Although I only had the phone for a day now, I've been reading the forum for a month trying to get the info I needed so that when it arrived, I'd be able to load up froyo, wifi calling and be done quickly. I set it all up and downloaded ryan's OCLF, ran it, rooted, installed the ext files, then the v2 lag fix it said to. Everything was great.
Later I downloaded a few apps and titanium backup, but didn't back up yet. I ran the battery down low. Went into the clockwork app that I downloaded and did a backup restore.
About an hour later the battery finally died. I read that you should turn it on until it won't anymore before finally plugging in to charge and wiping the battery settings. Problem is it wouldn't boot up again. Hung on the Galaxy S screen with the shining S.
I could still reboot into recovery and into download. Was going to ODIN back, but my PC was giving me trouble. I pulled the micro sim and thre the ASOP 2.2 rom on it from another laptop dragged it to card removed and popped it back in. I tried to reboot to recovery which worked, then reinstall, nothing. Tried to get to the SD card, but it doesn't find it.
Finally gave up and went back into recovery and did a factory data wipe reset or whatever it is called. When the phone rebooted it all booted fine, no problems at all however I lost every setting account etc..
So here's where I'm at now, i mounted it as USB and looked at the phone from the PC, in the clockwork folder is my backup I just can't get it to load.
I went back to the market and redownloaded the ryan OCLF and removed the lag, ext and root and I'm back to stock. Phone will turn off and back on.
What now? Where did I go wrong, it doesn't make any sense, I followed every instruction exactly as it was written.
I'm a little concerned to root again, but I want to backup settings, accounts etc.. in case this happens again.
first...welcome to XDA...the baddest forum on the planet...
second....this is the wrong section for this topic....should be in Q & A section...but a Mod will take care of that....
third....read this.....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
the author worked hard on this to become a sticky so noobs will see it first...if u need more info....there is another sticky in the general section...good luck!!
Thanks, I'll read through it now. I thought I had a good idea to drag the new rom to the sd card and fire it up from there, but it failed. Happy I didn't brick the phone. I saw a lot of posts saying ODIN was the only way back, guess I got lucky with the data wipe.
I've had iphones for 2 years and when this happened it would be a conflict with programs, is there a list like that for android like there was for cydia in the iphone info?
I don't know.... but make sure you read carefully before you flash... in a nutshell the steps for ROM flashing is.
1. Root
2. Download and install ROM Manager from market
3. Flask clockwordmod recovery
4. Nandroid (backup)
5. Backup SD card to pc(just in case)
6. Flash your ROM from clockworkmod recovery.
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Here's a question I don't think is answered after reading the post. So rooting via OCLF without installing the lag fix v2 is exactly the same as rooting by dragging and dropping.
Rooting in itself can't cause the phone to not reboot, but if you flash incorrectly or apply lag fix and flash over them you could run into trouble. I just can't seem to figure out where the error was. I didn't delete the update zip after rooting, thats the only error I see.
Other issue I noticed is that on mounting to USB after booted I can see the backups, but I can't locate the ROM zip I put on the SD card or the SD card at all.
So let me get this straight... you rooted via OCLF.. but did not apply the lagfix?
Edit: oh I see... u tried to flash a froyo Rom then go back to stock?...
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No I rooted then applied the lag fix it had available which was version two I believe
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Ok... try ODIN back to stock...make sure you have the correct drivers
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Let me correct what I'm saying, the phone went into the stuck glowing S screen when trying to turn it back on after I ran the battery down to nothing. It wouldn't boot past that point. I tried reinstall, reboot, etc..from the menu in clockwork recov in recov screen as that was all i could get to. When that failed I tried just loading a 2.2 ROM to the sd card direct from my laptop, thought I could just flash from that screen right over everything, didn't work either. Thats when I tried delete all info as a last effort, but then it magically booted back 100% stock, but still rooted. So i reloaded OCLF and unrooted because I don't know what caused the phone to be stuck in the S screen, I didn't flash anything, just did the root and oclf all from ryan's OCLF app
I tried to reroot manual, didn't work, lots of issues, wouldnt root. Went back for OCLF gone. Went for the z4 gone. Found links for both, tried the z4 didnt' work, superuser continiously popping up for permissions, went back removed that and reloaded oclf from web, ran and fixed boot and rerooted, all good. Went back and downloaded and flashed Vibrant AOSP ish JK2 1.1 Official FROYO. Absolutely love it so far. I've been waiting for wifi calling for a long time, it actually works. Problem is I'm not really sure if I rebackup everything now or leave the backups I have from clockwork for stock. I keep reading everything and feel like I'm missing something. I have Vibrant AOSP ish JK2 1.1 Official FROYO saved so I guess if it crashes I just reflash that and don't need a backup, but should titanium backup the whole thing instead now? Sorry if no one replies i get it. Two years of iphone jailbreaking is a waste, nothing like this at all! I will say I never bricked an iphone, feel like i'm gonna brick this thing.
I want to run the OCLF v2, but concerned it's going to cause issues as it's running so smooth right now.
It works fine
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version 2 isn't an option, i'm running lag fix one, seems ok I'm having some other issues, but its running
If your still having problems odin back to stock and start over it always safer and will cause less problems
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All my issues were because busy box was messed up, all good now
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Just to throw it in there... you should always backup your current ROM and all apps using both ROM Manager AND Titanium Backup. It makes it THAT much easier if you do, by chance, have to use ODIN or run a recover, to get your settings, apps, saved data, etc. back without much hassle.
I run a Titanium backup on all of my apps I have loaded (NOT SYSTEM APPS as they are backed up by ROM manager I believe) once a month or so, just to keep fairly recent. It makes it to where, if it does need to be restored, the apps all get re-installed at once including saved data within the app (saved game progress, etc.). This is handy because you don't have to remember what all you had installed and you don't have to go searching through marketplace to get those apps back.
If you are running a custom homescreen (Launcher Pro, etc.), you should also use their backup option to save your homescreen settings.
In short, backup everything you can... it makes 3 hours worth of reloading things condense into a nice little 10-15min "install", "ok" button pressing fiesta!
And, to let you know, I've (as just about 100% of XDA users) flashed, and ODIN'd nearly a thousand times and have yet to brick a phone. These things are crazy indestructible. There's 3 or 4 different ways to get into Download Mode if you get the computer!phone screen... so don't worry about it. The only thing you really lose is time spent getting things back to normal if you screw up. But read up on everything, which it sounds like you already do, before you even attempt anything that could kill the phone. I don't post much on here because just about everything is already answered... you just have to search a little bit.
After unlocking my bootloader i haven't been able to install apps but every once in a wail after restarting it then trying to update them real quick. I'm at a loss and would love to be able to use my phone again, thanks.
Adam
Were you trying to download a plethora of apps after flashing.? I just learned the hard way myself Google has a "floodgate" installed in the Android Market to prevent mass downloading of apps all at once. After flashing my Cap a few days ago I was downloading hundreds of apps when all of a sudden I started getting the unsuccessful download message. I got the same message on the Atrix as well (same Google account). The solution for me was to wait 24 hours. And yes I know I should have just restored from TiBU, lesson learned.
Ya but I cant even install apps from the net and I have sideloading enabled
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I factory wiped it and started over and now I cant install any apps to get get my backups. Any ideas I would love it if you can help me out, ill even donate to you just hate not having a working phone.
please,
Adam
What firmware are you using ? 1.8.3 / 2.3.4 ?
AdamsBig said:
After unlocking my bootloader i haven't been able to install apps but every once in a wail after restarting it then trying to update them real quick. I'm at a loss and would love to be able to use my phone again, thanks.
Adam
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I had this problem too!! Where absolutely nothing would install after I went back to stock (flashed a full 1.26 sbf) after unlocking the bootloader and installing hk2.3.4
I was going crazy cause I couldn't even unmount my storages or anything and drivers kept constantly trying to reinstall on my comp!
The way I solved this is to install the newest tenfars CWM recovery and then I formatted every single thing that could be formatted and that finally did the trick! I'm so happy to finally have my atrix working normal again! I thought flashing a full sbf undoes most everything you do to the phone but I was definetly wrong!
Hi there!
I just got my brand new Samsung Galaxy S III, international version.
I should have known that you shouldn't mess with your phone when you haven't slept the night before (I have a baby )
The facts:
It was a branded Spanish Vodafone phone. I rooted it using the Toolkit and used Voodoo to unlock it.
Then I flashed, using Odin, this firmware to unbrand it (I9300XXBLFB_I9300OXABLFB_BTU).
I used Titanium backup to restore All application and Data (I think this was a mistake). Then, when I saw Rom Manager, thought: "How nice, let's see if it works". It asked what phone I had, and one of the three options was the S III. I chose that and it tried to download and installa a custom recovery. But failed and Android told me that it didn't respond.
Meanwhile, Titanium was doing its thing and I started to see several "android.core" errors.
I tried to restart the phone, but it get's stuck in the Samsung logo. Just after making the boot sound. It slowly blinks blue and white.
I can get in Download mode, but I've tried to flash everything I have been able to think of, with no result.
Could anybody help me?
Thanks in advance
reycat said:
Hi there!
I just got my brand new Samsung Galaxy S III, international version.
I should have known that you shouldn't mess with your phone when you haven't slept the night before (I have a baby )
The facts:
It was a branded Spanish Vodafone phone. I rooted it using the Toolkit and used Voodoo to unlock it.
Then I flashed, using Odin, this firmware to unbrand it (I9300XXBLFB_I9300OXABLFB_BTU).
I used Titanium backup to restore All application and Data (I think this was a mistake). Then, when I saw Rom Manager, thought: "How nice, let's see if it works". It asked what phone I had, and one of the three options was the S III. I chose that and it tried to download and installa a custom recovery. But failed and Android told me that it didn't respond.
Meanwhile, Titanium was doing its thing and I started to see several "android.core" errors.
I tried to restart the phone, but it get's stuck in the Samsung logo. Just after making the boot sound. It slowly blinks blue and white.
I can get in Download mode, but I've tried to flash everything I have been able to think of, with no result.
Could anybody help me?
Thanks in advance
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try flashing some custom rom coz now u have a rooted phone
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
Thanks.
I followed this tutorial and everything is OK
http://rootgalaxys3iii.com/galaxy-s3-stuck-at-boot
I think it's more or less what you said, JJEgan, but detailed step by step.
So I just rooted my Verizon galaxy s4 using the method posted on this here. The bootloader is still locked so I haven't flashed any custom roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380325
Its been about 3 days. Starting this morning my phone will some times crash and I will get the message "unfortunately contacts has stopped". I don't know why this is happening. When I search the internet all I get is I should resore to factory settings. My question is am I able to even do this since my device is rooted? Would I be able to flash a new rom with my boot loader locked?
I think I should also mention what I've done to this phone since I rooted. I've pretty much only backed up my data and apps using titanium back up. I've deleted and froze some of the Bloatware (Mainly just verizon and samsung stuff). I've also installed nova launcher and greenify. That's about it.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
So I updated to the newest software MI5. Went from that and did the root which was sucessfully. I had put on OUDHS Touch CWM-based Recovery thru ODIN which was sucessful as well. After doing all of that, I downloaded Josh Beach's Jellybomb test rom. The steps I did was booted into recovery which is the one above, factory data reset, wiped cache, and wiped dalvik, then flashed the zip. The zip looked to flash ok but when i went to reboot, it just keeps getting stuck at the samsung galaxy note 3 screen, then it will reboot then go to the same screen. Did I do something incorrect? This happened to me on this ROM and the stock MI5 ROM rooted.
Might want to read through this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473036
Process system isn't responding
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runner77 said:
Might want to read through this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473036
Process system isn't responding
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so it sounds like i cant flash any custom roms right now? Just odin back to stock and root it and leave it at that?
this probably wont help for this particular problem, or maybe it will.. but for anyone else getting a bootloop..
i just now had a bootloop experience that i got out of.. and here's how it started - i have not rooted my note 3 (i have rooted my galaxy gear though, but i don't think that would affect the note 3).. anyway, i use the nova launcher as my main launcher.. and just before i got stuck in a loop, i had been playing with a new launcher called Themer... i just started it without setting it as default.. then i went back to my main launcher and i noticed that almost all ram was used up and i thought i might as well do a restart as it has been a while... and then it just would not start.. i got to the lock screen image, and then it would restart again and again, with no sound for the animated logo.... it eventually booted up ok, but i have no idea how i got it to work... however, i held down the power button for a while longer and it would "force" a new restart and basically abort the one already in progress, and if i did that, the boot up sound would come back... i continued doing that a couple of items and then it finally worked.
use twrp or phones as of right now dont like cwm recovery...found this out the hard way
odin back to stock rom non root wipe phone using default recovery odin back to stock again root your phone use twrp to flash whatever rom u want
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use twrp or phones as of right now dont like cwm recovery...found this out the hard way
odin back to stock rom non root wipe phone using default recovery odin back to stock again root your phone use twrp to flash whatever rom u want
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And when flashing make sure to wipe dalvik/caché several times for good measure.
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checking in to add that i found a new solution to my own problem here.... it "magically" started the last time just by me keeping on rebooting.. but that's not really a good solution and i don't think it lasts
and for me it didn't... as today i did a new restart, and it got the same stuck in a loop again, however, i followed the first mentioned workaround in this link here and it worked perfectly.. it was really that simple in my case it seems, i have done several restarts now and the bootloop is gone!...
oops, seems i cant post any links for not having enough posts yet...
i'll just add the steps mentioned instead
1 . Remove the battery and the SD card.
2. Put the battery back in and turn on the device.
3. Try Menu > Settings > Wi-Fi > Menu > Advanced and uncheck Always allow scanning.
4. Now you should be able to turn the device off and reinsert the SD card.
5. Boot it up and your problem might be gone
i have no idea how it works though as i personally don't understand the connection between then external sd card and the setting you turn off in the wifi advanced options..
cheers!