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Hi,
I'm trying to root and install a custom rom on my I9100 ..
But everytime I install a custom rom+kernel via clockwork .. I get bootloops and clockwork can't mount anything (also if I manually mount it in menu it can't find anything)
I can reflash stock roms via ODIN .. so I didn't brick it .. also I can obtain root via de CF-root kernel.. Everything works ok.. up until I flash a custom one..
I've tried different roms and kernels..
What went wrong if the phone can't mount partitions? (I did not yet touch the re-partition function in Odin, since it works if I reflash stock rom I figured the problem is not in the partition table)
I'm using stock rom:
PDA: XWKK2| Modem/phone: XXKI3| CSC: XEUKH2
and CFroot kernel:
CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_KK2-v5.0-CWM5.zip
If I flashed those 2 .. and it's working .. what would be my next step if I'd like to install the Insanity ROM with the VOID.echo kernel ??
Thanks in advance ..
If I flashed those 2 .. and it's working .. what would be my next step if I'd like to install the Insanity ROM with the VOID.echo kernel ??
Read the Insanity rom install instructions .
Followed by reading the Void kernel install instructions .
jje
Thanks for your reply.
I did .. but if I do the "pull battery" thing right after flashing CF-ROOT .. clockwork doesn't seem to work.. When I start it by doing volume up+home+power .. its shows a black screen..
I only get clockwork to work if I reboot after flashing CF-root...
But apart from getting the rom to work .. I'd really like to know what went wrong if clockwork can't mount anything ?? Is it a wrong kernel? wrong firmware? radio trouble or just a bogus flash ??
I'd like to have a better understanding of what is going on, this way it is easier to try and fix it...
viper2000k said:
Thanks for your reply.
I did .. but if I do the "pull battery" thing right after flashing CF-ROOT .. clockwork doesn't seem to work.. When I start it by doing volume up+home+power .. its shows a black screen..
I only get clockwork to work if I reboot after flashing CF-root...
But apart from getting the rom to work .. I'd really like to know what went wrong if clockwork can't mount anything ?? Is it a wrong kernel? wrong firmware? radio trouble or just a bogus flash ??
I'd like to have a better understanding of what is going on, this way it is easier to try and fix it...
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Understood .
I would reflash the cwm and root and even pick a different kernel .
In clockwork recovery mounts and storage you can format cache data system then pull battery and reflash a clean root via Odin .
jje
how about flashing roms and kernel via odin? or are u afraid that it will increase your custom binary count? because from my experience.. flashing roms throught CWM recovery doesnt always work.. odin has been my sure way to flash many things..
No .. I'm not afraid to up my flash counter .. it already says 17 (and proud ) ..
How do I flash a custom rom in ZIP via odin ??? I cant just select the zip file in PDA ... ?
Thanks for your replies .. I do like to solve this .. but I still don't understand what causes this problem ??
if I flash a customrom it can't mount anything.. I can reflash stock rom 2.3.5 via odin that works fine .. but also if I try to flash older stock roms, it can't mount anything as well :S ..
Just tried to flash the stock KDD rom package (with kernel as well) .. and after flashing it reboots and goes to the original samsung recovery menu, with a lot of failed to mount errors :S
It's really bugging me that I don't even know what causes this problem .. :S
Hmm .. was just thinking ..
If I move from 2.3.5 .. should my device be re-partitioned as well ??
Can't find any PIT files though :S
try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
keep reading there is instruction on how to flash official roms via odin and there is also link just search for the roms u want... csc is also included plus stock kernel
if this works try to flash custom kernel (i recommend speedmod it has preroot installed) on stock roms and if it works u can try custom roms lol
RTFM huh .. ..
I did my readings .. I know how odin works .. I understand how to put back original firmwares.. Just read it again to make sure I didn't miss anything..
I just don't understand why only stock 2.3.5 works on my device :S ...
As if my phone is locked to that firmware :S ..
All these on Intratrech's thread should work on any SGS2 as long as I ONLY flash the stock package via odin (as instructed) right ??
already tried flashing to the old bootloader, I whiped my phone several times in CWM and original recovery ..
I just don't know why my phone is acting this way ..
never heard of that kind of problem and just to confirm u do thave i9100 one right? not i9100g or other version of S2
as far as I know it is just the i9100....
Model number says GT-i9100 and so says the bootsplash..
so... to sum up ... if I cant flash older stock firmwares via odin .. something very weird is going on ??
yes... if u cant flash older or newer firmwares then something is really wrong...
have u tried to connect it to kies and see if there is any update on firmware? if so try to update via kies and see if it works
hey guys please help.
i think i bricked my phone galaxy s2 i9100.
odin is working ,cwm mode is working and even downloading mode is working.
this problem happened after i flashed slim ics rom yesterday 29-4-2012 on my i9100. the main problem behind it is that i'm not able to factory reset the phone.
whenever i try to factory reset my phone in cwm mode or recovery mode,my phone hangs.
i can format my phone through system /format.
i can wipe cache ,dalvik cache and battery stats.
i flashed many roms and kernels but even after flashing any rom or any kernel in my phone ,it doesnt work.
i installed these firmware and tried so that my phone starts working -
with odin
cm9
stock ics
stock gingerbread
lightening rom
through cwm recovery mode
slim ics
thebyani
resurrection roms
dynamic rom
hydrogen rom
kernels -:
siyah 3.1rc4 ,rc6, 3.1.2
cm9 remix
cf
speedmod
phenominal extreme
but nothing is working..
after any thin i flash only see is the GALAXY S2 GT-I9100 logo on my screen.
please guys tell me a way out..
if i flash a rom on my phone then binary count is not increasing but when i install a kernel then it increases. why so?
i can format ,mount ,unmount anything on phone but i cant format the user data or do a factory reset while doing that my phone hangs.
i even tried .PIT file with repartition ticked in the odin.
please tell me as if there is any hardware problem or just a normal problem?
now,
my phone says
cant access to /system/csc/SEK/system/'. in recovery
WHAT DOES IT MEAN ???
can any 1 help me?
Hey guys i got my phone working..
The problem was with siyah 3.1rc6.
It was emmc bug..
Motherboard has been replaced under warranty..
I flashed the official gb firmware and older bootloader ,then reseted my binary counts with usb jig...
shubham.dhand said:
hey guys please help.
i think i bricked my phone galaxy s2 i9100.
odin is working ,cwm mode is working and even downloading mode is working.
this problem happened after i flashed slim ics rom yesterday 29-4-2012 on my i9100. the main problem behind it is that i'm not able to factory reset the phone.
whenever i try to factory reset my phone in cwm mode or recovery mode,my phone hangs.
i can format my phone through system /format.
i can wipe cache ,dalvik cache and battery stats.
i flashed many roms and kernels but even after flashing any rom or any kernel in my phone ,it doesnt work.
i installed these firmware and tried so that my phone starts working -
cm9 ,stock ics ,lightening rom through odin
slim ics , thebyani , resurrection roms through cwm mode
kernels -:
siyah 3.1rc4 ,rc6, 3.1.2
cm9 remix
cf
but nothing is working..
after any thin i flash only see is the GALAXY S2 GT-I9100 logo on my screen.
please guys tell me a way out..
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wel u have a soft brick ma8 dont panic just dwnl a odin flashable stock GB rom and install the same
after that search the forum under samsung gs2 how 2 root ur phone with stock gb fallow the instructions and root ur phone
then select the ics rom like lightening rom and flash thru odin
every thing will be fine
Reading the post, seems like OP did flash a stock file (although ICS, not GB).
2 dumb questions just to confirm. You have the i9100? not the i9100G? Also have you waited a certain amount of time after you flashed those roms? It can take up to a couple minutes for it to first boot.
If above are fine, (you have i9100, and you waited a long time and it was still stuck on i9100 screen)
Try the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
thanks buddy now i'm trying your advice.
Sun90 said:
wel u have a soft brick ma8 dont panic just dwnl a odin flashable stock GB rom and install the same
after that search the forum under samsung gs2 how 2 root ur phone with stock gb fallow the instructions and root ur phone
then select the ics rom like lightening rom and flash thru odin
every thing will be fine
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now i'm doing as you said ,will tell you later that it worked or not..
thanks for your time and your valueable advice
yes my phome is i9100 and i waited for a long time.
Kaze105 said:
Reading the post, seems like OP did flash a stock file (although ICS, not GB).
2 dumb questions just to confirm. You have the i9100? not the i9100G? Also have you waited a certain amount of time after you flashed those roms? It can take up to a couple minutes for it to first boot.
If above are fine, (you have i9100, and you waited a long time and it was still stuck on i9100 screen)
Try the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
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i read this thread before writing this post but it didnt help.
the problem is that i can flash any thing on my phone but i cant factory reset my phone because of which my phone is not starting after flashing any rom or kernel.it just show the logo galaxy s2 gt-i9100.
shubham.dhand said:
i read this thread before writing this post but it didnt help.
the problem is that i can flash any thing on my phone but i cant factory reset my phone because of which my phone is not starting after flashing any rom or kernel.it just show the logo galaxy s2 gt-i9100.
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Factory reset is not required after flashing a rom .
You load rom via Odin it finishes install and then reboots itself .
You load rom via CWM and it goes to reboot screen yes and phone reboots .
As said a stock gb rom flashed via Odin preferably after a format of system data and cache should be your first step .
jje
i did that.
JJEgan said:
Factory reset is not required after flashing a rom .
You load rom via Odin it finishes install and then reboots itself .
You load rom via CWM and it goes to reboot screen yes and phone reboots .
As said a stock gb rom flashed via Odin preferably after a format of system data and cache should be your first step .
jje
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i did as you said but it is not working.
i still cant format/data or factory reset before or after flashing/installing rom via cwm recovery or odin.
still the problem remains the same.i cant delete the user data or cant do factory reset
did you read this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615058
maybe this will help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25216762&postcount=22
Sun90 said:
wel u have a soft brick ma8 dont panic just dwnl a odin flashable stock GB rom and install the same
after that search the forum under samsung gs2 how 2 root ur phone with stock gb fallow the instructions and root ur phone
then select the ics rom like lightening rom and flash thru odin
every thing will be fine
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when i flash gb rom then after flashin there is a installation process in the phone in which it says that cant open data/recovery_log. something like this.
it happens so fast that i couldn't read that.
yeah i gone through these threads.
aHcVolle said:
did you read this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615058
maybe this will help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25216762&postcount=22
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but should i go for flashing my phone with the .pit file?
Nooooooooooooo wait wait wait,don't ever touch pit files and repatition
i would try it but i hope it won't make your problems worse ...
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ok then not ...
Looks like you have siyah rc6. Make sure it's not from the 21st, iirc.
Don't factory reset just to be safe.. Restore your nandroid if possible and change to a later version.
Hope all goes well
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
flash with odin a firmware with 3 file.
Inviato dal mio Transformer Prime TF201 con Tapatalk 2
kedai said:
Looks like you have siyah rc6. Make sure it's not from the 21st, iirc.
Don't factory reset just to be safe.. Restore your nandroid if possible and change to a later version.
Hope all goes well
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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yup i had siyah 3.1rc6 on my phone.
i tried to restore my nandroid backup but there is no effect on my problem.
how to know weather emmc is fine or currupted?
Try to mount it in CWM and connect it in linux computer and run fsck to check the eMMC. Windows chkdsk is no good.
And please try to remember, did you do this step: flash bad siyah rc6 then wipe/factory reset and get stuck?
if not, then the problem is different from those who flash bad rc6 (which is removed now and siyah is safe)
any thing is not working.
in every thread its written that if my phone goes in download mode and recovery mode then its soft bricked but then how can i unbrick my phone?
or is there any hardware problem?
i can mount and unmount every thing in recovery mode
i can format every thing but only user data cannot be formated,when ever i format/data or factory reset the phone hangs.
is there any other way of hard resetting i9100.?other than cwm recovery?
Have you tried flashing with the .PIT? I doubt it'll work, since other people also tried it, but it's worth a shot.
Phistachio said:
Have you tried flashing with the .PIT? I doubt it'll work, since other people also tried it, but it's worth a shot.
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yup i tried .PIT file too.
tried older bootloader also.but there is no effect on my phone
Okay hello everyone im new on this forum as well as +1000 users so its ok if you hate me, well aside from that i own a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 with android 2.3.6, the problem is that i dont have clockwork recovery, i tried to flash it from rom manager but it didn´t work, so i searched in the web and i found this video:
youtube /watch?v=ByZ2okDu3CI
Everything went fine until the Odin part, i have Kies installed with drivers and everything but in the video it says i need COM18 and i get COM6, what i want is to get Clockwork so i can get started on this flashing scene and that stuff because i like to experiment and im a curious person, but as i dont know alot about Odin and i dont want to brick my phone im asking for your help, thanks for reading this far and i hope you can help me, and sorry if this has been asked before, i searched in the forums and i didnt find this problem
check the CF-root link from my signature and select appropiate CF-root kernel for your Firmware, and flash from Odin.
Dowload mod and Odin flashing guides also there in links
Tuner420 said:
Okay hello everyone im new on this forum as well as +1000 users so its ok if you hate me, well aside from that i own a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 with android 2.3.6, the problem is that i dont have clockwork recovery, i tried to flash it from rom manager but it didn´t work, so i searched in the web and i found this video:
youtube /watch?v=ByZ2okDu3CI
Everything went fine until the Odin part, i have Kies installed with drivers and everything but in the video it says i need COM18 and i get COM6, what i want is to get Clockwork so i can get started on this flashing scene and that stuff because i like to experiment and im a curious person, but as i dont know alot about Odin and i dont want to brick my phone im asking for your help, thanks for reading this far and i hope you can help me, and sorry if this has been asked before, i searched in the forums and i didnt find this problem
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hey ma8 since ur phone is already rooted please find below the cwm zip file below just flassh the same using ur stock recovery
2 enter stock recovery pwr of phone and then hold Volup +home butt+pwr butt simultaneously until u enter stock recovery form there u install the zip file
after installing the same reboot ur phone and go 2 app drawer u will find CWM app there
ZACQ8 said:
check the CF-root link from my signature and select appropiate CF-root kernel for your Firmware, and flash from Odin.
Dowload mod and Odin flashing guides also there in links
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OK, my kernel ends in KK1, but there is no KK1, only KK2, and as it said there it should be able to install because they are very close, ill try that
Sun90 said:
hey ma8 since ur phone is already rooted please find below the cwm zip file below just flassh the same using ur stock recovery
2 enter stock recovery pwr of phone and then hold Volup +home butt+pwr butt simultaneously until u enter stock recovery form there u install the zip file
after installing the same reboot ur phone and go 2 app drawer u will find CWM app there
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Also, i tried your method and when it is installing some red letters show up saying that it cant verify the whole-file signature, so it didn´t work
WORKS!!
ZACQ8 said:
check the CF-root link from my signature and select appropiate CF-root kernel for your Firmware, and flash from Odin.
Dowload mod and Odin flashing guides also there in links
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It worked!!! thanks !!!!!!!!
@ZACQ8,
I rooted my son's S2 using this method -> http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-newworks-on-all-galaxy-s2-variants/ and now need to install CWM. Was thinking of "touch", but don't know how.
Went to the CF-root link in your signature but not sure which one to choose ... my firmware before the root was 2.3.6, but has now gone to 2.3.5 and the base band is XXKI4. Can you suggest the exact file I should download? Can you also tell me if the touch version is available?
Thanks,
Hello,
This is my first time installing a custom rom and I hope i did everything right. I installed CM9 using the guide found on their wiki page and installed it successfully. But after installation i cannot get my sim card to work on the phone.
Recovery: ClockWorkMod
CM9: 9.0.0-i9300
Galaxy SIII international.
Thanks in advance
Muzammil Ahmed
muxammle said:
Hello,
This is my first time installing a custom rom and I hope i did everything right. I installed CM9 using the guide found on their wiki page and installed it successfully. But after installation i cannot get my sim card to work on the phone.
Recovery: ClockWorkMod
CM9: 9.0.0-i9300
Galaxy SIII international.
Thanks in advance
Muzammil Ahmed
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try reinstall a stock rom, check if everythings is fine then reinstall CM9
Thnx for the quick response
I think the problem isn't cm9, when I was trying to install the from I couldn't boot to the cwm recovery because I forgot to root my device. Then I rooted my s3 with cf something root kit and then my signals were gone. I have the international version so my phone should be factory unlocked so I thought I should install cm anyway cuz that might solve the problem. But it didn't. I really like cyanogenmod and don't want to revert back to crappy touchwizz . The problem was there before installing cm9 but after rooting my phone.
Please any help. I really need to use my phone.
Thnx
Muzammil
muxammle said:
Thnx for the quick response
I think the problem isn't cm9, when I was trying to install the from I couldn't boot to the cwm recovery because I forgot to root my device. Then I rooted my s3 with cf something root kit and then my signals were gone. I have the international version so my phone should be factory unlocked so I thought I should install cm anyway cuz that might solve the problem. But it didn't. I really like cyanogenmod and don't want to revert back to crappy touchwizz . The problem was there before installing cm9 but after rooting my phone.
Please any help. I really need to use my phone.
Thnx
Muzammil
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You should reinstall everything from the scratch mate, so revert your device at stock (using odin), then flash the correct [email protected] kernel and finally if everything is working flash cm9.
Edit: if your device is locked i think you can unlock it easily, search in the forum you can find out everything you need for this.
Sent from my GT-I9300 eating Jelly Bean
sorry mate ..
i am a complete noob, i dont know how to revert to stock rom, stock recovery and unroot my device
Download original firmware for your phone from sammobiles and flash it using odin. If is good then root it again and flash cm9.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Arsaw said:
Download original firmware for your phone from sammobiles and flash it using odin. If is good then root it again and flash cm9.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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Okay,
I have downloaded my firmware file but i noticed that i need three tar files for the flashing precess through ODIN but i downloaded only 1 file *.tar.md5
no clue now what to do
Update: I tried to extract the file using splitfus but it didnt work.
Update 2: Okay now I have Installed my stock firmware and it seems to be working now.. But should I risk installing the CM9 again ?
muxammle said:
Okay,
I have downloaded my firmware file but i noticed that i need three tar files for the flashing precess through ODIN but i downloaded only 1 file *.tar.md5
no clue now what to do
Update: I tried to extract the file using splitfus but it didnt work.
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- launch Odin
- load that ONE FILE on PDA section
- put your phone in download mode (volume down+home+power)
- connect the phone to computer, wait for drivers to be installed and ODIN to find your phone (you will see a message in Odin)
- click start
- don't touch the phone until it's done. It will boot alone
Also, it might be a good idea to wipe data / reset to factory before and after flash.
You could find all this info with google ....
On the topic, I have a similar issue. My phone was factory unlocked , and got locked after flashing latest stock firmware. Downgrading didn't solved anything. I am searching the forums right now, but it seems like all fixes are dated.
If anyone could point me in the right direction, it will be appreciated.
Thx
Hey rsndetre,
Thnx for the post, but sorry I already did that and it worked ..
Here are the method I used to get back my device back to normal and got my sim card working and again reinstalled cm9
1- Downloaded Toolkit from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
2- Flashed Stock Boot Image
3- Flashed Stock Recovery Mode
4- Downloaded stock firmware from http://fus.nanzen.se/
5- Flashed stock firmware using Odin (your method above)
6- Rooted the device again (using odin and CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4)
7- Downloaded and placed cm9 and google apps package in SDCARD
8- Installed Rom Manager from Play Store.
9- Downloaded and Installed ClockWorkMod from rom manager and booted to recovery mode using RomManager
10- Then factory resetted, formatted the cache and installed the CM9 and GAPPS V11
Then my phone was good to go.
My phone is up and running, thanks rsndetre, Arsaw and TecQuality for your replies. I appreciate your time
Thanks
Muzammil Ahmed.
hi guys i would appreciate help concerning my gt i9300..new android user n am not a pro yet but am following intructions over here and upgraded my phone from 4.1 to 4.3 via odin[as said in different threads]..works wonderful but later i noticed huge battery drain.i googled for the matter and i came to know that the issue was in the firmware itself..
i then downloaded another 4.3 [updated and latest].
now i cant update to the latest 4.3 iv just downloaded..my present kernel version is dated nov 29 and it remained wen i try flashing it to the latest???
did i skipped somthing??
what should i do??
i read lots of threads n still dnt kno wat to do.
please..........
Your description of what you've done is no help.
Download the latest firmware for your country from Sammobile.com, flash using odin then factory reset.
Follow the guide in general forum, sticky threads.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
Are you just wanting stock 4.3 for your I9300 or are you wanting a custom rom for the I9300?
If its just stock then yes as @boomboomer says you need to download latest firmware via sammobile or alternative site (there is even a collection on xda i believe) and flash this via odin.
If you want to go the custom rom root however to get the most from your device then all you would need to do is to download the rom of your choice and put on your phone, from there get latest TWRP or CWM recovery (depending on your preference) flash this via odin (in pda), then boot into recovery and flash the rom as per the Dev's instructions
Hope you get your phone to the rom/firmware you want
oki il be short for those who didnt understand..i have installed 4.3 in my i9300..now i want to install another version of the 4.3.i tried but it remained on the previous intalled one even though i tried via odin mates..wat can i do????
Arvind1808 said:
oki il be short for those who didnt understand..i have installed 4.3 in my i9300..now i want to install another version of the 4.3.i tried but it remained on the previous intalled one even though i tried via odin mates..wat can i do????
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Are u use Cwm? Use custom Rom example u flash Rom 'A'.. First always I do is wipe data /factory reset. Second wipe data cache & last I do wipe dalvik cache.. And then flash the Rom' A'..
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Put ur Rom 'A' on sdcard & try use Cwm.. More easily I think
hi was just trying wat u said but smthings wrong i think.i wiped data /factory,cache n dalvik cache..i placed the zip file in my external sd card.i tried to install it from cwm.it said "installing" n few seconds afterwards it said "installation aborted"..n now tht i want to reboot my phone i cant.its keeping on blinking the samsung galaxy s3 logo.is tht normal?
Arvind1808 said:
hi was just trying wat u said but smthings wrong i think.i wiped data /factory,cache n dalvik cache..i placed the zip file in my external sd card.i tried to install it from cwm.it said "installing" n few seconds afterwards it said "installation aborted"..n now tht i want to reboot my phone i cant.its keeping on blinking the samsung galaxy s3 logo.is tht normal?
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Seems Like uve Followed the instructions correctly but the recovery you are using is outdated OR The .zip Rom file that u have downloaded is corrupted. Try The Following:
1) Enter CWM and flash this recovery, Its the latest Philz Touch Edition of CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/orig-development/i93xx-philz-touch-t2002953
As u said Phone isnt booting then u can place the zip file of philz externally in ur external sd and flash from there.
After u flash Philz touch REINSTALL the rom following the same steps as u did earlier or as some of the members suggested u and see what happens.
2) IF 1 Doesnt work den redownload the rom put it in ur SD and Reflash
I'm Sure one of the Above 2 has to work