Every ROM zip file I attempt to flash via CWM or TWRP doesnt work. I was on stock ICS (4.0.4) which I flashed using Odin. Every JB rom, stock or custom I attempt to flash with a recovery freezes either at boot up or first screen of initial setup. No errors are given on actual flash, it always looks good. . I wiped everything I can wipe, which is everything but emmc I think. What could be the problem? I have now flashed official JB through Odin twice with no issues.
Do you check that the ROM is downloaded properly by checking the md5 hash?
EVOO2 said:
Every ROM zip file I attempt to flash via CWM or TWRP doesnt work. I was on stock ICS (4.0.4) which I flashed using Odin. Every JB rom, stock or custom I attempt to flash with a recovery freezes either at boot up or first screen of initial setup. No errors are given on actual flash, it always looks good. . I wiped everything I can wipe, which is everything but emmc I think. What could be the problem? I have now flashed official JB through Odin twice with no issues.
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Try flashing a new recovery using odin then try to flash the rom in recovery afterwards.
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richardlibeau said:
Try flashing a new recovery using odin then try to flash the rom in recovery afterwards.
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Ive flashed twrp 2.5 twice through odin and then tried to flash a rom with no improvement. Im really stumped 'cause flashing roms with odin works fine everytime, so it would seem nothings physically wrong with my device. Should I try a different recovery program? Using cwm and twrp give the same result, so Im skeptical a third recovery would be any different.
cheers
EVOO2 said:
Ive flashed twrp 2.5 twice through odin and then tried to flash a rom with no improvement. Im really stumped 'cause flashing roms with odin works fine everytime, so it would seem nothings physically wrong with my device. Should I try a different recovery program? Using cwm and twrp give the same result, so Im skeptical a third recovery would be any different.
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Only thing i can think of is look at the file format that youre trying to flash.
Is it zip? tar?
I may be wrong but cwm only works for .zip files from my experience. not .tar md5 etc.
why do you need to flash it via cwm? if its flashing through odin whats the problem?
It sounds like what ^^^^ is saying. Recovery flashes zip files and Odin flashes tar files. Don't confuse the zip files your pc uses to download the files with these.
When using odin I have to use ROM s which are .tar, so this basically limits me to stock ROMS. The custom ROMS are .zip which I can only flash with a custom recovery like twrp or cwm. I'd obviously like to flash the custom ROMS which are .zip , however it isn't working for me as I mentioned in the opening post . Not sure how to fix this problem .
EVOO2 said:
When using odin I have to use ROM s which are .tar, so this basically limits me to stock ROMS. The custom ROMS are .zip which I can only flash with a custom recovery like twrp or cwm. I'd obviously like to flash the custom ROMS which are .zip , however it isn't working for me as I mentioned in the opening post . Not sure how to fix this problem .
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extraxt the rom that your saying is .zip. it "should" extract a file that will be something odin will recognize
dweeezy said:
extraxt the rom that your saying is .zip. it "should" extract a file that will be something odin will recognize
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Good idea. In a recovery zip file will be a couple of folders. One of them will have a tar file you can flash in the phone or pda a lot in Odin.
Thanks for the suggestion but I had no luck . I have tried extracting padawan JB and a debloated stock JB rom and they extract many files, folders, apks but no tar I could locate. Also I am not sure even if there was a tar i could use if it would be safe to use. If all this was good, it would still be a cumbersome workaround and wouldnt fix my problem of not being able to get a ROM installed via recovery to work.If I have no choice I'll use odin to flash custom ROMs (if there is a way) but Id rather get it to work with recovery.
EVOO2 said:
Thanks for the suggestion but I had no luck . I have tried extracting padawan JB and a debloated stock JB rom and they extract many files, folders, apks but no tar I could locate. Also I am not sure even if there was a tar i could use if it would be safe to use. If all this was good, it would still be a cumbersome workaround and wouldnt fix my problem of not being able to get a ROM installed via recovery to work.If I have no choice I'll use odin to flash custom ROMs (if there is a way) but Id rather get it to work with recovery.
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If you're flashing between TW based to AOPS, or pretty much from a rom to a completely different rom, you will need to WIPE your data too, or better, do a complete wipe (factory reset). I had this issue when moving from Stock TW-based rom to Padawan JB rom. I did a factory reset (complete wipe) and it booted fine. But then again, I'm used to TW so I flashed that back.
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If you're flashing between TW based to AOPS, or pretty much from a rom to a completely different rom, you will need to WIPE your data too, or better, do a complete wipe (factory reset). I had this issue when moving from Stock TW-based rom to Padawan JB rom. I did a factory reset (complete wipe) and it booted fine. But then again, I'm used to TW so I flashed that back.
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I've wiped everything I can wipe between flashes (includes factory reset), many times trying both TWRP and CWM for flashing and wiping with no luck unfortunately. The wiping doesnt seem to help, different custom recoveries don't help, so I'm stumped as to what the problem could be.
EVOO2 said:
I've wiped everything I can wipe between flashes (includes factory reset), many times trying both TWRP and CWM for flashing and wiping with no luck unfortunately. The wiping doesnt seem to help, different custom recoveries don't help, so I'm stumped as to what the problem could be.
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What roms are you trying to flash? Sometimes ive seen where you must rename them or do specific things.
dweeezy said:
What roms are you trying to flash? Sometimes ive seen where you must rename them or do specific things.
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Ive tried padawan JB, debloated rooted canadian JB rom, and debloated ATT rom.
dweeezy said:
What roms are you trying to flash? Sometimes ive seen where you must rename them or do specific things.
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Ive tried padawan JB, debloated rooted canadian JB rom, and debloated ATT rom.
OP, are you still having this issue? Were you able to resolve it?
I have the exact same issue as you. Exactly the same.
513263337 said:
OP, are you still having this issue? Were you able to resolve it?
I have the exact same issue as you. Exactly the same.
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Me too. Every rom freezes during the app optimization screen...usually at about 3/4th the way through. What's going on???
*edit* Tried to restore factory w/Odin. I'm bricked now. Time for some JTAG love.
Exactly the same issue here.
Every jelly bean ROM, 4.1 or 4.2, stock or custom, as long as I install them via recovery, it either doesn't boot up or gets stuck on the first screen.
If I use ODIN to install the stock ROM, it works fine.
Driving me nuts...
Just throwing suggestions out there but try sideloading the rom and see if itll install that way? Also are you odin flashing recovery? Maybe try to load twrp through goomanager and see if maybe recovery is corrupted?
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Okay, I'm currently at 2.3.5 KJ3 firmware, with CF-Root 5.0 kernel.
So... I was thinking of installing either a CheckROM RevolutionaryHD ROM or CyanogenMod ROM. Problem is, I'm still not familiar with this ROM installation process because it's not mentioned there...
So, I wonder if I can use CWM or Odin for this? (If I can do either way, how should I do it? Or is this always depends on the ROM itself?)
Also, final question:
Let's say I found a ROM that is based on XI4, (and as I stated before, mine is currently on KJ3) do I have to flash my firmware to XI4 first?
What do you mean it's not mentioned there? There are several tens of lines explaining the installation process for CM7. Which part is causing you problems?
no, you do not have to flash to XI4 first
follow developers instructions to install custom roms are usually installed through cwm.
stock roms through odin.
CyanogenMod rom are in a special category by itself and and are for people who understand the flashing process thoroughly as you could brick your phone.
stay with one of the custom or stock roms till you understand the flashing process as you can recover from them easily by just flashing a stock rom.
TheSaw said:
What do you mean it's not mentioned there? There are several tens of lines explaining the installation process for CM7. Which part is causing you problems?
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Err oops, I really should've tried harder to find CyanogenMod thread here. You see, I went to the original website, and it's really unclear there. Yes, this is my mistake -_-"
Cosmic Blue said:
no, you do not have to flash to XI4 first
follow developers instructions to install custom roms are usually installed through cwm.
stock roms through odin.
CyanogenMod rom are in a special category by itself and and are for people who understand the flashing process thoroughly as you could brick your phone.
stay with one of the custom or stock roms till you understand the flashing process as you can recover from them easily by just flashing a stock rom.
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Gotcha, I'll be careful then
Bu the way, if I were to flash new firmware using CMW, which file should I put into sdcard directory, the huge TAR file, or just the kernel? (considering I'm just flashing a stock ROM)
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Gotcha, I'll be careful then
Bu the way, if I were to flash new firmware using CMW, which file should I put into sdcard directory, the huge TAR file, or just the kernel? (considering I'm just flashing a stock ROM)
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if using cwm, it will be a zip file which you copy into your internal sd card and then go to cwm recovery, install zip, choose zip to install then yes.
if it is a tar file then use odin.
Cosmic Blue said:
if using cwm, it will be a zip file which you copy into your internal sd card and then go to cwm recovery, install zip, choose zip to install then yes.
if it is a tar file then use odin.
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Err.. In the stock ROM thread, it was 7zip and they are in *.exe format, I guess I gotta zip them again, eh?
Okay, so is that the big sized file (200+ MB) or just the kernel?
it is the kernal, modem and firmware in one package.
It sounds like you are tryint to use an odin rom in cwm.
which rom are you trying to flash ?
cwm flashable roms come in a standard zip format, if is 7z then it is not a cwm file but odin file.
I'm thinking of trying CheckROM 3.1.1, but then I'm just afraid that it might not suit me... (and everyone says that everyone has different opinion, so you gotta try everything)
And if it doesn't, I'm not sure how am I gonna return to my previous condition, which is KJ3 & CF-Root 5. Hence the reason why I ask this question.
Btw Cosmic Blue, this is the one I'm talking about, the firmwares (ROM, I suppose?) in this thread
PS: I'm still confused with the terminologies (even though I read about them already several times), so if I made mistake, please tell me so!
those files are flashed through Odin as they are tar files or md5 files.
they are considered stock.
checkRom is a cwm flash rom as it is packaged in standard zip format.
dvdlesher
have patience you are learning but slowly.
to return to your original condition just flash the stock firmware from the thread you have linked to using Odin.
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those files are flashed through Odin as they are tar files or md5 files.
they are considered stock.
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Gotcha, are they usually referred as "Stock ROM" or "Stock Firmwares"? I'm trying to clear up my terminologies confusion here, sorry if I keep repeating the same questions, I really do
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dvdlesher
have patience you are learning but slowly.
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Thank you sir, for the encouragement.
Cosmic Blue said:
to return to your original condition just flash the stock firmware from the thread you have linked to using Odin.
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Do I need to do those wipes, like:
- wipe cache and delvik cache
and/or perhaps
- factory reset?
wiping cache and delvik is usually encouraged before flashing.
factory reset is done only if you encounter problems.
So... What would probably happen if I do wipe cache and delvik right now? (Assuming that I'm still in KJ3 + CF-Root 5.0 (haven't flashed checkROM yet))
Would that erase my ROM data, therefore I won't be able to boot until I flashed a ROM?
no, it will just clean any cookies and stray data left in the caches.
It will not remove any saved data or apps.
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no, it will just clean any cookies and stray data left in the caches.
It will not remove any saved data or apps.
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Gotcha, thanks a bunch man!
Running stock rooted ICS 4.0.3
I was running Stock ICS with the latest Siya kernel. However I decided to flash AOKP using CWM but got stuck on the boot screen containing the words Samsung Galaxy S2 and so just used Odin on the computer to flash back to Stock rooted ICS from Creepys thread. I'm trying to reflash the Siya Kernel again but when I select the ZImage file with mobile ODIN lite the flash button is grayed out. I've downloaded and reinstalled both the kernel files and reinstalled mobile ODIN lite and get the same thing.
As a side note, I did a nandroid backup and wipe data factory reset before flashing the AOKP zip file with CWM. Not sure what happened there.
Any help is appreciated!
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Running stock rooted ICS 4.0.3
I was running Stock ICS with the latest Siya kernel. However I decided to flash AOKP using CWM but got stuck on the boot screen containing the words Samsung Galaxy S2 and so just used Odin on the computer to flash back to Stock rooted ICS from Creepys thread. I'm trying to reflash the Siya Kernel again but when I select the ZImage file with mobile ODIN lite the flash button is grayed out. I've downloaded and reinstalled both the kernel files and reinstalled mobile ODIN lite and get the same thing.
As a side note, I did a nandroid backup and wipe data factory reset before flashing the AOKP zip file with CWM. Not sure what happened there.
Any help is appreciated!
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Why are you making things harder on yourself boy? Just flash the .zip in CWM BAM, you have Siyah Kernel
OK, I used Terminal to put the Siya Kernel back and then restrored the nandroid backup. Everything was back to normal. I then downloaded the Aberration zip file and flashed it with CWM and it wouldn't boot past the Kernel logo. Maybe my SD card is bad or something. Aberration showed a successfull instal then wouldn't boot. It was the latest version with an older kernel so I'm not sure what's going on. I must suck at flashing ROMs. After restoring to the backup that I actually flashed the Siya Kernel on, Mobile ODIN Lite still has the flash button grayed out. It it a one time use thing or something? I'm dying to try a custom ROM but so far have struck out 2X.:laugh:
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OK, I used Terminal to put the Siya Kernel back and then restrored the nandroid backup. Everything was back to normal. I then downloaded the Aberration zip file and flashed it with CWM and it wouldn't boot past the Kernel logo. Maybe my SD card is bad or something. Aberration showed a successfull instal then wouldn't boot. It was the latest version with an older kernel so I'm not sure what's going on. I must suck at flashing ROMs. After restoring to the backup that I actually flashed the Siya Kernel on, Mobile ODIN Lite still has the flash button grayed out. It it a one time use thing or something? I'm dying to try a custom ROM but so far have struck out 2X.:laugh:
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If you were flashing abberation 1.1 that was a problem. Try 1.2
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122ninjas said:
If you were flashing abberation 1.1 that was a problem. Try 1.2
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Also, don't forget to do a wipe data/factory reset before you flash a new firmware.
Re: Mobile Odin Lite. You should be able to install a kernel even without installing the I777 supplementary file. If Mobile Odin is not seeing the kernel, I'm not sure but maybe it's a spelling issue. At least Linux expects a file to be capitalized exactly, so maybe Mobile Odin does too. It should be zImage, not ZImage (as you have it above.)
Also, if you install the I777 supplementary file, then Mobile Odin becomes a very useful tool. You can get that from (I think) the 3rd or 4th post in the Mobile Odin thread.
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Also, don't forget to do a wipe data/factory reset before you flash a new firmware.
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Aroma installer does it auto magically unless he chose not to but it says only for experts
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creepyncrawly said:
Also, don't forget to do a wipe data/factory reset before you flash a new firmware.
Re: Mobile Odin Lite. You should be able to install a kernel even without installing the I777 supplementary file. If Mobile Odin is not seeing the kernel, I'm not sure but maybe it's a spelling issue. At least Linux expects a file to be capitalized exactly, so maybe Mobile Odin does too. It should be zImage, not ZImage (as you have it above.)
Also, if you install the I777 supplementary file, then Mobile Odin becomes a very useful tool. You can get that from (I think) the 3rd or 4th post in the Mobile Odin thread.
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I made sure and did the data/factory reset. I also, checked the spelling and it is zImage as you stated. I had a typo.
beaverslayer said:
I made sure and did the data/factory reset. I also, checked the spelling and it is zImage as you stated. I had a typo.
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I don't know if this will help but here is an older v. if you wanna try it, make sure you clear the data before you uninstall the v. you have now.....
https://www.dropbox.com/s/reywsfdl7ttgkjj/Mobile ODIN Lite-236.apk I have some more older v. if you need..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5q4b5tkmxsdx0e1/Mobile ODIN FlashKernel I777.apk here is the FlashKernel i777 to install after the first not needed but good to have....
One more thing, make sure you have not blocked the superuser access to the app....
help me out guys, i can't flash any custom rom.all i can get to is, the first boot, that says Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1, i don't even pass into the boot animation, help me out, all i can flash is stock rom and via odin, help me out guys,
Hmmm. Do you wipe data/cache/dalvik after flashing?
i do wipe everything BEFORE flashing, but i did tried to wipe cache/dalvik after flash, i did everything, i waited for 30mins for it to boot, i also flashed a rom that worked for me, but it still goes stuck on galaxy logo, all i can do is a nandroid backup and flash a stock rom via odin. help me out guys, don't know what to do with it.
arkin56 said:
i do wipe everything BEFORE flashing, but i did tried to wipe cache/dalvik after flash, i did everything, i waited for 30mins for it to boot, i also flashed a rom that worked for me, but it still goes stuck on galaxy logo, all i can do is a nandroid backup and flash a stock rom via odin. help me out guys, don't know what to do with it.
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You mean that it used to work and now it doesn't?
let me elaborate it, so everything was working, i can switch to different roms, i'm actually on Toldo's Jellybean version 6, so what i did was update to the latest version to version 7, and that is where this started, all i get from it is on galaxy tab logo, so what i did was go back to stock and tried to reflash it again, ( i did install cwm and root, of course ) and it still persist, so i did was flash a rom that i know is working for me, tried 2 roms that used to work for me but no luck, what happen to my tab? did version 7 of jellybean rom have to do with it? i did a normal wipe. and i know what i did with it, so what happen?
and now kies don't recognize my phone for update, what happen to my tab??????????
I really don't know... Did you ask in the rom's forum? Listen, try to use a pit file with odin and start over!
http://www.mediafire.com/?7obe8a5ne0tgc4p
can you please give an instruction? what do i do with it? re-flash my stock rom and this pit??
arkin56 said:
can you please give an instruction? what do i do with it? re-flash my stock rom and this pit??
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Tab in download mode, just like you flash a rom. But use only the pit file and put it in the pit section in odin! After the flashin is complete, then put the tab in download mode again and flash the rom!!
if i may ask? what do the .pit file do?
and should i wipe it before installing the stock rom?
btw, thanks for shedding some light, if this does not work, well gonna stick with ics stock rom
arkin56 said:
if i may ask? what do the .pit file do?
and should i wipe it before installing the stock rom?
btw, thanks for shedding some light, if this does not work, well gonna stick with ics stock rom
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pit repartitions the tab. Flash it, then close odin, then fire it up again and then flash stock ics.
oh my................ dude, i had a heart attack on this one, i did was wipe the tab, then do pit file, and then tab restarts back to download mode, then flash stock rom, then it like hang on the samsung logo after the boot animation, so i did was reflash rom and it magically says pass. is that okay??
Well, if it finally boots up, yes!
well i thought that will solve the problem, but i can't still flash any custom roms, so anyone have an idea???????????????????????
Did you tell your story to toldo? Maybe he can help!
i can't actually post on the thread, because of i'm a new member, but i pm'd him, he told me to go back to stock and just reflash v7, i did that just now after the repartion of .pit file. but no luck, oh my, i'm running out of patience here, saw a thread about unflashable gs2, but don't know where to find the bootloaders, kernel, phone and csc for the tab, or that's in the tar file already on stock rom?
They are indeed in the stock.tar
is there anyway i can put my tab into a full stock?? i mean back on state where i like first bought it? maybe that's the only way to make it work? if now, well i need to face the stock roms.
Well maybe flash a honeycomb rom from www.sammobile.com??
i did that too, no luck, ohhh. am i the only who encountered this?
Hey Guys
I came from Stock Rom, rooted my device and flash recovery. And when i come to install any custom rom my device get into a boot loop.
Fortunately I got a back up and every time a try a different custom rom and i can go back to stock.
Well i have tried with the following roms
CM10
AOKP
Slim Roms
Paranoid
Everytime i have tried any of these roms i do carefully everty step. Just exactly like the tutorial says. I've been done this before, installing custom rom in other device, like nexus s, gs3, gs2. Im familiar with those stuffs.
And i don´t think it has to do with some corrupted file when i download the base.
I have tried to reflash recovery and nothing.
Tried to change kernel, i changed to siyah and nothing. After i install custom rom , the device just show the logo of the rom and ask select language and bam!, there is the boop loop
I don´t know what else to do.
I have read something about clear nand with odin , but i dont see those options.
If anyone knows what to do, please let me know.
Thnks
Aditional Info:
Baseband: GT-I9300XXELLA
Kernel: Stock
Root with Odin3 v3.04 - CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0du-gti9300t.tar
International Version
4.1.2
Recovery 6.0.3.1
I Flash the Recovery with Rom Manager V5.5.2.3
You are wiping everything before you flash right?
wangdaning said:
You are wiping everything before you flash right?
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Yes, i did all the wipes everytime. Reset factory, Dalvik and format system (in some cases). And nothing, still boot loop. :crying:
krizalvarez said:
Yes, i did all the wipes everytime. Reset factory, Dalvik and format system (in some cases). And nothing, still boot loop. :crying:
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Only other suggestion is trying another recovery, I use Philz which can be flashed through odin. Oh, and did you fix permissions?
Ok im gonna try with another recovery. And yes i tried fix permissions.
I let you know what happen
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Only other suggestion is trying another recovery, I use Philz which can be flashed through odin. Oh, and did you fix permissions?
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Today i tried with philz, cool recovery btw, but nothing. My device still stuck on boop loop after i install any custom rom
I have tried these option after i get the boop loop> wipe factory reset, wipe cache partition. And before install> wipes, fix permissions. But none of these options have help me.
Another suggestion?
What happens with stock odin flashed roms ??
jje
It boots normally, everything's fine with stock rom.
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krizalvarez said:
It boots normally, everything's fine with stock rom.
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That suggests a problem that is one of the following .
EXT SD card faulty
Custom rom download faulty
CWM recovery faulty.
user not following instructions .
Try flashing a Samsung Based custom rom .
jje
What do you mean boot loop is it actually restarting after boot and restating again ??
Yes. Exactly that's what i mean. It restart over and over again.
External sd card > i dont have one
Recovery > i tried with cwm and philz
Downloaded rom > i have tried download from the xda developer site and tried with different files, different roms
Im pretty sure i follow the instructions just the way it is
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Flash samsung based cwm rom .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868004
jje
JJEgan said:
Flash samsung based cwm rom .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868004
jje
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Hey JJE, what the purpose to flash a Samsung Based Rom with CMW?
Do i have to install Odexed or Deodexed ?
Thnks for your comments
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Hey JJE, what the purpose to flash a Samsung Based Rom with CMW?
Do i have to install Odexed or Deodexed ?
Thnks for your comments
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Do i have to install Odexed or Deodexed ?
Whatever you want .
Difference see Google.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=O...fficial&client=firefox-a&channel=np&source=hp
Hey jje, what is the purpose of flash a samsung based rom?
With this I understand that it will alow me to flash a custom rom after that, is that right?
Another question, how can i go back like all factory settings, i mean clear everything. I format internal sd, factory reset, do the wipes, fix permissions and once again try to install a custom rom but phone doesn't boot after show logo. Actually i install the same rom in another i9300 and everything's go fine, so the file is ok.
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Samsung-based ROM is a custom ROM based on the stock one.
went to do a factory reset on my s4 using CWM but for some reason every time i try to flash ANY rom even a stock rom it will just boot up to the samsung logo and then reset it self and load up CWM.
so after messing around only ASOP roms will flash and boot fine but if its any of the stock TW roms they just fail with a Format() expects 5 args, got 4 (status 7) so right now i am tempory on a ASOP rom hoping someone could chime in on why i cant flash no stock roms
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went to do a factory reset on my s4 using CWM but for some reason every time i try to flash ANY rom even a stock rom it will just boot up to the samsung logo and then reset it self and load up CWM.
so after messing around only ASOP roms will flash and boot fine but if its any of the stock TW roms they just fail with a Format() expects 5 args, got 4 (status 7) so right now i am tempory on a ASOP rom hoping someone could chime in on why i cant flash no stock roms
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Try twrp.
icebear8 said:
went to do a factory reset on my s4 using CWM but for some reason every time i try to flash ANY rom even a stock rom it will just boot up to the samsung logo and then reset it self and load up CWM.
so after messing around only ASOP roms will flash and boot fine but if its any of the stock TW roms they just fail with a Format() expects 5 args, got 4 (status 7) so right now i am tempory on a ASOP rom hoping someone could chime in on why i cant flash no stock roms
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What version of cwm is on your phone now? I've never heard of a ROM that changes your recovery. I'd suggest flashing Philz latest recovery from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322675
I haven't had an issue going between TW and AOSP using Philz. I realize it is based off CWM anyways but may be worth a try. I always use the option "clean to install new ROM" .
Or like stated above if you really like twrp... Go back to that and try .
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Mistertac said:
What version of cwm is on your phone now? I've never heard of a ROM that changes your recovery. I'd suggest flashing Philz latest recovery from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322675
I haven't had an issue going between TW and AOSP using Philz. I realize it is based off CWM anyways but may be worth a try. I always use the option "clean to install new ROM" .
Or like stated above if you really like twrp... Go back to that and try .
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Make sure to go into advanced and wipe dalvik cache as well if you use the clean to install new ROM. CWM is a little outdated so the option only wipes /data, /cache, and /system.
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I tried. The latest twrp and same thing it will flash but then just be stuck at the samsung logo, cwm is on 6.0.3 something like that I also tried different ROMs and downloaded them multi times and still get the error
icebear8 said:
I tried. The latest twrp and same thing it will flash but then just be stuck at the samsung logo, cwm is on 6.0.3 something like that I also tried different ROMs and downloaded them multi times and still get the error
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How long did you let it sit at the logo ?
gnubian said:
How long did you let it sit at the logo ?
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i let it set for about 20-30 mins but when i tried flashing my old stock rom, when i try to flash stock Mk2 rom it will just get to the samsung logo and then reboot and go to the samsung logo and go back to the CWM menu
i also make sure to wipe everything before i clean install a new rom as well. no dirty flashing i am also on CWM 6.0.4.7
icebear8 said:
i let it set for about 20-30 mins but when i tried flashing my old stock rom, when i try to flash stock Mk2 rom it will just get to the samsung logo and then reboot and go to the samsung logo and go back to the CWM menu
i also make sure to wipe everything before i clean install a new rom as well. no dirty flashing i am also on CWM 6.0.4.7
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Hm. And flashing TW roms used to work fine? Have you tried flashing the stock kernel before flashing the rom? You could always use Odin and start fresh.
Yeah try flashing a 4.3 tw kernel with the rom
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gnubian said:
Hm. And flashing TW roms used to work fine? Have you tried flashing the stock kernel before flashing the rom? You could always use Odin and start fresh.
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no have not tried flashing the stock kernal, when i try to download the stock tar files for Odin they just keep corrupting after i download them
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well finally got Odin to work and back on Verizon MDK
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Well bad news after going back to complete stock with Odin now just hangs at the verizon logo and that is it
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no have not tried flashing the stock kernal, when i try to download the stock tar files for Odin they just keep corrupting after i download them
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well finally got Odin to work and back on Verizon MDK
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Well bad news after going back to complete stock with Odin now just hangs at the verizon logo and that is it
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Did you use the full wipe mdk file? That should get you back to good if you were indeed on mdk
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Mistertac said:
Did you use the full wipe mdk file? That should get you back to good if you were indeed on mdk
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yes i downloaded the no wipe tar but like i said it just hangs at the verizon logo now,
icebear8 said:
yes i downloaded the no wipe tar but like i said it just hangs at the verizon logo now,
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tried downloading it agian and still just hangs at the verizon logo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259 this is the link i been using
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Did you use the full wipe mdk file?
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icebear8 said:
yes i downloaded the no wipe tar
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So the answer is no.
Download the full wipe mdk as you clearly have something wrong and want to wipe the device fully.