I have an i9300 international version. It began freezing and boot looping.
Recovery and download mode were working. adb shell was working via recovery.
To figure out why it was bootlooping, I wanted to run adb logcat during boot, but to do this you need to enable usb debugging, and mine was disabled. Obviously I couldn't enable it because I couldn't boot, and even tried to enable via adb shell using the following steps:
/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db: adb_enabled=1
and
/system/build.prop: persist.service.adb.enable=1
But I couldn't find the above sqlite database. In fact /data was empty and I couldn't access any system files via adb shell anyway.
So no usb debugging, which means the next step is flash a stock rom. I flashed I9300XXEMG4 (here) with Odin, wiped system,data,cache. Still bootlooping (samsung logo - kernel i9300 logo - samasung logo - kernel logo etc).
I read about the PIT file here. I read about how you should stay away from it at all costs. As this was a last ditch attempt I flashed the PIT file GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit along with I9300XXEMG4.
The phone booted fine!
Unfortunately I just read this post about not coming back from EMG4... and I hadn't backed up the efs partition
Disclaimer: do not flash the PIT file unless you know what the hell you are doing.
P.S. if you have any problems with Odin not working (stuck before it starts flashing), close Odin, unplug USB and take the phone battery out, open Odin, put the battery in, boot into download mode then plug USB in. Worked fine for me.
Cheers
Everytime I flash the stock ROM, I will have bootloop. I get into stock recovery mode, do a factory wipe and reboot. My phone boots up normally after that.
YRAJ23 said:
Everytime I flash the stock ROM, I will have bootloop. I get into stock recovery mode, do a factory wipe and reboot. My phone boots up normally after that.
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Why are you flashing the stock ROM? Upgrading? If you are flashing a different ROM or different Android version, your /data won't work with the new version. If you are flashing to a similar version, try only wiping the cache and dalvik cache.
thejonesyboy said:
Why are you flashing the stock ROM? Upgrading? If you are flashing a different ROM or different Android version, your /data won't work with the new version. If you are flashing to a similar version, try only wiping the cache and dalvik cache.
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I'm a flash addict. I will try new ROMs. I case anything went wrong, this will by my rescue step. Last week, my phone's external speaker malfunctioned. So I need to get back to stock. I need to unroot and flash stock firmware. I encountered boothloop. So, do a factory wipe and reboot. All was OK.
YRAJ23 said:
I'm a flash addict. I will try new ROMs. I case anything went wrong, this will by my rescue step. Last week, my phone's external speaker malfunctioned. So I need to get back to stock. I need to unroot and flash stock firmware. I encountered boothloop. So, do a factory wipe and reboot. All was OK.
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what type of speaker malfunctioning you got? I am facing some problem with audio/video apps. all audio/video related apps(even call ringtones) not running smoothly half of the time. I have tried many roms. Now i flashed stock firmware via odin and still have same issue.
I have not done any data/cache wipe before odin flash. Is full data/cache wipe is required for stock firmware via odin. OR any other solution you can suggest.
siwach said:
what type of speaker malfunctioning you got? I am facing some problem with audio/video apps. all audio/video related apps(even call ringtones) not running smoothly half of the time. I have tried many roms. Now i flashed stock firmware via odin and still have same issue.
I have not done any data/cache wipe before odin flash. Is full data/cache wipe is required for stock firmware via odin. OR any other solution you can suggest.
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My phone was under warranty. So I reset the binary counter and reflashed stock ROM. Send it to Service Centre. They said my speaker was spoilt. So they replaced the speakers
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BEFORE anyone mention that this problem has been mentioned before, read twice.
i was on omega rom, it kept rebooting. so i cleared cache and all that stuff. shut down the phone, booted in download mode. tried flashing my stock firmware KK3, it goes up to flashing kernel then fails.
when i turn the phone off and on i get the a different screen saying firmware upgrade failed try restoring via kies.
i tried lp2 firmware it flashes fine. could it be that i was using ICS before and now it doesnt let me go back to 2.3.6
pls respond with solutions
Omega has ICS themed ROMs but no ICS firmware ROMs so it wont be cos of that.Did you try a full system wipe before the flash??
boot to recovery and wipe cache partition.Then go to "mounts and storage" and format System/Data/Cache and then do a factory reset then reboot.The Phone probably wont go past the Galaxy-S logo so pull the battery then put it back in and boot to download mode and try the flash again.If that doesnt work you could try to flash the F/W that works and then flash a new kernel.After that try the 2.3.6 flash again.
cooza said:
Omega has ICS themed ROMs but no ICS firmware ROMs so it wont be cos of that.Did you try a full system wipe before the flash??
boot to recovery and wipe cache partition.Then go to "mounts and storage" and format System/Data/Cache and then do a factory reset then reboot.The Phone probably wont go past the Galaxy-S logo so pull the battery then put it back in and boot to download mode and try the flash again.If that doesnt work you could try to flash the F/W that works and then flash a new kernel.After that try the 2.3.6 flash again.
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Thx I will try it soon. But how come I can flash ics kp8 and lp2 roms
Are you using the new bootloader then?
That one Im not sure of but I have read on other threads that people have had to "repartition" their phones to be able to flash back from ICS.Not bieng on ICS I dont see why you cant as the Omega ROM was just themed.Im on the latest Omega and its 2.3.6. so 100% positive it wasnt ICS.Also Try stupid things like another com port.Happened to me once.The one I was using when I had an i9000 stopped letting me flash it via Odin when it reached the same stage every time I tried.Dont Know why.Just had to change ports.Try everything:
1.Full wipe and flash.....If that dont work then...
2.Flash F/W that works then change kernel and flash old bootloader(as mentioned above)never know,might work.
http://www.multiupload.com/LQQBRQVJUD
Flash it in PDA in Odin.
ALso you could try a program called "Fus Downloader"
http://fus.nanzen.se/
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
when i had problems with odin failing i changed the usb cable and it worked a treat. wouldnt work at all with a cheap unofficial cable
KevandLynds said:
when i had problems with odin failing i changed the usb cable and it worked a treat. wouldnt work at all with a cheap unofficial cable
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True.Same thing happened to my mate.He has an i9000 and Odin stopped flashing his phone but only if he used a PIT file so I gave him my i9100 cable and it started flashing his phone again with PIT file selected.Weird how things work sometimes for no real reason.Anyway Nandroid backups are always a good call.could have saved some trouble the this case.Ive got a Nandroid backup on my phone and copied to DropBox thats months old but it would get me out of trouble if this sort of thing happened to me Even though its old as.Gotta have that saftey net.
zabihjan said:
BEFORE anyone mention that this problem has been mentioned before, read twice.
i was on omega rom, it kept rebooting. so i cleared cache and all that stuff. shut down the phone, booted in download mode. tried flashing my stock firmware KK3, it goes up to flashing kernel then fails.
when i turn the phone off and on i get the a different screen saying firmware upgrade failed try restoring via kies.
i tried lp2 firmware it flashes fine. could it be that i was using ICS before and now it doesnt let me go back to 2.3.6
pls respond with solutions
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Try flashing a Gignerbread bootloader using Odin
happel92 said:
Try flashing a Gignerbread bootloader using Odin
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I will try it soon thx
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JJEgan said:
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
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Tried dont work i can only flash ics roms
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pulser_g2 said:
Are you using the new bootloader then?
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Old bootloader as i can use my jig to clear counts
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cooza said:
Omega has ICS themed ROMs but no ICS firmware ROMs so it wont be cos of that.Did you try a full system wipe before the flash??
boot to recovery and wipe cache partition.Then go to "mounts and storage" and format System/Data/Cache and then do a factory reset then reboot.The Phone probably wont go past the Galaxy-S logo so pull the battery then put it back in and boot to download mode and try the flash again.If that doesnt work you could try to flash the F/W that works and then flash a new kernel.After that try the 2.3.6 flash again.
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Didnt work
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Mate,thats a strange one alright.
Any luck yet.I was thinking that you might have to look for a package that has the older 4 file flash with pit.Its possible that maybe you need to repartition your device.Might be hard to find thought.
Hi Guys
I am new to playing around with android but not to electronics. I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 16gb (SCH-i905) with current 4g service.
Here is the problem I am having:
It started yesterday, I was browsing the web and the tablet froze and then rebooted. After the reboot programs randomly freeze and crash, if I reboot anything I have downloaded is gone and anything I deleted is back and I can't install or remove apps. I figured I had something corrupted and a factory wipe would fix it. Unfortunately when I perform a factory wipe from the menus or through Android recovery nothing happens. The tablet boots up like nothing was erased. Still has all my accounts, security pin, apps, and so on.
So after that I figured I would flash the tablet, I found the thread here in the development forum with the stock 3.2 image to load through ODIN. I downloaded everything, followed the instructions. ODIN says the flash was successful but when the tablet reboots it still has all my info and is running 4.0.4. I have tried this multiple times. I have tried loading CWM with ODIN but it will not stick.
Any thoughts? If you need more information I will get it, I am just stuck and can't find anything that helps me with this problem!
Thanks for your help!!!
If you want cwm to load after you install it using odin, then you must immediately boot the tablet into recovery without letting it run normally. During the normal boot process, CWM is deleted and the stock recovery is restored. Therefore once Odin finishes installing CWM, hold the volume up button and once you get to the recovery mode you will be running CWM instead of the stock recovery module.
Regards,
Michael
Yes, I did read that in the multiple thread about installing CWM and have gone into recovery directly after ODIN reboots the tablet, however it is still only the stock recovery app.
Any ideas why the factory reset / data wipe won't work?
So after several more hours working on this problem I think I have come across the root cause. I believe that my internal storage has corrupted and is now only mounting in Read-Only mode. From everything I can find online, without having root access previously, this is a no go for fix it yourself.
In case anybody happens on this post down the road, I have been unable to find a resolution and it would appear I must sent the unit back to Samsung for repair.
Mixinitup4Christ said:
So after several more hours working on this problem I think I have come across the root cause. I believe that my internal storage has corrupted and is now only mounting in Read-Only mode. From everything I can find online, without having root access previously, this is a no go for fix it yourself.
In case anybody happens on this post down the road, I have been unable to find a resolution and it would appear I must sent the unit back to Samsung for repair.
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factory reset through the stock recovery should be able to get you out of it (RO filesystem).
pershoot said:
factory reset through the stock recovery should be able to get you out of it (RO filesystem).
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I guess that blows my theory out of the water. I can't make heads or tails with this. No matter what I do, Menu Factory Reset, Recovery Wipe/Reset, ODIN Flash Stock EG01 firmware, ODIN flash CWM Recovery as soon as this device reboots I am right back where I started....... GAH!!!
Thanks for letting me know I'm probably wrong.
Mixinitup4Christ said:
I guess that blows my theory out of the water. I can't make heads or tails with this. No matter what I do, Menu Factory Reset, Recovery Wipe/Reset, ODIN Flash Stock EG01 firmware, ODIN flash CWM Recovery as soon as this device reboots I am right back where I started....... GAH!!!
Thanks for letting me know I'm probably wrong.
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it has to be factory reset through the stock recovery (it will format /data), not through CWM.
rozeins gone
pershoot said:
it has to be factory reset through the stock recovery (it will format /data), not through CWM.
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Yup, done that multiple times. I'll take video of it if you want, Factory Reset in stock recovery has no effect.
Mixinitup4Christ said:
Yup, done that multiple times. I'll take video of it if you want, Factory Reset in stock recovery has no effect.
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odin flash CWM (you can use 6.0.2.8 in JB CM10 folder on droidbasement), boot it and try to format the /system partition first then /data.
pershoot said:
odin flash CWM (you can use 6.0.2.8 in JB CM10 folder on droidbasement), boot it and try to format the /system partition first then /data.
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Will Do, ODIN3 1.85?
pershoot said:
odin flash CWM (you can use 6.0.2.8 in JB CM10 folder on droidbasement), boot it and try to format the /system partition first then /data.
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HI Pershoot!
I forgot to say thanks for your help!! I appreciate someone smarter than me lending a hand.
That said, I just tried to flash CWM from DB Galaxy Roms/CM10 folder. Upon reboot the tablet still entered stock recovery, I have tried this several times, but this time I took a video. If you feel so inclined to watch it maybe you can catch me doing something wrong....
Again thanks for your help!!
Video of me doing the Stock Recovery Factory Reset
Video of me attempting to flash CWM from droid basement
Mixinitup4Christ said:
HI Pershoot!
I forgot to say thanks for your help!! I appreciate someone smarter than me lending a hand.
That said, I just tried to flash CWM from DB Galaxy Roms/CM10 folder. Upon reboot the tablet still entered stock recovery, I have tried this several times, but this time I took a video. If you feel so inclined to watch it maybe you can catch me doing something wrong....
Again thanks for your help!!
Video of me doing the Stock Recovery Factory Reset
Video of me attempting to flash CWM from droid basement
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I had to do this on mine. http://techne.alaya.net/?p=8829. I rooted and modified the file described in the steps. Weirdly enough it still booted into stock recovery the first time I installed CWM. I installed CWM one more time and the tablet now boots into CWM.
Hey XDA, I was hoping you could help me out here. I just don't know what to do anymore. So, here goes.
I decided to flash the Terrasilent kernal. All went well during installation. When I booted back into the stock rom after flashing my kernal, I saw that some system apps (gmail and market) were not installed. The icons were there, but they said they weren't installed. Also, all photos, videos, ect were gone. I already had them backed up, so no big deal. So, to try to fix it, I went into Odin and tried to reflash my stock rom through there. Everything worked fine, all was well. That's when I discovered my file system was messed up. Pretty much, it only displays /sdcard/Android, as well as /sdcard/DCIM/, /sdcard/LOST.DIR/ and /sdcard/external_sd/. So, I went ahead and attempted to reflash my kernal (custom kernal, terrasilent if you want to know.) to see if it would fix my ****. **** was not fixed, to say the least. And when Odin said it failed, I flipped out and did the stupidest thing imaginable; I unplugged my USB cable. So, I went and tried to boot up, and got the picture you get when you can't go into recovery, boot up or even download more. A cell phone connecting to a pc picture. So, then I tried following some guides on XDA to fix it, reflashed some stuff, and got close to fixing it. I reflashed my partition table and then tried to flash my terrasilent kernal once more, and it booted up into recovery with no issue. Btw, the kernal installs CWM recovery. But when I tried to reflash my stock rom, it didn't boot up. It said in Odin that it succeded, but in the recovery (which changed back to stock android recovery, I am not sure why) and I got a bunch of errors saying I'm missing all sorts of files. Like, E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument) or E:copy_kernal_file :: Can't open /cache/recovery/recovery_kernal.log. XDA, please help me. I need this fixed, I can't afford to buy another phone, I'm broke. Help me.
DarkMuffin Inc said:
Hey XDA, I was hoping you could help me out here. I just don't know what to do anymore. So, here goes.
I decided to flash the Terrasilent kernal. All went well during installation. When I booted back into the stock rom after flashing my kernal, I saw that some system apps (gmail and market) were not installed. The icons were there, but they said they weren't installed. Also, all photos, videos, ect were gone. I already had them backed up, so no big deal. So, to try to fix it, I went into Odin and tried to reflash my stock rom through there. Everything worked fine, all was well. That's when I discovered my file system was messed up. Pretty much, it only displays /sdcard/Android, as well as /sdcard/DCIM/, /sdcard/LOST.DIR/ and /sdcard/external_sd/. So, I went ahead and attempted to reflash my kernal (custom kernal, terrasilent if you want to know.) to see if it would fix my ****. **** was not fixed, to say the least. And when Odin said it failed, I flipped out and did the stupidest thing imaginable; I unplugged my USB cable. So, I went and tried to boot up, and got the picture you get when you can't go into recovery, boot up or even download more. A cell phone connecting to a pc picture. So, then I tried following some guides on XDA to fix it, reflashed some stuff, and got close to fixing it. I reflashed my partition table and then tried to flash my terrasilent kernal once more, and it booted up into recovery with no issue. Btw, the kernal installs CWM recovery. But when I tried to reflash my stock rom, it didn't boot up. It said in Odin that it succeded, but in the recovery (which changed back to stock android recovery, I am not sure why) and I got a bunch of errors saying I'm missing all sorts of files. Like, E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument) or E:copy_kernal_file :: Can't open /cache/recovery/recovery_kernal.log. XDA, please help me. I need this fixed, I can't afford to buy another phone, I'm broke. Help me.
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I believe what you need to go is go into the android recovery by holding volume up + power. Once you get in there Wipe data/factory reset, and Wipe cache Partition because I believe it's bootlooping.
obscuresword said:
I believe what you need to go is go into the android recovery by holding volume up + power. Once you get in there Wipe data/factory reset, and Wipe cache Partition because I believe it's bootlooping.
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It didn't work. What do I do now? I tried to flash the Terrasilent kernel over it (which came with CWM) and it gave me the CWM recovery and kernel, but still nothing works. I tried reflashing the rom too but I can't get it to boot, just download mode and recovery loads now.
DarkMuffin Inc said:
It didn't work. What do I do now? I tried to flash the Terrasilent kernel over it (which came with CWM) and it gave me the CWM recovery and kernel, but still nothing works. I tried reflashing the rom too but I can't get it to boot, just download mode and recovery loads now.
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Well good thing is you're not hardbricked. Have you followed all these steps in this order?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28849870
Do you have the 4.0 stock rom? (Don't use the one I linked since it's for the 5.0). Also did you try wiping the dalvick?
obscuresword said:
Well good thing is you're not hardbricked. Have you followed all these steps in this order?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28849870
Do you have the 4.0 stock rom? (Don't use the one I linked since it's for the 5.0). Also did you try wiping the dalvick?
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Yes, I followed all those steps perfectly. I have reflashed my stock rom multiple times before. And I have wiped dalvick cache when I was able to get into my CWM recovery a few times to no avail. My pc recognized the device just fine until today. I just flashed my .pit file and the terrasilent kernel through heimdall, and now my device isn't being read through Odin OR Heimdall. It is recognized by my pc but not by those programs. And yes I am in download mode. I also tried flashing back to stock before but the recovery just gave me a bunch of red text errors.
DarkMuffin Inc said:
Yes, I followed all those steps perfectly. I have reflashed my stock rom multiple times before. And I have wiped dalvick cache when I was able to get into my CWM recovery a few times to no avail. My pc recognized the device just fine until today. I just flashed my .pit file and the terrasilent kernel through heimdall, and now my device isn't being read through Odin OR Heimdall. It is recognized by my pc but not by those programs. And yes I am in download mode. I also tried flashing back to stock before but the recovery just gave me a bunch of red text errors.
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I can't really see the photo, can you type out the error codes lol.
The Wifi on my phone wasn't turning on, even after factory reset, so I reflashed stock ROM via Odin (v3.07)
I got stuck in a bootloop, and after factory reset via the stock recovery + wipe of cache partition, it was still stuck.
I then re-flashed the stock ROM. Still stuck.
Tried using Kies 3, with the firmware upgrade and installation tab. Said something about not supporting my phone when I was prompted to plug it in. (SM-G355H; Samsung Galaxy Core II Duos)
I then found an unofficial version of CWM v6 for my phone (there's no official support), and quickly flashed that (via Odin 3.09; which is what I use from this point on), forgetting that my phone was no longer rooted. I wiped davlik cache and data. Still stuck. Then I rooted my phone. Stuck.
Then I reflashed stock ROM (this time, I downloaded from another website) (to test my luck, I tried seeing if simply a factory reset and cache wipe would work. It did not) rooted my phone, and flashed CWM. Wiped davlik cache. Still stuck.
By the way, when I wipe davlik cache it says:
Warning: no file_contexts
E:unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
Davlik Cache wiped.
Any ideas on what to do now? I can't send it to a manufacturer / repair store where I live. I'm thinking maybe I should untick Auto Reboot and/or F. Reset Time when flashing, use an earlier version of Odin or the ROM itself, or maybe there is something I can do with ADB? I'm not very familiar with it, but I'm more than willing to learn. I just need some direction...
I was just trying to fix my WiFi... :crying:
Update: Flashed with Auto Reboot unticked. Still in bootloop.
Alright, I fixed it by using Kies, via firmware upgrade and installation. You have to ignore where it says that your device is not supported, and just leave it to download. If you get stuck on the setup screen like I did, try cache wipe + factory reset. If it doesn't work flash an earlier version of the firmware. You might be using the wrong region (It's not always your country), use Kies to check. When it tells you what pda/ modem / csc it wants to update the region will be in parentheses ( eg ACR). Use all of them possible
A few days ago i got the massage "uid inconsistent feeling lucky" and after a couple of minutes my phone restarted and got stuck on the flashing samsung logo, i was on an official 4.3 rom rooted.
I decided that it's time to move to Lineage OS 7.1.1. I tried to enter twrp recovery that was installed on my device but got stuck on the twrp splash screen and after 2 seconds it reboots the device, i installed 7 different twrp versions 2.8.5.0 - 3.0.2-2 with odin but every time with the same result, stuck on twrp splash screen
So i tried to install a stock rom, after odin finished and the device rebooted it got stuck again on the flashing samsung logo and when i tried to enter the recovery that should be the stock recovery i got an android image with the red triangle and the phone reboots, when i tried to install stock recovery with odin it got stuck on file analysis.
After all that i downloaded cwm recovery and philz recovery and those were the only recovery i can access, i can delete cache and dalvik cache but when i try to wipe data/factory reset when i select the option the phone immediately reboots.
I also tried to install the Lineage OS 7.1.1 official rom with cwm but got an error massage "can't install this package on top of incompatible data. please try another package or run a factory reset".
Please help me
Is the phone encrypted? You confirmed the model # of the phone by booting into download mode?
audit13 said:
Is the phone encrypted? You confirmed the model # of the phone by booting into download mode?
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The model # GT-I9300 shown in download mode, the phone isn't encryptd
Does the phone reboot when you put it into download mode?
audit13 said:
Does the phone reboot when you put it into download mode?
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No, download mode works fine
When flashing a stock ROM, Odin gives no errors? Are you able to boot into stock recovery right after flashing a stock ROM?
audit13 said:
When flashing a stock ROM, Odin gives no errors? Are you able to boot into stock recovery right after flashing a stock ROM?
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No errors in odin, when i try to enter stock recovery after flashing stock rom there is an android picture with red triangle and the phone reboots, the only problem that i had with odin is when i tried to flash only the stock recovery it got stuck on file analysis, in my first post i wrote all the things that i've tried already and what works and doesn't work
I'm at a loss as to what the problem could be. Have you thought about taking the phone to a cell repair shop to see if it can be flashed via JTAG?
audit13 said:
I'm at a loss as to what the problem could be. Have you thought about taking the phone to a cell repair shop to see if it can be flashed via JTAG?
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this would be my last resort, where i live a shop would charge me more than the phone is worth to repair it, is there a way to factory reset with a software or adb with a phone that can't boot into the os?
The only way I know of is using stock or custom recovery.
audit13 said:
The only way I know of is using stock or custom recovery.
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can it help if i check the re-partition or erase all nand option in odin?
You need a pit file in order to repartition.
Srgyoel said:
A few days ago i got the massage "uid inconsistent feeling lucky" and after a couple of minutes my phone restarted and got stuck on the flashing samsung logo, i was on an official 4.3 rom rooted.
I decided that it's time to move to Lineage OS 7.1.1. I tried to enter twrp recovery that was installed on my device but got stuck on the twrp splash screen and after 2 seconds it reboots the device, i installed 7 different twrp versions 2.8.5.0 - 3.0.2-2 with odin but every time with the same result, stuck on twrp splash screen
So i tried to install a stock rom, after odin finished and the device rebooted it got stuck again on the flashing samsung logo and when i tried to enter the recovery that should be the stock recovery i got an android image with the red triangle and the phone reboots, when i tried to install stock recovery with odin it got stuck on file analysis.
After all that i downloaded cwm recovery and philz recovery and those were the only recovery i can access, i can delete cache and dalvik cache but when i try to wipe data/factory reset when i select the option the phone immediately reboots.
I also tried to install the Lineage OS 7.1.1 official rom with cwm but got an error massage "can't install this package on top of incompatible data. please try another package or run a factory reset".
Please help me
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The error you got means you need to wipe the /system partition before you flash Lineage. As for why TWRP isn't working, I'm really not too sure unless the image size is bigger than the actual recovery partition size.
audit13 said:
You need a pit file in order to repartition.
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The PIT file depends on the phones model or on the rom version or both?
File depends on model number and the amount of internal memory. I think the 9300 has 16 GB.
RealWelder said:
The error you got means you need to wipe the /system partition before you flash Lineage. As for why TWRP isn't working, I'm really not too sure unless the image size is bigger than the actual recovery partition size.
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the only recovery i can use is cwm or philz, but when i try to wipe data\factory reset the phone reboots right when i select the option and does not complete the wipe\reset, i wiped cache, dalvik cache and system partition, but when i try to install the rom it said incomplete data and i should do a factory reset and i can't do that, i had the latest twrp working before all of this happened
audit13 said:
File depends on model number and the amount of internal memory. I think the 9300 has 16 GB.
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Thank you, i will try to download the file and re-partition in odin, that is the only thing i haven't tried yet
Is it possible the phone has 32 GB?
audit13 said:
Is it possible the phone has 32 GB?
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My s3 has 16 gb
Noooo... Dont repartition it. You haven't had anything that says it needs it yet.
Flash the stock firmware twice, back to back then see if you have more control.
If you have a btu device (unlocked international) i can give you my reliable files to flash.
All you'll need for now is the firmware file. Flash it and as the phone reboots (blue pass in odin) you need to get it into download mode again without going to the os, if you miss it just pull the battery and go again.
Once in dl mode for the second time, flash the firmware again. When the phone reboots, before it goes to os, get in into RECOVERY MODE and try to factory wipe it. If successful allow it to reboot again as normal to os.
If the factory wipe fails or the phone still hangs at the samsung logo you have bigger issues.
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