I have researched and see that I have a stage one Boot Loop. It is hitting the first Samsung logo and rebooting over and over. I see that is usually a corrupt recovery and that you should use ODIN to install the stock recovery to get it going again. Well, I have used odin and tried to do that. I installed the stock one and it seemed to go through, rebooted, and back to infinite loop!
I really need help. I've googled, looked at other Samsung boot loop fixes, and searched these forums. I'm sure I could be overlooking a answer that is already on the forum, but if it is here then I have missed it.
A link, a "you're screwed", or just any help would be appreciated.
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SimpleAtheist said:
I have researched and see that I have a stage one Boot Loop. It is hitting the first Samsung logo and rebooting over and over. I see that is usually a corrupt recovery and that you should use ODIN to install the stock recovery to get it going again. Well, I have used odin and tried to do that. I installed the stock one and it seemed to go through, rebooted, and back to infinite loop!
I really need help. I've googled, looked at other Samsung boot loop fixes, and searched these forums. I'm sure I could be overlooking a answer that is already on the forum, but if it is here then I have missed it.
A link, a "you're screwed", or just any help would be appreciated.
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Resolved here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2361045
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I hate to ask this, but couldn't find anything in my searches and I'm almost there.
I basically broke my tab and got another one coming today, but want to prepare this one for sending back. Was on vegan, so followed some threads about reflashing the 3588.zip file. I went into clockwork, wiped, etc...then flashed and it seemed to have worked. I can now boot up in viewsonics default OS. However I had forgotten that I changed the boot up logo to something else using nvflash.
It's still there for whatever reason and I think I know how to change it back..but have no idea where to get the default image. Any guidance or thoughts on this? Thx
chugger93 said:
I hate to ask this, but couldn't find anything in my searches and I'm almost there.
I basically broke my tab and got another one coming today, but want to prepare this one for sending back. Was on vegan, so followed some threads about reflashing the 3588.zip file. I went into clockwork, wiped, etc...then flashed and it seemed to have worked. I can now boot up in viewsonics default OS. However I had forgotten that I changed the boot up logo to something else using nvflash.
It's still there for whatever reason and I think I know how to change it back..but have no idea where to get the default image. Any guidance or thoughts on this? Thx
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I just flashed my boot image the other day, and I thought to pull the original image off the gtab before I flashed my custom one over it.
Ask and ye shall receive!
So, SGH-177 had been rooted and installed CM7, then Unnamed, then AOKP. All were pretty buggy. We wanted to bring it back to factory (with root if possible). Not for a warranty claim, just so it would be somewhat stable.
Anyway, I found a one click ODIN solution for UCKH7 stock. I used that, it passed. then the phone just looped through the AT&T "Rethink Possible" splash screen. I tried to get into recovery mode, but it wouldn't load, so I flashed the Siyah kernel to get CWM on there. Still I can only get into download mode and the phone loops the splash screen.
I hoped that it was just taking some time to load up the first time, so I left it overnight. Still stuck on the splash screen this morning.
I spent hours on here last night and found lots of people saying that if you have access to download mode, or recovery mode, you should be able to fix it. I wasn't able to find any answers as to how.
Help?!
I've had this same problem before. what always fixes it for me is to get into the factory 3e recovery to do a reset. I know you said you couldnt get there but make sure (while the phone is off; remove battery if you have to before this) you are holding down both Volume buttons and the power button at the same time until you see the "Samsung Galaxy SII" screen, then release the buttons.
factory reset, then it should be fine.
If you can't get to recovery, read some more on here. I'm sure something is out there, but I don't know what it is.
Here are two posts that might help you out. I've been doing the same research since my "Oh crap its stuck in a bootloop I'll sell it cheap on eBay" SGII is due to arrive today or tomorrow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1451590
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580885
Best of luck to you!
UnNamed buggy?
Out of curiosity how did you root and flash, cause that is probably one of the most stable builds we have with minor changes to stock.
Anyways good luck getting back to stock.
So, for some reason, the next time I tried booting into recovery, it worked. I got a couple errors, but then it booted up just fine. Don't know why it wouldn't get into recovery before.
Everything seems to be working as it should so far.
I'm guessing this may be why some of the threads I had seen didn't really offer a solution. Sometimes it finally works if you just hold your head right.
Thanks all!
Regarding UnNamed... I don't recall the method I used to root, it's been a long time and I've done various work on this (my wife's phone) and my Nexus One. Easy to get it confused. I flashed it through CWM recovery, factory wipe, flash from SD.
It worked fine for a while (a couple months), then it got really glitchy. Unable to answer phone calls, random reboots, etc.
Major Wood said:
I flashed it through CWM recovery, factory wipe, flash from SD.
It worked fine for a while (a couple months), then it got really glitchy. Unable to answer phone calls, random reboots, etc.
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Did you also wipe cache and dalvik? May have been the problem...
I don't recall, but would be surprised if I hadn't done that
A year ago. When I first started flashing roms. I spent an entire week just reading the atrix forums and learning. I planned. I schemed. I asked questions. Through pm. And googled a LOT. Then when I had learned enough I did it. Point is....if yer not willing to have patience and learn as much as u can before u jump into this. Then its maybe not for you.
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something weird has happened and my phone wont boot stuck on Samsung logo and every time i boot into twrp recovery it asks for pass? i never set a pass so idk whats going on and so i press cancel and every time i try to wipe or factory reset or anything it says failed?
Edit: I did a format data and that worked luckily... i still dont know what was up with all that and it boots into rom until i restart phone then hangs at samsung logo again????
Edit: Found a fix!!! Read POST #6
twrp asking for pass?
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after restarting phone still gets stuck on samsung logo?
it also still asks for password in recovery?
Had the same thing happen to me. I also got it to work after formatting the phone and reinstalling the image but after the first reboot the problem reappeared.
I was able to get Verizon to DOA my phone but you might have luck with flashing stock with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259 if the issue reappears
If this fixes the problem let me know because I am very hesitant about installing TWRP and custom roms on the S4 at this point but if this solves the problem that will be huge.
tgumina said:
Had the same thing happen to me. I also got it to work after formatting the phone and reinstalling the image but after the first reboot the problem reappeared.
I was able to get Verizon to DOA my phone but you might have luck with flashing stock with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259 if the issue reappears
If this fixes the problem let me know because I am very hesitant about installing TWRP and custom roms on the S4 at this point but if this solves the problem that will be huge.
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I was about to make a trip to vzw myself (afraid they might find out it was custom) but now no need
After polling out my hair and staying up till early am I got it fixed...
Solution (trust me I had tried everything else) boot into odin install the SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Stock_Restore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
You will lose root and go completely stock but at least now I am confident I cant brick my phone after finding out this worked
Same Problem here.. I did the Store Restore and all was good.. BUT, I then rerooted and the problem reappeared.. Is there any fix so we can root ?
Hi everyone,
I have been frequenting XDA for quite a while. Hugely into android and custom roms and things of the sort, but have never had a real reason to post. I have either been lucky enough to be able to find what I need by searching, or figured it out myself. This time however, I am pretty stumped.
I did a fair amount of research before starting this, and am now seeing that I did not do quite enough. If I am in the wrong place please direct me to a better one.
Here is my issue:
I have an LG g2 that I recently picked up used. Phone has never been rooted or worked on...until now. Decided I would spend my weekend working on it. Successfully rooted, and installed TWRP. Decided to flash a rom, downloaded my rom as I have always done, put it on the sdcard, made a couple of nandroids, and flashed it. Everything seemed ok, booted back up, got the correct boot animation, but it bootlooped. No big deal Im thinking, go back into recovery and wipe a couple times. Still wont boot. Go back in and restore my nandroids, and they wont boot either.
So now I am worried. Try it a coulple more times, and somehow get it to reboot to the setup screen. Wont go past there. Do the trick to avoid it and cant get it to activate. Double check everything, power off, wipe, power back on and now it wont even load to there. I tried sideloading a different rom as well as what seems to be the stock software and nothing. Im lost, I need help. Any advice?
skizzyp said:
Hi everyone,
I have been frequenting XDA for quite a while. Hugely into android and custom roms and things of the sort, but have never had a real reason to post. I have either been lucky enough to be able to find what I need by searching, or figured it out myself. This time however, I am pretty stumped.
I did a fair amount of research before starting this, and am now seeing that I did not do quite enough. If I am in the wrong place please direct me to a better one.
Here is my issue:
I have an LG g2 that I recently picked up used. Phone has never been rooted or worked on...until now. Decided I would spend my weekend working on it. Successfully rooted, and installed TWRP. Decided to flash a rom, downloaded my rom as I have always done, put it on the sdcard, made a couple of nandroids, and flashed it. Everything seemed ok, booted back up, got the correct boot animation, but it bootlooped. No big deal Im thinking, go back into recovery and wipe a couple times. Still wont boot. Go back in and restore my nandroids, and they wont boot either.
So now I am worried. Try it a coulple more times, and somehow get it to reboot to the setup screen. Wont go past there. Do the trick to avoid it and cant get it to activate. Double check everything, power off, wipe, power back on and now it wont even load to there. I tried sideloading a different rom as well as what seems to be the stock software and nothing. Im lost, I need help. Any advice?
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would really like someone to chime in...running linux.
Bump. Can anyone give me any advice?
skizzyp said:
Bump. Can anyone give me any advice?
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Sounds like you need to restock and start over. I'd give you links but how to do so varies by which version or carrier the phone is from.
I'm having strange problems with an I9300 I'm trying to fix for friend. Now unfortunately I end up doing things like this not because I know anything about these things, but because I'm I'm slightly more computer literate than the rest of my group of friends, so I'll apologise now if these are stupid questions, I have searched but could find nothing.
Now last night my friend comes to mine with his phone stuck in a boot loop. Now beyond the fact it already had a custom ROM on it I can tell you nothing except he claims he installed AVG and it happened. So I reboot into Windows, start up Kies, and see what I can do. Which so far has been:
1) Try to perform an Upgrade and Initialisation. Jump through the hoops, end up with the message "This device's version cannot be updated."
2) Ok, that didn't work. Hit sammobile to find a stock rom and fire up Odin. Ohh success...
3) Oh noes, too soon. The Samsung chime cuts off early and it's stuck with a pulsating logo.
3) Ok well maybe a downgrade first? Get a 4.1 stock rom and try again. Odin sees no problems again, the chime plays fully. But nope, it's just a longer boot loop.
4) After much head scratching and just trying random stuff I end up finding CM9.1 will boot fully, but the EFS data is screwed. This is the only rom I've found so far that will boot.
So from where I started I'm closer and if the radio worked this would be fine. Now the only suggestion I've heard to get the radio working is flashing a stock rom through Kies but I have no idea how to get Kies to play along. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Your downgrade screwed the efs, flash 4.3 and pray it is still readable.
Your mistake was to not factory reset after the first Odin flash.
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boomboomer said:
Your downgrade screwed the efs, flash 4.3 and pray it is still readable.
Your mistake was to not factory reset after the first Odin flash.
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I did actually try that before flashing 4.3 with Odin and after. Was still stuck in a boot loop... :/
Thanks