Recently, due to the laggy 4.3 stupid stock rom, i decided to factory reset and install cwm to flash paranoid android. But every time I mount /system it says "error mounting /system". All the other thinngs like /efs, /sdcard... mount without any problem. I tried to odin a fresh 4.3 stock rom, but no use. Try with or without root, same result. I'm using CWm touch latest 6.0.4.6. Now I'm able to use the phone in stock rom with no problem, but I want to install pa... Anyone haev a solution? Thanks in advance
vutranloc said:
Recently, due to the laggy 4.3 stupid stock rom, i decided to factory reset and install cwm to flash paranoid android. But every time I mount /system it says "error mounting /system". All the other thinngs like /efs, /sdcard... mount without any problem. I tried to odin a fresh 4.3 stock rom, but no use. Try with or without root, same result. I'm using CWm touch latest 6.0.4.6. Now I'm able to use the phone in stock rom with no problem, but I want to install pa... Anyone haev a solution? Thanks in advance
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What do you exactly mean by:
I tried to odin a fresh 4.3 stock rom, but no use.
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Do you mean that you tried to flash a stock firmware through Odin and failed?
What errors did it give?
Saad_ said:
What do you exactly mean by:
Do you mean that you tried to flash a stock firmware through Odin and failed?
What errors did it give?
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no I mean even after I did a fresh flash from odin I still have that mount error... now the phone is running fine on 4.3 stock but sooner or later it will become laggy as before... so I want to flash cook rom asap... any ideas???
vutranloc said:
no I mean even after I did a fresh flash from odin I still have that mount error... now the phone is running fine on 4.3 stock but sooner or later it will become laggy as before... so I want to flash cook rom asap... any ideas???
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Did you try other recoveries like TWRP / PhilZ
Saad_ said:
Did you try other recoveries like TWRP / PhilZ
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I'll give it a try tmr... but do you have any guess why cwm touch wont work???
vutranloc said:
I'll give it a try tmr... but do you have any guess why cwm touch wont work???
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No I'm not sure what's the problem, since I've never experienced or seen this kind of error.
Try tomorrow and get back to us with the results.
I would try another recovery as Saad_ said.
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Saad_ said:
No I'm not sure what's the problem, since I've never experienced or seen this kind of error.
Try tomorrow and get back to us with the results.
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Cjt1984 said:
I would try another recovery as Saad_ said.
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YES! TWRP did the trick. Wonder why CWM fail though... Tks for all your support
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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
Hello
I've accidentally flashed a wrong cwm-recovery (meant for some other phone)
After the installation I've rebooted into recovery and it booted the one I already had (that's when I understood it's the wrong one)
Then I've tried to reboot back to my rom but it got stuck on the rom's loading screen
Tried to flash a new rom after using gs2RomWipe
Tried to restore from a nandroid backup
all of them gave the same result.. stuck on the loading screen
Now to my question...
If I flash a stock Rom via Odin.. will it be enough? will I be able to reroot and use my phone normally again?
Or is there an easier way maybe?
i did the same today..
all the time bootloop..
flashing same rom that i was using did not helped..
flashing some other rom helped but cant call cause phone dont see simcard..
flashing some other roms like cyanogenmod also stuck my on bootloop..
I am pretty sure you have to flash via odin.
Update...
I've flashed a stock rom via Odin but it went into a bootloop
when I've entered recovery it said E:failed to mount efs (invalid argument)
so far I've found no way to make the phone work
please help
PureMind0 said:
Update...
I've flashed a stock rom via Odin but it went into a bootloop
when I've entered recovery it said E:failed to mount efs (invalid argument)
so far I've found no way to make the phone work
please help
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If you are using i9100.
Then flash philz kernel via odin.
Then boot into recovery.
MOUNT usb storage
Place any rom zip in the root of ex sd card
Flash it with full wipe
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corruptionfreeindia said:
If you are using i9100.
Then flash philz kernel via odin.
Then boot into recovery.
MOUNT usb storage
Place any rom zip in the root of ex sd card
Flash it with full wipe
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It doesn't work...
stock rom wont start, restored nandroid wont start, philz + new rom wont start
I have efs backup as tar.gz but didn't find a normal guide on how to use it without the phone working (i.e adb)
I'm not even sure if the problem is because of the efs missing or not but it seems to be the problem
PureMind0 said:
It doesn't work...
stock rom wont start, restored nandroid wont start, philz + new rom wont start
I have efs backup as tar.gz but didn't find a normal guide on how to use it without the phone working (i.e adb)
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Ok.
Lets make it clear.
After flashing philz which rom did u flash?.
U should have not got any problem.
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corruptionfreeindia said:
Ok.
Lets make it clear.
After flashing philz which rom did u flash?.
U should have not got any problem.
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I've flashed ReVolt JB version
the result was the same as any other method I've tried so far..
stuck on loading screen / bootloop
PureMind0 said:
I've flashed ReVolt JB version
the result was the same as any other method I've tried so far..
stuck on loading screen / bootloop
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Ok.
Do this.
Boot into recovery
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Factory reset/wipe data
Format system
Format preload
Format data
Install philz kernel
Boot into recovery
Select wipe data/factory reset-clean to install a new rom
Install any custom stock rom like neat rom, vivekrom , biftor (choose any one)
Reboot
I assume you are using gti9100
Report back.
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corruptionfreeindia said:
Ok.
Do this.
Boot into recovery
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Factory reset/wipe data
Format system
Format preload
Format data
Install philz kernel
Boot into recovery
Select wipe data/factory reset-clean to install a new rom
Install any custom stock rom like neat rom, vivekrom , biftor (choose any one)
Reboot
I assume you are using gti9100
Report back.
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I did everything you said. installed Bitfor rom
got the same result.. still stuck on loading screen
Thanks a lot for your help it's much appreciated
hope I'll be able to solve this somehow
PureMind0 said:
I did everything you said. installed Bitfor rom
got the same result.. still stuck on loading screen
Thanks a lot for your help it's much appreciated
hope I'll be able to solve this somehow
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First boot takes 5/7 min.
Wait
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corruptionfreeindia said:
First boot takes 5/7 min.
Wait
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still nothing...
and it usually takes 1-2 mins max for me
also doesn't explain why stock from odin wont work
It seems to me that I need to somehow fix the efs folder but no idea how to do that
almost all the guides I've seen about that requires the rom to work and use root explorer
the others wasn't clear enough or just not related
according to the shell commands my efs folder is empty
copying the efs folder I have on my sdcard doesn't help because it's not there after reboot
I have a tar.gz as well but not sure how to use it
can I flash the .tar via odin? or some other solution with adb/shell?
or do you think it has nothing to do with my problem?
anyone have any idea how to help me???
I've tried many different ways but my device just wont make it past the loading screen of the rom (doesn't matter which one)
I really have no idea what can cause this problem
thought that flashing stock rom via Odin should fix it but it doesn't help
I've tried some methods I've seen to fix efs problems but so far nothing helped
I'm really desperate at the moment :\
download mode and flash the cwm kernel via Odin should work.
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i am facing exact same problem
and it also start with flashing cwm for kitkat
nothing working now stock or custmised rom
hope some one can help us to fix it
Any more ideas??
If I take it to my carrier company, will they be able to make it work with their official rom?
PureMind0 said:
Any more ideas??
If I take it to my carrier company, will they be able to make it work with their official rom?
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i take it to the repair shop they told me they can repair it with some kind of box which will reflash the rom.
i will get it back tomorrow
hope it work
casperusm said:
i take it to the repair shop they told me they can repair it with some kind of box which will reflash the rom.
i will get it back tomorrow
hope it work
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Good luck!
I should send mine tomorrow and hopefully they can fix it
update when you get yours back
casperusm said:
i take it to the repair shop they told me they can repair it with some kind of box which will reflash the rom.
i will get it back tomorrow
hope it work
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Did you get your device fixed?
OK.....just a quick thing......Odin flashing a normal single file stock firmware *may* not be the solution as it just overwrites what is already there during the flash. I will provide a link to a three part firmware that wipes the old as it flashes.....this essentially flashes the firmware onto 'pristine' memory partitions....it *might* help......
Here's the link.....
http://www.mediafire.com/?1z5ao5b6r594x45
Search for @Hopper8s Odin troubleshooting guide for instructions on how to flash it.....
Good luck.....
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
background info:
samsung galaxy s3 i9300. Rooted with cyanogenmod Installer: http://beta.download.cyanogenmod.org/install
A while ago I tried flashing a costum rom, however i wasnt fully satistied so went back to cyanogenmod. My SDcard space went from 11gb to 2gb left. I went to recovery (CWM Touch) and formatted system and sdcard (which was a huge mistake I believe). As far as I know, I have no rom installed right now after the format. Ive downloaded MIUI and put it on my external SD and tried flashing it from my external SD. After wiping dalvik, cache and factory reset flashing went well. When I press reboot device CWM says "root access is missing, root device?" Now there are 2 options: "no" and "yes root device (/system/xbin/su)". Both options result in my phone stuck at the boot animation.
I thought because I had no root, I had to flash a stock rom. So I downloaded a stock rom and tried flashing it. CWM said "installation aborted". So right now Im kind of clueless. Can anyone help me and tell me what to do? Ive been searchin this forum for quite a long time now. Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards
Tried deleting data?
Choristav said:
Tried deleting data?
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yap, there was a lot of data I couldnt access. I wanted to clear the whole SD and flash a new rom so I could basically start over again with a fresh new SD
Which stock rom you installed??
And are you able to flash that miui rom you talking about now??
If it asks fit root just click no.. That's a problem I guess with the recovery not detecting root but you still have it.. just not into your rom by clicking no... then if you don't have root you can flash a supersu file through recovery..
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Can u try using odin?
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Yes, unless it is a repackaged stock rom you must use odin, not CWM to flash it. You could try using archie's rom or one of Wanam's in CWM. Or download a repacked stock that is flashable in CWM.
kunal1540 said:
Which stock rom you installed??
And are you able to flash that miui rom you talking about now??
If it asks fit root just click no.. That's a problem I guess with the recovery not detecting root but you still have it.. just not into your rom by clicking no... then if you don't have root you can flash a supersu file through recovery..
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I believe Ive tried flashing this stock rom
https://romhut.com/download/rom/51c4d86e79792
Yes the MIUI rom has been flashed "succesfully". Only thing is when I reboot my phone, it gets stuck at this screen:
http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q539/Rushabh_Kothari/800_00098.png. The phone has been rooted before as Ive been flashing several roms before.
Can u try using odin?
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Ehm im not familiar with Odin. I used Cyanogenmod Installer to install CM. From then I installed CWM and flashed other Roms
Good news guys, I flashed CM and boot went well. Thanks for your time and help. Thread can be closed
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.
I wanted to update the OS of my i5500. I first tried the method here but the phone got stuck in bootloop. Then, I attempted to install the version here. Still bootloop. Can you guys help me? I can't use my phone anymore.
Flash the recovery (CWM) again and format /system , /data and /cache . Then flash the packages mentioned in the second link (which is better than the first, if you ask me).
Vagelis1608 said:
Flash the recovery (CWM) again and format /system , /data and /cache . Then flash the packages mentioned in the second link (which is better than the first, if you ask me).
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Just did it. Still bootloop.
mertcanhekim said:
Just did it. Still bootloop.
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Try flashing CM11 from madteam.co
I'm having difficulty finding the right version of CM11 for my phone since madteam.co is inaccessable due to database errors. Do you know somewhere else I can download it?
Vagelis1608 said:
Try flashing CM11 from madteam.co
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Madteam.co is no more
mertcanhekim said:
I'm having difficulty finding the right version of CM11 for my phone since madteam.co is inaccessable due to database errors. Do you know somewhere else I can download it?
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Found some days ago a mirror, there are links to Google Drive pages with CM11 and Gapps here
http://vinloren.blogspot.it/?m=1
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jacomail95 said:
Found some days ago a mirror, there are links to Google Drive pages with CM11 and Gapps here
http://vinloren.blogspot.it/?m=1
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Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-11.0.0-GT-I5500-galaxy5.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.
I did not understand how to use recovery-clockworkmod-6.0.5.2 so I tried installing with ClockworkMod-Galaxy5-v0.7 . Most likely that is why it failed.
What am I supposed to do with recovery-clockworkmod-6.0.5.2 file? It's not in .tar format so Odin does not accept it. The page is not in English and I did not understand.
mertcanhekim said:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-11.0.0-GT-I5500-galaxy5.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.
I did not understand how to use recovery-clockworkmod-6.0.5.2 so I tried installing with ClockworkMod-Galaxy5-v0.7 . Most likely that is why it failed.
What am I supposed to do with recovery-clockworkmod-6.0.5.2 file? It's not in .tar format so Odin does not accept it. The page is not in English and I did not understand.
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It's flashable. Flash it in recovery. Then reboot into recovery (so that the new recovery gets loaded).
Also, you have to flash it in order to able to use the ROM.
Vagelis1608 said:
It's flashable. Flash it in recovery. Then reboot into recovery (so that the new recovery gets loaded).
Also, you have to flash it in order to able to use the ROM.
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I understood very little from that. You mean I need another recovery? I know only clockworkmod that is applicable to my phone.
mertcanhekim said:
I understood very little from that. You mean I need another recovery? I know only clockworkmod that is applicable to my phone.
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You have an old CWM. Using that old CWM install the flashable zip of the new CWM then reboot. Simple
mertcanhekim said:
I understood very little from that. You mean I need another recovery? I know only clockworkmod that is applicable to my phone.
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Flash clockwordmod-6.0.5.2 in recovery (like a ROM). Then reboot. Then flash the ROM.
jacomail95 said:
You have an old CWM. Using that old CWM install the flashable zip of the new CWM then reboot. Simple
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Thanks. When you put it that way I understood clearly.
I installed CM11 and this time instead of the word Android the Cyanogenmod logo appeared and for a second I thought it really worked. Then, the scumbag phone decided to go into a bootloop.
:crying:
mertcanhekim said:
Thanks. When you put it that way I understood clearly.
I installed CM11 and this time instead of the word Android the Cyanogenmod logo appeared and for a second I thought it really worked. Then, the scumbag phone decided to go into a bootloop.
:crying:
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Did you wipe /data after flashing the ROM?
Vagelis1608 said:
Did you wipe /data after flashing the ROM?
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I wiped data, wiped cache, and wiped dalvik cache all BEFORE flashing the ROM. I was supposed to do it after? Wouldn't that delete the installed data of the ROM?
I tried wiping data AFTER flashing the ROM. It bootloops the exact same way.
mertcanhekim said:
I tried wiping data AFTER flashing the ROM. It bootloops the exact same way.
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How did you get into recovery?
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How did you get into recovery?
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You mean AFTER flashing the Rom? I was already in recovery to flash the Rom so I wiped /data before rebooting. Was I supposed to reboot first?
mertcanhekim said:
You mean AFTER flashing the Rom? I was already in recovery to flash the Rom so I wiped /data before rebooting. Was I supposed to reboot first?
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No. After the bootloop, how did you get in recovery?
Vagelis1608 said:
No. After the bootloop, how did you get in recovery?
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1- I loaded clockworkmod 6.0.1.2 with Odin
2- I flashed clockworkmod 6.0.5.2
3- I wiped data, cache, and dalvik cache
4- I flashed CM11 again
5- I wiped data again
6- Rebooted
Bootloop happened once more.