Question, I have been rooted for a while so i decided to try ICS, unlocking the bootloader went fine but when I flash the recovery and try to boot into it I get the triangle with the exclamation point. I tried to reflash recovery but no go. any suggestions?
All your answers should be in my link here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497809
Good luck!
EDIT: when you get the exclamation point, you have to hit volume up/down at the same time to get to next menu.
you can tell I didnt have my coffee this morning, thanks for your help I am all set now!
wcherin said:
you can tell I didnt have my coffee this morning, thanks for your help I am all set now!
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I do it all the time! And if you read my entire link, you can see where I went into panic mode when it happen to me. I though I bricked the damm thing!
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i was running two roms with dual boot. first was a supernexus jb rom and other mystic glory. i had some hicups with supernexus so i flashed a dream kernel over it. for the first time it booted upto dream logo (even asked for loading 2nd rom) and then went black; phone turned off. second time happened the same thing. then i tried to go to cwm recovery mode, but no luck. so booted with mystic glory rom and from the restart menu tried to go to cwm recovery. the phone turned off and now the phone wont boot beyond samsung galaxy s2 logo.
i searched through this forum and couldnt find any solution.
any help would be greatly appreciated. pls provide any links to any threads if you want me to download something.
Thanks
poooolbachhan said:
i was running two roms with dual boot. first was a supernexus jb rom and other mystic glory. i had some hicups with supernexus so i flashed a dream kernel over it. for the first time it booted upto dream logo (even asked for loading 2nd rom) and then went black; phone turned off. second time happened the same thing. then i tried to go to cwm recovery mode, but no luck. so booted with mystic glory rom and from the restart menu tried to go to cwm recovery. the phone turned off and now the phone wont boot beyond samsung galaxy s2 logo.
i searched through this forum and couldnt find any solution.
any help would be greatly appreciated. pls provide any links to any threads if you want me to download something.
Thanks
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Dual booting has always been unstable and the only way out is to start from scratch. I would not advice dual booting unless you are able to spend time redoing it.
zelendel said:
Dual booting has always been unstable and the only way out is to start from scratch. I would not advice dual booting unless you are able to spend time redoing it.
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thks mate for the reply.........any suggestions to get out of this mess.....
poooolbachhan said:
thks mate for the reply.........any suggestions to get out of this mess.....
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Did u use the rom manager app?
Go to the development section and check out the stickies for going back to stock. That should be your first step.
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Phalanx7621 said:
Did u use the rom manager app?
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i m not sure wt u r suggesting.............but it was on my phone.......and now i cant get anyplace except for download mode using usb cable......
Red_81 said:
Go to the development section and check out the stickies for going back to stock. That should be your first step.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
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i have tried going back to stock........odin runs completely and passes.......phones starts reboot......once past samsung logo, it shows cwm recovery pic for a sec from previous flash (which is wierd, since the phone must be back to stock)..........and goes black.......still able to go to download mode.......
i have also tried bootloader i777uckh7sbl.tar from one the posts here.........still no luck....
i think i have seriously messed up the phone........but since i can manage to get to download mode, its not a hard brick????
poooolbachhan said:
i have tried going back to stock........odin runs completely and passes.......phones starts reboot......once past samsung logo, it shows cwm recovery pic for a sec from previous flash (which is wierd, since the phone must be back to stock)..........and goes black.......still able to go to download mode.......
i have also tried bootloader i777uckh7sbl.tar from one the posts here.........still no luck....
i think i have seriously messed up the phone........but since i can manage to get to download mode, its not a hard brick????
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The only think that can hardbrick was that bootloader you flashed... Don't do that when it's completely unnecessary.
korockinout13 said:
The only think that can hardbrick was that bootloader you flashed... Don't do that when it's completely unnecessary.
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does that mean my phone is hardbricked........if not pls show me a way...........still can get into download mode...........
poooolbachhan said:
does that mean my phone is hardbricked........if not pls show me a way...........still can get into download mode...........
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Brick means no sign of life. Stop using that word.
122ninjas said:
Brick means no sign of life. Stop using that word.
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thanks mate........that is a gre8 relief .........any suggestions to get me out of this mess?........i could have get the jtag done on it but i live in India and shipping the phone to mobiletechvideos and getting it fixed will cost me nearly a brand new phone..........since it is US version of s2, i cant get it fixed in India through samsung........
i need some definitive actions.....because everything i have been doing until now through research made it worse.......only life signs its showing right now is getting in to download mode with a pc connection......also smetimes i see a flicker in the bottom four keys......pls help
poooolbachhan said:
thanks mate........that is a gre8 relief .........any suggestions to get me out of this mess?........i could have get the jtag done on it but i live in India and shipping the phone to mobiletechvideos and getting it fixed will cost me nearly a brand new phone..........since it is US version of s2, i cant get it fixed in India through samsung........
i need some definitive actions.....because everything i have been doing until now through research made it worse.......only life signs its showing right now is getting in to download mode with a pc connection......also smetimes i see a flicker in the bottom four keys......pls help
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I suggest you continue trying to get to stock. Use a different stock package than the one that didn't work.
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Okay, so basically I flashed googy max kernel, then stupidly, after reading the instructions several times, i flashed cyanogenmod as the 2nd rom on the dual boot, but i did that without wiping the system like it said, so obviously it bootloops at the cm screen. And i never installed a recovery on that side of the dual boot. so basically now, every time i boot up the phone it bootloops at the cm start screen, and i can't get into a recovery to fix it, and i don't know how to get back to the first boot rom which is okay. i can boot into download mode and have tried several times to install cwm on the second side, but to no avail, it still won't let me boot into recovery or the bootloader. So right now i'm terrified i've completely irreparably bricked it, but i just hope theres someone of higher intelligence than me that knows how to fix it
AFAIK, from reading the Siyah thread (Which googy is based on) isn't there a key combination you can press at boot to determine how you boot.?
There is only one recovery per device btw so hold vol up, home and power to get into recovery
My good sir, I wish to propose to you.
Oh my god, you've saved my life!
and i'm sorry for wasting your time
miketino said:
My good sir, I wish to propose to you.
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I'm not available I am afraid
miketino said:
Oh my god, you've saved my life!
and i'm sorry for wasting your time
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No problem. Better to ask questions when you don't know...
Hi all,
Please, please, please someone help. I have followed all of the instructions word for word and run the installer app. I am running a Mac and was attempting to install in place of stock Android.
At the end of the installation process the device showed up in recovery mode. The app told me it was over and to wait a moment for the device to boot. I waited 10 minutes or so and the device remained in recovery mode.
So - I then hit reboot from recovery mode and it booted to the Cyanogenmod face with an arrow circling it... Endlessly.
I then followed the instructions on the Cyanogenmod wiki to wipe and reset the phone in recovery mode before attempting the installer again. Same result.
I'm scared that i've destroyed my phone. I really think this should be able to be repaired but i'm just not sure how.
Please someone give me some help!
Which device?
Sorry - it's a Nexus 5.
And i've just tried to flash the stock factory image on Google's instructions, which resulted in the phone getting stuck on the Google logo and not booting. Wow... This is really making me feel sick.
fearofbirds said:
Sorry - it's a Nexus 5.
And i've just tried to flash the stock factory image on Google's instructions, which resulted in the phone getting stuck on the Google logo and not booting. Wow... This is really making me feel sick.
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Keep cool
We have an awesome community on XDA. Here is a tutorial to return to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
Primokorn said:
Keep cool
We have an awesome community on XDA. Here is a tutorial to return to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
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Thanks for the link. I followed the steps and my phone has gotten stuck on the Google logo, a black screen and a padlock symbol at the bottom. Refusing to boot.
Aaaahhh!!! No idea what is going on here. Any more ideas?
fearofbirds said:
Thanks for the link. I followed the steps and my phone has gotten stuck on the Google logo, a black screen and a padlock symbol at the bottom. Refusing to boot.
Aaaahhh!!! No idea what is going on here. Any more ideas?
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Did u unlock the bootloader?
EDIT: FYI http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/dangers-tool-kits-one-click-root-t1469909
Primokorn said:
Did u unlock the bootloader?
EDIT: FYI http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/dangers-tool-kits-one-click-root-t1469909
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Yes it was already unlocked before I started this stuff.
And thanks for the link.
fearofbirds said:
Yes it was already unlocked before I started this stuff.
And thanks for the link.
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Try Method no.2
Hey guys! i bought a HTC Desire 516 a year ago. a few months back i found out about rooting. so i rooted my phone. It worked really well for a while. I noticed my games were a bit laggy. So i found this app called Chainfire3D. i tried installing it. My phone rebooted and did not go past the Bootscreen. I spent weeks searching all the formus including XDA. i found awesome solutions(especially in XDA) but none worked for me. I guess i know why it doesn't. I did not install CWM or TWRP on my device(my fault). Now all i can do is, boot into recovery mode and use adb to type random commands, again none works. Is there any other way around this? i thought of flashing CWM or TWRP through adb and then use the given solution. But i have no idea how to do so(I am a noob). Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks in advance.
aidenpearce1415 said:
Hey guys! i bought a HTC Desire 516 a year ago. a few months back i found out about rooting. so i rooted my phone. It worked really well for a while. I noticed my games were a bit laggy. So i found this app called Chainfire3D. i tried installing it. My phone rebooted and did not go past the Bootscreen. I spent weeks searching all the formus including XDA. i found awesome solutions(especially in XDA) but none worked for me. I guess i know why it doesn't. I did not install CWM or TWRP on my device(my fault). Now all i can do is, boot into recovery mode and use adb to type random commands, again none works. Is there any other way around this? i thought of flashing CWM or TWRP through adb and then use the given solution. But i have no idea how to do so(I am a noob). Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks in advance.
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Try flashing it with stock ROM, this will help you and after flashing getting bootloop again dont worry its normal just do a hard reset and than you're good to go.
Salman Al-Badgail said:
Try flashing it with stock ROM, this will help you and after flashing getting bootloop again dont worry its normal just do a hard reset and than you're good to go.
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i tried flashing a stockrom but it is still stuck in a bootloop and i have no idea how to do a hard reset. Is there any you could help me with this?
Thanks
aidenpearce1415 said:
i tried flashing a stockrom but it is still stuck in a bootloop and i have no idea how to do a hard reset. Is there any you could help me with this?
Thanks
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Try this below link for Hard Reset, I found it on HTC website,
http://www.htc.com/in/support/htc-desire-516-dual-sim/howto/527577.html
Still not working try this
Press together Power Button + Volume Down together for several second until the white menu appear
Navigate menu with Volume button to go to Factory Reset, to choose or enter press POWER Button
The HTC DESIRE 516 DUAL will do the master reset for several minutes, just wait until it finish.
GoodLuck :good:
Still having problems please let me know
Salman Al-Badgail said:
Try this below link for Hard Reset, I found it on HTC website,
http://www.htc.com/in/support/htc-desire-516-dual-sim/howto/527577.html
Still not working try this
Press together Power Button + Volume Down together for several second until the white menu appear
Navigate menu with Volume button to go to Factory Reset, to choose or enter press POWER Button
The HTC DESIRE 516 DUAL will do the master reset for several minutes, just wait until it finish.
GoodLuck :good:
Still having problems please let me know
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Thanks for the help! But no, sadly it did not work.. I guess it is because of the Chainfire 3D. I searched the forums and i found this solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362873
But this does not work for me, i do not know why!
aidenpearce1415 said:
Thanks for the help! But no, sadly it did not work.. I guess it is because of the Chainfire 3D. I searched the forums and i found this solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362873
But this does not work for me, i do not know why!
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It will not work, because you already flashed it with stock ROM, so no root access, All I suggest you to is go to service centre and ask them to solve this problem.
Salman Al-Badgail said:
It will not work, because you already flashed it with stock ROM, so no root access, All I suggest you to is go to service centre and ask them to solve this problem.
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Yeah i must do that! Thanks for the help!
aidenpearce1415 said:
Yeah i must do that! Thanks for the help!
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I am sorry that I cant able to help you properly, Still having another problems please PM me
GoodDay
Salman Al-Badgail said:
I am sorry that I cant able to help you properly, Still having another problems please PM me
GoodDay
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Thats alright! Thanks!
Hi good people! thanks in advance, I had a problem for about a month now where my phone (Note2) used to take about 15 min to boot, after trying many solutions, I read somewhere to delete ODEX files and after trying that in many ways I went to system/apps and deleted ODEX files there with Root Explorer which turned out to be a biiig mistake, it just stucks at the Samsung Logo for a few seconds before it starts again (only the logo, the phone doesn't reboot) and it stays like that forever. I'm in hell right now, I have some files I don't want to lose so I was afraid of factory reseting but after I was told that it won't delete them, I did but that didn't solve anything, I can't access download mode, I can access recovery mode however (not custom) I tried flashing a custom ROM but I just get "E: failed to verify whole-file signature" please help ! I'll be really thankful ! thank you !
EDIT: I hope this helps someone else, after trying everything, what eventually worked for me was the USB Jig, I was able to enter download mode and install a new ROM from there. good luck!
Landross said:
Hi good people! thanks in advance, I had a problem for about a month now where my phone (Note2) used to take about 15 min to boot, after trying many solutions, I read somewhere to delete ODEX files and after trying that in many ways I went to system/apps and deleted ODEX files there with Root Explorer which turned out to be a biiig mistake, it just stucks at the Samsung Logo for a few seconds before it starts again (only the logo, the phone doesn't reboot) and it stays like that forever. I'm in hell right now, I have some files I don't want to lose so I was afraid of factory reseting but after I was told that it won't delete them, I did but that didn't solve anything, I can't access download mode, I can access recovery mode however (not custom) I tried flashing a custom ROM but I just get "E: failed to verify whole-file signature" please help ! I'll be really thankful ! thank you !
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This bricking is usual problem nowadays.
1)U can try odexing again(guess,it won't help coz ur phone bricked and u cant)
2)flash a custom recovery like cwm,twrp or philz.
3)Flash a stock or nodded stock rom.
Still have problem?
I'm right here
BatDroid said:
This bricking is usual problem nowadays.
1)U can try odexing again(guess,it won't help coz ur phone bricked and u cant)
2)flash a custom recovery like cwm,twrp or philz.
3)Flash a stock or nodded stock rom.
Still have problem?
I'm right here
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thank you so much ! the problem is I can't flash a custom recovery because I can't access download mode so I can't use my PC. Is there any other way ? the only thing I can boot to atm is stock recovery
I've tried flashing both a custom and a stock ROM from recovery using my SDcard and I get this message "E: failed to verify whole-file signature" flashing fails.
again I can't thank you enough for your help. I really appreciate it
Landross said:
thank you so much ! the problem is I can't flash a custom recovery because I can't access download mode so I can't use my PC. Is there any other way ? the only thing I can boot to atm is stock recovery
I've tried flashing both a custom and a stock ROM from recovery using my SDcard and I get this message "E: failed to verify whole-file signature" flashing fails.
again I can't thank you enough for your help. I really appreciate it
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Verification fails cause stock recovery is a secure recovery and can only flash samsung updates.
So,it verifies md5/signature.
Let it alone..
Just hold Home+power+volume down at the same time and see if phone boots to download mode.
BatDroid said:
Verification fails cause stock recovery is a secure recovery and can only flash samsung updates.
So,it verifies md5/signature.
Let it alone..
Just hold Home+power+volume down at the same time and see if phone boots to download mode.
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Thanks for the explanation!
yeah I already tried to boot to download that way multiple times and it didn't work.
Landross said:
Thanks for the explanation!
yeah I already tried to boot to download that way multiple times and it didn't work.
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do this phone has a locked bootloader?
BatDroid said:
do this phone has a locked bootloader?
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I'm sorry but I don't know what that means, my phone is rooted though.
again thank you so much for the help !
Landross said:
I'm sorry but I don't know what that means, my phone is rooted though.
again thank you so much for the help !
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did u ever entered on download mode?
BatDroid said:
did u ever entered on download mode?
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No, never even knew it existed before I got this problem, unless I booted it when I rooted the phone which I don't remember cause it was a long time ago.
I did however boot to recovery mode multiple times
Hey man I just want to thank you again, you're awsome for actually taking the time to help, thank you
Fernando Miles said:
Which Samsung device do you have??Name
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I have a galaxy Note 2 which I'm having a problem with atm, and I have an s7
Landross said:
I have a galaxy Note 2 which I'm having a problem with atm, and I have an s7
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Bro,I just saw on google that all galaxy note 2 variants (e.x-n700) have download mode.
power off ur phone.
press hold home power volume down
Download mode should appear.
BatDroid said:
Bro,I just saw on google that all galaxy note 2 variants (e.x-n700) have download mode.
power off ur phone.
press hold home power volume down
Download mode should appear.
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haha trust me I think it's because it's bricked that I don't get it. I tried so many times...nothing
Fernando Miles said:
TRY entering Download Mode
Entering download mode is very simple. First you will need to turn off your device. Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button. Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up.
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I know how to do it but it just doesn't work. I tried that combination many times but it just didn't work for me.
any help guys ?? please! I've looked everywhere still can't find a solution