are stored on internal card so after wiping everything my data is gone. Ja I know my fault. But then I thought I can just restore the nandroid backup I just made to have everything how it was before, but after doing it my screen stopped at the samsung galaxy s3 screen and didnt boot anymore.
Of course I made the backup with 6.0.2.7 and restored it with th same version, but I dont get why its not booting correctly :S
After that I thought I just root the stock phone and flash cm10.1 and try to restore again but it also didnt help.
thax in advance
galaxy s3 gt I9300
clown85 said:
Hi guys. I wanted to go back from cm10.1 to stock 4.1.2 and did a nandroid backup with cwm 6.0.2.7 touch and saved my data also with titanium backup.
After flashing stock JB I couldnt find the titanium backups anymore which I realized are stored on internal card so after wiping everything my data is gone. Ja I know my fault. But then I thought I can just restore the nandroid backup I just made to have everything how it was before, but after doing it my screen stopped at the samsung galaxy s3 screen and didnt boot anymore.
Of course I made the backup with 6.0.2.7 and restored it with th same version, but I dont get why its not booting correctly :S
After that I thought I just root the stock phone and flash cm10.1 and try to restore again but it also didnt help.
thax in advance
galaxy s3 gt I9300
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try philz recovery.
sriram231092 said:
try philz recovery.
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It says in all the steps E:failed archive external sd
is it a problem to rstore from external sd card? so shall I just try to put it on internal?
Worth trying if you have no backup of it .
jje
Just to make it sure. I root my s3 installing stock jb, then I flash cwm with odin and install su.zip from sd card. always get root access. is it a problem for cwm to flash it first before having root access to the phone???
clown85 said:
Just to make it sure. I root my s3 installing stock jb, then I flash cwm with odin and install su.zip from sd card. always get root access. is it a problem for cwm to flash it first before having root access to the phone???
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CWM doesn't work without root access. Have you tried to install a complete new stock ROM from Sammobile.com? Even though this doesn't recover your data, your phone might work again.
Endiej said:
CWM doesn't work without root access. Have you tried to install a complete new stock ROM from Sammobile.com? Even though this doesn't recover your data, your phone might work again.
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My phone works just fine. The problem is to flash the cm10.1 nandroid backup successful to get my internal sd memory back.
btw I tried to copy the backup to internal sd but then it says md5 sum mismatch god damn it..... I just wanna have my internal sd card files back. grrrrrrrr
If you have Phil's recovery use the aroma file manager to find and move the back up so it can be seen as I'm guessing you are suffering the sd/0/0 etc problem
slaphead20 said:
If you have Phil's recovery use the aroma file manager to find and move the back up so it can be seen as I'm guessing you are suffering the sd/0/0 etc problem
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I guess Im just ****ed... I tried moving it with aroma and then it says error again. its just possible for me to restore the nandroid with cwm which I originally had and just from external sd and even then the logfile says everything is fine just restoring system is an error. that sucks cuz I cant boot the phone then to get access to my internal space via usb
or is there another possibility to restore internal card to get access????
Have you changed recovery versions between creating the backup and trying to restore it?
slaphead20 said:
Have you changed recovery versions between creating the backup and trying to restore it?
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of course not.
its just weird that I can restore everything exept for this cm10.1 backup. I made already a stock jb backup and I could easily restore this one :S but it doesnt help me anymore.....
Endiej said:
CWM doesn't work without root access
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Yes it does. Recovery and root are completely unrelated. Read the root guides.
Step 1 - flash recovery via odin
Step 2 - flash su zip via recovery
CWM can flash zips, backup and restore without root access to android. Root access is within android only
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rootSU said:
Yes it does. Recovery and root are completely unrelated. Read the root guides.
Step 1 - flash recovery via odin
Step 2 - flash su zip via recovery
CWM can flash zips, backup and restore without root access to android. Root access is within android only
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Okay thats what I was thinking before hand... I got another idea. can I flash a working ROM like 10.1 and then go to cwm advanced recovery and restore data instead of the whole nandoid system???
clown85 said:
Okay thats what I was thinking before hand... I got another idea. can I flash a working ROM like 10.1 and then go to cwm advanced recovery and restore data instead of the whole nandoid system???
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You can try.
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I have the feeling that my cwm 6.0.2.7 version creates corrupt backups al the time. I just set my phone up with cm10.1 and immediately did a backup on it. I tried to restore it and while restoring it says
Erasing boot before restore...
restoring boot image...
restoring system...
restoring data...
.android_secure.img not found skipping restore of /sdcard..............
restore complete funny funny
please tell me that there is a way to rescue this
clown85 said:
I have the feeling that my cwm 6.0.2.7 version creates corrupt backups al the time. I just set my phone up with cm10.1 and immediately did a backup on it. I tried to restore it and while restoring it says
Erasing boot before restore...
restoring boot image...
restoring system...
restoring data...
.android_secure.img not found skipping restore of /sdcard..............
restore complete funny funny
please tell me that there is a way to rescue this
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What's up? Does it not boot? Everything you posted above looks normal so can't advise.
I would recommend updating to latest anyway as 6.0.2.7 hasnt got SDS fix.
rootSU said:
What's up? Does it not boot? Everything you posted above looks normal so can't advise.
I would recommend updating to latest anyway as 6.0.2.7 hasnt got SDS fix.
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No it doesnt boot if I try ro restore the backup I end up seeing Samsung Galaxy S3 screen and thats it....
I just updated to cwm 6.0.3.2 and made a backup and it also showed the above problem but this one restores and boots correctly :S
Another idea is. When I made the first backup with 6.0.2.7 I was also running on yank555 1.6c kernel. Is that important to set up the restore with a running system and this exact kernel? Please tell me what to do if so.
clown85 said:
I just updated to cwm 6.0.3.2 and made a backup and it also showed the above problem but this one restores and boots correctly :S
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What is "The above problem"? If it restores and boots, its fine.
clown85 said:
Another idea is. When I made the first backup with 6.0.2.7 I was also running on yank555 1.6c kernel. Is that important to set up the restore with a running system and this exact kernel? Please tell me what to do if so.
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Nandroid backup takes
boot.img (kernel)
system.img (ROM)
userdata.img (Your stuff)
Its okay. Somehow I got the data restored with advanced restoring which didnt work with 6.0.2.7 but with 3.2.
close here.
thanx for your help

flashed wrong CWM

Hello
I've accidentally flashed a wrong cwm-recovery (meant for some other phone)
After the installation I've rebooted into recovery and it booted the one I already had (that's when I understood it's the wrong one)
Then I've tried to reboot back to my rom but it got stuck on the rom's loading screen
Tried to flash a new rom after using gs2RomWipe
Tried to restore from a nandroid backup
all of them gave the same result.. stuck on the loading screen
Now to my question...
If I flash a stock Rom via Odin.. will it be enough? will I be able to reroot and use my phone normally again?
Or is there an easier way maybe?
i did the same today..
all the time bootloop..
flashing same rom that i was using did not helped..
flashing some other rom helped but cant call cause phone dont see simcard..
flashing some other roms like cyanogenmod also stuck my on bootloop..
I am pretty sure you have to flash via odin.
Update...
I've flashed a stock rom via Odin but it went into a bootloop
when I've entered recovery it said E:failed to mount efs (invalid argument)
so far I've found no way to make the phone work
please help
PureMind0 said:
Update...
I've flashed a stock rom via Odin but it went into a bootloop
when I've entered recovery it said E:failed to mount efs (invalid argument)
so far I've found no way to make the phone work
please help
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If you are using i9100.
Then flash philz kernel via odin.
Then boot into recovery.
MOUNT usb storage
Place any rom zip in the root of ex sd card
Flash it with full wipe
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corruptionfreeindia said:
If you are using i9100.
Then flash philz kernel via odin.
Then boot into recovery.
MOUNT usb storage
Place any rom zip in the root of ex sd card
Flash it with full wipe
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It doesn't work...
stock rom wont start, restored nandroid wont start, philz + new rom wont start
I have efs backup as tar.gz but didn't find a normal guide on how to use it without the phone working (i.e adb)
I'm not even sure if the problem is because of the efs missing or not but it seems to be the problem
PureMind0 said:
It doesn't work...
stock rom wont start, restored nandroid wont start, philz + new rom wont start
I have efs backup as tar.gz but didn't find a normal guide on how to use it without the phone working (i.e adb)
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Ok.
Lets make it clear.
After flashing philz which rom did u flash?.
U should have not got any problem.
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corruptionfreeindia said:
Ok.
Lets make it clear.
After flashing philz which rom did u flash?.
U should have not got any problem.
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I've flashed ReVolt JB version
the result was the same as any other method I've tried so far..
stuck on loading screen / bootloop
PureMind0 said:
I've flashed ReVolt JB version
the result was the same as any other method I've tried so far..
stuck on loading screen / bootloop
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Ok.
Do this.
Boot into recovery
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Factory reset/wipe data
Format system
Format preload
Format data
Install philz kernel
Boot into recovery
Select wipe data/factory reset-clean to install a new rom
Install any custom stock rom like neat rom, vivekrom , biftor (choose any one)
Reboot
I assume you are using gti9100
Report back.
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corruptionfreeindia said:
Ok.
Do this.
Boot into recovery
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Factory reset/wipe data
Format system
Format preload
Format data
Install philz kernel
Boot into recovery
Select wipe data/factory reset-clean to install a new rom
Install any custom stock rom like neat rom, vivekrom , biftor (choose any one)
Reboot
I assume you are using gti9100
Report back.
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I did everything you said. installed Bitfor rom
got the same result.. still stuck on loading screen
Thanks a lot for your help it's much appreciated
hope I'll be able to solve this somehow
PureMind0 said:
I did everything you said. installed Bitfor rom
got the same result.. still stuck on loading screen
Thanks a lot for your help it's much appreciated
hope I'll be able to solve this somehow
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First boot takes 5/7 min.
Wait
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corruptionfreeindia said:
First boot takes 5/7 min.
Wait
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still nothing...
and it usually takes 1-2 mins max for me
also doesn't explain why stock from odin wont work
It seems to me that I need to somehow fix the efs folder but no idea how to do that
almost all the guides I've seen about that requires the rom to work and use root explorer
the others wasn't clear enough or just not related
according to the shell commands my efs folder is empty
copying the efs folder I have on my sdcard doesn't help because it's not there after reboot
I have a tar.gz as well but not sure how to use it
can I flash the .tar via odin? or some other solution with adb/shell?
or do you think it has nothing to do with my problem?
anyone have any idea how to help me???
I've tried many different ways but my device just wont make it past the loading screen of the rom (doesn't matter which one)
I really have no idea what can cause this problem
thought that flashing stock rom via Odin should fix it but it doesn't help
I've tried some methods I've seen to fix efs problems but so far nothing helped
I'm really desperate at the moment :\
download mode and flash the cwm kernel via Odin should work.
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i am facing exact same problem
and it also start with flashing cwm for kitkat
nothing working now stock or custmised rom
hope some one can help us to fix it
Any more ideas??
If I take it to my carrier company, will they be able to make it work with their official rom?
PureMind0 said:
Any more ideas??
If I take it to my carrier company, will they be able to make it work with their official rom?
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i take it to the repair shop they told me they can repair it with some kind of box which will reflash the rom.
i will get it back tomorrow
hope it work
casperusm said:
i take it to the repair shop they told me they can repair it with some kind of box which will reflash the rom.
i will get it back tomorrow
hope it work
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Good luck!
I should send mine tomorrow and hopefully they can fix it
update when you get yours back
casperusm said:
i take it to the repair shop they told me they can repair it with some kind of box which will reflash the rom.
i will get it back tomorrow
hope it work
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Did you get your device fixed?
OK.....just a quick thing......Odin flashing a normal single file stock firmware *may* not be the solution as it just overwrites what is already there during the flash. I will provide a link to a three part firmware that wipes the old as it flashes.....this essentially flashes the firmware onto 'pristine' memory partitions....it *might* help......
Here's the link.....
http://www.mediafire.com/?1z5ao5b6r594x45
Search for @Hopper8s Odin troubleshooting guide for instructions on how to flash it.....
Good luck.....
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM

[Q] [HELP] Formatted system and SDcard

background info:
samsung galaxy s3 i9300. Rooted with cyanogenmod Installer: http://beta.download.cyanogenmod.org/install
A while ago I tried flashing a costum rom, however i wasnt fully satistied so went back to cyanogenmod. My SDcard space went from 11gb to 2gb left. I went to recovery (CWM Touch) and formatted system and sdcard (which was a huge mistake I believe). As far as I know, I have no rom installed right now after the format. Ive downloaded MIUI and put it on my external SD and tried flashing it from my external SD. After wiping dalvik, cache and factory reset flashing went well. When I press reboot device CWM says "root access is missing, root device?" Now there are 2 options: "no" and "yes root device (/system/xbin/su)". Both options result in my phone stuck at the boot animation.
I thought because I had no root, I had to flash a stock rom. So I downloaded a stock rom and tried flashing it. CWM said "installation aborted". So right now Im kind of clueless. Can anyone help me and tell me what to do? Ive been searchin this forum for quite a long time now. Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards
Tried deleting data?
Choristav said:
Tried deleting data?
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yap, there was a lot of data I couldnt access. I wanted to clear the whole SD and flash a new rom so I could basically start over again with a fresh new SD
Which stock rom you installed??
And are you able to flash that miui rom you talking about now??
If it asks fit root just click no.. That's a problem I guess with the recovery not detecting root but you still have it.. just not into your rom by clicking no... then if you don't have root you can flash a supersu file through recovery..
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Can u try using odin?
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Yes, unless it is a repackaged stock rom you must use odin, not CWM to flash it. You could try using archie's rom or one of Wanam's in CWM. Or download a repacked stock that is flashable in CWM.
kunal1540 said:
Which stock rom you installed??
And are you able to flash that miui rom you talking about now??
If it asks fit root just click no.. That's a problem I guess with the recovery not detecting root but you still have it.. just not into your rom by clicking no... then if you don't have root you can flash a supersu file through recovery..
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I believe Ive tried flashing this stock rom
https://romhut.com/download/rom/51c4d86e79792
Yes the MIUI rom has been flashed "succesfully". Only thing is when I reboot my phone, it gets stuck at this screen:
http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q539/Rushabh_Kothari/800_00098.png. The phone has been rooted before as Ive been flashing several roms before.
Can u try using odin?
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Ehm im not familiar with Odin. I used Cyanogenmod Installer to install CM. From then I installed CWM and flashed other Roms
Good news guys, I flashed CM and boot went well. Thanks for your time and help. Thread can be closed

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