cannot wipe/factory reset data and is in bootloop - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

so guys.i had the phone fully working when i went to sleep yesterday , so when i wake up this morning i found the phone in bootloop,.before i went to sleep i was downloading a update for probam 4.4.8..i have no idea it was because of the ota it was in bootloop...so i boot in cwm recovery ,tried to factory reset but the phone restarts, tried a nandroid restore ,even then the recovery restarts midway through the restore.. i can still acccess my recovery and download mode...so any help guys???...thanks!!

kartiyk said:
so guys.i had the phone fully working when i went to sleep yesterday , so when i wake up this morning i found the phone in bootloop,.before i went to sleep i was downloading a update for probam 4.4.8..i have no idea it was because of the ota it was in bootloop...so i boot in cwm recovery ,tried to factory reset but the phone restarts, tried a nandroid restore ,even then the recovery restarts midway through the restore.. i can still acccess my recovery and download mode...so any help guys???...thanks!!
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Tried to flash via Odin? Tried to reflash recovery via Odin?
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chrismast said:
Tried to flash via Odin? Tried to reflash recovery via Odin?
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hmmm ...currently downloading stock rom...will report once i flash with odin...thanks!

kartiyk said:
hmmm ...currently downloading stock rom...will report once i flash with odin...thanks!
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Maybe try first to reflash the recovery via Odin, father than stock Rom download anyway.
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kartiyk said:
hmmm ...currently downloading stock rom...will report once i flash with odin...thanks!
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and by the way must we only download the rom that corresponds to our country or any latest one?

kartiyk said:
and by the way must we only download the rom that corresponds to our country or any latest one?
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Basically you can try any region, just make sure it's for i9300
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chrismast said:
Basically you can try any region, just make sure it's for i9300
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42930403 ....thanks mate , though i stumbled upon this link ...so i flashed stocked recovery and did wipe from there and again installed cwm and restored my backup...now its working....anyway thanks for your help my friend

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flash using Odin to stock does not work.

Help... wanted to unroot my phone and thus flash using odin. tried so much ways. nothing flash was a success, but stuck at samsung logo... what can i do?
nansensical said:
Help... wanted to unroot my phone and thus flash using odin. tried so much ways. nothing flash was a success, but stuck at samsung logo... what can i do?
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One what firmware on the phone .
There are only two ways not many ways Odin or Mobile Odin .
What firmware are you flashing to .
What instructions are you following .
But first just try a factory reset via recovery .
jje
i meant many times...
using Odin 3.07
flashing I9300XXBLG8_I9300OXABLG8_I9300XXLG8_HOME.tar
odin showed pass..
s3 rebooted.
then stuck at logo SAMSUNG
thats it.. stucked...
cant go recovery cuz it will only show download mode
cant go anywhere else..
what shud i do?
nansensical said:
i meant many times...
using Odin 3.07
flashing I9300XXBLG8_I9300OXABLG8_I9300XXLG8_HOME.tar
odin showed pass..
s3 rebooted.
then stuck at logo SAMSUNG
thats it.. stucked...
cant go recovery cuz it will only show download mode
cant go anywhere else..
what shud i do?
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try again with odin
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Make sure you allow it time to reboot as well, can take a while sometimes
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hisee said:
try again with odin
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i tried with odin 3.07 odin 3.04... and more than 3 times...
still not passing thru SAMSUNG logo. waited 30 minutes...
slaphead20 said:
Make sure you allow it time to reboot as well, can take a while sometimes
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how long do u think i should wait? i have been waiting for 30 mins... nothing.. am i using the correct file?
Which rom u used last?Try to flash that rom but in stock variant.If thatd not work just try with other firm.
By the way u use the unbranded europian version of the phone GT-I9300 right?
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Have you done wipe before u flash?
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First question is what phone do you have I9300 International version .
Second have you used PIT no i hope
Third did you tick repartition no i hope .
jje
JJEgan said:
First question is what phone do you have I9300 International version .
Second have you used PIT no i hope
Third did you tick repartition no i hope .
jje
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Yeah.. Im using international version.
Didnt click pit
Didnt tick repartition...
have you tried factory reset from recovery? which Rom were u on before
watsa said:
have you tried factory reset from recovery? which Rom were u on before
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was on AOKP Jelly bean.. everything was fine...
then i fash ARHD 2.1.1 then it didnt start... was it the superwipe?
and because of the superwipe, i do not have CWM in my phone... i only have download mode.. so i used odin.
which gave me this problem.
i tried flashing CWM using odin. which was successful, but then once i reboot it went back to download. not recovery, which means i lost my root rite? and stuck again at samsung logo. so all i need now is to restore to factory settings by odin and download mode.. no other way. so which file shud i use?
Using Non Samsung roms i always .
Factory reset
Remove battery
Install a stock rom via Odin .
Then root .
Nandroid restore or flash new custom rom .
In fact just done that from AOKP JB rom
jje
JJEgan said:
Using Non Samsung roms i always .
Factory reset
Remove battery
Install a stock rom via Odin .
Then root .
Nandroid restore or flash new custom rom .
In fact just done that from AOKP JB rom
jje
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so basically now i cant do a factory reset. i cant restore from by nandroid backup. i got only the Download screen which only Odin can access.. so what should i do now...
nansensical said:
so basically now i cant do a factory reset. i cant restore from by nandroid backup. i got only the Download screen which only Odin can access.. so what should i do now...
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flash a complete stock build from the sticky thread in general section
watsa said:
flash a complete stock build from the sticky thread in general section
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
Im using this method.. not working...
download the latest and greatest from here and flash using Odin. After flash go to recovery and factory reset your phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
watsa said:
download the latest and greatest from here and flash using Odin. After flash go to recovery and factory reset your phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
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got it. will update.
Well...
If you want stock roms, then check out.
Just click on those "codes" under region to reveal country names. Just choose your country and download it.

[Q] Leaked 4.2.1

Hi All
I flashed my S3 with odin leaked 4.2.1 jelly bean stock rom. The found out tthat Message force closes. Then i tried to flash back to the latest british BTU 4.1.2 rom with odin, everything went well and afterflash on odin it said passed. but my phone just kept rebooting or looping on the samsung logo. I then flashed it back to the leaked 4.2.1 rom, but now i cant sms. What can i do to get sms, or is it possible to flash back from 4.2.1 to 4.1.2? Must i now wait for the official release where the message(sms) force close is fixed. Please help!!!!!.
Thanx
you need to do a factory reset when switching roms
Glebun said:
you need to do a factory reset when switching roms
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^
He's right. Always consider a data wipe when going to another revision. There are millions of backup utilities to conserve apps, data, texts, etc.
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Thanx will do. But will that solve the problem of the Message force close?
It did for me.
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ruddag said:
Thanx will do. But will that solve the problem of the Message force close?
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It solved it for me too.
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Is it safe to flash 4.1.2 when I'm running 4.2.1? Flashing with odin.
calinoii said:
Is it safe to flash 4.1.2 when I'm running 4.2.1? Flashing with odin.
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Yes it's save.
Make a backup before.
When finished do a full wipe and your ready to go.
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And what backup should I do? If I flash with odin the custom recovery will be wiped and in case of a bootloop,i won't be able to restore using the backup.
Wipe using custom recovery,and right after go to download mode and do the job right? That's the way? Im just scared not to mess things up :/
calinoii said:
And what backup should I do? If I flash with odin the custom recovery will be wiped and in case of a bootloop,i won't be able to restore using the backup.
Wipe using custom recovery,and right after go to download mode and do the job right? That's the way? Im just scared not to mess things up :/
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You can do nandroid backup with CWM and then copy that backup file in your pc. If you have any problems you can flash CWM and restore that backup
If my phone is in bootloop,can I flash CWM ?
calinoii said:
If my phone is in bootloop,can I flash CWM ?
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Try it all depends upon what's broken .
jje
calinoii said:
If my phone is in bootloop,can I flash CWM ?
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you can flash it as long as you can get into download mode

[HELP] My phone always reboot

Hy.
I was on NeatROM latest. Everything is OK. I entered the CWM, and reflash the NeatROM without full wipe. After, my phone boot up. I wanted to flash Boeffla kernel, so I rebooted my phone in recovery mode...
And there is a trouble: After restart, my phone is try to enter the CWM. The CWM shows the version on bottom, and restert the phone. This effect is always, my phone restart and restart...
I tried to flash the PhilZ recovery via ODIN. Nothing. Flashed the Boeffla kernel via ODIN. Nothing...
How can I solve this problem?
Have you tried to reflash cwm recovery via odin?
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Zizza said:
Have you tried to reflash cwm recovery via odin?
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Yes read the post .
JJEgan said:
Yes read the post .
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something rather than philz recovery... how about a standard cwm touch recovery 6.0.3.2
Try this. Pull out ur batt. Wait for a while. Put it back and boot to recovery.
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Give a thank if i helped you.

[Q] bricked while flashing with Siyah-s3-v1.9.1.tar

Hi there please help
i have bricked my galaxy s3 gt 19300 while flashing with Siyah-s3-v1.9.1.tar
i have tried to reflash using CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar and the older version CF-Root-SGS3-v6.3.tar.
i dont have a clue what i could do to fix this please help
Can you try flashing official firmware?
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Siyah 1.9.1 is only for 4.1.2 did you tried it on 4.3.. if you did then are you able to go to ??
If you can go to recovery then just flash another kernel and you are good to go...
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Mikey26 said:
Hi there please help
i have bricked my galaxy s3 gt 19300 while flashing with Siyah-s3-v1.9.1.tar
i have tried to reflash using CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar and the older version CF-Root-SGS3-v6.3.tar.
i dont have a clue what i could do to fix this please help
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can you get into recovery or download mode? if so, just reflash either a stock kernel zip (you can find them in perka's stash I think) or a stock rom (includes stock kernel). Should you have flased siyah on newer android versions, as mentioned this would also not work, just flash a kernel that supports it then and see.
kunal1540 said:
Siyah 1.9.1 is only for 4.1.2 did you tried it on 4.3.. if you did then are you able to go to ??
If you can go to recovery then just flash another kernel and you are good to go...
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i cant find another kernal anyware. any chance you could post a link to one?
Mikey26 said:
i cant find another kernal anyware. any chance you could post a link to one?
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i got an official firmware but everytime i flash it gets stuck on the samsung load screen
Mikey26 said:
i cant find another kernal anyware. any chance you could post a link to one?
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Here you go...its boeffla....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964572
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Mikey26 said:
i got an official firmware but everytime i flash it gets stuck on the samsung load screen
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If a rom or kernel gets stuck after installing first thing to try is to go into recovery and factory reset.
tallman43 said:
If a rom or kernel gets stuck after installing first thing to try is to go into recovery and factory reset.
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ive tried to wipe data and factory reset via the cwm based recovery but it says
Error mounting data
Skipping format
and when i reboot iam still stuck on the samsung logo
Mikey26 said:
ive tried to wipe data and factory reset via the cwm based recovery but it says
Error mounting data
Skipping format
and when i reboot iam still stuck on the samsung logo
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Sounds like partition is corrupt!...Try flashing latest PhilZ recovery with odin and see if that mounts data if getting same error I suggest as a last resort to try this >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6 << try any and all other options suggested by people first.

Recovery bootloops! Can't boot into system HELP

Hello all,
I wanted to reboot into recovery, and ever since it loops before getting into the menu of CWM. It shows CWM and it's version but cant get into it!
I removed the battery, what should I do to fix this? please help.
JV
Boot into download mode and flash a full stock rom with odin, boot into recovery then factory reset.
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boomboomer said:
Boot into download mode and flash a full stock rom with odin, boot into recovery then factory reset.
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I booted into download mode, flashed a new version of CWM but didn't work.. Where can i find a full stock rom.tar file?
J03llV said:
I booted into download mode, flashed a new version of CWM but didn't work.. Where can i find a full stock rom.tar file?
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Download the firmware from SamMobile
RazorMC said:
Download the firmware from SamMobile
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Yh, I got that figured out, phone is all back to normal again!
mod can /close this!
boomboomer said:
Boot into download mode and flash a full stock rom with odin, boot into recovery then factory reset.
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