Emergency, Stuck on CWM! - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
My brother installed a random CWM apperantly from youtube without talking with me and he messed up with his phone pretty bad
So he gave me the rooted phone and i wiped,then when i tried to install the rom it wouldnt let me and it just restarted back to cwm
It wont go into downloading mode either
I can transfer data from the external SD card but problem is it wont install it properly it just show the android with the flipping cube few times then restarts right back to cwm
This is a really messed up problem how can i fix it ?
Tomorrow he goes back to the army and if he wont have his phone we wont be in touch
Waiting for response,thanks alot for all help given!!

Are you sure in won't go into download? Hold volume down, home and power button until text appears.
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boomboomer said:
Are you sure in won't go into download? Hold volume down, home and power button until text appears.
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okay now it does,I want to flash it from odin since its the only choice i got
what do i do?
from where can i get a stock rom?

xdomri said:
okay now it does,I want to flash it from odin since its the only choice i got
what do i do?
from where can i get a stock rom?
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have a look in the FAQ thread or Odin tread, all desribed there. for stock roms: sammobile.com or xda

chrismast said:
have a look in the FAQ thread or Odin tread, all desribed there. for stock roms: sammobile.com or xda
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thx got it fixed

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[Q] Need Help! sgs2 stuck

Hello i have an sgs2 from At&t and i was trying to root but was unsuccesful and now i have this message on my screen when i turn it on " Frimware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I could use any advice or help. I have search and tried alot of things but no luck. Please thanks.
What method did u use to root?
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And importantly did you attempt the recovery through kies?
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i used the "how to easily root your sgs2" method using odin. I tried to use the recovery through kies but it asks for a code and it wont connect to my phone.
It sounds like your phone is still half functioning. Try booting into recovery,
With the phone off hold down both volume keys and power button until you see the first screen, then let go of the power button.
If it's stock recovery you'll be able to do a factory restore(wipe). If CWM choose wipe data factory reset.
After rebooting it might work.
Worst case you can put it back in download mode and try odin again.
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If you can't get it into download mode you may have serious issues.
Might need to build a usb jig or buy one.
Contemplate a return.
If you tried everything, and I mean everything to get it into download mode, i.e. jig, "adb reboot", then neither can they. Can't see anything you did.
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I just tried that but all i get is the firmware error screen. And i would try reflashing through odin but i dont know what to reflash the kernal that i was trying to root or something else??
and i have thought about returning it but i want to eventually root it so i would like to know what im doing wrong or how to fix it. thanks for all the help
???
lakid06 said:
and i have thought about returning it but i want to eventually root it so i would like to know what im doing wrong or how to fix it. thanks for all the help
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You never did tell us what KIES has to do with ROOTING ?
I would definitely flash back to stock. Stock will never further mess it up. Not to mention there is the stock rom that's prerooted. By using that one you won't get a yellow triangle on boot. Nor will the counter go up from changing the kernel.
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Can you get into download mode?
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Misterjunky said:
You never did tell us what KIES has to do with ROOTING ?
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It doesnt but i was trying to go back to stock and i tried to do it from kies.
gr8hairy1 said:
I would definitely flash back to stock. Stock will never further mess it up. Not to mention there is the stock rom that's prerooted. By using that one you won't get a yellow triangle on boot. Nor will the counter go up from changing the kernel.
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Can you point in the direction of that prerooted stock rom, cuz i couldnt find it. thanks, i will try that once i find the right rom
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Can you get into download mode?
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Yes!!! thanks for all the help, i hope i can get it up and running and rooted
gr8hairy1 said:
It sounds like your phone is still half functioning. Try booting into recovery,
With the phone off hold down both volume keys and power button until you see the first screen, then let go of the power button.
If it's stock recovery you'll be able to do a factory restore(wipe). If CWM choose wipe data factory reset.
After rebooting it might work.
Worst case you can put it back in download mode and try odin again.
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If he downloaded an international rom then he can't use the stock recovery as the power button on the international roms aren't the select key. They have an actual hardware button to select. I found that out the hard way.
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@stalked_r/t Good point, I forgot about that happening to some people.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Here's the link you want.
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stalked_r/t said:
If he downloaded an international rom then he can't use the stock recovery as the power button on the international roms aren't the select key. They have an actual hardware button to select. I found that out the hard way.
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That is probably true cuz i downloaded a 1900 or something odin file to get back to stock but it was not the right one as i now know it should have been I777.
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At least you got download mode working. With that working there should be no issue about fixing your phone.
Just keep in mind depending on if "everything flashed from the international version you possibly will also need to flash the right modem.
I wouldn't worry about that until you got the phone up and working.
It's best to keep each step as simple as possible, especially for the first time you're trying it.
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ok so i downloaded the stock rooted rom and im using odin 1.85 but it stops at factoryfs.img, any ideas??? thanks again for all the help
Not good. I wish I could offer more help. At least it didn't stop at flashing the bootloaders.
There's not too much you can do at this point. You can try waiting seeing if it changes.
You can hope if you do unplug it that you can get it back into download mode. Then try odin again. Though I'd make sure the checksum of the download matches up to make sure it downloaded properly.
No one wants to be the one to say unplug it in the middle of an odin procedure, but if no progress is being made after a reasonable amount of time, there's not much left to do.
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[Q] Galaxy Player Frozen

Hi, the problem is my Galaxy Player 4. is frozen on the samsung screen and when i try to go to recovery it takes me to download mode. it is rooted i used this app to try and flash its orginal rom and it stays on those screens. Any help would be most appreciated .
Are you sure you are doing the power+volume-down combo to get into recovery, bucause volume-up will get you into download mode.
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iJimaniac said:
Are you sure you are doing the power+volume-down combo to get into recovery, bucause volume-up will get you into download mode.
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No, voulme+down will get you into downloade mode, volume+up will get you into recovery.
mrjaredbeta said:
No, voulme+down will get you into downloade mode, volume+up will get you into recovery.
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Whoops, sorry! Must have been tired.
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this happened to me as well theres a stock rom in the development thread you need to get into download mode then with odin hit pda and use the stock rom it should get you back to stock
i fixed it ! using odin and one of the forums on here ! thanks guys for the help !

Help with odin!!!!!!!!!

Hi, I unrooted my Note, got it Stock but the recovery wont come on when I press both volumes and power buttons. found several threads for CWM and Stock recoveries but Odin wil not recognize the files to flash on my computer. How can I flash a recovery and reset my counter so I have a fully stock phone??????
Help will be apreciated.
caguas56 said:
Hi, I unrooted my Note, got it Stock but the recovery wont come on when I press both volumes and power buttons. found several threads for CWM and Stock recoveries but Odin wil not recognize the files to flash on my computer. How can I flash a recovery and reset my counter so I have a fully stock phone??????
Help will be apreciated.
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to get to download mode for odin...hold vol down and power button til you see the download screen then it will ask you to vol up...
when you return to stock you lost cwm....do you have to put into download mode....to flash with odin...I used the touch cwm...after this then you will have cwm again...all else that you require, see spinning "my signature links" to GNote page....
bigjoe2675 said:
to get to download mode for odin...hold vol down and power button til you see the download screen then it will ask you to vol up...
when you return to stock you lost cwm....do you have to put into download mode....to flash with odin...I used the touch cwm...after this then you will have cwm again...all else that you require, see spinning "my signature links" to GNote page....
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I can get to Download mode ok. my problem is now that I have a STOCK phone with CUSTOM RECOVERY(CWM) on it. i need to find a CWN flashable STOCK Recovery to have a FULLY Stock phone. Where can I find a CWN FLASHABLE STOCK RECOVERY??????????(by the way, I'm not shouting, just making a remark.) :laugh:
bigjoe2675 said:
to get to download mode for odin...hold vol down and power button til you see the download screen then it will ask you to vol up...
when you return to stock you lost cwm....do you have to put into download mode....to flash with odin...I used the touch cwm...after this then you will have cwm again...all else that you require, see spinning "my signature links" to GNote page....
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I'm still searching on your signature thread. thanks.
caguas56 said:
I'm still searching on your signature thread. thanks.
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well OK...LOL, why do you two thread on what appears to be the same issues...????
I've looking for days for answers and got nowhere. Still need a CWM flashable Stock Recovery file and no response yet. All files are Odin.
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you don't need to remove CWM
You only need stock rom and stock modem. If you have that go to the Samsung site and get your upgrade.
Ok, this is what I'm trying to do. I'm going to exchange the Note for the Galaxy S3 before my 30 days are up. I need a complete stock phone. How can I get a complete stock phone?. Now I'm partially rooted.
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I think I understand now what you're saying! .
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But now I need to reset the counter.
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Devs won't respond because there are already threads in place in the development section with the necessary files. You should be able to use Odin without any issues.
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Know how to keep a dumb ass in suspense? I'll tell ya later
Not for the specific question I was asking but that's ok. I think I'm in the process of fixing my issue.
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What exactly is the issue with the Odin files? I've done it myself so the files work. Are you putting your phone in download mode?
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Know how to keep a dumb ass in suspense? I'll tell ya later
I was trying to flash a recovery file through CWM when the file was made for Odin!. What a moron!!!=-O
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Lol. It happens
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Know how to keep a dumb ass in suspense? I'll tell ya later
In this thread below, I linked another thread to the stock recovery zip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767309
DONE!!!!
Finally done, after flashing with odin stock rom complete I copyed the original stock recovery to sd card and reflashed cwm. then reseted counter and reflashed the copy of stock recovery and back in business. after verifying that all was stock then used a procedure for update the firmware thru Kies and VIOLA!!!!!,,, COMPLTE STOCK PHONE!!!!!! THANK YOU ALL THAT PUT OFF WITH ME!!!!
Moderator!!! Please be so kind to close this thread!!! Thank you. :d

[Q] How to downgrade S III 4.1.1 (JB custom Rom) to stock Rom (ICS).

Hi everyone,
I dunno how to downgrade the stock rom, last time I try, I stuck on Samsung logo over 2 hours, then I decide to stick with custom Rom until I found the solution. I hope anyone expert on this help me step by step.
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2.
Sorry for inconvenient caused.
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lala458 said:
Hi everyone,
I dunno how to downgrade the stock rom, last time I try, I stuck on Samsung logo over 2 hours, then I decide to stick with custom Rom until I found the solution. I hope anyone expert on this help me step by step.
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2.
Sorry for inconvenient caused.
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Did you try flashing a ics firmware from sammobile via odin?
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Yes. I did. But I don't know that way is correct or not.huhu:sly:
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try booting into recovery
volume up + menu + power button and perform a factory reset after flashing the ROM via odin
erarkku said:
try booting into recovery
volume up + menu + power button and perform a factory reset after flashing the ROM via odin
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Do you mean the ROM from Samsung or custom ROM via Odin?
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download the stock rom from sammobile and flash it via odin seems the best way.
Flash stock Rom, boot recovery, factory reset
i got the same problem, i dont want to factory rest cuz i got many files on the internal memory, i cant back it up on the pc or file explorer the phone cant respond.
plz help
Snake-87 said:
i got the same problem, i dont want to factory rest cuz i got many files on the internal memory, i cant back it up on the pc or file explorer the phone cant respond.
plz help
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so you flashed without backing up first?..........you live and learn
slaphead20 said:
so you flashed without backing up first?..........you live and learn
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its OTA update it suppose to be fine i didnt play with any file lesson learned
interate said:
download the stock rom from sammobile and flash it via odin seems the best way.
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FYI, I already try it, but stuck at samsung logo.Anyway, I found the solution after surfing this website:-
http://rootgalaxys3iii.com/
And several tips from youtube. Thanks for your help.
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1. Root your phone with cf-root
2. Use triangle away, when you press volume up press down+home+power immediately so you go into download mode
3. Once in download mode, load your stock rom with odin
4. after done flashing go to recovery volume up+home+power and do a factory reset / wipe cache
5. Boot to your rom, set your csc with csc selector from the market to the correct one for your rom so you receive future updates (unless you dont want to)
Snake-87 said:
i got the same problem, i dont want to factory rest cuz i got many files on the internal memory, i cant back it up on the pc or file explorer the phone cant respond.
plz help
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For your case, if you want your phone back to normal, you must take the risk. Ignore the file or your phone will stuck like that forever.
Anyway, if another member have better solution. Kindly assist.(coz, I still new on this forum).
TQ.
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victorator said:
1. Root your phone with cf-root
2. Use triangle away, when you press volume up press down+home+power immediately so you go into download mode
3. Once in download mode, load your stock rom with odin
4. after done flashing go to recovery volume up+home+power and do a factory reset / wipe cache
5. Boot to your rom, set your csc with csc selector from the market to the correct one for your rom so you receive future updates (unless you dont want to)
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Hi victorator,
I dunno how set the CSC, I just follow *#272*IMEI# but didn't works.
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[q] not booting in my trend plus

Hi developers
I bought a new SD card, 32 gb for my samsung galaxy trend plus. A toshiba one. It was fine untill i saw that my screen was on, but black. Couldnt do anything. Rebooted and when booted back it was fine. But after some time it got black again. Rebooting wouldnt change anything. I see the samsung logo but i cant see my bootanimation. It is just a black screen. I removed the SD and re-tried, i thought that may be the issue. But nothing. I got to recovery and realised its all good. 100% functional. In fact i could mount my SD and do pretty much anything. My phone is rooted. What to do?
I would prefer not to format because I have very valuable pictures and music in my internal and apps in my SD aswell. Thanks in advance.
I am using linux so if any programs should be downloaded please indicate me the linux ones. Thanks so much and sorry if im being greedy or what
I unrooted my phone and works great. Why?
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hello there. my phone does not turn on. When I insert charge a blank battery with the sign arrow display. Phone did not rooted so when i press volume down+home+power odin screen comes but it says downloading do not touch obviously nothing changing.
I wonder that can i download a stock rom and put in sd card try to set up? I have no idea to solve this problem.
I would be glad if you could help.
yub said:
hello there. my phone does not turn on. When I insert charge a blank battery with the sign arrow display. Phone did not rooted so when i press volume down+home+power odin screen comes but it says downloading do not touch obviously nothing changing.
I wonder that can i download a stock rom and put in sd card try to set up? I have no idea to solve this problem.
I would be glad if you could help.
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Hey there. I had just my first soft brick and it seems u too. I got many soft brickes l8r and evem found why.
You cant flash Stock rom with SD. If rooted u can get a custom ROM in sd and flash it in recovery. If not rooted consider going to sammobile.com and getting the stock rom for your phone and flash it via odin! That will do the trick
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SlimShady08 said:
Hey there. I had just my first soft brick and it seems u too. I got many soft brickes l8r and evem found why.
You cant flash Stock rom with SD. If rooted u can get a custom ROM in sd and flash it in recovery. If not rooted consider going to sammobile.com and getting the stock rom for your phone and flash it via odin! That will do the trick
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thank you for reply.
It is not rooted then i will go sammobile.com and what? how can i flash? via sd? since i cant open the phone
and finally can you send me the link from sammobile.
yub said:
thank you for reply.
It is not rooted then i will go sammobile.com and what? how can i flash? via sd? since i cant open the phone
and finally can you send me the link from sammobile.
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http://sammobile.com
Download your phones image and then get your phone in download mode and flash via odin.
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hey there. i did what you said to me. setup the rom via odin and then phone restarted but the logo of samsung didnt pass then i closed down the phone try to open it but still same problem.
yub said:
hey there. i did what you said to me. setup the rom via odin and then phone restarted but the logo of samsung didnt pass then i closed down the phone try to open it but still same problem.
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Try it again without the external SD card inside and doing a factory reset first
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I tried without external sd card. and i dont know what should i do for factory reset and which files are necessary ?
yub said:
I tried without external sd card. and i dont know what should i do for factory reset and which files are necessary ?
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Go to recovery and do data/factory reset or tick F.reset time in ODIN
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Go to recovery and do data/factory reset or tick F.reset time in ODIN
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the problem is that i cant go recovery mode. when i press volume up+home+power samsung logo comes and no more happening.
yub said:
the problem is that i cant go recovery mode. when i press volume up+home+power samsung logo comes and no more happening.
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Try to boot into download mode.
Then, connect your phone to your pc and open Odin 3.0.7 (firmware version!)
It should recognize the device and you'll see something will be added at id:com.
In the pda box, add your stock rom which you downloaded and flash it!
That should fix it.
If not, your device is hard-bricked and can't be fixed.
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