So, I was running ICS 4.0.3 when I wanted to flash a different kernel, but I failed and softbricked the phone.
So I followed the guides here and got it fixed, however since then or perhaps even prior to the brick I've been experiencing total system freezes.
For instance I am browsing the internet via Chrome or chatting on IRC via AndChat and all of a sudden the app would freeze and pressing the Home button doesn't do anything, but the Notification Bar is working untill I press an item in which case it also freezes and I have to reboot by popping out the battery.
dikidera said:
So, I was running ICS 4.0.3 when I wanted to flash a different kernel, but I failed and softbricked the phone.
So I followed the guides here and got it fixed, however since then or perhaps even prior to the brick I've been experiencing total system freezes.
For instance I am browsing the internet via Chrome or chatting on IRC via AndChat and all of a sudden the app would freeze and pressing the Home button doesn't do anything, but the Notification Bar is working untill I press an item in which case it also freezes and I have to reboot by popping out the battery.
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Have you tried clearing the cache and dalvic and fixing permisssions.
Well, I've cleared just cache, not Dalvik cache(unless they are the same thing). What are these permissions?
dikidera said:
Well, I've cleared just cache, not Dalvik cache(unless they are the same thing). What are these permissions?
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The cache and dalvik cache are different. And fixing the permissions might help your problem
Which brings me to my previous post about what these permissions are.
In Cwm recovery, there is an option 'Fix permissions'.
Don't ask, I have no idea what it is.
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I am on 2.3.4, and the phone randomly rebooted. But when it got the part after it vibrates, it rebooted back to where it said "droid" and started a never ending loop. I have tried sbfing to 2.3.4 again, but rsd lite sayss I have to manually reboot my phone. I can boot to where it says "fastboot" in white.
Edit: RSD lite now says that the phone has finished sbfing, but the bootloop still persists.
Sometimes you can get stuck in a bootloop after SBF'ing. Two things you could do would be to pull the battery and then just try restarting. Another thing you could do would be to boot into Android Recovery (same way you get into RSD) and just wipe the Data/cache.
Skelente said:
Sometimes you can get stuck in a bootloop after SBF'ing. Two things you could do would be to pull the battery and then just try restarting. Another thing you could do would be to boot into Android Recovery (same way you get into RSD) and just wipe the Data/cache.
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What happens when I wipe data/cache?
Arbybear said:
What happens when I wipe data/cache?
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Wiping cache just clears out files used to open/run apps quicker. These files are rebuilt the first time you use the app. This one is no big deal and I wipe mine periodically just to "clean house."
Wiping data doesn't clean house, it remodels it. It sets everything back to factory (like "out of box" after an sbf). You will lose your data, apps, personal settings, etc. It does not touch your sdcard, though.
only way to get out of bootloop after sbf is to go to Android recovery and wipe data
it will put your phone back to what it was when you bought it i.e."out of box condition"
data wipe deleted all user data
I have that problem occasionally as well. I usually go into recovery and wipe cache but not user data, that gets me into the phone, but it will reboot 30 seconds after you get in, so then use BSR to clear Dalvik. If you cannot clear Dalvik you will probably need to wipe the user data, which resets the phone to factory defaults.
Power it up like this:
Hold power and volume down until the phone says FASTBOOT
Once the phone says FASTBOOT, press volume down until you see ANDROID RECOVERY
Once you see ANDROID RECOVERY, press BOTH the volume up and the volume down buttons.
You will see the triangle with the exclamation point and the Android.
At this point press volume up and down simultaneously again and select the cache clearing option by using volume down, then pressing the power button to select. Don't wipe user data just yet. Try to reboot once it is complete (You will see it on the screen) and see if you can get back into your phone. If you can, I recommend wiping Dalvik as well to be safe.
You can wipe Dalvik with Titanium Backup Pro, but the easiest way is to install BSR (Boot Strap Recovery)
Info here and download links here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169677 (Be sure to use the Droid X2 links)
Nevermind....people read to.much.into ****
Goodbye
Thank you for proving you are superior Ash. I will try to avoid helping folks in the future. You are a winner.
As for the SBF, I posted to him how to use the stock recovery to clear his cache, hoping that it will get him back into his phone, where he can then root and install BSR. By the way, it tried, at least I posted instructions and links as well. Where are yours?
I fear he is going to need to clear user data, but I was trying to help him avoid that since it is tedious to re-install everything, unless you have a backup. By the way, there is no difference between pressing the volume up alone and pressing both. I have done both and posted what I think is most easy.
Since I did it SO wrong according to you however, I will refrain from advice in the future and leave it all up to you.
Nevermind....people read to.much into ****...goodbye
That's what I get for trying to help...
No, what you did was to confuse the issue and the thread with your need to show you are superior, without reading my entire post.
Since it works the same BOTH ways, either pressing volume up alone or pressing both, and since I specifically posted a method that might get him back into his phone without wiping all user data, from experience with the same issue, there was no need for your post other than to show you think you are superior in some way.
It's not a contest 'buddy', it's trying to help fellow users.
This is my last reply, back on topic.
Apparently YOU think I'm superior in some way
my.posts were not to show that at all
U need to relax
Didn't mean.to hurt your feelings/insult ya.
ill keep my clarification to myself from now.on....
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No, what you did was to confuse the issue and the thread with your need to show you are superior, without reading my entire post.
Since it works the same BOTH ways, either pressing volume up alone or pressing both, and since I specifically posted a method that might get him back into his phone without wiping all user data, from experience with the same issue, there was no need for your post other than to show you think you are superior in some way.
It's not a contest 'buddy', it's trying to help fellow users.
This is my last reply, back on topic.
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Take a breath...then a chill pill. Its not a contest yes but anyone can post anything if they have two cents. No reason to be a **** when someone throws in two cents
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Apparently YOU think I'm superior in some way
my.posts were not to show that at all
U need to relax
Didn't mean.to hurt your feelings/insult ya.
ill keep my clarification to myself from now.on....
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Ash you have spit a lot of knowledge my way and have saved my butt many times. You have always been credible and I never second guess your comments. Don't stop helping so many for someone talking. We trust you ash. I just gave the same instructions to someone else about bootloop and SBF. I told him factory reset in android recovery. Works for me perfect every time! And I do not mind rooting and setting my phone back up.
I've seen a post about this one in the EVO area, but not here amongst us SGS3 owners:
When I reboot my phone, it always goes through an "Android is updating, application xxx of 3xx" counting up - and takes two or three minutes every reboot.
Is this normal under ICS?
Hmm, I'd say this is Not normal. One of the big "selling points" of the gs3 and ICS is the quick boot time. For me it is very quick. Maybe u should try doing a factory reset and see if it stops this behavior??
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ratledge said:
I've seen a post about this one in the EVO area, but not here amongst us SGS3 owners:
When I reboot my phone, it always goes through an "Android is updating, application xxx of 3xx" counting up - and takes two or three minutes every reboot.
Is this normal under ICS?
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If you're rebooting your phone after you wipe your dalvik cache, than that is normal. Reason being is that it stores applications for optimization so that the OS can run more smoothly. When you wipe your dalvik, it clears them out, and then when you reboot, it rebuilds the cache for all applications. Just do a normal reboot without wiping anything and see if it still does it.
That is not normal if it is happening on every boot, only if you wipe your dalvik cache then yes it will update.
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If you're rebooting your phone after you wipe your dalvik cache, than that is normal. Reason being is that it stores applications for optimization so that the OS can run more smoothly. When you wipe your dalvik, it clears them out, and then when you reboot, it rebuilds the cache for all applications. Just do a normal reboot without wiping anything and see if it still does it.
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Yep, just a simple reboot or even a fault / reboot does the same thing. I'm not wiping the Dalvik cache or anything. Happens every time I boot my phone, and I've noticed over the past few days that I never seem to go into 4G/LTE mode any more. Curious - I guess I've laid the hammer on it a bit too much.
Are you using a custom rom or rooted? Or are you completely stock?
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ratledge said:
Yep, just a simple reboot or even a fault / reboot does the same thing. I'm not wiping the Dalvik cache or anything. Happens every time I boot my phone, and I've noticed over the past few days that I never seem to go into 4G/LTE mode any more. Curious - I guess I've laid the hammer on it a bit too much.
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what rom r u using ????
with aokp there are setting to which the user can wipe cache and dalvik on every reboot
I read on another forum that a TitaniumBackup odex file may cause this on certain phones. Try uninstalling the apk and then re-install it.
krackerjac said:
what rom r u using ????
with aokp there are setting to which the user can wipe cache and dalvik on every reboot
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Sure sounds like it. I'm using the "Route66" rooted ROM with the Invisiblek overclocking kernel in place of the recovery.
Most likely the overclock. i ran the stock rooted 66 with no issue. I also have titanium backup installed without that issue.
id_twin said:
I read on another forum that a TitaniumBackup odex file may cause this on certain phones. Try uninstalling the apk and then re-install it.
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Worth a shot. I'll give it a rip and report back... Thanks!
hmmm... Uninstalled and replaced Titanium Backup, reflashed the stock recovery: no joy there. I'm still getting the rebuild every time I boot. I suppose when I have more time (read next weekend, I'm working 12 hours every day this weekend, then my niece is in town for a week), I'll blow it to hades and start over.
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hmmm... Uninstalled and replaced Titanium Backup, reflashed the stock recovery: no joy there. I'm still getting the rebuild every time I boot. I suppose when I have more time (read next weekend, I'm working 12 hours every day this weekend, then my niece is in town for a week), I'll blow it to hades and start over.
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Oh, well - factory reset, re-route66, invisiblek's v2 overclocked kernel. I'm good, no "Android is updating..." every time, and no mo unlocked icon on the main screen.
I dunno what I did, but the Sammy din't like it!
Thanks, guys!
Since i have rooted and installed the Siyah Kernal, i am experiencing random crashes where apps stop working and the screen goes black for a minute and everything reloads again like as the phone has been restarted. i used a fresh made recovery and everything was ok but i had to reload everything from scratch. it has happened again but this time i can not even get past my pattern lock screen before it crashes and freezes. therefore i cant titanium backup my apps.
i have tried
- Boot to CWM recovery
- wipe cache partition
- wipe dalvik cache (under advanced)
- reboot phone
I was wondering if anyone else was having this problem.
just in case it matters am using go launcher and just before the phone went funny i was browsing and using apps fine. however today i did use extweaker app and ticked the option to force usb storage, if this makes any difference
thanks.
i was wondering has anyone else had this problem and is there any ideas on why this may be happening.
it may because the phone is trying to do something that is causing a conflict. I believe the only way you are going to resolve the issue is to do a factory reset, to unfo the issue with the force usb storage.
Cosmic Blue said:
it may because the phone is trying to do something that is causing a conflict. I believe the only way you are going to resolve the issue is to do a factory reset, to unfo the issue with the force usb storage.
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Thanks. For the reply. I was wondering what would be the best way to factory reset with out loosing root but giving me a fresh 4.0.4 with root also should i flash the latest siyeh kernel or stick with what i have. i am running ok at the moment after flashing a recover. but am paranoid it just going to get stuck and freeze on the lockscreen again. this could be a big problem if i need to make a important call or somthing. sorry for spelling mistakes written on my phone
editm i used galaxy s unlock from market. i dont want to loose this either
also most times i install a new app the whole screen just sticks and i have to reboot then it becomes fine again. any help would be appreciated.
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Might be worth deleting the .siyah folder and then booting into recovery, flash a kernel cleaning script then siyah or whichever kernel again.
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I've had my NT for quite a while now. Once I got it, I'm pretty sure I used the nook & zergy tool to root, and that's been it.
I've been on 1.4 forever, with CWM 5.5.04 as my recovery (on the emmc maybe? I don't need an sd to boot into it).
I've noticed that my stability has been declining, with random reboots here and there and rapid battery drain, so I decided it was time to get back to some flashing. I started with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494367, using the first 1.42 version as the others are dead. Everything loaded and booted fine, but it reboots with little provocation...you know, like, touching it, and may or may not go into a reboot cycle 3-4 times before chilling out. I still can't do much without triggering a reboot though. Search in the market? Reboot.
I attempted to restore using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402190, but it just boots right up normally. If I manually flash it it fails.
So, here I am with a non-bricked NT that doesn't do me much good, and I'm wondering how to get it back in order.
Are you wiping cache and dalvik cache from recovery?
Also, are the reboots occurring on battery power, or on charging as well?
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I've done a data wipe and wiped the dalvik from cwm. I've not wiped the cache partition if that's what you're asking. Reboots are when it's unplugged or plugged.
n8w said:
I've done a data wipe and wiped the dalvik from cwm. I've not wiped the cache partition if that's what you're asking. Reboots are when it's unplugged or plugged.
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Ok. Data wipe does wipe cache as well.
You could try a cm Rom to see if the problem persists, but if you are looking for warranty, better to stay on stock.
Also, if you pull last kernel message ( from /proc/kmsg) , some dev may be able to determine cause for reboot.
I think it's possible this is a hardware issue.
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Thanks for jumping on this. I went ahead and wiped the cache partition, because "why not?" and I'll be damned, but I haven't had a reboot yet. Hitting search in the market was a sure trigger, and it's behaving well so far.
satan89 said:
Ok. Data wipe does wipe cache as well.
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/Cache and /Data are two separate partitions on emmc, and unless something change in recent CWM/TWRP Recovery, there are separate menu options to wipe each of them.
/Data is typically used to hold user downloaded/installed apps, and should not need to be wiped except when upgrading to a different ROM or a different ROM version.
I really don't know much about how all that works, but for whatever reason, wiping the cache fixed my issue.
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Hello guys,
I'm on official 7.1.1 lineageos. I was watching a video on youtube and the phone got a bit laggy after a while, i restarted it and then the notification drawer wont pull down anymore, no notifications show and home + recents button wont work as well.
I tried searching in xda, androidcentral and other places, and tried to clear data/cache for all system-related apps. I tried restarting the phone, pulling out the battery for 10 mins, going in and out of safe mode, all with no luck.
Anyone faced such an issue and was able to resolve it without full wipe and install again please let me know. Thank you !!
Samofr said:
Hello guys,
I'm on official 7.1.1 lineageos. I was watching a video on youtube and the phone got a bit laggy after a while, i restarted it and then the notification drawer wont pull down anymore, no notifications show and home + recents button wont work as well.
I tried searching in xda, androidcentral and other places, and tried to clear data/cache for all system-related apps. I tried restarting the phone, pulling out the battery for 10 mins, going in and out of safe mode, all with no luck.
Anyone faced such an issue and was able to resolve it without full wipe and install again please let me know. Thank you !!
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Try dirty flashing your rom, flash your current rom in recovery and wipe cache and Dalvik cache only then reboot.
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Try dirty flashing your rom, flash your current rom in recovery and wipe cache and Dalvik cache only then reboot.
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Okay i will look into it as a future solution. As for now, i clean flashed the rom.
Thank you for your answer
Fstrim. Try it first. There are a few apps that do it. It might help.
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shivadow said:
Fstrim. Try it first. There are a few apps that do it. It might help.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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Mmmm i never thought of this app at all. I will check it if same thing occurs again.
Thank you for sharing
I remember i used it once or twice when i was on JB and ICS. But KK was amazing so i didnt need it. And so far, LOS is flying :good: :good:
I got the same problem, I'm tired of reflashing everytime . All Nougat roms do this.