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Noob here, please bear with me:
Updated my I577 to ICS, then rooted it using this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806118
Worked like a charm, then I picked up ROM Toolbox Lite from PlayStore, which worked fine until I tried to change themes.
Somehow, it got to where boot was stuck at vendor logo. Unfortunately I did not Nandroid backup in time, but I was able to do a Kies backup before rooting, so not worry about the data loss at this time.
Used CWM5, did davlik & cache wipes, factory resets several times, no dice. No stock ROM available so I tried this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30444507&postcount=6
(flashed system tar through ODIN) Hanged at "system.img.ext4".
Here's where I'm at now:
-- Boot looping at second Samsung logo
-- ODIN 1.85 still reads device at port
-- Battery indicator visible when plugged in & power off.
-- Still able to get to cwm recovery 5.5.0.4
So, IS IT SOFT BRICKED OR HARD BRICKED?
Bonus Question: Is it unbrickable?
Any input or answers are GREATLY appreciated, and a fix will most likely be monetarily compensated through Paypal.
Black-wolf, j3r3goss, or shabbypenguin if you see this, your input is certainly appreciated as well!
Its soft bricked. Hard brick means there is no life at all and won't even power on (through software).
Any soft brick is unbrickable, the only nonunbrickable brick is a hard brick (which is rare)
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If you can get into Clockwork Mod Recovery still then select wipe data (Do this twice), then select whipe cache (Do this twice), next select factory reset (Do this twice), finally go back and select reboot system. This should unbrick your phone for you
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shimp208 said:
If you can get into Clockwork Mod Recovery still then select wipe data (Do this twice), then select whipe cache (Do this twice), next select factory reset (Do this twice), finally go back and select reboot system. This should unbrick your phone for you
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This.
If you can get into recovery you're only in shallow water
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Something's changed
THANKS so far for the input!
I was able to nandroid out of the loop, but now it's back to my original problem--it keeps booting to the "Rethink Possible" AT&T screen & freezing.
Any ideas? I'm thinking I'm gonna be outta luck until I get my hands on a legit Gingerbread Stock tar.
Did you whipe cache, whipe data and preform a factory reset like we suggested? Preforming a nandroid restore won't get you out of your phone hanging on the at&t logo.
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Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i brick
hey there im a noob to all this but i registered to see if someone here could give me advice.
i tried to flash a new rom on my phone (see title) and it doesnt do a thing anymore...
i rooted it and tried to put Retribution beta_2 on it and itlooked to be working till it rebooted..
all i got was the startup screen with galaxy ace gt-s5830i.
i looked around and i found that i could use download mode and odin 1 click download to put in a new rom.
so i tried that and it looked to be working but it stalled at end of install and now it doesnt even turn on anymore...
HELP!!!
hope someone knows whats up and can give me some advice.
i hope i didnr hardbrick it like i saw in this thread...
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hey there im a noob to all this but i registered to see if someone here could give me advice.
i tried to flash a new rom on my phone (see title) and it doesnt do a thing anymore...
i rooted it and tried to put Retribution beta_2 on it and itlooked to be working till it rebooted..
all i got was the startup screen with galaxy ace gt-s5830i.
i looked around and i found that i could use download mode and odin 1 click download to put in a new rom.
so i tried that and it looked to be working but it stalled at end of install and now it doesnt even turn on anymore...
HELP!!!
hope someone knows whats up and can give me some advice.
i hope i didnr hardbrick it like i saw in this thread...
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Are you able to get into recovery mode? Did you flash a custom recovery such as TWRP or Clockwork Mod Recovery?
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shimp208 said:
Are you able to get into recovery mode? Did you flash a custom recovery such as TWRP or Clockwork Mod Recovery?
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Hi thanks for your response to my problem,
yes i flashed a custom recovery from clockwork and i rooted it. i cant get in to recovery mode.
after i did that i tried flashing custom rom like i said before but after reboot it didnt do anything.
i just got the startscreen and found that i could use download mode and odin to flash original rom.
i used 1 click downloader from Odin and it started to recover my rom,but at the end it stalled.
after that happened i couldnt do anything anymore.
i thought it was totally dead but i just saw that when i connect to my comp it says unknown device..
im an idiot for trying this stuff without the knowledge..it looked easy in descriptions
but i found different descriptions how to do it..
i cant put links in my posts yet cause i am new..
i used the 1st one.. but after that didnt work i found that other 1 and that is little different...
.android.gs/update-galaxy-ace-s5830i-retribution-gingerbread-2-3-6
.technostall.com/samsung-galaxy-ace-s5830i-installing-retribution-custom-rom-firmware
i hope i have given you enough info
greets Emil
Hmm today i found out smth new,i installed some samsung drivers and now my phone is recognized as a samsung android phone-android composite adb interface its says in device mananger on my laptop.
All Fixed!
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Did you whipe cache, whipe data and preform a factory reset like we suggested? Preforming a nandroid restore won't get you out of your phone hanging on the at&t logo.
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I did all that, but the one thing that finally nailed it was formatting my internal SD. I also formatted my external one, but I don't even think I put it back in the phone.
So, if anybody's reading this in the future, and you're still stuck after wiping the cache, wiping Davlik & performing factory reset,
FORMAT THE SD!
And flash this through Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31765274&postcount=59
Huge thanks to j3r3goss!! :good::good::good:
Main Exhilarate thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926253
Soft bricked my galaxy s4
gagdude said:
Its soft bricked. Hard brick means there is no life at all and won't even power on (through software).
Any soft brick is unbrickable, the only nonunbrickable brick is a hard brick (which is rare)
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Hey, total noob here but Im having problems with my Galaxy S4 so I was on this thread looking for a fix.I have an AT&T Galaxy s4 (SGH-I337) and I just rooted my phone and installed clockworkmod recovery. I went to backup and then when I rebooted it freezes at the AT&T logo. Ive wiped data/factory reset, wiped caches, etc ive done everything and it freezes at the same spot. I have no ROMS as I had just rooted, just stock 4.2.2. Then I saw a vid on how to unroot/unbrick and it was working perfectly until it went to reboot.(I downloaded 4.2.2 firmware for my model phone) I used ODIN and it said pass then when it was rebooting it froze in the exact same spot (also instead of the normal bootup it still had the "custom" and an unlocked lock that Ive had since I rooted) and now I cant enter recovery mode. It starts booting but then freezes when the blue letters come on! Now even when I try to turn it on normally it freezes at the samsung logo (with unlocked lock and "custom")Please help! I would greatly appreciate it!
i have a weird issue and i need your help with it guys/gals
my phone doesnt allow me to connect to any network, it doesnt even ask for the sim pin lock code
the ONLY happens when i try to use an official stock rom
if i put a custom rom in it then all works well
i am lost right now, here are the things i did
checked the imie, its fine
works well with custom roms, have tried that already
put a different sim card and the same issue turned up
flashed official rom using odin after performing a data/wipe reset and all
the baseband shows up just fine
am i missing something?
Edit: just found out something new, when i go to security settings and change any of the sim stuff (lock or change pass) network works just fine
what's going on here
here's another thing, when i hold down the power button it just automatically shuts itself off, no options for some reason
Edit 2: after putting back the custom rom, i noticed that the imie changed to the 00499xxxxxxxxx whatever it is, so i flashed back the backed up efs and now imei is normal, does this mean anything? changing from stock to custom loses imei?
The shutdown syndrome is caused by not performing full wipe before installing jb. Clear all caches and reflash jb from scratch.
Edit: the 00499... iemi is a generic one, it's useless. Use only your own, from the backup.
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f-r said:
The shutdown syndrome is caused by not performing full wipe before installing jb. Clear all caches and reflash jb from scratch.
Edit: the 00499... iemi is a generic one, it's useless. Use only your own, from the backup.
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what are you talking about??
In the i9100 official jb thread many complained about the shutdown menu issue. It's caused when the dalvik cache and factory wipe aren't performed before jb install.
I didn't notice that you're talking about the G model, and do not know if jb came out for this model.
Regarding the iemi - ignore this part, I read it in another forum, maybe it was related to a different device.
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f-r said:
In the i9100 official jb thread many complained about the shutdown menu issue. It's caused when the dalvik cache and factory wipe aren't performed before jb install.
I didn't notice that you're talking about the G model, and do not know if jb came out for this model.
Regarding the iemi - ignore this part, I read it in another forum, maybe it was related to a different device.
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no offense, but did you even read my op?
i didn't mention anything about jb, i just said official rom, that's all
i'm talking about any official rom, all of them.
for some odd reason its ok with gingerbread
this is what i do before installing,
full data wipe/factory reset, cache wipe, dalvik
pull battery, download mode
install rom,
i even tried to put gingerbread and let keis upgrade it but it gives me the same issue after it becomes ics or jb
Maybe modem issue.
What modems you've used when in custom ROM?
If GB worked without these issues flash it's modem when on ICS.
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gastonw said:
Maybe modem issue.
What modems you've used when in custom ROM?
If GB worked without these issues flash it's modem when on ICS.
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whatever modem comes shipped with the rom i download,
i have 2 of these phones, only one of them is giving me the issue, i have no idea why though
will try what you suggested
xtachix said:
whatever modem comes shipped with the rom i download,
i have 2 of these phones, only one of them is giving me the issue, i have no idea why though
will try what you suggested
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It's the "evil twin" issue
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gastonw said:
It's the "evil twin" issue
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evil twin indeed
tried what you asked and still the same
any other suggestions?
I know the answer is here somewhere but I really need someone to guide me...
I bought a Galaxy S3 yesterday and it´s not my first. It came with WanamLite. I know that WanamLite is a good ROM but the phone was laggy as syrup... Last night I flashed the latest leaked 4.2.2 Samsung firmware but I really feel it´s still laggy... as soon as I do two different things in ot it lags like he**.
Now I wanna try to restore EVERYTHING to it´s factory state... kernel, firmware... EVERYTHING! I want to be able to update this phone the usual way... either KIES or OTA. As of now I just get a message that the firmware has been changed and that the phone is not supported.
So... can someone please give me directions to fully restore the phone to it´s original state?
Thanx guys!
first go to recovery and do a wipe data/factory reset and cache and on advanced wipe dalvik cache then go to mounts and storage and format everything there
then go to download mode and flash a stock Rom
So if I do that the custom recovery, root and Everything else will be as "out of the box"?
Isnt it best to use ODIN to flash Stock ROM?
Usually Stock Rom has stock recovery in it.
So if u flash with a stock rom
Then everything will be back to normal.
It is optional to use Triangle Away.
Use it only if u need to rest ur binary count
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Manneman32 said:
So if I do that the custom recovery, root and Everything else will be as "out of the box"?
Isnt it best to use ODIN to flash Stock ROM?
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yes everything will be deleted and back to stock but your binary counter will not be back to 0 for that you will need triangle away for waranty purposes which is useless since you bought your phone second hand
yes odin is the best choice but you need to go to download mode so odin can idintify your phone you can't flash a Rom on home screen LOL
Run triangle away
Flash your stock Rom
Factory reset
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Run triangle away
Flash your stock Rom
Factory reset
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+1
Think its the easiest and best way to get back to stock..
-) Check out the latest Firmware for your region on sammobile.com,
-) backup your data / SMS etc if you would,
-) reset the counter with triangle away,
-) flash the downloaded Firmware with Odin and last do a factory reset
Yeah. Just check the flash counter in download mode first. Bootloaders since 4.1.1 have been increasing back to 1 after reboot so you need to be on a stock recovery and kernel to reset without going back to 1 .
Or you have to prevent triangle away from rebooting after the reset. Pull the battery and go straight to download mode
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Everything Went fine... counter restored, and Stock flashed.
First I was worried that the phone had gotten the "Sudden Death" due to the constant freezing... AND it has the stupid chip that causes the darn thing... but after a reset of the phone it works just fine!
Thanx alot guys! I´ll hit the "Thank You"-button!
Manneman32 said:
Everything Went fine... counter restored, and Stock flashed.
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Nice to hear
Thanks for your response my friend
Im have a lot of problems getting my P7510 Galaxy Tab working on new firmware.
Ive tried several different firmwares and none of them have worked properly. Currently I am working with Stock Firmware from January 2012 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452060). After using Odin, it installs better than any of the other firmwares ive tried, and after every fresh installation Android will sometimes open up normally after which it then crashes! On subsequent attempts to run it I always end up with the Samsung Logo screen.
Ive always done a Factory Reset before & after installation, also Wiped Cache occasionally. I have also installed CWM and cleaned the Dalvik Cache on several occasions.
Maybe I should try a different Stock Firmware. Ive done some searches (ie, sammobile) but cant find any. Can someone give me a link where I can get a different Stock Firmware. Or maybe this isnt the problem. Can somebody tell me where I go from here.
uspole said:
Im have a lot of problems getting my P7510 Galaxy Tab working on new firmware.
Ive tried several different firmwares and none of them have worked properly. Currently I am working with Stock Firmware from January 2012 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452060). After using Odin, it installs better than any of the other firmwares ive tried, and after every fresh installation Android will sometimes open up normally after which it then crashes! On subsequent attempts to run it I always end up with the Samsung Logo screen.
Ive always done a Factory Reset before & after installation, also Wiped Cache occasionally. I have also installed CWM and cleaned the Dalvik Cache on several occasions.
Maybe I should try a different Stock Firmware. Ive done some searches (ie, sammobile) but cant find any. Can someone give me a link where I can get a different Stock Firmware. Or maybe this isnt the problem. Can somebody tell me where I go from here.
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The problem is likely not to be the firmware or ROM you are installing but the procedure you are following. You only do Factory Reset before a fresh installation. However, you do not need to do a Factory Reset after installation as that amounts to wiping off the installation you had just done. In order words, your device is blank and has NO SYSTEM TO RUN IT! Try installing a custom ROM again without the factory reset. The other wipes you do i.e. cache and dalvic are in order, before and after installation.
For a very clean installation also format system under Mounts and Storage in CWM. Ensure you have the latest version of CWM 6.0.3.3 before you start, especially if you intend to run Jelly Bean 4.2.2 based ROM such as CM 10.1 etc.
Hope this helps you.
Cheers.
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John Kester said:
However, you do not need to do a Factory Reset after installation as that amounts to wiping off the installation you had just done. In order words, your device is blank and has NO SYSTEM TO RUN IT! Try installing a custom ROM again without the factory reset.
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Actually, factory reset wipes data and cache. It doesn't wipe system so after a ROM installation its OK to factory reset.
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Thanks for your advice folks. This is where ive got to now:-
After cleaning Dalvik Cache, a Factory Reset and formatting system under Mounts and Storage I installed the stock firmware and the device booted as it should. I was able to connect to wi-fi and Play Store and do some updating etc., But once I Powered Off the device it wouldnt boot up properly again, it just hung on the darn Samsung Logo. So I installed CWM and on reboot, lo-and-behold, the device started working normally (without me having run CWM at all). Then I subsequently Powered Off and started again but once more got stuck on that Samsung Logo. So then I wiped Dalvik Cache to see if it would boot properly, and it didnt. And then I did a Factory Reset to see if it would boot properly and it didnt.
Where do I go from here?
uspole said:
Thanks for your advice folks. This is where ive got to now:-
After cleaning Dalvik Cache, a Factory Reset and formatting system under Mounts and Storage I installed the stock firmware and the device booted as it should. I was able to connect to wi-fi and Play Store and do some updating etc., But once I Powered Off the device it wouldnt boot up properly again, it just hung on the darn Samsung Logo. So I installed CWM and on reboot, lo-and-behold, the device started working normally (without me having run CWM at all). Then I subsequently Powered Off and started again but once more got stuck on that Samsung Logo. So then I wiped Dalvik Cache to see if it would boot properly, and it didnt. And then I did a Factory Reset to see if it would boot properly and it didnt.
Where do I go from here?
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What stock firmware did you install?
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John Kester said:
What stock firmware did you install?
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I used:
P7510XEUKL2_P7510XXKL2_HOME.tar.md5 from:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452060
uspole said:
I used:
P7510XEUKL2_P7510XXKL2_HOME.tar.md5 from:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452060
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I think you might have the wrong bootloader.
That said, your firmware seems to be Korean. You can visit samsmobile and download a more updated/recent firmware version of ICS preferably US or UK and that will give you the correct bootloader for most custom ROMs you may wish to install.
Sorry for all your troubles.
Cheers.
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John Kester said:
I think you might have the wrong bootloader.
That said, your firmware seems to be Korean. You can visit samsmobile and download a more updated/recent firmware version of ICS preferably US or UK and that will give you the correct bootloader for most custom ROMs you may wish to install.
Sorry for all your troubles.
Cheers.
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Im getting a bit out of my depth now. Can you recommend a Bootloader. I guess it's installed via Odin and placed beside the box which says 'Bootloader' (not the 'PDA' box)
uspole said:
Im getting a bit out of my depth now. Can you recommend a Bootloader. I guess it's installed via Odin and placed beside the box which says 'Bootloader' (not the 'PDA' box)
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Pershoot has the correct bootloader in www.droidbasement.com. Yes, bootloader should be flashed through bootloader. Please ensure you download the right one for your device variant. Flashing official stock ICS will also give you the right bootloader.
Cheers.
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Ive had a look at www.droidbasement.com but I am not sure which is Pershoot 'correct' bootloader. I find it quite a difficult site to navigate. If you can direct me to the specific download for the P7510 that would be great.
In the meantime I did [yet another] reinstall and in this instance Android opened as it should. The first thing I did was to connect to Kies and installed the recommended Kies Update. So I know now for sure I am running a kosher version for my P7510 device. However after powering down it wouldnt boot up again, it once more got stuck on the Samsung logo (even after doing Factory reset and clearing Dalvik Cache etc.,). It begs the question, do you still think its the Bootloader thats the problem?
uspole said:
Ive had a look at www.droidbasement.com but I am not sure which is Pershoot 'correct' bootloader. I find it quite a difficult site to navigate. If you can direct me to the specific download for the P7510 that would be great.
In the meantime I did [yet another] reinstall and in this instance Android opened as it should. The first thing I did was to connect to Kies and installed the recommended Kies Update. So I know now for sure I am running a kosher version for my P7510 device. However after powering down it wouldnt boot up again, it once more got stuck on the Samsung logo (even after doing Factory reset and clearing Dalvik Cache etc.,). It begs the question, do you still think its the Bootloader thats the problem?
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I should imagine so, after all there a boot up problem. However since the problem is now perpetual, you may have to speak with Samsung guys.
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I know you guys have had a lot of these questions, but I need help.
I rooted my S2 the other day with jeboo kernel v1.2a I believe. I installed CWM v0.99 aswell. It was all working fine until I went on to the Superuser app on my phone and said something about binary needed updating. So I continued thinking nothing off it. But now my phone is stuck in the boot loop and I don't really know what to do... I have looked around for answers but I am quite confused by it all.
I cannot enter recovery mode but I can enter download mode. I tried installing the jeboo kernel again but nothing happened. I was going to try installing a stock kernel but I don't know what version my phone is.
All of this probably doesn't make sense because to be honest, I don't really know what I'm talking about...
I would greatly appreciate any help!
Thanks.
Download stock rom from Samfirmware, flash with Odin = clean slate. How ? Thread stickied near top of Q&A.
flash another kernel
vinny_ said:
I know you guys have had a lot of these questions, but I need help.
I roted my S2 the other day with jeboo kernel v1.2a I believe. I installed CWM v0.99 aswell. It was all working fine until I went on to the Superuser app on my phone and said something about binary needed updating. So I continued thinking nothing off it. But now my phone is stuck in the boot loop and I don't really know what to do... I have looked around for answers but I am quite confused by it all.
I cannot enter recovery mode but I can enter download mode. I tried installing the jeboo kernel again but nothing happened. I was going to try installing a stock kernel but I don't know what version my phone is.
All of this probably doesn't make sense because to be honest, I don't really know what I'm talking about...
I would greatly appreciate any help!
Thanks.
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if you are talking about your phones os version then it is jelly bean.
flash another kernel with disabled emmc brickbug(Syiah,speedmod,dorimanx...etc)via odin as recovery comes preinstalled then do a wipe data/factory reset.
Link to siyah kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555259
Link to speedmod kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140192
link to dorimanx kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617219
and if you want to know what is emmc brickbug here is a link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
i hope it helps and i hope i didnt break the forum rules.
LYandroid said:
if you are talking about your phones os version then it is jelly bean.
flash another kernel with disabled emmc brickbug(Syiah,speedmod,dorimanx...etc)via odin as recovery comes preinstalled then do a wipe data/factory reset.
Link to siyah kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555259
Link to speedmod kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140192
link to dorimanx kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617219
and if you want to know what is emmc brickbug here is a link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
i hope it helps and i hope i didnt break the forum rules.
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Omg thank you so much. This worked and got the phone out of the boot loop! Now do you recommend wiping date/factory data or leaving it how it is?
vinny_ said:
Omg thank you so much. This worked and got the phone out of the boot loop! Now do you recommend wiping date/factory data or leaving it how it is?
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as long as you chose a safe kernel from emmc brickbug you can safely perform a wipe data.
LYandroid said:
as long as you chose a safe kernel from emmc brickbug you can safely perform a wipe data.
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Could you explain what emmc brickbug is?
I don't really want to perform a factory reset - is it recommended to do one?
Thanks.
Edit: Downloaded emmc brickbug check from the play store. Says"NO. Sane chip." I'm guessing that's good news?
there is no risk of emmc bug
vinny_ said:
Could you explain what emmc brickbug is?
I don't really want to perform a factory reset - is it recommended to do one?
Thanks.
Edit: Downloaded emmc brickbug check from the play store. Says"NO. Sane chip." I'm guessing that's good news?
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emmc brickbug is a bug with internal storage(internal storage chip)witch makes phone dead if you perform a wipe data/factory reset with CWM or restore a nandroid backup(mostly with ICS 4.04 ROMs)it happens to some Samsung phones(edit:even S3 but in different case it causes sudden death[it also means phone dead but it happens even if you didn't perform wipe data or restore nandroid backup]from no reason).
But since your phone is sane chip,you are LUCKY,there is absolutely no risk of emmc brickbug.
Only perform wipe data/factory reset in case of bootloop (especially when flashing new ROM)or when the phone hangs.
Sorry for bad english.
LYandroid said:
emmc brickbug is a bug with internal storage(internal storage chip)witch makes phone dead if you perform a wipe data/factory reset with CWM or restore a nandroid backup(mostly with ICS 4.04 ROMs)it happens to some Samsung phones(edit:even S3 but in different case it causes sudden death[it also means phone dead but it happens even if you didn't perform wipe data or restore nandroid backup]from no reason).
But since your phone is sane chip,you are LUCKY,there is absolutely no risk of emmc brickbug.
Only perform wipe data/factory reset in case of bootloop (especially when flashing new ROM)or when the phone hangs.
Sorry for bad english.
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Thanks for the explanation, so I don't need to wipe data/factory reset?
vinny_ said:
Thanks for the explanation, so I don't need to wipe data/factory reset?
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no, there is no need to wipe data/factory reset
LYandroid said:
no, there is no need to wipe data/factory reset
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Thank you very much for you help sir!
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Thank you very much for you help sir!
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you are welcome
Get your model number from beneath your battery for starters. That's a requirement
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