I was trying to get my phone to make a nandroid backup, but for some reason it wouldn't let me. I searched on these forums and found a viable solution which was to download the update.zip and a new recovery file. I placed the update.zip into the folder called /external_sd, and then i put the recovery file into the SYSTEM/BIN folder. However, while using root browser lite, it said that the operation was unsuccessful, but there was a recovery file there. I then went into Rom Manager to see if it worked because there was a recovery file in there. When it booted up, the phone gets stuck at the lock screen. I really need urgent help. Even if I try to boot into recovery I don't think it works. I turn it off by holding the power button, but the phone turns on even if it moves. Anybody that can help, please help.
Edit: Nevermind, I got the phone working by removing the battery, then plugging it into the computer. I then plugged the battery back in, and the green charging bar showed up. Successfully booted and fixed using updated recovery file. Any mods can delete this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18506800&posted=1#post18506800
I need help, my phone doesn't work after doing what this threaad posted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18506800&posted=1#post18506800
I proceeded with the install from the directions listed below from DWake014.
Originally Posted by DWake014
I believe it just needs to be placed in the /system/media folder and delete the other one that was already there
!!!! I JUST TRIED THIS AND NOW MY PHONE DOESN"T BOOT !!!
-Can someone please help me, I made a backup of the bootanimation file and copied over the edited one, rebooted phone and now it stays on the motorola red icon saying "dual core Technology" underneath and never gets passed that, my phone doesn't work now!?!?
-I have pulled the battery several times, the phone is still currecntly stuck right now for over an hour and i can't use it, i just lossed my phone... Is there something i can anything? I have even tried pulling my sd card and sim card, nothing works just hangs on motorola start up screen.
I don't know if there is a safe mode but i have tried doing the hold vol dwn + pwr and tried fast boot but can't get anything just sits on "starting fastboot protocol support", i do not have a recovery program on the phone either. I would really enjoy not having to do a factory reset from the settings, is there anything else i can do???
Please help, thank you!
I tried doing a factory reset and that didn't work either...?
Did you install cwm?
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downloading the aio toolbox now but not sure if it will help. I have a vibrant that locked up...battery pull and now it wont start fully (repeating boot ani). Tried the three button method cant get into the recovery, when i adb reboot recovery it resets the phone shows the vibrant logo then tries to boot again cant get into bootloader either! This is my moms phone so the quicker i can get it done the better. I ran a quick adb logcat and am seeing numerous errors about permission denied so im assuming i just need to get into recovery and fix permissions!!
AIO toolbox didnt help. The phone was on an ics rom not sure if that has anything to do with it. Also not sure which recovery to use if i can have it boot right from adb
When you say locked up, what exactly do you mean? Did it just freeze, random reboot, did you get and Encryption Error? What ICS ROM was she running, specifically. What Bootloader did she have (this will tell what key combos to get into recovery or download mode)? You logcat, does it say anything about /data being corrupted?
This ^^^will help to better determine what is going on.
Re-Odin in th toolbox and make sure you hit Repartition, bc the ICS ROMs repartitoned the /system from RFS or EXT4 (Voodoo) to MTD. You need to get it back to RFS.
Follow these directions and jsut so you know, you don't have to see the Android with the shovel to be in download mode. Just need that yellow COM box to light up.
If you are getting a "Phone.. ! ..Computer" image (seen above) when booting phone, yes, you are bricked but it is reversible! Just follow these steps...
Make sure you have ODIN OPEN with admin privileges!
1.) Take off your back cover, remove your sim & mirco sd card.
2.) Remove your battery.
Make sure you have the USB plugged into your PC but NOT your phone!
3.) Hold the volume buttons.
4.) Put the battery in.
5.) Put the USB in.
You don't necessarily need the download mode image to be present. As long as you are getting the COM ID to light up yellow in ODIN, just flash back to stock like normal.
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I got into recovery i pulled the battery sim and sd held all three buttons for about 15 seconds put the battery n cards back in and tried the button trick and it finally went into recovery, cleared cache and dalvik fixed permissions and tried to boot with no luck. Im not sure what happened exactly she said the phone froze or screen went black?? Im not sure what bootloader she had either. Im going to download another ics rom now and flash and see if i can get a boot. Thanks for your help! Well appreciated
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I used the factory reset function on my tab a couple days ago to delete all apps and such and upon reboot it was stuck at the slowly flashing Samsung logo and would proceed no further. I left it for a good hour and a half in that state before I tried hard resetting it but no dice. I've had it do this before when I first rooted it, but unlike that time it doesn't replay the whole boot animation, just the logo part at the end of the animation. I managed to get it in clockwork mod or bootloader whatever that function is and cleared all the caches and did a reboot recovery (i believe thats what it was called) but upon reboot it did the same exact thing. So after that I gave up and went to bed, but the next day when I went back at it again it wouldn't even turn on. After messing around with the power button and volume button trying to get into recovery mode it finally turned on but went to the battery screen with no other actions. I've tried several times to get it into recovery mode but it either wont turn on or it just goes to the battery screen. I have it plugged into my pc at the moment and apparently it is in recovery mode or something because Odin recognizes it. Says [0:COM3] and the box is yellow, but the screen never turns on though when holding the power button and volume button while it's plugged into a pc, the pc recognizes something plugged into the USB slot. My pc is only recognizing it as a modem and will do nothing else with it.
I have the Starburst rom and the overclocked kernel installed and would like to either revert it to stock rom or perhaps the AOKP rom, milestone 6. Is there any way to do this if I can't boot it into a state where I can access the SD card on my pc? All the guides I've found always require I put files on the sd card to flash in clockwork recovery mod. Thanks for any assistance
Edit: Solved it myself, feel free to delete this post. Thanks!
I have a Sero 7 Pro that has sero7pro-bld60220-dopa-v2.0 installed. It has been working fine for months until last night when I picked it up and it was powered off. It was plugged in to my PC usb port like I usually keep it so the battery should have been fully charged and I don't know why it powered itself off. Now it won't boot up. It sticks on the bootanimation screen. I tried to get into Fastboot using the volume/power button but it just hangs on the Fastboot screen and never goes any further. I am able to get into Recovery and have tried various options from just clearing cache and data to restoring the original OS using sideload and Adb on my PC. Nothing allows me to boot beyond the bootanimation. I have also tried to replace the bootanimation.zip file in the /system/media folder but it continues to try to boot with the same animation file. Is this somehow related or am I replacing the file in the wrong folder? Any ideas what might be wrong? How do I retrieve a log file to help diagnose the problem?
I attempted return to totally stock using XE-Sero7Pro-factory-4.2.1-stock_v2. I booted to Recovery and used adb sideload to install. No errors were reported during the wipe, format and install, but nothing actually got changed. Any ideas?
Hello, I was trying to reset my tab completely and I wiped EVERYTHING. I have CWM version 6.0.1.0, My tab gets stuck on Samsung logo screen. It can go into recovery but nothing else. I was told that the reason it won't boot is because I deleted the rom and there is no rom for it to go to. When I try to mount it, it doesn't show up...I've tried to install CWM 6.0.4.6 zip from external SD but installation gets aborted. PLEASE HELP I NEED MY TAB BACK ! Also it shows charging when it's turned completely off...
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Hello, I was trying to reset my tab completely and I wiped EVERYTHING. I have CWM version 6.0.1.0, My tab gets stuck on Samsung logo screen. It can go into recovery but nothing else. I was told that the reason it won't boot is because I deleted the rom and there is no rom for it to go to. When I try to mount it, it doesn't show up...I've tried to install CWM 6.0.4.6 zip from external SD but installation gets aborted. PLEASE HELP I NEED MY TAB BACK ! Also it shows charging when it's turned completely off...
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When you say mount it do you mean trying to send the files over through ADB or just mounting the SD card or putting it into download mode?
If its the ADB issue, try to put your tablet into download mode by using the volume key and power button, then download odin and its stock firmware and flash it using odin. Your tablet should restore to factory defaults using that method
If its the SD card then use the method above as it sounds like recovery may have lost it a bit
If you can not put the phone into download mode (which i doubt is the issue you may want to think about a USB jig as they sometimes get past those issues but from your description I doubt its a hard brick as it gets to the logo
2 things you can try!
thatechteen said:
Hello, I was trying to reset my tab completely and I wiped EVERYTHING. I have CWM version 6.0.1.0, My tab gets stuck on Samsung logo screen. It can go into recovery but nothing else. I was told that the reason it won't boot is because I deleted the rom and there is no rom for it to go to. When I try to mount it, it doesn't show up...I've tried to install CWM 6.0.4.6 zip from external SD but installation gets aborted. PLEASE HELP I NEED MY TAB BACK ! Also it shows charging when it's turned completely off...
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I really new to this, i mean writing to help people, so don't flock me.
First, you say your device still have the recharging lights on when shut down, it tells me it's not only a software error, but some short circuit has happend.
Have you tried a hardreset? search google for your model if you doesn't know how.
From what i can read you still have the CWM Recovery, so download Android-SDK and try flashing the recovery from ADB (Found in platform tools.
Last but most tricky, if nothing helps, you' have to disassemble your device and temporary disable the battery, them press and hold the start button down for 5 sec to remove the poweroverload, reassemble again and try ASB adain, you can't reinstall the recovery directly from the SD
Regards Sc0rpio